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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31
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MEErING-The sir Moses Monte6ore Me-
mortal at Congregation Mickva Israel Sunday
afternoon.
SPECIAL NOTICEs-As to crew of sp. Steam
ship sandaguena; Bills against Br. Steamship
Scaw Fel
STEAMSHIP SCHEDULE-Baltimore Line.
AUCTION SALE-Centrally Located Farm,
by d. X. Kennedy.
WANTs-White or Colored House Girl A
Reliable City Drummer; Position as Book
keeper and stenographer; Room and Board
A Good White Cook; To Borrow $1,000.
FoR RENT-House in Gordon Block; Fur
nished Room Three Rooms on Second Floor;
Rooms and Bath; A Farm Of $50 Acres; Four
Connecting Roms; Two-story and Basement
Brick Dwelling.
For SALE-Carpeting and Oil Cloth; A Gill
Net Shelves, Counters, etc, at Gazan's.
LOsT-A White shawl.
TABLE ELICACIEs-A. NJ. & C. W. West.
CLINGMAN's TOBACCO REMEDIEs-Clingman
Tobacco Cure Co., Durham, y. c.
PUBLICATIoN-Th Century.
CRAB ORCHARD WATERLOO Dyspepsia,etc.
IRON, BRASS. PHOsPHoR BRONZE, ETC.--
Lombard Iron Works, Augusta, Ga.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31
From the Chicago Neaos

from Lt6 CNfctgO N6toS.
Asa Matthews, of Pike county, and Loosh
Croker, OF LaSalle, have long been warm
friends. lace as Matthews is called. Ia of a
r tther poetic nature, given to loving flowers
and Tia beautiful things in all nature, while
L0osh IA severely practical and cOdly utilita-
rlan. One time Ace and LOosh went cunning
were drifting along in their boat Ace spied
some beautiful flowers growing on the bank
"Oh. LOosh, said he; pull over to the bank
there
''V nat fort" asked Loosh.
81 want to pick some of those beautiful
flowers"
FLOWERS e. said Loosh; we are duck
Zhuntng now"
Yes. but want some," argued Ace, reach
ing for an oar.
''sh-h-h!' said Croker, pointing down the
river. "Ducks, you id fool"
Sure enough, there were four or five fine
looking mallar 8 tossing about on the water
The two men lay down in the boat and got
, their guns ready. Down, down the boat
noated, and Croker whispered:
"Pll take 'em in the water and you let 'em
have 1t when they rise"
Bang, bang, went both barrels of Crooker's
gun, but not duck flew.
''Let 'em have it, Ace" said Croker.
Bang, bang. went Matthew's gun, and then
came a voice from the shore:
''Hi, there. you id idiots; you're shoot
ing at my decoys."
"Say, Ace" said Croker. pleasantly
"We'll 20 back and pick those flowers. You
and are two id dig fools for duck hunt
ing; nature endowed us with Just about
enough sense to sit on the banks of Spoon river
and pick posies."
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31
soher Man stnrrereli-

Quite bitter fight has been going on
Tor long time in Chattanooga between
the temperance people, who are de.
termined that the Sunday liquor law shall
be enforced, and the saloon keepers, who
are more determined still that it shall be
ignored.
According to the Times Of that city, a
novel plan to secure the observance of the
law, and at the same time inaugurate an
era of good feeling In the community, was
hit upon by the prohibition leaders the
other day. They decided to visit some
hali-dozen Of the most prominent saloon
keepers and endeavor TO induce them to
close their places of business on Sunday
and to get all the other retail liquor deal.
ers to do the same thing.
The proposition was so bold and unex.
pected that the liquor men were amazed
at first, but after consultation they agreed
that they would sign an obligation tc
close their houses on Sundays, if the two
city officials, who have been chiefly in
strumental in trying to enforce the Sun.
day law, would resign. This counter
proposition was as bold and unexpected
as was that of the temperance people. II
was the latter's time to be amazed, and
they withdrew from the negotiations in a
very dOwncast state OF mind.
1t does not seem probable that the
parties interested will come to a satisfac,
tory agreement very soon, and the war
will probably be renewed without much
delay. The temperance people are in a
hopeless minority, but they have the Law
on their side as we'll as two officers, who
are very earnest in enforcing the law, and
they can continue to make it uncomfort-
able, if not improbable, for the saloon.
KEEP ers to violate the sunday law. They
could doubtless break up the Sunday
traffic in liquor altogether if they could
get the courts TO infict anything but
nominal fines. 1t veXes q dealer to pay q
S25 fine every few months, but as he pro.
badly makes ten times the amount on his
sunday business during the time, he is
more than willing to take the risk of de
lection.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31
The CoIored Peoples Fair at Jack
son,

The State fair at Jackson, Miss, inau-
gurated and managed by the colored peo-
pie of that State, for the purpose OF show
ing the progress which the colored people
have made since emancipation, is not
only great success, but it is, to very
many, surprise. 1t is a surprise be-
cause it was not generally known that the
colored people of Mississippi had done so
much towards improving their condition,
and were capable OF furnishing so many
evidences Of their advancement in many
things that pertain to a higher civiliza-
ton.
The fair Is a very creditable exhibit
| from whatever standpoint it may be
viewed, but it is deserving of attention
not so much for what it is as for the evil
dence it contains OF what the colored peo-
| pie are capable or In this fair it is made
| plain that there are colored people in Mis-
/ sissippi who are accumulating property.
providing themselves with comfortable
homes, surrounding themselves with
such things as exert a refining influence
and are educating and training their
children with the hope of making them
respectable and thrifty citizens.
While the colored people lack some Of
the qualities that are necessary to a rapid
advance in civilization, and while their
! advance may therefore. be expected to be
slow, there is no reason to doubt that. as
a race, they will in time win much more
respectable place than they at present &C.
cupy. Indeed, as they advance they may
develop the qualities the lack OF which at
present prevents them from making pro-
gress equal to their opportunities.
There is one thing in connection with
this fair Of the colored people that is de-
serving of more than passing notice. 1t
is the interest which the white people are
taking in it and the assistance which
they willingly render it. They are doing
all they can to make it success. They
want it to be the means of inspiring the
colOred people with an ambition to i'm
prove themselves and their surroundings.
1t is hardly probable that Senator Sher-
man in his Virginia speeches will notice
this disposition OF the white people Of
Mississippi to lend the colored people of
that State helping hand for the purpose
Of raising them up. He will, however,
doubtless refer to the Copish county affair
for the purpose of impressing upon his
colored audiences that they have nothing
to expect from the white people among
whom they live, and for the purpose of
creating at the North, where his speeches
viii be published, the impression that the
chief aim OF the white people in the South
is to deprive the colored people OF polit-
ical rights and to keep them in ignorance
so that they will never aspire to anything
beyond the positions OF servants and
labOrers.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31
The President and Civil Service Re
form.


1t is only within the last few weeks
that the Republican leaders have begun
to believe that there would be anything
like genuine civil service reform under the
present administration. The frmness OF
the President in upholding the civil SER
vice law, in accordance with the declara-
tiOn of the platform upon which he was
elected. surprises and alarms them. That
/ they are disappointed is plainly shown by
the paragraphs, intended TO create the i'm
preston that the reform IN the civil ser
vice that this administration is attempt
ing 20 establish is sham, which are ap-
pearng with incre asing frequency in
their journals.
The Republican leaders pretend to favor
civil service reform because It IS de-
manded by the people, but it is certain
that they do not regard it with favor.
They dare not oppose it openly, however,
and have been entertaining the hope that
the Democratic party would have to bear
the responsibility OF defeating it. They
felt confident that the pressure for offices
would be so great that the civil
service law would be swept
aside, and that they would
have the opportunity to make capital for
their own party and at the same time
damage the Democratic party by claiming
that it lacked the virtue and integrity ne
cessary to accomplish any reform.
They are not to have this much-coveted
opportunity, and their disappointment is
all the greater because the civil service
law is being faithfully administered, and
the success OF civil service reform is GER
tain to strengthen the Democratic party.
The mistake that the Republican lead
ers and the small faction OF anti-civil
service reformers Of the Democratic party
made was that they failed to put proper
estimate upon the character of the Presi-
dent. The people intrusted him with the
duty of reforming the civil service and he
is showing himself equal to the task. He
knows what the law ts and he remembers
his promises to the people. He has shown
a strength OF character that is marvellous.
He is as determined to-day to reform the
civil service as he was the day that he
was inaugurated.
He is now trying to form civil service
commission that will command so much
respect that even the little ward politi-
clans will not dare to sneer at civil SER
vice reform. 1t is stated that he had de-
termined to ask Gen. Mcclellan to be one
Of the commissioners, and would have
done so, probably, before this time II
death had not interfered with his purpose
The fact that he had selected Gen.
Mcclellan as one Of the civil service
commissioners shows it is his intention
to leave nothing undone to place civil
service reform beyond the reach OF time
serving politicians. II he succeeds he
will have accomplished something that
will cause his administration to be re-
lnembered
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31
PERSONAL.

KIT CARsoN's son lives at Albuquerque on
government pension.
THEODORE THOMAS is conducting the festi.
va OF the On raj society IN St. Louis
r. G. HALIBrRTON. ION OF the author OF
sam Slick has made sOUe interesting eth
biographical discoveries IN Jamaica.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY Coon has returned
70 Washington from New ORR, and resumed
ma duiie AZ the Treasury Department. His
successor VIII soon be- appointed.
THE late NJ. Perrin held an enviable posi-
tlon-in many par iculars-as director OF the
iheHtre Francois his stated Income being
ahou Sl>.ooj wear. This ~ the highest salary
enjoyed by any pubic functionary in France
below tho President.
C0roGNl. the famous baritone, has been
higdlN cumplimeuled in Spain. The ueoDle 10
whom he had sung in the Badia thratre viz
tied hlH hlie Go sCrenade hum. the pole. tried
" dleptfee Tue crowd. the crowd resisted /.
me soldiers were called out; and for an hour
the singer witnessed free eight In his honor.
WnEN RuBiNsTEIY was in this country
Josh Billings was introduced 10 him, aud
the pianist In conyCra ttiOn presently endeav-
ored 70 impress uUon the aukee an idea OF
MS nigh family RANK. Indeed he said, AZ
nave aseertaiued that my ancestors were
prominent men In the crusadCe, and one OF
them accompanied the Emperor Barbnrossan
ION the piano, suppose" SAID "JOsh."
Hon. LEW NJ. Villas, Of Eau Claire. via.
hrother of tie Postmaster General. ANA Miss
Lizzie stewart Ludlam. daughter of MHi Jas
-. Lu lam, of Pullman, H.. were married I'M
tn church at Pullman "wednesday by the Rev
Air. Warne. owing TO the recent dealh OF
the gfOumb sister the we ding was \ very
quiet one, and wae attended only by incmbcrs
OF he two families concerned. The postmas-
ter General IL &C Madison with his mother and
could not De present. After the ca remuny tie
wedding party went 20 Chicago on a eciai
Train, the reception being held In drawing
room car.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31

There seems to be no end to the literature Of
epliaphs. a correspondent has unearthed the
following epltaph in graveyard at Vernon
Vt. 1t was composed by the Rev. Bunker
Cav. Congregational divine, who flourishe
In New Hampshire l76f-lS02, and who APP
pears to have occupied his leisure time IL
composing mortuary poetry:
MEMENTo MORT.
Here lies, cut down like unripe fruit,
son of Mr.. Amos Tute
And Mrs Jemima Tute, hIs wife
Called Jonathan, Of whose frail life
The days all summed, how short the account
Scarcely to fourteen years amount.
Born On the twelfth of May was he
In II 3.
To death he fell a hapless proy
April the Sth and 10Th day
In l777.
Quitting this world we hope for heaven.
tut though his Spirits fed on high
His body mou dering here must lie.
Behold. the amazing alteration
Eff cted by incubation,
The means, empowered his life to save
Hurried him headlong to the grave.
Full in the bloom Of youth ne fell.
Alas, what human tongue can tell
mothers grief, her anguish show
Or paint ye fathers heavier woe,
Who now no natural Offspring has
His ample fortune to possess,
To I'LL ms place, stand in his stead,
Or bear his name when he is dead
So God ordained. His ways are just,
Though empires crumble into dust
Life and the world mere bubbles are,
SIT loose to these, for heaven prepare.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31
A Widows wit.
Frenl n Roston "a "a.


A dashing W ashington widow, who had re-
celved marked attentions from very popular
and gallant physician, found herself suddenly
ceserted, Her E,culapiu., aged 50, was com
pletely enthraled by a beauty of is, and on
Christmas morning the wedding took place
with all due pOmp. Norwood for the
widow. She swallow ed 1t bravely, wore an
uniaunted front, and was among the first to
Oner hurried congratulations to the happy
pair he conversation turned upon Christ
mas gifts, and the bride said, laughing gayly;
IAN my wedding presents were sent just be
fore Christmas. on Christmas morning
had not single gift.' 'Ah! my d, ar, that Ia
cruel; you had me-" said the bridegroom, re
prOachfully. BEFORE the pretty bride could
answer, the widows eyes grew dangerous,
and, swinging slowly her arge fan, she muir
INJURED: surely, my dear Mrs. X, you shOu
be more than satisfied, for you know antiqui
ties are all the rage" In the awful silence
following, the widow rose, carefully arranged
her draperies, and bowed her adieu in stately
her call.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31
IGhaIiDg Brandy.
From ne CAicago Trl5nne.


"GIve roe three drops Of brandy" said A
young man to the bartender in a Madison street
saloon the other day. SONY three grains of
corn, mother" chirDed the bartender ne he
brought out bottle OF cognac expecting that
the customer would take halt a pint in one
gulp. mo, for fact, ] only want three
drops said the young man. lie was dressed
IN the height Of fashion, aud his accent bore
the landmarks OF three days visit In Paris
A small glass was brought into requisition.
and three drops OF the burning huid were
poured out and handed 10 the aesthetic The
sol -dlsant--as he himself would say Parisian
placed the brandy upon the back Of his tongue
drew deep inhalation. and took the LIQUID
into his lungs as easily as one inhales the
smoke from cigarette. He threw Csc uuon
the counter with dlsdai ful air. and walked
out as happy as man who has had
three cocktail before breakfast
a renOrter who had been u witness Of the
scene 70 lowed i'm into tue street, when the
e flowing conversation took place: "Oui
QUIZ said he. at Is the chic thing In dear
oli Pare TO inhale brandy. VOus savez-
pardon, but | thought I was IA trance-it
goes right down IA your lungs, and acts
dir, city upon your blood. You get the pleas
ing exhilaration Of the stimu ent without any
bad effects on the stomach. Three drops
make you hero, Six drops god, and nine
drors-mon Dieu! IL makes you think you
are m Paree. Where did / learn 10 do IN
Where does a man learn ANYTHING worth
knONtng except In Parcel There was a
nretty little cOcotte who lived on the Rue ST.
uvh"AN Nuoui NHtl 10 Nlrlls One night when
was dining with her / saw her iuhale some
abslnthe. / tried n, and since then have never
taken liquor In any other way. Come In and
try t."
The reporter followed him into a saloon and
tried the experiment. His lung immediate y
became ON IRE. The blood course through
his veins at lightning speed. His brain
rceled, but he would not have exchanged
places with king, 40 pleasurable WAS the
sensation. A few minutes later a sad. eyed
young man leaned up against n lamp post and
delberated committing suicide. he after
ELECTS OF the inhalation were not 40 pleasant,
ana the reporter has taken his brandy IN the
regular way ever since.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31

II seems that the Coggswell fountains
are going begging. The authorities OF
yarmouth park, Philadelphia, have de-
cined the gift OF one Of them, and the
people Of Rockville, Conn. stole the statue
Of Dr. Coggswell, which surmountod the
fountain given to that town, and sunk it
- pond. Tue objection seems 70 be
tDat the fountains are not artistic enough.
and that the doctor appears % be too anx.
ious 70 pefpetuaie his own memory. II
the fountains would only dispense beer.
perhaps the recipients would not be so
very critical.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31

The persistent and deliberate attempts
that have been made by Republican wri-
ters and politicians during the last twen-
~ years 70 falsify history in order TO
create AID sustain public sentiment that
would make possible the perpetuation OF
Republican rule seems 20 have been tho
result Of great conspiracy. The sense
az Justice and fair dealing in the Ameri.
can people is too well developed 20 per-
init such a conspiracy TO succeed. This
truth Is evident.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31

The scientists are about TO get into a
snarl about Jumbo's leg bones. 1t is said
that Prof. Ward stated that he goo %
gallons OF marrow out OF them. Prof.
Lucas, OF the Smithsonian Institution,
says that an elephants legs are filed
with small cavaties that contain very
little marrow. 1t is to be hoped the ques-
ton will be settled before it becomes a
national issue.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31
no fhe READERS ofthc Morning News.


Complaint is occasionally made by city sub
scrlbers OF irregular or late delivery Of the
MORNING NEWS. The city delivery except
such subscriptions that were pald in advance
On or before Oct. u is now in the hands Of
newsdealers. carr iers and newsboys, who
serve the paper TO subscribers on their own
account. The proprietor, however. viii be
glad 10 he informed OF any irregularities, 80
that they can be corrected. There is no rea-
son for the MORNING NEWS not being deliv-
cred promptly TO its readers.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31
Saving the Pennies.
From ths Veag YORK 7ypes.

From the Nea1 York Times.
The devotion which the good broker paws to
his appetite points the moral of plant made
by one Of the young men who dance attend
ance upon the Hon. Russell Sage, high mick
a-muc- of the put and call and strddGle bust
ness that enables Wall streets fry to gam lie
in dollar or two at time. This young man
bought some kind OF a gambling "priYIegen
OF the Hon. Russell, and in addition to the
fee he handed over to the Hon. Russell he
ran errands not infrequently to save the same
millionaire the expense Of an Office boy. At
the end Of the week the young man dropped
into the little room back of JAY GOuld's Office
where the Hon. Russell sits and reigns over a
org bank account and a dIlapidated table
The young man wanted to settle on his 'priy-
llege;' the swing Of the market entitled him
TO a profit of lew dollars. But instead of
tho even dollars that he hadfgured on he met
an offer Of some dollars and &c.. 1c. less than
he thought his due. The discrepancy was so
slight. ana the young man was 80 curious that
he asked OF the Hon. Russell how it had hap
pened to come out at such an uneven figure
"Well. 1t was this way" quoth the Hon
Don't you remember that | sent Won to get a
veal sandwich the other day and gave YOU a
quarter TO pay TO- itY Well, you returned me
only ~ cents out of the gu rter; Won ought to
have brought back IL. Two veal sand witches
a. that + staurant cost q quarter: one would
90 l253 cents. Young m n, always take
that half cont myself You can he prodigal il
You mustn't fool any OF mine away. I've
just charged you, you see, with what you
wasted" This Is only one OF q score OF sto-
ries that are floating around and recited with
zest in rreverent circles down town. but |
forbear 10 chronicle any more OF the lot, for to
involves too great a risk OF having somebody
cry ont 'chestnuti''
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31

A new philosopher has come to the
front in the person OF the opera singer,
Sig. Del Puente, who lost $4,000 through
the error Of a friend, TO whom he intrust-
ed the money for investment, and who
lost his friend, who committed suicide
from shame ana remorse. The signor is
reported TO have said the other day: "For
my money feel sorry, but for my friend
grieye. can bear sorrow better than l
can bear grief"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31

Objected to the supreme Court.

did you ever have case in Justice -
courtF' asked a Wisconsin street lawyer of a
legal luminary whose single creaks in the
wind as it sweeps down Grand avenue. mo?
" ell, if you do, don't cite any supreme Court
decisions. had a case there, and undertook
TO uphold my position by referring to certain
decisions OF the Supreme Court. The Justice
interrupted:
Don't talk to me about Supreme Court
decisions he said. 4 don't take any stock in
them. Why, the Supreme Court acted like a
blamed fool in case had before them.'"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31

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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31

The Republicans are now Dragging that
there will be no Mugwumps on the Civil
Service Commission. They are, perhaps,
little too previous. At least it must be
admitted that there might have been.
Have they forgotten the very recent Cod
man episode?
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31

The conscience fund at Washington is
continually being enlarged. Last week
$500 was received from New Jersey. and
5000 more was sent to the treasury
through Washington clergyman. No
conscience money has yet been received.
however, from any star reuter-, credit mo-
bilier man, or naval job swindler.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31

1t appears that Spain has not yet de-
clared war against DR.. Curry, the newly
appointed Minister to Madrid, as the
Spanish Minister at Washington was
present at the Foster dinner given In the
DOCTORS honor the other night.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31

Again the Republicans are attacking
the Democratic party in the protection
precincts, and making earnest appeals to
the deluded friends OF monopoly to desert
aud join them. The Republicans appear
TO know exactly where to locate the weak
points in the Democratic line.