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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-23
The President Knows His Own Mind.

The President Knows His Own Mind.
Those who think the President can be
easily bulldOzed or easily Influenced are
doubtless very much mistaken. If he can
be easily driven or cOaXed, he isn't the
sort of man that he was represented to
be during the campaign. 1t IS much safer
to believe that he has a pretty clear idea
OF what is right, and that, having conf
dence in his judgment, he relies upon it.
The talk that he was alarmed Mt the
way Senator Blackburn talked to him be-
cause he declined to appoint Blackburn's
brother Internal Revenue Collector of one
of the Kentucky districts, or that he was
Influenced to make certain appointments
by Mr.. Randall, will do well enough for
newspaper gossip.
1t is hardly probable that Senator
Blackburn gave the President any speci-
mems of his allIterative eloquence, and it
is probable that the President gave Mr..
RandalPs advice about appointments and
other matters all the consideration to
which the advice of so prominent a man
is entitled, but there is no reason to think
that he has yet done anything contrary to
his own judgment.
Mr.. Henry WattersOn, who was inclined
few weeks ago TO doubt the Presidents
Democracy, in a late article in his paper
SAYS: "The President is controlled less by
personal suasion than any man who ever
occupied the White House. There is no
member of his Cabinet who can safely 90
to him with a purely private appeal.
! Whether he be correct or nOoin his con-
clusion, judging it from partisan stand
point, he believes, and he is resolute and
sincere in believing, that the government
should be conducted, like every other
| business affair of life, upon business
| principles, and that the success of his ad-
ministration will depend upon the skill
and fortune with which he applies these
principles to the selection Of officials. and
to the good conduct of those officials in Of.
flee. He is a singuIarly outspoken man by
nature, and looks to honesty to be at once
it's own instrument and reward. Hence
he is not a worshiper Of N en-, and per
haps undertakes them as factors in af-
fairs. At any rate, he is the head of the
administration. With the administration
no mans influence exceeds his influence.
He is familiarity called in Washington
the boss and the old man by those
who are his seniors in years, and, in ex-
perience, old enough to be his progeni-
tors. lie will, in the end, make spoon
or spoil horn, and may even now say,
with truth, to the ofiice-seekers, as Suggs
said to the boys in Montgomery, when he
went through the Widow Wither-
spoons son Thomas: 1 may forglt you,
but Pm d. II y0U ever forgit mev"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-23
why Didn't They Talk German
From the PittSbur0 Dispatch.

From the PUtSbUr0 Dispatch.
On Saturday afternoon, as Frau Materna
was on her way from the dressing room to the
Stage in the Fifth avenue market house. she
passed the stand of vender Of hams. bologna
sausages, etc whose business was not al all
interrupted by the matinee. CHANGING to look
up, the WagnePian prima donna saw some
sausage and blood pudding hanging on hooks
in the butchers stand. She stopped. and a
slow, progressive Wagnerian emile stole over
her noble cOuntenance.
Dem wuz nize puddings, she exclaimed.
Deems de pest puddins efer you ete." said
the butcher man in an excited tone. ''Vil you
hef pitef"
Again the Wagnerian smile stole from its
pasture, and the artist put forth her hand
In a flutter of delight the butcher cut two or
three Inches Of pudding ffOm one OF the coils
and presented II on brown paper charger.
Materna ate 1t slowly and with great relish.
wiped of her hand on the paper, and, smiling
for third time said 10 tie butcher:
81 dank you. Dem wuz az nIze puddins az
cfer | experienced" ana she went out to
charm the multitude, unconscious of having
performed feat which would have appalled,
an American athlete.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-23
The Belt was HIS.

From The San Francisco alta.
Half a dozen anglers met in fishing tackle
store yesterday afternoon. An had been TO
the country and all had flsh story 10 tell.
did you read that story about man plow
ing up the carp IN the bottom of an Old pond.
or rather where a pond had existed year
befOrey' asked Mr. u Hard,
"Yes, and the carp were alive" assented
Mr. Joeselyn.
THE carp is singularly tenacious of life. ]"
remarked Mr.. Ziegler. 81 remember once
catching basket OF carr and bringing them
home. But was suddenly called away, and
the basket remained in my buggy for five
days. On my return found every 'nsh alive.
aud AZ strong as when taken out Of the wa
ter"
A grim silence followed Mr.. Ziealer's state-
ment, 40 last broken by MIR. Green, who in-
quired: "H0w many days, sirfn
rive days sir, afterward,' replied Mr..
Lleglcr stcrnly.
sea eel ! caught once on saucelito. / took
him home, but the folks would have nothing
TO do with 10. keep TWO Jer.ey cows. but-i'
and Mr.. Green's tale came 70 an abrupt halt.
600 on. Charley" said Mr.. Willard. "and
what connection has sea eel with a jersey
cOw9n
"Ah, that's where the point comes in. said
Mr.. Green. 1.-THE week after that eel wa.
flung away both cows went dry Thought
this very strange. and, indeed, suspected INV
neghbors of milking them IA the night. ono
evening determined 10 watch for myself
bur WHIT Is tho use Of telling on fellows, you
wouldn't believe me-"
ION, go on, anyhow, Green.n
"Well, gentlemen, / swear that az II go on
that night | saw with ny own eyes that eel
rice out Of the grass, aud iasten on to the cow
uddor. As soon "a be MIXED her dry, ne
tackled the other, and"
THAT will do" e0id the proprietor OF the
store quietly, and be handed that gentleman
a large leather belt With 40 ornamental buckle
which Mr.. Green fitted on with mucl
modesty. Thel itheranglere eNchang god nlauces
of mourDful gravity, aud one BY one piled
out OF the store; the proprietor resumed the
vanishing Of q nsh-pole, and Mr.. Green
taking the hint himself m0destly Withdrew.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-23
He Knows How to show Goods.
From a Chicaao Trt1Nnl


Capt. Howard. the American who handles
the Calling gun for Midd eton's forces, 49, it
appears simply plain, everyday commercial
trave er for a Connecticut firm, showing of
its goods.
lie wants to sell the Canadian Government
some Gatlings, and he proposes to make it
clear That his house puts perfectly trustwor-
thy goods on the market. Other firms may
sell guns that won't shoot, or, if they do shoot,
won't hit anything, but he demonstrates not
not only that the Connecticut GatliDg-none
sure without the firm name blown IN the
breech-wil both shoot and hit.
gu observe, gentlemen" he may be pre-
sumed TO remark, as he rolls over few half
breeds, that her range is beautiful. that she
doesn't waste powder. that she works easily
and rapidly, and that she m0Ws 'em. Tll
venture TO observe that no house but ours can
put such gun on the market at the price.
All warranted. Take a card"
When the National Drummers' Association
meets next fall we hope to see Capt. Howard
elected to the Presidency TO succeed Mulhat-
ton.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-23
PERSONAL.

GEN. SHERMAN is declared by st. Louis
grocers and gardeners TO be mean in 80 small
matter as buying strawberries.
TIE James P8ge Library Association, prob
ably the Oldest Democratic body IN Philsdel-
pha, has elected President Cleveland an
honorary member.
PRINCE HENRY Of Battenburg has lust been
struck by windfall Of $l25,000 through the
settlement of long standing dispute over
the will Of the late Duke Of Brunswick.
BosT0N newspapers say that Frederick o.
Prince, secretary of the Democratic National
Committee for many years past. is to he given
one of the few remaining foreign MISSIONS
SERGEANT CROWLEY. of New York, blames
the reporters for his convection and heavy
sentence. As he assembled the prison van
after his sentence, he growled ont to the
crowd Of reporters grouped around him.
Now, hope you are satisfied, - you"
A TREMoR of trepidation now agitatcs the
Republicans Of New HAMPSHIRE i'm conse-
quence OF "A rumor that Governor elect Moody
Currier, who seventy five years ago used 10
I'LL the poets corner OF suudrv country news
papers, has prepared his inaugural address in
q pCetical form.
The suit recently brought by Mad Chris
tine Nilsson aga INST the the family Of her late
husband, NJ. Rouzeaud, was for The recovery
OF @i,SoO winch sum she had loaned him and
his relatives, a. his heirs at law adinhetited
on his death. II she wins the suit she will
make "a present Of the money to the married
sls or Of VI. k0uzeaud, her sole motive IN
bringing % being 20 prevent the enjoyment of
her late husbands estate by hose members of
his family whO encouraged him 70 enter into
the disastrous speculations that destroyed his
mind and his life.
MAI. y. A. BURKE, whose resignation as
Director General Of the New Orleans Exposi-
ton took effect Wednesday. Is q self. made man
OF Irish decent. llV was born IN Texas htty-
six years ago. After serving in the Confed-
crate army he set up wagon mandatory IN
Texas, but was unsuccessful, ard soon turned
up In New Orleans ~ et1ne-cuttcr in a mar
BILE yard. From this he drfted into the rail
road business. thence into politic4, where he
newspaper business rs editor and proprietor
Of the Times Democrat.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-23
The Atlanta Convention and the
Silver Question.

1t is safe to assume that the Atlanta
convention was composed almost wholly
Of Southern and Western delegates. If II
was in any sense representative-and it
is only fair to assume that it vast
represented the South and the West.
The two important questions on which
it expressed an opinion were silver coin
age and bankrupt law.
The South and West have been repre-
scented as being opposed to suspending sill
yer coinage and TO bankrupt law. In
the last Congress most of the Southern
and Western members were classed
among the advocates Of a continuance of
the coinage of silver and among
the opponents Of Q bankrupt
law. The question which now
presents itself is, did the members of
Congress from the South and West in the
last Congress represent the sentiment of
their respective sections relative to silver
and a bankrupt law, or was the senti-
ment OF those sections represented by the
Atlanta convention?
We have no doubt that it was repre-
scented by the Atlanta convention. We
do not believe that the Southern people
desire to force the circulation Of a cur
rency that is worth a great deal less than
it is represented to be worth. They see,
of course, that IL the coinage of silver is
continued at the present rate there must
come time, and that very soon, when
silver will be received for only what it is
really worth. The people who then have
the silver dollars will be heavy losers.
OF course the silVer-producng States
are anxious to have the coinage of silver
continued, because the government is
heavy purchaser of their product. The
price Of silver would be much lower
doubtless if it were not for the heavy
purchases which the government makes
every month.
There may be those who think that the
South is benefited by the continued ex-
cessive coinage of silver, but it would
puzzle them perhaps to explain how.
The Southern farmers would get no more
for their cotton and other crops than they
do now, and the chances are they would
have to pay more for everything they con-
sumed.
The Atlanta convention may not have
amounted to much from a commercial
point of view, but it will be entitled to the
credit of having done some good if its eX-
pressions with respect to the suspension
of silver coinage are needed by Southern
Congressman.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-23
A link in a singular Chain.
From the Utica O5ser5er

T TVUI tIto UIttT UO56T'teT.
The infant son of Ulysses and Ada Gage,
who died in Columbia, Herkimer county. a
lew days ago, was link in singular chain
of relation hips. The grandparents on the
mothers side were cousins; the great grand
mothers on the mothers side were sisters
on the fathers side the grandparents were
great grandmOthers on the mothers side: the
great great grandmother on the mother
SIDE was a sister to the great grandmother on
toe fathers side; the greaJ-great- grandfather
on the mothers side was brother to both
great great grandfathers on the fathers side
the great great grandfather on the mother
side was an uncle to the grandmother on the
fathers side, and double uncle to the grand
rather on the fathers side; the great-grand-
parents on the fathers size were double uncle
and aunt to the great grandmothers on the
mOthers side.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-23
Vrom a. Az York 81


The Hon. John Glover. 1Iissouriis youthful
Congressman, and the leader Of the Demo
cratic faction known as the Kids, as distin-
gulshed from the Colonies, has had more
trouble over pair of boots than he had in
getting elected to Congress. Mr.. John T.
Mcnamara and Peter NcNab, who do bust
ness under the firm name Of Mcnamara &
Co., st. Louis, made HIM a pair of boots
which were not finished in time, and which
Mr.. Glover consequently refused to receive
They sued him before a Justice for $40. and
obtained judgment Mr.. Glover appealed the
case, and again the shOemakers won, the
costs to the defendant being about SIG more
When Mr.. Glover went to get the boots Nc
Namara wanted the SIG Glover said he did
not know whether they would fit or not, and
wished to try them on. To this Mr.. Nc
Aamara objected, saying that could only be
done in the lawyers Office In the resence of
witnesses. At this the Congressman grew
wrathy, and swore that he would have those
boots if it took him all summer. Accordingly
he to-day sued out replevin suit against The
shOemakers.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-23
A Dumhfounded Farmer.
From ne ADanv Journal.

few days ago a farmer living near Howe''s
cave was blowing in a field about hsIf nile
from the caves mouth. He stopped for few
moments to rest himself and horse under the
preading branches of a tree. Moving on a
little distance he turned and looking back " as
dumbfOunded to see that the large tree was
gone. He ran back and almost fell into a
great chasm which had swallowed the tree
and plat of land. IL is beleved that this
will lead to the discovery Of an. outlet from
the rear of Howe's cave, and should this the
DRY prove correct the field will be more valu-
able to the farmer than before the shade tree
dlsanpeared from VleM.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-23
AS They Ought.

From the NOraCicb BuItetin.
Judge Sanford loves good Story, of which
his telling this to one of the jury at the recent
term Of the court Is proof:
Meeting man recently, while walking in
the streets Of Hartford, be was somewhat alb
rnptly but cordially greeted, hen the follow
Ing conversation occurred:
Don't you know me, JudgeY
-, No, sir, am sorry TO say that have not
that honor"
why, Judge, I was on the jury in Itch
held when the -- case was tried that made
so much talk"
II remember the trial very well, and l re-
member this, that the decision of the jury was
simply outrageous"
Outrageous, Judge! Outrageous? What do
you mean? tell you this We did not care
a continental for what you said. We decided
the case as we ought-dccOTdiR1 to Edtc!"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-23
Good. but Somewhat Bombastic.

These Southern people are engaged in q
heroic struggle more glorious far than Austen
ltz or Gettysburg, though no tran of blood or
sign of the bruised and Tying mark their ad-
yances They are fighting for peace and good
feeling, and unity amongst the great family
which people this broad land. The war left
them poor, yanqusRed, Frustrated and dis
plrited; to-day theYare UP and at work, for
getting the things which are behind, and with
manly hearts reaching forward to the things
to do what we can 10 help our brothers in a
conhict which will issue in their highest good
aud ours also, if we be but true TO ourselves
and to them.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-23
INDEX TO new ADVERTISEMENTS.
MEEr1NGs-Union Society.

MEETINGS Union Society.
SPECIAL NorGCEs-steamer Mistletoe for
Button. S c.; Wing Shot Gunpowder at Ii.
Solomon & sons.
STE AMsHIP SoHEDULEs-Guion Line; Gen
eral Trans Atlantic Line; Ocean Steamship
J.ine.
NWANTs-County Scrip, at Uncle Joe's;
Cbambermaids for Ocean House; Unfurnished
Room; Colored Boy; a Cook
BORACINE-G. NJ. Heidi & Co.
SUMNER RBsoRTs-Montvale Springs, Blount
County, Tennessee.
MUSICAL ISsTRUMENTs-Ludden Il Bates
Music House.
NOTICE OF PARTNERsHIP-Feder Calls
q Bro.
BAND UNIFORMs-Lyon & Healy.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-23

Senator Sherman, Of Ohio, very dis
creetly declines to announce himself as a
candidate for reelection, but intimates
that he might be prevailed upon to serve
il he should be reelected. He would
doubtless consider any announcement on
his part premature until it is settled
whether tine Republicans will have a
majority on joint ballot in the next Ohio
Legislature. Sherman doesn't want TO be
a candidate for mere complimentary
vote.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-23

The secret of Gen. komarons dislike 10
England IA now eXplaii ed ! appears that
his grandmother was GA Irlsh woman named
Mac NamarA. That accounts for everything.
Most likely his predecessor, Skobelen who
was thorough hater Of England. had some
Of the same drop IN him. Old Crmean
veterans used 10 say, when they got sight Of
Todleben. nc the close Of the war, that he
looked like Connaught man; and ~ for Won
Moltke, who Is by birth a zane. the c0nnec-
ton between the Mulcahys and the Vikings Of
old Is 0 matter Of history.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-23

THE SAVANNAH MORNING NEws-EN-
LARGED TO EIGHT PAGES, % COLUMNS,
AND ISSUED SEWN DAYS IN THE WEEK
WILL BE SENT FOR EXAMINATION, ONE
MONTH, ON RECEIPT OF ST. OR THREE
MONTHS FOR s. so.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-23

I MahOne's strikers seem to be getting up
ku-klux sensations again in the rural
districts OF Virginia. They have already
found an old negro who is willing to swear
that the Democrats cut his ears last fall
TO make him vote the Cleveland ticket. 1t
is not stated what salary he gets for pass
Ing as q narsecnted freedman.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-23

A Chinese orator, Guy Min, has been
speaking in San Francisco, where the
celestials have been so grievopsly perse-
cuted, He said: "America sends millions
of dollars to China to prepare her people
for the kingdom of heaven, but refuses
them home in the United States" The
fact that Mr.. Min was allow ed to express
himself so freely in san Francisco shows
that there has been a great improvement
in the treatment Of the Chinese IN that
city.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-23

Patrick Ford was prompt to congratu-
late Black Jack Logan in behalf of the
so-calIed hish-American Independents.
Pat. might as well give the Republicans
a bill of sale to his little party without any
further ado about it.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-23

The Cleveland Piqindedler produces
statistics which show that OF the 2,67s,0l9
Federal soldiers in the late war 1,456, $50,
or over half the number, were Democrats.
Thus IL knocks on the head the claim Of
iae Leader that tho Republicans are on
tlilad TO the credit Of having saved the
Union. The Lender may next claim that
a large majority Of the suffers and COM
rnissaries Of the Federal armies were Re-
publicans, and that the Union could not
have been saved without the services Of
these necessary attaches and officials.
VI course 1t will not give up the question
entirely.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-23

The impression Is quite general that
New Orleans is the wickedest city in the
country. If, however. what a ~t. Louis
clergyman says about that city Be- correct,
50. Louis is entitled 10 toe title OF the
wickedest city. He says on a recent Sun.
day 10000 people attended church, 10000
a cowboy exhibition, 10000 game Of base
ball, 5000 lecture by "Bob" Ingersoll,
and the balance Of the population attend.
ed the beer gardens.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-23

AT Chattanooga the other day jury re-
turned a verdict against the Nashville
and Chattanooga Railroad IN favor of
brakeman for $500 for the crushing Of his
hand while he was coupling cars. and
another jury allowed the widow of n rail-
road switch-tender $500 for the killing
Of her husband by an engine some three
years ago. The railroad company will
carry the cases 10 the Supreme Court.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-23

If the health of the Emperor of Germany
is as variable as the reports about 1t that
are cabled across the sea, he is in a
dangerous condition. 1t seems, however.
that he will live long enough to show that
the ''White Lady," who made her appear
ance in the palace last year, was some
what previous.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-23

In Pennsylvania criminals will here
after be permitted TO swear in their own
defense, and the belief is that perjury
will be more frequent than ever in that
State. It does seem that perjury could
be easily convicted ana punished in a
large majority OF cases if the proper au-
thorities were only as dlligeut as they
should be. Perjury is a most infamous
aud dangerous crime against public JUS
tice, and yet it is often almost encouraged
by courts and jurors.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-23

Sugar, having reached rock-bottom
prices, is again advancing, and rules over
a half cent higher in the leading markets
than II did week ago. This advance is
caused by the diminished area OF the beet
crops Of Germany and France. The SUI
gar market does not appear 10 be In the
least affected By the sorghum crop. The
advance will likely be maintained until
this years crop comes in and will doubt
less inure to the benefit Of the producers
Of cane sugar in the United States and
Cuba.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-23
Randall's "seemIngD Conversion.
Neao York Herald lInd.)

He thus frankly pledges himself to help in
reforming the tariG-a work to which, "a he
rightly says, both parties pledged themselves
last year, but which the Republicans show
already that they mean to resist In these
words Mr.. Randall develops genuine states
manship. He has, as everybody knows, re-
sisted tariH changes in past Sessions, but he
sees that the time has now come for this re-
form, and he is not SO pur-bind as to stand in
the vVav
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-23
a Patriotlc SnggeAtIon.

Neto York Ecenin0 Posi- lNu0.)
II the Dolphin never succeeds in meeting
the requirements of the law she might be
kept on exhibition at the DOCK, with her ma
chincry in fun notion MS q proud example Of
what American shipbuiiding has come to
under the nOurshing care Of protection.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-23

Mtnnpu 10 Enait.

MONEY TO LOAN.-If you arssn need Of
w money, and want a liberal Ban ON al
most any thing of value, and If you don't want
to be seen by your friends when you get it. or
have remarks made that you are in need of
money by crowds Of people promenading and
passing the pawnshop AND watching you when
you go in or out, then call at the old reliable
Private Pawnbroker House, 1877 Congress
street, where very few people pass, and no
body will know your business. E. hUHL
BERG, Manager
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-23

A movement is on foot in Ohio to make
the ''Old Roman the Democratic candi-
date for Governor. 1t is not likely that
the sold Roman" will care to undertake
the race.