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(lolumlm mniircr. VOL. XIX. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 18, 1877. NO. 118 THE BELLIGERENTS. BOTH ABE PREPARING TO FIGHT. Both Runians and Turks Threaten to Cross the Danube—Rising in Circassia—Suc cess of Turks and Circassians in Asia— Towns Bombarded—Russians and Turks Getting Ready for a Pitched Battle in Asia. FRANCE THE ENTIRE MINISTRY RESIGN. MacMahon's Coup d' Etat—His Insolent Letter to M. Simons—Chambers Resolve to Support only a Republican Cabinet— MacMahon Threatens Prorogation' and Dissolution—Speech of M. Gambetta. 4.U8TBO-HUHQ4.EI4N OPINIOK. Fksth, M»y 17.—Premier Tisza stated io the Deputies that Russia’s aotion in Roumania was not in oontroTsrsion of the Treaty of Paris. AVE1UOAN OFFICERS TO BEUAIN IN IOYPT. Ht. Pzteesborq, May 17.—The Russian Telegraphio Agency BayB the Amerioan offloere in the Khedive’s army refuse to fight against Russia. They will remain in Egypt. The Roumanians have been working incessantly at Kalafat fortifications. They have now forty guns in battery, bearing on Widdin. They have built twelve re doubts to oover the crossing of the Dan ube—all finished Tuesday. TURKISH POINTS. Rutsobuk is enormously strong and has two hundred guns mounted, besides five gun boats. The Turkish deserters from there, who have reaohed Guorgevo com plain of bad food and sickness in the Turkish army. The Russians have not yet advanoed. The Turks are fortifying the passes of the Balkans. Abdul Kerim is drawing all troops from Macedonia and Albania to the Danube. The National Guard throughout the South are armed, All troops moving northeast. CIRCASSIAN INSURRECTION. Reliable information reaohed Frankfort that the Circassian insurrection is spread ing. NO FIOHTINO TET IN BUBOPE. London, May 17.—The Bucharest spec ial to the Timet reports that fighting on the Dabrodscha is unfounded. No en gagements have ooourred between the Russians and Turks in Europe, exoept on the line of batteries between Ibrail and Ismail. The question now is, whether the Roumanians shall cross with the Rus sians or remain on this side and protect communications. PREPARING! FOB A PITCHED BATTLE IN A8IA. Erzkroum, May 17.—Monday the Kus siana had advanoed to Korakolisa in great force. The Turk* will confront them at Teopraek Kala. Both armies are pieparing for a pitched battle. CIRCASSIANS RISING TO AID TURKEY. Pera, May 17.—The suooess of the Turks and Circassians at Lookgoom Kale, is oomplete. They drove the Muscovite garrison and road guards all over the die triet, chasing them to Galgara, which waB also burnt. Bassan Pasha landed a new supply of rifles and cartridges to equip the Circassians. A formidable looal force is organized to march npon the railway line to Tiflis, aiming to destroy cats, Another large band were sent to raise the country in rear of the oolumns of Bus. siana which are attacking Batoum. RUSSIAN FLEET LEFT NEW YORK. New Yobk, May 16.—The Rnssian ships Sultana and Boyotqr and Askold sailed to day, all nnder sealed orders. BOTH RUSSIANS AND TUBES TO OBOSS THE DANUBE. Commanders of the Turkish fortresses have issued a manifesto urging the people along the Danube to move back to tbe Balkans. Enormous masses of Turkish cavalry are said to be visible opposite Galatz. An attempt to cross will be made by the Turks near Simnitza in sailing vessels. Gen. Skobeleff’e division of Cir cnssian Cossacks intended to head the ad 1 vance of the invasion is passing through Bucharest. Crossing is not immediately imminent. The question arisen in Austria is wheth er coal to run the Roumanian railroads is contraband of war. The Russians have entered Little Wallaohia. TURKISH SUCCESSES. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] London, May 17.—A Reuter’s dispatoh says the capture of Sookgoom Kale and the rising of the Circassians who maeea ered the garrison and bnrned the town is officially announced. An iron clad has left Sookgoom Kale for Batoum to obtain armB for the Circassians. RUSSIA TO INCREASE TAX ON IMPORTED TO BACCO. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] London, May 17.—The Pall Mall Ga zette's Berlin dispatch says : It is stated Russia intends to increase the duty on imported tobacco, which now yields about ten million roubles yearly, sufficiently to increase theyield sovoralmillions. Simulta neously the tax on Russian growth will be reduced to encourage home oultivalioD. Receiver for New Vorh anil South ern Steamship Company. Special to the Enquirer-Sun. ] New York, May 17.—Judge Barrett haa denied the motion for the appointment e receiver for the New York and Southern Steamship Company. Deatba at Sea. Speciil to Enquirer-Sun.] Dublin, May 17.—The bark Gylter, from Baltimore, arrived here to-day. She landed five of tho rescued crew of tbe American brig C. C. Bearoe, from Char leston for Boston, wrecked. The Gylter reports that Capt. Blackwell and one sea man died on board tbe Bearce. Coffee. Special to the Enquirer-Sun.] Rio Janeiro, May 17.—Coffee quiet. PBOBABLY FINAL DISSOLUTION. Paris, May 17.—Though ail the Min- ters have nominally reaigned, tbe Duo de Caaea and M. Berthout will remain in the Cabinet under any oironmatanoes. Pro longation for the month and finally disso lution is spoken of. MaoMabon desires the Ministry oon- slruoted from the Liberal Beotion of the Right Centre. The first announcement of tbe oriaie produced not merely emotion but aotual dismay, filling nearly all with ominous apprehensions. The Left met at Grant Hotel, Paris, with two hundred and ninety membera. Gambetta was loudly cheered. „ UNFORTUNATE. The ’Times' correspondent at Paris says President MacMahon’s letter to M. Jules Simon, whioh oaused tbe latter to tender his resignation, is one of the moat serious and perhaps most fatal events since the fall of M. Thiers. BESMRATIOH OF A 1.1, THE MIN ISTRY AND GREAT TROUBLES FEARED. Paris, May 17.—M. Simon, in an inter view with President MacMahon said: I offer you my resignatian. President MacMahon replied: I expect ed it aud accept it. By three o’olook in the afternoon the Marshal had rcoeived tbe resignation of tbe whole Cabinet exoept from the Minis ter of War. Up to this evening Duke Duauffet Pas- quier, President of the Senate, alone has repaired to the Elysee. It is affirmed he went of his own aooord, and that the Mar shal would soaroely reoeive him. This evening the names of future min isters constituting the veritable dissolu- tiouist Coup D’Etst Cabinet are spoken of as follows : The Duke DeBroglie, For eign Offices; M. Fourton, Interior; M. Buffet, Finauoe; M. Layreute, Eduoation; M. Grivard, Commerce; the Count De PariB, Jnstioe, and M. Berthand, War. ACTION OF m’maHON. The authorship of President MaoMa- hon’s letter is attributed to the Duke De Broglie aud M. Fourtou. It is affirmed that at to-morrow’s sitting a manifesto of tbe Marshal will be read, explaining that it seemed to him danger ous to let tbe administration of the coun try romaiu any longer in the hands of the present Cabinet. At the same time, it ia affirmed that, availing himself of an arti cle in the Constitution whioh gives him that right, the Marshal will have a decree read, proroguing the Chamber of Deputies for a month. The Chamber will reply by a note of want of oonfidenoe, or by some other ex treme measure, for it is impossible to foresee to what length the Chamber, after an example of violenoo and deception, might proceed; bat in any oaaa the Cham ber will be prorogued, and will reassom- ble only to be dissolved, for the struggle is henceforth absolutely inevitable, unless the Marshal, enlightened on the fatal aot into which he has been sednoed, takes a Cabinet agaiu from the Left, which is impossible. This news has produced here au im pressiou of bewilderment. Most of the diplomatics here have not hesitated to qualify the aot as a coup d'etat. Delib erations, however, are still going on, and the greatest efforts are being made to ap pease the anger of the Left, and to allay the excitement manifest in the artesian quarters. There is every reason to hope that these efforts will succeed; otherwise it may be confidently declared that the elections held in those circumstances will hurry Franoe towards fresh troubles, aud the future ministers, if taken from the ranks of the anti Republican conspira tors, will have bd unenviable responsibil ity in the eyes of history. TUE CHAMBER AND REPUBLICANISM. Versailles, May 17.—In the Chambor of Deputies to-day, a resolution of the Left declaring that the Chamber will only place confidence in a cabinet pledged to and resolved to govern in accordance with Republican principles, which alone can Hocure order and prosperity, was adopted by a voto of 355 against 154. insolence of maomahon’s note. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] London, May 17.—The Times, in a leader, says: We donbt if any King of France ever addressed a more unceremo nious message to the obief of his servants than thnt of President MacMahon to M. Simon. He could scarcely have been more preremptory if M. Simon had been a subaltern in a regiment. MINISTERS REMAIN FOR THE PRESENT. Specia l to Enquirer-Sun. ] Paris, May 17.—The Official Journal announces the Cabinet Ministers will re tain their office until their snooessors are appointed. The Republican newspapers strongly reprobate the charge and express grave apprehenaions for the future. 1 President MacMahon has rcoeived sev eral prominent persons, to all of whom he expressed a determination to maintain a pacific policy with all the Powers, and to prioes maintained. Santas ooffee is very : firmly repress any ultramontane demon- animated and prioes are advancing. I atration, ahonld they be attempted. BPEEOH OF H. GAMBETTA. Special to the Enquirer-Sun.] Versailles, May 17.—Before the adop tion of the reaolution in the Chamber of Deputies to-day, to the effeot tbet the Chamber will only plaoe oonfidenoe in a Cabinet free to, and resolved to govern in acoordanoe with Uepublioan principles, M. Gambetta said be believed it to be his duty to express from the tribune the emo tion whioh reigned in tho pnblio mind. There was no oonfliot in Parliament, no vote had passed placing the ministry in animosity. At a moment, when Franoe was engaged in the observanoe of a pa triotic neutrality and needed tbe enjoy ment of prolonged seonrity, tbe nation was suddenly apprised tbat the President of the Republio had written a letter ne cessitating the Premier’s resignation. The nation in its anxiety asked whether there does not exist at the side of the head of the State a preponderating influence with whioh no necessity could oope. The Chamber only asked what President MacMahon to-day promised, namely: a paoifio policy and the repres sion of ultra montane intrigues. M. Gambetta oited a saying of Marshal MacMahon’s, made in the preaenoe of the vile intriguers and fermenters of disorder who are to-day raising their heads,— ‘Don’t attempt this adventure, the chas- sepots would go oil' of themselves." M. Gambetta added: It is time to turn to the Constitutional truth. It is not true, as suggested by a well known coun cilor, that the President of the Republio bears a responsibility over and above that of the ministry. The authors of suoha sug gestion are the President’s real enemies, they are leading him to his ruin Marshal MacMahon daring bis military oarear can not have studied politioal truths. The Chamber must reoall him to the exaot ob servance of tho Constitution, and divert him from perfidious couuoiis. The ooun- try alone is sovereign. It desires'a wise and definitive Republio, wishes to be rid of the nightmare of these men of re action, who comeaud show their livid faoes at all uiomentB of uncertainty. Let it be stated whether tbe intention is to govern with Republicans possessing the confi dence of the oonntry or with inen whose unpopularity has been demonstrated. If dissolution happen, the majority has no fear; but tbe country may see in it the prelude to war. Criminal are those who would provoke that. [Immense cheering and exoitement in the House.] WASHINGTON. Republicans Only are to be Ap pointed to Offloe. FIGHT OVER GEORGIA OFFICES—MARSHAL BMYTH MAKES DENIALS—P. M. G. KEY AND POSTAL OOMMIS8ION LEAVE FOR ATLANTA ON THE 24TH. HETUOOKilTI. UNITED AT LAST. Baltimore, May 17.—Tho Methodist met in joint session, Rev. L. W. Bates pastor of the Light street Methodist Prot estant Church Baltimore, was elected per manent President; ltev. J. J. Smith of N. Y., Vice President, and Bev. G. B. Mc- Elroy of Michigan, and liev. W. A. Wils, of North Carolina, Secretaries. ACTION IN THE UNITED CONVENTION. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Baltimore, May 17.—At the afternoon session, ltev. L. B. Drinkhouse, liev. John Burns, ltev. W. II. Wills and liev. O. J. Drinkhouse presented a paper asking the appointment of a committee of eight, for the pupose of revising the constitu tion and discipline of the United Ghuroh, which was adopted. liev. W. H. Wills offered a paper rela tive to districting the North Oarolina Conference, which was referred to the Committee on Boundaries. Various committees were appointed on rountine matters. CUBA. CONTINUED FIOHTINO—A SUSPECTED PRIEST —GOLD SALES. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Havana, May 17.—General Martinez Campos, Captain General, continues at Puerto Princepe, the army operating in that vicinity in detachments. The insur gents still appear occasionally in Cinoo Villas. The mysterious movements of an Amor** ican Catholic priest, Dr. Pope, have aU tracted attention. It appears that Dr. Pope, while on his way hence to Iiayti, had an interview with tbe Captain Gen eral and other authorities. Pope had tried to gain the confidence of the Caban leaders but was suspected. It was sup* posed he intended to act as a go-between. The Government have suspended the sales of gold, as the expectations of tho Treasury were not realized. Tbe daily selling of gold in small quantities has promptod rather than abated street spec ulation. It was discovered by tho Na tional Loan Society, who receive rev* enues. Collector Coraancho and othors impli cated are under arrest. WeaUier. Washington, May 17.—Indications— For the South Atlantic and East Gulf States slight changes in pressure and temperature, east to south winds, and clear or partly cloudy weather. Hn-ngliiK at PhlltidelpUtA and (irani'n Departure. Philadelphia, May 17.—Quigley the wife murderer was bung to-day. President Grant and family embarked on tho steamer Indiana. Tfie shipping is gaily decorated. ONLY REPUBLICANS TO OET OFFICES. Washington, May 17.—Senator Patter son is reported as quoting the President, that ha would only appoint Rnpublioana to offloe m the South, but in making his appointments he would take great care to get hold of the best men, and Secretary Sherman, that, so far as the offices nnder his control were concerned, Republicans who atood by the party in the past will re: oeive consideration in preference to those who have only beoome Republicans sinoe the advent of the present administration. They are urging against Gen. Jaok Whar ton that he was connected with the Bos~ sier massacre of 1868. Wharton’s manly but impolitic handling of the famous Maddox letters is also urged against him. 4 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC BUXLDINOS. They say Secretary Sherman has noti fied Supervising Architect Hill that after July 1st the Treasury Department will disregard 15 per cent, of tho contracts for supplying stone for public buildings throughout the oountry. Tho President has returned. Count Letts has charge of the Italian mission during Baron Blanc’s absence. Secretary MoCrary and staff departed on an inspection tour to northeastern forts. INDIANS. The rem val of one thousand four hun dred Che} i anes to the Southern agency at Fort Rn o, Indian Territory, is immi nent. Th'iy are ready to start when the Indian Commissioner gives the word. DEPUTY COLLECTORS SHOT. J. H. liines, Collector of the 5th Vir ginia district, telegraphs that Deputy Col lector Joslyn and Deputy Marshal Austin, and three others have been Bhot in Lee county, while discharging their duty, one mortally. WHAT IS ALLOWED. Paymasters may indorse on back of offi cers vouchers for pay the words : “The within account is believed to be correct, and would be paid by me if I had funds available for that purpose.” POBTAL COMMISSION AND KEY COMING SOUTH Special to Enquirer-Sun. J Washington, May 17.—The Postal CommBBBion are preparing to oompleto their investigation in the Southern States by a trip over the Air Lino to Atlanta. They start on the 24th. Postmaster Gen eral Key accompanies them. smyth of Georgia’s denials. The United States Marsbul Smyth, of Georgia, has addressed a letter to Attor ney General D^TwAS, denying certain charges made against him and demanding investigation. LOUISIANA. THE WOULD-RE-SCARED MARSHALS. New Orleans, May 17.—The Deputy Marshals guarding the timber ask for troops to protect them. Marshal .Pitkins has referred the matter to Washington. Western Excnrsioniili at Charleston Special to Enquirer-Sun ] Charleston, May 17.—The Western excursionists reached here tnis morning and were handsomely entertained daring the day by oitizons and Chamber of Com merce. To-morrow they will take an ex cursion down the harbor. Poisoned Caudy. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Boston, May 17.—The Board of Health had five prominent candy manufacturers indioted for adulterating with poisonous ingredients. They gave bail in $000 each for trial in the criminal court. TUE JAVKKON SNAKE STORY. AN INTERVIEW WITH TUE LADY IN THE CASE —HER STATEMENT SUSTAINED BY MEDI CAL TESTIMONY. Jackson Sun.] The statements iu the Sun sqme weeks ago with regard to the expulsion of a ver itable snake from the stomach of Mrs. Dr. Alexander Jackson, of this city, were reoeived by the public with misgivings and doubts. Our publication was based on faots furnished by Dr. Jackson him self, but the astonishing character of the story nooossarily aroused suspicion of a “sell” and a joke. This view was strength ened by our reporter’s failure to give names, a course which he pursued out of deference to the excellent lady, who verv naturally shrank from tbe publicity which so extraordinary a circumstance would inevitably oauso. But after the publica tion, and tbe evident suspicions of the public, wbioh was manifest, she consent ed to an interview and to Imviug all the facts published. Hhe did this in the in terest of science and humanity, believing, very properly, that a full and fair history of her sufferings and her happy riddance would be valuablo to medical science and to humanity. We oalled at her residence and our in terview was had in the presence of her husband, Dr. Jackson. We found hor still feeble, but bright and hopeful, and utterly free from all the symptoms whioh for mouths previous bad made her life a hell. Her statement of the faots are about as follows: Some two years ago sho was attacked with malarial fovor. From that time her Rystem seemed to give way. But even before this attack sho experienced symp toms of derangement of tho stomaoh. Af ter the fever sho grow worse, suffered from swimming in the hend, throbbing in the stomach, trembling, nausea and op pressiveness. For six or eight months before the happy riddance she experi enced sensations in her stomaoh like the coiling and uncoiling of a serpent, her stomaoh seemed to inflate like a balloon, followed by intense nausea. These sensations of inflation were felt even when no food had been taken for ten or twelve hours. After a long fast she oonld feel tbe loathsome snake moving up to hor throat, and its restless wormings back and forth. When she took food af ter a fast the worst symptoms were ex perienced. There wore then in her stom ach violent lashing, throbbing, clawing and a tumult of exoruointing agony. Sho says that the most fevered imagination could hardly picture her intense suffer ings, and that Pollock’s description of hell convoys bat a faint idea of hor mis ery. In her stomaoh seemed to be a ‘‘fire that is never quenched, a worm that never dies.” On these occasions she felt as if death was at hand, she sank and bo came almost unconscious, and all tho symptoms of the last sleep were expe rienced. When the serpent was lashing himself and most furious, tho victim’s heart bounded and flattered madly and her pulse beat furiously. At such times she felt as if dying, and among hor keenest pangs was, that she would die of a thing whioh nobody would believe was in her stomaoh. All her physicians ridionled the idea that there was a serpent in hor stomaoh, aud she, tbe sufferer, was alone in the knowledge of tho loathsome cause of her peril. But such was her faith in the idea of a serpent, that when Bho be lieved death nt hand she commanded that when dead, a post mortem examination should ho mndu in behalf of tho science that had laughed at hor, and the world that would not believe her story. When the serpent was killed, and what killed it sho does not know, tho pain she had so long experienced bad travoled with it down into tho colon on tbe left side, where tho snake lay throo days boforo it whs discharged. During the dead snake’s residence in the colon Mrs. Jackson suffered intense pain, so much so that morphine was tak en to produce rest and sleep. When tho vilo serpent was discharged it measured 10 inches in length, } inch in diameter, had a long sliiri head with month from one side of tho neck to the other, and eyes largo and fully developed. Ab to whou and how it was taken into the stom ach the only plansable theory is, that it was drank in with a cup of water some two years ago, whou very small, and that it grew iu the stomach and with its growth increased tho suffering of its vic tim. After its expulsion, the patient ceased to feel any of tho symptoms described above, and is to-day, wo uro happy to say, rapidly convalescing. Dr. R. R. Dnshioli, of this city, saw tho serpent aud will testify to its character. Dr. Aloxan der JackHon invites inquiry from med ical men, and will verify our statements. HR*. HVLOCK-l'KUK, Lexington, Ky., Knees. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Lexington, May 17.—One and five- eighths mile—Bradnwnnt# won; King Faro second, llordy Briton third, in 2:53;/. Five furlongs—Borne lioy won, Milan second, Heigar third, in 1:04 j. One and a half mile—McWhorter won, Whiper second, Emma C. third, in 2:38$ Nctnoouem Collide. Vineyard Haven, Mass., May 17.—The steam collier Harrisburg, Boston for Phil adelphia, came in collision off Cross Rip with the sobooner Marietta Tilton, Ho boken for Boston, sinking the latter in a few minutes. The captain and wife, mate cook and two seamen wero drowned. Two seamen were saved. Tit for Tut, San Francisco, May 17.—Tho counoil of thirteen, Order of Cauoassia, expelled tho chief organizer, P. 8. Dowrey, who in return preferred criminal chargos against the members before the Sacra mento Grand Jury. Aristides Can’t Kim. Louisville, Ky., May 17.—Aristides will not run at LouiBville, Tenbroock will run against time. Sunday School L’uluii. Ht. Louis, Mo., May 17.—The fifty- third anniversary of the American Sunday School Union closes the year free of debt and its missionary force undiminished. mutiny. London, May 17.—The American brig 0. C. Hweeny, for the United States re- tnrned to havro, the crew having muti nied and killed tho mate. Southern Presbyteriu.ii Convention Special to Enquirer-Sun.] New Orleans. May 17.—Every South ern State is represented in the Presbyter lan Convention. Presbyterian. Chicago, May 17.—The Presbyterian General Assembly has convened. INTERESTING SKETCH OF A POPULAR ENG LISH AUTHORESS. Those who admire “John Halifax” and its companion novels, will be interested in knowiug that their authoress has quito a romantic hiatory of her own. Sim was born at 8toke-upon-Treut, Siaffordahire, in the year 1826, and was engaged to be married in her youth to a gentlemen whose business made it necessary for him to leave England. On his return from the voyage they were to be united. All promised well, and when news oame that the ship was returning iu safety, with joyful heart Miss Mulock aud her mother went to tho wharf to welcome, as in “My Mother and I,” the successful merchant. The veasel oatno into sight, and on the deok stood the young man, who appeared overjoyed to see awaiting him the beloved of hiB heart. They exchanged greetings, and mingling with the crowd, he hurried to be the first to land—but as he was ou the plank his foot slipped and ho fell into the water and was drowued before her very eyes. Fora long time Miss Mulock could not occupy herself with auything, but at last her friends induced hor to write for consolation in her great sorrow, and she Rent out “John Halifax,” which cHtaliahod her reputation and absorbed her thoughts. Time passod on, but sho never swerved in her allegianoe to her drowned love; but after years had elapsed there was a terrible railroad accident in her neighbor hood, and sho was aotivo in ministering to the wounded, and one young man was brought to her house, and for months she nursed him and he recovered, but lost one of his limbs, aud also his heart to his kind friend. All his entreaties mado no impression, as Miss Mnlook said sho should never marry ; but he replied that if he waited ten years sho should be his wife, so with the characteristic firmness of a woman, after a year, she, in 1865, beoamo Mrs. George Lillie Oraik, aud a happy wife she is, although twenty years older than her husband. The blessing of children is denied them, bat Providence gave them ample satisfaction for tbat regret. One morning Mrs. Craik was walking out and found a little baby lying in the roadside forsaken by its mother. A has ket of linen was beside it, whioh indicat ed that it was not of poor parentage. Sho stopped to look at it und then began to long to havo it for hor own. She ran home to her husbaud and told him, and made him though roluctantly, ncoompai.y her back, and where it still Iny smiling and crowing—and his lionrfc was touched by the helpless little child, and ho was enger us bis wife to take it. As foundling babies are not generally tho most coveted of possessions, thero was no opposition to their wishes, aud they carried the wee daughter home and christened her Theo dora. Mrs. Craik is devoted to hor aud no party of pleasure is so delightful that sho does not see hor treasure snfo in bed after saying her prayers before she goen, and she seems to think that in tho crowd that surrounded tbe little stranger, tho mother was looking to boo who would take her little ono. Mrs. Craik still preserves a quaint, old- fashioned dress, with its body gathered at tho shoulders to a point at tho waist. When asked to sing sho complies readily, and gives an old time ballad with a simple accompaniment. In 1864 the Queen be stowed on the gifted authoress a literary pension of X'60 per annum. Tit at t'art or Carpet. A citizen wearing a sickly smile turned in at a gate on Raudolph street yesterday, and fifteen minutes later he appeared in the back yard with his old clothes on. He backed out of tbe woodshed, pulling and hauling aud tugging at a big roll of carpet ing, and the voice of bis wife was heard calling oat: “Do you want to tear that oarpet all to pieces ?” He didn’t answer her until he had drag ged it under the clothes line. Then he run a tack into bis hand, and jumping over tho roll he shouted : “Yes, I do ! and I’ll do it, too ? He didn't, though. The pain subsided after a few minutes, and the man almost whistled ns he began spreading oat the oarpet. His wife oame ont and suggested that it wouldn't do It any good to draw it over the wood-pile and through the heap of old ashes, and be chuckled with satis faction when she stuck a big taok into her foot and limped into the house. Then he was ready to elevate the oarpet and get it over the clothes-line, and be set to work. One end went up very easy, but when it slipped down vtry easy the man tried to pnt the center up first. He boosted it over the line, looking red in tbe face, held it there for a minute and then yelled out: “Mary —somebody—hello—help I ” No ono appeared, and after a struggle of half a minute more he let go and got out of tho way of all but fifteen taoks. He sat down and growled, stood np and mutter ed, and then slanted a board over the line and tried to draw the oarpet np the in cline. “GeniUB triumphant!” he ohuokied, as tho plan seemed to prove successful, but tho weight snappod the line and the long end of the board struck the panting man on top of tbe head and mashed him flat. When he got out from under the carpet and could spit out tho dust, he kicked tho mass of oarpet seven or eight times as hard as he could, and swore several of the biggest kind of oaths in rapid succession. He sat down on an old barrel and looked sorrowfully around, and it was ten min utes before be rose up and slowly secured tho broken line. “I'll maul the life right out of this car- pet when I got ’er up !” he growled os he walked around it, and aftor a furious tng he got nearly half of it over the line. “What on earth is the matter?” asked his wife from the back door. “I’ll matter this blamed carpet in about two minntes,” was his mattered exclama tion. Sho went out there to pull what she coukl, and as he was crawling under the raised portion to reach the other corner she heaved away,-lost her hold and he was onvoloped in the folds. Such yells and. hoots and howls as that man uttered wero never heard on that street before. Every timo he kicked he felt taoks raking bis legs, and aH be tried to rise up they jabbed his back till he couldn’t rest. The wifo finally released him after a longhnnt for the right corner,and he leaned against a cherry tree and g&aped ont: “II haven't yon any c-oommon sense! ” “Ah much aa you have, sir! You ought to have known better than to crawl under there!” “I h-hnd, eh? Don’t go to*talking back to me! ” “I shall talk all I want to!” “Then t-ta-k to yonr o-cod founded old o carpet!” he shouted, and he made for tho house, jumped into his other suit,and perhaps left home forever. A Poker-Player’a it In IF on a l*a.lr ot Fours* Washington Republican.1 One night 1 was Hitting by the chair of a player, who wa« an old acquaintance and a Virginian. It was a pretty high game, the chips being fives, twenty-fives and fifties. At ono stage of tho game Horae .ody got to raising before the draw, and in a minute or two thero was $1,000 on the hoard. When the hands wore helped ono man took one card, another stood pat, another took two cards, and so did tho party behind whose chair I was sitting. They all bet before ho did, and tho amount put up hy each was, if I remember, $500 atraight. When it name to my friend's turn ho went into his breast pocket, pulled out a wallet and fished thence a certified chock or draft for $3,500. Going to a desk ho wrote his name across the back, resumed bis seat, throw the paper in the centre and said : “Gentlemen, I’ve been run out of Vir ginia. I was once a man of wealth, but the war came und closed mo out. I set tled up my business the best I could, and that certified eheok for $3,500 represents not only tho fortune I once had, hut it ia every dollar I have iu the world. I ae® that $500 the gentleman bet and the bal ance of this check, $3,000.” The man who stood pat, as ho turned up his cards and showed n big flush, said, “I lay down mine.’’ Another laid down a full; the next threo aces. My friend raked in the pile aud then showed his hand. Ho had a pair of fours. Keep your money in Columbus by tak ing your old Pictures of deceased rela tives to Williams’ Fine Art Gallery to have copied. His work is better and prices lower than travelling agonts. eod&wtf EMPIRE MILLS Are selling best White Table Meal and Grits at eighty cents per bushel—cash. Geo. W. Woodruff, Proprietor. Columbus, Ua. y May 11, 1877. lw Mew Propeller for Ntoumliuatii. The Baltimore newspapers contain ac counts or recent experiments with a new propelling apparatus for steamtugs, tho invention of a mechanic of that city. Tfie Gazette of May i), describing a practical tost made the other day, says: “The Alpha ia a Baltimore built boat, constructed ou the tugboat model, and as neat a thing of tho kind ns there is /.float. Hhe ia 43 feet in length, und has 10$ feet of beam. Hhe is furnished with ono six teen horse power horizontal tubular boil er and a No. 7 Knowles pump. From the pump to the stern aro two lines of pipe, which strike tho water about threo foot beneath the surface. Two similar lines run io tho bow. Tho pump drives through each pipe a 2$ inch stream, which enters tho water through a l inch nozzle. With 60 pounds of steam the pump makes 180 strokes to tho minute, each stroke driving a stream into the body of water. This is all there is about this wonderful device. And yet, under all the disadvantages of a trial trip, this was the device which yostordny enabled tho Alpha to make ten knots an hour under sixty pounds prefigure. Thero was not a ripple astern and no perceptible displacement of the water except tbe little made by the cutting of the how. Hhe was backed aud turned with perfect ease, i To back tho boat the stream is driven through tbe bow nozzles, and the craft obeys on the instant. If tho boat wore to spring a leak tho pump would simply draw its supply from tho hold and go on with its work. It is claimed that a vessel provided with this appliance could not wink under ordinary leakage. For pru dential reasons there wore no experiments in this line yesterday. “A remarkable feature of tho contriv ance is that tho power which propels will also Htoer. To accomplish this the noz zles are worked alternately from side to sine, using tho HtreuniH as leavers, on tho principle of tho oar. There is yet anoth er nse to which this device can be ap plied. In crbo of tiro on board or about tho docks a lino of hose is attached to tho pump, and in a second there is a floating steam ongine whioh would at least hold its own with anything on wheels. Tho inventor claims that his devico can ho profitably applied to uriy vessel, although it is mainly intended for canal ser vice, whoro tho demand is for a cheap propeller tbat will not wnsh the banks. He declares that both the first and after cost of his invention will be far less than that of anything now in use. The entire driving apparatus iH below, and no part of it could he carried away by acci dent or design. Tho whole thing is ho simplo that there iH not much to got out of order, and nothing that could not oasily ho repaired. The attempt of tho British Government in 1866, to apply water as a propelling power to vessels iR tho only similar effort within our knowledge. Tho Water Witch was propelled by streams forced out at the aides, a rotary fun sup plying the power. Tho Water Witch achievod a failure and retired from busi ness. “The present invention has been pat ented iu Europe as well as in this coun ty-" House Furnishing Linens at eodtf M. Josephs. Best fitting Corsets from 35 oonts and I upwards, at eodtf Nniiaclty of u (Mrouv florae. Chambers Journal. J Without depreciating modern establish ments of this kind our recollections go buck to Astleys’ Amphitheater, near West minster bridge, bh it used to be thirty or forty years ago, under the management of the late Mr. Duorow. Tho featH there performed by some of the horses wero ex ceedingly wonderful. Tho animals seemed to possess a degree of human intelligence. They wero accomplished actors. Their powers of simulation with a view to en tertain spectators went far beyond what anyone could expect whoHO knowledge is confined to tho ordinary class of horses. We will mention a few particulars regard ing the homes at Asiley’s as they occur to our memory : Ono evening tbo performance repre sented a house on fire. All the inhabi tants of the dwelling had managed to os- oape oxcept a lady in an upper story. You saw her at a window throwing about her arms wildly, aud screaming for help. Her appeals to the assembled crowd be neath wore heart-rending. The firemen could not reach her, for the stair was seemingly in a blazn, and there was no fire-escape. Tho spectators iu tho theater were wrought, up to an agony, it being but too evident that the poor lady was doomed to perish by a painful and violent death. In the midst of the commotion a horse which belonged to the lady rushed upon tho stage. In its stable it heard the screams of itr. mistress,and hastened to do itn best to save her. Without saddle or bri dle it was seen to rush into the bouse, nnd climb tho stair amid flames and volumes of smoke. It reached the apart ment where the lady was. Sbe mounted on its back, holding by tho mono, and the horso, descending the stair, brought her safely to tho ground. Prolonged shouts of applause rewarded tho hazardous ex ploit. Tho whole thing was a beautiful piece of noting, evoking throughout sen timents of pleasure nnd admiration. Nothing hut kindness and long training could have mado tho horse so clever in knowing what to do and do it so well. Tho font was the more surprising as horses usually have f4 dread of fire which ia not easily conquered. It will bo understood that tho fire had been so adroitly managed that as to effeot no injury to the theatre, and that there never had beea any leal danger. Olive Loo an, in a London letter to the San Francisco Call, tells a very pretty story of Victoiia and Albert’s married life. Long years ago the royal couple quarreled. Chagrined and vexed, the Prince retired to his room and locked the door. Tbe Queen took the matter quiet ly for a while, but after the lapse of an hour, she went to tho door and rapped: “Albert,” Rho said, “come out.” “No, I will not,” answered the Prince within. “Go away; lenve me alone!” The royal temper waxed hot at this. “Sir,” sbe cried, “come out at onoe. The Queen, whoso subject you are, com- mnnds you.” Ife obeyed immediately. Entering tho room she designated, he sat down in si lence. For a long time nothing was said. The Queen was the first to break the si • lenoo. “Albert,” she Raid, “speak to me.” 1 ‘Does the Queen command it?” he asked. “No,” she answered; throwing her arms about his nook, “your wife begs it.” Tho curtain fell, and Olive Logan oame away.
