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NEW SERIES, YOL. V—NO. 2S
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY DECEMBER 30, 1893.
EDITORIAL BRIEFS’.
Paragraphs of Promaen) Stthy
Things and Peopo.
WHAT HAS TAKEN PLACE
DURING THE WEEK.
TVulisiieii Every Svturovy.
\f U.*;•»<»• Jartk*ou Streets
A merry Christmas Mr. President,
Harrison and Boes Pl&tt do not
speak as they pass now. This is very,
very sad.
And now Oklahoma is pounding on
the door and demanding admission as
a state. She's hardly out of short
su:WOftn*n.»s iivtbs.
Tarwc Ylonth
The Monun Trains
time between thf
ke aie fastis?
nit - ix Win-
miner lie-
rthw^ut.’
The Old Confeds Meet.
W. D. Mitchell United Confeder
ate Veterans had a meetiog at the of*
fice ofHansell & Merrill yesterday
morning. Commander Robert G.
Mitchell, presided, and Captain Han*
sell acted as secretary. Some new
W. H. MrtDom.
V. J. BEKD Gel
F» nrtbrr information
New York, Dec. 21.—The 1893
cotton crop report to Bradstreets con
tains the substance of replies received
from 1,922 correspondents in 668 cot.
ton growing counties, an average of
nearly three reports from each conn*
ty, in an tret comprising 95 per cent:
of the otton.growing section of the
United States. It points to a model
picking season, allowing the crop to
be saved to an unusual extent and in
the best possible condition as regards
freeness from .damage by storms,
stains, etc. Bus, while true of the
entire belt, is more conspicuous in the
Gulf states and the southeast, “poor
picking weather’ reports coming
Referring to the nomination of
Hon. Wayne McVeagh to the Italian
mission, the Philado’pbia Record says;
“The president yesterday seat to the
senate ths name of Hon. Wayne Mc-
Vesgh, of this city, as Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
the United States to Italy. He could
not have made a better choice. Mr.
McVeagh has experience, ability,
sound judgement, quick wit, tact and
readiness—aii the qualifications for ex
cellent service in a diplomatic capaci
ty. On the questions now at issue he.
tween political parties in this country
Mr. McVeagh has of lato years taken
the democratic sido, being one of the
many distinguished republicans who,
with the war issues out of tlio way,
found no comfortable abiding place
witbin tho narrow lines pf the latex
policies of the republican party. 1 *
' OUSCO'
road a rw-t T
Washington, Deo 21.—In the for
tification appropriation bil’, just res
ported to the honse, provision is made
for a 12-inch gun at Fort Pulaski.
Similar provision, is made for a gun
at Charleston. These guns, mounted
and ready for use, cost $500,000jcacb,
and the amunition with which they
are fired, costs about 81,000 for each
shot.
-Gov.
tine matter attended to. The annu
al meeting of the Camp was fixed for
the 26th of April.
A motion was made and adopted to
have a grand re-union on the 26 th of
next April, and a. committee appoints
ed—or will be by the commander:—
to invite a speaker, and to make ar
rangements, if they see proper, to
have a' barbecue or basket dinner on
the occasion.
Col. A. T. McIntyre in Town. hoped it would not be necessary to al*
Col. A. T. McIntyre, of Thomas- lade to it again. - The law in question
vitle, was in the city to day and paid reads as follows:
the Herald office a'p’earaat-isit. Col. ’It shall be unlawful for any en.
McIntyre is one of the old land marka giheeror other person in charge of
of eonthwest Georgia and at one time any locomotive engine to blow the
represented this portion, of the state in whist'e of each engine Jn the corpo-
congress. Few menj in Georgia are rate limits of said city, and any per-
belter or more favorably known than ion Violating'this section shall be sob*
Col. A. T. McIntyre. He has been ject to all the penalties prescribed in
a true ned tried friend of the writers Section 1 of the General Penal OrUi-
frora boyhood’s days and it gives ns nance.’’
great pleasure to meet him]ia the en- Itis hardly necessary.to add that
joyment of good health, cheerfal and the police will exert themselves to the
1 happy. May he live long in the land, jotmost to catch up with violators ol
—Waycross Herald. 'this law;-
I represent one of the
largest and most reliable
monument houses in the
country and can make
prices on monuments, licad-
bloues, etc., !o\vr~ *• -
than any
Artificial Stone Curbing
|A]|^ror cemetery lots made to
B2W order.
'SUM Iron fencin g,
any and all stylos, cold at tho most
reasonable roles. Cull and sec me
Atlanta, Ga,
Northen this afternoon appointed
Judge John L Hopkins, of Atlanta,
Hon. Clifford Anderson, of Macon,
and Hon. Joo Lamar, of Augusta, to
codify the laws under the recent act
of the legislature. Tho codifiers res
ceive 83,000 each for their work.
re hope to see every
old soldic- in Thomas county here on
that day..
reasonable rales. Call and
and get estimates. .
W. E. BUttCH,
Thomasville, Ga.
GGdftwtf
A summary of the returns received
indicate that tho total cotton crop of
-Daily 1393.94 W J|X approximats about 6,-
' 600,000 bales.
iog to night.
g G.cubravti!;,
Physician and!
MOULTRIE.
OiTuM hia services to
rim,
GEORGIA.
Interesting Items - Pcked Up A1J
Over the Country and Care
fully Prepared and Serv
ed to Our Readers.
Mirs Fannie H*qJc:i s, who ha* been
spending •som' weeks in PaHadelphit,
has returned homo to the Height of
her many friend j.
Mw. Wheclan, Miss Nanni-j Clarke
and Miss Emma McCartney are at
the pretty home oi Mr^ David Mc
Cartney, in Tockwotten,
«. C. LAXEY, iff.
f IYSICIAN AND SUFGEON.
JOULTRIIS. COLQUITT C >.,GA.
era his g, the !* * !«* Coljtnt
Dr. Charles A. Merrill and family,
of Birmingham, Ala., are the guests
Judge Merrill and wife. Every
is glad to see Charley at his o!d
me again.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bearden, cf
Moultrie, were in the city yesterday.
They will move to Thumasville about
the middle of January. Thomasville
will gladly welcome Mr- and Mrs
Bearden to citizenship.
THEO. TITUS
A\tornt«v :>-t Law,
Thomssvdls, -
Offici- ovrr .Sc yeun.t . i, 129 liroa«l tit.
Mr. A. H. Mason and family, of
Pniladelphin, arrived yesterday and
drove out to ifceir country place,
Susioa. Mr. and Mrs. Mason’s Thom-
asvife fr.cndi are pleated to see them
again.
THOMPrH
The many friends of Mrs. Louis P:
P.jbcrts, wik- of Proprietor Roberts
oi the >’ichell House, are piessed to
learn th-u bhe has arrived aad will be
with t:s uutil the season ot 1893*94
THOMASVT!
r work
1 to long
y
Mrs. June Weeks, a widow wom-
1, living Wm. MurphyV, three
i’ea from M ouitrie, was killed by a
falling tree lust week. Her son wrs
cuitirg d »«n a tr»e and his mother
icur. A broken limb fl-iw back
whof: »ho tree fell and kil’cd the lady
instantly.
lihiiiilNG
UNDER
& ft ALKER,
TAKERS.
i'iiat Jackson street crossing should
be tunnelled,” said a well known
railroad man yesterday. * It isa danger-
) place, and sortie serious accident
l bippen there some of these days.*'
The gentleman is correct. Something
should be done to protect pedestrians
aad vehicles on this crossing.
k.\U'km& BKO.'S-
brioos
'hotpuville, G»
Bobt iitjtssjtifctl jlioiis
lanllt, law AfttajSChiMCy > y.Co. HD-
The Pullman fl>-r Line
Louisville, CiiKMuiali
INDIA NAFC LlSS
AND
CHICAGO AND THE HU iMWLST.
Th** i'ullman VestibuUx
flight Trains, pHri.-:'
Car** on Day Tm..
Hoke Smith 'Endorsed.
Editor Times Ehtbrfbise: /
When Henry Grady died all Geor
gians wondered on whose shoulders
his mantle would fad upon. He was
Georgia's greatest son. Hi* place
could not long remain vacant Gear
gia always rises equal to the emerges*
cy.~' She noeded a successor to Grady,
and produced Hoke Smith.
Next to president Cleveland, Hoke
Smith has made more reputation in
the last twelve months than any man
in the United Stales. Less thin
twelve months sgo he went iuto the
Cabinet and took charge of the mo6t
important, intricate and laborious
portfolio. He has a’ready dtinon*
strated that ho has more fitness for the
position, mote ability to grasp the
various details of the pension depart
ment, and more firmness to execute
the law, than any secretary of the
Interior since the war.
Tho only Southern mao in the Cab*
inet, except Carfisle-and Herbert, he
hasdomonstraie 1 that t«c Sittlh is
still in tho ascendancy in bruin-, tear**
lea-mesa and conscientiousness in the
discharge of duty. In attacking
fraud in the pension department, he
has reduced taxation, purified his de
partment, and, more than all, made
the rasca 8 squeak No wonder that
filthy Joe Cannon, and other republi
cs leaders are making a desperate
assault ou him; no wonder that the
epubiican press are denouncing him;
no wonder the pension sharks are
slandering him. He is cVaning out
the Augean tlabltsof republican filth
and rascality. Let them wince. It
time that some champi m of the
people should rise ui> and check ihtir
fraud*.
Every honest man, il not now, will
« short time, staod behind Hoke
Smith, < f Georgia, in his magnificent
fight against these pension sharks.
It is pitiable to s« soma of the
Southern editors kicking the cham
pion at every turn; but they either
kuo .v not or care not what they do.
The people of Georgia understand
the situation. They admire this their
young leader for his ability, fearless
ness, patriotism, and omsoc itioaa
discharge of duty.
Among the poeibiliiiesof the future,
look out for Hoke Smith, of Georgia.
Democeat.
Express agent Grantham aLd as-
tan*s have m* they cat attend to
>v; handling^ the enormous ^amount
of express matter which goes through
tifhca here. Christmas is any
tiling but a seesjn of rest and ple&S'
urj with expre« and railr ial employ'
At a recent meeting ot Joppa
Lodge of coVcJ masons, the follow
ing officers were elected:
Sam cel Young. W. M.
James Gambo', 8 W.
D. M. Henderson, J. W.
Aaron Jones, Tres.
James Larkins, Jr., Sec'ty.*
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Evans and Mess'
rs. C. T. and W. E. Birtei are the
ie-;ts of the Misses Barnes, on Daw-
>u street. The party went to Flori
da but concluded to como back to
Thomasville. This is a comp'iment to
our little piney woods city. We hope
their stay here will prove a very
pleasant one.
Those new eeats for Paradise Park,
of which we have had much to say
recently, will be put in next week.
Twenty four nice long benches for this
purpose were in the bond? of the
painter yesterday,receiving the finish#
iog touches. We are glad our city
f atliers have seen fit to put these seats
They will add much to the at
tractiveness ot this beautiful resort.
We are sure our visitors and others
who visit this place will appreciate
the improvement.
Oe account of an error in making
up the statement cf the Thomasville
N.v ional Bank, it did not appear yes
terday morning. It appears this
marniugaad speaks for itself. The
past year has „been a hard one on
bulks, but this solid institution, nots
withstanding th9 depresnon and fi-
uanc’al stress < f the (post summer,
makes a splendid showing. The bank
hai bcea stesred through the break
ers of lh9 past year with consummate
skill and ability by its officers and
able board c f directors.
See the statement.
Clippings From Christmas Is-
sue.
Think ot your h-;s<i i»
iog.
We repeat it: Don’t forget the
poor to morrow.
‘Cnristmi-.* gift”—O,
that lo-morrow.
With charity for all, aod hatred for
none, we wiili everyone the merriest
sort of a Christmas.
r Mayor, and gentlemen 1 f
city council, we extend to you the
compliments ot the season.
Christmas con.c! but oace a year, sc
make the most out < f it, hoys. Ex*
tract ail tho fuu you can out of it, in
an innocent way. •
Sheriff Doss will give the prisoners
in jail a good Christmas dinner to
morrow, and Marshal Spair will do
likewise for the chain gang.
Let the rich, the opulent and wcll-
to do, remember the poor to-morrow.
Surely it is more biers 3d to give than
to receive. One who does not want
and try to make somebody happy on
Christmas, has a heart in the wrong
place.
L- ti of little stockings will be hung
up to night. May every precious one
of them, especially the darned ones
belonging to poor little children, be
found full in the morniug. Don’t
forget the poor little children, good
o’.d Santa Claus.
Wants the Law Enforced.
Mayor Hopkins gave the police
fjrcearakiDg over yesterday morn
ing in police court a’lout their failure
to make cases against violators of the
law which forbids the b'owiog of loco**
motive whistles in tho city. He said
the law was violated every day and
night to his own knowledge, and it
should be stopped. He called the at
tention of the police to the law once
or twice before, but they had evident
ly paid very little attention to it. He
hoped it would not be necessary to al*
lude to it again. • The law in question
reads as follows:
* It shall be unlawful for any en*
giueer or other person in charge of
any locomotive engine to blow the
whist'e of such engine Jn the corpo^
rate limits of said city, and any per*
son Violating this section shall be sub**
ject to Ml the penalties prescribed in
Section 1 of the General Penal Ordi
nance."
Itis hardly necessary.to add that
Tfae Mitchell House Opens.
The elegant new Mitchell House
was opened yesterday morning for the
season ot 1893-94. The Mitchell is
under new management this season,
Mr. L. P. Roberts, of Newport, R. I.,
one of the best known and most suc
cessful hotel men in the United Stale?,
having leased the house for a number,
of years. Mr. Roberts is not unknown
to our people. He has been in
Thomasville the last five winters, the
greater portion of which time he has
be8n conducting Wolcott Hall. He
is proprietor ot the New Cliff* Hotel
at Newport, one of thehest and most
popular summer houses at that noted
resort, and enjoys a reputation second
to no one in the country as a popular
and successful hotel man. Mr.
Roberts has been in the city for the
past mouth personally superintending
the overhauling and repairing done
the house. He has had a large
force of men at work all the time, as
result of which the house is now iu
better condition thau ever before, not
excepting its original season. The
whole interior, from cellar to garrett,
has been rekalsomined and otherwise
beautified. The plumbing has ail
boan worked over and almost overy
room has been supplied with new
English Brussels carpets, of tho most
beautiful deiigns. The parlors, dius
ing room, etc., have also received
much attention at the hands of the
decorators and upholsterers,' which
has made a marked improvement ia
their appearance and comfort. The
Mitche l this season is exceptionally
well equipped fur handling the large
aad select patronage which is sure to
coma to it. Mr. Roberta has sur-
roouded himee’f with an efficient
corps ot assistants, each department
having an able and experienced man
at its head.
Mr. A. S. Gomer, the room clerk,
ha* been for years connected with
promioeut hotels, a few of which are
the Fifth Aveuue Hotel of New York,
Hot-.l del Coronado, Coronado Beach,
Ca*., aod the Ocean View Hotel,
Block Island, R I.
Mr. C. H. Salter, ths cashier,
was at the Windsor Hotel
Jacksonville, the past two winters,
and for teveral seasons has been with
tbe Manhattan Beach and Oriental
Hotel at Coney Island.
Mrs. I. L. Lowenbacb, the house
keeper, ha3 had long experience in
tho hotel buaixlee3. For the past two
summers she was at the New Cuffs
Hotel, Newport.
Mons.Cnas. Borlinghr, the chef, and
a competent corps of assistants, comes
to Thomasville for the first time, but
is well known in New York ia such
prominent hotels as the Waldorf, New
N-itherlands, Piazza and .other first
class houses there. He was in tbe
Ponce de Leon, at St Augustine, the
opening season.
The pastry cook, Arnold Eagler.
comes direct fiom the New Cliffs
Hotel at Newport He is well known
at Long Branch hotels and was for a
long time iu the Windsor Hotel,
Fifth Avenue, New York.
Mr. F. W. Trowbridge, the steward,
comes from the Adams House, Bos
ton, direct to the Mitchell. He was
steward at the Adams lor the paid
seven years.
H. C. Green, head waiter, has
charge of tho dining room of the
Mitchell for the sixth season and dur
ing the summer seasons ho fills tbe
same position at the New Cliffs Hotel,
Newport.
It will be se9n from the above that
Mr. Roberts has Secured the very
best help to be had, and we feel safe
iu saying in advance that no hotel in
the South will be better conducted
thau the Mitchell.
We are glad to learn from Mr.
Roberts that the prospects for a good
season are very flattering. He will
certainly have the co-operation and
best wishes of every citizen of Thom
asville. We wish the Mitchell and
its new proprietor a brilliant and suc
cessful season.—Daily T.-E. Dec. 24.
Our Public, Graded Schools.
Editor T imes -Enterprise:
A few more words upon this subject
will not be^malapropos just at this
time. Ttyc bill authorizing public
city graded schools has become a law.
The interest ^>f the friends of these
schools has not abated in the least,
we have been ouly . waiting certain
developments. In the meantime we
wish to call attention to a few facts
Ex-Governor Brown, at a time when
there was a great, deal of opposition
to the public school system, lent the
power of his name and fame to the
establishment ot such schools in At
lanta. In establishing the supremacy
of public school io Atlanta he estabs
lished its supremacy in Georgia.
We ask our people to consider the
money value of public schools to our
city. We ask this for wnea there is
no other way to reach a man’s inactiv
ity pr sup'mene&B in doing something
for the public good touch an ioterest
which will increase that of self and his
property and he s rouses from indiffer
ence; is on the alertfor the best course
to pursue for grea ter accumulation,
Oor poop’e are n > exception to this
V. It is tho usual rule. Show
rm t here is a pecuniary as well edu
cittonal gain in the establishment of
public schools and there will be no
o'jjction urged against the system
-en it they have to pay oae fourth of
one per cent, for the . privileges the
b ll confers. The re is not a merchant,
tradesman, mechanic or professional
man or woman bat reaps an interest
directly or indirectly from such iastis
tmions. We have contended long
enough with the‘‘night mare t f tuition
fees.” With cur public graded school
system in operition there would be
teu children in school theo to one
w and as they inuit be kept neat,
clean and well cared for at home aod
in the schools the presumption is a
corresponding j money benefit to all
bttsint ss in the city.
This has been the result wherever
the system has been operated.
Letters of inquiry are beiDg received
by some of the prominent people of
our city and by myself asking when
tie school) wjl be in operation.
Already their attention is directed to
Tnomasville with a view ot locating
provided this system be put in prac
tice. The best teachiog talent is
olaced in the city graded school sys-
m throughout the land and it is
such as the peop’e will not do without.
The General Assembly having
granted the privilege it now remains
tor the city authorities to submit this
matter to a vote of the legal voters of
the city for their adoption or rej action,
which we trust they will do immedi
ately. We trust that Mayor Hopkins
will issue his order for au election on
this subject in the terms of thf" law
made and provided. The interest of
the city requires it and the people
desire it submitted to their decision.
We have coatendedjn the past with
our utmost ability for this enterprise
.of the interest of Thomasville,
and have succeeded in maturing it to
its present status and we now ask the
honorable mayor of the city to place
his lever upon the fulcrum aud litt the
system into place. Our mayor “ is
enterprising cod we would like his
adtnioislralioD made famous by
bestowal of so great a blessing as the
Public School System.
J. Colton Lynes,
President S. G. College.
. Stand by tho Party.
There have been intimations that a
few democrats in congress would op
pose certain features of tho Wilson
tariff bill, because th*»y are supposed
to touch unkindly some interests cf
tleir constituents. Senator Morgan,
who in 1888 was the mest pronounce!
champion cf free iron ore, njw op
poses it because the iron men cf Bir
mingham don’t want it. There area
few other democratic senators and rep
resentatives who have taken similar
positions in reference toother items m
tbe bill, it ii absurd to suppose that
everybody cm get everything ho
wants ia a tariff bill. The Wilson
bill is framed on principle—on the
democratic principle of the tariff, and
the democrats in congress should
standby it. W£believe enough of
them will do so to make certain the
passage of the bill without material
changes. The Springfield Republican
goei straight to the point when it says:
What one democratic senator or
representative—then, or what a half
dozen of them, cau be found willing to
take upon himself tho responsibility
of knocking the life out of his party?
Is Morgan or Pugh, of Alabama, or
HU1 or Murphy^of Now York, likely
to jump into that position? Is there
powor enough iu the Ohio sheep to
make Senator Galvin S. Brice, popu
larly known as the democratic Judos
for the next twenty year*? Wc think
tho hunt for democrats willing to as*«
sume this responsibility will t>9 a loDg
one. Tho chances are, of course, de
cidedly that the Wilson bill will pass
and become a law in much the form
it now has. Lot it then be pushed
forward with all reasonable speed,
that business may be relieved of tie
present uncertainty.
"The republican attacks on the bill
will receive vory little democratic
support.”
Tbe Macon News, iu noting Geo r-
gia’s prosperity, says:
There is not a more prosperous
state iu the Union than Georgia.
“Georgia was cover at any period
of her existence more prosperous than
she is to-day.
Both these statements are unques
tionable facts, notwithstanding the
opinion often expressed at home that
the people of Georgia are “hard up”
and in a bad way. Nothing could to
farther from correct.
“There is more hog and hominy in
Georgia to*-day than there has ever
on any Christmas week of her
history. There are more independ
ent and self-supporting farmers.
“There is everywhere to bo found
ia the country a surplus of preserves
and winter \egetab!es saved Jrora the
last re ison’s product of gardens and
orchards.
“A better quality and greater di
versity of home supplier were .raised
by Georgia farmers last year than any
previous one. and next year will
bring much greater progress and ex
tension in this direction, aud a cor
responding increase of property.”
A Christmas Greetinj
Before another issue the Cnrts’mas
of 1893 will have come aod—gone,
Gone to join the 1892 Christmases
which have proceeded it. The day,
celebrated as it has been by all Chris
tians for so many years, has many
lovieg and tender recollections cluster
iog about it. Families have been
reunited, reunited to part again, and
thousands of instances, to part for
ever. Around family firesides, gath-
ered about the knees ot parents and
grandparents, children and grand
children, have gathered aod talked
over long v agoes. Old age, middle
age and innocent, happy childhocd,
have met aod mingled ou this day
great cities, towns/ villages and
iu the country,
Happy, joyous greetings have been
exchanged and the heart made tender
and loviog by memories of other days
recalled. -Even the poor, nay
poorest, wear a brighter smile 00 this
diy. They catch fragments of the
pleasure being enjoyed by the more
opulent.. But it is a bard thing to see
happiness through another’s eyes.
The Times-Enterprise extends
warm, cordial Christmas greetingjo
our roaden; aud to the strangers with
in our gates, a greeting as warm as
God’s glorious sunshine with which
He bathes this suuoy laud. May each
and all, though separated from rela
tives, friends and loved ones, find
unalloyed pleasure upon this anniver
sary day of the birth of Him. who
Atlanta, Ga., Det. 21.-—Governor
Northen today approved the bill
passed by tbe legislature regulating
state depositories.
Under this bill the treasurer cannot
leave in any bank, which is a state
depository, a greater amount than the
bank has given bond for. Should the
state treasurer at any time find that
the state’s x deposit in any bank
amounts to morelhau that bank has
given bond for, he must cluck out the
surplus and put it in the state vaults.
It war thought early iu the week that
ao effort would be made to have tbe
bill vetoed on the ground that it
would withdraw a groat deal of money
from circulation, but nothing of this
sort materialized.
The governor has also approved a
bill for the quarterly payment of
school teachers and the bill providing
for a constitutional amendment so
that the meetings of the legislature
shall be in tha summer time instead of
the fall. Under ths act there would
be no session in the year 1S96. The
act changes the time of holding the
session 0/the legislature, which now
convenes od the fiurth Monday of
October. The bill provides that, tn
1895, the date of convening, the
session shall be changed to the fourth
Monday in July. The time of elect
ing legislators is not changed by tbe
bill, and the legislators who should
attend the session in 1896 wil'. not be
elected until October, several months
after the time set tor the meeting of
the legislature.
The governor has vetoed the wid
ow’s pension bill, introduced by r;p*.
resentative Thomson, ot Morgan.
This was the bill which extended the'
benefi’s of ihe widow’s pension act to
such widows of confederate soldiers as
became widows since 189) or may
hereafter become widows, provided
they are otherwise entitled. Gov.
Northern vetoed the bill beciu^e it
was conflicting and incorrect techni
cally.
Altgeld was a pretty heavy load for
the democrats to carry ia Chicago,
but they' pulled through, proving the
old adage that the race is not always
to tho swift.
Judge Turner says of the Wilson
tariff bill; «It will ba the first really '
benificent measure in tlie interest of;^
the masses passed by congress in a ^
generation.”
That’s putting it tersely and truly. ^
The democrats should stand together
this bill.
Two counties in California have
over 50,000 bsehives and export 6,-
000,000 pound* of honey, besides
300.000 pounds of ccrnhs and 20,000
pounds of wax. Lst Georgia profit
by the example, says the Augusta
Chronicle.
Speaking of tho reported scoop of
the G. S. & F., by the Seaboard Air-
Line, the Valdosta Times says:
The new deal by which, it is caid,
the Seaboard Air»Line comes into
the control of tho Macon and North*
and tfcc Georgia Southern may
mean a good deal to Valdosta.
“The Seaboard Air Line is a very
strong corporation. It runs from
Portsmouth, Va., down through
North Carolina, touching at Hender
son, Durham and Raleigh, then it
passes through South Carolina, touch
ing Columbia, and enters Georgia,
pacing through Elberton to Athens.
There it connects with the Mason &
Northern. The traffic arrangements
with the Old Dominion steamship
lino at Norfolk is very close. This
line would give us another route to
New York almost as direct as those
we now. have, and it will very prob
ably work for our g >od
Then if Thomasville should be con**
neclel at Tiftou we would be “in it”
sure enough ? If Ibo trade is con
summated, and it looks like it would
be notwithstanding denials from Bal
timore a strong effort will be made to
ffcieh the line to Tifton.
Washington, Dec. 21.—Tbe ways
and mea is committee was ia session
to-day, but failed to agree oa an in
come lex. Ths committee i* split as
between Mr. Carlisle’s plan, to tax
only incomes derived from investments
in stocks and bonds of corporations,
and a tax upon individual incomes
derived from all sources over and
above $4,000. The democrats of the
committee stand five for Mr. Carlisle’s
plan and five for an md.vidual income
tax, with Mr. Turner, of Georgia
unknown quantity.
Mr. Turotr has not defined his
position. 'lhs committee meets
again on Saturday week, and as votes
Mr. Turner on that day, so the c
raittee wiil repor*. The committee
has agreed :<> increase the tax
cigarettes, to place a tex of 6 ctnts
p3ck on playing cards, t > increase ihe
cigar 4ax $r per 1,000, to tax succes
sions ai d to tax perfumes acd cos
metics. They are still divided cn
increasing the whiskey tax, as they
oq the inconi3 tax, but they hops
to settle their differences, at the in
ing next Saturday week.
Jacksonville, Fta, Dec 21.—Billy
Thompson, Mitchell’s manager, ar<
rived at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon.
Iu an interview be stated that Mitch
ell was confident of winning, and that
he is in most excellent condition.
Thompson will to morrow visit the
quarters offered by St. Auguatiue and
Saturday those offered by Fernand ma
and Pablo. The quarters will be
decided upon by Saturday night, and
will be got in readiness for Mitchell’s
occupation immediately on his arrival
next Tuesday.
The work of preparing the arena
for tbe fight began this afternoon. A
large force of men was put to work at
the fair grounds to construct the
building in which the fight will occur.
Mr. aad .Mrs. William Morse, a
Taunton, (Mass) couple, recently cel
ebrated th-.ir sixty-sixth wedding an
niversary. Mrs. Morso, in her eighty*
fourth year, is doing her own house
work; and her husband, who i* ninety-
two years old, i* still bright and alert.
Secretary Carlisle, cf the treasury,
has submitted his report to congress.
He estimates that there will be a de
ficit this year, ending the 30th of
nest Juna, of 828,000,000. This
amount will have to be made up by
levying an extra tax. He recom
mends an additional tax on whiskie?,
cig'irettes and ibheritancos.
The most vindictive young woman
lives iu Kentucky. The other day
she and her bca i hrul a quarrel, when
ho demanded that bis letters be re
turned to him. The young woman
took her tirm about [sending them,
but finally picked them off by ex
press, marking them ‘C. O. D.," aud
fixing the value at 8500. Iu ceoso-
qaeoce ol the hijJi valuation the dis
comfited swain f al to pay §5.80 ex
press charges, says the News.
{deferring to Mr. Cleveland’s Ha
waiian . policy, the PniLdolnhia Rec
ord says:
“It ia a pleasure to bo iuferentially
informed that the president in his in
structions to Minister Wiiiig has not
gone beyond ihe limit of a policy of
friendly suggestion. He has not in
vaded the authority reposed in con
gress by authorizing an act of war. In
his effort to right one wrong he did
not sanction tbe commission oi a sim
ilar wrong. The instructions to Min**
iater Wi lis, when furnished to the
public, wiil further speak for them-
se’ves.”
San Francisco, Dec. 21.—The
steamer Mariposa, from Sydney via
Samoa and Honolulu, brings the fol<
lowing Honolulu advice: Tbe United
States cutter Corwin arrived,bringing
dispatches to Minister Willis, the con
tents of which have not yet been dis
closed. The general belief is that he
is instructed to make every effort to
restore the queen short of using force.
The provisional government has pre
pared au ultimatum, declaring their
intention to resist with military force
all attempts to overthrow tbem.
There will b8 a great rush to Jack
sonville about the 25th of January.
The Savannah Press says*
“The New York World has made
a contract with the Florida Central
and Peninsular railroad for a special
train from Now York to Jacksonville
on tho occasion of the fight, and the
New York Herald is now eaid to be
negotiating with the Plant system for
a special train for the eame occasion.
“Ticket Agent Armaud of tho Sa
vannah, Florida aud Western rail
way, expects to have reserve 1 seat
space for the fight on sale at hia office
in a few days. He requests that thoce
desiring seats call at his office and see
him.
‘•The fight will occur at 9 o'clock at
night. This will give Savannahiana
an opportunity of seeing it without
losing any time from business.”