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ELLAYILLE POBLISFUC CO.
Tlio village of Ilavcrstraw, on the
Hudson, manufactures moro bricks than
ft ny other place in the world.
Spain celebrated tho sailing of thc""in-
vincible Armada ns well as England.
The Spanish claim that the licet was
simply a fishing excursion.
A punctilious French highway robber
stooped to apologize to his victim, and
thi. victim noticed the fact that lie was
bow-legged. He gave the police this
pointer uud the right man was soon iu
limbo.
“A native author called Roe,” wai
Matthew Arno’d’s sneering allusion to
to (lie novelist who so soon followed the
English litterateur to the grave. E. P.
Roe accepted the designation and wrote
an autobiographical sketch under that
heading, which was completed only a
few days before his death.
There is in Lake County, Mich., a co¬
operative telegraph line, which began
by two farmers connecting their houses
with a wire, and which has extended, un¬
til now it has sixty five miles of wire
and ninety offices, two-thirds of which
arc in farmhouses aud the others in
stores where farmers trade.
Tlie ex-Confedorate colony in New
York continues to grow, At almost
every social gathering may be seen one
or two men who won the title of general
when they wore the gray. She Southern
society, started a short time ago, now
lias a membership of hundreds, aud will
soon have a building of its own.
The Houston Pus? claims that Texas
can produce within its owi>borders food
amply sufficient for the support of 25,-
000,000 people. It has a (-.Innate adapted
not only to the productions of the
temperate zone, but to those of
semi-tropical character as well. It
has timber as well as coal, silver,
copper and other minerals in almost ex¬
haustive abundance.
Aliss Alice B. Farley, of Fort Hudson,
La., is a fragile little woman physically,
but she has strength of mind enough to
conduct a large cotton plantation suc¬
cessfully. She threw into planting all
the enthusiasm and perseverance many
women bestow in acquiring feminine ac¬
complishments, and to day no cotton
produced in the State ranks higher than
that which comes from her plantation.
It appears tli it republican s'mplicitv
does not characterize the jouruoyings of
President Carnot, of France, in the prov¬
inces. What with a considerable ret¬
inue, generous dinners to tho digni¬
taries of the towns which tender him
hospitality, and gifts to tho poor, he is
said to do full justice to the annual ap¬
propriation of $60,000 for traveling ex
PCUSC3.
The mineral output of tlie country for
1887, according to the statement made
by the Division of Alining Ctafisti a, is
much greater in value than that of !83 :i ,
aal is worth $100,000,003 more than
that of 18.85. This is a gratifying ex¬
hibit, but is unfortunately coupled with
the statement that there will be a de¬
crease in the metal product this year
owing to the decline iu railroad build-
ing.
The French census reported 180 per¬
sons who Were 100 years old or over, but
M. I.evasseur, who has been investigating
Ihe matter, reports to the Academy ot
Sciences that sixty-seven of these were
only “believed” to be so by their rela¬
tives, anq that there were only sixteen
who e age could bo proven to be over
100 years by authentic documents. lie
estimates that there are not over fifty
centenarians in the country.
i-llussian is diligently studied in Gcr
many, and by a large number of people
in England likewise. At tlie Berlin
Military Academy it is obligatory, audit
is spoken a good deal in military circles
ail over the country. There is m Ger-
uiany a constant demand for Russian-
speaking journalists, sin c- all .the prin¬
cipal newspapers keep a careful eye upon
Russian affairs. In the English army
special inducements are held out to
oii.ceis to learn Russian; and, according
to a St. Petersburg journal, many young
Ruglish officers are so eager to learn the
Muscovite tongue that when they happen
1° he stationed in a town Where no in¬
structor is to be >h;ul, they spell out the
Russian Bible by the aid of a English
one.
Says the New Y'ork Graphic: ‘This
i- a great year for preachers’sons. Grover
Cleveland,Democratic Residency, candidate for the
elergyman. i s the son of a Presbyterian
Allen G. Thurman, ditto
Rr the Vice-Presidency, is the son of a
Methodist clergyman. Benjamin liar-
r is°n, Republican candidate for the
' residency, is tho son-in-law of a Frcsby-
^rmn clergyman. Levi P. Alorton,ditto
R>r tlie Yi< e-Presidency, is the son of a
j-ot>gregational clergyman. Calvin S.
'rice, Chairman of the Democratic
Executive Committee in charge of the
tai "paign, is the son of a Presbyterian
c,er gymau. Alatthew ttanley Quay,
Rairtnan of the Republican National
' °>nmittee, is also the of Presby-
son a
Lrian clergyman,"
SOUTHERN STRAYS.
A CONDENSATION OF HAPPEN¬
INGS STRUNG TOGETHER.
movements op alliance MEN—BAIL-
ItOAD CASUALTIES—THE COTTON CROP
— FLOODS—ACCIDENTS—CHOP RKTUBN8.
Messrs. ALABAMA.
McIntosh and Altman, attor¬
neys of Birmingham, have been employed
by Hie Mobile & Ohio Railroad to exam¬
ine the titles to large tracts of mineral
lands in West Alabama. Mr. Altman
stated to a reporter that the Mobile &
Ohio company had decided to build a
branch road from Corinth, Miss., to Bir¬
mingham. The branch will penetrate a
section of country rich in coal and iron
ore.
A second bloody race conflict lias oc-
curi eil at Round Mountain, Cherokee
county. Whitt, A fight occurred between George
Whitt white, and a colored laborer.
and his friends fired on five negroes
from ambush after the fight, killing two
and wounding the other three. Later in
the night some negroes armed themselves
and a regular battle between the two
parties followed. Several were killed
and wounded on both sides.
FLORIDA.
On account of the prevalence of yellow
fevi r, tlie local land office at Jackson¬
ville, lias been closed temporarily.
A commission of three, representing
the striking cigarmakers in Havana, ar¬
rived at Key West. They telegraphed
to all large cities North asking aid for
the strikers. The strikers and their fami¬
lies number 20,000.
GEORGIA.
Jim Parish, a negro, shot Ed. Walton
another negro, in the Bethel church, in
Atlanta. Jealousy was the cause.
A colored boy named Johnson, was
bathing with some comrades in the water
round Ossabaw island, near Savannah,
when alligators seized him and drew him
under. Ilis body was recovered, minus
he legs and arms, which the alligators
had devoured.
The Chattahoochee Brick Company,
contractors for the building of the Chat-
anoi*u, Rome & Columbus railroad,
have taken the necessary legal steps to
-ecure the payment of about $250,000
im: them for work in the construction of
the road. For this purpose, contractors’ they have
made arrangements to tile
liens ou the road in the counties through
which it runs.
The refugees from Florida who passed
through Atlanta on the government evi-
train, bound for Hendersonville, ahead
deutly did not relish the prospects line of the
of them. From all along the of
Richmond & Danville come reports
ha escape of the refugees from the
rain. At Central, a small town 130
miles north of Atlanta, five jumped from
he train and ran into a cornfield, where
h y hid until the train had left. They
purchased tickets to Cincinnati by way
of Asheville, from Spartanburg.
KENTUCKY.
Moses Newberger, a Polish Jew, ar¬
rived at Louisville with his family from
Decatur, Ala., on Tuesday and died of
yellow fever on Thursday.
At Paducah, firg was discovered in
Rikop’s saddlery establishment. By de¬
lay iu tlie alarm and an accident to y;e
water-works, the fire department build,ng w s
slow in getting to work aud the
was destroyed. The fire extended to
other buildings, making a total loss of
$ 200 , 000 .
LOUISIANA.
At Baton Rouge, the jury in the case
of ex-Secretary of State Will A. Strong,
charged with embezzling about $3,500
fronfthe state, retired, and agreed in two hours
announced that they bad upon a
verdict. The sheriff went out to call
the attorney general, and Strong, the
prisoner, walked out behind him, at¬
tracting no attention, as he had been at
large during the trial. A few minutes
later when his presence was required officers he
eould not be found, nor have the
yet succeeded iu their searches for him.
The attorney general made out a process
verbal of Strong’s voluntary absence, and
the jury rendered a verdict of guilty as
charged.
TENNESSEE.
Nashville authorities ordered a close
observance of the liquor law, and all sa-
oons were closed last Sunday.. The
preachers have organized a vigilauce .
committee to see that the Sunday law is
rigidly enforced.
James Hunter, a prominent stock
dealer living near Midway, committed
suicide on Wednesday by shooting him-
elf through the heart. He has exhibited
signs of insanity for several dap, and
through the day had a lawyer with him
arranging his business About five
rears atro, his wife was shot and killed
while silting by Ids side in her own par¬
lor by some unknown person, and ever
since that time lluntcr has suffered at
times from mental alienation.
On Wednesday, John Smith, Jr-, a
contractor on the Nashville & Knoxville
Railroad, started to Lancaster to pay off
his employes. He took with him about
$1,000, and was accompanied named Shiner. by his
nook-keeper, a young man
Before tlie two reached Lancaster they
were stopped by two men who caught
their horse by the bridle, Smith’s presented pis¬
tols and demanded Mr. money.
Smith refused to give it, aud two shots
were fired at him. The first missed him,
but the second struck Ins forehead,
crushing his skull in. In the meantime.
Shiner nad hurriedly left. The robbers,
after striking Smith and knocking him
out of Ins buggy, took the bag contain¬
ing the mqpey and fled. Air. Smith re
•rained consciousness and made Ins way
to the place at which his men were at
work. He sent them in pursuit of the
robbers and telephoned for bloodhounds.
Johnson, one of the employes, took a
double-barrel shotgun aud started out
alone. About four miles from the scene
of the robbery, he came in sight of him. the
two men, who at once fired upon
Johnson returned the fire, fatally woun other. -
„jr one and seriously wounding the
Mr. Johnson recovered the money aud
took it and the two prisoners to Gordon-
ville.
ELLAVILLE, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27. 1888.
miHHOiui. i
The trade between the Wagner Palace
Car company and the Mann Boudoir Car
company, which was talked of sevorid
months ago, was consummated in St.
Louis. The Mann Boudoir Car company
offered to sell out to tho Wagner com-
piny, but there was a hiteh in tho trade,
which was settled only lust Friday. This
will introduce the Wagner Car company
into many Southern lines.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Isaac Pcbles, of Guilford county, died
a few days ago aged 109 years. His
age is perfectly authenticated.
John L. Holmes, a nativo of Wilming¬
ton and a prominent man, was killed on
Wednesday by being thrown from a car¬
riage in Polk county. The horses ran
away with tho carriage in which were
Holmes and his daughter. Holmes was
instautly killed, but his daughter whs
only slightly hurt. Iloimes was 05 years
old, and hud for seven years resided in
Polk county.
Dr. Campbell, of Jonesboro, on Thurs¬
day committed suicide. Ilis health and
mind had been failing for a year, and it
was during temporary aberration tha* he
took his life, He was visiting his
brother near by, and nftereatiuga hearty
breakfast, went into the yard and delib¬
erately cut liis throat with a pocket
knife. He was a prominent physician
and a highly esteemed citizen of the
county. '
MISSISSIPPI.
Yellow fever has broken out in Jack'
son, and an official announcement 1ms
been published by the local doctors, of
the fact. An exodus ensued, aud nearly
half tho population left tho city.
VIRGINIA.
A change of sentiment has option. taken place 1
in Winchester, on local Two
years ago ;he drys earned the city by
169 majority. On Thursday the wets
carried it by 111 majority.
The monument erected by the surviv¬
ors of the 3d Massachusetts cavalry to
their dead comrades was formally dedi¬
cated at Winchester, Va., on Wednesday
by a visiting delegation, who entertained were cor¬
dially received and hospitably
by the Confederate soldiers of the city.
YELLOW FEVER.
bright, Tuesday in Jacksonville, Flu, was a
sunshiny, but delusive day, in
which the in.-idious pestilence seemed to
doits worst. The record of new cases far
eclises all previous teports, being 150
for the twenty-four hours ending at 0 p.
m. and 20 deaths. Wednesday was
another pretty day, but 130 new eases
were reported and 14 deaths. Air. Bow¬
den, for miituy years and until quite re¬
cently city editor of the Jacksonville
Times- Union, died at his home. He was
taken down with yellow fever on Satur¬
day last, but had passed tho critical pe¬
riod aud was supposed to be improving.
Two days after the fever returned and
went to his head, the immediate cause of
death being brain fever. He leaves a
wife and five children, one brother, J. E.
T. Bowden, at present in Hendersonville,
N. C. lie was thirty-four years old and
a native of South Carolina. The camps
of refuge are being put in shape since
the almost continuous ten days of rain,
and it is hoped the people will get into
them soon. Efforts will be made to con-
~vince the negroes that it will be best for
them to go there, but thousands prefer to
stay in Jacksonville, if they can get free
food. It is probable that the rations iu
»the city to the well people able to work
will be cut down, so as to force them to
go to the camps to be well fed. The ex¬
citement created throughout Florida by
the discovery of fever at Gainesville con¬
tinues unab ited. The place is almost
deserted. The people commenced to
leave as soon as the news was known.
The railroad men have all left and all
trains are practically suspended. concealed. A great
number of deaths are kept
The sudden death of the postmaster a
week or so ago, and which c used
much comment at the time, is
attributed to yellow fever. Rev. Air.
Snowden, rector of the Episcopal
church at AlcClenny, died Wednesday.
Albany, Ga., is excited becauso George
Williams, a negro from Jacksonville, is
sick with yellow fever. J. E. Ouley, of
Jacksonville, adopted a novel yet simple his
1 remedy for yellow fever. lie says
daughter was taken suddenly the other
day, and he placed her with her back
close to a hot stove, and wrapped from a
blanket around her, and the heat
the slove drew the fever all out,"without
the aid of medicine. Then his wife was
taken sick, and he cured her in the same
way. The roastii g process may be about
as good as the parboiling treatment. At
the monthly meeting of the Southern
Passenger Association, held in the United
States hotel at Saratoga, N. Y., all Sum¬
mer excursion tickets sold from points in
Florida were extended until December
31st, upon application to the general which
passenger agent of the line upon
the resort to which the ticket was sold is
located. There is no doubt about the
Texas quarantine, and travelers from
Georgia, Alabama and the Carolinas, will
have°to take their chances in buying
tickets for Texas points. The quaran¬
tine is said to be general, and includes all
points along the state line. New Or¬
leans was first, put on the black list by the
health authorities of Texas, and judging of
from the developments, and reports
the presence of yellow fever, there would
seem to be good grounds for a
quarantine against the Crescent City.
In response to a call for volunteers of the
order of the Red Cross, Dr. William
Rickert, of Baltimore, Aid., left for
Jacksonville, Fla., where ho will give
his services for the relief of sufferers from
yellow fever. He leaves a wife and
family and abandons a remunerative prac¬
tice.
COLOSSAL FEDERATION.
At the annual convention of the Loco-
motive Firemen now in session nt At Ian-
ta, Ga., action has been taken indicating
a federation for purposes of defense, in
the event of strikes or lockouts, between
tho following organizations: Brother-
hood of Locomotive Engineers, Brother-
hood of Locomo live Firemen, Brother-
hood of Railway Brakemcn, Switchmen s
Mutual Aid Society aud the Knights ot
Labor. And a further federation is also
possible with all organizations consistent
with the principles of these bodies.
NATIONAL 1 ^ DA V UVA PIT A AIAAJ All *
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navy—lively debates in conoukss
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t'oxoKEssiONAi,.
Iu the Senate on Thursday, among the
bills reported from the comnffiteosand
.laced ou the calendar were the follow-
ing: The House bill to include Sapolo
sound, Sapelo river und Sapelo island iu
the B.unawick, Ga., collection district;
the the Senate bill grantin'- Memphis' tho right of way
to Pensacola & Railroad
du, Company through MUsfaahipi public lauds in Flori-
Alabama, and Tennessee,
and through the military reservation
near reading Pensacola....Immediately the after tho
of House journal, Mr. Burns,
of Missouri, called up the conference re-
port on the sundry civil appropriation
bill and the House refused-32 to 47-to
,1ms agree offered to it... .Mr. Morrow, of California,
'committee a resolution directing the
on enrolled bills to transmit
.the 'with Chine* bill to the President forth-
and without delay. It caused quite
a debate, but nothing was done.
In the Senate, on Wednesday, Mr.
Edmunds, reported from the committee
on Ordered, foreign relations the following order:
“That tha president of the
Senate be directed to {withhold trahsmis-
sion the to tho House of j Representatives of
ing act (House bill) to prohibit the com¬
of Chinese laborers to the United
States, until furtlie| direction of the
Senate.” lie asked for its immediate
consideration. Mr. Teller objected to
its present consideration, and the order
of went the over siding one day. Mr. Vest inquired
pr< officer what the effect of
non-action on the proposed order would
be, but no response was made. The reso¬
lution did not effect its purpose. The
passage of the measure was duly an¬
nounced to the House, when a motion to
reconsider was defealed. The act was
then enrolled, signed by the speaker, and
by the president of the Senate. The
clerk of the committee on enrolled bills
took it over to the House, but, it being
a late hour, that body had adjourned ana
there was no oue to receive it, so it re¬
mained iu the custody of the Senate com¬
mittee over night, and was actually in
tile possession of the Senate when the res-
olution of the foreign?relations commit¬
tee was reported. Represen’ative Kil¬
gore, acting chairman of the House com¬
mittee on enrolled bills, whose duty it
will be to carry tho bill to the President,
has decided to hold it back as act of
courtesy to the eenate, to give an oppor¬
tunity lor action on the resolution of tho
foreign offered relations committee. resolution Air. Ed¬
munds a joint appro¬
priating direction $100,000 the to be expended under
the of President of the
United States in relief of the suffering
caused by yellow fever now prevailing
in the state of Florida; and a-hed
for its immediate consideration.
AI j Brown inquired why Florida appropriations
should be confined to while the
disease was spreading in other states.
Air. Edmunds: “it is net confined to the
state of Florida. It is in aid of all suf¬
ferers wherever they may be, whether in
ington, Georgia, North Carolina, City of Wash¬ brief
or any wliere else.” After
remarks by Senators Call and Pasco, the
resolution was passed.... Immediately
after the reading of the journal, the House
resumed consideration of the conference
report on the sundry civil appropriation
bill. The discussion on the provision
for a new library building was soon di¬
rected to a discussion of the competency
or inconipetency of (he architect. When
a vote on agreeing to the conference re¬
port was reached, it resulted—yeas, 67,
nays, 77—no quorum, and the House, at
2:25, adjourned.
In the Senate on Tuesday, the defi¬
ciency appropriation the committee bill was reported
back from on appropria¬
tions and was ordered printed. Notice
was would given address that Air. Senate Jones, of Wednesday Arkansas,
the on
on the motion to refer the President's
Annual Message. Air. Sherman’s r solu¬
tion offered Monday, instructing the
committee on foreign relations to inquire
into the state of the relations of the
United States with Great Britain and the
Dominion of Canada, and to report at
the next session such measures as are ex¬
pedient to promote friendly commercial
and political intercourse between those
countries and the United States, was ta¬
ken up, and Mr. Sherman addressed tho
Senate .. .The Speaker pro tem. laid be¬
fore the House a communication from the
Postmaster General in response to the
Grosvenor resolution calling for informa¬
tion relating to the distribution through
the mails of the Tax Reform Advocate,
in violation of the postal laws. Air.
Catchings, of Alis-issippi, from the com¬
mittee on rivers and haibors, reported a
bill authorizing the Secretary of War to
pinscribe rules and regulations for the
care and management of the St. Clair
flats ship canal. Passed.
GOSSIP.
The President has pardoned two North
Carolina moonshiners.
If President Cleveland signs the Chi¬
nese exclusion bid, Secretary of State
Bayard, will resign his position.
The first triennial meeting of the con¬
gress of American physicians Washington. and sur¬
geons is in session at
Surgeon General Hamilton has tele¬
graphed Mayor Harkins, will of Asheville,
N. O., that no refugees be sent to
that city.
The following Georgia patents were
granted on Tuesday: Fred C. Joshua Cooper,
Itome, delinting cotton seed; II.
Malaier and E. II. Smith. Herman Sunnyside. 1 Laden,
fertilizer clistibutor;
Atlanta, seed planter.
The Secretary of the Navy has tele-
g landing nl phed Rear Admiral Kimberly, is corn-
the Pacific station, who now
at g, m F ran cisco, Cal., to send one of
the vessels of Lis squadron to the Sameon
x s [ anc l s f or such service as may be re-
quired of it in the protection of Amcri-
cao8
rpj loma9 0 .Wood, executive officer
of ^ gtate boar(1 of health of North
Carolinfti has communicated with Sur-
( . eHn .(X em . rll i Hamilton, notifying point him in
send refugees unless to they any be sent
North Carolina, can
lnt0 cl ) m I> a '» ost • an > t *iT su-
pervisiou be observed around tl.o camp.
As was to have been expected, organisms he en-
Countered in a variety of micro which
this situation, some of were ap-
patently undescribed specific, and, ihere-
fore, possibly yellow fever discovered genus. I)r.
Sternberg micro has himself it is possible sc vend
ll0VV organisms, but
that one or the other of these is the
deadly microbe, which he 1ms so long
been iu search of, but ho said ho was not
at claim present with in reference a position to make a of definite them,
to any ono
Ml(j * . 0 M Sternberg, surgeon U. 8.
rea d an important * paper 1 on Tbuvs-
, \ forc , th .. Association . ot American .
,t! °
Physicians . and Surgeons upon “Recent
investigations fellow noting There to have the been etiology several of
lever.”
<ng dll!t discovered , r . cut claimants yellow for fever the honor germs of lmy- but,
^cording 1° Dr. bternberg, none of these
H, V WL 11 founded. He exhibited to
-
the association the cultivations of germs
of Dr. Domingos Frcire of Brazil,
j^ r ' 5. a .^! os f'*’^y 0 f Havana, and of Dr.
uu ‘ Glb ier of * 0°™- Uav ' n Z F oved
hl9 microscopical . researches and cul-
‘ ur e experiments pursued in Havana,
Cuba . and other fever-breeding places,
that thcrc ,s no 8 l )e< ' l(ic B criu m the
hlood of yellow fever patients, Dr. Stcrn-
berg turned his attention to the alimen-
canal, the thinking it not improbable might
specific germ o the disease
be localcd ,here > 113 18 tho c,,8e ln cho!cra -
IRISH AFFAIRS.
A breakfast was given in honor of Mr.
Josqili Chamberlain by the radical union¬
ists *at Bradford, England, on Thursday.
Iu a speech, Mr. Chamberlain said he did
uo see why Irishmen should not have lo¬
cal showed government, while in though Dublin, experience New York
that,
or Bobton, an Irish government was al¬
ways ineffective and corrupt. Once l.e
had thought that liberals would reunite
upon the a feasible policy, widening. but now The the alliance chasm
iu party was
1 etwecu liberal unionists and tories de¬
pended interest. upon placing The principles above
party government con¬
sulted the wishes of the unionists in¬
stead Chamberlain of differing said, with unqualifiedly them. Balfour,
Mr. ap-
pioved this policy. An emeulc occurred
among the soldiers in the transport com-
misariat, located at Porte Bello barracks.
Dub.in. The men had become minted
ut the harshness shown them by
their officers, and after drill they made
a ruffi upon the quarters occupied by
Maj. made V. hitely, and smashed tho furniture- of
and a bonfire of the portruit tho
major. They then marched in a body to
the guardhouse, and without each one resistance. of them
yielded to arrest
Another riot occuned in Dublin bar¬
racks. A number Watch” of men belonging to
the “Black regiment, one of the
most distinguished quarreled organizations iu the
British Army, over politics in
the “canteen” with some of the men of
the 5ili dragoons, another famous regi¬
ment. The two factions finally aban¬
doned words for blows, and a desperate
struggle ensued, during which thirty
men were wounded. Other troops were
called upon to quell the disturbance and
the rioters were dispersed at the point of
bayouets. The “Black Watch” regiment
has been ordered to Belfast.
A JIM-DANDY THIEF.
A gigantic swindle lias come to light
iu New York. James Edward Bedell,
real estate clerk for the law firm of Ship-
man, Barlow & Choate, oac of the most
prominent law firms in the United States,
and who have charge of some rich es¬
tates, lias, by a system of audacious
swindling, robbed clients of liis firm of
hundreds of thousands of dollars. The
precise amount of his peculation as far as
known is about $300,000. Bedell was a
trusted employe, in full charge of the
firm’s real estate business. He forged
bonds, mortgages, register’s seal aud ail,
and took the money himself and paid
the interest on the false mortgages as
they fell due. His swindles cover a pe¬
riod of five years. An accident led to
his discovery and lie is now under arrest,
at police headquarters. To Inspector
Byrnes he said that lie had spent the
money playing policy and $7,500 at amateur
farming. His salary was A year.
SHOULD PASS.
At the request of a number the of phys¬
icians iu attendance upon medical
congress, at Washington, introduced I). C., Alnjor
Barnes, of Georgia, in the
House of Representatives, of $100,000 a bill of¬
fering a reward to any ptr-
son of any nationality who will discover
the true cause or germ of yellow fever
with any certain means of its prevention,
destruction or material modification; or
who, without discovering the cause or
germ of said disease, shall discover a
certain and practical destruction mode of effecting
its prevention, The bill or referred material
modification. was to
the committee on commerce, and the
energetic Barnes will push it through ut
once.
EARTHQUAKE.
On Tuesday night about 9 o’clock, a
very distict earthquake shock wat heard
in Central Georgia. First, a rumbling
noise was heard; then came the shock,
which lasted fully three seconds. The
houses quivered and windows rattled
enough to arouso the people.
FOUND DEATH.
Advices from the Congo River state,
that Maj. Bartlett, the explorer, has been
murdered by carriers, and that Jamieson
his returned to Stanley Falls und is or¬
ganizing a new expedition.
Expected Too Much.
Indignant Customer—“I sent my little
girl to your store an hour ago, sir, for
twenty-live rents’ worth of carbolic acid,
diluted four-fifths with water, and here
is what you have sent me. There isn’t
five cents’ worth of ar id in this mixture.”
Druggist—“Did you want twenty five
cents' worth of carbolic acid itself, sir,
with four times its bulk in water added?”
Customer—“That is exactly what I
wanted, Druggist—“Then sir.” should have
you
sent $1.25. Do you suppose I get my
water for nothing:”-- Chicago Tribune,
THE WORLD OVER.
INTERESTING ITEMS BOILED
DOWN IN READABLE STYLE.
THE FIELD OF LA110B—SEETHING CAUL-
DUON OF EUROPEAN INTKIOUB— FIRES,
SUICIDES, ETC.—NOTED PEOPLE DEAD.
Many military changes are announced
in Berlin.
Bismarck will follow Von Moltke’s
example United un^l resign. of America is in
The in New Typothic
session York.
At Glasgow, Sc itland, sixty-five peo¬
ple weTe arrested for participating in a
riot.
Count Tolstoi, Russian minister of the
interior, will retire on account of iff
health.
Striking cotton operatives at Bolton,
England, have roturned to work on tho
masters’ terms.
The number of deaths in Havana from
yellow fever during July were 80, and
during August 114.
The Freuch government 1ms ordered
gunboats to the west coast of Africa to
suppress tlie slave trade.
Subscriptions to tho fund to he used
in paying the expenses of the Parnell in¬
vestigation against tho Loudon Times,
now amount to £3,000.
At a meeting of coal miners held aff St.
Etienne, France, a resolution favoring a
general strike of all the employes of all
Loire companies was adopted.
A dispatch from Brisbane, Queensland,
says: Two warehouses on Eagle street,
Brown’s and Barker’s, were destroyed
by fire. The loss is placed at $20,000,000.
John Dillon, the noted Irish orator
and agitator, has been prison granted an uncon¬
ditional release from on account
of liis bad health. Many friends met him
in Dublin upon his return there and lie
was greeted most enthusiastically.
C. A. Pillsbury & Co., of Minneapolis,
Minn., the largest milling firm in the
world, have just finished a division of
$40,000 among their employes. This
bus been made in pursuance of a profit-
sharing plan adopted four years ago.
In a collision of two freight trains nt
Galesburg, III., Eugineer Charles Chase,
of Stealer, was killed. The locomotive
and two cars were wrecked. The wreck
caught fire, and tho discovery was made
that two tramps had been roasted to
death in one of the cars.
A long train bearing recruits who were
returning to Berlin fron the army ma¬
neuvers, collided with a freight train at
Meppen, Hanover. Four of the recruits
were killed and a large number wounded.
Twelve of the cars carrying troops caused were by
wrecked. The, accident was a
misplaced switch.
Dr. B. Bramble, of Cincinnati, Ohio,
purchased Libby prison at public auction
in Richmond, Va., for $11,000. It W. was
sold privately some months ago to 11.
Gray, of Chicago, for $23,300. Repaid
one-fourth cash, and rc a okl it to "a Chi¬
cago syndicate, who failed to make the
second payment, hence Thu s lay’s sale
on their account.
The United States grand several jury of indict¬ San
Francisco, Cal., reported and lfis
ments against ex-Judge Terry iudict-
wife, Mrs. Sarah Terry. Tlie
tments are based upon the recent outbreak
in the United States circuit court. They with
are charged iu the indictments
threatening nnd assaulting a United
States marshal and several deputies.
Several Greek war ships have been or¬
dered to be ready to be put to sea within
two days. The squadron which has been
absent one month maneuvering, arrived
at tho Puerius on Thursday, tinder full
steam. The fleet will proceed to the
Turkish waters. The recent seizure of a
Greek vessel at Cliiosbeen is the subject
of protests by the Greek government.
The Porto refuses to give a satisfactory
reply, and serious trouble will ensue.
Gen. Robertson has been elected pres¬
ident of the society of the Army of tlie
Cumberland at the annual meeting just
held at Chicago, Ill., to succeed Gen.
Sheridan. It was decided to hold tho
next annual meeting at Chattanooga,
Tenn., on September 18, 19 and 20, 1889.
A committee was appointed to consider
the advisability of recommending to
Congress Chickaniaugft, the purchasing of the old batile
field of nnd erecting a
monument there similar to the one at
Gettysburg.
Incendiary fires for two days have
created intense excitement at Spokane,
\V. T., und a vigilance committee was
formed. All disreputable characters
were warned (o leave town under pain of
hanging. Two fires were started in
buildings where no stoves were used.
Early the next morning a big lodging
house was fired, and persons escaped
with great difficulty. One man was evi¬
dently burned bo to found. death, as no afterwards trace of
him could Soon
four other fires were started in different
parts of the town. The streets are pa-
trolcd by armed men. The saloons and
gambling houses have been closed, and
uo one except guards o’clock are allowed night. on the
streets after 10 at
What Charity Does.
“Mr. Hardcash,” said Mias Kindheart,
“how much can we put you down for?
We are raising money to clothe tho
Hottentots.” “The IIo tentots!” snort¬
ed old llardcash. “Who are they.'”
“Why, my dear sir, they are a race of
people in Africa, I believe. I know
they go around with their limbs exposed
to the weather. And you know what tho
Bible says?” “Ah, yes,” Charity grunted the
old heathen, “I see. covers a
multitude of shins. Well, I suppose
you can put me down for fifty cents."
“The old brute,” softly murmured Miss
Kindheart as she took her departure.—
Peoria Transcript.
A Difference in Sisters.
“How ig it, my dear,” said a husband
to his wife, “that while you und your
sister Ellen are so much alike in most
respects, you are married and she prefers
to remain single? Surely she has had
offers enough.”
“Yes, love, but Ellen was more diffi¬
cult toploase than I .”—New York Sun,
VOL. IV, NO. 1.
THE CHILDREN HAVE GROWN
i AWAY.
My little children have grown away,
drown away from the land of play,
Grown to be men and women tall, ^
With passions and loves and hates and f
That comes to us when we grow away
From childish play.
My little children that wore so dear,
How can I help but wish them here
With arms round my nock In the old loving
way
1 have not known for many a day,
Not since home was my kingdom, precious
and sweet,
Filled with the music of pattering feet!
Those feet that led them away from me
Into the world and ovor the sea,
leaving me here in my lonely room
That even in sunshine seems full of gloom,
And so very lonely I needs must cry
For the days gone by.
I thought I should bo the first to go,
And I cannot but wish it might have been
so,
But tho Father of love, who dwell? in the
light,
rook some of my babies out of my sight-?
Took them away to his Homo of Best,
And 1 know, though I cannot tell why, ’twas
best.
So I’m trusting our Lord and can clearly sea
That in that #ear land our home shall be.
And though tho children have gono away
We shall meet again, oh, blessed day,
When he will call—to heaven wo coma
And find oneo moro our happy homo.
—John A. Clark, in Good Housekeeping.
run AND POINT.
A vacant lot—Dudes.
The age of humor—Badinage.
Food for reflection—Brain food.
Tho sea cow probably eats from the
trough of the sea.
A twenty-dollar gold piece and a re¬
liable watch always go for what their
faces indicate.
The widow of a railroad baggage-man
always refers to her deceased husband as
her ex-checker.
However extravagant a contortionist
may be be always manages to make both
ends meet.— Life.
Tlie ear th is but a shallow crust,
Around a core ot heat and flame; , *
Some people on it don't ask much; '
Tho crust is good —Detroit enough for Free them. Dress
The largest umbrella in the world has
been made in Glasgow .for a King of
Bust Africa, Ilis Majesty seems to be
making preparations for a long reign.—
Bouton Herald.
“How’re you getting along?" remarked
ono motli to another. “Oh, I manage
to keep in clothing." And he disap¬
peared within a fur lined overcoat.—*
Western Rural.
’Twixt sail and sailor wliat may be
Tho difference? tell ms, I implore:
Tho sail, you know, gats full at saa,
Tho sailor—ho gats full on shore.
— ludge.
Violent rainstorm—crowded streetcar
—handsome lady and gentleman on
platform. Gentleman (to those inside)
—“Can you squeeze a lady in there?"
Chorus of Alale Voioes—“Yo.t, cer-
tninly. —New York Neuct.
Teacher—“Knipke, who reigned the
earlier, Titus Teacher—“Alistake.” or Vespasian?" Scholar—■ Scholar
“Titus.”
(quickly correcting himself)—“Vespa¬
sian.” Teacher (sternly)—“Kleerailler
lias whispered to you aguin ."—Fliegende
Blattter.
Customer to barber—“Shave down
please, as it makes my face sore to shave
against the grain.” “I’d just as soon
shave ‘down’ as not,” replied the loqua¬
cious torturer, “but I caD’t find any on
your grizzly old face. Tho down on
your jaw turned to bristles years ago.’’—
Dansvi'le Breez \
Business—“The doctor has ordered
me to the mountains for my health.”
Romantic—“I envy you. Glorious
scenery! Alountains tremen-•” lefty, imposing,
appalling, Business—
(testily)—“Yes, 1 know; but how are tho
prices;" Romantic (airily,—“Oh; like
the mountains, like the mountains.”—
Idea.
“It was a severe punishment,” said
the father, self-reproachfully, “but it from an¬
swers the purpose. It kept John
running on the street.” “You didn’t
cripple the boy, did you?’’ “No; I had
his mother cut his hair for him. You
ought to see the poor boy.” And tho
proud father wept bitterly. — Chicago
Tsihune.
An Ainu Chief,
I paid a visit to (he village chief, which who
lives in a large house, a purt of is
occupied by a Japanese Christian, who is
trying to do missionary work among the
people. The chief, a very old man, re¬
ceived me sitting in front of his cabinet
of Japanese curios. He bowed, extended
both liis hands with the palms up, waved
thfcm toward himself, and stroked bis
long giey beard. These actions were re¬
peated twice, and were greeting, accompanied by
a low, murmured which was
translated to me as meaning that he
deemed himself highly honored by my
call, and hoped I would enjoy myself
during my stay in his village. The Ainu,
he said, were too poor and too ignorant
of the manners of honorable foreigners and
to do anything to entertain me; a
lot of compliments and pleasant things.
His quiet dignity of manner, and his
low, musical voice although impressed me dirty very
favorably: and, lie was
and clad in rags, he looked the chief. —
Popular Science Monthly.
The Swiss Good Night.
“The Swiss Good Night," refers to the
custom of the Swiss mountaineers of
calling through their speaking lord God.” trumpets One
atdusk, “Praise the
herdsman starts the call, aim his neigh¬
bors from every ]>eak, echo it. The
sounds arc prolonged by reverberation
lrom one mountain to another. After a
abort period, which is supposed herdsmen to have calls
been devoted to prayer, a
“Good Night.” This, too, retires is repeated, his
and as darkness falls, each to
hut. These calls may be heard for miles
and are re-echoed from tho rocks, for
some miuutes after the original call has
died away.— Detroit Free Press.
One of the richest men in St. Paul,
Minn., who owns block after block of
real estate, lives on less than $800 ayear