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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-27

The General Assembly OF Georgia meets
on the first Wednesday in November,
just one month after the election OF Sena-
tors and Representatives. The time be-
tween the day of the election and that of
I the meeting of the body is necessarily
I spent by very many OF the members-elecJ
! in arranging their business preparatory
for protracted absence from home, hence
they have little or no opportunity to learn
the views and wants of their constituents,
or to study the merits of the public ques-
tions on which they are so soon called to
act. The consequence is that usually,
about the time the houses and committees
are fairly organized Tor business and the
judicial elections are over, it becomes ne
cessarv TO adjourn over to the following
summer in order to give proper considera-
ton TO the business presented and to be
presented. The November sitting almost
always lasts from thirty to thirty-five
days, and the adjourned session usually
makes the whole length of the session one
hundred days or more, which is not only
great tax on the time of very large
proportion of the members, but on tho
State Treasury as well.
No doubt the amendment to the consti-
tuition permitting local bills to be intro
duced in the Senate as well as in the
House will have the effect to materially
shorten the sessions. Heretofore, for the
first month or six weeks, the Senate has
had very little to do, and for the last
month OF the sessions the House has
been comparatively idle. thus actually
wasting much valuable time. n
the constitutional provision allowing
local bills TO be introduced by the
consent OF two-thirds OF the House after
OF fifteen days were repealed, no doubt
the sessions could be shortened still more
without detriment to the public service
or injury to private interests. 1t 10 a
well known fact that this fifteen days
provision is a dead letter, because no
member ever objects to the introduction
Of local bill even during the last days
OF a session.
The constitutional limitation of the ses-
sions to forty days amounts to nothing,
owing to the proviso that allows the
time TO be extended by two-thlrds vote
Of both Houses. II the sessions were
limited absolutely to sixty days the limi-
tatiOn would be effective, and no doubt
all the necessary business could be done
in that time. OF course if the public in
terests should require, the Governor
would have the power to call an extra
session, as provided by the constitution,
and to specify the purpose for which it is
called.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-27
About Tree Planting.

The farmers of the South do not seem
to undertake the planting OF young trees
on their WORKOUT fields as eUergetically
as they should. They probably feel that
the promised returns are so far of and
vague as not to justify the necessary
outlay in money and labor. There are
reasons to believe that such is not the
case. At least the success of arboricui-
ture in some parts of the country has been
great enough to justify general, il not eX'
tensive expert ments, In this section.
OF course if farmer proposes to buy
Young trees to plant on his old fields, the
outlay in money would be considerable
greater perhaps than it would be advis-
able for him to make, except on very
small scale. The best, as we'll as the most
economical, way for him to do is to begin
by planting a Seeding nursery OF such
| trees as he intends to set out. These
would probably be walnuts, hickories,
white oaks, black locusts, catalpas aud all
antuses. Where the young trees can be
protected in the fields, IL would probably
be just as we'll to plant the seeds where
the trees are to stand.
If the walnuts are planted about 30
feet apart each way there will be an aver
aye of fifty trees to the acre. Then the
hickories can be put Is feet apart, skip
ping, of course, the places where the wal
nuts are planted, adding $50 trees to the
acre. The locusts, catalpas. etc., should
be put N feetapart, adding 800 to the
number on the acre. Then the ground
ho f.rr MI fad wi uUh "a
oaks as thick as corn in ths drill, giving
1000 or 1900 young trees to the acre.
With proper care and attention the
white oaks Will make hoop poles in four
or five years at furthest, and In many
sections these can be marketed for more
than enough to pay the whole cost Of
planting and looking after the timber
crop. In ten to fifteen years the locusts
| and catalpas will be large enough to
make posts and railroad ties, and can De
sold almost anywhere for sufficient TO
make good profit on the entire invest
ment. La from twenty to twenty Ave
years such locusts. oaks and hickOries as
have been left, will bring good prices
If sold to the manufacturers of wagon and
carriage materials. Then the walnuts
will have room to develop and will rapidly
increase in value. Fifty walnut trees
sixty years old are worth great deal OF
money anywhere. IT we'll grown ana
sound they would probably easily bring
$40 each. or course the walnut trees
would be planted for the benefit of
Dosterity, but what a magnificent heritage
100 acres of such trees would be.
There are few farmers who could not
begin the experiment on one acre of land.
All that is necessary is to resolve to look
farther into the future than people are &C
customed to look.
1t takes natural forests long time to
regain dominion over exhausted fields,
and such forests are rarely valuable. 1t
would be well for our planters to read the
history OF tree planting in the West and
in many parts of Europe. This subject is
of more interest and Importance than
most people think it is.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-27
The Woes of an once seeker.

Washington Special to the GdIceston Neacs.
funny scene was witnessed on Pennsyl-
vania avenue last night. A seedy- Cooking
individusl, tall, fiery eyed. Keen and inter
manner to friend. ''To- day, SIR" said the
tall man, II sold alfmy law books; 500 worth
OF law books for Sl6. BY -, sir. sold them
to Niger, sir. Sold 800 worth of law books
TO a Niger. Isn't that humiliation for
South Carolina Democrat. have spent
year and four months here. came here soon
after Cleveland's Inauguration under prom
lee of all the leading men OF the South that
L should be taken care OF. fou know
my father was one OF the highest
and hest known men in the State. HIS father
was equally highly honorcd, Our family is
enc OF the Oldest IN the South, aud here + am
to-day, sir. win SIS 10 my pocket and ven
geance In NV heart. / came here year and
four months ago with the promise OF a good
place. ] was told to wait, Again and again
have been walt ng ell these weeks and
months. A month ago Mr.. Lamar sent me
note saying that he. had poiitinn for me in
the Interior DEPARTMENT. I presented my
self and learned that was temporari to be
put on the labor roll with tue prospect of
months. Wen, that was not particularly in
wiling TO me, a professional man and a man
from family which had never stooned 80
mental labor, but took the place. What do
you suppose they set me to doingp Washing
SpIttoous. sir, in the basement. just like a
Niger. BY -, sir, 1 worked for a month
like niger cleaning spittoons. and that for
$50 month. Yesterday my soul revolted
against the puuseating task for once and for
all, and determined that would not submit
tomorrow / go home. May God strike me
dead If ever set foot in this town again"
This incident, dramatic and fanciful as it
may appear, is one that actually occurred.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-27
Mr., CYRUS Fields Tears,

Mock expressions of sympathy for the
millionaire, Cyrus w. Field, are heard in
Wall street. Mr.. Field is distantly re-
lated by marriage to George M. Bartholo-
NEW, OF Hartford, Conn.,, who few days
ago decided to join the American colony
in Canada, because his failure for a mill
lion dollars or more was not altogether
free from crookedness.
Mr.. Field went TO Hartford to assist
Mr.. Bartholomew when he first heard of
his financial troubles, and offered to lend
him 100000 to pull him through if he
could give good security. MIR. Field
quickly discovered, however, that Mr.
Bartholomew couldn't give the Sc
curity required, and that $780,
900 would go but little way
towards relieving him of his financial
troubles. On his return to New York
MIR. Field became satisfied that the an.
nouncement of Mr.. Bartholomew's failure
would cause decided decline in certain
stocks because of the belief that Mr.. Bar
tholomew was the holder of large
amount of them, which, Of course, would
at once be thrown upon the market. He,
therefore, ordered his brokers to sell the
stocks in question short, to large
amount, and then retired to his
home with the firm belief that,
though he was not able to assist
Mr.. Bartholomew, he would, doubt
less, put large sum in his own pocket
in consequence of his failure. Strange as
II may appear, however, the market did
not show a downward tendency. The
news OF Mr.. Bartholemew's failure, ard
the large short sales of Mr.. Field. did not
drive prices down. Indeed the prices
have slowly but steadily increased. Mr..
Fields margins have about disappeared,
and he is perhaps as much out OF pocket
as if he had given Mr. Bartholomew $780,
600 outright.
Mr.. Field parts with his money, unless
he gets value received for it, with great
reluctance. and the statement that the
failure OF the market to decline caused
him TO shed tears may not be greatly ex-
agGerated. Doubtless MIR. Field, since
the stock market failed to respond to his
scheme, regrets the downfall OF his reia-
tive much more sincerely than he did be.
fore he engaged in speculations based up
on il.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-27
A nte-Bsllum Life in Washington.
IL, d.

Ben: Pert6y P0ofeGn the BoSt0n BndGet.
Congressman and other officials nowadays
do not hesitate to accept invitations all win
ter, eating other peoples deicacies and drink
ing their wine, but never Offering any hospi-
tally In return. 1t did not used to be 80, and
/ can remember when Mr.. buchanan, then
Secretary of State under President Polk
hired Carusi's saloon and gave a handsome
entertainment In payment for courtesies
received. Thirteen hundred cards of invi-
tation were issued and at least a thousand
persons were present. Mrs. Marcy, of
New York. whose husband was Secretary
of War, aided Mr.. Buchanan in receiving
the guests, and Mr.. George Bancroft, then
Secretary of the Navy, seemed to he az
old as he looks to-day, Prominent among the
ladies, on an elevated platform at the end of
the hall, where Mrs. Madison. the widow OF a
Trainer of the constitution and an ex-Presi-
dent, and the venerable widow of Alexander
Hamilton, then upward Of 50 years, who
talked sensibly about her husband, although
her memory OF contemporaneous persons and
events had ceased altogether. Daniel Web
ster was accompanied by his wife and Mrs.
Jandon. Of New York: William H. Seward
(who hal come to Washington to argue q
planning mill patent before the Supreme Court
promenaded with Mrs. John Adams. the
widowed daughter-in-law of John Quincy
Adams, and the old Baron Bodisco's young
Georgetown wife wore set of diamonds
that excited the envy of her sex. Years
afterward, when MIR. Buchanan had BE-
come President, another Democrat-Senator
Gwinn, Of California-gave asfancg dress ball
at his residence at the corner of l ana Nine
teenth streets, now occupied by Senator Phi
letus Sawyer Nearly every one who figured
in the great drama OF secession was there. and
there were some in fancy costumes who not
very long afterward wore the blue or the gray
and filled soldiers graves. Barton Key, that
gallant gentleman, was present. wearing O
scarlet English hunting coat, with buckskin
breeches and top boota, while Mrs. Dan
Sickles, who was then Turing him to destruc-
ton, wore the scarlet cloak of Little Red
Riding Hood. 1t us not true that there is
more dissipation nowadays at Washington
than there was then, and there is certainly
less intrigue, less gambling, and less intOxlca-
ton, with fewer duels and street fights.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-27
The Coming Election.

The indications are that the State cleo
ton to be held on next Wednesday week,
Oct 6, will be one of the quietest ever
held in Georgia. No opposition has been
developed to the State ticket nominated
seems to be none to the constitutional
amendments, the one striking out the
provision requiring all local bills to origi-
nate in the House of Representatives and
the other enlarging the power of the Gen
eral Assembly with regard to providing
for disabled ex-Confederate soldiers.
A small vote is expected, though local
contests for members OF the General AS
sembly will probably swell he total vote
of the State, and make the election in
many counties something more than a
formaIity. In very many counties, how
ever, there will probably be no contests,
and the candidates for Senate and Rep
resentatives nominated will have a walk
over.
One notable thing in connection with
the outlook for the election is that the
Democrats of the State in most of the
counties persist in maintaining their Or
ganiZation, although the State has been
overwhelmingly Democratic for several
years, and although there have been fire.
queut predictions that the party would
divide on local issues and that general
re-alignment would be the result. Many
efforts, indeed, have been made to bring
about disintegration of the party, but in
few counties have such efforts met with
the slightest success.
There can be no doubt as to what is the
reason for this union of the Georgia De-
mocracy. The people feel that the ne
cessity for union still exists, even II it is
apparently less pressing than 1t was
few years ago. Whenever and wherever
temporary divisions occur the danger of
being again subjected TO Republican or
semi-Republican rule is revived. In
nearly every county in the State the peo-
Pile still feel that the public good often re-
quires the sacrifice OF personal ambitions
aud individual preferences. II is graft
flying to know that this is true. 1t shows
that there is yet much more patriotism
than selfishness in Georgia.
With respect to the coming election it
would be wise, even where there is no
contest, for the people TO turn out and
cast as full vote as possible. The
voting habit is good one, and all good
citizens ought to acquire it, lest some
times they should neglect to vote when
their votes are needed in the interests OF
liberty and good government.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-27

The Washington Star has come to the
conclusion that "as long as the working.
men OF New York city feel that they must
have political party organization exclu-
sively their own, they could not have
found a name to head their ticket more
acceptable in every respect and to all
glasses than that of Henry George. The
vote on his nomination Tor Mayor was
significant, and OF good omen. II another
great labor movement in local politics is
70 sweep through the country like that of
1878, it is well that lis beginnings
should be so entirely creditable."
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-27

1t is stated that Walters, the Baltimore
'millionaire. of Peachblow vase notoriety,
has just paid $4,000 for an orchid. The
public mind will probably be relieved to
some extent when it is stated that it is
not peach orchid.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-27
fNDEX 70 new ADVERTISEMENTS.

MEETINGs-DeRalb Lodge No. Q, l. o. o. f. +;
!workingmen's Union Association.
STEAMSHIP SCHBDULE-Generale Transit
5antique Company.
AUCTION SALE-Grocerles, Furniture, etc.,
by Kennedy & Mallette.
CIRCULAR No. 7s-Georgia Railroad Com
omission.
\ To THE PUBLIC-Georgla Central Detective
Agency. Macon, Ga.
CHEAP COLUMN ADvERTIsEMENTs-Help
Wanted; For Rent; For Sale: Miscellaneous.
NoFICE-Dr. K. II. Nichols.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-27

The Treasurer of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge Of Odd Fellows, recently in session
10 Boston, reported to that body that the
cash on hand was not sufficient TO pay the
expenses of the meeting, and asked for
authority TO dispose of a part of the in
vested funds TO pay warrants drawn on
him. The headquarters of the Grand
Lodge have been removed from Baltimore,
where they have been located since the
foundation of the order, to Columbus,
Ohio.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-27

The boss and journeymen plumbers OF
New York very wisely chose the summer
in which TO have their quarrels. AS win
ter approaches the vision of frozen pipes
and leaky hydrauts seems to be about to
induce a settlement. The workmen
threaten to open cooperative shops, and
Iteeems that the employers will have TO
pay whatever is demanded and charge the
Inference and 100 per cent. added TO cover
incldentals to their customers.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-27

The anarchist paper which has been 70
well advertised by the arrest and oonvic-
tiou of its editor, the FreiheIt, Is not
Fronting by its notoriety. 1t is stated
that its circulation has fallen from 5000
TO 800, and that its creditors have already
laid sege to the Office material, and IL
Will probably cease to be before long. The
last number contained an earnest appeal
to anarchists for the support of the en-
serprise. IL Is suspected that the anaroh-
lists are not nearly 80 numerous and en-.
thusisstic as they were before they found
out that liberty does not mean license.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-27
.Assnmed Graatnesa.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer (Dsn.)
The loss of Indiana TO the Republican party
10 indeed certainty already "discounted'
oy Republicans of intel lgence. the ''poeket
D)rough." as an esteemed contemporary calls
lt. viii never again be in the pocket of the
Repnbiican party. 1t is wei that MIR. Blame
sees ". But We weep for Harrison; that Is
we should weep, hut for the knowledge that
ne VIII live in the future, as he has always
lived in the past, on the greatness Of his
grandfather.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-27

John L. Sullivan has been umpiring in
amateur base ball games in New York.
1t is said that his decisions were accepted
without so much as murmur. There is
nothing that commands respect like
character and muscle.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-27

It T""t ne Nelo 101N Uer1Ld IInd.I
IL Ia the sheerest nonsense to talk about the
81 stocking element and the labor element as
opposed 10 each other in this country. Both
classes or our fellow citizens are working for
precisely the same ends namely, efficient
ana honest government; and 1t is either in
suheraDle ignorance or something worse
which would siigmatlze man because he
wears silk stockings or because he wears
homespun. "A mans a man for a. that"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-27

The railroads might make great deal
OF money by getting up big earthquake
excursions to the South on Sept. 80.
OF course the South will be the most solid
part of the continent on that day, but il
there is ANYTHING like retributive justice
canada ought to have a great shaking up.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-27

The Tennessee Democrats say that
I there will be no more talk about theirs
being doubtful State after the November
elections. They propose to bury Repub-
lcanism under majority OF at least
40, COO votes.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-27

Human nature is a funny thing some
,,times. People who jostle each other in
order to buy copies OF the papers that
.made the biggest sensation of Virgins
plush abuse the press tor giving this
Same slush publicity.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-27

1t is now pretty certain that ex-Presi-
fglent Arthur Is not materially better than
when he went TO New London, and the
chances are that he will never regain his
health. He will return to his home in
New York today.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-27

1t is stated that at a conference at the
Colonial Exhibition in London the Baron
sss Burdett Coutts remarked that sit
young man wants to be economical he
must marry" She might have cited the
example OF her own husband, and have
Fdvised the young men to marry rich old
maids and live off their incomes.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-27

The Knights Templar gathering at St.
Louis was more fruitful OF accidents than
such occasions are usually. One Sir
Knight was killed by being run over by
a train while trying TO board a car, and
another was killed in a quarrel with a
barkeeper
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-27
The work,ngmNn's Danger.
Frona tAe AnahrllLe 4 nnsrfcrn Wan. B

FT"na He NdShtIWe neTtcTn IDen,1
The American work ;ngmen need not fear
the cheap pauper labor" cry. WHAT they
should most dread is the ''cheap pauper poll
texan, whose dishonesty. or whose ignorance
ana Incidence, prompts him to use it TO secure
tAe influence of wealthy mine owners and
monopolists, to the disadvantage of the wage
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-27

The St. Louis people have been making
a great deal of money out of the Knights
!TempIar. They are of the opinion that a
revival OF ''mediaval' times causes re-
yiyal of good times,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-27

The plumed knight has been laid IN the
shade as a campaign preySrscatOr by Gov.
AForaker, of Ohio. Perhaps Foraker has
, his eye on 'SS.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-27
CURRENT COMMENT.


FROM the Neao York Star (Dem.)
III every man employed in our protected in
uustries were forced into the fields the south
alone could absorb them, End IL would hnd In
tue world at large paving market Tor the
increased prouucts they would bring 10 1t.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-27

+ The Republican department of the Gin
binnati Enquirer, which is edited by
PGath," supports Sherman for the PFesi-
dencV.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-27

1t is said that 81 per cent. of the army
aud navy pensioners are of foreign birth.
This fact may or may not be significant.