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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-17

From Me L0nisellLe ooarler-.lonrna.

From the L0ujSoille Courier-Journal
About two years ago, while on trip to the
West. he had occasion to go to St. Louis,
where he stopped for several davs on business
While passing along the street one afternoon,
he found himself before an auction-h0use
where u large amount of unclaimed mcrchan-
disc, commonly known as 'old horse" was
being sold TO the h chest bidder bv an express
comrnny. Attracted more by r0sity than
a desire to make any investments he entered
the store, and after stnndlng idly by during
the disposal Of several packages, suddenly
took notion to try his luck. Two substan-
tial pine boxes each about Is inches square
and foot deep, aud addressed 10 Henry q.
Townsend, st. LOals, Mo- were on the
block. They bore the card of the express
company, on which IL was stated that they
had been sent from GuunisOn, Col.
by George Il. Someryil'c. aud that they
contained quartz The commercisi eYaugcl-
ist, eharihg bid of 81 for both tho boxes.
raised 70 % cents. His opponent went HIM q
quarter better. and 80 the game Gee sawed
until huallv the Louisville man CAPTURED the
boxes for 81 IS. tie had them removed 10 his
motel, and upon opening them discover ed that
they were full OF gold and silver bearing
quartz, bit OF what richness be could noJteu.
Before he left ST. Louis hc shipped the boxes
to tins city, and after his return had his father
who II something of a scientist aud consider
able 81 q mineralOgist, crush the quartz and
pat 10 through the proper process 10 test it's
bearing qualities. IL was found that tho
quartz was extremely rich IN both gold and
which 10 came had q bonanza.
Several months later the drummer found
himself again Ia 81. L0u'. AMI ue made some
inquiries concerning Townsend, 90 whom the
boxes had been consigned. Re found HIM TO be
worthless sort of follow. wh0cqred for uoth-
irg but enough ~ eat ami drink from day 60
daY. lie owned part OF tAn claim from
which hc quartz had come, and was Willing
60 sell Dc for a mere song. 10 bad never been
worked. he SAID. and he didn't suppose 30
amounted 20 much, Soucrvile was dead and
Townsend had never hHd the mcsus to 20 out
and look up The property. The drummer
went then 20 Colorado. found the claim as de-
scribed in the West Elk mountains.
northwest Of Gunuison, and nnal-
ny purchased the property, in
conjunction with a friend who was located "A
Gunnisun, They had but little money with
which TO begin operations, the claim was
hard TO reach, and for q ycaror more they did
but little IN developing the lead. Recently.
however, they have INSIDE better progress, aud
letter recpivtd laet wednesday by the
drummer from his pirtner announced that
their claim VISA Of inestimAbie value and
enough ore had already been taken out 81
make them both rich men. The fortunate
commercial tourist "A confident that he will
soon be q CrWsua, and that 10 will not De long
until he can cast the gripsack aside forever.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-17

1t is apparent from votes that have been
taken on amendments to the general local
option bill that if the bill is passed it VIII
apply to every county in the state. The
attempt in the House TO except Chatham
and Blbb counties was complete failure.
IN fact, the bill would cease to be general
il any county should be excepted
one objection which Representative
Gordon made to the bill does not appear
to have received the attention it deserved.
The objection was that a small minority
of the voters could keep their county or
city in a state Of continual excitement if
the majority were in favor Of barrooms.
The bill provides that if an election is
against barroOms there shall be no other
election relative to the Liquor traffic
within two years. II, however, the cleo
ton is in favor of barrooms another cleo
ton can be held within a very short
period. This part Of the bill is manifestly
unfair. No community wants to be kept
in a state of disturbance on the liquor or
any other question. The people would
become divided into factions, and feel
ing Of bitterness would prevail to such an
extent as to seriously interfere with bust
ness and social relations. The elections
also might be fixed at times that would
seriously interfere with the business OF
those who have large number Of en-
ployes.
Having placed a limit on elections for
barrooms The wiser course would be to
tx the time at which elections against
barroOms can be held.
1t is probable that the bill VIII be
changed very considerably during the dis
cussion Of it. and it IS not improbable that
some Of those who now oppose it will sup
port it when the vote on it is taken. The
chances are that it will become a law,
and no effort should be spared to relieve
it Of all features that would likely help
to render it unpopular, and thus defeat
the end aimed at.
IL is argued, by interested parties Of
course, that the BILL if passed, will hurt
the State by driving trade elsewhere
That, doubtless, is mistake. Among
the strongest supporters of the bill are
the represen natives from counties which
are under temperance influences, and
their constituents are so well satisfied
with the results obtained from the pro-
hibition of the liquor traffic that they
could not be induced to license barrooms
again.
Extraordinary efforts have been made
to prove that prohibition has failed in
Kansas, Iowa, and other states, and
many facts have been collected which
temperance people find hard to answer;
but IL isn't fair to form a judgment after
hearing only one side. The prohibition
lists claim that they have met with great
success, and they are not without statis-
tics to support their claim.
However, it is better from every point
of view to let each community determine
for itself whether 1t wants Darrooms or
not. If the majority are against them,
public sentiment will see that the law is
enforced.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-17
Mahone's GubernatoriaI Candidate

1aAONtH OubtEnalOIidl OdnuINdic.
John Sergeant Wise, of Richmond, has
been selected by the Republicans of
Virginia TO make the race for Governor.
He is Senator Mahone's choice, and, all
things considered, is about as strong
candidate as could have been nominated.
He is 80 years old and is a good stump
speaker. He is a noisy rather than an able
man, and In no sense Of the word is he a
statesman. lie can be depended upon to
do Mahone's bidding if he happens to be
elected. He first came into prominence
as the Readjuster candidate for Congress
man-at-large against Hon. J ohn e. Massey
in 1882, and was elected. He served his
term without having done anything that
attracted particular attention.
The platform upon which Mr.. Wise is
to make the race is hardly worth noticing.
1t is simply a coarse attack on the ma
tional Democratic party and the Demo
cratic party Of Virginia. 1t is an evil
dent attempt to hold the negro vote.
No effort is made to disguise the
fact that the ReadJuster party has been
merged into the Republican party. There
10 sbLit hOA / vi uAolilhGs uOWcNcis W SdIIN
out the Readiuster plan for the settle
ment Of the State debt. But promises
about the debt amount to nothing. That
is so hopelessly muddled that it requires
an expert to define its status.
Malone is still the boss of the Virginia
Republicans, but he hasn't the power that
he once welded. The Federal Offices of
the State are no longer at his command.
Those of his lieutenants and heuchmen
who still stand by him do not work with
the fsame earnestness and zeal that they
did when they felt certain of being re-
w0rded.
Malone evidently intends to make an
extraordinary effort TO carry the State
The chances are, however, against MIN.
His followers lack confidence and en-
thusiasm. The defeat that was inflicted
on them last year and the year before by
the Democrats, under tho leadership of
Congressman Barbour, disheartened
them.
Malone cannot even depend upon the
negro vote. As long as he controlled the
Offices he held the negro leaders 10 his
standard. He has nothing TO offer them
now, aud remarkably Door prospect Of
ever having anything. Under the cir
cumstances il is safe TO say that the ticket
the Virginia Republicans nominated yes.
terday is doomed 10 defeat.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-17


Soon after the opening Of the bids for
the building Of the new steel cruisers, in
1893, the correspondent Of the Baltimore
american had 4 very interesting inter-
view with Mr.. Camp, one Of the Camp
Bros, who are well-known Philadelphia
shipbuIders, and who were bidders. The
interview Is very interesting at this time,
IN view Of the fact that the dispatch boat
Dolphin has been declared to be not what
the contract which the government has
with Mr.. Roach calls for. The following
Is an extract from it: "We got an idea,
after the bids were advertised for, that
Roach and Chandler were working to-
gether, so we put in bids lower than il
was possible for Roach or any one else
to build the vessels for. Now, see how it
came out. Roach bid lower yet, and so
much lower, too, that he cannot begin to
do the work according to the specifica-
tions, Thus it was plain enough
that there was an understanding
with Chandler that the extras
should cover the rest. / tell you that
Chandler gave the whole thing away on
the day the bids were opened. His hand
shook ike a leaf when he opened them.
We saw through it at a glance, and |
would have given him piece Of my mind
then and there if my brother hadn't held
me back. All that said was, Mr.. Secre-
tary, are you going to give all these con-
tracts to one man| and all that Chandler
said was, 4 don't see how ! can help it,
But he trembed from head to foot as he
stood there, and was uneasy as long as
we were there" Admitting that the
Dolphin is a very inferior vessel, as the
examining board has declared she is,
does it not look as if there was some sort
of an understanding between Mr.. Roach
and Mr.. Chandler who, at the time the
contracts we're given out. was Secretary
of the NaYV3
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-17

From the Louisville Courier-JOurnGL (De,n.
The President, with q courage which his
enemies coll an unreasOnng ObstuaCy. Is
striving TO redeem the government from the
hands Of spoilsmen. and To save the party
from the narrow minded bigolry OF the pro-
fessional of1lceseeker. He did not commit the
party TO the new policy OF reform; he has
sought only to give effect to the repeated
declarations in favor ot this fundamental
change. IL there was no sincerity IN these
convention should rot have been given TO Dir.
Cleveland. He more than any other leading
Democrat embodied the issue Of civil service
reform, and no man is ilrmor than he is in the
face of party or public ClamOr in carrying ont
his personal convictions. Whether or not we
Ike 1t. the Democratic party is irretrievably
committed to civil service reform. 1t cannot
now turn back if il would
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-17
INDBT TO new ADVERTISEMENTS.

81 MKETINGs Pulaski Council No. 1873, h. A.;
Jasper Council No. 10, Ii. c.
SPECIAL NoTICBs-Cow Peas, J. S. Collins
& Co.; Chatham Real Estate and Improve
ment Company.
o. SUNDAY BY THE sEA-Savannah to Cumber-
land Island and Return by s., f. and W. Ry
and e t., Va. and Ga. Ry.
STEAMSHIP CONGRATULATIONS Line.
WAETs-House or Rooms; Purchasers for
Smoked Tongues etc, by A. II. Champion.
CLOSING SALB-Abrahams 4 Brnbaum.
NEW CARRIAGE REPosITORY-D. A. Altick
i Sons.
MEAL AND BACON-F. NJ. Hull.
Mercer University, Macon,
Ga.
MEDICAL--BrOwn's Iron Bitters.
MINERAL WATER-Apollinaris
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-17
NIarrxtng for money.
From, Temple Bar.

had a CONVEX alton recently with a very
clever and attractive New York lady. who,
among other misfOrtunes, was afflicted with
$500 900. She said she would never marry,
because she would not believe that any man
wanted her for anv other reason than her
gold. And what" asked, ''do you lose
thereby? II a gentleman takes you because
you are so pretty, the smallpox. fall from IA
horse, any accident may destroy your beauty.
son only he took you? If another one falls IN
love with YOU because you are so fresh so
young, SO lively. time is safe to destroy all
that, and your hold on him is lost. But If he
ware Of dangerous speculations, and you Will
always keep the charm that brought him to
your feet, and you have nothing to fear. -
That is one way Of looking at IL she said !:
aud so completely did she embrace my
opinion that barely year after 1 received an
invitation to her wedding with an English
nObleman,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-17
PERSONAL.

KEGAN PAUL, the London publisher, paid
S25 $50 for she manuscript OF GOrdons dlary.
A LIFE Of Gen. J. f. II. stuart, written by
a prominent Confederate officer, Will soon be
given TO the public.
"DUvA,' Of the Eorristown Herald, is Miss
Dove Morgan Smith, laughter Of Gen. Nor
gan l.. Smith, Of Fort DoneisOn fame.
THEODORE FRELGNGHUYsEN viii be quietly
married to Miss Alice Coates at the residence
of the brides father, at Newport, in August.
JOHANN STRAUSS has completed his new
opera. THE Gypsy Baron" and Is now ar
ranging for its simultaneous production IN
Vienna and Berlin.
IT ls said that 5 1000 has been refused for
Bar island at Mount Desert. IL contains
about $50 acres. and a Few years ago could
have been bought for $1,000.
JAMES ". HALE, the originator of cheap
postage between NOston. New J ork and Phil
adephia in 1897, is now 81 years Of age. He
has been visiting Boston recently.
NJ. SARDoU, who is to sail for the United
states IA August, expects TO remain In TINS
country several months, but II ne likes the
New World he may extend his visit.
Ex-Gov LONG, of Massachusetts, refuses
to become a candidate for the seat Of Senator
Dawes, whose term expires in 1887 He eyi-
IDENTIFY thinks there is too much time ahead OF
boom started now.
Tue Emperor of Amman uses a water pond
rs money -sate. Hollow trees are used TO
store it in and these are sunk into the pond,
which II guarded by alli2ators. The money
returns no interest, but neither has any bank
ever failed.
THE great French chem st, Chevreul. hopes
to celebrate his 10 tn birthday anniversary in
August. He Is a total abst3lner from all
spirItuous liquors, and is in fun possession of
al his senses, freque nifty lecturing TO the stu
dentsof the Jardn de PlaDtes, IN Paris
TpE appointment Of Queen Victous's
nephew, the Prince of Leinlnaen. to the com
mand Of the More squadron Is much denounced
IN English naval circles. The Cravest fears
are expressed as TO the Princes competency,
and 1t Is urged against him that he was once
responsible for an accident at sea which re
suited IN a serious loss of life.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-17
An lcrp Nnestion.
Fron " Noule..9.en - oera.

FTON7 nc NOV7c7T0107l De0 0eTdt.
Au important egg question has been settled
through the quarrel Of a couple Of Allentown
neighb0rs. A hen being driven cut Of a neigh
boring garden, let fall an egg while she was
lving to the top of the fence, which the
woman who drove her out picked up and
made use Of. A suit being brought in tie
lower court to recover the price Of the egg, IL
was decided against the owner of the hen on
the ground that the egg beng layed on the
premises OF the defendant, it was her egg.
supreme Court, and the decision of the lower
court was promptly and properly reversed,
on the ground that the action was wrongly
brought in that court, because Of the word
lay the egg, but dropped it." While this de
cides that an egg is dropped and not layed,
the weighty question as To who the egg IN the
case stated really belongs to is still open,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-17
From the CIeoeIand Leader.


'The late Senator Nesmith made a national
reputation" SAID an Oregon man, while he
il the Senate. The world rang with
laughter at bis speech opposing Sumner in the
purchase of Winnie Ream's statue Of Lincoln.
even as it wept when years after he spoke his
noted euiOgy over SUmuer's dead body. lie
might have been returned TO the Senate had
he been more of q politician and less of-well,
less of Jim Nesmith. The caucus was all
ready to elect him, the CARTS had been fixed,
and party OF the ringleGders had come from
The caucus to bring him TO the meeting to
have him make a rOusing speech to the eau
Gus. The delegation found him ENGAGED in
playing little game OF seYen-up. They told
him what they wanted, and he replied that he
could not leave. They could make HIM Senu-
tor if they wanted to. II they didn't they
could so 20 the devil. Tho delegation went
of angry. They reported Nesmith's remarks,
and by little eXaggeration reused up such q
sentiment against him that Grover was
elected and he was left a home. 4 wear or so
after this Nesmith was appointed Minister TO
Austria but the Senate and not confirm him.
Re was = member OF the Forly second Con
gress. and after this service he went back TO
his farm in Oregon"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-17

The Florida constitutional convention
appears to be in some doubt about making
the privilege Of voting depend upon
the payment of a poll tax. The
matter would not excite much attention
if it were not for the fact that what
are known as the black counties insist
that no one shall be allowed to vote who
has not paid his poll tax. The reason
they insist upon this is that they are
afraid that if there is not some
such restriction as this the ne
OF these counties, and retard their
progress. They argue, and with con-
siderable force, that counties Differed
and controlled by negroes would hardly
be as inviting to capital and immigration
as those controlled by white people.
1t appears that the counties in which
the negroes are in the minority rather
favor placing no restrictions whatever on
the ballot.
The matter is not without difficulties,
but it is evident that if some extraordi-
nary means are not provided for collect
ing the poll tax very small part OF it
will be collected. The poll tax, OF course,
VIII go to the school fund, and every
voter, whether he has any property or not.
ought to be willing to make a small con-
tribution to help the schools. If he is
not, he certainly would not feel very
deeply the loss Of his ballot.
Probably the best way for the cOnven-
ton to settle the matter is to make the
poll tax light and its payment a neces-
sary condition to voting.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-17

FT017 he BUUdI0 COUTlfT 1Uenl.)
Nobody has a right to say that he was mis-
led by Mr.. Cleveland as regards his manage
ment OF public affairs. If what his friends
say upon this point could be disputed the in
voluntary testimony OF his enemies would be
conclusive. Tie himself mas been consistent
throughout his public career. Whatever
promises be has made to the people and his
party he has faithfully fulfilled; and the eX-
pectations which have not been realized no
one who was familiar with his official acts had
right 10 entertain. His conduct AS the CHIEF
executive officer OF this city Indicated the
course he would adopt when called 10 HE
Governors char, and his work at Albany
ioreshadowed what would be done at Wash
lngton.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-17

FFOnt NC WN9Uln0I0N FO8t.
NOW wait here till ] return" said Mrs.
Atzell to her little baby as she left 1t in II
buggy al the corner of r wolfth and streets,
aud ran back into the house for something she
had forgotten. Before She returned the horse
took fright and ran away. A gentleman
named Moore, seeing the perilous position Of
the little chlld, seized the rear OF the buggy
rs IT dashed by ana clambered into the vehicle.
Unable to stop the horse he took The child iu
his arms, jumped out and landed on his feet
without injury. a moment later the horse
turned a corner. The buggy struck a tree.
and was completely wrecked The child
would have inevitably been killed but for its
daring and timely rescue by Mr. Moore, who
IeLmrned II nnlniMreh No lis moLher,s arms.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-17

Sir John Mcdonald says now that
Blaine and Frelinghuysen are out Of tue
way he thinks there will be no difficulty
in negotiating a reciprocal treaty between
Canada and the United States. He thinks
that President Cleveland, having lived
nearly all his life close 20 the Canadian
line. understands fully the advantages
which would flow to both countries from
a reciprocal treaty. The extradition laws
certainly ought TO be amended so that the
rogues OF one country could not Ind safe
harb0r in the other.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-17

Hon. Joseph Il. Mcdonald, Of Indiana,
Is in Washington again. He turns up there
quite often, and always, apparently. has
some law business 10 attend 10. IL is no.
ticeable, however, that he manages 10 get
some friend appointed to Office every time
he appears az the national capital
II is said that "Old saddlebags" Is now
trying TO get some changes In the Ohio
Offices because be feels an unusually keen
interest in the approaching campaign in
that State, as IL will have powerful bear
ing on the election in Indiana next year.
when the Legislature will be chosen and
his candidacy for a return TO the Senate
determined. He is anxious TO got back
into public life.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-17
PIttsbure,s Natural Gas.


ET0I' tNs Cke0elV1tI w LeIdeT.
No more weird nor beautiful sight could be
Witnessed by one unaccustomed TO it than a
vision OF these natural gas escapes, dOtting
the Ills and valleys Of PittsburC and sur
roundiDgs. especially in approaching the city
from the lower river at night, when the great
volumes OF burning gas, in striking contrast
with the myriads of twinking street. lamps
and long regular rows Of electric Lights, seem
70 leap forth into the sky like tho beching
hlazes Of 80 many volcanoes. Such is the
source, use, and prospect of natural gas,
present and prospective. in and about the soon
to be no longer smoky city.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-17

The proposition of the New York bank
ers to lend the government gold enough TO
enable it to pay its Obliga tiOns in gold I'M
til the meeting Of Congress continues to
excite great interest, particularly in New
York. MIR. George Coe, President Of the
American Exchange National Bank of
New York, says with regard TO It: 1--WE
are merely throwing a tub 10 the whale.
If Congress should not do anything at it's
next session we shall not continue TO eX-
pend our strength in this way. We wish
to avert any calamity before that time,
il there should be any danger, by assist
ing the Treasury, Itwill be time enough
TO say how we shall do il when the Treas
ury needs our aid. If, for instance, the
Treasury balance at the clearinghouse
should have TO be paid in silver, some morn
ing we might lend gold TO the Treasury
rather than to accept the silver. We might
take fractional silver TO certain
amount, for the Treasury has some $780,
100000 Of il lying idle. We could use n
part Of that by showing 1t into circulation.
That would be better than TO have il
known that the clearinghouse was ac-
cepting silver in payment OF balances due
from the Treasury. | wonder what the
future historian will say about this silver
business. Here is commerce quiet aud
with unexampled gold reserves. while a
representative Congress is trying, appa-
rently, TO force upon IL depre-
cIated currency. ! believe that Com
gress will do something to remedy the
evil. ! cannot think otherwise But, as
] said before, we are only throwing tub
10 the whalen
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-17

1t looks from instructions that have
been given to the Chief Appraiser at New
York that broken rice will have TO pay the
same duty that whole rice pays. The in
structions are that before it can be ad-
mitted INTO this country under the 20 per
cent. advalorem duty the appraiser must
be satisfied that it is a manufactured
article.