The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-16
English Views of America.


\ New York correspondent Of the Bal
timore Sun calls attention to the fact that
when distinguished Englishmen visit this
country the newspaper reporters crowd
about them and insist upon their giving
their impressions of Americans and Amer
lean institutions. When distinguished
Americans visit England the newspaper
reporters pay no attention to them. The
reason assigned for this difference of
treatment Of distinguished visitors is
that the English don't care what the
Americans think Of them. but that Ameri-
cans are very sensitive to English opin-
ion.
There may be some foundation for this
reason. but it seems to US that the main
reason is that American reporters are
much more enterprising than the En-
glish. ana are always on the lookout
for topics out of which they can make in
teresting articles.
As matter Of fact the opinions of the
majority of the Engiishmen who visit
US, relative to what they see. are not of
much account. For instance, two dis
tinguished English authors recently Wis
tied this country One of them is DR..
Conan Doyle and the other is David
Christie Murray. Each after he had been
in New York a while. was asked his
opinion of that city. This is what DR..
Conan Doyle said: II am sorry to say
1 was disappointed in the general aspect
of New York city. I expected to see
something like London, and the first
thing that impressed me was the absence
of London's roar and turmoil. Your noise
is not half so great as London's." And
this is what MIR. Murray said: When we
passed through New York six weeks ago
it was with a rush and the city fairly ter
rihed me- Compared with Twenty-third
street, our London Strand is a garden of
sleep. Such a dreadful sway of life and
hurry of coming and going. such roar
of traffic and changing of bells as I made
acquaintance with in one short after
noon had never dreamed Of"
The foregoing views are pretty good
evidences of the value of Establishments
opinions of what they see in this country.
Senator Blanchard of Louisiana a few
days ago introduced a bill directing the
Secretary of the Treasury to refund to the
Citizens Bank of Louisiana $257 .Ol3. the
amount alleged to have been exacted of
that bank in 1862 by Gen. Butler, com
handing the United States troops at New
Orleans at that time; $4,000 in the same
manner taken by Gen. Banks in 1868, and
81 .2i2. IN taken by Gen. Candy in 1856. with
interest on each sum at per cent. This
is a revival of the old demand that the
gold deposits by the confederate govern
ment in the banks of New Orleans, which
deposits were confscated by the federal
commanders named and turned into the
federal treasury, be returned to the banks
from which they were taken.
Andy Bowens death leaves the prize
ring still one fatality behind the foot
ball field for this season. The Boston
Transcript, which has kept record of the
foot ball casualties since Sept IS, says
fifty accidents occurred on the gridiron
from that time to Dec. 10. OF the vic
tins of these accidents three have died,
one has become paralyzed. and one has
gone crazy. Bowen's death is the second
that has occurred from prize fighting
since the middle of September The other
death was that of Con Riordan, who was
killed by Bob Fitzsimmous in a boxing
bout at Syracuse.
The Goulds of New York will probably
make their first attempt upon Society
this winter. George Gould's residence
on Fifth avenue is being put in trim for
a great ball to be given in January. Ar
rangements, it is said, are being made to /
entertain about 400 guests. 1t is not vet
known to whom invitations will be sent.
The number of guests being provided for |
suggests the possibility that Mr. Gould /
will either try to capture the old Four /
Hundred in a body or create a new Four /
Hundred of his own