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lews of the Mlcctv.
THE BUSY WORLD.
Its Sunshnie and its Shadows.
THE SOUTHERX STATES.
Georgia.—'There Is a great .complaint of cut
(worms throughout Wilkes county.
The wheat.!n Wilkes county is very promising, as
Jstill the small grain crop generally. We are cer-
rtainly glad to learn this.
Jt is said that rumblings like distant thunder can
sometimes be heard in Graves mountain in the edge
of Wilkes county Perhaps that is what moves
.up the people to such zeal at the campmeetings In
that neighborhood.
From every ooriion of Taliafero county the Craw-
fordsville Democrat, has the most flattering ac
counts of the wheat crop, and if favorable eircum
stances prevail for three weeks longer, there will be
harvested one of the best crops ever cut in that
county.
The Waynesboro Herald learns that a few nights
ago the resideuoe of Wm. W. Rhodes was destroyed
by fire, together with his corn-crib, a large qnanti-
ty of corn, and one or "two outhouses. Mr. Rhodes
lives near the line of Burke and Richmond and is a
go-ahead farmer. The property destroyed was not
insured.
The Albany News says the people of Baker coun
ty are bound to have a steamboat on the Hint.—
The boat will be a stern wheeler, and will be ready
between the 1st and 15th ot next .September. Bain-
bridge has stock in the new.enterprise to the amount
of seven hundred dollars, and Albany is seriously
■considering wliat she ought to do under the clr-
The Hamilton Visitor says that on Tuesday of
last week xt verv severe hail storm occurred in the
vicinity otfCataula. The hail lay upon the ground
in heaps three inches deep, in places, when the
storm was over. M uch damage was done U. fruit,
corn and cotton, so much so that al 1 " h ,,‘ir ™tu-t
track will have to replant nearly all their entire
crops. Fortunately, the track was not more than a
halt or three quarters of a mile in width.
The Gainesville Eagle says that Mr. W, M. Mc
Guire ot Dawson county, the owner of the celebra
ted McNuire gold mine, was in town a few days ago
apparently r fna good humor with himself and the
balance*of mankind. Bikethe most of miners who
know that they have a goodthing Mr McGu re
was rather reticent in regard *» *>>■ but it
was nlain that he was very well satisfied wltn nis
s,“fundings and prospects. In answer to a direct
question as to the present product of s
McGuire informed the hagle that Jhree daj s of
last, week, four bunds made li» penny weights oi
gold, which was something over an average j leld.
Baker county correspondent of the Albany News.
Since our last, our hearts have been made sad, ana
Indeed there seems to cast over the: whole^communi
ty a shadow of the deepest gloom, «iused by the
traffic deatli of our most esteemed fellow-citizen,
MrJohnT. Cox. Although he bad been a resident
of this eouuty only a short while,. having removed
from Greene county with bis family to this nei b
borliood in January last lie bad, ^
ly manner, and open and frank nature, made'quite
a number of friends in our midst who tv 11 feel is
death keenly. There is a very sad and*° }" g , t'A.
tie incident connected with the deathof Mr. C
that we cannot help mentioning. Always of a live
ly and buoyant disposition, he seemed to be on the
fatal evening ot bis death, more than usuaBy so.and
seemed loath to quit, the presence of hU;*»mUj. He
played pranks and merry tricks with his daughters
until in the afternoon, and at last f ndl “f **
was getting late and that he would have to leave
tliem to look after the hands in the field he went all
round to bid them good-bye and started off, but
came back to say farewell the second time, and
shook each one of the dear ones by the *' a, to- " j en
he came to shake his wife’s hand the second time,
sheplqyfully told him not to bother her “ she was
doing sometliing at the time, and « n| y gavebit
one linger but he would not take it. After awhile
she gave him two. but still he refused, and told her
to give him her whole hand, as lie wanted to hid her
good-bye, and that was not the way to shake hands,
so she at last gave her whole hand. \vhloh lie sho<>fc
and went away, and in a short while was brought
back a corpse. Surely he must have had soine pre
sentment of his impending doom. \\ ll ")" l *, s '
the ways of «od are mysterious and beyond our
comprehension. ... . . .
Iionisiana.—Nearly every nfim in Franklin
belongs to flic temperance society.
The citizens of Marksville complain because they
have to pay S cents a pound for beef.
Farming operations in Lincoln parish have been
greatly retarded by continued wet weather.
On last Tuesday. 1090 bales of cotton were sold in
Shreveport, which really cleaned out the market.
Clinton boastfully announces that it possesses the
most moral young men of any town in the Slate.
Mr. J. J. Lefevre, an old and well known eitizen
of Baton Rouge, died at that placeon Saturday last.
Tli»prospects for a good corn and cotton crop in
East Felineia parish are better than at any time
since the war
The colored people of Bayou Boeuf havehelda
meeting to determine whether they will or wont
emmigrate.
The cain and corn crop of St. Mary parish has suf
fered a good deal for want ot rain. 1 he stubble es
pecially is reported as pretty bad.
Franklin is a very pretty and healthy little vil
lage of about 1800 inhabitants, *nd with several
saw mills and factories in constant operation.
Mr Edgar Ducote, living in the little town of
Mansura,^Avoyelles parish, c ®™! nl >’ ed h f "‘ cl
Thursday by shooting himself through the breast
with a pistol.
A man named G, \V. Billindton, working on the
St Peter’* plantation. Bayou Bceut. was recently
killed by having a large boiler, used at the saw
mills, fall across his body.
The colored people wiio for the last three weeks
h aV e been waiting on the river bank at \ idalia for
a boat to carry them to Kansas, have changed their
mind and returned to their homes.
Ttie Marksville Bulletin says the body of young
Chevalier who, it will be remembered, was drowned
about three weeks ago in Red river, has been seen
at Cftdiau Point, but not recovered.
Crops in Avoyelles parish are reported magnifl-
cent The corn is growing rapidly, and of hne
color. The cotton is yet small, but the stand is
excellent. Sweet potato slips are being set out.
The Suear-Bowl says that Mr. Sam. Hammond
had recemly purchased the Rosedale plantation, in
Iberia parish, and that had he lived a large central
sugar refinery would have been erected on the
place.
The Capitolian. published at Batan ®fji?
the body of the convict who was shot last week
while attempting to escape, has been found floating
in the river near that place. There was a load of
buckshot in his back.
Texas —Detective Foster, who traced a 81240 mail
robbery to the Nagodoches, Texas, office, has writ-
ten a letter to the postmaster, advising him to own
up, if he knows what is good for him. But the post-
master says he’ll be prosecuted first.
Two counterfeiters are in jail at Tyler.
Billy Meyers was drowned at Brownville.
Tyler has a very interesting little society.
John O’Meally was fatally shot at Brenham.
Oats are selling at 10 cents a bushel in Waco.
J. H. Hazlewood bung himsell near Alvarado.
Gov. Roberts vetoed the school appropriation.
Two prisoners were burned to death at Overton.
Horse and cattle thieves are active near Flatonia.
Two men are to be hanged at Houston, June 20th.
The Gravson grand jury returned 31I|indictments.
A man named Smith was killed by lightning at
Waco.
The Odd Fellows celebration at Paris was a grand
affair.
The State Firemen’s Association meets in Hous
ton June 11th.
The Kansas immigration fever has at last got to
Brenham,
The Episcopal church at Weatherford was dedica
ted the 4th.
A Bastrop man has been indicted for stealing a
speckled calf.
Epizootic is prevailing in the country around
Austin.
The citizens of Franklin county have organized
against outlaws.
The Gatesville Sun has a subscriber who has paid
fifty years in advance.
There are seven murderers in the Bexar jail con
victed in the first degree.
There are lourteen prisoners in the Bexar jail
charged with murder.
E L Polk, a descendant of President Polk, goes
to the penitentiary from Austin for stealing.
A San Saba county person tells of a hog in his
neighborhood that is waist-high to a good sized
man
Criminals, at the rate-of four a day, are increasing
the population in the San Antonio jail.
Several handsome new buildings are being erected
in Houston, and business is looking «p generally.
Jerome Hawkins, a noted desperado and mur
derer of two men in Bell county, has been captured
at Fort Worth.
The action of Gov. Roberts, in calling an extra
session of the legislature, cost that State the pretty
penny of 845,000.
The Honstofi water works are rapidly approach
ing completion, and water will be turned on in
about twenty days.
The actual damage done to the Texas and New
Orleans road, by the recent freshet, is estimated by
the manager to be 820,0601
A young man, Joe Wevar, took three drinks at a
saloon the other night, in Fort Worth, and was
taken with all the symptoms of poisoning.
The trial of Col. Kirby at Hempstead, Tex . is
exciting much interest. It is said every precaution
is being taken by Kirby’s friends to prevent him
from being killed by the friends or relatives of old
Mr. Steele as it is thought they are determined to
avenge the murder. Kirby is not even allowed to
go near the prison windows.
Arkansas.—At Little Rock, De Wolf, the fast
rider, gave an exhibition, riding fifty miles in two
hours and twenty minutes.
New discoveries of ore veins have been made in
Montgomery county, Arkansas, mines, and these
mines are to be thoroughly worked.
The Arkansas papers are all fall of the hill that has
been introduced into Congress by Senator Ulmer,
of Mary land, for the erection of of a national Hospit
al at Hot Springs, Ark.
North Carolina.—Henry Alplionso Davis
(white) Henry T. Andrews (white), and Lewis Clark
(colored), the noted Chapel Hill burglers, were to
day hanged at liillsboro, the county seat of Orange
county, wliere their numerous crimes were com
mitted. All the prisoners proclaimed their inno
cence to the last moment. Carieton spoke an hour
and sa ! d his salvation was sure.
The parting between Andrews and his sister, on
the scaffold, was most affecting.
’ All were firm and showed no signsol wavering.
The hanging was badly botched up. The ropes
around the necks of Davis and Carieton were loo
long and their feet rested on the ground. They
were raised knd the ropes retied, causing death
from strangulation. , , . . „
A terrillic thuuder storm raged during the hang
ing, and the scene was wild and terrible.
At least 8000 people were present.
South Carolina.—The Convention of the diocese
oftlie Episcopal Church,of Tenn., met in St. retei s
Church, in Columbia, May 14tb. Right Rev. Bish
op Quintard presiding. The Convention sermon
was preached by Rev. Mr. Knoxville.
The Confederate monument erected by the Ladies’
Monumoutal Association in Capital Square, at Co
lumbia, lias been unveiled with imposing cere
monies, Military organizations and old veterans
from all the principal points in the State and from
Charlotte, N., C., participated.
Honest John Mierman told his friend at Mans
field the other night that “in South Carolina more
voteswereeastlastia.il than there were men wo-
men, children, cats and dogs.” As the population
in South Carolina in 1870 was over 700,01X1, without
counting the cats ami dogs, and the vote cast last
fail was less than 120,000, the secretary’s exageration
of tlie truth was a little too cheeky to be set down
as a pardonable figure of speech.
Alabama.—Troy is a good wool market.
Birmingham is to have gas works.
Sweet Water has a debating society.
Shelby county jail has four inmates.
Jasper Is to have u, military company.
The Eutayv Sunday-schools are well attended.
There is considerable sickness in Dale county.
The firemen’s pic nic at Troy was a grand oae.
Mr. Drischel lost bis house at Cullman by fire.
Tlie general health of Eufaula was never better.
The registered debt of Wilcox county is 87,281.30.
The Democrat majority in Montgomery was 380.
John Collins, of Bangor, lost his dwelling by fire.
Elijah O'Rear, of Jasper, killed two deer at one
shot.
Cut worms are troubling the gardens In Tuscum-
bia.
J. F. Stallings was admitted to the bar at Green-
rille.
A revival is in progress at the Methodist church
at Moulton.
The anniversary celebration at Cullman was a
‘big tiling.”
AV’aJJs js*Snn(loy-school eppertnten^ant. at
Jravella.l
J. W. Pos(
Evergreeu-
The Catholic Sisters’ fair in Montgomery was a
grand success. •
Scottsboro is high and healthy and wants sum
mer visitors.
There is a fine Sunday-sehool at Baker Hill, Bar
bour county.
Chapman Bradford was admitted to the bar in
Talladega county.
More oats have been planted in Conecuh county
than ever before.
The Methodists of Eutaw have raised $500 to repair
their church.
All the prisoners but one escaped from the Mar
shall jail last week.
J. L. lurk, of Macon, has been pardoned by the
officials at Washington.
John Rickard was found dead in Powell creek
swamp, Marengo county.
The prospects for oats and wheat in Cleburn coun
ty are very favorable.
The gin house of W. W. McFarlane, Marshall
county was burned last week.
The grand lodge of Good Temp’ars for Alabama
met in Mobile last Tuesday.
The following officers were elected in Demopolis:
Mayor I. S. Harwell: couticilmen, G. W. Bolton,
John C. Webb, E. I. Weil, W. J. Braswell, J. N. Lis
ter and M. Ely.
Tennessee.—Memphis is chock full of strangers,
and ten car loads of people arrived there on Tuesday
evening
The forty ninth General Assembly of the Cumber
land Presbyterian Church met in session at Mem
phis on the lotli.
The people of Memphis call npon the citizens to
organize an auxiliary sanitary association, and re
fer to the sanitary Association of New Orleahs as a
perfect model upon which to pattern their own or
ganization.
Kentucky.—Mrs. Wheeler, of Maysville. Ken
tucky, was wounded in the leg on Thursday night
by the discharge of a pistol In the hands of her hus-
band. It is not known whether it was accidental or
intentional.
Ephraim McDowel, of Danville, was the first sur
geon who performed ovariotomy. So Dr. o. D.
Gross, of Philadelphia, said in his address on the
dedication of a monument to McDowell, a lew days
ago.
General News.-Rev. Father Vincent, a Catho
lic prie-t, at South Bend, Michigan, had the misfor
tune to swallow his false teeth recently, and now Is
taking nitra-muriatic acid to dissolve.the goldiplate.
Heavy failures in New York city.
A female herring lays 30,000 eggs.
There are over 100 boys In Sing Sing prison.
There are seventy cigar factories in Florida.
Grasshoppers are again devastating Nebraska.
England is Importing Vermont horses via Canada.
A new silk factory has been established In Mon
treal.
Buffalo. N. Y„ has 360 miles of telephone wire in
use.
Few men can successfully unite business with pol
itics.
Ohio expended 87,995,125 on her public schools last
year.
Sugar refining on a large scale is to be attempted
In Cuba, _ ,
Wisconsin farmers sell fifteen dozen eggs for one
dollar. .. , _ , ...
We have still 185 tribes of Indians left In this
C< ThHndlcatlonsare that we shall have another cot
ton crop this year.
TheSweedes living in Aroostook Co. Me., are ex
cellent farmers. ...
Englishmen think the American horse a subject
worth studying.
Portsmouth, N.H.,fls:: developing a large shore
fishing business.
England has had a bankrupt law since the reign
of Henry VIII. , „ _ ,
A company has been organized in Troy, N. Y. t for
heating the city.
There are 240 acres of strawberries in and around
Charleston, 8. C.
The Chinese use powdered elephants skin as a
remedy for rheumatism.
The receipts of tea in this country last year waa
upwards of (X),600,000 pounds.
The new $10 refunding certificate proves a very
popular form of investment.
of Greenville, was robbed of 8500 at
The salaries of New York city officials are to be
reduced about twenty per ceDt.
We are promised a fine crop of pears this year in
New England, but apples will be “short.” .
Cuba furnishis nearly sixty-three per cent, of the
sugar imported into the United States.
A valuable piece of lace, missed by a Providence
lady the other day, was found in a robin’s nest.
During 1878 more than 17.000,000 pounds of pork
were imported Into Bremen from the United States.
The thousand paper mills of this country used in
1878 over 46,000 tons ofloreign rags, valued at $2,151,-
4®.
A sand storm in California recently covered the
railroad tracks for four miles with from one to three
feet of sand.
The water department of the city of Boston recent
ly contracted for twenty tons of lead pipe at $1.05 a
hundred pounds.
Small-pox is causing some anxiety in New York
city Four cases were lately discovered in one ten
ement house.
We are sorry to hear that strikes are again occur
ring in various sections, just as business is reviving.
This is ill-advised.
Many unsuccessful farmers cultivate too mu“h
poor land; their energies should be concentrated on
tlie better portions of the farm.
Arms and ammunition are being shipped from
Boston for South American ports. Wars are unfor
tunate, hut they make business.
The Senate judiciary committee have decided to
report adversely on the nomination of D. T. Corbin
of South Caaotina, for the position of cheif justice of
Utali Territory.
The Pennsylvania house of delegates postponed
indefinitely a bill limiting a days labor to eight
hours, and imposing a fine of $100 and a 30 days im
prisonment for violation thereof.
Heaths.
In Snerman, Tex., 5th, J. M. Winter.
In Cameron, Tex., Mrs.F. M. Adams.
In Ennis, Tex., Mrs. II. G. A liTfitoyor.
In Sherman, Tex., 5th, Mrs H. A. Soery.
In Brownsville, Tex., 3rd, Patrick Galvan.
In Buffalo, Tex., 3rd, Mrs. Matthew Cooper.
In Sherman, Texas, the 4th, Mrs B E. Tucket.
In Rockdale, Tex., the 2d, Mrs. P. W. Shinalt.
In Paris, Tex., recently, Mrs. R. W. Matthews.
In Ennis, Tex., 26th ult., Lou Ellen Ilogan, child.
In Navasota, Tex., 30thnit., Mrs Annie E. Terrell.
.plumages.
In Hall county, Ga., Mr. William Voyles and Miss
Virginia Allen.
In Barbour co., Ala., Mr. J. B. Cox and Miss Sallie
Crawford.
In Marengo county, Ala., Mr. Wm. Barclay and Mrs.
Wm. Boozer.
In Hart eo., Ga., by g, G. O’Barr, Mr. John McCrainy
and Miss Alice Browii.
In Limestone Co., Tex., Mr. Chas. M. Davenport and
Miss Ellen Pulke. .
In Cherokse co., Ala., 1st inst., by J. H. Shields, Louis
Franklin and Hattie Payne.
InK’herokee co., Ala., 27th ult.. by Rev.JG. W. Wilcox,
Thomas Warren and Ducy A. Taylor.
In Memphis. Tennessee, by J. S. Galloway, Mr. J. ,J.
Henderson and Miss Essie Taylor,
In Limestone County. Texas, Mr. A. S. .Graves, of
Basque County, to Mrs. L. A. Davenport.
In Monroe co., Ga., on the 8th inst., by Rev. John T.
Kimbells Mr. John W. Banks and Miss Alice White.
In Macon co., Ga.. on Sunday, 11th inst., by Rev. Mr
Morgan, Mr. Sam. T. Hurst and Miss Sallie P. Barnaul.
In Chattahoochee eo., Ga., on the 18th inst., by Mr.
Robert Patterson, Mr. Henry Peed, of Butler, to Miss
Nancy Gunn, of Chattahoochee county.
Dr. Frank Loring. of Washington, son of Hon. Edward
Loring, wits married to Miss Lily Latrobe, of Baltimore,
last week. There was a large assembly of guests in full
dress, btu no bridesmaids. The ceremony took place in
the drawing room of Hon. J. I.atrobe’s mansion. Among
the numerous elegant presents was a beautiful bronze
testimonial from the Medical Faculty of New York. The
bride wore white gros grain and satin and a rich veil,
under which a Baltimore Jenkins says her
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Amusements.
Puzzles, Chess, Conundrums, Prob
lems, Charades, and Kinks of all
Kinds for Kinkers to Unkink.
Puzzles are cordially solicited from all. All puzzles
must be accompanied by the answers, and the parts must
be fully exphiii ed. The true name must always be sent,
even if a nom de plume is used. Direct letters to “Puz
zle Parlor,” Sunny South,
Answers will be published every three weeks
To Correspondents.
C. C. Kernodle and D. M. Brown both answered Puz
zle No". 1 in No. 201 correctly, and sent their answers on
the same day. So both will receive a prize which will
be forwarded immediately. Correct solutions of this
puzzle were afterwards received from Mrs. 1). C Cesey,
\V. P. Hamilton, E. R. McBroom, "Lidia Rookh,” H. M.
Moses Walter Lee Haralson, Alice Wright, Lula Bonner,
and Charles Wilkinson. Ti ^ „
Answer to No, 2 received from Mrs. D. C. Cesey.
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN NO. 201.
2. “Seven rival towns contend for Homer dead,
Through which the living Homer begged his bread.”
3. Rumphorhyncus.
4. B
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5. (Y M Y on P R A) Paronymv.
(S on P on T O.) Pontons.
(A U and L.) Landau.
(Tile on K.) Konlite.
(Dean on It.) Dondeau.
(S on R ou Y.) Rouyons.
(E on P.) Pone.
6. (Hell.-I.-Go.-Land) Heligoland.
7. ROVER
OLIVE
VIXEN
EVENT
RENTS
8. Factory. , . „ , r ,
It—1. Macedonia.—2. Lichtenstein.—3. Malacca.
10. P oo P
II anna H
A hb A
N u N
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A d A
SeeS
M ada M „ . .
11. —1. Carthaginians.—2. Grecians.—3. Macedonians.—
4. Persians.—5. Egyptians.—6. Lacedmmonians.—7. Athe
nians.—8. Israelites.
12. V aleri C
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13. Zendik.
14. “Labor omnia vincil."
15. Loochoo.
New Puzzles aad Enigmas.
1.—Conundrum.
What noted mountain did Adam mention to his wife,
after her first day of labor?
2—novel Hollow Square.
(Complete this with two letters.)
H K
T R
3. —Pyramid.
Across. 1. In feast. 2. A Persian title. 3. Compara
tive of uncommon. 4. Abounding in stones. 5. Resi-
^Left incline. An important plant. Centrals. A bird.
Right incline. Premature.
(The answer will be in this form.)
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4. —Enigma.
I am composed oi seven letters.
My 7, 6,3, is a kind of sheep.
My 1, 2, is an animal.
My 1, 3, 4, 5, is a shrub.
My whole is a knot.
5. —Diamond.
One-third of a log. A machine. A leg of mutton. An
adverb. One-forth of cart.
6.—Decaritations.
Behead a part of the body, and get an animal,
Behead to pull, and get a common article,
Behead small balls and get an adjective.
Rehead a scheme, and get a piece of ground,
Behead blood, and get metal.
Behead where men work and get a kind of plant,
Behead roofing material and get recent, ... .
Behead a kind of basket and get standand: behead
again and part of a verb meaning to consume.
7.—ENiGMa.
I am-composed of ten letters.
My 15, 7, 10, 5, is a germ.
Mv 8,9, is a river.
My whole is a species of antediluvian animal.
8.—Letter Superscription.
Read the following superscription of a letter:—
B. U. R. G. H. A. N.
CHARLES. G. E. R.
9.—Half Word Square.
A title. An animal. A quagmire. A conjunction.
A consonant.
The answer will he in this form, reading tlie same
down and across;—
10.—Syncopattoms.
Syncopate means to take a letter out of a word; os,
prop. pop.
1. Syncopate a language and leave part of a verb.
2. Syncopate a blessing and leave a tree.
3. Syncopate the superlative of an adjective and leave a
risk.
4. Syecopate to faint and get a platform.
5/Syncopate a small particle and leave a laugh.
11.—Enigma.
I am composed of six letters.
My 1. 4, 8, 1, 6, 4, is a pigeon.
My 3, 2,1,1, is light.
My 2, 2. 5, 5. is loud.
My whole is a little flute.
IH’uMcttxs.
A father divided his land amoDg his 5 children. To
the 1st he gave 5-7 of it. to the 3d he gave 5-7 of the re
mainder, to the 3rd he gave 5-7 of what was left, to the
4th he gave 5-7 of the remainder and 32-49 of an acre, and
to the 5t.h child the remainder. Now if the 1st received
$2,500 acres more than the 2d, how many acres did the
5th child receive, and the number of acres divided.
No. 8.
A planter hired girls, hoys, women and men to pick
cotton, paying each a certain price per day. They
worked 4 days. He had on the
1st day 12 girls, 12 boys, 12 women, 12 men, and paid $30-
2d “ 8 “ 10 “ 8 “ 6 “ “ “ 19
3d “ 6 “ 4 «• 10 “ 8 “ •« lo!
4th “ 5 “ 8 ‘j 4 “ 3 “ “ “ 11.25.
Now how much did he pay each per day ?
No. 9.
If 9000 pounds of cotton was picked by 2 hands in 50
days work, one hand picking 120, the other 200 pounds
how much cotton did each pick ?
No: 10.
If an article has lost 20 per cent, by wastage, and is
sold for 40 per cent above cost, phat is the gain per cent.?
No. 11.
A man spent 50 per cent, of his money, and 50 per
cent, of the remainder, a"d 20 per cent, of what he then
had, What per cent of his money is spent ?
Eo. 12.
A and B pay $1.75 for a quart of whiskey and 10 cents
for the bottle. A pays $1, B the rest. They divide the
whiskey equally, and A keeps the bottle. Now whieh
owes tho other, and how much ?
TO CORRESPONDENTS.
All communications relating to this department of the
paper should be addressed to A. F. Wurrn, Atlanta,Ga.
Chess headquarters, Young Men’s Library Associa
tion, Marietta street.
Original games and problems are cordially solicited for
this column. We hope our Southern friends will re
spond.
PROBLEM: No. 90.
“THE BOSS JOKER.”
By L. T. BROWN, Cranbury, N. J.
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2 P-K B 4
3 B—B4
4 K—Bsq
5 Kt-Q B 3
6 KtXP
7 P-tt 4
8 Kt-K B 3
9 P-K R 4
10 K—Kt sq
11 Kt—K 5
12 PXB
13 Kt—B a
14 PXKt
15 B-Q 2 (a)
Resigns
W. R. H.
South Carolina.
1 P-K 4
2 PXP
3 Q—R 5+
4 P-K Kt 4
5 P—Q4
6 K—Q sq
7 B—Kt 2
!—R 4
J-K R 3
10 Q-Kt 3
11 BxKt
12 B-O, 2
13 KtXKt
14 Q.XB P
15 Q-Q 5 +
8
9
March 1878.
(a) “Surely a Blip.’*
Chess in Chicago.
Game played between Capt. Mackenzie and Mr. Mar
ble during the tormer’e recent visit to Chicago.
WHITE. BLACK.
Mr. M, C*pt. M.
1PK4 1PK4
2PKB4 2 P tks P
3BB4 3 P Q, Kt 4
4 B Kt 3 4 Q R 5 ch
5 K B eq 5 B Kt 2
6 KtKBS 6QR3
7PQ.3 7 KtKBS
8 Kt Q B 3 8 Kt Q B3
9 Kt tks KtP 9 Castles
10 B Q 2 lo P Kt 4
11 P K R 4 (a) 11 Kt K R 4
12 Kt tk. Kt P 13 Kt Kt 6 ch
13 K Kt 13 B B 4 ch
14 P O 4 14 Kt tke Q P
15 B K 3 15 QKtK7 ch
16 K R 2 16 Q tks P ch
17 Kt R 3 17 Q B tka P
18 B tks K B (b) 18 Kt B ch
19 R tks Kt 19 Q Kt 6 ch, and
White resigns.
NOTES.
(a) He is a rash man who can make thia bold foray
when playing with each an opponent; In the present sit
uation it is also very bad, and entails almost instant
annihilation, P Q B 3 or even P K 5 at once would hare
been far belter. . , . . .
(b) Q K sq would have averted the catastrophe hut a
few moves.
Railroad Guide.
To Stockholders
GEORGIA RAILROAD AND BANKING COMPANY.
The annual Convention of the Stockholders of the
Georgia Railroad and Banking Company will take place
in Augusta, at 10 o’clock a. m.. on Wednesday May 14th.
1879.
Stockholders desiring to attend may procure passes for
themselves and families by exhibiting their certificate of
stock to Agent at nearest Depot, and filling out and
signing an application for the passes needed.
To avoid over-crowding the trains, to the discornf-rt
and danger of all. passes will be limited strictly to the
legal family of each owner of stock, to-wit: Husband or
wife, sons under age, and unmarried daughters. Each
pass will he good only for the single person ntmed on
it. and conductors will collect fare if presented by any
other person. They will be good to Augusta only on
May 12th to 15th inclusive, and to return 14th to 17th
inclusive, and no extension of time can be granted. Ap
ply for your passes eariy. Certificates of stock will not
be iecognized for passage by conductors.
S. K. JOHNSON,
Superintendent.
THE GEORGIA RAILROAD
GEORGIA RAILROAD COMPANY, )
Superintendent’s Office. L
Augusta, Ga., April 5th, 1879 (
COMMENCING SUNDAY. 6th inst. the following Pas
senger Schedule will he operated:
No. 2 EAST—DAILY.
Leave Atlanta 45 a m
Arrive Athens 3 30 p m
Arrive Washington 2 00pm
Arrive Camak 1 08 p m
Arr ve Milledgeville "—3 30 pm
Arrive Macon 5 20pm
Arrive Augusta 3 18 p m
No. 1 WEST—DAILY.
Leave Augusta 9 45 a m
Leave Macon 7 lo a m
Leave Milledgeville 9 08 a m
Leave Camak .’.jj 41 a m
Leave Washington 10 45 a m
Leave Athens 915am
Arrive Atlanta ...’ 5 00 p m
No connec! ion to or from Washington on Sundays.
COVINGTON ACCOMMODATION.
(Daily except Sundays.)
Leaves Atlanta 5 30pm
Arrives Covington 8 00 p m
Leaves Covington 5 25 a m
Arrives Atlanta 7 40 a m
No. 4 EAST-DAILY-.
Leaves Atlanta 6 00 p ra
Arrives Augusta 6 25am
No. 3 WEST-DAILY.
Leaves Augusta 5 30pm
Arrives Atlanta 5 00 a m
Trains Nos. 2,1, 4 and 3 will not stop at Flag Stations.
Connects at Augusta for all points East and South-east.
Superb Improved Sleepers to Augusta.
Pullman Sleepers from Angnsta to New
York—either via Churlestou or Charlotte.
£5TOuIy one change Atlanta to New York.*®9
S. K. JOHNSON, E. R. DORSEY,
Superintendent. Gen. Passenger Agent.
Reduction of Passenger Fares.
GEORGIA RAILROAD IS SELLING
STRAIGHT AND EXCURSION TICKETS
Between all Stations on its Main Line and Branches
including the Macon and Augusta Railroad, at the
following
GREATLY REDUCED RATES :
Straight Tickets at .4 cents per mile
Excursion Tickets at 6 cents per mile,
(Good for Ten Days.)
Minimum for Straight Tickets, Ten Cents ; Excursion
Tickets, Twenty Cents.
To secure the advantage of the Reduced Rates, tickets
must be purchased from the Station Age' ts of the Com
pany. Conductors are not allowed to charge less than
tho rognlar tariff rate of five (5) cents per mile.
Excuision Tickets will be good to Return Ten Days
from and including the date of issue, no Lay-over priv
ilege attacbesto these tickets, nor will auy be granted
The company reserves the right to change, or entirely
abrogate these rates at pleasure and without notice.
E. R. DORSEY,
9- Gen- Pa-s. Agent.
1,000 MILE TICKETS.
GEORGIA RAILROAD COMPANY. )
Office General Passenger Agent. J
AugustA, April 5th. 1879. )
C ommencing Monday, 7th inst.. this company
will sell ONE THOUSAND MILE TICKETS, good
over main line and branches, at TWENTY * * * 4 5 6 7 * * * FIVE DOL
LARS each. These tickets will be issued to individuals,
firms and families, but not to firms and families com
bined. E. R. DORSEY,
198-5t GeD. Pass. Agent.
Memphis & Charleston R. R.
Memphis ITenn.—On and after April 16t,h, 1879
t he following passenger schedule will be operated.
GOING WEST.
Leave Chattanooga 8 10 pm.
“ Stennsonn 10 35 pm.
“ Decatur 2 50 am.
“ Corinth 7 50 am.
“ Middleton 8 f0 am.
*• Grand Junction 9 35 am.
Arrive Memphis 12 00 noon
i®”Great changes have lately been made on this line.
This road has been newly ballasted, and the track
repaired with steel rails. These improve-,
ments make it second to no other
road in the South.
TO THE EAST.
Close Connection is made for all Eastern and
Southeastern Cities.
ES?”On]y line running through Palace Sleeping Cars
and Day Coaches between Memphis and Chattanooga
without change.
TO THE WEST.
Close connection made for ail Arkansas and Texas-
points. A full set of First-class and Emigrant Tickets
on sale at all principal s tations- Round Trip Emigrant
Tickets at greatly reduced rates now on sale at Chatta
nooga, to principal Texas points, Day Coaches run be
tween Bristol and Memphis, and between Montgomery,
Alabama, and Texarkana, Arkansas, withont change.
For further Information, as to rates, schedules,
etc., address either
JAS. R. OGDEN.
Gen. Pass. Agent. Memphis, Tenn.
T. S. DAVANT,
Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent, Memphis, Tenn.
L. L. McCLESKY,
Gen. So. Pass. Agent, Atlanta, Ga
New York Shopping.
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description with taste, discrimination, <trd promptitude.
Circulars, giving full information and unexceptionable
references, sent by addressing her. P. O. Box, 4243,
NEW YORK. Samples sent free.
191-204.
This is So.
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price and endorsements.
H. E. DYKEMAN, Gen. Ag’t,
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