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JJy W. A. HEMPHILL k CO. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FOR THE WEEK ENDING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1S75. No. 15, Volume VIII On the 29tli of this luocih will eccor an eclipse of tbe sun. Our readers arc warned in time Nine inch** ol. wwt, toe wind blow ing a gale. and the mercury within four points of zero—*»ch wm the situation in Quebec a week ago to-dey. A de lightful autumn climate. The editor o! the Rome Ooiriw, is getting to be profane.—bar. News. Is U to be wondered at, when even the most untrained journalists of the weekly press dare to be merry over the T. J The Washington Chronicle malingly obaervea that “from present appearances there is nothing In the sooth Atlantic states likely to exceed Charleston in the number of its inhabitants, an lets it uuy lie that marvel of all creation*, Atlanta." Ml NICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS. j read any law to the joiy is assigned &a A chion of ChliJhooga complain, e;ror WhilU we ful1 ? 'ecosaize the Thk New York Hun thinks the demo cratic ticket in that state should hare at least one hundred thousand majority. Its deciles is reruns, rays the Hun; but it should lie carried in with a power that will lie felt everywhere. The Son is doing its best to promoto such a result Instead of quickening the mails in the south, the Columbus Knquirer com plains that they arc slower than ever te- borc. It demands a change. Every paper in the south should demand a change—should demand lari inii* be tween New Orleans and New York w 111 out delay. ^ m m It is estimated that the radical papers north told one million barefaced lie a about the Georgia insurrection, and yet these same high-toned journals will blow about a centennial era of good feeling be tween the two sections of this great country. Baht—Warren ton Clipper. Good-bye, Mr. Grant. Gov. Bard's leader of Friday morning brings out 31r. Washliurnc, who is “looming up for the presidency." When Bard quit-* Grant, the latter's case may be considered hope less. Washbtimc would be, however, a continuation of the Galena dynasty. Tun Klhertnn Gazette reports the twi nly four public school* of liart coun ty In a llouriahiug condition. They are attended by 1,290 while and 900 colored children. The people of UkT are proud of their schools, and invite friendly corn- par isons w'th those of any other county •nil* i ^ ^ The Atlanta Constitution proposes to organize an expedition to explore the llkctlnokee swamp. We admire the en terprise of these go ahead newspaper men, and hope they may have a good time of it, but lulleve we don’t wish to make one of the party. It'll be uo trip toToccoa or Tallulah.—Early County News. ^ The Kllijay Courier says the comple tion of the North Georgia railroad will stop the foolishnt m of sending north for cabbages, apples, Irish potatoes, onions, etc., and of paying enormous prices for the same. North Georgia can raise all these articles in immense quantities, and will do so os soon as she lias an outlet for such product*. ^ ^ “Tiie mountain booster*,” says the El- lUty Ci •uricr, propose to lie heard in the . next elections. They propose to remem ber tlu-ir friends, and in the incauwhile they propose to builJ, w thout state aid, the North Georgia road. 3Ien who thought theu.s.lvis tn comfortable posi tions have come to the conclusion Ilia! the road must Ik* lrofit. 31 u. Dkadwyler, ot Elbertcn, i* known throughout the country as a model fanner. Our item relative to his independence as a farmer, aud his use fulness as a citizen, Laa bo*n copied far and near. It comes back to us in ike papers o: New York and Hu Louis, and in the baser journals n!s«*. Mr. Dead- wyler deserves his extended fame. We hojK' a hundred thousand imitators of the man will rise up In Georgia curing the next five years. _ Tiik North Georgia Agricultural nod Mcchauical Fair Association will com niciut in Dalton on the 28th a idcoulinue live days. Col. W. II. Tibbs, its presi dent, and T. U Jones, secretary, are working like beavers to make it a success. Alarg e attendance Is expected. Coloni 1 Thomas Hardeman, Gen. A. 11. Colquitt and lion. A. II. Stephens have been in vilcd and are expected to Ik* present. We trust the fair will be as grand a success as the merit and vim o. our Dalum friends richly deserve. m ^ ^ The state agricultural society offers the following premiums at the coming fair: Bcri sere of rice, (u plan .1). $25 t> Best acre of rice, Rowland) *25 u) Best bushel of rice 10 0. Wc hope Fulloo county, or at least tipper Georgia, will compi le for the first and last premiums. Heretofore there has been a dearth of entries. In 1973 there was only one entry, and thut came from Pike county. We arc in the belt now, end we hope our farmers will show the slate what upper Georgia can do in raising riiT# The Constitution, in speaking of th- business houses of Atlanta, says: “We think it will prove beyond cavij that Atlanta is becoming the greatest wholesale market of the south magnitude, facilities aud advantages of ila mammoth commercial establishment* They do and can supply ihc general trade mere cheaply than New York an. eastern marketa.” Tin: Constitution is reliable author ity. and our readers will see from tb< above what Atlanta is doing.— E CV wrier. _ straight for that his city, which has an annual in come of $79,000, is spending money a the rate of $144,000, and is thus steadily accumulating an indebtedness that will soon be burdensome. She Lx- u.«o lib erally doomed to the Cincinnati southern -oilroad. Between her donations and her extravagance s tbe prudent citizen of Chattanooga fore sees bankruptcy. Chattanooga is only, a fair example of our cities from one end of the country to the other. All arc* am bition*, all want to grasp the entire com merce of thc*:r section, aii want to enjoy immediately the conveniences ur.d !uxu ries that should come slowly and as the result of accumulated wealth, and all are, therefore, accumulating loads of indebt- cdnecs that will surely make them reel as the fettling days come around. At lanta was no exception to the rule, ou thank* to the w isc provisions of our charter, we are temporarily, at least, fortified against any further Increase of debt. A few facts in connection with thia subject will, we arc sure, be neither un meresting nor unina'ructive. County and municipal government, in this coun try actually coats more each year than •.be entire revenue of the British crown. The tot«l cost of governing Great Biit sin, with its church establishment, it* army of 193,000 men, its garrisons on every land end its fleets on every sea, is about $517,260,000. It costs $640,000,000 yearly to conduct nir government in all its branches, and when the increase of local debts is tak:n nlo consideration, it will be seen tha ur iccal governments cost more than the total price of government in aristo cratic Great Britain. This is not a pleasing statement to put before the free people of America, but facta are facts, and there is no use of shutting our eyes to them, be they ever so unpleasant. The growth of municipal indebtedness in this country is absolutely astonishing. At the close of 1874 the states owed $382,970,517. At nhe pretent time, five cities—New Y jik, Philadel phia, Boston, Brooklyn and Baltimore* owe $33*3,000.000. All the attainable facti show that the net municipal indebt edness—sinking funds being deducted— of the country is not less than $706,672,- 000. The rate of increase since 1870 bus been terrific. It seems as if the cities of the land were entered in a race to see which could reach bankruptcy the soon est and in tlic most complete manner. The best figures of local indebtedness that our incomplete statistics ndmit of, wc give below: 1870. 1875. State debts.. $352,806,GUS $382,970,517 County debts. 187,505,540 180,000,000 Municp’i debts 328.214.52J 769,000,000 THE LAST YEAR'S CROP. court«lie constitutional organ to give I Tb *, e ™ at J°* 0r * cl '- lhe *■ in charge to the jnry the law in criminal 1 n “ s, * 1 Jr hl ““ clc '. h ^ Com P kUd casea, and that it is ihe duly of the jury Dr “ Tbe to receive and accept the law as given , lX ^ a ** 3 - 14 ba] « th “ of ?“ them in charge by the court, as the law ! * a ! ,onaI CoM “ Eachange. We g.ve applicable t, the case, and to apply the j thclr ^I^uve figures: law so given them in charge by the i cfcronkis, court to the facts, and return a general . .... _ v.*rd:ct of gut ty or not guilty, still, wc ' to SumTn 205.3* are not aware of any law or rule of jrtc t.ce adopted by the judges in con S.W.8I5 vention that will authorize the court to prohibit counsel in the argu ment of criminal cases, from reading law to the jury, i? they shall think proper to do so. Counsel, in their argument, may read law to the court the hearing of the jury, or they may read law to the jury in the hearing of the court, subject to the correction of the court in its charge, which is to be considered as the authoritative exposi tion of the law for the consideration of the jury. In our judgment the court erred in not allowing the defendant’s counsel to read tbe law in his argument to the jury, on the statement of facts disclosed in the record." We think that this decision, in its practical results, places the law just as it should be. The great right of jury trial is fully preserved, and yet kept within its legitimate bound*. THE NEW^PJZOOTJC. Manufactured foulh 130,485 Tola! crop..... $£52,901 The two statements are so nearly alike thut they may be regarded as confirma tions of each other. Accepting the Chronicle’s figures as the true onts, the crop was 3.832.991 baks, of which 2,684,709 hales were exported, and 1,193,005 bales were taken by the spin ners, leaving 66,059 bales on hand at the close of the year. The following table is a statement of the crop for a aeries of years: Bale*.'roan. Bales. 1874-75.. 1873-74.. 1871-73.. 1861-65 1860-61.... 1*59-60 ...3,990,508:1851-55... ...lATLssi'isss-si... .. .4.352,11? 1S5S-51... .. .8,154,946 1851-51... ...2,439.0391850-51... . 2.MS.993 1819-50... ..*,019,774 1848-49... . .1,193,987 1847-48... . .no record 1840-47... .. .3,656,086 1845-16.... .4.660,770 1844-45... ...3,851,481 1813-44.... .3,113.9611849-48.... . .5,355,25? .9.096,706 • .9*798,586 Robert E. Lee, son of the late general eff that name, will return to Virginia from Eu rope in a few weeks. General Q. A. Gilmcrr has nearly ready for the press an Important work on roads, streets and pavements. Done Is at work upon a huge painting, the ‘Tate of Liars." No republican editor should be withont it. It Is conceded everywhere that Blaine, as a presidential candidate, has beeu lcid out flat and cold by the Maine election. Cuarlss Francis Adams does net want to be president. That is fortunate, for tha people do not want him cither. Lime is wanted a*. Washington for the na tional whitewash bucket Send samples to Senator Howe, of the Red Cloud com mission. The weightiest member of the North ‘ are olina constitutional convention U the genf tleman from Hertford, who wt'ghs Sid pounds. Civilization is gaining ground in Spain und?r Alfonso. There were 500 applicants for the position cf public fxeiutioner at Barcelona. None of tbe majorities for the New Jer sey amendments were less than 2,100, and some were as high as 50,000. It Is not easy to see where the Catholic scare eomes The final election news from California, Satan rebuking **n. Grant lecturlrg though a long time coming, holds up splen- Ames.—[New York Woild. didly. It will be seen from the dispatch, j col. j oUS s. Mcsbt is going to practice this morning, that Irwin, democrat, for sov- ]*« j Q Washicgtou duiing the earning win* ernor, beats the republican candidate SO,- ter. 008 vote*, and tbe Independent 33,165, luv-j ALC0K!| UslvEESI rr, at Meridian, laa i«* a cl,»r majority over both ot 1,343. c . 6t |h# (UU) of Mi£6i55i ppi auriog the last f tba * 8*” 0raat 1S > E#3 , ma two or thre. yea a the sum ol 82M.COO. jority In 1ST2, will do very well as a prelude! .... u .v . _ . lolSft. Ii Isn’t the eo lc U at makes that rag baly ^ . ... , . icreaas. It’* the thirp pclnt of the gold TnS*m«tiorcr the textile manufa tur- j (M . CB£r to Wa lit11o pta back. Delano is k^pt so bnsy iu daubing him* Tot.il $868,676,7581,331,970,517 Or over $;H) per capita for all tho people of this country. The English imlebted- nccs of the same clans does not exceed $11 per capita. Loudon with a popula tion three tinitH greater than New >;k’*, lias a debt one-fifth leas, and not larger Ilian tbe debts of Baltimore or >*ton. And whut is worse, our raua of interest arc higher. The interest account cf Great Brituin, national and local, dms not ex ceed $140,000,0C0 a year; wc annually lay lroui $1>2,IH)0,0U0 to $196,000,000. Ids is the true measure of indebtedness, d wc i;re, therefore, staggering under load one tliiid gn aer than thut of Great Hiitain. The curse of muni; :p;d indebtedness has brought t.iis upon u*. Oar people are xtruvuganily ambitious, our clticiulsnie hungry nnd corrupt, and our best citizens neglect their public dutits. We can name cities that already feel the effe ct* buch reekicssncis. Some are bank rupt, Rome have openly avowed their in ability to meet their indebtedness, some arc bilging for compromises, while still more arc struggling along in a brave but hopeless effort to maintain their prosperity with a pressure of taxa lion tint is ruinous. The burden of mu* nicipai taxation clogs the industries of ity, takes bread from the mouth of the poor, and involvi* al! in a common ruin. Wc begin to *co its effects on ever)* hand. Our own city has escaped— barely escaped—these evils. Let us set that she is not swtpt into the dangerous stream again, no matter l»o\v plausible or urgent the objects desired may be. Not another dollar should be added to our indebte'dness, but on the other hand it should become “fine by degrees and beautifully less." 1MIVETANT DECISION OF THE Si- THEME CuU/lT. We gave, yesterday, th. ward letter of Gen. Beauregard Southern Pacific road. It recommends the road very strongly to Southern sym pathy and support. When the matter was before the last Corgrw, Toe Con mTcnoN wished it* success, but doubt ed if the North would consent to vote any aid for a Southern road, but prefer to keep the monopoly of that business. We trust that a ur.iltd effert w:l! be made in the ntxt Congrca to danoud at leas partial justice to the South. We pay our proporLoo. ! the expenses of the govern rn.at, and arc entitled to a t&ir distribu tioa of its beat ^ ^ Thk werid is overwh* debted to joCTnali>m. Where govern ments and wealthy scientific institution* formerly took the lead, we now xo the press sheuMcrlag ike entire burdkU o! cnter]>riscs of vast moment and utility to the human not, TLe*c reflections arc suggested by the announcement that Tub Atlanta Constitution is erganiz- ng an expedition for the exploration of Okcfinokcc swamp. It will cost a good deal of money to carry out such a project, and the knowledge to be gamed thereby will be cf lasting bent fit to the state and to the cause of science. Tub Constitution’s public spirit and liberal ity cannot be too heartily applauded.— lUockdalc Uegiste Among the decisions handed to us on yesttrdayby Mr. Jackson, the reporter of the supreme corn t. was that of Me- Math 'i the state. We do not allow it to appear iu this morning’s issue for the rciwou that the questions discus.-, of such cliaructc r as not to grace a news paper. Yet cue of the principles decided important that wc deem it propc to give it to tho public iu this manner. It will be recollected that for some time post quite a discussion has been going till* state, as to the extent to which ju s arc judges of the law in criminal cases.Tho supremo court has several tin held that they were bound by the law given them in char e by the court; that they were only judges of the law so fa' as to apply the law thus received fr. the court, to the facts presented by the testimony. That a court verdict was the result of this application. At the session of the legislature before last. Mr. iYavy, of Memwolbcr, succccdtd in having a bill pasted, mak ing the juries absolute judges of tbe law independently of what might be charged by the court. This bill was ve toed b\ the governor, :md thus failed to become a law. At the last session, he in troduced a similar bill which failed to pass. It wa« to this measure that our senator, Mr. llowtll, offered an amendment providing that it should be lawful for the judges to be present in the court room upon tho trial of criminal case?. A new horse disease has suddenly ap peared in various parts of the country. In New York city ten thousand horses are suffering with it. The malady is re garded as a very serious matter, and the symptoms are said to resemble the dis ease of two years ago as it first showed itself. The mails will soon bring us fuller particulars of its appearance in the metropolis. The peninsula composed of tbe eas tern shore of Maryland and the lower part of Delaware, is another locality af flicted with the new plague. The disease first appeared among the horses used in moving the products of the peach orchards to the railway. as raged about tlm e weeks in the peninsula, causing sad havoc, not only in draught horses, but also in blooded stock and fine carriage horses. Hundreds of horses have died, and the sickness of the balance ecnoualy interfered with the hauling of peaches to the la lway stations. The symptoms of the disease show themselves, says the Baltimore Ga zette, at all hours of the day or night, and no age or condition appears to be extmpt. The horse, when taken from the stable, often ppenrs perfectly well, and during his rork or driving nothing unusual is no ticed, till suddenly an uneasiness in the head becomes apparent and the auimai stops, moves his head uneasily, princi pally to the left, and then begins to go round in a circle, always turning to the left. 11 is eyes roll, and the head becomes feverish and the mouth dry and parched. When food is offered it is rc-fmcd, but icc is eaten with avidity, and anything cooling applied to the head appears partly to alleviate the animal’s gufft-rimr. Tiie horse continues to go round for acme minutes, and then foils to the ground, lie may revive sufficiently to rise and continue on his course, but a sccoud or third attack generally proves fatal, the an final often dying inside of twenty-four urs. The spine appears to be affected and the ears are cold though the bead is hot and the animal Seems to suffer in tense pain The bowels are vtry much constipated in ail casts. The disease al first supposed to be the “blind- ■tagger*” but the remedies usually found »be c-fficious in c ises of that disease tin to have no «ffici in the other. The disease is abating in the peninsu i, but one correspondent says !t is be cause tlu re are few horses left for it to affect. The suddenness of the attack, and the want of a known remedy rende* it a very dangerous plague. A very small numbir recover. In the vicinity of Dover only two are known to have got ter well. Co.ts and young horses invariably die. Tbe in fection is a mystery among the farmers of Maryland and Delaware. They can not satisfactorily account for its appear ancc, nor were they able to stop its rav ages after it had secured a foothold. It does not follow that the disease is * run over the country as it did two years ago,ulthougu its simultaneous appearance at distant points is not calculated to allay the fears of horse owneis. The disease in the peninsula may have been bi ought on by overwork during the peach season. What causes the new outbreak in New Yoik remains to be explained. As yet wc are without mail advices. It will be well to keep an eye on a malady that des troys the usefulness of our most valuable animal, and if it is to sweep over the country, we should put our animals in a condition to stand it. 130,483 The amount carried overland last year was 451,751 bales, against 497,063 bales in the preceding years, and the move ment direct to manufacturers was 205,339 bales, against 237,572 bales the year be fore. Georgia is credited with some 30,000 more bales in the Chronicle’s tables than those of the National Cotton Exchange. We give the Chronicle’s figures ic this respect: -Receipt* year cudiug-^ Port*. Sept. 1, Sept 1, ..438.897 . .603.246 ..368,283 New York 158.228 Hu»ton 39,666 Philadelphia 32.1C1 Haiti more.. •rtland n Fr: ack:« The amount manufactured in the south was 130,483 bales, against 128,526 bales in 1873. The takings of northern spin ners are stated at 1,062,522. This result is surprising, as it shows a smaller reduc tion from the previous year than was ex pected. The Chronicle finds an explana tion of the fact in the increased number of spindles, and in the coarser goods which are popular and which require more cotton to manufacture. Wc give the home consumption of a series of years: North of Virginia. Elec where. Total. Tiie Seventh Day Adventists have over i tb.jtb i churches in the United States, and li,- .! .2A47J34'000 .9 20,000 member*, and a publish'ng ’ house at Battle Creek, Mich , where $100,- 000 are invested in business. The people, as it hap;ens, before they can get control of their own financial allal s, mu; t first put the radical rogues out of of- 1856- 7... 1857- 8... 1858- 9... MV.I-CI).. 1860-1... 1865-6... 18MS-7... 1867-8... 1871- 2.... 1872- 3... 1873- 4.... 1874- 5... 665,718 452,185 ?!:0,*18 886.5.1 650,357 594,000 090,000 .... 884.281 ... 846,756 .... 777,341 ....1.072,426 154,218 143,376 167,433 185,5a 193,383 72.000 80.000 81.385 130,000 117,662 128,526 595,562 1,166,968 1,137,540 1,201,127 1,321,080 1,198,005 .3,497,109 645,857 389,(445 14,185 57.395 505,876 200.689 *4,680 3,804,290 The full statement for Georgia is as follows: Exported from Savannah: To foreign port*, no.. To foreign |*orl.-, Sea Wand 2,351 OCoVtwiM! |»T*, Upland 190,011 o co'i-twirc p't*, S<-a Wand 5,557 n*m llruiiHwirk to north u p’U, 199 Burnt Stock at clo*c of r. Upland.. 889 Stock at close of r, Sea MU. 42 - Deduct: Received from 426,099 3,472 222,073 4,489 4,463 116-660,71* in; and that is what tha people w 11 do.- Pittsburg Post. There are 1,700,000 Baptists in tbe United States, and only 200,000 in England. Vir gil la alone has as many as Maine, New Uimpehlrt, Veimont and MtMichuieUi, u,. aIld capUln5 thu are holding pat together. The denomination lx very popular with the negroes. Tub Richmond Enquirer rej ices that the old lot of millionaires arc rapidly dying out and will soon ewe to cxltt. , From ^ >^} ratle Micnce upon the coming e ectlon. The most formidable cne, however, for a good many politicians to consider is that which makes every elected officer take an oath that he "has not, directly or indirect ly, paid, offered or promised to pay, con tributed, offered or promiied to contribute, ally money or other valuable thing, as a consideration or reward for the giving or we have seen of the new lot, we do not think them any improvement. Jay Gould is no better than Daniel Drew; and young Vanderbilt is lot equal to his father. The Grant organ at Washington says: ‘‘Mr. Blaine managed the campaign iir Maine, and the republican party ca- rled the state by a reduced ms jority.” In the same article the organ intimates that so much fa! withholding a yote at the election at which due to Mr. Blaine’* oppoel ion to the third term. It may be so. Toe Chicago Times says: Timothy O.' Howe, calclminer In chief to the national administration, is to write the report exon erating Secretary Delano from the charges of mismanagement in Indian matters. Howef is a veteran in that sort of thing, and par-1 ticularly delights in an excep- tonally dirty character, as his work shows to much better advantage under such circumstances. There are 1,225 Cumberland Presbyterian ministers in the United States, who are dis tributed as follows: Tennessee, 2GG; Mis souri, 175; Texas, ICS; Illinois, 129; Arkan sas, 101; Kentucky, 9S; Mississippi, GO; Alabama, 51; Indiana, 29, California, 20; Iowa, 20, Kansas, 19; Pennsylvania, 19; Oregon, 14; Ohio, 13; Georgia, 12; Wash ington Territory, 7; Choctaw Nation, 0; Nebraska, G; Colorado, 5; Louisiana, 3; Ne vada. I; New York, 1. The Boston News, no doubt, hits the Ing interests of Massachusetts is s 111 far from encouraging. Thousand* of esses of printed calicoes oa hand at the present time, it is said, will have to be carried over until next season. Manufacturers s»y they cannot do any business of Importance a the present extreme low prices, and the refa al of oneratives to work, unless on their own terms. When ihe Hon. J. P. Jones was ruining for senato-, there stepped up to him a free born American citizen, a little unsteady in his walk, and said, “Where’s J. P. Jones? I want to see h m 1 want to know who I’m votin’ lor before 1 vote, 1 do.” Jones struck an attitude, saying, “I am J. P. Jones.” “You,” said the voter, tiking a deliberate survey from head to foot and fiom there back again. “Ah ! you won’t do, won’t do—No. 5 hat and No 14 boo’s.* And he turned aud staggered away in sad- 9* too great for tear*. The numerous candidates for governor who a*c now at work In the state have at- t acted attention beyond its borders. North ern papers are beginning to notice this scramble for office and to moralize on its effects. Humorous papers are throwing their squibs at the dis' Inguishcd office lan ders. In ftet, it is now well known out side of Georgia that there are about a dozen men who would like to rest a while in the gubernatorial chair. The Detroit Free Press says on this subject: “There arc sev en generals, five colonels and one judge in the field os candidates for governor of Georg a. This, of coarse, does not include back to manipulate the state convention.— Columbus Times. Several of the new amendments to the New York constitution will have conside- he was elected to said office, and tas not made any promise to influence the giving or withholding any such vote.” An attempt to introduce a similar oath in the conatltu - tion of North Carolina is now being made, and the prominence tha*. has been given it shows that its need la felt. To bi let: The bloody shirt Senator Mor ton left in Maine. Apply to Senator Blaine. It costs Canada $2 apiece per annum to boa d her Indians. It costs the United States over $20. One result of tbe late election in Califor nia seems to have been the sh< lving, to all eternity, of Senator Booth. Ir you a e ungallant enough to challenge a woman’s vote in Wyoming, she gets her big brother to thrash you. Thus far thirty-seven foreign govern ments have signified their inten-ion of being represented at the centennial. Ames says: “Let odium in all its magui- „ . . , . ^. r tude fall on me.” Just as though he hadn’t nail on the head when it say s “that the pe* ^ entombed by it already, pie of Maine are tiring of the management! _ . The Alabama conventioi now in session 1,136 4.851 2,390 4,882 688 536- 31,845 Utt'd from Flori da, upland — 578 Rec’d from Flor ida. Sea Wand. 2,590 Stock beginning year. Upland.. 4,1C3 took beginning jear, s. bland 116- 16,687 Total product lor year 603,216 625,857 Thi9 article already contains figures enough to drive a man crazy, but we venture to present one more table, as some clergymen would say, to conclude. It shows the highest and lowest quota tions for middling uplands each week of tbe past cotton year pie of Maine are tiring ol the management' of the republican party. There ia the Blaine faction and tbe Uamiin faction and the Morrill faction, all quarrelling for accendency in the party The people have little interest in mere men, and where prin ciples are made a secondary consideration, >nd the success of certain scheming politi clans is the main object, there inevitably grows up a feeliug of disgust and a disposi tion to kill off all the ofllcc-seckcrs, and to start anew, with principles rather than men as the main object at issue.” Tee Italian senate is :bout to eitin judg ment on one of its member?, Signor Satria- no, a .Neapolitan. Many years ago he bor rowed 20,0C0 lire from a lady living at Co senza, in Calabr a. On her demanding pay ment two or three years ago they had an in terview. It is sllegcd that the creditor brought a receipt unsigned, and that Satri- ano got possession of this and'on returning home forged the lady’s signature. She sued Satriano, who produced the alleged forged receipt. Experts hesitated as to the genu ineness of the signature, but Signora Satri ano who apparently possesses property 6ep orate from her husbatd, intervened and paid the money. This put an end to the suit, but the senate will now investigate the matter. The next elections occur in Ohio an Iowa, October 12. Germany has nearly 1,000,000 more wo men than men. sjl Week | s r =■ Ending. ! % 1 - I' 1 Ending. 5 Sept. 8, 1974 . i 16% 16Y March 10, 1875 16% 16* Sept. 15 16;, 16% i March 17 116% 16% Sept. 92 16% 16% March 21 17% 16- Sept. *9 1 16% 116% 11 March 31 _ “ October 6 ; 15% ,15%, April 7 October 13.... 15%15%| April II October 20 15% ’15% 1 April 21 October27....'15% 14%•'April *8 Not. 4 ;14%14% May5 Under these decisions oi the «:jiremc court, the juices of the superior courts in some of the circuits have forbidden counsel to rjad law to the jury upon the trial o! criminal cases. Wc believe this has been the tilling of the uistinguishcd judge of this circuit, the Hon. Jno. L. Hopkins. Upon this subject, ia the CA-%: now under discussion, the supreme court, Warner, cliief justice, delivering j THE WHEAT CROP. Alexander Dclmar iu the New York Daily Bulletin, sums up the world's crop of wheat. He puts the cron of the Aus tro-Hungarian empire ut from 90 to 100 million bushels; but us she requires 92,- 5S7.200 bushels for home consumption, little or none will be exported. Russia has produced 215 million bushels. Her home requirements are two bush* els per capita or 155 million bushels, thus leaving 00 million bushels towards feeding the rest of the world. The crop of Germany will not exceed 120,000,000 bushels. As her consumption of wheat per capita is three bushels, this involves a deficit of from 5 to 15,000,000 bushels, much depending upon the results of the rye and potato crops of the empire. The drought in the earlier part of the se son reduced the crop in the Danubian principalities so that they will not export over eight to tea million bushels during the ensuing harvest year. Th; cnt.rc dcfic : t of Europe Mr. Del mar estimates al fifty-three million bush els, or fifteen million bushels more than the average deficiency. There is, be says. *o reason to look for any wide departure irem the usual course of trade cr prices. At the some time, so essential are the contributions of wheat from this country to Europe, that unless cur agriculturist: and merchants supply the European mar ket too freely from time to time, they arc certain, in Mr. Delmar’s opinion, to obtain remunerative* prices from this year's crop. Nov. it. Nov. !>< Nov. 25... Do< 14% 14’ May 12.. May 19.. i m*j *6.. 17% 16*1 17 ,16 16% 16’ i6%:i6% Wi w i June z n»-»iiojj 15 ,14% June 9 ‘16% 16% I 14% 14% June 16 16% 15% ‘14% 14%‘ June » il5Xtl5*i ,14%:14%: June 30 15%.15%I 15% Dec. 9.. IW. If.. IXc. 23. Dec. 30 9 Jan. 6, 1875...(14% 15%, July 7.. January 13... 15% 15% July 14... JanuarT *0...'15% 15% July21 January *7... 15% 15%'I July *8 February l 6 :August 4 February 10...16%,16 Auguat 11..... February 17. |16% 16 August 18.... February *4.. 16% 16% Au*u*t *5.... March 3 116%, 16% .August 3J 15% 14% H%14% 15 14% 15% 115% SLTRKUE COURT REPORTS. Part 2d of volume 51 of the reports of the supreme court of Georgia has been placed upon our desk by Captain Henry Jackson, the reporter. It is a handsome volume, the printing and material being first- clas* in every respect, and will com pare most favorably with the law books issued from any publishing house in this country. Part 24 contains the conclusion of one decision, and an “Index” to the previous volume. Upon this index the reporter has exercised his usual care, and it is very thorough and complete. The different branches of the law touched upon in the previous decisions are alphabetically arranged, and the head nous are gathered together so as to be very easy of reference. Attorneys throughout the state will find this book an indispensable requisite to their libra ries. Copies may be procured by ad dressing the reporter at this city. The death of Mr. Dyson, and the re fusal of Col. Walton to be a candidate, left Mr. Christopher Binns tho sole con testant for the democratic nomination fill the vacancy in the house of represen Tne Valdosta Tunes wants to irons-, , _... . . tbe opinion, u*» IhisUngm^: i form south G^rgi, into, fruit tu»a reg- i “ ur “ »*** “On the argument of the defendant’s j ctable country. Cotton, it says, at pres- I 0 a P’-*in Qumn. r. case before tbe jury, his counsel, when ent prices, ii a delusion and a snare, about to resd some law to them, which ; Tne Gulf road is doing valuable work in had been read to the court, 1 ot the pur- the some direction, and the result must pose of applying it to the facts, the ‘ be satisfactory. Lands about Gainesville, ourt stopped him, and held that he ! Florida, have quadrupled in value must read the law to the court, and re-1 through tbe cultivation of fruit and Teg- fused to allow him to read any law to the ! cub lea, and south Georgia proposes to jury, and that refusal to allow lum to! do likewise. Binns was duly nominated, which equivalent to an election. The Butler Herald is the last Georgia journal “put afloat on the wide sea of journalism.” It is democratic, and does not promise largely in the beginning— both good signs * f ‘uccess. Linbidatricu and Oretcoritch are the names of the Herzegovinian leaders. Morton is now called “the legless leper from the burnt district of Indiana.” ‘•Gone to join the army of the Khedive,” is the way they account for unaccounted absentees now in this quarter of the world. Minister Orth, writing from Vienna, says that he, too, has yet to see a single drunken person where everybody drinks wine and beer. In 1873, Joe Jefferson in southern cities averaged a receipt of $1,200 a night, where twenty years earlier, he used to rejoice, if Loth as manager and actor he got $200. Ex-Gov. Bbownlow, of Tennessee, says Governor Ames, of Mississippi, “knows about as little of the tempt rand wants of his constituents as a mule docs of mathe matics.” Oca country exchanges still keep inform ing us that the dogs of Viiglnl* continue to fare sumptuously each day—their diet be ing principally ram, lamb and mutton.— Richmond Enquirer. Republican apathy” is what the radi cal press now says caused it in Maine. But the republicans gained hearty on their vo‘ e of last year, and such a total vote was never polled in a year when no presidential election took place. That’s the talk—Cassias M. Clay says: 1 am against Inflation, but still m re agains Graotism. I should hardly have turned tory in 177G because of continental money.” The democracy doesn’t care much what else a man may think, so only he ia opposed to radicalism. Captain James I&xdell Waddell, fo' merly of tbe Shenandoah, is now in com mand of one of the Pacific mail steamers, and the Uoiclgh (N. C.) News &3ys that he is the only one of the old southern officers of the navy who is now ia charge of a ves sel. Judge IIekjchel V. Johnson Is the latest candiia’c for governor of Georgia. His admirable management of the recent riot cases shows tha: he would nuke the rigat sort of a governor, but it also g ves rise a doubt whether such a »*are Judge can spared from the bscchat this time.—Nash- Tilie American. —The notorious “Brick” Pomeroy been lecturing in Baltimore. Here specimen ot his talk: “He had said bitter thirgs and bitter thing* had been said him. He had said that there were cross eyed generals in the army, who with eye looked for ambition, and used the other to hunt for spoons. [ApplaaseJ At Cairo he saw a coffin which was supposed to con tain the dead body of a lieutenant in the army being sent home for burial. The cof fin was broken open by accident, and it was found full of silverware stolen in the south. A piece of raw meat was on the top of tbe silver, which emitted the offensive odor ex pected from a corpse. Montgomery, is composed of 5S lawyer*, formers, 4 merchants and 3 negroes. There U a very general ftnpresrion that democratic stock in Ohio has gone up stead- y since the Maine election.—| New York Tribune. The returns from New Mexico, which are nearly coro; lete, indicate 8. B. Elkins’ (democrat) election as delegate by about 1,500 majority. The democrats ha\e made a clean sweep Wyoming Territory, electing eleven of thirteen members of the council and eight een of twenty-sc ven members of the house. Wuen Mr. Blaine was recently questioned to how he felt after the Maine election, he answered: “Ov« r my mind a melancholy daze lias come, the saddest of the year.” The call for a constitutional convention Kentucky wts defeated at the August election. The affirmative votes of a majori- of all the qualified voters was requisite, and only 83,460 in a total of 288,31G voted its favor. Tue United States senate in December will consist of forty-three republicans, twent)-nlne democrats, and two independ ents. The house of representatives stands, 171 democrats, 102 republicans, 6 independ ents, and 6 to be elected in Mississippi. Tue Commercial says that “€0 000 repub licans who stayed at home in 1873 will come out this year and vote.” So we hear. And the beauty of it Is, they are going to vote for our Uncle William Allen.—[Cincinnati En quirer. IN 1872, Maine gave Grant 32,000 major Ity. In 1S73, tie republican majority was 10,000; in 1874,11,0C0; in 1575 it is less than ,0C0, and it hnow admitted that if Morton had remained ia the f tate three or four days longer the democrats would have elec*ed their ticket. A C«a*TES»iALUNATic hearing that Andy Johnson’s tailor sign i* in existence, con ceived the Idea of collecting the ear y pro fessional signs of all the president* and ex hibiting them at the centennial Bat an extensive correspondence reveals the fact that many of thtm died and left no sign.— Detroit News. Nashville American: The platform adopted by th-; New York democrats de clares that the existing volume of currency is greater than cm be absorbed by besiness. There is not a democrat nor a republican in all the south and west who does not know that this Is not true. If it be true why is it difficult to collect money to pay taxes debut Why is it that prope ty is so low and money so high ? Why has real esUtc in the city of New York depreciated forty per cent, in the Dst two years ? Tue Detroit Free Press has been slander ing Frockf rt, and through her ihe state of Kentucky. It 9aid the other day that there were but one hundred and fifty persons in Frankfort who re; ponded to the name of ‘colonel.” We happen to know that cut of the eight thousand two hundred and sixty four ma.’e inhabit auts cf that hist or ical village there are only sixty-three who are rot colled co.c.nel. We presume the edd sixty-three will soon be colon;lized by GovemcT McCreeTy —Louisville Ledger. A gentleman row living in Chicago, but who was in various capacities identified with the Indian supply system for a number of years, furnishes the Tribune of that c! some interesting tacts iu relation to the frauds of the Indian ring, showing the methods by which the agents arid beef con tractors progressed along the ioxd to afflu ence at lightning speed. He fully substan tiates the stat m«nls of Prof. Marsh coo ceroing the more rccen*. rogutry unearhed by that gent.t man. Tbs Two Republics, an American paper published in the city of Mexico, empba’icsl- 1/ denies the report which has been circu lated ior a month or more, to the effect that Cortina*, the Rio Grand bandit chief, *njoy<ng the limiu of the city of Mexico. It stales that he is closely guard, d in prison, and not likely to be soon on the American border. It states, however, that there are rumors to tie effect that the onlj charge brought against him will be that of insubordination In disobeying the order to repair to the capital. His frienrs are en deavoring to organize a strong outside in fluence to screen him from punishment. himself with whitewash at Wafh ngton that he lan’t tut on LU war-paint for the Ohio light.—[ Harrisburg Patriot Mr. Jefferson Day s trave’s over Mis souri in apparent safety, but dare Prof. Tice go to Galveston just now? That’s the question.—[St. Louis Republican. And now Gen. F.tzhugh Lee proLoumcs his invitarioi to take command of the Egyptian Mamelukes a canaid. Who is it that gets up all thise Joe Johnstonians? [Richmond Enquire-. People who thlik William Allen old and Infirm will be surprised to see how hale and hearty he will look when he emerges from his second presi cmial term in 1885.—[Chi cago Times (Ind). All the centenaritns and octogenaria *, from Reverdy Johnson to General Dix, arc airing their venerable views on the currency. Better let those who will have to nse It longest select for themselves. ALinouon Indian Agent Seville tendered hia resignation last cummer, It will not be acted upon until the Red Cloud commission shall submit its repirt. Mr. Hastings, who was appointed hia successor some time ago by the Episcopal mhsion will not therefore be appointed until Seville is dismissed or his resignation accepted. The best joke of the season comes from that high-fouled and high-hearted patriot, Col. John Forsyth, of the M »bil Register. He speaks of James Lusk Akorn, the 1 ir windy of the 19thcentary, ai the “Ufl bow er of Ames 1” If windy Jiin has not been “ty*,” we do not kno* the meaning of the word. He has been “left” so badly that the hand of resurrection will b2 unable to reach him.—Vicksbmg Herald. Warmoutu and Kellogg, of Louisiana, arc reported by the New Orleans Times to have compromised. It asse ts that War- mouth has lately declared “there is nothing lor him an 1 Kellogg to quart cl about now; that theie are plenty cf things In sight for both of them, and that what he wants is not the same thing that Kellogg wants.” Meantime, the 1 eople of Loul iana want nothing better than to zee both these plun dering scoundrels consigned to speedy per dition. Toe Hon. Reverdy Johnson, In a letter dec inlng an inviu tion to be present at the memorials rvicesof ex-President Johnson, says: “1 am satisfied that a more conscien tious man or one more d-.voted to the inter est and honor of hiscouutry never occupied the office. His 1 tate papers, too, e videnced a high order of ability. The y were uot only strong ia argument, but excellent in taste. The ODly one of which th’s cannot be said is the veto u.c6s«ge, understood to have been prepared jointly by Secretaries Seward a id Stauton, iu relation to ilvil c Hires. All the rest I know were f om his own pen, and are models of perfection.” It will bo r inembercd that thk United States steamer 8a.rnac was lori ia June last by striking or a reef in S»-ymom’s nar rows, near Vancouver’s Islam!. A trust worthy C.liforuta corrcspcLdint give* the New York Sun » curious bit ot informa’lou in regard to ihe final disastrous cruize of this vessel. He says the ship was fairly crammed with cheap liquors belonging to the officers, taken on board to ba cxchang- odfor furs and the like in Alasks. Secre tary Robeson’s corrupt example seems to have demoralized the eut re naval service the country. Locusts. This is the name given to the Know Nothings by Finley, one of the speak- at a late democratic mass meetin 1 in Bal timore. This is a vcy happ/ designation. It butlittlc more than stventetu years since the last appearat.c: of the Know-Nothing*, and here they are again as lively as ever. Not only does the a-me law of periodicity appear to govern the locusts and Know- Nothing*, but they alike in coming from the lower regions of the earth, their origin and destiny being both 6hroudcd in total dark- nefs. There will be another resemblance in this, that in about two months the Know- Nothings will disappear and be b tried un der grouud for another seventeen years. There is trouble in New Orleans again about mixing the school*. The seniors ol the boys’ high tebool left in a body be cause a colored teacher was placed over them—and the Bulletin counsels all the boys to quit th: 6ch ol unless the cause of complaint is removed; 1 uttho Times thinks they should tear the wrong with pat ence until it can be righted in some other and more satisfactory way. The Builetia shows the enormity of the evils to which the white people are compelled to submit, when it tells us that the population of New Or leans is 115,7H whl es to 57,€47 negroes, and yet the school roard comists of nine negroes, with Pinch back at their head, to eirht whites, headed by G.nersl Long- street. It is highly probable that after the next election, which takes place next year, the composition of this school board will be changed, and the whi’e people will then have a chance. From the Graphic, Grant organ: The bloody sbiit has been wared once tco often already. Mr Blaine and Mr. Motion shook in the faces of the voters of Maine, and the democtats pooled 12,000 more vote*. It scares the wrong way. Tbe bull runs away from that red rag. The public sentiment favors reconciliation, aud public interests demand it. Reconstruction is a settled fact, and to reopen the questions now hap pily closed would be fat.il to the party that should attempt. The country is Interested in que* ions of reform and finance and ad ministration, of public improvement and the development of the re .ources of the tion, and will cot be diveitrd by the tricks of political resurrect ianlst*. The sooner this fact is understood the better for everybody, and the president’s letter thews that he perfectly comprehends the situation and Is prepared to meet it. Tub popular vote in the. recent election in North Carolina for members of the con stitutional convention is stated by the Char lotte Observer, to have been as follows For members opposed to the convention, 100,171; for members des rous ot carrying out its objects, 94,987. The people of New Orleans bad a hard time of it with their public schools; but the climax WcS reached the other day by the appointment of a new governing board. This body is con posei of seventeen mem best, of which nine are c rinsed and eight hite. Of the colored members the New Orleans Chronid; saje: “They are every one of them notorious poli lciars; every one either now hell*, or has held, strenuously seeking office. Wc tel'eve there is not a single one of them who can write an ordlnar.ly difficult sentence English language correctly, wnile most of them are ignorant of ihe first requirements of an education At least one cf them (McCarthy) U an It moral rascal, whose vile 1 ropensit'es should f orever debar him from holding any office whatever. U-i ts lecherous, ignorant an 11 rural cegio, whose very presence I* an affront to decency.’ Tbe white member* are. also, all profes sional politicians of the worst stripe. WI this body to control the schools, the system will, of course, be worse than a f iree. Bat of such nature has been all nidi :a! legisla tion in the south. What he Wanted. He wi ut into Thompson’s and *« l id nriy got upon a stool at the first trial. “Got enny oysebtrs?** “Ye«, sir—how’ll yer have ’em ? ’ “Gimme h*lf dozen onersheil (h c)- not za% butter haf oyschcr on • r ozen shells—(hie !—step! rt ain’t id, butter want dozen haf shelled ouch- an t then he wiped his plato out with UU hat and went to sleep! Whut is a Bohemia* ? We have often heard this quesrion a*i id, but never heard it so positively s 11-wend 1 lestsrJay. A ralius- impress!rely *. okru A< <»nta merchant was iutiin: txg his ojin 11 of a A Busted Bonanza. LOVE'S FOOLISH PE HAM. plucked tho white reso from the tree, And placed it In her hair; wl h some samples of a gold mine iu his pocket, t a. in about ten minutes he has*! y cam. out «g,ld, Klug'cg a handlierckic -1 "More tweet ttiuKrtTl "cannot W him. Link I’m a iron-clad pirate from Cuby, ln “ y IoVc * r ° f ll h dfcam ? ith fku:l a d cross-bones throw’d in!'* Fortunately, he didn’t n eet the b. s. s s. Changed Ilia Hind. lie was dancing a hornpipe on Whitehall street last night all to himself. What’* the matt r, said a passer b He stopped, looked at tbe intruder a min ute. and thea cutting the highland fling, he told him to “paz on, you’re a (hie) stran ger.” Another rccosted him, with a like r suit, a*>d then a policeman gently tapped him on the shoulder. “Old boss, you (hie) mind your business, I don’t (hie) know you.” Bata stick was shoved under his i.^c ard straight* nlog himself up, and exatninln7 it attentively, he said ha f musingly: “On ’flection seems (hie) met you ’fore. How do, old fel, so glad zee you; howz al’,” and he went on down to the station hou-e to ’‘see” all the boys. Why He Mourned. He went d »wn from Atlanta to the camp- meeting and took a back scat, but w.* nev- er.heless an interest d spectator. When the rreac’rer had lalrly reached the mid t of hia exhortations, and the convict* d sin ners were mourning an t shouting, this m » was ebserved to be weeping. One of the good tncu approached him and asked: “ My Mena, are vou in trouble?” “ Sorter,” he sniffled. •‘You ft el that you are a a’nner, don’t you 1” “ I sposeso.” ‘ And you weep over your transgres sions ?” “Not exactly, sir—but when I thought how much good it wou'd a-done Mariar to hev jlned in this here shoutin’, ef she’d a- llved a week louger, I couldn’t help weeptn’ a lltn-51” I He wasn’t questioned farther. Needed an Elevator. He withstanding against the side of a White hall street door-way, looking like a m»n who had just had his back-bone extracted at the Surgical Institute. As we passed, he 6pokc: “Look ’ere ole sport, wait a mlnnit, won’t (hlc)ye?” “Well, what Is It?” “ Wy, ef you’le (hlc) come in ’ere an’ —(hlc) an’ hold t I git up stairs, thes’ere times!” We went -n and held him up until he reach 'd his landing. He rewarded us by siyin : J •‘You’re a brick—you are—a hole brick ’ouse, (hlc) an’—an”d had ze feller what took the props from unner ’em steps (hie) I de set *ira up ot ze udder alley, by gum!” And then we left him trying to unlock his d *or wi’ha gimlet. The Bottom Rail. “’Pea s ter me, Pete,” rema ked SI, as the two stood In front of the shop dividing a nickel’s worth of tobacco, “’pears ter me dat de bottom rail is ridin’ de fence now ! ’Taint like t’ings used to wuz when Buliick and ail de udder ’pub ikins was shas6yln’ ’round hyarl” I wuz pesterin’ of mysell las* i lie ’ out dat, too, Pe c! De nigger Isn’t sich a b'g clephent la de p’lltcrkl! sicherwashun, fu a ‘•Ya's; de diinmycrats D sir opin’ up de 'publlckins all de time now an* it’s ’bout Ume fur do niggers to change kyars, kase de ole train is gittin’ switched eff on dc side track to stay dar!” “I t’ink so. too; kase dere Isn’t but one squad o’ rodiktis in offls now—dtm’s de not’ry ’publiklns—and I’m t’ioking dat dey FROM DALTON. An Old Man Margied Under the Car W bee’s. l$pe; i 1 to Toe Constitution j alton, September 22, 1:0f> p. m. At about ono o’clock rids afternoon the switch engine of the East Tennessee, Vi gluia and Georgia railroad was bachiig long train < I empty care down to the yard* of the Selin*, Rome & Dalton road. t\ h ic passing under the West rn & Atlxnli. railroad car shed, the train back< d against and RAN OVER AN OLD MAN by tie naT e of Fischer, who wasfn m Mur ray county and was on Ids way to IU-; South ern Express Company’s office with a heg of Butter. He was K1 ItRIBLY MAM. 1.1 D by the wheel*, the cars coming suddenly upon him without warning. He may live a short time. Second Di*p i cb. DEATU OF MU. FISCHER [Special to The Constitution ] Dalton, September 22,4:10 p. in. Mr. Fischer, the old gentleman who was run over by a train here to day, * icd at forty minutes after three o’clock this evening. i’ hold up this *cie steps (hie) tel* n (hf C ) f nr y OU gomcr FRO.I AMEltlCrS. Critic U Condition ol Miss McNeely, the Supposed Su ode. [Special Teleg am to* The Constitution j Amzricus, September 22,0:20 p. m. Mis* Anna J McNccly, associate of the late Capt. French, who suicided In AtlanU last week, was taken suddenly ill at the breakfast table on Monday u orning. She is reported to be 1 ing ln a VEUY CRITICAL CONDITION, but uo further particulars ate at hand. She Is at thejcsidcnce cf her parents near AndersonvlUe. Ik [Note.—We called up an Col. Brown last evening, but he had no further infonn dion than that contained in Ins Constitution of yesterday. Mbs McNeely’s father lives in the edge of Macon county, iu a very out of the-way pi ice, from which it is hard to get early It forma! ion of any event. It is possible that we may have {articu’are to- n»9 row —Ed J '•Looks moughtly dit way 1” said H.. as 3 wandered on with a doleful “So long.” ti a doleful “So long.’ ‘Love’s Young Dream.’ Ran and John a*e two young gents who resfdc on Peachtree street. They have cot yet reached the middle line between Infancy merits w tion grew warm, and ended in a fierce wrangle. Ran—My El’a wears a tighter “Ued-back 1 than yours! John—My Lucy has prettier s’tiped 8‘ockings! Ran—Bah! You rn sack? candy ye’! John—Dou’t cart! Yonre sucks her fin gerel Ran—Y-c-s; and what does your gal do? She’s so parrot toed that she can’t jump tbe ioiin— And}ours turns summersita and 6kias the cat, ’nnV Ron—You’d better tq'l the mother o yourn to wipe her nose! John —And you’d better tell ihe m athe turn to wash her feed 'rom words the boys proceeded to blow*, and they grasped each other by the hair and were cavorting around like two joung bovlnes when the mothers of John and Ran appeared in the scene, and as tht ir two shoes were j ullcd rff and applied, the boys hought of "Two soles that beat atone.” “Old Hoss.” Freight received at an express ofllco and not delivered Is put togetbet as freight on hand and marked “O. rt.,” which Initials are commonly interpreted, “Old Hom.” Yesterday an o!d German, whose waist would measure one chain and five links “ac cordin’ to Gunter,” went into the Aria, ta office and met Fred Coulter, the agent. “Jsh dish der Sow-detn Oxpre'ses?” ‘•Yes, *1-,” was the bland replv. “Who va3 de boss' s of dishoxpreas?” “lam, just now, sir.” “Vat name Ish dot vot you haft?” “Coulter is my name. What can I do for .u.sir?” “Veil, I’rae glat dat I meed you—you got some leedle pakldge vor mevoom P*lty- more, yah?” “How long since you have been exp<c log it?” asked tne ag.nt. “Veil, abond a fount, mebbe so I” ‘ Oh, , look among the ‘Old Hoss* freight for whit’s iour nain<% sir?” in nocently asked Mr. C., but the old f. How 11 Vos an —A sinker of Golbornc, Lancashire, England, Koscoe by name, offered to let two felio vs nail his ears to the door for a quart of small beer. Toey drew the beer, nailed up the sinker, <ind then quietly divided the beer l»etwcen them The suouner bird, whose joyous strain With ray hearts joy was on*, Is fled. I listen, but In vain; _ For me *uch song* are dc nc. I nc tree that bore the young white rose I plucked to give her praise, is dead j ears since; and ihU and those, ... Were set in after da; s. I r.c stream atone defies times’* hand .... To chance in any way; Where wc twostexd, a Ion: tetand, a.t , Bright then and bright to day 1 And I am glad, because I know My heart aud this bright stream ‘*'c ! tked bv tits forme! Ion; ago In i—*—* name v< olehoM, bytoggit! You tink dot you vas schlim und no better ash a Colt’er dat 1 bigger a man ash vou, vy igla go oud und kick mincself a 1 cberde country!” and he went oil without h’s box. Their Argument. He was sitting in the wagon in front of a Whitehall street dry goo^s store, holding the horses, while she made her purchases She had just come out to consult him and was standing on the curb-*tone. “What’s that?” be exclaimed. “W’y, I say them striped stockin’* is a dollars pa’r, ia thar,” she explained. “atriped snakes an’ green lizzurds! What in’ thunder d’ye want with striped stock- in’s?” “I wants ’em fnr Mary, an’ the clerk se a they’re the fashin’ now tietotally!” “Want ’em fur Mary, do ye? Like blazes ! 1 kno’ ye, ole woman! Ye’d tell Mary Bhe shouldn’t war ’em only on cunday, and ye’d be up two hours ’fore day and rev ’em on yer own 6hanka every Sunday the Lord sent t ’onr as they lasted, and never take ’em I tell the moon waz fo’hours high!” “John ef I git up thar *n that waggin, re’ll hesh, I warrant ye!” rhe said, and sue * ked stormy. “Ob, ye*, but ye’ll hev yer striped socks on fust, vou’t ji? Yer’d look puny. woodu’Lye, wi*b hem post-rammer* o’ yourn all tiriped u? like a zebry’s ln a c»r- kus?—” ‘John ef that p’kecnan wa'u’t over yan der. I’d git up thar an* take the peclin off ’n that b'led l»-et nose quicker—** “Ofko rseyewoul'! an’ do it jest to ?how »11 ihe?e Atlanty folkes what ae rt of cotton-seed mjshere them Is h*t ye want t«r rig up in -tripes tell they’d look like barber shoo pole* made inter wooden legs, yer would 1” “O % ye Jist waft—” ‘•1 me boaad to wait, kase I’me angshus to see yer flounce ’riuudhyar with them striped socks on, aholdin yer ole black gowud up two feet bteh to step over whar some man hez spit, jist to show off yer dolia> a pair striped leggin*! I ’mind me that dollar vard n that yer bought two three yvar ago. and 1 haiut seen narv show since—I’me bustin’ ter see yer kavonin’ round agin likes toung kali at a bumble bees tnaHs-me.'incl lie «•% yer dollar- go git yer stripes! ’ She didn’t take the mon* y, but gathered her bundles and slung them under the ■The Brooklyn Argus is of the opinion that a kind word will always go farther on than a fl it iron. —How is this for the name of a Cana dian paper? The Kaministiquia Peram bulator and Thunders Bay Prototype. —An Ohio man named his daughter Proclamation and Emancipation, “lie might have done worse," says a crusty old commcutator, “lie mig’t have named for Maud." —A Norf.dk pirl threw Lcrself out of a second story window iu Wasliingtou to escupe from a man, only to find herself in tbe arms of another, but when she awoke it was all a dream, and she wept that it was so unreal. —A sbop-kteper in England calls himself “boxing-glove maker to her majesty.” It is only a few years since an old Edinburg sign was taken clown, “Breeches-niaker to Her Majesty." —The short-horn cattle fever bids fair to eclipse the Dutch tulip mania. At the sale of these animals going on at the va rious fairs out west fancy cows brings $2,000, $8,000, $3,000 and $4,000, ac cording to pedigree and appearance. —A young lady of our acquaintance cqgtly contemplated publishing a pocn i * 1 Affection,” but so many of her ad mirers wanted her to promise them a proof of it that she lias abandoned the design. A Tennessee girl told a fellow she would give him a kiss if he would catch her. She ran well till slic got out of sight of the old folks, and then gave in. This chows wli.it a Tt-nness: c girl will do wiien she’s hard up. —Mary had a little lamp, *Twaa filled with kerosene, And Mary down the chimney blew, And left this earthly scene; Gone to meet her father, who looked down the rnuzz’e of his gun to see if it was loaded. —“It’s honible to be economical, said a pretty woman to Quiz, with the utmost plaintiveness. “There’s no use of living if you can’t drera well. What wonnn, anyhow, without her clothes ?’’ And Quiz laughed a little, and choked himself, and blushed, and didn’t answer. Olive Logan is afflicted. “You must not read, you must not write,’* says her physician, “or you will ruin your eyes. So she is confined to a dsrk cncd room at Long Branch all day. How awful! Not a sight at a man, uot a glance at a new dress ! Can she stand it? —Mr. Turtle, organist at Westminis ter Abbey, who has performed the coro nation service over three raonarchs— George IV., William IV., and Victoria— has retired from bu in ess. Dr. Bridge, of Manchester, will look after tho prince of Wales. —Travers TLeophilu9 Henry Hastings has passed away. He was Earl of Hunt ingdon, and Robin Hood was one of his ancestor*. His younger brother, who still lives, is known as Francis Planla- genct Robin Hood Hastings—a much prettier name than Travels Thcophilus Henry. — Proudhon called strong minded wo men “crowing hens.*’ —Cold weather is app roaching. Send on your original poems. —Oregon has a town name:! Pay-Up, and they talk of changing it to See-You- Tc morrow. —Striped kid gloves, which make vour hands look as hideous as a snake's skin arc in fashion. —The cable got tbe name of Miss Bis marck’s husband all wrong. It is Count Von Eulcnberg. —Texas hogs are fattened largely on uiast, composed ia eood part ot pecan nuts. Poor Miss Dickinson! Her move ments are chronicled now, and she is al ways “ihe heroine of the Baker case.” A Boston woman’s false teeth have just been found in the attic, whither they were carried by a hasty ami unofcserving rat fully three years ago. —Tne grasshoppers have gone back to Iowa again. There was one rail fence that they missed before, and they mean to make a clean job of it this Ume. I —Free Press. —The Milwaukee News has received an exchange with but one original article —a five line acknowledgment of the re ceipt of a string of fish. —St. Louis girls gulp down peaches and apples entire. But they take the rinds off of watermelons before swallow ing them.—Chicago Times. —British Columbia sends to the cen tennial a 140-foot flag polo, made from a single tree. North Carolina, where are you? —“Father’s Hair is Turning Gray" is the name of the latest scutimental ballad. “Mother's Teeth will Soon Decay" will be the next one out. —A. S. D. Sivas, an Englishman, owns a cur valued at $50,000, and there are still wealthy idiots enough in that countiy to pay that amount for it. —An Ottowa girl is unable to cat, and derives sustenance from the wetting of her tongue with wine and nutritive liquids. She has been iu this condition since February last. •That clergyman who discovered in grape jelly dissolved in water a substit ute for wine in the administration of the sacrament, deterves a leather medal for his ingenuity. —A little department of “Defalcation Notes" must, sooner or later, t»ccomc a necessity to enterprising journals. The lively defalcation is gradually displacing the stale murder and the time-worn sui cide. —The beautiful Ncilsou i* ill in Paris, at the Hotel do 1* Athcnce; mental trouble is the cause, her lord and mas ter, Mr. Lee, having left for parts un known, they say. No one but a close observer of hu man nature has noticed that lovers al ways bite the top of the gate pickets as they stand to say a few words mote be fore separating.—Free Press. —There was an oM codger c*l efi John, Who thought he could dilak a whole ton. But he mistook his g’ass For a snake in t::e gras*, And that’s what s the mat er with Jo%n. —Mrs. Williams, of New Jeiaey, a widow woman, works a farm of one hun dred and thirty-two acres on share*, and when she says “haw!" to the steers they come around with their tails standing straight out.—Free Press. —Abbe Riche has just told how Notre Dame was saved from the heroes of the commune. Powder and petroleum enough were stored in it to blow it up, and a communist just caught and ordered to be shot confessed the fact. By very energetic action the powder was got out after the train had been lighted, and the culprit was pardoned by the intercession of the abbe. —The mayor of Wilmington, North Carolina has hit upon a novel method of ridding tbe city of thieves. He has noli fled the police that if the robberies that are of so frequent occurrence there an* not abated by tbe first of October, be will discharge every man on the force, tiev- < ral other cities will watch the result ol thii exoeriment with anxiety. —Lost January, Elihu Baldwin, an old bachelor, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, died, leaving h ; a entire estate*, valued at about $40,000, to be divided equally between th** American board of fore ign missions and tbe American borne missionary so ciety. HD brothers and sisters have just began suit in the circuit court to have the will set aside on the ground that at the time of tbe execution of the will the te tator was insane In his will he di rected that a plain tombstone be erected over his remains, with name, age and date of death inscribed thereon, and tbe words: “Here lies a poor sinner—all unrighteousness. Perhaps God will have mercy. Let Him do as he will.” —General Butler’s office was lately in vaded, says the Boston Herald, by a gay- ly-dressed young man, between whom and th2 general the following conversa tion ensued: “Well, Mr. B.. what would be the first thing for me to do in order to learn the profession?" Uncle Benjamin fixed his weather eye upon the nobby dressed young man, and surveyed him from his flasy necktie to bis highly polished boots, and txclaiimd: “T first thing you bad t etter do would be go and roll in a barn yard." An answer came as quick as the su^jieoion in tbe following terse language: “If I should come and study two years in your office, wouldn't it do just as well?" —Father Irahofl, of Richmond,Indiana, has just lived out liD hundreth year. It is hoped by his friends, he will live to paerf. his carpet-bag next year, and say to the publ : c.* “Imhoff for the centennial.’ •Speaking of the checks now worn by gentlemen, m London correspondent thus abundantly evidences that capricious fashion is not confined to the gentler sex. “I believe,” lie says, “that some of the plaids are so large ibat a gentleman has two pairs of trousers—one worn in the morning, the other in the afternoon, to show the entire raltcrn." Bergh has, in New York, telegraph lines extending to all parts of the city, so that whenever a horee breaks a limb, or becomes otherwise disabled, he was be immediately notified at hia office; then he rends a great stretcher on wheels and conveys the animal to his horso hospital other retreat. —Since Priuce Tcck lias become an adept in the use of the new life-suvin~ apparatus, the British think that Boyn*- ton’s mission has not been a vain one, for he has found employment for one of the idlest foreigners ever supported by the English people. —Oskaloosa is about ready to go on with that artesian well again. It is so deep now that by placing his car at the mouth of the well, and holding his breath, the listener can » car the people on the other side swearing in Chinese.— Uawkeyc. —A pewter tea set, formerly the prop erty of'General Burgovne, and marked with his name, is now in possession of a family at Gansevoort, New York, where it has been for nearly u century. It was found near the battle-field of Saratoga, in a hollow slump. —Queen Victoria Is credited, with hav ing fired the first shot at Wimbledon, when the raage was opened, and with having bit tha bull's ej’c. But the fact that her rills was aimed, und then stead ied in a vice, tixty yards f»om the scat in which sii« bundled the silver cord that pulled the trigger, is usually omitted t rom the narativc. —In 1850 ColJM- Arthur Ginn, of Georgia, settled nc«f MellonviUo, Flori da, on Lake Monroe, and that year planted a grove of four hundred orange trees. In 1800 lie planted three huudred more, making a total of seven hundred lret‘8, covering an area of ten acres. For several years these trees have yielded an income of from *10,000 to *10,000, and recently the proprietor Las refused an offer of *100,000 for £ig ten-acre grove. —Dili Hi wlinc comes and he says to me, He say * to me, be says, saja he, “What is tie Rule ol th Koad at sea?” I says to bun, cays I (that’s me), “Whether a»hore, orwbc htr at eea, The Rule of the U ad, folk seems to a^ree Is to suddenly launch in eternity ° ' — not quite lijcdy to see 4nd c f the helm turned toVarboard or nert should be, * As we learn by alatc catastrophe.”—Punch. , —The following is the recipe for the word-renowned “3*ratoga fried pota toes:” Peel good-sized potatoes, slice them as evenly as possible, and drop them into ice water. Have a kettle of lard very hot. Dry the rliccs on a towel and drop them, a few at a time, into the lard; stir them occasionally until well browned. If properly done they will not be at all greasy, but crisp without, mealy within, %nd very delicicus. —There were three of them—a man and two women. They saw the sign of Arctic s xla water swinging in the breeze and they went in, and the man said they’d lake about three drinks. “What syrup?" asked tbe confectioner. The men’s wife, whi was one of the two wo men, turned her husband around so that hia hick was to the fountain, and then <aid: “William, if you wont lemon and vanilla, or vanilla md cream, speak right up, lor you won’t have a chance to say vanilla and cream, and wink, for him to put in whiricy." The husband’s countenance: fell, but he had to submit. He has been wondering ever since how his wife could have dropped on the practice
