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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-20
PERSONAL.

e. NJ HAINEs, of deadlock fame in the Illi-
nos Legislature, is looking around at Wash
ington.
Mr.. n MRS. JAMES G. BLAINE and Gail
Hamilton have left Augusta, Me-, for Bar
HarbOr.
MRS. MCCLELLAN, the widow of Gen. Nc
Clellan, will sail with her children for Eu-
rope shortly
Mr.. MCLANE the American minister at
Paris, IS TO revisit the shores OF his blue Ches-
apeake this season.
"CATHERINE COLE says that O.. W. Cables
manager. Mr.. Pond. lost $500 ia Philadelphia
and $500 in Baltimore.
VAssAR COLLEGES new president, Rev.
James NJ Taylor. is pastor OF the Fourth Bap-
list Church Of Providence.
GEN. o. o. HOWARD, having gathered up
his household goods, %journeycd from Omaha
to San Francisco during tine week.
SENIOR EDUARDO RUIZ, solicitor General Of
the MrNlean Republic, is at the Hotel Es-
pauol. y Y. Mr.. Ruiz is making a brief tour
Of the United states.
HERR Won BULow, the pianist, has an ex-
traOrdinarV memory. No man living can APP
prOacn him, probably, IN the power of carry
ing an orchestral or piano score IN his mead.
At a recent series OF piano recltals in London
he played the whole Of Beethoven's thirty
three ~sonatas, five or siX each night, and he
played them all IRON memory.
THE LADY CLERKS in the Post once DEPART
ment and some Of the gentlemen clerks, too,
make a or at pet OF Lutte Miss MVlie Villas,
the daughter OF The Postm lster General, who
visits The Department every saturday. spends
the day under the protecting wings OF the
lady CLERKS and goes home with her father IN
the afternoon. She Is a pretty little girl,
with red cheeks aud bright, sparkling eyes,
and a tendency to say sharp things.
5. S. Cox. who got safely back from the
river Of erocodtles TO the Golden Horn, writes
that the deepest m trk made upon his memory
while In Egypt was az sight OF the poor kgyp-
tians digging without pay like 20 many slaves.
Egypt Yves $500 o00,UOJ to Foreigners, Fand
these men are giving The sweat Of their brow
iH payment. Mr.. Coz, Testing this time, as
sures Us that he got ma. noetrils full Of the
"dust OF ages" much to his discomfort.
SQUIRE WHITE, Of Qnuebaug, conn. whose
death rs announced, wac one OF the par
licipants in the famine Dofr Tebe lion in
ish0dh island IN is 2. Tint was q struggle
against unequal suffrage. The rebellion
resuitod from an ehbrt TO organize the
nbfr government st Providence under q new
constitution, which. 10 was claimed, was
al pied by the people ~ 81 election held ia
lefl. White was one Of the men who resorted
to arms in support OF the claims Of the Dorr
government. He was arrested, convicted OF
treason, and sentenced TO Imprisonment for
life. but was amncstled Ia 1Af.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-20
BRIGHT BITS.

81 notice. said the gentleman in search Of
information. to Herr Most. that Anarchists
never strike. Why is this?" "That," said
the great apostle of mouth as a factor in So
cial progress. with much dignity, lis easily
explained. No true Anarchists ever work"
-WasbiR0tOn Hdtohet
AN ATCHIsoN EDIToR ran last Tuesday for
the proud office of school director. and when
the ballots were in and counted that I'M
daunted spirit sent out to the world the follow
ing announcement: 'Thank God! we have
still a rich heritage TO leave our children-the
memory of their fathers vi~rtues.-hGRsGs
City Tiaes.
IT WASN'T A RABBT.-Doctor-Well, do
You think the dog was mad when he bit you?
Solomon-Waal, sab. I guess he war rudder
put out by de way he Quoted hisse'f.
Doctor-No, | don't mean angry; | mean
Td6jd.
solomon-Oh, no, sab, it want a rabbit. rs
shuah twas a dog, sah.-Ha'Der's Bdsdr.
BAGLEY-Mrs. de Bags is the most cour-
ageous woman / ever knew.
Mrs. Bagley (skeptIcallY)-Indeed.
Bagiey-Yes. She went to church last Sun
day wearing her last years bonnet.
Mrs. ~Bagiey-And her husband dared to
show himself the same day! What do you
think of that for nerVe?-PbUGdeLDbiG Call.
SING a song o. sixpence,
A pocket full of gold;
All the little boys have gone
A shooting. am told;
When the spring is opened
No birds begin to sing,
But every ladv's hat is trimmed
With many a little wing.
Boston Transcript
Tom REED, the leader Of the Republican side
of the House. is the wit OF that body. stroll
ing down in front OF Beach. the great objec-
tor from New York. the other day, he turned
to him with a quizzlcal twinkle in his eye and
said: nut this objection business of yours,
Beach, doYou get your inspiration from other
members or does it come direct from the
Almighty" Beach was too dazed to answe
-COn0T e~ssiOHaE Record.
HUSBAND who had been out shooting, but
had not been successful, rather than return
home empty-handed, stepped into a shop and
purchased a hare.
''Tnere, my ducky." he said to mis- wife on
reaching home, ''you see ! am not SO awkward
with the gun after all"
"Let me see ~
'Isn't he a fine fellow"
my dear said the wife,. as she carried the
bird to her n~ostrils, and put it down with q
grim ace" you were quite right IN killing him
to-day: tomorrow 1t would have been toe
late It'd Bits.
SPEAKING Of the good nature OF Senator
Chace. the WGSbi1JtOn Chronicle relates thai
he was sworn in during the absence of Senator
Voorhees,, who had never seen him. Soon af.
ter Voorhees, made q speech. which mucf
| pleased Chace, and at its conclusion, as the
''Tall Sycamore was walking down the aisle
to his seat, the Rhode Islander approached
him with, II thank thee. Friend Daniel, fol
that speech thee mas Just made" VOORHEES,
looked at him IN amazement and then eX.
claimed. "Why, who are you, anyhow? L
they've gone and appointed a Quaker door
keeper there Will be sheOl to pay!' Satisfac,
tory explanations followed.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-20
ON a Naughty Little Boy sleeping.

Brete HGrte.
Just now / missed from hall and stair
A joyful treble that had grown
AS dear to me as that grave tone
That tells the world my older care.
And little footsteps on the floor
Were stayed. l laid aside my pen,
Forgot my theme. and l~istened-then
Stole softly to the library door.
No sight! no sound!-a moments freak
Offancy thrilled my pulses through;
'If-no," and yet, that fancy drew
A fathers blood from heart and cheek.
And then-I found him! There he lay,
Surprised by sleep, caught in the act,
The rosy vandal who had sacked
His little town, and Thought it play;
The shattered vase; the broken jar;
A match still ~smoldering on the floor;
The inkstand's purple pool of gore;
The chessmen scattered near and far.
strewn leaves of albums lightly pressed
This wicked baby of the Woods"
In fact, of half the household goods
This son and heir was seized-possessed.
Yet all In vain, for sleep had caught
The hand that reached, the feet thatstrayed
And fallen in that ambuscade
The victor was himself 0~'erWrought.
What though torn leaves and tattered book
Still testified his deep disgrace!
/ stopped and kissed the inky face,
With it's demure and calm outlook.
Then back l stole, and half beguiled
NY guilt. in trust that when my sleep
Should come, there might be One who'dkeeT
An equal mercy for mis- child.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-20
TdIerS.

1t would seem as if everybody who has
any authority in the government is con-
%stantly trying to increase the number of
persons who draw their means of living
from the Treasury. The little investiga-
tion that has been made into the
coast survey bureau reveals a condi-
ton of affairs that is a pretty good in
dication of the way the money of the peo-
pie has been spent for years. According
to the testimony of the accounting clerk
of that bureau, there are 90 assistants in
the bureau, and that of this number %
are at their homes doing nothing, y more
are loating about Washington without
employment, and only 16 are actually at
work. All of them, however, are draw
ing their salaries with regularity. 1t
also appears from the testimony that
there is a number of consulting profess
sors and astronomers in different colleges
who do no work, but who each draw
through the bureau a salary Of $4,000 a
year.
Mr.. Randall, who has been conducting
this investigation, proposes that IN future
those who are paid by the government
shall earn what they get. If the truth
were known it is probable that it would
appear that there are annually hundreds
of thousands-perhaps millions-of dol
lars paid in salaries annually for which
the government gets little or no benefit.
Take, for instance, the last appropriation
for the Missouri river. 1t was 1920, 900,
and the ''Oficial register" shows that of
this sum 1892, 900 was expended for sala-
Ties of superintendent, clerks and other
employees, not including the wages of
laborers nor the salaries of regular army
engineers. Great as the resources of The
government are if the enlargement of the
pension list continues, and the expendi.
ture of millions in salaries for unnecessa-
ry employees is persisted in the result
must eventually be bankruptcy.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-20
INDBI TONEF ADVERTISEMENTS

MR~ETINGs-Floral Association; The Chat-
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SPECIAL NoTIcE-The Annapolis Cadet
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RAILWAY ScHEDULE-Sayannah, Florida
ana Western.
BASE BALL-Memphis vs.. savannah; Atm
letic OF Philadelphia VS.. Breads of savannah.
Auction SALE-COntents OF a Newly FUR
nished Grocery store, by Kennedy \ Mallette.
STEAMSHIP SCHEDULEs-Ocean steamship
Co Baltimore Steamers.
WANTs--A Secondhand Bicycle; A Bar
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FOR REET-Two-story Frame House; Fur
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FoUND-A Beaded Cape.
Losr-A Light Red Mare Mule; a Gold Ring
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EASTER HAIR CUTTING-Emile Fauna
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DIR. BLANc's VEGETABLE DE~PURATIvE-l37
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ABSTRACT OF TITLEs-Isaac Beckett.
ROYAL BAKING P0wDER-Government
Tesls.
SMOKED ToNGUEs-A. II. Champion.
PATENT FLOUR. ETC.-McDonel & Co.
FLAGS FOR THE CENTENNIAL-At Schrcin-
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Chief Engineer.
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uah Steam Dye Works.
CLoTHING-At Gazan's.
BoARDING-l63 York street.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-20

Washington Cor. Neto York Herald.
ut is evident to me that Edmunds is anx-
ious to placate Logan" saId a Democratic
CONGRESSMAN from New York.
d you think so?'' asked a Republican
member from Pennsylvania. who stood where
he could not see the wrinkle in the first speak
er's eve.
II know it, for I saw an evidence Of 1t my
self one day last week"
"How was that?' was the prompt Query,
for the PhIladelphian was Interested.
Things are dull in the House. you see, and
/ strolled over to the Senate. Mr.. Fdmunds
was on his feet, and stood in the aisle quite
near to Senator Logan's chair. l noticed that
he was looking kindly into the Generals face
and almost smiling geniallv upon him. That
awakened my suspicious. But when. a mo-
ment later, / heard him pronounce each Of the
words either and neither in two different
ways and all in the same sentence knew
that he intended to pay Gen. Logan the
highest compliment that he was capable OF
rendering. He must rave suffered, but he did
it with deliberatiun and with a smile"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-20

The appearance OF cholera at Brindisi,
a prominent point on the route from
Western Europe to India by way of the
Suez canal, causes a great deal Of alarm
ia Europe. There is no doubt that during
the whole OF the past winter cholera has
occasionally appeared in villages, OF
Spain, France and Italy, and that the au-
thorities have lone what they could to
keep the truth from the public with the
hope that the disease would not assume
an epidemic form anywhere, and would
soon disappear.
The appearance of the dis
ease at Brindjsi, however, has
started the discussion of the question
whether there is a probability OF a gene
raj European epidemic during the coming
summer. There is, doubtless, great dam
ger OF such an epidemic. The English
and French authorities are already taking
precautions against the disease. Eng
land especially, appears to be alive to the
necessity of establishing at once strict
quarantine regulations from all infected
ports.
1t ia certain that the health authorities
of Europe regard the outlook tor a gene
raj epidemic during the coming simmer
more Ominous than it was at ibis time
last year, and our health authorities are
not without a-pprehensions OF the intro
duction Of the disease into this country.
For three summers the cholera has had
a footholdin Europe, and the ~tenacity with
which it stays there seems to indicate a
possibility that it will not disappear until
its horrors rave been witnessed in the
European countries which have thus far
escaped its touch.
While there is reason for thinking that
at some Of our ports there is not much
confidence to be placed in the regulations
to prevent the Introduction of infectious
and contagious diseases, yet the people
will feel a greater sense. of security if
they know that the health authorities are
aware of the danger with which the cOun-
try is threatened, and are pretending to
guard against it.
If cholera does't find a Judgement on
our shores, however, it will not be, proba-
bly,. because of the enforcement of n
particularly effective measures to keep it
ont
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-20
VIC Tie-up i'm New York,

The Knights of Labor have got about all
the street car lines in New York city tied
up. on most Of the lines on which the
cars have been stopped the employees have
no grievances whatever, and they are rep
resented as being very bitter because they
have been ordered TO quit work. In no
case, il seems, has there been any effort
at arbitration, and in only two or three
cases have any grievances been pre-
scented.
1t seems that the general strike was or
dered to enforce the demands OF the
Knights or Labor on the Third Avenue
line. The demand Of the Knights on that
line is that seven incentive drivers and
Two conductors-shall be discharged be-
cause they don't belong to the labor or
CARNATIONS, and because they have
spoken Of these organizations di%srespect-
fully.
1t remains to be seen whether the peo-
ple Of the city of New York will submit
to the Inconvenience that the stopping Of
the street car lines will cause because
one line will not discharge employees which
are not agreeable to other employees. If
the Knights OF Labor use their power
tyranieally and without reason they
will not only array public
sentiment against them, but will make
hostile legislation necessary. The pub
lie is quick TO resent oppression in all it's
phases. When the drivers and conduc-
tors struck a few weeks ago in New York
and Brooklyn for shorter hours and bel
ter pay they had the support OF
the public, because il was thought the
companies were depressing their en-
ployes, but now public sentiment is the
other way, because tue act or the
knights Of Labor is regarded as un.
just and oppressive. Apparently the
Knights haven't the right sort OF
men as leaders. The cfumbliug among
the rank and file IN New York indicates
a rebellion ig the organizations. II the
knights themselves recognize the inius-
tice Of their cause, how can they expect
J to be sustained hy the nuhliof
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-20

Washington Letter to the 50. Louis Globe Demo
Graf.
In her younger days she dressed as gayly as
the fashions permitted, and it used TO be told
of her in London that when she first went
there she bought a brilliant India shawl and
wore it for several afternoons while making
state calls, unconscious of the fact that the
bridesmaids name and price mark were stlll
pinned 10 it in staring English letters. Mrs:
always apnreciated me funny things that she
encountered. A few years since, in calling on
Mrs. Cameron IN her great house, with It's
estheticallY dim parlor. Mrs Bancroft maze
her way to a deep and attractive-l0oklng SOFA
and unconsciousiy sat down on a fluffy Skye
terrier that had crepU In among the cushions.
When the yelplng skye was extrlcated from
her cloak fringes she gave the company per-
mission TO laugh and Joined in it herselt.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-20
A Terrapinis Intelligence.

from EN6 E~NebU065pAtu NeWSs
Among the terrapins brought for sale last
season to William s. Heverin, Little Creek
Landing, Delaware Bay, was one with a por-
ton Of its shell crushed. A fracture OF the
reptiles upper plate made it apparent that It
had been struck by a paddle of one of the
many side wheel steam boats that ply the bay.
On account of this accident it was named
Steamboat" 1t was placed IN the pen and
thrived, and in time, after daily repetitions of
its strange title, it came to know its name.
Every day Mr.. Heverin would walk toward
the enclosure wherein be held thousands of
~terrapins captive, and when he called
out "Steamb0at!" the manned tortoise
would walk up ar inclined plank and eat
pieces of liver, chicken ~entrails and fish from
his hands. Then a sudden whistle
would cause thousands of the high
priced reptiles to Chamber up the
plank to secure their ~rations. A we'll
known gentleman of this city tells me that he
has walked toward Heverin's terrapin pen a
score of times without attracting the least
notice from its occupants, but the moment the
proprietor joined him there was a 1utter all
over the water and little heads with bead
like eyes popped from beneath the surface.
They never failed to exhibit their knowledge
of the fact that the feeder was before them q.
Turtles that command $50 a dozen ought to
know something.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-20
Lournalistic Amenities.
From ths pbia4elDlin Tim4s fT1d

TTUW U6 Fh1E1IelDNfU IE7tF8 TIWu.I
We shall probably next hear that Chester
field Reid of the Tribune sent his check for
50, 900 to the Cleveland National Committee,
knowing how Ian mer-and-tongs Jones OF
the Times and Detachable Curtis of H,trDer'S
Weekly and Mugwump White of the Egeein0
Post flung their checks around in the Blame
committee rooms while battling with Pro-
gressive Pulitzer in their columns for Cle'e e.
land. If Chesterfield Reid dItn't send his
check to the Cleveland committee, he did bet
ter than that-he kicked the p%rlnt0rs' union
out OF the Blaine ring and tumbled the State
and the election INTO the Cleveland camp.
While the dispute is open. let the bars down
and give the inside of all the great New York
JOURNALISTIC feats of 1881.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-20

From the Neao York Star tDeBe.l
The effect Of Mr.. PowGerlv's warning ad-
dress to the Knights of Labor, bearing date
March IL, is already visible in the subsidence
OF the collisions, strikes and shop disputes
winch were so numerous at the time he sent
that remarkable paper to the mem bers of the
great industrial order of which he is the eX-
ecutive chief. The Knights of Labor report
the admission of many thousands Of new mem
bers INTO the old assemblies during the past
month. There is consequently a more cone
rent and cohesive quality visible, and its pub
lie effect is the cessation of petty movements
ana restless efforCs. This is exactly what MIR.
PoWderly aimed to secure.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-20
Mugwump Virility Defended.

+a 'NNY 80 HStV HFf~FN
senator Ingalls,, OF Kansas, the slim and
agile phrase maker, did not have a basis OF
truth Tor mis- smutty speech in the senate.
me fact IS that the Mugwumps are the nost
Xlflte and provocative men in p%olltles.I nie.
Ihey generate ideas and mako parties. HAD
there been no Mugwumps, there wouldthye
9Ieen PC, liberty, no progress. sam Adams;
John Hancock, George Washington and
Thomas Jefferson were noble specimens OF
Mugwumps. Abraham Lincoln and hls as
SOCRATES were a later crop. IT was the one
thing lacking in Daniel Webster, that he could
not be a Mugwump when the occasion called
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-20

Where Powderly Made a Mistake.
From the Springfield Republican IND. Rsp.)
The truth is, as Mr.. Powderly acknowledged
before MS sickness, that the southwestern
strike was a mistake. The public knew JAY
Iould ana were quite ready to believe mat
ne mad oppressed his men. But the grey
ances presented were totally inadequate TO
support the remedies which the men proposed
70 eplofee, and the attempt TO bolster up TINS
pad cause has led, first, Martin Irans and the
iocaistrlkers. and now POWderly, the con-
serFatiye head Of their order, into a totally
@feng and indefensibie position, and mas ieIt
could q clear advantage be fore the public,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-20

The cremationists have been having
heir " way in literature for several
years, but just as they nave begun to
show their faith by their works, in other
words, by investing in ~crematories, the
boom seems to be about to receive a
nheck. Bishop Coke has vigorously pro.
1ounced against cremation in the Forum.
and Dr.. Hamiltoa has printed IN pam
phlet form a large edition Of his article
published in a Leading medical journal
showing that cremation is not necessary
IS a sanitary measure.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-20

There seems to be a touch of humor in
Che announcement that NJ. deLesseps is
Indignant on account Of the report made
by Hon. John Bigelow to the New York
Chamber Of Commerce concerning the
Panama canal. The report appears to be
more notable for the Information that 1t
does not contain than for anything else.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-20

The 10000 men of the Greek army feel
confident that they a whip twice their
weight in Turks and not half try. The
guardian powers of Europe, however, are
still disposed to think that Greek discre-
ton would be a much better thing Just
now than Greek valor.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-20

The Vanderbilts are proving themselves
20 be quits liberal. They have already
made several donations 10 charitable OBJ
lects. The four Vanderbilt brothers have
Just given S250,0O to add a clinical de-
partment to the College Of Physicians
and Surgeons, which their father estab-
lished a short time before his death. why
should they not use their wealth for the
benefit of humanityf In what better
way can they add to their WI happiness2
The consciousness Of having done a good
iced will be productive OF more real hap
piness thar they a ever hope to gain by
pending their money IN selfish pleasures
hv Doubling their miiitons.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-20

There is no censorship of the press in
thiscountry except that Of public opin-
ion, hence the Montgomery Advertiser
proposes to print a special Jefferson
Davis edition on the occasion of the visit
of the Confederate ex-President to its
oitv-
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-20

The Republican press of Pennsylvania
Is almost unanimously in favor OF Gen.
Beaver for the Republican gubernatorial
nomination. Wallace appears to be the
most prominent OF any Democrat whose
aame has been mentioned in connection
with the contest. The Republicans think
Iney will have a walk over in the State
election.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-20

The old maxim, ''Spare the rod and
spoil the child" seems to be well sus-
tanned b ythe reports OF the schoolboy strike
for shorter hours of study in st. Louis.
Moral suasion is a very good thing. but it
doesn't just always work with boys.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-20

1T is asserted in anti-State admins
Grafton circles in Tennessee, that Senator
Whitthorne is to be shelved at the end Of
mis- term, and that then the contest for
the seat will be sharp among several Ten.
Dessee statesmen, chief Of whom are John
+. House, ex-GoY. Marks and Gov. Bate.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-20

Gen. Sherman will begin to address
Grand Army camp fires in June. He
should withhold his speeches for revision
and submit them to his brother John
before they are published.