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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-31
Perhaps a Doodle job.

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-The Mayor TO,
day vetoed tue Aldermanic measure Civ
log consent to the North and East River
Railway Company to operate an electric
surface railway, because Of coincidence
with other lines aud lack OF consideration
Tor the franchise. The veto was overrid-
dan nnanImonslX.
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sufferers by the Drought.

ALBANY, TEX, Dec. 30.--The County
Judges OF the drOughtstricken district
are in session at the court house. Twenty
counties are represented. They report in
the aggregate 27,900 persons In actual
need OF food aud clothing. They will
make an official report tomorrow, ard
publish an appeal to the Legislature and
ask the Endorsement Of the Governor.
They will also make an appeal to char
liable people for immediate relief.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-31
Two Murdered by Band Leader.

GALVESTON, TEX, Dec. 3O.--A special
from Brenham says: Oscar and Thonias
Hopkins (colored) were killed here tbis
afternoon by Daniel Nelson, another ne
gro. The Hopkins boys and Nelson we're
the leaders OF brass rival bands. Last
night Nelson was with his band playing
at dance in the country. Two shots
were fired through a window. Although
the shots were harmless, Nelson claimed
that the Hopkins boys had attempted 10
kill him. 80 he borrowed a double-bar-
relied shotgun and killed the Hopkins
brothers on sight. He was arrested.
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Falls Dead From the Bench.

CorULIA, TEX, Dec. 30.-Judge N. A..
uarwood. while examining witnesses to-
day in the Sheriff Mckinney murder case,
suddenly fell over aud died from the ei-
fects of an overdose of morphine. " neither
il was taken with suicidal intent has not
vet been determined. The citizens OF
Cotulla have subscribed $1,000 and the
Commissioners OF LaSalle county nave
appropriated $500 az a reward for the ap-
preheneion OF the assassins OF sherln
Mckinney,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-31
GROUND TO APULP.
An Italian Girl Falls In Front Of
Train on the "I'v Road.

Train on the IL" hOad.
New YORK, Dec. 30.-A young Italian
girl named Latorre met with horrible
death on the elevated railroad this morn
ing. She was upon a station platform.
accompanied by her sister, waiting for a
train, TIE girls were engaged In lively
conversation, when one turning around,
suddenly slipped off the platform to the
track IN front OF the train, which was but
IS feet away. The engineer did not see
her, but heard her scream, and reversed
the engine instantly, but the tracks were
slippery with ice, and the front wheels
and one driving wheel lad passed over
the body before the train stopped. The
girl was crushed into a shapeless mass
and wedged between the driving wheels.
The body could not be recovered without
raising the engine. After halt an houTs
work the engine was raised enough to
draw out the body. The track ia the
meantime was blocked with trains for
over two miles to the terminus. Wo1
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-31
A Cantain Drops Dead.

TAMPA, FLA. Dec. 30.--Capt. Richard
Hill. Master OF the steamship whitney,
OF the Plant Steamship Line, dropped
dead on board ship lying at anchor in
Tampa bay to-day. Heart disease was
the cause OF death. The remains will be
shipped 10 New Orleans on the steamer
Hutchinson Sunday.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-31

the motion 10 show cause why stay OF
proceedings should not be granted in the
case OF ex-Alderman McQuade, which
was to have taken place this morning be-
fore Judge Pratt in Brooklyn. was fur
ther postponed until O'Clock tomorrow
morning
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-31
200 DIE IN THE SNOW.
Terrible Revelations in the Track
of Germany's Storm.

BERLIN, Dec. 30.--The removal of the
snow which fell in the late storm has
revealed an appalling loss of life. Many
travellers we're overtaken Dy the storm.
Fifty bodies have been found in Saxony,
thirty in Tburingia and forty in Southern
Germany. 1t is estimated that the total
loss OF life will be nearly 200. News
papers here complain of what they call
England's culpable negligence in failing
to adopt subterranean telegraph lines to
connect with the submarine cables, tue
result of which failure was total tele-
graphic isolation OF London in the recent
storm. They express the hope that this
experience will lead to the adoption OF
the German system in England.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-31
Gen. w. Nv. Lorlpg Dead

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.--Gen. w. W
Loring, Pasha, formerly OF the United
states army and Confederate army. and
later Commander OF Loring's corps 10 the
st. Denis Hotel at 6:2O O'clock this afteTs
noon.
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Not Lynchcd.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 30.--The special
from YicKsburg, Mics, last evening re-
porting the probable lynching OF two
colored men at Newtown was not we'll
founded. The prisoners have been placed
in jail at Vicksburg,
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Burglars Rob a Safe.

y SPARTA, GA, Dec. 3O.--The Office OF the
railroad and express company here was
ientered last night by burglars and the
iron safe was broken open and about $3.50
taken. There 10 no clue TO the thieves.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-31
A Battle in Mexico.

NoGALEs, ARI., Dec. 3O.--A report has
been received here TO the effect that
Mexican troops and revolutionists have
had q terrible fight at Slnaloa. Mexico,
and that many men were killed on both
sides. The report is unconiirmed.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-31
Suici,ie OF a Broker.

TEMPLE, TEX, Dec. T0.--John Groshen,
q prominent real estate and commission
broker, blew out his brains In ms eInce
this afternoon. Financial emDarrass-
ment was the cause.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-31
Niexlco's Debt.

CITY OF MEXICO, Dec. 30.-PrivAte ad-
vices from London received here to-day
report the final conversion Of the Mexican
debt into new consolidated bonds.
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France to Ieyaouate Madagascar

France to Eyacuate Madag ascar.
PARIS, Dec. 6.-rhe French will evacu-
ate Tamatave in January. The French
residents relations with the Madagascar
government have been for some time
quite strained, owing to his insisting on
maintaining French protectorate over
the country. The Malagassy ambassa-
dora have started for Europe.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-31
TgranlKfort,s SociuIists.

BERLIN, Dec. S0.-Allogether forty So
cialists have been ordered TO leave Frank
inrt.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-31
10 Become Presidential Offices

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-Tuskegee,
Ala. and Waycross, Ca, will become
Presidential post office cities on Jan. J..
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-31
ARRIVAL OF THE REMAINS.

As the funeral procession approached
the east front Of the capitol the doors or
the rotunda were opened and the assem-
blage uncovered and stood In respectful
silence. The committee and honorary
pail bearers filed In, forming as they
halted double lines, between which the
casket was borne 10 its place or state.
Then the pail bearers retlrea and the
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-31
$4,000 SWEPT AWAY.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 30.-The opera
hoese block at Nicholasviile was burned
to-night. In it were the offices Of the Jes-
|eamine Journal; q. NJ. Baden & Co.,
grain merchants; Cook Bros, clothing;
ADLER a. Engler. dry goods, and S. Wick,
Non:ectionery. Sparks Aotel adjoining
N ~ also burned, and the banking house
n Noland Wllmore is now III 80 O'Clock
"a fire. Engines have arrived from Lex
n 1ton, and 1t is thought the fire will soon
r. under control. The estimated loss is
I10J.00
National Republican., 1886-08-28
Scholars in Politics.

The refusal of Mr.. Andrew ID. White,
late president of Cornell University, to be
put in nomination for a congressional dis.
trict Of New York, revives the old con-
trOversy about the usefulness OF learned
men in the arena Of practical politics. The
well-worn maxim that representative Of
the people should not be better or worse
than the average Of his constituents has
been harped upon with such success that
there is not much danger at present Of a
candidate for Congress attempting to be
better than his-shall we say environment 2
The reverse, unfortunately, is the more
orator goes straight to the hearts OF his
people by deriding the advocates of higher
education. "Reading, writing, and
arithmetic were good enough for our
, fathers" is a statement which comes
! like Gilead's balm and bottle OF st. ia
| cobs oil to lubrlcate the mental mechanism
Of the average man. slow is it, said an
earnest inquirer after truth to school
teacher who compelled every pupil to re-
| peat, from time to time, all the rules Of
orthography, etymology, syntax, and pros
ody, "that you are so particular about rules
of grammar and at the same time speak
such incorrect English yourseliPn The
question was a leading one, but the mind
of the pedagogue was conscious Of its own
rectitude and the unabashed proprietor
faltered not for the reply; SWELL" he said,
'it is true that | say where tUaS you yester-
dayF and the like, in common discourse,
hut I hnN a O., q q
was always standing upon my dignity aud
remembering my P's and Q's, and saying
where were you yesterday the neighbors
would all laugh at me and say Joe - Is
a regular dude'n
Joseph -- abhorred the reputation OF u
scholastic dude, and lowering voluntarily
his standard of expression met with ter
rible retrlbution. When the time came to
show off the oriental splendor OF his gram
matcal knowledge the correct words, like
Glendower'B "splrits from the vastly deep"
or the chickens called TO shelter of the ma
tenal wing, UomdnOt come.
But the scholar in politics, not in the
school room, is the gentleman "we are af-
ter" just now. This parsonage is known
as the political dude. BY acute profes-
sional politicians, from high officials to the
''heeler," the hoodlum aud the saloon or
ator, the man, not only Of scholarship, but
Of the instincts aud tendencies inseparable
from true scholarship, is regarded with icon
tempt which is pretended and with
hatred which Is genuine. 1t may be
said that many politicians are lawyers, and
that lawyers are necessarily educated men.
There can be no greater deluslon. Some
lawyers-and by no means the most sue
cessful-in America and England are great
iurists, and have brought to the scientific
study Of law temperament and natural
capacity which lead to distinction in any
| sphere, But the turn Of mind which reyelf
In hunting down the drunken murderer OF
the stealer Of pair Of breechos may be as
far removed from any knowledge worth
National Republican., 1886-08-28
Breakfast Table Letter to the President

Breakfast Table Letter to the President.
Mr.. PRESIDENT: In the opinion of press cor
respondents oflong residence and experience
at the capital, the departments Of the govern
ment are at the present moment better admin
stered than at any time since your Inaugural
tion. This IS accounted for because of the ab-
sence of members of Congress and your Cab
met ministers. Possibly there is single
exception in the assumption Of subalterns
to order superior officers of the army. Time
was when the highest rank gave precedence
now Acting Adlutant General Kelton, for Ad-
iutant General Drum, Acting Secretary of War,
has the audacity 10 revoke the orders of the
lieutenant general of the army approved by
the President, the commander.in.chief
Senator Allison has informed the country in
a recent speech before the state convention of
the Republicans in Iowa, that had you vetoed
the Morrison surplus bill, you would have been
overruled by Congress in five minutes You
were undoubtedly aware of the situation, and
therefore pocketed the surplus bill, but treat.
ing the action OF Congress as an instruction,
you are executing the policy of the bill in your
| own way. Don't you think that you are get
ting rather too selfrelIant and autocratic by
combining the executive and the legislative
in ono Office?
| Many leading Republicans have changed
their opinion of your ability. Congressman
Ben Butterworth says that you are Odd
smart"
1 rti nm hat a nfga
making Is worth keeping is n new way of illus.
trating your duties as Chief Executive and your
relations to the platform of the Democratic
| party. Ifyou attempt to put this sentiment
into practical operation, you will do several
things not intended by the Democracy. You
are aware that your party acts upon the propo-
sition that the black man has no rights which
| the white man is bound to respect, Gen. Vest,
| the eloquent and forem ost Democratic orator
of the Senate, boldly announces that the Dem.
ocratic party is the white mans party. Yet
you seem to fancy that the importation OF Mat
thows from Albany to Washington to fill a
District office, supported by fees from the clti.
zens, is an act sufficient to satisfy your con-
science and your oath to support the constitu.
tion, which gives to the black man every right
of citizenship that your party wickedly do.
priyes him of in many states OF tho federal
Union.
Yes, It's true, a promise worth making is
worth keeping. In the quiet surroundings Of
the Adirondacks commune with yourself and
your God, then issne a proclamation calling
upon the Democratic party ofthe south to stay
their hand of treason against a Republican
form of government by deprvlng the black
man OF the fundamental rights of citizenship
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,.
National Republican., 1886-08-28
PERSONALITIES.

Ex.sECRETARY DELASo is in Chicago.
SENATOR WARNER MILLER is at Alexandria
lay.
SURGEON GENERAL GuNNELL has returned
TO the city.
GEN. A. R. LAwToN, of Savannah, Ca, Is at
the National.
SENATOR GoRMAN is about taking an ex-
tepded tTipwest.
SECRETARY WHITNEY has relolned his fam.
lily at LenOX, Mass.
SECRETARY LAMAR was confined to his room
yesterday by sickness
THE statement that John Roach was sick at
Mt McGregor is denied
GOV. G. MEYER ZULIcK, of Arizona, is visit.
ing his family in Newark, n ].
DR., MASON z. ADAMS will visit his father at
Canandaigua on the lst prOxlmo.
SECOND ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL
KNOTT intends taking a trip north,
GEN. G. c. AuGUR IS able TO be about his
room and walk without assistance,
CONTROLLER DURHAM Is better and his
physician has recommended a trip TO Bay
Ridge.
AUGUSTUS G. HOLIDAY, prominent lawyer
of Portsmouth, Va, died sudd emily in that city
yesterday,
REV, Henry WARD BEECHER has recovered
from his illness and viii preach in Glasgow
next Sunday.
LITTLE hope is entertained OF the recovery
of Superintendent Joseph X. sharp, OF the
Baltimore and Potomac railroad.
MIR. HARRY BOWERS, late proprietor of the ST.
Marc, Of this city, and more recently OF the
Gedney House, New York, is at the 81. Mare
JAMES MAEEIEG, sou Of Secretary Manning,
Is credited with making the statement that he
doesn't think his father will return to the
| Treasury Department.
II. ii. MARTIN, Of the QuaTtermaster general 8
office and worthy master of Lafayette Lodge
No, 10, +. and A. NJ, has returned from the
mountains of West Virginia after twenty
days vacation, much improved In health.
GAIT. ANu SMITH, OF Lynn, Mass, who died
on Sunday night was In the merchant marine
service and commanded several vessels during
the late war, His last ship was captured by u
confederate cruiser of the coast Of Florida.
National Republican., 1886-08-28

havingas q Sam Jones or the president Of
an agricultural college. The legal mind,
according to an acute observer, "chielly dis
plays itself by illustrating the obvious, ex-
planning the evident, and expatiating upon
the commonplace" This sort of mind is
keen, flexible, thin, snowy, and somewhat
crooked. 1t is, however, thick. skinned,
money-making, and associated with good
digestion. What more do YOU want9
Charles and John Austin were brothers,
and members Of the English bar John,
following the lead of Bentham, made
scientific study of law, and wrote books on
jurisprudence which are likely to remain
standard authorities. But he was law re-
former, and met the usual fate. His de-
clinlng years were comforted with an annual
stipend Of $500 from the civil list OF CRATE
ful country. Charles Austin, a child Of
this world, who found existing systems of
law "good enough for me-" accumulated
nearly half million sterling from murders,
stolen breeches, railroad contracts, and the
other variations of violated decalogue.
When requested to explain the different sue
cess Of his brother, Charles replied, "John
served God, served the devil; that is ALL"
The world however is much more indebted
to John than TO Charles, and the growth of
humapized legal codes win increase aud
perpetuate a most rare and honorable fame.
II Is true enough that successful repre-
sentative assembly cannot afford to be too
far ahead Of the people represented. The
European aristocrats, who are hereditary
Legislators, form an incongruous and some
what ridiculous class in this age; but an
aristocracy Of intellect, with legislative
privileges, would form the most relentless
tyranny that the world has yet experienced,
BY all means, then, let all the classes OF
our heterogeneous society be represented,
but let II not be forgotten that in American
| life there are strata Of solid knowledge,
sound scholarship, and elevated desire, as
well OF ignorance, illiteracy, and passion,
and that no true system OF representation
can long afford to ignore their existence.
The odern demagogue, Republican or
Democrat, may be useful, as was the
tribune Of the Roman plebs, in giving voice
to the populace, but, though numerous
enough, he does not express all American
life. The millionaire aud the lawyer dc
not represent some of the best, though
the most unobtrusiye, elements Of our
society, and It is for this reason we regret
that circumstances Of any sort should pre-
vent such men as President White from
taking an active and prominent part in the
Lational deliberations Of their country.
National Republican., 1886-08-28

THE Manchester Union, one of the limited
number OF Democratic papers that are able
TO make their Democracy consist with de.
cency, says:
Ex.Minister John W. Foster speaks Of secre.
tary Bayard and the Mexican matters with n
fairness and dignity that shames the partisan
comments of many of his fellow Republicans,
Such criticisms as he is reported to have made
since his return to New York from pleasure
trip to the mountains give dignity and char.
Rcter to his opinion,
Mr.. Foster is accustomed to speak "wlth
fairness and dignity" whenever he has any
thing to say on any question. As an au-
thority on international law and usage he
is always worthy Of most respectful atten-
tiOn,
National Republican., 1886-08-28

THE Philadelphia Times has charged Mayor
Smith of that city with embczzlement of city
funds and demands his immediate trial for the
crime. This is only one more of thousand
Republicans who have gone wrong in the same
way.-Chtcldnd RCia DCd'cr,
II not more than a thousand of the mil
lions OF Republicans who have held Office
since the birth OF the Republican party
have gone wrong, the record is not bad
one But since our Cleveland contemporary
has begun to handle this class of statistics,
will the editor kindly state the number OF
ex-convicts who have been appointed to
Office since the reform wave began to roll?
National Republican., 1886-08-28

THE report that the lobby that was in'tru.
mental in working the OleOmaTsarino tax bill
through Congress Is nov workins the dairy
boards and othergranger organi2ltionsio for cash
to help pRy the expenses Of the job will be very
generally credited. 1t generally costs about as
much torun one style OF job through Congress
as another, and the dear grangers sholld not
complain OsikOh Times.
To fully appreciate this paragraph It must
be remembered that the Oshkosh Times is q
Thoroughbred Democratic organ. II the
oleomargarlne bill was a Job put through
by lobby, why was 1t not killed by the
great reformer in the white houseY Why
did the head Of the reform Democratic
administration send that bill back approved
to Democratic House with a message
which must have been constructed 10 jus
tlfy yeto2
National Republican., 1886-08-28

The friends of the Rev. Samuel Jones are
said to be industrlously circulating the
following;
young man who had travelled with show
six years and played a calliope was reclaimed
at one OF the Rev. Sam Joness revival meetings
last month.
This is quite sufficient attestation of the
Rev. s. J.'s evangelizlng capacity. II he
can reclaim man who has played that in
fernal instrument Of torture for six years
he may hopefully tackle any other sinner
with, perhaps, the single exception of the
accordion player.
National Republican., 1886-08-28

THERE is 'moosicr in the air in the Key
stone state. 1t is made by a man whose
name is NJ. W. LOTUS, and he is postmas-
ter OF Moosic. lie writes to the Philadel-
phia Nc,rs, and closes his letter with this
sentence ~ am man not afraid to be a
delegate, although postmaster, for l would
prefer having my right of franchise than
have the appointment of postmaster or any
other position the administration could
give me-" Wait till the fish stop biting in
the Adirondacks and you'll see Lotus
Hlippel out -
National Republican., 1886-08-28

expects to do II he reaches the chief magIs-
trate's chair is indicated in his reply to the
question as whether or not the governor
has much patronage, as he said with broad
and gleeful smile "Why, bless your soul,
he has 1t all The patronage includes the
entire official machinery Of the state from
chief justice and chancellor down. The
judiciary excepted, and these are named
for life, all the officials Of the state hold at
tie option Of the governor"
National Republican., 1886-08-28

UNCLE JOSEPH MCDONALD is having a
heap Of trouble and getting into endless
gnarls and tangles in his hopeless efforts to
"fx up thingsn between the two rival
Democratic nominees in the Indianapolis
congressional district. Bynum refuses to
accept the decision Of the Uncle Jo com
mittee, and is making the air sulphurous
with his peculiar style Of eloquence-the
military style formerly in vogue at Flan-
1arc
National Republican., 1886-08-28

IT will be fortunate for the country II, as
now seems probable, the next presidential
campaign shall be fought on the tariff issue.
This is great economic question on which
intelligent men honestly differ. 1t appeals
TO reason rather than passion. Sucha cam
paign would be characterized by a degree Of
decency and dignity that has not been ap'
parent in any Of the presidential elections
of recent times.
National Republican., 1886-08-28

A LETTER from the Imperial Hair Re
generator Company, 81 West Twenty-third
street, New York, expresses "eutire salts
faction" with our Senatorial Edition, de-
sires additional copies, and concludes ;
''Ths Senatorial edition is a creditable
piece of journalism, Of which you have the
right to feel proud" Similar tokens OF ap-
probation and praise are continually reach
ing us from all point which the "Sena'
torialr has thus far attained.