The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-01-24
EDITORIAL POSTSCRIPT.

INA LITTLE town in Iowa, recently, the re
mains Of man hanged for cold-blooded MUIR
der Of a woman lay in state in the town hall
for day SO that the people could have an OPP
portunity oil viewing them.
GENERAL JOHN CocHRANE has been elected
president Of Tammany hall, and in his speech
accepting the position, he predicts great
democratic victory this year. Great enthusl-
asm prevailed at the meeting, and many proml-
nent recruits were present. Resolutions against
free trade and in favor of the protection CT
American industry were passed amid great
enthusiasm.
OUR LAWS AGAINST Chinese immigration are
a failure The Chinese come into this country
through Canada and Mexico and there is no
way of stopping them.
Mr.. TlLDEN ATTACKED the present internal
revenue twenty years ago. This was because
Mr. Tilden was a genuine democrat and I'M
derstood democratic principles.
THE FACT THAT the car didn't make
speech on the Russian New Year is regarded
as somewhat significant, Perhaps he had too
much brandy in his mnce pie.
MORE THAN TWO hundred iron furnaces
were established in the south last year. 1t
will ne seen that the free-traders have large
game to 60 cunning for
JUDGE JONES, of Jacksonville, Fla. sticks
to his determination to send all tramps to the
public whipping post.
IL ROUND NUMBERS II 900 miles Of railroad
have been built in the United States in the
year 1887 This is the biggest record yet made,
1882 coming next with not quite $1,000 miles.
THEY HAVE RED HOT politics in Louisiana.
In a speech at Feliciana, the other night,
John II. Stone said; "Moore good can be done
by the spilling Of little blood than III any
other way"
GEORGE W. CHTLDs SAID on New Years
day: Il intend to be kinder this year than l
ever was before" He will find it difficult to
beat the record of other years.
SENATOR FRYE WANTS to revise the tariff so
as TO prevent the importation of at least part
of the $40, 600 worth Of foreign manufact-
ured goods now pouring into ports.
JOHN SHERMAN, IN his speech on the presi-
dent S message said that the revenue tax on
whisky restrains its use to certain extent.
When John said this he knew lie was not tell
ing the truth
IT is SAID that Halstead eats 4 southerner
for dinner every day. All we can say, the man
lives well.
Tie NEW York Sun takes time TO salute
southern manufactures. In this matter the
Sun stands fat-footed with The CoNsTITU-
TON.
TIE PRoTECTIoNIsTs ARE quoting Bill Arp.
Bill says: "Why doesn't Uncle Sam pay me
$40 bounty on each bale of cotton raise? He
pays Joe Brown $3.50 on each ton Of pig iron,
and I'm just as good as Joe Brown"
ACCORDING TO THE latest accounts, 10000
Chinese persisted in the recent floods. There
are no statistics in that wonderful country,
and everything is estimated 1t may be that
only thousand or 50 lost their lives. The
world will never know.
WHEN SUTTON WAS hanged at Oakland,
California the other day, he commended the
governor for refusing to commute his sentence.
Standing on the scatfold, this man said that
his sentence was just, and Endorsed it. Such
a man might well have been spared.
EuNICE CoTrEELL recently died on the
Pequot Indian reservation in Connecticut, at
the age OF 10 years. She was the great grand
daughter of King Philip, and at the time of
her death was the oldest descendant of the Pc
quot tribe.
GEORGE p. IZsCEtcK, as business manager
of the Omaha Daily Bee, makes a sworn state
men SHAT the circulation of the Bee is Is JIG.
This is not mentioned as an advertisement for
our contemporary, but merely to call attention
TO the alphabetical earthquake which must
have struck Mr. Tzschucks fathers name be-
fore George was born.
SENATOR Coke, OF TEXAS, will meet with
strong opposition in his race for reelection to
the United States senate He is now serving
his second term and a third term is contrary to
the unwritten principles of Texas democracy.
Aieong those who viii probably oppose Sena-
tor Coke are A. ". Terrell, r. @. Mills and
nv Two 4
dark horse.
THE DALLAS News says that Texas is pro-
crossing rapidly enough, and yet She has no
boom of amy sort. The News thinks that
boom is an injury instead of benefit.
THE NEWSPAPERS ARE advising Mr.. Ar
buckle the New York coffee merchant, to pay
Miss Campbell the $4,000 recovered 10y her in
her breach Of promise suit against him Mr.
Arbuckle. however treats the press with con-
tempt. He refuses to pay and Will appeal.
LITTLE BILLY CHANDLER will probably be
the last of the bloody shutters. His only rival
is the Russian man-dog' who is now starring
with a dime museum.
WHY SHOULD \ man want TO travel? This
globe of ours carries us bowling along at the
rate of 10000 miles an hour, on an annual ex-
cursion, through constantly changing celestial
scenery.
FRANCE HAS EXTENDED a cordial invitation
to the United States to take part in the Paris
exposition Of 1882, and at the presidents rec
ommendation congress will provide for suita-
bic representation for our country.
ONE HUNDRED AND forty-two persons
were killed by the railroads in
Chicago during the past year, and
nearly as many more met death in the
immediate vicinity of that city, Thus the
wheels of progress carry destruction in their
path as well as provide comfort and conven-
fence to the increasing demands of civiliza-
ton.
President CLEVELAND measures ffty-six
inches around the waist.
SENATOR INGALLS,, of Kansas, saws that he
wonld rather be John l.. Sullivan than
Daniel Webster. This gives an idea of the
qualification necessary to make a great west
en statesman.
Mrs. MARY Dow, of Dover, y II, enjoys
the distinction OF being the only female rail-
road president in the world She has hus-
band and it is to be presumed that he has
free pass over her line.
SHERNAN's MANAGERS, IT is said, count on
solid delegations TO the republican convention