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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-11

1t ia about time that the people of this
city had recovered from the nervousness
produced by the earthquake aud turned
their attention wholly to business and
the ordinary affairs of life. There is no
good reason for apprehending further
danger. The scientists, speaking from
their knowledge of other earthquakes,
say that the danger is wholly past, and
that if there should be other shocks they
would be of such moderate character
as to be scarcely perceptible.
The nervous people are not, OF course,
so unsettled as they were few days ago,
but there is still feeling of apprehen-
sion in the minds Of many which prevents
them from attending to their accustomed
duties with perfect composure and entire
satisfaction.
Those engaged In the cotton, or rice, or
naval stores business do not notice per-
haps that anything is interfering with
trade, but the wholesale and retail mer-
chants, particularly the latter, have ex-
perienced great dullness in business since
the day following the great earthquake
shock. This dizziness is not so noticeable
now as it was last week, and the first part
of this, but 1t still exists. The retail
merchants wait for customers which
come slowly and refuse to purchase with
their usual freedom.
OF course a condition of affairs like this
was to be expected when the whole COM
munlty was wrought up to a high pitch
OF excitement through fear of n great
calamity, but now that there no longer
exists any reason for fear, and the excite
ment has about died out. the sooner peo-
pie brace up, as it were, and resume the
routine duties Of every day life the better
it will be for everybody.
1t is not at all probable that this sec
ton Of the world, not being of volcanic
character, will be visited by an earth
quake again in the next half century.
The earthquake was something like the
one which visited Newburyport, Mass,
1850 years ago. II we can feel pretty GER
tain that we shall not be troubled by an
earthquake in the next 159 years, no one
need remain awake at nights waiting for
an earthquake shock.
Let the earthquake, instead of the war,
or the epidemic Of '76, or the storm of'S1
be used as a period from which to date
things, but don't let it further interrupt
business or obstruct the performance of
everyday duties.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-11

An inefficient mail service is something
that the people will not submit to in this
age of the world, when so much depends
upon the rapid dissemination Of the news
aud the quick conveyance of correspond
ence. While the newspapers are deeply
interested in having the mails delivered
quickly, promptly and regularly, they are
not more interested than the people.
When a war is in progress and great
battle has been fought, or when COM
munity, through some CONFUSION Of
nature or otherwise has met with great
calamity, the demand for the latest Intelh-
gence Is urgent and imperative. Those who
would submit patiently to delays in the
mails on other occasions would not excuse
them on such occasions as these. They
want to know where the fault for the de-
lay is in order that it may be remedied
at once, and even when the newspapers
do not contain news of an exciting char
acter, a failure of the mails is severely
condemned because 1t interrupts business
and interferes with the regular routine
life of community. Every effort, there
fore, should be made by the post office au-
thorities to secure promptress in the de-
livery of the mails.
We pointed out a day or two ago that
Savannah is particularly unfortunate in
its mail facilities. Delays of a very Sc
rious character occur even when they
could be avoided, anu post Office officials
in this locality are powerless to prevent
them under the present system Of con-
Quoting the service. Within ten months
this city has been without a
mail service on three occasions
for quite period on account of railroad
accidents at distant points. Last week
no mail for several days left this city be-
cause there was an accident on the rail-
road near Charleston, and yet the trains
on the roads leading south went out and
could nave taken the mails Just as well as
not.
There is probably a way to prevent
these delays 80 far as this section is con-
cerned, even under the present postal sys-
TEN, which does not seem to be equal to
the demand upon it. The remedy is this:
Let the route agents which handle the
mails for this section of the South run be-
tween this city and Sanford, or Tampa,
Fla. II this was the starting point for
the agents the mails could be sent to their
destination by another route if the reeu-
lar one should be obstructed.
There are several ways of getting
to Savannah from the North, and it would
be very remarkable il all the ways were
closed at the same time. Under this ar
rangement failure of the Southern bound
mail train to reach this city would not
cause failure in the mails from this city
intended for South Georgia and Florida.
OF course this is only a suggestion, to
which there may be insurmountable Oh
jections. What is wanted, however, and
the people of this section will not be sat-
isfed until they get it, is quick, prompt
and regular delivery of the mails from
and to this point.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-11
PERSONAL.

SECRETARY BAYARD is the only Cabinet Of
hcer in Washington just now, Secretary
Lamar is visiting Boston.
MRS. CHARLOTTE n. CLARK. Of Washing
ton. has been appointed "A temporary special
agent to examine the Indian school service.
Mrs. GEN. w. S. HANCOCK has been en-
gagged this summer in writing a volume Of
about completed, and VIII be published this
win er.
WILLIAM STROUD, of Norristown, has pre-
sented 10 the Montgomery County Historical
Society Handsome oil painting OF Be jamin
f. Hancock, Esq. father of Gen. Winfield
Scout Hancock.
WHITELAw REID and his father-in-law ID
O. Mile, have been surveying the Owens
River Valley, in California, near Reno, with
a view OF taking mp 10000 acres OF land for a
wine and grape growing colony.
TUE venerable Prof. Chevrcul, it may be
observed, has never used wine or tobacco,
but has always drank coffee and tea, and n
great deal OF milk: prefers chicken to all
other meats, and is fond of cold baths and the
use Of hair gloves.
THOMAS STEVENS. the bicyclist who is rid =
ing round the world, has had to nut up with
some bad roads since ne started, but now ne
has come to Lahore and starta on tho greatest
macadamized road in tn. world. The road ia
1900 miles long. Stevens will use OF it 1850
miles.
OSWALD OTTENDoRFER is TO sail from Bre-
men for home on sept. Is. There is a story in
New York that MIR. Ottendorfer. who is 81
years old, a millionaire and once bereft, will
soon take wife. Miss Lehman, the singer
In German opera, is the lady to whom Nv
mems finger is said TO point.
DIR. MENDENHALL, OF the scientific depart-
ment of the signal Service Bureau, who spent
three years in organizing he polytechnic de-
partment OF the old University OF Japan nd
Toxic. has accepted the presidency OF the
Rose Polytechnic Institute at Terre Hau O.
Ind. DIR. Mendenhall succeeds the late DR.
Charles o. Thompson. The school was found
ed by the late Chauncey Rose, and is in most
tlourlshing condition,
SENATOR EvARTs is still in Windsor, VT.
but has recovered almost entirely from the
effects OF the painful carriage accident by
which his friend, Charles G. Perkins, OF Bos-
ton, lost his life three weeks ago. Mr.. sat
terlee, his private secretary, said yesterday
considered serious. There we're few slight
scalp wounds which have since healed. Mr.,
Evarts has taken no exercise yet, but with the
exception of u spralned leg seems as lively
and energetic as ever.
MIR. WHISTLER has the within 20 wear in one
eye glass without rim. AS this glass Is
likely at any time to fail on the pavement Mr.
Wins Ter keeps few spare glasses in his
pocket TO be ready for the emergency. AS for
the cane, which looks to the laymAn suspici-
ously like mahlstiok, IL is none other than
the ne the artist habitually carries. and Of
which he 10 reported TO have said when the
onloious page az one of the exhibitions offered
49, " r. -
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-11
The Story of Some Old Bills.


Turning over some old papers the other day
we came upon two or three bills for carpen-
ter work and clustering, dating back to 1921
and 1922, which have certain interest as
showing the value OF work and materials at
that time com pared with the prices now cur
rent. One thing which surprises us, and will
perhaps he equally surprising to our readers.
is that the cost of lumber. keeping in view
the narrative purchasing power of money.
was at that time Tar greater than it is now.
Sixty-fve years ago large part of the
United States which Is now cleared was an
unbroken forest. and every township in
the Eastern states must have contained p
good deal of timber of tie original
growth. yet we find refuse boards"
charged in 1891 at sll thousand feet, which
would be high price now, while painters
work, which is the only labor we find charged
in the bills just now before us. is nut down on
the bill. which would naturally include profit.
~ shlllngs and pence, or 81 rs per day.
The inference is that 1t would have taken "A
painter or CARPENTER In those good old DAYS at
least twice as long to earn money enough to
pay for boards to cover his house as 10 docs
now, Notwithstanding the fact that the tim
Der is brought ton times further to market
now than II was then, and that the supply Is,
according to all accounts, nearly exhausted.
Among the other items We find lsths charged
at shilling, or 81 IL per Thousand, and clap
boards at ''25 cents FOR ten," or $f5 per thou
sand. This would be q low price for pine
capboards now In Massachusetts, but IL was
high price then com pared with the value q
spruce and hemlock seem to have been very
generally used. and we lind Items OF hcmlock
boards at 81 a thousand feet, and spruce at
81 or sl5. Clear pine plank, which many peo-
pie imagine TO be n much scarcer material
now than in the days when second growth
timber was unknown, is charged In the bills
at $50 thousaDd fret, which would be toll
crably high price in the same locality TO. day.
and correspond then to about ice the value
in the form of labor and cost Of living that IL
could be exchanged for now. OF come mate
rials the cost seems TO have been even greater
then than ut present. In bill for painters
work, dated 1897. we hnd oil charged at %
cents a quart, which, even allowing for
profit, ia higher price than most archi-
tects would now approve in days work
bill, and yarnish Is put down at the
rate of 81 gallon. charge which would just
auout pass AN architects criticism in these
GAYS. One of The items is for green paint for
chairs" so that IL any OF our readers are Of
an archaeological turn of mind. they may
mike note here that the fashion OF covering
furniture with this ugly and adhesive coat
ing. which has not died out evcn Ia our own
college days. dates back at least City nine
years. Tie credits on this bill. which amount
Co aGout $40, include items Of thirty five bueh-
els OF potatoes 81 10 cents bgehel, aud two
barrels OF cider, differing apparently either
In size or qnahtyyas one Is credited at 81, and
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-11

From the Neto York Times (IndO
The quarrel the prohibitionists had with
Mr. Blame IN 1884 was that he lodged their
issue IN the State, and that he lied about what
nc was going to do. 1t is not certain that
Dir. Blaine could have allayed the feeling
which was aroused on these two points, but
he might at least have taken the chances that
some other question might arise by 1888 which
would absorb public attention and cause
these feelings to be subdued or put aside.
Instead of that, in his confidence in his own
dupllclty and scheming he has gone to Maine
and tried to persuade the people there that
the prohibitionlsts are all wrong, and in doing
this he has plunged into a whole series
OF INTERPRETATIONS more fragrant and
moro uni ustifiabe. and, we may add, more
foolish and vain than anything he has been
guilty OF in long time. Naturally he Is not
converting many prohibilonsts in this fash
ion. He Is stirring them up right and left,
not only in Maine, but all over the country.
and they are exposing his m isstatements SO
frequently and 80 completely that before cleo
ton day Senator Frye's little smireh'' will
have covered his entire costume. He Is con-
centrating upon himself the whole force of
the prohibition movement, ana is doing so in
his cagerness to make good showing In the
single state of Maine. II this be shrewd poll
tics, failure and success have become inter-
changeable terms.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-11
A Mining Anecdote.


rum quo hFJONuUts
1t is safe to say that three fourths Of these
who de 81 in mining stocks through the me
dunn of the boards never saw mine, and
that less than one half have any knowledge of
how mine is worked. That people should
make serious mistakes in their speculations
through ignorance of these matters is not to
be wondered at. Perhaps the greatest blum
der on record was maize by a gentleman of
decided Teutonic origin. who visited my Office
one day and asked, point blank: "Haf dey
refer top said /. dot vinze in dc OoniOn
Consolidated Mine,' was the ready response
''rhcre's no WINE In the Union Consolidated
Mine that they are likely to strike at pres
emit" l answered, and then think
ing the man might be a little confused
in his mining knowledge, i asked: Nv nat
do you mean by a Wine? What do you sup
pose wlnze is?" "A vlnze!" he shouted,
with knowing smile, ''oh, a Yinze is body
of ore" mo, it isn't SAID l, and, taking a
pencil. drew him little sketch of a Wine,
and explained to him that 1t was a small
shaft sunk from one level To another, gen.
orally for the purpose of ventilation rs dot
viDze?' he fairly yelled, in the most as
tonlshed manner: "den, by gracious. lose
me tOusands und tousands of dollars on dose
vines. Every dime l see dey have started a
Vinze. or schtruCs q yinZe buv der schtocss,
and every dime dey go down right away. 1t
aIwa,s Vas u wonder 10 me why de ComsCocks
didn't pay more dividends and levy fewer as
sessments ven deere vas so many hundred
vines in der MINES" He walked out, leav
ing the door open, and could hear him re-
peat at every third step as he went down the
stairs: "O1, dose vines. Oh, dose vines ~
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-11
The Spells of Polities In England,


have been analyzing the list OF Ministe-
rial appointments. find that forty seven
members, either of the peerake or of the fam
lies of peers, or of the untitled landocracy
have received places, carrying with them fat
salaries. To the victors belong the spoIs. 1t
is not SO very surprising that the privileged
classes should wish to clutch ut
office. in view of the booty
which, under such circumstances accrues to
them. Besides these appointments,
a number Of peers are given an addition to
their incomes by their wives receiving s1la-
res for being lay figures in court tomIooleries.
This is the apportionment of the spoil to peers
and to peers sons:
Lord Salisbury, $4,000 per annum: Lord
Ha sbury. fl0,000; Lord Ashbourne, fS.O00
LORD Cranbrook, f20o0; Lord Iddesleigh
$4,000; the Hon. K. Stanhope, rs 900: Lord
Randolph Churchill. c5 600; Lord George
Hamilton, $4,000; LORD John Manners. CO 900;
Sir Cross with a .peerSgel, $4,000; the
Hon. F. Stanley, $4,000; Lord Londonderry,
{ 20. 600: Lord Dunraven, e., 900; the Hon. W /.
fl.200; Lord Charles Beresford, C., 200; Lor /
Lathom. $4,000; Duke OF Portland. f2.5O0;
Lord Mount Edgcumbe. f2, coo; Lord Arthur
Hill, f 600; Lord Lewsham, fI.OO0: Lord
Fo kestone f 900; Lord Onsow. f70U; Lord
Limerick, fl.ooO; Lord Henniker. Goo; Lord
Hopetoun. Zoo: Lord Elphinstone, Zoo:
Lord de Ros. f700 Earl Waldegrave. Zoo;
Lord Beauchamp, fi,000; Lord Harris. e 600 ;
Hon. s. Herbert, f1,2O0; Lord Coventry
fl 200; Lord Darlington, { % 0; Lord Kim
tore, { 1000
Total, fIl0,Ooo to Peers and sons of Peers.
Besides this. the Duchess OF Buccleuch re-
ceIves $500 az Mistress OF the Robes, AMI eight
Pacresses f500 each as Ladies of the Bed
chamber.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-11
Rats.


From tie National Weekly.
What's 1t that in your home will break
At dead of night, and coOly take
Your pies, cod meat, and nice fruit cake?
Rats.
What's it that whenever you 60
Into the cellar scares you so,
And makes you think OF things belowP
Rats.
At night as you pass through the street,
What suddenly drives your blood to heat,
And turns you as white as sheet?
Rats.
What is it the street urchins cry,
Whenever they a copper espy,
One who THINKS himself quite fly?
Rats.
w hat is it that the gallery gods shout,
Whene'er they hear some gag worn ont,
And make the actors growl and pout?
Rats,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-11

The artful manner in which the genial Oil
yer Wendell Holmes avoided newspaper in
terview on the day Of his arrival is an in
stance of the aversion with which he regards
all newspaper reporters. Perhaps this is not
unnatural when viewed in the light OF the
following little circumstance: At some noted
gathering DR.. Holmes read an original poem
which had never been given to public print.
En- expert shorthand man was pres
emf at the meeting In the en-
ploy of a Boston morning. daily. Every
thing was taken down, including the poem,
and appeared in the next mornings issue.
The skillful stenographer day or two after
received a somewhat curt letter from DR..
Holmes, in which the autocrat remarked that,
while he commended the reporters zeal, he
did not thank him for publishing the poem,
as he had been offered 500 for il by the At
lantic Monthly.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-11
index TONBW ADVERTISEMENTS.
MrKrrxc-Hebrew Benevolent Society.

MEETING-Hebrew Benevolent Society.
SPECIAL NOTICE.. E. Rebarer, G. c.
SAVANNAH THEATRE-"My Aunt Bridget"
on Monday and Tuesday.
STEAMSHIP SoHEDULEs-ocean Steamship
Company.
, RAnRoAD scHRDULE-City and Suburban
Railway.
PUBLIC ATIoS-Maury's Physical Geogra-
ply.
EDUCATIoNAL-Newberr College, New
berry, n. C..
CHEAP COLUMN ADvERTIsEMENTs-Hel
Wanted; For Rent; For sale; Personal;
Photography; Miscellaneous.
NoTIoE-Wilson & Wilson.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-11
Unselfish Congratulatiop.

From the Charleston Ns'os and Courier.
1t Is matter of consolation, since suffer we
must, that this is the only important city III
the country that has been seriously injured
oy the earthquake. Our sister city OF Savan-
nan remains comparatively untouched in the
enjoyment of the fruits of last years prosper
GUS trade, of which the MORNING NEWS has
gwen an elaborate and interesting review.
Multiplication of the branches of trade aud
industry, extension of railroad facilities. i'm
proved drainage, and the erection of many
new buildings are among the many encour-
aging features noticed. Charleston, strug-
gllng to rebuild her shattered fortunes. takes
time to extend the hand Of congratulation to
the more fortunate Forest City.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-11

The New York Star announces the
death of the SUMS Office cat. 1t is known,
however, that Editor Dana always keeps
litter OF kittens in training, and that
their appetite for manuscript is sedu-
lousy cultivated. Editor Dorsheimer
ought to have sent over and borrowed
one of these kittens a few weeks ago, or
about the time the Star began to publish
the dirty stuff about Pulitzer. The great
need Of the press of this country now is
plenty Of thoroughbred office cats.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-11

The challenge OF Gen. Paine, owner of
the Mayhower, to Lieut.. Hem, of the
Galatea, to sail an ocean race across
Massachusetts Bay instead of to Bermuda
and back, illustrates the New England
disposition 20 evade an issue or to ask an
other question when asked one. 1t seems
10 be the impression, however, that the
counter challenge win be accepted,
although Lieut.. HEM evidently believes
that race such as he proposed would be
faIrer test of the speed and endurance
Of the typical racing vessels Of England
and America.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-11

The Philadelphia Record Will not let the
false economists and demagogues, who
howl tor the perpetuation OF the war tariff,
rest. 1t notes the fact that the country's
export trade in cotton goods is constantly
increasing. Returns of the Treasury
show that during the hrst seven months
OF the current year the exports of cotton
goods were $9,014,57S in value, against
$3.50, 22l Tor the same months last year.
There is no tax on the raw material ofour
cotton manufactures as there 10 on wool
en- goods and other textile fabrics. The
Record says: Silence the cotton manu-
features Of the United States are steadily
pushing their var into the neutral
markets. n tho World rhiia wno.ers an
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-11

A London dispatch says that at a re-
cent meeting of the British Association
sCarvill Lewis read a paper on "Diam ond
Bearing Peridotite." He said that he
had found peridotite in Kentucky simi lar
70 that found in the Kimberley diamond
mines, and was convinced that a search
would reveal the presence OF diamonds
10 Kentucky. 1t may be that the dlstin-
guished scientist was deceived by the
"periodic-tights" of some OF the Ken
lucky politicians.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-11
HE Ii Honeymoon.
FROM he Boston Record.

The colored female cook OF family living
at the South End came upstairs the other af-
ternoon, and, twisting up the corners of her
apron with considerable embarrassment, said
to her mistress:
You see, missus. l thought it mought be
bes' to be telin' you DAT I-dat l done got
married las week! :"
''Ah. Iodsed and what is your name now,
Hannah?"
Mis- Williams. ma'am. You see my hus-
ban, he am cook, too. He am what dey
calls a shelf In hotel"
"A chef. Ell! That's very nice. Ana do
you expect TO leave us directly, HanuahY"
Not d'reckly. mum. I'll stay wild ye for de
present. You see my husban he's done gone
to New FORK and Washington on his honey
moon, and it'll be nigh onto ak weeks befo'
he comes back"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-11

The Tennessee Republicans are grow
1ng desperate. They have lately begun to
claim that All Taylor is better fiddler
th an Bob. AS the brothers are to have
forty-seven joint discussions during the
campaign, which is IN danger of growing
monctonous, it is suggested that they
wind up each discussion with 1ddling
match. II AIT is a good fiddler, he mas
never been so fortunate as to make a
record. Whereas Bob enjoys the dstinc-
ton of being the only man who ever i'd
died himself into Congress.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-11

The question ''Who Killed Tecumseh ?"
will not down, although 1t is almost uni
versslly admitted and agreed that Col.
Richard NJ. johnson was the man. What
bothers some people is the fact that Col.
johnson didn't spend the balance of his
life after the celebrated deed in going
about over the country Dragging about it,
and that he never wrote magazine arti-
Gle claiming the honor.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-11

young man who was once a page in
the New York Legislature has been ar
rested for robbery. 1t is not to he Won
dered at that his ideas of "meum ct tuum"
were somewhat mixed. He was page
during the great canal ring era.