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VOL. XIX.
WASHINGTON.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 14, 1877.
NO. 268
npoKbrd and Hello** Heard—A Plaee
hr Packard—lien Hill Bark—Cabi
net Dlaenaa Bcporla—llllllard'a Nonil-
Hon In be Further Considered—Im
provement of Vlekabiirc Front—Con-
anl to I<edhorit (liven lo florin of
Florldn — ConRiuatlon — Cnueu. or
Bemoeralle Neualora—II curl HUT the
Bankera—Heaolutlon lo Adjourn—
Joint Neaalon on Hie »ad—t'olleclor-
ahlp of New Oi Icaua.
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE ON
SILVER BILL.
Washington, November 13.—The
Senate Finance Committee thin morn
ing agreed to hear the delegation of
New York bankers on the subject of
the House bill for the remonitization
of silver this evening at 7:30 o'clock.
The committee, however, commenced
a formal consideration of the bill for
action, and adopted an amendment
striking out the clause which pro
vides lor the free coinage of silver
bullion, but adjourned without arriv
ing at a decision as to what provision
should lie inserted in place of the
clause thus omitted.
Sl’OFFORD AND KELLOGG HEARD.
The sub-Cominittee on Privileges
and Flections heard SpotFord and
Kellogg this morning. The contest
ants were requested to make brief
briefs of their cases, each to be sub
mitted to tlie other for special rebuttal
upon which rebuttals special evidence
be taken.
A PLACE FOR PACKARD.
Tt is stated that Sherman, Devens
and Thompson favor Packard as Col
lector of Customs. Friends of Efflng-
liam Lawrence express a certainty
that ills name will be sent in for the
place. It is also asserted that the
name of Judge Geo. Williamson will
be sent in for the collectorsliip, tlius
making a vacancy for Packard us
minister to Central America.
EVENING CABINET SESSION,
mainly occupied in discussing esti
mates of various departments for the
message was held.
BEN. HILL.
Senator Hill was in his seat to-day.
MISSOURI REPUBLICAN AMITTED TO
HOUSE.
Mr. Metcalf, Republican, received
his certificate as elected to Congress
from the 3d Missouri district, issued
under mandamus from the Supreme
Court of that State.
HILLIARD'S NOMINATION.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs
of the Senate re-considered the nomi
nation of Hilliard, Minister to Brazil,
and will give it further consideration
at the next meeting;
VICKSBURG FRONT.
Gen. Chalmers to-day called on the
Secretary of War and procured his
promise that he vould make a special
recommendation to Congress for an
appropriation to reclaim the river
front at Vicksburg ns soon as a re)>orl
from the engineers now examining it
could be received.
CONSUL TO LEGHORN.
The State department lias deter
mined to nominate McGovin, of Flor
ida, as Consul to Leghorn.
CONFIRMATIONS.
Some twenty minor confirmations
were made, including E. P. Durand,
Postmaster at Plnquemine, La., the
only one interesting to the South.
DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAUCUS.
The Democratic Senators had a
caucus today, witli a view of advising
Democratic Senators on the Commit-
teeof Privileges and Elections as to the
mode of proceedure, and resmonstra-
ting against delay, especially in the
case of Eustis, who had no contestant;
and in the case of Butler against Cor-
Jjin, in which case all the facts were
before the committee. Without deci
sive action the caucus adjourned to
Thursday.
Special to Enquirer-Sun. |
Washington, November 13. —
Messrs. Leonard, Ellis, Eleam, and
Robertson, members of Congress
from Louisiana, called upon the
President together tills morning, and
urged the appointment of Kfilnghum
Lawrence as Collector of Customs at
New Orleans. Judge Leonard
warmly urged the appointment as
the most satisfactory that could be
made. The Democratic members
stated that Lawrence, though a
Republican was a man of the highest
standing, and popular with all class
es of the community.
HEARING DELEGATION.
Special to the Enquirer-Sun.]
Washington, Nov. 13. — The
Finance Committee to-night is hear
ing a delegation from New York,
Philadelphia and Boston Bankers re
garding the House Silver Bill. There
seems no doubt of the remonetization
of silver but there are many methods
in ail of which adverse interests are
visible.
RESOLUTION TO ADJOURN ON
THE 22lJ.
The Committee on Ways and Means
agreed to report a joint resolution to
adjourn the extra session on the 32nd
Inst.
FORTY-FIFTH* CONGRESS.
House Passes the Xnvnl Deficiency Bill
•nd Gives Xollee Neerelarj Ho lx* won
*• to be Investigated.
SENATE.
Washington, Nov. 18.—During
the morning hour a number of bills
were introduced and referred to ap
propriate committees. Among them
were the following:
By Mr. McDonald, of Indiana—In
relation to distilling and rectifying
spirits.
By Mr. Garland, of Arkansas—To
authorize the election of a delegate to
Congt^s from Indian Territory.
By Eaton, of Connecticut—To en
courage and protect shipping inter
ests and to revive American com
merce.
Also, to ullow registry to foreign
built vessels.
Also, to authorize the establishment
of a mail steamship service between
jue^Lnited States and foreign coun-
Mr. Conkling—To amend title
53 of the revised statutes of t lie United
States relating to the mcrchunt sea
men. Introducing the bill, he said
it was in substance tiie same bill
which had received the favorable ac
tion of tlie House of Representatives,
though he did not commit himself to
it by introduction.
By Paddock, of Nebraska, To au
thorize the appointment of a Com
missioner to visit European countries,
to report on forestry and tree-plunt-
tng.
Mr. Booth, of California, Chairman
of the Committee on Patents, was, by
his request, excused from further ser
vice oil that committee. He also sub
mitted a resolution calling upon the
President to inform tlie Senate of tlie
cause of tlie Nez Perces war, the num
ber of Indians and soldiers engaged,
tlie number of lives lost, the cost of
tlie war and what disposition lias
been made of Chief Joseph and those
wiio surrended witli him. Agreed to.
At tlie expirntiou of tlie morning
hour, Mr. Chaffee, of California, called
up tlie resolution submitted by him
last week in regard to tlie manage
ment of tlie Pacific Railroads, and
spoke at length in regurd thereto.
IIOIISE.
Bills for reference to the Committee
of Foreign Affairs were referred.
Everts’ letter in regard .to Mexican
awards was referred to a sub-com
mittee.
Washngton, November 13.—The
Naval deficiency bill was passed, af
ter a debate in which the action of
tlie late Secretary of tlie Treasury, in
diverting funds from one brunch of
tlie service to another, was the prin
cipal topic.
Blount, of Georgia, who had charge
of tlie hill, led the discussion on the
Democratic side and expressed tlie
intention of that side to have a full
and searching investigation into tlie
management of tlie Navy Depart
ment, while Hale, of Maine, who led
tlie defense, expressed his conviction
that such investigation would not
show a single dollar diverted from its
legitimate uses.
Afterwards the bill to repeal tlie
resumption act was taken up and de
buted.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Carpenter Found Gulltj’ — Ntate Fair.
Special lo Enquirer-Sun,]
Columbia, 8. G'., Nov. 13.—Tlie
argument in tlie trial of L. Cuss Cur-
penter, indicted for forging, consumed
tlie session of tlie court until this af
ternoon, when tlie case was sent to
the jury, who returned a verdict of
guilty. The defendant’s counsel gave
notice lie would move for u new trial.
The State fair opened to-day with a
fair attendance. Gov. Vance will ar
rive to-night and deliver the annual
address to-morrow.
Marriage lu Baltimore*.
Special lo Enquirer-Sun.]
Baltimore, November *13. — Mrs.
Helen Wells and Commander Joseph
N. Miller, U. S. navy, at present at
tached to tlie Light House Depart
ment and stationed at Detroit, Mich.,
were married at Christ Church (Epis
copal) this afternoon. Tlie bride is
the only daughter of John Wells,
Esq., a veteran journalist of this city,
and distinguished for enterprise in
news matters when carrier pigeons
and tlie pony express were in advance
of tlie telegraph. Among tlie guests
present at tlie church was A. 8. Abell,
proprietor of tlie Sun, and other gen
tlemen connected with tlie press.
The New Orleans Picayune, tlie
Philadelphia Ledger and Baltimore
Sun made handsome complimentary
presents to tlie bride.
Four Bead.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Detroit, Nov. 13.—A dispatch re
ceived from Grind Stone states the
schooner Berlin, of Buffalo, struck a
reef during tlie gale of Thursday
night. Capt. Johnson and the cook,
a colored man, were drowned. The
remainder of tlie crew, four, Clung to
portions of the wreck till next day,
when they were reached by tlie life
boat. Two were rescued; tlie other
two, tlie captain’s son and a sailor,
perished from exposure.
Lom m Half Million.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
San Francisco, Npv. 13.—Tlie loss
by the bonded warehouse is nearly
half million. The lessee of tlie ware
house believes that tlie fire was of an
incendiary origin, but declines to give
his reasons for tlie belief. His under
stood, however, lie has been promi
nent in tlie movement to reduce wages
of long shoremen who consequently
threatened to do him some mischief.
Nailed for lln.vll.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
New York, November 13.—Hon.
Mr. Langston, colored, Minister to
Huyti, sailed to-day on the steamer
Andes for Port au Prince.
.+
.ll»»<'OIMl«‘<l.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.] .
Boston, November 13.—Edward
and J. W. Day, Jr., brick manufac
turers,-of Danvurs, are reported to
have absconded, leaving liabilities
above $60,000,
+ ^ • —
Gprninn.v ami Nicaragua.
Washington, November 13.—The
German Admiralty are preparing to
force Nicaragua to indemnify the
German consul for recent assaults.
Iron Com pan y Embarrassed.
Rochester, Nov. 13.—The Ro
chester Iron Company is embarrassed.
There are three judgments aggrega
ting $111,ooo against it.
- - “ *- ♦ ♦ ♦ —
Ntcnnier Explodes—Tww Men Killed.
Greenville, Miss., Nov. 13.—
The boilers of tlie steamer Tom Mor
gan, exploded. Capt. W. Howell
and tlie engineer were killed.
EUROPE.
Ynndei'blll'. Will.
New York, Nov. 12.—The contest
ants’committee of Vanderbilt's will
are represented by Messrs. Jeremiah
Black, 8eott Lord and Sutherland
mu t mi.i. do r
The Grrni Power* Advl»«* Him lo Mod-
era 11 on---lie H«‘fuM«*« to Arrepl the
Resignation of the Ministry and Hrp
Them lo Kenialu***KepubIlean» Defi-
anl and Determined*— Violent Debate
In tlie Deputies.
m’mahon’s position.
London,November 13.—The Times’
Puris correspondent says there is
much anxiety in consequence of the
violent terms in which the motion
for inquiry into tlie elections censure
the Cabinet. All tlie Great Powers
have advised President MacMahon to
be conciliatory.
The same correspondent denies em
phatically that President MucMubon
in reply to tlie delegation from the
groups of the Right which waited
upon him on the night of the 8th
inst. said, as was reported at the time,
Unit he was right to rely upon the
support of the Senate fora conserva
tive policy, which was the only one
he was uble to follow.
WHAT WILL MACMAHON DO—OTHER
NATIONS COUNSEL MODERATION—
BOLD REMARKS OF A NEWSPAPER.
London, Nov. 13.—A special dis
patch from PariH lias the following:
The violent terms of yesterday’s reso
lution for an inquiry into electoral
abuses at first created alarm in conse
quence of tlie severity of its denuncia
tion of tlie ministers, who are de
scribed as “ill rebellion against tlie
soveignty of the nation.” However,
tlie explanation relieving President
MucMubon of tlie responsibility, the
allayed uneasiness in the face of this
resolution and the committee’s report
under it, tlie Cabinet cannot survive
in the presence of the Chamber which
accuses it. It must either disappear
or again resort to some violent meas
ures. It 1h said tlie Marshal will
prorogue tlie Chamber for u mouth,
which is the limit of ids power. This
will solve nothing, unless some coup
<V ctat is effected during the proroga
tion.
Others say the Cabinet will retire,
and tlie Marshal will form another
exactly like it. This would involve
a conflict under another form. No
body talks of adhesion by tlie Mar
shal to tlie verdict of the country, yet
l can affirm that counsels of consulta
tion arc coming in from every corner
of Europe, and all Cabinets which
can make their voice heard, from
Canovas Delcastillo to Prince Gorts-
ehukoff, from Prince Bismarck,
Count Andrassy and DcPrctis, have
given counsels of moderation, it
cannot be supposed that in view of
this unanimity and of the flood of
irritation rising on all sides, the Mar
shal’s advisers will still impel him
along the fatal putli which must lead
to his lull, or to unconstitutional acts.
It is affirmed should tlie Senate
agree to a fresh dissolution, the Cham
ber -would not submit to it, which
would force tlie Government to aban
don its footing of sham constitution
alism, and show that it shrinks from
no violation.
The Bepubiique Prancaiuc signifi
cantly remarks: If the right of pro
nouncing a dissolution with tlie as
sent of the Senate lie given to tlie
President to enable hhn to constitute
the country the Judge of tlie conflicts
which might arise between the min
isters and tlie Chamber, when tlie
country inis pronounced the right of
the President and Senate is exhaust
ed. If it were lawful to resort to a
second dissolution,a third and a fourth
might also lie resorted to, the Cham
ber of Deputies would lie abolished,
tlie Senate would be convert
ed into a sovereign Convention,
the discussion and passing of tlie
budget, tlie regular dispatch of busi
ness, tlie normal government of the
country, and the parliamentary sys
tem would no longer exist. The con
stitution of 187f> did not mean this.
The Chamber of Deputies, therefore,
would he bound to resist a second at
tempt at dissolution.
BEOS MINISTERS TO REMAIN.
Paris, Nov. 13.—President Mac-
Million declared yesterday to the min
isters that, in presence of the violent
accusations brought against them in
tho Chamber, and which equally ef
fected the whole Government, he
could not accept their resignations,
and I legged them to remain at their
posts.
VIOLENT DEBATE IN THE CHAMBER
OF DEPUTIES.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Versailles, November 13. — In
the Chamber of Deputies to-day a
motion increasing the power of the
presiding officer for preserving order
during debate was carried by 3(13 ayes
to 3!) nays. It was opposed by M.
deCussagnac and other Bonupnrtists.
The President of the Chamber is
empowered by tills motion tosuspend
anil fine unruly members.
Tlie report of tlie committee on
motion for inquiry into electoral
abuses was read. It violently uttueks
the Government’s policy as unscru
pulous and ruinous to the industry of
tlie country.
M. Buragon made a violent speech
which was much applauded by the
Right. He declared the Chamber
could not institute tlie inquiry pro
posed without the assent of tlie Sen
ate. The effect of inquiry would lie
to prepare a new list of hostages for
the next commune. It wuhoiily nec
essary to tread the Chamber under
foot to show that it could not become
a convention. The Senate and Pres
ident of the Republic bail right and
force in their favor.
Mr. Renault supjiorted tlie motion
for ail inquiry, in a moderate speech.
He maintained that the right of par
liamentary inquiry was inherent in
right of impeachment. The nation
hud already expressed its will. A
second dissolution, which however.
victor. A military convention with
Belgium now would render Germany
unassailable. The Gazette believes
that these arguments have already
made great way in high quarters.
THK POPE.
P»rl* Reports Contradicted.
London, Nov. 13.—A Reuter tele
gram from Rome suvs there is no
foundation for the alarming rumors
current at Paris yesterday about tlie
Pope, who still' suffers from weak
ness, but whose condition lias not re
cently become worse.
he is better.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Rome, Nov. 13.—Tlie Pope is better
to-day. He gave audience to several
persons.
TURK0RUSSIAN WAR.
Rt'HHM A XM
AT KVKHV
NEW RUSSIAN LOAN.
Berlin, Nov. 13.—A new Russian
loan for seventy-live million at five
per cent, interest is on the market.
OSMAN LOSING 200TO 300 MEN DAILY.
London, Nov. 13.—Osman Pasha’s
losses are estimated at 200 to SIX) men
daily, from the concentrated salvos of
tho Russian artillery. Osman Pasha
is busily constructing fresh fortifica
tions, indicating lie will hold out as
long as possible rather than attempt a
sortie. Prisoners and deserters now
state the Turks have eight weeks’
provisions.
SERVIA.
Prince Milan presided at an extra
ordinary cabinet council Saturday,
and it is stated tlie participation of
Servia in the war was decided on,and
u proclamation to tlie army will lie
prepared.
ATTACK ON ERZEROUM.
Private telegrams state that the at-
taek on Erzeroum was renewed on
Sunday.
ATTEMPT TO SURPRISE SHOBELOFF
FAILED AGAIN.
Tlie Turks renewed tlie attempt to
capture Gen. Shoheloff’s position on
Sunday morning. The position is an
entrenched hill nearPrcstovic, which
Gen. Sliobeioff surprised on Friday,
and captured witli a loss of 260 men,
including several officers.
RUSSIANS REINFORCING 8CHIPKA—
I,OSS 500 MEN.
Constantinople, November 13.—
Rauf Pasha telegraphs that tlie Rus
sian supports from Galrova, en route
to Hliipku Pass, within our range,
recently, lost 500 killed. Our losses
were trifling, but included Lesman
Paslia, commander of tlie artillery,
killed.
RUSSIANS HEFORE ERZEROUM AND
AROUND KARS.
Moukhtar Pasha telegraphs, under
date of Sunday, that tlie Russians are
entrenching themselves in tlie neigh
borhood of Dev Boyun. According to
intelligence I have received from
Kara up to the 4th inst., tlie force in
vesting that place is not very numer
ous. The principal efforts of tlie
enemy areappurently directed against
Erzeroum.
MONTENEGRIN SUCCESSES;
Cettenji, November 13. — Tlie
Montenegrins yesterduy captured a
fort commanding tho town of Anto-
vasi, with its garrison, two guns and
a quantity of ammunition and pro
visions. The Montenegrins ure ad
vancing on Antovasi.
RUSSIANS BEFORE ERZEROUM.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 13.—The
Galon publishes a special dispatch
from tlie Russian headquarters before
Kura, which says (lie Soghantis and
Erevan columns have taken up posi
tions near Erzeroum.
[Note.—As far us it goes, this is
confirmatory of the latest Turkish
bulletins.]
TURKISH COMMANDS.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Constantinople, November 13.—
Suleiman Pusiiu lias been appointed
Commander-in-Chief of tlie unities in
Rouinelia. Probably Fuzli Paslia
will command tlie army of Rasgrud.
CUBA.
Uuerllla Warfare.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Havana, Nov. 12, via Key West,
Nov. 13.—On tlie 31st ult. an engage
ment to6k place at Pinal DcMoyri, in
tlie Oriental Department, between
about four hundred Insurgents under
Moceo,und some three hundred Span
ish regular troops under tlie command
of Col. Valenzia. The Spaniards
were surprised while breakfasting,
and lost twenty-two killed and lifty-
tliree wounded'. Tlie wounded were
sent to the hospital at Santiago De-
Cuba. Tlie Insurgents, it is reported,
were repulsed with loss, lait the num
bers killed und wounded are un
known.
Jewny. Counsel for the Executors | he did not believe the Senate would
and Legatees were Judge Comstock,
Henry I.. Clinton and Then. Leeds.
MliN Mar., Antlcmon In New York,
New York, November 13.—Miss
Mary Anderson was warmly received
at tlie Fifth Avenue in tiie Lady of
Lyons. Critics generally speak well
of her 'ait seem to think tlmt she
.auction, would lie tlie overthrow of
every guarantee of self-government.
The debate was adjourned until to
morrow.
Grriusii,r ami llrlfluni.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
London, Nov. 12.—The Pall Mall
ette'u leader asserts tlmt Germany
would appear to better advantage in i is urging Belgium to accept a German
tragedy. | protectorate, and make her military
system conform to tlmt of Germany,
weather. I iii retuin for a German guarantee of
Washington, November 13.—In- Belgium’s independence in all other
dications : For tin* South Atlantic ! respects, and fur territorial enmpoiisa-
nnd East Gulf States, warmer, clear j tion. Germany argues that Belgium
or partly cloudy weather, light varia- ! in the event of another Fmiico-Ger-
bk* winds, mostly from tlie southeast, i mull war would probably b<* the bat-
stationary or lower pressure. I tie ground and lie absorbed by the
HClIKNt'K’S Ptlt.MONH: Ml WI'P,
Fur Ibe Cure or Con.llpatlon, I'miirli.
and Colds.
Tho grout virtue of this medicine is
tlmt it ripens tlie matter anil throws it
out of tlie system, purities tlie blood
anil tlniH otloots a euro.
Sou k.nok's Ska Weed Tonic, for the
Cuke of Dyspepsia, Inoiokstion,
Ac.
Tho Tonic produces a healthy action
of the stomach, creating au appetite,
forming chyle, and curing tiie most ob
stinate cases of Indigestion.
SeiiKNoK's Mandrake Pills koii the
Cure ok Liver Complaint, Ac.
Those pills are alterative, anil pro
duce u healthy action of the Liver with
out the least danger, as they are free
from calomel, and yet more 'efficacious
in restoring a healthy action of tlie
liver.
Those remedies are a certain cure for
Consumption, ms the Pulmonic Syrup
ripens tlie matter and purities the
blood. Tlie Mandrake Pills act upon
tlie liver, create a healthy bile, and re
move all diseases of the liver, often a
cause of Consumption. The Sea Weed
Tonic gives tone and strength to the
stomach, makes a digestion, and ena
bles tile organs to form good blood
SINGULAR ADVENTURE OF A
PREACHER.
A True Slitrj by in Old Ulululpplnn.
Cor. Brookhuvcn COmel.]
About t he year 1830, there resided
in tlie lower part of Marion county,
territory which is now embraced in
the county of Pearl, a pious Baptist
preacher, whom we will call for con
venience, the Rev. Mr. Ballard
(though that was not his name). He
hud charge of the primitive log-cabin
church in the neighborhood, where
lie preached every fourth Saturday
min Sunday to a small audience of
earnest communicants. He was
greatly beloved by all the people of
the neighborhood, and ills utterances
from the pulpit were received by
them without question as the ortho
dox exposition of Bible requirements.
Almost without exception, the com
munity consisted of small formers and
stock raisers—hardy pioneers—who
produced annually for sale from one
to four or five bales of cotton and a
few head of stock for each former. In
those days cotton was conveyed to
Covington In ox wagons and the stock
driven to tiie same place, and thence
usually transported to New Orleans
in schooners.
When the crop for the year men
tioned was harvested the congrega
tion at church one Sunday, after
listening to a three hours’ sermon and
a fervid prayer of one hour's duration
from Parson Ballard, organized a sort
of pioneer grange meeting in
tho church, to consider tho
mode and manner of the
disposition of their crops nnd tlie
purchase of supplies. It was argued
with mi intuitive grange acuteness
tlmt if each mini depended on him
self, and carried his one ot two halos
to Covington, sold it and bought liis
supplies there, he would not realize
as much as he would if all would club
together and send a man along with
tlie cotton to New Orleans, sell it in
hulk and buy groceries ill hulk for tlie
entire community.
This plan was therefore agreed to,
nem con., and Brother Ballard unani
mously elected to carry it out.
Accordingly, the neighbors got to
gether their wagons and teams, and
by a united effort succeeded In equip
ping a train sutficlent to transport 130
Lillies of cotton.
Fifteen miles a day is the average
speed of the ox-wagon, and itgcneral-
ly took from six to ten days to com
plete the round trip.
On the occasion referred to, forty-
seven years ago, our brave pioneers
reached Covington without any seri
ous trouble. Parson Ballard was
there fortified with his long list, call
ing for so much (lour, sugar, coffee
and molasses for each head of tlie
family, and a special memoranda de
manding a sack of squirrel shot for
Brother A., a dozen llsli hooks for
Brother B., and a can of powder for
Brother C., two pair striped stockings
for Sister D., ten yards of white mus
lin for Sister E., etc. He took charge
of the cotton, chartered a small
schooner, loaded itaud hoarded it mid
bade his nook an affectionate good-bye
for n short time.
When lie reached tlie city he put
up at the City Hotel, famous then as
now, as the popular resort of Missis-
sippians, and there casually fell in
with a gentleman dressed in blue
jeans homespun, wearing a broad
btiimmcd Panama hat, and looking
tiie very embodied type of a thrifty,
well-to-do farmer, afoo stopping at the
same house. Wo will call this party
Stokes, though that may not have
been his name. Stokes seemed to lie
drawn to our parson by ids rural garb
and innocent look. By the merest
accident, of course, and a sort of natu
ral congeniality, lie cultivated the
parson, ute with him, talked cotton
and horses and baptism with him,
and won upon him. He introduced
himself us a farmer from Arkansas,
wlio luid conic down to sell Ills crop
of 3116 I udes.
“That's exactly my business lu re,”
replied tlie Rev. Mr. Ballard, “lint us
this is my lira! trip to the city I am a
little green about the business.”
“Then I can he of some service to
you,” said Mr. Stokes, “1 have been
in the habit of coming down every
winter, and I’ve learned the ropes as
tlie boys say. To-morrow I will
Introduce you to one of my brokers,
who will dispose of your cotton to
the best advantage.”
rdlngly next morning Mr.
Stokes conducted Parson Ballard to a
commission firm, who took charge of
the cotton, luid it weighed, sampled
and sold. When Mr. Bullard culled
lutein the evening lie received a
check for $5,(MX) as tlie round proceeds
of the cotton sale. The next morning
his programme was to lay out this
sum, or so much of it as was neces
sary to fill the hills of his expectant
and confiding neighbors.
After snipper, Mr. Stokes presented
Parson Ballard witli a fragrant cigar,
and under the soothing influence of
the grateful Havana, lie talked fluent
ly ol'stock raising and morality.
“Wluit do you say, Mr. Ballard,”
observed Mr. Stokes quietly alter
sonic clinching remarks about the ab
surdities uf Methodism, “what do
you say ton walk around the town."
“I think I would enjoy it," said
Parson Ballard, “everything is new
and strange here to me, and I would
like to sec the sights.”
"Very well, then, we will start at
The pair moved out from the City
Hotel, strolled along the Levee, went
up one street nnd down another, un
til Parson Ballard hud completely
lost his compass. He knew not
where he was nor how he got there.
Finally lie said to his companion:
"Let us go buck to the hotel now, I
think we have seen enough for one
night."
“All right,” said Stokes, “but let’s
step in here and sue what sort of a
place this is.”
“Certainly," responded Brother
Ballard. “There cun be no liurm in
that."
“We are tired and thirsty,” sug
gested Mr. Stokes. “Let's get one of
those fellows lo fix us up a nice julep.
I think it would do us good."
“I am thirsty," returned tlie other,
“und though it is iiiiHeomingly fora
preacher of tlie gospel to drink at
ing in and going out of customers,
Mr. Stokes remarked:
“Suppose we go in here anil see
what they are doing behind tlie
screen.”
“Here was a large round table re
sembling a vast mariner’s compass,
with ail points distinctly marked.
Men were throwing a little round
ball on it und if it stopped where they
put down a piece of money, tlie wheel
man gave liiem two, three, ten or a
hundred times the amount deposited.
If it didn't stop there the engineer
took the deposits nimself. 1 observed
it didn’t stop thereoften. At another
table there was quite a crowd of men
handling smooth, round pieces of
ivory about the size and shape of a
silver dollar, which they called
‘chips,’ some blue, some wflite and
some red. A fellow was dealing off
cards out of a little tin box two or
three at a time, and every time ho
dealt he took off some of the ‘chips’ at
one plaee, and at another place he
would put down other ‘chips. I saw
one man with a whole pile of blue
chips and every one of them was said
to Ik* worth till in gold. I became
somewhat bewildered and excited.
Stokes asked me to take another julep.
I did so; and we returned. ‘Was I
beside myself?’ 1 thought. I felt a-
momentary sensation of recklessness
creep over me. Stokes suggested that
we try our luck just onetime. We
tried and won. A second trial, und a
second winning. And so on for sev
eral turnings. By and liy, the tide
turned, and 1 lost—kept' on losing
until I had nothing left. Then
Stokes drew me hack to the counter,
and we took another drink. By this
time I must have been boozy. Stokes
suggested that the men behind the
screen who handled the chips and
hank hills were a set of swindlers—
thill lie had caught tlie slight of the
thing and knew how to win, and if I
would go back and try it again he
felt certain that I would recover all
my losses.
“But I haven't got anymore mon
ey,” I replied.
“You have got a check for $5,(XX),"
replied Stokes, “und l can get it
cashed here.”
“My God,” I exclaimed, “I can't
use tliut check. It represents the
year’s work of some thirty or forty of
my trusty parishioners. No, no, no!
Tlmt is impossible,"
“I don't propose for you to use tlie
cheek—only a few dollars of it to re
cover back wlmt you have lost. Then
you can make it good, and I can tell
you a thing or two which I believe
will fix it so tlmt you will be almost
certain to win."
It is needless to prolong the tale.
At the moment Satan triumphed. I
yielded. Stokes went with me to the
man who held the money hugs of the
institution, and lie counted out to me
$5,060 ill current bank bills, and I in
dorsed the check
“Now,” says Stokes, “you play as
I tell you, and you will will.”
We returned to the table, and began
the campaign, at first winning and
then losing. In two or three hours
the last cent was gone! I looked at
Stokes. Stokes looked at me. For
Hie first time it begun to dawn upon
my befuddled intellect tlmt I was the
victim of a gambling house pimp.
Did I rush upon him and wreak ven
geance upon him for my wreck? Oh,
no. I was too utterly crushed fur tliut.
All at a sudden tlic'inunstrous nature
of my crime flushed upon mo with
overwhelming und blasting force.
I thought of the simple und confiding
members of my Hock w I lose sweet
trust I bad so basely betrayed. I
thought of the deep disappointment
and poignant sufibring which my
crime would entail upon (hem. I
thought of my devoted wife und
two little children. 1 thought of
the great und good Saviour
whom 1 luid betrayed and whose ser
vant I professed to lie. In tlie twink
ling of an eye my great crime in ull
its horrid deformity and with all the
terrors which il would entail, was
unfolded to my distracted vision, i
had been false, to myself, to my peo
ple, to my own household, to my God!
Oil, tiicn it was tlud I prayed to him
with an intensity of fervor never
felt by me before nor since. I prayed
tliut lie would send liis lightning
down and strike me dead in my
trucks, or in the boundlessness of His
mercy He would point a way out of
111 1h deep dumnuHoii.
Well, Stokes pulled me out of this
"hell”- a strictly correct name for ull
hucIi places. I moved along with
him listlessly. If, unto this time I
luid been a mere tool in liis bunds,
now I was a simple child, curing
not where lie curried me nor
what he did with me. By und by we
came to uuolher saloon, and Stokes
invited me to drink once more. 1
complied, of course. While standing
at the counter we heal'd a rattling of
“chips” in the rear. Stokes asked
me if I had any money. I felt ill
my breeches poi’lcctulld liilllid a Mex
icali silver dollar.
“That cull do you no good,” says
Stokes, "suppose wo go in 11ere and
make one more trial with it."
“Al! right,” I said, feeling utterly
desperate, and taking in the full force
of Stokes' suggestion tlmt Hint pour
isolated silver dollar could do me no
good.
“We went in und laid down Hie sil
ver dollar. It won. 1 doubled it and
it win again. I increased the betand
it won a third time. I kept on in-
ereusing und winning. Every play
was u success. I filled my coni pock
ets and breeches pockets'with bunk
bills. | pulled oil my hat and cram
med tlmt full. Al daylight I arose
from tile tabic witli vest pockets, coat
pockets, breeches pockets, and my
bat full of bank bills. Stokes sail!:
‘No, I said,
and thus creates a healthy circulation ! counter, yet luma long way from
of healthy blood. Tho combined action home and wretchedly dry. 1 will
of these medicines, as thus explained, 1 • • •
will cure every case of Consumption, if
taken in time, anil the use of tlie medi
cine persevered in.
Dr. Selienok is professionally at liis
f irineipal office, corner Sixth and Arch
itreots, Philadelphia, every Monday,
where all letters for advice must bo ail-
dressed. oct31 eodlm
home ami
join in a Julc'i
From this point we continue the
storv in Parson Bullard’s own words.
“This drink,” said he, “exhilarated
me wonderfully, luid i felt more like
‘seeing the elephant’ Hum ever,
ter wc hud Inokod on u while, obi
‘Wait, you are in luef
‘I am going to the hotel at once.' t
took inv 1 mt under my arm and start
ed, Stokes following' me. I never
turned to the rigid or left, hut made
short time for the hotel. Arriving
there, 1 went behind the counter ana
said to the clerk: ‘Here, count tliin
money for me.’ ”
“How much have you got?” asked
the clerk.
“God only knows,” I answered.
Then I poured my liat full of hank
hills on the floor before him and be
gun to empty my pockets one at a
time.
"Ain’t you never going to stop null
ing out bank bills?” exclaimed the
clerk, laughing al my singular iqi-
pearunce and ludicrous excitement.
“Walt!” I said, ami proceeded with
tlie disgorgement. After I hud emp
tied all my pockets the clerk com
menced the count. When lie hud
to buy. He told me where to go, and
I filled every bill to tlie point of ex
actness. With the remaining $5,000
I bought n stock of goods, such as
were needed in my country, arrived
home in time, turned over everything
to the perfect satisfaction of my
friends, and built a small store house
and started . mercantile business
which has proved to lie tlie founda
tion of my fortune."
Mr. Ballar told me this story
about twenty years after its occur
rence, and remarked at tlie conclu
sion of it:
“You are tlie only man I have ever
breathed a syllable to concerning this
fearful episode. Tt is literally and
strickly true. I attribute my success
at the second gaming house solely
nnd entirely to the efficacy of tlie
earnest appeal I made at that time to
my Maker. T have never touched a
game of chance nor a drop of liquor
before nor since and, as God is my
shield, I never will.”
AltKKICA.V ll’HE/imELSS.
NUrtllng Conjectures Concerning Their
Exhaustion.
Many years ago an English writer,
named Muitlius, published a book, in
which lie maintained tlmt population
increased in a geometrical ratio, and
sustenance in an arithmetical ratio:
in other words, tliut starvation would
lie the ultimate fate of u large propor
tion of tlie world’s inhabitants. We
lo not propose to combat tills explo-
led theory ; it is sufficient to remark
thal the world’s food is constantly in
creasing, not only in quality, but in
the relative amount to eueli inhabit
ant. But Malthus was the virtual
founder of a large school of political
economists who exist in our day and
persist in taking a most gloomy view
of tilings terrestrial. These phyloso-
pliers hold that labor can only bo
worth wliut it takes to feed the labor
er, and tlmt while nations may pro
tect tlie persons of their citizens they
have no right to protect their indus
tries. But the great forte of this
school is in making prophesies; in
fact, it is a “school of prophets.” They
prophesied our panic twenty years be
fore it occurred, and have uniformly
foreseen the terrible results sure to
follow from our national sins. Just
now Hie subject that claims their pro
phetic attention is tlie gradual ex
haustion of our Amerleun wheat-
iields.
At first sight such a proposition
might seem the very height of folly,
hut tlie earnestness with which it is
urged shows tliut it is really believed
by its propouuders. Of course, we all
know tliut successive crops of wheat
cannot he raised from the same soil
without Impairing its wheat produc
ing qualities. The wheat berry con
tains some of tlie most essential con
stituents of the soil, and u perpetual
drain of these, without supplying In
some other form what is taken away,
is sure to end in eventual barrenness.
This Ih conceded by everybody, but
some of our gloomy economists ask
still more. They assert tliut even
new land will not yield the crops
which it once did, or in other words,
that the prolific ehuraeter of the wheat
plant is decreasing, and that the old
average number of bushels per acre is
becoming noticeably less. It instated
tlml such atmospheric changes huve
been und arc Inking place us to cause
tills result; and, as proof of this fact,
sections are pointed out where new
land hardly [lays for cultivation when
sown witli wheat, whereas, twenty-
live years ago, laud in the same vi
cinity yielded from forty to fifty
bushels per acre. This is said to be
particularly true of Northern Illinois,
which was once one of the wheat
fields of tlie country.
Now this foct is undeniably true.
New luiid in Northern Illinois does
not yield oue-hul f the erop of wheat
tliut siidi land did a quarter of a cen
tury since ; but is the correct solution
given? Are there not oilier agencies
which have caused this difference in
productiveness beside tlicoue ascribed
by the atmospheric theory ? We think
that some of tlie circumstances of the
case have not received due considera
tion. Wlii'ii first broken up by the
march of civilization the prairies of
tlie West hud been receiving for years
vast deposits of ashes resul ting from
prairie fires.
Now this ash contains exactly the
constituents required for the nurture
of tlie wheat berry, und this fact, will
account for the luxuriant crops of
early days. Wliut is now termed
“new lands” in these old sections is
hardly such in the sense tliut it was
years ago, for, although il may never
nave been broken up by tiie plow, its
herbage bus been grazed offumiuuliy,
und this exhausts tlie soil quite us
readily as tlie production of cereal
crops. The same holds true of other
sections of the country where tho
yield of wheat is decreasing. I‘roper
fertilization of the land is not resorted
to in order to compensate in some
measure for systematically drawing
off'the phosphates in successive crops.
Wheat is exactly wind it was thirty
years ago, but the laud is not.
As long, therefore, as the wlicut belt
is not shifting from atmospheric
causes, there is no reason for drawing
dark pictures of the future. Tlie diffi
culty is one which time and phos
phates will remedy. We say tliut
time is necessary before wheut growing
can again become profitable in some
parts of the country, because many
localities are too near the recently set
tled portions to compete by means of
careful cultivut.on with the enormous
crops which i ward the scant tillage
of the neighbor. . That the wheat
belt is shifting all acknowledge and
that it is shifting from the cause just
mentioned is demonstrated by tlie
fact that more wheat is now raised
Hum formerly, and u greater number
of bushels per capita. The theory
that atmospheric manges are dimin
ishing the extent of our wheat area is
absurd. Wheat lias a wider range
than almost any other plant, and time
will show that "with careful cultiva
tion our wheat fields arc inexhausti
ble. Our Mantliusian friends should
limit up some other more promising
subject on which to hose their prophe
cies.—American Miller.
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