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r THE BUTLER - HERALD. , w. N. a'iiNNJS,' \ ana%*ulfth«r. StTBsCKIPTION Fata* 91.00. P*a Amnol Tuesday January 38th i87» Trnnip and Tramps* Who flmoftg our renders are so for tunate' to have seen a trump? Ho is buyout! all question the most wonderful product of ovfr eiv He coruts noiii no place in pnr3culnr and drifts along on the streaiii of chance,-utt* riy n gjmllcsR of where dark nAovevtake tj&i, or. the morn ing fini* iiutf|t P h^vonderftrl luck in lmppemrtu along «fpreienl time. If his knwk nt the front door is not promptly answered, l»« walks in at the baok door ns if In? wore one of the fam ily. The tieroesi of dogs refuse to no tice hiin,nnd iiupervionR to heat or cold, he goes whatever his ftuicv may carry him. Worti. of aU the species is on the increase and bid$* fair soon to become a* numerous its tne locusts of Egypt iu the days of Moses and Dia- roah. Previous to the year 18(10 if n bog- gar passed through the country, it pro duced quite a sensation, and was the subject of remark for several’ days after now, there i.« scarcely n day that we do woo see one or more in the streets; and what is true of our town is doubt less true of every town and city whole country. Their number 1ms become so great that they have grown bold and dangerous. Ladies in the country are afraid to visit their friends and neighbors, ami jnyn lie down at night fearful of being robbed dered before morning. There is one trait in the character of the tramp to which,although era have doubtless noticed it., we call special attention*,'it is this : Nine out of ten will atop at every'bouse on street and ask for something to eat. they are refused at one half the houses, they still get more than they and as this is- a daily businc them, their object must, be something more than a desire to provide for a few meals ahead. It is our judgment tlmt injpany instances these tramps go into yard* and houses upon the pretense of getting food, but in reality their object is to ascertain the chance of stealing something at night. We have no doubt that a large amount of the stealing iu the country is done by tramj We presume thirt among the vast number of tramps Wmo infest the emu: try, there are some whe really desei ? the aid and sympathy of ’the people but, “like ungel visits, they are fo\ and far between.** Those who belonj to this class, we think would do much better to retnaiB where they are known. Again many Of Them say they are seek ing work; but only offer to put them at k, and they haVe business elsewhere. Wbat can be done to get clear of them, is a problem that is grow ing in importance every day; to contribute onr mite to its solution we make the following suggestion. In the first place,whenever a trump says he is seeking work, give him something to do; put hiiu to work in the gardeu, or cutting wood; give him something, anything to A Bold KoWherj. kjqn >ieul, a n#gr- scoundrel, who lived at Ontreville last yscir, callid on Mr 8. Howell, and frid citisfen of that place, last Monro* Jan. 13th,and asked him to change a 8mall^|till. Mr. Howell took out his pocket-book to comply with the request, when the diifcy rascal, Sam, grabbed it, which contained about forty dollars, and made off with his stolen prize, and effected a speedy escape. Pursuit was made but the thief is not yet caught. He went in the direction of Thom- v astou, and a post>e ot gentlemen are on the lookout for him. This was a bold robbery, aud we trust t the. infamous criminal may ght to si eedy justice—vTal- n Standard. Col. R. W. Jernison, a prom inent lawyer in Macon, GU., com mitted suicid^in that city on Fri day last by shooting jfcmself in the head with a derrijjfeer pistolf Be arose hastily from his dinner table, and walking out into anoth er loom, committed the awful de^d almost in the piesence of his wife. Col Jeurisoh was about fif ty-eight Vmrs of age, and was borne, we believe, in twiggs coun ty, l>a. He was a practicing law yer in Macon tor many years. For a long time he had heeu a great sufferer from dyspepsia. A Biul Mule. Dr. Flournoy’s old mule “Reu ben,” that created a sensation in Hawkiasville last spring, killed Mr. Allen Dav.s, near Fort Val ley, last week. The Foit Vuile) Mirror gives the following par ticulars;. On Wednesday Mr. Alien Da vis, an old gentleman who was liv ing on Dr. Flournoy’s place, went into the lot with the Doctor’s son, Joe, to catch Reuben, the Doctor's mule, both parties le -.tig armed with sticks. The mule ran Mr. r. a t£ Davis down aud jumped or ielf upon him, when Joe hit him arid uiove him off, but as the mule rose be kicked the old gentlemau on the breaking the skull, from thejpffects of which he died that night. Thu mule is a regu lar fighter, and is well known as dangerous, so much so that no one but Dr. Flournoy and his lilt.e son ever attempts to huudie. h m. It is a pity that, he doe> not belong to soiiiu one able to biow hi.- bran s out. Homicide In Pallium V ui ty. A cmrespoudeiii writing to ihr- Macon I edger. a lew days ago, relates the loll-.wiug : A lutul al- fray oicured iu this c unty hist night. Toni lYars.'d. a very fe>- pectabh* young planter, while set tling with his hands, had some misunderstiuid ng with them,win n five of them ntta* ked him One ne gro pullet him down by the hair ot his head and another ran aud secured an axe to butter him when Pt-uiHon fiietl on the negro holuing him, mortally wounding him, and coutii ued tiring at ihe others who fled The hum cide and attending circumstances created much ex citement in this community. As lias been stated, Pearson is a high ly respectable and genie manly man. Hirrlhtf Under the Car * Wheels. Yea^r^ay, on the Ce^al Rail- Toyfy. a c*»lofed mao bj the name of Robert Smith was killed by the lumber train. He was engaged in the service of the road. In passing from one car to another while they were in motion, he fell between them aud was horrify nJH.ogied by the wheels. They struck him about the middle of tlifc body and almost severed it in two. The killing took place at a point below Millen. The unfort unate colored man resided in Gor don and the body was taken to that place yesterday afternoon. —►Telegraph <fe Messenger. Dumb for Twenty Years.—-Ogle thorpe Echo: There once resided in fchi* county a lady who, at the age of sixteen years, from some cause or other, stopped the use of her tongue, and until ju9t before her death, twenty years after, she was never heard to utter a word. As her last hours were drawing near she sent, for some friends and dictated her will in a manner that proved her soiiud in rnind and flu ent in language. She spoke of many things that, occnm* in the cuur^y during her apparent dumb ness, hut gave no reason for her strange conduct. An attempt wa.** afiorw/rffs made to break her will mi the ground ol iunimiiy, hut it fa led. * T have the plensuro of informing my friends r.nd patrons hat I am now receiving my Fall and Winter . VTOfJ’ OP MILLINERY. FLOWERS, ORNAMENTS ETC. At my Sow Locution, Vo. S4 Kmi.lidph Street. to which your special attention is invited. Jlrs. ■ T J\/1E W. IliUJid&EY hae charge of the \ Cr. tST Pleating and Stamping to Order* Jluo J)ren» Making Mrs. H. A. BUSSEY, No, 34 Randolph Stroe, Columbus, Ga, oot.8-Srn House-Furnishing Emporium. 93 Chary Street, Macon, Ga, Vick’s. Floral Guido. orna i the finest nnFfictment of (Vocfcmy, French Cbjpjt nmt American China, * ... . ■/ ' -•i.; A 1). ant'ful wi.vk id' H«i r,u.w. < Co m'vil Flower Hint.', iil.il fiUtl 111 tuitions, with Dhciiptioiis nt' iln* b F owors nml Vi.gctni.|os, ami hew to grow them. All m>i* h five emit turnup. Lit Fiiiglish or Lhiniitiii. Tin* Klow.-r and V.-gMt.bb* ttimlen, 17» FniP'N Six C.il.'i'it Plnii'H,-.mo | EXVKI.SIOR HOT Hi.AST COOK KTOrtS. bT'.u lereuvT'il' *'l'Otinl’di'-ina'diith 0 ^ A ' Sn ’ 4 'lim-tep Unkj tjiinuy 8umh,Cotlou Plnut nml otliur desirnl In (Imunti <•)• Kh.Jiinli. ° |i»H0i'ih. • nov,12-tf. Viekbi f'luhlmtHl ^Mpr.tlily M.iyn- ! ssiue—32 " , HOUSE FUMtJVlSHIiVG V001F%\ ■ I .Rtnj.le (inti ].l»in Tip Ware, T.iilet'Sctn, Agntc Iroo Ware, &e, Oulloiy of’nil kinds. Aguot for the eelebru,tif'l Vick’s Is „i world. Mend'fi,von ial GuUlc, ciiiiinin ifntl plenty of info J A MI'S VICK one i ,!then do, so it is work: make thtun pay »n work tor what they get troru | youn you. By following thin rule some I good may he accomplit-hi-d at least [ no harm wi^he done. In tin* kcc- j ' ond place, if eVeryIxidy iu a town| M * or neighhur.hood will feed tramps, they would soon •ease to be troubled with thein;- ,< for kind, charitable people this is I ^ a hard rule to billow. In the third j M and last place, if the town countf feuthoifies w«u»ld kav few tramps anefted and lodged in jail on a elmrge of vagrancy, we have no ifoubt tramps would shun that locality as they wmijd the bottomless pit. .The evil about which we write;. ht»a grown to suc h enormous |uepfn tii»^, that something 'will- have to be done to ' check it. The oust of tramps to* this dountry for the past few yeas s has be<m enormous, ami the sootier something' in done to lessen, if not. to stop it. alto- j ■* u ' e, 'ioitb on gethev, the better it will be for all pnV-' Grudvi hut w» re in i-.'isn ootusevue*!. I U a Dead Shot 03V TH:amp«. The Boss Pocket Burglar Alarm Wbieh doe* sfTective utf*- i uard ajainit Tramps, Tliieves find I firs, ever invented. No family iafe without Sample, with boKof 75 cape, by mail poetpaid, *5 ct*. One agent cold 30 grow in cix day* in Rockford, III., at retail. A genu wasted everywhere. Catalogue free. Addreu. WESTERN SUPPLY CO., tv8 LaSalle St., Chicags, Please state what paper you saw this adv. in. it Z'-ii ot IV 1 y oiio'y h»d i-nwi !• a'*le tlrt'A'nn'*lit*ilrcMtu- v\aa dead, b»n could no d‘g his grave lot Jnmv-v 1 e oriowed a f|)oV aWd w.-n '< rk nt t hiiimed, hut to In. i moi »ti *«tion, in.-ke.l m> a *«l | s*. w the hea h cr.mii g writ i, fc |c..rpsH lief* fe he Wl le.lf tinishml I thv loh. Fo imnte y. <,e av\tik Sen»f^ t t»i* hni lit to. k |i|n» e. The t ditnr .u tne 1 J ai.ier and Grange. Atlanta, ha 1 %\2n stolen f'orn him recently; aud a lw\*’ uighta ago H. VV. G a*iy, also of Allania, hud two tine ovcrcogts 8>i»leu tfiuiu tliO nail<-way i>i hs re sidence while himself, family and giiehts vtei.e fiitr/ii^ in his .parlor. i lieiong to pH'I'-rlV EXCELSIOR OIL CLOTH APRONS Lsditt, liMN ui Ckildm, MAOS IR ASSORTED COUNIS. Sample Ladies’sise, bf Sample Child’s else, bp mail, 30 cants. BEmwtvs-s; can and do make $8.00 PER DATS Scllisg these goods. 49*Send for Catalogue If you want soacthisg you can make money on PAST. THE Nonpariel Specie Pocket Cose. 1 U.Lv . A Patented Match 3,187V. NICKEL PLATED. Iftrybody wants it tni it ULU St SSdlT Holds all denomimtiona of Coins * J the amount of si^ dollars. Sample by mail, postpaid, 95 cts. A splendid article for Gentleman Lady Canvassers. Agents Wanted. Catalogue rui I Address WESTERN SUPPLY CO.. (P. O. Drawer 353.) ao8 LaSalle 8t, Chicago. A w FOR LAUNDRY USE. For gale Everywhere. FUMiTURE, CMETINOS, Oil CLOTHS, .ETC. Metalic, Fine ari Plain Burial ..tajei,. f dart} Slrcot, M.1CON, UKOU/irA, t x t raortllMarv Jntiticfmtis -TO THE Trading Public. The ntiention of the prnpltt of this a jet ijeUer value for their money at. J- W. RICE s CO'S. MJ CO A, GEOllU A. 1 the 5tata They n b ncknowletlgt-tl LOW PRICES In Urtow liootlH, of which they have n splendid iiue rauuir rospcflli rsly * the fact that they can >irs l\$. ctufs try Jeans, Cassimercs, Tweeds and Notices- ry iumgiu.ble dtacriblion, Their uiiihiuttoent ISPrtRTJUEJYT v in full blast and the rapidily with which they iiulh bitsiuoeti la BOOK Milling Carjtefs is Mtonishingf their sucoobs in this and tveiy other, dq amuc-nt u* BOTTOM BRICES, Sample, cheerfully «foiHh«tl oh apphcaliou. H,prose or lrieuht prepaid uu 4 amounting to 91U 00 or over. J. W RICE a CO. Si