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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-15
THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY. AUGUST Is, 1883.
The New Court House Question.

ne new OOurJ HOUSE, NxQootiOh-
The people of this county will have to de-
eide very soon by ballot whether or net
they want a new court house. A court
house cannot be built without money, and
the only way to get the money Is to issue
bonds. Bonds cannot be issued unless
authorized by the voters of the county.
Unless there are at least ! 800 votes cast
m favor of issuing bonds, the court house
will not be built yet awhile. If new
court house is really desired, therefore, the
voters must go to the polls on the day of
the election and cast their ballots in favor
of issuing bonds. If the business men, pro
fessional men and farmers who have been
clamOring for a new court house for years
stay away from the polls with the expecta-
ton that their ballots will not be needed,
they may be disappointed The only way
to insure the building of a court house is
for every one who feels the least interest in
the matter to take the trouble to go to the
polls and vote.
There is no doubt that a new court house
is needed. The present one is wanting in
accommodations in many respects. Neither
the judges nor the clerks have as much
room as they ought to have. They all work
under many disadvantages The light and
ventilation of the different rooms are very
bad
For twenty years the advisability of
building a new court house has been dis
cussed. The question has been ventilated
in the newspapers, and grand jury after
grand jury has urged upon the county COM
ha If tal no
sary steps to provide new county building.
1t may be safely assumed, therefore, that
new court house is desired. That being the
case, let the people authorize the commits
sioners to issue bonds and erect the build
ing. They can do that in only one way,
and that is by their votes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-15
The Negro as a Vocalist.

An opera troupe composed of colored peo-
pie sailed from New York for the West
Indies the other day. The troupe was re-
cruitei from the Tennessee jubilee singers,
and under the management of one of Mr..
Abbey'S men will make tour of the West
Indies, the Windward islands and portions
of Central and South America.
Very likely the tour will be successful
one. Aside from the novelty of it, some
good music will probably be furnished.
The negro is naturally musical Some peo-
pie contend that he possesses the musical
instinct in more marked degree than the
white man. To be sure this talent has not
been developed, but it exists. The little
pickaninnies who roam the streets, or hang
about the doors of their homes, are very
quick to catch the popular airs of the day.
AS a rule, the voices of the negro women
of the south are harsh and discordaut, but
frequently those of tho men are strong.
clear and mellow. In many portions Of tho
south, particularly in the rural districts,
when one of their race dies. the neighbors
gather at his home the night after his death,
and pass the time in singing, shouting and
WdhitiA, anu III oOhcl ways Uu6lT
superstitious natures. The gathering is
much after the nature of wake. 1t was
in Jones county, this state, several years
ago, that one Of these gatherings
took place. The night had adj
vanced toward morning, when above
the lamentations of those present arose
upon the crisp air the pure, bell like and
penetrating voice of negro man. The
power of endurance of his vocal organs was
remarkable, as is generally the case with
the southern plantation negro, and for
hours, with hardly stop. the tones fioated
full and strong upon the air in wierd tune
peculiar TO the negro race.
In the troupe which Manager Abbey is
sending out, there are several vocal celeb
rites among the colored people. Que of
them is woman from Providence, X, l.,
called the "Black Patti" and another is
Daisy Dee, of Kingston, Jamaica. The first
performance will be given at Kingston,
from whence the troupe will proceed on its
tour
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-15

"When stranger visits Riverview came
terry" says writer In the Trenton Times,
"he is told that Little Macs tomb is up on
the river bank in the cemetery. He strolls
along in the direction pointed out, but fails
TO find the grave This is not surprising.
There is nothing TO mark the spot where
the hero of Antietam lies, except two or
three small flags placed there on Memorial
day. Efforts are being made, however, to
raise the Mcclellan monument at River
view as soon as possible. The committee
for that purpose have the needed amount In
hand, aud will hurry on the work It Is
intended by those in charge to make the
will be several visiting organizations in line,
and distinguished guests from ali over the
country will DO present.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-15
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST Is. 1855.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-15

1t is gratifying to note that while men
who leave the democratic party to vote for
protection are generally residents of
Pennsylvania and Ohio, those who abandon
therepublicans and become democrats reside
in New York, Indiana Wisconsin and
Illinois, where every vote will count. 1t is
very ridiculous to see the republican organs
dance a jig whenever a Pennsylvania or
an Ohio democrat of monopolistic tenden-
cies goes over TO the party Of monopolies
and trusts.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-15

Robert Smalls is still hanging around
Washington, waiting for his contest against
Congressman Elliott to be decided, but it is
intimated that the case will be postponed
until the next session. This would probably
please Smalls very greatly. 1t would give
him chance to loaf in Washington
some months longer, probably at the ex-
pense of tho government. OF course he
does not think he will be seated.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-15
High Time.
Ernu1 the Rnsfola HernLd (L,1dA

From the Boston Herald (Tnd)
Isn't it about time that some one besides the
President took congress to task for its looseness
In passing pension bills: 1t is simply shame
that the President should be compelled to inter-
pose so often to correct unjust legislation.
Whatever may be the difference of opinion as
regards few of the bills, of the great majority
OF them there is not the slightest question on
any hand that they should never have been en-
not rod
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-15

A remarkable case Of mistaken identity
has como to light in Raleigh, N. c., and
will form topic of conversation for people
in England and Ireland, as we'll as in this
country.
Thirteen years ago, in Raleigh, Scott Par
tin murdered his wife and child, and sue
ceeded in evading arrest. Recently man
bearing striking resemblance to Partin
made his appearance in Raleigh, and was
promptly arrested for the crime The ALL
thoritles did not doubt for a moment that
they had the right man, for not only was
he very much like Partin in appearance,
but he had body marks similar to those
which Partin had, aud, as in tho case of the
latter, one of his fingers had been cut off.
Matters looked very gloomy for the
prisoner. He wrote TO his sister in England,
telling her of his arrest, and evidence is
said to have been gathered which will show
conclusively that he is Robert Gleason
Porter, of South Ireland who came to this
country in 1873. A part of the evidence to
be offered consists of letter writ ten by
Porter to relative in Ireland, an dated
from a. town several hundred miles from
Raleigh on the day the murder was com
United. English authorities have investi-
gated the matter very thoroughly, and the
document which has been posted to
America will probably cause Porter's re-
lease. Cases Of mistaken identity are quite
numerous, but it is not often that man
comes as near being hanged for the helnous
crime of another as Porter
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-15
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-15

Commander-in Chief Rae, of the Grand
Army of the Republic, wants the comrades
to keep the organization out of politics, but
1t is reported that he is himself openly
working for the republican nomination for
congress from his home district in Mime
sofa. Does Gen. Rae leave off his grand
army emblems when he goes electioneer-
ings
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-15
Notice..

The chairman of the democratic execu-
tive committee in each county of the state
is requested to send his name, and postofiice
address to the undersigned at Savannah.
J. H. EsTILL,
Member of the National Democratic Com
mittee for Georgia.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-15
The Commander of the ARMY

The President has designated Gen. Scho-
field to command the army. There are
three major generals, and he is the senior
one. The fact that he is the senior however,
did not necessarily entitle him to the
command. Tho President can appoint a
brigadier general to command the army if
he desires to, but in that case the three
major generals would have to be placed on
waiting orders, or retired, as no officer can
command another of higher rank.
There is no rank in the army now higher
than that of major general. Grant,
Sherman and Sheridan enjoyed the rank
of general. They were also lieutenant gen
erals before they became generals,
but these two grades were revived by
spe ,ial acts of congress to honor them. 1t
may be that Maj. Gen. Schofield will
be made general. His friends think he
ought to be, but it is by no means certain
that he will be.
Mai Gen. SchoAeld is native of Chau-
tauqua county, New York, and is about 81
years of age. He was a classmate of
Sheridan. When he left West Point he was
assigned to the Second artillery, and for
five years acted as an instructor in natural
philosophy at West Point. He then secured
leave Of absence from the army and became
an instructor of natural philosophy in
Washington university in st. Louis. In
1861 he was made captain, and, late in
the same year, a brigadier general of volun-
teers III 1862 he was made a major gen
eral of volunteers. and in 1864 a brigadier
in the regular army. In 1868 he was APP
pointed Secretary of War, and filed that
office for a short time. In March. 1869, he
was made full major general, and at the
present time has command of the depart
ment of the Atlantic as well as of the army
Gen. Schofield is man of splendid ability
and has a war record Of which he has rea-
son to be proud. His assignment to the
command of the army will be generally
approved
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-15

Since Congressman Hovey was nomi-
mated by the republicans for governor of
Indiana 1t has been discovered by some
Journals that he is the possesSor Of a "noble
record" Before he was nominated nobody
knew he had a record According to good
authority, his congressional life is a blank.
Some republican journals are very magma
tive
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-15

Mr. Blaine probably thinks he is the big
gest man in the country, but he will find
out his mistake before long, when bigger
man than he, Harrison by name, will be
brought forward-not Benjamin Harrison,
but ex-Mayor Carter Harrison, of Chicago,
who will return home after awhile. Chica-
goans propose to give him such reception
as will cause Mr.. Blaine TO turn green with
jealousy
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-15
Now You're Talking.

From the PHILADELPHIA Record (Denl)
Well, how much bigger is Blaine than Harri-
minds eyer What has either done? What
could either do? These fellows who fill the
public mouth should be scrutinized with a
l0OO-candle power, and should be made to
show I'D and size nm
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-15

Mrs. John ]. Scott, of Findlay, o., con-
fidently expects to live to DO 80 years old
This odd belief is brought about by the inn
portant part the figure o has played in her
Life. She was born Dec 90, 1919, and on
Aug. 10, 1899, at the age of 10. she married
her present husband, who was then % years
old. She is the mother of 9 ildren, and
on Aug. 10, being go years old, she will cele-
brate the 495h anniversary of her marriage
The figure 0 is interviewer in her life very
curiously, but that fact indicates that she
will live to be 800 years old just as clearly
as that she will live to DO 30.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-15
CURRENT COMMENT.
One a Day.

From the New York Star (Dem.l
AS the record of his three days sotourn in his
native land now stands. the ''uncrowned king"
OF the republican party is in the unpleasant
position of having made three gross misstate-
ments on essential points in the course of two
brief addresses
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-15
Not Quite sure Of Himself.
n-om The Ns,e York SIN.

UTUWt UtF INtFV FUT7N 1SuTts
Magistrate TO witness)-You do solemnly
swear, Uncle 'Rastus, that the evidence you are
about to give shall be the truth the whole truth
and nothing but the TRUTH
Witness-Yee-s, yo' honah; but cuddent 20
swa' me on q smaller Bfblef De size OBJ dat book,
sab, makes dc old man naryus. deed it do.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-15

1t seems that ex-Gov. Bullock of Georgia
would refrain from placing before the re-
publicans his views concerning southern
politics since he was SO effoctually sat upon
by the Chicago convention. But here he Is
again, in an interview in the New York
Tribune, calling upon the republicans to
let the bloody shirt alone and pay more at
tention in the south to other questions.
Gov. Bullock's view may be wiser than that
held by Ingalls,, Chandler, Boutelle and
others, but he has not been as successful in
havi it adopted. He is persistent, how
ever, and perhaps victory will crown his
efforts after a vi lille, if the republican party
lives long enough.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-15
The workingmen's Friend.

1t is asserted that since the Ford investi-
eating committee began its work In New
! York there has been a wonderful falling Off
in the arrivals of immigrants who have no
means of support, and who come to this
country with the expectation of getting
plenty of work at good wages at once This
shows hey ond doubt that nearly all OF this
class of immigrants have come TO this coun-
try under contract, and therefore in viola
ton of the laws against the importation of
contract labor.
The men who have been importing immi-
grants under contract have evidently he
come alarmed. They are afraid that the
law against their practices will be enforced
against them. II is not probable, however,
that they intend to suspend permanently.
The chances are that they hope that they
will be able to resume their unlawful bust
ness soon after the Ford committee makes
its report If the democrats remain in
power, however, they will be mistaken.
Is it not somewhat remarkable that the
republican party never attempted to put
stop TO the importation of cheap contract
labor2 1t is always talking about protect
ing the American labOrer. Indeed, the
whole burden of its campaign talk is that
the wages OF the native wage-earners must
not be reduced. 1t claims to be the cham
pion of the workingmen, and at the big
Blaine reception in New York the other
day, special effort was made to push
American workingmen to the front Al
most the whole of Mr. Blaine's speech was
addressed to the wage-earners. He told
them that their wages could not be reduced
without their consent, and he pictured the
condition of English wage-earners in very
gloomy colors.
But IN what way can the wages of work
ingmen be reduced SO quickly and surely as
by importing the cheap labor of Europei
Fill the country with Italians and Hungari-
ans, and wages could not be maintained at
their present rate even if the tariff on every
article imported we're made absolutely pro-
hibitory.
And who are they who profit by this inn
ported contract labors Are they not lead
ing republicans-the great mine and mill
owners of Pennsylvania and other eastern
states-who are all the while clamoring
for higher tariff! Olly day
or two ago the president OF the republican
Protection Tariff league admitted that he
employed great number of Hungarians,
and it was stated not long since that over a
thousand Italians were imported to work
on a railroad in New York of which Mr..
Chauncey NJ. Depew is president Was not
Mr.. Depew prominent republican presi-
Dental candidatel 1t would be interesting
to know how many imported contract
laborers are employed in Mr. Carnegie's
mills and mines in Pennsylvania, and in
Mr. Blaine's Hooking valley mines.
All the time the republican party was in
power contract labor was imported with
out let or hindrance. 1t was tho demo-
cratic house that put stop to these impor-
tations, thus relieving American working
men of the competition that was reducing
their wages. This being the case, is not the
democratic party a better friend of the
Vorkinpmen than the reDublican nartvS
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-15

Col. Fred Grant has developed into
political prophet, but he will probably find
that the role does not suit him. lie says
New York will give majority for Harri-
son and Morton Of at least $4,000. Now lot
the talented colonel figure ON the repub-
lican majority in Georgia
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-15

The esteemed Baltimore american says
that New Jersey is uncertain. This is sig
nifcant. A week or so ago the. American
would have asserted with much positiveness
that it would vote for Harrison and Morton.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-15

Congressman Felix Campbell of New
York is no doubt right in saying that Mr..
Cleveland will receive large silent vote in
New York. This vote, he says, ais mainly
among the republican business men of New
York and Brooklyn, who are satisfied with
Mr.. Clevelands administration, and who
are not to be frightened from supporting
him by the bugaboo of free trade" Mr..
Campbell might have added that numbers
or business men elsewhere, who have
hitherto voted the republican ticket, will
vote for Mr.. Cleveland this year One of
the strongest points of the administration
is that it has been conducted in the best in-
terests OF the business CT tho country.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-15

The radical element" OF the Brotherhood
of Engineers has routed Chief Arthur, their
federation scheme having been adopted at
the convention in st. Louis over his pro-
tests. The scheme is about as follows: A
grand advisory committee is to be formed
composed of two members from each Of the
four brotherhcods. When a grievance
against a railroad is submitted and conflict
comes, strike can only be ordered by a
majority of the advisory board and a
majority of the four brotherhoods employed
on the limo. Each of the brotherhoods will
remain intact in their organization, but
will cooperate. This plan will be submit
ted to the annual convention Of the engi-
neers, firemen, switchmen, and brakemen,
which takes place in few weeks
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-12
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Ii ever men satiere4 a Ne observed
Waterloo defeat, il was the C&vansagh
ring in the Republican Convention IA {
saturday. Tom came 80 the county d
few wears ago With he iascutioH OF
running the VOtilies OF the territory.
for the sole purpose of iattegtng OF
the proceeds that he ionesly dreamed
would fall In his Way a. dictltor 81 the
party lie ohtained control of the
taa4ser. changed its name 20 tAe iiss-
sssill, and camiAaeeatly sef down e.
instruct the people in their dgfie 70
litic.d Social and moral siuP.oyiue
his leisure time ~ gadstng atoIi the
territory 70 aid The corporate in'efesfs
of which he has ever been a 9exote,i
parasite. IL was mainly through liis
mallsn influence that the kcPaaliran
candidates soF delegates we're defeated
the past tive contests. his ofeh Sa-
vocacy of the interests q ga ping cs'r-
porations was like the deadly sineota
which sweeps across the desert, pros
tratug all who cone With as deadly
track
A few months ago he eoncsiYed the
i,len OF making tpaiJ strike Tor the
position 81 king pin on the political
board Forming an alliance osgcti I've
and defensive with his patriot sasnt,
the SECRETARY OK tie territory, he
mapped ont his campaign. Relying
upon Mr.. o&inE's sc4 sziutznce vita
zen. Gresham on she hattie-ilci1,
waere both alsasg literally fpueos,
bed and Gfsd for the couatrs. he
skftSuily stacked the carts sog the
election Of a t;fesham delegation 10
Chicago. Of which be was a. he The
GENITAL t.gure. asd ia she event 8 that
reutlemaa's election with hiS TREND
Oxings the great dispenser o. tue pat
ranage OF the new administration
Posing as true party naAH, be and
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-12
slow Arrival Of salmon.

sidney tkitsap Coz Pioneer.
The salmon run 30 far this season
has been very light. and none OF the
cannefies are running more than half
time. Many OF the Indian fishermen
have become Disguised at the scarcity
OF fisli and have gone to the hop fields.
Jack Simmons. who Two years ago
made $50 in two weeks fishing, left
for the hop fields yesterday. He said
he was wiling to stay and fish, bat be
could not get crew, as the Indians
would not work unless he could prom
ise them So per day each, and he
could not 10 that the way fish are run
ming at present, so he joined the hop
brigade. Cannerymen are not dis
coaraeed. for they know ii the fish do
not come now they will later on. In
the meantime they are getting their
traps and Seines ready To reap big
harvest when the fish do come.