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ORDINARY A J Hinton
SHERIFF O S FUirenc*
t'EKUK ii.C \V. 11 Keller
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TREASURER G J Anthony
NUKVEYOR O F Matthew*
(Olii i.VKIt . .John R June*
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Ir Wnt A Wright returun tbook* tofats
P.itron for |Kit favors and li n\* in 'be
fuinr- to In- to furnish 11 *■ n* with
Im' *- Mummih, Ktui*, him and all
other iirtiib-s g*-n-rallr in hi* lin< <m '■''tbr
terms Mian heretofore.
Tlk*: |mr* basing tlnir I triir* fr*mi him
will l- furnished with prcacription* Fuss
■if than?*; /
Patronage erf the People of
Meriwether
ted.
Wm A WRIGHT.
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Assignee’ft Sale.
]{v virfaie 'if an order from the register in
Bankruptcy of the Nortiiorn diatnel of fcas.,
will \<f w-ld to thr hifWat iiwldW hrfnM ttor
court b'-'iiK: door, in .he town •twm'rilte,
Mcriwctbrr oonnty. fionripa. on the fir*
Tucwlay in I>wnniT neirt. between the le
ral h'/ura <A aaie. mai ka of land lji ri|T in
the third (3rd; diatnct of 'annual•>' Toaij.
now' Meriwether eouaty oot*Bin|i: two
1. un Ired two and one half acn*.
more or iem ; aaid land bounded on the
north by the friihert irreer place. ea \iy
lands set apart as homestead for Wrn. C.
Bray, aouth try the Ferry place, west by £
f\ Strickland. —number not known Said
kA of land sold as the property of VN m. C.
Bray in Bankruptcy. Terms Cash. Nor.
4th, 1979. K. A. CRAWIORD.
Assignee.
BRING YOUR JOB WORK TO THE
VINDfCATOR
(JKEE.NVILLB, MEKiWETIIF.iI COUNTY. NOVEMBER 21. IS7IL
Disinterested Advice to Dem
ocrats.
\ e fierce ami furious democrats.
Hear u[> sixh.i y.mr barrels,
A Utl snarl ami snap, ami bite,
lit selfish (tarty quarrels.
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There’s ihis ut*n hen 1 and that nutn there
Aral each < ■ has a fart ion.
And all should freely Is allowed
llliinitahle action:
Don't mind the stupid nt!e that holds
Ut'iuibhcans t.afetlu r *
1 hat makes them tread the (rty line.
In Kjute of wind .tr weather.
Its. iinltqsiulctit you should I*
To a nut ion :
1s t am h sup|s.H his separate sea,
And thus oppose the tteean.
Then. when your scant remains are view od
A* Mis of [mtitfacUon,
Yutt still shall keep tlie ermbt of
Your Individual action.
llememls r not llntt ancient phrase
Which maile the constitution
'I lie lunito, Join or die," ii|kmi .
I lie flag of Revolution.
Remember even private end,
Each'iiklivtduai notion,
hat thus n speck .4 spt'e may live,
\\ hen and. I u,;t and by the . ean
'i hough |H'U PkE twj-r*- yon- •A*'unite -■
Don't Hal .it unto uuy .
But still tell). .laws aud tis'th renew
Tie ertl tight ot K 1 Ik ell lIV
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OBITUARY.
Aim*** Om Almiiflity in liw Providerf*
I him uufT* n-tl the )*rini iikmihlit, 0 m*li t*>
mu l Itmli lL i ) hirnil anti |>Uu‘k m* of
ffinh’i* f.in sf floHi th
AD. r font vM-ekif of inipi si RuflYrln •*
' Inw.luHsi iilrir-TU of I At(RT v l!l<\ M*• *
Vki tliri rotmh on tin* BImC of ( H:tiliuf, |mi.sn
rit nniiv to t no r uj*on w lil* of itnmorljvli
tv
M*v JltVlri \YHN till littUjjJiD t "I Ml 1’ nml
'ln* Kiinuii oil nifiti. unit 21 yriiiti of
Kof fonr *R* huti b*** * h
Imt of fin- and I*. ( Imrt lt mul n * ftrii* >4 la
(tort rin tin N,-|'K>l. Hlm* iirvcr
M t tl|4 i|!; 'T'-W \M 11l \ vtluh In tin
is voH ViU'l I ll* *f h**r lif*
W ft* l ft M* tip of kill*tfl*
H.I 1 WiUi H llll* *l**l (lev <if*t I < lit l
kmil ind *I *li ill ‘liDigliif r, ? Idvimi; m. i
ifltT ltonut*' lh!t i I hiring l*'f l* l‘ t *Jl<!
fvtfDily filltoi* :tg< , h*f vtilk *** tipiU'lii
ln r PtlltVitNH' ifHtfidDY. I ll<€* iHllt'fM hli**
(1. ,11 hi {( W |ia<l )*• liniltE ?mf non** *an e: v
fl..tf t-l.t v\s* ••\ * i a* : mtt*‘l li\ of In I liar* ll*
pnit *f jf in< ijl* mof ( Iti i*f iunif v
I'r \ ion.- lo In * a Bin fit n hli* and D>
Lav* fr* •pM nl pM 'fionDioii of * ally <l* uf|i,
bin nif l. h* r * injmnot x f|il =}< f* I* dial
►li< Kit>nii tin wi"ii Dili f)iat wli*' wuh i*a*ly
(of Hi* MiiniiianiN him! longed it, lay In r \v* a
n* i la ni u|**> ti iivi*r’ hrmiHl
V\ l**n *i m*'l ** 11 width<t jUju*h><, Ty
plioiil F**vt >*li* fl*l li r uID iif)in{4 |iii>i
< taii tits4l wi |||||/ is*mif dial nil * ITor*w for
l.4*r i* iov r > would !*• In vain dial ll;
Mmel**r Dad i iiiW’d for D< r and no * arfjjJ\
[ovn r < valid *H\ D<*r HD* an
r io*o'i for a d*>ii‘ Io depart * >** |i ter !m
W Dli ll‘ \A)lti
hD* linj!* o and f*/r lonjr
jfJvi Nan* lovliijf * xDofiiiliiam hil IDeiimink
to n u m w* r in*! lln imouhk D ol Ja>
tuDiriiJ f,D< w* Kfrrndiilii Witliou*’ >•
wif Dout a Mifgti, witDoiji a HlrufyU-
In-r lamp lif* wruif rail. HDe vowh i Dild
of for now Imt Um* df n*
a). did. H< l#r*adH-d *wit In r pun-, youn/
lif* v idp/U f*’Hf Ht|d will) Ik* uDwaif i;oiu
1 f4*^ur
In le r hoc ilbir-s- while le v liculn was dls
turVd by the burning fever, site siH'g tlp
sulilsUb Hclssil songs site ioved so will l.r
ly in her sickness she plaintively saeg,
Fuss me not, oh Gentle (Savior and later,
when the <lark‘-uil>g shadows were el<sting
I round le r arid dial l/s cold pent]drat ion gat h
I cring iipAp her gentle brow, site sang with
; Blniosl > x[tiring lireulie "Hold the Fort, t or
!I am coming " Her last wld|-rcd words
w<y', “I walk Heaven's goldr-u
stre'U " Wit let levs worrht she eksted her
evr-s in <l*-Ul
Vitluoks as ler faltering accents hyrutied
forth Hold tlw- Fort,' there stood anund
her nedsidv au artgeiie host, which,
taking up the ehwring w'ir<ls echoed them
hvk Ur Jesus and wh<-n h*r Wood Issighi
s'hli k-ft its tr-tienierit of r;iay, the sldning
' is-s lair' it rejoicing away tliroiigh the
pearly gat'W of tlie .New Jerual*uii arsl
piar mg it in tic Savior's arms aaid . "Here.
Lord, is one <rf tliy Jewels."
f>-t tlie stricken parent* arid argrowing
lovtie-rsaod sisters rem/tßljcr Ufat tlnir
gr'-at ksM is dear Jm'ia's grant gidn, sno
eh.-ruili the blcsserl Uemgbt tIOU thottgli she
cannot return to them they can meet tier in
realms of eternal bliss and, reunited around
the throne <4 Heaven, bask in tlie gkiriotis
sunlight <4 a never ending day.
J. F. M.
The Presidtalial
. _ i
Tlie Baltimore Sun is authority for the
statement that a northern Itemocratie mem
ber >4 Congress proposes at an early day in
the next session to introduce* bill bring)r.g
back the salary of the Fresident of the
' United btatea to 425,000 per annpm, to
Uke effect March 4. I*lßl.
ON TIIK BEU.EROPHON.
The Story of a Marine who
guarded the Great
Napoleon.
t'..liters <<J (’..m'spomh'm'e ofiheDrtroit
Free Pn ss 1
6 ;
In Fnltnn eounty,o.. there is now living
sitfolil n>an who enjoys the distincti.hi irf
leivimr iPisrdcd thi ftrent .Ns|x.|is>n ilurlng
his short o|>tivitv on the Belleroptum, jro
vi.m> to his .iepartmv for St. Helena. Mr.
e refi.f for tluit is the name of the old man,
is now 85 years of Hire, but he is still in the
enjoyment of irmsi health, ami Ids memory
wa ins to lie tiuiiii|xurrd In the course of a
conversation with the veteran, .>nirtlnm
ago, few facts were elleltiai which will
doulnless Ik* of interest to the many admir
ers uf the Erenoh Emia*rr
*Jrwn amvrrflng to his statement, was
one of the British marines on the Bellenv
phon. After the Emperor Ni|siliain, or
(leu Bonaparte, as he was aludioualy called
hv tin otUi'crs of thy vesaiJ, came on h.ird
and .suniid>T<ai himself to Onpl. > tltland,
i Iniminy the hi .aptfull ty of England, he was
assigned a cal an ami one of Ihe marines was
always ou duty at the door This (nisi fell
lo i regg's lot a number of times, and ho
so-iii begun to feel a friendly Inter.wf in the
illustrious prisoner
M-aw did S;.(Hjb>. m balk ami art f" I
asked
111 was tin gin .It -■ hsiking man 1 ever
saw " replied tn gg ". e hud a aplendid
brad, dark brown hair, and a face like mar
ble Ills eyes were a light blue, and when
tu high spill:* his smile was tlt.- sweetest
i inmgiiiulile. '
11. Ws cheerful ul nil limes wiis'ut
I ‘
nil, yes i s.mu‘l inn l * lie would Hjwnk to
me and I*. tin eoniiiioii sailor* as pteasailtly
ns you (.lias. lie would iillei n ti w words
ol Knylisli, and tin n ask if wlitit lie siil
whs correct, and w oen w> Would |iint out
bis n.islskis MS weii ..s we could, he would
tutrx tilt 1n)... ■ hy (in king Haws in our
Fleneli till, lt< wit;- n line one, sir I"
-ojit was always in a goo .1 h u m.. r,
tln n f"
' Well, no, sir Ron eTiinca be was very
bit*' and tiiei. again h< would get mud.mid.
I,<>rd, sir ! how lie would swear !"
“Hwcar ! n.e y teat —Nap...u swear I"
\c, sir ; that lie did i Hi would swear
by lb. liotii ai iievli.'ilv or anytliing tiint
e|..sa-d Ills |rrt(h. n
11. i eoil **>io., and miked with tho offl.
. . is a I’.k/d deal, aud then Ik- whs very fond
of pacing (lie de< k ) mile: lilies' lie Would
-flirt lmnk.il op ij In- i aim all day, latl
g. iu rally In* was widkiug iilhhil, noticing
ev. (y'lliilig NiSfib.g iei-ioed fo esi u|).> bill)
and lie was ill the main very.wgllituf to talk
to aovlasly IliiU can. along omet lines
In was very un ast-iiming, and then again,
eoosidisiitg Ids {MMiiion as a prisoner, and
all Unit, ll did look a- If lie wi little tis)
haughty "
Did In ever appear at all cowed V"
Comd ’ Not a bit of It Why. sir, lie
wnlk. and the dei k as though he owned tlie
vessel and everybody on II lie would gel
hint and mud, as I said Isdore, but lie al
way s curried bin.*. If gianilly, um! every
Iwsly, from the captain down, showed him
the greatest (eitsitile res|... t In fact, we
nil Pek lo liking liitn, ami that'* lie' truth
alenrt it "
•' bat whs Napoleon's height, as near as
you could gu< s* y"
)V< II," rcffli. and old Gregg, medltutively,
They te|| me that is wan a little until, but 1
•lid not think so when i saw bun. It 'l<
Im-cuii* I was u raw youth, J aupjswe, and
the itlglit of the greatest man In the world's
history ibi/./ld'l nie But, then bis manner
was aiwiiys w) dignified and impressive that
w< in ver tli'nifdit of bis small stature,"
Wliai was tin opinion uf tb'*e on tlie
Bdler'iplMMi in reference to tin; eui|jeror’s
future ?"
Why, rir, w< all th'siglit lie would be
received W Knglimd's gu*t, and by some
[irovisioft in file treaty lie sj lowed a pen si da
ou condlßon df rFit agiiin taking uji arms.
We had no idea of anything else, ’and, sir,
our men shed Hum of liiimilislion when
they learned that Bonaoarte was not to lie
peripjtled to i*oylu £ngliah wid -thry did,
sir, and our 'ifficcs*, er< a gao-l di-al
nifHed they felt ihat tlie British govern
meat whs doing WTtuetliing tlmi was mean,
[ictty and malicious ”
“And you think Uiat your priwiner was
the greatest man in tlie world's liisto
ry >"
'I do," suid Gregg, prsatively. “I liave
read an<l beard a go-at dial atiout tire man.
and nsire tiian that, I liave seen him -1
knew him, and it was impossible to come
in c-ontact with him without remiguizing bis
grgatness ami bis immeasurable su{ieriorily
l/ter otlier men whom Hie world Int* called
gnat."
This etule'l tire conversation, and it seem
e<l M your o,rre#p<idefit that the sight of
tliis old siiklier. with his animated diacrip
i'm of old days, bad the effect of bringing
the distant [mat nearer arsl making it tu<m
tangible ; at least it nark Bonaparte appear
more like a Tea] human figure and leas like a
mythological being.
Doctors are to guard tfuman life and
briag relief to the tick. Bo dues Dr. Bull’s
Baby Hymp ; it contains wolfiing injurious
aad is always relialtle. To be had at ail
drug sbir* in our city. Price 25 cents.
The Changes of 1880.
LWtld Interview with Ben Butler.
*
“How tvneh longer I* this condition of
aectiowllam In political life going to but
•‘lt 4ft vanish after the elect km of ISSO.
and if wa- dytnocracy of the north are wlae
it T ill mase io tie an element before then
Tliene many eanst's working to that cud.
One vitg atrung one U that (Ihi state ot law
1 ieg*oM§hi injuring the tmsbiess interests of
'theaajjpt. It It preventing the Influx of
caplbtEpcre and entirely whipping the flow
of fWMttion except ill the single slate of
TexiUkJjfhere there has Ivon less of it, in
fact, tjpn In any other ami where emigra
tton bt wml lo that of any agricultural see
tion irfifei! w’est or north l mean to give no
ex eathj|ilm opinion w hen 1 say that it will
end |nBl. My reason for so lu lieving is
that t#'-en*ua of IWW will Now that polit
spessed tram the east and
Booth to the west. Many of the western
states will double their ratio of representa
tion as well in the electoral college as in the
house. New York and the walswiril will
lose In like ratio The tout)! w ill lose, so
that instead of having 138 out of 3(19 electo
ral votes It will hardly have the pro|sirllon
of mu Tlilrit, if more than one quarter, the
only gain being in Texas, which is not sub
siantially dlfTerent in popular I'omposilioii
from Kansas, so Itml the south will cease to
Is 1 so large a factor tor one side, and the tli
visions in polities hereallnr between parties
will In questions upon which the jmtilli will
divide alike with the north"
The Romance of a 11 air.
The romance of a hair comes from Vlen
tie A pKir giri with b-'anliful hair went
lo a 1 writer to sell It. t’e tried to make a
close baigslu, saying hair was plentiful llilh
y ear, Slid declared he could only give her
eight florins TIIC lit lie maiden's eye* filled
with tears, and kite hesitated a momeii'
while threading her lingers through liar
ebeHliml l.w ks Klnally she threw herself
Into a elitiir and wild : “Then take it quick
ly. ’ III' barla r was id salt lo cut Ihe tress
i- wlwii a gentleman sitting in a chair
(iib iTiiplrd him and spoke to the girl "My
child " said be, “w hy do you sell your beau
dfunhnrr “My mother has tyen nearly
five iiioii'lim 111. I eanaot work enougli lo
bup|K>rt us Kvervthing lets I >en sold or
pawned, and there is not a penny ill the
house." No, no, my child .If tlmi is the
i aw, I will buy your hair, and give you one
liindi.d florins for it " I I gave I lie pik.r
girl tin note,*the sight of which dried her
tears, and he tisrk up the barber's shears
Taking *lie kX'kx in bis hand, he selected the
Nt hair, cut it ..tf, and pul it curefully
in Ills p.M-kel Iwsik, thn* pay ing one him
deed florins for a single hair lie look the
'v
p.s.r girl’s sd.lresM in ease lie should want
lo Ihi v another ul Inc same trtl. This chin
ilublc gculleiiian Is mcnlioneil as (lie In adol
a large Industnal etcabli*hmenl in Vienna
(New York Hiar.
TilK (JOYKRNMKNT A PAL’I.lt.
< ol "lloh’Tnjfemoll, in h n i i'ni li'tier oi
the money i|ii' Klion, put the euw in Ihia
wiiy ; -We are told however Mutt the gov
eminent can i renle money. 'I luh I deny
The government pnsiucss uoihlug ; It raia
i<t no wheal, no corn, It digr no gold, no
silver, it is s customer. '1 lie governriienl is
li perpetual pnuper llial Inis U> be support
<;d by the jieople. It is evinsUnlly pnssing
the eoiilributioi, plule. 'I hs man who [hiss
cm it ) ndmit lias a unlike I with him, but it>
the same time the government is supported
by tlH'se contributions. You esrinot live
u|hhi l|e poles of your hired man any
more Ilian you can live upon a bond issued
by ocMiufiaiits of the C'smty [ssir house
You eanti'it live ii|Hin tliut wld'll you Imve
to *ii|i[sirt
Anew game in the Went.
They have n new game In Virgin in < ily,
N'*v. It is milled "lilt: ]ait game.'' The
Chronicle of dial city says it In very simple,
drat almost anybody who has a pair of legs,
a big club ami u pot. to play can play It. "In
the first place you can lay an earl hern poi
on the grass, next you blindfold a lady and
give her a sevan-foot club. Y<m then lend
her off alssit twenty ihwch and turn her
./-omul mid round until she thinks that north
east is northwest Having collected her
senses, she begins to bunt the [sit.aml when
she gets on to the patch of gras* where she
sup[vises It 1% strikes vigorously with her
club, ge tier ally* mining it sbisit 1 2 yard*
Tlie other day a lady who was taking a band
iri tlie pastime struck blindly in the sir,
knocking down * faro d'Jilcr H was egis
[ili lely sltlnarvl for s. few tett'indfi, Snd Ss
his track was turned towards the woman
when the blow was struck ,he had no idm
what hit him. U ben he recover'd his sen
sea, liowever, the woman had handed the
club to tlie master of ceremonies, who was
bolding die Irludginn in his hand when the
faro man turns'! Doursl Tlie fairs üßm fit
onr* asHsulled the master <4 eererrmni-n.
Tlie [xA game soon 1f ri'A, and die
fam et[>eTt sod lit* crowd had thrasls-d sev
en men before Use spirt was satisfactorily
explained."
There la a young man in Bavannali who
can fluently apeak three languages, lias a
fine education, sod yet w>jrks as a labrrer
at one of tbs wharves for #I.OO a day, rath
er than remain idle vsaHing ft* some m4t
Job.
A I.eadville Marriage.
. New York Times. ]
I here is no disilil thal the nu-tni of Ft.
eofge* K rhurrli. Ix'adville. U-longs to the
church militant. He has just proved It lx:-
yrnid contradiction, and at this moment
public sentiment In Isvalville pronounces
him the alikwt and meat jsiwcrftil clergy
man for his weight in the United States,
while a committee of leading rUiuma is
atsiut lo present him wiilt a silver mouutrtl
revolver as a testimony of respect mat ad
miration
The Bev. Mr. Withers earned this envia
ble reputation a few weeks ug w hile engag
ed in marrying the well-known Vr. Ibutr
ing Bill to one of the most beautiful and ae-
Otmiplished daughters of la'udville. The
hridegriMim was a man of most excel lent
reputation, having killed throe men in hand
to-hand tlglita tutd Wounded a uuudter of
othera. He was not areompatded to the al
tar by any groomsman, and the bride was
aimilnrly devoid of bridesmaids, though
their place was lo so im extent taken by her
threi lirolher* Mr. Williers, who up to
that time had been known as an extremely
peni al ieman, and was not suppisedtolmve
a particle of fighting ability nlmut him, had
Ik'en warned that the bridegroom wim very
ipuek-lem(Mred nml exeeedinglv jealous,
and that he wauki do well to “ladle
wrviee pretty considerably mild " To Ibis
warning, howi ver, lie |nod no attention,
being determined to do his duly, no matter
Want the. consequences might be
Ihe servlees pnseeded sin.sillily until
the clergyman retuTied the point w here ho
asked Ihe bridegroom if betook the‘‘woman
lo he Ids wedded wife." To this Vr. Roar
ing Bill replied !iy remarking that lie was
about to’inarry a “lady," and that any man
who culled hern “woman" iimst be re in arlt
ulily anxious to incur Ihe expeiinc of a Jier
ooiiid funerr.l, l‘tying no attention to thin
remark, tho clergy -an prrs'oi'disi, and In
quired ii the liridegnsmi would (imniiw to
love, cherish and prut not tho bride 'I hi*
was rpgnriled by Mr Roaring Bill an miner
canary asking of foolish qlieslionH. “11l
course 1 do," hr rep!led ; “what do you
ttike me for ? Do you mean to insinuate
i but lam a playing It onto her '( I want
you lo understand that Ibis liver's it square
deal, and if you don't just go nhinul with 1
your liiuiryln' and drop Fils tin's in’ of impe
tinent qiliMlions, it'll lead lo diflleiillles
You hesr me” MIDI the courageous clergy
Itlall, lus'dless of the brewing storm, Ignon ft
Hu bilili'i ro.mi's interruptions, mid read the !
service with cool and steady courage.
I’ri'HiTillv he inquired of tl.e bride if she
Would promise lo love, honor and obey in r
liusbiind f tliis jsiiiil, tlie hitler drew Ids
rcvplv. r mid inhumed the eh rgy man Hue lie
was lust ripening for the grave.
“Any mine personal quell ions will require
me to answer with tills iiy er tvccputi. I
don’t wish lo make a row in nehiirch, uuy on
have begun. Ihli a peaceable, long Hiilfi riug
n ail, but the holiest feelin's of Ihis lady’s)
lienrf isn't goin’ to be j.iii'd into by no until
w i l lo oil In bears from me."
Hi ill tlie clergyman pursued tlie even Irti
or of hl way. Out! might have Imagined
that l(e.was deaf, so utterly heedless whs he
of i lie Ifri gular lesponses made by the bride
groom. The speetatont who had assembled
lo witness the ceremony were making bets
freely as lo whether if. I till would kill Idm
at tie' lirsl lire or whether lie would mark
him with a hullcl lor luluru ideutiileatiou.
( ontraiyto the general anlicipalion, the
bridegroom made no furihcr iiderrupliou.
eilber by word or biillet, and the ceremony
eame to an end. All luiglil have ended
|m iu eably Inul not Mr Withers, determined
to do bis Ku|ipUmiented tile cer
cmo’iy by kissfiig the bride.
‘1 lie first Indie', missed its mark, and the
bridegroom, while ptuudiig *<> ad just his aim,
remarked tbut "Ibis painful imiuoralky on
I lie part of Hie clergy must in- cheeked.'
Just as be was alsntt to lire the second sb t
having got the elcgyman’s right ear lo
line the brother of thi- bride s|iriuig on
him and look away bis pistol. At the same
mo ueiit, ilr. Wither* tore off hi* surplkc,
amC-kaping over the railing, struck out at
Mr Hosring Bill in a most beautiful and
aeieiititie wav-
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A ring was immediately formed. 'J lw
bride etimbed tile lm|itismid font and si tern
! sp ly encouraged eaeli oranlaitaiit wllli Well
' inspiriting remarks as : “Mow, then, Bill,
bust him In the eye,” <ir, “Hooray, I’nrsorr,
tire eyes of the churcli is on yur! Haek tip
your religion like s little man I” The eager
S[Sv.laiors swarm'd into file churcli and
fought for good isaafimis in the pulpit The
U-ttitig s' first was on the tiridegr'ioui, but
at ilie end of ten minutes large raids were
offered on the clergyman. His courage was
uraloulited and his |iugiJistie skill was slm
fpiy astonishing. His arlversary scarcely
Usi' lnsl lam, while the clergyman dsne/d
armiiid htm, now ui'snug an eye and shak
ing the f'Hindatioiis of his teeth with smil
ing confidence that creaud LUe wtiikuj im~
thusiasm. in twenty minutes *nd flvu
rsin'ls he had reduc'd his utan Vt pcffect
Mr. (V suing Bill crisl
"etvmgfb” pie spcctat'jo ther*i, tin-'
bride, descending frxn her perch,
kissed the olergyroan with
heart frankness, and Informed inm
that she should never allow a ay husband of
hen to crane between her and her reMgkai.
Mudi was the public enthusiasm in I>esrt
ville over tlie clergyman’s victory that no
leas titan thirty leading cltteera earns for.
ward an>l offered to ha oonflrmerl assn evi
dhnee nf their good will, provided the . jet
-1 & would refrain from interfering with card-
(flaying and ntlier usual Sunday tss-neatlona.
Avhan been saiit tlie admiration of ls-wl.
ville I* ah ait to he rxppesacd In ■liver
mounted pistols, ami there i no doubt that
the pnaperily of St. t eorge’a church and
the popularity of Mr. Withers are hilly as.
sored
Tim Kmpire Htato of tho
StkttUi.
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Raleigh t)ls rver.)
Georgia real Iren #300,000 from tlm rent
of the Western and Atlantic rnllmad, and
flh.Vo.tKM> from tlie Yaeon and itunawink
railroad, *BO 000 from the iiwpeetion of fer
tiliters, #25,000 from the lease of eonvlet*,
15.000 from tux on Insurance companies,
#15,000 from tax on ratlndds, and #20,000
from her lh(uor tax, making from these
s|ieeUl sources an Inetmte of #450,000 Her
general lax nets her alsmt #5.50,000. 'lhe
U'is! Income of the state I*about #1,800,000.
are selling lit New York at #l.lß,
we belleVe. She Is called tlie Empire ‘ tale
of the South. She lias more factories than
any other southern Mate, and i never wea
ry of well doing Ip. tluit illrertlon. Every
now and then we hour of some newr enter
prise Ivlng undertaken there. Home new
mill is always in course of construction, anil
additional evidence of her prosperity is I ic
ing continually given to the world Her
peep! ure awake, progressive, energetic
They an* On the hlgfi road to lasting pros
perity, and know that diversified industrii-s
alone will bring It,
The Death of Col. W. D. AUix
under.
A Gridin corrti| tom lent of the Atlanta
< 'oimtitutiou writes * follow* coiiccrtiing
lhe lute (101. Alexuudor.
Col. W, I). Alexander, wlmni I report
ed ysiurday as dajigeroualy ill, gruduaiiy
grew w.irta: dining tliu fterti<*)o and night,
mid this iiiorwlng, at 2 o'clock, lie died.
The imiiuidialv cau*e of liis deiiUi won piug.
ntonia. cmiiriictud last Thursdiiy, while on
s visit to Ncwiimii, w here lie went to alteud
a stock holder* meeting of the Kafannah,
ttrittlii and North Alahaina railroad.
Kridny morning, after Ids return Tl.urs
duf niglit, he iuforn ed the Melius house
porter that he vns u üble to lie uji, reipiest.
ii-i'llmt lie cull often to see if uiiytliiug was
needed It whs wi ll dilUeulty a physician
could lie gotten liy Ills side, lie liellevlng Ills
illness did uni warrant, it. I>r J. T. Banks
wan finally ushered in In pay u srs inl viail•
lint miw lit onrr-theYrillcnl coiiditlon of the
liiiiii, anil r o|uuieiir:r <1 In give wllUt relll’f
was" in Ids jMitver. It was all of no avail,
however, for Die angel of death was even
then hnvcriug alsiut Iliw r<s.m, and this
riMM-uing, Ju t after the turning of t!i night,
the soul uf tin goorl i an had passed away.
Colonel , - Te.'.under was one of our niisit
prominent eili/.ens, and wus well known
abroad es[K'eially iliiougliout Georgia. A.
lawyi i by [irofessiou and a .native of Vir
ginia, he moved to Ibis stale 111 lU2H, set
tling in Greenville, Meriwether county.
From that point he was several times a
ineinlM-r of the Georgia legislature, and of
various in |mrfuut conventions. No one
here I Ids r xrn.t age, thpugli it is esti
mated to liavc been seventy three. Kuw
ini were ever more universally respected
and esteemed than was Col. Alexander In
‘ rlfflii. I’ublie splrltrd, honest, scholarly,
and kind lo all, togi tlier w ith tin ability I lint
made Idm'eminent Friends and ndiuflrer*
lutve flocked around him front all yunrters,
and of late years It has been the pleasure of
every one to do Idm honor. lie was in
tmill a genial old gentleman, and w shall
miss him sadly. Fence to the ashes of a
goo ', honest sud able p an. . .
The wife of Henalor David Davie, f I]]|.
tiofH, died at Htockliridge, lu tlmt atate, on
Monday.
Ilcna will act mi n non! nf cgjg# Tor daya
mill ii<it muiwinr, Iml lei a man alt on a dor
en et'K* Imt fur a rnlrmlr and he win uae
fowl language enough to fill a ham.
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)!<• laid not Mcpt n wink in twenty-/our
lioura, coughing all tiie lime. Uia aiater
bought a 25 oral bottle .of Dr. itull’a Cough
Hynp Ki Hm- ijeurcat dreg ature, guv* him a
dow mid the cough wa hrnken at/>uce and
he ulept quietly during the night.
Mr Charley Banner of Mill<-dgev|lle,load
a ati< k >if wood In hie pile with a pound of
pow der. A few day* after, ah expluaioß
oouu/nd In a negro cabin in area her part of
tha (own and all lb* crockery waa smash
ed.
Wliat the Conyers Weekly
/ wants to Kuow. .
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What Lv become of )ff. tielaat I Ha*
the Governor pronougoed Mm laiaiaf laluf
It ao wa know there w MfW*g Xe*y
lottou In the eery bean of Denmark. <
We would Ilka to know what can
be the m alter with wine of our exchangee.
They cildg on to lien trot and (re Id* milk
with a tenacity we can’t noderataad. They
shonM be checked.
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