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Newspaper Page Text/ the mercury. "l^tered ae Second-class Hatter at Am sandersvllle Postoffice April 97, i»80. Sindersfille, Washington County, Ga. PUBLISHED BY a J, JERNIGAN&CO. ** proprietors and Editors. Subscription: $1.60 Per Tea, THE MERCURY. A, J, JEllNIOAN it CO., Proprietors, DEVOTED TO L1TERATU11E, AGRICULTURE AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. SUBSCRIPTION! $ 1.50 Per Annum, VOLUME VII. SANDERSVILLE, GA., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1887. NUMBER 42. THE MERCURY. othttobiim. NOTIOEI All Communications intended fee this Paper must be accompanied n Me full name of the writer net necessarily for publication, but as m guarantee of good faith. We are in no way responsible far me views or opinions of correspond' ents. Clip of laadavsrillo. Manor. J, N. Oilmobb, Aldermen. W. R Tmamr, B. E. Rough-ton, J. B. Roberts, i If. Mato. i. a. lavo. Clerk. 0. 0. Brow*. Treasurer J. A. iRWnr. Marshal. J. 1. Wsddob, A. C. WRIGHT, attorney at law, 106 Bay St., Savannah, Ga. MTWIIX PRAOTICR IN AT,I, TUB OOUBTA B, S. LANGMADE ATTORNEY AT LAW, BANDERS VILLE, Ga. B. U. Ktihi, B. D. Btiki, A EVANS & EVANS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW SANDERVILLE, GA. F. H. SAFFOLD, attorney at law, SANDEBSVULE, GA. Will praotice in all the Court* of the Middle Circuit and in the counties unrounding Waehington. Special at tendon given to commercial law. F. K. Htxss. 0. H . Roosni, HINES & ROGERS, Attorneys at Law SANDER8VILLE, GA. Will practico in tho countlci of Washington, Jeltcrion, Jol.unton, Emanuel and Wilkinion, »nd In tho U. 8. Court* for the Southern Die- tiict of Georgia. Will netiiH agenti in buying, idling or rout irg Real F,,lato. OAiee on Went side of Public Square. Oetll-tf G. W. H. WHITAKER, DENTIST, SANDERSVILL.E, GEORGIA. TERMS CASH.— SOUTHERN ITEMS. NEWS NOTE8 GATHERED FROM VARIOU8 8ECTION8. Miss Hose E. Cleveland, sister of the president, is expected in Orlando some time time this winter to visit a Mrs. Duncan residing there. A resident of Orlando has a Mexican choclio on exhibition. It is similar to an egg plant, and it is hie intention to ex periment with tho seeds on Florida soil. The Methodist college north will be lo cated at Orange City. Twenty-two thou sand dollars have been raised. The prospects aro bright for a prosperous in stitution. BOUTII CAROLINA. A SHOCKING AFFAIR. Taylor Warren, colored, is in jail at Yorkvillo awaiting trial for breaking into n,. t;onl „ y get orGilmcr County, Ga., n*. tho Btorc of Herndon Bros., at Yorkvillo. I a shocking Honsniion. Ho lias confessed his guilt. ACROSS THE WATERS. A big sensation lias been developed in Incendiaries attempted to destroy tho Sllijay, Go. On Sunday night the fnm- cornhouso of T. L. Cave, of Hampton ilyofJohnE. Newberry was reposing in sleep, and the first intimation lie had of county. Tho fire was discovered and ex. tinguished before any great damage was done. Black, Carpenter & Davies, at Black's in York county, have modo an assign ment, Dr. John G. Black being tho as signee. The assets of the firm are stated at $7 ,200, with liabilities amounting to $0,600. An attempt was made to burn the corn house of. Sir. W. 8. Gocley, Snider’s cross roads, in Colleton county. Tho fire was discovered in time to bo extin- the impending danger was the unlooked for appearance of three burly men, dis guised, with a lamp, a double-barrel snotgun and a thirty-eight Smith & Wesson pistol. IIo jumped out of lied and Uioy proceeded to beat him with a largo hickory stick about four feet long, twisted nt one end, tho other end being about as large as a man’s wrist. During the melee which ensued Newberry’s wife toro away tho masks of two of them, and saw who thoy were. Ho told them if thoy would let him go he would not tell guished bofore any great damage could ! who they were, whereupon they replied be done. John Wiley, a notorious negro, jumped out of a railroad car window in Alnchua county recently while under arrest. There was a ropo about his neck. An cud caught in tho car and ho was choked to death. Figures from tho tax books of Florida show the total value of all kinds of prop- ortp to be $70,010,042. Tho railroad companies pay taxes on $12,762,331 worth of property, Tho total stato tax is $328,038, and the county tax is $000,- 870. I. S. Giddeons & Co. will commeneo work on their brick building at Tampa next week. It is to bo a handsome two- story building. General J. B. Wall says that ho will havo tho handsomest front on his new brick building in the city. Work is progressing nicely. Tho wife of C. L. LeBaron, of Pensa cola, while looking over some letters was surprised to find a valunblo document musty with age, which her fathcr-ln-luw had given her in 1840. It was a certifi cate for $500 worth of vuluablo stock. The estate not yet having been settled up, alio will como into tho possession of tho sum called for by tho certificate. She had forgotten tho gift until after nearly forty yenrs had elapsed. She was re minded of it by the document falling from a bundlo of chocolate colored let ters. Considerable indignation exists among the bar pilots at Pensacola over the fact that the barkentino Cushing Blipped into port Wednesday without pilotage. Thin is said to be only tho second instnneo of the kind for the past two yenrs, known to tho pilot’s association, and steps are likely to bo taken to compel the Cushing to pay tho pilotage she avoided, and if it is not attempted it will be because of the frequency of her visits to that povt, as ■ j”““‘ alio goes there throe or four times annu- \ ally. The Cushing will be remembered | The military company organized by ns tho vessel iu which Brown, ttie Swed- the young Indies of Crystal Springs will Colonel Hice, state superintendent of education, does not aim to stay in Col umbia only when it is licccisaryto attend to ofllcinl duties. He will spend most of bis time visiting different countiei and inspecting the schools. It was rumored on tho streets of Greenville that a negro was iu town who had just been brought down from the mountains, and who did not know until lie was told that the negroes lia 1 been freed from slavery. A correspondent traced the rumor and succeeded in inter rogating tho alleged reclaimed slave, lie found a negro, black, shabbily dressed and with a dull, senseless look, below that of the ordinnry darkey. The story he tells is that since the war he hae been working for a mail named Holly, away back in ono of tho narrow valley* around “Hog Back’’mountain; that he was not allowed to come buck to hiskins- people, and that he was flogged by his innater, who never paid him any money ami gave him but little clothes. Hig name is Calvin Gurmany. His brother lives near this city. Ho says that after tho war Calvin strayed off to the moun tains, and was not heard of by his family until last Christinas, when he heard that ho was being kept as a alavo by a man in that section. He went after him and claims that ho found him treated, whipped and confined just as in slavery tiinoa.” His story created some excite ment among tho negroes, who firmly beliovotlio man lias been kept these long years iu the solitary mountain fastnesses in ignorance of his raco’s freedom else where. MISSISSIPPI. Work on the street railway in Green ville lias commenced. with an oath that they would kill him. His wife seized the gun and wrenched it from tho man who held it, when he grabbed her by tho hair of the head and jorked her down. They then seized 1 Newberry by the hair of his head and i drnggod him some twenty steps from tlie house nnd knocked him down with a The last beer license lias expired in Durant, and tlic town is as dry as a «r OfTtoo at liis residence, on Harris strest, A pi 20-'S0 H. N. HOLUFIELD, SANDERS VILLE, GA. 's Millinery Office next door to Mrs. Bay Store, on Harris street. HUY YOU 11 -FROM- JBBlTia-AN. (None genuine without our trade mark.) ish suicide, nrrived about two weeks ago. , Tho South Florida exposition will lie held at Orlando, beginning on Tuesday, February 16. The grounds, which huve been tondcred by the citizens of that en terprising city, will comprise a race course, including a lake, nnd also ample accommodation for the display of vnrted exhibits of tho growth and products of Florida, especially thoso of the counties of Orange, Volusia, Sumter, Folk, Hills boro, Hernando, Brevard, Wade, Mana tee and Monroe. The exhibits will also embrace mineral, mochanical and such other articles or productions as may lend interest or value to the exhibition. ON RAND ANI) FOR SALE SPECTACLES, NOSE GLASSES, Etc., Etc. Watches, Clocks JEWELRY J'ERisrxa.Aisr. OUR Dr, King Wylly, of Sanford, has nn arango which he lias just received from Messina, Sicily, which came from tho fa mous orange tree planted by Pope Ilon- oriuB III. in the 8t.. Sabina convent gar den 005 years ugo. It is firmly believed by the monks of tho Dominican order to flourish or fail with tho fortunes of the order, bo that it has lately been greatly the worse for the suppression of tho con vent in Northern Italy, though tho resi dence of Pcro LaCordairo within the con vent proved exceedingly beneficial to it, and his visit has even caused now suckers to sprout. The trunk of the tree is about twelve inches in diameter, and about twenty feet high The orange was sent to Dr. Wylly by Wallace S. J ones, of Monticello. Property has advanced somo in and around Scottsboro. The Talladega warehouse company has declared a dividend of 8 per cent. DEPARTMENT h supplied with all tho requisites for doing all kinds of Job nnd Book work in Fust* Class Stylo, Promptly and at Rea sonable Prices. WEDDING CARDS, VISITING CARDS, BUSINESS CARDS, BALL OARDL POSTERS, HANDBILLS, PROGRAMMES, STATEMENTS, I-ETTIR BIASINGS, BOBMRS, PAMPHUnS, ■era. no The GndBden News and Times have consolidated and will publish a daily. Dr. B. B. Smith, of Larkinsville, lost about $5,000 by the firo which burned bis storehouse and stock some days ago. Coal has been discovered in Calhoun county, in Alexandria valley, near An niston. It is believed that this mine is extensive. The Incandescent electric light com pany is locating its poles in Birmingham, nnd work will begin on the plant imme diately. A party of 125 Northern tourists reached Tuskaloosa last Saturday, and spent three or four hours looking at points of interest in and around tho town. Gadsden held an enthusiastic railroad meeting last Friday night. In twenty minutes $25,000 was subscribed to the Anniston and Cincinnati railroad. The prospect is flattering for the early com pletion of the road. Mr John Lawrence Louratta, one of Mobile’s oldest and wealthiest citizens, was sand-bagged while at Biloxi, Mis*., Saturday night. Ho had gone down to the Mobile bound tram to give to the -dTctor of the train the key to the be called “the Mikado, Eight thousand bales of cotton arc held in tho warehouse at Aberdeen, waiting for n rise before putting it on the market. Two negroes swapped wives in Cal houn county recently. Articles of agree ment were drawn up to clinch the bnr- gnin. At tho recent term of tho circuit court in Pike county the graud jury in dicted tlie Illinois Central railroad for working its men in the shops atMcComb City on Sunday. The hooks of the Louisville, New Or leans and Texas railroad show that over 500,000 bales of cotton havo been shipped over that road in the past four months. Friday evening last, Mr. Wm. Pibus, living near Chewalls, started home on iiis mule. It was intensely dark and the rain poured in torrents. His mule came home without the rider, when, upon search being made, he was found speechless from cold and exposure. lie died shortly after being discovered. At a concert given by Professor Er rington at Brier Hill, liankin couuty, Mr. Willie Manning, one of tho per formers, about twenty-tivo years of age, was shot by another performer while both were on the stage, and seriously wounded. The revolver used was thought to havo been properly loaded for the occa sion, but it contained a heavy charge of powder tightly wadded with tallow. It maul, nnd, thinking him dead, skipped t ttes- out. Newberry and his wife fought pcrately for their lives, and when they dragged him out of the house her screams brought Mr. David Fowler, a brother-in-law of Newberry. He found Newberry in an unconBcious condition, bis shoulders, tho back of his neck terri bly beaten mid bruised. His body Mon day morning was bloodshot and black looking, and his neck swollen larger than a man’s double fist. Newberry was accused of reporting men in that community to the revenue department, nnd this affair is supposed to be the outgrowth of malice towards hint from some parties who suspected his reporting. A brother of Newberry Muted to mi attorney that some other party had been reporting and gave his brother’s name as a witlicss, and when required to lie swore what lie knew ns a truthful Bxotteaeat la Ik* Lsslts Stack Kachan**-- Panic la Lanina mad Parts, There was intonso excitement on tho stock exchange all Thursday afternoon, nnd at the oloso of the market a panicky feeling prevailed. The unfavorable state of the market waa due chiefly to reports of heavy failures on the Paris bourse and to a rumor that a large banking institu tion in Berlin had collapsed. Panie on the atook exchange set in with the greatest fores in tho afternoon. Earlier in the day English buying met the continental rush to sell, but later alarm seized English operators, and tho torrent of aellera became so great that dealers rsfused to make prices. The wildest rumors were credited, and tho host home and foreign seourietios wero largely sold. Business continued active in tho street until “petito bourso’’ quota tion* were received, which showed tho pnnic waa intensifying on the continent and caused depression and anxiety. At the close the reckless selling of railroad securities was partially chocked by Now York buying, besides England, Berlin and Paris threw large mosses of stock on the market. LABOR STRIKERS. AT PARIS. At Parii throe per cent rentes declined and were quoted nt 70 francs, a fall of 2 fruncB and 45 centimes from tho closing quotations of the dny previous. Bourso opened depressed. Besides po litical rumors nnd gonornl financial mis trust, the suspension of all credit modo the transaction of business almost an im possibility. An opinion prevails that un less tho banks and great capitalists como to the relief of the market, disastrous failures are inevitable. EVICTING TENANTS. A nisody Haul* Take* Plaea In Texan In Which Four Men are Killed. A deadly battle was fought four miles of Dekalb Texas Tuesday. Four urnlo members of a family named White wore pitted ugainst Colonel John E. liosscr, his son Willie, aged flfteon years, nnd a hired man named Mullens. The affray resulted in tho killing of threo of the Whites and Colonel Rosser, and the wounding of Rosser’s boy. The affray occurred at tho home of the Whites. Ros ser, after being shot through tho neck and having, as he supposed, Been all of his cnomies killed, mounted his horse and rode half a milo to his house, dying as ho entered his own door. Iiis son Willio was left with tho dead men at the house of White. Rosser had sold to White and his sonB a tract of land for which they had not paid. A suit for evictment was brought and docided in Rosser’s favor. Rosser thought the writ had not been enforced promptly enough, and lie started with his son nnd a hired man to enforce it himself. Informally. Rosier and the party were invited in when they reached the houso of Whito, and after a few words, firing began. J. O. Whito and his two sons, Walter and Law- son, wero killed. Young Rosser was inside and his version of the affair is as follows: Tho elder Whito shot him and his father, and he shot old man White once and then turned his Winchester on the Whito boys to keep them from shoot ing his father. About fifteen shots were firod and with deadly effect, The hired man, Mullens, has not yet been found, and it is not known what part he took in the awful tragedy. A STEAMER ABLAZE. storeroom of h« restaurant, wAhs& be delivered; then he started up the track toward Wantreas hotel, lowing the trsin remaining at the station. Pres S/he found himself followed by three U one of whom got in front of him while the other two assaulted him behind .’ u , i. Th* man in front struck took effect in the shoulder, inflicting a painful won id which may prove fatal. LOUISIANA. Over $400 has been subscribed for the building of tlio Young Men’* Christian association at Minden. The St. Gabriel levee is now completed It measures seventy feet base and twelve feet high and contains about 85,000 cubic yards of dirt. Alexander Young and Nathan Surgon, alias Mickons, escaped from the Terre bonne parish jail last thursday night by breaking one of the iron bars in the lin tel or transom over the outer door. Last Thursday, at William’s mill, eaat of Tangipahoa river, Mr. Alfred Hughei was killed in a fight with two men named Parks and Carpenter. Hughes had ac cused the others of hog stealing, and the matter was brought up when the parties met at the mill and led to a fight. While Hughes was engaged with one opponent, the other came up and boat him on the head with a wagon spoke, breaking hii skull. He died that night. The two men were arrested and lodged in jail, The Amite City regulators have not disbanded it seems, though they have been quiet of late. The Gazette says: “At about 0:30 o’clock Wednesday night while there were yet a number of persons out of their beds, an equestrian masquer ading party was observed parading the streets of our town. A dance wa# in progress at a residence, and as the party rode by one of them called out “balance all I" This attracted the attention of the dancers, and some of the young men went out to get a look at the strangers. It is said that they numbered thirty-two and were all in uniform, the horse* bcinj: draped in white. Their presence createc no little excitement.” The Hteanuhlp Cherokee, of the Clyde 1.1m-, Slightly Damaged by Fire. The steamship, Cherokee, of the Clyde line, bound for New York, caught lire after leaving the dock st Charleston. Tuesday morning. The fire broke out in the afterhold in cotton. The steamer ^nailed tugs and was quickly redocked. The firo department responded promptly to the summons and the fire was soon under control. There was no panic on board, although there were about forty passengers, including a number of ladies. Tho damage was slight. The fire was completely extinguished in a few hours. It occurred in a watertight compartment of the afterhold and was confiued to the spot where it started. The cause of the fire is unknown. The damage to the ship and her cargo was trifling. While flooding the hold, James Warren, the ship's quartermaster from Norfolk, Va., was struck by a falling box and seriously injured. The passengers, with their baggage, were sent north by rail. Lawrence fell unconscious on the Mr. Lawie _ then proceeding ^relieve Mr. Lawrence of $400 he had in his person when the passenger train came along. LULA HURST MARRIED- Miss Lula Hurst, the electric girl of Georgia, was married on Wednesday night last at Cedartown, Ga., to Mr, Paul Atkinson, of Chattanooga, Tenn. IRISH ITEMS. The Limorick municipal council lias refused to celebrate tho Quocn’s jubilee, on the ground that tho Queen has visited Ireland only twice and has never assisted Irish charities. Michcal Davitt nnd his wife arrived at Dublin Thursday, and wore enthusiastic ally greetod. They woro escorted to their hotel by a torch-light procession and bands of music. A BIG FIRE IN MOBILE. Property Considerably Dnm«#rd-On« Mon Klllod and Other* Ml**ln*. A fire at Mobilo, Ala., Monday morn ing destroyed the wholesale drug house of M. T. Sprague & Co., at No. 14 N. Water street. The building and stock nro a total loss. Tho loss on the build ing is $8,000; insured for $5,000, nnd on stock $20,000; insured for $12,000. Ad joining buildings wero slightly damaged. A. Barnstein & Co’s stock of boots and shoes was damnged considerably by water, nnd is insured for $7, 500. Dur ing tho progress of tho fire, tho rear wall of tho Sprague building fell upon the two-story brick next cast and broke in tho roof and walls, which fell upon a number of men ongaged in removing a stock of liquor therefrom, belonging to James McDonnell. The heavy barrels nnd mass of brick which fell covered Mr. McDonnell and killed him instantly. Mr. McDonnell was head of the firm of wholesale grocers of thnt name doing a largo business for a number of yenrs on Commerce street. Frank McLnrny, mora- ber of tho same firm, was seriously but not fatally injured. Others nre thought to bo under tho mass of biick. Boston, Massachusetts. Mint Owe Tie* Up by Then. Tho employes of the South Boston horse railroad, .at a meeting Monday morning, voted unanimously to tie up the roads, nnd in pursuance of the vote no ears were tnkon out that morning. The men aro opposed to tho present superin tendent, and want ten hours’ work of a twelve hour dny. Thedifficulty seems to 1)0 chiefly in making out tables. The company claims that it is impossible to nrrnngo them so as to ffivo ten hours in side of twelve and tho proper time for meals. The track layers and car repairers of the South Boston road havo jotnod tho strikers. After tho determination to tie up .tho road committees were at once ap pointed to patrol the streets and notify ull patrons-o‘f the rond that there were no ears running thnt morning, and to watch tho stables nnd inform all of the employes who nppeared to go to work that their brothers had docidod upon a tie up. Every man who voted to tie up also took a pledge to abstain from all intoxicating liquors whilo the tie up might laet. During tho morning every stable was guarded by employes of the road to pre vent morning cars being taken out. A detachment of policemen was sent to the stables to protect the property of the road, and any men who might undertake to run out a car. Up to noon not a non union man had appeared upon the scene nt cither stabio to tnko out a oar. rho directors of tho company met and decided to advertise for men at onco to fill tho places of strikers. The directors expressed thomselves as determined to fight the matter to tho last. AT WOROBSTER, MASS. All members of the Knights of Labor now working in boot and shoo shops at Worcester, Mass., tho proprietors of which refuse to treat with committees of labor organizations and state that they will make terms with employes only ns individuals, havo been ordered to quit work to-morrow by tho joint executive board of tho Knights of Labor. Tho or der is intonded to get out workmen who aro now at work on shoes filling orders. If these orders aro not filled on time con siderable loas will be caused, and to pre vent this tho executive board expect the manufacturers will como to terms. The manufacturers will wait, howover, to see how strong the organization is before thoy call for a conference. MUTINY AMONG CONVICTS. At tho stockade for convicts on the Asheville and Spartanburg railroad, at Gash’s creek, four miles from Asheville, N. O., a mutiny of tho prisoners occurred Monday night. About forty of the hun dred convicts stationed there refused to retire for the night, nnd the officers who went inside to adjust matters were stoned from a bariel of rocks they had for some time been accumulating. Tuesday morn ing when ordered out to work they re fused to do so, and defiantly cursed the guard, composed of only ten men. Sixty of tho convicts came out, the other forty refusing. This placed the guards iu a dilemma. They fired over the heads of the defiant convicts, but this only en raged them tho more, nnd they swore they were not nftaid of blank cartridges. Small shot was procured and the guards fired into the mutinous crowd and wounded a number of them in tho legs. This brought them to terms, nnd several of them were taken to tho hospital. THB SITUATION AT MASHOWAn. BURNED TO DEATH. William Farris, employed by the Dela ware iron works, Wilmington, Del, was made the victim of a practical joke Thursday, by his fellow workmen, which cost iiis life. He was dozing nt noon, when one of his companions threw some blazing cotton waste in his face. It set iiis clothes on fire, and lie was burned so badly he died in a couple of hours. He refused to tell who wus responsible for iiis death, nlthoughhe knew. The Republlque Fiancaise of Paris, publishes a dispatch from the Suez, which states that in tho battles between the Abyssinians and Italians, near Massowah, January 25th and 26th, tho Abyssinians enptured all the guns possessed by the Italians, It also says that of 148 Italians who were engaged in the fights, not more than fifty escaped. The dispatch adds that tho Italians havo evacuated all their advanced positions, and that tho AbysB- iuians have already attacked and carried the first line of Italian entrenchments around Massowah Tho latter success, it is stated, was achieved by the Abyssin ians on Hie 27th of January, the day after the destruction of tho Italian forces in the field, and tho latest intelligence re ceived indicated that it was doubtful whether the Italians would be able to hold out at Massowah until the arrival of reinforoements. A TRIPILE HANGING. A mob of masked men, about thirty- five strong, entered the jail at Scguin, Guadalupe couuty, Texas, Wednesday morning, and after overpowering the jailer took three negroes, Coly Thomp son, Andy Williams and Warren \\ ilson, and hanged them to treos in full view of the town. On each victim was tacked this notice: “Killed for murder and arson.” None of the mob hns been ar rested. OUR GOLD EXPORTS. The gold exports this year was ordered Tuesday by Heidelbach, Ickellicimer & Co., who have taxon $800,000 in gold bars from the assay office for shipment to Europe. This was a decided surprise. There is no apparent reason for such a slrpment, and it is concluded it was to serve some special purpose. LOOKOUT AT PHILADELPHIA. Monday morning the Clothing Ex change of Philadelphia, Pa., carried out its threat and the Clotliing manufactur ers composing that body closed the doors to cutters who are Knights of Labor. The latter are defiant, and are determined to fight the employers to the end. The lockout throws 1,000 cutters out of cm ployment and fully ten times that num ber of others who depend on them for employment. NO HORSES TO BE EXPORTED. The government of Russia has forbid den the exportation of horses from tlin country. The French government has WASHINGTON ITEMS. SOLDIEFIS ASLEEP. HlaNewWarVeecele to be Conetructod-Tho Pectofltce Appropriation Hill. As a result of the consideration of the various bills lookitig to the construction of new naval vessels, the sub-committee of the houso committee on naval affairs hns drafted a bill which was laid before tho full cominittco, providing for tho construction or two stoel cruisers of 40, 000 tons burden of tho Newark typo; cost, exclusive of armament, of not more titan $1 ,800,000 each; to bo equipped witli tho best type of modortt engines, boilers nnd machinery; four steel gun boats of 1,700 tons displacement. All of tho vessels are to be built as far as may be in compliance with the terms of the act of August 8, 1886. The bill appro priates $2,400,000 to begin tho work. Tho postofflee appropriation bill was reported by tho seuato committeo on ap propriation*. Tho committeo made but two amendments. Tho first was Mr. Frye's proposition for tho foreign mail service so changed as to appropriate $500,000 for tlio carriage of mails to Brazil, Argentine Republic, Uraguay and Paraguay. The contracts for this service are made subject to tho approval of con gress. Tho other amendment gives au thority to put letter boxes in buildings whioh are freely opened to the public during business heurs, modifying to that extent tho house jpiovision limiting the authority of the department in this re spect. The president has accepted the resigna tion of Gen. P. M. B. Young, of Georgia, consul-general at St. Petersburg, but 1ms not yet selected his successor. A NEW PUNISHMENT A Lyons, Mich., Scheelmuater’a Oeculatorj performance, A school teacher of Lyons, Mich., named Israel Guinn Rounds, has been having * high time with his young lady pupils. He prescribed a new punishment in his school, and inflicted it on the girls for the slightest infraction of the rules. It con sisted in kissing them. Some of the fair pupilB objected more than others, nnd these Rounds encircled with his arms, by way of extra punishment, and gave them a harder kissing. Mr. Rounds’ fun lias now been stopped. The trustees of tlio school (out of envy, Rounds says) havo preferred seven different charges against tho osculatory teacher, who will be re moved. He admits tne kissing and says it was all done for fun. A BIG PAPER MILL FAII.8. EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS. The voice of the wind as It passe* Makes mustoel hniuV, But barkl through tho rustle of The beat of the drum— A sob and a low vote# that tremble*) A down-drooping head. The morning of Maytime dtomnM(% We meet by tho dead. But all are as one in their i No sound of t|p strife Comes up from the dust that is blending To fashion the Ilf* Of grasses and sweeteoented brim, And deep-tinted bloom* That born out their delicate Urea By numberless tomb*. .: The maiden who moan* for bar lover Or friend for his friend Learns here that the battles are over; That this is the end, And mothers who meet in their weeping^ With quivering mouth Ask not if their sons that are sleeping Came Northward or South. —Wilson J Orosv ener. PITH AND POINT. A sign of proiperity—$. A tea party—The Chinese. Bofore the Mast—The boweprit. Darwin must havo had the toboggan slide in mind when ho wrote “The De scent of Man.”—Tid-Biti. Tliero is no reliable and trustworthy receipt for making a man a millionaire, oxcept to get the millions.—Siftings. A real estate transfer—Tho mud you dragged from the road on your boots, to your wife’s carpet.—Danville Breeze. A mind reader—The child who reads determination in its parent’s eye and miuds accordingly.—Philadelphia Ohron- icle-Uernld. A physician says “If a child doe* not thrivo on frosh milk, boil It." This is too severe. Why not spank it?—Phila delphia Call. Whatever you do, my boy, begin at tho bottom and work up.” “But, father, suppose I were going to dig a well?"—Chicago Newt. There passed from earth on a bitter cold day. The man who oft in our office would stray. And his noblest epitaph’s here, I say: “He closed the door when he went away.” —Qoodall's Sun. “This is my off day," remarked a portly Burlington merchant, after having been thrown from the festivo toboggan for tho third time.—Burlington Free Press. Whon you say that you don’t know which are the fattest letters iu the alpha bet, you will be told OBOT, where upon you aro expected to exclaim OIO. —Call. An Illinois citizen became enthusiastic upon first seeing the Atlantic Ocoan. “Why,” he said, “it’s immense! grandl What a prairie it would make if it would only keep still I"—Harper's Bazar. Why duos tho beauteous maiden seom Ho wearied and so vevedi She’s juBt found out the tale will be “Continued in our next" —Merchant Traveller. Landlady (examining a fugili.o boarder’s trunk)—“Why Bridget, his trunk is full of bricks I How could thoy have got there?” “Sure ( ma’n' ho brought one home in his hat iv.-ry night.”—Life. He waa a youth of high degree, His collar monstrous tall: He tittered a pretty little lltlip, ... f ( And danced at every ball; He ogled every girl he saw, His nerve was mostly gall: He had a bad cold in hii head, \, And that was all. — VFcishintdoa Critic. The Dennison Paper Company, of Me chanics’ Fnlls, Me., has suspended. It is supposed that the liabilities amount to $460,000. The assets are the plant, mills and pulp mill at Canton. Two years ago the Dennisons got an act through the the Legislature allowing them to form a stock company and issue bonds. Since then their condition lias been preenurious, but the thing which hastened suspension was a strike in tho pulp mill at Canton. A shock of earthquake about 4 o’clock Sunday morning is reported from St. Louis, Springfield, Torre Haute and else where. It appears to havo been very generally felt throughout central and Southern Illinois, and Indiana, Dis patches from twenty different points give substantially the same account as to hour and duration of shocks. No damage done at any place as f ir as heard from. IRON ORE NEAR NATCHEZ, MIGS. Fashionable Finger Rings. “I sell fingor rings from $2 up to $5 ,000,” said a Brooklyn jeweler to a Brooklyn Nagle reporter. “Of course the most interesting class of rings are thoso known as engagement rings. There are but few varieties of the latter, tho meat popular boingplain gold bands, with diamond settings. Sometimes a ruby is preferred, but diamonds have the call. No I don’t suppose it is really necessary for a prospective groom to give his fiancee an engagement ring, but custom has decreed it and in conse quence we keep them for sale. Wed ding rings are not so expensive as they were when I was married. I paid’$18 for tho ring with which I mnrricd my wife twclvo years ago. I could now buy a similar ring just as heavy for $11. No man should regret tha sum b.o pays for a •wedding ring r.s tho sensation experi enced in buying it seldom cames to one more than once in a lifetime. A fine good-sized ruby is oven more costly than a diamond of the same size. Their value depends wholly on their color 1 • Opals ? No we sell but few opals, prob- ably because thoy are considered un lucky. Cats’ eyes, greenish brown stones with a light running through them, were formerly very popular with ladies. Serpent rings are now but sel» dom worn. Of course, some men will load themselves down with jewelry whether it be fashionable or not. To buy diamouds judiciously one must bo a pretty good judge of those stones. Hera is a diamond which I sell for $25 which nn inexperienced buyer could not distin guish from this stone (holding up a dia mond of a similar size) which is worth $125. One is very much off color while the other is pure white, and as clear as a bell. In fact the cheaper of the two stones makes the best showing, is more dazzling to the eye nnd is seen to much better advantage by gaslight. Its de fects, however, are easily distinguishable to the eye of the experienced jeweler.” Iron ore in paying quantities and evi dently of splendid quality has been dis covered near Natchez, Miss. Samples of the ore are being assayed, and if it — _ — . | proves as good as it looks to local ex- large purchases of Russian oats for tho ^rts a company will be formed to de rive of the French cavalry and has chait- | ^ ^ le ^ J which if many miles in ered a number of steamers to convey them ’ rom B altio ports to France. Igrri.. i extent. The Unlucky Tom-Tit. A certain Tom-tit, feeling himself somewhat swelled up by the Balubrious- ness of a fine morning, thought he would go ahead and puff out his plumage to such an inordinate extent, that his fel low-tits would mistake him for an Owl. and scurrying away, afford him much amusement of a refined and intellectual character. His little racket would havo worked all right, had it not happened that, just as he was indulging in tho preliminary chuckles over his success in frightening his comrades, a Philadelphia gunner came along, nnd, mistaking him for a partridge, bowled him over without further ceremony. Moral.—This fable teaches that safety does not lie necessarily in insignificance, unless the latter receives the undivided attention of the individual.-Tid-BU*.

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Mercury. (Sandersville, Ga.) 1880-1???, February 15, 1887, Image 1