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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-11
South American 1rade.

How 10 obtain fair snare Of the trade
Of Mexico, Central AID South America is
a question that has an increasing inter-
est for the people Of this country. We
are manufacturing much more than we
can consume. We cannot find market
IL Europe because we cannot compete in
European markets with European man
ufacturers. We ought to be able, how
ever, to compete successfully with Eu-
rOpean manufacturers for the trade of the
countries to the South Of US. Before the
late civil war drove cur commerce from
the ocean we supplied these countries
with about SO per cent. of their imports.
Now we supply them with only about Il
per cent. Their trade has been trans
ferred almost entirely to England, France
and Germany.
1t is a trade that is worth having. 1t is
laEge now, and is growing rapidly. 1t is
estimated that the population Of Mexico,
Central and South America is 100000,
and that their imports in 1856 viii amount
to 500, 600. Why should Lot this
country supply at least half of these i'm
ports? An additional demand, to the ex-
tent of $500 ,0O0,0O0 annually, for our
manufactures would 90 a long way to-
wards Keeping our factories and mills in
operation all the year round.
Efforts are now being made in two ways
to bring us into closer trade relations
with these Southern countries. A COM
mission appointed by the government is
engaged in studying this trade problem
with the view of Offering suggestions to
Congress relative to the best way to solve
it. Il has already visited Mexico. It
met there with most cordial reception.
The Mexican people are extremely anX-
ioUs to enter into closer trade relations
with US. The commission Will soon pro-
coed 10 Central and South America.
Doubtless it will meet with as much en-
enlargement there as il did in Mexico.
All OF these countries want to trade with
us. All they ask is that we shall show
them how they can do so with advantage.
The other way TO which we referred is
the New Orleans Exposition. If the trade
OF those Southern countries comes to US
it viii probably come, in the beginning,
through New Orleans. Two things favor
that city-lOcatiOn and a sympathetic
population. Mexico and nearly all the
Central and South American republics
have fine exhibits at the exposition. They
appear to realize that the showing they
make there will have a very important
influence in shaping their future trade
relations with this country. They have,
therefore, as it were, put their best foot
foremost. This desire to make a good
impression shows that they are willing
to give us the preference in the distribu-
ton of their trade. Mexico especially
has made an extraordinary effort 20 pre-
sent her wealth and resources so as to
make a favorable showing.
If the work of the commission aud of
the exposition is supplemented with re-
duction Of the tariff there is no reason
why we should not in the next few years
recover almost as large per cent. of the
trade OF Mexico ard other Southern
countries as we enjoyed prior to 1860.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-11
Georgia divorce Cases.

The divorce laws of this State are very
Iberal-almOst as liberal, in fact, as those
in Illinois. This, the people of other
States, as well as our own people, appear
to be finding out. The number of divorce
cases has increased very greatly within
the last year or two. One great advant-
age that a Georgia divorce has over an
Illinois divorce is that no one ever thinks
of questioning its validity. 1t is there
fore very much more desirable. The
jIries which pass upon divorce cases sell
dom 90 deeply into the facts. They are
rather inclined to accept the statements
of the attorneys and follow their advice.
We are not DESTROYS of encouraging the
divorce business, but we cannot very
well afford to let the rapid increase in
this business in our State pass unnoticed.
1t is doubtful if the home appreciation of
our divorce laws is equal to that which
exists outside OF our borders. The in
creasing number of short-period settlers
is positive proof that Georgia di-
vOrces are rapidly acquiring a reputa-
ton. OF course, this ought to bring
Joy to the hearts of our lawyers because
it means so much cash to them. Care
should be taken to keep up the standard
of the Georgia divorces. If the impress
sion gets abroad that they are worth no
more than the cheap affairs to be secured
in some of the Western States the de-
mand for them will fall off rapidly. The
increase in the number of local divorces
is worth noticing. Inall the counties libels
for divorce are not now uncommon.
Even in this moral and conservative
city the number Of divorce cases is begin
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-11
The snanish Sufferers, Ennd.

We publish this morning a list of the
subscribers in this city to the fund to aid
the sufferers from the earthquake in
Spain. The amount is quite creditable
TO our people. II equal generosity is
shown in other towns throughout the
country the help the sufferers will receive
from their Americon sympathisers will
be very considerable.
The news Of the great loss of life and
property, and of the terrible sufferings of
the people in the afflicted districts has
been received in such piecemeal sort of
a way, that we have not been impressed
with the magnitude of the disaster as we
should have been had the whole truth
been told at once.
Even now it is doubtful if we realize
fully the extent of the ruin wrought by
the earthquakes. We shall soon have,
doubtless, from correspondents full de-
rails of the calamity.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-11

Our dispatches yesterday announced
the death of Myra Clark Gaines at New
Orleans. Mrs. Gaines was in some re-
spects most remarkable woman. For
many years she was one of the best known
women in the country. Her portrait has
appeared tine and time again in the illHs-
trated journals, and vast amount, first
and last, has been written about her and
her affairs.
At the time OF her death she was 50
years old. She appeared much younger
than that. Few people of the age that she
reached are as active as she was. She
thought nothing of walking four or five
hours every day, and she moved rapidly
as if she were insensible to fatigue.
She was very small woman with au-
burn hair, and dark eyes which seemed
to have lost nothing Of the brightness of
youth. She was an indefatigable talktr,
but tiresome, because she insisted always
on talking about her great law suit.
1t is a great law suit. 1t has lasted
through two generations and is not
settled yet. 1t made its appearance in
the United States Supreme Court last
summer. 1t had already been there more
than once. On the last occasion it re-
ceived a very extended notice In the
newspapers because Of the weight Of the
papers filed in connection with it. The
weight was many hundred pounds. The
papers had to be taken to the Clerks Of
fee at the capital in a large express
wagon.
Mrs. Gaines began her suit to prove her
legitimacy and recover the estate of her
father when she was very young woman.
From the day the first papers were filed
until her death she never lost hope of final
and complete success. Beaten at one
point She always tried at another. She
was often apparently defeated. At times
her prospects appeared so umpromising
that her lawyers deserted her. She did
not despair. By some means she secured
other lawyers and began anew.
She finally triumphed to the extent Of
showing that she was Daniel Clark's le-
climate daughter and was entitled toll
estate. At that time the property she
claimed was worth millions OF dollars,
but was held by, perhaps, a thousand
persons who claimed to have a good title
to it. It included a good part OF the land
on which the city of New Orleans is
built. For much Of it the city had given
deeds.
Ejectment suits for possession were
begun. Many seeing that further resist
ance was useless compromised on the
best terms they could obtain. Others
continued to hight her in the courts. New
complications arose, and new questions
which the highest court in the land was
called on to settle. Pending their settle
ment the indefatigable litigant died.
Mrs. Gaines was an Illustration of what
can be accomplished by persistence,
patience and industry. Her memory win
linger in the courts for generations, per-
haps, as the great American litigant. |
She doubtless died Door, Although she |
recovered much of her property, it went |
to the lawyers about as fast as she Oh |
tanned possession of it.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-11
Savannah River Dredging.

Editor Morning NetoS: The CONNER
cial community would be pleased to know
when Messrs. Ross & Sanford, contrac-
tors for dredging Savannah river, intend
commencing the work, although they
are reported making extensive prepare
tions, are building a powerful dredge. If
we are 10 wait the completion Of thls
dredge and scOws the latter not yet com
menced), l fear it would be like letting
the horse starve while we are planting
grass. From similar experience 1 am sat
isfied this dredge viii not be to work in
two months, being subject to break
downs and other mishaps incidental to
new machinery. 1t will be difficult to
determine when this important work will
be started.
During all this time the river is filing
with shoals from the Central Railroad
wharVes to Tybee Roads, where the shoals
are caused by building the jetties and
not following them up by dredging.
Had the dredging commenced at the time
contracted for, the schooner "Genevieve"
would not have lost her bOwsprit and
head gear; the Norwegian bark would
not have damaged the rice mill elevator,
both grounding near the same spot; the
steamship Lancaster drawing eighteen
feet, moon in Derigree, wind easterIy,
grounding on the upper flats on Jan. 6,
and likely to remain there until next
spring unless lightened of her cargo and
dragged over those shoals by steam tugs.
These expensive delays. all added to the
cost of the voyage, must tell against our
port and certainly a very serious matter.
There is a strong smell of something
rotten in the whole affair. The people
would like to know something about this
work dragging from month to month,
seemingly with the fun sanction of the
government officials. More hereafter.
VIDETTE.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-11
AN HONEST MAN.
A Stranger Pays Outlawed Debts.

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-The firm of Miles
O'Reilly's Son & Co., liquor dealers, is
one of the Oldest in Front street. Yester-
day as Charles O'Reilly, the senior
partner, was sitting in his office a
stranger entered and inquired for his
father. "Bless yOu," said MIR. O'Reilly,
'my father has been dead for years."
DWELL, l owe the firm a little money"
said the stranger, "and want to pay it. l
wish you would look at the books and see
subject, he said 81 want to 90 to
Brooklyn. Is the Bridge street ferry
running?' Mr.. O'Reilly WAS dazed.
''The Bridge street ferry stopped run
ming fifteen years ago." he said.
"Well, l can take the Fulton ferry,
then. 1 owe some brewers over there a
little bill. WhIle Pm gone look up my
bill" He gave his name and departed.
Mr.. O'ReiIly began to overhaul his
ledgers. After an hours work he found
the name IS far back as 1866. The man
owed the firm 1924 20. In the afternoon
the stranger came back, drew a big p0ck-
et-bOok from mis- pocket and counted cut
the money. "D0n't you know that the
debt Is outlawed three times Over?'
asked Mr.. OReilly. That makes no
difference. l always try to pay my debts.
Sorry l wasn't able to pay yod before. 1t
kept me awake nights" you're gen
tlemaD," said O'Reilly, "take a drink"
F'Thank you, l never drink" said the
Stranger, as he walked out.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-11
PERSONAL.

PROF. BENJAMIN -ILLMAN, of Yale College,
is seriously i'll.
ATTORNEY GENERAL BREWSTER writes in
the same loud way that he dresses.
DAISY RICKETTS, is the real name OF a new
society belle who is raising a racket in Wash
ington.
GEN. PHIL SHERIDAN has a recipe for cur
ing a cold. II Is "stay at home and sit in
front Of the fire"
GEORGE W. CABLE gets $50 per night as a
regularly hired by NJ lark Twain, who gets the
lions share Of receipts. Ii Twain We're worth
$4,000, 600 he would still pinch the pennies.
VICrORIANo NIEvEz is one of the luckiest
men in the world. He lives at Carmen, in
Mexico. and is millionaire. The other day
he and his wife celebrated their golden we'd
ding anniversary. It was great day for Sig.
Nievez. He gave a banquet and scattered
dollars right and left. Five hundred thOus-
and dollars in one lump was sent to the poor
in the ocHst-eaten districts, and $4,000 was
given to the republic TO help pay off the
American debt.
THE Secretary of States wife ranks ali
others at Presidential dinners. Al dinners to
Justices of the Supreme Court she is first and
before the Chief Justices wife. At dinners
tc Senators she is before the wife Of the Presi-
dent of the Senate mot the Vice Presidents,
when there Is one in regular ORDER, and over
the Speakers wife when they are to Repre-
sentatives. AT diplomatic corps dinners the
white wife OF the Minister from the ''colOredN
republic of Hayti Is first lady.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-11
Umbrella for Filtration.


There is one particular in which the
umbrella, as the girls have all learned, is
tar superior for Irritation purposes than
the handkerchief, or the glove, or the fan,
or any other article that lady usually
carries in her hand. If she sees the dude
coming with look of wanting to tiirt in
his eye, ard she happens to be with her
mamma. she tits her umbrella between
her and her mamma so that that correct
body cannot see tie dude, who always
passes, If he is skillful in the art, next
to the girl and not next to the correct
mamma. Then, with the umprella as a
shield, the girl casts a quick glance at
the young dude, Of coquetry and triumph
mingled. She passes on and brings the
umbrella to a plumb line and looks inno-
Gently at her correct mamma by her side
and asks demurely: what were you
saying, mamma, dear?' The umbrella in
the hand Of such a girl is bonanza.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-11

ming to attract attention. 1t is not IN
usual for several divorce DEGREES to be
made at the same term. The law requires
publication Of the p,ication in a news
paper, and, CT course, the paper least read
is preferred. Hence such publications
seldom appear IN the MORNING NEWS.
Quite large amount in fees has been
paid in this city IN divorce and alimony
cases, but the business has never been
worked fo- all that can be made out of it.
A good Chicago divorce lawyer, who would
make a speciality of divorces, while he
might not rise to honorable fame, would
almost certainly accumulate a fortune if
he should establish himself in any promi-
nent Georgia city.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-11
A Secret Society sIander.

Louise Kleemyer sued Caroline He'll
mond at st. Louis for $4,000 damages, al
legged to have been sustained by the plain
tiff on account of the defendant calling
her an embezzler. The word was uttered
in the German language and in a secret
female society known as the Philopena
Lodge. The husbands of both plaintiff
and defendant were joined in the action
as authorized by the laws of Missouri,
it being desirable On the part of the plain
tiff to make the husband of the defendant
responsible pecuniarily for the SANDER
alleged to have been uttered by his wife.
The defendant pleaded justification in
that the charge implied in the epithet was
true. She also pleaded that she did not
utter the word, also that it was uttered
in a meeting of a secret society and for
the good Of the order, and hence that she
was not amenable to the law. That beauti-
full doctrine that defendant is entitled to
file as many and as contradictory pleas
as may be desirable seems to have been
worked for all it was worth. The case
was argued on demurrer, and the court
held that the word uttered was libelous
unless it was true, and that its truth
must be established by positive proof and
not merely by the assertion of the defen-
dant; also that whether spoken in a lodge
or not, or in whatever language, the de-
PENDANT was responsible. The demurrer,
being general, was Overruled, and the case
set for trial.
The business of the jury will be only to
pass on the facts, the law having already
been clearly enunciated by the Judge.
AS bearing on female society ISLANDERS the
case is an important one. 1t does not
cover the most usual forms of such SLAM
ders, however. Strict justice would ex-
tend the definition Of ''libep to cover
words which to many would seem to be
extremely trivial, In sewing societies,
for instance, how many innocent women
have had their characters ruined forever
by being accused of wearing last years
bonnets. A most worthy young lady in
the interior Of Georgia, few years ago,
was caused the loss of an eligible lover,
who left suddenly for Texas because of a
false report circulated in female society
TO the effect that she wore number seven
shoes. Only two months ago an Atlanta
lady was obliged to forego
the pleasure of attending the inaugura-
ton ball and all her social pleasures for
the season destroyed, because an enviOus
neighbor told the tale at the lodge that
she had borrowed a dress for the occasion
from a cousin in New York.
A thousand analogous cases might be
cited, but it is useless to enlarge on the
subject. There are numberless society
ISLANDERS which, while they seem Of no
consequence, do far greater injury to the
Iiheled person than the accusation of be-
ing an embezzler, or murderer, or any
thing of that kind. The question is,
should not the law make such gossip ac-
tionablo? fit is left to a jury of young
and pretty women to decide the question,
the verdict will undoubtedly be, yes.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-11
The Ideal Reform.

Ue5F03t fTee I'Te8s IDenl J.
ree-fourths, at least, Of all the Office
holders IN the country exclusive OF the COM
paratlyely few appOintGes under the COM
petltive system-have been appointed, not for
illness, not for honesty, not for competency,
but on partisan grounds alone. It would be
in entire harmony with the principles Of true
civil ervlce reform to remove every such
oficehOlder and replace him with one ap-
pointed on grounds of fitness. The ideal re
form of the civil service cannot we'll be reached
without doing this
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-11
THE SISTER SUBSTITUTED.
THREE THUNDERsTRUCK MEN.
How a Corpse Opened Wide it's Eyes and
Scared the MOmrners.


An amusing incident took place the
other night at a house in the Fifth ward,
says the OswegO Palladium, where a
woman lay dead. At a late hour three
young men who had known the deceased
went to the place where the body lay for
the purpose of attending the wake. They
entered the front door quietly and passed
into the front room, where several women
were carrying on a conversation in low
tone of voice. The excellent qualities of
the deceased were being rehearsed, and
all seemed to be bowed down under the
great at1iictiOn. On a sofa in the room
lay the form of a woman. The three
young men crossed the floor softly, knelt
beside the sofa, and uttered fervent prayers
for the welfare of the spirit Of the de-
parted. The women in the room ceased
talking when the young men knelt down,
apparently aWcd by the solemnity of the
occasion. The prayers were finally con-
cIuGed, and the young men rose to their
feet. In rising the skirt Cf one young
mans coat touched the face Of the form
on the sofa.
Instantly her eyes opened wide and she
raised herself on her elbow. TIE feeling
Of the young men can better be imagined
than described Their hair stood on end
and their eyes bulged out, but they did
not move. Suddenly one Of tie number
gave vent to piercing yell and ran from
the house, closely followed by his COM
paniOns. The corpse was in the next
room, and the person over whom they had
been praying was a relative of the de-
ceased, who had lain down for a short
rpSt
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-11
His Voice for War.
NOASo lux W al"
PHILADELPHIA Record { Dem

THttudetDNl1 RECORD Denl.l.
A representative in Congress from Kansas
is delighted at the prospect of war which the
. Nicaragua treaty affords in his estimation.
He is decidedly of opinion that "a war would
do us good" 1t has been generally observed
that those who are most anxious for a war
for the good" that may grow out of it are the
suffers. contractors and Camp planderers.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-11

Elephants perfectly wild with mischief.
On certain evening after we had held
particularly rlotOus candy pull. the girls
could not endure the thought of going to
bed. We accordingly huddled together in
one room, against the strict rules of the
faculty, and waited until every one else
was asleep. Then We slipped out of base
ment window and paraded up and down
the college grounds through the damp
grass and among the evergreens. The
night was chilly, and nobody dared to
speak above whisper for fear we should
be discovered. But we fOndly imagined
that we were having a splendid time, and
we giggled under our breaths persistently
until suddenly, when we ventured long
way from the basement window, great
hOarse dog began to bark just outside the
cedar hedge, That dogs voice frightened
us nearly to death. Instantly there was
a stampede in the direction of the college.
When we got TO the window every blessed
sister of us wanted to get through first.
We had a dreadful time tearing each
others dresses and pulling each others
hair, but we all finally got through the
window and tumbled up to bed so fright
ened and GREATNESS that we were nearly
dead.
Il had still another experience with
that basement window which l must
mention. Half a dozen of US girls
craWled through it at O'Clock one spring
morning to make a raid on luscious
strawberry patch lying just outside the
college grounds. We got to the atch all
right and stole all the strawberries we
could eat. We SIX young sinners sat in
that strawberry patch picking the choicest
fruit until nearly sunrise. Then we stole
back to bed by way of the college window,
and nobody ever discovered what we had
been at"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-11

A Little Rock jury acquitted two Jews
who were prosecuted for selling liquor on
Sunday on the plea that they kept Satur-
day as the Sabbath. All the saloon men
in that city are now anxious to get He
brew partners
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-11

1t seems tie New Orleans people made
no effort TO get the celebrated Russian
''Tsar KolOkol' to show at their eXpOsi-
tiOn. Ii is a great deal older and larger
and is much worse cracked than the
Liberty bell.