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A CONFEDERATE STORY* The Latter that Caused a D^eertiott-Bxtract From a Southern Ex-General's Speech In Alabama. (Forsyth, Ga., Advertiser.) The following was narrated by £apt*in,Jliu Hilledge, in his address at the soldiers’ reunion In Forsyth on the 33* of August: At a recent political gathering in Tocumbia. Alabama, Gen. Cullen A. Battle related the following touching story in the course of his speech: During the winter of 1883-64 it was my fortune (o be the president ofoneofthe courts-martial of the Army Of Kortlien Virginia. One bleak December morning whilo the snow corerod the ground and the winds howled around pur camp, I jeft my bivouac-tire to attend the session of the court, Winding for miles along uncertain paths, lat length arrived at the court ground at Round Oak church. Day after day it had been our duty te try the gallaut soldiers of that array charged with violations of military law; but never had I on any preUioßS occasion, been greeted by such anxious speptatop as an that morning awaiting the openiugAGbc court Case >wwr ease was dis ooseJ at length the case ef "The “Slloqfederate States vs. Edward Coop er” was esltad—charge, desertion. A low murmur roee spontaneously from the batttowarred spectators as a young artilleryman rose irom the jpaiooner’s bench, end in response to the question, “Guilty or not guilty?” answered “Not guilty.” The Judge Advocate was proceed ing to open the prosecution, when the court, observing that the pris oner was unattended by counsel, in terposed and inquired ot the ac cused,"‘“Who is your counsel?" lie replied, “I have no counsel.” Sup posing that it was his purposo to represent himself before the court; the Judge Advocate was instructed to proceed. Every charge and spec iiicatioix against the prisoner was sustained. The prisoner was then told to introduce his witness. He replied, “I have no witness.” As tounded at the calmness with which be seemed tobe submitting to what he regarded ss inevitable fate, I said to him,“Havo you no defense?” Is it possible that you have abandoned your comrades and deserted your colors in the presence ef the enemy Without any reason ?” He replied, “There was a reason, but it will not avail me before a military court.” I said, “Perhaps you are mistaken ; you chargd are with the highcst crimo known to military law, and it is your duty to make known the causes that influenced yeur actions.” For the first time hi* manly form trembled, and hia blue eye* swam iu tears. Approaching the president ot the court, he proseuted a letter, saying as lie did so, “There,' General is what -i opened the Jet ter, and in a Fmoment my eyes filled with tears. It was passed from one to another of the court until all had scan it, and those stern warriors who had,passed with Stonewall Jackson through a hu mi red battles, wept ljke little chil dren. As soon as I sufficiently re covered my self possession, I read Iho the latter a9 the defense of the pris oner. It was iir these words. “My dear Ed ward—l have always been proud of yen, since your con nection with the Confederate Army. I have been prouder of you than ev er before. 1 would not havo you do anything wrong for Ilia world; but before God, Edward, unless you came home we must die! Last night I was aroused by little Eddie’s crying, I called aud said, “What’s the matter, Eddie?” aad he said: “Oh, Mam ma, I’m so hungry I” And Lucy, Edward, your darling Lucy, she nev er complains, hut she is growing thinner aud thinner evory day. And before God, Edward, unless you come Insure wa must die* Your Mast." Turning to the prisoner I asked : "What did you do when you opened this letter?” Ha replied, “J mode application for a furlough, and it waa rejected ; aeai n I made applica tion and it was rejected ; a third time I made application, and it was rejec ted, aud that night, as I wandered backward and forward in the camp, thinking of my home with the mild eyas ofLucy looking up to ins, and tbo burning words of Mary sinking is my brain, I was no longei the Con • jf tMfcriHti *“|'| '**• but I was the fa- ther of Lucr tfßH’Wm of Ma ry. and I would have passed those lines if every gun in the battery had fl red u poa me. I went home. Ma ry raw out to maot me, her angel arms embraced me; and she whispered, “O, Edward, l am so happy! I am a* glad yon got year furlough 1” She must hero felt me shudder, for she turned paU as death, and catching, her breath at every word she 6aid, “Have you come without your fur lough? OJ Edward, Edward, go back! go back! Let me and my childmii ge down together to the grave, hut O, for heaven’s sake, save the honor of our name!'” And here I aw, gentlemen, not brought here by militarypower, but iu obedience to the command of Mary, to abide the santeuce of yoilr court:” Every officer of tlias court-martial felt the loreoofthe prisoner’s words, fkforc them stood, in beatic vision, Ihe eloquent pleader for a husband’s audfatbar’s wrongs; bat they had been trained by their great leader, Itobert E. Leo, to tread the path of duty, though the lightning's flash scorched the ground beneath their feet, and each in hia turn pronounced *the verdict—guilty. Fortunately for humanity, fortunately tor the Con federacy, the preceedings of the court were reviewed by the commanding general, and upon the record was written: ( THE WASHINGTON GAZETTE. VOL. XIX. “Headquartxrs A. N. V.-i-The finding of the court is approved, 1 The prisoner is pardoned and will report to his company' R. E. Lice, General. During the second battle of Cold Harbor, when shot and shell were fall ing “like torrents from the monutain cloud,” my attention was directed te the fact that one of our batteries was being silenced by the concentrated fire of the enemy. When I reached the battery every gun but one had been dismantled, and by it stood a solitary Confederate soldier, wrth the blood streaming from his side. As he recognised me he elevated his voice above the roar of the battle and said: “General, I have one shell left. Tell me, have I saved die honor ot Mary and Lucy ?” liaised my Imt. -Onto more a Confederate shell Went crashing through the ranks of the en emy. and the hero sank by his gun to rise no more. BEEBE'S LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE. Sparta, Ga., Sept. 9h, 1884. Messrs. T. L. Gantt, John P. Shan non, F. L. Little, C. M. Davis and C. B. Henry, committee: Gentlemen: Yours of August Ist, notifying mo that at a convention of tiie democratic party of tho Bth congressional dis trict hsidln Athena on July 18th, 1881 I was unanimously nominated by ac clamation, as tho candidate of the party, to represent tho Bth congress ional district in tho 49tb congress, and requesting my acceptance of the same has been received. It is always pleasant te receive the approval of your fellows In every de partment of life, but it is reserved for a public servant who has been charged with iraportant public trusts and who has endeavored to discharge thorn with fidelity, to properly under stand and appreciate the endorsement of so intelligent and honest a consti tuency as that which yen represent. It Is with the profoundost grati tude and with renewed realisation of the grand responsibilities attached to (be high trust, that I accept the nom ination so cheerfully tendered mo. The unanimity with which it was bestowed, intensified nty apprecia tion of the holier conferred. I have always been convinced that the success of the democratic party aud ita principles la indispensable to the preservation Qf the rights and lib erties of the people, but I have never beau so thoroughly persuaded ns I ana now, that it isjjio imperative du ty of ill the good people of Oils coun try vho desire wise government, honest methods and a faithful dis charge of all public obligations, to unite in the restoration of the government to the control of the democratic party, whose history is a pledge of the maintenance af consti tutional government and iho perpet uation of the rights guaranteed there-, under, and the reform of existing abuses, and to place the seal of their condemnation on the republican par ty, which hae misruled, misgoverned and oppressed the people of this coun try for more than twenty yoars. A party whose leaders are to-day para ding the immense surplus iu the treas ury. as tho highest evidence of the Wisdom af its administration of thp government, sliaiuofujiy disregarding the fact that this enormous aud un necessary accumulation consists of taxes unjustly and wrongfully ex tracted from the pockets of the peo ple, already writhiug under the ago nies and distresses of poverty. A party which.in its recent platform, declares its purpose with emphasis to continue this infamous levy. A par ty which has but two controlling ideas —public plunder and the humil iation and degradation of the white people of t)*B Houth, by tho appoint ment to all Federal office* Of incompe tent, ignorant, unworthy and corrupt men. You are pleased to express Oie flat tering assurance that in my hands the standard of the democracy will be borne to victory. I shad most hearti ly co-oporale with my constituent* throughout the dial tint in ail honora ble exertions to bring about that I'O "stiTT. ~9t<ui yoor expectations be realized in uiy election, it ha!l be my pleasure in tbe future, as it is iu the past, to so discharge my duties to Hie people as that whou my public career shall have ended, I may bo able to re turn to them without spot or blemish, the sacred trust which thay have so generously committed to my keep ing. With my thank* for the kind and complimentary terms in which you have conveyed the action of the con vention, and with my best wishes for each of you personally, I am, Yery truly yours, Skabobn Reese. LULA BU AST’S AIVAL. Christopher Matthew*, a Lynch burg lad, la a rival of the numerous magnetic girla, hie specialty lieing the moving of lieayv tables, with men op posing him. A heavy oak table, wWch his father owns, has been bad ly used up by him, and is now under repair. A few nights ago, it ia al leged, he kept a table suspended in the air at a neighbor’s bouse, with lour or five men attempting, with all tbelr Stfnngth, la got it to (ho floor, At another time he literally tore a large dining table into fragments, while several men were working with afl their might to wrest it from him. WASHINGTON, GA.; FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1884. A REPUBLICAN PROTMT. Ex-Qov.mor Pound’s Pointed Reasons for Rejecting Blaine for President. A letter , from Ex-Congressman Pound, of Chippewa Falls, Wis., in which the writer says he will oppeso Mr. Bl&iuo and support Governor Cleveland for tiie Presidency, is mado public. Iu hie letter Mr. Found says: After much earnest and solicitous deliberation I deem it to be my duty, while abating naught of loyalty to the Republican party, but rather to promote its true purpose,and strength en it for future good work, to support the Domocratic nominee, Governor Cleveland, for President at the ap proaching election. My judgment disagrees with,-and my conscience re bels against the action of the ftepub lican Convention in the nomination of Mr. Blaine and without arrogating for myself w!*dm superior to a ma jority of representative Republicans convened (o voice the determination efniy party, I am compelled to obey my own best judgment and souse ef duty in this single and extraordinary instance. Being a life-long Republican and the recipient of many distinguish ed honors, State and national, it is due ray political asaociates, so often my cordial supportors, and myself that the reasons for departure from conventional co-operation be fraukiy stated. Mr. Blaine, in my opinion, embodies most in American politics that is menacing to public morals and integ rity in government. With a leng pulse career, mainly distinguished for a sort of declamatory and pugilistic statecraft, he is not the inspiration of a single valuable policy or the author of an important statute, but, op the contrary, lias often suggested aud sup ported unwise and bad and opposed good legislation. With a record cloud ed by suspicion and accusation of job bery and corruption undefended, ho brings to os personal antagonisms which have toru and weakened our party in the past,invading the admin istration of tho lameutcd Garfield with demands of personal vengeance so virulent as to inflame the spirit of assassination and culminating in tiie defeat of Judge Folger aud consequent election of G rover Cleveland Governor of the Empire Stale. But returning to the candidate. Uimself a speculator, enjoying a for tune too great to havo been acquired by hotted Industry, legitimate busi ness enterprise ar his country's ser vice at 15,000 a yoar, he sympathizes with and profits by speculative stock jobbing and gambling methods of acquiring wealth—methods which have wrought ruin, disgrace and bus iness disaster beyond computation, schooled youth.and persuaded middle age to avoid honest aud useful indus try, made suicide and insanity com monplace, uuscttled values, placed the fruits of hnncfct toil in tho power of the Goulda and Armours ta bear down or pull up In the piarketa as v< bill) pp Interest may dictate ; methods which recently gave us hut an exaggerated illustration of lhair iniquitous conse quences in the Grant & Ward $15,000,- 000 failure and robbery. Reference to Blaine’s Congressional record relating to sribsidleiqclnis legis lation, corporate exactions, etc., will readily satisfy the honest iuquirer of his uniform support of monopolies and indifference to tho common vet), Little wonder that he omita in his let ter to refer to or explain the cause of the great disparity iu the distribution of this marvelous increase of wealth accumulated during the period he chooses far comparison ; that he falls lo note tire fact that the one three huiidrodili part of tha $44,000,000,000 Is hold by ono man, while others rank jittip below and bis own palatial resi dence, commanding a rental of SH, 000 a year, suggesting more than an average per capital of wesllh, Lillie wonder (hat ho is silent on the sub ject of Inter-State commerce, the reg ulation of which is demanded by all producers and legitimate traders. Great corporate interests command non-in teferc ii ce^ The disingenuosAiiess of his letlel of acccptsuce is fvtnl,ec betrayed by its significant silence toucMi.g the past three years. Bringing down his historic figures to the present would have shown a marvelous shrinkage in nominal values, would have noted the downfall of business prosperity and business morals and would havo pictured as few can do so grapically as he tho furnace fires dying out, tho wheels of factories standing still, wage reduced, beggary usurping the place of labor, bank and business failures, creditors and depositors wantonly de frauded, homes lost and crookedness in public affairs, Mr, Blaine is ob jectionable furthermore for Ihe com pany be keeps, for the friends ho has made. Will the chief promoters of bis nomination lie his chief advisers if elected? There’s the rub. With po pronounced issues between the two great parties, we can safely afford to yield temporary executive control at (his time to any man,though he boa Dcmocat. And if grave ques tions of public policy were at issue they cannot be delovmind by the Ex* eculive. This is the prerogative-of Congiess, the lawmaking branch, heretofore for a lime and now under Democratic control. It is vastly more 1 important to good government that the Republican party be restored to supremacy in Congress than that the administration of law be entrusted to an unworthy partisan surrounded by bad eouncel. Whilo Mr. Blaine is known to be unworthy, Governor Cleveland has demonstrated his fitness and worthiness for the position by his fidelity, ability and integrity in the discharge of his executive duties-.as Mayor of Buffalo and Governor?©? the great State of Now York, and in my opinion a very large majority of lu tilligent and unprejudiced voters -be Hovers ho should bo elected. If one half of the Republican voters who agree iu this opinion have the ourage of their convictions and vote, conscien tiously he will bo triumphantly eloc fad. The scandals effeoting the do mestic lives of all candidates shijnTd be committed to the political ghouls and hyenas. While it is my fixed purpose to sup port Cleveland and Hendricks, it is no less my determinaiiou to support fill fit and worthy nominees of the Re publican party for county, State and Congressional positions, HOW BLAINE WAS DISQBUNTLHD. It is well known in Washington among those well acquainted with the present Secretary ef Stato and his faiqily and JJJr, Tilaino and his, that the latter have never felt kindly to wards the formor since Mr. Freling huysen succeeded Mr. Blaine as Secre tary of Stato. Noither Mr. or Mrs. Blaine has over, as the writer knows taken the slightest pains to conceal this ill feeling. Mrs. Blaine iealways especially frank in mentioning oponly her dislike of anyone, kt© l ’o titan one porson who was nt a dinner given in January, 1882, by President Arthur to members of his Cabinet and a few others has told me how openly both Mr. and Mrs. Blaine, who were pres ent, showed that thoy folt aggrieved with President Arthur and also wjth Mr. Biaine’s successor as head of the Department ot Slate. Tho dinner o enred not long aftor tho succession had been effected. Mr. Ulaluo sat opposito tho President and the lattes', with an evident desire to make him self agrcoahlo to Mr. Blaine, addresso’d him several timos across the tablo as “Mr. Secretary.” Tho first tlmo lie did It Mr. Rial no, as my Informant, who was present, said, looked annoyed and, when it was repeated, said to tho lady nuxt to him : “If he calls mo that again I’ll take him up,” “Oh, don't,” ploadcd tho lady; “don’t notice it.” But 'deaf to her wise counsel. Mr. Blaine, the next time the President called him “Mr. Secretary,” olcctrified the whole table by exclaiming with acrimony i “How can you call me by that title of which you have de prived mo?” With consummate tact the President answored: “Oh, I thought once a secretary, always a secretary—like ‘onco a geucral,always a general, ‘once a Govoruor, always a Governor.” But even this diplomatic reply did not dissipate the unpleasant feeling and more than one who was present has said ip the writer \ “It was tho most uncomfortable dinner ( ever attended, owing te Mr. and Mrs. Blaine’s evident dosiio to make it so.” SIX MONTHS WITHOUT FOOD. Kate Smulsey Stilt Continuing: Her Lons Past at fturt Plalg. Fort Pi,air. N. Y., September B. Kate Linulscy lies to night in the same precarious condition, She talked faintly to day, declining fruit and other dainties broughtin, slio panting in tiro exartlou to reply. Her mother asserts that slio sloops about an hour a day. Bho cannot bear the light. Although hercheeka are pale and thin there Is no haggard or deathly ex pression In her face. The mother of the girl made tho following affidavit to day: State of New York, Montgomery County, ss,: Catlierjiio Smulsey of the village of Fort Plain, said county, sworn: That she is tho mother of Kate Smulsey, now about 20 years of age, aud has had personal charge and care of her during the entire pe riod of her illness, which began on or about July 5,1882, and has continued until the present time, she having been eoJlfliied to her bed siiice about Novomlor 1, 1882 ; that the said Kate Smulsey has not, lo ttie knowledge of deponent, eaten anything or taken •nourishment of any kind since March 11, 1884, except a piece of watermelon not to egeoed two inches square, and on the 10th of August chewed a small mouthful ofbcafstcak, swallowing the juice, but swallowing none of the sol id portion; that occasionly, and gen erally uottoexceed two or three times a day, she rinses her mouth with wa ter, not swallowing any part of it; that she swallowed a small portion of water on the 28th day of August, then faking a single swallow only: that this- deponent verily believes Kate Smulsey lias not taken any nourish ment except as above stated since March 11, 1884; that deponent lias had personal care of her both night and dqy, always herself attending ip her wants,giving medicine, etc. Subscribed and sworn to iicforo me, September 8. her Catherine x Smulsey, mark. Witness: Adam Smui.sev. E. 8,. Van Duskn, Notary Public, Montgomery county. The republican majority iu Maine will reach 19,000. THE STATE FAIR, President Livingston, of the Georgia Agri cultural Society, Hoe a Word to Say. ■ Editors Constitution: Permit mo, through your extensively circulated journal, to sav a tew things to the citizens of Georgia in reference to the approaching fair to bo held in Macon October 27 to Novembtr 2. Tho officers of the society havo and arc doing all in their power to mako the fair a decided success. A premium list has boon arranged, oflfbrlng as liberal inducements as thoy can to exhibitors, arranging their premiums according to tho value aud impor tance of the articles, and will make all .awards on a fair aud just basis. Those premium lists have been well distributed, but if anyono wishing to exhibit has not recoivod one, they can do so by writing F- C, Grier, secreta ry, Macon, Ga. Tho grounds and buil dings for exhibition are as neat and onvenient as any in the southernc states, end ai ’° nsw being repaired and improved by the mayor and council of Macqu at the expense oi the city. But when all this shall bo dono with such other dutios as ore incum bent on the officers of the association, much remains to bo done to mako the fair a success. Tho citizons of Geor gia should take au aetivo interest in it both in contributing to the display and by attendance. Without tho for mer thore will not be much to bo scon, and without tho latter tho display would avail but little. It should tako but a small measure of public spirit to induce every porson living in Geor gia to help ip soipe way toward* mak ing a creditable showing, aud when eacli and ovdry one interested, or to bo benefited by the fair, thus lends a helping hand, it is an easy matter to haro a suooossful exhibition. This stato fair will perhaps bo tho only chance, soon, to advertise Georgia and her productiveness; tor we must remember that our legislature refusod to appropriate money either for the exhibition at Boston orLoqisvHlo last year, and neglected to do so ior the “World’s Industrial Cotton Centen nial Exposition” to be held at Now Orleans, 1884-1885, while other south ern stalos did so last year, and arc doing so on a large scale for the New Oilcans exposition, and unloss wo changeour stato policy,as lo advertis ing aboard or so disply our advanta ges, in cllniato and productions at home so that thoso who come among us may bo ktffoumeiL we will very, soon no longer-lay claim to being the “empire stato of the south.” Tho re sults of tho state fair will bo af the most beneficial character to Georgians in introducing a natural and healthy competition in our industries, in stim ulating our people to more careful and judicious|work, in imparting now Ideas and useful information in regard to matters of tho fariii and household. Many otlior benefits indirectly arise from such expositions, such as the promotion of social intercourse among a class of people whoso occupation too ofieu kcop tlion) strangors to cacli other. My oqjectiln this cimmuiii catlon is to beg the good people of Georgia to contribute to tho display in somo department, and feel an indi vidual responsibility for its success. Encourage it at least by your atten dance and hy a manifestation ofm'or est in tho production of the industry of others. Every thing that can be done to obtain low rates on the rail roads, is being done. The citizens of Macon arc doing all in their power to aocomodato visitors while in atten dance. Evory mjsans possible will bo forced on tho grounds to make all com fortable, Thoro will bo nothing to mar the pleasures or dotract from the Interest of a well conluclod, legitimate fair. Innocent and attractive amuse ment will be supplied each day. Now, let it be said of of Georgia, that what pvnr cause ho lias failed to go aboard with a display of her Industries, slio Is not too indifferont lo her own Interest, not void of that state pride, nor too selfish to gather evory evidence of her greatness and her energies in the va ried industries within her limits, con centrate them at her fair and show tq ourselves and tho world that Instead Of growing poorer every day, wo are marchingon to independence and suc cess, L. JP, Livingston, President Georgia Slate Agricultural Society. Covington. Ga., Sept. 15th, 1884. Will tho press of the state please copy ? ________________ New York is in a fever of excite ment over tho passage of the Broad way Surface Railroad franchise over tho veto of the Mayor, notwithstand ing 14,000,000 could have been had at tho time for the sale of the privilege. It was not many minutes after tbe bill was passed before the rumor that eighteen of the aldermen had been bought, was flashing over the wires. The chargo lias been openly and re peatedly made that these aldermen were actually bribed to aid in the pas sage of this great moasurc. The price mentioned as having been paid for these votes was s‘2!>/)00 —$10,000 cash, and $15,0000f bonds of tho pro posed road. Senator Pendleton is pulling off Ins coat. He said to an interviewer on Saturday: “I am now going to work fqr the democratic ticket, and have made sevoral engagements to speak I will sparo no time or labor to in sure its success.” SECRETARY FOLGER. Like Horaoe Greeley He Died of a Broken Heart. A Now York letter says: Friends of Secretary Fogler hero say that his death was undoubtedly tho result of the worry, humiliation and shame that ho felt in cousequcnce of his de feat for Governor by Grover Cleve land two years ago. He was a person of great political ambition and he re garded tho Governorship of New York as a stepping-stuno to tho Presi dency. When ho reoeivoil tho nomi nation his joy know no bounds. The Stato had been giving a Republican majority and bo thought surely that he would bp elected, lie never got iliaf notion out of his head either and was aston ished when first his own town and thon the Slate gave snob overwhelm ing majuyltlps against him. Ho al- most went insano at tho time. The people were rebuking the Stalwart machine that had run New York po litics so long, hut Fogler took it all to himself and mourned and worriod and marveled. The position as secretary of tho treasury Instead of proving a benefit only helped to make him more discontented and hurt his health. 110 devotedweary hours to routine work anil was worried and harassed. He nursed his defeat and brooded over it, making himself sick again and again, Finally ho gave out again went to las homo in thecrentral part of Now York ■Stale. Ilia friends here say that, like Horace Greeley, he died of a disor dered mind and that las death is little Bhort of a political tradegy. As Judge I'oigcr was a sound, consistent man of integrity. But when lie left tho bench for tlio political arena he becamo weak and irresolute and soon showed himself unfitted to bear (he burden of defeat. Chattanooga Timos: Two months ago tho management of tho Wes torn and Atlantic Railroad announced a reduction of ten per cent, iu the salaries ef all tho employees, except train hands, whioh Includes tbo con ductors, brakesman and tho engiueors. Now tho wages of conductors and train hands have been reduced fifteen per cent. Tho reduction was a gen uine surprise iu railroad circles, and especially to those it affected. It was generally thouglit that au advance would be made about October Ist, when the heavy winter business usu ally begins. AU seem disposod to the best of it, and hope for boU of Webster county, lias a plow, which ho usos every year in making his craps, that has been used in his family ovor ISOyoars. It was made in England by his great grandfather, and brought by him to this country. Has been used by four or five generations, and will last a contnry or so longer. Somo one tried to get it to carry to tho Exposition, but Mr. Mercer values it teo highly. Mrs. Mercer lias a hickory chair that was mado in Edgoflold district, 8. C., ovor 100 years ago. It has tho same splits for bottom that was put in wiion made, and It is as solid and good as when first put together. Anew roofing material is now manufactered from wood pulp, con sisting of two-thirds spruce and one third popular. Tho roofing is pre pared by the manufacturers under their own patent, by which tho great est durability is obtained. Unlike metallic roofs, it is said not to con tract, expand or corrode. It is also practically fire proof,and is adapted to locations whore smoke andgasosarc liublo to destroy metallic roofs. Be ing flexible it can bo used for orna mental work in gables, panels and bay windows, and also for valleys, flash ings, etc. A terrible picture of the condition of Cuba is furnished in a rato state ment of a Havana newspaper. There are over 4,000 imtenantcd houses in that comparatively small city, while in somo parts ot the island houses are let free of rent, in order lo secure the property from depredation and do cay. Tho Philadelphia Becord says that wlicu Gen. Ilullor addresses an assem blage of workingmen beneath a flag upon which he enjoys a bonnty of 60 per cent, and lifts ono eye to the flag and turns the other to tho audidoncc, he will havo reason to congratulate himself upon tho success of the Amer ican demagoguo. Black walnut sawdust, formerly thrown away is now mixed with 11b seed gum and moulded into head* and flower piecos for the ornamenta tiou of furniture. When dried aud varnished it is as handsome and much stronger and more durable than carved work, Tho inventor of an electrical ap paratus for deaf people claims that no car is so dead that it cannot bo made to hear, and that Jn many casco the apparatus will cure deafuess. It may be concealed in a cane, umbrel la liaudle fan or any such article or convenience. Tlie FYencli-Chineso war, as ex plained to a New Yl'k reporter by ft Mott street pigtail: “I iikoe this : 1 come to your door aud lickeo you aud I wautooyou to pay money to mo for I lickeo yoa. You thiuk that light? What kind a ’llgion that?” NO. 38 X-I- W_ SIMS, [SUCCESSOR TO SIMS, IRVIN h CO.] - The Firm of Sims, I ( viu & Cos. having dissolved, I will continue lo keep always on hand LUMBER, SHINGLES, LATHS, DOORS, SASH, BLINDS, BRICK, LIME, AND OTHER BUILDING MATERIAL. My prices will be low and CASH ranat accompany alt orders. Call and conanll me before buying elsewhere. Wilt store Oqaao and other artieles at my warehauia and dativer the frame? Charges reasonable. A ausU stock of Builderi Hardware at 008 T. lam authorized to Settle ait claims da* by or <o the old Arm. OFFICE AT ARNOLD aapl*-6m L. W. SIMS. F. W. FOSTER, COTTON EACTOR, And Commission Merchant, Office and Warehouse on Campbell Street, Between Broad and Beynolds, AUGUSTA, GA. Consignments Solicited. Personal Attention Given to Business. 36-3 m Tho Instruction of Consignors Promptly obeyed. m THEODORE MARKWALTER’S MARBLE WORKS; BROAD STREET, (NEAR LOWER MARKET) AUGUSTA, ttA. Him TOMBSTONES Mil MARBLE PUSS mil always on baud or mado to ordor. A larga selection ready lor lettertef ml delivery at abort notice, fioveral hundreds of maw design* s t The Most Modern Style of Monuments, WHELEBB &c CO.; Cotton Tactoi’s, Augusta, Ga. Our warehouse having been recently rebuilt with all modern improve ments, Wo are prepared to handle Cotton upon very favorable terms. Spocial Personal Attention Givon to Weighing and Selling. WE ARE OENESAL AGENTS FOR THE. CELEBRATED Danittl Pratt Revolving Head Gin MV 8m HENRY FRANKLIN, [SUCCESSOR TO FRANKLIN BROSJ COTTON COMMISSION MEBCHANT, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. A GENTS for Baldwin & Go's Diaaolvod Bonea, Soluble Sea Island Guano, and the Atlantia Pho(Shale -xA. Liberal advenooa mado on conaigmnonts. M-ta 8. LEBBER, DEALER IN C O T T o nsr PIECED BAGGING AND TIES, HIDES, WOOL, PAPER STOCK, ETC. 811 and 818 Reynolds St., : : AUGUSTA, GA. Consignments solicited. Highest market price guaranteed and prompt returns made. Commissions for selling 76c per bale. 36 Pendleton Foundry and Machine Works. OHAS. P. LOMBARD, Proprietor. WM. PENDLETON, Sap’t. MANUFACTURE AND DEAL IN MILL MACHINERY AND SUPPLIES. 6,3 r en and #l# Kollock Street, Augusta, do, r’t ABTINCIB or ALL KINDS EXECUTED PROMPTLY, IN IRON SR BRASS, PEL- V/ 1.t., Gearing, Sl,. fling, Jotirn.l Bexee, Sugar Mill;, Qin Bibs, Injector#, Wate* Wheels, Governors, file#, Engine Supplies. Iron Fronts, Balcony Castings, As., Ae. Special Attention Given to Repaiis. SOLICITED. t : „ ■ ' • - -- ’■■ -- The Model Soda Water Establishment of the South. GINGER ALE, SODA WATER, Etc. EQUAL TO ANY IMPORTED. Manufactured and for Sals at CLINTOm BOTTLim WORKS, 1348 Broad St., Augusta, Ga. Orders Filled Promptly and Shipped by Express, in Clinton’s Patent Shipping Cases. No Goods Misrepresented. Soda Fountains charir .l tor druggists. 10-Xl* ■ T&OMWKti of women oror theland toeti- ■ I I ■ tho lntMuitjr of ixdn and mffering beyond ■ I I iSjgsssy The Or eat Event* or Htetorr in One Volume. ra 8 DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WOULD. By CAPT. KINO, U. 8. A. HISTORY TOOK THE BATTLE FIELD. Showe how nations have been mode or deetroyed In a day—How Feme or Dlseeter has turned on e singlo contest. A Grand Book for Old ot Yoqn— Saves Tims—Aids tho Memory—Gives Pleasure end Instruction—Maps and Fine Illustrations. AGENTS WANTED EVEBYWHERE. Send tor ull description and terms. Address ■3m J. c. McCURDY A 00.. Philadelphia. A. M. ADAMS. W ashinvton Georgia,’ Contractor _and Builder. AU carpenter work and building done in itm most workmanlike manner. Work don* on abort notice and with dispatch. I employ good and will guarantor all work to be Irak-class. Contracts taken in town or oouutry. Will <ri*a plans and spaolflcations when desiredf Mo obar* for specifications when Ido the buildtM WIU SI scroll work of any design. * ' references here WMhlngtn. 0, Aug is, IBM. WtmT