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Th& Telegraph and Messenger
MACON GA., OCTOBER 11878
THIS GEORGIA PBESS.
The ffial citg» of ootton shipped from
Savant, ah ibis season to a foreign port
Ki - cleared last Saturday. It omsiated
of 950 bales, valued at S5G.5G0, acd was
detained for Antwerp.
Mb. VVtlbt WooDBaioaE, an old and
well known citizen of Savannah, died last
Friday night on board the steamship
Goto City, while eff Choilett>n on her
WX7 to Sivsnnah.
An iceecdiary lire at Savannah, Mon
day tno*a:ng, burned two unoccupied
houses on Ferry street lane, tba property
of C. C- Casey. No insnrance. «
Tezna wero twenty-fivo bnritls at Sa-
. vannch for the week ending the 20th lust.
Six Were of psxsons brought (hero either-
it before. We have some hopes the top
crap, or the Acgutt acd September crops,
will have time to mature before a killing
frost conies. The corn crop 1s about atr
average one.
Mb. W. H. Harrison, of the Lumpkin,
Independent, offers that paper for sale.
It is the only one published in Stewart
county,
Aaexet Sidney Hinton, a nino year
old embryo farmer of Talbot county,
picked six hundred and eighty pounds of
cotton last week.
A Frightful Picturs.—Wo find the
following letter from Father John, a
Catholic priest late of Columbus, in the
Enquirer-Sur. of yesterday:
Memphis, Tbnn., September 20,1878.
What the papers publish of Memphis is
but a dead letter, which tells nothing of
the living death, which is seen on every
face, and more terrifio on those who chat
ter and laugh. It is the historical langh
of an excpsa of despair. No, no, what I
saw m Italy six times, even when above
two thousand were dying in a day in a
city of thirty-six thousands, and the
three times in which I saw yellow fever
desd or tn a' dying condition, three were j jn America, cannot give an idea of the
, ■ * .1 a 1..1 ■ . A fpltiak *weVno tna nnATit A 1i!fO
■til'.-brru, and two were killed, accident-
ally.
Whe:;k Wse3 the “Psblicr”?—The
SivanckU Next is •' informed by Mr. Ed
ward Breen, inspector of lumber for
Messrs. J. J. Dale & Co., that after the
fire yesterday morning at one o’clock,
whilst rooming home, he stepped at the
b i!coj corner of Drayton end Broughton
street*, where bo took a drink. On leav
ing the saloon he encountered at the
corner three men, who, ho states, seised
him ard curried him ciT nnd best him in
a terrible warmer, after which they robbed
him of everything he had on bis person—
a few dollars in money and a book in
which he tad the account of lumber be
had iuspeoted daring SaniJay while load
ing a v stl. When he awoke, after the
sun had rises, he found himself cn the
Louisv-Ha road a short distance from the
city, where he supposes he was carried by
the trio after they hsd robbed him "
“Jack Plane,” in a letter to the Sa
vannah News, joins the majority—and a
big one it is, too—in fcis estimate cf Gen
eral Cook. He aayr;
There is no man in our Congressional
delegation more popuUr with the mosses
than General Ccok. His flow of humor
and universal geed nature make him a
favorite with everybody. His goed prac
tice! sense and constant attention to duty
has made him one of the most useful
members from Georgia in Congress.
Mbs. Janes Lacklison, born in Eng
land, but for thirty years a resident of
Savannah, died last Sunday night.
The Quitman Reporter says Mr. Hern
don, formerly an engineer cn the Atlantic
& Gulf railway, was raa over nnd killed
by a train on that road, at Naj lor, one
night last. He was asleep on the track.
Bill Abp has his usual weekly say in
last Sunday’s Constitution, from which
we make this extract:
I knoiv it’a possible that a man may be
honest in leaving his party in peril and
tikis up some side ieshu, like greenback-
era and labor reformers, and communers
and anti-conventionerp, bat if he does
there is a eerew loose in fcis head some
where. It looks to nre like he was i
lunatic. Why can’t he wait until after
the big fight and help whip it. and then
blow his bugle horn cver’hu pat ideee.
If they are right they’ll bo adopted by
the Democratic party, and if they amt
tLv-y wont—that’s ail. What in the
dicker,a are they in niah a hurry about?
Its just like little Alek was durin the war
—at a time when the nation’s life was a
hangin on the impending battle of the
Wilderness he wasa seltin away back in
Liberty hall a tootin of bis horn and a
cry in at the Up of his voice: “hold on—
stop—pause— desist— halt— stack arms
everybody, and wait—wait ’till we settle
this great question of habeas corpus.’’
Judos Hall, of the Flint Circuit,
writes to seme gentlemen of Griffin that
he will accept an election to the Legish
rare from Spalding county.
An Atlanta Man’s Trial-.—Under
this head the Constitution has the f.ilow-
ing:
Our old feliow-citiztD, Judge Hayden,
has juet returned from Florida, where he
has been living for the pist two years.
He is on a visit to this city looking after
his interests.
A XEBBISLE EQUINOCTIAL
Judge Hayden brings us a graphic ac
count of the great equinoctial storm that
has just swept down the Florida coast.
It ia the worst equinoctial ever known on
tko coast.
The gale commenced about noon on
Thursday, and continued for a full week,
without intermis3icn. The rniD, which
fell in torrents, lasted even longer, going
well into Thursday. Judge Hayden,
with his family, was located at his sum
mer resort on Mosquito Inlet. Tko rain
and gale kept them indoors for over a
week, in which time their whole stock of
provisions was exhausted, and they were
beginning to understand the difficulties
of a siege. Judge Hayden and Mr.
Thrasher took a boat and managed to
get to Smyrna, where they replenished
their diminished store. Judge Hay
den then determined to get out of
brs water-bonnd prison, and come to At
lanta. He mounted his horse and
started out across tko weary wasto of
water. For eighteen miles he plunged
through the flooded ground, twice hav
ing to swim bis horse, and being for six
miles above the saddle skirts in water.
At length he reached terra lima, and
made his way good to Jacksonville and
thence to Atlanta.
Daring the storm, three ships were
washed on shore near Mnequito inlet—
two brigs and a schooner. They wore
made total wrecks, and their cargoes
were lost. The crews were washed
ashore on rafts and timbers*, and, fortu
nately, without loss of life. The cap
tains of tho ships hoped to havo passed
the dangerous Florida coast before the
cquinoetial struck them, but it came on
a week or ten days sooner than wa3 ex
pected and -truck them without warning.
One of tko skips was from Central
America and was loaded with 130,000
cocoanuts.
THE FLORIDA CHOPS.
Judge Hayden says that the crop of
oranges th'.s year will be something over
an average crop if the storm does not
prove damaging. Soma planters eati-
tho damages at as fcigfa as 25 per cent.
Others put it at 10 per cent.
Judge Hayden is very hopeful of the
fatnre of Florida. Six years ago Orange
county polled about 200 votes, and now
polls over 2,000. Hundreds of young
groves are planted out,* and will come
into bearing in a year or two, and vastly
increase the product of the country. The
crop was sold last year at $2 per hun
dred—a few orchards going at §1.93. A
six acre grave near Judge Hayden was
held orer an offer of §50,000. A tree ia
worth §100, and 7<i to 100 trees can be
putenanaerp. The yield of oranges
will br vastly increased each year, from
this time forward.
The Griffin Netes ennennees the contin
ued and scnons illness of Bev. J. D. Hy-
riefc, pastor of tba Methodist Church in
that place.
Mbs. Maey A. Bean, for forty years a
resident of Forsyth, did last week.
Or Mo arse county crops, the Advertiser
says:
Tne ootton crop will be short in this
section. In July last, when ths growing
cotton plants Bfcpnl] have had rain to en-
ablo them to take on fruit, there was a
protracted drought. The conseqnenoo is
that while the weed is large and fine look*
ing, the bolls are not plentiful, and it Is
quite certain ihero will not be a fair erop
made. What there Is on the stalk is rap
idly opening and the farmers say it will
soon all be. picked ont. Ootton is coming
fo market foster than we have ever known
terror which makes the people like
drunkards. Few talk correctly, the
merry one les3 than the crushed down
people.
How can it be otherwise ? Here near
Peabody Hotel, the coffins are piled np
alqng the street, just as the bales of cot
ton are detracting Broad street in Co
lumbus. All stores are closed, except
druggists’ and undertakers’ stores.
Same people walk but all in a hurry,
Blessed Howard Association members!
What a ncble courage! They nre out!
They go everywhere! Memphis is all,
all into their bands; - for doctors, nurses,
provisions—all is provided by them,
I am at the bote'. Wby? At St.
Patrick the rcoms are occupied by dead
priests; at St. Peter two other priests
are Using dead. The two priesis who
are alive camp outside the city,
went to be in the city, and then I must
etay at the hotel. But the two priests
alive, thill they be al.ve after to-mor
row?
If no other priest comes, I will have
no priest to bury me. Two churches are
closed already, (to be let) and the remain
ing two will be closed scon.
Jin Cockboft, negro, ha3 been arrest
ed and pi iced in jail at O&rtersyille for
placing cress ties and raiU on ths State
road track near Adairsville. He has been
amusing himself in a ^ way for two
months, end confessed he had dune so
“just to see the engine knock them off,
and that he pnt a heavy rook on the track
(o see the train knock a streak of fire ont
of it as long as his leg.
Tun Favze at Chattanooga.—The
Constitution has the following cn this
enbjeot:
Db. Blackburn's Opinion.—We learn
that Dr. Bkckbarn, the eminent Ken
tucky physician and authority upon yel
low fever matters, while at Nashville,
wa3 requested by Governor .Porter to
visit Chattanooga and report npon tho
character of the disease at that point.
Taking all the advices at hand, Dr. Blaok-
burn deemed it unnecessary to make the
visit, but declared that the prevailing fe
ver was yellow fever, the same as that of
Memphis. In thisiespect Dr. Black
burn’s opinion ia the same as that of the
committe of Atlanta physicians who viBi'
ted Chattanooga. *
The exodus of peoplo from Chattanoo
ga is rapid acd continuous. More than
one family from there arrived here yes
terday acd last night. Ah the houses on
Lookout Mountain and Mission Bidge
that can accommodate refugees are now
full. Others Lave come to the quiet acd
safe little villages slung tbe lines of ihe
railroad running oat cf ths city.
The poorer people, we understand, are
being moved to quarters on Mission Bidge
and supplied with provisions from the
city.
A gentleman from theie yesterday de
scribed the appearance of
TE3 DEiEKTEI) CITY.
He said that Sunday afternoon, on
Market street, where usually half a thou
sand people might b8 seen, he counted
only ten men and one lady. The hotels
ore deserted and look lonely Q3 though
they were lodges in som9 vast wilderness.
The depot wes empty of life, excepting
only the men who had absolute business
to be there. Any number of houses are
vacant, and the oity seems to have been
emptied in a night of its ecorgetio, enter
prising population.
THE CARE OF THE SICE
is looked after by the resident physicians
and nnrses, and the dead are taken charge
of by the nndertakeis and buried under
the supervision of the police authorities.
A general relief committee composed of
tho best citizens of the oity has been or
ganized and will spare no pains to dis
charge all the obligations imposed npon
it. Tbe board of health has concluded
upon its programme and arrangements
are making, in any event, to provide the
best character of medical services. In
these respects the city appears well pre
pared to fight the plague.
TUB DEATH BATE.
It is now imposiible to determine the
death rate or tbe exact number of cases
in the oity. Bumor is wild upon both
points, and wo do not hazard a statement
from that source. A reliable gentleman
says the police repotted five deaths, or
interments between 9 p. m. Sunday and
5 a. m. yesterday. The repent for Satur
day, as published, gives three deaths from
yellow fever.
The Rome Courier says Dalton quar
antined against the fever on Tuesday.
Me. Thcs. J. Pebby, a.* prominent Ro-
man, is very ill, and serious apprehen
sions arc felt as to his recovery.
The Lincoln County Mine.—The An.
gusta Chronicle says: The owners of the
Magrudcr mine, in Lincoln county, are
making preparations to work it on a
much more extensive scale. Hitherto
tho motive power at the mines has been
a blind mule, and the astonishing result
of his labors is tangible evidence of what
can be done when work is commenced in
good earnest. Last week two car-loads
of lead and silver ore (ten tons) was sent
to Boston. This week a car-load of each
will b3 shipped, making five car-loads in
all. The oro sells at from §2.000 to
§2,100 a ton, and finds ready sale. The
owners expect to have a steam engine
and other machinery in operation in a
short time, when the ore will be taken
from the mine on a Urge scale.
We learn from the Augusta News that
the “statues of Generals Lee, Jackson,
Walker and Cobb have arrived at Savan
nah and havo been safely landed. They
will paea through the custom bouse to
morrow, and probably reach this city the
next day. The time for the unveiling of
the monument has not yet been appoint
ed, but probably will be at tbe next meet
ing of the officers of the Ladies’ Memori
al Association.
“Every effort will be made to make
the ceremony as solemn and impressive
as possible. If a battalion, composed of
one compcny from each Southern State
should be invited, it would servo to add
much to tho display.
“The work of finishing tbe base will
commence in a short time, and early in
November the monument will etand com
pleted.”
Sidney Harris, negro, was shot and
killed by ptliceman Dunn, of M-lledge-
vill?, list Saturday night. Harris re
sisted arrest and fired at Dnnn, who re
turned tbe fire with fatal effect.
Fob the information of those to whom
it ia addressed, we copy as fellows from
the Milledgeville Union:
To PoKXB PLAYZB3 ThEOUQHOUT THE
United States.—Poker players will
please chip tot benefit of the yellow fever
sufferers. Onp Sportsman.
Papers please copy.
Cf Mr. Blount’s speech at Milledgc-
ville last Saturday, the Union has this no
tice.:
He was introduced by Captain William
son, and at once entered upon a search
ing history of the corruption of the
Grant government, the frauds that made
Hayes President—the action of the Pot
ter committee in ferreting out these
frauds—whioh U still progressing. He
defended the course of the Democrats in
* Congress who had united to cave tho
country from great troubles that might
have followed a resistance to the inaugu
ration of Hayes. He thought it was
best for the people and best for the Dem
ocratic party to abide the settlement.
He then discussed the “money” ques
tion, which is the main question before
the people. He briefly, as possible, gave
.the‘history of the present financial
troubles, and laid them all at tho door of
the party that had perfect control of the
’ government fpr all the years since ’01.
His views on the money question are
in perfect accord with those of the
great Democratic party In all the States.
Briefly, that the government Ehould not
use its power to cripple the industries of
the people. That tbe publio debt should
be retired by the issue of greenbacks, and
tho retiring of the national bank carrec*
oy, so ss to pay this indebtedness with
tne least disturbance possible to the peo
ple. Other governments bad pursued
this oourse in paying their national debt,
and we could profit by tbe example. He
paid a glowing tribute to the women of
the country in allqdicg to the pestilenoe
prevailing in the southwest, for their de
votion to suffering humanity, and closed
his remarks in this connection with an il
lustration from the State of Minnesota,
showing that the true m§n of the North
and West, who antagonized ns in the
memorable oonfiict with the Statea, were
ready to let by-gonesba by-gonee, and in
the hour of suffering snd distress make a
common cause with us.
We repeat what we have said before,
that Goloael Blount has been an able and
faithful representative. His great popu
larity in this district with all Masses of
the people, and his congratulations from
leading Demoorats at the North sinco his
re-nomination, attest this fact beyond
question.
The Borne city council last week com
promised $78,000, principal, and also the
interest past due, of the water-works
bands at 80 cents on the dollar. The
new bonds given in lien of the old ones
run thirty years at six per cent, interest,
payable semi-annually.
As three yonng men were riding in a
buggy .through Griffin last Sunday, the
vehicle was upset and one of them had a
leg broken, and another his head seri
ously bruised. The sufferers were Messrs.
Champion and Waldronp.
The Hinesville Gazette says the rice
crop in Liberty county was never better,
and that there’s millions in it at §L30
per bushel.
The Gazette prints the following as in
dicative both of a lack of schoolmasters
in that section, and also of a very forgiv
ing disposition on the part of some of its
citizens
“Sunday night, Sept 15 1878, Liberty
Co ga.
NotxcE To All ManKind.—I am very
Sorry Some Bascals in Liberty Co my
reason to eay so Some One come in my
Field Steel my rice of my Scaffold I
have not seen tho Parson—Bnt I trust
that God See him Fellow citisen it is a
shame I have no more to Say Farewell
Bica thieves you givo me one mere
chance I hope God May Bless you’'
Emanuex. county boasts a persimmon
tree which bears, every year, a large crop
of seedless fruit.
We emphatically agree with the
Swainsfcoro Herald in tho opinion that
the following is a hard case. It is no
wonder the Federal rovenne laws are so
odius when men are thus bedeviled:
Some distance from Swainsboro resides
an honest, hard-working man, who is in
the habit of raising tobacco for hiB
own use. Some months aga a neighbor
came to him and wanted to buy a twist.
The neighbor was ont, it was a long way
to town and he insisted that Mr. B.
should let him have it. B. did not have
it to spare, but as an accommodation,
and without knowing that he was viola
ting any taw, ho sold the man the
tobacco. Some time afterwards, a
third party who waa at enmity with Mr.
B- found it ont and that B. could ho
prosecuted for selling the twist of tobac
co. He reported tho case to headquar
ters, and in a few dayB a Deputy United
States Marshal was on his way to arrest
B. He stopped for the night at the real-
dence of ona of our leading citizens, and
during the evening stated hi3 business.
His host informed him that B. was a
poor man with a largo family, and if
taken off from his crop at that season of
the years, his family would suffer. Ho
further agreed that if the Marshal would
not arrest B. until a week or two before
Court in Savannah, that he himself would
be responsible for his forthcoming. The
Marshal kindly agreed to this, and B.
was left to finish his crop. But now
soon B. has got to go to Savannah to
answer tho charge of violating the reve
nue laws for letting a neighbor have a
twist of tobacco, worth, perhaps, at most
about tan cents.
We find the following in the Savannah
News:
Here ia a good story from the Ander
son (S. C.) Journal. Oar friends across
tho Savannah evidently do not take
much Independentism “in their’n”:
“The following is a short conversation
that took place between a prominent cit
izen of Anderson and a citizen of Frank
lin oounty, Georgia, while the former
was visiting tho latter’s locality:
“Georgian—Have yon any “Independ
ents’ over in your country?
“Carolinian—Ob, no; none whatever.
Of course, there are a few white men
over there mean enough to run independ
ent, but if they were to undertake it they
would bo killed at once. We would put
them ont of the way—dispose of them.
The National government won’t allow us
to kill negroes, bat independent white
men stand no chance at all.
Georgian (excitedly)—But don’t the
officers of the Jaw do anything with tbe
men who do the killing ?
“Carolinian—Oh, yes; ths man that
does the killing is tried and hung for it,
but who wouldn't sacrifice a man once
at. Nasby Hears from Maine and
Improves Bis Opportunity.
Toledo Blade.1
Confedrxt X Boads (which is in the
State uv Kentucky), September 15,
1878.—The ncoze from Maine hez en
couraged us, both es Nashnels and Dim-
ocratf. It doesn’t make a straw's differ
ence to me whether we, tho Dimoorate,
bev swallered the Nashnels, or whether
tbe Nashnels have swallered ur. There
t hez bin swallerin, and the Republikiq
party hez lost its grip. We are happy.
Es Nashnels we bev things eggsackly
to Eoot us at the Corneis, and throughout
this seobthun. Wo bev succeeded in in-
stitootin strikes in all the manafaotnrin
villages in the eeckshun, and hev all the
workinmenont uv work and in consekeut
distress. At Faotry ville there ain’t sny
more f&ctry at all, for wo burned It in the
holy croosade uv le(bor again capitaL In
Plalnville we hev all the meohanios and
laborers on a strike, whioh hed the delite-
fol and choerin effect uv throwin every
workinman ont uv work. Haileeloogy!
They bev nothiDg to do now bnt to walk
about the streets day time and lissen to
our speeches nites. And we are makin
it lively for tbe bloatld employers, yoo
bet. WJien men are dictrest they want a
remedy, and they’ll take most any kind
nv medicine.
To support em,wo hev instituted a pro-
vishnal back, wich will do till the fiat
money is ishood. It’s the same thing 6z
“fiat" money. I am the president uv it,
and Issaker Gavilt is cashier. Oar mon
ey is simply a piece uv paper onto wich
is printed the scle-inspirin words:
‘•THIS IS A DOLLAR.
“Attest: •
“Potbolsum V. Nasby, President.
“IssAkeb Gavxtt, Cashier.”
The only seooority that we felt wnz
necessary wuz to pledge the sacred faith
uv the Corners that it wnz a dollar.
“Wat is it to be redeemed in?” queried
a shoemaker to whom I offered it for a
pare uv boots, tbe first I have had for
years.
“In notnin. It don’t want to be re
deemed. To redeem it wood be to de
stroy its life-giving principle. Any
body kin ishoo money with gold behind
it to redeem it—joor troo finaaseer is he
wich can make money wich don’t want
redeemin. A1I yoo hey to do with this
money is to keep it movin. Yoo hump
this bill onto yoor leather merchant, and
he’ll hump it along on somebody else,
and ez long cz yoo think it’s a dollar,
why isn’t it?”
Ho took it, tho it seemed to me ho
wnzn’t convinat.
We ain’t bothered with it at all, ez it
ain’t to be redeemed, except that when
one bill wears out, the holder kin come
and git another in its stead. We mite
retire a woin-ont bill, but ez that wood
contract the currency, we don’t think it
is the beat thing to do. We want a vol
ume uv currency afloat ekal to the de-
mauds nv trade.
There wnz tome trouble, for a great
many farmers didn’t want to take it, and
Bascom kicked somewhat. But we hed
a remedy for this. The labrin popula-
eken held a meetin, and in the sacred
coz uv laber agin capittle notified the
people that any one wich refoozed to
take the money at par wood be to-wnnst
hung. Under this stimulus Bascom took
it, but- he immejitly advanced the price
ur likker to fifteen cents, and a few hours
after to twenty-five.
We remonstrated with him about it,
and he answered us:
“Ef there’s going to be a era uv pros
perity I am going to share in it. Yoo
kin hev all the likkor yoo want at 5 cents,
old money, but ef I am compeUed to take
ycor flat money for likker, yoo can’t dic
tate to me the price I shel ask, for that
rests with mo ez a free citizen uv these
Yoonlted States.”
I am a jast man. I acknowledged the
strength uv his posishun. All I did wnz
to walk over to the printin oifis and order
another hundred thousand dollars struck
off, and put it ia cirkelasheu to-wunst.
Wat we want is money enuff.
Tho effech on the Corners was instan
taneous. We never hed sioh a era nv
prosperity. Ez every man had aUthe
money he wanted, work wnz generally
enspendid, and the people give theirselves
np wholly to enjoyment. Basoom did a
tremendnons business, tbe storekeepers
(all except that cuss Pollock and Joe Big
ler, who not only rcfoczad to take tbe
money bnt refoozed to be hnng) did a
smaller bnsiness. Men wioh never hed a
dollar in their lives hed their pookits fall,
snd ther is nothin bat the most cheerful
prospeck ahed uv us. When money kin
be bed by printing it, wot is to prevent
everybody herin all they need ? Nothin.
I shel print a lot moro to-morrow.
Petroleum V. Nasby,
Beformer and Finaaseer.
P. 8. There is one littla speck uv
trouble about our fiat money. Theie
ain’t no farmer puttin in any wheat,
for they say they don’t keer about
aireatin for this kind nv money. The
bloatid employers at Factryville and
Pleinville her consentid to advance tho
wagis uv thor employes ef they will take
our money in pay, but the mechanics
swear they must be paid in Nashcel back
notes ef they work; and tho most uv
em decided they won’t work at all so long
ez they kin git enuff uv fiat money to
live on. la’s all very well now, but there
ought to bo some work going on. Wo
must hev legislashcn compellin uv cm.
once convenient and comfortablo.
, . .. . . . .. . hour a noatlittle State in which «
in & while for the good of the country? /w ’wave has not room to rise and roll
“At this point the Georgian walked off
demurely, and our friend was astounded
to lesrn that ho had been talking to a
prominent member of tbe 'Independent
party’ in the Ninth Georgia district. He
says he it> sorry he talked so plSln to the
man’s face, but nevertbless tbe truth
must bo told.”
A New York letter of Thursday says:
Surprise is expressed by some that the
Liverpool cotton market should have
gone off in,the face of an improved con
dition of trade at Manchester, and the
only reasonable inference is that the
Liverpool cotton flags are not believers in
the improvement. In consequence of
Liverpool receding thig market has elio
dropped 6a6 points, with an uncertain
feeling pervading the Exchange. All
admit that there is a visible ecarcity, but
it is also felt that there is an invisible
abundance, and that after the 1st of
January there will be more sellers than
buyers of cotton. Compared with quo-,
tations current two years ago the staple
is to-day 1| cents per pound dearer, ,nd
though cotton las so far escaped the
panio prices that all other articles have
suffered, tbe impression is that a decided
fall in the face of a 5,000,000 erop is only
a question cf bmf time.”
A Kerosene Lyrie.
Chicago Tribune J
When Mary went to Heaven’s gate
Saint Peter met her there.
And asked the reason why she came.
As there she knelt In prayer.
Poor Mary spoke and groaned with pain,
As though she had a cramp:
“A ‘ fooliih virgin,’ sir, was I,
A-fooling with a lamp.”
Tbe Chinese Blast Go.
Springfield Itepublican.l
Now lot Kearney howl a fresh howl
against tho “leprons Chinese.” Tho
Chinese residents of San Francisco have
raised §1,200 for tho yellow fever suf
ferers.
Sirs. FUlmore’0 Charily.
Chicago Times.1
Mrs. Millard Fillmore, widow of a
President, gives os much to the yellow
fever sufferers a3 tho gentleman who is
now in possession of al) the pay and
emoluments of tho White House. And
when Miliard was a tenant the pay was
only $25,000.
Convenient and Comfortable.
Philadelphia Times.]
The masterly manner in which Mr.
Bayard has kept Delaware steady at
tracts national attention. To a states
man who feels the responsibility of the
tidal
is at
A Wily Washington Lawyer.
Graphic Letter]
We have in Washington a lawyer or
some prominence whose chief character
istics are en overpowering pomposity cf
manner, and a dislike of paying bis debts.
The other day a couple of clients from
out of town were sitting in his office, and
Mr. D was consulting with them in
regard to a suit in which they were par
ties, then pending before Jndge Carter.
A yonng mata came into the room, and
taking from bis pocket a bill file, handed
Ur. D—— a slip of paper. But the orafty
lawyer motioned him sway with a digni
fied wave of the hand, saying, “Young
man, you see I am engaged. Don’t in-,
terrupt me now.” The young man bow-,
ed politely and retired.
Pretty soon another came in and step
ping close to the lawyer said in a low
tone, “You told me to caU again this
morning, Judge, and you’d settle that—”
“Oh! yes, yes. I forgot; but you will
have to caU again. I am very mueh en
gaged at present,” and, with a profound
bow, Ur. D-*— essortod tho collector to
the door.
Not long after the door opened again,
nnd the lawyer, evidently recognizing tho
person who was about to enter, stepped
towards him, saying, “lam privately
engaged, sir, just at present; you had
better call again in a week or so.”
The lawyer then, with a motion of im
patience, locked tho door and returned to
his seat, remarking, as he eat down,
“People here in Washington think I’ve
got some influence, and they are always
calling on me to sign their—petitions.”
Notes from Uutlaud.
Seftembib 23, 1878.
Editors Telegraph and Messenger: Items
of interest are generally acceptable, and
we send you a few lines from Butland,
After a very dry acd dusty season wo are
having cool, showery weather, very bene
ficial to the pea, turnip and potato crops,
but injurious to the fields white with
cotton. There is a great demand for
cotton pickers, eobio farmers offering
fifty and even sixty esnts per hundred.
The cotton yield will be better than was
anticipated two months ago. The
drought was so severe that many thought
the crop wobld be cat oil one-half, bat a
two-thirds crop, and more in some places
will be realized. The eorn crop is betted
than for years previous. Potatoes are
turning ont well, while a largo amount
of syrup will be made from the different
varieties of cane.
We have had much sickness and some
deaths in Holland, and in some places
chills and fever still exist, bnt the siokare
convalescing and no dangerous oases are
reported. Our schools are thin in cocBe»
auence of siokness, in some instances
temporary suspensions being accessary.
Wo have great cause to render thanks to
the Great Benefactor for the many bless
ings vouchsafed to oar community.
Yonr readers have been informed of
the falling in of the Echeconnee bridge
under the pressure of twenty-thousand
pounds of beef cattle, and the consequent
stoppage of travel. Ths ebain gang from
Honston oounty have nearly completed
the earthwork on tho Bibb side of the
creek, and the commissioners have deci
ded to make a connection with the new
iron bridge on tho Honston side, so that
•travel oan be resumed. Mr. Walden haB
secured the help of a bridge gang on tbe
Southwestern Bailzoad to aid in this work,
and in a few days the work will be done,
This, however, will be only a temporary
arrangement.
Quite a daring robbery and a strange
recovery of the stolen treasure, occurred
at Mr. Wood’s store, near Echeconnee
Creek, on Saturday night last. It appears
that in tbe absence of Mr. Wood that
Mr. E. C. Sherwood was attending to the
store. As usual cn Saturday night, the
store was crowded with negroes, and Mr.
Sherwood was kept busy in supplying
their wants. In going to his money
drawer on one occasion for change, he
saw that tho whole amount had been ab
stracted. Instantly seizing his pistol, he
demanded the crowd to stand, and re
quested a gentleman to close the doors.
One darkey was seized with a sudden do
sire to go out at the back door, but was
persuaded by the argument cf arms, to
wait awhile. Tho doors being locked,
Mr. Sherwood proceeded to search all pres
ent,but failed to discover the money. After
clearing the house, ho looked in every crack
and cranny, but his search was equally
fruitless. Very late at night he retired,
but sleep was denied him. Indeed,' so
troubled waB he that he arcso before day
and without any light grouped abont,
feeling around on the floor, among boxes,
barrels, etc., scarcely hoping to meet
with better success. He came finally to
the baok door in his benighted rambling,
still feeling about the facing, and hap
pening to put his hand over the door,
waB delighted to grasp a little roll of
eomething, which proved to bo tbo mis
sing treasure. How it came there is
easily imagined : The thief, fearing lest
it would be found upon his person,
thrust it over tho door, with tho hope,
perhapa, of securing it on a more favor
able opportunity. The promptness and
perseverance of Mr. Sherwood are com
mendable. E. C. P.
Long John’s bank “ Clieclr.”
Chicago Times.]
It wouldn’t do for some of the default
ing bank cashiers to live out in Kansas
City, Missouri. There is a policeman out
there known as Long John. Ho belongs
'to one of the oldest and most respectable
families, bnt he was a wayward youth,
and got away with his Bhare of the es
tate early in iife. Then, with commend
able pluck, he got on the force, straight*
ened up, and has been a faithful and
temperate man ever since. As often as
he drew his pay he went tc a certain
bank and deposited whatever he could
save. Ha continued this frugal way of
living until he had saved about seven
hundred dollars. Not long ago, when one
of the Bolid institutions of the Chicago of
the West went down, and the “bosses”
of the institutions were “ regretting ” in
tears to their penniless depositors, Long
John walked up to the President and said
to him: “ Look here, when I was a wild
boy you used to talk to me about saving
money. Yoa told me to follow yonr exam
ple, and when I ran through my part of
the estate you got me on the police foroe.
You told me to put what money I ccnld
in the bank. I did it. I worked hard as
a nigger, and saved all I could. Now I
am poor as when I commenced. And
you have nothing, you eay. to pay me. I
want my money.”
The great bankrupt banker placed his
hands on Long John’s shoulders, and
spoke to him sadly: “My boy, this is a
great tribulation. I have lost everything,
and I can not—”
Long John took the hand of the bank
er from his shonlder and said: “I don’t
want any croeodile tears from you. Every
cent I put in your hand I worked for like
Ol Course They Did.
Cincinnati Enquirer.!
The Washington Pott says that a few
months ago, whsu Ben Butler showed
pretty oonclneively that he didn’t steal
those epoons, the KepnbiicanB let go their
hold on him and began to throw dirt.
Human nalute like.
John’s t errible Fix
8t. Louis TimeaJ
Becretary Snerman is on the fenoa at
last. He is not bo much of a bard money
resumptioniet as he was. While Wall
street is banging to his ooat-tails to keep
him on tbeir side, he seems to be striving
to get over into the lot with tbe green
back bail.
Goes Up Bead.
Philadelphia Times.1
Tbe Fall Biver rascal, Stickney, de
serves to be pilloried quite as much as
Kearney or even the great thief who
stole the Worcester Convention. This
giant in peculation had been bankrupt
six or seven years, but he went on living
lavishly and steeling from all tbe funds
he ccnld lay hts hand* on. His Fall
Biver bouse was a palace in style, and a
tour to Europe last year is estimated to
have C03t him forty thousand dollars.
The expense of oae elegant entertainment
he gave abroad was two thousand dollars.
Stickney goes up head as a peculator^
sooner be dead than lose it. Now, if you
don’t pay mo that mosey I wil' blow
your brains out hero on the spot.” And
ho placed a revolver against tbe banser's
head.
In ten minntes Long Join had his
§700, and the great penniless banker was
begging him not to give it away, lest the
example might be repeated. It will do
to try in Chicago.
Tbe Latest style.
Now York San.]
Harris—cox.—In Albany, N. Y., Sep
tember 18, at St. Peter’s Episcopal
Church, Frederick Harris, eon of Senator
Hamilton Harris, to Mibs Caroline Gil
bert Cox, daughter of James W. Cox.
The bride looked charmingly, being at
tired in a very elegant white Damasse,
with rich bridal veil. The bridegroom
was attired in black.
bass—dart.—In the Jewish Temple,
Washington, D. C., September 18, Wm,‘
M. Bass, of Lafayette, led,, to Bosaline,
daughter of Mr. A. Hart of Washington.
The bride was attired in an organdie
gauze, made in princeese style, with
court train, wedding veil of laoe.
mounted by a coronet of orange blossoms.
The fc«3t reform in domeB'.io life is
without doubt tbe introduction of Dr.
Bull’s Baby Syrup. Wbere it is known
no ir ore laudanum is given to tbe Ba-
bi*«.
Decisions of tbe Supreme Court
ef Georgia, Delivered Septem
ber 10,1878.
Abridged from the Atlanta Constitution byN
E. Harris, of the Macon Bar.
Clark et al. vaBell executor. Trover,
from Sumter.
Warnbr, C. J.—The defendant was a
competent witness to prove all the con
versation bad between himself and the
living parties, with whom it was bad, not
withstanding the plaintiff’.! testator was
dead; the defendant was alpa a competent
witness to prove the value ot the improve
ments pnt on the land by him, and the
court erred in ruling ont the defendant’s
evidence offered upon both these points as
made in the record.
2. Where, trover Is brought to recover
persopalty transferred by bill ot Bale to
secure a debt, the measure of the damages
Is tho amount of tbe and interest, and not,
Jhe proven value cf the personalty.
Judgment reversed.
Cameron vs Harold, Johnson & Go.
Motion from Sumter.
SVabneq, 0. J.—The defendant made
a motion to set aRida a judgment. The
court overruled the motion on the ground
that no substantial defense was shown;
tbe defendant offered the pleas oontained
in the reoord, and proposed to reduoo the
same to writing and make them part of
his motion: Held, that there was no
error in denying the motion.
Judgment affirmed.
Roby vs the State. Hog stealing from
Lee.
Warner, O. J.—Where the jury relum
ed a general verdiot of guilty, and at the
same time handed a paper to the judge in
which ten of them requested him to be as
merciful in his sentence as possible, but
stated that this wqs net partt of their ver
diot: Held, that there was no error in
refusing to allow the paper to be recorded.
Judgment affirmed,
Alexander vs Americas. Complaint
from Sumter.
Warner, C. J.—A motion for non-suit
should be overruled when the jury might
have inferred faots from the evidence
which would support the aotpr.
Judgment reversed.
Hart vs Thomas & Co. Claim from
Sumter.
Bleckley, J., 1—When a suitor hav
ing two counsel employed goes to trial in
the absence of one of them, it is not good
gronnd for a new trial that the absence
web the result of some providential cause,
, such as serious illness of the absentee’s
wife, and that the client and associate
counsel were not informed of eueh cause
in time to move for a continuance, the
fact being that the absent counsel might
have informed them in due time, or that
they, by diligent inquiry, might have ac
quired the information.
2. The superior court will not give
leave to withdraw a claim when it appears
that the statutory right to withdraw has
already been exercised and exhausted in
disposing of a prior claim.
Judgment affirmed.
Armstrong vs Lewis. Equity from
Snmter.
Elecelby, J.—To dicharge an accom
modation endorsed by tbo subsequent sot
of the creditor in dismissing a suit in
which there was a prior judgment.against
the mother for the 'same debt from which
the maker appealed, giving good security
it must appear pot only that the Buit was
dismissed but that the dismissal was by
the creditor, or by the court at tbe credi
tor’s instance.
2. When a suit pending in the superior
court is dismissed by the plaintiff, or by
the oourt on his motion, the only primary
evidence of a dismissal is as entry on the
propor docket, or on the minutes of the
court. Such entry, if omitted at the right
time, may be made, nunc pro tune, under
an order granted by the oonrt for that
purpose. Tho entry, when ordered nunc
pro tunc, will relate back to tbe time when
the act of dismissal took place; bnt until
the appropriate entry is supplied the suit
must be regarded as undisposed of.
1.3. The dockets, minutes and records of
a oourt of reoord must be kept so as to
represent the true state of its business,
From them the court, without ths aid of
a jury, must be able to ascertain what
cases are pending and what are not pend
ing. If they fail to speak the truth in
respect to the pendency or the disposi
tion of any case, the court, in a direct
proceeding for that purpose, may on suf
ficient evidence aliunde, have them cor
rected; but they cannot be attaoked col
laterally for alleged errors or deficiencies,
Collectively taken, they import verity.
4. If the creditor dismissed the suit, or
earned the superior court to dismiss it,
before the remitter from the supreme
court was entered below, (be aot of dis
missal took effect, as against him, when
the remitter was entered, if not before;
and he will not be heard to say that the
dismissal was not effectual because the
oase was still ponding in the supreme
court, this court, before the dismissal,
having pronounced its judgment on the
writ of error, end performed all its func
tions in respeotto the oase, including the
transmission of the remitter to tbe coun
sel of the prevailing party.
5. If a complainant who has waived
disoovdry introduces, as evidenoe to sup
port the bill, admissions oontained in the
answer, all parts of the answer in respeot
to the snbjeot matter of the admissions
should go to the jury, though the correc
tive or explanatory statements be con
tained in an amendment, and the admis
sions, themselves, in the original. The
jury will judge of the credit due to the
respective parts of tho answer.
Judgment reversed.
Wheatley and Co., vs Wes*. Assump
sit fr6rq Sumter.
Bleckley, J.—It is error not to charge
in writing, ana in writing only, if request
be made cs prescribed in seotion 2-14 of
the code. If the court is oertain that
counsel made the request in due time,
and Is not certain that tbe request
was subsequently waived, a failure to
comply is tho denial of a clear, statu
tory right, and a new trial shonli be
granted.
Judgment reversed.
Warner, C J.—Concurred, Btating that
if tho evideno9 clearly preponderated in
favor of the verdiot, ho wcnld not be in
clined to reverse, notwithstanding the
manifest error of the court in failing to
rednoe tho charge to writing; bnt as the
evidence is nicely bslanoed, ho oonenrs in
the judgment of reversal for tbe error
aforesaid.
Jackson, J* dissented.
Taylor vs Morgan. Claim from Sum-’
ter.
Jackson, J., 1.—Tbe question on four
yoare’ possession of realty under title from
defendant in fi fa discharging ths prop-
on the mlnntea of the coart; if returned
and entered on the minntes of any other
oounty it is cot a valid judgment and will
beset audeas a judgment. Code4212.
Judgment affirmed.
Shealy, Guardian, vs Toole. Issne for,
dsmsges after withdrawal of claim from
Samter.
Jackion, J., 1.—|p a case made to try
the issne of damages for the interposition
of claim for delay only, under section 3741
of the code, it was not error to strike out
an equitable plea filed in the olaim case,
the claimant being allowed to introdnoe
all his evidence to eluoidate the Issue be
fore the oourt.
2. Iu such a case it ia enough that a plain
issue charging that the olaim was inter
posed for delay only b9 tendered, and no
formal pleading ia neoessary, especially if
no objeoiion be made to it before or at
the trial.
3. When the claim is withdrawn and
the plaintiff goes on with the issne for
damages, the security on the damage bond
i3 as mnch bound as if the claim case had
been tried.
Judgment affirmed.
Banew vs Darley, et aL Motion to re
instate case from Samter.
Jackson, J.-‘-Where the court had or
dered the papers in a case to be establish
ed by a certain term, and the complaint
failed to have the same established and
the oourt thereupon dismissed the case:
Held, that this oourt on snoh matters of
pmctioe will not interfere.
Judgment affirmed.
Mallory vs th9 State. Misdemeanor in
playing and betting at cards from Sum,
ter.
Jackson, J., 1.—Where the court ia
considering a motion to suspend a oase
until a witness could come in, made by
counsel, stated that he, tho counsel, did
not have notice that the evidenoe of the
State would disclose the date or plaoe, or
the other party to the game; and the
oourt replied: “But your client knew,”
and when the counsel alluded to the fact
that theindiotment speoified another day,
and said his client did not know; and the
oonrt replied, “The court thinks he did/'
and added “That the State had the right
to prove the offense any time within two
years before the finding of the bill, and
that the law oharged tbe delendsnt with
notice.”
Held, that there is no each expression
or intimation of an opinion on the evi
denes as requires the grant of a new trial.
22nd Gs., 403.
2. Nickels staked at cazds need not be
proven to bo of valno.
Judgment affirmed.
THE MOTHER’S PR4.YER.
A Winter’s night—tbo wind was blowing
Around a home where want and sorrow do-fu
And by the bedside of a dying child
In tears and prayers a widowed mother
And lo, an angel bright stood by her side
T ° Zm™V‘ tba E10tber: “Wherefore^do yoh
%*a^SS3SSSglS- tat .
The angel: ••Mother, if yottwern
a. jU*
I Thfmoffie?be."
. "You care aot,” said the i lttIc dc * r -"
And from his life one
"Your son will woo at
Hour to Treat Dennis-
New York World.]
It would be a good idea for Mr. Butler
to invite Dennis Kearney to a lonely place
ana induce him to examine a curiously
constructed hair-trigger revolver.
St Kealiy Seems So.
New York Sun.l
John Sherman’s brother-in-law says
that Honest John is tired of the pobiic
eervioe. Well, as the pnblio servioe is
tired of Honest John, there ought to be
fair basis for an arrangement.
Tlie Leopard Cannot Change his
Spots.
Cleveland Plain Dealer]
The Boston Post says Butler can’t be
made a Democrat by Democratic votes
any more than nuz vomica can be made
French brandy by labeling it “cognise.
And the Post is correct.
Of an aae that you euily might divine
As about sixteen or sixtyniae,
Was hanging ont her clothes one day.
When Stonewall Jackson came that way.
She had just hungup on the whiio wire line
A striped petticoat, ever so fine.
With stripes of blue and red and white.
And turned to behold ths unwelcome sight
Of a grayback army, full of fight.
But otherwise empty, who crowded tho itroet,
Stirring the dust with teeir shoeless feet.
When the General stepped to her side and said:
“My dear, I had hoped to find you dead. *
“And so I am. kind sir,” said she,
“And this is my grandma that you sec.
My father’s sister, my ma when a bride.
My grand-auBt and my second cousin.
And all the rest, say aw>ut a dozen,
Or perhaps I had better say two score.
To which time acd chance may add some more—
In fact, the whole Fr.tchia familee
You find collected, sir, in me,
And down the corridors ot time
We all will step, dressed up in rhyme,
To fill a conspicuous place in history.
And remain tho Great American Mystery.”
The Gereial started, snd generally stared-
Forsnch a statement he wasn’t prepared.
In lack of a bugler he blew his nose.
When tho column bailee, as you may suppose.
“I’m glad to n eet you.” the General said—
“So mrnj alive and so many (lead;
Forafter the setting otthis dsj’s sun.
The world shall know you as Many in Oro.
Therefore will I proceed to make
Some smart remark for the poet a sake.
But tell me. old girl.” right sternly said ho,
■What is that horrible thing thstlseef”
And ho pointed atraight with hiii rusty sword
At tho colors his rebel sword abhorred.
Where got yeu. old girl, that detested flagt
“Why, that, sir,” she answered, “is Barbara s
rag.”
Then fiercely tbo General Bulled his moustache.
And jingled his spurs in want of cash.
“By the big horn spoons!” ho exclaimed, well
said, ,
It’s plain, my child, that you’re not quite dead.
A barbarous rag!—very good—yery good!
I’ll tell it to Hampton and send iu to Hood.
Six men from the ranks!
Assault from the flanks
Tins numerous female, and hasten to tie her
Astride of the garment that hangs on that wire.
Then, bugler, blowy our air so fine,
‘ ‘ ‘ my drummer.
a nigger, and you know it I would i€ir iy from the lien of jadgmect, does not
. - r tura n p 0n tb 0 nature of the defendant’s
title, but the bona fldes of the the pur-'
chaser, and his open and notorious pos
session; therefore the fsot that defendant
had taken homestead tn the land before
tbe sale was properly rated out.
2. Whilst a brief of the evidenoe agreed
upon at a former trial is admissible to
attack the testimony of witnesses who
swore at both trials, the proper founda
tion should be laid by asking the witness
es if they did not swear to oertain faots
on the former trial, and then, if denied,
that portion of the brief should be offered
and speoified whioh attacks them.
J udgment reversed'
Taylor & Co., vs Bell. Illegality from
Sumter.
Jackson, J.—In an attachment, as in
other eases founded en oontract, where no
issuable defense on oath is made, the
oonrt shonld render jndgmept without a
jury.—r58th Gs», 377.
Judgment affirmed.
Marshall vs Hicks. Motion to set aside
award from Haocn.
Jackson, J.—To make an award of ar
bitrators, under a submission of matters
In dispute not pending in court, valid as
a judgment by entering it on tbe minutes
of the superior court, it must be returned
“to the next superior court of the oounty
where the award was made, and entered
Two of a Kind.
Washington Post.]
If reoiprooity is to amount to anything,
it must be just. This is the notion that
prevails on the Atlantic Seaboard and the
Pacifio Slope; and this ia why the visit
of Key to California is reciprocated by
Kearney’s Eastern tour.
Onr Platform Exactly,
Boston Post]
Wo would vote for the meanest nigeer
in the country before Butler. He embodies
every principle which true Democrats
everywhere and all their lives have hated
and despised.
Ohght (o be Benten ont of Sisbt,
Eoston Herald.]
Boberon, os a candidate for Congress
in New Jersey, does not savor, very
strongly of reform. He is in a Republi
can district, but ho ought to be beaten
out of sight. We believe Robeson's
“heart etiil beats warmly for hi3 native
land,” but he has “beat” bis native land
too much already.
J ltey Musi Feel Lonely.
Washington Post. I
We have never doubted, do not doubt,
and never will doubt that there are hon
est men in the Republican party. We
respect them for their integrity, und we
give them our hearty sympathy, because
they are so lonely.
Let Them Fair Oil.
Harrisburg Patriot.]
The Hon. Benjamin H. Bristow has at
length, after long deliberation, decided
that the nation docs not need him for
President, and has retired to the head of
New York law firm. He has a friend
named Grant who would do well to profit
by his example.
Drnnbcn Nnrses as Memphis
Special to Courier-Journal]
Drunken nurses are increasing and giv
ing much trouble, and one or two physi
cians have made themselves reputations
that they will not like to take home with
them. Dr. Foster, of Maoon, Georgia,
was yesterday discharged from the How
ard medical force for charging a patient
fifteen dollars for services, when at the
same time ho was drawing pay for daily
servioe from the Howard Association. It
is also charged that he had no diploma.
Several nurses havo been discharged for
drunkenness, incapacity and general cus
sedness. There are now seven confined
in the station-house on theBe various
oharges, and to-morrow’s seance of the
Recorder’s Conrtwill form an interesting
page in the history of this epidemic.
Good Words ior Mr-Blount.
Courier-Journal]
The Hon. James H. Blount, of Geor
gia, has written a terse and strong letter
accepting the Democratic nomination for
Congress in the Macon district. In a
service of nearly six years in the House
Colonel Blount has made himself a poli
tician of whom his people have reason to
ba proud. No man stands higher on the
roll of punctuality, watchfulness and
olear-sightedness, virtues which are.by
no means common to the avorage Repre
sentative. He is second on the commit
tee on appropriations, a distinction as
well as a power, and has shown in his
speeches acd votes a knowledge of the
real needs of the times which admits him
to the number of those who may be con •
tidered truly national in their statesman
ship.
We learn, says the Stanford, (Ky.,)
Journal, from a gentleman recently re
turned from Wayne county, that Mr.
John Ingram was applied to tor work by
a poor man, whom he told in jest, to get
rid of him, that he would give him two
thousand dollars for three thousand liz-
zird hides. The man agreed to under
take the job, provided Ingram would
give him his note, payable when the skins
were delivered. iDgram complied, the
note was signed and witnessed, and the
man with his wife and children repaired
to the mountains and commenoed war en
the reptiles. He was so pleased with the
result of his first day’s work that he con
tinued, and, in a much shorter time than
it seems possible, he had gotten the 3,000
skins, and taking them to Mr. Ingram,
demanded the §2,000 promised. The joke
had now turned, and Ingram explained
that ho he was j net in fun about the affair,
bnt the lizzard hunter was terribly in ear
nest, and persisted in being paid the
money. Ingram refused, and a ru't wil, reaoatu iuu*« —j-p- hpeoina
ba brought at once—and the lirzard man j whobe military rack la* not
will win it, without doult. knows.
“And he will tire of the poor girl »t
Out ol her home to perish iu tl^street,”
3gS&*®fflHSna
The angel spoke: “A mother’s lore is true
I take your hide one. but ho will wit*
Sinless and beautiiul, to welcome you.
When life is o’er, beside the jasper gate.”
And as the mother knelt bende the tasL**
She kissed her little ih[ant’s pallid face ‘
M# 5 MI thank Thee, God. that hq is
THE TROPES OF KEARNEY.
J.D.
T h|tropoa of Kearney they are so charming
_With all the freshness oi the eprifigso fair*
There a no Quintilian or other villain *
In thoughts Castilian can with him Kranar,!.
He fires his mouth oft for recreation; WKe *
With heU-bound penguins, oh, ’tis he can play
Great wall-eyed monsters and murtheriug wSl
With gory pigeons his consate obey.
Within his soul there is flue plantations
All green with Upas trees eo pink and red*
Tbgremooa eyed lepers cuts up strange capers
Whdomth the vapors they are smothered
Of pulling pelican this aoighty Melican
Full wondrous tell he can, Isay to you.
And whin you see him yoa will dezree him
A man most vehement for to view.
’Tis be can holier and pull off his collar.
Waistcoat to toller acd likewise his coat,*
An’ if he wouldn’t—barrin’ he shouldn’t—
Tako off his ahirt too, oh I thin I’m a goat
The poor is corpses and the rich is porp’sea
That prowl the jungle for to ate them up;
Ob. shame to paedtr like goose or zander
To Alexarid er, or any other pup.
There’s knock-kneed cormorants and ctk:r ver
min,
Splayfooted serpents cf a hireling tribe,
And blob-noaed tigers and lop-eared pelicans
That with great elegance he can describe.
Lickspittle gorgoils and hell-boued hellbenders,
With legal lenders that do serve the rich—
The dirty miaers cf us despisers,
The gormandizers, may they get the itch.
So now to finish this bold narration
Here’s to vexation unto capita).
But joy to Kearney and likewise Ben Buffer,
A subtler settler than his sand-lot cal 1
But were I Homer or Nebuchadnezzar,
Or ould Belshazzar or Parnassian Nine,
Or Billy Edwards, that pugnadoca enture,
In every fature I would make them shine.
—New York World.
THE BALLAD OF BARBARA.
AS INGENUOUS BARD, WHO DAS DUG FOB IB£
TRUTH AS II WERE FOE A GBOUSDHOO.
In Frederick City a gray haired girl.
With teeth of a German dentist’* pearl,
Though it should take a solid aummer.” v
Tho grayback General is dead,
His army has melted away.
And tho fields that with blood werertd
Are green with the grata of to- day.
But that numerous and ancient maiden
Iu the breezes ol midnight swings,
And tho odorous airia laden
With music that Whittier sings.
H you deem the bard a liar.
To Frederick City go.
Andabitoftho E0’.f same Wire
Any tar-keepor will show.
How to Increase the Revenue
and Bid Ihe Country ot Bores.
Washington Correspon deuce N. Y. Graphic,1
A very eensiole proposition is made by
which to increaso the revenues of the
GovernmcLt, and that i3 to have Congress
pss3 a law imposing a tax upon “titles.”
it ia ia Washington, more especially,
that the tiuth of the supposition that all
ths privates were killed in tho war strikes
with force. If oao could get tho Ebbett
House corner within ranse of a Gattling
gun about sunset, pleasant evenings, he
could Blay a regiment of Generals, Col
onels and other military gentlemen, agrea
part of them from tho Confederate service#
It is stated in a local newspaper that a for
mer Major General in the rebel army hts
enlisted in the regular army as a private
within the last few days- This is net in*
credible. No name la given, but if the
statement is true he is probably one of
the many who came here after office ana
got ashore with po money to get home
again. Everybody in Washington is •
“General/’ or a '’Colonel,” or a “ilsjo:
or a “Captain” (the Captaius are few), or
a “Judge,” or a “Senator,” or something
else that gives a handle to his name.
Emory Storrs, of Chicago, stopped ma
once, as he mat ms near a popular hold,
naying: "I want to csk you a question.
I have been introduced to a lot of men
over there at tbe hotel, and I happened
to know neaily all of them by reputaliCE.
Amas who served as a Captain in the —
Illinois Infantry, was it trod need to me
as General. Another, who to my abso
lute knowledge, never shot a gun or drew
a sword, wa-» introduced as M-ijor, and a
third, who itcdied l*w with cx-Cangre^j*
man ——, hut who got into a goverodW
office before be was admitted to the p a ^
and never tried a oaae or made a moliofi
in Court, waa introduced to me as Jw*
Now I want to know , what in blank tcey
call a notary publio ia this town ?’
It is believed that the plan to tax t.-
tlea” would be not only successful, »
tried, but a lucrative one to the fioy« r °'
ment. For example, tax “Generali
“Judges” $100 a year; “ColoneljL
“Majors,” §50; “Captains, §2o. and
other titles accordingly, *“»"*“**“&„
tbe amount of honor and dignity they
carry with thtm. Ihe plA/R . ja
almost out of vogue here entirely, w»d is
only applied to young men who have jmi
reached their majority, and straog