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Newspaper Page TextThe Mercury, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY. NOTIOJD: ALL COMMUNICATIONS in tended for this paper must bo accompa nied by tho full name of tbe writer, not necessarily for publication, but ns a gunrnntooof pood faith. Wo are in no way responsible for tho views or opinions of correspondents. Uity of SandirsvMli, Mayor. J. N. Ori.sronK. Aldermen. W. It. Tiiioi’kn. II. K. Houghton. J. 11. 1'oiip.rtb. A. M. Mayo. 8. 0. La no. (,'lerk. O. C\ Bhown. Treasurer, J. A. InwtN. Marshal. J. E. Wkodon. Town of Tonnille. /ntcndnnt. John 0, IIaiiman. A Mermen, J. P. Mkiikmon. .1. D. PlIANKMN. J. M. Drown. J, 11. I’aiTCliAtu), Clerk, 8. n. H. Mabrct. Marshall, J. C. Hamilton, A. C. WRIBHf ATTORNEY AT LAW, 105 liny St., Savannah, Ga. /MV Will practice in all Iho Courts, n. i. tiAiintR. HARRIS & ANDERSON, Attorno.Yw At Isiivv, BANDEnSVI 1,1,K, flA. Will prartico In Ilia Miililla Circuit, mill In Ilia counties snrr.mndh.K Wiuiliingtmi, Npr ainl intention given to Cnmnic luiul I.inv. LjmiS-My E. S.UNGMAUF, Stto^qey 2\t I(kw SANDKHSVII.LE, GA. — A. J. JERNIGAN, Proprietor, VOLUME VI. itonaaHtrrtoMntt Watches, Clocks And JEWELRY n. i). evams, :b. Or. H. B. Hollifield, HrvIiiu recently graduated at the Unlver* ol Maryland and returned home, now oners his profexHlonRl services to the citizens 8 1 fjaudersvllle and vicinity. Offlco with r. H. N Holllfleld, next door t of Mrs. Bayne's millinery store. O. W H. WHITAKER, DENTIST, Banderevtne, 8a TERMS CASH. . Office at tile Residence, on Harrla street. Anrll u. 1180. DR. J. H. MAY, . 8ANDERSVILLE, QA. Offers his services to the citizens of Ranrlers- v >llo nml adjacent country. Ail chIIh, dny or Nijilit, will bo promptly responded to. Oiliee st ins residence on Mrs. Pittman's lot, corner lUrris and Church streets. janl5-1884tf. BUYYOUR mmm, spectacles, FROM JERNICAN, genuine without our Trade Mark On hand and for sn!o, spectacles, nose glasses, etc. 1109 * nil e.nf7WD3rpjm - >,p». A NEW TREATMENT For Cormimptlon, Aithms, DronchllU, Dye pap.ie, Catarrh. Headache, Debility, Uhen- mati.m, Neuralgia, and all Chronio ind Norvous Disorders. A GAUD IliHal^SiL , . l U h !«_ M “l»*5 o J«at..aB0 •l?®?''■'■'•"VU 1 ft Ihil.'suAY, i •«.!,. .1!.. i J! L" 11 • *ndb«in« MiiNfl. tli At it ' IftlllltMl fn 'Vr have perAMiul Knr MJND itark* that ,n,icr ana all that it •t a duty which wo owe t ube am nufToring from chmni and diHAABM to do all that wo can to i and to inapire tho pu* lie with Piilrn. Tl l*h, ■nt which vl dga of Dra. Htarkoy htako any a>lt pith ioli any toitiinoniala Wl ago nr Dra. f, Intolllgcnt, report* of caana which ar» Homo Magaitne," •t gonuino , WM. r. KELLEY, Momhor of Uongreia from IMnfadelphla r. h. Atmmun, tej and Pnhliahor • Ami Philadelphia. ir... , V. L. CONRAD, Klittor I.nt Imran Ohsorver, •• Philadelphia. Philadri.pbu, Pa.. Jano 1, \m. In onl.i- to I"«> 1 ^*«»™II !! 3UI|T l» |.jr.rd t„ •Ml cnfldi ivaai.f no i Iho alt. e in nt I cat inn i; rd fro, ; -ml nil' i In- ith«u< r!TO|#|J ... _..d nt Urn higlmat |mra«.nm inamcinr. Iv I,f *T.Vy ,,un containing a {a lf c imte .7.. . '* n,, , n,, V n, " f •' lionnf thi. u kaiiin i nrativn agent, and a Inigo iccnid nf anr- "I! cures in Unnnioiptiun, (Jatarih, Nt uralgla. »«“1» wid. rang* of obronia Adtliuaa aant fraa. l»UN. NTAHKEY A- PAI.EN, I lOOnntl 1111 tllrnrilNl., Philadelphia, Pa. MUSIC, MUSIC QO TO IL D. KVASS. EVANS A EVA ft S, Altorneys At I.aw. 8ANDERHVIU.E, OA. F. H. SAFF0LD, ATTORNEY AT LAW, SAifDEUSVILLE, OA. Will practice in nil tho Conr‘i of Iho Middle Cirrnit and ill Hie countin' .urroiiniling Washing! ii. Bpecial attention given lo corn- mere il law. a C< BROWN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Benderavllle, Qa. ( f K. Rntaa. O. n. Rooih HINES & ROGERS, Attorneys at Law, SANDERSVILLE, GA., Will practice in 8 ho counties of Wnshlngton, Jefferson, Johnson, Knmnuel and Wilkinson, ■nd In the U. 8. Courts for the Mouthern Dle- trlotof Georgia. Will sot <ifi H.-ents in buying, selling or renting Beal Estate. Offloe on West side of Bublle Mqaere Oot u-if H. N. HOLLIFIELD, Physician and Surgeon, Budamih, a*. Office ant doar to Ida 8*71.. ffiintasry j JERNIQAN Bows, r Strings, Rosin Boxes, Etc- Machine Needles, Oil and Shuttles, rOR ALL KINDS OF MACHINES, for aal» I will alio ord.r parta of Macblaii that (it broken, for which naw pltoea ara wanted. A.. .J. JKHNIOAN, NEWSY GLEANINGS. ONi£ rich nmtt in Chicago |»ys $10,000 a year for n jhiw in n clmivli. The ruit 'd Stains army now consiHts of 2,1.V)ol!U*«rH and --4,7(H) inon. The jkmIcsIal for tin* Ihirtholdi statue will Imj iva Iv for th ' goddess ab mt April 1. Anon call's of murdor wero re))ortod to tho press in I*\*» in llio United Stat«*s. The river Link in ('alifoniio blow dry tlio other day and boys found live fish on land. An extensive flejKisit of iron ore has boon discovered near Irondale, Washington Terri tory. Tub Grant monument at San Francisco probably will Im a shaft like Cloopukra’s needle. In Kngiaud last year 4,-'l0i now books wero publish,si. Uf these the largest jiortion—(Wfl volumes- were religious. An “echo catcher,” a devico for catching sounds on t!ie sen, is being examined by a naval hourd on UiiesaiK*ake ba> . “Thehe mo :id(l,lKK) Indians who are to day, to all intents and purposes, as uncivil* i/.cd as they wore iT>0 years ago, says Sena tor Dawes. The wool dip of Oregon and Washington Territory for 1hh.‘> was 1M,000,000 pounds, which was :;,000,iHK) ixmuds in excess of 1884 and .'>,000,000 ahead of lh8d. A .man in Fricslmrg, N. J., leads tho big hog record so fur, with an animal that weighed 8|5 pounds and was suffocated in its own fat while being moved in a wagon. A cruiseK tliut is to steam among tho waves of the scu at the amazing six*ed of twenty-two knots an hour is being built on tho Clyde for the Spanish government. There were more miles of railroad laid in Missouri last year than in any other State. Kansas follows with '270 miles, Florida with ’251, Nebrusku 214, Texas 211 and Pennsyl- BVillll BY JER1VICA.IT. In levelinguhill in East Eos Angelos, Cal., laUdy for the residence of Baron Koquiat, tiio working men uncovered a two-foot edge of gold-bearing quartz, assaying $d at tho sur- iaco. The mild weather preceding thooponiug of the year was very conducive to tho hculth and strength of game birds, which are now unusually abundant, at least throughout Now England. Several additional fertilizer factories aro being built in Georgia, in order to keep pace with the growing demand for cotton seed compound, widen is rapidly increasing in popularity. Henry Bkruh told his S. P. C. A. at its annual molding in New York that the organ ized protection of animals was spreading in Koutn America—notably in Brazil and tbe Argentine Republic. Prospective New States. A CHANCE FOB I IIBIIE TEBBITOBIK8 SENATOR VOOItI1HE8’ ATTITUDE. United States Senator Voorhees, who has introduced bills to admit. Montana and Wash ington Territories to the Union, has been asked by a Washington correspondent if he intended to mako the admission of Dakota conditional on the admission of Montana, as it bus boon reported that the Democrats were disposed to do. He replied; “I can speak only for myself. I think tho best arrange ment that wo can make is to admit Da kota, Montana and Washington together. They must all come in soon, and thoy might us well come in now. I do not see how wo can prevent Dakota’s coming in. Bho lias a voting population of 80,000, and is certainly entitled to admittance. I thought at first that I should oppose the division of Dakota, but I do not see how I cun. Tho Territory has an area of five times my own Suite, and South Dakota will bo nlxmt as largo as Ohio and Indiana. Montana has a voting population of 20,000 and Wash ington a voting population of 40,- 000. There are not fifteen con gressional districts in the country with tho population of Washington, and not a hundred with that of Montanu. Dakota is Republican. Montana is Democratic, and 1 ain confident will remain so. Washington is close and rnay be won by either party. If she comes into the Union by Democratic votes under a Demo cratic administration, our chances in tho now i State will lx) all tho better. It. seems to mo | much the best pluu to take in these three Ter- ! ritories at once. They are entitled to it, i and politically it will bo as fair und equitable j au arrangement os can be marie.” Several prominent Democrats are reported to agree with Mr. Voorliees. Mr. Springer expresses tho opinion that the House com mittee on Territories 'rill report favorably on the division and admission of Dakota un less the party shall hold a caucus upon tho subject. In that event it is his opinion that the decision would be adverse. THE MERCURY. DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, AGRICULTURE AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. $1.50 per Annum. SANDERSVILLE, GA., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1880 NUMBER 40. The Mercury. Entered, as second-class mailer at ths Sandcrsville Postofficc, April 27, 1880. SANDERSVILLE, WASHINGTON COUNTT, GEORGIA. —PUBLISHED BY— .A.. J. JERNIGAN, PROPRIETOR AND PUBLISHER. Subscription SI-50 per Year THE HEN'S PAGEANT, AT HR WITH THE NEWS. VICTORIA OPENS THE ENOMNII PARLIAMENT IS PERSON. Her M ijrely NIL Un'mly I'pnn tlic Thront Wliiln II. r N|h*i c’i in llehiu It. nil. The British parliament is again in session, having been opened by Queen Victoria in Person. Promptly nt 1:30 p. ic., says a Ix>n- don dispatch, the royal party left Bucking ham palace for tho honso of lords. Tho route of tho royal pagoaut had been covered with gravel. This prevented the horses from falling and enabled more rapid progress to be mndo. Her majesty lxxlo in an open car riage drawn by eight horses. Tho Househol 1 cavalry acted as tho escort to the quoen. Largo crowds linod tho street through which the royal procession passed, and her majesty was greeted with hearty cheers all along the route. Tho Rcene iu the liouso of lords was very brilliant. Peers and |>eerosnes, judges, ministers aud 14shops wero prosenb in largo numbers in full court dress. Gaslight was used in tho chamber, owing to the ab sence of the sun. This enhanced the beauty of tho scene, as it showed more fully tho brilliancy of tho jewels and splendor of the dresses worn by those present. The quoen looked ns if she wero suffering from a cold. A cluster of princes was about tho throne In tho liouso of lords; princesses were iu front of tho wool-sack, and all were standing iu si lence to receive tho queen. Tho procession entered with Lord Salisbury bearing the sword of state, tho Marquis of Win chester the cup, and the Duke of Port land the regalia on u cushion. The Priuco of Wales went to meet the ({lux'll, and bout to kiss her hand. She ascended the three steps of the throns assisted by Princess Beatrice aud the Prince of Wales, then soatod herself, and her ermine robe and crimson train wore arranged by tho deputy lord chamberlain. Princess Beatrice took a position nt her right, and Prince Albert Victor, the eldest son of the Prince of Wales, took one nt the loft The lord chan cellor stood next to Princess Boatrico, and then came the Prince of Wales. Lord Salisbury having laid tho sword down, tho aueen Ixnvod three times—in front, to the right aud to the loft.. The house of com mons was then formally summoned, and came rushing into tho bur headed by thomaeo and the spouker in his gold-braided robe of state. Tho mem!>ers with him were* drawn by lot owing to the liniitod space. The lord cfiaucollnr, salaaming to the queen, then held tho speech toward her. Bho touched it as a sign of acceptance, and thou ho read it with nlMjininnhly dry ulocutiou. When ho had lluishod it ho salaamed again. Tho uueeu then rose, assisted by Prince Al bert Victor, from tho throno, and tho pro cession re forme 1 and retired. From tho be ginning everybody save tin lord chancellor was absolutely mute. The ceremony lasted lust a quarter of an hour. Tho queen said in her sjkxm Ii : Mv Lords and Gentlemen: My rela tions with other powers continue to lx* of a friendly character. Tho difference which ex isted when I last addro.-MO 1 you between my S overnnieut and Russia on the subject of le boundaries of Afghanistan has been satis factorily adjusted. In pursuance of a conven tion which will lx* lain before you, English aud Russian commissioners, with the full concurrence of my ally, tho Ameer of Afghan istan, have lx*en engaged iu demarcating the frontier of that country. I trust that their work, already far advanced, may tend to secure tho continuance of peace in Central Asia. Tho rising iu Eastern Routnelin has given expression to a desire of tho inhabitants for a change in tho {xiiitical arraugomenta under which they were placod by the treaty of Berlin. My object in the negotiations which have followed has lxx»n to bring them, accord ing to their wish, under tho prince of Bulga ria s rule, while maintaining unimpaired tiie essential rights of the sultan. Under a convention coucludtxl with the porte, commissioners have btxrn appoiuUvl on iKdiulf of England aud Turkey to confer with the khodive and report upon the measures that are required for securing the defense of Egypt and the stability aud efficiency of tho government in that country. Greatly to my rogret, I was compelled in November to declare war against King Thoo- baw, of Bunnah. Acts of hostility on his part against my subjects and the interests of my empire has since his accession boon delib erate and continuous. Those had necessitated the withdrawal of my representative nt his court. My demands for redress were systematically evaded and disregarded. An attempt to confiscate the property of my sub jects trading under agreement, and a refusal tosettle the dispute by arbitration c mvincod mo that protection or British life and prop erty and tho eeisitien of dangerous an archy in Upper Burundi could only bo ef fected by force of arms. The gallantry of my European and Indian forces under General PronUergast rapidly brought the country under my power, and 1 have decided that tho most, certain method of insuring peace and order is to l>o found in the permanent incor poration of the kingdom or Ava with my empire. An agreement has boon made with Spain, securing to this country all comm -rend rights grauted to Germany in the Caroline Islands. Your consult will 1>j as’ced to legislative measures rendered necessary in tho cou.vca- tion on the suojoct of international copyright, to which I have ugree i. Gentlemen ok the House ok Commons— My Lords and Gentlemen: 1 regret to say that no material improvement can bo noted in tho condition or trade or agri cul ture. I fool tlio deopest sympathy for tho great number of parson:' in many avocations of life who are suffering muter a pressure which, I trust, will prove transient. 1 have soeii with deep sorrow the renewal since I last addressed you of the attempt to excite the people of Ireland to hoUility against tho legislative union between that country and Groat Britain. I am resolutely opposed to any disturbance of that funda mental law, and in resisting it I am con vinced fchnt I shall bo heartily supported by my parliament and my )x>ople. The social no less than tho materiul con dition of that country engages my anxious attention. Although there has been during the last year no marked increase of serious crime, there is in many places a concerted resistance to tlio enforcement of legal obliga tions. and I regret tliut the practice of organ ized intimidation continues to exist. 1 huvo caused every exertion to bo used for the de tection and punishment of those crimes, and no effort will bo spared on tho part of my f overumont to protect my Irish subjects in he exorcise of their legal rights and in tho enioymont of individual liberty. If, as my information leads ine to appro- houd, tho existing provisioas of the law should prove to be inadequate to cope with these growing evils, I shall look with confi dence to your willingness to invest my gov ernment with all the necessarv powers. Bills will bo submitted for transferring to representative councils in tho counties of Great Britain local business which r.s now transacted by the courts of quarter sessions and other authorities. A m earn re for the re form of county government in Ireland is also in preparation. These matters will involve tho consideration of tho present incidence of local burdens. A bill for facilitating the sale of glebe lauds in a manner adapted to the want* of tho rural population will also be submitted to you; as will also bills for removing tho difiteulties which prevent the easy and cheap transfer of land; for mitigating tho distivwud condition of tho poorer classes in tho w •st ern Highlands and the islands of Scotian 1; for tho more effectual prevention of accidents in mines; for extending the powers of tho Railway Commission in respect to tho regula tion of rates, and for tho codiibation of the criminal law. In these and in alloth u 1 matt • • >• • t: i a to your high functions I earnestly coaim • il you to the keeping and guidan of Alim ;hcy God. It is said to be a great damage to laud * rui-e two crops a year, aud yet iiv • rost do it One crop is weeds. The wife of the Japanese Minister is said to be the most expert needlewomau in Washington, FATAL CONFLICT BETWEEN A HI V PARIAN NIOI1 ANII THE POLICE. A Haiti# In which Women U«e Knives In ilu< IHfenae of Their lln#lmnila« A Pittsburg (Penn.) dispatch of the 20th says: A fatal battle Occurred between the Hungarian mob and a posso of deputies and sjxx'ial officers at tho Morowood mines, near Mt. Pleasant, to-night. One Hungarian is known to have been killed and throe or four wounded. The Hungarians this aftornoon marched from Bessemer armed with clubs, pistols and hatchets. They were accompanied by women armed with knives and stones. As they approached tho Moro wood company's store they encountered nlxmt fifty deputy sheriffs and uniformed policemen. The latter wero drawn up along tho edge of a big ice pond. The Hungarians pressed closely together and marched slowly across the pond, bearing an Amorican Hag and yelling a Hungarian war cry. Sheriff Stewart with an interpreter stopped forward and told tho mob that ho lmd a war rant for tho arrest of some of them. He or dered his posso to take them. The officer! surrounded tho strikers, who nt once made a fierce attack. The policemen used their clubs with terrible effect until somebody lx»- gnn firing. Then the battle began in earn est. Tho women screamed and ran and tlio men fought like savages, till tin* superior skill of the sheriff's men forced them to run. They hurried across tho lowland and un the hill to their houses, from tho windows of which thoy l>ognn a fusillade with revolvers and rocks. Part of the mob, which was fino strong,retreat ed up the hill and surrounded their leader, Steve Stanivox, a Hungarian of giant size. Hero they Iwgnn a fierce fire on tho officers, who returned it and forced them to retreat. One officer, McKoliorts, was surround'sl by the mob and terribly lx*ateii. He clublicd h(s wny out, and in getting over the hill fell and hurt himself lmdly, breaking a leg. Thirteen of tho strikers wen* captured, handcuffed and placed in a special car, and taken to Greensburg jail. The prisoners aro all Hungarians. One of the attacking party, namod Jahalski. was killed. As tlio Hun garians scattered to their houses it is not known how many of them aro wounded, though blood tracks show that some of tho officers’ bullets did not miss iho mark. The hills around the Morowo<xl works wore covered with s|x*ctAtors during tho battle, which occurred just before dusk. When tho fight was at its height, Father Lambing, of Boottdale, np|>earod and triisl to make peace, but was not successful. Ho had to content himself with soothing tho fright ened women and children. Tho Hun garian women fought liesido their hus bands and brothers, and when driven to their houses fought from the doors and windows. None of the sheriff’s posse was injured seri ously. A consultation was held Ixttween tlio ojx»ratois aud the sheriff, and it was decided to raid the strikers at tue Standard works to-morrow. The hills are filled with enraged Hungarians to-night, and further bloodshed is feared. The nungariaas have Im*oii arming them selves for several day, and growing more and more demonstrative. They are clamorous for au advance iu wages. ’ Tho wages now paid aro twenty-seven cents ix*r wagon for digging coal and fifty-five to sixty cents |x*r oven for drawing coko. Tho doinand is thirty cents per wagon and sixty to htxty-fivo cents yer oven. The wagons are supposed to hold thirty-three und a half bushels. Thirty-six hundred of the 10,000 coke ovens are shut down. This morning about 300 strikers again loft Morewtxxl and inarched to tho Alice minus, where they found men nt work. They caught some of thorn, stuck their heads in the hot oven doors, removing them only after they hod promised not to go to work again. They then marched to May- field Mines. They chased tho mine boss, J. B. McCabe, from the yard after beating him. They assaulted a boy named Mentzer, and cut him badly alxmt the head and face. From thenco thoy wont to tlio Rising Sun works, aud forced the men thereto join them. Alxmt 3 o’clock they reached Hcottdale. The moil marched down the street carrying fence rails, clubs, pick handles, crowbars, gaxpqx*, and other weapons. They visited the saloons, und many gotrdrimk. A negro named Stewart fired a shot at the strikers, when they rushed to his house,broke in tho doors, and sinashod everything in tho house. Tho negro barely escaped with his life. At Donnelly works tho Hungarians cleared out tho yard and beat several or tlio mon. Wherever tbe strikers have gone in a body they have left ruin lx*hind. Smashed oven doors, overturned coal cars, and broken tools show tho effect of their rage. This evening another car load of policemen from Pittsburg wore sent to Mount Pleas ant, where thoy wero sworn in as deputy sheriffs. Tho members of the Fourteenth and Eighteenth regiments of militia,in Pitts burg, ha vo been ordered to hold themxolvai in readiness to go to tho coko regions at short* notice. ^ PERSONAL MENTION Interesting Happenings from all Points, KASTKItN AMD MIDDLE STATE*. BtntOLAna blow open the safe in the county treasurer's office nt Now Castle, Penn., and carried off $200 in money. $10,000 in notes and $45,0)0 in county warrants. Five members of the Hausmever family at Tarentum, Penn., have died or trichinosis. The lives of throe other momlieraof the fam ily suffering from the disease wore given up, A strike for an advance of wages among tho minors and coke burners of tho Connells- villo (Penn.) region has involved more than 5,000 men. and lias resulted in trouble. A body of 200 Hungarian and Polish strikers compelled a number of men to quit, work and did some damage to property. A squad of thirty police was scut out from Pittsburg,and tho sheriff called upon the governor for troops. A dispute about wages has resulted in fifteen large New York cigar factories shut ting down, thus depriving about 0,000 |x*r- sous of employment. A fire among a cargo of cotton halos on Staten Island, N. Y., caused nn estimated loss of $100,000. Charles IIolinhon (colored) has been sen tenced to death at Wilmingtou, Del., for as saulting Mrs. Gardner. Austin Sheldon, known ns tho Plko county (Penn.) hermit, is dead. He had lived in a cave for more than twenty years. A second encounter between police and strikers in tho Pennsylvania coke region re sulted in tho probably fatal shooting of a Hungarian and tho arrest of several of his companions. A YOUNG lady named Rcser and her es cort, James Marshall, wero drowned whilo skating on th • Youghogheuy rivor, uoar Pith l.iiiy. I’cnii. Bishop Foster (M. E.) has lately preached and lectured iu the City of Mexico. Five-sixths of tlio Irish people, according to Herbert Gladstone, are foliowors of Par uell. United Btates Bknator Dawes for some years edjt-xi rural newspapera ill Massachu Butts. Mrs. Tai.maoe, the wife of tho Brooklyn preacher, lectures every Sunday to a class of throe hundred men and women. Dr. Fillmore Bennett, who wroto th hymn “Sweet By und By” iu 1888, lives a Richmond, ill., und is quite poor. Princess Isahkau, who recently inherited $1,000,000 from her mother, keeps iu her Par isian palace twenty dogs and twenty cats. Joseph Lilley, the oldest ex-United Btates Senator, finished his ninety-fifth year heartily and in happiness recently ut Nottingham, N. H. Grand Master Powderly, of the Knights of Labor, lias been urged to become a candi date for Congress in the .Scranton district, but declines because ho is too poor. The richest men iu Russia aro two Swiss brothers named Nobio. Thoy bought up im mense tracts of oil lands and now control more petroleum than the BUuulurd oil com pany. President Cleveland reiterates his in- toutiou not to attend evening parties at all while he is in the White House, and will ouly accept dinner invitations from tho mombora of his cabinet. Rev. Dr. J. B. Hawthorne, tho eminent Baptist preacher of Atlanta, is very tali, straight as an arrow, wears long black hair, and a curl is trained to fall carelessly over his forehead like a “bang.” Ex-United States Treasurer Spinner, whose signature on national bank notes mys tified thousands of persons yeai*s ago, is now in Pablo Beach, Fla., in the enjoynleut of ex ceptional health. He has passed his eightieth year. Leonard J. Thomas, of Salisbury Cove, in the town ot Eden, Mo., beiug over eighty years old, iu probably the oldest postmaster in the United States. lie has held the office almost continuously for nearly half a century, under the different administrations. General Stoneman, tho once famous cav alry leader, who is now governor of Califor nia, has lived fur most or tiie time since the war at San Gabriel Mission, near Los Ange les. His health was aompJotely undermined and it has taken almost twenty yours to over come his severe dyspepsia The residence of James G. Blaine is ouly 100 yards from the Kennebec, and bo is one of tho most persistent of ice-yachtors. Clad in a big fur overcoat and a fur cap, Mr. Bluiuo always insists upon steering tho yacht himself, and his ice-boat, tho Kenuebeoker, is one of the fleetest crafts on the rivor. President Cleveland never attended a college ot any kind. The acting Vice-Presi dent, John .Sherman, is a graduate of tho common schools of Ohio. 1 ho secretary of state, rhomaa F. Bayard, never got further thun a Delaware rural academy. The speak- or ot tho House of Representatives, John G. Carlisle, is a self-educated man. MllJTII a.ND WKNT. Holly Epps, the murderer of Farmer Dobson, was taken from jail ut Vincennes, Ind., by a crowd of masked men and hanged. A tank burst nt n lard rendering establish ment in Creston, I own, resulting in tho death of t wo men and injuries to four others. A fire which destroyisl tho house of Eman uel Johnson in Columbia county, Ark., burned to death six children who wero sleep ing in ono room. William Kldiudoe, of Livingston, Tenn.. ngod fourteen years, saw his sister abused by her husband and killed the latter with an axe. G. L. Hopkinn, n Kentucky farmer of un governable temiier, charged his nineteon- year-old son with Inziuess, and receiving a reply that he did not liko took n shotgun nnd blow tho boy's head off. The Muryhind legislature has re-elected A* I*. Gorman to the United States Senate. Eleven men have lost their lives in snow Elides in Colorado. George Foster, tho most notorious burglar, highwayman and bank thief in Ohio, was killed the other night in Cleveland by an officer, after a desperate struggle. Ho escA))ed from tho Ohio penitentiary last Oc- telxsr, and when found iu Cleveland resisted arrofit. A hand of carousing cowboys attempted to take posses<ion of the town of Montague, Texas. Th * citizens resisted, nnd four of tiie cowboys were killed, tho remainder escaping into the Indian Territory. Mrs. Annie Reid (colored) and her two children, ngod respectively eight and six years, won* burned to death nt their homo in Booneville, Mo. A great storm has boon raging on tho Pacific coast, and much damage has been done to property of all kind. By tho collapse 1 of a two-story building in San Francisco two women won* probably fatally crushed. A Newrurgii (W. Vn.) dispatch of the 21st says “that a terrible explosion occurred nt the Orroll Coal, company’s coal mines at | this place at 3:20 this afternoon. At least thirty-five persons, and in all probability ten more wore killed, many of the dead being our most, respected citizens.” Later advice i stated that tho number of imprisoned men wnx probably thirty-seven, and the prevail ing opinion was that all were den I. WASHINGTON. The United States revenue cuger Walcott lias captured three thousand pounds of opium in Alaska. President Cleveland has signed the bill providing for tho performance of the duties of the President iu case of tho removal, death or inability both of tlio President and Vice- President. A commission appointed by Secretary Manning is engaged in making an actual i count of the unissued national Lank notes in tho vaults of the United States treasury, amounting to alxmt $7T>,(X)0,(MM). Ten export counters from tho bureau of engraving nnd printing huvo been detailed to aasist iu the count. Somebody has soufc to the treasury depart ment $2,500, saying that it was next to the final payment due. The money has lxxsn turned in to tho “conscience fund.” The President on tho 20th nominated Charles J. Cauda, of New York, to bo assis tant treasurer of the United States at New York city. Mr. Cauda was treasurer of the National Democratic committee during the 1 lakt presidential canvass. The Senate has confirmed another large hatch of prosidental nominations. Among them are: Wm. A. Gareucho, of Missouri, to bo consul at Martinique; Isaac II. Mayriar d of New York, to bo second comp troller of tho treasury; Anthony Eickhoff, of Now York, to be fifth auditor of the treasury; Ad Ini E. Stevenson, of Illinois, to be firat assistjiul ivwt.imu*tar general. Collectors of customs—Walter God dard. at Fairfield, Conn.; B. II. Tate, at Now Loudon, Conn.; J. C. Byxboo,at Now Haven, Conn. A largo number of postmasters wore also confirmed. F OUHIGN, France Is suffering from a murder epi- domic. Tho Paris newspapers record eleven murders and five attempts nt murder within six days. A girl nnined Collins was recently huriod alive nt Woodstock, Canada. The terrible fact was discovered when tho Ixxly was ex humed tor the purpose of removal. General dk Courcy, tho French com mander in Annum, has lxx*n removed. An enormous haystack at Lemberg, Bavariu, used in cold weather by vagrants as n sheltering place, caught fire during tho night while a large number of homeless wan derers wero under it asleep, and was de stroyed. Twenty dead Ixxiies wore found, nnd it was thought many more had been burned to death. The Belgium chamber of representatives has passed h bill imposing import dutias ou cereals and cattle. William Sheehan, convicted last Decem ber of tho murder of his mother, sister and brother at Castletownrocho, Ireland, in 1877, wu.s hanged tlio other day at Cork. On M. do Ijosseps’ return from Panama a company will be formed in Paris for flooding tho great Sahara desert. Peter Jepken, of Petersburg, 111., has been expelled from Germany ' Fearful Hog Scourge TUN THOUSAND DHATJIS |\ WISCON- NiN-Tiii: i-i.ihuk SI’IJUAOINC;. Tlio hog plnguo ivhl.-h I.as prevuilesl in tho vicinity of Beloit, U’is., this lust sou-son nn.l is still causing grout hr.-, is probably tho most disastrousiUsou.sc which l.asoverall'i 'toilstock in this vicinity. Scores of hogs uro dying every dny, mid it is estimated that fully iu,- OIK) hftvodiod from the plnguo within u radius of fifteen miles of lteloit. Tlio best, authority on tho matte.' does not tm.no tho disenso to tho general satisfaction of stool; men, hut many are sntisil.sl timl ll.c disenso is measles end not cholera. About Woods,—'Ilie strongest wood in tire United struct is that of the nut meg hickory of the Atk.iusus region, and the weakest tho West Indian bircb. I he must elastic is tin* tamarack, the white or shallbnrk hickory stnndim; far I clow it. iho highest .specific gravity, upon "Inch in general dopends value as lue). is attained by the blue wood of Texas. Tho Royal Society, of Dublin, latoly offered a number of prizes for Beetling potatoes, hoping, by the Introduction of now vnriotlos, to overcome tho offects of tho dcstructivo potato disease. A groat many now sorts wero shown, all of which will bo given a thorough tost. Tho grent rivor Euphrates is in danger of disappearing nltogethsr. Of lato years tlio banks below Rabylon have been giving away so that the stream spreads out into amarBh, until steamers could not pnss, and only a narrow chan nel romnined for nntive boats. Now this passage is becoming obliterated, nnd there ia dnugor that tho famous rivor will bo swallowed up by thodesort. Ono-tpiarfer of tho live stock of the country is owned and fed in tho South. Tho South has $000,000,000 invested in milch cows, oxen, other eattto, shoop, hogs, horses and mules. Tho South ow ns ono-third of tho milch cows, oxen, other cnttlo nnd hogs of tho country, or fully her proportion according to popu lation. Onc-quartor of tho sheep of the country aro kept in tho South, whon ton years ago the proportion was only ono- soventh. The nogroes own very llttlo livo stocjf, unless dogs are included un- dor this bond. “I am interested,’’ says AVyntt 0111, a traveler of tho time, "in tho dismission going on nt homo about lists ns food for tho brain. For years past thoro hnvo been annunily rosldont in tlio training institution nt Rarotonga from tifty to seventy natives of vnriotts islands of Iho South I’ncilic. Tha most ipiick-wittad students come from low coral islands am] have grown to manhood on a diotof Ihth nnd coeoannts. In muscular slrength, however, and in tho power of endurance, thoy are decidedly inferior to tho inhab itants of volcanic islunds who used a mixed diet.” Tho following, which nppoars In “Our Country,” by II. .). bossing, Vol- umo I, pngo 20.1, is intorosting in view of tho rocont prohibitory election in At lanta, Oa.: "Rum appears to havo bo n freoly used nt llrst in Uourgin. In the minutes of tlio trusteis, under data of August II, I?!)!], is tho following roport: •Rend a letter from William Oglethorpe with nn account of tho (loath ofsover.il porsons in Georgia, which he imputed to tho drinking of rum. Rasolvod, That tho drinking nf rum in Georgia bo abso lutely prohibited, and that all which lie brought there bo staved Tills was a short but pretty offcotual prohibitory law." Tlio farm of lion. David M. Clough, nf Canterbury, tiie woll -known "corn king,' comprises 500 acres, and follows tiie fertile bank of the Merrlinac river for onu mile. Among the productions of tills season aro . Corn in tho oar, 3,1100 bushels; oats, 1,000; potatoos, 000, and hay, inOtons. The farm lias 100 head of nent stock and eight horses. For sixty years no iatovicating liquors ol any kind, or cider, liavo lieon allowed ns a beverage. Distinguished agricul turists call this the best farm in the Mcrrimac vnlloy. In addition to tho homestead. Colonel Clough owr.s 000 acres of land in Canterbury, Rescnwon nnd Northdeld, and large tract) in Wil mot and London, in all about 1,000 acres. An Africnn explorer, II. II. Johnson, in nn account of n journey to Killmajaro, describes tlio natives as clever smiths, who forge all sorts of tools, arms, nnd decorative urticlea from pig iron, which is brought from tho country of Csnnga, near bake Jipo. The forgo consists sitn- ply of a pair of goatskin bellows with a stone no/./le, which iB thrust into the fttriiaco of charcoal. The bellows is kept steady by several pegs thrust into the ground, and a huge stone is often placod on tlio pipe to keep it Ibm. Aftor tho iron has been heated white hot in tho citnrcoal it is taken out by the iron pincers nnd beaten on a stone anvil. Tho Chaga smiths not only make spear blades and knives, but fabricate the (lnost and most delicate chains. Thero hnvo been notnblo changes in the fashions of footwoar within a gener ation, said a noted Now York dealer who has been in businoss for over half a century. In earlier days males wore long top boots the year round aim >st exclu sively, only varying in thickness. With tiie incoming of woman s gniter boots men began to grow more partial in shoes, und gradually discarded tho long-log ap pendage. Tho prevalance of hoopskirts among women rendered a spociot of tu o lectivo footwear necessary, whilo ou tiie other hand the style of tight-fitting trousers with men made the legsiof boots an encumbrance. Rubber shoes, mean while, huvo become cheap and popular, so that botli soxes arc on a place of equal ity in tiie mutter of coveting for their feet. Tho use of natural gas as fuel is one of tlio possibilities of the near future. This is truo, not only in regard to Pittsburg and other pia"c. whore gas wells exist, but also in towns situated ut distances remote from tlio supply. How to force tho gas bsyond the limit to which its natural pressure, as it escape) from the well, will send it, is a problem which seems likely to soon bo solved. It is proposed to place at the limit of the natural How a pumping station, so that tho gas-lluid may he forced to iudoHnite distances. This fluid is likely to be sought after, in it is cheap, cleanly and possessed of labor-saving qualities. Manufacturers especially aro interested in obtaining u supply, as it is said to be cheaper than any other fuel, and capable of improving tiie qua ity of many articles produced by iron workers. English journals record the late voyage of a large steamer, owned in London, which has been fitted to burn petroleum. Good ttmo xvas made, and general satis faction U expressed with the experiment. The consumption of oil on the voyage was a little over eight gallons per hour, costing about £1 per day, while tho cost of coal for that period is calculated to be £7. Beside tho saving in coal, a great saving will be effected in labor. By a recent law in Indiana, any por- son who knowingly permits Canada thistles to grow and mature upon his land, or land under his chnrgo, is liable to a fine of not less than $5, or more than $20, and double the amount for a second offence. Subject to the same fines are supervisors of tho highways of tho 8tato who allow those thistles to grow on any road in their districts; or roadmastora of railway lines, through whose negli gence thoso thistles grow about stations or along the right of way under their supervision. Tho Chicago 7Vmss asserts that "the popular impressions concerning tho bee must bo revised. It has long boon praised for its industry and sobriety, but it has recently been learned that in those respects tho bee is a fraud. As a matto • of downright, cold fact, ‘tho little busy boo’ works but about three hours a day, and is a most thorough goiug losfor tho rest of tho time. Its reputa tion for sobriety Is os littlo deserved, its propensity for the bowl, indeod, has be come a sort of grievance for liookeopors. Wherever hives are kept in tho neigh borhood of a cider mil! tho beos always neglect work, go off and get full, slay out nights, nnd get boistorous nnd dis orderly. So addictod aro thoy to cider that in somo parts of the East beekeep ers aro said to havo asked cider makors to fence in thoir mills with fine wire nut- ting." ^ The extent of the islands attached to Alaska, and commonly known aa tho Aloutlan archipellgo, is so groat that the extreme western limit of United States territory is situated iu oast longitude, whilo tho extremo wostern point of the continent of Asia, East Cape, in Hohrlng's Strait, is in west longiludo. Tho in credulity of the nverago citizen will bo taxod when told that tho oxtensivo do main embraced within the Aleutian Islands is inhabited by a Christian, civil ized and Industrious people, who aro, by the provisions of our treaty with Russia, entitled to tho protection of the government of the United States, having become citizens thereof without tho ccio- mony of naturalization, nnd who live iu a climate us gonial ns that of Italy or tho south of Franco. Thoir claim to Christiau civilization is bnsed on tho fact that they nro members of tha Greek church, and that their customs nnd habits nro identical with common civili zation. Thoir dress is in conformity, they live in similar houses, they give and take in marriage, they send their children to school, they cat with knives and forks they got drunk and whip their wires, like other civilized people. A flood of light is lot in on tho sin gular spread of socialism in tho German capital by statistics showing that in Her- liti no less than ill,000 families, compris ing 400.000 individuals, havo to livo, sleep and often work in "suites" of a single room. In 3,000 of thoso rooms thero is neither ttove nor fireplace. One- fourth of their tenants are poor lodgers. Twonly-fiva thousand fnmilias livo iu ceilnrs under sanitary conditions thnt arc characterized us absolutely shocking. Speaking about this matter the New York Trihuns says: "Such meagre accommo dations as our Now York tenements af ford, with their two or three rooms to each family, arc at a premium, and would be uccotiutcd a groat boon by thousands. Only of tho poorost and tho best classes of dwellings —thoso renting at 10,000 reichmarks a year or over—is there abundauco, for the Herltn builder is a speculator, not a philanthropist. The poor have not even the clianco of going to church of a Sunday to meditate on better things to come, wero they so minded, for nil tho ITotcstnnt churches nnd chapels in Her- liu have together hardly sonts for 50,000, while tho servant girls nlone would number over 00,000." A "Shiner” In un Oyster Shell. Mr. David A. Edsall, of 125th street, between Fifth and Sixth avonttes, is ex hibiting a curiosity which may prove in teresting to tho ichthyologists. It is a tiny fish—only 2J inches long—-of the "shiner" variety, that was found alivo iu a Rockaway oystor. The oyftor was opened by one of Mr. Edsall’s omployes with a "side" knife, a method of forcing the shells apart without breaking thorn. The fish was lying on tho oyster in tho "deep" shell, and the impression of its chapo was plainly seen ou the tnollusk, nud of a portion of its head on tho inner edge of the shell. The fish at first was thought to ho a large snail. Upon beiug placed in fresh water it allowed sigtts of life. Then n small quantity of salt was thrown into tho water, and in half an hour the “shiner” was one of tho liveli est fish ever seen. It has continued to be so. "Tough, yes he is a tough ono," said i Mr. Edsall, "as he has been handled a hundred times and twice picked up from | the floor, where ho fell when being ex- ! amined.” "There may liavo been other fish of the , kind found in oysters,” added Mr. Ed- | Edsall, "but I havo talked with dozens j of oyster dealeis and oyster openers, and | thoy invariably smiled. Upon my it-sur ance, however, that, tho finding of the fish as told by mo was the truth, they expressed the greatest ustonishmen:' at. I looked upon thiB particular liny men.be: of the finny tribe as a veritable ouriosuv. The oyster from which the fish was taker, was four inches long, ns the shells, now in my possession, will show."—AW i'oi.t Herald. 1 DID NOT KNOW. 1 did not know I loved you so— I never knew How Very dear you wero to me, Until death beckoned you to go, Oh, friend, so true, And bade me bid farewell to theel I said I did not love you, once; Oh, thoughtless words, Which haunt me day and night! Oh, words untrue! which, uttered onoe, Like wild-winged birds, Return no more in flight. When at the last day we shall moot, Pity my woe, And greet me with a smile; I'll throw my arms around your neck And whisper low, "I loved you all the while!" —lone L. Jones, in (loo t Unusekespinj. PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS) Lo fare—Indian meal. Closo connections—Duttons. It is a difficult job to sat a hen or • good cxnmplo. — Undo . Ilulletin. Round in morocco- mv Indy's feet. Boundin' calf—tho youthful ox. Contentment is moro to ho desired than a horse that can "go it" in two minutes. — Chicago ledger. When tho astronomers skim the “milky way" do thoy evor mage use of tho big dipper?"—Sioux Falls Leader. An oil refiner recently advertised for a "stillman." lie knew it was uscloss to advertiso for thnt kind of a woman."— PiUihurg Chronicle. Dr. Tanner enys that with tho unaided cyo only about 5,000 stars can be teen. Mr. Tanner evidently has never boon on skatos. — Courier-Journal. Guatavus Pancake has been appointed postmaster nt Omega, Ohio. lie is vory popular with 'lassos.—Hamilton Specta tor. A beatitude is not very happy when tho bco attitude happens to bo on your hand, with the sting ready for business' —F,lio. Vital statistics show that mon bear pain with leas fortitudo than women, that they dio cnrlior nnd oftenor, and aro a scurvy lot anyhow.—Alta Cali fornia. Tho fashion in dogs is changing in New York from rod Irish sotters to clipped fox terriers. Tho old stylo of sausage still ptorails, however. — IxsuteU Courier. It has boon stntcd thnt a thigh bono nino feet long w.ts found in Colorado somo time ago. If nil tho other bones could I c found and put together, the skoloton would look nearly as big ns the freo Ix.rn American feels when he is marching iu n procession. — Chicago Ledger. A day or Tint i. as err. —From small pox William would l» free, Bo he was scratched l.y a real M. D.; I I I I Tho virus worked just like a charm. Till lumps like thoso wore on his arm: He tried to smile, nnd ho tried to Inugh, Hut here's what ho said, iu n V II II! —Rochester Demoorat. Proretl a I’erjilror. In a largo factory, iu which were em ployed sovoral hundred porsons, one of he workuton, in wcilding a hammer, arelessly allowed it to slip from his and. It flew half way across Ibe room, nd struck a fellow-workman in tho loft ye. This man claimed that his eye was blinded by the blow, although a careful examination fulled to reveal any injury, there beiug not a scratch visible. He brought a suit in tiro courts for compen sation for tlio loss of half of ills eye-sight, and refttsod all offers of a compromise. Undor llio law, tho ownor of the factory was responsible for nn injury resulting from nn accident of this kind, and al though he believed that the man was shamming, und that tho whole case was an attempt at swindling, ha had about made up Iris miml that ho would be com pelled to pay the claim. Tho day of the trial arrived, and in open court nn eminent oculist, rotained by tho defense, examined the alleged in jured member, nnd gnvc it as his opinion that it wns as good as tbe right eye. Upon the plaiutiff's loud protest of hisinability to see with his loft eye, tho oculist proved him n perjurer, and satisfied the court and jury of the falsity of iris claim. And how do you suppose he did Uf Why, simply by knowing that the colors f recn and red combined make black, ie procured a black card on which a few words were written with green ink. Then tho plaintiff was ordered to put on a pair of spectacles with two different glasses, tho one for tho right oyo being red, and tho one for tho left oyo consist ing of ordinary glass. Thon tho card was handed him, and ho was* ordered to read the writing on it. This ho did without hesitation, and the cheat was at once exposed. Tho sound right eye, fitted xvith the red glass, was unable to distinguish tho green writing on the black surface of the card, while tho left eye, which was claimed to lie sightless, wag the ono with which tho reading had to be done. —Harper's Young Fcople. Yellow Fever rrora Mosquitoes. Dr. Carlos Finlay, oi Havana, has been experimenting on tho inoculnbility of yellow fever. Tho disease was found to bo transmissible only from the third to the sixth day. Out of eleven inocu lations six wero successful, one doubtful, and four negativo. Tho inoculations were brought about by the uso of mus- quitoes, which wore first caused to sting patients suffering with the fever, and afterward allowed to sting the persons whom it wns intended lo inoculate. Whatever may bo the result of Dr. Fin lay’s inocuiatory experiments ns against yellow fever, tlio ense with which a dis ease may be transmitted by the mere sting of a small insect is nn important addition to the history of how zymotio diseases aro spread.—Nets Tark Sun. Tho Story ol" the llnin, You can accurately tell the man who's mar ried, Il you'll notice now he net- some rainy day, And observo how o’er iris lady friend is car ried The umbrella thnt should keep tbe rain away. If you find the lady bts-troug arm gripping, And is walkiug very closely by his side, While the water is upon Ills stiou'der drip ping. You may Itnorr she is e maiden or a bride. If the drippings rah, howevor, on hor bonnet, Aud he walks nbout-.t footm- so ulroai, Then she's nettling h it his wife, depend upon 1c. And they’ve been t.,.:- Iia'ta score of win ters wed. —Columbus Dispatch,

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Mercury. (Sandersville, Ga.) 1880-1???, February 02, 1886, Image 1