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THE TOCCOA NEWS AND PIEDMONT INDUSTRIAL JOURNAL. VOLUME XIX. BIRD on the greening bough. Bird r>» the greening bough. With folded wing; *. The matin tow That thou dost softly sing, * Is what I would repeat, With loving art, To tell my sweet What lies within my heart. fly to her. tell it, thou 1'lear voice of spring, On greening bough, Bird with the folded wing! *“ r - Scollard, in New England Magazine. The Boom at Bullionville. The town of Bullionville greatly needed a railroad. The richest ore veins in the vicinity had all “pinched out,” and it was not profitable to work the large quantities without of low-grade ore, or ship It away a railroad. It was not practicable now to work the great timber resources of the countiy without means of transportation. Every¬ thing in Bullionville languished for ' a railroad, and at least half the buildings in the place bore the sign, “For Sale or To Let.” The town had a good location at the junction of two livers, and in the cen- tre ol a fertile farming tract, and the surrounding limestone, hills were rich in coal, lead, iron and low-grade sil¬ ver ore. The weekly Bullionville Echo had pro¬ claimed these advantages month after month, until their reiteration came to be r matter of course, and no one paid any attention to them. They helped, how¬ ever, to convince the people that a rail¬ road was all that was needed to make the town a metropolis. But would the railroad be built? This was the question which some of the town people asked young Morris when, one day in August, he made his custom- nvy trip from his camp, a few miles down the river, up to the post and telegraph offices in Bullionville. Morris had been employed as clerk to the contractors who had built the last Btretch of road beyond, lie was am- bilious to complete ins education, par¬ ticularly in geology, which was his specialty; and he had been glad to get this opportunity to make geological re¬ searches in a country rich in specimens. He had answered this question about the railroad to (lie best of his ability nearly every day for a month, but he re¬ plied, good-naturedly “1 don’t know, gentlemen. Nothing new has developed.” “You aren t thinking of moving awav the outfit, are you?” - “I have no such intention. I will ex¬ plain the whole thing. You know I am merely the clerk ol the contractors who hope to build the road when the time comes. They finished it to a point about thirty miles from here last fall, and then nuned their outfit, stock, tools, tents- and all down iuto this valley for the winter. They hoped to get the contract to build the remainder of tiic road in time to begin " ork last spring, but, as you see, were disappointed. I report to t lcm ficquently, and1 have standing in- structions to keep things ready to begin work on short notice. But you see it is all guess-work. The company may not intend to build the road at all, or it may intend to go along the other side of the valloy.” About a week afterward a group of men who had nothiug to do were dis¬ cussing the great topic in the postofiioe. “It father looks as though we weren’t going to have a railroad, ’said the pro- prietor of the Metropolitan Hotel, in a slow, melancholy tone, as if each word were forced from him. “1 don’t give up vet,” s?id a real es¬ tate owner. “I believe that party of engineers in camp about forty miles down the canon has some business con- nected with the building of the road, in spite of nil they say. “It’s about time for that young fellow Morris to be up after his mail, isn’t it? Maybe he knows something more about it, said another. “He won t be here till late, then,” said the ferryman, “lie got me out of bed to take him across the river iuo ruing. and has gone down the other side. Tou know the bridge down below his camp was v. ashed away. “1 wonder if he didn t go to consult those engineers: said the editor of the Buliionvilie Echo, eagerly. “No; lie said he was go'ng down to Etc the stock, and to get a fresh saddle pony ; but he was m a great hurry, aud 1 tell you he looked mightily pleased* at some letter lie was reading on the ferry.” ’i licve was a general increase of interest at this announcement. “I tell you,” said the real estate owner, “that young fellow knows how to take care of himself. Like as not he will be the first to get the news, and will have half the town bought up before the boom begins. But 1 tail you, he won’t get a foot of my land unless he pays a boom price for it. I haven’t waited here five rears just to be hoodwinked at the , , ,5 “Ill bet something's . up,” said the editor. He started toward the telegraph qj w The ferryman was right iu his surmise that Morris was phased about something. He had received a letter which gave him assurance at last that he would be able to go East and enter college. Ibis was to him the most important event, that could take place, and it was with a very merry heart that he set about maaing his prep- a rations to depart. The opening of the college year was near, and as he wished to have a day or two in which to plete a collection ot geological specimens, he made all haste to get his work in shape so that he could spare tilt time. It was almost sunset when he started from the herder's cabin on his return trip, but it was a clear, starlight night, and he found the ride enjoyable. As he rode about the river, he ran over in “"to his mind the preparations it was neces- ro make mat.. and the best means of gening his geological specimens to the college, where, he "felt sure, the profess- ore would recognize them as the nucleus of a very fine collectiea. Before starting out to take his position with the railroad contractors, he had left some of hi# books and geological speci¬ men# with a friend at Portland. He wished te announce his good luck to his iriend, and also to get the rest of his specimens; and as he rode along ho framed in hi# mind the telegram he should send. He afterward said that he felt rather piqued to find that news ot such import¬ ance could be compressed into so few words as these.: “Going to Columbia. Send rest of outfit. Remember Idaho granite.” Even the last three words, he had to acknowledge, xvere superfluous, as lie knew that his friend would never consider his “outfit” complete without those granite specimens; but he thought he might as well make the message ten words long, since it did not cost any more. It was nearly ten o’clock when he reached Bullionville. Dismounting be¬ fore the telegraph office, he was cha¬ grined to find it had been closed almost an hour. lie had forgotten that the office was closed at nine o’clock. He made some inquiries for the opera¬ tors, but could not find him. Having al¬ ready taken so much trouble in the mat¬ ter, and having so little time for his preparations, he resolved to ride up the line five miles to Whitewater, where he knew the operator slept in the office, and would get up if need be, to send a tele¬ gram. lie had no notion what an excitement his conduct had caused in Bullionville. Groups of men began to gather upon the street corners, and the story was rapidly told that the contractors’ agent had just come up from the engineer’s camp with some very important new r s, and that he had lidden all the xvay up to Whitewater to save a few hours' delay. Morris found the operator still up when ho reached Whitewater. Taking a blank, be proceeded to write out his message. The worn-out pen furnished for the public convenience mado a bad blot upon the first blank. Crumpling it, he tossed it out of the window, and took another. A man standing in the shadow of the building reached out and picked it up. It was the enterprising editor of the Echo, who was ou his track. As Morris galloped back through Bullionville, an acquaintance, whom Morris was surprised to see up so late, stepped out and hailed him. ‘ ‘ We hear your’re going to move at last,” said the man. Morris was too weary to be pleased at their interest in his college prospects. “Yes,” he said, shortly, “I’m going to Columbia this year.” “How arc you going?” was the next question. “Why, by rail, of course!” Morris said. “Columbia is pretty near the salt water, aint it?” “Salt water? Well, within two or tlircc miles, I s^iiess.*' He was tired and in no mood for further talk, so lie rode away, phantiy, “Boys,” said the questioner, trium- to a group at the hotel, “I guess none of you will dispute that the road is going to be built now.” Before morning the report had gone through the town that the road was to be pushed westward, at once through Buliionvilie to the mouth of the Colum- bia River. Morris had raid so. If Morris had made his accustomed visit to the town next day, instead of going down the river in quest of geo- logical specimens, he would have hardly known Bullionville. Activity and cx- citement had taken the place of Hstless- ness. Men were busy staking out lots, and others were buying aud selling real estate iu the stores and on the corners, Lumber, brick and building-stone had advanced fifty percent. i:i urice, while the wages of mechanics had increased threefold. Improvised real estate offices had been opened in a dozen places, and were do¬ ing a thriving business—though not, it must be admitted, a cash business, for money was as scarce in the town as ever, Meanwhile, the cause of all this excite- meat was collecting specimens aud mak- ing notes of the various geological strata fifteen miles away. About noon he went in search of a feed of oats for his horse, and had to call at several ranchos before he obtained it. Soon after this he met the stage coach coming up aud as usual without pas- sengers. “Prospecting?” asked the driver. “Yes,’’ said Morris, “I find wonder- fully li rich ground iu this valley.” ( > was speaking geologically, for 1 vs had picked up the tooth of an extinct animal that very day. “That’s what I’ve been preaching for n*gh onto seven years,” said the driver ;Uld ' veu t on. Iu the Ec\o extra appeared the follow- big paragraph, “Fall particulars regarding th? now de- ve: .°? meu ^ 111 ra ,H roa '. 1 circles are not at writing: obtainable, masenuen as the con- tractor's agent is at present down the river looking over tho work, and buying up the £ rain 111 that neighborhood. To persons have met him. however, he Las himself in glowing terms.” From that time the “boom” proceeded without much restraint. No rumor too wild to be credited. Reports were rife that immense railroad buildings would be located in the town, that nu- merous syndicates were endeavoring get possession of land, that manutac- tories would soon be started. All reports seemed to start from nowheie, and yet to go everywhere. j t was after sundown when Monfis rode U p t 0 town. He saw at once from the air of haste and which dominated the crowds on the streets, that something important must have takeu place. He began to make ia- quirles, but every one seemed too busy to notice him—even long enough to ask the usual questions about the road. But presently a copy of the Echo extra gave him an inkling & of what had taken place. The people had deceived them- selves. He must undeceive them with TOCCOA, GEORGIA, JUNE 13, 1891 ea little shock to their new found pros¬ perity as possible. After ascertaining that no message or telegram had really arrived for him, he went to the office of the Echo. He found the editor busy upon an article entitled; “The “Comein! Future Metropolis.” clad to see you!” said the editor, looking up from his work. “But you must excuse me if I don’t talk much. You see we are desperately busy.” “Mr. Bastian,” said Morris, earnestly, “it is all a mistake about this railroad— a very unfortunato mistake, and I came to request you to help me correct it. There is no news about the road.” “Indeed,” said th# editor, incredu¬ lously. I tell you it is not true. There is no more reason now to suppose that the road is going to be built, than there was a week ago. You people had no reason to interpret my actions as you have done.” The editor gazed steadily at Morris for about a minute. “My dear boy,” he said slowly, “per¬ haps we know more than you think about your recent doings, What about taking out Idaho granite, and going to the coast by rail? I can readily see how it might have been to the advantage of your employers ii the announcement had been deferred, but they should have thought of that before. If you have made a false move, it’s too late now to withdraw it. No, sir; I know my duty to the public too well; and I haven’t any more time to discuss the subject.” Morris felt himself completely crushed. “I suppose,” he said, “that I can pub¬ lish a card over my signature?” “Every inch of advertising space is engaged for over two weeks in advance,” said the editor. “But, Mr. Bastian,” Morris persisted, “do you intend to go on deceiving these people?” “I mean to continue telling the plain truth. If you are prepared to make an affidavit that your former statements were incorrect, I will publish it. Other¬ wise—good eveniug.” Morris rushed indignantly out of the office, and the editor proceeded with the writing of an article which began thus: “New York has its Brooklyn, St. Paul has its Minneapolis, Salt Lake has its Ogden; but Bullionville has no adjacent rival to break the circuit of its commercial empire.” Morris did what he could to explain the state of affairs to the citizens. But they would not listen. People accosted him on all sorts of subjects connected with the railroad. Grain speculators wished to contract to furnish quantities of grain to his employ¬ ers, merchants offered him supplies, and brokers souuded him on the land ques¬ tion. When he denied having any use for their commodities, they said know- ingly! “Oh, that’s all right! but as soon as you are ready to ‘spring it,’ give us a chance.” The “boom” had gone quite beyond the power of one young man to check. Meanwhile, a report of the unwonted activity at Bullionville became a subject of discussion in the office of a great rail¬ way company in the East. “It must be that the other company h.ts given the word to put its line through,” said a director. “I think we have the best of evidence to the contrary,” said the secretary. “It has done no more than survey the route, just as we have done.” “Be it as it may,” said the President of the corporation, “I think we had bet¬ ter tap that Bullionville country at once. It is a rich section, and a town with so much faith in itself is sur# to become an important distributing centre.” A similar discussion must have taken place at the office of the rival system, for when Morris reached New York he had positive information, this time, each com¬ pany was trying to outstrip the other in the construction of its line, and that Bul- lionvillc was really “booming.” It is an important city now. It was only the other day that the Daily Echo contained some reminiscences of a well- known geologist who was a contractor’s clerk in the town in its early days; and the chief item among the whole was one which told how the editor obtained con¬ firmation of some railroad news of vital importance to the town by reading a blotted copy of an important telegram which the young man had carelessly tossed away, — Youth's Companion, Artificial Griudstoues. The manufacture of artificial grind- stones now constitutes a very important industry "... in this country. J The materials used in - this manufacture , , are pulverized , . . quartz, powdered flint, powdered emery or corundum, and rubber dissolved by a suitabiG so.vent. These materials, after being carefully mixed together, forma substance that is exceedingly durable, and that will, when used for sharpening tools, outwear by many years any natural stone known. During the process of mixing and kneading there is a constant escape of tar fumes, very often rendering the covering of the mixers with a sheet- iron hood necessary. The compound is afterward calendered into sheets of one- half to three inches thick, shaped up and carefully vulcanized, and the process is completed by the wheels being trued up with tools made especially for the pur¬ pose. These wheels are used for the finest sort of grinding and polishing pur¬ poses. — Courier-Journal. Stone That May b2 Moulded, A new artificial stone which can be melted and cast in moulds, is said to be a compound, partly chemical and partly | mechanical, of iron, sulphur and silicon, with more or less foreign matter, Its normal color is a dark slate, which be modified by pigments. The material has the hardness of bluestone, and can be worked bv the usual stone-cuttin^ tools, turned in a lathe, or planed. The tensil strength is from 650 to 1200 pounds per square inch, and compression of 9000 to 12000 pounds is withstood. The specific gravity is about 2.6; the melting point about 300 degrees Fahr. The new ..J, stone is described''under ^ the FY name “Ferroid. —Trenton (it. A) American. - - — GEORGIA BRIEFS. Newsy Paragraphs From Over the State. ___ Dr. Hunmcutt . has tabulated the crop reports from the counties, which shows : nrtl’si S ^ /h C CODd,t °“ dltlo . lon “ 80 ' The rw ^ ibl . b^mid J f a total total peach nearh crnn crop will be made. The first car of Georgia mclotis was shipped from Meigs, Friday. They were shipped by J. II. Sapp and J. M. Pelcher, and were sent over the Alabama Midland and Louisville and Nashville to Kansas City. The car was deerrated with im- P. mense Lawshe, signs stating the above fact, by W. the Alabama traveling freight agent for Midland. It appears that many of the sub-alH- ances in different counties are opposed to a legislative appropriation for the pur- poses of a state exhibit at the world’s fair. Ou the other hand, there is gen- er.il public sentiment in favor of it. The world's fair has raised a racket m Chcago, and a wrangle everywhere else. But Georgia will be there, in some shnpe, in s< me way. Tha report of the board of visitors to the State University recommends an in¬ crease of the state appropriation to $50,- 000, and an appropriation for now furni¬ ture. It shows the standard of the university to be higher than it has ever been, and is quite complimentary to Dr. Boggs the and the entirely faculty. Indeed, report shows the uuiversity is man¬ aged and conducted admirably. The truck farmers of Chatham county have plainly demonstrated that there is big money in the business. It is said that over $1,000,000 is invested in truck farms in the county, and this year’s crop is estimated at $500,000. It is said to be the mast important industry in the county, outside of Savannah, not even excepting rice planting. More attention is being paid to this branch of agricul¬ ture everywhere. It seems to be a great source of revenue. The governor is still engaged in exam¬ ining the report of the Western and At¬ lantic commission. He spends each af¬ ternoon at the mansion considering the matter. There is some discussion among interested parties as to what he will do. He has been advised by attorney’s inter¬ ested on the state’s side of the case to veto it, but he has given out no hints as to what he will do. The general opin¬ ion, however, is that he will approve the findiug. A B1r Difference. The stock of Ryan’s Sons, was exam¬ ined a few days ago by two committees of Atlanta merchants, and two valuations were placed upon it. One committee was composed wholly of retail merchants, the dry goods, clothing and shoe lines being represented. The committee was composed of two wholesale and one retail merchant. Both committees went through the store, giving and the stock a thorough examination, both committees will submit written reports as to the value of the goods. Between the two reports there will be a difference of $122,500. The committee composed of retail men have agreed that the stock is worth $400,000. The other committee says it is worth For Georgia Girls. The board of directors of the Georgia Normal and Industrial college, ’held an important meeting at Milledgeville a few days ago. Mr. J. Harris Chappell, pres¬ ident of the college, submitted a Teport, recommending what departments should be established in the school at its open¬ ing in October. The report was unani¬ mously adopted. It established in the school a normal department, five collegiat# departments, provides and six industrial depart¬ ments and for the election of ten teachers besides the teachers of art and music. The salaries of teachers were fixed. The following teachers were unanimously elected: Dr. A. V. Beal, at present president of the Mississippi Industrial institute and col¬ lege, teacher of pedagogics and natural science. Mrs. C. C. Brawlev, at present lady principal lady of Chappell college, Col¬ umbus, Ga., principal and teacher of mathematics. Mi-s Jennie T. Clarke, first-honor graduate of the Peabody Normal college, and at present teacherof Latin in the Mississippi institute and college, teacher of Latin and modern languages. Mrs. A. II. Beals, at present of the Mississippi Industrial institution, teacher of free-hand industrial drawing. It was deemed the best to defer the elec¬ tion of the other teachers until the next meeting of the boat d. to Ch,ckn,na,, « a< T h ,f Cbickamauga encampment begins . on + the 16th and will continue for four w closing Ju i y 13th . After contio- U0U8 appeals, $ F the state has at last come forwar and provided handsomely for an enca mpment of her volunteer soldiery, aa d for the first time in the history of Georgia all of her state troops are to be mus tered into a thoroughly equipped encampment. The last legislature ap- propriated $25,000 for that purpose alone, an amount amply sufficient for the comfort of the entire militia forces of the state during the month of camp life. Chickamauga, the site selected by the ad¬ visory board for the encampment, is a most appropriate location. It is not only a place of beauty—a place endowed by nature with all the advantages which go to make the spot for a pleasant outing and a beneficial recreation—but it is at the same time a place surrounded by the most interesting historical associations. Besides the fact that $25,000 is appro¬ priated for the entertainment of the troops, every c >mmand in the state—in¬ fantry, cavalry and artillery—will be or¬ dered into the camp under penalty of disbandment for non-attendance. It goes without saying thit almost every one of the fifty-five commands in Georgia will go to Chickamauga an 1 join in the en- campment. Bishop-Elect Gailor Declines. Bishop-elect Gailor haa declined. Tft has decided to remain at Sevanee, giv- ing his life to the upbuilding of the Uni- ver3 hy of the South rather than be- c ° me *he heal of the churen in the chief dl °cese of the sou:th. The announce- men ment J ** to lU the * nD Episcopabans £ -“'El of nfSE Georgia, for since his election the church ha? unanimous in the hope and be lief that Dr. Gailor would accept, Dr. Gailor told them that he did not see hi9 way cledr to a decision and asked for time to consider. He ha# considered, carefully and player fully, and in his let- ter to Rev. Mr. Rees and Colonel L. D. Harrison, the dioce-an committee, he 8 ets forth at length his reasons f or declining what must have been the most tempting offer of his life. When the announcement of Mr. Gailor’s decliDa,lon was m!lde known in Sewt.nee, the eh'btlsiasm was unprecedented. “The declination • of Rev. Gailor,” said Mr. Z. D. Harrison, a member of the commTtfee, It however, “was not wholly unexpected, was, in the nature of a sur- prise and was a great disappointment to us. At an early day the standing com- mittee will probably meet and issue a call for a convention, the time and place to be named then. A three weeks’notice must given, hence it will be held in about 1 hirty day3, Of course, now the question of another election and the possible can- didate3 wil1 be widely discussed by m embers of the church. The Commissions’ Finding. The following letter has been sent to the governor by the railroad commission : Office of Railroad Commission, Atlanta, Ga. —His Excellency, W. J. Northen, Governor—Sir: In pursuance of an act of the general assembly of Georgia, entitled “An act to enlarge the powers of the railroad commission of Georgia, to prescribe for them additional duties and for other purposes,” approved December 19, 1890, the committee in¬ vestigated the through freight rates in force from points in Georgia to points out of Georgia, and irorn points out of Georgia to points in Georgia, on the lines of the Western and Atlantic Railroad company, the Central Railroad company, the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad company, and the Savannah, Americus & Montgomery Rail¬ road company. In the opinion of the commission, these rates are discriminat¬ ing in their nature. The commission called the attention of the officials of said roads to the fact, and urged upon them the propriety of changing such rates. They, however, have declined to make the changes suggested by the com¬ mission. The commission has therefore determined to present the facts to tho inter-state commerce com¬ mission, and appeal to it for relief. The act further provides that the commission, in all work devolving on it in this con¬ nection, shall receive, on application, the services of the attorney general of the state. In the absence of the attorney general, we deem it proper to report these facts to you, and to state that we are prepared to furn sh the data and facts necessary for instituting said proceeding to whomsoever you may designate to represent the attorney general in this matter. Yours, respectfully, L. N. Trammell, Chairman. The Ia»t Tennessee’s Melon Census. The watermelon crop this year will not be so large as was anticip ited. It has been estimated from 60 to 100 per cent above that of last year, but the recent in¬ vestigations of the East Tennessee rail¬ road shows that the extent of planting was Grffin, greatly exaggerated. Mr. J. J. of this road, has in the hands of the printer, a pamphlet, which is full of valuable information concerning the melon crop of Georgia and Alabama. It gives the name and acreage of evt ry melon grower on tho Savannah, Florida andWistern, Central, East Tennessee and Georgia Southern railroads and branches, with the total acreage of each shipping station and each load. As the Georgia Florida Southern and the Savan¬ nah, and ’Western roads run into Florida, the names and acreages of shippers on those lines are given. This covers about 1,500 acres, or about 500 cars of melons, which may be left out of the count in dealing with the Georgia crop, for the melons in Florida mature so much earlier that they do not come in conflict with the Georgia crop. Deducting this from the total of 80.299 acres given for-the four roads above mentioned, there are left on these lines in Georgia about 28,800 acres of melons. Add to this about 300 acres for the Atlanta and Florida road, say 500 for the Georgia and 1,000 for the Columbus Southern, and we have 30,600 acres of melons planted in Georgia. The last three items are estimated and may be somewhat changed, but the total result will not be materially dif¬ ferent. The Savannah, Americus and Montgomery railroad runs through the melon district, but the average h small and the genera* freight agent thinks the exceed total shipment from the line will not forty cars. It is safe to ray, therefore, that the Georgia crop will be little if any above 10,500 cars, which is n t far from the movement from the state last year. This is based on an average of a car of melons to three acres planted. beyond An unusudly good crop would go the estimate; but this is the average yield of the average season. The crop now is about ten days backward and is expected to begin to move about the 20th of June. It will be noticed that the crop is about equahy divided be¬ tween the region south of Albany and the region between the latitude of of that place and Macou. This will have the effect of equalizing shipments somewhat. That is, the crop south of Albany will come on earlier, and will bj partly out of the way by the time ship¬ ments begin in good earnest from the neighborhood of Fort Valley. The South Carolina crop is not included in these returns. It may be said, however, that it is shipped principally to eastern mark¬ ets and does not conflict largely with the Georgia crop in the west. It should be remembered that the Texas crop of 800 ears will have to be met in the region centering about St. Louis, where it will come iuto market about the same time as the melons from Georgia. A DEAD PREMIER. SlP John McDonflld, PF6H11BP . Ol Canada, Dies, A dispatch frum Ottawa, Ont., says: Sir John McDonald died at 10:15 o’clock Saturday, surrounded by his entire household. All the church bells were !,° Hed aad t h ° u « ands of «P ress ed dei p regre at the premier’s demise. T In- torment will premier*# take place at Kmsto*, Ont,, where the first wife and his fahter are buried. E. P. SIMPSOKT 9 TOCCOA. CEORCIA tmmtmm m And Machinery Supplies, Also, Repairs All Kinds of Machinery. Febbuiss Engines t BOTH PORTABLE & TRACTION Eeiser Separators & ShiiHe Mills Farmers and others in want of either Engines or separators, wm SAVE MONEY by using the above machines. 1 am also prepared to give Lowest Prices and Best Terms on the celebrated <XIESTEY 0RGANS.I» Cardwell Hydraulic Cotton Presses, Com and Saw Mills, Syrup Mills and Evaporators. Will have in by early Spring a Full Stock ol White Sewing Machines. McCormick Reapers, Mowers and Self-Binders Which need only a trial their Superiority. Call and see me be- ore you buy. Duplicate parts of machinery constantly on hand. CLOSING UP. Work in the Census Office Near¬ ing Completion. A Washington dispatch of Monday says: The clerical force in the census office within the next seven weeks will dition probably be reduced about 1,600, in ad¬ to 200 reductions in salaiies which will be made within the present month. This reduction in force is due to the fact that work in nearly every division of the census office is rapidly drawing to a close. There are twenty-five divisions in the bureau, with a combined clerical force of 3,058. Of this number 1,046 were employed in the population division and these wdl be retained until July 31st, when the services of at least 900 clerks will be dispensed with, Four weeks later this force will be fur¬ ther reduced to about 400. The next important division branch of farms, of census homes work is the and mortgages. There 537 persons employed on this work which will very likely be completed by September reduced 15th next, when the clerical force will be to 200. Under the present appropriation, work can then be carried forward until Apiil 1, 1893, but it will be necessary for con¬ gress to make an additional appropriation to complete this branch of the work. The ]) pulation division, farms and mortgage and printing divisions, and administration division comprise 2,274 of the present force of 3,058. The re¬ mainder of the force comprises 2,274 of special work of the census, and it is staetd that this work decided is sufficiently reductions. ad- vanced to admit of Six minor divisions have already been abolished, and five others have about com¬ pleted their work. In regard to the condition of work of the census it is stated that none of the statistical in¬ quiries will have to be abandoned. The aggregate minor civil population divisions of will the country have been by completed, printed and bound in pre¬ liminary form by August 1st, next. By that time it is expected 500 pages of the volume of the compendium will be ready for the printer. By December or Janu¬ ary next it is believed that the volume of the will compendium printed and relating ready to for population distribu¬ he tion. It is expected that all special work, with the exception of vital statistics, agriculture and manufactures, will be completed and ready for the printer by the clo^e of the year. HORRORS OF THE RAIL. _ Death and , Disaster , Result ,, from _ Railroad Wrecks. A dispatch from Parsons, Kansas, says: The most disastrous wreck that ever occurred on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas took place Tuesday between Sa- vannah and Frink. Three men were burned to a crisp and six injured, some of them, it is thought, fatally. Two engines were totally demolished, and the wreck took fire aud thnty cars burned. The cause of the wreck was that two freight trains were ordered to passat Frink. One of them arrived at the sta- tion .. ahead of the other, and the engineer - seeing a train on a sidetrack, supposed it was the train he had orders to pass, and did not stop for orde,S 8 V LI A ano T? T er - A . o bt. Joseph, T Mo., dispatch , says: A . serious wreck occurred on the Burling- ton and Missouri railroad directly across the river from the water works pump house early Tuesday morning. Just as a passenger train was passing under the bluff at that point an immense mass of dirt and rock came crashing down the steep bank, striking the locomotive and mail car, knocking them off the track and completely wrecking both. The en- gineer and fireman were both seriously injured. The engineer is thought to be fatally hurt. The reservoirs of the water works company, which are directly above the landslide, are in great danger of col¬ lapsing. Specie Movement. Exports of specie from the port of New York last week amounted to $6,975,412. of which $6,414,835 was gold and $500,577 silver. All the silver nnd $5,359,399 in gold went to London aad $1,000,000 gold to Paris and $64,835 gold was shipped in small lots to South American points. Imports of ^specie duriDg the week amounted to $78,341, which $74,560 was gold and $3,781 sii- ver. NUMBER 23. RICHMOND & DANVILLE R- R. Atlanta and Charlotte Air-Line Division. Condensed Schedule of Passengei Trains, In Effect Nlay lOth, I89L NORTHBOUND. No. 38. No, 10. No. 12. 1 ASTERN TIME. Daily. Daily. Daily. Lv. Atlanta (E.T.) 1 25 pm § Chatnblee..... § Noreross....... SiS Duluth........ Suwanee....... Buford........ 3ig Flowery Gainesville..... Branch 3 01 pm Lnla.......... 3 23 pm g Bell ton........ g Cornelia....... § Mt. Airy....... I Toccoa......... § Westminster ... 111111111111111111 Seneca ........ Central........ Easleys........ Greenville..... 6 05 pm Greers......... Wellfonl....... Spartanburg... 6 57 pm Clifton........ Gaffneys....... Cowpens ...... am Grover......... Blacksburg..... am King’s Mount’n Gastonia....... Lowell........ Bellemont..... Ar. Char'otte...... % 20 pm SOUTnWABD. No. 37. No. 11, No. 9. Daily. Daily. Daily. Lv. Charlotte...... 7 55 am 1 40 pm 2 30 am ..... 2 02 pm 2 57 am Gastonia!...... 2 11 pm 3 08 am 2 22 pm 3 22 am King’s Mount’n 2 44 pm 3 53 am Gvover......... 2 59 pm 4 13 am Gaffneys....... Blacksburg .... 3 08 pm 4 24 am 3 25 pm 4 43 am Co'.ypeus...... Clifton........ 3 48 pm 5 10 aa> 3 51 pm 5 15 am Spartanburg... 9 55 ain 4 12 pm 5 32 am Wollford........ 4 39 pm 5 57 am Greers......... 5 00 pm 6 16 am Greenville...... 10 5C am 5 33 pm 6 47 am Easleys......... 6 07 pm 7 16 am Central........ 6 55 pm 8 10 am Seneca......... 7 22 pm 8 38 am Westminster.... 7 42 pm 8 58 am I'occoa........ 8 20 pm ! 9 35 am Mt. Airy....... 8 55 pm 10 10 am Coruelia........ 9 09 pm 10 15 am Bellton........ 9 20 pm 10 43 am Lnla.......... 1 3 J pm 9 30 pm 10 46 am Gainesville..... 1 50 pm 9 52 pui 11 11 am Flowery Branch 10 15 pm 11 31 am luwanee. lord........ 10 30 pm 11 46 am 10 44 pm 11 59 am Duluth .. 10 56 pm 12 12 pm Norcross 11 08 pm 12 24 pm 11 22 pm 12 37 pm Ar. Atlanta (E. T.) 3 25 pm 11 59 pm 1 1ft pm Additional trains Nos. 17 and 18—Lula ac- eemmodation, daily except Sunday, leaves At- lanta 5 30 P m, amves Luia 8 12 P m. Betnm- ing, leaves Lula 6 00 a m, arrives Atlanta 8 55 a m. Between Lula and Athens—No. 11 daily, ex- cept Sundp.y, an;l No. 9 dai'y, leave Lu a 9 35 p a U ive !?. ai Jn a?Lv. L^pt SndTy^and No. 12 daily,*7 and oo'p 10 39 m an d 8 30 a m, arr.ve Lnla 9 09 pm a m. Between Toccoa and Elberton—No>. 61 sn<l “d „ , , , „ , SixS _ ,, 4 *1 a^arrive 3 aTp m and 9 S ftn) Returning, Nos. 60 and 62 daily, except fc'undav, leaveElberton 2 45pmand 5 45 am, arrive Toccoa710 pm and 915 a m. tween Noe -D Washington ^ nl } 2 ca and %^i Atlanta, 1 t “ a " and J >os. w n p H ^ 9 ^ anti 10Pallman steeper between Atlanta and New y 0 rk. On No. 11 ro change in day coaches from .»d Son.W- pi n Vestibaled Limited, between Atlanta and Washington. On this train an extra fare ia charged on first-class tickets only, for detailed information as to local and " nfcTwith kST.gS , r address, L. L. McCLE-KEY, JAS. L. TAYLOR, Gen’l Pass. Ag’t. Div. Pass. Ag’t. t0n ’ D ‘r’p HAMMoVd U ’ ^ * n r,Rm ' * Manager. Superintendent, LEWIS DAVIS, ATrOENEY AT LAW. TOCCOA CITY, GA., Will practice in the counties of Haber¬ sham and Rabun of the Northwestern Circuit, and FranKlm and Banks of the Western Circuit. Prompt attention will be given to all busineas entrusted to him. The collection of debts wffli have #p* o- ial attention. an eye to business. Optician (to clerk addressing new ad- pT j ce } i8t to customers)—Write the dresses very small, so the people will t Blaetter. bi n k they need glasses.—[Fliegende