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Change op Schedule—Steamer St. Nicho
las.
The Charlestown (Mass.) Artillery will
celebrate its centennial on June 17. It is
proposed to finißb the iob in one atter
noon.
It is stated that the gross receipts of
Mary Anderson’s last season were $311,-
000. This story may be taken with a due
seasoning of salt.
It’s a kind of mixed metaphor, but In
going into the oil business Blaine and
Elkins appear to have cast a very large
ancuor to windward.
Gen. Black was not hurt by Senator In
galls’ wordy assault. He is too good a
man to be mangled by the jawbone of a
Kansas blatherskite.
Thursday snow tell to the depth of six
Inches in the northern part of Vermont.
This is, no doubt, a favorable indication
for Senator Edmunds.
Senator Frye is angling for trout on the
Rangely Lakes. He is not a mackerel fish
erman and dependent for bait on the
“blarsted British” subjects.
If the anarchists want to live in a free
country, they should try Southern Ari
zona and Northern Mexico. They might
make a living out there by claiming re
wards for each others heads.
The prospects for the proposed Atlanta
gnd Hawktnsville railroad are said to be
fair. The road will be built if Atlanta
will put up money In proportion to the
amount of wind work it is doing.
Another Georgia evangelist has come to
the front. Rev. J. H. Munday, who is do
ing great work at Columbia. Tenn., being
earnestly sustained by the Methodist and
Baptist people of that delightful little
3ity.
The able and accomplished editor of the
Nashville Union is recommended to read
carefully and prayerfully the tariff re
form articles now being published by Col.
McClure, who was recently one of the
bright and shining lights ot the war tariff
beneficiaries. While the lamp holds out
to burn even Col. Colyar may return.
The Grant monument fund in New York
is at a standstill. The total amount con
tributed is about $122,000, but it is hoped
that several thousand more will be added
Monday during the Decoration Day exer
cises. It is tn,ore than probable that the
proposed million dollar monument will
have to be cut down to the requirements
of about a $150,000 fund.
Theodore Thomas says there is a vast
amount of humbug about the pretense of
“culture” in Boston, and adds that the
most critical and appreciative musical
audiences in America are to be found in
Washington and Milwaukee. No doubt
the Boston people will now accuse Theo
dore of being over loud ot Milwaukee
beer.
Hon. Roswell I’. Flower has accepted
the Presidency of the Electrical Subway
Commission of New York, offered to him
some days ago. So it seems that all the
underground wires this excellent gentle
man ha# been laying for the Presidency
of the United States during the last lew
years have only resulted In making him
President of an underground wire com
mission.
A B#!tiui"re paper baa nominated
George W. Cbllds, A. M., lortbe highest
office In tbe i;ift of trie people mid declare*
thnt be will be tno next President ol tbe
United Kiatas, if ne will only accept tbe
■ominatlon. Mr. Cbllds la not only an
editor, a gentleman and a acbolar, but be
'•* a good man and welch* fully aa much
as tbe avciage citizen.bat a be baa
aood name and prize* it, be will hardly
become a candidate, although assured
that be baa tbe Presidency within bia
graap.
The New York Times saya: "On
Wednesday, when pilot boat No. 22 spoke
tbe Noordland, over 800 miles off .Sandy
Hook, Miss Folsom was standing on tbe
bridge near Capt. Nickels. Tbat gentle
maii then surrendered tbe command of tbe
Vessel to Miss Folsom, who immediately
signaled the en 'ineer to stop tbe engines.
Alter tbe pilot had climbed on board tbe
Vessel was started up at a signal given by
tbe fair band of tbe young American lady,
who, it seemed, was still in command.”
It la not Silt sly tbat the President will
turn over tbe command of tbe ship of
Htatc to bia fair young bride, but she will,
doubtless, stand on tbe bridge with him,
sod admire tbe skill wltb which be steers
between the Hoylia and Chary bdis of po
litical extremist*.
Rings anil Resignations.
Gen. Gordon and Mui. Bacon aro mov
ing about the State repeating the 6ame
speeches, with slight variations, with
which trie people became familiar during
the joint debate. Tuey do not seem to be
able to get away from tbe trivial, personal
matters with which they opened the cam
paign. Tney have talked about them so
much doubtless that they regard tnem as
Important. But are they, in fact, im
port a til ?
Maj. Bacon says that there is an At
lanta ring, and Gen. Gordon retorts that
there is a Macon ring. Maj. Bacon says
that Gen. Gordon resigned his place in the
Senate, and Gen. Gordon retorts that Maj.
Bacon resigned his place as Adjutant ol a
Georgia regiment in the early part of tbe
war. How very interesting aud instruc
tive all this is! How many people are
therein the State who care anything
about tbe resignations of Gen. Gordon
and Maj. Bacon? How many are there
who remembered anything about Maj.
Bacon’s resignation before the present
campaign began? And even when it was
burled at him as If it were a thunderliolt
that would destroy him, who was there
who was bold enough to rise up and assert
that he bad done a dishonorable thing?
Nobody has said anything of that kind,
and no facts have been forthcoming to
show that It was dishonorable. What
then is the use of talking about
it? Why not put tbe story
aside as something that has been
used for all that it is worth. There is
danger ot the people becoming tired of tt,
unless evidence is obtained that will jus
tify the statement that Major Bacon was
afraid to face the enemy.
But feeble as the insinuation is that is
attempted to be made in connection with
Maj. Bacon’s resignation, it is scarcely
more feeble than that made in connection
with Gen. Gordon’s resignation. Who is
there who says that Gen. Gordon got a
dollar for resigning, or that he was prom
ised a reward ot any kind? Who is there
who says there was a bargain in connec
tion with the resignation hv which he was
to be benefited? For years this story of
Gen. Gordon’s resignation has been used
whenever It was thought that it
could be made to serve a politi-
cal purpose, ana yet no one has
said that Gen. Gordon was bribed to re
sign, or has offered evidence to sustain a
charge of bribery or of a bargain. If
there was no bribery or what
Is all the noise about? No one will
deny that Gen. Gordon had a right to
resign. Asa rule there are rejoicings
among tbe politicians when an office
holder resigns. Gen. Gordon’s services
do not appear to have been 60 valuable in
the Senate that the people felt that they
could not do without him there. If they
did feel that way no stronger reason could
be advanced for making him Governor.
There are some who condemn Gen. Gor
don lor resigning, because he opened the
way for the appointment of Gov. Brown
to the vacancy, but didn’t, the people want
Gov. Brown for Senator? The inference
is that they did, because they re-elected
him when the term for which he was ap
pointed expired. If there was a bargain,
the people have approved the bargain by
honoring two ot the bargainers, Senators
Brown and Colquitt. What reasonable
ground, therefore, Is there for continuing
to juggle with this rather ancient and
tiresome story of Gon. Gordon’s resigna
tion? Wbv not put aside the story of
Mai. Racon’s resignation and that of Gen.
Gordon’s as used up campaign material?
If the two gentlemen were not contestants
for an office, both stories would be re
garded with indifference. Indeed, it is
doubtful if the stories will have any in
fluence whatever in the campaign. There
maybe some more hurrahing over them,
but thinking people know that they
amount to nothing.
The talk about an Atlanta ring and a
Macon ring is all well enough in its way,
but what does It amount to? Who be
longs to the Macon ring, and who to the
Atlanta ring? Who ever heard of a Ma
con ring in polities before this campaign
opened? There is a! ways talk about an
Atlanta ring, and will contihue to be,
whoever Is elected Governor. Nobody
bas a word to say against Gov. McDaniel,
and yet during his whole administration
there have been references to tne Atlanta
ring. That is because Atlanta is the
capital, and there are always those there,
as there are at other Kate capi
tals, who are looking out . for
any crumbs in the way ot patronage or
contracts that may be controlled bv those
in power. The charge will be made that
there is a ring at Atlanta whether Gen,
Gordon or Major Bacon is chosen Gover
nor, but because there is talk of a ring It
doesn’t tollow that the State administra
tion is engaged in Rnytning that is dis
creditable.
Suppose the candidates anil their or
gans drop for awhile their talk about
rings and resignations, and discuss the
questions which the MORNING N kws has
suggested. Let us see If the change will
not he appreciated by tbe people. We
have already said, and wo repeat it, that
the present method ol conducting the cam
paign is calculated to make the people
think Gen. Gordon aud Maj. Bacon and
their partisans are so embittered against
each other that neither candidate is fit to
he Governor. Indeed, there are already
indications and they are daily becoming
I stronger thnt tbe best Interests of tbe
Siste require a man for Governor who has
not aroused the hitter hostility of a very
large faction of his party.
Tbe Maine Democrats will go through
(be form of nominating a State ticket this
week, but it Is said tbev are not going into
the campaign with much entbiisiasm,
Maine is still a September State, and be
sides 1 beiug naturally Iteuuolloan. and the j
borne of tbe magnetic plumed knight, j
i will. If neceaaary, be tilled with ltepubli- ,
can boodle. It is said tbat a good tick'd
will be nominated and a vigorous cam
paign prosecuted. Tbe Maine Democrats
1 are lull of “spunk,” and there is no tell
) tng what they can do II tbey will make a
"long pull, a atrong pull, and a pull all
! together.”
Tbe Boston wiseacrea wbo are acting
aa voluntary advisers to the government
In reference to Indian affairs, are urging
tbe extension ol citizenship to the red
men. It aeems tbat the competency or
tbe Ind ans to exercise the rights of citi
zenship are not duly considered.
II it should be required tbat bogus but
ter be colored pink, tbe manufacturers
will have to guarantee tbat it won't lute,
or tbs retail dealers will not be aAle to
handle it wltb Droll t. j
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. MAY 30. 1886.
Forfeiting Land Grants.
The Uepuolican party has always been
the protector and promoter of monopolies.
It is responsible for having given away
a large part ol the public lands to rail
road companies. In some instances tbe
conditions of the grantsof land bave been
complied with, and in others they have
not.
Where the conditions bave not been
complied with it is admitted that the
giants ought to be declared forfeited.
The lands are wanted for homesteads by
the people. The companies to whom the
grants were made have not built the roads
they agreed to build, and there is no pros
pect that they intend to keep their agree
ments. They propose to hold on to tbe
lands, however, with the hope of finally
being able to dispose of them at a big
price.
The House a few days ago passed a bill
forfeiting millions of acres claimed by
oue of the Pacific roads. Does the Senate
propose to pass the hill ? It seems that it
does not. Its committee which has charge
of the bill intends, it is said, to report in
favor of forfeiting some of the lands—
those which are worthless, and which the
railroads would like to get rid of, as they
are not worth the cost of surveying them
—but not those which are valuable. Tbe
Republicans control the Senate and the
Democrats the House. What further
comment is necessary to show that the
Democratic party is the friend of the peo
ple and tbe Republican party tbe friend
of the monopolies?
An Anti-Immigration Crusade.
There are some indications that an at
tempt will be made in the West to inau
gurate a crusade against immigration.
The complaint is coming Irons many
places that tney are being overrun with
foreign laborers, and that the consequence
is a material increase in tbe number of
vagrants and idlers.
Several Western journals have begun
to demand the nfiore rigid restriction of
immigration. They complain that wages
are not only being depressed, but that the
labor market is largely overstocked, aud
that the pauper population is being
rapidly increased.
It would seem that the present restric
tive laws, if rigidly enforced, are suffi
cient. The bringing in of Chinese labor
ers is prohibited, as is also the importa
tion ot contract labor and paupers front
other countries. It is not charged that
reasonable diligence is not exercised by
the government officials in enforcing these
laws.
The citizens of this country are all of
foreorn birth or descent, and good mate
rial for citizens is still welcome to our
hospitable shores. We want as many in
telligent, upright people as will come
here determined to leave behind the isms
born of injustice and oppression, and who
will become Americanized and assimi
lated with our people. There is no room
forknow-nothingism in this country now.
Dr. Felton in the Arena.
Ex-Gov. Smith for Gen. Gordon and Col.
Jamison lor Mai. Bacon are whooping up
the people throughout the State, and next
week the irrepressible Dr. Felton will
spring into the arena and raise up his
voice for Maj Bacon. We have under
stood that tbe good doctor Is not in poli
tics this year, and we have also heard
that he is. We are unable to state from
our own knowh dge, therefore, whether he
would accept a nomination or not if it were
offered to him. There may br those so un
kind as to suggest that in speaking for
Maj. Bacon the doctor is really speaking
for himself, but we pre'er to think that he
is a sincere and earnest friend of Maj.
Bacon, and that he will not permit him
self to be drawn away from his allegiance
by any whisperings of his own ambition.
We raav be permitted to remark, bow.
ever, that there can hardly be any great
difference between Gen. Gordon and Maj.
Bacon relative to the Railroad Commis
sion law, since Dr. Felton and ex-Gov.
Smith, two champions of that law. are ar
raved against each other, one for Gen.
Gordon and the other for Maj. Bacon; or
can it be that there are things in this cam
paign that we know not of?
The Bogus Blitter Debate.
The debate on tbe boeus butter bill in
the House has afforded the couutry con
siderable amusement. Some of the
amendments indicate that not a few of
the members appreciate humor If they
cannot grasp practical statesmanship.
There is no doubt that there ought to be
a mark of some kind put on bogus butter
in orderthat it mav be distinguished from
genuine butter. If the people want oleo.
margarine or hutterine let them have it,
but manufacturers and dealers should be
punished it they palm a bogus article off
on their custuners for a genuine one.
There is no justice in trying to tax bogus
butter out of existence. As long as the
people want it and have no comp'.nln's
against itthereisn't much reason to doubt
that they will ge* it.
There is no occasion for increasing the
revenues of the government. That being
the case there is no necessity for a tax on
bogus butter. All that is needed is a law
requiring the manufacturers of the arti
cle to stamp its character upon it in some
conspicuous way. To sell a bogus for a
genuioe article is a business which, front
a moral point of view, is very little better
than robbery.
The county of Hamilton, Tenn., con
tinues the work of road building. A first,
class turnpike has been constructed ovpr
tbe lower ledge of Lookout mountain, fob
lowing substantially the historic old
wagon road, which has been in use ever
since tbe beginning of this century, A
horse can now take a buggy in a sweep,
iug trot, says the Times, from Chatta
nooga to Wauhatchie station and back.
For manv years Ross, the celebrated Chief
of the Cherokees. lived in a large double
log house on tbe mountain near this road,
and he used to hospitably entertain
emigrnnts and travelers going through
his nation to the new settlements to Mid.
die Tennessee. Just above this road tbe
new inclined railroad, now nearly com
pleted. runs from tbe terminus of the
horse-car line at fit. Elmo to Lookout
point, and almost directly beneath It at
its highest portion, st a distance ol about
200 feet, run the Nashville and Chatta
nooga railroad and tbe Tenneasee river.
A patriot'c Tblladalphla paper wants
brass bands prohibited from marching
within 300 feet of each other in pt’oeea
kiona while they dl.iv different tunes.
Here Is s chance for somu budding states
man to propoas another oanatUtUlonal
latueadment.
CURRENT COMMENT.
A Braes of Senatorial Dim ngogues.
from the Chicago Retro tlnd.)
CntilSeuHtors L>gn and Ingad* can rail
the >vonnds out of Hen. Black s Lodv they cam
not hope to discredit him with the.' people or
honest pension claimants by such attacks as
that of Tuesday. Tnere is no reason why the
receipt of a |<enaiou by Gen. Binek should
mate him show any favor for the illegitimate
ciamis urged upon the bureau by jackal
claim agent-, who are the parties most Inter
ested in the pension bills.
Ingalls' War Record.
From the Bt. Louie Repub icon ( Dem .)
John Janies Ingalls, “Judge Advocate Kan
sas volunteers 1813-5,” calls Gen. John C.
Itlack “an impostor” because be aments a
pension. White Gen. Black was at the front
getting himself filled with Confederate lead
Judge Advocate Ingalls was acquiring from
bushwhacking associates ihe traits for which
he is still remarkable. It is hard for him to tie
more disgraceful than u-ua . but he is suc
ceeding this week in tbe Senate by attacking
maimed Union veterans who received honor
able wounds in honorable warfare.
Good Argument by a Convert.
From the Philadelphia Timet find.)
There must be tariflf revision. It is sol
emnly pledged to the country by ihe national
platforms of both political parties; it is a ne
cessity to lessen the needless and opnressive
exactions upon the people; it is needed to
cheapen raw materials wtiicn are not general
productive industries at home; it is needed lo
diminish our revenues and halt public profli
gacy, and no portion of auy community is
more interested in the question than working
men; but let all jealously guard against pro
posed tariff revision thßt aims a deadly blow
at the great industries of tbe land.
“What’s in a Name?”
Fromlhe Waehingtun Pott {Dem.)
Will the Kn ghts of Lauor in session in
Cleveland take step* to get rid ol their ridicu
lous and preposterous name? For
an association of manual labor
ers to assume for themselves the desig
nation of “knights”—a elass of aristocratic
tramps who despised labor and laborers, who
lived bv blood and rapine and considered all
who worked for a living as no better than
slaves—is one of the grossed and most absurd
blunders. They might as wellcall themselves
"earls” or “dukes” as "knights.” No honest
laborer wonM wi-h to be considered a
"k iglit” of northing. He might just about
as well call himself a pira’e, as far as tbe sig
mlli ance of the name Is concerned.
BRIGHT BITS.
The Irish Question—Has the registered
letter mail come iu from America yet?— Pitte
buto Chronicle.
Canada would be wiser to establish a three
mile limit for American defau'ters ralher
thau for American fljjUermeu.— Providence
Jurnal.
An unfortnnate Mormon with three wives
and thirteen children committed suiqide bv
hanging recently. Til* problem of bonnets
sod shoes was too much for him.— Cleveland
Sun.
"Pata, If three wheels is a tricycle, and
two wheels is a I> cycio, what is one wheel?”
“One wheel, my son? Well, let me see!
One wheel must be a unlcyple.”
“No, it aijiA, papa; It's a wheelbarrow !”
Sottuti Record.
When Mrs. Pinaphor, who is a little near
sighted, read a imitt the formation of a "So
ciety for Psychic Research,” she remarked
that she uptight aiicn. an organisation was
entirely UMei essary. as e nUu could find all
tbe physic he wanted in any drug store.—
RorritP ten Herald.
A wom an called at a grocer’s in Sonth Troy
the other day and asked for a quart of vine
gar. it was masitred "If and put into her
gallon jug. r.he then asked for auother quart
to lie put into the same iug. “And why not
ask for half a gallon, aud be done with it?”
said the grocer,
“Och! Bless your little bit of a soul.” an
swered she, "it’s for two iiersons.” — Timet.
Georiiie is l years old One day the young
ster bad been taken with a slight attack of
prevarication, and. Wishing to impress upon
his infantile understanding the sinfu!ne-s of
telling fibs, the father related the store about
George Wa-hiiigton and Ills lutle hatchet,
doing with tli remark that George Wash -
mg ton wasakAdioy anpl never told a lie.
The child sStift deep thought a moment and
then said; “Papa, toodont he talk?”—Aon! n
Record.
Boycott the Systematic fraud who lives by
legal koAyorv, the h ifibltng braggart bub
bling o’er with fa'r fictitious bravery, the
bulbous-beaded bigot U his intellectual
slavery—
Good Knights!
And, Mr. Powderly, boycott rheae men for
ever!
Boycott the loaid linguistic loon who loves tbe
polyaulubh’; boycott alt bores and chill
them out. if haply they are ebillable; boy
i a t and kill the English dude, if he be only
kulablff—
Good Knights!
And, Mr. Powderly. boySOit these men for
ever. ' .
boyeo’t tfie wide-tnoutbed demagogue who
‘•loves the lone-* yeorh.m,” would "light
and bleed, and (lie lor him. the iron
hearred Roman—but Who within hia in
most soul is hi. sineerrsi foernan—
Good Ktflght,e!
And, Mr. Powderly, boycott such men forever!
Boycott all cranks of every kind, the wild,
long-haired monstrosity, and men who
treat the world with grace, their own
wives with ferocity, and snallow men of
pauper brains and millionaire verbosity—
Good Knignts!
And, Mr, Powderlv, boycott these men for
ever!—rw-A/L.
PEIISON'AL
Sam Jones, the evangelist, lives on oatmeal,
milk, fruits and occasionally meats. He sel
dom drinks coffee.
Prof, siiiner, of Yale, has been appointed
a number of the Board of Visitor* to West
Point by President Cleveland.
llkur Rubinstein has Ix-gun in London
wtiat ih-y are pleased to c ill “a cycio of seven
historical piano-forte recitals."
I’gRK lIVAI'iNTHZ glorifies Gladstone. “His
eloquence," says the pulpit orator, “is ttie
grandest ot any that this age bas produced.”
secretary Bayard lias presented the His
torical Society of Delaware with a valnab c
mi l interesting collection of photographs of
Gen. Grant.
M sri in HuSHtTT, the general manager of
the Northwestern railroad, was at one time a
tel' grapli operator in the employ of the West
ern i nlon Company.
President McCosh, of Princeton, vigor
ously renudiat's the Idea that he is a Scotch
philosopher. He wishes to he known as tbe
founder of an American school of philosophy
with nalurai realism as its watchword.
ItKV. Chari.ks B. Galloway, of Missis
sippi who was recently elected to a Bishopric
in the Southern Metno iist church, is mm to
lie tbe youngest man ever elected to sneti a
high position in the councils of his church.
His age is !>5.
11. It. Wkkue was reading lessons in a Lon
don Sunday school recently aid bad just Hu
ish ii die words “Thy kingdom eotne.”*when
lie fell forward and died iinmedialolv. lie
was one of the best of the amateur cricketers,
and was tbe Harrow captain.
John Deere, the great pi w manufacturer
of Molme, HI., is dead, at the ripe age of 82.
He hud been making plows for 111 tv years, Ik-.-
giuiilug with three in 1837 and turning out as
many as 75,000 in recent years. Ho leaves a
lortune estimated at a miiUou and a half.
It. P. Titow rridoe, son of Prof. 1 mwbridge,
of New llaven. has Leon appointed(dpervstng
architect of the new biilldimrto lie erected for
the Amer ean School of Archa-ologv at Ath
ena He will leave for Europe in July and
will reside la Greece until the work is finished
next year.
Mu. William J. Volimak. Assistant Ad
jutant General United Slates Army, hxs been
ordered to Harrisburg, to accompany the Gov
ernor ot Pennsylvania on his tour of Inspec
tion ot the National *uard ot Pennsylvania,
from July 9 lo July 24. under Instruction Iroin
Adjt. Gen. Drum.
Maj. J, W, KttLLV, a Chumbcreburg offi
cer, who won distinction during the war as
ordnance officer on thcaiaff of Gen. McPher
son, and later on tbeaiaff of Gea. Thomas at
Fransl n and Nalivllle, has been ordered
from Pittsburg to Augusta, Ga., tn charge of
the Arsenal at that pfhee.
Miss Frances Pcmon, tbe voting lady who
is engaged to President Cleveland, is de
scribed a tail, handsome, aud in complexion
a light brunette. Her eyes, which are blue,
art largo and beautiful, with long, blneg
lashes. Her complexion is very clear. Her
ni mi*-r is (rank and Winning, and Is remark
ably free from affectation of anv description.
Her fellow passenger* on the N .ordland ex -
pressed themselves as having been greatly
charmed with the future mistress of the While
Ham*
A CHINESE OATH,
The Proposal of a San Francisco Celes
tial to Make His Oath More Binding.
From the Xetc York Sun.
San Francisco, May 16.—The Chinaman
always regards tbe Christian mode of admin
istering oaths as a good deal of a humbug
when he is involved in any way. In one of
the local police eouris the other uay Lee Dan
was on trial for attempting lo cut Low Sing,
and the way the latter and his witnesses
swore against the former made the perspira
tion stand out on his icaihcry forehead. Ap
pealing to the court for delay that he might
refuie this testimony Lee Dansecureu a post
ponement ot the case until after dinner, and
on the reopening of the court he appeared
wnh six chickens in a sack, a small tub, and a
big knife. As the Judge eyed the defendant
anilhisqueerouttit he asked him what he had
all those thiugs in court for, to which Lee
Dan responded:
“Big Sam alle time tell heap lie. Him
schlare Meiioan style. No care; talkee lie
alle same. Chinaman schlare heao good him.
Hap no talked lie. Shabbee?”
Lee’s attorney then explained that hisclient
believed that the witnesses ior the prosecu
tion were taking advantage of him because
they were not under an oath which they
deemed binding, and he had brought the
chickens into court to swear them Chinese
fashion. By this process the witness would
be compelled to lay the neck of a chicken on
the edge of the tub and cut its head off, saying
at the same tune: “May my neck be severed
and piy Hie depart as this chicken’s it I fail
to tell the truth on this occasion. - ’
The Judge asked if it was proposed to kill
the c-dcken in open court, to which Lee Dan
responded: "You bet; this all velly on squlare.
Like you see m ust do alle light.”
To ibis Judge I,wler demurred emphati
cally, and on hi-order one <d the biiliffs took
the chickeus the tub and the knife, and dis
appeared with them, greatly to Lee Dau's
sorrow.
Two Unpublished Anecdotes of John
Randolph.
Editor Morning Xeiet: Reading the other
day in the columns of the News an anecdote
ot John Randolph recalled lo my mind two
others, related to me by a Virginia gentleman
who bore the name and claimed to be ot a
•collateral branch of the family of the eccen
tric statesman. As they may amuse jour
readers, I send them ; at the same time i am
far from being one of his admirers Selflsn,
vain, overbearing, haughty and not uufre
quenlly p U\-minded: utterly regardless of
tbe sensibilities and remorselessly merciless
of the feelings of others, he was utterly in
capable of winning tbe friendship of manor
tbe love of woman.
Randolph’s fastidiousness as to the use of
pure English and the proper application of
English words is a matter of History. It hap
pened that at a social gathering a young gen
tlemen, who had been attiched lo6ome lega
tion abroad, made use of the word “classify’
iu |a sense that excited the disapproval’
of .Mr. Randolph. He was quick to resent it.
“It is extremely unpleasant.” said he, “to
hear careless or ignorant persons debasing
the language by a wrorg application of words
or phrases. Now, Sir, you have used the word
•clas-ify’ iu a connection iliat is entirely
wrong,” etc. The young attache, dreadfully
mortiiied, colored deeply and retired from the
conversation. There chanced to be present a
Mr. Harris, a member of Ihe Richmond bar
aud a relative of the victim, he took up the
cudgels of defense, “tiealiy, Mr Randolph.”
he said, "you are too hard on my young kins
man, 1 think that n s application of the word
was perfectly correct a, a proper.” “You
think,” retorted Randolph, "I doirt believe
that you know ihe meauiug of the word your
self. Bray, Sir, what is the meaning of
classify?”
"Well,” returned Mr. Harris, good na
turedlv, “I don’t know that I can give a tech
nical definition of the word, but 1 qau illustrate
it meaning. For instance, I can classify the
books of your library by tbe size of tbe vol
umes; or 1 can classify the members of tile
Richmond bar by the initial letters of their
names.”
“J thought so!” said Randolph, “you know
nothing about it. Suppose I should cla-sify,
as you term it, the books of my library by ihe
size of tbe volumes, a pretty mixture I should
make. Or, suppose X should ems-ify fhere a
sneer] the membersof tbe Richmond bar bv
the initial letters of tbetr names. Let us see!
J here s Mr. B >xg’s; he’d stand at the head of
the list. Godforbd! There's Mr. Wickham;
he’dstand at the foot of it; a most improper
place for him! There’s yourself; Harris. 11,
H ? The Greeks esteemed Uno letter. We’d
place you i o w here.”
Tar; and rude enough, even for Randolph!
The other anecdote is even more unpleasant.
One day Randolph was attacked with a sud
den faintness, aud immediately made up bis
mtud that lie was about to die Accordingly
he dispatched his faithful attendant, Juoa,
with oners to bring him a c ergvman. Juba,
diligent though lie was, succeeded only in
finding aa itinerary preacher, zealou- enough
but very iditera'e. Randolph received the
reverend gentleman wilh great urbanity aud
offered biin refreshments. After these had
been partaken of he invited his guest to read
the Bible to him The preacher consented
amt proceeded at once to suit the action to tbe
word. Directly he mispronounced a word.
“1 beg your pardon,” exclaimed the sage of
Roanoke’, “you pronounce that word wrong.
The proper pronunciation is ——aud he
gave it. The parson corrected himself, apol
ogized and proceeded with tne lecture. Every
one knows how frequently the same word is
r> prated in the Biblical text. Directly the
unlucky word again occurred and was again
mispronounced.
"I told you,” said Randolph, with asperity,
“that fyou mispronounced that word, and
you have done it again.” The clerical gen
tleman againpuade Hue correction, a, ologized
and proceeded. Randolph watched and di
rectly the unhappy word was about to turn
up once more. "Stop!” screamed he in his
high ireblc, “stop! lay aside the book. I’d
rather go to h—l and be d—d than to hear you
mispronounce that word again!”
An anecdote, unpleasant and profane, but
eminently characteristic. Mv informant as
sured me that these anecdotes were au
thentic; they certainly sound os though thev
might he so. Yorick.’
Her Name.
Anna F. Burnham.
“I'm losted! Could yon find me, please?”
Poor little frightened baby!
The wind had tossed her golden fleece.
The stones had scratched her dimpled knees,
I stooped and lifted her with ease.
And softly whispered, “May be. ’
“Tell me veur name, my little maid;
I can't find you without it.”
“My name is -Shiney-oyen,’ ” she said,
“Yes. but your last name?” She shook her
head:
"Up to mv house ’ey never said
A single word about it.”
“But, dear” I said, ‘-what is your name?”
"Why, didn’t you hexr mo told you?
“Dust Shiner-eycs.” A bngnt thought came;
“S’es. when you’re go >d; bin when they blame
You, Little (’me; is it just the -aine
When nutiuina bas to scold you?"
“My mamma never scolds.” she moans,
A little blush ensuing,
" ’C'ept when I’ve been a frowing stone.a.
And then she says (the culprit owns)
•Melutabel Sapph ra Jones.
What lias you been a doing?' ”
The Virtue In a Free Pass.
From the Waehington Pott.
A Congressman's Influence and electioneer
ing scheme* are far reaching. In a certain
ratlicr out of the way district a man started
a newspaper reeentlv, and was rot sure
whether lie should make il Republican or
Deroorratio. He woe soon aided to a conclu
sion. He w arned a dead-head season pass,
and applied to Ibe attorney of the road for it.
Tbi* oflimsl happened to be a particular friend
and strong supporter of the present Congress
man from that district, whose hold on the
e matltuenta generally was leasening. The
attorney wrote to the e litor to say that the
only way he could obtain the pass would be
to bave his application indorsed bv hi# mem
ber of Cougress. The member of Congress
happen* tn be a Kep tblican. .Viter some cor
respondence. in which an understanding was
arrived at between the editor and the Con
gressman. the latter Indorse I the application
of tbe former; the new newspaper i a stal
wart Republican, snd the present Congress
man is said to he regaining the favor of hia
conatituenta.
A Glimpse of Kiiskin,
From the landon Standard.
Mr. Ruskin ta the very preux chevalier
needed lor F.ngllali girlhood, grizzlnn though
his beard may now tie. Has he not said some
where, “I would m ike tny body a bridge for
the pnssag > of a girl that was pretty and
good'”’ Hi* attitude toward bis young dis
ciple* at Whiteland* may he typified in a
story Mrs. fievsrn drew irom ber memory.
“When I was very young." said Mrs. Severn.
"I was once walking through a garden w i h
Buskin, wtu-n I observed him to st.iop low
down and glance sidewise at the sky. Won
dering at this movement of h a. I heard him
say, ’Du put your head down jiere, so 1 you
will see what 1 *-e.’ Aod so I bent down
also, ami saw what he had discovered-the
wondrous loveliness of a me* buds agsin-i
the sky " It It this seeking for sweetness and
light lhal boa given Mr. Bust id the secrets of
■■owernrer human uatxre mere than ant of
'lu SsUlMl ll>..>—
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Statistics show that there are in Philadel
phia 5.95i licensed drinking saloons, or one
sa'o m for every tweDtv-nme voles cast in
that city at the last Presidential electior.
One oi the queer things about the telephone
business is that the greater the city and the
larger the business done, the greater the cost
of service to each subscriber. That is what
the companies say, and they ought to know.
At Cambridge, Md., Wednesday morning,
was launched a stout whaliog brigantine.
The dimensions of the brig are 80 ieet keel, 85
feet beam, and hold 10 feet. The vessel was
christened the Alexander, and after being
rigged, which will consume about two weeks,
w ll sail for New Bedford, Mass. The owner,
William H. Lewis, of that town, will, as soon
as the whaling equipments can be furnished,
place the vessel in service in tbe region of
Hudson bay.
Two singular crimes are reported from
Spain. In one of the churches of Madrid a
verger was stabbed by a thief who was at
tempting to remove a chandelier. At Barbas
tro ihe police have rescued a man from a
roughly maoe grave in which lie bad been
buried alive. Some persons who are alleged
to have committed the outrage have been ar
rested. Their motive for the crime is sup
po-ed to have beeq revenge. The man lies in
a critical condition.
At the bakery of D. H. Rice, 124 North Gay
street, Bali imore, while a lot of eggs were
being broken for cake-making, odb was found
which came from the shell in a solid lump of
jelly of a delicate sherry color. The yolk was
cieanv visible, having settled at one end of
the egg. Tne mass retained its egg shape as
firmly as if c asked in a mold, and, next to tbe
golden egg laid by the apochryphal hen, is the
most remarkable curiosity of the kind that
has yet been brought to notice.
Owing to the severe and continned drought,
tbe news from the Bengal tea and indigo dis
tricts is far from satisfactory. Some rain has
fallen in Darjeeling, bat much more is
wanted Asara and Cachar have been more
fortunate, but there, too, the rainfall is not
enough to meet all requirements There has
been an a most unbroken drought in the in
digo distr ets, and tbe spring sowings have
been dried up in manv places, but the Octo
ber plant continues in fair condition.
Rowland P. Malloy got a judgment
agaiDst James W. Blatchford, a stock broker,
and trie I to get an order which would secure
the ae of the defendant’s seat in the New
York Stock Exchange. The general term of
the Brooklyn City Court decided against the
sale a id x motion wax made for another ar
gument. It was urged that a scat in the Ex
change was not real estate, but merely a
facility to enalfie a member to earn his living,
and was as much exempt from process of law
as the tools of an anisan. It was also an in
surance fund for the benefit of a member’s
family.
Tus difference between a people’s park and
a hoodlums’ paradise was illustrated by the
occurrences in Central Park. New Y'ork, and
the Franklin Park. Boston, on Sunday. In
the former GO,OOO people strolled through the
walks an • gathered near tbe music stand to
listen to the concert, finding rest, refreshment
and beauty everywhere; and not aflower was
picked or a twig broken. The park was left
as perfect and lovely for next Sunday’s visi
tors as though no crowd had been present.
In Franklin Park an unrestrained mob strip
ped the blos-ommg trees and shrubs of pretty
much eyerj thmg within reach.
The last of the Hungarian brigands, Sa
vanyu Jo.-zi, has fallen into the hands of jus
tice, and Is being tried like a common crimi
nal. The “poor fellows.” as they were called
by the peasants, were once renowned in Hun
garian historj', and the life of Ro-za Sandor is
still sold in thousands of copies at every fair;
but tne age of chivalry is gone, and Savanyu
Joszi and his band will probably be found
guilty of some*'crimes set forth in the in
dictment, ranging from murder to theft, and
if they escape hanging they may count them
selves fortunate. When Mme Adam was in
Hungary the brigand sent her bis photograph,
and the stories of his romantic doings in west
ern Hungary are numberless.
A YOrN# girl who had been abandoned by
her mother, and whose father was nnabte to
support her.became a regular and apparently
seriously interested attendant at a series of
revival meetings which were being held in
Milford. Pa. She received one day a note
signed “Ladies of the Church,” telling her
that her presence at the meenugs was Dot
desired unless she could come clad in better
clothing aud bave a more presentable ap
pearance. As that was impossible, the un
fortunate girl ceased going to church. And.
finding no one in the place who seemed will
ing to give her a helping hand, she dritted
from place to place, and went to Pert Jervis.
Here she stole some jewelry from a bouse.and
was arrested and sent to the penitentiary for
four months.
There aresome Senators who have aban
doned all hope of seeing Senator Jones, of
Florida, again make his appearance in that
body, and already several auplications for his
seat have been filed with Capt. Bassett, tbe
viuerable doorkeener, who is charged with
the important dutv of assigning Senators to
seals. Capt Bassett keeps a little book in
w hich he enters such requests as soon as they
are made, aud liis iron-clad rule is “first come
first served,” Iu the case of Jones’ seat. Sena
tor Blackburn was the first to file his reouest
with tbe Captain, and unless some unforseen
accident happens to return the unfortunate
Jones :o the Senate. Mr. Blackburn will occu
py that very desirable seat, located between
Senator Uan-oni and Senator Vest, iu the
middle row on the Democratic side.
Mrs. J. Roberts, of Frankfort, Pa., bas in
her possession a simon-pure nugget of gold
with a peculiar history. Itcatno from Central
City, Gilpin county. Col. Nicholas Paulin, a
German, hailing from Ohio, was one of the
gold seekers of Central City and lodged in a
hut of his own construction. Hie roof of which
he covered with sod. Some months after
placing the *-od on tbe root a heavy storm
struck Hie place and washed some of the sod
loose. Pauline climbed on the roof and began
replacing the earth, when, to his astonish
ment. he beheld thi- nugget, from which the
earth had lieen washed away. Mrs. Roberts’
son was superintendent of one of theminesin
Centrnl City and a great friend or Pauline,
who, just before he died of pneumonia, soon
after the liud, gave him the nugget.
The residence of W, A. Shreve, on Farns
worth Avenue, Bordentown, N. Y.. was en
tered by a burglar at 2 o’clock Thursday. He
had cone through the house and collected a
number of valuables, including two gold
watches, a diamond rina, a pair of braceu is
and a small but costly French clock, when
Mrs. .shreve appeared on the scene. Before
he was aw are of her presence she had locked
ihe door of the room l,e was in and also the
other doors through which it was necessary
for him lo pass to gain the sireet. she then
ran hastily for several neighlmrs, Who aur
roui d-d the house, while one, pistol in hand,
went in for the burglar. The fellow surren
dered at once anil was taken to ibe town hall
and put in a cell. He wore a state prison reg
ulation shirt, such as the prison oHD-ials fur
nish to convicts on their departure from the
institution.
! Toward the close of the voyage the cabin
I pangerx of the Nourdiaud published a
single copy edition of a manuscript newspaper
called the North Atlantic Spray. Miss Fol
| som was one of the contributors to this jour
! nul. Although the contributions were all
anonymous, it was generally understood that
Miss Folsom s literary eff. rt w as an original
story, the heroine of which is “Little Mob ” a
New York newsglrl, who has ar used ihe
sympathies of tbe “criminal reporter" of oue
of the dally newspapers. Moll shows litr ap
l preciatioii of the reporter’s kmdne s to her
by preventing her father, x hardened crimi
nal, from murdering the reporter while ihe
latter is discliargina an unpleasant duty In
connection with his profession. Moll Is given
an education, aud is final y married to ihe
fortunate reporter. The stdrv was well told,
and afforded much pleasure to the readers of
the little paper.
The salk at public auction of 18,000 acres
of laud id Minnesota an t Wisconsin was an
nounced at tbe rooms of the Chicago Real
Estate Board Wednesday. Tbe land belongs
to tbe estate of Jay Cooke A Cos. Aa a gen
eral thing Dio prices paid were ruinous. A
tract of 280 acres ui Marathon county, Wls.,
I for instance, was sold at 35c. per ucre. the as
i sexsed value being Wfs. Another tract of 50
seres in l ake county. Minn., value I at *250
| |:r acre, was knocked down at Sic. Home
pretty high prices were paid, and in one or
I Iwo now the price excelled the a-cs<c.|
valuation by ke. per acre, but It aeldom
readied or exceeded one-half the (i#e ud
] vam#. Four piece* were sold at Ihe full as
•eased value lo eredilora of the estate, who
were allow, and to fettle their elaieta in lint
s manner. They were two tracts in Annka
j county. Minn., of •> acres each, valued at
ill sou one tract iu Traoti oounty of AO
acres at *2 2L and oae of 40 acre*. Chicago
Salting >*&•,
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Kxtia wide White Dress Lawns at tr
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Fincand Shear White India Linen at BUe
woith
E Jr tri „ an ‘ l K'PePfine India Linen at 10c.
16c.V0r. 25c and np to 50c. *
LawY* hitC Mull Musllnß and Persian
FrenchNatneooks. 48-inches wide, from
Nainsooks from *Ur nn.
12-4 Crocks Bedspreads atoße: worth tl >4
*1 7 5 rotctet Bedspreads at *125; worth
Linen G-cods.
B L e n aobe ? Iriw LifP" Table Damasks at
50c and * 6c; Tortb from 70c to sl.
B 11,1811 **nen Table Damasks
from 19c up.
Extra Wide am: Bxtra Heavy, Double
Damask Table linens at *1; worth*lso.
Extra large (24x6), very heavy, Hnrk
*BS0 D we * 8 at *2 40 per dozen; worth
Extra large (24x*), very heavy. Crape
Eow .x J./ or * be at *2 40 per dozen;
worth *3 50.
Turkish bath Toweq from 10c np.
and FM Embro ' l!er e | l Lap Robes atsl 50
Turkey Red Table Damasks from 25c np.
Hosiery,
Ribbed Hose—in colors and
black—from 10c up.
Ladies’ Balbrlegan (Seamless) Hose at 15c;
row worth 25c.
Children’s Lisle Thread Hose. Black and
at 381 i c P er pair; worth 50c.
BESIDES THEBE BARGAINS we offer
full lines of Ladies’ Colored and Black
Lisle lhread Hose. Lacies' Superfine
Balbr ggan Hose. Ladies’ Black Silk
Hose, Chilcksn’s Superfine French Rtb
bed Lisle Thread Hose, Gentlemen's
Plain and hv cy Half Hose. Children's
Hair and Jbree-qnarter Hose. etc., at
extremely l<xy prices for such qualities.
Summer 7ndeirvests.
Ladies’ Low Neck and Short Sleeves, Low
Neck and Lmg Sleeves, and High Neck
and Long Sleeves, from 85c up.
Gentlemen’s Lng and Half Sleeves from
25c up.
Children’s Untervests, Long and Short
Sleeves, fronalSc up.
Parasols.
A handsome tins of Parasols and Son Urn.
brellas—staple styles and latest novel
ties.
Corsets.
Woven and Hand made Corset*—import
ed and domestic—in nearly a!! the favor
ite brands nad deairable shapes—at the
lowest price*.
Dress Silks.
Anew line of imported Surah Sllks-
Biack and Colored—from 75c np.|
Heavy, Black Satin Rhadames at *1;
worth *1 50.
Extra Heavy, Raok Satin Rhadames at
at *125; worth*lo.
Shirts-Coliars—Cuffs.
Ladies’ Linen Collars in the newest styles.
Gentlemen's Linen Collars in the ne west
styles.
Gentlemen’* Linen Cuffs.
Ladies’ Linen Cuffs.
o J—On account of having an over
Btoclt of .. Crown .. SMrts , th ,
best dollar shiirt in the market) we will offer
them for a LIMITED TIME at the exceed
ingly low price of 85c. cash.
SRrDirtmU.
RELIEF
Forty Years a Sufferer from
CATARRH!
WONDERFUL TO RELATE-
For forty years T have been & victim to Ca
tarrh—three-fourths of the timt* a sufferer
from ezcruciatioff pains across ray forehead
and my nostrils. The discharges were so
offensive that 1 hesitate to mention it. except
for the rood it may do some other sufferer. I
have spe'nt a young fortune from my earnmei
during my forty years of snfferinsr to obtain
relief from the doerors. I have tried patent
medicine**— every one 1 could learn of—from
the four corners of the earth, with no relief.
And at last (57 years of age) have met withs
remedy that has cured me entirely—made me
anew man. I weighed IJB pounds and now
weigh 146. I used thirteen bottles of thfl
medicine, and theonlv regret I have is that
being in the humble walks of life I siay not
have influence to prevail on all catarih suffer
ers to use what has cured me,
Gita’s Pioneer Blood Beoeier.
HENRY CHEVES.
No. 297 Second street, Macon, Ga.
Mr. Henry Cbevcs, Ihe writer of the abovf,
formerly of Crawford county, now of Macon.
Ga., merits tbe confidence of all interested *
catarrh. W. A. Ht’FF,
Ex-Mayor of Macon.
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Spring Medicine.
If not In your market it will lie forwa’ded
on receipt of price. Small bottles sl, rgo
*1 75.
Essay on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
free.
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anO Uiiflatto.
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Mavannab, Ga.,
HAVE constantly on hand the
STOCK of
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Butfffie*,
PtlMitODfl,
and
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