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JEHNIGAN.
ft. C. WRIBrtT
\TTORN£Y AT LAW.
lO.i liny St., Savantiali, Ga.
WWill jinunioe in ull the Court*
11. 1. iiAHriji, jimmkr ANnunso.v,
/.ate of Macor..
HA1RIS &, ANDERSON,
AUoi'hc.vn A.I Lnw,
H.XNDKIMVII.LK, CIA.
Will |iiAi’tirc iii tliu MitMlu Circuit, and In
Uic reuntii* KumuimliiiK WnHliiujjion. H|M*cinl
•etUiilion uivfii to Cuiiiincruiul l.uw. [juu23-ly
‘ E. S. LANGMAUF,
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8ANDKK8VILLE, u\.
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t VANS L l VAf S.
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RANDEItSVILI.K, GA.
F. H SAFF0LD,
ATTORNEY AT I,AW,
RAiiDEiWVILLE, GA.
\\Y 1 p nt t <’• in nil flit* Com In of flit* Middle
» <t ii t p.l in flic ooniific* MirroiindinK
4' 1 uf u. (special Attention 1 veil to com-
HIM I'KOIMNF.D (OMIMtOMINK
THE NllaVI.lt UVKNIION.
IIn Thlnlta the Government Nliotilri Imiio
Ortlflrnten for silver lliildon#
rt*niltor John Hheriimn nmdo Honmthlnff of
a sensation by introducing in the United
States Semite on the 38th a new financial prop
osition. It is apparently intended a* a com
promise. Judging by the comments passed
U|hjii it, says a Washington disjiutch to the
New York World, it could coiimtaud a ma
jority vote in the House ami jKissildy in the
Kenate. It is hardly probable, nays the dis
patch, that the President would approve of
any such measure. The lull as introduced by
Mr. Sherman is as follows:
Bo it enacted, etc*., That the coinage of the
silver dollar provided for by the first section
of the act to which this is an amendment bo
discontinued from and after the imssage of
this act.
Suction 3. That the secretary of the treas
ury is authorize,l and directed to purchase
from time to time silver bullion in bars, not
loss than nine-tenths fine, at the market price
thereof, not less than 3,000,000 ounces, Troy,
per month, nor more thau 4,000,09(1
ounces troy per month and shall issue
in payineut therefore coin certificates
of tlie United States in denominations
of not, less than $10 each, corresponding with
‘ ‘ 1 Ui
I'reclpltnte * H*lit In Which Both Coni,
nmnders ore Killed.
Captain Emmet Crawford, of the Third
regiment of United States cavalry, one of
tlie most prominent officer* in the regular
army, lias just'terminated with his life the
most obstinate pursuit of hostile savages over
made in the history of the American army.
Since May 17 last, when (Jeronimo
broke out from Camp A j ku-1 10 in Arizona,
until January 10, when Crawford attacked
and captured tlie whole camp, that pursuit
has been kept up, showing the curiousspocta-
cle of tlie wiliest savages on earth being
tracked down by kinsmen no less savage and
uo less wily.
It is stated on tlie authority of a courier
from Crawford's camp, who brought tlio
news of his unfortunate death, that for fifty-
two hours his command followed without halt
or rest the trail of tho renegade, tho last
horn's of the journey taing a night march over
a lava bed of tho greatest roughness.
Crawford broke down, but was carried along
tlio trail by scouts on each side. He re
marked to a sutxmlinnto that this would 1*
his last scout, as lie had broken down and
could do no more, but something told him
that success would crown liis efforts on tlie
present march.
A two horn's 1 running fight took place, and
a number of Indians wore wounded, but all
oscai>ed. Tho hostilus sent word tlmt they
wished to hold a conference. While the
troojw were in camp, awaiting tin* time fixed
for tho conference, they were attacked by
154 Mexican soldiers. Efforts were made to
let them know that tlie troops were Atneri-
| cans mid friends. Captain Crawford and
Lieutenant 1*. Mans advanced to talk with
1 them.
A volley was llrod. and Captain Crawford
1 was shot In tho head, and Mr. Horn, the in
1 terprotor, was slightly wounded iu the
The Downfall of the British Dovernmeiil
Accomplished by Gladstone nntl Parnell.
fur Michael Hicks-Beach, conservative
leader, gave notice in the liOUfle of commons
on tlie afternoon of the 3flth that tlie govern
ment would introduce on Thursday a bill to
suppress the Irish National leaguo and other
dangerous socioties, to prevent intimidation,
to protect life and projierty, and to maintain
public older in Ireland. This an
nouncement was greeted with loud cheers by
tho conservatives and by the I’arnelite mem
bers with cries of u Cowards 1” “HhameI” and
KANTKRN AND MIDDLE STATKS.
Mims Lillie ToDD, aged 105 years, died a
few days since at Newcastle, Del.
Afire in Philadelphia destroys 1 tho St.
j Cloud hotel, tho tandou Tenqieraneo hoto
j ami a ntuntar of business houses in Arch
j treet; estimated loss, $5:14,00.).
From various towns and villages along the
I Hudson come report* of an earthquake shock,
1 accompanied by “a dull rumbling sound.”
James Sill, a former meinlier of the Penn
sylvania senate and a prominent citizen of
I Erie, has beou arrested on the charge of aid
ing his brother, the cashier of the First Na
tional bank of Union City, and of which
James was president, iu making false entries
for the purpose of deceiving tho United
States bank examitior.
At a meeting of prominent Philadelphlaus.
Mayor Smith in the chair. $5,500 was raised
•ml minutes. Sir Michael said ho would
ask tho house to give the bill precedence. He
added that this measure would l»o followed
by a bill dealing with the Irish land ouestlon
oh the lines of policy indicated by tlio land
purchase act of last session. Referring to tho
cose of Mr. Brad laugh, ho said the govern
ment was not pro|uircd to opixiso that gentle-
man's right to sit and vote in the house of
commons. Tho ap|>enl of Mr. Bradlaugh is
still liefore tho house of lord*. The matter
now, said Sir Michael, is the concern of the
courts of lnw.
Mr. Parnell moved that the debate on the
address in re; !y to tho Hjioech from tho throne
have precedence over bill to suppress the
national leaguo, of which Sir Hichael Hicks-
Beach gave notice. Tlio mot ion was strongly
opjxisea by Sir Michael. Mr. Parnell subse
quently withdrew his motion.
Mr. Collings then moved his amendment to
the address, which expresses regret that no
measures are announce I in the queen’s spooch
for tho relief of the sufferers by the denros-
sion in trade and agriculture, particularly in
regard to affording facilities to farm lutar-
ors, etc., for obtaining allotments of small
holdings on equitahlo terms ns to rout and
security of tenure.
Mr. Gladstone strongly supported the
amendment.
left I Tho amendment, although supported by
The Mexican fire was roturhod by j Mr. Gladstone, was opposod by the Marquis
tlio scouts of Captain Crawford’s com- of Darlington,
maud, but was only sutllcient to keep Sir Michael Hicks-Beach said that the gov-
tho Mexicans at a distance. Tho j eminent would willingly accept the decision
firing lasted half an hour, when Lieutenant ' “ " * • ‘— “* uu
ironti-nl laughtep—tho mii-our couMuuing for u.iil.lthe eighty-five li-l.li members of tlio
I Mans Micccoded iu ho\ tug a 1
cor in command of the Mexicans, their cap
tain having been killed. He was told the
• Americans worn taken for hostiles, owing to
tho darkness. Captain ('mwford was mortally
wounded.
i The Chiracalmas arc said to be suffering.
The 'vinter is severe iu the Hierro Madre, and
they lost all their horses—sixty-sevon iunutn-
lier—nil extra clothing nud much niumuni-
, tioiu
The Apache scouts are bitterly depressed
at tho death of Crawford, whom they loved
, as a father. Crawford lmd seen
lots of the hardest. kind of
service during 1I10 civil war. He made a
great name for himself in the campaigns
against tho hoitilo Indians in Montana,
Dakota, Idaho, Nebraska and Colorado. He
the denomination!, of tho United 'States I «“? k part In the ,-ain 1 *lgnsngai.»Uhe Hloux,
notes, and the bullion so purchased shall l>e
0- C BROWN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
HanduevUlt, M.
Will praotloa In th. mate and United Mated
Court*. oflloe In Oouit-hoiua.
• K. Hines.
O. H. It<>aEna
HINES & ROGERS,
Attorneys at Law,
SA.NDER3VILLE, QA.,
Will praolloa iu .1 o counties of Wsshlngton,
Jefferson, Jt>hnsou, Kmanuel and Wilkinson,
end In the U. 8. Conns for tbsBouthern Dis
trict of Ueoiglu.
Will not is u,renin In buying, nnlllng or
renting Ileal Estate.
H. N- HOLLIFIELD,
Physician and Surgeon,
■aadsnvtll*, ten.
Oteco nait door le Mm InynaN MllWtel
•ten on Harris ntrnnt.
C . II. B. Hollifield,
?E!Slt!lS 111 mini
I,Burs nls iPii.iesnloiiHl services lo the cltlnens
91 .XHiiilorsvIllo and vicinity. O/flce with
0. W H WHITAKER,
OENTIST,
(tnnd.r.Tllle, On.
TERMS CASH.
DR. J. R. MAY,
8ANDEBSVILLE. GA.
v-lk-ri liia services to tho citizens of Hr riders-
’ I - nml adjacent country. All calls, d.-i\oi
' n lit, will be piomj.tly responded b». Ofiice
»< bis rcRidence on Mrs. Pittman’s lot, cm nor
Harris und Church street*. janl5-1984tf.
OUYYOUR
spbctaglhs, mmm,
FROM
JERNIGAftl,
genuine without onr Trad* Mark.
On hand aud foi sals*
SPECTACLES. NOSE ALAS8E8. BTC.
Watches, Clocks
And JEWELRY
UPAIBD BY
JER1TIC ATT.
retahusl in the truamry for the setmrity anil
imyment of tho same, uml the amount of such
ccrtillratos at any timo outstauillvig shall
not exceed tho cost of tho bullion pur
chased by such cortilicntos, nud the certifi
cates thus issued shall Is- receivable for cus
toms, titles, and all public dues, au-i when st>
received may be reissued; and the secretary
of the treasury shall redeem in coin the sniil
certificates on'their nresentatlou for rtslemp-
tlou at the ntllce of tin assistant tivasurer of
tho United Hlales in tlio city of New York In
sums not less limn f- r >0.
Hku. II. Tliut uny holder of standard silver
dollars or gold coin of the United Slab's or
gold bullion, nt its mint value, may deposit
tlie same with the treasurer or any assistant
treasurer of tho United States In sums not
less than *1(1 mid receive coin certlllcatus
therefor slmllur in denomination und 1 'gal
effect to the certificates provided for iu the
preceding question. The coin deisisited tor
or renresentlng tho certificates shall be ro-
tuiiosl iu the treasury for the payment of the
same on demand.
Ton ll’or/if representative Sonutor Sher
man said; "The provisions of tho bill are
plain aud speak for themselves. I ls'1 icve 1 t is
a gocsl measure or I would not vote for it.
It Is not perhaps exactly what 1 might
have wishecl. Imt I believe it is tho best fur
the country." , ,
“Have you any idea bow the bill will be re
ceiv'd; what chance it has of be a
“Not the least In the world. I have dis
cussed it with a great many |H»onle, but 1 do
not question whetlior a bill will pass or not.
If tho measure is a gcssl one 1 Intro luce il.
“Was an exactly similar measure ever pro
posed iu Congress!"
"I cannot say. The question lias been dis
cussed in a hundred different ways. I believe
the il'orfd hasopposoda eontimmnro of sil
ver coiliago and 1 believe It favors 11 |m|wr
circulation based on gold und silver. IN ell,
tliaso are exactly the propositions contained
in the bill." , ,,,, ,
“What allowance is nmdo m your lull for
fluctuations in tlie value of silverl"
I “The government takes tlio chances. It
I Issues certificates in payment for the bullion. ,
! If silver increases in value the government
j gains accordingly. If it declines, the govern
ment loses."
“What will, in your opinion, 1)0 tho effect |
I of this measure if adopted)”
“I think it will maintain silver on 11 pur
with gold."
Mr. Sherman said further tlmt lie was not
' an onemy of silver or of gold. Wo could not |
I have too much of them. Uo did not know
how the bill would bo received by tho business
men of Now York. Ho hail not as yet pi e- j
imredaspeechonthosilverquostionand would
not say whether lie Intended to or
not. lio did not know that tlie hill would at
tract enough attention. I11 answer to a ques
tion ns to whether lie had been correctly
quotsxl of late as saying to a friend Unit he
would not speak on the silver ouestiou bo-
cause the people of Ohio were iu favor of sil
ver coinage, he said: “I do not know all 1 may
have said on tlie subject nt various times, but
I certainly never said that. That is not my
wuy of doing biminess.”
Tlie ratal Kgrosene,
A moat horrible aceldu.lt occurred twelve
milra east of Clayton, (la., a few days ago.
One of L. M. Waff s children was burned le
death. The mother made a lire and left three
of the youngest children by it, and tho lira did
not burn aa aoon aa ilia ingest wished, anil lie
got 1 he oi. can and applied tlio oil to tho wood,
and as soon as 1 he oil struck tho lire it blazed"
and he dropped the can and loft I he yonugnat
near tho lire, when it caught anil was burned
10 dcalli. No doubt the little fellow followed
he example of his father in applying the oil
to the wood.
liusues.
On tho street., wrilos Joaquin Miller,
from New York, recently, 1 saw a shiv
ering little dog riding gayly on the
“bustle” ot a creature called a woman,
and tlie people too, seemed satisfied.
This natty “pannier," or “bustle,’’ or
whatever it is called, or however it in
npelhd, has its ubch at Iasi, t is to be
a roosting-plact for diseased and dis-
nstiug little dogs that otherwise would
h.) kicked into the gutler and sent to
„ue pound. Speaking of dog-, Id tnc
suggest a s ; mple wny of sclt.iiig ibis
hydrophobia talk. Has not the d g
about served his purposes on earth?
And is not tLat why he is a nuisance?
And is not that why he goes mndf
What is that about “whom the gods
would destroy thoy firjt make mad ?’
Well, now, this is my simple plan of
settlement: J.et us put the dog among
the extinct species. One extinct species
more or less would not trouble science
much, and it would Bnve lots of children
suppose wo put tho dogs aside—retire
the dog), as it were, snd give the o.liil-
Iren a chance on this earth for awhile?
It is .-aid to tea gr ut damage lo laud
. 1 raise two crops a year, and yet Ui-
murest do i t. One orqp i* weeds,
Utusand C'hoyenin's in Arizona and apiiiiNi
tho hostile A;>achos. Ho numniiMiniod Gen
eral Crook in his axiMMlitinn hi tho
Hierra Madro in lHHfi. Ho was in
charge* of tho A|weho reservation until 1885.
He voluntocnsl for this lucsont cx|x*dition.
Ho wax a native of 1'hilndclphia, unmarried,
tonqiernte, honest, just and t rue. He was al
ways |s)intedouta*s a model for young soldiers
to copy. He onlisted as n private in
the Seventy-first Pennsylvania volunteers
in l.'Mll, nml for gallant service iu tin* war
rose to the rank of hrevet-mujor. After the
war he was »p|M>intod second lieutenant in
the regular army, ami was assigned to the
Third cavalry in January, IMR, and wax
made captain in March, 1*71).
NEWSY GLEANINGS
A crematory is shortly to be built in Son
Franciscc
Jhin
villa, Cal., leftover $100,000.
The Knights of tabor, it is understood,
will make a l».*ld staud for the eight hour
system May 1.
Iris estimated that the 10,000 saloons of
New York city take iu $320,000 per day, or
$74,o;) 1,00.)a year.
Each Congrossmau gets this year 0,500
| a 'kages of vegetable seeds, beside 500 pack
ages of Mower seeds.
During last year 13,ISO people were fed at
the New York diet kitchens, and a fifth
kitchen is contemplated.
Many Key West spongers are abandoning
that business for cigar-making, which thoy
think will prove more lucrative.
The United States supremo court has de
cided tlmt taxes upon commercial “drummers’
by States and cities are unconstitutional.
The French have the highest meteorologi
cal station in Europe, und tneir twolurgestob
servatories aro tlio nest equipped in the world.
The German census, shows that the empire
contains forty-five towns of over 50,000 in
habitants, twenty-one of which liavo more
than 100.0(H).
Senator Palmer, of Michigau, sometimes
.• turtles the curious people of Washington by
wearing a live toy terrier in the front of Ins
buttouod-up coat.
Five-sixthh of the Irish emigrants from
Groat. Britain last, year proceeded to the
United Suites, as did nearly two-thirds of
those of Scotch nationality.
In Albuquerque, X. M.,a company is being
organized to explore tho ruins of a vast un
dent city, where it is thought $20,000,000
worth of plunder may bo found.
The city fathers of Jsural, Yucatan, de
cided tliut the people were in earnest about
having their streets paved after they lmd
been given a tin-pan serenade. Work was
begun the next moruiug.
Cin.tllN A I. N Hd.lOKNCIi
of tho House, astliev had assumed office with
reluctance and would resign without regret.
The amendment was adopted by a vote of
880 to 350, the government thus being de
feated.
The result of the division was received by
tho Irish members with derisive cheers and
cries of “Boycotted 1” Tho House, at the
suggestion or Kir Michael IHcks-Beach, |
adjourned until Thursday. Hir John
Luobock, Mr. Courtney and other moder- |
at** lilxjrals, voted with the conservative*.
Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Clmmlierlnin, Hir Charles
Pilke, Mr. Trevelyan, Mr. talioinbere, Mr.
Bradlaugh, tard Richard Grosvenor, and
seventy-throeof tho Parnellites voted against
the government
The London St mult ml predicts that the
new cabinet will Is* shortor-livori than the
last. It says: “The outlook v, gloomy.
Either England and Ireland will bo torn apart
or there will be a succession of short-lived
g overnments, weakening the executive at
ome and abroad.”
President for One Day.
j DEATH OF AN KX-HKNATOK WHO KN*
JOYKD A NOVIj DINT1NCTION.
: David R. Atchison died at Ids homo iu ,
Clinton county, Mo., the other day, aged j
I Heventy-nino yearn, lie was United States ’
! Senator from Missouri from IHfil to 1K5M, nud
j was twice president of that Inxly. Ho also 1
• Im'uix the singular distinction of having been '
! President of tho UniU*d States for one day-
t Ho was born iu Fayette county, Ky., and
early in life removal to Missouri, settling in
I Platte county. He was frequently chair*
I man of imiiortnnt Kenate commit
tees and lie served ns Pit*si- ,
dent of the Senate i»ro tom. in
1K4U-9 and 1852-4. It was while ho was hold
ing tho latter position, in pvl'.i that the events
occurred that led t<» tho haying that he was
President of the United States for one day.
The term of President Polk expired with the
:ul of March, 1849, and the 4th of March in
that year falling upon Sunday, President- '
elect Taylor was not willing to lake the oath
of ofiice upon tlmt day. Th * Intt *r‘s inaugu
ration did not take ol i c.therefore,until n »ou
on Monday, tho 5tb. Mr. Atchison Is-ing
tlien the presiding officer of the Semite, and
having the natural mi ‘cession to tho
presidency, if there was n > President
or Vieo-President at th« time, it was said
j that ho whs practically t.lm President during
I Sunday, tho fith. In im interview with a cor
respondent a few years ago. Mr. Atchison
Nuia of his fellow Senator, on that occasion:
| “Some of them joked about my pie. d ii. y
| aud made application for cabinet places, i
I recollect Senator Muuguni, of North Caro
lina, suggested 1 that I make him secretary of
state. As for myself. I went to U*d. Tliero
had lieon two or tlinv* busy nights finishing
up the work of tho Senate, and I slept most of
that’Sunday. Correctly speaking, there was
uo President during tlait tim\”
British parliament iu their efforts to obtain
home rule. In Now York and other places
large sums aro being raised for this purpose.
The g’ove-mnking industry is nearly par
alyzed owing to the strike for higher wages of
the glove makers at Glovorsville and Johns
town, N. Y., tho chief centres of supply in
this country. More than 0,000 jiersons are
affected by the striko.
Widow Eliah Miller, ninety years old.
rather than go to the jioorlioiise* committed
suicide at Durham, Conn., by setting ilro to
her |K*ruon.
The trial at New York of General Alexan
der Hhaler, of the N. Y. N. U., accused of
accepting a bribe to influence his vote in tho
selection of army sites, ended in a disagree
ment of tho Jury, who stood ten for convic
tion and two for acquittal. Tho case Is to lie
tried over again.
Franklin, Penn., has lost itaOjiera House
block, one of the most, sulistnntinl structures
in tho town. It was originally built atn
cost of $188,000, nud was occupied by tho
opera house, city reading room ami library
and prominent business firms.
MOIPBII AND WENT.
Cai. SiMPHON/Jie colored murderer of Mrs.
Graves, was taken from ju.il nt Henderson,
Ky., and lynched by a crowd.
Policeman Corner, of Cleveland, Ohio,
recently shot and killed George Foster, a no
torious criminal. In revenge friends of Fos
ter tho other night blow up Corner’s house
with dynamito.
There was another stormy session in tho
Ohio State senate on the 35th, each party
trying to obtain control, without any definite
result.
Right prisoners broke jail nt Seguin.
Texas. Five wore recaptured, but thn*o of
tho most inqiortnnt criminals effected their
escape.
Dh. Samuel Price and William Powell,
of Chattanooga, 'Penn . Iwwame involved in
a quarrel in the house of the latter, which re
sulted in lsith men receiving fatal injuries.
The tailor of a portable engine exploded at,
Sherburne, Mich., instantly killing Russel
Palmer, a prominent farmer, and nnothei
man, fntally injuring a third man, ami in
flicting severe injuries on two others.
John E. Kimdkfl. a farmer, his wife and
three children, left Dodge City, Kansas, to
locate a claim, and were all found soon alter
frozen to death in their wagon.
More than 200 claimant* of the tawrenee-
Townley estate, England, met in Detroit and
formed an association to prosecute their
claims. They cunt from ajl parts of North
America, and the estate they are after issup
posed to lie worth $800,000,000.
Two famili«*s of “rovers,” n nslsting of
nine persons, wore found f> ’on to death in
tho prairie, near Sans Boh, Indian Territory.
Thoir teams were also found dead in their
harness.
CONTENT.
Of nil the riches groat
Which men accumulate,
Or gold, or jewel* rare,
Or acres broad and fair,
One treasure far surpasses
Tlie heap which greed amassos;
Surest our needs to moot,
And make our life complete,
Safer than bonds or rent—
Tlie gem they call Content
If that be in his keep,
A man may dreamless sleep,
(Juijt his days and nights;
No care his soul affrights;
No worrimout perplexes;
No vain ambition vexes;
Who drops or holds the crown,
Which side is up or down,
Is scarcely an event,
Aud mars not his Content
Tho poa-hut on the shoro
Of rocky talirador,
Or cabin rude, which stands
Upon the bottom lands
Somewhere in western valleys—
In either is a palace
Fair built nml furnished well;
And, should ho in ft dwell,
It glows magnificent,
Glided by his Content.
They do not vex his eye,
Tho rich who pass him by;
Their conehos past him roll,
But trouhlo not his soul;
Not his the loud complaint is
That others food on daintios,
While on his board are spread
His frugal cheese and bread;
Fur fate to him ha* sent
Its richest sauce. Content
All! happy is his lot
Who others envies not.
Who never is opprest
By longing or unrest;
But, still IiIn duty doing,
His oven wuy pursuing,
Bears pntiontly what load
Is his upon tho road.
Aud, After life well spent,
Moots death with calm Content
—Independent,
MY DUEL.
Three men—William Wright, an old man,
Andy Wright, his sou, and William Wright,
colored—were killed by James, Samuel uml
Elijah Wright, brothers, in tatcher county,
Ky. The parties were relatives, nml the
triple murder was the result of u family feud.
ne Train Itim* In
A i
A (liSAHdOlIH colli
11 ft’.fc uud Ohio i ii
nu o’clock
idll.V
iglr
Min ed oil the OIhm-
l Staunton. Vj.. «’
nii g. No. 8 ni^bt
.. in ou the siding
SWIFT It FT It MICTION.
Two llitrfflnrft Come in a Scaunl’oual Dentil
Nenr.GIrun .41 ary.
Two burglars,wh i attempt sd r »b tlie store i
.if Janus Ilainhy last Friday night ut Glum
Mary/iV nil., wore killed the following Tn aday
>n a vory * Misational manner, 'lh. "tore of
Mr. Hamby is one of the largest »' Glenn
Mary. Friday night he wits awakened by hear
ing the strokes of a hammer below, and on in
vestigation saw throe nu n engaged in an at
tempt to ciack bin safe If fired nt t iom. and
hcv returned tho fire. Fit teen shot* were
x 'banged, and though Mr. II imby’s •• otlios
wers perforated, he csenped injury. O.i l’lien-
• lay lio learned that the gang wan in camp
about thirty miles from Glenn Mmy, in a gorge
along the line of the Cinciu
wav, Hamby siimmoned
slurted in pursuit. II * foil
campti
xpress ran n
•.nd complete.y wreclw d both engines. (i t-
ingH of Rii liuioml, tireman of No. 8, was
billed, his body be ng lerrib y eealdod and
iniiti’atod. G. W. Ettinger, maHtor machinist,
of Riuhniontl, luul liis right aim nul log badly
broken, «nd received a bad scalp wound. Huge
Lowry, of Rielimoud, eugiuecr of N •. 8. bad
niH tliioat cut uu i aim seild d. His condition
h dangerous. Cbniles Smailer, of S «tin ton,
nginecr of the freight tiaiu, ii«*I his back
nadly rprained and Ins b. dy bruised. The
mly passenger hurt w in I r. Loil'orly, of Hicli-
iioikI, who was Hi and ng in the sleeping ear
■md was knocked down and bruised, but no
seriously. The accident was caused bv crimi
nal negligence. 1 he freight train was on the
sidetrack waiting tho arrival of the express.
The conductor told his brakonian, Samuel Vi.-,
that when the express passed he should turn
the switch. Vie went to sleep and was aroused
bv the passing froig • niin. He got up and
ciiangcd the switch j t s the exp tss caiue in I
fight, and boforo t c t» •«. error was discov
ered the train daahe I o the hiding and the i
ngine* locked, the two boi.ers being jamnied
Mgether.
ROVKRN FUOZF.N TO DEATH.
Nine Persons Meet Their Death In n Trnelr
Manner.
On January 8th two families of rovers, con- i
•isting of nine persons, were caught in the
blizzard in tho prairie, about twenty miles from I
Haus Bois, Choctuw nation, Ark., and all v.ev- j
frozen to death, together w.th their teams of ;
lour horses I hey were travelling in the direc
tion o* Muscogee. Nothing was found in tlicit
effects lu te.1 who they wore, or whence thoy i
came. They wore found on the 9 h u 1 Iro/ n ;
ftiff iu the wagons, aud th * r te .ins frozm in j
harness. Th- locality being remote fro n tel
egrapli, the news of their terrible fate i
to h&ve been confined to the immodiute
borhood whore they met tbsir death.
Uffeiidei. Two tin*, v
third reached for a we
I lie other two then fid
filliped from a high I
till y 100 feet. Hiid w»
• me ( seaji.‘d. The mei
fine jewelry and seerne
I’liere is no clue to
thought they were •
uatioiiul characters.
rati-
. se, Mid they
• iu hitting be*-
'< i •■ i them to
bunds, but the
wns shot dead.
nwounded and
K norv river,
d. Tlii third
• II d
Hi, 1
xperioiieed
A TKltlMIII.K DEATH.
A Youna Lady Birned In an Open Field.
On Mondiv after i ion Miss Agnes Aultman,
the nineteen year old daughter of E. L. Aulfc-
tnau, of Taylor, Crawford county, Ga., was
assisting her father at his field work. Thoy
wore picking up corn stulks and both in the
same field, when tho young lady’s dress caught
fire, and her screams brought her father to the
rescue. But, although he struggled manfully
with the maddened flames, lie did not succeed
iu
eigh
quenching them until tho clothing
burned off the girl, and she was loft in an
agony of pain, tortured by the evil element
that had penetrated her vitals as woll as burn
ing her foot to a crisp. Everything was don*
for tho poor sufferer that could bo thought of,
but it was no avail. Hho lingered perfectly
conscious until abiut nine o’clock the next
morning, when sho e died the family Hround
her, bade them goodbye and died without a
struggle. It was a sad, sod onding for on©
whose life was so fill of promise of a happy
womanhood.
Tho father's ban Is were so erribly burned
that it wdl be hum •<- before lie can use them,
and physicians arc • d ubt as to whether they
will ever bo compi o y ouicd.
“Din you ever see anything like this?”
said a young lady to her escort, at a
chinch fair where n raffling was in pro
greet*.
“Only once.”
“When wan that V*
“Well, J. was on n Western train, oi e
time, when it wa.-> rubbed. 1 *
WASHINGTON.
The Semite iu executive session has con-
firmed the nomination of Charles J. Canda
to bo axsHtnnt treasurer of tho United Slates
nt Now York.
The total collections of internal rovonue
during tin* first six months of tho iisryil year
ending Juno 80, 1880, wore $08,549,(111, an in
crease of $3,039,404 over the collections dur
ing the same period of tho last fiscal year.
The President has nominated William IL
Parker, of tho District of Columbia, to lio
minister resident and consul-general of the
United States to Corea.
The Houho committee on labor has ap
pointed a subcommittee to draft a bill
amending the eight-hour law so as to provide
that eight hours shall constitute a day’s work
for men employed by contractors on govern
ment work.
David P. Morgan, n nntivo of the South,
who amassed a fortune iu Now York, where
he was a lending Wall street ojierator, died iu
Washington a few days since, aged fifty-llvo
years, liis estate is* variously estimated at
between $5,000,000 and $80,000,009.
Members of tin* House committee on labor
say that its a result <»; ; In* conference between
the sub-coin in it tees of the committees on ag
riculture and lutar. a bill will be reported
making the commissioner of agriculture a
cabinet officer and providing that the depart
ment shall lie known as the department of ag
riculture aud labor.
President Cleveland, with a tiarty from
Washington, was present nt tho charity hall
iu Baltimore.
The Senate committee on public buildings
has decided to report favorably bills making
appropriations for public buildings as fol
lows: Huntsville, Ala., $100,000; Fort
Smith, Ark., $135,000; Pueblo, Col., $100,-
000; Jacksonville, Fla., $135,000; Augusta,
Ga., $150,000; Sioux City, la., $100,000; Mon
roe, La., $100,000; Annapolis, Md., $100,000:
Worcester, Mass., $350,000; Vicksburg,Miss.,
$100,000: Camden, N. J., $100,000; Wilming
ton, N. U., $150,000; Portland,Ore.. $150,000,
Greenville, S. C., $50,000; Norfolk, Vn.,
$350,000; Oshkosh, Wis., $100,000, ami Wash
ington, D. C., $040,000.
Kknatork Hale and Frye, of Maine, ap
peared before the Senate finance committee
mid opposed the confirmation of E. F. Pills-
•>ury and Charles H. Chose, nominated for
internal revenue collectors at Boston and
Portluud resjieetJvely.
The bill which was reixjrtcd by the House
committee on military affairs for tho
erectiou of a monument to General Grant iu
New York appropriates $500,000 for that
purpose, tho ground to bo donated by tho
city.
Senators Kvakts and Chack have pre
sented in the Senate numerously signed
petitions of businessmen and merchants ask
ing for the suspension of the silver coinage.
In executive session on tho 37th another
large batch of President Cleveland's nomina
tions, including three United States district
attorneys, four United States marshals, two
collectors of customs and numerous js^tmas-
ters, was confirmed.
Mil Maynard, socond comptroller of the
currency, us.-outs that tlie adjustment and
settlement of tho accounts of the disbursing
officers of the signal serv.ee shows that many
apparently irregular and unauthorized dls-
; luirseiiicii.s liavo lieen made. (Lmural Hazen,
the chi« t o ... cr, flatly contnwlicls Mr. bluy-
I nurd's assertion.
A ni^nnl for tho departure of tho train
wns given.
Traveling by express in France is not
eapeclally plasunt. I barely had timo to
spring Into tho lirst compnrtmont 1 enmo
to, when tlio hrakemnn closed tho door.
“lie cnroful, yon hove hurt my foot!"
excluimed a large man, wearing the
decoration of tlie legion of honor, who
was half asleep in a corner, ana did not
seem to think it incumbent on him to
aroiiso himself and draw In his logs to
allow ina to pass.
“liis legs" I sny from habit, for one of
them, which was carefully crossed over
tho other, was only a wooden substitute
for a teg. It was stained blnck and was
polishod.
Already annoyed by tlio rudeneas of
tho brnkctnnu who had thruat me into
tho compartment, and again irritated by
the brutal tone of my traveling com
panion's oxclnmntlon, I answered in a
voice no less lumminhlo:
"It would lio difficult to hurt those
feet."
At these words tho man straightened
up, his face bccamo purple, and, turning
on me his eye, liis only oyc, (for tlie
other wns blind, but frightful in it«
nBpcct,shining with a peculiar phosphorca
cent liglitj, he exclaimed :
“lusolontI"
“But, Monsieur—"
“There is no Imt I You liavo insuitod
mo. No one cun insult mu with impun
ity. Tliero is my curd."
Examining my ticket, part of which
wna visiblo ubovo the bund of my hat,ho
snid—
“You got out nt Ouingamp; so do I.”
Then lie fell buck in his corner nnd
closed bis one eye.
I pickod up his card, which had fal-
lun on my kneo. It rend :
I found that I had become ceol, calm
and almost resolute.
My second congratulated mo on my
oelf-posscssion, and gavo mo his ffnni
counsel nnd cncouragoment. In less
than half an hour we reached the p'nco
of rendezvous, a little wood in tho
neighborhood My adversary was already
there, naving thrown off his cloak, and
showing his impatience by n foverish
movement of his one arm, which seemed
to multiply itself.
'Come on, gentlemen," ho called to
us; “let us measure the distance.”
Twenty paces were measured. Then
wo took our places opposite each other,
pistol in hand. My ndvcrsnryaupportcd
himself on hla enne, which formed a sort
of prop at his back. My heart thumped
in my brenst. Presently, at the signal,
with n nervous oontrnction. I prossod
the trigger; thoro were two explosions.
With surpriso, mingled with inex
pressible joy, I found that 1 stood erect
and uninjured, while my anemy w»s on
tho ground, rolling nbout liko ono in
convulsions.
I, with tho others, hastened to him,
but ft succession of onths, uttered ill n
most onergetic manner, reassured mo in
regard to his safoty. My hall had
shattered my adversary's wooden loir.
While endeavoring to raise him-olf ho
foamed at tho mouth with rage, nnd
repulsed sll hands extended to help him,
"That ahot does not count,” lie said,
with an oath. “Como, let us take our
places. Haloed tho pistols, gontlemon,
and inoasure tho distance; make it ton
paces."
With a desperate effort ho succeeded
in getting up on his solitary leg audio
reaching a tree nonr by, against which
he took up his position.
A piercing cry, followed by tho
sound of footsteps and tho rustling
of skirts, suddenly attracted our ntton
lion.
“My uncle! my uncle I"
A voting woman, hurrying toward tho
old duellist, flung herself wildly into his
arms. Sho had not porceived his tin
stable stnte of equilibrium, and tho ro
suit was n fall in which tho two, rolling
on tho round and mingling their cries,
lamentations and prayers on one sldo anil
oaths on tho other, presented n sceno
even more laughablo than that which had
just occurred.
Of couroo, after this, the continuance
of the duel was impossible. Tho vetarsn,
however, insUtod on carrying off all tho
honors.
"I have not accoptod his apology,” ho
said, “and I wish none. I win never
accept It—nover,” ho added, in answer
to the supplications of his niece.
At last, yielding somewhat tn her
pressing entreaties, he exclaimed:
“To the douce with tho women! An
apology! Hah I I do not accept it.
Apologies are for glris. Lot him mnko
ono to you it he wishes; but to mo
no I"
His niece turned toward me a suppli
ant look. bho was so pretty, hor dnrk
eyes shone so bright through her tonrs,
hor fnco wns so palo, her black hair in
such beautiful disarray over her fore
head. I was vanquished, nail tho com
bat had a denoument whicli no one ox-
poctod. I fell on my knee, nnd, soiling
tho hand of tho charming girl, ox
claimed-
“To von, mademoissolln, to yon alone
I humbly nnd sincerely address my ox-
cttssB lor n thoughtless word which es
caped mo in disparagement of your
worthy uncle. I)o you accept them,
mndcmolsollef"
She blushed and became confused
while seeking a reply.
“Como, end all this; answor yes,"
said tho uncle, as ha throw nsida his
pistol.
One of tho veteran s frionds helped
hint mend his wooden leg, and lio
limped off in the direction of Uuingmnp,
followed by hia seconds.
I remained behind.
“Where is the rascal who made me
bite the grass?” said tho veternn, ns ho
turned toward mo. “Young man, our
alTnir In not yot finished. Offer your arm
to my nioce. Mnrio, you will answer to
me for this prisoner."
Tho wny, which hnd seemed short to
me an hour before, seemed much shorter
on our return, nnd I felt both surpriso
aud regret when wo stopped before a
pretty dwolling covered with ivy which
almost darkened tho windows.
On entering wo were all invitod to sit
nt a largo table, and at n sign from Bor-
cepeatt the cloth was laid. A dinner,
quickly prepared under the direction of
the charming hostesB, was soon dis
patched.
“This is tho fourteenth timo I have
hold such n celobration as this,” the vet
eran thon said, triumphantly.
“liavo you hnd only fourtoon affairs,
Gcorgos,” asked ono of his friends, an
old retired soldior.
“Oh, I have had ninoteen, but not all
terminated happily, you know."
Then, counting them on his fingors,
he named those with whom ho had the
other five “affairs of honor."
Thou he recounted to us tho histories
of his duels, his stories followiugone an
other for threo hours. Thoy wore so
well told that all listened spellbound.
At Inst, after recounting his eighteenth
“Gentlemen, you perceive that one re- i the treaaure Sevoral thouBand pounds
mains. It is Useless for me to tell you w° re B l’ e " t ,n f' vin 8 w a “ d P tZ
that, is it not?” l.o said, laughing, ns ho but ™. e
glanced toward me. “But you know," , fdoyd company then obtained the prm-
he added, “that it was not my fault that °8« but only on the M M
I did not have my revenge on this beard- tho - v 1 wmlld « W ( 0 , tha D,ltah 8° o V0 ™” 0 " t ’ f
less youth. Oh! the women, tho women! w f »<? 90 8 f oil 110 ^ to
“To your future success on the field wbat they found. From this time up to
honor,” ho added. “For a first duel 18 "“ do “l"' 0 maa / offorts o Ung o
.. I consequence was found. Hut in 1801
FORKH2N.
AT the instance of Ku<:lnn I tti« six ;ri-na,
EiiroiK-an powers 1-r.ve o it.'i.-.l (lr -:vu tnni. a
naval attack by Greece iqs'i. Turk. y would
not bo permitted.
Volcanic distm-l-m n •■.■'leiulisl l.y
«h: wers of earth und nsb —on I lull. nun .-bug
noises are repo: te.l from 1-k-ua l.-r.
Scotland I- salt'ei in-_ r froei tbe imrilost
winter exjw-n n -- l in t wen- v y.-u-s.
Gold field- -if extraord-.n-i .. richuest nre
reported ’ v re I in Hon
duras, Cel: i A : •
A Fhekse factory is to be stnrled at
Quincy, FI -., nextseasou to work up tin
uij.lus milk there,
: Gkorukh Perciceau, :
; Formerly Fencing Master ot the Seventh :
Dragoons,
; Governor ot the Military Prison of :
; Guingamp.
“Thedciice!" I exclaimed. “A fenc
ing master of tho boveuth Dragoons!
"No,” I said to myself,ns those terrible
words danced boforo my oyes, “no, it is
not possible tbat I am to fight a duel—
I, who havo never used the foils; who
have never handled a pistol more than
once or twice; who have never been in a
Bhooting gallery I”
“Monsieur I" I snid in the softest tones
I could assume; Monsiourl" I repoated,
gently touching tho knoo of the sleeper.
At last he openod his eye.
"An apology, I suppose. I never ac
cept an apology—never!"
And again he closed his eyo.
Turning to look about tlio compart
ment, hoping to sec the sympathetic face
of some one who would intercede for mo, I
found only threo or four hussars, who
regarded me with a bantering, jeering
air. Kvidently there was uo aid to be
had in that quarter.
I then began to study attentively the
person of my adversary, and I soon per
ceived that, notwithstanding the loss of
his leg and tho fact tl.at tlie left sleeve
of liis coat was empty, ho was, neverthe
less, a stalwart und compact man.
At Inst I laid a plan to cscuuo, which
I proposed to put into execution at once,
for we were rapidly approaching Quin-
gamp.
Mounting the seat, at ono bound I
leaped over the outstretched leg of my
cnomy, nnd before the train stoppsd I
was on the platform at the door.
Presently, however, there was a violout
outcry, aud I heard my enemy stumping . , „.
along after mo. He had perceived and \ er fencer.-New York 'Idejra
had spoiled my plan.
“Ah, you young rascal!” he ex
claimed, “you will not osenpe that
way."
In the twinkling of an eye I was sur
rounded by soldiers, to whom my infu
riated adversary explained tbs case. 1
was excusing myself when a young man,
whose faced showed tl.at ho had >ytnpu-
thy with mo, cut my cloqucucc short.
“It is bad for you, ’lie said to me, “to
have a quarrel with M. Pereepeau. It is
of no use to talk with him. The only
wny is to act. I will he your second if
you wish!"
“\Vo have talked too much already,”
ronred tho unrelenting bully, us he
turned his back. “There are my sec
onds," he added, pointing to two offi
cers among liis friends, and then he
disappeared in the crowd.
I o-isscd that uight in great peiplexity
snd agitation f.ot him who has passed
through his first "affair of Uouor" with
out emotion accu-e me of cowardice.
At last, toward morning, having
thought over all these events, aud con
sidered them from every point of view,
SEEKING LOST FORTUNES.
Adventures of Claimants to Katteloo
— Heirs nnd Specie l.oat nt Non,
Tho novol-writor in search of ma
terial for his work could get a good
supply by looking over somo o', th)
lettors and papers I receivo and keep for
reference.” said a lawyer of Now\ork,
whose chief labor consists in looking up
claimants for Knglish estates, to a re
porter for the Mail and Expre<». “t
receivo any nunntity of curious com
munications from claimants, many of
which contain hints of personal hard
ships nnd adventurous oxpcrienco which
could not fail to gladden tho heart of a
romanco writer of realistic tendencies.
For instance, hero is ono of a womnn
who -went from England to tho West
India islands. After living there soma
timo tho governor mnrricd her. At his
death ho loft a largo ostate with 800
slaves. Soon after thU tho widow
died, leaving her property to her brother,
who wns n drunknrd. He wns killed in
a riot. This mnn left a son who in
herited his father’s passion for drink,
who trlod to got tho ostate, but didn't
because lio could not prove his father'*
death. Tho rightful heir now offer*
111,000 to any ono who will get thn
cstnto for him' Another writes thnt a
mother who had had n quarrel with her
daughter shortly nftorwards received n
letter stating that her sou had died in the
West Indies and had left a largo fortune
to his sister, the ono with whom the
mother had quarreled. Th* mother tore
off that part of tho lotter boforo ehowlng
it to Iter daughter, and thus tho latter
was prevented from loarning of her
good fortuno. Not until she wts on her
denth hod did' the mothor confess her
act, and tlio claimant now writes that
all efforts to trace tho property have
been unavailing.
“Ono person writes; ‘I don’t know
anything nt nil nbout law matters, ns
Pvo been buried in tho coal pits ever
sinco I was nino. lam told that my groat
grandfather was a vary wealthy
painter and left his relatives a lot
of money, but, being pitmen, they were
too poor to go to tho country where th*
proporty was and look after it. Not on*
of them could read or write.' Here is n
romantic poison who writes that a young
lady of good family rnn away with nn
officer nt n ball, givon in honor of nome
regiment's offices in 1709. They were
mnrriod at Gretna Green. The lsdy’e
family never acknowledged hor. After
her death her husband received a letter
stating that his wife'a fortuno was lying
in tho bnnk for hor children. Ho waa
still so angry nt tho treatment his wife
had received at tho hands of hor pooplo
thnt ho threw the letter into tho fire and
refused to havo nnything to do with
them or their monoy. Thu fortuno ia
still in somo Scotch Lank.”
“Do you not learn of many heir* hav
ing been lost by shipwreck?"
“Yes, many. A curious case and ono
of a very adventurous experience that
lias conio to my notice was that of tho
heirs of Alderman Swan, mayor of Hull.
Aldcrmnn Swan loft ostntos to the value
of £20,000 per year. . Tho Inst surviving
heir was named William Swan. Ho was
found dead in his bod ono morning at
nn obscure lodging bouso in London.
Ilo had boon trying in vain for ovor
twenty years to recover those estates.
Ills fnthar boforo him, whoso namo wss
Itichnrd Swan, wont through a terrible
experience because of them. At nine
yours of age ho wn3 abducted from home,
in order that ho should be disinherited,
and put on bourd a brig. This was
wrecked on thn rocks of Scilly. lie was
afterward taken prisoner by an Algorlno
vessol und sold for n slave. After
four years' imprisonment ho was set at
liborty, but on his attempt to roach
England ho wns again shipwrecked,
enrriod off nnd sold for a slave. He
tin ally returned to his nativo place in
1720,'after an nbsenco of about twenty
years. Here he was identified by his
nurse in childhood and his father’s foot
man. Ho laid claim to tho estates at
once, but having neither money nor
friends wsh unsuccessful. After his
failure ho murriod and settiod in an ob
scure villago near Hull. Ho had only
one son, tho one who spent his lifo try
ing for the estates and who was found
desd in the London lodging-house.”
“Do you hear much of specio lost at
sea?"
“Yes, frequently; the caso of tho Eng
lish ship Lutine is ono of the most re
markable. She sidled from Yarmouth
Hoads on October I), 1709, with several
passengers nnd an immenso quantity of
treasure. A heavy gale sprang up nnd
tho ship was driven on the outer bank of
tho Fly Island pnssago and wrecked. At
dnylight not a sign of tho vessel wee to
ho soon. Sho had gone to pieces. The
money she had on board was said to
havo amounted to ovor £140,000. This
has boon consigned to Hamburg,
by certnin mercantile houses. The sal
vage operations xvhich followed for the
next oighteon months resulted in the
recovery of £18,000 through the effort*
of divora and others. From 1814 to
1821, seven years, hard work was spent
upon tho wreck, but "nil that was re
covered was a small quantity of silver.
In 1822 a company was formed for tho
express purpose of continuing the search
of
you have not. done badly. However,
yon ought to practice fencing. By the
way, aro you married?"
In a few weeks I was able to answer in
the affirmative.
Thanks to the excellent uncle of her
who ia now my wife, I am to-day a clev-
The Workers in Fetroloum. ,
Tho petroleum industry gives employ
ment to a large body of laborers. In
1880, according to tlie census report,
there were 2,111 skilled and 8,784 un
skilled workmon engaged in producing
nil, nnd i),8li!) persons in refining it.
Tliero are about 20,000 wolls in the en-
t : rc oil field, but many of them are small
pumpers, and ono hand can attend to
several of them. After tho completion
of the derrick, and the arrival of ongino
and tools, four tnon arc required to drill
a well. These mon receive $3.50 por
day. Tho common well tenders, pipe
men, and the liko receive $50 per month,
or from $1.75 to $2 per day. Coopors
and carpenters get about $2.50. In re
fineries skilled laborers recoive $3 per
day, and still men, or common work
men, get about $1.75.—Harper's.
A natural bridge has rocoutly been dis.
covered in the Tout-. Basin, A. T., which
is 200 feet long, 500 fest wide an i 170
feet high.
onsoquencc
groat good fortune attended the patient
searchers in the recovery of nearly £50, -
001). Even to this day all tlio specie has
not been recovered from the wreck.
I’ossibly somo day a violent storm may
shift the bed of sand uow covering the
wreck, and thus afford scopo for further
operations."
Tlie Finger Nails.
A manicure said to a Pittsburg Dis-
patch reporter: Tho white spots on the
nail, which we wore told as children in
dicated gifts, aro really a nail diseaso,
resulting, I think, from slight diseases.
Hang-nails aro where the nail adhere to
the cuticle, and proves moro than any
thing olse the use of the manicure's art.
Hypertrophy often afflicts the nails,
causing an excessive growth nnd a dull,
yollowi-li color, and often produces ex
treme pain from ingrowing nails and
othor irritation. This can be remedied
by a skillful manicure, but cannot be
cured.
No man can lejrn whnt ho has not pre
paration for learning, however near to
his eyo is the object. A chemist may
tell his most precious secrets to a carpen
ter, nnd ho snail uovor bo tho wiser—the
socrets he would not utter to a chemist
for an estate.
Needy liOO newspapers iu the United
Statu beer the name “News.”