Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-06
CLEVELAND CANNOT COME
ATLANTA'S INVITATION HAS TO
BE DECLINED.

Press of Business Proves an Insur-
mOuntAble Obstacle to Acceptance
GOV. Jarvis Going to Brazn-Gen.
JacksOn's Trip to Mexico via savAa-
nah.
WASHINGTON, May Sit was an
nOunced at the White House this evening
that the President had determined to de-
cline the invitation from the citizens of
Atlanta, Ga, 10 visit their city this month
during the commercial convention. 1t
will he remembered that when the mem
bers of the Atlanta delegation called at
the White House during their recent visit
here to get the Presidents final reply to
their invitation, the President asked leave
to postpone his reply until May 10. He
did so because he hoped that circum-
stances which forbade at that time his
acceptance of the invitation might so
change in the course of a month that he
could with propriety leave Washington
for the proposed trip.
ANXIOUS TO COME.
He desired so strongly to go South at
this particular time that he clung to the
hope that the pressure of business might
relax before May 10, so that he could then
send a favorable response to the Atlanta
committee, but he finds that his duties
are as engrOssing as ever, and that there
is little prospect of an early relief. The
illness of Col. Lamont threw matters
back. The routine business of the White
House has not decreased, as it was hoped
it might by this time. The demands upon
the Presidents time seem to be as great
as ever. He works practically from 9
o'clock in the morning until midnight,
with intervals for meals and his after
noon drive. The drive he has been forced
to omit, much against his Will, once or
twice recently.
PAYING FOR AN OUTING.
He paid for his Gettysburg trip of yes
terday by doing double duty to-day.
He had larger number of visitors
to-day than on any day since March
4. Altogether he finds himself hemmed
in for the present, and so must reluctant
ly decline the Atlanta invitation. He
will probably be obliged to remain here
most of the summer, spending, of course,
the greater part of the time at the Sol
diers' Home, which is in telegraphie and
telephone connection with the Executive
Mansion, and all the Executive De I@rt-
ments. But he has not abandoned his in
tention to go South as soon as possible.
He has simply postponed his trip to a
more convenient season.
GEN. JACKsON's TRIP.
Gen. Jackson, Minister to Mexico, will
probably go TO New York tomorrow for
a day or two. and then will 20 to Mexico
via Savannah.
JARVIS GOING TO BRAZIL.
Gov. Jarvis, of North Carolina, has not,
as was reported, declined the mission to
Brazil. On the contrary, he arrived here
to-day to get his instructions and sails
from New York on May % for Brazil.
He pronOunces the story that he has pro-
cured free passage from John Roach
absurd. !E
cox WILL ACCEPT.
Sunset Cox has never resigned his seat
in Congress nor accepted the Turkish
mission. A delegation from his Congress
sional district Democratic clubs called
on him to-day and begged him not TO ac-
cept the Turkish mission. He told them
that he had not made up his mind about
it. 1t is believed that he viii determine
to accept the Turkish mission.
ONLY A ROMAN CANDLE.
A sensational story was telegraphed
from here last night alleging that last
evening as the special train from Gettys-
burg to Washington was passing a small
station on the Western Maryland rail-
road some one fired three shots at the
car occupied by the Presi.
Dental party. Gentlemen who were
on the train and saw the flashes and re-
ports are confident that they were made
by Roman candle. 1t was but small
fireworks demonstration in honor of the
Presidential train.
HAY GETTING WELL.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Hay writes from Aiken, s. c., that he is
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his desk in the Post Office Department in
about two weeks.