Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-21

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IT looks as if Arthur's stock is now the
ftvorite with the bulls and LOgan'- with
the bears.
savannah sent $22J 10 thefood sufferers
at Newport. Ky. yesterday in reply TO
am appeal from that point. Doubtless
this citv VIII make a further contribution
ifthere are other calls for aid.
Gen. Gord0n's acknowledgment Of Fl
8Iahdi as sultan Of kOrdofan was doubt
less caused by his discovery that it would
De unsafe ID Jegin his mission IN the
-oudau bv insulting the False Prophet.
Hon. Tom Ochiltree disclaims any in
tention Of insulting the German govern
ment. but be says he ''d0n't propose 70 sit
quietly and submit to Bismarck's inso-
lence-nOt by a - sight" Let US have
peace.
The Alabama ladies are certainly over
modest. They are refusing 70 enter into
the state Of connubial bliss this year, lest
it De said that they took advantage Of
their leap year privileges, and made the
proposals themselves.
Don Cameron has written a letter for
publication describing the scenery in the
south Of France 1t is suspected that it
is really cipher document instTuctinS
his retainers in Pennsylvania to stand
shoulder 10 shoulder for Logan.
IL is feared that the officials Of the Ken
lucky Lunatic Asylum have been pat
terning after the management Of similar
institutions in New York and other North
ern States. Their reported cruclties to
patients are too inhuman to be entirely
original.
A company has been organized at Al
bany. 81. Y, for the manufacture Of iron
and steel by tine new deOxygenatiOn pro-
cess. The mill will probably be planted
on Lake Champlan, near the celebrated
Dlnnemara mines. IL is thought that the
cost Of production Will be ms terially re-
duced.
A resolution was introduced in the Nir-
einia senate Monday, urging on Congress
the importance Of providing territorial
reservation for the colonization Of the ne
gro race, in which it may demonstrate its
capacity for self-goyernment. The prop
Ositiou was made by the ex-Chairman Of
the state Democratic Committee. An in
teresting discussion on the subject is
looked for
The board of army and navy officers has
recommended the enlargement Of the
arsenaIs at Troy, y. Y, and Washington,
ID. c.. and the addition Of plants Of ma
chinery and tools for the manufacture Of
heavy ordnance. The estimated cost is
SIS00.000 1t is suggested that the Troy
foundry be devoted to the manufacture Of
guns for the army and the Washington
arsenal for the navy.
4 move is on foot to place the supcrin-
tendence Of public buildings to be erected
by authority Of Congress in the hands Of
retired engineers Of the army. 1t is stated
that the Committee Of the House on Pub
lie Buildings viii consider this PROPOSE
ton at an early day. The object is to do
away with the abuses that have sprung
mp under Supervising Architect Hill, and
10 give employment to officials already in
the pay of the government and who have
nothing to do.
The Coroner of Oyster Bay, L. l., de-
serves sympathy. When the Townsends
wtsre assaulted. some weeks ago, he was
promptly ON hand and summoned jury
20 attend the inquest. The Townsends
are not dead yet, but the dutiful and en-
terprisiug Coroner calls the jury together
once "a week and adjourns to await further
developments. When an officer shows
such q commendable disposition to per-
form an unpleasant duty it is really cruel
in the subjects TO live on and put him to
so much trouble.
Col. Mapleson will evidently have to
cut and come again. The concert
given by Manager Abbey at Cincinnati
for the benefit of the sufferers by the
food, an account of which appears in our
press kilograms this morning, was a
grand success. such a galaxy of stars
as Nilsson, Sembrich, Scalchi, Fursch,
Mardi. La Blanche and Nalleria donating
their professional services and taking up
"a collection, is rare event. Manager
Abbey has got in the boss advertisements,
and he deserves whatever benefit he may
derive from it.
The Southern Railway and Steamship
Association has completed the business
which called it together in Washington.
The present pool arrangements are to re-
main I'm force until the LIST of next July,
and probably, until the lst of next Janu-
arv. There is no use to speculate as TO
whether the pool will remain intact after
next July. or at most, until after next
January. The chief members Of the assO-
citation hardly know themselves what
they viii do Nothing was done in the
Washington meeting to remove the causes
Of dissatisfaction.
4 Cincinnati journal has made cam
vass Of some 10000 leading citizens
of Indiana, by means Of circu-
lars. Tor Presidential preferences.
Among the Republicans Blaine and
Arthur are the fayorites, having
about 1.OOO votes each, while Porter and
Gen. sherman had some 600 each Har-
rison and Gresham were away behind.
The Democrats polled were almost unani-
mons i'm favor of Mcdonald. Hendricks
and Holmau's vote seemed to be scatter
ing.8 while Tilden received less than 40.
1t appears from this that Indiana can be
relied on to lead OF in Mcdonald boom.
The National Democratic Committee
meets at Washington tomorrow, to APP
point the time and place Of holding the
Presidential Convention. 4 majority of
the members have been in the capital for
several days. and by this time almost the
finn number is doubtless on hand. The
last accounts indicate that only st. Louis,
CHICAGO and Cincinnati are real candi-
dates for the convention. All three have
strong delegations in Washington, and
they are using every available argument
in favor of their respective cities. The
probabilities are that the contest is be-
tween Chicago and St. Louis with the
chances i'm favor of the latter.
The Italian government is about to mo-
nOpolize the railroad business OF the king
dom and will cause the roads to be man.
aged by two great corporations. The
railroad companies will receive per-
centage of the gross receipts, while the
government and the managing corpora
tions will share the balance after paying
the operating expenses. The government
assumes no guarantees and pays no sub
sidies. This is a novel experiment, and
one that is not expected to encourage the
railroad interests of Italy. 1t looks like a
direct seizure of large part Of the CON-