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VOL. 11l
The Quitman Reporter
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QUITMAN GA.
Orncr : Bri.-k building adjoining tor.
of Messrs. Briggs, Jelks & Cos., Screven
street. [l-tf
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Attorney at Law,
QUITMAX, - - GEORGIA.
in new Brick Warehouse,
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orer Kaytnn's store.
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ly extracting teeth.
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jan 10, ly
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Haring opened nn offir- opposite the
Mclntosh Honse, in the building formerly
occupied by Mrs. Black, offers his services
to any who may call. Office hours from 9
to 12 o'clock M., and from 2 to 4 r. M.
Quitman, Ga., Fob. 2, 1879. *hn
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Drs. Jelks& Mabbett,
Having purchased the drug department of
Messrs. Briggs, Jelks A Cos., would respect
fully notify their friends and the public gen
erally that they have just opened a NEW
DRUG STORE - , in the house formerly occn-
Sied by Dr. Jelks as an office, which they
svo considerably enlarged, and are now
supplied with a full and eomploto stock of
Drugs,
Patnt Medici ncs,
Perfumeries,
Toilet Articles,
Oils, Paints,
Window Glass,
Putty, Ac., &c.
ie stock of SCHOOL BOOKS,
jK. TOBACCO, SEGAKS,
SL V MABBETT.
The B. A A .Railroad. —The Atlan
ta Commonwealth says, it is within the
knowleilgo of the Editor of that pa
per that hopeful negotiations have
been pending some time, for an early
completion, to Enfaula, of the Brun
swick & Albany Railroad.
The New York Herald says. “Wo
could wish for many reasons that the
Democratic party might win the next
canvass for tho Presidency, and while
wo do not believe in the and shonesty of
parties as organizations, wo think the
radical chango that would thus como
would be a benefit.”
W e received a private letter, dated
May 30th, from a friend in New York,
dootajnina this item: "T6-day is dec-'
oration day. Near Liu'col’s statue in
Union square is planted a large pal
metto tree from South Carolina.
Surely this looks like tho inillnium.'
—Albany News.
—■■
A Mississippi Murderer Lynched
for his Crimes. —Sam Andcison, col
ored, who was arrested in Memphis
last Monday for attempting to out
rage Miss Vaughn, of De Soto, Mis
sissippi, and cutting the throat of her
brother and leaving him for dead, was
taken from the officers there yester
day morning by a body of armed citi
zens and hanged. His father, charged
with being an accessory to the at
tempted murder, is in tho Hernando
jail.
A Numerous and Successful family
is the Washburne family, one member
of which is now imminently threat
ened itli the Cincinnati nomination.
them to
HKcrial appointment,
limrtTius prfh*,,c,Vi harmony of views
and interest—a “ solidarity ” —so to
speak—unattainable in any other
wav. This is a point earnestly press
ed in favor of Washburne.
There was a regiment of local milli
tiuin the West Indies some years
ago", sixty members of which were
named Ebanks. all the descendants of
ono woman, i Mill*, who died at.
the age of 118, and was followed to
the grave by 295 of her descendants,
including the 60 Ebanks cornstalk
warriors.
One of the most remarkable women
of the eighteenth century—in one or
two particulars, at least—was Mary
Prescott, of Sussex, England, who
died in 1868, at the age of 105, hav
ing been tho mother of no less than
thirty-seven children, and she dosen’t
appear to have made a specialty of
the business either.
In 1868 the Radical party of Geor
gia cast 83,000 votes in the Governor’s
election. In 1870 they east 69,000
votes and in 1872 they cast 52,000
for Grant.— Mirror.
Yes, dot so, but 1876 will find them
without a corporal’s guard. Even the
negros in this section regard the word
Radical as a vile epithet.
Poisoned by a Lead Pencil. —The
Ba’timore American says: “The head
book-keeper of a leading establish
ment in this city was badly poisoned
by putting a lead pencil in his mouth.
Ha was in the counting-room at an
early hour, and ou beginning work
he used a lead pencil. While in the
midst of his calculation, he inadver
tently put his pencil in his mouth, as
is the habit of many. He immedi
ately became unwell, with a nauseous
taste in his mouth, and expectorated
considerably in ordoe to get rid of it.
The sick feeling continued, and he be
came so much worse that he was
compelled to be conveyed home. A
physician was summoned and anti
dotes administered, and relief was ob
tained. He is still suffering.
Secretary Bristow’s War Record.—-
The National Republican, administra
tion organ, publishes what is intended
to be a raid on Secretary Bristow’s
war record, by illustrating from offi
cial documents its brevity. The ar
ticle is headed: “Secret ary Bristow
—His Complete Record During the
War—Extracts from Official Reports
—Battle of Shiloh, April C, 1862.”
These extracts consist of threo official
reports, and simply show that while
entering upon the battle of Shiloh a
shell exploded over Lieutenant-Colo
nel Bristow’s head and rendered him
insensible during the rest of the day.
The Major of his regiment writes that
his hearing was impaired and his spi
nal column injured. This raid on the
war record of Republican candidates
by Republicans but illustrates the
temper among them over the contest
ants for the Cincinnati nomination.
QUITMAN, GA, THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 187(1.
STATE NEWS.
PcnciliiißS and Soissorings from
our Exchanges.
—Houston county is out of debt
and has S6OO in her treasury.
—Senator John W. Hudson, of Ea
tonton, is dead.
—Creosoto, according to the Ea
touton Messenger, is a rat antidoto.
—The Wayciois Headlight is one of
the spiciest of our weekly exchanges.
—The Bainbridge Democrat half
sheeted last week, and intimated that
it may continue to do so tho balance
of tlie Summer.
—The Washington County Fair
Association is making extensive prep-1
a rations for its exhibition next Oc
tober.
—The local of tho Dawson Journal i
adopts this method of informing an
anxious public how high he is: “Some :
of the corn around town is ns high as
our head, which is about six feet.
—The developments of the last few
months in Atlanta have put tho peo- j
pie of Georgia to thinking, and the
more they think the stronger their
convictions in favor of removing the
capital back to Milledgevillc.
—Watson, of the Macon telegraph,
is said to be tho laziest local' editor
on the daily press of the State. Two
columns of matter is his daily aver
age.
—The Atlanta Commonwealth
makes a pathetic appeal to the “rich”
to give the poor and unemployed of
that city work.
Judge Hopkins, of Thomasville
has been to Florida and captured a
live aligator. He thinks of placing it
in his office the first of each month
for tho purpose of intimidating par
ties calling with “little bills.”
—Mrs. Sarah B. Hardwick and
Mrs. Dr. W. W. Carr, of Washington,
are dead.
-—Some of our State Exchanges are
getting to be awful dry. A labored
search for news for this column this
week has forced the conclusion that
about half of the editors have left
tlieft- sanctums 'and'gone’* fishing or
blackberry picking.
-—The editor of the Dawson Journ
al is opposed to removing tho capital
back to Milledgeville. Ho prefers
Atlanta because it is a “city sot upon
a bill.” There’s force and eloquence
combined for you.
—The Wayeross Headlight has
started a Blackshear department with
Dr. A. M. Moore as editor. Dr.
Moore is a spicy writer, and has some
experience in journalism.
—Hamilton Journal : We have
been opposed to removing the capital
back to Milledgeville until the late
“developments,” but now wo heartily
endorse any move that will accom
plish that end, It we can’t get “rot
tenness” out of the capital, let us by
all means get tho capital out of “rot
tenness.”
—The Atlanta Amateurs exhibit-led
last, week, and, according to Grady’s
idea, the best actor of the overling
was the kettle drum. It’s a pity the
boys didn’t get one of the “eleven
able” of the Constitution to blow some.
This, by way of an accompaniment to
the drum, would have doubtless ad
ded much to the entertainment; that
is, it would have been more edifying
to Bullock, and Blodgett, and all of
the boys.
-—Thomasvilie Times : Not a thou
sand miles from Thomasvilie at a
church meeting recently, a brother
was called on to pray. He was some
what skeptical as fobbing endowed
with any special gift in that line, and
hesitated to respond. But the wor
thy pastor, anious that the halting
brother should take up the cross in
this particular instance, again called
out, “will brother——•—lead in pray
er?” The thing was getting serious.
The eye of the congregation were fas
tened upon him. He was in for it.
Turning about to kneel down ho re
marked, sotlo voce, to a pew neighbor,
“It is a darned poor chance, but here
goes.”
—The Waycross Headlight says that
W. T. James, living near No. 10, At
lantic and Gulf Railroad, has a large
flock of sheep in which he has taken
gr< at pains to improve. One day last
week two dogs got among his flock,
and in a few hours killed fifty-eight
of them, notwithstanding Mr. James
and his son were in hot pursuit, and
did all they could to slay tho dogs
and stop the slaughter. The dogs
kept just far enough a head to kill and
keep out of sight. Finally young
James came up with one of the dogs,
killed it, and put a stop to the further
slaughter of his sheep. During the
last Legislature, and while the dog
law was pending, Mr. James opposed
it, but now, since he has seen the
practical operation of a regular built
sheep-killing dog, it is probable he
has changed his mind.
—The case of C. A. Kendrick, the
fallen Columbus minister, was called
in tho Muscogee Superior Court on
Wednesday of last week, and his
counsel asked for a continuance on
tho following grounds. Wo quote
from the Enquirer : First—Because
of the sickness or his wife, which re
quired the almost hourly attendance
of tho accused. Second—Tho indis
position of Jndgo Johnson, who was
leading counsel. Third—A want of
time to prepare for his defense, owing
to tho confinement in jail of the
accused and tho recent finding of the
indictment. Fourth—The absence
of many witnesses by whom material
testimony was expected to bo provod.
Some of these witnessed live in this
State, some in Alabama, and one
t claimed to bo possessed of tho most
■ important testimony, Tho
I facts expected to be proven were set
■ forth, and if true they are very im
! portant. They are to the effect that
j the girl is older than represented
i and has had criminal intercourse with
others.
Aft< r hearing the showing, Judge
Crawford stated that, lie did not in
tend to go on then with the case but
would set it down for 'next Monday
week, by which time Mrs. Kendrick
and Judge Johnson might recover.
If at that time any good reason was
shown for postponement, he would
put it off a week, and if necessary,
from week to week until the next
term of the court. So far as the show
ing related to the absence of witness
es out of the State, tho Judge said lie
would not continue thrrase, because
lie could not bring such witnesses
here; but as for those living in the
State he would soc to ifTtTat they were
brought, if the county had men and
money enough to bring them. The
Judge further stated the Constitution
guaranteed the accused a speedy tri
al. He would postpone as long as
necessary, and lend all his aid to pro
ducing witnesses, but tho case must
be tried.
Savannah News (Harris): “L. M.
W.” expends a postal card to say: “I
think your laudation of the country
press is rather thin, when it is re
membered that all dailies consider
the rural weeklies in their way.” Our
correspondent will perhaps open his
eyes when we tell him that our trav
eling agents have standing instruc
tions, whenever they are canvassing
in a section where a country weekly
n'lhhriyd, to people t.
their (*Blllll •/. tafP
the M-'Cning they
are not allowocMm jyit any job work
that can conveniently be done in a
country office, nor are they allowed
to take any legal advertising that
ought, of right, to be printed in the
locul weekly. There may he dailies
who regard the country press as ri
vals, but there is no such daily pub
lished in Savannah. On the contra
ry, we have found them powerful aux
iliaries, and our largest list of sub
scribers come from communities and
sections where tho best and most
prosperous country weeklies are pub
lished. Our correspondent is several
leagues fiom land in his ideas about
newspapers, and wo trust he will look
upon the foregoing information as a
rope thrown to fetch him ashore.
Over in Florida.
—George F. Drew —next Governor
of Florida.
—Among divers other creeping
things that turned up missing during
the late Radical pow-wow at Madison,
was a fat heifer belonging to Col.
B. F. Wardlaw.
—The chicken crop in the vicinity
of Madison was almost totally destroy
ed during the three days session of
the late Radical Convention.
—Even the old setting hens were
tackled by tho “truly ioil” of Madison
who entertained delegates to the
Madison Convention.
—Two stuffed alligators have gouo
from Florida to the Centennial.
—Ocala was expecting a colony of
imtßigrants from Maine last week.
—The cigars manufactured in Key
West bring in an annual income of
$2,500,000.
—Judge Bryson’s health is said to
be improving.
—Live Oak Times-. Travellers pass
ing through Live Oak will do well to
keep a sharp look out for their bag
gage. We saw a gentleman a few
nights ago who had his valise stolon.
—lt is reported that it is so dry in
the prairie sections of Brevard coun
ty that alligators are drying up and
dying for want of water. “Many,”
says the Sanford Journal, “have been
found dead in the sinks where they
had burrowed for water, while other
long, gaunt fellows have been stalk
ing around like walking skeletons.”
—How many Radical organs will
survive the Democratic victory in
Florida next fall? If tho Democrats
and Conservatives conduct the cam
paign with the ardor, enthusiasm and
harmony which lias been manifested
at the Quincy Convention, they will
sweep the State.— Morning News. Yes,
there is but oue thing necessary to
sweep the State, and that is for the
whites to go to tho election and vote. I
There are a great many in Floridn 1
who have never yet registered, and to i
them, all of Florida’s misfortunes and
troubles may be attributed. The time
has come that they must take sides,
and show their hands. If they don’t
go with tho whites, they must be put
down amongst the blacks, and ought
to have their tax doubled on them,
and he compelled to address their
Radical task-masters in tho most po
lite style with their lints under their
arms, for of a fact they will have sold
themselves into slavery, if they, by
their apathy, permit the Rads to carry
the next election.
Jacksonville Union: Mr. N. B. Gru
ella, who has recently became, ft citi
zen of Orange county, lifts just, re
turned from a visit to the Northern
States, and reports that a company
has been formed, consisting of Illinois
and New York capitalists, to build a
new railway, to be called tho Chicago,
Florida and West India line, starting
from Dupont, Georgia, and running
through Columbia, Alachua, Marion,
Sumter, Folk and Manatee counties
to Charlotte Harbor, with a branch
from the most available point in Polk
county to Tampa, to be called tho
Lake Monroe and Tampa road. Mr.
Gruella is a civil engineer with much
practical experience in railroad mat
ters, and represents the company as
its Secretary. He states that the
stockholders are nearly all intending
to settle in Polk county, and that the
building of the road is a fixed fact, al
though the actual route cannot be
determined until a thorough survey
is made. He thinks this will he suffi
' ciently advanced for the grading to
j lie commenced this hill. Tho data on
which this railroad lino has been
predicated, is found in the map of
this State drawn from the coast sur
vey reports made when Jefferson Da
vis was Secretary of War, and is by
fur the most complete map of this
.State, extant.
—The Drew storm will sweep the
last vestige of Radicalism from the
State of Florida. Go to the poles,
boys, and make a good job of the no
ble work set before you. Put on a
bold front, show them that you are
determined, and the glorious work of
deliverance will bo consumatod in
November: this von mavJ'ost assured
tot. -T {
Snap oil (he Stairs.
(Chicago Tribune.)
A gentleman residing on Aberdeen
street was, until Friday last, inclined
to favor female suffrage. His
wife had prudently delayed moving
till after the Ist, so as to take advan
tage of the fall of house-rents. The
house to which they moved had a tre
mendously steep flight of stairs, and
an oil-clothed hall. The wife had
the stairs scrubbed down, and left the
soap on the top step. Her husband
was up stairs, with a basket full of
clothes-pins in one hand and a clock j
under the other arm, when his wife,
who was down stairs, saw a mouse,
and shaking her skirts madly, bound
ed up on the, table and let off a scries
of shrill shrieks beginning ou high
ZZZ above the clef. Her husband,
thinking the house was on fire at the
very least, started to run to her res
cue, and, stepping on the piece of
soap that she had so thoughtfully left
on the stairs, sat down vehemently at
the top of tho flight, and slid down
with the speed of thought. Fire
flew from his false teeth as he
hit the edge of e ch step. Volleys of
clothespins were discharged into the
air and fell rattling and rebounding
ou the oil-cloth, and the clock shed its
inwards over the universe. The in
jured husband bad little time for re
flection when be reached the
glare oil-clotli of the hall and shot
across it with scarcely diminished ve
locity, literally making the oil-cloth
and the seat of his pantaloons smoke
with friction, and finally bringing up
against the door with a violence that
threatened to burst the sirfe outof the
house. The fearful concnssiou star
tled his wife, who turned a back
somersault from the table into a tub
of soap-suds, iu which she was so
tightly wedged that she had to throw
Ia handspring and canter on all-fours
| like a turtle with a tub on her back
and cataracts of suds inundating her.
Meanwhile, tho hired woman foil off
the step-ladder with a crash like a
pile-driver, had jarred down most of
the plaster cornice. When tho man’s
wife had sloughed her till), she saun
tered calmly into the hall and remark
ed, “Well, men are the clumsiest—
and the hall had just been washed,
too.” Her husband did not say much,
but be thought a good deal; and now,
he says, just let Busan B. Anthony
come and lecture here again, and if
no other man has the courage to hiss,
he will, so help him Jasper packlem
! ertou.
A favorite way of bleeding the
Heathen Chinee in San Francisco,
| aside from quarterly “license,” which
he is obliged to pay by way of a
j forced contribution, is to arraign him
| for some petty violation of the law
j and give him the alternative of pav
ing an enormous fine' or going to the
I county jail. If he goes to jail bis
pigtail is cut off, which is to every
Chinaman a terrible social and moral
degradation. Rather than lose his
pigtail the heathen will permit him-1
self to be robbed of his last dollar.
Action of the Still j Democratic Ex
ecutive Committee of Georgia.
The Executive Committee, in re
sponse to the oil of its chairman,
convened nt Atlantr Wednesday,
June 7, at II o’clock \. m. Present:
Hon. Thomas Hardeman, chairman;
Hon. Warren Aiken, Hon. J. H.
Christie, Hon. Herbert Fielder, Hon.
E. H. Worrell, Col. J. S. Boynton,
Hon. Augustus Reese, Hon. J. R. Es
tes, Col. I. W. Avery, Hon. L. N.
Trammell, Hon. John M. Freeman.
Hon. Thomas Hardeman was au
thorized to represent Hon. John C.
Nichols as proxy.
Col. J. H. Christie proxy for Col. J.
L. Harris.
Col. I. W. Avery proxy for Hon. T.
G. Lawson
Hon. Augustus Reeso proxy for
Hon. H. G. Turner.
The chairman ordered read the re
ports of the selection of delegates to
the national convention. Colonel
Fielder moved a suspension of the
reading of tho reports, and that the
chairman state results.
Governor James M. Smith, of Ful
ton, Hon. R. E. Lester, of Chatham,
and Hon. G. T. Barnes, of Richmond,
having received each the votes of sev
en of the nine Congressional District
conventions, were declared elected
delegates from the State at large.
On motion of Col. Fielder, Hon.
John W. 'Wofford having received
tho next highest nnmber of votes, was
unanimously declared the favorite del
egate from the State nt largo.
The following alternates were then
selected: On motion of Augustus
Reese, the Hon. J. H. Christie, of
Clark; Hon. A. O. Bacon, of Bibb,
and Major J. Y. Allen, of Richmond,
were chosen.
On motion of Col. Fielder, C. J.
Wellborn, of Union, was chosen. Col.
Christie and Col. Bacon received tho
votes of three of the District Conven
tions, and Maj. Allen and Mr. Well
born one each.
The chairman. Colonel Hardeman,
then stated that the next business in
order was the designation of a time
and place for the meeting of a State
Convention to nominate a candidate
for Governor, and choose Presiden
tial electors.
Colonel Hardeman stated, as a mat
ter of personal delicacy, lie would re
tire from the deliberations of the com
inittoo on this question, and not par
ticipate or preside on its settlement.
Colonel Aiken did not concur in
there being a nr.oes.dty for this action
on Col. Hardeman’s part. Ceftonet
Hardeman still insisted on retiring.
Judge Reese and Colonel Fielder con
curred with Col. Aikin endorsing Col.
Hardeman’s impartiality.
Col. Hardeman called Judgo Reese
to the chair and retired.
An elaborate discussion of the
question as to the best time for hold
ing the convention occurred, and a
great diversity of opinion- prevailed—
the diversity extending from the 12th
of July to the Ist of September. The
committee filially took a vote on
three days—the 26th of July, 2 1 of
August and 9th of August, and by a
vote of nine to two selected Wednes
day, 2d of August, aud Atlanta as
tho place.
The following resolution of Colonel
Aiken was passed, and embodies the
action of tho committee:
Resolved, That a State Convention
of the Democratic party of Georgia
be held in Atlanta, Wednesday, 2nd
day of August, tfl nominate a candi
date for Governor, and choose Presi
dential electors, and that each county
be requested to send two delegates for
each representative to which it is en
titled in tho lower House of the
General Assembly of Georgia.
On motion of Col. L. N. Trammell
the present Secretary, Col. I. W.
Avery, was requested to correspond
with the various railroad companies
in the State to get delegates and oth
| ers passed for one fare to and from
j the convention.
On motion of Col. Fielder, the
thanks of the eommittoo were return
ed to Hon. Thomas Hardeman ns
chairman, and I. W. Avery as secre
tary of the Executive Committee dur
ing the four years of its labors.
On motion of Col. Boynton the com
mittee adjourned to meet at 9 o’clock
a. m. Wednesday, the 2d day of Au
gust.
Thos. Hardeman, Jr., Chairman.
I. W. Avery, Secretary.
Dom Pedro at Washington’s Tour.—
In the cool of the evening the visitors
disembarked and started up the hill
to the grounds. The old family Dear
born attachod to the mansion was in
readiness to convey the royal party,
but the Emperor preferred to walk.,
The Empress and several lady friends
took the vehicle. On arriving at the
tomb the party gathered around it,
while tho Emperor Dom Pedro un
covered and stood for several mo
ments silently gazing at the sarcoph
agus containing tho remains of Wash
ington. The party then made their
way to the mansion, and there they
were received by Madame Bergu
mann, President of the Board of Re
gents, and escorted through the man
sion and grounds. After a lunch,
served in the library, Dom Pedro re
turned to the Arlington.— Washing
ton Chronicle.
“If there is anybody under the can
ister of heaven that I have iu utter ex
crescence,” says Mrs. Partington, “it
is the slanderer, going about like a
boy constructor, circulating his calo
mel upon honest folks.”
Dosingu Death Seeking Darkey.
A seedy-looking negro with a sad
countenance, called at tho office of a
prominent West-End physician yes
tordny morning, and submitted a des
perate case. Said he. “Doctor, I
want to die. Give mo something to
kill me.”
“Yes,yes, all right,” said the physi
cian. Where do you livo?”
“I livo on Thirteenth street, Near
Grayson,” said the deejeted darkey.
“What do you want to die for?”
naked the doctor, with a serious face.
“Because, doctor, I'm tired o’ livin’
in this world of trouble, an’ I want to
go home to glory.”
“Well, ahem !" hesitated the phy
sician, “I am willing to do it, but I'm
afraid you haveu'tgot religion.”
“Haiut got, ’ligiou !” ejaculated tho
negro, with a look of glory lighting up
his eyes. “Bless de Lord,” said he,
clapping his hands, I'se been a Bap
ti.s’ dose twenty years; jined de church
an' 'as baptised when I'o a boy. If
dat's all you are afraid on, give mo
de pizen and let dis poor troubled
negro's soul go oil home to heaven.”
“Oh, well, all right, if you’ve got re
ligion,” answered the doctor, ami he
sought among his phials for the fatal
dose.
Three grains of epicac and two
drops of croton oil were mixed in a
tumbler with a gill of whisky, and
handed to the negro.
“Now,” said the doctor solemnly,
“drink this, and in one hour you will
be a dead negro, sure.”
A gleam of gladness lit the old ne
groe’s oyo as he took tho glass in his
hand, and with an expression of cool
determination he placed the glass to
his lips and drank down the potion.
Then taking the physician by the hand
he said:
“Good-bye, doctor; God bless you,
I'll meet you in heaven.” The troub
led old soul then walked out. of tho
office and made rapid strides for his
home, expecting in a few moments to
bo with “them bright and shining an
gels;” but things didn't work satis
factorily, though they worked well.
Uncle Ned was not only alive last
night, but was in a very vigorous and
active state of animation, with bis
dream of glory vanished. Courier
Journal.
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What Kind of lloesf
A Nt. bonis Officer's UnplCitsant Experi
ence,
(St LouiSjßojjubliran.]
For some time past it has been ono
of tho duties of the police officers to
go to the various houses on their re
spective boats, and ascertain the size,
etc., of the hose used in sprinkling the
yard and streets. Gut on Grand av
enue, one of our sturdy peelers had
watched a long time at the back yard
of an aristocratic mansion to try and
obtain the necessary information from
the servant girl. But she didn't ap
pear, and, finally, in a fit of despera
tion, the officer walked around to tho
front door and rang. A moment la
ter the lady of the house herself opend
the door. This rather staggered the
officer, and without a word of prelim
inary explanation he touched his hat
and led off with “Good morning,
madam ! I called to inquire What kind
of hose you use ?”
“Sir?” said the astonished lady,
growing about a gaiter heel taller.
“Yes’m. Very disagreeable to
trouble you, but we have to iuake these
inquiries, mum. Duty you know.”
“Duty, indeed, sir. You miscre
ant—”
“Beg pardon, madam. PWh.qis you
don’t use any hose, I'm vi.Ty sorry,
but I don't know.”
“Not use any hose! Oh, you vil
lain I”
“Well, perhaps its rubber hose,
madam ?”
“Rubber liose!” she screamed.
“You abominable ttro'tcit: What do
you mean?”
“I mean what kind of hose ”
“Well of all the impudence!”
“I ask a thousand pardons, madam,
I see you don’t know—”
*'l don’t know I”
“But hero comes the kitchen maid.
Bhe edn tell me what 1 want to know.”
“Susan, if you say one single word
to that miserable brute 1 11 discharge
you. Sbe Can tell you indeed, can
she ? I should like to see her.”
And so the officer had to retreat
finally without accomplishing his pur
pose, The lady told her husband,
the husband flew in a rage to the ser
geant* the sergeant explained tho
matter nnd they both agreed that it
was a great outrage that ought to be
kept very quiet.
Dots Read This. —We commonfi
the following sentence to our boys
and would rcCo min t:Ud them to cut it
out and place it where it can bo read
every morning before they enter upon
the duties of the day. Read it care
fully and profit by it. 'The pic ure is
a true one:
A gentleman visited an unhappy
man iu jail awaiting his trial. “Sir,’
said the prisoner, tears running down
his cheeks, ‘I had a good home edu
cation; it was my street education
that ruined me. I used to slip out
of the bouse and go off with the boys
iu the street. In tine street I learned
to lounge; in the street I learned to
swear; itt the street I learned to
smoke; in the street I learned to gam
ble; in the street I learned to pilfer.
Oh, sir, it is iu the street the devil
lurks to work the ruin of Hie young ? 5
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