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London, October 31.—The Marquis
and Marchioness of Lome will receive a
congratulatory address from the corpora
tion of Liverpool on their arrival la that
city to embark, on November 14th, for
Canada.
Paris, October 31.—The Universe states
M’lle Margaret Rothschild has applied
for admission to the Catholio _ Church
preliminary to her marriage with Duo
De Quiche.
Richmond, October 31.—E. B. Page, a
prominent member of the Rriaigb, N. C.,
bar, was burned to death fast night, at
Marion, McDowell county.
Cincinnati, October 31.—A speolal
says that yesterday, at the crossing
Mississippi first section, train No. 8, on
the Mississippi Central, which was In
charge of Condnotor Spriggins, was
boarded by about one hundred tramps,
They ordered the condnotor to start the
train, which he refuoed to do unless they
got off. The tramps therenpon severely
beat the conductor and started the train
themselves, and were running it to snit
themselves at last accounts.
Washington, October 31.—The Ger.
man Amerioan National Bank of this
oity has failed, It is thought the deposi-
ors will be paid in fall. t
Nkw Tom, October 31.—A special
from Nashville, TenD., says a horrible
tragedy occurred within three miles of the
Hermitage last evening. John Cloyd,
colored, had, thaljmornlDg,quarreled with
and fatally shot Winfield MoWhirter, in
an altercation concerning the pioklngcf
cotton. Frank Warpool was deputized to
arrest Oloyd, and summoned Dr. Rnynor,
Jas. MoWhirter and John Osborne to as*
aist him. They went to the bouse of
John Williamson, colored, and found him
heavily armed with two pistols and a gun*
and saw two men rnn from the hoose as
they entered. They took Williamson
into onatedy, and started down the tarn-
pike, with him, believing they would
overtake Oloyd at Qreen Hill village, not
far distant. When in front of Dr. John
Cleaves’ residence MoWhirter went into
it to leave a gnn he bad borrowed, think
ing the danger had passed.
MoWhirter and Cleaves started to'meet
the posse, bnt as they zeaobed the door
a brisk firing with pistols on the tnrnpike
commenced. When they reached the
scene of action Warpool and John Cloyd
lay dead on the road. Dr. Raynor was
fonnd to bo shot thiongh the arm and
thigh—daDgeronsly, if not fatally wound
ed. Two meD, who wore supposed to
have been with the attacking party, ran
off.
London, October 31.—Tho London cor
respondent of the Manchester Guardian
saya the condition of Samuel Phelps, tue
famous English tragedian, causes grave
anxiety. There is no prospect of hie
ever appearing upon the stage again.
The British revenuo cutter, Fanny,
was rnn into and sunk off Tnskar to-day
by the steamer Helvetia. Seventeen of
the Fanny’s crew perished.
A Times’ Berlin dispatch say a there
will probably bo on attempt to madify
the tariff in a protectionist sense early in
’79, bnt nothing important is likely to be
done before the conclusion of the official
inquiries into the condition of the iron,
linen, cotton and tobacco traders.
London, Ootober 31.—A German des
patch to tbe Standard Bays it is stated
that a letter has been received from J.
Mical Flemming, formerly a director of
tbe city of Glasgow Bank, stating that be
is on tbe continent, and is willing to re
turn but is dissauded by his friends.
London, October 31.—The Globe states
that Sothern the actor, is suffering from
a paralytic seizure. It is stated, how
ever, in other quaiters that his illness is
tbe result of a general break down from
over work.
London, October 31.—A Bombay des
patch so the Daily Telegraph says, “In
telligence has been received here which
justifies the confidence of the English
people in tbo loyally of the Indian prin
ces. Offers of aid are coming from all
sections. The native troops are eager to
advance into Afghanistan. The tone of
tbe vernacular press is all that conld be
desired.” Pirates in tbe Persian Gnlf have
been severely punished, end eighteen
other boats have been captured.
WasniNOTON, Ootober 31.—The Pres
ident has isBned bis proclamation, ap
pointing Thursday, November 23tb, as a
da; of thanksgiving and prayer.
Owing to tbe snspenBlon of tbe German
American National Bank in this city the
German American Savings Bank has also
suspended. Both these banks were
owned and patronized principally by Ger
mans. Tbe suspension has caused muoh
surprise. The president of tho German
Ametioan bank is John Wiltz, the Swiss
Consul General in this city. The shrink
age in real estate values, in * whioh both
banks were largely interested, caused the
failures.
Tbe Lightship off Frying (Pan Shoals,
whioh broke its moorings daring the
storm last week, has been moored again
at ber propor station.
Tbe State Department is advised that
an international exbioitlon will be held
in Melbourne, commencing on Ootober
28.
Parliament has voted three hundred
thousand dollars for tbe eraotion of tbe
necessary buildings.
Tbe United States OonBnl at Tangiers
writes to tbe State Department, that on
account of fearfnl ravages by cholera in
the interior of Morocco basinets is al
most entirely paralyzed. Tbe cholera is
sweeping over tbe middle and southern
provinces and hundreds are dyiDg by
ttirvation. Never before baa Moroooo
passed through such a fearfal ordeal.
Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 30.—At the
morning session to-day of the Army of
Tennessee, officers of the Society were re
elected for another year, and Chicago se
lected as tho next place of meeting. Ad
miral D. D. Porter was made an honora
ry member.
San FcancicCO, Ootober 31. —Tbe
steamer Garlic brings the following ad
vices from Hong Kong to October 1: On
the] night of September 25 an extraordi
nary attack was made by Chinese pirates
on a house in Wing Lak street, in Hong
Kong, occupied by a Ohinese merchant,
and supposed to oontain large quantities
of treasure. Tbo assailants landed at
midnight, and organized tbe assault with
great care, posting sentinels and keeping
guard over tbe entire neighborhood. A
fight was maintained for several hours
between the pirates and polio*. The
former at last dispersed and fled In boats.
One of the piratea was killed, and several
were wonnded on both aides. The plun
der secured by the thieves was small.
Great exoitement prevails in Hong Kong,
and precautionary measures are demand
ed. Vice Consul Generral Bailey has
taken control of affairs in Shanghai, as
butted States Consulate General.
Yakohoxo, October 1.—There is an
animated discussion In Japanese and
Amorican official oiroIeB on the qtMt on
of right; to deport Amerioan crimufis
A painful impression is produced by tne
report that tbo soldiers eonoerned in re
sent mutiny at Tokoi, are being iortnred
to compel oonfeasion of erime, and expo
sure of their aosomplices. The details
ere not yat pablioly known, bat it is great
ly fearad tbe governme.t has not remind
ed tbe deoree.against torture. There are
isports among foreigners of impending
changes in the ministry. United States
Minister Bingham, la abont to return
borne on leave of absence.
Tosbipara, and attache of tbe depart
ment of finance, has sailed for Europe on
business connected with the revision of
treaties.
Augusta, October 81.—The Confeder
ate monument, the work of the Ladles’
M iaiorisl Association, was unveiled to
ds; in the presence of a vast oonconree
of people. Governor Colqnitt, Alex H.
Stephens and other distinguished persons
were present. The oration was deliv-
eredby Celonel Charles C. Jones. The
military was beaded by the Thirteenth
infantry Post Band from Atlanta. The
monument is seventy-six feet high, made
|n Italy, and is said to be one of the
handsomest la the oonntry. There is a
statne of a Confederate soldier nt the
top. There are also statues of Lee, Jsck-
*oo, Walker and Ccbb, end twenty feet
base. Several Confederate battle fiags
were displayed on the stand in front of
tbe monument. The Star Spangled Ban
ner was blended and surmounted by an
olive-fringed streamer, with tho watch
word “Peaoe.” The oity is crowded
with visitors from South Carolina and
Georgia.
The bridge on the Port Royal railroad
over tbe Savannah road has been re
paired and a through train arrived to
day. _
A dispatch from Texas states that Jsek
Guthrie, who oommittud forgery upon
the Texas Express Company five years
ago and was reoently recaptured, was eec-
tenoed to ten yeara’ hard libor tin the
penitentiary.
Cairo, October 31.—All fears of fever
have departed, and business is resuming
its usual course.
Mourns, October 31.—Seven new cases
and no deaths. The prospects for fr03t
to-night are good.
Baltimore, October 81,—President
Hayes arrived here at half-pasi six this
evening, on a visit to the Maryland In
stitute Fair. Upon the arrival of the
train the President was taken to tbe City
Hall, where he was addressed by Mayor
Latrobs and other oity offioials. The
visit to the fair was made at nine o’clock.
The ball was densely crowded, and when
the President appeared he was reoeived
with cheers, the band playing “Hail to
the Chief." James H. Bone*, president
of the Maryland Institute, introduced the
President, who spoke as follows t "Fel
low-citizens of Baltimore, it is pretty wall
understood that I believe in the faithful
observance of con’racts, and tbere was a
distinot understanding with my friends
of Ihe committee that while in Baltimore
I should not be called npon to inak- *
speech. Believing in this sscredonaa a «•»
not propose to make a sr f ccl. I thank
yon, however, forthekiud attenaon to
the two or three sentenoes I have uttered,
and to the committee for their kind and
hospitable reoeptlon.”
There was general applause by the au
dience, who rushed to the stand to shake
hands with the President, who subse
quent!; walked to tbe various divisions
of the fair, and at tenths President re
turned to Washington.
Richmond, October 31.—The weather
to-day was cool and windy. The attend
ance at the State Fair is estimated at
from 12,000 to 15,000. The principal fea
ture of the day was the military competi
tive drills. The contestants acquitted
themselves splendidly, and were highly
complimented by tbe United States army
officers from Fortress, Monroe, who acted
as Judges. The fiist prize $300, was won
by Company C (Gnard Commonwealth);
the prize of $100, by Company A (Greys);
third prize $50, by Company B. (Walk
er Light Guards); all of tbe first Virginia
Regiment. Subsequently the troops
were reviewed by General Joseph E.
Johnston and Governor Holliday. The
trials of speed resnlted as follows: First
race, trotting in harness, four year old
horses raised and owned in Virginia, mile
heats, was won by J. C. Smith’s White
Sulphur, taking first and third heat?.
Vienna, Ootober 81.—Beiehsratb to
day elected members of tbe Austrian Dele
gation. The Government has declared
that it has no intention of proroguing tbe
Reicbsrath.
Pssth, October 31.—In tho Diet to
day Premier Tisza asked that the elec
tion for the Hungarian Delegation be
held on Satarday. The opposition moved
to poatpone the election until after the
address in reply to the royal speech is
voted.
Madrid, October 31.—At tho request
of the advocate of Juan Moncase, a
medical examination of the mental con
dition of the prisoner has been ordered.
London, October 31.—Gladstone, in a
speech delivered to-day, declined to give
the Government the confidence they
asked in the Afghanistan question, snd
complained of their withholding author-
ative information. Reviewing the infor
mation which was obtained, he showed
that tbe relations with Afghanistan were
satisfactory during his administration,
and he justified tbe displeasure of the
Ameer at tbe British occupation of
Qnittab. He pointed oat that the weak
power which a professedly chivalrous
Government threatened to punish for
receiving a Russian Embassy, was lets
culpable than the sender of the Embassy.
The sending of the Embassy was appar
ently a breach of Russia's engagements
to England, bnt he feared Russia would
cite as justification tho unfriendly con
duct of the British Government. Glad
stone declared that to saddle India with
the expenses of defense against imagin
ary dangers would be an injustice as
monstrous as any recorded in tbe history
of the world.
Vixnna, October 31.—Austrian Dele
gation eleoted to-day consists of abont thir
ty-three supporters and 25Jopponents of
AndrasBy. It is expected AndraBsy will
nave a still larger majority in the Hun
garian Delegation.
St. Pxtirbbueo, Oot. 31.—Tho Galos
rejoices over the delay in English opera
tions against Afghanistan. It says as
long as peaoe oontinnes, Russia can give
arms and money to any one,
London, Oot. 31.—A .Constantinople
dispatch to the Times BT/B: The rumor
that the Porte had sent a note to the Pow
ers, complaining of the formation of
armed bands in Bnlgaria is at least pre
mature. Such representations were made
to Prince Labanoff, tbe Russian Ambas
sador to Constantinople, bnt he denied
poaitive'y the couec »■-— of the a-settion,
upon which tbe r». reaentations were
founded, and tbe Pone has telegraphed
to the Governor of Salmloa to verify Ibe
previons information. Tbe 2iwcs edito-
rally commenting on the foregoing deni
al of Prince Labanoff, says: “We oan
understand it as referring to tbe oom-
plioity of Bnssia in tbe movement. The
faot of tbe movement is beyond all donbt
nor would it be easy in tbe present posi
tion of affairs to exaggerate its importance
however, it may have originated its exis
tence is a faot whioh England and Eu
rope must tike into sooount.”
Washington, Ootober 31.—The fol
lowing is written in the President’s
Thanksgiving Proclamation: "Tbe gen
eral prevalence *f the blossings of health
throughout the wide land has made more
conspicuous the sufferings and sorrows
which the dark shadow of pestllenoe has
cast npon a portion of onr people. This
her.vy affliction even the Divine Ruler Has
tempered to the suffering communities in
the universal sympathy and suocor whioh
have flowed to their relief. The whole
nation may reioioe in the unity of spirit
In oar people by which they oheerfally
share one another’s burdens."
Want a Strong uoi eminent.
Cincinnati Timei.J
Postmaster-General Key took advant
age of bis trip to the Pacific to feel the
popular pulse, and says ho was greatly
astonished to find Republicans so gener
ally in favor of nominating General
Grant in 1880. He believes that the ad
vocates of a strong government will rally
under Grant, and that if nominated ho
will certainly be elected.
Vexed Question Answered.
"What shall I do to get rid of all this
Utah ?” Is the qnestlon that has been ask
ed aga : n and again of physicians wlthont
receiving an intelligent reply. Beveral
of onr popnlar lecturers and writers have
attempted to answer It, but the feroe of
thetrdhqulsitionscinbe summed up in a
a ogle sentenoe s Be ecatont yon are not
lean, and Btarve yonielf,—a course of
treatment Ibat will never onre obesity, as
thowands who have tried It oan attest.
Pharmaceutical soienoe has given a ra
tional answer to this question in Allan’s
Anti Fat, which will xcdoos the system
from two to fire ponnds per week. It Is
purely vegetable and perfectly harmless.
Sold by druggists, oot31-lw.
Atlanta and th* Stats Fair.—as sn
set of simple jtutioe, we feel constrain
ed to say that tbo Gate City turned out
nobly, both in repreaenUtives and con
tributions to oar Stato Exposition. Many
of her best citizens were and are still with
us, and several of the most attractive
displays of the exhibition aro from At
lanta.
We are glad to chronicle the fact. Why
should there be any other than the most
cordial relaticns between tbe two cities?
THO GEORGIA PRESS.
’ W* find the following in the Angnata
Hews, ef Wednesday afternoon. We
thought there might be another side to
the matter, at least so far as what the
Constitution called “Senator Hill’s
Story,” wasjoonoarned:
A letter reoeived at this office this
morning from Senator B. H. Hill in refer-
enoa to tbe Northeastern Read business
differs materially from the statement pub
lished in yesterday’s Atlanta Constitution
The rumor In Atlanta was that Senator
HillwaB referred by his clients to the
Governor for his fee and that he went in
person and wib told that he (the Govern
or) knew nothing abont it. Mr. Hill says
thisisnotoorrect, bnt they did give him
a detailed statement of the faots—did say
most emphatically that they had paid
Murphy $8,000 solely beoause of his as
sertions they would never otherwise get
the bonds endorsed—that the negotia
tions on this subject lasted several weeks
(two or three months,) and that in less
than forty-eight hours after they agreed
to pay Murphy the J8,000 the endorse
ment of the bonds began and was fully
oompleted in thirteen days.
Mr. Hill add*;
“These faots were so startling that I
deemed it my duty to lay them before the
Governor. I was not willing to believe
he was gailty. I did lay them before
bim fully. I aleo begged him to send at
onee for my clients and Mnrphy, and let
us all meot face to faoe in his presence,
and thus bring ont the true facts. He
declined to do so. I did most earnestly
remonstrate. I told him he conld not
Afford to treat this matter indifferently,
but must aot vigorously and promptly,
and cave Murphy discharged from the
Executive building, and if neoessary or
der him indioted, and himself go before
the grand jnry and court, and testify un
der oath that any representations made
by Murphy that the endorsement was de
pendent npon the payment of mcney to
Murpbyor anybody else, were utterly
false. He declined all my advioe, and I
heard no more of it nnUl Mnrphy attaoked
me in the streets on Tuesdsy, the 22d
instant.”
Mr. Hill farther adds:
“The statement in the Constitution of
this morning .is a miserable perversion
from beginning {to end. What it calls
Senator Hill’s story’ is simply infamouB,
and was made without my knowledge or
authority.”
Mr. Hill’s letter is marked private, be
cause, as he says, he does not desire to
go before the oonntry in detached por
tions ; bnt in view of all the circumstan
ces in the case, wo deem it bnt justice to
all sides to give tbe facts in the letter sb
Stated above.
Mr. Hill feels it inonmbent on him to
give the publio all the real faots, and he
may do so in a few days. He regrets, at
thiB juncture, that the matter should have
gone into print.
Thb Conyers Weelcly seems to like an
ice cold trail. It thinks Toombs will be
the next Governor of Georgia.
We clip the following from tbe Chroni
cle and, Constitutionalist,
Georgia and Central Stock.—Cen
tral and Georgia Railroad stocks are firm
with an upward tendency. Central Rail
road was sold in Savannah yesterday at
$73 per share. It cannot be purchased
in Augusta for less. One hnndred shares
of Georgia Railroad stock were sold here
yesterday at $78.50 per share.
Georgia and Central Railroad?.—
A director of tbe Georgia Railroad told a
Chronicle reporter yesterday that there
was no foundation for the rumor that the
Central Railroad has made a proposition
to lease tbe Georgia Road.
■ In Consultation. — Gen. Alexander,
Mr. Virgil Powers and other railroad men
were in conference at the Georgia Riil-
road Bank yesterday, in reference to
freight matters in connection with the
Western Railroad, of Alabama.
Mibb Mart Annie Buie, known all
ever tbe South as tbe "Soldiers’ Friend,”
died at Aiken, S. C., Tuesday afternoon.
Mb. Elias Lazenbt, for max; years a
prominent citizen of Warren county, and
at one time a member of the Legislature,
died last Sunday, aged fifty-nine years.
We find tbe following in tbe Savannah
Jam
Investigation Into the Gen. Barnes
Disaster.—The Board ef Directors of
the Ocean Steamship Company of Savan
nah held a meeting yesterday morning
for the purpose of investigating tho caus
es of the disaster which led to the loss
of the steamship Gen. Barnes, belonging
to the line.
The investigation was thorough. Cap
tain Cheesman and the Chief Engineer,
John A. Hill, were present, and reported
in detail tho circumstances attending the
foundering of the steamer off Hatteras
in the hurricane on the morning of the
25 th instant.
After carefully considering these state
ments, the board nuanimously adopted
the following:
That the loss of the General Barnes is
not chargeable to the Captain, officers or
crew of the ship, but to the terrific gale
which caused many other serious marine
disasters. They appear to have done
their whole duty, and neglected no means
to preservejthe property intrusted to them.
When it became necessary to leave the
ship, the boats and life raft were success
fully launched in a very heavy sea, and
the crew transferred and finally landed
without loss of life.
Resolved, That tho President bo re
quested to bestow a suitable present on
the master of the schooner Drew, in
recognition of his hum&nitiy and atten
tion to the shipwrecked crew of the Gen-
•rsl Barnes.
Run Over on the Railroad.—The
passenger train on the Atlantic and
Gulf Railroad, whioh arrived here yes-
terdeymorning, ran over awhile man
near Dupont about twelve o’elock on
Monday night, seriously injuring him.
We understand that the man was riding
down the track on a horse and paid no
heed to the signal of the engineer to get
out of the way. As the train approached
tbe animal became frightened and sprang
from the track, throwing his rider, who
fell on the rails and was rnn over. He
was supposed to be fatally injured.
The Hews quotes the following acoonnt
of the troubles of a Savannah bawd in
New York, reoently, from the Herald of
the 27t-:
Business for the day at Jefferson Mar
ket Police Court yesterday hsdpractioally
ended and Judge Otterbourg was in his
private room smoking a cigar when Cap
tain Gastlio, of the Western steamboat
squad, accompanied by threa closely
veiled females, entered tbe oourt room by
the private entranoe. Harrying to the
Judge the Captain aakad him to reopen
the court, and dispose of the case he bad
just brought in.
“It’s a aequel to that other procures*
affair we brought to light last week, and I
have now got tbe woman I wanted,” ex
claimed the Captain,
"Who is aha ?” inquired the magic-
irate.
“Mrs. Fanny Brown, of Savannah,
Ga. ■ Sue was bound for that city this af
ternoon with two young girls from Bos
ton. Ii’a an important capture, Judge,
and the Superintendent wants yon to hold
the prisoners if yon oan, until we oan get
tbe young girl, Annie Davis, who has es
caped front the party. They only just
arrived in town to-day from Boston, and
were actaally on board the steamship Oity
of Savannah—whioh has now left port, I
goes*, bound South—when I arrested
them."
At soon as the Magistrate took his seat
npon the bench, the Captain offered h : s
arm to a young girl in a dark traveliug
euit. Her features were concealed by the
fold of a thick blue silk veil, and she
crouched away in a corner as if to avoid
being reen. Ween brought before the
bench sho bowed her bead and held fast
to tbe Captain’s arm.
"Raise yonr veil,” said tho clerk.
Bnt tbe girl olnng closer to tbe stal
wart Captain and bowed her head t till
lower.
“Yon must raise yonr Tail,” said th*
coart. Then there was a pause, and tbs
Judge continued: ,( Well, if yon feel
ashamed to do so, we’ll go into the pri
vate room.”
The girl was accordingly ushered* into
the Judge’s room; and a long consulta
tion ensued, after which Judge Otter
bourg appeared and asked that the other
girl, a tall, handsome young woman, with
blade eyes, chestnut hair and splen
did complexion, be ushered in. Again
therejwas silence without,and earnest dil
cnemon within. Sobs were heard, and
now and then tbe Judge’s voice menacing
and cajoling tho twain.
The door opened again and the alleged
procuress was invited to enter. She is a
woman of sqaat figure, very much nnder
the middle height, German, with scanty
hair, small bead-like black eyes and a
smirking manner. After sho was ahnt in
with the others the Judge’s voice was
heard in angry tones for a short time,
and then he threw open the door and
oalledamanmdrab clothes, who had
been sitting unnoticed outside for half an
hoar.
This was O. P. Clark, tbe Boelon ex
press messenger, who had corns on the
train from Boston to Stonington with the
women on the previons night and had
brought abont their capture.
“Now, then, Mr. Clark,” said the Judge
* what have yon done with the other girl?
Here are Mrs. Fannie Brown, of Savan
nah, Ga., Min Josephine Line, aged
twenty-two, and Miss Green, of Boston,
aged twenty. There was a fourth—Miss
Annie Davis, of the same oity, whom the
Captain says yon took away from the par
ty and cow know where she Is?!”
The messenger answered that be would
lead the Captain to the place where the
girl was stopping. The Judge then sent
Mrs. Brown and Josephine Lane to the
Central Offioe prison, while he ordered
Miss Green to be given in charge of Mat
ron Webb.
MiBs Green said she had met Mrs.
Brown at the Central Hotel, in Boston,
and by ber had been induoed to leave her
home, and with her friend Annie Davis,
agree to aooompany her to Savannah,
Georgia, where they were to enter npon
a professional life of shame in Mrs.
Brown’s establishment. It was a regular
business transaction. Bnt the girl’s
heart failed her in New York and she
wanted to go home again.
Mrs. Brown oooly informed the report
er that the girls were going with her for
the purpose named, bnt claimed that the
girls had already fallen and had not been
decoyed by her. Miss Lane acknowl
edged that she was a oyprlan snd the
friend of Mrs. Brown, making a tour of
the New England States. That was all.
The Arkwright ootton factory, at Sa
vannah, has made arrangements to in
crease its prodnot to 7,800 ponnds of No.
20yarns per week at a saving of one cent
per pound, and proposes to increase the
prodnot to 12,000 ponnds per week.
Mb* Jas. F. Pledger, well known in
AthenB, was fonnd dead last Sunday
morning in the Btreet. Whisky did it.
Pledger was a brave soldier during tbe
late war, being a member of Captain H.
H. Carlton’s battery, and we bnmbly
trust tbe Groat Commander will deal mer
cifully witb tbe poor fellow when making
up his last roll.
Synod of Georgia.
Correspondence Telegraph and Messenger.]
Atlanta, Ga., 'October 29bb, 1878.
The Synod met this morning at 9 a. m.
and was called to order by the Moderator,
or Baker.
Alter the reading of tbe minutes
some debate arose at to limiting the
time of tho future speeches in tbe
Block case.
The whole matter was tabled by a vote
of 32 to 23. -
Tbe Committee on Bills and Overtures
roported favorably on lines between
Macon and Savannah Presberteries, so
that Mitchell County be transferred to
the Maosn Presbytery.
Tbe report was adopted.
Hod. Clifford Anderson then assnmod
the floor. He said that it had been said
of Mr. Evarts’ speeoh in the impeaob-
ment of Andrew*Johnson, that he tried to
make it immortal by making it eternal.
He oenld not say the same of tbe able
and eloquent speech of Dr. Leftwicb, nor
would be ssy of it as Talleyrand onoe
said of a book, that in it there was muoh
that was good and muoh that was origi
nal, bnt that whioh wbb good was not
original, and that which was original was
not good. The oase nnder discussion is
very peonliar. In twenty years’ experi
ence at tbe bar I never knew a similar
case. It has taken over twelve months of
study and over twelve honrs of argument
to find the law whiob has been herein vio
lated.
Never before have I bosrd of a man
condemned because he defended himself.
Tbe ablest portions of tbe speech of tbe
prosecution were unstained because Mr.
Block defended himself,
I litis the gloiy of tbe Presbyterian
Church that it gives every man his rights,
knows no kiDg but Christ and no statute
book bnt tbe Bible. BecanBe my client
has bad the conrage' and the manhood to
defend himself he Is for that to be pun
ished.
Dr. L. interrupted the speaker, and
said he was misrepresented.
Col. A.—I will meet that objection at
his own time, (continuing) Ur. Block iB
principally arraigned for the offense of
defending himself. It was said that it
he had appeared in humility and con
fessed his sin, he would have been par
doned. But he said be bad committed
no sin, and for tbit he was arraigned.
My eloquent brother admits that the
Session might have acted in a very dif
ferent and much more regular manner,
and with more mildness. What do we
see, as soon as the social gathering is dis
persed, my eloquent brotber went to Mr.
Block snd held a conversation with him,
Mr. McConnell—"I object to that;
this discussion must bo confined to the
record.”
Dr. Woodrow—"I rise to a point of or
der. The members of the Atlanta Pres
bytery are not members of the Synod in
this case.”
Mr. McCoanell—“I am a member of
this Synod as much as Dr. Woodrow or
anybody else.”
The Moderator—“Ihe counsel for tbe
appellee have had their timo to speak.”
Dr. Leftwich—“Do I understand the
Moderator to rule that we must sit in si
lence and hear ourselves misrepresented
ad libitum.”
The Moderator then read the rule that
no interruption is in order except in re
lation to misrepresentation.
Mr. Gordon offered a resolution on the
subject, that no interruption will be al
lowed except in matters of mistake in
misrepresentation and faot, and not in
the general bearings of the question, of
which the court (done is judge.
Mr. McConnell opposed the resolution
and said that the counsel has no right to
travel ontsida of the record. There was
no charge aa to haste or irregularity in
the proceedings of the session.
Mr. Clisby offered a resolution, to-wit:
That the counsel on the part of the ap
pellant be allowed to speak without in
terruption on the part of the counsel of
the appellee.
Mr. C.—“And I say in the name of
honesty and deesnoy.”
Mr. McConnell—“Do you charge me
with indecenoy?” **
Mr. C.—"Ido.”
Mr. McConnell—“I repel! the accusa
tion.”
Mr. Gordon ro-e and insisted on Mr.
resolution.
The chair stated that he thought Mr.
Clisby ’a substitute was received in lieu of
yours.
A member then appealed from the
chair.
Some father debate wbb had when the
appeal was withdrawn and the matter
ended here.
Colonel Anderson coutinuedi" lam glad
bat it is settled, I will say that the
brethren may interrupt me as much as
they .please,* but I will begin exactly
where I left off. Why did not tbe pastor
seek to reclaim the offender, he whom
thepaBtor says, was a good man and be
loved, one who if be would oily repent
would be restored at any time.
And boy let me read fromlthe Bible. It
hURot been quoted yet”
The speaker then read from the 14th.
chapter of Romans.
Brethren I do not dance and never did
much, hut, if I understand this matter,
St. Paul say* "judge not ye for God has
reoeived him,” now who will say that God
has not reoeived him. Tbe question of
dancing is not the question, bnt the peace
of the chnroh and the kingdom of God.
I tell yon, Mr. Moderator, that we dare
not make a higher standard than God has
eatahlished; tbere can be no higher stan.
dard. Let us have peaoe, but there can
bo no (peace, when this Presbyterian
Chnroh goes forth with the sword in one
hand and the Bible in the other, to force
intelligent men to adopt opinions on
Which the Christian world is by no means
united. The Assembly says that all
dancing is evil, so does St. Panl in re
gard to eating meat, bnt he did not say
that a man should be turned out of
church for eating meat or dancing. This
is not the law. »
I hold that the Scripture give ns the
rale in this matter.
Now let me show yon how small
matter this is.
Mr. Block had given a party at his
honsetomeet his sister, who residesin
a distant State, a few select friends
wore invited, abont twenty-five I think;
there was danoing; two oonples waltzed;
we do not know who they were; they
might have been two ladies or two gen-
tlomen.
Dr. Ir—If Mr. Block will state that
there was waltzing only between females
I will withdraw that part of the charge.
Mr. Anderson—Yon have no control
over the record, and there is no evidence
on thi3 matter.
If Mr. Block is condemned for contu-
maoy he should have been cited to appear
and defend himBelf for contumacy.
Dr. It—''It ib not customry for a man
to be summoned for contumacy, but the
court ba3 a right to censure him immedi
ately.”
Mr. Anderson—“I did not yield for the
brother to make a half a dozen
Dr. L.—"I have not made a half a d g -
en speeches.”
Mr. Anderson—"They take a few pass
ages from Mr. Block’s defense, and twist
them in proofs of contumacy. They take
a statement that he said the deliverances
were constitutional, but they reject the
full context, most unoharitably; they
rejeoc all he says, bnt what they oan
turn against him. Besides he alleges
that he bad the greatest reBpeot for the
assembly. Are a man’s intention to go
for nothing.
Discipline was not made to destroy tut
to proteot.
You have been told that if you reverse
the deoisiou, you will destroy the ohurob,
but I say that if you affirm this decision
you will indeed strike a blow at onr coble
old church, from which she will not re
cover, for It will go forth to the world,
that this is a church that does not proteot
her members.
Now, let ns oome to the 1 sw. What law
has Mr. Blook violated?
St. Paul, in the matter of eating meat
and drinking wine, does not prescribe
punishment. Is it possible that in the
time of tbe Saviour, if the dance was a
punishable offense, wonld he have omit
ted to have forbidden it I agree to tbe
law of inferenoe, and I say that it is to
be inferred that the Saviour and all the
Apostles, in their general particularity,
would have left this out if it was to be
treated as it has been in thiB ease. The
Bible, I say, baa declared that this is not
a disciplinable offense, and if the Assem
bly did make a deliverance, they made a
mistake.
It is no great sin to question the ac
tions of the Assembly.
This is not a fight between Preahyte-
rianism and Congregationalism, but be
tween tbe principle of Popery and Pres
byterianism, for we have been taught in
fallibility.
Now, the Cons itution says, that all
Sjnod and councils err and have erred
since the Apostles* time.
My brother can not say before this Sy
nod, we are tbe representatives of Pres
byterianism and you on the other side.
No sir, we do say that tbe council at Je
rusalem in the model of the Gereral As
sembly, hut we ds deny that we are iin
fallible as were the men at Jerusalem.
It will not do for the Church to set up
the claim of infallibility. It wonld set
up the Chnroh of Rome. It is a pre
cious privilege this right of private judg
ment. For it men have gone to the
stake, and we honor Lather and atl the
other great apostles of independence
against this principle of Papacy and
infallibility. But we claim tbe love of
Christ, not the religion ef Mahomet—of
fire and sword.
Dr. L.—“I have never claimed the doc
trine of infallibility.”
Mr. Anderson—"X have no idoa that
tho point is pleasant to my brother.
I know he said that a man had
the right of private judgment. But I say
that he neutralized all that by olaimiog
the prlnoiple whioh would establish
infallible courts.
I admit the dootrine that >hfi General
Assembly, byaoting within its lines, and
in consonance to tbe law of God, has a
right to have its diliveranoes regarded,
bnt not to be blindly obeyed. Were we
in contempt of tbe authority of God be
cause we said that the deliverances Qf
the Northern Presbyterian Church were a
wioked usurpation, and not in aooord to
the word of God or our
constitntioD. They have mads for
us new terms of oommunion, and we
mdst confess our sins of slavery aud
rebellion, yet who will ssy that wa are
contumacious aud offenders because we
have denied their validity.
What are tbe deliveranee -on which
this case is founded ? It is stated dis
tinctly that no ohnrch has the right to
make new terms of membership. How
oan it be done in this ease ? What oan
the chnroh Court do ? The book says that
it may express its sense of what is an of
fense under the rules. The court, the
Presbytery, the Synod, the Assembly
may all deolare what they think is an of
fense. but none of them have tbe right
to makes new rule of membership.
And if any church court does this it is
nilty, if not of a wicked usarpatioil of
authority, it is certainly a very danger
oui usurpation. Where is the man, be
sides Mr. Block, who has been turned
out of tbe church, in Macon, or Atlanta,
or in New Orleans, where Dr. Palmer re
sides. Let Dr. Palmer speak for him
self.
Dr. Palmer says that his Presbytery
agrees, in general, with the rest, .but
thinks that it cannot be reached by legis
lation, bnt must be reached by preaching
the truth and general raising of the stan
dard of piety in tbe church. Dr. Palmer
preached certain things twenty-fire
years ago (this yon heard hut
night) but lately, since the Assem
bly of 1877, he nas declared as above.
Now Dr. Adgerhas been qouted on the
other side.
He then read the delivsranoe, and
then read what Dr. Adger says on the
subject, in which he condemned tbe
modern dense aa his own opinion, and
yielding the same right to others, that
tbe Bible does not mention the danoe at
all. Dr. ..P»lmer does not declare that
danoing is disciplinable.
Dr. L. here attempted to oarreot what
he thought to be a mistaken statement.
Mr. Anderson continued by repeating
what both Drs. Palmer and Adger said
In print on the subject, that all wen free
to judge fer themselves. Th* ohurob
oen make no new lew, aud tbe As
sembly does etr in tbe interpretation of
the law of God.
This prlnoiple is leid down by all the
authorities of the church.
A recess of five minutes was ordered.
Mr. A., (continuing) the deliverance of
1865 declines clearly—that no court has a
right to make a new rule of conscience.
He read the dtlivcrance of 1869, constru
ing to mean that the Assembly should
set their faces against certain publio sins
and no more.
The speaker also quoted from Dr.
Tbronwelllproving most conclusively that
the opinion of this great man was that
those offenses were not disciplinable.
That the oaae of discipl ns mentioned
by John Oalvin in his letters had other
clroumatanoes besides danoing, and in
this case the parties were imprisoned,
snd if we would follow this so-called pre
cedent, why, we must imprison Mr.
Block.
Dr. Lsftwich reed yesterday a ehoit
delivsranoe from an old assembly in 1649,
on the aubjeot of promlsoious dancing,
that it was merely declarative. Then
there was the deliverauoe of the synod of
North Carolina, and our own delivsranots
quoted in this our, all declarative to sup
port this array of authority and the
mighty effort to osqviot Mr. Block, that
there was no mandatory law on the sub
ject at all as to Irflaenoing the discipline
of turnirg a man ont of tbe Chnrob.
At this point the Moderator informed
the speaker that the hour for religious
aeivloes had arrived.
Mr. MoConnell said that he would
oomplaln to the Synod for "the grater
tons insult offered him by Mr. CIi6by.”
The speeon of Colonel Anderson is very
dear, and well supported by authorities,
both from the Bible and the authorities,
many of which latter be used against the
proseoution, with signal affeot. The fine
ly woven tissue of Dr. Leftwicb, full of
laudation of the ahuroh, abstraot princi
ples and compliment to hie session, him
self and the Presbytery, mingled with
muoh bitter abuse of Mr. Blook, it fast
being shown up in its true oolors.
Tbe spirit exhibited all through the
discussion in the point of the prosecution,
indnding the interruptions of Colonel
Anderson, is severely reprobated by the
majority of the Synod.
The case will oocnpy some days yet.
J OkRCLTNN.
Starling a Boy.
Detroit Free Press.l
A lonesome-looking boy was yesterday
hanging around a wood-yard in tbe north
ern part of the oity, when the owner of
the yard having both charity and philan
thropy for boys with tears in their eyes,
asked the lad why he didn’t peddle apples
or do something to earn a few shillings,
Tbe boy replied that be had no oapital,
and the wood-yard man took ont a niokel
and said:
“Now, my boy, I’m going to start you
in life. Take this niokel and go and mske
a purchase of something ;or other. IU’
buy it of yon for tan eents, no matter
what it ir. Gome, now, let’s see what
sort of a business head you have oa you.’’
The boy took the nickel and went off,
bat in ten minutes was baek with a gal
lon jug whioh ha had purchased with the
nickel.
“Well, you are a keener," replied the
man. "I never saw one of those sold for
less than 15 eents to any one. I want
such a jug, and here’s its fair price. Go
now and lay ont your 15 cents in apples
and I’ll bay half yonr stock.”
The boy did not return. Perhaps ‘ he
fell into a sewer somewhere; but yon
can’t make the wood-yard man believe so.
When he lifted the jug from under the
table where the boy had carefully placed
it he found a hole in the bottom large
enough to let in a black and tan terrier.
Flirt Whisky lor Flat Honey.
N asby in Toledo Blade J
Baaoom had been takin onr money for
some days and bed bin to Louisville for
likker. He sot out the bottle with a ear-
donio grin that boded us no good. We
eaeh poured ont the ltkker, however, and
plaoed the glasses to our respective lips.
Immejitiy every man Bpilted tbe likwid
out upon the floor. I turned Blok, for I
had lnoawshusly swallered a little uv it.
It teas water ! The first I had tasted for
yearsl
“What does this mean, Sir?'’ Ide°
manded feercely.
“Don’t you like tbe wbisky ?” wuz his
anser, tz he glared feeroaly at me.
“Like it! Like it! Wb;, it’s water.”
“Bless your sole,” replied Baseom,
“why don’t you soy it’s whisky? The
minit you say it’s whisky it w whisky.
You say tbe paper you want to pay mein
is a dollar, just becozyou say it is a dol
lar, and why in bloody thnnder can’t yon
make whisky ont uv water by just aayin
it’s whisky. Gentlemen, this is fiat
whisky and it’s the only kind I kin git
with fiat money. When you git to payin
in the comfortable old greenback or the
model nickel, all rite. I’ll give you the
regler old bowel scoroher. But the lik
ker is goin to assimilate to the money. I
loaned that word in LouisvilK Ef yon
want to pay in flat money yoo are goin to
git fiat likker. Ef you kin imagine a
peace np paper with your stamp ento it
is a dollar, you must likewise imagine
this flooid to bs good likker, and vioe
veroy. Parson, this is all yoo will ever
git with your kind uv money.
And he leaned baek against his bot
tles with a defiant air, and we safik back
terrified.
Where is the end to be? I don’t
know. Oh! that Butler would oarry
Massachoocits and git into power so that
his geins could solve the problem. Ef
Baseom repudiates the fiat money it is
all over here.
What Speaker Sam Thinks.
Washington Star. I
Speaker Randall arrived in Washing
ton this morning and left at 1:30 o’clook
this afternoon for Philadelphia. He has
no doubt ef his own re-eleoUon by the
usual majority. He thinks that the anti-
Tammany and Tammany New York
trouble* will possibly eause the loss of two
Democrats from that State. He thinks
too that Stenger has a hard fight on hand
in thejChambersborg, Pennsylvania, dis
trict, and that his defeat u possible. The
Speaker says that he cal oolites that the
Demoorats will have a majority of thi rty
five In the next Congress, possibly, bn
oertalnly thirty.
He Hiii'cemeit.
Cinobmati Inquirer. J
Mr. Saylor is carefully preparing hi*
papers for his oonteat with Hon. Ben.
Butterwortb. He has not the slightest
donbt but that Congress will give him the
seat.
A Pertinent Question.
Cincinnati Inquirer.J
Colonel John W. Forney says: “I
shall stand by tbe Republican party nnUl
tbe last born blows. ,r Isn’t it blowing
now. Colonel?
The Safest Pints.
Detroit Proa Press.]
Kissing the baby may reeult in deform
log the now and bringing on sear-sight-
ednaar. The eafeat plan is not to kim a
baby of the feminine persuasion until it
attains tbe age of 18 years. The outl
ie ge of the nose is mush stronger then.
The Barbers Wis.
Washington Btarj
The osw of Robert Wilson and others,
from the police oourt, charged with keep
ing their barber ehops open Sanday, were
before Jostioe Wylie, in the criminal
oourt, Saturday. The oaw ef tbe first
named was dismissed for being faulty.
Judge Wylie held that the old corporation,
under it* charter, bad neither power nor
authority to pass inch a law; that it oeuld
not be enforced and no proeeoutioaa bad
nnder it. He believed that a barber rbop
should, to some extent, be looked npon
as a sanitary mowure. It aided in keap-
lug men dean, and oertalnly no law
ahould operate against cleanliness of per
son.' After Jodge Wylie’s remarks, tbe
assistant District Attorney entered ~
nolle pro*, in the remaining eases.
The Usual Ferlormane*.
New York Tribuned .
The usual performance of nominating
Hendricks for the Presidency is in full
operation in Indiana. The Democratic
journals have revived the old eulogies,
whioh have been on duty every four
years for a quarter of a century, and are
printing them as fresh and original mat
ter. We are told onee more that Mr.
Hendricks always "deliberate# before he
aots,” whioh is uncommonly true, for he
deliberates so long that he never reachee
the point of acting. There is muoh more
of the seme sort, but it is so familiar
that its reproduction is unnecessary. The
carious thing about it is that Hendricks
and bis friends never realize the fatal
mistake of getting him into the field too
early. He is always nominated two
years in advance, and when tbe Conven
tion meets be ia always two years behind.
TheLalest lm Definitions
HawkcyaJ
Man with broken nose—"I want a man
arrested in the saloon around tbe oorner
for pounding me.” PoUoe Sergeant
“What kind of a looking man was he ?’’
Man W. B. N.—“A feller witb a base-ball
mustache.” P.8.—“A base-ball mus-
taohe? What do you mean by thst?”
Man W. B. N.—“Nine on a aide.”
Fair Motes.
The weather yesterday was odd, brac
ing ecd brerzy, with not a cioad to ob-
aoure the fall effalgenoe of thesun’s rays,
whioh lit up with additio na i gloiy the
many-tinted leaves ot the noble forest
trees that adorn our beauteous Park. i
At a very early hour the gates were
beset by an Impatient throng of visitor
seeking admission, and soon it beesme
evident that Thursday was to be a field
day for the Agricultural Society of Geor
gia. Long before noon every ban from
ground floor to ceiling was crammed
with a surging mass of humanity whioh
ebbed and flowed to and fro, rendering
looomotion almost impossible. Tho open
spaoes around the several buildings, also,
swarmed with people, and ladies, chil
dren, soldiers, and eivlllanr, representing
every grade acd class of society and all
sections of tbo State, formed an Imposing
array, sueh as has never been witnessed
in Georgia before.
One conld only liken the rush end jam
to the days of the Centennial at Phila
delphia. The concurrent testimony of
every individual with whom we con
versed is that, in point of numbers, the
present Fair js unparalleled, and even
considerably in exoess of the memorable
exposition which was held at the old
Laboratory soon after the war. Without
the slightest exaggeration there were
TWSNTT THOUSAND F1R30NS
present, and yet perfect order was main
tained, and not the smallest aeeldent or
oasnalty marred the pleasures of the day.
The military drill was the grand feature,
an account of whioh will be fonnd else
where. We never saw more perfect evo
lutions or better disciplined soldiers, and
it was hard, indeed, to deeide to whom
the vietory should be adjudged. The Ca
dots, from Atlanta, covered themselves
with glory, sndMaoon bad no reason to
be ashamed of her eraek corps, “the Vo!,
nnteers," who were lead by their accom
plished Captain, Carnes. In one contest
she bore away the prise.
Then followed the races, whioh all
agree were admirably contested and elic
ited great interest.
We resume onr notes of the displays of
the various exhibitors.
mtsnv. wAXLEBimr and bbcthxr.
This well known firm comes to the
front with a magnificent array of carpets,
covering all grades, from the choierat
tapestry to plain druggets, and hearth
rngs of the moat brilliant hues and beau
tiful designs.
Besides these, they have a large va
riety of fancy goods, whioh command
universal attention and are exceedingly
attractive. But the reader who has vis
ited the immense wholesale and beautiful
retail establishments of these gentlemen
is sufficiently posted oonoerning the mag
nitude of their operations.
Messrs. Oliver A Norton have on exhi
bition choice samples of their exoellcnt
stoves, cutlery, plated ware and natty
household articles whioh challenge con
stant attention, and are fair samples of
the goods in their city store.
W. W. Collins also makes a grand
show of elegant vahlolesof almost every
description, including road wagons,
splendid buggies and everything in his
line.
Tbe display of Mr. J. H. Campbell is
one of the best arranged on tbe ground?.
Every barrel is elaborately finished and
lettered with the name of the Uq it is
designed to oontain, and fancy b0 ties,
flasks, deoanters, etc., are most ar isti-
oally plaoed.
In the Art Gallery there were two groups
of drawings that elioited very general at
tention and eommendatioD. These were
the paintings of Mrs. Robertson, of An-
gnats, and tbe sketohes of the ohildren of
Hr. H. D. Llpford. The former was
probably the largest contribution from
any siogle artist, acd embraoed no leas
than thirtydhree specimens,
They evinoe talent of no ordinary de
gree and were greatly admired, especially
the Calls Lilies Japonioas, “The Nun,”
Mater Dolorosa and “the Cotton Hint.”
Mr. Lipford’s little girl is a genius,
aud her sketches indicate that witb prop
er culture the will become famous in af
teryears. We cannot pause to enumerate
or dwell upon the merits of her numer
ous drawings which are executed won
derfully well.
At Machinery Hall we found Mr. Rob
ert H. Smith on duty as the representa
tive of that opulent acd extensive man
ufacturer of steam engines. A. B. Far-
qnhar, Esqr.,Mr. Smith was running the
whole establishment with a tweatj-horae
power engine, which kept in motion sis
sixty-saw gins and two mill?. Yet every
thing moved like clock work and with
very little noise.
Oatside we were shown a beautiful
four-horse power plantation eugins.whicb
worked with astonishing ease and noise
less celerity, and was constructed to run
npon two wheels only, with tha aid of the
tosgne and fora wheels of any ordinary
farm wagon. It is a beautiful piece of
maohinery.
Hard by the veteran J. 8. Schofield ex
hibited an engine also for plantation
purposes, which is a model of simplioity
and neatness. It may bo need fo:r gin
ning, grinding and rawing, and consumes
bnt one-third of a obrd of wood per day
and four barrels of water. Hr. Forester,
the skilful foreman, who was in charge,
stated the remarkable faot that this ad
mirable six-horse power engine had been
built in the incredible short time of two
and n half days.' It ia claimed to be the
only Georgia madejengine on the ground.
No one should visit the Fair without
spending an hour in Machinery Hall.
There never has been any display in tbe
8tata, it is universally conceded, that
could oompare with that which may
bow be seen at our State Fair.
Want of time and spaoe mast again
abbreviate these hurried notes of a. few
ot tbe multitude of interesting objects
whioh go to make up the grandest indus
trial exposition that has ever been beheld
in Georgia.
Hln Ear la His Feekef,
Oil City Daniek.1 • ■ „ ,
Yesterday * email boy with bia hewd
bandaged entered a book-store and s?id
he wanted to bny somo school-books. _ Ae
tbo clerk was waiting on bia be inquired
tbe reaeon bia customer's bead was tied
up in aqch a abape.
“Ob,” responded the .boy, in a matter-
of-fact way, “a bone bit off my ear this
morning.”
“No!” said the clerk doubtwgly;
"what was the trouble, anyway?”
“I toll you he did bite it off,” the lad
said, with some warmth, “and I oan
prove it too. Just you look here now,”
and mehing down Into bia pocket bo
draw forth a wad of newspaper stoked
with blood auj. slapped it down oa tbe
counter. A crowd formed around tbe
little fellow, who with great gravity and
» pardonable air ot triumph proceeded to
unwrap tbe unsavory moos. Then he
pulled forth a ghastly relic in the shape
of » human ear, evidently torn out by
the root*. “Ho fetched it off at tbe
first nip.” Tbe boy gave Ids name aa
Regan, and said be lived oq tbe Clapp
farm. While working In the barn the
horse reaohed his heed over the side of
the etall, oadght the little fellow’s ear in
bis teeth and chewed. itoff Having
thus delivered himself, the lad carefully
" t throat It ia
Snuff or dust of any kind, and strong,
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catarrh and drive it to the lungs. Dr.
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properties. Eaoh paokage prepares on#
pint of the Remedy ready for uee, and
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Do not allow tbo baby to lingulah and
■uffer, but use Dr. Balls Baby Bjrup and
-AB017 X>tN XX42tNEY. n
Abou Sen Ksernev, may hie tribe decrease,
Awoke one niftht from s reams of th* Oblneoe.
(In which he mamaied oft, in accents,
low. his tameua watchword, "The Chinese must
go!”
And saw a spa) peon writing In tbe eold.
Bxoess ot cheek then nude Den Ksarmt told.
And to the pre#»noe in tbo room bs said:
' What writes! thou?” Thu figure raised its head,
And with a grin rspltsd.- "Yon fast keep sooU
Pm -ookin* round toflndthebifnssttooir
"And am lone,'’said Kearney. "I don’t know,”
Replied tha other. Kearney spoka more low
And cheeky than: ‘•You oan just bet yuur pile
Ipoolmylsturs in the sand lot stylo.” -
Thf»wdpeen bowed and vanished. The next
He knocked our hero higher than a kite.
The roll ot Cools be bore, ot tad and west.
Audio! Den Kearney** name led all tbe rest.
—Bret Barte, In the Sen Fransiooo Call.
inkskorzasT
Msecs a Uzmasirr. October 29,1S7S.
Death, the dated meeeengar ot God. in the be*
ginning of a pleasant term, ht* steles upon u?
end taken from our midst oar beloved compen ■
on. Mr. C. M. R&ttishsil, ,on of Dr. D. Patti-
shall, of Houston county, who dledofhemor-
rhrgio malaria! fere', Monday morning, at three
o’clock, Ootober 28th. Mr. PatiUhaU had fust
come among us, and by hi* amiable disposition,
happy face and jovial expression* won the friend
ship of all. In him we had * companion with
whom to associate was a pleasure. Fo shadow
seemed to cross his face, but a smile of weleome
and ot pleasure ever attended him. Although he
had been in feeble health before and ainoo his
arrival.his duties were attended to. But oa Sat
urday morning ho took his bed, never to rim
again. Little did we thick on Sunday night, as
we heard the prayer. "O God. our prayer is spare
him. but if it is thy will take him to thy borne la
heaven,” that aa these word* were uttered, death
with outspread wings was hovering over him,
fanning him into the cold sleep oi death, and
that before another sun wonld shed Us ray* en
earth. Meroer will have lewta son and wa s broth
er. Though far away from home, still * loving
father and kind friend* watched by bUtodriU
death. Therefore.be it
Betolved. That in the death of Ur. FattbhaB
we have lost a friend and camradei and although
we greatly miss hie happy faoe and pleasant com
pany, still we reoogmie the band of an Almighty
God, telling tu we must die, and although our
faces may glow with the smile of beeltb. sooner
or later we must follow;
Besolvc d. That wo extend our heartfelt sym
pathy to the bereaved family. And though their
hearts may grieve for his lot, yet their grief is
not condned at home, but extends to the hearts
of his friends at Mercer.
Resolved further, That these resolutions be
published in the Macon Telegraph and Messen
ger, and a copy be tent the attirted family.
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.H. WALESA Senior Class.
PAUL M ATKINSON. Junior Class.
O. 0. GRBIN, Sophomore Class.
G. Uf. WOOD, Fisthmsu Was*,
Committee
State Bans*.—Courier-Journalt The
Philadelphia Press says that "the South
ern Democrats are substantially a unit in
ftTor of restoring the old irUeot ot State
batiks. The Western Demoorats are Is
sympathy with them.” This the Press
knows to be unltus, and the assertioa is
a fair sample of the current Republican
campaign methods.
War Psobabilitiej.—A Washing ten
special to the Cincinnati Gaulle says the
opinion has been expressed within a few
days, at one of the legations here aaoct
likely to be informed in regard to Hie
condition of affairs between the various
home government?, that war between
England and Rassia could not now be
avoided, nor very long delayed, as evi
denced by complications likely to arise;
and the opinion was further expressed
that indications under tbe surface of
affairs all point strongly toward a general
European war.
Lord Bxioonuteld’s Hialth. — A
special dispatch from Locdou says that
the air is heavy with rumors of the
illness of Lerd Beaoonsfield, and tha
Cabinethaa been summoned to consider
what should be done in case of kit death.
At the last meeting of the Cabinet he
had a serious apopleotio fit, and tbs pres*
ence of his physician was neoessary.
The Treatt of Berlin.—The Pall
Mall Gaseite editorially declares that the
treaty of Berlin is a failure; that it will
be impossible by it to arrive t a pacific
solution; and that the sooner this feet is
recognized., the better. Peaoe, it says,
must be commanded by commanding
the arrest of tbe reckless power which
has kept Europe in commotion for yeara
Dost, and now threatens to break away
from all law and all restraint. If this is
only to be done in concert, and concert ia
a give-and-take matter for the tens fits of
which all parties must pay something, it
follows that we should not shrink from
any price in reason.
Mistaken Identity.—Three houses
in a suburb of Boston ware entered oa
the same day by a thief, who was dis
tinctly seen by the inmates in each case.
Their descriptions led to the arrest of
Edward Leonard, an industrious and
honest young man, and they were all
prompt inidentify ing him as the oriminal.
it chanced that Jhe had sot worked on
the day of the robberies, and therefore
was unable to establish an alibi. Ha
would undoubtedly have been convicted
had not an officer recollected that be
tween him and a thief called Baltimore
Jim was* wonderfol resemblance. Balti
more Jim waa arrested, and the stolen
property was found in his possession.
Charms of the Circuj.—A Texas man .
went into Sherman with a load of wood
and his wife and two children. He told
the wood for one dollar, and his wife
realized one dollar and a onarrer from
ths sale of a jar of butter. Thecs was a
oircus m town, and the f needed
seventy-five cents more to purthate tick
ets for the pertormanea. T -y were
about to give up in despair and spend
their money for somethin,: ^ar, when
a bright idea struck the. mu. He had
on anew pair of boots, waieu ua resolved
to pawn for the amount required. A
ahylock was found, and the man, in his
bare feet, attended the show with his
family.
Tfx Florida Cifhrrs.—Mr. David W*
Sillers, a prominent Philadelphia lawyer
who was in Florida, November, 1876, as
one of the oounsel for the Democrats
before the courts on the returning board
business, expresses a doubt whether the
cipher' dispatches published in the New
York Tribune ever came from F.erida, or
if they did they have been translated by'
some key whioh suited the purpose of the
translator more than any one else. He
is oertain the key cannot be the correct
one. He saya he was thrown in intimate
association with the visiting Democrat?,
including Mr. Marble, and knows there
was do purpose on their part to oorrupt
either the returning board-or tha Repub
lican electors.
The Japanese Government has decided
upon an important change in its silver
coinage, upon which the Berlin Borsen
Zeitung remarks: "It may happen that
the Japan Government will beoome a
large purchaser of silver, since it has
decided to withdraw the yens hitherto
coined, which were struck with 0.920
parts of fine silver, and to substitute for
them a dollar of 0 916 parts of fine silver,
suited for commercial tranaaotiou* eat of
the country. From this we may expect
that the proposed cein is tobs struck
according to the standard of the Ameri
can silver coinage, and that it will be-
come a very general circulating medium.’*
Upon this the London Economist signi
ficantly observes—“Th* at sternest in
creases our wish that our Government
had taken time by the forelock, and ooin-
ed a British trade dollar for circulation in
the far East”
After all our London contemporary’a
opposition toEngland taking any port in
theretont Coinage Conference and to the
general purpeeea of that gathering, it
appewa, isyetheiNew York Bulletin, that
England has a very decided interest in
the recognition of silver end in the pro
motion of uniformity of standard*. It M
something that An hitherto staunch oppo
nent of all attempts to promote the use
ot silver should thus acknowledge the
importance, of England creating a new
silver coin, even though it be deatined
only for export and for circulation in the
far East. This goes a long way towards
confessing what the friend* of ailver.
have always maintained, that tbe txten- ,
sive use of silver in the East ooapels its
recognition and uniformity in its ooinage
among the Western nations. Thewm;
msreial branch of the double standard
argument, reinforced by late expsrisnoe
of th* India exchangee, i# evidmtly
making some impression upon the Lon
don tingle Standard theorist*.