Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-21

Tom Ocllltree IS soon 10 btc"Ac t-C
atrfcal manager. II the Colonel wants TO
strike his talent, he should become an
editor OF circus posters.
Mark Twain's friends say the reason his
last book was rejected by the Concord
committee was because he Twain once
made fun Of Emerson. What Mark now
needs is some one who can succeed in
r-aking fun Of his book
Spring Is here. according to the
almanac. but winter is very much in
cIined t. Iin.er in her lap. He VIII proba-
blv be dumped out wiki very little eere-
mouv. 10 seems as if he would not get
much %. a blowing up this March.
Il IS thought that an apportionment
bin viii Poe rushed through the Pennsyl-
vania legislature just a. soon as the
members can agree on plan that will
make the election Of each and every one
az them % the next Congress certain.
since II has been announced that Presi-
dent Cleveland nays for his newspapers
iris "a be feared that his mail box will be
clutted with sample cOpies-Please sub
scribe fer the mex; month OF two. The
SAMPLES can lie filed away Tor future ref
erence. and may assist the President in
saving kiudlng wood this winter.
Tbere seems 70 be an impression in
Washington that Col. Rockwell, Superin-
tendent of Public Gardens and Grounds,
viii 90 about the time eX-President Ar
thu- gets ready 10 remove his horses from
the White House stables. There is 10
legitimate connection between the two
events. Ii may. perhaps, be a case Of
coincidence.
While the Republicans are bowling on
account 90 Higgins, OF Baltimore. having
been male Appointment Clerk, they have
only one direct charge to make against
him. aud that Is that he has been guilty
o. 6ehting The devil with fre. While he
discounted his antagonist, that an
taronist ought not TO complain on ac-
count OF the weapon used.
Humane people. not interested in bull
Ing the cotton market. viii regret 10 learn
that the prospects for the Bombay crop
are very POOR. and that cotton in many
provinces 90 that Presidency viii lie al
most q total failure this year. The pros
reets for a wheat crop in India are re-
rortei 20 be as good. however, as they
are discouraciug in this country
Recent developments in New York
move that the water Gas companies there
are not the only ones that have watered
their stock. One company Increased its
csn5tal srom two 20 three million dollars,
ana the officers asserted that the extra
million was paid in cash. When legis-
Eativc committee examined the books,
however. the money could not he found.
T5ttle Mrs. Thumb and her scrap Of 4
count viii be married on April >, but
owing 60 the avarice Of her hard-hearted
raaua-cr the honeymoon vacation viii he
nostponod until her present "dime show
engagement Is completed. In the mean
time the Count will be happy TO know she
Is adding 10 her already large fortune,
arf viii De the better able TO support him.
Boston genius Is now directed toward
detecting counterfeit coins. Tic bogus
s1-tollar gold pieces recently detected In
circulation there are we'll supported by
other coins Of lesser apparent value, but
which arc likely TO cause great deal
more loss and trouble 10 honest poor pee
ME. II is feared a good deal Of base coin
has been nassed on the Boston detectives.
While thousands Of people in Lewis
county, West Virginia, have been suffer
fnr for some time from want of food, they
have had plenty Of whisky, and have not
f,een altogether miserable. over 500 men
were indicted last week for selling liquor
contrary 20 law. The population Of the
comfy is l6.01o. and one citizen in every
sofs an Illicit liquor dealer. No wonder
the people arc starving.
Tha Efforts Of ext Commissioner Of Inter
nal Revenue Evans to pose as a martyr
do not appear 10 be availing much even
with the Republicans. II he really thought
A. would be more honorable to be kicked
out q ofice than to step out, he is doubt
less 6nding out by this time how badly
he was mistaken. These thick-sOled
Democratic boots have none Of the quail
sfes o. sof gloves about them.