Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-06


Ahe contrast between the services a
the tomb of Gen. Grant and those at tb,
grave OF Horace Greeley on Decoration
uay was touching. Not fourteen wear,
ago CDey We're rival candidates for thu
Presidency. Their names were shouted
IN every hamlet OF the Union. Wber
Greeley died the President of the United
states and the members OF his Cabinet
came on from Washington to attend his
Iuneral' His body lay in state in the CITY
nan, and hundreds OF distinguished men
followed him to the grave.
On Decoration dav floral tributes from
all parts of the world covered the restina
PIaee OF Grant, and 10000 persons gath,
ereu 10 hear Gen. Logan's grafton. ONLY
rev tvpesetters, some wearing the uni.
forms of the Grand Army, gathered
around Horace Greeley's grave in Green.
WOOD The monument over his remains
nau been erected BY their contributions.
III is simple brOuZe bust mounted on q
pedestal ornamented with bas reliefs de-
| plctlng the country boy at the case and at
the editorial sanctum. None of the hun
dreds who have mounted to political
| prominence on Mr.. Greeley's shoulders
were present. The editors of the great
| uallY newspapers were absent. Not even
reporter was there to record the simple
Tribute paid him by his Old craftsmen.
Inc great newspaper, once the coinage of
nls brain, was totally unrepresented. Not
a tribune emplOye stood at the grave.
us next issue contained only twenty
four lines descriptive of the cere-
mony, and these were buried IN
an obscure part OF the paper.
Old friends were conspicuous by their alb
sence. Tom Rocker, the old foreman of
the Tribune, Phil. Fitzpatrick, its old
pressman, Dave Rhodes, its old counting
room superintendent, Sam Sinclair and
Tom McElrath, its old publishers, and
other intimate friends on the stage of life
were elsewhere. The man seemed to be
totally forgotten by all but journeymen
printers. Headed 10y a brass band, Gree
ley's Post q. A. r., and few members of
Typographical Union No. 6, with silken
banners, marched through tue city Of the
dead and gathered around the grave of
the great journalist. Fifty or more la
dies, including Gabrielle, the only sur
VlVlng child of Mr.. Greeley, sat near, and
small crowd of curiosity seekers pressed
upon the outskirts of the assemhage
The floral display was scanJ and simple.
1t was one, however. that would have
touched the heart of the dead man if he
could have seen it. Daisies, buttercups,
beads ofred clover and ViOlets were there.
A fresh bouquet of honeysuckles made a
f1Owery contrast to a basket OF blue WIS
terias near by. There were few dollhouse
plants. Flowers trained by nature were
tue most used. A wreath of laurel lay at
the base of the pedestal, and hOrse-chest-
nut blooms were scattered over the
sward. The GRAFTON was delivered by the
President OF the New York Press Club.
He was a composltor on the Tribune in
the palmy days of Mr.. Greeley's life. He
lett his case to enter the army, returned
near the close OF the war and entered the
editorial room, where he remained until
1868.
HARRY HILL IS TROUBLED.
For twenty years lady bearing a re-
markable resem blAnce to Queen Victoria
In her younger days has been the tutelar
divinity at his bar. She was of far more
than average intelligence, extremely sem
sitive, and very lady.lIke in demeanor.
She was generally recognized as Harry's
wife, and she passed as Mrs. Hill. A
more faithful and devoted woman, appa-
rently, never breathed. She took charge
OF the business at his variety theatre, and
remained at the desk behind the bar from
8 p. m. to a. m. She has handled mil
lions of dollars in her day, and she prob
ably knew as much about Harry's bust
ness as Harry himself, il not more. Hill
trusted her implicitly. He Invariably
consulted her before entering upon bust
rooms luxuriously furnished above the
theatre. No married couple, apparently,
could have been more devoted to each
others interests. Well, the divinity,
after 20 years Of industry and devotion,
has disappeared. Nobody knows what
has become of her, and only one man
knows how much she took with her when
she left. He preserves sad silence.
Night after night he sits in his place lis
tening to the cries of the pretty waiter
girls, filed with thoughts of one who has
gone. The cause Of the rupture is I'M
known, but it is said to be quarrel
growing out of a visit OF the hotel pro-
prietOrs while they were holding their
annual convention here fortnight or
more ago. They were led to Harry's sa-
loon by the agent of the GOulet brand Of
champagne, after the memorable banquet
at the Metropolitan Hotel. A high old
time folIow wed. Wine flowed like water.
The visitors danced with the girls, and
three or four rafting ''scrapping
matches were got UP for their deecta-
ton. After dawn the fun grew uproar-
i0us. The hotel men played leap frog,
''button, button, whose got the buttOn,O
''pussy in the corner" and other games. |
1t was a. m. before they withdrew. In
the height OF the hlarity the wine agent
sent up a 910 bank note to pay for several
bottles OF champagne. MRS. Hill re- |
turned him the change. There was evil |
IDENTIFY joke on foot, for his friends were |
much amused. Not long afterward he |
went up 10 the bar aud said: maggie. |
did you get Bank Of England note from |
me a few minutes agoV
eyes," was the reply.
"You only allowed me 81 20 to the |
pound" be said. They are better than !
gold. You can get 81 So for them any
where"
Mrs. Hill said that it was some trouble |
TO get them changed into American
money, and the agent asked her to look at |
the note. She did so.
What is itY' he asked.
"a Bank OF England note" she replied.
Examine 1t carefully" be said.
She did so, and declared that il was not
different from any other Bank Of England
noe.
Thereupon the agent called her atten-
ion TO the title ofthe note, "Bank OF En-
II was an advertising circu-
ar, made 20 represent a Bank Of England
note, and very skillfully executed. He
'eturned the change with laugh, but
rot fearful scoring in return. Harry
Hill interfered, and the trouble after
wards grew into such alarming proper
ions that the tutelat divinity disap-
)eared. The funniest Of all is that not
Ong after that an English crook dropped
ntO the place and got ono Of the same
,otaa caahod hv Harry himself for g4S an |