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UJ ILL PRACTICE IN THE COURTS OF
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F. M. JOHNSON, Dentist,
(Office over Stokely & Williams store.)
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA.
I WILL FIL j TEETH,‘EXTRACT TEETH,
and put in teeth, or do any work in my line
at prices to suit the times.
ftajr Work al. warranted. Refer to my pat
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imgls-ly. F. M. JOHNSON.
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Traveloy’s GruicLe.
~ COOSA RIVER NAVIGATION.
On and after December Kith, 1878, the following
schedule will be run by the Steamers MAGNO
LIA or ETOWAH BILL:
Leave Rome Tuesday Sam
Arrive at Gadsden Wednesday . . . . 6am
Leave Gadsden Wednesday ..... 7p m
Arrive at Rome Thursday spm
Leave Rome Friday Bam
Arrive at Gadsden Saturday 7am
Arrives at Greensport 9 a in
Arrive at Rome Saturday 6pm
J. M. ELLIOTT, President and Gen’l Sup’t.
ROME RAILROAD COMPANY.
On and after Wednesday, May 19, the Rome
Railroad will run two trains daily, as follows:
MORNING TRAIN.
Leave Rome daily 8:00 am
Arrive in Atlanta at . 12:36 pm
Leave Atlanta at ........ 7:45 a m
Arrive at Rome at 11:00 am
evening train.
Leave Rome daily (except Sundays) . 5:30 p m
Arrive in Atlanta at 11:00 p m
lain vs Atlanta at 5:00 pm
Arrive at Rome 9:00 pm
Morning train connects at Kingston with trains
for Chattanooga and Atlauta; at Rome with
Brains south on S., li. & D. Railroad.
Evening train connects at Kingston with trains
for Atlauta.
EBEN HILLYER,
Jas. A. Smith, President.
G. P. Agt. ? •
CHEROKEE RAILROAD.
On and after Monday, May 17, 1880, the train
on this Road will run daily'as follows (Sunday
excepted):
PASSENGER TRAIN.
Leave Cartersville 9:50 am
Arriye at Stilesboro 10:30 am
Arrive at Taylorsville 10:50 am
Arrive at Rockmart 11:45 a m
Arrrive at Cedartown 1:15 p m
RETURNING.
Leave Cedartown •. . . 3:25 p m
Arrive at Rockmart 4:28 pm
Arrive at Taylorsville 5:22 pm
Arrive at Stilesboro 5:47 p m
Arrive at Cartersville 6:30 p m
FREIGHT STRAIN.
Leave Taylorsville . . . . . . . 6:00 am
Arrive at Rockmart 7:10 a m
Arrive at Fish Creek 8:25 a m
RETURNING.
Leave Fish Creek 11:10 a m
Arrive at Rockmart 12.00 m
Arrive at Taylorsville 1:30 pm
WESTERN AND ATLANTIC R. R.
The following is the present passenger sched
ule :
NIGHT PASSENGER —HP.
Leave Atlanta 3:oopm
Leave Cartersville 4:58 p m
Leave Kingston 5:19 pm
Leave Dalton 7:10 pm
Arrive at Chattanooga 8:47 pm
NIGHT PASSENGER—DOWN.
Leave Chattanooga 5:25 p m
Leave Dalton 7:10 pm
Leave Kingston *. 8:39 pm
Leavo Cartersville . . . • 9:05 pm
Arrive at Atlanta 11:00 p m
DAY PASSENGER—DP.
Leave Atlanta 5:20 am
Leave Cartersville 7:23 a m
Leave Kingston 7:49 am
Leave Dal ion . . . . 9:21 a m
Arrive at Chattanooga 10:56 am
DAY PASSENGER—DOWN.
Leave Chattanooga . ....... 6:15 am
.neave Dalton 8:10 am
Leave Kingston 9:43 a m
Leave Cartersville .10:11am
Arrive at Atlanta 12:05 pm
CARTERSVILLE ACCOMMODATION—UP.
Leave Atlanta . 5:10 pm
Arrive at Cartersville • . . . . . 7:22 pm
CARTERSVILLE ACCOMMODATION—DOWN.
Leave Cartersville . . . . . . . 6:05 am
ATrive at Atlanta 8:45 am
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VOLUME 11.
The Atlanta Constitution.
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HOOD’S GKRE AT BOOK
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Mrs. terhune has removed from
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building, 26,28 and 30 Broad street, (over national
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The house is new- and newly furnished through
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Transient patronage solicited. nov27-
THEO. E. SMITH. J. W. PRITCHETT.
SMITH & PRITCHETT
REAL ESTATE AGENTS,
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county, on commission. They have on hand for
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Office in Planters’ and Miners’ bank, Carters-
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TAILORING! TAILORING!
THE UNDERSIGNED RETURNS THANKS
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ronage in the past and inform them that he has
opened a shop over the furniture store, west
Main street, where he will be pleased to see all
that want anything done in the tailoring line
and in future The hopes to merit the confidence
he has alw-ays received. S. H. PATTILLO.
January Bth, 18->O.
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CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. MORNING, MAY 87, 1880.
ATLANTA POUTICAL GOSSIP.
A Letter from a Sjeclal Correspondent,
Who is a “Loolr on in Vienna.”
Atlanta, May 17.
To The Free Press : I,
The gubernatorial' qiestion is now the
favorite topic in evsy circle. “Wilkin
son” and “Quondau” aave recently at
tempted to defend Qov. Colquitt’s ad
ministration, and their letters have-been
so full of flattery, misrepresentations,
and vague insinuaiions that their readers
have been amusec, astonished and in
dignant. According to the governor’s
friends he is entitle! U> all the credit for
the present prosprous condition of the
state’s finances, and whatever progress
has been made by the agricultural inter
est, and by our chirches,' is ascribed to
his grange speechej and pulpit addresses.
This would be conddered honor enough
for one man, but, it addition to all this,
it is said that the governor lias done more
than any other man to allay ill-feeling
between the north anO south.
On the other side of the question many
strong and unanswerable points are
made. It is very generally asserted and
believed that Colquitt* is impracticable,
indolent, negligent anfl so utterly devoid
of business capacity as to be incapable of
managing anything successfully. It is
known by all, who ife well posted, that,
the recent improvetijent in the state’s fi
nances is due to the action of the legisla
ture, and not the foiraght and skill of
the governor. It is alo charged that the
governor’s conspicuous of duty
has impeded, rather than aided, our
state’s progress. The complaint comes
up from all quarters tldt our executive is
not to he found at 1% post when he is
wanted; that he is engaged in voluntary
church and Sunday school work when he
should be discharging important secular
duties which he is under a solemn oath
to perform; that he tr#ts about over the
state and elsewhere when he should be
at home, and that lie too frequently
winks at the of his pets. In
reply to these grave daarges the govern
or’s friends come forward with nothing
in rebuttal except the defendant’s charac
ter. It is astonishing ivhat bosh is some
times advanced by seasible men when
they aTe getting the worst of an argu
ment. Everybody witk an ounce of com
mon sense knows that the Christian char
acter of a clerk, agent or officer is not a
sufficient reason for continuing him in
position. Other requisites are demanded
—such as intelligence, industry experi
ence, business ability, etc. But I wall
not pursue this matter any farther, at
present. It is my firm belief, however,
that Colquitt is not the of rhe
pie for the next governorship, and if he
succeeds in getting the nomination, I
predict that an independent will sweep
the field.
Of the names mentioned in connection
with the gubernatorial nomination, Gen.
Gartrell’s is now the most prominent.
More than fifty papers have pronOhnced
in his favor. He has a general following
over the state, and in north and northeast
Georgia the people are almost solid for
him. The general is in the prime of life,
and his vigorous faculties were never
more active. Ido not pretend to be-a
prophet, but I believe that Lucius J. Gar
trell will be the next governor of Geor
gia.
Congressional politics here are decided
ly mixed. Hammond, Hulsey, Mynatt,
Judge Hillyer, Jno, P. Stewart, F. D.
Dismuke, and others are mentined as
candidates in this district. There is
a growdng dissatisfaction with rings and
ring methods, and if an available man is
not nominated, there will be a powerful
independent movement. Reasonable in
depence in politics is beginning t3 be un
derstood Dy the masses, and it finds fa
vor. It is generally conceded that Ste
phens, Felton and Speer are the ablest
members of our present delegation, and
the majority of the sensible and patriotic
Georgians desire to see them re-elected.
The presidential preferences of our
people are hopelessly’ mixed. Not a few
democrats are almost willing to sell out
all they have and throw themselves into
the arms of Grant, hut there is a little too
much uncertainty about it.
Random Quill.
SENATOR GORDON.
His Resignation and the Appointment of
Ex-Gov. Brown.
Atlanta Constitution, 20th.]
The following official communication
from General John B. Gordon came to
the executive office like a bolt out of the
blue. Its coming had not been heralded
even, by rumors, and all to whom the
new r s first found its way were incredu
lous, and only became believers in its
genuineness when there was no longer
room for doubt. We give in full Gener
al Gordon’s resignation:
United States Senate Chamber,
Wasington, D. C M May 15, 1880.—To
His Excellency, Gov. A. H. Colquitt,
Atlanta, Ga.—Sir: I hereby tender to
you my resignation as United States sen
ator from Georgia.
In taking this step I am simply carry
ing out a long cheriihed desire to retire
from public life. I have hitherto subor
dinated that desire to a sense of duty and
to my reluctance to leave the service of a
noble and generous people who have hon
ored me with the most exalted station
and supported me in the discharge of its
duties witli unswerving confidence.
Since April, 1801—for nearly twenty
years—my life has been one of incessant
anxiety and of great labor. For more
than one-half of that long period, either
in war or in public office, my energies
have been devoted to what I conceived to
be the welfare of the southern people and
the best interests of the whole country.
And now that the restoration of Louis
iana and South Carolina to the rights of
self-government, secures to the entire
south her full and rightful representation
in the legislative department of the fed
eral government, mv most cherished ob
ject in politics has been attained. lam
left free therefore to consult my inclina
tions and the imperative interests of my
family, without the least detriment to
the public service.
I give way to some successor who will,
I trust, serve the country with greater
ability’ than myself; Wit who, I am sure
will not do so, with greater devotion or
purer motives. I am most respectfully
your obedient servant,
J. B. Gordon,
Immediately upon the receipt of the
foregoing letter, Gov. Colquitt sent the
following dispatch, hoping to procure its
withdrawal:
GOV. COLQUITT TO SENATOR GORDON.
May 18, 1880.—General John B. Gor
don, Washington, D. C.: In the behalf
of the people of Georgia, I beg that you
recall your resignation. If you can not
do so unconditionally, withhold it, at
least, until the meeting of the general as
sembly. Alfred H. Colquitt.
GEN. GORDON’S REPLY.
Washington, D. C., May 19, 1880.—
Governor A. H. Colquitt: in response to
your flattering request that I withdraw
my resignation, I beg to say that, though
anxious to oblige, I feel constrained to
decline. John B. Gordon.
LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE.
Executive Qffice, Atlanta, May 20.
—General John B. Gordon, Washington
City—Dear Sir; It is with profound re
gret that I learn by your telegram of yes
terdav that you adhere to your determina
tion of resigning your seat as senator of
Georgia. While I have no option butte
accept your resignation, I feel very’ sure
that the regret that I express is universal
with the people of this state, who have
cherished with an almost unexampled
pride and love the reputation you have
achieved in their service.
Your devotion to the interests and hon
or of the people of Georgia since you as
• sumed the obligation oLji senator has on
ly been equalled by the moderation you
display in surrendering a trust which you
have so nobly sustained and which prom
ised for you such splendid results and fu
ture usefulness. While the judgment of
your fellow-citizens will concede your
claims to a large share of repose and more
care for your private interests than have
been allowed you in an arduous official
career, I must be allowed to say that your
withdrawal from the public service will
be felt as a loss to the commonwealth you
have so faithfully and efficiently served.
I am confident I only utter the univer
sal feeling of the people of Georgia when
I express the hope that you may long be
spared to the country to which your pa
triotic devotion has so endeared you.
Our earnest good wishes attend you, and
the wish that your future life may be as
prosperous and happy as the past has
been useful and honorable. I have the
honor to be yours truly,
Alfred H. Colquitt.
THE TRIPARTITE AGREEMENT.
Atlanta Post, 20th.]
About two weeks ago an intimation
that Senator Gordon might resign was
received. The reason then assigned was
that he had been offered a position with
a railroad which was worth $25,000 a
year. The matter not being mentioned
again, it was thought by Gen. Gordon’s
admirers that he would not at present
withdraw from the senate. The an
nouncement made on yesterday that he
had sent his letter of resignation to Gov.
Colquitt was a matter of some surprise.
Ihe Post representatives have made
diligent inquiry with a view to getting at
the facts as near as possible. They have
found only one expression ot opinion.
Everybody regrets that Gen. Gordon has
felt disposed to surrender the most sacred
trust reposed in him by the people of
Georgia,
As to his successor, it is well under
stood that ex-Gov. Joseph E. Brown is
the man.
There is no objection to Gov. Brown
for the position. Indeed he is a most
worthy man so far as his every day life
is concerned, and a most valuable citizen.
But while all this is true, and while he is
the best man in many respects for the po
sition, the whole affair bears the odor of a
bargain and sale.
From our report printed elsewhere, it
will be seen that it is pretty well authen
ticated that the bargain and sale was ef
fected one Sunday night in a hack near
the cathedral in this city. To sum it up,
it will appear that Newcomb, of the L.
& N. railroad, wanted Gordon as an at
torney for his system of roads. Gordon’s
financial needs required a larger salary
than that of U. S. senator, and hence the
change was desirable for him. New
comb, to perfect his plans, secured a
heavy interest in the Constitution under
cover of the name of H. W. Grady. Ex-
Gov. Brown was not especially anxious
for the position of U. S. senator, but it
was necessary to have him out of the W.
& A. management, and also important to
our Christian governor to have Brown’s
influence in behalf of his re-election,
hence it was easy to persuade (?) the tru
ly good executive to appoint him to a va
cant senatorship. The “job” struck a
happy chord in every noble breast of the
sabDath day contract.
When the tripartite agreement was
made there was only one witness besides
High Heaven, and the paroxismal tears
that-were shed moistened the lean earth
beneath.
What have the people to say of this
style of swapping offices? There are a
hundred pertinent inquiries which the
people are making. Gov. Colquitt—our
Christian governor—will be asked to ex
plain his estimate of the public trusts in
the light of their tripartite agreement.
But even at this hour he may save him
self the execrations of the people, and
their contempt by putttng a stop to the
entire matter.
Let him decline to accept Gordon’s res
ignation; or if he has already accepted
it let him clear his own skirts of the in
famy so far as that is possible by offering
his own resignation.
Let our Christian governor resign. It
is the best thing he can do, and in the su
preme quietude of private life study the
history of honest government.
INDIGNATION IN COLUMBUS.
At an indignation meeting held in Co
lumbus on Thursday of last week the fol
lowing preamble and resolutions were
uanimously adopted:
Whereas, News has this day reached
us that Senator John B. Gordon has re
signed the high trust reposed in him as
senator for the people of Georgia, and
Whereas, Alfred H. Colquitt, governor
of said state, has accepted the resignation
tendered, and has appointed to fill the
vacancy caused by such resignation, one
Joseph E. Brown, and
Whereas, The said Joseph E. Brown is
notoriously known in the history of our
state as a man who betrayed the state of
Georgia into the hands of her enemies in
her darkest hours of trial and counselled
and instigated measures which had they
prevailed would have incarcerated many
of her best citizens within the wails of a
dungeon, would have placed others tin
der the gallows and would have brought
into a power a party inimical to the in-
terests of the state and the good and re
spectable people thereof.
And Whereas, the said Joseph E.
Brown is neither a representative of the
people of tliis state nor of the democratic
party; therefore be it
Resolved, By the democracy of Mus
cogee county, in indignation assembled,
and that we greatly regret the action of
Senator Gordon in surrendering the Im
portant trust reposed in him by the peo
ple, And be it further
Resolved, That the action of Alfred H.
Colquitt, governor, in the appointment
of Joseph E. Brown, as senator of Geor
gia, to succeed Gen. John B. Gordon is
deserving of censure so strong that we
failed to find words adequate to express
our indignation thereat.
Resolved, further, That Joseph E.
Brown is not a representative of the state
of Georgia nor of the democratic party of
this state —and that we the people of
Muscogee county in mass meeting assem
bled hereby express our disapprobation
of the shameful and disgraceful manner
in which he has been foisted upon us.
Resolved, further. That the public
press be requested to publish the proceed
ings of this meeting.
Chronicle and Constitutionalist.]
There can be no question of Joseph E.
Brown’s mental capacity. He is, per
haps, the smartest man in the south to
day, and if we do not greatlj r err, no less
a person than lion. A. 11. Stephens has
testified that no man lives who has ever
successfully fastened upon him a stain
that compromises his honesty individual
ly. There can, therefore, be no opposi
tion to him on the score of intellect or
personal integrity. The charges against
him are political. He was and is de
nounced by many men tor his agitation
against the confederacy toward the close
of the war. But, the same thing is
brought against Mr. Stephens, and Mr.
Stephens has been forgrvenbvfer and over
again. He is righteously charged with
aiding radical reconstruction, “accepting
the situation,” etc. But he was good
enough democrat to try and save Florida
for Tilden; he did protect the com
monwealth largely against the
imposition of intamous organic laws,
and he did survive to see nearly all of
his denouncers condone Greeley, and
vote for him on a platform just such as
had been presaged. Ex-Governor Brown
was a little earlier in accepting the situa
tion, that is all, and though we do not
commend him—far from it—for ranging
himself against his people and with their
enemies, the facts of history prove that
the keenest weapon in his armory of re
tort is that the democratic party came at
last to his platform, and the shrewd in
sistence that they had come in the begin
ning, as they were forced to do in the
end, they would have been spared many
evils. This is the wordly-minded, prag
matical, material view—a view that no
man combatted more than the writer at
the time, but who lived to behold all his
cherished ideas cast aside in a national
convention, and ex-Gov. Brown’s cold
blooded propositions adopted and en
dorsed instead. These are cold facts.
We can understand that in the county of
Muscogee there should have been burn
ing exasperation at this appointment, on
account of the Columbus prisoners and
the tortures they This is nat
ural and we do' not treat it otherwise.
Ex-Gov. Brown gave a very plausible
explanation of his action in that unfortu
nate affair, which satisfied many persons
in other parts of the commonwealth, but
which evidently never jostled from their
fixed opinion the people of that part of
the state. It was an ugly business. We
execrated it at the same time. We do
not defend it now, We simply gave the
ex-Governor the benefit of the doubt, as
so many of us would wish to be accorded
ourselves. At any rate, there must,
sooner or later, be an end to human ani
mosity and political hatred. The south
ern people have often had to forgive
much that was unpalatable, accept much
that was nauseating, and pardon many
persons who had once been obnoxious.
The God-like quality of human nature Is
not vengeance, but forgiveness. We re
member that the counties ot Missouri
harrowed most terribly by General
Ewing, freely extended him their good
will when he ran for the governorship of
Ohio. The people of Columbus have not
yet, whether right or wrong we judge
not, approached that sublime ipodel.
Barnksville, Ga., May 22.—At a
meeting held in Granite Hall here, this
evening, at which Dr. G. M. McDowell
presided, resolutions were unanimously
adopted characterizing the action of the
governor in appointing as senator Joseph
E. Brown, who actively and bitterly de
moralized the democratic party in the
darkest hour of its struggle to maintain
the right of constitutional government,
as an act deserving prompt and unquali
fied condemnation and denouncement by
all the good people of the state, and call
ing upon all true democrats to unite in
driving from power the man who, by
this appointment, has betrayed his trust,
and has been guilty of the most unpar
donable perfidy to the party which hon
ored him.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
Special telegram to the Morning News.
Macon, Ga., May 19. —The annual
grand conclave of the grand commande
ry of the state of Georgia met in the
asylum of St. Omer commandery in the
Masonic Temple, in this city, at 10
o’clock this morning. Every subordi
nate commandery was fully represented,
and the conclave was a very pleasant one,
though being only for business, was of
only one day’s duration, the commande
ry being dismissed in the evening to
meet in Atlanta on the third Tuesday in
May next.
The election of officers resulted as fol
lows :
W. D. Luckie, Atlanta, R. E. Grand
Commander.
Win. S. Rockwell, Savannah, D. Grand
Commander.
Win. B. Young, Augusta, Grand Gen
eralissimo.
R. B. Hall, Macon, Grand Captain
General.
Rev. S. S. Sweet, Macon, Grand Pre
late.
Thomas Ballantyne, Savannah, Grand
Senior Worden.
Charles T. Watson, Atlanta, Grand
Junior Warden.
J. E. Wells, Macon, Grand Treau
rer.
Charles R. Armstrong, Eastman,
Grand Recorder.
Thomas S. Wayne, Savannah, Grand
Standard Bearer.
* James L. Fleming, Augusta, Grand
Swoid Bearer.
A. H. Sneed, Forsyth, Grand War
der.
The Sir Knights report that there is a
general desire among the members of
their respective commanderies to attend
the Triennial Grand Encampment of the
United States, to be held at Chicago on
the 15th of August. Every one of the
grand officers elect expbet to attend on
that occasion.
All of the representatives left for their
homes this evening.
NUMBER 46.
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WADE HAMI’TOX AND HIS LEG.
Brooklyn feigle tetter.
It is rather mournful to Took at W r.ue
Hampton in the senate, nursing his stump
of a leg and subjecting his splendid phy
sique to the disgrace o£ crutches. He is
the only cripple in the body, 1 mean vis
ibly so. To be sure ills colleague, the
dashing Butler, has bnt one leg, but von
might watch him move about for ten
years and wot know it, so..perfectly does
he manage his To be sure, too,
there are iften who suffered,' sometimes
intensely, for trying, to stop bullets dur
ing the late unpleasantness* like Gordon,
and Ransom and Maxey; but their infir
mities are npt visible. Not so, with
Hampton. lIeTS in the very "prime of
life, scarcely over fifty, and a hopeless
cripple. Nobody feels pain on looking at
Aleck Stephens, for his case is just the
result of a slow and natural process of
decay, which he rather seems to relish.
Rut you insensibly feel a deep sympathy
with Hampton’s loss as with the late
Senator Morton’s infirmities, because
both came along prematurely, like the
hurricane on the oak and marred pow
erful frames. And the General croons
over his abbreviated limb all the time —
not in any growling or testy spirit, for
he is the soul of patience, but it must be
remembered that his whole life has been
one of nerve, vim, dash, and his present
forced inactivity must only intensify the
memory of his daring exploits and “mov
ing accidents by flood and field.” No
wonder, then, tnat while the General
nurses his leg, he also nurses manly re
grets. Several interesting incidents hap
pened in a single day, as told by one of
Hampton’s intimate friends. The gen
eral, in the hope of picking up some
views about cut legs, has a way of stop
ping people similarly afflicted. As he
was standing on hiS crutches in the main
hall, near the senate entrance, a large
man came along, his riirh* leg lost above
the knee, and he had some patent ar
rangement tnat Seemert like a frame
works light and portable, to help him
out of his scrape Accosting him, Hamp
ton spoke of their mutual infirmities, and
asked how that arrangement worked.
“Very well,” replied the stranger, “it is
an invention of my own” —and he went
on to explain it. “May I ask where you
lost your leg?” inquired the general.
“Yes, certainly; it went off when Hamp
ton charged our battery at Gettysburg.”
“Indeed, I’m grieved to hear it,” said
the General very sincerely. “My name
is Hampton.” They shook hands very
warmly over the bloody chasm, and the
stranger turned out to he representative
Caulk, of Wisconsin.
. A FREE PRESS.
The beautiful idea of getting something
for nothing is nowhere more readily
traceable than in a newspaper office.
So much his been spoken, written and
sung about a “free press” that a eontem
pory says people have come to accept the
term in a sense altogether too literal.
If a man has a scheme of any kind ger
minating he just steps into the editorial
room and details it with the remark that
“1 am not quite ready to advertise yet,
but a few words will help me along.” He
gets the few words but, but never gets
ready to advertise.
Two ticket§ admitting lady and gent to
the “G. R. X. M. T.’s grand hall” are
expected to produce a six line local and
a quarter of a column description of the
ladies’ toilets after the ball is over.
Church fairs and the like are worse
than the balls. They never leave tickets
but demand more space because “it’s a
matter of news and a help to the cause.”
Should a boy saw off a linger, “Dr. C.
O. Blaster “dressed the wound with great
skill” would be a graceful way of stating
it, and, besides, it is “unprofessional” to
advertise.
The patent rat trap man brings in one
of his combinations of wire and mouldy
cheese bait, sticks it under the editor’s
nose, and explain how they catch ’em
every time the spring works. “It’s some
thing of interest to the community, and
if you put in a piece save me a dozen pa
pers,” which he quietly walks oft' with,
as though he had bestowed a favor in al
lowing editorial eyes to gaze on such a
marvel of intricacy.
An invitation to “come down and write
up our establishment” is a great deal
more common than a two-square “ad”
from the same firm. Newspapers must
be filled up with something or other,
you know.
The lawyer, with strong fpreiudices
against advertising, is fond of seeing his
cases reported in full in the newspapers,
with an occasional reference to the ex
ceedingly able manner of conducting the
same. It is cheaper than advertising.
In fact, everybody, from a to izzaad,
who has an axe to grind, asks the news
paper to turn the crank, and forgets even
to say thank you, but will kindly take a
free copy of the paper as part pay for
furnishing news.
The press being “free” ail hands seem
willing to get aboard and ride it to death.
This is whj r newspapers are so* rich they
can afford to pay double price for white
paper, and never ask Congress to aid
them by removing the duty on wood
pulp.
HER MAJESTY'S VOICE.
London, May 20. —Parliament re-as
sembled to-day. The queen’s speech re
fers to the cordial relations with all the
powers, hopes for a speedy execution of
the whole treaty*of Berlin and refers to
the mission of the Right Hon. G. J. Go
sehen in that connection. It says the ef
forts to pacify the Afghans and establish
a strong, independent but friendly gov
ernment will be unceasing. The condi
tion of the Indian finances recently made
known will require special attention. A
policy of confederation in South Africa
is advised, but Transvaal will be retained.
The imports and exports and other signs
indicate a revival of the trade, but the de
pression lately perceived in the revenue
continues unabated. The estimates of
the incomes laid before the last parlia
ment will probably not be exceeded. The
late season for convening the session will
seriously interfere with legislation. The
peace preservation act in Ireland will ex
pire June 1, and will not be renewed.
The loyalty and good sense of the Irish
people justify a reliance on the provisions
of the ordinary law firmly administered
for the maintenance of peace and order.
The acts for the muigation of the dis
tress in Ireland have been serviceable in
that end. The question of a sufficiency
of advances authorized by. acts is under
consideration. A burial bill, a ballot act,
a bill to protect tenants against injury
from ground game, a bill to determine
the liability of employers for accidents to
servants, and a bill for the extension of
the burrough franchise to Ireland will
be submitted to patlinmant by Lord Sel
borne. The lord high chancellor read
the speech. The house of commons was
crowded, but the attendance in the house
of peers was meagre.,
A sure cure for corns —Kick your corn
through a window glass and the pane is
gone forever.
