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Newspaper Page TextItarie* aud (.Commercial. CONSOLIDATED APRIL lO, 1876. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTIONS. FOR THE WEEKLY. FOR THE TRI-Y > Month* , v laid ftrirtlv in r.ivxnce. the Ootri»cti will ho $2 50 z y , Club, of S»'r*..»>‘ M. DWINELL, PROPRIETOR. te Lc, - “WISDOM, JUSTICE AND MODERATION.” TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM. VOLUME XXXI. ROME, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY IVjORNING, MAY 23, 1877. —-II —■ NEW SERIES-NO. 38 linn .Tolm II. Caldwell, "f Alabama, v iU be’a tan.lL’ati- f-r Clerk of the next After Joe 1 frown made lii.-t recent at- upon Gordon he went to the Hot , thus keeping in hot water all me. i the last the ti Pas ha nr bashaw 1 accent n: (•liable like "pshaw'. : s th ay hich functionary in 'Iff! ailit.arv or naval. i vil. n that A cnil-blain is a sore aline disables one from walking: but a im-bkne is wot - t d unless pot rid vill prev't -. t! country Tri m “ke.piiv: "t "s l.e- much W. it stated that the army will reduced to the extent of 2,.TOO men account of the lack of funds to keep tbe military establishment after y—and thus we have an evidence tlie blessings of poverty. Red path, writing about the career of Republican parly in South < ’arolina ys, “the I.cfi.-hiture was little Irsi den of thieves " "Little less” it >d! It would take a powerful mi ipe to see that “little less. ’ the Bivchcr made ?G1 d < <» las! veer, by thirty-nine !mro. W1-- • wr one think- of lb •< !;.!• n.akintr so much v. oi o think* at tin .--mio tune about Ho' eves and camels ai d bravmly jiro-pccts. and all dial. Pt eulia r . isn I At a in Cl.lea;*o ■ 1 1 ...•hd flit tle of Mr. A hirer Sirav.s. f"ltv-live . ows I heift r= h.roue' * at; nveiai.r of- PIS .S noil. And tlm- in tba* market Straws \hi, li wav th ■ wir.l l.h n = ; yet it rather strr.ngo that while tbe wind wavs raises s'raws. in this case Straws to have “raised the wind. An English woman, who was horn vithout arms, has just had twins. She : her wedding ring on her toe, and all the housework with her feet itli 'a dexterity that is surprising. How she will manage to nurse her vin babies is a problem yet to be •d.—Kr. For the sake of the ba bies, we hope she'll find some way to rtoe the mark" and accomplish the Kyi/. I The New York Bay Bool:, in com, nicnting on Toombs’ recent letter in reference to the Convention pays this BistinguisheJ Georgian the following (compliment: “Robert Toombs is the aHlect on this continent; ith all the breadth and depth of a ^Webster, he has a brightness and versa- itv vastly surpassing that of the pon- New Englander, and though this brilliant and mighty fltellectu.nl force is sadly to erred by ccentricities ol judgmeni as well as (speech, it is areal calamity to this pen- jeration of Americans when such a man [is lost to the public councils." The new expedition to capture Pono- i is reported under the leadership of a [gentleman well know in California aod | the Southwest, who was the yourgest ' member of William \\ alker s ill starred tpedition to Costa Rica, and who, [long afterwards, at the head of about [eighty Americans, seized the Govern- 1 men' of Guatemala and held it nearly (two years* A joint stock company is formed ostensibly to settle Orezora, sev eral hundred thousasd dollars home subscribed by Han Francisco. N(w A n:k and Phiadclphia railroad capitalists. Three columns will start: one from Yuma, one by stage from Han Francsico, and one from El l’aso. Here is an item that we commend to the attention of our public-spirited citi zens. Let them make known to the world the attractive features of this part of Georgia, its resources and capacities, and no work will ntorespcedily he reward ed than this. The Chronicle awl Coiistitu■ tivimiifl says a gentleman of that city has received a letter “front a prominent Pol ish exile in Washington city,stating that two hundred and ninety-three families in Russian Poland, with an average of one thousand dollars to the family, were desi rous of immigrating to the United States, and asking for information in regard to land, climate, productions, etc., in Geor' fiht.'' WAR SF.HS, No great battle is reported by the latest cable grams. The Russians have not yet crossed the Danube, but are making preparations to do so, and may attempt it at any moment. The Turk ish Commanders of the fortressi s South of the Danube, have issued orders urg ing the people to move back—farther South—to the Ralkan mountains. Su- kumkaleh, in the South of Russia, on the east coast of the Black Sea has been captured by the Turks ar.d revolting Circassians, the garrison was massacred ar.d the town burnt. The armies about Kars in Turkey in Asia are statu quo. SOME THINGS FOR FAlt HER* TO THINK ABOUT. We wish to call the attention of our planter friends to an article in this pa- per headed “The Effect of the European A\ ar in this Country.” It is generally conceded that the first and most pal pable efiect will be to depreciate cot ton and enhance breadstuff's. In this section, most of the crops are planted ; but even now, much can bo done to in crease the supply of provisions. Thous ands of acres can yet be sown in peas, or planted in corn or sorghum. Of the latter, many were afraid last fall, that it would be a drug in the market, but it retails now in Rome, at TO cents a gallon. In some places there is a poor stand of cotton ; fill in with corn, and it may even yet he well to cross off your cot ton with corn. Our advice is to in crease your provision crop in every way that you may find practical. Each man can be ajudge’foi himself howto lo it. _ THE MInT.hTMOVEMENT, Tiie “On to Sonora” begins to cause so little sensation at Washington. Ex- I’resident I.erdo is to take a sort of be nevolent interest in tbe movement, ar.d, in consideration of the moral in fluence he is to Iqnd to the plan, he is promi-ed to be reinstated in the Mexi can Presidential chair when Diaz shall have been disposed of. There is one thing that casts a slight shadow over the rosy-liued dreams about this on to Honoia: No sooner shall the Mexicans realize that an American invasion of their soil is the order of the day, than they will speedily forget all their dif ferences, and Clericals, Conservatives and Radicals will lock shields against the common foe, will present one un broken front, and what was tnought would be hut an exciting expedition, with just enough danger to give zest to the movement assumes a more serious and tragical aspect, and the blood- sm-rf-d standards of grim visaged war nr.ee more are seen waving along the Rio Grande. This thing of stepping over into a l.f ipl.orit.g country and pocketing a Htato, might he a very pleasant and profitable job, if our Mexican brethren would only be good nntured enough to i it still and smoke the pipe of peace and not incommode themselves and others hv professing to be interested parties, and thrusting themselves for ward to enquire into the why and the wherefore of this expedition. In this connection we publish the following extract from our Washington letter : “But a report much more startling than anything encenating from the State Department, has been current here for a day or two, relative to a pro jected filibustering expedition from different points in the United States Ponora. Lerdo de Terjada, the de posed Mexican President is here, and the movement is supposed to be under his supervision, having for his imme diate assistants, some of the leading spirits of a similar movement which tarted, but failed from lack of pecu niary backing, before making any deci ded demonstration, two years ago. It Is said that active negotiations have been going on between t }..>•* and the State Department for several days, with a view to avoid any techni cal in fraction of international obliga tion, which would oblige Mr. Evartsto interfere, ft is understood that suffi cient capital has been subscribed, and three expeditions will start from as many different points, ostensibly f r the purpose of developing the mines in Arizona, hut really with a view to unite somewhere before crossing into Sonora, at some point on the Gulf of Califor- a. whence they will at once proceed to establish a new government. The largest of these is said to he now recruit ing in Texas, New Mexico and as far East as Missouri, to be commanded by an ex-Confederate of the latter State. It is to rendezvous at El Paso. Of the other two, one is to start from San Fran cisco by water, and the other from Yuma, the present terminus of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Capitalists of San Francisco, Philadelphia and New York, are asserted to be interested in the success of the movement to the extent of several hundred thousand dollars, and the leaders now in Wash, ington are very enthusiastic and hope ful, if a way can be devised that will insure the neutrality of the United States authorities. It will doubtless be much more formidable than any of those which have been fitted out in this country during the past twenty-five years, and which have come to such a lisastrous ending in Central America and the West Indies.” Washington Correspondence. Washington, D. C., May 11. I am persuaded, that had Governor Robinson ever lived in Washington sufficiently long, to have become thor oughly acquainted with the offensively familiar bearing of many officials here, towards the female employees of the Departments, he would have refrained from the gratuitous remarks, ina recent veto message concerning a bill, which proposed making women eligible to serve as officers on school boards; and such experience might have made of him, as it has of many others, an advo cate of women suffrage. I would dare attempt to be explicit as to the number of females here who support families, including lazy,drunken, worthless hus bands, by their labors in the public service; but they are away up some where among the hundreds; and such positions are often made doubly disa greeable, by their official superiors of the male gender, who take advantage of their lack of protection to play the tyrant, or to make themselves feared, and abhorred by implied, andjoften by openly expressed insults. It is a noto rious fact, that the young sprigs and swells of some Washington families— often those exacting unusual deference as “old families”—who are proficient in every vice usual to large towns, have sought out the young ladies of the De partments ; persuaded them into a se cret marriage, and when they are thus provided for, lay back and play the gentleman on the money saved by the wife’s drudgery. The employment of females with living husbands is usually discouraged; but instances can be cited, where hus band and wife have both been in the same Department at the same time,and so continued fo^months. Fred Douglass has done a rather in discreet thing, in telling a good many troths to a Baltimore' audience about the inner life of this Vanity Fair. Of course the reporters were not slow to rush the speech into print, and “socie ty” is much inflamed against the of fender ; and the fashionably pious oie particularly shocked that he should have said that “Washington has a good many churches, but it is some distance from the place to which their spires point.” Whateffectitmay have on the tenue of his office, does not yet appear; but the Republican, in a savage article this morning, demands his immediate decapitation. Political matters are rather quiet The Caban sympathizers think they see the first step token towards the recognition of Cuban independence, in the appointment of Mr. Kasson to suc ceed Mr. CushiDg, at Madrid; while it is said that Mr. Evart’% t has a sharp eye to the movements of tvEuronean con. aeeuiy notiKg' every change likely to affect ns. The opening ceremonies of the per manent exhibition at Philadelphia, drew there quite a crowd from Wash ington, including the President and some members of his Cabinet, who in their turn proved additional attractions to many of the 100,000, said to have been present. Knox. A Great Conflagration. THE SCEXE HE A R1REXD1X O. Hundreds of Miles in Northern New York Enveloped in Dense Smoke. Moore’s Junction, N. Y., May 15.— Since midnight last night a great fire has spread so rapidly among the forests and through the Drush-lands that at this time tha entire country for hundreds of miles is enveloped in dense smoke. Clinton Mills, yesterday a thriving village, is now level with the ground, and not a house left standing. Fifty-five families are bnrned out of house and home, and wo men and children were found this morn ing hnddled together, out of the way of the heat, about a mile west of Clinton Mills, in the woods. There are huddled Fleecing a Preacher- THE OLD STORY SLIGHTLY VARIED. How Two Famous Three-card Monte Men Enticed n Clergyman to Hack His Judg ment. A few days ago a Methodist clergyman of Kentucky, while on his way home, occupied a seat in the smoking-car of a train on a Southern road. He sat quietly smokiDg a cigar, evidently in profound thought, when a stranger sauntered up and dropping a large gold-headed cane by the clergyman, stooped down, picked it up, and then, begging pardon for intru ding, sot down in the seat with the reli gions gentleman. The stranger spoke of politics, and, complimenting Hayes’ Southern policy very much, soon had a good friend in the parson, to whom he ex plained matters in Louisiana, giving that State as bis home. Tbe minister said he seldom troubled himself with matters po litical on account of his ecclesiastical po sition. “Just so,” said the other; “you are right. I have been a member of that grand old church, ihe Presbyterian, for twenty-five years. I like it and I love it, but sometimes I can’t well resist taking a hand in politics.” The conversation ran on thus for some time, when a man roughly clad, with a large, broad-brimmed hat, came up. He hailed from Texas, and said half the folks down his way do not kDow who is President. He then remarked that the other half hadn’t heard whether the war was over. This made the preacher laugh, arjj also the gentleman from Louisiana. The minister spoke to the Texan, asking him when he would return to the Lone Star State. The answer was that Texas would return as soon as he could see some kinfolks” up in Iowa. He did not like any spot but Texas. Elsewhere the peo ple could not ride a pony a hundred yards without letting down fences and opening gates. It was his first time away from home so far, and would also be his last He told his “pap” that he did not want to come over with steer, but “pap said I must come, and I had to mipd him, for he is older than I am.” “So you brought over the cattle, did you ?” said Louisiana. “Oh, yes,” said Texas, “over two hundred head. They were sold in New Orleans. All were big formed steers, as fat as bntter.” “What did you get for them ?” said Louisiana. “Three and a half cents a pound; but them fellows down there are the smart est traders I ever saw. They can tell every hair in a critter’s hide, so they can 1 I would have done well, but yon see I fooled off $400 before I got away.” “Dear me,” said the preacher; “how did you fool it off, as you say ?” “Well,” continued Texas, “I am al-. most ashamed to tell you;:bathowsum- ever, I’ll not say a word about it when I get home, for the cow-boys would all laugh at me.” on’t be afra’d to tell as,” remarked the divine. “I'got to gambling”— “Ah 1” interrupted the preacher; “that is awful; and did you not know that it was very wicked to gamble ?” “Why, no; all of us boys in Texas plr ‘? u S f!£Su U J?'’’ ^cu Louisiana. “Yes,” responded Texas. “That is dreadful 1” said Louisiana. “Very,” put in Kentucky. “This was a new game,” Texas pro ceeded to say. “I never saw it before. Here is the man’s cards, and here is how I lost my money. When I get home I will win all the cow-boys’ money, butjnot tell them I lost any, oh, no 1” Texas then showed how the man in New Orleans had done. The others looked on with interest, and, as they laughed over his loss, Texas said they needn’t be so smart; they themselves couldn’t tell the card with the baby on it for $5. The preacher and Louisiana designated this card successfully from among the others several times. Texas seemed angry, and said he’d bet $5 they couldn’t do it again. Louisiana said something to the minister about not believing in betting, but would win $50 and donate it to his church, provided the young man would throw away his cards and promise to bet no more. The young man said he would, and up went the $100. Louisiana won, and the preacher laughed so heartily that Texas turned to him and said: “I’ll try you one, and then stop _ the infernal business. Your friend’s a store-keeper and a bit too smart for THERE ARE NO NOMINATIONS IN FI.OYD COUNTY. From the manner in which the Rome Tribunc has announced what it is pleased to call the “Peoples’ Ticket” for the Constitutional Convection, the impres sion lias obtained outside of Floyd county tl-.at it is the regular nominated ticket for the county. ’Ihe Atlanta Constitu- lion lias been led into this error, and in its issue of tbe 15th iust. spoke of Judge Wright, Judge Underwood, and D. B. Hamilton as the nominated ticket for Floyd county. The editor of the Tribune, in its issue of the 16th insti, copied the editorial of the Constitution, taking this view of the matter, and, strange to say, though the Tribune knew that it was an error and calculated to make an erro neous impression and to do great injus tice to Col. Bass and Col. Fouche’, who are candidates for the Convention, yet we believe, through inadvertance, he did not say a word in correction of the error. Judge Wright, Judge Underwood, D. B. Hamilton, Col. Bass and Col. S. Fouche' are all candidates for the Con vention, and are all on equal footing, so far as a nomination is concerned, and we protest against any undoe advantage in favor of either one of these gentle men, as against the others. and children, to be provided with shelter and provisions. At Cherubnsco, about three miles west, the scene is heartren ding. Upon both sides of the Oi and Lake Champlain railroad, between this station and Chernbnsce, the woods are on fire. At Cannon’s Corner, five miles from here, every honse was bnrned last night Fire has just broken out in Slackpole, three miles from Alton* Sta tion, and the whole place is in flames. Horrible Villainy—Sixty Miners Poisoned. Chicago, May 10.—A special dis patch from Strater, Ills., says the coal miners at that place, who struck some time ago, and whose places were filled by new men.bnt who were aubeequently taken back for the moet part, so that only 100 new men were retained, have for a long time been kept separate from the blacklegs, as novices are called, to avoid jealousy of the old minm. Of late, however, the two gangs have been allowed to mingle, and yesterday the rankling bate of the old mmera found expression by some of their numbers putting poison in the dinner buckets of tbe new men. Last night some 60 victims were in throes of agony, and many of them will undoubtedly die from the effects of the poison, while tiie lives of all of them hang upon threads Josh Billings : I am willing to rock the baby while wimmin folks are biling soap; lamreddy tokntrags to work into rag carpets; they can keep me hunting hens eggs, or picking green knrrants; or I wUi dip k an dies or kore apples for Bass, but T won’t chum. A scientific journal tells ns that if all the salt in the sea wen taken from Band spread equally over the whole surface of the dry land, it would make a covering 900 feet in depth. Then, for heaven’* sake, don’t let them do it. . The Effect of the War in this Country. X. Y. Son.] Though our commercial relations vith the two belligerents are compara- fively insignificant, the clash of arms n the Eeost cannot bat have an imme- iiate and considerable bearing upon American commerce. Of late years, Fussia, and Turkey and her appanages, hive furnished England and the Conti- mnt— principally England—with an arcrage yearly supply of grain.nmount- iig in the aggregate to about 45,000,000 bushels. This supply will not only be cutoff, but the two beligerents, with probably together not less than a mil lion and a half of men in the field to fised, will be constantly in the market as buyers of grain and provisions. Any grain deficiency in Europe, aris ing from war or Other causes, must be substantially supplied from the United States. Owing to a perfected system of cheap rail and' water transportation from the grain-growing districts of tbe VAST to the Atlantic seaboard, Ameri can grain has of late years steadily crowded cereals from British markets. In the present instance no other grain- groTing country can successfully com- pets with us in supplying an extraor dinary demand for breadstuffs for mil itary consumption. This enlarged ex traordinary demand for breadstuffs for military consumption. This enlarged export of grain and provisions promises tr^ve money to our agricultural classes, iiureased activity to railroad business, and a probable revival to some other branches of industry. The sending abroadjof dressed meat and live stock, which has grown so rap idly during the lost eighteen months, will be increased by the Russian-Turk- ish war. As yet there is no demand for American fresh beef upon the Con tinent, but it is understood that several speculators are now abroad with tho in tention of introducing it; and we have heard that German steamers will soon be fitted up with refrigerators for the export of fresh beef, the same as tbe English steamers now are. The expor tation of beef first commenced in Octo ber, 1875, with a shipment of 36,000 poqnds from this port, which bad in creased to 6,262,355 pounds (valued at 8517,762) in March last. Tho consump tion of American beef in England has surprised the most sanguin shippers on thisside. Within the last forty-eight togeth^ soroe t^ty l^jl^womM m ^ ake fifty dollarB ont of him and donble it to your church, as I shall do,” said Louisiana. The preacher put out $50, and Texas observing he had considerable more, re marked, “I’ll do as you say after tins, and throw away these cards, but I want to bet 8100. I’ve just lost that much and want it back. I can’t go any less.” So np went the $100 and over went the card, but not the right one. _ The preacher had lost, and Texas picked np the $200 and walked away laugh- The Louisiana gentleman (?) was the well-known George Devol, and he from Texas, Canada Bill No. 2, both as shrewd confidence men as are within tho land. An Awful Alternative. A few months ago a Russian peasant and hie wife and four children, while traveling in a sleigh along the banks of the Prutb, were pursued by a pack of wolves. The peasant urged on the hor ses, but soon saw that the wolves were fast gaining upon him. At the moment when the sleigh was surrounded by the ening beasts, the man seized one of children, threw it in the midst of them, and while the wolves were strug gling over their prey, he hastened on his horses and gained ground. Four times the wolves came up with the fugitives, and four times the horrible sacrifice was completed. At last the peasant and his wife arrived at the nearest village, leaving behind them the bones of their four children. In the bitterness of the despair the mother informed against her husband, bat the Judges, considering that if the pea 1 had not resigned himself to the non sacrifice hewonld not only have lost his children, but also his wife, acquitted the prisoner. A honeymoon dialogue: He—Whooze sweet? She—Boaf of us. He—Whooze plum pudding is oo? She—Ooze. 1831 _ _ hoots the largest shipper of fresh beef in this town has received a telegram from a well-known and responsible English house offering to take all his shipments at six-pence per pound (a Belapsing Into Barbarism. A Coroner’* Jury of Negroes Fit it* a Ver dict of Death from Inranfatton. An outrageous ease of superstition is creating great excitement on Coosaw Island, and it is feared bloodshed may result before tbe interested neighbors are convinced that they are the victims of their own blind faith in the supernatural. It seems that a man named Snipe died a short time ago of consumption, and on his death bed remarked that if he died his death wonld be owing to the influence of one Dago Hagood who some time last January came up behind him and put ting one band on each shoulder, asked, “Who is it?” a common custom among all classes. The circumstance was for gotten by both, and but for the death of Snipe would probably never have been recalled had not Snipe before his death professed to have had a vision revealing to him that Hagood’s playfulness hat been the cause of his sickness. The friends of Snipe believing that his dying declaration must be true, sent to Dr. Johnson to hold an inquest, but the Doctor, after hearing the particulars, de clined to do so. Snipe's father then threatened that if the law would not pun ish Hagood that he, himself, would shoot him on sight. The neighbors again came to Beaufort for a coroner, and after con sultation, Mr. Carleton concluded, for the sake of preserving the peace, he had bet ter go; and weut and held an inquest, but no further testimony could be elicited, and when the jury retired to deliberate he told them that no verdict against Ha good could be rendered, as there was nothing to implicate him in the death of Snipe. The jury, all colored, after a long deliberation, refused to render any other verdict than that of murder against Hagood, and so the case stands at present. Since the above was written we have seen a copy of the verdict of the jury, which is worth preserving, acd is as fol lows: “That Adam Snipe came to his death at Coosaw Island, in Beaufort County, on the 11th day of April, 1877, and that his death was caused through one Dago Ha good, behaving some time previously put lis hands around deceased’s neck, produ cing a cough and poisoning said Adam Snipe, thereby wilfully, unlawfully and feloniously causing the r.eath of the said Adam Snipe contrary to the peace and dignity of said State.” Mr. Carleton very properly refused to commit Hagood on such an absurd charge.—Beaufort Tribune, Alh in-t. Bro’her Gardner’s Fall. Dow He Explained the Affair—»•! Was Jea* CONTRACT RATES Of •iJtciii'lHNG One tqcara ono month— One square three months- One equate six months.. 4 M 8 M 11 N One square twelve month*....... 1* N One-fourth column one month lb 80 One-lonrth column three month*—........ 14 It One-fenrth column nx months.. —. MM One-fourth column twelve month* —. <4 M On*-half column one month - 14 M One-half ooluma three month* —... it 44 On e-halt column *iz month*- 64 44 One-halt column twelve month* — 104 04 One eolnmn one month zs os One column three month■ 60 00 One column six month*— -.-1161 66 In* oolumn twelv* month*. !__U0 66 MW Th* foregoing rams ere for either W-. kly er Tri-Weekly. Whew published In both refer*, 64 per cent, addition*! upon table rate*. A Hard Grind. Detroit Free Preas.] Brother Gardner was yesterday white-washing the back end of an old house on Catharine street, when tho staging gave way, and he had a fall of about fifteen feet He was senseless when picked up, but a man poured about a gallon of water down his back and brought him to. Mr. Gardner thus explained matters to the reporters: “Wall, I was up dar, an’ dar was de house, an’ dar was de scaffold, and dar we all was. I was jess drawin’ dat brush aroun’ to kill when I felt a gone ness. Seemed I was prancin’ aroun’ on de air, wid no chance to dig in my toes.” “Why didn’t you fall at once and have the affair off your mind ?” asked a policeman.” “Why didn’t I fall? Why, sab, I was faffin’ all de time. I went down ’bout fifty feet, head fust, an’ den I changed and went sideways, an’ den I struck on one foot and boaf ears. All dis time I was doin’ some powerful thinkin,’I was.” “Did yoa think of oysters fried with crumbs?” asked a reporter. • “Doan’ be talkin’ dat way, boy. I ’membered all my bad deeds while I was gwine down, an’ I called out dat I would live a better life if de shock didn’t kill me.” In the group was a colored man whose face brightened at these words, and he softly asked: “Brudder Gardner, doan’ you ’mem ber de two dollara dat yon borrowed o’ me?” “I do.” “Den pay it—ban’ it over. De shock didn’t kill you, and begin on dat bet ter life.” “Brudder Jones,” solemnly replied Gardner, “de shock didn’t kill me dead, bat befo’ I pays ont any money Ize gwine to wait de result on my ner vous system. I ’pears to be all right, but possumbly I may be fatally injured in some of de comers and not know it for a month. G’lang, Brudder Jones, an’ doan’ rob de cradle an’ de grave?” little over twelve cents) laid down in Liverpool. War and war rumors have Increased England’s needs in this direction. The exportation of fresh meats from this co'-otry is likely soon to become a gteat feature of our international trade, But, while war will probably increase our sales of food products, it will to very nearly the same extent check tne con sumption of cotton, petroleum, and other raw materials, for which Europe looks chiefly to us. At the same time Ihe existing prostration of trade abroad must he augmented by the closing of European market, and large lines of oencm descriptions of manufactured country and sold for the most ttiey $)11 bring. American market will become outlets for whatever is unsaleable in the great centres of European trade, and imported goods will fall in value here, a decided gain to the great mass of the people, those who consume tea, coffee and cigars, as well as to the wealthier classed who drink foreign wines, dress in broadcloth and silks, and indulge in expensive European luxurise. Our manufacturers will probably he shorn of a portion of their profits by the great influx of British, French and German goods forced off at ruinous prices. Yet, while our trading and commer cial interests wilt be variously, and not always beneficially, affected by war in Europe, our financial condition will be strenghened and improved. Our Gov ernment securities will be free from the distrust attaching to the great borrow ing nations of Europe, any of which are likely to be drawn into the conflict It is not, from present appearances, probable that the struggle will long be confined to Russia and Turkey. Pru- dent|European investors will, therefore, naturally single out United States bonds, now prominently Jarid favorably known in all European money markets, as least likely to be affected by the con tingencies of the war, and as present ing every guarantee of safety. In the main, the war will benefit us botit com mercially and financially, though pro bably not to any astonishing extent One of the Advantages of a Ne vada City. We have been eating daily, since January, fresh turnips, green peas, as paragus, and all the rest, picked the previous day fresh from the gardens of California. For a month we have been eating fresh strawberries and Los An gelos oranges, until we are half weary of them. In addition, our marker has been daily supplied with half a dozen varieties of sea and river fish, and all sorts of game. We'have had no need of refrigerator-cars. Nature fixed all that It causes a refrigerating air to al ways compass the track of the Central Pacific over the mountains, and vege tables and fruit reaching here in eigh teen hours from San Francisco are as frest has though jnst gathered from tbe graden. And take the whole year around, no people in the world, save in San Francisco, have any better or fresher food than do the dwellers under the shadow of Mount Davidson. And considering all things, food is as cheap as it is fine in this market A break, fast or dinner including all the substan tial, together with strawberries and cream, only costs seventy-five cents or a dollar, while for half a dollars a man can get as good a meal as be desires, in thousand feet above the sea, on the side of a desert mountain, a place .where we have to depend upon the outside world for everything even to the water we drink.—Virginia City (AVr.) Enierpnse. There are about 40,000,000 of people in the United States. Allowing that each person wears out three pairs af l or shoes in a year, it requires the produc tion of 120,000,000 shoes every year to keep them supplied. In other words, about seven and a half old shoes are being flung into the back yard every sec ond. The Mormons. Tlio Naiivji. l.c^R-n Drill,na—A I-irge (411amify <>1 Anns ltr(itl£ht to Utah— Itr|o|i.,-3 Young Thiratrn* Blood—Gentile* I‘rc- paring to l.rare. -— Washington, May 0.—A Salt Lake dispatch says numbers of the famous Nauvoo Legion are drilling in meeting houses, barns, stables, and corrals in Salt Lake City and most of the minor towns. Breech-loading rifles have been shipped in great numbers during the last fort night from the East to this place, and several boxes of arms have gone to South ern Utah from the co-operative store, ffy.ch^la^jawnsd ijund entir^vcon- ernacle Brigham Young rose at an unex pected momert and broke forth in an ad dress to the Saints and sinners, which gave the latter to understand that if they wanted blood they could have plenty of it, and indeed that they were likely to have more of it let out of their veins than they could spare, at an early period. To face 100,000 Mormons, there are about 16,000 Gentiles in Utah. Salt Lake City has a population of 20,000, of whom per haps 4,000 are Gentiles. Many Gentiles are quietly arranging for the removal of their families at the first sign of an out break. The grand jury at Salt Hake City will meet on the 1st inst. Subpoenas are issu ing for a formidable number of witnesses in criminal cases, and the arrests of mur derers who have had immunity for years are imminent in the mountains and along the borders where they have secluded themselves. Keei.ey Outdone—A New Motor Now Constructing at St. Louis.—An inventor of this city has been engaged for some years in the construction of an engine which will be completed inside of a month. It is designated as the Non-exhausting Pnucmatic, Hydrostat ic Paradox engine, and if the invention proves to be what its originator is san guine in the belief that it will be, it will take the place of steam power in land and water transportation, and pro pelling of all kinds of machinery now operated by steam. It will require no fuel except water and air. The invent or has associated with him a gentle man of some considerable means, and the various portions of the machine have been turned out at the foundry and machine shop, while the rubber required has been ordered from the rubber works in New York. There is some fine work required to correspond with the drawings, and when a piece of work fails to fit the design it has to be sent back and remodeled over again. . The first engine on the new princi ple will be a six-liorse power, and a trial will be made with street cars, so that the test will be open to public in spection.—it. Ieouif Rqmblican. New Orleans Then and Now. The proprietor of the St. Charles hotel in New Orleans eaid to a corres pondent the other day: “Before the war our bills for wine alone would often foot np $1,000 a day. Now if we sell twenty dollars’ worth of wine a day at our table we think we are doing very well. The young bloods always kept their own exclusive bottles of brandy on ice in the bar rooms, French brandy generally, at ten dollars per bottle. The planters always settled their bills monthly; they never disputed a bill. They never paid the money, but would give an order on their factors Neither the planter, their wives, their sons nor their daughters car ried money about them. What they wanted they ordered, and the bills were sent to their factors. Tbe factors imported dresses and jewelry for tbe ladies direct from Europe. There were several Bar- row brothers, wbo owned between them nine sugar plantations, with thousands of slaves. They, with their families, wonld often occupy as much as a third of the house, with private parlors, etc., and their ordinary hotel bill would be $4,000 or $5,000 a month.” Hr. Parker and His White Bull- Pup. Mr. Parker was walking down Broad way yesterday, a benovolent smile on his ruddy countenance, and a fat, white bulldog trotting complacently at bis heels. Occasionally Mr. Parker would look around at the dog and chuckle to himself. “The Board of Aldermen be darned,” said Mr. Parker. “I’m not going to put four-foot strap on your neck, Marcus Aurelius,” and Marcus Aurelius wagged his stump of uuL Just then a small boy exploded a bomb directly under the dog’s black noee, and that animal gave a howl and made a dash at tbe small boy. “Look a year,” yelled a policeman to Mr. Parker, “you want to pnt a strap on that year dawg. He’s mad.” “He is not mad,” said Mr. Parker. “Well, old feller, whose the judge? I say that year dawg’s mad, and I’m goin’ to knock ’im on the head with Mr! barker tor tbe moment looxea frightened. Suddenly, however, a twin kle came into his eye, and drawing himself up to his full height, he address ed the policeman haughtily: “Officer, yon evidently do not know whom we are. We had desired to pre serve our incognito, bat yoa force us to reveal ourselves. We are the Grand Duke Alexis! and that is our buU-dog. That dog is an alien; he is not a citizen, and most not be bound by foreign laws and straps- Do yon wish to enbroil your land in a war with Russia ? If you do, just club that dog.” “Well, call off your dawg then,” said the policeman. “Here, Bloyiakinonrskiroecnrobiskin- aschowhockonski,” said Mr. Parker, without the slightest hesitation. “Well I’m blowed,” mused the officer as Sir. Parker and his dog disappeared. ‘I’m blowed if that dawg couldn’t work ‘a free lunch route off the people’s legs afore tbe Juke could pernounce halt bis name.”—N. Y. World. Widow Vanderbilt—Tho Eo- mance of Her Life- The widow of the late Commodore Vanderbilt was a Miss Crawford, of Georgia, before her marriage. She has some first cousins in Virginia and with one of these, before her marriage with the Commodore, she became very fa vorably impressed. He was a young M. D. They met, they corresponded and it was generally believed by their mutual friends that they would marry. The Commodore’s millions intervened, however—she became Mrs. Vanderbilt and the young Virginia doctor married a beautiful and accomplished young lady of his native connty. The doctor’s young wife died giving birth to her first child, the child soon following her. Left thus free again, the doctor _ re mained a widower, as he still is. Since the death of the Commodore, the Vir ginia doctor and Mrs. Vanderbilt have renewed their intimacy and correspon dence, and it is reported by those who ought to know that when a decent in terval has elapsed from the demise of the Commodore, the cousins wili be united in marriage. Both tbe lady and gentleman in this case of true love tri umphant have acted with the utmost propriety, and the friends of both can rejoice with unalloyed satisfaction in their ultimate union. Tbe Virginia doctor although not very wealthy, has a decent competency and a fine prac tice. _ Benedict Arnold.—The following is an acrostic on Benedict Arnold, the trai tor, written by his cousin Oliver, and pub lished in a London paper many yean ago. I think it will apply to some (Hour traitors, which you and I vary well know. Yon can pnt it in the Day-Bool if yoa proper: Bora for a hum to rirta* and mankind— Earth’* broadest root ms can’t show a* Msec a mlad; Night's sable »*D yonr crime* can nrtrhidc— Each on* ■* great wonld glut historic tide. Dsfnnct, your nursed memory will lire I* ell tho glaro that infamy eu gir*; Cone* of egao will attendyocrnam*-^ Traitor* alone will glory in jour lam*. Almighty Tenieanee *Urmly Waite to roll Rirers of snlphnr apod yoor tnacheron* tool; Natara look* back with enacted orrw o*d. On saeb a tarnished blot that she ha* made. Let hell reeeive yon, netted In chains. Damn’d to the hotteet fecna of its flames. —R. W. H. F., in Day-Bool. Detroit Fra* Preu] A hand-organ man was making his way np Adams avenue yesterday when a boy met him and asked: “How many tiroes do you play?” “Zixteen shunes—nice, street shunea,” replied the man. My father is fond of music, but he is a little deaf,” continued the boy. “Oh, dat make no deference—I make a him hear.” The boy led the way up street to where a plaster bust of Sir Isaac New ton had peen arranged in a bay win dow to look like a living man, and the Italian spit on his hand and began on tiie crank. He ground out all the tiroes in rotation, and then began at the bot tom and ground back up the scale till he got al the tunes in the garret of the box again. The man in the bay win dow didn’t move a hair, and the Itali an drew along breath and sighed: “Play moar rnuzeek—maka him hear soon.” He ran ont eight tunes and then threw some gravel at the window. The bust didn’t even Work* its ears, and the Italian leaned the organ on the fence and loudly sang: ‘Oh! who shall dinks of me som moar When I an far a-wa-y ?” The seven other tunes were rattled off at lively pace while the man cough ed, whistled, kicked on the fence and encouraged a dog fight^in order to attract tho deaf man’s attention. “Sing louder—play harder!” called the boy from the next street comer. The grinder secured a brace for his feet, unbuttoned his vest, and the way he roared brought ont the citizens by the score. He kept his eye on the bust and gave no heed to the crowd, and the organ-box was smoking hot when he let np on the grind. Resting the organ on the ground, he leaped over the fence and got a square look at his victim. His quiet grin faded into a look of woe and misery and murder, and getting his eye on the boy with the red neck tie, he ran him four blocks and under a carpenter shop before a still, small voice whispered that he bad better hold on. The Thieves to be Exposed. It is now said that Packard and An- dersoD are at last mad enough to tell all they know. “The true history of all this Louisiana business,” says one authority, “may now be looked for and it is of such a nature that tbe whole country can but stand aghast,” and then he goes on to tell us what the terrible disclosure will be like: “There seems no room for question, if there is any troth at all in the most positive statements, that this board did actually redve a large sum of money from the Republi can managers, besides the promise of important and lucrative Federal offices under the new Administration. It is also beyond question that Packard, Wells, Anderson, and the others hold to the idea that the President, who pro fited so greatly by the arrangement made by his confidential friends, could not in honor repudiate the bargains made by them, whether he was ignor ant of them at the time or not. Itcan- pefyh*TR ,1 iu#TOefifei} AfaV«AheJHm£Sl becomes of such men as Packard, Wells, and Anderson after the assurance that their power for mischief is at and nd, but at the same time the people are apt to have rather decided opinions as to those who profited by their villainy. It may be that the expose will not be fully made in advance of the meeting of Congress. But when the case of the Louisiana Senators comes up for dis cussion in the Senate, this new chapter in Louisiana politics will certainly be unrolled.” This valuable information is copied from the Baltimore Sun. Dead Come to Life. A young scapegrace, who had left his father’s house in this city under a cloud, and had exbaused his credit in Virginia City, Nev., telegraphed recently to his father to this effect: “Your son Waiter was killed in the Consolidated Virginia this morning by a tailing cage. Wbat shall we do with tbe remains?' 1 In response a telegraphic order for $150 was received, with the laconic request “Bury them.” The young scamp took the money and had an elaborate spree. When he was 111 a condition for writing, he sent by mail to his father the following note: “I have just learned that an infamous scoundrel named Baker sent yon a ficti tious account of my death and swindled you out of $150. He also borrowed $86 from me and left the country. I write to inform you that I am yet al’ve and long to see the old parental roof again. I am in somewhat reduced circumstances, the accumulation of the last five years having been lost—a disastrous stock speculation, and if you would spare me 8200 T t->11 be ever thankful for jour favor. One my love to all.” A few days later the your-g man recei ved the following: “My dear son, I have buri d you once, and that’s an end of it. I decline having any more transactions with a c-rpce. Yours in the flesh, Father.—Baltimore Sun. Why They Are Brushing Up Gi braltar.—The present strengthening of Gibraltar means that England does not intend to be “caught napping, ’and that the government does not know how soon this matchless citadel may be needed as a base of active operations in the Mediterranean and the further East. Louis XIV. threatened to turn tbe tideless sea into “a French lake;” Al exander, if he had the opportunity, wonld gladly make it a Russian lake; but as long as England holds Gibraltar —the key of the western door—the Mediterranean is, to all intents and purposes, an English lake. And Eng land will keep that key while she has a man and musket to defend it—St. Louis Rqmblican. The United States, within the last ten years, has sold $43,000,000 worth of arms and munitions of war te Europe, and still the demand continues. Hitherto Turkey has been our best customer, but now orders upon a liberal scale are coming from Russia. “Plenty of milk inycurcans this morn ing?” a customer asked a milkman. And he milkman nodded gravely as he made be reply, “Chalkfull.”

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Rome weekly courier. (Rome, Ga.) 1860-1887, May 23, 1877, Image 1