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THE MERCURY. as Second-class Matter at E "JZdcisvlllc )'asU>t]ice April V7, t8S0. Sandersville, Washington County, Ga. PUBLISHED BY a J. JK RnSTIQ-A^iN, proprietor nml Publisher. THE MERCURY. THE MERCURY. 1SS PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY. A J. JlUUilQAJi, Proprietor. NOTICE! DEVOTED TO LITKBATUBTt, AQBIOULTUIUS AND GENERAL UTFUAiIOKMOE, SUBSCRIPTION: $1.30 Per Annum. : ^ er ^ ea1, VOLUME VII. City of Sandoravlllo. THE STATUE OF LIBERTY, SAN DERS VILLE, GA.. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 2, 1886. NUMBER 27. All Communication* Intended for this Paper must be accompanied bp the full name of the writer—nol necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. We are in no way responsible far As views or opinions of correspond* cists. Mayor. j N. Gilmore, Aldermen, W. R Tmormr, B E. Houghton, J. B Roberts, A. M. Mayo. 8. G. Lang. THESOUTHERK STiTEB Ifgg m fiBK ADJOURN. DEATH OF MBS. 8TEWART. . BUDGET OF FUN. ! WSCniPTIox OP THE STATUE 7N X1>W YORK HARBOR, The News ol Interest Gathered Up In I'arn. arnitlis. j The Gift of the People of France to the People ef America. MISSISSIPPI, Fine iron ore is to be found on Pasca goula river, and the finest potterv clay exifitfl in Inrrro nnnniWioo nt \\f~ a iv.. Clerk. a o. Brown. Treasurer J. A. Ill WIN. Marshal. J. E. Wbddon, A, C. WRIGHT, attorney at law, 105 Bay St., Savannah, Ga. I^Twll.I. VHA0T10I5 IN ALL TIIE COURT8. 'TTlangmadeT ATTORNEY AT LAW, SANDERSVILLE, Ga. B. D. Evans, Jn ! EVANS & EVANS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW SANDERVILLE, GA. exists in large quantities at West Posen- goula. Seven confeicnccs and a $10,000 resi- <lcncc in Dallas, Texas, in part cotnpen- sate Bishop Galloway, of Mississippi, for (lie change from this State to Texas. About two hundred Mississippi hoys who applied failed to gain admission at the A. and M. college for want of room, every available place being occupied. Sunflower county has only two teach ers in the public school service who were ahlo to linss the examination required by law, and both of those were colored. TIIE LAST VAT OF THE GOXVES- * TION. Nome of the Important Actions That Were Taken. Panthers arc very troublesome to the fanners around Lctherton. Mr. T. J. Mntthcwson recently had fifty hogs killed by them. Hunters have been ufter them, und have succeeded iu killing a number of them, F, H. SAFFOLD, attorney at law, SANDERSVILLE, GA. Tho unveiling of Bartholdi’s great stnSun of “Liberty Enlightening tho World," nt Bodice's Island in Now York harbor, October 28, makes tho following description of the niagnilicont gift of tho French po iplo lo tho American poopleboth timely and interesting: 'lhis now wonder of tho world, now p‘n -oil in position <m its pedestal, on Hodloo’s lsluml, A large Mexican lion was killed about eighteen miles from Meridian last week by an old Indian chief of the Choctaws by tho name of Kewuuce. It was an enor mous animal, measuring nine feet two and a half inches from tip to tip and liiuu inches between the eyes, ALABAMA. A largo number of th# negroes of Lime stone county nrc making arrangements lo leave this fall for Mississippi and Ar kansas. At a called meeting of the Hardee Light Infantry, held in their nrmory in Selma, that company changed its tactics from Upton’s to zouave, also its name to Ala bama Zouaves. Subscriptions in Eufaiila to the St. An- Will practice in all the Courts of tha Middle Circuit and iu the countiei lurroHiding Washington. Special at* tuition given to commercial law. tho silo selected in Now York hiubor ly j drews Bay road have reached a few hlill- Uonoral William T. Klioi inan, as authori e l i died over $05,000. It will go above imdor tho net of Congress, Fabruary, HJ7, *75.000. Tho country below is rine for r. I Him O. 11. Itooens, HINES & ROGERS, Attorneys at Law, SANDERSVILLE, GA. Will practice in lie comities of Washington, Jefferwn, Jnlitmton, Emanuel and Wilkinson, pit in the U. 8. Court* for tlic South' rn Dis* trict of Georgia. Will ictus agenti in buying. Belling or rout- icgltcai E.lntu. Office on (Vest aido of Pntillc Square. Octll-tf deserves more than a 1 as.lng eomnicn', bo ing tho largest statue of tho anciont or mo I- i ern woil I. Some idea of its magnitude , may bo obtained from tho following fae's: Looming up :’.0"> feet nliovo tide wa or, tlio height of /no staturo is I 'd foot, 2 inches, thnt of tlio po l. -tal 111 loot, and tuo founda tion V.’ foot, IU In ll"S. The Statue Is con-tructed of coppor shoots •bib of an inch thick. Tha forefinger meas ures 8 foot in length nnd 5 foot in circuiu- ferom 0 at tho reconil .joint Tuo nail meas ures 14 iuclua in longih by HI in bioalth. Tho bend is 14 foot high. Tlio eyo is ‘itj Inches in width. Tlio noso is ft foot U iii lios long. Tho total weight of this stupondoui llguro is 440,i)0 1 pounds, of which 170,i 0) pounds nro copper, tho remainder being wrought iron. A) milt forty persons cau find standing Cf.W. H. WHITAKER, DENTIST, SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA. —TERMS CASH. Office a t his residence, on Harris street, Apr20-’8O H. S. HOLLIFIELD, Man & Stood, SANDERSVILLE, GA. Bayne's Millinery room within tlio head. A-ix-footmnio land ing on tho level of tho lips only reaches the eyebrow! Fifteen people might it arouni tho tlamo of tho torch, which elevation is reached by a s,.iral stuircaso within tho out stretched arm. Tho manner of properly lighting tho Statuo by means of electricity tins been care- | fully studied during the past throe year-, an 1 some of the most eminent electricians n tho j country have been consulted. Tlio system j adopted eiubrn es a powerful electric" light from tho torch, tlio iliuminaliou of the ! Statuo itsolf, and small clusters of lights iu j tho diadem. The means for pro urmg tho necessary plant, was \ otod by Congress. While discussing our godde-s, lot us turn | for a moment to heathen mythology, three i centures before tho birth of Christ, The elder Pliny informs us. that at tho entrance of tho Port of tlio City of llhodes. there stood tho most celehrat -I statue of antiquity, “The Colossus of lih des,’’astatuo of liolioe, the Sun-Go 1, mode of brass nnd 10") feet high, tostin': tho sum of :i >■; -alonts, or abo t $: 1,6, fit hi. After beiu : ere- ted it stood only INI yonrs, being thrown down by nu taitli- qimkoU.'l youis before ( lirist, to re nain on Office next door to Sir •tore, on Harris streol. BUY YOUIi w m -FROM JERKIO-AN. (None genuiii" without our trade mark.) WHAM) AND FOR SALE SPECTACLES, NOSE GLASSES, Etc., Etc. Watches, Clocks JEWELRY hEl’AinKD DT JER-dSTXGl-JLliT. the spot whoio it, fell ' M veil's, bein sold to u speculator lor old brass. After tlio Grecian enodi we puss on to modern tides and hud examples of Colossal Art, \et nothing that compares in magni tude with tho Bartholdi “Colossus of Lib erty." T his Colossus of tho Colossi of ancient, or modern art represents an outlay of more i than a million of francs ($2‘K),no.-), tho indi vidual subscrii t ions of thuorti/nnsof t rance, and stands in its mi] osing majesty higher than tho c ormons towers of tho grout Brooklyn Bridge, or tho steeple of Trinity Church- tho loltiost ehur.-h steeple in tlio I City of Now Yor .. Tlio total eust of statue, ! podestal nnd foundation is nearly olio million dollars. | A word hero is apropos as to its artistic ; merit. Tho pose, stride and gesture, with it* classic fare, are pronounced by art criti mis | perfect; tho drapery is both massive and I fine, ami in some parts is deli atonal silky ! in effect, as if wrought with a line 1 his d on i the smallest 8"ulo. The convention and execution ol tins groat 1 work of art are due to tlio otl'orts of the end- 1 neut From h sculptor Bartlioldi, wlio has do- ! votoil eight years of his life an I a part of I his ’private furtuuo to tho completion of a j task so nobly and generously supported by the French people. $75,000. Tlio country below is ripe for the business nnd will come up heartily. A two year old heifer belonging to Mr. ; E. T. Gli 1111, of Auburn, showed symp- - tons of rabbics a couple of dnys ago nnd | made it lively for every body she met. She was caught and tied to a tr"c iu n safe place, and further devclopcsnrc now awaited. This is the second animal of tlie kind belonging to Mr. Glenn which has gone mad. The other die I in a short time ufter the symptons wore observed, FI.OIUDA. Tom Acrefoot is the mime of a Key Wester whose feet nre sixteen inches long nnd six and a half inches wide. The Clinrlotte Harbor und Gulf City railroad company 1ms been organized with a capital stock of $150,000, with $20,000 to be paid in, and t lie balance held as a reserve fund, Thi* road is to run from Charlotte barber to Grove City on Kettle harbor. The $20,000 will cqnip and build the entire road, LOUISIANA. During the recent high water in Lake Maurepns hundreds of cattle were drown ed 011 the shore, anil a large number of doer that w ere driven from the swamp wercuruthlcssly slaughtered by the peo ple A meeting in opposition to tniscegemr tion lias been called for Novenher Hih at Trinity, Catahoula pnrish. General at tention has been awakened throughout she State, and this increasing evil is like ly to he largely checked, if not entirely The gcncrnl nssembly of Knights of Lnbor has closed its last session of the convention of 1880. The committee on co-operation recom mended that action be taken to put into effect practical co-operation, and a reso lution wns adopted thnt ten thousand dollars lie set apart each three month- for that purpose. Tho recommendations of tho general master workman on co-operation were re ferred to tho general co-opcrntivc board. A resolution wns adopted recommend ing that measures be taken to assist farmers in returning their lands. The special committee on financial and industrial depression submitted a long essay on the causes that hnva led to this depression nnd on the proper principle of production and distribution. At its afternoon session, the general nssembly renewed the demands made for legislation at previous sessions on the subjects of land, money, railroads, tele graphs, etc., instructed tho incoming legislative committee to press the snme and empowered the executive hoard to appoint a legislative committee to attend sessions of congress or any stnte legisla ture to further tlio objects of tlio order. Tho various special committees report opposing convict labor, the importation of Chinese labor, nnd insurance schemes ,'or the alleged benefit of employes of the Pennsylvania nnd Baltimore and Ohio railroad companies The committee on education was con tinued until next session. Tho general executive hoard was au thorized to purchase a home in Philadel phia for the family of tho late Uriah 8. Stevens, founder of tlio order of the Knights of Labor. A resolution was adopted donating to the Little Sisters of tlio Poor, of Rich mond the tables, trusses and muslin used in the armory hall during the session of tlio general assembly. All business linving been disposed of, Mr. Powderlv made a brief speech, con gratulating members of the assembly up on their good work and urging them to depart with a determination to push the work of inculcating the principles of the order. T. O’Reilly, of the telegraphers’ dis. trict of New" York, then sang the‘‘Ode of the French Proletariat,” tho delegates present joining in the chorus, and the general assembly was declared adjourned sine die nt 5:40 p. m. The VUsw si the Merchant Prlao* Pstsis Away. Mrs. Cornolia M. Stewart, wife of the late millionaire drygoods merchant, A. T. Stewart, died suddenly J fond ay morn ing at 10 o’clock, at her residence on Thirty-fourth street and Fiftli avenue, New York, of congestion of tho lungs and heart troubles. On Friday she took dinner with Mrs. Henry Hilton and on her way homo contracted a heavy cold. On Saturday she was so ill she was com pelled to go to bed, and Dr. Milner was sent for. On Sundny Mrs Stawart grew worse. Dr. Milner remained nt the house all night. At half past nine o’clock Monday morning, cx-Judge Horace Rus sell called at the Stewnrt mansion and* wns informed that although Mrs. Stowart spent a restless night, she was feeling better nnd was able to sit up in bed without great effort. A few minutes af ter one o’clock, cx-Judgc Russoll was surprised to learn from a uiesscngi r thnt Mrs. Stewart was dead. Mrs. Stewart was the eldest daughter of James Church, a pioneer merchant of New York City, bho wns horn in 18(13 nml was married to Mr. Stewnrt in 1823 by tlio Into Rev. Mr. Mitchell, Since the death of her husband, she lias led a retired life. In person she was small and of slendor form. HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM VARIOUS SOURCES. A Lesser Evil—Hair Liflers—Where They Come From—AV«» Mak ing: Good Headway—Native and Drummor, Etc. Ten minutes later a shrill cry cuts tho air: “Tom!” “Well, what you want, “Where's them chips;” “Out liore, I reckon.” "Well, you'd bettor have them In lioro now, mighty soon, or you’ll see what you’ll got.” Tommy is busily enguged rooting his nose into the ground •'mumbling the ! peg” when his sensitive nature is shocked A Lesser Evil. by a frantic yell of: “Ah, my friend,” said the affable “You, Tom Smith!” strunger as lie nlightcd and warmly shook “What you want?” the hand of an honest Dakota farmer, ‘T “Y oil’ll see what I want if I coine out am glad to meot you. You have a fitio thero with a slick.” place here, good buildings and a well "Well, what's your hurry for them cultivated fatm How is tho wife and blamed old chips!” little ones?” “I’ll hurry you 1 never you mind! You “Tolre’ble." 1 just keey right on, young man! I’ll tell “Glad to hear it. By tho way. Mr. your fatter 1 you'll sec!” Snoo/enbcrry, I see yon havo no light* “Well, I’m coming iu just a minute, ning rods, I want to sell you a couple “You’d better, if you know what s for your house and good for you.” “lie you a Ih’-htnin' rod agent!” cried Ton minutes latertho expectant mother tho old man with a look of relief. gluncos toward the woodpile. The empty “Yes sir.” basket is there, nnd she cntchcs a brier “Gimme yer hand again, then—thank glimpse of Tom nnd his partner in in- goodnoss it's no worse. Como into the iquity as they disappear far down the house and sit down—I thought at first road in tho direction of n pool of mud you was another candidate for soino nnd water in oquul parts called the county office 1" - EtteHine Bell. FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT. Twn Men Killed an tlm Fast Tesnessea Hull Hoad wear sliver Creek station. Ou the Georgia division of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad about two and a half miles below Silver creek station, Gcorgin, a terrible accident occurred Monday morning nt 8:15 o’clock. A rock train wns run into by freight No. 23, and an engine and several ears were thrown from the trnck nftd badly broken up. Two of tlio hands of the rock train, Henry G. Babb and G. T. Partridge, wero killed. The former in stantly. Thu engineer and fireman of the freight saved themselves by jumping. The car wheels ran over the thighs of Bnlib and his neck was broken. Par tridge received several laceiating wounds on tlio head and legs, nnd two ribs were Hair Lifters. “Yes, sir," snid tho Groat Traveler, “I have seen, with my own eyes, a wild Indian take tho scalp of n white mnn— nctunlly lift tlio hair from his head—nnd it made my blood run cold.” “That’s nothing,” said tho Scoptical Boarder, “that's nothing; right hero in Lynn, on Market street, I Eeve seen a limn nctunlly lako throe men in succcs ‘swimming hole." The mother then comes out and skir mishcB around pickingupher own chips, and as she does so her mind dwells long und fondly on a time soon to come, and ns she bends over tho basket sho thanks Heaven that thnt boy will have to come homo to sleep that night, and then n smile comos over tho sad face of the weary woman, her heavy eyes light up, her breath comos quick and short, and her lips tremble with delight ns sho says sion by tho scalp nnd actually lift their hair from their heads." Why, the man must have been crazy drunk or n lunatic, said the G. T. “Perfectly sane and sober ns I am,” re plied tlio 8. B. “Well, who in the name of goodness was he?” “lie was a harbor,” solemnly said tho 8. B.—Lynn Union. 'And if he don't git one good, warm in’ up than my name ain’t Mary Juno Smith.”—Detroit Free Frees. Was Making Good Headway. “Hollo, Harry, where have you been?” “.lust been down to see my girl’s father and ask him if I might marry her I” Why, that’o tlio third time you’ve broken, which caused internal hemor- Been to sco tlio old uiau on that errand, hnge, from which lie died in about four “Yes hours after tho accident. Jack Pruitt, n “Did you got nay cncouragemont;” ne_>ro brakesman on the rock car, was badly hurt. His light ankle wns dlslo cated and crushed under, his lip torn off and several teeth knocked out, leaving his face terribly swollen. The work of clearing tho track took several hours, de laying both tho north and south bound trains about nine hours. Clay-Eaters. 1 have seen "■undhillcrs” iu cortnin parts of North and South Carolina, nnd some within ten miles of Columbia, while engaged in eating their dinner, and have observed them consume, with ovident relish, large quantities of clay, and whut's more, 1 have joined in their frugal repast and partaken of some of the stuff myself, says a North Carolina doctor in the At- lnntn Constitution. It is nearly tasteless, hut some of the clay-eating epicures pro fess to enjoy it bccauso of a dolicato lln- vor it possesses. it is white, devoid O' Lots of it. ’1 he first time 1 went to 1 grit and not unliko the kaolin of which AUGUSTA. NORTH CAROLINA'S FAIR. Trying In Hrlllc tin- Iliu isirikc-linpor'nnl 1C ill I roii <1 N ego I in Mona. family j stamped out. vinoiNiA. arc suffering from the The crops drouth. The sumac trade has been nearly sus pended since frost, nnd merchants arc experiencing quite a dull and unsntisfac- JBlllullll tory fall trade, notwithstanding the great 1 „ 1( , |. ltter and long predicted boom which was to . * Tht , n the Aug At Augusta, Ga., Committed! at Wright spent Wednesday auditing nm arranging tlio indebtedness of the Kt ightu of Labor. He assures nil holding c 'aims against the knights hero that the) will he paid in full mid immediately. The committeeman says lie will cull on the mill presidents to-morrow and make nn honest endeavor to settle the difference. The directors of tlio Augusta ami Knox ville railroad company have indorsed the consolidation of the road into the Port Royal and Western Carolina. The s’oek- holders have boon called together to past on this consoli ration, which places undei one mat ngement the roads centering in Augusta controlled by the Georgia Cen- i tral. The substance of the steps iu eon- I solidati >11 nre as follows: The Port Royal and Augusta railroad ! company consented to the abrogation ol the lease of the Augusta and Knoxville railroad company, which wus accepted ItxhlblU Fine and Attendance l.ar*e-Hx- curalon of Northern Editors. The twenty-sixth annual fair of the North Carolina State Agricultural society began at Raleigh 011 Tuesday. It wus opened by Governor Scales. The attend ance was very large and the exhibits, particularly of cattle, were superb. The state department of agriculture makes a remarkably fine and complete display, which tillB a very large portion of the ex position buildings and contains many thousand articles, including ores and minerals, woods, gems, and all kinds of crude products. Tuesday eveniug a lurge number of northern editor* arrived and were welcomed bv Governor Beales and Mayor Dodd, of'that city. They met with the convention of northern-born settlers in this state. Wednesday night tlie city of Raleigh gave a banquet to the northern editor*. seo tho old gentleman he called in a ecr- vant and had me thrown out. Tkeaecond time lie told me I was an impertinent scoundrel, mid showed me tho door him •elf. Quito 11 concotslon, wosn’t it? Well, when I went to seo him to-day he t-uid lie couldn't think of letting Ids daughter marry me, and I might as well give him a rest.” “Was that nil?" “Yes, I feol greatly encouraged. I think we'll get married about Christmas.” KAll,ItOAl) EXTENSION. Where They Game From. The minister’s wife sat on the front porch mending the clothes of one of hor numerous progeny. A neighbor passing that way stopped in for a friendly chat. A large work basket half full of buttons snt on the floor of the porch. After various remarks of a go-eipy nature the visitor ■ aid: “)ou seem to he well supplied with buttons, Mrs. Goodman.” “Yes, very well, indeed.” “My gracious! if thero ain’t two of tlie saino buttons that my husband had on his last winter suit! I’d know ’em any where.” “Indeed;” add tho minister's wife, calmly, “I’m surprised to hear it, as all tin so buttons were found in tho contri bution box. 1 thought I might as well put them to some use, so I—what, must you go? Well, he sure and call again soon. "—Mi reliant Traveler. strike about this time. It seems rather an up hill business just now. NOllTIt CAROLINA. The Catawba fair is in progress nt Hickory. The Cape Fear Baptist association is | in session at Ahhotshurg, Bladen coun ty. Durham coutny now has an “Iude- j pendent Republican Anti-Prohibition” ; ticket. Augusta and Knoxville rail road company entered into a compact with the Greenwood, Laurens and Spar tanburg railroad company, tlio Gicenvillt and Laurens railroad company, the Sa vannah Valley railroad company, and the Port Royal and Augusta railroad com pany. A.HKIllCAN VOLCANOES KKUPTION. Panama.—The volcano of Tunguragua, . , n . . , , v.i. „ • in Ecuador, is continuously in activity. United States deputy marshals made a , Lftyu 1)0Urfl from u nt sh * ort i nt e rva |s, raid last week in l|ando P J , 1 while clouds of dust and ashes envelop they destroyed a still and » | tlie summit. The villagers in tlie north Davidson county, about six miles from j and 80Uth hftve expor i en c e d a good deal The contract lias been let for the build ing of the first 27 miles of the Georgia Central railroad’s extension from Good- water, Ala., to Birmingham. The com pletion of this gap with the Memphis and Birmingham road, now building, known as tlie Kansas City route, whicli the engineers suy will be finished by the first of July next,will give the northwest a direct short line railway connection with tlie southeastern gulf coast. Tho Georgia Central company ha* bought $00,000 worth of unimproved-property iu Birmingham udjoining the recent pur chase by tlie Kansns City road, to he used for a depot and machine shop sites, V MERCHANT HILLED. OUR CAPTURED. Merrfits f layer In rbe Tolls. Waco, Texas.—Detective M. E. Am mouetishero from Hillsboro where he scored n good piece of work in the cap ture of a murderer. Thero are some people in Waco who remember a large powerfully built man, who spent most ol his time hero for two or three weeks, disappearing about a week ago. < went under tho name of W. S. Yar borough, but was known in some circles “Tennessee” or “Arkansaw. Some DEPARTMENT xll in. a!. . ; n Rl ‘ the reqT Cl‘ «nd Rook work in First* 8 otyio, Promptly and at Rea sonable Prices, Adding cards, Visiting cards, ‘ business oardb, posters ball cards, handbills, programmes, STATE MENTB, ■ ErT EB HEADING*, dodgers, kAMIYLLETS, Tennessee ... — times ho worked as a carpenter ami at other times lie gambled, lie had a hah . too, of getting drunk nearly every Satm- duy. Hoarding House keepers will also remember him by the facility for evading meat of board hills. Detective Am- P'-y> Coffee, a Georgia after investigation, that he was one Jonu „ moonshiner, who killed Urn e< * ■ saw#}® 1 ”' immediately fled to this sue. A BEAR EATS A CHILD. r n Two Year Old GD-I TboHorrlble^mcof^o,,,,,. • , a two year old Monday mormn(- ri j brftckj saloon daughter of H - L , it)le death, being keeper, met with a on The littlc Keeper, mo* bear. - almost, eaten alive ^ {Rther ' s back yard one wns P 1 ". v ' I V'’ fence into the yard of and got through „nrr»ori Knr- a .neighbored saloon tbe ^ar named Kor- of his lot. , Q L-nnekod her down anu the hear, ^ to £JSher body, which mmenced de \V e g before she could "C Vinrrihlv mutu 0 4 ue r of the bear has as horribly „e rescued, beeu arrested on ■ j be rescued. ^ ^° c b a rga 0 f manslaughter. the former place, they destroyed another still and 600 gallons of beer. SOUTH CAltOLINA. The farmers’ convention will meet in Columbia November 10th, and remain in session aboutjhrce days. The secretary of state has forwarded to the clerks of court in all the counties blanks for the general election, with in structions for their use by managers and commissioners of election. One of the famous Mason cotton gins has been on exhibition in Columbia for some days. It is much admired because of the efficient work it does, and of its absolute freedom from danger. One of these gins will be on exhibition at (lie Georgia fair. Tlie approaching election in this state promises to be the quietest ever held iu South Carolina. There is no opposition whatever to the democratic nominees for state and county officers, and it is not likely that the negroes will vote at all It is certain, too. that an unusually light vote will be cast by the white*. of suffering. The Ulbinas volcano, in the south of Peru, is showing signs of activity. Al though smoke has been issuing from tIn- volcano since the dfiys of Columbu-, still the inhabitants of the locality are alarm ed at the increase of the volume of CONDUCTORS’ NATIONAL AK8EMULY. A TOWN DESTROYED. A fire at Pocahontas, Va., destroyed sixteen houses, including two hotels and several businoss houses. George Barbe \ of Lynchburg, Va., perished in tlie flnmes. Several other persons are miss ing. The fire is the work of an incendi ary. Heavy rain saved the town. The loss is $50,000; insurance unknown. The nineteenth annual convention of the Railroad Conductors’ Association of the United States and Canada is in ses sion at Baltimore. All ex-presidents and ex-vice-presidents were present, and An drew Quintin and John Houghtaling, tlie oldest conductors in tlie country, were invited to seats on the platform. Mayor Dodges delivered an address of welcome. In the absence of A. C. St. Clair, who was appointed at last convention, Ed- Burns, his alternate, delivered the annual address. Thomas L. Miller, a prominent tobacco dealer at Stephensport, Ky., was found dead in bed at Basley’s Hotel, Louisville, Ky., with a horrible wound just over his right eye. He had been out Bccing tlie town till a late hour, and having money he fell into the hands of a bad character who got him into a game of . cards and then knooked him on the head. He got to his hotel and went to bed und died during the night. Charles Mull, a saloon keeper, h&B been arrested, charged with the crime. ATLANTA’S NEW ROAD. The Native and (lie Drummer. Coming in over the Mouon Route a few days ago a Chioigo drummer sat musing bv the open window and wiping perspiration and coal soot from his brow, and, of course, occupy.ng two seals. Down in Indiana some place a native came in the smoker, und suys: “Shove along, stranger, an' give u feller a show. Been killing hogs and feel all uied up.” Then I he native sat down, settled himself comlortably, much to the drum mer’s disgust, and resumed: “Say, stranger, killing hogs is hard work. Did you ever kill any hogs?” But the drummer did not tondescend to answer. “By gosh,” continued the irrepressible Hoosier, “we Killed the biggest hog yes terday that was ever killed in Injeany. I low much do you s'pose thnt hog weighed;” Still no answer. “lie was so tarnnl big that it took eight of us to I ft him up to the hatn- stit k, it did, h'gosh. You huin’t no idea how much that hog weighed, have you, stranger';" “No,” I haven’t,” tlie drummer finally blurted out; “how much did your plagued hog w.-igh?” “I don’t know, mister. We didn’t weigli him?”—Chicago Herald. plates and saucers are made. Thero is nothing disagreeable about thisclnv and it may be taken into the stomnch with impunity. It is not injurious us an article of diet, indeed many contend that it in sures longevity and wards off Bovcrul dis eases. There nro well authenticated in stances of wonderful longevity among “clay eaters.” and it is well understood by such of the faculty as have studied the subject that nono of the “sandhillora” over sutler with indigestion or dyspepsia, and 1 lia\e never known one to die of con sumption; in fact, foolish ns it may Beem, lam constrained to believe thnt this strange habit exempts the “clay-eaters’' from niunyof tlioailraouts to which therest of the human family are heirs. Of course there is nothing very succulent or nutri tious about a slice of clay, but it cer tainly allays the gnawings of hunger. This is done by distending the walls of the Moinft 'h. It is not to he expected that a clay diet will take entirely the place of bread and meat, hut it does this t.o a certain extent. In ray country practice, which occn sionallv t arries me out into tho sandhills (occasionally I say, for although the satid- hillcrs nre tlie sickliest looking, most cadaverous and woe ho-gono beings iu tlie world, they are the healthiest), I have good opportunities to study their pecu liar habits. Th yean sub-ist on exec <1- ingly limited quantities of meat: in fact they get very little lo eat, und tlint fat bacon, about thrice a week They are not lazy, but decidedly shiftless They nre troubled with few wants, however, and these arc supplied easily. “Do they e t only one sort of clay.' “As a general thing, yes,” w.ra th reply, “hut sometimes their table is gar nislied by a kind of yellowish marl,some what scurce, which they consume with a koen relish. It is said to taste -w et, and they use it as a des-ert. They, liowe er. draw tho line iit rod clay. Tuis not even their ironclad stomachs can digest. ‘Don't you eat red clay ?’! a-ked u gawky old fellow. ’No, surreo.” was his ani mated response; ‘1 have occasionally had cr brick in iny list, hut I’ll be blamed ef I hanker ufter making my bowels a brickyard.’ ” A KAILROAD SYNDICATE. A syndicate has been formed in New York for the purpose of paying off $3,- 000,000 floating debt of the Richmond and (Vest Point terminal company, and carrying the debt so as to allow that company to take its property from the Richmond and Danville system. It is stated that some of tbe directors are in favor of paying the debt off altogether by means of assessing the stock or re questing contributions from the stock holders, hut they disagree on this point CUTTING*!* LATEST SCHEME. Cutting is at El Paso oeaoooting a scheme to enlist ten thousand men to in vade Mexico for the purpose of conquer ing the three States of Chihuahua, Son ora and Durango, and erecting a republic. A YOUNG MOTHER’S DEATH. Mrs. G. E. Chandler, of Columbus, Ga.,- died at Bamberg, S. C., last night, leaving an infant only five days old. She had been married scarcely twelve mop tbs and her death is extremely sad. The Atlanta, Mississippi and Atlantic railroad has attracted much attention nnd las aroused enthusiastic inter- interest. At a meeting of the Sheffield company, a subscription of $25,000 was authorized to be made to the road. There is no sort of doubt but that, the country between Sheffield and Atlanta will subscribe liberally. Colonel A. S. Colgar, of Nashville, was elected president of the Sheffield company. The Oliedlcnt. slieerful spirit Hnd the alacrity Origin of Some First Families of the Metropolis. A New Y'ork letter to the Ciucinmif Engineer says: Tlio genealogical record of some of the first families is threatened by an exposure which may make soni" wince, hut no true American will In ashamed of an humble origin. in fact there is but little room for blasting among the New York millionaires. Fe tor Gilsey began as a journeyman piano- forte maker, and Hie founder of Cooper institute first appears in tho directory an “Peter Cooper, machinist.” The lire voorts were market gardeners. Aider- man Carman, who left a round million, was a house carpenter. A. T. Stewart, began by teaching a small school. The HIGHWAYMEN AT WORK. A special from Des Arc, Ark.,' suys: While County Treasurer Ward was going home from his office a couple of men seized him, threw a coffee sack over his head, beat him badly and took hi* keys and robbed the office of over $11,000. He was knocked senseless, and when found his legs were tied together. No clue to the robbers. , , . , - . , millionaire Vermilye* were the sons of a displayed by the average American hoy 8exton of a downtown church. Cyrus in obeying maternal mandates would I w pieldjirst opened tia leas a dealer iu have made our I uritan lathers weep jn ( nw L. Hummel began as an er with; |0 y could they have lived to witness nl £ d boy in 8ame „ rt j ce f n wh i h lie , .. , is now partner. William Libboy, .or- ihe modern mother says coaxing ly: merly of ‘ A T Stewart & Co., and nowj.i ow Tommy, run and get mother a retjr £ d mi u iollairo> wa8 the son of a New- basket of chips. “ burgh carpenter. “Don t want to,” says Tommy prompt- T ° he first Astor that (;amo to Ara(;r i c( v ‘J- „ „ ...... was a butcher and had a stall in Fly mar- “But you must,” says his mother,with ket Hufu8 Story, who is now the mil some firmness. 1 l onaiie veteran of Front street, begin ^ “V\ hy can t someone else do it I whines ii ere a8 a hard-worked hoy in a cheap Ioln ™y' . , grocery, .lay Could wax i i early life it ‘ Because there is no one else here to , c i erk j n a country store, and felt that lie Now you run right along. wus doing remarkably well xvhen he pod- do it. NINE MEN DROWNED. Particulars have been received of the loss, off Singapore, recently, of a boat containing nine men belonging to the bark Earl of Jersey, of Cardiff. The men were attempting to rescue a boy ■who had fallen overboard, when their boat swamped, and all ware drowned. Thus commanded Tommy gingerly ; d [ ed ma pgin Delaware county. Render, picks up the ba'Ttet and disappears, mut- i jj. wd | no p ,j 0 to dispute the day of small teriug something about having to “work ’ thing8 _ Why) evel i the Spoffords were liko a slave all the time. shoemakers, the Stevenses kept tavern, I ivo minutes, later his mother goes to and t )ie AVolfes can be traced back to a the door and c.ies out : gin-mill. Let the genealogical fiend do You, Tom: where 8 them chips? his worst, he will still find that wealth, ‘Y a-as, purtysoon,’ is the reply. Uke charity COV ers a multitude of sins “I’ll ‘pretty soon you if you don t march yourself along here in mighty short jhe Island of Chiloe, on the southwest order! ’ coast of South America, has 300 days of “All right,” is Tom’s ambiguous reply cold rain and sleet in the year. Yetaca- as he sits down for a game of “miuaplo- tfvrrhs and pulmonary troubles nre said the-peg with a neighbor s Ooy who has to tie very rare among the native dwellers suddenly hove in sight. in’WlS'reraarkablo climate. H&SISt mm ifl