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THE FOREST NEWS. irK SUN CO. PUB. COM’Y, ) 4 proprietors. $ (OIC'MK V. jlt&M**! RtfuS. p 1 Bi.rtirto EVERY FRIDAY. . TS HOWARD, Editor and Publisher, %'FZIim T ,jUCKSOX COGA. v . COR. PUBLIC SQUARE, UP-STAIBg. *■ b ' V*- TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. ~n VI 2 months $1.50 n 3 “ 50 jrhr every Club of Ten subscribers anex- Sf of tlcpap_cr will be given, ■bates OF ADVERTISING. M Dollar per square (of ten lines or less) the first insertion, and Seventy-five Cents !Sch subsequent insertion. . rf* V square is a space of one inch, measured flj down the column. VU! Advertisements sent without spccihca ■if the number of insertions marked thereon, Jjhe published TILL FORBID, and charged C jf'llu!mesß or Professional Cards, of six lines Seven Dollars per annum; and where [e'r do not exceed ten lines, len Dollars. font' litaertisemmts. Jackson Sheriff ’s Sale. W T ILLbe sold, before the Court House door, P in the town of Jefferson, Jackson couiitj', i, ; within the legal hours of sale, on the lirst [today in January next, the following property, tilths tract or parcel of land situate, lying ndbeing on the Walnut Fork of the Oconee (f r. in the county of Jackson, and known and languished as the R. E. Oliver place, being the tec whereon he resided at the time of his death, idboundcd as follows, to-wit: on the north , the lands of John S. Messer, on the west by klands of Mrs. Cynthia Long, on the south by klands of Mrs. Emily Niblack and Hardy, and (the east by the lands of Neal Shockley and tors, and containing three hundred acres, more irks Levied on and to be soid for the purchase lonev under and by virtue of a fi. fa. issued from tebon Superior Court in favor of Thomas 11. m less and Jane A. Loveless vs. Green S. hke. Said Green S. Duke holds said lands teer bond for titles, and said Thomas 11. Love land Jane A. Loveless have made and filed and hid recorded in the Clerk's office of Jackson iuerior Court their deed for said land to Green L Bake, as required, by law. Written notice •ven tenant in possession, as the law directs. Y'jxrtv pointed out by plaintiff's attorney. T. A. McELHANNON, Sh’ff. Jackson Sheriff’s Sale. WILL he sold, before the Court- House door, P in the town of Jefferson, Ga., within the tfl hours of sale, on the lirst Tuesday in Janu tr, the following property, to-wit: The net of land i Jackson county, Ga., on which Imauda M. Duke now resides, lying on the Wal mt Fork of the Oconee river, adjoining lands of teol Calvin Long. dec’d. the lands of Sims ui. the dower of Elizabeth Howies ami tors, containing three hundred and forty-three jew. more or less. On said land is a good, com 'I 11 ' frame two-story building, an elegant toned barn .and stables, corn cribs, &c., and buil out-buildings; seventy-five acres of good laud in a high state of cnltivation ; •tck upland in cultivation ; good orchard of fruit j place. Levied on as the property of said M. Duke, by virtue of and to satisfy a | ‘- utued from August term, 1878, Jackson %rwr Court, in favor of J. E. Randolph, Ex ntor of.l. U. Randolph, dec’d, vs. Green S. w.principal. 11. It. Howard, A. M. Duke and , ykims. securities. Written notice given to Duke as the law requires. Property l, o, tt by J. E. Randolph, Ex’r, plaintiff. T. A. McELIIANNON. Sh’ff. Jackson Sheriff’s Sale. U ! J b be sold, before the Court House door, i J'.V- A ovva of JelWrson, Jackson county', , • mi the legal hours of sale, on the first ir n''' j. ; !! I,lar - v ' FBSO, to the highest and best u 10 ''’'lowing property, to-wit: Si?" 1 ' ' n the town of Jefferson, Ga., , ‘ ,c Square, known as the William S. pen (!welling house. Said house is a two lf |[ ' lm b r - w 'th eight rooms—tire place in I;,;, '~ an< ' l' l ordinary condition ; kitchen rrslrl ll .i' es on the lot. Said lot contains two an,, ' t moro or less, part of which is in .Tiii, ,'■ ,' Cll 0,1 :is the property of Wm. t 0 Satis ty a li. fa. issued from ffion n i r,l 'lV' rv °F Jackson county in favor uardiin V A \i " "ham H. Lav and M. N. Duke, rK: r^y J . Duke, vs. W. S. Thomp -4 || 1 r l ' u aotice given W. S. Thompson, Sr., tin Au- Ol , nson ' tenant in possession, in terms - U * Lay ’ __ T. A. McELHANNON, Sh'if. J ,}p ksou Mortgage Sale. M f before the Court House door, ' a,, sdav ;, H t OWu of Jefferson, Ga., on the first fvtlf'.L l ! ?J luar y next, within the legal hours One’tractSi?? P ro P crt 3’ to-wit: ' J!l 'irt iin i ■ ant * ln saa l county, containing one Tie vm . u "‘"Jjfy acres, adjoining lands of 11. r e Sn j‘.: A - U Yearwood and A. DeLapcr i'o. i), llor , s ' an( l known as part of the Moore V s . Pk'ice there is a log house, out- ' P art ’ n cultivation, part in woods B.§ji ' P me - Levied on as the property of th o sat 'sfy a mortgage ti. fa. obtained lv orofr„^ >cri ® r L'ourt of Jackson county, in snv t,„int , Sa E - Sta plcr vs. J. B. Silman. Pro lr°ti to j ® ut by plaintiff's attorney. Notice ’tin •.oilman, and Thomas Bennett, ten ssion, as the law directs. A. McEIJIANNON, Sh'ff. J V, JaekKon County. i- D u aurt °f Ordinary, December Term, 1579. Mii s * J; e^ ar t VS. Henry D. Human, Ex'r of { ires, r" thwart, dec’d, and Sarah A. Mur 'tha.ii Georgia A. Stewart, '"Tn hkir s b°m and her husband, W. E. Os- Appficatj sa l a ' v ofMalissa E. Stewart, dec’d. land ° n or t° cau se titles to be made ' o| ' the i n ® to t b° Court that Rutha J. Osborn, I her hm.k° v j liarae d heirs at law and parties, * State • V and ' Osborn, reside without °f the ni 1S ’ therefore, ordered that legal no- Parties K°, Vt a PpLcation be perfected upon 0r tu:/ Publication of this order, once a r Publish ’ *y s : in l be Forest News, a pa decs a lu Jefferson, Jackson county, Ga. - H. W. BELL, Ord’y. t . 1 J. J ark*on County. .' 10 reas r - r . n * for j’J.I amcs P°tts applies to me in proper Thom/ (■ of Administration on the estate ig t c late of said county, dec’d— \ to sh aE concerned, kindred and cred °n'lay in' t" cauS( N if any they can, on the first * ( -°urt ( r at the regular term of ! tfcr s shr,, i , r< l*nary of said county, why said Vi, ; ldno ‘ be granted. r 3d. k>, rm y official signature, this Deccm- U. W. BELL, Ord’y. Ilu i their own Rulers; Advancement in Education, Science, Agriculture and Southern Manufactures. Executors’ Sale. A AGREEABr,! to an order of the Court of TS7O C ;f,; n^ y ' thc December term, bidder So ,u V ' T oDeison, Ga., to the highest Tnnlm ’ th T m the le s al hours of sale on the Ist to Wd J V t Ja T iar * v - 1880 i the Following property, to-w it: 1 o tracts or parcels of land, in .Jack- G Hunt ty, d G *''i bc^ nging t 0 the estatc of Sa®’ l J r ’ CC V f ° nc of saifl tr acts contains \ o hundred and hfty-nme acres, more or less Parker l2 Irfu of D ’,?* Ly, c, M. C. House, Jesse ihUA* ai i’r others .'. On said tract is a comfort able dwelling stables, horse lot, corn cribs and other out-buildings; from twenty-live to thirty acres m cultivation ; sixty-five in old fields and sixty-tiyc in woods or original forest. The other ot said tracts contains fifty acres, more or less, adjojjung lands ,ef Mrs. Austin Fulcher. J P otewart and others * All of this fifty acre tract is m original forest; no improvements. Terms-- cash - L. Y. HRADHUIiY, Ex’r of Samuel G. Hunter, dec’d. Administrators Sale. \ GREEABLY to an order of the Court of Or dinary of Jackson county, obtained at the December term, JS79. will be sold to the highest bidder, before the Court House door in Jefferson, within the legal hours of sale, on the first Tues day m January, ISSO, thc following property, to wit : Nine shares of stock of the Georgia' Rail Road and Banking Company and three shares of stock of the Bank of the University, at Athens, Da. All of the above shares belonging to estate ot Samuel Smith, Sr., deceased, and the par value of each share being one hundred dollars. Sold for the purpose of distribution and paying debts, terms cash. SAMUEL S. SMITH T. S. SIIANKLE, deco Adm'rs of Samuel Smith, Sr., dec’ll. Jackson Mortgage Sale. WILL be sold, before the Court House door. in the town of Jellerson, Jackson county, Ga., within the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in February', ISBO, the following pro* pertv, to-wit: One two horse wagon, one sorrel mule, nine years old ; one black marc mule, eight years old ; one dun milch cow. All levied on by virtue of a mortgage fi. fa. issued from Jackson Superior Court in favor of 11. Atkins & Cos., as signee of G. S. Duke, vs. Groff Duke, colored. Property' pointed out and more fully described in said mortgage. T. A. McELHANNON, Sheriff. To Tile People of Jackson! OUR DRUG STORE is now being opened, and will be complete, in all its details, in a few days. As before stated in this paper, it will be conducted by' thc Only Graduate of Pharmacy in Northeast Georgia! Mr. .JOSEPH JACOBS, well known to thc peo ple of Jefferson. We have already received en couragemcnt from some of .Jackson’s best citizens, who can and will appreciate the importance of obtaining PURE DRUGS from competent per sons. Our stock of FANCY and TOILET G-OODS forthe HOLIDAYS will be the LARGEST and NEWEST ever brought South of Baltimore. LOOK AT THIS! We have reduced all One Dollar Patent Medi cines to 90c All Fifty Cents to 45c All Twenty-Five Cents to 22c UXTO^W will be the time to take advantage of this reduc tion. ATHENS PHARMACEDTICAL CO. nov2B rTp&aJHATURESOWN IH ig jVSSsssJEMEOY iff MEDICINE FORTH BLOOD,IMR&KIDHEYSj AIIR ATIMI? IISiA ! SPeSs w * For Blood Diseases, auHiviiir lillßuTlEiEa UUfetn I ■ For Liver Complaints. _____ fSJIB jl T |SSI vUnH 1 ilalCj For Kidney Diseases, IHIDATIMC OUfIAI iPtC] Fo, Rheumatism. ® fMIJu ii—. CURATINE, FBr GUIDE to SUCCESS, WITH FOR BUSINESS FORMS is ltV FAR the best Business and Social Guide and Hand-Book ever published. Much the latest. It tells both sexes completely HOW TO I>o ETERVTIH.TC in the best way. How to be Your Own Lawyer, How to do Business Correct ly and Successfully, How to Act in Society and in every part of life, and contains a gold mine of varied information indispensable to all classes for constant reference. AGENTS WANTED /or all or spare time. To know why this book of REAL value and attractions sells better than any other, apply for terms to ‘H. B. SCAM ME LL & CO., St. Louis, Mo. We pay all freight. dec 12 PATENTS. F. A. Lehmann, Solicitor of American and Foreign Patents. Washington, D. C. All busi ness connected with Patents, whether before the Patent Office or the Courts, promptly attended to. No charge made unless a patent is secured. Send for circular. nov 7 —tf JEFFERSON, JACKSON COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 2. 1880. A medicinal com pound of known value combining in one prep aration the curative powers for the evils which produce all dis eases of the Blood, the lAver, the Kidneys. Harmless in action and thorough in its effect. It Is unexcelled for the cure of all Blood Bls eases such as Scrof ula. Tumors, Boils, Tetter,Salt Bheu m, lifieuniatisin, Mer curial Poisoning, also Constipation, Byspepsia, An di gest ion, Sour Stom ach. Betention of trine, etc. ASK YOUR DRU66IST FOR IT. THE BROWN CHEMICAL CO. BALTIMORE, Md. A Yellow-Fever Incident. One dajf, when the fever was at its height in New Orleans, a nicely-dressed, interesting looking little fellow about 8 years old stepped into the office of the Picayune with a little slip of paper which he handed to one of the editors. Opening it, the editor read a notice of the death of Mrs. Allen and infant. He looked inquiringly at thc child, who was striving to choke his sobs. “It’s my dear mother and my darling little sister,” he said. “Oh, I can’t believe they’ve gone ! And now Margaret’s got it.” “ Who is Margaret ?” was asked. “She’s my grown-up sister; she's 17, and the prettiest and best girl in the world. It’s awful to see her throwing her arms about, and her cheeks arc so red, and her eyes shine like stars. She don't know any of us, not even papa, and she keeps calling out, ‘Mam ma, mamma, why don’t you come to me ?’ Oh, Uin so scared about her J” He turned without another word and hurried down stairs. The next morning, flushed, excited, pant ing lor breath, the little fellow sprung up the steps and burst into the office with another slip of paper in his extended hand. “It's Margaret now,” he faltered. Ilis little frail form was convulsed with anguish, but with wonderful self-restraint lie neither wept nor sobbed. But the agony, the despair in the soft brown eyes was ten times more pathetic than a more noisy grief. “Only 17,” commented the editor, musing ly, as lie read the death-notice. “Oh, she was so good, so kind !” thc child cried ; “ she never said a cross word to me. Oh Margaret, Margaret, what am I going to do without my’ ownlivst sister ?” He cover cd his poor little face with his hands and sat there, his breath coining quickly, and in convulsive gasps. Several of thc employes of the paper were m the room, and though, as a rule, printers do not usually lind it in their line of bnsines* to comfort the afflicted, yet these men did what they could by petting the little fellow, and bidding him he a man. Such a little man as lie was already, with sueli power of self-repression I It was un natural, and one would have preferred seeine tears, or any expression of childish grief. At last in silence he rose, and walked slowly and heavily’ down thc steps. Two days elapsed, but on the third, the well-known little step was heard on the stairs, and, paler and frailer than before, the child appeared, holding the- fatal slip in his hand. “It* brothers Edward and James, now,’* he said, in a dreary, monotonous tone. You aw he wm utterly stunned by the repeated blows. “They both died last night, and Edward wa,s glad to die, for he said he saw mamma and Margaret waiting for him ; but James, lie screamed out and was in pain. Do people go straight to heaven when they die ?” turn mg his grave, brown eyes to the kind faces around him. ** I wonder what takes ’em there, when they’re so weak they can’t raise their heads. They ain't strong enough to tiv theirselves, is the}' ?” The people in the office looked at each other rather sheepishly. They were not exactly prepared to .discuss questions from a religious standpoint, but there were those sad, imploring eyes fixed upon them. One of the printers, a burly, good-natured-looking man, had stepped in for some directions. He answered the question : “ I’ve heard preachers say, my little chap, that the Saviour and the angels are always at the death-beds of good people, and take their souls to heaven.” “Yes, I've heard my mamma say that,” he answered, gravely, “ and I s’pose that’s the way she was carried up. But I wish they hadn't brought the buss for 'em.” “The huss ?” asked one of the gentlemen. “ Yes, the black carriage with silver things on it that takes away the dead. It seems always a-travelin', travelin* before me, and I see it oven when I wake up in the night. It’s an awful thing, ain’t it?” Two days after, he was back again, and a shudder ran through tho group in the office when the terrible slip was handed in. “ It's Uncle James this time,” he said, in strange, low tones, “ and my papa went to bed to-day. That makes six dead. I wonder who’ll be the next.” His solemn eyes, sunk deep in his pale, pinched little face, seemed to be asking why he should suffer thus, and what was to be the end of it all. “ Why, this is Col. Allen's son,” said a gentleman who entered the office. " I heard that nearly all the family have died with the fever, and the Colonel himself is very low with it.” “ Y'cs, there’s only him and me left, and he’ll die, too. But, oh, sir,” clasping his little hands imploringly, “ can’t you stop ’em bringin’ that awful black huss forever to our door? It’s always there.” “ What does he moan?” asked the gentle- O man. “It's the hearse,” was the answer. “It seems to have made a terrible impression on him. Pity so young a child (why, he’s almost a baby) should be exposed to such terrors. A wee chap, isn't he, to be a bird of ill-omen? Yet. be has brought us six death notices within a week. I declare. I shudder when I see his poor little pale' face in the door f” It was three days before the child returned, and then he stole in so slowly and so feebly that no one heard his step on the stairs, nor saw him until he stood in the room. lie was like a ghost, a shadow, so weak and attenuated he looked as he sank on thc nearest scat. “ It's Auut Mary,” he said, “ but I dropped the paper.” He held up his trembling hands, and ft was easy to see they could not hold a feather. *' That makes eight. I wonder who’ll be next.” “ No, you arc mistaken. It’s only seven.” “ Did you count papa? He’s dead, you know. No, I didn’t bring the notiee, for 1 was sick my'self.” lie spoke in a monotonous, tired voice, and his pretty brown eyes were bloodshot and heavy. Thc child slowly' and painfully descended the steps, but in a few minutes ho was heard toiling up again. “ Oh, dear, I can’t get past that man with a buss,” he said, with a quick catch in his breath, and his eyes wild with terror. “ He’s pulled up right against the doorway’, and he keeps looking at me, and savin’, ‘Who next?’ ” There was a universal chorus of indignant exclamations. “ Wretch 1 monster !” “ Give me that horse-whip,” said one of the men, “and I’ll teach him to scare children.” He descended the steps three at a time, and ran to the door. No one was there. “ lie's gone now, my boy,” lie said soothingly to the child, who was feebly descending the stops. One quiok look, and the child covered his ftee with his hands, and sank to the ground. *'Don’t you see him?” lie shrieked. “There, right across thc steps. lie’s coming up now. Oil. save me. Don't let him take me.” And then his voice sank into moans. The people raised him from thc floor, and as soon as they’ touched his parched hands it wis discovered tlint ho was in a raging fever. There was no one at. home to attend to him, so he was carried to a fever hospital. How long he had had the disease it was im oossible to say\ for all were dead who knew anything about it or him. It was merely conjectured that the fever vime upon him when his mint, the last mem •>cr of the household, was on her death bed. md in his delirium he had wandered to the familiar office, lie died that uight. Avery few minutes before hi death he foil into a light dojee, and lay bo still and calm that the nurc began to think the uncertain disease had taken a favorable turn. The blue lines ■ibout liis ha lay mouth disappeared, and when he suddenly opened his eyes the nurse almost started at the radiance which seemed literally to stream from their brown depths. “ Mamma, mamma.” he cried in strong, joyful tones, “so you’ve come for me at last, you, and Margaret, and all of’em. Lift me up, mamma, so thc buss man can’t catch me ! Lift me up higher, higher,” and with a laugh of triumph the child was lifted up above time, and pain, and all mortal ills. 1 do not think any one knew thc little fellow’s Christian name, so thc notice of his was only the tale of his sufferings. M. B. Williams. Never! WELL, HARDLY EVER. Never be too warm in your praises of a lady friends. Friendship should be encouraged, not discouraged. Never say anything if you wouldn’t have your words repeated. But. beg pardon, perhaps you never did say much of anything. Never try to equal the smartness of your smart interlocutor. It is not his province to recognize smartness in another, but to as tonjsli with his own. Never tell all you know to a stranger, even if he regale you ever so copiously with his affairs. Think you he would be more careful of your reputation than he is of his own? Never say, when retiring, “ I will get up early to-morrow,” for doesn’t the Good Book say all liars shall have their part, etc? Nevor jam your finger in the door; for to swear is neither brave, polite nor wise. Never call a man a liar; for the eye is a tender organ, and the sense of vision a precious one. Never ask a lady to play upon the piano unless j’ou intend to be polite enough to listen to her playing. After having talked inces santly during her performance— Never add hypocrisy to boorishness bv seeming to be pleased with what you thought more contemptible than your contemptible prattle. Own up that yon only asked her to play out of politeness, and failed to listen out of impoliteness. Never read your literary productions to an other unless he press you to read them. Re member the golden rule. Never refuse the fruit when it is first passed you, hoping that all will show their politeness by taking the smaller, inferior apples and pears, leaving the best for yourself thp next time round. Not only is thi9 msan, but you may overestimate the politeness of your company. Never look over the shoulder of a man who is writing. Have mind upon your health; he may forget himself. Never put the mucilage brush in yonr inkstand. True, the temptation is great: but remember that cleanliness is next to godliness. Never attempt to write an original article unless your scissors arc sharp. Everybody likes an incisive writer. Never talk of y’oursclf in a country where forty-odd millions of people are bent on talking of themselves. Never ask a question unloss you intend to pay attention to the answer. There is no pleasure in life comparable to the joy of airing our knowledge. Give your friend- a chance to air his. He will love you with a love surpassing that of a woman. Never say that you have heard before what your friend has evidently taken great pleasure in telling you. Ilis delight at finding you equally well informed with himself may not be so great as you had imagined. Never look a gift horse in the mouth while the donor is present. After he is gone it is a duty. The proper study for the horseman is the horse. Never ask for a second piece of pie, little boy, unless 3 r ou are sure of getting it. It iss best not to get people in the habit of refusing yon things. Never make any distinction in your horse car gallantry in favor of youth and beauty— if you can help it. Never tell a secret to a woman. If you can’t keep it j'ourself, why expect she will he able to keep it to herself? Never say dye to a barber. Let him alone for starting that subject, or he is not the barber we tako him for. Never fret about to-morrow’s weather. If to-day’s weather is pleasant, enjoy it. You may be so fortunate as to oscape to-morrow’s storm by getting smashed on the railroad or blown up on the steamboat. Never tell a falsehood when you may’ just as well keep your mouth closed. A Reckless Hackman. A queer fish of a man arrived at the Brush street depot, Detroit, recently, in company with a sheep’s-gray ulster and a bulky satchel, and when the hack-drivers went for him he called one of them aside and said : “ I’m a singular man. I’m worth over a million of dollars, and when I take a notion to a person I can afford to buy them a house and lot.” “Take you right op, it,” replied the hack man. ‘‘Perhaps 3*oll will—perhaps so. Let me tell you something. I landed in Toledo ton years ago, got into a hack and drove up town, and the hackman never said a word about fare. lie seemed to take a liking to me. In four weeks I presented him with a team and a hack worth $1,200. Yes, I’m a singular man. “Get right into my carriage, sir,” said the hackman as lie opened tlic door,, and the stranger complied and was driven to a hotel. As he got out lie said : “ I guess I’ll take your name. I may take a freak to present you with: a house and lot.” “ The fare is 50 cents, air I” replied the driver. “What! Didn’t I tell you I was a sin-i gnlar man ?” “You did, sir, and I’m another* I want my fare.” “ Look here !” whispered the man, as he put up his pencil, “you have lost just exactly $40,000. On the way up here I determined to put you in my will for that amount. Now PH be hanged if I do.” “ I had rather have 103* 5Q oents now, and I can’t wait here all day for it, oitlicr.” “There it is,” growled the stranger, as he fished up a half-dollar after a great deal of trouble, “nhd now, ” But the hackman didn’t wait. The sin gular man watched him turn the corner, and then entered the hotel, turned the blotter wrong end up to register his name, and his voice was heard saying ; "If I can’t get a room looking out qn a circus procession, I don’t want any at all I” A Snake with Two Heads. —Mr, John J. Birdsong brought to this city some days ago one of the greatest natural curiosities we ever saw. It was a white and red striped snake, about seven or eight inches long, of the spe cies commonly known as the king snake. It was alive when captured, and exhibited all the signs of life which belong to the snake species. Both heads were of equal size, with two distinct eyes, and while alive used both of these heads in guiding its course on the ground, and would eat with both months, using one mouth for this purpose awhile and then the other. It is reported that it experi enced some difficulty in its movements, seem ingly caused by its heads not being able to agree as to direction, but as soon as an agree ment of ideas could be reached it would move on in the direction agreed upon. This won derful natural curiosity was captured t*y spine railroad men near Medina, Tennessee Egress . S TERMS, $1.50 PER ANNUM. ) SI.OO For Six Months. General News. A hard-working girl who was recently married in Groton, N. ~ bought the groom's wedding clothes, paid the marriage fee and all other expenses. Avery fine monument has been erected at Dusscldorf-—next to Munich the chief art centre of German' —to Cornelius, who is re garded as the regenerator of German art. The agent of a firm which is in the dog skin trade at Bridgeport. Connecticut, lias been in Raleigh, telling lhe~ ficoplc how to skin a dog so that lie will give them §2.50 for the hide. There are but thirteen grist mills now running out of thirty costly ones that Rochester once boasted of. Fifteen of them arc now used as manufactories of machinery and two arc burned. One million hundred weight of steel blocks have recently been sold in England for ship ment to America. This the Times regards as evidence that Europe is beginning to over come the balance of trade recently so heavily against it. Fashionable society at Jacksonville, HI., is "all torn up,” as the local newspaper ex presses it, in consequence of the marriage of the wealthiest and handsomest young lady of the place to a professional gambler and blackleg. On the first of January next the Republi cans will have an equal number of ,State Governors with the Democrats—nineteen each—unless they are counted out by their own frauds in Maine. The gains at the recent elections were in the latter State, in California, New York and Ohio. Hog stealing in Paris, Ky.. has its dan gers. A man named Wilson tied the feet together of a freshly-dressed hog that he proposed to steal, and 'putting his head between the legs, carried the hog on his shoulders. In climbing a fence, the hog fell on one side and he on the other, and he was found in the morning dead. The weight of the animal had pressed his throat light, against the fence and his feet could not, touch the ground. He choked to death. A woman calling herself the Queen of Cure is doing an enormous business in tho Southwest, particularly among the negroes She rides in a discarded circus chariot,, wearing velvet and spangles, and accompanied by a band of music. She lias the reputation among the credulous of possessing miracu lous powers of healing, and multitudes flock around her wherever she goes. She makc& no charge for her services, but sells vast, quantities of a liniment, to which she ascribes marvellous curative qualities, | It is estimated by the London Tiu*e that the loss to England from the short harvest* and to France from the short harvest amt vintage, will equal six months of their re spective revenues. The same paper states: that the Aylesbury Dairy Company haa discovered anew treatment for batter, by which it can be preserved without salt. In proof of this it says that batter treated by ths new process was put into a keg on the 24tU of July, and three months afterward it was found to be as fresh as when first put i- Samuel Shook got morried at Hillsboro* Ohio, and took his bride to the home that lie had prepared. Two rowdies of the neighbor hood, desiring to, play what they conceived to be a good joke on the husband, broke into* the house that night while he was asleep and carried off the wife, frightening her into, silence by brandishing pistols. They hid her for three days, and then returned her to the. anxious Mr. Shook. They said they meant, no liarm, but he refuses to regard the exploit* as fun, and has had; them, arrested. The Brunswick Advertiser tells of the sud den death of Mr. Robert Goodhcad under very peculiar circumstances. It says that some days ago lie was taken with an af fection of the throat, from whieh he died in a few hours. Ilis sufferings were said to be, intense. As soon as lie was taken hist throat began to swell and his breathing be came difficult. In his efforts to get breathy lie paced the house from one part to another frantically, and finallj’, unable longer to hold up, yielded to the inevitable, and died from actual inability to, force air into his lungs* Wm. Rickerson, of Coffee count3*, died oq the 24th of November, being at that tiroa eighteen years old. It is doubtful if there is* another person in the United States who at, that age attained the weight of this remarks able boy, He was known far and wide as thev ‘fat boy of Coffee county,’ and people came from long distances to see him. At the time of bis death he weighed five hundred and fifty-six pounds, ami was apparently in good health, The causo of his death was suflbca, tion. 11 is father, the late Ivey Riokerson, was a man of ordinary size, and his mother —who is still living—is a lady of small stature, It required a coffin three feet wide and twonty-six inches in depth to hold tI)Q body,— Berrien County Newa , A convict in the Wisconsin State prisoq refused to go to his cell when ordered by tha Warden to do so. The Warden held a wateft in one hand and a pistol in the other, and said : <* I will give you three minutes toobey t and if you don’t I shall shoot yni).” The convict doggedly folded his arras and stood still. Minute after minute passed, the War den counting them aloud. This was in tha workshop, and all the prisoners were specta*. tors of the soene, When the three mingtea had expired, the Warden took deliberate aim at the convict’s heart and said 5 “I’ll give you two minutes more, and I swear I’ll kill you then if you don’t go to your oell.” A defiant curse was the only reply. At the end of the extra two minutes the pistol was fired, and the convict fell dead. The officer Is sus tained bj f the higher prison authorities, whq say that his course was perfeotlv proper un ? der the circumstances; but tha Distfipt At torney of the county will try him under ap indictment for murder. Number 30.