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MACON, GA., OCTOBER 1 W78
Hon. Jas. H. Blount's Appoint.
ment«.
MxcOT, OJl- Sept. 10,1878.
1 will address the people ct the Sixth Congies-
rion&l District u tollowat
Monroe, 'Wednesday, October 2d.
CoTington, Saturday, do stli.
Irwinton, Wedntaday, do 0th.
Dublin. Wednesday, do 16th.
Clinton, Wednesday, do 2Srd.
Conyers, Monday, do SOth.
Hontloello, Tuesday, do 29th,
Macon, Friday, Movers her, 1st.
JAMES H. BLOUNT.
The papers of the District will please copy.
General Cook’s Appointments*
I will address my fellow citizen* of the Third
Congressional district as follows:
Donglais, Coffee county, Tuesday, October 1.
Lumpkin, Stewart county, Friday, October 11.
Preston, Webster county, Saturday, October
1 *EllavilIe, Schley county, Saturday. October 19.
Eastman, Dodge county, Tuesday, October 22
McRae, Tolfoir county, Thursday, October 24.
Mt Vernon, Montgomery county, Thursday,
October SI.
Axnericut, Sumter county, Saturday, Jnovem-
Knit.
PHILIP COOK-
Papers of the district please copy.
Wx have never doubted, do not donbt,
and never will doubt that there areRonest
men in the Republican party. We
respect them for their integrity, and we
give them our hearty sympathy, because
they are so lonely.—[TFcwhinjfoit Post.
Reuben Allan, the engineer on the
New York Central and Hudson Biver
Railroad who osually takes charge of the
special Vanderbilt trains, took President
Vanderbilt from Schenneetady
Syracuse recently in two hours and
twenty-four minutes. The distance
Wo miles.
Another Cable Pbojrcr.—It is stated
that a syndicate of French financiers,
among whom is M. Ponyer-Quortier, haa
coalesced with some enterprising and
moneyed Americans for the purpose of
laying another Atlantic cable, and that
a large part of the necessary capital is
already guaranteed.
Jacobsen, a brewer of Copenhagen,
has set aside $280,000 to found % labora
tory of scientific research. A part of the
money is to be spent in keeping up the
laboratories attached to i.his brewery in
which chemical and physiological resear*
ohes are carried on with a view to estab
lish as completely as possible a scientific
basis for the brewing and malting.
Feans Pole, an old citizen of Pisgah t
Texas, came into Wortham, got drnnk,
raised a row, and was arrested by the
Chief of Police and fined by tho Mayor,
This putting the devil in the old villain,
he procured a Winchester rifle and rede
up and down in front of the Mayor’s
office, daring him to come out. Chief
Powers, walking up, pulled a six-shooter
on the old man, andorderedhim to throw
down his gun. Polk retreated a few
atepB and fired, hitting Powers, who, in
falling shot Polk in the body. Mayor
Seely also rushed up and shot three bAlls
into the desperado. The latter fired
several shots at the Mayor,but he escaped
unhurt. Coffins have been ordered for
Polk and Powers, who are both dead.
Boston brings together birds and
babies in a public exhibition. The most
wonderful of the babies is Estelle Piucus,
a tiny Philadelphia girl. She is two
months old, and only weighs sixteen oun
ces. When born she was twelve inches
long, and she has grown one inch since
then. Her head is not remarkably small,
hnt her body and limbs are very diminu
tive.
A Chance fob American Implements
—The authorities of Cuba have decided
to help bmld up aa rapidly a3 possible
the agricultural industries of the provin
ces which Buffered most from the recent
insurrection. One means to that end
has been taken by the decree admitting
free of dnty machinery and implements
for agricultural purposes, horses, {cows,
mules and exsn. Whatever the govern
ment may lo3e in present revenue by
this action should be more than made up
in a short time after the planters and
farmers got to work. American manu
facturers of agricultural machinery and
implements should make a noto of the
opening of this market. -
The talk in Leadville, Col., is about a
vagabond of a miner, Bassick, who
tramped into town without a cent in his
pocket and jumped into an income Of
42,000 a day. He began to dig in Tyndall
Hill, and three feet below the surface
struck a rotten, chalky substance that
formed the entire eminence. Everybody
laughed at the beggar and derisively
called bis find “Bassick’a Whitewash
Mine.” But Bassick found the stuff
rich in carbonate of lead carrying silver,
and, digging down, found boulders and
pebbles that were coated with silver
chloride. From .the ' surface down two
hundred feet tho mine has paid richer
than any other in the county, yielding
thus far $64,000 a month.
Or the 800 persona suddenly submerged
in the river Thames by the Prinoes3 Alice
disaster, scarcely a dozen saved their’
liTesby Bwimming, The reason is that
at that place the river is little better than
a mass of sewage. It regularly carries
away the liquid refuse of the city of
London, and at the instant of the col
lision there was being ponred into it near
the fatal spot the contents of two great
cesspool?■ The immediate effect of im
mersing a percon in sewage, say the
chemists, is asphyxia, and the 800 excur
sionists must have become numb, and
Incapable of any effoit. The bodies,
when recovered, had undergone strange
chaugoe. Identification was difficult.
Clothing had changed color, and decom
position had been swift. Everything
pointed to tho action of some powerful
chemical substance.
Carmichael’s Lirer Fills relieve Constipatcn
Bilioufneu, Heartburn/Waterbrash, Sick Head
acbe, and all the diseases caused by a disordered
We hereby certify that we have used Carmi-
duel’s Liver PHI* in onr families, and do not
hesitate to say they Rive entire satisfaction—are
equal if not superior to any we have, ever used.
B R ROBERTS,
J M HOLLIS.
JJ LEART,
May 28.1878. W B DAVIS.
Carmichael’s Female Tonic cures painful, sup
pressed or irregular menstruation, leueorrhtoacr
whites, sick headache, hysterics, palpitation of
the heart, swimming or giddiness of the head
pale and feeble constitutions, and all diseases pe
culiar to females.
Foestth, 1st June, 1878.
Db Cabmichasi. Tour Female Tonic has
worked like a charm in my family and I would
not be without ft for any „consideration, ar.d
•therefore recommend it that others may be equal
ly blest.
U»25w3m WH.M F SMIT
ft Who is My Neighbor?”
Every day brings new evidence of the
quickening of the sympathies of a uni
versal human brotherhood, resulting
from the modern appliances for the in-
stantaneons interchange of facts and
opinions. A /tie in Paris, under the di
rection of Madam MacMahon, the wife of
the French President, for the benefit of
the yellow fever sufferers in the United
States of America, finds its humble coun
terpart in many an American village, be
cause Paris is just as well posted about
the yellow fever sufferers as we are. Her
information is as late and as circum
stantial as onr own. Indeed, Paris is
nearer America, in point of intercommu
nication of facts and ideas, than any part
of America herself lying five miles out
side of lines of telegraphic communica
tion.
This constant interchange of news and
opinions annihilates distance and assimi
lates views and feelings with a power and
rapidity which few realize. The world,
in point of fact, now interchanges opin
ions, feelings and re flections upon all im
portant current events with far more reg
ularity and frequenoy than do the inhab
itants of a single neighborhood; and
passes its opinions on every thing worth
talking abont.
We have entered into that era of proph
eey when “many shall run to and fro
and knowledge be increased.” The be
ginning of a common, universal commu
nity of mankind. When all the sharp
prejudices and antiquated hates and time-
honored delnsions of the world are to be
tabbed off or worn down by the process
of attrition; when all raceB d scots and
citizens will have, as one may say, a
daily tete-a-tete, and discourse with each
other contemporaneously and under the
influences and sympathies of the events
of the honr.
Under the impulse of this new condi
tion of things we find ourselves absorbed
in far off events, which, a few years ago,
would have come to us sixty days after
they had happened and shorn of all in
terest. But th-ee marvellous changes
and their Infi .ences on mankind have
just begun. The boys and girls wbo
have just now come to take an interest in
the world’s events, will see advances in
the same direction, which the most as
tute now hardly dreams of. They will
enter the stage upon a wonderful part of
the world's grand drama, and should be
gin at once to post themselves so as to
appreciate the situation.
Affairs in Chattanooga.
The Chattanooga Times, of the 26d»,
oonlains an offioial report of Dr. J. H.
Van Deman, Registrar, showing only two
deathB from yellow fever for the 24 hours
ending at 4 p. m., on the 25th. Roth of
these are children, aged twelve and ten
years respectively. Six new eases were
reported for the same time.
A telegram from Chattanooga to the
Knoxville Tribune, reports one death and
fifteen new oases tor the 24 hours ending
at 8 o’clock on th9 night of the 25tb.
Only one of these eases was ontsido the
infeoted district, whioh had been ordered
to be depopulated.
Tho Times says that at a meeting of
the Board of Health, on the 2oib, eight
new cases of fever were reported, and
several suspicions case*. An order was
passed for the erection of a building in
the high part of the city for a yellow
fever hospitoL
The Times says: Dr. Luke P. Black
burn, of Louisville, Kentucky, the cele
brated yellow fever physician, arrived
yesterday, and went to the Stanton
House. A reporter called on the Doctor
after supper, and had a short conversa
tion with him. In the course of it he
stated that if yellow fever was here we
might expect to have a short but terrible
epidemic, and that by the first of next
week, with the population the city seemed
to have, fifty to sixty cases a day might
be looked for.
Contrary to the general opinion, he
thought that during the night there would
be less spread of the disease than in the
day, as the atmoephere was cooler then
and the disease was one of heat. It was
not a malarial disease and, therefore, al
titude made no difference. Later in the
night the dootor was called npon by the
parents of Mies Katy Warren to visit
their daughter in company with the at
tending pbysioiau, Dr. Wright. He did
bo, and pronounced the disease yellow fe
ver we understand. We hope to give Dr.
Blackburn’s views and opinions more
fully hereafter. He will to-day visit
other patients and assist the attending
pbyaioiana by his advioe and counsel.
The same paper has also the following
statement:
J. W. Morse, a postal clerk of Atlanta,
running on the W. & A., was taken sick
in this city yesterday morning, and his at
tending physician prononneed him as hav
ing suspicious symptoms of yellow fever.
He remained in the postal car, and went
to Atlanta with it in theerening.
The Knoxville Tribune of the 26th
prints the following:
TWO FAITHFUL AND STRICKEN PASTOR?.
Among those who have remained in
Chattanooga, under the impnlse of Chris
tian duty, to do what they might
for the comfort: of the sick and
the dying, are two gentlemen well and
favorably known in this city. We refer
to the Rev. J. W. Bachman, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, and Rev. R.
H. Parker, pastor of the M. E. * Church,
South.
Wo are informed (hat these are the only
Protestant ministers that have remained
in that city since yellow fever was ad
mitted to have fastened npon the city.
The presenoe of these two gentlemen was
oalonlated to comfort the siok and dying,
to encourage and strengthen other aotive
workers in their noble deeds of nuraiDg
tbe siok and relieving the needy, and was
alpo gratifying to absent friends—giving
assurance to them that their friends and
neighbors wonld be carefully looked af-
ler, and have religious ss well as medical
and pbysioal attention. By private let
ters reoeivedlact night, we have the pain
ful information that both of these faithful
Ministers of Christ are down with the fe
ver. It is hardly neoessary for ua to sug
gest to onr people, that prayer should be
offered to God to spare such useful lives.
'A'be Fever Accounts.
The fever telegrams to-day show retro
gression instead of improvement, a faot
probably due to the return of summer
weather. The thermometer at midday
in Macon for the pest few days
has been hovering between eighty
and ninety, and we suppose Is in
some degree of correspondence with (he
mercury at the yellow fever points. Mem
phis reports for the twenty-four hours
ending at six o’clock on tbe 26tb, 184
newoases and 41 deaths. Port ibs n
reports 108 deaths to date, and the fever
spreading. Greenville, Miss., reports 300
deaths to date. Holly Springs reports
for two days twelve deaths and forty-five
new cases, Vicksburg twelve deaths, and
New Orleans 358 new esses. We hope
for a change of temperature soon.
Tho patronage among tbe first-class
hotels m New York is constantly chang
ing from one hotel to the other. The
Grand Central hotel has recently incited
the direst wrath of its competitors by of
fering the Bame accommodations for one
and two dollars per day less than the
others. sep24eodlw i
Tbe Kimpton Cage.
GOVERNOR HAMPTON TO GOV. BICE.
The following is the reply of Governor
Hampton, of South Carolina, to the letter
of Governor Rioe, of Massachusetts, re
fusing tho application of the litter for
the extradition of H. H. Kimpton, to
answer charges of fraud npon the public
revenues of the Palmetto State:
State of South Caeolina, Etc.
His Excellency Alexander H. Rice,
Governor of Massachusetts:
Sib—Owing to my unavoidable ab
sence, your letter, refusing to surrender
Hiram H. Kimpton, a fugitive from jus
tice, arrested in Massachusetts, for whose
delivery upon indictment regularly found
against him here for a crime committed
In this State, I, as the Governor of South
Carolina, made demand apen yon, as the
Governor of Massachusetts, in accordance
with the constitution of the United States
and the act of Coneress passed in pursu
ance thereof. I regret that the chief
executive of the great State of Massachu
setts ehonld have committed so flagrant a
violation of the supreme law of the land—
a violence izreparable in it3 nature, as
the State suffering thereby has no pos
sible redress. Had you confined your
self to a simple refusal to surrender the
fugitive, I should make no farther com
ment upon year letter, as the disregard
by the executive authority of one State
concerns the whole people of the United
State*; bnt inasmuch as you have seen
fit to base your action on tbe ground that
in yonr judgment the object in procuring
the indictment against Patterson, Par
ker and Kimpton does not appear to be
for the purpose of trying Kimpton for
the crime charged against him, but for a
different purpose, it ib my duty, as the
Governor of South Carolina, to add that
your statement is entitely unwarranted,
and to repel the unworthy imputation, as
I do, with indignant scorn. I am your
obedient servant, Wade Hampton',
Governor.
Discordant Democracy.
The coavention of the Democracy of
tho Seventh district of Tennessee has ad
journed without a nomination, after 392
ballots—leaving three Democratic candi
dates in the field, to-wit: Moore, Burke
Bond and Whitthorne, the present in
cumbent, who was elected in 1876 by 12,-
237 votes, against 3,767 for Cliffe, Radi'
cal—showing a majority of 8,470. Whit
thorne has been a prominent, laborious
and valuable member of Congress, and
as Chairman of the Committee on Naval
Affairs, in two Congresses, has rendered
important service and exposed enormous
malversation and abuse.
It is not so easy to see why the Seventh
district of Tennessee should wish to
change her representative in Congress—
for that she can get a better one in a new
and inexperienced man is to extremely
improbable as to be unworthy even of
ooujsoture. The very large majority in
the distriot invites enterprises of poison,
al ambition, bnt it will be a poor business
in (he distriot to gratify them at the sac
rifice of one of the moBt prominent mem
bers of the Haase from Tennessee.
The Cotton Crop of 1877-8.
The National Cotton Exchange makes
the last crop 4.773,865 bales. The New
York Financial and Commercial Chronicle
makes it 4,811,265 bales. The difference
iscozsiderable in any poor man’s pocket—
say 37,400bales. But there is this to be
said, the Chronicle's figures have hereto
fore ruled in statistics, and, we suppose,
will continue to rule.
Foolish Rumors.—We are informed
that rumors are to be heard in neighbor
ing counties that there have been cases
of yellow fever in Macon. These are
without the shadow of a foundation in
fact. There is no fever here of any
kind, unless we except some few cases of
very light sculefc fever among children.
We dare say the town of Macon, in her
whole history, was never mora healthy
at this season of the year than she is to
day. She may be said to be without any
sickness at all of any kind of a serious
nature. At a time when the public mind
is so much drawn to the subject of health
by calamitous reports from abroad, peo
ple should avoid propagating the ground
less tattle of alarmists. Be sure that
very little you hear la true.
The Cotton Receipts.—The Septem
ber cotton receipts to Friday night footed
up by the Cotton Exchange figures 242,-
604 bales, against 72,345 last year—show
ing a gain of 170,259 bales, which is
very remarkable, considering the embar
rassment in cotton forwarding whioh
must have resulted from the prevalence
of yellow fever at various important
polo’e.
Co un advanced an eighth in the
Liverpool market yesterday, with mod
erately liberal transaction*.
The cry of “hold up” in remittances
to yellow fever points was raised too
soon, and may result in destitution and
suffering. In Louisiana, Mississippi and
Teoaesaoe the fever, while scaroely aba
ting in the cities and towns, is spreading
alarmingly into the neighboring country,
where it must be fongnt at increased ex
pense and diminished resources of a med
ical character.
Coaii and Cloudt.—Yesterday was
very cool and elondy. The merouiy
found its highest point at 72*and a leaden
oanopy of clouds darkened the horizon.
An easterly wind prevailed all day, whioh
promised a rainy night and a wet Sunday,
but, as was the case last Saturday, the
promise may be found fractured in the
performance. Macon Is still very dry.
Messbb. Bachman and Parser—We
are more tban glad, says the Kncxville
Tribune of the 27tfa, to tell onr readers
this morning that the announcement of
the illuees of Rev. Messrs. Bachman and
Porker, Chattanooga, ef yellow fever, in
our issue of yesterday, was a mistake. A
lady.had received a letter from, hor hus
band in Chattanooga and misread his
report concerning those gentlemen. What
hedid8aywas, that Messrs. Bachman
and Porker were showing themselves
heroes in the work of attending to the
Bick and suffering.
IT PATS SOMETIMES TO READ
THE PAPERS.
Chicago, August 17,1878.
M. A. Dauphin, Esq., P. O. Box 692,
New Orleans, La.
Dear Sib: Noticing to-day in the New
Orleans Picayune of 14th instant, that
ticket No. 52.247 had won the prize of
$5,000 on Tuesday last, I have drawn
npon the LoniBiana State Lottery Com
pany for that amonnt (ticket attached.)
Trusting that this is the proper mode
of procedure, and expecting to repeat the
movement, I remain,
Yours very truly,
Address: Cbas. C. Hunr,
Care John WilkinsoD, 77 State St.
sep25wed sat
Primary Election,
The primary election of Bibb county,
for county officers, will bo held on tbe
231 of November.
RELIEF AT LAST
From Cholera-Infantum and Sommer
Complaints. Db. Moppet's Teethina
(Teething Powders) Regulates the Bowels
and makes teething easy, heals Erup
tions and Sores, removes and prevents
the formation of Worms in ehildren. No
mother ehonld be without it Theo. W.
Elii*, and all druggists keep it spl7 2w
Fo* upwards ot thirty years Mrs 'Winslow’s
Soothing Syrup has been used for children. It
prevent acidity of tbe stomach, relieves wind
colic, regulates tbe bowel*, cures dysentery and
Diarrhoea, whether arising from teething or oth
er causes. An old and Well-tried remedy,
cents a bottle. ' ~ fsbts It
Rave Ton the B uckei e : ?
It is a well establiihed fact that Tabler*s
Buckeye File Ointment will cure, if cued accord
ing to directions. The ASsculut Hippocutanum
or Horse Chestnut commonly known as the
Buckeye, has been highly esteemed for many
yean, owing to tbe fact tbat it posiesies virtues
lying in tbe bitter principle called Esculin,
which con be utilized for tbe cure of Files. It
affected with that tenrible disease, use Tablets
Buckeye File Ointment and be relieved. Price
BO cents. Forsale'.by B. B, Hall^Macon, Geor
gia. au9«
Mexico and United States.
Owing to'their worm and delightful climates
their Inhabitants grow sallow from torpid liven
indigestion and diseases arising from a disor
dered stomach and bowels. They should cf
course at all times keep the lirer active, and to
our readers we recommend Tabler’s Portalise
or Vegetable Liver Powder. Token in time, will
will often save mosey and much suffering. Price
'SO oents. For tale by & B HALL* Macon, Geor
gia. au9-ly
Tbe Brown House.
The Brown House is rapidly approach
ing completion. The work is being vig
orously pushed by the contractors, and
it will soon be open for the reception of
guests.
Yesterday Mr. E. E. Brown moved his
family into the hoase, and took the first
dinner which has been prepared in the
house since it was burned. The barber
shop is in full blast.
The house will be ready long before
the Fair for the reception of its foil quota
of gueBts.
'Macon Volunteer’s CampiTmentar 3
hod.
On Thursday evening next the Volun
teers will celebrate the opening of the
new and elegant armory at MtBonio Tem
ple with a complimentary hop. The Vol
unteers intend to make this an enjoyable
affair for their friends.
The Volunteers cow have the most spa
cious and fine armory of any military or
ganization in the State.
The invitations were sent ont yesterday.
They are very neat indeed, and are on
the new style of stationery, and very
neatly printed. The committee of ar
rangements are : A. T. Newsom, A
L. Batts, G. F. Payne, W. B. Sparks, H.
S. Edwards and 0. E. Armstrong.
Kesalei’s orchestra has been engaged
for the ocoasion, and (he temperature
will probaby be just right for danotog.
Macon’s Belief Society.
Beoeipta and disbursements to Septem
ber 28,1878.
RECEIPTS.
Amount previously reported >-..$3,902 69
From proceeds of concert Americui...... 90 00
P K Boyd, Leary, Gi.....
Cash......
First Baptist 8 S additional
Thoi J Smith Jasper county
Cash- -
Citizens of Eatonton....
Citizen! of Americas
Citizens of Dawson. Ga
Citizen! of Howard district
Firat »tr'3t M E church additional
Ladies of MiUedt,eville
Cash -
Jos F Sharp and lady. Ft Gaines
Chauncy Literary Club ......
Col Baptist church Eatonton
Nickel box FA Schoneman„
Citizens of Georgetown, Ga
Collections by w A Davis
Citizens of Haddock ata and vicinity
E P Bond
Mias Jenks, of Savannah, isle ol wax
flowers
Employes CRB shops ......
Cotton gin donated by O W Massey
Baker Lodge No 100, F A M—
Stonewall LodgoNo 116FAR
Total receipts*
10 00
60
9 00
10 00
76
1*6 00
67 69
28 40
6 75
X 00
105 85
75
5 00
14 40
G 00
C 60
12 60
3 0
23 €0
1 00
3 CO
€5 00
90 00
S3 85
15 00
$4,637 05
Previously reported $3,556 25
Remitted to Chattanooga 300 00—8,856 25
Balance on hand
SSSO 78
J B Joses, Treasurer.
SERVICES AT THE SYNAGOGUE.
Tbe New Year Holidays.
The celebration of the New Year holi
days of onr Hebrow friends was contin
ued yesterday with services at the Syna
gogue.
The attendance was very large, almost
the entire cosgregation being present and
joining in the exercises in honor of the
year just opening.
The choir rendered some very choice
music:
Among the voloes noted were those of
Miss Lula Winter and Mr. Banks Winter
in addition to those already mentioned.
The singing was superb. Several very
diffioult selections were rendered with a
beantyand expression whioh was partio
nlaily admirable.
Rev. Dr. Benson, the Rabbi, delivered
a very appropriate and interesting dis
course.
The basis of his remarks were found
in an old Talmudioal work, and went to
show that there was no real lasting hap
piness in the world.
The legend of the ancient rabbi wbo
had five pupil?, and who sent them forth
to asoertain the true road to happiness,
was finely woven into the disoonrse.
The whol9 sermon abounded in striking
illustrations and easy flowing thought.
The services wete conducted partly in
the ancient Hebrew, and were very in
teresting, though unintelligible to a large
portion of the audience.
Yesterday the stores of all the’ Israel
ites In the city were closed, without ex
ception, and the holiday was strictly ob
served by all.
B1SELEIS FEVER HUMORS.
casara Asalsit tbe City Nailed
Yesterday very muoh surprise was
caused in the oity by reports that there
were a number of oases of yellow feTer
in the*eity. The number of oases, as is
usual, variedlaud were put down from
five .to a dozen, the naual number being
nine. The rmuors .were very nnmerons
and there were several inquiries, tele
graphic and otherwise, from other cities.
We took the trouble to traoe the ru
mors and find that that they are baseless,
fa he and malioions, and it is believed by
those who know and are familiar with the
true state of (he health of onr oity to
have been gotten ont for the purpose of
injury here. „
There is not nor has there been a case
of yellow fever in Macon since 1876, nei
ther original or imported.
Inquiries came in principally from
Americas and MilledgevUle. The au
thority for the report in Americns was
given to be a letter from a physician of
Macon who claimed to have nine cases
nndet his treatment.
If this is the true origin of the report,
that pbyeician was either intoxicated
when he wrote the letter or knew that
he was slandering the city out of whole
cloth.
The Milledgeville report found its or
igin from the veracious lips of a train
hand.
Yesterday, to allay all fears whatever
of the timid ones. Dr. Mason, city phy
sician, accompanied by health officer
Lawrence, made a thorough canvass of
the city, going to every house where fe
ver was said to exist, and not only feend
no yellow fever, but found no sickness of
any kind at those houses.
In conversations with several of our
most prominent physicians they assure
na that the city has very little sickness of
any kind and less fever of a malarial or
bilious type than was ever known in their
practice before.
Dr. Blackshear, whom we casually met
last evening, assured us of the same fact,
and expressed no little surprise that such
unfounded rumors should be circulated.
He remarked that he was one of the com
mittee of three physicians appointed to
act with the Board of Health, and that
there waB no question tbat there was sot
a single yellow fever case in Macon.
Another prominent pbysioian said that
three doctors could attend to all the siok'
ness in the oity. We wonld not pay any
attention to these false ramorB,but that si-
lenoe in regard to them might be con
strued into a suppression of facts. We
may have some eases before frost, but
at present there is no yellow fever in Ma-
con.
Montgomery Quarantined.
We learn that Montgomery has quar
antined against Atlanta, Chattanooga
and other places along the line of rail
roads leading into the city from nearly
every point.
Tho quarantine has not been put in
force against Columbus, but every one
entering tbe city from that place has to
make an affidavit that he is a resident of
Columbus, and that he has been to no
place where yellow fever exiete.
Ont of tbe Race.
$
Mr. Levoisier Lamar, whose name has
been before the publio as a candidate for
tho effioe of , Tax Collectors, has at
length concluded to withdraw from the
race as his private business wonld have
to suffer if be was ohoien to the position.
Mr. Lamar would have had a strong fol
lowing especially in the country distriolB.
Wfsleran Female Colleare— Post
Graduates.
Ladies desiring to attend the Post
graduate course at WeBleyan Female Col
lege will please meet Dr. Lipeoomb at the
Library of the College Tuesday morning,
October 1st, at 10 o’clook, when an honr
will bo fixed for bis daily leotnres.
NUtbt Blooming Cereus.
Last evening, at the residence of Jndge
E. O. Grants?, quite a number of ladiea
and gentlemen gathered to witness the
flowering of a night blooming cereus,
(axcftt* grandiflorws.)
The bush, whioh is about six feet in
height, was placed in the Bitting room, in
the middle of the floor. There were five
bads npon the plant. About an hour
after sunset the flowers began to swell,
and in abont a half hour more the purp
lish cepsls began to fall baok and show
tbe exquisite white beneath.
The opening continued until at half
poet nine five full blooms stood out in all
their beauty.
The flower is composed of many petal
white as the driven snow. In the center
the atamen forms into a shape that looks
like a star fish and is surrounded with a
wealth of pUtils bearing the golden pollen
on their heads.
The odor was heavy and very fragrant.
The plant is five years of age and
this is tho tilth time it has been bloom
ing this eesEon. The flower, although so,
beautiful in- its spotless purity, never
sees the daylight, and before the morn
ing each thorn had shut up its leaves
and faded away.
The movements of the flower were
watched with intense interest by many
wbo never saw one before in bloom. All
were handsomely entertained by Mr. and
Mrs. E. C. Grannie.
There are very few of the cereus plants
in Macon and this one is the largest and
best formed in the city.
Macon, Ga., Sept. 28,1878.
The Democratic Executive Committee
of Bibb county met at the Court house
to-dey, at 12 m., pursuant to notioe:
Present—A. M. Lockett, J. J. Amaaon,
D. T. Driggers, A. W. Gibson, George
W. Gustin, C. Mastersou, R. A. Nisbet,
W. Desaan.
A permanent organization wsb effected,
George W. Gustin being elected Chair
man, and W. Dessau Secretary and Treas
urer.
Saturday tbe 23d day of November,
1878, was fixed as the time for the nomi
nation of county offioers for the January
eleotion. Nominations shall be by ballot
under the same rules and regulations os
are prescribed by law for the election of
members to the General Assembly.
Polls shall be opened at every precinct
except at the oity Hall. Managers shall
be appointed by the executive oommittee:
olerks shall be'selected by managers of
respeotive polls.
Managers shall make returns to the ex
ecutive committee, on Monday the 25th
of November, at 12 m., at the Conrt
House.
All objections to ratnrns must be made
(o the executive oommittee in writing pre
vious to the returns of managers.
The persons reoeiving the highest num
ber of votes for eaoh offloe shall be de
clared nominees for suoh offices respeot-
ively. ^
Another Raffle.
A lady of Cocbran, Mrs. H., has con
tributed sn article of lady’s apparel
which she desires shall be rafihd for tho
benefit of the yellow fever aufferers.
The chances have been put at 25 cents
each.
It will be on exhibition at tbe store of
Mrs. D. B. Woodruff.
Lively Work,
A rencontre occurred yesterday after
noon on Cherry street whioh somewhat
mado matters lively in that locality.
A case of knock down argument oc
curred and one of the parties was pretty
badly done up.
Wilhoft’e Tonic is not a panacea—is
not a cure fqr everything, bnt is aoathol-
icon for malarious diseases, and day by
day adds fresh laurels to its crown of glo
rious success. Engorged Livers and
Spleens, along the shady banks of our
lakes and riveaB, are restored to their
healthy and normal secretion?. Health
and vigor follow its use, and Chills have
taken their departure fiom every house
hold where Wilhoft’s An'i-Periodio is
kept and taken. Don’t fail to try it.
Whexlcck, Finlat & Co., Prop’rs,
New Orleans.
For sale by all druggists.
sopl7 2w
QUERY: “Why will men amoko common to
bacco, when they can buy Marburg Bros. ’SEAL
f NORTH CAROLINA," at the samelprioi
News Items.
Nashville, September 27.—Tho Amer
ican’s Pulaski special says the Democrat
ic Congressional Convention adjourned
without a nomination, after three hun
dred and ninety-two ballots. At a dem
onstration last night, Cola. Moore, Burke
Bond and Whitthorne announced their
continued candidacy and agreed to abide
by tiie action of a convention should one
be called.
Nxw York, September 28.—President
Hayes has authorized the released Fe
nians, Condon and Melody, to bo receiv
ed on board a revenue cutter from the
Mosel, on her arrival at Bandy Hook, and
conveyed to tho city. A telegram to
this effect from the President was receiv
ed with a hurst of applanse at a meeting
of IrUh nationals, who promptly ordered
their warm thanks to be conveyed to the
President by letter.
Nnw Yoke, September 23.—The Brit
ish steamship Indus, of the Mercantile
Steamship Company, of London, left here
on the 4th of September, for Havre.
Nothing has been beard of her arrival,
and there are apprehensions as to her
safety.
The committee on the collection of
clothing for the fever sufferers has issued
a stirring appeal for clothing.
South Norwalk, Conn., Sept 28.—Tha
steamboat Adelphi, plying between New
York and South Norwalk, blew up this
morning, and a number of passengers
were killed.
Chestzb, Pa„September 28.—The Dem
ocrats of the Sixth District nominated
Bethel M. Custer to-day.
New Oblxans, September 23.—Thos.
Layton, treasurer of (he Catholic Relief
Association, haa remitted two hundred
and fifty dollars to St. George’s Society;
otherwise the society would have been
compelled to stop issuing supplies to tbe
poor. This aooiety during the past
month has been feeding three hundred
daily at their soup house and furnishing
supplies to many families. The notice'
of tbe Howards 'that they did not need
farther assistance caused the contribu
tions to tbe St. George and other societies
to stop. Aid is still urgently needed by
the St. George, the French Belief Society,
the Young Men’s Christian Association
and the Hebrew Benevolent Association.
Harry L. Smith, a well known tele
grapher and for several months connect
ed with the Democrat, died to-day of the
fever.
Vickibueg, September 23.—The Presi
dent of the Howard Association has lean
ed a oall for assistance for the surround
ing oouutry; as the fever is spreading at
all points, and tbe Association is oalled
on for medicines, food, money, dootors
and nurses. The fever is increasing
again here, caused by refugees returning.
The deaths yesterday were fourteen—in
cluding Sister Agues Weaver, a Bister of
Mercer.
Grand Junction, September 27.—No
deaths and four new caseB.
Thibobdeaux, September 27.—Every
physioian, including Dootor Litob, sent
from New Orleans by the French Society,
is down with the fever. Total cases 133-
deaths 13. This does not inoludothe
oouutry, where tbe fever is spreading rap
idly.
Greenville, September 23.—The fe
ver is spreading in the oouutry. We seed
funds.
Omaha, September 28.—Tha Demo
cratic convention adjourned yesterday,
after a heated discussion over a hard and
soft money fusion, or no fusion with the
Greeubackers. The soft money men got
the platform to suit them. The three fol
lowing candidates were taken from the
Greenback ticket nominated some weeks
ago: Supreme Judge, John D. He we;
Congress, long term, J. W. Davie, Attor
ney General, S. H. Calhoun. J. R. Web
ster was nominated for Governor, T. J
Mead for Lieutenant Governor, and Alex.
C. Bear for Congress, short term.
Norwalk, September 23.—The Nor
walk and New York steamer Adelphi
burst her boiler a mile from the dock this
morning. Six were killed and about
twenty scalded. The boiler blew out of
the starboard side of the roof. The hull
aud machinery is but little damaged.
Cincinnati, September 28—The pios-
pects are more favorable for checking
the fever at Gallipolis. Frost is expected.
Saratoga,Saptember28.—Since the ad
journment of the Republican Conven
tion a committee of one from each con
gressional district met and organized by
the election of Alonzo B. Cornell, chair
man; JohnM. Knapp, treasurer; E.M.
Johnson and Henry A. Glidden, secre
taries. It now has daily sessions at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York.
Middletown, N. J., September 28.—
Tbe Greenbaokers of the Fourteenth dis
triot nominated William Voorhees.
San Francisco, September 28.—A Bpe-
oi&l from Yiotoria says the Supreme
Court to-day declared the Chinese tax bill
unconstitutional and void.
Columbus, Ga., September 28.—The
Ohio Methodist Episcopal Conference
adopted the report of the oommittee dis
missing Rev. F. A. Spencer from the
ministry for immoral ooaduot, and Rev.
J. K. Davis lor unministerial conduct.
Notioe for an appeal in Spencer's oaselhas
been filed.
Quisor, Ills., Sept. 28.—The Quin
cy fair closed yesterday with the unfin
ished running race whioh was commenced
the previous day. Over five thousand
people were present. Thomas Payne
took two heats'and the first money; time
1:46 and 1:47.
In the 2:22 trot Dame Trot won three
straight heats, Amboy 2d, Lady Turpin
8d. The beat time was 2:26}.
Edwin Forest gave an exhibition as a
trotter and showed a speed of 2:12 for one
quarter.
In the running race of two mile beats
Leroy won, Florence Payne 2d money.
In the second heat Florence Payne made
the remarkably fast time of 3:39}.
Nxw Orleans, September 28.—Dr. W.
Dangerfield Smith, of Poiute Coupee
parish, died on the 25th, at Southland
plantation, of the fever.
Natchez City is entirely free of fever.
Nxw Orleans, September 28.—Fifty-
five deaths and one hundred and fifty-
nine new case*. Two children of the
late E. W. Barnes died lait night. Sir
of this family, the father and five child
ren, have died.
Baton Rouge, September 28.—Three
deaths and fifty-three new cases in the
last twenty-four hours.
Canton, September 28.—One death
and twenty-one new case?.
Chattanooga, September 23. —The
mortuary report for September to 5 p.
m., shows twenty deathB from the fever.
The outlook is more favorable. B. F.
Ragsdale, agent of the East Tennessee
railroad, Rev. Father Ryan and Rev. G.
N. Gusner died in the past twenty-four
hours.
Washington, September 28.—Reports
to Dr. Woodworth, Surgeon General of
the United States Marine Hospital ser
vice, show that at New Orleans, daring
tbe week ending yesterday evening, 926
cases and 332 deaths have occurred, and
in the last twenty-fonr hours 124 cases
and 81 deaths. Total case*, 8.464;
death?, 2,700. South Pass, to the 26tb,
42 oases and 2 deaths. Morgan City, for
the week, 79 cases and 12 deaths; total,
145 esses and 30 dexttz. Baton Range,
from the 20th to 9 a. m. on the 26th, 221
casea'and 7 deaths; total, 893 cases and
46 deaths, Plaquemine, for the week
ending on the 15tfa, 16 deaths and 130
cases under treatment; total to the 15th,
305 cases and 83 deaths. Pass Chris
tian, for the week, 12 cases and 2 deaths;
total 83 oases and 3 death;. Biloxi, for
the week, 5 cases and 1 death; total
25 oases and 8 deaths. Mississippi City,
8 oases and 1 death. Ooean Springs, 9
cases and 6 death?; total airly oases and
seventeen deaths. Bay St. Louis, 53
oases and 15 death*; total 78 oases and 20
deaths. Water Valley, Mississippi, for
8 days to September 21st, 18 oases and 5
death?; total 21 oases and 7 death?.
Vicksburg, for the week, 58 deaths—14
in 24 hour?; total number of deaths
719. Assistant Burgeon Keyes reports
“the epidemio is over save a few sporadic
eases." Greenville, ont of the remaining
population there are 450 oases and 227
deaths. Grenada, for the week, 10 oases
and 3 deaths; total number of deaths 274.
Port Gibson, total number of oases 620,
deaths 110.
Memphis, for the week ended on the
6th, 279-ccsee: Total number of deaths,
2,428. Brownsville, Tennessee, for the
week ended yesterday, 67 case?, and 22
deathE: Total, 197 cases aud 66 deaths.
St. Louis, four deaths at quarantine, none
in the city—two cases still at quarantine.
Cairo, Illinois, two case?, and one a refu
gee: Total, 14 eaeea and 6 deaths.
Louisville, 18 cases and 10 death?: To
tal 95 cases and 36 deaths. Cincinnati,
none. Gallipolis, to the 24th 3 cases and
5 deaths: Total, 31 caiOB and 17 death?:
Chattanooga, a refugee was taken on
Augast 21st, and another on September
6th: Total, 41 cases and 26 death?. Mo
bile, from the 20th to the 24th 11 cases
and 7 deaths have been reported to the
Board of Health as fever case?. Key
West, no cases daring the past week.
One refugee dUd in Dayton, Ohio, on the
21st; one case at Philadelphia.
Washington, September 28 —The Chi
nese minister wasformally xeoeived by tbe
President this morning. The ceremony
was private. The Secretary of the Treas
ury has appointed a oommittee to exam
ine, take aooount of the special paper of
the United States notes and all other se
curities, whether partially printed or com
pleted held by the bnrean of engraving
and printing. Tbe appointment of a suo
oessor to Mr. MoPherson, Chief of that
bnrean will be deoided on Monday.
Secretary Evarta informed the Secre
tary of War that he would remit to day a
thousand dollars to District Attorney
Bliss, at St. Louis, in aid of sending a
boat down the Missicsippi. Assistant
Adjutant General Dram telegraphed to
General Auger as follows: “The Secre
tary of War says if yon have an officer in
your command who will volunteer to
take charge of the contribution of sup
plies about to be sent by the steamboat
from St. Louis to points on tbe Mississ
ippi river, and see to their distribution,
and to order him to report to Governor A.
R. Shepherd, Lindeli House, St. Louis,
Tuesday next.” Governor Shepherd and
John T. Mitchell, of the National Relief
Association, left here this evening for
St. Lonis to purchase supplies and de
spatch the boat down tho Mississippi
river.
Mobile, Ala., September 28.—The
quarantine restrictions at Montgomery on
passengers and freight from Mobile do
not apply to mails from Mobile or to pas
sengers or freight.
Cairo, III., September 28.—Bnt one
death at Hickman, Kentucky, Nelson Ti
to?, night Superintendent of the hospital.
No new oases in town bnt several in tbe
oountry near Hiokman. Total cases at
Martin, Tennessee, 28. No new caseB
or deaths. Dr. Hugh Prather, of Hiok
man, died of the fever at Jordan Station,
Kentucky, last night.
Nsw Orleans, September 28.—From
noon to sic p. m. eighteen deaths aud
one hundred and one oases. No new oa
ses from the Charity Hospital. Gover
nor Nioholls to day received eight hun
dred dollais in gold from the American
residents of Mexico, through Minister
Foster, for tbe sufferers.
Water Valley, September 28,—Three
deaths and six case?.
New Orlean?, September 28.—At a
meeting of the foreign consuls at the
French ccnsulate to-day the following
was adopted.
To the Liverpool Committee: The How
ard Association published that they have
sufficient funds for their object, but as
so many of our countrymen are requiring
assistance whom the Howards'-cannot re
lieve, we beg that step3 will be taken to
renew subscriptions for their relief.
Signed, Henry E. Stringer, H. B. M.,
acting consul; J. Kurtschmitt, consul of
the German Empire; Leon Bellanget,
acting French consul; Magnal Luares,
Spanish consul; Dr. John Da Lotto for
Count A. Guippi, aoiing vice consul; A.
Beder, Austrian consul; H. F. Klumpp,
Danish consul.
Memphis, September 23.—The How
ards sent additional nurses to German
town, Paris, and Collinsville. The report
of the Board of Health last night, whioh
gave 23 deaths for the pest 24 honrs, was
incomplete, owing to the tailare of one
nndertaker'to report. Ia addition to those
officially reported within tha oity limits,
fatly a dozen dead in the oity suburbs.
Jamestown, N. Y., September 28.—
A thousand persons gathered at Chata-
qua Lake this evening to witness the
great international regatta, which proved
a fizzle. The management claimed that
it did not have money enough and tho
men would not start. Hosmer, of Bos
ton, and Powell, of Pittsburg, then, for a
sum of $100, rowed two miles and back,
Hosmer winning by a half length. Time,
twenty-five minutes.
Norfolk, September 28.—The schoon
er Leonesea, from Brunswick, Georgia,
to New York, with lumber, put in here
with her crew sick. The steamer Wey-
bosset, which sailed yesterday for Boston,
but put back last night on account of a
storm, sailed to-day, V
New York, September 2S. — The
Southern Relief Commission of the Cham
ber of Commerce determined only to re
mit money direct to the distriots which
require aid, aud will not assist the Wash
ington committee to send the steamer
from St. Louis with provisions, etc.
Washington, September 28.—Dr. Col
lier, of the Department of Agriculture,
experimenting in making sugar from
oora stalks and sorghum, aggregates the
weight of oorn stalks U3ed were 11,237
pound?, weight of sorghum 13,958
pounds; weight of juice from oorn stalks,
2.773; sorghum 4,965. The per centage
of juice in corn in the stalks as it
oame from the field, 24 CS; per oentage
of sorghum 35.56. 2,571 pounds of oorn
jaioe yielded 383 pounds of syrup, 4,355
pounds of sorghum yielded 660 pounds of
syrup. This iyrup contains 75 per cent,
of its weight
Foreign News.
London, September 28.—Tha livery
men of London met at Guild Hall and
elected Sir Charles Whetherm, Alderman
of Bridgewocd, Lord Mayor for the ern
suing civio year.
The Russians have selected Sofia as
the Capital of Bulgaria, instead of Tir-
nova, and are-otherwise seeking to con
travene the treaty of Berlin and thwart
an international commission in Eastern
Roumelia,
A Constantinople dispatch of the 26 th
,ys the Russians continue to retreat on
Kirk Killissa and Adrianople where they
expect to arrive abont October 2d.
Bom, September 23.—Au Athens
dispatch states that Esgland is in com
munication with the powers with a view
of attempting a settlement of the Greek
question on the basis suggested by Mid
hat Pasha, whereby Greeos would re
ceive the Island of Orete, but a third less
territory on the mainland than proposed
by the Congress.
Vienna, September 28.—The Duke of
Wurtemburg telegraphs that Lions has
surrendered. After complete investment
it was bombarded by thirty-eight guas,
which greatly damaged the fortifications.
The Turkish quarter was besaiged, and
insurgents made several attempts to
break out.
Sr. Petersburg, September 28.—It is
officially stated that Russia had nothing
whatever to do with the Ameer’s rejec
tion of the British embassy. It is stated
in official circles that the conjectures of
tho English press to that effeot are mere
ly the outcome of the antagonism existiug
during the late war, when it was ad
mitted that, in consequence of reports
that England was attempting to oreate
dissatisfaction in Bokhara and elsewhere,
Russia took various mea«ires, and con
templated several expeditions to recon
noitre neighboring territories, which,
however, were countermanded at the first
sign of the congress resulting in peace.
Bucharest, September 28.—Tae Rou
manian Chambers met in speoial session
yesterday. The message of Prince
Charles advices the maintenance of a
dignified attitude relative to Bessarabia,
in hope that the territory will eventually
be restored by the more oleatly informed
jostioeof Europe.
Manchester, September 23,—The
Guardian’s commercial article says: “In
consequence of excessive supply and de
ficient demand, the cotton market is
again dnll and lifeless. The declaration
of the actual stock of oottoa at Liverpool
beeQ ’ received with univi« a l
confidence, many being of the ofiS
^ 6te ls ,S°°a ground for a belfjf
that the supply of American is w,
than was returned. arger
®ew» Items.
St. Lauis, September 27.— Twelve
buildings were destroyed by fire in Ea*
St. Lams last night, and a Urge lot^*
lumber. A locomotive acd several ears
were also destroyed. The loss i g
mated at one hundred ard fifty thousand
o I!, 0 ?*’ 8e P l ember 27—The
Brooklyn Relief Committee contnhnf^
one thomand dollars towards pavin 2 .h«
MiMiM^ppi^from 8h°Louis wnh Sotaes
fr n om P oSr 0 omiuni 0 «tSn meDtS ° Dt
Madrid, September 27.—The Politi-a
announces officially that the Cortes, which
will reassemble October 25th, 1878 will
be dissolved February 25.h, 1879 ’
Washington, September 27 ~Tn'nr
motion has been received here that Conte
Tyson of the Bchooner Florence of tho
Howgate polar expediiion, reached 8t.
Johns, N.F., yesterday, and will amve
m New London, Conn., the latter part oE
next week. She has been absent fourteen
months. All are well.
The experiments ia making sugar from
cornstalks,.which has been in progress
at the Agricultural Department for some
tim9 past, will be closed to-morrow. The
results, so far, are balieved to be suffi
ciently favorabl9 as to warrant the atten
tion of farmers who have the facilities for
its manufacture, that they may repeat
these experiments before the frosts shall
have ruined the cane and stalks of
corn.
Cairo, III., September 27.—Hickman
reports five deaths, including Dr, j. yf,
Farris, and seven new cases.
Martin, Tknn., September 27—One
case, but no deaths reported.
Mississippi City, Sept. 27—Twelve
new cases and two deaths; one death in
the country. There has been one snspi-
cious case in Handsboro.
Vicksbubg, September 27—There is
nothing additional from Greenville.
Twenty new cases have been reported at
Bovina. A special train with nurse?,
physicians and supplies left here for
Lawrence Lake and Bovina yesterday.
Canton, September 27.—Fifteen new
cases and no deaths. Tho worst here is
probably over.
Baton Rouge, September 27.—Fifty—
five new cases and no deaths.
Water Valley, Mi*?., September 27.
—Since the last report there have been
two deaths end another is expected.
Four new cases.
Ocean Springs, September 27—Three
new cases and one death.
Cincinnati, September 27—The yel
low fever has broken out at Guthrie,Ken
tucky. Several deaths have ocoarred.
New Orleans, September 27.—'Thir-
teen deaths have occurred since noon
and one hundred new cases have been re
ported, of whioh thirty-eight were priot
to the twenty-fourth.
Pass Christian, September 27.—Thir
ty-five oases to date and four deaths. The
fever Is of a mild type.
Iigndon, September 27.—A Calcutta
dispatch says many additional regiments
have received notice to preparo for aothre
service. The government will for the
present await events, adopting an rtti-
*udo of armed expectation.
A Belgrade dispatch Bays twenty-one
thousand Bosnians, mostly armed, en
tered Servian territory near Loznilz?.
The Austrians gained another decisive
victory at Vichegrad.
A Constantinople dUpatch saya some
of the leading Russian authorities oE
Eastern Roumelia declare they will resist
any alteration in the administration they
have established.
Berlin, September 27.—The Parlia
mentary committee has completed the
first reading of tho eocialut bill and
adopted the clause providing that tho
final court of appeals for cases arising
under the billBball consist of four mem
bers of tbe federal council, selected by
their colleague?, aud five Judges from
the Supreme Courts of the Empire, or if
individual States, tho Emperor is to ap
point the president and vice-president of
the conrt.
Nkw York, September 27.—Tho Cen
tral railroad of New York to-day cancelled
a mortgage of $5,000,000.
Deadwood, September 27.—The treas
ure coach of the 'Cheyenne Black Hills
stage line which left hero yesterday
morning, was stopped by five armed men
at Canoa Springs, forty-five miles south
of here, at 3 p. m. Two messengers,
Captain Smith and Gate Hill, were seri
ously wounded, aud one passenger, H. 0.
Campbell, telegraph operator, was killed.
The treasure taken, between $25,000 and
330,000. Ten armed men have started
from here in pursuit of the robbers.
Philadelphia, September 27—Dean
Stanley arrived to-day, and is the guest
of Colonel George W. Childs.
York, Pa., September 27.—The Re
publicans of the Nineteenth district nom
inated Hon. Thomas E. Cochran.
St. Louis, September 27.—The Nation
al Greenback Labor party in the Seoond
distriot nominated Joseph B. Folleit ia
the Third district, W. O. VandilloD.
Washington, September 27—Ridge
Paschal, collector of customs at Corpus
Chriati, Texa?, has been removed, Sam
M. Johnson, deputy collector, at San
Antonio, haa been appointed to his
place. The Treasury Department has
received a copy of tho act of theBritUb
Parliament prohibiting the introduction
of live cattle into Great Britain after the
first day of January next. Countries
desiring to claim exemption from this re
striction will be permitted to do ?o only
upon furnishing a statement as to the
laws of that special country which govern
the importation of cattle into such
country, and measures will bo taken to
prevent a spread of infectious or conta
gious diseases among cattle. The Treas
ury Department will take measures to
claim the privilege of exemption in view
of the growing importance of our export
trade in live cattle.
WASHrNGTON, September 27.—Surgeon
General Woodworth ha?, upon the advioa
of members of the American Public
Health Association, selected Professor
P. M. Bemiss, M. D., of New Orleans, as
chairman of the commission to investi-
the epidemic of yellow fever. Dr. Be
miss replied to Dr. Woodworth, “I will
accept and give my energy to the work.
Dr. Wcoiworth’s letter appointing the
commission will be issued to-morrow and
will contain the following: The commis
sion will assemble in New Orleans as
soon aa possible and at once commence
work. It is hoped you will make the in
vestigation exhaustive in every impor
tant direction. Yoa will direct your in
quiries and observations especially . 10
the causes of the present epidemic rather
than to natural history of yellow fever it-
self. . u „
The great object of the investigation
is to glean all tbe important facts possi
ble to be obtained which have reference
to the measures for the prevention of f a "
tare epidemics, and, after the completion
of the work in New OrleanB, you willv®'
as many cities and towns in which tne
yellow fever'prevails aa is possible before
the 19th of November, on which day
American Public Health Association W“
convene, in a special session, to discos
the fact3 gathered.
rer tonal.
Judge C. F. Crisp, of Americus, who
mads auch a fine impression on our pe°"
pie last Bpring, when presiding for Judge
Grice, passed through the oity yesterday-
Mr. Davis Smith, of Gainesville, for
merly a merchant in our city, is in Ha- ^
con for a few days on a visit.
Mr. Henry C. Day, of Brunswick, ogeo 6
of tho Brunswick road ia that placo 111
the city. .
Mr. L. M. Felton, of MarshallviUe, w
in the city.
Mr. A. Mix has returned from an e
tended visit to the North.
Rev.F.M. Kennedy D. D., and lady
reached Macon after a lengthy
the Yellow Sulphur Springs of ^ irg 1 ® 1