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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-14

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Articles now OF dIsplayin win dow near
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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-14
Notice..

All persons are cautioned against harbor-
ing or trusting any of the crew of the British
ship ''Chipman," as no debts contracted by
them will be paid by the Captain or Con.
signees. RICHARDSON & BARNARD,
Consgnees
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-14
A RAKE OPPORTUNITY.
A Physician who Makes no Chare


DR.. W. FL. Whitehead, the originator
and one OF the present prOprietOrs of
Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potassium
Compound p. P. p, the great blood
purifier, has opened an office at the cor
ner of State and Barnard streets, and
offers to treat all cases Of blood disorders
that ill present themselves at his Office.
for the next sixty days, free of charge.
The object the doctor has in doing this
is to introduce to the people of Savannah
his preparation as remedy in blood dis
eases. Only those suffering from blood
diseases will be received as patients. II
you have rheumatism, scrotula syphilis,
OLD sores, skin eruptioDs, or malarIal
poison come to see the Doctor, and he
will make no charge for consultation, ex-
animation and prescription for the next
sixty days.
Office hours to II a. m. and 2 to 6 p.
m. Sundays, 8 to 10 a. m.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-14
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silk Hats of the latest shapes, at Bel
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n. E. SOlOmODs,
Notice.

All bills against the British steamship
Macedonia" must be presented at our Office
before u O'Clock NOON THIS DAY dec. IA
or payment will be debarred.
RICHARDSON & BARNARD. Agents.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-14

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Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-05
Peri1Ous Voyage of a Giant Ship.
 IEroro inc I London Times


 The fears that were entertained for the safety of the ship Palgrave were set at rest yesterday morning, the big craft having come to anchor unaided in the outer harbor of Queenstown at four o'clock. The Pal grave is magnificent ship, built of iron at Port Glasgow last year with the latest mod ern improvements. She is the largest ship of the United Kingdom, is equipped with four masts and is of the enormous burden of 3,112 tons register. She carries crew of forty hands all told, is owned in Glasgow by Messrs. Hamilton & Co.,, and is commanded by skillful and experienced master, Captain Thomas. She had just completed her maid en voyage to and from Calcutta, and was at the time the disaster befell her voyaging from Cardiff to San Francisco with cargo of coke and scrap iron.
 On Thursday, the 4th inst, at 10 p. m, terrific storm burst upon her from the south vest The sea increased while the winds blew stronger. The Palgrave began to roll heavily and big seas swept over her. Sud- denly, while several of the mariners were aloft making the lower topsails fast, the big ship gave lurch and the maintopmasts went overheard, the falling spars killing two seanen named H. Dompson and s. T. Law renee, who had shipped at Cardiff and in- turing severely several other members of the crew, among whom are MT. Mclaughlin ot Port Glasgow and an apprentice, who had his leg broken in addition to other injuries The seas washed the bodies of the two un- fortunate seamen who had been killed over- board and they were never seen afterward All the rails about the poop companions were damaged one of the boats was stove in and the port bulwarks crushed where the iron nainyard had fallen. In this critical posi- tion the captain and officers kept the vessel to the gale as well as possible.
 Before the dawn the mizzentopmast went with all it's gear, carrying rails away with it
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-05
NennOok.

From ''The King of the Frozen North by John R. Ceryel in St. Nicholas for January If we did not know it to be 50, it would be hard to believe that any animal could make it's home in the midst of the almost perpetual snow and ice of the far north. And yet many more animals than arc generally sup posed to do so live in that intense cold, and have accommodated themselves to their sur- roundings. For example, the mosquito has been found as far north as man has ever gone.
 The white bear deserves attention for the manner in which it has adapted itself to its strange mode of life.
 It is not called an amphibious animal, but might probably be so called, for it is perfect ly at home in the water; indeed, it has been known to pursue and capture nimble fish the salmon.
 The polar bears foot is unusually long and broad even for bears foot, and this pc culiarity aids in enabling it to swim rap idly. But the great foot is of most use in crossing the slippery ice crusted snow The under part of the foot is covered with long, soft fu1, which answers the double purpose of keeping the foot warm in spite of constant contact with the cold ice, and of preventing the awkward slipping which would certainly occur if the sole of the foot were hard and smooth.
 As 1ule the white bear avoids man and exerts all its strength and cunning in captur- ing it's prey. It prefers some member of the seal family, probably because the seals are usually so plump and tender. Apparently a baby walrus is a choice morsel for it, for it
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-05
THE LAST.

"Pinafore'' is to be produced in San Diego, Gal. for the first time. That must be the last place on earth.-Boston Post.
 Fogg says that when he started to keep diary last January he had no idea he should keep it so clean.-Boston Transcript.
 Has it ever struck the base ball fraternity that they without representation in Con- gresss This must be looked to.-Philadel phia Call.
 dollars. What caused the bo m in the market is unexplained. Philadelphia Chron- icle Telegraph.
 In these days of hydrophobia it may be we'll to remark that no person who has paid for his newspapers in advance was ever known to be bitten by mad dog.-Lynn Item.
 ssSay, Mr. Commissioner, did the board accept my bid to furnish supplies for the county?" 'fBless you, no, of course not. There were half dozen bids higher than yours. ."-Chicago News.
 "What do they do when they install a minister?' inquired a small boy. ''Do they put him in stall and feed hima' ''Not a bit" said the father. ''They harness him to the church and expect him to draw it alone" :" St. Paul Globe.
 Angry Father-'sNow, confound it, why don't you go to practicing? Just see that
 
 her music!" Unappreciative Offspring 'sStop right there, father. That girl may be studious and all that, but that's 8 type writer she's playing on."-Puck.
 Johnny laboriously lugged a pail into the parlor, where the family were assembled ,and asked his maternal grandmother to kick it. "Why should I kick it, Johnny?" grand mother inquired in amazement. "Just to amuse papa" said Johnny. ''He said he would give $10 any; time to see you kick the bucket. ."-New York Ledger.
 Young mother exhibiting baby)-What do you think of the dear little darling, Ma jor Barrack!
 Major Barrack (truthfu1, but anxious to please)-Er-how old is it2
 Young mother-Only three months.
 Major Barrack (seeing a way out of it)- Oh! we'll, one can't expect very much, you know, from a baby only three months o1d.- HarpeI's Bazaar.
 'sThis is pretty time of night for you to be coming home. Where have you been?" .:Been down" s'Now, don't tell me you've been watching the old year out, sir: I've heard that story for 90 years" ''No, m dear Jes' staid down to greet tn new year, ''Oh, nonsense!' 'No nonshence bout it, m dear. How'd you like to be a new year an come in an not have a soul in sight t welcome yes"-Chicago News.
 "Will you pay me this bill, sirs' said & tailor in Regent street, London, to gentle masher who owed him a pretty long bill: 'sDo you owe anybody anything, sirg' asked the youth. 'tNo, sir," said the tailor. 'sThen you can afford to wait, and off he walked A day or two afterwards the tailor called again The masher was not at his wits end yet; so, turning to his creditor, he says: 'Are you in debt to anybody" "Yes, sir" said the tailor. "Well, why don't you pay9" .I've not the money" ,"That's just my case, sir am glad to see you can appreciate my condition. Give us your hand. ."-Boston Journal.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-05
E EW HAVEN CONN, MORNING. 5 1886.

The resulting wave of compressed air, tra- versing the tube at the rate of 1 1000 feet a second, strikes the impeachment and is then defected back to it's origin, where it strikes against delicate diaphragm, it's arrival be- ing recorded electrically upon very sensi- tive chronog1aph on which also the instant of firing the pistol has been recorded previous ly. The wave of sound on reaching the dia- phragm is recorded and thence reflected back, second time striking the obstacle and returning to the diaphragm. This operation being several times repeated, several success sive measurements are thus made of the time required by the sound wave to traverse to and fro within the pneumatic tube Other means have been resorted to for the accom- plishment of the purpose in question, but none has proved equal to this
 Japan has recently been making extraor- dinary changes in laws and customs, and now another remarkable movement is on foot in that country. It is for the adoption of Roman alphabet in place of the Chinese characters, in which the language has hither- to been written. A number of educated men in the governing and literary classes formed society called "Roma-j Kali" or Roman alphabet society; for the purpose of introducing the Roman letters, and thus re- constructing the written language on an al phabetical system, in which the letters are used according to their phonetic values. Twentytwo letters of the alphabet are need ed for this purpose, l, q, and X not having any place in Japanese words. The associa tion had at first but forty members, but it now numbers six thousand men of high per sonal and official standing. Its numbers are rapidly increasing, and the eventual success of the new system of writing is not doubted. Foreign scholars in Japan give to this re- form the weight of their influence and assis- tance in working out the details. The change would make the acquisition of the language much easier for foreigners and the acquisi- tion:.of foreign languages much easier for the Japanese.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-05
He Knew When to Stop.

lFTO1l ln0 CnlcdSo f1eTaiu.I
 ''Talking about lucky deals in stocks," said broker the other day, 'I know of case which beats anything in the shoestring line ever heard of. Last June young clerk on La Salle street got tip on St. Paul It was about the time Armour went into that stock, and the way the clerk got it the stuff was to go up steadily to the century mark. He had S1O0 in bank, and he drew it out and put it into St. Paul through bucket shop. He bought 150 shares, which gave him two dollar margin. He paid sixty-fve. Sure enough, the quotations be- gan to creep up, and when they reached sev- enty, few weeks later, he S250 ahead. He drew out his profits, returned his S100 to the bank, so that he couldn't lose anything, and immediately bought 125 shares with his $250 It wesn't long until the price touched seventy, when he sold out again and again invested his profits. He repeated this at seventy-fve, at eighty, at eighty-iye and ninety, and again at ninety-6ve, the quota tions gradually creeping up to that figure, and never once sagging back enough to wipe out his margin. That was early last Novem- Der, about four months from the time he started in with $100 capital. And how much money do you suppose he had then? Five thousands Guess again. Seven? More, sir. He had more than $20, 900, and then he got scared drew it out entirely, and invested his whole pile in real estate. And it was we'll he did D
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-05
COMMUNICATIONS.
Civil Service Reform.

To the editor of the JOURNAL COURIER:
 The appointment of Robert Cook as post master at Brooksvale, one of the three post offices in Cheshire, is altogether strange proceeding. Mir. Cook lives more than a mile from the office in one of the most sparse ly settled portions of the town and has never been patron of the office. The postofice has been established more than thirty years, has always been at the residence of s. H. Brooks, who has been postmaster for most of that time. There has been no expense to the government except the small allowance of salary. Authority has recently been given for moving the office to MT. Cooks residence, notwithstanding everyone of the patrons of the office has demonstrated against such a change, showing that the change would so in convenience them that none could use the office. Of all the appointments that have been made under the present administration where is one that will equal this. Let Con gressman Mitchell answer! V.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-05
Tuesday, January 5, 1886.
BEQU UEsTs FOR MASSES.

The decision which has just been rendered by Justice Cullen in Brooklyn sustaining the validity of bequest for the saying of masses for the repose of the soul of the testator after death is of general interest.
 The residual estate of the deceased was left to his executors to be expended for the benefit of his soul. The objection was raised that the trust must fail for lack of benefi- ciary. The court did not attempt to say whether the dead can be benefited by the saying of masses, or whether, if that were admitted legal disposition could be made of property to procure such benefit. Neither did it take the ground that the bequest was for the benefit of the Roman Catholic church. The judge cited cases to show that bequests for funeral expenses, the purchase and embellishments of burial plots and the erection of monuments had been upheld. From these he says that 'it follows that there is certain class of testamentary dispo- sitions the object of which is solely the bene- fit, real or supposed, of the testator, or the qualification of his desires,' which, although they do not come within the class of charita- ble uses or have any living beneficiary, are 'unquestionably valid" The provision for masses for the benefit of the testator's soul he thinks is ''exactly akin to a provision for his funeral or monument"
 The case thus decided is an important one, and, as in most cases there are two sides to it. One side is we'll set forth in the opinion of Justice Cullen. The otEer side is thus presented by the New York Times: The be- lief of the giver or testator and his anxiety for his welfare hereafter may be used by the priest for the purpose of getting possession of money for the Church. The peculiar kind of coercion involved, and it may be very powerful, may be used to any extent if the obtaining of money in this way is upheld as valid in law. The rightful expectations of heirs may be disregarded and families left unprovided for in order that the Church may absorb estates for it's own use from those who believe that thereby they are winning benefit of more value than earthly posses sions. This question ought to be presented in all it's bearings and authoritative adju- dication obtained upon the essential point, whether a man can give property in trust for the supposed benefit of his departed soul in order that some other person or organization may secure the actual use and benefit of it.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-05
NO. 4.

never neglects opportunity of bouncing one.
 In the water, the walrus would bs more than match even for the polar bear, it's huge tusks and terrible strength making it the most formidable of sea mammals; but on the ice, despite the fierce courage with which both parents fight for their off spring, the battle is too unequal and the unlueky little walrus, caught mapping, usually falls a victim to the big bear. And it frequently happens that one or both of the parent-walruses killed in the vain at tempt to rescue their baby.
 Nennook, as the white bear is called by the capturing the wary % seal, which. & fearing fearing it's ts enemy, takes it's nap on the ice close by the edge, ready to roll into the water at the first alarm. The bear slips quietly into the water a long distance from the sleeping seal, and then swims under water, stopping occasion ally to put out his head and breathe, until he is jn such position that the seal cannot get into the water without falling into his clutches
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-05
hiscella11en1ls.
As Strange as Fiction As True as Gospel.

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 Dear SirS:
 With great pleasure I send you a few lines telling you of the wonderful cure your LIVER AND STOMACH SANATIVE has done for me. I have been trying about everything on the market, E BESIDES TWENTY DIFFERENT DOCTORS, and found nothing to help me permanently. | some times felt better for short time, but would then go down again. I have had the DYSPEPSIA and NERVOUS REGISTRATION IN THE WORST FORMS, but to-day I call myself well. and all the result of taking your medicine. I generally had a bilious attack about once in two weeks, and now have not had one since | commenced taking your Sanatiye and that was months ago. I CALL IT THE BEST MEDICINE ON THE CONTINENT, and I ought to be a good judge by this time. I am now 5S years old, am doing my own work, and feel like a new being.
 With best wishes for your suc- cess, for you are doing a great work for suffering humanity,
 I remain your sincere and
 grateful friend,
 MRS. THOMAS TRIPP.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-05
Stealing a Red Hot Stove.


 There is a well-known western driver who is noted for an impeachment in his speech, his natty style of dressing, and his chronic un- willingness to ''give up." One time this character found himself in Chicago with stable of trotters and the dread of sheritf's execution hanging over him like the sword of Damocles. He was deeply in arrears to his help. and they, foreseeing possible levy by the myrmidons of the law, determined to regular process, their plan was to remove all portable property and convert it into capital as speedily as possible. A'horse and wagon were accordingly secured and brought up near the stables. AS the elfpreferred cred itors, with gentleman popularly known as ''Sandbag" as leader, were about to begin operations, the proprietor put in an appear anee This caused temporary stop to pro eeedings and how to get rid of him they did not know. Just then portly man was seen approaching. knight of the ribbons, in a suspicious tone.
 ''Why don't you know! That's Sherry, the sheriff, ;" replied F'Sandbag." ''F f-f-for he-he he heavens s-s-s-sake! T. tt tell him I'm d-d-down tt tt-town," ejac- uate@ the startled driver, and he shinned up into the loft.
 This was the opportunity for the conspira tors, and the way portable stove in full blast, together with diver other "fxins, y went into that wagon, was a caution. The man above was kept advised of the move ments of the supposed enemy until his patience was exhausted, and he sang out s'G-g-g gosh dod-dod darn ye! T-t-t-t-tell me wha wha wha- when he-he-he's g-g gone, z r f,,,. It. if d-d-d-deathp'
 By this time the wagon was out of sight and the coast reported clear. Some time after the victim learned the circumstances of the disappearance of his property, but made no sign. In due time the suggestion was made that he should pay his help. Turning a look of discust upon the spokesman, he spluttered out:
 "Y-y-you g-g-g-go to t-t-t-the de-dede- devil Any f-f-f-fellers w-w-wot's th-th-th- thieves enough t-t-t-to st-st-steal a r-r-r-red h-h- h-hot st-st-st-stove c-c-c-can't see-see- see th-th- the eek -cek-cek- color Of my III m- m-money!"
 And that was all the satisfaction they got.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-05

in it's fall and doing considerable damage. Soon after daylight the wreck cleared, the vessel meanwhile straining heavily; the main and miZZen masts were completely dis mantled and portion of the topgallant jig ger gone. On the 9th inst the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation company B transport Deccan bore down upon them and took the ship in tow. They then had time to make some inspection of the wreckage, and found in addition to other damage all the spars of the main and mizzen masts gone above the lower capsails and the gear de- stroyed, the digger topmast with the yards and all gear attached useless, one of the re- maining boats damaged the main and lower rigging strained, and the four bulwark plates between the fore and mizzen rigging frac- tured.
 The towing necessitated great care on the part of the commander and officers of the Palgrave, and they continued in tow of the Deccan until they were within fifty three miles of Queenstown harbor, when the haw- ser snapped during squall from the east ward. This subsequently, became gale, which compelled the Palgrave in her crip- pied condition to run before it, which she did under bare poles for three days until forty-seven degrees north latitude was reached, when the gale lulled. Then they set all available sail, and with a favorable southwest wind shaped a course for Queens town without meeting one of the many Eng fish tugs in search of her.
 General Pope,s Comment on the
 SHeadquarters in the Saddles Story.
 From "The Second Battle of Bull Run, D by General Pope, in the January Century, we quote the following: "A good deal of cheap wit has been expended upon fanciful story that published an order, or wrote letter or made remark, that my 'headquar- ters would be in the saddle It is an ex- pression harmless and innocent enough, but it is even stated that it furnished General Lee with basis for the only joke of his life. It is painful, therefore, to a well-eonstitutea mind to be obliged to take away the founda tion of that solitary joke; but I think it due to army tradition, and to the comfort of those who have often repeated this cient joke in the days long before the civil war, that these later wits should not be al lowed with impunity to poach on this we'll titled manor. This venerable joke I first heard when a cadet at West Point, and it was then told of that gallant soldier and gentleman, General w. J. Worth. I pre- suuae it could be easily traced back to the Crusades and beyond; and while it may not be old as the everlasting hills, it is cer tainly old enough to have been excused from active duty long years ago. Certainly nev- CT used this expression, or wrote or dictated it, nor does any such expression occur in any order of mine; and as it has perhaps served it's time and effected its purpose, it ought to be retired. Let us hope that it may be per mitted to sleep in peace and no longer rack the brain of those whose intellectual ma chinery can i'll bear the strain. or be perpetu- ated among their natural successors"
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-05

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