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VOL. V.
CLEVELAND, WHITE COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY FEBRUARY 28, 1896.
NO. 9.
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be operated between Richmond and Atlanta. On
Wednesday and Satnr ays connection from At
lanta to Richmond with through sleeping ear
will be to leave Allanta by train No. 32.
W. A. TURK, 8. II. HARDWICK,
Gen’! Paw. Ag’t, Ass’t Geu’l Pass. Ag’t,
Washinoion, D. C. Atlanta, Ga.
W. B. RYDER, Superintendent, Charlotts,
North Carolina.
V. H. GREEN,.
Gen’l Supt.,
Washington, D. C.
J. M. CULP,
Traffic M'g’r,
Washinoton, Ik
LlTHOGUAIMtKUS ON A STRIKE.
Five Hundred Men Out In New York
and Others May hollow.
Five hundred lithographers struck
at New Yolk Monday, the cause being
the non-recognition of their organiza
tion, the abolition of their piece work
system, the payment of minimum
wages of §] 8 a week, a work week of
forty-four hours, pay for overtime aud
one apprentice to every five journey
men.
The strikers were employed by one
hundred firms, who do show printing
uud general lithogrnphio work. They
are all members of the International
Lithographic Artists and Engravers’
Iusuruuco Protective Association,
which has branches in all the princi
pal cities of the United States and
Canada.
The action of the New York branch
of the association is expected to pre
cipitate strikes in all the larger cities.
FRENCH CABIN K L’ CRISIS.
THIS FIGHT HASTED HESS THAN
ONE ROUND.
I.anky T$ol> Now Holds the World's
Heavywelglit Chninplonshlp.
Gloomy Forebodings of a Revolution
In the Republic.
A special cable from Paris to the
New York Sun says: There are mauy
prominent men in Paris today, sena
tors, deputies aud journalists, who do
not hesitate to declare their belief
that France is on (hi eve of another
revolution. This gloomy talk has
been increasing for months past. The
crisis is certuiuly serious, but I do
not share tho despondent opinions of
the solution which nre held in some
quarters.
Important changes are probably im
pending, including not only the fall of
the present cabinet, but, perhaps, a
serious deadlock in the government,
and possibly the dissolution of the
chamber aud the downfall of President
Fanre. It is cowurdly and almost ab
surd to suy, as some do, that republi
can institutions will be unable to bear
the strain which may be put upon
them.
BITS OF NEWS GATHERED FROM
OVER THE STATE,
Bolng a Summary of Interesting Hap-
pollings Froiu Day to Oay.
This Will Stop Prize Fighting.
In the house, Wednesday, Delegate
Catron, New Mexico, introduced a bill
to prevent the pugilistio festival from
taking place near El Paso, Tex. I he
bill makes prize fighting a misdemean
or punishable by imprisonment for
not less than five years. The house
passed the bill without division.
“It- is here,” said O’Ronrke, as lie TO POUf' H 1-TflRPT A
produced his wallet and wavgd two AAIIXU/UVJH VJt
checks in tho air.
After an exciting parley ns to wheth
er the chocks would bo accepted in lieu
of cash, several of tho spectators cried:
“Go on with the fight.”
Julian retorted that tho crowd had
better keep their months shut, as ho
did not intend to stand any dictation
from outsiders aud serious trouble
s •omod imminent, when like a tiger
tho Cornishmnu leaped to his feet and
made a bound to tU" center "f the
ring, and his faoo inflamed with pas
sion, fairly shriokcd:
“We’ll take tho c-hooks. I give iu
to every bloody thing they want. Do
you understand ? Wo give into this
even if we don’t got it."
Tho crowd hroathod moro freely and
a rousing olieer was given for Fitzsim
mons.
Fitzsimmons had a navy’.bluo breach
cloth, with a belt of stnrH bu(1 strips.
His legs wero baro and his shoeHof tho
standard running shape. Maher wore
short legged black pants with a green
belt.
From tho moment tho men had mi
tered tho ropes, it was apparent that
Maher was norvous and ill at ease.
Fitzsimmons eyed him with a Sarcastic
smile aud his breast heaved like that
of an animal ready to bound for its
prey.
At 4:25 o’clock when Roforeo Siler
called both men to tho conter of the
riug to give instructions, tho specta
tors enjoyed tho first opportunity of
seeing them faoe to face. Fitzsim
mons presented a better appearance
than at any of bis previous en
counters. IIis flesh seemed to be hard
and pink and tho veins stood out like
whip cords.
Maher, on tho contrnry, appeared
somewhat flabby, while his movements
on his feet lacked tho agility that
characterized thoso of Fitzsimmons.
They Clinch.
Time was called at 4.25 o’clock uud
the spectators pressed to tho ropes.
Fitzsimmons opened tho fight, lead
ing with liis left, Maher backed to
ward bis corner, Fitzsimmons landed
with bis right and a clinch followed.
Maher struck Fitzsimmons with his
right hand, while they wero clinched
and Referee Siler warned him that if
he did so again he would give tho fight
to Fitzsimmons. Aftur a break away,
Maher lauded his left on Fitzsimmons's
neck. Closo in-fighting followed and
Maher succeeded in landing his'
left on Fitzsimmons’s upper lip,
drawing blood. Fitzsimmons landed
bis left on Maher and fol
lowed with a right. (A clinch fol
lowed, Maher feinted, and Fitzsim
mons led with his right but fell short.
A mix up came in which Maher landed
both right aud left on eitlior side of
Filzsimmon’s head. Maher led with
his left and another clinch followed.
Fitsimmons seemed a bit bothered aud
broke ground on Maher’s leads, Maher
following him up lending with his left,
when Fitzsimmons stopped, aud swing
ing his right, landed full ou tho point
of Maher’s chin.
Maher Was Knocked Out.
Maher measured his length ou the
floor, his head striking the canvas with
great force. Ho vainly attempted to
rise, but could not do moro thau raise
his head. His second called on him to
got up, but ho failed to respond and
sank hack to tho eanvased floor. Tho
tenth second was counted, Maher was
declared out aud Fitzsimmons
uounced the victor after one minute
and thirty-five seconds’ rather lively
fighting.
Fitzsimmon’s admirers cheered him
to tho echo, and Maher’s seconds car
ried tho defeated Irishman to his
corner.
It was several minuteB boforo ho re
alized what had happened to him and
Fitzsimmons walked over to his cor
and shook him by tho hand.
Fitzsimmons also shook hands with
Quinn and the seconds of Maher’s
corner,
Barring tho slight bloeding at tne
nostrils occasioned by the left-hand
jab of Maher’s, tho Cornishman show
ed no marks of injury. Maher showed
no Bign of punishment except a slight
breuk in the skin, just above tho point
of tho chin, ou tho loft, where Fitz-
simmou’s stroke had landed.
Julian’s Announcement
When tho cheering of the peoplo
sround tho ropes aud the waving of
handkerchiefs by those upon tho
mountain summit had iu a measure
subsided and Fitzsimmons had tired
of bowing his appreciation, Julian
took the center of the ring and clear
ing his throat, made the following an
nouncement with theatrical effect:
“Gentlemen—Mr. Fitzsimmons has
worked himsolf up from the bottom of
the lad ler and by tho decision of tho
refereo is now champion of the world.
He is ready to defend tho title against
all comers, at any timo and place. No
man is barred, and all comers will re
ceive recognition.”
Corbett Is Ready.
A Chicago special says: Corbett an
nounced the result of tho Fitzsimmons
A spocial from Langtry, Texas, says:
It took Robert Fitzsimmons just
ninety-fivo seconds Friday afternoon
to defeat Peter Maher and become the
heavy-weight champion of tho world.
The fight took place in the bottoms
of tho Rio Grande river on the Mexi
can side, a mile and a half distant
from Langtry.
To his friends it was evident that
the Irish lad was not in it from tho
start. Before tho round had pro
gressed thirty seconds, Mahor attempt
ed a foul and was warned by the
referee. Fitzsimmon’s coup was in
the form of one of bis famous upper
hooks with which bo knocked out Hull
aud broke the nose of Jack Steizner,
his traiDor.
Maher made a gallant effort to get
upon his feet when timo was called,
but after getting half way to a rectuu
bent position foil back and still bad
his head ou tho floor when the count
was called, which gavo tho decision to
the Cornishman.
When tho train of sports arrived
from El Paso at 2:30, there was no ev
idence that uuything unusual wan about
to occur. Tho excursionists from
Eagle Pass and other points had boon
belated and only some fifty residents
of tho country about had gathered.
One company of Texas rangers guard
ed tho depot, while tho remainder
went down to tho bottoms ou the
Texas side, but not the slightest effort
was made to interfere with tho sports
in any of their movements.
Whon the word to tnovo had been
given the visitors speedily fonud that,
nlthough they had boon on tho road
for over sixteen hours uud jouruoyod
four hundred miles, tho hardest part
of tho entertainment was yet to come.
Following guides in straggling pro
cession, they wont noross the prairio
for a distance of five hundred yards
and then commenced u precipitous
descent of a seldom-used wagon road
that went iu u oircuitous way to the
Rio Grande.
Then there was'a tramp of five hun
dred yards more through sand and
mud full aukle deep to tho point >\here
tho soventy-flve-foot pontoon bridge
had been strotched across the Rio
Grando river, which, swollen by re
cent rains, hud been changed from a
sluggish Btroara to a roaring torrent.
Once across, tho sports were on the
bottoms of the Mexican side, and the
canvas that inclosed tho ring was to bo
seen iu tho distance.
Five minutes moro brought tho por-
spiriug nuil footsore predestrians to
the entrance stiles where Bat Mas-
terson and Joe Vendig examined tho
pasteboard tickets aud pussod tho
holders.
A moro ideal Bpot for such an event
could hardly have been selected.
Tho circus canvas’ inclosing the bat
tle ground was two hundred feet in
circumference and sixteen feet iu
height. Tho ring was composed of
wbito pine covorod with white duck
and had nn elevation of four feot.
Fitzsimmons and Maher, with their
attendants, in the front rank of the
procession, walked down but a fow
yards apart, both reaching the en
closure in a profuso stato of perspira
tion. They were taken to their tents
and rubbed down.
At 3 o’clock, whon Reforeo Siler
announced that all was ready, 182
people wore at tho ringside, tho re
mainder of the visiting party, with
the local contingent, having decided ner
that, a view from tho Texas hills wns
preferable to tho expenditure of 820
for a ticket.
In response to Siler’s call, Julian
asked for ten minutes’ delay.
QuinD consented and it was readily
granted.
In tlie Ring.
At 3:15 Fitzsimmons, in a flannel
robe, emerged from his quarters, und
bounding up the steps of the ring, se
lected as his corner the point to the
west, with his back to the Mexican
mountains.
Maher appeared a minute later and
took his chair in the opposite corner,
facing the Mexican side and his back
to the spectators on the Texas bill.
Maher had in his corner Jim Hall,
Buck Connelly, Peter Lowrey, Jack
Quinn and Peter Byrnes, while Parson
Davies acted as his timo keeper.
Fitzsimmons had behind him Martin
Julian, Jack Everhardt, Jack Stelze-
ner and Jack McCoy, while Bart
Sneed, of New Orleans, acted as timo
keeper.
The five-ounce gloves were pro
duced from the boxes and fitted.
The men were about to strip their
overcoats when Julian called George
Siler to tho center of tho ring and the
two conversed quietly for a couple of j Mayer fight from tho stage of the
Govornor Atkinson has roappointed
Bulge \V. T. Sheffield to the judgeship
of the county court of Miller 'oonnty.
* # *
Tho govornor lias designated tho
Exchange Bank of Albany and the
Bank of Mayoress us state deposito
ries.
• * •
Georgia is making a magnificent bid
for immigration, and in all probabili
ty will have a hundred thousand new
sottlerB boforo tho year is ovor.
* * ♦
Tho state normal seliool opened its
Roooud session at Rook oollogo with
flattering prospects. Teacliors from
ull sections wero in attendance. Tho
now dormitory will soon be built. The
plans havo nbout beon ngroed upon
and tbo bids of the contractors will Vie
n iu a few days. The normal school
will have a hard time accommodating
thoso seeking admission until tho now
dormitory is completed.
* * *
Colonol James M. Smith, of Ogle
thorpe, is one of Georgia’s most won
dor fill farmers. He has just Bold tho
last of his crop of ootton, whioh aggro
gated 2,200 hales, for last year. Iu
addition to this crop ho made all the
corn, wheat, ryo, oats, potatoes, bar
ley, syrup, meat, butter,cheese, oiiiok-
ense.ggs and all homo products needed
on his farm to say nothing of immense
quantities sold throughout Georgia
Tho Waycross shoo factory plant is
being placed in its now quartors in tin
opera house block, having beon re
moved from Brunswick. Manager
Wilson and the stockholders held a
meeting, aud as a result the work of
getting tho fuctory ready for operation
will bo pushed rapidly. All the oper
atives from Bruuswick are ou band,
and iu n short timo tho factory will be
running.
* * *
A New York dispatch states that nn
injunction in favor of the Kuiokor
booker Trust company of that city,
restraining Newman Erb, Henry A. V,
Post, Henry K. MeHnrg, Thos. Car
inichael aud the Atlanta, Knoxville and
Northern Ruilwuy Constructing com
puny from assigning or plodging thoir
rights in tho property of tho Marietta
und North Georgia Railroad company
has beon granted by Justioe Miles
Bouch iu the supromo court.
Tho southern branch of the Masse
chusetts mills nt Lindalo have been
completed and turned over to tho su
perintendent, Mr. Lovering, by con
tractor Headden, who built tho main
buildings, und Messrs. Walton & Wag
ner, who hud tho contract for tho con
struction of the waterworks. After a
thorough inspection Mr. Lovering ex
pressed himsolf ns porfeoily satisfied
with tho work and accepted the build
ings und waterworks as complete and
ready for use.
* * *
Firo insurance agents in Maoon and
elsewhere are awaiting with consider
able interest the report of tho city
council’s special committee appointed
under a resolution to investigate the
proposod increase in insurance rates
of 15 cents per $100 of property in the
city of Macon. This increased rate
has been caused by the action of tho
city council in raising tbo annual li
cense of each insurance company doing
business in Macon from $50 to $100.
Prominent insurance men say that the
business of tho insurance companies
in tho city does not justify an increase
iu the license.
mm*
“Parson” B. F. Smith, the Coal
City convict who testified before the
convict investigation high court at
Atlanta, has beon pardoned by Gov
ernor Atkinson. Smith’s pardon was
a surpriso to him, be says. He is
deeply grateful to the governor and
furnished the press with a publio card
expressing bis thanks to Govornor At
kinson for his liberty. Smith was
convicted in the superior conrt of
Chatham oonnty in tho fall of 1893.
Ho was charged with larceny from the
house. His sentence was five yoars
and ho was transferred to the Dado
coal mines, where ho remained until
brought to Atlanta to testify against
the lessees of that camp.
rupture and bloodshed between classes
of our peoplo that are now friendly
and at peace.”
Rocoivor Lane, of the Wheelright
company, at Brunswick, has appointed
Messrs. Crovutt & Whitfield his attor
neys, and an effort will probably be
made to have tho Fernundina affairs of
tho concern transferred to the care of
Receiver Lane, under direction of the
United Stntcs court. Such a move- now g oner aii v conceded that the oot-
Iie Industrial Situation as Reported
for tlie Past Week.
Reports of industrial and business
conditions in all parts of the southern
states for tho past week indicute that
the cotton industry is attracting much
attention. The ootton in the liAnds
f planters is rapidly being marketed
as planting timo draws near. It is
rnent will be in tho direction of econ
omy, and it is thought Judge Speer
wilt not luvorabty on mat Hue. News
oomoB from Now York that the mem
bers of the defunct concern havo re
entered the lumber business under tho
stylo of the Pitch Pino Company, of
Mew York, with William D. Witoel-
right as president, and Charles R.
Hewitt ns vice president. It has not
yet been announced whether they will
open offices in Georgin or Florida.
Working for Georgia ltlvcrs.
A Washington special says: Sev
eral Georgia rivers and harbors wore
discussed by tho house committee iu
charge of these affairs Thursday morn
ing. Representative Crisp appeared
with a oommittco consisting of Mayor
Hay uud Messrs. Willis and Whitfield,
f Hawkiusville, in behalf of Oomul-
gee aud Ooonoo rivers.
Captain O. M. Carters and Repre
sentative Black spoko for the Savan
nah river at points above Savannah,
uud Representative Turner, aided by
Captain Carter, presented tho claims
of Brunswick harbor and points adja
cent to it in his district.
* • •
Alex Carr Declared Insane.
Alex Carr, tho man who shot down
Captain ll. O. King iu Atlautn about
eighteen mouths ago, has been in the
lands of medical experts, and nearly
ill tho tests of sanity known to medi
cal science wero applied to him. This
committee of doctors arrived at tho
lecision that Carr is insane and filod
i report with the governor to that ef
fect. Ono of tho physicians, however,
lissents from the opinion of his col-
eagues. Ho admits, nevertheless, the
xistonce of a reasonable doubt of
Jarr’s Hunity at tho present time.
A short time after the presentation
of tho physioians’ report, tho potition
isking for a commutation of Carr’s
sentence to life imprisonment wub sub
mitted to tho govornor.
Tho presentation of the papers
narks two of the throo last steps iu
Oarr’R behalf in the now celebrated
■use. Tbo governor’s action in the
natter will close tho case. Unless he
ommutes the sentouoo Carr will bo
hanged.
Dr. J. B. Baird is tho physician
who dissents from tho opinion of the
•xperts, his colleaguos. He says that
it is possible for a man to foign insau
ity of the typo attributed to Carr
He says that dementia is tho easiest
form of insanity to foign.
Dr. Baird sayB that in his deliberate
judgment no feature of Carr’s case is
beyond the reach of voluntary us
umption. Ho says that in tho case
lefore tho commission he cannot ad
mit the doctrine of hereditary taint
neither can he accept the plea of stroll |
personal predisposition us an element
in the decision.
minutes. At its conclusion Siler de
manded in stentorian tones:
“Is Mr. O’Rourke here?”
“I am,” responded tho Bostonian,
whose head barely came np to the
level of the ring floor.
“Have you the purse money?” Siler
demanded.
theater where he is playing and at the
same timo made a public challenge to
FitZHimrnouB for a fight. Ho handed
$1,000 iu bills to Will J. Davis, the
theatiial manager, as a forfeit.
Ip there is anything meaner than a
hypocrite, it is not on this earth.
A mass meeting of representative
labor men was held in Atlanta to pro
test against the ostalishmont of a Pink
erton dective agency in the city. Reso
lutions wero adopted condemning the
action of the police commissioners in
approving the licensing of tho detec
tives and declare the license shonlil be
revoked. The resolutions also con
demn “the efforts being mado to en
graft upon our public government a
system of official intermeddling, noto
riously corrupt and demoralizing, and
calculated to foment trouble here (as
it has wherever established), strife
and discord that may lead to open
NO PARDON FOR REDWINE.
President Cleveland Denies tlie Appll
cation.
A Washington special says: The
president has denied tho application
for pardon in tho case of Lewis Red
wine, sentenced in Georgia to six
years imprisonment in the Ohio pen
itentiary for embezzling funds of the
Gate City National bank.
Tho president in his indorsement
upon the application says: “Tho sen
tenco imposed in this case was not
severe one and I can boo nothing aria
ing from the faetB connected with the
crime that entitles the conviotto clem
ency. Tho representations concern
ing his health do not in my opinion
justify his roleaso at this time.”
President Cleveland’s denial
Lowis Redwino’s pardon was based on
tho representation that his health was
not as soriously affected as was at first
supposed.
The president has refused a pardon
in tho case of F. M. O. Holstou, sen
tenced in Oregon to ton years hard la
bor for forgery. The president in bis
indorsement says:
“I am decidedly in favor of the
strictest punishment of persons guilty
of the orime for which this prisoner is
now suffering imprisonment. An of
fense involving forgery, swindling
poor and needy veteran soldier and
prostitution of tho benevolent inten
tions of tho government as embodied
in its pension laws, does not in tho
slightest degree move me to clem
ency.”
GOLD RESERVE $104,000,000.
For the First Time Since September 7
It Passes$100,000,000.
For tho first time since September
7, 1895, the gold reserve passed tho
$100,000,000 point last Friday, the
oxact figures being $105,092,843.
After deducting Thursday’s withdraw
als tho true amount would be approxi
mately $104,000,000. The total amount
of gold so far received und reported
on account of bond purchases is $05,-
500,000.
GROWTH OF THE SOUTH.
ton area will be considerable larger
than that of last year, and a very
heavy crop will bo mado if tho season
is not unfavorable. Southern cotton
mills continue to be actively einploy-
d. Thero is some oomplaint as to
low prices for cotton goods, the mar
ket for finished goods not having ad
vanced in proportion to that of the
raw mutorial. The now textile mills
in the southern states for the past
week are reported as follows: A oot
ton mill nt McColl, S. 0., to have
$150,000 capital; a 5,000 spindles mill
at Jackson, Ga., ono with 100 looms
at Newport, Tonn. ; one at Wuxliaw,
S. C., and knitting mills at Laurin-
burg, S. C., and Bowie, Tex.
Tho production of iron continues
largo and is somowliat iu oxoess of the
mmediate wants of the trade. No
change in prices is roportod, but there
is a somewhat uneasy feeling, aud buy-
rs are cautious. Tho ooal operators
are doing a very lnrge business at un
changed prices. The southern lum
ber manufacturers ure doing a larger
amount of business eaoh week. The
spring outlook for southern lumber,
especially iu tho export demand, is
very encouraging. Among important
new wood-working plants organized or
stablishod during tbo week are: The
Michigan Lumber and Manufacturing
Company, capital $30,000, to operate
a hush and door fuctory nt Jackson
ville, Fla. ; a $10,000 furniture factory
at Romo, Ga., and other wood-working
plants at Palatka, Fla., Savannah and
West Point, Ga., Greenup and Mid-
dlesborough, Ky.; Lake Province, La.,
Enterprise, Miss., Louisburg, N. O.,
aud Nussawndox, Va.
Thero iH also roportod brick mills nt
Louislmrg, N. C., a cannery at Floral
City, Fla., a $10,000 electrical plant at
Nacogdoches, Tex., and others at Hot
Springs, Ark., Loxingt-on and Law-
reucoburg, Ky., aud Union, S. O.
Flouring mills are reported at Akers-
ville, Ky., aud Fair View, N. O., ice
factories at Plnquomine, La., and
High Point, N. C., a manganese fur
nace at Caitorsville, -Ga.', and salt
works at Knoxville, Tenn. Water
works aro to bo built at Union, S. O.
Tho brass and iron foundry at New
port News, Yu., is to be enlarged, and
Cotton mills at Anderson, S. C., will bo
increased in capitul from $250,000
to $500,000. The new buildings of
the week include a $50,000 business
house at Atlanta, Ga., a 5-story busi
ness block, also in Atlanta, churohes
at Water Valley, Miss., and Wilming
ton, N. G., a college at London, Ky.,
residences at Chattauoogn, Tenn., and
a school building ut Tennille, Ga.—
Tradesman (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
GUNNING FOR DUCKS.
Tho I'resUlont Has Another Outing at
Quantlco.
The lighthouse tender Maple, with
President Cleveland and party on
board, nrrivod oft’ Quantioo, Va.,
about 3:20 o’clock Monday morning,
md at onco proceeded down the river
■ind anchored at 4 o’clock in front of
'ho small station of tho Richmond,
Fredorickshnrg and Potomao railroad,
'mown as Widewater.
Tho wator is very wide at that point
mil the littlo station is situated in a
cove which makes it tho best place for
the steamer to unchor.
Tho president was aooompanied by
Commander Lamberton, Dr. O’Reily
and Attorney General Harmon. The
party came down on tho invitation of
Colonol W’thers Walters to enjoy the
duck shooting from his blinds.
The colonel and ono of his guestB,
Colonol Wright Rives, of the United
States army, went on board of the
president’s boat soon after the anchor
was dropped. Arrangements were
soon completed aud by daylight tho
president and his friends were in the
blinds. The decoys were at once set
and two men stationed ou shore with
a small boat to pick the ducks up as
they were brought down.
STEAMER BERMUDA SEIZED.
A Largo FUbiistcrlng Vessel Captured
Off New York.
A New York special says: The iron
steamor Bermuda, flying ,the British
flag, was bonrdod and seized by the
revenue officers off Liberty island late
Monday night.
The Bermuda has been under the
watch of Spain for some time. The
Spanish authorities believed she had
been bought by Cuban revolutionists
and was fitting out as a filibustered
She has been anchored off Liberty
island since Saturday, and Monday
thero was evidence that she was pre
paring for sea, hence the seizure.
Tobacco Factory Burned.
Lucket& Co.’s tobaooo faotory and
stemmery, in Clarkesville, Tenn., has
been destroyed by fire, consuming
1,500,000 pounds of tobacco and caus
ing a loss of $75,000. The loss is fully
covered by iusuranoo.