Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-04
The Militia Bill.

AhC NAitttad dill
The military bill was defeated yesterday
in the House. The friends of the measure
have all along had strong hopes that it
would be passed. The small majority
against it leads them to think that there
is a chance that it will be reconsidered
and passed.
There are certainly strong reasons in
favor of the bill. There are very few who
do not think that it is necessary that the
state should have a well-organized mill
tia. 1t is too much to expect that the
members Of the military organizations
VII bear the whole expense Of their sup
port.
Other States contribute literally to the
support of their militia, and they are very
proud Of their military organizations.
Georgia is also proud OF nee military Or
CARNATIONS. They certainly make as fine
an appearance as those OF any other state.
Why, then, should not the State help to
maintain them? II trouble arises the
State authorities will not be slow TO call
on them for assistance. They will re-
spond promptly, of course, whether they
nave to bear the whole burden of their
support or not, but because they will re-
spond TO duty's call, even if the State
does trea> them shabbily, is no reason
why they should be denied simple Justice.
The people of San Francisco are getting
alarmed about their supply Of fish. The
seals in their harbor are increasing in
number, and they eat the fish. 1t is esti-
mated that there are 1000 seals in the i'm
mediate vicinity of San Francisco, and
thatthey eat 120 tons of fish a day, or 43,
500 tons a year. This is a greater quaD-
tity than is disposed of in the san Fran
cisco market. The seals must go or the
fish Will go, and il has been about decided
that the seals can be spared much better
han the fish.
France has presented to this couRtry a
statue of Liberty lighting the world. AS a
matter of fact, however, America lights
the world. Our refined petroleum goes to
every part of the globe where civilized
man nnds n resting place. Our exports
Of that article for the present year will
amount to 100000 or $4,000, 600 gallons
more than last year. For the first seven
months Of this year they amounted to con-
siderably over 800, 600, 900 gallons. Their
value will amount in round numbers to
5000 00 900.
New York rag merchants generally
agree that infectious diseases are not
conveyed in rags. Spring Mills, a small
village a few miles from Philadelphia,
has got a little smallpox epidemic which
was started by infected rags. The rags
were used in the paper mill In the village.
The New York health officers will act
wisely Il they refuse admission TO that
port Of rags from Europe as long as the
cholera continues to prevail there.
pr. Talmage, the ~well-known Brooklyn
preacher, thinks that TO be the guber-
material candidate Of the Prohibitionists
Of New York would not add TO his fame.
lie will sail for home from Europe to-
morrow Doubtless he will make things
rather lively on the occasion Of his first
sermon az the tabernacle after his return.
he will be so full Of yigor that Re will
have difficulty IN keeping himself from
kicking out OF the traces.
Gen. Rosecrans. now that he has got
himself comfortably seated in a leather
cushioned chair in an Office that pays
$1,000 per annum, talks In an oracular
sort OF way that seems to indicate that he
knows it all. He says that the talk Of a
row between Tilden and the administra-
ton is all bosh. or course that settles IL.
The General Is a good sort Of a man, and
many, doubtless, are glad that he Is 80
comfortably fixed. r3aH
HIU.".
"PfERcE my heart with a bodkin to make
sure that 1 am dead wrote q rich French
man m his VIII; aud then he dashed on a
paragraph disinbcritipg every one Of his kith
] and kin.