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SUBSCRIPTION. The CoCHANT AmkIUCAN T 9 PUBLISH RD Weekly in the Interest ok Bartow County, Devoted Mainly to Local New*, and Thinks it has a Right to Expect an Undivided County Patron age me \in n <AnTKv.M.K'oiTKANL Established , b __ dU. DJ C'AKI'K IBVltti* AMKKICAN, ,IB -’ DRUBS! DRUBS! J. 11. WIKLE £ OL, (SUCCESSORS TO D. W. CURRY.) Have now in store the b< st sileatcd, mist comi.lete and varied stocfcof Drugs, Chemicals, Paints, Oils, Glass, Putty, Perfumes, Etc. IN NORTH GEORGIA. Cone to see n, examine *oo <' P *"- 8 - I*bf*ician I*re ciiptioM fil ed ith Ibe K*ealcat Pare day an 1 uight by a lioeu e i ph iiiiiitbU AGENT OIL OOMPN’Y Ch.as. A. Wil*lo, Manager. it/o-ly —:CO TO:- RICHARD L. JONES FOB Fresh Groceries, An! everything g H'd for (he table. FRESH KUOS and <'!!!( KEV'S, •JRR'* ' l* l ('TER, < |t 1C \ M < II KK'-K. VK.G KTAULKS, GA ItDE.N SEEDS, TICS N L-sKL pAUsAGSs i ItEsH MLA L a A re.!Vy V of FAMILY GROCERIES an I ORN EUAL MKR 711- A s I >| iK, I huVe rente la hto rug j lions ■ j .ml above m : wlur • I k e, a ways on hand a g owl KUpj.iy el Hay, Corn, Oats, Cotton Seed, Bran and Meal, ,)n* lean furni h y-u at the MIWEIT FIGURES. I deliver good-to any part of the city free o' (huge. Holieiling ) our pationage and pi omi-ing to treat youweil, lam yours truly, RICHARD L. JONES. febTl-ly Weak Main Street, Cwrtersville, Ga. Peacock & Veal, ITT Wtj r n iture 1 (NORTH GEORGIA FURNITURE HOUSE.) THE CHEAPEST AS WELL AS THE FINEST Parlor anti Bed Room Suits in this section. WE STILL CLAIM TO SELL BETTER GOODSSb LESS MONEY Than Anyother House in this Section. As space forbids mentioning everything, we will only enumerate a few. We have in st >ck and to arrive FINFST PARLOR FUKNITUUF, SUBSTANTIAL ISEI> ROOM FURNITURE, ROOKING CIIAIKS, WAUDUOBRS, BABY CARRIAOFS sit any Price, HI ATT INGS, Iv U GS, C Al l l* KTS, Etc. LADIES, SEE OUR \V Ar, L paper, of wliicli we have the latest and most unique design. We Guarantee Prices and Goods. Respectfully, PEACOCK & VEAL, CARTERSVILLE, GA. R. H. JONES & SONS’ MAN UP AC3TURING COMPANY, CARTERSVILLE, ROME AND STAMP CREEK, GA. —Manufacturers of and Dealers in— BUGGIES, CARRIAGES WAGONS & MATERIAL HSES2SES2SESaSaSaSHSaS2SBSaSHSSSEKSaSZSaSSSME!raSESSSHSESHSESBSES . ALL WORK FULLY GUARANTEED. We can duplicate the work of any first-class manu factory in the country in Price, Quality ancl Finish. We acknowledge no superior in the Carriage Business. Can build any style of vehicle desired; only the very best material used. rebs-ty McCanless’ Baling Press The cut represents the Hand-Power. Can l>e operated by three hands. Turns out ffy? from & M 8 TO 10 BM.EJ PER HOUR. 1 § size of bales 18x24 by 36 inches. Weight iJR |fj \ of bales from 100 to 150 pounds. 1 PRICE OMT.Y SSO. ||| \ McCanless & Cos., Jk ||| \ re| CARTERSVILLE, (11. gffifc.'t Tried and recommended by J H. Gil reath.J. W. Gray. W. C. Barber and others - ■■■■ Ml— Justice Court Blanks, Of all kinds are to be found at THE COURAITT-AMERICAN OFFICE THE COURANT-AMERICAN. BILIOUSNESS Is an affection of the Liver, and can be thoroughly cured by that Grand Regulator of the Liver and Biliary Organs, SIMMONS UVER REGULATOR MANtTACTCRXD BY J. H. raLIN k CO., Philadelphia, Pa. I was afflicted for several years with disordered liver, which resulted in a severe attack of jaundice. I had as good medical attendance as our sec tion affords, who failed utterly to re store me to the enjoyment of my former good health. I then tried the favorite prescription of one of the most renowned physicians of Louis ville, Ky., but to no purpose; where upon I was induced to try filmniuns Liver Regulator. I found imme diate benefit from its use, and it ulti mately restored me to the full enjoy ment of health. A. H. SHIRLEY, Richmond, Ky. HEADACHE Proceeds from a Torpid Liver and Im purities of the Stomach. It can be invariably cured by taking SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR Let all who suffer remember that SICK AND NERVOUS HEADACHES Can be prevented by taking a dose as soon as their symptoms indicate the coming of an attack. , ■ ■ A v.K/ CAPITAL PRIZE, $150,000 “We flo hereby certify that we supervise the arranKeiueuts for all the Monthly anil Sent-An nnal Drawings of The Louisiana State Lottery Company, and in person manage and control the Drawings themselves, and that the same are conducted with honesty, fairness, and in good faith toward all parties, and we authorize the Company to use this certificate, with fac-slmiles of our signature attached, in its advertisements.” / Commissioners. We the undersigned Hanks and Bankers will pay all Prizes drawn in The Louisiana State Lotteries which may be presented at our coun ters. J. H. OGLES3Y, Pres. Louisana Nat. Bk P. LANAUX, Pres. State Nat’l Bank. A. BALDWIN, Pres. N. O. Nat'l Bk CARL KOHN, Pres. Union Nat. Bank. UNPRECEDENTED ATTRACTION!. U Over Haifa Million Distributed. Louisiana State Lottery Company. Incorporated in 1888 for 25 years by the Legis lature for Educational and Charitable purposes —with a capital of $1,000,000 —to which a reserve fund of over $550,000 lias since been added. By an overwhelming popular vote its franchise was made a part of the present .State Constitu tionadopted December 2d, A. I),, 1870. The only Lottery ever voted on and endorsed by the people of any State. It never scales or postpones. Its Grand Single Number Drawings take place monthly, and the Semi- Annual Drawings regularly every six months (June and December). A SPLENDID OPPORTU N IT Y TO WIN A FORTUNE. SEVENTH GRAND DRAWING. CLASS G. IN THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC, NEW ORLEANS, TUESDAY, July 12, 1887—206th Monthly Drawing. Capital Prize $150,000. £MEr“Notice. Tickets are Ten Dollars only. Halves, $5. Fifths, .$2. Tenths, sl. LIST or I'KIZES. 1 CAPITAL PRIZE OF $150,000 $150,000 1 GRAND PRIZE OF 50,000 50,000 1 GRAND PRIZE OF 20,000 20,000 2 LARGE PRIZES OF 10,OIK) 20.000 4 LARGE PRIZES OF 5,000 20,000 20 PHIZES OF 1,000 20,000 r.O “ 500 25.000 100 “ 300 80,000 200 " -’OO 40,000 500 “ 100 50,000 1,000 “ 50 50,000 APPROXIMATION PRIZES. 100 Approximation Prizes of S3OO $.10,000 100 “ “ 200 20,000 1(M) •• “ 100 10,000 2,179 Prizes, amounting to $535,000 Application for rates t o clubs should be made only to the office of the Company in New Or leans. For further information write dearly, giving foil address. POSTAL NOTES, Express Money Orders, or New York Exchange in ordina ry letter. Currency by Express (at our expense) addressed M, A. DAUPHIN. New Orleans, La., or M. A. DAUPHIN, Washington, D. C. Address Registered Letters to NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK, New Orleans, La. REMEMBER and Early, wh.> are in chargeof the diawn g , is a guarantee ol absolute fairness a' and inti gii y that the chances are till i qual, and that no one cat possib y divine what number will drr.w a prize. R KM. MM if PR that tho payment of all Prizes is GUARANTEED ttt FOOKNi itoNAL RANKS of New Orleans, and the Tickets are signed by the President of an In stitution, whose chartered rights are recog nized in the highest* ourts; th refore. beware of any imitations or anonymous schemes. Notice of Local Legislation To the General Assembly of Georgia: Notice is given of intention to apply for the passage of a bill to be entitled, An Act to ammend an Act entitled, “An Act to establish a City Court in the County of Bartow, and for other pur poses,"’ approved Oct. 10, 1885, so as to provided for the drawing of eighteen ju rors instead of sixteen, and requiring the said eighteen jurors to attend and serve at eaeii quarterly term of said court, and to further provide, that parties to eases in said court shall have the right to strike in eripanelling juries for the trial of cases. And to provide further, that, by consent of parties, trial may be had, in civil eases, before a jury of six, and for other purposes. ALSO, A bill to lie entitled, An Act to provide for one Jury Commissioner from each Militia District in the County ofßartow, and who shall be appoiuled as now pro vided by law. ALSO, A bill to be entitled, An Act to render conqietent as jurors all persons in the County of Bartow who are over sixty years of age, and who areotherwise com petent; and to require the Jury Com missioners of said county to place the names of such persons in the jury box. ALSO, A bill to be entitled, An Act to author ize and require the registration of all voters in the County of Bartow ; to pro vide penalties for the violation of the same, and for other purposes. A. M. Foute. TRIUMPHANT SONGS For Sunday Schools and Gospel Meetings. Price by mail, 25 cents; by express, not prepaid, $3 CO per dozen ; S3O per one hundred. Address, WIKLEACO., UneS-tf Cartersville, Ga. CARTERS'YILLE, GA., THURSDAY. JUNE 30, 1887. CRAIG’S COLLAPSE. Tolliver, the Terror of Rowan County, Ky., Disposed of at Last. The Coirant-Aubbican has from time to time published accounts of the out lawry in Rowan county, Kv., anti Its chief instigator, Craig Tolliver. Jfst now all Kentucky is enjoying a genuine Queen’s jubilee over the killing of Tolli ver and three of his gang, and the probable breaking up of hostilities. A special to the Louisville Courier-Journal thus pictures the finale to one of the most demoralizing state of affairs that ever existed in tlie history of the coin try : The news from Rowan to-day is of sie most exciting character, as it appearsfo l>e an indisputable fact that Craig Tolli ver is killed and his gang dismembered forever. The news comes by a Lexirig ton minister and others, who came through Morehead to-day on the sorid train from Norfolk, Yu. At about 9:80 o’clock this morning, when this train was within a few miles of Morehead, it was flagged by some citizens, anil when it came to a stop they informed the con ductor that a bloody battle was gonig on in Morehead between a Sheriff's posne and the Tolliver gang, and that it would not be safe for the train to proceed until hostilities ceased. The passengers aid trainmen were very much frightened, aad at their solicitation the conductor ran the train on to Martin’s switch, two miles and a half east of Morehead. There they remained until 12 o’clock, when they were notified that the fighting was over and that the train might safely pass through Morehead. The train stop ped at Morehead for some time, and there the passengers viewed the slain and learned the particulars of the battle, which appear to be about as follows; Sheriff Hogg, presumably acting under instructions from the State authorities, as he recently visited Frankfort to see Gov. Knott, has been for about a weTk quietly organizing a very large posse of determined men in the upper part of Rowan county, and in the adjoining counties, for the purpose of arresting Craig Tolliver or all the party who wine implicated in the murder of the Logan boys, some two weeks ago. Craig Tol liver had received intimations of this, but they were so vague that he supposed the party would be regulators instead of a sheriffs posse, and it was in this way that rumors of regulators got abroad. Tolliver and his party, consisting of some ten men, were quite vigilant, and it is evident that they expected the regula tors to come from the direction of ington for they went heavily armed to meet every eastward-bound train at the depot, to search for all suspicious char acters and see that nobody got off at Morehead except such persons as they wished. On Monday night last a brake man uuthoughtedly stepped off the train at Morehead, and he was instantly covered by half a dozen guns, and only s’aved his life by throwing up his hands an explaia who he' was. Sheriff Hogg armed and equipped Ids large posse with Winchester rifles and cartridges, which one of his agents had purchased in Cincinnati and hud secretly conveyed to his rendezvous while lie was organizing the posse. Every thing was ready for the move on Tolliver several days ago, but as it was known that neither he nor any of his gang would peacabiy submit to legal ar rest of any kind, it was deemed best to have the plans of thecampaign thorough ly ruptured and digested before any ileejp ive step should be taken. This occasioned delay. One of the questions mooted by the Sheriff and his assistants was whether it would be better to make the raid by day or by night, and it was finally determined to make it by day, so that women, children and unoffending citizens generally might be spared as much danger and alarm as possible. The day fixed for the arrest of the as sasins was Wednesday, June 22, and the time about 8 o’clock in the morning. Accordingly at an early hour this morn ing people living on the line of the rail road within two or three miles of More head on each side of the town, were noti fied to stop all trains and inform the conductors what was going on in More head, so that the passengers and train men might not be carried heedlessly in to danger. Sheriff Hogg’s band of resolute men, numbering probably more than two hun dred, appeared suddenly at Morehead, about 8 o’clock in the morning. A cor don was first established around the en tire town in the brush, where they could not be seen. The sheriff then entered the town at the head of about one hundred well-armed men. Craig Tolliver and his ten followers immediately retreated pre cipitately to the Cottage Hotel, w,hich they had previously barricaded in such a manner as to make it quite a formida ble fortification. Sheriff Hogg then noti fied Tolliver that he had warrants for the arrest of all the men implicated in the killing of the Logan boys, and asked that they all submit peaceably to arrest under the law. Tolliver’s reply was that neither he nor his men would be arrested, and that a hundred could not take them. His party then opened lire upon the sheriff and the issue was joined. Quite a brisk rattle of musketry ensued, and the fighting was kept up for probably two hours and a half, the only casualty during that time being a flesh wound in the leg received by one of the sheriff's men. The attacking party, however, were gradually drawing their lines closer around Tolliver’s forti eation, and the besieged party, finding things growing too warm for them, con cluded to make a bold rush for liberty, cut their way through the sheriff’s lines, and take to the bush, which, once reach ed, vvouid afford them a secure escajie. But as they made the rush they were met by a tremendous volley, which killed Craig Tolliver, Bud Tolliver, Jay Tolliver and Hiram Cooper. They were all shot through the head and died instantly. Craig Tolliver seems to have been a gen eral target, as he was so thoroughly rid dled by bullets as to be scarcely recog nizable. The other men of the gang got through the line, and probably im agined they were safe; but as they ap proached the bush they were met by a volley from the outside cordon, a line of men stationed ten or twelve feet apart all around the town. This volley wound ed Cate Tolliver, a twelve-year old boy, and three others, all of whom were cap tured, except Cate Tolliver, who crawled into the brush and is still at large. The balance of the gaug, three in number, ulso escaped to the brush, but oneof them has since been captured. Whether the other two were wounded or not is not known. This brought the battle to an end, and the slain were gathered up and laid out on the street, where they were viewed by the people and by the passengers from the train. Hiram Cooper, one of the dead Tolli verites, was probably the immediate cause of the outraged law being at last vindicated. He was a notorious charac ter and a very desperate man. Several weeks ago notices were posted about Morehead, notifying him that he must leave Rowan county on account of his numerous thefts. It is stated that Allie Young, sou of Z, T. Young, impressed upon Cooper that he ought to get out warrants against somebody for posting up those placards, and it was flnaUy de termined to settle the authorship of the placards upon the Logan boys, especially as that would be convenient to Craig Tolliver, who wanted them out of the way, and could find some good excuse to murder them. Accordingly warrants charging the Lo gan boys with kukluxing were made out, and they were arrested and murdered, the excuse for the murder being that they had resistid arrest and fired upon the arresting officer's posse. And so at last the bloody war in Rowan county is ended, after the almost com plete extinction of the original Martin and Tolliver factions, who began it nearly four years -ago. During the troubles twenty-one men have been killed and as many more wounded; thousands of dol lars' worth of property has l>een left to destruction by the owners lieing com pelled to flee the country for their lives. But the law at last is vindicated, and has asserted its authority, and bloody Rowan may at last hope for jieaee and pros perify. ALL ABOUT A COW. Terrible Tragedy Near Itiuggoid, Ga. Chattanooga Times 24th inst.j News of a terrible tragedy near Ring gold, Ga., thirty miles below this city, was received yesterday. Three men were cut almost to death, and all about acow, too. Wednesday afternoon in one of the civil districts near Ringgold there was a suit between a man named Dempsey and Hark over the ownership of an old cow. The suit was deckled against Clark and he was very angry in consequence. He swore he ha l not received justice, and in order to appease his wrath, be concluded to thrash his opponent in the suit, Luke Dempsey, lie had never undertaken the job before and he doubtless heartily wished he hail never attempted it when he realized the awful results. THE WAR BEGUN when Clark walked up to Dempsey and dealt him a stunning blow in the face, sending him to earth. When Dempsey arose he had a huge knife clutched tight ly in his hand. He made at his assailant and before Clark could escape, he had been cut several times and was bleeding profusely. At this time his brother went to his rescue and he met with an even more terrible reception than his brother before him. Dempsey wielded his knife with telling effect and he would have soon killed Clark, but for the interference of the father of the two sons. He sought to protect them and at the same time made an effort to kill Dempsey. The lat ter warded off' the old man’s savage at tack and in a moment drew the keen and bloody knife blade ACROSS OLD MAN CLARK’S THROAT and the injured man fell to the ground where he was stabbed several times by the infuriated man. The scene was one terrible to behold. The two Clark boys were standing near-by covered with blood, exhausted and unable to aid their father, who lay dying not twenty feet distant. They were removed to their homes where they received medical aid. Old man Clark received a dozen wounds and his injuries were pronounced fatal. He was in a dying condition yesterday. Dempsey surrendered to the author ities aud was lodged in jail. His Autograph on a Brick. From the Farrington (Me.) Chronicle. Half a century ago there was a brick yard on the north side of the road at the foot of the Ames hill, so called, near what is now the Messrs. Riggs’ tannery. One day Capt. E. V. Stewart, then 30 years of age, was in that yard, and while walk ing around among the unburned brick which were scattered about he picked up a sharp stick and carelessly wrote the following upon one of them: “F. V. Stewart, 183(1.” This brick, with others, went into the kiln, was burned, and after ward was laid into the walls of the Old South church (erected that year). Noth ing more was thought of the matter till a short time ago, when, as a workman was cleaning the brick from the walls of the church burned in the great fire, the identical brick was brought to light—as perfect in shape as when laid, and with the inscription upon it as plain as print. This valuable relic was carefully pre served by Mrs. J. P. Thwing till Mr. Stewart's return from Boston, when she presented it to him. Mr. Stewart is now 80 years of age, and he says it will take a big sum of money to get that brick away from him. Another Musical frodifj. A Reidsville, N. C., despatch says; Henry Graves Easley, three years old, gave a musical entertainment at the opera house last evening consisting of piano, organ and mouth-harp music. Henry is the only child of his parents, who are residents of this county, Like Blind Tom, he was born blind. His pa rents have exhibited him in several of the neighboring towns, and already he has won a local fame. Night before last, at a farmer’s house, where lie and his parents lodged, Henry got hold of a bfg German aecordeon and astonished the. household by [flaying a sure enough tune, some one helping him to work the bel lows. Yesterday he was wheeled in a baby carriage from house to house and every piano in town was at his service. At Sheriff Gallaway’s residence, Miss Wallace, the sheriff’s daughter, a good pianist, played for him the “Mocking Bird.” The infant, held at the time in his mother’s lap, bent his head, and with one hand to his ear, listened intently. Then he sprang to the floor, and with outstretched hands toddled to the piano and exclaimed: “’Etmep'ay! ’et me p’ay!” They placed him to the instru ment aud he played the “Mocking Bird” in perfect imitation of the young woman playing. HIS LOVE TO ME. Lights and Shadows.] To an invalid friend, who was a tremb ling, doubting believer, a clergyman once said: “When I leave you I shall goto my own residence, *1 the Lord will; and when there the first thing I expect to do is to call for a baby that is in the house. I expect to place her on my knee, and look down into her sweet eyes, and listen to her charming prattle; and, tired as I am, her presence will rest me, for I love that child with unutterable tenderness. “But the fact is, she does not love me; or, to say the most for her, she loves me very little. If my heart were breaking un der the burden of a crushing sorrow, it would not disturb her sleep. If my body were racked with excruciating [tain, it would not interrupt her play with her toys. If I were dead, she would be amused in watching my pale face and closed eyes. If my friends came to remove the corpse to the place of burial, she would clap her hands in glee, and in two or three days totally forgot her papa. Besides this, she has never brought me in a penny, but has been a constant ex pense on my hands ever since she was born. Act, although I am not rich in the world's possessions, there is not money enough in the world to buy my baby. How is it? Does she love me or do I love her? Do I withhold my love until I know she loves me? Am 1 wait ing for her to do something worthy of my love before extending it to her?” “Oh, 1 see it,” said the sick man, while the tears ran down his cheeks, “ I see it clearly; it is not my love to God, but God's' to me I ought to be thinking about. And I do love him now as 1 never loved him before.” From that time his peace was like a river. WALL STREET'S WAYS. The Notorious Gambling Thoroughfare Experiences a “Panicky ” Shake. Wall street, the center of all gambling operations in this country, experienced almost u panic last Friday. Those that are not burdened with an overload of stocks and are only pursuing the even tenor of a quiet life, will read the press dispatches with some degree of interest. The dispatches of that day say: Wall street has not experienced such a disastrous panic as afflicted it to-day, in years. The wrecks of May, 188-L aud the wretchedness of December, 188(5, were not comparable to the wild excitement aud serious damage of to-day. Colossal fortunes were swept away in an hour, aud many a man who left home this morning with the proud consciousness of wealth, returns to-night bankrupt and hopeless. The raid was not on fancy sjiecialties, as it was last Decemlier, but there seemed to be a sudden and total destruction of confidence in all values and the entire list of stocks—good, bad and indifferent— went to smash. The decline set in imme diately after the opening, and there was no check to the ruinous sacrifice until after uoou. Alarming rumors filled the air, and tiie maddening scene on the floor of the exchange was past all description. Manipulators of the money market helped the awful collapse on by calling in loans and forcing lines of long stock to sale. Money was rapidly bid up to one hun dred per cent.ayear. Under this pressure universal ruin looked inevitable. The most wonderful fact of the day is that no failures have been announced. Some may l)e reported to-morrow, and that apprehension fills everybody to-night with fear and trembling. At one time to-day Mr. Gould was reported dead, at another it was said that Cyrus W. Field was broke, and still another rumor made Russell Sage a vic tim to the widespread slaughter of the hour. Many say that the ruinous turn and tumble in prices to-day was in a great measure the result of the recent collapse in coffee here; in wheat at Chicago; in gas at Baltimore, and the disaster to the Fidelity bank at Cincinnati. Certainly all these unfavorable occurrences shook public confidence violently, and Wall street’s terrible aggravation of those evils to-day shocks all matters of finance from London to San Francisco. It is a serious backset to general prosperity and makes all men timid of all classes of securities, and suspicious even of legiti mate enterprises. In this sense it is a calamity to the whole country. The following figures tell briefly the sad and ruinous record of the day: Manhat tan, at its extreme decline, had fallen from the opening price $42 per share; Missouri Pacific sls; Richmond Ter minal $7.75; New England $5.75; Texas Pacific $6; Western Union $7.50, and so on through the list. Before the close there was a sharp recovery, but very few stocks at the finish were nearly so high as last night. The talk to-night is that the awful slump is due to a concerted action be tween Gould, Sage and Field, aimed at the total annihilation of Henry Ives, recently of Baltimore and Ohio deal fame. And thus again has Gould put 1 is iron hand at the throat of Wall street and choked it nearly to death. He goes to bed to-night with the unavoidable consciousness of having ruined men by the score, and has no other pay for his work but a knowledge of an increase in his own millions. WHAT WAS IT? Isn’t It About Time Prohibition .Should Prevail in Brunswick? Brunswick Advertiser.] A strange phenomenon occurred yes terday on the wooden pavement of Mr. It. It. Hopkins, of Brunswick. The story seems so improbable that we naturally shrink from giving publicity to it, but it is verified not only by Mr. Hopkins him self but also by Mr. Samuel Mallard, of Thomasville, who is stopping with Mr. Hopkins, and the ladies of Mr. Hopkins aud Mr. W. A. Jeter’s house —seven peo ple in all. The facts as narrated are these: Yesterday at noon, when the sun was shining its hottest, Mr. Jeter’s little girl came over to Mr. Hopkins, just across the street, to let him know that his sidewalk was afire. Upon going out Mr. H. found a blaze coming up between the cracks of the [flanks —no sooner had he put it out than he noticed other places smoking. He then commenced experi menting, and wherever he drew his foot across the plank it would take fire; a dog’s track on the walk would immedi ately become a blaze. No place on the sidewalk would ignite from this friction except that where the sun had power— the least shade would prevent it. The blaze as described to us was similar to that of brandy afire —a sort of bluish cast. As soon as Mr. Hopkins had satis fied himself that there were no matches or sulphur on the walk, he sprinkled the walk with water, aud thus put an end to the phenomenon. At noon to-day we visited the scene and tried several experi ments, but could gain no results like that of yesterday. We saw however the charred places ou the sidewalk caused by the phenomenon of the day before. One peculiarity about the matter is that only the dry [flank free from pitch would take fire. Those out of which the pitch had been drawn would not ignite. What scientist will explain this strange phe nomenon? Financial Worth of a Wife. Let a man become a widower and he soon learns what the financial worth of a wife was to him. When he is compelled to hire the food cooked, the garments made or mended, the washing and iron ing done, he finds that one-half of his in come is required to meet these outgoes. Who saved this expense before? Let the cold fingers and the silent lips in the graveyard bear testimony. The family purse should be accessible to a faithful wife as so the husband. What man would consent to become a partner in a company in which his brother partner should alone have control of the com pany's funds? There is no one thing more degrading and depressing to a liard-working wife than to feel that she must beg like a tramp for everything she spends beyond her food, which as truly belongs to her as though she earned it as a domestic or shop girl. A band of horse thieves, the oldest member being twenty-two, running from that age down to fourteen, has been dis covered iu New Mexico. The members took the oath in conventional robber style, being sworn npon a glittering blade, while the res;t of the band flashed their daggers in the light of a camp fire. How Women Differ From Men. At least three men ou the average jury are bound to disagree with the rest just to show that they’ve got minds of their own; but there’s no disagreement among the women as to the merits of Dr. Pierce s “Favorite Prescription.” They are all unanimous in pronouncing it the best remedy in the world for all those chronic diseases, weaknesses and complaints pe culiar to their sex. It transforms the pale, haggard, despirited woman into one of sparkling health, and the ringing laugh again “reigns supreme” in the hap py household. Duration of Human Life. From the Sew Orleans Times Democrat.! A northern magazine lots latterly been investigating the question of old age, to determine accurately the duration of hu man life, interviewing eminent physicians and physiologists on the subject, and has brought out a great many facts and figures that will startle the public. The “duration of life” is exceedingly vague and undetermined; and when people are asked how long men live the most various and contradictory of an swers are returned. One will answer thirty years; another the three-score and ten of the Bible; others more, others again less. The investigations made by l)r. Dunlap show that the life of man is naturally much greater than any of those estimates, and that few men live the num ber of years for which nature designed them, being generally cut short by dissi pation. carelessness and unhealthy cli mate. or some other cause, but were human beingscared for like animals, were they governed and controlled by other persons, and everything done to make their lives as long as possible, as we and with horses, cows, etc., mankind would be surprised at. the span of life nature has endowed them with, and centenari ans would cease to be a curiosity. The late l‘rof. Faraday fixed the dura tion of life at 100 years, that being the age to which man ought to live and would live unless cut short prematurely by accident or his own crime or eurless noss. Dr. Farr entertained the same view, and supported it by the strongest evidence from natural history, From *2O to 40 one is a young man, from 40 to 00 middle-aged, from (50 to 80 elderly, and from 80 to 100 old. .Prof. J. R. Buchanan agreed with the other scientists on this subject, and, in deed, went somewhat further than they. He was convinced that both popular opinion and the medical profession un derrated the limits of human longevity, and declared that when men would be bryd and trained with as much care as horses and cattle are, the limits of human life would be placed at 140 years instead of 100. While there can be little doubt that a' majority of the cases of longevity re ported are bogus, it is at the same time equally proved that human life is grow ing longer nearly every year, in conse quence of the better care taken. In the present century life has been increased nearly twelve years in civilized countries simply by the improvement in sanitary methods, despite our careless, reckless manner of living, the lack of proper food, the insufficient quarters and care shown the poorer classes. This experience strongly supports the views of Faraday and others, that with the proper atten tion human life can be lengthened beyond the century, but as this requires teniiter ance in all things, that we should work just enough, but not too long, avoid alcoholic drinks, tobacco, rich food, over eating and drinking, and necessitates generally the living of a quiet, regular life, free from all excitement, worry, etc., this discovery is of theoretical rather than practical value. We can live be yond lot) years, perhaps up to 140, but only when well to do, so as to avoid ex cessive labor and able to live in a climate which suits best, and by avoiding and refusing all those pleasures and enjoy ments which form so important a part of our life. A COUSIN’S PERSECUTION. Preparing Funeral For a Young Daily Who Was Extremely Alive. A Youngstown, (O.) dispatch to the Philadelphia Press says: ()1 lifers are en gaged hare in securing evidence showing despicable conduct on the part of a young man. The victim is Miss Jessie White, of Joliet, 111., a neice of Mr. Hiram Park, of this city. Miss White is an educated young lady just past her 17th year and is well known here. Last October the young man began his perse cution by having an announcement of the death of Miss White published in a paper and at the same time posting a letter to an undertaker, purporting to be signed by Mrs. J. 8. White, stating that her daughter was dead, and request ing that a casket and carriage be fur nished for a funeral. The same day sev eral young men, who were known to be warm friends of Miss White, received let ters requesting them to act as pall-bear ers. The letters were written on pink tinted note paper and enclosed in envel opes of the same paper. The note re ceived by the undertaker was as follows: Dear Sir —l am obliged to notify you of the death of our beldvod daughter, Jessie, which was due to heart-disease. I wish you to furnish the funeral neces saries. The measure for the casket is five feet two. I want the casket to be white lined, and very stylish. Please bring some robes, so 1 can select one. Yours respectfully. Mrs. C. A. White. A day or two later the undertaker re ceived the following note: “I have now laid my plans so that the White family will have to grieve the death of their daughter Jessie. It seems as though she wanted to live in single blessedness, for no strange man can win a smile from her, and she passes along the street without looking at me. This city is too quiet and needs a murder case to make excitement. It is always catching before hanging.” Since then notes has been slipped in un der the door of her residence, thrown in the yard and sent to her through the mails, all intimating that the writer would kill her on sight. One morning the family found a large piece of erajie tied on the doorjknob. Mr. Park has a large number of letters in his posession, the writer evinently intended if possible to frighten Mrs. White into insanity. Officers were placed in charge of the ease and Mr. Park received a message stating that the alleged writer of the letters has been arrested. His name is D. C. White, and he is a cousin of the young lady. He was found loitering around her resi dence, and when arrested said; “1 don't write those letters, and you can’t prove it.” On searening his room note paper was found corresponding to that on which the letters were written. He was placed under bonds to await a hearing, and Mr. Park feft for Joilet to-day to look after the case? How a Colored Mail-Car we k Got $5,000. An Athison (Kas.) colored mail carrier, A. L. llobb, C. 8. P. 0. employ uh a mail-carrier lor several years past. My attention was called to The Louisiana State Lottery, and made up my mind that I would buy a ticket. For seven consecutive monts I invested one dollar a month as regularly as the month came, and up to April 1 drew a blank. I concluded to go one dollar more, and I was going to quit. I sent my dollar as before to M. A. Uauphin, New Orleans, La., and received ticket number 23,899, and found that I had drawn a prize of $5,000 and I deposited it in the ex change National Bank of this city.— Atchison (Kas.)Champion, May 3. Maxwell, the murderer of Preller, ex hibited much dejection when told that the Supreme court in Missouri had af firmed his death sentence, but he still in sisted that his trial was a farce. 11 is counsel will now, it is said, move for a rehearing of the case, and if iaiiH, an attempt will be made to get it to the United States Supreme court on consti tutional points. The date of execution was fixed for July 12th. ADVERTISEMENTS. Titf. Cor rant-American rs the only Paper Published in one of the Best Countjes in North Georgia. Its Cir cut.ation is second to none of its Cl AS Reasonable Rates on Application. $1.50 Per Annum—sc. a Copy. POSTMASTER’S SALARIES. Annual Adjustment of the Presidential Grade—lncrease and Decrease In Pay. Washington, Juue24.—The annual ad justment of the salaries of the post-offices of the presidential grade, has been com pleted by the postal officials. These pres idential postoffitvs, so called because the salary being at least one thousand dol lars a year, the postmasters appointed by the president are of three classes: The first-class comprises those offices where the salary is three thousand dollars or more; the second-class range from two thousand dollars to three thousand dol lars, and the third class from one t hous and dollars to two thousand dollars. Under the law the pay of the presidential IKjstmasters must be adjusted at the be ginning of each fiscal year. One of the most gratifying exhibits of the present adjustment is the very general increase of salaries which is considered by the de partment us an unfailing indication of business prosperity, ils it has been found that the postal revenues upon which the salary is predicated, are quick to respond to any commercial expansion. 1 here is in Georgia 1,515 ]M>stoffieos of all classes, of which 28 are of the presi dential class. The largest increase of salary secured is two hundred dollars, both Buiubridge and Madison receiving this additional iucome. On the other lmml two offices, Uuthbert and Thonms ville, suffer a reduction of two hundred dollars. Twelve offices get an increase of a single hundred dollars. The only office promoted from the fourth class to the presidential grade since the adjustment lias been Wayeross. The following statement shows the presidential postoffiees of Georgir, to gether with the existing and new salaries for the next fiscal year: „ . Old yew lost Office Sulary Salary Albany $1(100 SI7OO Americas 1000 1000 Athens 10(H) 1900 Atlanta 3300 33(H) Augusta 2800 2900 Buiubridge 1200 1400 Brunswick 1700 1800 Carters ville 1 1300 Columbus 2400 2500 Cnth bert 1400 1200 Dalton i4oo 1400 Gainesville 1500 1500 Griffin. 1500 1000 liawkinsvilie 1200 I.'HK) LaU range 1300 1400 Macon 2700 2800 Madison 1100 13(H) Marietta 1300 1000 Milledgeville 1200 1400 Neman 1400 1400 Quit-man 1000 io<H) Savannah : 3200 3200 Thomas ville 19(H) 1700 Valdosta 1100 1200 Washington 1200 1200 West Point 11(H) 11(H) Wayeross 1100 1100 Important Decision. The supreme court of Illinois has just rendered a very important decision to bank directors and depositors. The case had been in the courts for several years. The plaintiff in the ease was a depositor in a bank in that state, and the bank failed while holding his depos its, and he brought suit against the di rectors individually, setting up the claim that if the deposits were received when the directors, by exercising due dilligence, might have known that the bank was in solvent, they were legally liable for the deposits. The circuit court gave judg ment for the plaintiff, and the defendant appealed from that decision to the appelate court which confirmed the de cision of the court below. The cose was then carried to the supreme court, which affirmed the decision of the two lower courts. The opinion declares that bank directors are trustees for depositors as well as stock holders, and that they are bound to the observance of ordinary care and diligence, ami are hence liable for injuries resulting from its non-ob servance. How President Cleveland Liven. Breakfast is ready at the White House at 8:30, and the President never waits in vain for an appetite for this first meal of the three that satisfy and sustain him. Fruit, oatmeal or some other cereal food, chops, beefsteak, eggs, fish, with coffee and rolls, make up this meal. Then comes the morning in the library, where the President receives most of his busi ness visitors standing, moving from one to the other in a circle until all are disposed of. Two days of the week— Tuesdays and Fridays—break in upon the routine for other days. On three days he goes down into the East Room at 1 o’clock to shake hands with people who call to pay respects. In this way his time is occupied until luncheon is an nounced at 1:30. This meal is plain cold meat; bread and butter, a relish perhaps now and then, a green tea, and again fruit. Dinner Is served at 7: It iu only an ordinary meal of soup, fish, an entree and a roast with a simple dressing, and fruit, for the President enjoys fruit at every meal. In addition to the beverage named as being used at breakfast and luncheon the President drinks but little. Wine is never on the White House table except there be guests present. An erroneous impression has obtained re garding the President's tastes in this respect. Lager beer or ale are used by him very rarely. Ihe President uses tobacco. He smokes not more than two cigars a day and these after dinner, when he goes up to the library to resume his work after a chat with the White House family.—New York Herald of Health. 11 t'Max Calves. An exchange gays—“ Nine-tenths of the unhappy marriages result from the hu man calves being allowed to ruu at large in society pastures.” Nine tenths of the chronic or .lingering diseases of to-day originate in impure blood, liver com plaint or taliousness, resulting in scrofu la, consumption (which is but scrofula of the lungs), sores, ulcers, skin diseases and kindred affections. Dr. Pierce’s “Golden Medical Discovery” cures all these. Of druggists. Smile Whenever You Can. When things don't so to suit you. And the world seems upside down, Don’t w aste your time In fretting. But drive away that frown; .Since life is oft perplexing, 'Tie much the wisest plan To bear all trials bravely. And smile whene’er you can. Why should you dread the morrow And thus despoil to-day ? For when you borrow trouble You always have to pay. It Is a good old maxim. Which often should be preached— Don’t cross the bridge before you Until the bridge is reached. Yon might be spared much sighing If you would keep in mind The thought that good and evil Are always well combined. • There must be somethin*: wanting, And though you roll in' wealth, You may miss from your casket That precious jewel—health. And though you're strong and sturdy You may have an empty purse ( And earth has many trials Which I consider worse); Ilut whether joy or sorrow Fill up your mortal span, ’Twill make your pathway brighter To smile whene’er you can. [Somerville Journal.