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THE LEGISLATURE.
Both Houses Working Day and
Night.
LIVELY IN THE SENATE.
The Hays and Scott Bond
Bill Was Defeated—Money
for Old Soldiers.
Special to The Tiibmie.
Atlanta, Ga., D>c. 9. —The sen
r.ie was in continuous session until late
this af'ernoon ajid again t, night. The
most important action was the defeat of
the Hays and Scott bond bil l . The sen
ate finance committee recommended
the payment of b nds and interest after
maturity. When it came before the sen
ate the interest proposition was killed
by a vote of 1G to 19 and on final pa sage
the bill was defeated 14 to 21. Argu
ments for and against were 'he ab'est
yet heard on the bind
q lestiou. Reese, Hatcher and Humphries
fought the payment, though Hatcher b
liived the Hayes bonds were all right
and shou'd Unpaid. Jenkins, Corput,
Rabbe, and Doley, iuo ft/ht tor pay
ment. ■ This was th\p livliest discussion
of the session in thejsenate.
The senate passed the state bank bil)
by a vote of twenry-t’bree to fourteen, a
bare constitutional's majirity. Rabbe
fonght the bill; Corput for it.
The house held a continuous session
morning, afternoon and night. Morning
session devoted principally to voting
money for old soldiers.
A number of local bills of this nature
passed,and Battles bill to allow county au
thorities to furnish clothing and food to
any needy Confederate instead of sending
him to the poor house was passed. The
house passed Ham’s 1 bill submitting
amendment to csnstitutAn providing for
summer sessions. /
The senate committee cn agricultural
has killed the game law ibout which so
much eloquence was wastrt
.... . THREE MORE
Virginia Company to Build Two Os Them
at 8 880,000 Each.
Washington, Dec. 6.—Secretary Her
bert award< d the contract for two of the
three gunboats for the construction of
which bids were recently opened to the
Newport News Ship ai d D>y Dock com
pany, of N-vport News, Va., at its bid
of $280,000 for each vessel. The award
for construction of the thiid gunboat,
■which differs somewhat in design for the
others, wgs held in abeyance until some
addition tl information concerning the
charact* r if the bids offered by the
Union Iron works, ban Francisco, could
b obtainid.
LIGHT PUNISHMENT.
Clarksville Jury’s Surprising Verdict in a
Bad Case, i
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PRIZE
That Ba’e of H a
Good Price.
That bale of cotton raised by J H.
Fisher, of Chattooga county, and sent to
the Augusta exposition by Hamilton A
Co., which took first prize f v r short sta
ple cotton, has been sold.
Alter'he premium was awarded, the
bale was turned cv.r to Col. Wilberforce
Daniel, who has informed Hamilton &
Co. of its sale. It brought li.’X cents a
pound.
SOUTHERN COTTON CLAIMS-
Bill TO Be Introduced to Pay The Sum of
. SS 11,000.000.
Washingt. n, D. C., December 5
The house committee on judiciary has
about decided to report favorably a bill
relating to Southern cotton claims. Th re
is now in the treasury about $11,000,000
which has been set apart to pay cotton
claims. The money was originally i -
tended to pay the claims of th se whose
loyalty could be properly established.
The proclamation of President Johnson
and a decision of the supreme court, it is
claimed, is plain that proofs of loyalty
CHILDREN WHO SUFFER
from scrofulous,
—— j-A skin or scalp dis-
/—A \ eases, ought to ba
r t i given Ur. Pierce’s
/ J Golden Medical
/ Discovery, for pu-
/ rifying the blood.
\. For children who
' \\ are puny, pale or
X, the “ Dis-
iraaSa. e ,>),>• U/ W c overy ”is a tonio
J which builds up
s both flesh and
gXI Y y'' strength. What
tS IS * s Ba “ f° r
jßfflr /ffil / 7 children applies
ftjj trnb- I J equally to adults.
Z/p ~ jSg As an appetizing,
restorative tonic,
it sets at work all the processes of digestion
anil nutrition, rouses every organ into nat
ural action, and brings back ehealth and
strength. In recovering from “ grippe,” or in
convalescence from pneumonia, fevers, and
other wasting diseases, it speedily and surely
invigorates and builds up the whole system.
For all diseases caused by a torpid liver or
impure blood, as Dyspepsia and Biliousness,
if it doesn’t benefit or cure in every case,
the money is returned.
once demanded are no longer required.
The Republican members of the commit
tee have agreed that the bill shall be re
ported favorably, with a proviso that no
more money than the $11,000,000 now in
the treasury shall be paid, and that all
claims for destruction of cotton shall be
presented within a year from the passag
of the bill; the money to be divided pro
ra’a among iho claimants who establish
the facts of their losses.
SCALPED BY A WHEEL.
An Almost Fatal Accident to a County
Convict.
A negro convict was almost fatally
wounded out at the couviot camp Thurs
day.
He was eaught by the belting on the
reck crusher and thrown against the
wheel. His scalp was almost entirely
torn off, and both j iws were broken. Dr.
McCall attended him, and thinks he will
recover,
ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.
Wliat Dr. i John Murray of the Challenger
Expedition Thinks About It.
An att®ipt is being tHade under the
auspices B tho Royal Geographical so
ciety to renew interest in antarctic ex
ploration. An important paper on the
subject was presented to the society
this week by Dr. John Murray of the
Challenger expedition. Ho argued that
the continent at the south pole com
prised 4,000,000 square miles and that
meat practical benefits in the depart
■ rents of biology, geology and physics
would bo gained by its exploration. Ho
d’d i;,>! advocate a dash for the pole,
hut demanded rather a steady, syste
matic exploration of the whole southern
region with all the appliances of mod
ern investigators. The exploration
should ba undertaken by the royal navy.
Two ships, not exceeding 1,000 tons
burden each, should be fitted out for
three summers and two winters.
Early in the first season a wintering
party of 10 men should ba tended some
where south of Cape Horn, probably
about Bismarck strait, at Graham
Land. The expedition should proceed
to Victoria Land, where a second party
should winter, probably at Mac Murdo
bay. near Mount. Erebus. The ships
should not bo frozen in, but should re
fnraj’prth. conducting observations of
various kinds toward the outer margins
of the ice. The position of the ice and
the temperature of the ocean should be
observed.
Early in the spring the wintering
parties should be communicated with
and re-enforced for another winter.
During the second winter deep sea ob
servations should be continued to the
north. In the third season the winter
ing parties should be picked up and the
expedition return to England.—London
Letter.
Taking a Broad View.
“No, Johnny, Ican’tbuy any candyfor
you. It's bad for the teeth.”
(After some moments of profound
thought .) “Mamma, what would the den
tists do for a livin if every fam’ly was
run like ours is?”—Chicago Tribune.
The Last Thatched Cottage In London.
Probably very’ few Londoners know
relic, which now un-
Matilda
county jail a raving maniac. She was
a religious enthusiast and attended the
Sam Jones revival meeting. Sam’s
preaching enthused her so that she
sprang up and began shouting. While
standing on a bench in the presence of
7,000 people, shouting, she fell, and
striking on her head injured it. A few
days ago she went raving crazy. She
is perfectly well physically.—Birming
ham (Ala.) Cor. Chicago Herald.
An Animated Mint.
As Mrs. Dr. Beach of Olathe, Kan.,
was breaking eggs to make a cake she
was surprised to find in the yolk of one
of the eggs a 2 cent piece. The rim of
the coin was somewhat dark, but the
center was as bright as a new one. The
egg was bought at one of the stores and
was evidently brought in from the coun
try.—lndependence (Kan.) Correspond
ent.
No Walting For a Bi to There.
Mr. \V. K. Reynolds, Jr., in a letter
to his father from British Columbia
dated Nov. 18, tolls the following re
markable story:
"Was at Duncan’s two nights; spent i
an hour at the Cowichan river each i
evening catching salmon by the tailand j
throwing them up tho bank or back in '
the river. 1 suppose you will think I
this overdrawn, but it is a fact just the ,
same. Tho river is literally swarming
with them, and the water can hardly I
be seen for fish. Tho banks are cov- j
ered with dead fish, and tho stench is I
horrible. The people are complaining, I
but apparently nothing can be done. I I
caught about 40, one after tho other, |
and got pretty wet over it. The sport
is more exciting than fishing with a
rod. Every little slough in the river is
filled with them, places where the wa
ter is only six inches deep, but they
force themselves along very fast and are
fearfully strong. Tho average weight I
is about 10 pounds, but there are many
heavier and few lighter.”—Halifax !
Acadian Recorder.
Additional indictments fi>«ve been re
turned in the Portlaud (Ore) ojiiutn
smuggling cases. >
THE WEEKLY TBIbUNF. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14. 1893
KING GRIP
Is Abroad in the Land, and Ach
ing Bones
AND A DESIRE TO DIE
Exist In Many Human Frames.
Several Preventives
Suggested-
L t Grippe, the Russian fever, the in
fluerzi, catarrhal fever, or whatever you
oboose to call is now epidemic in many
cities, and several c ises exist Rome.
The physicians state that it is a sepa
rate disease, as different from ordinary
colds as day from night, and that itjs in
fectious. There can be no doubt about
this, and there can be little doubt about
i's becoming epidemic.
It’s a simple looking, innocent little
disease, this grip, and many people
there are who are inclined to scoff and
ridicule the victims who groan and moan
and swear they are dying and glad of /it.
Tnese scoffers never had the grip. /Some
say they have, but were slandering an
ordinary bad cold. If you are sick with
a cold, and want to know if it isn’t the
grip you may be sure it is not. When
you have the genuine article there is no
wondering, no hope—nothing except
prayers for death. After you get nearly
well, after the worst is over one may got
a little pleasure out of life by thinking of
the fun iu having smallpox, tne delights
of a yellow fever patient, the hilarity of
a little attack of cholera, the happiness
and joy connected with sea sickness and
the excruciatingly funny situation of a
man who minds having toothache. You
may even get up a little laugh when yon
t link of these pleasures, but whenever
you laugh at anything you are nearly
well.
That is with the exception of the after
effects, but you won’t mind them. You
may be left blind, dumb, deaf or cripple
or—
But read on. This isn’t a patent medi
cine ad.
To go back a little it is a fact that there
are several genuine cases in Rome, and
there are apt to be many more. It isn’t
a very pleasaut tbing to have, and a Tri
bune reporter
>i. /ui d > s } .•Hretii.iy anW K
wh it w.mid prevent one froW \ i/’ :
disease. «•' •
Here are some answers:
Dr. T. R. Garliogton: “In I
the best information
DeCo-ta, of I’tiila elphia, who uH ~ J'*
experience with the grip
vises quinine iu small does—
grams before breakfast every
I'nere is no absolute preventin'.
infectious disease that spreads
rapt Jy, and is apt to become
unless carefully treated.”
Dr. Lindsay Johnson—“ The
vend ve and best cure I know of is
This with proper care taken of
will come as near warding it off as anW
thing.” W
Dr. Will Johnson: “You can not preß
vent it absolutely. s 'mall doses of cilo-1
me), salol and quinine should have the ’
it off. It is a parisitio
rapidly. Patients
MMhjgkise should be care-
i .
.■itti-ii: inn to it r. ■•, •• i
1 ion viili 1 H<- |n, ,> ,| r dJB
num:'. .f Io -aid
general, “that we have tho greßi
system in the world, comprising 69,000
postofflees, with no provision made for in
spection of these offices except in cases of
specific charges or complaints being made.
We have a staff of postoffice inspectors, it
is true, but they are kept constantly busy
looking up mail depredations, robberies,
frauds on the people or tho service, and
such matters. They have absolutely no
time left for general inspection of post
offices. If they go to a postoffice, it is be
cause some irregularity has called -them
there. There is no such thing as a regular
I inspection for the purpose of preventing ir
| regularities or for improvement of the serv-
I ice. One cannot imagine a great business
| concern with 69,000 branch offices which
I would permit this vast system to run on
i practically without supervision. No rail
i road, insurance or other large concern
would think of doing such a thing. They
would have their division superintendents,
their district inspectors and other agencies
of careful and constant supervision. They
would not permit station or local agents
to report directly to the president of the
road, as our postmasters all report to a
common center. In my judgment the gov
ernment cannot afford to continue its pres
ent system. We should have a system of
inspection that will permit us to visit ev
ery office in the United States at stated in
tervals, the larger offices once a month or
once a quarter, and the smaller offices as
often as possible.
State Inspectors Favored.
“To do this,” continued the postmaster
general, “I recommend the division of the
country by states and the appointment of
an inspector in each state. This official
wo can appoint right out of the service.
There will be no politics whatever in it.
Tho inspector will be an expert postal
man—one who has worked his way up
through tho ranks. Ho will know every
branch of the service. If he goes to a post
offico mid notes any bad methods, he has
tho authority and the knowledge with
which to correct them. If there are any old
mai.bags lying around, he orders them
scut to tho proper place. At the present
time we have enough mnilbags lying in
the postoffices to run the whole machine,
but they are not sent in because it is no
one’s business to attend to them. If a
new postmaster has been appointed, the in
spector installs uim in office, shows h’m
how .to <Jg things,, gives him pointers on
the best methods, now io avoid mistaites,
etc. We can get first class men for this
work for $3,000 a year, and such a system
of inspectorship would cost the govern
ment only $132,000 a year. That is a bag
atelle. The eost is not worth considering.
I venture the prediction that with such a
system as this we can improve the postal
service fully 5 per cent, and that is worth
millions instead of thousands to the people.
The postal service comes nearer to the peo
ple than any other operation of the govern
ment. The people demand as near perfec
tion in the operations of this system as
skill, ingenuity, care and money will pro
vide. They have the right to demand it.
When a man has business to transact with
his postoffice, he wants to be sure the best
methods are employed there. If he mails a
letter, he wants to feel confident it will go
right. I am urging congress to
this deficiency in our organization and rim
not without hope that it may be done
within the next few months.”
With Jealous Eyes,
Nowadays Congressmen I’teed and Bur
rows are watching each qtnerwith jealous
eyes. They are on frigidly terms, so far as
outward appearances go, but it is an open
secret that rivals for leadership of
the Republican side. Though this may be
news in the country, it is a fact that in
Washington the Republicans are counting
upon having a majority in,the next house.
They may be counting their chickens be
fore they are hatched, but their hopes have
been raised so high that already Messrs.
Reed and Burrows are scheming for the
next speakership. Each has a strong fol
lowing, and both are keen in debate and
artful in parliamentary tactics. The speak
ership is a long ways off. The present
point of interest is not so much in that as
in the maneuvering for advantage between
these two rivals as the work of the session
goes on.
A Remarkable Career.
Many members of the house are inter
ested in the efforts which David R. Paige
is making to reach a settlement with his
creditors. Paige used to be a congressman
from Ohio and was very popular. After
leaving Washington he entered into con
tracting in New York and carried on large
operations on the Croton aqueduct. A
construction inspector attempted to biack
mail him out of S6OO, and Paige refused to
be bled. In revenge the inspector report
ed that the work on Paige’s contract had
not been properly done, and the sum of
SBOO,OOO was tied up in the courts. This
reverse nearly bankrupted the contractor.
Other troubles came upon him at the same
time. Millionaire Huntington of Cleve
land, who had loaned Paige (his brother
in-law) large sums of money, repudiated
his signature to certain notes. After an
unsuccessful effort to induce Huntington
to acknowledge his signature, Paige had to
flee to South America to await a turn in
the tide. There he has lived for several
made n little money in the
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From a Prominent Lady.
I have not been able in two years to
walk or stand without suffering gieat
pain. Since taking Dr. Mcz'ey’s Lemon
Elixir I can walk half a mile withou
suffering the least inconveni' nces.
Mbs. R. H. Bloodworth,
Griffin, Ga.
Ingleside Rftbeat.—For diseases of
Women. Scientific treatment ai d cuies
guaranteed. Elegant apartments for la
dies before and during confinement. Ad
dress The Resident Physician 71 72
Baxter Oourt. Nashville, Tenn.
6-22 d&w-W
There is an estimated deficiency of
nearly $8,000,000 in the United States
mail department this year. It is partly
because the mails carried 87.000,000
pounds of free matter. No wonder it
was heavy. A considerable amount of
it was speeches.
It is a satisfaction to know that a new
goldfield has been found in Coloradoat
Buffalo Sloughs, 70 miles west < f Colo
rado Springs. Tho gold is not of the
highest grade, but there is plenty of it
such as it is. which i“ the.main liiiu ;■
A-k Your Friends
Who have taken Hood’s Sarsaparilla what they
think of it, and the replies will be positive in its
favor Simply what Hood’s Sarsaparilla does,
that telle the story of ite merit. 'Jn» has been
cured of indigestion or dyspepsia another And
it indispensable for sick headache or bilious
ness, while others report remaikable cutes of
scrotu’a, catarrh, rheumatism, salt rheum, etc.
Hood’s Pills are purely vegetable
It is said at the treasury department
that the government will promptly It no k
out Governor Waite’s cqinage scheme
should an attempt be made to put it into
practice.
The Fanners’ Alliance was reorgani
zed and radically changed at Topeka,
Kas., yesterday.
FOR GOVERNOR.
Gen. Clement Evans and W. Y.
Atkinson.
IT IS EASY TO GUESS
Who Will Win—Now Guess.
News of the Gate
City.
Special to The Tribune.
Atlanta, Dec. 9.—Gen. Clement A.
Evans and W. Y. Atkinson have the gub
ernatorial race to themselves.
The contest, for the nomination is be
tween these two gentb men at present,
and there is no immediate prospect of
any one else entering the field.
The race has narrowed down to these
geutlemi n, ai d be would beapoorguesser
who could not pick the winner.
Steve Clay draws cut or, more properly
speaking, decides not to go in the race.
He had really never entered the lists, but
as he says in the letter printed in The
Tribune this morning bad it tinder con
sideration. True, it was widely believed
thatbe w: s a candidate for governor, but
from frequent intei views with him I can
say lhat. ire nevi r was at any time. He
always said that if certain conditions ex
isted bo would not run. Those condi
tions do exist and be will not be a candi
date.
He certainly had every encouragement
to lead him to believe that he would
made a strong race. But Steve Clay
never showed better judgmenttban when
he made up his mind not to run. He has
the good will of both factions, and he ex-
himself with equal favor for both
of the men w'ho are in the race.
Some little time back there w’as talk of
an administration and anti administra
tion faction in this next sta'e campaign.
There is nothing in the air now to indi
cate that the democracy will bn divided
next year. Both of the candidatesenter
tainthc srme views on the leading ques
tions,'and neither agrees with the na
tional administration on the financial
issue.
N iw docs any candidate for the United
States Senate stand with the administra
tion on the anti-silver platform? Gov.
Northern does no’; Maj Bacon’s resolu-
Up* ■
and kind. But
I thby, were not so fortunate on their re
turn'trip, as they missed the road and
became lost in the mountains. While
waudeispg hopelessly about they ran
into a foody of mountaineers. They
were promptly arrested, and after a con
ference on The part of the mountain
people they were,blindfolded.
After what seemed to them an all
day's tramp the blinds were suddenly
removed, and they found themselves ia
a cave lighted by -lamps. About 20
rough men and women surrounded
them. They were asked many ques
tions about their business, and after
t.h.ev succeeded in showins thev were
not revenue oAicers the attitude of their
captors changed A meal of their best
was set before them. After this the
fiddle and-banjo were brought out, and j
the “light fantastic’’was indulged in '
for several hours. The drummers were
then blindfolded again and led from the
cave. After what seemed to them an
endless march the blinds were again re
moved, and they were told that they
were on the main road. They were
also told that the fato of the informer
was death—to go and never return.
In the cave were several small stills
with a capacity of several barrels a
week. The cave had several depart
ments for sleeping. As to where the
cave is located Hill and Johnson have
not the remotest idea.—Louisville Cou
rier-Journal.
Found SSC.OOO In the Kulm.
Two thou-and dollars, mostly silver,
have been found in the ruins of Mrs. Ag
nes Chapman's house near Milan, which
burned to the ground a few nights ago.
It is also supposed that a large amount
of paper money was consumed in the
fire, as several tin boxes containing pa
per ashes were also found in the ruins.
It is generally believed by the neigh
bors that the old woman would have
escaped alive had she not returned to
save her money. She also had $1,500
in an eastern bank. —Noiwalk /Conn.}
Dispatch
o- 1 A Fast Colors,
tliat are not a^ by soa P anti water.
' A I>t. are not a^ by Pearline. They
'a - W seem brighter and fresher, of
/'O, /~A course, but that is the way they looked
w h en new - Washing with Pearl
j ine h as simply taken out the dirt,
- and restored them.
Use nothing but Pearline, and
everything will “ look like new ” long*?.
There’s no rub, rub, rub in keeping your things fresh and
clean, Take away this ruinous rubbing, and what is left
there to make them look old ?
toddlers wd some unscrupulous grocers will tell you " this is u good u "
or "the same as Pearline.’’ IT’S FALSE—Pearline is never peddled,
it if y° ur grocer sends you something in place of Pearline, be
- XSB.CIC honest—Wt/fer*, K 8 JAMBS PYLE, New York.
To Make Wheat Grow
Dissolved Bone and Pott
Co. hbkedHK .<d|||
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stances proves that we
race. Beyond, however, makingsdj
what too lengthy speeches, Mr. Bayard
has made himself a persona grata
—London Truth.
The state convention of the Y. M. C. A.
of Missouri is in session at Sedalia.
A ruling concerning st 'ck in building
assocociations has been made by the At
torney General of Illinois.
Quite a stir was caused by the sudden
departure from Washington of Miniati r
Thurston, who it is presumed is bout d
for Honolulu.
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