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ESTABLISHED 1850 .
, ,i. H. SSTILL, lilltnr and Pro*r**tOT I
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
T , u VF.WS of the two states
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
What the Conference is
The Field Crop Premium* of
tt)( , Nut State Fair—The Loss, Find
. ji, • Final Theft of a Purse.
GEORGIA.
_ , -i i- on the decrease in Bartow
a heavy frost at Albany Tuesday
r - r. Burnett has been installed as
at Rome.
- w II t>e the scene of a rousing
ice to-night.
r 'it of cotton is shipped from
, i. .1 rjiool via Charleston.
colored voters in Hancock
r iin* to the report of the Corap
i! the first piano or organ Blind
.••lied was in Forsyth when he
-mall boy.
conference of the X. M. K.
I in l.cary, Wednesday!
. and Beebe presided,
x rims Light Infantry has just been
with a flag by the ladies bolding
. mnership with the ladies of the
tp.ller General says the value of
■ itn Hancock is $1,274,828. The
r - giving it in at an
i ..nation of It 1!>.
!’r tor. a eolore<l woman who lives
-• on the Benton hotel lot. Butts
• i.Ti.vd and smothered her two
infant to death, one night last
,i question is lieing agitated at
k nd i bill will lie introduced to
f >rnr of the town so as to allow
.nthorities to grant aid to a free
, r i handler, of Athens, is slowly dying
... Hit- physicians say he cannot
.rs longer. Mr. Chandler was
tor on the state road and has
, , is in the Btatc.
•••■ F. Chesser, of Gwinnett county.
days ago, and considerable et
-1 i ,s created by the report that mor
• •en administered for qmnine. An
: son proved that ner death was the
r- of natural causes.
night Miss Anderson, of Atlanta,
• -uddenly at the residence of her
.W. M. Mitchell, at Americas. She
r way to Florida, hut lost her purse
ie reached Americus, and was visit
.waiting for funds.
1 md A. W. Hill have moved their herd
■altle from the White Oak farm in
mnty to their liilldale Jersey farm
r I i-i Point. They have 70 head of thor
ls valued at $30,000. A ham which
n . -cutty liuilt cost $lB,OOO.
ii.oi. -ville’s artesian well is 723 feet deep
•and to the bottom. Preffor ,V Cos. find
o ksand they are now in a lively custo
j. r. They have contracted to sink a well
... feet for Cutliliert. Machinery will lie
o< re this month. Work commences Dec. 1.
I lie colored people of Haiicock own s,til'd
-of land, valued at $25,793, and to. lis
rth of household and kitchen furniture,
72s worth of horses and mules Pi. 207 worth
plantation tools. The aggregate value of
, le property given m for tuxes by the col
.fi i |ieoplc is $5H,245.
y case of Mary Jackson, colored, charged
. . the poisoning of the Riggers family, was
Judge Ridenhour at Columbus,
v , -day, for a preliminary trial. The
nitinued the case until'next Monday
nmt of the absence of two Justices who
... r , preside with him.
A. 1.. Mitchell was appointed auditor
urt in the Southern Mutual Instir
-11 Jinny's ease. This appointment holds
r ..Hi ears, with a very good salary at
i. The jury in the case signed Hie
rrdictever given in the Stale. The
~r vv;i- for fill,ooo in favor of the past
yolicy holders.
V Tanner named Norwood, living in Henry
.. .rried a load of cotton to Atlanta,
-it i lay of last week. It lieing too late
.■ <• >tton, lie drove his wagon into a
rd to wait until Monday. A few
•■-.liter be entered the yard’ his cotton
- >ri to lie burning, and the three hales
r almost entirely ruined.
\ , .rty of beaver hunters front Newton
re camping on the Flint river, at
another party from Rockdale are at
M . Br. ige, Spalding countv. The latter
two large heavers to Griffin, where
re t p -cl on sale at the butcher
im at being regarded by experienc
r* -as very tine. But beavers are bc
. juite scarce in Spalding county.
Banner- Watchman: In conversation
a ■•[•of our old citizens yesterday he savs
t : Mr. Bloomfield must’ have forgotten
. . t: . year there was no retail liquor
ri Athens, lie says that there was
■k' -slid hire that year than at any
- -hi ,v I‘ittard sohl by the quart, and
:i man would tiuy as mueli as a gal
wot.M blow au old’ horn, which noti
i.eold soakers on the street that a
• n bought, and they would all
.-i t the purchaser to treat, iSens-e
i .. en-e,aiidall the men that drank
t-.wn would keep a bottle in the
u ,'!i their name on it, and won hi
. oftener than when it was
Mr. Bloomfield's idea of
. ■ iv barroom from sun up to sun
a great many advocates, and a
.. li t will he made'to have it passed by
the *
iate note received George I. seney
-visit to Athens: “I cannot leave
a.'i.i • re expressing through you to the
i friends my sincere appreciation of
■rdial and beautiful reception
, i t me hv your people. I came into
-. new hat depressed and reserved,
i ■ r where have met with such uniform
!e attention that thecui
\iiiens quite overwhelms me.
k "f rest for the past few nights,
I iv e not sufficiently myself to ex
it! y my appreciation of the
■ avishiv liestowcl on me hv the
•■rs an<i students of the Lucy Cohli and
-viispeople generally. -Suffice it to
Ui.vii- places a glorious crown to
ami magnificent ovation that lias
I me since my entrance into
■ rs. Georgia has vastly exceeded iny
. -i all that goes to make the elc
| arr.:- 1 happy homes.”
Ii | Mmmmgtti On Tam
il'- -n - : Officer Garfield, while standing
_.iie and the Pswa wnisgsrde
ket up a pocketboek from the floor,
i a ticket to Tennessee, and, as the
• in was atmut to leave, he called
- to the gate while he could run to the
give the book to the conductor, to
innriiigrr who had ilrnpii r 1 It
■ in to move before the officer
■ ■;■; the conductor, anil he gave the
i-1■ ■ i two gentlemen standing on the
■ rni, with the request to give it to the
planatlon of how it was
■ i. <a Officer Garfield’s return to the
ffv lacgrocame up and reported that lie
’ ttd! -t a pueketbook containing some money
ii*' h:s ticket. The officer explained affairs
. and then telegraphed t > Com
r Ik ■■■ at Gortion to return the h-sik by
ir.z train. The conductor replied
r -s had not been given to him. As
•■♦ matt, r thus stooil it would seem that
rr Garfield unfortunately hauded the
'■• a di-honest jicrson. Such was not the
■ sequel proves. The two
r- r- i„. <IW on the platform were Mr.
>■ I>. Hi.-lies, who is in charge of Buhl's
s Mr. Harry Smith, who was wth
the ice business. The hook was
■ Mr. Hughes, who went in the car and
; ■ a seat with Miss Rebecca Baum, of
; ->r . .simrtly after a man in the uni
"ii luctor passed through the car.
Mr. Hughes gave him the book in the
uUe passengers, with Officer Gar
,:■■-!. Nothing more was thought of
t train was stopped shortly after
'■ - M n, when a negro was put off for
- fare. Among other passengers
B - vs heard of it and. thinking it was
1 - 'Whose book he had given to the cun
■ r. veneed to make inquiries aliout
!■ Bebe iiad not heard of the book and
- - finally found the man to whom it
i,at he’denied ever having received
hi this way the negro lost his book
iG Rtcordtr : “Um, yum, I smell
. i m.” naiii a cotton buyer in front of
*. ''■ n .rren Tondee’a warehouse sev
- aso. ‘'Here it is,” said another
king up a handful of scorched cotton
- lying on the ground. "There is no
gn,” be added carelessly. "How
„' cotton burn?” asked a Recordtr man,
• J ®■■ -landing liy. “It will burn faster
■ anyth ng I know of,” said the buyer, as
-tuple around in his hand and
imm.-t it. "Just to show you—here,” and
' 1 up a handful of the clean cotton
•1 it to the reporter. “Now wad
: i 1 - t iind put your cigar to it. Then
l put vour hands over it.” The
rv r ! -d. The moment the cigar was
mtton caught and the fire began
i like a drill into the handful. He
-! .i is over it. and in a short time it
i t that lie was unable to hold it.
another handful he wrapped it
re. and, holding it tightly in both
• ' eiied in crushing out the fire,
night. When it was again
• wever, it began to burn as
r. It is almost impossible to put
when it once catches cotton. The
is packed the faster it will hum.
read out like anything eise. hut
t’y to the centre and consumes the
,'he bale first. I remember once in
m the wharf, when 1 was hilling
■ales, that all at once a hoy
it and looking around I saw a hale
;- ed fall to pieces an.l flames be
e from it. By good luck the fire got
” I'.rtLi-r. That bale probably had been
couple of days. Gin houses are
■ ■ cl up by the pickers smoking in the
i letting a spark drop in a cotton bas
' /i- dumped into the wagon and then
, a house, anil does not get fairly
re night, and before anyone
. p ' the gin house is on fire anil burnt.”
y - re, ir. waichouses,” he continued, "are
” ” ii by careless drivers, who smoke
drive the cotton to town. The tiniest
t : > -park will sink into a hale, and If
v r ” "Vcred will burn thousands of dollars’
%rr,‘ ot ‘ "Hon. T hat is why buyers always
Ten ton, il insurance as" they can get.
'-tmv ”* n ° w heu a big fire is going to
i .‘V, iu ' day's session of the Methodist
T'-Dce of North Georgia at Atlanta Wed
; . the exhibit of the southern Methodist
t;, i !; ' n c “base was read and referred to
■•mmittee on Publications. The report
t - •• the iuiuse to he in a highly prosperous
!>. i 1 , T ,®l ,u - I, ic continued to enlarge
itr i- an, l the stock on hand of
w-kaniise was larger by {4,b 77 than a
mfe Hens.
year ago, while the sales have exceeded those
of .he previous year *10.112 11. The Christian
Advocate has a circulation of 25,000 copies: the
S ™ l * llo *’ °f the Sunday School Magazine is
21.1)00 copies; Sunday School Vi tutor, weekly,
monthly and semi-monthly. 40,050 copies;
quarteHv lessons, 120,000; intermediate quar
lerlieS' ii.OOi; illustrated lesson papers, i)0,000;
little / cojAc, Hs.OOO. The financial ex
-11 , IS KraUfymg. .-ale of Gwks and mcr
subscriptions U> Advocate.,
' , —’! if to Sunday school peri
ojlicala, ItikJOg 40; miscellaneous, $82,253 57.
I otal $240,030 3T. An increase of $23,0.>i 10
over the business of the t>revious vear. From
the net results improvements iti the form of
new boilers, presses, machinery and fixtures
have been added to the amount of $15,951 49;
merchandise and material increased fti.twi 35-
canceled and retin and publishing house bonds
to the amount of $41,225 00, making a total
gain of $03,80, s4. The appropriation to for
eign fields last May was $264,000. This ap
propriation created a real liability, ev
ery dollar of which was expected to tie paid.
The report said: u n Jan. 1, of each year, we
write to the superintendent of each’ foreign
held and ask him what amount he deems
necessary for existing, and what for new
w**rk in hiß Ilekl. The replies come in by Feb.
1, and are submitted to the estimate com
mit lee. who investigate every item and ra
zee it down to what it thinks can be obtained.
In May, the Loan of strong,
take it and scan and scale it down.
all this razeeing and scaling it was
♦iftvi.OeO. Included in this amount is $47,000
advanced to the centenary offering, in paving
. lo Anglo-Chinese university and
*,OOO to the Mexican headquarters. Since
the assembling of the general conference in
Nashville, the Southern Methodist Church
had sent out more missionaries to foreign
fields than the whole church had done from
I-4-, up to that date. lienee, the necessities
of the work demanded ihe Appropriation.
Following is the premium list for field crops
offered by the Georgia State Fair Association
for I-85: 1, for largest and best yield of wheat
from one acre. $5O; 2, for hugest and Inst
yield oats from one acre. $5O; 3, for largest
and best yield rye from one acre, $25; 4, for
largest and tiest yield barley from one acre,
$25; 5, for largest and best yield milo-inaize
forage from one acre, $25; 6, for largest and
best yield corn from one acre, $25; 7, for larg
est and liest yield milo-maize seed from one
acre. $25; H, for large-t and best yield Lucerne
hay from one acre, $25; , for largest and best
yield Bermuda hay from one acre. $25; 10, for
largest and best yield Johnson grass bay from
one acre, $25; 11, for largest ami best
yield pea-vine hav from one acre, >25;
.2, for largest and best yield clover hay from
one acre, s2j; 13, for largest and best yield na
tive crab grass hay from one acre, $25; li, for
largest and best yield upland rice from one
acre, $5O; 15, for largest and best yield low
land rice from one acre, $5O; 16, forl’arg. stand
••e-t yield upland corn from one acre, $5O; 17,
for largest and best yield lowland corn from
one acre, $25; 18. for ‘largest and best yield
sweet fiotatoes from one acre, $25; 19, for
largest and liest yield Irish |iotatoesfroin one
half acre. $25; 2u. for largest aud best yield
ground peas fro. one acre, $25; 21, for largest
and Pest yield field peas from one acre, $25; 22,
for largest and best yield buckwheat from one
acre, $25; 23, for largest and best yield turnips
rrom one acre. $25; 2t, for largest and best
yield beets from one acre, $25; 25, for largest
yield clean lint cotton from one acre, $5O; 20,
for one bushel cotton seed that has
m de largest per cent, of lint cotton from one
acre, *2o; 27, to the county that makes the
largest aud best display of products grown or
produced m the county,slso; 2s, to the county
making the .second largest and best display of
products grow n or produced in the county,
$75; 29, to tlie county making the third largest
anil best display of products grown or nro-
II need ill the county, $5O; :0, to the individual
making the largest and best display of pro
duds grown or produced hv him or her, or
under his or her direction, $75; 31, to the in
dividual making the second best display, etc.,
$25; 32, to the individual making the third
liest display, etc., $25. All premiums con
tested for parties must give satisfactory evi
dence that the stipulations have been com
plied with, and samples of all crops en
tered for premiums inu-t lie presented to
superintendent of field crops on fairgrounds
for display. The samples of cereals or tubers
not to be less than one bushel. All informa
tion desired in this department can he ob
tained by addressing J. 51. Mobley, Hamilton,
Harris county, Ga. The premiums for the
other departments-of the fair will he pub
lished m ample time. The Georgia Fair
Association, having determined to perma
nently locate fair grounds, propositions from
any city in the State desiring the fair grounds
to he permanently located within or near
their limits, will eonfer with the following
committee: L. F. Livingston, Bros,dent,
Covington, Ga ; J. H. F annin, Vice Presi
dent: John O. Waddell, Executive Com
mittee;.!. M. Mobley, Executive Committee.
F'or Executive Committee.
FLORIDA.
The first frost of the winter visited Palatka
Tuesday morning, hut it was not heavy
enough to do ani' damage.
Pomegranate trees may he seen in Talla
hassee with ripe and half-grown fruit, and
buds and h’ooms on them.
The first frost of the season was visible in
Mime of the valleys of Leon county on Nov
2i. None has appeared ou the 'i'allahassee
hills as yet.
M. H. Levy is preparing to erect :t commo
dious store and dwelling house t Xewnans
ville. Ills store will be 30 by 70 feet and two
stori.-s high. Ills dwelling will l>e a model of
architectural beauty and will contain all the
modern improvements for home comforts.
Camphor trees are growing thriftily on the
premises of Col If. 11. M. Davidson al ijnincy.
I'he larger of ihe trees is i.lsml twenty feet
high, and multitudes of plants have sprung
from seed which have dropped from them.
I’he plants were obtained in Washington by
Col. Davidson.
A lady in Augusta, Ga., Monday morning of
lasi week mailed her huslgiiula letter inform
ing him that she would arrive at Tallahassee
on Thursday. Tuesday she sent a postal to
the same effect, sue left Augusta at 10 o'clock
p. ni. on Wednesday, and the lady, letter and
postal arrived on tlie same train Thursday.
Eustis and Dead river are said to lie
full of wild duck. During the day they are
out on tiie lake, hut when night comes they
lloek into Dead river, and spend the night
there. A favorite time and place to shoot
them is at daylight in the morning, before
they have gone out of the river.
Dr. J. E. Halbert, of Tavares, has succeeded
in his endeavors to have a lodge of the order
of Knights of Pythias established there. The
requisite number of charter memliers has
Iwe n secured and the charter applied for.
The ntcessary regalia has also been ordered,
and as soon sis the charter comes the members
will lie ready for installation.
A floox of six wild ducks was noticed Tues
day afternoon on the river opposite Mr. Teas
dale’s wharf, at Palatka, when M. 11. Dalton
procured a shotgun, anil went out in a row
boat to interview them. By good luck he
managed to get them in line, when he turned
his artillery loose, killing live outright, aud
breaking a wing of tlie sixth.
Tallahassee leind of Flatter*: A rather di
lapidated wagon, containing a family of im
migrants, di awn by a pair of jaded oxen and
the same old horse tha' Noah carried into the
nrk, passed through the city Tuesday, bound
for Hernando county. The driver said that
they had come all the way from lowa, hut had
been on the way so darne’d long that he had
forgotten when’they started.
Joe Williams, colored, who, on tlie night of
Aug. 23, shot and killed J. W. Cannon, a white
man, night watchman at the Clioctuvvhatchie
bridge on the Pennsacola and Atlantic Rail
road. was convicted of murder in the first de
gree at the fall term of the Holmes county
Circuit Court and sentenced to be hanged.
Tne Governor has named F'ridav, Dee. )9, as
the time for his execution, when he will be
hanged at Cerro Gordo.
Rockledge Sun: Through carelessness or
otherwise, someone was the cause of doing
much damage to property on the island by
setting fire to the woods' last Thursday. A
large fire was burning, and when discovered
hail such a start that it was almost impossible
to get it under control, and not until it had
reached the grove of Mr. Howe, killing 50 or
UK) trees and injuring others, was tlie fire
stopped. It came within ten feet of the
house, and nearly reached < level ind's grove.
Had the lire not been discovered when it was,
two groves with houses, at least, would have
beeu destroyed.
Palatka Herald: Col. Dawey says: ‘*l have
lived here 40 years and have "undergone ex
posure of everv kind, and never even smelt
caills or bilious fever. I have had 15 children,
and never paid *lO doctor’s hill for them—
never had a case of chills anil fever in iny
family up to the close of the war. If a man
lives decently well anywhere on the St.
John's river he need not 'have chills. And in
other portions of Florida my experience
proves the same. In 1835 I was ordered by the
United States Government to repair the old
militarv road from st. Augustine to Talla
hassee. I began the work on July 20 with 45
white men and continued the work up to No
vember. The men had no shelter except a
light canvas covering, and were often wet,
but none were ever sick. But they were sun
plied plentifully with good, wholesome food.”
Within the last vear there have been erected
in Sanford seventy-eight buildings, costing
$95.00 >. The lots on wnieli they stand cost
$21,000, and the aggregate estimated value of
lots anil buildings is $151,000. During this time
there was ex nendeil for general improvements
$13,500. The mistakes in the survey of the
Fort Reed section extend over four sections,
from Gen. F'inegan's place down to Lake Mon
roe. Tlie only way of correcting the same is
to have all the parties interested join in Hav
ing every section for itself correctly surveyed
and inap’iieil. After that by quit-claims to
each other, the parties can get good and valid
titles to their present claims. The cost would
be small compared with future law suits and
troubles. One thing must be understood, that
under no circumstances an angreement to
consider a certain point or a line as division
between different tracts of land can upset the
original government surveys or change the
places for division corners according to that
survey. •
Fernandina Mirror: The soil of Florida is
considered very favorable for the line leaf
wrapper used in the best Havana cigars.
The Havana leaf commands 35 cents per
pound, when the broad leaf raised generally
in the United States is worth but 11 to 12
cents. The demand for cigars has increased
beyond any other product. In Hie ninii
ber of cigars manufactured was about zui),-
000,001— in 18*3 the number was 3,867.645.000.
or nineleen times as many. The production
of tobacco in ISH3 was 23,852.387 pounds —in
1883 it was 170,361,558 pounds, an increase of
seven and a half times. It is said to exhaust
the soil more than other products and
alwavs commands ready • sale for cash.
Gadsden and Marion counties once
produced considerable quantities of the light
Havana leaf raised irom Havana seed. II the
farmers of Ohio, Indiana and Missouri can
profitably raise tobacco, we see no reason
why the farmers of Middle Florida cannot do
so with profit. Florida In 1883-84 manufac
tured 45,83U,625 cigars, bat New York manu
factured over 1,000, 000, (XW.
A NATION STH ANKSGIVING
SOLEMN HIGH MASS CEL*E
JIKATEI) BY THE COUNCIL.
Bishop 6 pal ding Sets Forth the Interest
of the Catholic Church In Forwarding
the Country’s Prosperity—Richmond
Democrats Make Merry Oyer a 319
Pound Plum Pudding.
Baltimore, Nov. 27.—A solemn public
session of the Plenary Council was held
to-day at the cathedral, when pontifical
high mass was celebrated by Archbish
op Lamy, of Santa Fe. Archbishop Heiss,
of Milwaukee, delivered an oration in
Latin on the “Dignity ol the Priesthood,”
after which Bishop Spalding, of Peoria,
preached a Thanksgiving sermon. He
said that the “practice which with us
has now grown to lie national of appoint
ing one day in the year for general
thanksgiving to God the Creator and giver
ot all goods, has seemed to the fathers of
the third Plenary Council of Baltimore
consonant with the principles ol the faith
and with the promptings of the heart of a
Christian people, and they have therelore
determined to recognize and commend in
a public and solemn way the custom
which declares our dependence on God,
l6th as a nation and as individuals, while
it tends to strengthen the spirit of grati
tude and to increase our confi
dence in Ilis all-wise and fatherly
providence. The appeal made by
the civil authorities of our
couutry, asking all citizens to cease from
work and business on this day, and to
raise their thoughts to God while they
bring to mind the great and numberless
blessings which He continues to shower
upon them and their country, is a call to
which we gladly hearkett.
OUR COMMON COUNTRY.
“In common with all others we have
here a home and country in which we en
joy the rights of freemen, and opportuni
ties to use the powers which God has
given us in a way never before granted to
men, nor offered to them now even
except in the United States. Whatever
fills the heart of our tellow countrymen
w ith joy and pride when they contemplate
th>‘ marvelous growth and ever-increasing
prosperity ol our common country 6ends
a thrill of gladness through our Catholic
hearts. We are part of this great people,
and whatever is good for our country is
good for us. Catholics were the first in
this world to proclaim and put iu practice
the principles of religious toleration,
and they will be the last to deny
or violate the Christian chart of
freedom of conscience. American Catho
lics shed their blood for our independence,
and the aid of which we received from
the Catholics of other lands was the Pro
vidential means which enabled us to come
forth victorious from the struggle and to
establish ourselves as a free and separate
people.
CATHOLICS IN THE EARLY DAYS.
Catholics, w’ho bore the chief part in
the founding of this great republic must
ever feel that it is their duty to labor to
make it perpetual. The church holds the
luilness of God’s supernatural bounties
and the republic is His richest earthly
gift to His children. Both have a world
wide mission to purify, elevate, ennoble
and enlighten them, to free them from
slavery, whether of soul or body, ol heart
or mind. The republic gives liberty to
the church, the church strengthens the
spirit, o! obedience and devotion to the re
public, and both co-operate to make pre
vail the will of God, which is righteous
ness. peace and goodness.”
A reception and banquet was given to
night by the Catholic Benevolent Le
gion cf Baltimore to Bishop Laugh
lin, of Brooklyn, who is the
spiritual adviser to the Supreme Council
of the order. Among thuse present were
Archbishops Gibbons, Eider of Cincin
nati, and Lynch, of Toronto, and Bishops
Ryan of Buffalo, O’Farrell of Trenton,
McNierney of Albany, Beeker ot Wil
mington, and others. About 300 persons
participated in the festivities, which con
tinued until a late hour.
NO CHOW ON TH E BOARD.
Richmond's Democrats Relish a Royal
Feawt of Plum Pudding*
Richmond, Nov. 27.— Thanksgiving
day was more generally observed to-day
than ever before. Business was general
ly suspended, many stores being closed
the whole day. In many of the churches
special services were held. A feature of
tne observance was a largely attended
Thanksgiving supper, given by the Union
Democratic Club to-night, at which a
mammoth p’urn pudding, weighing 219
pounds, was served —one pound for each
Cleveland electoral vote. Filteen dollars
was paid by an enthusiastic citizen for
the privilege of cutting the first piece,
weighing 12 pounds, representlntr the
electoral vote of Virginia, to be sent to
Gov. Cleveland. “Mite” boxes were dis
tributed about the table and a large
amount of money was contributed for the
poor of the city.
OBSERVED AT BERLIN.
g'O Americans Attend a Banquet Char
acterized by Good Humor.
Berlin, Nov. 27.—Thanksgiving ser
vices were held to-day at the American
Chapel. The communion table was
tlraiied with the American flag. One
hundred and twenty ot the American col
ony, including Minister Kassou, his staff,
and the members ot the legation, were
present. Prof. Stettenberg, delivered an
oration in warm and pathetic terms. The
assemblage sang the hymn “My Country
’Tts ot Thee.”
THE BANQUET.
Two hundred and seventy Americans
were present at the Thanksgiving banquet
here to-nizht. Herr Strickenberg asked
grace. United States Minister Kasson
called for three cheers for Grover Cleve
land, the next President of the Uni
ted States, which were heartily giv
en. A telegram was sent to
Gov. Cleveland, informing him that the
Americans in Berlin had drank his
health. Mihister Kasson also proposed
the health of the Emperor of Germany, in
response to which tne German national
anthem was played by the band. Herr
Kreisman referred to the homeliness ot
Americans, to which Mr. Conroy replied
in a humorous speech.
BERLIN FAST AND PRESENT.
Gen. Sanford related his impressions
upon his first visit to Berlin some years
ago. and contrasted the preserft great
changes from that time. He thought
that Americans who were able to live in
Berlin were fortunate people, and closed
with proposing the health of tne Ameri
can Consulate. Henry M. Stanley was
called upon and was received with tu
multuous applause. He humorously al
luded to the unfavorable opinions and to
the hostility which he encountered at
the beginning of his explorations,
and compared them with the present gen
eral approval. He attributed his success
to an unvarying disregard of sell, and
said that he intended to continue to live
on that principle. Herr Kreisman toasted
Minister Kasson, to which Mr. Kasson
appropriately replied.
Florida on the Wire.
Jacksonville. Nov. 27.—Considering
the unpleasant weather, the Thanksgiv
ing services were much better than
usual. A collection and offering of fruits
and vegetables were donated to St. Luke’s
Hospital.
A number of prominent local Republi
cans have united in a card to the New
York Herald denving acts ofitfcendiarism
and violence on the part of negroes. They
denounced rumors to the contrary as base
slanders.
William Astor arrived here this morn
ing.
Four million brick have been brought
from Macon, Ga., to be used in rebuilding
Palatka.
A tire at Bartow, Polk county, de
stroyed several houses.
Killed by a Falling Scaffold.
New York, Nov. 27.—White two slaters
were at work this afternoon upon a scaf
fold pendant from the roof of the new
Baptist Church on the coiner of Lee ave
nue and Keep street, Brooklyn, their sup
port gave way and both men were pre
cipitated to the street, a distance of 50
feet. One, whese name is not known,
was instantly killed. The other, Thomas
Dennett, of Sixteenth street, thia city, re
ceived a compound fracture of the thigh
and other severe injuries.
A Murderer Pardoned at 84.
Boston, Mass., Nov. 27.—The Gov
ernor has pardoned from State prison Ed
mund Healy, aged 84 years, who was
given a life sentence in December, 1869,
for the murder ot his wife. He was 69
years old when he committed the crime,
ke was a fisherman and at one time
owned a number of veseels, but ill for
tune drove him to drink, and in an inter
val of intoxication he made the fatal
assault.
SAVANNAH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1884.
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
Dr. Haygoo*! Resigns the Presidency of
Emory College.
Atlanta, Nov. 27.—Dr. A. G. nay
good, President of Emory College, Ox
ford, Ga., resigned to-day at a called
meeting of the Board of Trustees. Dr.
Hopkins, Vice President, was elected
President. Dr. Haygood will give his
entire time to the agency of the John F.
Plater lund. He announced that North
ern gentlemen, interested in the Slater
work, had given $25,000 to Emory College,
and that other friends of the same work
had pledged $3,000 for a School of Tech
nologv in the coilege. Dr. Haygood was
made President of the Board ot' Trustees.
The North Georgia Conference is still in
session.
Rev. Jesse Boring will preach the cen
tenary sermon Saturday.
Congressman Tom Hardeman, of Ma
con, is here, en route to Washington. It
is understood that he is a candidate for
the Postmastership of Macon.
Information from the Southern League
Base Ball Association, at the meeting held
at Montgomery on Tuesday last, says that
Savannah and Macon are not included in
the League.
All the departments, both State and
national, were closed to-day on account
of thanksgiving, but the stores and busi
ness houses remained open as usual. Ser
vices were had at several churches in the
morning, and this afternoon prayer meet
ing and singing was conducted on the
steps ot the government building.
Extensive arrangements are being made
for the Cleveland demonstration to-mor
row night. Visitors from along the rail
roads centering here are reported to be
coming in large numbers.
GEORGIA’S CENTRAL CITY.
Thanksgiving Generally Observed
Daniel Lanier Badly Injured While
Riding.
Macon, Nov. 27. —Thanksgiving was
generally observed here to-day. Services
were held in various churches. Business
was suspended after dinner.
This afternoon while the Electric Light
Brigade was parading the streets a horse,
ridden by Daniel Lanier, a prominent
young gentleman, stumbled and fell,
catching Lanier under him, who was
knocked senseless. It was at first feared
that he was killed. He gradually re
vived. The medical examination re
vealed one arm broken, and his body con
siderably bruised.
Gus, the 6-vear-old son of Hon. A. O.
Bacon, died to-day after several weeks’
illness from typhoid fever.
E. H. Pottle. Superior Court Judge of
the Warren ton Circuit, was married to
Miss Eugenia Hamilton, in this city to
night.
The Legislative Committee passed
through Macon to-night returning to At
lanta from the examination of James M.
Smith’s convict camp, working on gra
ding the new railroad from Tennille to
Dublin. They report the camp in fine
condition. The convicts are in good
health and well nrovided for. This road
now is graded 11 miles toward Dublin,
and work is progressing rapidly.
FATAL FREAK OP A DOCTOR,
He Chloroforms Ills Children anil Him
self During Hls Wife’s Absence.
Springfield, 0., Nov. 27.—Dr. John
Maxwell, yesterday afternoon, alter send
ing his wife to town to shop, administered
to his four children, aged 4 to 12 years,
a mixture of aconite and chloroform. He
then placed cloths saturated with chloro
form over their faces, and placed them on
the bed. He administered a similar dose
to himself and lay down to die with them.
When Mrs. Maxwell returned the oldest
girl yyas dead and Ihe others were un
conscious. Assistance was summoned
and every effort was made to revive them,
but during the night two more of the
children died. Maxwell revived some
what and was placed in jail.
He refused to talk. He had written let
ters saying that he was tired of life, and
wanted the children to go with him to
avoid suffering. He had recently been
indicted for libeling another physician,
and this, together with business embar
rassments, is supposed to have incensed
him to the act.
Nothing new lias been developed
in the Maxwell tragedy to-day.
The prisoner is in jail, but, will
say nothing to any ’ one. He is
trying to play the crazy act, and is play
ing his part well. His oldest boy died at
11:30, making three deaths. The oldest
girl will recover. The mother is crazed
with grief, and it is feared that after the
reaction sets in from the excitement she
will die from the shock.
LOGAN’s EGOTISM.
Ho to Run for President In
1888—To Practice Law In the Mean
time.
Washington, Nov. 27.—Senator Logan
arrives lor the winter on Saturday. His
friends here have arranged to meet him
at the station with a brass band. They
represent him as cheerfully looking for
ward to 1888, when, Blaine being out of
the way, he hopes to be nominated for
President. He is represented as well
pleased that Blaine was so neartv killed
off, so as to clear his path to the "nomina
tion of 1888. He is said by his friends to
be rather glad than otherwise, that mean
while he himself will be out of politics.
It will give him, his friends say,
a chance to make some money.
He will practice as ‘an attorney,” say
his friends (presumably a pension at
torney), and “his practice,” say they,
“between Chicago and Washington ought
to be worth at least $25,000 a year.” From
this it will seem that Logan’s expecta
tions are not quite so great as were
Conkling’s wheu he resumed practice.
For this winter Logan will reside on
lowa Circle, about four blocks from Scott
Circle, where Blaine will live.
AMERICANS IN MEXICO.
Senor Romero Says That This Coun
try’s Interests are Not In Jeopardy.
Washington, Nov. 27.—With refer
ence to some recently published asser
tions that American interests in Mexico
are in great jeopardy on account of hatred
entertained by the people of that country
towards the United States since
the war of 1847, Senor Rom
ero, the Mexican Minister, says
that the Mexicans arc, on the contrary,
very amicably disposed toward this coun
try, and that the interests of foreigners in
Mexico (Americans included) are in no
more danger there than they would be in
the United States, particularly under the
administration of President Diaz, who
will protect with a firm hand their lives
and property, and that, besides, revolu
tions are no longer possible in the neigh
boring republic, not only on account of
the good sense of the people, but also by
reason of the facilities now enjoyed by the
government to suppress at its birth any
seditionary movement.
OKLAHOMA’S INVASION.
A United March to be Made on the
Country About Dec. 1.
Emporia. Kas., Nov. 27.—The report of
the formntion of another company to in
vade Oklahoma, with headquarters at Em
poria, is without foundation as far as it
relates to the latter place, but it is un
doubtedly true. A number of persons at
this place belonging to the colony, have
gone to Hunnewell, on the southern line
o f the State, to join with others in an
other attempt to make a permanent set
tlement. It is understood that united
movements will be made for that country
about Dec. 1.
Kailroada to be Consolidated.
Nashville, Nov. 27. — Articles of agree
ment for the consolidation of the Mobile,
Clarksburg and Evansville Railroad Com
pany and the Indiana, Alabama and Texas
Railroad Company have been filed for
registration in the Secretary of State’s
office. The new company will be known
as the Indiana, Alabama and Texas Rail
road Company.
Senator Conger Not to Resign,
Washington, Nov. 27.—The report
that Senator Conger, of Michigan, was
about to resign to take a position on the
Supreme Court bench of the District of
Columbia is denied most emphatically by
his son. Postmaster Conger, of this city.
The Senator has two years yet to serve
and there is no vacancy on the District
bench.
A Drummer's Spree Ends iu Death.
Little Rock, Nv. 27.—J. H. Bailey, of
Atlanta, a commercial traveler, of Deere,
M ansus & Cos., of St. Louis, committed
suicide here this afternoon. It was the
result of a protracted spree. He was the
author of a book on political economy,
which attracted attention a couple of
years ago.
FERKY WINS HIS VICTORY
CREDIT AND CONFIDENCE BOTH
VOTED BY THE DEPUTIES.
An Attack on Pekin One of the Events
Pictured During the Debate—Gen. de
l’lsle to Succeed Gen. Thomson-
Bristling Activity at the Arsenals and
Shipyards.
Paris, Nov. 27.—Tn the Chamber of
Deputies to-day M. Leßoy read a report
from the Tonquin Committee advising the
Chamber to adopt the Tonquin credits,
and urging the necessity that exists for
occupying the province in the north of
Tonquin. It was received with cheers
and signs of dissent. The Chamber then
passed a vote of urgency, and pronounced
for an immediate discussion. M. Clemen
ceau thereupon attacked the government
and denounced the Ministers, whose op
timism had committed so many diplo
matic and military faults since the sign
ing of the Tien Tsen convention. He
stjiid that Prime Minister Ferry had
committed a veritable political crime in
refusing peace upon that condition.
France, M. Clemeneeau said, did wrong
in accepting the mediation of England, for
the latter’s disinterestedness was open to
suspicion. He said that Prince Bis
marck was most dangerous, but was still
more dangerous as an enemy. M. Cle
nienceau insisted that peace "with China
was still possible, and, expressed the
belief that M. Ferry’s version of tne
Chinese terms was inaccurate.
M. Ferry here protested at being in
sulted.
I’KKIN’S CAPTURE.
M. Clemeneeau concluded by saying
that if the Chamber desired a policy of
action, it ought to vote sufficient credits
to enable the government to declare war
now, and not postpone the capture of Pe
kin till after the elections. The faults
that have been committed hitherto by iso
lated persons, if continued, will become
the faults of the Republican party.
[Cheers.] ,
M. Goulet while disavowing the actions
of the government, said that he would
vote for the credits, but feared that they
would only serve to prolong the present
state of things. The government, he said,
was unable to make peace, and yet re
fused to demand the means to make war.
Admiral Pevron, Minister of Marine,
explained that the credits of last year
were only 72,000,000 francs, and that those
for the next year will be 8(5,000,000 francs.
This will enable the government to dis
patch 5,000 troops to Tonquin to reinforce
the French army and send several cruis
ers to the navy. The Chamber then voted
the first credit of 16,000.000 francs, and
aftewards, by a vote of 351 to 179, voted a
fresh credit of 43,000,000 francs. The or
der ot day, an expression of confidence in
the government, was then adopted with
out opposition.
PROMOTION FOR I>E L’ISLE.
La Figaro announces that Gen. Briere
de l’lsle will replace Gen. Thomson as
Governor General of Cochin China, and
that Gen. Negrier becomes commandant
superior in Tonquin. Admiral Renvon
will command the Indo-Chinese flotilla.
These changes are preparatory to an ex
haustive attempt to clear Tonquin of Chi
nese. The depots of armaments at the
French ports are feverish with activity.
The ironclads La Parouse, Aviso, Leigau
and the gunboat Lagittaire are about sail
ing to join Admiral Courbet’s fleet.
The government has ordered three iron
clads to sail for Tonquin.
Le Nationale states that 6,000 troops
will be forwarded to China within a fort
night.
Admiral de Pagua has arrived at Hong
Kong. Admiral Lespes still remains
with his fleet before Ke Lung and For
mosa.
FERRY’S STATEMENT DENIED.
London, Nov. 27.—The Times states
that it is authorized to deny the state
ment made by 51 mister Ferry before the
French Chamber of Deputies that just as
China was about to accept the terms
offered by the French through United
States Minister Young. Marquis Tseng
informed the Pekin Government that
France desired peace at any price, and
that upon that statement China demand
ed such preposterous conditions that no
power was willing to mediate. Marquis
Tseng did nothing to influence China in
the matter.
GRANVILLE’S EFFORTS FOR PEACE.
London, Nov. 27.—Earl Granville, Sec
retary of State for Foreign Affairs, has re
sumed his effort to arrange peace Detween
China and France. It is stated that he
has modified the indemnity proposals and
has sent a modification to"Pekin through
Marquis Tseng, the Chinese Ambassador.
CHINESE CRUISERS UNDER SAIL.
Shanghai, Nov. 27.—Several Chinese
cruisers under German officers have
sailed from here, but to what point is un
known. Three Chinese vessels were
sighted yesterday, steering south, and it
is thought probable that they w T ere bound
to Foo Chow or Formosa.
THE GOXGO FRONTIER.
Its Settlement to he Followed by tlie
Trade Stipulations.
Berlin, Nov. 27.—Count von Ilatzfeldt,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, presided at
to-day’s session of the Congo Conference.
The Congo Committee made its report,
which was adopted. It contains a pro
vision in favor ot the extension of the
Congo basin boundary eastwart , duly
respecting the rights of Portugal, Zanzi
bar and one native king. The pow
ers will offer their good offices
tor the settlement of any important ques
tions ttiat may arise. A second committee
was appointed which will to-morrow*
arrange the details, and a third committee
was appointed to conclude the labors of
the second committee and compile their
report. The resolutions of the committee
were then adopted. The question of free
trade will be discussed when the ques
tions have been settled.
Gov. Hendricks at Home.
IndianapoliSj Nov. 27.—Vice Presi
dent elect Hendricks returned to the city
yesterday, and made his first public ap
pearance at the Grand Opera House to
night, where he witnessed a periormance
by Clara Morris. His box was decorated
with flags and a picture of Andrew Jack
son. On Mr. Hendricks’ entrance the or
chestra played “Hail to the Chief,” and
he was greeted with rounds of applause.
At the close of the performance Mr. Hen
dricks held a reception in his box, where
many persons called and paid their re
spects.
Indians Victimized.
Omaha, Neb., Nov. 27. — The United
States grand jury to-day returned 15 in
dictments for fraud in sales ot the Otoe
Indian lands in December, 1883. Forty
thousand acres were sold at public auc
tion and bids were entered at a lower
figure than was actually bid at the sale.
The scheme was manipulated by a ring,
involving several prominent persons. It
is estimated that the Indians were de
frauded out of about $20,000.
The Lost Pilot Picked Up at Sea.
Lewes, Del., Nov. 27.—Pilot Marshal
Bertrand and a Norwegian sailor, who
were lost last Monday from the pilot boat
Turley, were picked up last night, 85
miles’southeast from the lightship, by the
schooner Emma T. Angell, and brought
to the breakwater to-day. The other
sailor died Tuesday night. Bertrand and
his mate were 60 hours without food or
drink. They are badly frostbitten, but
will recover.
Bnrnine: of a Colliery.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., Nov. 27.—The
Forty Fort colliery, owned .and operated
by J. H. Swoyer, was burned this morn
ing. The loss Is $60,000, and the insur
ance $30,000. Together with the breaker
and colliery, 500 tons of coal and all the
valuable machinery about the mines were
destroyed. The cause of the fire is un
known. Five hundred persons will be
thrown out of employment.
A Dry Goods Dealer Assigns.
Louisville, Nov. 27.—David Sternberg,
a dry goods dealer, made an assignment
to-day. The liabilities are $60,000. The
assets are unknown.
DALLAS’ BROKEN BANK.
Dallas, Nov. 27.—The schedule ot lia
bilities was filed to-day in the recent as
signment ot Adams & Leonard, bankers.
The total liabilities are $317,877 and the
assets $612,591. The depositors will be
paid in full.
The Cincinnati Exhibit's Shortage.
Cincinnati, Nov. 27.—The Exposition
Commissioners have ordered an assess
ment of 25 per cent, on the notes of guar
antors to meet the deficiency caused by
the expenses of this year’s exhibition ex
ceeding the receipts by about $20,000.
Durkee’s Salad Dressing and Cold Meat
Sauce. The finest mayonaise for meat,
fish, and vegetable salads, and a superb
table sauce. It far surpasses any home
made dressing. Everybody likes it.
LABOR’S DEPRESSION.
Notices of Reduction Posted In Addi
tional Mills and Factories.
Reading, Pa., Nov. 27.— Notices of a
reduction of 15 per cent, in the wages of
laborers and lurnace hands have been
posted at the furnaces of the Reading
Iron Works. The reduction will go into
effect Dec. 1.
a cut in three mills.
Pittsburg, Nov. 27.—Oliver Bros. &
Phillips, controlling three mills, have or
dered a 10 per cent, reduction in the
wages of all employes except those gov
erned by the year scale of the Amalga
mated Association. The reduction will
go into effect Dec. 1, and will affect 1,000
men.
Adams & Co.’s flint-glass works shut
down last evening for an indefinite period,
throwing out of work 300 persons. The
works are now overstocked with manu
factured goods, and the trade is exceed
ingly dull.
DEMAND PAY BY THE DAY.
Montreal, Nov. 27. —Seventy opera
tives employed by the Canadian Cutlery
Company here have struck against being
paid by piece work, as in Sheffield, Eng
land, except at higher rates. All the
hands were brought from Sheffield a year
ago, aud were previously paid bv day
work.
a railroad’s reductions.
Long Island City, L. I.,—Nov. 27.
The Long Island Railway Company has
reduced the wages of trackmen 5 per
cent., of station agents $5 per month, and
of employes of the machine shops from 5
to 10 per cent, a number of employes
also in all the departments have been dis
charged.
anarchists demand work.
Paris, Nov. 27.—A meeting of 400 an
archists was held to-day in Rue Aumire.
at which it was decided to hold a grand
out-door meeting to force the government
to provide the unemployed with work and
lodging.
EGYPTIAN FINANCES.
Tlie Terms of England's New Loans
Given in the Prints.
London, Nov. 27.—80th the Tones and
Standard think that a loan of £5,000,000,
which England offers to raise and to
guarantee, will be applied to the pay
ment of the governmental expenses of
Egypt and for irrigation, and that the
Alexandria indemnities will be covered
by the proposed issue of £5,000,000 pre
ference stock w’ith Egyptian security. The
interest upon England’s shares in the
Suez canal will be reduced % per cent.,
the Egyptian government taking the
management of the diara and domain
lands, whose revenues will be paid into
the Bank of England as security for the
loan, on which England guarantees 3)4
per cent. A reduction of the unified in
terest will be necessary to pay the inter
est upon the new preference loan.
GERMANY WAITING.
A Berlin dispatch says that Germany
waits for the decision of France before ex
pressing any opinion upon England’s
proposition for a settlement of the Egyp
tian debt.
BISMARCK AND THE FINANCES.
Berlin, Nov. 27.—Prince Bismarck has
been officially notified of the propositions
of England for a settlement of the Egypt
ian debt and they have been also referred
to other financial colleagues for reference
thereupon.
ASIA’S CHILD OF DEATH.
Humbert and Duke D’Aosta Thanked
by All Italy.
Rome, Nov. 27.—The House of Deputies
decided to-day to depute President Cop
pino and nine members of the House to
wait on King Humbert, and the Duke
d’Aosta, and express to them the admi
ration of the House of Deputies at the
heroism displayed by their Highnesses
during the cholera in Naples.
Signor Depretis, Prime Misister, ob
tained a vote of urgency upon the bill for
the sanitary improvement of Naples.
BUENOS AYRES’ GUARD.
Buenos Ayres, Nov. 27.—The steamer
Maria, from Genoa, with 1,000 emigrants,
has been refused entrance to the port,
which is open only to steamers which
left Genoa after Nov. 19. It is thought
that the agents of steamers which have
been refused entrance will have the
passengers transhipped at Cape Verdi,
and the steamer Matteo Bruzzo will be
the first to take advantage of this plan.
PARIS RESUMES TRANQUILLITY.
Paris, Nov. 27.—This city has resumed
its usual appearance. It Is estimated
that the total number of deaths by the re
cent inroad of cholera will reach 866.
There are still a few cases of cholera in
the dirtier quarters of the city.
CROSSWAY'S WITH THE WORLD.
Pitiful Superstition of a Mother at the
Grave of Her Child.
That section of the northern part of this
city which is populated by colored people,
says a Leavenworth (Kan.) special, is in
a ferment over a curious case of supersti
tion. A little child named Mary Carter
died from injuries received from being
scalded, and, her mother being very poor,
several ladies took hold of the case,
watched over the child and raised money
to defray the expenses, including those of
the burial.
Enough money having been collected,
a coffin was provided with a plate marked
“Our baby,” and the remains were placed
in it ready for burial. When the time
came for burial, the sun was shining
brightly on mother earth, and everything
seemed to point to a quiet and respectable
burial. A grave had been dug in a quiet
and beautiful part of Mount Muncie
Cemetery and a few friends gathered
around it.
As the coffin was lowered into the
ground the minister stepped forward and
in solemn tones brought to the minds of
his hearers the uncertainty of this life
and sought in eloquent words to bring
them nearer to their Maker. In conclu
sion he used Longfellow’s beautiful words,
“Dust thou art, to dust returnest,” and
was about to perform the ceremony of
throwing the handful *of earth on " the
coffin, when with a bound, the mother,
who had until this time stood silently by,
sprang forward, and, with “Don’t you
throw no earth on my child! That grave
is dug crossways of the world!” made
the sexton stop the burial.
She had the coffin raised and brought
the body back to the city. Immediately
the entire population of the north part of
the town was in a lurore and a hundred
tongues were wagging, saying a curse
would surely fall on the inhabitants, apro
pos of the ill omen.
Killed by Regulators.
OWENBVILLE, Ky., Nov. 27.—A party
of a dozen men, calling themselves Reg
ulators, went to the house of John G.
Hughes at Pine Grove, Roan county, on
Tuesday night, with the avowed inten
tion of whipping him. Hughes resisted
them and was killed. Three of them have
been arrested.
Maine’s Vote.
Augusta, Me., Nov. 27.—The Governor
and council, having completed their count
ing of the Presidential vote of Maine, de
clared the result to-night as follows:
Highest votes received by Blaine electors,
72,209; Cleveland, 52,140; Butler, 3,953; St.
John, 2,160.
Indiana’s Official Figures.
Indianapolis, Nov. 27.—The revised
official figures of the vote in Indiana show
Cleveland, 244,992; Blaine, 238,480; But
ler, 8,716; St. John, 3,018; Cleveland’s plu
rality, 6,512.
Lincoln to Criticise Ha/.en.
Washington, Nov. 27.—1 t is under
stood that in his annual report Secretary
ot War Lincoln will severely criticise
Gen. Win. B. Hazen, Chief Signal Officer,
especially in commenting upon the Greely
expedition.
Tlie Reff Cross In the Cumberlands.
Washington, Nov. 27.—Dr. J. B. Hub
bell, special agent of the Red Cross Asso
ciation, left this city to-night to visit the
locality of the mysterious disease prevail
ing in Virginia and afford aid to the suf
ferers.
A Big Parade at Portsmouth.
Portsmouth, Va., Nov. 27.—A grand
Democratic parade was held here to
night in honor of the election ol Cleve
land and Hendricks. It was the finest
ever seen in this part of the State.
A Moderate Fleeted.
Brussels, Nov. 27.—The Liberal Asso
ciation has elected M. Humbeeck, a Mod
erate, as President, against the candidate
of the Advanced party.
Fanny Kllgler Dead.
London, Nov. 27.—Fanny Elisler ia
dead.
TELLER’S DEPARTMENT.
A SYNOPSIS OF THE WORK OF
THE PAST YEAR.
Five Hundred and Sixty-five Indian
Children Placed In Schools—lndian
Lands Leased too Cheaply—What has
Keen Done With the Public Lands—
A Resume of the Business of the
Patent Office.
M ashington, Nov. I.—The report of the
Secretary of the Interior lias just been sub
mitted to the President. Under the provis
ions for the placing of Indian children in in
dustrial schools in States at an expeuse not to
exceed $167 per capita, 565 children have been
placed in schools in the following States:
Kansas, Nebraska, lowa, Illinois, Indiana,
Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Tennessee,
Wisconsin and Minnesota. Quite a number
of Indian children who have had some train
ing in manual labor shools have been placed
in private families, mainly from Carlisle and
Hampton.
The greatest agency for the civilization of
the Indian is the manual labor school. In
deed, I do not think I shall be far out of the
wav if i say the only agency for that purpose
is tlie manual labor school.
LEASING OF INDIAN LANDS.
In my last report I called attention to the
occupation of certain Indian reservations by
stockmen with their herds, under an arrange
ment made with the Indians. I decline*l to
treat these arrangements as leases made on
the part of the Indians, hut did treat them a-*
licenses on the part of the fmlians recognized
by section 2117 of the Revised St itutes. Ido
not understand that tlie parties so occupying
these lands with the consent of the Indians
are there in violation of law, but their con
dition is not a satisfactory one either to them
selves or the department. The department in
allowing them to remain reserved the right to
put them off of such reservation, notwith
standing such permit or license, if the depart
ment considered it necessary to do so in the
interest of tlie Indians. How far the govern
ment may disregard the license so given by
the Indians is a question that need not lie dis
cussed until it is presented, but should the
department attempt such exclusion against
the wishes of the Indians, it would certainly
lead to trouble. The amount paid for
such privileges is understood to be about 2
cents per acre for the lands so occupied. This
amount is not a fair compensation at this
time for the use of such lands, or for at least
a considerable portion thereof. Much of the
land so occupied could be leased at from 4 to
6 cents per acre. The Cheyenne and Arapaho
Indians attempted to lease 3,667,860 acres of
their reservation, leaving unoccupied bv
stockmen about 430.000 acres. From th * land
so occupied by stocsinen, the Arapahoes and
Cheyennes received last vear 2 cents per acre,
amounting t 0.577,357 00, or an average of sl2 33
per capita. As it is believed that this reser
vation might be leased at from 4 to 6 cents per
acre, the amount may be increased to $24 60 or
$36 99 per capita. It is believed that the cat
tle men will very readily consent to double or
treble the price now paid if they can have
some assurance that they will not be disturbed
at the whim or caprice of the Indians.
THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
Tlie report of the Commissioner of the
General Land Office shows that sales, entries,
anil selections of public lands under various
act of Congress embrace 26.834,041.03 acres,
an*l of Indian lands 697,128.97, aggregating
27.531,170, an Increase over the year 1883 of
8,101,137.20. The receipts for disposal of
public lands are $11,840,993 07; Indian lands,
$938,137 26, or a total of $12,779,130 33, an in
crease over that of 1883 of $1,073,364 68, to
which is to be added $10,276 76 received for
certified copies of records, making a total ol
$12,789,405 09.
PENSIONS.
The report of the Commissioner of Pensions
shows that at the close of the fiscal year 1884
there were 322,756 pensioners, classified as fol
lows :
Army invalids 218,956
Army widows, minor children, and de
pendent relatives 75,836
Navy invalids 2,616
Navy widows, minor children, and de
pendent relatives 1,938
Survivors of the war of 1812. 3,898
Widow’s of those wiio serveil in the war
of 1812 19,512
There were added to this roll during the
year the names of 34,192 new pensioners, and
1,221 previously dropped were restored to the
rolls, making iu the aggregate 35,413, and
16,315 were dropped for various causes, being
a net increase on- the roll of 19.098.
The average annua! value of each pension
at the close of the year is $lO6 75, and the ag
gregate annual value of all pensions is $34,-
456,609 35, an increase over like value for ilie
previous year of $2,211,407 92.
The amount paid for pensions during the
year is $5*,908,597 60, exceeding, as will he ob
served, the annual value of pensions several
millions of dollars, which represents the first
payments, generally in new claims, and
known as arrears of pensions. The amount
paid during the year to 31,307 new pensioners
was $23,413,815 10, and there remained in the
hands of the several pension agents 7,203 cases
of this class unpaid, in which there was due
$4,949,490 05.
Since 1861 there have been filed 927,922
claims for pensions; of this numlier, 545,130
have been allowed. About 82 per cent, of the
whole number now* pending are awaiting the
action of the claimants or their witnesses on
unanswered calls from the Pension Office.
Siuce 1861 the total amount disbursed for pen
sions has been $678,346,834.34.
THE PATENT OFFICE.
The following report of the business of the
Patent Office for the fiscal year ending June
30, DB4, is submitted:
Applications for patents received. 35.204
Applications for design patents re
ceived 1,322
Applications for reissue patents
received 244
Applications for regi-tration of
trade marks . . . i,o*7
Applications for registration of la
bels 975
Total 38,822
Caveats filed 2 672
Patents granted, including reis ues
and designs 22,‘82
Trade marks registered 903
Labels registered 53. l
Total 24,618
Patents withheld for non-payment
of final fees 2,652
Patents expired 10,230
Receints and expenditures —
Receipts from all sources $1,145,433 10
Expenditures (not including con
tingent expenses) 901,413 39
Surplus 244,019 71
OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF RAIL
ROADS.
The report of the Commissioner of Rail
roads gives the operations of his office during
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1884.
The property and accounts of the railroads
coming within the jurisdiction of the office
hare been examined, the several companies
having freely accorded all proper facilities for
the inspection of tlieir properties and the ex
amination of their books.
TOTAL DEBT.
Including principal and accrued interest.
Union Pacific (including Kansas
Pacific) $ 66,039,06i) 22
Central Pacific (including West
ern Pacific) 54,047,825 01
Sioux City and Pacific 3.290,816 69
Central Branch Union Pacific 3,245,808 26
Total $127,823,016 18
NEW PENSION BUILDING.
Since my last report considerable work has
lieen done on the new pension building, which
has been raised on the south and west fronts
64 14 feet above the site. Three vaulted floors
are entirely completed, supporting 107 rooms.
The expenditures to Oct. 27, 1884, have been
$4,474,436 22, leaving a balance available for
the building and heating apparatus of $259,-
123 40.
GOING BACK TO ITALY.
A Crowd of Laborers Pocket Their
Earnings and Start for Horae.
Eleven hundred Italians, says the New
York Sun of Nov. 22, left this country for
Italy yesterday on the steamship Britan
nia, of the Fabre line. They were nearly
all laborers, who had been employed in
the cheapest kind of work. The most of
them came from the country, but there
were many from the Italian colonies in
this city. There W'ere representatives
from Jersey street, the poorest quarters of
the Thirteenth ward, and from the up
town parts of Ninth, Tenth, and Eleventh
avenues. Most of the men looked happy
and contented. They had saved a snug
sum of money and were going home where
living is cheaper. Thaon di Revel, of the
Italian Consulate, said that a great many
poor Italians go back to Italy every fall.
“Some go back to stay,” he said, “but
many who can get no work here in winter
go home until spring and then return to
this country. Their passage costs only
about $2B, and as most of them live in
Southern Italy, where the cost of living
is merely nominal, they find it cheaper
than remaining here, especially as they
do not like cold weather. They are thrifty
people, and with $2,000 they can buy a
farm of ten acres and a house in Southern
Italy and raise enough to support them
selves and families. They can live as
well there for 25 cents a day as they can
here for $2. If a man does not care about
farming and wishes to live away from
the agricultural districts he can hire a
small place near any of the smaller
towns for $1 a month. It is only the
laboring people who care about return
ing. The clerk, merchant or storekeeper
seldom leaves this country.”
By the skill of Dr. Price, we have now
for our cakes, puddings, ices, cream and
pastry the most delicious Fruit Flavors.
Those who wish to make their delicacies
palatable and enjoyable will make use of
Dr. Price’s Special Flavoring Extracts—
Vanilla, Lemon, Orange, etc.—not only
on account of their nice flavor, but for
their safety.
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION.
Tenth Semi-Annual Report.
The following is all of the semi-annual
report of the Railroad Commission, just
issued, that is of interest to the public:
It has been assumed that the policy of the
State in establishing a Railroad Commission
for tlie purpose of regulating railroad traffic
within this State has been detrimental to the
interests of the railroads as well as injurious
to the general welfare of the people; and. in
its operations, has had a tendency to retard
the building of railroads in the State. In re
sponse to this assumption we desire to call
your Excellency’s attention to tlie following
facts, showing the same to be without any
foundation :
First—The records of this office show that
for the five years previous to the establish
ment of the commission (in 1879) there were
built within this State less than 100 miles of
railroads, anil that during the live years since
the establishment of the Railroad Commission
more than 600 miles of railroads have lieen
constructed within the limits of the State.
Again, it is an undeniable fact that more of
the stock of the railroads within the State of
Georgia have been taken by foreign capital
anil at higher rates since the establishment of
the commission than at any like period of time
previous to its existence.
Further, neither the policy of the State in
enacting laws for the regulation ot raijroad
traffic nor the action of tne commission lias
deterred non-resident capitalists from pur
chasing the following roads already built,
namely:
The Macon and Brunswick Railroad, 198
miles in length; the Brunswick and Western
Railroad, 171 miles in length; the majority of
the stock ot the Western aud Atlantic Rail
road Company; nor from taking tne-half of
the lease of the Georgia Railroad for a period
of ninety-nine years at $600,000 per annum,
which is equal to a fraction over 14 per cent,
annual dividend on the capital stock of $4,-
200.000 of said road.
Not only has foreign capital flowed into the
State aud been invested in the trunk lines
which have been constructed since the es
tablishment of the commission and those in
existence before its establishment; but, from
the records in this office, showing the number
of miles of branch roads built and being built
by the citizens of Georgia, it would seem that
thfty have been stimulated to a degree in
providing themselves with railroad facilities
that has not been equaled in any five years
iu the history of the State preceding the
same.
The present railroad system shows the State
to be well provided with trunk lines, and it is
a matter of congratulation to know that, out
of the 137 counties in the State, there are onlv
32 which are not traversed by railroads, anil
that many of these are of easy access to rail
road stations; and, from the numerous short
roads now projected and being constructed,
we have a gratifying assurance that it will
not be long before every county in the State
will have within its own territory railroad
facilities.
These facts justify the conclusion that this
P'llicv of the State has neither lessened the
confidence of her citizens in the continued
value of railroads located within the limits of
Gie State, nor deterred foreign capital from
seeking investment in the same. Neither do
tlie values, as shown by the market quotations
of tlie stock of Georgia railroads, as compared
with the quotations of stocks of railroads in
other Southern States, sustain the assertion
that the policy of the State or the action of
the commission has tended to their depreci
ation.
The assurance of just and reasonable rates
of transportation guaranteed to the citizens
by the law has inspired their confidence, as is
manifested in all sections of the State by an
increased impetus given to all branches of
manufactures and other industries.
Moreover, we think that it can be justly
claimed that a fair and impartial review of
the work of the commission in carrying out
the purposes of the law by a reduction and
equalization of rates that were of force by the
railroad companies at the time of its passage,
will show a saving to the people of Georgia,
annually, a sum equal to the full amount of
their annual taxes, while the healthy li nancial
condition of the railroads does not indicate
that they have been injured thereby.
In conclusion, we wish to express our appre
ciation of the prompt manner in which the
railroad companies have furnished this office
with reports and other information when
called upon, anil for tlie carrying into effect
the action of the commission. All of which is
respectfully submitted.
Camfbkll Wallace,
L. N. Trammell,
Commissioners.
A. C. Briscoe, Secretary.
A WOMAN PAYS HER BET.
Selling Forty-Two Bushels of Peanuts
to the Crowd on Boston Common.
Probably the last of Boston’s novel
election bets was paid on the common to
day, says a Boston special of Nov. 25.
All other unique wagers have been upon
the general result and, accordingly, have
been paid by Blaine partisans. To-day’s
loser was a sympathizer with Cleveland,
and a woman at that. Shortly before 9
there appeared on the Tremont street
mall of the common, near Park street,
a small, striped tent, with a table in
front piled with peanuts. Upon a neigh
boring tree was hung a sign: “Paying an
election bet.” Promptly on the stroke of
9 a well-dressed lady took her stand be
hind the improvised counter, hung up a
notice, “Peanuts 10 cents a bag,” and
began doing a lively business with the
large crowd that collected. One ol the
first comers asked her:
“What sort of peanuts are you sell
ing?”
“Cleveland peanuts.”
“How’s that? Cleveland was elected.”
“Well,” laughingly replied the lady, “I
wagered $5O against $3OO that Gov. Cleve
land would have 10,000 plurality in New
York State. The other condition was that
1 should make the $5O selling peanuts on
the Common from 9 o’clock in the morn
ing until 9 o’clock at night and should
not eat or drink during that time.”
The Cleveland peanut vender is Mrs.
Jghn Mullibeen, who is pretty well known
in Boston. She is about 55 years old, de
cidedly stout and quite distinguished in
general appearance. Her' hair is snow
white and she wears it in a peculiar heap
on top of her head. She was dressed in a
well-fitting Newmarket. A large cameo
breastpin fastened a white lace collar
around her neck and a pair of black bowed
eye-glasses hung upon her breast. It was
decidedly chilly all day, but she wore no
outer garment, neither did she at any
time leave her post behind the counter.
Trade was so brisk that she had to get
the assistance of a gentleman and two
other ladies most of the time to
assist either in making change or in
putting the peanuts in bags. Baked
beans could not have sold faster and her
stock was soon exhausted. Several more
bushels soon arrived, but the demand did
not slack. Almost every one had some
thing to say in the way of a joke at her
expense. She took it all in good part,
giving as good as was sent in many cases.
About noon Lewis Hayden, a local Blaine
man of some note, came along. He
sympathized heartily with Mrs. Mullibeen
and bought three packages under the im
pression that she lost on Blaine. Finding
out to the contrary, he threw the nuts to
the ground and said he would be ashamed
to eat Cleveland peanuts and would not
take them home. When first accosting
the lady Uncle Lewis commended her for
her patriotism.
The crowd at times numbered several
hundred people. They were very quiet
and indulged in nothing more serious
than frequent clapping. Two policemen
kept them from crowding up too close.
This was the only thing that troubled
her.
“They look at me as though I was a
wild beast,” she said.
Toward night the dimes came in in a
perfect shower. The supply had to be
replenished two or three times, and before
;he 12 hours were gone 42)4 bushels had
passed over the counter in 2,150 paper
bags. Mrs. Mullibeen bore the
tiresome test remarkably well.
The terms of the bet were
fulfilled in every particular. She
not only went without food and
drink, but she did not once sit
down at her work. But the moment the
stint was done she hurried to a waiting
carriage and was driven rapidly to her
home. The crowd cheered her as she
left. The gross receipts were $215, and
she will probably net about $l5O by the
operation. After the bet is paid the sur
plus will be used to supply Thanksgiving
dinners to many poor families. This is
the second time she has sold peanuts.
W hen she was a young ladv she made a
similar bet on Fremont’s election. In
those days she was a resident of the
South. As she lost her bet she paid it on
a fair ground. In three hours she sold
twenty-two barrels.
lord Churchill Advocates Protection.
London, Nov. 27.—Lord Randolph
Churchill, in an interview to-day, de
clared himself in favor of a revision of the
tariff and the adoption of protective
duties, even extending to a tax on corn.
He said that in domestic policy the gov
ernment should follow Prince Bismarck’s
principles. The state of socialism in
Ireland, reform at the castle, the great
expenditure of money for public works,
and the foreign policy of the British em
pire were above party or the federation of
the colonies.
A Hitch Avoided on the Redistribution
Bill.
London, Nov. 27.— 1n to-day’s confer
ence between Premier Gladstone, the
Marquis of Salisbury and others, a defi
nite agreement upon the redistribution
bill was reached and a hitch is now con
considered impossible.
Dublin’s Nationalists.
Dublin, Nov. 27.—The Nationalists of
this city have decided to contest the next
election with two candidates, Parnell be
ing one.
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TAXES AND FREE PASSES.
GERMANY’S PARLIAMENT SOLV
ING TWO CONUNDRUMS.
Bismarck Conducting a Campaign
Against the Acceptance of Railway
Favors by Members of the Reichstag—
The Financial Statement Showing a
Considerable Falling Oil In the
Revenues.
Bk.rlin, Nov. 27. —1n his speech, yes
terday, in opposition to the resolution to
pay salaries to members of the Reichstag,
1 rince Bismarck charged the members
w ith using free passes on the railways to
enable them to travel all over the Empire,
and he, therefore, advocated the revoking
of the free list.
Speeches were made by members of the
Reichstag in opposition to Prince Bis
marck, in which they declared that the
government w T as seeking to prevent jthe
attendance or the poorer Socialist mem,
tiers of the Reichstag. If they were re
fused their traveling expenses they con
tended that they must be paid a salary to
enable members to live in such an expen
sive city as Berlin.
A POOR “
In the Reichstag to-day, the budget for
1885 was discussed. Herr Burchard, Sec
retary of the Treasury, in submitting the
estimates, admitted that the financial ex
hibit was not satisfactory-. The revenue
from several sources had dwindled unex
pectedly, notably from beet sugar, the de
crease amounting to 21,000,000 marks.
He said that it was impossible to expect
any increase of revenue from the sugar
industry at present. The revenue from
tobacco had also dwindled 3,000,000 marks
during the year. He said that if the pen
sion law and ocean steamer subvention
lull passed the Reichstag, additional
financial burdens upon the budget would
probably ensue, which must he faced, es
pecially as the financial position of the
country is satisfactory.
THE GOVERNMENT’S PLANS UNKNOWN.
Ilerr Burchard was unable to say
whether the government was prepared to
introduce any fresh taxation bills since
the Reichstag had rejected so many for
mer proposals. As, however, a reduction
of the estimate was scarcely possible, it
behooved the House to devote itself earn
estly to a reform of taxation.
Herr Scholz said that as the govern
ment proposals were invariably rejected
it was the duty of the Reichstag to de
clare what taxation is opportune. The
situation, Herr Scholz said, does not in
volve too formidable demands upon the
tax-payers.
Herr Richter, in behalf of the new Ger
man Liberals, objected to all fresh taxa
tion upon the people.
Herr Binda,in behalf of the National Lib
erals. relused to initiate any new imports,
and stated that they W’ould only vote in
favor of the actual requirements.
The debate was adjourned until to-mor
row’.
BLUE RIDGE MYSTERIES.
The Poaple of North Carolina Startled
by a Singular Phenomenon.
I)r. J. S. T. Baird writes the Asheville
(N. O.) Citizen as follows: “The people
living in the vicinity of Elk Mountain,
both on the lteems creek and Beaver-dam
sides, were startled by a strange and un
usual phenomenon which visited that sec
tion about 9 o’clock on Saturday morning,
Nov. 1. Standing as I did on an elevated
point on my farm, with a full and unob
structed view of the entire Elk Mountain
range, and happening at the very moment
to have my eyes turned in the direction of
the point in question, it afforded me an
excellent opportunity to observe the whole
phenomenon. The morning was exceed
ingly bright and almost ominously calm.
At a point about due north of my home,
and seemingly just over the crest
of the mountain, and at
the hour above stated, there
was w'hat seemed to be a most terrific
subterranean explosion, iollowed by a
very perceptible jarring and trembling of
the earth for miles around, and a heavy
rumbling sound asof the deep intonations
of distant thunder, which came on with
increasing volume for several seconds.
The sound proceeded with rapid undula
tions in an eastwardly direction, follow
ing the course of the mountain, and seem
ing to traverse the deep bowels of the
earth, until it reached a pointon the hori
zon of our valley about 45 degrees east
from where it started, when it suddenly
leaped forth from the bosom of the moun
tain, and, lifting itself far altove the hori
zon, pealed out upon the ear like a mighty
thunderbolt, and thus it ended as sud
denly as it began. I have conversed w'ith
one gentlemen I Mr. A. E. Hemphill) who
was on top of the mountain in the Imme
diate vicinity of where the first shock oc
curred. He says that it seemed to be
directly beneath him, and the sensation
was as though the whole mountain was
tumbling from its foundation, with a fear
ful shaking and trembling of the earth. I
learn that two other gentlemen(Mr. Steve
Munday and Mr. James Edwards) who
were on the mountain some two miles
further east, describe the sound and the
shaking and trembling’of the mountain as
most appalling and terrifying, even put
ting the leaves on the trees in rapid and
lively motion. I have seen other persons
who felt and heard the shock many miles
away. But what renders it really phe
nomenal was its recurrence about sunset
on the evening of the same day. I was
in Asheville in the evening and did not
witness the phenomenon at that hour,
but 1 am told by a number of reliable per
sons that there was a recurrence with the
same characteristics about the hour of
sunset.”
Dr. Baird’s statement is corroborated
by very many others liviDg around the
seat of the strange explosion.
There are three ways of destroying the
phylloxera, but, according to M. Balbiani,
Professor of the College of France, not one of
them can he relied upon as thoroughly effica
cious The first method, which has long lieen
practiced by the vine growers of the depart
ment of the Gironde, consists in peeling tha
vines by means of rubbing it with the hands,
protected by special gloves of steel chains.
Hut as only the older vines permit of such
treatment, it cannot be universally applied.
Watering with boiling water is effective, but
it is nowhere practiced with regularity. A
wash of coal tar and oil, applied to the vines,
lias shown good results, but as the coal tar is
apt to stiffen when exposed to cold, and has to
be warmed every time before its application,
this remedy has been abandoned as too te
dious. M. Balbiani recommends a wash of
raw naphthaline, unburnt lime, and water,
which has been used on a large scale in the
depariments of Lot-et-Garonne and Loir-et-
Cher with encouraging results. The expense
is 40 francs for 5,000 vines, which no vine
grower would grudge if by it he would be en
abled successfully to combat the greatest ene
my of the vineyard.
Emory’s Little Cathartic is the best and
only reliable Liver Bill known, never fails
with the most obstinate cases, purely
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less, no griping or unpleasant effects.
Druggists sell them—ls cents.
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