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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-30
yR. cRILDs AND TIE BEGGAES.

FRO
a Record man met Mr. Childs Yesterday
morning AZ the OF sixth and Chestnut stS Just -,
the publisher had hnised nNe mn 6 SI% and
Pytla- Mr. Cl.ds walks out over the 7cny irlll every
morning to meet Mr. DTeze and t2se'her 'y roe on
TO his counting house. where he handle NOR ESi ~
than the thrty-thrce National banks OF Phiadephla
would have II they pooled all their dollars INTO one POI
Nh Chds turns in al SiAtA-st To look over ms
mall and 10 dispose o. his callers: There were IN e
women and two cerical-cut men waiting To see nun OH
this particular morning. SIX OF the seven Wan1eu
.he,o Tiesc Youngsters arc trained NJ 10 study OF
visitors and they scent begsar AT distance VI e
Cbildss private secretary saws that as many as 200
begging letters received In on" day ana tId ' on'
noon while frrud waited outside 20 eel i .e ~
A. Ciiids wouldn't 40 of her debts, amounting 70
$1,000, Folks will come rom Hsa'Gg o ~ ~ lis Li cy
,snsc quite q number Of young women have been sent
- nrons through min to study music. but none OF Them
ho 49," ever reached public distinction not irH Of the
nav for courses study thai Will enable 'Aem 10 eA'cF
thc ministry other profession o., -, t...I ,,,,ot
\ Young lady Indiana. "Io avs 'l' ~, nrtiu ~
Rersel, 10 him and adds:
c,,. i'm the simplicity Of a little child 70 ash you TO
please make me- resent "' i ard iliy aprreri-
ste anything that from dear Pr!! ~ anu G
ally present "GHd i I5 yo rant nv petition win
nam. il after YOU Very respectfully yours : :"
Another applicant writes;
,rtsh to q considerable taNOr II J. tHO ~ w
IL GA IN brlp me with my education am All VI PH"i'
and have brothers nor sisters
one weakness Nh child. has Is fondness Tor ciscks
H. ms Thirteen In his private offices some IauaDle io
their isorc assoclatioJs. some because Oh hcI'
itc w0rknaush and some because o. the rare a han
their c,se.-One In particular. made OF laps !Lu
,Hr, IT, weight i'm cod Altogether Ia Ills three Iest
denco. and At lss office bc has MY olooss' i
$40 600 IL IA not strange, therefore, that no
et ppeals from all over te world 10 buy 0ld ciocts
fcv Ill., since n woman called on him 10 induce mn -
buy clock Tor $4,000 She did not KNOW W.A' ~ Is
do with il but thought he ought TO present II u Tit W.
eminent -. ..t-.,, for ,,oney TO
send his three .Ous 20 school Appeals Tor money 70 pay
on the mortgage ON the farm are OF uAA5
Here l. a specimen bricki -, c,.ua..
@PocoMoKE March !. lss4.-My dear mr LILLE I'M h1
There il mortgage of - 900 our farm IL ls hciu
cruel man who expressing hS ana % rest
our farm over our heads II We OOh phy no hid a.
Won't yon buy the mortgage know lhat 1v hsiu "a
Won wSuld not be hard lyon VII no hn ,u M.
INV little children will pray for you night anu dr %
greater consolation and satisfaction can yOu hA'o VIA.
10 know some one Is always praying TOT you ans
Immediately Hopefully yours
II after to letters been sent no answer has "co"
received the beggars will imPudenip "I1te'
shave written twice to you and have received no an
swer. What does this mean Y
ooea.u.Iy. whom III Guilds goes sn Of tsTA fes I've
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-30
THE 1uERICAN YACHT CLUE.
ORGANIZED TO ENCOURAGE STEAM YACHT
ING.


The American Yacht Club was orcnniIed last year
f,r the purpose of encouraging steam Yachting The
incorporators were prominent in business circles
and many of them of steam yachts constitu-
ton and bylaws adopted. a flag chosen and
prenaratons made 10 take active part in yachting
the coming season The club has recently been estab
lished in quarters at had-on-ave. and Twenty
ejchtlst and has secured Charles Island, in Milford
Harbor as q station. On this island viii be built
clubhouse and no cost pains viii be spared 10 MAX
all the rgcucnt4 for the comfort Of the members
complete An anchorage for the yachts is not far dis
taut which will also be improved. The club Il now
raLr0 g-rauVpincntS for the establishment OF coang
stations along the coast that steam yachta when
cruising will have no difficulty in securing good coal
1bouoh established with the idea of encouraging steam
vcbtisq the club does not ignore sailing yachts ana
i.,1t.a- ,pr them ~ well ~ loI steam yachts wall be
,,;vcu There viii be many match-races between the
tea,n yachts of the club this summer which Will M
dorbtedly be exceedingly interesting. The member
shin cf The club j. rapidly increasing. ~ Il also MS
fleet Fifty new numcS of those proposed for mem,
hin, will he acted upon at tie next meeting oI the cluD
tut, ia, known Steam yachts which belong 10
mi. cIub afc the Atpauta owned by Jay Could the
VIKING owned hy George :. scott and the ttaWaha
oV,rd b n a,nington C1uuoT. No commodore has yet
Ice, elected The officers of the club a. FAR a. they
~. bccn chosen are a. fnoUs: Nice-c"umodote,
Ge,ree scott: treasurer. " iliiam b. Dowd: -ecIe
tn-, Horny A. Taylor assistant secretary hoIllhtI
Willie: uicg,urrr ChHrles u. Hi-we.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-30
A MODEL SCHOLAR.
From TIE RaR Mall oa,ett,.

A girl named Alice Akermar, age fourteen,
the daughter OF laoorer has Just completed her etnts
ton 1T Langley School, Bucks She has never missed
being present since scboO opened since October
a. le7a aud In completing her g. 49, attendanees Is said
10 have walked 5000 miles She has passed every staa
dar successfully and In the three subjects IN FIRST grade
drawing obtained Excellent" prizes IN frrehana and
model also m the three stages OF the specific SUBJECTS
literature domestic economy and animal ssolo,. sud
IN ono stage yscs geography she has also obtained
twenty ak other prizes gCod attendance. sculpture.
pcvtpg, knitripg etc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-30
TIE CORNER IN sPoNGES.

A TRIBUNE reporter called upon Mehesson
Robbins for information with regard TO the attempted
corner in sponges Key West and was referred o D. A
Gabsy, who has charge OF the sponge department. he
said. 81 have just como from Key West. In recent
years there been an enormous development 0i e
spouge fisheries on the coast OF Florida and among the
tales Of tho bahamas This house displayed at the Inter
natispal Fisheries Exhibition Last year IN London col
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-30

three lays lac IL greeted return by beggars, who
say: why have called here three times thus far Win
ont seeing You"
Church fair committees ana designing men stumble
each other In their professions to and from bis
office. Supphants for his money chase him to bis sum
retreat Long Branch; they call at his country
residences they besiegc his white marble palace IA the
CITY, Every rich il pestered the same way, ana al
who are not pestered want Ia be.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-22

boro and Nashville, part Of the Louisville
and Nashville system. Such loose and
reckless insinuations serve only to further
weaken public confidence in the aims and
fitness Of the present commission.
So much Tor watering and stock jobbing.
Let us now look into the question Of rates,
upon which Mr.. Hurley endeayors to treat,
referring to grain. He says:
Say that the party to whom you sell
sells again in the Atlanta market, and that
il is there worth ninety cents per bushcl,
and that the amount charged by the road
for delivering the wheat is eighteen cents
per 100 pounds, or l0rS cents per bns,.el,
does not the priy to whom You sell first
and thcn fake frCm three 10 five cents pr
Jushe! for his services and risk TO deter
mine wi1t he can pay you for yonr wheat?
Now ii ;he freight charge Is three ccut' per
bush,l too higi, is not this amount GnjH,tly
taken directly from you, and does IT not,
therefore, deprive you To that extent Of
what Justly belongs 10 you?"
Eighteen cent, per 100 pounds to atlanta,
says Mr, Tnrlcy, i. too high, but he fails
o. tel you that the rate from his station
Charleston, Tennis only eleven cents per
100 pounds. From a sranary he goes To q
shoe store. Hear him: "for instance, a
merchant pays Sl.25 for a brogan shoe, and
the freight on the same is ten cents, and he
j, willing to sell il to you for % per cent.
profit, h. adds the freight to the original
cost, and charges You % per cent. on the
total cost. He can not do otherwise AMI
sustain his business, because he has to pay
spot cash for freight, and could not afford
to lose it,"
Ten cents freight on "a broganl" This
again show, hos little the gentleman knows
% the business he is undertaking 10 discuss.
The average rate on pair of brogan
shoes shipped To or from the most distant
distant point in Tennessee i less than one
cen, per pair, and including shipment from
Boston Mas, TO any point in Tennessee,
viii not exceed | cents.
Having disposed of VI. Turley'. complaint
against the tariff II rates rs fixed by the
railroads, let rs now compare to see what
il promised under the commission plan by
Mr. Turley and his associates. In making
hi. comparison, | have been careful to
lake the .hortr,t given distance and COM
pute the commission rates upon the basis Of
the rates proposed by the Tennessee COM
mission, adding thereto for shipment, be-
y1ud the state limit such rates ~ would be
applied under the commission system out
side ut the state.
To illustrate, we will take grain per 100
pounds in ear load quantities.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-22

The drummcrs have nominated Joe
Mulhatton for President, aud IN ex-
change says he was nominated "n
hopes that his fine points rs Il liar may
be shown up by the side Of Blainc's ci.
fulyency in that lire
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-22


What l. here said OF East Tennessee will
apply with equal force to all points in
Middle and West tennessee, and as fully
30 per- cent Of all the traffic moved by rail
IN tennessee goes beyond the border OF the
state to fluid consuming market, the peo-
llr have here practical illustration ui the
feast 70 which the farmers Of Tennessee
were to oeinyitcH by the gentlemen aspiring
to act as commissioners if they had been
allow d To Perfect their plans. 1t is for
unate thing for the farmer and the people
in general that the court granted au iniunc-
iian and stopped the wrtcking process which
wound have involved every interest in
Tennessee. On! but, say these geutL. men,
W" we're not going to apply our Tennessee
tariff upon through traffic. We wonld make
special rates on such business. Special rates,
,h2 Ii you admit that special rates are
necessity, and that through traffic will not
hcur the same rates per mile that are ap-
piled to local business, then all Of your ar
gumcnls fall 10 the ground and your com.
mission plan is an admitted failure. 1t is
upon the theory oil "away with special
rates and competitive through rates" that
you have secured hearing at all. Aban.
don that, and Your occupation is gone.
Adopt it under your own plans, as shown
by the foregoing table, and you ruin the
slate.
But say the commission, we are not CO.
ing to let you make our figure beg pardon,
gentlemen, have ro' done 50. The fore.
going tables are based upoa the figures
printed in your tariff, Il copy OF which is
now before me.
The general interest in this railroad qucs-
ton demands little further investigation
OF the work of the Tennessee commission,
for which the people have paid six or seven
thousand dollars and received not dollars
worth of benefit. Mcssrs. Savage, Turley
and Gordon were appointed in March, 1888.
Their salaries date from that period.
After Il lapse of about eight months, dur
ing which time no visible service was per-
formed except TO cndoavor To persuade some
people that the railroads great, grinding
monopolics, so-called,) were doing the pco-
pie. great dnmage, they went to work to
make tariff True, the roads were charg-
ing. but cents per milo on passengers, while
their charters allowed them ., and 20 TO 90
per cent less upon freight than the char
tered rights gave them. BIT what did they
care Tor chartered rights? They must make
capital, political capital, out Of their posi-
ton, and the only way to do so was to plunge
in to destroy the railroad regardless OF char
Ter or any other right.
Well, to work they. went They made n
tariff, looked it over, found it would not do,
Il.,,. Il 4. -
shared the same fate; finally in utter des-
pair and realizing the importance OF doing
something and their inability to do it, they
fell upon the plan Of taking up the Georgia
tariff and making it fit the business of
Tennessee. When we consider the charac-
ter OF traffic in Georgia and compare it
with Tennessee, the ridiculous attitude Of
the Tennessee commission becomes appar-
ent. The products which Georgia exports
consist mainly of cotton goods, turpentine,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-22

The Democratic party was not count
ing on reccing the vote Of Ohio at the
recent election, nor does it expect an,
encouragement from that State in tn,
Novemper election, but..,it does expect
and will certainly receive, Il large Dem.
0cratic majority in Indiana.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-22
II. NJ. Doak and Others who recent

II. NJ. Dosk and others who recent,
purchased what they thought to be /,
controlling interest in the Memrhi A.
aanche have become involved in law.
suit over the matter. Mr.. Phelan, Of
Memphis, claims to have bought from,
Mrs Nichols the interest formerly own
ed by her deceased husband, and thai
Ills represents a controlling interest.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-22

Miss Mary Garrett, of Baltimore, is
said TO be the richest unmarried lady in
the world. Her wealth is estimated all
the way from Slj, 900, 600 Ia $50, 00o,-
600. She is 90 years old,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-22

Notwithstanding the faci that the
drought has been pretty general, new
corn is not selling as hig. As vas aniici,
pated.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-22

I'm. Joseph Ack,cn, who was drop
ped by the Democrats in the Third
Louisiana District. has been ,ak5n "a,
and nominated for Congress ~ the he.
publicans.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-22

In difficulty ut Nmrksvillr, recent.
", between f. Shelton and Jas Trirc,
Irice fred three shots, slightly wound
ing Shelton and killing koht. rost, Il
bystnndcr.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-22

Hon. Thos. j. X. SwaIiord, Stat,
Senator, became involved in shooting
scrape ut Sparta, recently, with Shcr-
III Hudson, aud was SO badly wounded
that he died at 8 p. m. the day Of his
wounding.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-22

MIR. FloydsEstill huiwihdrawn from
the race as a candilatesf,r:R cpresenn,.
tive. This leaves faur.candilaies,s,iiV
in the field, to-wit: w w. Gordon. J
VI. Kelley AMI Thos. A. Keith, sr.
(Dcmocmls,) and Lee3L.lAyers,::R
publican.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-22

The Gran! Lncnmpment Of ,iynaes-
see, |. o. o. T., con, elcd l., annual
session at Memphis ytsioiiay. ihr
Grand Lodge meets ut the salac place
to-day.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-22

Clarksville Chronicle: The thing
goes under misnomer. 1t is not "tbe
Railroad Commission question y; no
Railroad Commission is allowed to net
in this Smte. It's proper app, llatim i.
the Savage Il Co. pension scheme.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-22

The Presidential vote of Tennessee in
1880 was Hancock, $50, 1863 Gar.
field, lOIi73 Weaver, 5,9i6. The
"sinv.ut-honu" vote numbered lGl ,i5l.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-22
Railway Commission.
THE FACTS.
Mr.. S;ahlman replies TO the Letter
OF Mr.. TuGley.
Comparison Of Rates showing the
Commission Absurdi!y.
THE FACTS.

To the american;
The press and people viii bear me ont
in the statement that the owners and man
ayers OF railroad property in Tennessee
have submitted in silence 10 much nisrp-
resentaion, villiicaliun and abuse; that
they have defended oau when further
silence would seem 20 give color 10 the
charges AMI falsehoods put in circulation
10 the detrimcnt Of their property.
Col John II. Savage h1s recently put
forward circular headed; "Roilroadt in
Tennessee ir War upon the People
the caption being an index Of what was 70
follow. II did not take long 10 discover
that the pamphlet contained substantial
rehash Of his 1uliahoma and Sparta
speeches, .andwichcd with legal points,
furnished BY the attorneys in the commits
sion Gases, which three learned judges, IN
their opinion said had M bearing upon The
question at issue ia Tennessee.
And now comes lhe clever gentleman
from Fast Tennessee VIZ. Turl 90 rot to
state single fact having any special bear
ing upon the commission: not % -hnY
that ff,y-six Democratic journal, in the
State have expressed themselves in uppo-i-
ton to the COMM sion, but with the cry OF
water. water. water, seeking thereby 10
divert attention from their own short
conings.
These gentlemen are evidently getting
warm under the collar and need the cooling
influence oi water 10 couni-.Jct the effect Of
their heated condition.
They understand fall well that the iJllios
OF their brief career have pot met the
approval Of the misses; th.y know "they
have been weighed in the baiIIre,, and
found wanting" Realizing lhi- Mr.. Turi,y
proceeds to bclabor the East Tennessee,
| Virginia ~ Georgia road for having Watcrrd
[ its stock, and cNrlam- in evident ,hroc- d
/ agony, "My countrymen, my Counirymln,
my brother farmers and brother merchants,
| open your eyes 10 this great subject. ~
| What the farmers or merchants Of Ieunes-
zee care about the water in the stock Of the
East Tennessee road is not shown; they are
a reasonable sensible people; they have no
interest in stock iobbing: the success Of
Vanderbilt and Gould, or the failure 81
Willard, Scncy, Baldwin and Kean interest,
them but little; ail they ask is reasonable
rates OF freight and iarc-thcy want no
more.
But admitting they have an interest,
what are the facts?
In 1870, when the stock Of the Fast Ten
nc.sec, Virginia and Georgia was $2,OOO,00
it consisted Of 2l2 miles. Between 1876
and 1880 it bought and constructed th
following additional roads: Cleveland f.
, Dalton, twenty eight miles; Alabama Cen
trail ll3 miles; Selma, Romc and Dalton
III miles total, 3l2 miles. IN addition t,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-22

Col. W. a llcndersor's appoint
mcnt Ia speak here on the 21th has
been cancelled.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-22

The State Executive Committee have
out n list of appointments for eX-GOv
Marks in West Tennessee.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-22

The Jackson rribuue and Sun say,
Mrs Lock woods Presidential campaign
is rs loose as Mother Hubbard, bat
don't draw IA we'll
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-22

Capt. w. l.. Donaldson, formerly Of
this county, is the Democratic nominee
for the Senate from the Chattanooga
district.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-22

The President has appointed Firs'
Assistant Postmastcr!Gencral F,anl;
Hatton, Postmas,cr.Gcncral.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-22

"'''' '''''
Docs any reasonable man 'Lppo'' t'at
this additional property couli ia" b'rn
acquired Tor nothing 'ah r'l N"s TO-
bought or bnlit without mnn'yt Vas lo'
another issue ol BOMBS an absolute necessity
to pay Tor the "d5 additional mics 20! ro""'
In $50 the bonded d' 'l'i 'h" .u' ''y
was SlrOod per mll"; u Il no" - '"'. BE
not the lncrra.' Of r'.''"g 't.'F improve
mtnl IN ad'ed, 'l,vl W'i', y D 'f'l.
and others'i'"idnI ~ improve m'n'. ,o..,l'i
To such M increase os N'NHu"'' l." ''i''-
lrnte; SGpr's' J had W. !, Fl" ",h-hiN j. 'u-'
and lot either IN NashNi'".' hh'A'r +
Sl1 Ot0, and the h'u.r was 'lH, nv'ao' re-
pairs, IN fact, general oEct hauling Look
ing To the needed proycmcrf, itci 0pHit
my rentals amounting To $4,000, and rnt
them into permanent Improvements in the
building: is not my property entitled to he
valued at $4,000 more! Most assnrcdly,
And this is precisely the situation with the
Fast Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia road
But, says MIR. Turkey, how about that i'm.
mcnsc issue OF lnconc bonds, preferred and
common stock? ! answer II UNITS to
nothing, absolutely nothing ana tns no
bearing upon the question AT l,sn, u has
not added one dollar to the y".ic ol the
property, and VIII not require a "hF!'
dollar more revenue to snstal" H. iGe m
tcrest upon the irst mortgage boAt'd GtnI
and operating expenses are liked charge
which must he met; beyond TINS there Is no
obligation whatever What matters H.
therefore, whether the road Is stocked at
one dollar or one hundred million! 1t has
paid no dividend upon the stock, never pro-
posed TO- and, perhaps, never Wall II there
is a road in the State in which the stock
holders are deserving. Of sympathy, It Is the
Fast Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia be
ginning win 1898 10 iS'", period oi nj
teen years, ,he SlocKholdsrs received not no6 a
dollar oil dividend, ana ron 1919 70 lSS",
inclusive apSt,o,99 OF twenty-five wears my
Iccel'co aS uINiuc''"S ON! IN average VI
no per cent per ah'l"ih' Nouiu Any
1armer' wonId any merchant Noulu M ,r
hurley invest nus money IN properly Whieh
promises no pe,'er re'urh'
90 mol ny TINS process OF reasoning seek
70 paiiia'e or excuse inc eS'r"Vaenht ISSUE
OF income oohus ana STOCK, Whlch,. 10 my
NINA, was, III some respects, aqueStiohapie
experiment some say immense fortunes
have been made by these Stock'Jobb'ng OPP
eratons; very true, perhaps; hut has this
been done at the expense OF the peonie oI
the state, Admit that one or two OF our
iellow-ciiizcns, and perhaps
Others, did manage to come out ahead, the
money was not hlched from the pockets OF
the people; 1t was taken from Wall Street,
New York, and is now being invested
largely in other enterprises OF the state,
However much, therefore, such watering
processes may be disapproved, the people
o Of, Tennessee, lost not a iarthing by them
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-22
Fol. CONGRESS.
jas. y. RICHARDSON.

West Virginia went Democratic iasl
week by the usual majority.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-22

FOR G0vFRNcP,
GEs. WM. B. BATE, OF Davidson.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-22

Going little further, we will take
rates on grain, per 100 lbs. car load
quantities:
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-22
Wednesday, Oct. 40, 1880
DEMODN ATTIC TICKET.

DEMOIn ArIC TICK EN.
For PRESIDENT,
GROVER CLEVELAND,
o. NES YORK.
FOR ViCRPRE:ipENT,
TH0S. A. HENDRICKS,
or ELIASA.
FOR ELECTORS FoG TliE TATE AT LANCE
J. D. G. Atkins, Of Henry.
Robert L. Taylor, o. Washington.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-10-22

1867 Prizes, amounting to ---------S 265 800
Application for rates to clubs should bs
made only to the Office of the Company in
New Orleans.
For further information write clearly, Civ.
ing full address. Make p. o. Money or
ders pay able and address Registered Letters to
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
New Orleans, La.
POSTAL NOTES and ordinary letters by
Mail or Express (all sums OF five dollars and
upwards by Express at our expense) to
M. A. DAUPHiN,
New Orleans, La,
or NJ. A. DAUPHIN,
co, Seventh ST., Washington, DC.