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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-15
The French at Bacninh.

The threats of the sO-called Chinese
diplomat, Marquis Tseng, have come to
naught. For months he has been spas
medically warning the French Govern
ment that Chinese troops would be en-
countered at Bacninh, who were
thoroughly prepared to defend the place,
and that an attack would be the opening
Of bloody war. The French took little
notice of his vapOrings, but steadily went
on preparing for the movement which re-
suited day before yesterday in the cap
turc Of the citadel and the routing of the
Chinese army, which made a bare show of
resistance.
Bacninh is situated in the delta of the
Red river, near the outlet called Song
eau, and is twenty-five miles northeast
of Hanoi, on the main stream, which
latter place has been in the possession of
the French for several weeks. The road
to Bacninh passes through n level country,
and on each side of the roadway for near
" the whole distance are swampy rice
fields and almost impenetrable jungles.
The Chinese had built formidable bikes
and redOubts across the road in no less
than nine different places. A majority
of these were surrounded by water
and lined with sharpened bamboo poles,
so as the more efectualIy to retard the adj
vance of the enemy, and they were de-
Tended by both infantry and artillery.
From the shallOwness of the rivers the
French could derive but little aid from
their gunbOats, but the advance was made
steadily, the Chinese being either thanked
or driven out of their intrenchments by
the artillery.
Once in range of the citadel of Bac-
mini its capture was an easy matter, as
it was fully commanded by hills less than
a mile distant.
The TOnquin territory north of the Song
eau branch Of the Red river is still occu-
pied by the Chinese, and comprises a
triangular area about 10000 square miles.
1t is not probable, however, that the
French Will advance any further at pre-
sent. The French Government announced
its intention, when the difficulties con-
corning the invasion of TOnquin first
arose. to seize Sontay. Hanoi and Bac-
mini. and then renew negotiations for the
settlement of the questions at issue.
; There has not been any actual declaration
of war on the part of either government.
While the Chinese Ambassador to Paris
has been residing in England ever since
the capture of Sontay, he has never taken
formal leave of France or declared diplO-
matte relations between the two countries
at an end. The fact that the troops of
China have come into actual contact with
the French may possibly cause the latter
to change their programme and demand
the evacuation of the whole of Tonquin
as a condition precedent to the reopening
of negotiations.
The Chinese troops, although greatly
outnumbering the French, are utterly
unable to cope with them in the field, and
might as we'll be ordered to retire across
the frontier without further delay. AS
France will demand of China indemnity
for the expenses of the campaign. it is
likely that the little breeze of war will
prove an expensive luxury to the latter
power.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-15
COST OF HAsKELHs FUNERAL.
The Scaling Process Not a Success.

The Scaling Process Not success.
The House Committee on Accounts,
says a Washington special, is endeavor-
ing to settle up the claims arising out of
the death and burial of the late Dudley G..
Haskell, Representative from Kansas.
The committee desires TO scale all unpaid
claims, but the reductions so far made are
insignificant, and the expenses of the
burial, including casket, flowers, Pullman
car, gloves, sashes, cigars, lunches, CSC"
will foot up about $4,000.
But $4,000 funeral expenses do not end
the matter. 1t cost the government sew
eral hundred dollars to print the eulogies
verbatim in the Congressional Record.
OF this journal the members send
to their constituents about 49,
600 copies daily, the govern
ment receiving no postage revenue for
carrying them. 1t would seem that with
$4,000 reproductions of these eulogies both
the eulOgists' and dead mans friends
would be satisfied. Yet the Government
Printing Office is now turning out 1880
more copies of those wonderful funeral
phillipics. This time they appear in book
form, with large type, heavy paper and
beautiful binding, with gold leaf lettering.
And in the book will be a steel portrait of
the late Mr.. Haskell, which cost $500,
which amount Congress was kind enough
to appropriate by Joint resolution. This
memorial volume" will probably cost
$1,000 more. Of its $500 copies three or
four thousand will find their Way, free of
postage. to the people. The remaining
thousands will soon be covered with cob
webs in some Washington junk shop.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-15
Advantages of the Mexican Treaty.

Advantages of the Mexican Treaty.
1t Is not at all probable that the sugar
interest of Louisiana will be damaged by
the Mexican commercial treaty. The
Senators of that State made a strong fight
against it, for no other reason than that it
would result in bringing cheap sugar
from Mexico into competition with
Louisiana's product. The treaty is
to continue only six years,
and if at the end of that time it is found
that it is not advantageous to this cOun-
try it will no doubt be abrOgated. The
probabilities are, however, that there will
be no demand for its abrOgation, even by
Louisiana. 1t will be many years before
Mexico produces enough sugar for home
consumption, and her trade is every
wear becoming more important to
this country. New Orleans can
control the bulk of that trade if she make
the proper effort. Even with almost i'm
passable barriers in the way of prOhibitO-
nv duties trade between the two countries
has been steadily growing. In 1874 the
value of our exports to Mexico was lit
flo over $4,000. 900, and the value
of our imports from that country little
over 81. 3OO,00O Last year our exports
were SIG. 5S7, 900 and our imports IS, Ill.,
600. Within the last year or two $25, OOO,OOO
of American capital has been put in rail-
roads i'm Mexico, and there is now rail-
road communication from any part OF this
country to the City of Mexico. With the
prohibitory duties removed from many
articles and with rail communication may
we not expect to enjoy the bulk of the
Mexican trade? What is to hinder us
from drawing this trade away from Eng
land. France and Germany? To have
defeated the ratification Of the treaty
would have been a short-sighted policy.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-15
A Child Charmed by Rattlesnake.

A lady writing from Graniteville, Ne
vada county, relates an incident of "a
little child having been charmed by a
rattlesnake, as follows: 81 was working
in my kitchen when l was startled by a
loud scream from my little boy, four years
old. On asking the cause he said: 'Oh,
mamma, big snakep l rushed to the
door and, imagine my feelings when,
almost paralyzed with horror, l could
only gaze on the awful sight that met my
eyes. Ten feet from me, and on the door
step of the woodshed, stood my baby boy,
twenty-five months old, gazing, as if
fascinated, upon a large rattlesnake,
which was coiled in front of him about
two feet away, and was gently moving its
head back and forth, looking at the child
with eyes like flame. My screams fright
ened it, and my daughter, twelve years
of age, ran past me and caught her little
brother out of the way, when the reptile
glided swiftly away. The child appeared
for long time dazed and unnatural"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-15
ohIiginr MI. Hedberg.

G. F. Hedberg, OF New York, on his
way to Macon, Ga, says a Washington,
d. c., special of the 18th, fell in with an
elderly, gray-bearded stranger on the
Baltimore and Ohio train which arrived
here last evening. AT Philadelphia the
stranger pretended to have no change,
and, remarking that he owed the baggage
master some money, he asked Mr.. Hedberg
to change a 800 bank note. Mr.. He'd
berg counted out 500 in small bills, and,
seeing sc" and $780," placed it in his
pocket. After the departure of the stran-
ger he discovered that the 800 bill was an
advertising circular.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-15
A LADY IN JAPAN.
The AstOnishment Caused in the Eye
of Japanese Women by Stays.

The \ ston1shment Caused in the Eyes
of Japanese Women by Stays.
An English lady travelling in Japan
writes as follows about her experience in
undress: ''In the country house of
ruined daimiO, where we obtained lodging
and entertainment, l was cause of much
amusement. A number of ladies were
invited to meet me at afternoon nice the
name for dinner). They sat on their
heels around the little table which | used
as chair. My feet were stretched out
before me. The hostess with, as took it,
many apologies, began to inspect my
boots. AS her curiosity was keen, drew
them off. All the ladies pOuncedupO them,
and some Ofthem asked leave to fit them on.
Before doing this, they caused bowls of hot
water to be fetched, washed their feet
carefully and dried them by tanning
them, which made the wet evapOrate
quickly. AS they all had children's feet
my boots were awkwardly big and more
ridiculous than | can say. The ladies next
handled my skirt and corsage, and, to
Oblige them, ! took them off. The petit
coats had their turn, then my stockings,
which they did not laugh at, after them
my buckled elastic garters, and last my
stays. japanese pOlteness here broke
down. Every one shook and cried with
laughter in looking at the stays. One of
tne laQleS nau picked up some french at
Osaka { a treaty pOrt), and explained to
me that the others wished to know whether
the stays had been invented to serve as a
cuirass to protect fair Europeans from
rude men, or was it worn as a peni-
tential garment to eXpiate sins?
said: ono, but to beautify the figure"
This answer convulsed them. A stayed
up woman affected their mpressionable
and well educated eyes as something mon
strOusly ugly and absurd. Japanese dress
is beautiful, and so easy. There was yet
another question to be answered. There
are, so far as l know, neither COWS nor
goats in Japan. Children are not, there
fore, weaned until they are nearly big
enough to 90 to school. / had noticed
that poor little Miss Mite was an object
of general cOmmiseration. | did not
know why. The reason came out when
my stays were being examined. They
were a barrier between the mother and
the child, which was cut off by them from
its tactical rights. l told them that we
delegated the nursing duties to poor
women and COWS. l am afraid | was
imperfectly translated for l saw that l
was for moment an object of horror"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-15
EXCITING COURTROOM SCENE.
An Insane Woman Assaults New Ha-
ven Lawyer.

All IL sane w oman Assaults u new Ma
ven Lawyer.
There was an exciting scene in the city
courtroom on the 18th, says New Haven
special to the New York World. Lucia
Perry, young and pretty woman, was
arraigned on the charge of assaulting
Charles r. WheedOn, an attorney. When
called upon to plead it became evident
that the woman was insane. The City
Attorney read the information against
ner and asked, care you guilty?" 81 did
not touch him." she replied, ''until Mr..
WheedOn took hold of me and attempted
to put me out of the rOOm.' The court
ordered plea of not guilty to be entered
and just as he did so Wheedon entered
the room. The prosecuting attorney,
pointing towards him, asked Miss Perry
if she struck him. eyes, l did," she
screamed, land I'll do it again. Where
are yOuY' she shrieked, as she sprang
towards the lawyer. The court Officer s
grasped her and the court directed that
the case be continued until tomorrow.
This added to the excitement under which
the woman was suffering, and glaring at
WheedOn she shouted: 81 told him
would shoot him and so | will. Ever
since | have been fourteen years old l
have had this trouble and | want to have
it settled" She then broke down,
and bowling her head sobbed aloud.
"Remove her from the ROOM" said the
Judge, and as an officer approached her
she broke into perfect paroXysm of rage,
screaming, stake your hands from meP'
and twisting herself from the mans grasp
shouted, eyes, l did do it. What has
WheedOn got to say for himself? l will
kill him if he don't'-
"Take her Outp' ordered the Judge, and
after an exciting struggle she was over
powered and carried to a cell below.
The woman has a somewhat remarka-
bic history. When only Il years old she
married a Yale student, who deserted her
a week later. The escapade cost the
student his place in college, and he is now
in California, having married again, be-
lieving the girl dead. Since then Mr..
WheedOn asserts, she has labored under
an impression that he owes her money.
Last night in response to her demand he
handed her $40, which she refused to ac-
cept, and when he attempted to eject her
from his office she attacked him. She will
be placed in an asylum.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-15
BRIGHT BITS.

THE friends of Mr.. Pendleton might have
known that he was not quite up to the stan
dard-Oil COmpany.-TeLdS SiftiHgS
QUEEN VICTORIA pays postage the same as
any other BrtOn. There's no earthly need of
the ranking privilege. The autograph hunt
ers keep her in stamps.-B0stOR Globe.
THE saying is revived of the late Mr.. Abra-
ham Hayward, THAT "There are hundreds of
English families wandering ruined over the
continent because of their dislike and reluc-
lance TO lead trumps."
a MELANCHOLY man contributes this:
The cradle warm, the coffin cold,
Mark where life and death begins
In the mystic problem of existence
They are fate's mysterious twins.
A sREMARKABLE case of suspended ANNA
tom is reported in the Leadville (COl.)
papers. Considering the location, the only
remarkable thing we can find about 1t is that
the animation was not suspended from
lamp post but occurred in bed.
THE whistle of a locomotive is heard $500
yards the noise of a train $500 yards, the re-
port Of a musket and the bark of dog 1880
yards, the roll Of a drum 800 yards, the croak
of frog 900 yards, and crickets chirp 800
wards. The sound of a man snoring can't be
heard over 100 yards, but to the man in the
next room it's awful.
Mr.. GLADSTONE, in introducing a bill to in
crease the number Of voters in England by
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-15
wastefu1 Repairs VS.. Promises

Y 90 VTh UFUlINtt IIWt'I'
1t is now determined not to send paymas-
ter on the Greedy relief expedition. There
was no regular one on the Rodgers, and as a
consequence the seamen waited for several
months without their pay after their return.
Between being abandoned and left to starye
in the Arctic regions and returning home and
starving here there seems to be very little
choice for the unfortunate explorers. If the
government would only give a few of the
thousands it spends annually in repairs to the
fulhlment of its sacred promises there would
be fewerfunerals such as saddened New York
Ia
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-15

The Chicago Tribune says "the Deme-
Gratis are playing very shrewd game by
putting forward a lot of dead men-mere
effigv candidates-to draw the fire of their
onnOnents." The Democrats have put
forward no candidates yet, but they keep
their opponents so busy lodging about
NOW that there is no fire to be drawn.
There was never a party so thoroughly on
the defensive as the Republican party in
this year of grace 1884, and a very poor
defensive at that.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-15
EQUAL RIGHTS IN PHILADEL-
PHIA
The Investment Made by a CoIored Visi
tor from Delaware County.

The Investment Made by COlOred Visi-
tor from Delaware County.
"Oe prisoner at de bar done went an
skun me outen a five dollar note dis morn
I'M" said David Williams, a colored far
mer, living near Lima, Delaware county,
at the Central station yesterday morning.
The prisoner at the bar, who was also col
ored, gave his name as David Payne and
his residence as 915 Lombard street, says
the Philadelphia Times of the 18th inst
SIDE circumstance Of de game war
about desc" continued the farmer. 'sDe
farm rent war due and l done sole de
heifer calf to pay de rent. De prisoner at
de bar meets me and begins talkin' bout
man gittin' prize with suit o. clothes.
/ tOle him l didn't know muffin bout de
clothes, but he keeps on talkin ter me
and bimeby he steers me inter a alley and
pulls three kyards outen his pocket and
begins TO show me how de clothes was
won. Then up comes anoder colOred gem
men and says sumfin' to Payne. l see 'em
winkin' to each other and de second gem
men perpose we bet on de kyards. L was
afeared dey would rob me, so l forks over
five dollars an then they skips out. l
hOllered and perlieeman collars Payne
behind a bar'I and dat's all know about
it."
Reserve Officer Nicholson found two
imitation bank notes, or "boodle notes."
on the prisoner, and three ball tickets, one
of which was marked. The prisoner was
invited to make a statement.
''If you'll give me those kyards," he
said, CPL show you how the tricks DONE"
He tOyed with the cards for a moment
and then dropped them and invited some
one to pick out the spot card. A detective
tried it and drew a blank.
"That's the trick" exclaimed the priso-
ner, with laugh. ''The way of it, Judge,
was this" he continued, addressing the
court. 81 showed the trick to Williams
and we put up game to skin another fell
low. Williams got scared and excited
and got skinned himself. and then he
kicked. That's how it was.''
Payne was committed for trial in de-
fault Of $500 bail.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-15

Boston POST (DeM.l.
The Republican party made Kelfer speaker
when it had majority in the House. 1t gave
HIM virtually a unanimous vote for Speaker
when in a minority, thus designating him
with all the force of precedent for the leader
of its side. Keifer exists in all his hideous
moral and political deformity. Some party
must he responsible for him, and we don't be-
lieye it is the DemOcratic party.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-15
ADVERTISING.

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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-15

Gen. Hazen appears to be anxious to
build up a reputation as false historian
as well as a false weather prophet. In
note to one of his recent charts
of the tornadoes in this and
other States Of February 10, he says:
s.Rough Estimates place the loss of prop
ertv at between $S,OOO,OOO and $4,OOO,OOO.
The loss of life is estimated at about 1000
and the wounded at more than double that
number. The homeless and destitute peO-
pie are reported to number from $1,000 to
10000. and the number of buildings de-
stroyed are said to reach about 10000"
We would call his estimates tolerable
trough" The most extravaganza news
paper correspondent has not had the
bardihood to foot up the total losses Of life
and property at much more than fourth
Of Gen. Hazen's figures.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-15

SATURDAY. MARCH 10, 1884.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-15
CURRENT COMMENT
An Ambiguous Oracle.


Long pigrimages are made to Creamery
Park for the sole purpose of consulting the
oracle: but the responses, like those of other
oracles, are so obscure that the exact meaning
is not likely to be got at until the event TO
which they refer has occurred.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-15

The German Chancellor wants United
States Minister Sargent recalled because
he hasn't got pluck enough to make him
self respected, and the Grand Vizier of
Turkey wants Minister Wallace recalled
because he insists on being treated with
little consideration. Verify these Grand
Yiziers and Chancellors are hard to
please.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-15

About the next thing the country hears
from EGgy Sargent he will Be sailing back
to the United States, bowling for vindica-
ton. provided the grand and glorious old
party in California holds together long
enough TO give him a complimentary
vote
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-15

The first cargo of American-mined salt
that was ever shipped to Philadelphia
reached that city Wednesday from New
Orleans. It came from the old Confeder-
ate salt mines near New Iberia, La,
where the deposit is said to be practically
ineXhaustible.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-15

If Chairman Randall has really been
holding a few appropriation bills back out
of respect for Chairman Morrison, there
seems to be good opportunity now for
him to shove them in without hurting
anvhndv's feelings.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-15

An exchange says: "The offspring of
Henry Wheeler, a Georgian, who never
saw a city and never drank alcoholic
liquor, number 1927 If this item is true
it conveys a terrible warning to back
Nondsmen who are teetotalers.
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