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VOLUME XX. THE ROSS WOULD BLUSH. All through th“ sweet, brizht springtime I dreamed of a perfect day That would come to the world in funnier, The rose would hlu-.h re 1 cn its s.-rxv; The sky would be bright with ‘■un 3 aiu 3 That never a shadow knew; Tbe bird by its nest be singing In tbe joy n f a dream come true. A day* like a 11 iwiess jewel — Perfection’* seal an l sign— Thert-’d be nothing to miss or mourn for In tbis perfect day of mine. Days came that were full beauty, And all the world was gay. But always something was lacking To make the perfect day. In the sweet midsummer music There would mi ldenly come a jar. A blot on the rose’s brightness— Something to spoil or mar. But I hel l to my faith an 1 waits 1 The crowning day of the year. Without sight or sotm 1 of sorrow, At last I thought it here. How the rose glowol in tbe sunshine! How the birds sang in the tree! What grandeur crowned the mountains! What glory was on the sea! The day was a wonderful poem Set to a tune of gold. My heart was abrim with a rupture No words have ever told! But, ah 1 as I breathed the fragrance From a rose whose time was brief, I road earth’s old, old story In a sere and yellow leaf! —Eben E. Rexford. Janet’s Match Making. -XS. NL soft warm June / dny two young ladies were s tting on the Hb4.T«: * long, vine-embowered veranda of an old- fashioned farm-house. One was a plum p, well-rounded brunette, whose fingers were busy with some fancy work, the other, a tall, fair beauty, who lolled idly in her seat, now and then mak¬ ing a bare pretense of reading. For an hour neither bad spoken, but at last the brunette, having fiuished her work, held it up to view, saying: “There, Janet, what do you think of my taste?” “Oh, dear, Lou,” replied Janet with a yawn, “how horridly tiresome you are. Why will you persist in working when you know how vulgar it is? What’s the use of being rich if we are not to act like ladies?” “I am sure, Janet,” Lou answered de¬ murely, “there can be no harm in such trifling employment aud it is a great pleasure to me.” “Oh, I dare say,” Janet cried, petu¬ lantly. “I suppose there would be no harm iu your going into the fields to help with the harvests. I do wish you would not insist on bringing your disgrace to me, even if you have no care for your¬ self.” “I do not see where there is any dis¬ grace in work, Janet.” “I suppose it is not a disgrace to have once earned our own living, and I pre¬ sume there is no harm in proclaiming that fact to the world,” Janet replied sarcastically. “No, lam sure we did not think hon¬ est work disgraceful when we were com¬ pelled to labor aud I do not think so now.” “What will society say, Lou?” “I do not know, nor do I care.” “I believe you, and I believe, too, that you have no care for what Robert Barton may think.” “1 haven’t, Janet. If society or Rob¬ ert Barton think it a disgrace to have earned one’s living iu preference to beg- gyig, stealing or starving I have no re¬ spect for their opinions and they are welcome to think of me as they please.” “Lou,” said Janet, after a short pause, “if you have no care for yourself, 1 wish you would have a little for me. Robert will be here to-day, and you know what a great catch he is. I have made up my mind to wiu him and l will if you don’t shock him with your rude ways. So, Lou, for my sake, act like a lady, Do not disgrace me before Robert Barton.” *,Well, sister, for your sake I’ll try and not shock the sensitive Mr. Barton. As it is impossible, though, for me to be otherwise than natural, aud as I can’t pretend to be a lady when I am not, the safest way is to keep myself out of Mr. Barton’s sight. So, as he will be here soou, I’ll take myself to the woods.” Janet sighed hopelessly and closed her eyes as if worried beyond forebearance. “Ah! Lou, Lou!" she cried at last, “what am I ever to do with you? It will kill me to see you married to some com- mon man, a farmer or a laborer,but with such horrid taste as you have I can ex. pect uothiug better. Oh, dear!” “Don't worry, Janet, I shall not marry at present, and when I do I shall marry the man I love. He may be a farmer, but whatever he is I’ll warrant him to be a good man, for I shall never love any other kind.” Lou went down across a wooded meadow, and, coming to a rustic bridge, sat down. “Ah,” she sighed, “I do so wish Janet was not so changed. I am half sorry we are not still poor, for I hate affectatiou, and I know I shall never succeed in being anything but a plain, matter-of- fact goose. I can't be a lady and affect grand airs, and there’s no use in trying.” After a long pause she resumed: ‘‘Robert Barton will come, and when he sees Janet he will like her, and after awhile they will marry. What a fine wife she will make, too,and what agrand lady! She is just the sort of a person, with' her calm self-possession and her stately dignity, to do honor to a fine old mansion like Oakview. Ah, dear old Oakview,how I love you already,because you are so solid and unpretentious. I hope Janet and Robert Barton will be happy.” Janet and Lou Harding had beea left parentless aud poor, and through the care of a kind but poor old uncle, they secured work in a dressmaker’s shop, THR Jl. JL jl_ rn OCCOA NEWS AND PIEDMONT INDUSTRIAL JOURNAL. whicn they gladly accepted an 1 retained, and whereby they had been able t> earn a scanty support for themselves. After three yeata of this hard, poorly remunerated laoor, their benefactor brought them news one day of some good fortune that had befallen them, A rich uncle had died in Mexico, leaving his entire fortune to his sister's children, anti through the efforts that had been made to find the two orphans, a foster sister of their father had oeen discovered in the northern part of the State, and already she had sent a letter instructing the two girls to come at once and mate their home with her. “How grandly fortunate.'' Janet had cried when the good tidings were made known to them. “It’s good-by onco and for all to that miserable little shop, and as soon as we can get a few decent things together we shall take the train for good old Aunt-Barton’s.” “But what is to beco.ne of dear old Uncle Dunkin?’’ Lou asked. “Oh, I don’t know, I’m sure. He cannot expect us to chain ourselves down here to this life just for his sake.” “Perhaps not, Janet, but I shall not leave him after all he’s done for us.” “Well, you can do as you like, Lou; as for me, I’m going at once.” But there was no need of any worry¬ ing over Uncle Dunkin, for the very next day he was found drowned in the river, and the girls left the city within a week and were.whirled away to the North, through the great, open country, so full of freedom and beauty, dotted here and there with clean, sunny villages, and within a few hours were safely lodged at Mrs. Barton’s dear old home—picturesque Gakview. Once during the journey Lou had turned to her sister, and with her voice so soft aud trembling, said: “Janet, how I wish good old Uncle Dunkin could have lived to see this. I should have enjoyed it more if he could have been with us.” “I’m thankful he isn’t Lou. He was well enough in our old life, but he wouldn't do now. From the date of that speech Lou had felt a pang of sorrow that was new to her, and as she sat in the shade of the elm tree down by the bridge the change in her sister came back to her, and she sighed. Robert Barton was Mrs. Barton’s only child, a young man of twenty-two, who had been abroad for a year, and was ex¬ pected home that evening. The carriage "to had already been sent to the station meet him, and Janet, having made up her mind to ensnare and capture him and become the mistress of Oakview, had been practising the art of luxurious leisure from the day of her arrival. Lou had remained by the bridge almost an hour, when she saw the car¬ riage rolling along the lane, and she watched it until it rolled up to the gate and disappeared among the trees that liuel the drive. So intent was her gaze aud so absorbed her thoughts that she started with a little cry of alarm when she was suddenly awakened by the sound of footsteps on the bridge close behind her. “Beg pardon,” said a dusty, travel- stained man with a tanned face, as he lifted his hat. “I am sorry that I fright¬ ened you. I used to like this walk, and especially at this time of day, since it is so quiet and restful, and then the clover scents always brings back the days of my childhood, and when we reached tbe turn over there I left the carriage to walk across to the house.” “Then you are Mr. Barton,” Lou said. “Yes; excuse me. I should have in¬ troduced myself. But when one has been away so long and is getting homo again he feels wild with pleasurable ex¬ citement. You, I presume, are Miss Harding?” “I am Lou Harding.” “Oh, indeed! Well, I am anxious to meet dear mother, so if you are going to the house we will walk back together.” But little was said by either of them as they went back across the sward, but Lou was conscious more thaa once of the handsome man’s eyes being fixed in¬ tently on her. When they reached the house Janet affected a manner so cold and distant and so listless that Lou looked at her in surprise. That night when the sisters prom¬ enaded, arm in arm, across the lawn, Janet asked: “Lou, what do you think of Robert?” “I do not know that I ought to ex- press an opinion,” Lou replied, “since I know so little about him.” “Don’t you think he is handsome?” “Well, no; not handsome, but well enough looking.” “I hope you like him, Lou, for I mean that he shall be jour brother. Do you think you will like him for a brother?” “I shall like him lor your sake, Janet,” Lou answered, “Thank you, sister. Now, since you are such a dutiful iittle dumpling, I’m going to tell you something. 1’vo got it all planned out how wo are to manage when Robert and I are married and I am mistress of Oakview. You are to live with us, of course, and I know Robert won’t object. And as for the old house, I’m going to have it overhauled and mod¬ ernized so that it will be respectable. Aud as for aunt and her traps, they shall be packed off to some obscure room, out of the way. Ah, I'm going to have a thorough renovation, and society will find Oakview charmingly fashionable. Don’t you like that?’’ - “No, I don't like it, and if I was Mr. Barton I’d never consent to have the old house changed. It is so dear in its old- fashioned simplicity, and, besides, I know good old aunt would not like any changes. It ought to be left as it is.” “You little goose, when will you ever begin to learn anything? What do I care for what aunt likes, and who care; for simplicity ? Don’t I tell you we are in society and we must lay aside all old- fashioned nonsense. I do hope, Lou, you won’t mortify me with any of your absurd manners and speeches when liob- ert is present, for if you do I believe I shall die.” TOCCOA. GEORGIA, SATURDAY. JULY 23, 1892. Janet printed a light kiss on her sister’s brow and tripped away. Lou continued walking slowly to and tro, and her face had the marks of a deep sorrow. “If that is to be the outcome of our riches.” she mused, “it would have beea better for us to have remained poor for- ever.” 1’hrough the succeeding days Lou kept away from Robert Barton as much as possible. She slipped out alone for long rambles in the fiel Is, or shut herself up in her room, thus leaving Janet free t* enjoy Robert's company undisturbed, Yet Lou was not happy. Unconscious¬ ly she had learned to love Robert her- self, and as earnestly as sue tried to place him out of her heart she could not. One night, when a month had passed, she walked alone on the lawn. There %vas a sad yearning in her soul and a sigh escaped her. The next moment her hand was imprisoned in a strong but ten¬ der grasp, and looking up witu a little cry she saw R ibert Barton bending over her. “Lou,” he said, “why are you so un¬ happy?” Sue did not speak, but her hand trembled and her eyes were cast down. “Lou,” he continued, “I, too, am un¬ happy, and often of late I have sighed. Can’t you, won’t you gue33 the causa of my unhappiness?’’ “I cannot,” she murmured. “Then I must tell yon,” he said. “It is because you avoid me. Lou, I lova you, and I cannot be happy without you. Won’t you try to learn to lova me?” “I cannot,” she whispered, “I have already learned.” He threw his arms about her and drew her to him. “My precious jewel,”he cried. “My true child of nature! I am the most for¬ tunate of men in winning you, for you arc capable of love and feeling, ;; and you will make me happy always, Aud it was so.—Chicago News. Japan’s Singular Race of Hairy Mon. At the last meeting of the Anthropo¬ logical Institute, Miss Isabella Bird (Mrs. Bishop), tho well-known traveler, read an interesting paper ou the Ainos of Japan, that singular race of “hairy men,” who are chiefly found on the islaud of Yesso. Miss Bird spent soma time in a village of Ainos near Volcano Bay, studying their manners and cus¬ toms; aud she illustrated her lecture with specimens of their dresses, utensils and weapons, as well as with lantern il¬ lustrations, some drawn by herself, and others taken from Japanese artists, who, howeves, have caricatured the types of the people to a certain extent. Miss Bird cannot decide whether or not the Ainos were the original inhabitants of Japan. They themselves say that they conquered and exterminated an earlier race of cave-dwellers. There is no doubt, however, that they were con¬ quered by the Japanese. The men range from five feet four inches to five feet six inches in height, and are strongly built and muscular, and in some in¬ stances, especially among the mountain Ainos, are thickly covered all over, ex¬ cept the feet, hands and one or two other parts of the body, with short black hair. Even children show a thick brown fell. The women are not hairy like the men, and have soft, brown skins, where it is not “scaled by dirt,” for, according to Miss Bird, these people never wash, ex¬ cept for feasts and festivals, and then only the hands or feet. The men havo fine high foreheads, but Miss Bird won¬ ders what they contain, for she has never met a stupider people. Tne average weight of their brains is forty-five odd ounces. They are hunters of the bear and other wild animals, and rude gar¬ deners. They live on almost everything that is not poisonous, vegetable or ani¬ mal, from slugs to beef, an 1 their favor¬ ite dish is a “broth of abominable things to me,” the phrase of Miss Bird, who was forced to eat it from courtesy. The list of ingredients reminded 30tne of her auditors of Shakespeare’s description of the witches’ cauldron. The Ainos live in wooden houses, all of the same construction, and sleep on platforms made private by curtains. The women are remarkable for their modesty, and only change their clothes when alone and in the dark. They are also very la¬ borious, working all day long; kind to their children, gentle and affectionate. The men are also very obliging and gentle, with a singularly sweet smile, but very little head for matters outside tbeir own business and, in general, they have a sad and apathetic bearing. They are religious, believing in many gods, to which they offer libations of “saki”— that is, rice wine. “Saki” is likely to prove their ruin. They are dying out iu spite of the humane efforts of the Jap¬ anese Government to preserve them.—• London Globe. A Moslem University. A writer in the Boston Journal de¬ scribes hi3 visit to the great Moslem Uni¬ versity of El Azhar, at Cairo, Egypt. A short time ago it would have been as much as a Christiau’s life was worth to show himself inside its walls, but with the British occupation greater toleration has come, and Europeans are not infre¬ quently drawn by curiosity to gaze at the strange spectacle. The most strik¬ ing feature, says the visitor, was not the sight, but the sound; the distracting riot reminded one of a stock exchange. Before us hundreds of white-turbaned students were seated cross-legged on the pavement of the open court, some alone, others in groups, but all as closely packed as was convenient. Each was repeating aloud the passage he was en¬ deavoring to learn, and accompanying the words with a rhythmic swaying of his body. It was a roaring, rolling, human sea, and we marveled at it as a seat of higher education. The training must give a wonderful power of concen- tration, what else one would hardly ven- ture to surmise. We visited the adjoin- ing court, where the students made their toilet, and were extremely edified. Som^ twenty men were bathing, first their feet and then their faces, in one conrnoD muddy pool of water. NATIONAL CAPITAL THE SILVER BILL DEFEATED H THE HOUSE-DEAD FOR THIS SESSIW. PROCEEDINGS FROM DAY TO DAY BRIEFLY TOLD—BILLS AND MEASURES UN»ER CONSIDERATION—OTHER NOTES. the HOUSE. Wednesday.— It was just noon when General Catchings, from the committee on rules, called up the resolutions in the house providing for the consideration of the silver bill. The galleries were crowd- ed, and of the 330 living members of the house, 294 were present and voted. Be- fore General Catchings had time to say am Reef ing cued m exp.anation, the ex-Speaker out mo ion to tab_e the resolution, but the speaker ruled that General Catch mgs was entitled to the flo /’ k°ars debate was in order Mr Bland spoke Dricfly for the biU, atu offered amendments to it. He also gave notice that he would move to amend e resolution from the committee on rules to close debate and provide for a ( mec vo e on the passage ot the bill at a ~ i°-/i! ittle. 0Ck speech " Clarke, he had of prepared Alabama, read ad- in vince, in which he said that ne believed m free c inage, but nothing could be ac- com pushed by the passage of this bill n0 "\ Be would therefore vote against considering it. Mr. T orman, of Illinois, and Mi. I aOerson, of Tennessee, two other conver.s to the side of the antis, made similar speeches. Then lom Reed came with one of his characteristic speeches, deluging the democrats with iro !W- He was opposed to the resolution and claimed the credit for the republicans for making the light for honest money. Reed was followed by Judge Culberson, of Tex as, who declared that free coinage was the great question of the day. It was a contest between the moneyed in- terests and the people. His speech was greatly applauded. .Mr. Pierce, of Ten- mssee, followed in a severe criticism of his codeague, Colonel Patterson, for de- sertiDg the cause of free coinage, and expressed the opinion that his constit- uents might be able to find a free coinage man to represent tiiem next time. This ended the hour of debate. Genera! C atchings then culled for the previous question on the resolution. Mr. Bland announced that if it was voted down the resolution could be amended so as to provide for a vote on the biil proper at 2 o’clock Thursday, and that unde r the amendment he would offer no filibustering would be iu order, I bus, it was for the free silver men to defeat the motion for the previous que9- tion. As the roll call commenced, ihe excitement was intense, but it had not progressed very iong before the free coinage leaders realized they were whip- ped. Some of the opposition were against it on the ground that they were opposed to the adoption of an order fore- ing the house to vote on a measure at a specified time, or in the term of tlje day opposed to “c’oture.” Others because they wanted to defeat the bill. The pre- vious vote was ordered, the vote standing 1(53 to 129. Then the question came to th« adoption of the resolution providing for the consideration of the Stewart bill. This was the question to settle the contest. All realized that its adoption meant the pass- age of the bill, or its defeat, the death of all chances of free coinage for this session, While the democratic anti silver men felt that they had tho fight whipped, still they were nervous. Tbe silver men had but little hope of succ ss, but were working and holding all their men iu the intensely warm hall. The roll cail de- democrats veloped the fact that about one hundred voted with the republicans, while less than a dozen republicans voted for free coiuage. The resolution was defeated by eighteen majority, and although Speaker Crisp again voted with the free coinage people, the vote stood 136 to 154 against the resolutions. Thus ended the contest. Silver was defeated, and tbe house proceeded to the consider- ation of other business, the majority of the members retiring—some in disgust, others in high glee. Thursday —In the house, Thursday, Mr. McKaig, of Maryland, from the com¬ mittee on printing 'submitted as ques- tion of privilege the resolution provid- mg for the printing o; 10,000 copies of the elections or so-called force bill, a3 it passed the house in the last congress, Mr. Dingleymade the point of order that it was not privileged. It did not pro pose to print anything for , the . use of , the , Mr. Watson waS of ,P Georgia e ?ding took in the congress. same view. The speaker ruled that tbe reso- lution was a privileged one. Agreed to Ihe senate joint resolution was passed authorizing the president to invite certain governments to send delegates to the Pan- A meric m medical congress to be held i* Washington September 1893. Mr N\ heeler, of Michigan, from the select committee appointed to investigate the pension office submitted the majority re- port in the Raura investigation. It was placed on the calendnr. Tbe floor was then accorded to the commerce commit¬ tee. Mr. Forney submitted the coDfer- report the .egis.ative^appropna- . ence on tion bill. As agreed upon, the bill ap propriates $21,899,252. being $1 >k», 160 le*s 'han as it pa-sed the senate, f,lo,- 500 more than as it pas*ed the house, $242,621 less than the appropriations for the last fiscal year and $854,785 less than the estimates for the current fiscal year. The report was agreed to. Mr. Herbert presented the disagreeing conference report on the naval appropriation bill, an l it was agreed to. Mr. Herbert then disagreement moved that the house recede from its to the senate amendments which are still in controversy. These are the appropri- ations for , $•>'.*9 ....... foi naval , and . a review the provision for the construction of a new bat ? le ship. .Ir. Herbert stated tnat “ J 115 R,)0Ulf * e 8 8' ce '^ the bit. wouid appropriate . $9,998,- 000 less than tne appropriations made for the naval service for the last fiscal year. hr. Herberts rao ion was ■green to >md the j... .* Disposed of as far as the house isjconcemed. Trie con- ference report on fhe diplomatic and con- sular appropriation bill wa? presented and agreed t». The house then adjourn- ed, the c iinmutee on commerce not hav- ing succeeded in transacting any busi- mss owing to thes3 conference re- port', which have precedence occupying the day’s session. I riday—I n the house Friday, Mr. Enloe, of Tennessee, cal ed up as a matter ‘ f privilege tiic resolution calling on the postmaster general for a report as to all new service established on railroads since March 4. 18S9, together with copies of al correspondence on the subject. This resolution was offered some time ago aud referred to the committee on posti sfices and postro*ds, but was not reported back. Mr. Enloe explained that com- plaint was made that in the exercise of his power the postmaster general had dis- eliminated in favor of some railroads and avainst others. The house should know whether the complaints were well found- ed> The Republicans desired that the re¬ t , hould !)ack to Mftrch 4< 1885i and when Mr . Enloe dec i ine d an amendment to that e ff, c t they declined to vo'e on a detnand f or the previous question. The previous question was ordered—yeas,169; nays, 3-and the resolution was adopted. The conference reoort on the army ap- propriation bill was presented and agreed t0> T be house went into committee of t he wbo j e —Mr. Lester, of Georgia,in the cba ; r —f or the purpose of considering the senate amendments to the sundry civil appropriation bill, 312 in number. All t be amendments except those relating to t he world’s fair were read and non-con- curred in. Mr. Holman then asked con¬ gen t that general debate on the world's f a jr amendments shall proceed for tho da y and Saturday, speeches to be limited to half hour, and that a vote shall be taken at 12 o’clock Tuesday, agreed to. Immediately the chairman was surround- ed by members desirous of having their names recorded upon the list of speakers, and for ten minute* the noise and confu- sion was so great that business h id to be suspended. When comparative quiet had been secured, the floor was accorded to Mr, Durborow, of Illinois, who open gd the debate upon the world’s fair amendments. Other speakers were Messrs. McCreary, of Kentucky; Pendle- ton, of West Virginia; Little, of New York; Taylor, of Illinois, and Wheeler, of Alabama. The committee then rose na d the house took a recess until 8 o’clock, the evening session to be for the consideration of private pension bills, Saturday. — In the house, senate amendments to the fortification appropri- ation bill were non-concurred in and a conference ordered. The house then pro- ceeded to the consideration of a number Q f private pension bills which came over from Friday night with the previous que 3 - tion ordered. Sixty-four private pension bills were passed, and then the house went into committee of the whole, Mr. Lester, of Georgia, iu the chair, on the senate amendments to the sundry civil appropriation bill. A number of speeches were made both for and against the dif- ferent amendments. No vote was reach- ed upon anything connected with the sundry civil bill, and the house adjourned, Monday —Suspension day in the house, but unlike its predecessor of a fortnight ago, no great party measures were brought forward. Mr. Lester, of Geor¬ gi a , moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill for the improvement of the outer bar at Brunswick, Ga. Agreed to. Mr. Smith, of Ariz >na, moved to suspend tbe ru l e s and pass the senate bill submitting to the court of private land claims the title of William McGarrahau to Rancho IMnoche Grande, in the state of Califor- „i a . (This is one of the oldest claims pending before congress. It has been before the national legislature for m ore than a quarter of a cen- tury and has always found earnest friends as it has found determin- e d enemies.”) The motion was agreeed to—yeas, 143; nays, 36. The bill has never before passed both houses. The bill was passed authorizing the secretary 0 f the treasury to obtain, by direct selec- tion or competition of architects, plans an d specificasions for public buildings to be erected under the supervision of the treasury department and providing local supervision of their construction. The senate joint resolution was passed author- iziug the committee on labor to make ir.- vestigation of the slums of cities. The hous e, at 5 o’clock, took a recess uutil 7 : 30 o’clock, the evening session to be for general debate on tbe world’s fair feature G f the sundry civil appropriation bill. THE SENATE. WEDNESDAY-Immediately after the refldi of the jourDal in the senate, and without any morning business, the sun¬ dry civil appropriation being bill was taken Quay’s up, the pending question Mr. Sunday closing amendment to the sec- tion providing T for the issue of 10,000,000 SOUV( nir half dol i ars ilx ai d of the Colura- b j an exposition, l speeches / to be limited tQ fiye minute9 The amendment was then * ed to wit hout division. Mr. Pefler fcred an amendment to add to the section a provision prohibiting the ^ of int oxicating liquors on the expo- sition d except for medical, mechanical or scientific purposes. After a brief debat< . tbis amendment was algQ aoTt>ed fi t o~-yeas, 28; nays, 26. Mf A! SO n moved an amendment—which was afrreed “ to —limiting ° gross expendi- tureg Qr medalg cleric al services, etc., to $500,000. The exposition amendment was agreed to. This action, however. was in the committee of the whole, and be subject to change when the bill is reported back to the senate. There certainly be an effort to defeat, at j eas f yj r p e ffer’s amendment. The onlv other question that provoked much dis¬ cussion on the sundry civil appropriation bill was an amendment in regard to a site for the government printing office in Washington. Discussion upon it was not ba ]f concluded when the senate adjourn- ed> but there was a UQaniraoU3 consen t ° „ iven that after 8 o’clock Thursdav all debate the bill and amendments - -* on be conducted under the five-minute3 rule. Thursday. —The senate committee on contingent expenses have voted a compre- beng i ve resolution providing for an in- vestigation by a special senate committee of the Hbmestead troubles, organization and the and employment of Pinkertons nature of the labor troubles. The resolu- tion went over till Friday. Mr. Sherman introduced a bill repealing that part of the present silver act which provides for the monthly purchases of bullion-: to take Tanuarv 1st next Friday.— Tbe last stage E was crosse d in the senate ^ as to three of the princ' al appr a'nd _ t he legislative, aw army, confer- e nce reports in each of these having been presented and agreed to. Nevertheless it was found necessary to extend for two weeks longer the joint resolution of June 30th to provide for such expenditures of the government asarenot covered by bills already sent to the president. The sug- gestion was made to limit the time of the extension to the 25th of July on the assumption that the session would be closed by or before that time, but Mr. Allison thought it wiser not to take any chances, but pas-; the joint resolution as it came from the house. Most of tho day’s session was spent in the discussion of the fort fleations bill. The bill was finally passed, having the only the deficiency bill unacted on by senate, and notice was given that that bill would be taken up Saturday. A number of bills were taken from the calendar and passid, among them the house b 11 to amend the act to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Te: nersee river at Knoxville. After a short executive ses¬ sion the senate, at 5.50 o’clock, adjourned till Saturday. Saturday. —In the senate, Saturday, after disposing of considerable routine business and bills to which no objection was raised, the general deficiency bill was taken up at 2 o’clock p. m. and the committee amendments were acted upon. The bill contains several items appropria¬ ting ridiculously small amounts. For instance, there is an item of 22 cents ior “improving the harbor at San Francis¬ co,'* one of 25 cents for the “marine hos¬ pital service,” one of 28 cents and for “improving the Missouri river,” one of 40 cents for the “repairs and preservation of public buildings.” Toe “signal service” gets 41 cents for cloth¬ ing, aud “registers and receivers of the land office” are to have 60 cents for sala¬ ries and commissions. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company ig to hav its treasury increased by 67 cents in one item and by $447 in another, while the Atlantic and Pacific railr* ad is to be made the richer by $2.50. The last of the committee amendments was the insertion of a new silver section covering forty printed pages, to pay the findings of the court of claims for indemnity for French spoliation prior to July 31, 1801. These items aggregate $982 00O. All items for in-urance companies were struck out of the bill, and action on all items on the last twenty-three pages were suspended on the ground that they had been referred to the committee on claims and had not yet been reported upon by that committee. All of the committee amendments having been acted upon, the bill was open to general amendments. Several were offered, seme adopted and others will come up again. By general consent the bill went over till Monday and the senate adjourned. Monday.— In the senate, Monday, Mr. Pettigrew moved to insert an item of $50,000 for the collection and publica¬ tion, in connection with the World’s Co¬ lumbian exposition, of statistics of moral, intellectual and industrial progress of the colored people of the United States since January, 1863. Agreed to. The bill was repnrtei from the committee of the whole to the senate, and all the amend¬ ments were agreed to in bulk. Mr. Per¬ kins asked unanimous consent to have struck from the bill an item of $50,000 for the widow of the late Senator Plumb, of Kansas, at the request of Mrs. Plumb. No objection being made, it was struck out, and then the deficiency bill was passed. On motion of Mr. Washburn, the auti option bill was taken up, but was temporarily and informally laid aside for other busimss. Several bills on tho calendar were passed, and theu Mr. Peffei desired to have the resolution for a select com¬ mittee on the Homestead conflict taken up for action, but Mr. Washburn objected on the ground that it would probably give rise to debate, and Mr. Garner >n confirmed that objection by saying that his colleague, Mr. Quay, who was not present, desired to address the senate upon it. Opponents of the anti option bi'l then interposed a series of motions, which had the character of dilatory mo¬ tions, aud which were also destined to oust the anti-option bill from its position of procedure. The friends of the measure were strong enough, however, to resist all these efforts, and when the senate ad¬ journed the anti-option bill was “unfin¬ ished business.” NOTES. The house took up the civil sundry bill Friday, promptly disagreeing to the sen¬ ate amendments in a lump, with the ex¬ ception of the $5,000,000 world’s fair appropriation. The house wante 1 to dtbat-e that, and it was agreed that the debate should last until 2 o’clock next Tuesday, when a vote would be taken. The ways and means committee of the house,Monday morning,adopted t©resolu¬ tion providing for the final adjournment of congress on the 25th. The resolution will soon bi called up, and, in the pres¬ ent temper of the house, there is little doubt that it will pass. The senate is equally anxious to bring the session to a close, so that uothing short of an erner- gencp is likely to cause an extension by the senate of the day fixed in the resolu¬ tion. L'nder authority conferred by the sen¬ ate resolution directing an investigation of tbe existence aud c tuse of the depres¬ sion in agriculture by the senate agricul¬ tural committee, Senator George has been designated by Chairman Paddock to act as a subcommittee to investigate the cotton-growing industry, and Mr. Casey has been charged with the inquiry into other branches of agriculture. They will report to the full committee at the next session of congress, The Deficiency Bill. The deficiency, ihe last of the annual appropriation bills, as reported to the senate, shows a net increase over the house bill of $961,913 in amounts as fol- lows: French spoliation claims, $458,- 965; judgments rendered bv the court ot claims, $293,407; transportation of army, $77,059; compensation to post- master*, $110,000, and minor items for fees of attorneys’ clerks and marshals of the United States court. The largest re¬ Auction made by the senate was that of $910,000 for the expense of the eleventh census, which, however, was provided for in the sundry civil bid. H«w the South Voted. The south voted overwhelmingly for free eilver Wednesday. Hie following table tells the story: NUMBER 29. ;•* Nays. Dodged. Virginia............. : North Carolina....... South Caro iua...... 2 Georgia............. Florida.............. Alab<ma............ 2 Louisiana........... Mississippi.......... 2 Texas............... * Arkansas............ I Keu’ucky........... West Virginia........ 4 1 1 Tennessee........... Maryland............ Ci I To'al............ 85 5 2 •One vacancy. The Pilotage Rill. Opponents of the bill exempting coast¬ wise sailing vessels fr m paying state pilotage fees may rest assured that no legislation will be enacted by congress at this session detrimental to their interest. The commerce committee of the house decided Fr.day to postpone a 1 further consideration of the measure until the next session. The bill has been before congress for many years and has several times parsed the senate, but invariably meets with opposition in the house. As the law now stands, vessels are compelled to pay a pilotage fee on leaving and en¬ tering cerinin ports, principally those of Virginia, Nortli Carolina aud Georgia, even when they do not nquire the ser¬ vices of a piloh Opposition to the bill comes mainly from southern pilots, who would be injuriously all cted if it should become a law A Bogus Petition. Dispatches from New York of Monday night stated that a paper was being cir¬ culated in New York city, appealing, in the name of the Amalgamated Associa¬ tion, for financial aid to provide for the poor strikeis at Homestead. The paper was said to be signed by President Wil¬ liam Weihe and Thomas J. Crawford and George C. Rylai.d, two of the Amalga¬ mated leaders in Homestead. Mr. Weihe repudiated the paper aud declares that the Amalgamated Association and Home¬ stead strikers are not iu need of assist¬ ance and have asked for none. RICHMOND & DANVILLE R R Atlanta and Charlotte Air-Use Division, Condensed Schedule of Passenger Trains, in Effect May 15th, 1892. NOR 1’HBOUND. No. 38. No, 10. No. 12 EASTERN TIME. Daily. Daily. Daily Lv. Atlanta (E.T.) 1 40 pm 8 50 pm 8 05atn Chamblee..... 9 24 pm 8 40am Norcrosg....... 9 35 pm 8 52am Duluth........ 9 47 pm 9 04am Suwanee....... 9 57 pm 9 15am Buford........ 10 10 pm 9 2ilam Flow -ry Branch 10 24 pm 9 42am Gainesville..... 3 03 pm 10 45 pm 10 03am Lula.......... 11 13 pm 10 27am Bcllton........ 11 15 pm 10 30am Cornelia....... 11 42 pm 10 51am Mt. Airy....... 'll 46 pm 10 55am Toccoa......... [2 20 a m 11 19am Westminster ... »2 57 am 11 56am Seneca ........ 1 17 am 12 15pm Central........ 1 50 am 1 20pm Faslevs........ 2 18 am 1 46pm Greenville..... 6 08 pm 2 44 am 2 lJpm Greers......... 3 14 am 2 42pm Well ford....... 3 33 am 3 00|)>n Spartanburg... 7 01 ppi 3 54 am 3 (. 3 pm Clifton........ 4 13 am 3 40pm Cowpens ...... 4 18 am 3 44pni Gaffney 4 40 am 4 09pm Black sb nrg 5 01 am 4 27pm Grover.' 5 11 am 4 37pra King’s Mount’ll 5 2S am 4 55pm Gastonia....... 5 52 am 5 20pm Lowell........ 6 05 am 5 31pm Belle mon t..... 6 16 am 5 39pm Ar. Charlotte...... 9 10 pm 6 40 am 6 00pm SOUTHBOUND. No. 37, No. II. No. 9. Daily. Daily. Daily. Lv. Charlotte...... 9 45 am 1 50 pm 2 20 am Bellemont..... ........ 2 12 pm 2 42 am L well......... ........ 2 23 pm 2 52 am Gastonia....... ........ 2 35 pm 3 04 am King’s Mount’n ........ 3 00 pm 3 27 am Grovi r......... ........ 3 16 pm 3 43 am Blacksburg .... ........ 3 26 pm 3 53 am Gaffney....... ........ 3 44 pm 4 10 am Cowpens ...... ........ 110 pm 4 42 am Clifton........ ........ 4 13 pm 4 45 am Spartanburg... 11 43 am 4 28 pm 5 00 am W. Ilford........ ........ 4 50 pm 5 23 am Greers......... ........* 5 09 pm 5 42 am Greenville...... 12 36 pm 5 35 pm 6 10 am Easleys......... ........ 6 09 pm 6 38 am Central........ ........ 6 34 pm 7 10 am Seneca......... ........ 7 17 pm 7 58 am Westminster.... ........ 7 35 pm 8 17 am Toccoa........ ........ 8 11 pm 8 55 am Mt. Airy....... ........ 8 40 pm 9 39 am Cornelia....... ........ 843 pm 9 33 am Bellton........ ........ 9 05 pm 9 58 am Lula.......... ........ 9 07 pm 10 00 am Gainesville..... 3 41 pin 9 33 pm .10 28 am Flowery Branch ........I 9 52 pm 10 48 am Buford........ ........10 17 pupil 11 02 15 am Suwanee....... ........10 .......jlO 23 pm am Duluth........ 34 pmj 11 25 pm Norcross...... Chumblee...... ........ 10 .0 45 56pm pmjll 11 37 49 am ........t am Ar. Atlanta (E. T.) '5 05 pm 11 39 pm 12 25 p m Additional ira ns Ni>s. 17 an l 18— Ln!a ac- coram alation, daily except Sunday, leaves At¬ lanta 6 15 p m, amves I.ula 9 00 p m. Return¬ ing, leaves Lula 6 (X) a m, arrives Atlanta 8 50 am. Between Lnla and Athens—No. 11 daily, ^ex¬ cept Sunday, and No. 9 daily, leave I.ula 8 15 p in, and 9 35 a m, arriv • Alliens 10 00 p ra and 11 20 a m. Returning leave Athens, No. i<) daiiv. except Snnday. and No. 12 daily, 6 15 ,> ni and 7 07 a in, amve Lula 7 55 p m and 8 50 am. Between Toccoa and Elberton—No. 61 dai¬ ly; except Snndav, leave Toccoa 1140 am arrive Elberton 3 20 p m. Returning, No. 60 daily, except htinday, leaveaEllierton 500a m and arrives Toccoa8 30 am. Nos. 9 anl 10 carry Pullman Sleepers be¬ tween Atlanta and New York. No*. 37 aud 38, Washington and Southwest¬ ern Vestibilled Limited, tietwe-n Atlanta and Washington. Through Pullman Sleepers be¬ tween New York and New Orleans, al-o between Washington and Memphis, via Atlinta and Birmingham. Ob-ervation car betw en Wash¬ ington and New Orleans. Nos. 11 and 12, Pullman Buffet Sleeper be- twf en Wash’ngton end Atlanta. local and For detailed information as to through time table -, rates and Pullman Sleep¬ ing car reservations, confer with local agents, or address. JAS. L. TAYLOR, W. A. TURK, Gen’l Pass. Ag’L Ass’t. G nl. Pass. Ag’t. Atlanta. Ga. Charlotte N. C. C. P. HAMMOND, Ga. Superintendent Atlanta, W. H. GREEN. % OL. HASS, Gen’l Manager. Traffic Manager, Atlanta. Ga. Atlanta. Ga. LEWIS DAVIS, iTTOPNEY AT LAW TOCCOA CITY, GA., Will practioe in the counties of Haber- •ham and Rabun of the Northwestern Circuit, and Franklin and Bank* of thi Western Circuit. Prompt attention wil 1 ^ all buai;iei8 eD tm«ted\o him. The collection of debt* will have la! htte jtion. —■ -