The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-23

being relieved of the difficulty Rev. Shea
soon revived. His throat was considerably
lacerated and altogether the minister had a
narrow escape.
Atlanta Herald: The republicans have
given up all hope in the Ninth. The Pied
mont Republican has suspended and Editor
j. S. Peterson-of the old regime, OF the old
fashion in journalism-comes back TO At
lanta. l would like to know who furnished
the money for that venture. Some wild,
visionary, philanthropic republican pollti-
clan. His dream was to establish arePubli-
can district in Georgia-an oasis in the
democratic desert wilderness. OF course
District Attorney Darnell, anxious to go to
congress, fonded and nourished the prof ect
presume that he contributed. have no
doubt the republican national committee
helped foot the bills of the paper and ex-
pected great things OF it.
Maybe the state committee Clipped in.
Everything worked ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
after the election. There was a mighty
rumbling and rushing of votes up there in
the Ninth, and the usual democratic ma
jority rolled up bigger than ever. The Re-
publican party heaved Il sigh of disappoint-
ment, and oblivion settled down on the
Piedmont Republican. The paper-like an
inflated Acknowledged, capsized, and
started downward. The dream of a repub-
lican district in Georgia became amockery,
and the memory OF 1t a nightmare vision Of
unpaid bills and paper debts.
Atlanta Herald: The express messengers
who struck a short time ago and left Nhe
employ of the Southern Express Company,
have but one hope left. Tney now confess
this 10 be the truth. Unless they are sup
ported by the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers and the Order of Railway Con-
duo tors taking active measures III the mat
ter, their cause ia lost. By means of the
new men they have employed. the express
company are now able to handle the freight
given to them aud while their is occasional
delay, the new men are rapidly catching on
to the business. They have had employ
ment now for several days, and only q
month is required for one 80 learn the bust
ness The need of men will not necessltate the
| unemployment of the strikers by the ex-
press company, and they have abandoned
all hope of winning the fight on that line.
Their only hope now Is IN the action of the
| conductors and engineers, and from present
indications those orders will not take an
active hand In the strike. The matter has
been laid before the chief officers of both
the brotherhood Of engineers and the order
of conductors. They may decide to Join
actively in the strike, but the most conserv-
alive engineers and conductors say that
such q proceeding would be without prece-
| dent Many Of the strikers are already
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abandoning all idea of winning the fight.
| RI. Summers Of ThomasvIlle was blind,
but now can see. His history is an inter
esting and strange one. For long time
! Summers, who is a white man, was well
known character In Townsville He wa.
totally blind. having been born so. Sum-
mers was unusually intelligent for one SO
handicapped, and made a good living by
selling songs, mending chairs, etc. he
never had any trouble in finding his
way about town and recognized his
friends Immediately by their voice.
About month ago Summers decided to
marry and he and respectable widow
were made one. After the wedding the
couple left Thomasville, going to Alabama.
By fortunate chance they visited Biz.
mingham. An oculist there examined his
| eyes and offered to cure him. Summers
had never had the least hope that he would
ever have sight given him, but he consented
to place himself in the doctors hands.
There was an operation, followed
for days in a dark room. and then
Summers could see as well as any one.
Summers eyes had just been reversed
from what they ought TO have been. The
pupils were turned inward and the back Of
the eye outward. Last week when he re-
turned to Townsville he was in the midst
Of friends without knowing them. They did
not recognize the man who could see as well
as Summers as the blind song peddler. A
strange feature is that while Summers has
recovered his sight he has lost all knowledge
Of his trade, a chair-mender. People will
no longer buy his songs. He Is really more
| helpless now than before,