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CLISBY, JONES & REESE, Peopkcetoes.
Established 1826.
The Family Journal.—News—Politics—Literature—Agriculture—Domestic Ayeairs.
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MACON, TUESDAY AUGUST 6,1878.
GEORGIA TELEGRAPH BUILDING
Volume mi—No 31
BY TELEGRAPH
Galveston, Joly 28.—A Nevis' Fort
Clark speoial says last sight the Mexicans
from Los Vace?, Mexioo, fired shots in
San Feline, Texas, retaliating for having
been pursued the day before by Captain
gaily, of the United states army, who
took from them some stolen sleek.
There is great exoitement. Parson Potter,
of frontier fame, shot and wonnded a
Mexican last night while in the aet of
stealing his horse?. Esoabedo is con
demned to be shot, bnt this will not give
peace on the border.
* New Yoke, July 28.—First Assistant
postmaster General Tyner and Superin
tendent of foreign mails Blackfan re
turned on the Rhein from Europe.
HAVANA, July 28.—The Home govern
ment has confirmed nominations for mil
itary Governors of the six provinces of
this Island.
Washington, July 28.—Tho police
trill be on dnty in force to-morrow to pre
vent disorders throughout the city. Two
or three important arrests have been
made of unruly agitators who will be
tried to-morrow for disorderly conduct.
Philadelphia, July 28.—There was a
meeting in behalf of the prisoners charged
with the murder of Lord Leitrim, this
afternoon. It is stated that the entire
eum raised to the present time for their
defense is $354, of which $295 have been
forwarded to Father Boyle. Tho total
eobt of the trial will be abont seven hun
dred and fifty pounds.
rorrsviLLB, Pa., July 28.—There will
le a general suspension of mining opera'
lions in the Schuylkill region to-morrow,
te continue until Angust Otb, after which
it is thought there will be steady work
during the remainder of the shipping
6d&80D.
Washington, July 28.—Mr. Earl, a3-
eiatant U. S. Attorney of Sonth Carolina,
mentioned to-night that it Is not certain
tbit Judge Bond would go to South Car*
clinato try the oases of the Internal
KeTenue officials under indiotment for
tilling Ladd. The matter remains in
jtaiu quo, and no definite determination
bis been reached in tbese case?. Possi
bly the cases may be tried before Judge
Bond, at Baltimore-
New Oblian?, July 28.—Tho total of
yellow fever cases reported up to noon
to-day is fifty-nine; deaths, twenty-five,
'there was no report to-day from Charity
Uospital; bnt it is stated that a number
of new cases were admitted.
Constantinople, July 28.—Osman Pa
cha has ordered the discontinnanca.of
work at the entrenchments on tho Con
stantinople lines, the probability of a
conflict with the Russians having disap
peared.
The Porte intends to issue a memoran
dum relative to the Greek question.
Greece has applied te Bismarck, as Pres
ident of the Congress, to make represen
tations to induce Turkey to come to an
arrangement.
London, July 2.8—The Carlton Club
Banquet, in honor of Beaoontfleld and
Salisbury, was held in the Duke of Well
ington’s riding school. . In his remarks
relative to tbe anglo Turkish convention,
tarlBeacornfield argued that if the set
tlement of Europe bad been limited to
ibs treaty of BeiliD, Russia would prob
ably, in a few year?, again assail Turkey,
when whatever British party might be in
power, that party would, even though
bo convention existed, have felt bound,
alter considerable, and perhaps fatal hes
itation, to defend Asia Minor. The con
vention with Tarkey by preventing suoh
hesitation, praotioaliy lessened England’s
impossibilities.
'ibe Marquis of Salisbury, in his speech
claimed that her Majesty’s plenipotentia-
>ies bad tried to pisk np the broken
thread of Eogland’a imperial traditions.
He refused to belieTe that tbe other pow
ers would display jealousy when they
mw England’s object was merely to es
tablish peace and order.
Xew Yoke, July 29.—The City of
Cheater, of the Inman line, while on her
"I to New York, broke her shaft on
Ihursday. The State of Louisiana, of
tbs State line, towed the disabled steam-
« into port. The officers state that
there was no excitement on board and
the passengers united in a testimonial
to the captain for coolness and self-pos-
Mian.
Srw Yoke, J uly 29.—A dispstoh from
Harbor, New York, says steamer
bpirtan from New York for London, ar-
»>ved off Montank on Saturday with her
&tin abaft broken. Assistance was sent
her yesterday.
Newark, N. J., July 29,—Coney &
Btowart, halters, have failed. Their lia
bilities are §3,000, and tneir assets are
115,000.
Saratoga, July 29.—This is the first
txtra day of the Saratoga meeting. In
[he first raoe, maidens two year olds,
ihree-qaaiters of a* mile Ferioa wod,
Bnrdmanwas second and Lola third,
lima 1:19}
London, Joly 29.—A Vienna dispatch
bate* that an advance into Bosnia baa
Mtyet been ordered. Caratheedori Pa-
told Count Andra83y that tho para-
enph of tho proclamation to the inhab
its declaring that the Sultan commits
to the protection of the Austrian
Potest 0 * woa ^ P robabl y be 8ab i ec * t0
The Anglo-American Cable Company
Ounces that the attempt to recover the
1556 eable has failed.
Beod, July 29.—The Austrian troops
fused the frontier into Bosnia this morn-
“L in perfect order, without encounter.
Bg any difficulties. Archduke John Sal-
jstar, of Tuscany, was at the head of the
brigade that entered Derbend.
London, July 29 —Tho debate on Lord
•MUlogion’g resolution against the Gov-
[mmeni’g Eastern policy, which begins
r“8ht in the Honse of Common?, is re-
waed as the moat important which has
5*®*lplace in Parliament for many years.
iuL, u > ^cussing that part of Lord
S~“°8ton’s resolution relating to the
Tn.v Snsractee respecting Asiatio
2®?’ suys: There !b room for conten-
[u, 1 Lord HartiDgton’a oensure of
ltiiT tUr ia either too little or too muoh.
“inistry has involved the country
ZrywtHy in liabilities of so grave a
.,"1i r lbe opposition ought to be pro
em l 2- ex P reEB something more than re-
li.ii ‘■9 ought to be ready to turn ont
K -f opponents—t* take office them-
«i and to reverse the policy to wbioh
country stands committed. -If they
em«! 0 L preparea for Bnoh a decided
e,.,®’ l h»y ought to leave theGovern-
^■sunwaaktned to carry into effect the
I“““‘P* which it has laid the basis.
casea 1* is desirable that
SIS®!®* BtonJd act on its ownre-
At all events, the main
Paint“® debate will not turn on this
j. s and the real question, on which
***■»«■ hare to decide, is,
thtU^v -At 8 permanent interests of
was desirable to
ttoa 10 Russia, “thus far ehalt
but no further F
%atjk* CI,0? » July 29.—A Portland
016X0 16 a rendezTcus for
gon i e "*|Y Indinne, both on the Ore-
*Lefor,i ,i^ sbln B ton Territory side, at
"ilectir,™ • t!tt * rspids, where they aro
,n great number?. Chief Mc-
»s<l Clnn ‘t eoatrcl his young mer,
* Esttlers to look out for
Philadxlphia, July 29.—The steamer
Pennsylvania, on tbe night of the 23d
instant, during a dense fog, collided with
the schooner S. B. Home, from Richmond
to Glonoester, England, with lumber.
Captain Diggin?, with wife and orew,
were transferred from the wreck to the
steamer.
Sabatcga, July 29.—The 2d race, mils
heat, was won in two straight heats by
Loulanier, Mechanic 2d, Miss Malloy 3d;
time 1:47}, 1:46}. Third and last sell
ing race, one mile and a quarter, winner
Hattie F., Loiterer 2J, Princeton 36
time 2:21}.
London, July 29.—Bogardns shot a pig
eon match to-day with Capt. Shelly,of the
Notting Hill gun club, for .£200, each to
shoot one hundred birds at thirty yards
rise. Shelly retired at the 89th bird,
having killed only 64, while Bogardns
killed 77. The latter continued and
killed 81 of the 100 birds.
Chicago, July 29—Reports coming in
from northern Iowa and southern Min
nesota state that the crops are badly
damaged in those sections. Wheat, in
some counties, will not yield over seven
bushels to the acre.
San Fbancisco, July 29.—The steamer
Gaelic, from Hong Kong via Yokohama,
arrived at Hong Kong on the 3d. The
emigration of laborers to Peru has been
rendered impossible, by opposition of the
Canton officials, who recall the ill treat
ment of the Chinese in the past, and re
fuse to believe in guarantees for the fu
ture. The rain continued in the famine
stricken provinces, and hopes are enter
tained of a good harvest. Meanwhile
the suffering is unlimited.
Yokohama, July 14.—The Japanese
government has expressed an inter
est in Senator Sargent’s proposition
to open relations with Corea, and is will
ing to co-operate.
Baltimore, July 29.—The Social lets of
this city held a picnio this afternooD.
They were addressed by George Winter,
of the New York Folks Zeitung. Abont
ono hundred men were present.
Mobile, Jmy 29.—Fred. Wolffe, finan
cial manager of tho Alabama and Great
Sontbern railroad, settled to-day to the
full amount due by John Swann, pur.
chaser of the Alabama and Chattanooga
railroad, in accordance with tho decrees
of the court.
New Yche, Jaly 29.—Messrs. Potter
snd Eiacook, of the Potter Committee,
examined John D. Palmer to-day, who
testified regarding his work as chairman
of the visiting committee. He had con
versation with many eolored people, and
from someof them hearditbat many parish
es had been greatly distnrbed;theirsshool
money been used np, and Democratic
politicians made many promises to get
them to vote the Democratic ticket.
Witness said Nichols had obtained the
respect of the colored people of Louisi
ana more than any Governor he knew of,
and more than Packard. Witness was
present at the sessions of the Returning
Board—all of them that were open.
The plan of the Board was to lay aside
all disputed parishes and take up undis
puted ones.
On the 25th of November, witness sab
ed the boaid when the return from any
parish were polled, that he be given the
result, but they would not do so until
they were all completed; protests that
were entered after the returns were filed,
Democrats claimed should notbeoon-
Bidered. Packard filed a protest which
embraced sixteen parishes; witness
asked permission frem Governor Weihto
enter tho compiling room. Witness
thought some Republicans,? had aooess to
that room; thonght he saw Mr. Hale
ooming ont; there were several ineffect
ual complaints made to the board abont
the manner in whiob the proceedings,
were carried on. The Republican visit*
lug statesmen were seen by witness often.
They were generally at the returning
board when witness was. He had beard
Mr. Asher say Jndge Levisse had stated
that the eleotionwasa fraud and if he
could have a hundred thousand dollars
would vote fo” Tqaen.
London, Z~. -»—Bogardns’ score to
day, in the pig - -shooting match with
Shelley, is the highest ever made in Eng
land.
Lord Hartington, in speaking on his
resolution, whith be moved this evening,
said: “A very inadequate idea of the
treaty of Berlin was to be derived from a
mere contrast of its provisions with those
of the treaty of Ssn Slofaao. Russia,
previous to tho war, bad made demands
whirh did not go any thing like so far as
the treaty of Berlin, jet England never
approved of them, nor urged them upon
Turkey.” He said that he did not make
a serious charge against the Government
regarding Greece, a3 the other Govern
ments shared the responsibility; but tbe
British Government had incurred special
responsibility in the promises given to
Greece, which bad not been fulfilled.
Washington, July 29.—The signal ser
vice station at Smithville, North Carolina,
repoit3 that at 3 p. m., the Spanish Brig
Dozianduer, from Wilson, North Carolina,
for Antwerp, with a cargo of rosin, is
ashore, ia a critical position, near Fort
Caswell beach, and is full of water; now
engaged in discharging cargo. Tbe
steam tugs here are unable to get her off.
The Baker wrecking company, at Nor
folk, were notified, and promised to send
immediate relief. I am exchanging in
ternational signals with the brig when
ever necessary. No lives are is danger
General Myer telegraphs from Pike’s
Peak that tbe observations of the eollpse
were successful. The corona was traced
several diameters from the sun asd was
seen five minutes after totality.
A telegram received at the Treasury
Department to-day announces the death
of Samuel Weeks Melton, refiner at the
New Orleans mint, on Saturdayjlast of
yellow fever.
Upon inquiry, the State Department
has ascertained that the payment of Mex
ican awards will commence on the 1st of
September.
Miscellaneous mail lettings, numbering
620 routes, extending over every State
and Territory, excepting new Jersey,
olesed to-day. The number of pro
posals were 8.833, showing the amonnt of
competition largely in advanoe of previ*
ons letting at this season. Tbe oontracts
to be executed must be filed in the de
partment on or before September lOtb.
The Indian agent at Lemhi, Idaho, re
ports that Indian Bannoek John, recent
ly murdered a white man, James Demp
sey, cn Camas prairie, on the 18th in
stant. The news has reached the agency
of thejkilling by the whites of tea reser
vation Indians, as retaliation of Demp
sey’s murder. A number of Indians
blamed Bannock John for the occurrence.
San Fbancisco, July 29.—A San Diego
dispatch says a telegram from Campo
reports a runner arrived, from lower Cali
fornia, with news that Pedro Badillo had
attacked the offioiais at San Rafael, kill
ing one soldier and wounding another.
The while frontier is up in arm?.
Nbw Obleans, July 29.—In answer to
a letter from Collector Smithy, asking
for information on the snbject, President
Chapin, of the Board of Health, says
that yellow fever exists at the present
timo to such an extent that it would not
be proper to issue clean bills of health to
vessels leaving this port. The Board ef
Heslth reports to neon total cases of fever
80, with 33 deaths,
Jacksonville, I! . 0 .... . M. M „
night last night, Isaac Qamil rode up to ' for these bonds at that price acd above.
John Angelo’s farm honse, near the city,
and asked to see Angelo’s daughter. An
gelo refused, at the same time ordering
hisBon Jason, aged 15, to shoot Hami).
The order was obeyed, and Hamil was
instantly killed.
Washington, Jaly 29.—Several of the
leadisg agitators in the recent labor out
break here suffered fine and Imprison
ment by the police court to-day.
A dangerous one hundred dellar coun
terfeit note on the Pittsfield, Massachu-
setts, National Bank is in circulation.
Portsmouth, N. H,, July 29.—Upon
preliminary examination io-day, John
and Patrick Sheehan, charged with com'
plicity in the Sullivan murder, eighteen
years ago, were remanded to jail, with
out bail, to await the action of tbe grand
jury. - •
Quwxc, July 29.—Captaih Wylij, of
the steamer Circassian, from Liverpool,
reports passing within thirty miles of a
steamship, supposed to be Lake Megantic,
from Montreal, for Liverpool, of the
Beaver line, ashore seven miles east of
Anticosti. Tho weather was fine.
Djmyzb, July 29.—There were success
ful observations of the eclipse here. As
tho period of totality approached, the
sight was grand. During tho obscura
tion the moon appeared like a large black
ball, surrounded by a beautiful circle of
light, and as the sunlight suddenly burst
forth again the chickens crowed as thongh
morning had dawned.
John D. Palmer continued, and said
that Packard, on account of his previous
career in Louisiana, had mads himself ob
noxious to many pnblic men. ' If witness
was asked if the election in Louisiana
was fair, he would say no. The sense of
the people there was that Tilden and
Nicholla were elected. He had heard of
no prosecutions against any parties
charged with committing the Pinkston
ontr&ge. He said to Wells and Ander
son that the Tilden electors were chosen;
but that he might, on a fair considera
tion of the question, come to a different
conclusion, but this conclusion should be
arrived at on evidence that could be
clearly put before the public.
Witness satisfied himself as to the per
petration ef the Pinkston outrage by in
quiries, and be supposed the political
parties thereby taking tbe same means of
inquiry that he did, oonid have also satis
fied themselves as to its perpetration. He
told Kellogg that if these things happen
ed in Illinois he, (witness,) would bring
the parties to punishment or he would
leave the State. He believed that the
people wonld have been satisfied with the
Packard Government if they thonght he
had been fairly elected.
After a few unimportant questions,
Governor Palmer’s testimony olosed, and
the committee adjourned till the 12tb of
August, unless sooner called together by
the chairman.
London, Jaly 29.—A dispatch from
Blackburn reports typhoid fever epidem-
io there. One hundred and fifty patients
are Buffering. The dole says: Fifty-
fonr conviots of Monnt St. Bernard re
formatory in Leoestershire, escaped last
night, in going towards Loughborough.
A telegram was forwarded to Loughbor
ough and polioe of the town and a number
of oonstables were sent to them. I hirty-
threoof the fugitives were reoaptured.
They were armed with bludgeons, stones
and knives and made a desperate resis
tance.
I London, Jaly 28.—The Times consid
ers the Marquis of Lome’s appointment
as Governor-General of Canada as a pop.
alar act of policy. The most significant
consequence will be, “if we are not mis
taken, tbe effect on public opinion in
Canada.”
Lake Charles, La, July 29.—The
eclipse began at 2:45 p. to. and ended at
4:45 p. m. The total eclipse occurred at
3:45, and continued one minnte. Clouds
occasionally obscured the sun, bat the
view at the commencement, for most of
the duration, and for the last half hour,
was wholly unobsenred.
Galveston, July 29.—A special from
Fort Worth states that tho observation
of the eclipse was successful. It was
taken with twenty-six instruments,notes
being taken of the corona, cuspis, moon
limbs and all contacts but tho last, which
a heavy cloud rendored a partial failure.
THJE GEORGIA PifiESS.
Colonel Mabcelltjs Thobntoh, of At
lanta, annonnees himself an independ
ent candidate far Congress in that dis«
triot. We fear the Colonel will hardly
have snch luck in getting away with his
prize as he did in corraling those thirty
partridges.
Wz quote as follows from the Atlanta
Constitution:
A Sad Case.—A few days ago a polioe*
man discovered a woman ia the first ward
in a vaoant honse. The boose was per
fectly deserted and tbe poor woman lay
on tbe floor. She had just given birth to
a ohild, which was plainly a mulatto.
Dr. Pinson, the city physician of the
first ward was catted to her aid, and some
kind ladies sent in what was neoessnry
for her pressing wants. Still she lay in
great destitution, and yesterday she died.
The child is also dead. Both bodies were
bnried yesterday. The woman's name
was L'zzie Norman.
The oase in all Its asptols is one of the
saddest we have ever known, and ills
painful to be compelled to ohronide it.
The death of the Charleston Journal of
Commerce nearly brings to an end dual
journalism in the Sonth. Within a line
ran from New Orleans to Louisville, and
from Louisville to Richmond and the
coast, we find in ell this vast tract of en
closed country, embracing all of what ia
known as the Southeast, bnt two oitiea
taat have more than one morning paper—
Knoxville and Coiumbu?. Louisville,
Nashville, ChattanoogB, Lynohbnrg,
Danville, Charlotte, Wilmington, Colom
bia, Charleston, Augusta, Savannah, Ma
con, Atlanta, Montgomery, Mobile and
Jacksonville, each have one paper.
The New Orleans branoh of tbe Pot
ter Committee passed through Atlanta
last Saturday on their way to Washing
ton City. By the way, Mr. Constitution,
who are Strange and Potts of the com
mittee. Somehow we don’t seem tore*
colleet them.
Fboh the Augusta Chronicle and Con
stitutionalist :
A Good Country.—Mr. J. H. Alexan
der has retained from his trip to the
mountains of North Carolina and gives a
glowing acoount of the salubrious climate
of that country. He says he aaw a youth
sixteen years of age who bad never seen
a dead person nor a funeral and the in
ference therefore is that no one has died
in that section sinoe he was born.
Bond Found.—Bond No. 12 of the En
terprise Manufacturing Company, sup
posed to have been lost, was found in the
company’s safe yesterday evening by Mr.
Armstrong, who was changing the draw
ers, It had dipped behind the latter and
became wedged between them in anoh a
way that it could not be seen unless they
were taken ont. The bond was delivered
to J. J. Cohen & Sons at the syndicate
price, ninety-five oents and Eoon after-
words sold by them to M. J. Verdery &
Jacksonville, EL, July 28—At mid- Co., at §101, and there is a good demand
. t A T .- IT f J- a- kAnAfl ftf ♦>!«*} nr?f»A fthnTA.
Col. J. H. Fannin, of Troup eounjy,
says he has one hundred hogs fat enough
for killing now, that have been raised on
“slops, waste and cotton seed.”
The Conyers Courier says there ia a
dry streak in that seotfon “ten or twelve
miles wide which extends from Coring,
ton to -Atlanta. Portions of Newton,
Walton, Henry andDeKtlb oountiea have
not Buffered for rain, and the crops are
exoellent. Through this seotion, the hob
dry winds of the past four weeks, have
literally aoorehed up the crops insomuoh
it is doubtful if rains will be of muoh
servioe, exoept to late crops.”
Effect of Dbquth in Baldwin and
Gwinnett Counties.—The Old Capital
says on this snbject:
Muoh of the upland com in tbefooonty
is already too seriously injured to be re
vived by rain, and in some sectioas a
very Bhort crep will be the result. The
catton holds its own, bnt old farmers say
that rains now will ‘‘start,” it and oause
it to shed. The creeks and branohes are
drying'np. x*wo weeks of white ran
heat has caused a very large stream,
Book creek, to disappear, and Latimer’s
millpond situated thereon is dwarfed
into a goose pond. Tbe Ooonee is very
low. On Tuesday we noticed workmen
blasting the Blnioe-head of tbe arm that
drives Treanor’s mills opposite the city;
the water was so low that this work had
beoome necessary.
And the Gwinnett Herald reports ub
follows: r
Our orop prospeots look exceedingly
gloomy at this writing. Two weeks
sinoe this oounty was boasting of the fin
est oorn and cotton crop ever known here
at this season. Sinoe that time tbe ex
cessive hot weather acd want of rain bas
materially damaged both crops. In
some localities in the oounty the yield
has been ont off at Ieost one-half, and
unless it rains within the next week (an3T
there seem3 to be little prospeot of it)
the upland crops will be entirely cut off.
We understand that a short distance be*
low town corn is dying and the fodder is
literally parched by the heat.
Thb Rev. John L. Stewart, who has
been the agent of the Georgia railway at
Conyers for the last twenty-five year?,
has resigned that position. His salary
has been reduced to §25 per month, ten
dollars of whioh he has to pay for help.
The Berrien county News Bays the
wool season in that section has closed
with a falling off in shipment; of abont
20,000 pounds. The total shipments
amounted to 51,447 at an average price
of twenty-five and a three-fourth eents
per pound.
The same paper lias the following: Mr.
Amos Suttcn has had jaundice for sev
eral month?, and died last Tuesday.
Eight hours before death, while at the
stool, he passed from one to two feet of
his intestines, which were very bloody
and uloer&ted. Drs. Talley, Fogle and
Fork examined them and thonght they
were the whole of the Duodenum and a
part of the Jejunum, Drs. Fogle and
Fort have a portion of the intestines pre*
served in alcohol, and it has baen seen by
large numbers. They want their medi
cal brethren of Savannah and Albany to
examine them. Can the records of med
icine show any thing similar?
Mr. E. Crane, of Brooks county, k'll
ed a rattlesnake last week whieh meas
ured over seven feet in length and with
twelve rattles. The snake had juBt
killed, three young rabbits, and was in
the act of swallowing them.
Not Precisely.—Under this head the
Lumpkin Independent has the following:
A correspondent writing to the South
Georgian, from Americas, says the Stew
art county will certainly sand her dele
gates to the Congressional Convention
instructed to vote for Mr. Fort, of Amer
ica. This will bs news to the people of
Stewart county. We have heretofore had
an idea that the voters of Stewart county
were entitled to speak for themselves in
snch matters, bnt it seems that an Amer-
iens scribbler, who signs himself “Claud,”
has relieved them of the trouble of say
ing for whom her delegates shonld vote
in the coming Convention. The zealous
supporters of honest old Phil Cook,
throughout Stewart county, will be cha
grined to leam that they have been dis
franchised, and that from now on they
are to be governed by a ring of Americas
grumblers who are writing up, or rather
trying to write up opposition to General
Cook. They are seeking to get into the
field three or fonr candidates against him,
hoping to get up a dsad lock in the Con
vention and prevent his nomination.
They flatter Col. Kibble’s friends, who
are urging him for the position, with the
idea that General Cook is fast losing
ground in this part of the District, and
that Mr. Fort will draw off several coun
ties. They are not seeking to run Fort
in the eastern counties, but erge the
elaims there of Kibbee and McArthur,
with the view of dividing up the delega
tions so as to prevent the nomination of
any candidate, and especially of General
Cook.
People of Stewart county, are yon go
ing to be dictated to by this ring of sore-
heads who are making war upon General
Cook, or do you propose to stand by the
man of your choice. Let the friends of
General Cook be on hand here in the mass
meeting on the 10th of August next, the
seoond Saturday, and see to it that the
sentiment of Stewart county is properly
represented in the delegation you send to
make nomination of- your candidate for
Congress.
Mb. Allen Fobt, of Amerseus,' an
nounces himself a candidate for Congress
in the Sumter Republican, of Saturday.
The primary eleotion for delegates to the
convention from that oounty, will be held
to-day at Amerloua. The raoe in that
county will be between General Cook and
Mr. Fort.
We learn from the Oolnmbne Times
that Marion county has elected delegatee
favorable to the nomination of Captain
Persons, of Talbot oonnty, for Congress
in that district. The vote stood: Per
sons 211. Harris 136. Colonel Harris
oarried the primary eleotion in Chatta
hoochee oounty.
The Congressional conventions will be
held as follows:
First distriot—Savannah, August 28th;
Second distriot—Camilla, September 5th;
Third district—Maoon, September 4th;
Fourth distriot—Columbus, August 21st;
Fifth distriot—BarnesviUe, September
12th; Sixth district—Milledgevilie, not
jet determined; Seventh district— al
ready held; Eighth district—Thomson,
August 15th; Ninth district—Gaines
ville, August 1st.
Letter from Warm Springs.
Wash Springs, N. C., July 25, ’78.
Editors Telegraph and Messenger.
This delightful * summer and winter
resort, situated in western North Carolina,
in a valley as beautiful as the celebrated
Roanoke of Va., with the lofty peaks of
the Alleghaniee on one side and the azure
tipped Blue Ridge on the other, with the
flowers and terns at the base ol one given
perennial life by the water of the turbu
lent French Broad and the myrtle and
birch kept green at the other by-noisy
Spring Creek as it hurries by to “join tbe
brimming river,” with
"Mountaini that like giants stand
To sentinel enchanted Ian A”
This portion of the “land of the skies”
as Christian Reid (Miss Foster) calls it,
is to be made a Sanitarium.
Last Week's Gotten Figures
.
THE CHOP SITUATION.
The receipts of the seven days ending
last Friday nighty 26th instant, were
4,086 bales, against 3,299 the correspond
ing week of last year. The total veoeipts
of the current cotton year to that date
were 4,256,419 bales, against 3,956,137
for the previous cotton year, making the
incroase to date 304282 bales.
The Interior Port business of tbe week
was as follows: Receipts 3,650, against
1,806 the corresponding week of last
year. Shipments 6,042, against 4,424
last year. Stocks 12.527, against 25,361
The Chronicle's visible supply table
It is the Hot Springs of the country Bhwed qq y,ia»y night last, 1,478,021
east of the Mississippi, the waters con-1... _ 1 ... . J
iaining all the properties so eonduoive to I ba ^®s cotton in sight, agalnit 2,100,
good health whioh characterize the 1196 at same date last year, 3,264,836 the
springs of Arkansas and the scenery and year before, and 2,345,186 in 1875.
anda BP reeable beiDS 181 attraotiTO These figures show a decrease on the
a °Th9 guests!" numbering abont two hnn- viaible an PP I J of ,ast J 6 "* amounting
died and fifty, are the elite of New Or- ] 622,175 bales, a decrease on the supply
leans, Mobile, Memphis and Montgomery. I of 1876 of 786 815 bales, and a decrease
charming wife and sevferal interesting I On Friday last cotton was quoted-in
nieoea. Col. Olisby is the Nimrod of our Liverpool at 6 9-16 for middling upland,
party, having killed forty-five deer during I At the same rate last year the quotation
* Allantois wortMly represented by Mr. ™L® f 1 *£ U
Adam and his elegant lady. Macon by |" 15-16, and in 1875, 7 1-16.
' The Chop Situation.—As to Texas, the
Dr. Rosevtit, who, yon will be glad -to
learn, is very much improved; Mr. L. W;
Hunt, bis most excellent fifty and sieter,
and Miss Fannie V., as charming a little
sprite as ever used a wand.
Chronicle’s Friday telegrams from Galves
ton report some complaints of rnst and
shedding, caterpillars at several points,
The North Carolinians are so busy har- and generally too much rain; but, on tke
vesting their abundent crops and elec- j whole, the crop was doing well. Two new
tioneering, every other man being a can- blles had b rece i TC d at Galveston. At
didate, but few prominent families have " .. “ ^
arrived—among them Judge Lewis (bro-1 Didianela there had been three hard rainB
ther of Colonel B. B. Lewis, of your city) I during the week. Caterpillars were
and his accomplished and fascinating I fought actively with poisons. At Corst
daughter, Mis. Mamie, Major Engletard, | cana th# weather waB Baid to be tertibl ,
The gross earnings of the Cincinnati
Southern railroad, from October 1,1877,
to October 1,1878, Angust and Septem
ber estimated, will foot up §2,916 per
mile. This is tbe result of loeal business
cnly, on Icsb than cne-half tho line.
Secretary of State, and his two beautiful
and accomplished daughters, MiB3 Pla-
cide and Rosabel.
The eleotion for Congressmen and Leg
islators takes place next Friday, and the
“Tar Heels” are again going to send
hot, and the crop developing promisingly.
At Dallas the week was very dry and
hot. At Brenham there was rain cn four
days of the week, acd bolls were rotting.
As to Louisians, in New Orleans four
inches and twenty-one hundredths of
rain fell on two days. In Shreveport
cotton was making rapidly. B&m 2.58,
weather generally favorable.
From Mississippi the reports were all
seven|Democrata to represent them. They I ® r °P * n 6°°^ condition,
cannot send an unbroken delegation, as 1 * - *- * —*- *®—
the Newbern distriot has fifteen thousand
negro majority. In redistricting the
State those coantlea having majorities
that oould not be overcome were formed
into this district.
It is possible the convention whioh
meets to-day will nominate a negro. If,. ,
bo there will be a scrub raoe, a Democrat favorabl0, LlWle Eoob > m Atfainsas, also
sb'pped in; and then the Old Nmth State Eent » good report. Tennessee, so far
will send a solid Demooralie delegation as repotted, was all right,
to the 46th Congress. At the same time In Alabama, caterpillars was reported
will be elected members to tho Juegisla- j ... , . . . e , *
ture, upon whioh will devolve the duty of wlth no mfttetial damage. Selma says
electing a United Slates Senator—Meri- tbe cro P accounts are less favorable.
jnoDj’s term expiring' with the opening of Georgia, Coiambus excepted, makes no
the next seBsion. Governor Vance will complaint. Columbus reports caterpil-
no aoubt eucceea him, as he ia more pop-1, ... . . . .. . f - ,
ular with tbe State politicians, besides iara wltboat . “*terial “JWJ snd
his staff officers, appointees and thexeti- I rust developing badly,
nue whioh always follows one-in power, I On the whole, the crop situation may
are doing good work for tho great North I bo pronounoed without material damage,
American stump speaker. I / , , . ’
The Tennessee district, bordering N . I anduaoommonly promising.
C., at this point, is now misrepresented
by Jndge Randolph, to all appearances a
rcho of carpet baggerism, ijjongh a na-1 gouiH CAROLINA V3. TEE UNITED
tive of the State. The district being} STATES-
JHSSi&G’SS.'Sy? T?
time he wiU have no suoh auaUliary,and it j r6V8nua officers, in pursuit of one Eed-
is hoped by every friend of the Sonth he j monft, charged with illicit distillation,
will be defeated. He is a second edition of | foroibly assailed the honse of one Amos
Thad Stevens, having all the bitterness 1
of his prototype but none of his intelK
gence.
To those who wish to feel cool breezes
once more, to enjoy the sweet beef, mut
ton and venison of Tennessee and Ken>
tucky, to those wishing to meet hand<
some old bachelors and charming young
widows, the writer’s advice is, go to
Warm Springs. Jay C. Bee.
Conflict of,Jurisdiction
Ladd, of Fiokens oonnty, wherein they
suppesed Redmond lay concealed. Ladd,
standing on the threshold of his house,
warned them off, and snapped his gun at
them, whereupon they fired upon and
killed him.
The Grand Jary of tho Superior Court
for Pickens oonnty indioted them for
marder, and therenpon application was
made to Judge Kershaw, of that county,
for a transfer of the oibb and papers to
theU. 8. Circuit Conrt for the State.
This applioation was refused, bat the
disposed of by the Sonth Carolina coarts
in regular order, and thus avoid anv feel*
ing between the federal and State offioiais.
The calling of Secretary Evarta into the
case; however, has led the President te
adopt the'other oonne, and to risk an
issue with the State authorities.
- It became known to a conaideaable
number of Republicans that the Presi
dent wZs inclined to let the State courts
settle these oases, and no little feoling
was produced 4u v etasequenpe, which
would have manifested itself it the Pres
ident had pot adopted Bemetary Hvarte’
view , of the matter. If was freely
charged by Republicans to-uay that th
President and Attorney General Devena
were exhibiting cowardice in dealing with
this question, and that they were afraid
of Governor Hampton and the offset of
an issue with him upon the country at
large. Republican politicians '■ are now
thoroughly satisfied with the line of ac
tion agreed upon,- and say that if the
State authorities attempt to resist the
Federal authorities in attampUng to carry
into execution section 643 that it will
have an excellent effect throughout the
North and greatly strengthen the Rspub
lioan party in the approaching Congres
sional campaign.
Here, It will be seen, might be ground
for a weighty ccnfilot ofijnrisdiotlon, bnt
for the simple fact that no intelligent
South Carolinian will permit the matter
to go beyond the attitude of a moral con
flict. If, disregarding the plain law and
reason of tbe oase the United States make
4i plain ministerial demand for the pris
oners and papers, it Is not to be suppo
sed that the State will resist it. Such re.
siatanoe wonld of course be vain and an
availing. The Charleston News and Cour
ier well says:
The crime of which the prisoners are
accused is an offense against the State,
and not against the United States. No
United States Court oan try for murder,
committed in a State of the Union. The
effect of transferring such a case to the
United States Court is, to allow that
Court to decide, without trial, whether
there is a foundation for the charge. If
the Court decide in the affirmative, it
eannot try the oase, and the prisoners
are left, at last, te be tried in tbe Slate
Courts, which, by that time, are not
likely to be able to reaeh them. If the
Conrt decide in the negative, the prison,
era are summarily discharged. A doc
trine more monstrous was never preached.
Meanwhile, the Northern Radical pa.
pers are rubbing their bands in undis
guised glee over the prospect of “another
rebellion.”
Tbe U. 8. Karabalsblp Again.
Editors Telegraphed Messenger: In ref
erence to Major Smyth’s letter published
in yonr issue of the 15th of Jaly pnr*
porting to oorreot errors and misstate-.
ments of yonr Atlanta correspondent of I Jndge granted a motion to obsnge the
the 12th of Jane relsting to the marshal's I venue to Greenville,
offioe, I beg leave to say as to the relia-1
bility of the information, it was given Meantime the Washington Cabinet
from tbe books of tho IT. S. In tho mar-1 have had tho case under advisement
shai’s office, required to bo left in ft cer-1 without coming to a decision, until last
whioh a I Friday, when, according to the corres-
warrant was Issued, the day the arrest was I , . ,“ c-._ ,u * ,
made, by whom made and when made. pondent of the Baltimore Sun, the fol-
i It wss presumed that this record and I lowing action was had:
book was ^correctly kept, and by tbis | Washiest on, July 26.—A decision
record Major Smyth had made, in six I wm reached to-day in regard to the South
months, one hundred and ninety-three I Carolina revenue cases by the President,
Arrests, and not two hundred and fifty- I which will have the effect of raising a
^ix as claimed. 1 square issue between the Federal gov-
. Since the 7th of January to the j eminent and the State government of
30th of Jnne, four hundred and | South Carolina. Special Counsel Earle
seventy-eight arrests have been made | arrived here to-day from South Carolina
under Marshal Fitzsimmons’ administra-1 to oonsnlt with Attorney General Devena
tion, without aid or assistance from the I j a regard to the case. After the Cabinet
military, owing, I believe, to pnblic sen- | meeting was concluded, General Havens
timenf. as ho is supported and sustained I ng mv Earle had a long conference
by all good citizens in every section of | (he President, when the case was
the State. j thoroughly discussed in all its bearings.
I believe it ia true that Major Smyth’s j ifc was decided to call Secretary Evarts
chief deputy waa_ witb_Mfi renal Fittesim-1 the conference, and to hear his view
mons three months. Respectfully,
YOUS CORUEsrONDUNT.
as to the law and the duty of the general
government under the circumstances.
Secretary Evarte took the position that
the Federal authorities must maintain
its sovereignty and its right to dispose
of the oases before its own courts without
interference by the State authorities, and
that the government should proceed to
act at once under section 643 of the Re-
Senator Seek on tbe Presiden
tial Prospects.
Interview in Cincinnati Enquirer. I
It the' conventions of the two great
parties • were to meet to-morrow, tne __ _ re _
Democrats wouldnominate Thurman and j v^ed'statuteSriHia to'have ”tbe“'oaaes
ihe Republicans Grant. Speaking of I rem0T ed under said seotion to the Circuit
Grant, the Senator said: “If any man oI ^ United State?,
takes him for a fool he is mistaken. He After farther discussion and inter-
knows what be is abont. His tany in I obBDRBO f opinions tbe President decided
Europe, where his expenses ar?, I bw? to accept the view taken by Secretary
no doubt, paid by the bondholders ana Ewt,, and notto lat tbe caaea g0 to the
capitalists of the country^ ana* irnere he I Supreme Court of the State on appeil*
is being ljonizea and feted by the royalty I Xhe necessary instructions have been
and nobility, keeps him out of political I _ iT6B to carry the decision into effect,
complications at home, and still fresh in Sj r> Eu1b j e f there tc-night for Balti*
the minds of the people as a great man.” moret o see Judge Bond, who is the Uni-
Next year, said he, “when he returns ted gut6g Circuit -judge of South Caro-
home by way of San Francisco, he will jj na> to arrange with him to go to
have such a. reception through the conn-1 goutji Carolina at once and hold a ape-
try from California to Philadelphia as I oia j jjgjjjj ©I Court, so that the cases can
never man ever got before him. Why, b(J reD ioved from the State Court, and
George Pullmsn is banding now, 1 m I tbe imprisoned revenue officials released
told, twelve of the finest coaches ever I on bj y
>laced on wheels, especially to convey Great Interest is manifested in these
him and his friends on this trip. A tr«- Dr00 eedlngs here by federal offioiais, and
mendoui Editions enthusiasm will be j tbo belief Is shared by many that Judge
worked np for him at every station, and | jfersbaw will not acquiesoe In tbe step
then the cry will be raised that he must abont , 0 feken, and that the State nffl.
accept the nomination in deferenoe to I g|||| not surrender up the four reve-
the wiil of the people thus expressed, I nll8 officials to the United States Mar-
] shsl in response to the Bnmmons of the
Circuit Court. It this course is pursued
an open eonfliot and a resort to aamsd
force on tbe port ot tbe federal authori-
i ty wonld seem to be inevitable.
; It is no seoret that both the President
and Attorney General Devens have been
and nominated he will be.”
Ballet’ll Hard-Earned Wages.
Philadelphia Inquirer, Eep.]
That horny-handed son of toil, Mr.
Benjamin F. Butler, who declares that
he owns no untaxable government bonds, . .........
bat who owns a great many Distriot of I inclined for a depot two to allow Uimo
Columbia bonda which are not taxable I oases to go to the Supreme Court of the,
and whish are guaranteed by the govern- State of South Carolina, on ■PP aal »2 ai ‘ b ’
ment, has just bad his right to a §25,000 out resorting to the Mennave agreed
fee confirmed by a decision of the United upon to-day. B«Bi of bbaa8a f a,a ^ 1 »w
States Supreme Court. For a poor la- Yf? ted
borine man, living by the sweat of his Attorney General Dewens Inspecting of
brow acd pleading his poverty before | the.’case said he saw no reason for bringing
thousands of workingmen as a reason for j about an issue with tne State govern-
their support atthe polls, §25.000 for one smut He was disposed to take tbe oon
tittle job is reswt a very fair wage. servativa oonrse of lotting the case
be
Jones Oonnty.
The writer was one of the goodly num
ber present on Saturday at the grand
barbecue given at Kilpatrick’s Spring, in
honor of* Colonel James H. Blount, and
to testify the gratitude of the people to
the Lord of the harvest for the bountiful
crop prospect whieh gladdens the heart
of the husbandman.
The particulars of this improvised
feast have already been giTen to our
readers by “ye local.” We can only say
that it was a joyful reunion of farmers,
lawyers, doctors, and the representatives
of every guild, who were alike delighted
to meet and exchange congratulations
with each other upon the cheerful aspect
of affairs both at home and abroad.
It was our first exonrsion into Jones
oonnly, and we were wholly unprepared
for the beantiful eoenery and lovely
landsoapea whioh oontinually rose to view
on either aide of the highway.
Long vistas of country lay spread out
for many miles, broken by steep ra
vine?, smiling valleys and magnificent
hills and slopes, orowned with noble for
ests and waving fields of corn and ootton.
The former (wore generally “made,’
and promise an abundant yield of Iqsty
ears and fall orops of peas.
The latter are far better than it ap*
peared possible for the soil to produce,
and exhibited the most careful tilth and
cultivation. The effects of drought were
visible in the dropping leaves and fruit
and wilted weed, but as a whole, we ven
ture thg assertion that never was the
'outlook more favorable for remunerative
crops than at present. ,
The surface is exceedingly broken, hill
after hill succeeding each other and oft-
times rising to the attitude of little
mountains.
Yet we were pleased to note very few
of those unsigbt yawning gullies whieh
so greatly mar the face o! Middle Geor
gia.
Hill-side ditches were sot unfrequently
to be seen, and eminences standing at an
angle of 45 degrees to the horizon, yet
clothed with blooming end luxuriant
crops of eotton. The soil is allnvlal, with
a good base of clay, and has been moot
judiciously plowed and cultivated, and
perhaps fertilized. We aaw no signs of
blight or nut, and a little rain, whioh has
already probably been vonehnfed, will
make the average Jones oounty planter
happy, and send many a bale of the
fleeey staple into Maoon.
For the most part, the road was laid ont
upon an elevated ridge whioh command
ed repeated ravishing views of our fair
oily with its oolleger, pinnaoles and spires,
even when miles of space Intervened.
We never tired looking upon the fair
prospect whioh stretohed ont tike a grand
panorama on either hand, dotted with
woodland, farm and stream, and fleoked
and shaded byslternate cloud and sun
shine.
ehfaibick’s spbinu
bubbles up from a romratio glen almost
hidden beneath the umbrageous boughs
of the monarch* of the forest, wood clad
hills rising amphitheatre tike on every
aide and shutting in the silvan soene.
It is a fountain that would slake the
thirst of an army without the least dimu-
nition of the oooliBg tide.
The farmers and their wires and bean
teous daughters tamed out in foroe, and
extended a warm welsome to the deni
zens of the city. On the several plat
forms the dancers numbering about one
hundred, auooceded each other far rapid
■uooesston at tho stentorian oail of the
loader of the c flared band and the danc
ing was hearty and pronounced. No
stately walking through minuets and go
ing through the motions, bnt good honest
capering and graoefoi, excited aotior. It
was an animated soene, and with no fear
ef Br. Leftwitch and his awetia deliver*
eneea before bis eyes the writer is free to
adqrit that he enjoyed the spec taels and
saw nothing amiss connected with it.
Colonel Blonnt made one of his hap
pieet efforts, and laid bare the frauds of
tbe electoral count and the urganfueoes-
sity for tiie Potter Commission, that the
same may he duly collated and placed
upon file for tho next Presidential cam
paign.
Tne Csionel was received with ~ every
demsnstratioh of favor and applause,
apd could have had no more tiutoucianf
And enthusiastic introducer thaa'j, J.
Clay, Esq., whose eulogistic remarks
brought down the whole picnie party.
The barbecue was abundant, well
cooked and keenly discussed, and the en
tire day passed off most enjoyably and
pleasantly. The Telegraph ia for Jones
now and forever.
No Stonewall Jaeksou Now.
Philadelphia Times.)
Perhaps General Banks is right in de
manding that the war shall be fought
over again. It would give him a ohacoa
to redeem his reputation as a soldier.
There is no Stonewafi Jackson now.
WbyisHe Silent?
Philadelphia Tisnej.l
Belknap has not yet been heard from
on the third term qnestion. Why ia he
silent ? Snrely he wilt not refuse to join
his voioe with those of Robeson end Wil
liams and telegraph to the ex~Pres!dent
that “all of ns” desire his return.
Bow One Woman Kept Cool.
N. Y. Tribune.)
Daring the late unpleasantness with
the weather a fat Ithaoa, New York, wo
man dressed herself in calico and sat
down in the middle of Carcadilla Cseek,
where she remained all tbe afternoon.
A Safe Tiling to Say.
Philadelphia Times.)
After turning the matter over in his
mind for six weeks, Mr. Sherman finds
himself prepared to' say, and he says it
boldly, that he didn’t write that letter.
It is a safe thing to say it boldly since
Weber says that he destroyed the origi
nal and the Democrats have not produced
a photographic copy.
Low Wages in Ireland.
Washington Star.)
Mr. Lewis Richmond, United States •
consul at Cork, in his dispatch of Jane
27th, 1878, to the Department of State,
gives some information as to the state of
trade in Ireland, the rates of wages and
cost of living. Agricultural laborers get
48 cents a day; coal heavers, machinists,
gas fitters and bakers, §1.00; masons,
shoemakers, printers and joiners, $1.21;
on pnblic works laborers earn from 48
to 60 cents a day; on the railways, * con
ductors receive §4.38 to $7.29 per week;
engineers, §1.21 to $1.70 per day. Last
summer the railway employes struck tor
an advance, bnt failed. The cost ef living
to the laborer and the mechanic is about
§85 per annum. Trade is much depressed,
with many failures.
Those Belles.
Washington Star. I
The Washington relics, for the pur
chase of which Congress made an appro
priation of §12.000 at the laBt session, are
expected to arrive at the Patent Office
early next week. This collection, which
is quite large, embrzoes several articles
o! furniture, chairs, two bedsteads, mar
ble-top table, account books, ledger in
which Washington kept his own accounts
of profits and losses; portrait of Wash
ington by Trnmbuli, from which copies
have been taken; china and silver wart;
shaving case, candlesticks, two pictures
of Martha Washington, books containing
memoranda of surveys of his private
property in different parts ot the State of
Virginia, in Washington’s own hand,
and many other interesting reties. These
are to be deposited in the Patent Office
for exhibition. They have for many
years been most sacredly preserved by
the Lawrence Lewis family and its de
scendants, of Clarke eounty, Va., which
family inherited them all from Nellie
Custia.
Badlesl Congressional Pros-
peel*.
Interview with Congressman Poster in Cleve
land Herald. 1
“What, about the Congressional dis
tricts?” (Mr. Foster’s position on the Re
publican Congressional Committee makes
him well informed on this point.)
“In Ohio we are Bure of only six, bat
we shall probably oary eight. Of those
oonnted on by the Democrats we shall
oonteat, with fgir prospeots of suoceas,
the two Cinolnnati districts, the Athena
district, Tom Ewing’s distrio*, and Mc
Kinley’s.”
“Have wa a chsnoe for the next
House ?”
“Oh, yes. We hope to gain a member
in New-Hampshire, one in Massachusetts,
one in Conneetient, three in New York,
two in Pennsylvania, one or two in Illi
nois, and one In Colorado. We shall lose
five or six in Ohio, and possibly one or
two in Indiana. In the Sonth we expeot
to do better than waa thought possible a
while ago. We shall eleot two members
in South Carolina and I think two in Lou
isiana; Both Weils and Anderson ex
peot to ran In Louisiana, and expeot to
win. The independent movements threaten
the Democrats with the loss of members in
Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina and
Arkansas, and tbe Nationals are making
inroads on them in Missouri. If Inde
pendents are elected in the South their hos
tility to the Democrats will naturally in
cline them to eo-operate with us in organi
zing the House.”
Grand Excursion to Augusta.—We
trust our citizers will bear ia mind that
the much-talked-of excursion for the ben
efit of the Baldwin Blase to Augusta,
comes off on Thursday, the 1st of August
A very early special train will leave Ma
oon on that day, taking in the orowd en
route at Milledgvrille, Sparta, Warren-
ton and other points. Those desiring to
do to can return to Macon the tame
evening, arriving at 11 a. m., or may re
main at option over night ia Augusta,
and xeturz the next day upon the same
ticket. The fare from Macon an i return
is put «own to §3.50.
A grand ball will be given in Auguata,
and the Blues have spared no pains in
tbsir arrangements for the enjoyment of
their guests. Macon, it ia to be hoped,
will be numerously represented.
Thousands and thousands of cbvdren
die each year of Dysentery and DArihcea
that could have been saved if their moth
ers had given them Dr. Ball’sBiby Syrup-
Price 25:. a bottle.