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SEORGIA ASP FLORIDA.
FHK VS V 9 OF r-I® C*V J STATES
tjlj tv I'uu t.up is.
1 Child Ot 1 * Loses Its Eye
ball—A You >e Lady of Knoxville Fre
vent<l from K oping with a lllirmit—
The Ohio Excursionists Beginning to
Arrive.
GEORGIA.
Hall county will rote on the prohibition
(uestion March 10.
Lulu Hurst’s tather says Lulu still re
laius her womlerkul power.
Several or the excursion party of farm
irs from Ohio have already arrived at At
lanta.
Crawtord county farmers are behind
with their work oa account ot the cold
weather.
It is estimated that over ball of last
year’s cottnn crop ol Campbell county was
raised by wniie labor.
J. A. Henderson, of Falrburn, killed
with one shot the other day two blue birds
that w.-re thirty yards apart.
The Bartow couuty grand jury say pro
hibition is exercising a splendid iuiiueuoe
on the young men ol that county.
At Covingt n Wednesday Marshal Hor
ton snot YV. P. Simms, colored, in the leg
as he was running lo eiude arrest.
There were twenty arriva s of boats at
the Columbus wharf during the past
mouth, iron which SIOO was collected as
port dues.
Fortv-two parties were tried in the
Mayor’s Court at Columbus in January,
twenty-sev not whom were dried an ag
gregate of $55.
The grand jury of Oconee county, in
their presentments, are alter tue road
commissioners, and want them called to
strict account,
W. L. Arrendaie has sold his valuable
farm, halt a mile from Clayton, to
Flank Karles, and has moved ou another
farm he owns near Tallulah river.
Oily 829 votes were cast in Floyd coun
ty Wednesday on the road law election
Tlie new road law was deleated by 167
votes, and the old law is now in torce.
There were twelve interments each in
the white- and colored cemeteries at Oo
luuibus during January, of which two
whites aud four coloied were nou-resi
dents.
Prof. J. W. Hill, principal of the Sparta
academy, has organized a military de
partment in connection with nis school,
and Frank L. Littie, Jr., has been elected
captain.
About daylight Tuesday morning the
Jackson school building, at Jackson, was
destroyed by tire. Origin ot the tire un
known. The school will be continued in
the Baptist church.
At the meeting of the Columbus City
Counoil Wednesday night, the Finance
Committee reported tiid tax ordinance lor
1886. There is no change in the tax on
real estate or sales.
The Wrightsville train was derailed at
Harrison on Monday night, breaking
some braces ot the engine, and damaging
some of the trucks. The engine had just
been overhauled and placed in order.
A gentleman at Danburg has in bis pos
session a waton case h.-aring the inscrip
tion “Samuei R. Guthrie, Cos. A. lot h Keg.,
O. V. 1.,” winch he is willing to restore to
the owner, or to his relatives, it he or they
can be found.
Cooper Pope has lately made a sale of
land that shows the value of Wilkes
county soil. He sold a body of 160 acres
to B. 8. Irvin at about S2O per acre. The
land lies three miles from Washington on
the Lexington road.
A deer was seen by Alexander S. Wil
lingham on Tuesday last in his stock pas
ture following his cow. Mr. Wiiliuxham
says the deer approached w ithin fifteen or
twenty feet of him, and did not seem at
til frightened at his presence.
The cases of Elijah Rodgers, who was
indicted with J. B. Moody at the August
term of the court lor the murder of Jim
Mapp, colored, and Turn Haynes, who was
indicted at this term of tue court lor the
murder of Gus Cantrell, colored, were
taken up in Campbell Superior Court yes
terday.
The sale of the Foster Blodgett lot at
Atlanta Tuesday, 25 feet tront on Decatur
street, at $7,765 to Senator Joseph E.
Brown, is generally regarded as a good
6ale. Paying $3lO 60 per trout loot, bv as
astute a man as Senator Brown, is held
to be a conclusive argument in lavor ol
Atlanta real estate, and a complete re
futal of the charge of its depreciation.
A white man named Dean, from Ches
hire, Eng., who was tramping it through
the country, stopping ai small places, giv
ing some kind of sleight-oi-band perform
ances, in trying to board a freight train at
Oconee on the Central railroad, was seri
ously hurt about Lbe head. It was re
ported that he was killed instantly, but
be is still living though there is no hope
for his recovery.
.Engineer Mitchell, who was injured ou
the south western road near Americus
some months ago, has entirely recovered
his health but is nearly blind.' He is soon
to be taken to Dr. Calhoun, in Atlanta,
tof treatment. While disabled the rail
road pays min $126 oer month, and an in
surance company S2O per week. It bis
eyes should be found permanently injured
be will receive $3,000 from the Brother
hood of Loopmouve Engineers.
SeverifliWkeeke ago the infant child of
Mr. GaaTeM. ( .Hiliedgeville, had the sad
rogW(4jK)b*!thlOHe one of its eyes by being
scalded. Abe ball ot the eye began to
graduvUJ protrude between the lids,
oMisiug.it terrible deformity to the little
suttee*#, and uNo endangering the sight
of ihaJonP r. Jdrb. Garrett took the outld
to Macon, Wednesday, and Dr. Cotter
amputated the injured eyeball, savingthe
good ftvi and leaving a proper stump ou
* *n artificial eye.
Qm sensation was created at Knox
ville Saturday by the announcement that
Miss Delia >ia hews bad ' loped with Sim
Sanders, a Texas cowboy. Later on it
was dffslSped tha Sanders bad applied
to ibeli'diyou-y lor a lie -nse, but it was
not granted. Thu couple then started to
Thotnasbm, win-re they expected to get a
license, but they Were again battled bv the
Interposition of a gentleman trom Knox
ville. Sunday morning Cue father ol the
girl started in pursuit and recovered her.
ft is sgid that Sanders bus a .wile and
child Mi lYxas.
Ben flackett, colored, of Clayton, who
Is well Itflbw* to the members of the hgal
frateinUy who attend Rabun Superior
Court, gives every indication of Insanity.
He return'd from North Carolina Wed
nesday acting so strap ely as to excite
the notice of all who saw him. He ges
ticulated wildly. He would hold nut his
arras and ay: ‘ May the I, rd abide with
you all; amen!'* His conversation was
contim-d entirely to religious subjects.
He has been nreparin : himself lor ihe
ininistry-for the past two yea. s, and, as
he tailed tn obtain license at the la-t con
ference to preach, it is thought that bis
mind has given way under the disap
pointment.
FLORIDA.
A. 8. Manr sold his orange grove in
Hernando entity last week for S2O.fX)O.
The Library Associa'lon at Orange City
will build a library 24 xSO feet, two stories
high.
Sixteen new members have recently
united with the Orlando Fresby terlau
church.
The \iins.Rtririrt Is the name of a neat
little paper witch has just beeu issued at
Apopka.
A (erry Is to be established between
North Beach tod the lighthouse af. St.
Augustine.
Trie oommittse are arranging
entertainnieui of the member
State Tress Association which meets a*
Gainesville on Feb. 11.
The Lyons block at Monticello bad a
narrow escape from destruction by tire a
few days ago.
The Board of internal improvement in
structed the Commissioner of Lands and
immigration, last week, to raise the price
of swamp and overflowed lands to $1 per
acre.
Mr. Jonea, of Webster, near Leesburg,
had 1,200 to 1,400 quarts of strawberries
just about ready to pick and ship w hen
the freeze came. He did not pick or ship.
He has his vines left.
The Orlando Reporter has just issued a
handsome 16-page trade issue, whicD sets
forth tne advantages of that section ot
tha State In a way which is sure to prove
ot great financial benefit.
At Madison Tuesday Miss Margaret
Stephtns, sister of J.lbn H. Stephens,
agent ot the South Florida and Western
railroad at Jacksonville, was fatally
burned. She died that night.
Commissioner Myers sold at Evinston,
the junct on of the Florida Southern and
Mlcanopy railroads, on Monday last,
twenty lots of land, ranging from two to
thirty acres per lot, at au average price
of S2O 53 per acre.
Juniper inlet is now closed by a huge
bar of sand, and will remain so during
the coming summer season in all proba
bility, and when high water comes next
season it will be opened by the people of
Lake Worth and vicinity.
Some time last Saturday night, after the
family had all retired and were soun I
asleep, a sneak thief entered the bedroom
ot L. O. Bennett, at Pensacola, and stole
sl3 which tint gentleman had stowed
away iu his pants pi cket.
At St. Augustine, Elliott Church, a car
penter, while at work on Genovar’a opera
house tell to the ground, the scaffold
breaking, and broke his leg and arm and
sustained internal injuries from striking
on Che floor timbers of a passage way.
Capt. James McKay, of the steamer
Cumberland, has inaugurated a seiui
weekly service between Mobile. Warring
ton, Fort Barrancas, Milton, Pensacola,
and Bagdad, leaving Mobile on Mondays
and Saturdays at 5 o’clock p. m., each
week.
The schooner Liberty arrived at Apa
lachicola from the reef Monday with the
first cargo of sponge this season. She
brnugbt 111 bunches to H. Ruge & Sons,
whioh sold lor $265. The schooner Alfonzo
arrived irom the reef last week with 30
bunches.
A curiosity in the shape of e. part of the
skeleton of a man's hand, consisting ot
tue wrist and oietacarpel bones, imbed
ded in the shells and in a good state ol
preservation, was tound near Palatka a
tew days since. The bones, no doubt, be
longed to some gallant Indian.
President Ingraham, of tbe South Flor
ida Railroad, has sent to Havana tor some
Cuba tobacco seed, which he will dis
tribute among the farmers of South Flor
ida, to get them to undertake the culture
of tobacco as an experiment, in the hope
that the products of South Florida may
be divers tied.
Thomas J. Winn and Robert W. Staple
ton, w hile bunting in the buminnck about
three miles north of Brooksviile a lew
days since separated, aud Winn, having
on a white shot pouca, was mistaken
through the thicket tor a deer ami shot.
Two shots took eff, ct, one of them through
the lungs, proving fatal in a tew minutes.
A body was found in Pensacola bav
near Paiafox Wharf Tuesilav. it was
identified as l hat of Oliver Peterson, car
penter ot the British bark Lillie Soullard.
The deceased has b-en missing about
two weeks, and when last seen was
ashore druuk, aud is supposed to have
(alien overboard in trying to getonhis
vessel.
Tue SaDford Publishing Company b..s
been awarded tue conn act of publishing
for four years the Floruln > hristi.au Ad
vocate, anew paper sianed in the inter
est of Methodism. The paper will be ed
ited by Rev. J. P. DePass. a prominent
Methodist minister, and this new publi
cation starts out on its career with a
bright prosoect.
Steps liav- been taken to organize a
base ball league in Pensacola. Stock to
the amount ot nearly SI,OOU was raised
with very little ett'ort, and it is proposed
to increase this to $1,500 or $2,000. A
meeting will be held io effect a perma
nent organization. it is intended that
application will be made lor admission
into the Southern base halt league. The
subscribers propose lo buy grounds, fit up
a grand stand, and provide all itie neces
sary conveniences and appliances lor first
class games and entertainments.
Messrs. Carswell and Simmons arrived
at Pensacola from Wood’s Hole with 600,
000 young codfish Monday morning. The
fisii stood the journey well, about 10 per
cent, only dy mg. They were transferred
to tbe revenue steamer Forward and taken
32 miles off shore, just outside of the 100
latbom eurve southeast ol Pensacola,
where they were deposited in the deep
basin. A lew thousand Were then taken
east, opposite tbe mouth of Mooiie Bay,
and deposited in deep water. The trans
fer ami planting have been successful,
and the members of the Fish Commission
express themselves as satisfied with the
first results.
The Post master General has appointed
the following fourth-clas- Postmasters for
Florida: Francis M. Richirds at Abe’s
spring. Calhoun coumy, vice William
Clark: W. A. Sheppard at Blanche, Polk
county, vice James A. Voyies; H. P. Bust
at Chaffin, Santa Rosa county, vice Fran
cis C. Ch-iliin; J. M. Taylor at Cypress,
Jackson county, vice J. A. Garrett; A. C.
Tippin ai Kerry Pass, Escambia county,
vico George 11. Stewart; A. P. Higgins
at Wewahitchka. Calhoun county, vice
Geo. W. Wilburn; D. F. Weaver at Stein
hate lies, Lalavetu- coumy, vice J. T.
Hart; Lafeyette T. Weaver at Sopchoppv,
Wakulla oountv, vi'-e John O, Hodge; H.
B. Carter at. Rural. Hernando county, vice
Walter K. Dean; Henry J. Blslsdell at
Oakdale, Hernando oountv, vice William
F. Shoemaker; F. C. Winhams at Loyce,
Hernando county, vice J. H. Shively; M.
M. Morrison at Limestone, Walt' n 'cun
tv, vice A. Ramsev; John M. Trammell ai
Holmes, Holmes county, vice W. B.
O’Don -hue; T. W. And rson at Hume,
land. Polk county, vice J. T. Hancock,
Jr.; Frank W. Black at lola, Calhoun
couuty, vice C. E. Bell.
A Man Shot.
From the Washington (Ga.) Chronicle
On Wednesday last a negro man whose
nnra •we could not learn was shot by
Minor llnbbs under the following circum
stniicis: Toe negro had been living with
Mr. Hobbs and working for a part of the
crop. Sine disagreement had taken place
between the two, and Mr. H Jibs had tor
bidden the neero to come about his prem
ises. Ou Wedtcsday the negro accom
panied by bis wife and wife’s sister, en
tered Hobbs’ yard, and Hobbs ordered the
man off. He declined "i leave, and ad
vanced tow-aids Hobb* with some
threatening gestures, whereupon Mr.
Hobns went into bis house and
armed himself with a pistol. On
coming nut from tbe bouse the ne
gro again advanced towards him with
an ax in bis hand, and Mr. Hobbs, not,
w aning to auoot him. picked up a stick
hiiu siruek at him as be came towards
him. This did not a'np him, however, and
Mr. Hobbs at last drew bis pistol and
fired. The bail entered the n> gro's month,
tore away the palate, and came out bark
ol the ear. Dr. Anuerson, tbe at'endme
physician, think* that the wound will
probably prove tatal. Tbe negro’s wile
sav* that she did everything she could to
keep her husband from going to Mr.
Hobbs’ that days, and went with bim her
self because ibe anticipated a diP■
Tne o“corra-v -
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 5,1886.
GKOKGIA’S POTKKTBOOK.
Items Which are of Special Interest to
Business Men.
J. T. Palmer, of Macon, proposes to open
a shoe and hat store in Americus at an
early day.
The firm of Pieroe A Culver, of Sparta,
dissolved on Feb. X. and the new firm of
L. Pierce has opened business.
L. S. Cox’s grocery store at Marietta
was closed Monday on a mort gage of $l5O.
He claims that his indebtedness is about
SI,OOO.
De Lamar Turner Is building anew
store opposite tbe depot, at Sparta, where
be will carry on a wholesale mercantile
business.
About $65 has bgen subscribed for the
supper and tbe reception to be given the
Ohioexcursionists next Thursday night
by the citizens of Rome, aud the balance
will be secured.
At Americus Mr. Foster has sold out
his mercantile business to H. Soloman,
and Uiev are now busy taking stock. It
is Mr. Soloman’s intention to continue the
business at the old stand, it is rumored
that Messrs. Foster and Gross will move
to Pennsylvania and engage in business
together.
STORIES ABOUT INSURANCE.
*8,000,000 St-ik-if on the Lives ol
Prominent Atlautinas.
From the Atlanta ( 'la. I Constitution,
Even statistics are interesting some
times. If the men in Atlanta whose lives
are insured should all die at once, the in
surance companies and societies would
be out of pocket nearly $8,090,000. The
regular “old line” insurance of Atlanta
amounts to $5,000,000.
It is said tuat L. J. Hill carries the
hi aviest lile insurance of i ny man In the
city. It is stated on pretty good authori
ty that he has $55.0000n his life. Capt.
■I. W. English, whose valuable life was
seriously threatened some weeks ago, has
sso,OiiO of insurance. James W.' Harle
carries $50,000, A. B. Steele carries
$50,000. Tiie insurance of the four citi
zens named amounts to over S2OO 000.
Sam Inman, who is in excellent health
and has au ample lortune already, has an
insurance on his life, amounting to $ >5.-
100; W. S. Thomson carries $30,006; Bob
l.'larke, of Panola, carries $30,000; Willie
Haygood, whose excellent health is well
known, has his life insured for $25 000:
Alderman Charles A. Collier has s2s,Out)
>n nis liie; Dr. B. M. Wooley carries $25,-
000; George Muse carries $20,000; H. 1.
Kimball carries iusur nce amounting to
sls 000; E. F. May has a like amount.
Judge Richard H. Clarke and Judge
Howard Van Epps carry good
1 ues oi insurance. Judge "Marshall
J. Clarke is a bachelor and says be
needs no insurance. It is possible, how
ever, he may want some in the course ot
ev-nts. John M. Greene is one of the
$15,000 men. Henry Lewis has $15,000,
Cant. Gay has SIO,OOO, Col. Foreacre has
SIO,OOO, and Messrs. Oglesby & Mead >r
have SIO,OOO each. Mayor H illyer carries
$9,000, Senator Colquitt cariies SIO,OOO.
Senator Brown is not bsavjly insured now,
as his policies have nearly all matured,
and be has received the money. Capt
Harry Jackson is report' and as carrying
$50,000. Tne firm of Elsas, 51 uy & Cos.
carries SIOO,OOO.
Atlanta is a good insurance city, and
there are a large number of men who
carry from si.ouo to SIO,OOO insurance
These who are named are not by any
means all who carry SIO,OOO aud over.
In the last few years some interesting
losses have been paid iu Atlanta. Sena
tor Ben lllli’s life was insured lor SIO,OOO.
and at his death that sum was paid to bis
wife, who invested it in four houses, that
m w pay her a handsome relit- n. Oli er
il. Jones died leaving SIO,OOO -i insurance
money to bis heirs. Ex-Gov. Conley,
nose death occurred recently, wan in
sured for SIO,OOO, Mr. Menko had SIO,OOO.
Dr. It Itield had $3,000, and Dr. Drake
hr.d $5,500. Maj. Ben Crane had $5,000 on
his life.
II is said that Hon. A. H Stephens
I‘onld not get insu anoe on ills liie. At
nis death, iherefore, he left no insurance
money.
Most of the Atlanta preachers are in
sured for sums ranging from sg.ooo to $5,-
i)00. When Dr. Leftwich w,s here be
.vas Insured by his congregation for $5,-
">O, Rev. M. B. Wharton is insured for a
ike amount. Rev. Batn Jones lias $5.0000n
bis life. Bmi •small has no insurance,
nil will probably take some soon. Itev.
Hanry McDonald. Rev. W. A. Uandior.
Rev. J. W. Lee, Rev. G. A. Nunualiy,
Rev. N. Keff Smith, Itev. U. A. Evans
Itev. Dr. E. H. Barnett, Rev. W. B. Bun
nell (now in China) Itev. T. C'. Boykin
and Rev A. B Quillian are tbe ministers
who are insured. ,
Oil > a ie- colored mei in Atlanta are
Insured, David Howard, the undertaker,
has a SI,OOO paid-up policy. Colored peo
ple are not careful enough with their
health, hence the objection of insurance
companies to insuring them.
The heaviest insurer iu the United
States is Hamilton IVsston, of Philadel
phia. He iia* $475,000 on his life. Joan
B. Stetson has $360,000. Pierre Loriliard,
John Wanamaker, Cyrus VV. Field, John
V. Farweil have $250,000 each. Edson
Keith, of Chicago, has $160,000. Charles
A. Dana, of the New York Sun. lias $120,.
ON* c-i his life. Colgate, the soap mau, has
SIOO,OOO in the suds. H. B. Clattiu has
sl’s 000. Russell Jones, of Chicago, hss
SIOO,OOO. and George M Pullman, me oal
a-e car man, has SIOO,OOO. Henry WWd
Jeeeber na < floo.Ooo on bis life, and Tal
mage has $60,000.
Tue heaviest u surance ever paid in the
world was paid some years ago hy Eng
lish companies, there were three neavily
insured noblemen, the duke of Newcastle,
tbe tnarqu sid Angiesia and 'be earl Of
Fief. The total paid by the compani- s
to the heir* of these men was $6 250,000.
The neirs ot for It ibort JClitton received
$1,250,000 at his death. Napoleon 111 hail
ms lile Misur- and for s6oti,ooo und this was
the fortune oi the Empress Eugene at the
death of her husband. President James
A. Garfield left a policy of $25,000. Pres
ident Graiit li ft no life insurance. Pres
ident Cleveland has bis life insured.
One of the largest sums, if iioi the larg.
est, ever paid in tills country on lbe death
ol a mail was paid lo the heirs of W. N.
Switzer, of St. Louis. He dieu several
years ago, leaving insurance to the
amount of $310,000. A man quite well
known in Atlan'a died with a very heavy
insurance. N. B. Harwood, whose death
occurred in Florida some months ago,
was quite well known here. He was in
sured tor $230,000, and his wife has already
received over SIOO,OOO ol the amount. The
rest will be paid In a week or two.
An Old LaudnuM-k.
From the Washington (Ga.) Chronicle.
Uncle l/ m Wooten ia one of tbe old
landmark-of Wilke* county. Hi* mem
ory tuns awav back to the time when cot
ton was packed in round bale*, and haul
ed to Augusta in wagon-, and every man
i a st-d hi* own bread und killed hi* own
meat. The Chronicle, met Uncle Lem
tbe other day, at one of the atreet corner*
when several other gentlemen were pres
ent, aud tbe old man was in good humor
a* he always is. He had just shaken
hands with George Duncan and George
proposed to “set 'em up,” but Unde Lem
declined this with thanks, and George
neglected to make the proposition to the
rest ol the crowd. In the conver ation
Uncle L"m said that be hauled cotton t
Augusta at sl2 per bale; and it seemed
impossible to live when cotton brought
on'y 3c. tier pound, but bo did survive It,
and had tbe satisfaction of passing
through that and several other panics
without kni'Wlcg what it waa to" need
food and raiment.
married a little more than
baa reared a nioe lot of
nd hardly knows yet that
GROWTH OF TOBACCO.
Correspondence Important to Producer*
of Leal Tobacco,
From the Augusta Ufa.) Chronicle.
The following correspondence explains
itself:
MAJ. BARXES’ LETTER.
House of Representatives U. 9., I
Washington, Jan. 26.)
non Joteph T. MUer, Com,: tievionvr of Inter
nal Re v n W lehinjton, V. C . :
Dear Sir—You will oblige me with an
answer to tbe following inuuiry, lor the
bent 111 of oerlain constituents of mine,
applying to me for information:
Cau a planter ou the payment of sl2
annually sell leaf tobacco io any quantity,
any where aud to wcoin he puss* without
lurther licenser If not, bow and to what
extant is be restricted? An early an
swer will oblige, yom *. very tru'v,
George T. Barnes,
51. c. 10m Disc. Ga.
THE COMMISSIONER’S REPLY.
Treasury Department. )
Office of Internal Revenue, V
Washington, Jan. 28)
lion. George T. Harms, House of Itepre
sento tires:
Sir—ln reply to your letter addressed
to me on Jar.. 25 1 would say that a plan
ter and producer ol tobacco Is p rmitied
bv the statute, section 14. act March l,
1879, to sell his lent tonacoo anywhere,
and in any quantities whatever,' whole
sale as Well as retail, without Hie pay
ment of any special tux, tirov uled he sells
tnus to three clas-es oi persons only, viz.,
leal dealers who have paid the special
tax, manufacturers of tobacco, Banff, or
cigars who have paid lbe special tax,
and persons purchasing leal tobacco lor
export.
He may also retail his leaf tobacco di
rectly to consumers at the place of pro
duction, provided he does not thus sell
more ban SIOO worth annually. Sec. 2,
act March 3, 1883.
It he should sell to any other persons,
or otherwise tuan as above stab and, be
would subject bimsell to special tax, uol
as a dealer in leaf tobacco, but as a retail
dealer in leaf tobacco unoer ihe seventh
paragraph of sec. 3214. Revised Statute,
and the act of March 3, 1883. section 2.
requires that “retail dealers in leal
tobacco shall pay $250, and 30c. for each
dollar on the amount of their monthly
sales in excess ot the rate oi SSOO per an
num; provided, that larmers and pr->-
ducers of tobacco may sell at the place ot
production tobacco ol'their own growth
auu raising at retail directly to consum
ers to an amount not exceeding SIOO an
nually.”
It is unnecessary, and eould tie of no
advantage, for a planter to pay. as you
suggest, sl2 as a dealer in leaf tobacco,
lor the statute, section 14. act March l,
1879, provides that “dealers in leaf tobac
co shall sell only to other dealers who
have paid a special tax as such, and to
marfufactttribrs Of tobsccb.snuff orcigars,
and to such persons as are known to be
purchasers'of leaf tobacco for export.”
Reapectiully, JOs. S. Miller,
Commissioner.
* Bold Atlanta Rubbers.
At Atlanta Wednesday night a plumber
named O'Bneu, while a litt e in his cups,
fell in with a couple of agreeable ac
quaintances, with whom he went tor a
stroll. When tbe men reached Foundry
street they turped to the left, and coming
to a little narrow s'reyi nearly a block
down pursued ;helr walk for some dis
tance and suddenly Came to a flight of
atairs leading up into a neat brick build
ing. O’Brien, all unsuspecting, his fresh
mind filled with pleasant emotions of the
idea of stirring some fair female's Hit Its
heart, followed the unknown up the are;
ant along the passage until they reached
t roo nin which a light was otirniog. A
knock upon the door brought a big col
ored man out. who invited the gentleman
n and retired.
Tbe room bad a couple of plain tables,
a few plain chairs and one plain lounge
io it, ant), had s -newhat tue appearance
fa summer sitting room.
But before O’Brien could quite makeup
bis mind as to exactly where he was the
door flew open and four rough-looking
men rushed in and seized bun. They
held him as in a vise while ms unknown
friend searched his pockets, rifling them
ot just $l3O in bills.
ill' waa then carried bodllv to the door
and thrown out into the hall, where he
was received in UP' arms of tha aforesaid
burly negro, who shoved him a'ong the
hall to the head pi a flight of 4‘airs lead
ing down fq Maaptt.a street about a ha'i
square from Foaodiy street, and then ran
back to tbe room.
O'Biien was frightened almost to death,
and made double quick time ;o police bead
quariers, where, with a white face aim
unsteady knees, be reported the occui
rence.
He did not know one of the robbers, but
felt certain that he could identify tnem.
Search was made tor them after midnight,
hut they were not found.
Atlanta’s toinall-Pox Hospital.
Levi C. Weils has brought suit against
Atlanta for $5,000 damages.
It appears tbat Mr. Weils is the owner
of a certain tract ot land in tbe Four
teenth district of Fulton county, located
near the sinall-pnx Hospital or pest house
and quarantine camps. Tbe land Olivers
14 or mere acres, and has been used by
bim as a market garden. Tbe smsll-pox
hospital is within 50 yards of Mr. Wells’
property. During tbe small-pox
epidemic tbe city caused the
bedding and clothing to he hung on
tne fence enclosing Mr. Wells’ proie
erty. X'be city also caused about sixi v
five persons who had died at lbe hospital
to be buried ve-y near the fence and land
of the petition*!*. These bodies have re
mained there undisturbed ever einoe.
Three families who lived a shin distance
from the hospital and oump- caught tbe
small-pox, and several membersoied Iron'
said disea-e. which tua oily allowed to
exist at tbe place* stated. Mr. Wells
says he bas tried to get the ftltv to move
'be bospltal and camps, but iu nis efforts
be bas been unsuccessful. He claims
that he has been damaged to fully the
amount asked for.
Hrinxlng Down 11 Door.
From Via Wathtowtmi (Hu,) I’hronlett,
William Ranch hud the honor on Bun
day evening ot killing the (I hi deer that
bus prohahly been killed in Wilkes coun
ty in forty year*. A buck hud been Keen
ucvral liroeu lately in Hie neighborhood
of Aoderson’H mtlla. On Sunday last near
uuuaet it was reported to Mr. Hunch that
there wua a deer In the held with his
calvea near biu bouae. lie went out gun
in hand and wailed lor the cattle to come
near him, and although be hud a hail oaae
of “buck ague” at eight of aucb tine game,
he wau cool enough to make u good ehot.
At the crack of the gun the deer ran off
and Mr. Bunch followed with the hope of
getting a aecond ahot, lie had not gone
far, however, before be found the buck
tying dead. Tina line specimen weighed
110 pounds, and bad four pronga to hia
antlers.
America Htlll Ahead.
From IKt Homo ( d<l.) t’uuHtr.
A gentleman who recently ieft thla city
for New Zealand took paeaa e In the Aha
niaha, an KngiDb veaxel. lie was a na
tive Englishman. Alter arriving In New
Zealand be wrota hack to a friend In
Home, who la alao a native Englishman,
giving an account of his voyage, in wnicb
he said II was 8,000 mile* from San Fran
cisco to New Zealand, and that an
American vessel, the Leland, left San
Francisco live hours later on the same
day In a race with the Altamaba, and
heat the latter to New Zealaad 49 boar*
and 4 minutes. The Roman replied by
admonishing hia friend to follow the
American eagle if he would win.
THK CONGRESSIONAL CORN
FIELD.
Discoveries Made by a Reporter In the
House Hath Room.
From (As Washington Star.
The gas is always bunuug Uimlv In the
bath rooms of the House, and Rotert’s
eyea are almost gone. Robert is the
colored man who has for a long tame been
in charge of tbe baths. William is bis
assistant. He is younger than Robert,
and tbe dimness ot tbe light doesn't effect
the keenness ot his bright little black
eyes, and he is well suited for the duties
he has to perform. He trims the Con
gressmen's corns. William is rather a
bruin mulatto, and v. ry spry. Robert Is
darker In color, has chin whiskers, and
looks rather sedate with eye-glasses on.
Hut the glasses don’t help him much; he
has mt.nke them off to rest his eyes, and
he can’t see much with them.
The House bato rooms are in the base
ment of the capitoi, in tlie soutUeasi
corner, und r tne elevator, where tin
light of day never n aches. The gas, like
Robert’s eyes, is very dim and can’treuch
very tar.
‘ is you the gentleman that wanted b's
corns trimmed asked William as ihe
reporter passed dowu the duu, vaulted
corridor.
“Want a nice bath?” said Roberi,
throwing u couple of towels ovr his arm
and taking off his glasses so as to get a
netier look ai> tue repoiter.
“Why, do you nave a chiropodist
here?” aski and the scribe.
“Thai’s me,” said William. “That’s
w hat I am.”
“That’s him,” echoed Robert. Then he
added: “Hu’s a miguiy clever band at
it. I’ve seen him take a corn as big as
my thumb nail out ov’a member’s foot
and never draw toe red. Some ov the
members have mighty big corns. He's
nughiy olever’b.'Ut it. 11 you’ve got an
corns you’d better let him gel hoi ov’em.”
While bis pi aisea w-re bemgtbus aung,
William stood modestly by wh-Uingao
odd slia;>ed little knife ou the palm ol his
hand.
"1 used to be a little clever in that line
myself,” continued Robert. “I’s cut tbe
corns of lois of members, but my eyes goi
"mi bad now on account of thsigasan’ I
can’t see to do it. Tuat gas is uiightv had
on the eyes, and it takes bright ones like
ais to see to cut corns and not draw blood.”
CONGRESSIONAL CORNS.
“Do ruanv of the Congressmen have
corns?” asked the reporter, conscious
that he had made a discovery. “This is u
new Held of study.”
“You mean the co-n-fleld? Yes. sir;
that’s a big li -Id of labor,” re died Will
iam seriously, unconsciousof bis very bad
nun. “Mostly all of them has corns.
Some of’em has pretty bad ones. There’s
Vlr. then he slopped bimsell sud
denly and added: “1 disretneuitier bis
name, hut he's got awtul bad met. Some
how 1 never notice tlie names ot tliosswh
come to me with thi ir feet, l’s got tnoat
ot who has ' een in Congrrss a long
time in pretty good trim. Some of tuem
when they first come in are mighty hard
to handle. Their left’s in bad condition.
With the ingrowing nails and the corns
and Imniurris they has a pretty hard lime.
It ain’t those city geuil men with tight
s.ioes ti at has tbe bad leet. It’s them
that hasn’t had no one to ’tend to’em.
Why there’s , hut. as 1 was saying, i
mostly disremember tbe>r names. How.
somever, mere ain't many tb <1 don’t iih
corns, aud most of ’em are had. Thai
gentleman whose name I just didn’t know
had the most curious oorn leveraaw. He
couldn’t scarcely walk about. It was a
great big fellow just under his big toc
uail, but I got him out.”
“X. eyou paid by Congress especially to
tab care ol the Members’ feet?” said the
sen be.
• Not exactly for that. Robert is In
übar. eot the hath and 1 am nis assistant,
the rest is thrown in by me as a sort oi
extra, and if the Members want to give
me something for It, they cun. They
m istly do, though I never charge any
thing. They’re generally mighty glail to
get rid ot a big corn, and they ain’t slow
about giving me something.”
THK BATHS.
“How about the batus?’’ asked the re
porter, turning to Robert.
••Mostly all the members take ’em. Mr.
M rrisoii, 1 reckon,’s the only member
that neve ■ did. Mr. Carlisle’s only been
here once or twice in bis life, a.-d Mr.
Randall comes only when bis rheumatics
is very bad. Mostly ail tbe rest oenie
down pretty regular onceor twice a week.
Mr. Le Fevre always comes three times a
’. eek. The new Ylembcs come as fast as
they learn about it. Many of thi in don't
snow there are any bath* here, and they
go a long time ’fore they find it out. Some
ol the Members are very particular aboui
their baths. Some bathe in rum, some in
sea sail, and some in sulphur.”
“Are tie- baths furnished by tbe govern
ment free?”
“ Y'es, except tbe sulphur, tbe rum ant
the salt. That we has lo buy ourselves
and the member* pay us for it. We don’t
ask auv pay, but they know that it comes
out of our own pockets, so they generally
pay us back. The government psys us
our salaries and furnishes tubs, water,
towels, soap, combs and brushes and such
like. There are five tubs tor the membet *
and they are most always lull, and
around tbe corner are tour tubs for em
ployes. Then there’s a Russian baili,
where tbe members can get stcamui
They can lie down there and get sleanieo
just like cy-iors.”
THK BEST BATH ROOM.
“Tbis is tbe best balb room,” und be led
ibe wav into a large room at tbe end ol
the corridor where there was an immense
white marble tank or tub, u big marble
washstand, a shower lia'b andsbigsii
■ *r faucet that would let in a stream ol
anv temperature desired in aucb a vol
ume aa to fill me tube in a few atconds.
Overhead hifng a silver shower-bath ap
paratus, through which water of any
temperature cou'd bo poured down In s
delightful shower upon the bather. The
room ih'Ougboiit is newly carpeted and
was as warm as a feather bed.
“Tnere are two like this.” said the
ha'h-mavter, “und ihe rest have porce
lain tub*, ’the employes used to have
shower-baths, too, but let them run sli
over the floor, and we bud to take them
out.”
These hath rooms are very popular. In
the summer during tbe long session the
members go there to wash out lbe heato:
a long debate. Ihe • H.-cls ol dinner par.
ties are often soaked out then in the
morning, and lbe member* appear Irish
on tbe floor of the House when the day's
*c*slou opens.
HTKKKI OAKS IN 94KXICO.
Funeral Cars, Baggage Cara and First
and Hacond-Ciaan Passenger Cara.
Mrmlon Oar, llotion Harold.
The District Railway Company orper
ates 160 kilometers of track, or about 93
miles English measure. Its rolling stock
oonsiata of 139 first-class cars, ;> second
class oars, 40 platform cars for transport
ing furniture, m-rnhandiae, eio., 20
funeral cars (regarding which I will
speak later on) anil 20 wagons lor trail
porting muieri'il and buliler. The com
pany owns 1.600 mules, 8 es'ates in the
coy and 12 iu the suburbs. It transports
Dearly 10,000.100 pa-senger* year y.
Fares range from 32 to 3 cents, according
to distance aud class, hut In the limits ol
the city proper the first-class fare is 6<4
cents, or a medio, equal to 60. American
money.
Toe divisions of the cars Into drat and
aecood classes will be noted. This ia an
excellent idee, for people who want good
company pny double wnat those less par
ticular are charged. The flrst-claas cars
i are painted yellow and the second-class
green. These oars run in “tratn” ot two
or three. There is always one first and
one sroond-class car in a “train.” On
long distances sometimes two ttrst-class
ami one second-class oar are run, and ;
someiim -s foil roars.
The hours for running cars are from
early morning till 9p. m., und, on some
lines, stopping at 7p. m. There Is no all
night service any where.
There uro a few short, open cars, but the
great majority are close cars with the
windows down,except in cold or rainy
weather. Everybody smokes as much as
he pleases on any car. from conductor to
Urir. r. Sin >kin: is ho universal here that
a prohibition of smoking would make the
people me Iu revolt; they would regard It
>' au inh luioup ut ol their dearest priv
ilege. H une imes, 1 regret to nay. the
•onduotor has a novel, and reads slyly, to
■he neglect of noticing pasMngers ha Hog
i.is ear finny 'be Hid walks. The oonduc
'ois do n"t tas up tickets, but they are
gathered bv inspectors, who board the
ears at regular si .H ums,anti, after col lect
ion. make a cotnpuiis in ot books with the
onduotor. This sysiem is said to work
very well.
' •inouotors are paid from $1 to $2 per
day. inspectors $ I sb, drivers 75c. Deduct
from this 30 par cord, to get 111 < equlva.
lent in American currency. This would
make tlie psv of a driver (the.
The city limits are 14 im number, nnd
there is u system callc'l the “circuit”
system—not exactly a belt railway, but
a sysiem of narrow gauge track" runn i.g
■ way through 'he city, up one block ami
down another. TU se linaa to east, west,
north and south, and real'v form a usetui
future of the system. There are seven
narrow 'ague circuit roads.
A novel aud very uselul leature is that
of platform,and even box, cars, in which
"irniture in-goods are ntovt and trom point
in point. Pianos are largely carried in
its manner, anil costly mirrors and such
"'agile goods. A platform car. to a po nt
our mil s out, cn-ts hu' $3 nr $2 4J
American money. Sixd' l ar- pay* lor a
service to the distance of 12 miles. Very
inodi-rate rales are oharg and inside the
city. Not over 7,000 pounds are allow'd
on a sinele car. 1 should thi ok tills fea
ture might advantageously be introduced
i do in, s'r ci cat service of tue Unit 'd
states, especially in cities where the lines
arc not crowded wttn passenger cars. Its
litiloy is r adi.v apparent.
The tourist in Mexico frequently sees,
slowiv traversing tne city sticeis, black,
lugubrious looking platform cars, with a
canopy ot the same sombre color. This
is a funeral car, and following it there
will be one or two cars tilled with mourn
ers, all on their wav to gome neighboring
cemetery by rail. The coffin is In plam
sight ou the funeral ear. In the ease ol
">ug children, white cars are used.
t IBs service costs from sl2 to $4 per car,
recording to ihe class, and is the usual
aode Of conducting a luneral here.
Although the etiquette of a M- xlcan
street car is free and easy, aud meu
smoke inside or on the platform, women
are Invariably treated with respect, and
half a dozen men will get up to give place
11 any womau, young or old, rich or poor.
The Mexican gentleman has alt the cour
tesy for wuiuhthe Latin races arelamous.
and life is smoothed anil its angles round
ed by the constant court sy ol this most
polite nation. Do uol imagine that be
cause people smoke in the street cars l heir
interiors resemble tbe American railway
smoker—all tilth under font and ihe air
befoul'd with rank cigars and old pipes.
The windows of the car being generally
-pen, a constant current of air drives the
m ko out of t.Me car, and one uartily no
tices that amok'ng ia going on.
A Mouunu lUiiaru.
From the Ora/iMo.
It was in the smoking car of a train on
til Erie road, and someone had asked
him tow cold lie bad seen it in Montana.
•*V\ ell, air. I’ll relate a little expi rienot
of mine in 1876,” be replied, us be tbr w
bis atu • aav. “1 was men operating a
,aw mill on Fa' Injun creek, and court
ing a icirl about thirteen miles away. One
night tn February, when the tberin m.ner
stood 26 degrci s above zero, 1 rode over to
see h r. The family consisted of tin self,
lather, mother, two young children, anil
a Chinaman cook. 1 wartnlv received,
and the old folks had just #-on off to bed
when a blizzard came howling down Dead
Man’s Gulch. Sun* tuns with It, and
inside of an hour the bouse was banked
in. rite thermometer kept coin* down
and down, and beioreBo’olock next morn
ing the m> icury was dead out ol sight.
There was mighty little fuel tor the Br--,
and the last stick was irons beiore day
light. We burned up doors, chairs, bed
steads, and tables; hut the cold kept
.growing more seve. e, and along toward
night the lather, mother, and two Child
ren froze to death.”
“You don’t mean it!” whispered one of
uis listeners.
“Every word of it.”
“How did your girl escape?”
“I had her on my lap, with my arms
<round her. The old woman, when she
found death approaching, begged of me to
nug her, too, out 1 refused. There’s no
Mormon about me. But fot mv presence
of mind I should not be here to-day.”
“Why?”
“Well, whan the last stick of fuel was
exhausted! iain in and the body of ib" old
man into the fireplace. It soon blazed up
iud made the hottest fire we bail bad since
he cold set in. He was a tough old chap,
nil lasted us until about midnight. I
then got up and threw the old woman on
for a hack-log. and used the obildren to
chink in with.”
••How did the girl take it?”
“All right until just before daylight.
Thau she suddenly remem tiered that, the
old man had |1 60 in bis vest pocket when
I flung him on, and this of course was
tost, che reproached me lor my careless
ness, and one word brought on another
until I plainly real • and that she was no
wile lor me. 1 tool her as muon, and sue
went off 'osulk In a ooraer, 1 sat toast
ing my antis belme the graiful Are for a
quarter ef an hour, aud then looked
arouud and found her dead.”
••kou dou’t a) ! Was she frozen?”
“stiff as a crowbar. Affairs must have
been scaped by tbe ha; and ol Providence,
tor it was tea hou s longer uetore tbe
blizzard broke, and I end to use her lor
tire wood. Not having any mine small
children to übink in ith, she burned like
a logoi swaiup elm. and tbe end of my
nose was frozen within five leetoi the tire.
She was just obout core wh. u ibe bliz
zard br lie, and l dug my way out.”
“And you actually burned up that
whole laindy to save your own internal
carcass!” exclaimed the man with the
orier root.
“Well, wbat could Ido?”
“You look a-heie!” continued the oth
er; “I'm in a htiange Bute now, and I
dont know me laws, and 1 don't want to
get lnt < jail: but I live lu Kt. Tuomas,
Canada, ana 111 ever catch you aixincbea
onto Canadian a ill and don't maul tbe
ila, ligb's nut. of you. then may Ht. Peter
go hack ou me a; Heaven’s gate.”
The Montana man bowed his head and
would say no more, although be had uot
told what became of the Chinaman.
The Same Human Nature.
Many vain s'tempi- are made to repast the
remrkable success of Benson’s Cipcine
Plaster. This splendid remedy is known, sold
aud used everywhere, a < lie prompt action
sod unrivetleii curative powers h.vewnn for
It ho-ts of friends, Initiation* have sprung
uit under similar sounding names, such as
••Cap-ioiu.” “Capsicum,” etc., intend'd to
deceive the careless and unwary. Those
articles posses* none of the virtues of the
gi'i'tilns Therefore we hope the peo le will
caeist ua to protect what am ui once their
interests and ours. Ask for Henson’s Piaster,
and examine what Is given mu, aud make
enre that the word ‘‘Capcino” la cut In the
middle of the piaster lieelf, and the “•Three
seals” trademark la on tbe Nee doth. Any
reputable Ueslrr will show you these aafe
guards without hesitation. If you cannot re
member the name—Ber.eon'e Caprine Plaster
—cut thla parsgrnph front tbe paner.
Ctotlitug.
FIRST-CLASS CLOTHING, 11ATS,
Prices Greatly Reduced.
SIMON MITCHELL
Krtif
159 Broughton Street.
. . .91 Tsma
Sign of the Colden Arm#
fjotrlo.
PALATKA. pToKIDa!
THE NEW SARATOGA HOTEL
100 h indsome rooms, with alt mud.
ern Improvement .
HOTEL TOCNI,
(K'.rineily sT. MARKS.) 1
Nownan street, Bear Bar, Jacksonville, Fla.
M. L. FINcH, Manager.
Newly rcfiirnluln-it ihrieigiKiut with all
ino'iein impi-ov-iuents, electric tied., etc.
Li'i-stion cenirii ,in i g near the po-t otlic and
linniedi "civ oppu-lic the St. Augii.tine Kail
loa I Kerry. Ksle ft Ml per itnv ami upward*.
VI rBK.NBOI.Ii x Ml IJ.Ktt. Proprietor*.
St. James Hotel,
Tallahassee, Fla ,
\S now conducted i* doiuK :i large
The tui per Ini* ruisme. inehg.*n manage*
ment, convenient location, ttmttt coey and
homellk'*. extremely in derate raies, make 11
the iiio-t popular hotel of T llahasnee, Fia.
NEW YORK CITY
rpHE BRISTOL, s sab- l lanu-y hotel, II
A KM Eleventh street, bet ween F fth ave
nue an" U Iversitv pia e, one block end a
half from Broadwiy; convei lent to all the
best loro* i-nl pan s of amusement; tne
comfort of gumis carefully em lied; a good
lah'e, well furnish -I 'Oil'll, |Ol"e aileo'lon
assured; prices ae r anon able as a first-olaaa
hoarding h ice. .
STOP at the STUBBLEFIELD HOUSE,
next door in tlie lead-my of Music, Ma
li ii.ka. Term- $1 50 per "ay. airs. s. L.
WHITEIIU'; -T. I'nipHetrei*.
Orich*
J. W . KNULHH, a. H TICKI.E. E. 8. RUST,
Frw'i. Vice F.ee’t. Bee’f
CHATTAHOOCHEE B°.ICK CO.
MANUF-S.CTUR7TB9 OF
CMnchee Him
BRICK.
Ofllre 33} Broad Street, Atlanta, Ga.
We are prepare I to furnish brick in any
qusnti'y si pri es to suit die lime-.
Plain Oil Pressed and Molded Brick *
specialty.
Samples and pric sfurni-hed on application-
Corre.-pondeurc soli it- and.
KEFKHRNCES. .
J. L. TAYLOR, '.eu l Kr’l Agt. 8., F. A W,
R. It . Savannah. Oa.
GARDNER A EATON. Palatka, Fia. oijj
s. J. KEN N KRi.EY, Palatka, Fla.
E. W. AON gW ft 00.. Oral ~ Fla. ’ M
J. o. GOOD ALE, Oainesvi'le. ria
LOVELL ft i O. Lie-burg, Kl*.
B. KOI.E Is A<O . I injar Keys, Fla.
O. D. i LI I K 'Ko K..stlii, Kia.
J. C. CROOK £U Green Cove Spring*. Fla.
OE’i LEMOJIN ft i 0.. Orlando, Fla.
A I.EX si Cl. -lit ABKAMs, T> ar a. Fla.
K. B. I'OPT. Oen’l Kr’t Agl. F. R. ft N. Uo..
Fernandlns. Fa.
J. H EsTILL, Proprietor Savannah Morning
New*.
g.ui and <r>rom.
FEED MEAL.
—ALSO—
HAY, GEAIN, BRAN, ETC.,
G. S. Me ALP IN’S,
172 HAY STREET,
lHailjtiirru.
J. W. TYNAM,
Engineer and Machinist,
SAVANNAH, OA.
C#r. Vnt Broad snd Indlsa Sts.
Al.Lklndanf Machinery, Bollern,eto„ mads
anil repaired, riteain Pump#. riovernor%
Injector*, and Steam and Water Fitting* of all
kind, for .aie
gtf trie Dpi o.
Cure Guaranteed-.
rttfiK Klenro O*" aule aeaueig.rt Beilina
A PuetliTe i ure for Nervoue Debllit , Loan
of Vigor, WekneM. Premature U and Age, etc
etc. F'e hundred dollar# repaid paid If
every Bell We *eli il-'ee not generate a genuine
hle< trie current. Price red need to I' With
each Iteli we eend a written gm.f-owh to re
tun, the fu 1 amount pa and if it doea not maka
a complete cure. Sealed pr' teularaaent Iren.
XLECTKIC iIKI T AHKNCT, cor. Flatbuih
At. and state at. Brooklyn, N. TANARUS,
5
lAND GENTS’ FUKNISHING UOOHS.