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COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 12, 1877.
NO. 243
WASHINGTON.
RANDALL UA8 INSIDE TRACK.
HAY18 GONE TO MARYLAND PAIB—DEMO
CRATIC CAUCUS CALLED 8ATUBDAY EVEN
INO—OHIOANS SERENADED—HOT CONTEST
FOB HOUSE OFFICES—BANDALL HAS FOR
TY-EIGHT TO FIFTY-SIX VOTES PLEDGED
ON FIRST BALLOT—PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
TO EXTRA SESSION—INFORMER KILLED IN
TENNESSEE—EVABT8 STILL A PRACTICING
LAWYER—GOVERNMENT AND DISMAL
SWAMP CANAL—GRAND DEMOCRATIC DEM
ONSTRATION.
HAYES GONE TO MARYLAND FAIR.
Washington, October 11.—The Presi
dent, accompanied by Secretary McCrary,
Attorney General Devensand W. W. Cor
coran left here this morning at 7:45, to
attend the Frederick County Fair at
Frederick, Maryland, arrived at Monoo-
asy Station at 10:30, where they met a
committee and proceeded to Frederick in
a speoial oar provided by the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad under oharge of Major
Koontz. The party arrived at Frederick
by eleven, and were driven immediately
to the fair grounds.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS SATURDAY NIGHT.
A caucus of the Democratic members
elect to the Forty-fifth Congress will be,
according to usage, in the hall of the
House of Representatives on Saturday
evening, Ootober 13th at eight o'clock to
nominate a candidate for Speaker and
other officers of the House, and to trans^
aot such further business as may be nec
essary.
[8igned] Hiester Clymer.
Chairman National Congressional Com
mittee.
HOT CANVASS FOR OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE.
There are no new developments regard
ing the officers of the House. The canvass
is quite hot. x
OHIOANS SERENADED.
The Ohio delegation were serenaded
to-night at Willard’s in honor of Toes
day.
SPEAKERSHIP —.RANDALL HAS 48 VOTES
PLEDGED ON FIRST BALLOT.
The Star says sensationally the speak
erBhip contest presents no new phase
to-day. The situation in a nut shell is
this: Sifting all sources of information
and a canvass of the ground, Randall has
about 48 votes pledged beyond a certain
ty on the first ballot, and has the even
chance of eight more which will make 50
The baiance of the Democratic strength
is diffused respectively between Saylor,
Cox, Goode, Morrison and Blacknurn
The opponents of Randall have abandoned
any general combination, but will on-
deavor to unite the free trade anti
resumption element of the West and
South against him,‘and choose the candid
date to be presented to the caucus either
from the West or South.
NO DOUBT OF RANDALL’S ELECTION.
Editorially it says Mr. Randall seems to
have the inside track for the Speakership.
There is ljttle doubt that he will be
elected.
HAYES* MESSAGE.
The message to the extra session will
merely call the attention of Congress to
deficienceB in the various appropriations,
and that legislation be effected to remedy
the inconveniences that exists. Other
matter will be postponed until the Presi
dent sends his message to the regular ses
sion.
AN INFORMER KILLED IN TENNESSEE,
Deputy Collector W. M. Hughes tele
graphs from Columbia, Tenn., that he
has information that Thos. I. Williams,
who guided raiding parties, was taken
from his home by masked men and mur
dered.
MR. EVA RTS
appeared in the Supreme Court to-day
and argued a private case.
THE GOVERNMENT AND DISMAL SWAMP
> CANAL.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Washington, Ootober 11.—The Solid
tor of the Treasury has addressed a letter
to the Secretary relative to the Govern
ment's interest in Dismal Swamp Canal
The Government has invested $200,000
therein. Mr. Elms, chief olerk in the
Solicitor's office, has examined into its
affairs and obtained from the trustees
who advertised the property for sale, a
postponement on condition that the Sec
retary would promise to submit the mat
ter to Congress with recommendation that
(hat body take action looking to the pro*
teotion of the Government’s interest,
which was done. The yearly meeting of
the stockholders takes place November
1st, and the Solicitor recommends that
the United 8tates, whioh is entitled to
168 votes, be represented by proxy. The
meeting wjll elect a President and
four directors, on whom will do-
volve the management of its af
fairs, and it is important at the present
time, in view of the contingency of aid
from” Congress that the cause he en
trusted to those who will bring to the
interests of the work enterprise, public
spirit and integrity of purpose. If the
canal is suffered to go to decay, the stock
will be valueless. Its looks are too nar
row to accommodate the trade whioh
deoks its banks, and should be recon
structed, if it is to prove a profitable en
terprise. The ability of stockholders or
of the trustees, if they should take pos
session or sell to now owners, to raise
means to reconstruct the looks and deepen
its shallowing waters is considered proba-
blematical. The present income is only
sufficient to pay employes and provide a
surplus for continuous necessary repairs.
The Thirty-ninth Congress by resolution
reoognized its national importance. That
body must come to its aid in a substantial
manner, or the bondholders must take
the property under their own control.
The Solicitor is confident there is ground
for the hope indulged in* by the
parties who have before memorialized
Congress of an abundant inoome to meet
the interest on the present debt as well as
of that to be incurred in the thorough
and substantial reconstruction of the
work as contemplated.
grand democratic demonstration.
Special to the Enquirer-Sun.]
The serenade at Williard’s was the finest
Democratic demonstration held since be
fore the war. All the Democratic war
horses made short speeches, Col. Black
burn, of Kentucky, closing with the
shortest and best.
RETURNED.
Special to Enquirer-8un.)
Washington, Ootober 11.—The Presi
dential party arrived safely from the
Frederick County Fair. Attendance was
immense. The speeches were mostly of
ftn agricultural character.
NEW YOKE CITY.
RESOLUTIONS OF THE ANTI-OONKLING RE
PUBLICANS.
New York, Ootober 11.—-The anti-
Conkling meeting adopted the following
resolutions:
Resolved, That we rejoice in the recent
and unquestionable evidences that every
clause of the Constitution, as it is now
established, is to-day acoepted by an over
whelming majority of the citizens of the
United States.
Resolved, That we recognize and ap
prove the firmness and fidelity with which
the President has kept his public pledges
and those of his party as to the reform of
’our civil service. There is no precedent
in the political history of our country for
this voluntary act of self-reformation by
party in power. We tender to the
President and to his able and patriotic
advisers our heartiest sympathy and sup
port.
Oov. Hendrick* Serenaded 111 New
York.
New York, Ootober 11.—Governor
Hendricks was serenaded to-night at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. A large crowd
gathered around the hotel, and after mu
sic the Governor appeared on the balcony
with Mayor Ely, who introduced Mr. Hen
dricks as the Vice President elect.
After thsnking the people for their
kind reception, he gave a graphic account
of his trip abroad.
Tweed and Ilia Checks.
New York, Ootober 11.—The Tweed
examination was continued to-day. To
ward the close, Mr. Tweed then desired
to rectify, ns far as possible, the injury
whioh has been done, lie then read over
the list of checks published, and said in
many of the cases it was money loaned
and paid baok to him; in other cases the
checks were for contribution to election
expenses of candidates. Other ohecks
were for contributions to oharitable and
religious purposes. The reason he in
oluded all these checks in his private
statement to the Attorney General was to
make a full statement of what he had
done with the money.. He did not mean
to convey the idea that parties to whom
these checks were given knew the money
came from tho city, or that they were
given for fraudulent purposes.
Triennial Episcopal Convention
Boston, Oct. 11.—The Secretary an
nounced the amount collected by the choir
festival for Fernandina $500.
Hon. Hamilton Fish presented a report
from the committee on amendments
the constitution, to which were referred
memorials and resolutions from the dio
oese of Wisconsin relating to a change in
tho name of the church. The communi
cation from Wisconsin asked for the ap
pointment of a constitutional commis
sion, and the report of the committee was
that the appointment of suoh a commis
sion was inexpedient.
Special to Enquirer-Bun.]
Boston, Ootober 11.—In the afternoon
session resolutions were adopted sanction
mg the erection of two new dioceses in
the diocese of Illinois, to be known as the
dioceses of Quincy and Springfield, re
spectively. The discussion preceding
the adoption of these resolutions occupied
so much of the time that no other busi
ness was transacted.
HE TURKO RUSSIAN WAR.
RUSSIANS AGAIN WHIPPED NEAR KARS
BATTLE TUESDAY NEAR KARS—RUSSIANS
FORGED TO RETIRE— OHAFFET PASHA WITH
HIS DIVISION AND BOUNTEOUS PROVISIONS
JOIN OSMAN PASHA.
I8AMAEL PASHA WITH HIS COMMAND AND
GARRISONS JOINS OSMAN PASHA.
London, Oct. 11.—The correspondent
with Ismael Pasha's headquarters, tele*
graphs from Kodma, near Plevna, under
date of Monday, as follows : Our army
occupies Telishess to-day, and effeoted a
junction with Osman Pasha, who took up
position on the height of Dufnik. There
has been no fighting on our way hither,
except a triflog cavalry skirmish on the
plaius of Lnkovitz. The Russians, who
were encamped there, tied on our ap
proach. We hope to arrive at Plevna to
morrow. Reconnoisances in any direc
tion have failed to disoover a single Rus
sian.
TURKISH STEAMER SUNK.
The Standard's Galatz speoial says an
engagement took place off the Sulina
mouth of the Danube Tuesday, between
Russian and Turkish steamer. The
latter exploded, and sunk with all hands.
BATTLE NEAR KARS TUESDAY—RUSSIANS
FORGED TO RETIRE.
London, Ootober 11.—A Reuter from
Kars, Wednesday, noon, says a battle was
fought yesterday near Aladji Dogh, last
ing from midday until 6 o'clock in the
evening. The losses were heavy on both
sides. Movements are disoernable this
morning in tho Russian camp whioh seem
to indicate a renewal of the fighting.—
[Note.—The Daily News' correspondent,
telegraphing on Wednesday from the
Russian camp, said the Russians had re
tired to the positions occupied before
Tuesday’s battle ]
PLEVNA NEWS CONFIRMED.
ConinTantinople, October 11.—The
Turkish war office confirms the report of
junction of Cheffet Pasha with Osman
Pasha, and the entry of reinforcements
and supplies into Plovna.
Catholic Church Appointments
Baltimore, October 12.—A conference
was held yesterday at the Aroh-Episcopal
residence, between Archbishop Gibbons
and the Bishops of the Arch-Diocese of
Baltimore, and the names of three clergy
men determined upon to be forwarded
to Rome to fill the vacancy in the See of
Richmond. Although the names are not
divulged, it is believed that Rev. Father
Jausens, the present Administrator of the
Richmond Diooese, was selected as one of
the three. Archbishop Gibbons will prob
ably be installed in about a week as
Primate of the Catholic Church in Amer
YELLOW FEVER.
BEAUFORT QUARANTINED BUT NO PLAGE
HEALTHIER.
Beaufort, 8. 0., Ootober 11.—Owing
to the prevalence of yellow fever at Port
Royal, quarantine restrictions have been
plaoed upon Beaufort, muoh to the detri
ment of business and general reputation
of the town for remarkable health. No
fever of any description exists in the
town of Beaufort, and we were never
healthier in mid winter. No cose of sick
ness of any kind is under medical treat
ment. No town in the United States
shows a better health reoord than Beau
fort.
[8igned.] Alfred Williams,
Intendant of the town of Beaufort.
AT FERNANDINA.
Jacksonville, Florida, October 11
A special from Fernandina,says the weatb
er is bright and pleasant. The sick are
doing well. No deaths since last report.
Several new cases are reported. Several
business men are endeavoring to com
mence business again. Two more physi
cians were taken sick with fever last
night.
AT PORT ROYAL.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Augusta, Ga., October 11.—Throe new
oases at Port Royal to-day. No deaths
Tho sick are improving.
OEUKUIA.
ENGLAND.
FATAL COLLIERY EXPLOSION.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
London, Oct. 11.—There was an explos
sion in a colliery at Pemberton, near
Wigan, Lancaster. Of over forty miners
who were in the pit only five so far have
been resoned. Three of the resouers were
suffocated.
WAR IN THE EAST.
The Marquis of Salisbury in a speeoh
at Bradford, to*night, said the war was
not likely to be abandoned until one of
the belligerents was strikingly defeated,
or utterly exhausted.
German Dank Suspends.
London, Ootober 11.—The Standard's
Berlin speoial says a private bank in
Pomerania has suspended payment. Lia
bilities .£750,000.
Kale of the Philadelphia Press.
Philadelphia, October 11.—Colonel
Forney announces the sale of the Press
to Captain W. W. Kevin, the editor-in-
chief during Forney’s absenoe in Europe.
Col. Forney reviews his past career from
the date of the first issue of the paper,
August 1st, 1857. He says his experience
with the Press has been one of uninter
rupted satisfaction; that he has never
been truly happy away from his editorial
desk, and that God leaves him sufficient
health of brain and body to say farewell
without one resentment or disappoint
ment.
The new publisher in his card to the
public soys; “The Prees will be con
ducted as a thoroughly independent jour*
nal; that thore is not a dollar of political,
corporate nor ooolesiastioal control in the
entire ownership.”
BORDER TROUBLES.
CONGRESSMAN FCHLEIOHER, OF TFXA8, ON
THE EXISTING TROUBLE— UNPROTECTED
CONDITION OF THE RIO GRANDE—NECESSI
TY FOB MORE TROOPS.
Washington, Ootober 7.—Congressman
Schleicher, of Texas, who represents the
El Paso county district, whore the recent
outrages are reported to havo been com
mitted, said to day, that he had just re
ceived from Austin, Texas, a paper con
taining the statement that tho sou-in-law
of Judge Howard had heard by 4etter of
how the MexiOHns had bouud and captured
the Judge and taken him over to
the Mexican side. . A geutloman
from 8an Antonio, now visit
ing Mr. Sohleicher, substantiated this
report by stating that before he left San
Antonio on Ootober 2 ho had learned of
the outrage committed on Judge Howard.
This muoh of the report he believed, but
there appeared to be doubts about 400
men invading the two towns of Isleta and
San Elizario. Mr. Sohleicher had not
heard what Judge Howard had done that
prompted the Mexioau marauders to the
outrage, but supposed he had rendered
some decision against some prominent
cattle thief and they took this way of re
venging themselves. Judge Howard pre
sides over the Circuit Court of El Paso
oounty.
CONDITION OF THE FRONTIER.
This act would call attention of the
country to the miserable condition of the
whole Mexican frontier. It is over one
thousand miles from Brownesvillo to Sun
Elizario, and the only troops protecting
this vast torritory arc a few companies on
the Lower Rio Grunde under General
Ord, and a small detachment under Lieu
tenant Bullis ot Presidio del Norte, half
way between Browuesville and the head
waters of the Rio Grande. Fort Bliss,
whioh used to stand near these two towns
Isleta and 8au Elizario, and Fort Quit-
man, about one hundred miles below on
the river, wore dismantled in January
last, ami the nearest point where
troops are stationed is Fort Davis,
250 miles from the old site of Fort
Bliss. Hero thore is one company
of colored regulars, of soarcoly any ac
count against Mexicans, and they mast
travel ninety miles from the interior to
reach the Rio Grande. He believed this
fresh outrage would arouse Congress to
some action for the relief of that locality.
He does not want annexation of territory
nor do the people ho represents, but they
insist on having the right ns American
citizens to enjoy property and to bo se
cured in that right by tho Government.
Mr. Bohleicher does not regard this con
troversy as a thing to be settled with tho
Government of Mexico, but with certain
lawless individuals, who cannot be re
strained by any ruling President of that
oountry and must bo treated as outlaws
and bandits. He wonld manage tho af
fair without any consultation with Diaz,
by simply placing force enongh on the
Rio Grande to protect it thoroughly and
exterminate the professional banditti,
MAKER'S FOLLY.
Pittsburg, Oct. 11.—Tho grand jury
of Alleghany county, to*day, examined
Col. T. A. Scott and A. J. Cassatt, of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, in regard to the
riots of July last. Subpoenas were issued
for Gov. Hartranft and Adjutant General
Lotta, but they failed to appear, having
been advised by the Attorney General
that they need not do so unless the court
had given tho grand jury authority to
summon them. The testimony thus far
elicited has not been disclosed.
Bill vn. Pc ini*yl van lu. Railroad Com
pany.
Special to Knquirer-Sun.]
Philadelphia, Ootober 11.—The bill in
equity, filed by Robert N. Wilson, Esq.,
representing upwards of 5,000 shares of
Pennsylvania stock, praying foj an in
junction to restrain that Corporation from
paying tho rental of the New Jersey roads
and canal, claims that in 1873 tho Court
of Errors and Appeals in New Jersey de**
creed the lease to be in invalid, and that
some of the complainants have begun
other proceedings to enforce that deoree.
The bill will not bo pressed at present, as
it is feared such action at this time might
affect the stockholders as well as the cred
it of the Pennsylvania Company.
NAN FRANCISCO.
BROKEN BANKS AND FAILURES.
San Francisco, October 11.—The vault
of tho Pioneer Bank was opened to-day
by the receiver. Contents are worthless.
Tho committee on examining the stock
of the Safe Deposit Company find 4,149
bogus shares.
San FRANCiscb, Oot. 11.—The failure
of Cross & Co., importers and general
commission merchants, is announced.
Tho parent house is at Glasgow, with a
branch at Valparaiso and in this city,and
had extensive business connections in
Europe, South America, Australia and
China. Tho amount of liabilities has not
boon ascertained.
San Francisco, October 11.—M. Ull-
inann & Co., importers of cloths, ladies’
cloakings and tailors’ trimmings, eto.,
have made an assignment. The house is
the largest of the kind in the oity.
Causes of the failure are dull times.
Archbishop IBajrlej’e Will.
New York, Ootober 11.—The will of
Archbishop Bayley, probated and pub
lished : “In the name of God, amen.
First, and principally, I recommend my
X U . 1U » „u lu Hoal to Almighty God. and my bod* I re
state*. dear or partly olondy weather, eigo to the earth. His property Uheld
northerly winda, stationary pressure and | in trnat for the Church, and big paraonal
temperature.
REPUBLICAN state committee dissolved
Atlanta, Georoia, October 11.
The Republican State Committee met
to-day, and by a vote of 9 to 2 passed the
following resolution:
Resolved, That this Committee is here
by dissolved.
Iowa Election — Democratic Gain*.
Iowa City, October 11.—Gear, Repub
lioan candidate for Governor, will have
plurality, not a majority. The Demo
cratic Legislative gains are large, and
there is much uneaHiuess amongst Repub
lican politicians over tho rapidly narrow
ing of their joint majority.
hiftiiiff Hull tin let.
Ottawa, Oot 11.—Sitting Bull has
frequent communications with tho offi
cers of the mounted police, and is per
fectly amenable to Canadian laws.
New York, Oot. 11.—Edward Dodge,
founder of the banking firm of Clark,
Dodge *fe Co., died yesterday.
Weather.
Washington, October 11.—Indications:
For the South Atlantic and Eaat Gulf
j property is bequethod to the Churoh.
Confirriitntat Ions.
Chicago, October 11.—Gen. Sheridan,
having received from Adjutnnt General
Townsend dispatches congratulating him
self, Gen. Terry and Col. Miles on the re
sult of the Indian war, telegraphing the
same to offioers in command an address
that he considers the capture of Joseph
exceedingly important, especially in itH
influenre on the Oregon Indians. He also
adds his own commendations for tho con
duct of officers and men.
Columbus, O., OctoboP 11.—The trot
between Kanes and Great Eastern was
won by the former, in 2:23, 2:17A, 2:21.
London, October 11.—Boauclerc won
the Middle Park stakes at New Market.
The Champion stakes at New Market
were won by Springfield.
AT JEROME PARK.
Special to the Enquirer-Sun.]
Jerome Park,Oot. 11 —Mile—Barricade
won ; Australide, 2d ; Freebooter, 3d, in
1:54.
Oneaud three-quarter mile—Ochiltree
won; beating Virgiuius in 3:14.
One and one quarter miie—Lady Sal
yers won ; Vermont, 2d ; Minnola, 3d, in
2:18.
One and three-quarter miles—sotting
race—Kilbourne won; Victoria, 2d; Am
bush, 3d, in 3:16jf.
I'oneuiiipllon can he Cured*
Sohenck'b Pulmonic Syrup,
Sohenck's Sea Weed Tonic,
Schenck’b Mandrake Pills,
Are the only medicines that will euro
Pulmonary Consumption.
Frequently a medicine that will stop a
oough will occasion the death of the pa
tient; they lock up the liver, stop the cir
culation of the blood, hemorrhage fol
lows, and in fact they clog the action of
the very organs that caused tho cough
Liver complaint nod Dyspepsia are tho
causes of two-third* of tho cases of Con
sumption. Many persons complain of a
dull pain in the side, constipation, coatod
tongue, pain in tho shoulder blade, feel
ing of drowsiness and roHtlossuesH, the
food lying heavily on the stomach, ac
companied with acidity and belching up
of wind.
Those symptoms nsuully originate from
a disordered couditi m of tho stomach or
a torpid liv&r.
Persons so affected, if they take one or
two heavy colds, nnd if the cough in
these casos be suddenly chocked, will
find the stomach and live* 1 clogged, re
maining torpid aud inactive, and utmost
before (hey are aware the lungs are a
mass of sores, and ulcerated, the result of
which is death.
Sohenck’s Pulmonic Syrup is an oxpco-
torant which docs not contain opium or
anything calculated to check a cough sud
denly.
Schenck’s Son Weed Tonic dissolves
the food, mixes with tho gastric juices of
the stomach, aids digestion nnd creates a
ravenous appetite.
When tho bowels aro costive, Rkin sal
low, or the symptoms otherwise of n bili
ous tendency, Scbonck’s Muudruko Pills
are required.
These medicines nro prepared only l>y
J. H. Rchbnok A Hon.
N. E. corner Sixth and Arch Sts.,
Philadelphia,
And for sale by all druggists aud dealers.
oct.'J eodlni
Photograph Portraits for framing in
Oil Ohromo, Past* 1, Crayou and Ink, in
the best manner at half anybody’s prices,
at Williams’ Gallery.
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Every size uud stylo of Photographs a
half the price of any place in this oity
at Williams' Gai.leuy.
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HOW A SEWING MACHINE LUNATIC SQUANDERS
AN EASY FORTUNE.
Mr. Emerson Baker, of Boston, made a
fortune with tho Grovor nnd Baker sewing
machines, nnd is now living at Wellesley,
Mass , ten miles from Boston, spending
his money after his own poouliar fashion.
He has an estate enclosed, 820 acres. A
scenic artist has decorated the outside of
his immeuse stablo with huge and extra
ordinary pioturos. He has a tall tower,
whoso Huooossive lloors constitute a sort
of combined museum, zoological cabinet,
and kindergarten, containing a quoorly-
junibled collection of chromos,ouriositieR,
surgical instruments, doll babies, mediio-
val armor and stuffed ducks. Scattering
all through his grounds aro edifices ail
grandly painted. He Van there some of
the pavillions from the Centennial
grounds. He has a chape). Tho interior
is decorated with mottoes of an instruc
tive character. The presiding deity is a
big bronze Buddha, cross-legged and
ugly. At one corner of the edifice is
a half-buried piece of ordnance with
a tin sign boaring one of Mr. Baker’s
most novel and striking punH,
One of the canons of the church ?’’
And he is much given to puns. Thore is
tho Union Monument, not yet completed,
designed to symbolize reconciliation. The
roof will bristle with 1,000 bayonets,
used by Federals and Confederates, and
over tho bayonets will ho perched a
stuffed white dove, holding an olive
branch. Ho dolightH in pigs, nnd has
any number of them liviug iu luxury.
When they die they nre buried with pomp
ana ceremony. Tho chief piggery is a
palatial affair. It was dedicated two
years ago, iu the presence of throe thou
sand guests at sn expense of many thou
sand dollars. Its exterior walls are cov
ered with largo oil paintings, illustrating
various phases of porcino life. Tho
interior is fitted up elaborately, tho pons
being of polished hard wood hand
somely carved, and oared for by numer
ous uttondnnts. Hero and there on tho
ground muy bo seen tho mausoleums of
departed hogs of extraordinary size or
merit, and stuffed skins erected on costly
pedestals, and thus forming their
monuments. Mr. Baker bus excavated
artificial lake, and placed upon
qneor steamboat, which travels
with equal facility upon water
and land. Ho has turned tho
lodges for fully a quarter of a mile, form
ing a subterranean labyrinth that ends in
a bear pit. Tho entrance to tho grotto is
a free stone arch that once formed the
portal of a Fresbytoriau eliureh partially
destroyed iu the second great Boston fire
of 1873. The sacred stones aro guarded
by two wooden figures, formerly in the
employ of some tobacconists. Wandering
along the shores of the lake, the visitor
encounters stuffed mules Hot up among
tho shrubbery; a monument thirty feet
high, made entirely of empty champagne
bottles, and itself constituting u gigantic
bottle ; grotesque wooden effigies of
men and animals; stuffed alligators, as if
crawling up from the water ; a cottage
shingled with old spades and shovels ; a
cemetery, containing all that was mortal
of deceased pets, heurH, swans, monkeys,
dogs, ducks, fawns, oafs, cows, canary
birds and pigs—each having been accord"
ed funeral honors. Hero aud there tin
signs are suspended on trees- or tacked
against ledges for no other apparent pur
pose than to convey some of the choicest
puns of the eccentric proprietor. There
are log houses built of a thousand
worn-out railroad Bloopers; piles
of worn-ont locomotive smoke
stacks ; a monument of defaeed stone
column’s from the Boston postnffi' , e, in
jured iu the fire; a boat-house, pictorially
adorned outside; doll’s ploy houses,
crockery monstrosities, rusty cannon,
wooden snakes in the grass, aud tbous-
atidH of other objects appropriate to mu
seums or junk shops, but not usually
found as features of landscape gardening.
Whenever Mr. Baker oom-'H across any
thing extravagnnt, odd of nondescript,
from a three-legged bear to a qneor shaped
clam shell, he forthwith purchases it and
adds it to the bizarre attraction of Ridge
Hill Farm. If you grasp a brass knob
you are pretty sure to receive an electric
shock. If you attempt to whistle through
a spooking tube, in ordor to gain admis
sion to this building or that, as directed
by a printed notice, you are reasonably
ertaiu to blow yourself white with flour.
If you stop on an npparontly solid floor,
it is very likely to tilt and let you down,
with tho uncomfortable feeling of tumb
ling from somewhere into nowhere. If
you aro tired and seat yourself upon one
of tho garden stools, tho ehnnoes ore that
it will sink with your weight, lenving you
on tho grasn, while u poiuteu wooden
devil springs up out of the ground directly
in front of you, and grins at your discom
fiture.
Every day, exoopt Sunday, his grounds
aro thronged with curious visitors. Each
visitor is obliged to register his name and
pay a small fee for attendance. He is
warned to keep awav from the dwelling
houses of the proprietor arid from the
graperies and hot houses, but is nt liberty
to enjoy all other parts of tho establish
ment. Strangers were formerly admitted
to the hot-houses, but there wore thieves
among them who stole fruit, and Mr.
Baker caused to he printed the following
aharaotoristic notice:
“Seven of those who, by special per
mission, were allowed to pu*H through tho
grapory on August 25, were reported as
having stolen Hamburg grapes. The
lady iu black, about fifty years of age,
who divided her spoils just outside, did
not givo her son a very moral maternal
lesson. Tboso who used tho Norino
Towor as a spittoon on August 29 must
remember that those who expentorato iu
private houses cannot oxpect-to-rate as
gentlemen.
He has gathorod togothor Senators aud
Governors, Congressmen and college
presidents, to join him iu raising u monu
ment to the memory of a bog. He has
entertained two or three hundred minis
ters of tho gospel, and sot them all ucting
like as many hnrlcqnins. When the
Charleston and Savannah military com
panies came North to attend the Bunker
Hill centennial, Mr. Baker captured them,
enrried them off to hi-* place at Wellesley,
and feasted them for n fortnight in the
interests of tho reconciliation. He has
organized tremendous pillow tights among
his guests. Ho has collected lmlf of the
prominent men in Massachusetts to colo-
brate tho birthday of a heifer calf or to
attend tho funeral of a black bear. On
these festal occasions his wretched de
pendents are forced to rig themselves up
fantastically, and perform all sorts of
groto-que mummery. His caverns and
grottoes are inhabited by retainers
dressed as demons, serving claret and
punch. Tho hears are pettioootod and
the monkey painted blue. Probably no
other man ever dreamed of making a cow
yield milk punch. Mr. Baker accom
plished the miracle by attaching to the
cow’s udder a fifth teat, made of rubber.
A small tube, painted to correspond with
the color of tho beast, ran down her bind
leg and thonco across the fioor and into
another room, where the beverage was
pumped in as fast as needed. Hundreds
of visitors drank the milk punch, and
wondered at the marvel.
By All IKuniitt bu an Editor.
Courier-Journal.]
An editor is the happiest being on
earth. Ho has little or nothing to do, and
his pay is all heart could wish. His sanc
tum, with its Persian rugs and Turkey
carpets, its costly rosewood furniture, its
magnificent mirrors, its beautiful pic
tures, its complete library of splendidly
bouud books, its buffet stooked with tho
finest wines, liquors and cigars which cost
him only a pnff or two, its silver bell to
summon nu attendant whenever a julep
or cocktail is wanted, and, in foot, with
its everything that human ingenuity can
devise for his comfort and pleasure, is a
perfect little paradise, whore he sits or
lounges and reigns a young lord, with the
world of fashion and pleasure at his feet.
And then anybody can be an editor—no
study, no preparation, no brains, nothing
but a little money to Rtart with, and onoe
started, thq money pnurR in on you in a
steady stream, and tho chief labor of
your life is to spend it. As for the labor
of editing a newspaper, that is mere
moonshine. A mere glance at the col-
umus of a newspapor is enough to con
vince yon that it requires no labor to edit
it, and less brains. It is certainly a glo
rious life, that of an editor; a life of
luxuriant ease and elegant leistiree; a life
for tho gods, filled like that of tho young
lover in his first sweet dreams of unre
quited love, with flutes and rose leaves
and moonshine.
“While not a wuvo of trouble rolls
Across hl» pOAceful brennt
and that all men nre not editors is one of
the strangest things beneath tho stars.
True, there must be doctors and lawyers
and raorohants nnd shoemakers and pea
nut dealers and the like, nnd nil these
callings must he filled by somebody, but
there lire enough to fill them, and why
they don’t become editors and lead the
life of opulent princes is a thing that
staggers us. But nfter all, it is a mere
matter of taste. It may be repugnant to
Home nntureR to be clothed iu purple nnd
fine linen and fore sumptuously every day,
and of course it would never do for such
n nature to become nu editor; tho life of
ease nnd elegance nnd luxury, nnd ex
emption from all enro and toil and debts
and duns, would soon bocorne a bore to
bim, and he would spend his nights
dreaming of plows and pitchforks nnd
reaping machines, nnd pquander his days
in devising Rome plan for swapping places
with a blacksmith’s apprentice or a street
oar driver.
NOLI A LINK.
Poetical Quotations.
To the Editor of the Sun Sib : A
slight inaconraoy occurs in connection
with the lines assoribed in the Sun to Sir
William Jones of England. It was Sir
Edward Ooke to whom the words properly
belong :
8lx hours iu sleep, in lew’s grave study six;
Four spend iu prayar, the rest on nature fix*
On whioh Sir William Jones improved
as follows :
8ov«n hours to law, to soothing slumber soren;
Teu to tho world allot, and all to heaven.
Allow me to add that it is to Sir William
that we nre indebted for this beautifnl
translation of the Persian lines :
On pnrent-kneog a naked newborn chl’d,
Woopiugthnu Hat'st, while all around the* smiled;
8<> live, that sinking in the last, long sleen,
Calm thou may'st smile,while all around thee weep
F. E. W.
Life-size Photographs in the best man
ner for five dollars, at
eodtf Williams’ Gallery.
FLANNELS!
J. ALBERT KIRVEN
Plain Red 20, 25, 30, 33, 37£, 40 and 50o.
Medicated 30, 35, 37$, 45, 50 and 60o.
Plain White 18, 22$, 25, 30. 37$ to 75o.
Hhaker 25, 37$, 40, 50 and GOo.
OPERAS-—ALL COLORS—40 and GOo.
PLAID do. 50 and G5o.
CANTON 9 to 25 cents.
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NEW FIRM—REMOVAL.
.J. HKADVOItD.
.K. 8ANDSVORD
NEW YORK SELECTED AH THE HEADQUARTERS
AND AMERICA THE THEATRE OF THE OR
DER. ■
Philadelphia Special to Cincinnati Enquirer 1
Information hns just readied America
that tho Internatioanal Congress of the
Workingmen of the World, which met at
Ghent iu tho early part of August, has
fixed upon Now York us tho headquarters
of the movement. At the CongroHH tho So
cialist Groupes, ns thoy qro now termed,of
Russia,|Germnny, Austria, America, Italy,
nnd other oouutries wore represented,and
Africa, tho last division of tho globe to be
admitted, sent itH delegates. Progress
war reported from every country, but
after a protracted discussion it was re*
solved that the New World was the best
place to propogate the new ideas, and the
United States in tho next few years will
be tho battle ground of tho Association.
Van Boveren, a Belginn, and ltorier-
gnez, a Spaniard, alternate as Presidents
of tho Congress, which meets next year
in America, by whioh time tho mombers
hope the social revolution will have start
ed on this bimisphoro. The contest was
long and bitter between Now York nnd
Moscow as the sent of the central propa
ganda, but the former oity was finally
chosen as the headquarters of tho Asso
ciation. An effort is making to have the
New World’s Congress of tho Internation
al Society held in this city.
GriiiiliNiu IIliiNlruteil.
Washington, October 4.—Frederick A.
Sawyer, lately Awdstant Secretary of the
Treasury, nnd previously a Senator from
South Cnroliuu, has been found guilty of
conspiracy to defraud the Treasury in
passing a fraudulent cotton elnim of $5G,-
(100 in favor of Roddy, Brooks & Co.
Gen. Grant is much more responsible
for tho payment of this claim than Mr.
Sawyer. The latter had no personal bo*
quaintance with either Roddy or Brooks,
and neither of them knew him well
enough to offer him a bribe in tho mat
ter. The onso had boon for some time in
the Treasuary Department, whou General
Roddy complained to President Grant
that he was uot able to get it acted upon,
declaring also that Mr. Sawyer bad been
personally rude to him when ho had
spoken to him about it. Hereupon Gen.
Grant gave Roddy a card to the following
effect :
“Gen. Roddy is known to mo person
ally, and I desire his case to be acted
upon at onoe.
| Signed | U. S. Grant.”
With this card Gen. Roddy presented
himself at tho Treasury Department, and
Mr. Sawyer thereupon took up the claim,
submitted it to Mr. Richardson, then Sec
retary of tho Treasury, and passed it with
his assent. But for the card from Presi
dent Grant, this wonld never have been
done.
I may add that Mr. Sawyer entered tho
Treasury Department a poor man and left
it poor, and such bo is to day. If ho had
been ns willing to sell himself for money
whilo in office oh President Grant was to
lend his official aid to tho holder of this
fraudulent cotton claim, Mr. Sawyer
might easily havo accumulated an onor
rnous fortune. Expert.
A good joke is told of a certain Dutch
man who was solicited to insure his wife's
life and his reasons for refusing were as
follows: “Veil, Minder Agent, I doles
you sumdiks about dos Onslmranoe bees-
ness. LaHt vinter 1 got my sthablo on-
shored for nine huntred tollers, and
boo»y quick he vas burnt up und I goes
to dot man und say: ‘Giff me mine sthn-
blo vor burnt up yet,’ und dot mans say,
‘No, vo vont do dot, but ve builts you
anntldder Hthahle vot is pigger und better
as de von you got before. ‘Veil,’ I soy
mit dos mans, ‘I don’t vnnt dot stliable, I
vantfl mine rnunish ' ‘Vo gnut help dot,
ve hilts yon de sthable und dot vos do best
tings ve eon do.' So he don’t g'ff me dot
golfc, but ho yooHt goom und hilts de
Hthahle up. Now off I onshore mine
vrow uud she gets dot, von I vants mine
rnunish you yoost soy off mo, ‘No, 1 gout
do dot, but ve geds you a pigger nnd
hosHor vrow.' So you don’t make sum
vools of disi Dutchman some rnoro yet.”
BRADFORD & SARDEFORD!
.. out tho stock of E N HAYES, Tinner,
ami we are now going to sell at very low Ag-
uroB ! Small profits ami quick tales! (Jome
and flee us
Stoves, Grates, Tin-Ware, Hollow-Ware,
Wooden-Ware, Crockery, Glass-Ware,
and House Furnishing Goods, &c.
W E have removed to the store Ifo. 142,
under Central Hotel, whore we will con
tinue to keep a full stook of everything in our
line.
Mr. Hayes will remain with us to execute
all contracts in Rooting, Guttering, Repair
ing, Ac.
We have the largest stock of Tin-Ware In
the city, and will oontlnue to make Its manu
facture a Hpeolalty.
Country morohantB will find It to their Inter
est to buy of us. sepSO eodlm
SILKS !
—AT—
Kirven’s,
SOLID COLOltB $1 00
BLACK and WHITE STRIPES.... 75
COLORED STRIPES 75
BLACK QROS GRAIN $1 00 to 3 00
“ Canliniore 48 in. wide 1 00 and 1 25
“ “ 40 “ 05 to l 25
“ ALPACAS 25, 30, 35, 40, 50
a up to 1 00
J. Albert Kirven.
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East of and opposite Disbrow’s Livery Stable,
OGLETHORPE STREET,
. potent Workmen to do
Carriage Work
NEW WORK of Various Styles.
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AT
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