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VOMJaMB XXIII.
[Bill'S FORIUMEi
O It,
me Stolon Heiress.
T ALE of NEW YORK IN 1835,
ir prof. wm. henry peck,
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CHAPTER XXXItI
MOTHCH AND HON
tanwliilo Captain Balbata had failed to
I‘cttiH in tlio ooiuiting-roofc. That
it, luan hail carried himself off to his
r i<nlbatA was informed by the
ii.rsiin whom ho found in the ollioe—
:,[ tiio assistant, of Bettis.
i,lrel and Vt-rneena had departed, in a
ij-’e which the former had ordered for
rconveyance, to Yorkville, aoon nftor
lis tad i’uformed them that Dame Giip-
Jtail no objection to their departure at
J au.l in c u h other e beloved company,
tic plan decided upon by the betrothed
to be used to gain oouseut to their
Jm-e from Edward s father, we need
n „thinp more, as the plan was never
into action. The fate of the lovers, as
be seen iu continuation, was to be de-
Jt'ti the night of which we are soon to
e tho night following the death of the
.ctiflniili r of Old Anchors.
,plain Balbata wa glad to have a long
n'efiom the now dreuded glare of Dane
jpard's terrible eyes. He sat down
tlilv in the counting-room to reflect
0 the fact that his neck was iu the bang
:S noose held so menacingly by the
ic, ami to wait for the return of I‘ettis.
ett s was very fond of eating. He did
retain to the nilioo till nearly an hour
elapsed after Balbata bad songht him,
ilio and bis mother, therefore, had am
tini" to exchange a long nnd important
rtrsation where we left them. Among
srthings said by the dome was as fol
louwill swear to me. my dour son, that
trill share equally w ith me of all that I
succeed in placing in your hands ufter
are lh" girl’s husband?”
indeed will I do that, my dear mother,
it solemnly do 1 swear to share equally
I yon, rot only all that I may gam
mind of as her husband, but also all
mav come into my possession by any
c! whatsoever. But at present, save in
Rood fortune in fin liug yon, my dear
hr. alive and well and loving me, my
one is very low. The few dollars found
button's purse at the inquest were pur
ity left bv me to help create fbe belief
he had killed himself, and that no
ier-hand had beeu near him when he
I, Jly faith, mother, I have scarcely a
nyto my name!”
Here is all the money that was found on
ttyu 8 body, my dear son, l’ettis gave
ome when wo were below. Take it
tire welcome to it. Yon are welcome
share till I have iu the world, and I
ldnow return to you all that you have
in me to-day, did I not fear that the
•tain might see so large a sum iu your
session, tmd have his suspicions
ised that my friendship for him was
than formerly. He must not suspect
no are at all related to each
sr. 1 would (ell him that he could go
ithisbusiness, and have no more to
with him, did I not know that his as
snee will be very valuable toourschcme.
must use him, my son. Use hiß first
e, too. They aro needed in our plaus.
“ill deceive Balbata to the last. Do
.think you can nse that man Urbandt
test the Captain when Balbata is no
Syr of service to us?”
Fes, mother, I think I can persuade
ndl to serve me rather than devote
iself to the Captain.”
“ilio had already said to himself:
1 mean to he fair in sharing with these
rparents of mine—after I am master of
Jill ami her inheritance. I will retain
•half and give (he other half to my
ier and mother. They may fight the
ter out between them after that! They
! live nt opposite ends of tho earth
id it suits them."
Mvdear sou,” continued the dame, “I
let exceedingly that yon did not reveal to
your identity yesterday—for then the
of Bratton would uot lie on your
*• °h, 1 am sorry, indeed, that you
•ohim, my sou.”
S° mI, mother. I did not strike to
I I struck simply to stun him. When
okedat him, after getting all h s money,
as terriireil to see that he was dond. lie
i seated at his table in his bedroom
when I stole iu upon him and
s him down before ho suspected my
“ e “ce. Ho never know what struck
J- I struck him with a sand-club
" an eol-skiu. Hence uo wound
'lourm on his head. All the uppo.
of | his house is familiar to me. I
* often been in it before yesterday,
■deed was easily done. I have not
vast f. ar now of being suspected in
.matter.”
red 6 book lior head and mur-
Uish you had not killed him. Mur
' a deed hard to keep hidden."
•hi vet your Biheme against Yer
■ contemplates the probable murder
v d°'D g officer, mother.”
• i only the possible necessity that we
util! 6 *° b| ho his life to keep him
a, , are far away and you are the
d lO girl, mv son. Well, I will
i oat thore aro cases in which tough
ik i!f U o be done. But we must not
u 1 “"it now. If the young oflieer
tin, r l ' ‘iviiot, we may not make an end
tin, t °F ever - But if he doesn't—why,
Ilian . cnro himself, my Bon. Jan-
Ihiu'ir f n )'! r d er . you know, but I care
hrdn . 81ls t>ioions. They point
ilknm™ ■ 8 hist bookkeeper, and that
sa 'iad for Cuba yesterday. By
U.|.'. anBen - or anybody else, begins
(J “ a, '- v "DO but llrownly, the bo >k
verv - e ,J* * )e distant lands. Now
ttn. lre , n °ff° let any one suspect
'tin* it" mlMed to each other, my sou.
ltd vr n] ?, 0n .,-val toward me as I feel to
•iin'enJ, | , * l’° very hard to keep from
re htii ,n , "Wting me sometimes. Take
H do,h 't. my son. ”
Bio irrir, 1 ." 5 ' ,lcar '"Other,” repl ed
'Jon ni """ his sleeve. “But why
tiled lolt, 1 * wTn OUS . to have the girl an
Kht do? Vi , Would not to-morrow
“ e to form 10 d°lay would give us more
‘That is tr ° Ur P !au * ”
'tight lu y K °m hut we must act
1 'itit mv n B ” 9 P e "t that the girl intends
H'e riie li, . a K® to-morrow. She sus
-I'hit, lint tu" in to think. lam not sure
"'1 her lnvr>, ern ls , a P os, ihility (hat she
1,1 J proter.i? ny bo l>l°ttiug to have her
t,v no f 10a wholly to-morrow. ()b,
lr i pn,u,i ~ , t V®y will elope The
or % givn’a i" ,ml *' “Id Colonel Ilawks
*rry h s ls consent she will never
a tinherit, p ( , r f 00 ®f „that lam perfectly
0 ?. ‘ r >t‘un?. tn" 1 ® ! lmt "he will remain in
1 v feci v ' ln ”bt, then, mo'h'rV”
But to"* 8 ot llmt - m y son—por
her ti, a m< ! rrow h he may depart if
k, ery easy to "i""° t 0 do si. It w.ll
l, Colt age. i "i '.V’f her to-night from
~,/■ \\'t Cln , B hall jnanagS everything
u !c " Week i r ° B '' ber co "cea'ed in tliis
a. 1 decide ,u ? nth . if w “ like—if we
kov .- a hou t the, crew of" aboar .d.‘, he bri 8-
-| ow 01 the Balboa, mj
116 Uant ‘to ,’ h 8 hriK is more devoted
10 Balbata, Indeed. I have
more than once thought of mk,ug myself
iu*r Captuiii uml owner.”
"Good! But wuwi.l talk about that here
after. It uihv be ncecsouv to pti tie C ,ti
trni out of the way before the brig su Is.
1 hero is a good p ace for him down in out
of the cellars of Uld Anchors, mv son. But
WO will not speak of that now. 1 have not
quite matured a!l my pi ms, so far as he is
concerned. We shall need him for u
turn*. ’
I hut in true. Wo hliull rortui ily Deed
the captain for a time, mother. ”
1 hero is another important reason for
B peed in our work, my son. Jiv tho Eug
lih mail, thaL arrived yeetorJay, I re
ceived a ncwHp iner that thould have
reached me Bo\erul weeka ugo. In it is
iin item of nev\H that alarmed mo niu<*h.
It stateH th.it Verneena h father and mother,
Kir Edward and Lady Ethel a Hawks
worthy, had rocetjily received information
that their long-lost daughter may ho alive
uud in the city of New Yolk.”
ita/alio frowned at this uud exclaimed:
“That ih bid news for us, indeed! They
may strike tho true trail at last.”
“And how do you thiuk such infor
mat on ever renched them, my hoii? I will
tell you, for the article in uuestion explains
that mystery. You must be told first that
Verne* ua'a resemblance to her mother at
her age ih perfectly wonderful. \Yo 1.
the aiticle states that who i a !a ly friend
of tho llawkswoiihsß was in th h icily
last Hummer, she saw in the stree* a
young girl, apparently ei ht tn yearn of
whose Te^*inl>lanee to Lh !y Ln la '
at that ago was so stpik ug !b itdhfa friend
of hern was amazed. Ou her return to
England, and when she met the Hawks
worthys, nho Rpoke of tho ma ter, and
ih'* parents inunediately conctiv and the
hope that th rt unknown moidou might be
iheiy lost daughter. The article also says
ttmtThey are coming to Xv Vote, and that
twoßorvautß who have served the Perclair
family many yearM, aud who knew Lady
lluwksworthy very intimately when she
was young, are o eomo with them. You
perceive tho danger th.t thene servan k
ltobcrt and Emma till we ii once well
knowu to me, and know.ng me well, too—
may recognize the girl from her w’onderful
resemblance to her mother, or nny lecog
nize me! lteniember that tho beggar,
Ilnrver Hamj er, recognized me at once last
month, though he had not seen me since I
whs discharged fiom the I.ondon hos
pital.”
“But do you not think that Sir Edward
ind Lady Ilawksworthy are already iu this
2ity, mother?
“I fear so! But here comes the Captain.
Be careful!”
CHAPTER XXXIV.
TUX DAME PLOTS TO DECEIVE PETTIS AND PAL
PAT A.
While Pettis and Bnlbatn were entering
her presence, the dame, to deceive the lat
ter, said very sharply to the former:
"1 have no doubt you have kept Captain
Balhala waiting for your comfort a long
time, sir. Come, sir. 1 have need of your
being quick in yotir movements the rest of
this ilav, Pettis. ”
“Command mo at all times, Dame Grip
pard. ”
“Well, first see that Bratton's body be
removed from Old Anchors to the under
taker's quarters as speedily ns possible. See
that these piem ses be cleared of every
body before throe o’clock ttiis afternoon.
Te l Ihe undertaker that he had better send
Bratton’s body coffined to his widow's cot
tage iu Harlent at once.”
“All shall be done as you and mand, dame.”
“Very well, Pettis. Aud let every one
about here know that Captain Balbuta
aud his secretary, Senor liazilio Alt'anti,
have kindly offered to stay in this house,
and on these premises, to-night, to g tard
all from prowlers, and to shoot dead any
that dare try to get in without their knowl
sdge. You hear?"
' ( eriaiuly. dame; and all sha'l be told.”
“And let it be known that land my grand
daughter intend to live here after this night
till the place is sold. It will be difficult to
rent now, Pettis, after the name and tenor
that Bratton Ims left upon it. I would
stay here to-u ght myself, Pettis, hut you
know I told you I fear my grand-daughter
may intend to elope wi!h Mr. llawksworlhy
this very night, and that I mean to keep
sharp watch after her iu mV cottage till to
morrow. It is possible, however, Pettis,
that they may escape even my vigilance.”
“Possible, dame, but by no means prob
able. ”
“I hope so, Tettis; and be sure to c me
hero to-morrow morning about, but not be
fore, ten o'clock, Pettis. I think, C aptain,
you ottered to remain here till eleven
o'clock."
“Yes, Senorn, till eleven to-morrow morn
ing. At twelve Senor Bazilio and I have
some importint bnsiness in another part of
the city. Ila, Senor Pettis, we have the
authority of the Seuora to shoot dead any
prowler to-night."
“Remember this, Pettis, and be sure to
let all in this neighborhood know the same. ”
“Be assured, ltamo Grippard, that 1 will
not fail to remember and execute all that
you have commanded.”
“Very well, l’cttis. Now see that the
dace is clear of everybody as soon as pos
>ib!e. I intend that all doors and gates
dial Ibo closed and looked, and the keys in
daptain Balbata’s keeping by three o’clock,
•emember. You may go. “
l’ettis, suspecting nothing, bowed and
lurried away. ”
“lie is a talkative and credulous ass. "said
the dame, as soon as Pettis was beyond
hearing her compliments. “Before sunset
he will have told a bundled or more all that
1 have said to him. You will be believed
to be here on keen guard all night. No one
save ourselves will have eye or ear toward
Old Anchors to-night.”
"Upon my soul, Senora Grippard, ex
claimed the deceived Captain, “you have
plannod everything most admirably. Your
superb wit and cunning will certainly de
ceive even thoso who may suspect some
thing of the truth.”
“And do yon fancy that any ono does
suspect anything of the truth. Captain?"
ssked the dame, somewhat sharply.
“Oh, no one save that accursed Swede—
Jansen, you coil the uncouth brute. He
svidently suspected much.”
“He is a Swedish ass, Captain, ” respond
ed the dame, disdainfully. “Besides, ho is
on the wrong trail.”
“By my soul, Senora, we yield our opinion
10 yours iu everything."
“That we do,” chimed iu Bazilio, hypo
oritieally. „
“It is well for both of you that you do,
suailod the dame, glaring an uu spoken
threat at the Captain, and pretending to do
the same toward Bazilio. If either of you
dare to show the leust desire to disobey rue,
I will have you dapped into prison the next
instant, under charge of murder and rob
bery of James Bratton last nigbt. 1 lentll
on the gallows would bo your certain fate!
Itemember that, my dear friends.
“My dear Senora, ” whispered the alarmed
Captain, “you are speaking too loud. My
God, what if any one were to hear all this
unnecessary menace! We intend to be ut
terly faithful to you in everything. Do we
not. Senor Bazilio’” , ,
“Most assuredly. Captain. Most certainly
we do, Senora Grippard.”
“Verv well, my friends. Now, listen to
me for a few moments. The chief obsta
cle ngninst assured success in our plans ie
the difficulty of alluring; young Hawrks
worthy to my cottage to-night. hat does
either of yon suggest in this matter?
“Ah. Senora, ” replied the Captain, we
leave that toyonr superior intelligence.
“Good. I shall be able to manage that
affair. Captain. Now, I will tell you what
work you are to unhesitatingly do to-night
- both at my cotlage and afterwaid in this
house. Comec'oser.” , .
The three conspirators continued to con
verse and exchange suggestions bearing
upon their intended infamy for more than
an hour, by which time their course of ac
lion was fully decided upon.
Finally the dame said:
“Now, uiy dear C pt.nn, you would do best
to roturu to your hotel. Mr. Bu/.ilio will
join you thero in about au hour, i havo
something to say to him m reference to
what ho did here last night. It is very
necessary, you know, t > do all wo cau
to hold tho Swede's s'lsp cions toward
Bratton's lately diamissed clerk, Townlv.”
The deceived Captain bowed and de
parted. Dame Grippard uud Uu/.ilio con
tinued to convemo and plot after tho Cap
tain's departure. They separated ouly when
I'etliH presented himself to announce that
noi a soul save themselves was left within
Old Anch< >rs.
After seeing Potts lock every door and
gate of the premises, and giving the keys
of the outer ones to Bazilio, ostensibly to be
delivered to tho Captain's care. Dame Grip
pnrd departed in hor antique chaise for her
cottage in Yorkville.
[TO BE CONTINUED. ]
sorni i:i:\ gossip.
BOILED DOIF V I'ACTS A XI) FA\-
CIES IHTEItESTIXGL Y STATED.
troldcntn on T.nml find 0:1 *"*en -New ICiiter
|irien Niiioidi't—Rclijlom, Tt'iiiporauco
and >*elnl .Mailer*.
By the presentation of n “kirinisq”
the ladies of Atlanta, Ga., rni-ed over
ifM.OO!) for the Girls' Industrial Home.
The citizens of Louisville, Ky., made a
subscription of $2Q0,000 lo establish a
cotton mill there, and the building* will
bo started immediately.
Governor Seay, of Alabama, was re
nominated by acclamation amid great
enthu-iusui at tho Democratic conven
tion, convened nt Montgomery.
The Grand Lodge of the Ancient Or
der United Workmen, of Geoigia, Ala
bama, Mississippi, the Cnrolinas and
Florida, convened in Atlanta, Ga.
The unveiling of the monument to
Stonewall Jackson, which was to have
taken pftce at Chancelloisville, Va.,
May 10th, has been postnoned to June
13th.
Two little colored boys found some
dynamite cartridges in a deserted house
in Atlanta, Ga. They laid the cartr.dges
ou a stone and tapped them with a ham
mer. They were nearly blown to pieces.
Thos. Durden, a masonry contractor on
the line of the Powell’s Valley railroad,
Tennessee was killed by a ttone from a
blast, llis skull was literally smashed to
a jelly and death was almost instantan
eous.
Alfred Gentry, colored, a train porter
on the Nashville, Chattanooga & St.
Louis railway, had his skull crushed
while “skylarking” with another porter
on the platform not far from Murfrees
boro, and fell on to the .rails.
The Georgia Pacific Rfdlroad company
lias returned its property in the state of
Georgia at the value of $1,370,179.87, an
increase of $40,000 over last year. The
Georgia Railroad and Banking company
has returned its properly at $3,539, 596.
74, a decrease of $90,000 from last year’s
reiurn.
The ear of the U. S. Fi>h Commis
sion replenished the water tanks with
Atlanta’s artesian wnter. and it killed all
the fish at once. The car was sent back
to Washington, D, C., for a fresh sup
ply of eggs. Lime of magnesia iu the
water is the supposed cause of the deadly
effect on the fish.
Annie Eicsenbarth, of St. Louis, Mo.,
w as walking through her residence, when
she suddenly fell to the floor and ex
pired. Her sister, who lived near, was
summoned. On arriving at the house,
she went to the room where the dead
woman luy, and fell dead beside her.
Both ladies were supposed to be in the
best of health.
The semi-annual meeting of the su
preme officers of the Catholic Knights of
America, assembled in Chattanooga,
Teun. The following supreme officers
were present: Supreme President James
David Coleman, of New Orleans; Su
preme Secretary John Barr, of Lebanon,
Ky.; Supreme Treasurer XI. J. O'Brien,
of Chattanooga. Finance Committee—
J. J. Dully, of Memphis; J. M. Ginnery,
of Brooklyn, and J. H. Schwartz, of St.
Louis. The organization has a member
ship of 17,000.
A DAMAGE VERDICT.
In the case of Mrs. Emma Nelms vs.
the Georgia Pacific railroad, which was
tried in the United Slates court, at At
lanta, Ga., the jury rendered a verdict
in favor of the plaintilf for $4,000.
Hoke Smith represented the plaintilf
He Was Bound (o be Courteous.
Tho late Colonel Samuel C. Oliver
used to tell many amusing stories of his
military experiences, one of which is re
peated by a friend to the listener. Early
iu tho war Colonel Oliver, then a major,
was acting as inspecting officer to a
newly-raised regiment, that carried a
green flag. Ho found the recruits quick
enough at everything but military cour
tesy. Having several times made ttie
tour of the posts without receiving tho
proper military recognition, ho started
out one day to make the rounds all over
again, compelling nil raw recruits to
“face out” smartly and givo the pre
scribed salute with some style to it.
One elderly Irishman, very anxious to
learn, faced out well, but neglected to
salute.
‘Now, my man,” said the major, “we
must do that all over again. The next
time] pass salute mo properly, and try
to throw into the salute all the civility
and courtesy you can.”
The major retired a little distance and
resumed his march for this particular
post. Wlien ho reached it Private
O’Grady faced out in fine style arid
came to the present with a snap. But
lie had not forgotten tho major’s com
mand to throw into the salute all tho
courtesy he could, for in an insinuating
voice he remarked:
“Good morning, Major Oliver. Its
well ye’re looking this morning. I
think ye’r honor’s hiltli must be good.”
—Huston Transcript.
A Perilous Moment.
“But,” said old Mr. Nortlibyeast,
knittin" his brows, “I don’t think you
are ready to marry my daughter. You
are hardly able to support a wife, are
you?” “baud, no,” said the young
man, frankly. “ I can’t even support
myself; I was thinking” — but whatever
he was thinking, it wasn’t spread on the
record, because the barometer fell so
rapidly at that instant that all hands
were ordered aloft to shorten sail, and
in the confusion of the moment the
young man escaped, how aud whither j
he knew not .—-Burdette.
K granddaughter of Charles Dickens is
nova typewriter and copies MSS. tor a liv
ing.
“J IY COUNTJIY MAT BUS SVSIt BS RIOOT. RIOBT OB WRONG M 7 COUNTRY."—J^Temm.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, MAY 17,1888.
NATIONAL CAPITAL
INTERESTISO DOTS ABOUT OUR
EXITED STATES’ OFFICIALS.
(•nnip About Ihf Wlilt* ll€*i**-Arwr and
Nnvjr Xmiioin Our It dm lon* Willi Other
( ouiiiruiN uud >ntiou.
CONUIIKSiIONAL.
In tho Bennie, among the bills report
ed from committees and placed on the
calendar wore the following: Senate
bill to tiansfer the survey of coasts to
the navy department. House bill for
the enlargement of the public building
at Atlanta, Ga. Mr. Sherman, from the
committee on foreign relations, reported
back adversely, the resolution offered by
Mr. Riddlebergcr for the consideration of
tun fisheries treaty in open session; and,
[ also, adversely, the resolution offered by
Mr. Hour for the report of dehat sand
proceedings on the fisheries treaty to he
I subject to the order of the Senate as to
I its publication. Mr. Call moved to rc
| consider the vote passing the land for
feiture bill so that he might Offer an
amendment referring to lauds in Florida.
In the House, on motion of Mr.
Russell, of Massachusetts, the Senate
joint resolution was passed appropriating
$30,000 to enable the United States to
partieipalein the international exposition
to be held at Brussels, Belgium. Ou mo
tion of Mr. Blount, of Georgia, the bill
was passed amending the act establishing
agricultural experiment stations in con
nection with colleges, so as to enable the
governors of states to receive installments
of appropriation when the Legislatures
nre not in session. The House went into
a committee of the whole on tho tariff
bill.
At the conclusion of the morning.busi
ness in the Benate, Senator Voorhees arose
and, after stating that he had been ill
for almost a week, said: “.Referring to
the discussion in which I participated
last week, I desire to say to the Senate
that, however severe the provocation
which was given, yet I made use of lan
guage at that time contrary to tho rules
of this body, parliamentary rules and
usage and decorum of the Senate. I
regret having used such language, and
tender proper apology to the Senate of
the United states for having done so.
ily high respect for the diguity of this
body, of which I have so long been a
member, as well as my self respect, in
duce me to make this statement.” At
the time Senator Harris, of Tennessee,
was in the chair, Senator Ingalls having
retired to his room. This matter was
evidently pre-arranged by the friends of
both parties. The Senate then proceeded
with routine business. Bills were passed
appropriating $6,000 for an addition to
a public building at Jackson,
Missis-ippi, and for the erection
of a building at Vicksburg, Miss
Mr. Bryce, of New Y'ork, rising to a
question of privilege in the House, read
the language used by Mr. YVoodburn, of
Nevada, in reference to ex-Congressman
Hewitt having apologized to the British
minister for offering a resolution of in
quiry as to the case of O’Donnell, under
sentence of death in Great Britain. Mr.
Bryce stated that he had denied the cor
rectness of the statement, and in vindi
cation of his denial, lie had read a tele
gram from Mayor Hewitt, energetically
denying that lie had ever apologized to
the British minister. Mr. Stockdale, ot
Massachusetts, took the floor in continu
ation of his speech in favor of the tariff
bill. He said that the cotton planter had
received little consideration in legislation
of the past. The cotton industry was the
favorite of the colored men. In the
name of justice and humanity, he ap
pealed for relief for the colored people.
They should no longer be held in servi
tude to the gigantic piotected industries
from which they derived no benefit, and
which they were under no obligation.
In the Senate, Mr. Vest off red a reso
lution mstiucting tho committee on li
brary to inquire as to the expediency of
removing Grecnough’s statue of XVas 1.
ington from its present location, east of
the cnpitol, to some other place on the
grounds, and protecting it by a suitable
canopy or otherwise. lie said that in its
present location (on the plaza east of the
capital) it was an impediment to car
riages and other vehicles, and the statue
itself was being seriously injured. They
had all heard of the critic sm of the
statue in connection with the drapery;
but we had never heard of the slightest
critici.-m as to the work itself.
The resolution was adopted.
Among the bills reported from the com
mittees and placed on the calendar were
the following: House bill for a public
building at Columbus, Ga.; and to in
crease the limit of the cost of the public
building at Charleston, S. C. The rail
road land forfeiture bill was discussed
and laid over, and the bill to establish a
bureau of animal industry was taken up.
....Immediately after the call of the
states in the House, Mr. Blanchard, of
Louisiana, was recognized by the Speaker
and moved to suspend the rule# uud pass
the river and harbor bill. Several amend
ments have been incorporated in the bill
since it was laid before the House. The
reading of the bill consumed almost an
hour and a half. Mr. Bowden, of Penn
sylvania, demanded a second, and the
motion to suspend the rules was sec
onded—ls3 to 13, a majority of the oppo
nent of the measure refusing to vote.
Mr. Blanchard, of Louisiana, briefly ex
plained changes in the bill, stating that
the aggregate appropriation of the bill
was only $25,000 greater than it was when
the bill was last considered in the com
mittee of the whole; that $25,000 was
given to Cleveland harbor. The motion
to suspend the rules and pass the bill was
yeas, 130; nays, 69.
oossir.
The President lias nominated Robert
B. Roosevelt, of New York, to be minis
ter resident of the United States to the
Netherlands.
On motion of Mr. Ilouk, of Tennessee,
a bill was passed by the House authoriz
ing the construction of a hr dge across
the Tennessee river at Knoxville, Tenn.
The Senate committee on public build
ings and sands ordered favorable reports
an public building bills, ns follows:
Vicksburg, Mi-s., $100,000; Columbus,
Gil., $100,000; Charleston, S. C., $300,-
)00; Atlanta, Ga., $120,00 >.
The bill amending the set of es!ab
ashing in connection wilh colleges, s> as
to enable the governors ot slates to re
ceive installments of appropriation when
tho legislatures nre not in session, passed
the House. 'I hus t one of tho states
whose legislatures failed to act at recent
sessions will lose the amount. Georgia
was among tho states whose legislature
failed to act.
Senator Brown introduced a petition
from thecitizeDS of Wayne county, Geor-
gia, protesting against the passage of the
pleuro pneumonia hill. Also one from
the doctors and druggists of Curtersville,
asking the repeal of that portion of the
internal revenue laws which cla-slfles
Iruggi uas retail liquor dealers. Mr.
Clements introduced n similar petition
from Bartow county, Georgia.
Rev. A. J. Jaeger I). I)., of Virginia,
called on the l’resld nt and after inform
ing him of a proposed plan to est iblish
'i colored orphan asylum nt Lynchburg,
Va., solicited bis aid in behalf of the in
stitution. Later in the day the President
sent Dr. Jaeger a check for $1(>0, and a
letter commending the project and slated
that it afforded him great pleasure to be'
able to assist in the good work.
The present session of Congress will
undoubtedly extend well into , and prob
ably nearly through (he Summer. If a
tariff bill should pass the House ut all, it
will hardly be done before the middle of
June, and the finance committee of the
Senate would scarcely be prepared to re
port t back short of several weeks, and
then several more weeks would be con
sumed by its discussion in that body.
If a tariff bill fads to pais the House, it
will even take more time than between
now and the 15th of June to defeat it,
and whether tariff legislation lie or be
not enacted, it is evident that this is des
tined to be the longest session of Con
gress of many years.
Gen. James W. Ewing, disbursing
clerk of the department of jusstlee, has
be en lour.d short in his accounts from
SB,OOO to $9,000. Ewing is bonded in
the sum of SIO,OOO, and Representative
Nathan Goff, formerly Secretary of the
Navy, of West Virginia, is one of Ids
surcti s. Ewing is a Union soldier of
previous good record, and is one of the
liest known men in the country. He was
appointed from West Virginia, and has
held his present office for many years.
Subsequent iuqtiiry revealed the fact that
Gen. Ewing hid been delinquent in ren
dering His accounts as far back ns 1882,
and that over $5,000 of the money laid
to be unaccounted for, belongs to ac
counts of 1882, 1883 and 1881.
WAR SHIPS POUNDED.
During a heavy rain and thunder storm,
the tow boat, Future City, and three
barges lroin St. Louis, came in collision
with three United States war vessels at
anchor in front of the city of New Or
leans, La. Two of the barges were sunk
and the third was badly damaged, hut
most of its freight will be saved. The
two haiges sunk are lotal losses. One
contained 51,090 bushels of hulk wheat
and the other a full cargo of freight. The
first vessel struck by the Future City
barge was the Atlanta. One of the barges,
drifting tideway, struck the prow ot the
Atlanta, and being held fa-t, caused the
Atlanta to drag along shore for nearly a
mile. Finally, a nuuibi rof tugs came to
her assistance, pulled off the barge and
beached it, the other two barges
drifted by the Atlanta. One ot them
struck the Gulena and sunk, breaking
the Galena’s anchor chain aud causing
hcr-ta* drift down the stream. The binge
was at length taken in tow by the tug
Magnolia and the war ship secure!. The
third barge struck the Y’antic, swung
around and was somewhat damaged, but
the Yantic was uninjured. The Galena
received slight damage to her rigging and
bows. Other vessels of the fleet suffered
no damage. The barges belonged to the
Mis-issippi Valley Transportation com
pany. The loss amounts to about SIOO,-
000. .
BLOWN TO ETERNITY.
Freight train No. 67, consisting oi
seventy-five cars, bound for Williams
port, from Mt. Carmel, in the Reading
Railroad, became disconnected by the
breaking of the coupling, and the engine
and three cars ran half a mile before the
crew discovered that the train was divid
ed. The first section awaited the arri
val of the second at the foot of a heavy
grade, and the two brakemen, losing con
trol of the second section, dashed into
the first section, causing an explosion in
the third car, which was loaded with
Dupont powder. At the scone of the ac
cident the railroad runs along a steep
hill, at the bottom of which stood two
rows of houses occupied by the Philadel
phia and Reading Coal and Iron Compa
ny’s employes. On the hillside stood a
cottage occupied by John Quinn and
family, of four children, two boys and
two girls. The force of the explosion
wrecked the buildings, seventeen in all,
and the stoves set fire to the ruins. Quinn
and his two little girls were burned to
ashes. The two boys escaped with burns.
Simon Kerwick’s family, consisted of
Mary and Willie Cavanaugh, adopted
children, aged eight and fourteen years,
Can Kerwiek, aged eighteen years, Alice
Kerwick, aged five, and his wife and a
new-born babe. Mr. Kerwick carried
ltis wife from the burning building, but
tlie children were burned to death.
SEVERE DISCIPLINE.
At i r rear English, Crawford county.
Ind., the “White Cups” were out on one
of their raids. They first visited tiie r> s
ideocc of Peter Denton, near English,
and took his wife out and tied her to a
tree at.d give in r forty lashes ovir tlie
back wiili hickory sw itches. They then
rode into English, and, going to tlie res
idence ot Wm. 11. Toney, took him out
of bed, tied him to a telegraph pole and
gave him one hundred lushes v ilh stout
hickory switches on the bare back. The
residence of A. J. Goodman, in the sub
urbs of English was next visited. They
gave Good niau forty-eight hours in w hich
to go to work and earn a support for his
family or take a hundred lashes. The
“White Caps” then went to tlie residence
of James Pro, editor of tlie local paper,
and left a note for him to publi-h in the
next issue of his paper. In this note the
“White Caps” sav that any man found
u-ing money in the purchase of votes,
treating with liquors to influence voters
or in any manner attempting to cor
rupt the ballot during the pending polit
ical canvass, will be taken from his
home, tied fare inward to a tree and
given two hundred I ishes ou the hare
back, anel, for nn aggravated i ffensc of
this character, three hundred lashes will
bo inflicted. Tlie citizens think this to
be about the right thing.
A FLY EATER.
A boy about ten years of age, living nt
Martin’s Mill, Tenn., lias acquired a
mania for eating flies, and will turn away
from the daintiest dishes for this, Ins
favorite diet. He cats them, he says,
because he loves them, and resorts to all
kinds of schemes to catch them. He
says his little brother likes them as well
as lie docs, but is too lazy to catch them.
ABOUT CHOI’S.
A REPORT nr GEORGIA’S CO.V
UISSIOXER or AGRICULTVBE.
<'otton, ('oni, Wliritt iiml Onln nut I<oklnn
Well—ruvoriilite New* of t.ruaat'ii. Sugar
t nno Mini stork.
Col. J. T. Henderson, tho Commis
sioner of Agriculture of the 3tate of
Georgiu has made the following report
for May:
GKNBItAL REMARKS.
The arcus, condition and prospect of
crops, and the general eondilion of tho
farming interests of Georgia, as herein
given, arc based on reports from corres
pondents in ceurly every county.
Returns from counties having inferior
mail facilities were generally made out
and mailed during the last fei# days of
April. There have .been no reports of
changes in the weather condition, how
ever, and tliis report therefore may be ac
cepted as representing the general con
dition of the crops on the Ist day of May,
uud even later in the luonili.
TIIE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The rains during March and the early
days of April were very heavy and dam
aging iu their effect on the soil, arresting
and seriously delaying the work of prep
aration and planting of corn, and leaving
the laud in bail condition for plowing.
After the heavy rains ceased, dry weather
set in and continued throughout the
month of April. Much of the land that
had been prepared for planting required
replowing. Very soon the soil became
so hard from the heavy ruins and suc
ceeding drouth, that it was almost im
possible to properly prepare it; and where
planting was practicable, tire want of
moisture has prevented germination.
CORN.
An increase of one per cent, in the
state at large is re ported, as compared
with the acreage last year, every section
showing a small increase, excepting
southwest Georgia. On account of the
heavy rains in March, succeeded by dry
weather iu April, the condition of the
plant is four per cent, below an average,
there being but little difference in ihe
condition throughout the state. The
stand is fully equal to an averttge, and
the crop needs, only genial* sunshine and
rains to bring it up to a full average con
dition.
oats.
Avery small reduction in acreage is re
ported as compared with the acreage of
the last crop, the percentage of fall sown
being 39 per cent, of the whole, against
32 per cent, fall sown in 1886-7, and 16
per cent, in 1885-8. The prospect is 5
per cent, b low an average, with weath
er conditions very Unfavorable on May 1.
In some counties, where the greater part
of the crop is fall sow n, the prospect is
much better than average.
WHEAT.
The acreage iu wheat is gradually de
creasing. The condition of the crop is
not so good as it was one month ago,
with few exceptions. Rust is reported in
many localities, notwithstanding the dry,
cool weather—which is considered to be
unfavorable to the development of this
fuDgtis. Rain and warm weather now
would probably greatly promote the
spread of this pest.
COTTON.
There is no inereHse in the acreage de
voted to cotton. The conditions have
been quite unfavorable for securing good
stands, and only fifty percent, tf the
area already planted and to bo
planted is now “up.” Owing
to bad weather the planting is
generally later than usual by several
days, taking the whole state, though
somewhat earlier in North Georgia. This
refers to the portion of the crop already
planted, much of which is yet to come
up. Practically, it may be considered
that but one lmlf the crop was plant
ed up to May 1, since fully one-half
was either not planted or the
ground was too dry to germinate
the seeds. The reported general condi
tion—9o, compared with tin average con
dition—most be considered ns higher
than the truth, and the discrepancy will
increase until more favorable seasons set
in. On the whole, the condition and
prospects of the cotton crop is unsatis
factory, if not decidedly discouraging.
SUGAR CANE AND RICE.
A decided increase iu the acreage of
the sugar cane crop is reported, being
106 as compared with lust year. The
area in North Georgia, though an in
crease of 20 per cent, is reported, is still
so small that it is not taken into the ac
count in calculating the acreage for the
State. The condition of the crop is 99 us
compared with an average. Rice shows
a reduction in acreage, especially in the
rice region proper. This may be improved
by later sowings, as the high waters have
greatly delayed operations in many
places.
CLOVER AND GRASSES.
There is quite an awukening of interest
in the subject of grass culture, especially
in Middle and Southwest Georgia. This
is manifested in a greater inquiry
for information in regard to grass
es suitable for permanent pastures
and meadows. Attention heretofore,
in tho sections named, has been
chiefly directed to forage plants, orthose
intended for green soiling purposes and
usually planted in small rich lots around
the barnyard. A revival of interest in
lucerne, (or alfalfa), is one of t c results
of its introduction of late years into the
North. Lucerne has been grown in a
small way in all parts of the South for
forty years, and its value for green soil
ing and hay lifts been well known to most
intelligent farmeis for many years.
FRUIT.
The reports show that the peach crop
will be almost a complete failure in many
counties, no section giving a higher con
dition than 38 per cent, of a crop. The
sections lest adapted to peaches, and
which usually produce much the
larger yields, show the greatest in
jury from the cold. The young
fruit continues to drop from the
trees, and it is probable that the yield
of the entire state will be less than one
fifth of a full crop. Hears and apples are
in much better condition, the first prom
ising possibly one-third of a crop, and
the second one-half a crop. Grapes, as
usual, are practically uninjured by cold,
is they bloom much later, and give prom
ise ot a lull crop, though somewhat later
than usual.
STOCK.
The general condition of work animals
is rather better than usual, the figures
being 101 as compared with last year.
Cholera among hogs is reported in many
counties, but the disease is not sj gener
ally violent, aud the stock of hogs
averages 100 in condition aud numbers.
sum. iks.
There is quite tut increase in Itolh the
Cash and credit prices of corn, May 1, ns
compared with the same date last year.
In 1887, May 1, the average cash price
throughout tho state was 08 cents; the
credit price 92 cents. May 1, 1888, the
cash price was 79 cents; the credit price
98 cents. Last year the credit ptiec was
35.3 per cent, greater th ut the cash price;
this year the credit ptiec is 25 per cent,
greater than theca-h price. The average
length of credit is about five months,
which gives five per centum per month,
or 60 per centum per annum, as the price
firmer* pay for credit on one of the sta
ple farm production* 1
DROWNED OUT.
A strange atmospherical phenomena
was witnessed nt Maize, west of Wichita,
Kansas. A stoim cloud burst and ex
tended over a space, parallel in form,
500 yards wide and one mile in length.
For half an hour the rain came down in
torrents. The heavens were black and
datkness, almost equal to that of night,
covered the entire area. People ran
from their homes, many crying that the
end of the world had come. Maize is
situated on the south bank of tho Arkan
sas river, and the streets were turned into
rivers, which, fortunately', found outlets
in the Arkansas. Au eye-witness de
scribes the rain as coming down in tor
rents, washing awny a number of houses
and moving others from their founda
tions. The house on which a family
named Rockby lived, near by, was
picked up by the floods and carried into
the Arkansas river where it sunk, drown
ing Mr. Rockby, his wife and two child
ren. The water from the cloud seemed
to come straight down, and could have
been thicker had it found its source
from a lake in the air.
BAD OUTLOOK.
Early in May last, year seeding in
Minnesota and Dakota was finished, and
the crop had been put in the ground in
excellent condition and under the most
favorable conditions of weather. Thil
year the season has been backward and
cold, and more ruin fell in those states
in April that ever before. The late rains
have stopped seeding entirely in nearly
all parts of the Northwest,and the ground
is wet and coll. No progress liar been
made during the last week, and unless
the weather is of the best, nothing can be
done for nearly a week more. This in
particularly true of the southern part of
Minnesota. In many of the southern
counties the ground was wet before the
last ruins and in some places is now cov
ered with water so that it will be a week
before teams can be taken into the fields,
even with the best of weather, from this
time. Farmers are getting discour
aged over the situation, but with ten
days of good weather the rema nder of
the crop would be sown.
LADIES DISBARRED.
When the debate on the eligibility of
women as lay delegates to the Methodist
Episcopal General Conference, at New
York closed, avi t' was taken on the
adoption of Rev. Davis 11. Moore’s sub
stitutute for the report of the committee.
It proposed that women elected as lay del
egates to represent the General Confer
ence be feated, and the question of their
eligibility to future general conferences
be determined by a vote of the churches
and annual conferences. This substitute
was lost. Then a vote was taken upon
the amendment to the repot t offered by
Rev. Dr. Neely, of Philadelphia. This
amendment excludes women ftom scats
in the present conference, and eubmits
the question of eligibility to sit in future
general conferences to the annual con
ferences. It was adopte 1 by a vote of
249 ayes to 173 nays. The report of the
committee was then adopted.
HIGH-TONED CONVICT.
There was a most remarkable occur
rence at the penitentiary nt Raleigh, N.
C., which has no parallel in the annals
of criminal institutions. Some months
ago, a young white man from a western
county, was convicted of horse stealing
and sentenced to the penitentiary lor five
years, lie appealed to the supreme court,
and pendiug its'decision, gave bail. The
supreme court affirmed the judgment and
the man was resentenced. The sheriff
had made preparation to bring him to
the penitentiary, but the young fellow,
who is a man of good family and high
spirited, could not bear the idea of be
ing taken to prison in irons, so he
started for Raleigh, and arrived on an
early train. He went ntonce to the pen
itentiary and stated who ho was. He
was taken in charge and when the sheriff
arrived lie found the prisoner, tohisgreat
astonishment, dressed in his convict garb
and a full-fledged convict.
WILL NOT OBEY.
Tho determined stand taken by the
leaders of the Irish National League, and
the Itisli peasantry, against the Pope’s
rescript has apparently surprised, aud no
doubt alarmed, the authorities of the
Vatican. Contrary to expectation, it was
not read in the churches, and news in
London, England, from Rome, is of a
character warranting the belief that it
will not be read at all. Cardinal Simoni,
than whom there is no stricter discipli
narian, nor firmer believer in the abso
lute right of the church to insist upon
unquestioning obedience to whatsoever
ever its councils may dictate in the sa
cred college, is held to be chiefly respon
sible for the decree, and it will be
modified or withdrawn in deference to
the growing certainty, that it will lie ig
nored by the followers of the League
leaders.
PRISON MYSTERY.
William Showers, under sentence of
death for the murder of his two grand
children, escaped from jail at Lebanon,
Pa., during the night. His cell was dis
covered empty between five and six
o’clock in the morning. lie dug a hole
through a solid stone wall and lowered
himself from the opening with a rope
made from pieces of blanket. Showers
is seventy years old, and how he escape 1
detection in town, after his (scape from
prison, is a great mystery, as the jail is
situated in the vety heart of the city.
Tlie age l prisoner must have been dig
ging at the wall for some time past. Ho
left behind him two letters, one ad
dressed to his counsel an 1 the other bid
ding defiance to the people who have
threatened to lynch him,
NUMBER 28.
WOULD AT LARGE.
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Wltm l realm on North, liital anil Waal
1,11,1 A era. a ■,. W tir-The Lamina Ea
rn it n n Miami,
A powder house ut Colby mine, Besse
mer, Mich., blew up.
Governor Hill, of New York, vetoed
tho Crosby high license bill.
The striking beer makers of Chicago
announce their willingness to return to
work.
The Hritish government has appointed
Lord Btunley, of Preston, as governor
general of Canada.
Gott. Carl Sehurz and Bismarck have
been dbcussing politics ut Berlin very
amicably over their beer.
Tho differences between the Lnited
States and Moorish governments have
finally been settled amicably.
W. T. Coleman it C'o., of Sun Fran
cisco, Cal., wholesale commission mer
chmts, failed for $2,000,000.
At the Democratic territorial conven
tion held at Ogden, Utah, all the Mor
mon delegates were excluded.
The steam-hip lihcetca, which arriyed
at Castle Garden New Yolk, had on
board sixty-six Greek paupers, who will
be sent back to Greece.
Australia advices are that anti-Chinese
demonstrations have occurred there. A
number of shops belonging to the Chi
nese were demolished.
In the House of Commons thorej|,lu
tion of Sir Charles Tupper, minister of
finance, authorizing the raising of $25,-
000,000 loan was passed after a long dis
cussion. ,
Thirty-five hundred perroys iu the
Academy of Music in Albany, N, Y.,
listened nearly an hour to an orntian by
Rob rt O. ingersoll to the memory of
Roseoc Conkling.
A riot occurred at Duntnanwau, Coun
ty Cork, Ireland, while the pblice 4vere
effecting the removal of somu prisoners
to Cork. The police charged upon the
riotcis with batons aud dispersed them.
Au incendiary fire on Shooter’sisfand,
Staten island sound, N. J., destroyed the
machinery, building and lumber yard
and cooperage of Lombard, Ayers <fc Cos.,
to the value of $650,000 or $700;000;
partly insur.d. • 4 j
The Stt|ireme Court of Illinois lias af
firmed the decision of tijc lower courts
in the boodle county commissioners’
cases, and the defendants all wilt have to
serve their terms of sentence in the. state
penitentiary.
At East Liverpool, Ohio, William Boyd,
who had been drinking, threw n Bottle
at a companion and missed him, but
struck nn innocent spectator named
Shaffer, severing his jugular vein, causing
death in a few minutes.
The Prince and Princess of Wales
opened the Glasgow, (Scottish) interna
tional exhibition. The weather was
beautiful and sunshiny. The royal party
was heartily cheered by large crowds
which attended the opening
Disputches from India announce that
Delhi and Moradabad have been visited
by disastrous hail storms, about one hun
dred and fifty persons having been killed.
The hailstones were flat and oval jn shape,
und some of them weighed as much as
two pounds.
Postmaster Fred K. Stewart, of Mar
quette, Mich., who is also county treasur
er, anil his deputy, Clyde W. Heux,
publisher of the Netrberry Netcs, were
arrested aud are now in jail, uyable to
furnish $3,000 bail, charged with embez
zlement.
Tire Missouri State Supreme Court has
reversed Judge Noonan's decision upon
the law of 1857 (Sunday) law. It holds
that the city government of St. Louis
never had authority to grant permis
sion for the sale of wine and beer on
Sunday.
During a severe storm, the lightning
struck the seventh district school at
Dayton, Ohi >. The greatest excitement
prevailed, and a pauic among tho school
children was only prevented by the
presence of mind displayed by the
teachers. The shock was severe to many
of the children, aud two little girls were
latully injured.
In view of the attitude of the leaders
of the National League, tho Pope
has instructed Cardinal Simeoni to di
rect Mgra Persico to obtain from the
Irish Bishops without delay, a declara
tion of their views on the rescript. The
observations of the Bishops will be sub
mitted to the congregation of the Pro
paganda.
Master J. 11. Dtirpcc sold at Jackson
ville, Fla., the Transit Railroad, extend
ing from Fernandina to Cedar Keys, for
SIO,OOO, the Transit and Tropical Road,
not including extensions, for $15,000,
and the Plant City extensions for SIOO,-
000. All were purchased by TV. Bayard
Cuttino, agent, who now li s control of
the Florida Railroad aud Navigation
system.
The schooner, Edward E. Webster, of
Gloucester, Mass., arrived at San Fran
cisco, Cal., after a six months’ voyage,
during w hich she ran outof all provisions
except musty flour, and the greater part
of her crew came near dying
from a strange disease, probably
cau-ed by insufficient food. The
meat on boaid became tainted and
had to be thro an overboard. Soon after
several of the crew fell ill of a strange
complaint, which swelled their limbs,
made them useless aud several died.
WHY LYNCHERS ABOUND.
Just as the accommodation train from
Atlanta rolled up into the depot at Ox
ford, Ga., and ns usual, all went out to
see the train come in, some unknown
miscreant crept up behind Marcus Os
born, the well-known negro hack driver,
as he was reclining upon the seat of his
back, ard resting the pistol upon the
panel of the hack fired a fatal shot that
hurled the soul of Marcus into eternity.
“GOOD BY! GOOD BY!”
United Stales Revenue Officer A. H.
Williams, arrested a moonshiner, George
Hale, at Rocky Mount, Franklin county,
Ga„ while peddling illicit whisky from
tin ox cart. While on the way to jail the
guards were overpowered by a,crowd of
one hundred and fifty men aud the priso
ner released. The rescued prisoner was
carried to the mountains amid wild shouts.
No pursuit was made.
Saloon men of Michigan nre alarmed over
the probable enforcement of the law requir
ing the closing of their houses ou Sundays
and legal holidays.