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T JL tlHi s i id o > H Ud. > t" 1 CQ a 3 m VOL. XVI. CONGRESSIONAL. daily proceedings of iiotii HOUSE AND SENATE. 'I ho Discussion of Important Measures Briefly Epitomized. The house spent the day Monday on Mr. Hatch’s anti-option bill. An effort was made by its opponents to prevent its consideration, but they lost, tho vote standing 132 to 81. Tuesday morning, in the almenco of Speaker Crisp, Representative Baily house. was appointed speaker pro tem of tho Tho house proceeded in com¬ mittee of the w hole to tho further con¬ sideration of the anti-option hill. Coombs, of New York, was tho Urst speaker in opposition to tho bill. AVhen tho house, at 12:15 Wcdncs- day took up tho anti-option bill in committee of the whole, it was w ith the understanding that the debate should close yvith adjournment Thurs¬ day, and a vote on the bill and pend¬ ing amendment bo taken after the morning hour, Friday. Speaker Crisp was still unable to disekargo his duties in tho house Thursday, and Representative Bailey again took tho chair. Several bills were passed under requests for iinuui- motts consent. At 1 o’clock tho house proceoded, in committee of the whole, to further consider tho anti-option bill, Air. Grosvenor being the lirst speaker. He advocated tho passage of the bill. Til k senate. No business of general interest was transacted in the morning half hour in tlio senate Alondny. At 10:30 the tariff bill wits taken up, tlio pending qiiestiou being off the first two para¬ graphs or the silk schedule—298 and 299—which had been reserved on Sat¬ urday. At tho request of Air. I’lntt, the paragraphs went over without ac¬ tion until Tuesday. Tho tariff bill was taken up in the senate at 10:30 o’clock Tuesday, nud the free list reached at noon. No ac¬ tion was taken on tho paragraph as to when the bill is to take effect, that question being left open. The amend¬ ment offered by Senator Jones was agreed to, adding a paragraph putting on the free list cattle, horses, sheep, or other domestic animals, that have strayed or been driven for pasturage across Hie border line between the United States and Alexioo. Fifty par¬ agraphs of the free list have boon gone over with very little delay or friction, except in tl;#; matter of books, and the action of tho li nance committee on that, ns on all; other subjects, has pre¬ vailed. The tariff bill was laid before tho senate at 10:80 Wednesday, tho pend¬ ing question being paragraph 608, placing salt on tho free list. Air. Pef- fer moved to strike out the paragraph and put salt on the dutiable list at 5 cents per hundred pounds. • The vote resulted, yeas 24, nays 33. Air. Peffer was not sustained by his co-populists, Allen and Kyle, who voted \ ith the democrats against liis motion. So salt remains on the free list. Paragraph 641, “all su gars,” having been reached, tho amendment of the finance commit¬ tee being to strike it out. Senator Al¬ drich demanded the yeas and nays, saying that he wanted to know who was in favor of free sugar and who was not. The paragraph was struck out. Yeas 33, nays 22. The senate lias fin¬ ished the free list part of tho bill. In the Senate, Thursday, a bill was introduced to define the boundaries of the three judicial districts in Alabama United and regulate tlio jurisdiction of the States courts thereon. At 10:30 the tariff bill was taken tip, tho pending question being on the income tax sections. Air. Hill, of New York, addressed the senate in opposition to the tax. Air. Hill began his remarks by announcing that, “we have now- reached the consideration of one of tho most important features of tlio pending measure; important not only because the tax which it seeks to im¬ pose, equals in the aggregate about one- lifteenth of tho whole federal taxa¬ tion of the United States, but because of the peculiar nature of the burden as well as the vast and varied interests which it injuriously affects. ” It took Air. Hill two hours and three-quarters to read his speech. It was well under- stood, he said, in conclusion, that the senators intended to vote on the income tax sections, not according to their convictions but according to the decree of the party caucus. He trusted that such a humiliating spectacle would not be witnessed. It was even boasted by some, he said, that the income tax was the best feature of the tariff bill, if thut wero so, then ho could only say, in tho emphatic language of the sena- tor from New Jersey (Smith), “God help the democratic party.” ---- ALABAMA MINERS MEET They Pass Resolutions to Vote With the Populists. Tho striking miners of Alabama have organized and, at a big meeting, pass¬ ed resolutions to vote with populists in the coming elections. They decided to continue the strike and will hold another meeting on the 4tli of July. The meeting was made up of strikers and all others were excluded, includ¬ ing newspaper men. Troops were held in readiness at Camp Forney to meet any emergency, but were not needed as the meeting passed off qui¬ etly. All the mines in the Birming¬ ham section are well guarded. FIVE YEARS FOR WIMAN. The Philanthropic Millionaire (Joes to State Prison. In the court of oy and terminer, at New York Wedi day morning, Justice Ingraham to need Erast m Wiman, convicted f forgery in thi second degree, to imprisonment for flyg years agd six mouths. CAIiNESmi.E, FRANKLIN CO, GA.. WEDNESDAY, JUNE ‘27, 1891. NATIONAL NEWS AND GOSSir OF WASH- INGTON CITY. Brief Notes Concerning tho Business of Our Govoriunont. fill the 201 h and 21st of July xumi- nations will bo held under the aus¬ pices of the United States civil service commissioners for matrons, teachers and superintendents in tlio Indian schools of tho country. The Semite sugar investigating com¬ mittee hold a brief session Thursday afternoon and examined George Han¬ som, son of Senator Ransom, of North r ' rolina, nud Arthur Barnes, Senator Ransom’s messenger. Their evidence was entirely corroborative of that of Senator Ransom, Senator Gordon has introduced tho Atlanta exposition bill in the senate and it has been-referred to the commit- tco on education and labor. Senators Gordon and Walsh will urge tho com¬ mittee to act upon it ut once and both aro sanguine that it will be attacked to tho sundry civil bill by tho senate. In Georgia, tlio senate Thursday Air. Gordon, of offered an amendment to tho bill in relation to the Atlanta ex¬ position, which is now before The the com¬ mittee on appropriations. amend¬ ment in to add to the bill a provision for the appointment by tho president of a colored man as one of tile com¬ missioners. Tho lighthouse tender Maple, with President Cleveland on board, return¬ ed from her eritiso down the lower Chesapeake bay and outside capes Tuesday morning. The president re¬ mained on board until the white house carriage nud Private Secretary Tlmr- bfer arrived; and was then driven to tho executive mansion. Ho has booh much beneiitted by the trip. Secretary Herbert 1ms received a ca¬ blegram from Commander Thomas, of the Bennington, announcing that one of the refugees on his vessel, having complied with the requirements of tho navy department, had landed nt La Libertad Tho man who lias thus given himself up to tho tender mercies of the victorious revolutionists is a na¬ tive of tho United States, named Jef¬ feries, who served ns nn aid with tho title of general to Ezeta in the recent¬ ly terminated conflict in Salvador. Commodore Matthews, chief of tho bureau of yards aud docks, lias re¬ turned Royal, to Washington from he a trip to 1’ort S. C., where went to inspect tho now dry dock now build- ing there, The work wu,:, found to bo of excellent quality and progre ssing well, so that the chief fcjt in recommending the that the thet^mc dock, allowed Which for completion of expires the end of this month, be ex tended to next September, which rec¬ ommendation has secured the approval of Secretary Herbert. The treasury gold reserve Thursday at the close of business stood at $64,* 127,969, $1,500,000 less than the low- water mark reached in the gold reserve before it was built lip by the $50,000,- 000 bond issue. This reduction has been brought about by the withdrawal within the past two days for export to Europe of $3,250,000. It was stated in au unofficial way that New York city banks would supply gold for the continued export movement, but so far as tho treasury is advised, up to the close of business at 4 o’clock, but $400,000 of the $3,500,000 exported has been supplied by banks. In consequence of bitter differences of opinion between Air. Walker, of Alaseaclmsetts, and other members of the Louse committee on acoustics and ventilation, and Edward Clark, who has been the architect of tho capitol for nearly thirty years, on tho sub¬ ject of the defective ventilation of the house, Air. Clark’s resignation has been asked for by Air. Shell, of South Caro¬ lina, the chairman, aud Air. Durbur- row, of Illinois, a member of the com¬ mittee, and refused. The mutter will bo brought up in tho house, with a probability of charges being preferred against Architect Clark in connection with the administration of his office. RAMAPO WINS. ukes the Prize in the Suburban Hft'Kl'eajj-Banquet ,, a Close Second, A Now York special says: 1 ho groat- cst Huburbau handicap in the history ^ 10 classic event was won by Uatn- n P°- It wus not tho richest Suburban, ns ^ l0 l ,l 'izo was worth less financially this year than last by nearly $1,000. "* Iin, ' r R 0 *- nbout $17,000. He got nearly $18,000 last year. The bat- f l ° "', aH “ K ritwl or j° nni1 well fought, Hamapo, the first favorite, carried °“ tho prize from that aged gelding Banquet, only after a bitter and cruel struggle. That erratic beast, Sport, fook it into his head to try when it was too late. He came like a shot from a cannon from tho rear ranks in the final sixteenth, and pass¬ ing the other struggling contestants as if they were standing still, secured third place by a comfortable margin. There was not an admirer or supporter of Sport in the track that dkl not be¬ lieve he would have won outright had Tara!, Garrison, Simms or some equally capable jockey had the mount on him. Since the future books opened on the race, Rama- po has been the favorite. His victory was a moet popular one, and gave Taral, who k rightly called the “Lucky Dutchman,” a record enjoyed by no other jocky, that of winning the three big handicaps of the year. He won the Brooklyn with Dr. Rice, a discard¬ ed stable companion of Rarnapo, and the Metropolitan aud Suburban ivith Rarnapo. If faith l-- to have its desire- r filled, it must he with i i’-- iSt of (Ctl-rir-, BIG HELD IN NEW YORK IN THE IN- TKKEST OF Til E' SOUTH;------ \ Largo Attendance—The Proceed- lugs in Brief. Tho parlors of the Fifth Avenue hotel, Now York City, were not largo enough to accommodate tho southern New Yorkers, and tho delegates from the south proper, who met there Thursday to discuss and further ma¬ terial development in tho southern states. There wore representatives pres¬ ent from every southern stato, except Mississippi. The mooting was called Col. t riler by Air. I). B. Dyer. Hugh R. Garden, tho distinguished looking ex-president of the Southern Society, was unanimously chosen chairman and Mr, J. C. Bayne was made secretary. Air. Gnrdeil made a vety patriotic, ns well ns practical, speech of welcome and closed by as¬ suring the heartiest co-operation of nil New Yorkers when the southern people united fin a Botind business program. Alt. Garden, of Columbus, On., In¬ troduced a resolution, which wits adopted, to appoint a Committee (Ton- sisting of eight from New York and nine from the south, to And the best method of putting the resources of tho south before tho country. It was de¬ nominated tho committee on plan and scope Sill. SMITH SPEAKS, After tho adoption of the resolution there wore loud calls for Secretary Sn ith. Do spoke in part ns follows : “If you ertn place tho resources of iho south before all other portions of tho country and before tho foreign Countries, great benefits must come to all those who have interest in southern investments. ‘ f I am one of those Who believe that there is to bo found ill tho South a force which cannot fail to build up the section. But when tho true condi¬ tions are appreciated hero and abroad, then you will receive an impetus from tho outside which will place the south in a few years in a position of greater progress and development than will be found in any other portion of the Union. (Applause,) “Today wo have no race problem in the south, but the white man and the negro u or! side by side in peace. today tho presence of the negro in tho south is no obstacle to immigration. It should be understood that WO have millions of acres, but that only oue- half of them are under cultivation, “It should be known that the ance of these laqijs can ho pilrohiw su ji t low rates. , / *• What JifTopportuiiiD^frf find ' pome seekers to. profitalA* ments in the south? Tho mineral sources throughout the south aro numerous than in any other part of the country, but have hardly begun to be developed!* They offer honest, sub¬ stantial returns, not speculative re¬ turns, for wo don’t want speculation, but good, honest industry,” southern Then ho referred to the climate and to tho fact that uo indus¬ trial armies had appeared in the sou Si. ITo closed with an eloquent appeal foi all to get to work for the south lle was heartily applauded. Hemphill made Ex-Congressman took five a short talk and the mooting minutes recess At this point Air Jack Spaulding introduced resolutions endorsing tlie Atlanta exposition which passed unanimously. speeches in After several felicitous regard to Atlanta’s prosperity, the convention adjourned until Friday. GROWTH OF THE SOUTH. The Industrial Situation as Reported for the Past AVeek. Tlic review v of tlio industrial situation in, tlio south for the past week shows lhat there . is u ow a rea«o n-ilde pro pent of c an early ter- mination of tlio m iuers’ slrik is. Tbc miner th themselves are red zing tlio ho peleasness of of their expectations tat! of f higher hi ' wag ges, aud that the condition of busines* d-.es docs not not permit the tl, coal any advances at present, 1 " I, 3 fact that output-has steadily continued, coi irithong in de- creased proportion s. has done much to con- vinee tht ■m that tli ey will nr rve tlioi r bnsfcin¬ teres t by re¬ siiming work. Tli e iron pr oi ducers ave preparing for inc reased business as b oon as fuel is to be bad in i sufficient mpply. Prices continue to he irreg ulur, with a larger demand for some grades. there is change In other lines of industry no of importance. The texile mills aro running on full time, and the lumber mamifa eturers are stiff selling their outputs at low establ prie shed s. in- Thirty m w industries were or coip u-afed during the week, togoiiior arid eighteen with ten culm gc-mCnts of manufactories, the :i‘l riant new buildings. Among week more m incut nc- w Indus tries of the art \ 40 000 spindle idle cotton mill at Peter, Magnolia. 8. C.; the Petit Jean Coal Compai y, . of Ark., capital $500,000: the Mil ago Coal Company of Iluntin glon. W. Va.. capital $100,000; and the Lampa* -a, \\ at(T, Ice and Electric capital. Company, 'Hie of Lami ipas asas, Texas, with $110,000 capital $25,000, R EC nun i umber rtereil Company, Louisville, Ky.; clr has been eha at an trical company wi li $20,000 capital 8. C., at P/ Hedge n*a cola, EJa., and Die has Spartanburg, d, capital Fence Company been on-'an z $15,000. fact at here is also reported Huguenot, camimv Va: a' ore J!0,000 s Angleton. Texas, and Va., brick inakin; plant at Glen Ea slon, an electrical pow< r company at He otlaiid Neck. N. C.; flour and gri-t mills at Reale, Ala., and Almond, Va., and gas yiH works wot at Helena, Aik. An ide facto: y will be lie be be built at Elizabctli- town, Ey.fa knitting jtiiiif,' mill mill at at Wine heater, Va.; horse shoe works :s at at Orland Orland ', Fla.; coke c ovens, o f/J in numlir ilier, at Biq Rtohe Gap Va , ami a tan 1 ry at New Decatur, Ala. \ V od work- mg plunis nr-- reported at Fiore: ce, Ala ., Rosed ale rid Rosetta, Miss., (., Afihbo Aubboro, N. C., D.v< r.-dnirg T. nn. and Lyn chburg, Va. Wafer works w air to lie Ian It at E izabvthtowri and Rbelliyvi ille. Kv The enlargement* ve- porte d for the wi (k include brick works at Dan- villc, V rhcniical work* at Home, Ga., iron work* at Bessemer, Ala., Lowmoor and Rad- ford. Va., a cotton mdl at Atlanta, Ga., and wood working j lau-B at Bridgeport, Ala., and WilmiDgton, N. G. I uildings of the week A moo - tlic rnw are bngiD Hs houses at Ja»p(r. Fla., Kershaw, H Fort churches Worth. .Jacksonville, lex, and Fla. Lynchburg, i and VVf atb Va at er«- ford, Va.; a ) 00-room hotel 1 at Atlanta, Ga. and one to cost *25.00(1 at C harleston, Orlc R. ( $1250,1 00 office bn at New an«. La. and school bn i Id i s at M dway, Ky., and Itaa T Jru nan, (Cfiattanoog T hi.) v Kx-MInT el Phelps Dead, |^jm Whiter Ptelj urdftv. s- lied tubercular at Eng- SUMMARY OF N FAYS. CONDENSATION OF INTEREST- ING OCCURRENCES Wlilolt Happen From Day to Day Throughout tho Busy World. The B timoro and Ohio railroad broke the record Sunday in running 001 miles in lifteon hours uuu twenty- six minutes. M. M. Estce was nominated for gov¬ ernor of California on tho first ballot by the republican state convention at Sacramento, Wednesday. The grand jury at Ottawa. 111., have returned indictments against thirty of the strikers engaged in the riot at Ini Sollo a few wegks ago The men arc all in jail, yvith tho exception of a few Who were bailed out. ... The Vermont republican state con¬ vention was hold at Montpelier, Wed¬ nesday, and B. A, Woodbury, of Bur¬ lington, was chosen ris candidate for governor and L. M. Mousin', of Island Pond, for lieutenant governor. Judgo Tuft, in tho United States court at Columbus, Q., Tn.»nf»y nftcr- iiooiij miners sentenced who nrresi" six Behj'** ^""interfer¬ r |t couuty Were ‘'J'Jf ing with railway trains, months each in Belmont counq,ff.A. They plead guilty. Tho grand lodge of IJ^A Vittday, n session at Jamestown, N. Y\ ., W de¬ eidod to hold tho nes* ;f‘:)»th 1 lodge meeting in Savannah. j-'. ni Tuesday in June, 1805, K liAioltltion • Was passed calling upj( grand treasurer to turn over tiu fid, In his possession. I , The Ohio miner’s cm f “lit Co lumbus, ()., WeduosflM flown a resolution to eontiifhi^M Ike and adopted one nccatieuuH V t set- Avork tlenient, at and oed t wjj^Biii idj^B •pi Oil of once, i in cxeCfatito Sc that it Was ^ striktfefi Wedinpov ;is<d yistratioiM nt’j I’V Pi'l J Vfc st derlyq % tnl toi h <” ' lit - r ’ IcrnujH ' J |niade]^H . 1 ' 9 _ In ii - n 1 1 1 1 1 a ;y are, assigned ing of the two « It is annonne 1 Pm, largest iron and Association oil Staten, of which Iron ^^^K»dg:iiimt-! iii^^Bel Workers lias workingmen’s a find in'-, has union (h-'^^Hwar operate on tin- a big brown-stone plailt, which em¬ ploys about 4,000, without regard to the practices of the union. A cable dispatch from Berlin says: It is reported that Sir Edward Atalet, British ambassador, lias bent his resig¬ nation to bis government in London, stating as the reason for his wish to re¬ tire that it is impossible for interest him to of successfully represent tho England at tho court of the kaiser, since, owing to recent acts of the Brit¬ ish cabinet, the confidence of the em¬ peror has been lost. A special from Scottdale, Pa., says: Tho situation in the coke region con¬ tinues peaceable, and all tho men are still holding out. Tho importation of negroes is gradually breaking tho strike Several carloads of negroes arrived Tuesday and at the same time a large number of foreigners took tiieii departures The Blavs and Hunga rians , have become disgusted at tin long idleness, and many of them ure leaving the regions never to return. Nearly all of tho trammer and tim¬ ber men at the New Port, I’abst and Aurora mines,’Mich., and large num¬ bers at Norrie have joined the strike. Only a small number of miners arc at work at tlio East Norrie. Over 500 men at the Norrie mine joined the strikers Tuesday afternoon. It is re- ported that the railroad men v/ill not handle ore if the strike becomes gene¬ ral. Over 1.500 men are now out. The Color Line Here. The American Railway union dele¬ gates, in session at Chicago, defeated the proposition to admit negroes to the organization by a vote of 113 to 102 The discussion of tho question lasted nearly two days President Debo thus met defeat in his fight against the establishment of the color line in the new constitution of the or¬ der. Coal Company Resumes. The Corona Coal Company resumed operations at tho Corona coal mines, Ala,, Tuesday. The Company hay se¬ cured an efficient force of miners and will push forward the Work so lont* delayed by the strike, NEWS OF I 111; SOUTH BRIEFLY KI'ITOiHIZKD IN PUNG¬ ENT PARAGRAPHS Chronlelliig Events of Special Inter¬ est to Our Readers. Tho republicans of the Louisville, Tenn., district have nominated tho Hon. Walter Evans for congress. Air. Evans was internal revenue commis¬ sioner under President Arthur's ad¬ ministration. It is stated at Columbia, H. C., that tho Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago will at ouco extend its lino from Edgefield, B. 0,, to Greenville, H. C., there to connect with tho Ben- board Air-Lino system. Tho carefully taken census for tho new city directory gives Chattanooga, including her suburbs, a population of 46,353. This is if loss of 3,426 as com¬ pared with a similar census made in 1892, Considering tho great depres¬ sion in business, it is considered ft good showing. Tho boiler of an onginoon tho Atari- ettft and North Georgia railroad ex¬ ploded Wednesday at Hiawasee station, eighty-eight miles from Knoxville, with fearful results. Olio man’s head Woe blown off, two others wore fatally Wounded and another’s life was saved by a miracle, A circular has been issued announc¬ ing tho consolidation of all tho ac¬ counting officers of tho several rail- yvnys composing tho Plant system. The auditing officers of all thes'o roads will bo in Savannah after July 1st. C. T. Morrell has been appointed comp¬ troller of tho system, S, S. Afclver auditor of receipts and II. H. AJcKco auditor of disbursements. Dr, John Guitera, "of Philadelphia, and Dr. J. H. White, of Savannah, surgeons iu the marine hospital service, uro in Florida colleetiong data relat¬ ing to past yellow fever epidemics. They hope to bo able to locate tho cause of such epidemics. They also K’k° thnt their researches will enable to foretell the coming of an epi- f, NiP that steps may be taken to pit iff* development, ni'nrd tV MeOandless, of Atlanta, [will bo given a trial in the United ■ ; i court on July 9th upon two of four indictments charging him lading and abetting Lewis lted- Wk tlio defalcation of $1113,000 ■Tm Gate City National bank. ^Kcr ■kim-thcrc two indictments found four Ek having been ^■tauvorument. mill pressed by tint conn- •iuidedconvenf L of t pi ‘ ’ V 11 I uesibiy, "V and M ■F lH m, " , ". !’> rt, :‘ 1 uelebriitiotf rolling loi; of on tU ex- 111 H/il nmnvfwHHry .d the luln.is- MIennessec into the union, that commensurate with the prog- w ^Eise °1 directors 1 ° and oflicials, I 1 *? convention and gave ^Etructious Bssee Centennial that a Exposition charter for the Ten- company Kat once secured. Bi Birmingham, Ala., special says: ■ldrtly after 2 o’clock Wednesday (►filing fire was discovered four hundred in tho ■ntiry Lee mines, about feet from the mouth. The alarm was given and the work of rescuing tho miners wuh immediately begun. One hundred miners were at work in the mine at tho time tho fire was discov¬ ered, and it was.difficult to get to tlio men who.were on the other side of tho fire. All were rescued except three, who died from suffocation. Judgo Heard of the Alabama supremo court, decided an interesting case at Montgomery Wednesday. Sylvester Mobile Feslorazzi, a Catholic, died in some years ago and bequeathed expended $2,000 to Bt. Joseph’s church, to be in masses for his soul His heirs cou¬ tested the legality of tho bequest. The chancery court of Alobilo ruled against them and they appealed to the supreme court, which reversed tho decision of the lower court, and held that the be¬ quest was void in that there Wuh no living beneficiary of the trust intend¬ ed to lio created. Insuring Watches, The wiscnci’e who declared Hud “there is nothing new under the sun” gets another no)-back. Here is the idea: For $2 paid uiiniiitliy, n watch —gerd leinan’K or lady’s—is guaran¬ $2 teed ugainsl trouble. That is Io say, will keep it in repair for one year, out no of matter how often it may order or what may bo the anise. It may he dropped on a brick sidewalk, or you may fall overboard with it in your pocket; no questions are asked and no limit put upon repairs to (lie movement up to a total of $25, at the rates usually charged. All styles of watches are included in the new offer, except a few special movements. It is a fact that not one man in u hun¬ dred remembers the number of his watch. Tlic register secured by this guarani, is therefore a complete re- A ferenee in case >f loss or theft. label bearing the register number is 111: inserted in tbe cases of the watch, requesting any stranger, in case of personal accident or sudden illness, to telegraph this number to the jewelers, who agree to promptly York notify family or friends.—[New Dispatch, What Makes the Sky Blue, If there was no dusf haze above us the sky would black That is, we would be looki ' i ri to H'.-kn CS8 * if a limit D“- : •x e i ti line, clear tvealher h •P t, rich blue above us it ii haze. ■Ii lie 1 (be tube n the ! cope Irl ui color ,c-d by the fight shining through $ h <if fine lur/.e.—[fcjeiefict 1 ' LATEST TELEOliAMS CONDENSEP INTO SHORT ANI> BREEZY PARAGRAPHS, And Giving tho Gist or tho Nows Up to tho Time of Going to Press. Airs. Halliday, on trial for tlio mur¬ der of lier husband mill two women named Quinlan, was convicted of mur¬ der in the first degree at Monticclio, N. Y,, Thursday. No pica has boon put forward in her behalf except in¬ finity, Bometimo Wedneadny night l)r. Uustavus Rrolshngcn and wife, who live about a mile cant of Law toy, T’la., "i ro murdered. Tho assassin entered h'-ir room while (hey were naloep and crushed their skulls with an ax. Rob¬ bery is supposed to have been tho motive. There is no cluo to tho mur¬ derers. ‘Tho B. F. Johnson Publishing Com¬ pany was chartered at Richmond, Va., Thursday. The minimum capital is to bo $50,000, and maximum, $200,000. The object is to issue histories and other educational works that will bo satisfactory to southern schools. Stock in tho company has been takcu by many lending citizens. Tho Rome, Ga., rolling mill and cotton tic factory, recently purchased by Mr. Harper Hamilton, will resume operation. It paid well before and only stopped because of litigations. The proporty Inis been leased by Ore¬ gon capitalists and a largo force of hands will bo put to work. Tho uum- of employes will probably bo over 200. Two life term murderers mado their escape from tho Tennesseo state peni¬ tentiary Wednesday night and their departure was not discovered until li ter Ii o’clock Thursday morning; then a rope was found dangling from a chimney on the cast end of tho pris¬ on. Tho men were West Morris, from Perry county, nud Felix Ethingtou, from Lake county. Another lawsuit or series of suits has sprung ont of tho defunct dispen¬ sary scheme at Columbia, B. C. Wil- linin E. Byrd, an ex-saloon keeper, commenced a claim and delivery pro¬ ceedings in Trial Justice Stack’s court against the keeper of tho stato dispen¬ sary, Trnxlor, i'or n barrel of whisky seized and confiscated by dispensary Constables a few days before the law was declared unconstitutional If the suit is successful it will be followed by numerous others. A ..... Birmingham, Ala., ,, special . Mnrj , ol „„ Hnirsday says: Iho fire iu the 1 ; 00 m ' m ' N ]H Htl11 r "G>ng furiously. further developments show the disas- f( , r )my0 wom; tbuu wnllat ftrM , • Oft of tl-i 130 me;: in Hl( mines at the time the fire a,is discover (i(1 Jin W( ,„. (lV( , wit |, *.nok« ^ ,, , ollt . VoIir 11H(n ttr < )U . u(I llU( , ni ore, John White am r A n , u . k( . „ r „ expected to die at au monl , tl t„ Twenty more arc stil f] (r ,, llln< .„ t of physicians. Captain 1 I’. Howell on his returx from New York says that there k lit tie new to say w ith regard to the Cen triil's reorganization plan, but all par¬ ties interested are still workiugonit. lb mid that Drexel, Alorgan A Co., hav< refused to take charge of any plan that (1, "s not receive the approval of Re- ce rs Comer and Hayes. The 42,00( sh is will cut /» big figure and tin holding of that stock by tho terminal Conpnuy, Captain Howell says, wil he t ausc of saving the stock held down till A Thiof-catching Parrot. ‘‘A maiden mint of mine, said "George Everett, of Syracuse, N. Y., 1ms a parrot which she could not be induced to purl with under liny eir- eiiinstiini-oH. This bird is an excel¬ lent talker and bis cage bangs in the bcd-ronin of Ills mistress. One night a burglar got, into I lie house, and after ransack ing the lower part of the hulls--ascended to my aunt’s sleep¬ ing apart incut and proceeded fo col¬ lect all the jewelry and valuables he could find. While engaged in this manner the parrot who had been watching him intently all tho time, riod oui Halloo: what's your inline V The burglar was so start led by the sound of the voice that he (ir>i]i|)i-(l his dark lantern, and in t-ry- ing to •over it fell over a chair. The no ■ awoke my aunt, and she began £ scream at the top of her voi Flic thief, now thoroughly alarmed, tool flying leai) for the stairway, infending to make bis es¬ cape. In bis haute lie slipped, and in falling broke bis leg, so that lit was easily ptured by the servants, who, on hearing the soi tins of thcii mistress lmd come running to tin scene.’’—|Globe Democrat. What is said to be I be largest shad ever caught in the Delaware was re¬ cently brought In at Salem, weighed N. J., i Ida I- the head of the buy. It eleven pounds, eight was inches twenty-seven wide and inches long, eighteen inches in girth. Another shad weighing nine pounds t wo before ounces by was brought iu a few days a fisherman from Salem. THERE are many ’-show'' houses in New York, being the homes of the rich, whi ® casual strangers call to see the r* niture and decoration. The serv: = that answers the bell ac copts a tip, and for such considera¬ tion shows the house to the caller. The tips of t he curious are a source of considerable revenue to the ser¬ vants of the rich. A prisoner in the Manchester jail amused himself by writing verses in !-> characters on tsfmill ; r paper, which he pasted on the hacks of the roaches that infested liis cell Tie poetry eventually killed all tho insects that carried it, net because it was bad, but because tho panto fermented. NO. 26. APPLE BLOSSOMS. Applo blossoms, did she say, Lining nil tho country wny -, In tho Held* ivliern waving grasses Nod to oyory broozo that passe* : On tho hillsides rou ;h tl stoop. Rloplng down whom ripples creep, I.nzlly and hall nsloop, O’er the point? Apple blossoms grow o'er nil, l’oop from every garden wall. And fuim for her eneh day Budded promises of Mny. Apple blossoms, did she say? Apple blossoms, (114 sho gay? All, but thnt is Inr away From tho human tldo on-driving, Ever rushing, pushing, striving, Surging through tho narrow street Where the streams of Irani" moet, From tho tramp of weary foot In tho town. Rloao walls rise on ov >ry side, Bkles themselves seem potrllte I With their stony leaden gray. Vet, I saw a flower to-day— Could an apple blossom stray? —Uoscoo E. Brown. riTH AND POINT. A skeleton key—Gray’* Anatomy. — Truth. A good thing is only surfeit a good thing when you can't got a of it. Teacher—“In which of his battles was General Custer killed?” Num- skull (after reflection)—“f believe it was in his last.”—Brooklyn Life. “I understand that Dr. Firstly at your church now preaches without notes.” “Yes; wo are on a cash basis entirely'."—Newport Daily News. Solicitor—“What paper does your neighber take? Irate Citizen — “Mine, I guess. I can’t find it more’n half tho morningB sinoo he moved ia." Ho murmured, did the captain, Of a vanquished bus ebnli nine: ”1 know not of the fruit ■crop— But the goose-egg crop ) is fine.” —Washl ugton Rtar Helen—“I would like to do some¬ thing that would make him miserable for life.” Florence—“Why don’t you marry him, pet?"—Chicago Inter- Ocenn. Aliss Elder—“What do you think? Mr. tlildorsleevc proposed to mo last night.” Miss Kittisli—“When 1 re¬ fused him he threatened to kill him¬ self, but I really did not expect him to doit in thnt way. ” Harper’s Bazar. Hodman—“I hoar Edison's discov¬ ered a science for doing away with sleep.” Trowels—“H’sh! For good¬ ness’ sake, don’t let the boss hear about it or he’ll be having us work twenty-four hours a day.’’—Chicago Record. Mr. Orumpps—“What earthly good would it do if women should be al¬ lowed to take a hand in politics?” Airs. Grnmpps— “Well, for one thing, wy'd clean house a good deal oftener than you men voters do.’’—New York Weekly. Five-year-old Flossie had been bat- tlingwith her mother all day. “There, child,” said the latter on putting the child to bed, “sleep well, and don’t be when you wake up. ” “I no¬ so crosB tice,” retorted little Flossie, “when it’s mo you say ‘crosswhen it’s you you say ‘nervous.’"—Pearson's Weekly. “It was severe punishment,” said the fattier, self-reproaehfuUy, “but it answers tho purpose. It keeps Johnny from running on tho street." “You didn’t cripple the boy, did you?” “No; I had his mother cut his hair for him Yon ought to see the poor boy," and the proud father wept bit¬ terly. Texas Siftings. At an evening party Dumlcy was in troduced to a young lady, and after a remark about tho weather he said gal- Inn tly “And have I really the pleas- lire of seeing the beautiful Miss Blos¬ som, whose praises are beiug sounded by everybody ?” “Oh, no, Mr. Rum- ley,” the lady replied; “the beautiful Aiks Blossom to whom you refer is a cousiu of mine “Oh. that’s it. Well, I thought there must be a mis¬ take somewhere,” said the gallant Dumley.—Tit Bits. Ancient Musical Instruments. In the Metropolitan Museum of Art la New York City, there is an interest¬ ing collection of musical instruments of all nations, many of which belong to past centuries They lie silently in tho glass eases; the strings of mando lias and lutes that made sweet music in days gone by are broken and twisted, and the fingers that once swept them have passed away, but still the air seems trembling with melody. Imagination pictures the banquet-hall; the summer nights when the troubadour sang songs under his lady-love’s window ; or the Bedouin camp in the desert, where the flute and guitar were played during the evening hour of repose. There are in struinents here of all characters: rude violins and banjo*, fashioned by sav¬ age hands, and dainty lyres inlaid with gold and mother-of-pearl—in¬ struments which have played their part in ancient ceremonies in far-away India and China, in the castles of the Middle Ages, aud in the African wil¬ derness. It is interesting to note that all nations, in shaping musical instru¬ ments, have tried to make them beau¬ tiful to please the eye as well as to produce sweet sounds. The stringed instruments and flutes of savage races are often grotesque, and even ugly, did to civilized eyes, but the poor savage his best He carved his instrument ns well as he could, and also often adorned it with whatever possession.—St. precious trinkets he had in his Nicholas. indications go to show that many farmers are going to raise onious thil year who have never before growl (hsm to any extent,