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<9ii1)Mcriptl02: Hales :
One Oopy <>ne year ' ' $2 00
a “ six months - 1 001
a u throe months - 50
p 0 S T T I V K L V CASH.:
dovernor McDaniel is in Kavun-
i U ih to-day, (Friday) on the oceu-
q 0ll tin* (iiiartls’ Fair, The govern
or received a most enthusiastic re
ception*
Postmaster-General (tresluint was
in Savannah Wednesday evening.
■IV citizens of tlu* Forest City gave
aymwmtimwni mr mmm/wcj*
Volume 2.
Waynesboro, Georgia, Friday, May 2d, 1884.
0 lit (f me (Wizen.
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An ilidrcss to Millions.
One of the most familiar laces on
Chestnut street, says a Rhihidclphiu
special to the New York U’orhl, is
that of Mrs. Susannah Fmerich, a
spruce little woman who has a dow
er stand at the corner of that thor
oughfare and Twelfth street. She!
liiia a regular old fashioned Genr-1 is never absent except on the Weak
en welcome, and the general will i ost of winter days, and drives quite |
return to Washington eity favora-1 u lucrative business from the sale of
lily impressed with Georgia hospi- j noseguys, being patronized by all j
tillity. An effort was made by the j classes.To-day a somewhat romantic I
citizens of Savannah to induce the j story was brought to light about]
Postmaster-General to use his influ-1 the little llower seller, which, if
( , m . 0 (o obtain greater postal facili-j properly verified, will soon lift her
ties for the city. • land her family out of the ranks
land walks of companiti.ve obscurity
to that of social and other promi-
Again is tlie press of Georgia im
ploring our farmers to plant pro
viso!! crops. It is a waste of time
;uh1 hreatli. Our farmers, who
sliould he the most independent
class of citizens, have made them*
selves bowers of wood and drawers
of water, and content themselves
|,v abusing tho merchants for their j
lienee that vast wealth brings. .Mrs.
Fmerich is said to bo heiress to
millions, and it is asserted that
there " ill he very little difficulty in
establishing the necessary relation
ship in order to secure the money—
that now awaits an owner.
Airs. Fmerich, who lives with her
A Fierce Clash or Cavalry.
(ten. Thomas F. Rosser furnishes
the Philadelphia Time.* with an
account of the cavalry tight at High
lhidgc, on Fee's retreat from
Petersburg, from which the follow
ing extract is taken:
“As soon ns Col. Gearing moved
out so as to threaten the Federal
flank, Col. Washburne charged him
with his cavalry, and I never wit
nessed a handsomer charge than lie
at this time led. Hearing met him
with the same undaunted, determ
ined pluck, and the most savage
hand-to-hand light I ever witnessed
was th(> result. Hearing and Wnsh-
burne wore both killed within three
feet of eaeli other. Whether they
slew each other I cannot say, but
many think they did. Col. Roston
and Maj. Thompson were also killed
in tlii < cavalry light, and every man
in Washlnirne’s command was
addressing a written request to
Mrs. Stewart. All sorts of stories,
some of them manifestly absurd, are
told as to the diniinishment of the
old lady’s fortune, and 1 have good
reason to believe that a conspicuous
law firm, under engagement to
prospective heirs, are constantly
ufflking a study of the case with
reference to future legal contest. It
said that, besides real estate, site
has $2’),000,000 in government bonds.
So much for our pecuniarily great
est widow.
Sin* Would net Marry.
The nuptials of Mr. -J. F.Christian
and Miss A. .Lochlin, both of Mad
ison county, Ga., were to have ta
ken place on Sunday last. The
young couple had for some time
been engaged, and for once it
seemed as if no ripple would occur
j in the course of true love. Both pnr-
I ties are highly respected, and no
Ml IMIKIIKIl AMI II01IIIF1).
A Human Skeleton Found in nil Old Stump Hole.
killed, wounded or captured; iium ....
, . , . , , , ,. objections frum either family were
tned to cxcape. I was unable, from! J . . . ,, .
a wound received through my left
own shortsightedness and liiisman- j S on, William R. Fmerich, claims to mmi at Five Forks a few days be-
ngeincnt. A change must and will] be one of the heirs of the estutc of ] lore, to use nij sabie, but dm ingtlie
come of this policy, even it requi-1 John Nicholas Fmerich, who died, t5 «ht I rode among my men anil cu
res a total change of the owner
ship of the landed property.
It is stated that the colored voters
of Bibb couty have become so dis
gusted with the prevalent article of
Republicanism, that they are about j "j,
to take refuge in old Johnathan
Xorcross’ party. Old Jolmatlmn
mid his party lias told these colored
voters that they didn’t like to as
sociate with them, and it seems
that there will soon he no place left
for them in the Republican party.
Really, it is becoming a serious
question with the poor “nigger” to
lhul a political resting place.
A dog as black as a stack of mid
night, bobtailed, protruding bones,
and had the appearance generally . „ ,
of a patent famine machine, passed Fhilailelphia, New A ork am
our office window a few mornings
ago which is a specimen of the mil- j
rauding cur of the country, and
0 f i have set up chums,but no settlement
. was ever reached. The present ag
es is supposed, without a will, about
Ido years ago. lie was a native of
1 lesse-Darmstadt, and amassed his
wealth in the ocean trade. 11 is
partners were Stephen Girard and
John Jacob Astor. lledied on one
own vessels at sea while on
his way to Philadelphia, and his
remains were brought to that city
j and buried in the old German Fu-
! Iberian Cemetery, the present site
of Fifth and Cherry streets. At the
time of his death Mr. Fmerieh’s
estate was worth several millions
of dollars, hut it has increased since,
and is to*ilay probably worth $20,-
000,000. This includes $4,000,000 on
deposit at the Bank of England,
large sums deposited elsewhere and
valuable property in the cities ot
Ger-
v *l 7 “ ' ~ " ~
many.
During the past century person.*
claiming to be the rightful heir.*
made to the marriage. Mr. Chris
tian had bought Ids license and
made other preparations for the
wedding but on Sunday morning
he was handed the following letter,
which explains itself, and which we
publish to set this young lady right
before she world, and to show that
the onlj reason for her strange ac
tion was a shrinking from matri
mony:
,, , ...... “Paom. Madison County, Ga.—
ard had an opportunity to shoot, or , )enr lj . u : y _ As ,. 1 iir !Un j temj.ted
if he shot lie missed his mark, and j () Uy, and I cannot resist it. I
couruged them by my presence,
which was all I could do, and while
1 looked on 1 saw Maj. Jim Breatli-
ard, of the horse artillery, attack
two Federal captains, Breatiiard
with jtistol and the Federnls with
sabres. Tliev closed before Breath-
eorgni persiHiciuiy reiuBi-s
■ct the people. Such a dog would Nation grows out of an application
as troy a whole flock of sheep in i made by Mrs. John Boss, of 1 itts-
uinc\ in.ib nf luirg, to Max Schaiiiburg, the Aus-
when 1 saw him the Federals were
cutting and sticking at liim with
their sabres and Breatiiard was ex
ceedingly busy warding them off
with his pistol. Their horses were
run against Breathard’s, and lie was
finally knocked off his horse, and in
falling ids foot was caught between
his horse and one of tlu* Federal
captains’ and pulled off one of his
hoots. Breatiiard then shot and '“it l«vo prompted me to suffer you
.... ... ,,, . to kiss my lms and to lay your arms
killed one of the olheers and ( miner | , u . oluu | my lu >ck luu j waist. Racy,
know too well that this will sur-
jiriso and madden you beyond en
durance, but please be merciful to
me. This day and night, and tast
night, have been the most misera
ble days and nights of my life. 1
know I love you most dearly, but
my weakness has overpowered me,
and I must obey tiie call. No one
knows my intentions, nor do I in-
j tend for them to know till morn-
! ing. J know i have done wrong,
against which the Legislaturi
Georgia persistently refuses to pro
tec
lie
a single night, and a single look at
him was enough to breed the hydro- jtnan consul, to secure _
phobia. There is a remedy for this j tion ot Fmerich s estate. She claims
evil. Let every voter refuse to suj>
port any candidate for the Fegisla
hire who will not pledge hiniselt to j , . .. . ..
to afford the I ».>’ a pnpeif giving a brief account ot
! the finding of a will in an old book
in a Rhiladelohia church. The niat-
Scruggs dashed out from my
and killed the other, and
moment Breatiiard was in tin*
die again, with only one hoot,
again joined in the tight.”
■fide
Sud
an d
a distrilm-
j to la 1 one of the heirs, and that Fm
erich was her maternal grand uncle.
She recently received from Germn-
ilo all in ids power
needed protection.
Some time since a hand <>l some
twenty-five or thirty filibusters, un
der the leadership of General Ague-
ro, left Key West, Fla., for Cuba,
and landing on that island iniuigu-
ted a revolution. Key West is
again thrown into a fever of excite
ment by the suspicion that another
hand of about the same numbers
.stole a small vessel, and left one
night last week to join Aguero’s
forces. It is alleged that this last
expedition sailed out right under
the nose of an armed government
vessel which was placed tnore to
watch the movements of these rev
elations. Another hand it is
thought is preparing to leave to
join the insurrectionists.
From city, town and village our
exchanges bring us the most glow
ing accounts of the celebration ot
Decoration Hay. It is gratlying to
know that a germ of that patriot
ism which nerved Hie Southern
arm to resist the tyrant still ani
mates the Southern soul, ll every
man in the Southern Confederacy
laid been as true a patriot as the
Southern ladies, God bless them,
to-lay would the “Stars and liars”
have prouly floated from spire and
must-head—or the South have been
a wilderness. To tlie purity, truth,
patriotism and courage of the ladies
of the South, to which the world
fails to present a parallel, does the
South owe her all. Let them be
cherished with a tender care.
you are as confident that i love you
as I am that God gave us the hreatli
of life. Yes, I do love you; and
ihim why is it that 1 cannot marry?
I would to God 1 knew! I do most
1 earnestly implore your forgiveness.
Darling say you will although it lie
hard. By the time that the
. , | sun rises I want to be going over a
A Columbia S. C., dispatch o! the flint will shut me out from old
lfitli ult. says: Since January last, Madison, perhaps forever, and the
Miss Marion, a talented youngladv, sadest ot all, shut me out from the
and a graduate of Due West Female ! l K : rson 1 1(,ve ° 1 ' ox l K ‘V. t t( > 1,)V -°>
College, has been teaching school at
A (oumgeous School-Marm.
The Supreme court lias decided
that Sunday is non jnri<heti*”
and service cannot be made or legal
notice given on that day, or the
business or work of ordinary call
ing done; therefore, the sale of
projierty under an advertisement
requiring Sunday to fill
gal time passes no title to tlie prop
ter was not mentioned for the rea
son that the maker of the will, John
Nicholas Fmerich, was not remem
bered by even tlu* oldest members
of the church, and also because it
was evident that the paper had
never been admitted to probate.—
Mrs. Boss at once reported the dis
covery to Joan Kessler, her son-in-
law, and about the same time let
ters were received from relatives in
Germany, and the matter was
placed in Consul Sluimburg’s bands.
Mrs. Fmerich, the flower-woman
here, will join with Mrs. Boss. She
says she will have no difficulty in
proving her claim. She lias m her
possession a family Bible contain-
Jng records of births and deaths of
her Husband's ancestors, which tra
ces them,back directly to the dead
millionaire.
She says there were two brothers,
John Nicholas and Boltus Fmerich,
both of whom were very rich. They
were born and raised in lLesse-
Dramstudt, where Mrs. Fmerich’s
husband and ancestors were reared.
Her husband was Daniel Fmerich,
a grandson of Benjamin Fmerich,
who was a nephew of the rich
brother. Boltus died in Philadel
phia, and disposed of his property
by will. Mrs. Fmerich lias in tuldi-
to her Bible record, a number of
papers proving her husband’s an
cestry.
There are probably half a dozen
other claimants in Philadelphia.—
Counsel has boon consulted, and
steps will he taken at an early day
to secure a redistribution of the es
tate, and establish the claims of
Mrs. Emerich and others.
let life be long or short. I’ve madi
every arrangement to-day for our
marriage, even prepared our suj>-
per, with tlie* hope that I might be
abb* to siicvumb my cowardice; but
, . .. . ,, . , , ; it is impossible. 1 can’t. You will
I*le m the neighborhood, who order-j ttml enclosed to pay you for the
(1 her to leave the town. Most of license, and other expenses that
New Harmony, in Laurens county.
In disciplining her school, she in
curred the displensure of some peo-
her patrons stood by her, and she
refused to go. Her enemies then
burned down her school-house, but
as fast as they would destroy it, the
community would rebuild. Three
school-houses were burned down,
but still the plucky schoolniarm
stuck to her j>ost, and kept school
everyday. The midnight maraud
ers have finally determined to re
sort to more extreme measures, and
have sent Miss Marion a regular
kukltix warning, saying: “You must
discontinue the school or you will
Ik* a dead woman. Burning lias
failed to stop you from teaching.
Lead will next be used.” Of course
you have had. I also send you
your ring, which seems to bind my
heart to you closer than anything
could except love. Good-bye, long-
loved one, good-bye!
S. A. Foci,in.
P. S.—Lacy, Bud hasn’t said one
word against our marriage. He
says my will is his, and if 1 love
you he has no objection to our mar
riage. Once more 1 bid you fare
well. It is time for me to be get
ting ready, or to see if Bud will
Carry me. The money you will
i please accept as a token of friend-
j ship, 1 am heartbroken. Hai.i.ik.”
As soon as Mr. Christian received
this missive he at once startl'd in
pursuit of his lost love, who had
left home in company with her
the letter was not signed, hut im- i>rotlier, and he discovered her fit |
mediately on its reception Miss j the houso of her 8 j st er, Mrs. Charlie!
Marion quietly iniormed her patrons | j.* vnnSj j u Oconee county. Miss)
that she would continue to teach if
she had to teach in a tent that
could be spread in the morning and
folded at night. Rewards have
been offered for the arrest of the
school-house burners, hut they are
still at large.
The IVi'altlilcst Wiilcav ill I In* World.
Eastman, Ga., April 2s.—‘While,
working in the woods about one!
mile from M. A. Walker’s saw mill,
in the southern part of I bulge conn-1
t y, the attention of some turpentine!
hands was attracted by some old j
clothes they saw lying upon the i
ground. Going nearer and invest!-1
gating tlie matter they discovered a I
human skeleton in an old stump!
hole. The circumstance was re
ported to Coroner J. V. Nixon, who
immediately summoned a jury of
inquest. The inquest developed
that tlu 1 skeleton represented the
remains of Edward Curry, an in
dustrious and thrifty negro, who
mysteriously disajipeareil on the
28th of last February. Fate in the
afternoon of that day, within a hun
dred yards of the place where His
hones were found a few daj>s ago,
the deceased was with George Ful
ler and Henry Roberts, who had
just come up with him from Darien,
where they had been to carry some
timber, and the three were playing
cards and betting. That was the
last seen of Kd. Curry in life. Jiis
companions left the next day and
were afterwards seen in Wilcox
county, having in their possession a
coat, pair of shoes, pocket knife and
pistol which were recognized as
Curry’s. They gave several cim-
tlicting accounts of Curry’s where
abouts, saying among other Improb-
able things, that lie had jumped
from the train while in motion on
tlu' way up from Darien.
To conceal all traces of their
crime the murderers had placed the
body of their victim in a stump hole
with his head downwards and then
built a lire upon him, l>y which his
legs were burned oft’just below the
knee. The rest of tlie skeleton,
however, being covered with earth,
remained intact and was not affect
ed by the tire. The precautions re
sorted to for concealment might
have been effectual had not some
hogs scented the decaying body and
rooted it up so as to expose it to the
view of those who happened to pass
near it.
When tlie jury disinterred the
skeleton for examination, they
found that the skull had been crush
ed by means of some unknown in
strument or weapon, thus giving
unmistakable evidence of a foul
murder. The fact that Curry had
on his person a considerable sum of
money, which ho obtained for the
timber lie had just carried to Darien,
is supposed to have been the in
ducement for tlie killing. His com
panions, Fuller and Roberts, must
have known he had this money, as
they came up with him from Darien
and played cards with him, as stated
on tlie day of their return. Sus
picion rested so strongly upon these
men that the jury rendered a ver
dict that “Ed. Curry came to His
death on the 28th day of February,
1 ss i, by some unknown weapon in
the hands of George Fuller and
Henry Roberts.”
Fuller lias already been arrested
in Wilcox county for the murder,
and the Coroner has also issued liis
warrant for the arrest of Robertson
the charge of murder. He is said
to lie in Coffee county.
i rUUKNT UlilCAMMIX.
Arrest hi Clinrleaton.
CirA ki.kston, S. C., Ajtril 28.-—.].
C.. Kyi in's, money order clerk in the
Charleston post office, appointed
March 18, has been arrested on the
charge of falsifying His accounts
and embezzling about $1,000.
The llills Introdueeil 11lls Session.
Washington, April 28.—During
tlie present Congress (i,s.>8 bills
have been introduced in the House
of Representatives. In the last
Congress during tlie same period
tlie number of hills introduced was
0,021.
.Money for the Army.
Washington. April 29.—The
army appropriation Hill as reported
to the House to-day appropriates
$24,2fi0, lot), being $422,800 less than
last year’s appropriation. The esti
mates for next year amount to
$20,890,10:1.
Frank James.
Kansas City, Mo., April 28.—A
dispatch from Bonneville, Mo., says
Frank Janies arrived to-day from
Alabama in charge of an officer.
Jle was admitted to bail in $0,000 to
answer in the circuit court on tlie
second Monday in July to the
charge of complicity in the Otter*
ville train robbery.
Strong l'al|ilt Talk.
Savftiinnh Times.
Titov, N. Y., April 00.—“1 shall
be preaching the gospel when the
majority of this congregation are in
hell,” remarked the Rev. Mr. J)ule
in Centre Brunswick Lutheriun
Church last Sunday. It was tin*
reverend gentleman’s farewell ser
mon, as he had dissensions with his
flock.
A Had Week Tor Maine.
IMicil Tress.
I t is clear that Blaine is out of the
question. He has come to tlie end
ot His rope, and though there may
he slack enough in it to allow of His
moving a steji or two onward, lie
will not be able to count sufficient
votes to do him tiny good at Chica
go. He will not have even enough
votes with which to buy a seat in
tlie next cabinet. Yes, it is a bad
week for James Gillespie Mulligan
Blaine.
A Mr. Miles G. Dobbins is mak
ing shipments of liiangeneso ore to
London, England. This is used in
out the le-1 making the very finest quality of
tool, and is found in inexhaustablo
erty. As the daily papers of this | quantities in Bartow county.
State has made it a rule to publish
legal advertisements on Sunday,
is, if tlu* manner of the publication
of legal ail vcrtisemeiits was scrutin
ized it would often he found to he
so defective as to he entirely null
and of no legal force to pass a title.
In Madagascar, on the death of
the late queen the people were for-
ulone, this decision will open up an bUUlH|j ,. u . hvo inont |, H to wear hats,
iim.ioiise volume of litigation in- (<i un ,i, r olluy or plait the hair, to
voicing the titles to millions ol dol- „ ot | l | nB of the Interdict on
lurs’ worth of pnq.erty. jrhojmd j Ending and weaving.
A meteor recently exploded just
above the bridge of an ocean steam
er, knocking the helsnuin from the
wheel and stunning the officer of
it would he to the interest of those tlie deck, hut doing no otlici dnin-
who have property advertised for i age.
sale by officers to criticise the not!- j ^ ^ t , X(>lusivt , U8e 0 f
Uaitions under which tl.elr p.op-, w has been erected
utMiHoW. _____ In Louisville,Ky. No white trash
•Subscriptions are positively cash ! need apply.
Let us try to find a good woman,
says a New York letter to the
Albany Journal, who is as interest
ing a topic as a Had one who shoots
dogs for diversion. How will the
wealthiest widow in the world an
swer our purpose? She is Mrs.
Alexander T. .Stewart, of course.
Her time of dotage has come. She
is 84 years old, and is afflicted with
many real and imaginary ills of
mind and body. She worries a
great deal, and lias become a com
plainin', though some of the sun
shine of her earlier disposition
glints into the gloom of her expir
ing days, None except near rela
tives anil friends of long intimacy
visit her, anil ail of her business is
transacted by ex-Judge Hilton,—
About once a week she ventures
out for a short walk on Fifth ave
nue. A stalwart watchman follows
ten feet behind, to see that nobody
annoys her. She carries a few
dimes in her hand for beggars, how
ever, and is quite industrious in get
ting rid of them. On returning to
the great white mansion which her
husband built so like a tomb in its
architecture, slu* takes a uup as a
cure for tlie fatigue which thesligiit
exertion has brought on. The house
is gloomy, and the chief set ot par
lors is never opened. The parts in
use are the library, reiejition room,
two bed rooms, and the picture gal
lery,'to which access can be hud by
Lochlin met Him in tlie tenderest
manner, and, throwing her arms I subtDmWniFire,
around his neck, wept most bitterly.
Mhe seemed truly penitent, and] The imagination of the good poo-
after conversation with Him for ! pie of Stamhoul, says a letter from
fifteen minutes promised to marry !<'oustaiitiiiojtle to the New York
at once. She afterwards asked Iferu/il, is Heing much exercised
until after supjH'r to consider her over a mysterious subterranean fire
promise which was granted, when ; that has broken out near the sea
she appeared to again become badly | wall at a place known as t’oom-
frightened, and vai'ilated from one ('ajioii or the Grand Gate. Blue
mood to another, until next morn
ing, when Mr. Christian returned
home. Her actions wore most un
accountable, and she seemed to
dread the parting moment* and
while almost heartbroken at the
thought of separation from her
promised husband, eoulil not moke
uj> her mind to let the marriage
ceremony be performed. Wo hojie
it will yet all turn out well, and that
tlie young people may soon he
united by the silken bonds. .Miss
Loehlin’s only reason for refusing
to wed, was that she said she was
too great a coward to make tin*
venture, and her whole nature re
belled at the thought of matrimony.
She acknowledged her affection for
Mr. Christian, and says he is the
only man she ever loved.
Mr. Christian says tlie reason lie
li is Miss Foehlin’s letter published
was to set himself and that young
lady right before the world. Miss
Lochlin gave him full permission
to do so. lie says lie is convinced
of her purity of purpose, and knows
that she loves him devotedly, and
yet believes that so noble hearted
a woman will overcome her cow
ardice and fulfill tlie promise she
has made him. They had been en
gaged for three years, Mr. Chris
tian is aged 2fi, and Miss Lochlin is
somewhat older,
Humes are seen escaping from a
hole under the foundations of an
old morgue that is heing pulled
down, and no one can account for
the existence of the lire. 1 obtain
ed access to the place yesterday
with some difficulty, as owing to an
imperial order issued the dnyprovi-
ous, the morgue had been railed in
and the approuch of the public for
bidden. The hole in question is
about two feet square, hut of what
depth it was impossible to ascertain.
The Humes, which lire of a pale blue
color, only extend to a short dis
tance above the ground. There was
no smell at all noticeable, either of
pctrolouui or naptha, but consider
able heat was experienced when
standing near the edge of the hole.
The Jieople living in the neighbor
hood declare that this fire lias been
existing for tin* last twenty days,
and many of them will insist upon
connecting it with the last earth
quake shock, which occurred about
that date, the tlames having been
noticed for tlie first time on the fol
lowing morning. This earthquake
shock, by the by, was rather severe.
The convulsion neither commenced
nor terminated with gentle oscilla
tions, lad came in tlie shape of one
very severe shake, which was much
more suggestive of an upheaving
force than a w ave of motion.
Sirknt'KN ou a Ship.
l’lmv i dkni’K, R. I., April 28.—The
United States sliip Portsmouth,
('aj)t. Wise, arrived at Newport this
afternoon, twenty-three days from
St. Thomas, with a quarantine flag
flying. The officers of tin* ship re
fuse any information regarding the
sickness on board, which is known
to he great and is supposed to be
yellow fever. They refuse informa
tion to the custom officials and
rejiorters alike. Mayor Franklin
sent the Harbor Master on board
at 11 o’clock to-niglit.
A Ti'lnnr.pli War.
Special to N. O. Times-Democrat.
Nkw York, April 2?>.—Evidences
of a coming telegraph war are seen
in tlie reduction of rates. The
Western Union lias announced a
reduction in niglit rates to fifteen
cents for ten words and one cent
for each additional word to all com
petitive points east of the Missouri.
The Bankers and Merchants’ Com
pany a day or two ago made a uni
form* night rate of fifteen cents.
The Baltimore and Ohio to-morrow
or Monday will make its night
rates fifteen words for fifteen cents.
Mai'un lit'ls the Monument.
Himmnnh Times.
Mr. r I’. B. Cntherwood, who was
sent along the line of tlie Central
Railroad and brandies with pay
trains to count the votes for the lo
cation of the Wadley Monument is
almost ready to report the result of
his investigation to the Hoard of
Directors of the Wadley Monument
Association. It would seem from
the votes and all indications that
tlie monument will go to Macon in
stead of to a city where there are
several tablets and monuments to
deceased Presidents of the great
railroad.
HUMOROUS PARAGRAPHS.
‘ Tell ini', molliiT, tell your UiuigintT,
Tell me Imly, ilo not seulf.
Tell me it'you think I oUjjliler
Take these ilerneil old llannels oil.”
All agricultural papers publish
cereal stories.
The religious press—Hugging a
Sunday school teacher.
Lovers, like armies, get along
well enough till the engagements
begins.
The prevailing fashion for babies
this spring will be six feet of cloth
ing to six indies of baby.
“Don’t put in no muskoeter nett in’
for me,” said Aunt Hannah. “I
don’t want to breathe no strained
air.”
A Southern Da Kota editor adver
tises his bible for sale: He has
probably gone over to the other
party.
A young lady writes: “I send you
a poem for the Poet’s Corner.” All
right. The poet scorner lias receiv
ed and disposed of it.
“Oeli, what a recreation it is to be
dying of love! It sets the heart
aching so deliciously that there’s no
taking a wink of sleep for the pleas
ure of the pain.”
Sheriffs are very successful busi
ness men. They can often turn a
newspaper establishment into mon
ey when all the efforts of the editor
ia that direction have failed.
“I’m a director in the company,”
said the devil in a newspaper office.
“You don’t say so?” “Yes, its true.”
“What are a director’s duties?”
“To direct wrappers, of course.”
The codfish, when at home, ram
bling through the submarine forests,
does not wear his vest unbuttoned,
as lie does while loafing around the
grocery stores of the United States.
The lives of all newspaper men
are made happy at some time or
other by some delightful person
who likes to warn the company
with “Better look out—he’ll put
your name in the paper!”
It is said that “tlie La Rue family
of Bloomington, lnil., has used one
razor for 200 years.” They are prob
ably barbers. We have seen a
razor in a barber shop that felt as if
it had been used by Ruth in cutting
Boaz’s corn.
Mexico.
I inh esion, (Toxns,)
A special to the Xcirn from Laredo,
dated the iloth ult., says: Authen
tic advices from Mexico are to the
elfect that General Trevino a few
days ago received a polite intima
tion to report to headquarters in
the City of Mexico, to which he
failed to respond. A second and
official summons was met with an
excuse, whereupon yesterday he
was given warning that unless be
complied with the summons in 21
hours,lie would In* taken under
guard. Gen. Trevino will not obey,
as it means certain imprisonment,
and will precioitnto a revolution.—
It is further asserted as a fact, Unit
a British steamer loaded with goods
for Vera (Jruz lias been ordered by
telegraph not to proceed to that
port, but to return to her home port,
and Unit tlie Whitney, a Morgan
Fine steamer, has boon ordered not
to extend her trip to Mexican ports.
“Doctor,” said the grateful patient,
seizing the physician's band, “I shall
never forget that to you I owe my
life.” “You exaggerate,” said tlie
doctor mildly; “You only owe me
for fifteen visits; that is the point
which 1 hope you will not fail to
remember.”
Mrs. Squint — “Dear me, Mrs.
Blount, how is it you contrive to
hold your age so well? 1 declare!
you look as young as you did twen
ty years ago.” Mrs. Blount—“I
don’t know, unless it is that I escape
a great deal of care by attending to
nobody’s business Hut my own.”
Mrs. Squint—“Yes, that may be it;
but poor tiling! you can’t find much
pleasure in living, can you?”
Some editor, who evidently knows
whereof he writes, send out the fol
lowing: “Dij> the Atlantic ocean
with a teaspoon, twist your heel into
the toe of your boot, send up fish
ing-hooks with a balloon and fish
for stars, get astride a gossamer and
chase the comet, choke a mosquito
with an anvil, get up a horse trot
here—in short, prove all things
here-to-fore considered impossible
to be possible—Hut never, never at
tempt to please everybody when
you edit a paper.”
“There, Frances, you’ve caught
another cold, and I’ll warrant you
caught it when you were out walk
ing with Joe last night.” “O no,
mother! I couldn’t have caught, it
then, ’cause we didn’t go fur enough
to catch anything; in fact, we just
sit down on the stile and studied
astronomy.” “And did you have
anything around you, my dear?”
“O yes, indued I did! Joe’s always
particular about tHat; ho won’t
allow me to sit down anywhere in
the evening air without putting
something around me.”
Gen. Forrest was once approach
ed by an Arkansaw man, who ask
ed, “General, when do you reckin’
we’re going to got something to
eat?” “Fat!” exclaimed the Gen
eral; “did you Join the army mere
ly to get something to eat V” “Wall,
that’s about the size of it.” “Here,”
calling an officer, “give this man
something to eat and then have
him shot.” The officer understood
tlie joke, and replied “All right,
General.” The Arkansaw man, ex
hibiting no alarm, said “Bile nit* a
lmni, Cap’ll, stew up a couple o’
chickens, hake two or three hoe-
cakes, fetch a gallon o’ so o’ butter
milk, and load yer guns. With sich
Inducements,the man what wouldn’t
la* willin’ to die is a blame fool!” A
hearty meal was prepared for the
soldier, but he still lives.