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THE ALBANY NEWS. - ^KrjEsxsxx^sr, OLD SERIES—Vol. 37, No. 8.> ALBANY, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, JUNE 15 1880. { NEW SERIES—Vol. 14, No. 20. Georgia Nears. Fleas infest Elberton. Atlanta wants a larger police force. Labor is starve In many sections of the State. Mr. William Dent, of Coffee eonnty Is dead. Mrs. John A. Cobb, of Athens, is dead. Sheep-stealers are troubling Irwin county. Wok t iris res are troubling Berrien county. ^ ' The blaekberry crop is tine in all parts of the State. An Augusta man pulls the reins over a 2.800 pair of horses. Carteraville has six bar rooms—it re cently had twelve. Col. E. E. Brown, of Macon, has mov ed to Atlanta to live. The Brunswick amateurs piay “Pina fore to-morrow night. Mr. |pg|aah Singleterry, of Blakely, fell dyadtMr other day. The Southern Mutual Insurance Com pany, of Athens, has recently declared a dividend of 66*, per cent. The “Watermelon disease” is killing the vines in Middle and East Georgia, and the cro(> will be a short one. A little child in Berrien county was bitten eighteen times the other day by a moccasin., The child died the next day. A good deal of upland rice has been planted in Brooks county this season, and there is a good prospect for a fine yield. Mr. Blount has reconsidered his deter- minktion not to run again for Congress, and says that he will accept a nomination TheWajicross and Jacksonville rail road is bkng poshed forward. It is thought it frill be finished by December 1st. Atlanta boasts of five first-class literary societies, via: The Lyric, the I.yston, the Hemans, the Gate City and the Dickens. Hon. H. W. niliatd, U. S. Minister to Brain, is now on a visit to his friends in Augusta, Ga. He says he will return to BrazO early next month. The watermelon vines near Augusta are dying .very rapidly in some places, and it is thought the ordinary pumpkin bug is the cause of the trouble. Mr. E. H. Lowman, of Tenn., was married on the 2d, to Miss Annie Wil lingham, daughter of Mr. C. H. Wil lingham, of the CartersvUle Free Press. Macon's latest sensation was a runa way marriage, the parties thereto being Mr. Geo. Guice, of EofSols, and Miss Susie, Johan, daughter of one of Ma con’s hugest merchants. Capt. Seaton Grantland, of Griffin, was married ion the 9th to Miss Leila Ada Gil lian, of Savannah. Mr. and Mrs. Grant- land tcti for an extended tour to .the North and Ear ope. The sum of $66,240 has been paid out under the act appropriating money to furnish artificial legs and arms to disa bled Georgia soldiers. Many men drew the money instead of the artificial limbs. Newspaper men are in the rise or fall one, we don't whicn. Anyway Col. Ben Russel, of the Bainbridge Democrat, is a delegate from the Second DU trict to the National Democratic Convention, and Col. J. P. Sawtell, of the Cuthbert Appeal, as an alternate. Madison Madisonian: The white re publicans’of Georgia wish to coalesce with fhe ■ Independent Democrats, and adopt.t£e following as their motto: £ •Naught’s a naught. The Product of Chicago's Labor. The “dark horse,” who irotted in, and won the Chicago prise, should be promptly presented to tho Ameri can people. While the outlook indi cates his defeat at the ballot box we are ail interested in even a possible prospective candidate for the Presi dency, and therefore we present to our readers the following sketch of Gen. Jas. A. Garfield: lion. Janies A. Garfield is a native purse and influence of Jay Gould and other railway magnates, it wil tell decidedly against him in Califor nia and the Pacific States, where such railway monopolies are notoriously unpopular. Mr. Garfield lias liclt^ a conspicu ous position and is to-day the recog nized leader of his party in that branch of the nntioual legislature.— He has served as a leading mcmlier upon the committees on military af fairs, ways ami means, bnnking ami of the State of Ohio, having been currency, appropriations and rules. Figger’s a digger, All for de white man, Nuffln fur de nigger. Tbs recent splendid discoveries of gold In White, Lumpkin, Dawson, and indeed, all over northeast Georgia, has done more to develop thU magnificent mining region than all the newspaper writing and individual talking that has been done since the war. These practical demon strations are bringing in hosts of experi encedminers and capitalists to develop' the bidden treasures of thU section. Atlanta b going to have a grand mili tary “to do” tills year. The Gate City Guards, who made a tour of the North ern and Eastern States last year, and who were treated with such distinguished courtesies, have determined to erect in Atlanta a “memorial armory,” commem orative of their Northern trip. For tills purpose they will hold a grand Fair dur ing the year. Many thousand dollars worth of articles have been contributed by parties both North and South, and the affair will be one of the largest and most complete of its Idnd ever undertaken in thUeentn^. The Seventh "Regiment of New York Washington Light Infantry, .of Boston, and many other Northern and Noutbem companies will join in the fes tivities of the occasion. The time of hold ing the fair has not been decided upon, hut it will be a magnificent affair, w or thy of Atlanta and of the whole State. Chatham in Savannah News a The “Georgia Orange Association” lias open ed its headquarters in this city, and pro poses, under a Florida charter, to locate homesteads, cultivate orange groves,etc., in that State on the English co-operative K bui. Gen. W. S. Walker, a one-legged no of two wars, is the President, Capt, E. T. Paine, the Manager, Capt. J. S, Newman, of the State Agricultural De partment, Secretary and Treasurer. born in Orange, Cuyahoga comity, on the 19th day of November, 1831. He is now in Ills forty-ninth year. He received • full and classical ed ucation, graduating from William's college. Massachusetts, in the year 1836. Alter liis graduation lie was, for several years, the president of a literary institution and proved quite successful in his brief career as an educator. Ilis taste led him later on to study, law, and after pursuing a thorough course he was admitted to Uic bar ami became a successful prac titioner. In 1856-60 he was a promi nent member of the Ohio State Sen ate, but upon the breaking out of the civil war put nwav all political pre ferment and entered the Federal army as Colonel of the Forty-second Ohio volunteers. On the lOtii of January, 1862, he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier-General ami soon after n appointed by General Rosecranz chief of staff of the army of the Cumberland. At the battle of Cliick- aniauga he so distinguished liimsclf to win promotion to the rank of MajorsGencral. For several Congresses past Mr. Garfield lias represented the Nine teenth district of Ohio, in the Lower House, and lias but recently been elected by the Republican Legisla ture of his State as United States Sen ator to succeed Hon. Allen G. Thur man on the fourth of March next. Unfortunately for him his intro duction to public notice was during the second administration of Grant, when he became first conspicuous from his connection with the infa mous Credit Mobilier ring, and sub sequently for nn unenviable connec tion with the notorious and fraudu lent De Goiyer pavement contract in Washington. In this latter instance he, through his zeal in endeavoring to enforce De Golyer’s fraudulent claim • against the government, laid himself liable to the suspicion of be ing a sharer in the spoils, and for his course he received the name, by which he has since been so generally known, of “De Goiyer Garfield.” It will, thus be seen that the present Radical candidate for the Presidency is very seriously tainted with the odor of corruption. When next Mr. Garfield appeared prominently before the country it was during the extra session of Con gress last summer, at which time he became the leader of liis parly in ad vocating the right of the Federal Government to interfere with State elections by means of the army and Federal overseers appointed to arrest ad libitum free born American citi zens, and, in the interests of Radical ism, to hinder them in the exercise of tbeic right of voting at the polls ac cording to the dictates of their own will. No doubt it is to the promi nent part he played in this matter that his nomination is dne, and from this fact, says the Savannah News, two very important deductions can be drawn. First, that Central! zation vs. State Rights, will be the main issue to be decided in the com ing campaign ; and, second, that al though the refusal to nominate Grant indicates a determination to destroy Ciesarism in the Republic forever, still, in the nomination of Garfield— the personification of a strong gov ernment—the spirit of centralization is still decidedly alive and ready to assert itself. A third reason why Garfield will proj'c a weak candidate, is that lie has been nominated by the faction of his party bitterly antagonistic to Grant.. lie owes his success in the convention to a concentration upon him of the “anything to beat Grant” element, and when it is remembered that Grant’s friends composed nearly half the membership of the body, and that they stuck to their favorite dog gedly from the beginning to the bit ter end, it will he seen that lie will not be likely to secure enthusiastic support from a very large portion of his own party. The result in this particular would have been very dif ferent had Wftslibnmc, Grant’s spe cial friend, received the nomination. Still another element of weakness in Garfield’s selection is tiie fact that he will he known ns the railway nom inee. He and Blaine have ever been the special friends and champions of the I’aeific Railway monopolies, and though this may secure lo hill) the He is fully conversant with the oper ations of the government and the leg islature of the country for the past twenty years. He was one of the "vis iting statesmen*’ to Louisiana during the cleetoral count in 1876, ami was afterwards one of the house members of the electoral commission which counted Hayes into the Presidency. It is needless to say that lie was one of the “eight.” who got away with the “seven.” He lias always been a stalwart Republican and is one of the brainiest and shrewdest men in the party. Socially he is a mail of most pre possessing manners nml engaging character. With friends and foes, outside of the political arena, lie is a favorite. In Washington lie is a nota ble figure and a rare lover of out door sports. His particular hobby is base ball and lie is a steady atten dant at all the first-class professional games in reaching distance, lie is also an ardent lover of literary recre ation, and is president of n literary society at the capital numbering some of the brightest male nml female geniuses of the city. lie is liimsclf a frequent contributor to the weekly programme. lie is a tall, stalwart, hnndsotnish mail, with full beard tinged witli gray, and presenting a firm but at tractive presence. The big dailies arc full of Garfield, and from several ol them wc catch the glimpsed and arc reminded of the facts which compose this article. Concerning Gen. Chester A. Arthur, the nominee for Vice-President, we arc furnished only the following facts: lie is quite a wealthy citizen of New York, who. was prominently identified with Grant’s second ad ministration as Collector of the port of New York. It will be remember ed that he was twice removed from his position by Hayes on the grounds that flagrant corruptions had been discovered in connection with the ad ministration of his important office, and that he. had used liis patronage to advance his personal and political ends. His removal excited the bitter enmity of Conkiiug and Hie anti- Hayes element of the Radical party in New York, and this enabled Conk- ling, with the assistance of certain Democratic Senators, to defeat Hayes at the extra session of Congress.— Arthur's successor not being then confirmed, he was retained in office, but after the adjournment of Con gress, Hayes again removed him, and nominated the present Collector, General Merritt, in his place, which nomination was afterwards confirm ed. General Arthur represents the anti-Hayes element of the Radical party, just as Garfield represents the anti-Grant element. He will there fore prove a 'weak candidate in the all-important State of New York, al though it is evident he was selected for the sccong place on the ticket to conciliate Conkling and the adher ents of Grant. The speculations and estimates so common in the newspapers as to the probable result of a nominating con vention, are becoming monotonous and silly. Experience teaches the fact that neither the newspapers, nor any one else, can tell anything about it, and it is a simple waste of lime and talent to “figure up the chances' of the various candidates, and prog nosticating the result. “Cotton,” a weekly journal for manufacturers and planters, publish ed in New York, contains proliahly as much good matter, if not more, than is found in the boll of the plant which it is named after. It is well gotten up, and merits public pntron age. The goose that laid the golden egg lias generally been regarded a myth, hut out West ail tilings are possible, and there seems a likeli hood that this exceedingly desirable style of goose may be raised there. Out at Fort McLeod a butcher killed a cow, and found in its stomach live (I .liars worth of gold dust. Of course the gold dust got there when the an imal grazed close to the surface of the gold-bearing ground. Now, if some enterprising individual were to raise goese in that remarkable dis trict, wc might linvc the goose that lays the golden egg modernized.— There is little doubt tliat a fowl of this description would meet a long felt want. Save %'oiir Cww Words. Editors Albnng News : The way certain newspapers are turning limy their anathemas at Governor Colquitt just now reminds me of a little eirciimslaiiee that hap pened a few years ago, with a young lellotv by tlie name of Jones, who was a journeyman carpenter and working witli me at the time the in cident occurred. We were shingling a large house, and Jones had a very sore hand and was a very profane man. One day ilones seemed to be in an iimisiinlly cross mood, and, although I was and always had been conscienciously op posed to profane swearing, in this instance 1 became amused al the many and ingenious ways lip could express liis “damns” to give force lo liis feelings of rage and resell I incut, when the very least little tiling would toueli liis sore hand. About the time he had gotten through liis vocabula ry of expletives, (extraordinary, ns it turned out, for I thought liis stock inexhaustible,) lie was moving n plank mid his loot slipped and lie fell with liis sore hand between the plunk and roof. Now, this was a terrible hurt—bad enough to make.anyone, except a jiaint, curse a little, and as Jones had proven himself lo he such an expert at the business oil small oc casions. I expected then to hear some thing that would make my hair stand on end; but not so. At first I thought the terrible hurt had taken the poor fellow’s breath nml lie could not speak ; but ‘.his was again a mistake, lie very gently laid the plunk hack oil' ids hand, anil stood up and look ed a very determined and sitrrastic iook at the plank, and then u very pitying ami sympathetic look at his bleeding hand. A0cr standing in this position for a few moments, looking back and forth from the plank and liis baud, lie remarked very despondently: “Well, I can’t do tills case justice!” and went to work without uttering a single oath, and I never heard another one from him that day. Now, it occurs to me that these pa- papers that arc drawing so freely on their stock of slang expletives when there is really no cause or just prov ocation for the expenditure, will, when Hie time comes this fall when such stuff will he iu demand, and a little cursing by those who make a business of it-not altogether inappro priate, I think find themselves in the same predicament that Jones was in : unable to do the subject justice. For a mere scratch, Jones had said his most malignant curse words, and when lie might have been a little ex cusable for a slip of the tongue, lie liad not a word to say, because he had done liis best on a mere scratch, and could not do the big masli-up justice. Now, because these papers do not understand Gov. Colquitt’s patriotic motive in appointing Joe Brown to fill the vacancy in the U. S. Senate, caused by the resignation of General Gordon, they, are spending all their campaign slush on him, when the oflense is merely a differ ence of opinion. Because Gov. Col quitt took the responsibility of ap pointing a man whom we do not like to fill this vacancy, should we turn loose all our stock of withering in dignation at his devoted head ? Bet ter save it, gentlemen, for a more appropriate subject. You have ah ready said as much as could be said of “the most inveterate enemy the State of Georgia ever lmd”; and now let me advise you to go to work and get up something new for the fail campaign,or else you will find your selves in Jones’ predicament: unable to do the subject justice. You should keep at least a round or two on hnnd for the Radicals this fall. Mechanic. Sheep Raising. Mr. Francis Fontaine gives to the New York Commercial Bulletin some facts and figures about sheep hus bandry in Georgia, viz: The price of wool in Georgia is forty cents a pound. The average annual cost of keeping sheep is only 54 cents. The average cost of raising a pound of wool in Georgia, is only six cents, while the average price for which the unwashed wool is sold at 33)-, cents, or 27,'-j ccuts net. The average yield of unwashed wool to the sheep is 3% pounds, which, at* 27J,' cents net, gives an average clear income in wool from cacii sheep 94 cents. The average price received for lambs sold to the butchers in Georgia is $1.87. The average price of stock sheep is $2.58 per head. The average price of mutton, is $2.75 per head. The aver age profit mutually received from money invested in sheep iu Georgia, despite the ravages of dogs, is 63 per cent. The next legislature will prob ably create a'dog law to prefect the sheep. Ail owner of 3,500 sheep in Georgia declares Unit liis sliccp cost him annually 14 cents per head, and that liis clear profit is 90 per cent, on the money so invested. No food or shelter is required at any time during the year. I'ross Comment HARMONIZING TIIE NOKTII ANII SOUTH. OaliMM.UI. Ess 1 *.] Gov. Colquitt lias done more to harmonize the no;'tli and soiilli than any Governor Georgia I ms ever hail. TIIE oooii or IT. Seotfca’* Iu the Augusta t'hronicle J In this latter spirit Gov. Colquitt lias acted in tliu appointment for a brief period of ex-Goveruor Brown, The Governor himself tells us so and I give liis words: ••The effect of this appointment with the Democrats of the Nortli and West will be fell. You will hear of it. It may be that your passions will he kept alive, and your prejudices excited, hut the time will come when the responses from these States North and West will show you that it is-lho highest evidence lo them that the war issues are no more alive in the South.” In my poor judgment these words will he verified, hilt, even if not. is it not (o the credit of Gov. Colquitt Hmt he should he willing to face passion and prejudice at home in seeking to do good lo his people and his party abroad ? TWO TIIINOS TO SAY. Fort Caines Tribune ] Two filings wc wish fo say in con nection witli thisafluir: If (Jovernor Colquitt honestly thinks Joseph 1C. Brou n the loan who can best fill Hie place then lie lias done no more limn was his duty lo the people to do.— The next is, Hint the action iu many quarters has been loo hasty. It is but another evidence of the great haste witli which important steps arc taken by many of our people. There has been condemnation without evi dence o ,J guilt—Hie cry of “bargain” and “policy” lias been' raised with out anything to base it nil oilier than suspicion. Unless there be care Hie tendency of the people ill' tills matter will ho to divide the parly in Gcor- ia and do us infinite harm in Hie coming campaign. Already many are expressing themselves as’ highly in favor of the appointment, while many are unrelenting in their cen sures. A little patience now in heal thy exercise might be invaluable, both to Hiu party and to some ot the greatly disturbed. TO THE TOIXT. Augusta Chronicle.] .The Savannah News is right not to have added any disturbing elements to the situation, nud specially right when it declares that it was “not will ing to say to Hie Senate of the United Slates, libellously, ‘Georgia sends you an unworthy man j look out for him.” Wc admit that while the Chronicle is most solicitous to gratify, as far as possible, all of its patrons, it cannot lie made the medium editorially of fierce, passionate and rash assaults upon public men and their personal honor. To any communication of a parliamentary or decent nature in opposition to its views there will lie reasonable space given. If nnybody wants to make a charge of bribery, corruption, bargain and sale, or any thing of that kind, let him coine up like a man and sign liis name to a document which will put the respon sibility where it properly belongs. American Millionaires, No city iu the world, outside of London mid Paris, it is said, can show as much private wcallhasNcw York. Indeed, there are capitalists iu that city who are richer than the richest Englislimau. The wealthiest man in Great Britain, tiie Duke of Westmin ster, lias an income of $3,500,000 per annum, while Mr Wm II Vanderbilt’s income amounts lo $5,000,000 per an num—over $400,000 per mouth and over $13,000 per day. In government bonds .alone Mr. Vandcrhuilt has nearly if not fully $50,000,000 invest ed, while his interest in New York Central Railroad and liis other prop erty must aggregate at least three times that amount. The Astor es tate is valued at $100,000,000, and Jay Gould is said to be worth $25,000,000 at the very least. Judge Hilton, the late A. T. Stewart’s representative, is put down at $20,000,000, and Edwin II. Green, the chief owner of the Louisville and Nashville combina tion, is thought to be fully as rich as Judge Hilton, if not richer. Dresses at a Queen’s Drawing Room. Many of Hie dresses were magnifi cent, and Hie display of flowers was extraordinary. The Princess of Wales’ dress of gold brocade over gold colored satin was very striking. On seeing Hie names of two Indian ladies, Hie Queen expressed a wish tliat they would appear in their na tive dress, and accordingly they at tracted all eyes in white muslin thick ly stripped with gold, with a profu sion of gold jewelry and gold hands round the head. The Duchess of Westminister wore violet and mauve trimmed witli gold lace. The Diieh css of Cleveland's colored jet trim mings attracted much attention. The Duchess of Manchester appeared in dark brown, of a reddish shade, and her daughter, the Duchess of Hamil ton, in pink satin, trimmed witli lace—a brocade train. Lady Knigiit- ley’s dress was one of tiie most ra markable, as its train was thickly cm broidcrcd witli rows of peacock's feathers. Lady Loudoun (presented on her marriage hv her sister-in-law, Hie Duohcss of Norfolk) wore white brocaded satin, ami Hie same color was worn by nnotlicr bride, Lady Leighton, presented by her mother, Mrs. Hoiililswortli,of Coltucss. Lady Hastings was presented by Lady Suf- ticld. One lady appeared in a white satin dress will, hnud-pninted violets, pansies and lilaes all over it.—Lon don Truth, May 20. rienutor Brown Interviewed. From a recent Washington letter lo the Savuniiali News we take the fol lowing about ex-Gov. Jos. E. Brown, of Ibis Stale: There was Hie new Senator in liis chair talking most interesting, and your correspondent listening most at tentively. "Yes,” said Hie former, “there is n 'l.owl,' as you pill it,about my appointment. It is only a howl, though It bus done one thing: It has slmwn me verv conclusively who arc toy friends and who are not. For that 1 inn thankful. I thought some were my friends who prove my ene mies, and some my enemies who prove my friends. On three diHereut occa sions I have had occasion lo disagree with the Democratic party of Geor gia and to vote against it, and on all three of these points the subject of reconstruction after Hie war was Hie hinge of difference. Andrew John son, if you remember, entered upon a plan of rccniiHtriictinji of liis mvn without consulting Congress. This' plan included neither of Hie amend ments lo the Constitution. I urged its adoption, despile the opposition of. leading Georgians. When Con gress assembled it adopted a plan of reconsiruction all its own, nml ignor ed _ President Johnson altogether.— This plan included the amendments, and was objectionable to most of our people, who thought tliat if they re fused it the coining election would sweep Hie country for the Demorals, amt then all would be changed. I thought differently. I had studied history, ami came to the conclusion from precedents that Hie victorious party in every civil war remains in power at least fifteen years. My judg ment was tliat we should accept tiie reconstruction nets, get representation in Congress and do tiie best wc could. I wns antagonized and villified throughout Hie State. I knew I was right, ami subsequent events showed Hint I was. My letter in favor of the reconstruction acts was attacked by Senator Hill and all other Georgians of prominence. I think, however, that tiie final adoption of these was pretty good evidence that I was right. When Gen. l’opc was sent down South to enforce these acts he was made a military emperor over Geor gia, Florida ami Alabama. lie in tended to establish his headquarters at Montgomery. Thinking over the matter 1 concluded that it would be Hie best for my State to have him at Atlanta. I got up a committee and met him at tiie depot. Wc took him to a hotel, treated him most cordial ly, and the following night got up a bnnquct for him. After tiie banquet Gen. Pope came to the conclusion that lie might just ns well stay at Atlanta—so there he made his head quarters. I consulted with him al most constantly. I prevented his ar resting Gen. Toombs—just after the latter’s return from Europe—for the publication of a defiant letter in Cin cinnati. While I was laboring with him to prevent Gen. Toombs’ arrest’ Gen. Pope wanted lo know what in tiie h—1 I wanted to interfere for, because Gen. Toombs was attacking me every chance he got I told him it was for the principle, not the man alone, tliat I fought. Albert Cox, of LaGrange, made a fiery anil ill-ad vised speech at Athens, for which Gen Pope wanted to close tiie Uni versity. I had a good deal of trouble in keeping him from carrying out this desire, too. In all this I acted in antagonism of the Democratic party because I believed submission tatthe conqueror, which carried with ita re newed representation in Congress, was far better for the State than op position. I voted and spoke for Bul lock for Governor. This is the sec ond time that 1 opposed the Demo cratic party. I was for Bullock be cause his ticket wns that of the rccon-' structionisls. The third time that I opposed Hie Democracy was in the first Presidential election after the war. Blair had written liis letter de claring that Hie reconstruction acts were null and void, and that the President had power to set them aside. Seymour and Blair were nom inated on*n platform which substan tially contained tliat plank. I could not support them because I still held that reconstruction on any terms and a renewal of representation in Con gress was the best chance for tiie States. Therefore I voted and work ed for Ulysses S. Grant, who was a rcoonstructionist. I next went on the State Supreme Court bench, and have until now been practically out of public life. When Gov. Smith was nominated by tiie Democrats, af ter reconstruction hud been accom plished, I voted and worked for him because I was a Democrat. X voted in that contest against one of my dearest friends—a friend from boy hood—and have never, on the score of friendship, quite forgiven myself for it. But party conviction carried the day. I-think I have been of some service to my party—the Democratic party—and that, without egotism, I may claim that Joseph E. Brown lias not been found wanting where he was needed, cither in money matters or in work.” Newburgh, N. Y., June 4.—John G. Thompson, Jr., of Ohio, son of the sergeant-at-arins of Hie house of rep resentatives, Washington, was shot and seriously wounded in the abdo men to-dnv, at Highland Falls, by Beaumont Buck, of Texas. Both were candidates for admission to the West Point Military academy, and attend' ing Coluse’s preparatory school.— Buck, who had been made the victim of a mild form of liaziug by other students, became enraged at some re marks to-day, drew a revolver, and shot.Thonipson. Buck gave liimsclf up io Justice Avery nml was com mitted to Hie county jail to wait the result of Thompson’s injuries. The bullet pnssed through tiie lattcrls body. Ilis condition is critical. Scr- gcnnt-at-Anns Thompson was tele graphed for at once. TOO LA TE. BY MISS MCI.OI.K. Could ye come beck to me. bougie* bouglaa. lu tin' old llkeueea that I kn«w. 1 would l«e eo faithful, w lofiti£, Douglaa, bouglaa, Douglas, teed.»r and true. Never a scornful word elionld grieve ye, m lM smtle on ye tweet a« the angels d«»; " * “ e shone ever. O. to call back the days that are not. My eyes wore blinded, your words were few: bo you know ihe truth, now, up In Heaven, bouglaa, Douglas, tender ana true? Now-all men beside seetn to me like shadows-* 1 love you. Douglas, tender and true. Stretch out your hand to me, Doug! an, Dougin* Drop of forgiveness from Heaven, like dew; As 1 lay my heart on your d«ad heart, Douglas, bouglaa. Douglas, tender and true. Still Another Enoch Arden. UR. BOIISEK UESERTS niS YOUNU Wire —SHE MARRIES HIS BROTHER AND 1HES BEFORE TIIE RETURN OF HER FIRST HUSBAND. Paris, III., May 25.—We arc just now enjoying a pleasurable hit of sensation in our social circle* over a genuine romance in real life—u kind of Euocli Arden affair—which makes us feci tliat we are Hie people and these the times so beautifully por trayed by Tennyson. Twenty-one years ago Josiah Bouser left his young wife, Jane, and their little buy Willie, iu charge of liis wife’s father, Mr. Hollis, in the northwest part of this county, and started on a journey to the far West, after bidding wife and little one a most affectionate fare well, and promising to come again when lie had made a fortune ami pro-, vide richly for their comfort. Years went by, and his Jane, like Annie of the poet’s tale,^waited and watered lor her husband’s return. When hope hail died of long delay she mar ried again—not Josiali’s playmate only in this case, but the twin broth er, Uriah. Together they lived hap pily and she bore him two sons. Two or ’three years ago she died. Her first born, Willie, grew to manhood and entered college at Bloomington. Illinois. Last week the village of Isabel, a railroad town tliat has grown up where the modern Enoch Arden was accustomed in other years lo see a few widely separated farm houses, wns startled* by the appearance of Jo siah Bouser, who had come back in search of liis wife and child. That he wept over liis lost loved one's grave we need not say. He immedi ately sent for liis son who hastened home from college not knowing what a happy surprise awaited him. He was overjoyed to find his father there to greet him. And now father and sou are spending happy hours visit ing among their relatives. Mr. Bou ser found what he sought in the West, and is reported being im mensely wealthy. Sea Island Cotton. Quitman Reporter.] > The finest grade of Sea Island cot ton, called nonpareil, lias sometimes sold as high as $2.50 per pound.— ■ There arc millions of acres of land lying on the line of the Savannah, Florida h Western railway, in forest, well adapted to growing it, only nwaiUng the magic touch of the iu- dustrious husbandman to cause them to bring forth their teeming millions. A few acres of Sea Island cotton chimes well with truck farming and does not materially interfere, as it is gathered in the fall. The Hood Orphans.—The Bind tor the Ilood children had a few days ago reached $17,864. The children were left by their grand mother to the care of J. C. Morris, who has adopted John Bell. Dnncan has been adopted by a rich lady of Fifth ave nue, New Y’ork. The two oldest daughters, Ethel and Anna, have gone to Europe with Mrs Hennen, their step grandmother. The twins, Miriam and Marion, have been adop ted by Mr. and Mrs. Thrasher Ad ams, who live near New Y’ork, and the other twins, Odile and Ida, have been taken in charge by Mr. and-Mrs George McGee, of Woodville. Miss Oswald, three years old, was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Hamsy, of N. York; and Anna Gertrude by Mr and Mrs Joseph, of Columbus, Ga. The chil dren are ali under the care of good people. A Young Girl’s Sad End.—Mamie Tully, a young girl only sixteen years of age, died last Thursday night at the Charity Hospital, Jersey city, from delirious fever. She was taken to the hospital about a week ago by the police, suffering from exhaustion, and refused to tell her name. Iu her delirium the physicians learned that her name was Mamie Tully, and that slic had run away from her home in Easton, Fa. Word was sent to tier relatives, but last evening she died before any friend had reached the city. The body will he cared forun- til’her friends arrive. The deceased had an unusually pretty face, and the police say that her parents are very wealthy. Tliis is what Uic correspondent of the Springfield Republican, a strong Repub lican paper, thinks of the Chicago Con vention: It is a low-toned crowd as a whole, a fight without piinipliy even without party principle < r other motive than blind self-interest, so faras it exhib its itself in these obvious, glaring and noisy demonstrations. « — — According to a Constitution reviewer, Mr. II. I. Kimball would rather remain ill Atlanta than accept a $15,000 salary in Boston. This is a preliminary to boom ing him for Mayor.