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OGLETHORPE ECHO
PUBILSHED WEEKLY BY
T. L. GANTT, Editor and Prop’r.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOB OB.DINABY.
W* To the voters of Oglethorpe coun
ty : I announce my name as a candidate for
the office of Ordinary, at the election on the
first day of June next. T. . GILIIAM.
LOCAL AD VERTISEMENTS.
??? $ I
Our new Stationary Package contains
writing paper, envelopes, lead pencil,
pen-holder, pens and a nice piece of
Jewelry. Agents Wanted. We will
send a sample package for examination,
tree with terms, on receipt of ten cents
for postage, Address Southern Book and
Novelty Cos., Bristol, Tenn.
Corn, Bacon and Frock, for sale by
Weatherly & Cos., Athens.
Fink lot of perfumery and fancy goods
for the ladies at R. S. Martin’s.
Before purchasing a Sewing Machine
be sure and examine the Singer. It is
the best and most durable machine ever
offered to the public. It is the World’s
Favorite, and the ladies prefer it to all
others. Beware of cheap and inferior
machines. The Singer is always reliable.
Our machine's sold on liberal Terms, and
thorough instruction given.
(I. H. Hope, Agent N. E. Ga.,
ap9-tf Athens, Ga.
For tine Surgical and Obstetrical In
struments, from Otto & Sons, New York,
go to Brumby’s drug store, Athens, Ga. ’
August Flower.
The most miserable beings in the world
are those suffering from Dyspepsia and
Liver Complaint. More than seventy
five per cent of the people in the United
States are afflicted with these two disea
ses and their effect, such as sour stomach,
sick headache, haibitual costiveness, im
pure blood, heart burn, waterbrash,
gnawing ond burning pains at the pit of
the stomach, yellow skin, coated tongue
and disagreeable taste in the mouth,
coming up of the food after eating, low
spirits, etc. Go to Hargrove <fc Johnson’s,
Crawford, Ga., and get a75 cents bot
tle, or a sample bottle for 10 cent. Try
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Flour. —Family and Choice Family
at inside figures.
F. W. Luoas ft Cos., now Lnoas ft Ware.
Arc now opening a large and elegant
stock of Dry Goods, consisting of Ladies,
Dress Goods in Grenadine and elegant
Summer Suitings, Gloves, Hosiery, Laces,
Embroidery, Ribbons, Scarfs, Trimmings,
Millinery Goods, Cloths, Cassimere
Vestings, Summer Suitings and Ready
made Clothing, for Men, Youths, Bovs
and Children. Trade from a distance
solicited at prices which will please the
purchaser. Terms, all accounts due
quarterly, except by special contract.
ap9-3t
Weatherly & Cos. are now receiving
a large lot of dry goods, boots, shoes,
crockery, glassware, etc., etc. Special
inducements to cash buyers.
R. S. Martin has extra C sugar at
8 pounds for $1; coffee, 4 pounds for sl.
and 5 pounds for sl.
Saddles and Bridles of all kinds,
for sale by Weatherly <fc Cos., Athens.
Do you want fine soaps, elegant per
fumery, hair brushes, combs, etc. Go to
the drug store of R. T Brumby & Cos.
If you want the best white lead, paints
and oils, terpentine and varnish, then go
to the drug store of R. T. Brumby & Cos.,
Athens, Ga.
To Rent. —Will be rented, until the
Ist of January next, the store house in
Crawford owned by Mr. Lane. Terms
reasonable, and possession given at once,
apply to R. B. Aycock, or
B. S. Martin.
LATEST COUNTY NEWS.
SERENADE.
\ e Editor, together with several fam
ilies in our village, were honored with a
serenade, last Thursday night, by a par
ty composed of some of the ladies and
gentlemen of Crawford. The music was
divinely sweet, and the singing such
that we involuntarily exclaimed : What
Heavenly sound is that ?
SMALL POX.
The negro woman living on the farm
of Mr. W. R. Ellis, who we reported to
have been taken with the small pox,
died and was buried last Saturday, and
the house in which she lived burned.
No further spread of the disease is antic
ipated.
APOLOGY.
We feel it due our readers to. offer an
apology for the small amount of reading
matter we give this week. Owing to our
absence the early part of the week, many
articles were omitted, which will be pub
lished in our next.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
We invite the especial attention of our
readers to the new advertisements in
this issue. In our next we will speak of |
them individually, and in the manner !
they deserve. '
THE GRIND JUDY PRESENTMENTS,
APRIL TERM,
Oglethorpe Superior Cpurt, 1875.
We, the Grand Jury, chosen and sworn,
make the following general Pr s.;n; meats :
We have examined the Public Buildings,
and find the work on the Court House to be
well done, and the changes made in 'he same
to be an improvement on the old arrangement
of the building. The upper room of the Jail
is in good order—the lower room is filthy, and
wo recommend the proper authorities to have
it cleansed and kept so.
The Records of the Superior Court are kept
in a superior manner, as they always are.
I hose of the Ordinary equal!v as well. Only
three Justices of the Peace have presented
their books, which we find kept in a proper
manner—several have failed to send in their
books. We would recommend that all such
officers be required to have their books before
the Grand Jury in October. " v ‘
Ihe records of the County Treasurer have
been examined, and found to be exactly and
beautifully kept, showing the
Amount received from all sources
since last Court to be $7,521 75
Amount paid.ont during same time,
with proper vouchers 7,397 49
Showing a balance in the Treasury.. 124 29
The amount of Taxes levied for 1874
4 wa * 7,848 35
Amount received from Tax Collec
tor 7,297 60
Making amount yet to be collected, 550 75
The prevalence of Small Pox in our county
has prevented the collection of a part of the
amount. The balance is insolvent, as this
list has not been deducted.
We find from the annual report of the
County Board of Education that they have
fully discharged their duty. We recommend
that the County School Commissioner pay the
sum of sixty dollars to the administrator of
5Y . W. Me Lester, deceased, for services ren
dered by said McLester as School Commis
sioner for 1871.
As it is impossible for us to estimate the
amount of money necessary to pay the county
expenses for the present year, we recom
mend that the County Board of Commissioners
levy such tax as will be necessary to economi
cally defray the expenses of the county.
Wc have been requested by one of the
Board of County Commissioners to carefully
examine a physician’s hill for services said to
have been rendered to Small Pox sufferers, in
the infected district of this County during the
present year. While the Commissioners have
the only jurisdiction in the matter, yet as we
have been asked an expression of our opinion
in relation to it, we would say that from re
liable information received by us, that the
sum claimed by said physician is double that
charged by others, and equally as good phy
sicians, for similar services rendered since the
war, and the charges were not paid by the
county, but by the sufferers themselves.
There has already one bill been paid to this
physician for Small Pox practice in another
part of the county, and we can find no evi
dence from parties who lived near that there
was a case of Small Pox there. We would
further say that we cannot see the justice in
the county paying the medical bills of any
one except it be paupers.
We recommend that the proper author
ities of this county co-operate with the
authorities of Greene county in defining
the line between the two counties Provided,
said line be defined according to Act
passed in 1799—requiring this line to run
from Watt’s Bridge a straight line to Joseph
Moore’s house, now W. R. Wilson’s garden ;
from thence a straight line to the month of
Falling creek.
In regard to the Public Roads, we are glad
to see that most of the Road Commissioners
are endeavoring to discharge their duties by
having the roads properly worked. We are
sorry to say, from the condition of some of the
roads, that some of the districts failed to get
public spirited men as Commissioners. We
are gratified to know that two of the Commis
sioners of Lexington district have resigned,
and that others have been appointed in their
stead, since the roads in this district need
working more than any other portion of the
county.
There has recently been constructed a little
| platform across the mud at the ford of Long
| creek, on the Washington road, at a cost of
six hundred and twenty-five dollars, that is
now worthless. We would advise the County
Commissioners in future to let out such con
tracts to the lowest bidder. The road from
A. Dozier’s to Clark’s has been entirely
| neglected for years. Unless it is properly
! worked before next Court, we recommend
someone to present the Commissioners over
this road to the next Grand Jury.
We cannot conclude these Presentments
■ without saying that, in the demise of our wor
| thy Ordinary, the county has lost a good citi
zen and a faithful and efficient officer.
We thank his Honor Judge Pottle and the
Solicitor General for their courtesy to this
body during the Court.
\Ve recommend the publication of these
presentments in The Oglethorpe Echo.
1. GEORGE B. LUMPKIN, Foreman.
2. John F. Cheney,
3. Jabez P. Smith,
4. Thomas Callahan,
5. William A. Dozier,
6. Peter B. Baughn,
7. Elijah W. Johnson,
8. John W. Jarrell,
9. John W. Bacon.
10. Anthony Olive,
11. Groves L. Howard.
12. Richard L. Hargrove,
13. Geo. H. Howard,
14. Oliver P. Findley,
15. Abel Eberhart,
16. Joseph R. Stevens,
17. J ames L. Hurt,
18. William B. Campbell,
19. George W. Smith,
20. John B. Bell,
21. Thomas L. Smith.
On motion of Sam’l Lumpkin, Solicitor
General, it is ordered that these Presentments
be entered on the minutes and published as
requested.
GEORGIA, Oglethorpe County.—l cer
tify that the foregoing is a true transcript
from the minutes of the Superior Court of the
Presentments of the Grand Jury, April Term,
1875. GEO. H. LESTBR, Clerk.
CHIPS AND SPLINTERS.
—One of the prettiest young ladies at
the lecture Wednesday night was from
Lexington.
—The most envied man is Crawford is
he who can knock out the “middle-man”
three times straight.
—We must not neglect our Sabbath
school children. It is time to prepare
for some kind of celebration.
—Why are vegetables in our garden
like delinquent subscribers. Because we
like to see them “ come up.”
—Winter still lingers in the lap of
spring, although there is a coolness be
tween them.
—Tom Witcher goes about town sing
ing, “ A Little More Cider!” The Lodge
open next meeting by singing “Gone
Astray!”
—How on earth a woman can keep
her gab going while holding a back-comb
and six hair-pins in her mouth, has al
ways been a mystery and always will be.
—Now put your bait on the treache
rous hook, and cast it in the sady brook,
for when the cat-fish sees it squirm, he’s
sure to go for that angle-worm.
—Witcher & Jarrell have just receiv
ed a fine lot of mackerel, on consign
ment, which they sell very low. They
have now a barrel of sweet eider, on
draught. Tom will take pleasure in
serving all who desire a glass of this bev
erage—only a dime, gentlemen, walk up.
—“ Will you please hold my horse ?”
asked Murphy, Wednesday, of a young
contraband. “I ain’t got no time,” re
plied the little nig, “but dar’s a post you
you kin lean him up agin!” Exient
arkey, pursued by Murphy.
—Some of our correspondents are dig
nifying our surname with the military
prefix of “ Captain.” If the title arises
from our having hit an old oyster-can
three times in succession with a flip, then
the proper respect for our prowess is be
ing paid us.
—Which is heavier, a pound of lead
or a pound of feathers? —Old Conundrum.
A single pound of lead is just as heavy
as a pound of feathers, but twenty-five
pounds of feathers in a tick, in a narrow
and crooked hallway, is about as heavy
as two huudred and eighteen pounds of
lead.
—Hereafter we shall publish a list of
the names of those who go-a-fishing on
the Lord’s day, and fail to send us a
string of trout. Perch and suckers have
too many bones in them to allow us to
forget that the moral element of our pop
ulation look to the press to eradicate
this growing desecration of the Sabbath.
—An excellent citizen of Crawford re
fused to unite with the Good Templars
because he didn’t have on a clean shirt.
Why, never let that interfere, for remem
ber that some of the magnates in the
Crawford Lodge would have still been
howling outside had they stood back be
cause they had not on a clean shirt.
—There was never a more miserable
being alive than Tom Witcher at Judge
Gibson’s lecture, this week. The Judge
would tell anecdotes, which would make
the audience laugh, while Tom was
forced to guard the door outside, and
consequently could not hear a word. He
awoke this morning a firm believed that
man sees all the hell on this earth.
—We clip the following piece of news
from the Savannah Advertiser: “ Judge
M. 11. Young, of Oglethorpe county,
died last week.” Mr. Young will no
doubt be terribly shocked to learn of his
own death, as a friend w r ho saw him yes
terday says he had not heard it up to
that time, and he was afraid to acquaint
him of the fact, as he appeared to be do
ing remarkably well for a dead man.
—We mentioned in our last that Dr.
Thomas, of Munroe, spoke of settling in
Crawford. This week we were shown a
letter from the Doctor, in which he sta
ted that he had positively made up his
mind to open business in our village,
and would move here as soon as he conld
make his arrangements. As we stated
in our last, he will open a drug store and
practice dentistry. We feel assured that
we can promise the doctor a liberal pat
ronage and a cordial welcome.
—Our friend McMahan, this week, at
the suggestion of an ex-Augusta chap,
attempted to kick a barrel up a tree.
The sharp rock that Crit suddenly sat
down on was not materially injured, and
as he has some scraps of his pants left,
they can be patched so as they won’t
show, as the coat-tail will hide the mend.
Dr. W. says if the injured man will use
proper precaution, and take a pillow
with him when ever he goes to church,
he will be able to sit down with comfort
by wheat-cutting time.
—A Scene in Crawford.— Uncle Steve,
(encouragingly)—“ I sold S3OO worth of
goods to-day.” Uncle Charlie, (with
pride)—“Hal Johnson and I beat nine
straight games of marvels to-day.” Crit ,
(coming up blowing)—“ Who wants to
take my place at ball; I’ve been playing
all day?” lom Witcher, (grinning.)—
“ I’ve been sitting in front of the store j
all day listening at that Atlanta dium
mer telling some of the best tales you
ever heard.” Our readers can judge
from the above that trade is not very i
brisk.
OUR ATHENS LETTER.
Athens, Ga.
Dear Echo : —As my last week’s let
ter failed to reach you on time, I will
try again to furnish your readers some
of the news of the place. The merchants
complain of “ dull times.” Some im
provements in building, which I shall
leave for next week.
That prize drill of our soldier boys,
for the white plume, came off at Lester’s
Hall on the night of the 23d inst. It
was witnessed by quite a number of
the conipahy. Considera
ble speculation was indulged ffi as to who
would be the victor—Bill Griffeth stock,
above par. After a splendid display of
the training of the men, it was narrowed
down to five or six men. Each
seemed to be so schooled as to be
doubtful who the fortunate one was to
be. It w'as soon narrowed down to pri
vate H. B. Lumpkin and Corporal Gus
Vonderleith. Both stood the tests of the
most rapid commands for some minutes,
when private L. made an error, and so
Gus took the plume.
The company was ably handled by
Lieut. C. G. Talmadge. Lieutenants
Bflant and Linton,of the Athens Guards,
and Capt. Fleming, of the University
boys, acted as the Judges.
The plume was presented by L. W.
Thomas in a neat and chaste address,
which was received by rounds of applause
from the company. Many little inci
dents occurred to make the evening pass
pleasantly.
One young gent said he came within
twelve of the plume—he lost by attempt
ing to do as all good soldiers should do,
obey order. He was ordered to “ right
dress,” when at a “ present arms,” so
“ come out of ranks” was the plume he
took. The plume was a present from
Lieutenant Talmadge.
The most interesting day that Athens
has seen for some time past was Monday,
the 26th inst., Memorial Day. All places
of busiuess were closed the entire day,
and all came to do honor to our departed
dead, those who lost their lives in de
fence of our liberties. It is often called
the “ Lost Cause.” Never was a greater
misnomer. The cause is not lost—the
principles for which we fought are the
same to-day as when the strife first com
menced ; and the victors may yet have to
come to the vanquished for the princi
ples of State sovereignty. At 3 o’clock in
the afternoon the entire population as
sembled ut the Monument, which is, as
you knyw, at the crossing of College
avenue and Market street. The pro
cession was formed as follows :
Band,
Athens Guards,
University Battalion, under the command of
Professor Cliarbonier,
Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company,
Mope Fire Company, No. 1,
Masons,
Odd Fellows,
Knights of Pythias,
Good Templars,
Citizens on foot,
Chancellor, Faculty and Students,
The Sunday Schools, *
Memorial Association.
The procession moved to the College
Chapel, under Sheriff Browning, as Mar
shall. On arriving, the exercises were
opened by Rev. C. W. Lane, in a most
fervent invocation. Then music by
Ladies’ Memorial Association. This
was followed by an address from ex-
Chancellor Lipscomb. The state of the
crowd w r as so great that I failed to hear,
but it is spoken ffPNas one of the . best ef
forts of his life —but who cotfld hot speak
with such a theme ?
The address was followed by “ Decor
ation Hymn,” by Ladies Memorial As
sociation, and such music it has seldom
been the lot of any one to listen to.
After the benediction, very near all
repaired to Oconee Cemetery, and with
flowers strewed the graves of our Con
federate dead’s last resting place.
I don’t think over half as many ever
assembled at this place, to pay homage
to our dead. Everything passed off
pleasantly. This is a duty w T e owe our
“ fallen braves”—let us each Memorial
Day assemble and deck their graves with
our choicest flowers ; teach our children
to the same end, that they may, w'hen
we who were participants in the struggle
shall have passed away, let each 26th
day of April find them at the Cemete
ries, or w r herever a Confederate is buried,
with flowers to deck anew their graves.
Thus has passed another Memorial Day.
May each day as it comes be as the one
just passed by! May the attendance and
flowers be larger next day !
On Monday night, quite a crowd assem -
bled at the Court House, to arrange some
plan for our standard-bearer in the com
ing Congressional election. Speeches were,
made by Judge A. L. Mitchell and Mr.
Emory Speer. The entire populatiou,so far
as I know, are a unit for Hon. B. 11. Hill.
As the Nominating Convention failed to
give us a candidate, we, of this county,
will take the people’s man, Ben Hill.
The only trouble is, the people are in
different as to who goes to Congress. I
speak of the masses. As to Col. Estes,
he is a gentleman for whom I entertain a
very high opinion, but he is not the nom- I
inee of the party. We are left as it ;
should be. Let the people make the
nomination at the ballot-box. You may
expect Clark county to give Hill a rous
ing vote. I hope to see the Echo out
for Hill yet. you are out of onr district,
SIPIR/IDSTCr 18*73
M. B. & J. COHEN,
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show one of the handsomest and
largest stocks of
STAPLE AND FANCY
DRYGOODS!
ODpsisting of the latest novelties in
•DRES<| WOODS, WHITE GOODS,
SCARFS, TRIMMINGS,
BUTTONS, PARASOLS.
EMBROIDERIES, LACES,
And, in faet, everything, useful and new, nec
essary to make a
LADIES’ OUTFIT,
STYLISH,
HANDSOME
AND ATTRACTIVE.
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An inspection of our Stock
is asked, and guarantee given
that our prices are such us to
conform to the demands of the
most economical.
M. C.& J. COHEN,
IVo. 5 Broad Street, Athens, Georgia.
but if elected, our member (Hill) would
be the representative of any and all dis
tricts in Georgia, or the entire South. It is
time we sent some of our able statesman
to battle for our rights in the halls of
Congress. We are well represented in
the other branch. This is already too
long, etc. Mustopha.
THE SUPPER WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
On Wednesday night, Crawford Lodge
of Good Templars met at the Academy,
to listen to a lecture by the Rev. J. G.
Gibson, and to partake of some refresh
ments, afterwards. There was quite a
crowd of visitors present from Lexington
and other places and from the adjacent
country, and all were pleased with the
lecture, and, perhaps, still better with
the supper.
Mr. Gibson handled his subject well;
and, by the way, we would say that Tem
perance is one of the hardest subjects on
which a speaker can say anything new.
Notwithstanding this, however, the spea
ker interested and entertained his audi
ence for nearly two hours, and this is
saying a great deal for the capacity of
the orator. He took a view of the subject
different somewhat from that entertained
by the world generally, and to this fact,
aided by the anecdotes which were al
ways apropos and well told, the interest
manifested by the audience may be attri
buted.
The supper-room was prepared with
exquisite taste by the ladies of our village,
and if those who assisted in this work,
who are still unmarried, exercise the
same taste in selecting husbands—well,
they will be compelled to leave Crawford
to make a selection. There was a pro
fusion of good things, and the miud of
this local has'not yet recovered from the
effects of Jiis supper; but, then,you know,
locals are always starved. After the
supper washover the Lodge met and ini
tiated twelve as the results of the night’s
work, and if they are not well pleased
with their succea%then they are hard to
please.
We hope the occassion will be soon
repeated. Nothing does so much to re
move the little asperities that so natur
ally grow out of human life, as these so
cial re-unions. The cares of life are
thrown aside for a season, and the mind,
free from the shackles of business and
conventionality, revels •with new zest in
the pleasures of friendship and social
converse.
OUT ON BAIL.
Mr. J. N. Eberhart, the last of the
gentlemen concerned in the recent trag
edy in our county, was last week admit
ted to bail in the sum of $25,000, and is
new with his family in Athens. This is
right, for whatever may be the guilt of a
criminal, the law presumes him innocent
until he is proven guilty, and he ought
to be treated with at least common hu
manity. Judge Pottle, in his remarks
upon bailing the prisoner, stated this,
and said he did not wish it understood,
that in fixing the bond at so large an
amount, it was as an expression by him
of a conviction of the guilt of the pris
oner, hut that he fixed it at that sum be
cause he thought the prisoner able to
meet it. He further stated that he con
sidered a good bond the best jail in the
country.
A REMARKABLE OLD MAN.
Our count/ can boast of man who
is eighty-seven years old, and yet plows
every day, and is extraordinarily active
lor one of his years. Still another fact
in connection with the octogenarian is,
he plows a horse thirty years old. Truly
an old couple.
Mayne Read, the author of several
books, is dead.
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
GREAT REDUCTION!
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At S3O a Dozen !
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In addition to above we have now on exhibi
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Customers can be assured that no
pains will be spared to please them, and that
the LOW PRICE at which goods are offered
must impress purchasers in our favor.
I. 0. G. T.
At an election, on Monday night last,
for officers of the Lexington Lodge, No.
31G, I. 0. G. TANARUS., the following ladies and
gentleman were elected for the ensuing
quarter:
L. M. Johnson, W. C. T.
Miss Dora M. Haire, W. V. TANARUS,
W. B. Lester, W. R. S.
Richard M. Smith, W. C.
William Knox, W. F. S,
Miss Laura Moss, W. T.
John Knox, W. M.
Miss Jane McCarty, W. I. G.
W. P. Graham, W. O. G.
Wm. A Latimer, P. W. C. T.
The members of this Lodge are earn
estly requested to be present at the next
regular meeting, Monday night, 3d of
May next, as business of importance will
be transacted. Let all come.
James F. Murphy, P. W. C. T.
The following officers of Crawford-
Lodge,No 183,1. O. G. TANARUS., have been elec
ted for the next quarter, commencing
May Ist, 1875:
J. F. Cheney, W. C. T.
Mrs. M. S. Witcher, W. Y. T.
W. T. Hancock, W. R. S.
W. T. Witcher, W. F.S,
P. A. Moore, W. T.
J. G. M. Edwards, W. C.
A. L. Arnold, W. M.
Mrs. M. B. Amison, W. I. G.
T. D. Roland, W. O. G.
Miss Bessie Roland, R. H. S.
Miss M. E. McMahan, L. H. S.
Miss L. E. Edwards, D. M.
R. S. Martin, A. R. S.
The officers for next quarter are earn
nestly requested to be in attendance on
Wednesday uight next.
The month of departing March fell on
April this year. Several days this week
the wind blew as if old Boreas was deter
mined to uproot the very foundation of
Mother Earth even.
A reckless Bavarian,who prided him
self upon his skill as a marksman, re
cently bethought himself of a crowning
proof of his unerring aim. He thereupon
led his son, a lad of eleven years, to a
certain spot and paced off seventy yards.
Upon the boy’s head thus posted he pla
ced an apple, and retiring with his rifle
to the distance of 210 feet, he called upon
his friends who had assembled to witness
the dangerous and heartless act to ob
serve that he should cut the apple in two
without harming his child. He deliber
ately raised his weapon, fired and cut the
apple in the middle, leaving the child
neither dead or frightened, so confident
was the latter in the father’s skill. The
heartless man was then about to re
peat the experiment, when the police se
cretly informed, it was said,by the boy’s
mother, came upon the ground and in
terfered to prevent the continuance of
such a dangerous experiment, and arres
ted the father., imprisoning him for a
number of days in punishment for his
fool-hardiness.
—The buffalo gnat has taken the place
of the epizootic in Tennessee, and it ap
pears to he mucli more fatal. Telegrams
state that within a radius of one hundred
miles around Memphis one hundred
thousand dollars’ worth of horses and
cattle have been killed.
—How sweet is a perfect understand
ing between man and wife. He was to
smoke cigars when he wanted them, but
he was to pay her ten cents whenever he
indulged in one. He kept his word, and
every time she got fifty cents he’d bor
row it and buy cigars again. And so*
they were contented and hajipy.
The Southern Baptist Convention,
which met last year in Jefferson, Texas,
will meet this year in Charleston S. C.,
on the 6th of May.
Tilton’s senior counsel intimates that
Beecher’s friends have endeavored to’
tamper with the jury in the caw.