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VOL. XIX. WASHINGTON. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 14, 1877. NO. 268 npoKbrd and Hello** Heard—A Plaee hr Packard—lien Hill Bark—Cabi net Dlaenaa Bcporla—llllllard'a Nonil- Hon In be Further Considered—Im provement of Vlekabiirc Front—Con- anl to I<edhorit (liven lo florin of Florldn — ConRiuatlon — Cnueu. or Bemoeralle Neualora—II curl HUT the Bankera—Heaolutlon lo Adjourn— Joint Neaalon on Hie »ad—t'olleclor- ahlp of New Oi Icaua. SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE ON SILVER BILL. Washington, November 13.—The Senate Finance Committee thin morn ing agreed to hear the delegation of New York bankers on the subject of the House bill for the remonitization of silver this evening at 7:30 o'clock. The committee, however, commenced a formal consideration of the bill for action, and adopted an amendment striking out the clause which pro vides lor the free coinage of silver bullion, but adjourned without arriv ing at a decision as to what provision should lie inserted in place of the clause thus omitted. Sl’OFFORD AND KELLOGG HEARD. The sub-Cominittee on Privileges and Flections heard SpotFord and Kellogg this morning. The contest ants were requested to make brief briefs of their cases, each to be sub mitted to tlie other for special rebuttal upon which rebuttals special evidence be taken. A PLACE FOR PACKARD. Tt is stated that Sherman, Devens and Thompson favor Packard as Col lector of Customs. Friends of Efflng- liam Lawrence express a certainty that ills name will be sent in for the place. It is also asserted that the name of Judge Geo. Williamson will be sent in for the collectorsliip, tlius making a vacancy for Packard us minister to Central America. EVENING CABINET SESSION, mainly occupied in discussing esti mates of various departments for the message was held. BEN. HILL. Senator Hill was in his seat to-day. MISSOURI REPUBLICAN AMITTED TO HOUSE. Mr. Metcalf, Republican, received his certificate as elected to Congress from the 3d Missouri district, issued under mandamus from the Supreme Court of that State. HILLIARD'S NOMINATION. The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Senate re-considered the nomi nation of Hilliard, Minister to Brazil, and will give it further consideration at the next meeting; VICKSBURG FRONT. Gen. Chalmers to-day called on the Secretary of War and procured his promise that he vould make a special recommendation to Congress for an appropriation to reclaim the river front at Vicksburg ns soon as a re)>orl from the engineers now examining it could be received. CONSUL TO LEGHORN. The State department lias deter mined to nominate McGovin, of Flor ida, as Consul to Leghorn. CONFIRMATIONS. Some twenty minor confirmations were made, including E. P. Durand, Postmaster at Plnquemine, La., the only one interesting to the South. DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAUCUS. The Democratic Senators had a caucus today, witli a view of advising Democratic Senators on the Commit- teeof Privileges and Elections as to the mode of proceedure, and resmonstra- ting against delay, especially in the case of Eustis, who had no contestant; and in the case of Butler against Cor- Jjin, in which case all the facts were before the committee. Without deci sive action the caucus adjourned to Thursday. Special to Enquirer-Sun. | Washington, November 13. — Messrs. Leonard, Ellis, Eleam, and Robertson, members of Congress from Louisiana, called upon the President together tills morning, and urged the appointment of Kfilnghum Lawrence as Collector of Customs at New Orleans. Judge Leonard warmly urged the appointment as the most satisfactory that could be made. The Democratic members stated that Lawrence, though a Republican was a man of the highest standing, and popular with all class es of the community. HEARING DELEGATION. Special to the Enquirer-Sun.] Washington, Nov. 13. — The Finance Committee to-night is hear ing a delegation from New York, Philadelphia and Boston Bankers re garding the House Silver Bill. There seems no doubt of the remonetization of silver but there are many methods in ail of which adverse interests are visible. RESOLUTION TO ADJOURN ON THE 22lJ. The Committee on Ways and Means agreed to report a joint resolution to adjourn the extra session on the 32nd Inst. FORTY-FIFTH* CONGRESS. House Passes the Xnvnl Deficiency Bill •nd Gives Xollee Neerelarj Ho lx* won *• to be Investigated. SENATE. Washington, Nov. 18.—During the morning hour a number of bills were introduced and referred to ap propriate committees. Among them were the following: By Mr. McDonald, of Indiana—In relation to distilling and rectifying spirits. By Mr. Garland, of Arkansas—To authorize the election of a delegate to Congt^s from Indian Territory. By Eaton, of Connecticut—To en courage and protect shipping inter ests and to revive American com merce. Also, to ullow registry to foreign built vessels. Also, to authorize the establishment of a mail steamship service between jue^Lnited States and foreign coun- Mr. Conkling—To amend title 53 of the revised statutes of t lie United States relating to the mcrchunt sea men. Introducing the bill, he said it was in substance tiie same bill which had received the favorable ac tion of tlie House of Representatives, though he did not commit himself to it by introduction. By Paddock, of Nebraska, To au thorize the appointment of a Com missioner to visit European countries, to report on forestry and tree-plunt- tng. Mr. Booth, of California, Chairman of the Committee on Patents, was, by his request, excused from further ser vice oil that committee. He also sub mitted a resolution calling upon the President to inform tlie Senate of tlie cause of tlie Nez Perces war, the num ber of Indians and soldiers engaged, tlie number of lives lost, the cost of tlie war and what disposition lias been made of Chief Joseph and those wiio surrended witli him. Agreed to. At tlie expirntiou of tlie morning hour, Mr. Chaffee, of California, called up tlie resolution submitted by him last week in regard to tlie manage ment of tlie Pacific Railroads, and spoke at length in regurd thereto. IIOIISE. Bills for reference to the Committee of Foreign Affairs were referred. Everts’ letter in regard .to Mexican awards was referred to a sub-com mittee. Washngton, November 13.—The Naval deficiency bill was passed, af ter a debate in which the action of tlie late Secretary of tlie Treasury, in diverting funds from one brunch of tlie service to another, was the prin cipal topic. Blount, of Georgia, who had charge of tlie hill, led the discussion on the Democratic side and expressed tlie intention of that side to have a full and searching investigation into tlie management of tlie Navy Depart ment, while Hale, of Maine, who led tlie defense, expressed his conviction that such investigation would not show a single dollar diverted from its legitimate uses. Afterwards the bill to repeal tlie resumption act was taken up and de buted. SOUTH CAROLINA. Carpenter Found Gulltj’ — Ntate Fair. Special lo Enquirer-Sun,] Columbia, 8. G'., Nov. 13.—Tlie argument in tlie trial of L. Cuss Cur- penter, indicted for forging, consumed tlie session of tlie court until this af ternoon, when tlie case was sent to the jury, who returned a verdict of guilty. The defendant’s counsel gave notice lie would move for u new trial. The State fair opened to-day with a fair attendance. Gov. Vance will ar rive to-night and deliver the annual address to-morrow. Marriage lu Baltimore*. Special lo Enquirer-Sun.] Baltimore, November *13. — Mrs. Helen Wells and Commander Joseph N. Miller, U. S. navy, at present at tached to tlie Light House Depart ment and stationed at Detroit, Mich., were married at Christ Church (Epis copal) this afternoon. Tlie bride is the only daughter of John Wells, Esq., a veteran journalist of this city, and distinguished for enterprise in news matters when carrier pigeons and tlie pony express were in advance of tlie telegraph. Among tlie guests present at tlie church was A. 8. Abell, proprietor of tlie Sun, and other gen tlemen connected with tlie press. The New Orleans Picayune, tlie Philadelphia Ledger and Baltimore Sun made handsome complimentary presents to tlie bride. Four Bead. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Detroit, Nov. 13.—A dispatch re ceived from Grind Stone states the schooner Berlin, of Buffalo, struck a reef during tlie gale of Thursday night. Capt. Johnson and the cook, a colored man, were drowned. The remainder of tlie crew, four, Clung to portions of the wreck till next day, when they were reached by tlie life boat. Two were rescued; tlie other two, tlie captain’s son and a sailor, perished from exposure. Lom m Half Million. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] San Francisco, Npv. 13.—Tlie loss by the bonded warehouse is nearly half million. The lessee of tlie ware house believes that tlie fire was of an incendiary origin, but declines to give his reasons for tlie belief. His under stood, however, lie has been promi nent in tlie movement to reduce wages of long shoremen who consequently threatened to do him some mischief. Nailed for lln.vll. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] New York, November 13.—Hon. Mr. Langston, colored, Minister to Huyti, sailed to-day on the steamer Andes for Port au Prince. .+ .ll»»<'OIMl«‘<l. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] . Boston, November 13.—Edward and J. W. Day, Jr., brick manufac turers,-of Danvurs, are reported to have absconded, leaving liabilities above $60,000, + ^ • — Gprninn.v ami Nicaragua. Washington, November 13.—The German Admiralty are preparing to force Nicaragua to indemnify the German consul for recent assaults. Iron Com pan y Embarrassed. Rochester, Nov. 13.—The Ro chester Iron Company is embarrassed. There are three judgments aggrega ting $111,ooo against it. - - “ *- ♦ ♦ ♦ — Ntcnnier Explodes—Tww Men Killed. Greenville, Miss., Nov. 13.— The boilers of tlie steamer Tom Mor gan, exploded. Capt. W. Howell and tlie engineer were killed. EUROPE. Ynndei'blll'. Will. New York, Nov. 12.—The contest ants’committee of Vanderbilt's will are represented by Messrs. Jeremiah Black, 8eott Lord and Sutherland mu t mi.i. do r The Grrni Power* Advl»«* Him lo Mod- era 11 on---lie H«‘fuM«*« to Arrepl the Resignation of the Ministry and Hrp Them lo Kenialu***KepubIlean» Defi- anl and Determined*— Violent Debate In tlie Deputies. m’mahon’s position. London,November 13.—The Times’ Puris correspondent says there is much anxiety in consequence of the violent terms in which the motion for inquiry into tlie elections censure the Cabinet. All tlie Great Powers have advised President MacMahon to be conciliatory. The same correspondent denies em phatically that President MucMubon in reply to tlie delegation from the groups of the Right which waited upon him on the night of the 8th inst. said, as was reported at the time, Unit he was right to rely upon the support of the Senate fora conserva tive policy, which was the only one he was uble to follow. WHAT WILL MACMAHON DO—OTHER NATIONS COUNSEL MODERATION— BOLD REMARKS OF A NEWSPAPER. London, Nov. 13.—A special dis patch from PariH lias the following: The violent terms of yesterday’s reso lution for an inquiry into electoral abuses at first created alarm in conse quence of tlie severity of its denuncia tion of tlie ministers, who are de scribed as “ill rebellion against tlie soveignty of the nation.” However, tlie explanation relieving President MucMubon of tlie responsibility, the allayed uneasiness in the face of this resolution and the committee’s report under it, tlie Cabinet cannot survive in the presence of the Chamber which accuses it. It must either disappear or again resort to some violent meas ures. It 1h said tlie Marshal will prorogue tlie Chamber for u mouth, which is the limit of ids power. This will solve nothing, unless some coup <V ctat is effected during the proroga tion. Others say the Cabinet will retire, and tlie Marshal will form another exactly like it. This would involve a conflict under another form. No body talks of adhesion by tlie Mar shal to tlie verdict of the country, yet l can affirm that counsels of consulta tion arc coming in from every corner of Europe, and all Cabinets which can make their voice heard, from Canovas Delcastillo to Prince Gorts- ehukoff, from Prince Bismarck, Count Andrassy and DcPrctis, have given counsels of moderation, it cannot be supposed that in view of this unanimity and of the flood of irritation rising on all sides, the Mar shal’s advisers will still impel him along the fatal putli which must lead to his lull, or to unconstitutional acts. It is affirmed should tlie Senate agree to a fresh dissolution, the Cham ber -would not submit to it, which would force tlie Government to aban don its footing of sham constitution alism, and show that it shrinks from no violation. The Bepubiique Prancaiuc signifi cantly remarks: If the right of pro nouncing a dissolution with tlie as sent of the Senate lie given to tlie President to enable hhn to constitute the country the Judge of tlie conflicts which might arise between the min isters and tlie Chamber, when tlie country inis pronounced the right of the President and Senate is exhaust ed. If it were lawful to resort to a second dissolution,a third and a fourth might also lie resorted to, the Cham ber of Deputies would lie abolished, tlie Senate would be convert ed into a sovereign Convention, the discussion and passing of tlie budget, tlie regular dispatch of busi ness, tlie normal government of the country, and the parliamentary sys tem would no longer exist. The con stitution of 187f> did not mean this. The Chamber of Deputies, therefore, would he bound to resist a second at tempt at dissolution. BEOS MINISTERS TO REMAIN. Paris, Nov. 13.—President Mac- Million declared yesterday to the min isters that, in presence of the violent accusations brought against them in tho Chamber, and which equally ef fected the whole Government, he could not accept their resignations, and I legged them to remain at their posts. VIOLENT DEBATE IN THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Versailles, November 13. — In the Chamber of Deputies to-day a motion increasing the power of the presiding officer for preserving order during debate was carried by 3(13 ayes to 3!) nays. It was opposed by M. deCussagnac and other Bonupnrtists. The President of the Chamber is empowered by tills motion tosuspend anil fine unruly members. Tlie report of tlie committee on motion for inquiry into electoral abuses was read. It violently uttueks the Government’s policy as unscru pulous and ruinous to the industry of tlie country. M. Buragon made a violent speech which was much applauded by the Right. He declared the Chamber could not institute tlie inquiry pro posed without the assent of tlie Sen ate. The effect of inquiry would lie to prepare a new list of hostages for the next commune. It wuhoiily nec essary to tread the Chamber under foot to show that it could not become a convention. The Senate and Pres ident of the Republic bail right and force in their favor. Mr. Renault supjiorted tlie motion for ail inquiry, in a moderate speech. He maintained that the right of par liamentary inquiry was inherent in right of impeachment. The nation hud already expressed its will. A second dissolution, which however. victor. A military convention with Belgium now would render Germany unassailable. The Gazette believes that these arguments have already made great way in high quarters. THK POPE. P»rl* Reports Contradicted. London, Nov. 13.—A Reuter tele gram from Rome suvs there is no foundation for the alarming rumors current at Paris yesterday about tlie Pope, who still' suffers from weak ness, but whose condition lias not re cently become worse. he is better. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Rome, Nov. 13.—Tlie Pope is better to-day. He gave audience to several persons. TURK0RUSSIAN WAR. Rt'HHM A XM AT KVKHV NEW RUSSIAN LOAN. Berlin, Nov. 13.—A new Russian loan for seventy-live million at five per cent, interest is on the market. OSMAN LOSING 200TO 300 MEN DAILY. London, Nov. 13.—Osman Pasha’s losses are estimated at 200 to SIX) men daily, from the concentrated salvos of tho Russian artillery. Osman Pasha is busily constructing fresh fortifica tions, indicating lie will hold out as long as possible rather than attempt a sortie. Prisoners and deserters now state the Turks have eight weeks’ provisions. SERVIA. Prince Milan presided at an extra ordinary cabinet council Saturday, and it is stated tlie participation of Servia in the war was decided on,and u proclamation to tlie army will lie prepared. ATTACK ON ERZEROUM. Private telegrams state that the at- taek on Erzeroum was renewed on Sunday. ATTEMPT TO SURPRISE SHOBELOFF FAILED AGAIN. Tlie Turks renewed tlie attempt to capture Gen. Shoheloff’s position on Sunday morning. The position is an entrenched hill nearPrcstovic, which Gen. Sliobeioff surprised on Friday, and captured witli a loss of 260 men, including several officers. RUSSIANS REINFORCING 8CHIPKA— I,OSS 500 MEN. Constantinople, November 13.— Rauf Pasha telegraphs that tlie Rus sian supports from Galrova, en route to Hliipku Pass, within our range, recently, lost 500 killed. Our losses were trifling, but included Lesman Paslia, commander of tlie artillery, killed. RUSSIANS HEFORE ERZEROUM AND AROUND KARS. Moukhtar Pasha telegraphs, under date of Sunday, that tlie Russians are entrenching themselves in tlie neigh borhood of Dev Boyun. According to intelligence I have received from Kara up to the 4th inst., tlie force in vesting that place is not very numer ous. The principal efforts of tlie enemy areappurently directed against Erzeroum. MONTENEGRIN SUCCESSES; Cettenji, November 13. — Tlie Montenegrins yesterduy captured a fort commanding tho town of Anto- vasi, with its garrison, two guns and a quantity of ammunition and pro visions. The Montenegrins ure ad vancing on Antovasi. RUSSIANS BEFORE ERZEROUM. St. Petersburg, Nov. 13.—The Galon publishes a special dispatch from tlie Russian headquarters before Kura, which says (lie Soghantis and Erevan columns have taken up posi tions near Erzeroum. [Note.—As far us it goes, this is confirmatory of the latest Turkish bulletins.] TURKISH COMMANDS. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Constantinople, November 13.— Suleiman Pusiiu lias been appointed Commander-in-Chief of tlie unities in Rouinelia. Probably Fuzli Paslia will command tlie army of Rasgrud. CUBA. Uuerllla Warfare. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Havana, Nov. 12, via Key West, Nov. 13.—On tlie 31st ult. an engage ment to6k place at Pinal DcMoyri, in tlie Oriental Department, between about four hundred Insurgents under Moceo,und some three hundred Span ish regular troops under tlie command of Col. Valenzia. The Spaniards were surprised while breakfasting, and lost twenty-two killed and lifty- tliree wounded'. Tlie wounded were sent to the hospital at Santiago De- Cuba. Tlie Insurgents, it is reported, were repulsed with loss, lait the num bers killed und wounded are un known. Jewny. Counsel for the Executors | he did not believe the Senate would and Legatees were Judge Comstock, Henry I.. Clinton and Then. Leeds. MliN Mar., Antlcmon In New York, New York, November 13.—Miss Mary Anderson was warmly received at tlie Fifth Avenue in tiie Lady of Lyons. Critics generally speak well of her 'ait seem to think tlmt she .auction, would lie tlie overthrow of every guarantee of self-government. The debate was adjourned until to morrow. Grriusii,r ami llrlfluni. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] London, Nov. 12.—The Pall Mall ette'u leader asserts tlmt Germany would appear to better advantage in i is urging Belgium to accept a German tragedy. | protectorate, and make her military system conform to tlmt of Germany, weather. I iii retuin for a German guarantee of Washington, November 13.—In- Belgium’s independence in all other dications : For tin* South Atlantic ! respects, and fur territorial enmpoiisa- nnd East Gulf States, warmer, clear j tion. Germany argues that Belgium or partly cloudy weather, light varia- ! in the event of another Fmiico-Ger- bk* winds, mostly from tlie southeast, i mull war would probably b<* the bat- stationary or lower pressure. I tie ground and lie absorbed by the HClIKNt'K’S Ptlt.MONH: Ml WI'P, Fur Ibe Cure or Con.llpatlon, I'miirli. and Colds. Tho grout virtue of this medicine is tlmt it ripens tlie matter anil throws it out of tlie system, purities tlie blood anil tlniH otloots a euro. Sou k.nok's Ska Weed Tonic, for the Cuke of Dyspepsia, Inoiokstion, Ac. Tho Tonic produces a healthy action of the stomach, creating au appetite, forming chyle, and curing tiie most ob stinate cases of Indigestion. SeiiKNoK's Mandrake Pills koii the Cure ok Liver Complaint, Ac. Those pills are alterative, anil pro duce u healthy action of the Liver with out the least danger, as they are free from calomel, and yet more 'efficacious in restoring a healthy action of tlie liver. Those remedies are a certain cure for Consumption, ms the Pulmonic Syrup ripens tlie matter and purities the blood. Tlie Mandrake Pills act upon tlie liver, create a healthy bile, and re move all diseases of the liver, often a cause of Consumption. The Sea Weed Tonic gives tone and strength to the stomach, makes a digestion, and ena bles tile organs to form good blood SINGULAR ADVENTURE OF A PREACHER. A True Slitrj by in Old Ulululpplnn. Cor. Brookhuvcn COmel.] About t he year 1830, there resided in tlie lower part of Marion county, territory which is now embraced in the county of Pearl, a pious Baptist preacher, whom we will call for con venience, the Rev. Mr. Ballard (though that was not his name). He hud charge of the primitive log-cabin church in the neighborhood, where lie preached every fourth Saturday min Sunday to a small audience of earnest communicants. He was greatly beloved by all the people of the neighborhood, and ills utterances from the pulpit were received by them without question as the ortho dox exposition of Bible requirements. Almost without exception, the com munity consisted of small formers and stock raisers—hardy pioneers—who produced annually for sale from one to four or five bales of cotton and a few head of stock for each former. In those days cotton was conveyed to Covington In ox wagons and the stock driven to tiie same place, and thence usually transported to New Orleans in schooners. When the crop for the year men tioned was harvested the congrega tion at church one Sunday, after listening to a three hours’ sermon and a fervid prayer of one hour's duration from Parson Ballard, organized a sort of pioneer grange meeting in tho church, to consider tho mode and manner of the disposition of their crops nnd tlie purchase of supplies. It was argued with mi intuitive grange acuteness tlmt if each mini depended on him self, and carried his one ot two halos to Covington, sold it and bought liis supplies there, he would not realize as much as he would if all would club together and send a man along with tlie cotton to New Orleans, sell it in hulk and buy groceries ill hulk for tlie entire community. This plan was therefore agreed to, nem con., and Brother Ballard unani mously elected to carry it out. Accordingly, the neighbors got to gether their wagons and teams, and by a united effort succeeded In equip ping a train sutficlent to transport 130 Lillies of cotton. Fifteen miles a day is the average speed of the ox-wagon, and itgcneral- ly took from six to ten days to com plete the round trip. On the occasion referred to, forty- seven years ago, our brave pioneers reached Covington without any seri ous trouble. Parson Ballard was there fortified with his long list, call ing for so much (lour, sugar, coffee and molasses for each head of tlie family, and a special memoranda de manding a sack of squirrel shot for Brother A., a dozen llsli hooks for Brother B., and a can of powder for Brother C., two pair striped stockings for Sister D., ten yards of white mus lin for Sister E., etc. He took charge of the cotton, chartered a small schooner, loaded itaud hoarded it mid bade his nook an affectionate good-bye for n short time. When lie reached tlie city he put up at the City Hotel, famous then as now, as the popular resort of Missis- sippians, and there casually fell in with a gentleman dressed in blue jeans homespun, wearing a broad btiimmcd Panama hat, and looking tiie very embodied type of a thrifty, well-to-do farmer, afoo stopping at the same house. Wo will call this party Stokes, though that may not have been his name. Stokes seemed to lie drawn to our parson by ids rural garb and innocent look. By the merest accident, of course, and a sort of natu ral congeniality, lie cultivated the parson, ute with him, talked cotton and horses and baptism with him, and won upon him. He introduced himself us a farmer from Arkansas, wlio luid conic down to sell Ills crop of 3116 I udes. “That's exactly my business lu re,” replied tlie Rev. Mr. Ballard, “lint us this is my lira! trip to the city I am a little green about the business.” “Then I can he of some service to you,” said Mr. Stokes, “1 have been in the habit of coming down every winter, and I’ve learned the ropes as tlie boys say. To-morrow I will Introduce you to one of my brokers, who will dispose of your cotton to the best advantage.” rdlngly next morning Mr. Stokes conducted Parson Ballard to a commission firm, who took charge of the cotton, luid it weighed, sampled and sold. When Mr. Bullard culled lutein the evening lie received a check for $5,(MX) as tlie round proceeds of the cotton sale. The next morning his programme was to lay out this sum, or so much of it as was neces sary to fill the hills of his expectant and confiding neighbors. After snipper, Mr. Stokes presented Parson Ballard witli a fragrant cigar, and under the soothing influence of the grateful Havana, lie talked fluent ly ol'stock raising and morality. “Wluit do you say, Mr. Ballard,” observed Mr. Stokes quietly alter sonic clinching remarks about the ab surdities uf Methodism, “what do you say ton walk around the town." “I think I would enjoy it," said Parson Ballard, “everything is new and strange here to me, and I would like to sec the sights.” "Very well, then, we will start at The pair moved out from the City Hotel, strolled along the Levee, went up one street nnd down another, un til Parson Ballard hud completely lost his compass. He knew not where he was nor how he got there. Finally lie said to his companion: "Let us go buck to the hotel now, I think we have seen enough for one night." “All right,” said Stokes, “but let’s step in here and sue what sort of a place this is.” “Certainly," responded Brother Ballard. “There cun be no liurm in that." “We are tired and thirsty,” sug gested Mr. Stokes. “Let's get one of those fellows lo fix us up a nice julep. I think it would do us good." “I am thirsty," returned tlie other, “und though it is iiiiHeomingly fora preacher of tlie gospel to drink at ing in and going out of customers, Mr. Stokes remarked: “Suppose we go in here anil see what they are doing behind tlie screen.” “Here was a large round table re sembling a vast mariner’s compass, with ail points distinctly marked. Men were throwing a little round ball on it und if it stopped where they put down a piece of money, tlie wheel man gave liiem two, three, ten or a hundred times the amount deposited. If it didn't stop there the engineer took the deposits nimself. 1 observed it didn’t stop thereoften. At another table there was quite a crowd of men handling smooth, round pieces of ivory about the size and shape of a silver dollar, which they called ‘chips,’ some blue, some wflite and some red. A fellow was dealing off cards out of a little tin box two or three at a time, and every time ho dealt he took off some of the ‘chips’ at one plaee, and at another place he would put down other ‘chips. I saw one man with a whole pile of blue chips and every one of them was said to Ik* worth till in gold. I became somewhat bewildered and excited. Stokes asked me to take another julep. I did so; and we returned. ‘Was I beside myself?’ 1 thought. I felt a- momentary sensation of recklessness creep over me. Stokes suggested that we try our luck just onetime. We tried and won. A second trial, und a second winning. And so on for sev eral turnings. By and liy, the tide turned, and 1 lost—kept' on losing until I had nothing left. Then Stokes drew me hack to the counter, and we took another drink. By this time I must have been boozy. Stokes suggested that the men behind the screen who handled the chips and hank hills were a set of swindlers— thill lie had caught tlie slight of the thing and knew how to win, and if I would go back and try it again he felt certain that I would recover all my losses. “But I haven't got anymore mon ey,” I replied. “You have got a check for $5,(XX)," replied Stokes, “und l can get it cashed here.” “My God,” I exclaimed, “I can't use tliut check. It represents the year’s work of some thirty or forty of my trusty parishioners. No, no, no! Tlmt is impossible," “I don't propose for you to use tlie cheek—only a few dollars of it to re cover back wlmt you have lost. Then you can make it good, and I can tell you a thing or two which I believe will fix it so tlmt you will be almost certain to win." It is needless to prolong the tale. At the moment Satan triumphed. I yielded. Stokes went with me to the man who held the money hugs of the institution, and lie counted out to me $5,060 ill current bank bills, and I in dorsed the check “Now,” says Stokes, “you play as I tell you, and you will will.” We returned to the table, and began the campaign, at first winning and then losing. In two or three hours the last cent was gone! I looked at Stokes. Stokes looked at me. For Hie first time it begun to dawn upon my befuddled intellect tlmt I was the victim of a gambling house pimp. Did I rush upon him and wreak ven geance upon him for my wreck? Oh, no. I was too utterly crushed fur tliut. All at a sudden tlic'inunstrous nature of my crime flushed upon mo with overwhelming und blasting force. I thought of the simple und confiding members of my Hock w I lose sweet trust I bad so basely betrayed. I thought of the deep disappointment and poignant sufibring which my crime would entail upon (hem. I thought of my devoted wife und two little children. 1 thought of the great und good Saviour whom 1 luid betrayed and whose ser vant I professed to lie. In tlie twink ling of an eye my great crime in ull its horrid deformity and with all the terrors which il would entail, was unfolded to my distracted vision, i had been false, to myself, to my peo ple, to my own household, to my God! Oil, tiicn it was tlud I prayed to him with an intensity of fervor never felt by me before nor since. I prayed tliut lie would send liis lightning down and strike me dead in my trucks, or in the boundlessness of His mercy He would point a way out of 111 1h deep dumnuHoii. Well, Stokes pulled me out of this "hell”- a strictly correct name for ull hucIi places. I moved along with him listlessly. If, unto this time I luid been a mere tool in liis bunds, now I was a simple child, curing not where lie curried me nor what he did with me. By und by we came to uuolher saloon, and Stokes invited me to drink once more. 1 complied, of course. While standing at the counter we heal'd a rattling of “chips” in the rear. Stokes asked me if I had any money. I felt ill my breeches poi’lcctulld liilllid a Mex icali silver dollar. “That cull do you no good,” says Stokes, "suppose wo go in 11ere and make one more trial with it." “Al! right,” I said, feeling utterly desperate, and taking in the full force of Stokes' suggestion tlmt Hint pour isolated silver dollar could do me no good. “We went in und laid down Hie sil ver dollar. It won. 1 doubled it and it win again. I increased the betand it won a third time. I kept on in- ereusing und winning. Every play was u success. I filled my coni pock ets and breeches pockets'with bunk bills. | pulled oil my hat and cram med tlmt full. Al daylight I arose from tile tabic witli vest pockets, coat pockets, breeches pockets, and my bat full of bank bills. Stokes sail!: ‘No, I said, and thus creates a healthy circulation ! counter, yet luma long way from of healthy blood. Tho combined action home and wretchedly dry. 1 will of these medicines, as thus explained, 1 • • • will cure every case of Consumption, if taken in time, anil the use of tlie medi cine persevered in. Dr. Selienok is professionally at liis f irineipal office, corner Sixth and Arch itreots, Philadelphia, every Monday, where all letters for advice must bo ail- dressed. oct31 eodlm home ami join in a Julc'i From this point we continue the storv in Parson Bullard’s own words. “This drink,” said he, “exhilarated me wonderfully, luid i felt more like ‘seeing the elephant’ Hum ever, ter wc hud Inokod on u while, obi ‘Wait, you are in luef ‘I am going to the hotel at once.' t took inv 1 mt under my arm and start ed, Stokes following' me. I never turned to the rigid or left, hut made short time for the hotel. Arriving there, 1 went behind the counter ana said to the clerk: ‘Here, count tliin money for me.’ ” “How much have you got?” asked the clerk. “God only knows,” I answered. Then I poured my liat full of hank hills on the floor before him and be gun to empty my pockets one at a time. "Ain’t you never going to stop null ing out bank bills?” exclaimed the clerk, laughing al my singular iqi- pearunce and ludicrous excitement. “Walt!” I said, ami proceeded with tlie disgorgement. After I hud emp tied all my pockets the clerk com menced the count. When lie hud to buy. He told me where to go, and I filled every bill to tlie point of ex actness. With the remaining $5,000 I bought n stock of goods, such as were needed in my country, arrived home in time, turned over everything to the perfect satisfaction of my friends, and built a small store house and started . mercantile business which has proved to lie tlie founda tion of my fortune." Mr. Ballar told me this story about twenty years after its occur rence, and remarked at tlie conclu sion of it: “You are tlie only man I have ever breathed a syllable to concerning this fearful episode. Tt is literally and strickly true. I attribute my success at the second gaming house solely nnd entirely to the efficacy of tlie earnest appeal I made at that time to my Maker. T have never touched a game of chance nor a drop of liquor before nor since and, as God is my shield, I never will.” AltKKICA.V ll’HE/imELSS. NUrtllng Conjectures Concerning Their Exhaustion. Many years ago an English writer, named Muitlius, published a book, in which lie maintained tlmt population increased in a geometrical ratio, and sustenance in an arithmetical ratio: in other words, tliut starvation would lie the ultimate fate of u large propor tion of tlie world’s inhabitants. We lo not propose to combat tills explo- led theory ; it is sufficient to remark thal the world’s food is constantly in creasing, not only in quality, but in the relative amount to eueli inhabit ant. But Malthus was the virtual founder of a large school of political economists who exist in our day and persist in taking a most gloomy view of tilings terrestrial. These phyloso- pliers hold that labor can only bo worth wliut it takes to feed the labor er, and tlmt while nations may pro tect tlie persons of their citizens they have no right to protect their indus tries. But the great forte of this school is in making prophesies; in fact, it is a “school of prophets.” They prophesied our panic twenty years be fore it occurred, and have uniformly foreseen the terrible results sure to follow from our national sins. Just now Hie subject that claims their pro phetic attention is tlie gradual ex haustion of our Amerleun wheat- iields. At first sight such a proposition might seem the very height of folly, hut tlie earnestness with which it is urged shows tliut it is really believed by its propouuders. Of course, we all know tliut successive crops of wheat cannot he raised from the same soil without Impairing its wheat produc ing qualities. The wheat berry con tains some of tlie most essential con stituents of the soil, and u perpetual drain of these, without supplying In some other form what is taken away, is sure to end in eventual barrenness. This Ih conceded by everybody, but some of our gloomy economists ask still more. They assert tliut even new land will not yield the crops which it once did, or in other words, that the prolific ehuraeter of the wheat plant is decreasing, and that the old average number of bushels per acre is becoming noticeably less. It instated tlml such atmospheric changes huve been und arc Inking place us to cause tills result; and, as proof of this fact, sections are pointed out where new land hardly [lays for cultivation when sown witli wheat, whereas, twenty- live years ago, laud in the same vi cinity yielded from forty to fifty bushels per acre. This is said to be particularly true of Northern Illinois, which was once one of the wheat fields of tlie country. Now this foct is undeniably true. New luiid in Northern Illinois does not yield oue-hul f the erop of wheat tliut siidi land did a quarter of a cen tury since ; but is the correct solution given? Are there not oilier agencies which have caused this difference in productiveness beside tlicoue ascribed by the atmospheric theory ? We think that some of tlie circumstances of the case have not received due considera tion. Wlii'ii first broken up by the march of civilization the prairies of tlie West hud been receiving for years vast deposits of ashes resul ting from prairie fires. Now this ash contains exactly the constituents required for the nurture of tlie wheat berry, und this fact, will account for the luxuriant crops of early days. Wliut is now termed “new lands” in these old sections is hardly such in the sense tliut it was years ago, for, although il may never nave been broken up by tiie plow, its herbage bus been grazed offumiuuliy, und this exhausts tlie soil quite us readily as tlie production of cereal crops. The same holds true of other sections of the country where tho yield of wheat is decreasing. I‘roper fertilization of the land is not resorted to in order to compensate in some measure for systematically drawing off'the phosphates in successive crops. Wheat is exactly wind it was thirty years ago, but the laud is not. As long, therefore, as the wlicut belt is not shifting from atmospheric causes, there is no reason for drawing dark pictures of the future. Tlie diffi culty is one which time and phos phates will remedy. We say tliut time is necessary before wheut growing can again become profitable in some parts of the country, because many localities are too near the recently set tled portions to compete by means of careful cultivut.on with the enormous crops which i ward the scant tillage of the neighbor. . That the wheat belt is shifting all acknowledge and that it is shifting from the cause just mentioned is demonstrated by tlie fact that more wheat is now raised Hum formerly, and u greater number of bushels per capita. 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