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(folumlm wcpxittt: VOL. XIX. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 21, 1877. NO. 68 WASHINGTON. CABINET SESSION CONTINUES! Vhr« Inn dwarf ui Aijwii It T*-B»j! Ore*t Inter** Manifest#* In th* AntM|M lUMlt 1 PROBABLE APPOINTMENTS / 1 IN GABINZT INUION. Washington, Maroh *0.— Intenu In. tarest 1* attached to tbe Cabinet Marion to day, bnt it la osrtain tba proceedings will be only preliminary. Hta nufuouuuiov oxttdio muni. Th, Baltimore Antrtam my* Mr. BayM yaatorday aononnoad to MYaral partlaa that oat lad upon him on the tub. jsot, that tha Administration would taka op tha rival Southern oteima at tha Cabi net meeting to-day, bnt if tha opporing parties in New Orleana are aa hot tor fight m they are represented, th, fulfil mental Me generous end saleable in tentions may be delayed. At all events there osn be no withdrawal of the troops ao long as ferooiona threats fill the atmos phere, and attempts are made to drive the President to reoklees haste. no names. The President bM reoeived no visitors to-day, and will have no Uma during the entire day to devote to sellers. oaanas in anaatoH. A Cabinet oonndl la in seal on, having met at ten o’oloek, and la likely to eon- tione during the other portion of the day- All the members are present, and the affais in Booth Carolina and Louisiana are under consideration. There are vast number of pepers bearing upon the oaaea that are being examined by the Cab inet. Very little diaenarion is involved in the consideration, as than is harmony of views between the President and Cabinet in the mat ter before them. It does not seem probable, judging from what la alrsady known, that tbeae oaaae will be disposed of Mparstely, but it is believed that upon the subject of withdrawing troops from their prsMnt positions in Naw Orleans and Colombia the same directions will be given. There is intense interest mini* fee ted to know the reanlt of the consider ations now engrossing the attention of the Cabinet, bnt np to this hour the indi cations are not favorable for a final deter mination lo*day. lamas sere*. Mr. Lamar is mnob batter. He is able to sit np. LOUISIANA. vaoxasd asoiumuG ovnoaa isixeran. Naw Oblbahb, March 20.—Nioholla polioe arrested Paokard’a recruiting offi- PAGKAOD HAS 500 NBOBOM SMEOLLED. Dispatches my upwards of three hun dred negroes were enrolled in the Pack ard militia yesterday—making a total fores of man at the State House of about five hundred. ais »eaudulenct'» naroarnp Bananas. Washington, March 20.—The Presi dent has reoeived information of the in tention, on tha part of Packard, of an aggressive movement. The President is quoted: “That Pack ard most have a poor opinion of the judgment, and a worse one of the firm- i of the administration, if be plates anything of the kind." HNOHBAOK EXPELLED - noN TUB STATB REPUBLICAN OOKKITTKB. Naw Obucans, March 17.—The Bepnb lloan State Central Committee met this day at 12 M., and in aoeordanM with a resolution adopted at a previous meeting, Mr. P. B. S. Pinobbaok was expelled from the organisation by a vote of 22 to 40. A. Damont, who during the oam- paign waa chairman of the campaign committee, was then elected President of the State Central Committee. THE. ROMAN QUESTION. sraaie houhiiit to ESTABLISH THE TEH- POBAIj poweb op THE POPE. Senate* Ohristianoy may go to Mexieo, and Foster, now inMexioo, be transferred to Spain. TUB CABINET SBSSI0H—ADJSUBNBD WITH- OUT ACTION. Five hours oabinet, and adjonmed un til to-morrow whan.a decision will be reached. Thu President himself declines tooonverMon the subject. The Badi. cals now have no hope beyond tbs com promise oommiaston. The conservatives are confident that the policy will be im mediately enforced. Patterson, with his Booth Carolina del egation repeated their apeechM to-day to the Attorney General, who gave them no decisive answer. SOUTH CAROLINA. Circuit Court Pudge (Beed Beeldee Hampton Is Boveruer. Specie! to Cnpdrsr-Sua.] - Chabmston, March 20.—Judge Bead, in the Oironit Court to-day, rendered his decision in the Flynn haboM oorpus oase, releasing Flynn on the ground that Cham- berlain baa no lawful authority as Gov ernor. The decision concludes as fols Iowa: I am of the opinion, therefore, that Wade Hampton waa made Governor in and over the State of South Carolina, through the ballot box, in aooordanoa with tha Constitution, at the eleotiou held on the 7th of November lari; that he qualified, if not following the letter, in the spirit and intent, of the constitution on the ltth'of December last; that he has tum tin** that time, and is nom lawful Governor of South Carolina, wK should, be obeyed and respected accordingly. It follows fram thaee views that D. H. Chamberlain was not Governor on the 3d of January, 1877, the date of the oommia. sion of W. F. Dover as a Trial Justioe for the oity of Charleston, and that his ap pointment and commission wars without lawful authority and void. OHIO SEBATOBSMIP. STANLXT HATTHBWS ELECTED BBNATOB. Columbus, O., March 20.—The Demo cratic castas resolved to vote blank for Senator. Columbus, March 20.—In the lower bran oh of the Legislature to-day a ballot waa taken for Doited States Senator. Stanley Matthews, Bepnbliean, reoeived 64 votes; Alfred Geithar 6, and Frank [Hard 1. Thirty-four Democrata voted lank. In tha 8apate Mr. Matthews reoeived l Thirteen Democrats voted blank. Both booses will meat in joint session | to-aeorrow and officially declare tha else. Itionof Matthews. London, March 20.—The Newt pub lishes a remarkable letter from its corres pondent at Borne, containing the follow ing: The extreme section of Cltremontanes are at this moment enlisting adherents to create a Homan question. Various Jesnits, bearing instructions from Father Becks, General of tha Jesuits, have arrived at the Vatican from Florence. Father Beokx warmly counsels the pro. jeot. I have positive aasuranoe that Beokx and his adherents promise little short of a speedy re-establishment of the temporal power of the Pope. There is no doubt that steps in this direction have long been preparing. The Oatholio societies in Austria and Germany have pledged themselves to co-operate. One essential feature of the plan is, that the next oonolave is to be held in Borne, so the new Pope may be proclaimed a prisoner like Pins. Card! nal Bionini approves and supports the plan and the Pope has, himself, written letters to the Emperor of Austria, the King of Belgium, President Mac Mahon and ex-Queen Isabella. A series of ex press instructions have been issued from the Vatioan to avoid a collision with the civil authorities, but at the same time to keep up a pressure on the Oatholio Pow- era to obtain their adhesion to a orusade for the resusoitatton of the Homan quae tion. The Vatioan has obtained lists of vol unteers prepared to serve under tha Papal flag, and large sums of money have al ready been deposited in Franoe and Eng land. THE POPS APPOINTS TWO AMSBIOAN BISHOPS. Bomb, Maroh 20. — At a oonatatory held to-day, the Pope nominated several bishops, among them Bev. MiohariYan an for Halifax, and Bev. John Morioa for St. Augustine, Fla. The Pope prooouneed a brief allocution reaffirming with increased vehemenoe his declarations of Maroh 12, and added that be would protest against the attempt to deprive him of liberty of speech. MOUNTAIN HEABOW LEE. Himusaung, March 20.—The two Hons- a in sipBKHMlsn sleeted Cameron. Jolnt sisrion will confirm tha nation to- DIFPIOULTT IN GBITING HIM SHOT. Specie! to Bnguirer-Sm.] Balt Laeb, Maroh 20.—'There is diffi culty in shooting Lee, of the Mountain Meadow massacre. Gen. Bharman will not detail soldiers to do it, and deputy marshals dread a large number of stal wart sons and grandsons of Lee, residing in this country, who, it has bean rumored have threatened to UU all persons who might participate in the shooting. Mew York OeM Exchange Dissolves Nxw Yobx, Maroh 20.—The New York Gold Exohange was virtually dissolved this afternoon by the adoption of an amendment to the constitution to the ef fect that when a majority of the members shall agree to dissolve the dissolution will take place. When dissolved three mem< bers will be appointed to wind up affairs and divide the assets. The room after the dissolution will be used by the Stock Ex ohange for the sale of gold bonds and miscellaneous securities. This is the real end of the war. ■ban NmTtion Osman Hesl- * dents. Specie! to fiavatrer-Sm.l Havana, March 20.—German merohents have been notified by authorities that they must pay a contribution of 30 per cent, else their property will be embar goed at the expiration of thirty days. Captain Geoeral Jovellar says this tax is different from former war tax. The Ger man Consul has' refeiyed the matter to the Imperial Government of Berlin, TH1 CAST. bussia’s conditions. London, Maroh 20.—Bussia's note inti mates she will not demobilise until three events have happened: First—The signature of the protocol; second, the cancellation of peace between Turkey and Montenegro, and third, a preliminary demobilisation of the Sultan’s There is a DEAD LOON in the consummation of ths treaty be tween Turkey „and Servia on motion of etiquette, and Montenegro is aa stubborn about the session of Nioslo. TUBKISH INTBBNAL TROUBLES. The Vienna dispatoh to the Timei says, simultaneously with the good news from the West oomes nothing but bad hosts from the East The intelligence in regard to popular feeling in Constantinople indi cates a state of things whloh experience has proved to be the precursor of n great oriafs. * OONNTANTINOrLE. exoxxdinglx thbbatening state or AT- TAIBS. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Constantinople, Maroh 20.—The po lice are kept constantly searching after authors of the placards wbieh are posted by night even on public buildings guard ed by sentinels, and anonymous letters to the Ministers, full of invectives agsinst the inoapabte Government whioh takes all the able bodied Mohammedans for aoldiers, grinds down the people by war taxes, and yet makes humiliating peace with Servie, and even talks of ceding ter ritory to Montenegrin robbers. Ulmas and Sottas are transported to St. Jean d’Aore, but that does little good, as the same language that appears in the placards is ourrent amongst the people,be ing openly spoken in every cafe end even in the government offices and military schools. Arrests are made, houses searched and oonspiraoy sought whioh does not exist, as all except those actually in possession of power are more or leas of the same mind. In this oondltion of the popular mind the prospeota of tha nego tiations with Montenegro causes grest anxiety, but what is feared more than anything by all reflecting persons at Constantinople is the eventual disbanding of the army. The people have been disturbed from their normal aveea- tions throughout tbs Empire to defend their country and religion, and now these thousands of Albanians, Circassians, Ara bians and Kurds are to go home again gypbably unprepared to find their lands untilled and homes destitute. Every let ter from the outlying Provinces is full of apprehensions of the poerible conse quences of a wholesale disbandment of this kind. W1BED BRIEF*. The Powhatan has been ordered from Norfolk to New York, where she will be Admiral Bowan’a flag ship. The Buasian fleet has sailed from Nor- folk for New Yerk. There was an earthquake which lasted forty seoonds at Troy, Vt., yesterday morning. The betting on Oxford and Cambridge was even yesterday a London. The Pennsylvania Coal Company sold a quarter million tons of ooal at New York yesterday at ten to thirty cents decline from February prioes. The steamer Busland now lies eaay at Long Branoh and wreokers hope to float her on tha next tide. Mail service has been ordered to the Blaok Hills country. The Ossipee has sailed from Pensacola for a cruise round the north coast of Cuba. ■enntor Hill Old Not Present the Nome of Blodgett. Spselal to tbs Constitution. Washington, Maroh 19.—Senator Hill has never presented my name for any ap pointment. Foster Blodgett. Cost of Noising Cotton. On this point the New York Chroniele editorializes at some length, and the fol lowing ia part of his luoubratlons: With ootton at thirty oenls a pound, the general response was, there was no money in it; and, when it bad fallen to twenty oents, the absolute bankruptcy of the whole planting interests was, of course, the expected result. And to many these descending prioes have proved very disastrous. In faot, it is through these disasters and the enforoed economy atnoe 1875 that a better basis has been reached. With the exception of a olaas of farmers whioh have settled in the northern por- ROStlNI. HOW HE WAS INDUCED TO WHITE THE OPERA OF “OTHELLO.” [Translated from the French of Alexandre Dumas In Paris Ft(aro for the Chicago Tribune.] Kossini bad just arrived in Naples, pre ceded by a great reputation. The first per son whom he met aa he alighted from hia carriage was, as one may well believe, the impreaserio of Ban Carlo. Herbaria came before the maestro, his arms and hia heart open, and, without giving him time tion of the South Atlantia Btatee, very 11 0 take a step or to speak a word, said; few planters have made money until with- “I have three propositions to make, in the last two years. But the turning a „d i hope that you will not object to point has really come, and the.reault of I one of them.” Alessca and Lorraine. Special to the Enquirer-Sun. ] Bbblin, Maroh 20.—Prince Bismarck, to ketain a majority in the Beiehatag, has again promised Alsace and Lorraine as considerate traatmentand aa large a meas ure of local autonomy as compatible with imperial interests. Present ef Irish Cltleene te Mrs Hayes.* Mrs. Ira Elder, of New York, presented to Mrs. Hayes an elegantly bound copy of the Centennial Temparanoe Volume, with the following note : “Still In thy right hand oarry gentle pence, To ellenoe envious tongue*, lie Just and to: not.” —Henry V!II, Act tit, Scene it National Tehpebanox Societt, 1 58 ItEADE Street, , New York, Maroh 17, 1877.) St. Patrick'e Day—Hon. W. Dodge, Preeident, to Mn. Hayet: Mx Dear Madam—With sentiments ap propriate to this anniversary so cherished by my nation, and with an earnest appre ciation of the favor you have already ex hibited for our oanse, I have the pleasure in offering to yon, through the hands of Mrs. Ira Elder, tbie Centennisl Tem perance volume, with some minor publi cations. Be pleased to aooept them, with our bast wishes for the prosperity of the President and yourself. Very truly, Your obedient servant, John Farrell. Mre. Hayes eocepted the book and vary graoefully returned bar thanks, saying that the oanse of temperance was very sa cred and should reeeive the encourage ment of oitizene, and the eapeoial aid of mothers. The following telegram, dated Friday, to the Cincinnati Commercial, probably aooounta for the Demoeratio votes that secured Fred. Douglass’ confirmation : The opposition to the confirmation is vary determined, end inoludes not only white Bspnbliosna and Democrats, bnt a great many oolored people beside, who say that Douglass is a bigb-toned aristo crat, with a soul above bis race. Many of the Southerners arc anxious to have him confirmed. They say they want to see him officiating at tha White House reoeptiona and levees as ths Grand Master of Ceremonies, as tbs District Marshal usually does this, on the ground that tha Northarn paoplo who insist on social equality ought to praetioc it thsmsslvss. tha last cotton orop la laaa dabt than ever before. Iu faot, the year has proved that ootton oan be raised profitably in the Southern States at present prices. In proof of this lari ststauatoi, c*c illustration is aa good as a thousand. A friend who has a plantation in South western Georgia gives na the reanlt of his year's work. He docs not live oh ox near his plantation, bnt rnna is with an overseer; of eonrse a vary expensive and prodigal way. What Naw Eogland farm would pay expenses ware tba owner to live in Boston and let hia labor work it ? Our Georgia friend says that the total ootton orop he raised the put season wsa one hundred and sixty-tbree balu,weigh ing, when sold, 82,175 pounds. He sold early in the season, and there fore, did not get by one and a half oeuta per pound what he oould have real ized later. Bat after paying all expenau nt isle, commissions, etc., the net pro ceeds of hia orop were $7,828 50, or about 9) oents per pound. The total oath expenses for the year, of every kind and description, including taxes, five hundred dollars for overseer’s wagea, labor, ate., amounted to $5,113. 'To this should ba added 10 per oent. on the two thoumnd dollars, the value of the males employed on the plantation—as experience shows that perosntsge about oovera the wear— making the total ooat of the orop $5,313, This divided by ponnds sold gives 6 60o. u the actual ooat of the ootton per pound, luring the net profit 2 90c. per ponnd, or a total profit of $2,510 50. Hid tha crop been sold later, the profit would have been about $1,000 more. To really appreciate thus results, we must remember that this plantation bad a non-resident owner, and was worked entirely by an overseer, who wu paid five hundred dollars a year wages. Had tbe owner lived upon the place, be oonld un doubtedly also have obtained theanppor of bimulf and family out of it, and have uved the overseer’s wages. Buidu, it aesreely necessary to uy, there ere numberless little eoonomies whioh tbe watohful eye of the proprietor sloue aeonre. It has run into a proverb at tha North that a man, to make aoytbing out of a farm, must drive his own plongb; meaning that tbe business of farming, perhaps more than all others, needs the proprietor's personal constant attention. That he can bo more prodigal in the Sooth we have seen; but with tbe nee of the mme oare, foretbonght, ingennity and economy whioh one is compelled to prao- tioe in New England, the profit indiuated above could be easily doubled. There ore three conclusions apparent from tbe foregoing. First: That, even under present management, a man who will raise his own corn and small grain oan easily grow cotton at 9)o. per pound, and make a handsome profit on it; and with closer management, much better re suits could be obtained. Beaond: As an opening for the small capitalists, not afraid of work, no where else oan snob promise be secured. This mast present itself with peoalisr foroe to the man who is now grabbing away hia life on a New Eogland farm, with a bare living, and a very modest one, u the result. Third: And finally these facts present in relief the fading, still fading position “other countries” are likely to hold on the qnu- tion of ootton prodnotion. In the future they will be able to oompete with ua neither in prios nor in staple. Farming in Heorfla Mr. Bmitb (quite a well kaown name in Georgia), whom tbe MoDuffle Journal vouches for as a “moat intelligent and sneeessful farmer" (an altogether unnec essary endorsement if we are to credit his assertions), replies in a oommnnioation from whioh we take the following extract “I say we oan be an independent people and give Cuffee employment. The raee is here among us, and if we would we can not get rid of them. They will not die out as our Northern friends and some of our own people think I believe that tbe next census will show an i nor oase. Then the only alternative left the land owner ie to give them fall employment, and then they will steal less, be more law-abiding and better citizens. Lee me give yon tbe reanlt of my orop made by Coffe. I'll give each farm oeparate, beginning with tbe one-horse farms: Wes made 20 bales of ootton; DeLsFayette made 19 bales; Virgil, 19 bales; Jim, 14 bales; Henry, 12) bales; Bebron, 12 bales; Bam, 11) bales; Henry, 10 bales; Tom, 7 bales; Granville, 11 bales; Jerry, 12) bales; Andrew, 12) bales. Two-horse farms—Daniel made 22) bales and Naoe 24. My own orop and some pstohes made 20 bales, making 230 bales, an average of nearly 14 bales to the plow, having run 17 plowa. I made about 1,000 bushels of oorn and 25,000 bundle* of oats. Yonr readers may aak if it ia profitable to raise so muoh ootton. It is to me, sud as one of the tenants has oome np and reoeived $50, while I am writing this article, I have oonolnded to refer to my book and see bow mnob eash they bave reoeived. I find nearly $2,000 in eash, besides $700 worth of mules. Tbe baisuoe of the half of their erop has gone to support them snd pay their share of the expenses of Ibe farm. You oan aae from this that there is some money even to them. I think this is a little light in tbe direotion of independence. I do not intend tbie year to enoonrage cot ton planting, or to discourage the produc tion of oereale, for I intend to inornate my oereal orop this year, and give it more attention, and with better preparation and more cottcgt seed, I expect a larger yield and a more favorable report from my next orop.” “I listen," responded Bossini, with his peculiarly characteristic smile. ‘‘I offer yon my house for yon and I offer my table for yon and yoor friends.’’ “I “I propose that foo shall wrila me a naw opera tor my thsatro." “I do not accept that.’’ “What I yon refuse to work for me ?" “Neither for yon nor for any ona alee. do not wish to work any more at mnaio.’’ “Yon arc a fool, my dear." “It is jnst as I have the honor to tell yon.” “And what are you going to do in Na ples ?” “I am going to aat macaroni and ioea. These arc my pasrion.” “Yon shall have ices made by my li- monsdier, who wsa tba best in Toledo, and I myaelf will make tha maearoni if yon will tall methow yon tike it." “Dtablel this is getting rarions!” “But you will give me an opera in ex change?” “We shall see.” “Bay in a month, two months, six months—any time yon like.’’ “Let It be for six months." “Agreed." “Let’s to sapper.” From thst same evening tha mansion of Barbaia was placed at tha disposition of Boaaini; the proprietor quite edipasd himself and the celebrated maestro felt himself at home in tbe fullest sense of the world. All friends, or even simple soqnaintanoes, whom he met were invited witbont besitsnoy to tbe table of Barbels; where Bossini did tbe honors with per fect esse. Sometimea even the latter oomplsined that ba oould not find enough friends to bid to tha festivities providad by bis host, soaroely oould be assemble a dozen in spite of all tbe advanoes made by sooiety. The time wu unreasonable. As to Barbate, faithful to tba rote of cook whioh ba had imposed upon bimulf, be invented new diahea every day, empt ied the bottlu of the oldut wines in nte liters, snd feasted all the strangers whom it plesssd Bossini to bring in, u though they had all bun hia bast friends. Only, towards the clou of tha reput,with a ouoal air and a delieate tut, and'smil- his hands. Ha called from the windows which looked into tbe oourt, bnt tha pal ace remained u mote as a seraglio. He tried the door of bis ohamber, bnt tbe door resisted all hte endeavors; it wu bolted from without Then Boulni, re- taming to the court windows, set him self to erying “help, treason, murder!" He had not even tbe oonsotetion of an coho for tha response to bis oomplaints, the Palais of Barbaia being the doafut edifioe on the globe. There remained but one reaouroe, whioh wu to jump from the fourth story; but, be it said to the praise of Kossini, auoh an idea never entered hte bead. At tbe end of a good hoar, Barbaia ■bowed bia ootton bonnet from a window of tbe third floor; Boaaini, who had not left the ouement, felt inclined to hnrl a tile at him, but contented bimulf with the delivery of imprecation*. “Do yon desire anything ?’’ uked tbe impresurio, in a wheedling;tone. “Yon will be reteued when you opera ia finished.” “But this te an arbitrary cqoastration.” “Arbitrary u maob u yon wish; bnt I must bivt toftt odmi" “I will oomplain to all the artists, and we shall aul” “I will pay the penalty.” “I will inform the publte.” “I will olose tbe theater.” “I will go to tbe King bimulf." “I will send in my resignation.” Boaaini petoeived that he wu taken in his own net. Therefore, like a superior being, changing bia tone, bis manners, and bis voioe, be uked calmly: “I accept this pleauntry without being angry, but may I know when I shall ba restored to liberty ?” When the lut scene of the opera shall ba given to ms,” replied Barbaia, taking off hte bonnet, ‘It te well; send this evening for the overture.” Iu the evening Barbate punctually re* eeived a pamphlet of mnaio, on whioh wu written, in large letters : “Ovsbtubb to Othbllo.” Tba salon of Barbaia wu filled with mnsioal aalebrittee at the moment when he reoeived tba first paoket from bis pris- onsr. Ona ut at the piano and deoipher ed the naw obef-d oeuvre, sad they all oame to the conclusion that Bossini wu not a man, bnt a god. He created with oat effort, he worked withont pain, and by the sole sot of hte will, Barbaia wu almost wild with joy, and seized the pieoe from tha bands of it tatlon of Othello wu postponed on ac count of the indisposition of tha prims donna. Eight days after Othello wu given. To-day all tba world knows this opera; we have nothing to add. Eight dayasuffloed Boaaini to make forgotten ths obef-d’oeuvre of Bhakapeare. After tbe fall of the oartain, Bubals, sobbing with emotion, sought everywhere for the oompour, to press him to his heart; bat Bouini, yielding, probably, to the modesty wbieh so well beoome the triumphant, had ooneuled himself from the ovations of the erowd. The following day, Dominioo Barbaia rang for hte prompter, who fulfilled for him the dutiu of valet do obatnbre, ao impatient wu the worthy Impresario to prsunt to hte gnut the oongretuUtioM of tbe put evening. The prompter entered. “Beg Bossini to oome down to me,” uid Barbaia to him. “Bouini has departed," replied th* 1 deputed ?" “Left tor Bologna at daybreak.’’ "Left withont saying a word to me?’’ “Ha left hte adtenx, Monateur." “Wall, then, go and aak te Golbran to permit me to coma to bu.” “La Golbran f" “Yu, la Golbran; are yon deaf this morning ?’’ “Pardon, air, bnt la Golbran hu gone.” “Impossible 1” “They went off in the uma earriaga. ” “The wretch. Bhe bu left me to be- oom« the mtetreu of Bomlni ?’’ “Pardon, Monsieur, she te hte wife I” “I am avenged!” said Barbate. Weather. Washington, March 20.—Indications— For the South Atlantia States, warmer, southeast to southwest winds, falling ba rometer, increasing cloudiness and arau of rain. CALL AND BM COXrZMOMD. Four nioe Pictures of yonrulf at 50 oents, or one for 25 oents, at Williams’ Art Gallery. Pieturu iu Cam, LoekcU, Pins, Bings, 60 oent*. feb4 tf ing lips, be slipped in between tbe fruit and tbe ehsess a few words abate tha promised opera and the undoubted aueesm of it. , Bat this orstoriosl precaution wbioh the honui impressario employed to re mind hi* guut of the debt he bad con tracted, these few words fell from hia lips without effeot upon the maestro- like the three terrible words at the feut of Balthizzar. Therefore Barbaia, whose presenoe had been tolerated until then, was politely requested by Bouini not to sppeu st desert. Meanwhile the months ran on, the libretto wu long ago flniehed, but noth ing more announoed that tbe oompoeer wu about to put himself to work. The dinners were aueoeeded by champagne puties; banting, fishing, riding, were in terchanged with promenadu in tha wide pleunre grounds of the generous host, but there wu not tbe leut indication of a note of mosie. Barbate felt hte oholer riling twenty times a day, became nerv ous, and had an almost irresistible incli nation to bave a eoene. But be rutrain- ed himself, for no one more than he be lieved in tbe iuoomparable genius of Bossini. Barbaia kept silenoe for five mouths with most exemplary resignation. Bnt the morning of the first day of the sixth month, using thst be had no more time to lose nor disoretiou to maintain, he drew the maestro uide and he ventured on the following entreaty: “Now, my dear, do you know that it wants but twenty-nine days of tha time agreed upon ?” “What time?” said Bouini, with the bewilderment of a man to whom one hu addressed an incomprehensible question in mistaking him for another. “Tbe thirtieth of May.” “Tbe thirtieth of May ?" (with tbe game pantomime). “Did you not promise me a new opera to be sung on that day ?" “Ah! I promised ? “There is no question thst yon are playing astonishment,” cried the iiupres- sario, oome to tbe end of his patience : “I have calmly endured tbe delay, relying on tbe genius and extreme faeility for work with whioh God has endowed you. Now, it is impouible to wait any longer. I must have my opera." Oould we not re-arrange some old opera by changing the title ?” “What are you thinking of ? Tbe artists are all engaged to sing in a new opera!” “You eau pay them tbe penalty.” “And the publio?" “Yon can olose tbe thestre.” “And the king ?" “You can send in your resignation." “All that is true up to a certain point. But, if neither tbe artists, nor the publio, nor the king himself oan foroe me to keep my promise, I bave given my word, sir, and Domenico Barbaia’a word of- honor bu never failed." “Ah, well, that ia different.” “And you promise to commence to morrow ?” “To-morrow, it is impouible; I bave an engagement to fish at Fuaero. ” “Very well," said Barbaia, putting bia bands in his pockets; “we’ll not speak of it again. I will see what part it remsins for me to tske." That evening Bossini dined with good appetite, and did the honors at the table of the impresurio like a man who had utterly forgotten the discussion of tbe morning. On retiring he particularly commanded his servant to awake him at daybreak, and to prepare the boat for Fuaoara—after wbieh he slept tbe sleep of tbe jnst. Tbe day following, noon sonndtd from the 500 bells which the fortunate oity of Naples possessed, snd Bouini’* servant bed not yet gone to hia master; the sun foroed his rev* through tbe shatters; Bos sini awok* with|e atari,ut up,rubbed hte eyea and pulled tba be^fre oord fall into its admirers and unt It to the oopytet. The following day be received a new pamphlet on wbioh wu written : “First Aot of Othello;’’ this new paoket also went to tbe oopytete, who folflled their doty with that obedianoe, mate and passive, to wbioh Barbate had trained them. At the cad of three days tha soon of Othello wu bound and oopiud* Tba impresurio oould not contain himself for joy; be threw himself upon Boasini’s nsek and offered him the meat sineera and tonehieg mmmm for the stratagem whioh he bad bean foroed to employ, and bemad him to finish hte work by auieting at the rehearsals. “I will go to the artist and have them reseal their rotes,"said Bouini easily; »*u to the preheat re. I will have the honor to reeeive them at my house.” Very well, my dear, you osn hear them st home. My preunoe is not neoeuery, and I will admire your ehef-d’ceuvre only at the general rehearsal. Onoe again I beg of yon to pardon tha part I bave aoted." Not a word mora of that, or I will be angry.” “Very well—at tbe general rehearsal 1 “At the general rehearsal.” Tbe day of the general rehearsal arriv ed at lut; it wu the eve of that famous 30th of May whioh had oost Barbsia so many pangs. Tha singers were at their post; tbe mnsioians took their plaou in the orohestra, and Bouini seated bimulf •t the piano. A few elegant ladies and a few privi leged gentleman occupied the lodgu in the amphitheatre. Barbaia, radiant and triumphant,rnbbed his hands and whistled softly as be walked about tbe theatre. First they played the overture. Tbe frantio applause shook the arches of Ban Carlo. Rossini arose and bowed. “Bravo!” oriedBarbate; “pus on to tbe osvetina of the tenor.” Bosini rousted himself at tbe piano, every one beoame silent, the first violin raiud bis bow, end they began to play the overture again. The same applause— more enthnsiutio, it possible—resounded at tbe end of the pieoe. Bouini arose and bowed. “Bravo! bravo!” Barbate. “Pom on now to the oavstina.” Tbe orohestra began for the third time to play tbe overture. “Ab, yes;" oried Barbaia, exuperated; “all that is very fine, but we have not time to stop here until to-morrow morn ing. Begin the oavatine." Bat, notwithstanding the injnnotion of the impressario, the orohestra neverthe less oontioued the ume overture. Barbsia rnshed upon the first violin, and, seizing him by the oollsr, shoated in hia nr: “What tbe devil do you uieau by play ing the same thing for en hoar?" “Dame!" asid tbe violin, with a phlegm whioh would havo done oredit to a Ger man, “we are playing what hu been set before us.” “But turn the leaf you imbeciles!” “We do turn, but there is nothing but tbe overture.” “Whal! there is nothing but tbe over ture!” oried tbe impresurio turning pale; is it then an atrooious deception?" Bouini arose and bowed. But Barbaia fell into a ohair motionless. The prims donna, tbe tenor, every one, preued around him. For a moment ell thought him struck with terrible apo plexy. Bouini, in despair that his pleuantry bad taken such a sorious turn, drew near with real anxiety. But at the sight of him, Barbaia sprang toward him like a lion, exolaiming wildly: “Away, traitor, or I shall commit some exoess!" “Listen, listen," uid Bouini, smiling, ‘is there nu remedy?" “What remedy, villain? To-morrow is the day for tbe first representation.” “If the prims donna ahonld be sudden ly indisposed ?” murmured Bouini low into the ear of the impresurio. “Impossible," wu the response in tbe ume tone; “she would not be willing to draw upon herself tbe vengeanoe and ths satire of the public." “If yon ahonld entreat her a little ?” “It would be useless. You do not know 1a Golbran." “I thought you iu league with her.” “The more reuoa.” “Will you permit me to try ?’’ “Do what you like, but I tell you it te the teat time.” “Perhaps." . Tha following day it wu announoed before Ban Carlo that the first represea month iwhtem # A Ren We oame into possession, a few days sine* of some foots illustrating a moat wonderful and remarkable ease, and one that hu tew, if any, parallels in this see- tion of the State, and whioh we give to our readers vonohing for tha oorraotneae of every faet stated. In the Smith’* Grove section there resides the family of Mr. W. J. Diokareon, a gentleman Wail and favorably known in tha oounty. In tha family there te a bright, manly little by nina yean old, named James, who te quite a pet. Last August he and hte mother were paring apples for drying purpose# with an ordinary machine used for that pnrpou. A thrae-eighte mob aoraw dropped from the machine, sod Jamas, oblld-lika, pat the seraw in bis month and eooidentally racked it down hte wlj ’ pipe. Violent ooughiog followed v ont ejooting the aoraw. On the II September the little boy wu taken td bed, first with ohilla and favar. 1 wu followed by intermittent fever, whioh in torn wu succeeded by pneumonia and oonstent ooughing, with expertoration from tha right lung. Tha sufferer con tinued to grow worse, until, in spite of the but medical treatment and appli ances, he wanted away to almost a abate ton from what he had bean. Death reamed inevitable and MU at hand. Near the let instant, ha wu taken almost with oonvulalona. Cold sweat ooaad from him, while hte faoe and nook grew livid and purple. Hte hours ap peared to be numbered. Hie father started hurriedly for the physiotan. Sud denly then ensued a violent, Jerking oongb, and the iron aoraw wu ejected from the right lnng, where it bad bean ainoe be swallowed it, over five months ago. Proper restoratives ware given and the little fellow bu bun steadily improv ing end growing rapidly. He te now wall end fat as s pig, and keeps tbe aoraw u a memento, white his father and mother are about tbe two bapntart people in tbat Mo tion. The airoud^Be te osrtainly a very singular one^^^Rsubstantially as we have relat^R^^AEteff Green Pan tograph. Whet it Casta • Secretary al State Te Live. Mr. Evute will find it e very difflaalt task to maintain tha social aide of the State Department with mora dignity than Hamilton Fiah bu done. It sums nee esaary that the Beeratary of State ahonld be both rioh and a man of oulture. It ia all very well to have a baohelor in the War Department, for women are not very useful at fighting, al leut on tbe battle field. Other Cabinet ministers, living in hmnble stylo, giving eoessionsi modest and inexpensive receptions of tbe preeent fashionable political mob pattern, may, possibly, hup within their aalaries. Bnt it ia a very different matter with the Sec retary of State. Tbe enatom has grown np that tbe Beoretary of State must give frequent and elaborate entertainments to tbs Diplomatio Corps, and to any visiting strangers of distinction from foreign oonntriu. The Beoretary of Btata te not only expeoted to manage all the diffionlt international problems, but to be as well the exponent of national courtliness and hospi tality. Ha ia supposed to be a genial, dignified, international, good fellow, who pays all bis bills. But it takes money to do it. Mr. Fisb, in bis private monetary matters, te uid to be uverely olose, but he hu been lavishly generous in his man agement of the oourtuies of the Govern ment. He hu spent every you his entire salary in bouse rent. He | hu main tained a good utablishment, and has dis pensed the hoapitalitiu of the nation in a style of whioh ail of os may be prond. And be bu not taxed the people for it, bnt bu paid for it ont of hte own bank acoonnt. From the best sources, it is known tbat it hu at timss oost Mr. Fish $50,006 s year to live in Washington snd maintain the dignity of the State Department. Hie ulary wu $8,000. He paid that snm for bis house rent. So long as aueh an expensive utablishment te to be maintained on the part of tha Beoreta ry ef State, and tbe (government will not pay for it, it is probsble tbat tbe choioe of that Government offlesr must be limit ed to s very narrow oirole. txMiH Year reaeh Trees. Lut week we removed tbe dirt, to tbe depth of three or four inebu, from Ihe stem of about one hundred trees, sud found Mil of tbsm attacked by small while worms, oanaing a gummy substance to exude from them. We were fortunate enough to have a freeze the. following night, wbioh we think killed all of these pests, asthey never go deeper than tbe depth indicated above. In the abaenoe of weather oold enough to kill them, a mixture of four parte unelaoked lime aod one of sulphur freely applied will destroy them. Put tbe lime in a vessel whioh ean be closed up, add the sulphur and pour on boiling water enough to Blaok Ihe lime. This mixture generates carbonic acid gu whioh te fatal to all iuaeot life. Mixed with water and used u a wash for the body of tha tree, it te also highly reoommeaded to destroy all kinds of in serts. A little osn now will save your orohsrd, when nagleat may cante yon to low It. It yonr treea were worth plant ing, they are worth looking after once a year.—Tueeumbia North Alabamian.
