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Georgia Affairs.
...lay night last Mr. Charles Redd,
on the C. and K. Railway at Co-
walked out to the well near the
-.ta drink of water. Ashe ap
,i the well he saw some one iu the
, i hailed him. lie received no an-
• a sho*, which resulted in his
ri -u-ly w ounded. He has no Idea
u ,i« that shot him. nor the motive
,,-nuted the deed. It Is hoped, how
.at the cowardly miscreant will be
- .»n*l dealt with according to law.
, -n J-; six miles In circumference and
•j.ula’ion of two thousand,
liatuillon (Harris county) Journal
,• i.trg** quantities of gold have been
-i| in the mountains near the cross
t j.,- railroad. There is reason to be-
I.-re are seven hundred bushels of
,- i.ijs metal in that locality. Esti
,-.v that it will take only seven
i,.l t.ur-hels of coin to fairly open the
U'.i-hington correspondent informs
• report of Supervising Architect
n.Ghes the following information in
to the Atlanta custom house and
li. “The progress of work on this
ig during the past year has been
ti ry. At this date the plastering is
! .ti l the furnishing and setting in
• the manufactured joiner’s work is
progressing tinder contract. Balance
i-ury .September :«), 1878, 504,579 51
• 1 March II, 1879, $10,000; total,
• .*»I; expended during the year,
; oi; balance in Treasury September
■.». f.;l,«V47 47.”
T. .1, Lumpkin announces in the
Farm i Dade county) Gazette that he
Mtiuf time been endeavoring to edit
•-r aii-1 attend to his other busluess
- unc time. He now linds this im-
i-1-* has associated with him Mr.
B. .Iordan, who, in his salutatory.
* editorial motto will be ‘-Faithful to
IP, fearless against the wrong.”
a is to have a telephone.
I•hiriiser thinks *hat the result of
Iroad being completed to Cedartown,
a tiopulation of live thousand in that
the next two years,
r-ling to the Brunswick Advertiser,
on the Macon and Brunswick Road
»■place. Two negroes got to quar-
on Thursday night last, whereupon
■nek the other with au axe and kill
The slaughterer left for parts un
I. A. Price, of Oconee county, says
- *W/« Echo, has iu cotton this year
• d hundred and fifty acres, and had
i'-kcl, up to the 7th inst., twenty five
I low much more he will get here-
o one, of course, can tell- Col. T. J,
-.f i larke county, thinks that the
.i- damaged by the late freeze one
d and fifty pounds per acre. Now,
: z hundred pounds as an average
or the Slate, this would show a cut
per cent., and this estimate many
can he applied to all of Northeast
‘I 't'iorjK Echo reports that Mr. Dred
. - >f that county,owns what is thought
the richest mine in the Southern
It lies near Woodstock, and it is
>\*-r seventy-five thousand dollars
«»f gold w as takcu from it before the
. the most crude manner of work. The
in inexhaustible quantities, and none
■•••n found to assay les6 than one
i*d dollars per ton.
Lumpkin Independent says that the
r» in that section have had excellent
<-r for picking cotton, and the outlook
v hopeful.
meteoric shower was a success In
kin. The Independent says It occurred
'y-three minutes to one o’clock
Uy morning, and consisted of a soli
e h or, w hich was w itnessed with great
by a solitary gray-haired father,
a; pem d to be up at that hour w aiting
a < a.-e of whooping cough in his
- ► nt autumn must be a delightful
- :thwest Georgia. It certainly b?.«
.ii ii.lluence over the Thoinns-
IIear that paper thus moralize
' The ,>erc and yellow leaves of au-
‘ - :i g whirled and wafted about by
i :.il breezes. Nature, while clothed
■ gorgeous robes, is being rapidly
- > : i • winds as they madly rush along,
’ _ tt.- !.right, beautiful-tinted leaves
right and on the left, leaving the
to *-• > A jVl ,j ant j sWC pt by the rude
d 1 -tiling winter. But spring, glorious
in. Miiiii-Tirue, emblematic of the dead
clothe them once more in
title of green. Thus the
of autumn are gilded—
■ugh the gloom of winter—
the coming spring. When
troubles and disappoint-
look ahead and catch, if per-
av, the bright, reassuring tints
spring. It is sure to come,
•ee it or no. God has so ordered
, ' ga Mountain Signal tells the
_ r.-markable story: “We doubt
k- h is been known before in
-■"> of medical observation of
imposition. In the family of
1 of Cherokee county, there
• r were, three veinless children.
-‘. r "'-re, because one of them has
: • i fr mi bleeding, occasioned by an
the skin. This peculiarity the
.---.tin, not from their mother, but
their grandmother, who was, we are
- j, vdnless. The children, oth-
. * arc in appearance aud health similar
; a peculiarity of tbelr composition
• t! u . elightcst scratch causes a co-
Lng, there being no way of 6top-
” v blood. A cut of an Inch in
i cause either one to bleed to
' 'agle is stepfather to the children.
Jr Liriu-r, Mr. Montvale, having died
.^Muue s-ince. Dr. Turk, a well .tnown
, “1 that county, will vouch for the
• ^ "Gtock correspondent of the Ogle-
writes that paper of a true hero
r ‘ iu that town, as follows: “In the
, v, ,': J 2c of Woodstock now resides Mr.
J. H. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR.
SAVANNAH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1879.
ESTABLISHED 1850.
josslble, and the act is a veritable charge
nto the jaws of death. Thus did this hero,
by imperilling bis own life, preserve his
comrades and wrap, from muzzle to casca-
bel, his gleaming gun with glory. Surely
such acts are & martial gem, a chryeallte of
valor, and Its proper setting would be an
epis or a monument.”
Hamilton Journal: “Mr. W. N. Maddox is
another one of the successful farmers of
Whiteville district. From one part of bis
farm, where five mules were worked, he
gathered 1,710 bushels of corn, 260 bushels
of wheat, and a very large quantity of oats.
He does not know what to expect from the
late cotton, but has already made about 25
bales. The yield on the other section of
his farm Is altogether satisfactory. He will
make about 3,700 pounds of meat from 30
hogs.”
Berrien County Sines: “Mr. Mlcajah Gray
stepped into the Setes office Wednesday and
presented us with a boll of cotton which
will
t.v
**• Hardy, a highly esteemed but modest
*ln>, during the war, wrought, un-
rV , -' - iidonsof the Irvin Artillery, a deed
^ Hi at fairly rivals any one of those
'■ "* lending immortal lustre on the
iiJ'.i ^“pcr. We will give the Incident
narrated to us by one of the gen-
1 t0, nrades : During a fierce engage-
j P the Rappahannock, a shell from
V;ral gunijoat struck and exploded
Vv^" ‘ t the caissons of the de-
(j.--- : • to which Mr. Hardy belonged,
ti. , ' ' ike fuses to all the shells in
tjA- " 11 "ere united by the explosion
U-,'r* 'L 't ruction of the whole detachment
It I, * bnmlnent. At this fearful juncture
Cooiii ar,ly displayed a desperate valor by
j.. > fcprmglng upon the infernal machine,
!>.. by one extinguishing the fuses be-
fk,*. y nn<-* of them could run Its fatal
r “ 5t - Thia feat at the time seemed to-
shaped like the ordinary cotton boll, but
was almost entirely covered with a coat of
hair, about half an Inch in length. This
grew In bunches on the outside of the ball
and some few, we observed, grew from the
inside. Thinking that perhaps the cotton
had sprouted and that these fine hairs
or root* were the result, we opened one
cell and took the cotton out, and on
examining it carefully found the seed
perfectly sound. Besides, the hair or fihe
roots did not grow from the seed, but upon
the outside of the hulL Mr. Gray informed
us that there was tot’ one stalk of cotton of
this kind in his field, and that it did not
branch out like ordinary cotton, but grew to
the height of two and a half feet, with short
limbs, upon each of which was one boll of
cotton. He says the leaves are like those
of corn, about two inches in length, and
grow out at the intersection of each branch
with the main stalk. He will save all the
seed from this stalk and plant them next
year. 19 .»: !
The Americus Republican, writing of a
worthy colored man of Marion county, says:
“It always affords ns pleasure to record the
success of any of oar colored friends. The
latest case which has come to our knowl
edge, in which a coloied man has achieved
a decided financial success since the war,
is that of Moses Hart, of Marion county.
An unfortunate stroka of an axe, when be
was & young man, rendered him aeri;
for life. Though laboring under this
advantage he has, by wonderful tndu
and careful saving, coupled with sterling fc»-
tegrity, accumulated enough of this world's
goods to make him independent. Hs hhs
either been a cropper or lived upon rented
land ever since be has been free. He now 1ms
seven line mules and plenty of other stock,
and has recently bought a plantation fbr
which be paid four thousand dollars. Be
has wonderful influence with his race a$d
has frequently been sent for to the distance
of tweuty miles to settle their disputes sod
troubles; and bis influence is always exerted
in behalf of the best interests of bts people
and of peace. Rev. Isaac Hart, who owned
him when a slave, says he was always
possessed of wonderful honesty and indus
try. He asserts that be baa known him to
pick six hundred pounds of cotton In one
day. It would be well for our section if we
had more Moses Harts among our colored
population.”
Says the Atlanta Sunday Gazette: “I no
ticed a striking thing Um other day at the
funeral services of Mr. Mall on, which, by
the way, was the noblest tribute Atlanta
ever paid to any man. But what I started
to note was the procession of negro chil
dren. Five years ago a negro school was a
crowd of ragged half-grown and full-grown
men and women. To-day it is a trim assem
blage of little negroes, neatly dressed, and
differing from the white school children by
very little outward sign. Nearly every
negro boy had on bis new suit of clothes,
and the girls were all comfortable and bright
looking.”
Says the Newnan Herald: “We were
shown at Dr. Reese’s drug store, one day
last week, quite a curiosity in the shape of
a small swine. It was a double-barrel pig
in every respect but its bead. The bead was
well developed, aud had on it four well
formed ears. The two bodies were also
completely developed, and were Joined
together at the chests to the extent of a
couple ot inches below the fore legs. The
pig or pigs had eight logs. Had this raon
btroaity lived, its owner would have shipped
it immediately to Barnum.”
Florida Affairs.
A Tallahassee belle of dusky hue, and
rejoicing in the name of Susan Jones, a few
days ago received from the North a maga
zine to which she had subscribed, and which
was addressed to “ Miss Susan Jones, col
ored.” When she saw the address she
waxed wroth, and said, “ I correspond with
some of the biggest men in New York, and
never before had that word ‘colored* put on
my mall. You may send that magazine back
to them publishers, and tell them it shall
never come into my house.” Then she swept
out of the post office with all the airs
which offended dignity could assume.
(J. J. F. Clarke, the former colored editor
of the Key West Dispatch, having been ar
rested and put in jail on a charge of steal
ing, 8. C. L. Wilkinson will continue the
paper. As heretofore, It will be Republican
in politics.
Captain J. B. Johnson, of Millview, one
of the leading mill men of that section of
Florida, was arrested in Pcusacola on Wed
nesday last by a United States Marshul on
the charge of trespassing on government
lands. The charge against him is for re
moving logs in 1877.
Sumter county is booming. Its debt
amounts to only 5030 70, which, says the
Advance, will be paid by the incoming tax
besides leaving a large balance in the treas
ury. Money Is more plentiful, and the Ad
vance is eularged.
An effort is to be made In Gadsden county
to start a cotton factory with the Clement
attachment.
On Thursday next the old Sixth Florida
Regiment will have a reunion at Marianna,
and on that day the corner stone of a monu
ment to be erected to the memory of the
Confederate dead of Jackson county will be
laid.
Professor Tice fooled the Floridians as
badly as be did the Georgians. They all
think now he Isa humbug, and doesn’t
know any more what is going to happen
than docs anybody else.
The South Florida Citizen Is in favor of an
Incorporated town government for Apopka
City.
The Jacksonville Breeze learns that
movement is on foot to import a lot ot
negroes from North Carolina or some other
State into Florida, with the object of carry
ing that State for the Republicans in 1880.
A three days’ walking match between one
Henderson and one Hodges, both colored,
was concluded in Jacksonville on Friday
last, with a score of 1C7 miles for Hodges
and 166 for Henderson. After the match
was completed, the two ran a mile for live
dollars, and Hodges again won.
On Tuesday last Mr. I. A. Kelsey, man
ager of the line of mail steamers at Palatka,
was married there to Miss Lizzie Fairbrother,
at 7:30 a. m. According to the Jacksonville
Union, the ceremony was performed in the
open air, under a large orange tree, which
was decorated with a magnificent floral bell-
The bridal party arrived in Jacksonville on
the steamer Pastime that same afternoon,
and were complimented with a salute of five
guns, fired by members of the artillery com
pany, as the vessel drew up to the wharf.
The marriage bell of flowers adorned the
gilt eagle on the top of the pilot house of
the Pastime. They are both of West Haven,
Connecticut.
Real estate Is looking np in St. Augustine.
More land changed hands In that city laet
iteek than had been the case for a year pre
vious.
Key West Key: “We have taken some
pains to collect from the principal merchants
of this city the amount actually paid out in
cash for sponge during the present year,
ending 1st November, and find it amounts
to the snog sum of $160,000, and it will
doubtless add for the months of November
and December *30,000 more, making up the
figures to *180,000. In this trade we have
73vessels (two-thirds of which are small,
not rating over six tons), and manned by
about 250 men.”
A correspondent of th. Or Undo
writes: “Our banters mre bavlpe » lively
time with bens, »n<l of course I tske» bmid
In that kind of sport when convenient. We
have captured five fine bears near thls place
lately, and still there are plenty left. One
came a few ntehta ago and kUledtwohoea,
eat one and left the other on the ground
where he killed It. We chased Wm, bathe
made his escape by taking to Lake Noma
and out swimming the dogs.”
The Jacksonville Breeze has seen a very
curious fish which it says “has a bard shell
like a crab instead of scales or skin, and is
variegated with purple and red. It Is well
known to ichthyologists, or aeadredgers like
Prof. Agassiz cr Sir Wyville Thompson, but
it is seldom that other poor mortals get the
chance to see such a unique denizen of the
» deep, and it would pay any one to
see it. it is a Ganoid, belonging to
the family Ptectoonathi, and is commonly
known as the trunk fish.”
Under the head ot “A Novel Spectacle,”
the Pensacola Advance says: “Mr. David
Waldroph, long identified with Escambia
county and her timber interests, passed
through the city last Thursday with all his
teams on his way to Choctawhatchie. The
appearance of these fourteen oxen and four
large log carts, wending their way down
Palafox street to the Bay, was that of a
caravan, the towering wheels of the latter
causing our drays and other vehicles to look
had taken quite a new departure. It was 80 fimaJl that many thought this turn out to
--—■ -*• - be the forerunner of the circus. As said
above, Mr. Waldroph Is on his wav to Choc
tawhatchie, where he proposes to locate and
haul logs for the mills In that section. From
the looks of his stock he seems to be well
prepared for the business.”
The Tallahassee Ibtriot, a Republican pa
per, thus tells how its party has lost a voter :
‘‘Jack McPherson, an enterprising son of
Africa, decided to engage in the cattle rais
ing business, and on Wednesday last at
tempted to sell in our market some of the
products of his enterprise, but, unfortunate
for his success. Policeman Lukes, who was
sauntering around the market house, knew
Jack's antecedents, and becoming rather
suspicious of his mode of cattle raising,
kept an eye on him. It was soon discovered
that the beef had been stolen from a col
ored brother,who came into the dtv, claimed
his property and took charge of it, while
Jack homed off on Important busi
ness In another direction, followed by officers
Demilly and Lukes. The nimble footed
beef merchant led the officers a spirited
race to the southern part of the city, where
he was finally, by the persuasive influence
of several pistol shots, prevailed upon to
stop and surrender. He is now clerking for
Sheriff Moseley, but will probably engage
shortly in the turpentine business down
about Live Oak. There are others arouod
here that have been dealing in the name
kind of beef, and if they don’t stop it Gen.
Wjrse may have the pleasure of learning
them the turpentine trade also.”
Gainesville Bee: “On last Monday at noon
Dr. J. D. Cromwell aud Messrs. T. A. Drom-
. goole, H. P. Langley and C. Avery, left
town for Bockey Point Hammock, three
miles distent, where they indulged in the
biggest squirrel bunt on record. They
reached the hammock early in the after
noon, and from that boor until 12 m. the
next day the party succeeded in killing one
hundred and fifty-one squirrels, of which
number Dr. Cromwell and Mr. Dromgoole
bagged eighty. The last two mentioned gen
tlemen were pitted against Messrs. Langley
and Avery^ud the wager for the largest num
ber of squirrels killed was the expense of
the trip, whS eh indaded meal6 while on the
hunt, ammunition, etc., and Messrs. Lang
ley and Avery scoring only seventy-one had
to foot the bill.”
The Marianna Courier says: “ It is dis
tressing to learn the sad fate of many of
the farmers of the county. In many of the
localities there is barely com enough made
to supply the want until January, besides
the cotton unpicked in the fields at the time
of the freshet is a total loss. Those few of
the more fortunate, who * took time by the
forelock' and hooaed their com, must divide
with the destitute. It will be necessary,
however, that a large number of bushels
must needs be shipped here. The condition
of this county for the next crop is worse
than ever before, and assistance must coine,
or starvation and famine is inevitable.”
Jacksonville Union: “Hon. John G. Sin
clair, of Bethlehem, N. C., who last year
purchased a mill site in Orange county with
a view to erecting a starch factory, will
arrive In Jacksonville probably next week.
He is bringing the machinery for his starch
mill, and will have it erected at once. He
has had a number of acres of cassava planted,
and will manufacture a sufficient quantity
of cassava starch the present year to thor
oughly test its merits in the manufacturing
establishments of New England as compared
with starch made from potatoes. We do
not doubt for a moment that this test will
prove the cassava starch superior to potato
starch, in which event, if it can be produced
as cheaply, it will take the place largely of
potato starch. We regard this new industry
of great value to this State.”
BY TELEGRAPH.
A Warning to Jokers.—Some time
in 1864 there was a number of army
officers stopping at a hotel in Washington.
Among them was Captain Emerson.
There was also a Captain Jones, who
was a first-rate fellow, a good officer and
very pompous. Emerson and Jones used
to have a good deal of joking together at
the table and elsewhere. One day at the
dinner table, when the dining-hall was
well filled, Captain Jones finished his
dinner first, got up and walked almost to
the dining-hall door,when Emerson spoke
to him in a loud voice and said. “Halloa,
Captain, see here, I want to speak to you
a minute.” The Captain turned and
walked back to the table and bent over
him, when Emerson whispered: “I
wanted to ask you how far you would
have gone if I had not spoken to you?”
The Captain never changed a muscle, but
straightened up and put his fingers into
his vest-pocket, and said, in a voice loud
enough for all to hear him; “Captain
Emerson, I don’t know of a man in the
world I would rather lend five dollars to
than you, but the fact is I haven’t a cent
with me to day,” and he turned on his
heel and walked away. Emerson was
the color of a half dozen rainbows; but
he had to stand it. Ho never heard the
last of it, and it cost him more than ten
dollars to treat on it
The little Swedish town of Nordkop-
ping has been the scene of a very des
perate duel, without seconds. Two offi
cers of the Guards, named Ohlsson and
Bostrom. were found in a room, both
shot through the heart. They had been
firm friends, and the mystery of their
death has only been solved by letters
which they wrote to their relations. It
seems that one of these gentlemen, who
was eugaged to marry a lady of good
family, had previous to his engagement
maintained relations with a notorious
woman in Stockholm. His friend rashly
announced the engagement to this per
son. who, thereon, wrote a letter to the
young lady, which made her behave with
great coldness to her lover. The guards
man found life unendurable; his friend
also suffered the tortures of remorse, and
they resolved to put themselves out of
their pain by fighting a duel at the short
est possible distances. Bpstrom shot
Ohlsson through the heart, and himself
was found with a bqllet in his breast.
But that bullet was not discharged by
Ohlsson. A mark op Rostrpm’s fore
head shows that he had been grazed by
the shot of his opponent, and it is plain
that, unwilling to survive his friend, he
shot himself through the heart.
An Incident of the Captain Fadda
Murder.—A Rome correspondent gives
the following incident concerning An
toinette C&rozza, who was implicated
with the circus rider, Pietro Cardinally
in the murder of Captain Fadda, but
was acquitted by the jury on the ground
that she acted under fear of Cardinality
whose mistress she was. while he was
convicted and sentenced to death, and
Raffaella Saraceni, Fadda’a wife, who
inspired the deed, was sentenced to hard
labor for life. The correspondent says:
“Antoinette Carozza, who is a circus
rider, appeared on the 10th instant in
the Politeama Arena here before the
most crowded audience ever assembled
therein. Half the people assembled at
the doors were unable to gain admission.
Carozza was received with storms of ap*
nlause. Many ex-Ministers, Senators,
members of the Ctounbflt of Deputies
and Magistrates were present,”
' Mrs. Eaton knew during tbe last few
davs of her illness that life was at an
end for her, and waited very quietly and
calmly for death. “It is a beautiful
world to leave,” she said, looking ont at
the sunshine the day before fche dieu. 1
am not afraid to die, but it is such a
beautiful world!” In answer to a sug
gestion of something that should be done
on the morrow, she said, “Not to mor
row; I shall be here only a little while
to-morrow.” The nearest relative whom
Mrs. Eaton leaves is her daughter, the
beautiful Virginia Timberlake, now the
Duchessc de Sampayo. of Paris, and the
mother-in-law of one of the Ilothschdds.
4 ■ ♦ * i
The Princess of Wales is said to have
presented her sister in-law, the Duchess
of Edinburgh, with four magnificent
dresses, worth more than |5,000 each.
NOON TELEGRAMS.
THE NEW FRENCH CABLE.
EXTENSIVE FRAUDS AGAINST
TBE GOVERNMENT.
Fore leu and Domestic Notes.
THE NEW FRENCH CABLE.
North Eastham, Mass., November 17.—
Work commenced on the shore end of the
cable yesterday, and at 6 o'clock p. m. It
was on the beach and laid through the
trench dug to receive It, and signals were
exchanged with the Faraday from a tem
porary building on the beach. The shore end
is being landed. Officials connected with
the cable company and tbe American Union
Telegraph and others went aboard tbe
steamer and proceeded to the spot where
the cable was buoyed ten miles off shore.
To-day the final splice will be made and the
cable be worked throughout, the entire cir
cuit from Cape Cod to Brest being complete,
and America and Europe will be connected
by another tie.
FRAUDS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT.
New York, November 17.—The Sun says
a rumor has been current for several days
that extensive frauds against the govern
ment have been discovered at the custom
house, and customs officers of high degree
are Implicated. Collector Merrit and Ap
praiser Dutcber went to Washington to make
a preliminary examination. They returned
Saturday, but are reticent as to the result.
STEAMER AGROUND.
Havre, November 17.—The steamer Ala
bama is aground in the Seine. She will be.
a total wreck. Her cargo Is washing ashore.
The crew are saved.
A DISASTROUS EXCURSION.
Glasgow,November 17.—Fifteen persons,
returning from a fair last week, were drown
ed while crossing Locblndaal Islay.
HANLAN PUTS UP.
Toronto, November 17.—Hanlan for
warded his five hundred dollar forfeit to
Blakle Saturday.
DEAD.
Cleveland, November 17.—Ex-United
States Senator B. W. Jenness is dead.
THE TELEPHONE COMPETITION
ENDED.
Ex-Governor Seymour and the New
York Democracy.
NEW YORK LONGSHOREMEN ON
A STRIKE.
The Charleston Registration Cases
Dismissed.
FAILURE OF T1IE FRENCH BEET
CROP.
SUSPENSIONS AT THE NEW
YORK CUSTOM HOUSE.
Zacla. Chandler’s Successor.
the bell telephone compant.
New York, November 17.—The two prin
cipal competing parties in tbe telephone
business—viz: the Western Union and Gold
and Stock Companies and National Bell
Telephone Company—have signed a con
tract by which the Western Union,
acting for the several compa
nies and interests associated with
it, turns over to the National Bell Company
all its telephone property, and gives exclu
sive license to the latter to use all the inven
tions and lines belonging to the Western
Union, practically retiring from the tele
phone business and releasing the Nation
al Bell from all claims and suits in
stituted by the Western Union for the
infringement of patents, and tbe stock
interests of the Western Union , in
Philadelphia; the Local Telegraph Com
pany, Central District, and Printing Tele
graph Companies, of Pittsburg, and Gold
and Stock Telegraph Company, of Califor
nia,'which companies have some interests
in the telephonic exchanges; and the in
terests in properties other than telephones
in exchanges within thirty-three miles of
New York City Hall are reserved. As soon,
however, as local conflicting interests can
be harmonized all the telephones in said
New York territory and in the localities
mentioned are to be transferred to and li
censed by tbe National Bell Telephone Com
pany. The National Bell Telephone Com
pany agrees to|pay a royalty or license to the
Western Union at agreed rates upon all
telephones leased or used under its au
thority, or manufactured or sold exclusively
for exportation.
WASHINGTON WEATHER PROPHET.
Office of the chief signal observes,
Washington, D. C., November 17.—Indica
tions for Tuesday:
In the South Atlantic States, falling
barometer, increasing southeasterly winds,
slightly warmer and generally cloudy wea
ther, with numerous rains, followed Tuesday
afternoon or night by rapidly rising barome
ter, brisk to high northerly winds, and cold
er clearing weather.
, In the Gulf States, rapidly rising barome
ter, brisk to high northerly wind?, aud
numerous local rains to-night, followed
Tuesday by decidedly colder and clearing
weather.
In the Ohio valley and Tennessee, rapidly
rising barometer, brisk to high northerly
winds, and rising, followed by colder clear-
irg weather.
In the Middle States, falling barometer,
increasing easterly winds and rainy weather,
partly turning into snow in the northern
portions, followed Tuesday afternoon and
night by rapidly rising barometer, brisk to
high northwesterly winds and colder clear
ing weather.
EX-GOVERNOR SEYMOUR AND THE SPLIT
AMONG TIIE NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
Utica, November 17.—Ex Gov. Seymour
was asked to-day by an Observer reporter
what there was in the rumor of arbitration
to settle tbe difficulties in the Democratic
party and what part he had been invited to
take in the proceedings. He said he had
never heard of the thing until this morning.
If any such thing was contemplated he
knew nothing of it; and be should certainly
take no part in the matter. He had entlrelv
withdrawn for the past two years from any.
participation in political matters. In his
judgment the only body to arbitrate in such
affairs eras the delegates to the State Con
vention, who without doubt at the next
meeting of their body would act wisely and
judiciously in view of tbe facts and results
Of the late election.
LONGSHOREMEN'S STRIKE.
New York, November 17.—This morning
the members'of the Longshoremen's Union,
heretofore working for the steyedores for
thirty-five cent® an hon;- for day and forty-
five cents for uight work, iqade a demand
for forty cents an hour for day and night
work. Two thousand on the East river
front, from tbe foot of Grand street to the
Battery, went on a strike. Along North
river the movement has not become general.
The leading stevedores along the East river
front have acceded to the demand.
CASES DISMISSED.
Charleston, S. C., November 17.—The
cases against tbe five managers of registra
tion .arrested last week, under section 5506
United States Revised Statutes, were dis
missed to-day by the United States Commis
sioner, on the ground that the United States
Supreme Court, in the case of the United
States vs. Reese, bad decided that the act
of Congress on which section 5506 was based
is unauthorized and therefore unconstitu
tional.
NEW YORK NOTES.
New York, November 17.—President
Hayes and son and Secretary Evarta arrived
to-day and were escorted to the Seventh
Regiment armory, where the opening exer
cises of their fair took place. 1
To-day an order was received at the cus
tom house suspending Assistant Appraiser
Albert Gilbert. Several davs ago Bxaiqlnef
Frederick Snyder Was d&ipissetl or sus
pended.
FAILURE OF THE FRENCH BEET CROP.
London, November 17.—A Paris dispatch
says: “The beet crop Is even worse than
anticipated, and the price of sugar has sen
sibly risen. Many refineries have come to a
stand still, and nearly all are likely to ter
minate their operations bv the end of De
cember. The quality of the crop Is infe
rior, and the quantity deficient.”
chandler’s successor.
Detroit, November 17.—F. C. Beaman
having declined the appointment of Senator
to fill Chandler’s place, the Governor-to-day
appointed ex-Governor Henry P. Baldwin to
fill the vacancy.
A raffle w as held recently in Lowndes
county, Alabama, the prize at wljich wag
the hair from a lady’s head, which had
been given as a contribution to the fund
for the support of the late General Hood’s
children, it yielded eighty dollars toward
that object.
OUR TALLAHASSEE LETTER.
Two Splendid Sleeping Care—Tbe
Tnllabaaeee Cotton Factory—A Les
son for Investors—A Gigantic En
terprise—Tbe (.Bogus Asplnwall
Scheme.
Special Correspondence of the Jlamina Nexcs.
Tallahassee, Fla., November 15.—The
journey of your correspondent through
South and East Florida terminated abrupt
ly, and private reasons have prevented the
earlier resumption of my correspondence
from the capital. The only incident of
note marking the journey homeward was tbe
pleasure experienced in the examination,
under the courteous guidance of Mr. Edgar
Yliet, the General Passenger Agent of the
Jacksonville, Pensacola and Mobile Rail
road, of one ofJ.be two magnificent palace
sleeping cars, recently built for and now
running on that road. These.
TWO SPLENDID COACHES
were built by the Harlan & Hollingsworth
Company, of WilmingtOK 1 Delaware, for the
Woodruff Sleeping and' Palace Car Compa
ny, and are models of elegance, safety and
convenience. One of them is named tbe
“Mary,” after the beautiful little daughter
of tbe Treasurer of tMF road, Mr. George
Lewis, of Tallahassee,'and the other Is
named tbe “Annie,” afar the daughter Of
one of the receivers, Mr. B. Conant, of Jack
sonville. These cars are bull^ under what
is known as the Woodruff patents, con
trolled by tbe company- named above, pf
which the well known MfcrLbeaa, who was
formerly in the employ of the Pullman
Company, is an active and prominent mem
ber, and cost some *8,500 each. Each car
has ten “hections,” with double berth be
low and single berth above, similar to those
of the Pullman cars; but notwithstanding
(or perhaps it should be said because tj)
their completeness, there is nothing about
them which is sufficiently similar to
the Pullman cars to suggest any infringe
ment of the Pullman patents. The upper
berths are hinged and operated by a most
6imple but effective device; are thoroughly
ventilated by large wire-netted apertures
connecting with ventilators, iu the roof;
have a secure locker for the deposit of
valuables, and are furnished with excellent
springs and thick, heavy mattresses. The
lower berths are “ made up ” from the car
seats, on un entirely new and ingenious
principle, by the sliding of the different
parts of the seats Into a secure and con
venient position, and the arrangement, in
cluding panelled partitions to make each
section a “ state room ” in itself, is a miracle
of mechanical ingenuity. Each lower berth
Is supplied with a locker, or closet, with safe
but convenient fastening, for the security of
valuables, pockets at the foot for the recep
tion of clothing and toilet articles,and an elec
tric button connecting with an annunciator in
the gentleman’s saloon, for calling the porter.
Beneath tbe seats there is a cavity, or well,
extending several inches below the level
of the car floor, In which the mat
tresses and heavy bedding are stored
during the day. Double windows of heavy
plate glass secure the inmates from the in
convenience of dust. The backs and bot
toms of the seats are so arranged that they
may be formed into comfortable reclining
chairs during the day and set at any desired
angle, thus relieving the tediousness of
travel by a change of position as often as
the passenger may desire. The ladies’ saloon
or boudoir, at one end of the car, next the
heater, is of ample dimensions, and is fitted
with every imaginable convenience for the
toilet, Is rendered entirely private by heavy
shaded plate glass doors, and furnished with
a most luxurious cushioned seat running
along the wall from the partition to tbe
outer door. The end of the car is rounded,
and fitted with very large windows, giving
a most perfect view, front and side,
and resembling in appearance and
comfort the delightful private ladies*
saloon at the stern of a first-
class Mississippi river steamer. The
upholstery of the car Is rich and substan
tial, and it is filled with springs of the latest
and most approved patterns, and 'with the
Westinghouse air-brake. In the forward
end of the car is a capacious linen locker,
and washroom for gentlemen, and a com
fortable smoking saloou, similar in size and
appearaucu to the ladies* boudoir above
described. Each platform is furnished with
a close aud heavy railing, with gates to be
closed while the car is in motion, and a
trapdoor covering the stairway, so that a
large space la thus provided, where passen
gers may safelv enjoy the outer air seated
on camp stools upon the wide, roomy aud
secure platform.
These elegant cars, on their journey from
the 6hops to their destination, were tbe
wonder and admiration of all who saw them,
including many experienced railway men,
who have been long familiar with all the
elegances and conveniences of railway travel
in the North; and they were universally
pronounced to be the perfection of railroad
architecture. They will remain during the
term of their service on the Jacksonville,
Pensacola and Mobile Railroad as monu
ments to the enterprise and fine taste of the
receivers and other officers of that road.
Another specimen of enterprise and pro
gress, though in another direction, is
THE TALLAHASSEE COTTON FACTORY.
This institution, although little has been
said or known of it outside of its locality,
Is worthy of mention and description, as an
evidence of what has been and may be done
in Florida in this line, jt is the only es:
tablisbment of the kind in the State, and It
may well be hoped that a brief statement of
jts history and present condition may serve
to induce the investment of capital in
similar enterprises, in Florida and Southern
Georgia.
The Tallahassee Manufacturing Company
was established in 1875, with a
paid up capital of *30,000, by a
number of the leading business men
of the city. It was at first conducted
by a President and Board of Directors, who
•oon found it to the interest of the stock
holders to lease it for three years to two of
its stockholders, who carried it on for about
two years.wheu one of the lessees died,com
pelling the other to retire for want of capi
tal to continue, and it was again thrown on
the hands of the stockholders, who ran it
for six months, and then leased it to the
present proprietor, Mr. Alex. McDongali, a
nephew of Sir. John McDougall, one of the
oldest and most prominent citizens of Talla
hassee, who died a few years since. The
purchase of the property and business by
the lessee took place at the end of the first
year of bis lease,' and he has since conducted
the business on his own account, with
marked and Increasing profit and success,
making many important Improvements in
the machinery and management, and re
building on a large 6cale tbe ginning estab
lishment connected with the works, which
was destroyed by fire some two years ago.
The factory consumes about'four bund red
bales of cotton per annam, converting* it
into cloth, yarns, rope, etc. It gives em
ployment to some thirty operatives, has a
grist mill for grinding com connected wlih
U, and its products, especially yarns, have
attained so good a reputation among manu
facturers abroad, that fo.r the past several
mouths it h$s been run c^clqslvely on or
ders. Jts machinery comprises one spreader,
three cards, first drawings, second drawings,
one speeder, four frames, ope spooler, one
warping mill, oue reel and nine looms. The
power is furnished by an engine of 40-horse
power, besides a 13-horse power engine be
longing to tbe gin bouse. Improvements and
additions are contemplated which will doable
its present capacity, and as an evidence of
the necessity thereof ft may be stated
that when the last month's statement of the
business was made up, not a dollar’s worth
of manufactured products was found re
maining on hand.
The proprietor is a young man of sterling
worth and most thorough business habits
and capacity, who came to settle in Talla
hassee from Scotland only a few years ago,
and has thus placed himself in the front
rank among oar most active and successful
business men. Ills brother, Mr. John Mc
Dougall, is engaged in conducting the old
book and stationery business established by
the uncle named above in the early days of
the city, aid la also one of our best and most
public spirited citizens. :
I cannot close thfs Withe- r f'-Hng to a
mitter of public linprc .c.:ng * *
material welfare of thf entire- S:/.».*•, and ' :
deed, ot the fcnt(re country—th. v.vrk of t: j
MIDLAND RAILWAY DU-U-NAM AND *.AN.-J,
COMPANY.
I have heretofore men’foce ! *l:attLu wk
of removing theobstraclions u navigation In
the Kissimmee river has bee.: a. ready begun,
a small steamer, bni.t forth: purpose,with a
gang of laborers, b; : ng nor bu.-ily engaged
in clearing a channel from Lake Tatmpl-
kaliga to the riyer From p. i vamj -oar-ces I
am advised that}. . H. W. Walter, of Pen-
sacola, Vice Prer dint of the rapany, is
about leaving fo h verpool and •- -r.don to
perfect arrang< i x-cta for the -tar'y com
mencement of -pcratloin or. the several
other branches of the work, v. ; the trans
portation of a large number cl .rumigrants
from Englicd to settle th company’s
lands, large ’ »-i.es of vhich ... Ji different
sections of t he itate, beside th se to which
the compar •< (11 be entitle . u *der Its con
tract with 5 * e XnternA In.;.:- . *ment Board
as compen »t oh for the ^ork of draipqge
and reclaim.!:on cuctec;piatc«i in tbe com*
pany's plsrs ami charier.
The lmpoiiAncc magnitude of the
work undertake n Uv this corporation are tot
little cr^-prehe as y.r. even within the
state, 3 it bar- been the policy of its pro
moters to talk little and work much; hot the
development of its plana aa the work pro
gresses will assuredly astonish the majority
of our citizens, and will as certainly surprise
and chagrin a few would-be skeptics, who,
disappointed in preventing the company
from securing the privileges under which it
is acting, In order that they might, them
selves, secure and enjoy the same, have
affected to distrust the good faith and abili
ty of the corporation to perform Its pro
posed labors.
Daring my recent visit to South Florida I
was fortunate in meeting a considerable
number of the most prominent cattle raisers
of that region, and was assured by them
that the benefits to arise from the drainage
works contemplated by this company would
prove of almost incalculable value to
their business; that, besides the hund
reds of thousands of acres of rich
lands which might be reclaimed for
agricultural purposes, there would
be for every acre so reclaimed, from one
thousand to five thousand acres reclaimed
sufficiently for pasturage purposes, which
are now entirely under water and 'unavail
able therefor. Besides this, the opening of
navigation from Charlotte Harbor through
the Caloosahatchee river. Lake Okeechobee
and across to tbe Atlantic coast, as contem
plated by the charter, will practically solve
the vexed question of a “grand international
4hip canal” across Florida. In a previous
letter the “true inwardness” of
THE A9PINWALL CANAL SCHEME
was exposed pretty thoroughly, showing it
to be no less than a silly and transparent
effort to put up a gigantic job npon our
people, which the shrewdness of Governor
brew and his Cabinet effectually squelched.
Nothing now is heard of it, and probably
■—thing ever will be heard of it again, unless
Mr. Asplnwall complies with the stated con
ditions and deposits a sum of money suf
ficient to secure the 8tate from loss by-
reason of the expense of an extra session,
in which event it is to be hoped the extra
session wUl be called. C.
BURNED AS A WITCH.
The Horrible Tragedy Enacted this
Year in a Russian Peasant VU<
l*Ze.
St. Petersburg (Jalot.
In the city of Tikhvin, on October 25,
seventeen peasants were put on trial upon
the accusation of having burned alive a
peasant woman, Agraphena Ignatieff,
fifty years old. as a witch. On the pre
liminary investigation it was discovered
that Agraphena, from her girlhood, had
been regarded, as possessing the super
human power of “spoiling” people, that
is, of inflicting different diseases on the
persons who displeased her. and also of
curing them at her own will. Marrying
a soldier, she left her native village,
Zrocheff, and settled in St. Petersburg.
Two years before her death she returned
to her native place, a widow and penni
less. The villagers were much alarmed
at her appearance, being afraid that she
would cause them great trouble. The
boldest, or perhaps the most cowardly
of them, wanted to at once shut up
the witch in her house and burn
her. But at that time the villagers
did not dare to carry out this plan.
Agraphena was poor and sickly, and
lived chietly upon charity. Some of the
village families, out of fear of the sup
posed witch, used to satisfy all her
wishes; while others, especially the poor
ones, had to refuse her demands, and
were wont to ascribe to her all the coses
of sickness and all the accidents that be
fell them. While living in St Peters
burg, Agraphena had become acquainted
with the properties of many valuable
medicines, ana after her return to the
village she often attended the sick, some
times with wonderful success. This only
confirmed the popular belief ip her witch-
craft. Unhappily for herself, she neither
admitted our denied openly that she was
a witch; perhaps she preferred to leave
things os they were, drawing, no doubt,
a profit from the villagers' fears.
In January, 1879, a young woman was
suddenly taken sick and dial; then two
other women were prostrated by some
kind of nervous ditease.. They cried
out that they were “spoiled’Mjy the
witch. Their parents tried to propitiate
Agraphena with their tears and presents.
But to all entreaties she simply an
swered: “J did not injure them, nor can
I help them.” Then there arose a great
indignation: the men of the village as
sembled aud decided to shut up the witch
iu her house, to feed her there, but on no
account to allow her to visit any other
house. This plan was to be carried out
immediately. On February 16 a dozen
of the villagers went to the house of
Agraphena. They took along with
them nails and planks. Arriving
there they searched “the woman’s
trunk for charms; except several
phials of med'eines, they found npthing
suspicious: but to thp simple-mindedQRa
excited peasants these seemed to be the
most positive proof of witchcraft. To
make a Iqng story sliort, Agrapena was
shut up in the house, the doors and win
dows were securely closed aqd nailed,
and, though this had been no part of the
original plan, the house was set on fire.
Tbe blaze attracted at once a crowd of
people; many expressed their gratifica
tion, and nobody dared to interfere in
behalf of the victim. Among the others
came the brother of Agraphena. He
rushed to the door and tried to break it
in. but was not allowed to do so. “The
Mir have so decided; let her burn,”
cried the mob. Some of the more
humane, however, approached the
window, and shouted to the
woman: “ Confess thy crimes, and
we will save thee.” But she kept silent.
To her despairing brother she answered:
“Dear brother, I am not guilty.” One
of the crowd said aloud: “There is yet
time to save the woman; let qg dft it at
once or we shall suffer severely.” “Don’t
touch her,” it* septuagenarian; “1
answer for ihh deed with my head.”
The fate of tbe woman was sealed; no
body tbereaf ter tried to save her. Qn the
contrary, some of the men helped to
spread the fire. Soon th* filing fell
down, and tbe y,uhappy victim of popu
lar superstition perished iu the flames.
The people stayed at the place the whole
night, till the tire went out of itself- On
the next day the constable found a few
charred bones. Qn th^ trial the peasants
confessed their deed, hut denied that
Ihcy had committed a crime. The jury
ffiuud only three, the ringleaders, guilty.
One of these was the old man above
mentioned- The rest were acquitted.
Shocking Ravages of the Diphtheria
In Russia.
A dispatch from Berlin to the London
Times says: “Diphtheria, which for sev
eral years has made great ravages in Rus
sia, seems now to be gaining more and
more ground. The disease, says the Xo-
voe Vremya, has attained such frightful
proportions in some regions that the per
centage of mortality far exceeds that of
the births. In the small district of &fir-
gorod, where the epidemic Las been
raging since 1875 until notv, 414 per
sons succumbed ’ to the disease Ih l876,
and in 1877 no fewer than 1,308 persons
died. In Odessa, since May last, diph
theria snatched away 7^ pe^ cent of the
children, and. ia bta^xopol. la the course
of four months, one half of the pifani
population fell victims to'the disease. Iu
Kisheneff, a$d m the vicinity of Kieff
apd Poltava, the epidemic has been rag
ing for the last two years without inter
ruption. In the village of Kaploonofka,
in the government of Kharkoff, fifty
children died in the course of two weeks.
In the hamlet of Nakomob^q inoxe
than two hundred infan*4 haye been
carried away by the disease since Jan
uary l&*t, id addition to a large number
of adults. In the village of Tamorofka
not one child has escaped the epidemic.
The Mariopol district showed an average
daily death roll of ten. The Xovoe
Yremya adds a long list of places wj*hrp
diphtheria is raging in th? same fright
ful degree, pn[d pven **yorse. More than
eleven YaStdlstricts are afflicted with the
disease.' The mortality both of th$
youthful and adtdt population Is so enor
mous that the government has appointed
a special commission, under M. Karel,
Phyaician-in-Ordinary to the Emperor,
to Inquire into the causes of the epi
demic, and has issued strict injunctions
to the local authorities about the measures
to be adopted for the arrest and e*tinc«
tion of the disease,
Improvement of the Quality of Cotton.
iVrtt OrUan. Time*.
The South’s cotton production is now
assuming proportions which few deemed
possible under the conditions attended
on free labor. But it is not to the quantity
alone that we should look in the produc
tion of- cotton; quality is also a consid
eration of the very first importance. A
little more attention to details that, in
themselves, seem unimportant will pro
duce a vast and healthy change in this
regard.
With respect to cottons that are sold
on their class alone, the main considera
tions or color, freedom from leaf and
ginning. If cotton is stained its das* is
lowered, as a rule, fully one grade. High
class cottons must be as free as possible
from leaf, and, especially, the “fancy”
grades. Many country buyers purchase
cotton that classes very high, but is
somewhat leafy, and arc very much sur
prised and dissatisfied at not obtaining
“fancy” prices. Bad ginning does much
harm to good cottons, as it makes them
“wasty” and generally undesirable. Noth
ing detracts more from the “style” of
cotton than defective ginning, and one
insensibly classes “gin-cut” cottons down
on account of their ragged appearance.
When it comes to extra staple, careful
handling is absolutely essential. It to
also of vital importance that the seed be
carefully watched apd selected each
year, to prevent mixture. It is no un
common thing to find bales that contain
two or three kinds of staple, and, as if
the prodneer bad not been content to 1st
bad enough alone, badly ginned besides.
The sample of such a bale presents to a
connoisseur of cotton just the appear
ance of a head of hair that has suffered
mutilation at the hands of an unskillful
barber. In ginning staple cotton, and,
particularly, “extra staple” kinds, the
gin should be in perfect condition, and
should be run much more slowly than
when handling short staple. Many
planters neglect their gins, and are care
less in their ginning, for which they pay
a penalty ranging from two and a half
to ten dollars per bale. The lint room
of a gin should be kept clean; otherwise
the cotton, haled up, will have a dinar
and dusty appearance, and “gin-fall?*
will be distributed in layers that often
make rebaling necessary. Sometimes,
too, the roof of the gin house is allowed
to leak, and the planter ia highly indig
nant when hto factor, soon after, in
forms him that his cotton has been re
jected as “water-packed.” “Water-
packing” is oftener the result of care
lessness than of bad faith, and the same
remark will apply to “mixed” cotton.
It is astounding to see how vast an
improvement has been wrought m tbe
quality of the cotton produced iu certain
parts of the South. Let us take Arkan
sas, for example. There is a story to the
effect that a well known factor—whose
business lay almost entirely in Arkansas
—was standing in the cotton room of a
brother factor whose receipts came al
most exclusively from Mississippi. The
Arkansas factor was looking at a list of
five hundred bales, whose average class
was fully good middling. Homebody
asked him how much of that grade he
found in a shipment of five hundred
hales which ho bad, on the previous day,
received from the Arkansas river. After
the bystanders had made their guesses—
at his request—he finally told them that
out of the entire shipment he had man
aged, by diligent search, to find three
bales that might class middling; the
balance ranged from low ordinary to
strict good ordinary—dingy, dusty arid
discolored. Now. it not infrequently
happens that a shipment of Arkansas
cotton will average strict middling in
class, Wbat has been done in that State
can, with skill and patience, be accom
plished throughout the South. The re
sult would be. in a pecuniary sense, bene
ficial to all classes, and would increase
the high reputation which American
cotton enjoys.
Italian brigandage.
Brigandage perils in Italy are strikingly
illustrated in three recent occurrences,
which seem to show that, despite the
Strenuous efforts of the government to
suppress brigandage, life and property
can hardly l>c considered secure. In one
of the last nights of September, as a train
was passing along the Catania Caltanisctta
Railway, it was stopped by a man tgho,
by his gesticulations, appeared to wish
to indicate that there was danger ahead.
As the train came to a standstill a dozen
rough-loosing men closed around it.
Fortunately for the passengers a number
of soldiers who were changing garrison
were being conveyed ir\ the train; and
when tbe men, who were already climb
ing intu the carriages, became aware of
their presence, they made off with all
speed. The soldiers started in pursuit,
firing at the dying men; but, covered by
the darkness, they succeeded iu escaping
uninjured. On the 2?th of September a
party of twenty seven unarmed travelers
journeying along the road from Isernia
to Senapro, in Southern Italy, were fallen
upon by thirteen brigands and robbed of
all they possessed, one of them being left
severely wounded. On the 21st of Sep
tember, again, a wail of large stones more
than three feet high was discovered, fop
tunately in time to prevent apy accident,
built up acress the E^ritraisj-Balogna line
between Sqp &e«ero arid Motta. shortly
before the train carrying the Indian mail
was duo at the spot.
A Martinique journal avers that an
anchor belong*.jg to one of Columbus’
vessels has been found six feet below
ground in Vencsuela, 372 feet from the
coast line. It is of simple form and rude
manufacture, the stock being round and
eight feet long, with a ring a foot in
diameter at one end, and wilfi flukes five
feet in height. The weight is 1,100
pounds. Columbus had on the 4th of
August, 1408, three vessels at anchor off
tbe southwestern extremity of the Island
of Trinidad, in the narrow strait separa
ting it from Venezuela, and his son Fer
dinand relates that a groat wave suddenly
disturbed them and caused such a strain
upon the cables that one of them pared.
The anchor to which this cable was at
tached is the one recently dug up. The
land in that part of Venezuela has gained
so much upon the water since that period
that gardens are now planted where ship3
once sailed.
' Brutality to a Ciiild.—Jas. Brown,
an employe of the Eric and Pittsburg
Road, and wife were arrested Wednes
day evening for inhuman conduct to an
adopted girl, eleven years of age. The
child is iu a dying condition, aud when
examined by physicians her whole body
was discovered to be in a shocking state.
There were running ulcers on her back
and legs; tberc was hardly aqy f(esh on
her bones, and she wgs in a starving con
dition. Th? child was taken to the
Rome for the Friendless. She says (hey
beat her with twigs and thrust her in the
cellar all night, without light or cover
ing. 1 She will prohjbjy die. Her father
is Professor v on Meyer, of Canada, Mr.
aad hfrs. Brown were held in $8,000 bail.
A case lias just been decided in Massa
chusetts that, though it doea not bring
Church and Stale into any unrepublican
relations, it defines the power or the lat
ter over the former. Joseph Parker, a
stable keeper of Holyoke, brought suit
against Father I>nfresn.e, a Catholic
priv't, to recover #10,000 damages- It
was shows that the priest forbade hto
oougregatiofl to deal with Barker, and
threatened all who did patronize him
with excommunication, purgatory, and
other dire evils. The complainant al
leged that these threats had the effect of
destroying his business and making him a
bankrupt. After two hours’ deliberation
the jury rendered a verdict of #3,433
dftmagcu against the priest
Accidestally Killed nr Her Son.
—Mrs. Emily Smalley, widow of a sol
dier. was shot through the heart by her
ten year-old sod, at Marietta. Ohio. She
had drawn a pension of #1,500, had de
posited #1,000 in the bank and kept
#300, and for fear of being robbed on the
way to her home in Lowell, had bought
a revolver, which she laid on the table
on arriving there. Her little boy picked
It np, and while handling it one of the
ohambers was discharged, with the above
result.
(Suttaurs SrmrdUs.
(uticura
BIO
(IN HUMORS
8pee4Uy,Fena«aflly a
cmllr C a rest by the Cal
c41m when all olhi
ntlcura Ren-
ostier Known
medicines and methods of
Treatment Fall.
Scrofulous Ulcers and Sore*. Abscesses. Milk
~ Erysipelas Sores, Old Sores
iS-
Fever Fores,
and Blood Impurities, which manifest them-
selves by barstinfr thronrh the sldn and eating
deep into the flenh. when treated internally
by the Ccticura Resolvent and externally
with the Ccnocat and Cutioura Soap, rapidly
heal and disappear. Salt Rheum or Eczema,
Tetter, Ring worm. Psoriasis, Leprosy. Box'
beris Itch and all Scaly and Itching Fruptions
of the fckin: Scald Head. Dandruff and au Irri
tating and Itchin* Humors of the Scalp, which
cease the hair to become dry, thin and lifeless
and result in Premature Baldness, are perma
nently cured by the Cuticura Remedies.
SKINDTsiASE.
Remarkable Letter from J. A. Tuck
er, Esq#, Manufacturer of the Bay
Mate Saperpho#ph*te.
Messrs. Weeks db Potter: Gxxruncxx—I think
I have paid for medicines and medical treat
ment during the last twenty years all of *3,000,
without receiving any permanent relief.
Last May while taunt a Turkish bath at 1?
Beacon street, a younsr man employed there by
the name of Wm. Corbett taktneedme to allow
within thirty days from the time
menced. In case he failed to do ro I was to per
him nothing. 1 consented and he applied tt
nearly every day for five weeks, when the dis
ease entirely disappeared. I very cheerfully
paid him the amount agreed upon, and then
asked him what this remedy wee, and he re
plied that It waa no other than Cuticura.
Since that time I have had no trouble from
this disease, and have not had each good health
in twenty years as I have had during the last
six months.
I have since my recovery bought Cuticura
friends sufferf
and given it to f
1 believe it to t
Kg with skin die*
eases, and in every Instance It has cure<
be the greatest disoovery
. ... of the
J. A. TUCKER.
13 Poaue street. Boston, Dse. «L 1KSL
Note.—Mr. Tucker is a well-known citizen
and baa served the city in many important
capacities. He is at present a member of tbe
Board of - AJdermen. He is also well known to
agriculturists and farmers as the manufac
turer of the celebrated Bay State Superphos
phate.
CUTICURA REMEtflEt
Have done for me what hundreds of dollars
spent on other remeiiee have failed to do, and
1 dq not hesitate to recommend them as first-
class articles. Yours truly,
MARK BRAKNAN.
Carbondale. PaDec. 20.1878.
Skin and Scalp Diseases should be treated ex
ternally with Cuticura. assisted by the Cuti
oura Soap, and Resolvent taken internally,
until cured and for some time afterward.
Where the Humors are confined to the Blood
and do not show themselves on the surface,tbe
Resolvent alone will speedily drive them from
the system. The Cuticura Remedies infallibly
cure the most loathsome C&Mh of Scrofulous
and Skin and Scalp Hamors, as is attested by
hundreds cf unsolicited testimonials in our
possession.
Prepared by Weeks A Potter, Chemist* end
Druggist*. 380 Washington street, Bostoo,Masa,
and for sale by all druggiste and dealers. Price
of Cuticura, small boxes, QHo.: large boxes,
containing two and one-half times tW quan
tity of small, 51 Resolvent. 51 per bottle.
Cuticura 8oap. 55c. per cake; by mail, 30c.; 3
cakes. 73c.
gsAlLlfUe* Weary sufferers from
V''" ’W Ph»nm«t|yni ( W»nnilgifn
vow*:
Pi AeTL’ttS Back. Weak btomach
and Bowels, Dyspepsia,
Female Weakness. Sh oting Pains through the
Loins and Back, try these Plasters. Placed
over the pit of the stomach they prevent and
cure Ague Pains, Bilious Colic, l iver Com
plaints and protect the system from a thou
sand ilia
FOB SALE AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL BY
•EW SAVANNAH.
Prg ©ootls.
GREAT BARGAINS
-IN-
dry mn
-AT-
b. f. mgkennas,
137 BROUGHTON STREET,
DT THE FOLLOWING GOODS;
BLANKETS !
40pairs WHITE BLANKETS, Ribbon Bound, at
>t, worth at least $5,
50 pairs 11-4 Extra Fine Ribbon Bound at 53,
bought at the great auction sale last week by
Mr. McKENNA.
50 pairs Superfine all wool CALIFORNIA
BLANKETS, 11-4,1£4 and 13 4, from *7 5? to
*20 a pair.
FLA5JELS! MELS!
50 pieces Stevenson dfc GTheft's celebrated
WHITE FLANNELS, from 13c. to *1 85 per
yard.
25 pieces RED FLANNEL, both plain and twill
(medicated), from 25c. per yard up.
A large assortment of plain and checked
OPERA FLANNELS.
HOSIERYJ
500 dooen Children's and Manses’ Fancy HOSE,
from Sc. up to fl a pair.
500 doaen Ladies' White. Cnb’eeched and Col
ored BALBR1U3AN H03E. in all qualities.
CLOAKS! CLOAKS!
WILL OPEN ON MONDAY, ANOTHER IN
VOICE OF
Ladles' all wool BEAVER CLOTH CLOAKS,
from *3 up to 525.
▲Iso a beautiful Uqetf BUok and Colored
DRESS GOODS,
Received by lOHt Saturday's steamer.
B. F. McKENNA,
1»7 BROUGHTON STREET.
novl?-K&Teltf
4:in.
COAL, COAL!
100032£,E& ! 2d l
and for stiTat LOWEST RATES,
liberal weight guaranteed. All orders given
to our drivers or sent to our office, 144 Bey
street, will be filled at once.
KNICKERBOCKER ICE CO.
oct25-lm
Oak, Pine and Lightwood
A LL orders sent m through order boxes,
postal cards or to office will be promptly
fllledT & U. CASSELS & BRO..
novll-tf Taylor and East Broad streets.
5 and 10c. Counters.
TH) THE TRADE: The live business men of
X the day are starting these counters. We
are the Originators and Headquarters! We
have the only two Exclusive 5 and 10c. Jobbing
Houses in the United ——
GT~ Bend for
gmtrtri wd groitiwtf.
Bananas,Bananas!
Just Received per Schooner Fearless.
1 GOO BUN ’ CHES YELL0W bananas.
50 Dozen PINE APPLES, at lowest figures.
ALSO IN STORE AND ARRIVING:
300 Barrels CHOICE and FANCY APPLES.
100 Barrels CABBAGE
50 Barrels MALAGA GRAPES.
25 Kegs MALAGA GRAPES.
Cases and Baskets CATAWBA and ISABEL
LA GRAPES.
Boxes PEARS.
POTATOES. CHEESE DATES. ONIONS
PRUNES, etc.
J. B. REEDY,
21 BARNARD STREET.
FRESH GOODS.
G ordon ± dilworth s and shaker
PRESERVES.
CANNED PEACHES, OKRA and TOMATOE8.
FRENCH PEAS, MUSHROOMS, etc.
FRESH YEAST POWDERS, all kinds.
LARA BEE’S CRACKERS, fresh, all kind*
CATSUPS, SAUCES. CAPER*. OLIVES, etc
NEW RAISINS. CITRON, CURRANTS.
PRUNES, NUTS, etc.
NEW PICKLES, all kinds.
NEW CODFISH, SALMON. HALIBUT.
MACKEREL, in half barrels, kits and 5-th.
tin cans, very choice.
All bought before the advance. For sale low
by
MUNCH & COOPER.
Patapsco Flouring Mills,
♦ ESTABLISHED 1774.
C. A. GAMBRILL & CO.,
PROPRIETORS.
No. 32 Commerce St, Baltimore, Md.
Manufacture and have on Sole the following
STANDARD BRANDS OF FLOUR:
Patapsoo Family. Cucumu Extra,
Caps Hzxxt Family, Bcnroso Family,
Patapsoo Extra. Oraxok Grove Extra,
North Powt Family. Pimlico (Graham).
All brands in half barrels and in sacks equal
to halves, quarters, eighths and sixteenths of a
barrel.
Also, medium grades Extra and Super.
my20-Tu.ThAsSm
R. L. MERCER,
Reservoir Mills,
CONGRESS AND JEFFERSON STS.
Grrits and Meal.
Choice and fresh always.
Grain, Hay. Flonr. Provisions, etr.,
at lowest ruling figures.
GOOD QUALITY, CORRECT WEIGHT, DIS -
PATCH GUARANTEED.
novl5-tf
Headquarters for Nice Goods.
P RESERVED LIMES, CITRON, FIGS and
LEMONS.
ORANGE MARMALADE, by the 1-lb. or5-lU
pails.
ASSORTED JELLIES, in 5-Ib. palls.
Choice PIG HAMS at 12Uc.
1.000 bushels RICE FLOUR at wholesale
prices. For sale by
H. W. TILTON & CO.,
— 30 WHITAKER*STREET,
novll-tf Sign of the Big Ham.
DM Fruits aid M Nits.
100!
BOXES LONDON LAYER RAISINS.
100 half boxes LONDON LAYER
RAISINS.
aw quar. boxes LONDON LAYER RAISINS.
500 pounds NEW LAYER FIGS.
NEW CURRANTS and PRUNES.
NEW NUTS of all kinds.
a. c. harmon & co.
novll-tf
NEW GEORGIA SYRUP.
New Buckwheat,
Plain and Self-Raising.
MAPLE - SYRUP,
IN QUART BOTTLEa
—at—
A. M. & C. W. WEST’S,
COR. LIBERTY AND WHITAKER STS.
nov3-tf
NICHOLAS LANG & BRO.,
GROCERIES,
Smoked Salmon.Dutch Herrings,
RUSSIAN SARDINES, SALT SARDELLS,
Swiehack, Sauer Kraut,
SWISS. LIMBURG ER. ROQUEFORT. SAPZA-
GO AND NEUFCHETELL CHEESE,
Ferris 9 Hums, Shoulders and Bacon.
octSl-tf
RUST PROOF OATS,
COW PEAS.
on nnn founds bran.
UlllUUU 5.000 Bushels WESTERN OATS.
4,000 Bushels MIXED and WHITE CORN.
300 Bales PHILADELPHIA HAY.
150 Bales NORTHERN HAY.
APPLES, CABBAGES, POTATOES, ONIONS,
Etc.
BUTTER. CHEESE. LARD by every steamer.
For sale low by
T. P. BOND & CO.,
isr bay arms. -
APPLES.
200 BARBELS APPLES.
Now landing and for sale low by
C. Ii* GILBERT & CO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERS.
nov!7-tf
JUST RECEIVED.
500 BBLS. BISCUITS,
And for sale Ly
jxo.a.2
149 CONGRESS STREET.
Liverpool Salt.
30,000 SACKS LIVERPOOL SALT.
For sale by
C. L. GILBERT * CO.,
Importers of Liverpool Salt and Wholesale
Grocers. nov!0-2w
Carpenters.
H. H. BADDERS,
Contractor and Builder,
NO. 139 BRYAN STREET. BETWEEN BULL
AND WHITAKER STREETS,
SAVANNAH GEORGIA.
^-COUNTRY ORDERS SOLICITED.
•eplB-llLS&Talf
Segal gotiees.
gTATE OF GEORGIA. Chatham Cocjttt.—
_ GEORGE & NICHOLS has applied for Ex
emption of Personalty, and I wtU
the —me at 10 o’clock a. xoa
TEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER. 1879. at
JNO. O. FERRILL,
» Ordinary CLC,
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