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FHE BUTLER HERALD. HuwcturrioN I'biob $1.50. 1’kk Annum. TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 16th 18V®. The Kail Hoad Kill. We have only bad time to glance over this bill as it has passed the House, and which we find publish ed at length in the Telegraph and Messenger. Of course there may he and doubtles? are, crudities in the proposed law—; some things in it which will not work well and matters left out which experience will require ptf* in. It Would be almost miraculous if this were not the oase. This is an entiiely new subject of legislation, and, one which it will bo very difficult to •leal with successfully at the be ginning. We shall be agreeably surprised i! the new law (lor w« take it the Senate will, and ought to pass the hill substantially as it is) does not meet with persistent opposition from the various railroads in this State. These corporations have had everything their own way so long that they will not be likely to brook dictation lrora a mere outsider. Such a course, while it will he nat ural, we do uot think will be wise. We think the best thing the rail roads can do, will be to co-operate with the Commissioner—give the new law a lair trial aud make the best of it they can. One thing the roads may take for grunted, and that is, that the people are se riously in earnest about tbis mat ter; and if this act shall fail to ac complish the result intended by reasou of the opposition of railroad officials the next law will be more stringent in its requirements and provisions. So far as we are able to judg* of this bill from a very hasty readiug, we do not hesitate to any that in our opinion it will correct many ol the evils, and remove many of the grievances of which the people have so long complained, and it therefore m^ets with our hearty approbation. We approve of it because it seems to us that it seek> to do justice both to the railroads and the people.. There is nothing in its various provisions that ap pears to us to he harsh to the rail roads, while it is sufficiently strin gent and far-reaching to protect the people and prevent unjust dis criminations against any particu lar locality. We have not space to give anything like a synopsis of the bill, even if we were sufficiently fcuniliiar with its pro visions. Briefly wo may say however, that the object of the proposed law is to prohibit exorbitant rates on local freights and as a means to this end the -.ystera kuown as pooling,—a system which puts the people at the mercy of the roads—is very properly abolished. The bill however does uot inerfere with freight “which comes from beyond the boundaries of this State, and for which freight less than local rates carrying on any road the same are charged by such road, but said railroad nies shall possess the same power and vigkt to charge such rates for cunying such freight as they possessed before t he passage of this act.” The bill also provides for the ap pointmeut of a Commissioner whose duty it will be to see that ihe pr< ions of the law are complied with carried out in good faiUi. For this purpose he is required to visit the vari ous stations aud offices of the roads,and •a to have access to their books as well «s power to subpoena witnesses and ins quire into all complaints aud if necessa ry, to call on the Attorney General and Solicitor General where the suit is in stituted to conduct any suit that may be instituted under theuew law. He is uot to be iu any manner connected with or interested in any railroad, and is to receive a salary of $2,500 per annum and his travelling expenses not to ex coed the sum of 1500 per annum. He is required.to give Bond in the sum of ton thousand dollars, with two good and sufficient securities to be approved by the Governor. One of the nios important duties of the Commissioner is to draw up a schedule of muximum freight and passenger rates for all Ihe roads, a copy of which is to be pub lished in an Atlanta newspaper and stuck up at all the offices and freight stations on the railroads. This scheds ule of rates is to be taken in all suits against the roads as prima facie evidence that the rates therein fixed «*o reasonable. The Commissioner is * to be appointed by the Governor by *ad with the advice and oonsent of the •Senate, and to hold hit office for two years.. This it will be seen is a very responsible position, and the Governor should be exceedingly careful in tilling it. The bill allows suit to be brought in any county in which the law is vio* lated, and more than one county nmy join iu the same suit. Where the claim does not exceed more than $100, it may be carried to a Justice court, but the Justice canuot impose any penalty on a railroad. The penalties fora vio*. lation of the act are, for the first of feuce not less thanone,nor move thanfive thousand dollars; for the second offence uot less than five, nor more than ten thousand dollars—;and for every sub sequent offence tweuty-five thousand dollars. The jury is allowed to fix the umountof the peualty in the verdict. Tho Californio Klectlon. The elelection in this State 1ms no national signification whatever and po- litcal issues are so complicated and con fused that it is impossible for an out sider to understand them. For in stance, Democrats and Workingmen are combining on Congressional candid ates and fighting ‘ tooth and nail” over State aud city officers. There aro live tickets in tho field, Republicans, Dem ocrats, New Constitution or ‘“Honor able Bilks” party, tho Workingmen and Prohibitiomsts.The Workingmen’s party have split in two factions aud it is therefore probable that the Ixepub- licans will secure the State and city of ficers ami the Democrats, and Work ingmen the Congressmen. Still there is so much confusion that no intelligent estimate can be inude of the result. The \Iaine Election. We presume from tho dispatches we have seen that Maine has gone Repub lican, though the contest has been very close between that party and the Greenbackers. The Republican party put forth its strongest efforts to carry a State which has for years been con sidered hopelessly Republican. The situation was-considered so seri threatening that Sherumn went Washington to aid his party, money was lavishly expended sides. The latter move as usual England turned the scale and gave the State to the Republicans. USE THIS BRAND. ATTEMPTED MURDER AND ESCAPE OF THE CHAIN (UNH. At an early hour pays the Thom- asville Southern Enterprise, on Wednesday morning the 27th ult. the chain gang made a determin ed effort to murder the keeper,Mr Geo. T. Folsom, and male their escape. They were at work just this side of the two mile branch, ou the Tallahassee road.—One of the gang, Henry Spencer,had been tebellious and insultiug in his lan guage aud conduct from the time they left the jail until the difficul ty commenced, when Mr. Folsom attempted to corr. ct him. He or-1 AKJ1 WIT « HAMMER RUNE. 991 % and while i New Death of Gen* Hood. General J. B Hood died of yel low f« ver, iu New Orleans, on Thursday last. The death of his wile occurred a few days before. He leaves eleven children, and the eldest being but eLeven years old, and the youngest, twins, three we*ksotd. Gen. Hood's physical condition had been bad for some time past, caused, it is alleged, by anxiety arising from financial reverses and the terrible Id >w he i© ceived iu the death of his wile The General leaves a manuscript of the history of the war, which he inc< nde I to hav»* published this fall.—Hawkinsvtlle Dispatch. A Terrible Accident. Augusta News: A terrible accident happened just ourside the city yester day morning, and adjoining the preuis esis of Mr. John A. Bolder, in the uew city beyond west boundary, and in which a daughter of Mr. Wilkinson was nearly burned to death by a kero- sine explosion. It Beeins that the lit tie girl attempted to make a fire in the stove by pouring kerosine oil on the fuel, not knowing that any coals were iu the stove. But the coals were there, and the explosion was terrible, blowing out both ends of the can and selling tire to the little girl. She ran to her mother who was sick in bed, and set fire to the bed clothing. A smaller sister also caught on fire. All three would undoubtedly have been burned up, but for timely arrival of Mrs. Cart- ledge, who smothered the spreading flames. Mr. Wilkinson works at Pen dleton’s foundry and was not at home. The little girl from her waist down is burned to a crisp, and it is uot thought that she will live. deted Henry to Uy down his shov el, hut Henry retused, and resist'd by bulling a stick at Mr. F. While dodging the stick Henry struck him with his shovel, which felhd Mr. F. to the ground, At this juncture Henry, Andrew Jackson ana Leonard Lamar, all rushed ndon him,using their spades,shov els and pioks. The blow that knocked Mr, F. down was on the forehead, splitting the scalp sev eral inches. Another blow while he was down, fractured the skull on the back of the head, aud a third lick broke some hones be tween the shoulders. He was struck several times in other places hut the one between the shoulders or ihe buck of the neck was the most serious. While letting in on him in this manner two women, Palace Adams, put on the works by the town, and Dyco Burke, of the gang,intei posed,and with their spades, saved Mr. Folsom’s life. During the attack Audrew took the pistol from the person of Mr. Folsom, and Henry seiz d the gun and the three assailants made off, followed by Duukin Wiggius.Geo. Raines aud Clias Slater—the three latter having been look-rs on.— Mr. Folsom soon r* gained qon- sciotisnese and was brought to town when Mr. Spair and others went in p 11 >sirt, with dogs. Just be yond the Ray old mill, in the tun nf a branch, Duncan was overta ken by Messrs. Spair, Futeh and Stephens Duncan's no-e only remained above water, hut he wa ited by one of the dogs. Later in the day George was brought to town by & colored man.who claim* to have arrested him, but Geoige says he only hid out. until he got an opportunity to give himself up to some one who would see him safely to town. Chas, Slater aud the would be murderer are still at large, all efforts at their capture having failed, although the Mayor ami a large possee scoured the woods day and night, The two women acted nobly and they, anti especially Padace, feel proud of their efforts. They were speed ily di-charged and rewarded for their commendable conduct. Mr. Folsom was then taken charge of by Dr. Biuce, aud at this writing is doing finely, with every prospect of a speedy recovery CHEMICALLY PURE. BEST IN THE WORLD BETTER THAN AM SALARATLS. Ono loaspoonful of this Soda used wil milk equals Four toaspoonsfuls of of the host /inking Powder, saving Twenty Times its cost. See package tor valuable infor mation. If the teaspoon fill is too large and docs not produce good results at tirsr, use less attewards. eu.4tf. AGENTS!«® 250 LOW PltlCED and FAST SELLING BOOKS. TESTAMENTS nud BIBLES nr.- mpleU-U represented trillions, etc. A cess for Canvassers. All nctnnlly wishing EMPLOY.MEN l', address lor turns, Stand ard Pun. Co. St. Louis, Mo. e pay a 1 freight, $25 SAVED BY lSVESTIXf. 25 CTS. Mand. Your Wares ! For mending broken tVslies, tumblers, ohinn-wnro, furniture, walking-ernes, mn- brtllii-baiidles, and in fuel, everything ex cepting iron, get u bottle of Herald Coin- po ind, which is the best Cerneut ever invent ed. For sale by nil drug houses, ot if your diucu-sts, have not got it, and wont semi for i», seu»l2R seats to J. T. PATRICK, Sole M;tiiHfucitUitcr, V ndisboro, N. O. $300 s*Tid US tlicii ad.hvs A MONTH gin idteed Si2 n (1 it ho*r>e ii,nde by hcimlnhirious.l'np- i en, bovaund girls ik lor us than is light and pit If Mr. Renfroe, State Treasurer, or any other, official holding office, as a servant ot the people, is not satisfied with the salaiy or com pensation affixed by law,he should at once resign the office. If he is too poor, or has an ambition too lordly to live within the salary, of his office, he should not have ac cep ted it; and every day he holds it with the iutention or expecta tion of using his official position to make money by reason of that po* eitiou, outside of his salary, he is guilty ota gieat wrong to the peo ple, and they should demand his resiguaton or expulsion from office. —Union & Recorder, The situation at Memphis re- maiosunohanged.Twenty-nine new cases and seven deaths Mere repor ted for the twenty four hours end ing last night. ■elves. Cosily Out (it nud tel '"K I BCE & . Mn jGodoy’g Lady’s Book, FvK 1879 REDUCED TO $2 PER YEAR The Cheapest and Rest Ladles Maga zine Published, and no Retreat from its Present High Standard. vVe offer uo choip premiums, but give you the best Magazine published. CLUB TERMS. (Postage Pqkpaio.) One copy, cue year ’. $2 00 Two copies, one year $3 80 Three copies, one year $5 40 Four copies, one year $6 80 Five copies, one year, aud an extra copy to the person pitting up the Club, unking six copies $9 CO Eight copies, oue year, and an extra eopv to the person getting up the Club, making nine copies $14 25 Ten copies, one year, and an extra copy to the person getting up tLe Club, inakiug eleven copies $17 00 7 weuty copies, one year, aud an ex tra copy to tL e person getting up the Club, making i weuty-oue copies$31 50 Now is the Time to make np your Clubs. How to Kemit. - -Get a Post Office Money Order on Philadelphia, or a Draft on l’hilt.- dvlphin or Now York. Ifyoucuuuot get ei ther of lbr.se send Biuik-uote, aud iu the lat er oue, r«v'inter your letter. Partus desiring to get up clubs ceud for specimen copy, which will lie seut free. Address Gooey's Ludie's Book Publishing Co. (Limited) 1006, Cliesntut Street, Phila delphia, Pa. Parties wishing to subscribe for this Mag azine can do so by leaving the money with heir names at this office. CAMPBELL’S Photograph Gallery, No. 8 Cotton Avenue, Macon, Ga We make all styles of fine Photo graphs and life-size Potraits. Our prices are for Album size, J dozen at $2.50. Cabinet size, A dozen $4.00 This last size (4£x 5J) is very suitable for framing. We also make 8x10 for $3.50 each, without frame, or at $5.00 with uu el egant frame. Compare these prices with those of any other first class Ar tists and jon will see that they uru tho cheapest in Geoigta. Special attention pnxl to- Copying and enlarging from old piutuies. Call und see us or send your orders'to W A. tk C. H. CAMPBELL, Phot- grahders. tin t* a nvee; EEK in your own mv capit-d risked. You c business a trial withe LiEuUGiAf-l'AYLMii County : L't:iens.Ti'onms L. Wa’eiv, of said cotin- ly h. s applied lor Guardianship of the per- •on and proji-rty of Mamie Sistrunk.ori lc iiv-.l l , if •id an >*.V the; of the at Ordinary lo be In Id in and ior arid conn- t>. ou the tir.d Monday in .Sep'ember next, why said Guardianship should not be grant ed said uppii'unt. Given under uiy baud and Official Signa ture. This 28th July 1879. JAMES D. RUSS, July29\v4tv. Ordinary. A Sink lay City. A telegram to the N. Y Herald from Wilkesharre, Pa., August 27, says' The population of Mill Hollow, a mrburbau mining vil lage of this city, was thrown into | it,' excitement to-ilay by alarming subterranean sounds. For some months past the tenants of some uf the houses have been nonscious of peril by reason of signs nfa cav ing in of the surface. Last night at about 11 o'clock the sarfuce of the ground in the rear of the-dwel- lings of the Messrs Morgrn, Wil liams & W.lger began to sink. At about 3 o'clock this morning some two acres of the gardens and nur series belonging to the aforesaid went down about eightfeet., crack ing Hip houses and alarming the community to such an extent as to drive all in the vicinity from their homes. Toe ground around the the siioken pit for acres is cracked, and it) is believed tbaS the eutire snrtaoe nf the land underminded; must go down, destroying many private and public buildings. The disaster wa3 owiug to the fact that the vein of coal worked is not pro tected by a rider of rock and slate u-r.s ol .-Itlmiiusiration ou the Estate of H. 0. Hoibruok lute of said county diet used (fluid applicant beiug a ci editor of said cl-c'd) t'lic-Ko tire tL« rotcru to oite aud udmouiHh all aud Hingulat- the creditors und next of kiu to allow cause if uuy they eau at the next Term of tue Court of Ordiuar.v to be held iu an t for said county ou the First Monday iu Oc tober next why Administration should not he grunted fluid applicant, Given under my hand aud official signa ture. This 1st Bop*.., 1879. J. D. RUSS, sept, w-4-w * Orditmrv. Mr. William Spivey, «# Quitman 0 >uuty, died Friday last front the ef- f'ets of chloroform administered to have a tooth extracted. He had relum ed from church and called on Dr. Car ter to perform the operation. He d • sired to ha\’e the chloroform adminis- t *red, as he wished to he free entirely from the excruciating pain that follows such an operation He was sitting in a chair when the chloroform was admin istered, and when the handkerohief was removed he sank down in the chair. Ho was carried to a bed and died in less than five, minutes. GEORGIA—'! AYixm County i Whereon Jordau L. Wilchav, Executor on tde estate of Jeremiah Wiicluu, late of said uty deceased, applies for leave to soli all realty belonging to s*ud. estate: These are thi-retnre to cite all parties uoucerned. creditors anti next of kid. to show cause i* any they cuti, at the Court of Ordinary to be Utld in aud tor said county, on the first Mo inlay iu- October next, then, and there to show cause il uoy they can, why said) Execu tor should not be permitted, to sell said laud as prayed. Given under my hand and Offibi&L Signa ture. This 28tn August 1879. JAMJS8 D. 11UKS. sept.2.-w4vr. Ordinary. GEORGIA.—Taylor County :. Whereas Wm. A. H. Rojal has applied for ad.niuif tmtion ou the Estate of June Gasseit late of said county d<*ceased. These aro therefore to cite alt parties concerned, creditors and next of kin, to show cause 11 any they can, on or before the drst Monday in Ocnber next why Letters of Adtuinistru. tion on said Estate should not be granted said applicant. Oiveu uml-r my bard and official signa ture. This August 25th, 1879. JAMES D. RUSS, w-4-w Ordinary. GEORGIA—Taylou County Whereas •James T. Miller, Administrator on the Estate of Wm. VI. Miller, late of suit county deceased, has filed Ins petition show ing that he lias fully administered the estate of said deceased and prating to lie dismissed from said administration. These one there fore io r. quire all persona concerned credi tors and next of kiu to show eau^e if auy ihe> can on or m-fore the first Monday in Novem ber uexl why fluid p lition should not hi grui. ted, and said dismission.grunted us pray Given untiftr my hand and official signatan This 28th July, 1879i filly 2D-m3 in. GEORGIA—Taylou Count* : Whereas Mrs. A A Moutfort, has applied for letters of Uuardiauship of the person and prop, rty of William E., orphan minor ot Wm. H. Moutfort, decenstd: These an therefore to cite and. admonish nil penon- concerned lo show cause it any they can a the next court ot Grdiuary. to he held iu an fur fluid county, on tire first Monday in Octo ber. why said guardianship should not be granted suid applicant. Given uuder my hand and Official Signa ture. This September 1st 1879. JAME& D. RUSS. sept9-w4w. Ordinary. e busiuet The best opportunity ever ofteied Uiiig to work. Y m should trj >r yourself what •e offer. No room devote all your line or ouiv your spare u.ne to the business •nil make great pay f *r every hour that you »ork. Women make as inuc.li as men. Send il private terms aud puniculi oxp .io king el o ich we Don't c will uplai GUIDE to SUCCESS, WITH fOEMS FOR BUSINESS AND SOCIETY, BY FAR the best Business and Sue Guide and Hand-Book ever published. 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