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• a w TBIT W #1 Ju»r4«U--lJr. W. a. Ds Wolf Iat( rTlew*d-fbo Georgia Midland. i ?f several daja past Mr. W. S. De- Wolf, of Columbus, Ga, inspector of fer- tili*<*rs appointed by Commissioner Hen derson* ha* been in Athens, and as ho is a KT«‘»t popular favorite here, met a hearty welcome on every hand. Mr. IteWolf is» retired journalist, and a irhole-fouled, genial gentleman. He has been toToccoa, KlbertonjHarmony Grove other points in this section, inspect* j ng commercial fertilisers. During his sUV in Athens “a Banner-AVatchman re porter had the following interesting in terview with him, while the gentleman w -is talking about his business: ••Why, I theught all fertilizers were inspected before they were shipped into th« i country?” ••So they are—either at the ports or the manufactories/’ ••Then what are you doing around here monkeying with them again?” -Tor the purpose of preventing the possible re-usage of tags, the substitu te of goods for that originally inspect- , ,1 or any other irregularities in the trade. When a manufacturer desires to jdact* his goods on sale in Georgia he makes application for their inspection, signing an agreement that if after official analysis they do not come up to the State standard 1° cancel and forfeit all sales mad«-. The samples are then drawn by an inspector, the tags issued, which are attach* 1 to each sack as an evidence of inspection, and the goods allowed to go on s.n!-\ These samples go to the Depart* iru-nt of Agriculture and the analysis made and pubh-hed as rapidly as possible. In addition t«» this, an inspector is sent out lnmissioner to draw campies of is brands in the hands of the th» different sections of the . t . s< *■ that the goods on sale riginallv inspected were issued. It is n 1 am engaged. These sam- ily/.ed and the results pub- reports presenting a com par- lent «*f the analysis of sam- frotn the goods in the hands faeturer and samples of the U m the hands of the local dealers d b. ir.j sold to the planters.” •U'. ll, I never knew much about the li.-p-ftion of fertilizers before, and it certainly looks as though there was little oj , i’unity for fraud.” ••There is absolutely none. There is i.i-i a ton "f fertilizers otiered for sale hv tii 1. al'-rs of < ieotgia that are not rep resented by sample in the laboratory of the State chemist. The inspection laws arc \ery rigid, and ( omniissioner Hen derson is using eve^v ell'ort to have them stringently enforced." •Will the sales he as large as last the deal a- tit: ch the t: r the "At one time 1 thought there would bo a great falling off, hut I now think there will he very little difference, though sales will hardly reach the figure •*t‘ last season.” •‘That's enough about guano. How about the (leorgia Midland?” ”lt's all right. We are going to build it. Already the contracts have been let for the grading from Columbus to Grif fin, and ’before the robins nest again' the iron horse will he whistling through l*ine Mountain. Why in the world did you Athenians shake us so completely? It hurt us. Already we are hound to you by ties of love and affection, and w are the most anxious people in the world to have them supplemented by cross- ties and steel rails. Think better of it and meet us at Griffin. You’ll never regret it.” mutten as Fauna ta -*RlrhuyT Shu Store. A reporter of the B.-W., while mean dering around, dropped into the fine drug store of R. T. Brumby & Ce., on College avenue, and after being presented with a fifty cents cigar, went through this large establishment. In the rear is stored oils of every kind made. Paints are kept in abundance, and painters would do well to visit this establishment, as the firm buys in large quantities and can afford to fiell cheap. The prescription department is man aged by Dr. K. K. Kimbrough, one of the finest pharmacists in the South. He keeps this department in splendid order, and has everything so arranged that it is impossible to make a mistake. This de partment is one of the specialties of the firm of R. T. Brumby & Co. Patent medicines of every kind are kept on hand, and whenever a new med icine is discovered they immediately order a lot of it, so that they can fill any order for their customers. A largo lot of the best brands of cigars, from 50cents apiece down to 2'»c. sre koj>t on hand. They carry one of the lr.igost stocks of cigars in the city, and their retail trade is -mmense. 'I his firm does a large manufacturing business. All the liniments, extracts, perfumery, cattle powders and other compounds are made in the house and can he sold cheaper than those who order them from the Northern market. On the left as you enter the store can he seen a long line of show c^ses filled with soaps from two cents up, hair brushes, combs and the largest lot of tooth brushes ever brought to the State. The attention of physicians are invited to the preparations made by Wyatt, which are kept in large quantities. This large drug store was established ed in 1H70, and has steadily increased until now it stands as one of the largest drug houses in Northeast Georgia. Every thing about the store is kept in first class tyle and the clerks are polite and atten tive. Don't fail to visit this house when you come to Athens. OVXKHKAXD>*Y A SSPOBTUL '“Sayv Shake, vot yob dink von dot hinee comes to lire mil Admits?” * Particulars About Him, HU Crime and His “Yell, I don't dink he’s got some pees- j Flight, nessltore, don't it, und I dink dot der i Rochester, N Y., April 17.—A sooner he vas runned avay dot* it vas ®P cc,a ^° the Post and Express, fetter. He don’t vas American zitizens, I ^ rom Angelica, in relation to the und it don’t cost him somedings to live, bunk cashier Robin son, says; Cashier Robinson left THIEF SHOT. Dick Hassell, living out in Brooklyn, has been troubled a great deal lately by some one who made nightly raids od his corn-crib ami hen-roost. Monday night he concluded to watch for the thief and give him a load of shot. The thief was seen to ge to the crib and Dick went for ln>- gun, and as the thief ran he fired and the fellow dropped. It was thought for awhile that he was killed; hut while MORGAN S CONTEST. 1 Vk went in the house to pot up his gun Checring news coni ,. s fronl our prohi . th, -dead u.»n" got upan.l left. 8omr | bition fr j ends in Morgan county. The physician will probably he called to CHANCEY CHANCED IT. About two years ago John U. Chancey, a young man of good appearance forged an order on his uncle, Mr. Malcoin, brought the order to Athens and traded if to Louis Morris. The order was for two dollars and on its presentation to Mr. Malcoin he refused to pay the order and declared it a forgery. This case occupied the whole of the day, and when the case closed late yesterday evening the Solicitor General declined to make any argument, as he considered that the witnesses had clearly made out the case. Mr. A. J. Arnold, of Monroe, made the opening speech for the defense, and made a good argument before the jury. He was followed by Geo. C. Thomas, who did his best to clear his client, and made one of his best efforts. The jury retired and brought in a ver dict of not guily. 18 IT DEAD OR ONLY 8LEEPETH? Capt. Harry Hill, in copartnership with another ex-conductor, has bought a liv ery stable in Atlanta, and is enlarging the buildings and increasing the outfit generally. It is reported that he will not Tesunie his position as conductor on the fast train. We wish him success in his new venture.—Washington Chroni cle. And what has become of the Union Point <k White Plains railroad? We are anxious for Capt. Mill to complete that needful work before embarking in new enterprises. und der fust ding you knows he sthardts a cloding store, und sells goots sheeper as anvpody, und such dings makes ag gravation. I say run him oudt” “Dot’s shust vat I aay. I dink it vas a fine ding dot abeT such low down hee bies as him gomes mit dis gountree. Dalk aboudavree gountree, und den have such vellers like dot in it. I shust dold yer, Shake, ve must run dot Shinee vel- ler avay sooner as bossible. I dink shust like you—dink dot he vasn’t no American zitizens, und off he sthay here und do somedings, der vust ding yer knows dem Shinees all gome der Addens und live sheep und sell sheep, und den ve American zitizens don’t have peesness. I say run him oudt.” some been recently paid for private tele grams, indicating a feverish state of HO INDICTMENT. Dear Banner-Watchman: For the in formation of the public I will state that no member of the grand jury has had a hill of indictment preferred against him at the present terra of court for election frauds. Yours, Peter Culp. [We know the members of the grand jury well enough to say that even had bills been preferred against any member they would have fairly enforced tlu? law.—Ed. B.-W.] AN OLD VEHICLE. Mr. E. Swann, of Lexington, has an old buggy and set of harness that he bought at the Hodgson shop, in Athens, in 1868, and it has been in use ever since. There has never even been a tap tighten ed on the buggy, and both the buggy and harness are about as good to-day as when rolled from the shops. Mr. Swann paid $180 for the outfit. OLD AND NEW BUGGIES. A workman tells us that the reason tin* new style buggies don’t last so well as those put up before and just after the war is that the old vehicles were built much heavier than now, and consequent ly were stronger. Now a man wants as light a buggy as possible, and this ad vantage is at the expense of its utility. A WITNESS. One of the witnesses before the grand jury against “blind tigers”stated that he went into a certain house and paid $1.50 for a 4 *lamp,” hut when he carried the package given him home it was found to be.a bottle of liquor. The investigation was continued yesterday. STORE ROBBED. The little store of Stepney Hutchins, col., was entered through the window, Tuesday night, and robbed of some flour, cigars, etc. The police are the track of the thief. Also, on Tues day, a dress coat was stolen out of Mr. T. C. Hampton’s store. the town a week ago, ostensibly on a short trip to Niagara Falls for his health. He is 77 years old, and has been in feeble health for two or three years. The bank examiner arrived Wednesday of this week. On his last previous visit in Decem ber he discovered certain irregular ities, and hence came agiin sooner than usual. He unearthed enough to cause him to summon the directors Friday. At noon the bank was indefinitely closed. As far as is now known the defalcation is about $41,000, of which sum $5,Soo has been fictitiously charged during the last forty-eight days, and $200 has things growing out of the cashiers speculations. The bulk of the. money was lost in wheat margins in Chicago. The bank was organ ized in 1864 on a capital of $100,000, with Rolilnsou as cashier. Theie are about twenty stockholders, no one of whom is au active busi ness man here, and hence the loss will fall less heavily on the town. It is proposed to reorganize the bank on a $50,000 basis. Robinson was also executor of the Graves es tate. This estate will lose $12,000, which is unaccounted for. The New York account was overdrawn about $2,000. There is now in bank about $5 000 in cash, besides the securities. Robinson took only about $20,000 with him to Canada, where his aged wife has now join ed him. A telegram from there ays he is ill, and will in all proba bility, live only a short time. A dis solute son of Robinsons is some where in the west, and there are in dications that he had some connec tion with his father’s downfall. The chief of police telegraphed that Robinson is at Niagara Falls, On tario. EX-CONFEDERATES. attend the wounded man. Dick has no idea who the thief is. BADLY NEEDED. Our country friends complain because tin y can find no horse-racks or other ac commodations in Athens when they come here to trade, ami sometimes they have to drive all over the city before finding a latching post. This is a most important matter ami should he attended to. Our country tiade is the backbone of Athens Young M en's Club is thoroughly enthus ed, and are doing some good work. The colored voters are rallying around the banner of temperance, and the outlook is bright indeed. The Atlanta whisky men have worked among the negroes, and are using all their efforts to carry the day. CHANOINU AROUND. Mr. C. J. O'Farrell, who has been j traveling several years for Tahnadgc Bros., wdl quit the road and take the prosperity, and we should extend these I agency of the Fortes Manufacturing Co., patrons every help and courtesy when | a „d Hiram Crawford will take his place they come among us. They should have | on the road. O’Farrell and Crawford horse-racks, a good and convenient feed- I ar e now travelling together over the ter- ing ground, and other public conveni- | ritory. enccs. Mayor Heaves should attend to this. PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDING. Capt. W. W. Thomas, architect, yes terday presented us with a drawing of the public school buildings to be erected in Athens. The white and colored buildings will be exactly alike, and the design is most handsome and conveni ent. There are two stories, and two en trances—the girls to occupy the lower floor and the hoys the upper. In each department there will he one large room and several smaller ones for the classes. The connect for putting up the buildings will soon he advertised and let. BEFORE THE GRAND JURY. It was reported on the street yesterday that a committee went before the grand jury and preferred charges against sev eral of our leading citizens for buying votes at the last municipal election. By BIG BUSINESS. Toomer <Sc Hazleton has sold in the last ten days eight Organs, one fine Behr Piano and eleven Sewing Machines Their cash receipts for this month is al ready three times as large as for the whole month of April 1885. The branch house at J ug Tavern is on a boom. ALL OF US MUST GO. A Colored Preacher Who Sage the Devil le Dead. Rev. B. VV. Ford, says the Balti more American, a well known blind colored preacher, has begun a series of religious meetings at the hall oc cupied by theKightsof King David at the comer of Pearl and Lexington street. Yesterday his theme was “The funeral of the Devil.” He announced his text as follows: “O Lucifer, the first son of the morning, thou art too high,” from Isaiah.xxi., the real words being, "How art thou fallen from Heaven,O Lucifer, the first son of the morning.” The preacher vehemently insisted that the devil was dead, as he could not get back to Heaven, and was dead to pardon hut alive to this world. “Lucifer is the first son of morning,” he exclaimed, “and gets up before any ot you. The Lord said to him 'O Lucifer you’re too high; you must come down,’ and we all must come down. Vanderbilt, you had money enough to give us all two or three dollars apice; but you must come down and get into the grave Grant, you saved the nation,but like Lucifer you must come down. There no help lor it. Lincoln, you were the Moses of the Ethiopians, but Case Involving Their right to Collect from the Government. Washincton, April 14.—An in teresting case, involving the whole question of the right of ex-confed- erates to collect claims against the government, has just been submit ted to the first auditor. It will be made a sort"of test case, and there will probably be a reading of the attorney-general upon it. The points in ine case are as follows. Lieut. J. E; Eggleston was in 1S60 lieutenant commander of the United States ship Wyandotte. In the line of duty that ship captured the bark William, loaded with slaves from the coast of Africa. According to the law the officers and crew wete entitled to $25 head money for each slave so captured. Eggleston’s share, which was preperly appro priated by congress, was $420 60, but before he collected it the war broke out and Eggleston entered the Confederate service. A law was passed in 18(17 that all persons who had partici pated in the war should not be paid any claim thai was made before that time. In 106S President Johnson pardoned everybody who had any part in tile war on the Confederate side, except a few leaders, who were mentioned by name. Then a few yeats ago, in the case of Os born vs. the United States, the su preme cou-t decided, Justice Field delivering the opinion, that a par don by the president restores to the recipient all rights of property lost by the person pardoned, unless the property has, by prosess of law, be come vested in other persons. It is believed that this will give Egg leston and many others their money. A BABY ELEPHANTS DEATH. Little Bridgeport Joins Jum'oo- The Arri val of Alice. The famous baby elephaant Bridgeport, named after its birth place, where the headquarters of Uarnbm’s show are located, died there Monday. When Bridgeport the way, several of the accused arc serv- you were too high and you ha j to FACTORY OPERATIVES PREPARING TO STRIKE. The Knights of Labor Send a Petlon to HllL Presidents, Who Thereupon Issue a Clr- , cularto Employees, Protesting Against. Outside Interference—The Result. Augusta. Ga.. April 20 —Two weeks ago the executive boaad of. the Knights of Labor petitioned the presidents of cotton factories to abolish the “line of pay system,” that no knight be forced to take the place of a discharged knigh’ until investigation by the executit e board of knights; that all machinists re ceive $3 for S hours’ work; that 50 yards shall constitute one cut; that where one mill pays one dallar and thirty cents for card grinding and another pays one dollar and seventy- five cents, the average price be one dollar and fifty-two and one-half cents; that the average price thus obtained be raised 15 percent. This advance to begin May 1st. The ex ecutive board asserted that the op eratives have quietly submitted to from 30 to 35 per cent reduction in the last two years. They askan ad vance now because the mill can af ford it. They desire a conference with the superintendent and overseers on any vacancies or dis- discharges that they may fill the va cancies. They ask for a holiday for theemployes on May 1st, when they will discuss the labor question and kindred topics, and invite the presi dent of the mills to attend and invite two speakers to address them. Theie are eight cotton mills in Au gusta employing three thousand hands. Ir is thought most of them have joined the Knigh's of Labor. The presidents ol the mills held a meeting toJay and issued the fol lowing circular letter to their em ploye- in the tni'ls, not noticing the executive board of the Knights of Labor: “Your attention is requested to a calm and careful consideration of this paper. We have received a communication pnt poling to have come from an organization kpownas tile Kr.ightsof Labor, and signed by the master workman and executive committee ol that order. That com munication pretends to set forth certain grieviances under which you are suffering, and demands their re dress. This order claims to be ac ting at your instance and in your behalf. If this be true we decline mo-t positively to recognize any out side interlereuce between our em ployes and ourselves. We are rea dy to confer with you as employes —but in no capacity—upon all sub jectsof common interests. We rec ognize that the rate of wages is a fair subject of agreement between the employer and employes, and that the right to work or'quit work ing for another belongs absolutely to every person who is not a convict or a slave, and the right to employ or not to employ is absolute and in- contestible. These rights can only be limited by the parties themselves. We shall therefore be glad to re ceive and fairly consider any com- municatien from our employes as such, but we will not allow any out side parties to manage our affairs. '11 conclusion we would call your attention to the fact that at present the mills are eai ning very little more than the expenses, and that up to a recent period they have for several years been run at a heavy loss, their stockholder receiving no dividends while their employes certainly have at least received a living.” The Knights of Labor held a meeting here tonight, which was largely attended and the following preamble and resolution adopted. Wheieas, our executive board has been positively ignored by the mill presedints and as it is positively contrary to our constitution for us to adjust any grievances other than through our executive board there, lore be it Resolved. First, That all the operatives and employes of the mill do absolutely and positively decline to confer with the president or any other person except through an executive board. 2. That we indorse fully the ac tion of our hoard 3. That we lot ward to each of the All acknowledge the impoctaoce of turning under green crops for the ammonia. I have made money by giving uiy land one year in four to gather ammonia and humus. Am- ’ Wlrat It Costs to Maintain a First-Class GOOD FINANCIAL BACKING BE- yt’IRKD TO PROPERLY CON DUCT THE GAME. monia is the foundation of English agricultute. ' Willi a little ammonia We can gather large amounts every year, : and put it at compound interest. I believe in natural laws,study na ture; trace all things from cause to ellect and from effect to cruse. Theie are just an many ways to improve land as there is to waste it. Nature helps to waste, and helps to restore and return. Providence intended the earth to improve in fertility as it increases in population. The richer you make the land the more plant food you can draw from the atmosphere. If the guano comes in contact with the seed the farmer will have a bad stand. Rotation—Fiist, rest; second, cotton; Third, corn; fourth, make grain,then rest. Cotton after rest; corn after cotton; small grain after corn, and rest after small grain. Everything made on the farm,after it has been used or eaten must be returned to the land excCpt the lint of cotton. All vegetable matte: p’ ceil on your land may, in cl le come of time, he made to turn to corn.cotton, or other field products. Handle manure as lightly as possi ble, hut handle a good deal of it. Manure looses every time it is turn ed over and piled. Of all manures ammonia is the cheapest and best growers,and does not exhaust the lands. The best time to break land for planting corn is ten days before planting, hut the rule is, commence in time to break it. In about one year in seven, fall plowing is the best for the crop,and improvement ct the land. Plant Corn from March 10 to April 1. When the winter is warm and the rains abundant late plowing is best by 25 per cent, in the crop. Land must he well broken before planting. Commence in time to do it, but the later done(in this climate) the better for the land. A man only gains hard work,and more of it.by early planting. Lay oft’corn rows 7 feet apart, with a shovel, and Open out the fur rows with a stilt longer shovel. The corn row should stand open S inches deep.' Drop the maure 3 feet in the bot tom of the furrow. Drop the corn within 3 or 4 inch es ol the manure, on the near side of the manure, as the dtopper goes. Cover with a harrow inches deep, going the same way the drop per goes. First plowing use 22-inch wide sweep, the right wing turned down a little, four furrows in a row. Second plowing use same sweep with right wing more elevated. Split middles with same,both wings up; five furrows to a row. Third plowing side the corn with 22-inch sweep; sidling the corn first, then tile peas. From 1st to 20th June plant peas. Run shovel furrow in the middle. Drop six to eight peas every two feet and cover with harrow. Mr. Dicxson first used Peruvian guano in 1846. He was the first man in Georgia that used it. IS THE BOYCOTT LEGAL ? was born, four years ago, she ► P residents * who -; e na mes appear on weighed 145 pounds, and was the j circular distributed througn the object of great curiosity to scien ing on the jury TURNER TALKS. Capt. J. C. Turner has been in the city for a day or no with hit friend*. He will leave next Monday ta accept a posi- lian as enginear on the Memphis and Birmingham railroad. He has n!«o been tendered a place by Major Green on the •leorgia Midland, but will accept the first offer, as it is the most lucrative. • apt. Turner aays he thinks that Athens v- ill get both the Macon road and the Georgia Midland. BANKS FLOURISHING. K. 1). Owens, the high sheriff of Banks county, was in the city yesterday, and re ports farmers as hard at work planting and getting ready for the coming crop. 1 he Ordnary is busy having the bridges washed away by the late freshet re-built. Banks is one of the best counties in the ►late. They always hsve plenty of ■Bossy in tho treasury, and are always in a flourishing condition. BLOOD OH THE MOON. Yesterday’s Constitution contained a card from Col. J. W. Merritt, of Mays- *'lle, in reference to Dr. Smith, of Clay t*. The Colonel goes for the Doctor, and the indications look as if there was blood on the moon. Col. Merrit is a Brave man, and says he is ready to meet ' )r - Smith at any time. It is hoped that the matter between these two gentlemen ftav lw peacefuBy settled. A BED MAN. lb. llunnicutt has a large vat, some 7 or 8 feet deep, in which he immerses the Pannelg for his Georgia fence. Yesterday, •Bile one of his Workmen was engsged 'f> drenching the tlipn he fell into the vnt 'ad over heels and came oat dyed n Beautiful acarut It will take time to wear him white again. MR. FHINIZY'S OPINION. Mr. F. I’hinizy says it matters not whether the Augusta & Chattanooga road passes through Athens or not that its building will benefit our trade. He thinks it of course best to come through the city, hut even if it does not we can utilize its advantages from the point where it crosses the North-Eastern. IS IT INDICTABLE? The grand jury yesterday had wit nesses before it to investigate the matter of certain parties taking orders for whis ky, shipping it to Athens and collecting the money here. We do not think this a violation of the law. HUNTING GOLD. i W. Alfonso England, the California miner, is now in the Free State develop ing the gold mines so often spoken of in that county. Mr. England is an old mi ner and if there is gold in that county, coined or uncoined, he will find it. RED JACKET. Mr. Jim Price, of Oconee, yesterday received from Virgin ia a beautiful dark chestnut trotting-bred horse, named Red Jacket, which is -the finest animal we have seen in -years. 'He is eight years old and has a splendid pedigree. Mr Price will not toueh $1,000 for the steed. come down. Garfield, the nation mourned for you, and they prayed for you; but it all was of no use,you had to come down.” The preacher insisted so strongly that the devil was dead that, when he asked his hearers if he was right they agreed wi.th him that he was. In one of his digressions he said: “I served the devil twenty-four years last December. He’s al ways ready to get you into a scrape but he never helps you to get out. I remember well one day he said to me, ‘Aunt Dinah’s asleep, and she’s got a nice, big ash cake in the fire; you go and take . it out.’ I wcr.t. and sure enough, there she wa- asleep, and there was the ash cake in the fire. I took it and ran, and her husband saw me,and nearly skin ned me alive.” The sermon lasted over an hour, As Ford was concluding the ser mon he said: “If the Lord lives, I will preach heTe again to-night.” JACKSON GONE TO PRISON. SIKES' BOND. Solicitor General Brown says that Sikes has until nsxt court to appear, and if he does not by that time give himself up, or furnish a good excuse, that the court will declare the boud forfeited. HOUSE BURNED. Louis'Billups, living on Mrs. 11. E. Martin’s place, had his house burned ’Sunday evening. It ia not known tow it canght on fire, as Uhl family were away from home. • t ‘ , POLITICS IN RABUN. Th e oontoat for the senate - in -Rabun county is getting rod hot. The old time democrats, Horace' Cannon, Capt. Wm. Pickett and Mr. Scruggs are in tho race. - ..... .. - - . . I . Tho Melancholy End of a Brilliant Caretr— A Notable Case. Augusta, Ga., Ayril 19.—The remitter in the case of the State vs. George T. Jackson was entered upon the minutes ot Richmond su perior court to-day, and the body of the defendant was delivered nver to the sheriff. The sentence goes into effect immediately, and Major Jackson left to-night to enter upon his term of imprisonment. This case stands out prominently in vindication of the digni ty and impartiality of law. No defendant ever stood higher the esteem ot his fellow citizen; no case of like importance involving such like amounts and such woeful consequence has been pushed to a speedier trial and final sentence. While this vindication of the law inspires renewed confidence on the part of our citizens, there is nothing but sympathy and compassion in Augusta for those who suffer from this fearfufblow. The Old Town convict camp, Jefferson county, is tho major’s destination; tisls. Many distinguished scien tific men watched her growth, and Pi of. Doremus obtained some inter esting results. Barnum insured her (or 633,00 o, and when the com pany carrying the policy declined to renew it at the end of the first year, he made up a syndicate of Hartfoid insuronce men to insure it a second time. For some time the baby elephant has been in delicate health and, in spite of careful nur sing, it could not be saved. Prof. Ward of Rochestet, has sent a man fo Bridgeport tq skin the dead ani mal, and will make a pair of ele phants, just as he did of Jumbo. The small skeleton Will be exhibited side by side with that of the colus- sus. William Newman, the elephant trainer for Barnum, is positive that there will be another birth in his el- phant family and that Jumho is the father of Babe’s unborn offspring. Queen, the mother of Bridgeport, is with the show at Madison Square Garden, but the father, Chiet, was sold to anuiher menagerie this spring, Barnum now has thirty- nine elephants, fourteen of which will travel with his show. Alice, the widow of Jumbo, is on the steamer Egyptian Monarch, that was due yesterday. She will prob- ahly be here to-day and will be driven up Broadway to Madison Square Garden and placed beside Jumbo. mills today a copy of these resolu tions. Editor Schewitsch, of the Volks Zeitung, addressing workingmen in New York upon the labor ques tion, advised his hearers to provide themselves with guns as rapidly as possible, and prepare themselves for future troubles. Rifles could be had for six dollars each and ammu nition was cheap. The crowd cheered these sentiments. Chicago, Ill., April iS.—Late last night the Lakeshore officials at tempted to take out a freight train from their yards. A rush was made for the engine, and before any pro tection could be offered the engin eer and fireman were dragged from their posts. Etch was given a ter rible beat mg before being allowed to escape. The employees of James Irving check for $500. & Sons’ extensive cotton mills at Irvington, Pa., have struck tor an advance in wages. The firm re fused to accede to the demand and the mills have been closed. DIVERS REACH THE OREGON. Wliat the Mek Who Went Down to the Steamer Oregon Discovered. New York, April 17.—The wreck company thai has been at work on the Oregon since she sunk, has made its report to the Cunard Company. The statement says in substance that the divers were un able to do any work, owing to the high sea and heavy wind until last Friday. On that day the diver first discovered a big hole in the hull of the vessel, about 25 leet forward of the bridge on the poit side. This break measured at the top iS feet, and about three-fourths of the way down about 12 feet. The after part of the hull is twisted out of line. Wedged in the split was an iron ladder and a boat davit. The steam er had broken in two exactly be tween hatches two and three. The line of hreakage on her port side runs down straight. The iron sides of the steamer had been turned right in and even smashed a 'part of her cargo, but the boxes were not suf ficiently broken to show their con tents. The top of the break takes in two of the dead lights, and just forward of it is one of the coal chutes. The diver’s examination did not go beyond the break. The hole appeared to him as if it might have been made by the crown of an anchor. He found along the mid dle line both fore and aft long scratches which had tor/i off the paint as though the fluke of an an chor had cut along the ship’s side. A representative of the wrecking company said to-day {hat they wete unable to say yet whether there would be any further report on the Oregon, but they would continue to search for baggage and cargo. The Cunard Company’s agents ac cepted the report as satisfactory, and it wss sent to the Liverpool office. It seems to settle beyond doubt th at the Oregon was sunk by a collision with another vessel, but nothing was found at the bot tom of the sea of the other vessel, which disappeared so suddenly that no one on the Oregon saw her. Jay Gould sent one of his men who was injured by the strikers a Savannah Times. There is a very great danger that the boycott in these United States will be overdone by its advocates, and certain it is that it has been push ed to such 3n extent already as to make it ridiculous. The case of the boycott of the bakery and pie shop of Mrs. Gray in New York is a conspicuous instance of this. She is an enterprising little woman, who was conducting her business in a manner perfectly satisfactory to her customers, her employes and her self, and simply because she em ployed non-union bakers who did not wish to hecome union men, a boycott was declared against her and against them. Against herin the hope of breaking down her business, and against them in the hope that they would be thrown out of em ployment and be starved into plac ing themselves under the control and subject absolutely to the will and order of the union. It is ridiculous enough for men claiming to be championing the cause of human rights and human justice to be guilty of such tyranny as this, and the end of this boycott has so prosen. So far from injuring the plucky little woman against whose fair treatment of everybody with whom she was connected nothing was ever charged, it has turned out a positive blessing to her. Public sympathy has been aioused in her behalf; patrons have been drawn to her wtio never dealt with her before, and she has made,and is making, money faster then she ever dreamed 01. In her case the boycott was certainly a most lamentable failure and few more such instanes, and it will be always failure. I will only serve to advertise the boy cotted, and instead of doing harm will prove a decided benefit. This Gray boycott also threatens to develop another interesting fea ture. For sometime past the ques tion has been mooted whether or not boycotting was an unlawful con- piracy. This question will proba bly be tested by Mrs. Gray, who has had all the money given her necessary to defray the expenses of such a test. It has been very truth fully said that the boycott violates the first principle ot national justice, inasmuch as it makes a party to a cause the judge ot that cause, and that when a body of men resort to it they first assume themselves to be aggrieved, and then proceed to sit in judgement and pass sentence on those by whom they assume they have been aggrieved, unless these latter shall agree to submit uncon ditionally to his assailauts. This is tyranny pure and simple, and if the law declares it a cbnspiracy, those who indulge in it hereafter will lay themselves liable to punishment and imprisonment. It is all right lor men to seek by all legitimate means to better their condition or repair any injury done them; but no man has any right, especially in this free country to try and cram his ideas and opinions down the throat of anoth Club—Blent Leadlnf Organisations on a Sound Basts—High Priced Flayers—Tbs $3,000 Limit—Notes About Flayers. Mail and £xpreas. Twelve or fourteen years ago it was predicted that base ball would ere now be one of the the things ot the past. In those days clubs were organized on the narrowest mone tary margins, mostly by speculative and irresponsible men, who, in many cases, when it came to pay ing their debts, failed to do so, and at once declared that there was nothing in base ball, and that it would soon die out. But instead it has struggled along, year after year, until now it is the leading Amer ican sport, arid is backed by some of the wealthiest men in the coun try. To day there are thoroughly organized and fully equipped eight associations, as follows: The Na tional League, with eight clubs; the American Association, composed of eight clubs; the Eastern League, with eight clubs; the Southern League, with eight clubs; the New England League, with six clubs; the Inter-State League, with eight clubs; the Northwestern League, with six clubs, and the Gulf League, witH six clubs. These eight organ izations employ over Soo men, whose salaries for the season will aggre gate one million dollars or more. Therefore it has rendered the em ployment of hard cash capital a ne cessity. The expenses ot running a first-class team are enormous, and all statistics on the subject of main taining a club, even by those who are well posted, is purely guess work. The base ball, officials are loth to talk about the matter. The managers also have little to say about what the men receive. The players themselves never di vulge what they are getting. The motive for all this secrecy can scarcely be imagined. But it is claimed that if these facts were made public it would have a bad effect on the men. If every player knew just the amount of money that is being paid to men of an equal position in his own nine, or to men who had similar positions in other nines, it would cause a feel ing of much discontent among the players. The salary list alone of any first-class club foots up from $25,000 to $40,000 a year, and individual salaries, in some in stances, have nearly reached $5,000 a season, and in many cases they have ranged from $2,500 to $3,600 a season. But there is no class of public amusement or sport which, when properly conducted; gives better'returns than baseball. * ■ TRAVELLING EXPENSES. The travelling expenses of a club form quite an item in the expendi tures, and generally foot up to $10,- 000 or more during the year. This includes all lailroad fares and ac commodations. Each club has about twelve thousand miles to cov er during its regular championship season, not to mention how many more while playing exhibition games. Then there is the addition al cost of keeping the grounds in proper playing condition, besides paying gatemen, ticket sellers and special men employed about the grounds. A11 these things are well understood by those who have stud ied the subject, and they know that a large capital is requir ed to conduct the business proper ly. The day has gone by when half a dozen men can organize a club, unless they can show satisfac torily that they are financially able to carry out their engrgements dur ing the season. A year or two ago fancy salaries were paid in a great many instances, and players who happened to receive a little notice demanded such exhofbitant prices that itjeame near ruining some of the clubs. To avoid any unreason able prices by players the lfcading organizations have passed a rule limiting a player’s salary to $2,- 000 and doing away with the ad vance money system except just enough to defray travelling expen ses at the beginning of the season. The paying of large sums ot advance money during the earlier part of the season proved a great burden to most of the clubs and the abolishing ot that system has met with general satisfaction throughout the country. A year or two ago a good first or third base- man could not be engaged for less than $1,200, and from that up to $2,- 200. A first class second baseman could obtain from $3,000 to $3,000. A short stop with any reputation wanted from $2,500 to $3,000 a year. Outfielders commanded from $1,500 to $2,500 for the season. The pitcher, who is a very important man in the nine, especially it he has any known abilities as a twirler, would make a modest demand of from $2,000 to $3,500 for a season’s work, and then he wanted a good man to alternate with him. There are some men who are really worth more than the $2,000 limit, and they should be paid in accordance with their merits, but there must be a line drawn somewhere, and the men who make unreasonable demands, simply because they happen to do well during the season, should be kept down to the'Iimit. $2,000 for one hour’s work, six days in the week, for seven mouths in ‘.he year, is good compensation. The outlook for the season of 1S86 is vetv promising. AH the league and association clubs and most of the clubs of the other organizations are comparatively strong in a finan cial sense, and aU the players under contract are reasonably sure that their salaries are safe and that the clubs will certainly fulfill their en gagements, as each management is required to make a deposit as a guarantee that his club will faithtul- ly add regularly finish the schedule of championship games. This is as it should be, and it is but reasonable to expect that every properly con ducted club will find itself . in a prosperous condition at the end of the year. Rxhchers are hanging horse— thieveilo Texas.. 7/ The blockade on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad has ended. John Carpenter, New York wife murderer, suicided in the Tombs. They are arresting the boycotters in New York. . Mr. Powderly was this week be fore the House labor committee. A negro ravisheris being hunted by dogs near Birmingham, Ala. Mr. Ker Boyce has been confirm- firmed as postmaster at Augusta, Ga. The Washington Capitol believes that the Blair educational bill is dead. The eight-hour question is at tracting the attentien of the work ingmen. The Weaver brothers, Danville, Kansas, murderers, have been lynched. East Lee, Mass., was inundated by a broken dam to a reservoir and many lives lost. The flood de stroyed everything in its path. The supreme court of Georgia confirmed the sentence sending Eu gene Beck, the Rabun murderer, up for lite. A bloody fight between Ameri cans and Mexicans occurred at Murphyville, on the Texas Pacific road. The tenant farmers at Kildgast Ireland, denounced the land pur chase bill as simply a measure for the relief of the landlords. Because of dullness ot trade, the canning department at Armour & Co’s packing house has been closed and nearly 600 men dismissed. The treasury received a certifi cate of deposit for twenty-five thousand dollars, the amount of the forfeited bail of George Q Cannon. George Coleman, a Baltimore colored democratic ticket holder at the last November elections, was tried Monday and convicted of having voted illegally in the first ward. The judge sentenced him to six years in the penitentiary. The Grand Lodge of Good Tem plars will meet in Columbus in July. The Columbus lndge is already pre paring for the occasion, and ar rangements will be made to enter tain the visitor^ in a manner credi table to the city. The Lake Shore officials at Chi cago attempted to take out a freight train from their yards. A rush was made for. the engine, and before any protection could be offered* the engineer and fireman were dragged a terrible beating before being al lowed to escape. The decision made by the su preme court ol Georgia in the Beck murder trial, will be quoted as an authority in similar cases hereafter. The declaration of the court that the frenzy which excuses guilt must be chronic and permanent, and not a mere temporary drunken delirium, will be greeted not only as sound law, but as common sense. Alluding to. the announcement that the Mexican government had contracted for 600,000 Chinese the Atlanta Capitol exclaims: “Phew! What a graft! Half a millian opion eating pigtail scions ot leprocy plant ed in the lazy piratical Mexican na tionality, constitutes a spectacle of hydridization of bad bloods that has no parallel. It is like coianizing the slums of New Yord with the worst elements of Africa. The mixture must give a terific result of physical and moral de generacy.” ATLANTA LETTER. Texai Knights of Labor are or ganizing colored assembliea. The move is regarded with apprehen sion. Mr. Walter Wray, whose post office is Maxeys, made 22,800 pounds of hay on one acre of land on his farm' ia Greene county. He was the first man in Middle Georgia to bale Bermuda hay and place it on the market. The Bishop of Madrid, was shot Sunday morning in Madrid, while ascending the steps leading to the entrance of the Cathedral. He was shot by a priest standing at the top of the steps. The priest fired two more shots. The "statement of the Rev: Wm. Cleveland, brother of the president, that the latter will marry Miss Fran cis Folsom, the lovely daughter of the late Oscar Folsom, leaves no doubt of the fact that the white house wedding will take place. ■ ’■' . •' A ' ' a Gordon's Candidacy and ths Society of the Executive Mansion—Bishop Beckwith and Dr. Armstrong at Oats—A Duel Fending Between Westmoreland and Smith. Correipondence Daily Times. Atlanta, April 17.—Nothing has been heard yet as to the inten tions of General Gordon on the gu bernatorial question. The General may flash up as suddenly, however, as his resignation of the senatorship was sent in, and his silence now does not prove that he will not be in the race. It either Gordon and Bacon should get the coveted prize, the executive mansion would be a great society center. Mrs. Gordon is fond of society and the General has a lovely daughter who would grace the parlors of the man sion., Major Bacon also has a daughter who is wondrously beau tiful, and who is a reigning queen in society. The mansion is in a fair way to have a most charming young mistress during the next term. Gov ernor McDaniel has a beautiful daughter, who is, however, in school. Mrs. McDaniel, while a most accomplished lady, cares very little for the frivolities of pink tea society, THE ARMSTRONG EVIDENCE. It is expected that the evidence in the Armstrong trial will be pub lished within the next month. The copy is now being prepared for the printer. The book will contain nearly a thousand pages. It will contain some lively things that the public knows nothing about so far. It is said that there were some hot wards spoken in the court room. Bishop Beckwith feels very keenly the attacks that have been made upon him by the press and people, but he is waiting for time to vindi cate his course. They say all things come to the man who waits, and the Bishop seems to be that sort of a man. St. Phillip’s is without t rector, and is talking about supply ing the place temporarily, in the hope that an Appellate Court will he established that can try and ac quit Dr. Armstrong, in which event he would be re-instated as rector of St. Phillip’s. Those who are fa miliar with the Episcopal church law say that such a thing is impos sible—first, because it woujd take three yeats to change the constitu tion and establish the court; and, second, because an ex post facto law is an unheard ot thing. SMITH AND WESTMORELAND. "the trouble between Convict Lessee James M. Smith and Peni tentiary Physician Westmoreland continues, and grows more serious. It is quite likely that a challenge may pass. Dr. Westmoreland inti mates »s much in an interview pub lished this morning. . The Boycott Definsd. Justice Duffy, of the Jefferson market police court of New York, has given his opinion as to how far a boycott cah go without laying the boycotter liable to araest He says that boycotters have a right, to ac cost ana talk with men employed by a boycotted firm, it such men are willing to talk, and the discus sion is not an anj*iy one, and does not obstruct the stteet of cause an noyance- .Bat the Jjpycolter must not threaten, hustle, intimidate or impede anyone, I* I-- :'. ‘ - ' ' ■ ' ’ v ■ ‘ ■ to ... <11 in , 1 . ... -vr !: , , j ••'L-ll L;h'» ,• GEORGIA NEWS, ! Mr, John Heins, of D#f 1 pound ) bear • a few < The Georgia Baptist Con neets in Rome on Thursday 22d inst. CoLC. C. Duncaa, of will, it Is said, run against for congress..c ' ■ .; i 1 Judge T. G. Lawson says not a candidate for Governor,, would accept the position if ten ed him. > 1 . -Rf While Mr. Elam, ot Americus, was paddling down Motkaleie creek a'few days ago,, a moccasin snake six feet long -fell from a tree si overhead into his boat . 8 In the 7th congressional district | besides Mr. Joe Blance, the pros- 1 pects are that Mr. Clements will have as competitors Judge Fain and W. R. Rankin. Larey, postmaster at Nahunta, Wayne county, charged with open ing letters, was brought before the United States circuit court and re leased on 8500 bail to appear at the next term for trial. Within the past two weeks sever al counterfeit silver dollars have been seen in P erry. They are of 1885 issue and much lighter in weight than the genuine coins, though very clever counterfeits in every other respect. Some of the Atlanta railroad builders denominate the paper roads that are built from that city to Haw* kinsville and Hirschman’s lake “routes to tide water.” If any tide water was ever within a hundred or so miles of either of these places it was carried there in a jug. The next issue ot the Americus Republican will contain the valedic tory of C. W. Hancock, who has been its editor since the paper was founded in 1S54. This action is understood to be the result of the management of the paper insisting upon opposing the re-election of Judge Crisp. The “special” in yesterday’s Con stitution from Greenville, Ga., to the effect that Fred Freeman had been working for a farmer in that s;ction is wholly discredited by the citizens of Toccoa. If, however, Freeman was there and acknowl edged the killing of Mauldin by accident, the fact that Mauldin’s money was missing, is strongly op posed to such a theory. In the First Baptist church in Columbus, Ga., last Sunday, two violins were played as an addition to the music of the organ. We may soon have a repetition of the an nouncement ot the old fogy preacher in a town in Pennsylvania, who, when instrumental music was first introduced in his church, gave out, “We will now fiddle and sing the 49th hymn.” Ralph Morris, of Montgomery county, Ga., was before United States Commissioner LocW, under a charge of violating the revenue laws. The evidence showed that he sold far five dollars receipts for making liquors of various kinds, and made specimens for each party to whom he sold the formular. He was bound over for trial before the district court. Several days ago Comptroller- General Wright placed in the hands of the sheriff of Fulton fi fas against the Pullman car company amount ing to $5,700, and instructed the sheriff to make a levy on the prop erty of the company to satisfy the claim, which is for back taxes. Yes terday the sheriff levied on the of fice furniture of the company, and "n addition upon the buffet car “Pat- mos.” Henry Brewer, son of Daniel Brewer, ot Irwinton. about 17 years old, while standing with a light- wood knot in his hand waiting for a rabbit to run by, which the dogs were hunting, he was approached by a mad dog. He noticed the dog!s peculiar actions and tried to drive it away, whereupon the dog made at him, but was killed by one well-di rected blow with the lightwood not. Wednesday morning, while Mrs. H. G. Findley, at Fairmount, was out looking after her work, she was attracted to the house by cries ot a child she had left the family room a a few moments before. Hurrying into the room she found that Col quitt, a jen-year old son, had been taken with an apolectic fit, and was lying full length upon a bed of burning embers. The burn is a frightful one. One side of his face, one ear, his right band and thigh burned ;to a crisp. One eye and his tongue are also badly burned. His death is only a matter of time. GENERAL NEWS. ■!&*. •- iSaa. j •■ v. Statistics show that in the whole of Europe the women have a ma jority of 4,576,000. In some parts of Mexico precious woods are so plentiful that the na tives build pig styes of rosewood logs. San Francisco is startled by the discovery that there are several well defined cases of leprosy in that city. Montana wants to come in as a state, with no restrictions as to suf frage on account of sex in her con- titution. Senator Jones, of Florida, says he will return to Washington shortly, “if the members of the press are sat isfied to give up their attack.” Mr. Trenholm, the newly appoint ed comptroller ot the cuirency, has arrived in Washington, ana will formally assume the duties of his new office Monday. A special from Centralia, Ill., says. Superintendent Bent, of the Missippi and Ohio railroad, served a notice to-day on all station agents and foremen that their wages would be reduced, in consequence of the business depression resulting from the southwestern railway ’strike. The cut in the wages of the station agents varies from five to fifteen dollars per month. The funeral of Elijah Fox, a Phil adelphia lawyer, was attended the other day by three wives, and a fourth telegraphed that she was coming. Each woman had believ ed up to the time of Fox’s death that she was the only wife the man had. Washington, April iS.—Dr. Hamilton said to-day that there was a steady improvement in Secretary Manning’s chndition. He sits up for several hours every day and has recovered the free use ot his limbs. He is gradually gaining strength and will soon be able to walk. He is also very cheerful in spirit and frequently chats and jokes with his attendants. The Wilmington (Del.) News states that the Lobdell Car Wheel Company, ot that city, ia using an nually from 3,000 to 5,000 tout of Southern pig iron at its works, el- thoughby far the greater pert of their iron cornea from the compa ny’s three blast furnaces in Wythe county, Va., in the Southwestern part of the state, about sixty miles from the Tennessee line. They consider their iron better thsa thst made in Alabama and Tennessee. Two elmsses.of iron come from the South. The 61st is charcoal iron, such as Js used by the Car Wheel ufacturen. _ v , ^ * :iMn ,*5-.*; ...> ■