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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-11
Judge Erwin's Appointment.

Judge A. s. Erwin, of Ath-
ems, who was nominated yesterday to
succeed ex.Gov. Smith as member Of
the Railroad Commission, was con
firmed promptly and without opposition.
He is in the prime of life, and is a man Of
marked ability and high character.
Judge Erwin, doubtless. takes his
place as a member Of the commission un
biased and unprejudiced by anything
that was said and done in the Legislature
during the long contest in that body over
the bill to modify the railroad commits
sion law. Even If Gov. Smith had been a
candidate for reappointment, it was right
and proper that the Governor
should have refused to appoint
him because it is better that the position
should have been given to some Onewho had
not taken part in the fight that has Just
ended between the railroads and the COM
mission. 1t would be a good thing for the
people and the railroads if, at this time. a
majority OF the members OF the commits
sion could be changed. In expressing this
opinion we do not wish 10 be understood
as saying anything derogatory to the old
commissioners, but only that it would be
strange If, after the recent prolonged ef-
fort to limit their powers, they should feel
as kindly disposed towards the railroads
as they ought TO.
With new Commissioners. after such
an expression from the Legislature VITA
regard to the oppression which the rail.
roads have suffered, 1t is probable that the
railroads would have less reason for COM
plant than they have had for the last few
years.
Our special from Athens says that Judge
Erwin's appointment gives great satisfac-
ton IN that locality. Owing to his repu-
tation for integrity, Intelligence and good
judgment, it will be very generally APP
proved throughout the state. He can be
depended upon TO deal with all interests
fairly and impartially In his capacity of
Railroad Commissioners.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-11
Gaprinr 51laatrra.
Too Deep for SpongeS

es' sponges are certainly very c,,.,.
form OF life. They seem to stand on ,t
boundary between the animal and the &c
table Kingdoms, partaking in some des-.as' g,
the nature of each" e''c 81
Inc speaker was Mr.. A. Blume. Of Mo-,
Blume Co., sponge dealers. of New 49,,
and the scene as a wholesale drug hone =
Providence, K. /. Time, the summer of Is., ~
surroundings, bales and barrels OF sponoos
which suggested his remark.
with damp SPONGE" he continued o-
can wipe chalk mark from board br ~ :.
takes one of these thanding down an eIe~s1e
box from the shelf to drive the luinbago frr
mans back" iIom
what are they?" said 1.
~, me b best plasters on this planet" answered
Mr.. Blume; they relieved me of Iun6aaelul
after the other alleged remedies had nroas9
useless. They are Benson's Capcine Pjas1I,,e1
ana when you need anything OF the sort go,
now know what to ask for" you
Mr.. Blume's opinion is echoed froy, al.
where, as follows: else-
Il have never been troubled with limb.
since using Benson's Plasters. - ames Rvr,ts,o
Chicago. I'll. 9I Ne
II would say to all sufferers from lur,bo,,.
try what BensOn's Plasters will do for yoI, 81
George Il. Hunt, Eldridge Court Cbicago
II suffered from lumbago for Is months
the end OF that time was led to try a Pensa as
Plaster. Mark the result: In taoelge hOurs ~
better, and inside 81 q day and a half mas 10"
tirely free from all Of tho syaapt0sas.U c.
fully yours, Frank q. Pearson, 525 Wa6atet'
avenue, Chicago, Ill. 9A
u had very severe attack of lumbaoo :.
which | found Benson's Plasters very s e1foa N
tual."-M. A. Burbank, lSI Kinzie stree p'
Chicago. '''''i
Ask to see the Three Red Seals. limitation,
OF Benson's Plaster are sold under similar
names. When buying Bensons examine tSa
plaster yourself before it is wrapped up. T 'be
genuine has the Three Red Seals trade msrp
on its face. Look for the Three Red Seals
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-11
The Mugwump In Fable.

from me htcdgO lfROUHs, (heD.)
A man unaccustomed to wealth came sud.
denly into Fortune, and, having had no great
experience with employees, engaged on proba-
ton as Gardener an lmm grant whose knoWl-
edge of that branch of labor was purely Theo-
retlcal The Gardener assumed his duties,
and a few weeks later the rich man gave per-
mission to his little Son to cultivate small
plot of his own in one corner of the garden.
The boy, who, though not large, used tobacco,
entered upon his work with great Enthusiasm,
having an dea that by planting cigarettes he
could raise cigars; but he had scarcely begun
his labor when the Gardener rushed upon
him and dealt him a severe Blow with a hoe.
His astonished employer, who had witnessed
the Affair from window, rushed out in anger
and demanded the reason Of this rude and
violent conduct. said the Gardener.
You vas owner Of der liant. Sehr gut |
vas gartner, ind hat some theories. / runs
der whole Freshness meinself. / vas raise only
flowers. | vas hat Elm grosser scheme to
raise das Edelweiss matt low grount. und |
vas need all der grount. Ain'd itf ] vas
vat you call lt--lnfallible. likes not to hat
der poy dig in das corner. l club him because
| vas your trent. / vas elm New Yorker
Mngmumper! And itT"
The rich man promptly Bounced the crazy
gardener for hitting the boy, remarking at
the same Time that he wasn't raising edel-
weiss and that, even If he desired to raise
that beautiful Flower, the soil he possessed
was quite unadapted to its Culture.
The NOR nj Of this lamentabe failure of the
Esthetic Gardner is that you cannot make
SOw's Ear out of a silk purse, any more than
you can make silk purse out OF Sow's Ear.
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Fton IA OAionno Natns.

rum Hd CNtcdgO 0eDe.
Emma Abbott is one of the few stage celeb
rites who always have something new for the
reporters. There is one thing that can be
said to Abbott's eternal credit and that is
that she is approachable. She puts on no
cheap airs, she recognizes the usefulness of
the press. and she doesn't embarrass the re-
porters Of the press with any of those ruffles
and frills and scallops that vast majority of
opera singers lug in whenever they get the
chance. We have watched Miss Abbott's
career with great care. and we are compe-
tent to speak OF her with intelligence. There
have been but two occasions when she was
not accessible to the reporters. One was in
Philadelphia in the fall of 1881 when she had
retired to rest for the night the other was in
Pittsburg last season when she was taking
bath at her hotel. Barring these two occa-
sions, Miss Abbott has always been accessible
Co the press, and we have yet to learn the
color of the hair Of that reporter who ever
talked with Miss Abbott without getting
great deal Of entertaining matter for print.
Abbott is a woman of infinite resource, and
we look upon her as one of the best friends
the repOrter5 have. Therefore let us all stick
up for her. and let us all pray that more of
her kind may be vOuchsafed to us in our toll
some pursuit OF the noblest but most migrate
full of professions.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-11

The Washington correspondent OF the
Baltimore Sun says: "There Is much
comment here over the very vehe-
ment denial by Senator Sherman Of the
statement made by the Prohibition candi
date for Governor OF Ohio that he had
made money out OF whisky. Those in a
position 70 know what was going on
inside during the war and the years im-
mediately succeeding have always been
strongly OF the impression that Senator
Sherman made money, and great deal
OF money, by whisky lie was n member
OF the Finance Committee OF the Senate
during all the periods Of internal revenue
legislation and part OF the time its Chair
mau. He, OF course, knew long before
the public could know what tax was 70
be laid on whisky, as on other important
articles on the revenue list. AS ssyeral
OF those In close association with MIN
made big piles OF money out OF whisky
speculations; as Senator Sherman has
been uninterruptedly in public life at
Washington for thirty years; as he was
poor man when he came here, and "a he
is very rich now, people will put this and
that together" Similar chains Of cir
cumstances have convicted many proml.
nent Republicans OF official corruption.
lt is something that can't be easily un-
derstood, how an honest man who is a
free liver can got immensely rich OF a
salary Of $4,000 Per year.
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MrDtrtnaI.
DANCER SICNA;LI.....

When person gives you counterfeit money
he perDetrates q crime against the law ana
your pecuniary interests; but when he gives
you an inferior and dangerous medicine in tho
place of one of recognized and well-known
curative properties, he commits the blackest
OF crimes, for he conspires against your health
and life.
The New York Herald, Sept. q. 1885. savs.
ITO indOrse a counterfeit medicine is To in
jure the manufacturer and the bayer, and tbe
buyers Will soon drop away from a coun
terleted medicine that they find worthless
Manufacturers of counterfeit articles fail he
cause they have not TIE experience ami an
paratus of the large manufacturer to produce
the same curative results. The large manu-.
facturers have the utmost incentive while
they ara protected. to make their medicine az
perfect and curative as possible"
For example, take the experience of Sim
mons Liver Regulator, prepared bv J H. Zeljn
x Co., of Philadelphia; their firm has devoted
years of time, employed the most eminent
chemists of the land, and spent thousands Of
dollars in bringing their medicine to the per.
lection 1t has attained. They expended
large amount OF money in bringing it to the
attention OF the people, and its use has made
Simmons Liver Regulator widely popular
In order TO make money from the great repu-
tatiOn gained by this remedy INSCRIPTIONS
adVenturers have gotten up cheap counter
teits, dangerous to health, and stick on these
frauds name closely resembling Simmons
Liver Regulator, to deceive the unwary into
buying thear inferior goods.
FERNARDINA, NASSAU Co., FLA
I have used DR.. Simmons Liver Regu-
lator and always found it to do what is
claimed for it, The last bottle and two
packages did me no good and were
worse than nothing. | see it is not put
up by j II. Zeilin & Co.. and not gen
ulne, and waste of money to buy it,
would be glad to get the pure and
genuine. Send me some from honest
hands with red and Zeilin & Co.'s
signature on the wrapper). The fct-
tiOus stuff sold will injure some one
badly. BENZ. T. RICH
The genuine Simmons Liver Regulator has
become the taultless Family Medicine and
has the Endorsement of thousands who have
used 1t. If you want simmons Liver Regu.
lator see that the Druggist gives you the gen
lline, not something he claims is 'just as
good" and because he makes more off it.
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Too Rich a Bath.
From the chicago Ne1os.

From the chicago Nelos.
One day big, handsome Ben lie Fevre, says
the Cincinnati Commercial Gdsette. was having
his rOtund and jOvial personality in a marble
bath-tub in the House bathrooms at the CAPT
toll
While nc was disporting himself In tepid
water made foaming with scented soaps and
was about ready to be rubbed dry by the at
tendant. messenger came down and called
TO him from the outside that there were some
gentlemen above anxious to see him on i'm
portant business for a moment, as they were
Obliged TO depart hurriedly to catch a train.
Who are they?" called the General, as he
blew the water out of his moustache with
snort like a porpose.
They are some gentlemen from Ohio, sir"
Are they people from my district" asked
Ben.
Yes, sir" answered the messenger.
"'rhen, for heavens sake. don't send them
down here. Shut the doors there and keep
them ont. Good Lord if any OF them find /
battle in a marble tub and am rubbed down
by niger, instead of going down to the
creek and drying myself with my shirt, it
viii lose me q thousand votes"
The unterrifed and unwashed constituents
didn't get in.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-11

! The President and the NugWnmps.
The New York Mugwumps are making
no apparent progress In their effort to
convince the voters OF that State that the
/ President secretly desires the defeat OF
/ GOV. Hill. About all of them have re-
! turned to the Republican party, and their
! leaders are now actively working for the
success Of the Republican ticket.
10 is probable that whatever influence
they had with the President they have
lost. One Of the reasons, perhaps, why
they have gone back 10 .he Republican
party Is that they have found out that
they could not control the President. He
has not done all they wanted him to DO
and, therefore, they have deserted him and
abandoned their independent position.
Atno time did they have any love Tor
the Democratic party, and they supported
Mr.. Cleveland last fall simply because
they did not like Mr.. Blaine. They are
Republicans through and through, and
are ready to apologize on all occasions
for the shortcomings of the Republican
party. They may be disappointed once
in awhile in not being able to secure the
nomination OF such candidates as they
favor, and then they are pretty certain TO
take what they call an independent atti-
tude Ii is mistake % regard them as
rei0rmers whose chief aim is to MI the
Offices with the best men without regard
TO party.
Why shouldn't they support Gov. Hill
in preference to hr. Davenport II they
are not influenced by party considera-
tlous? Gov. Hin was elected Lieutenant
Governor when Mr.. Cleveland VAS elected
Governor, and he made a most excellent
record in that position. AS Gov
ernor he has given the State clean ad
ministration. That he is in favor OF civil
service reform is shown by the fact that
il il had not been for him the New York
civil service law would not now be IN OPP
Grafton.
What can be said for Mr.. Davenport?
What has he done since he has been in
public life that entities him TO the support
OF the Mugwumps2 He has no reform
record, and the chances are that il he
should be elected he would not be any
where near as good a Governor as Gov.
Hill is. When he was In the State Senate
he attracted no attention, and as Comp
troller he added nothing to his reputa-
ton. Why then do the Mugwumps sup
port him; Is it because he is a million
aire and has aristocratic leanirgs?
1t is a source Of satisfaction that the
President has defeated the attempt of the
Mugwumps to place him in false posi-
ton, and has spoken out boldly in sup
port of Gov. Hill. He is loyal to his
party and wants his party 20 succeed.
Indeed, the defeat of his party in New
York would be interpreted as a pretty
severe criticism on his administration.
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An Event OF Surprising splendor.

Hight gossip In Europe 10 now largely
about the coming marriage OF Prince Waldo
mar, OF Denmark, and the Princess Marie Of
Orleans, which IA 10 be an event Of surprising
sple ndor. The BRIDES trOsseau is TO be most
elaborate. and will greatly revive the fashions
set by her grandmother. the Duchess OF Or
leans, "SOme OF the dresses" q London NelrR
writer says, "are cOeied from portraits Of
that Princess which we're taken ia the hal
cyon period Of her life. They have the neatly
pleated bertha which IA crossed over to the
left side In front and the long stom acher
waist Other dresses have belt and broad
worn with white chemisette. These can be
turned into morning dresses with the adiunc-
ton OF pelerines crossed at the waist and
brought round int "A bow benina. Apart
Of toilets, there will be others Ia the Marie
Antoinette and Anne Of Austria style. OF
thus style some idea may be gathered
from Mdme. Albanfs costumes In Il
Pur,tani.' The Princess, having a fair skin
and a fresh country complexion. is able 10
wear green. some OF her walking dresses will
be m woOlens OF this color, very neatly made,
and trimmed sparingy with velvet and mar
row gOld-and-silver braid. Her dinner and
evening gala dresses are IN pale blue and pale
pink Of various materials. There are some OF
gauze shot with silver. and threads of the coll
ors Just named. with the flowers ofsilyer. The
court dresses viii be very rich The Princess
wal receive tho share OF the Jewels, laces aud
fans of the Duchess of Orleans which the
Duchess Of Charities Inherited The fans
were executed by the greatest painters OF
FRANCE, ana ordered as wedding presents for
the Duchess by the Due d'Oreana and Louis
Philippe. ] should not forget the classical
looking ana elegantly simple dresses in white
nuns yelling aud wooden stun They are TO
Dc worn with a rose or bouquet OF natural
hnWerA in The cOrsago. and another In the hair.
some Of the riding habits have corsages I'm the
eighteenth century style. Like mOst ladies OF
the family, the Princess 10 great equestrian.
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The President and the Telephone
Suit

The suit begun in the United States
Court at Memphis, in the name of the
United States, to annul the Bell telephone
patent, has come to a sudden termina-
ton.
There is reason to think that the Presl-
dent, who Is anxious that there shall be no
scandal attached 10 his administration.
was rather anxious to have some expla-
nation respecting the way the suit
came to be instituted, that would
prevent furthe. unfavorable criticism
of the Department of Justice.
The Attorney General, therefore,
presented the whole matter at a Cabinet
meeting, and afterwards addressed let
ter to the President in which he showed
very clearly that ne did not have anything
to do with the suit, and that the authority
to begin it had been given by the Solicitor
General, who has ample power to grant
such authority.
The letter ofthe Acknowledgement to the
President, the Presidents reply, the let
ter of the President to the Solicitor-Gen-
eral, and the Solicitor-GeneraPs reply, all
OF which appeared in our dispatches yes
,erday, show very clearly two things.
First, that the President, if he can, is de-
termined to keep his administration free
even from the suspicion of scandal, and,
second, that neither the Attorney-Gener-
al nor the Solicitor-General is guilty OF
any wrong doing Of any kind in connec.
ton with this telephone suit.
In view Of all the circumstances, how.
ever, the discontinuance of the suit is,
perhaps, the wlsest thing that could
| have been done.
Even though the Attorney General had
got rid OF his telephone stock, the opposi.
| ton papers would never have ceased tc
insinuate that he left Washington for Il
| few weeks in order to give the Solicitor
/ General the chance TO authorize the be-
/ ginning OF the suit. OF course, il the Bel
patent were annulled the Attorney
Generals telephone stock would at once
become immensely valuable. AS long
however, as the Bell patent is in force his
stock isn't worth much.
II the suit had been permitted to 90 on
the Bell patent might not have been an
/ uulcd. In fact decision would hardly
have been reached in half a dozen or a
/ dozen years. The suit, however, would
! have operated 20 prevent the Bell Com.
| pany from enioiuing the Pan Electric
/ Company. in which the Attorney General
holds stock, from infringing its patent
/ That would have been big advantage foi
the Pan Electric Company, because il
would then have been enabled TO put ST.
telephones in operation at once. While II
il SAD that there are strong grounds foi
annullng the Bell patent, 1t Is probable
] tlat the United States will not undertake
10 annul IL as long as the Attorney Gen
eral would be personally benefited by
having il annulled.
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PERSONAL.

JAY GOULD and Russell Sage have gone
West on ten-days' trip.
Miss MARY ANDERSON, the actress, saws
that her home Is at Sacramento, Cal.
PAUL LEssAR, the Russian expert on the
Afghan boundary, is only "a years ofage.
JoHN KELLY. now in improved health, has
returned TO New York from Clifton springs.
rs GOV. PACKARD, OF Louisiana, who was
recently United states consul at Liverpool,
has gone into business at Cedar Rapids, la.
Gov. PArTrsoN, OF Pennsylvania, will pre-
side al the great Irish National League DEM
OnstratiOn TO he held Oct. -, IN the Academy
OF Music, Philadelphia.
COZ. Il. A. JENKINS has sent from North
Carolina to Washington a well authenticated
stuart portrait OF George Washington, sup
posed % be painted from life. 70 had been
hidden away seyera years I'm q garrett, where
it ~ ~ placed to conceal 20 81 the outbreak OF
the war.
WHILE riding in a procession at sew Ha-
ven, a tew days ago, Lieut.. Howard. OF Cat
ling gun fame In the Riel rebellion, was
thrown from al ugly horse, which then at
tacAtd him with both hind heels and fore fee.
Howard conquered the animal, nevertheless,
rtmounled, aud qQnbnped his march.
JrndR Wn. 3. KriiRv, the Dig iron Pro-
tectonist, OF Pennsylvania, and father Of the
House OF Representative, viii next week
visit Boston. whew,rforty years ago, he
learned the iewclert trade. He viii be the
special guest OF the Apprentices Library As
ISOLATION, OF which fornerly he was an active
and useful member.
GEN. GRANT once told President Eliot. or
Harvard, whom q remark WAS made about
Ohyer Twist aasing for more, that ho never
had heard ~ oliver Twist, and he alec de-
clarcd That he had never road Napicr's 1is-
tory of The Pcnlusular War. teen. Grant ca-
plained that whl' he was nc West Point he
never ha1 any tune TO read, and then when
be- was out on the plains there were no books
20 be had, so he never acquired a taste for
booss, and never read anything but the news
papers
AT HIS ArFEARANeE In Toledo, Mr.. Thur
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man was seen to have aged rapidly within
the past year. He is constantly troubled with
hacking cough, and his voice was al first IN
audible as he spoke in his familiar fashion,
with his hands in his pockets. The orator
and many Of his auditors were melted to tears
when he said: ~ cannot recollect that
ever refused an invitation OF the Democracy
of Toledo. and although had resolved that my
days OF stump speaking were over; that had
done my full share of the labOrs OF life, and
that the party had no further claim upon me,
but when was told bv the Chairman OF your
state Executive Committee that you wanted
70 see me once more before die, determined
u COma