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I Meetings —The Hibernian Society; The Jasper
[Mutual I,oan Association.
Special Notices—May Party Ball at Armory
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tice. Frank R. Walsh, Proprietor Custom House
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Bteamship Schedule— Ocean Steamship Cos.
More Facts —Scotch Oats Essence.
• Auction Salks Estate Sale of (lilt Edge
[Property, by Laßoche A McLaughlin; Sundries,
I. D Laßoche & Son.
, Amusements —Ring Prill and Concert at
Ciuards' Armory.
Summer Resorts Stanton House, Cliatta
jnooga, Tenn.; de Her Iha Cottage, Milford, Pike
(County, Pa.; Blue Ridge Springs, Virginia.
Cheap Column Advertisement*— Help
(Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent; For
Hale; Summer Resorts; Raffle; Miscellaneous.
Mr. Blaine seems to have the drop on tho
©ther Republican candidates.
Senators Culloin and Farwell, it is said,
■promised Mr. Cleveland that they would
vote for Mr. Fuller’s confirmation. If this
is true, Edmunds and Hoar can raise all the
racket they w ish.
■ An ex-Governor of California has mar
ried his housekeeper. He is a millionaire,
being tho case, he no doubt
(thought it would be choaper to marry tho
“woman than to pay her for her work.
The New York Tribune, discussing prob
eble Democratic Vico Presidential candi
dates, seems to be more bitter against Sec
retary Vilas than any one else. There is no
longer any doubt of Mr. Vilas’ availability.
. The way in which the mention of Senator
Brown’s name was received in the conven
tion at Atlanta, on Wednesday, was not
courteous to him. It is probable that no
disrespect to him was intended, the purpose
doubtless being to express hostility to the
present high protective tarilf.
The only opposition to Mr. Cleveland that
has come to the surface in Now York was
developed in Suffolk county tho other day,
where two Cleveland delegates and one
'Hill delegate were elected to the State con
iventiou. This is not a very strong anti-
ICleveland showing. Very likely the soli
tary Hill delegate will not have the courage
iof his convictions, and will attempt to pass
If or a Cleveland inan.
A reporter called on Mr. Thurman, at
Columbus, 0., a day or two ago, to inter
view him about the proposed movement to
nominate him for Vice President. Mr.
Thurman refused to be interviewed, how
ever, and is said to have enjoyed a good
laugh at the idea of being a candidate.
Well, that is encouraging. Tho subject
cannot be so distasteful to the old Roman if
jit causes him to laugh. Mr. Thurman’s son
jis quoted as saying that his father would not
think of accepting the nomination.
A boy 15 years old was arrested an New
York the other day. charged with failure
lo support his wife, who, by the way, is
four or five yoars bis senior. About tlireo
weeks ago the woman brought suit against
bim for breach of promise, and had him
put in jail, from which ho was released
when he consented to marry her. The
marriage took place, and he immediately
bolted. His wife saw no more of him till a
day or two ago, when she met him on the
streets and had him arrested. This is cer
tainly a curious case.
The Montgomery Advertiser thinks that,
In speaking of modem methods in Alabama
cities, the Morning News might have
added Montgomery to the list of progressive
cities. It says Montgomery has the finest
•rater works in the South, was the first city
to put into operation a system of street oars
operated by electricity, and the second
Southern city to adopt a system of sanitary
•ewerage. It ia very gratifying to sea that
Montgomery does not propose to be out
stripped by the lusty young cities of Ala
bama. The fact is that she seems deter
mined to maintain the lead, and in the race
for progress the Morning News will koep
an eye upon her.
A Pennsylvania young man, who appro
priated to his private use f.‘>oo
of his father's money, returned
home the other day and expected to par
take of the fatted calf an 1 that sort of
thing, but he was somewhat disappointed.
His mother was much affected upon seeing
him, but told him that he must get out of
the house. His sister did not speak to him,
bis brother used him rather roughly, and
bis father notified him that bo must leave
the town in seven days. The young man
bitterly complains at the harsh treatment
he received, but as he does not seem to have
repented of his theft, and as he seems to
huve gene home to sponge on his people,
the public verdict will be that he got what
be deserved.
Hunting for Soldiers’ Votes.
Charles Elwood Brown, an Ohio Congress
man, wants to bo re-elected, and he thinks,
apparently, that if he can get what is
called the soldier element to vote for him
his career in public life will be continued
for a while longer. Tho public generally
knows very little about Mr. Brown. His
voice is seldom heard in the halls of legisla
tion, and it is doubtful if his influence is
felt beyond tho district which he repre
sents. It is probable that there is not much
regret that Ins voice is not hoard of tenor or
that his influence is not greater.
Mr. Brown introduced into Congress the
other day a bill authorizing the appoint
ment of ex-Union soldiers to positions under
the government without first having under
gone a civil service examination. Doubt
less he thinks that tliis bill, whether it is
passed or defeated, will give his political
boom an additional boost. He is willing to
break down tho civil service reform laws in
order that ho may win sympathy and sup
port from a class of voters who, ho believes,
can render him a groat deal of assistance in
his efforts to secure a re-election.
If his bill should become a law, the de
partments in Washington would soon be
come filled with incompetent men, and men
too old to render efficient service. Tliore
are thousands of ox-Union soldiers who aro
earning a very respectable living, but who
would gladly accept almost any office
because they would lie provided with
the means of living without any
exertion worth mentioning on their part.
But what kind of service would they ren
der the government! Old, and broken in
health, thoy would hardly earn a
quarter of their salaries. Mr. Brown,
however, thinks that tho government
ought to take care of them, whatever the
cost of doing so may be. Ho ap|iears to
have an idou that if Congress refuses to
pension all of those who took part in the
war on the Union side, it ought at least to
fill the offices of tho government with them.
Une of the reasons why there is such a
strong sentiment in favor of civil service
reform is that it helps to got good and com
petent men into the offices. If Mr. Brown
and the demagogues could have their way,
however, thoy would turn tho departments
of the government into alms houses and fill
them with ex-Union veterans, who would
not bo able to do much more thau to draw
their pay, but that they would do with com
mendable regularity.
The ex-Union veterans now have the
preference ovor other classes for appoint
ment. When they have passed the necessary
examination the law requires that thoir ap
plications for places shall lie passed upon
before those of others are considered. No
more than that should be asked for them.
The number of methods employed to se
cure places and pensions for ex-Uuion sol
diers is remarkable, and, strange as it may
seem, very few of the methods are sug
gasps Iby the veterans themselves. Thoy
are suggested either by the pension sharps,
who are always seeking new ways to get
their hands into the Treasury, or by the
demagogues, who aro constantly trying bn
use the soldier vote to advance thoir selfish
purposes.
The Mills Hill Not the Cause.
Tho protection journals aro assorting that
tho failure of W. T. Coleman & Cos., of San
Francisco, was caused by the Mills bill.
They will find it difficult to satisfactorily
support tliolr assertion. W. T. Coleman &
Cos. wore largely interested in borax propor
ties on the Pacific coast. There is a duty of
4c. a pound ou borax, and the Mills bill pro
poses to put it on the free list for the
reason that it is being exported
to Europe at a good profit. Thore is cer
tainly no reason for protecting an article
which cau he exported at a profit. The
price of borax is higher now than it has
lieen for a long time. As there has been no
falling off in its price, the proposition to
put it on the free list could not have af
fected W. T. Cclemau & Cos. Injuriously.
But, it is said, and Mr. Coleman himself
is authority for the statement, that ho had
begun negotiations for tho sale of his borax
properties, which ho valued at *2,000,000,
and that the negotiations were broken off
when the announcement was mado that in
the Mills bill borax was on the froo list.
This statement shows that Mr. Coleman
was financially embarrassed, and that he
could not sell his borax properties for what
he thought they were worth. He might; not
have been able to sell them at his figures if
there had been no Mills bill. One statement
is that they were never worth more than one
fourth of what ho asked for thorn, and an
other is that *250,000 is about all they were
ever worth.
W. T. Coleman & Cos. failed, ns tho dis
patches plainly show, because he had met
with heavy losses, and because ho had
spread his business operations ovor too wide
a field to be successfully managed. The
day he announced his failuro he had ma
tured obligations to the amount of $300,000,
which he could not meet. The protectionists
are glad of the opportunity to charge his
failure to the Mills bill, but it is quite evi
dent that that bill is not responsible for it.
A Needed Appropriation.
The time ball on the custom house has
not been in use for about three months, for
the reason that it fs out of order. Tho
Naval Observatory is without funds for the
time service, and, hence, this city is de
prived of the benefits of the time ball. The
Appropriations Committee lias been asked
to report to the House the necessary appro
priation for this service, but thus far it has
failed to do so. There is a prospect that it
will not do so unless strongly urged by those
who understand the value of the sorvice.
The benefit derived from the time ball is
highly appreciated in this city, and there is
a very general desire to soe it in operation
again. Will not Representative Norwood
interest himself in this matter? His in
fluence, with that of others, may induce
the Appropriations Committee to report
such an appropriation as is nee led for the
time service. Tho committee may In* under
the impression that tho appropriation is an
unnecessary one, hut a little inquiry will
convince it that it is mistaken. When the
time ball is in operation hero it is observed
daily by a groat many people who regulate
thoir clocks and watches by it.
Senator Brown will doubtless make a
strong effort to have the appropriation for
Savannah harbor increased, while the Sen
ate has control of the River and Harbor
bill. As he generally succeeds in whatever
he undertakes, tho chances are that the
appropriation will bo increased.
The Chieag i 7 ribune tolls Senators Hoar
and Edmunds that they are straining over
gnats in trying to det'oat Mu. Fuller’s con
firmation. The Tribune is a Republican
journal, but when it departs from the dis
cussion of Southern politics it sometimes
hits tho nail on the head.
THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1888.
Savannah’s Boom.
Thore is no longer any reason to doubt
that the hot 1 which has lieen talked of so
long will bo built. The only question now
is, how long will it bo before it is ready to
be occupied! The site lias boen paid for,
and the money for the building has been
subscriliod. A board of directors has been
appointed, and a buiiding committee, com
posed of enorgetic men, has been chosen.
Plans have been called for, and the pros
pect is that one will be decided upon at, an
early day. The probability is, therefore, that
tho hotel will be finished by the first of
next year.
Tho building committee is quite a large
one, and it is a question whether, if it wore
smaller, work on tho hotel would not be
pushed forward more rapidly. Tho objec
tion that was urgoil against a small commit
tee, however—say of three members —was
quite a weighty one. It is true that, as the
enterprise is one in which a good many people
have a pecuniary interest, there will be
many opinions as to the kind of a structure
that ought to lie erected, and as the build
ing committee will have to select the plan,
it, doubtless, preferred to have the responsi
bility for that part of its duties distributed
among a number sufficiently large to repre
sent fairly all the stockholders.
The beginning of the work on tho hotel
will strengthen the already strong building
boom in the city that has boen attracting
attention for a couple of yoars. Confidence
in Savannah’s future is steadily growing
stronger. It was a lack of this confidence
which so long delayed tho hotel enterprise.
Citizens with capital, however, who
have been making investments elsewhere,,
now freely admit that thoy wore mistaken,
and that if thoy had invested money in
Havntmnh real estate four or live years ago
they .would ha ve realized very big profits.
Indeed, it is doubtful if any of them have
made as good investments in other places as
they could have mado here.
Savannah's railroads aro reaching into
new tor: itiry, and the indications now aro
that, she will not only bo the great commer
cial city of the South Atlantic coast, but
also one of the loading cities of the country.
Tho products of the Alabama iron mines
and coal fields must seek the seaboard here,
anil it will not bo long before tho products
of Western farms and factories will burdon
our wharves. The amount of local cotton
handled hero this year is largely in excess
of the amount handled lost year, and the
prospect fortlie coming season is still more
promising. Is it not probable that Sa
vannah’s building boom is only fairly be
gun?
A Very Good Suggestion.
Tho New York Age, a paper published
and odite Iby colored men, wants the Re
publicans to contest every Southern State
in the coming Presidential election. It
says: “It is not sound policy, and it shows
a lack of courage for the Republican partv
to leave the South hopelessly in the hauds
of the Democratic party. It is virtually an
abandonment of 153 electoral votes, which
do not rightfully belong to tho Democratic
piyt.y, and which thoy should not bo allowed
to onjoy without a manly and persistent
effort to wrest them out of the Democratic
column.”
By all means let the Republicans make
tho contest. Let them send on their speak
ers and workers. It is high time they were
doing something, or the Republican party
in tiie South will cease to exist, which would
"be unfortunate, because the Democrats
would then bo apt to fall out among
thonisulves. Tho Republicans, how
ever, will not be able to carry any
Southern State. They make some
pretence of ability to carry Virginia and
North Carolina, but it lias been quite a
while since they carried them. They also
boa,ted of their strength in Louisiana pre
vious to the recent election there, but a
Democratic majority of 65,000 iti an election
where the Democrats had been divided into
two bitter factious, and where tho Republi
cans put forth every energy and nominated
their strongest ticket, mu.it conviuee them
that they are not as powerful as thoy
imagined they were. It must also convince
tho u that the colored peoplo have about
ceased to blindly follow them, and that
they are learning that Democratic rule is
not as bad as it lias been alleged to be. The
fact is that tho colored people see they aro
doing very well under the Democratic
national and State administrations—quite
as well as they did when a Republican was
in tho White House, and when the South
was under carpet-bag rule. They fail to
see where they were benefited by voting
the Republican ticket, since they were used
as mere tools, aud a lot of alien plunderers
were the beneficiaries. Asa consequence,
they are rapidly losing iutorest in politics.
The Northern Republicans had better send
down at once all the spoakers aud workers
and money they cau spare from New York,
Indiana and some of the doubtful Western
States. Not only would that give the
Democrats a better showing in the States
named, hut it would infuse some spirit into
the elections in the South, where the white
vote is beginning to fall off for want of op
position.
Since tho dinner in New York on Gen.
Grant's birthday there has bceil consider
able talk about the dispatch, as given in the
newspapers, which Mr. Cleveland sent to
Gen. Sherman. It was short and, perhaps,
inadequate, being as follows: “Will recall
with heartfelt homage tho virtues and
achievements of this illustrious American.”
It now turns out that the original dispatch
was much fuller, as follows: “1 am sorry
that I cannot bo with you to-night as you
celebrate the birthday of Gen. Grant, hut
I shall not fail to join tho thousands of his
fellow citizens who at this time will recall
with heartfelt homage the virtues and
achievements of this illustrious American.”
There aro not a few people who wonder if
it was not by design and not mere accident
that only tho last few words of the dispatch
were given to tho press.
Referring to tho statement that the Re
publicans favored a revision of the tariff in
ISS2, the Albany Express says thoy desire
tariff reform in 1838, and were they in
power they would make a big reduction In
the tariff and would do so without delay.
This does very well for talk; hut the sober
fact is that tho Republicans not only refuse
to offer any tariff reform measure in Con
gress, but they don’t want the Democrats
to pass any. One of the reasons they won’t
be in power again soon is because when
matters come to a test they show uo dispo
sition to afford relief to the people.
Oregon elects a Legislature on June 5,
and Murat Halstead, the untamed editor of
the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, hastens
to inform the public that Smith Weed has
gone out there to capture the tiody, so as to
secure a Democratic successor to Senator
Dolph. Mr. Weed could hardly he engaged
in a bettor undertaking.
CURRENT COMMENT.
They May Get There Yet.
From the Providence Telegram ( Dem .)
Tho women do not g**t into the Methodist
Genera! Conference, but they have secured a
compromise, which may carry them into tho
next one. The question is to bo submitted to
vote in tho 105 annual conferences.
Corners Are Boome-antrs.
From the Haiti n.'*re American (Rep.)
Three Chicago men think they have a corner
on corn; but there's no telling when such an ar
rangement will go to smash. Recent history
shows that great corners are generally well
loaded boomerangs, and several Western finan
ciers are now mourning that fact behind prison
bars.
Georgia is a Great State.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch (Rep.)
Laura Jones, the Georgia girl who has in
vented anew plow and corn planter, is said to
be a cousin of Lula Hurst, the famous electric
girl. Georgia girls seem to l>e determined to
surprise the world, but we hope that the im
proved corn planter will not bo such a humbug
as the electricity.
What Is the New South?
From the Nashville Democrat (Dem.)
The new South is simply the old South with
the heel of tyranny removed from her neck. It
is the old South recovering from the waste and
desolation of war. It is not the infusion of new
blood and brains from the North, but the expul
sion of the Northern carpet-bagger, and the
placing of intelligence and honesty at the top
instead of ignorance and debauchery, protected
by bayonets.
BRIGHT BITS.
Brown—What's the matter, Dumley? You
look hot about something.
Dumley (angrily)- Hot! I should say so. I
was around at tin* Eagle just now, and that-fool
Fe itherly dropped a chunk of ice down my
)>aek. Enough to make any man hot!— New
York Sun.
A family magazine contains a formula for
making soap which winds up this way: “Then
let the frugal housewife sit on the stove and stir
constantly." Well, we should say she would
stir constantly if seated on a hot stove. It is
safe to say the recipe won’t bo used very oxten
slvely.—Sturdy Oak.
Toto (oTJsorving a hand organ grinder and his
monkey)—Oh, mamma, may I give him my
cake?
Mamma—Yes, dear, but be careful that he
doesn't bite you.
Toto Oh, mamma, the little boy doesn't want
it; may I give it to his papa? Town Topics.
He had been walking up and do.wn the room
with the baby for two hours.
“John." said his wife from among the pillows,
“you don't look very well of late. I’m afraid
you don’t get exercise enough."
John laid the laby in the crib with its feet
on th<*| pillow, and went to sleep.— Harper's
Bazar.
Husband—Have the couple who just moved
into the house next door any children ?
Wife— Children ? They’ve only been married
a day or two.
“How do you know ?’’
“Before he started down town this morning
he kissed her, and he didn't act as if he was
afraid he'd get hit if he didn’t.”— Omaha
World.
Mhs. Flutterby—What has become of your
old cook?
Mrs. Swallow! ale—She's gone to a better
place.
Mm. F.—Had a fortune left her, eh? Well,
it's wonderful how those low peoplo manage to
strike oil.
Mrs. S. (sadly)—Yes. She struck it with a
match.— New York Star.
Robinson (to Brown, who is keeping three of
Delinonico's waiters busy)—l’m surprised to see
you here, Brown.
Brown (withe* weary air)—Yes, sit down and
have something. My folks aro moving to-day,
and, instead of going home to dinner, I thought
I would stop here and take in “Erminie” to
night. This moving business, Robinson, is
tough on a man. —New York Sun.
Physician (to patient-)—Your pulse is quite
normal, Miss Spinster; will you kindly allow mo
to look at your tongue?
Miss Spinster (showing her tongue)—Cer
tainly, doct'r, um globble, was out t' fiuncral
lest i<ly an' glot—my—fleet wet an’
Physician My deur Miss Spinster, if you will
let vour tongue remain quiet a moment I can
better diagnose your cas e.—Finch.
“That article in yesterday's paper does me
an injustice, sir, and I want it corrected," said
an irate business man to the editor.
“What was the incorrect statement?" asked
the editor.
“It said I was about to reduce my w orkmen's
wages f percent. It is wrong, sir, and I de
mand correction. It does me a rank injustice,
sir a rank injustice."
“What was wrong about it?"
“It should have boen 10 per cent., sir; not 5
per cent."— America.
PERSONAL*
Mrs. Dr. William A. Hammond has been left
$350,000 by an old uncle.
Mus. Cornelius Vanderbilt has twenty-seven
carriages for her own use.
Mrs. Jay Gould rides down town in a Broad
way car and goes shopping afoot.
William Winter has gone to England to
spend the summer with Ilenry Irving.
Prince Bismarck received fOl plovers’ eggs
on his birthday. He ate most of them raw.
Lady Randolph L. Churchill is coming over
with “his lordship" to spend the summer at
Newport.
Mrs. Oscar Wilde wears green. She has
suits of all the shades of green, with hats, glove*,
boots and parasols to match.
Mrs. Georgia Harmony, wife of the senior
Chief of Bureau in the Navy Department in
Washington, is on'' of the best linguists in the
capital.
John Ruskin has written sixty four books,
ami his Income from them is $30,000. It took
ten tons of paper for the uew e lition of “Stones
of Venice."
John Gennadius, Greek Minister to this
country, asserts that the Greeks of to-day are
as strong physically as their famous ancestors
of classic times.
The Emperor or China has four physicians,
each whom receives a weekly salary, stopping
when he becomes sick; th**refore his indisposi
tion is never of long duration.
The friends of the late Dinah Mulock Craik,
author of “John Halifax, Gentleman," are
about to erect a marble medallion to her mem
ory in Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury, Eng
land.
Miss Linda Gilbert has devoted fifteen years
and most of her tortune to prison reform. She
has established twenty two libraries in the
prisons of different States, aud found employ
ment for 0,000 ex-convicts.
Clara Louise Kellogg's marriage to Carl
Strukosch has just been officially announced by
cards from her father and mother, coupled with
the advertisement of a spring concert tour
through the Eastern States.
Mr. Miller, the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, has bet a barrel of old rye that the
"Plumed Knight” will be the next Republican
candidate for the Presidency. An unti-saloonist
has been appointed to hold the stakes.
Mrs. Irene Rucker Sheridan, wife of Lieut.
Slier lau, is one of tho mod beautiful and ac
complished women iu Washington. She was
born at nlu Port Union in New Mexico, aud at
the Capital is called a “Daughter of tho Army.'’
T. H. Garrett, of Baltimore, has had made
for his steam yacht Gleam the sum I lest piano
over constructed. It is 41 inches high, 47 inches
wide and JO inches deep. The instrument, the
tone of which is wonderfully sweet, was made
by Charles M. Stieff, and designed by Charles
J. Gross.
Ed. Gilmore of Niblo's Garden Is a man of
keen perceptions. The other day Mrs. Langtry
had a birthday, whio i of course was no new
thing, but Mr. Gilmore, with Ids usual gallantry,
sent her a Ik>x of lilies, twenty.five in all. Just
twenty-five: Wher * can anything more delicate
aud tastful be found?'*
Charles F. Gunther, of Chicago, has one of
the finest collections of Bibles in this country,
surpassed by none unless it bo the Lenox Libra
ry. Among others, he has Wycklyff's and the
Bis!)op Bibles, and those strange examples of
errors in printing known as the “Wicked," the
“Vinegar’ ami the “Breeches" Bibles.
Gov. Hamilton, of Maryland, makes his home
at Hagerstown, where he was born and where
he made his early reputation as a lawyer ami
politician. He lias a fortune of $1,000,000, and
many tine farms in the country around Hagers
town are his. He recently built in that city a
hotel which bears his name and which was
erected at a cost of $160,000.
Miss Grace H. Dodge, of New York, Is sur
rounded in her home by wealth and culture, yet
shs is one of the hardest working women in the
country. Bhe is a member of the Board of
Education aud chief promoter of the working
women s clubs, giving her-entire time to the
furtherance of their cause aud helping the con
dition of humanity generally. She is a woman
of fine physique and robust appearance, and
for the last ten years lias allowed her&oif but
two weeks' holiday in the iuduum
“Zeb” Vance’s Force of Argument.
From the New York Tribune.
Senator Wade Hampton tells this story about
Senator “Zeb” Vance's first case in the North
Carolina Supreme Court. His client had l>e<*n
worsted iu the lower court, and Vance took au
appeal. It was his first argument in the court,
and lie took great pains with it. When the
court came to render a decision, the Chief Jus
tice quoted Vance s argument in full. As he
was proceeding, Vance looked proudly around
at the other lawyers, and cheerfully rubbed his
hands. To his mind, that was the greatest
argument ever presented to a court. The court
read Vance’s argument through, and then said:
‘"For these reasons we affirm the decision of
the court lxlow " Vance was dumbfounded.
His own argument was used as 14© basis of a
decision against his client.
Where That Florida Tarpon Is.
From the New York World.
A stream of club men and men about town
poured into the St. James Hotel all yesterday
afternoon. At times the corridor was thronged
with them The attraction was a tariiou 7 feet
long, 22 inches wide, and weighing 184 pounds,
that was caught with a rod and reel by John (i.
Hecksher, the well-known club man and a
brotlier-in-law of one of the LoriJlards, which
was on exhibition in the hotel corridor. The
huge fish, that many mistook for a youthful
whale, has been stuffed, and occupies a hand
some wooden case. Mr. Hecksher captured
this fine specimen of the finny tribe at Pine
Island, Fla., the latter part of March. Some
people not personally acquainted with Mr.
llecKsher expressed doubts about the tarpon
being caught with a rod and reel, but those who
enjoy the acquaintanceship of the great fisher
man know his veracity is not to be questioned
even as regards fish st < >rles. Besides there are wit
nesses to this remarkable feat of Mr. Hecksher.
While these part ies were sufficiently close to see
his heroic struggle with the tarpon, they were
not mar enough to assist him. When Mr. Meek
slier discovered he had a bite he supposed he
had a fish of the avefage size and attempted to
swing the pole over his head, but instead he only
gave his back a terrible wrench and the pole
was almost jerked out of his grasp. Then en
sued a sharp struggle between the club man and
the fish for the possession of the j>ole. Several
times Mr. Hecksher was nearly dragged into
the water, but at last he succeeded iu lauding
the prize.
Didn’t Keep That Size.
Judge Parker, the diminutive assistant city
attorney of St. Paul, says The News , is some
thing of a wag, as his numerous quaint remarks
and sly digs at the reporters would seeni to in
dicate. When engaged in the discharge of his
legal duties he is as dignified and solemn as an
owl. and even then there is a mischievous
twinkle in his eye; but when he is at leisure the
man who scores a point against him in repartee
is a illy of the valley, a few days ago the
judge, suddenly becoming aware of the fact
that his hat was beginning to look like an
archaeological specimen, dropped into a hat
st ore. The clerk danced to the front and softly
greeted him with effusion.
“I want a hat," said the judge.
1 “What size, sir?”
“Seven and eleven-eighths.”
“1 beg pardon, sir, but what was the size?'”’
asked the clerk, with a puzzled air.
“Seven and eleven eight is.” repeated Judge
Parker, looking ns sober as a parson.
The hat man paused to scratch his head, and
walked slowly to the other end of the store. lie
rummaged through his stock, and finally came
back to where the Judge stood.
“Sorry, sir, but I haven’t a hat of that size in
stock.”
“Then bring me the largest size you have.”
The clerk did so, and succeeded in fitting the
large cranium of the Judge, who paid for the
tile, and walked out with a smile reaching to
the back of his neck. The hat man, probably,
is still figuring on “seven and eleven-eighths,”
and wondering where in hades the Judge picked
up that size.
A Humbug.
From the Century.
An old, old garden. There the days
Slipped down in drowsy quiet;
There bees were busy in the shade
And the posy-buds ran riot;
And there in summer I) >lly strayed.
Plain-gowned, in cap and wimple,
Her frills ami rutiles laid aside
To play at being'simple.
The wild rose hiding in her curls
Looked somehow pale and faded
Besides the pink and dimpled k
Her ancient head-gear shaded;
And when the carping blue bird heard
dear voice lightly thrilling
Through old world air s he quite forgot
To criticise her trilling.
So art less, shy and sweet she seemed
That I, a cyme doubter
Of mod**st ways and downcast eyes,
Went fairly wild about her;
And falling at the little feet
That crushed the yellow lilies,
I wooed as Strephon used to woo
His Lydian Amaryllis.
Ah me! Her kerchief's rise and fall.
Her lashes' tender trembling,
Tin* flush that dyed her cheek were all
But part of her dissembling;
For when she spoke at last in tones
As sweet as Ilyhla's honey,
’Twas but to say: “The man I love
Must be a man of money.”
The Story of a Widow.
A business man, says the New York Evening
Sun, who lives a little way above the Harleni,
not long since sold some buckwheat to a poor
woman in his neighborhood. She had no money
then, but promised to pay him some day. She
stopped ins wife, who was driving by the house
one day. to give her the money, and apologised
for the delay by saying that she was a poor
widow with a large family to care for. She told
how hard she ami her little boys worked in her
garden patch, how early they were all up every
morning, ami yet how difficult it was to make
both ends meet, even though they did work
hard and long.
The lady felt sorry for her, and tried to com
fort her by saying so good-looking a woman
as she should marry again.
“sVhy. Mrs. C.. I would,” she said, “but who
would have me with this big family?”
“Lots would,” replied Sirs. C. “I know two
or three who would be tickled to death if they
had half a chance. I'll send them around.”
“You be sure to do it,” said the widow, as
Mrs. C. drove off laughing.
Mrs. C. forgot all about the widow and the
rash promise till a few weeks after, when she
was passing the house. The widow stopped her
again and seriously asked her why none of the
gentlemen she had spoken of hail called. Poor
Mrs. C. saw her joke had been m, joke to the
widow. Sue blushed and stammered, not know -
ing what to say that would not hurt tier pride,
au i at last explained that after she hod thought
over the matter she had concluded none of tin
men she had spoken of would do, as the widow
would be too particular.
“Why, Mrs. C." said the widow, “I’m not at
all particular, AU I want is a man who cau
pull weeds."
Couldn’t Play That Game on Him.
From the New York Tribune.
Charles O’Neil, of Pennsylvania, Is the cham
pion letter-writer of Congress. All through the
late deadlock lie has been constantly iu his seat
with his [ten in his hand and a pad of panel- be
fore him, and has scarcely looked up, except to
vote when his name was called. No amount of
excitement can disturb his equanimity, or di
vert him from his favorite occupation. Mr.
O’Neil is a bachelor, ami has been in Congress
almost ns long as his colleague, Judge Kelley,
During his long term of service lie has never
employed a private secretary or stenographer,
ami it is his proudest boast t hat he tins answered
every letter he has ever received with his own
hand, and has seldom allowed one to remain
unanswered over night. He never does, except
where it is impossible to obtain the information
called for; ami then he uneasy as abon
with one chicken until the load is off his mind.
Another of Mr. O’Neil’s peculiarities i.- that
he invariably goes to Philadelphia Friday nights,
and spends Saturday and Sunday calling upon
the persons to whom ho baa- written m the
course of the week to ascertain whether they
have received his letters, and are satisfied with
the Information contained therein. In a liitlc
red hook he keeps a record of all letters received
and answers mailed, with the addresses of ins
correspondents. He can at a moment's notice
refer to every communication that has passed
between himself and any of his constituents
during his entire Congressional career.
Mr. O'Neil is the only man in Congress who
personally knows, and can call by name every
voter in his district. If he receives a letter from
a person he does not know, the first act alter
his arrival in Philadelphia is to call upon that
person and make his acquaintance. Every nmv
family that moves into his district is at mice
looked up, and evory one that moves away re
ceives a Godspeed from tho Congressman.
Sometimes the other Pennsylvania members try
to play practical jokes upon their colleague.
The other day one of tho Pennsylvania mem
bers went to him, saying;
"Charley, I have a letter from one of your
constituents, asking me to send him some gar
den seeds He says he has written to you sev
eral times, but cannot get an answer.”
"What's his name?”
Some fictitious name was given.
“Where does he live?"
Some address was named at random.
“You can’t play any such game on me,” said
the veteran. “There Uno such man in my dis
trict, and the house you name is occupied by
Poter Jones. I know him very well, and at
tended the wedding of his daughter last faU."
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
The latest Arkansas sensation is a negro baby
with two heads and faces, one arm and three
legs, upon which it stands tripod-iashiou.
John Hendricks, of Catawba, 0., has a lamb
with three perfectly developed ears; two ou the
sides and one on the top of the head.
The Excise Board of New York city issued
9,008 licenses of all grades during .the fiscal year
ending Monday, receiving the sura of $1,372,040
from the liquor dealers.
A Chicago burglar overlooked SBO in a
bureau drawer, and the papers announced it the
next feiorning. He returned the next night and
not only secured it, but a suit of clothes besides.
A giant poplar tree, that measured 11 feet 8
inches in diameter at the base, and was 240 feet
high, was recently felled near Taylorsville, O.
It is estimated that it will yield 20,000 feet of
lumber.
Frank Collins, of St. Cloud, Minn., will
probably smoke a pipe hereafter. The other
day he lit a cigar,and finding it would not draw,
cut it in two and discovered a sin ail cartridge
in the middle.
Counterfeit sc. pieces are being circulated
in towns along the Hudson river. They are re
ported to be clumsily executed, and some of
them are so brittle that they can be broken by
the pressure of the hand.
The Empress of Germany is a sincere be
liever in Gladstone's policy for Ireland. She
enjoys the honorable distinction of being the
only member of her mother's family who does
not regard liberty in Ireland as a crime.
The firm of Barbour Brothers, thread and
twine manufacturers, of Paterson, N. J., em
ploys 1.400 workers in that city and 2,900 in Bel
fast, Ireland—the work performed being the
same in both cities. The monthly pay-roll for
the 1,400 in Paterson amounts to within SSOO as
much as the pay-roll for the 2,900 in Belfast.
The University of Heidelberg recently con
ferred the degree of M. D. on Carl Umbach,
who had written a brilliant dissertation on
“The Influence of Anti-Pyrine on Nitrogenous
Secretions.” And now Umbach turns out to be
a quack, and the authorities of the famous
university are smoking their pines in gloomy
silence.
The post office authorities in Chicago re
cently received from Tyler, Tex., a letter ad
dressed to a “Young Lady Who Wants to
Marry.” The conditions inscribed on the en
velope? were that she should be 21
and at work In an office. The writer intimates
that lie is possessed of 320 acres of land, or
$15,000 iu cash.
Cremation Is beginning to be taken up by
beneficiary societies. The German Working
men’s Aid Society of New York, w hich lias been
in the habit of paying the funeral expenses of
dead members, has voted to buy SSOO worth of
stock in the crematory at Fresh Pond, Long
Island, and eighty members have agreed, when
they die, to be cremated.
capitalists propose to build a
railroad from Bagdad to Constantinople. The
distance Is 1,400 miles, and it is estimated that
the cost of the road would be £15.500,000. If the
project is carried out the distance between Eu
rope and India will be shortened nine or ten
davs, and it will also give a route of commerce
independent of the Suez canal.
By an ingenious device the management of
the Battle of Gettysburg, in New York, con
trives to waft warm breezes over the spectators'
platform by way of adding to the illusion that
the visitor is standing in the midst of a wheat
flel i similar to that over which Pickett’s charge
swept. These breezes apparently blow down
from over the tops of the distant mountains.
The latest sensation in New York is the
arrival of Liverpool detectives in search of an
aristocratic young lady who lately disappeared
from England, and who has a mania for
humility. They found by a registry office that
she obtained work as a servant in a family on
Third avenue, but before they could get a
glimpse of her she had changed to another
place.
An English seer has discovered that the nu
merical value of the letters in Boulanger's name
when added up amounts to 066, the number of
the beast of the Apocalypse. This important
clew enables him to predict that Gen. Boulanger
will play a leading part in the affairs of the
world between this time and the second advent
of Christ, “which is to occur at 3 o'clock in the
afternoon of March 5,1890.”
Mrs. Mary Ann Waidi.ey, at present an in
mate of the Lancaster County, Pa,, hospital,
has not swallowed a particle of food for forty
two days, and at the end of six weeks' starva
tion she cannot be induced to swallow any
thing but a small quantity of water daily, a
half pint of which has been the only liquid
wbicli pass -il her iips in that time. It is a truly
wonderful case and bailies the physicians.
The pineapple season has begun in New
York. Merchants thore are receiving 3,500 bar
rels a week, and by the middle of May. when
the season is at its height, the quantity will
reach 10,000 barrels a week. The barrels con
tain from twenty-five to thirty extra large
•‘pines,” or forty to dxty small ones. The sea
son lasts from April until August, and about
5,000,000 pineapples are imported each year.
In Skiatos, one of the Grecian isles, there
had been no case of diphtheria for over thirty
years until the summer of 188-1, when a child
died of the bistia.se, and in the course of five
months there were over 100 cases, with thirty
six deaths, in a community of about 4,000.
Careful investigations of the origin of the epi
demic resulted in tracing it toaflockof infected
turkeys rtweived from Salontca, and which, on
examination, showed unmistakable evidence of
the diphtheria process.
The other evening a laboring man lounged
into one of the chairs of the parquetto of tiie
Academy at Providence, R. X., just before the
performance, and promptly went to sleep. He
wasn't comfortable, however, and after a few
uneasy turns he removed his coat and tossed
the garment into the aisle. He then resumed
his nap, but still missing the luxury of his
lounge at home, he began to slowly draw off
his shoes. By that time the audience had be
come interested, ami a couple of ushers assisted
the tired stranger to the street.
A little 6-year-old oirl In Cincinnati,
named Emma Byers, hasa pairof eyes that are
the wonder of all the people of that city, if the
Enquirer is to be believed. That paper says:
"In her right eye is a perfect form of a doll
baby, handsomely dressed, and with beautiful
features. In her left eye is a miniature cres
cent. In spite of this her sight is excellent.
The child is altogether very pretty, and the
parents exp -et,|n time, to make a fortune by
exhibiting her. A well-known Cincinnati
oculist says the figures in little Emma's eyes
are simply due to an error in the development
of the irides.”
A trick once attempted to be played In a
game of poker at Hot Springs, Ark., was neatly
defeated. It was the old trick of sticking two
cards together, giving a player to be fleeced the
winning hand containing the double card. On
the "show down” the next highest hand claims
the stakes, on the ground of a misdeal to the
winner. The big hand in this game was given
to a Denver man. The betting was long and
heavy, and the stakes ran up Into the thou
sands. The Denver player discovered the thin
card gently stuck to one of his aces, crumpled
it iu his hand, called for a glass of beer, slipped
the card into his mouth and swallowed it, with
a gulp of lager. He never winced as the card
scraped his throat, nor balled an eye as he
reached over the table and pulled in an armful
of chips.
This following almost incredible story is told
of a New York young man who had a goat’s
eye inserted for liis own diseased member. One
day while in mid-ocean he wandered near the
steward’s apartments and fell into conversation
with that worthy. Suddenly he became aware
that his goat-eye was looking longingly at the
nice red label upon a tomato can. liow rich
"and juicy it appeared. Something seemed to
tell him that the label was edible. He tried lo
subdue the sensation, hut the deeply tinted ami
seductive paper appeared more and more lo
him in the light of an epicurean delicacy. At
last, unable to restrain himself, lie reached for
the can, tore the label off. and was about to
taste it when it fell within the range of his
legitimate college-bred eye. The singular sen
sation was gone, and throwing the label over
hoard in disgust, he sought his stateroom.
Sines it has become fashionable to conceal
the miniature watches set In bracelets, lockets
and the like, partially, if not entirely, from the
view, they have a better chanco of success. A
watch face is not highly decorative in Itself,
aid can only he worn ns an ornament under ex
ceptional circumstances. However, imbedded
beneath a convex cover of rock crystal il looks
well enough, though some think it better still to
hide it entirely beneath a polished stone set in
the cover, hleh can lie opened easily by press
ing a spring. Lockets containing watches, for
hanging on chain bracelets or suspending from
chalelaines, are made of various forms, such as
spheres, hearts and the like, in the rock crystal,
and still more varied shapes in gold decorated
with small stouos. A pretty conceit this: a
small pilgrim's bottle in finely wrought gold en
crusted with turouolse, which, on the touching
of * spring, displays a watch iau
baking i-owdkr.
pppiucr^
perfect HAQj^
Its superior excellence proven In million* m
homes for more than a quarter of a century t!
is used by the United States Government E!
dorsed by the heads of the Great L'liivnrsitieiS
the Strongest, Purest and most Healthful r?
Price’s Cream Baking Powder does not contaS
Ammonia, Lime or Alum. Sold only in (W
price baking powder cq„
Stw YORK, CHICAGO. ST. Lorn,
A. R. ALTMAYKR & CO
PARASOLS
At Prices that Crush
Competition to
Atoms.
ALTIAYER 4 Cl
TITII-L place on sale this week the grandest
V V array of Fancy Parasols, Etc., and at tit
lowest prices that Savannah has over seen.
Grand Reductions!
Great Cuts!
Grand Bargains!
Previous to our annual stock taking. Look it
these telling quotations. Look at the long facd
of the little fellows, and then come to the front
and pu.yhase one of the grandest bargains ot
the season.
Fancy Coaching and Trimmed Parasols that
have been selling at $2, $2 i!5, $2 50, down to
$1 SO.
Fancy Coaching and Trimmed Parasols that
have been selling at $2 76, $3, $3 50, down toji
Fancy Coaching and Trimmed Parasol* that
have been selling at $3 75, $4, $4 50, down to
$2 50.
All of our Coaching and Trimmed Parasols that
have been selling at $5, $5 50, $6 up to $B, dona
to $3 and $3.50.
500 Black Silk Parasols, 22 inch, natural handles,
good strong frame, sold last week at $175,
down this week to $1 25.
In addition to our parasol sale, we will offer
extraordinary value in Fancy Figured and White
I awns.
10 cases Figured Lawn, price 2V{,c. worth sc.
1 case Figured Lawn, very sheer, selected pat
terns, price 10c., cheap at 15c.
1 case of sheer White Lawn, sold last week
at 10c.
1 case sheer India jtainen, pi-ice 10c., last week*
price, 15c.
1 case sheer Persian Lawn, price 15c., line value
at 20c,
S P E a I A L.
1 case Fine Sateens equal to imported in wear,
all new snailes, sold by others at 25c., our
price 15c.
Visit us this week, it, will pay you. We stake
our mercantile honor on the reliability of tin
above bargains being exactly as represented.
Very Respectfully,
1. 1 Altmayer 4(t
NOTE: Orders by mail receive careful and
prompt attention.
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HIGHEST AWARDS GRANTED,
The Best Goods and Cheapest for Quality-
FOR SALK KVKRYWHEBfi
Thomson, Langdon & Cos.,
NEW YORK,
HOLK M A JTTTy ACTtTRy.TIS;
GY it,
LADIESPSSi
Do Your Own liyeing, at Home,
They will dye everything. They ore sold every
where. Price lOe. a package. They have ooeq
lor Strength, Brightness, Amount in P* o -*?.
or for Fastness of Color, or non-fading Quam
They do not crock or smut; to colors, lor snow
11. F. Li.mkk, M. I#., Pharmacist, corner thouM
ton and Houston streets; P. 11. litem,
and Apothecary, corner Jones and Aeerco
streets; KowanuJ. KitKFr.it, Druggist, corn
West Broad and Stewart streets, and L.
Stroko.
CANN ED GOODS.
Canned G-oods.
•> AAA CASES CANNED GOODS, Tomaiv
AsUUU Peas .Corn, Salmon, Lobster. S
dines. Oysters, Mackerel, California Fruits.
Okra and Tomatoes, Corued Beef,etc. For sale /
U M. UILBUiT & LU