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itching •.■lick 1 . • lick !
' glitter of the 1 :fy
and the won-
ShHJc hoard are things of
( emiilished gentle
-111; de and them are
Nor must it
';ir)t‘ : ‘t play is stopped on
°r ‘“i'ldh l class gamhl
llllM^' : e edict covers every
raßßß'Cvcnto the four or
w’n#re adnaa
and has to be
'ol'pre he is admitted,
These rich and elegant
: : are visited
WM- t wice a day. at irregn-
H make sure that play is
special policeman
front of the door of
U*' every resort besides,
wnian on partroU is bound
■rvery supposed gambling
Mnis boat each time that he
BT fCaptain Williams is of
Sot doing this on own
Ole is simply obeying the or
Ms superiors. So far as ho
■Et concerned. “Live and
9b his motto. Md it must
Wentie sincerely
Yftd to violate the latter part
Be of conduct.
knv long is this going to last?
y until tilt elections are ov
■ others maintain that as
Ehc local nominations are
will be well again for the do
®&ra.greeu cloth. The cm
I this way, Mr. Me
son t District Attor
lan, and in some res
it crank. Strange to
ie is an Irishman, he
se-racing, and thus
hypocrites who fleece
in Wall Street and
or refuse a “straight
5 track, began to coin
aw sorbiddhig horse
ig constantly violated,
,ud women wore being
r. MeKoou shut his
itence of the dens of
insel leads men on to
>ainst tliemselves and
ind went for the pool
dens as Me Glory's
gan’s, The Allen’s the
Jiost abandoned wo-
g^KT|places where human life
||Viu lower estimation than that
Wt animal were allowed to keep
even to announce and open
y ertise additional “attractions”
pie unwary. Next he “went for”
k policy dealers and finally for all
yklers. Now Mr. MeK eon’s
win this Aspect were praise-
MKy in the extreme. As Young
[hjng, the Emperor of China said
■ 3 famous edict against faftbfing
‘ gambling, this dissembled
must ever lie a heinous
•lor it ever drags a victim in
Rt\” but the fact that Mr Mc
■jcnored the prevalence and
Hf other, and certainly worse
| seems to point to the fact
Iliad a special lione to pick.
Bfem his quarrel with the
lie recklessly charged
|Big and abetting the gam
gKiving them notice when
aßLniovemcnt against them
plated by the police He
BH to prove this charge, but
WM the accusation by employ
9|vatc detective force of
oilice on one of his ratds
■Birse engendered a very bad
ug the police depart
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For three years the Coney
Wmnil Jockey Club has employed
Pinkerton’s men during its race
meetings to prevent thieves from
gaining access to :the grounds. Ro-
bert Pinkerton himself is always at
the gate, and a theif would have to
escape his vigilant eye, For three
seasons everything went well until
two weeks ago when “Lncho” P,aid
win tne California millionaire, who
had come to the East with his sta
ble of horses, was relieved of his
watch. Pinkerton was of course
greatly chagrined particularly as the
thief secaped and the watch ins not
yet been recovered, and some of hia
men claim that the New York plliee
smuggled a man into the grounds
and assisted him to the “working’'
°f big game, in order (that they
m ight have an opportunity of “parad
ing the alleged incompetence of Pink
erton and his men,
Maggie Mitchell has followed the
advice of her l’riends and thrown up
her new play, an indifferent Ttdap
tion of “Geier-Wally,” and revived
“Fnnchon,” which has brought her
fame aud fortune. She has played
it so often that now she can scarcely
play anything else, and in the mind
of the public her personality has be
come so closely indentitied with that
of the child of nature that they are
k satisfied to see the play with Maggie
iMiteftell in the title role, run on for
mer. Loa and Alice Harnson|open
at Nibio’s last evening in their
w play (I suppose it must be call
ed so) by Grover, entitled “Viva’
lit is one of those concoctions ofabsur
ies which enable these two charm
■ig specialists to show all they ca n
tlo.-and which keep the audience in
aud tears of laughter from the
the fall of the curtain. It is
|f|ijK antidote against the blues. I
■Hk a dress rehearsal of it and
that the novelty will suc
well iu this city and on the
GBY the previous extravaganzas
Harrisons. At the Standard
this evening Black Cloaks
gorgeous Selina Dolaro on the
Beading role will be produced for the
lirst time. The “Vicar of Bray,’’
-he new comic opera by Soloman
the author of “Billee Taylor” is short
ly to be produced under the manage
ment of D'Oajey Carte. This is a
novelty, ife"r there was one, aud
will cause a great dqglof amusement
during the winter. is a sim
pie yet string one. It portrays
the adventuilfe of a lot of ballet girls
who happen loinviade the house o
the good, simple nnude l persons *>
•the village of Bray. The amount oi
uproarious fun to be got out of such
•in idea by a_ clever company of ar
tistsyriay bo imagined. Minnie Pal
betaken herself to the Wind
so r T licit re where she properly be
longs. Her new play of “My Sweet
heart” is utter rot, and botli she and
her leading man, Graham are noth
ing but imitations of well known
models—Minnie of Lotta and Gra
ham of Emmet. Minnie is a capital
juvenile stock actress. Her friends
made a when they per
suaded her the road as a star.
The shopping season ought to be
in full blast now, but it is “not, and
the large dry goods, raillinering aud
fashion houses generally arc bewail
ing theAill luck. The rain which
came down iu torrents nearly all o£
last week, a realistic pic
ture of the Ancient Mariner’s “wa
ter, everywhere!” has prevented la
dies from devoting the usual time to
purchases for the fall. October is at
hand now and as this month is gen
erally very cold, the shop keepers
now trust to the winter* trade to
make good their losses. The new
materials for black wool wraps are
principally fine Ottoman cords aud
a vaqjpty of figured wool matelasse
cloths. The prevailing manner of
make up will be >n the close fitting
pelisse style, a vest of yelvetor satin
being inserted in front and trimmed
with passementeries of cord or bands
of fur. Black pelisses of flannel
finished cashmeres which are at pre
sent worn a great deal, will remain
popular throughout the fall. The
dress worn with these wraps are gen
erally of the same material. Ruches
sor the neck are agaiii worn very
high in the Elizabethan style.
Fichus of Oriental lace and net con
tinue very popular. The newest
neckties aud jabots are of creamy
Oriental lace mixed with hemp color
ed ficelle lace or embroidery. Jlal
briggau stockings come in supemhe
qualities with high art colors warrant
ed not to fade. Dragon |blue, elec
tric blue aud terracotta are the fan
cied shades. Ladies in dressing
tlieir hair now make the centre part
as inconspicuous as possible, and
many obliterate it entirely by cross
partings taken above the forehead.
Some comb the hair back without
any parting at all.
There is a dearth of news in the
literary world, the publishers content
ing themselving with issuing re
prints of English novelties or antqui
ities. Mr. George H. Boughton,
the well-known Knulisli artist, has
met with *a serious accident which
may result in the loss of one eye.
Fortuuately this will nor interfere
with the completion of the series of
illustrated articles on Holland which
Mr' Boughton. with the cooperation
ot Mr. E. A. Abbey has been prepar
ing for “Harper’s Magazine,” as near
ly all the sketches are in the bauds
of the editor. The series will be
commenced iu the January num
ber.
Next Monday the Art Schools will
be opened and then the season will
rapidly [approach the ‘‘full blast’’ 4
stage so dear to the society’world.
The North American Review for
October opens with an article on
“The Doming Revolution in En
gland,’ by H. M. Hvndnian, the En
glish radical leader, giving an instruc
tive account of the agitation now go
ing on among the English working
classes for a reconstruction of the
whole politico-socirl jfabrie of that
country. O. B. “Frothingham writes
ot “ The Objectionable in Literature,’’
and endeavors to point out the dis
tinction between literaturn which is
per se corrupting, and that which is
simply coarse. Dr Henry Schlie
mann tells the interesting of
one v'ear’s “Discoveries at Troy,’
Senator Jhon I Mitchell' oi Penn
sylvania, treats of the rise and pro
gress of the rule ot -‘Political Bosses,”
Prof George LJ Vose, of tbe Masso*
chusetts Institute of Technology,
contributes au article of exceptional
value on “Safety in Railway Travel”;
and Prof. Charles S, Sargent, of Jthe
Harvard College Arboretum, contrib
utes an instructive essay on •‘The
Protection of Forests.” TheJlveview
is sold by booksellers and newsdeal
ers generally.
The Mac jn Telegraph says:
Judge John D Stewart, of the Flint
circitU, will be a candidate : m reelec
tion. He is an able and impartial
judge. His administration h.m giv
en general satisfaction; and if the
wishes of his circuit are regarded he
bo given
DEMOCRATS GIVE HEED.
We ask every true Democrat to
lay aside his personal feelings and
his disappointed ambition and listen
to these eloquent words from Hun.
Thomas Hardeman;
We all know that in the death of
Garfield the conservative element of
the republican party passed away
aud was buried, and the President
who has succcedes him has made hiu
administration stalwart, and this par
ty is striving to again stir up the em
bers of seetional hate, foment race
issues and bring trouble and discord
iu the South. White men of Geor
gia. are yon willing to again wear
the yoke of tyranny, aud by indiffer
ence and discontent allow this party
to come into power in Georgia? A
man who professes to be a democrat
has no right to refuse to support his
party just because he may be disap
pointed in hia choice. If you failed
to get your choice don’t leave year
party. Remain steadfast to the or
ganization which has given you good
government and prosperity'. Mr Ste
phens, in a recent speech, said
“there was a darker future before
the people of this country than at
any time within the past forty
years/ and greater evils will come
upon us if we are not true to oursel
ves. Let Chatham do her duty. J<et
the voice that comes up from old
Chatham on the 4th of October ring
with victory'. If you are democrats
I know how you 'will vote then, it
you are independents I say reflect:
go home and consider carefully the
effect of your course, and I ? am sure
you will return to the faith of
fathers and be welcome to the house
hold, ( Applause]. Old men, mid
dle aged men and young men, strike
together, march elbow, and victory
will crown our banner, udcl we can
sing, ‘JHoeaunah ! hosannah! We are
free!”
A liAPJACKET DUAL.
From the Jackson Herald.
On last Thursday evening was a
week, a Mr. Hill, who lives near Har
tnony Grove, got mad with, W. J.
Goss, of that place, and wanted to
fight him. Mr. Goss said be did not
care to fight him, but that if Hill
would not be satisfied anyother way
he would agree to fight him with a
buggy whip. Hill agreed to this
mode of warfare, and after making
an agnement as to distance and oth
er rules to govern the fight, new bug
gy whips were procured, and the
•oinba ants toed a mark about iiye
ieet apart and commenced lashing
down on each other all tlmir
might ami power The\uittle giwun.l
was in of Freeman’s livery sta
ble, in the heart of the town, and it
was not long until the of the
citizens of the place ing on
a safe distance. No one hadjiterfere
ed and the combatants wety making
steady and regular each
other without and the
strokes of the whips could be heard
several blocks away, as they wentjwiii
zing through the upon the
backs of the two men. Occasionally
one or the other would back a little
from his line, but he would stmn
come up again to the scratch. Wnen
ever they got tired, would call
out to hold up ffr awhile, and they *
wo*M take a blowing spell, and
when rested they would go at it again.
The fight continued for over three
short intervas for rest.
After the second round,%Hill ,who
had no covering on his back except
a shirt, insisted that Goss should
pull off his coat, which he dm, and
they took both hands to their whips
and went to work, By tfcistime the
news of the fight had spread all over
the town; some of the merchants
closed up their stores an3 business
was generally suspended to We whit
would be the result of the eifipun
ter. *
After they had worn out over seven
dollars worth of new buggy whips,
and were completely' tired down,
they agreed to quit, and Hill told
Goss that he was satisfied, From
parties’who saw Hill’s back, we learn
chat there was not a place on it that
you could place a silver quarter with
out toucltiug the wlwdts that
whip had made, and he was smarkelT
all ovy in the same way. We
Goss was not hurt quite so bad,
able to be out the uext day,
but Hill had to lay up, and it was
rumored over this way that he was
•riously sick,
* __f-,
“Our iAst Explorers."
The American Publishing Cos. of
Hartford, Ct. announce through their
advertisment iu another column the
publication of an attractive book un
der the above title: being au account
of the late jeauuette Arctic Expedi
tion.
Mr. t ßaymond L. Newjoomboneofthe
returned surviving officers of the Ex
peditiou having had the revision of
the work, it may be considered as a
correct and valuable recoid of the
most important Arctic Expedition
that ever sailed from the U. S. No
more tale of thasea has ever
been written than the account of
this Arctic? Expedition with its sad
ending. Mr. Newcomb’s Narrative of
travels and sojourn among the Na
tives, Exiles, and Russians of the Le
na valley, and of his winter journey
of 6000 miles to St, Petersburg, is
both unique and fascinating, andiu
troduces us to novel semes and in
teresting people of worn little is
known.
The October number of the Eclec
“nc is one of unusual interest.
Among its numerous articles are
r he following: “Some Impressions of
the L nited States,” by’ Edward A.
Freeman, L L.JD; “Reminiscences of
a |March“Ladies in Iceland:” “A
Jurning Point in the History of Co
operation;’’ Personal Recollections
about GUnbaldi*’ by Karl Blind;
“The Salvation Army;” “The Bairns
a‘at Rest,” by James M, Neilson;
“The History of Kissing,” by T. F.
Tbiselton’Dyer, M. A.; “Lettersfrom
Caustantinople Chipiu.”
E. J. Whately; “An American View
of Iceland.” by E. L. Godkin;
“Death and Life,” by A. P. Stanley;
“Literature and Science,*’ by Matthew
Arnold: “A SaS Carlo Superstti
tion;” “Disease
Literary Notices; Literary
Notice; Science and Art;lind Miscefl
any.
Published by E. R, Peltox, 25
Bond Street, New York. Terms,
$5 per year;]single copy 25 cents.
Merchants make out your list of
crockery, glass, wood and tinware that
you are in w%ni of ami send it to us, we
will attach prices awEsave you ruinous
freights and that vou always
get from the far off East. Mcßride &
Cos., Atlanta, Ga.
• Bring your cotton to our Fire Proof
warehouse. We are in thejaarket all
the time, wet or dry, low flKigh and
still give the higbdffltf Staf
ford Blalock & Co?*
Go to Stafford Blalock & Co%and see
their beautiftri-line of Chiiia^JllaasiL.
Mary’s Lamb on a New Princi
ple.
had a little ram as black as a rubber shoe,
And everywhere that Mollte went, he emigrated
to.
He went with her to church one day—the folks h
larlous grew,
To see him walk demurely Into Deacon Allen’s
pew.
The Deacon quickly let his angry passion' rise,
And gave It an unchristaln kick between the sad
brown eyes.
TbLs landed rammy In the aisle; .the Deacon to
lowed fast.
And raUed his foot again; alas! that first kick
was ills last.
For Mr. Sheep walked slowly back, ’about a rod
*tts said,
and ere the Deacon could retreat, he stood him
on his head.
The congregation then arose and went for j that
there|shep.
Bnt several well directed Butts Just piled them
in a heap.
Then rushed they straightway for the door with
cunes long and loud
While rammy struck the hindmost man and
shoved him through the crowd.
The Minister had often heard that klnanese
would subdue
The fiercest beast, “Ahi!“ he.sald, “I’ll uj that"
game on you, - ’
And so ne kindly, gently called,; “Come, rammy,
rammy. ram,
To see the folks abuse you so, I grieved and sor-
ry am.”
With kind and gentle words he came .from that
tall pulpit down,
Saying, “Rammy, rammy ram—best sheep in aU
the town.’ ;
The ram quite dropped it’s humble air, and rose
from o ff its feet,
And when the Parson landed he wn, behind the
hindmost seat.
And as heQthot without the door, and closed It
with a slitin^-
He named aCaliforniitiwa— Ithlnk ‘t was* Yu
Dam.”
SWAN LAKE, TEXAS.
Swan lake, Texas,September 11.
The fact that this particular spot on
the earth’s surface has not been digu
fled with a postion on all maps of
Texas need not be accepted as proof
that it has only a mythical existence,
though it would puzzle any one to
tell just w hy it should be called Swan
Lake. I have yet to discover the first
swan and the oldest inhabitant says
that the swans must have migrated
before her arrival. But there are
mosquitoes or galliuippers, as they
are called by tlie natives, and the
presence oi this unheard-of pest fur
nishes the inspriration for this letter.
Swan Lake is on the mainland of
Texas, just opposite Galveston, the
principal city of the State, which is
visible across nine miles of salt water
—Galveston *Bay—and in this atmos
phere, unsurpassed for its wonderful
purity anti clearness, wiiite
houses of the city nesJo?| in the
elegant green foliage of the oleander
are pWinly visible, were it my pur
pose 0 j; [ij e beautiful iu
nature Imught paint a word scene—
the dancing, foam-crested waves, the
auimatjd groups oi sailing craft as
they abroach the cuj, the
topical sun glistening on the canvas,
and in the perspective groups oi
milk-w r hite houses in midst of richest
green shrubbery on a fairy island—
but I should never reach the gallin
ipper on this tack.
THE THREE INHABITANTS.
The only of this
neighborhood are a fisherman, who
has squatted ou the bank of Camp
bell’s Bayou, which empties into the
lake, an old and peculiar
Scotch women aud wide
as Mother Campbell and a colored
brother who lives on the bank of the
lake and raises garden-truck for the
Galveston market. I have cast my lot
for the present with the man of col
or- who furnishes at- night aud
flap-jacks and bacon by day with
black coffee thrown in. It is import-
notice at this point that th<fc
eolPw enveloped in a close-barred
mosquito netting, the protecting
folds of which are a veritable life
preserver at night*No wonder they
call’em gallinippers! I was calking
to Sambo last evening,dicing hard
ly recovered from the effects of the
grandest sunset ever witnessed, wkJta
my ears w r ere saluted with what ap
peared at first to be the strains of
music in the distance. Then my left
cheek was sallied, with a smack
and a burning bite that seemed
to penetrat the very bone. I never
did service on a (Aicago newspaper,
but months of constant exposure to
all sorts of weather had tanned my
cheek severely—alas to no purpose.
That sting was anew revelation to
me, and I was brought to my feet
with a howl of pain aud an exclam
ation not iii consonance with my
early train any in sabbath school.
“What was that, Sam?” I exclaimed
Dat, boss?” said Sam, with a
chuckle, “why dat was,one derngal
uippers.”
I-believed him.
A SPECIMEN GA LLINIPPER.
I will net exaggerate. The insect
was unusually large. I have it—as
much larger than an ordinary civiliz
ed mosquito as a Texas jackass rab
bit is larger than the innocent “bun
nie” of the Northern stubble. He is
aggressive. He sings a bar or two
in the distance, it is true, but he does
not “steepyou senses iu forgetful
ness,” a3 does his smaller ally, He
advances at ouee to the attack and
generally assaults you from the front
You can’t escape by the use of any
clothing If you try that subterfuge he
sits on you like a Coroner’s jury or
a patent welldigger and he bores in
to your skin at last ia spite of every
impediment. Leather is no use. Its
a fact: he bores through your boots
and when your body is covered with
a swarm of the pests a smalt reserve
force amuse themselves by boring ho
les in the rim of your hat, Luckily
my friend Sambo had carefully
tucked the mosquito bar about my
cot and having undressed in haste
I slyly lifted the corner of the bar
and jumped in. Several skirmishers
who had come in with me* werejthen
dispatched while Sambo held the
light outside.
This is the most charming place on
garth for sound sleep,|and I should
no doubt have enjoyed it had not my
repose been disturbed by the sound
of smashing fences „that oceured at
intervals throughout the uight. Iu
the morning I learned that several
hnndred long-horned cattle had brok
on through Sambo’sjfences during the
night in their mad flight from the
galiinippers. Driven wild by the
attacks* of this pesky enemy, these
poor dumb brutes had taken refuge
iu the salt water, whidi serves the
double purpose their
wounds and them from
further attack, they were
at daylight, them, stand
ing in salt water ugJCo their necks.
But the gallinippyfi sleeps through
the day, as a rule,-Without perchance
it be rainy, in which event he takes
refuge in-doors and the (inhabitants
ga to b&3. Charming country, isn’t
it? Tam informed on good; authorU
ty that the gardeners on this coast
whp own horses-and cattle are fox-c.
M,[to balhe:the stock daily with a.sola
tion of carbolic ointment and keep
a smoke or “amu aight. around
which the brutes congre
gate. Several heroes hraao recently
died from, the effects of tkeqjmoison
ous bites and Sbmoo is
loss of one of a yaite of
en, that roamed off on the prairie and
- nip
spoken of as Mother Campbell lives
all alone on the bayou which bears
her|name. Here in a modest cottage
living the life of a hermit, alone
with the gallinippers and the long
horned ca.tie, is a woman whose ad'
ventures, if written, would furnish
many au interesting chapter in the
early history of Texas, When a
bright and blooming bourne Scotch
lassie she was wed by Lieutemant
Campbell, of the Pirate La Fitte’s
squadron, and shared with him the
excitment aud dangers of manv a
startlingadyenture. When La Fitter
established his headquarters at Gal
ves:on Mrs. Campbell became the gen
eral favorite of the camp, but at the
surrender of La Fitte she persuaded
her husband to iead a different life,
and they established a home on the
spot where she now lives, alone and
unattended, patiently awaiting the
call of the silent messenger.
POPULATION OF THE WORLD.
A most carefully prepared report of
the population of the various coun
tries of the world is that issued from
time to time by Drs Behm aud Wag
ner. Anew edition of this publica
tion has just appeared, the previous
one having been issued two years.
Within this interval censuses have
been taken in a large number of
counties, and the results of these ase
embodied in this work. But iu the
case~o? some countries sta*
tistics are to be had, andWor such
countries the gfigurefgpresenled are
necessarily- the result of computa
tion or even conjecture. The report
of the population of China, for in
stance, is but an estimalt, while that
of Central Africa can be little bet-
ter than a guess. The result given
by Behm and Wagner
generally accented as the trust
worthy publisSfcd.
The total population of the globe
11 now reported by them at 1,433-
foOOjOOO. According to their last
F report it was 1,435,900,000. This
f difference would indicate a decrease
| of 22,000,000, but as a matter of fact
; there has, according to these authori
ties, been an increase gf more than
34,000, This is'explainejLby
the fact fhat the population “of
has been yerv much
in the of thie
work it was given 00: it
is no<v put at fact
in those countrifesypnejiu which cen
suses have beew jßcen rne official
returns show an Bjgregate increas •
of 32.000,000 dujwng the preceding
interval of ten jßars. The nnmbei
of people inhabig the divß
sions of th“ given by Belin.
and Wagner, follows; —Eu
■, 327,74*1;■ 1.000
eivijfled
THE
Re no!
the -
ing rema™able
ing a very promiuent p<&ition in
la£on to the politics of the day. Re
ports received from Indiaua show
that it is almost sure of being placed
before the people ot that State in the
way' of a Coustitional amendment
before another year is passed. The
indications are, too, thatiUurill caraufl
It is generally
foreign of the
p will vote againts prohibition and tjß
the less |foreign element the Sum?
has
ry. With this v%w it may beset
as pretty- likely that Indiana
will vote for prohibition, as out of
387,000 voters but 74,000 are of
foreign birth, or but about 15 per
cent., while in lowa where
tion was carried by 30,000
there are 126,000 foreign
of 313,000 or over 35 per cent. In
diana hoigtter, is not the ofly State
tvotfoiing of the \va
ters regard.
Preliminary steps are being ta ken
in New \ork, aud the lire
will, it is expected, be asked at the
coming session to submit the ques
tion to the voters, of which 536,000,
or about forty per oent., are foreign
ers. Information from the lowa
Prohibitionists? is to the effect that
it u-<
fl
Correspondence PliihidelpnlPWHF
Resaca, Ga.,
found all Resaca playing checkers.
When the Chattanooga express,drop
ping its only passenger for this point |
as thoughj were a mail pouch in
stead of bones, had shriek
ed on and away across the Oostanau
It river, I confers that the small boy's
“I want to go home’’ feeling crept
over me. What I saw upon looking
around were four rows of small frame
houses, forming sort of a square, a
dozen villagers seated on a
store porch drawing excitement from
tbe aforesaid game, and the upper
red rim of the sun sinking beyond
tree tops iu the west. At this first
sight Resaca, named from Gen. Zach
Taylor.s battle ground of Resaca de
la Palma, “raving the palm,” was
a disappointment. 'I had expected
from the name toiind the town in a
narrow valley, but there was no hint
of a ravine anywhere iu sight. In-
deed, it has occurred to the object of
digress in a duster that he had mis
taken JJie station, and he was gazing
down-the raihoad with the idea of
whistling to the vanishing train for
heaven sake to come back and pick
him up, when one of the checker
players advanced and took him hos
pitably in.
But in spite of the displeasing first
impression, proved to be a
little village, and here, so to say, I
was destined to cut the water-melon
of my battle-field trips. The place
grew upon acquaintance and so did
the people, for in the morning aU
whom I met took paius to show Jre
what was to be seen. The objects
pointed out were sueh things as bil
let marks in weatherboarding, hole3
made by cannon balls and in one cor
ner of a store room I saw lead aftd
iron enough to start anEgyptian war
or to run a rifle match for a week.
“Are y’ou not afraid of soldjfc's’
ghosts?’ I asked a lad who was ISI-
ing me into a dark cellar that nfe
might indicate some of Sherman’s
relics there to be found.
“3Jo indeedy,” replied the little
shawq “that’s what I*m feared of
though!” and fee introduced me to a
ten-pound shell, which having pas
sed whirling and whizzing through
the building, had imbedded itself iu
a sill, there to remain unexploded
mor eighteen years.
TORTS THAT WILL OtUU*VE THE BUILD
the rub 8
surrender to the
the sythe.but the coyer
for iiis array at this place
to stick the century out in
form. When Storekeeper
who became my guide, shat up shop
and led mo a few hundred paces
westward to the southern end of the
rebel line of works, I was surprised
to see how well the fortifications are
preserved. W T e were near the Oos
tanaula river, and it was our pur
pose to walk along the works more
than three miles to the Conuasauga
•At time of the battle Johnston's
army waffn the elbow made by the
the two rivers, which unite above
Resaca and Sherman was stretched
across the the northwest.
On some battle-fields it is hard to
understand the positions of the op
posing forces, but at this place the
scratches upon old Mother Earth are
too plain to let tire visitor lose the
trail. The reason for the good con
dition of the works may Tie found in
the peculiarity of the soil, which is
of yellowish slate. Bits of slate cov
er the sides of the mound, which
runs waist-high on an average
wherever it passes throug h timber.
WALK ox THE BREAST—WORKS.
At the point where we struck this
remarkable relic we went up a hill
climbing constantly over banks of
upturned sub soil. Passing out of
these remnants for artillery fortifica
tions we followed a jmtli that wound
along the top of the embankment
for infantry. At short intervals we
came upon traverse sections where
there were double lines and the
slope, we saw many rifle p : it
seemed to me the line was more com
plete evtA than Hancock’s line which
remains ■nlisturbed along the Brock
road in the Wilderness. I was inter
ested to learn that the
the trenches as outlets for
was it less curious to the
banks left by Johnston serve in the
S’ ice of fences here and there oyer
e battle-field. As we tramped a
)ng through woods of ash, elm and
water oak we saw wild ipecac aud
sweet-william growi ig at the side of
the odd pathway and having asked,
the name of a curious kind of grass
I was delighted at the story that ttieifl
came out
“That,’ ; said the guide, in answer
to the question, “is what we call
Egyptian clover. We didn’t have it
bdmre the war, of us ever
saw it or heard W, until Sherman
and Juh nst* came. The seed was
ITt on the gfound by the armies,and
uow we wouldn’t take anything for
it. ’ The grass, which has a tiny leaf
more like that of the native white
than of the red clover, grows all over
the hillsides, at the edges of the
woods, along the earthworks, arid
even forces its way into the tilled
fields. In its it chokes out
herd grass auiTOTHveeds, though for
tunately it may be killed itself by
plowing, or there might be too much
of the good thing. Horses aud cat
tle get fat upon it, so that on the
battlefield there is pasturage ini
before the fight noth-|
Wtgoi value grew. This, truly, was
Tn old revelation—that two opposing
Jmosls, halting here, like beasts of the
jungle, to snap up trees, to tear the
ground, to lArn and to slay, should
leave behind bones to bleach on
ly. but seed wherefrom has sprung
dainty carpets and borders of green
that enrich the wastfl^fcses.
OF GALLANT WORK
the guide and aftem
the sight seer. .Not™
■HHHBk wc saw a stretch of low
darkeys picking cot
looking through trees
we, caught sight of
hills beyond Camp creek
of whicn had been the
IroerawUne. It seemed that we
had more than three miles
trace of Johnston’s line,
I halting significantly
is the place of Hooker’s
big at the t.iees!” The
the tell-taleS on a
where
of large oaks and paplars,
en and half wasted awajq bore
iauummerable marks, the Twentieth
Corps breasted a bloody tide.
Every f<!^of earth roundabout l§ad
been troddeujby tAiefquiclj^^advance
The stream of spring Jwater now
trickling at*the foot of Jdie slight
siomdiad caught red drops that fce-
right to the hearts of boys
and of fellows
should by chopping nor
Northern Tiering Mis
HHHHHiuI as lie sent Lis Biulc
bis wife ui Bradford
may pitiful
men tHio here left the
one Hundred and Forty-
HHHBrenusy J vaina not again to see
H^^^kmes.
H9HH of cartridge-boxes, rusty
breast plates and the
scattered in the %lislaugiit
weißhfcgaging ray attention when a
malKoie up through the
unde™rush. was not far
beyond where the Federal line had
been.
“Picken ’em up like hickory nuts
are ye?” he said, pointing to a num
ber of bullets in my hand.
u No; I haven’t found many.”
‘•it’s kase ye dunno ho® to spy
'em out; there’s one by your toe and
there's another by that sapliu’. ’
Sure enough, he was right, and af.
ter that f did notdoidf his assertion
that he had picked u{Wten thousand
pounds al iron and lead oiAhe bat
tlie HBbrought
up the rear as we walked Tnong the
earthworks, and it was amusing
uutii it grew monofonousJto hear
him say every half minute “Here’s
another.” Not %he least grim of this
entertaining native's stories was oue
to the effect that he got a shock se ,r >
eral years ago at the sight of six
skulls ranged in a row under the
head-iog of some Federal breast-*
works. These works are not nearly
as well preserved as the lines
because Sherman, being the assailant
built lew fortifications.
In this#vay Guide Brown showed
me the whole li4ie of defense until
Iwe came to the thick timber ou the
western bank of the Connasauga,
where thArorks end. Having seen
cki3 visited several
points by the Union troops,
we found almost at the end
of our Resaca rope. A ruined house
or so, with chimneys standiug in the
midst of rank weeds, particularly fine
patches of Egyptian clover, to which
now cluug romantic romantic inter
est, and a lew forgotten graves in the
woods served to make the rest of thE
gamble interesting. Nor were thdflV
populous acres found at every place
of combat left uu visited. The Fed
eral dead of Resaca were moved to
Marietta, but the Southerner who
fell on the field- Some of thdigraves
have white headboards, while others
are larked by iron plates ' shaped
likeyrolls. A marble monument is
to v seen in one corner of the en
closure, while in the centre is a gran
ite cross topped with cannon balls.
. person fincPS a perch upon
fort here at Re
iHßmiil out beyond the bids
rW / "v • •' !
6oldM|
two Jac
otlur in a
‘ ’< ■
give and Take— ,
people, fetch from
and cause the hat to be toQHHBBH
into the air. And if such
with nothing other than
stake, please us; if a horse-race caiv
cause a community to split its throat !
or if a base ball match can hold tei
thousand spectators bending foiwar*
in acute suspense until they lost
their suppers—how ought he win
follows, even in books, such a cam
paign of giants as this to bite th.
sunny side of history’s poach.
cannot be found in the chronicles
any land a defense more
than that made by Johnston; nor
was there anything in the strategctic
science more perfect than the way
Sherman drove his sword to the hilt
into the side of the Confederacy.
G M.
Administrator’s Sale.:
BY virtue of an order granted at the August
term 1883, by the court of ordinary of Ful
ton county, Ga., upon an application by me to
sell the real estate of Mrs. Piety Johnson late of
said county, deceased, the court of Ordinary of
Fulton county having jurisdiction of the admin
istration of Id estate, and with power and au
thority to grant the leave to seil lands of saides
tate as may be situated within the limits of a
city, on the premises. 1 will, therefore in pur
suance of said order, sell on the premises in the
city of Barnesvllle, in pike couutv Ga„ on the
FIRST TUESDAY IN OCTOBER, 1883, between
the legal huuwf sale, the lot of land In said
city of Barnes®le, in Pike county, Ga., known
as the “Johnson lot," about tw# acres more or
less, with an eight room house, the lot being
bounded North by lots of Mrs. Barnes, Mrs. Da
vidson anAJ. M. White. East by street, South bv
Zebulon*ove* and West bv o. S lli t gins. The
lot will* divided into four subdivisions aud
each portion to be sold on said day
The terms of sale wilt b*ne half cash, aud bal
ance on iirst day of Januafy 1883 with bood for
title •ben last payment is made, or with small
of one hundred dollar®;- less
and Power of Sale mortgage to secur®Hie bal
ance of purchase money. PurenasersCo pay for
deeds and to pay fees of recording mortgages.
The property is well located, is level, and very
desirable, lies near the center of the city, near
the railroad depot, and will maintain a good
vajte, and likely to enhance in value in Hie
prSPess of the city. I invite attention of ail
who desire first class property in a linteand
> thriving city
CICERO 11. STRONG.
Administrator of Mrs. Piety Johnson.
('I EORGIA— Pike County.— Whereas M. F.
T Dickenson aud M. E. T. Mooie, executors of
the estate of tomes K. Halsey deceased, repre
sent to tile court in their petition duly filed and
entered on record that bey have fully adminis
tered James K. Halseys estate according to last
will, digs is therefore to cite all persons con-
and creditors to show cause if am
they can, why said executors .should noi bo dis
charged from their executorship and receive let
tern of dismission on t® first Monday in Octobo
1882. H.MKRY WELLS, Ordinary.
GEORGIA— Pike county—S. s. Steadman ap
plies to me to b<t appointed Guardian ol tii
person and property of John, Jessie. Delia, Lcoi
and Abner Jackson minor and orphans of E. t.
Jackson and Mrs. Francis Jackson both late o
said county deceased. This is therefore to el;
ail perains concerned to be and appear at tie
October Term of the court of ordinary and slim
cause if any they can why said S. 18. steadmin
should not be appointed guardian £fr>ald in.no:
children witness my official signal®:
A HARRY WELLS Ordinary.
Kentucky Furniture Manufacturing" Cos.,
% • SUCCESSORS OF • /
Buhrlage & 00,,^*
Corner Fifteenth, Portland^Avenue, and Duncan Louisville, Ky.
® OF
Chamber \ cr Dining Room Funitue,
Steambmt and Hotel Fujkture a Specialty.
°O6 J. L.ESCHMANN, Proprietor.
PE. M. BEUTELL,
STAIR BUILDER AND WOOD FINISHER,
STAIRS AND STAIR SPECIALTY. NEWELS AND BALUSTERS ALWAYS ON HAND.
D’ly l3 No. Hiring Street. Atlanta, Georgia.
■BAVE *tt>Uß FRUrr !
IT CAN BE DONE* AND HERE IS THE PROOF.
TO WHOM IT MAY OOKCEHS. ' C °""' Au " MW 1S ' ,88! -
*!?'•’ v - 15 ; 5,' AI ; I ' t ‘\ H AN - of fll ° lir,u of and business manager for Messrs. Tatum, films .t Cos.,
l ! U: ALI . A PUKSERVATIvE is an honorable, reliable gentlemen who
Kl^ tucta Traudulent business, We for years, and lie is worthy the
confidence of all persons. liIiETT, Tax Assessor,
d’ax Collector,
J. K. EDWAItDS, Judge Probate.
O. ALLBRIGHT, fiiierllf,
W. C. ROBINSON, Clerk Circuit Court.
r. May 18, 1882:
id all doubt, that the. Alta Preservative is nil Ilia
atiers to patronize & worthless article, its ci.i’m
to merit are based on me long but the truth. The proprietors are honorable, reliable geutieme
and thcr; is nothing fr®dulent about their business.”
Let the doubting write to the Observer or any of the above lientlemen.
to . ° ne , , dO , .k 1 5 or ingredients used in making the Preservative will save for longer than
12 months 1(> bushels of fruit, grapes, green corn, etc., and ten cents worth of ingredients will
permanently prevent sourness, mould and fermentation in 20 gallons of syrups, catsups, sauces
Fruits, &c., are not to te cut, pooled, heated or canned by our metliod, and ev
oa-iefr n w tural ! as,e un( l ®ality, just as grown. We warrant our preparation to
directed raClor^ ieSU tS ’ 1111(1 wewlll * r^untl thc purchash money if a failure occurs when used as
NO TROUBLE WHATEVER TO USE.
P re Pflratlßn at only ONE DOLLAR, and will send to all
applieatts on leceipt.s of price. Mention this paper in writing:. Address,
r> TATUM, BIMB ife CO.,
VI^ TKD - [juiWO] Opelika, Ala. A
R. C. WILDER’S SONS
MANUFACTURERS OF
Doors, Sash, Blinds, Mouldings,
BRACKEfS, ETC.
200 Third Street, One Block From Brown House,
MAW, OEORGHA,
Dealers in
Lead, Oil, Paints, Glasses, Putty, and m short everything in the way of building i materials
Special attention will be given to the building of houses of descHptirn/ Rough and dressed Lum
ber always on hand-including the best white and yellow pine. Orders solicited may£m
COURTIS & WEITZELL,
(HUM MiDFrasiS,
We make a Specialty of Fine
Single Seat Phaetons,
Dexter and Simkin Buggies.
EP-WRITE FOR OUR ILLUS’MVTED CATALOGUE AND PRICE LIST. wfUfcMSELL YOU
Cheaper than any other House in”he south.
Langest, Best Cheapest
or
Paints, Oils, Glass, Saslf Doors, filings
-And Builders’ Supplies
In the State. Do not forget that we have the four floors of our new building all full, and if you
want any we can suit you in price. We also cany a fuU line of
Coacli Bainters Gfoode, Send For Brices.
may4-6m C. BURKE & SON.
T. GrTJEB]MBEY~
DEALER IN
\ N Y 0,1 ' '■ Jt V.
. v or ■
• :IS
11aud vacant *. , "V: ■
, ■ s,'t or iiii:B,*'o * J V.p.
all 1 i ire. acres .and --'y
! ■ in., this. set.-, cf .£ !
and v,a(cr maklnc it one of
|j-u.k Builun|irm In ilicwHKnraßHHnSm
v 1
Administrator’s Sale.
ALL persons having demands against the es.
fate of Samuel G. Slade, deceased, are re.
qutred to present, them to me properly attested
and all persons Indebted to said decedfcedote
herotnotliied to make immediate payment.
I augil-tf J. W. MEANS, Administrator.
Georgia—Pits county— w. p. Head exccu.
tor of the estate of James L. Head, deceased
applies to me for an order to sell all the lands
belonging to said estate for distribution among
the lieirs'at law and creditors according to the
will of said James L. Head. These are therefore
to elte all concerned to be and at my
office on the Ist Monday in and
show cause why said order should not be grant
ed witness my official signatures this August
25th 1883.
HARRY WELLS, Ordinary.
Local Law-
Notice is hereby given that application will ba
made to the next General Assembly to pass a
bill appropriating half the ®oceeds of the coun
ty court to the county Treasury for the purpose
of general expenses of the couuiy.
ATLANTA
MEDICAL COLLEGE
ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
rpilE twenty-fifth annual session will com
i mence October < 2th, 1882, aud close March
Ist, 1883, A thorough course of instruction la
every department.
Faculty:— A. w. Griggs, M. D; W, F. West
moreland, M. 1).; Win. Abraham Loye, M. D,; V
il. Tatilfero, M. D.; v. W. Calhoun, M. D.; J. U.
Logan, M. D.: H. V. M. Miller. M. D.; W, s. Arm
strong, M. D.; J, fi. Todd, M. D.; James A. Gray,
M D.; O. 11. Howell, M. D.; c. P. Benson, Jr., M.
D.;lt. o. Cotter, M. D. Fc#aaLalogue address
sopl 28 DR. J AMES PrOCtOr.
i
lam now re Aft” receive the ciiyWHll
Come forward awsettle. m MMi
GEORGE F.
Clerk and Treasurer.
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