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Savannah morning news., 1885-01-25
Let UsPave the Streets.

The recent rains have made all the un-
| paved streets of the city veritable bogs.
I BroughtOn street Is in many places a
guagmire, impossible for pedestrians ex-
/ cept at the corner street crossings. 1t is
not only street of mud from DraytOn
street to West Broad. but the topography
is varied by SUGGESTIONS OF hills and hol-
| lows. What appears to be mud puddle
an inch deep may be a bog hole a foot in
depth. In the year 1882 $4,000 was
/ spent on streets and lanes, and during
| the past eighteen years over a million
| dollars has been expended in keeping the
! streets in order and paving portion of a
few streets. Major Hamlet, the Chair
man of the Street and Lane Commit
tee, has reduced the cost of keeping
streets in order by limiting the never end
| ing work of digging and filling required
1 to keep unpayed thOrOughfares IN a passa-
| BILE condition. He has done all that could
| be done under the circumstances, and has
reduced the wastage in the present sys-
/ TEN Of street management to the lowest
| figure.
What Is needed, however, is a system
Of paving streets and making sidewalks.
s. that every dollar expended will pro-
duce a permanent improvement. There
is a bill before the Legislature to give the
| city the power to assess property for d
part of the cost of paving a street on
which it is located. Those who sincerely
desire the welfare of the city must favor
THE bill.
While, however, the city is waiting for
the passage of the law would it not be
well to do some paving on the old plan?
This is by a street force under an expert
enced paver. There are a good many
people, white and colored, out of employ
ment, and it would be benefit to them to
have work, even at low wages.
One argument which has been used
against paving is the cost of the stones.
Would it not be well, considering the
amount of street paving that will have to
be done in Savannah, to experiment with
artificial paving material? A gentleman
in this city claims to have invented,
and has exhibited, a paving
brick, which is apparently well adapted
to this climate and which, he says, can
be laid down at 75 cents per yard. A
paving material might also be made with
the lower grades of rOsin as base. 1t is
stated that rosin is used largely in Europe
as an ingredient in the asphalt pavement.
/ Will not the new board of Aldermen give
| the important matter of paving the streets
! its careful attention? Let us invite tests
of different sorts of paving material in
4 order to arrive at an intelligent determina-
/ tion of what material is best for this city.
Savannah morning news., 1885-01-25
THE DEMOCRATS DAY.

InauGurals Falling on Wednesday Usher
in a Democratic President.
In all the many reasons his friends
have assigned for the defeat of Blaine,
says "Miss Grundy" in a Washington
letter to the Louisville Courier-Journal,
why has no one pointed to the conjunc-
ton of Wednesdays es rendering a DEM
ocratic President inevitable? No other
but Democratic President has ever
been inaugurated on Wednesday, March
4 having fallen on that day of the week
the year of an Inauguration only when
Jefferson, Jackson and Buchanan each
took the oath of office in 1901, 1899 and
1857, and it falls on a Wednesday this
year.
The law of 1892 provided that the cleo
tOral colleges should meet at their re-
spective State capitals on the first Wed
nesday in December, and that the votes
should be counted in the presence of the
two Houses of Congress on the second
Wednesday in February, so that when
the 4th of March also falls on a Wednes-
day the legend is complete. Whenever
this happens, the first Wednesday in De-
cember falls on the Cd, and the second
Wednesday in February on the 11th, as
was the case last month when the elac-
tOral colleges met, and will be next month
Wuen the votes are counted Omclally IN
the presence of the two Houses of Con-
gress. 1t is of interest for Democrats to
remember that the votes have never been
counted on the 11th of February save
when prominent member of their party
ty has secured the Presidency. Jefferson,
jackson and Buchanan in the past, and
Cleveland this year.
Thus shall it pass into prOverb:
When December's first Wednesday shall be its
third day.
And February second the eleventh alway-
The fourth of March will on Wednesday fan,
And Democrat come at the peoples call
1t thus befell eighteen hundred one,
When JeffersOn's term the first begun.
Again for jackson in twenty nine.
And Buchanan in fifty seven; in fine
To Cleveland it falls in eighty-fve,
His party's hopes thus to revive.
But in spite OF the obvious suggestive
ness of Wednesday as a wedding day, all
of those named who have had this cor
junction have been unmarried when in
eugurated, and, as CleYelaDd's three pre-
decessOrs did not wed afterward, the pre-
cedents are not IN favor of his doing so.
jefferson and jackson were widowers.
Buchanan and Cleveland bachelors.
Savannah morning news., 1885-01-25
Alien Land Owners.

The Committee on Public Lands Of the
House has opened up a very important
question in its report, advising legislation
prOhibitingpeTsonso other than citizens, or
those who have declared their intention
OF becoming citizens, from acquiring title
to lands in the United States. Rich men
Of Europe, more especially noblemen, for
years have been quietly investing in wild
lands in this country. The amount of their
holdings is now estimated at 2l.O09, 900
acres. These alien owners do not live on
their property, of course, and few Of them
ever see lit. They manage it through
agents. They send from their estates in
Europe tenants for their estates in
America, and they manage their Ameri-
can estates very much as their estates in
Europe are managed. The tenants and
labOrers on them retain the ideas and
the cIstOms which prevail on the European
estates, and as they have very little COM
municatiOn with their Eeighbors there is
a fair prospect of introducing the tenant
and labor systems in parts of this country
which exist in European countries, par
ticularly in England.
Inc prospects are JnaJ the amount OF
land held by alien owners will be greatly
increased within very few years unless
there is hostile legislation. They are the
holders of about 100000, 900 Of land grant
bonds secured by mortgages. The proba-
bility is that the most of these mortgages
will be foreclosed in a few years and the
lands sold. The lands, doubtless, will
fall into the hands of the bondholders. 1t
would hardly be wise to permit so much
land to be held by foreign owners, especi-
ally as they have ideas respecting the
management of their estates that do not
harmonic altogether with the ideas
respecting the management Of landed
property which prevail in this country.
The bill that has been proposed to meet
the idea of the Public Lands Committee
is, perhaps, too sweeping. There is no
reason why foreigner should not own a
home in any part of the country. The
thing that is regarded as pregnant with
evil is alien ownership and management
Of great landed estates.
1t is question whether the legislation
that is proposed is constitutional. There
is no doubt that Congress has jurisdic-
tion in this matter over the Territories,
but it is very doubtful if it has in the
States.
Savannah morning news., 1885-01-25

What it Costs the President to Live.
An impression has been artfully
created, says a Washington special OF
Jan. 19, that the expenses of the Presi-
dent in the White House absorb the salary
$4,000 year allowed him by Congress.
There is not the least foundation for this
belief.
The only charges that fall directly on
the President are the maintenance of the
household, his personal outfit, and a
limited number of sO-called State dinners
to the diplomatic body, the Judiciary, and
members of Congress.
Everything else is literally provided
from the public Treasury, and in other
ways. The White House is furnished,
heated, and lighted Dy large apprOpria-
tions, part of which was diverted by
late Presidents to different uses. The
music at receptions is provided from the
Marine band. Large cOnservatories, kept
up at cost of eight or ten thousand a
year, furnish the flowers and plants foI
decoration.
Nearly all the servants are disguised
messengers or labOrers on the pay rolls
The steward is salaried official. The
choicest supplies for the White House
come from the army cOmmissarIat at
wholesale prices. Eight thousand dol
lars year are voted for 1.-The contingent
expenses" of the executive Office which
may be properly described as a practical
addition to the Presidents salary. And
superadded to all these perqujsites anC
| benefits, 1t has become the bad custom tC
use the public property for the comfort
/ pleasure, and convenience of the Presi
| dent and his friends.
! Many other indirect privileges ard ad
vantages might be named which relieve
/ the President of expense that " Ould fal
upon him as a private citizen. Some o
| them are abuses that grew up under
/ Grantlsm, and which were never tolerated
before that era OF vulgar extravaganza
and of Wasteful show.
The general and the special receptions
at the White House, which are advertised
with JUNCTION Dy the special correspond
ents, may be called social parades, which
do not cost the President dime. Ont
for the diplomatic corps, and for other IN
Ylted guests, initiated the fashionable
season last week with a Spartan sim
| plicity of entertainment. Dress and dia
mOnds were the marked features of tina
occasion, upon whi h, as a distinguished
statesman remarked, even water was no
offered to the company. Mr.. Arthur ha
| been as generous IN hospitality as any 0
| his predecessors, but the actual eXpendi
lures of the President are far below tn
salary and the allowances that he receive
by law, and the benefits which are Incl
dent to the executive Office.
Savannah morning news., 1885-01-25

Evangelist, has brief but valuable paper
on ''CarlYle and Emerson; Erckman-
Chatrian are the Celebrated PersoDages
of France discussed by Lucy Hooper;
the second paper of the valuable series,
Among the Michigan Pines" by Charles
Ellis, is given; Martha Howe Davidson,
the art writer of Chicago, presents some
most entertaining suggestions on "Cook-
cry as a Home Art"; John McGovern,
under the title OF "AtmOspheres," con-
tributes short paper on spontaneous
friendships. The Current, Chicago.
The February issue of Outing shows the
substantial excellence that the public have
learned to expect from this charming
magazine. The leading paper describes,
under the title, ''The Mont Blanc of our
Switzerland" the experiences and OBJ
servations of Mr.. j. r. W. Hitchcock
among the glaciers, the canOns and the
snOw-covered spurs which lie hidden with
in thedense forests surrounding Mount Ia
coma, in Washington Territory. This
paper, which is accompanied by spirited
illustrations from the pencil of Mr.. Henry
Sandman, presents the first adequate ac-
count from personal observation of this
snOW-crOwned monarch of the Northwest.
The Wheelman Company, Boston, Mass.
The good things in the February issue
of the Eclectic commend themselves to
different classes of readers as special
effort is made in this magazine to suit
varied tastes. Among the strong papers
of more serious and weighty cast may
be instanced "a FaIthless World" by
Francis Power Cobbe; ''The Democratic
Victory in America" by William Henry
Hurlburt, and ''John Wycliffe: His Life
and Work" % Bond street, New York.
'Hdrper's Monthly for February is as
fresh and bright as the most enthusiastic
admirer of that publication could desire.
An article on sold and New Yacatan" is
full of interest, and the article on the
town of Pullman will be read by all
classes of readers with profit. The stories
in Hdrpe1'S are always good in quality
and pure in tone. The EDITORS draw er
has something fresh and entertaining in
every number.
The February 81. Nicholas contains a
new versified chronology Of the sOYerelgns
of England, by Gail Hamilton, entitled
English Kings in a Nutshell" 1t is in
tended as an aid to the memory for boy
and girls. In this February number also
appears the first chapters of E. p. ROe's
new story, "Driven Back to Eden.' Cen
tury Company, Union Square, New York.
Savannah morning news., 1885-01-25
PERSONAL.

Miss ANNA DICKINSON is lecturing in New
York towns on Joan of Arc.
GEORGE BANCROFT is said to have held g
Cabinet position longer than any other man
in this country and JET Davis comes next.
JAMES c. JAMsON, the new Adjutant Gen
eral Of MissOEfi, was a Forty miner" in Cal
ifOrnia and follower of Walker in Mica
ragua.
ACCORDING to Prof Marden, Of Colorado
College, the Mormon high priests outnumber
the Congregational ministers of the United
States, and measured by this standard of
priests or ministers only four denominations
in the country OUtnumber the Mormons.
LIEUT.. LUCIAN YOUNG. who is in command
of the United States steamer Shenandoah,
now at COquimbo, Chill, writes to friends in
Lexington, KY, that he has cleared more
than million dollars from investments in
silver mines and railroad IN that country.
THE will of the late Schuyler Colfax was
admitted to probate at South Bend, Ind. We'd
nesday. The family residence, W tn its con-
tents, goes to Mrs. COlfax, with half the
residue of the estate, and the rest goes to
Schuyler ColfaX, Jr. The estate is valued at
$550,O00, and is without incumbrance.
SENATOR ELECT EvARTs il among the
statesmen who figured in youthful love rO-
mances. He fell in love with his wife when
she was l6 and he a green boy at col
lege. She was the daughter of Gov. Wardner,
of Vermont, and was as pretty as young
Evarts was homely. They became enaa aged at
her home in Vermont, and Evarts went away
to New 1Ork, promllng to return when he
had made enough to warrant the proposed
union. At % he had made a name for
himself as a lawyer Snd was a member of
one of the chief New York law firms. of one
making, it Is said, total of 500. 900 year. At
that time he married. and his wife. after bear
ing him thirteen children, is still well and
happy.
Savannah morning news., 1885-01-25
Observation-Disclosures.

The dynamiters are at their devilIsh
work again. They certainly gave Lon
don a scare yesterday and provided a SEN
sation for the whole civilized world. They
have been planning and preparing for
what they attempted yesterday for a good
while. They did not, however, do their
work skilfully or effectively. Their pur-
pose was doubtless to wreck the Parlia-
ment buildings and the Tower of London.
They succeeded in wrecking neither.
They did succeed, however, in doing some
damage to property and in injuring quite
a number of people.
OF course the Irish people will have to
bear the blame for this outrageous at
tempt to destroy life and property, and
the government of this country will be
severely criticised for allowing dynami-
ters to prepare here for their nefarious
work in England. Whether their base OF
operations is here or not, the English
people believe it is here. 1t must be adj
mitted that they have pretty good reasons
for their belief.
This secret warfare on property and
innocent people cannot possibly advance
the cause OF Ireland. Those who are
working for the true interests of Ireland
have no part in it, and no sympathy with
it. Indeed, there can be no sympathy
with it anywhere among civilized people.
1t is the duty of all governments and
all peoples to put the stamp of their con-
demnatiOn upon it.
The warfare with explosives that is be-
ing carried on in England now may be
used with terrible effect in other countries
In the near future. . There are dissatisfied
elements in this country as well as in
every European country. The lessons the
dynamiters are now teaching may have
an influence for evil that is not now an
ticipated. II is certain that the dyna.
miters are not doing Ireland any good
1t is impossible for good to be done by
such men or such means as they employ
Savannah morning news., 1885-01-25
An Editor writing for Posterity.

'Before leaving home you have to write
considerable matter in advance, don't
YOU ?" asked man of an Arkansaw edi-
tor.
eyes"
DON'T you sometimes make a mis-
take?"
"Oh, no; have furnished copy a year
in advance. 1t may seem difficult, but it
is easy. Here is some stuff that intend
for next year," and he read the follow
ing:
"The cotton crop is short. Corn did
not turn out as well as the farmers ex-
pected. Let us have free ballot and a
fair count. They are suffering for rain
down in the Bear Wallow district
Eyes; but how do you know that they
will be suffering for rain down there?'
The foreman must use his discretion,
for the following paragraph says: There
has been too much rain down in the Bear
WallOw district You see in Arkansaw
we all either suffer for ram or we are hav-
ing too much. Oh, it's no trouble for an
Arkansaw editor to throw a sheet Of man
uscript into the future, and let time and
his paper catch up"
Savannah morning news., 1885-01-25

There appears to be a great deal Of sick
ness among the clerks at Washington, or
al least a great many remain away from
their duties because Of alleged sickness.
l. is asserted that the absenteeism on ac-
count Of Illness is greater now than 1t
was before the law allowing only thirty
days absence during the year was passed.
The head Of a division in one of the de-
partments has been keeping an account
Of the number Of days lost from illness
by the p men and 3 women in his divis-
ion during the year ended Dec. 81. His
figures show that the q men lost 290 DAYS,
an average Of IOIf days each, while the
women lost >, ,133 days, an average Of 271z
days each. One man was absent 81 days
on account Of illness, two men were alb
sent - days each, and Of the - lost no
time whatever on account Of sickness.
One woman was absent 243 days on ac-
count Of illness, one 152 days, one 80
days, and only of the IS women were
not absent at all on account of illness.
Savannah morning news., 1885-01-25
InRe Marshal Lot Wright.

Neio York ECeRiRg Post IND. ReD.)
His conduct in the election was most dis
creditable, but it was dictated and supported
by the Republican party, and that party's
representatives in Congress are bound to de-
fend him. One Of them said that If Wright
were impeached sit would make great man
of him. and 1t probably would in the estima-
tion of his party. The easiest disposition of
his case is to make plain revelation Of all his
acts, together with their relations to his party
and their il egal character, and then leave
President Cleveland to attend to him person
ally. The epoch for men of his kind has come
to an end, and the best way to dispose of him
is TO drop him unceremOniOusly into oblivion.
Savannah morning news., 1885-01-25

II turns out that the supply of quinine
is not short after all. The american Drug
gist says the recent rise was owing to the
manipulation Of Spectators. 1t is not
probable that it will be maintained for
any considerable time.
Savannah morning news., 1885-01-25
CURRENT COMMENT.
Indulging in Vain Hope.

-'cW 4 Ofh 4FtCntc N4scPsJ
The confirmation OF Mr.. Cleveland's ap-
polntments, and the power to defeat mis-
chlevOus legislation, will rest with the Re
publicans of the Senate for two years from
March 4, and after that time they have reason
to hope that they will be supported by a Re-
publican majority in the House
Savannah morning news., 1885-01-25

Some Of the Atlanta people hope that
the we'll being sunk at the intersection
Of Peaehtree and Marietta streets,
will strike into a reservoir of natural
gas. There can never be oyerprOduction
Of e-1e IL .hlt citv
Savannah morning news., 1885-01-25
Evarts as Blaine's Prime Minister.

Blaine has greater power in the Republican
party to-day than he ever had before. Para
doXlcal as 1t may seem, his defeat has
strengthened him. because in contributing 10
his defeat his enemies either left the party or,
like Arthur and Edmunds, lost the confidence
OF the politicians who lOOk upon their conduct
as objectionable, if not reasonable. This
defeat makes Blaine what he never was be-
fore-the great party chief, without rivals or
competitors. And Evarts is his best friend.
Savannah morning news., 1885-01-25
Senatorial Stock Rising.

PhtLddelDhtd Record (I1d.)
Mr.. Leland Stanford, the proprietor of
California, prefers to 20 to the United States
senate himself rather than send Mr.. Aaron a.
Sargent TO represent him. The Senate OF the
United States is evidently CROWN in i'm
portance. NJ. John W. Mackay may after
awSile be persua ed to return from Paris
and take one Of its seats.
Savannah morning news., 1885-01-25

Now that Judge McCay has a pass key
TO the Pennsylvania hospital for the in
sane, it will be well for the officials in
charge of that institution to be on their
good behavior. The Judge will doubtless
take vOluminous notes while he is their
OupSt
Savannah morning news., 1885-01-25

The little court at Washington appears
to be doing it's best to ape European
models. 1t is stated that at the Presi-
dents last reception some Of the ladies'
toilets were so near the verge of i'm
mOdesty that, experienced society man
as he is, he was apparently embarrassed.
Mr.. Arthur should have the sympathy Of
the people. 1t is to be hoped that the
ladies will follow the example Of the poll
ticians and promise not to embarrass the
incoming administration.
Savannah morning news., 1885-01-25

The Piute Indians are again enjoying
their annual January starye, and accord
ing to the latest adyices have nothing to
eat except pine nuts, fish and rabbits.
The friends Of Princess Sarah Jane Win
nemucea Will be glad to learn that she is
shedding tears over the woes Of her peO-
pie in San Francisco hotel.
Savannah morning news., 1885-01-25

It seems to be impossible for Demo
cratic Senator to enjoy private game of
poker in Washington without the rumOr
being circulated that his absence from
his seat is owing to his having been sum-
mOned to Albany to help in the Cabinet
making business.
Savannah morning news., 1885-01-25

to go through life with ''snags". in the
mouth. Abominable not more to the suit
ferer than his friends. Buy SoZODONT
and cleanse the teeth which remain, or,
better still, use it now and save your
teeth, SoZODoNT is economical,
Savannah morning news., 1885-01-25

Some uneasiness is felt that Lord Ten
nyson will attempt to write a poem COM
memOrating the deeds of daring Of the
late Col. Burnaby, who was killed at
Abu Klea. Perhaps the explosion may
distract bis attention from the subject.
Savannah morning news., 1885-01-25

The Dairy Commissioners Uf New York
state are pursuing their OleOmargarine
Investigations in the cities of the interior,
and they md about as much bogus as
real butter in the market. The manutac-
turers are learning to initiate butter SO
closely that experts are scarcely able to
detect any difference. Consumers are led
10 hope that there will be considerable i'm
provement in bogus milk in the near
ft1frrra
Savannah morning news., 1885-01-25

The Utah lady who was to have gone
East to reply TO the lectures Of Miss Kate
Field, has not been heard from for several
days. It is to be feared that her hair has
been disarranged by the other wives Of
the Mormon Elder, who is in part her
husband. The idea Of one OF their number
having a chance to say saucy things to
her hearts content was probably more
than they could stand without an earnest
Savannah morning news., 1885-01-25

The copy for our serial, "a Victorious
Defeat" failed to reach US from New
York in time for this issue. The story,
however, will appear next Sunday, as
usual.
Savannah morning news., 1885-01-25

Pennsylvania does not appear SO highly
civilized as some ofits people have claim
ed 1t to be. The Philadelphia NetgS states
that in almost every township in the
rural districts there are witch doctors
doing a lucrative practice. The dense
ignorance and superstition OF the lower
classes in Pennsylvania is astounding,
and it appears that there is more real in
telligence among the negroes Of the South.
1t is not to be wondered at that chat State
gave 5000 majority for Blaine and
Logan.
Savannah morning news., 1885-01-25

A distinguished prevaricatOr called
lying emancipation from the restricting
fetters of fact" Ithas not been very long
since Chicago editor claimed that Gen.
Sherman fought very hard for the cause of
emancipation.