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- * l! ” h ' ~i nirs for less than 30 cents.
Btder there n' -, , i < t . ;,y Post Office Order,
C t Letter or Express, et our risk.
"V* - e "‘ , '!ti e ■ as*-rtion of any adver
litjp -t * _ , rv speeiflrd day or days, nor
. of insertionsvrith
c a-fc’Jf, rj-i rr-i hy the advertiser.
■a 'b* ’ „ ; [ however, have their
lire ra-r 1 '• it Coitions when the time
‘ v. n v-hen accidentally left
can& ', erttons cannot be
i‘ a j f,, r the omitted in
, and to the a [verUser.
tr '* ? * . )U u be addtvssed,
A-lexers-- j. H. ESTILL,
t avauuih.Ga.
lf . i OSeelßlß*
fl"’/' Aoro*i fin*'"* natter.
w :fJ*" ~o
Ucoriia Affairs.
r th-* entomologist, predicts
ft • " • j,.ve asi gUt visitation from
tlx r locusts next summer. I’ro
' iy j, e mistaken, however.
- . i; - ir. M. P. Webb and some
‘ ’V B r - t and cn suspicion, and
. who answers vry
i' ' . . ,t,. r j.tlon of Wm. Young, who
: in-law, Mrs Beecher,
i- 1 . . . f u Christmas night, and
1 ' ■;1 ..* man gave liis name as
eS “ . , : aß d says he is a native of
c - v _ t_\ The Llbcrton Xew*
- , ; ,A.'.t* a )d many conflicting
: r , ference to himself, and this,
- t-u fact that he suits the d*-
• ores ef V<-ung so well, at least gives
_. -. ,ion. From what we
c L.o lee:- in this county for
1 ari i i,js given a different ac
tvery place he
~ -e thinks there is a
- forv * n factory in that town.
. wi.iie tlie members
,f H- rcf '.’ovington were
—td g.’-i their half, the floor gave
.. ec , litre, and sunk about au inch,
. .. -. r 3 rsry serious accident.
w , , .n i ? the horrible condition of
*j. ji,m ■. unty, the Perry Ume i
jjjyut;, n-: :he fact that one day last j
a:-; wa- c on its way to that town
.. .• s r.lhi u:i so tightly, that although
. XIS • ; rotru off, the two mules hitched
," , j,j 8 ,,j -g- it an inch either way.
Th l ’ thinks that Garfioid's
l a *'-U he* uiarkod by extreme lib-
The Big Creek co• respondent if the Ojle
f. -, writ >f at jiapcr that Mr. George
v-iLoae- ft ' c t citizens in Oconee coun- |
triAir-very L-ar frrrz : rg to death during !
u- id sr-rii. Hi* - heard him making a
v. irn* - i*. and went to see what was the
r. an-i ? usd !. iu eintost insensible and
Two In.-giane- were recently committed in
>V.- ■*. ■ tdy "tie r-ight intervening between
•i-m. Iher wr. poiiceman tti and to be watch- I
Ms:>r‘fc-*fi:.c ' ut the Madisonian says he
eocdiin t Be expectei.to he- all over towa at the
Ttee: r f tin* ,i neshvro Xem has Lad a
asnl tiair of it lhi: week. His fam : ly have
t. tees i wr. with measles and mumps; he
tii hid an axe a:: ! a quan’iry of his type
l is ai him. an i. to cap the climax, his
Tb? Cithbcrt App* U state? that a little
jepo &oy.ay'it six years old. wh> sa mother
firms Ge.rgrtown, was severely burned last
Wrdass ay morning, it says there was no one
sti* hove bit tliecbid v t-u his clothing
eiayht on are. He began to cry, and his
BMth-; hsir.iig the cries rushed ia to Sn.l him
son- jed ia dam**. His back vroi almost
burotri a crisp, an-i the -leadene 1 and
par • 1 partL'es of skin pulled off at the
tfjfitest toach. lit- suffers untold misery, and
hi dunces of life are sii n indeed.
W. Harri-on. of Atlanta, who gave the
: Etol>ydso much wLisfi y to drink that he
- :a indicted f r -invo untary inan
* .'*•■■ •/ H- careful, 01-d gentle
is-s.-.a: kind -f dye you us® on your whis
“f* A '- guiar accident occurred in fedar
. should put you
■a I .rc .i;,: a gentleman walking on the
* ~ b e.garette— a gust of wind
w Aftarinto lu> ahi-kers. which by some
.jtr- tr; cause, sijpp'.se<i to he a dangerous
the tl me coinmuni
• i it ail off. leaving
tiE -’• as cHg'e and badly blistered.”
; .ve,<rrier: “The re-
Ccs ;," rii, p‘ .ive greatly regarded farm
* The*-evere weather las
are.! and in ninny instances
.. -i oat crop—the Land is too wet to
| -ten:urnii! retuabi so until it is
.f f S'ib acid Thus tie* great* st aux
- TANARUS r Iri ?’ rccr, 'l* '* hke y to be al-
The pre ent con ?i
---,-V < "" - r un j reduces serious appre
-- . ' ' b/'b-h uneasiness in the
.’f’-rsDt t,. id us the f-ther day,”
j, 7;;', 1 ' i'j ir*. “o fa singular
*’’ •' - t occurred to a hore be-
Ir Matt fiheffield. one
;.j ; .'.'p' Ti.e aniiuai, injumpinga fence.
,V t * 7!. *lw sharp, brokt n end
ihejj i " ‘-i :, stood near the fence.
* JiV 1 ' :. U P apparently under the
T. : y ®-' uut:lma-ie a bulge on the hide
i" .. tie- -ii-.-jlder boon after the
j ;i ; 3 ' ' ‘-covered standing
lie. a?'-* - : - “t over the hoe han
* ;V‘ ; f ; -„- : : ' p • ground by it. After a
• • *' rt l .he en„g was withdrawn.
* days in great tor
w ;L-*"- ' 0 ■ > ‘ tl -‘tonm-.t expresses the opin
farmers can reuie
■- , “j exp* j rieuee<l in obtaining labor
a. ,-f C“ r IM ,'° determine to cultivate
By. a: ‘. ,*t ; lilu them thoroughly,
i- r 7 • * 5 v ‘■ ■ - find that instead of bt-ing
‘ Tear greatly embarrassed in
in; ' ! vt- ij.p'y bitls, they will be
- orer. they w ill not
*e. . nirasseii bv the infide'ity,
Ur . * “Oil unreliability of at leasttwo
s-rTRI- ""v ' n - r,? 'they can obta n
'-ir-;-caase ih* y will be better pre
! 3 m; . , ‘ > T will have more time
'ar r d ,‘j ', '. ;T,i ‘ r,,Vt thtir lands. i> ant
•5- -i "• ** tt-eir homes indeed homes,
at y :tM .tip , ‘afnw, well cultivate*!, will
1 ir Se ones sadly and miserably
*<Sf f V,r v n *‘ H , Reporter: ‘ Two prizes
- , . -. ' ' - by the Word Hunt, a
~a;-nah, the first to
boa ', ar _ I ev, ho would produce the
>w. .7," / 1 1 '**• word ’advertise.’ and
- iii.7r.,!i . awarded to whoever pro
v- •',■*•*;' number—both of which
* baQrange girl and boy. Ko
-t was allowed to be
•; ' nprised in ‘advertise.’
•a**; * a . girl c f ibis p’ace, con
-fiff -* ‘ cn - r '-t and twelve words, and
f n-n>. tnrw- hundred and ninety-two.
Vt-i, i ,y r " • deal of thought and re
iau ‘Proveof ineatimable valupto
to exercise their minds in
t •
' - ' " v ’'A’j Xeirs: “We are not a
there bus been two evi-
h*ing to pass within the
’ -.ti ‘“ at ar " rather striking It
‘j y r ' r ' hy the rea*iersof the Xetcs
r <f *h T. -in A " * turned t<* death in his
U7‘ 7: na T'' w weeks ago. The
j.,.. ■" • ’vnen he left home to go
J hlee-, ■ 1 ’7 . .v a across the bed and
trr> ? . , ' r ' : a'ce I that two men
•* 5 f *ad J -, C i-?s ier her husband. She
, I 'tr.-! , S | ‘ her co*.k to go up
" •*T r * to come home, but the cork
' thJ vl U i e#l to K°- Mra iox lay
wid had about the
four:-* Mr ur> r °d wett to the
tai J. 7 1& ler hushacd's store was
Alt i-ay, lie was burned
•*r i ' “• A-lams, who died in this
yT*?*be'or,- ,i . a ,*°’ had a dream some
i-Hhtw *-nd Mrs. J. V. Taylor.
’L-r .* u l‘ f - 1 ” wi hiQ one week of
a ‘ i tj, r ‘ ii s lor died on Wednesday
, 6 d the next Wednesday
**r*Urtteo t. ' r Adams died, which
JUrs ls than one week."
v'tinth’? “Sunday morning last a
V-•‘‘i With her I n, !l t sue i , f M *keret Reese,
i,, s P‘ace .- 1 > r l ‘ u ' t iand on My. Sam Ogie
t° Dr ii “'-4rs mill pond
•2® !t ** *e ■.%, Iu ciimpany with her hu.a
•7* *o h*n - b *7u D o ®*! to select a suitable
o’ "w.. -j 1 ‘* I’l-scet. Above the water
at: Bin* “ e evated crossway made of
‘' ro imr thiashe felL Her
to save her. Twocr
.7®* unfirt, ,n.r®° were ce *r by and who
*7 Mr w -"“an fall, gave the
*Ol on yVmcue rushed from his
‘“formed what bad hap
•_. r **hich 1 ,. t e .i on * r . b°* e with a hook at
,e,irf ;h /TJ™ in the mill house, and
la *. f * hd of the drowned
by ti.V'7 the body was
■ who of two or three
r‘ r '® its witter!" 1 arrJved i he pulled the
r ; k ‘ grave and carried it to
( JL-h-e. but .ii was done to
v, ! I* 1 "’ Monday morn
*,2dMe*cl the i,’7 a fce and over the dead
. tn ti <Jr,j^ lj Jar 7„ re t ur nfc4 a verdict of
ijy. . rt tard o ',
t* i!° ogieth,-,„ ‘he immense damage
l '* t‘{ the la?! 9 CGl ity and that aec
fcr’ • fin tll6 Hexing-
: 5 tiul one of thel llu f lidAy end Fn ' J y
'lq't'ittj j n rainfalls known
"‘‘“J- Tears descended. It
frr a .T 8000 the streams,
' pricwr rains, became
cuvenng the pUioa. Even
Savannah morning News.
J. H. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR.
kS** ? ear resembled
hnpassabls: while the larger
,\ h . e,r broad swamps, the water
22??*JES2 thln f before rt Broad river
twwnTSSlf com municai ion be-
Bium” E berton rendered impos
f says he never eaw Long
j? l ® water nearly covered the
Ibi? and Jt w M thought they must go.
f. u
It'ar .t 1 showing that they can with
ft?™l hkely to visit this section. At
0,6 cana "way was wash-d so
needs instant attention, and the bridge
\ h L We ltlra that the
lnill was undermined at one
corner, but can soon be repaired. Several
w,T 6re ,ho ht to be in dan
few Aurtta *Tr pt Sli^ht injuries to a
v!a ,° a ™ 9 ihey escaped harm They
Btop grinding, however. But for the
a PP ro *ch of the flood—giviDg people
u! I !^ t vL pr, 'P are or ffreat destruction would
have heen done. The loss of fencing was in
calcuiible. All the bottom lands were thus
*7,m Wn SH*- I-Arge washes w-re made in
r.eias.andin places even the course of streams
turned. L plandg, too, were badly damaged,
rarmers owning propery on water courses
-u- u* '?*^ e amount of fencing to rebuild,
v-hich will prove a serious drawback, as they
are badly behind with their plows. The roads
were washed, and will require a great deal of
work next spiing to put t hem in order. Many
bridges across drains were carried away, while
in others are dangerous holes. Houses with
cellars and basements stood over pools of
writer that had to be baled out Flower pits
became ponds, not even cement turning the
tide. This stagnant water we fear may occa
sion sickness next spring. Wet we vther springs
broke in/rom the tops and sides of many wells,
injuring the walls and often nearly filling them
U P with mud Jy water. The ground was
thoroughly faturated deep down into the clay
r ields were quagmires and the highways ren
dered all but impassable.”
Florida Affairs.
The Quincy Herald is informed that a tramp
entered Midway one day this week and begged
a night’s lodging from a resident of that place,
which was given him. He was fed, housed and
kindly treated, and left early the next morn
ing. Shortly after he had gone it was discov
ered that he ha<l robbed his benefactor of the
sum of *10) ia nn>n-y and a watch and chain,
which happened to be in the house. The Her
ald thinks the “shotgun policy” promptly
applied would be a wise and salutary one in
this particular case.
We have received the first number of the
Putnam County Journal, a candidate for
popular favor, just started io Pulatkaby Mr. S.
B Harrington. It is a neat and newsy seven
column paper, and its appearance gives token
of the success which we hope it wiU win. The
growing prosperity of I‘alatka and Putnam
county ought to enable the citizens there to
support two weekly papers.
The Putnam County Journal thinks that no
better place for the establishment of a cotton
yarn factory can be found in the South than
Psiatka.
The Ilocticello Constitution tell the farmers
of Jefferson county that if they want to be
truly independent, they must plant more corn.
The Mont'ceiio Constitution has entered
upon its eigtta volume.
Two juvenile tramps, aged respectively
fourteen ana sixteen years, got into a skiff at
Pensacola the other day, and row ing out to a
small sloop near by, turned her adrift. They
then rowed back, and turned the sk ff adrift.
The owners of the sloop and skiff recovered
their property, and had the youthful culprits
arrested. No reason is given for their strange
conduct.
By the official census statement. Orange
county has a total population of 6,618, of
which number 5,555 are white and 1,023 are
black.
Old Aunt Nellie Faber, colored, died at
her home in Quincy last Sunday. She came
from “Ole Virginny” many years ago, and she
was thought to have been over one hundred
years of age when she died.
Nassau county contains ten saw mills, of
which all but one are in active operation.
Allowing the small average of 10,000 feet per
day, and v.*e have a total capacity in the
county of lOO.lXX) feet of lumber daily, or
30,000,000 feet in 300 working days. ’’This,”
says the Fernandina Express, “we consider a
pretty good lumber exhibit for one small
county of 6,635 inhabitants.”
According to the Courier, Colonel Haines, of
the United States Corps of Surveyors, arrived
at Marianna last Monday evening from the
West. He came prepared w ith boats to at once
begin the survey of the Chipoia river. If he ;
finds from his trip down the Chipoia it can be '
made navigable, h 9 wi 1 so report, and an ap j
propriation will be recommended to Congress, j
But for two shoals and that part of the river ]
known as “Look ani Tremble,” th 9 Courier
learns that there would be no difficulty in the
successful navigation of the stream.
The Sanford Journal says the banana plants
of that section, the leaves of whieh were
wilted by the cold weather of December 30th,
have each shot oat a green leaf from their top
two or three feet in length. This is a sure indica
tion that the stalks of the plants were not in- ;
jured, and, consequently, their bearing of fruit 1
this season will not be retarded.
“On last Wednesd-iy night,” says the Qaiuey I
Star, “Sam House, a colored individual, in
loading a pistol found one of the cartridges too
large, and undertook to drive it in the cvlinder I
with his knife,wh*n the cartridge exploded and i
the shell rebounded and struck Sam in the eye.
inflicting a painful wound. Dr. Sanford ex- I
traded the shell, aDd says the wound will not \
prove fatal. We expect Samuel will have to ;
go one-eyed hereafter.”
Pensacola Advance: ‘‘The negroes in this :
and adjoining counties are excitedly engaged :
at present in raising a subscription for the ben- 1
eflt of the Hon. (?) George W. Witherspoon j
(colored!, who is represt-ntded by some to be j
financially distressed. Others aver that the :
fund is being raised for the purpose of defray
ing the expenses of contesting the seat of Mr.
Davidson in the National Congrets, who de
feated the eforeseid Witherspoon, in this dis- |
trim, at the last election.”
Says the Gainesville Sun and Bee: “Business j
h*.rt been brisk in the United States Land Office I
of this place tor the past few months. Large ;
Eurchases of land have been made by cash, 1
omestead and other entries, and a large num i
her of homestead settlers have male final
proof in support of their claims. The report j
from Mr. Jno. F. RMlins, the courteous and
capable Receiver of the Land Office, for the j
past quarter ending January Ist, 1881, shows
that 11,819.10 acres of the public domain in the
State was taken up by private parties, and
that §23.933 17 was received iuto the office.”
Sanford Journal: “The first installment of i
Italians for the Sanford grant arrived on the j
steamer Rosa last Friday, comprising four i
men. one woman and child, and were im
mediately taken out to Belair. About a dozen j
o’hers will follow soon. They coiue from the j
vine and fruit regions of Italy, and General I
Sanford is of the opinion that their experience j
in the culture of semi-tropical fruits may be of ;
value. They are not of that itinerant class of :
Ita'.iars whom in the North we associate with i
a hard organ and monkey, but from the bard- j
working class, who expect to have, in our free j
America, an opportunity to accumulate some
thieg and enjoy true freedom.”
Apopka Citizen: “Mr. J. B. Marshal shot a
wild heg last night which had been bothering j
his stock for some time past. The animal had [
been having a fine time at the expense of Mr.
Marshall, living on potatoes and chufas whieh
had been denied the farmer’s own pigs, and
enticing off the domestic and peacefully
inclined ones to woo Is and forest glades, much
to the annoyance of our friends. The robber j
be ng wild, it was difficult to approach him. and
fences could not atop his poaching, ao finally, in ;
an unguarded moment, he received his auietus ,
by a bullet from the unerring gt.n of Mr. M.
The hog was about a year old and will make
very good eating. It is very seldom that one is j
seen hereabouts, but it is supposed a few still j
haunt the hammock about Lake Apopka."
Says the MouticeUo Constitution : “We under
stand that United States Marshal Durkee and [
twelve deputies vt-ited Mad son on last Thurs
day, who were armed with a number of war
rants for the arr. st of certain citizens of the
town and county, and that considerable excite
ment prevailed in consequence of the formida
ble demonstration. Four or five warrants were
served on parties whose presence was required
in Jacksonville, and the remainder of the h gal
documents confided to the hands of a colored
man, with directions to serve the same. We
cann t conceive the reason that prompted the
Uuited States Marshal (who is represented to
be a very e’ever gentleman), to mrround him- j
se'f by such a formidable force. It was not i
necessary to enable him to execute any pro
ee*te of the United States Court: for leading
citizens of Madison had given notice to the
world, that, even an intimation by telegram
that their presence was needed in Jacksonville |
would be respected. If intended to intimidate
the peaceful and law abiding citizens of the
place, it may lie ranked as the first great judi
cial farce of the year.” •
Says the Starke Telegraph: “We had ratiier
a novel and singular wedding in town last Sat- .
urday night, at which one f our most promt- i
nent citizens officiated. The groom presented j
himself promptly at the appointed hour, but :
for some inexplicable caue the intended bride
failed to put in her appearance. After waiting
a time with patience, the professor of ceremo
nies insisted on marrying the feliow anyhow,
either by proxy or grape vine tele*rraph. At
first this proposition did not seem to strike |
the bewildered groom as being j“ Bt
the correct thing, but after being
assured by the professor that the cere
mony would have the same binding force
and effect as if the gal was present, he con
sented to its performance, w hen the professor,
in the most dignified manner, read the met:
riage service and pronounced them man and
wife -nolens volens. The fact that she was
duly married was communicated to the young
lady on the following 6unday morning, but we
have not been ab'e to learn whether she wiu
stand It or not. Apparently the groom was
very much pleased with the prospect of Hav
ing a‘wife In the morning,’and, if his duck
will only come into this new fangled arrange
ment, ha will most likely continue on a happy
man. No names—no cards—no cakes !
Teachers, authors and others of sedentary
habits highly prixe Malt Bitters.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
YESTERDAY’S CONGRESSIONAL
PROCEEDINGS.
The Electoral Count Resolution B
,or® llle Senate—The Grant Pension
Bill to be Brought l'p To*Day—
Committee Notea--Atlanta Recom
mended as a Port ol Entry-The
River and Harbor Bill.
HOUSB PROCEEDINGS.
Washington, February I.—ln the House,
pursuant to an order made yesterday, the
session or to-day began at 11 o’clock. The
morning hour having been dispensed with,
the House at 11:30 went Into committee of
the whole, Mr. Converse, of Ohio, in the
chair, on the District of Columbia appro
priation bill.
An amendment was adopted abolishing
the office of Treasurer of the District, as
was several other amendments of local in
terest.
At 4:45, after a long discussion of the bill
the committee rose, and the House ad
journed.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate, tho Morgan committee on
the state of the law in regard to the electoral
count reported back Mr. Ingalls’ resolution
on that subject, with a substitute amend
merit. The substitute is a concurrent resolu
tion :
& it Resolved by the Senate, the House of
Representatives concurring, That the two
houses of Congress shall assemble in the
hall of the House of Representatives on
Wednesday, the 9th of February, 1881. at 12
o’clock m , and the President of the Senate
shall be presiding officer; that one person be
appointed teller on the part of the Benate
and two on the part of the House of Repre
sentatives, to make a list of the
votes as they shall be declared;
that the result shall be delivered to
the President of the Senate, who shall an
nounce the state of the vote and the per
sons elected to the two houses assembled
as aforesaid, which shall be deemed a decla
ration of the persons elected President and
Vice President of the United Btates, and,
together with the list of votes, to be en
tered on the journal of the two houses.
Bectlon 2 provides that If it shall appear
that any votes of electors for President and
Vice-President of the United S ates have
been given on a day other than that fixed
for the casting of such votes by an act of
Congress in pursuance of the Constitution
of the United States, and if counting or
omiting to count euch votes shall
not essentially change the result of
the election, they shall be reported
by the President of the Senate in the
following manner: “Were the votes of the
electors cast on the day of , 1880,
to be counted, the result would be for A. B.
for President of the Uuited States,
votes, and for C. D. for President of the
United States votes; but In either
event is elected President of the Uni
ted States, and in the same manner for Vice
President.”
Mr. Morgan asked for the present contid
ationof the resolution.
Mr. Edmunds said that inasmuch as the
Senator from Colorado, Mr. Teller, and
himself, two members of the committee
from which this report had come, either
were not invited or failed to get their invita
tions to the meeting last night, at which he
understood this amendment was agreed to,
he thought they would like to see it in
print before committing themselves for or
against it. He therefore asked that it go
over for one day, under the rule.
Mr. Thurman inquired of Mr. Elmunds
what he meant in speaking of the meeting
last night. There had been no meeting of
the committee last night.
Mr. Edmunds replied that his statement
had reference to a meeting of some body
which he understood had been held last
night, and at that meeting this amendment
had been agreed to.
Mr. Thurman added that no meeting of
the committee nor of the members of it had
been held last night.
The resolution was here tabled in order
to be printed.
The discussion of Ponca Indian affairs
was then returned by Senators Kirkwood
and Dawes, the latter criticising severely
the action of Secretary Schurz at the recent
meeting of the Seuate Ponca lavertigating
Committee.
Mr. Logan asked unanimous consent to
make the Grant retirement bill the special
order for Thursday. Objection being made,
he gave notice that he would move to take
up the bill to-morrow.
The pensions appropriation bill was then
taken up and the amendments of the Senate
Committee agreed to in committee of the
whole. Mr. Booth, in charge of the bill,
submitted an amendment appropriating
about *18,000,000 to supply deficiencies for
the fiscal year 1881, and to pay navy pen
sions, fees, etc. The amendment was
adopted.
Mr. Withers moved to amend by adding
to the first section the provisions of the bill
reported by him from the Pensions Com
mittee for the examination and adjudica
tion of pensions claims commonly known
as the sixty surgeons’ bill. Considerable
discussion followed, and, at 4:40, the Senate, j
without action on the bill, went into execu- j
tive session and, when the doors were re
opened, adjourned.
COMMITTEE NOTES.
The Ways and Means Committee agreed
to day to report a bill making Atlanta, Ga.,
a port of delivery, and assigned for Tburs- |
i'ay the consideration of the Kurd tariff reso
lutions.
The House CommPtee on Commerce com
pleted the harbor and river bill to-day, with
the exception of about twenty small items,
which will be acted on this evening, and !
the bill completed. The aggregated amount j
already provided for will, it is said, exceed j
*10,000,000.
THE FUNDING BILL.
The Senate Finance Committee agreed to
amend the House funding bill so as to make j
the bonds redeemable iu five years and pay- |
able in twenty years from their dates of j
issue, and to fix the rate of interest both for
bonds and treasury cert ificates at three and j
one-half per cent. Tbe fourth, fifth and
sixth sections of the bill were not reached j
for action to-day.
COUNTERFEIT TEN CENT PIECES CIRCULATED !
IN THE SOUTH.
Chief Brooks, of the Secret Service Bu- ;
reau of the Treasury Department, has just
discovered the existence of a counterfeit
ten-cent piece which he says is being circu
lated principally in the South. Tbe only
way the coin can be proven counterfeit is
by applying the acid test, which it will not I
stand.
CONFIRMED.
In the Senate executive session to-day
the appointment of Commodore Hugh
Gurviance as Rear Admiral on the retired
list, for haying performed highly merito
rious service, was confirmed.
THE CHINESE TREATIES.
The Chinese treaties were reported to the
Benate this afternoon from the Foreign i
Relations Committee, with the recommen
dation for ratification, and were placed on
the calendar.
A. O. U. W.
Annual Seaslou of tbe Grand Lodge
—Tbe Order FlourUblng.
Lockport, N. Y., February I.—The an- j
nual session of the Grand Lodge of the
Ancient Order of United Workmen con- i
veced at Daniel’s liali, in this city, this J
morning. Nearly two hundred delegates ;
were present. The Grand Lodge was j
opened by Grand Master Workman I
Case. An address of welcome was deliv- j
ered by Rev. Dr. Foster Ely and replied to '
by Grand Master Workman Case. Reports ,
of the G. M. Workman, Grand Receiver ;
and Grand Recorder were received aad or- ;
dered to be spread upon the minutes.
The Grand Master’s report shows that
during the year 1880 23 new lodges were in- j
stituted, with 17,030 members. One hundred
deaths occurred in the order daring the past
year. _
meeting of Steam Veeael Inapeetora.
Washington, February 1. —At a meeting
of the Board of Supervising Inspectors of
Steam Vessels to day, the following was
adopted for modification of rule 10: All
steamers navigating rivers having boilers
externally heated, shall have a clear space
of not less than six inches between the
boilers and wood work on either sides, and i
four inches on top of the boilers.
Tbe following was also adopted: “All
coal boats, produce boats, fishing boats, etc., j
navigating any bay, harbor or river, and j
which shall be moored In or near the chan- ;
nel or fair way of any bay, harbor or river,
shall carry one bright white light forward,
not leea than six feet above the rail or
deck."
A. W. Strange, R*q., Lynchburg, Va.,
writes: “I use Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup regu
larly tar a tickllfig cough at night. It givea
relief and puts me to sleep. It is much
used here.” Price 28 cents a bottle.
feb2 It
SAVANNAH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1881.
DISASTROUS FIRE.
A Number of Houaea Destroyed In
Philadelphia—A Wall Falls With
a Tremendous Crash.
Philadelphia, February 1. —A fl e was dis
covered shortly after 6 o’cloek this morning
in the six story building occupied as a shoe
factory by Messrs. Mayer and Btern, Nos.
212 and 214 Carter’s alley. Three succes
sive alarms of fire brought a large force to
the scene, but the fire continued to
spread rapidly. Owing to the prevailing
snow storm, and the narrowness of the alley,
the great height of the buildings and tbe
network of telegraph wires in that
vicinity, the firemen experienced much
difficulty in getting to work. The fl unes
quickly reached the adjoining eight story
building Nos. 216 and 218, and then spread
right and left among a number of two and
three story dwellings and shops in
the same street. The fire then broke
out in the fifth story brick buliding
No. 123 Exchange place, and
the falling walls demolished the Kirchner
beer saloon, No. 119 Exchange Place, and
No. 121 adjoining. All these places were
destroyed before the fire was checked. This
afternoon seven storiea of the Carter’s alley
wall of an eight story building fell with a
terifle crash, but no one was hurt.
Other high walls are still standing
unsupported, and the firemen are forcing
water against their sides to hasten their fall.
The total loss is *283,000. St veral hundred
hands, many of them women, are thrown
out of employment.
Norfolk, Va., February I.—lnformation
wvs received here to-day that the town of
Plymouth, in Washington county, N. C.,
was almost entirely destroyed by fire last
night, the freight warehouse of the steamer
Chowan and one store being the only
houses left standing. The fire originated
from a kerosene lamp explosion. Four
hundred bales of cotton were burned. No
particulars were given as to losses and in
surance.
Raleigh, N. C., February I.—The explo
sion of a kerosene lamp at 9:30 Monday
night started a fire In Plymouth, N. C.,
which destroyed almost the entire business
part of that town. Losses foot up *127,500.
Thirty seven buildings were burned,
among which were the court house,
and Grace Episcopal Church and twenty
three stores. Two hundred and fifty bales
of cotton, besides quantities of shingles,
lumber, etc., were also destroyed. Losses
on tbe stocks of goods were heavy, only two
of the parties burned out holding any insur
ance.
FLORIDA LEGISLATURE.
Legislating Against the Careless Use
f Firearms—A Tax on Real and
Personal Properly tor Road Pur®
poses—Confirmations.
Talluasseb, February l.—ln the Assem
bly to-day, the following bills were intro
duced:
By Mr. Welch—To prevent the careless
use of firearms ou the public highways and
in villages.
By Mr. Plummer—To amend section 1,
article 14, of the constitution.
In the Benate, the following bills were
Introduced:
By Mr. Willlard—To amend the act rela
tive to the issue and service of criminal
process in certain cases without the pay
ment of fees.
By Mr. McKinnon—To amend section 2,
chapter 3017, of the laws of Florida.
By Mr. Wallace—Levying a tax on real
and personal property for road purposes.
The following confirmations were made
to-day:
W. W. Jeter as Clerk, and T. P. Spuler as
Collector for Liberty county; Moses J.
Brown as Collector of Duval county; J. R.
Richard as Judge, W. W. Tumblin as
Bheriff, and Henry F. York as Clerk of
Bradford county.
RAILROAD REORGANIZATION.
Election of Officers and Dlrectoraof
tbe Virginia midland Railway—
Resolutions Adopted—Navigation
Opened.
Alexandria, Va., February I.—The
Virginia Midland Railway Company reor
ganized to-day by the election of J. 8. Bar
bour, President, aud tbe following Direc
tors: C. B. Holland, of Danville; Charles
M. Blackford, of Lynchburg; R. G. Car
gill, of Ambers?; Williim H. Payne, of
Fauquier; John T. Lovell, of Warren;
Johu W. Burke, of Alexandria;
Robt. T. Baldwin, J. Wilcox Brown, Robt.
Garrett. Osman Latrobe, James Sloan, Jr.,
F. M. Kevser, John K. Cowea and Wra, F.
Frick, of Baltimore. Resolutions were
adopted giving the directors power to cause
to be made any branch road author
ized by law for the benefit of the
main road, extending the time for an
exchange of stocks and bonds into the new
organ’zatlon, and authorizing the Board of
Directors to execute mortgages on the road
according to the scheme of organizition.
Navigation between this city and Wash
ington was resumed to day by steamboats.
FINANCIAL.
Tbe New York Stock market—Weak
Opening but a Strong Close.
New York, February I.—The stock mar
ket opened weak and per cent, lower
for C. C. C. & 1., 1 per cent, tor Alton and
Terra Haute common, and from % to 2 per
cent, for the general list. Prices immedi
ately declined to 1)4 per cent., but at the
first board speculation became firm in
tone, and tbe market took an up
ward turn. Speculation was generally
strong throughout the afternoon, although
there were occasional slight reactions, and
in final dealings a very buoyant tone pre
vailed, and a sharp advance was recorded.
The closing sales were at the highest
figures of the dav, aud showed an improve
ment ranging to B}£ per cent., the
latter in Alton aud Terra Haute preferred,
Alton and Terra Houte common, Lake Erie
and Western, the Elevated Railway shares,
C , C., C. and L, Denver and R. G. and
Canada Southern being also prominent In
the advance. The transactions aggregated
481,000 shares.
A TEX iS HOMICIDE.
A Wealthy but Brutal German of
Dallas Shot and Killed.
Cincinnati, February I.—A telegram from
Dallas, Texas, saye: “Yesterday afternoon
August KlopD shot and killed Autoine
Goschlich, a wealthy German of that place.
The latter went to the house of
the former to get his daughter, who
had been obliged to leave
home on account of brutal j
treatment, and becoming abusive and de- j
monatrativc, and kicking on Kiopp’s door,
tbe latter shot him with a Winchester
rifle. Goschllch’s wife committed suicide a
few months ago on account of the bad treat
ment of her husband. KlopD surrendered
to the authorities and has public sentiment
in his favor.”
THE PANAMA CANAL.
De Lmuim Thinks the Nicaragua
Knterprlse an Impossibility A
Complete Agreement with the
United States.
Pa.ru, February I.—The meeting of the
Panama Canal Company yesterday was
largely attended. Stock to the amount of
317,000 francs was represented. The re
port of M. De Lesseps was read. It seeks
to show that the Nicarauguan canal is prac
tically an impossibility. It declares that a
complete agreement has been arrived at with
the United States in regard to the Panama
scheme, the only proviso being that the
neutrality of the canal shall be assured. All
the resolutions proposed were unanimously
adopted. The next meeting will be held
March 3d, when the progress of the work
will be considered.
Usually such things as are advertised pos
sess no valu . But who would say that Dr.
Bull’s Cough Syrup possesses uo merit? It
ia the standard remedy of our age. Price
25 cents a bottle. febS-lt
THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT
THE COMMONS IN SESSION SINCE
MONDAY.
Sir. Porater’s Coercion Bill before
the Clouse— It* Opponents Filibus
tering to Prevent Action Thereon—
nr. Gladstone Preparing to Deal
with the Obstructionists John
Bright Declares the Obstruction
Unparalleled and an Insult to
Parliament.
London, February 1, 9A. M.—ln the
House of Commons night, Mr. Parnc-li,
in supporting the motion for adjournment,
was several times called to order for irrele
vancy. The Marquis of Hartington opposed
the motion for adjournment and said the
time for compromise was almost past.
The House was still sitting at 4:30 o’clock
this morning.
London, February I.—The House was
still In session at 3:38 o’clock. The Irish
members having declined to allow a divi
sion on a motion for the Intioduction of Mr.
Forster’s bill last night, it was arranged
that the House sit continually until the bill
is read the first time. The eupporters of
the bill will be divided into relays, and the
debate be continued until all the Homs
Rulers have exhausted their right to speak.
The Times, In a leading editorial this
tnorniDg, says: “We shall be greatly sur
prised if responsible leaders of the Con
servative party refuse thefr assent to a well
considered scheme for putting an end to
the disgraceful and mischievous perversion
of Parliamentary procedure now being
practiced in the House of Commons.”
London, February 1, 12 m —At 11 o’clock
this morning the House of Commons was
still in session. At 0:45 o’clock a motion
for adjournment was rejected by a vote of
121 to 27.
Mr. T. M. Healey, Home Rule member for
Wexford, then resumed the debate on the
main question, and spoke for considerably
over an hour. About 8:30 o’clock there
was a considerable influx of members
who had been resting. The Ministers
present are Sir Vernon Llarcourt, R ghtHon.
George J. Dobson, Hugh C. Childers, and
Right Hon. William E. Forster. The most
notable feature In the early part of the de
bate was tbe declarations by the pronounced
Radicals, Messrs. Charles H. Ilopswood,
and Henry Broadhurst, that they, though
reluctant to curtail constitutional liberties,
were convinced of the necessity of support
ing the bill.
London, February 1, 1:30 i\ m.— At one
o’clock this afternoon the House of Com
mons was still in session. A telegram dis
patched from the House at that time eays
the Home Rulers are so well prepared with
delays that it is said they will be able to
prolong the sitting at least till Thursday
next.. During the morning Messrs.
O'Shaughnessy, A. M. Sullivan and Finne
gan have spoken.
Mr. Biggar moved the adjournment of the
House, lie was called to order by the
Deputy Speaker and once by Sir Richard
Asheton. Conservative. He then sat down
and the debate was continued by Mr. Barry,
Vice President of the Home Rule confed
eration.
Premier Gladstone returned to the House
at noon.
London, February 1, 4:30 p. m.— The
nouse of Commons is still in session. A
motion to adjourn was again negatived at 3
o’clock this afternoon by a vote of 225 to 21.
London, February 1,4:35 p. m—Speech
es, with tbe exception of one from Mr.
Thompson (Liberal), member for Durham
city, in opposition to the bill, were entirely
confined to the Irish members. There have
been frequent wrangles and calls to order
to-day, both for wandering from the subject
of debate, and unusual language, Messrs.
Finnegan fand Healey being Jthe greatest
offenders in this respect. All the Irish
members, however, are careful not to carry
the breachs of order to a length which
would incur suspension. Various Irish
members have raised dilatory points of
order, the most notable being that of Mr.
Parnell, who fruitleeslly disputed the
Speaker’s right to resume the chair from
which he had been relieved during the night
by R'ght Hon. Lyon Playfair, Deputy
Speaker.
London, February 1, 5 p. m.—The debate
tn the House of Commons continues. Mr.
P. M. Sullivan read a telegram from Mr.
Mltche’l Henry’s agent, denying that he had
been fired at.
London, February 1, 6:30 p. u —The
House of Commons is still in session.
Michael Davltt, the agitator, is present in
the House. Mr. Parnell, in debate, denied
the urgency of Mr. Forster’s measures, and
said he would stake his head that there
would be no increase of crime in Ireland
should they fall.
London, February 2, 1:30 a. m —Tbe
House is still iu session. Mr. John Bright
has just declared that tbe government will
accept the responsibility of the position,and
he believes Mr. Gladstone is prepared to
submit resolutions to the House for dealing
with obstruction. Mr. Bright said he con
sidered the present obstruction unparalleled
and the grossest insult to Parliament.
HEAVY- SNOW STORM
PrevalllngTroughout the North and
West—Trains Delayed and Com
munication Interrupted.
Toledo, 0., February I.—A heavy snow
storm, with high northeasterly winds, has
prevailed here for the past twenty-four
hours, and still continues. The snow Is
badly drifted, and the movements of trains
on the various railways are seriously Inter
rupted. The paseenger trains are greatly
delayed, and on several routes the freight
tralSc Is entirely suspended.
Chicago, February I.—A heavy enow
etorm has prevailed here since yesterday
noon and is still raging. Trains on all rail
roads are much impeded.
Baltimore, February I.—A snow storm
began here last night and has continued
without cessation, with & temperature to
night of 19 degrees. The trains from the
West and East are all delayed.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., February I.
Heavy north winds are blowing here, and
the cold is increasing. The mercury
dropped ten degrees in three houra to-day,
and is at zero to night, and is still falling.
All trains are running behind. Some snow
fell this a. m., and a etorm Is threatening
to-night.
Milwaukee, February I.—The snow fall
of the past two days has been general and
heavy throughout Wiscousin and has
greatly impeded railroad business; in fact,
has blockaded and more or less delayed all
trains on all roads.
Cleveland, 0., February I.—A driving
snow storm, which began yesterday, raged
uninterruptedly to day, " and is al
most unparall led in severity. The
high wind drifted the snow badly,
and made street travel extremely
difficult and trying. No train arrived from
the East to-day until late in the evening,
and none from the West until evening. The
first train from the South was five hours
late.
MARINE NEWS
Tlie Steamer City of Columbia, from
Cliarleaton, Disabled—The Damage
Probably Repaired—Steamer Ko
rn mla Aabore off the Netv Jemey
Coast—Vessels Successfully Floated
Charleston, February I.—The steamer
lmbroo, which went ashore yesterday near
the harbor entrance, has been gotten oil
uninjured, and will proceed to-morrow.
The new steamship City of Columbia,
which left here Saturday last for New York,
was reported to day as anchored off Bull’s
Island, about forty miles north of Charles
ton, with disabled machinery’.
The news was brought here by the pilot
boat Governor Perry, which went alongside
of the City of Columbia on Sunday last,
and passed her still anchored at four o’clock
p. m. On Monday a tug was dispatched
hence to the relief of the disabled steamer,
but, after cruising in the vicinity of Bull’s
Island, failed to discover any trace of her.
It is supposed that the steamer had repaired
her damages and proceeded on her voyage
to New York.
Ocean Beach, N. J., February I.—The
iron steamer Raraima, from Borbadoes for
New York, went ashore this morning at
Shark river inlet and lies In a dangerous
position. She has a crew of twenty-four
men and two passengers, but they all re
fuse to be landed by the life saving crew.
The storm is severe and tbe ice below tbe
city is very heavy. It has snowed here all
day, and a northeast storm is yet prevailing.
The chances of saving the vessel are slight.
The Captain refused assistance.
London, February I.—The steamer Gar
denia, from Savannah for Bremen, beiore
reported aahore at Wljka Schleswig, has
been floated, and remains tight.
The bark Amerika, before reported
ashore at Minehead, England, has beer:
floated.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Democratic Absenteeism la Congress
—Georgia’s Electoral Vote—lt Will
Probably Not be Counted—Possible
Trouble in Prospect— Dissatisfied
Officials—General Sherman and At
torney General Devens Mad WUh
tbe Administration Hayes vs.
Coakllng—Flsb for Georgia—Con
gressman Blount’s Gnbernatorlal
Aspirations.
Washington, January 31. —The Democrats in
the House, owing to their greatest weakness,
absenteeism, have been unable to do anything
towards defining the manner in which the elec
toral vote will be counted. They cannot get a
quorum of their side together, and,consequent
ly, are unable to down the healthy Republic *n
minority, all of which means that the Bicknell,
or Morgan, electoral count resolutions will not
go through. One week from next Wednesday
the votes will be counted in the House t>7 Vice
President Wheeler, in the presence of both
houses. It is anticipated in some quarters that
there may be trouble in the count. This is
hardly probable, though doubtless considera
ble will be said about Georgia's vote. It is not
thought by any considerable number that her
vote will be counted. In fact, there is not the
slightest probability that it will be. Aside from
the fact that ail the Republicans and many
Democrats hold that her vote thould
not be coun ed there is a precedent
against it. Once the electors of lowa could
not get together on the day designated for the
electoral college to meet. This was on account
of a heavy snow storm. Afterwards lowa’s
college met and cast its vote, but Congress
decided that it could not be couuted Still the
question presented In Georgia’s case is one of
such importance that members of C ingress
who like to shine in the prints—and they all
like to beam in the columns of a daily—cannot
refrain from making a few remarks upon
“this most auspicious occasion.” The talk
before referred to about there being same
trouble during the proceedings next
Wednesday week grows out of a
report that it is likely that Vice Presid-nt
Wheeler may attempt to assume extra
judicial functions. He says he will do noth
ing of the kind, and there is no reason to think
that he will. He could gain nothing
by it except start the row which
would certainly follow. The average
member of the House would then be at home
He has got so now that he regards that day
lost whose low descending sun sees not some
row ended or another begun. The present
House would be entirely at home at Donny
brook on fair day. This may not be patent to
the subject under discussion, but, as they say
in Georgia, “it is mighty true.”
two dissatisfied.
There are two prominent government offi
cers who have, to use a vulgarity, soured upon
tbe present administration, 'they are Gen
eral Sherman and Attorney General
Devens. General Sherman is very mad with
Mr. Hayes, Perhaps it would be better to put
it, that he holds our Chief Executive in su
preme contempt. Sherman labored under the
impression for some time that as General of
the Army he ought to have some little to say
about its personnel, and the management
of its affairs. He knew by past experi
ence that the Secretary of War gen
erally managed things to suit himself,
consulting him; but really thought until the
two months past, that at least in the minor
details his recommendations and opinions
should have some weight But he has had his
eyes opened. He now knows that he is only a
figure head. The recent prominent retire
ments and promotions in the army were the
cause of his present absolutely bad frame of
mind In considering these retirements and
promotions the President went through the
form of asking General Sherman’s views in
wriiting. General Sherman gave them with
his usual vigor and in his naturally telling
English. He saw at the outset that not the
least attention was paid to what he said. On
the contrary, exactly what he protested
against was done and it seemed to him that in
tentionally everything that he recommended
was ignored ia such a manner as to
convey the hint that he was considered an
interloper. Notwithstanding this, the Gene
ral went personally to the President
and protested against the gross favoritism
that was being shown to Ohio and other pets
in the army, and the injustice to brave and
meritorious officers consequent upon such
favoritism. The President received him cold
ly and went on in his narrow-minded way.
Genera) Sherman made another appeal. He
said to the President that the course being pur
sued was demoralizing to the army. This had
an effect. Shortly afterwards Mr. Hayes again
asked for General Sherman’s written opinion
upon some change he had in contemplation.
The General wrote back that he saw no good
reason for wasting government paper and ink
in giving his views As he knew no attention
would be paid to what he said he respectfully
declined to say anything. Of course General
Sherman is right, but he and the President are
out. The President’s course in dealing with
the army and navy has done those branches
of the service incalculable injury. His
favoritism in the other departments was
bad enough, but it did not injure them,
as “influence,” not merit or capability, is the
criterion by which appointments are made
there and promotions secured. In the army
and navy there has ever been favoritism, but
not such an open, wholesale and dishearten
ing exhib tion of it as there has been under
Hayes. Young and old officers who have no
political influence and only their merits and
records to stand upon for advancement, are
heartsick. They have seen men far below
them given promotions over their heads, for no
other reason than that the luckv ones were
born in Ohio, married Ohio gir s, or were the
friends of someone from Ohio personally
known to the President
The other effleial who ia out with the Presi
dent is Attorney General Devens. The Attor
ney General wanted to be United States Circuit
Judge for the -New England circuit
some two years ago, when there was a vacancy
there. The President promised it to him. Mr.
then had a sentimental idea that he
would like to keep his Cshiuet intact during
his four years. He told General D vena that
if he would remain in the Cabinet until near
close of the four years, he would appoint him
a Justice on the Supreme Court bench Natu
rally the promise in lien of the Circuit Judge
ship was accepted. Time rolled on, and Justice
Strong a short time ago handed in ilia resigna
tion. Attorney General Devens looked for the
fulfillment of the promise given him. It did
not come. Judge Woods was the lucky man.
The President then told the Attorney General,
in a way that led the latter to believe that it
was ail right yet, that there would soon be
“another vacancy on the bench.” That vacan
cy came the other day. Justice Swayne re
signed. Mow was the accepted time, thought
the Attorney General. The time was all
right, but the nomination was not. The
vacancy was filled by the appointment of
Stanley Matthews, an Ohio man and visiting
statesman. The Attorney General, most peo
ple will think, has a right to be mad. Wheth
er that right is his or not, he certainly is mad.
CONKLING AND HAYES.
The principal topic of interest poll' ically is
just now the manner in which President
Hayes, instigated thereto by Secretary Evarts,
is piliDg it on Conkling, or “Conky,” as the
street boys now point out the perfumed and
proud Senatorial boss of Republican mankind
iu the great State of New York. Some time
ago, Mr. Hayes sent two nominations to the
Seuate that were of particular interest to
Conkling. One was to succeed a Conkling
man as Collector of Customs at Buffalo, and
the other to succeed a Conkling man as Post
master at Albany. Both of the norni
na ions made were those of anti-Conk
ling men. Here were two blows in
one Cay. Mr. Conkling has fo f r
been able to prevent the confirmation of the
snti-Conkling successors to his henchmen, by
securing del cys upon the one pretext or the
other. The latter part of last week came an
other blow. Stewart L. Woodford, the Turvey
drop District Attorney at New York, stumbled
upon an expiration of his term of office and
tried to get reappointed. But Mr. Hayes sent
to the Seuate the name of Oeorge H. Forster
for the place. Forster is notoriously on anti-
Conkling man. He has been the principal op
ponent in New York of the Republican ma
chine. Of course anti-Conk ling demonstra
tions meant practically a challenge. Conk
liug cannot but take it up. He will endeavor
to defeat the confirmation of the anti machine
men. He will work his best He U hardly
strong enough in the Senate to secure open
rejection, but may be able to prevent
action until the adjournment of Con
gress. Mr. Conkling will have to make a few
remarks before the Senate in executive session
in support of his side of the fight. His treat
ment in these remarks of the President and his
administration will doubtless make most lively
reading. Additional interest is given the Im
minent conflict by the remembrance that there
have previously been two fights between the
parties concerned. In the first Conkling came
out victorious. In the second the administra
tion waved the banner of victory, f onkling is
not as steady now as ha was in either of his
former contests. The shotgun policy inaugu
rated a couple of years back by Governor
Bprague at Canonchet and several other things
have about taken away from him all his Demo
cratic friends. Without Democratic aid he is
whipped. His only chance is to secure delay
of action until Mr. Hayes goes out of office.
PISH FOR GEORGIA.
l>r. Cary, cf LaGrange, was here the other
day, and took back with him another install
ment of carp for distribution in Georgia, He
reports that great interest is felt all over the
State in the carp question, and that the de
mand for the young fish to stock ponds and
sluggish streams is much greater than he is
able to supply. He is, however, getting all the
carp he can from the government, and dis
tributes those he gets as equitably as possible.
GENERAL BLOUNT FOR GOVERNOR.
Among Georgians here it is regarded as a
settled fact that Representative Blount will
be a candidate for Governor of the State next
time. While not exactly “in the hands of his
friends,” he has been broached on the subject
by a number of people who want to see him
Governor, and has practically consented to
enter for the nomination. It is too early yet
forjdefinite steps to be taken, but, notwith
standing this, the other people who want to
be Georgia’s next Governor, can regard Gen.
Blount as one of their opponents. Blount has
a superb Congressional record, and is a strong
man. Potomac.
murder In the Second Degree.
Toledo, O , February 1— Ex-Gov. R. JL.
Acntt, woo shot and tilled Warren Drury
at Napoleon, in December last, has been In
dicted for murder in the second degree.
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Ftrst-ciaae barbers use tbe Ou tic ura Medi
cinal Shaving Soap exclusively.
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
THE GREAT BALLS ANI) THEIR
TOILETTES.
Fashionable Forma of Entertain
ment-Luxurious Wraps, and How
to Dress wltb Economy—The Dress
Association and a Sleep-Giving
Pillow.
New Yoke, January 31.—Fashionable interest
at this season centres on the work room and
in those occasions which afford an opportu
nity for grand display. Ths shops have little
attractions; for the choicest goods have been
sold during the holidays, ani the efforts of
salesmen and saleswomen, and of proprietors
particularly, are concentrated upon getting
rid of the superfluous stock, the ’ left-overs”
which eat away the profit >.
The fascination of a really magnificent
society entertainment must ba seen to be felt.
It is an intoxication of the senses which few
can resist. Light, warmth, color, perfume, all
these blended with ideal grace and a humane
sensuousness that allies it to earth and reminds
us that it is mortal and, therefore, not lasting.
In all New \ ork there are not perhaps fifty
houses with the resources necessary for the
proper carrying out of the plan of a great en
tertainment according to modern ideas. To
begin with, there mut be a large and beauti
ful house with an additional saloon c vpahle of
holding five hundred guests and which may be
used for dancing or for promenading in the in
tervals of music and the like. The regular
staff of servants must be large, because they
are needed for regular service, but to prevent
any disturbance of the regular sjrstem and ordtr
of the family, a whole army of florists, caterers,
messengers, awning hangers, waiters and
decorators are brought in, and add the touch
of enchantment to what is usually handsome,
but serious to gravity. The crowning embel
lishment, however, is the guests, and the draw
ing rooms of the world may be challenged to
find better studies of fair women than those
which are to be seen in tne best society of New
York—exquisite iu form and coloring, endow
ed with perfect grace, knowing apparently the
whole art of dress, or at least how it may be
made to enhance their natural attraction, the
modernyoung woman—married or unmarried
—is an entrancing object better worthy the
devotion of men than when she sit at a lattice
in the old time sand knew nothing that was
not told her by her lover or the priest, and as
a rule too good for the fortune that consigns
them to the indifference or proprietorship of
man.
It is true that illusions are sometimes de
stroyed hy speech or close contact, and this
should make beautiful women who wear white
satin and lace and are radia. t in jewels, care
ful of their personal habits, aud that the re
finement of speech and accent be equal to
the charm and delicacy of dress and appear
ance, for one vulgar, strongly marked indi
vidual is a blot upon a gentle assemblage.
White gold has become almost a sort of
livery at very fashionable and exclusive enter
tainments, aud white, at its richest and best, is
always the most beautiful dress in the world.
The nearest equivalent is pink or pale blue,
made of equally rich material and softened
with white lace. A great many beautiful dresses
have been in preparation for the past two weeks
for the great balls which take place early in
February, and which, though they have not
the radiant charm ot fine private balls, are
certainly magnificent as spectacles, for they
bi ing out a vast number of people and an im
mense quantity of diamonds that have not the
entree of exclusive private houses. The only
public ball given in New York that ranks as
* high” and brings out the creme de la creme
is the Charity, which, February 3, gives its
annual reunion at the Academy of Music. The
Charity represents the Nursery and Child's
Hospital, an institution founded by a repre
sentative New Yorker, Mrs. Cornelius
Dubois, and its managers count up five
hundred of the best known men and women
in New York society. It is the oldest ef the
charities and its tickets, which only admit one,
and are $5 each, are taken, as a matter of
course, and the incidental bills paid by the
most growly fathers without a murmur.
Very near the date of the Charity, on the 7th,
the children’s carnival takes place, a brilliant
event for the little ones, and charming to
lookers on, but of less importance in the
world of fashion and society. Some very
pretty costumes are preparing, however, for
both events, among them an origiual one in
ivory satin, combined with brocade in feather
pattern, and trimmed with white feathers on
flat bands and clustered flowers. A white
tulle is embroidered with crystal beads over
white satin aud trimmed with showers of
crystal fringe.
A magnificent dress is of cream satin brocad
ed with large flowers in dead gold, the stalks
and leaves represec ting different colors in gold.
The sleeves were very slightly pulled, and di
vided by bands of old gold satin. A satin plas
tron was accentuated to a point in front, and
the drapery was drawn away from a front of
old gold satin. A satia bag forming a pocket
was suspended at the side. Gold embroidered
lace was used as ruffles and formed an upright
fan at the back of the neck.
Another elegant dress is of pale grey brocade
over a petticoat of rose satin ■which shows a
square draped front, broken by bands of pale
grey satin richly embroidered in violet, rose
color, and gold edged with fine fringe. The
train is of brocade, but is finished with a triple
plaiting of grey and rose colored satin ana a
bunch of grey and red roses. The former,
frosted, ornament the side of the skirt and are
repeated in a smaller cluster upon the boddice.
One of the prettiest black dresses is of gauze,
draped over black satin, black satin cuirass
ornamented with goid satin cuffs turned u p
from ruffles of gold, embroidered black lace and
a shoulder knot composed of loops of gold
colored satin ribbon upon the top of the
left sleeve. Tl is dress ts short and is worn
with black silk stockings slightly embroidered
with gold, black satin slippers, and long black
kid gloves.
A rich dress of primrose brocade is almost
covered with rare old point, and has a cordon
of roses arranged as an order across the boddice
and down the side of the skirt, where it termi
nates in a very natural looking spray, which
is almost concealed by the gathered lace.
A charming dress for a young lady is of pale
blue surah, trimmed with narrow flounces of
white embroidered silk musiiD. A striking
dress is of pink satin and red plush combined ;
but the richest dress (except where much real
lace is used) are the elegant embroidered one?,
and the most elegant and refined the rich
white, but these also are embroidered with
pearls, white jet, chenille, silk, or with two
out of the four materials mentioned, and
these often show the most artistic arrangement
to produce natural effects in the formation of
leaves and flowers.
GORGEOUS WRAPS.
Luxury has taken upon itself anew mani
festation in the form of wonderful wraps,
thoroughly Oriental in their splendor of ap
pearance and georgeous mixture of colors, but
very modern in their genuine warmth and com
fort. Highly fashionable women like to dis
tinguish themselves by the most marked ex
treme aud a constant succession of surprises
They will cost off a magnificent wrap to dis
play a nun like habit and treat the red and gold
brocade, lined with down, satin quilted and
si : k-feather-and-gold ruched, as if it were a
Scotch “blanket” ihawl.
The favorite wraps are red and gold or white
and gold- a sort of India stuff, thick, soft, and
the coloring blended iDto a depth which takes
away all glare. The lining may be quilted satin
or gold plush, and the fringes, which form a
thick ruching extending around the Deck, are
of all the materials ar.d of ail the co’ors. The
picturesque effect ( f color is heightened by the
style, which is long and cut like a pelisse with
a modified dolman sleeve. A red p:u-h pelisse
trimmed wi h chincilla and lined with thesame
costly fur, all the imre costly because so frail,
were one of the objects at which opera glasses
were directed at the Academy of Music the other
evening. Yet it covered a curiously simple
white dress of India wool, so fine as to be al
most transparent, made with a round waist
shirred in the form of a deep round collar and
belted in broadly with cream satin, fastened
whh a buckle of dead gold. Hardly anything
worn in public is quite so flue as these rich soft
wraps, which are entirely removed from even
the mid tie class, and are only possible to
wealth, for they cost from *l5O to *250, unless
cut out of an India shawl, and then the shawl
i3 sacrificed, and the cost is still large before it
is completed.
FASHIONABLE forms of entertainment.
The evening party has entirely disappeared.
It is also becoming obsolete to set apart a day
in the week upon which to receive one’s friends.
Whichever day was selected was sure to be the
one upon which a large number of friends re
ceived. and the most inconvenient one in the
week for one’s friends to call. All the pleas
ant things away from home were sure to hap
pen on that day, and with many ladies the day
at home has been voted a nuisance and has
been given up
The favorite forms of entertainment after
the grand ball, which is restricted to the very
few, and the dinner, to which only a small num
ber can be invited, is the luneb and the after
noon reception or “tea.” Some announce a
series of these teas on successive Mondays
Tuesdars. Thursdays or Fridays through an
en'ire month, making them quite informal;
others give one with much of the ceremony at
tending an evening reception. All the trouble
however, which attaches to the hostess is to see
that her house is in order. A caterer comes
with a man who erects an awning to the edge
of the sidewalk. The table is set, tea is served
by the obliging head of the commissary de
partment. who is not proud because he is more
numerous than 119 used to be. and will furnh-h
a m dest little refection of tea, sandwiches
and biscuits as cheerfully as an elegant supper
table. The outside service is now so complete
that a lady receiving from three to six p. m.,
who dines say at half-past six. will have every
detail brought in and arranged after a midday
runch, and men and machinery gone without
leaving a trace by tbe time the table is set for
dinner. And so little is My Lady disturbed
that she proably goes to one or more recep
tions away from home in the evening. Bpecial
little receptions are usually given on the occa
sions of friends visiting, or that they may meet
some distinguished person. The entertain
ment may be more or less elaborate, but the
forms to be gone through are always the
same, and are v; ry simple. The ladies wear
bonnets or picturesque hats and visiting or
walking costumes; the gentlemen, morning
dress, ir they choose, though there ere some
who will not meet laiies except in evening
dress even in the afternoon, unless it is by day
light, for there never was a man who could
be persuaded under any circumstances
to put on a “swallnw>e!)’’ nrV,\ t’,, gas as
lit—at hoxie or abroad. There Is re ,e
--•T musk: a: v afternoon reception. People
pay their -especM to their hrstess, and host or
to the hostess more frequently and the todies
receiving with her ebv go through the rooms
to ?uu, oH> who is there thejr know, tak# a cup
ot tea and go home ogam; but it is a pu-asaat
way of icetiug friends aad makes no heavy
draft* aj jtt tune, strength, or pocket.
ESTABLISHED 1850.
Lunch parties are characterised by special
and dainty little gifts in the form of menu
cards, and by the refinement and beauty of the
table equipage—the embroidered linen or
damask, the glass, the china, the flowers and
the delicacy of the bill of fare, A lunch party
of a dozen ladies had prepared for them te
eently lovely little easels upon which were tiny
plaques in the form of palettes, with brush,
each one painted with a little gem of a laud
scape fine enough for jewelry. Another lady
had for each one of her guests a satin bog,
hand-painted and filled with fresh violets and
j lillies of the valley.
FASHION AND ECONOMY.
I am often asked, by letter and otherwise, to
Itjve some directions for the tasteful dressing
of ladies of moderate means. It seems tome
that I do that to the verge of iteration, and
the exclusion of much that is noteworthy in
the realm of what is called high fashion. Be
; cause, after all, it is not wealth or poverty that
is the lot of the majority—it is the struggle of
i natural teste and intelligence to express i;se’.f
i under conditions that are rarely favorable to
development, a? and that need to be sided by
; every means in the power of those ho eym
j pathize wi h such environment. With mouev
I enough, one can buy taste, elegance, beauty',
i brains, everything but that intangible person
! ality which surrounds the individual as with
I *n atmosphere, so that the dress of theveiy
rich is no more an expression of themselv< 3
; than that of the very poor—it ii an evidence
of the length and depth of their pocketbooks—
; of the direction which their tastes and fancies
I run—sometimes of their antecedents and de
j gree of culture, but not always, because they
i are literally ’‘dressed” by others, and are only
| called upon to pay the cost.
The tasteful economist requires a whole life
■ time in which to learn the art of dressing well
j on small mean-. lor much of this art consists
I in learning what to do without and another
large proportion in learning how to take care
of what she has. But it is, after all, only the
art of doing a certain thing withiu certain
limits, and, as It Is not possible to go beyond
them, the result mr.st be of a neutral rather
than pronounced character. All persons who
live on small fixed incomes know that in their
choice of a h'.use, of food, or furnishing, of
ornament, they are restricted by an inflexible
hne—a barrier Ps real as though composed of
iron bars—which keeps them within a certain
narrow and well deflhei range, which affords
little opportunity for the play cf imagination
or fancy.
Women are charged with a perpetual craze
for novelty, yet with this large majority the
principal p’easure in dress is in looking back
upon some happy accident which gave them a
quiet, becoming, useful gown or garment at a
price which did not prove embarrassing, and
nine-tenths of the letters which women write
in regard to their dress are mere appeals to
know how to make old clothes look as well as
new. and five dollars do the work of ten.
Their great mistake is in trying to make small
means work in harness with fashion rather
than taste-an effort that must, as a rule, end
in vexatious disappointment. An English
lecturer on dress remarked recently that
“fashion was for the rich, taste for the intel
ligent.” and this is a distinction which
economists will do well to bear in mind.
A great deal of the fashion of the present
day is an outrage upon taste and destructive
of comfort. Delicate little women may be
seen at any time swathed around with huge
folds of heavy material, dragging long over
loaded trains behind them with a determina
tion of endurance, which would be heroic if it
had a worthy motive, but which, having no
motive but the gratification of vanity, the doing
it because ethers do, becomes a weight and
burden that exhausts Ihe nervous energy and
takes all the sweetness and brightness
out of their lives. It is the women
who can least afford it who are thus sacrificed.
The rich have toilettes suited to every occa
sion. They have short and long and half trai -
ed dresses. They have simple gowns and elab
orate toilettes, and they can change from one
to another. But the economist must make her
one best dress serve for all sorts of occasions.
She must wear it ith or without the protec
tion of a carriage, and it ought therefore not to
impede her locoaioiion or require too much of
her strength to carry.
Odd or high colors, fanciful patterns, striking
combinations, and flimsy materials she cannot
indulge in, for they are not permanent. They
are employed with special reference to rapid
chaages, and the throwing aside of one fashion
able folly or fantasy as fast as it is superseded
by another. This is an impossibility to one
who would drtss economically, and therefore
their study or thought of dress should be dis
connected from fashion, which has become
synonymous withjehange, and be directed by
or referred to taste, which is often as far re
moved as possible from what is known as
fashion. Think of a woman less than five feet
high, and weighing perhaps a hundred and one
pounds, carrying about with her thirty yards
more or less of satin, velvet and plush, and
several pounds of beads in the shap9 cf fringe,
and tags and passementerie: That Is fashion.
See a woman in a plain high gown of brown
satin, with ruflies of fine lace and a string of
amber beads around her neck—a dress that.is
not an obstacle, that even if it is long is easily
taken up. That is taste.
These are examples of women of means;
there are plenty of women who possess taste
who never did and never will own a gown of
satin or beads of amber. The point Is that the
first dress is a weariness while it is in fashion,
and will be an atrocity when it is out of fash
ion. The other can be worn with pleasure and
satisfaction now and any time within a gene
ration, for the elemental principles in dress re
main very much the same. It Is only the "over
laying" which comes and goes like the figures
in a kaleidoscope.
BLACK TOILETTES.
The elimination of black silk from fashion
able fabrics has cut the ground from under
the feet of thousands of women who considered
themselves always well dressed in this respecta
ble, yet unobtrusive tissue. It is true, many of
them, wives of plain, well to do men, do not
trouble themselves about fashioa, and will still
buy and keep tbeir one black silk in happy
ignorance or indifference of the decree which
has outlawed them. But there are ethers who
wish to preserve a certain social status and
relationship to fashion, yet who cannot often
replenish the most important and expensive
item of thrir wardrobe, and to these the loss
of the black silk or its loss of caste Is a serious
difficulty.
There are still black toilettes in plenty, but
they have not the ease or the permanent char
acter of black silk. There is satin mixed with
brocade and brocade with satin. ’) here is
velvet trimmed with satin, and wool combined
with velvet, and plush which is used indis
criminately in conjunction with anything and
everyihlng. These complications trouble the
conscientious but rather narrow-minded
woman. Bbe wbhes to be equal in her way to
the situation, but her anchorage, her harbor
of refuge, has been taken away, bhe cannot
get a best dress every occasion or even every
year, and how can she tell whether these
combinations w ill remain in vogue. Besides,
if they do, everybody know s that a mixture
soon takes on a worn look the edges, and over
laying being more liable to fricti u acd contact.
The problem may be solved by tho selection
of plain satin with, perhaps a border of plush,
by old ladies, and a soft figured damaslc or
salon brocade by younger women. 0 hese may
be worn for several years, and even “when
out of fashion" will still have an appearance
of distinction.
Black haying disappeared largely from so
ciety. but beirg s'ill employed for church end
street wear, some modest ladies of moderate
income have short suits of black cashmere,
camel’s hair, or fine feather suiting made with
a Jersey boddice and gash laid in folds of sateen
or brocaded silk, and for dinner or evening
wear abroad a plain trained dress of wine
colored silk, satin or velvet, which obtains its
character from its color and the richness of
the material. If the dress is handsome, it can
be worn for several years, and then be used to
make over for a daughter, or iu combination
with a matei ial for a home or street dress.
Black slk is not necessarily economical. Of
late years it has often been very much other
wise through its propensity to “cut” or wear
“shiny” on account of being charged with
sugar to make it appear thick and weighty.
This is so well understood now that few are in
danger of being caught by adulterated silks,
and dealers fltd it best to sell an honest article.
But the mischief is done. It has given black
silks a bad name and made it more easy to
supplant them.
It was a shrewd stroke of policy to put the
immense stock of black silk remaining on hand
into fur-lined c’oaks, and create a fashiona
ble furore in regard to them which made every
woman, rich and poor, feel that she must have
a fur lined silk cloak. Vast numbers hare
been sold, but in many instances they have
b :en a disappointment and not at all what the
wearers could afford or what they wanted.
The range of prices for dolmans and circulars
of black silk, fur-lined, Is from SSO to $)?5. A
very nice one crn be obtained for $75. But
this is a good deal of money for the woman in
moderate circumstances, and the garment has
to “stand for something” that is in the place
of several others.
A great many ladies who have bought black
silk cloaks have regretted It deeply. The sum
expended has made them feel poor in regard
to many other things that they needed, and
the constant or frequent wear made the gar
ment look worn and shabby, so that in a very
short time it was no longer suitable for occa
sions when a handsome wrap was
-needel. One little lady had fifty dollars saved
away for a black silk lined fur cloak at the be
ginning of tbe present season. Last year this
sum would have purchased a respectable one.
but prices were higher this year, and she found
she could only procure a very ordinary one,
and then at about five dollars additional, which
meant, of course, five dollars taken from
gloves or some other personal necessity. She
thought the thing out. She wanted an invisi
ble green suit-a “pilgrim suft”—consisting of
a Jersey dress and ulster, with capes and hood,
and sbe found she could get this and a
round cloak of velvet reversible beaver
cloth, with eatin-Hned hood and metal hook
finishing, within the fifty dollars. And she did,
to her own extreme satisfaction. In fact, she
has not ceased to congratulate herself yet, for
her cloak will be good for ten years. She has
a pretty and durable suit, and an Ulster which
completes her “pilgrim” costume or can be
used independently when needed, while sepa
rately or together the articles have more dis
tinction than an ordinary black silk cloak or
dolman, which have become as passes as a
black silk dress.
THS CO-OPERATIVE DRESS ASSOCIATION.
This enterprise is not dead. On the contrary,
the delay attendant on the organization of a
scheme of such proportions has developed an
unexpected amount of Interest. Numberless
letters show tbe feeling of anticipation which
exista in different parts of the country, and
the English organizer of the Ladies’Co-opera
tive Dress Association in London haa met with
a reception so cordial on his arrival in this
country that he considers himself justified in
the belief that the shares will soon be all taken,
and the enterprise started on a sound pecunia
ry basis.
In London the original stock has long since
beau bought up. and shares can only be obtain
ed now by transfer. This Is the plan of the Lon
don Association, which also secures to its em
ploye’s advantages which this anticipated wilt
be fully equalled in New York. A warm mid
day meal is furnished on the premises. Those
who choose reside in the building, which is
under the care of a competent matron. A
spacious salon la devoted to ball and lecture
room purposes, where balls, concerts and en
tertainments are given.
It is obvious, therefore that the enterprise
must be on a very large scale or be capable of
being worked up to vast proportions. In Lon
don one gene at manager has entire control.
To him are referred any complaints or sugges
tions by subscribing customers, and it it he
who personally sifts every indication of fault
or abuse to the bottom and authorises any
change. It is said that in this country we have
got so that we pay twenty five cents to secure
the honest transmission of every fifty cents we
make, if it is only across from counter to desk!
and this is very nearly true.
The London Dress Association employs
a different and less costly system of checks,
and It Is proposed to adopt tbeir system
here. It begins by trusting its employs*
until some evidence of untrustworth
iness is and pcoverei Then the case is
instantly and closely sifted and a prompt dis
charge follows detection. Help Is found in the
fact that customers are always stockholders,
and usually permanent, and report at once
instances or inattention, failures or ahortcom
iigg of any kind An important and most
welcome feature will be proper classification
acd exact prices. This to a considerable ex
tent is a ault of large New York stores to
day. Goods are not graded, or the secondary
class of garments defined with ar.y clearness.
In London you know exactly the sort of a bon
net you can get for a guinea, and you
can always depend upon getting one
of just such a style for just such
a price. Here is a matter of
caprice. Prices are attached as a matter of
whim moie than from the cost of labor and
material, and it is believed that a certain arti
cle will “stand” more, if it is often put on,
whether it is intrinsically worth the price askea
or not. Doubtless there are cases also where
p; ices are lowered, so as to make them reason
able and even “cheap;” but this cannot be
relied upon, nor can the quality be relied upon
except at the high price of an establishment
which has a first class reputation to sustain.
The prospectus of the association, shortly to
be issued to stockholders by Sir. Anthony Pul
brock, states that in London “the Civil Service
Supply Association (limited) has, in addition to
paying regular dividends, with a capital of only
Jl I,ooc, created a surplus profit fund equal to
§l,'-.00,0f0, j nd its $5 shares are quoted at $375.
Another, the Civil Service Cos operative Socie
ty (limited), has had its capital increased from
10,000 to $380,003 by the transfer of cash from
the surplus pioflts, paid, in addition to paying
$121,000 for premises and fittings, out of profits,
and its stock is at a similar high premium. The
Army and Navv Co-operative Society (limited),
established still later, has shown an average
increase of business of $1,000,0C0 per annum,
and its last meetiug credited etch f j sliare with
a bonus of $7 50. The Ladies’ Dress Aaaocia
toa '.limited) has in two years near
ly doubled its members. The four societies
have between them 100,000 members. These
figures are so astounding as to be almost be
yond belief. They are verified by official re
port. which can lie s?en at the offices of the
associations. The principle of these societies
is so simp e as to cispel all doubt as to the
cause of their wonderful success. It consists
with customers supplying the capital with
which the business is carried on. and cash
payments.” A great deal of the business in
London is done bv correspondence, strict price
lists being furnished to members, also designs
of garments and costumes. The London fea
ture of what is called the “Ladies’ Club," will
be repeated here, viz : rooms for lunch, read
ing and correspondence—a certain boon to
ladies living at a distance, and who do not al
ways find it possible < r best to go to the
house of a frioi and.
THE BLESSING OF SLKKP.
Everybody who has ever lived in the ceuntry
knows what a mill turn in parvo is the countiy
store, ard what an advat ce upon it was the
specialized store of twenty-five years ago,
which only dealt in one class of goods, was
considered. Tho late A. T. Stewart was the
first New York merchant to enlarge upon the
original idea, until it became Ids boast that not
only one lady, but an entire family, could be
supplied with everything needful, except pro
visions, without leaving his premises. All the
large dry goods establishments have since
followed his lead, but Lord & Taylor seem to
have recently _ won the palm for origi
nality in their enterprise. In their fur
nishing department I saw tie other day
what is called an “hypnotic” or sleep
producing pillow. It was very fragrant witn
herbs, and I was told it was the invention of a
scientific physician who believes in remedial
action by absorption and inhalation. If a pil
low can really be made that will allay pain
and quiet restless nerves so as to induce sleep,
it will of itself go a long way in the cure of
disease, and, by riddiug us to some extent of
drugs, would be a blessing indeed.
Jenny June.
Weather Indications.
Officb Chief Signal Observer, Wash
ington, February I.—lndications for
Wednesday:
In the Middle Atlantic States, snow, fol
lowed by clearing weather, northeast back
ing to northwest winds, falling followed by
rising temperature, and higher barometer.
In the South Atlantic States, colder, ralDy,
followed by partly cloudy weather, variable
winds, mostly northerly, higher barometer.
In the East Gulf States, rain areas, fol
lowed by clearing weather, westerly veering
to colder northerly winds and rising barom
eter. y
In the West Gulf States, rains areas, fol
lowed by clearing weather, rising barome
ter, cold northerly winds, followed in Texas
by rising temperature.
In Tennessee and the Ohio valley, light
snow, followed by partly cloudy weather,
winds mostly northerly, stationary or higher
temperature and barometer.
Heavy Gale at Vera Crux.
New Orleans, February I.—The steam
ship General Whitney reports that a heavy
norther prevailed at Vera Cruz from the 221
to the 24th. The Norwegian bark Victor,
from Vera Cruz for Minitltlan, was wrecked
January 22d near Minitltlan. The schooner
George Peabody was driven ashore in the
harbor of Vera Cruz on the 22d and became
a total loss. No lives were lost.
Returns to tbe Old System.
New York, February I.—The Exchange
will In future be quoted under the old sys
tem alone, those bankers who adopted the
new plan having abandoned it, as buyers
of sterling preferred the old method, and
besides many prominent drawers of sterling
refused to adopt the new system.
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No Senator Vet.
Harrisburg, Pa., February I.—The four
teenth Ineffectual ballot for United Btates
Senator was teken today and resulted as
follows: Wallace 78, Oliver 76. Grow 50,
Hewitt 3, MacVeagh 3, Phillips 2, Baird 1,
Snowden 1, Agnew 1, Curtin 1, Wolf 1; to
tal 217. The convention adjourned until
to-morrow.
Brief Telegraph Summary.
James Coward, aged 15, accidentally shot
and killed himself while hunting near New
Orleans, yesterday.
E J. Osterhout vas killed on Saturday
last at Gaines’ Linding, Arkansas, by J. L.
Schrceder. Both men were prominent mer
chants, and had a quarrel about a bale of
cottou.
Three children of Rev. Manning Hunter,
colored, in Sumter county, S. C., were
burned to death Bnnday night in a fire
caused by the explosion of a kerosene lamp.
The father was away preaching, and the
mother was also absent.
A Berlin dispatch says tbe proposals cf
the German Conservatives In regard to the
reform of taxation have met with so much
opposition within the party itself that they,
for the present, have been abandoned. Tlie
bill relative to biennial budgets and quadri
cnnlal Parliaments met. with 6ome opposi
tion in the Federal council.
The grand jury of New Orleans yesterdav
found a true bill against John McNeil, who
shot and mortally wounded Aug. Burk
hardt, a sailor of the ship Dreadnaught, on
December 24, 1880. McNeil, who had been
released by the Recorder on ball, was yes
terday rearrested and Imprisoned.
ABOUT THE GRANT FUND.
A Story With n Sequel.
“ ‘Gen. Grant’s fund of SIOO,OOO from
his Philadelphia friends is now com
pleted, and awaits tbe General’s order.
Is the Graphic, from which we quote
the above paragraph, aware that Gen.
Grant’s Philadelphia friends could not
raise that SIOO,OOO in their own city, but
that they were obliged to come to New
York to get assistance, and that New
Yorkers contributed more than one half
of the sum? Let us give credit where
credit is due.
The foregoing, from the New Yoik
Ledger, is nearly correct. It is simple
justice, however, to state that two-thirds
of the sum was contributed by New
Yorkers.’ ”
The above,from the New Yoik Timex,
has a sequel: Some two months
ago, the $250,000 fund for General
Grant was subscribed with the exception
of $50,000, which was to be raised in
Philadelphia and Boston. The Phila
delphia people got it into tbeir heads
that if they subscribe to the New York
Times fund (which was to be a fund for
ex Presidents) that Gen. Grant might
die suddenly, and in such event if Presi
dent Hayes was alive it might be con
strued that he was entitled to its
benefits. Hence the’Philadelphia peo
?>lc made anew move to get up a
und of SIOO,OOO, and preseut it to the
General outright. It met with tuch
success that they induced Jay Gould and
Vanderbilt to w ithdraw from the Times
fund tbe $25,000 which each had sub
scribed, and contribute it to the Phila
delphia fund. The full amount has now
been raised, and will be given to Gen.
Giant in a day qr two. The SIOO,OOO
will do the General more good than the
interest of the proposed $250,000 fund,
all his sons beiug well provided for. The
Philadelphia move has, however, re
duced the New York Times fund to a
small figure, and the amounts subscribed
to that fund will probably be returned
to the subscribers.
A lady of Marianna, Fla., writes: “I ap
plied to a physician here for a prescription
for sick headache, with which 1 have been
afflicted many years. He recommended
Tutt’s Pills. They acted like a charm. I
can now attend to my school without any
pain or Inconvenience. It Is the best medi
cine I have ever taken. May you meet with
the reward you deserve.
“Anna Jenkins.”