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THE HENRY COUNTY WEEKLY. VOLUME XVI. Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report ABSOLUTELY PURE PROFESSIONAL CARDS. J JK. «. 9. CAMPBELL, DENTIST. McDonough G*. Any one desiring work done can )>c ac commodated either by calling on me in per son or addreasing me through the mails. Terms cash, unless special arrangements are otherwise made. Gio W. Betan j W. T. Dicksn. BRYAiH Sc DICKER, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, McDonough, Ga. Will practice in the counties composing the Flint Judicial Circuit, the Supreme Court cf Georgia and the United States District Court. apr27-ly JAM. If. TI K'NI'.R, ATTORNEY AT LAW, McDonough, Ga. Will practice in the counties composing the Flint Circuit, the Supreme Court cf Georgia, and the United States District Court. marl6-ly I,' J. REAGAN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, MoDoNouon, Ga. Will practice in all the Courts ef Georgia Special attention given to commercial and other collections. Will attend all the Courts *t Hampton regularly. Offlue upstairs over Thic Wksiclt office. J F. WALL, ATTORNEY AT LAW, McDonough, Ga . Will practice in the counties composing the Flint Judicial Circuit, and the Supreme and District Courts of Georgia. Prompt attention giv in to collections. octs-’79 A. BROWN, * ATTORNEY AT LAW, McDonough, Ga. WIU practice in all the counties enmnos ing the Flint Circuit, the Supreme Court of Georgia and the United States District Court. janl-ly J J A. PEKPI.ES, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Hampton, Ga, Will practice in all the counties composing the Flint Judicial Circuit, the Supreme Court of Georgia and the District Court of the United States. Special and prompt atten tiongiven to Collections, Oet 8, 1888 Jno. D. STt..AKT. j R.T. Daniel. STEW ART Sc DA Nil El,, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Gkikfin, Ga. | OIIN L TlfE. ATTORNEY AT LAW, Gate City Natioal Bank Building, Atlanta, Ga, Practices in the State and Federal Courts, THE *ISSr .^fey^fc? *niw Miiift-g a*^-' East Tenii. Virginia and Georgia Ry. SHORT AND DIRECT LINE TO TOE NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST. PULLMAN'S FINEST VES TIBULE SLEEPERS BETWEEN ATLANTA & KNOXVILLE MACON & CHATTANOOGA BRUNSWICK & ATLANTA WITIIOUTCUARIGF. Direct Connections at Chat TANOOGA WITH THROUGH trainsand Pullman Sleep ers to Memphis and the West, at Knoxville with Pullman Sleeper* for WASHINGTON, PHILADELPHIA, AND NEW YORK FOR FfRTHKR INFORMaXIOK AWMtBSS. B.W. WRENN, CHAS. N. KiG .7 Gen’l. Pan. A*., A.C.V. A. KNOXVILLE. ATLANTA Nlitlltnti A Gulf It. R SOUTH. Leave McDonough 7:00 a. m Arrive Greenwood 7.27 “ “ Louella 7:25 “ “ Griffin 8:05 “ NOBTH. Leave Griffin 4:00 p. ni Arrive Loueila 4:40 “ “ Greenwood 4:48 “ “ McDonough 5:05 ‘ Ji. JE GRAY. Sup’i | THE NATIONAL GAME. ] Hawley, the St. Louis Olub’s new Texas pitcher, wears his hair long like Buffalo | Manager Hanlon’s handling of the Bal [ timores is beginning to show in concerted team won. The Clevelands were the first team in the second division to win a game from every other team ra the League. Dan Brouthers, of the Brooklyns, is tas only one of the famous Big Four of 188? still regularly in the game. * A Feature of the playing of the clubs in the secoud season is the remarkable show | ing made by the new m3n. The League race is clo3?r now than at any time before this season. Eight clubs have won at least half of the game played so far. Bassett is playing a great thir 1 base for the Louisviiles and batt ng like a champion. He is the beat third bassman Louisville had. Duffy, of the Boston*, is creJitol with playing twenty successive games in centre field, in the seeonl series, before he male an error. Hutchison, Chicago’s star pitcher, seems to be losing his effectiveness. His speed is decreasing and he h is poor com nan 1 of his curves. Manager Irwin, realizing that the Wash ington team was becoming steadily weaker in batting, has released Robinson aad ac cepted Browning’s terms. Bassbill is on tho boom every whore in the big League circuit. The attendance at the games in the second championship series, has been large everywhere. Tom Daly, of the Brook lyns, has shown his worth as a general player to Captain Ward by his magnificent work in covering third base in the absence of Billy Joyce. Boston won the first championship be cause her players went after runs, and Cleveland is out lor the flag of the seem l half with the same general idea controlling the men. The St. Louis team contains three of last year’s New Yorkte im—Glasscock, Core an l Buckley—and the New Yor«t team has three of the St. Louis 189 L play ers in its service— Lyons, Fuller aal Boyk . The Baltimore Club management refuse to favorably consider t ie petitions for the re instatement of Halligan, who was suspended for the season bee tuse of his recent savage assauit on Strieker at Boston. The man agement say the suspension verdict will not be moii fled. Outfielder Joe Kelly s work since join ing the Pittsburgh has been Wonderfu l , and it clearly stamps him as the star fin l of the season. He has splendid judgment in the field, is a fast runner, strong thrower, tni a heavy, reliable hitter. His work has earned for him the sobriquet of “King Kel, Jr.” RECORD OF THE LEAGUE CLUBS. Peri Per Clubs. Wou. Lost, ct. 1 Clubs. Won. Lost. ct. Cleveland.. 24 10 .70n Louisville.. 17 17 .50 » 8r00k1yn...20 14 .588 Cincinnati.l7 18 .480 Philad'lp’a.2o 15 .571 Baltimore..l6 18 .471 Boston 19 15 .559 Chicago 15 19 .141 New York.lf 15 .‘3l St. Louis.. 12 23 . 44 Pittsburg.. 17 17 . 500) VVashiug’n.ll 24 .314 PROMINENT PEOPLE. TnK E nperor of China rjcsnily jj ;au to learn the English language. Masrhal McMahon, ex-Presi lent of France, although eighty-t wo years oil, is as robust as at fifty. Jonas Wolfe, the newly elects 1 Gover nor of the Chicasaw Nation, is a full bloo le i Indian and can speak no English. Francis Long, one of the few survivors of the Greely Relief Expedition, is asdgusl to duty on Mr. Dunn’s staff in New Yor.c. Baron Fairfax is a practicing physician in Virginia, but he does not mount his cor. onet upon his prescriptions or put his lordly coat-of-arms upon his bills. Muley Hassa.v, Sultan of Morocco, has a dash of Irish hi > >d in his vein-, his gr.j i - grandmother having been n blui-ovoi daughter of the Ensrall Isle. Mrs. Hetty Green’s millions number thirty-two. Mrs. Green is fifsy-tiva years old and is the daughter of a New Bedford whaler, who left he- f 9,000, COO. Ernest Longfellow, son of the poet, is tall, somewnat slender, an 1 has a few streaks of gray m his thick, dar e hair. He is said to look much as his famous father did in his young (lays. William T. Adams (Oliver Optic) has written altsgether more thau 100 hooks for boys, and is now busy at work with another. Mr. Adams is seventy, but well enough pre served to last thirty years to come. The oldest member in th l House of Com mons is Charles Villiers. Ha is ninety years old, and has been in Parliament fifty-seven years, though in this matter he is beaten by Mr. Gladstone, who came in 18’!. Professor Peter E. Taupy, prominent in New York’s journalistic, elucetional and political circles, has just had a grand binquet given in hU honor by some of the most distinguished residents of the Metropolis. A fine specimen of the educated colored man is Doctor Blyden, the Liberian Minister to England. He is six feet tall and well pro portioned. He is the author of several books and bolds a number of honorary col lege degrees. Tain*, the famous French author, is de voted to cats. He likes to sit with one in his lap, and often kneels before a chair in which one of these creatures is lying and talks to it affectionately. He has also com posed sonnets to them. Andrew H. Burke, who has just been renominated for Governor by the Republi cans of North Dakota, was once e New York newsboy. He was a homeless, barefooted orphan when he secured his first situation as an errand boy thirty-five years ago. Three of General 8. Boliver Buckner’s staff of Confederate officers afterward be came Bishops in the Episcopal Church. Lieutenant-Colonel Galleher rose to be Bishop of Louisiana. Captain Elliott to be Bishop of Texas, and Captain Harrison to be Bishop of a northern diocese. According to a recent census there s'i about Bd,OJO paupers in Lou too, not cun.- Ing insane persons in asyiums and vagrants. M’DONOUGH. GA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER % 1893; , TELEGRAPHIC GLEANINGS. Tlie Nows of flic World Condensed Into Pithy and Painted Paragraphs. Interesting ninl Instructive to All t losses of Readers; All the troops on duly at Buffalo were ordered home Saturday. The United Paper Company, of Tren ton, N. J., capital $3,000,000, was in corporated Friday. The Frit ah bark Newficld Was Wo etc d on the Australian coatt Monday. El v u of the Crew were droWned. The supreme lodge Knights of Pythias has decided upon Washington City as the place for the next enemn ment. Accmding to a news special of Thurs day, agents in New York h ive advanced the price of coal twenty to thiriy cents a ton. Queen Victoria sent her sympathy to the women who lost their husbands .and sons in t! e pit explosion at Bridgend. Wales. Anderson & Co., manufactu ers a d dealers iu carriages and agricultural in - plemmts, Port Huron, Mich failed Monday. Pennsylvania Iron Works,at Lancaster, Pa., started to work Monday, after two months’ idleness. The puddlers accept a reduction of 35 cents a ton. The American petition in favor of the release from prison of Mrs. Mnybrick.aud which contains the names of Mesdam: s Han is m and Blaine, was presented to Queen Victoria Monday. Eighteen deaths Weic caused by the heat in Vienna, Auslriu, Thursday. While a regiment was marching fr> m Kashehau to Borsod 250 soldiers were prostrated by the heat, and three died. A London cablegram says: Several wealthy tin manufacturers closed their works Saturday. Sixty works are row closed, and 10,000 hands are idle. Many sailed Saturday to lied emyloyment in America. The third party executive committee met in New York Thursday and decided to put out full state tickets in Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connec ticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl vania and Maryland. A cable message announces the death on Friday, iu Jaffna. Ceylon, of Rev. W ilium Ware Howland, for nearly fifty tears missionary of the American hoard on that island. Howland was born at Westbrookfield, Mass., in 1817. A London cablegram of Friday says: Right John Morley, chief secretary for Ireland, has been ee-eleetion at Newcas tle-on-Tyne, by 12,083 votes to 11,044 votes for Sandeli Rallin, the candid ;te of the conservatives and libera! unionists. At Munrie, lad., Friday night, the Muncie Nail Mill’s m .in building was consumed by fire and forty-eight nail machines ruined. The loss will reach SIOO,OOO, about half of which is covered by insurance. Three hundred men are out of employment. A special dispatch of Thursday from Albany, N. Y., states that Governor Flower will have the troops at Buffalo prudently withdrawn under the direction of Adjutant General Porter, who will remain in Buffalo for the present. The governor considers that the switchmen’s strike is practically over. A Philadelphia dispatch says: Su preme Justice Somerby, of the Iron Hall, returned home Friday night. He said in his opinion Iron Hall is as sound as any institution in the country. His ac tions had always been straightforward and honest. There was no occasion for receivers. A cablegram of Sunday from Berlin, Germany, states that radical newspapers condemn the proposed military bill and demand the legal two years’ servle.o sys tem. The liberals also are preparing to ppose all military votes unless the con cessions are made. The situation threa tens a renewal of the crisis that attended the introduction of the Septennate bill of 1887. A newsspecial from Indianapolis states that James F. Failey,receiver for the Iron Hal 1 , appeared in court Thursday morn ing and had his bond for a million dol lars approved. Shortly afterward, prop erty to the value of half a million dollars was turned over to him by Supremo Cash ier Davis. Judge Taylor issued an order making it impulsory on all members to pay their last iwo assessments if they de sire to participate in the final distribution df the funds of the order. A crowd of switchmen surrounded Master Workman Swo> ney in the streets of Buffalo Thursday night, demanding that he declare a strike from New York to Chicago. Words ensued, and Switch man Quinn, of the Nickel Plate yards, struck Master Workman Sweeney a fero cious blow, kuockiug him down. Quinn got his leader’s head against a telegraph pole and punched and pounded him until pulled away. Quinn’s action caused great excitemeut among the strikers. Three powder magazines, belonging one each to the Dupont, Baud & Nally ami Hazzard powder companies, blew up at Gainesville, Texas, Thursday. A lightning bolt struck one magazine, ■which exploded, at once wiping out the two others. The concussion was terrific. The explosion was heard at Whiteboro, fifteen miles distant. Cattle grazing near the magazines were killed and terribly mangled. A dozen persons received dangerous wounds from broken glass and falling tembers, but there were no fatal ities. Raleigh’s Centennial Celebration. The piogrsmme for lialeigh’s centen nial celebrition was announced Wedues d ay. It begins October 19th, continu ing three days. Hon. K>mp P. Battle delivers the historical address; Captain C. B. Denson read the poem; the schools and military will parade; W. 8. Prim rose delivers the industrial address at the fair grounds. The comer stone of the state monument to the confederate dead will be laid in Capitol square October 21st and that evening a ball in centen nial cstumes will end the festivities. GROWTH OF THE SOUTH. The Industrial Development for the Past Week. The improved condition in the lumber indus tries continues, and t'io demand is such that piices even at the recent advance are stilt. iron SlipWS no sighs,of au advslicc as \ fit, not withstanding tin t : is a steady d lualld. The Southern furnaces ar mostly in dperation and me making a Very Vigo rod; and agio Iwsive et 7 forts to increase tlieir shipments North and East. The mill at Birmingham and t lit: mill at Gate City, Ala., have signed the Amal gamated scale, die latter lias already resumed, and the former begins operations next week. The Southern iron mills are all crowded with orde s. There is quite an activity in flour mills in the South. Reports show an increased de liiand for ma chinery. The hardware trade generally gives encouraging reports aild predict an active fall trade. Thirly-seten industries were established or incorporated during tin: week, together with T enlargements of manufactories, and 12 impor tant new buildings. Among the new industries reported are agricultural implement works at New Ulm, Tex., a cotton mill at Vicksburg, Miss-, electric light and power plants at Prince ton, Ky., Gonzalos, Tex , and Radford, Va., and flour and grist mills at Nowpoit, Ark-, Caldwell’s N. C., Advance Mills and Basham, Va., Belton sud V< rnon, Tex., the latter to cost $50,000; A $25,000 machine shop will be built at Jeflersqn, T. x., a SIOO,OOO lhming company is reported at Bau Antonio, Tex., a 125,000 coal mining company at Middicsboroitgb, Ky., a SIOO,OOO iron mining company at Birming ham, Ala., and a $500,000 mining anil smelt ing company at Little Buck, Ark. Paint works with t 50,000 capital at Baron, Texas, $20,000 oil add gas company at Gou ndou, Tex,, phosphite works at Raleigh, N- C., mi oil mill at Norfolk, Va., and a rice mill at Galveston, Tex. A carriage factor; is reported at Bridgeport, Ala., it $20,000 lqmbcr Company at Austin, Tex., a planing mill at Aberdeen, N. C., and a SIO,OOO wagon faetorv at Charleston, W. Va. J Y, Enlargements for the week include a flouring mill nt engine works at Cov ington, Ky., coMvmTfcdils at Anderson, S. C., and Little Bock, Ark., and tobacco works ai Greensboro, N. C. Among tho new buildings of the week are market houses at Portsmouth, and Radford, Va., business houses at Guii crs vdle, Ala., and Troupe, Tex. ; ho’cls at Cooke ville, Term., and San Antonio, Tex., and nn of fice building at Rome, Ga. —Tho Tradesman. BUSINESS OUTLOOK. Review of Trade for tho Fast Week by Dun Si C'o. It. G. Dun A (7>. a report says,- Bus iness failures oucUrriug throughout tho country during th, last seven days num ber for the United States 105, against 204 failures last year, In all reports business appears more favorable thau h year ago. There has been a g. neral though moderate impiove ment in distributi in ; manufacturers are more fully employe!; several great laboi controversies have ended and crop re ports arc Hoinewbut more satisfactory. Wheat dec invd almost 2 cents to 2 14 for August. Corn is scarce for early de livery and emp pro pacts improve but lirtlc, wrrtfmi-Tinrlmoe is unchanged nt 03 1 l cents. Oats are a shade stronger at 28 cents. Accounts of cholera in Russia have caused a heavy unloading of P"rk wiiicli has falleu $1 per barrel. Hogs are a quurter and lar! a fraction lower, while oil has also decline d a fruc lion. Cotton is further depressed to 7 1-8 cents by the gre t accumulation ol unsold stocks and better reports of the coming crop, but while in other speculative markets -ales have been small lor the week, those of cottou reached 505,000 bales. Some improvement is noted at all southern cities reporting, and trade at Nashville is very fair, increasing wi h brighter prosp cts at Memphis and in all lines gaining at New Orleans with a bet ter demand for money. All manufact ures are now doing well. Nearly all iron mills have resumed work since the set settlement of wages at Pittsburg and in Ohio and the demands for material increuse, but production apparently iu creases more, us pig iron is weaker at Pittsburg. There is a better demand for finish'd proelucts Huel genera! activity. IRON HALL RECEIVER Appointed at Indianapolis Bond Fixed at $1,000,000. At Indianapolis I tiesday, the c urt appointed James F. Failey, of that c ! ty, receiver of the Order of the Iron Ilall, fixing his bond at $1,000,000. Supreme Cashi r Davis testilied that he notified the officials of the order six months ago that unless somebody inaugurated a re form in the management of the allairs of the order it would surely fall into the hands of a receiver, lie also ttited that at the last meeting of the supiome sitting, he charged Somerby with irregularities and mi-maungemunt. In Baliimore Judge Dennis appointed James ,1. Wiener aud James C. France receivers of the order. They will ad minister $135,000 of funds still remain ing in Maryland. The officials of the order gave consent to their appointment. In St. Louis, 1,500 local members of the Iron Hall adopted resoluions endors ing ihe paying of all assessments and to support Chief Justice Somerby. The sensation of the meeting was a speech of Deputy Supreme Chief Justice Badger. He charged Supreme Cashier Davis and Supreme Accountant Walker with en dcavoringto wreck toe order. He charged Davis with instigating numerous suits and said further that in the matter of sending money to aid in the now wrecked Philadelphia bink. Somerby’s opp isi tion to the plan was strong and that Da vis overruled him. BIG FIRE IN AUGUSTA. Prominent Business Firms Burned Out—The Chronicle’s Misfortune. At three o’clock Sat urday morning. fi r e was discovered in Aiexmder’s drug store, adjoining Fleming <Ss Bowles’ fur niture house in Augusta, Ga. Before the fire was extinguished the Alexander’s Drug and Seed Co.’s building and stock, Fleming <fc Bowles’ furnitur* store, Thomas & Barton’s music house, the Chronicle building and plant and por tions of Dorr's tailoring establishment and Delmonico’s restaurant were burned. These buildings wtra all on Broad street and iq,the midst of the best business portion of the city. The loss is $250,- 000, and the insurance $175,000. The Chronicle lost its entire plant and every thing except books and the files of fifty years. The Chronicle will not miss an issue, however, having made arrange raents to print the paper temporarily a) another < ffice. This is the biggest fire Augusta ever had. Rebuilding will com mence at once. THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH. | Notes ol Her Progress ai Prosperity Briefly Transcribed Important Happenings from Day to Day Tersely fold. Col. Johu M. Brocketibtougbjormeily registrar of the Virginia land office, died in Richmond Thursday. Fire in the Ross Meehan Brake Shoe works at Chattanooga, Tenn, Saturday night) destroyed the foundry. The loss is aboiit $4,000. Representative Ct’t’errall wits ndmi na'ed by acclamation Wednesday by the democratic contention of the seventh district of Virginia. The Jellico and Birdeyo Coal Company have awarded tho contract for building their railroad from Jelico, Tenn., to Birdeye, Ky., to the Chattanooga Con struction Company. A news special of Saturday says: There is a deadlock oVer the nomination of a candidate for congress in 51111s’ old dis trict in Texas. Numerous ballots hate been taken without result. The third party of the tenth district of Virginia Friday nominated Q. Mott Rob ertson, of Appomattox county, for con grets. The republicans of the ninth dis trict nominated Major 11. Clinton Wood. A Nashville dispatch saysi Governor Buchanan, who has been confined to his bed by sickness for a week, Was able to go to the capitol Thursday night, it is supposed that he will at once take up the mutter of the mining troubles iu East Tenmssee. The trial of tho rioters in Marion county will begin in a few days. A Raleigh news special of Sunday states that complete arrangements have been made for tho great state mass meet ing of democratic clubs iu that city Sep tember 10th, tho date of 'he visit of Gen . Adlai Stevenson . Tho state exec utive committee of clubs reports that 10,000 members will ho present. It will bo made the biggest affair of the kind in fifteen years. A Florence, Ala , dispatch of Sunday says: ex-Banker Jos. 11. Flanigan, who has been under arrest for two week’s charged with failing to turn over money collected by him as cashier of the Alabama Bank ing and Trust Company, has been bailed out and quietly left the city. The charge was brought against Flanigan by Hud son & Co., of Atlanta, who claim that ho collected $l7O on sonic notes for them and did not remit. Flanigan’s bond was SSOO. A Knoxville dispatch says: Squire Kincaid’s court began taking evidence in the prosecution casts against the miners Thursday afternoon. Witnesses for the stale testified as to Monroe’s connection with Anderson’s capture, showing that he was the real leader. Monroe in his own defense swore that his only connec tion with tho affair was as u peacemaker. He showed he was a member of the outli bound organisation by his refusal to name the men who were with him. A Birmingham dispatch of Thursday says: Wednesday night about 12 o’clock Sheriff George Morrow received a call from the warden of Coalburg prison, ask ing for 100 men. He wanted them pre sumably for the purpose of protecting the convicts. A posse was organized im mediately on receipt of the telegram, but before the sheriff and men left the court house he received a telegram to the effect that all was quiet for the night and that trouble might he expected Thursday. It has Ireen known for some weeks past that the miners in that section were growing sore over the convict lease system, which is now in vogue throughout the Birming ham districl, and troublo has been autic i pa ted. CONVICTS ORDERED BACK. Tennosgec’a Prison Hoard Push Final Resolutions. The Tennessee s ale board of prison inspectors, in session at Nashville, Wednesday, formally ordered the return of the convicts to the branch prisons, and they will be sent b ick as soon as ar rangements for their comfort can be made. Owing to the vigorous prosccu tions of the rioters, it is not expected that there will be any trouble, but a strong guard will be sent. The board adopted the following resolution: Itesolved 1. That this board has no authority or power to entertain any proposition from tli • leaser's for the voluntary surrender of the lea-e upon the terms suggested in Hai l reply, nor upon any tonns othi r than by a declaration of forfeiture for non-comp iance with its terms by the lessee as the law prescribes 2. That being anxious to have the laws of the state maintained and the lease carried out and enforced as long as the law authorizing and creating the same remains in force, and inas much as the conditions imposed by the lessee upon its continnaneo in the performance of the lease are provisional only, and the least it will offer and withent, in any manner, admitting the justice or legality of any of its claims set forth in said reply, the board accepts said prop osition and hereby orders that convicts bo or dered returned to the branob prisons from uhioh they were lately removed at tho earliest possible moment. THE METHODISTS. Census Statistics Regarding the De nomination in the Lulled States. The census bureau on Thursday issued a bulletin giving the statistics of the Methodist Episcopal church in the United States. The bulletin shows that this church has 102 annual conferences, not including ten or more in for eign countries. Connected with theia conferences are 2,240,334 communicants. This term includes both members and probationers, the latter being candidates for full membership. North of Mason and Dixon’s line f-e Methodist Episcopal church has organizations in nearly every county. Though represented in every state, it is not so strong in the south as its sister body, the Methodist Episcopal church, srutb, the statistics of which will be given in a forthcoming bulletin. It has 25.801 organizations, with 22,844 church i difices, with a seating capacity of 0,302,708, and an aggregate valuation of $90,723,708. This valuition, which does not include parsonages and other ohurch property, is the largest reported by any denomination thus far. RATES NOT TO BE RAISED On (G ain and Flout' Front Ohio Itlver Points. The Iftcreass of 3 cents per 100 pounds on grain, flour and meat from Ohio river points into southern territory will not be put into effect. The advance in the tariff was announced to fake eff ct September sth, but circulars will be sent out can celling the instructions issu d by the S uthcfn Railway and Steamship Asso ciation early last Week. As the advance »as to be on übsolute necessaries it was decided to withdraw the higher rate at this time; The advance was to boa uui form restoration .of rates to the basis of a yoar ago. General Stevenson’s Appointments The appointments that have been made for North Carolina for General Adlia Stevenßon, vice presidential nominee, and W. G. Ewing are Asheville, Septein bi r 15th; Raleigh, 20th; Cartersville, 17th; Winston, 19th; Fayetteville, 31st', Wilmington, the night of the 21st; Goldsboro, 22d, arriving at Richmond on the luornimrof the 23J. THE METHODISTS. Census Statistics Regarding the Do ilonilurttloii In the United States. The Census bureaii ou Thursday issued a btidotin giving the statistics of the Methodist Episcopal church in the United States. Tlie bulletin shows that this church lias 102 annual eonferonces, not including ten or more in for eign countries. Conneete 1 with these conferences are 2,240,354 communicant*. This term includes both members and proba'loners, tho latter being candidates for full membership. North of Mason and Dixon's line t o Methodist Episcopal church has organizations in nearly every county. Though represented in every stato. it is not so strong In the south as its sister body, the Meth dist Episcopal chinch, si uth, the statistics ot which will be given iu a forthcoming bulletin. It has 25.881 organ’zations, with 22,844 church • difiees, with a seating capacity of 0,302,708, and an aggregate valuation of $08,723,709. This vduition, which does not include pars uiages and other church property, is the largest reported by any denomination thus far. LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE Of the Prohibition Candidate for the Presidency. An Indianapolis telegram of Thursdiy states that the letter of acceptance o( John Bid well, of California, candidate for president on the prohibit ion ticket bus been given out for pub'ioition. The letter, of course, first de ounces the liquor traffic as a curse and unmitigated and merciless evil. Woman’s right to the. ballot is next affirmed. On the subji ot of fiuuncj the letter says; “The financial question iu our platform is brii fly and fairly stated and broad enough to satisfy all reasonable men in these words, ‘the money of the country should consist of gold, silver and paper.’ Also, that it lie ‘issued by the govern ment on!y.' It should, of coure, bo in sufficient quantiiy to meet all demands and tire volume to be so increased and adjusted as at all times to respond to tho conditions of the country. PAT. CALHOUN DENIES That He Received MnneyFrom the Ter minal Co., Without (jiving Vouchers. A New York dispatch says: Pa lick Calhoun, ono of the directors of Ih • Richmond Terminal, was seen in tegard to his financial relation with that com pany. It was said that Mr. Calhoun drew monies from tho Terminal treasury without leaving the proper voucher-. In relation to this he sail: “There is no truth in it. I have never drawn a dollar from the Terminal company except for legitimate expenses, and any »ffort to create any contiary impression is nl> o lutely without foundation und find, i s inspiration in the effort of certain parties wht> aro responsible for the wreck of the Terminal system to hide real causes, and their part in produoing the present con dition of affairs.” DEMOCRATIC CLUBS. More Appointments Made on the Execu tive Committee. A special Washington dispaichof Fri day si.vb: At its last meeting the general cautionary measures be taken, praying him to set on foot a movement to secure the co-operation of commercial clubs, boards of trade, congressmen and any and all bodies with influence with a re quest to the president to stop all immi gration to this country from infected countries during the period of the epi demic. It was the opinion of some of the members of the committee present that the president could exercise such power. A quarantine inspection commis sion was appointed by the conference to inspect all quarantine stations of the United States, Canada and Mexico. This commission is to report to the interna tion I board. ___ BARON HIRSCH TO VISIT US. He Will Come to America Sometime ia September. Baron Hir-ch, who is perhaps the mos 1 liberal and philanihropic Hebrew living, will visit America in a few weeks. He will sail from France about the nriddlo of next September. The purpose of his visit is to further and promote the plans he has in view for assisting the persecuted and unfortunate memliers of his race. There are many Russian Jews in this country, and many of them ure in strait ened circumstances. It is principally the object of Biroa Hirsoh to benefit the Jews who have thus been driven away from their homes by the tyranny of Russian desp .tism. _ Will Prosecute the Officers. At a meeting of the loc-il branch of the Iron Rail atlndiauapolic Thursday night, the members decided to at once com mence criminal prosecution of all su preme r dicer* of the order. OwxJt Chase, a Maine hunter, knows the forests of the Blue Tree State by heart, hav ing hunted and worked in them for nearly fifty years. He has killed 221 bears during that oeriod. aud entertain? very tittle re spect for bruin’s courage. SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS. HOT TO THE MAN OF DOLLAR^ Not to tb« man of dollars, Not to tbs man of deeds, Not to the man of cunning. Not to the man at creeds; Not to the one whose passion Is for the world’s renown, Not in a form of fashion Cometh a blessing down. Not unto land’s expansion, J Not to the miser’s chest, Not to tho princely mansion. Not to the blazoned crest. Not to the sordid worlding. Not to the knavish clown. Not to the haughty tyrant, Cometh a blessing down. Not to the folly-blinded, Not the steeped in shame. Not to the carnal-minded'. Not to unholy fame; Not in neglect of duty. Not in the monarch's crown. Not at the smile of baauty, Cometh a blessing down. But to the one whose spirit Yearns for the great and good; Unto the one whose store home Yieldeththe hungry food; Unto the one who labors. Fearless of foe or frown; Unto the kindly-hearted. Cometh a blessing down. —Charles K. Shetterly, in Yankee Blade. rim andmni’ Some cheap perfumes are not to be sniffed at.—Philadelphia Record. The smaller the town, the more its leading citizen struts.—Atchison Globe. Candidates are like umbrella*—always wondering if they wdl be put up.—Bos ton Bulletin. A crowded street car is the place to see men stand up for woman's rights.— Chicago Inter-Ocean. “Thera’s poison in tho ice cream, now,” said he. “Oh, then, let us die together,” said she.—New York Press. There probably never was a man who could wear carpet slippers without look ing iloueby and worthless..—Atchison Globe. Who tells mo now to seek the ant, Consider him and be wise, Wln-n I see his antship spoil his health With picnic lemon pics. -Puck. Bummer is the season when the low, treacherous chuckle of the poison-vine can be heard as It aces the city person coming to wander iu the wildwood.— Philadelphia Record. There is a time in a girl's life when she tries on every hat she sees, for she knows they are all becoming to her. Poor thing, the time only lasts about a year.—Atchison Globe. 1 cannot sing the songs * This noisy crowd amid; ' j I cannot sin; tho old son;s— The’d mob mo if I did. Washington Star. Pompous Judge—“l hope you have much practice?” Youug Lawyer—“ Yes, I have, thank you.” “I am glad to hear it. And in wiiat branch is your practice mainly?” “Mainly in economy.” —Texas Siftings. They were just engaged. “We had better be married to-morrow,” said lie.' “So soon?” “M’hm, your father and I differ in politics, and there is no telling how soon we may be deadly enemies.” —lndianapolis Journal. Tramp—“ Say, Bill, what is wrong with our pard over there? Ho acts as if he was queered." Second Tramp— “ Hush-al l; he was arrested at tho last town and made to take a bath, and it has touched his pride.”—Chicago Inter- Ocean. People who think that the youngf doctor charges enormous fees forget the awful weight of responsibility that every young doctor palpably carries around with him for a couple of years after lie gets out of the medical school.—Somer ville Journal. A loud, rasping and impatient voice rang out from the kitchen. It was the voice ef the new cook—“ Mrs. Billus!” “Well, Mary?” “You told me to bile the warter, mem, and I’ve been bilin’ it au heur and a half. I want to know if you think it’s done yet?”—Chicago Tribune. Paths iu Africa. It may bo a surprise to the unenlight ened to learn that probably no explorer I in forcing his passage through Africa ! lias ever for more than a lew days at * | time been off some beaten track. Every village is connected with some other ! village, every tribe with the next tribe, every State with its neighbor and there fore with all the rest. The explorer’s business is simply to select from this net work of tracks, keep a general direction and hold on his way. They are veritable 1 footpaths, never over a foot in breadth, beaten hard and netted beneath the level of the forest bed by centuries of native traffic. Like the roads of the old Roman! these footpaths run straight on through everything, ridge and mountain and val ley, never shying at obstacles, nor any where turning aside to breaih. Yet within this general straight! or ward ness there is a-singular eccentricity and in directness of detail. And the reason is not far to seek, if a stone is encoun tered no native will ever think of remov ing it, lie simply walks arounlit. it would never occur to him that the stODe was a displaceable object, au i that for the general weal he ialgut displace it. However, it must be a very ito y country indeed—and Africa is far rmi stony—that would wholly account for the aggravating obliqueness and inde csiou of an African footpath. Bui whatever the cause it is certain that for persistant straight forward ue-'S in the general, anil utter vacilia.ion and irreso lution in the particular, tho African roads are unique iu engineering.—Home Magazine. The Austrian Government lias taken hold of the matter of improving ail rarw oi hv««* in Austria Hungary.