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■..oU.ctKm. or m vowm or too Rmw
. lira 4a Ooar«te.
AUtnht HtHl-Atiptal. •, :
Mr. 8. A. Wiwai), ©f Forsyth coun
ty,' au old Indian fighter, bae bean
stopping at the Air*Line House S»r
two or three days. HU reminiscences
• 'the early struggles of the settlers of
tl lih country are In tensely interesting.
,) He served under the-celebrated In*
diun.fighter, Majbr Dick Simpson, of
South Carolii\a, lk'the Florida war,"
and, receiving «L’wound in the right
shoulder, was sent home. As soon as
‘VARIETY iS THE SPICE
Various parts »( Toss 1 h »' « **«
ryclnus*.
Tha entire French cnaat la to
electricity. ... .. ....
A Mi onrt Yatoo land fraud has been nuearth-
c«l In Texas.
There nr* ten million men under arm* in Ki.-
n>pc at this time.
*aigsII>»ftgttsO riW Yiteitwi X|
StSfevot.;Wjji,
t* MiHid duOg^edt ejtrthecrs
lug had time to rob the man of a pen-
n.,-TmorejlpolI.”_ . ...
using violence In such a contfbgency.
corn -raiser hr Gooi
enee and com pet
HANGING.OE ..MARTIN
:now.
The lltjulan tty lias appeared In wheat fltiV
near lliirnesvllle, Up. f ■■ V. ^ . ,1
An etnlrrsni ffcielr nrrK*d Iti'Ww^aHc hi
horn/on'hihhcadTllto a naif prown yearling.
*rime Mime, There isxin question
more Important to us than this.’Wiere
is nothing that could be done for Geor
gia that would bring such certain and
abundant prosperity as to have her
farmers reduce their acreage of cotton
thirty per cent, and add their percen
tage to diversified crops. They would
get more for their cotton raised on <
this decreased acreage than they get
now, and they would have no debts
to pay when the season was over.”
’‘You think that the reform has
started in earnest?”
“Ido. Tha acreage of grain putin
tills winter is already large enough to
make a decrease in cotton acreage cer
tain and to promise substantial relief
to the people early 1u the summer;
Besides this necessity, common sense
arid experience combine to demon
strate that the crops planted within
the next sixty days will show more
grain and less cotton than we htfve
seen in Georgia for a year.”
We will keep the readers of the
Constitution informed as to the out-
'.‘You can say, to begin with, that
the farmers have planted the. largest
crop of grain that has. ever been plant
ed in Georgia, sinee I have been at
the'head'of the Department. If is
nearly one hundred per cent, larger
than the grain crop of last winter,
which was, however, an unusally
small one. The farmers have been
forced to this eourse by the lack of
credit with which to buy small grain,
t’s epitaph.
There were 17,Ml families In trelaad
the year MO,
One toueh of vuocinate miOcaa the vholt
world howl.
Mr..Stephens has at last closed Liberty Ilaf’.
against promiscuous hospitality-
A \, w York man bought *10,.-,0(1 worth of lam*
in Florida, to lie paid for In whisky.
-V kUui.ui in Clinton, III., ale himself to death
on a waiter ill an hour.
on i.- ilie home of -jo:*, women each worth
million
Strawberries from l it.rids are selling in No
ok at »» and *.'■ ,.rr <in»rt.
The residence of Judge Win. Gibsou, near
lessena, Du , was totally burned.
In Minnesota, an old lady M years of age is
the mother of a young baby.
Morgan county voted last week by a band-
some majority for no fence..
Augusta bas over toidO-0 -i invested in menu
during Industries.
Indiana baby died of strangulation while
We don't believe it.
strong probability of a war between
Monday night i
i fts.nosilre; Insi
last week Madis.
aiice. Dt.wi.
yiiere is a small spotui around on a Virginia,
onntiiln that is nltenys heated.
Mrs. tien. Ouster is said to be decorating
noilier in !
a jiieklo.
r bus been slisps:
ing bis wife.
cry night.
hr.
A beautiful young indy in Atlanta Is
maker, and works regularly at ber tri
The other day in Pennsylvania t
of powder were exploded at once in a
■ deaths from small-pc
orgia Pa,-ilie Kail mud.
cr nas become hopt
-itcniein oi a chore
Islnitd io.uso of il:
ook witli arsenic.
report of Treasurer Speer will show
■ in hand over IT'JO.OUO of State funds.
sty bachelor a,Units
that marriage
■pentane
think they’ll.rapll:
> _ .. .
Ho,ldbkfng~uplift m^rlsTast'meal bat
olio, on a .Sunday evening in the con-
di-mned ceil. The- cook had consider
ately gout him up Home buttered toast
with bacon and eggs, and nict, strong
tea, and the murderer was tilling his
mouth rather ravenously with these
refreshments. He was a large eater—
u large man altogether, with massive
shoulders, u thick neck and mighty
listH. "Jiook 'ee hero,” he repeated,
“1 never murdered that tuuu; he hit
nte first. I knocked ’un down,hut he
picked himself up and walked off,
a-swearin’. Lord knows who nut the
knife into ’uti'afterwards. I didn’t,
and they/un’t make me swing for It,
eli, old ’tin?’’
“I dessny n reprieve ’ll come,” an
swered the old ’un, who was one of
ihe two warders that had to keep
watch over the murderer. He saitl
this out of charity; he did not believe
what he sultl. *
“I’veknowu reprieves io come at
the very last minute,” observed the
aycpod-yrapipN * i2UMgSrffl*fte*^~
‘‘Doan’t go foolin' t; chap,” mum
bled Martin Dadso. with Iris mouth
full of toast. “Tell me t' truth; hasn’t
in' reprieve enine already?”
“It ain't come yet, hut will, maybe,
to-night,” replied the old 'tin, stolid
ly.
“I wish they'd look sharp about it,
for I want, to go whoani,” grumbled
the prisoner. “It’s three months since
I left t’ farm to coont here, and my
o!il tint! ain't equal to miniling the
place wi’ all this trouble on him. I)itl
’ee see how white his hair was when
he l oom to see me yesterday, with the
t*M ’ooninn
"Never mind, they’ll grow young
again when you go home to ’em.’’
saitl Ihe younger warder- "So will
your sweetheart—a "fine young lady
she is.’’
“Ay. my sweetheart,” muttered
Martin Dadso, his voice suddenly
deepening to a tone of infinite tender
ness. "The only time I felt had was
when I saw her cry as she gliv’ her
evidence ut I rial. Poor Mary! She
never thought me guilty, though;
she’s too good stufl'for Unit
It was for murdering his rival in
tile affections of Miss Alary Whit
doctor's daughter, that Martin Dadso
had been sentenced to die. He was
u ind the Gov’ner have gat the re
prieve, hut doan’t mean to let me
know- beoos it’s Sunday. ’Spose to
morrow ye’ll let It off at me as a sur
prise, like the coffc o’ a beer bottle.
Well, good night, parson; I’m a goin’
to turn lit,” /IT/T 1
•flood night, Dadso,” replied the
clergyman, coldly. “I hope you'will
have a quiet night.”
Mr. Twettle walked out feeling that
he had done what duty commanded,
and he was not sorry to get away
sooner than he had expected. He
would have been quite happy if he
could have suddenly become a day
older, so that ho might have done
with the troublesome formality of at
tending Dadso to the gallows.
“A regular brute,” he soliloquised,
ns he walked across the prison yard to
his house; “hut they’re all like that;
gootl wortls are wasted on them.”.
Meanwhile, Martin Dadsohud risen
from his clmir, stretched himself,
yawned, and prepared for,bed.
weakly.'Then tne pla in*, wno had
been the prisoner’s; companion since
his feelings. “CotneJ Mr. 'Dadso, sir,
be a gentleman. We none of us like
such • job; but It’s our duty.”
“Haudsoft,old hoy,” replied Dadso,
shaking off the hand laid on liis arm.
“You’ve lieen good to me,-and I doan’t
want to hurt *ee, but I'ain’t going, to
be hung.” ' X / / V , J
“Get him away from the wall, and
then we can seize him,” whispered
the hangman, sidling up to the war
den. — .. i.
"Will you come into iny office, and
write your telegram?” said - Cnptain
Brlbsby, taking the hint.
“Yes, I’ll coom, but no tricks, or
it’ll be the worse for some o’ ’ee,”
muttered Dadso, who had noticed the
hangman’s move. He left the wall
and walked a few steps across the
ward, whereupon, at a sign from the
warden, the four wardens in attend
ance (who looked fur from comforta
ble) made a rush to secure his arms.
But Dadso had the strength of a giant.
N. v Jem-}- man ran take tTionil of j.inr himself not a poor man, but a (hriv-
-'luti ami Iran.form u Into a gallon of guuil ing farmer; and lie bad received a
good education,'though ho spoke ini
Tit., factory gitla have been sratem-ttit to fc.itr
n„»th** Iin|,ri*immeiit for tlrunkettmtsa in
sen.-.-il per .lay.
girl, are ntvnvs :
•ter which he guarantee*
•il a man until* to
but a sirl just walk*
lei ever ber sltotildc
all a puppy he wills
-Inn*- with heriiaut]
The new iron brl.ltto being creeled by the
i 'httrieston nnd Savannah railroad over the Sa-
eightt l.LIUOO pound*.
on translated lntn22G Inngtta-
■<ud dialects, and in the last eittht years 140,.
v copies have been circulated.
Ctah numbers;
wMorinnnn; yet the f r-ner own the lnilk
he railroads, mine* and property there
lie dltt'elenee between a tins a
. in the fart that when a dog finds a scent he
-n’t -pend it for candy.
such a broad dialect, having lived an
iiis life in the country. The man
whom lie had been convicted of mur
dering was :t young solicitor, a rather
* m pushing, prying person, named Vull-
cn; and the oriirq- hud caused consid
erable astonishment, by reason of
Dadso’s supposed steadiness of char
acter. But the guilt hail Itcen brought
home lo him ivy such clear testimony
• hat the Judge had warned hint not to
hope for mercy. Datlso, however.had
loudly protested liis innocence ns he
left the dock.
'The wa'rdors who "had now been
watching him for nearly three weeks
in the condemned cell, had so often
(woagainst j heard him atfirni his innocence that
they could not exactly decide wheth-
er lie were an ill-used man or "a hard-
boy con. | ened liar. Until this Sunday night
they had inclined towards the latter
idea, hut now that lie was on the verv
irowsy. As he was undressing, the
oltl ’un asked whether he would like
a glass of beer, and on his giving an
affirmative reply, rang for another
warder to bring the beverage. By the
doctor’s merciful orders, a dose of bro
mide of potnssum had been put into
the beer to quiet the doomed man’s
nerves and induce sleep. The result
was that soon after Dadso had Iain his
Iteatl on his pillow he sank intoa deop,
peaceful slumber, from which he
awoke at seven in the morning.
It was broad daylight then, for the
senson was spring and golden rays of
sunshine were beaming into the cell.
Dadso sat Uj> abruptly in lied, rubbed
his eyes and exclaimed:
“Well, hnsn’tmy reprieve cooin?”
“Not yet,” answered ihe younger
warder, gloomily.
“It'll come by and by, no doubt,”
remarked the qld ’un, whose object it
now was to keep Ills prisoner as calm
as jiossihle. f <*- -*
“Pish! baby nonsense this is,” said
Dadso, grulfiy, slipping out of bed.
“What o’clock is it? Am I to have
any breakfast?
“Olt, yes, and the cook has done
yer a nice rump steak,” said the old-,
’un, and he pulled the bell twice. In
a very few minutes a third warder ap-
peared with a well served tray bear
ing a steak, tea, toast, and some other
things. This man’s hands trembled
as he laid the tray down, for he was a
novice and lmd never before been
mixed up with an execution. The
old 'un had'se'en a dozen men banged.
Martin Dadso leisurely washed his
face and ltnnds, then partially dressed
himself, ;ind sat down in his shirt
sleeves. lie did full justice to the
viunds set before him, though a pre
occupied expression was now settling
on liis features. Twice he glanced up
to scan the countenances of the ward
ers, and perceiving that they eyed
1'tSSbelM*?” ask
tie, aa if he were putting the most
natural question. 1 ■ ’ v ’’ -
“I didn’t- want to be swagged, did
I?” drawled the vagabond, with a
leer. “But now I’m goln’.yor may
tell my story if yer like.”
The vagrant died that sanje night -
anti Mr. Twettle. after full reflection,'
decided he would keep the story to
himself. Ho was a cautious gentle
man, who hated trouble, and be fore
saw that this narrative, if divulged,
would give him trouble. Perbaps he
would be accused of having Invented
it. In auy case, the authorities would
not thank him for laying the blood of
an innocently executed manat their
door. Resides, whatwas there to show
that tills confession was a true one?
So the reverend gentleman held bis
peace. Yet sometimes such conscience
as he possessed had twinges; and Mr.
Twettle avoided passing through the
yard where executed men were bur
ied, and where, on a small white
stone let into a brick wall, he might
of tlio first comer, be sent him stag
gering ten paces; with a kick in the
stomach, he disposed of a second;
then, collaring the two others, lie
banged their heads together, twice, so
hard, that they turned sick and Lit
tered out of his grasp, helpless. The
old ’un and hi* comrade, the younger
warder, saw that they would be une
qual to mastering Dadso alone, and
made uo attempt to do so. The sheriff,
the chaplain, and the hangman had all
skipjtetl off into a empty cell, and
stood holding the door ajar, ready to
slam it if the murderer should pursue
them. Captain Bribshy alone remain
ed in the ward facing his prisoner,
pretty spiritedly, and again trying to
remonstrate with him.
“Hold your jaw, Captain,” answer
ed Dadso, defiantly; anti, seeing u
door open, he made a dart towards it,
ran down some stairs, and found him
self in one of the airing yards.
By this time the whole prison was
in a state of commotion. Some pris
oners who had heard the noise, and
guessed what was up, were thumbing
at their doors in the wildest state of
excitement, and uttering fearful blas
phemies: “Go it, Dadso!” “Don’t
give in to the blokes.” “Crack
Marwoorl’s hewl for him!” etc #
Meanwhile, relays of warders hail
hurried up from all the other wards,
and soon a dozen of them streamed
out into the yard in pursuit of the
murderer. Dadso, flying .across the
gravel like a hunted animal, had es
pied a latfder in a corner of the yard,
and, lifting it with superhuman
strength, he planted it against a M all.
fcut there liappcned to be in the
yard & prisoner who was at work rak
ing the alleys. A sneaking, rat-head
ed fellow he M*as, looking infamous in
his parti-colored jail garb. This man
perceived that a prisoner M’as trying
to escape, and wishiug to curry favor
There are beautiful songs that we nerersing.
And names thnt are never spoken.
There are treasures guarded with jealous care
And kept as a siu red token.
There are faded flower* aud letters din.
With tears that have mined above them.
For the fickle words and the faithless hearts
That taught Us bow to love them.
There nre sighs that come in our joyous hours
To eliiuteu our dreams of gladness,
Aud tears that spring to our aching eyes
In hours of thoughtless sadness.
For the blithest bird that sings In spring
Will flit in the waning summer,
And lips that were kissed 1 n fondest love
Will smile on the first new comer.
Over the breast where lilies rost
Iu white hands stilled forever.
The roses of Juue will nod and bloom,
Unheeding the hearts that sever.
And lips that quivered in silent grief.
All words of hope refusing.
Will Tightly turn to the fleeting joys
That perish with the using.
Summer blossoms and winter snows,
Love aud its sweet elysian;
Hope like a syren dim and fair.
Quickening our fainting vision;
Drooping spirits and failing pulse
Where uutold memories hover.
Eyelids touched with the seal of death
And the fitful dream is over.
HOFFENSTEIN AND THE WOMEN.
him curiously, and were speechless, with the authorities, ,hc made haste
“Herman,” said Hoficnstcin, as he
noticed the gloomy look of liis clerk,
‘Mere was stnueding de matter mit you,
vas you sick?”
“No, sir.”
“Veil, vat vas it deni”
“I don’t like to say anything nbout it,
Mr. Iloflcnstcin, hut I made a proposal
to Rachel Goslinky de oiler day, ven she
dells me dat I can come around again
ven bisness vas better. Site vas now
Hying about mit a rich young veltudi
whose foder vas in de dry goods bisiucss
in New York State.”
“Herman, my boy,” said Iloifenstein,
after lte -had listened attentively. “I
know how you feels; you feels as if you
vottld like to go away off somevere und
get l>eat mit a persimmon club for a
gottple of days. Dot vas de vay all uf
item feel, und if I see a man in your fix,
Herman,,t pity him; und if I vasn’j ac
quainted mit him I tools like reaching
my sympathy out to hint oil de end uf a
A limit lutmt-tl .Mat-lean, the other day. tired n i „ , , , , ,
►■■•1.0 queen VittorU. He «.* raptured, and I U,resh,>1<1 ofd, ' lltl ‘’ 1111,1 stl11 appeared
*uppt*se*i i,, t*. a ernnk.
T will Rive you tu» dollar* or ten days.^suiu
tin- police judge lo the prisoner. "Well, sTjulre,
1 11 take Die ten dollars.”
A child only eiRht years old died a drunkard
in Montreal. The har-kccpcr who ha* been ,elt-
ine him the whisky will be prosecuted.
Il is told hy a Boeliester man who has become
discipline ol Osrar Wilde that he whitewashes
u* wood before he puts it on the lire.
\ Vermont farmer bet *,V: that the distunec to
"Ui wasn't over seven inUes and when sued
r tile money I lie jury sustained him.
Sunday school toaehor—Who was the strong-
t loan" liny—Jonah: because the whale
uhlu t hold him after he got him down.
A Canadian Judge has deemed that the louse
a pew In church gives the lessee a right to
rep and snore therein during divine service.
seat in ease of a railroad collision
i* Ihe lop rail of a reliable fence about four
miles in a northeasterly direction front the
s cue of collision.
he hoping for a reprieve, they wav-
creti. The oltl ’un scrutinized him
through the corners of liis eyes with a
mixture of suspiciousness and sympa
thy, and the younger warder stared
at hint with liis mouth half open, un"
.-title to form any new opinion on his
case. Tlte thought uppermost In this
young warder’s mini! was that by that
time to-morrow yonder prisoner, now |
such a healthy, hulking lout, would
ho resting with liis neck broken in a
licil of quicklime, and this caused
him occasionally to feel cool up the
spine.
Martin Datlso finished his lea to the
last drop: then stood up—a towering,’
strapping figure six feet high—nnd
slouched towards the fireplace. The
condemned cell was used at ordinary
times ns a warder’s room, nntl it had a
fire-place. Marlin drew a chair nwtr
the fender, took up a. volume and bc-
gan to looje-qt the pictures; but soon
the book lay open onptis knees, send
lte gazed intently■aMho.'Tace* iu, the
glowing coals—faces of friends pcr
imps, or possibly only that of his late
enemy, Pullen, distorted by death-
grins. The warder removed' tye 'teh
things, and then sat down, with thelh
n Wyoming, where woman .utTrage a estate j arms folded', silent. Presently "the
"Voting man, we eat nl! the rind hoTe,” sniA
n l...."rtting-lmuso keeper to a hoartler, who was
taking '.tribe ontor portion of a piece of cheese.
‘ All right," replied the boarder, "lam cutting
this off tor you."
A man Intruded Into an Irishman's shanty the
other day. "What do you want?" naked Pat.
"Nothing." was the rlaltor'a reply. “Then you'll
und it in the jug where the whisky was.’’
. man amt tits wife ran for the
•nit <>n different ticket,. The husband I C !°^ U " dCr t,le P ri8OT ‘ * lo,1,e strut ‘ k
j eight; there was a rap at the doo'.r, and
Mr. Twettle, the chaplain, entered.
tilrl* should be careful how thev arc vacclca-1
•d' w ith virus taken from a lover s arm. One I
Not the right sort of a man for his
t st. Paul lias taken to swearing, sitting cross-
egged and smoking a brier root pipe.
The following is a fashionable way to plavn
tree handed game of cards in Texas: The first
olds the cards, the second a revolver, and the
o-oner the inquest. t.
A very modest young lady, who was a passen-
■r o» hoard n.packet-ship, H is said, sprang out
: tier hertli and jumped overboard, on hearing
te Captain, during a storm, order the mate to
aul down the sheets.
Hill Splugglnt bet five dollars that he could
drink a quart of Colorado whisky before sun
down. lie won the bet, and hia widow remark-
od next day that it waa the first money that poor
Hill had earned lor a year.
place, this Mr. Twettle. He was a
worthy person, no doubt, but had not
a spark of sentiment in him, Uttle
love for maukiud, and no belief at all
in his power to veclfilpt prisoners. His
post brought him $2,000 a year, with
a free residents-, and he'grumbled at
this as notbuing enough. ..He was a
preacher of dry sermons on doctrines,
and loathed the hours lie was obliged
to flevob* to prison work, though he
went ui.s rounds of cell-visiting regu-
larly, for he was n conscientious man
in Ills way. He was a middle-aged
clergyman, with a cold face, sparse
1 whiskers, and a somewhat nervous
A braketnan of a Kentucky railroad who wa» . , . ...
reaming of an Impending crash, was found by | . 1,1 llls c ycs that Bad got thete
lie neighbors sitting up in bed. holding hi* ] !,ir >cc a prisoner had once shied a stool
rife by tho ears. He had nearly twisted the j At him. '
" rr downT”k".’ , hM ' d <ilrln hi “ lrM,lle i “'Veil, Datlso,” he said,' Iri *a Voice
| which was.iuefint to lie kind, but was
rite l-nosing (Mieh.) Republican print* the 1 uttgenlnl and patronizing. No man
he became more pensive.
“Look ’ee here, old ’un,” lie ex
claimed at hist, rapping the handle of
his fork on the table; “Imean td sleep
at whoum to-night—l lint’s plain, ain’t
It? If my reprieve don’t cooin In an
hour I shall telegraph to the Queen.”
“Now, eat your breakfast like a
good man, and don’t get excited,” ex
postulated the oltl ’un. "Would you
like a little brandy?" - -
,r No brandy for me; this stuff's
strong enough for me,’’answered Dad
so, emptying tho second cup of tea.
■“Hullo, there are steps in the passage;
wliat's that?”
It was now a quarter to eight, and
the gloomy procession which escorts
a murderer to tlte scaffold had arrived
at tho cell door. There was the war-
sien, the sheriff of the county, the
chaplain, the hangman, and four war
ders; hut no reporters. Warden Bribs-
by opined that the accounts of execu
tions given in .newspapers tended to
demoralize the,masses, and sohofor-
ihtule the access of his prison, to repre
sentatives of the press, not only when
there were executions, but at all other
times, which was more simpler and
mure convenient. , Irregularities
which might' go ou were thus kept
from tlte knowledge of a too sensative
public^ 1 '
Capt. Brijtsby, wearing black clothes
and gloves, walked into the oell, hat
in hand, and muttered a few words
which were inaudible. Martin Dadso,
who had turned crimson, then white,
took up his coat without a word,
threw it over his arm, and stalked out
of the cell, and facing the warden,
who retreated backwards. At this
moment the Rev. Mr. Tweetle, who
held a prayer-book, struck .upon
dry, sing-song: "I am the Resurrec
tion and the Life. He that believeth
in Me
“Zur,” interrupted the prisoner, in
a.clfokjinfe"! xtoice, Vha’nt ’ee got iny
reprieve?”
“I am sorry to say no reprieve has
come for you,” answered the warden,
polltetyr *" — ——
“An, and who's that chap?” He
pointed,'ulth a shaky finger to a
sknllng, gray-whiskered man in
hlaclf, Whtrwas fingering 1 some straps.
“That’s Jack Ketch, I s’pose. Welj,
look ’ep here, gem’men, I’m not goin’
to be huhg Innocent, fib I tell 'ee. I’ll
ailing statement that a santlcttan Is Greet.- j would have liked to ho hanged to the
> til.', thnt state, while rating raw oyster* the J „„„i. . .: * --- „
other .lay. cut a large one in two ami found al lu ’A such u voice as that. Well,
li.e tapeworm in it 3 Inehea long. But the matt
who will rut an oyster deserves to Had some,
thing disagreeable.
A.-eordlng to Prof. Proctor, the earth will be a
dead world like the moon, just fifteen yean
from date: for the comet of ism will dash Into
tlte sun in 18t>7. intensifying the heat et that
bunting orb to «och a degree that all animal
and vegetable life here below will b* destroyed,
ills t-alcnlalioni arc baaed on tho tbconr that
the orbit of the big comet la swiftly contracting
ant) nnleaa something happens It most come In
collision with the great luminary In fifteen
years.
I trust you are in a composed
frame of mind?”
to follow Dadso, and, just as the latter,
was about to scale tlte ladder, dealt
It jm a crushing blow on the back of his
head with bis rake. Dadso fell hack
with a moan, stunned, and rolled to
the ground.
“Now, seize him quickly,” cried the
agitated warden, who liatl fo.lowed
the warders in. the ward. His orders
were promptly obeyed, and a dozen
men, holding Dadso by tlte arms and
legs, carried hint witli all possible dis
patch into the prison.
“Now, look sharp, bring him along
here. Ws needn’t pinion him,” yell
ed the hangman, who had been skulk
ing out of harm’s reach like a eat.
And nimbly he led the way through
another door into the yard where tho
gallows stood. _ M
Tlte gibbet was permanently con
structed, erected under a shed; its
floor was level with the ground. From
its black cross-beam a rope dangled.
Springing onto the trap, the hang
man caught hold of the noose, opened
it wide like a horse-collar, and scream
ed, "Now, quick, run his head in
here.” In a trice Dadso’s neck was
in the slip-knot.
Just at this moment, however, the
doomed man recovered consciousness,
and seeing where he was, abruptly
struck out with his fists anil feet. Two
warders closed with him, embracing
him with all their might, aud the
hangman, madly impatient to get the
whole thiugover, drew the bolt before
the warders were clear of the trap.
Down it went with an awful thud,
and the three men "Wlthit, ter* depth
of eight feet—such a shock, that the
rqpe snapped off short near the beam,
and. the thjfee men*after a momentary
rebound, rolled pell-mell together on
the floor of tlic pit three feet lower.
Bdi Martin Dadao was dead. The
weight of the two men clinging to his
body lifld trebled the force of the drop,
find his fieiik had been violently dis
located.
“Well, this is the end of an ugly
ob,” panted ihe hangman, address-
ng the two warders, who were rob
bing their bruised bodies,
J “How I jwjky that ^reporters wtye
pre»ent!";excjhlmed Captain Brlbsby.
We should have had ghastly ac
counts of this affair in the papers. As
jt is (and he looked Signifiduitly at
the warders) I trust that nothing of
crop that; would bring them early
cash.”
“Do you think the cotton acreage
in the State will be decreased this
year?” . ,
“I am confident that it will be."
“By how much?”
“By about 15 per cent. But this acre
age will not show the full deficiency
of the next year’s cotton crop because
there will be very much less guano
uBed than before, and this will de
crease the yield per acre.”
“What falling off is there in the
sale of guano?”
“I don’t think there will be sold
over 00,000 tons in the State at the
outside this season against 150,000
tons last season.. From all quarters
we have reports of diminished sales.
The guano men complain that the |
farmers arc uot buying fifeely, and
they are nof. inclined to push sales.
The inspection fees at our office now
amounts toabout$37,000, which is less
than they were last year, although
the season opened four weeks earlier
than last. The signs are that the in
spections will .fall off very heavily
from this date, as inspected guano is
stored in warehouses all over the
State. It is safe to say that the de
crease in the sale of guano in Georgia
tlds year will amount to forty per
cent.” - ■ ‘ 1 '■ • •
“This will diminish the yield of
ootton per acre?” *—* ?-
“Yes, I give it as jay official ojjiti-
ion. that Georgia will uot produoe
over 600,000 bales of cotton this year
against 814,000 In 1880. There are nta-
liy reasons besides the large increase
of grain acreage already reported that
will decrease the cotton acreage for
the year.”
“What are these?"
“First is the lack of credit. The
country merchants, or for that matter
the city merchants, arc not able to
carry the farmers this year, as they
of agriculture by Commissioner Hen
derson’s comprehensive and admira-
Ho system of enquiries.
THE SWEETEST THING IN LIFE.
Tlio sweetest tiling there is iu life
t* hint a lovely little wife.
Who tutWM the buttous on yonr ahirU
Aud never telU you when she flirt*;
Who give* you kinnen nweet as honey.
Then ask* you /or u little money;
Who Nay* sne never once comv* H *b s ~
Then UH» yOU uU her achen and l»uiu»;
Who mukes you say you're glad to see
Her mother stay two months or thrje;.
Who, while you think you don't obey.
Makes tou exactly do their way;
Who makes you tremble with affright
When you stay eut late at night;
Who makes you with conceit grow tall.
Than lets you drop and foel so small;
Who hopes yonr next wife may be half
Aa good a* she, aud wheu you laugh,
ltemarkM, with tear-drop* in her eye.
That you'd be glad~but she won't die;
Who make* nice dinner* that you (ike.
Then for a bonnet makes n strike;
Who eemns to be *o dull, yet knowa
More than you ever would auppOHe:
Who glvea you letteri Bure to mail,
Aud when you *ay they’re scut, don’t fail
To And them in your pocket, while
Yoa stammer, blush aud try to smile;
Who, when you Btrtko for freedom dear,
Weeps, calling you a bear, severe.
Till shamed, again Uor humble slave,
Yon beg forglvene**, and behave;
Who baya ahe does not auore when you
Awaken her. but says you do;
Who hear* each night tho robbers free
.And sends* you down below to nee;
Who cannot bear your horrid pipe.
And *aya yonr wet you never wipe;
Who work* hemclf to death, while you
Jnxt walks around with naught to do;
And. well! the sweetest thing in life
la (If you haven't one) a wife.
ih raff Georgia sett
Iolre fiir adt’ent , ^
the fortunes of war again in this sec
tion. '
Shortly after his arrival he waa
placed on Gen. B. Rush Montgom
ery’s staff, who then commanded the
port at Ross’ Landing, so called be
cause the old Indian chief, John Ross,
lived near there. After tho railroad
was surveyed to that point, the name
was changed to Chattanooga.
In his own words he said; After
the Indians had been quieted, I en
gaged as a wagoner iu a train of wag
ons that used to run between Augusta
aud Ross’ Landing, aud was accus
tomed to stop at Humphrey's spring,
over which the Markham House now
stands, to feed my team and stay all
night. There was not a house within
several miles, except a little ten by
twelve doggery, about two miles from
the spring, where the wagoners were
accustomed to stop and get their liq
uor. I stopped at the spring the night
that the party who were surveying
FASHION NOTES.
-have done heretofore^ There has been
man, vot cofnc to mo und lte says:
“Hoffenstein, a vouian vasslmst like a
tunic, tie more you put your dependence
in item de more you vill go up und twine
• ere de voodbinc vas. You vill be left,
my freut, und I vill dell you vy. I vent
gotirting mit a girl fur nine years, und
ven l dinks she vas going to be iny vife,
site goes und takes a fellow vat vasn’t
vert dc powder vat blows him to tnmna-
tion. It was de same vay mit a mule vat
I ltaf, und vat I blaeesall my dependence
in. I rode out dat u ule, from de dime
he yas a colt undil lie vas so old dot his
eyes vas veak, and he vas shust so gen
tle as a dog. Vat you dink, Herman,
dot tnttle vorked for fifteen years to get
my confidence, und den vent back on
me. Von day, vile I vas riding de mule
along de road, he stopped vere dcre vas
a brier patch mit a vast nest in it. I hits
him mit de spurs to make him go avay,
but lie von’t. Vat does ho do? He vlnlu
a gouple of times mit his ears, kick up
Ills licWj und I find myself In de brier
patch rolt de vasps all ofer me. Dot vas
de vay mit a woman, Herman, und you
better had keep avay,”
The Confederate Bond*.
II,-re la a real adventure In the far West tor
l m y, to rei.it: Christian Alison, aged 12. wan
dered Into Utah. He wa* employed awhile jm
a sV-ep ranch, but wa* tooamall to do the work.
„,„1 waedleehamd. For twenty day* the poor
little fellow trudged aimlessly ahont, in bltterty
cl* weather, scantily clothed and fed. One
diy he w*.Jound ttwetylble In « anew drill,;
tug .ont to fialt Lake tor treatment. hU feet were
amputated
“Cooui, parson, none o’ that,” an
swered the prisoner, with a frown,
which finished off In a Laugh, fl
doan’t mean to die to-morrow, any
more than you.”
we are prepared, lory death, jt
■ought to have no terrors,’ 1 remarked
Mr. Twettle. t - 'i f
“I dessay. I should like to see yer
phiz, though, if ’ee were goin’ to be
swung up to-morrow,” and the pris
oner go flawed, coarsely.
“Would you llie me to read a chap
ter to you?” its'.ced Mr. Twettle, who
thought he.wftsi exercising asigellc pa
tience and cuttiuriended himself blgh-
Jy- - •
“2Su,liter, X’vo heard two sermons
to-day, end that’s enough. 4htn- ’ee
tell me anything about my reprieve?”
readingJrom his. book
some voice. | _ .
“Shut up, there fbr * moment,
son,” cried Dadso, impatiently; then
hu tbrow/dbwnteis .coat, net his bjtck
against a wall, folded his 'arm»,^nd
said between his teeth, "I'ain’ta goin’
to be bung—that’s plaint
The warden ,and the—wde^i sheri*
looked at each other tft consteraat
This was the first time a criminal
over rcfugetl to be-hanged quietly;
hhd Captain -BHbob^ dld AWknov
what to do. He abhorred the Idea, of
Mr. Judah P. Benjamin, writing from
“Tho Temple, London," says “that the
Confederate Government riever had but
two means of raising money in Europe
one being the export of cotton, nil of
which was consigned to Frasor, Fren-
holm ACo., of Liverpool; the other by
the loan affected through Messrs. Erl-
anger A Co., and Schroder & Co., the
proceeds of which were all received by
Col. J. McBae. the Financial Agent of
the Government. At the clote of the war
tlte United States Government, claiming
the right to receive, the entire aesets- of
the Confederate Government, instituted
suits against Fraser, Frenholm & Co.
and M(Bae, and ultimately recovered a
few thousand dollars, the firms alluded
to being ruined by litigation. The last
payment of Coupons on Confederate
bonds was only effected after great effort
by means of cotton sold by Fraser,^Preri-
up
demurred the-warden, gently. “The
Secretary of State has already pro
nounced on your case.” ‘ Fl ' k
“I'll write to Muster Gladstone,'
theu, and t’ House of Commons. Yer
can’t hang-p man when nobody saw
’im commitmurder.''~I gave Pullen a
thrashing with my flash—that’s all;
and I’ve been three months in gaol Jor
it—that’s enough. Now I want to go
wltoam.”
. “My heart was hot within me, and
while I waettiua musing the fire kin-.
fllfid^rT^fiPRtinued the _chaplaln
mtir
holm & Co., as all, the proceeds of Hie
loan had been . previously exhousRjI.
It was about two years after the
foregoing events that the Rev. Mr.
Twettle waa. called upon to attend.*
vagabond who waa dying in the pris
on Infirmary. The man had been sen
tenced to six Weeks for vagrancy, but
he was in the last stage of consump
tion, and ao lingered in the infirmary
after his tefth had expired. -Having
heard that his last day had come, he
sent for the chaplain, and confessed to
him that he was guilty of the crime
for which Martin Dadso had suffered.
“I was lyin’ .behind a hedge,” said
1 ‘‘niirl Raw Mr. Pailfon utuibn XT*
The United States Government also re
ceived'some supplies; machinery, aud
several vessels, in fact, everything that
remained froto the wreck; and I don’t
believe that one penny is to be found
any wtyre ihtEuropeef; Wwn Msetyptyle
defunet Oontederaey. If anything ever
can be recovered by the bondholders It
can only be by government action In the
United States; and you can Judge better
titan lif there is the remotest hope of
any such action.”
an uuusual number of failures, and
almost every merchant who advanc
ed money to farmers finds himself be
hind in Ids collections and with very
little cash available for advances for
the next A:rop. The farmers will,
therefore, b« forced to diversify their
crops and rely on their lands to give
them their provision. Then this mat
ter of no credit goesstlll further in its
results. Iu a great many cases It has
resulted in a great many tenants giv
sng up their leases and resuming the
places as day laborers, as they are un
able to make a crop on their own re
sponsibility, and from almost every
section of the State we hear that land
lords are receiving notifications from
their tenants that they will be unable
to farm on shares or to run alone for
the year. The result af this will be
that where large plantations have
been cut into small farms and rented
out, they will be thrown back on the
hands of the owner of the. plantation
who must farm them under one-man
agement.’ The very fact that the ten
ants have failed to be self-sustaining
by raising cotton will make him cau
tious and he will-plant for diversified
crops, so that his plantation wlU sup
port'itself even if it does not give him
a big money profit.
“Of course these plantations will be
split up again into smaU farms in a
year or two, and will be run sucess-
fully in that shape as soon as the
small farmers learn that to be suc
cessful they must raise their own pro
visions. The failure of tenants to
maintain themselves simply means
the failure of the all cotton plan. _
“In the next place, sensible farmers
all over the State who have honestly
believed that they could make money
by raising cotton exclusively have at
last become satisfied that they have
followed a delusion. The sad experi
ence of the past season is enough to
show any man that the farm or plan
tation devoted to cotton cannot pay
its expenses. I have certainly inves
tigated the subject as thoroughly as
any man, and I say to you that I do
not know a single man In the State of
Georgia, no matter how careful he may
have been, who has made money by
making an ati cotton crop. On the
other band,' there are hundreds of
oases where men with equal chanfcea
and with less care have made snag
fortunes on the same sort of land, with
the same system of labor, and In the
same neighborhood,- by raising their
own corn, hay and grain and maktiig
Cotton the surplus crop. The influ
ence of these examples is telling at
he, “and saw Mr. Pullen strike Mr.
Dadso, and then KMr. Dadso give Mr.
Pnllten a lickin’. As Mr! Pullen hob
bled away, lookin' sick end daft like, I
rubbin’ him, "Bo I ran arter^rim and
closed. But Mr. Pullen had more life
than I thought, so fearin’ I
gefetea years and a floggin’ for
^ r wjtli violence, I put a knife
nto mm. J uSt tEen J heai-d sqme ope
down'thc<-road which-gttv
me a firigbt, so I cut o'O without hav-
Lotjg tamcolored Bernhardt gloves
are still fashionable. The latest gloves
for fujl dress are very long,. of vt
pale lpurel pink, so near a flesh ttyt
as to ptake it difficult to tell where
the gloves leave off.
The latest English scare is that Gen
Skobeleff, the Russian officer whose
anti-German sjieceh electrified T
roj&f£e other" day*, ,Visited Lonj
secretiy on Tuesday and had an in!
view with the representatives Cf the
Irish Land League. The story goes
that kis object waste make arrange
ments for an Irish diversion whenever
Russ!* is ready to move on Asia.
Japan Is the tjeal gtlsrknteed coun
try in the world against railway acci
dents. The reason is thqt It has only
one railroad, only twenty-two miles
longw*nd but one train aiday pamfes
ovfer-ftaach day.
New trains are pear-shaped.
Gold tulle trims evening dresses.
Gipure guimps are in new dresses.
Hufrano roses are again in fashion.
Faille is coming into fashion again.
Pearl combs arc a Parisian novelty.
Velvet dresses need little trimming.
The new blue is called blue-de-mar.
“Sulpur lace” is a new importa
tion.
Worth loops tulle drapery with
birds.
Tlte English dress is worn by child
ren.
Tiny humming birds loop lace dra
pery.
Double trains complete the French
dresses.
A comb of roses fastens up low coif
fures.
Scantily gathered frills trim new
dresses.
French dresses are voluminous at
the back.
Oval necks are newer than Pompa
dour squares.
Narrow mantelets, like scarfs,
match new costumes.
Two points finish the back of new
evening dresses.
Tan colrned fluffy feathers appear
on black bonnets.
New bodies have short basques
pointed in back and front.
White silk muslin is used for the
entire ball dress of debutantes.
A jabot of lace trims each side of
the square neck of dinner dresses.
Crepe broche in all shades of color,
pure whitehtnd cream, will be used in
trimming bonnets.
Lace anil gauze brocades in lace de
signs for millinery-purposes are now
brought out in large quantities.
Satins come in dado patterns, with
watered stripes, and are so finely fin
ished os to appehr like silk.
Prevailing styles In silks are rich
brocades, moires iu antique styles,
and satin striped and brocade striped
moires.
Corset covers and chemises are
made of pale pink and blue surah
silk, or of a quality of surah which
washes well.
Pale strawberry red satin, combin
ed with deep Venetian green velvet,
is a favorite French combination for
reception dresses.
Zephyrs and Scotch ginghams are
in plaids and 3tripes, large and small,
with illustrations of the new colors
and combinations.
The most elegant white wash dress
es of the coming summer will be of
Unen lawn and sheer linen cambrics,
soft as India muslin and almost as
transparent.
reached the spot. As the engineer
was driving a stake near the spring
he remarked to the teamsters who
had gathered around, “Roys, I would
not be surprised if there was a right
smart village hero some day.”
A little before this u man ofieretl
him five hundred acres of land, lying
along wlittt is now Peachtree street,
upon which arc now some of tho most
valuable residences ill tlte city, for
sixty-llve cents ait acre, and his rec
ollection is that Air. Richard Peters
■■ought it for that sum. “I’ve wished
a hundred times sineo that 1 bad
bought it,” he added.
“While I was in Tennessee,” he re
sumed, “I was a member of the party
who attempted to capture the celebra
ted brigand, John A. Murrell. When
we surrounded the cave where Mur
rell's party had their headquarters,
and where they did their counterfeit
ing, wo lmd a desperate fight, in which
five of the robbers were killed and the
rest wounded aud captured. Murrell
was not there. To my tistonishment
a man whom I killed in the melee
proved to be the very man with whom
I had been boarding for some time,
and whom I had always regarded os
an upright, honest, clever gentleman.
His wife's heart was nearly broken by
the terrible news, and she declared
that he was innocent und lmd been
found among the robbers by accident.
Some time since slto visited mo and
reiterated her belief in liis innocence,
but I nin fully convinced that lie was
one of them.
When our feet become heavy and weary.
On the valley* aud mnuutaiui* of life,
And the road has grown dusty and dreary.
And wc groan in the struggle aud strife,
We halt iu the difficult pathway.
Glance back over Valley and plain.
And sigh with a sorrowful longiug
To travel the journey again.
For we know in tho post there are pleasures,
And *au*ont of joy and delight.
While before all is doubting and darkness.
And dread of the gloom uud the light;
But vain of the vainest In sighing—
Our course must be forward and on;
We cannot turn back on the journey,
Wc cannot enjoy w hat’s gvne.
Let ns hope, then, as onward wc travel.
That oases may brighten tho plaiu;
That ouf road be beside the sweet waters,
Though we may not begin It again.
For existence forever goes upward—
From the .hill to the mountain do rise.
On. on, o’er Invisible summits.
To a land in the limitless skies.
Strive on, then, witli courage unshaken—
True labor is never in vain—
Nor glance with regret at the pathway
No mortal can travel again.
Each m Blacker Villain thantho.Other.
During the wilil-eat flays in the
West a Brooklyn man, who fliefl not
long since, was in business iu a Mich
igan town anil formed a close friend
ship with' the cashier of one of tlte pri
vate banks. One evening tho cashier
admitted that lie was laying plans to
rob the t unk of all its its funds and
skip into Canada, nnd his friend per
mitted himself to be drawn iuto the
plot. They were to skip together and
share alike, aud a certain tiny was
mentioned for tl;c affair to conte off.
The Brooklyn man sold out his store
at a big sacrifice and went to Detroit,
where the cashier was to join him
with the stolen funds. The hour came
aud the cashier came, but lie liatl ho
sparkle in his eye.
“B'usted—busted all to blazes!” he
groaned, in explanation.
“Didn’t you get the money?”
“Not a cent!”
“How’s that?”
“Why, the president skipped out
Sunday night, the secretary followed
him Monday morning, and the whole
board of directors disappeared that
night. On Tuesday morning there
wasn’t an infernal dollar bill left to
steal!”
“There wasn’t?”
“Not a one! Just think of the mean
ness of the whole board jumping in
and steading the cashier blind as a
bat! Where will human meanness
end?”
“What is the condition of the farm
ers at present?”
“It is desperate. They havo bad
short crops, bad seasons, and have
had to buy all their grain, hay, mules,
hogs, cattle anfl' everything of the
sort- They have had to pay enormohs
time prices for all of this, amounting,
as I have found from actual investiga
tion, to be 54 per oCnt. per annum in- Two prominent Confederate Generals,to
terest, and at the end of the seasons
have found themselves without moc-
ey and without credit, and the truth
IS that they have no eljoice *a to
whether they will decrease their cot-
ton^acreage and increase their provls-
lon screage or not. They are forced lo
do so. They have not the money to
sustain themselves on the all cotton
plan, and they cannot get it Their
misfortunes will in this respect prpve
blessings in disguise, for it only
ti^aspracttesltektt.toslH)^ that roe
TourUla' Guide, Savannah, Go.
Tho “Louisiana State Lottery” Is the
most banfaced swindle in this country
arid we warn our people not to invest
their earnings in the concern. The swin
dle is owned by a man named Howard,
in New Orleans,and the “M. A. Dattph
in,” who figuns in tho newspaper and
circulars as the President, is s myth, ss
there is no such person. Recently the
Society for the prevention of crime In
New York, seized,40 tickets and not one
drew a prize. We know a gentleman in
this city who has bought tickets month'
ly for ten years or more, and has uever
drawn a penny, although he would pur
chase from a dozen different agents in
the same month. The concern is a cheat
and as our people are credulous and ea
ally derived by tinsel and show, we warn
them against this thriving humbug,
their shame, be it said, are peddling the
reputations made in the war, and uaing
the influence acquired to swindle Con
federate soldiers by inducing them to
purchase tickets of a gigantic swindle.
B. Frank Moore, 1W Broadway, Hew
York, is an agent of the lottery and was
arrested' not long ago for swindling.
Stop, don’t, buy another ticket. The
namee published with letters,etc., which
parties allege that they drew {rizes, are
paid hmebmen of tho concern and a
pan fif the swindle; ' / j v f,
Northern Brutality.
The-brutal treatment of servants In
the Northern States equals anything
that formerly prevailed South during
tho existence of slavery. At least
there are no eases, reported that sur
passes the following, from Mount
Holly, New Jersey, last week:
David C. Wall, a wealthy fanner,
who lives on the road between New
Egpt and Jacobstown, had in his em
ploy a young girl whom lie had taken
from a charitable institution and who
was indentured to him to do his
housework. On Friday a letter came
to the girl from her brother, who is in
Ulinois and is doing well. The letter
contained $20, with which she could
pay passage, os he wished herto come
and live with him. Wall opened the
letter and read a part of It to the girl,
but said nothing about the money. He
then went Into an adjoining room
and read the letter to hia wife. The
girl overheard the talk and immedi
ately demanded the money. -Wall
took a horsewhip, stripped off all her
clothing and whipped her until the
bloodflowed all over her back and
she faluted. Then he went down into
the Cellar, got strong brine from the
pork barrels and poured it over her.
He was arrested'on Saturday, and
public feeling is strongly in favor cf
lynching him. Tho girl is in a preca
rious condition.
Tho building oft no King cotton lac*