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Arizona silver belt., 1888-05-26

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Arizona silver belt., 1888-05-26
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Arizona silver belt., 1888-05-26

6ughout the dofs E0ject. Up to this time S5O,OOO las been raised by coutribu-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-24
The Democratic Convention.

The National Convention of the Demo
| cratic party is to meet in st. Louis on June
3. There was considerable difference of
opinion in the National Committee respect
ing both tho time and place of the conven-
ton. The committee, on the first day of
its meeting, was pretty evenly divided be-
tween San Francisco, Chicago and St
Louis. Each city was well represented in
Washington, and the arguments in favor
OF each were strong. The selection of
st. Louis will doubtless be gener-
ally satisfactory. 1t doesn't make
any difference, SO far as the success of the
party is concerned, where the convention is
held, and it is doubtful if either the chances
of any candidate are improved or the char
acter of the platform is influenced by the
place in which the convention is held
Local sentiment is generally divided, and
even if it were not it does not have much
effect upon the convention. The delegates
do not come into close contact with the
people. They stop in the hotels, and the
people they meet are politicians from all
parts of the country.
The Mayor of St Louis telegraphed to Mr..
MI. cleveland UDdb IIe S6lecUlOn OF Uhat
city meant his denomination and platform
framed in accordance with his tariff mes
sage.
There is no reason for thinking that it
means anything of the kind, though, per-
haps, the Mayor of St Louis is safe saying
that it does. Mr.. Cleveland will be re-nomi-
mated in all probability, and his tariff mes
sage will have great influence in the framing
of the platform, but the same things could
be said with equal truth if Chicago or San
Francisco had been selected instead of st.
Louis.
The change from July TO June was
probably a wise one July weather in st.
Louis is something that few people care to
encounter. The Republican Convention
meets in Chicago June 10, and it will have
the advantage, if it can be called an advan-
tage, of knowing the Democratic ticket and
platform. 1t is doubtful, however, if this
knowledge will influence the Republicans in
any respect
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-24
Troublesome Cousins.

Gen. Sheridan has some cousins who are
giving him q good deal of trouble. There
are three of them, and their surname is
McCabe. They are known as Andrew,
Luke and john. They insist that the Cen
eral was born in old Ireland, although the
General himself and his mother insist that
lie was born in this country. If the General
and his mother agreed as to the place
Of his birth in this country there
would be no further controversy
about the matter, but they don't. Therefore
when the mother names one place, the Gen
eral another and the three cousins still an
other, the public becomes rather curious TO
get at the truth, particularly as the General
occupies a very prominent and conspicuous
position.
The public is disposed to accept the
mothers statement as the true one. She is
a hale and hearty old woman of &c. her
memory is said to be unimpaired, and she
certainly ought to know better than any
one else where her children were born.
At last accounts, affairs stood about in
this shape. Some days ago Mr.. Luke Sheri
dan McCabe stated that Gen. Sheridan was
born in Ireland He felt certain of it. The
next day the papers contained interviews
with the General and his mother. Both
agreed that Luke Sheridan McCabe was
mistaken but, strange to say, the mother
declared he was born in Somerset, O., while
the son declared that Albany, n. Y, was
his native town. This last statement was
backed up by Rev. Mr.. Walworth, of AL
bany, who named the house in which the
distinguished soldier first saw light. The
next development was a statement from
Mr. John McCabe, corroborating his brother
Luke's view. Now it transpires that an
elder brother, Andrew McCabe, said a few
years ago just what his two younger
brothers now assert. He could not be found
the other day when a reporter secured the
city of Milwaukee, Wis, to get reiteration
of his statement.
Seven cities laid claim to being the birth
place of Homer. Why should not three
want the honor of giving Sheridan to the
world2 Curiosity is excited to know, how
ever, to which of the three the honor is to
be accorded. The General had several
brothers, and probably the McCabes have
gotten them mixed up. Accepting this as
solution, there is still the remarkable dis
crepancy between the mothers and the
sons opinions.
The Generals cousins are, no doubt, an
noying Gen. Sheridan somewhat with their
alleged knowledge of him, and yet he can
not altogether regret that he has such rela-
tives, for the controversy has directed to
him the attention Of New York woman,
also from Ireland, who asserts that he is
heir to S15O,00O in the "old country" left
by Mrs Blake, a niece of his fathers, to
the nearest of kin. This money has for
some time been awaiting claimant, and if
the General gets it he certainly ought to
divide with Cousin Luke, Cousin John and
Cousin Andrew.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-24
Mayor Hewitt,s Prediction.

Mayor Hewitt, of New York, is gradu-
ally gaining a stronger hold upon the
people, not only of New York, but of the
entire country. He had the reputation of
being an able and an honest man before he
entered Congress, and his reputation for
these things increased during his Congress
sional career. He was made Mayor of New
York because it was believed that he would
give that city good government, and he has
not disappointed those who put their faith
in him.
Mayor Hewitt takes broad views of pub
lie questions, and can look as far into the
future as any other man in the country
His speech at the annual banquet of the
Southern Society of New York city, on
Wednesday night, synopsis of which ap-
peared in our dispatches yesterday, CON
tanned the thought to which he frequently
gave expression years ago in addresses ON
matters pertaining to the South.
He has always believed that the future of
the South would be a glorious one, and
while he has recognized that the war
brought poverty to almost every Southern
home, he has insisted that it produced
conditions which will in the near future
make the South the richest section of the
country.
As long ago as 1870. while on a visit to
the South he saw for himself how great
its mineral and agricultural resources
were, and he put on record the
opinion that the day was not distant when
other portions of the country would regard
the wealth and prosperity of the South with
establishment. AT that time but little at
tention was paid to what he said, but those
who remember the prediction he made at
that time have had occasion slice to
realize how comprehensive his understand
ing of the possibilities of the South was.
At the Southern Society banquet he said:
ERE this century closes l verify believe the
South will be the richest section of our
common country" The time in which the
South, in his opinion, is to lead the other
sections in wealth is not distant, but Mr..
Hewitt is not talking idly for effect The
South is undergoing rapid development.
Every year shows marvellous changes in the
line of improvement, and if it does not lead
all the other sections in riches at the end of
this century it will not be far behind any of
them,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-24
PERSONAL.

BROWNING is said to be the favorite English
author Of Germany's Crown Prince.
SENATOR HAMPTON, it is said amuses himself
during debates by making and throwing paper
boomerangs
SENATOR RIDDLEBERGER told a Senate com
mittee last week that he "a PrOhibitoniSt
of long standing" Don't laugh. Riddleberger
knows what he is If he says he is Prohibit
ZIONIST, why, he is a Prohibitionist.
Mrs JAMES SPITTLE, nee Smiley Pressly, is
the youngeS bride in the country. She is II years
old and was married last week at Matthews n
c., her mother giving consent on condition that
the bridegroom would keep the girl in school
five years.
PETROLEUM V. Massey who is said to have made
81, 500 900 by his humor, earning but few
dollars week when be began his famous let
tiers. Josh Billings sold his Essay on the Mule
for 81 80 and Artemus Ward, before he tried
fun, was newspaper reporter at Sl2 a week.
MISS HELEN TAYLOR, the stepdaughter and
companion of John Stuart Mill, is about to visit
this country. Miss Taylor is well known in Lon
don as a woman of public spirit, a philanthro-
pist a reformer and member of the Metro
poltan School Board. she is also devoted
friend of the Irish cause, for which she has stood
up bravey more than once under trying crcum-
stances.
BRA1SARD G. SMITH, the new associate pro-
fessor of rhetoric and oratory in Cornell Uni
versity is fast achieving reputation in his de.
partment He has already given a better sys-
TEN of Evolutionary instruction than it has ever
had before He possesses the confidence Of the
President and his associ9 tes in the faculty and
has won the hearts of his students by his UNI
pedagogical and yet effective methods in the
classroom
PROF KIRcHoFF, of Halle, Germany esti-
mates that the language most spoken on the
globe, for the last thousand years at least. is
Chinese, for il is without doubt the only one
which is talked by over 400, 900 900 of the human
race. The next language most in use, but some
distance behind Chinese, Is Hindustani spoken
By over lOO0OOOOO Then follows English
Spoken by about O0O0000J. Russian lover TO-
OF, 0OW, German (over 81, 900, and Spanish
lover 100000.
CHARLES DICKENS says that he has noted one
peculiar thing in this country. "Your people "
be recently remarked 20 AN American. ARE sur
pIfsingiy familiar with English history and 1T
erature. but | cannot say the same for their
own. | was brought up on the works OF Wash.
ington Irving and Nathaniel Hawthorne and
when came 10 AIuerica ! naturally began 10
with whom ! c0nyersed actually needed an in
PRODUCTION ~ theae two authors
Ex.LAYoH CARTER HAhHIsoS, Of Chicago, has
slate prisoner Ia the Madras country and the
English blhoken tho poor devils character sO a.
~ justify la the eyes ~ the world their high.
handed act when they took from bin hiB cotln.
try. ! met seyerh Intelligent Italians who have
heen IN the country Tor uiaGy year.. These 30.
clare me Representations ~ the English ~ ~
naiBmnlcs thai IheeJaW was NOT dnlBkar1
thai b. Nas a good hearted, 0yersToHn fOy, and
that the actf lad 20 bis door haitsl4flea Nufe
ihs aeta " be Ministers ~ which be bad W
hand
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-24
The Atlantic, Atlanta and Great West
ern Railroad.

The proposed railroad between this city
and Atlanta, known as the Atlantic At
lanta and Western, is beginning to attract
great deal of attention. Its route is one
that has never received any notice from
railroad projectors. a glance at a railroad
map would likely leave the impression that
the proposed road is too near the other roads
to Justify the expectation Of a profitable
business, but those who are familiar
with the part of the State between this city
and Atlanta know that there is plenty II
room forit. 1t projected through coun-
ties which have great resources, ahi which,
if touched by other railroads, have not as
satisfactory railroad facilities as they
desire. Starting from this city It's line is TO
Springfield, in bingham county, thence TO
Sylvanla, in Scriven county, thence TO Ea-
tOuton, in Putnam county, thence to Sparta,
in Hancock; county, and thence to Atlanta
II would shorten the railroad distance
between this city and Atlanta about fifty
miles.
Macon, Atlanta and Augusta have been
increasing their railroad facilities for years,
and they arc actively engaged in increasing
built from Savannah since 1859, at which
time the Charleston and Savannah was com
pleted Savannah has been content with
the extensions which her two greet railroads
have made TO their systems. She has her
self done nothing in the way of railroad
building since the Savannah, Florida and
Western Originally the Atlantic and Gulf
was built thirty-hve years ago. She viz
tualiy built both the Central and the At
lantic and Gulf, and they complete the
record of her assistance to railroads. Is it
not about time that she was encouraging
the building Of other roads to meet the de
mands of her growing commerce.
If the business men of Savannah think
that others will build railroads for them
they will find themselves mistaken. The
two roads which Savannah has are great
systems, and they are helping her wonder
fully, but they are not all the railroads she
needs. This projected road to Atlanta, and
the proposed Savannah and Western would
increase her prosperity wonderfully. They
will be built if they receive the necessary
aid. In what better way can the business
men of Savannah benefit themselves and
the city than by encouraging the building
of these rOads?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-24
Mrs. Ella Wheeler wilcox's Politics.
From the st. Louis Republican.

From the st. Louis Republican.
What are your political inclinations?'
81 haven't any"
But which ticket would you vote, if you had
a ballot?"
Il wouldn't vote if had a thousand ballots
unless it would please my husband. l don't
pay much attention to politics. except at cleo
tion time, when, think, every person becomes
more or less interested. l expect | am Repub-
lican.''
What do you think of Mr.. Blaine's with
drawal from the Presidential racer
= Il don't know what to think of it, | believe
heard my husbaneSay that he was sorry, and
IL he is sorry then am sorry, too.
How do you like Mr.. ClevelandS''
Il guess he is all right. The couutry's saved
and the world moves on; that's all / want
We'll, what do you think of his sister, Miss
Rose Elizabeth
Il am not personally acquainted with her but
admire her for her ability. l think she has
conducted herself In a most commendable man
ner throughout all of the ordeals to which she
has been subjected. My name has been connec-
ted with hers frequently by ithe newspapers on
account of the Literary Life The editorship
of that journal was offered to me, but after
ward accepted by Miss Cleveland. | think she
feels that am the cause of her name being so
often associated with mine, but | am not The
outcome of that enterprise was most mortify-
ing to her, but she bore it we'll"
"You have not stated how you like Mrs Ceve-
Iandw
II have not seen her, even at distance. /
understand that she is a lovely woman and |
believe she married the President because she
loved him"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-24
IEow Mrs. Patti Lyle Collins Unravels
Blind Addresses for Uncle Sam.
the Detroit Free Press


Mrs Patti Lyle Collins is a reader of blind
handwriting in the Dead Letter Department of
the post Office at Washington. She has been
there many years and is paid a liberal salary
for her work, is not afraid of going out or com
ing in administrations, because she is an expert
in her profession. She is a bright clever
woman, and has an encyclopedia memory for
names and places as well as happy faculty Of
guessing out obscure statements written in
illegible or nonsensical chirography on the
backs of envelopes. l found her seated at her
desk at the noon hour eating the frugal lunch
the department clerk carries in the regulation
paper bag. She very kindly gave a brief sketch
of her work, and showed her method of dec
pherng blind addresses and making into good
English the mongrsl languages recorded on the
back Of envelopes by the careless and ignorant
How many Languages do you speak, Mrs
Consf" inquired
Every known language except the Russian
and Chinese, !" she answered. I'VE have a few
Russian letters sent to this country, aud the
Chinese are so careful in preparing the ad.
dresses-lIsually having one in'English in case
of accldent-that have had no experience with
them"
Glow many letters do yon read daily"
About one Thousand; but these letters are
pever opened; only the addresses are read "
Under what administration was this depart
ment establishedf"
Under tie management Of Postmaster Gen.
eral Key. but / have held the position only
eight years"
Do these careless correspondents appreciate
the work you dor"
Yes receive many letters Of thanks al
dre'~ea simply 20 the Dead Letter Departure
A woman IN England wrote 20 the Postmaster
General, asking him 20 lind her brother he Mas
sachlisctts America that he bad left the old
country thirteen year before, and bis relaiiyes
had never heard Of him Fiuce ] found him az
No barnngt0ust street, Lowell, Mass. His trade
was gwen. apdI reasoned from this that be-
would be- f0uhdin q manufacturing town. After
q ycar smother letter came here misdrected 70
tle sane man ! never forget = name. and
Hbeni read nj Jamee Dunn, 10 Z harrington
stfeeti Luited States ~ Amefica.N / kneN
= here ~ send ~ The man has communicated
vita blgfnenas after Laireen yeafs,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-24
She Was Effectively Disguised
From the Ptttsburg Dispatch.

rFOHt Tue ItttSOUfg DtSptItCfb
At some of the recent receptions in Allegheny
county society several glaring examples of the
fecollete have been exhibited. The fair creatures
who have thus attracted the notice, if not the
unadulterated admiration of their beholders,
are not, as might be supposed, silly young
things, erring on the side of display through
ignorance, but in every case matrons with
daughters old enough to enter into competitor
with them in the field of lovelineSs. At recep-
ton given a few days ago-it was one of the
most gorgeous events of the seasonal little in
cident occurred which fairly illustrates the ex-
tent to which this undressing for public view
has been carried.
A matron of some forty summers was seated
on a divan in the center of a drawing room
Her dress can not be described, because in the
first place there was so little of it, and secondly
because the custume was SO peculiar in color as
we'll as cut that picture of it in words would
reveal the identity of the wearer. Among those
who looked in wonder at this prodigy of fem-
nine folly were gentleman and his wife, who
lived but a few doors from the decollete matron,
and knew her well. Presently the gentleman
whispers to his wife: MY dear, who is that
wonderful specimen of undraped nature, or is it
art!
why, Charles, you know her we'll enough; :
she's Mrs. -, who's been a neighbor of ours
for years"
Excuse me- my dear; never saw so much of
her before you know"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-24
1888 a Lucky Year.
From The 81. Paul Globe.

FROM Ue 81. raul UtOOe.
If you have the blues cheer up. Perhaps it
has never occurred to you that years with three
Fights in them are lucky years. They don't
come often, only once in thousand years, but
1t is lucky person who lives TO see one of them.
There is an old Chaldean superstition that
year with three Fights is one of unlimited bless
ings. None but lucky stars are in the ascendancy,
fields blossom with abundant barvests, the cattle
are lowing on a thousand hills Shepherds lead
their tlocks through green pastures and by still
waters and business enterprises prosper, every
thing you touch turns to gold, want and famine
skulk into their hiding places until these days
of universal prosperity are over.
Pestilence seals his lips and no foul breath
poisons the atmosphere, mirth holds high car
niVa and for twelve moons sorrow and signing
shall fee away. Those who have faith in this
ancient superstition will derive the additional
comfort from the construction of the figures in
this year There are three of kind and one
spot. 1t is not the best arrangement of the fig
urative capitalization that could be made, yet
it is better than anything that will be done in
the next thousand years.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-24
Under the influence of Tea.


The teapot was blooming with roses,
The cups and the saucers were blue;
Antique were the chairs and the table
Her tea gown, however, was new.
The sun fell asleep in her tresses,
Her face was a Powerful song;
The sugar grew sweet in her fingers
That poured the delicious Oolong.
1t seemed like a vision of China:
saw quaintest birds, green and brown
And yellow and crimson and olive,
With lilies mixed up on her gown.
With her, through the lovliest bowers,
In fancy lazily strayed
We lived in uncovered chalet,
And doves in the mulberry swayed.
The skies were delicate turquois,
The fields with blush roses were red;
The trees were all blooming with lanterns,
The birds sung till darkness was fled
! tell you, the beauties of China
And all other regions unfurl
In your vision when slipping sweet Oolong
With a lovely Fifth avenue girl.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-24

About ten days ago Senator Plumb, of
Kansas, offered a resolution calling for in
formation concerning the National Gene
terry at Mound City, Kan. He wanted to
know, among other things, if adequate
means for its care and protection lad been
furnished. Secretary Endicott's reply was
a stunner-the second he has gotten in
lately. He informed the Kansas Senator
that there was no National cemetery nearer
than 200 miles from Mound City. While
Plumb was engaged in taking in the situa-
ton, Senator Vest, of Missouri, suggested,
in a tone that could be heard half across
the chamber, that he had better spend a
few weeks at home, studying the Federal
institutions of his State, before offering any
further resolutions OF local nature.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-24

A correspondence Of the New York Tribune
wants to know why it does not occur 10
Coroners and their juries in the frequent
cases Of death 1T hotels from ssphyIia %
Investigate the gas fixtures. The point Is
very well taken Tie stigma Of drunken
ness or ignorance ought not 10 be- officially
attached b. the memory II every person
who h suffocated by gas. In most cases the
fixtures are probably in good order, bus inn
perfect 9nes are sometimes encountered az
hotels
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-24
No More Ohio Men.

From the Pittsbltrg Dispatch (Rep)
Both parties are rather sick Of ONO men. The
idea of having another Ohio administration at
Washington under the domination of such fran
tic freaks as Foraker and HalStead is not in &C.
cord with the present temper of the country. If
the Republican party means TO nominate
Western man let il skip over John Sherman and
nominate sure enough Western man, such as
Allison, of Iowa, for instance, He would be far
stronger in the West than Sherman. fully as
strong in New York, and certainly more accept
able to the South.