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ui;xf<ha i. nii\vs iti:.vis.
It is supposed tlml forty million
'meteoric masses 11.11 on the earth
annually.
Mr. Blount, of Georgia, lias report
ed a bill to meet tho deficiency in llw
Star mail si rviee.
Tbc national association of passen
ger agents will mutt in CinciunaUi on
ltitli proximo.
5,000 Missoni inns, Arknnsinns,
Kansians and ToxTins have pGiiioncd
Con areas lo open the Indian territory
to settlement.
Tim loss by drain the United State*
in 1879 foot up about ouo hundred
million dollars.
The Democratic Shite Executive
Committee of Alabama h as edit'd the
St it ■ Democratic Convention to nice t
on the 2d of June next.
Water sprouts 1,000 feet high, and
covering over several acres of land
have been reported of recent occur
rence ofGricnpQit, L I.
A convention of 118 Mexican vet
erans met in Norfolk, Yn., on 23d
üb. They have an enrollment of
5095, and 134 luidgc-mcn. Old ofll
cers re-elected.
Kearney and his followers has issued
threats relative to t l*o Chinese in Cal
ifornia, which it is believed indicate
much personal harm to them. Bus
iness men speak of reviving the com?
mil lee of safety.
Tne Secretary ol war his refused
to allow a Court muitial for the trial
of Gen. W. I*. Shciinan, on charges
p:eferr dbv H, V. Boynton for the
icasen that civil authorities have jur
isdiction and can nlTord i.mple relief.
Germ: p spends three hundred and
thiity million dollars annually on her
p, my. France t pen Is about five hun
dred and ninety five million doll >rs;
Russia about five hundred and thirty
five million.
A reporter of the Washington Dost
savs that an order has boon passed |
by the Post-in aster General reducing
mail service o;i all star routes (routes
off the railroad)to oue service a week
regardless of distance or t -rrifory.
The Nat onal Democratic Commit
tee mot in Washington city on 2.3d
inst., and selected Cincinnati , Ohio,
as the place for the meeting ot the
National Democratic Convent ion, and
Tuesday, the 22d ol June next, as {he
t me.
In the four years, 1875-0- 7 and 8.
there were burn, and wind y or in part,
in lliu Uiibcd States: 1.354 hotels,
263 churches, IS2 school houses, 42
pi ns houses, hospitals and asylums—
-1,863 ill all, It would n t u llybe
supposed that buildings of the char
acter named would bo built viih
more tlinu ordinary care, but Ihe re :
cord di.es not show such to be the
case. Indeed, the more pretentions
(he bud ling, the more can l ss
to be the owners—Scientific Ameri
can.
The Republican members of the
Louisiana Spue Legislature, having
been arraigned before the bar of the
house for eonti mpt, in signing and
forwarding to the senate of the United
States, a memorial favoring Senator
Kellogg, and reciting intimation ol
fraud Ac., on the part of the demo
crats generally; purged thems- Ives ol
contempt, bv saying they signed the
paper without reading it. The at
raignment produced consternation
among the Republican memb us, who
feared expipqion. It is now demanded
that the offensive memorial bo form
ally withdrawn from the U. S Seunte.
Tne following is a spo- ch made by
the manager of an Irish theatre.—
There were only three persons com
posing his audience: “Ladds and
gentlemen ! As I hero is nobody here,
i’ll dismiss you all; the pcif nu
ances of this nighf will not be per
formed; but Llio performance of this
night wll bo r prated tortporrow
.evening.”
The false shame which lenrs to he
di tected in the honest manned employ
incut; which shrinks fiom exposing
to the wot Id a necessary and honora
ble economy; which blushes more
.deeply for shabby attire than for ft
mean action, and which breads the
sneer of t he world more than the up
braiding of conscience—this hlse
shame w ijl prove the ruin of every
£tic who suffers it to influence hr
(-Lein"tits and life.
CD .
IF. A. SiNULKI’ON. FA • ,L> Prop'r.
VOL 5,
Tho Song of the Working Wife
I am worth move than a million,
Though t have no cash in bank,
I am prouder than an empress,
Though I i-.tmot boast of rank
My dwelling is a palace,
Though ’tis devoid of show —
I envy no one's carriage,
Though all on foot I go.
I am worth more than a million,
Though not in land nor gold
The property I'm possescil of
Cannot he bought and sold.
The stock that I invest in
Was issued from above.
Tho bank that t am blessed in
Is the precious bank ot love,
I am worth more than a million,
Though I toil from day to day
I Ve a losing, loyal husband.
And three children ’round mo play,
i have health and .swoetVontontmeut,
And friends who cherish me,
And with all those daily blessings,
I'm as rich as rich as riel: can ho.
I am worth more than a million,
And a million ten time? told —
Contrasted with my precious wealth,
llo'v valueless is gold !
Thrones tumble often, States elect:y,
And hoarded treasures fly;
Blit ipy great love will last for aye,
For love pan never die,
BEAUTIFUL LAVES.
In this wilderness world of ours,
which has hem moibidlv represented
as strewn with wrecks and flooded with
tonrs, where crime and infamy walk
hand in hand, and deceit is stamped
on every face, there are ftiD gleams
oft!; - beautiful if we would but stop
to not ice t hem.
Yes, in this age pf dcgonency,
w|p re .Mammon reigns supreme in
the hearts'of men, there are still
those who cling to the lowly N tza
rene, and whose lives are as “apples
of gold in pictures of silver.’ -
But ho'V many of ns vainly imag
ine that true beauty and sublimity
of character consi.-t in conqueriug
empires, or subduing principalities,
.startling a sleeping worlds with d-. eds
if heroism. And with these faueifi 1
views tlo V iisUesy fold their hands
and wait lor s ene inysLei us agent
to afford them an opportunity lor
promuti n. They seems to lorgct
that tie who wins tde laurel must first
rim ttie race, and totally disregard
the fact th it “no flowery path leads
to glory.”
An ! this insaciablc thirst for fame !
What shipwreck it has made of
happiness I He who would make Ins
jit,- beautbul must learn first not to
spurn the day of little tilings. Share
the burdens of him whose footsteps
lire faltering; gladden the hearts of
the widow and or; ban, and quicken
the steps of the way,weary with pic
tures of a bright hereafter. Ah!
wlm can tell the value of an approv
ing smile to those who are weak and
wayward! How many souls have
been snatched as “brands from the
burning” by a t. ar of sympathy, a
word ot cheer or a smile of approval!
Beautiful lives are those whose
records are replete with deeds ot
charily, nnsnl.id by conLct with sin,
undaunted by onslaughts of Satan,
and rcspl ndent with the hope of
eternity. It matters not if they liaye
apt been nestled in the lap of luxury,
nor crowned with brilliant success,
nor flushed with unrivaled succcs, of
victories. It matters not if no proud
sculpture emblazons their deeds to
posterity, for they have a far more
endu;.iug monument in (lie hearts
of ih ;ir fellow njon.
Think not, because your sphere is
iim tid by adversity, that therefore
you can do nothing to a'l white the
suffering of your fellutys. Search
not the‘‘Celestial Empire'’ fiqr the
arid wastes of Africa for your sphere
of usefulness. Look around you,
uyo, even at your own hearthstone,
and you will find afield of labor tint
is brave, earnest and trim. You
wi I find minds thirst ng lor knowl
edge, hearts longing for sympathy,
and souls hungering for heavenly
manna. A'oil will find those from
whom the vigor of manhood Ins de
j parted, whoso lives have Ik come as
t,'dious as a twice told tile;” pil-
I giims who arc loot soic and weary;
| apd ten thousand ether instances, in
_A. DUMOCBATIO FAMILY ITEWSP A.PER,
BUENA VISTA, MARION COUNTY, GA., MARCH 3, 1880.
i wUeli v\c couhl gladden tho hearts
uf others find thereby adorn onr lives
with tlies'* graces winch make flint
beautiful indeed.
Seeing then, O friend! that these
tilings arc so, let us arise*, shake off
the apathy, and, girding on our ar
mor afresh, go forth to do and dare,
remeiiibeijng Die while that
Beautiful lives arc those that bless
Si rut rivers of haopines,
Whoso hidden treasures but few may
guess.
SUBFACE WOUIV.
In all tho various departments of
efforts for improvement ih.rc is a
great deal which may well be called
surface work. In the line of educa
tion a mnaitering is often obtained
when there is no mastery of the de
ta.ls of the subject. In morals there
is still more likely to boa lack of cn
tire devotion to the work in hand.
The outside is often made clean
and white when no thorough wirk ol
renovation is accomplished or even
attempted.
Though often condemned, th s su
perficial work is good as far as it goes.
Every woik of reformation is valua
ble. The weakest eff'oit is better
than no effort at all. Tho man who
breaks away from one bad habit,
even though he continues his indul
getice in others, is, to a certain ex
tent worthy of commendation. He
has not done nil that he ought, but
has done something, and it is to be
hoped that, having once commenced,
lie will continue in tho work of im
provement.
Tho same principal npp’ics to the
work done by churches and other
religious organizations. It, is often
said t ! at they are incflieierp. And
it. must bp confessed that, they do not
get hold ot ti- cm as they ought, and
that the work among their own mem
bers Is not. always as thorough as
could ba desired. Dut.in spiite of this?
they ought to be cheerfully commended
for the benefit which they confer no
on society and the good influence
"hicli they exeit upon Uje world.
Instead of finding fault because they
do no prove all that is desirable they
should be, the critics ought to rejoice
in the good which is accomplished by
their means, and, by individual en
couragement and dibit, strive Lo
make them still more efficient.
COLD WATER.
The beneficial influence of constant
cold water baths is truly wonderful.
A m-ted author cites in proof of this
his own experience. After a long
course of writing and severe study,
he found himself at the age of forty,
a confirmed invalid. The least at
tempt at exercise exhausted him; hi
nerves gave way at the mo-1 ordina
ry excitement, the action of his heart
was morbuily restless and painful, his
sleep brought no refreshment. His
efforts tii improve in health were
quite fruitless, although ho tried eve
ry means within his power except the
water cure. The system seemed vio
lent, but he di termined to try it, and
did so with success. One thing
which impressed him was the ease
with which, under this system, good
habits were icquired and bad habits
cast, aside. Stimulants ayd narcotics
were abandoned without, much re
luctance, and men to whom mental
labor and excitement had grown to
be necessities returned, lie says, to
the careless spirits of tho boy in his
first holiday. According to the nov
elist's experience, water, skillfully ad
ministered, proved in itself a wonder
ful excitement, operating powerfully
and rapidly upon the nerves. Hence,
in his case, followed a consequence
which lie was porhips not justified in
affirming of all patients, viz , a com
plcto repose of the passions
and tho intellect frqm tho
eaily stages of tho cure, More grad
ually, yit perceptibly, ether good ef
fects wrre noted. Flesh ami weight
returned, amt the sense of health be
came conscious and steady.
The first knitting machines in
America was patented in 1814.
BAPTIST MISSION CUp'ULAR.
To the Bapliits of Georgia:
We avail ourselves of th < courle
sics of tho religious and secular press
to state a few fuC s which we C insid
er proper and needful to the cause of
Missions. Since last May we have
had no agents among w>u to col c<T
funds - by this n treucLmient we have
made a large saving. IVc have do
pended solely upon the pastors, and
wo are gratified at the promptness
with which a great many of them
have responded. We have urged
the importance of securing small
contributions from the many, and
that collections must be taken regu
larly and frequently. The number
of contributors Ins been largely in
creased and the amount received is
in excess of what it was at this date
last year—b ing in the aggregate
about thirteen thousand dollars. For
all this we fee! grateful f > God an 1
to the brethren, and are encouraged
to expect results still more favora
ble.
Our confidence in the spirit of
Missions among the brethren lias
been strengthened. We believe they
will give readily to the suppoit of tiiis
cause if they arc properly approach
ed upon the subject. We believe tho
pastors would promptly bring the
subject b- foro their churches if they
did not forget it,. We believe if the
brethren had a proper appreciation
of “littles,” the number and aggre
gate value of their gifts would he
much greater. We do not expect
pounds from individual givers but
pennies from the multitudes. Do not
despise tiio day of small things. Re
member the widow’s mite, and forget
not that the Lord edmmSrden her
gift above the muuiiiceiit donations
of the rich.
ft js proper, also, tbit wo should
State to you that we aro enlarging
our works; going to regions beyond;
placing more laborers in the ti l l;
and that there are many good and
true men and women anxious to go
lorih and bear the everlasting gospel
to people wiiq sit iu darkness and in
the legions of death. More funds
qro needed, and \vc appeal to the
Baptists ot Georgia to contribute
their proportion. We appeal to you,
brethren, in tho name of our Mm tor
who said, “Go and teach all nations.”
We appeal to you in tho name of the
millions whose daily cry is ringing
upon our ears, “Come over and help
us.’’ We entreat you by the pros
ity with which God has blessed your
labors, by the hope of immortal bless
edness which he his kindled within
your bosoms, by the joys you experi
ence in seeing the triumphs of His
kingdom; by the gladness of the na
tions brought to the Redeemer’s feet.
tVe entreat you make some sinaii con
tribution to those men who are
pleaching Jesus iu heathen lands.
it is only about two months before
onr convention met ts. Will not the
pastors all over tho State take one or
more collections before Unit time ?
It the pastor forgets it, will not some
deacon, or brother or sister remind
him of the work? And if it prove
wholly impractical to take a general
Collection, will not each one who
reads this circular send his own con
tribution—let it be ever so small.—
Let all funds be sent as soon as col
lected to Dr. J, if. DeVotie, Cur:,
See., Georgia Baptist M:ss., Board,
Atlanta, Ga.
Yours in Christ,
A T Spukljug;
J G By ah,
V M Daniel,
Virgil Norcross,
R 13 I leaden,
D W Gwinn,
1) E Butler,
J S Lawton,
J II BeVot e,
G A Nunnal y.
Georgia Baptist Mission Board.
“Man,’’says Victor Hugo, “was the
conundrum cf the eighteenth cen
tury; woman is tho conundrum of
the nineteenth century.V An Amer
ican cilitor adds: “Wo can t guess
her, but will never give her up.”
Tho Diamond Queen of America and
Her Retinue,
Wash; xerox, February IQ--The
society season Inn has ended with
two grand entertainments, one at the
Mexican legation and the oth *r at llm
White House. Bif h won- of the most
magnificent description, mi l d.-serve
columns, while I can only give them
a ouragrapfi. The conspicuom fea
ture of both evenings, however, was
the presence of Mrs. John Jacob As
ter, of Now Y irk, loaded with dia- j
moods. Si many was never seen In'- 1
fore, ox -opt. in Tiffany's windows, am!
I doubt if Tiffany's stock exceeds in ;
value the amount that Mrs. Astor's i
diamonds are worth. Mr. Evarti, i
who is intimate w.th the Asters, says
the jewels cost eight hundred thou
sand dollars. The two stones which
hung from Mrs. Astor’s cars cost five
thousand dollars each. Her necklace
was made ol five huu I red s'ones thai
cost a thousand dollars each. Then
she was covered with rosettes, but
terflies, bracelets, wit h strands of
pearls, all of which arc estimated at
two huu lred thousand dollars more.
It was a bewitching sight, but i do
not think tho display showed a very j
refined taste. Sir might as well have ;
worn a dress of government bonds.
Truth compels me 1 1 assert that Mrs
Astor is not very handsome. Tnere
were girls at White House tint even
ing in muslin who looked a th msand |
time more pleasing t> the eye, yet!
one of the jewels that Mrs. AMor
wore would have purchased all of j
I their wardrobes. Mrs. Astor rc
i minded me of a magnificent old ruin,
j Site uiayhavo beeuli and someonce.but.
I tho powder cannot hub creases in
i her face any more than roug i can
brighten h t complexion.
Wherever Mrs. Astor went that
night the eye of the dctcctivo was
upon her. lie moved through the
crowd—a ye!! dressed man—with
nothing to say to anybody, and was
the only person at the reception who
was really paid for going. When
Mrs Astor got ready t > go, her car
riage was called, and a couple of .po
licemen appeared with it. As she
Went through the broad porch lean
ing on h r husbands arm, a police
man walked on either side. Oao got
into the carriage; the other sat on
toe box with the dr.vcr. It was a sin
gular spectacle, and furnishes a good
text for a sermon, if 1 were disposed
to preach it. Starting Ireland —or
come nearer home—hungry ehddrou
within sound of the trumpets of the
marine baud that played in the
WuiteHous * vestibule—aud a woman
W.th so many jewels that it required
two po icoin m to protect her from
robbers. Mil this under the same
small patch of sky. When Mrs As
tor got home—or rather when she got
to tho residence of Mr. B.mcioft Da
vis, whore she is aguest —she strip
pied herself of h ir diamonds, aud they
were locked in a safe which was con
stantly guarded by two policemen.
When she goes home that safe will be
sent by express.
A correspondent of the llartwel
Sun writes that paper of' the most re
markable narrow escape from death
of a little ch id in that neighborhood,
about tw r o years old. The little fel
low had managed to climb, says the
writer, to the top round of a ladder
twenty-three feet long, leading up in
to a locust tree in tho yard. Arrived
there, the lad caught hold of a large
grape vine, and while in this position
had fallen fast asleep. Each minute
ho was in danger of falling to the
ground, in which event he would cer
tainly have been killed. The corres
pondent seeing his picrilous position,
climbed the ladder, approached tho
sleeping child with the greatest cau
t on, lest lie should wake him too sud
denly and to cause him to loosen his
hold on the vine, and bt ought him
down safely, it was indot and, if true,
an almost miraculous escape for the
it b oue.
AXXUA£ SVEVCUfPT(<W $2 00
Indian Babies.
That an Indian mother loves her
halve is clearly .shown by the care
which she bestows upon its cradle,
adorned with tho richest bead-work
and embroidery. Tl;c foundation of
this cradle is an unyit Iding hoard,
! upon which the baby can bo lashed
jat full length on ils back. This board
j is usually covered with soft!)' dressed
buckskin, with flaps and pouches in
' which to envelop tho la *b y; other
| tribes, not rich or fortunate enough
!to procure this material, have re
course to a neat combination of shrub
wood poles, reed splints, grass mat
-1 ting, amt the soft and lYagrunt ribbons
ol the b.iss or linden tree bark. Sweet
! grass is used Imre, as ab.nl for the
youngster’s tender back, or else clean
| dry moss plucked from the bond pel
limbs of the swamp-firs; then, with
buckskin th rigs or cords of plaited I
grass, tho baby is bound down tight
and secure, for any and all disposi
tion that its mother may sou fit to
make ol it lbr the nest day or two,
F-erhaps for two, or three lmurs out
of fits twenty-four the babies ay.e al
| lowed to roll about on the grass; but
j the minute it begins to whimper five
mother claps it back into its' cradle,
j whore it rests with emphasis, for it
| can there move nothing save its head.
|So far from disliking these rigid
couches, the babies actually sleep
i better in them than when free, and
positively cry to be returned fo them
when neglected and left longer thin
usual at liberty.
Death from an Electric Shock,
An accident of tin extraordinary
| nature occurred on Tuesday night,
January IT, 1879, at the Iloito
Theater, Aston, a suburb of Birming
ham. The stage is lighted by two
electric lights, and when the candles
are not burning, the Qouiyeyliotis used
i for tho purpose of crossing', the cur
! rent are .hung up, oyer the orchestra. I
! After the performance of the pan-
I tontine, Mr. Bruno, tiie euphonium
! player, was leaving with the other
members of tho band, when, pre
sumably out of curiosity, bo caught
hold of the two brass connections re :
forced to; tho man in phargo called
out to him with the object of warning
him id the danger he wqs incurring.
The warning, however, came too
late; Mr. Bruno received the full
shock of the electric current, gener
ated by a powerful battery which
- applies the ivnole of tiic lamps in
tho building and grounds. It is said
that the candles not being then burn
ing Mr. Bruno was unable to disen
gage himself, and pulled tho wire
'down, The shock rendered him in
sensible. A medical man was af once
sent, and restoratives were applied,
but Mr. Bruno died in about forty
minutes afterwards. —The Electri
cian.
The stock, tools and other prop
erty belonging to tho Guarantee
Mining company are this week ad
vertised at sheriffs sale to satisfy
an execution for about SSQ issued,
for Air. Blanchard, the mining
boss. Work at the mine is stop
ped. We learn that this action
was with the c msont of the com
pany, and its object is to force cer
tain Philadelphia capitalist to pay
up assessments to start the mine or
withdraw. They aro shareholders,
bu! refuse to contribute, tiie mon
ey heretofore used coming from a
lew men in New York. Colonel
Moichead, the superintendent,
says there is money in the Guaran
tee for someone, and so soon as it
passes into the hands of men who
will develop it the fact will he
made known. The present suspen
sion is only temporary, and in a
few weeks improved and expen
sive machinery will be ordered
and work recoin ujence in earnest.
It has proved to he too rich a tiling
and tou much money has been ex
pended on it to permit the Guarn
tee to remain dormant.—Ogle
thorpo Echo.
Paper is now substituted for
wood in Germany, in the • manu
facture of lead pencils. It is steep
ed in an adhesive liquid, and roll
ed round the coie ot lead to tiro
| requisite thickness. After drying
it is colored, and resembles an or
dinary pencil. The pencils sell
in London to, retailers at about 00
cents a gross.
GEORGIA M:\vs,
'I hero is n great demand fur houses
in Atlanta,
A pair of pants splotched wi ll
blood Ims been lound near the placo
where Mr. Gammon was killed, in
Columbgs,
Ten thousand acres of fitnto
hupls in Nassau county have re
cently been purchased for tWi> tur
pentine business.
The passenger train on the Colum
bus II nn ■ B iiiroad fob a
trcssel ucai \\ r hit--svilfo Bossing, Ip'O
miles from Columbus, on the 24th "It,
Fortunately no one \yns killed, ut.p-l
but 0110 seriou ly wounded.
NO 25
Vlhciis Banner: “A witness at. tho
Walton court would not put his hahd
on the Bible when the Solicitor want
ed to swear him. Ffp saitf be
belieyo in live Bible, did not hol.cve
t!:at there was any God, heaven or
hell. The Solicitor General Qonrlnd
ed that such a man was not entitled
to be believed on oath himself.
‘uSoine disease first struck (ho
chestnuts in this county, and they
nearly all died ; next cgme thp Bid
oaks, and now e‘< mg§tt(c pqrsiuion,
which are being fust exterminated
by caterpillars. In traveling tlyro’
the county we noticed hundreds of
these trees, cither dead or dying.
If blight would confine itseW fo
yellow dogs, Bermuda grogs, g
and jumping co.vys, \yo would a?-
ccpt the dispenstion of /Vovideuco
without a murmur,” —Oglgthorup
Echo.
Says the Camilla Dispatch: ‘’lline
culture is growing in interest!
the farmers of E istern and Sor.thev;;
Georgia. On the ordinary pine luiMla
of this country, whore they ore too
low, ptpimps, for almost any othoy
crop, most pi’otUalile crc.ivs uf v’tyo
could be grown. Who among ouy
farmers will make a move in this di
rection ? It pays hotter than cotton
in almost every instance wljcre U;a
two have been tested comparatively.
We hope to chronicle the taking of
the premium for the best rice by a
Mitchell county fanner at the next fail
fair.
We learn from Butler Herald that
Mr. Moody Barfield, of Taylor Coun
ty, had bis dwelling and out houses
completely demolished by the storm
of the lfkh ult., and his daughter
Mary sevcrelv hurt.
Ilenry Smith (col. j, said to be, a
notorious thief, stole a lot qf caj’pep
ters tools, and sold them at a saciifice.
That ted to his suspicion and capture.
Reynolds is painting up, and add
ing to the naluial beauty of the £qwu.
There nye six inspectors of fertilizers
in Georgia. One in each of the fol
lowing cities: Atlanta, Augusta, Sa
vannah, Macon, Columbus gnd Bruns
wick. Three of them receives quo
thou-and dollars each, tho fourth gets
six hundred dollars, and tho last five
hundred dollars per annum. Tho
State will receive about $53,000 net
from the department this season:
The following figures indicate the
number of tons sold in Georgia for
the years named;
For tjie season of 1875-G 55,000;
for the season of 1876-77 5,000; for
the season of 1877—S 95,000; for' the
season of 1879-S0 120,000.
A company of 20 or 30 Cliero
kces have been the past fa!! and
winter at the cane brake on the
Etowah river, making cane bas
kets. 'While some remain at the
camp at work others are traveling
in small parties through the coun
try spiling thgirgooqg gtloiy pj'ipes
These natives belong to the bands
in western North Carolina known
in that state as the Thomas Indians,
who never went west of the Mis
sissippi.—On Sunday evening last
John Carter and Rebecca Forres
ter, after an acquaintance of eight
years, \yere happily united in the
bands of wedlock. The cere
mony 7 was performed by our pop
ular esquire, W. J Worley,' oho of
the .editors of the Mountain signal.
Night before last officer Port,
with a guide and one man, were in
//arralson county for the purpose
of breaking up a distillery which
was known toexist there. As Port
approached the house where the
distillers were secreted, he heard
their leader instructing them ttj
get their guns and be ready to
light. The officer had too slim a
force to dare their strengtli and ho
decided to beat a prudent retreat.
Several shots were fired and cer
tain signals were seen which it Is
supposed that the distillers of the p
gion understood. Deputy Port has
reported the state of aff urs to the
revenue authorities hep apdngk
ed for help to juigh proceedings
against the distilleries which ho
says are common in Jlaralson and
adjoining counties.—Daily Consti
tution.
It is said Franco . owes $lO3 por
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head on her population.