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SHERWOOD'S PLAIN WORDS.
——~ IliY EV Q^niER - sry : oolumbus, Georgia, Thursday morning, October 21, 1 m.
I’onstltiitlonul)) Op|><M«d to Civil Service Reform.
HcIIkvoii Th»t to tho Tic tor llrlong the Spoils.
Missouri Republican.
Judge Sherwood, of the supreme court
spoke to a rather small though enthusias
tic gathering of democrats at the Mercan
tile Library hall last night. Tho Ho -
dricks club of tho first ward attended in a
body. Mayor Francis, City Counsellor
Bell and many prominent members of the
legal fraternity were present. The speaker
took the stand just at 9 o’clock, and after
a short discussion touching his right to
become a candidate for legislative honors
in this state, and establishing himself in
that position, he entered into un erudite
definition of democracy, saying: “We
acknowledge no earthly master; we
wear no man’s collar about our
necks; we recognize no royal family
upon whose numerous mom bars*
are to be continuously showered, to the
exclusion of. their betters, political bene
fits, honors, emoluments and offices; we
bend the knee to no political boss. It is
this independence of thought, action and
feeling that causes us to favor both in the
ory and in fact, both theoretically and
practically, local self-government, and if
vou please, local option. The inborn love
of liberty, that instinctivo and indomitable
hatred of oppression in every form, that
fierce and unflagging Anmity toward con
solidated government and centralized
power which gave us the vim and the
vigor to maintain our party organization
during those long and disastrous years—
that time we waged unequal war against
the principalities and powers of darkness
the—republican party. During that long
and terrible struggle wo were often cut
down, but not utterly disheartened; over
whelmed, but not conquered, defeated by
force and “
BY PRADD,
but never subdued. We gathered together
our scattered forces and ralied anew to the
attainment of a victory a.s certain as it was
glorious. [Applapse,] We routed the ene
my, we tore down his banner—that flaunt
ing lie—that snivelling emblem and epi
tome of cant, hypocrisy, prosciption, strife
and sectional hate. Bat what were you
lighting for, a barren victory or practical
results? Were you fighting in order to as
certain whether democracy was right and
republicanism was wrong ? Oh, no I You
knew that long before. What were vou
lighting for? I’ll tell you. You fought for
that for which all men fight who have
coursing in their veins the hot blood of
warriors. You fought to put republicans
out of office and to put democrats into
office. [Applause] You fought for pos
session of the government, for its
ABSOLUTE CONTROL,
from United States senator, up—up—up—
to town constable. Did you get what you
were fighting for? Listen.”
Here the speaker enumerated a few re
publicans wiio yet hold office, such as the
United States marshal and district attor
ney of tiie eastern district of Missouri;
postmasters and mail clerks; Pearson, New
York postmaster; Mrs. Thompson, Louis
ville postmistress; Hazen and Cruger in
the Washington post office, etc.
“Did you fight for such results as these?”
asked the speaker.
The speaker then quoted the paragraph
in the state platform recently adopted, in
which the indorsement of the administra
tion occurs. Several othe. jti™iphs on
taxation, federal authority un^. . . ; .*-i 1
the money plank were quoted, in-
speaker claiming that the piuil'orm
was qualified a restricted by
other words used, and was not,
therefore, consistent. Continuing the
speakar said: “You will notice that it is
entirely silent on two important topics—
civil service reform and prohibition. I am
one of those old-fashioned democrats who
believe that you cannot run a democratic
machine with republican cog wheels.
[Applause.] You may dress up the old
republican rattletrap of a machine, put in
a democratic driver or regulator and a few
■other pieces but the subterfuge will not
win:
You may paint and letter the machine as you
will,
But the scent of the mugwump will hang 'round
it still.
In 1884 you ordered a thoroughly demo
cratic machine and that’s the kind of a
machine you are entitled to have.
OPPOSED TO CIVIL SERVICE REFORM,
but I condemn the civil service act on
these grounds : It overthrows the demo
cratic doctrine of rotation in office; It is
unconstitutional: it violates the constitu
tion of the United States by interfering
with the presidential prerogative of ap
pointment to and removal from office.
Madison and Calhoun were of the same
opinion and so spoke in the United States
senate.”
till they came up the avouue
U°™ the mansion, when he beheld with
f« v tut or seven of the prettiest of Fair-
1®* * ir ls seated on the veranda. It was
front n e ftt, fi K e ' Th ® bu ?ffV was already in
front of the bevy. Custis descended with
an agonizing look at his cousin, but the
tatter only smiled benignly as he drove off
to the stables, exclaiming; “Girls, take
care ot Cousin Custis until I put the horses
. H ,'j «■ terrible flirt, so watch out
tor him. One of the girls, speaking of
i occasion afterwards, said: “Gen
eral Custis stumbled up the steps
blushing furiously, and, draping into a
seat with the rapidity of a cannon ball,
glanced furtively about, crossed and re
crossed ins legs several times, played with
his fingers and actually bogah to sweat.
We had all agreed to feign bashfulness and
make him take up and sustain the conver
sation, so we said not a word, but looked
at him anxiously, as if expecting him to
open the conversation. And what do you
think was his opening speech ? It was
un u? us ^ laughable thing I ever heard.
Whithout any preface, he blurted out:
You are all pretty girls,’ and then wiped
his forehead vigorously. At this point one
ot the girls inquired pathetically: -You
fire not snch a big fiirt as Gen. Fitz says,
are you ? Mamma told me to keop away
irom flirts.’ 0
“‘AfUrt!’ exclaimed the general. ‘Why
God bless me I’m not a—but Fit/, said that,
diclnthe? I want to see Fitz. Where is
titz? Excuse me, ladies, I must find him,’
and away he went. Next morning before
we arose he had left Ravenswood, leaving
his compliments to the young ladies and a
bouquet with each. He has not been here
since.”
It is said that General Custis has repeat-
edly declared that he will never forgive
the governor for that trick, and that lie
will call the next man out who tries it. on
him.
FASHIONS IN JEWELRY.
CUSTIS LEE.
Mm n Alia Id to Fare a Woman, bat not to
Faro floath.
Vw Dcvlrex nml Conceits In J'iiib, Rinas, mill
Ornaments.
Among new devices for evening wear, to
be placed in the coiffure and in the bodice
of a dress, are a series of diamond swal
lows, quite small, and in groups of three or
live. There is also a growing f.uujy for all-
sorts of insect ornaments, such a* butter
flies dragon flies, and the like, both in all-
gold pins and in gems. Many of these are
made to fasten with a short pin and catch,
and serve not only to group on dresses ana
in the hair, but to wear on bonnet ties
and neck ribbons as well. The new
fly i ornament previously described, and
wh eh wifi be on the market by
the time this number of the Circular
reaches its readers, will doubtless prove a
favorite among these insect ornaments.
This new-comer, as many will remember,
does away with the pin attachment, and
fastens itself by means of the little gold
prongs that, are opened and shut through
a mechanical contrivance hid away in the
body of the fly. Specimens recently seen
included moths with enameled wings, gem
butterflies, and all-gold flies.
There are mother-of-pearl and shell
scarf pins that similate sparrows, parrots
and cockatoos, squirrels, cats, frogs and
mice in gold and enamel, to say nothing of
such expensive fancies as a wicker basket
of gold wire filled with pearls, in repre
sentation of a basket of eggs to be worn as
a brooch.
Numbered with Parisian novelties that
have found their way to the showcases of
our city jewelers are automatic brooches,
in flower pattern, which open and shut
their petals, affording first a bud and then
a full blown rose and then a bud, and so on
ad libitum. Another sample ot - mechan
ical jewelry of French origin is a little
bird, with gem-set wings, which flutter
back and forth.
One feature of the season is the revival
of old models. Instances are to be seen in
watches that copy in form, at least, time
pieces carried by court beauties two hun
dred years or more ago, and cuff-buttons
and pins that found their models in British
museums.
New advocates for favor in form of eulf
pins are formed after the old models,
Which of late years have figured in stock j
under name of “lady pins,” because used
forithe purpose of keeping in place infant’s I
bibs and little people’s collars. The chief I
difference between the new and old cuff
pins is that the former is bent a little so as
to present a slightly convex surface that
fits the curve of arm and sleeve. All-gold
cuff pins are in the show cases of leading
houses this fall; some are chased, some
are finished in enamel, and others are
formed of twisted wire or rope pattern.
Pendants of all kinds remain in favor,
and under the chaperonage of these has
returned the long-lost locket of other days.
The new lockets, as well as the pendants,
are now fashionably worn suspended from
a light gold neck-ehain or strand of gold
beads. In this connection attention is at
tracted to the increased popularity of gold
and silver beads worn in from one to many
strands close about the neck, also to the
increased use of gold neck chains, all of
which only verifies our predicted return
of neck ornaments. There remains hardly
a doubt but that gold necklaces will soon
make their appearance.
A favorite necklace consists of several
strands of beads fastened tight about the
neck, after the fashion of a dog collar.
Gold and silver beads continue to find
favor with ludies who cannot afford gem
SHAKING US UP.
of f'.iirMtiiuftkvx Unity
Non Vork.
Tromurx Vrnnnd
New York, October 20.—A largo audi
enec gathered in S1 amiiiun hall last night
to listen to Prof. John N. Newberry on ms
theory of earthquakes. Tho lecture waa
given under the auspices of the New York
Academy of Sciences, and war highly in
teresting. Dr. Newberry opened by ex
plaining the motives that induced him to
come before the members of t he academy
and its priests, and, after a short inlrodue-
tiou, said :
“ An earthquake is a movement caused
by shrinkage of the heated interior of tho
earth from the loss of bent and the crush
ing together and d.splaoement of tho rigid
exterior as it accommodates itself
to the contracting nucleus. From
observations in mines ami deep
borings, from hot springs and vol
canoes, wo have learned that tho interior
ot the earth is extremely hot. The in
crease in temperature averages about one
degree, Fahrenheit, for every fifty feet of
descent. This would give at twenty miles
deep a temperature that would melt plati
num, and certainly at fifty miles would fuse
all known substances. Hence, when this
increase of temperature was first ascer-
tained it was generally believed that tile
solid crust of the earth could not be more
than fifty miles thick, and thus timt we
were living on a film, (lotting on the sur
face of a cauldron of molten matter. But
it was then objected to this view that the
interior fluid matter would be attracted by
the moon, great tides would be causer’ and
the crusts would be broken up. But no
such tides have been detected, and the
earth holds its figure under varying attrac
tions of the sun and moon as though a per
fect solid.
THE CRUST OF THE EARTH THIN.
“Many facts seem to prov ethat the crust
of the earth is thin and is underlain at rio
great distance below by molten matter.
These facts are : First, volcanoes; second,
mountain chains, and third, the incessant
oscillations which we find taking place in
portions of the earl U’s surface. For exam
ple, along all coast linos where we have a
measure of tho changes of the land in the
variable level of the sea, and according to j
that standard parts of every considerable
coast line are going up and others are go- I
ingdown. All the country about New
York is sinking. We find in the shallows |
on the coast of New Jersey and Long
Island waters stumps of trees exposed at
low tide which must; have grown above!
water. Since the occupation of this const j
by the whites the subsidence has been
from two to twelve feet, according to local
ity, between Cape Cod and New York.
“Further north. Nova Scotia i* rising, |
Prince Edward island is sinking, parts of I
Labrador are rising, and the southern ex
tremity of Greenland has sunken ho that
water stands over the foundations of some
of the buildings erected by the North
men, about 900 or 1000 A. D. The same is
true of other parts of the. world, and it is
impossible to reconcile such fluctuations
of level with the theory of a globe solid to
its centre.”
IN A STATE OF STRAIN.
The professor then went on to show the
movements that were constantly occurring
in the earth’s surface, and continued :
“Tho rigid crust is always in a state of
strain. From time to time this strain
overcomes the resistance of the rocks and
they are folded together or faultod, that is,
fractured, and slip on to each other with a
disturbance of the surrounding country in
proportion to the amount of movement.
Also, a line of fracture ouce formed be
comes a line of weakness, and successive
movements take place there, perhaps for
millions of years. We are apt to think !
the Atlantic coast of North America espe- i
cially exempt from earthquakes, but, as a ]
matter of fact, they occur here more fre
quently than ouce a year of sufficient mag
nitude to attract attention and go on
record. For example, in 1869 Mr. W. T. 1
Brigham collected records of 231 earth
quakes which had occurred in New Eng
land alone between 1S38 and that date, !
and doubtless many more occurred, but
only these were noticed.”
in the south, was closed yesterday by an
attachment aggregating fllfi,000.
Malone & G.lines, attorneys for Messrs.
Loeb & Schoenfeld of New York, Bled the
first bill in tho clmimerv court against
Hirseh Bros, it Co. for $2203. Other credi
tors of tiie firm quickly filed Hills covering
the claims of J. Khuni, attorney for H. B.
Clnflin & Co., of New York, and the Nash
ville Havings hank. And August Bernheltu
& Bauer, ot New York, filed the next bill
for claims due as follows: Beruheim &
Bauer, f200.3; Nashville Savings bank, #850;
Clnflin A Co.. #1501, Mr. Khum also
tiled an individual bill for II. li.
CJailin it Co., of New York, for
$82,218. The next bill filed was
for tho individual claim of the Nashville
savings hank, the amount being #34,325.
The other attachments were for small
amounts; all bills allege as gruu. da of at
tachment illegal removal, for the purpose
of fraudulently evading the payment of
claims. The failure of these houses created
much excitement in the city; business men
and all others who hold accounts against
the firms hunted up attorneys to help
them in their claims. Large crowds sur
rounded the houses soon after the an
nouncement was made and I he causes of
the failure were discussed in all their
bearings. It is said the total liabilities
will reach $200,000. The amount of tiie
assets is thought to be less than $109,000.
DOTS FROM DELTA.
Two Kstilinilile Linlics Fas. from
lilt* 0rent lliynnil.
This l,|IV lul l
Correspondence Enquirer-Sun.
Delta, Macon Co., Ga., Ootober 19.—
Mrs. Kate Corbin, an aged and respected
lady, was buried yesterday at the family
burial ground at the residence of Mr. H.
Clay* Corbin.
About two weeks ago Mrs. Corbin, while
superintending some of her domestic af
fairs, accidentally fell and sustained an
injury from which she never recovered.
It was thought, however, that her injuries
were slight, and that she would soon re
cover. Hhe died on the afternoon of Sat
urday, liith instant. It is custom
ary on all occasions to eulogize
the . dead, but an attempt of
that kind just here would be vain. Words
soon) loo meaningless to attempt it. Tiie
estimation in which she was held in the
community in which she lived was shown
by the immense crowd that attended her
burial. She was truly a Christian woman
that Word expresses all of her virtures.
.Her gentle form will be missed in tho sick
room, where if was her delight to minister
consolation to tho afflicted. May the sod
rest lightly on her form till the resurrec
tion morn, and then m the purity of the
resurrection may we nil meet, her around
the groat white throne.
And now, to-day, eve yesterday’s gloom
has passed away, we are called upon to
meet in sympathy around another open
grave. Miss Ophelia Carson, oldest daugh
ter of Captain .1. 1 J . Carson, of Reynolds,
died last night after an illness of about
two weeks. She will be buried this after
noon at the family burial ground of tiie late
J. J. Carson. Just here how forcibly re
minded of the fact that the old must and
the young may die. Miss Ophelia was a
young lady of rare accomplishments, just
budding into womanhood.
Her younger sister, Miss Beulah, is also
critically ill.
Both the bereaved families have the
condolence of the community.
AN AMBITIOUS BOA.
Snake (Inis l,ii
Cain.
i Again ami Raise,
ON THE TRACK.
.Harylaiitl Jorkey Clnli liar
Alexandria, Va., October 15.—General
“Runy” Lee, candidate for congress in
this district, is doing some quiet canvass
ing here, assisted by his older brother,
General Custis, who is the most popular of
the Lee family. General Custis could have
been In congress himself long ago had he I uee k’iaces, and prefer the real article to
Wjshed, but with his studious tastes and j j n ,stations. Bead bracelets, especially in
retiring disposition he preferred to follow silver are mueh worn , while the bead pat-
'r footsteps oi his father as president I £ ern fjg ul * e s conspicuously in both gold.
Of Washington and Lee Univer^tv, at i and sil “ er trinkets of all kinds.
Lexington, Va. It will be remembered Ear-rings, which are again fashionable,
n. ..... - **’ show a variety of designs, the most stylish
of which at tiie present tiihe are hoops and
balls.
Gold studs are again fashionable and are
out in all the varieties of finish that char- ]
actcrize other lines of gold jewelry. For |
evening wear are balls of moonstone set in j
gold, and rims and moonstone bells show- [
ing ho gold. There are pearl studs and I
diamond studs, and white enameled ones |
with and without a gem in the center. j
Pearl buttons with gold and silver links, 1
and resembling in size and form the but- j
tons worn in summer vests, are being af.
that once during the war, when General
Ituny was captured and about to be shot,
Custis begged to take his place, since Ituny
had a wife and family, while he-himself
was alone in the world. Subsequent events
rendered the sacrifice unnecessary, but the
proposition showed the character of the
older brother.
Indeed, throughout the war, notwith
standing his quiet demeanor, Gen. Custis
was regarded as the bravest soldier in the
army of Virginia. His exploits resembled
those of Gen. J. E. B. Stuart, but the had
far more coolness than the great cavalry
leader. Since the war he has lived his ! byyoung men who lay claim to cor-
fiuiet life, loved by all the men who know rect s t v ] e matters of dress.—Jewelers’
aim and an object of curiosity to the | circular.
women of his acquaintance. As a boy he , _
was noted for his shyness in the presence I
°f women. The shyness grew with years, | Tin* Kpixroiial I onvi-nturn,
until when he laid down his arms he ' Chicago, October 20.—To-day the com-
seemedto have acquired a perfect terror of j niittee on the state of the church subniit-
the sex. While he can converse fluently j tod a report on the proposition for an
nud at times brilliantly with men, he is al- organic union of Christendom. The re-
most dumb if a woman is in sight,especial- ! ’ * "*
‘i’ If she is young. He would face a cannon
a ny time rather than a woman. Friends
of his tell many a good story of his embar
rassment when circumstances brought
mm into a tete-a-tete with one of the oth-
many
port recommended the appointment of a
joint committee of fifteen to open commu
nication with the other various Christian
bodies and ascertain whether there is a
disposition among them for union on the
basis of the apostles’ creed, the breaking
y. sex, and many of these same i 0 f bread and prayer, and also to ascertain
friends have purposely brought ; what benefit, in their view, would result
about these same tete-a-tetes just to enjoy to Christendom from such a union. It
the confusion of the general. They say I was placed on the calendar,
that when placed in such a situation he j r uv . Dr. Ardsley, from tiie special com-
grows red In the face, breathes painfully, niittee, submitted a report recommending
starts a sentence" and comes to a dead ! that the next general convention be neld
standstill in the middle of it, and acts gen- in New York city. Adopted,
erally like an idiot of high degree. A resolution was also adopted providing
, It is said that he is nolongeron speaking for the appointment of a committee of five
terms with his cousin. Governor Fitzhugh | clerical deputies and laj,mcn Jo‘.onsjder
i jaSEwsw
SltetfeA, M&SWM? as I
case than when in their company. Well, tion of the “ii„ 0 V’ .
years he has been urging Custis to go . among the c °IoTcd peop <-
jato society and hunt up a nice wife. Cus- j States. Hu* discus-ion wat
H? regarded the proposition witli horror. | Mr. Speed ol
rinaiTy, about two years ago, Fitzhugh against a separdHI nursued
javitea his cousin to meet him at Ravens- j tended that if such a l omsc^ was pursued
'Jood, Fairfax county. As was his custom it would mean, a.ici lh P
Custis inquired first if there were any period oftyear-itht csta • *• s |,ould
Jady visitors at the house. Receiving a African Episcopal dm*- .fidren H ih1
Negative answer, he came on, was met by i begin with the color j’ on
F'tz in Alexandria and driven out to Rav- through them was the hopemf emrjdg o
enswood. Custis’ attention was kept close- the work of evangelization with success.
the United
taken up by
Baltimore, October 20.—The second
day of the races of the Maryland jockey j
club at Pimlico was quite as successful as
the first. The weather was fine, and j
though there was some delay in getting ,
the horses off in some of tiie races, the re- j
suit was entirely satisfactory to the large i
throng in attendance.
At the end of tiie second race Fullock,
while pulling up Irish Pat. fell off and sus- ,
tained a fracture of the collarbone, but the
injury is not serious. An extra race has
been announced for the last day of the |
meeting for gentlemen riders’ weights ;
40 pounds above the scales.
The first race to-day was 1 mile, for a j
purse of #500; Gleaner won by a length, j
Hymalaga 2d, Edgefield 3d; time 1:43.
Mutuals paid $5.85.
Second race, handicap for all ages, It
miles; Molly McCarty’s Last won, Avo-
lante 2d, Tellic Doe 3d ; time 2:56. Mutuals ;
paid $10.25. Eleven started.
Third race, 1) miles, for a purse of $900 ; i
Rupert won by a nose, Frank Ward 2d, !
Alamo last; time 2:11}. Mutuals paid $0.20.
Fourth race, mile heats, for a purse of
$900; Favor won the first heat by a length,
Silver Cloud 2d, Souvenir 3d.
Second heat and race was also won by *
Favor, with Sorevence 2d, Silver Cloud 3d;
time 1:45, 1:44}. Mutuals paid $10.90 and '
$6.20.
Fifth race, selling race, 11-16 miles, for a
purse of $500; Booze won by a nose, Pega- j
sus 2d, Banner Bearer 3d; time l:50t.
Mutuals paid $16.90,
A GERMAN REPORTER
The Sulijci-I of n Si infillin' lliilliii-iiiiilioii I Nar
row Ksrapo,
New York, October 18.—Nicholas Iler-
get, of 44 Montgomery street, Newark, is
27 years old, and for several years he has
been slightly demented. He was employ- ,
ed as clerk in a store, and until yester- !
day he was regarded as harmless. Yester-j
day afternoon he astonished his father, 1
Frederick Herget, by confronting him j
with an axe in his hand and saying, “Here, |
take this and cut my head off.”
The astonished father reached out to
take tiie ax, but the insane young man re-
treated ana said: “If you don’t cut my
head off I will cut your’s off”
Raising the ax. lie advanced toward the f
old man. Mr. Herget expostulated witli
his son and urged him to put down the ax. ;
Finally a happy thought struck him af he
retreated round the table, and he said:
“This is no place to do it. I can’t do it
right here, but if you will come with me
to police headquarters I’ll cut your head 1
off nicely.”
This seemed like a bright idea to the j
youth, and lowering the ax, he said in
tragic tones, “Lead the way.”
The father escorted him to the police !
station, where the young man stepped up |
to the lieutenant’s desk, handed bis father j
tne ax, and bowing his head, said: Strike.”
Mr. Herget handed tiie ax to the doorman, j
and gave his son in charge of two officers,
who took him to a cell. He probably will [
be committed to the county insane as vium. I
His father said the young man’s chief
delusion was that he was being followed
about by a German reporter, who tried to
extort information from him.
Boston, Mass., October 18.—The big
boa, which Austin and Stone brought on
from New York to add interest to their
dime museum on Tromont row, showed
signs of becoming a first class museum at
traction to-day by escaping from his keep
ers and creating a sensation among the
spectators. Whether he got loose by de
sign or accident is unknown. The work
men looked on and saw him glide among
the terrified people without attempting to
restrain nun. Not so the blond and short
skirted girl, who is called the “snake
charmer.” She is in the habit-
of handling ordinary snakes the way
a:i,v other girl would a scarf, and sho
grabbed hold of this one with unbounded
confidence. But he was too siippery a rep
tile even for her and slipped through her
hands like an eel. Then he crawled down
behind a brick wall and hid in a chimney
fine, so the men had to break into the
wall. He doubled over gracefully when
exposed and bit one of the workmen
through the hand, and then, his ambition
exhausted, ho consented to be bagged and
taken to his cage, where he has slept ever
since. The same snake tried to manifest
his independence a few weeks ugo in the
City Hall Park, New York.
The Strikers fining In Work.
Chicago, October 20.—A few more men
were taken to work in the various packing
houses this morning, and the rain kept the
unemployed crowds, that ali day yesterday
hung around, inside. There was no excite- |
ment. Beef butchers will accept the in-'
evitable and return to work on the tun- 1
hour basis. Hogs arc beginning to arrive
and are in active demand. Armour & !
Company will commence to kill right !
away, and by the last of tiie week will
need a full force of men. Fowler Broth
ers and the Anglo-American Companies’
houses will be a day or two inter, but by |
the first of next week the great majority j
of men will once more bo at work.
trows on a Npri'i*.
Philadelphia Prens,
A Chester, Penn., gentleman tells an in
teresting story of tiie manner in which a
Delaware county farmer got rid of crows.
He was greatly troubled by tiie depreda
tions of those birds, ami all means to drive
them awny permanently having failed, hu
tried an original plan. Taking a half peek
or more of corn he soaked it thoroughly In
whisky and then scattered the cereal along
Ihe fence of the field chiefly visited by the
feathered thieves. He soon had a number
of crows eating the doctored corn, and as
they didn’t fly away lie went to observe
the effect of the dose. He found every
crow gloriously drunk, some lying over on
their sides, others tottering around in a
maudlin attempt to fly. lie could have
killed overy one of them, blit the amuse
ment created by the unusual scene made
him resolve to await tho outcome of the
drunk. Gradually the birds recovered and
one by one flew unsteadily away. They
seemed to realize that they were victim
ized, and during the remainder of thu sea
son that farmer was not troubled with any
more depredations by crows.
Tin* Rest Rlii-iiniiilli* .lleillrlin*.
Mr. J. \V. Marshall, a merchant in
Huynsvillo, and well known in Houston
county. Ga., has lifts u, say about tiie “best
ol'all rheumatic remedies:”
“1 have been a sufferer from rheumatism
for 28 years; I am now sound and well;
six bottles of Swift’s Specific cured me. i
write this in the hope that others may
profit by my experience.”
A mil her Sufferer.
For six years 1 was afflicted witli chronic
rheumatism, part of the time perfectly
helpless, uol being able to walk at all. For
a while my lolt leg was drawn backward
until nearly doubled. It had a number of
running sores on it. Physicians gave me
no relief. 1 tried every patent medicine
recommended for rheumatism, being a
druggist myself, but to no profit. At last I
'ommi'sceil the use of Swift’s Specific. At
first it seemed to make me worse. My leg
was mueh swollen, and 1 had a physician
to lance it. I soon began to improve. Af
ter talcing less than a dozen bottles oi'
Swift’s Specific, I found myself sound and
well for tiie first time in six years. TUfhi
was five months ago ; I have felt no symp
toms of tho disease since. 1 believe Swift’s
Specific to bo tin* best of nil rheumatic
remedies made. I commend it to all who
are Buffering ns I have suffered.
John R. Peel,
With C. E. Obinehain, Druggist.
Pilot Point Texas, Jan., 1S86.
Treatise on Blood and Skin* Diseases
mailed free.
The Swift Si’Ef'iFH' Co., Drawer 3, At
lanta, Ga.; 157 W. 23d St., N. Y.
Inlliimiiiiilory lilil'illluitUiM.
For over two years I suffered intensely
with muscular rheumatism. I became
almost helpless, and had to be helped out
of bed.- A t times I waa unable to turn my-
aelf in bed, and hud to be handled as ten
derly as an infant. My chest was involved,
and tiie pain was intolerable al times. All
the old and well known remedies were
exhausted, but no permanent relief was
obtained. About a year ago 1 was induced
lay a friend to try Swift's Specific. Thu
effect has been magical. My friends
scarcely recognize me, My rheumatism is
entirely gone, my general health is superb,
and I am weighing thirty pounds more,
than when l commenced taking S. ,4. 8. I
am able to attend to all my ministerial
work. I am devoutly grateful for my re
al oration to health, which I owe, under
the blessing of God, to Swift’s Specific.
J. M. Lowry.
Hampton, Ga., April 20,1886.
For sale by nil druggists. Treatise on
Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free.
The Swift* Specific Co., Drawer .3,
Atlanta, Ga., or 157 W. 23d St., New York, j
I riini a tllnliitcr.
Rev. C. T. Clark, a member of the South 1
Georgia Methodist Conference, writes from I
Tat* nail county, Ga.: “line year ago 1 was j
taken with rheumatism, and became al- ]
most helpless for over three months. Ali I
the remedies used seemed to fail until i 1
commenced the use of Swift’s Specific. I I
have taken live bottles, and uni perfectly |
sound and well again. 1 would have writ- !
ton sooner, hut waited to see if the cure j
was permanent. And now I unhesitating- i
l.v recommend S. S. S. as a safe and reliable !
remedy for rheumatism. 1 have all confi
dence in its virtue.”
It Never Kid In.
I have had blood poison ever since Octo
ber, 1885, and obtained no relief from any
treatment (and I tried several) until I com
menced taking Swift’s Specific. In one
mouth I felt os^vull iih I ever had. I also
bud a good appetite, and* was entirely free
from the pains in my shoulder and head,
which had tormented me so long. Now i
all the sores and swellings from my head |
are gone. S. W. McCarter.
No. 76 Madison St.
New York, April 31), 1886.
A 63-6*1(1 buyers; January ami February, 4 63-64*1
buyers; February and March, 6 1-IHd Millers;
March and April, 5 8-64d Hcilera; April and May,
S Solid sellers: May and June, S 7-64d value.
Futures closed steady.
Nbw York, October 20.—Cotton quiet., steady;
sales 4N2 hales ; middling uplands at 6 .vise;
orleaiw 9 Do.
Consolidated net receintH 32,2B'.I bales; export*
Great Britain 24,263, eonlinent 6162, France 00,
slock 513,669.
NKW YOBK KUTURB8.
New York, October 20-Net rccelDta292, gross
12,275. Futures closed quiet; sales *11,200 bales,
as follows:
October n oi-10<Wj 9 06-100
November 9 05-1 (K)
December 9 10-100<H9 11-106
January 9 la-ioow 9 19-100
February ...9 20-100
March 9 31 1001*1:9 35-100
April 9 12-1001" 9 13-100
Mtt.V 9 6I-KKK0.0 52-106
Jane 9 60-100,i«9 01-100
July 9 UK-100
August 9 71-iDo
Green & Co., in thoir report on cotton futures,
say: The market was somewhat firmer and a
gain of Im 5 points held very well up to theclose.
Really new demand did not appear to he very
plentiful, but considerable covering took place
among smaller shorts. Receipts were full and
offerings at the south pretty free, but the execu
tion of English orders, retarded by Ihe high cost
of freight nom, cause continental buyers to re-
main indifferent.
Gai.vkston, Gctober 20.—Cotton steady: mid-
lings H’,e; net receipts 0117, gross 6117; sales
2100: stock 78,773: exports to continent 00, Great
Britain 4109.
Norfolk, October 20.—Cotton steady; mid
dlings at IS-; net receipts 3853, gross 3863; sales
1970: stock 20,381; exports to Great Britain 00.
Baltimore:, October 20.-Cotton quiet: mid
dlings 9c; net receipts 00, gross 20!g sates 00,
Boston, October 20.—Cotton quiet; middlings
9 7-16CJ net receipts 72, gross 2916; sales 00; stock
—; exports to Great Britain 00.
Wilmington, October 20.-Cotton firm; mid
dlings 8',e; net. receipts 1237, gross 1237; sales
00; stock 22,709; exports to Great Britain 00.
1‘mLAiaELPHiA, October 20 -Cotton dull; mid
dlings 9 * „c; net receipts 043, gross 8240; sales 00;
stock 7612; exports to Great Britain 17-43.
Savannah, Ga., October 20.—Cotton quiet;
middlings S'-iko net receipts 7,327, gross 7,327;
sales 2150; stock 107,892; exports to Great Britain
00.
New Orleans, October 20.-Cotton market
easy; middlings 8 '.,c; net receipts 5,965, gross
7,8.'0; sales 5000; stock 95,709; exports to Great
Britain 8238, to continent 5534.
Moiiilb, October 20. Cotton market quiet;
middlings 8' ,c; net receipts 1418, gross 1634; sales
700; stock 12,107.
M EM phis, October 20—Cotton steady; middlings
utKfto: recciptsBIOO; shipments 1100, sales stoo;
slock -17,519.
Auul'sta, October 20. -Colton veryquiot; mid
dlings 6 receipts 1879; shipments 00; salee
1047; stock .
Charleston, S. C., October 20. - Cotton quiet;
middlings 8 ,c; net receipts -i.do, gross receipts
1510; solos 00; stock 61,065; exports to Great
Britain 42ol, to continent 00, France 00.
Atlanta, (hi., October 20.—Cotton rece pis 8051
bales; middlings 8; ; -c,
I'nia iMiwiiN.
Chicago, October 20. Cash prices were as
follows: Floursteudy and firm—southern winter
wheat $4 15«c4 60. Mess pork i$8 65(«i —. laird
S5 65. Short rib sides, $0 08, Dry salted shoulders,
boxed, $6 451-/ 5 59,short clear sides, boxed. $0 85
(Old 90.
Futures opened and closed at following prices:
Highest. Lowest. Closing.
* “ “ $8 65 #8 65
Mess
5 e-i'/i
5 82'-5
8 82 *,:?
5 92*4
’ork—October....# 8 40
November 8 72’4
December.. 8 76
January ... 9 72,4
Lard—Gctober 6 U6
November 5 65
December 5 72J4
January 5 82y. t
Wliort ribs -October 6 87)-j
January 4 95
Ht. Louis, Gctober 20.- Flour dull and steady—
choice#:! 25(«)3 40, family#2 55(6)2 70. Provisions,
quiet and steady lor everything except pork
which is tower-mess pork #9 00 -1*9 25; lam #5 66(91
5 00; bulk meats—boxed lots firm, long clear
sides #0 05-*i 0 70; short rib sideH #087 1 short clear
sides #7(0/7 10; bacon strong—long clear#7 35iH 7 40;
sliortrib sides #7 30-1/7 371.,, short clear sides#? 65
a7 76.
Nkw Orleans, October 20.—Rice steady, un
changed— Louisianua, ordinary to good at 3*4
-/ ;{ ; -c. Molasses stem y; Louisiana open kettle
good prime Lo striuily prime 32c, prime 20*/;,22c,
lair 15iiii 10, good common I3:-U4c; centrifugals,
weak prime to strictly prime 15-*/* l:)c, fair tc
good fair 42(«>13c, common to good common Kqi
lie.
Cincinnati, October20.—Flour, market firm—
family #J 25-.* 3 to. Pork dull — #9 50. laird
scarce #5 57. Bulk meats dull—short rib sides
#0 76. Bacon quiet and firm —short rib sides
$7 37 1 j, short clear sides $7 75.
Louisville, Gctober 20.—Provisions steady;
Bacon— shoulders nominal, clear ribs $7 70,
clear sides #8 12 Bulk meats—clear rib sides
nominal, clear Hides# ; mess pork #10 60. 1-ard.
—choice /cat #8 00; bams, sugar-cured, 12c.
Grain.
Oiiicauo, October 20. — Cash prices were as
follow - . heat. No. 2 red at 78,'ie. Corn 5t ,*-9
3-F‘sC. G*ws 25;.,c.
Futures ranged und closed at following prices:
Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Bum*
Washington, October *30.—Burgeon- ,
General Hamilton, of the marine hospital I
service, in speaking of the alleged exist/ J
ence of (yellow fever at Biloxi, La., to-day, I
said that there is no danger of the disease I
spreading so long as efficient quarantine
regulations are observed by the state au
thorities, and he added that tiie lateness j
of tiie season also rendered the spread of 1
the disease most unlikely. The govern- j
ment, he said, would take no action in the
premises unless called on by tho state au- |
thoritius for uid.
Heath by Sti'iim.
Mobile, October 20.—A special to the j
Register from Citronelle, Ala., says; “The (
boiler of D. Davis’ saw mill exploded yes- ,
terday, killing aim white rami,win, Bailey, *
and a negro, James Ro erts.and wounding I
two men and a boy. The cause was lack i
of water.”
.71 \ 1114KTN lit TEI.KIIKAPK.
FI laiiiicfHl,
Lon don, Gctober 2!)—I p. in.—Consols—money
100 15-10, account 101.
NEW VORK MONEY MARKET.
New York, Gctober 20. -Noon -.Stocks active
and steady. Money active, 6. Exchange long
at $1.80; 4-1 $1.81, fill, rt III .*4.811*/ #1.81',. Stale
bonds dull and neglected. Government bonds
firm.
New York, October 20. Exchange at$4.80k,.
Money *1"/8 per cent. Government bonds dull;
new four per cents I28'**: three per cents 100
bid. Stute bowls dull.
hub-treasury balances.
Gold in the Sub-Treasury $125,975,000; currency
$22,755,000.
STOCK MARKET.
New York, t October 20. The following were
closing quotations of the stock exchange:
Wheat—October...
November.
December
Jauu.iry....
May
Corn — Gctober
November.
December..
January....
May
Oats —October
November...
December...
May
72*.jC.
73/40.
75-80.
7«-.,0.
82* „c.
31*.,c.
3o,* 4 c.
30,'hC.
3.1
72/flC.
74,'hC.
75; sC.
Hl'.,c.
J.i <| (-.
M‘„c.
38C.
38' | C.
40;,sc.
24* ,c.
24*.|C.
20 1
Tic.
72-40.
74**;,e.
75/40.
81L,C.
33-4C.
3*1*40.
36c.
36',c.
4t>'-sC.
24 1 4 C.
25 Te.
26
30*.|C. 30'4o
Ga 8*8 mortgage .. 109
N CO’s 123
dot’s loo
SC con Brown ill
Tenn. scttlem’t3s 70
Virginia Os.. 47
Virginia consols... 56
Chesap’ke & Ohio 10
Chicago & N. \V....
do preferred
Del. & Lack
Erie.......
East Tenn
Lake Shore
L. AN
Memphis A Char.
Mobile A Ohio....
03 C A N
08 -N. O. Pao. lsts....
N. Y. Central
09 I Norfolk AW’n pro..
23 Northern Pacific...
00 do preferred
Pacific Mail
Reading
Rich. A Alleghany
66!
56 Richmond A Dam. 15-
I0 1 , Rich A W. P. Ter’i 3
116; „| Rock Island 12-
MI St. Paul 9
14/* M do preferred 12
3.V., Texas Pacific 2
13’. Un
J.
,3D Mi-
L'lilral
i Pacific..
' Bid. ; Asked.
Charleston. October 20.—Win. If.
James, who killed Steuben Woodward at j
Bishopville on the first Instant, was ae- .
quitted at Sumter to-day. Everything is j
quiet here.
The relief committee distributed $S20 in j
rations to-day.
He Knew II.
The husband was an exceptionally mean j
man. His wife said to him:
“My dear, it is time we were thinking
about tiie education of our Jules.”
“Oh ! it costs too mueh.”
“Don’t you know of a cheap school ?”
“Yes.”
“Which is it ?”
“The school of adversity.”—Tid Bits.
For Bronchial, Asthmatic and Pulmo
nary complaints “Brown’s Bronchial j
Troches” manifest remarkable curative
properties. Hold only in boxes.
oclfi d&wlw
(Join* Fuller. 1 lining Higher.
Chicago, October 20.—A special to the . The price of boodle aldermen is going
Times from Nashville, Tenn., says: Hirseh up. Forty thousand dollars is the latest
Bros. & Co. and Hirseh & Ixjwenstein, the quotation, with the market a little weak
former one of the largest dry goods houses | and feverish.—New York Star.
ntuuiij aim muic in •» i«*ii uuiiniiuij iiuu-
dling uplands at5.'.|d, Orleans at vl; sales were
10,000 bales—tor speculation and export 1000 I
bales.
Receipts 3,100 bales—all American.
Futures opened steady, at the following quo- :
tutions :
October 5 84Wd
October and November I 03-6-Fn 5 0-ti-ld
November and December 4 OMHm i (>3-»>td \
December and January I 62-044.’ I G3-64d i
January uml February 4 02-01 <<i 1 63-Old ,
February and March 1 63-64'"5 O-04d |
March and April 5 2-6Id
April and May £ l-Old
May anti June 5 6-6F«5 7*04<1
Tenders of deliveries for to-day’s clearing 00 j
bales of new docket and 00 bales of old docket. |
2 p. m.—Sales to-day include 9,800 bales of
American.
Futures: (October delivery, 6 9-64d sellers;
October and November, 5 l-84d sellers; November
and December. I 63-61 d buyers; December and
Janury, I 03-o4d value; January and February.
1 63-r»ld value; February and March, 5 0-61 d
buyers; March und April.5 2-6Id buyers; April
and May, 5 5-6-ld sellers; May and June, 5 7-04U
sellers. Futures steady.
Uplands 5‘ *d, Orleans S-.i^d.
5:00 p. m.—October, 5 9-6-kl buyers; October
and November, 5 1-64<1 buyers; November and
December,4 63-64d buyers; December and January,
I Ht. Louis, October 20.— Wheat active and
weak — No. 2 red, cash 7-lc^—, No vein-
j her 71,’ 7fy H c. Corn fairly active and weak—
! No. 2 mixed, cash 33cc«., November 33 , h cH33 1 .^.
j Oats very dull 1 s lower No.2 mixed, oasii 25*^
—c; November 26c bid.
Cincinnati, October 20. — Wheat firmer
-No. 2rud 77c. Corn lair demand—No. 2 mixed
.’18c. Outs —heavy No. 2 mixed 27c.
Lquihville, October 20. drain steady: Wheat,
No. 2 red 72c. Corn, No. 2 white 40c. Oats, new
No. 2 mixed 27’ 7 c.
ft Jig nr nml 4'oiler.
Nuw Ohlkans, La, October 20.—Coffee quiet
and firm - Uio, in cargoes, common to prune,
W-.jftyl2j.jQ. Sugar, good demand open kettle,
good luir to fully lair •»':,(«4 7-16 lair 1‘4c; com
mon to good common 1 entrifuals— all
receipts of new crop sold; ott* white -V’ H '«/5^c,
choice yellow cla ilied 6 1-Um>0‘ h c, prime ye.low
ciarilied 9-10C, seconds 5‘^c.
Nuw Yokk, October 20. -Coffee. lairRic quiet —
11’„c. Sugar steady but uiet and unchanged —
1 ceutrifuguls5 3-16c; lair to good refining f
refined steady-extra C 4*V" : l'-.jC, white extra O
1 5* t<«>7 1-10C, yellow 4 <( 4‘ ,c, off A 5
| cut and mould 6c; standard A 5' 1 h c, confec
tioners A 0c, cut loaf and crushed 6 5-ltfc, pow
dered 6 • h'" 6* <|C\ granulated sugar 6/ y«*5 13-iflc,
1 cubes 0‘*v«i0 5-16c.
i Chicago,October 20. —Sugar — standard A 5 l
1 CiNctNNati, October 20. -Sugar quiet—New Or
leans
Itosin ami 'I'nrpeiif ine.
Nuw Yokk, October 20 Rosin steady—strained
fl 00’sl 07‘y. Turpentine steady -31*.jC bid.
Savannah, October 20.—Turpentine firm—
34*.$c; sales 309barrels. Kosm firm -good stramed
90c »i|l 00; sales 00 barrels.
Wilmington, October 20.— 1 Turpentine dull—
3l‘ ,c. Rosin quiet strained 75c; good 80c. Tar
firm -$1 25; crude turpentine firm—hards #1 00,
yellow dip $1 90, virgin |1 90.
CifAitLBSTON, October 20. —Turpentine firm-
310. Rosin firm good strained 80c.
Cotton Seed Oil.
Nuw Orleans, La., October 20.—Cotton seed
oil products quiet — new prime crude oil
delivered 28 , ./<’29c; summer yellow 36'u 37e. Cake
and meal, long ton, $10 0(%>20 00.
New Yokk, October 20. -Cotton seed oil, 22 J
26c for crude, 38 <f>39c lor refined.
Wool ami Hide*.
New Yokk, October 20.—Hides steady—Nevr
Orleans selected, 15 and 60 pounds, y.^gilOo;
Texas selected, 50 and 60 pounds, 10«<j lO.'aC.
Nbw York, October 20.-Wool Arm—domestic
fleece 30&35c, Texas 9"t 25c.
WhiMky.
Chicago, October 20.—Whisky quiet—$1 18 for
distillers’ finished goods.
St. Louis, October 20.—-Whisky firm— $113.
Cincinnati, October 20.—Whisky quiet at $1 13.
FreightN.
New York, October 20.—Freights to Liverpool
firm—cotton per steamer3-10d; wheat per steam
er 4, l ^d.