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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-02
PERSONAL.

GEO. P. RATHBURN has arrived at Omaha
from Buffalo on a bicycle tour across the con-
tineht.
A WESTERN PAPER records the journeving
of Cyrus w. Field through Winnipeg, on his
way to Alaska.
SECRETARY WHITNEYls charged with wear
ing q 81 coat and trousers almost transparent
while at work in the naval once in the sum
mer.
GREENBURY BUCKINGHAM, who died in
Union, Nd, on Tuesday last, was l02 years
old, and, until his last illness. a few weeks
ago, his mind remained perfectly clear.
JAMES p. VOORHEES,, the youngest son of
the Indiana senator, will return to the stage
next winter. He will appear as q star in
tragedy and will open In Washington.
SUNSET Cox writes to an Ohio friend: 81
may come home and may again go into the
old arena. The odor of the sawdust comes
over me, and feel like vaulting through the
hoop, ETC., to Oil out the seene."
Col. JOHN W. CUNNINGHAM and daughter,
Miss Sue, of North Carolina, are spending the
summer az tho Greenbrler White sulphur
Springs, W. Va. Col. CUNNINGHAM IS tho
largest tobacco planter in the United States,
CHIEF JJHN SMoEE JOHNSON died at his
residence on the reserve at BrantIord, Ont,
on Wednesday. Deccss d was "a wears OF
are, being the oldest Indian of the Mohawk
tribe. lie fought in the American war OF
1912.
JOHN SARTIN, the Philadelphia engraver.
who was chief OF the Fine Arts Department
at the Centennial Exhibition, has accepted
similar position in connecSo On with the Amer
lean Exhibition, which is TO be held In London
next May.
HEN IRVING and Miss Terry have sailed
for England, and New York snobocracv will
be desolate and refuse to be comforted till
Violet Cameron, Miss Fortesque or some other
actress arrives with a soiled reputation as
part of her wardrobe.
THIRTEEN GRACE NEWELL
daughter OF DR.. w. q. Newell. OF New York
is renowned 1t jefferson Highlands N n. IA
a pedestrian. She walks easily twcHty miles
a day, ana her successful tramps with the
Appalachian Club have won for her the title
"child Of the Clao."
The Crown Prince OF Germany has sent
Gathering letter, in which he enclosed 1so
forns, 70 the Steeple-jack Pircher, who
climbed up the steepe OF St Stephens Cathe-
dral Thursday and fastened to the crssy Gag
bearieg the inscriptions Long live Kaiser
Joseph" The nHnieipsl authorities placed
the dag in the historical n useum.
DANIEL MCCAIN. OF West RfiddletowH, Pa.
il q veteran Of three wars having served in
the Florida war, the Mexican war and ,hs
late war. BE has been an object
Of charity ever since the late war. He 10 hew
blind and site in hie leg cabin aad talks OF
trying 10 get a pensloa HIS friends have
been trying 20 get a poAslon fer hin for years,
but his papers are worn opt sud mayy OF
them are lost. and their efforts have thue far
been unsuccessful.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-02
The Thsorstic Turtle.

from 81. Ngchnkd6.
The theoretic turtle started out to see the
toad;
He came to . stop at liberty pole in the
middle OF the road.
Now. how in the name of the spouting
whale" the indignant turtle cried,
"Can climb this perpendicular cliff and get
on the other side.
"If I only could make big balloon, I'd lightly
over 1t fly:
Or very long ladder might reach the top,
though it does look fearfully high.
'lf beaver were in my place, he'd gnaw a
passage through with his testh;
1 can't do that, but can dig a tunnel and
pass beneath"
He was digging his tunnel, with might and
main, when dog looked down at the
hole.
"The easiest way, my friend" said he, SIS TO
walk around the pole"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-02
Tho Great oa.ut.uqua Phsnomena.


The great 0hautauqua phenomena are the
hotel walters. They are not professional or
even expert amateurB, but students from
Oherlin, Wooster. Syracuse. Rochester and
other places picked up and thrown together.
They get SIS month and their board but rs
young m an from Cham berl ain College, Ran
delphi, Cattaraugx county, bOAsted, "Lots OF
us PICK up as much more in tips"
'B at is it Rsf-respecting to take fees2"
"Oh, yes. We want all we car N AXE cut OF
this. At my college I can live for $3.50 year.
| Will be through there In two years, and then
L IN going to Ann Arbor to be chemist. This
waiLinG isn't much. We enjoy 1t"
But it's rather hard for those who are
waited on. Almost all of the walters have
studied physiology, and they know the exact
sine it takes for every article the bill of fare
to be digested. The knowledge may be fine
thing, but 1t interferes with mans appetite
tn be told that barley broth is mere digestible
not stay as cream pie win, aud that one should
not give a second order: Haven't you eaten
as much Of that as is good for you already2'
One Of the walters, in criticising the way
the bill OF fare was arranged, said: This rice
compete Should not be here, but down in the
desserts. | think it was mistake to put 10 so
near the top. Hadn't you better keep from
eating it fer awhileF"
With some of the old boarders the walters
discuss the effsrts of the different preachers
and speakers. The motherly women take
pleasure in consolug them tor their deprivl-
up by singing my soul be ON thy guard,
Hold the fort" "Blest be the tie that binds. -
and other songs as they clean of the tables
and wash the dishes. Their hours are not
long. Breakfast is at s, dinner at l, and sup
per at 6. The walters feel that they are dom z
deed Of noble self-sacrifce and the self
abasement Of taking dimes. quarters, and
cigars only adds to their unselhshness.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-02

o, 1885, submarine volcano and crater
was formed near the island of Juan Fer
nandeZ, and a sea wave 80 feet high over
whelmed the coast.
In the Old World earthquakes have
frequently occurred ever since
prehistoric times, and they are
mentioned by many OF the
classical historians, poets and philoso-
piers. The British Association has
record Of nearly 1000 earthquakes be-
tween the years 1906 B. c., and A. ID.
1892 Southern Italy is the most noted
section of Europe for seismic dlstur-
Dances. The peninsular has at times for
long periods displayed almost
constant agitation. The most ter
rible earthquake Of modern
times was that in Calabria in 1873, in
which it is estimated that over 100000
people were killed. Pompeii and Hercu-
laneum were partially destroyed in A. ID.
GO, 16 years before they were finally over
whelmed with lava and ashes from Vesu-
vius. The great earthquake of Lisbon,
on Nov. 1, 1856, resulted in sea wave
that overwhelmed about 10000 people,
and part of the city sank 600 feet be-
meath the harbor, where houses can be
seen to this day.
The most destructive earthquake men
toned In history is that of Antioch, in
Syria, A. D. 526, which is believed to
have resulted in the destruction of 250,000
human lives.
The earthquake record OF India is re-
markable one.
The Hawaiian Islands are also noted
for earthquakes, one of the most notable
Of them having occurred only a few
months ago. The great earthquakes OF
Southern Spain, and near Naples, the
| Grecian Isles and the Straits of Sunda are
matters of recent history.
1t is estimated that 10, 600, 900 Of the hu-
man race have been destroyed by earth
quakes, and that during the earthquake
that destroyed Lisbon 100000 square
miles of the earth's surface, and over $780,
100000 cubic miles OF its matter were
more or less agitated. 1t is probable that
night before last not less than 5O0,-
900 square miles of surface and 10000, 900
cubic miles of the earth's bulk was
small portion, comparatively speaking, of
this globe, and a disturbance of the har-
mony of nature of such a portion is
an awfully impressive proof Of the
power OF the Creator, who holds the
destiny Of the universe in
in His hands, and who, by the mere force
of His will causes the unnumbered suns
and planets and stars and comets to move
tremendously in their orbits thr oughout
eternity. How smoothly and quietly the
infinite power may be for days and years
exhibited to our senses until we seem to
forget both its existence and it's source,
and how quick does little Earring
recall us to a recognition of our own
littleness and helplessness, and the va nj
ty of all human affairs, when compared to
the unspeskably grand concerns of the
| Almighty, whose sublime attributes our
finite minds cannot comprehend, until the
consummation of all things concerning
man shall DE when "we shall know even
as we are known"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-02

From the L0f1d0D A cddenHU.
NJ Maseero added an incident of peeu-
liarly horrible character to the story OF the
unvrapping of the rsyal mummies Of DER ell
Bahari. Among them was found the body of
a young man between % Spd 80 years of age,
bearing neither name nor inscription of any
kind, which Is by itself an extraordinary cir
cumstance. Instead of having been en- balmed
in the usual way, the body had merely been
dried by some sKillful process. without re-
mo ring any Of the internal organs, and had
been covered with thick layer of some mix
ture at once fatty and cAustic. Above all, the
attitude Of the corpse, It's bent legs. its feet
TUNED against each other, its clencbed hands,
the exprStsion OF its facs-al combined to In :
dieate that the unknown person had died in
extreme agony.
At first, II. Maspero was tempted to suspect
that he had come across q case of the EN- =
bal mmeHt of ahyiRg mAn-a form Of murder
which 1t Ia not difficult TO reconcile with EGyp-
tian usage. Medical men, however who had
been consulted. were disposed rather to rscog
we srs brought face to face with palace
tragedy, for a body found among the royal
mummies of DER ei-Bahart can hardly be
other than that Of a princely parsonage.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-02
j m.
From the WASHINGTON Critic.


Democratic simplicity was strIkingly illus
trated this afternoon at the Presidents re
cept,o when a horny -fsted son OF toll in
brown overalls, hickory shirt, minus collar
and cuffs, and kept in position with Irvine
galluses, presented himself to be received. Ii
did not make any difference TO the caller that
he had left his coat and vest at home. He
pressed forward and elbOwed his way to the
President through crowd OF season ably
dressed ladies and gentlemen, who gave the
intruder all the room that he wanted ~
helped make him President" said Hickory
Jim, land thought while was in Washing
ton / would call and pay respsctsbes to
him.
This was uttered in low tone to a neatly
dressed old gentleman with a ruffed shirt
front, high white bat with broad mourning
band, ana a faultlessly tied cravat, and the
latest fashionable agony in tweeds. When
the cAlloused caller arrived near the Presi-
dent he polished his brawny fist on his right
pantaoons leg and was then In condition ''to
be shook" There was no difference in his
treatment from any that had preceded him,
although the Presidents grimsoe could not
be misunderstood as his constituent passed
along.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-02
ANNUAL SPECIAL EDITION
OF THE
Savannah Morning News
AND THE
Savannah Weekly News,
TO Be
ISSUED ON SATURDAY, SEPTEM-
Der 4, 1885. p

The annual special edition OF the DAIRY
MORNING and the WEEKLY NEWS, issued on
Sent. 4. will this year be larger than ever be-
fore. 1t will be an edition that will be credit
to the city, and Savsnnah's business men Will
have both pride and pleasure in distributing
comics of it among those with whom they have
business relations throughout the country.
1t will contain complete and comprehensive
review of the trade of the city for the past
year, and will show the progress the city has
made in everything that helps to make up Its
wealth and that contributes to its prosperity.
The facts relating to cotton, naval stores
and the different branches of the city's whole
sale trade will be 80 presented as to give
clear idea of the city's business for the year
ending sept.l l..
The facts relating to the city's growth will
be given in detail, and attention will be
drawn to prominent buildings which are
projected.
Attention will be called to the additional
territory which has been made tributary to
the city by the extension of the CentraPs sys-
TEN into South Carolina, and the construction
of new lines by the Plant system in Florida.
The benefits which will flow to the city from
the construction OF the Savannah, Dublin and
Western road and the proposed road from
Tallahassee will be pointed out. In fact. this
Sept. edition will put savannah's business
and savannah's prospects for increased pros
perity before the public in their true light.
A limited amount of space will be reserved
IN the united editions for advertisements.
The rates for advertising will be as usual.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-02
INDEY PONEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

MEETINGS and Traders Loan
and Building Association; Mass Meeting OF
knights of Labor.
SPECIAL neutrality-suspicious. OF James
p. Chase Superintendent of Upper Steam
Rice Mills: as to Crew of Br. Steamship An
ME.
AT HoME-Dayid Porter, Broughton Street
Pharmacy.
MILLING NoTIcE-R. B. Habersham, Man
ager Upper Rice Mills.
CoAL AT REASONABLE PRICEs-Granthsm
] Taggert.
CHEAP COLUMN ADVERTISEMENTS - FOR
Rent; For Sale: Help Wanted; Employment
Wanted; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-02
wOMEN's NAMES.
How a Girl May Preserve Her Indiviou-
aljtv when She Marrfss.

Charles Dud1ey Wdrnsr in HdrDs''s Mdgds'7se'
Now, however good woman's name may
be, she is in danger-except, they say IN
Massachusetts-of losing it, and commonly IN
the change she blots out all traces OF ner
former existence and even identity. In royal
and noble families the attempt has been maze
to pile 30 many names upon the lem lnisnI
that some Of them should stick through IIe,
and VIC have to some extent lmltateo tnls ~
our republic by giving girls two ana three
names, sometimes string OF very pretty aP-
pellatlons taken out of novels; ana especlaIlS
If the child is poor. she will be rich In names
This 10 all very well so long as the girl re-
mains Clarissa Elvira Buphemia Hoskins; but
when it would become C1arissa Elvira huohe-
mia Eoskins Pond it is too much, ana eltner
the surname or some OF the baptlsmal names
have to be thrown overheard.
All these and many other inconvenlences
can be avoided, and the personal identity OF
woman be secured through all changes, by a
very simple device.
In the 6rst place, give the girl in baptism
only one name. abe will be perfectly content
with it. Her lover never required, never
uses, but one of her names il she has nall
dozen. In the height of his tenderness he
never says: amelia Jane, come to my
armsr Hssimply extends his arms and cries:
"Jane!"
In the second place, when the girl marries
let her always keep her surname. Inen'
whenever we see woman's name. we snail
know whether she is married or single; ana
If she is married, we shall know what her
| family name Is.
| II she has earned reputation as a writer
or o doctor or All LII. d. as Mary Brown, she
! will carry that with her as Mary Brown
johnson; and in all cases there will be spared
| an infinite amount OF talk and Inquiry as TO
| who she was before she was married
This system Ia essen nal to the "cause" OF
| woman. 1t may bs said that 1T Lacks perIec-
| tioh In two respects: we could not tell from
| the three names whether the beaner OF them
/ ha uni nd m o.
vision for q second marriage. These are
| deheate questions.
| In regard to the first, it is nobody's busi-
| ness to know whether the woman is or Is not
| a widow, unless she choosess o make that fact
prominent, ana then she has ways enough to
| emphasize it.
Aud In the second place lin case the woman
| does net marry bar DECEASED husbands
brother. by permission of Congress II aoes
not at all matter what becomes OF the name
| Of the first husband. 1t 10 the womsn's ldeu-
tity that is to be preserved. And she can
not be required to set mp mile-stones all along
| her life.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-02
Deriding n HobgOblin.

From the 50. Louis RsDubIcGn (Den.)
1t is true, negro wages is somewhat cheaper
in the South than in the North; but living Is
cheaper 10 the south than in the North and
this, together with the grcAter cheapness OF
certain materials, cotton. timber, coal and
iron, will surely attract Northern manufac-
turing capital to thai section: but that the
reasonable and inevitable influence which
the superior white race exercises over the in =
ferier black race in the South will bring white
labor in the North to poverty and degrade
ton, is hobgoblin too grotesque for anything
but dersion
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-02

Certain capitalists, having become tired
bf seeing the prodigious energy of Niagara
Falls wasted, formed a company to utilize
It. They are just now figuring on mill
sites, and are exceedingly glad that there
Is no occasion for dam sites.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-02
Augustus Disaster,

Tuesday nights earthquake shook a
wide extent of territory. 1t extended
from, the lower part of the Florida coast
to point high up on the New England
coast, and hundreds of miles inland.
From the reports received only one shock
appears to have been severe, and its Sc
verify was more marked at Charleston
than in any other city.
In this city the main shock was a very
severe one, and had it lasted little while
longer would have wrought an immense
amount of damage. Doubtless good
many buildings will be found to have
suffered to greater or less extent when
careful investigation is made Savan-
nah, however, has reason to rejoice that
she escaped with so few scars,
Charleston is the chief sufferer. The
loss Of life there and the destruction of
property was so great as to excite the
sympathy of the whole country and make
Aug. 81 day long to be remembered in
the history of the city. Only a year ago
Charleston was visited by storm of ex
traordinary violence. The city was re-
duced almost to a ruin. 1t was then said
that it would require long time to re-
pair the damage done. The destruction
wrought by the storm, however, is not to
be compared to that wrought by the earth
| quake. The storm destroyed no lives and
wounded only few persons. The earth
quake not only wrecked homes and pub
lie buildings, but killed more than half a
hundred people and wounded several hun.
dred others. Indeed, it is not yet clearly
known how great the destruction to life
and property is. The people, stunned
by the disaster which has overtaken
them, have hardly had time
to recover sufficiently to get clear un.
derstanding OF the misfortune which has
overtaken them. When they come to re.
alize fully the extent of the ruin abOut
them they may discover their condition
TO be more deplorable than it is now be-
lIeved to be. 1t lie the earnest wish OF
every one, however, that an investlga.
ton OF the situation will show that the
city has suffered far less than the reports
which have been received indicate.
1t is a fact worth noticing that In this
locality the latter part of August has be-
come rather noted for disasters. 1t was
on Aug. q that the great storm of 'S1 oc-
CURED, Aug. % that the yellow fever in
1876 was declared epidemic, and Aug. 81
is the date of the earthquake.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-02
NoncomrittaI MedilI.

From the Chicago Tribune (Rsp.)
scheme 10 on foot in the National Repubh-
can Congressional Com mittce TO bring ABOUT
an exodus Of colored people to States where
they will be permitted to vote AS they please
and where their votes will be counted. Con-
ly made a trip of observation through the
South, says that in great many localities the
negroes are in a worse condition than ever
before
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-02

1t is fact worth noticing that the peo-
pie in this city who have lived in coun-
tries where earthquakes are not strangers
didn't get into the streets any sooner on
Tuesday night than those who had never
experienced an earthquake sensation.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-02

The man who prstends that he isn't
afraid OF an earthquake deoeivss hinselt.
The gentlemen on Tuesday night who,
after the FIRST shock, proposed 70 drink to
the earthquake. skeaaddled to the street
without their liquor when the second
shook came. They are now Of the opinion
that they prefer not TO drink wkea earth
ouakes are In the neighhorhoed.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-02
More Protection Needed.

From the Louisville Courier Journal tDe'n.)
Forty Pennsylva1ians are to be arrested for
buying and selling delegates in a political
convention. II Prnnsvlvanians, with tartf
that makes every other state contribute to
their wealth. are not rich enough to keep out
OF political commerce. what hope is there LOT
american industrv?"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-02

The young compositor who jumped
from the second stery to the bottom of the
stairs of the MORNING NEWS building
when the great earthquake shock shock
up the city, and ran like a deer down the
street has been heard from. He 10 Of the
opinion that earthquakes travel too fast
TO run away from successfully.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-02

Democratic officials take an outing
during the summer, but not at the ex-
pense of the people. They have different
ideas from those entertained by Republic
can officials when the Republican party
was in power.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-02

In the opinion OF San Francisco man,
Grant was the most eloquent orator who
ever lived. Being asked the reason for
this opinion, he said that when Grant
landed at San Francisco from his trip
around the world and speeches OF well
come were made in his honor by half a
dozen of CaIfornia's greatest orators, he
took his cigar out Of his mouth to reply,
and replaced IT after having made his
speech without its losing it's light. The
San Francisco man is of the opinion that
brevity is elequence.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-02

II is said that one man has been
ound who, although he was in
Savannah on Tuesday night, did
not know on Wednesday morn
ing, until he had been told, that there had
been an earthquake he previous night.
He must be some relation TO the seven
Heeners
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-02

hon. Albert Willis, who engineered the
last river and harbor bill through the
House, stands a pretty good chance for
being defeated In his efforts TO secure a
denomination. The reason is that he
secured the appointment OF a woman for
postmlstress at Louisville who was origl-
nally appointed by Hayes.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-02
CURRENT COMMENT.
Rspub leans Really Alarmed.
FROM Tie Nashuille Union (Dem.)

FF0In tte NnthbItIe UNtOI VDa"''I
The Repub lean platforms this year view
with a arm" everything that Democracy does.
By the same token thieves and rascals
view with alarm the guardian OF peace ana
order. That he Republicans confess TO the
alarm is astonishing, but it's healthy sign
for the countrv
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-02

Republican State conventions appear to
be eliminating the negro from their plat
forms. In three States lately the Repub-
licans have passed him by without even
mentioning him. The fact is, they have
no further use for him.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-02

The famous Egyptian obelisk in the Gen.
trail Park is becoming rather scaly. 1t is
really feared that 1t will gradually be-
come scales and disappear.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-02

The man who tried to ward of danger
from the earthquake with palm leaf fan
had probably taken too mucn ApollIna-
lis water.