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GEORGIA TELEGRAPH BUILDING
Established 1826.
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MACON, TUESDAY OCTOBER 22, 1878.
Volume mt—NO 41
BY TELEGRAPH.
L bUU UtlUMiJ »Wl
t Constantinople to verify this intelli-
nce. Prinoe Labanoff starts for Adria-
Nzw York. Ootober 13.—Chief Super-
viaor of Registration and Eleotions, Dav
enport, caused the arrest of two Federal
supervisors of election yesterday for will
fnl failure to discharge their duties, and
Obtained the removal of ninety-three
others, principally on the ground of in-
compotecoy aa discovered during the reg
istration of last Tuesday. .
On Saturday night the revenue agents
captured an illicit distillery of fonr hun
dred gallons’ capacity in Brooklyn. The
distillery was In fall blast. The proprie
tor escaped.
Washington, Oatober 13.—The suits
brought by the State of North Carolina
against Revenue Agent Wagner and some
twenty other Federal revenue officers on
charges of excess of authority'in making
arrests of illicit distillers and others, were
tried yesterday at Greensboro. The trial
resulted in the acquittal of the entire par
ty with one exception.
t ■ •PrrrtBUEG, Oatober IS.—This morning
‘ Frank Gunnell got into a quarrel with his
wife, and, in a drunken fury, knocked her
down, when William Hart, a cousin of
Gnnnell, interfered, and, seizing Gun
nell by the throat, threw him down.
Gunnell's head strnok a stone as he fell,
breaking his neck. Hart was arrested.
Florence, October 13.—The Nazione
reports that an international movement
is anticipated in some of the frontier
towns, and the authorities have arranged
for vigorous repressive measures.
Pabis, October 13.—Two companies of
marines and two men-of-w&r have been
ordered to New Caledonia from Cochin
China, in consequence of the continuance
of the insurrection.
Minister Noyes, up to Friday, had re
ceived sixty thousand francs for the ben
efit of yellow fever soiferere in the United
States.
London, October 13.—A Constantino
pie dispatch to Esntera says tho Porte
has received information that the Ras-
8ians have recommenced marching on
Adrianople, presumably from the North.
All the foreign military attaches have
left - *
gen...
nople on Monday.
A later dispatch reports that the Tarks
occupied Babaesk, when it was evacuat
ed by the Bassians. Todlebennow sum
mons the Turkish commander to with
draw from the place, threatening to take
it forcibly. Safvet Pasha has conse
quently ordered its evacuation, and the
Bnssians willre-occupy it.
Tho Turks have mounted guns on the
Constantinople lines.
Pesth, Oatober 13.—The appointments
' of Herr Von Tisza and Baron Von
Wenckheim to act provisionally as min
isters of Finance and the Interior,respect
ively, are officially announced. Herr Von
Szell has been definitely relieved of ihe
dutieB of Minister of Finance.
Vienna, October 13.—The Moriagn
Revue repeats tho announcement that Aus
tria will proceed to oconpy Novi Bazar at
the proper time regardless of the protest
of Tarkey, but adds that, for the moment,
‘ ’it is unnecessary to extend operations be
yond its present boundary. . ;
PaoviDENCE, October 13.—The gale at
Newport last night was uncommonly fu
rious. At one a. m. there was no light
on Brenton’a Beef lightship, and the men
were apparently throwing up signals of
distress. It proved that the sea was so
rough that lights could not be kept burn
ing and tho crew burned fire balls of cot
ton at intervals until the New York boat
passed in. The cutter went out this morn
ing bnt found no wrecks.
At Vineyard Haven, Mass., there was
the most severe gale from the northeast
to north yesterday that has occurred
in fifteen years. There was more damage
to shipping than over before occurred in
this harbor in a gale. A large nnmber of
sohocners laden with coai, stone, sand,
etc., dragged their anchors and went
nshere. No boats from southern ports in
the list of disasters.
Pbovtkoetown, Mass., October 13.—
There was a severe gale here yesterday
and last night. Tho damage to shipping
ia heavy. Several schooners in the har
bor lost their anchors and chains. The
schooners Abbie and Frankford sank a
their anchorage, and several vessels drift
ed ashore. The Braye, a coaster, Inmber
laden, went on Hawes’ Shoal, and lost
her masts.
" The shores of the harbor are strewn
with boats and wreckage of all kinds.
Several boat3 belonging to this place have
been destroy d. Charles Carver, stew
ard of tho schooner Columbia, was drown
ed. A schooner has gone to pieces on
Hawes’ Shoal, and the crew is probably
lost.
Tho steamer Nerens, from New York
for Boston arrived hero this evening with
the crew of schooner Clara Smith, of
Bocklond, which anchored on Nantucket
Shoal yesterday, and dragged anchors to
Horso Shoe Shoal—the vessel immediate
ly sinking in nine fathoms of water. The
crew took to the rigging and remained
there nineteen hours, when they were
taVpTi off by tho Nerens.
John Wood of Bocklind, died of expo
sure while lashed in the rigging.
The schooner Palos was dismasted off
Capo Cod. The crew, three ia number,
were taken to Provincetown by schooner
Lizzie Jones. A fourth man of the Pa
los crew was washed overboard.
Cairo, October 13.—Two deaths and
one new case.
New Orleans, October 13. — The
weather is clear and pleasant. The re
ports for the 24 hours ending at noon to
day were deaths 50, new cases 128. Total
cases to date, 11,637; deaths, 3.400.
James Pcppor, of Mobile.'a resident
student at the Charity Hospital, and B.
Griffin Baonl, telegrapher of Osyka, Mis
sissippi, are dead.
Chattanooga, October 13.—For the
24 hours ending 4 p. m. to-day. the deaths
by yellow fever were Dr. E. M. Baird,
Dr. B. N. Barr, Mrs. J. Hartman, Mrs.
and Mr. Thomas Singleton, Albert Weit-
icke, Hugh Talty and five colored. Thera
were nine new cases, of which seven
were colored. No frost vet.
Pittsburg, October 13.—A special from
Edinburg, Pa, to the Commercial Gazette,
gives the particulars of the destruction
of that place by fire this morning. The
fire broke out at balf-past three o’clock.
The firemon were promptly on hand, bat
their efforts were paralyzed by an insuf
ficiency of water. The total loss is esti
mated at f rom three hundred and fifty to
four hundred thousand dollars—largely
insured. Two hundred and seventy-five
buildings were bnrned and the town al
most destroyed. Thereis much suffering
among the losers. A relief committee
has been organized.
Vinxtard Haven, Mass., October 14.
In the storm of Saturday the schooner
Albert H. Wait, of Bichmond, Va., for
Boston,wa3 fouled by the George Walker,
and lost her Bpanker boom, one davit and
had her starboard quarter and stem in
jured considerably. The schooner B. C.
Terry, from Bichmond for Boston, with
coal, was struck by the Florence Newell
and dismasted, doing some injary to her
bull by falling spars.
Chatham, Mass, October 14.—The
most terrific northeast gala and storm
known here for many years occurred
hero yesterday and last night. Chim
neys were blown off—buildings nnroofed
—trees uprooted, fishing boats sank and
others driven ashore. Schooner Tunis
Depew from New York for Boston, was
driven ashore. It is probable that she
will be a total loss. Crew saved.
Wellelket, Mass., Oatober 14.—The
cyclone of yesterday was|the most severe
known here for many years. Extensive
damage was done to shipping in tha har
bor. Schooner Abbie Frank3uard was
sunk at her anohorege, and several ether
vessels were badly injured. The steeple
of the Congregational church blew down,
breaking off even with the roof and ear*
rylngthe bell and clock with it. Several
bnildin '■< were injured, and feno93 and
trees we/s Vi.wn'-oWn all through town.
„ London Octoofer 14.—In a Beater
.^Kepatchfrom'OonstaniitiOoio..
declaring that the Pont _
formation that tbs •
menced marching ou nor:acepie«a?u..
terpolated the words, “presumably,from
the north,” whioh were erroneous. The
dispatch, whether accurate or not, was
undoubtedly intended to convey the im
pression that the Bussions had resumed
the'evacuation of the peninsula.
The Telegraph's .Constantinople dis
patch says: Military authorities expect
that the Russians will retire from their
present positions, bat will find a pretext
for another bait south of Adrianople; that
they intend to evacuate Adrianople is
not believed. A popular agitation is be
ing promoted in Adrianople to prevent
the Russians from leaving.
The Times, referring to the rnmorod agi
tation in Bulgaria for the eleotion of the
Prince of Montenegro as Prince of Bulga
ria, Bays: “The conoooters of such stories
forget that a veto is reserved to eaoh sig
natory of the treaty of Berlin.’’
A Vienna dispatch states that Count
Andrassy will shortly send a reply to the
Turkish oiroular, which will dearly re*
fate the aoonsationB of oruelty against the
Austrian army, and will justify Austria in
moving without awaiting the conclusion
of the convention and throw the fixture
of negotiations on the Porte.
The direotors of the Bank of England
increased the rate of discount from fire to
six per cent.
Leave of absence to offioera of the
British army to visit foreign osnntrios has
been suspended.
Lonton, October 14 —A Vienna dfc-
patoh to the Times eays an understand
ing has been reached regarding the
redaction of tho army of occupation in
Bosuis, and that negotiations have been
begnn between the Austrian minister of
war. and Phillipovitch, commander-in-
chief of the army of occupation, concern
ing the method of the reduction.
The Berlin correspondent of the Times
telegraphs that notwithstanding the fact
that the policemen and military patrols
scour the streets of St. Petersburg, revo
lutionary placards continue to be posted
in that city. Pamphlets of an incendiary
character are secretly distributed, and
threatening letters are addressed to min
isters and leading members of the gov-
crnmeal.
Rome, Oct. 14.—In conseqnenoe of a
repoit from Cardinal McCIoskey, the Vat-
ioan, is taking measnres for a very con*
aiderable development of Catholioiam is
Amerioa.
Vienna, Oot. 14.—The Sew Free Press
says the government has decided to de
mobilize four divisions of the army of oc
cupation.
Memphis, October 14.—The weather ta
warmer. A telegram to the Howards,
from Decatur, Ala., says there are seven,
teen new cases at that point
There are two hundred cases of fever
at Chattanooga. Among the deaths since
last night are mother superior Maria Jo
seph of the House of the Good Shepherd,
and B. C. Manuel, polioe sergeant.
New Orleans, October 14.—Weather
to-day clear and pleasant. One hundred
and eighty-three new cases and twenty
nine deaths are reported for the past 24
hours.
Meridian, Mis3 , October 14.—Thirty-
six deaths and one hnndred and forty-
tbree cases to date. The disease continues
to spread. - --
Baton Eougb, October 14.—In the last
twent}-four hours there have, been nine'
ty-two new cases and eight deaths.
PatteesonvEiA La. , October 14.—The
fever is gradually spreading and is of the
most malignant type. In Bayou Techo
it is gradually abating.
Nashville, October 14.—In a card ad
mitting the hopelessness of continuing
the contest, Lewis Tillman, recently nom
inated by the National Greonback party,
to-day wit! dr,w from the gubernatorial
race.
Ballst ,n, N. Y., October 14.—The
jury in the c-iso of Billings, charged with
wife murder, were nnable to agree and
were discharged. It stood eleven to one
for acquittal.
Boston, October 14.—Notices were sent
to the different station houses Saturday
by the Police Commissioner, asking for
the resignation of about forty officers.
The cause was incompetency beoause of
age and other infirmities.
New York, October 14.—Secretary
Sherman to-day held a oonferenee with
the members of the old four and one
half per oent. bond syndle&te, who urged
upon him the advisability of prepaying
the called five-twenty bonds not yet ma*
tcred and amounting to fifty millions, as
fast os presented, with interest up to
the date of 'presentation. The Secretary
holds the matter under oonslderatlon.
New Yore, October 14.—Jesse B.
Oakley, the defaulting cashier of the
Merchant’s Exchange National Bank, was
indicted in 1870 and fled to Europe, bnt
returned recently, pleaded guilty and was
to-day sentenced in the United States
Court to five years hard labor in Albany
penitentiary.
Havana, October 14.—The Frenoh
steamer, whioh left St. Thomas October
5,b, arrived here with further particulars
of the insurrection in Santa Ctuz. The
insurrection broke out in the west end of
Ihe island, where 814 houses of the town
were burned and pillaged. The insur-
gente then traversed the island tow
ards Bassim, but the arrival of forces
from Si. Thomas saved a part of the is
land. Sixty-seven sugar estates were
bnrned. Only nine sugar estates of val
ue remain.
The principal leaders of the insurrec
tion have been oaugbt and are now under
going trial. About eight handled insur
gents are still soattered over the country.
The insurgents are all negroes. Tho
oan e of the insurrection was the short
payments of wages and a retusal of the
authorities to give passports to negroes.
Hants Cruz was already declining rapidly,
and the island Is therefore totally rained.
The merohsnts of St. Thomas have lost
heavily by the ineurreotion, Advioes from
Santo Damlfigo np te the 30th of Sep*
tember ssy there have been no tidings of
the American schooner Jordan L. Nealt,
carrying ex-Preeident Gocziltz and twen
ty-two of his followers to Onrseos. It ie
feared that they have perished in' the se
vere hurricane whioh swept the sonth
coast of Santo Domingo on the 81 ot
September. The presidential elections
would be held on the let, 23 and 3d of
Ootober. General Luperon has with
drawn as a candidate. In Haytl every
thing was quiet,
Burlington, Iowa, Oat. 13.—The Dem
ocrats and Greenbackers of ibis district
will bold a joint convention at Monnt
Pleasant to morrow to nominate a can- Dbt Grove, October 14.—iA'
didate for Congress to be voted for at the Church one fiew case bnt.nb dr
November election. They olaim that the ‘‘ ’ *
other districts will do the same and that,
by uniting, they can carry at least five,
out of the nine distriots. They justify
L_„ ,MLJ sort .
their action by the declaration that ao*
oording to the -set Of the last Congress
the time for holding oongresaioma! elec
tions in this State is oa the Tuesday after
the first Monday in November.
Washington, October 14.—Secretary
Sherman has gome to New York "to _ con
sult the bankers and business men'on fi
nancial matters. .
The President and several members,
of the Cabinet will visit Winchester, Vir
ginia, Wednesday.
-- Stanley Matthews -virtUd the Presi
dent to-day. ■ - f: . .
(he Supreme Court met to-day, and in
ccordance with the usage, immediately
sojourned to pay it3 respects to the Pres
ident. Judge Field wa3 not present.
He is detained in California by .the ill
ness of Mrs. Field. Tne Chief Justice
announced that he will'commence the
call of the docket to-morrow. James
Lingan,ofiNe'w. 0;leaasjafas admitted
to theba?.* ; 3 j - «■> -a .. . .. . .:i.
The Treasurer of the United Slates
and tho Assistant Treasurer atNew York
have been authorized to pay any out
standing called bonds et asy time before
tho maturity of the call with interest to
and including the date of presentation.
The Canadian authorities threaten to
put legal process against the comman
der of the revenue steamer Fessenden for
ail to a disabled vessel in waters con
tiguous to the Dominion of Cadada. The
matter will probably lead to correspond
ence between the State Department and
the Canadian authorities.
Washington,Ootober 14.—The Interior
Department decides, with reference to
the Hot Spring troubles, to abolish what
is known as “Eat Hole,” a spring used
gratuitously, notwithstanding tha oppo
sition of some, of the settlers.
Collector Woodcock, writing to the In
ternal Revenue Office from Nashville,
under date of the 9th inst., reports the
big raid still progressing, and says Jack-
son county is apparently invincible.- My
raiders can march through the county
and receive the fire of the enemy from
every hill top and return the fire but the
nature of tho ground is £uch that no ar
rests of armed viclators can be made. In
a skirmish between twelve of my men
and forty or fifty of the lawbreakers 1 last
Friday, it is probable., that four of the
latter were killed, on9 mortally injured
and one slightly wounded. In another
skirmish, the same day, it ia thought an
other lawbreaker was killed. . 60 far,
nine illicit distilleries have been destroy
ed and several of the distillers arrested
and bound over. This is the first big
raid of my administration, and I am con
vinced that.nothing can conquer Jackson
county but to camp a strong force in that
county fo remain there for months.
Chattanooga, October 14.—For the
twenty-fonr hours ending at 4 p. m. there
were eight deaths, four whites and four
negroes—14 new cases, 7 colored. The
cool Weather has inoreased the number of
deaths, but decreased the new cases.
The feeling ie decidedly bine to-day.'
Disappointment is felt at no frost. The
season is warmer than was ever known.
Drs. Frarer and Baxter are expeoted to
recover.
The Vulcan Iron Works, the last man
ufactory in operation, closed on Satur
day for the want of skilled hands. This
throws more laborers out of work.
The Belief Committee still needs funds
and provisions.
Contributions of money should be sent
(o Charles D. McGuffey, provisions to
George B. Parkinson.
New York, Ootober 14.—Justus H.
Sohwab, Communist, who was arraigned
to-day for violating the exoise law on the
complaint of Agent Whitney, but was dis
charged for want of evidenoe, inquired of
the Justice whether he had the right to
shoot any such man ob Mr. Whitney
when entering his saloon withont permis
sion. The Justice imformed him that he
could not do so unless his life was in dan
ger.
Secretary Sherman had a confereaoe
with some of the most prominent bullion
brokers at the Sub-Treasury to-day. The
conference lasted about two hours, and,
at its close, it was stated that it had been
deolded to limit purchases of bar silver
by the.Government, and to buy ou bids
to be received at Washington for the de
livery of the silver at the Philadelphia
mint.
Henry Cullen, aoarpenter of New Jer
sey, wero arraigned iu the Hudson
County Court to-day, on the charge of
kicking his wife to death. He pleaded
guilty of manslaughter and was remand
ed for eentence.
Ambrose C. Kingsland, ox-mayor of
New York, died to-day.
It Is rumored that the sentence of
death passed on Michael Tobin for the
murder of Veter Albers, at West Point,
last February, has b9en commuted. To
bin will be executed on Ootober 25tb,
nnless reprieved.
Edward Reinhardt, the accused mur
derer of Mary Ann Began, is still locked
up on Staten Island, and is not allowed
to commnnlcate with any one.
A warrant was ibsued to-day for the ar
rest of Thomas Smith, a negro,for throw
ing an idiotic colored girl cn a red hot
stove while fighting with her father.
The library of Augustin Daly, to the
number 1,117 volumes, was put ap at
auction to-day.
Bichard T. Harrison, an atttondant of
the insane asylum on Ward’s 1*1 and
was so terribly beaten by a patients yes
terday that he died*
O'Leary, the pedestrian, sails for Ea-
rope to-morrow.
London, October 14.—The Benter Com
pany has received the following from
Constantinople ot this date:
The Porte will not submit to the pow
ers the final treaty which is now being ne
gotiated with Russia.
The Lazis in Constantinople have peti
tioned Laboreoff, the Russian ambassa
dor, for passports enabling them to return
toBatonm.
Count Zichy, the Austrian ambassador,
has requested in a friendly manner an ex
planation of the concentration of Turkish
troopB at K03B0V4.
Berlin, October 14—The Beichstag
has thrown out clause six of the Socialist
bill prohibiting Socialist writings.
Vienna, October 14.—Eight thousand
troopi are to be withdrawn from Bosnia
and the remaining divisions, now number
ing one hundred thousand men, are fo be
rednoed to a peace footing by the dis
missal of the reserves.
It is confidently reported that Baron
Von Pretis Cagnado, the Austrian minis
ter of finance, has been entrusted with the
formation of a new Cieleithan cabinet.
Cairo, III., Oot. 14.—Dr. Bleekbnrn
has been oailed from Hiokman to Falton,
Kentucky, to decide the nature of diseas-
ea which have appeared there reoently,
and pronounces the fonr oases now there
genuine yellow fever.
Biloxi, Ootober 14.—Twelve new oa
ses and four deaths in tbelsst forty eight
boars.
Bat Bt. Louis, Ootober 14.—Twelve
new oases and one death in the past twen
ty-fonr hoars.
Ojtxa, Ootober 14.—No new cases and
no deaths to-day. The siok are progress
ing favorably.
total number of cases to date
der treatment '50. At Dry
deaths bat no new cases.
Thibodeaux, Gctpber 14.^-Oaa death
but no new oases. t
North PLATWLppfober 14.—TWnum-
ber of citizens xiupd near the State line
by the Cheyenne Indians who crossed the
Union Pacific Railroad on Octc&ar 4th,
was 43.
New Orleans, October 14.--The
medical department of the University of
Louisiana, at New Orleans, has postponed
the commencement of its lecture term
until November 21th, by which trtzje the
faculty believes the students may safely
come to the city.
The Howards to-day sent nufaea to
Byram. • * 1 to, •
Helena, October 14—fha following
announcement was made by the Beard of
Health. This board believes it now be
comes their duty to announce to the. oiti-
zens that while the prevailing
may not be striotly yellow fever, it cer
tainly is seemingly quite as fatal and the
Sttizsns are hereby so advised. There
are about seventy-five cases of siolmtos in
the town. Ten new cases and sixi&atbs
are reported (or the forty-eight, honrs
ending at noon to-day. Quarantine has
been raised. A Howard Association was
organized by Judge J. Cole Davis, as
President, and begun work at noon. In
one house four deaths have occurred
within the last four days and a fifih party
is down. - ,
Atlanta, Ootober 14’.—Tho Fair'
races of the North Georgia Stock Asa^
tion opens in this city October 21st,. and
continues one week. They promise ip' to
be & grand success. The city was never
healthier. J a
Taunton, Mass , Ootober 14.— Geo-T.
Hathaway was arraigned for sentence
to-day, and after several witnesses as to
his former character and habits were
heard, he read a-long and rambling state
ment to show how Ghaee, Dr. Doifee
and Haider B. Surfee led him away. ,'Hc
wept much, and was weak and tremulous.
He was sentenced to ten yCars in the
S^ate prison.
Providence, October 14.—The Green
back Convention met to-day, and after
a fruitless endeavor to reconcile the dif
ferent sentiments. divided into distinct
conventions. f -
Lyourgus Sayles was nominated for
Congress in the Eastern district, and J.
Francis Smith, in the Western district.
THIS UKOMuIa Jfc-KlSSS.
vjS : ■
gle oonnty in that dietriot, and that Ham
mond will getaH the way from three to
nine thousand majority.
The StATX Credit.—Under this head,
the Constitution publishes the following
correspondence:
New Yobk, October 8, 1878.
Bon. J. W. Eenfroe, 1 Treasurer of the
Btaie of Georgia, Atlanta.—Dear Bib: I
have heard it stated by citizens of your
State that Georgia-was able to liquidate
her entire State debt by selling what
property she owned. If such be the fact,
or anything near an approximate to such
statement, it is justly due to the credit of
the State to have suclr fact officially an
nounced—so that the State and the bond
holders may equally share in the benefit
arieing from such publicity. It is my
opinion that if each a sound condition of
jotir State ' was generally known in this
market- yonr bonds would appreciate ma
terially; Georgia eixes would sell -much
higher, and what is oallod the new 7 per
cent, bond, Laving a collateral security
By a first mortgage on n first rate railtoid
owned entirely by thelState 3 Af- .Georgia,
should sell in this market at'’from 115 ho'
120. I trust you will pardon me if my
views should be ill-founded, etc. -
I am yours, very truly, •
7 A. B. Burbank.
194 East Broadway.
TREASURER -BENEROE’a REPLY.
BTarrf’CP Georgia, Treasury Depabt-
meet, Atlanta, Ga., Oct., 11, 1878.' '
'Me. A. B. Bubbank, No. 194 E. Broad-
way. New YoVk.—My dear’SirJs' i I have
jaat reoeived your letter’of the 8th inst.,
in which yon wish to know if statements
that have been made to you by citizens
of' Georgia are true; that Georgia owns
property enough’to liquidate her debt,
and if this is true, it should generally be
made known, and would havo the effect
to increase the value of our Georgia
bonds.
T am pleased to get your letter and
hasten' to reply, and I think you wjll
agree with me that the facts of Georgia’s
financial condition are such as to legiti
mately warrant purchasers of securities
to pay the highest price for her bonds.
The debt of the State is $10,444,500,
and tba taxable property $236,659,530.
-The State'owns two railroads that are
very valuable, (besides other property,)
Viz : Tbe Western and AUa.ntio railroad,
worth $8^000,000; the Muon* and Bfns*
Wick railroad, worth $2,000,000. The
first, the Western and Atlantie railroad,
is leased to a company that pays the Bute
an annual rental of- $300,000. It is the
main trunk line conneotiDg Georgia with
Senator Hill has a letter in the Co£ mkia BboH -«*>«
... ■ . _ . to the Nortbi’' There ia no more valua-
stuuhon ot Sunday addressed to cprtaut : - - ■ ■ -
citizens of Frankjfn county, ' who asked
him to speak in that county. It- takei
strong-grounds for the election of Bi
luprover Speer, and will drive the last
hail in that ambitions young person’s po?
litical coffin. We will publish his letter
in full to-morrow.- '" : ,
“Farmer” Arnold as a Greenback eh.
-Under this head, the Constitution hot, -dion not covered by RMets.
the ftffiowreg-raklflF at the '•‘horny
handed son of .toil"—with the diamond
studs—named above:
The American Life Insurance Compa
ny brought suit against Col. Reuben Ar
nold, returnable to the spring term (1878)
of Falton Superior Court, ou a note, se
cured b v a mortgage, for five thousand
dollars, money loaned him on the 24th of
October, 1871. The suit was brought
by McConnell & Heyward, who are attor
neys for the American Life Insurance
.Company. To this suit Coi. Arnold filed
the plea of usury in the usual form, and
in addition thereto the following farther
plea: “And the said defendant further
says that the consideration which the
plaintiffs gave for said note, dated 14th
October 1871, was national bank notes
for the most part, and the United States
treasury notes, all of which are common
ly known and called greenbacks, which
was at the date of the payment a depre
ciated, currency, and worth twelve per
cent less than par money ; and that the
present value of the ettrrenoy or money
at this date is worth twelve
per cent more than the value
of the greenbaok currenoy given for said
note, and that the plaatiff’s property npon
whioh the mortgage was given, as well as
real estate and other commodities of val
ue, are worth lesB by twelve per oent.
now than when this loan was made ; in
conseqaence of whioh twelve per -oent.
less money now will purchase more gold
and silver and real estate as well as other
property ot value, than the whole amount
would have purohased when this loan
was made. Therefore the said defend
ant says that the consideration given for
his said notes not being gold or silver,
which was the only constitutional and
lawful momey of the United States, of un
changeable and intrinsic value—but ot
depreciated paper money. Therefore he
says in equity and good oonscienoe that
said depreciated paper money Bhonld be
scaled down to the real valne at the time
paid, which wonld entail no loss on the
plaintiff, bat to allow a recovery of the
nominal value of the money now, would
be to reoover from the defendant more
than the piaintiff loaned; and thus to
greatly min and impoverish the defend
ant.”
The foregoing plea ia in tha handwri
ting of Colonel Arnold, and wae sworn to
by him indnaform before G. H. Calhoun,
notary pnblio of Falton coanty, the 22d
of April, 1878. It appears from this that
Colonel Arnold is not' at all sincere in
what he t&ys oa the greenback line. He
pledged himself to stand by the nominee
of the Barneeville Convention, and he
violated it; he eays he is a greenbacks,
and yet the foregoing document shows
that he is a hard-money man. What are
we to think of the candidate of the bogus
greenbackers? When he filed his plea,
he made oath to what he thought about
if, but now he is the candidate of the fiat
money men. We leave the pnblio to judge
between him and,Colonel Hammond.
The same paper, in an article headed
‘‘The New Legislature,’’ pays ex-Speaker
Bacon the following compliment:
Hon. A. O. Bacon will be re-elected
Speaker of the House. He is one of the
most expert parliamentarians in the
State, and one of the most popular of onr
public men. Daring his recent Euro
pean tonr he took occasion to frequently
attend the sessions of the British Parlia
ment, thus fortifying his own experience
and confirming his practice. Major Ba
con is a man of great ability, and dis
patches the business of the Home more
promptly perhaps than an; man that
ever occupied his position. He has many
friend* ia every portion of the State, and
baa made a reputation aa Speaker of the
Howie unequalled by any man that ever
held that poeition.
The Sunday Gazette is the list candi
date for Atlanta favor in the newspaper
line. Toe first number is before us, and
mikes a strong bid for substantial suc
cess. It la published by S. T. Derry A
Co, and edited by Henry Grady, whose
foroible pen flashes in every column. We
wish it much look and a pot full of money.
We notice, by the way, that it >b “con
vinced that Arnold will not carry a sta
ble railroad property in the South.
The Maoori and Bru usWlek railroad is
steadily increasing in value. The State
baa been offered a million of dollars for
it, but it is. worth two million. > But let
ossuppoeethatlhave over-valued these
two valuable reilroads. Estimate the
: Western and Atlantic at six million, and
the Macon and Brunswick railroad at one
million, and the aggregate is seven mil
lion, leaving bat a littie over three mil-
UMer lM4teWooD«maeto» the State is
forever barred from mtfctng any hew 7
debts, while she ie annually paying off
the existing indebtedness. The inoome
of the State not only pays the expenses of
the State government and the interest on
the pnblio debt, but liquidates from two
to three hnndred thousand dollars of the
principal yearly. As an evidenoe of the
improving financial condition of }be State,
I may mention that for a number of years
it has been necessary during the rammer
months before the taxes begin to come
in, trad when a heavy instalment of inter
est on the pnblio debt beoomes.due to
make a temporary loan to bridge the de
ficiency. This temporary loan has been
steadily decreased until this year, none
at alt had to be made, thus saving inter
est to the State.
To recapitulate; with a debt of $10,-
444,500, being only one-twenty-third of
the taxable property of $235.659,5SO, with
assets anffioient,if sold,to payoff the
debt; with a constitutional prohibition
against the farther inoresee of the debt;
with an inoome that paya expenses and
diminishes the debt yearly, it will be seen
that no better and stronger securities in
vite the investment of the world, than the
solid bonds, of Georgia. Very respect
fully. J. W. Bsnvboe, Treasurer.
Mb. Mack Jobden, of Lowndes coanty,
while cow hunting one day last week,was
thrown from his horae and instantly
killed.
Some time last May Mr. A. C. Harbin,
of Richmond county, was bitten on the
wrist by a dog whioh showed signs of hy
drophobia. The dog was killed and the
wonnd soon heeled; bnt on the 2d inafc,
eaya the Augusta Chronicle of Sunday,
•‘Mr. Harbin began bo suffer in a peculiar
manner. The eight of water produced
convulsions and great pain, and other
symptom's peculiar to hydrophobia exhibi
ted themselves. Thursday night he was
unable to go on duty at the Georgia Bail-
road; grew rapidly .worse, and lingered
in extreme agony until yesterday at Hi
o’clock, when he died. The .physiciains
who attended Mr. Harbin prononneed it
an undoubted case of hydrophobia."
aroML’Cm apokenat Lumpkin last
Friday, as we learn from the Independent,
which sayB:
He was briefly introduced by Judge J.
M. Scott, chairman of the meeting, and
spoke for about halt an hoar. Ip that
time he portrayed the pernioions results
of Radical rule in this country, and
showed that the financial policy of the
government was the direct oause of all
our troubles, our high taxes and the de
preciation of all kinds of property. He
produced the proof that the Democratic
party bad, from the ontset, made war
upon thia ruimous policy of John Sher
man and his followers and that they
worked and voted to avoid its adoption
and have continued to work for its abol
ishment. He paid a passing compliment
to Ben j. F. Butter and said he hoped he
would be chosen the Governor of Mas
sachusetts; not that he had any love or
admiration for Bntler of that he wae fit
to bathe Governor -of any Slate; but
because .the Massachusetts Radicals de-
seive nothing better than to have just
such a oorrupt old scamp to. xule over
them.
The General plead aa a necessity for a
solid South, that the North was solid
against us. That even some ot our Dem
ocratic friends were against ua when it
osme to voting ns pay for onr losses or
equal rights under the Government. He
said that he did not know, as yet, wheth
er he wonld have any opponent or not,
tut he did know that Colonel Jaok Brown
had Juliten to .some friends in Amerioua
enquiring about what would be his
chanoes as an “Independent Greenbaok”
candidate. Mr. ‘•Camilla’' Pieroe had
also sent down his poll tax to the Collect
or in Lee county, whether with a view to
entering the raoe at the eleventh hour he
he did not know. In ooaolusion he nrged
the voters of (he oonnty to tarn oat
whether he hu an opponent or not, and
give him each a vote as will oarry its
weight and influenoe.
His speech was well zeoelved and he
was greeted with frequent and hearty ap
plause.
pendent on this occasion J G, W. Wells,
Republican and .Postmaster at. Oalhoun;
ler,;*and one Middlebjrooks, the foul-
mouthed colored orator who assailed
•Judge -Lester at Cartersvitle as a thief,
and assured his negro compatriots'that
their friend, Dr. Felton, wonld secure
their rights as jurors, their social rela
tions, etc,”^
At the Front, where he always
was.—General Gordon, says the Savan
nah News,'‘‘is doing yeoman eervioe for
the DeiiScraCy in' the' Seventh district^
whero (he partyJa threatened with dis
ruption and defeat by the so-called In
dependents, under the lead of Pareos
Felton; .backed and bolstered, we are sor
ry to* aay,' by Messrs. Stephens and
Toombs. General Gordon, trne to his
political record, and zealous in the, cause
of Oouatitvifonal government, and with
the " same eloquent and spiril-3tirring
voice that cheered and inspired the Con
federate battalions in the darkest hour of
the struggle against Radical usurpation
and despotism, is urging the Democracy
of Georgia to stand firm and united in the
approaching Congressional eleotions.”
rAflslra. ln the Fourth.
Editors Telegraph and Messenger:
have almost arrived at that happy state
when politics cease to interest or annoy.
But with your permission, rl am moved to’
air our affairs in the Fourth a little this
morning.
At the beginning of the present con
test I felt nothing more than an ordinary
interest in the matter, being confident
that onr delegatee would settle on a suit
able man to represent us in Congress.
But, as every one knows, the Columbus
Convention collapsed, and matters grew
worse at Newnan. Since that time our
editors and- poUtieians are trying to “run
the concern” themselves. However, we
bare no objection to this arrangement, as
the two professions embrace nearly all
the men in tho country.
I am a friend to both Persons and
Harris, and cared bnt little who reoeived
the nomination. But when low dema-
gogism is resorted to to uphold a favorite,
I conclude it ia best to assimilate with the
party that does not need such props. We
have had both aides of the picture shown
oa within the last ten days, and I most
a if that HarrU’a address an last Satnr
day, in ita dignified, statesmanlike and
ohristianlike tone, was in striking con
trast to the splenetic vituperation and vnl-
jar personalities to which we had hitherto
seen treated.
Zeal, without reason, ia fanatioiem,
and I havo come to the conclusion that
we need not go all the way to New Eng
land to find fanatics.
Politicians, whether they fill editorial
chairs or prominent places m the learned
professions, or in the, private Walks of
life, should not forget the courtesies that
aredae one gentleman from another.
Captain Persona may, I hope he will,
some time in the future, occupy a seat in
Congress; bnt before that auspicious day
arrives he must be saved from his friends.
Our county.fair is progressing aa beat
it can, with adverse winds and cloud*.
Col. Hardeman, of your city, will address
ua to-day, of which.no doubt, you will
reoeive an account. Many will be kept
at homo by the rain, who would be glad
to hear him. Talbot.
About the fifteenth fok this season was
the gin house of Hr. S. C. Pryor, of Bam
ter oonnty, which,: with eight bales bf
ootton, was burned last Sunday, j Incen
diary, and abont-$i,000 loot.'
What They Call Thejt.—The Con
stitution says:
“Boar-faced Gordon” and “One-armed
Lester” ia the way the Felton organs ar
gue. They use.these epithets contemp
tuously, In order to oonvinoe the people
that they should vote for Felton, who i*
neither one-armednorsoar-faoed, and who
did all hi* fighting in a hospital daring
the war.. Booh argument* and such epi
thets oomiog from a Republican source
would exciite no surprise, but ooming
from men who profess to be Demoerats,
it puzzleB ua to know their meaning.
A Charming Grout.—At the Felton
meeting at Andersonville last week, a
coiresponcfent'o? the Constitution is in
formed that seated on the. platform were
Dr. Belton, independent Democrat, so-
oaljed; STaj. Z»ck Hygrove, Republican
and Postmaster at Borne; conundrum, "How to restore the national
organized Democrat generally, butkadei lprosperity?” Itis to be dons, according
New Orleans.—December 3, November
16, October 29, (no figures for 1874 and
1875) November 19 in 1876 and Novem
ber 30 in 1877.
Viclsburg.—November 16, November
17, October 29, November 1, December
7, October 8, November 11.
Memphis.—November 17,’October 14,
October 8, Ootober 13, October 12, Ooto
ber 2, November 6.
It will be seen that in four of these
feven years the date of a killing frost in
Memphis has already past We hope
they may have had a killing frost in
Memphis last.Sunday night. Certainly
they must have had frost as the mercury
in Maoon Sunday morning indicated 48.
How to KeBtore Prosperity.
The Fun is publishing a series of let
ters from Ellis B. Schnabel to Hon.
Abram S. Hewitt, of the Congressional
Labor Committee, upon that interesting
to Mr. Sohnabel, by levying an export.tax
on ootton! Exactly set There fs a large
olaaa of our political econOmiata-who hot
only look npon a national debt as a na
tional blessing, but . are quite sure that
wealth is to be found only in heavy taxa
tion—profeetive taxation—which, after all,
is not hard on those who don’t pay it—
anl still are enabled by it to get a higher
prioe for the goods they mannfactnre.
Mr. Sohnabel is snre that the export
tax will have to oome out of the pockets
of the British cotton bnyera,'ahd by in
creasing the price to them, of the raw
material will operate as a bounty to
Amerioan ootton mills, and so give ns the
trade of the world.
ha a matter of coarse, the poor Br: T
tons will have to keep on baying Ameri
oan ootton, even with their goods mar
kets out off and no ohsnoe to- sell their
cloths; because they oan get raw cotton
nowhere else! ” •
We are sorry for the British, but should
be stiilmore sorry for Amerieah cotton
with the British market out off by ah ex
port duty. We are quite sure they would
refuse to pay that export duty at sit haz
ards and would resort for their supplies
to some part of that extensive portion of
the world which they own, to find sotton
growers willing to sdfbotloa unburden
ed by tax receipts.
But why select Cotton alone oa which
to work out- national prosperity hy taia
tion? There are wheat, petroleum
cheese,pork, beef and fifty other products
which could be taxed in-fee same way for
wealth-prcdacing and prosperity-reviving
attorney of this loss! bar. -His kind and
intelligent wife is the’mother bf three
pleasant and smart cnildran, (a boy and
two girls.) dodging from the bountiful
supply of table eomforts Qaptain Davis’
legal practice Is so remunerative as to en
able turn to -have all the necessaries of
life. ‘-ys otarta.. v .
With sach a wife, suqh children and
each other agrees hie Jbleseiogs, Captain
B. W, D*ViaU dtfuBtfljto ^felicitous man.
May-Ire-over b© costShn.*'
Last etenittg bfcaomhfe B..CL Bower,
Senator elect, delivered a pdj£i<$l speech
of one hoar. His oration' was well re
ceived by. his anditow . irr 7
This year there has been- in Southwest
Georgia a great deal'.pf aicknees. At
present the health of this section is im
proving.'’ i*i«-- «aidjae* a
Cotton, corn, Asia a^ groRSd peas,'
rice and cane are better than any year
during the last decade. Our people have
just cause to "praise God, from whom all
blessinga fldw. H _ ' R. R. B.
Philadelphia Titne*.] . - - * -■ i —
There are tears Yu&oRg -Daruocratio
leaders for their fallen oosMa&eSi Tiideu
will weep ovsr the. discomfiture of Thurs
man in Ohio; Bayard will be' stricken
with gnef over the defoat ef Tilden by
Tammany; Pendleton wtti she1 a fresh
dozen of sc ft cambrics tq absorb his
tears over the defeat ot Sajlof. Hen
dricks is the head man of the' class to*
day, with . Wallace %nd Randall to hear
from onthe '5th. of November.
' • ■ m ~r~~ r T * ’ ’* W* ~*
Peculiarities of Old Hr. Flippln.
Beidtrille (N. C.) Times.)
Old Mr. Flippin, iff ftalrick county,
Virginia, hatn’t cut 'his fiagutr and toe
nails in thirty years. Be has fain daring
that time a paralytic, paralysed-from his
waist down and unable to move ‘ himself
from bed. - His nails are crecdied like a
cow’s boras. He refuses to have them
cut.' Not a negro has lefttitaiold man
since the war, bat all remain with old
mane, and are bossed by an old woman,
who is mother gnd grandmother to them
all, some fif teen in number. She makes
them step. Mr. Flippin makes the beBt
brandy >iu the county. He has some
fifteen.' years old. His note are four
inches long. 7 M
purposes. We might.perhkps, by a solid.
Chronicle’s Cotton Figures.
PKOST DATES.
The New York Chronicle of Saint day
last reports reoeipts at all the ports
daring the seven days ending Fri<
day night, the 11th instant, at 148,158
bales, against 109,264 the corresponding
week of last year. Total reoeipts since
tfadlst of September last 525,306 bales
against 262,375 for the same period of
last year, showing a net inoreaae of 26S,-
231 bales. The National Exchange fig-
ores of same date^ were, total receipts
520,838 against 239,745, showing an in
crease of 281,093.
Tbd Interior port business of thVweek
was as follows: ~ ir 3 ’' ■ j
Reoeipts 62,071 against 53,738 for the
same week of last year. Shipments 49,-
456, against 41,567 leal year. Btook 59-
823 against 41,891 last year.
The Chronicle's visible supply table
shows 1,155,430 bales in eight last Friday
against 1,278,860 at same date last year—
1,829,562 the year before, and 1,744,564
in 18f>5—showing a decrease in the sup
ply of 1877 of 122,930—a decreasfe on
the supply of 1876 of 674.122 bales, and
a decrease on the supply of 1878 of 689,-
134 bales.
In theLiverpool market on Friday
last midling upland was quoted at 6 5-16.
At the same date last year the quotation
was 6 9-16- The year before, at same
date, it was 5 15-16, and in 1875, at the
same date, it wae 7£. ' There were light
rains throughout the cotton region daring
the week, bnt the weather was favorable
for picking.
The Chronicle publishes a fro it table
for the past seven years, by whioh it .ap
pears, that the earlieet frost in Maoon da
ring this term was October 8th, in 1873
and 1876. List year the firat frost was
oa November 10th, and a killing frost fell
November 80th. The year before, the
killing frost osme November 11th. In
1875, the killing froet fell on the 7th day
of Deoember. The earliest killing frost
in ooourred ia 1873, on the 29th
of Ootober.
At-the yellow fever points, so far as
given, killing frosts fell on the following
dates, from 1871 to 1877:
tax on all cur cxpbrfs Increase the an
nual balance of trade wit$' England in
onr favor two or three hnndred millions
more, for we knbw that the English peo
ple mnst be fed aa well as clothed,
and they have inexhaustible stores
of money which -we can draw pn
indefinitely, if we only take advantage of
their corporeal necessities. If wc can
enly compel them to pay our taxes—buy
their food of ns at .our prtoee. and run
their mills on taxed supplies against oars
withont a tax, w*might possibly be happy
and prosperous. Yet we had bettor not
try it. We had better leave things as
they are, or, if .we change, reduce taxa
tion, economize'and work harder. We
are afraid the Britons will not work and
pay uzout of our troubles, no matter how
many schemes we may contrive to compel
them to do so.
Hold Opened at 11-4.
Gold opened at 14 yesterday in the
New York maxkeNttthe beginning of the
resumption pinch, perhaps. On Friday
last the New York Sun says:
The gold market was active and ex
cited at a rally to 104, from 1001, having
opened at lOli The manipulators took
advantage of the fact that the syndicate
yesterday required a larger amount of
gold than usual in making their settle
ments with the Treasury. After 8 p. m.
as high as 1014 and 2-16 was bid.
In loans the rates paid for the uso of
gold were 1-32,1-64, 3-64,2,3, 6, 7, and
8 per cent.
And the same paper of the day before
says:
Fo; some days past there has been an
•Dprshension of ready money becoming
scare?, and yesterday all loans rose to 7
per oent- In a community accustomed to
having all the money needed at 2 par
cent., the increase of the ratio of interest
must of course produce a sensation. Hr.
Gonld knew it, and sent Out his brokers
to bid up money. At the same time he
bought several millions of geld, patting
the commodity up to 4 to 4 per cent pre
mium. The natural resale of theee oper
ations was to put stocks down, and that
was jaet what Jay Gonld wanted, as he
was heavily abort of the market. Specu
lators cannot afford to carry a large
amount of etocks when money is tight.
They have to sell their holdings, and
Mr. Gould buys them at a decline.
This ia the explanation of the heavy
drop of the market during the past two
days. At the dose of yesterday's market
mopey was offered at three per cent.; but
the effect aimed at had already been pro
duced. Mr. Gould.bought all the itocks
he wanted at a heavy decline.
Hodgepodge from aa Occasional
Correspondent.
. Blakely, Ga., Ootober 9, 1878.
Editors Telegraph and Messenger: Al
ter a protracted reticence, X have decided
yon would not object to a few lines from
your lengthy reporter..
Monday, Hon. Atthor Hood, the re
cently appointed Judge ot this circuit,
t~*v Twnoh and prooeeded to organ
ize the Superior court of Evly county.
His Honor’s charge to the grand jury
was one ofthe ablest I ever heard. Judge
Hood presided in the Superior court of
Clay county- I hesitate not to aey the
citizens of Olay, Early, and other coun
ties in this circuit, are well pleased with
the appointment of Hon. A. Hood. Wo*
the above citizens, think our next Gene
ral Assembly oonMn’t do bettor than to,
eleot him to the Judgeship of thia oireeit
for the next term.
The following visiting lawyan are
present, to-wit: J. A- Bush, Camilla; J.
O. Rutherford, Maoon; J.D. Kara bp. Ms-
eon; J. T. FlswtUsn, A. Hood. Jr., Cuths
bert; *B. E. Bennon, B. R. Blocker, Ft.
Gaines.
His Honor ia disposing ot the buatnesa
aa rapidly as possible.
Yesterday it was my good fortan* to
dine with Captain B.-W. Dtarta, an able
The « hole of the Biddle.
Bichmond Dispatch.l *
General Stewart L. Woodford, in a re
cent speech to Michigan gree*backers,
thus exhausted the subject of fiat money:
"Yon cannot permanently clothe that
which ia nothing with the powerof some
thing. Pray, think thii uvlr’for a mo-
meat. Can you put upon apieee of paper
.‘This is a bushel Of. corn,’ apd make it a
bushelpf coin? Cap ytu-wrtiq upon a
piece of paper ‘This is a* house,’ and
thereby make it a house? Can you write
upon a piece of paper This is 4 dollar,’
and make it a dollar ? The whole thing
ciphers down to this propoeitton: You
cannot make something out of nothing,
and Veep it some thing _Jhrever. This ia
the whole of the riddle/’-
Congrfsa* Pspsr. *• Hake JKoacy.
From Bob IogereoU’e Speech at Mdwe, N. Y.)
Bat some gentlemen say. that Congrors
has the power to make money, and £
want to ask them one question; I want
yon to think about it: If 'this 1 govern
ment has the power to make < money,
why should it collect .taxes from ua ?
Why don't they make it and let us alone ?
If this government can make a * dollar or
a thousand dollar bill jtt&t' thrit quick
flapping Us hands together), why should
they make us labor day and sight, and
pay taxes to support them ? If the gov
ernment can make money,' let them make
it and let ua alone. But, ibstead of that,
this great: government comas tap here
into this oonnty with the bayonet and
compels you to pay taxes. It is like the
ocean trotting around to borrow a little
salt water, or the enn trying to get the
loan of a candle from some poor devil
that bas worked*weeks to make that can
dle. So £ say to them, if they can do it,
let them do it.
The Latest From «p. Hendricks.
Cincinnati Inquirer.]
Governor Hendricks slept comfortably
last night and the nigbt before. Yester
day morning fie remarked to Mrs. H. at
the breakfast table that he thought he
had heard Eomething drop over in Ohio a
day or two ago, but hadn’t thought of it
since, having some other things on hie
mind; bnt now that fie had - a little leis
ure he would go down to the office and
see what ft is. Mrs. H said she thought
it was well enough, and went on eating
her waffles and tea. They’ll not be say
ing to Hendricks ‘Tommy, make room
fox your uncle Sammy.” Indiana can
oome up now and play a bold hand for
the Presidency, and with John Kelly, of
New York, to assist, she has the advan
tage of all the rest at the table.
The Fat Hem’s Convention,
We can see some pleasure, if no reason,
in the convening ot a baby show, bnt we
confess we conld never see the slightest
cans*, reasonable or otherwise, for a fat
men’s convention, unless it be the fact
that misery loves company. For fifty or
a hnndred men, whose several weights
range from two hundred to three hun
dred pounds, to hold a cpnveptioa simply
because of ao much surplus avordopois,
la absurd to ssy the least. It beoomea
doubly so when we reflect that obesity is
a disease. What would we think of aa
many persons emaciated by consumption
holding a convention to compare their
relative woighta. There ia but one ground
upon which we would advocate another
fat men’s convention, and that ia that
they will meet to discuss the merits of
Allan’s Anti-Fat, the only known remedy
for obesity- It is safe and reliable. Sold
by druggists. oetlidwsmlt
Acklbn, of Louisiana, referred his case
to two committees, one made up of his
political opponents, and another of hia
political frinede. Hia opponents have
reported, declaring him innocent. Tho
oommittoc of hu friends decline to report
as they say he submitted tha. question of
his retiring from the canvass to them,
which he denies.
Tnz Russian papers have lately con
tained reports about a bend of robbers
which haa appeared in the distriet ot
Paulovsk, in southern Russia, and has
spread terror through all the neighboring
region. It i* said to be over 200 strong.
The Captain is reported to be a peasant
woman of singular baauty, who waa
previously connected with a gang of
forgers of rouble-notes. The Russian
Government is to desirous of procuring
the arrest ot this female chief that it has
■et a prioe offU.250 upon her head.
Pom Proa IX. died worth 432.COO.OOO,
accumulated ia thirty-two years. Re
member the secret ot .hi* sucoeae—he
newer started a daily paper to “fills iong-
fdt want.”—Fuck.