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ATHENS BANNER : TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 20 1891 ODS! 224-227 BROAD STREET, ATHENS, GA- & CO.’S, JISO.OOO 00 worth of Dry Goods, Notions, Furnishing Goods, Cloaks, Jack >ts. Carpets, Ac, Ac he ■ n'l,;. ntmpmift Stock mil ut hn cnM in on .1 a m v r, ’ f " * J Tliis Immense Stock must be sold in the next 30 days? AT 50 PER-CENT " ON’ NEW ’ YORTr e rn«T< a or * Hrst el * ss D, 7 G ,0 <te Fancy Grods and Notions House. Chase as much as two to three dollars spent in any other house iIfN^rthea 8 TGe(.rgii ,I, Wli " IUKK OOST or whatever prices ic will bring. One dollar invested in this sale will ^ „ 1 , ^ Merchants as well as the Trade in general will do well to examine the UnDarailelled Riiwaina t _i . ^ , E5—Remember, only 30 days in which to avail yourselves of this GRAND OFFER ! TER MS C AEX THEY ARE HERE- AND ATHENS IS NOW THE HEAD QUARTERS FOR THE G. C. & N. The Officers of the Road are all Lo cated Here-They Arrived Yes terday and Have Settled Down to Work. CHARLES W. BALDWIN, Receiver. Atb'-ns is now the headquarters of the Georgia, Carolina & Northern Railway Company. A ini all the officers of the Atlanta Diyi>ion of the Seaboard Air Line are located in this city. This was consummated through the following onler of the General Manager of th< Seaboard Air Line, General John C. Winder: Raleigh, X. C., October 9, 1891. On and after October 15th, 1891, the headquarters of the following officers of the Atlanta Division ol' the Seaboard Air Line will be removed from Abbe vill<-, S C„ to Athens, Ga : T. W. YVhisnant. Superintendent At lanta Division. 11. W B. Glover, Division Freight aud Passenger Agent. .1 G Williams. Auditor of Accounts G., C & N R’y Co Jno. O. Winder. Oene'Ml Manager These ollleers es'.ablistied their offices in Athens yesterday in the Carle ton building, where the other offices of the G , (J. & X. were located. Tiie tdlieers now in Athens are: President, R F. lioke. Secretary aud Treasurer, A. L. Hull Chii-f Engineer, Maj. Temple. Superintendent Atlanta Division. T. W. \\ hisuaut. Division, Freight and Passenger Agtni, 11. W. B. Glover. Auditor of Accounts, J.G. Williams. Athens is proud to welcome the offi cers of ihe Georgia, Carolina aud Northern to her midst. The headquai ter? being in Athena means a great de.d for the city, and there could have been no better place selected. Aihens has had no better or more es teemed citizens than the officers of the G.,C. and X. who have been Lore for for some time, and she cordially wel comes those who arrived and located here yesterday. WELL DONeTgoOD AND FAITH FUL SERVANT.” The First Paper Ever Turned off by an Engine In Athens. This morning’s Banner is the first issue of a newspaper ever turned ofl by an engine in Athens. The Banner's new engine is of the latest improved make, and was placed in position this week. Yesterday all arrangements had been completed and everolhing was in readi- uess to start, when the forms v ent to press. The gas was lighted, and in a few minutes the press began to turn. The new engine works beautifully, and the Banner is glad to announce this improvement in its work. A NEW FIRM. That Proposes to Do a Hustling Busi ness. Mr. W.L. Henley is out of the gro eery business, and Messrs. R. C. Lati mer and L. M. John;on take charge of his store. They perfected a trade with Mr- Hen ley, and will continue to run the busi uess at the stand on Clayton street. Messrs. Latimer and Johnson are iinong the very best citizens Athens has, and that they will do a successful business goes without saying. They are both popular, and under stand their business thoroughly. They propose to do a hustling busi ness, to keep a full stock of goods on hand, and to accommodate their custo mers in every particular. Success to the new firm. THE HILL COMMITTEE THE UNIVERSITY OF CEOROIA WILL SEND A COLLECTION OF PHOSPHATE HOCKS. Professor White Receives a Request From General Skiff, of the World’s Fair to Place an Exhibition In the Department of Mines and Mining. Safe ;in New York, and Will Visit Baby Cleveland. New York, October 15.—[Special.]— I'he committee to escort Governor Hill ;o Atlanta were met by a party from New York on the arrival of the train in Washington where they remained an hour. They reached New York this morning and are stopping at the Hoff man house. They have been tendered an excur sion up the Hudson river. They will pay their respects to baby Cleveland to morrow and present her with a dia mond ring. Unstinted Praise for Judge Alexander S. Erwin. feTbe Atlanta Constitution has many merited compliments to Judge Alexan- uer s. Erwin in its issue oi yesterday. It sKys editorially: Today the term of Judge Alexander S Erwin as railroad commissioner ter- miuates Judge Erwin was appointed six years ago by Governor McDaniel, a time when there was a great deal of agitation upon the subject of the railroad commission, and at the time *tieii the Jenkins amendment passed tbe senate and came within a few votes of passing the bouse of representatives . The appointment at the lime of so es- tunable a gentleman, who was noted for his legal attainments, just decisions a "d conservative spirit, gave eminent •atisfaction. We have watched tbe career of the commission since that unie, and have seen it grow in tbe esteem and confidence of the people, until today that body is looked upon with priuv hy the entire people of the state of Georgia, and is regarded by the rail road companies as a just and wise body. It must be gratifying to Commission er Erwin, as be retires from bis posi tion of tru-t, to note tbe popularity and 1'igh standing of the commission, and 1(1 f-el that he has been partly instru mental in the attainment of this great ''ork. J u:lge Erwin retires to tbs prac- uee of hia profession with a laiger cir- °* friends and a splendid reputa- ,f ' n as a wise and conservative officer, , I |a » done his full duty during the •erm of bis office. i he well wishers of tbe people of the DUire state of Georgia go with Judge fcrwm as he retires from bis position as commissioner. Judge Allen Fort, of Americas, is u, ige Erwin’s successor—a gentleman “e» cr y way qualified, and who has al uoiX catab'ished his reputation as a aithful publio servant. ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. We can most certainly place the amount of whisky and other drinks of similar character sold at the dispensary since it commenced operation at one thousand dollars. Just here figure up the good or harm (whichever it maybe) it ‘ ‘ ' .. has done tbe community. The price of nearly fiity bales of cotton gone for whftt and where, let echo answer. New goods, all fresh, will be received in good time for Holiday trade at Skiff, tbe Jeweler’s All in a Batch.—The Grand Jury w n .^ ,etupi >ed any true bill as yet. that doesn’t signify that that body ** been idling away Its time by any amru i T ' up y have been buDly at work Iru w. 1 * tbiit thev have a pile of ready lo return them all in l^oatch, and then the criminals will THEY NEED MONEY. An Announcement Sent Out by a Col ored Church. The Sinai Colored Baptist Church is to use a slang expression, in a stew. Funds have given out. and the work on the church has been stopped. The following announcement, which the leader of the congregation shows in a very curious way what a serious draw back has befallen the church: We met in conference and decided as we are trying 10 build a new church- have fell behind in payments of in debtedness of $240 for work and lum . we are begging the people large, rich and poor, and tbe white population especially to help us if they please; to pray for us that we may come out more than ever, for we are needy of help from eV *Werwould be glad for white minis ters to visit us and instruct us how to live and how to do business for God. “Remember us every time you pray. Yours truly, L. Smith. The State of Georgia may have au ex hibition at Chicago* during the World’s Fair and again she may not. But whether she does or not, the Uni versity of Georgia will be tber to bold up her corner. It may not be generally known, but the University has a very valuable collection oi phosphate rocks and phosphate material and since these are coming into such prominence of late as fertilizers, the collection is one that attracts great interest. This collection will doubtlesbe placed on exhibition at Chicago, and will le fli Ct great credit upon the State of Geor gia. It has been gotten together with great care, and considerable attention ba-< been given it, so that it is no small affair. it will doubtless rank amoug the finest exhibits of its kind in Chicago at the great Columbian Exposition. Prof. Wbitohaa received an urgent request from Gen. Skiff, Chief of the Department of Mines and Mining of the World’s Columbian Exposition to ex’ ihit at th" World*- Fn> in < n, h’f“' the collection of phosphate rocks auu phosphate material belongii g to the University of Georgia. General Skill' says that after careful inquiry be is assured that this is the best and most complete collection of tbe kind in the country. If the request is gfanted the exhibit will be made in the name of tbe Uni versity of Georgia, and as a special ex - bibit in the Department of Mines and Mining. Can the State afford to let her Uni versity outdo her in the matter of mak ing an exhibit at Chicago? By no means. Let the State place an exhibit alongside this one tbat will be made by tbe University of Georgia, and let ii be one of which the people may well be proud. The Empire State of the South, rich in resources and with a glorious future ahead of her, cannot afford to let this opportunity pass. She must have an exhibit. The Inevitablr.—Woe unto the young man that gets married in Ath ens for inevitably he meets on the highways many of bis bosom friends who gently lead him into a bandy store house and try the virtues of a paddle upon him. Several young Athenians have gone through this trial quite re cently and yet there are plenty more who want to take the same medicine. Closes the Doors of the General As sembly. Atlanta, Ga , Oct. 15 —[Special.] — Tbe great interest centered on the fight over the Ocala platform. Tbe original resolution was reached as regular order at 11:15. Mr. Trammell announced that he had a substitute to offer and Mr. Reid had a substitute for the whole matter. Mr. Trammell endeavored by moving the previous qneslion to cut off Reid’s substitute, but point of order was raised and finally Reid substitute was read The previous question was called and after some sparring the voting began. There were several explanations when the names were called. The Reid substitute was a fquare out endorse ment of the democrstic platform; Mr. Trammell’s was milder form of the original. The vote on the Reid substitute came up first. A good many members wan ted to vote for both tbe Reid and the Trammell substitute, bolding that both were such as any democrat could stand on. Mr. Clifton and Mr. Fleming, for ■ nstance, explained that they would vote ior the Trammell substitute with this difference: Mr. Clifton vo ted “no” on the substitute of Mr Reid. Mr. Fleming said while he would vote for the Trammell resolu tion he would never refuse to endorse the democratic platform and voted “aye.”, The vote as finally announced on the Reid substitute was 54 to 90 and it was lost. Then the vote on the Trammell reso lution was takeD, and the vote stood 138 to 5 The Trammell resolution as adopted reads as follows: Resolved by the Houbo of Represen tatives, the Senate concurring, tbat our Senate and House of Represents- J CALLED SESSION. Democratic Executive Committee of North Carolina Meets. Raleigh, Oct. 15.—The Democratic executive committee of North Carolina have met here in special called sessioa for the purpose of mapping out a plan of campaign for next year. It is under stood that the biggest question to be considered is that of indorsing the Farmers’ Alliance and the sub-treasury. This will not be done. The outcome of the meeting will no donbt be to the effect that tbe Alliance can come into the Democratic party, but the Demo cratic party will not go into the Alli- ince. . American Pork in Italy. Washington, Oct. 15.—The recall of Baron Fava, the Italian minister to this country, on account of the New Orleans affair has left the interests of Italy in the United States in a peculiar condition. The present Charge d’Af- faires in Washington not being invested with the powers ‘of a minister, and Italian citizens residents of this country feeling the necessity for representation of their interest!!, have taken matters In their own hands. The president of the Italian chamber of commerce in New York called on Secretary Rusk, and it is reported that his visit was in connection with negotiations looking to the raising of the Italian embargo on American pork. It is understood that these negotiations have been in progress for some time, and that they are in such a state that the raising of the embargo trill be announced shortly. The Mexican Tariff. San Antonio, Tex.. Oct. 15—The new Mexican tariff law, which goes into effect Nov. 1, is mealing with strong opposition in many parts of the republic. At San Luis Potosi a protest signed by the principal merchants of the city has been forwarded to con gress, now in session, asking that the CREMATED. act be repealed. Similar petitions are being prepared at Monterey, Chihuahua, tive°, in congress be, and they are here- and other cities in that conntry. One bv Ft quested, to use their influence and pf the effects of the new tariff will be J ’ .... . . , ... • fcn innmuRA tn« rint.v on fintton rpmI ml votes to secure legislation which will The American’* Lose. Nashville, Oct. 15.—Careful inveet- igatiou showed that The American loses not less than $15,000 by fire. The damage to the building is about $6,000. It will be several weeks before it can be occupied. Chief Carr all, of the fire department, is positive that the .fire is of incendiary origia. The fires had not been started in the boiler room. The flames started under the stairway on the first floor, aud the only way any one could haVe reached the place was by descending from the third floor. The three injured printers are doing well. A Noted Swludlcr Seatenoed. San Francisco, Oct. 15.—Bernard Sa- ville, who swindled ex-Senator Fair out of $500 on the streugth of a forged let ter of introduction from ex-Secretary of State Bayard, has just teen sentenced to three years’ imprisonment at San Quentin. Four Million Pound* of Fruit. San Jose, Cal., Oct. 15.— Shipments to the east from this place during the past week were the heaviest on record, amounting to 4,000,000 pounds. Over 1,000,000 pounds of this was green fruit, the remainder divided between canned and dried. Accidentally Killed Himself. Hamilton. Ills., Oct. 15.— Sherman Knite, aged 12 years, living four miles above Hamilton, was accidentally killed by the discharge of a shot-gun in his own hands while hunting. Sunday Opening Opposed. St. Paul, Oct. 15.—The Presbyterian synod of Minnesota has adopted resolu- tious protesting against the opening of the World’s Fair on Sunday. A abort Lived Strike. Galveston. Oct. 15.—The tailors em ployed by three firms here, organized as local branch number 152 of the Jour neymen’s Union of America, struck on account of a disagreement as to prices for piecework. The meetings were held at the Knights of Labor haU and a uni- ' form price list was arranged to the sat- Let evtry c tizen of Athens talk up f** . v ., ffiThpre is ’ form puce list was Mrangea to tue sat- his city to ths world at large. j khwhea of the workmen aud tue nothing too good to say about Atueus. ^0^,^ £he strikers returned to work. correct the evils complained of by the National Farmers’ Alliance and Indus trial Union, in convention at Ocala. FOR INDIGENT SOLDIERS. The indigent soldiers pension bill came back with a Senate amendment making it read “indigent and disa bled,” and providing for the issuance of $500,000 bonds annually. The House agreed to the former, but failed to agree to the latter. Tbe two committees having failed to reach an agreement, the bill was lost by adjournment. A HOCK SESSION. Of course Major Ryais was called to tbe chair in the mock session, and then there was fun galore. Eb Williams was the first victim Price Gilbert introduced & resolution citing that whereas Williams had de termined to move to Atlanta and that another than Richmond held his alle giance and “she lived in Atlanta,” therefore his seat is declared vacant. There were calls for W illiams but he wouldn’t respond. A committee es corted him to the desk and be pleaded guilty of coming to Atlanta but said tbe rest was a mistake. He was let off with that. A PRESENTATION. There was more fun and then the speaker resumed his seat. The commit tee apponted for the purpose reported that the Senate had no. more business for tbe Houbo. Then their wsb another short recess, some fan. Mr. Lumsden was called to the chair and Mr. Howell retired to the speaker’s room. Then he was taken (charge of by committee consisting of Fleming, Clif ton aud Payne, and in a moment re-eu tered with them. As he did so, Mr Sibley entered by the main door and at his back was messenger Smith bearing a tray with a handsome tea service ol Bolid silver. As Mr. Howell stood at the Clerk’s desk, Mr Sibley made a neat presenta tion speech referring to the high .es teem in which the Speaker was held by the members of the House and his uni form fairness as a presiding officer. Never was prettier speech made by any presiding officer than tbat of Speak er Howell accepting the gift and tbankina the members for their ex- pnssions. It was eloquent, and it was full of feeling 1( was jnst tbe right speech for the occasion, and received the heartiest applause. After tbat came the final adjourn ment, and then the goodbyes. Mr. Whitfield was presented with a handsome silver service by the commit tee on special judiciary. Mr. Calvin, by the committee on banks, with a Knights History of Eng land in eight volumes. to increase the duty on cotton seed oil, which is extensively used in the manu facturing of sonx>, from 1 cent to 10 cents per kilogram. During the past week twenty car loads of tobacco have been shipped through this city to Mon terey manufacturers. The great rush of other goods which will be affected by the new tariff into Mexico from the United States still continues. Department of Arizona. Washington, Oct 15.—Gen. A. McD. Cook, commanding the department of Arizona, recommends in his annual re port to the secretary of war that the San Carlos Indians he removed from their present reservation to some point east, as the temperature there in mid summer is 110 deg. in the shade, and to keep Indians and troops there is inhu man. He describes the harbor of San Diego, Cal., as one of the best in the world, but its defenseless condition he considers a disgrace. Moil Pay Their Doe*. Nashville, Oct. 15.—The American has received reliable information that the Tennessee Alliance has been sus pended from the national body for non payment of dues. They have for some time been nnder the threat of suspen sion unless about two thousand dollars back does was forthcoming, and, the amount not being raised, the Tennessee Alliance has been turned oat in the cold. Dr. Baker Granted a New TrlaL Bristol, Tenn., Oct. 15.—The news reached here stating that Judge Kelly at Abingdon, had granted Dr. John A. P. Baker, the wife poisoner, a new hear ing, and that the trial will come up at an early day. The decision of Jndge Kelly was received with a little sur prise. as it was the prevailing opinion that Baker would swing m November. A Presbyterian Centennial. Uniontown, Pa.. Oct. 15.—The Lau rel Hill Presbyterian church have cele brated the one hundredth anniversary of the establishment of Presbyterianism west of the Alleghany mountains. About 400 ministers and members of the church were present, and the exercises were very interesting. An Arkausas City. Kan., special states that Judge A. M. Wilson, one of the members of the Caerokee commis sion, arrived here, and Jndge Sayre and Mr. Jerouie, the other members, are ex pected. They will try to purchase the lands of the Otoes, Pawnees, Poncas and Osages in the next few weeks. If the Cherokees want to dispose of their aliened titles to the strip they most come to the terms proposed. Should they decline to do so Judge Wilson ex presses the opinion that congress will open the land to settlement and let thc» Indians seek recourse in the courts. In reciting the following somewhat re markable experience 1 know that I am laying myself opeu to the accusations of the incredulous and the skeptical, still, on account of its unique character and because 1 myself remain a skeptic, 1 shall relate the adventure exactly as it occurred to me. When I was studying medicine in the Scottish university of Aberdeen I formed the acquaintance of Isidore dei Seilano, a young Italian who had chosen the Granite City school for his studies. Our tastes were in many resjiects identical, and our acquaintanceship soon developed into a friendship of the firmest and most intimate description. I may say that though we have long been separated by the exigencies of onr respective battles for life, the friendship remains to this day as cordial as over. Dei Seilano and 1 had many interests in common, hut none was strouger than our desire to dip into the mysteries of the snpematnral We passed out of the university on the same day with our de grees of bachelor of medicine and mas ter of surgery, and ns we separated at the great gate of Marischal college we promised to keep each other posted as to all onr movements. Dei Seilano went to his home in the vicinity of Marseilles, where iris family formerly possessed large estates. My star led mi* from one quarter of the world to the other, forced me to give up the practice of medicine, and finally bronght me over to the United States, where presently I fancied 1 had found j my metier in the profession of journal ism But my visits to England have been frequent, and ojam the occasion of one of these flying trips about six years ago I again met tny old friend. I was sitting in my room in the Grand hotel at Charing Cross making prepara tions for tny return to New York in five days’ time when a bellboy handed me the card of Isidore dei Seilano. 1 pass over our mutual pleasant greetings. Isidore told me he had been in London for some four mouths, having deter mined upon trying his luck as a prac titioner there. He had grown into a steady, somewhat morose man, remark ably handsome, dark and stern. Bat his black eyes softened as we talked of our old friendship. Presently he told me that he had continued his metaphysical studies, and among other things had be come a strong advocate for cremation. He had even perfected and was about to patent a crematorium on the most ap proved principles. He hoped I would come and see this new machine. He had it at his honse in Harley street. Why should I not come to Bpend the evening with him? Suffice to say that in addition to the feeling of amity which existed there was the news paper man’s anxiety to see something noveL It was therefore agreed that 1 should dine with Isidore and spend tbe evening with him. I found him awaiting me. We had an excellent dinner. Having lit onr ciga rettes, at my host’s request 1 followed him into his stndy, there to enjoy our smoke by ourselves and to talk over his great invention. Once comfortably seated in onr big armchairs the light hearted manner of tny friend changed to one of serions earnest, and 1 at once saw that he meant to take me completely into bis confidence, and would insist upon my '‘doing” the crematorium very thoronghly. It was a long story that he told me of his arriving at the conviction that cre mation was the proper mode of dispos ing of the dead. *‘I have experimented upon living and dead animals of every kind.” besaidsnddenly, “hut never upon a human being. And before i can be certain that my machine is perfect in every detail 1 must do this. Moreover (and here 1 found, that he was gradually becoming more serions in his manner and was gazing with growing intent- ness at me). I mean 'to have a living human being upon whom to experi ment, aud ( have come to the conclusion that no one con Id more appropriately serve me than my oldest and dearest friend. Yon will do me this favor, will you not?" Bow shall 1 describe the sensation of horror which crept over me as 1 heard these words spoken with stony coldness, yet with an affectation of friendship which positively shocked me. I was about to rise from my seat, indignant, when, with a peculiar glitter in his eye and a forward movement of his body Mid outstretched hand, he exclaimed: “Sit where you are! You most do as 1 sayt You are the subject for my first Mid greatest experiment! a few steps to a short corridor, along a passage and into a small room about 12 feet wide hy 18 feet long. The room was dark when we entered, bnt as Isidore tonched a little wooden knob it was Hooded with a brilliant light from several incandescent electric lamps. Along one side of the room stood a sort of trestle bed. upon which was a plank on rollers. In front of the foot of this bed was a large box. apparently made of iron, bnt japanned to represent oak. In another corner of the room stood a num ber of cells of a large electric battery, and a network of wires were conducted from there to the under side of tbe box. “Here is my apparatus,” said Dei Seil ano. “Is it not simple? The body is placed upon this trestle; by touching a spring the doors at the end of this pretty box open, and simultaneously the plank begins rapidly to move forward until it is well insula Then the doors olore automatically upon the body. Next 1 touch this tiny knob, and in a few sea- onds all is over. The doors at the other end of the box open, the plank—which is of pure platinum worked with asbes tos—comes out, and npon it are lying in a little heap the ashes of the cremated being. Simple, isn’t it? And beautiful- ly constructed. There cannot be a fail ure. Now, you must take your place upon the plauk?" Without a word, for I could no longer resist. 1 lay flat on my bnck on the plank, with my feet to the doors of the crema torium. “Capital, capital!" said my tormentor. ‘Why. one would almost say you had been cremated before! Now lie perfectly still, and observe, for I want you to tell me everything about it when yon come out on the other side.” ine next moment he had touched the fatal spring, and before my eyes I saw the door opening and the plank rap idly moving forward. I11 another second I was inside the box and the doors were closed upon me with Dei Seilono’s last words ringing in iny cars: “Rememberl Observe! Everything!” And now came the terrible part of my trial. I heard a little “click.” and in stantly the dark interior of the box b^ came one flood of -illumination from mil lions of tiny sparks fyom as many invisi ble points. In less time than it takes to write it my clothing, was consumed and the sparks were attacking my flesh, tear ing it from my “bones, eating into it, dis integrating the component parts, rush ing. jumping, leaping from place to place npon my naked carcass, consum ing everything in their terrible passage; Bit by bit I saw the flesh disappear, the ligaments wither up and tbe bones fall asunder and frizzle and sizzle ip the all absorbing, frightful heat. Strunge to say, my brain seemed clear thronghont, though the mental agony was far more terrible than the pain of the burning. This was so fearfully rapid that 1 am bound to say I hardly felt anything. At last, however, the fire attacked my bead —aud then There was a knock at my door. The bell boy entered and banded me a card. It was tbat of Isidore Dei Seilano. my old friend—my recent tormentor. 1 in structed the boy to bring him up. After mutual congratulations he told me he was practicing in' London, and having accidentally heard 1 was at the Grand had called to resume our old friendship. That evening he did show me a hew ap paratus be had invented for the crema tion of human beings, bnt he did not of fer to experiment npon me.—T. L P. in New York Recorder. I sank back in my chair with a sigh of helplessness and relinquished myself to his will without a word of protest. Ris ing from his seat he bade me follow him. With an une;isy sense of presenti ment 1 rose unsteadily to my feet and we passed together from the room. Up Bow Hainan* Rewarded Bravery. . Massena, when wounded, bad his car riage. coachman and postilion at Wag- ram. where hundreds of men were killed near their carriage. A ball went through the coat of one of them, another ball killed one of the horses. Tbe whoif army admired their bravery, which wab of the most voluntary sort, m they wsri not soldiers Ths emperor said to Mas- sens: “There are here 800.000 fighting on both sides. Well, would you know who are the bravest? They are your coachman aud your postilion, as we are all here to do onr dnty. while they have no military obligations." The marshal had a very large fortune; He recei • ed 200,000 francs as commander of an army. 200,000 'as Due de Rivoli, 800,000 francs as Prince of Essling. Mas- sena, however, waited two months with out thinking of doing anything for these two men. One evening be was with his staff and unuounced that he would give to each 400 francs. Marbot imprudently asked. ‘Four hundred francs a year?” Massena was furious, and said, "Du you want to ruin me?”—San Francisco Argo naut” The Weekly -Banner—the great Democratic organ of the Eighth and Ninth Districts It’s worth more than a doliaz but VQT! get it fpr tbat,