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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.”