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THE FREE PRESS.
WASHINGTON CITY.
Washington, D. Dec. 2, 1879.
Dear Free Press: I reached this city a
few days ago for the first time in my life,
and venture to send you a few dots of
first impressions. I got here in time to
witness the re-assembling ot congress,
and promised myself the pleasure of
witnessing the meeting of at least one of
the houses, but unfortunately when I got
to the house of representatives, I found
that I was too late. The galleries, cor
riders and all approaches were jammed
with immense crowds. All I could see
was through the glass panel of one of
the doors of the house. This was not
very interesting, but I caught glimpses
of the meeting and greetings of leading
members of the house, and I must con
fess my surprise. I saw prominent re
publicans and prominent democrats sa
luting each other with as much agreea
bfeness ot manner as if they were all ex
ceedingly friendly to each other. I was
glad to see the prominent democrats as
well as republicans seem to pay great re
spect to Dr. Felton and Mr. Stephens.
These gentlemen do not seem to be ruled
out of the democratic party. I find at
the hotels, wherever I go that Dr. Fel
ton’s letter has produced a very
profound impression in all circles.
So far as I have met with democrats, I
have heard but one expression about his
letter, and that is that there is nothing
In it inconsistent with his past known
opinions. While some sore-heads are
deepty wounded by his cuts, yet all ad
mit that his criticism upon the bunders
of some of the assumed leaders of the
party at the extra session are perfectly
true and just.
Very few remained in the senate or
house to hear the reading of the message,
because it had been published in several
newspapers the day before the assem
bling of congress. This is the cause of
general criticism and complaint. In ex
tenuation of this nlbst extraordinary fact
in our history, it is said,.on the part of
the friends of the president, that his
message was published in New York on
ly upon a breach of confidence. In
sending a sealed copy to newspapers in
distant parts of the country, he did but
do what has been customary ever since
the days of Mr. Buchanan, but such cop
ies were always sent with the expressed
injunction that they were not to be open
ed until notification should be given by
telegram that the message was sent to
congress. In this ease the friends of Mr.
Hayes say that he did not do anything
but what has been usual for a number of
3'ears. This is the first instance in which
this breach of confidence has ever been
violated. It is said that Mr. Hayes is
much aggrieved by n. xlv.
man, also, it is said, is m quite a
that hio roport naa in like manner oeeu
published in the newspapers before it
was sent to congress. He asserts that in
some way his report has been moct Sur
reptitiously abstracted from his office. I
heard one party say that the secretary
was so indignant that he would give five
hundred dollars to know how a copy of
his report had been so eloined from his
desk. Upon the whole, leading men of
all parties here seem to be in very good
humor with each other. Some news
gatherer augur from this demonstration a
short and unexciting session. How this j
will be time must disclose,
Mr. Stephens, Geergia’s honored rep
respentative from the Bth district, was
quite ill on Saturday night last. He
went up to the house, however, yester
day upon the organization, but remained
only a short time. I called to see him
as soon as I arrived here, and found him
surrounded by newspaper reporters.
There is no man, perhaps, in the country
whose opinions are more eagerly sought
after, and I never saw any person more
annoyed at importunities pressed upon
him, even in a sick bed, for his opinions.
Last night I witnessed two scenes of this
character. Parts of these scenes might
be interesting to your readers, but I do
not feel at all competent to present them
in such light as would give the reader a
vivid picture of the surroundings. One
of these interviewers wanted to know
what Mr. Stephens thought of the mes
sage upon the currency question. Mr.
Stephens told him that he had no opin
ion to give, because he had to leave
the house before the message was read,
and that he did not know what the
recommendations of the president upon
that subject were. The reporter then
told him they were for a suspension of
the coinage of silver. “Well,” said Mr.
Stephens, instantly, “if that be his
recommendation, I am utterly opposed
to it. All the evils which are now af
fecting the industries of the country, in
every department, sprang chiefly from
the demonetization of silver in 1373.
More than half the metal money of the
world was by that blow stricken from
its debt-paying power. There were then
eight thousand millions of metal money
in the world in round numbers. Four
thousand 'five hundred millions of this
money was silver, and from this fell
blow came most of our pecuniary dis
asters and ruin within the last six
years. There can be no real revival of
prosperity until silver is restored to its
dignity as money in the payment of
debts and in the discharge of its furfc
tions of money in all commercial trans
actions.”
“But,” said the interviewer, “how
about this business boom which is now
giving life to trade and prosperity all
over the country?”
To this Mr. Stephens replied, “There
is nothing substantial in this boom so
much talked about. It arose entirely
from the importation of seventy-five or
eighty millions of gold brought to this
country for payment for breadstufls. It
arose entirely from short grain crops in
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 11, 1879.
Europe and largi crops in the United
States. Just as on as these local and
temporary causes shall pass away, we
shall be in a Avope condition than we
were before, unles some salutary legis
lation is adopted ty congress. Just as
soon as this balanci of trade shall turn
the other way, air general interests
which have been elevated by this in
coming tide, will fall harder upon the
rocks as it passes ait. Now, if congress,
in my opinion, had at its last session, by
an unlimited coinage of silver, and put
ting it upon an equal footing with gold,
had turned out a hunched million of sil
ver dollars and Isued certificates
for that amount, the p’esent boom would
have been as much greater than it is as
a hundred million of sound currency is
greater than seventy-five or eighty-mil
lions. What the interests of this coun
try want and have Avaited for years is an
increased volume of currency, founded
upon coin—silver and gold—the money
of the world from the days of Abraham
and anterior. When diver was stricken
from the list of money, the volume of
sound currency was reduced more than
one-half. Trade, commerce and all inter
ests were thereby blighted and blasted
and the dents, public and private, in
creased many fold. Tie trade and com
mercial business of the United States re-
quires a volume of currency not less, in
my opinion, than a thousand millions. I
am for sound currency and none other
but sound currency. I m for hard
money—the hardest of money—silver—
not to cart it about and transfer from
one part of the country to another,
but for a hard money—silver money
—harder than gold—to be coined
and kept in the vaults of the gov
ernment and for barsofsilve bullion and
gold bullion to be essayed and properly
stamped, and standard at legal value
and certificates of this coin and bullion
to be issued from the treasury which
will be the best curcurrency, in
my judgment, in the world. When
this is clone you will witness a
boom that will be permanent,
and bring it with it permanent prosperity
to the country and life and energy to all
its industries,”
Interviewer —Do you think congress
will adopt your views at the present ses
sion ?
The reply to this was: “I do not know.
It is hard to tell what congress will do.
I greatly fear they will do as former con
gresses have done—pay no regard to the
real interests of ttie people, but waste
their time in wrangling over matters con
nected with president-making.”
I don’t pretend to give the exact words
of Mr. Stephens, but just as I understood
*nd remember it, _ io-day
Jomnnstrated very strongly against the
policy of the president looking to a sus
pension of the further coinage of silver.
They' were, 1 am told, Mr. Fort, of Illi
nois, and Mr. Price, of Michigan.
Mr. Speer, the young member from the
ninth -district of Georgia, introduced a
very important bill to-day, which ex
cited a good deal of attention, In sub
stance, it provides in times of peace mili
tary dress parades and bands of music
shall be prohibited on Sunday.
Berrien.
NORTH GEORGIA CONFERENCE.
The Appointments of the Preachers for
the Incoming Year.
ATHENS DISTRICT — R W BIGHAM, P E.
Athens—G W. Yarbrough ;P A Heard,
sup.
Oconee Street—W R Branham, jr.
Factory Mission —J J Morgan.
Watkinsville —W J Cotter.
Athens Circuit —John B Robbins.
Winterville—Amicus W Williams,
Lexington —B F Farris; E G Fuller,
sup.
White Plains—W P Lovejoy.
Greensboro—H C Christian, R. J. Big
ham.
Madison —H. J. Adams.
Morgan —C L Patillo.
Rutledge—Felix P Brown.
Barnett —E A Gray.
Little River—S D Evans.
Washington —George E Gardner.
Broad River—C A Conaway.
Lincolnton —J W G Watkins; E P
Bonner, sup.
State University—E W Speer, profes
sor.
Monroe —D F C Timmons,
ATLANTA DITTRICT. —J BORING, PE.
First Church—C A Evans.
Trinity—J W Heidt, W M Crumpley,
sup.
Evans Chapel—Thos. A Seals.
Payne’s Chapel—W. F. Quillian.
St. Paul—A C Thomas.
Sixth Church—W A Candler.
Atlanta Circuit—Sup., A. G. Dempsey.
City Mission —F B Davies.
East Point—L P Neese.
Fulton Circuit —W R Foote, sr.
Edgewood—Alex M Thigpen.
Decatur —W P Pledger.
Stone Mountain—
Conyers —W F Robinson; A Means,
sup.
South River—J H Bentley.
Covington—Jas L Pierce.
Oxford —M Callaway, Walter Bran
ham, sr.
Social Circle —J D Grey.
Newberne —W C Dunlap.
Monticello —
Emory College—A G Ilaygood, presi
dent, M Callaway, I S Hopkins, profs.
Supt Orphan’s Home —J L Lupo.
Agent Orphan’s Home—W J Scott.
AUGUSTA DISTRICT —T F PIERCE, P E.
St. John’s—W II LaParade.
St James —A J Jarrell.
Asbury—J R Parker.
St Luke’s —J V M Morris.
Richmond —C C Cary.
Appling —Thomas H Timmons.
Dearing —J S Embry.
Thomson—John A Reynolds.
Warrenton—W T Hamilton.
Sparta—D D Cox.
Hancock —G H Patillo.
Milledgeville—H H Parks.
Baldwin —J C Davidson.
Eatonton —W A Dodge.
Earst Putnam —WL Wooten. -
Harlem —G W Duval.
East Putnam—Sup by Chas Lane.
DALTON DISTRICT —W A PARKS, P. E.
Dalton—J T LoAve.
Dalton Circuit—A J Hughes.
Spring Place—Thos J Edwards.
CoosaAvattie—Supplied by* Thomas J.
Simmons.
Tilton—M II Ed\A'ards.
Calhoun—M L Underwood.
Kingston—J J Singleton.
Subligna—W E Shackelford.
Summerville —O A Thrower.
Lafayette—O C Simmons.
McLemore Cove—J N Myers, P. G.
Reynolds.
Ringgold—N Z Glenn, J B McFarland.
Chattanooga High School—W A Rog
ers, President.
DAHLONEGA DISTRICT —D. L. ANDERSON,
P. E.
Pahlonega—W R Foote, Jr.
Porter Springs—R L Campbell.
Dawsonville— R B O England.
Amicalola—M J Gofer.
Cleveland—W O Butler.
Naucooehee —Supplied by r J J Meth
vin.
Blairsville —E II Wood.
Morganton—M H Dillard.
Ellijay—J J Harris.
Jasper—W T Bell.
Clayton—W H Wood, O B Quillian.
Iliwassee—P L Stanton.
ELBERTON DISTRICT —F. G. HUGHES, P. E.
Elberton—J H Baxter.
Bethlehem—A G Worley.
Elbert—W T Norman.
Hartwell—W A Farriss.
Danielsville—Eli Smith.
Jefferson —R A Seal.
Mulberry—M H Eakes.
Homer —J T Curtis.
Carnesville —S. Leake.
Lavonia—Supplied by E T Kendrick.
Belton— A W Quillian.
Clarkesville—C A Mitchell.
Franklin Springs—L P Winter.
GAINESVILLE DISTRICT —J. F. MIXON, P. E.
Gainesville —G G Smith.
Alpharetta—W M D Bond.
Canton—E K Aikin.
Cherokee —J L Perryman.
Gumming—J R Pate.
Flowery Branch—J H Mash burn.
Hall—N E Mcßryan.
Lawrenceville—H M Quillian.
Logansville—W W Lampkin.
Duluth—ll S Bradley.
Roswell—Geo W Thomas.
Cobb—A W Roland.
Noreross—W P Smith.
Etowah—W L Yarborough.
GRIFFIN DISTRICT—W. F. COOKE, P. E.
Griffin—D R Kendall.
Zebulon—Cadesman Pope,
Fayetteville—W T Lane,
Jonesboro—J M Bowden.
Hampton—Wesley F Smith.
McDonough—W D Heath.
Barnesville —L J Davies.
Milner —Wesley G Hanson.
Upson—C S Owens.
Thomaston—A Gray.
Culloden—J E England.
Forsyth—J D Hammond.
Forsyth Circuit—L Rush,
Hillsboro—G W Hardaway.
Clinton—G E Bonner.
Jackson —J W Roberts, K Reed.
Monticello—S P Jones.
LAGRANGE DISTRICT—W. H, POTTER, P, E.
LaGrange—W W Wadsworth.
Nftwnan—W F Glmin. —,
Troup—J. W. Stipe,
Whiteville—F M T Brannon.
Greenville and Trinity—W T Caldwell.
County Line—Jas Jones.
Senoia—T S L Harwell,
Grantville —M S II White.
Hogansville—J W Roberts.
Franklin—Preston H. Miller,
Carrollton —S W Lee.
Dowden—GibonC. Andrews.
Whitesburg—J W. Quillian.
Palmetto —J S Bryan.
Fairburn —J Rosser.
LaGrange Female College—J R May
son.
Missionary to China—Y J Allen.
Meriwether Circuit—l G Parks.
Houston Circuit —S H Dimon.
ROME DISTRICT —S. P. RICHARDSON, P. E.
Rome —J E Evans.
South Rome circuit—R M Hickey.
De Soto—J T Gibson.
Forestville —R R Johnson.
Cave Spring—H J Ellis.
Hope Mission—J W Baker.
Cedartown —D J Myrick.
Cartersville —P M Ryburn.
Dallas —J T Richardson.
Rockmart—J R Smith.
Villa Rica—Britton Saunders.
Powder Springs—J M Lowrey.
Douglassville—W M Harris.
Acworth —D J Weems.
Marietta—W D Anderson.
Buchanan circuit—J G Worley.
Transferred to South Georgia Confer
ence —W A Simmons and J P Carr.
' WHERE SEMMES FELL.
General E. M. Law, a gallant Alabama
brigadier, corrects a statement that Gen
eral Semmes, of Columbus, was mortally
wounded at the battle of Sharpsburg.
General Law affirms with great positive
ness that General Semmes met his death
on the bloody field of Gettysburg, on the
3rd of July, 1863, and that he saw and
conversed with him “just as we were go
ing into that fatal battle.” General Law
is certaiidy mistaken. General Semmes
fell at Sharpsburg, or else the public have
been badly deceived about the time of
his death.
We were surprised to see the above
paragraph in the editorial columns of the
Enquirer-Sun. General Semmes was a
citizen of Columbus, and left that city
for the field as captain of a Columbus
company—the Guards, we believe. If
we are' not mistaken his remains repose
in the Columbus cemetery. It is, there
fore, simply shocking that the editor of a
Columbus paper should write an article
displaying such dense ignorance concern
ing the death of this illustrious Georgian.
If the paragraph had not appeared as an
editorial in the Enquirer-Sun, of Tues
day, we should have thought it was the
same piece that, through “a typographi
cal error,” crept into the columns of the
Chronicle about a week ago. For the in
formation of our Columbus cotemporary,
we will state that General Law is not
mistaken. General Semmes was wound
ed at the battle of Gettysburg and was
taken to Virginia, where he died.—Au
gusta Chronicle.
There is a bill in congress, passed by
the house, but not yet acted upon by the
senate, providing that trade dollars may
be exchanged at the treasury and sub
treasuries for the new standard dollars.
The act of Februaiy 28, 1878, provides
that not less than $2,000,000 nor more
than $4,000,000 silver coins shall be
coined in each month. But the bill now
before the senate provides that the trade
dollars received in exchange shall not be
counted as a part of the coinage required
by that act.
Charles Francis Adams, for the first
time in his life, laughed the other day
when an agent wanted to sell Mrs. Ad
ams a refrigerator.
STEPHENS ON GRANT.
A Pointed Letter from the Georgia Com
moner.
Washington, D. C., Nov. 29, 1879.
Mr. Wm. H. Moore, Editor Evening Metes,
Augusta, Ga :—My Dear Sir:—Please ac
cept my thanks for several newspaper
slips you have recently sent me. I have
not time to notice them in detail. lam
certainly just now the object of very gen
eral criticism and censure on the part
of quite a number of so-called democratic
newspapers in Georgia, as well as
throughout the United States. Most of
these criticisms, however, like those you
were kind enough to enclose to me, are
founded entirely upon misstatements and
misrepresentations of my sayings and
doings. It seems to be the business of
some parties now-a-days, as heretofore
on the Potter resolutions and other ques
tions, to misrepresent me—for what ob
ject or purpose I cannot imagine. Per
sonally, this is a matter of small concern
to me, but in a view of my representative
position it is a matter of deep concern to
my constituents. I should feel unfit to
represent a free people if I entertained
and expressed such sentiments as have
been attributed to me. When I was in
Augusta, on my way here, you solicited
my views for publication upon the
political outlook. I told you candidly I
had none to give. This response I uni
formly made to every person connected
with the press since I reached this city,
who sought to obtain my views upon the
subject, until I was literally forced to ap
pear in the press in denial of misrepre
sentations; especially in regard to the
next presidential election. But'notwith-
standing my refusal to speak to the public
upon this subject in any way, yet divers
communications have gone forth to the
country purporting to give interviews
with me, which are utterly groundless
and untrue—such as those in the news
paper slips you sent me.
The slip, for instance, from the New
Orleans Picayune, which you enclosed,
takes me severely to task for having said
“that the south to-day prefers Grant as
dictator to Roscoe Conkling or John
Sherman as president. He likewise de
clares, so it is said, that there is among
the southern people a good deal of respect
for Gen. Grant. Mr. Stephens is a man
of fantastic opinions, who fancies that
when he believes, other people must nec
essarily believe. Unfortunately, howev
er, nobody can tell what new turn or un
expected phase his political views may
take in a day or week. One thing, howev
er, is very certain, he is not now and he
never has been a representative of south
ern opinion.”
In reply to this, I have only to say to
the New Orleans Picayune, and all who
have read this article, that I have never
in my life, on any occasion, uttered such
sentiments, as are attributed to me in the
foregoing extract. However fancifui
my opinions may be thought by him to
be, they are generally founded upon
truth and fact, and in accordance with
the principles of constitutional govern
ment, and have very seldom changed or
taken anew turn in any lapse of time. It
is those who erroneously assail me who
usually indulge in such fancies. It may
be true that I am “not now and never
have been a representative of southern
ODinion linon the annmanh nf qiw nAiitj.
knowing that, however my opinions
upon great questions have been repudi
ated by the people and press of the south,
at any particular period, yet upon sober,
second thought, of a few years after
wards, the general opinion has come to
the conclusion that I was right in my
judgments, which may have been so gen
erally condemned at the time.
I have the consolation, also, of feeling
assured that the people of the south
never suffered from having followed
my advice or counsel upon any public
question, and I leave it for all to consider
whether they have not suffered greatly
from not having heeded my counsels.
The sentiments attributed to me in the
New Orleans Picayune, and which I have
seen copied into divers other papers, I
utterly repudiate. No man ou earth
could abhor the idea of a dictator more
than I do.
The editor of that paper had better be
sure that I ever said such things before
he accuses me in making such utterances
of “simply talking nonsense.”
I am in Washington in the discharge
of my official duty, attending to the best
of my ability, the interests of my constit
uents, as well as the general interests of
the people throughout the whole country.
I am not engaged, by any means, in
president making. In relation to Gen.
Grant and the next presidency, I have
said and now repeat that the south might
go further and fare worse than to take
him. I have said that I entertained for
him personally very high regard and es
teem. I have said and now repeat that
I prefer him to Mr. Tilden for president.
This is no change of opinion on my part.
I am a democrat of the straightest sect of
the Jeffersonian school. In these prin
ciples I was born and reared, and in them
I expect to die. If what I have really
said about Gen. Grant appears to any to
be “fantastic,” or anti-democratic utter
ances, then be it so. They are opinions
I shall hardly ever change.
I call your attention to a letter I wrote
the other day to the Baltimore Bulletin,
of somewhat similar character to this,
and which was published by that paper
on the 28th inat. You will greatly oblige
me by republishing it- in the Evening
News. Very truly,
Alexander 11. Stephens.
A five-year-old son of Daniel Linder
man, of New York, died on Wednesday
from what the physicians called blood
poisoning, the result of vaccination.
The boy was vaccinated in August, and
the wound rapidly healed, but soon a red
rash broke out near the scar, disappeared
and came out again on the opposite side
of the arm. The boy was bright and
seemed as well as before the vaccination
was performed. About three weeki ago
the disease spread over the boy’s entire
body, and a physician pronounced it
blood poisoning. The boy continued to
grow worse, and died as stated above.
Augusta Chronicle: “According to the
Atlanta correspondent of the New York
Times, the Grant movement in Georgia
has secured as its latest recruit Mr.
Edgar Thompson, the son-in-law of
Senator Hill. Mr. Thompson wants a
‘State Grant club’ formed right away,
if not sooner. The same correspondent
quotes ex-Governor Smith as saying that
Grant can carry North Carolina and
Louisiana against the Democratic nomi
nee. The movement is indeed becoming
formidable.”
The Central Railroad has declared a
semi-annual dividend of two and a half
per cent, on its own stock, and three per
cent, on the stock of the Southwestern
railroad —one of its leased lines.
One of the largest wool growers in
Pennsylvania says that the red hills of
Carolina and Georgia are vastly better
for raising sheep than any part of Penn
sylvania.
NUMBER il
THE NEXT PRESIDENCY.
Up to this time the following name*
have been enrolled on the Presidential
slate.
For President,
Samuel J. Tilden, of New York.
For Vice-President,
Thomas A. Hendricks, of Indiana.
For President,
Allen G. Thurman, of Ohio.
For Vice-President,
Judge 11. W. Davis, of West Virginia.
For President,
Henry B. Payne, of Ohio.
For Vice-President,
Clarkson N. Potter, of New York.
For President,
Clarkson N. Potter, of New York.
For Vice-President,
Hugh J. Jewett, of Ohio.
For President,
W S Hancock, of Pennsylvania.
For Vice-President,
William H. English, of Indiana.
For President,
James A Bayard, of Delaware.
For Vice-President,
Senator J. E. McDonald, of Indiana.
For President,
Clarkson N. Potter, of New York.
For Vice-President,
Americus V. Rice, of Ohio.
For President,
Horatio Seymour, of New York.
For Vice-President,
Rufus P. Ranney, of Ohio.
For President,
David Davis, of Illinois.
For Vice-President,
George Hoadly, of Ohio.
For President,
Justice Field, of California.
- For Vice-President,
W. 11. Burnum, of Connecticut.
For President,
Thomas A. Hendricks, of Indiana.
For Vice-President,
Clarkson N. Potter, of New York.
For President,
George B MeClellen, of New Jersey,
For Vice President,
Durban Ward, of Ohio.
For President,
Joel Parker, of New Jersey,
For Vice-President,
John M Palmer, of Illinois.
TtVyi* Prpdilpnf
Sanford E Church, of New York.
For Vice-President,
William S Groesbeck, of Ohio.
A terible temperance story was told
at the Morgue, in New York, a few days
ago, with none of the “accessories” that
emphasize a tetnperence play. The sub
ject was the dead body of a young man
of thirty years, found floating in the
river. He was the son of wealthy pa
rents, highly educated in book knowledge
but sent out to the world’s temptation
with no knowledge of a handicraft or
business, and furni&hed with plenty of
money which he had not earned or
learned the value of. It took but a short
time, what with idleness, sporting habits
and the drinking that accompanies both,
to make him a common drunkard, and the
end was that his sorrowing relatives, in
ihis'smg tr'ofn *Tibihe~~foF"several weeks,
came upon ms AiTuisi r., rAJ6g ul*<£ urc
body in the Morgue.
Secretary Sherman has no compassion
for a sneak thief. According to a
Washington dispatch he has declared his
determination, if possible, to detect .the
individual who clandestinely obtained
the copy of his report and disposed of it
for advance publication to the New York
Tribune and two western papers, and
prosecute him in the court of the dis
trict for larceny. The price paid for the
secretary’s report is said to have been
$250. The President’s message was
published in the New York Times, Cin
cinnati Enquirer and Chicago! Times,
and the price understood to have been
paid was SSOO each.
The New Orleans Picayune thinks it
would be a wise investment for the peo
ple of Louisana to establish in that city
a free hotel for the reception and enter
tainment of immigrants for a time suffi
cient to enable them to find homes and
employers.
There is one thing in Mr. Ilayes mes
sage that should be mentioned to his
credit. He does not, like Sherman and
Conklin, and the implacable stalwarU
generally, use the word “rebellion” to
designate the war between the States.
He speaks of it as the late “cival war.”
Ex-Gov. Koerner, of Illinois, who was
popular enough in 1872 to run more than
17,000 votes ahead of the national demo
cratic ticket, says that almost all of the
400 German papers in the country, of all
shades of politics, lean toward Senator
Bayard for the next Presidency.
The latest developed mushroom mining
town is Eureka, Ark. On July 4 there
were but six persons there, and not a
house. On the 15th ot November it has
300 houses and a population of 2,000, and
the only attraction are lead mines.
Tom Scott receives a salary of $25,000
a year. For this reason we believe the
stories of his intended resignation on ac
count of poor health are false. No per
son could afford to have poor health on
that salary.— Oil City Derrick.
It is said that two Presbyterians, two
Baptists, two Universalists and an active
Jew recently met and conveised|on theol
ogy together without quarreling in Bos
ton. The reason they did not quarrel in
Boston was because they were in New
York
——
A Milwaukee girl suffering from lock
jaw was left alone with a mouse by the
shrewd physician, and she contrived to
open her mouth enough to give a yell
that made the crockery in the china clos
et rattle. _
A bachelor, upon reading that “tw’o
lovers will sit up all night with one chair
in the room,” said it could not be done
unless one of them sat on the floor.
Such ignorance is painful.
J. B. Clay is the only child of Henry
Claj r who is now living. He has a com
fortable home at Lexington, Ky., owning
200 of the paternal acres and many beau
tiful horses.
Louisville gamblers have presented
Governor Blackburn, of Kentucky, with
a carriage valued at $2,000, on account of
his having remitted heavy fines imposed
upon them.
The Darien Gazette believes Rufus
E. Lester would make one of the best
governors Georgia ever had.
Mrs. Wm. S. Montgomery, of Newton
county, is dead.
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