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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-22
BABY LITIGANT.
How Snowman Was Taught a Well
Deserved Lesson
philadelphia Special, Jan. 18Th.

PhiIddeLDhia Special, Jan. 18Th.
Miss Rebecca GRAY had a capias issued
out of the Common Pleas Court to-day Tor
the arrest of Fl. 7. Jacobs, the proprietor
of the Royal Unique Novelty Compan!
which had a show at horticultural han
last week. in a civil suit to recover dam
ages for alleged trover and conversion
Miss Gray is ID months old, and weighs
eight pounds. ssShe is the youngest lltl-
CANT that | ever knew" said the white
haired Writ Clerk Henderson. BABY
GRAY was taken BIZ Miss Amanda Rich
ardsOn and Mrs. ETmentrout, friends OF
Archibald Fisher, her foster father, Of \ Q.
511 Washington as enue, 70 see the snow
last Friday afternoon. Inc women ha4
seen an advertisement offering diamond
ring that sHop O. Ny Thumb" midget
Of the show. wore on the third finger OF
his right hand to any healthy baby under
a wear old that could get it on CORE
spending finger.
sProfessor'' Bishop, agent for Jacobs,
/ came out with the midget, the diamond
ring and a smooth flow OF words. Inc
ring was said to be worth 500. IL was
so small that a lead pencil would not pass
through it. Dozens Of anxious mammas
/ tried it vainly upon the chubby fingers Of
/ their offspring. 1t came at last to Baby
/ Gray's turn. The ring went on as
/ easily as the glass slipper upon the tiny
foot Of Cinderella. 4 buzz Of pleasure
/ went through the hall.
professor" Bishop snatchOd up the
+ baby and paraded it round and round.
/ When all the mothers had feasted then
/ ewes upon the little diamond-decked vic
/ tor. the s'Profe ssor," it is alleged, slipped
/ the ring of the baby's finger and whis-
pered to Miss Richardson's "Mr. Jacobs
/ will see you later in the hallway and give
YOU the ring" Miss Richardson did not
/ ike that. Nevertheless she waited I'LL
! she saw Mr.. Jacobs and demanded the
I trophy. Nonsense" said Mr.. Jacobs.
according 30 the wOman's story, that
I baby cannot be healthy. l want certiti-
cate" He would not give up the ring, Miss
Richardson and Mrs. Ermentrout argued
the matter till they were put out. Then
they had the child's foster father enter
suit, because Bishop. as the agent Of
Jacobs, having parted with the custody
Of the ring, the article became the child's
by right of gift. Two deputies from the
Sherif's office arrested Jacobs this after
noon. At first he contested the case. He
had an engagement in Baltimore to begin
Monday. however, and yielded tonight
He gave the ring and the costs of the legal
proceedings into the hands Of the law
firm Of Stevenson Il Price, the baby:
! counsel, and was released.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-22
Five Cents a Day.


/ The cumulative power of money is a
fact very generally known, but not gen.
orally appreciated. There are few men
living at the age of 60, hanging on to eX-
istence by some slender employment, or
! pensioners, it may be, on the bounty of
| kindred or friends but might, by eXercis-
ing the smallest particle of thrift. rigidly
adhered to in the past, have set aside a
/ respectable sum which would materially
help them to maintain their independence
in their old age. Let us take the small and
insignificant sum of five cents, which we
daily pay to have our boots BACKED, 20 ride
in a car the distance we are able to walk,
or to procure a bad cigar we are better
without. and see what Its value is in the
course of years. We will suppose a boy
of Is, by backing his own boots, or saw
ing his car fare, or going without his
cherished cigarette, put by five cents a
day, in one year he saves SIS 80, which
being banked bears interest at the rate Of
per cent. per annum, compounded BIZ
yearly. On this basis, when our thrifty
youth reaches the age of 90, having set
his five cents per day religiously aside
during fifty years, the result is surprising.
He has accumulated no less a sum than
So, 1913 II. A scrutiny of the progress ofthis
result is interesting. At the age of 80 our
hero had 1895; at 40, $ST7; at 30, 81 ,667: at
90. s.. 962. After fifteen years saving, his
annual interest more than equals his
original principal; in twenty-five years it
is more than double; IN thirty-ive years
it is four times as much; in forty-five
years it is eight times as much, and the
last years interest is $50, or ten and a
half times as much as the annual amount
he puts by. The actual cash amount
saved in fifty years is 1912 30, the differ
ence between that and the grand total Of
SO, S93 II, viz. $3.50 81, is accumulated
interest What a magnificent premium
for the minimum Of thrift that can be
well represented in figures,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-22
PERSONAL.

EX-SENATOR THURMAN still suffers con-
siderably from neuralgia and rheumatism.
THE Emperor of Russia will send some OF
his racing horses to England for entry in the
races.
President ARTHUR's sister, Mrs. Nc
Elroy, is now in Washington with her
daughter.
the Russian troops at the capture of Kars, in
1871, Is seriously Ill.
Mr.. PIKE, the new Senator from New
Hampshire, closely resembles a rural deacon
ain general appearance.
Mr.. ELMORE, the Second Assistant Post
master General, denies the report that he in
tends resignlng MS Office
HOWARD NJ. TICKNOR is to be the editor of a
new weekly literary paper, called the Beacon,
to be started in Boston shortly.
UNDER the patronage of Grown Prince Ru-
dolph of Austria. the Chronological Congress
will assemble at Vienna, April l6, this year.
DIR. BLISS saws that the brief letter which
President Garfield wrote his mother was the
only piece of continuous writing ne ala dur
ing ms sickness.
Mr.. CABLE. the Creole lecturer, adds very
much to the interest of his entertainments by
singing little snatches of Creole songs. This
Is hint to other professional lecturers. The
man who embellishes his lecture with banjo
solo Will make hit.
MR.. LAB0UCHERE suggests 10 MI. IennysOn
the prOprietY Of giving up the pension OF 81 900
a wear which he enjoys from the civil service
fund, on the ground that If he can AFFORD 70
accent a Peerage he cannot possibly be in
need of a grant from the public funds.
Mr.. McLANE. the Governor of Maryland, is
taking his malaria" after his Inauguration,
instead of before in the manner of Mr.. Hoad-
", of Ohio. Mr.. MeLane went TO bed on the
dav he became Governor and there he has re-
NAMED, though now he is getting very much
better.
THE marble bust of Cardinal Mar MIN,
which was to have been presented or tba "
casion of his golden jubilee, Is not ct finisber
first, because the sculptor Mr. Pohnr.
Cushing. has been too i'll to ,vorL fo, soS,,,
time past. and, secondly. because an Sg yn1'
perfection in the marble. used has compeiled
him to do his work tW' zee, the first block being
unfit.
If Won have diseased l,,Ds,e toI-o r1a,.,.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-22
BRIGHT BITS.

WINTER RESORTS: Big fires and heavy
clothing.
'.Now for a scrub race" said one floor
washer TO another.
TENNYsoN is spoken Of as 'matchless
poet" but as he is a smoker we doubt the
statement.-Bost0n Com. Bulletin.
DIR. DEEMS says: "Kissing is a purely
American habit" Let Us remember this,
dear brethren. and ever literally patronlze
home industry Bismarck Tribune.
MY SON." said father to his young son,
always mix in bright society and the son,
taking his advice. began going with red
headed girls.-PhilddelPhia Chronicle.
The report that Revs. Mr.. Furness and Mr..
Bellows have formed a religious combination
to engage in the work Of making 1t warm
for sinners seems plausible enough, but it
lacks cOnfrmation.-DrGke's IrdUeieT'S Maya
zine.
\ CHICAGO man shot at his wife, but her
corsets caused the ball to glance and save her
life. And yet men whose names are enrolled
high up on the scroll of fame assert that cor
sets are injurious to health.-Bisn,arcb Ir5-
5une.
JOSEPH Cook says he does not wish to un-
derrate the Roman empire: but he would
rather be an American to-day than Roman
under Cesar. So would almost anybody;
the Romans under Cesar are all dead.-Bos-
ton Post.
FRED, why do you call me your duckie
darling2 Is it because / hoated into your al
fections 50 swimmingIy?" Hardly that, my
dear! It's because, as a rule, you rarely adj
vance toward me but you are holding out
big bill. - YOnkers Gazette.
MARRIED MEN cannot be too careful. A
Philadelphia woman is going to apply for
divorce because she found a hairpin in his
pocket, and yet he Is willing TO swear that he
only used il instead of a single nail to tenn
pOrarilF replace suspender button.-Phttd-
deLDhiG Chronicle.
''NO." said Mrs. HomespuB. q haven't seen
the Light Of Asia, nor don't wart to either.
I've just been bothered to death ever since |
began keeping house. forty years ago, with
YOUR new-fangled lights andIamps and climb
lies and burners. Karrysene's good enough
for me. Light of Asiar No. / don't want
nothing to do with it.'-BOstoa Transcript.
"DoCTOR," said our young man to a jocular
dentist, II hear you've been saying that I've
got a mouth that always reminds you of the
Mississippi. Is that soy ''Of course not, my
dear bow said Barton. Il never said any
thing so cruel. All l said was that when |
was reaching for one of your rear snags | al
WAYS felt safer when l had a life-preserver
around me. n-FdH RiUer AdUdRcs.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-22

The necessity Of good water way
through Romney Marsh has been recog-
nized ever since the first boat went
southwark from Savannah by the inland
route. It is not improbable that the diff
Guilty and delay Of getting through the
shallow. crooked creeks tried the temper
Of OgIethorpe and the piety Of Charles
Wesley when they were on their way to
old Frederick a hundred and fifty
years ago. Many captain since
those days has sworn away
in Romney Marsh his chances for future
happiness. After repeated efforts the
Government made survey Of four routes
through the marsh. but by skillful man
agemcnt. what was intended for the ben
eft of the public was diverted TO the ben
eft OF one man. A provision was in
serted in the appropriation bill by which
the $4,000 appropriated was made avail
able only for the route known IN the
engineers report as No. (, the least eligible
and most expensive of all the routes. All
Of this appropriation has been expended
and the work Is not one-third done. and
the opinion Is expressed that when COM
pleted the canal will be Of little service
and difficult to keep open. The proper
route, and the one recommended by the
engineers as the best and cheapest is that
through Understands cut. 1t IS not too
late for Congress to correct the mis-
take respecting the route chosen
for Improvement. Let future
appropriations be applied to the improve
ment of the route that will be of benefit
u the commerce of the country. This
city is deeply interested in this matter,
and steps should be taken to advise our
Representatives in Congress relative to
it. The facts presented in Gen. Gill
more's report and a few inquiries will
convince our Congressman that our po-
sition Is correct. The peoples money
should be used for their benefit.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-22

The report that Revs. Mr.. FUrness and Mr..
Bellows have formed a religious combination
to engage in the work Of making it warm
for sinners seems plausible enough, but it
lacks confirmation.-DrGk IrdUeler's Maya
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-22
Tea Versus GrOg.


So good was the reputation of tea Off
cially that great efforts were made in Her
Majesty's navy, about thirty years ago, to
increase the consumption of it, The prof.
fered extra allowance of tea was as COM
pensatiOn for a reduced allowance of grOg,
and little favor did it find from Jack, how
ever graciously it may have been regard
ed by his masters. There was to be no
forcing of its adoption, but unlimited per-
suasion was to be used in order that
it might be voluntarily accepted.
One Captain told me that he had
assembled his tars, and eXhOrted them, a.
elOquently as he knew how, to refuse the
evil and to choose the good ( as 1T was
then the fashion to consider it,. When he
had said his say, knowing that Jacks first
feeling would be one of indignation. he
said he would not ask for an answer then,
but would receive it three days after, by
which time they would have been able to
think calmly over the proposal. At the
end of three days the ships company,
choosing purposely to misunderstood the
offer, intimated, through a deputatiOn,
their gratitude for the choice which
had been allowed them, and
their determination to give up their
present ration of tea, and to
get trifie more grog. In spite of the
sailors ingenuity and their preference
for alcohol, tea, backed by the Admiralty,
before long carried the day. But how is
it to be in the navy of the near future
1t seems as if, should the disrepute into
which tea is falling become more and
more confirmed, the mariners, managing
matters discreetly, might recover some
of their lost, but ever regretted, grOg.
Grog itself that is to say, rum and water,
which appears to be what grOg originally
signifed, was once an alteration in
his ration very distasteful to Jack
when it was made. He had been ac-
customed to consume his rum raw, or at
any rate to receive his allowance undi-
luted, and to deal with it as be pleased. 1t
seldom pleased him, l fancy, to mix it
with water; and bitter and contemptuOus
was his Remuneration of the new-fangled
and ''lubberly'' grog. The new mixture
was introduced by Admiral Vernon, who
had been long known in the service as
"Old Grog," because he wore grogram
breeches. So Jack, in the bitterness of
his soul, bestowed on the emasculated
drink the name Of its author and intro
6uRoP
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-22

JOSEPH Cook says he does not wish to un-
derrate the Roman empire; but he would
rather be an American to-day than Roman
under Cesar. So would almost anybody;
the Romans under Cesar are all dead.-Bos-
ton Post.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-22
Wall Street Gossin.

Wall street is full of rumOrs respecting
Jaw Gould and the part he is reported to
be taking in stock speeulatiOns. 1t is al
legged that until within the last few days
he has not been an active Spectator IN
stocks for a long time, but has contenteo
himself with extending and perfecting his
railroad system. For months, however,
he has said that stocks were low, and
that those who bought would make money.
Those who acted upon his judgment lost,
because the course of stocks has been
steadily downward since the middle of
last summer. 1t may be that he was sim
cere in the opinions which hegaye out for
publication from time to time, but it looks
very much as if his purpose was to check
the fall in prices. If reports are correct
he has appeared in the market as a
heavy buyer. Is he buying to
urotect the stocks which he holds, OF Is ne
engaged in huge speculation? This is
the question which puzzles the street. II
he is specializing, he believes. Of course,
that bottom prices have been touched, or
that he can control the market as he has
in times past, and that he viii in the end
be an immense gamer. If he is simply
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-22
ALI HANDS ROUND
The Ungodly Phrase HOrrifies a Boston
Drummer who Entered a New London
Church to Pray.


A Boston bag-man who takes time by
the LangtTy bang came to New London
Wednesday to sell straw hats to the trade
This particular drummer, although from
Boston, is a religious man. Like Lot. the
good man of SOdOm, he is the exception
which proves the rule. Well, this good
and holy man, mindful of the duties Of
the week of prayer. started out Wednes-
day evening and asked the first man he
met to direct him to a church. The First
Baptist was pointed out to him at the
Washington street entrance. He laid his
course for the light, and entered the vesti-
bule, where he listened for moment to joy
Gus strains which reminded his holy soul Of
the timbrel accompaniment to the song of
Rach /. He then assembled a long flight
of stairs and, with head bowed down and
eyelids closed in ecstatic meditation, en-
tered the portals and dropped upon his
knees Just inside the door. The music
continued; there was a dreadful cOmmO-
ton, to which the drummer was not ac-
customed in his own aesthetic Hub; it
took him considerable time to get used to
the noise, and when he did he was able to
distinguish amid the chaos of sound the
unfamiliar phrases. Ladies' chain" 'All
hands around Balance all" With a
bound like that of an electrified freq, the
bag-man recovered his feet, rushed like a
wild man down the stairs and through the
streets to his hotel, packed his traps,
started on the owl train for anywhere,
leaving the straw hat trade in New Lon
don to be cultivated by some less religious
rival. The dancers at Allyn Hall thought
a harmless lunatic had come in to beg the
devil to let 90 his hold Of them.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-22

WANTED, q settled woman as cook. white
w or col0red: without membranes. refer
enee required. Apply at l59 Gwinnert street.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-22
The strathleven Fire.

The fire which broke out on the British
steamship strathleven Sunday excites
anew the INQUIRY respecting the cause OF
fires in cotton on shipboard. The curious
thing about the Strathleyen fire is thatth
cotton in which the fire occurred was in
the lowest part Of the vessel, and had been
slowed. and the matches battened down at
least two weeks. Evidently the fire had
been burning for that length Of time. or
course. there are theories as 10 the origin
Of the fire. but no one Of them is 50 well
supported By facts as 70 justify its accept
ance. It is believed that there Is q gooo
deal Of surreptitious smoking on vessels
when they are being loaded. If cap
tain smokes a pipe while taxing
cargo Of cotton it is only reasonable
to suppose that the crew viii follow MS
example. It seems easy enough TO guard
against dropping sparks from pipe anu
il is. but smokers are careless and they
neglect to exercise caution IL IS also
suggested that the fires may originate
from the dummy engines which are used
on the steamers. Sparks caused by the
friction Of the rapidly mOvil rope are
rot unfreQuently seen. The theory that
fires may be caused by friction sparks has
some support from the fact that all the fires
on vessels here this year have occurred
on steamships. Sailing vessels have es-
capped entirely.
Another suggestion, which applies only
to this port, is that sparks may get into
the cotton from the railway engines
which are used as pusheTs in the neigh
hood Of the wharves where the cotton IS
awaiting shipment. These engines use
wood for fuel. and on windy days the
sparks fly around pretty freely. 1t would
probably be safer to use coal in these en-
J gines.
Notwithstanding all theories, however,
cotton fires on shipboard remain a mys-
terry, but it is a mystery that would pay
/ underwriters to make an extraordinary
/ effort TO solve.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-22
ADVERTISING.

TIE WFEzLT SEws, one year ....-.,-- 90
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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-22

FIRED, why do you call me your duckit
darling? Is il because fioated into your az
fections so swimmingly?" Hardly that, my
dear! It's because, as a rule, you rarely adj
vance toward me but you are holding out
big bill. - YOnkers Gazette.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-22
one Egg For Ten.

One ostrich egg for ten guests is the
pattern at the California ostrich farm
S'One, two, three, four, five, six, sew
eight, nine, ten," said Dwight WI en
counting the guests he had in -iting
spend the day at the ;ostrich -vlted e
snd having Ciyen utferar be enough, p
nression- he wendell hir ice to this ex.
paddock and soon r ; way toward the
a11 ostrich a9g n Fought to the house
WIS the COO me triumph of the feast
boiIad AMP. ror a whole hour it was
msgvr s9o4 " IL tneF hei was o then some me
lon vas broken, for curiosity could no
ger be restrained, and a three-pound
hard boiled egg laid upon the plate. But
aside from its size there was nothing pc
| culiar about it.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-22

WANTED, an experienced settled woman
w none others need applv) as nurse at
liberal wages. Apply at 1l6 Taylor street.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-22

w ANTED, q competent settled woman 70
w nurse and do general work for small
family. Apply al ~ Jones street.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-22

my son" said father to his young son,
always mix in bright society and the son,
taking his advice, began going with red
headed girls. -PhiIddslphid Chronicle.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-22

WANTED, a white girl, about II years
w old, to work in family OF two, at No
pa Liberty street.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-22

irving to protect the stocks in which he
is interested. it means, of course, that he
cannot afford to allow prices Of them TO
90 lower. There seems to be no DOUBT
that he is buying stocks on an immense
scale, and it is among the possibilities
that he may overreach himself and meet
the fate which other Wall street Kings
have met. The chances, however, are
rather in favor OF his success. he mas
nerve, great capacity, and immense capl-
tai. The failure Of Henry Willard caused
but ripple in Wall street compared 70
that which the failure Of Jay Gould would
| csusa-
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-22

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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-22
Not Guilty of Corruption.

IUDEle
Whatever may be said Of Southern states
men Of the past and present. II must De &C
knOwledged that their failings have not been
I'm the direction OF bribery and corruption.
They have sometimes been oyerbearlng. some
times passionate. sometimes sectional. but
rarely s0rdid.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-22

The trial of the youth, James Mutt, at
Pittsburg. charged with the killing Of
Dukes. who traduced Nntt's sister and
murdered his father, is one Of the prom
fneut events of the day. The plea of emo
tiopal insanity is one that is frequently
rasorted to in such cases where the provo
cation is so great that public opinion JUS
tffes what is strictly and legally muir
der. During the Jewish tbeOcracy the
aext Of kin Of a murdered man was recog-
nized as the s.ayenger Of BLOOD and was
nermitted to slay the murderer under
certain circumstances. This doctrine
4 not now recognized by the laws Of
any civilized nation, but it is still
4 living principle in the sentiments Of
tbe people of all nations. If murder is
ever Unsuitable, it would seem to be so In
tbe Nutt case. but under our laws there
can be no justification when there has
boen time for elaboration. The only hope
~ acauittal in such cases is on the plea OF
emotional insanity, which is nothing
more or less than a legal fiction. No one
believes that young Mutt was insane, and
~at the sentiment of the public, with the
.rceDtion Of the immediate friends OF
rnxes. seems TO demand his acquittal,
and he will doubtless be acquitted on the
oronn3 Of emotional insanity.