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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! 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