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GEORGIA PRESS.
Mb- John Lewis, of Sparta, is raising
tea plants. Hancock county is in the same
latitude as the tea districts of China.
Mbs. M. K. Chapman’s clothing caught
£it on the place of Mr. B. H. Thomas,
mnr Sparta, from a brush heap in the field
»nd burned her fatally. Her clothing
was entirely consumed.
Maj;k Hopkins, a colored warrior,
-shot at another darkey but missed him,
•aear Sparta, winging, however, a highly
colored little fellow. He now pen-
■aively repeats in jail “how many a ball at
random sent,” etc.
Swainsboro wants a good close shave
. and yeamethfor a good barber.
■No prisoners now adorn the interior of
iSwainsboro’s jail.
Last Tuesday night the store of Mr. E.
H. Edenfield was buigariously entered and
robbed of such funds as could bo found.
The thief rode out of town on a horse bor
rowed of a gentleman who was asleep,
Son. II. D. McDaniels is being men
tioned in the upper part of this district as
a possibilityTor Gubernatorial honors,
DcritEZ & Benedict’s Minstrels will
visit Athens.
Tony Denies took in five hundred
wnd sixteen dollars Saturday night at the
Opera House in Athens.
The Tliomasville leap year party is ri
pening.
Tuosiasville has a saloon called the
Woodbine. It is safe to say that not only
<does the woodbine twine, hat so also do
the extremities of the customers of the
Tho.masville had a frost last week.
The city clerk of Brunswick gets five
fiundred a year.
Goihion' will soon have an academy and
lodge, costing $1,000.
An exchange says: The very first man
in the Kentucky Legislature, to get on a
rip staving new year’s drunk was a mem
ber of the standing committee on religion
and morals. He is no longer a member
of that committee.
He is certainly incapacitated himself for
serving on any standing committee.
The famous Dooly county safe has
caused trouble again. This time its cus
todian is unable to open it, and the mon
ey therein is altogether too safe to suit the
convenience of its owners. They think
the operation very similar to laying up
treasure in Heaven—a very safe place of
deposit,hut difficult to check on.
The Irwinton Southerner and Appeal
hastens to rise and apologize to Mr. L. L
Hall for publishing his obituary, while
that gent leman is in the enjoyment of per
fect health. It is too long after New
Year’s day for such an error to l»e ex
cusable.
A. Southwest Georgia paper married the
wrong girl to a gentleman in Lee county
■last week, and visions of shot guns have
oeen floating through the editor’s troubled
brain ever since.
Darien Gazette: The X. I. E. man, *f
the Macon Telegraph, speaks of the
editor of this paper as “Gubb.” Now, we
wish to inform our young friend that we
are not like the oyster, good onlv for
months that are spelled with an “r,” but
-only good when we are spelled with a*
"r” first, last and all the time.
The X. I. E. man no doubt knew he
was good, so good that if the “r” was in
serted he was afraid the early bird would
- catch him.
Athens had ten fire alarms last year.
' The city has two hxuidred and thirty-two
firemen and five machines.
Hev. J. T. Bruce, of Talbotton, has
received a call from the Presbyterian
Church at Madison, Ga., and probably will
accept.
Tur. burglar is making the heads of
families anxious in Talbotton. Mr. Mc-
Cormick Neal’s honsc was bored into last
wee.*,
Tub Griffin News played Othello in its
compirxivyii on its patrons last Wednes
day. A failure of a shipment of paper
compelled the use of wrapping paper for
its edition of that day.
The Athens Watchman says:
- U.gest funeral cortege that has
been seen in this city for a great many
years, turned out at the burial of the re
mains of the lamented Major T. A.
Burke-
Tub late Major T. A. Burke belonged
to rbe following societies: Knights of
Honor, Jtoval Arcanum, Masons and Odd
Fellows, and was a member of the City
■Council.
The first issue of a new paper just
•start od in Canton, the Cherokee Advance,
Na Ben F. Perry,editor, has been sent out.
It will be I *emocratic in politics, but will
"t«* specially devoted to the moral, agri
cultural and educational interests of
Cherokee county.
Railro ad Sale—Sparta Ishmaelite :
The road bed, right of way, franchise and
property of every description of the Macon
and Augusta railroad will be sold in Au
gusta on the first Tuesday in March
next, to satisfy claims held against it by
the Georgia Railroad and Banking Com
pany.*
Aetili: burning for nearly a week and
being thoroughly drowned out several
•times, the Augusta News says the smoul
dering cotton from the burned warehouse
of wie Augusta Factory again burst into
flames abo it eleven o’clock last Sunday
morning. la the face of a strong wind a
■conflagration seemed, at ’one time immi
nent, but the fire department turned out
promptly, and soon had the fire under
control.
The Savannah News contains the fol
lowing letter from Captain Mallory, of the
steamer “City of Savannah,” which col
lided with a hark in the New York har
bor, day or two since: *."
Savannah, January 20.—Editor Hom
ing News: Will you please give the ac
companying letter, signed by the’ passen
gers of this ship,'a space in your paper.
Aou will see that the collision was una
voidable, our steering apparatus refusing
to work at a critical time.
This ship sustained but little damage,
-merely carrying away her foretopmast and
-foreyard. There was no excitement, and
ho one was hurt on the steamer. All due
effort was made to avoid the collision—
engines reversed and wheel belt cut, but
all of no avail. My rudder would not act
■quick enongh, and my engines could not
arrest her speed in time to avoid a collis
ion. By giving this your attention you
will greatly oblige, yours respectfully,
F. G. Mallory, Commander.
The letter holds tbo Captain blameless,
and accords to bis prompt action the cred
it of making the accident less serious than
it otherwise would have been. He has
•been relieved of his command.
Griffin News: It was rumored yester-
<tay, and with every appearance of relia
bility, that the recent lessees of the Macon
Brunswick railroad have decided to
abandon the lease. After making a very
bitter fight to secure the property and
winning at great cost, paying into the
■Stale treasury the ten thousand dollars
fodfcit money, they have already grown
weary of the toy, and give it up. The ru-
tourist and pleasure traveler to visit the
interesting island of Cuba, and Havana,
the Queen of the Antilles. The steamer
has superb cabin accommodations, all
on the upper deck, well ventilated state
rooms, with all modern improvements, and
a beautifully arranged dining room. The
Admiral will leave Cedar Keys ever Tues
day morning, and, being very fast, she will
reach Havana in thirty hours. The ex
cursion rates are so reasonable that such
will certainly benefit many to make this
delightful winter trip. Messrs. Levy &
Alden, who have offices in this city, Fer-
nandina, Jacksonville and St. Augustine,
also ia New York, are the authorized
agents of this line.
The young men of Brunswick, last
week, tendered a serenade to Mr. J. M.
Couper, Mr. C. P. Goodyear and Colonel
C.W. Styles,in recognition of their services
for Brunswick in the recent leasing of the
road.
The Brunswick Appeal says the report
that Tom Blodgett has been appointed
collector of that port is erroneous.
Sandersyille has received 5,388 bales
of cotton up to the 7tb instant—500 bales
in excess of what was received in all of
the past season.
Judge B. L. Rodgers has ripe straw
berries in Sandersville.
The State Agricultural Society meets
Cuthbert on the 10th instant. The coun
ties throughomt the State are selecting
delegates.
Stock of the Sandersville and Tennille
railroad iaheld at $1.10.
Warbenton is mtiking a move for
new academy.
Thf Butler Herald says much trouble
was caused to one of the citizens of Tay
lor county by the authority of the revenue
officer. His still and several barrels of
the crooked were captured and he him
self placed under bond-
The editor of the Cartersyille Free
Press feelingly remarks that a certian
bar-room in that place “keeps the finest
whisky that a man ever folded his lips
over.”
Hawkin8Ville had a well carried out
burlesque on its fire department a few
days since. The late council of Hawkins-
ville bought a chemical fire engine at an
expense of $2,000 and the boys of the town
were burlesqueing it.
Perry has joined the procession, and
will have a leap year party,
Horse thieves are prowling around
Dawson; one horse has been stolen and
an attempt detected to steal another in
that place,
Hardy "Williams, the murderer of
youug Edwards, in Dawson a few weeks
since, has not been captured, as stated in
the Journal last week.
Worth county had a large masquerade
ball at the residence of Mr. John B
Odum last week.
Some speculator bought up the majori
ty of the seats for McCullough in Colum
bus, and some of those who did not se
cure choice positions early are indignant
over the attempt at speculation.
Columbus is having Soderer and Ball’s
art illustrations and Dr. A. O. Brickman’s
lectures on spiritualism.
Mr. H. M. McIntosh, of the Albany
Advertiser, had a birthday party, and
was presented a handsome water cooler
by the employes of the office, and a baby
carriage by the proprietors of the paper.
An amatuer Press Association has been
organized by the amatuer printers of Sa
vannah.
Mr. George Augustus Sala, the fa
mous English newspaper correspondent,
passed through Atlanta for New Orleans
on Thursday. He is making a study of
America and her politics.
A Produce Exchange, where honrly tel
egrams will be received announcing the
status of the leading Western grain and
meat markets, is soon to be established in
Columbus.
Americus Recorder: Mr. Wm. Hooks
killed last week one hundred and sixty-
seven head of hogs. This does not look
much like starving. Apropos to this we
learn that the quantity of meat raised in
Southwest Georgia last year exceeds any
since the war.
Sandersville Herald: A largo ea
gle was killed by a negro a few miles
from Sandersville recently. One of his
feet was brought to our office, measuring
eight inches between the ends of his front
and rear talons. We should suppose that
eagle ceuld have carried off an ordinary
sheep.
Columbus Enquirer: On Monday
trains on the Columbus and Rome Rail
road began running to the top of Pine
Mountain. The officials tell us the busi
ness is good, and will no doubt continue
to improve. The work of grading the
balance of the seven miles is continuing,
and ere long the track will be laid to
Chipley.
Says the Harlem Columbian: “An old
miner who was prospecting in this county
recently informed us that he had found
three places where gold deposits were the
best be ever saw; also a large quantity of
asbestos. This is encouraging. Who
knows but that Columbia may turn out at
least one of the best gold fields in the Uni
ted States? Let’s starts boom.”
Gainesville Eagle: The happiest
portion of our farmers. The winter has
)een remarkably mild, and most of them
are well advanced with the work of the
farm. Com is commanding a big price,
scattering thousands of dollars all over our
county, hands and tenants hare bsen se
cured' on living terms and put to work,
and the farm business "of Hall has never
had a more encouraging outlook than at
present.
The Cartersville Free Press speaks as
follows of the late Major T. A. Burke, for
merly, of this city:
Major Burke married a Miss Falligant,
sister of Robert Falligant, an able ana ac
complished lawyer of Savannah. She is
a very accomplished and most estimable
lady, and we do most sincerely sympa
thize with her and her orphaned children,
and trust that he who has promised to
protect the widow and the orphan will
overshadow them with his love. May the
clods rest lightly over the grave of our de
ceased friend! When the springtide
comes there will be tender and loving
hands to strew his restingplace with early
flowers. . 'Z ...
Rome Tribune: Dr. Hall, Ins daughter
(Miss Alice) together with Mr. C. J. War
ner andiittle Lula Warner, have accept
ed an engagement in Philadelphia with
an opera company, and the departure of
Miss Alice, Mr. Warner and Lula was for
the purpose of fulfilling this engagement.
Dr. Hall will follow as soon as Ids busi
ness arrangements are completed and he
can do so. The cause of the scandal (that
Warner and Miss Alice had been unlaw
fully married) is due to the fact that Mr.
Warner failed to inform his wife of the
arrangement, because he feared tbat she
would object to his carrying Lula, aud be
greatly desired to do so.
Rome Courier: We understand tbat
Colonel Blanchard has closed a contract
with parties to build tbat portion of the
Rome and Chattanooga road between
which her father had made ip 1833 in An.
derson district, South Carolina. With
this machine thread was spun of any size
wanted by hand power, the seed cotton
being fed on an endless web of cloth, after
the fashion of the platform of the. present
railroad threshers. The seed cotton was
distributed regularly across this web as
moved in front of the gin to which the
spindles were attached. Mrs. Towers re
members having seen it used in 1836, and
about that time one of her sisters made
seven hundred yards of cloth in one year,
doing the spinning on this machine. I;
was made by a negro man owned by her
uncle, and the negro had learned the se
cret while working somewhere in Ten
nessee. Mrs. Towers used this spinning
machine until her marriage. It was kept
in use up to and during the war, and
still in the family as a household relic.
Louisville Courier: General Wil
liam M. Browne; Professor of Agriculture
and history in the University of Georgia,
has been engaged to edit an Agriculture
Department in the Telegraph and
Messenger. He will hereafter furnish a
column of original agricultural and select
matter once a week. This new and in
teresting feature will add greatly to our
excellent contemporary.
Tramps are interesting Columbus, and
are very annoying to the citizens. Sev
eral ladies of that city have been insulted
by them, and last Monday night, as
train was leaving the depot, one of them
threw a bride through the window of the
engineer’s cab, and then made his escape
The Enquirer says some severe means
must be adopted to prevent their entering
the city.
Constitution: On Wednesday night be
tween II and 12 o’clock, the academy of
Professor Neal, out at Kirkwood, was en
tirely destroyed by fire. A pile of straw
sprinkled with kerosene was discovered
under the comer of the building before
the flames had made much headway.
The Incendiary was not appreheuded.
The academy was built by subscription
and was not insured.
A Brilliant Wedding.—Constilur
tion: Wednesday evening there occurred
in Dalton one of the happiest marriages
we have ever had the pleasure of noticing
in these oelnmns. We refer to the nup
tials of Mr. John L. Trimble, of Dalton,
formerly of Atlanta, and Mis3 Mary E.
Norris, one of the reigning belles of North
Georgia. The ceremony was performed
in the Methodist Church, which was filled
to overflowing before the appointed hour.
The residence of the bride’s father is just
opposite the church. A line of carpeting
was laid from the church to the gate of
the residence for the bridal party to pass
over. At five o’clock promptly the
organ pealed forth under the artistic touch
of Professor Schoeller, one of the grand
wedding marches. There were four ush
ers and eight attendants. An elegant
supper was servedat the residence of the
bride’s father. Mr. Trimble and his wife
left at seven o’clock for the North, where
they will enjoy a few weeks stay. Miss
Norris was very well known in Atlanta!
and Mr. Trimble was for a long time one
of the leading young business men of the
city.
And now comes the oldest inhabitant
and deposeth and saith the winter of 1849
was similar to this.
Mr. J. B. Heard, of Senoia, was thrown
irom his buggy and had his arm broken,
last week.
The Quitman Reporter says it is now
clear whe will be the next Congressional
candidate from the Second District, and
names Colonel W. A. Harris, of Worth.
Tiie members of the congregation of the
Quitman Presbyterian Church gave their
pastor a surprise party a few nights since.
Albany will hold a Spring-Fair on the
19th of May. A splendid premium list is
being prepared.
Oglethorpe county has gone crazy on
the subject of goat raising.
The darkies regard it as an unpardona
ble sin, say3 the Oglethorpe Echo, to bum
sassafras woods.
Messrs. Jacob & Michael, of Athens,
have closed doors. Liabilities, $16,000
assets probably $4,000.
The higher grade of crime is on the in
crease among the Oglethorpe county ne
groes.
Oglethorpe county fears a water
famine.
The Greensboro Home Journal calls it
Cole-lapse of the Central Railroad
lease.
Mr. H. J. Cook returns to his old posi
tion with Messrs. Welsh & Bacon, of
Albany.
A movement is on foot in Albany to
start an ice factory, with highly probable
prospects of success.
Hampton is soon to have a Cumber
land excursion.
Mr. Thomas Foster killed on his
farm, near Greensboro, Tuesday last, a
wild turkey weighing twenty pounds.
The Greensboro Herald man calls the
Warrenton Our County man a donkey.
They probably forget the scriptural ex
pression, “How pleasant it is for brethren
to dwell together in unity.”
Good mules in Sparta bring one hun
dred and twenty-fire to one hundred and
fifty dollars.
Cartersville has received this sea
son seven thousand, nine hundred and
seventy-three bales of cotton.
The only casualties occurring through
the State ^eems to be caused by people
being thrown out of their busies, and
breaking their limbs. '
There is a man in Troup county who
has two sons named Tom - and Jerry.
When they get angry the old man has hot
Tom and Jerry.
Augusta had two prize pugclistic
fights near her limits on Wednesday
last.
A runaway horse in Columbus broke
liis leg, but continued running all the’
same on three pedestals.
Columbus is being overlaced with
wires for the telephone exchange. ,
Another factory will.soon be buzzing
in Columbus. 1 1 i
Summerville and a.point near Cathey’s: i 30 popular with the lad
and Robinson’s gape. Itds not yet defi
nitely ascertained which route the " road-
will go, whether byCothey’s or Robinson’s
gap. We have reason to hope, from tele-
mor is as yet unconfirmed here; but, if it grams just received, that a contract will
tine, wliat new developments arc we to
«xpcct?
Savannah News: A New Mail Stea-
SJER-—Tho new and elegantly appointed
side-wheel steamer Admiral has just, been
placed on tlie route between Cedar Keys,
Key West and Havana, to perform a .week-
be concluded in a few days tbat will se
cure tlie building of the-road direct
through to Chattanooga. \ V j ” -
The “ Clement Attachment.”—
Rome Courier: A paragraph taken from
some other paper recently reprinted jn the
Courier in regard to a machine used years
tyiast mail service between the United ago in the'South for making yarn from
States and Cuba, thus supplying a long- seed cotton, recalled .to the recollection of
f-lt want in offering an opportunity to the Mrs. Colonel J.-R. Towers a machine
George Tisox, the colored porter, of
Messrs. Sloat, Russell St Co., was acciden
tally shot, probably fatally, by a sea cap
tain’s careless handling of a pistol, in Sa
vannah. nJI j ••■I
Some fifteen tramps are said to have "lo
cated a camp on the Central railroad near
Savannah. Stand add deliver is their
motto when passers are alone ana . .un
armed.
Speaking of the recent fire in that city
the LaGrange Reporter says: 1 Jr'S
The fire was a great calamity in all its
bearings, and the losses will fall heavily
on many who cannot well bear them. We
hope'to give a full statement of losses next
week.
the subject thus: ' j.'.V" ‘
Mr. J. P. A. Dupont, of the Dupont
Oke/enokean, was married on the I2tjv
inst., to Miai Lela Hall, of Portland, Me.'
Some of oiir young.ladies will remember
Mr. Dupont as a dapper little gentleman
'at the press convention laet year, who was
dies.
After famuyurayer,'a ,f<
since, a little Waynesboro boy as
“Mama, how can God hear folks pray
when He’s so fun a way ^’’’..Before the
ladv could frame a suitable reply, a
sunny-feced little miss of five summers
vehemently said: “I’ll jest bet He's dot
tell jpbones a running to every place I”'
* A special to the Evening News says:
Atlanta, January 28.—Colonel E. W
Cole left here last night on a special train
for Chattano6ga. It is understood that
desired to sell his stock, they were to take
it at the same price. Also that they were
to take care of Colonel Cole.
Strange Disease.—Americus Recor
der: We Pam-that Mr. Tom Walker, of
Schley county, has lost several milch cows
within the last week. They died very
suddenly and were strangely affected.
The disease seems to be seated in the
throat or lungs, and they have a disposi
tion to rub the head and neck even to the
extent of abrading the skin. A consider-
ble amount of mucus gathers in a sack
under the throat. He was not able to ar
rest the disease in a single case.
The Quitman Reporter is responsible
for the following memoranda:
A straight shoot to Monticello, distance
twenty miles—Quitman and Monticello
railroad—opens up a Western terminus
on the Gulf at 1st. Marks. Road to be ex
tended to James Island—distance will be
increased but little. Water plenty for the
largest sized vessels.
Through from the Gulf to Savannah is
ten hours. Time and distance greatly
shortened between Cuba and the West
Indies and the Northern markets.
The Live Oak connection from Dupont
to be taken up; no use for it after the con
nection of the Waycross and Jacksonville
road.
Camilla Dispatch: A most startling
event transpired at the funeral of Mrs,
Butler last Tuesday. As the congrega
tion sang the first lines of the second
hymn, a young lady standing near the
middle of the church spoke out audibly,
“I’m dying, I’m dying, I’m dying!” The
effect ofthese words can be better imagin
ed than described. A deathly pallor had
overspead her face as she was borne from
the house by her friends. 1 Dr. Twitty,
who was promptly on hand, made a hasty
examination, and soon gave the informa
tion that the attack was only a temporary
affection of the heart, causing palpitation,
from which the young lady soon recov
ered.
The following remarkable and doubt
less “o’er true tale” is told by the Ameri
cus Republican. It says;
“A gentleman gives us this little inci
dent: As I was riding along in an out-of-
the-way path I observed a ludicrous scene.
I had approached a log cabin that had
several acres cleared around it. In one
comer of the lota negro woman was
ploughing, but she had two girls tugging
away trying to break the hard ground in
stead of e mule. They made little head
way, as the ground was too hard. About
fifty yards oil’a negro man was Seeding
rather plump mule. On asking why he
did not plough the mule he remarked:
‘Boss, dis mule is mine; de ole ’em an is
mine and de gals is mine; nobody is gwine
to fotcli dem away; but if de morgum on
dis mule ain’t raised next fall de white
man will sent the sheriff and take de
mule and all I’s got. So, boss, I- thought
I’d keep de mule fat and let de gals and
old ’oman work and save dis hoss flesh as
much as I can, fur if dc wust comes 1 can
ride off on de mule and go somewhar else
to work. Dat’s it boss; de work won’i
hurt de gals.’ ”
Camilla Dispatch: On last Tuesday
night, about midnight, Mr. James L.
Stewart, the county treasurer, was awa
kened by parties talking in front of bis
yard. He arose and asked who was there
but got no response. He then ordered
them to leave, and was returning to his
room when he became aware that they
were approaching the house, ne called
for his gun, and, having small shot, he
advanced to the front again and ordered a
halt. No attention was paid to the call,
and one of the parties was passing to the
rear of the house, the other advancing .to
ward the front, when Mr. S. fired on the
latter, and the man fell. It proved to be a
negro. Upon being questioned as to what
he wanted he gave no satisfactory infor
mation, telling four different tales about
himself. He is not seriously hurt.
Chathasi, the Atlanta correspondent
of the Savannah News, says in his last
letter that the idea that Grady’s interview
with Governor Colquitt saved the Macon
and Brunswick Railroad from being with
out “a single bidder,” is mere moonshine.
The arrangements were long before that
perfected for the lease of the road, and
the interview had nothing to do with the
sale. The courts and the railroad com
mission are the only powers that can
touch the "Western and Atlantic Railroad,
except for failure to pay the monthly
rental, over which the Governor has con
trol.
It is also a delusion to think tho Cole-
Brown-Wadley combination was “a mere
sham,” a simple stock speculation. All
parties concerned acted in good faith, and
the "sellout” of Stevenson to the rival
Louisville road shows that it was a com
bination fatal to that route, and one that
they were obliged to get rid of at any
price. Colonel Cole had done his work
well, and just as he was awaiting its en
dorsement by his directors the rival road
stepped in and dethroned him in an in
stant. There was no double dealing, no
speculation on his part in tlie matter]
B’xai Biutu.—Savannah Notes: The
only business of importance transacted at
yesterday’s session of the Grand Lodge, I
O. B. B., was the increasing of the dues
of the members forty cents each per quar
ter for the benefit of tlie orphan fund and
presentation of a banner by the Board of
Control of Msnticello Lodge No. 214, of
Charlottesville, Virginia, that Lodge hav
ing contributed the largest amount of the
orphanage fund.
.The Lodge adjourned to meet in Balti
more on the 20tli of January, 1881.
The banner, which is beautiful in de
sign and finish, was presented by Dr. Si
mon Wolfe, of Washington, on behalf of
the Board of Control, aud was received
by Mr. D. N. Stem, representative of the
Monticello Lodge.
During the morning an address was de
livered at the Hebrew Synagogue by Mr.
Wolfe on the subject of the orphan asy
lum and hospital fund of District No. 5.
ltifasan eloquent address, and was lis
tened to with deep attention by the large
congregation which filled the edifice.
The session, we are informed by some
of the representatives, was one of the
pleasantest and most enjoyable that has
ever been held by the Grand Lodge. '
A Duel Between two Colored
Men.—Savannah Ncics: Late on Tues
day evening, the locality of« shop on th
Louisville road, about six and a balf miles
from the city, was the scene of an im
promptu duel, which resulted seriously.
It seems, from what we can learn,
that Tom Clark and Charles Hous
ton, two colored men, between whom
111 feeling had long existed, met at- the
store] wnere a number of other’ne
groes had gathered, and got] to
drinking. The old quarrel was re
newed between Clark . and Houston,
and the former who had his gun with
him, proposed tliat Houston go and get his
gun, and they settle their difficulty by an
exchange of shots. Houston, who lived in
the neighborhood, hastened home, and,
procuring his gun, returned to the scene.
Ground was marked off and the combat
ants faced, when, without any further pre
liminaries, both fired simultaneously and
both fell at the same time. The guns were
heavily charged :With buck shot. Clark*
waa shot in the left side and .breast, some
of vthe shot, It is presumed, entering the
lung. He was brought to the city and car
ried to the office of Dr. Chisholm, who ex
amined his wound and found it to be very
serious, and oil Wednesday morning he
was sent to the Colored Infinnary.
The Cartersville Express inildlv puts- ■ -Houston, who. received three or four
' shots in the body,-two in the abdomen,
was carried off by hii friends,.and was be
lieved to be in a dying condition. In con
sequence, of the affair. occurring in the
country; and those who were present
prbbably fearing they might get into
trouble if they said much on the subject,
it was not generally known.
f
It is a fact well established by unques
tionable testimony that nail’s Hair Re-
bewer renews, cleanses, brightens, invigo
rates and restores to: its original color and
lustre, faded, gray or discolored hair,
cheaply, quickly and surely. The poorest
jeople prefer to buy it and use it, rather
(ban to proclaim in'a manner, more forci-
Petersburg, Va., January 23.—A
liberal contribution of funds has just been
made by the German citizens of this place
for the sufferers in Upper Silesia, Ger
many. The money collected has been
forwarded to the German Consul in Rich
mond, Virginia.
St. Loins, January 23.—The Post-
Dispatch newspaper office was damaged
about $5,000 by fire this morning. The
paper appeared as usual this evening,
The loss is covered by insurance.
The wholesale drug house of Robert B.
Smith, at Ulton, Illinois, was burned yes
terday with the Alton Evening Telegraph
and job printing office of Beal & Danders.
Smith’s loss is about $110,000; insurance
$89,000. The printing office was only
partly insured.
Washington, January 23.—lu the
House, the Speaker, after some miscella
neous business bad been transacted, pro
ceeded to call committees for reports of
a private nature.
New York, January 23.—A special to
the Herald from Rome says the Pope de
clares there is no truth in the Poll Mall
Gazette's statement that his Holiness was
angry with Cardinal McCloskey on ac
count of his reception of Parnell. His
Holiness expressed the highest opinion of
Cardinal McCloskey, and takes no inter
est in the Parnell demonstration—it be
ing political and not religious.
Boston, January 23—The Herald’s
Augusta special says: The Fusionists are
talking seriously of accepting the tendered
hopitalities of the Democratic city of Bid-
deford. The Fusionist Governor Smith is
desirous of getting away from Augusta,
where ho says the Republican city admin
istration will not protect the Union Hall
Legislature, and where the legislators are
subject to assault daily.
Washington, January 23.—In the
House Mr. Upson, of Texas, introduced
bill authorizing the Secretary of the Treas
ury to ascertain and report the amount of
money expended and the indebtedness as
sumed by the State of Texas in the In
dian and Mexican raids.
Mr. McKenzie, of Kentucky, from the
Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds, reported the bill authorizing the
erection at Danville, Virginia, of a public
building at a cost not over $60,000,
Passed.
Mr. Horr, of Michigan, then made a hu
morous speech In reply to some pleasant
ries indulged in at his expense yesterday,
by Mr. Mr. Cox, of West Virginia.
After the passage of some private bills
and the presentation of several memorials,
the House adjourned until Monday.
The Senate Committee on the Southern
Exodus to-day continued the examination
of O. S. B. Wall, of Washington, (col.),
President of the Emigrant Aid Society,
and took a large amount of interesting
testimony from James E. O’Hara, a promi
nent colored Republican, who is now con
testing the seat in Congress from the sec
ond North Carolina District. Wall, who
said yesterday that North Carolina was a
poor, God-forsaken country, with soil" that
would not sprout peas, admitted to day,
under Senator Vance’s cross-examination,
that he did not know anything personally
anything about the soil of tliat State. Mr.
O’Hara, the only other witness examined,
gave a very favorable account of the con
dition and treatment of the colored people
in North Carolina.
In his county, Halifax, they owned at
least 20,000 acres of valuable unincum
bered land, were of equal prosperity with
the white people of the same pecuniary
means, aud were treated by the wealthier
classes equally well. He testified that al
though there was at one time some bull
dozing in the" counties bordering on South
Carolina, there never has been any politi
cal persecution in the counties affected by
the present exodus, and none now in any
part of the State. White mechanics had
no prejudice against working with colored
mechanics, and there was no discrimina
tion against the colored people in the
courts or on the juries. Witness thought
the exodus was the work of agitators who
went about the country stirring up and
deceiving by false representations the less
industrious part of the colored population.
Augusta, Me., January 23.—The Fu
sion Legislature met at Union Hall to
day, but only part of the members were
present, and nothing of importance was
done. The Republican Legislature
passed, under a suspension of the rules,
the resolution amending the Constitution
that the Governor shall hereafter be elec^
ted by a plurality instead of a majority
vote.
Charlottesville, VA., January 23.—
This morning the material train on the
Virginia Midland road, at Rockfish sta
tion, eighteen miles south of Charlottes
ville, ran off the track at a bridge, down
an embankment of fifteen feet, killing
Conductor Dabney Nilson and two brake-
men, and seriously wounding Captain H.
D. Luckei and six road bands: Six cars
were completely wrecked.
Liverpool, January 23.—This week’s
circular of tlie Liverpool Cotton Brokers’
Association says: “Cotton has been In
fair demand through the week, hut sup
plies -were large and quotations for some
descriptions were reduced. Americanlias
been in good request, but with some pres
sure to sell, and prices declined 3-16d for
good middling and £d for other grades.
Sea Island was in large demand, but the
supply was plentiful. Futures opened
quiet and have been generally dull during
the week, finally showing a decline of h
3-lGd.
WicmTA, Kansas, January 23.—The
building occupied by the Globe Printing
Company, at Chenydale, Kansas, was
burned night before last. E. C. Hender
sons, fireman, and William McLain,
printer, perished in the flames, and anoth
er man was seriously burned.
Havana, January 23.—A grand offi
cial reception was given General Grant
and party at the Palace to-day. It was
attended generally by members of the
municipality, superior military and naval
officers and foreign consuls. It will be
followed to-night by a banquet
^Boston, January 23.—A special dis
patch to the Herald from Augusta says
the Fusionist Treasurer, White, who re
fuses to deliver the keys of the sub-treas
ury to Republican Treasurer Holbrook',*
began to-day paying small sums tq such
members of the Fusionists Legislature as
chose to apply therefor. The money is
not State funds but part of it subscription.
There is high Republican authority for
the statement that Fusion Treasurer
White'will be put out of therTreasmTrbjr
•force next week, and if . ; the banks; where
the State’s money is deposited, refuse to
recognize Holbrook’s drafts, legal pro
ceedings will be begun to establish his
tom ’ - '
Dublin, January 23.—At a meeting of
the Mansion House Committee for Irish
relief yesterday, tho Most Reverend Dr.
Duggan, Lord Bishop of the Diocese of
Clonfeb, stated that the distress in his dio
cese was pressing and aggravated, and
that instant relief was required.
The committee made grants for relief
amounting to J£3,0S0, including £1;000 to
the Central Committee. A deputation
was appointed to wait on the Lord Lieu
tenant and Secretary for Ireland and urge
the Government forthwith to filmish seed
for small fanners.
The corporation of Cork propose to ask
at the next meeting of the committee a;
loan of a hundred thousand dollars for
carrying out an extensive scheme of sew
erage and paving, A large amount of
additional employment is being afforded
by the corporation and harbor boards.
Augusta, January 23.—The Fusion
Legislature reassembled to-day at four
oclock, to hear the report of the coypm^fc-
tee appointed to draft a series of questions
tended 'discussion as to the propriety of
appealing to the Supreme Court at all.
Me- Ingalls thought they should submit
the questions to the Court and then, Rko
law-abiding citizens, obey its decision.
The facts, he said, bad not been put be
fore the Court by tlie Republicans as they
were. They would present a statement of
the real facts at issue.TI OtT j rttali,
Mr. Wilson was of tlie same opinion.
Mr. Dickey thought they had had enough
fl9 T than wordx-Can delineate, * through i . , _
blanched locks or grizzly beard, that they | of the Supreme Court, it was partisan,
are aged and passing" to decay. A very ■ and he had no confidence in it. He was
m short trial will convinee ‘.ha most skepti- i in favor of laying the questions on the ta-
Mr. V. K. Stephenson stipulated with the eal that it does emdiciio tlie scalp dis- j ble and proceeding to business.
Louisvill? and Nashville rallroad before' eases which rob the hair of its colqr and | Mr. Hill said they had had two decis-
I | ...HIHHL— meanffatCowueaT^ts:'fQ(ir |Maj93
selling out his stock that if Colonel Cole life.—Fort Scott (Kan.) Daily Monitor* .ions of the Supreme Court, and he was out the transaction of any business.
v it Vi**.-;*. ««w I snnii' ’ V!"..’’ i
constituents might be repre.
seated.
Mr. Milkan said there was no way to do
but to submit the questions and abide by
the decision.
After some further discussion, it was
resolved to lay the questions on the table
until Monday.'
Washington, January 23.—The Presi
dent has received information that an
other raifl by the squatters upon the lands
of the Indians in the Indian Territory, is
being planned. It will be remembered
that a similar raid last year was stopped
by the prompt action of the Government.
The parties engaged in the new attempt
are believed to be the same as those en
gaged in the former. They have their
headquarters at Witchita, Kansas. The
subject was discussed at the Cabinet meet
ing this afternoon, and it was decided
that any such movement should be
promptly checked,
South Atlantic States, cooler, partly
cloudy weather, southwesterly and south
erly winds, with a slight rise in barom
eter.
Augusta, January 24.—The general
impression is that matters are in a more
critical condition than they have been for
some time. Crowds are collecting at va
rious points. Secret clans of armed men
are drilling and other circumstances tend
to create alarm.
The Chronicle, the Greenback-Labor
organ of Auburn, states that the House
must be taken, though it costs thousands
of lives. - The government is not alarmed
and will make the State house perfectly
impregnable. The first military company
which ever entered the State house march
ed in at midnight.
Pillisbury, Blood, Channing and others
are known to be enrolling. In every
county in the State men are collected in
the couaty town for J. L. Smith’s call.
Captain Black, of, Augusta, is (hilling
men nightly.
Mayor.Nash addressed the following to
Governor Davis to-night: “In view of
the threatening attitude of persons hostile
to the present government of the State, I
feel constrained to say to your excellency
that I fear my civil police force will be
unable sufficiently to protect public prop
erty at the capital, or even to hold pos
session of the building itself, against such
a force as the public enemies seem to be
willing andjahle to bring against it.”
From consultation with the military au
thorities Davis became thoroughly convinc
ed of tne seriousness of the situation, and
that the position of Mayor Nash was per
fectly sound. He, therefore, ordered to
the State House the Capital Guards and
the Richmond Light Infantry, who at one
o’clock this morning were there. The
Auburn Light Infantry will leave that
place for the capital at two o’clock this
morning, and other military forces will be
brought, if necessary.
Information of the operations of the Fu
sionists comes from reliable mon in each
county. The design is to take the House
—Pillsbury’a last hope.
It is hoped that the prompt action of
Governor Davis will avert trouble. Men
Mr. Book’s Great Speech in
were ordered to inquire what action, if any,
is necessary to prevent any person or per
son from falsely pretending to assume the
functions and duties of any State offi
cers.
Hutchinson presented the following:
Whereas, Information is received that
certain persons have been engaged in en
rolling and enlisting men in a manner
aDd for purposes unauthorized by the laws
of this State; and
Whereas, Such enlistment and organi
zation tend to a disturbance of public
peace and to disorder and revolution;
therefore
Reached, that a joint committee of sev
en on the part of the House, with such of
the Senate as may- join, be appointed for
the purpose of investigating the truth of
such reports and to ascertain what action,
if any, should be taken, and make a report
of their doings to the House—said com
mittee to have power to send for persons
and papers.
Passed, and the committee appointed
The House joumed until Monday.
New York, January 24.—A Columbia,
South Carolina, special, says Preston D.
Mood, editor of the Clarendon Press, and.
son of Henry M. Mood, one of the most
distinguished. Methodist preachers in
South Carolina, committed suicide at
Manning village last night, by blowing
out his brains with a pistol. Mood bad
addressed' a beautiful Jewess, and threat
ened to kill himself if she refused his of
fer. Notwithstanding his threat, the fair
danghter of Israel rejected him, and the
rash young journalist thus put an end to
his life.
New York, Jaunary 24.—At 12:56
this morning, as an emigrant train on tho
elevated road was going south on the
Eighth Avenue, the engine jumped the
track, caused by a misplaced switch, and
fell to the ground, a distance of twenty-
five feet. Seven men on the engine fell
with it and two were seriously and the
others slightly injured.
Boston, January 24.—An Augusta spe-
cial says it is feared that in case the Fu
sion Legislature is dispersed a riot will
break out in Lewiston and Biddeford. The"
State troops will continue under arms un
til further orders.
Governor Davis will not issue his procla
mation commanding the Fusion Legisla
ture to disperse until he has exhausted ev
ery peaceful means, but will not give
them undue time for cogitation.
He considers that a majority of the Fu
sion Legisature are tho dupes of Pills-
bury and other men.
A special from Biddeford says: Ferguson
Haines, City Treasuer, lias sent $22,000,
the amount of the State taxes, to White,
Fusionist Treasurer of State.
Washington, January 24 The Sen
ate committee on the colored exodus ex
amined J. P. Dukehart, of Baltimore,
Southern agent of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, to-day. He testified that lie
made several visits to North Carolina in
the interests of his company to secure as
large a share as possible of the exodus
travel, and effected arrangements with
the local promoters of the movement by
which the Baltimore and Ohio road ob
tained the transportation of the colored
are known to be ready at the call; emigrants who had left North Carolina
of Smith, in Lincoln and Somerset ■ for Indiana at a reduced rate. In all the
counties, who are to take sleighs across ' arrangements the company agreed to pay
the country. The prompt action of Colo- j Taylor Evans, colored, of' Goldsboro,
nel Peakes prevented movements in Pisca- ( w b° worked up the emigration, a draw-
tagua county. All the armories in the State i ^ack of one dollar a head for each full fare
are under guard. The Republicans mean P' 3ssen ger and fifty cents on each half
tiom
°PP0si-
Withdrawing the legal To? ■
Feature from United s^~ -! der AU
The able Senator from Kentucky T
Reck, made a lucid and conclusi j?
ment on the2Ist inst., in om™,;,- ^
^Icbrated Bayard resolutio^i'S^v
mg Greenbacks a legal tender. I t “f
most forcible presentation of rhesS
that we remember to have seen \
fS 6 6Xtr f/ r0m a condensed^
of the speech by telegraph to the CoS
Journal will give, almost
Courie-.
..... almost m a nutsi.ii
nearly all the salient points invoked?
is always well, and generally »•
said Mr. Beck, to “let well enoLh-fiT* 1
It is not well to disturb the
cept m extraordinary exigencies 1 *^
people were just rallying from stun*-
blows. He hoped the prosMri*v f' ?
being entered upon would proreL^*
nent, but it might be tempSWy,
have no ships, no commerce; wo are J, Iff 106
the markets of the worid *^,5 fr0E >® ain
perous because God in ImprovidencehT
seen fit to bless us and visit other nati^!
with calamity, A reverse may come, an a
our prosperity vanish quickly as it
He was one of those who believed thu
one of the greatest evils we labored
under was officious meddling, if a?
people were fit to he free, if this vut ™
government by and for the people, twivou
had a right to use their enemies as bS It! v
suited them, free from the interventionrf
any interested body of meu who sought tn
crush them, as he had no doubt the great
money power of the countiy sought to do.
Tho currency of the country was not '
:om
a
acce
oftl
ing
dundant. It was arrogance for auv bode
of men to say they knew better than the
representatives of the people how much
currency we needed. If all the money is-
sued were now in existence it would onb
amount to $750,000,000 or $900,000000
including the gold in the Treasure
That was only $15 or $18 per bead of
population. France had $1,600,000,000 tn
gold and silver and $450,000,000 of bank
notes in circulation, making $60 per head,
yet France was a remarkably prosperous
country. There was no complaint of re
dundancy there. Belgium was a thriving
countiy, rich In commerce and manufa?
tures. Her circulation was $132,000,000
or $135 per head.* Germany has $7li-
000,000, or $17 per capita. She had in an
unfortunate hour attempted to demone
tize silver, but as shown by Judge Kelly's
interview with Bismarck,' at which our
Minister was present, she had been obliged
to stop selling silver and begin to re-issue.
Great Britain has a circulation of $905,-
000,000, or $30 per capita, nearly double
what wo have. Yet, in the face of these
facts, said Mr. Beck, he and those of his
opinion were denounced as repudiators,
fools and knaves, by many newspapers so
well paid by the bankers and brokers of
New York.
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cusi
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to hold possession, and if the State troops
are inadequate the President will be called
upon for aid.
ticket.
This was a well known standing induce
ment held out by himself and agents of
Boston, January 23.—The Herald's competing roads to get men like Evans,
Augusta special says three compauies of" Ferry and Williams to get up as large an
troops and a Gatling gun garrison the j emigration as possible.
State house. When the Republicans’ Evans told witness he commenced work-
meet this forenoon there will be as ltttle ; ln g up the exodus sixteen months Jago by
show of arms as possible, and the soldiery means of mass meetings, secret societies,
will be kept in the background. j etc. While in North Carolina he had
The Republicans feel well braced up ‘ seen man y circulars asserting that the
this morning, and are generally urging colored people would find plenty of work
the dispersion of the Union Hall Legisla- i i n Indiana at wages from $1 to $1.50 per
turc. day. Perry and Wiliams also circulated
The sort of utterances which set the au- j fcpcRs *b at emigrants on reachiug Wash-
tliorities thinking are such as the follow- i mgton would be provided with new
ing: Pillsbury says in his paper this • clothes and transportation to Indiana and
morning: “Men of Maine, the next article Kansas. The circulars included what
on the programme is to disperse by force purported to be certificates from North
the Legislature convened in Union Hall? Carolina colored people who had gone to
Are you, as freemen, willing to submit to Indiana that they found work and a_d-
this outrage? See to it that your repre- i vi se6 their friends to follow. The wit-
sentatives are protected ness thought the exodu3 would continue
“This is the culmination of the outrage 1». long as the negroes could raise, money
inflicted upon the Democrats and Green- i i° P a 7 the fare or untircheckell by un-
backerabythe stalwart pimps of tlie ‘ favorable reports from their friends at, the
Republican party: . Who is the man who t other end of the line. In this event he
wifi now step out of our ranks and side j ™ uld S oto Indiana and try to secure
with the cowardly men entrenched in tho them as passengers back over the Balti-
State house, who tremble at the sound of
their own voices, and who do not feel safe
unless backed up by the bayonets of the
State militia ?
“Let the end be what it may,history will
read that Corporal Davis was the first
man in the State of Maine to authorize an
array of bayonets at the State house, to
keep from its portals citizens of thb com
monwealth.”
Every military company in Maine is
under arms. Captain Black, of the Fu-.
sion stall, says all he ask^is to bo arrested.
A. F. Gould, legal adviser to the Fusion
government, characterizes the moving of
troops as a desperate act and sure to re
dound to the political advantage of the
Fusionists. He says it is the biggest
blunder yet made by the Republicans.
Tho Fusionist Legislature met with
diminished numbers. Speaker Talbott
told the reporters that his House needed
protection more than the Republicans.
The Fusionists show signs of nervous
ness over the state of affairs. I Should
the Fusion Legislature go to Biddeford, it
is likely to find the doors of auy hall it
may engage guarded by soldiers.
No fooling any longer i3 the Republican
talk to-day. The State House is converted
into a sort of barracks. Stoves have been
set up in the cellar to cook rations of beef,
etc., for the soldiers. The Governor is
strongly uiged at once to disperse the
Union Hall Legislature and Fusion gov
ernment, but whether he acts until the
first of next week is doubtful.
Sunday night the State troops will all
be under arms. The Republican authori
ties assert if there is a civil war the re
sponsibility rests upon the Fusionists.
Augusta, Me., January 24.—Th*
questions reported by the committee to
the Fusionist Legislature, to be submitted
to the court and laid on the table until
Sunday, and which arej preceded by a
long preamble, setting forth the | facts of
the organization of the Legislature, are as
followst
1. Was the organization of the Senate
ani thie election of the President and Sec
retary" thereof, on the first Wednesday of
January, ISSOJ as set forth in the forego
ing statement of facts, and as appears by
record thereof, legal and in accordance
with the Constitution and laws of the
State V
Was the organization of the House
of Representatives, and the election of
Speaker and clerks thereof, on the first
Wednesday in January, 1880, as set forth
in the foregoing statements of facts, and
as set forth by the record thereof, legal
and in accordance with the Constitution
and laws? /
3. Were the bodies of persons who had
their meetings on the evening of the 12th
of January as set forth in the foregoing
Statement of facts, competent at that tiine
and under the circumstance stated, to or
ganize a Senate and House of Representa
tives for the State of Maine to constitute
the fifty-ninth legislature, and were they
legally* organized as such, and 4° they
constitute a legal legislature under the
constitution and laws of this State?
4. If the Senate, organized on the first
Wednesday in January, 1880, in manner
sttjforth in the foregoing statement of facts
was not legally organized, is that body a
to be suhinitted the Supreme CJourt. After- convention of Senators elect by.or through
the reading of the report, there was an ex-
which the Senate may or must be organ
ized—that body having adjourned from
day to] day from said first Wednesday of
January to the present time?
5: If the House of Representatives, or
ganized on the first Wednesday of Janu
ary, 1880, in the mauner set, forth in the
foregoing statement of facts, was not le
gally organized is that body a convention
of members of the House of Representa
tives elect by or through which the House
of Representatives may or must be organ
ized"—that $>3y having adjourned, from
day to day from said first Wednesday of
January to the present time?
Augusta, January 24.—The Senate
more and Ohio lines.
Augusta, Me.. January 24.—The Fu
sionists again met at Union Hall. Dickey
offered an order that a committee of one
from each county'be appointed by the
House, with such as the Senate may join,
to prepare a memorial to Congress and an
address to the people of the State, setting
forth the facts relating to the organiza
tion of tlie House and Senate, on the first
Wednesday in January; all the facts re
lating to the election of 'Governor, etc.,
which was passed.
Inglis, of Wiscasset, said in submitting
to the court we should understand that
every man of the organization shall re
main until the decision of the court Is re
ceived.
The Senate voted to concur with the
House communication received from the
National Greenback Committee of New
Hampshire, advising the Fusionists to
stand firm to the bitter end, and if need
be, fight for their rights. Both branches
adjourned to Monday.
Augusta, Me., January 24.—The pres
ence of the military in the State house ex
cites the populace. The Republicans say
it was the presence of troops that brought
the Fusionists to tiieir senses, and induced
them to refer the case to the Supreme
Court. The troops are quartered in the
committee rooms and lobbies. They are
not required to do much duty, except at
night, when there are frequent reliefs,
about half of the force being on at once.
There is a patrol about town, watching
carefully for any suspicious movements,
and men are posted in every town to give
instant information of any threatening
demonstration. The military and execu
tive are ready for. any emergency. " -
Henry Ingalls went to Bangor this after
noon, as the bearer of the questions ofthe
Fusion Legislature to Chief Justice Apple-
ton.
Boston, January] 24.—A special from
Augusta says: “Governor Davis said to
night he had not felt a single regret since
he had taken the step »f calling troops' to
the State house. The step had been urged
upon him jfojf]several days by liis military
advisers, but mot until evidence of a con
spiracy against tbe State, did he feel justi
fied iu exercising his prerogative as com-
mander-in-chief, and then only to protect
the public property and uphold the laws.
When-all the evidence of the conspiracy
is ready for the press, the public at laige
will see how wise tills action had been.”
The Govemer was gratified to see how the
national press of both parties had upheld
the right in Maine.
Governor Stone, of Mississippi, has offi
cially recognized Governor Davis’ title.
Sentinels arc placed outside the State
house, and all is guarded.
Savannah, January 24.—The Spring
meeting of the Savannah Jockey Club
closed with a fair attendance. The first
race, Lajpar stakes, mile heats, had five
entries aud three starters—Wanderer, fil
ly, Emily F., and Planeroid colt. Wan
derer came in first, but lost the heat, and
was declared out of tbe race by a claim of
foul, which was allowed by the judges.
Emily F. being announced the winner,
Planeroid colt second. Time 1:46|.
The second heat was won by Emily F.
Time, 1:50.
Considerable money was lost on Wan
derer’s misfortune;
The second heat, a mile dash, three
starters—Lucky Hit, Aaron, and the
Hawk. Luck Hit won, Aaron came in
second, but was given the third' place for
losing seven pounds during the heat.
Time, 1:484. . aiaStatT? - l
Tlie third race, mile heats over hur
dles, was wonbyDalgasian in two straight
heats; Jack Trigg second, Jim Fay dis
tanced, throwing his rider in * the first-
heat. Time, 2:15 in both heats.
He went on to show that, owing to
losses by accident and natural wear and
tear, the amout of greenbacks outstanding
was probably less than $200,000,000. He I
showed by the Controller’s report that
$179,000,000 of this was held by the bants
and the Treasury on May 31, 1879, and
though the amount thus held differed at
different times it was probably a good av-
erage, and it left only $167,000,000 in ac
tual circulation, assuming that the $340,-
*000,000 be in existence; or, if his theory
were correct, only $120,000,000. He also
referred to the fact that $100,855,000 of
this was in hills of $100 and upwards—
practically no better than bonds, especial
ly the largest denominations of $1,000,
$5,000 and $10,000.
In protesting against.this measure Mr.
Beck wished it understood that he did not
believe the original issue of the notes was
constitutional. He always denied it was,
hut the Supreme Court has decided other
wise. We have them upon us, and he
was determined to make the most of
them, use them for tlie benefit of the pe>
pie, and not destroy them in the interest
of bankers.
A BIG WHALE PROPOSES T0{
SWALLOW ALL THE LITTLE)
PISHES.
Father !* Getting Well.
My daughters say, “How much better
father is since lie uLcil Hop Bitters.” He
is getting well after his long suffering
from a disease declared incurable, and we
arc so glad that he used your Bixte.'s.—A
. lady of Rochester N. Y.— Utica Herald.
T6m Scott Puts His Finger in tie
Bailroad Pie.
A special to the Chicago Tribune trom
New York, dated January 20th, is as fol
lows :
An important conference was held in
the Windsor Hotel to-night between J.
McCullough, First Vice President of the
Pennsylvania Company, which manages
the leased lines of the Pennsylvania Rail
road." Company, at which the proposition
was made and discussed of leasing
to the Pennsylvania Company for a
long term of years the Louisville
and Nashville railroad and all its old and
recently acquired dependencies. Both
geutlemen were extremely reticent when
questioned on tho subject, but it is under
stood the.proposition was not unfavora
bly received, and that further conferences
to endeavor to arrange matters" will be
held. The consequences of such a combi
nation as is here projected, will be readily
understood by reference to the details of,
the Louisville and Nashville coup, where
by 3,500 miles of railroad, extending from
the fresh water lakes on the north to the
Gulf on the south, and from St. Louis to
Savannah, were consolidated under one
management, and by considering in
addition the enormous system of roads
at present" under the control of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
These aggregate over 4,000 miles of
line, exclusive of sidings, and second,; I
third and "fourth tracks, over 3,000 of them . *
being leased, railroads, operated by tbe
Pennsylvania company. It would give to f
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company a
trunk line to,which no other in the worldftjj
offer* a comparison—from New; York to.
Philadelphia:' thence westerly via Read-.sB
ing] Harrishuig and Pittsburg to Chicago;
thence southerly via Indianapolis, Louis-***
ville, Nashville, Montgomery and Mobile
ta Ne w Orleans; also, from Indianapolis,
southwesterly to St. Louis; thence south-!
easterly via, Evansville, Nashville, Chat-S
tanooga and’, Atlanta to Savannah; also,
from Bowling Green, Ky., to Mempr "
with any number of brandies tapping
territory through which it -idiiS in all
reciions. ' ‘ P
This startling report has* since*been de
nied and prbnotinced a “lie” (in a a sul
sequent telegram to the Cincinnati
zette) by president Standifordioftbe Lou-j
isvillo and Nashville railroad. Th
President McCullough of tho Pcnnsyln l
ma company also declares tlie above f
statement to be unwarranted. And sow:
go. The railroad movements of to-dal Wi
are contradicted to-morrow. Words neve:
spoken put into the mouths of president!, |8
and vice presidents by ambitious report 41 " 5
to be repudiated by them as soon as pnb,
lished. New lines laid down and the: K.
incontinently blotted out. Nothing seeE 3 |
to be certain just now in the railroad fa-
ture, but fillibustering and fighting i r S
every direction. After a while the smofc j£
and dust will be blown away and the
matters will be plainer. Poor Colone
Cole. How many things has he been,®
made to do and say since his treacheroui
friend Stevenson sold him out?
The following will explain itself!
The Hinesville Gazette says that a
great many ofthe rice fanners have begun
to prepare their rice lands for the nex;
season. Many who went into this busi
ness on a large scale last year, front tlii
splendid success they met with, have de-
ermined to plant on a still larger scale
his year. The Gazette thinks the nee j
top seems destined to become the leading
touey crop of its section. There was
urore money made on it last year than on
mher cotton or timber.
—Turkey's territorial loss is estimatedjj
by a German authority.as a. territory al-J
most as large as Prussia proper, with
population of eleven millions.