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4 THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER: FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1891. THE TIMES-RECORDER. Dully and. Weekly. Th* Amfricits Recorder Established 1879. The Amebicus Times Established 1890. Consolidated, Amul, 1891. SUBSCRIPTION: Daily, One Year, $6.< Daily, One Month, . 1 Weekly,One Year, • l.< Weekly, Six Months, I For advertising rates address Bascom Myrick, Editor and Manager, THE TLMES PUBLISHING COMPANY, Americus, Ga. Americus, Ga., July 31, 1891. Barkley, the defaulting Philadelphia treasurer, is said to be suffering from paresis. This is a scientific paraphrase of being in chains for general rascality. Philadelphia boasts of a citizen so thin that when a railroad train passed over him he escaped unhurt. lie was so flat that an engine couldn't mash him. Which is the thinnest, the man or tbo story? The Ohio member of the Republican national committee says that McKinley will have 30,000 majority. This means that 50,(MX) negroes and whites will be run across the border from Kentucky and Indiana on election day. The Tribune-of-ltomc says that '“the man who swallows the Ocala platform is no Democrat.” Can't somo- of the “elect” sit up with the Tribune and con vert it from its heresy? Where is Tom Watson with his universal double back- acting mouth? The farmers gave Ingalls an awful pounding in Kansas, hut they did not succeed in pounding the wieketlness out of him, for he still declares himself to bo a Republican. There arc a certain class of sinners that were not born to he converted,and Ingalls is evidently one of the tribe. The Augusta Chronicle says that if it were not for the Georgia Legislature, the editorial pages of some contem poraries would be as flat as baked water, and yet the Chronicle turns from this thrilling repast to dish up Toro Watson in a column editorial. There's no ac counting for tastes. Hon. Jerry Simpson made a mash on The AhkbicusTimss-Recoruer, and the editor is plessed to eoinpllinent him very highly on his intelleet nml peculiar knack at winning people.—Fort Valley Leader. Yes, Jeremiah is a fine, large prophet; and a careful investigation of his ward- xobo proved that he wore socks. Come .again Jerry, and bring your knitting with jou. The Sow York Sun is trying to knife ■Governor Campbell in Ohio, because lie is making a light for tariff reform, and th# C'hlcagn Herald is advising the Democratic party not to givo him any assistance, bccauso the Ohio convention that nominated him adopted in its plat form a plank favoring tlio free coinage of sliver. The Athens Uauner, which was onco owned by Larry Gantt, and which there fore is no doubt familiar witli his gen eral make-up, says that it was funny how Larry escaped arrest when his partner Harry was taken up to answer to the government about a lottery editorial in their paper. Larry is a sly one when it comes to government officers, He has boon ono himself. Ehitoh Ukmskn Chawfohd of the Athens Danner is felicitating himself over the fact that so many ladles arc making a brilliant success in tho pro fession of journalism. If Kditor Craw ford is not already married, it is evident that some fair wielder of the pen lias in duced Cupid to fire an arrow straight into tho inner consciousness of tho Athe nian aforesaid, Now let him own up to tho soft impeachment. If the Democratic congressmen from Now York und New Jersey vote against Judge Crisp for speaker, certain ambi tious politicians from those two states will regret it about tho time the national convention meets. Judge Crisp is tho man for tho speaker’s chair, and both lie and Georgia deserve tho distinction. Georgia is traded out of the lienor, she can't bo cxpcctod to caress tho hand that makes the deal. And sho will not! These is quite a lively tight betwoen St. Louis, New York and Chicago for the next National Democratic conven tion; but the chances favor largely a Western city, for tho reason that a con vention in New York would mean a Norn York man for the nominee, while tho present drift of Democratic opinion is towards a Western man. A convention in New York n Iglit mean a tight between Cleveland and Hill, while to meet else where might eliminate this ‘question altogether. As will be seen from reading through tho Legislative proceedings, a Hood of petty bills of no earthly importance or concern to the mass of the people of Georgia, is being introduced; and if one- fourth of these become laws, the Legis lature will be in session until Christmas. A good way to check this perpetual mo tion business is to put Into force the old Spartan rule that the introducer of any new law had to do ao atanilng under a gallowa with a rope around hia neck, and If the people failed to ratify and ac cept the proposed new law, the proposer was swung off into apace. It looks like this la » good season of the year to re vive some ancient methods of holding down some too ambitious law-makers. IVISE CAPITALISTS MARINO HEAVT INVESTMENTS. The Manufacturers’ Record of July 25 says: Shrewd financiers who recognize the fact that the time to mako investments is during periods of depression caused by monetary stringency, and who also appreciate the facts that this country lias not stopped growing, and that in dustrial development, instead of being overdone, is still in its Infancy, as com pared with what the future will show, are quietly laying their plans for im portant operatives. Their wisdom will ho seen when activity returns, for then their enterprises will he all ready to take advantage of prosper ous times. The movements of capitalists in this direction are illustrated by reports in the Manu facturers’ Record of the purchase for im mediate development of 25,000 acres of iron and timber land near New C'astlc, Va., at an advance of 200 per cent, over the price which it sold for last Septem ber; tho decision of the owners of about 70,000 acres near the same place to com mence its active development and to construct a ten-mile railroad for this purpose; the sale of 0,000 acres of iron ore property near Fredericksburg, Va.; tlie purchase of the Columbia (S. C.) canal for #200,000 by New England capi talists, who will utilize its great water power by building cotton mills, etc.; the purchase of 000 acres of land near Balti- more by Pittsburg manufacturers, who will build a manufacturing town; tho full organization of a *0,500,000 company at New Birmingham,Tex..composed largely of English capitalists interested in Mid- dlesborough, Ky., to build an iron-mak ing town; tho organization of a #1,000,000 mining company to operate at Llano, tho groat Bessemer ore ccntor of Texas. These aro a few of the big things re ported for the week that indicate tho tendency of capitalists to be on the look out for good investments despite finan cial stringency. Among other enterprises reported in this week’s issue of the Manufacturers' Record is a #1,000,000 salt company in Kentucky; a cotton mill at Charlotto, N. C.; an #80,000 contract for water works engines at Savannah; an #80,000 rolling mill and cotton tie company at Denison, Texas; a #300,000 sale of phos phate land in Florida; an increase of #500,000 in the capital stock of gas and water works company at Macon, Ga., for enlargements; a #500,000 phosphate company in Florida; a #50,000 woolen mill oompany in Texas and a #100,000 lumber company in the same State; a #200,000coal company in West Virginia; a #75,000 improvement com pany at Florence. S. C., aad a #50,000 company at Raleigh, N. C.; #500,000 voted for public improvements at Knox ville, Tenu.; a #1,000,000 construction company in West Virginia; a #100,000 improvement company in Manchester, Va., one of #50,00.) in Basaio City, Va., ami one of #40,000 in Louisville, Ky.; #25,000 waterworks In Brunswick, Mil.; a #20,000 cottonsecil-mill company in Texas; largo fire-brick works in Soutii Carolina, Ac. For a mid-summer week, witli Ettropo and America puzzled over financial matters, this summary shows really remarkable dogreo of activity in Southern development, and indicates what may be expected this fall and win. tor with a roturn of confidence to tho business world, TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED STATES. From the state department comes the important official news that the czar had temporarily relaxed the Jewish expul sion measures, and that lie had done tiffs in compliment to the United States and at the instance of this country. While this was described as temporary,and in tended by the czar as a respite until ho could consult with his political advisers, it is hoped that it will lead to a perma nent modification of the oppressive or ders of expulsion. The matter has been very delicately managed, as the action of the czar in expelling the Jews was a matter of purely domestic concern, with which neither the United States nor any country had anything to do, and a diplo matic remonstrance would have been resented, but means were found for put ting the matter in its proper light before tlie czar. Some time ago a delegation of leadi ng Jewish citizens, headed by Jesse Selig- man, tlie New York banker, and Oscar Strauss, ex-minister to Turkey, waited on President Harrison, and he assured them that the best efforts of the admin istration would be used to soften the rigors which the Russian Jews were en during. Minister Smith succeeded in bringing tlie subject to the czar's atten tion in a favorable light, in presenting a personal message from President Harri son. After the minister’s departure, re newed representations were made by Consul General Crawford. Ho has rep resented tlie United States for many years at St. Petersburg, and is a great favorite with the Russians. To his tact iu great mcasuro is due the willingness of tlie czar to suspend the anti-Jewish policy of the empire. World-wide inter est lias been taken in tho sufferings of the Russian Jews, and it is a tribute to the United States that this influence has been able to accomplish what all tho rest of the world could not do. GEORGIA school HOOKS. A hill Is paroling betoro tho gonoral assembly to make text books in all the schools of absolute uniformity. This is not a good plan, for it is exactly on the lino of monopoly which tho present Legislature is on record as opposing, Such a law would givo one set of pooplc control of tho school book business; bo sides depriving toachcrs of the exorcise of a discretion as to the choico of books preferred by them on account of special excellonco. Such a law would bo a mistake. A bill pending on the schoolbook sub- joet Is, however, a pood one; anti should bo passed. It is one that prohibits tho use in Georgia schools of text books that misrepresent the south and falsify history, and speak of tho late civil war oa’a "rebellion,” Our children must he taught tho truth about the conliiet in which their forefathers fought and died A few weeks ago tlie reports of the prospects of tho cotton crop in several of the cotton states wero not altogether favorable. They aro now better than tlioy wore then. By the latest official bulletin from Washington on tfie subject, it can he ascertained that cotton is very promising in Texas; that it shows a marked improvement in South Carolina; that it needs rain in one part of Tennes see; that it is very promising under tlie fine weather in Louisiana; that it is doing well in Mississippi; that it is im proving under the rainy weather in North Carolina; that it shows a slight deterioration on account of drought in Arkansas, and that it is in excellent con dition under tho favorable weather In Alabama. There need not be any doubt hereafter about tho cotton planters of tlie South having a good year. SENATOR R. o. MILLS. If the rumors from Texas are well founded, it appears that Mr. Mills will soon reach the goal of his ambition by getting into the United States Senate; and will thus be out of the speakership race. The sudden retirement of Senator Rea gan two moDths ago, and tho appoint ment by Governor Hogg of Henry Chil ton to fill out Ids unoxpired term, was a sore disappointment to Mr. Mills and his fricndH, and it was the general belief that Chilton would make his mark dur ing his appointivo term and acquire a prestige which Mr. Mills would bo un - able to overcome when tho legislature met two years hence. ■ But now that tho Texas Legislature is to be convened in extraordinary session, the election of a Senator will be precip itated, and Mr, Chilton’s appointment to fill an unexpired term, pending a session of the Legislature, will become a nulli ty, and Mr. Mills can come betoro that body on Ids own merits, There seems to be no doubt of Ills election, and in such event Jttdgo Crisp will have a clear field in the Speakership race, as Mr. Mills is tho only man whoso opposition was to be feared, and that in consequence of tlie division of tho Southern vote, INSANE MURDERERS. The hanging of Ozburn marks another nail driven into the insanity dodge cof. fin; emphasizing the fact that insanity cannot be successfully pleaded asjusti fication for murder, unless the proof is overwhelming. It is a peculiar phase of these so-called insane murderers that they are always sane enougli to know the consequences of tlieir crimes; as witness the army of cranks that sprung up in the wake of Guiteau, and made attempts on the lives of numerous public men, and who sub- sided completely when Guiteau was hung, sane or insane. When men of murderous disposition are made to understand that even insan ity, real or feigned, cannot save them, a long step towards tiie prevention of murder will have been taken. The hanging of the crazy Guiteau is conclusive evidence that such a penalty deters even those who are supposed to he hopelessly insane. In fact, every in sane man in the country, except lie he a maniac, is sane enough to know tlie con sequences of his crime, and the iniliction of a just punishment on all such people will deter hundreds of others of the same class from committing crime. Better that a score of irresponsible insane people bo hung than that one good and valuable citizen lose his life by the hand of a mentally unbalanced as sassin, who knows tlie nature of his crime, and yet is sharp enough to save his neck with tho plea of justifiable in sanity. THE NEW DISTRICT. Tito opinion seems to prevail very largely among the members of tho legis lature that in tho rcapportionmeut of congressional districts Brunswick should bo separated from Savannah, so that the former can bo relieved of tho great dis. advantage of being represented by ti congressman who owes his first allegi ance to Savannah. It is almost impossible for a congress man to work through an appropriation for two seaports in his district; he must *-ork for ono or tho other; and conse quently Brunswick lias so far fared very poorly tu the goncral dlstributiou. With representatives that can work oaclr for his own por‘, botli our seaside cities can gain advantages that will re- Meet back great benefits upon the inte rior that feeds them; andfortheso rea sons the consensus of opinion seems to bu towards tlie separation of these two Georgia seaports iuto different districts. This is tho “see-saw” appearance of things as presented to tho vision of Edi tor Dana of the New York Sun: The far mers’ alliance has a plan for raising tho prico of wheat to tho top notch; but the carrying out of tlie plan would involve a corresponding rise in tho prico of bread of tho working masses, whose help is sought by tho alliance. At the same time, tho members of tho farmer.,’ al liance dosiro to got tho prico of all tho manufactured goods which they need down to the lowost notch; but tlieir suc cess would mean low wages for the fac tory hands, whose assistance they are anxious to get. It is said that Governor Jones will chango his metto from “Jones he pays the freight" to “Jones ho will get there." Yet Jones will doubtless find out before he does get there that the candidate who gets there must pay the freight. Now let Jones adopt as the motto of his escutcheon, “He that pays the freight gets there,” and his prospects will brighten to fill Governor Hill's shoes. Well, Gov. Hogg, 400 pounds; Sena tor Coke, 300 pounds; John H. Reagan, 200 pounds; Charles Stewart, 280pounds, and the following members of the Dallas Club: Joo W. Record, 438 pound s; Wil liam Skelton, 408 pounds; Dick Flana gan, 230 pounds, and more of them who have not been hoard from, aro all for Hill. Yes, sir, the fat men have gone back on Grover.—Dallas Times-Uerald. The Georgia Legislature amused It self and spent $3,000 of the people’s money last week by passing a bill mak ing dogs property, and then reconsider ing their action next day and killing the bill. Probably many more days will be spent just as uselessly by our Salons be- A WHATHV SOLON. On last Friday there was quite a little breeze in tho house of representatives when Mr. Chappell, of Laurens, arose to a question of personal privilege. He charged that Mr. Glenn Waters, who represents the Macon Telegraph ou the lioor of the house, had abused and vil- lified him in a report of his speech the day bofore. Mr. Chappell was very wrathy, and went for Mr. Waters with gloves off and probably no socks on. Representative Phillips introduced a resolution calling for the immediate firing of the offending reporter from the floor of the house. Speaker Howell couldn’t stand this at tack on the liberty of the press, and got out of tho chair to oppose the resolution. He said he had no interest in the Tele graph, hut ho didn’t like such a preced ent as this resolution would establish. The House had full confidence in Mr. Chappell, and nothing tho Macon paper could say would hurt him. A mollifying resolution was introduced by a member, and after scvoral speeclics it was passed and tho storm blew over. Mr. Waters was saved and still has the privilege of reporting the House pro ceedings to his papor. GO HOME. Those who note from day to day tho insipid accounts of our Legislative pro ceedings, and tho waste of time and tho people’s money resulting from such frivolous legislation will ho tempted to join the chorus tljjt is already beginning to Swell throughout Georgia that the Legislature is killing time liuti should speedily wind up and go home. There is really only one necessary piece of legislation to be enacted, and that is tho reapportionment of the con gressional districts of tho stato, by which the new eleventh district is to he created. If the Legislture will pass this speedily, and then rush through a few important locnl bills, they will merit the thanks of an overtaxed people by summarily ad journing. Too many laws and too long sessions of the Legislature arc evils against which our people will protest in no uncertain tones, if the Solons don't hurry up. When a resolution was passed by tho legislature on Thursday asking that lion. Pa-riek Calhoun address that body on tho bonofils to bo derived to the peo ple of Georgia from tho deepening of water at Savannah, Brunswick and other ports, tho right view was obtained by grouping these toge.her. Savannah, it Is true, desired the prestige of a single mention, hut such was not given, ard should not have been given. Deep wa ter for both ports Is what ought to be worked for, The Times is in favor of deep water at Savannah and is willing to assist according to tho measure of its ability in getting It.—Brunswick Times, SOME FUN NT LAWS. Tlie following arc a few of the bills that have been, or about to be, presented by the wise men at Atlanta during the present session: A tax on bachelors, to be graded ac cording to age. All unmarried men, be tween the ages of 25 years and 35, must put up for single blessedness $25 a year; between 35 and 40, #50 a year; between 40 and 45, #100; between 45 and 50, #150; and all between 50 and 00 years, #-00. This is considered rough on the old fellows. Some of them are making a “grand kick,” and protest against being fined for not doing a thing which, in many cases, it is impossible for them to do, and which no man can do alone, Besides, they think the scale of prices ought to be reversed. Make the young fellows pay the heavy tax, and let the bald heads off cheap. Tlten we have the bill prohibiting all doctors and druggists from using intoxi cating liquor while on duty. (This is generally approved.) Another, that all consumers of liquor shall be compelled to take out a license, the same as the men who sell the stuff. (Gracious, what a revenue this would bring to the state.) And then there is the bill condemning tlie practice of lawyers resorting to all sorts of trickery to save well-known criminals from tlieir just deserts, and recommending that all such barristers lie reminded that they are not doing their duty to society by such “shyster- TIIE CONVICT LE ISE. An interview with Mr. Clifton, of Chatham, chairman of tlie penitentiary committee, says the Atlanta Journal, in dicates tlie probability of some action at this session of the legislature in refer ence to the convict lease. Tho opposi tion to this system has always been great, hut it grows constantly more in tense, and was never before so deter mined as it is now. It is safe to say that the convict lease system in Georgia is doomed, and that it will he abolished as soon as it can be dono legally. Whether or not the pres ent lease can be immediately abolished and all the convicts restored to the earn of the state, it is difficult to say, but it is quite clear that no convict lease will ever he renewed in this state. The peo ple of Georgia will tolerate tiffs system no longer than existing contracts may oblige them to do so. Tito system lias been tried in this state for more than twenty years, and we have had quito enough of it. Tlte day of its death is rapidly ap proaching, and it will be a Happy day for Georgia. WEATHER AND COTTON. The wet weather prevailing yesterday, July 28, the first dog-day, is said to bo indicative of tho continuation of rain for every other of the 40 days that cog. stitute dog-days, If this be so, or even approximately so, the cotton crop will he made somo days later, though the yield will bo in creased, and tho weight much enhanced by tlie moisture. It trm Vo thousands of extra dollars In tlie pockets of farmers of Southwest ern Georgia that the crop in this section is always some weeks ahead of every other part of tho South; and that they can thereby get fancy prices for the first few thousand bales of green cotton NOT OUT YET. The bottom has not dropped out of th melon market yet. H the shipment ,*> inferior fruit can be stopped the market will be all light. The manager 0 f th Macon Produce Exchange, which j, handling the western melon shipments says the market is in a better condition now than it has been for a week. Th e prospect is that good stock will continue to bring satisfactory pi ices. The Imp ana crop will not hurt western markets before August 1. South Carolina is now shipping at the rate of only about si xt r carloads per day. “If we can keep out the culls,” sa ij leading shipper, “it will be all right, but when a lot of poor melons are sent into town, it spoils the market even for good ones, and it remains spoiled until the culls are gone. Good melons, weighing from twenty pounds up, will always bring decent prices where (he market is not glutted. Growers will learn, after awhile, not to sldppoor stock. Another source of trouble has been the exaction of freight prepayment on the lines run- ning north and east of Atlanta. This has sent an overload of melons to the western markets, which aro now pretty well glutted in consequence. Still good melons are bringing from #150 to $175 per car load in Chicago. St. Louis and Kansas City are beginning to he supplied from tho Missouri crop. In all proba bility it will pay to ship first-class me] ons to the north and east eight or ten days yet.”—Savannah News. CHEAPER COTTON AND LESS DEBT, While tlie outlook for cotton is not flattering as a year ago, and no such prices will likely bo obtained as pre vailed last season, yet as an offset to this must be borne in mind the fact that no crop of cotton was ever made cheaply as this, and if it only brings 6 7 cents, it hasn’t cost as much to make it, by a cent or two, as heretofore. One of the reasons assigned by a prom inent financial authority is that the farmers have been forced into the most rigid economy by the financial strin gency that cut off absolutely the usual supply of money loaned them. According to this same authority, the farmers owe as much less than they did a year ago as is represented by the dif ference in the price of cotton last year and this; or say 22 per cent less. If this is correct, tho outlook is not gloomy as the low price of cotton would seem to indicate, for if the farmers have one-third less money this Fall, they owe one-third less than they did last year, and no great harm will result from the extraordinary shrinkage. and Gov. Campbell is not worried about the rosult of tho election in his state next fall, and he lias eitiicr a large sup ply of confidence, or is in possession of certain information which removes his election beyond tlio domain of doubt. In a talk with one of the members of the staff of tlie 81. Louis Republic, I10 said that he saw nothing to prevent the Democrats from going down to Hamil ton county with a majority of 30,000 votes, and he -was quits sure that the dissatisfaction in that county was not sufficiently great to offset such majority. Upon petition of the creditors of the Brunswick Time*, that paper has been placed in tlie hands of a receiver, who is Mr. McK. F. Cook, the present managing editor. The paper will continue to be published under the re ceivership until such time os a sale can be effected under order of the court. ft is expected that all matters will be speedily adjusted, and the Times con- tinuo to go to its readers, serve Its ad- fore they gratify their restive constitu- verlisers, and labor with unremitting onto litrtt a I a..... . . ents by a final adjournment. zeal in behalf of Brunswick. NO BISHOP VET. Goorgia Episcopalians seem to have hard luck iu getting a Bishop. The latest news from the committee,wltiph went to Laramie to sc# Bishop Talbott, is tlia[ he is likoly to decline; and the committee ‘®*7es there to-day without securing any satisfactory assurance of his intention. To an outsider it seems very strange that a man with enough intelligence to he a Bishop cau’t say “yes,” or "no” at once; and the peculiarity of the situation is increased by the circumstanco that this is tlio second case in a short time where Georgia Episcopalians have elect ed a Bishop without knowing before hand, as they should, whether he would accept, and had a long suspense to follow, awaiting the evolution of one of that come to market. j two simple monosyllables from the inner Iusulc tho next thirty days, the staple ! consciousness of tho gentleman elected The position of Bishop of Georgia is ono of sufficient dignity and importance to justify any man in accepting to whom it might he offered; and it is to be re gretted that tlieso prelates have not set that value upon tho offer which its dis tinguished merits would seem to require. GROVER NOT IN IT. After a great flourish of trumpets about cx-l’resldeut Cleveland taking the stump in Ohio for Campbell, It turns out that ho is not going to apeak at all, and that for tho very good roason that be has never been asked, and the still greater reason that ho wouldn’t speak if lie was asked. r. Cleveland Is quoted as laying: “I um convinced Hint Governor Campbell and all other fair minded political friends wll; understand that If I decline to go ui’ 0D the stump, there are perfectly good amt valid reasons for my Action, entirely consistent with a most earnest desfre for the success or a,.' live democratic candidates in Otdo *" elsewhere. Of course I Anticipate that aery will be failed In certain quartets If * uch “ quest Is tusde and declined, th*f 1 11111 ** " s and indifferent! t0 the success ot (he no- luces of my party, .hut such lli-nature cations I do not cxpu.et to escape event.’' The Boston Herald (Iudepen dent) hopes that Mr. Crisp may be cbosen speaker. It considers him, of 1 e candidates, the one best qu.*l i,!cii tho offifee. Among hfs qualiflc at ' ons 1 instances “a 1 general courtesy of bea , r1 .^ and a disposition- of fairness towi r opponents/’' Be Mud the ffeen»«. On the stage, the glitter, the and the paint show forth the most, step behind the scenes and you will w hold the truth. The chorus girl* not all “fancy paints them,’’ but rather whal they paint themselves ; just so wits many of the flaming advertisements 01 so-called “catarrh enrea-." Get back® 1 the scenes, and they are not cures', /*** real one,-and the only remedy that is a cure is BK Sage’s Catarrh Remedy. L>” the curtain; -and you will find the naked truth to he,-that this Remedy hr the one that cure* the went eases of Catarrh*" the Head,, and no mistake. It la e** 0 ,? remedy iu- all catarrhal- ooniiftio»»i aa Catarrhal-Headache,. Catarrh »f Throat, etov will begiu to roll into Americus, the financial stringency lifted. By way of preparation for tlio early movement of .cotton, several of tho banks of Americus have shut down on loans, and aro getting big cash balances on hand to be ready for the rush. The Daily Record, of Greensboro, N. C., calls attention to tho following state ment, which appears in a pamphlet just issued about Greensboro: “Greensboro has four banks. Tlio banks loaneo dur ing tho past twelve nioutlis an aggregate sum of #2,900,190.85, and suffered not one Cent's loss to any ono of thorn dttr- idg tlio entire year. Not only have) these banks not lost one cent by bad or fraud lilt::! paper or payments, neither lias any endorser or surety had to make any of tlie payments for their principal or original borrovfef. ” Tuf. miners’ troubles St Brioevllle and Coal Creek, Tenn., have abewt been set- tied temporarily. Tho minefs agree to permit the convicts to go back fo wSrk, pending an extra session of the Legisla ture, which »iil be called in September, when it is believed tho convict lease sys tem will be abolished. Governor Bu- Itanan and Tennessee arc to be cofryrrat- ulated on this happy termination of a' very troublesome and knotty question, that threatened at one time to end in blood. Nearly all the men of influence among the Italian and the Hebrew 1m migrants who are swarming to this country urgo these immigrants to pre pare for American citizenship, to learn the English language, and to mako them selves familiar with the Institutions and laws of the United States. The advice is sound, and it is satisfactory * to learn that it is taken by a largo proportion of the people to whom It is given. The increase in the size of fortunes and the corresponding advance iu the standard of living in the United States are Indicated by the fact that the estate of the late Secretary WIndom foots np *200,000, though It was announced that he- died- “a poor man.”