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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-17
A Horse shakes a Donkey.

pTOHt Gto odft HFOfiCtbCo ChLl.
A nobility attlred statue stood upon the cor
ner of kearny street and Pine yesterday af-
ternoon and paid strict attention to his work
of Ogling lady pedestrians. At last a short
stout lady in blue brushed past him, ami ne
took advantage Of her proximity to tap her
on the back with the slender bamboo cane
which be carried in his hand. As quick as a
flash the lady turned, and. with her gloved
hand, smacked the impudent fellow across the
cheek, making his eye glasses fly IN one direc-
ton and his nat in another, as he threw back
his head. Not content with thus avenging the
insult offered, the lady raised her parasol and
dealt the statue a blow on the head. Then,
after venting her indignation in words, she
passed on.
But the statues punishment was not vet
done. In backing away from his fair as
~sailant, he fell against a horse that was at
tached to a coupe and the animal, as if it
was cognizant of the character of the rap
~scallion, grabbed him by the swell OF the back
with his teeth and shook him so heartily that
the hin goods of which the coat was made
tore from the collar 10 the tails.
A crowd mad gathered by this time. and the
now thoroughly frightened statue was greeted
with a round OF ieers. He certainly presented
a dilapidated appearance when the horse
dropped him.. AS soon as he could regain his
feet he snatched his broken hat up from the
ground. and steered down the street at a
lively rate of speed, holding his torn coat with
his hands, while the coupe horse neighed and
looked about at the rowd, as II asking for it's
approval OF his action.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-17
Curious Action of Mind on MIND.

From me Chr2Sttdn lntettt0encer. April 4.
Talking OF these tests recently with a friend,
who has been a Professor until within a short
in an important institution. he described
a trial made at his residence by n company of
acquaintance who were spending an evening
with hi~ family. AT his suggestion, and as an
experiment which might afford amusement
aud instruction. a lady vas chosen, was blind
folded and seated on a chair, and was fur
nished with a pencil and paper. The Profess
sor left the room and In the hall drew a zig
gag. nondescript figure on 4 paper he held.
Returning and standing behind the lady on
the chair and fastening his mine intently
on his drawing, she began in a few
moments to draw slowly the irregular
lines he had put on his paper. To
test the matter still further, he again
left the room and drew 80 perfect a circle al
he could on n fresh paper. Returning, and
under the same conditions, the lady drew a
similar circle, then hesitated a moment and
then, 10 the surprise Of all, drew n straight
line from above the circle down into 10. In a
moment he remembered that on going out the
second time his first intention had been TO
draw as perfect a rectaugle as he could, and
that he lad carried out this intention so FAR
az 20 draw the perpendicular line Of one aide
OF the figure. and mad %ertently left this hoe
on the side OF the paper when he changed HE
mind In favor OF me circle. The iadv had fol-
lowed a reverse order Of the processes Of his
mind, and, the nr-t Intention being indistinct
In him, had In n hesiiattng way repeated the
straight line aud carried it into .he circle in
stead Of keeping II outside ofits
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-17
A Powerful Wyoming Lion.


LANDER, Wy, March 29.-Mr. John Lee
man, one Of the cattle barOns of the section,
and Mr.. A. A. Conant, the oil operator, had
an adventure recently with a mountain lion.
while on a hunting expedition they struck
the trail of a band OF Rocky mountain sheep.
A ball from Leeman's rifle wounded one of
the animals, and the hunters followed on the
bloody track. They soon came in sight of the
game lahoring CALAMITY through the snow.
tie was evidently hard hit, and a few mo-
ments more would bring the pursuers within
rifle shot. Already COnant was calculating
the distance, when there suddenly broke upon
the air the frightful scream of the mountain
lion. The stricken Big Horn paused at once,
and there came to the ears OF the hunters a
plaintive bleag. A body, long, 1.-THE and
tawny, fell from an -overhanging Cliff directly
upon the fated Big Horn. The sheen instantly
died in the fangs of the lion. The hunters
hurried on, eager to bag both captor and cap
tured. The lion looked boldly and ihsolently
at his advancing foes for a moment and then,
easily throwing the 250-pOund carcass of his
victim over his shoulders, moved lightly off.
A few steps brought him TO the brink of a
gaping chasm- A flying leap of fifteen feet
carried him over the terrific rift, amt with his
prey still firmly gripped he bounded into a
dense thlcket of juniper and was lost to sight.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-17
Virginia's Greatest Orator.

tkHEGN
John w. Daniel, OF Virginia, made his first
speech in the House yesterday. He ID the man
whom the Nirglnians consider their greatest
orator, and they expect great things from him
when be takes his place in the United states
Senate as Malone 81 successor. As for his speech
yesterday | was rather disappointed in it, and
| think 1t Is much of a question as to whether
Mr.. Daniel Will ever be a great Congressional
debater. He makes a very 1Owery speech,
and delivers ltlike an actor. He looks very
much like John Wilkes Booth. and his face is
a classic one. He is straight and tall while
he speaks, and though he hobbies about the
House on crutches, the moment he rises to ad-
dress the Chair his lameness seems to
leave him. His voice is clear, resonant, and
pleasing. His accent is southern. He calls
to "tOe,' and speaks the word court as though
It was pronounced like ''cOat." Tie SAYS TO"
for for, and has the other usual dialectisms Of
the South. He used some striking COMPARE
sons, which makes me think he may perhaps
turn out better than is anticipated, as, for IN
stance, You might as well put a mustard
plaster on a bald head for heart disease as to
apply legislation for the cure of labor
troubles" John W. Daniel is 43 years old.
He was a Confederate soldier during the war,
and has been a noted lawyer since then. He
has written a couple of law books, and is, l
am told, through a happy marriage, a rich
man
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-17

Tine details OF the now famous inter-
view betwoen General Master Powdefly
and Mir. Gould, about which 50 much mas
been said. was given to the public, doubt
less. for tue purpose of strengthening the
position occupied by Mr.. Gould ia the
Southwestern labor troubles. The I'M
preston when tue interview creates Is
that Mr.. Powderly misunderstood Mr..
Gould. and assumed that he mad agreed to
something that he never intended to agree
to. Mr.. Gould said that he had no OBJ
lection to arbitrate any differences that
existed between the railroad companies,
OF which he IS President, and their en-
ployes. Mr.. Gould meant the men VINO
were in the service OF the companies, and
not the strikers. He no longer regarded
the strikers as among the employees ofhis
companies because they had quit work
without making any complaint, and their
places had been filled. Mr.. Powderly
evidently understood him to mean the
strikers, and hence his order for the strike
to cease.
OF course it would be manifestly unjust
to discharge men VINO came TO the assist
ance of the railroad companies when they
needed assistance, and as they are work
ingmen and entitled TO as much con-
sheraton as the strikers, il not more, the
strikers themselves could not reasonably
ask for their discharge. The strikers
voluntarily abandoned their places with
out having any grievance, as far as any
bOdy has yet been able to see, except that
q, L.g-lta al 81, l,N A,1., Itr.harva1
from the service Of the Texas Pacific
Company, and they cannot expect that
the railroad companies which have
suffered so much by their acton will, to
accommodate them, do a great injustice
to those who are now in their employ
ment. The present employees, if dis
charged, would have the sympathy
OF the public to a far greater
extent than the strikers have if
they employed tue tactics to obstruct the
companies business which the strikers
have been and are now employing.
The truth is. and it is useless to try to
conceal it, that the Knights Of Labor
made a great mistake when they inaugu-
rated toe Southwestern strike. If they
Hdu grievances lutg ONEub W nave plt-
sented them and asked for an adjustment
of them. This they did not DO. They VIC
lated the first principle Of their organiza-
ton, and they are suffering for it. The
wise thing to have done when they real
lied they were in the wrong was to have
acknowledged their error and repaired it
the best way they could. Instead of do
ing that they persisted in their wrongful
course. from a feeling, doubtless, that they
were strong enough TO dictate their own
terms.
This is probably the first time In his
life, in any matter in which the public is
interested, that Mr.. Gould has had the
support of public sentiment. He has it
now not because OF any liking for him or
his methods of doing business, but be-
cause he has been shrewd enough to put
himself in the right in a matter IN which
a great principle that touches every in
terest in the country is involved. The
best American sentiment demands fair
play even tor a ~mOnOpOlist.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-17

If reports are true, one of the most no.
table social boycotts has been inaugural
ed in ONO. 1t is stated tina the family Of
GOV. Foraker has been given the cut di-
rect by the society queens Of Columbus
because IN his late message, the Governor
called the attention OF the legislature to
the fact that many rich citizens, and many
incorporated banks and associations have
not made proper returns Of their property
for taxation. 1t is said that very few OF
the first ladies OF the city attend the re-
ceptions at the Executive Mansion, and
that many Of them have announced that
they Will refuse to honor the wife OF a
man who deuounces their husbands as
scoundrels in trying to eyade taxation.
1t seems not TO have occurred to these ex-
cellent ladies' that the expression of their
indignation takes almost the exact form
OF a confession.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-17
In the South.
From the IndiGndDoEjS Journal.
lnre il a nrincass in The Snnth

From the Indianapolis Journal.
There is a princess in the South
About whose beauty rumors hum
As honey bees about the mouth
OF roses dewdrops falter from.
And o her hair is like the fine
Clear amber OF a jOstled wine
In troplc revels: and her eyes
Are blue as riffs OF Paradise.
Such beauty as may nome before
Kneeld aringiy to kiss the tips
OF fingers such as knights OF yore
Had died to lift against their lips;
such eyes as might the eyes of gold
OF all the stars of night behcld
With gllttering envy, and so glare
In dazzling splendor OF despair.
So, were l but a minstrel deft
At weaving with the trembling strings
OF my glad harp. the warp and weft
OF rondels such as rapture sings
I'd loop my Tyre across my breast,
Nor stay me till my knee found rest
In midnight banks of bud and flower
Beneath my lady's lattice DO
And there, drenched with the teary dews,
I'd WOO her with such wondrOus art
AS well might staunch the songs that oOze
Out of the mockiug BIRDS breaking heart:
SO slight, so tender, and so sweet
Should be the words would repeat.
Her easement, on my gradual sight,
Would blossom as a lily might.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-17
1t was English, You Know.
FpOgu the Rosf0a Record.


A certain very stylish young lady, who
drives a good deal, got into a horse car in the
exclusive suburb where she lives, the other
day, wearing her new codchman's jscket Of
rather gay red cloth, trimmed effectively
with brass buttons. She was going 10 make
a morning call on u friend only a few streets
away, and as she wished to show the young
lady her new accoutrements, she wore her
gay jacket and a rather striking hat which
goes with it. Scarcely had she seated herself
in the car when an eager-voiced old woman
sitting near said socially:
You belong to the Salvation Army, don't
your"
The swell young lady was a little startled.
but she SAID "naow" cOldly, and turned "a lit
tie away from her neIghbOr.
but you must,' PERSISTED the old lady.
'Ihem's salvation Army clothes!"
fortunately, by this time the car was at her
friends corner. and, stopping it, the perse-
cuted wearer of spring fashions hurried out
ana into the house and into her friends arms,
where, after a good cry" she rose to a sense
Of the essentially funny nature of the situa-
ton.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-17
Republicans Ga for Boodle.

From the Neto York E0enta0 Post (Ru1.)
As a matter of fact the worst things which
nave ever been done in our recent Boards of
Aldermen have been done through the aid of
Republican votes, Republican votes gave us
our present Excise Commission, with its ma
lorlty IN favor of llGuOr dealers. Republican
votes gave us a liquor dealer, Kirk, for Presi-
dent of the Aldermen in 1884. Waite and
Miller were Republican members, and like al
the Republican members of 1884, sold out to
sharp. The idea that it is better to continue
the present kind Of Aldermen because the
system gives us four or five Republican mem
bers of this sort each year, than to replace
them with a Democratic board elected by the
whole city, is not IN the interest of good gov
ernment, but of t~rickery ana plumber.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-17
what a Blunder Has Done.


from te Ne1o York Times (Nu0.)
ltls quite true that the real war is between
legitimate capital, honest enterprise, and
honest labor on the one hand and illegitimate
wealth on the other" 1t may be that organ
lzeu labor Is to prove q valuable force in this
contest. but before it can work with effect it
VIII nave TO gain wisdom enough to avoid
such deplorable and disastrou, mistakes as
tlat which brought about the situation in the
Tor the time being Of the m0nopollst. IL has
succeeded in placing Jay Gould palpably in
the rlgnt, and arraving intelligent public
opinion on his side. which is certainly not an
advantage for the knights Of Labor.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-17
Row he Got Rid of Hi. Guests.

TFOUt bHe bO6ION IFUOeteFl
Speaking of clergymen reminds me OF an
incident which happened in one of the divin-
lty schools of this State. One OF the worthy
professors, a doctor of divinity, had invited a
number of the students to take tea with him.
The invitation was accepted, and a very pleas
ant evening was spent with the professor.
While the ompan we're in the study discuss
ing various subjects the mantel clock struck
:. The professor looked up at the timeplece,
tainty of human life: Eight O'Clock! How
sad it is to think that in an hour the brethren
Will all be going" The students thought 1t
was sad, but they also concluded that they
would have to increase the sadness, and SO
left al nncn
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-17

Several Grand Army posts in Pennsyl-
vania are e%ndeayoring TO procure the
passage Of a law closing all saloons on
Decoration day. These veterans are in
favor OF genuine patriotism, even IL there
is not quite so much or it. They recog-
nize the TACT that there is too much en-
thusiasm when the soul Of John Brown
gels TO marching about town locked arms
with the spirit Of John Barleycorn.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-17

In a speech IN Boston the other night,
the colored lawyer, Walker, who was ap-
pointed Municipal Judge Of Charlestown
a few years ago by GOV. Butler, advocated
the use Of dynamite by the negroes
against Southern whites. That is bad
advice-cspecIally as dynamite Is ex-
tremely apt TO 60 of half cooked and an
initiate those who try TO use IL. A good
buggy trace, however, might tend to de-
velop Walkers intellectual and moral
faculties.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-17
When Eight Hours wouldn't Do.

~ AucoFt'o''
me elght-hour advocate who maintains
sary To make life worth living" was proba-
ply b7rn with either a strong prcdisposItion
10 eXaggeratlon OF statement or else with a
constitutions antipathy to hard work. The
sturdy men who subdued this continent and
punt up the industries of the Union had never
heard OF an elght-hour system; and probably
they got as much satisfaction out OF life, all
thlngs considered, as do their successors.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-17
New Features in the Morning News.

New Features in the Morning News.
The MORNING NEWS will tomorrow
begin the publication OF a series of short
illustrated stories by the best authors.
Each story will be completed in the issue
In which it first appears. The story
which will appes, in to-morrow's issue
Is exceptionally good, as those who read
it will readily admit. We have deter
mined to give short stories a trial for the
reason that when one number is miss ed
in a serial story interest in the whole
story Is lost. Under the short-stOry
system each paper is complete in itself.
We have taken care to secure stories by
the best authors. We have no doubt that
our readers will find them fully up to the
standard which we claim for them. The
story tomorrow is by Edgar Fawcett.
Other stories will be by Henry James.
E. I. Roe, Bret Harte, Julian Hawthorne,
Charles Egbert Craddock, Harriet Pres
cott Spofford, Gen. Lew Wallace, Francis
Hodson Burnett, Wilkie Collins and 9TH
ers.
The short illustrated story feature, how
ever, Is not the only one that we propose
TO add to the MORNING News. We have
arranged for a weekly New York letter,
to appear on Sundays, which VIII be writ
ten, in paragraphs, by several of the
1hIaef Of tho Naur Vhrt- Sourual;ete nho
letter will treat of the very latest matters
relating to art, politics, society, the
drama. etc. Among the con-
trIbutors to the letter every week are
"ZIsKA," (Amos j. Cummings, OF the
SUM-
AR1GoLo,' the celebrated financial
writer Of the San.
NRs. EVELYN HARvIER, a prominent
society lady.
~NYM CRINKLE," the famous dramatic
critic, and
D. W. RIGGS, the brilliant Wall street
writer.
In addition to contributions from these
critters the letter will contain occasional
paragraphs on subjects of current inter-
asst from Gen. Adam Badeau, Henry
6eorge, Rev. r. De Wit5 Talmage, Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher, and other famous
men.
We shal also from time to time publish
foreign letters from the w%ell-known Lon
don correspondent, Joseph Hatton. Mr..
Hatton has exceptional facilities for get.
hing an inside view OF European affairs.
and bis letters are both entertaining and
instructive. Another new feature will be
an illustrated article on some topic OF
general interest. This will appear weekly.
and can hardly fail 10 meet with the an.
prevail OF our readers. The article TO.
morrow will give some interesting facts
In the lives Of women who have won en-.
viable places IN literature.
We shall also present some interesting
matter from Marion Harland relative I,
household matters. She is the most pop
ular authority in culinary science VIII,
writes the English language. In thir
connection also will appear from time t,
time a short article from Christine Ter
hume Herrick on domestic topics aud oc
e%aslonal articles from celebrated women
such as Rose Terry Cooke, Kate Field ant
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher.
These special features, secured at con
Siderable cost, will be supplemented b.
others. No effort will be spared to max
the MORNING NEWS the most interesting
valuable and desirable newspaper in tn
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-17
Let the Senate Vote on the Silver
Question.

There is a growing feeling thar the SEN
ate ought to take a vote on the silver
question. or course there is no present
probability that this Congress will con-
sent to a suspension of silver coinage,
but it is argued that the nex Congress
may, and that if the Senate should vote
in favor of suspension, the silver dollar
might continue to circulate at its face
value until the next Congress meets.
There are some strong advocates of the
continued coinage of silver in the Senate,
but there is an impression that they have
not sufficient influence to secure a vote in
favor of silver. Indeed, among a few OBJ
servers there is a belief that it would not
be difficult to get the House to vote in
favor of suspension, if the date of suspen-
sion were placed several years in the
future. They do not regard the vote on
the Dibble amendment to the Bland free
coinage bill as a test with regard to sus-
pension. Members voted against that
amendment. it is claimed, who are in
favor OF suspension, and who Will vote for
it il that alone is mad the question.
AS it IS quite important that it should
be known how the Senate stands with re-
spect to silver 1t might be advisable to
press to a vote some one Of the silver bills
now pending before that body, aud if there
ia the least probability hat the House
would vote in favor of suspension it ought
to be given a chance TO do so. IL looks,
| however, as if the House had made up its
mind to do nothing with respect to silver
coinage. That fact, however, ought not
to be regarded by the Senate as a sufi.
cient reason for abandoning the silver
issue for the session.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-17
CURRENT COMMENT.
who knitted Frank Hurd.

From tie PhiEddelDhta Record (Dem.l
HAD not Mr.. Frank Hurd been knitted at
the last congressional election by a faction Of
so-caIled tariff Democrats in his district for
form, he could not have been defeated yester-
Gay by prOtecLlonisL NnLna in Cnnorass.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-17

The rumor that Daniel n. Lockwood. Of
Buffalo, n. Y. has received a letter from
President Cleveland, rendering him the
Treasury portfolio, in view Of the dis
ability Of Secretary Manning, lacks con-
frmation.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-17

The Philadelphia Press announces.
with "A iacetious wink, That it is in favor
OF all OF the new tariff bill except the enc
acting clause. II the bill should become
a law the Press would probably consider
the Objectionable part Of it the enacting
stclawgV
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-17

The friends and relatives of John BOYLE,
who died in Bellevue hospital, New York,
the other day Of acute alcoholism, and
whose body had been sent to the morgue,
held a wake at an undertakers. They
enjoyed the affair very much, until next
morning they were Mortified to dis
cover that they had been doing honor to
the remains Of a German bartender. 1t
was then resolved to expunge TIE record
of the proceedings Of the previous night,
swap corpses, and have another wake
over what was left Of the genuine John
Boyle, and the new programme was car
ried out to the letter.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-17

An exchange complains that the auto
graphs OF the ex-Presidents are quoted at
ridiculously low rates in the market.
This is probably one Of the effects OF over.
production.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-17

It is stated that there are $4,000 beer
saloons in Paris, and an exchange says
since they have become so numerous there
are not so many thirsty throats crying
son to Berlin" The Parisians have
doubtless decided that It is better TO
''beer'' those ills they have than fly to
others they know not OF.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-17

Notwithstanding the work done by
brethren Jones and Small in Cincinnati,
some OF the people OF that city are still
going TO sheol on wheels. The rOller-ska-
ting rink still does a capital business,
aud furnishes an elopement about once a
tVaaL
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-17

1t Is now believed that the late Hugh
Conway, the writer OF thrilling sto-
mes, bequeathed his name as well as his
genius 70 rome needy Literary fellow,