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The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-10

KANSAS CITY. No, Aug. 4.-The excur-
sions of the Blaine clubs to New York are
upsetting the calculations of the Eastern
lines and viii, no doubt, precipitate pas
senger war. The Chicago & Atlantic is
making the rate east of Chicago, which is
$3.50 for the round trip making the rate
S27.60 from Kansas City for the round trip,
good for twenty days As the Chicago &
Atlantic refused to sign the Central Traffic
Asso,iat agreement its action in cut
ting the rate in two in the middle is Great
ing considerable CONSERVATION among the
other lines. Just what the outcome will be
is not known, but it is possible that il may
lead to a cut in rates, with serious GsnBe-
Quences for all ths lines Interested.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-10
WAsHINaroN NorEs

CONGRESSMAN MCKINLEY has accepted
an invitation to visit the Georgia Chautau-
qua and make a speech.
COLONEL a. J. BATES, superintendent of
the free delivery service, Post-office De-
partment, has practically completed the
appOrtionment of the /, 600 additional letter
carriers provided for in the new POST
Office Appropriation bill. Under the ap-
pOrtionment New York City has been
allowed 26l additional carriers; Chicago,
20; st. Louis, %; New Orleans, IS; St.
Paul, 10; Minneapolis, 18; Jersey City, Il;
Kansas City, 10; Denver and Omaha q
each.
THE President returned to Washington
from his fishing excursion early ON the
morning OF the 3lst. Among his first
visitors was the new Chief Justice Fuller.
TIE story of IA German professor pre-
dieting the destruction of Findlay, O., by
an awful combustion OF natural gas is rid
iculed in Washington scientific circles
GEORGE ID. HERRIssE, Inspector OF the
Bank Of France, and his secretary, Mr.
Felix LRcOur, called upon Secretary Fair
child and other officials OF the Treasury
Department on the 1st for the purpose OF
obtaining information as TO the financial
operations of the Government their inqui.
ries, however, being directed more partic-
ularly TO the National banking system.
THE Treasury Departments monthly
statement showing the changes in circula.
oion during July past notes net decrease
of s., ,49I,7 during the month.
The President has recognized GregoriC
del Annoy Gonzales de Riva as honorary
Vice Consul of Spain at Los Angeles, Cal
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-10
O,NeIII,s ExpIanatIon.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-Representative J.
J. O'Neill, of Missouri, who returned to
Washington this morning with his bride,
makes a statement to the effect that a
letter was received in st. Louis from
Mrs. Moore, who claimed to be mar
ried to him, protesting against the
marriage. The letter was received prior to
his marriage, and its contents We're duly
considered, Mr.. O'NeilI asserts, by the
priest who performed the ceremony. Mr..
O'Neill wishes this statement, he says, to
stay the rumor that the mails were
tampered with.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-10
RrntaI Iarakernen.

OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 3-When the fast
eastbound freight on the Burlington road
reached Benkelman, Neb., Wednesday the
train men put four tTamps of the train
and pounded them badly, breaking one
mans nose and nearly severing an ear
from another. The tramps reported that
one of their number was thrown from the
train at Parks Station, ten miles west
when the train was running thirty miles
an hour. The matter was investig gated
and a man was found in the weeds beside
the track The man lived a short time
after being kicked of the cars. he said
he begged the train men not to throw him
off. but tyvoof them kicked him until he fell.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-10
RIinkr,s Recnrd.

NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-The police Of this
city, who are we'll acquainted with the
career of t'Blinky" Morgan, who was hung
yesterday at Columbus, o., for the murder
of Detective Hulligan, say that he was an
English thief named Macdonald, who
went by the names of Charles
Cooper, Charles Morgan and ''Blinky"
Morgan, by reason of a defect in ono
of his eyes. His picture is in the rogue's
gallery and he trained with the Red Leary
gang. His speciality was store burglary
and he was a cowardly thief, never taking
risks. For that reason his crime in Ohio
is surprise to the New York police. He
was once sent to prison here for burglary.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-10

WHKEsBARRE, Pa, Aug. 3.-One of the
young women employed in the silk mills
yesterday was taken with epieptic fits.
She fell TO the floor and the other
girls gathered around her and became
most alarmed and excited. Suddenly
one of them gave a wild -aTiek and
fell over in violent Mysteries The ex-
citement increased, and in a minute or
so another young woman was seyed with
hVsteria. The girls were now almost wild
with nervous excitement, and one after
another were seized with hysterie conyul-
sions. Their cries and struggles as they
lay quivering on the floor, combined 70
make the scene an extraordinary aud
alarming one.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-10

John Roll, residing in Redmon,
Edgar County, H.. is the owner OF a
horse that is twenty hands high,
weighs $500 pounds, and is said to be
the largest horse in the world. IL is
five years old. never was off Rolls
farm, never has been broken, and has
never been shod.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-10
Yellow Fever.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4-Surgeon-G General
Hamilton has received the following tele-
gram from DR.. Murray, at Manatee, Fla:
"Three new cases, making eight in all at
Manatee. No Deaths" He also
received q dispatch from DR.. Wall,
At Tampa, as follows: Murray
has been looking after Gordon, making
house inspection and trying to get people
to recognize the gravity of the situation.
He has the opposition of local physicians
only. The only case reported at Plant
City is the same as reported yesterday"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-09
Some Such Fellow as Phelps

1t was stated in our dispatches a few
days ago that Mr.. Levi P. Morton, the re-
publican candidate for vice president, had
drawn $50, 900 from his "bar'l" at the first
tap, and had turned it over to Chairman
Quay for campaign purposes.
Mr.. Morton is carrying out the purpose
for which apparently he was nominated
His donation shows that Senator Ingalls,
influence with the republican party is very
great, for when that animated SO rat lriaI
sheer" as Don Piatt calls him, suggested to
the Chicago convention the advisability of
nominating for vice president "some such
fellow as Phelps" the sugg ,stion was re-
garded as a wise one. from a republican
point of view, and was followed.
MIR. Morton is in fact ''some such fellow
| as Phelps" and the manner in which he
taps his ''bar'l" indicates that he knows he
| was nominated because he is such ''fel-
low" and that he proposes to carry out his
part of the silent compact entered into be-
tween himself and the convention. He
| could not have been nominated because of
statesmanlike qualities, or because of great
political strength, since he possesses neither.
| hb IOi MS Jnef are 0OD dD-
parent. MIR. Morton is man of mediocre
talents He once represented this country
| at a foreign court but nobody has ever
heard that he did so with marked credit to
himself or to his government His lack of
popularity in his own state was demon
strated several years ago, when the com
| bined influence of his personal endeavors
and his mopeybags failed to elect him to
| the United States senate.
1t is noteworthy that no consideration of
this sort entered into the nomination of
MIR. Thurman by the democrats Mr.. Thur
mans ability and integrity, together with
his well known public record, united to
commend him to the st. Louis convention,
and his nomination strengthens the demo
| cratic ticket. The democrats are not handi-
| capped in their nominations. Can as much
| be said for the republicans
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-09
BRIGHT BITS.

THE CzAR-Scratchmytch. what do you think
of this play?
Scratchmyitch- seems passably fair, sire,
the
Dynamite explosion; flying fragment comes
within three sixteenths of an inch of the cars
left carr
The Gar tlIfting his eyebrows)-As you were
saying But 1t strikes me
Scratchmyitch Chumbiyl-Not quite, sire.
The Car (coldy)-No Ievity, please 1t occurs
to me that it is bomb show. Celia me fatigue
AiioJS
WHAT did your husband die Off"
Hives"
"Hives?"
Yes. He was stung to death by bees. To,Cn
Topics
JINKs-Who is that woman Brown is kissing?
Binks-That's his wife
Jinks-Brown has deuced good taste.
BINKs-That is more than you can say for his
wife-LOtceH Citizen.
"IF you start on Journey" says an old book
of wisdom, ''and meet a cat, you should at once
turn back" The book doesn't say for what pur-
pose you should turn back but we suppose it is
to get your Darlington Free Press.
SWELL TO importunate beggar)-I have no
pennies at present my good man. will hand
you something coming back.
Beggar tdolorouslyl- sir, it was doing
business on credit that reduced me to this
Teas SUtings.
A MEMBER of a western company retired the
first night of the encampment when the tide
was out. He arose in the morning when the
tide was in, and exclaimed: "Jee Wilkins, men,
how it must 'er rained up the creek?"- Whining
ton (N. c. Messenger
In THE COUNTRY: Miss Travis-O here you
are, Mr.. De Smith Mrs. Raynor says she lost
the dinner horn and doesn't know how to get
the men up to dinner. suppose you go out and
stand on the piazza. / think they could hear
your necktie far as the last meadow. Bur-
hngtOn free Press.
'hY SPEECH took wonderfully WELL" said the
stump orator, with undisguisei pride; "all my
good points were recognized Immediately"
Yes, - was the reply of his cynical friend
but then, you know, when you make point it
stands out SO prominently-like a mountain in
desert. boston Transcript
THE PRESIDENT What are you starting in on
now, my dear?
Mrs. CT am going to embroider motto on
your f1shpole case and | want you to take it
with you on your next fishing trip.
ABB. One of Walton's notices, | suppose?"
No. One of yonr own: Tell the truth. -
Philadelphia Recosrf.
A PooRLY-CLAD LITTLE GIRL came into the
store of one Of our stationers recently. She
wished to buy some writing paper, and finally
was shown some for cents a Quire
How much will half quire beP" she inquired
in half fed, paintive little voice.
Three cents, replied the clerk.
IF you please, I'll take the other half" was
the quick response augusta GNe) Journal.
THE HIGH SCHOOL. GIRLS BROTHER jim told
her new conundrum yesterday. 1t was this:
What is the difference between shooting a man
and killing hogy" The answer was: lone ia
assaultlng with intent to kill, and the other
killing with intent to salt" When she met Amy
she propounded the conundrum to her, but Amy
gave 1t up. Well I'll tell you" said Mdred
"One is assaultng with intent to deprive of
life. and the other is killing with intent to pre-
serve the brine And Amy failed to see the
point Derrick
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-09
THE MORNING NEWS ANNUAL REVIEW
or THE
BUSINESS OF SAVANNAH
WILL BE ISSUED THURSDAY, SEPT. 6, 1888.
THE

The usual complete and comprehensive expo
sition of the business of Savannah, known as
the Annual Trade Review, will be issued from the
office of the MoRN1Se NEWS, on Thursday, Sept
6. This edition has been for many years one of
the features of the opening of the busy season
in this city, and is looked forward TO by the bus
lness men of Savannah as one of the chief
means of calling the attention of the public to
Sayannah's business, and her prospects for the
coming year.
The annual review will give not only the sta
tisticts of cotton, naval stores, rice lumber and
other products and the data concerning the
wholesale business of the city, and its manu-
features and other industries, but it will con-
tain an interesting account of what has been
done in the city during the past year, and tell
what its enterprising citizens have in hand for
the next. The closing year has been very
prosperous one but that upon which we are
entering promises to be even more prosperous.
matter that is of the greatest Importance,
and one that deserves especial notice, is that
Savannah is no longer a place that strangers
fear to visit in the summer. In fact, with our
accessible seaside resorts the city has become a
sanitarium for people who come to enjoy the
sea breezes.
And the coming year; what of it? Is it not
s.hlled to the brim" with the highest anticipa-
tionsf There is TO be a magnificent hotel, the
finest in the south, new county court house
and q new public building. There are TO be
more railroads, more homes and more public
improvements.
No year in the history of Savannah has been
brighter than that which has just closed. The
city's growth in population and wealth, the
public improvements which have been and are
still being made, the erection Of immense bust
ness houses, the Inauguration of new industries,
the extensions made by the two great railroads
which transport the products of Georgia and
adjoining states to our wharves, all prove that
Savannah is not only growing, but a very
prosperous city.
The business men of Savannah cannot make
better investment than by sending copies Of
the MORNING News Annual Special Edition
TO their friends and correspondents. A
newspaper like this Trade Review, contain
ing an accurate account of the business
of this city, is the best advertisement of the
energy and activity OF the people of Savannah.
Every citizen, whether he is capital
ist, merchant manufacturer, mechanic, or a
man Of leisure, should feel a.pride in the city.
The Trade Review will be sent to all sub
scribers of the DAILY and WEEKLY NEWS, and a
large number of extra copies will be mailed,
thoroughly covering the territory tributary to
Savannah. Advertisers will find it of great
value Space in its columns can be obtained
upon application to the Business ONCE.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-09
The Contagion of YawninR.
From the Ne,o York World.

Did you ever notice how contagious yawn-
ing isI said ronnd-faced young man waiting
for a Harlem train yesterday afternoon at the
Park street station OF the Sixth avenue elevated
road. You can make any man yawn if you go
about it properly" continued the young man
Il have to travel up and down to Harlem a
good deal, and | amuSe myself that way.
Women yawn Uftener than men and fat men
oftener than lean men. The best time to make
them yawn is early in the morning and late at
night. Then all they want is q hint and off
they go. One night last week sat next to an
old gentleman. He got on at Chambers street
and rode up to Forty-second street made
him yawn twenty-Seven times. Then | was
tired but the old FELLOW got into the habit and l
thought he would split his jaws he kept them SO
far apart.
Tho young man had hardly seated himself in
the car before he turned around and stared
straight at workngman opposite, who, of
course, looked at him. Then the young man
leaned his head lazly against the window
closed his eyes, opened his mouth very wide
ana began TO yawn with great elaboration and
an air of utter WEAKNESS. The man in the blue
overalls became interest ID and stareI ntently
ut the wide open mouth and the closed ewes
The young man put up his hand with an affec-
| tation of covering his mouth, and then, as if it
WAS no use to try to check an overpowering
impulse he drew his hand away threw his
| head still further back, and uttered that sound
peculiar to the hearty yawner-hoho no. A
moment later the man in the blue OverallS gave
evidence of a twitching of the jaws, a spasm
shot across his cheeks ard then his mouth
opened and he yawned so wide that it appeared
as though he were going to divide and the top
OF his head would go on up into space. The
workingman was now started, and all the way
up he kept yawning every few moments. Then
the young man turned his attention to an cid
lady opposite with equal success.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-09
Mr. Medill's Story of Horace Greeley
Hh.o,, fbo ~, ;,oo, Iya.oJJ

At the dinner given the other day at the
Union league club to Charles a Dana, a good
little story was told by Mr.. Medill On some
particular occasion, years ago Mr.. Medill's
paper took the other side on question in which
the New York Tribune vitality interested
Horace Greeley was greatly offended at this
aud Mr.. Medill was told about it, aud thought
he would drop in on the veteran journalist and
try and explain his position 80 he made call
on Mr.. Greeley in his sanctum He found Mr.
Greeley at work, seated at huge desk which
was Uttered all over with papers and scraps of
writing At one little corner of this desk, bent
nearly double, Horace Greeley was scribbling
away.
flow do you do, MFR. Greeley?" said Mr..
Medill, in mellifiIous tone of voice There
was no response. "How do you do, sr?" re-
peated the visitor, soothingy Still no answer
A third time the courteous inquiry after Mr.
Greeley's health was made, aud this time there
| came a characteristic reply from the offended
Jupiter of the press. How de-do d you!''
said the shrill, piping voice of Mr. Greeley. II
came to have a talk with you and ask you to
take lunch with me afterward, " explained the
visitor. D you; | wouldn't take lunch
with you!' was the retort. But Mr. Medll,
knowing his man, stayed for all that, made
| things plain to Mr.. Greeley. whose bristliug
porc6piny ways gradually disappeared, and he
finally said: well. come on; I'll take lunch
with you, but you'll have to pay for it, d
Won.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-09

+ ealth and Wealth.

| Health is far more to be desired than
wealth, and yet how few there are who will
not sacrifice health in the pursuit of wealth.
The man who earns dollar day and is
sound mentally and physically has more
real happiness if he lives within his income
than sick man who counts his wealth by
the millions of dollars
| Jay Gould is estimated to be worth any
where between $50, 00O, 900 and 800. 600, 900
His whole time since he reached mans
estate has been occupied in increasing his
fortune. He has planned and schemed and
worked and worried for many years, and
he has far more money than he can use.
He cannot enjoy his wealth because his
health is gone. Sleep, however earnestly
wooed, avoids him, and his tired mind and
tired body can find no rest. Doubtless in
his younger days he looked forward to a
time when he would enjoy the comforts and
luxuries which his wealth would command.
He is disappointed He finds no pleasure
at his beautiful place on the Hudson river,
and he has abandoned the hope of finding
enjoyment on his costly steam yacht. The
doctors are trying to patch him up suf-
ficiently to permit of his getting little
satisfaction out of life, but they are not
meeting with much success.
Robert Garrett, who is worth SIC, 0O0, 900,
has lately returned from trip nearly
around the world which he took in search
of health. He didn't find what he sought
Money purchased whatever he wanted
except health. 1t could not
purchase that. Mr. Garrett is now
at a New York hotel waiting to
see what a turn his disease will take. He
does not think of his wealth That seems
to him to be a minor matter now. His
mind wanders to other things, and he is
afraid that he has not lived correct and
useful life He promises himself that if he
is permitted to get we'll, he will live a diff
ferent life.
No, wealth does not bring happiness,
though, if rightly used, it adds to happi-
ness. Health is better than wealth, and if
man be wise he will never sacrifice his
health in pursuit of wealth. Health, once
lost, is seldom regained, and life without
health is not greatly to be desired even
with wealth.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-09
Blackburn's Best Speech.
From the LoMisuilIe Collrier.IonrnnL

From the Louisville Cottrier-Journal.
Senator Blackburn was advertised to speak re-
Gently at a meeting of the Kentucky demo
cratic association of the city. lie could not get
there. Mr. Tarsney of Michigan was there,
however, and made speech which was re-
ceived with great enthusiasm A great many
people thought 1t was Blackburn, not Tarsney
who made the speech. Postmaster Ross, the
new democratic incumbent of the Washington
Office, was one of those who thought it was
Blackburn, not Tarsney. who did the talking
The day after he was at the capitol and met
Mr.. Blackburn. Senator" he said, Il have
heard you mako good many speeches, and
have read good many of your speeches which
did not hear, but must say that your speech
last night was the best thing you ever de-
livered." Without cracking a smile Mr.. Black
burn replied: Il think myself that last night
ecipsed all my former efforts" Mr. Ross even
now does not know what mistake he made
Nor does Senator Blackburn, for he was talking
somewhere that night you can bet your life
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-09
A Case for Gable.

Mr.. George w. Cable and many of the
republican organs make the most Of every
opportunity to show that in the south the
colored people are not dealt with justly by
the TRANSPORTATION companies and proprle-
| tors of places of amusement. Mr.. Cable
has written and published articles to show
that on southern railroads the colored peo
pie are not provided with as good accom-
modations as the white people, and that
although they may be clean, quiet and even
refined in manners and appearance, they
are not permitted to ride in cars with white
people although they pay first-class fare.
But why is it that Mr.. Cable and extreme
republican journals like the New York
Tribune never have any fault to find with
the transportation companies and hotels in
tho north which discriminate against col
ored peoplel If it be an otfense to dlscrim-
mate against them, is the offense greater in
the south, where the colored population is
nearly equal to the white. than in the north,
where there are comparatively few colored
peoplel
The New York Sun of Tuesday publishes
a letter from Brooklyn, in which the writer
says: 81 have just arrived from Saratoga,
and found at Albany that colored people
could not get stateroom on the boats of
the Peoples line. When | asked why, |
was told they did not run their boats for
colored people; if it was known they
furnished steterooms and meals to colorod
people, white people would not patronize
their line, and they could not afford to run
any chances"
Here is a chance for Mr.. Cable and the
Tribune to read the northern people lect-
ure. VIII they do it! 1t is hardly probable
they will. They are not taking notice of
determinations against colored people in the
north. When the proprietor of Asbury park
on the New Jersey coast, refused to permit
colored people to occupy the beach at that
resort last summer, the fact was noticed
in the republican journals, but they had
nothing to say against the Asburv park
management. They will have nothing to
say against the Peoples line of steamers for
refusing to entertain colored people, but
they can be depended upon to condemn
every instance of discrimination against
the colored people that occurs in the south
Ahci uliIdli HtNs ia ubdll1R Win JElS race
problem is SO conspicuous that what they
say ought to be without weight. Mr.. Cable
who seems to think he knows all there is to
be known relative to the treatment of the
colored people. has ceased to have any in
fiuence in the south. 1t is doubtful if he
has very much in the north with respect to
matters which concern the south.
1t would be much wiser, and certainly fair
er, for the republican press to recognize the
fact that there is prejudice against the
colored race in the north as well as in the
south, and that this prejudice will show
itself whenever the colored people ask privi-
leges which appear to put them on an
equality, socially, with white people If
this prejudice is ever to disappear, it is
probable that its disappearance will not be
delayed much longer in one section than in
the other.