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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-23
APPLING COUNTY ITEMS.
A Gala Dav at Johusonville.

BLACKSHEAR, GA, June 21.-It was a
grand day at Johnsonville yesterday.
The occasion was the closing of Prof. w.
T. Dumas school and a dinner given the
children by the knights of Honor. Hon.
L. Johnson, candidate for the Senate. and
a leading member of the order, made a
fine speech, in which he explained fully
to the seven or eight hundred people in
attendance the origin and intention of the
order. A nice gold headed cane was pre-
sented to a member of the order for his de-
vOtiOn, ETC.. to the order. Prof. Dumas
pupils acquitted themselves very credit
ably. and as an appreciation of their love
for him presented him with a gold headed
cane. DIR. A. NJ. Moore, of Blackshear.
was called upon to present it,
which he did in an eloquent speech
He also addressed the people
on the subject of education. The citizens
of Johnsonyille are wide awake upon the
subject, and are very proud of their pres
ent teacher. Hon. L. johnson has had a
magnificent academy built, and it must
have cost him considerable money. He
paid for the whole thing himself.
The Blackshear Brass Band furnished
music for the occasion, and right well did
they acquit themselves.
The contest between DIR. b. II. Patter-
son and Hon. L. johnson for the Senate
is becoming interesting, but Mr.. johnson
will doubtless be victorious. He is MAX
ing no canvass. His friends told him
that he must allow the use of his name,
and now he expects his friends to elect
HIM. II. W. +.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-23
WORK BEFORE CONGRESS.
Pension ana Appropriation Bills Apt to
Consume Most of This Week

Pension and Appropriation Bills Apt to
Consume Most of This Week.
WASHINGTON June 22.-The House
will begin C Onsideration of the sundry
civil approprj alton bill tomorrow, and as
it is more tbs IN so pages in length its con-
sideratiOn w i'll probably occupy two or
three days. The Notifications bill will be
reported eaIl ly in the week. Mr.. Ran
dali will ask its consideration Immediately
after the pa ssage of the sundry civil bill.
If the entire week will not be occupied in
the discuss sion of these measures, there
will be the usual struggle
for precedf nee between committees seek
ing consideration of particular bills.
Among such bills are number of meas
ures providing for the erection of new
public buildings in various States, several
bills fOrfeiting the land grants of certain
railroads, and the bill providing for the
Presidential count, and the Ileasure on
the subject which remassrs as the un-
finished business of yesterday in the
House.
The unfinished business of the Senate is
the Mexican pension bill, the discussion
OF which is likely to last two or three
days. The debates viii probably be in
terrupted Tuesday for the purpose of
calling up the legislative appropriation
bill. Senator Hill VIII make an effort to
get hearing for the. postal telegraph bill
as soon as the pension bill is out of the
way, and Senator Cullom will
press the Interstate commerce
bill at the first oppOE tunity. The measures
referred to, together with the land grant
forfeiture bills, are the leading measures
of interest upon th calendar, and will
probably occupy the greater part of the
time not taken up by appropriation bills
until they are disposed of or final ad-
lOurnment is reached.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-23
HE CANVAssED THE TRAIN.
But He Happened to Strike a Drove OF
American Hogs.

But He Happened to Strike Drove of
American Hogs.
There was funny scene on the 8 O'Clock
train from Paterson yesterday morning,
says Passaic special to the New York
World. AS is usual, the train was filed
with passengers on their way to busi-
ness in New York, and at Passaic a new
arrival entered the smoking car, He was
an unmistakable Englishman, but he had
run all to seed. His plug hat looked like
concentrated cOncertina, and his long
Methodist, ministerial-looking coat near
ly touched his shoes, but not near enough
to expose the fact that his trousers g
were of the high-tide pattern, that are
always picked before they are ripe.
AS the train neared the tunnel he took
the concertlna off and showed unmis-
taxable evidences that he had either
grown too fast for his hair to catch up.
or had been spun on his head for drinks
so frequently that most Of the capillary
substance had got tired Of the fun and
gone home early.
81 see that Cleveland is likely to re-
ceiye the nomination." he said, in a nut
meg-grater tone of voice, sand l propose
to see how the crowd stands as between
him and Blaine.o
'9Why didn't you bring your hair along
with youW asked young broker with
eighteen-carrOt hair.
'1Oh, where / was raised they didn't
have anything but red hair, and /
wouldn't take that" returned the man
with the surreptltious cover. Snow. let's
see how we stand"
He had proceeded half through the car
when the train entered the tunnel. He
collected the returns from the rear coun-
ties under difficulties. Half of the time
he was under the seats and the other half
over the backs Of them. When the train
emerged into daylight he was lying across
the stove endeayoring TO pull his hat back
over his ears.
After he had counted the votes he as
certained that he had two for Blame, four
for George Washington, and one for John
L. Sullivan. The rest of the votes were
illegal, and consisted of cigar stumps,
hunks of coal, boot-heel and four last
years guilds of tobacco.
"lts no use to attempt to fight the
crowd" he said as he left the train, shut
If / ever attempt to canvass a drove of
American hogs again you can call Old
England Jack Bull right to my face.v
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-23
FLORIDA.

Ocala claims 500 voters.
a skating society has been formed in Tam
pa.
Mariana truckers are complaining OF the
low prices received for vegetables.
a farmer in Gadsden county has harvested
S,00O pounds Of oats from one acre OF land.
A vacancy IN the Aldermanic board of Ce-
dar Keys VIII be filed by an election JulyT 7.
The steamship San Antonio carried 5000
watermelOns to New York from Fernandina
Friday.
The steamer Amite, now running between
Tampa and New Orleans, is building up a
large trade.
The Republican Convention OF the Second
Congressional district is TO be held at Fsrnan-
dina July 3.
Franklin county needs a dairy. Milk sells
at twenty cents quart and buttermilk at ten
cents quart.
Malachi Martin seems to be the coming man
with the First district Republicans as Con-
gressional candidate.
Taylor and Liberty counties send delegates
10 the State Convention at Pensacola who are
for PascO for Governor.
Three melons weighing thirty seven, forty
one and fOrty-six pounds, respectively, have
been picked at Orlando.
It Is claimed that to Rev. W. +. Wood be-
longs the honor Of baptising the first Cuban in
Florida, which event took place last week at
Key West.
A so-called magnetic healer has been ar
A young lady died there suddenly while un-
der his care.
A negro lab0rer on the Florida Southern
railroad had his neck broken last week by the
roof Of the shanty in which he was sleeping
falling on him.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-23
MEXICAN WAR PENSIONS.
Both Parties - nxiOus to Defeat tn
Measure and Both Afraid

Both Parties u nxiOus to Defeat the
Measure and Both Afraid.
WASHINGTON. June 22.-The passage
of the Mexican pension bill, amended as
the Republicans. of the Senate want to
amend it so as to involve the payment of
5000, 900, wOu Id be a calamity only Sec
ond to Blaine's election. The success of
this iniquitOus measure is not as doubtful
as it o'dght to be- 1t has become party
question. The Republicans are hoping that
the Democrats yTill vote against it, The
Democrats, fearing a possible advantage
to the Republicans, do not propose to vote
against it. Nevertheless, the Republic ans
who are sensible enough to know tGat
they cannot afford to load their party
with such plundering measure do not
want the bill to become a law, and will
delay it to the utmost with a view to
throwing the bin into the House Just be-
fore adjournment and taxing the Demo-
Gratis with its defeat.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-23
ENGLAND's EGYPTIAN WAR.
Earl Granville Sends His Note to the
Powers Calling the Conference.

Earl Granville Sends His Note to the
Powers Calling the Conference.
LONDON, June 22.-Earl Granville has,
through the English ambassadors to the
powers, sent a circular convening the
Egyptian conference on June %. The
circular briefly repeats the terms
of the dispatch of the 10Th of
April suggesting a conference, and adds
that the conference is called to consider
what changes may be necessary in the
law of liquidation to restore financial
standing in Egypt. The circular is at
tributed to design to influence Parlia-
ment by the presence of the conference
during the approaching debate on the
vote of censure in regard to the govern
ment's Egyptian policy. Before sending
the circular Earl Granville was assured
of it's acceptance by France, Germany,
Austria and Italy.
The Daily Nelcs has advices that the
Porte has fifteen thousand men ready to
send to upper Egypt. This force, it is in
tended, shall disembark at a port on the
Red Sea. The Porte has notified the
Turkish representatives abroad that this
action has no bearing whatever upon the
forthcoming Egyptian conference. The
POrte's sudden resolution is more upon
its own view OF the situation and is due
to news that there is imminent danger
that Ell Mahdrs movement is spreading
into Hedjaz.
THR WAR IN SOUDAN.
1 CAIRO, June 22.-Another armed
steamer has been ordered to patrol the
river between Assouan and Wady Halfa.
1t is rumored that the rebels are advanc-
ing on Khorosko. Col. Kitchener has ar
rived at Gilman Wells, four days east of
KhoroskO, where he sighted the rebels.
He says that the Khidaghi rebels are
marching on DOngola. A harmless ex-
change of firing continues at Suakin.
PANIC AT AssoUAN.
LONDON, June 22.-There is a panic at
Assouan on account of the rebel advance.
1t is reported that the Porte will post a
force of 10000 men as an army of obser-
walton on the Egyptian frontier, near FL
AriSh.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-23
ACQUIRING TERRITORY.
A German William Penn swindling the
Africans.

Some idea of the way In which foreign
conquests are made may be cleaned
from the following letter from German
missionary in the Namaqua country: SIN
April, 1888, there arrived vessel, the
Tilly, in Angra Pequena Bay, the only
port of Great Namaqua. She belonged to
the Bremen house Of LuederItz. The ac-
quisition of the territory was accom-
plished in the following simple manner:
Some of the gentlemen on board landed,
asked to whom the country belonged, and
on learning that the King of Bethany
was the owner, they went to him and
bought the harbor and the whole coast
range for 200 old muskets and 1000 marks
in gold-a ridiculous price for a terri
tory almost twice as large as the Grand
Duchy of Hesse. Since that time the
western portion of this country is Ger
man property, and the other day. Ger
man man-of-war, the Garcia, was here in
order to chase away an English man-of-
war that had come to keep a sharp look
out for merchantmen. The English were
rather astonished at being told that in the
waters of a German coast no foreign man.
of-war had anything to do. Since then
Mr.. Luederitz arrived here in a steamer
for the purpose of taking a look at the
land. There being much copper and sill
yer here, it is SAID, that Before long some
800 German immigrants are to arrive for
mining purposes, the natives here being
utterly unfit for work.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-23
Am Anxious to Adiourn.

WASHINGTON, June pa majority rOf
the members of both Houses are anxiou S
to get away. The weather is very hot ano'
work is irksome. The Democrats want to-
go to their convention. The Republicans
want to go home in order to quiet the dis
turbances caused by the nomination of
Blaine, but Congress cannot adjourn an
til all the appropriation bills have been
passed, and it is a question whether the
twenty-four members of the Senate and
House Appropriation Committee have the
physical endurance to work night and
day for two weeks to come in order TO
get away before the Democratic Conven-
ton meets
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-23
LOGAN AND HARRISON.
How BIaine's Nomination Was Re-
ceived by Them.


How BIaine's Nomination Was Re-
ceived by Them.
President Arthur, Senator Edmunds,
Senator Sherman, Secretary Lincoln and
Postmaster General Gresham, says a
Washington letter, accepted the result of
the Chicago Convention quietly and grace
fully. But the smug-faced Ben Harrison
and the heavy-eyed Black Jack Logan
were dissatisfied, and could not conceal
their dissatisfaction. They are not very
skillful diplomats, and what they think is
very apt to come right out. Both of them
were seized with a very peculiar belief.
Harrison thought the fact that he was the
grandson of William Henry Harrison en-
titled him to serve out that soldier-states-
mans term. Logan thought that the fact
that he had posed for twenty years as
the soldiers friend entitled him to be
the nations Chief Magistrate. Each of
them took the action of the Chicago Con-
ventIon as personal slight, which justi-
fed some growing at the ingratitude of
republics. Logan was very sore. He owes
his nomination as Vice President to a bar
gain concluded with Blaine last winter.
He could not have had even that nomina-
tiOn in any other way. Yet he always
regarded that bargain as purely cOndi-
tional affair, and the condition as very
unlikely to occur. II Logan could not be
nominated on the first two or three bal
lots then he was to throw his strength to
Blaine. But Logan put it this way: eff
Blaine is not nominated on the first
two or three ballots and he will not be },
then | will be nominated" Now, it
didn't come out IN that way, and so, very
reluctantly, at the last minute Logan sent
a telegram to Blaine telling him that he
was about to carry out his stipulations,
and then a telegram to his lieutenants at
Chicago telling them to vote for Blaine,
and then he turned to his friends here
with the remark: 81 have nominated
Blaine" But it was not joyful act. He
growled all day, and he grumbled all
night. He was grumbling when young
Walker Blaine called to present his
fathers congratulations. These were
fuel to Logan's flame. He kept on grumb-
ling. Mrs. Logan comforts him, however,
with the sensible remark that half a loaf
is better than no bread. But he is an un-
willing OK at the Blaine feast.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-23
A SOCIAL SCANDAL.
A Titled Lady Accused OF Having a
Young Man In Her Employ as a Con-
fidential Lady's Maid.

Young Man In Her Employ as Con-
fidentIal Lady's Maid.
To-morrow's Vanity Fair, says a New
York Sun cablegram from London of the
Goth, III refer to a scandal involving lady
OF titfe and high social standing. Accord
ing to VdRity Far, a young person who
has been for some time in the lady's em-
ploy as a confidential lady's maid has
been discovered by the police TO have
been practising a shameless deception.
The newspaper does not venture TO di-
vulge the lady's name, but refers all in
ouirers to the police. This public refer
ence TO a scandal which has for several
days past been whispered about in the
clubs is expected to cause a commotlon
in BelgraVia.
The story is told in much greater detail
by a well-known detective, who is en-
pioyed exclusively upon what are known
as society cases. According to this au-
thority the lady's maid was modest-ap-
pearing and demure young person, who
seemed to give great satisfaction TO the
lady, but who never mixed with the other
servants, and was regarded by them as
supercilious and disagreeable. An upper
housemaid of the lady's household, who
especially disliked the lady's maid, had for
her beau very intelligent member of the
police force, and she told him Of her dis
like for her fellow servant. This led
the policeman to take particu-
lar notice of the privileged maid, and he
soon observed little peculiarities in her
manner and bearing that led him to be-
lieve that the maid was man. He at
once Jumped to the conclusion that the
Young man had gained access to the lady's
household for the purpose of robbery, and
was biding his time to levant with the
Jewel cases. He reported his suspicious
ia his superiofs, and was instructed to
fol,ow up the case and obtain conclusive
evidence as to the suspected PERSONS sex.
He soon found abundant proof that his
suspicions Eere correct, and made haste
10 inform the lady that the person
whom she had harbored as a conf
dental maid was in fact a young
man. 1t is said that the Jealous
policeman never felt 80 cheap and i'll
rewarded in his life as when he saw that
his startling intelligence was received
with neither horror nor surprise, nor
even with thanks. The lady's manner
crushed him with the conviction that he
told her no news, and that he had done an
exceedingly impudent thing in presuming
to enlighten her concerning the affairs OF
her own household. If the detectives
belief is well founded, the motive OF the
lady in conniviDg at the masquerade is an
inexplicable mystery to all but herself
and perhaps the ''mald." 1t is said that
the Young man will be pensioned off by
the iady's family on condition that he will
leave England and never return.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-23
Public Confidence Gone


"You can't begin to realize how this
Emo matter, and Fish matter, and the
Penn Bank failure, and the Grant & Ward
case have affected public confidence,, he
said as he slipped his tea.
"Have theyF" queried man ACROSS the
table.
"Well, / should remark / am the in
ventor of the process of making coffins
from pressed sawdust and Of trimming
them with stamped paper TO initiate satin.
/ can furnish the prettiest easket you ever
lay down in for about S."
''Tha's dog cheap"
"Of course it is, Before this panic 1
had the promise Of capital by the million.
Public confidence is gone, ana no one
wants TO risk dollar even in a bio thing.
Think of i'll Twenty pounds Of sawdust
pressed into casket, warranted to fit or
no sale, and this trimmed up in beautiful
style for three cents apiecel Net profit,
800 per cent. Cash capital required TO es,
tablish business only $400v,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-23
RAILROAD RUMBLINGs.
Bright Flashes of Intelligence from
Near and Afar.


The executive committee of the Green
vile and Laurens Railroad extension has
ordered a survey of the Marietta line.
There is now a strong probability of the
construction of a railroad from Rome to
Cedartown, the work to commence at an
early day.
The Savannah, Florida and Western
Railway is arranging for an excursion to
Charleston, S. c., June %, that being
"Carolina day" and the anniversary of
the battle of Fort Moultrie, June %, 1776.
A change in the schedule of the Charles
ton and Savannah Railway went into
effect yesterday. The train heretofore
leaving Savannah at o'clock a. m. will
hereafter leave at $500 o'clock-fve
minutes earlier.
The Florida Railway and Navigation
Company has ordered for the western di-
visIon-the Florida Central and Western
six large new passenger locomotives
from the Rogers Locomotive Works, of
Paterson, n. j., which will be built and
sent out as soon as possible.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Mobile and Girard Railroad
will be held in Girard on July "a. The
officers of the road have made up their
reports preparatory to submitting them
to the meeting. Compared with the year
EuulnS may Oh 1CCOs LUeIt has Dteu u uG-
crease of earnings of $140S5 81. and an
increase of expenseAof $13,6S8 33, which
makes a decrease of net income Of ST.
TIA IA. The difference occurs in the
freight business almost entirely, and is
accounted for in the fact that while the
volume of freightage has been in excess
Of the previous year, the road has by
force of circumstances been necessitated
to reduce rate Of carriage annually in
some instances and upon certain classes,
which classes enter most largely into the
tonnage, to a reduction of between so and
go per cent.
In pursuance of the call made by Major
Hemming for the meeting of the stock
holders of the Florida Railway and NaYi-
cation Company at Fernandina, the meet
ing was held at noon Friday, the stock
being fully represented and considerable
business transacted. The following
board of thirteen directors was elected:
Messrs. S. B. Hemming, w. Bayard Cut
ting, FL. L. Horton, E. n. Dickerson, ID.
L. Yulee, G. j. Peck, G. b. Cummings, +.
w. Peck, A. ID. Bassnett, G. ID. Willard,
L. NJ. Lawson, 7. A. PIatt and E. ii. Har-
riman. The bylaws of the company were
adopted, and deed of trust to the Gen.
trail Trust Company of New York was
autborized; also the issue of the COM
pany's bonds to exchange the outstand-
ing bonds of the former constituent COM
panies, and the carrying out of the vari-
Gus contemplated extensions and i'm
provements of the company.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-23
THE BETTER DAYS.
A Pen Picture of the Civil Service Be-
fore the War.

Wdshin0tOR Letter.
sin the better days of the republic"
said an old official, ''we civil servants did
not have to work so hard as we do now.
In fact before the war it was considered
rather unofficial to do much work during
office hours. The idea of per diem Off
cial of any sort working as hard as some
men who are paid by the day work now
would have been considered perfectly abb
surd. / remember my friend Street, a
very elegant Virginia gentleman-he al
ways played with red checks--was once
given some Federal employment at per
diem. He had a sallow faced school
master from Maine, who had been
living on a salary of $3.50 year, as an
assistant. Street went off one night soon
after his arrival on regular old-fashiOned
time He visited all the bars and
banks in town, and patroniZed them all.
He dropped all the money he had LETT into
the tigers mouth. The morning after he
sobered up he walked into his office. The
Yankee assistant came forward, smiling
and bowIng. I've finished nearly all our
work, SIR he began, showing Street
great mass of manuscript; 1've been
working nine hours day, sir; can work
a little faster and longer, sir, if you desire.'
Street was speechless with rage. Tear
that stuff up he said to the poor clerk,
'and throw it in the fire, and don't let
me ever hear again of your writing more
than page and ahalf day. Why, you're
taking the bread out of the mouths of my
wife and children The clerk soon
learned wisdom. They stayed in Office
for years. After awhile the clerk, who
had never seen so much money in his life,
came to Street to say: Il don't know
what to do with my money, SIR & know
a bank said Street, where a wild time
grows;' and that night he showed that be-
nighted Yankee all the faro games in
Washington. The Yankee came on so
rapidly that he was soon borrowing
money at 2 per cent. per month.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-23
Excelsior!

If the old saying 'Imitation is the sim
cerest fiattery" is true, certainly Murray
& Lanman Florida Water is one of the
most highly fiattered of modern produc-
tions. Every year sees new attempts to
foist upon the public worthless concoc-
tons in the shape of so called Florida
Waters, but these seem only TO have the
effect Of showing up in stronger relief the
sterling worth Of the genuine article. To
distinguish the genuine article from its
limitations look out for the "Trade Mark, y
a narrow white strip label bearing the
signature Of Lanman & Kemp, New York,
sole propriet0rs.