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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 $280,000 for each vessel. The award for construction of the thiid gunboat, ■which differs somewhat in design for the others, wgs held in abeyance until some addition tl information concerning the charact* r if the bids offered by the Union Iron works, ban Francisco, could b obtainid. LIGHT PUNISHMENT. Clarksville Jury’s Surprising Verdict in a Bad Case, i Clarksville, s >i :■ ’-<■ " ■ ■ ■ !>V : «| - • •ii. I- 1 In''-- o.i \ ■ 111. i:; ’ 11 ’S - - l ’ 1 I •< ; : , “ ■ <f : evide ee uh 1 a . i-: . ' • . 1 * I ' • j .. th ‘ ' 11 ■■ pl O. ■ ■ I < .BL 't ■-$ e Hi: ■ H'H ill,- • r . W t■< v. ' bJ- ‘ . r '.\. i result of ti'i- tra'. 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 i ■ . - : l 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||| Sg « , ’ T’ 5 •;: * BBS’ ■ Two Cur ;; brouchl; ■ o ■ V Ui.uiW 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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