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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30
Laws Relating to the Succession

Laws Relating to the Succession.
The death Of Vice President Hendricks
has caused the laws relating to filling a
vacancy in the Presidency to be looked
up. While there is no probability of a
vacancy in the Presidency a vacancy is
possible. In 1892 Congress passed the
following act: "In case Of removal, death,
resignation, or inability of both the Pres
ident and Vice President of the United
states, the President of the Senate, or, if
there is none, then the Speaker Of the
House of Representatives for the time
being, shall act as President until the
disability is removed or a President
elected"
There is no President Of the Senate and
no Speaker Of the House, and therefore if
President Cleveland were to die before the
meeting Of Congress there would be an
interregnum.
Senator Evarts does not consider the
above law constitutional. In an inter-
view published in a New York paper he
said:
sit has always been my opinion that
the first place, the constitution does not
give to Congress the power to declare
who shall be in the line OF succession, but
only what officer shall fill the vacancy,
and, moreover, 1t forbids members of
Congress from holding any office under
the government. But Of course there
was great deal Of uncertainty about the
originally"
Senator Evarts holds that an act ''pre-
serving the succession from the Secretary
Of State down through the Cabinet" would
be constitutional.
In March, 1872, an act was passed by
Congress which repeats the act of 1892,
and in addition provides that II the offices
Of both President and Vice President be-
came vacant the Secretary OF State shall
notify the Governors OF every State that
Presidential electors must be appointed
OF chosen within "a DAYS preceding the
first Wednesday in December next en-
suing. There must be two months be-
tween the date OF notification and the
Erst Wednesday in December. But If there
5udli not 20 bAe space III Two mouluS, anu
II the term for which the President and
Vice President last in office were elected
shall not expire on the third day OF such
next ensuing December, the notification
shall be for the appointment OF electors
within thirty-four days preceding the first
Wednesday in December Of the next en-
suing year.
IfPresident Cleveland, therefore. should
die before the next meeting of Congress,
no election could be held for President
until next November.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30
Sam Mclaughlin and the Commodore

F"Onl the PhiLdd sLDhid Record.
All turfmen will remember Sam McLaugh-
lin, of Philadelphia, the famous driver and
everybody else will remember old Cornelius
Vanderbilt. Mclaughlin was sitting. so an
eye witness tells me, on the broad piazza of a
Saratoga hotel one hot summer afternoon.
when a handsome pair OF horses hitched TO 2
road wagon were driven up in front of the
hotel, and at the same moment old Vanderbilt
came out equipped for a drive. He halted
when he saw Mclaughlin, and the latter rose
laz " to his full height, scowling at the team
in the road as he said:
"Goin' to driver
eyes," said Vanderbilt, timidly.
''Not with such a nlanKety- blank rig as that.
are your" demanded Mclaughlin, with SO
much more profanity than l have indicated
tnat the air turned blue.
'why, yes, sammy" replied Vanderbilt,
slowly and tremblingiy; 'why not?"
"Well," said Mclaughlin. with another tor
rent of profanity, you don't know much
about horses, but you ought to know that that
team amt geared up right"
"Well, Samm :" said Vanderbilt, falter-
ingly, ''you know how they ought to be geared
won't you fl them for me?'
Whereupon Mclaughlin condescended to &c
out in the road and make sundrv charges lin
the arrangement of the harness. while the
"Com mOdors" stood admiringly ny and people
on the piazza looked on in great amuse-
ment.
Now" said McLaughlin, when he had fin
ished his liking" get in, you BANKED old
fool. and take your drive"
THANK you, sammy" said the old man.
mildly, as he climbed into the wagon and drove
on.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30

There are signs that the Republican
Senators will have trouble in providing
for some OF their Senatorial brethren when
Congress meets. Logan has no place on
any committee, aad Sherman refuses TO
accept the second place on the Finance
Committee, because he will not, be says.
be subordinate 10 Senator Morrill,. He
thinks Morrill, ought TO resign the chair
manship Of that committee, in order that
be may be appointed 20 II. Because he
was chairman Of II when he lett The Sem
ate TO accept the secretaryship Of the
Treasury, he thinks the place ought 10
have been given 10 him when he returned
70 the Senate. Mr.. Sherman wants more
than there is n disposition 10 concede 20
bim. s3efore assuming too dictatorial q
manner, II would be well for him 10 wait
and see whether the Ohio Legislature
viii re-elect him. II 10 thought that there
are grave doubts whether he can secure
reelection.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30
He Could Take Care of Himself.
Fron, TIE Chica0o Herald.


81 admit I'm pretty green" said a passen-
ger from Freeport. "but 1 guess ! can take
care of myself. l have just been spending a
few days and few nights in Chicago seeing
the sights, and Tye seen 'em. Here l am on
my way home, safe and sound, and with my
curse IN my pocket. though Pve had some
narrow escapes. Night before last wan
dered down on Third avenue. Don't know
how happened to be down there. but there
was. just wandering around looking at the
sights. Pretty soon l noticed three men fol-
lowing me. That scared me, but kept my
wits about me all the same. / looked for a
policeman. but of course l couldn't see any.
! was about to cut and run for it, but as
looked back i saw the fellows coming for me.
An idea struck me- and | turned quickly and
walked toward them. Before they could do
a thing or saw a word exclaimed:
''Will you pleas give ME ten cents to get a
nights lodging wiih?"
You ought to have seen the look of disgust
that came on those fellows faces as they
swore at me and walked off. Yet at that very
minute 1 had down here in my pants pocket
the money 1 had got for six car loads Of hogs.
know Pm mighty green, but / guess l can
take care of myself"
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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30

Il will be remembered that when the
Senate met in extra session last spring
Gen. Logan was not a member OF that
body. There was a dead lock IN the Hill
nois Legislature on the Senatorial ques-
ton, and it appeared for long time to be
more than doubtful II the General would
succeed. As long as there seemed TO be
any hope for him, the Republicans kept
open his old places on the Appropriations
and Military committees. When 1t SEEM
ed likely that Democrat would step into
Logan's Senatorial shoes, the Republican
/ caucus filed the vacancies by giving the
places to Malone, Of Virginia, and sewel,
of New Jersey. II was doubtless the in
tention Of the caucus to prepare a freez-
ing reception for MIR. Morrison, should he
have been elected 10 the Senate.
Now that Logan has been reelected,
there are no committee places open for
him. He has no committee room, and for
the present he controls no clerkship. The
national capitol is a cold place for him,
and he doesn't loaf around the building
when be is In Washington, as he was ac-
customed to do. In fact, 1t is said he
doesn't go there. at all, and will not go
there until the Senate meets, when he
will take his seat in the Chamber and be
thankful that he was able To get
it. Now, at first thought it would
seem that such truly loyal Republicans
as Malone and Sewell would at once get
| out of his way. 1t is said, however, that
they do not intend to do anything of the
I'D Mah hot l7a hug
thing, and proposes to work it for all it is
worth, while Sewell is strong personal
friend and champion of Gen. Fitz John
Porter, whose vindication was so long de-
layed by Logan's bitter opposition. He
is not likely to give up the Military Com
mittee to oblige the old enemy of his
friend.
Gen. Logan's position certainly is
not an enviable one. 1t is to be
presumed that some arrangements
will be made TO provide for him,
but it will require a sacrifice. The
Republicans cannot afford to antagonize
Malone. nor can they very well degrade
Sewell. Probably Logan will get con-
genial job by moving the appointment of
special bloody shirt committee, of which
be would, OF course, be made chairman.
The public will keep keen eye on him
during the opening days OF the session.
The fact that Logan is not on any COM
mittee will doubtless give him promi-
hence as a candidate for the President
pro TEN, OF the Senate, but as he is not
very we'll fitted for the place it seems to
be impossible that he will be elevated to
it over such men as Edmunds, Sherman,
Evarts, and other Republican leaders.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30
Wants the Presto emit to Go

From the PhtladelDhiG Record tDenn)
That is a childish and stupid fear which
would prevent the President from attending
Mr. Hendricks funeral lest harm right befall
MN. Men OF destiny do not take counsel OF
old mems apprehension, but tread straight on
10 the path Of duty. Our fOrmof government
is mockery and delusion If public servants
must be perpetually on guard against assassi
nation. The Chief Magistrate of the nation
VIII be as safe when attending the obsequies
OF the vice President he would be in the
executive mansion.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30

rum me " en- ORR tunes III M
The anxiety felt In Washington that Presi-
dent Cleveland shall not leave the capital to
attend the funeral Of Vice President Hen
bricks gives peculiar emphasis TO the lack of
wisdom heretofore shown in dealing with the
question of sucee sion. The mere fact that
there IS no one TO take his place in any possi-
bic emergency creates the feeling that 1t
wonld be every way better for him to remain
at his post, and forego the natural desire to
show his respect for the deceased Vice Presi-
dent by attending his funeral in person.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30

The late Vice President had his desire
in one respect. He died quickly and
without much suffering. To Washing
ton correspondent on one occasion he
said: "If have one desire more sincere
and earnest than another, it is 70 die
suddenly. want 70 90 quickly. These
long. painful sieges Of illness, ending in a
suffering death, are too terrible 70 think
aboutD
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30

Senator John Sherman says that the
country has grown so great that the death
of prominent public man is only like
the dropping Of a pebble. This thought
cannot bring much comfort to Mr.. sher-
man whose career must close before
many wears.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30
Too Fair.

You were too fair
The auburn glory Of your hair
The rosy lips that parted over teeth
Like pearls beneath
The blue and tender heaven of your eyes,
The skin more fair than lily-cup that lies
On the still lakelet's breast
The rounded form in dainty raiment drest--
Showing one modest glimpse of bosom bare
We're al, too fair,
And that is why. o lovely chambermaid,
You have not stad-
The landlady has requested you to 60
We feared you were TOO fair--she, too, thought
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30

1t is suspected that Secretary Bayard
had his son appointed TO a small Office in
Arizona with the hope that he would
grow up with the country and be ready to
capture a senatorship by the time the
Territory is admitted as a State.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30
The southern Colored VOC.

From the PhiIadelDhjd Ne1os (RspO
Atlanta voted for prohibition" in the re-
Gently closed contest, which was the most eX-
citing ever held in Georgia II is now an
nounced that the Prohi bltionists will carry
the war INTO State politics, and that they are
so sure OF their strength that they are conf
dent OF winning, even 4 they abandon their
ground of non-interference with politics as
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30
wild Western Profanity.

The proposed motto Of the new State Of Da-
kota is: by God the People Rule" An alb
rupt reading of the line has startling sound
ana IN print a comma would have most bias
phemous effect. II is an avn ward and bung-
ling sentence at best. The substitution OF
Through" for "by' would have improved 1t
somewhat
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30

Mr.. Tilden. who was thought to be too
old to be nominated for the Presidency in
1880 and 1884 may live to see many Of
those buried who objected to him for a
Presidential candidate on account of his
age and physical Inhrmities.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30

The South Carolina free trade conven-
ton, which is to assemble at Columbia
Dec. 9, promises to be well attended. A
large number of delegates has already
been chosen, and the interest in it is very
general in the State,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30

Mr.. Gladstone, who set out to give the
Tories a tnrashing and failed, now seems
disposed to ask the Tories to join him in
teaching the Parnellites a lesson. he
may fail again.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30

There are "walking warnings" in every
large city. These "walking warnings''
are men who once lived in fine mansions,
drove handsome horses and controlled
their hundreds Of thousands OF dollars.
They are now without a dime and depend
upon borrowing from their old friends.
They will never get on their feet again.
They have lost their grip" as it we're.
One by one they are lost 10 sight and for
gotten. Their ranks are kept full, how
ever, by new recruits. They cannotmak
money in the ways that money is made
slowly. Those who choose the slippery
paths OF speculation know the danger
they will have 10 encounter. No one OF
them, however, thinks that danger will
Overtake him.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30
CURRENT COMMENT.
The Reason Why

From the Boston Post DEM.
II John A. Logan Is selected for President
pro tempOTe OF The Senate. it will be because,
about year ago, the people. Of this country
decided that they did not desire him TO be
Vice President
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30

Boston may have a good deal Of Gull
fure, but that doesn't prevent her from
leading all other citiI or the country in
gambling dens, opium joints, and prize
fighters.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30

The Washington Post advises the Pres
ideut to go to Indianapolis by all means.
The Washington Republican tells him
that his duty to the country requires him
foreman in Washington. II he looks to
these Washington papers for guidance he
will hardly find much assistance with re-
spect 20 the course he ought 70 pursue.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30

A ''telpherage'' line for commercial
uses has been successfully opened IN Lon
don. This - the system Of carrying
packages By electricity on an aerial wire.
The line contains many ingenious devices,
~ Profs. Perry and AyrtOn, and appears
ffom the descriptions to be a practical
working line. Its trains carry about one
ton Of material, and It is used for trans
porting CLAY distance OF about one mile
70 a steam railroad. The cars and motor
are suspended from a line Of steel rods
three-iourths OF an inch in diameter.
The line is provided with a modified
"block" system 10 prevent accidents.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30

Although King Thebaw has four queens
his chances for success in the game that
he is playing with England is not good.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30

Gen. Alexander and DR.. FELTON, appear
80 be long time arriving at a correct
understanding Of their differences.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30
MoNDAY. NOVEMBER so. 1885.

Regisssred at the Port Q6Fee n Saraanaa
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-30

fighters.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-12-10
MEASUREMENTS,

Nearly every village church in Rus
sia has bottle of water from the Jor-
dan:
A Missouri girl who didn't get a
five-dollar album voted to the hand
soonest girl went at it and scratched
the face of the girl who did, and she
may never be pretty again. Detroit
Free Press.
1T is said that Cinnamon will steal
and eat pood1es. Before any decided
steps are taken towards firing out the
heather let us tempt them to turn their
attention to cats for a brief period
Toledo Blade.
Mr.. t. G. Mendenhall, formerly
professor Of physics in the Imperial
University at Toxic, Japan, says that
ONE never gets used to earthquakes.
The more experience man has the
more he breads the phenomenon.
The late Walter Weldon was ONT
of the five men, and the only man out
side of France, deemed by the French
Society d Encouragement worthy to re.
ceive its ''grand medal" It was he
who invented the process by which
bleaching powder is made, thus, as the
chemist Dumas said. cheapeuing every
sheet of paper and every yard of calico
in the world.
The evidence of the value of oil tc
lessen the dangerous effect of heavy
seas is reported by the United States
photographic Office as continuing to be
''of the most satisfactory nature" and
with its latest Pilots Chart it gives in
structions for its use. and invites sug.
ggstions from mariners as to their prac.
tical experience in oiling the waves,
The safety of navigation may be much
increased by their hearty compliance
Chicago Journal.
Our frail humanity is SO dependent
upon our surroundings so need
each others help that we can not az
ford to be other than good neighbors.
For however independent of our fellows
We may imagine ourselves to be. there
Is sure to come time when we crave
human companionsbiP and aid. and then
it will be well for lis to have sought
''the good folks" who really and truly
live everywhere, if you only fluid
them. III Anmette Poole, in Coco
Housekeeping.
in recent lecture Prof. VirehoY
of Berlin, stated that the Semitic race
more readily adapts itself to change
of climate than the Aryan, and that
the South Europeans owe their adyant-
ages in this respect to the admixture Of
Semitic blood, through contact with
the Phenicians and Arabs. The want
of adaptability shows itself especially
in diminished fertility. Creoles die out
after the third generation, or become
absorbed with the natives.
I'm his Historical Sketches of the
town of Swampscott, Mr.. Waldo
Thompson states that about 1885 Mr..
John M. Ives, of Salem. received two
or three marrow squash seeds from {
negress whose husband was cook upor
one of the merchant ships, Captain
Lord, from Valparaiso. He also OBJ.
tanned the tomato seed in the same
manner as ''love APPLE" and after
growing them a year or two back of hi!
store he was told by sea captain that
they were eatable, and from that time
they were used as food.-Boston Tran
script.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-12-10
A MICA MINE.
Description of the Famous Ledge at Gro.
ton, New Hamphshire.

Description of the Famous Ledge at Gro.
ton, New Hampshire.
The chief attention at Groton, aside
from its mountain scenery, is the mics
mine, opened something more than &
year ago and now operated by large
force of men. The ledge is really &
large hill of solid rock, composed in the
regular order, after the covering O:
schist is removed-quartz, mica, field
spar and quartz, mica, feldspar agar
and again, down through the hill to ar
uncertain depth. The work of blasting
has been carried forward here until al
open drift has been cut three hundred
feet long, at least forty feet wide ano
not much less than fifty feet deep.
Branching off from this cut is tunne.
now about seventy feet long and twenty
high, drilled horizontally into the ledge.
Small iron tramways lead to the
dump" and little cars, pushed by
hand, carry the refuse rock out of the
way. The mica crystals, of all sizes,
from an inch across to more than two
feet in their larger axis, protrude from
sides and from above and below, with
their planes at every conceivable incli-
nation, waiting for some well plaeed
charge of giant powder to free them
from the mass Of worthless rock in
which they are imbedded. These
crystals vary from the size of ones
hand to blocks two feet in length
and from six inches to a foot in
thickness, and are rapidly split into
sheets by group of men seated on low
stools. The thin sheets are carried
from this group to long line of men
standing at benches. who cut them to
the largest possible patterns with tin
mans shears. The market value OF
mica depends on the size of the sheets,
and it is here that one first understands
the real character of the work that is
going on around him. for these sheets OF
mica. seven or eight by nine or ten inch
es, bring in the market no less than fifteen
dollars a pound The smaller portions
vary in value from five dollars a pound
up. Beryls abound, and some valuable
specimens have been quarried here. In
the roof of the covered drift was one, a
perfect hexameter, two feet of which
had been laid bare, while each end was
still Embedded in the rock 1t would
be magnificent specimen if it could be
cut out whole, but the mining company
is not seeking beryls, and some day.
probably. blast that has been arranged
with reference to a mica crystal will
throw the beautiful specim en- shattered
to the floor of the tunnel. Mica
mining is not a new thing in Groton.
A few years ago the Hartford mine
yielded a large product, and doubtless
would to-day, but there was no con.
venient place for dsposing of the enor
nous bulk of refuse rock. and the ex
pense thus incurred drew heavily from
the profits. At this time shaft more
than one hundred feet deep is nov
abandoned and filled with water
Other mines have been opened at va
rious times in the past eight years. bu
none of them have been found al
profitable as the one described. -Bostos
transcript,