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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-20
RUNNING BY COMPRESSED AIR.
The Horse to be Deprived of One Way
of Earning Bis Living.
From the Neao York Tribune.

From the Ne10 York Tribune.
Henry Bergh and several others went
to Astoria one day last week to witness
a private exposition of Robert Hardie's
system of driving street cars by COM
pressed ar. John Stephenson built a car
for Mr.. Hardie some time ago, which the
latter has fitted up with compressed air
chambers. by means of which he runs
small motor or engine. The latter
is placed on platform on the
front end of the car and
is so SIMPLE that it can be
operated by any one after a hours prac-
tice. The air chambers are partly under
the car, partly under the car seats, and in
such other places as afford room which
can be so economical. When the cham
bers are once charged they will run the
car 10 miles without retilIing. The car
can be run at the rate of % miles an hour,
and new and ingenious air-brake which
Mr.. Hardie has invented makes it possible
for the car TO be stopped, when running
at its highest rate oil speed, almost in
stantly.
Al the trial, when the car was descend
ing steep grade, and at a high rate Of
speed, it was stopped entirely before going
half its length after the brake was ap-
and down grades as on a dead level, and
with perfect safety in all cases. Increas-
ing and decreasing the rate Of speed are
managed with the BRAKE and the car can
be propelled around sharp corner with
out consciousness on the part of the pas
senger of any change in the direction.
The patent is the present property OF j.
r. White, Of this city, and is under
the management of d. FL. Watson.
Charles j. Campbell, the general
manager of the Steinway and Hunt
er's Point Railroad, had charge
of the exhibition. Mr.. Steinway, the well
known piano manufacturer, intends hav-
ing the pneumatic cars take the place of
the horse cars now in use on the lines
above mentioned. The present car is
much larger than MIR. Hardie considers
necessary, and those which VIII be made
for Mr.. Steinway will be smaller, lighter
and much improved in minor details.
People in Washington and Albany con-
template introducing the pneumatic car
in both Of these cities, and certain New
York capitalists are also becoming inter-
ested in its adoption here.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-20
RUNNING WITH THE NEWS.

The very important news which our cut
represents as going, is that our store is
the place for you to get your Clothing.
We know that all claim to be the best; but
we make it principle Of business not to
be undersold by any one. Our goods are
of the best, and made up in the latest
styles and in the best manner, and our
prices are as low If not Iower) than any
house in the city. One other thing we
want the public to understand, and that
is, if our goods do not prove to be just as
good as we represent them, we make them
so. We must not forget our large line of
Hats which we are offering at very low
prices. STRAW HATS, BLACK AND
PEARL STIFF HATS. Hats-all kinds
and prices.
We sell the best 81 Laundried Shirt in
the city.
Furnishing Goods. Sun Umbrellas.
Underwear, Hosiery, Etc.
Come at once and let us fit you out.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-20
A WALL STREET SPIDER WEB
A Sketch of the Average Brokers' ONCE
in New York.


Said L: "You have nice-looking office
here. What is you rentP
''Fiye thousand year. We paid 1000
besides to fit the Offices up"
He then stepped from his chair and Or
dered the boy 10 open the grille of brass or
copper which led 10 the clerks desks. A
few feet beyond this was another grille Of
brass wire, which inclosed stlll more con-
fidential men. Then we passed out through
a third brass gate and came TO a sort of
crosswise space, where was little settee
this part OF the shop were peculiar, as If
they could let in quickly anybody eX-
pected and keep out anybody unexpected.
Behind this space we're two small Ofiic
one larger than the other. and the hall and
the doors from the ball were worked as
shrewdly az the three cards in a monte
pack. Said Mr.. Schley: 1--WE have some
twenty customers who have keys To
this door and they come right in, but
it will not open TO any man without n
key"
/ sketch the Office 10 show You the
average brokers' Office in New York. l
would SUPPOSE that the total depth Of this
Office from the front window on Broad
street 10 the rear WAS not more than fifty
feet. The front Office was all open 20 the
world. The two offices next IL were closed
up, yet visible, and each Of them opened
upon a little space, or demi-hall. where
orders could be received through little
half-shut windows. Then there was the
place for the runner boys, and beyond that
the two halls nave mentioned. The plant
for this business was 1900 for tie Office
fixtures, and at least 500 week for rent,
and q seat In the Stock Exchange for one
of the partners. now worth about $4,000.
SO II takes to set or in The brokers' busi-
ness some $4,000. NOT counting salaries.
Within the first wired Office was a tele.
graph operator who reached Philadelphia
and Washington. when you come here"
said Mr.. Schley, ''you can send a letter, If
you want %, 20 either Of those cities
through our man."
Hero Is another expense l had not OBJ
served. II takes 80 much for the lease OF
the wire from the telegraph company and
the salary, besides, Of tho teleeraphcr"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-20

David stand in the revision with but YER
ua' alterations now and then so slight
tnat Tue ordinary reader would not detect
lhem. The same may he said of the his
Tory Ut solomon and the following kings,
tAe miracles % Elijah and Elisha and the
narrative OF Esther"
speaking generally upon the work of
the committees DR.. Strong said: at
must be remembered that our business
was TO make revision of the accepted
version. We We're not to make a new
translation; we had no idea Of making
commentary. The latter would I'M
doubtedly be an excellent thing, but our
work was not in that direction-we were
simply to revise. II must also be kept
In mind that we had not the same difii-
Guilty which confronted the New Testa-
ment reyisers-viz: The deciding be-
tween number of manuscripts and
determining the relative importance of
each; we had simply one text, the Maso-
retic, which is the only accepted Hebrew
text, and we had to confne ourselves to
that
Has any doctrine been modified or
changedY
mo, not in a single instance. You
must remember that we were simply to
revise, and besides we certainly could
not read into the text what was not there
IN the original. To be sure there are many
passages which are still ambiguous, but
they are equally ambiguous in the He
prev. 1t evidently was intentional. and
TO attempt to clear up this Obscurity
would be exceedingly foolish. And then,
too, any calculation of any misty texts
would be purely conJectural and out of
place in Bible for the people. And
hence judge that no religious body will
De able to strengthen its faith by any
altered doctrine in this revision of the Old
Testament"
The connection of America with the re-
vision should be noted. The preface says
"Ihe reyisers had already made some
progress and had, in fact, gone twice
through the Pentateuch before they
secured the cooperation of the American
Old Testaments' Revision Company. The
hrst revision of the several books was
submitted to the consideration of the
American revisers, and, except in the
case OF the Pentateuch, the English COM
pany mad the benefit of their criticisms
and suggestions before they proceeded TO
the second revision. This second revision
vas In a like manner forwarded to Ameri-
ca, and the latest thoughts Ofthe American
reVlsers were in the hands of the English
company at their final review. In every
instance the suggestions from Americans
were treated with the same consideration
as those from the members of the English
company, and were adopted or rejected
on their merits" The preface adds that
those points on which there was ultimate
disagreement are placed on record in the
appendix, filing sixteen pages. The
American cancellations so regarded are
chiefly directed toward undermining the
translation by the omission of obsolete
forms, both of language and spelling.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-20
THE SWELL REPORTER.
A Young Millionaire who is Preparing
himself to Run Newspaper.
From Tie Washington star.

HltnseH 10 Kun Newspaper.
From the Washington Star.
The Baltimore American has the swell
reporter of this country. He is a man
about so years of age. There is not the
slightest necessity for his doing any work,
as not only is his father a millionaire, but
he has a fortune 10 his own name which
yields large revenue. Nevertheless this
young man is so passionately devoted to
journalism that he entered the service of
the American as a minor reporter in order
TO master all the details Of the business.
He has now been reporter a good many
years, and loves his work as we'll as ever.
He gets good salary from the paper, but
spends twice as much every week. When
he goes out on an assignment he uses his
own private coupe or hires a cab, and if
he does not wish to return to the newspa-
per Office he will telegraph all his matter
at his own expense. This journalistic
phenomenon travels like a lord. He al
was stops at the very best hotels, and will
take two sections OF a sleeping car when
he can get them. As for clothes, he has
an infinite variety, and If ever a special
correspondent had "A suit for every dny in
the month this enthusiast has one for
every day in the year. He cares nothing
for the salary, but works hard TO make
his mark, and is one of the best newspaper
men in the country. He says that one Of
these days he will have paper OF his own
that he will devote himself 70. Writing Is
his chief amusement. When he is not
writing for his paper he is composing a
book, and INDUCES in the luxury Of a
stenOgrapher. He occupies large suite
of rooms in a fiat, and they are furnished
like those Of prince.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-20
BENEATH A FALLEN THEE.
a Singular Accident to Young Lady
ia a Buggy.
froln "a WashinQI0n Post

From the Washington Post.
A remarkable accident occurred yes
terday afternoon, the result Of almost
criminal negligence, by which Miss
Shears, young lady residing at No. 92O
o street northwest, narrowly escaped
losing her life. The men engaged in grad
ing for the new pavement on Tenth street,
between d and II streets northwest, had
just succeeded in digging up large tree
standing in front of the gas office, and
had it ready to fall when Miss Shears,
who was driving in buggy, suddenly
turned into the street from the avenue.
There were no ropes across the street nor
props against the tree which could in any
way intimate the danger. The shouts of
the men came too late TO warn her, and
as she was passing the tree came down
with a crash, hurying the lady and her
horse and buggy in ITS thick branches
and foliage. The trunk OF the tree struck
the buggy on the dash board and crushed
it to the ground, while one of the smaller
branches broke of the top. The lady, how
ever, as we'll as the horse, were unb jured,
the tree having fallen Immediately be-
tween them. Miss Shears waited patiently
and " it'll great composure until she could
be eXtricated from her position, and then
started tor home, after expressing her
determination to institute proceedings Tor
damages against the contractor. There
were number of spectators present, all
of whom condemned severely the careless
system which could make such an ac-
cident possible.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-20
A Prince in Training.

Prince George Of Wales Is now working
hard on board the Vernon torpedo school
ship. lie takes up his quarters in the
Excellent. and Capt. Fisher has given the
royal sub-Lieutenanth his own cabin. which
has been newly painted and decorated.
Prince George Is allowed one servant. but
beyond that aud the use of the Captains
cabin he has no privileges other than those
accorded TO his companions. His studies
end on Oct. =. The first subject Is torpedo
instruction. and this course will last until
May II, from which date until Aug. : he
will devote bis attention TO gunnery. The
first fifteen days Of that part Of his train
ing will be occupied by field exercise,
then sixteen days by muzzle-loading and
breeeh-loading, heavy and light guns, and
ten days by the study Of ammunition.
After learning all that can be impaired
with reference 70 these matters he will
nave lessons, extending over three days,
ia the use Of the cutlass and pistol, while
five days will be devoted 10 the working
OF turrets, seven 10 field and machine guns
ana four 20 "A general resume, making,
with five Saturdays on which he will be
examined, sixty-nve days OF instruction.
On the completion Of his gunnery course
the Prince takes mp pll0tage. which will
keep him engaged until Oct. s, when he
viii leave the Excellent.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-20

KNOW THYSELF, by fcaning the "sci 4.
ence OF Life" the beet medical work ever
pRblirhcd. for young and mifdle-aged men.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-13
THE SUNDAY JOURNAL

For tomorrow, June H. will contain the fifth
and concluding nstallment of the new five-part
story by Mr. Joseph Hatton, entitled John
Needham's Double Mr.. Hatton's story has
proved to be among the best of the series we are
now publishing, and its conclusion will be read
with deep interest by al who have followed the
fortunes of the principal characters in the novel;
Next week we will begin the publication of a
romance from the pen of Miss Braddon, entitled,
'Cut by the County," which will be continued
throughout period Of nine weeks
In addition to the conclusion of Mr. Hatton's
story, the Sunday Journal of tomorrow will
present an unusually rich and varied table of
contents. In special articles, written especially
for its columns there will be-
A. Second Article upon the Wit, Wisdom and
Work of the Old Time Preachers of Indiana,
by W. III. Smith;
A Letter from Florida Giving both Information
and Romance Touching the Land of Flowers,
by George W. Sears Nesmuck dis
tinguished writer;
Vesuyius on the Rampage--A Letter Descript
i've of an Eruption in the Old Volcano, by
Rev. ]. c. Fletcher
The Conflict Between the Monitor and the
Merrimac--A Letter Written at the Time. by
Harvey b. Bassett of this State;
The Virginius Case-Facts Never Before Pub
iished Respecting an Incident that Nearly
Provoked War with Spain, by Thomas ].
Barry;
Other People and PARTICULARLY Other People,
by Garth Grafton" the brilliant sketch
writer;
Victor Hugo: A Special article on his Life, and
Work, and Home, and Characteristics, by
Mr. Joseph Hatton, long personal friend;
President Cleveland and His Sister: A look into
Miss Cleveland's new Volume, by George
Parsons Lathrop;
Original Poems" Long About Knee Deep in
June" by James Whtcomb Riley; and Vic
tor Hugo by Robert Mcintyre;
There will be a number of other poems by
favorite writer's among them a dialect sketch
by Henry w. Taylor, from The Current
Besides these and other original articles, the
Sunday journal will give
A Review Of the International Sunday school
Lesson for June 2l
Interesting Miscellaneous Features for Young
People and for Family Reading;
The Weeks Review of Society Music and Art,
by Mrs. Rose Bailey;
Special Features in the Amusement World; Fra
ternity and other Notes;
Special Telegraphic Letters from Washington
and New York;
Full Telegraphic News from All Parts of the
World
We can confidently promise better Sunday
Journal to morrow than usual. and those who
are il the habit of reading the Sunday edition
know that shat means q paper not excelled, if
indeed equaled, in the country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-13

sizes In no wise reflects upon them, it is to the
everlasting credit Of Republicans that they
are above barking at their heels in the manner
invited by the indiscreet friends Of
the administration. IF the President
and the members of his Cabinet can accept
these attentions without feeling compromised,
the public need feel no alarm. The charac-
ter Of these men is certainly such as to place
them above suspicion, and the fear that they
viii thus be obligated to the railroads in man
ner to harm their influence. The country is
spared the pitiful spectacle presented in years
past whenever Republican officials dared ac-
cept these civilities. The Nation is deserving
Of contempt if its chief officers cannot
be horored in the manner described 1t is
pertinent and fair, however to call attention
to the inconsistency of Democracy in this
thing. After years Of carping at this custom,
the first Democratic administration in quar-
ter of century puts veto ON this meanest
of partisan buncombe by doing exactly the
same The only fault that can be found with
reasonable exercise of this right is that for
years the party now in power denounced it
upetiptad1v
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-13
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

PROFESSOR AGAsSIz'S oldest son takes more to
fields than to books, and owns an extensive sheep
ranch in Colorado.
TEREsINA TUA. the violinist is only eighteen
years old, and is under two years concert engage.
ment at $50, 900 year.
EX-SENATOR THURMAN is said to have learned
French in his boyhood from little French girl who
was his playmate She was poor half orphan and
taken into the Thurman household with that very
end in view.
GAIL HAMILToN's article in the June number of
the North American Review on Prohibition in Poll.
tics to be followed in the July number of the
periodical by of similar char acter from her on
Prohibition In Practice
STRIKING example of the rise in values of superior
paintings is shown by the fact that Boucher's LA
Toilette de Venus" which lately brought 1873. 900
francs. at auction in Paris. sold in 1882 for 587
francs the advance in value at the last sale being over
1000 per cent.
EDUCATIONAL Notes. A teacher in one of the
Altoona schools recently electrified her pupils. who
annoying her. by saying: Children, am en-
gagged Noticing the general look of establishment
she added But not to any fool of man" and the ex
element died away.
SIR JOHN LISTER KAYE, of Yorkshire, England is
organizing company composed of his countrymen to
purchase 60 600 of tule land in the Sacramento
valley. He is now the owner of 5000 acres of the
Same kind Of land 200 of which he has under
profitable cultivation.
ONE Of Edison's latest inventions is on the tele
graphic order, appliance to prevent collisions of
trains in foggy weather at in the road 1t looks
like telephone and its claims are to allow engineers
to communicate with each other on trains mile apart
when they are in motion.
'AULD Robin Gray" was written by Lady Anne
Lindsay, daughter of the fifth Earl of Balcarres She
born on Nov. 81, 1850, and at the early age OF
twenty produced the ballad which Sir Walter
Scott says sis worth all the dialogues which Corydon
and Phyllis have had together from the days Of
Theocritus downward"
II is said to be quite the custom now for French
ladies to carry revolvers. AT fashionable dinner
party. lately. gentleman was observed hesitating
whether to sit tho rightor left of handsome young
widow. At length he said, with very polite bow,
pardon nae. madame but will you kindly say which
side you wear your revolver"
WHILE Victor Hugo was in exile in Guernsey he
found the little SON OF neiehbor who had strayed
from home and was unable to get back. The poet
took him to his home for the night and the next
day placed him in the hands of his parents. On being
askedkow he had enjoyed his unprecedented visit,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-13

boards than oil exchanges. It is evident,
therefore, that the profitable employment Of
hundreds Of millions Of capital depends upon
wholly fictitious and feverish basis. The
profit on hundreds of millions of capitals drawn
from an elaborated system of gambling, and
not one dollar of this vast amount in hun
dred is employed in legitimate trade. That
regular business should suffer is not strange,
therefore, SO long as so much capital is in
vested in gambling. IL some means could be
devised to compel this vast amount of money
to seek honorable investment it is evident that
speedy benefit would follow to all concerned.
The returns to an individual, or ring. or COR
ner, mightnot be as large as is now possible in
lucky deal in oil or grain, but they would be
much safer and steadier, and more generally
equalized, and so would business in general
prosper.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-13

Mr.. JOHN b. CONNER is the candidate Of
the people in the Tenth school district. He
is first class man in every respect will make
an able and efficient commissioner, and should
be given large vote. He is running in the
district Mr.. Coy hopes to capture through the
candidacy of Albert T. Beck The Coy gang
should be rebuked by o majority for Mr. Con-
ner greater than has ever been given for a
member of the School Board. Common self
respect on the part of the voters of that dis
trict demands this.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-13

THE president of the New York Oil Elk
change reports that during the past year the
transactions in oil there have amounted to
1850, GIL 900 barrels This is astounding in
view of the fact that the total annual product
is but 80, 900 barrels 1t thus appears
that the oil business has been greatly over
done, unless we conclude that each barrel
produced has changed hands one hundred
times before being consumed, which is
preposterous. In face of these returns
it is absurd to claim that the
great bulk of business done on this ex-
change is not gambling, pure and simple. 1t
is probable that the grain business is like
wise overdone in the same, if not even great
er degree. for there are so many moro grain
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-13

control Of the school board for the
Democratic party, Of which he is the official
head and representative in the city. Then
would follow gorrymander of the districts so
that the Democracy could control the board
for the future, and then would come gen.
eral overturning and upturning Of our city
schools. Is this what the people and tax-pay-
ers of Indianapolis want2 Let the answer be
given in the ballots cast to-day, especially in
the First and Tenth districts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-13
DEMOCRATIC DEADHEADING,

1t is creditable to the good sense and de-
cency of Republicans that they have not as
sailed the administration for having accepted
favors without remuneration. A challenge
was thrown out at the time of the Inaugural
ton to make comparison between the ways
Republican Presidents had been in the habit
of .deadheading' their way, and the honest,
simple manner in which the new President
made his way to Washington, accepting the
car rendered for his transportation, but insist
ing upon paying for it like any other
man. 1t is not known whether Mr..
Cleveland did pay for the car that
carried him to Washington, and few, if any,
care whether he did or did not; but all the
same the claim was made that he did, and
that in so doing he was superior in virtue to
those who had gone before him. The oppo-
sition was thereby challenged to criticise, and
that it has not done so must be placed to its
credit. 1t is remembered that Mr.. Hendricks
made the trip to Washington in a special car,
provided by the railway companies. A few
weeks ago the President visited the Gettysburg
battle field, accompanied by several members
of his Cabinet, and the trip was made in cars
at the expense Of the railway company
Afterward, Secretary Endicott and members
of his family made an extended trip to the
West in the same manner, and now Secretary
Bayard is doing the same. While the action
of these gentlemen in accepting these eourte-