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Georgia Affairs.
The Milledgeville Recorder reports that hun
dreds of thousands of dollars have been lost to
the farmers of that section by the continued
and heavy rains of last week.
• The Democracy of the South,” says the
Miiledgeville Recorder, “will now be more
solid than ever. If she v> ill build manufacto
ries to work up her cotton, and build ships to
send the surplus to Europe and bring back the
goods she needs, then she will show the lords
o? the loom and the furnace at the North what
a solid South means practically.”
Whi e in Jefferson during the campaign the
Hon. Emory Speer promised, if elected, that
he would subscibe one hundred dollars to the
Gainesville anil Jefferson Railroad. The Forest
yews heard th * Secretary and Trexsurer say
since the election that he intended to call on
>lr. Speer for the amount of the assessment.
The Forsyth Advertiser understands from
one of the interested parties that a family re-
si Jing in the southwestern portion of Monroe
county, near Culloden, have been no'ified by a
duly authenticated advertisement, and also by
letter, that a li gacy amounting to several hun
dred thousand dollars has been bequeathed
them and is now subject to their order in the
Rank of England. The fortunate parties are
honorable eni worthy but needy. The naraeg
f the parties arc withheld for the present, for
prudential iea~ons.
The Democrat boasts that Bainbriage Is the
healthiest town in Southern Georgia. Its
copulation is 1,500, and the death rate for six
years past has not exceeded four to the thou
sand. or six for the entire 1.5C0.
The Coffee County Gazette says the devil
took charge of the «ifice last week, and the re
gult wm a great many misspelled words in the
issue. In fact, the editor says the local page
was terribly “mutilated," and he is now busy
giving his devil lessons in orthography.
It is reported that Hon. John C. Nicholls is
soon to become a resident of Coffee county.
The Cuthbert Appeal says there seems to lie
no end to enttm. It rolls into market every
day as though it was but the beginning of the
cotton season.
The Augusta wheat market is on the rise,
and price* have advanced from three to five
cents in the past five daj*s.
The Sylvanla Telephone says Gilbert Lawton,
colored, who resides near that place, has a
deaf mute son who is a perfect predisy. Some
time since Gilbert carried the boy out to the
Central Railroad, where he saw a locomotive
fir the first time. Upon blare-urn home the
boy, with no material except u common red
pencil and a sheet of writing paper, drew a
perfectly correct picture of the engine with
all Its complicated machinery, ar.d though be
does not know one letter of the alphabet from
inotter, he wrote the uame of the engine upon
it in its proper place. Not only this, but he can
explain, by signs, the working of every portion
of the machinery. His memory is truly won
derful. and were he properly trained he would
doubtless develop into a second ‘Blind Tom,’
in a different line.
The Macon Telegraph says that a little negro
boy who was locked up in a cell at the barracks
in that city Saturday night, was found in the
hallway outside of the cells on 8unday morn
ing. Investigation showed that with a pocket
knife he had carved aholeabivo hi* door large
Mioagh to work his body through, and would
have escaped had it not been that the hall door
was locked.
On the subject of “Timber” the McViile
South Georgian says the indications are that
an unusually good price will be paid this win
ter, as the demand is considerably greatly than
the supply, ou iag to the continued low state of
the creeks ar.d rivers. But by the time the pre
sent wet speli Is over the streams will ne in
good rafting condition, and then we may look
for a lively s'.ir among the timber men in this
section. The South Georgian reports a con
siderable amount in the creek at that place
awaiting a rise. From all that it can learn this
timber is all good. The cutters say they hare
never before made ready for market so much
really first class timber.
The Elberton New3 mentions as a good sign
that there are no idlers about that town. It
says: •There is plenty of work for all who are
willing to work, and all those who are too la*y
to work have sought some other locality. A
recent enforcement of the vagrant law may
haveeaused this change.”
On Friday last Mr. William M. Wadley cele
brated his sixty-eighth birthday at Boling
brook. his country site near Macon. He feels
very happy, no doubt, at the prosperity and
future prospects of the great railway corpora
tion over which he has the honor to preside.
Dr. Appleton P. Collins has withdrawn from
the contest for the Mayoralty of Macon. The
race is now between Messrs. Corput and Carnes,
both popular citizc A.
During the past two years the bonds of Rome
have advanced from fifty to ninety-five and
ninety-seven cents on the dollar.
Rome Bulletin: “The ev-ning train on the
Selma. Rome and Dalton Railroad met with an
accident Sunday afternoon near Cave Spring,
' 'used by » cow ou the track. The engineer
!Ailed to see the animal, as it was standing in a
'*]> below the track. The two front wheels of
die engine were knocked eff and run two hun
dred yards, so great was their momentum,
fortunately the coaches weie not damaged.
*nd no one was hurt.”
Under the caption “A Sensible and Worthy
■ orei .Man, ’ (he Honroe Advertiser says:
■» with unfeigned p'easure that we note
’ e fact that Wesley Foster, a colored man of
o ir city, heartily espoused the candidacy of
Colonel Hammond, and assumed ihe respon
se position of being his champion amongst
colored voters in the late election. To
Lesley's praise, be it said, he rendered most
-iportant and valuable services in the election,
ai > 1 was ‘he cause largely of Clark's vote with
die negre-es beiDg decreased. There are several
| ther colored men who took prominent posi-
■n! DS f r Hammond and did him good service.
1 heir names are not now remembered, except
untie George Banks, who always votes and
works with the superior race.”
"Columbus Enquirer: Tr.e new steamer.
1M t-oca Everinghnra, steamed up for her first
•rip >>-.-terday, an 1 left the wharf at 4:30
clock for Apalachicola. The people lined the
*lurf and river bank to bid her good luck as
die swung out into the str -am. The chief sent
J reporter down with orders to write her up
from "stem to stern.” and this is what he
l-arned: t-he is perhaps 1 he finest steamer
- v er buiit in the South, and i* pronounced by
n » v « r mcn to be the ilne.-t boat that floats south
1 ‘ Mason & Dixon’s line. She whs DUilt by the
' antral one under the ?upervi.*ion < f Captain
^m. J. Whitesides, and under the immediate
‘i-vrmter,deuce of Captain J. C Blaine. Sre
; one hundred and forty feet long on twenty
inches nater line, one hundred and fifty-five
‘ Vt ovvr all.With twenty-eight feet beam. She
'.raws u»n: v inches of water light, the shai-
* t part of her hc-1 i i-» four and a half feet,
'hellos iw ■ high pressure engines ten inches in
'iiameter. with 4)6 feet strode, and carries
•'i pounds of et-aiu; two boilers 16 feet long
sir u" m ehes in diameter, with five flues ea-. h.
he has a stern wheel 13 feet in diameter,which
-8 revolutions per minute. Bhe is sup-
l .ied with a capstan for the purpose of hoist-
ng freight. For the protection of paste:.gers
'[‘ v Ls supplied with cork life preservers in the
'-ate roo jls and wcoden life preservers for the
' ■ vw an! deck p*«sengers. She abo has life
’-atsand two fire extinguishers. Dn an ordi-
na *T ri'er she will carry i>00 bales of cotton, 75
‘bin passengers, and as m-ny on the deck as
< a h pet aboard Her average speed is about
s ;\ en mile* an hour. She has twenty-four
i" ate rooms, a'l elegantly furnished and car-
peted. a beautiful hall covered with Brussels
carpet, four chandeliers in the hall and the
o ! ‘ ‘ bfifht. This last will make the night as
“-’•■t cm d*y. and she will nut tie up on account
1 , arkness. The painting in the cabin is
'm vv.-ii executed that it gives the inside the
unish of highly polished marble. ”
BUckshear was visited by a cyclone last
edntsday about 12 o'clock, which did a good
,t* aI °« damage to fencing and houses. The
:”Tf “ays: "It came from a southwest course
\\ na h w as thought it would edge the town on
^ north side, hut about the northwest corner
• the town it changed its course, striking very
‘-any the centre It struck about the colored
' lurch, and paving over that portion of the
■wn, blowing down a two-story building of
.5**® Milton’s that was nearly completed. It
• blew d ,vm Mrs. Naucy Steward's dwelling
/ ,us ®: B^d her kit ;ben was torn all to atoms,
lip her crockery, stove, etc., herself
w-a daughter narrowly escaping bodily injury.
*«ence it passed up Church avenue, striking
J. H. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR.
SAVANNAH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER IS, 1880.
ESTABLISHED 1850.
A. N. Smith's and the Ton n Hall, in which the
.Veto* is published, moving the hall about ten
Inches out of plumb, blowing off seveial blinds
and breaking the sash terribly. It next struck
Dr. II. J Smith’s residence, upsetting his store
room, breaking up his crockery, besides doing
some other damage. Next striking Mr. Brant
ley's, oar informant says it unreored a pait of
his kitchen, ard passed out by Mr. Downs’
place, doing considerable damage all along.
We have not heard the amount of damage be
fore it struck the town or after it passed over
It was not over fifty feet wide, s.nd would as
cend and descend, doing violence wherever it
struck.”
Augusta Netcs: “Mr. E. G Phillips brought
to the Netrs office to-day quite a collection of
Indian relics, gathered in digging about tbe
foundation of the fcibley Mills. Immediately
on the river bank, while digging at a depth of
five feet, the workmen came upon the remains
of an Indian camp fire. The charcoal from the
fire was found in considerable piles. Scattered
about were pieces of pottery arrowheads,
bullets, some flattened out and others round,
nnd among them a small earthenware vial.
Near the same spot were found a lot of grape
and canister shot, which are supposed to have
been left by the British during the revolution
ary war. There were also several cut and hand
made nails found. Mr. FhiUips has cow quite
a museum of curiosities taken from this spot,
every one of which is more or less histori
cal.’*
Concerning the Louisville and Wadley Rail
road. the Louisville Netcs and Farmer says:
“This road is doing a fine business this year
and especially this season. The officers, from
the Presldeut down, are all efficient and active.
The employes are men that can be depended
on thoroughly. The road is believed to be
thoroughly safe. Not an accident has occurred
on the road since it has been finished. One or
two cow* have been killed because there was
no help for it. Once or twice obstructions by
some God-forsakeu wretch have been placed
on the track, but vigilance and caution in every
instance has prevented damage.”
Ogle.thorpe Echo: “Thursday of last week
was the day set apirt for trying Cargile and
the other negroes who voted illegally at the
election. A .though there was conclusive proof
against two of the number, prosecution was
dropped, as our people were satisfied at the
brief imprisonment to which they were sub
jected. It was feared that not sufficient evi
dence could be found against C’aigile to con
vict; but after the case was dismLss^d it was
discovered that he had paid double tax after
voting. He can a^&in be arrested on a new
warrant. During the day Lexington was over
run with negroes. They crowded the street
corners and it s ilently leereJ on the whites as
they passed. A colored spy was sent among
them, who rejxirteil quite a number as having
pistols on their persons. These cases have
been marked for our grand jury. There
wes a good deal of quiet indignation
among the whites. ami it would
not have taken much to fan it into a blaze.
Happily, no cause was giv- n beyond quiet in
solence. About night the blacks got pretty
full of pop-skull, but they were not very de
monstrative whiie in town. Parties from the
country stated that they met bands of them
going home whooping, screeching and firing
off pistol-* in 1 he air and at stock. As a class
our colored population is law-abiding and re
spectful,and the kindest feeling exists between
them and the whi res. But there are now in
the county a few turou'ent. ambitious negroes
who want to get into notoriety by stirring up
discord. These cases have been “spotted. ’
and un'ess they behave themselves are apt to
get into 'rouble. The whites do not intend to
permit these incendiary characters to live
among them. They manage to get some inno
cent negro shot or sent to the penitentiary, but
escape themselves. The fact that our whites
h*d those Crawford rioters pardoned out show
that they harbor no animosity toward the ne
gro.”
Augusta Chronicle: “Yesterday morning Mr.
Watson, an express messenger on the Port
Royal Bailroad, laid down on the bed in Mr.
Carey’s rcora, at the Express office, to take a
nap." Hisve-.twas hanging on a chair with a
fine gold watch in one pocket. While he was
sleeping a colored boy named Arthur Thomp
son, son of Mr. Carey's washerwoman, came in
to get the week’s washing. When Mr. Watson
awoke his watch was missing and suspicion
was at once directed to the colored boy. as it
was seen that he had carried off th‘ clothes.
Mr. Watson and Mr. Carey started cut to hunt
for him an l met him near the Plan ers Hotel.
Just as they came up he had the watch in his
hand looking at it. He was arrested and turn
ed over to the police. The boy is about ten
yiare of age.”
Franklin Register: “We were out ‘possum*
hunting lsst night, and all Franklin county
seemed to be on the same mission. On every
side the horns were blowing, the hunter*
screaming and the dogs barking. If last night
was an average night for hunters, and’po*-
sums’ were as thick as blac’- berries in May, the
supply woul-J Eoon be exhausted. There is
but one man in this community that we are
sure was not in the wood*, and he was in his
field guarding a flock of sheep from the inroads
of the hounds.”
Toccoa News: “A lusus natural is reported
at this office by Andrew J. Whitlock,
Esq., the Justice of the Peace in th© Currahee
militia district, which he avouches to be liter
ally true He says that on Tuesday night, the
2d instant, a colored woman named Lin Me
Curdy, residing five miles south of this place.
g ive birth to her second child, the cliild being
ead when born. On the next morning tbe
colored carpenter, who was making ihe coffin
for the child at his shop, suggested to him that
he ought to call at tbe house of I .in McCurdy
and see the child as a natural curiosity, it
having a nu uber of teeth in i:a mouth. Mr.
Whitlock, accompanied by Mr. Wm. Busha.
aDotherg^od citizen of the neighborhood, re
paired to the residence of tbe woman, and
examined the mouth of the child; and Mr.
Whitlock asserts that the child had a mouth
full of well developed teeth, including jaw
teeth. This would he a difficult story to believe
if it were not so well authenticated.”
Dahlonega has had a stock sensation. The
Signal saj’s; “A flurry was created at our
block Exchange on Monday last from a report
that a section of the wires of the D. G. & D. T.
& T. Co. had bean blown down by the storm
cine shareholder, naturally timid, thinking that
theeoDcern was tottering, offered his stock at
10cents per share, whicn was taken at once,
and the buyer thinking to ’bear’ the market,
threw all this on the board at a dash, which was
gobbled up at par on first call. This closed all
transactions for the day with the stock, it being
now in strong demand and no offers. The
sliares are $ > each, the assessment of 50 per
cent, on par value hiving been paid. Other
•shaky'holders of this stock can get the above
bid on sight.’
FROM ATLANTA.
LETTER FROM LOUISVILLE.
General Observations No. 2.
Louisville, November IS.—Editor Homing
Netcs. As all of j our intelligent readers are
aware, Louisville was once the capital of the
State of Georgia from about the year 17y5 to
about 1807, when Milledgeville became the capi
tal. The old name of Louisville was Greens
borough, but was changed after to Louisville,
as a mark of gratitude to the French for their
co-operation in the revolutionary war.
Louisville is improving rapidly and a number
of buildings are going up. Dr. Ilaltiwang* r, of
our city, is putting up quite a handsome store,
or two stores under the same roof. I attended
the dedication of the Presbyterian Church just
finished, quite a neat building. Tbe dedication
sermon was preached by Rev. Dr. Grier, of
Due West College, S. C. He is said to be a very
aide man. The local minister is the Rev. J. C.
Galoway. There are three churches in this
place, Methodist, Baptist and Presbyterian.
Louisville is doing a fine business. A great
deal of cotton is bought by the merchants, and
there are several large stores in tbe place, be
sides a number of small ones. I au> told that
the Atlanta wholesale merchants do a larger
business than is done bj* our Savannah mer
chants, and since I have been here I have seen
solicitors from Atlanta. Augusta and Macon,
but have r.o knowledge of a man from Savan
nah Jack & Holland, of Atlanta, sell more
candy here than any other pi-ice. As I have
said, energy, tact and solicitation in business
will pay : and unless our merchants are wide
awake they will find that Atlanta will come
wi hin rifle shot of their doors and take busi-
neus from th**ra.
Commerce knows nothing of friends or near
neighborhood. The active man will make
business at home, and reaching out, will diaw
business and trade to him. Men must be seen
and talked to. Impressions must be made with
the eye and tongue, the attention and memorj-
fixed ax to men and places, etc.
Jt-fferioa county lias a population of about
15,000. Tbe larger part of the county trades
with Savarnah; the upper goes to Augusta.
Hence the importance of our merchants,whole
sale and retail, keeping what they have got and
gel ting all they can, but they have to be wide
uwaketodoit. ....
Louisville is the on-y place where liquor is
sold in the county, and an effort is being made
to close up 1 he business in the town. Public
sentiment is looking that waj\ Peace and good
order reigns. I was told by a lawj*er that at
tbe last term of the court not a civil case was
entered. Good for the county, but hard on the
lawyer*.
There are two papers published in this town
—News and Farmer and the Courier. The
Courier was is-ned about a year ajjo from
Sandersville Th •» Netcs ana Partner is the old
established paper of the p t acs. I am under
obligations t> both editors for kin,l attentions
and courtesies. Success to both. R J. Boyd
is the editor of the News and Farmer, and W.
C. Giles of the Courier.
Tnere is, as you know, a railroad from Wad
ley to Louisville, distance ten mLe*. J. H.
Wilkins, a prominent merchant of this place,
is President. It is independent of the Central
Raliroad. It is doing a fln?» business, and
building up Louisville and giving importance
;o tlie business of tbe place. ^
There is a good school here, with » • L. Urr
principal. There are about eighty scholars in
attendance. , , ,
The weather has been rather damp and
chilly, with more rain than i* desired, as it
interferes with cotton picking.
I find the News quite a favorite with the peo
ple, and I do not think tbe Struthem Farmer’s
Jjonthlt/ wi'l be a stranger very long to the
homes of intel igent farmers. It has real mer
it and will win its way where seen and read.
As to politics, I find the people very conserva
tive. Th- y say let us see what General Gar
field intends to do. We have nothing to fear
es to the interests of the State, and if his poli
cies benefit riie North, the South will not be a
sufferer if there i* national prosperity. Gen
eral Garfield has a fine opportunity to be a
President in the broadest, widest, highest and
stroneest sense of the word -really a national
President. Will he be it, rema ns to be seen.
If he be a partisan, his administration will be
a failure; if broadly national, then a success.
R. M. O.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLA
TURE.
Another Runh of Bill*—Senator
Brown’d Election Confirmed—
Election of Judge James Jackson
as Chief Justice of the Stmte, and
Judge Tflartiu J. Crawford as As
sociate J ustlce—Xhe Other Elec
tions to Come OflT at Once.
Special Telegram to the Homing Netcs.
Atlanta, Ga., November 17.—In the
House to-day, the joint 8enate resolution of
thanks to Attorney General Ely was con
curred Id.
’ Mr. W. W. Price offered a bill taxing cir
cuses five thousand dollars each day they
perform; also, a bill providing compensa
tion for election managers.
Mr. L. D. Crozier—A bill submitting
the liquor question to the voters of Ran
dolph. Q
Mr. W. L. Peek—A bill giving the sur
plus funds from inspection fees of fertilizers
to the school fund.
Mr. J. 8. Coffin—A bill exempting den
tists from jury duty.
Mr. Ed. Martin, of Talbot—A bill In re
gard to suits in the Superior Courts.
Mr. William Denton—A bill fixing the
liquor license in Ware county.
Mr. M. W. Reese—A bill regulating the
practice of charging juries; also a bill regu
lating contracts for work in which two
counties are interested over water courses.
Mr. C. E, Broyles—A bill giving special
taxes to the school fund.
A dozen bills have been introduced to
increase the school fund largely.
A resolution was passed giving Mr. Smith,
of Bryan, his mileage and per diem to the
time of his being unseated. John McIn
tosh, of Liberty, a colored member, spoke
against the resolution.
The 8peaker announced this as the fif
teenth day of the session, and that after this
date no local bills can be introduced except
by a two-thlrda vote of the House.
Mr. F. A. Perkins Introduced a bill ex
tending the coporate limits of Waynesboro.
Mr. L. J. Heath—A bill repealing the act
in regard to insolvent co6tsin Burke county.
Mr. A. J. Lane—A bill authorizing the
Board of Education in Bibb to collect the
poll tax of the Treasurer.
Mr. G. N. Nichols—A bill incorporating
the Savannah Storage Company.
Mr. W\ 8. Basinger—Bills incorporating
the Vernon and Ogeecbee Canal Company,
he Savannah Fire and Marine Insurance
Company, the Savannah and Tybee Trans
portation Company, tbe Savannah Freight
Tramway Com pan y, the Savannah Trans
portation Company under the charter of the
Savannah and Skidawav Canal; aleo bills
amending section 1876 of the Revised Code,
as to minors, and section 340 of the Revised
Code; also a bill in regard to ordinaries.
Mr. D. C. Bacon, cf Chatham—A bill
repealing the acts creating a State Board of
Health and substituting Chief Commissioner
of Health in the proper manner.
The Finance Committee made a report
against the bills making tbe fees of Tax
Collectors and Receivers uniform or to
increase the Governor’s salary, and to maks
uniform the liquor licenses.
The Education Committee made a report
against the bill abolishing the State School
Commissioner.
Mr. T. F. Bates introduced a bill in re
g&rd to extra paj’ to the Sheriff of Burke.
Mr. F. G. Dubignon—A bill amending the
charter of Milledgeville.
Mr. Turner, of Floyd—A bill chartering a
railroad from Rome and Carrollton. This
will give the Central Railroad a direct line
to Rome via Griffin.
Mr. Seaborn Wright—A bill chartering
the Rome aDd LaGrangc Railroad.
Mr. T. W. Lamb—A bill exempting
pilots and boat-keepers, actually engaged,
from jury duty; also a bill making slander a
criminal offense; also a bill allowing Glynn
county to issue bonds.
Mr. W. A. Post—A bill for the speedy
enforcement of Hens on realty.
Mr. J. B. Estis—A bill for a branch in
sane asylum at Gainesville.
Mr. T. L. Lewis—A bill allowing coun
ties pay for keeping lunatics that are un
able to get into the insane asylum at pres
ent.
There was a jcint session at noon, at
which ex-Governor J. E. Brown’s election
to the Seoate was confirmed according to
law.
Mr. Rice nominated Judge Jas. Jack3or,
and Mr. Miller, of Houston, seconded the
nomination, to fill the vacancy occasioned by
Judge Warner’s resignation. There was
no opposition, and Judge Jackson was
elected by 211 votes.
For the long term Jndge Jackson was theu
renominated. Mr. McWhortor nominated
Mr. VaAn. The vote stood: Jackson 184,
Vason 25.
There was a joint session again at 3
o’clock to elect Associate Justices. At this
session Senator Butt nominated Judge
Martin J. Crawford for the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Judge Bleckley. The
nomination was seconded by Representa
tive P. Barrow. There was no opposition.
The vote 6tood 211.
For Judge Jackson’s vacancy, Mr. Twiggs
of Richmond, nominated Judge Lester.
Senator Wilson nominated J. W. Park. Mr.
DuBfgnon nominated A. M. Bpeer. Senator
Butt nominated J. T. Ciarke, and Represen
tative Hammond nominated Mr. Hansell.
The vote was as follows: Lester 65, Speer
Clarke 32, Park 27, Han sell 27, Hawkins
3, Mynatt 1.
The second ballot stood: Lester 69,
Speer 62, Clarke 34, Park 22, Hansell 25,
Hawkins 5.
Third ballot—Senator Guerry nominated
Judge Hawkins. The vote stood: Lester
74, Speer 65, Clarke 35, Hansell 14, Park 20,
Hawkins 8.
The joint session then adjourned to 12
o’clock to-morrow.
The report of yesterday's Senatorial pro
ceedings was eomewhat incorrect. The bills
by Messrs. Carter, Boynton, Harrell and
8torey were read a second time and defeated
on adverse reports of the Judiciary Com
mittee.
The following bills were passed:
A bill amending section 3976 of the Code;
also a bill requiring Judges to charge grand
juries as to election laws and selling liquor
on election days.
Mr. B. T. Fourche introduced a bill against
buying or selling votes.
In the Senate to-day Hon. J. H. Hicks of
fered a resolution asking Congress to ex
empt tobacco from tax when raised In small
quantities by farmers for their own use.
Mr. W. R. Gorman—A bill amending
the constitution as to the office of Gover
>r.
Mr. R. N. Kine—A bill requiring the
Judges of Superior Courts tojalternate.
Mr. P. W. Meldrim—A bill amending sec
tion 3302, regarding attachments; also, a
bill regarding attestations by notaries.
Mr. J. H. Woodward—A bill changing
the time for the meeting of the General As
sembly.
The Senate passed a bill amending tbe
garnishment laws.
Consumptives gain in flesh, strength and
spirits under a didly use of Malt Bitters.
TEXAS ITEMS.
A Fig&t with Outlaws memr Dallas-
One of the Robbers Killed—A Fatal
Railroad Accldeut near Dallas.
By Telegravh to the Homing News.
Galveston, November 17.—A News Dallas
special says: “The city was thrown into
great excitement yesterday by the arrival of
forty armed farmers bringing the body of a
dead man, and stating that Marion JohDson,
a planter, was met twelve miles from this
city by two masked men, knocked down and
robbed. A party went In pursuit, and five
other farmers were met who had been
robbed, and joined In the pursuit.
Tbe outlaws were overtaken within
three miles of Dallas, when a general
fight occurred. One robber, recognized as
Odium Curley, of Nashville, Tenn., was
killed. The other escaped with eighteen
buckshot In bis body. Eleven farmers are
known to have been robbed. Both men are
believed to have been Implicated in the
robbery of Adams A Leonard’s bank re
cently.”
A Neuts Louisville special says: “The con
struction train on the Dallas and Wichita
Railroad went through a temporary bridge
over Hickory creek last evening. Thirteen
laborers were wounded. Three have since
died. Physicians from Dallas reached the
scene by special train and would not allow
the wounded to be moved Juring the pre
vailing snow and sleet. Half of the wouad-
ed will die.”
MARINE DISASTERS.
A Schooner Ran Into and Sunk In
Chesapeake Ray—A Large Un
known Steamer Lost.
THE IRISH TROUBLES.
THBEATENINO LETTERS
CE1TEP.
RE-
Reform Imperatively Needed—An
other Landlord Reported Shot—
Precautions Against a Disturbance
—The Cabinet Disentitling IrUh Af
fair*—Serious Difference* Reported
Between tlie Member*.
By Telegraph to the Homing News.
Richmond, November 17.—Information
was received to-dav at the custom house In
thi6 city that Captain Wesley Robinson and
crew, of the schooner W. H. Morgan, of
New York, reached West Point, Va., yester
day. Captain Robinson reports that on Fri
day night last, at half-past twelve o’clock,
hl6 vessel was run iato and sunk by the
steamer San Salvador off Wolf Trap light,
Chesapeake Bay. The steamer kept on her
course, rendering no assistance. The
schooner had a cargo of 14,000 bushels of
wheat, and was bound from Baltimore to
Providence. Everything, including the ves
sel’s papers, was totallv lost.
London, November 17.—A telegram from
Milford states that a large unknown steam
er has been lost, with all bands, off St.
Gowen’s Head, on the south coast of Wales.
New Orleans, November 17.—The steam
ship DeLambre, from Rio Janeiro October
15 for New Orleans, with 25,000 bags coffee,
has uot yet arrive*!, and fears are enter
tained for her safely.
AFFAIRS AT THE VATICAN.
The Pontifical Secretary of State—
The View* of the Irluh Binbop*
Approved—Vacaut See* In Poland
By Telegraph to the Homing News.
London, November 17.—A Rome dispatch
to Reuter’s Telegram Company says : “The
Pope has signed the brief appointing Cardi
nal Jacobin! to be Pontifical Secretary of
State. It is expected in clerical circles that
the appointment will mark a great change
in the policy of the Vatican.
“The Pope approves the views of the Irish
Bishops as stated in a memorial explaining
their conduct in regard to the agitation in
Ireland, and it is expected he will shortly
make public announcement to that effect.
“In consequence of the compromise arrived
at with Russia the Vatican will immediately
take action with the view of filling vacaut
sees in Poland and la making appointments
will consider the claims of per&ons recorn
mended by the Russian Government.”
THE NEW YORK ELECTION.
Official Return* from the Stale—
(iarfield’a Majority 20,842—Pro
test* from Certain Couutles.
Murderer Rearreated.
Washington, November 17.—The Com
missioner of Internal Revenue has received
from Collector Sinclair, of Galveston,
Texas, a detailed account of tbe arrest In
Brazoria county, of Hutsell Amerlne, who
murdered Deputy Collector Cooper, of
Tennessee, In September, 1878, but who
made his escape from Knoxville jail before
trial.
By Telegraph to the Homing News.
Albany, November 17.—The official re
turns from all the counties in tbe State ex
cept New Ycrk give the Garfield electois a
majority of 62,218. New York, as esti
mated, gives 41,376 majority fo» the Han
cock electors, which leaves a majority for
Garfield In the State of 20,842. The only
counties from which protests have been re
ceived are Cortlandt, Lewis, Rockland and
8chenectady.
New York, November 17.—The official
vote in t his city at the recent election was
declared by the canvassers to-day to be as
follows: Hancock 123,015, Garfield 81,686.
For Mayor, Grace 101,760, Dowd 98,715.
A NOLLE PROSEQUI.
In the Cane of the Virginia Judge*
Indicted for Not Putting Negroes
on Their Jarlen-The Order Excite*
Surprise and Applause.
By Telegraph to the Horning News.
Danville, Va., November 17.—The cases
of Judge Coles, late County Judge of Pitt
sylvania county, Judge Bouldin, of Char
lotte county, and other Virginia County
Judges, indicted for not putting negroes ou
their juries, came up this morning in the
United States District Court, Judge Alexan
der Rives presiding, now in session here,
and the court directed a nolle prosequi to be
entered io each case. The court room was
crowded, and the announcement, of the
court’s order was received with surprise and
applause.
FIRE IN MOBILE.
Loia $30,000—Nearly Covered
Insurance.
by
By Telegraph to the Homing News.
Mobile, November 17.—A fire started this
morniDg in the grocery store at the corner
of Government and Royal streets, and to
tally destroyed a large brick building. The
inmates barely escaped with their lives,
6ome having to come down the escape lad
der. The Signal Service office, records and
instruments were all destroyed. The I068
is estimated at $30,000, nearly all covered
by insurance.
THE MINNESOTA ASYLUM.
Number of Dead by the Late Fire
The lumaict Being Sent Home,
By Telegraph to the. Homing News.
London, November 17.—ABallinrobe dis
patch 6ays: “The commander of the troops
has been ordered to be ready to proceed at
a moment’s notice by forced marches in the
direction of Galway.”
New York, November 17.—A London
special says: “I have just had a short in
terview with Mr. Forster, Chief Secretary
for Ireland, who told me that Mr. Gladstone,
Earl Cowper and himself were daily receiv
ing threatening letters, which now
become so much a matter of course
that they never pay the slightest
attention to them. Mr. Forster has been so
impressed by the rapid spread of the Land
League movement, and by the attitude of
the people, that he said to me to-day that
in his opinion a reform of exist
ing legislation on the land question in Ire
land is Imperative if England ls to maintain
her position.”
London, November 17.—A dispatch to
the Press Association from Limerick says it
is rumored that a landlord owning an ex
tensive estate iu couuty Cork, has been
shot.
The Marquis of Sligo has removed all bis
valuables from Westport, and will reside in
London until the agitation in Ireland f
ended.
London, November 17.—The Times, in
leading article this morning commenting on
the reticence of Mr. Chamberlain, President
of the Board of Trade, and Mr. John Bright,
M. P-, at the opening of the Reform Club
at Birmingham last night, says:
was known that the condition
Ireland was the subject of ministerial de
liberation, and it wa6 well understood that
there were serious differences among mem
ber6 of tbe Cabinet as to what should be
doDe, rightly or wrongly. In this case, we
believe rightly at Birmingham, Ministers
Bright and Chamberlain were credited with
a resolution to resist to the utmost the adop
tion of any measures savoring of coercion.’
The London correspondent of the Man
chester Guardian denies that differences
exist in the Cabinet, and says Mr. Bright is
most anxious that coercion be avoided, but
puts complete trust in the discretion of Mr.
Gladstone and Mr. Forster. It ls understood
that Mr. Forster has within the last few
days renewed a pledge that if coercion is
neceS6aiy, it shall not be introduced with
out remedial measures.
Mr. Bright, whose absence on Monday
excited comment, will attend to-day’i
Cabinet council upon the question whether
the policy of relying solely on the ordinary
law in Ireland was to be maintained. The
Cabinet adjourned from Monday until
to day.
The Press Association 6ays the reports of
differences in tbe Cabinet seem to be well
founded. Messrs. Bright and Chamberlain
have pronounced absolutely against coer
cion in Ireland. Several Ministers favor a
coavv cation of Parliament in Decernoer to
authorize the t-uspen6ion of the habeas cor
pus act. No decision has been taken.
THE INTERNATIONAL REGATTA
Programme of To-Day’*
Haitian Decline* to Row-
lie Need* Rest.
Race*—
lie Say*
By 1 ele.graph to the Homing News.
London. November 17—The international
regatta committee have decided by lot tbat
the first trial heat to-morrow at 1:20 o’clock
p. m. shall be between Laycock, Elliott,
Hawdon and Langer; the second heat
2 p. m., between Riley, Ropp, Largau and
Feeley; the third heat, at 2:40 p. m., be
tween Warren, Smith, Hesmer, Gibson1 an
Anderson, and the fourth beat, at 3:30 p.
in , between Trickett, Nicholson and Clas
per.
The Sportsman reports that the Interna
national regatta committee have resolv* <*
to specially invite James Rus.-ell Lowell
the American Minister, and Colonel Shaw,
American Consul at Manchester, to witness
tbe regatta on board the committee boat.
Hanlan writes to the Sportsman as follows
“Having won the championship of the
world I feel that I am entitled to rest, and
following the advice of friends I have con
cluded not to participate in the regatta. ]
think I have clearly established a fair claim
to have the next battle take place on To
ronto Bay.”
Among the regulation approved by the
committee, is one that even dead heat com
petitors shall contend again.
The Prince of Wales has expressed
great desire to witness the regatta, but h
will be unable to leave Sandringham.
By Telegravh to the Homing N*ws.
Chicago. November 17.—A dlepatch from
. Paul, Minnesota, says: “Congressman
Str.iit, President of the Board of Trustees of
the St. Peter Lunatic A c ylum, telegraphed
to the Pioneer Press at midnight that the
number of dead will not exceed ten. An
other correspondent estimates the number
at from ten to fifteen. The inmates are now
being returned to their homes.”
THROUGH THE JETTIES.
The Larzett Careo Ever Taken from
New Orleans.
By Telegraph to the Homing Netcs.
New Orleans, November 17.—The Do
minion Line steamer Montreal, for Liver
pool, went to sea to-day through tbe jetties,
with tbe largest cargo ever taken from this
port. It consisted of 6,669 bales of cotton,
4,658 bushels corn and 2,000 packages of
miscellaneous cargo, the total being equiva
lent In bulk to 9,565 bales of cotton.
French Editor* Sentenced.
Paris, November 17.—The manager of the
lournal La Commune and General Cluseret
have each been sentenced In default to
fifteen months imprisonment and a fine of
two thousand francs for defending a crimi
nal act.
The director of the La Civilization has
been condemned in contumacion to three
months imprisonment and a fine of two
thousand francs for insulting President
Grevy.
Worse than bankruptcy is a constitution
broken down by disease. If It is the result
of fast living, the excessive use of whisky,
tbe injudicious use of mercury, exposure in
miasmatic regions, eedentary habits, self
abuse or scrofulous taint. Dr. Tutt’s Pills
will restore you to health, more to be de
sired than gold.
THE NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
A Bnorant Feeling In Stock* and
Bond* Throughout tlie Day—A
Slight Reaction at the Close.
By Telegraph to the Homing New*.
New York, November 17.—The stock
market opened strong, and In the early deal
ings prices advanced under brisk purchases
from to 8% per cent., Nashville and
Chattanooga, Ohio and Mississippi, Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy, Reading, IL and T.
Central and Alton and Terre Haute lead
ing the upward movement. Speculation
continued buoyant throughout the after
noon, until shortly before the close, when
under realizing sales, a reaction of from
to 2X recorded, the shares most promi
nent in the advance early in the day show
ing the greatest decline. Transactions ag
greated 3S9,000 shares.
Weather Indication*.
Office Chief Sional Observer, Wash
ington, November 17.—Indications for
Thursday:
In the Middle Atlantic S’ates, stationary
or higher barometer, lower temperature
easterly winds, shifting to westerly, partly
cloudy weather, with occasional light snow.
In the South Atlantic States, stationary
or higher barometer, colder north to east
winds, and partly cloudy weather.
In the East Gulf States, higher barometer,
easterly, shilling to colder northerly winds,
cloudy weather, with rain.
In the West Gulf States, rising followed
by stationary or lower barometer, colder
northerly winds, partly cloudy or cloudy
weather, with occasional rain or enow.
In Tennessee and the Ohio valley, rising
followed by falling barometer, falling fol
lowed by higher temperature, northerly
winds, backing to westerly, cloudy or partly
cloudy weather, with snow.
Brief Telegram*.
Hanlan has withdrawn from the inter
national regatta.
The fourth annual meeting of the Ameri
can Humane Association opened in Phila
delphia yesterday morning.
Henry Richards, an engineerof the Ameri
can Rice Mill on Fulton street, New Orleans,
was caught in the machinery of the mill
yesterday and crushed to death.
The works of the Goshen Manufacturing
Company, at Goshen, Indiana, and several
other buildings and^mauufactoriee, were de
stroyed by fire Tuesday. Loss $49,COO.
The passenger train on the Louisville
Short Line Railroad, due in Cincinnati at 8
p. m. Tuesday, was wrecked near LiGrange,
Kentucky, by running over a cow. None
of the passengers were hurt.
The Virginia Conference of the Methodist
Epi&copal Church South met at Danville
yesterday In annual session. Bishop Koner
Is presiding. One hundred and twenty-foui
preachers and eighteen laymen are present.
The forty-eighth annual meeting of the
American Society of Civil Engineers opened
yesterday at the hall of the society in New
York. The discussion of amendments to
the constitution of the society was the
principal business of the session.
Very cold weather Is reported from the
West. The thermometer gives the subjoined
Indications: Cheyenne 16 degrees below zero,
Denver 6 degrees below, North Platte 6 de
grees below, SL Louis 16 degrees above,
Chicago 13 degrees above.
The World’s Fair Executive Committee,
of New York, yesterday adopted a resolu
tion that it is the duty of the authorities of
New York city and State to allow a portion
of Central Park to be occupied for the pur
poses of the exhibition. Between one hun
dred and fifty and two hundred acres will
be required.
MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY
TION.
CON V EN-
it* Organization— Patriotic Address
from Gov. Wiltz, of Louisiana.
Suffocated by Gas.
Cleveland, O., November 17.—The
whole family of Danebury, of this city, con
sisting of six persons, were suffocated last
night by gas which escaped from a base
burning coal stove. All except one are
dead or dying.
By Telegraph to the Homing News.
New Orleans, November 17.—The Mis
sissippi Valley Inter-State Convention for
the Improvement of the commerce and navi
gation of the Mississippi river and its tribu
taries met yesterday in the hall of the House
of Representatives. Geo. II. Shields, of
Missouri, was elected temporary Chairman
and addressed the convention.
The Mississippi Valley Inter-State Con
vention permanently organized to-day by
the election of Hon. H. F. Simrall, of Mis
sissippi, as President, with Vice Presidents
from Louisiana, Missouri, Kentucky, West
Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio. The Sec
retary are H. Dudley Coleman, Jno. Hender
son, Jas. N. Scuddy and T. W. Harton Col
lins.
Gov.Wlltzand Mayor Patton made address
es welcoming the members to the State and
city. After discussing at some leDgth the
importance of theobjectsjof the convention,
namely: tbe improvement of the navigation
of the Mississippi river and its tributaries.
Governor Wiltz* said: “Tbe great facts of
which I have given a hurried synopsis in
this outline are for you to con
sider in detail. It is a vast
scheme of governmental beneficence wor
thy of the profoundest study of philan
thropic statesmen. You will deal with it
in the 6piri. of patriots, who hold the gene
ral good above sectional aud partisan
prejudices. You have an opportunity
to set an example of moderation
and magnanimity to tbe oue hundred and
sixty men who represent you iu the Legisla
ture of the natioD.while you demonstrate to
them that by the side of the great duty and
task which you propose for them,their party
issues and personal aspirations dwindle into
insignificance.” A number of resolutions
were introduced and referred, and the con
vention adjourned until to morrow.
A TURKISH WEDDING.
The Elaborate Celebration Custom
ary When Young People of Quality
are United In the Land of the
Crescent.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
The Coluagc of the Standard Silve
Dollar—The Question of the Tariff
—The Coast Defenses—Tlie Rumo
About General Sliermnu’n Retire
ment.
Special Correspondence of the Homing News.
Washington, November 16.—Secretary Sher
man has always been hostile to the silver dol
lar. Aside from politics, there is no doubt
that there is some grounds for his hostility.
The circulation of silver on an equal basis with
gold is a very good thing, and there seems to
be a fitness about it that is acknowledged
alL But there may be too much of it. Secre
tary Sherman in his next report to Congress
will recommend in regard to the standard sil
ver dollar that its coinage be discontinued, or,
if the coinage is to be continued, that the
weight be increased, so as to make it equal in
value to a gold dollar, and tbat the amount to
be coined monthly be left discretionary with
the Secretary of the Treasury.
There is reason in these recommendations,
even the pronounced silver men say. The
coinage of the silver dollar is rushing up too
high. It is true that it is being circulated now
where it never went before. The big cart
wheel is becoming very popular, but at the
present rate of coinage we are having more
of them than we can manage. The Secretary
of the Treasury is under the law obliged tc
coin at le?st $2,0f 3,000 in standard siiver dol
lars a month. The vaults are loaded with
them and it is becoming a problem to find
places for their storage. The coinage of the
silver dollar also interferes with the coinage of
gold most materially. Tbat such is the case
the following statement from the mint bureau,
tli© chief of which was an ardent silver man in
Congress, will show:
‘ Owing to the heavy importation of foreign
gold during the last and nresent year, and
which upon arrival at New j.ork is exchanged
at tbe United States assay office for American
gold coin, and the inability of the mint at
Philadelphia to receive and convt rt the same
into United States coin on account of the large
number of silver dollars required to lie coined
monthly, unle. * ft jps are taken to convert into
coin a portion of the foreign gold bullion now on
hand, the Treasury will be seriously embar
rassed for want of gold coin. Of tbe $130/ X),-
00U gold held by the Treasury, only about $W,-
OCO.CIJis in coin, the balance. $b0,c30.GC5, being
represented by uncoined bullion. The greater
portion of the gold coin held bv the TreeTury
is in the sub trea-miy at New York, and it is
more than probable that the eDtire amount
there will be required during November an
December to pay for foreigu gold, of whi -
there is every indication that luige import
tions will be made.”
This question of gold and tliver will be<«^
of tbe most important to come before C* n
gress at the next session. Ihe danger that
silver may crowd out go d i* evident, unless
the coiuage of the former is limited. As even
the wildest silver men do Dot advocate the
changing of our currency basis from gold to
silver, the question is one that must receive at
tention. There will be some legislation on the
subject looking to a limit on silver coinage
Such a step can be taken and not oniv not in
terfere with silver, but by removing its present
danger make it more popular and more readily
circulated.
the question of the tariff.
The Renublicans are not so onposed to
touching tlie tariff question as they made itap-
j*ear to the unwary during the campaign. On
the contrary, most of them are in favor cf
some modifications. None of them say that
the Eaton bill, providing for a commission to
inquire into the subject, is ve. v objectionable.
Most cf them pronounce in favor of it.
Th“re is not much 11 expect, however, from
commissions. They report, but their reports
never amount to anything as regards final ac
tion. The Eaton bill, if it became a law, might
do something. It would be almost impossible,
however, for it to complete the wore, even if
authorized at the early part of the next ses
sion. So tbe whole question will go over to the
next Congress. There is still hope, though.
Th© Republicans are not, as a body, any more
high protectionists than the Democrats. As
members of Congress they a^t to satisfy their
constituencies, which are divided or locally
aff acted. Under these circumstances there are
chances even in the next Congress for som
thing to t-e done with the tariff.
coast defenses.
There has been a good deal of talk of late
about our sea coast defenses, and Congress
has been requested by the Chief of Engineers
to appropriate a very large sum of money to
maintaining our present torts and buving big
guns. The recommendation that has attracted
the most attention, however, is that of General
Sherman in his annual report He recommends
the abandonment—while laughing at the fear
that some foreign invading force could do any
thing with us bv landing—of a’l our rotten and
useless sea defenses, except at the principal
points. These* include Key West, Tort Royal
and Pensacola The others, which are au«-
less expense to maintain, and would be of no
resistance to a modern armored ship, should
be sold. A million of dollars annually appro
priated would put our principal ports, in ten
years, in available condition for d**fense,and an
other million annually would keep them apace
in niolern armament. The condition of our sea
defenses is attracting much attention, and in
view of the fact that a number of members of
Congress ex or ess the intention of interesting
themselvAs in it, the recommendations of
General Sherman will be of much value. He
seems to have come in between the recom
mendation of the Chief of Engineers—which
involve an enormous outlay which at most
points would be useless—with a solution that is
practicable and worthy of every consideration.
GENERAL SHERMAN'S PROPOSED (?) RETIREMENT.
General Sherman laughs at the reports that
have been prinU J that he is going to retire.
He is not only not eligible for -etlrement, being
some ten year.* below sixty two, and. besides,
he is not affected by the law governing the re
tirement of other officers In short, h* keeps
his place until dc ath or voluntary retirement,
and General Sherman certainly has no desire
to go Into private ll r e. He says he likes his
present position and duties too well to give
them up. As General Gherman is very healthy,
he will probably for many years be General of
the Army. When he die* the title of General
dies with him. Potomac.
Boot and Shoe Convention.
Philadelphia, November 17.—Tbe Na
tional Convention of the boot and shoe
manufacturers to day adopted a constitu
tion and tv laws declaring that the associa
tion shall be known as the Boot and Shoe
M-tnufaclnrers’ Association of the United
States, and its object shall be to promote
the Interests of general trade.
The Morey Letter Libel Case.
New York, November 17.—The grand
_ ury are in session to-day considering the
Jorey letter case. S. Morey, Daniel T.
Ames and Colonel Rockwell, all of whom
were witnesses in the preliminary examina
tion of K«nward Philp, were in attendance
and >?ave their testimony.
Parliament to be Prorogued.
London, November 17.—The Press Asso
ciation and the Standard, in its evening edi
tion, announces that at a Cabinet meeting,
to be held at Balmoral next week, Parlia
ment will be prorogued until January 6th,
when it will meet for business.
Snow In Arkansas.
Little Rock, Ark., November 17.—
A heavy enow storm commenced here at
eight o’clock this morning, and has con
tinued without intermission since, and is
still falling at five p. m. This is something
without precedent in this latitude.
A very* pretty and more than pretty
picture of a Turkish wedding comes to
us from a gentleman living in the vilayet
of Selonik, the ancient Salonica, where
Jews, Wallacli8, Turks, Greeks and Al
banians now dwell together in amity.
Aside from the Balram which follows
the Ramadan, or month of fasting, and
the Kurban Bairam, the Turk knows
but one‘great festival—that of his mar
riage. For the rest, his life is occupied
with the business and family affairs, and
even on Friday has but to go through his
devotions in the mosque, after which he
returns again to worldly things. Even
the two great festivals mentioned have,
for the most part, lost their interest in
the larger cities, and it is only in the
provinces that the old manners and cus
toms still prevail, and how pleasant and
patriachial in some of its phases the old
marriage festival is told in the account
of this correspondent.
He wm invited to the wedding of Ali
Nisa Bey, the son of his friend Mahmud
Bey, a man of the highest consideration
and respect and known through all the
neighboring districts, and consequently
the festival was to be more brilliant thau
usual and was looked upon as matter be
side which all other events were but as
the light dust of the balance. No less
than three-score guests had been invited
to tbe house of Mahmud Bey at Kawa-
dar, the seat of the aristocracy of
Tikwescb. Having at length arrived at
this place, all, in company with Mah
mud Bey, betook themselves to the house
of Feta Bey, the father of the choseu
bride, where they met about fifty other
guests, among whom was the chief ima
11m of the city. After salutations had
been exchanged and they had partaken
of coffee, there entered two persons, each
accompanied by two witnesses; the firs {
announced himself as the representative
of tbe bridegroom, and the second as the
r< presentative of the bride, and, present
ing their witnesses, expressed the desire
of their principals to be united in mar
riage.
Then tbe irnaum inquired of him who
represented the bride, “Hast thou given
Hairije Hanum, the daughter of Feta
Bey, to wife unto Ali Nisa Bey, the son
of Mahmud Bey?” and thrice made was
answer, “I have given her;” and so also
was it with him who represented the
bridegroom. Then the imaum arose and
said; ‘ ‘By the virtue of my office aud
in the presence of all these witnesses, I
declare the marriage of Ali Nisa Bey and
Hairije Hanum.” He then prayed and
the marriage was finished. The guests
then left the room, and as each passed
through the door he invoked a good for
tune upon the house. On the following day
the feast began, which was to last through
two weeks. A dokvet terkeressi (note
of invitation) was sent abroadJto many
people saying that on certain days they
were welcome to share hospitality of
the great family of MMHud Bey. These
invitations were each followed by a pre
sent to the invited guests of a sheep, an
ox or a cow. Tbe last two days of the
festival were reserved exclusively for
the trusted friends and relatives of the
family. There were wrestling matches
between herculean athletes dressed as to
their nether parts in tight-fitting leathern
breeches, but with their upper parts
bared and oiled. Each smote his Lands
together, slapped his knees, and the two
sprang round each other ever watchful
for a favorable opportunity to grapple.
Round and round they wx*nt. till at last
one suddenly spnmg upon bis opponent,
and a lively struggle ensued, neither suc
ceeding in throwing the other. They
separafed and grappled again, trying
every trick save tripping: they fell on
their knees and on tht ir breast?, but it
was only when one li3d thrown the other
and held his shoulders on the ground
that it was considered a good fall, the
victor receiving a universal ’‘afferim” or
lavo from the spectators. Iu the sec
end round the antagonists clapped their
hands and sprang round each other for a
full hour before they came to close quar
ters, and one, catching the other by the
right leg, lifted him oft his feet, anil this
also was looked upon as a winning of
fc he bout, and was greeted with the
afferim. The defeated athlete then made
a low reverence to his conqueror, who
extended to him his hand and then em
braced him. The prize was an ox,
and after it had been awarded,
the two wrestlers passed through
tbe crowd and received gratuities
which were afterwards equally divided
between them. In the evening the party
returned to the house, where Mahmud
Bey entertained them, and they made
themselves comfortable on^ couches,
smoking chibouks and driDkfng raki, a
liquor made with anise, which the Turks
drink before partaking of the evening
meal. The entertainment was varied
with music, the orchestra consisting of
two violins, a clarionet, a tambourine, a
small drum, and, above all, a “canun”—
an instrument resembling the zither,only
larger. In honor of tbe Frankish guest
Italian and French music was at first
played, but after a most unearthly fash
ion, out of all time and tune. At the re
quest of the Frank some Scharki and
Makams (Persian and Arabian) pieces
were performed which, in spite of their
seeming monotony, were still intoned
with a pcculiaily charming melody
and were played much better than
he French and Italian music. Then
came the time to see an Arab dance.
Two gypsy girls dressed in short, bright-
colored garments entered the room and
began to move, slowly at first and gently,
and then in a tempo *taceato, till this
became quicker and quicker and ended
in a bewildering whir!. The step9 were
accompanied with all possible graceful
movements of the body, and the music
was marked with the striking together of
thimbles, one on the thumb and
one on the middle finger, and used as
castanets. A9 the dance grew wilder and
wilder, and the girls grew into Mienads,
many a “Maslialiah !’* and many an “Affe
rim” was breathed out by the enraptured
company. As it drew near midnight two
servants appeared with silvered yata
ghans and ricnJy mounted pistols in (heir
giidles, and bearing napkins shot
through with gold and silver threads,
and the other a ewer and basin, both of
solid silver, and poured water on the
hands of the guesls. Then a low tripod
was placed in the centre of the room and
on it a large copper salver, on the rim of
which were bits of bread and delicately
carved wooden spoons, while in the cen
tre a dish containing tschorda (soup),
into which had been poured, after the
Turkish fashion, eggs beaten with vine
gar. Around this - board the guests
sate cross-legged, the host courteously
bade them ‘ bujuran ’—to command him,
and then they fell to dipping the bread
in their soup. After the soup came a
baked lamb stuffed, a pudding, a pot
pourri of meats, baked meat again,
several ragouts with hashed meat, boiled
pulse, the whole ending with a rice pud
ding. Then all arose, washed their
hands, and partook of coffee,
followed by some pleasant chat,
and then to bed. In the morning
they were awakened by music beneath
their windows, and two hours afterward
they went to see the outfit of the
bride. The linen clothes and other
household stuff of tbe bride had come,
borne by twelve heavily-laden horses.
Six men carried the copper and silver
vessels of the bride on trays, some of
silver and some of copper. The proces
sion—and how this reminds one of Alad
din—bearing the marriage portion left
the bride’s house, passed up the two
principal streets and then reached the
louse of the bridegroom. The portion
itself might have been taken for an Ori
ental bazar in petto. May the marriage
be blessed. Inschallah!
The surprise of Rip Van Winkle, when
awaking from his long slumber, could not
have been greater than that of the patient
who had been tronbled with a bad cough
for weeks, upon finding himself entirely re
lieved after a few doses of Dr. Bull’s Cough
Syrup. Price 25 cents. novl8-lt
The Eads Ship Railway flabor&tely
Considered.
Baltimore Sun.
Mr. Eads is still hammering away at
his project for a ship railway across the
American isthmus. In the last number
of the Scientific American an elaborate
illustrated article is published editorially
ou the subject. The details are evident
ly derived from Mr. Eads, as they are
such as he has given frequently before,
but they are presented in a stronger and,
if possible, more favorable light. Mr.
Eads is spoken of as a man quite as re
markable for the soundness of his views
in great engineering emergencies as for
the boldness and originality of them. Rnd
his professional career is described as
having been “marked by grand
successes as well as grand under
takings.” To the objections that even
if it were ]>ossible to build a carriage
strong enough to sustain a ship’s
huge weight, or a road bed firm enough
to bear tbe weight of both ship and car
riage, the project must fail through the
lack of adaptability of ships for that sort
of handling, it is answered that the ship
railway proposed by Mr. Eads “consists
of nothing more novel than two marine
railways of superior construction, joined
by a few miles of many railed road bed
of easy grades." The doubt whether
ships could safely endure out-of-water
handling is met by citing the handling
of canal l*oats, on the portage railroad of
the Alleghany Mountains, before the
Pennsylvania Road was built and the
canal and portages thrown out of use.
To the objection of the difference
in weight and size it is replied
that “in staunchness, a seagoing
vessel compares with a canal boat
about as well as a well made beef barrel
does with a cracker box.” The plans of
Mr. Eads call for a railway composed of
twelve rails, spaced four or five feet
apart, and two locomotives “five times as
large and powerful as ordinary freight
engines,” harnessed as a team, as it were,
each locomotive occupying six rails. The
cradle on which the ship is to rest is to
have wheels about three feet apart on
each rail, “making a total for large
tteamers of ten to twelve hundred
wheels,” the maximum pressure allowed
to each wheel being five tons. It is
claimed that at a speed of twelve miles
an hour on a railway so constructed the
ship's motion would scarcely be felt, and
that transfers,or turn tables, to provide for
ships going in opposite directions would
move the ship ou a siding as a train is
moved on an ordinary siding, exetpt
tiiat the turntables and sidings would be
1 on a gigantic scale. In respect to the
practicability and relative economy of
such a railway, it is argued that
; wherever a canal can be built it is
equally possible to build a ship railway
at one half the cost of a canal if built
with locks, and for one quarter the cost
if it be at tide-level; that the railway
could be built in a quarter or one third
the time ; that ships of maximum ton
nage could be moved with safety at four
or^five times greater speed than in a
canal; that the capacity of such a rail
way could be easily increased to meet
the demands of commerce; that the cost
of maintaining it would be less than that
of a canal; that the maximum of such a
railway by Panama, including harbors,
would be $50,000,000, and figures are
given to show that it will give a net
revenue of 10 per cent, on the capital
invested.
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Being alone and not daring to creat
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The prepasation she used might have had
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novl3-8,Tu,Th, w&Tellt
A Cat, Rat and Clam in Battle.—
The family of James Herrington, of
Stapleton, while seated at the supper ta
ble on Tuesday evening, had their atten
tion attracted by a squealing sound
issuing from the kitchen closet On
making an investigation Mr. Herrington
discovered a rat securely held by one of
its legs which wa9 caught in the"sbell of
a large clam lying upon the closet floor.
By the time the eat was found the rat
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closet, dragging the clam with it. The
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