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Newspaper Page Textaud Commercial APPIL 10, 1870. SUBSCRIPTIONS. Kor. THE WEEKLY. fe5>’ — „ t iiB T1IE TRI-WEEKLY. ■>*{:,cnit 5 " rtetiy in advance, the price of .r, and the ill be 6*2 50 t ? copy will be fur- party ORGANIZATION* have repeatedly heretofore urged the Democracy of Floyd county ^ iet y of holding a County Con- f - n and of nominating wise and L"Tnt men to represent the county in f' " t Legislature. We haye done r'not in the interest of any man, or ; s niri< of opposition to any, but for ose of keeping the party he sole porpoi light marching order, and frav a* 3 moment’s warn- iatact. m Lj,if for the U'e belie re that if the feelings and . 0 f the men who 1m ve heretofore ,, r l:er- in the party, nud influence ■nihes Jheen the active woi I,,1 have by their ' . . en instrumental tn popularizing the ■principle of the party, and as a conse- Iroence in Iwiiic’n rolling up the big majorities ,.ich, election have been polled h»d been Democratic nominess. a „, e known that the apathy spoken in the party, would not ot a? p *■ ' Ijve existed, if, in fact, it does exist. ikine of the trouble likely to ariTin the party from the failure to w ke nominations, the Macon Tele- Messenger says nothing- demoralizing in its ef- to the future welfare TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM. VOLUME XXXII. ROME, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 31, 1877. NEW SERIES-NO. 9 Otoe square ono month ... I - 4 CO One square three months --7 8 CO One square six months —fT. 12 CO One sqnare twelve matftfis.. — — 20 00 One-fonrth column one month - 10 00 One-fourth column three months 20 00 One-fourth column six months 88 00 One-fourth column twelve months ...... CD C5 One-half column one month 20 00 One-half column three months .. 32 O One-half column six months 60 GO Onc-half column twelve months— ......... 101 00 One column one month .... 36 00 One column three months i 60 00 One column six months.. 101 00 One column twelve months 160 00 The foregoing rates are for either Weekly or Trl-Weekly. When published in both papers, .10 per cent, additional upon table rates. [could be more I feet, or disastrous ,,-the commonwealth. Thanks to sev- ler.l rears of good government and I united action, the credit of the State Ljj rapidly advanced, confidence is I betinning to be restored, and with the I inauguration of the new Constitution return of more prosperous times v be reasonably expected. But let I the" animosities engendered by scrub [ ncPS , with the log-rolling, cheating and ill-will, which are their inseparable I comitants, disturb the harmony now happily existing, and who can tell how long the Democracy of Georgia will retain its present supremacy. I And the following extract from the Augusta Ohroncicle and Constitutional- ietis well worthy of thoughtful perusal by all who des ; re the permanent suc- I cess of the party: “Nine-tenths of the people of the State endorse the position we have taken with reference to inde- I pendent movements. The salvation of Georgia depends upon the maintenance of the Democratic organization. When that organization disbands disaster and defeat will be the inevitable result. In I the party the rights of every citizen are respected, and full license is given to txpiession of personal preference and individual sentiment. Outside of the party the enemies of the Democracy and of the State will be enabled to con trol all elections and to repeat the scenes of 1867, 1808, and 1869. We are not prepared for this. The Democratic party of (Georgia has not accomplished its mission. The time has not yet come for its dissolution. Independents who refuse to subordinate personal ambition to the general good are not the men to receive the votes of Democrats. They may not be actuated by any desire to do harm,but no matter what may he the motive the effect is the same. The man who recklessly throws a stone from the roof of a building and kills a pass- er-by, of whore proximity he was ig norant. is as much a murderer as though he had taken deliberate aim at the vic tim. TV duty of Democrats is plain. They must resolutely' discountenance the candidacy of independents They must see to it that fair and legal nomi nations are made; they must do as they hare always done, stand squarely by the nominees/ 1 THE NEXT LEGISLATURE. from present indications we are led to believe that the new Constitution 'till be adopted by a very large major- *ty. There is. so far as we see, no seri- ons opposition to it. Taking it for granted that it will become the organic hw of the State, we see at once the ne cessity of the selection of men for mem bers of the next Legislature who will he able to so frame such statutes as it Say he necessary for the General As sembly to pas.-, as that they will har monize with the new Constitution. To to Ibis the people ought to select men w ho are upright and honest, and who hare given some thought to public af- !a 'rs. It ia not necessary that a man should have a license to practice law to he capacitated for the place, nor should ^e fact that he is a lawyer by profes sion he allowed to detract from his claims upon the people. The rule that obtained in the days of Jefferson, “is he honest, is he capable ?” is the question mat should be asked, and when a can- fiidate is found to be both let the voters •Conor him with their suffrage. From a ® on g the number of our citizens al- re=| ly spoken of, and others who would ocanowledge the right of the people to Ca “ them out, such men can bs found. luose who may be elected next De cember will hold their Beats for three .■cars, or nearly that length of time, 2 nd there is no telling what may occur anting that time. If it becomes neces- 8ar ? ! "or an extra session to be held any bme before the election in 1880 they *‘‘1 be called together. They will have 10 elect a United States Senator and a “Umber of State officers. All things hktn together, we are sorry to see some “four truest Democrats disposed to bnve a scrub race this fall. We hope ney will think better of it, and make a nomination. There is time enough yet. The wheat and corn crop of the Uni ted States this year is enormous. The ormer is estimated a 325,000,000 and me latter at 1280,000,000 bushels. There - ould be no danger of starvation in ' ’3 country under these circumstances. COUNTERFEIT GREENBACK. As we are all so ready to take money when offered without particularly scru tinizing it, and as so many of our read ers might bo deceived by a dangerous counterfeit recently detected, we think it prudent to call their attention to it, and advise them not to receive any thousand dollar hills until they are sat isfied they are genuine. We have learned by reading our ex changes that there are both genuine and counterfeit bills of the denomina tion of one thousand dollars, that two separate 31,000 notes have been issued by the United States Government, one of them engraved by the American Bank Note Company of New York, containing on its face a portrait of Robert Morris, but no vignette, and issued in 1SG2; the other, engraved at the bureau in the Treasury Department, containing a portrait of DeWitt Clinton, with a vignette representing Colum bus in a sitting posture, with one hand resting upon a globe, and bearing the words “Series of 1S69,” the year in which the notes were first issued. It is believed that this last note has never been counterfeited, but the first has been, and the counterfeits are now in circulation. It is said that the work is so nearly perfect as to pass the sub- Treasuries of St Louis, Chicago and New York without detection. And that is what we know of them. Deacon Richard Smith talks in this wise: “The control of the Senate gained by an act of petit larceny would not do the Democracy any good to speak of.” Now, says the Savannah News, to say nothing of obtaining control of the Presidency by grand larceny, we would like to know what act of petit larceny the Democracy are threatening to com mit? Rather are not the Radicals in the Senate at this moment endeavoring with all their might either to bodily steal two seats from Louisiana, or— what is little better—to prevent their meagre majority from being reduced by keeping that State entirely unrepre sented ? This is both larceny and high handed outrage combined. Yet, amid it all, a Radical paper indignantly hints at pelli larceny by the Democracy. Truly there is no limit to Radical im pudence. It is a mournful fact, says the Charles ton News and Courier, that the only man defeated on the Republican legislative ticket in Cleveland, Ohio, was the colored nominee. Cleveland is the headquarters of fanatical Western Reserve, which is always concerned about the colored man that he shall have his rights in the South. The Chicago papers tell us that when 13 respectable Chicagoan remarks, with a sigh, to another respectable Chi- cagoar, “Another oldjcitize.n gone 1” the response is, “With how much? What bank ?” ^^^ m GEORGIA GLIMPSES. Augusta is getting warmed up with the idea of building the Augusta and Knoxville Railroad. Geo. P. Brancroft, Adjunct Professor of Mathematics, University of Georgia, died last Monday. Mr. Richard Peters took S230 of pre miums on improved stock at the Atlanta Fair, and sold three ear loads. The Clarke Light Infantry, of Au gusta, will attend the State Fair at Columbia, S. C., next month. Newnan, Thomasville, Sanderaville, and Greensboro have all been having Agricultural Fairs thi3 week. Rev. W. C. Richardson, of Whitfield, announces himself a candidate for re- election as Representative from that county. Capt. Jas. M. Smith and Dr. W. M. Willingham have been nominated by the Democrats of Oglethorpe county for Representatives. Miss Mary L. Roddy has been ap pointed postmistress at Griffin, and the people are said to be well pleased with the appointment Mr. Wiley Sledge, aged ninety-three years, a respected citizen of Athens, died last Saturday. He had been for forty- seven years a member of the Methdist Church at Athens. Stafford Davis, Sr., of Coffee county, was three years old when the Declam ation of Independence was signed in 1776. He recently married a young lady in her teen The warrants against the parties charged with gambling at the Fair groudds at Atlanta have been with drawn, it appearing that the association had farmed out the privilege. Mr. Wm. Dewberry one of the most experienced and thrifty farmers of Monroe county, sent a bale of cotton to the Fair and received the premium of 850 for the “best bale of upland short staple col,ton.” Mr. James Dean Holt, son of Gen. W. S. Holt, of Macon, died on Tuesday. He was President of Protection Fire Company ot Macon, an active member I of the Democratic Executive Commit tee, and a younz man of much excel lence and promise. J)r. M. V. Gurley, for several years a resident dentist of Carnesville committed suicide the other day, by taking mor phine. The liegisler states that he had been leading a dissipated life for some time past, which is supposed to have been the cause of the rash act. Washington Correspondence. Washington, D. C., Oct. 22. The Senate was not in session at all Saturday, an I the House, after being called to order at 12 «., and listening to the Chaplain’s four-minute prayer, adjourned till Monday, in accordance with Thursday’s resolution. So far as yet developed there appears no disposition to hurry matters. The business that gave rise to the extra ses sion, viz: the passage of the deficiency bills, and the other recommendations of the message, are awaiting the ap pointment of committees so that it may be cut up and parcelled out to the prop er custodians. Mr. Randall, it is said, is delaying his aotion in the premises to ascertain the pleasure of Congress as to whether it will confine itself strictly to the legislation suggested by the Pres- dent, or extend it to more general mat ters. In case the former is decided on the only committees necessary to appoint are those on Elections, Appro priations, Enrolled Bills, Rules, For eign Affairs, and Printing. It is sur mised that Mr. Randall would be glad to avoid designating more members of committees now than is absolutely ne cessary, as he could go more leisurely about the selections during the interval between the expiration of the extra and beginning of the regular session, which might prove a great advantage to him- Bfilf and party, and perhaps to the coun try. The New Yorkers are pushing Fernando Wood for chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. Both Spofford and Kellogg have been notified to present their claims to-day. The reappearance of Pinchback will serve to complicate the case of Mr. Eustis. Mr. Ingalls has already given voice to the feeling of a large portion of the West, and to a not inconsiderable ele ment of the East and South, in a bill introduced Friday, providing for coin ing tae silver dollar and making it a legal tender for all debts, public and private, not specially contracted to he paid in gold. It is among the rumors that Ewing will offer something mak ing quite as radical a change in our monetary system to-day; and that Kel ly wilj also introduce a bill repealing the resumption act, under the call for States, and that if the regular session should be insisted upon he would move to suspend the rule? and put the bill on its passage- It- is not believed he could receive the necessary two- thirds vote to carry his point, but he could thus force every member present on record in favor or opposed to re sumption at the time designated by law. Jones, it is also alleged, will of fer a motion fixing the date of final ad journment, to test the sense of the House upon the matter of going into general legislation. The informal conference of Republi cans, called for Friday evening, was not largely attended, as many members left the city after the adjournment; and there appears to have been no effort made to prevent any publicity of the sentiments developed; but from the statements since made, and apparently on good authority, a good deal of dis satisfaction was expressed with the Southern and civil service policies; and from the votes had in both the House and Senate thus far, it would appear that the opponents of the President are sufficiently numerous or influential to make themselves respected. Another ru mor in this connection is interesting. It is to the effect tliatthe Presidents weak ening on his now famous order to offi cials. He is reported to have said that the order had been misunderstood; that it was not intended to interfere in any degree with any man’s political rights or privileges; but that it was first sug gested as a means of reaching certain office-holders who had practically nul lified the right of suffrage conferred by law on every citizen, through possession and abuse of die party machinery, He further expressed the hope that his friends, if they thought they had aught to complain of, would come frankly to him instead of ventilating the griev ances in public. Knox. The Diary of a Siege. Ail Incident of the First Russian Cam paign in Asia Minor. One of the most remarkable episodes of the present war, which, however, lias not as yet received all the attention, it deserves, i3 the defense of the fort of Bayazid in Armenia by a Russian garri son, 3,000 strong, against a Turkish army numbering 20,000 men. The Moscow Gazelle gives the following interesting extracts from the private journal of one of the officers of the garrison: “June }0. -The enemy has blockaded us on all sides, and intercepted the the aqueducts. One cistern and a few bags of biscuit is all we have to live on. At night by the light of the burning town beneath as, we saw the atrocities perpetrated by the Kurds on the helpless inhabitants. It was horrible beyond description. Wo men and children were thrust into th’e flames, and carried about the streets on lances, horribly mutilated and shieking with anguish. The sight was so sicken- ening that one of our officers was quite overcome and hand aD attack of brain fever that night. June 18—A gen eral assault of the Turkish forces, which we succeeded in repulsing towards night fall Our rations have been reduced to half a pound of buiscuit and one glass of water per diem. June 20—A parlia mentary came with a summons for us to surrender. Our commander answered that being so much stronger the Turks could try and take the citadel by storm. Jnne 26.—Our ration has been further diminished to a quarter of a pound of biscuit and two Bpoonfuls of st l mat rotten water. JVe suffer tewi- 1 / from hunger and thimt. After a day’s hard fighting I am utterly prostrate and scarcely able to write these figs words. June 2S.—For two days and two nights we have been exposed to a terrific cannonade. On the 29th a general as sault, which we repnlsed, followed by re peated injunctions to surrender, to which our answer was the same as before. July 1.—Our ration to-day is one-eighth pound of biscuit and one spoonful of wa ter. Starvation is approaching rapidly. have seen some of our men cut oqt slices of flesh from the lvalf-putrified car cass of a horse and eat them. July 4.— Again a summons to surrender, this time written in Russian by a Pole in the Turk ish service, Colonel Komaroff. Of course our answer remained unaltered. July 7.—-We have repulsed one more assault It is the last one. We cannot hold out much longer. Mines are laid out to blow up the citadel and gams'gp. It is better so than to starve. July^jp.—The cannon! Never has any njusiff sounded so sweet to our ears. It is General Ter- gukassoff, who comes to save us. I am so weak that I feel utterly unable to write or move a finger. But we aib saved.” After the siege had been raised there remained of the garrison about %- 000 men who were mostly so utterly worn Professional Jurors. The following, clipped from the Knox ville, Tenn., Tribune, is written in such Btyle as to lead us to believe there is some “sarkasm” in it. We have often heard of professional jurors and are glad that we do not have any of them about our courts, but still believe that the humor of the article will justify its appearance in our columns: From the multiplicity of courts which had been in session for several weeks past, the bar, litigants and witnesses will enjoy a season of rest, while the aver age professional juror will look up winter quarters and devote himself to other in dustries, with a lingering regret that “Othello’s occupation’s gone.” And yet he is not without hops that an abundant harvest awaits him in tolls from the jus tice mills “when the spring-time comes, gentle Annie.” Remember, charity demands that we should be kind to the professional juror (as well as the lightning-rod pedler.) Perhaps in some rural nook, fond parent al hearts are solicitous for his welfare. His extermination, then, should be brought about tenderly, lovingly—aye, summarily. Let him down gently. As you fill up your shot-guns and prepare to put him under the daisies, while the wind through the willows waves its re quiem during the sad October days, as if chanting a long farewell to the departing year, remember he is gone into the jury box of another tribunal—and then, re member, brothers, O, remember, plant him deep 1 Yes, plant him deep! Senators Photographed- Cincinnati Commercial.* Washington, Oct. 15.—On Senator Ferry’s desk, who, by the way, looks pale and somewhat thin after his severe illness, was a handsome bouquet, on whose accompanying card was written, “From mother and son, to their best friend.” Senator Ransom’s bouquet had the inscription, “From Miss Ringgold, of South Carolina— Soldier brave, bearing the marks of a by gone rase. Noble in form —fair and a nest in f cj/’ Senator Booth had a bouquet which he touched tenderly, on .which he smiled significantly even to his neigh bors, and bore it through the doors at last with the air of a dilelmtc. Senator Spencer’s hair no longer lies flat to his head. It is curled up into a crest almost a la Conkling. It !ooks;as if the dainty hands of his fair spouse had been at it, as if she had said, “My dear, I intend to make you look a little taller.” ' Senator Conkling looks in better health, but the golden glory of his hair is gone forever, even from the famous forelocks. No man in public life has changed so much personally in the same length of time as Mr. Blaine. It is but a few years ago since he looked a young and handsome man. Already he has the puffy appearance Which marked Sum ner in his last years—has the same swollen circles over and under his eyes. He has grown stout. His hair has grown gray. His face and person have aged at least twenty years in ten. His whole presence tells of battles he has waged and not always won. His counte nance shows the mental conflict through which he has passed. Remorse hurts some; fo be found out hurts worse. Thurman looked much less muffled up than usual, a3 if both mumps and neuralgia had “sworn off” from him for the month of October. Stanley Matthews, looking a3 aggra- vatingly like Brigham Young as ever, sat as comfortably on his Senatorial seat as if the rival images of Ewing and Pendleton did not loom in the Demo cratic distance. Morton’s seat was conspicuously va- vant. Chaplain Sunderland deplored his absence, and commended him to God in his prayer. A Lesson in Business. Merchants sometimes pay a high rate of in'erest, three per cent, a month, even, in order to get out of a “tight place.” A young merchant of New York, who found himself in need of 8100,000, for which he was willing to pay a high rate of interest, called on Mr. James G. King, a banker, for the An Oriental Incident. The Rcsso-Turkish war revives an old story. A Turkish and Russian officer once fell into a dispute as to the super iority in disipline of their respective soldiers. “I can prove to you on the spot,” said the Russian, “how perfectly our men are trained,” and he called his or derly. “Ivan 1” “Sir.” “Go to Mehemet’s, buy me a pound of tobacco and come back at once.” The soldier saluted, turned on his heel and went out. “Now,” said the Russian officer, tak ing out his watch, “my orderly is walk ing straight to the next comer where be must turn—now he is turning—now he is opposite the white mosque—now ha « crossing the waydan—now he is at Mehemet’s—nowhe is buying the tobac co—now he is coming back—now he is on the block below us—now he is at the door—now”—ar.d the Russian called out: “Ivan!’’ “Sir.” “Where’s the tobacco?” “Here, sir.” The Turkish officer, showing no sign of surprise at the precision of this Russo-tobacco movement promptly broke out: “Ho ! ho! my soldier can do that every day in the week, and he called: “Muchtar!” “Sir.” “Go to Ali Effendi’s and see that you bring me a pound of tobacco. My pipe is very empty.” “Instantly, sir.” Following the tactics of the Russian officer the Turk pulled out his watch, and went on to say : “Now Muchtar is in the street; now he is passing the palpoch bazar; now it is noon and he is saying his prayers ; now he is drinking at the stone fountain; now Ali Effendi hails him and asks him about my health; now Muchtar is paying for the tobacco; now he i3 coming back another way; now he is on our street; now he is at the door; now—” “Muchtar 1” “Sir.” “Where.’s the tobacco?” “I haven’t found my shoes !” „ _ .loan. He received aid, but he was also out that they had to be carried ou^ of if® -taught a lesson. Said Mr. King-:' citadel. The name of the gallant com- mander of this equally gallant garrison is Captain Stockvitch. Irate Spain. Indignation Toward Uncle Sam. By Cable to the N. Y. Herald. Madbid, Oct. 19.—The news of the enormous differential charge of fifty cents per ton, imposed by the United States in September upon Spanish ves sels trading in American waters, was received here a few days ago, and was confirmed yesterday. Its publication in the Madrid papers has brought forth expression of deep resentment on all sides, more especially among the mer cantile classes, whose interesrs are more or less affected by the change. All the papers devote editorials to the subject, and their criticisms are of the sharpest possible kind. The reason of the measure is unknown here, and as no warning or explanation had been given, either to the Spanish Government or the Spanish Minister at Washington, it has taken every one completely by sur prise. The relations between the two Gov- ments were never of a more friendly character, and the Madrid Govemmen is most anxious that this friendly spir it should be maintained. They are at entin considerable embarrassment o the best course to adopt in order to meet this unexpected difficulty, as public opinion will be opposed to any appearance of yielding to what is here considered as a gros3 injustice. The Government wilt make every effort in their power to induce the United States Government to reconsider the action taken. This differential charge will have the effect of ruining Spanish shipowners if continued for any length of time. Unless the Wash ington Government withdraws the measure the Spanish Government will be compelled, by the outcry among the mercantile classes and in the press, to impose a retaliatory charge; which would exclude American bottoms from the Cuban trade, and lead to the in definite postponement of the Commer cial Treaty. That New Horse Disease in Canada. Montreal Herald. The horses in London, Ont, have been affected lately by an epidemic of serious character, though fortunately it has not prevailed to any great extent, and is thought to have run its course. Drowsiness, inability to swallow, great thirst, paralysis, and exhaustion are the nature and order in which the symp toms occur. The last stage is reached in from four to twelve hours after the commencement of the attack, and death occurs in from twenty-four to forty-eight houra. The disease appears to be non-infectious, dependent upon atmospheric causes, and closely re sembling diptheria in the human sub ject It is very fatal, but not invaria bly so if attended to in its first stages. Electric Light. Bbooklyn, N. Y. Oct 19.—On the steamer Faraday,’ lying off Roberts’ stores last evening experiments made with the electric light threw an intense dazzle into the eyes of people on the New York side. The electricity was produced by a powerful battery worked by ste .m, which makes 700 revolutions per minute. The electricity is conduc ted to lamps by No. 2 wires, having on each end a carbon point; when these are joined there results a dazzling white light. The heat generated by the elec tricity is sufficient to melt a piece of glass in six seconds. “Look ye, L., you havo paid as high as three per cent, a month for the use of money!” “Yes,” replied the applicant, a little warmly, “and I am ready to do it again. My business will warrant it.” Mr. King shook his head. No busi ness in the world, he declared, could warrant such a thing. But the younger man was headstrong and positive. He knew that his business would warrant the interest mentioned for the accom modation required. . “Well—now, look here, L,—I hap pen to have a hundred thousand in the bank which I can spare; but I don’t want to take it out for a phort time. If you will take it three years, at three per cent, a month, it is yours. Make your note for the hundred thousand, payable in three years after date, at that interest, and I will discount it for you at once, saying nothing about se curity.” The young merchant was delighted As soon as he could believe that King was in earnest, he took a blank form and made the note. “Now, let us reckon the discount,” said the old merchant. He figured a few moments, and then looking up with a smile, he said: “L., you owe me eight thousand dol lars 1” The young man thought at first his friend was jokiog; but when became to look at the figures, he found it too true. One hundred thousand dollars at three per cent, a month, would be thir ty-six per cent, a year—S36,000—and for the three years, SIOS.OOO! “Well, L., what do you think of a business conducted upon such a basis ? Now, look ye.” Mr. King then told the young man just what he would do, on the condi tion, however, that he would turn over a new leaf in his business. L. saw the brink upon which he had stood, and, with his friend’s generous assistance, he backed away from it. “Well, my son, you got into gram mar have you?” said a proud sire to his thickest chip the other night. “Let me here you decline some adjectives'” Chip—“All right. Little, less, least; big, bigger, biggest; mow, more, most—” Proud sire—“Hold on, sir, that’s not right, you—” Chip—“Toe, tore, toast; snow, snore, snort; go, gore, gout; row, roar, rout;—” Proud sire—“Stop, I say; those ad jectives—” Chip—“Drink, drank, drunk; chink, chank, chunk; wink, wank, wunk; think, thank, thunk—” Proud sire—“You infernal little fool! What in thunder—” Chip—“Good, better, best; wood, wa ter, west; bad, wusser, wust; bile, biler, burst; sew, sewer, soup; pew, poor, pup. O-u-c-h! oh, geminetty, dad. Ohso-o!” The outraged parent had broken into the recitation with a boot-jack. A Baby. Did you ever watch a dear little baby waking from its morning nap? It is one of the prettiest sights in tbe world. There is the crib with its small pie- parations and snow white drapery that covers somethin* outlined round and plump. There is nothing to reveal what it is, not the slightest movement >f the pillowed whiteness that is visi ble—no sound to indicate keenest ac tus-.! fife; ntftil the minuto hand'of the clock that3tands sentinel, like yourself, has twice made its circuit. Then there is a slight pulsing in the white drapery, a thrust out, and from the nest thus broken into appears a round, diminu tive face, with wide-open eyes that have not much speculation in them yet; soon, however, they cease to stare, and become questioning, serious, as if won dering what kind of a world it is they open upon; and the head lifts itself a little, and two snow-white feet stand up pasmodically, with a simultaneous movement, each toe of which has an attendant dimple. But the head is heavy—it falls back on the pillow with its own sweet weight, the hair all damp and golden—the cheeks peachy—the mouth just pouted, as the angels kissed it in dreams. A first lingering g-o-o comes from its rosy depths, sweeter than any bird’s song, for it has a spirit tone, and yet retains a thrill of its own native skies. The chubby hands are lifted imploringly, persuasively—the baby is awake, and ceases to be an angel. A Lady of Chicago- Chicago Tribune. A married man of Hoyne avenue was observed the other day to have several complicated scratches in the vicinty of his nose, and an acquaintance of the family said pleasantly to that man’s wife: “I suppose you have been having a little difficulty with Tneodosius, eh? Discipline must be maintained, musn’t it?” The wife of Theodosius looked at him with the cold glare of a basilisk, and replied in icy tones: “Sir, I never should, even if my hus band and I should happen to disagree upon details of domestic policy, lorget what I owe to myself as a woman, a wife and a lady.” Here the crushid friend made an idiotic attempt at an explanation. “No,” said the wife, “if you see a few scratches upon Theodosius’ nose do not rashly attribute them to me. I would not so far demean myself. But if you should see a big lump on the ridge-pole ofhis head,ora wedge out ofhis ear,or a long bit of sticking-plaster down his occiput, then, cully, you can bet your bools that I have been there, and that is Wilhelmina Perkins’ mark. You hear me?” A London paper is responsible for tbe following tale: “ A well-to-do literary man died a few years ago, and before he was buried a poor relation—in fact, a brother—applied for nany old clothes, especially shirts—he was ‘very hard np for shins.’ A heap of shirts and other things were given him. Two days after wards two dozen shirts were returned in a parcel, with this modest request. ‘These shirts are too small round the neck by an inch. Please alter them for mo.’ ” “Pray, Mr. Professor, what is a par enthesis ?” “Madam, it is simply a circumlocuto ry and pleonastic cycle of oratorical sonoroeity, circumscribing an atom of ideality, lost in verbal proftmdity.” “Thank you, sir.” Desperate Straggle With Two Highway Bobbers Cincinnati, Oct. 22.—A special dis patch states that a desperate encounter took place Saturday evening at Big Clifty, Ky., near Louisville, between two highwaymen and Jos. Hansen, traveling salesman. Hansen started to walk from West Clifty to Big Clifty to catch the train, and was met upon the bridge, which spans a chasm 146 feet in depth, by two desperate characters, who demanded his money. Hansen drew a revolver and shot one. when the other rushed upon him and attemped to throw him over the bridge. Hansen drew a butcher knife from a package of samples, stabbed the robber, and succeeded in throwing him down the chasm, %nd then escaped to Big Clifty. The robbers were arrested, but not recognized by the people of the place. The one thrown over the bridge was saved from instant death by fall ing into Nolin river, bat both men will probably die. The Philadelphia Times ruminates thus: “An ex-Confederate soldier sits in the Hayes Cabinet, and tbe Vice-President of the ex-Confederacy nominated Mr. Randall for Speaker in the Democratic eaucus. Let ns have peace.” The Pope’s Health. There is no reason, we suppose, to doubt the accuracy of the news fron Rome given in tho London Times, and it is such as to indicate that the time is not far distant when another of the rema-kable figures of modern European history will pass from the stage. In deed, the death of the Pope is an-event that, however deeply it might move the world, could scarcely have surpris ed if it had hapened at any time within a few years past. But with a rare vitality the Pontiff has lingered on till reports of his illness have almost been regarded with incredulity, and he still lingers, though evidently in a con dition that might make him the victim of any imprudence on the part of his at tendants, or even of an exceptionally bad change of weather. It seems pro- able however,that his’physical functions are to outlive the activity of his intel lect. His eageraes in regard to the con dition of the Church, his interest in all that concerns it seem to wane while strictly bodily functions continue in rea- sonablygood order. It is notunfrequent- ly seen in men who have reached an ad vanced age that the body seems, as it were tD outlive the mind. In the case of ordinary men whose wills are made and affairs settled at that age this be ginning of the end is of no especial mo ment but in the case of the Pope it is otherwise; for, while the bodily existen- ce'of the Poniff prevents the filling of his place or the regular succession of his functions, his mental decadence permits those functions to lapse alto gether or fall into unauthorized hands; and hence must necessarily arise con fusion and collision that cannot add to tbe influence of the papacy in the world at large.—N. Y. Herald. Washington, October 22.—Senators Blaine and Kernan are paired. This indicates that Blaine intends voting on pending questions with the other Republicans. It is thought the committees will not be announced until Wednesday. Among the bills introduced and re ferred ia the Senate during the morn ing hour was one by Mr. Beck, of Ken tucky, to repeal section three of an act to provide for the resumption of specie payments, approved July 14,1875. Also a bill by Mr. Hereford, of West Virginia, to repeal an act to provide for the resumption of specie payments. Also, by Mr. Jones, of Nevada, to au thorize the coinage of a dollar of 412} grains of standard silver, and for other purposes. Full Committee on Elections and Privileges of the Senate, except Morton Spofford was present; also Kellogg, with his counsel, Shellabarger and Wilson. Kellogg submitted a written statement in support of his claim. Spofford argued his own case. The hearing will be continued. A Deputy Collector In the Th: Hiorgia District is reported aa 84,000 short. Special agents have the matter in charge. Judge John A. Campbell, of New Orleans, will appear for Spofford be fore the Committee on Privileges and Elections. Senator Blaine is too sick to travel to day. tngall’s bill, pensioning certain sol diers of the Mexican war, gives 88 per month to all survivors, including those who served sixty days and their wid ows. _ Washington dispatch to the Boston Herald: Mr. Blaine looks forward to a restoration of the Republican party to power in 1884, and intends, if possible, to be the Republican candidate at that time. These intentions of Mr. Blaine are confirmed by his friends since his return here, and furnish the key to his political course in the immediate future. It is stated that he will, as far as possi ble, ignore the present Administration; that he will not seek any quarrels with President Hayes, neither will attempt to ally himself in any way with an Ad ministration which he believes is des tined to be a failure in all partisan re spects. He intends to devote himself more than he has ever done before to legislation affecting the interests of the North and East, and especially to New England; and, in pursuance of this plan he is expected to be the special repre sentative in the Senate, of the claimants for the remainder of the Alabama Claims. He will also fie the champion of other important measures affecting that section, which he tftinks will tend to strengthenhim as a candidate for the Presidency. It is understood that Mr. Blaine has prepared a speech on the Alabama Claims question, which he will deliver at the proper time. For the information of those curious in such matters, we will say that we have it from one who has the advant age of a long personal acquaintance with Gen. Harlan, that he is fully up to the constitutional standard for Su preme Judge physically, being fully six feet three inches high and large proportionately; that he is of pleasing address, popular manners, and excel lent family; hip father, Judge Harlan, being one of the lights of Kentucky ju risprudence. All of which we are pleased to record, in the hope that, if he is confirmed, he may agreeably sur prise the public by an exhibition of the sterling qualifications required in ^ the high office to which he aspires.—Knox ville Tribune. Some weeks ago an American named Bigger, who wo3 prowling around France, bad the audacity to announce at a table d’hote that President MacMahon was an ass. The young man was at once arrested, taken before a police court and fined. The other day another American, named Bedel, undertook to interfere with MacMabon’s policy by putting in some campaign work for the Chamber of Deputies. He was promptly expelled from France. The Due De Cazes now threatens all newspapers which mourned tbe fate of Bedel. Washington, D. C., Oct. 23.—The Senate confirmed Prof. Langston, col ored, Minister to Hayti, and several other unimportant nominations, and adjourned. The Senate confirmed Gov. McCor mick Assistant Secretary of the Treas ury, Hazen Third Assistant Postmaster General. C0HTRACT RATES OF ADVERTISING. A bright little three year old girl in Hartford, got a little mixed between her religions and nursery rhymes, and grave ly recited : “The Lord is my shepherd, and he’s lost his sheep, and don’t know where to find them.” Some Busines&^StHivzg. One of the signs that business is rap idly reviving is the marked improv- ment in the lumber trade. The North west Lumberman, published at Chicago, and very carefully edited by an old, practical lumberman and logger, has the following notice of the increase in this and other lines of trade in the North and Northwest: From almost all parts of the coun try there now come the good tidings of active business and buoyant prices. It comes just in the time when it is most desirable and most welcome to lumber men. Those of Chicago, as likewise in every other place where there are large stocks on hand, have already made con siderable money out of the rise in prices. It affects alike the dealer and manufac turer, and its stimulating effect in some quart its is almost intoxicating. To be unable to obtain cars fast enough to supply the orders ^received is quite a novel experience to the men who for two or three years have been straining every nerve to get the orders, without paying any attention to the cars. The revival of business throughout the West is general. The bulk of trade being done in all departments is simply enor mous. The streets of Chicago have for some time been crowded with people from the interior, and nearly all come to buy something, whether lumber dry goods or other merchandise. The streets have been blocked with moving freight designed for various railway depots, and it is stated upon anthority that the volume of trade has never been greater in the city’s history.” Failure of the Sitting Bnll Com mission- Chicago, Oct. 22.—A Times special from the Sitting Bull commission, Fort Walsh, British Northwest Territory, Oc tober 17, says the commission has met Sitting Ball and has ntterly failed to ob tain any satisfaction or terms of settle ment fiom him. The correspondent de scribes Sitting Bull as a swarthy, black haired, beardless, pnre-blooded savage, with an air of judicial gravity and intel ligence. He continually fears treachery on the part of the Americans, and dis gusts his own tribe when they are near. He refused to shake hands with the com missioner, and said he wanted them to sit out in full view and behind tables. Sitting Bull smiled broadly at the word “surrender” in Gen. Terry’s speech, tell ing him of the President’s desire that hostilities should cease forever for the sake of all parties; that all hostiles who had surrendered to the United States had received no punishment, and that the same terms would be offered to Sitting Bull. The speech produced no effect, and the offer of peace was rejected. _ The council broke np, and the commissioners turned their faces homeward. Senator Blaine on Hayes’ Title- From the Brooklyn Union.] Washington, Oct. 18. — Senator Blaine said to-day that so far as the ti tle Alexander H. Stephens accords to Hayes is concerned the simile is pecul iar. “Mr. Stephens,” says he “says Mr. Hayes holds his office by a better title than George Washington did, because Mr. Hayes was put thereby the highest judicial tribunal ever formed in this country. That reminds me,” said Mr. Blaine, “of an old fellow up in Maine who ran for office, and they charged on the stump that he had been indicted for villainy of some kind. The candi date answered in his own behalf that the other candidate made a great blun der in making the charge. He admit ted the indictment) and pointed to the fact that he had the verdict of twelve jurymen to tho effect that he was an honest man, while his opponent had never even been indicted and consequen tly could not have such a recommen dation lor the suffrage of the people.” Soon after the Copemican system of astronomy began to be generally under stood, an old farmer went to his parson with the following inquiry: “Dr. T., do you believe in the new story they tell about the earth moving around the sun?” “Yes, certainly.” “Do you think it is according to the scriptures? If it is true, how conld Josnua command the sun to stand still?” , T v “Umph 1” quoth the parson. “Joshua commanded the sun to stand still, did he?” “Yes.” “Very well. Did you ever hear that he set it agoing again ?” Weston and all the Walkists Distanced. W. Gales, of Cardiff, at the Lillie Bridge grounds, near London, recently walked 1,500 miles in l,C0O consecu tive hours. . The feat was performed in the pic-s- ence of immense crowds, and —a? hon estly done. The World says: The performance may therefore be set down as bona fide, and it commends itself as being as much superior as an exhibition of endurance to the famous feat of Captain Baiclny as was the swimming of the Channel by Webb to the crossing of the Bosphorus by Byron. Julia Ward Howe says that women are too often misunderstood, because, unlike men, they bear their greatest trials in silence. Go up head, Julia. If a man has a boot that pinches his foot he’ll keep the recording angel as busy as a boy in the preserve closet, while a woman suffering from the same cause will never say a word about it, and if she is caught unwarily limping, two to one she’ll turn around with a sweet smile of innocence irradiating her countenance and ask if an insole wouldn’t prevent her shoe from flop ping at the heel and wearing out her stocking. The world is always ready to receive talent with open arms. Very often it does not know what to do with genius. Talent is a docile creatnre. It bows its head meekly while the world slips the collar over it. It backs into the shafts like a lamb.—Holmes. How many members of the Ameri can Scientific Society can tell how many spokes there are in a buggy wheel, or li e best time to clean cellars, or can plug a leaking water pipe, or fix a smoking chimney ?—Graphic. 4

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Rome weekly courier. (Rome, Ga.) 1860-1887, October 31, 1877, Image 1