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Newspaper Page TextTHE me,neon. r., tprrd aa Second-clata Matter at aeSnndoravtUe Poatofflce Aprtl 27, 1880, Sandersiille, Washington County, Ga. PUBLI8HED BY A. J. JERNIGAN&CO. 4 * Proprietors and Editors, THE MERCURY. Subscription: $1.60 Per Ycai. A, ,T, JERNIQAN ,0 CO., Proprietors, DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, AGRICULTURE AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. SVDSCRIPTION: $l.BO Per Annum VOLUME VIII. SANDERSVILLE. GA.. TUESDAY, AUGUST 30. 1887. NUMBER 18. WASHINGTON ITEMS. THE MERCURY. iGBUSHED ETERI TRESRH. NOTICE! OLD HICKORY’S FAVORITE. TRf! NATIONAL CAPITAL IN TUN HEAT OP MIDSUMMER. OHniinsn In U>« GnTernmrnt Drpnrlmcnt*— rrrnlilrnt ClnvelaniF* Heavy "Invlia. lion” Mail—Army nnd Navy Nate*. MRS. CI.r.VKI.iND’B POllTltAIT. An idt'ft which find* much fnvor A Parmer Ml*tri>** of ihn Whltn lloimn |>l rR al Ailvnnord A|o In Tonnciwnc. Mrs. Snrah Jackson died at the Hormi- tngo, Tcnnossco, agod eighty-one, leav ing two children, Col. Androw Jackson of Wost Point, who was nn artillery ofl ficor in the Into War on the Southern side and made reputation, nnd Mrs. I)r. John Lawrence. One son. Samuel, wns killed SOUTHERN BRIEFLETS. ITEMS PROM MERE AND THERE, THAT INTEREST PEOPLE, Tbo Trnvel by SOeambtint and Oar-Soolal Religions nnd Tritipernnco Matter*— Mldftummer Mndnena* Wnshinglon is to hnvo a large, full length nt Chicaningua in Lnttle. Mrs. Sarah portrait of Airs. Cleveland, similar to thoso Jackson, now remembered by but few of Martha Washington nnd Mrs. llayes. people, wns for four years-or nearly four ypPYB .tliil til nni 1,M., 1.. A I A *4 Mrs. Cleveland lias by means of her per- 1 lov- eoiial lienuty, attractive manners and lov able disposition, has captured nil hearts, NEW WARSHIPS. Reports received at tho Navy Depart ment from Philadelphia show that tho new ernisor Daltimoro nnd Qunbont No. 1 nro in frnmo partly plntod. Tho keel ef tho dynamite rruisor tins been laid. The work hns been much rolnrded by glow deliveries of steel, whloh prevent The into Col. Morroll of Atlnntn, Gn., left n (25,000 bequest to tho Young Men’s Lilirnry of that place. v.. 1D — . The “Daily Morning World” is to ho ears—tho most prominent * lndv of ! P'f!j ,i / hod in Atlanta, On., very Roon. It md, tho mistress of the Whltn have a first-class outfit nnd tnke the Associated Press telegraph dispntchcs. the land House. Alirmt the commencement of Gen. Jackson’s second term, Ids adopted 1 son, Andrew Jackson, Jr., mnrricd Miss ! Sarah York, of Philadelphia, a young indy' of accomplishments, of good family and great personal beauty. Tho ndopted son, who was a nophow of Mrs. Jackson, brought his young brido to tbo White ' House, whore she wns received by tho President, who wns a widower, Mrs. , *V , 1 resident, who wns a widower. A! tlm employment of more than half a , Jnckson having died after his first dec- gang of workmen on tho cruiser. j tioll llIU ; | )eforo ] 10 become President. sunt to death. She pibvod to bo a most devoted daugli- United States Consul Willard, nt Guay-j ter nnd loving wife. Gen. Jnckson was mns, Mexico, reports to the Department a peculiar man. Tho loss of his wifo of State thnt Frank O’Brien, who claimed | Tour years before had changed his whole to lie n naturalised American clti/.en, was life. All his letters—letters to members executed nt Hormosilla, Mexico, for the of the family and friends showing thnt murder nnd robbery in 1885 of F. W. during his llrst term lie was grieving over Calkins an American citizen horn in New ! ills great loss, liut when the time ex- York. O’Drion was sentenced to death pin d, tho old general cnino hack several months since, but took appeals to to the Hermitage. In time lie died, tho dilTcrcut courts until tho sentence leaving to his son and tho family was finally confirmed by tho authorities at tho City of Mexico. IMPROVING SOUTHERN HAlUiOllS. Capt. A. L. Iloxio, of the.engineers, has submitted his annual report on river mul harbor improvements under his charge in Qoorgin, Florirln nnd Alabama. Of the improvement nt Pensacola harbor, Florida, he snys, thnt tho expenditure up to the present time of (208,187 hns re sulted, as to tlio channel, in obtaining n temporary depth of 21 fcot at low water, over tho inner bar, with a width of 12(1 feet. The clianncl must bo dredged con tinuously at nn nnnunl cost not yet ascer tained. THE PRESIDENT WILL GO. President (Cleveland will go to Phila delphia on tho 17th of September to at tend the centennial .constitutional cel ebration. Ho will probably lie accompa nied by Mrs. Cleveland. Definite infor mation has been received that President mid Mrs Cleveland and accompanying party will nrrivo at St. Louis, Mo., oa Saturday evening, October 1st. Tho party will remain in St. Louis over tho 2nd, 3rd nnd 4th, attending the fair on Monday 3rd, anil tho Veiled Prophet’s ball on tho night of tho 4th; nnd leave al midnight for Chicago. AllOUT SOUTHERN PENSIONERS. The following exeeutivo order hns been issued: “W v hercas it lias been made ap pear to tbo President that tho public in terests and the convenience of pensioners residing in tbo states of Virginia ami West Virginia would be bettor subserved hv the payment of their pensions nt the agency located at Washington, District of Columbia, it is heroby oidereil thnt so much of tho exeeutivo order of May 7th, 1877, ns attached these states tothougon- ey district of Knoxville, Tenn., bo modi fied, and that from and after November 1st, 1887, all pensioners residing in said states of Virginia and West Virginia be paid nt the agency located at Washing ton, in the District of Columbia.” l'OST-OFKICE APPOINTMENTS. The annual report of tho appointment division Postmaster General’s office, con tains the following statement of changes in post-offices during tho last lisenl year: Number of offices established, 3,043; number of offices discontinued, 1,500; appointments on resignations and com missions expired, 11,803; appointments on removals and suspensions, 1,584; ap pointments on changes of mimos ami sites, 482; appointments on dentils of postmaster, 580. Tiro total number of appointments of postmasters of all grades during the year 1887 was 13,070. Tho number for the years 1888 anil 1885 was 22,747 and 0,457, respectively, making a total for the threo-years of 45,373. The « 0 ‘»1 number of post-offices of all grades iuopeiation on July 1, 1887, was 65,157. CHANGE IN POSTAGE STAMPS. •’I ho following changes in the impressed itmnps on stamped envelopes have been ordered to go into effect us soon ns the contractors can get tho stock ready: tine estate. This wns lost nnd tho family were in straitened cireumdances. The son died in 18(17, nnd m w the once beautiful bride, tho mistress of the White IIouso—the old hero's greatest comfort nnd solncc in his old age—passes a way at the age of 81. SOUTH CAROLINA MAN SKIPS To Canada, Willi n Lur«> Amount of Ihp Fund* nfn llmik. Charles E. Bartlett, enshior of Sump ter, 8. C., National Hank who hns held thnt position sincotho bank organized, in November, 1883, had been speculating unsuccessfully in euttop futures for the past two yonrs. It has been known for sometime that ids books were incorrect, as ho was unable t» make a statement of the accounts between his lmuk nnd its New York correspondent, tho Mercantile National Bunk. Tho directors gave him a few days to straighten out matters, or resign; ho thou runaway. An investiga tion disclosed a loss to tho bunk of (">,- 600 in grid. Tho directors have been nimble to ascertain tho extent of tbo loss, which, however, is supposed to lie be tween thirty and forty thousand dollars. Bartlett is about 35 years old, tall and slim and was regarded as above suspicion. NOTED PHYSICIAN DEAD Dr. A. J. Barron, one of tho oldest and most respected citizens of the country, diod nt his home in Yorkvlllc, 8. 0. The funeral wns attended by the largest crowd evorsccu thereon such ati oecns ou. Dr. Barron received his diploma and com menced tho practice of medicine in 1827. He soon built up a largo practice nnd es tablish! d n most enviable reputation, which he 1ms sustnl: ell until the present time, though ho retired to private life about ten years ago. Tim doctor was a mem ber of the Secession Convention which met iu Columbia on the 4th of December, 1800. Tho poll with which the memora ble ordinance of withdrawal was signed is still in tho possession of Ids family. FATAL NICIANESS. In McDowell county, Wost Virginia, nnd in southwestern Virginia a dreadful state of affairs exists. The drouth lias made the waters very low, nnd a peculiar disease, which lias several times provi- ou ly followed this condition, and which is supposed to be tho result of minerals iu tho wators, has broken out. In Demi Hoi so Cave neighborhood there are ovir one hundred cases, with thirty deaths. Crops are neglected and farm work is at a stand-still, it requiring tho entire tune of every individual nblc to labor to care for tbo sick anil dead. It. is estimated that two hundred people have in McDowell county alone in four weeks from tho disease. Rcynoldstown tho eastern suburb of Atlnntn, Gn., is overran with innd dogs and tho consequence is, thnt nearly all tire canines in that placo nro being slaugh tered. Germany hns agreed to support Russia’s Bulgarian policy, on condition thnt Rus sia will bind herself to remain neutral, in tho event of difficulties between Franco nnd Germany. Tho first new syrup from Louisiana cane ol tills season’s crop wns received nt New Orlcnns, from Now Iberia. It wns sold for sovcnty-llvo cents per gnllon. Tills is the earliest report on record. As tho Georgia Paoifio passenger train wns entering Atlanta, tho tracks spread near tho ohlcxposition grounds, and tho wliolo train wns ilernilud. The passen gers wore terribly jolted up, but no one was hurt. A. B. F. Veal, of Stone Mountain, Ga., had a difficulty in tho Kimball House in Atlnntn, Gn., witli Samuel Venable; in tho ultorcation, n Mr. Horn was killed by Veal accidentally nnd ho is now held in (10,000 for trial. The memorial exorcises upon the death of Judge R. E. Cowan, supreme keeper of records nnd seals and supreme secre tary of tho endowment rank of tho Knights of Pythias, who died in Bt. Lotus a fow weeks ago, took place in Atlanta, Gn. A powerful syndientoof American cap italists is negotiating with the Russian government for permission to work the Ui ” Jnil gold mines. Tho syndicate, it is said, will pay a voarly rental to the gov- ill greatly increase the eminent nud w production of tho mines. Tho prohibition election in Gordon county, Ga., ended with victory for tho antis by 230 majority, notwithstanding the unflagging energy nud influence of ics. Th NAHIIVILLK’S FIUK. Presont Color. Now color. Light blue ....Red Greon Carmine Dark bluo Choeolato Chocolate Brown .... .Carmine Purplo 5-ccnt 10-cent... 70-eent. 00-cent. There will bo soino slight changes it tlie designs of tho 1, 2, 4 and 5-cent im pressed stamps, but tho only radical change will bo in tho 5-cont stamp. In 'his ease the ndhosivo stamp will portray 'he head of Garfield, while tho impressed “'snip on the 5-cent envelopes will bear a hkeuess of Graut. A Arc started in one of tho tnnks nt the Standurd Oil Company’s warehouse in Nashvillo, Tonn., and the dense volume* of black smoke tlint rolled up soon drew thousands of peoplo to every neighbor ing hilltop to sco. Being out of the city limits, the only water available was from ponds nnd cisterns, nnd this was prncti- callv useless, so hot was tho flro. I ho llnnies, spread to Bwnn’fl rnnrblo works and Pearco’s distillery, which were both entirely destroyed. Loss about (100,000; not insured. NOTES. Tho Secretary of ttie Treasury hns ap pointed Augustine Loughborough to bq a ganger nt Leesburg, Vn. Mrs. Lasallo DeC. Pickett, of Virginia, hns been appointed a clerk nt (1,000 iu 'ho Pension Office by a transfor from tbo latent Office. The following appointment in tho Patent Offico was made: Miss Mary Pvsha, of Lexington, Ky., copyist, at ?000 per annum. The Secretary of tho Tronsury has ap pointed James P. Rossenu, Richard. 0. White and ,Tas. L. Cowan to be United States gaugers in the 5th district of North Carolina. Govornor Adams, of Colorado, tele graphed Secretary Lamar, asking him to instruct Gon. Crook to send troops into Garfield and Route counties for tho pur pose of diiving Oolorow and his band of renogndo Utes back, to tho reservation and Keeping them there. News lias been received at tho Interior “Opartment tlint Gen. J.O. Black, commis- n'oner of pensions, and guest of tlio.New Hampshire veterans, is reported quite ill 'Mth inflammatory rheumatism at the res- Monco of lion. Btilson IlutohinS, at The Weirs, N. H., and hdl beqn attended by Wcq physic,, COLORED MAHONS- The Colored National Masonic c-miyen- tion assembled in Chicago, 111. This is the first nationnl convention of the* - r* • oity, and colored Masons all o\u the United States have manifested greptin- deliborations. Iho " Llc tho ladies. They wore everywhere to In: seen, and plnycd tho most consptcm u part in tho cause of prohibition. At a Polish wedding in the suburbs of Milwnukoo, Wis., the hoys of the neigh borhood pelted tho houso with stones, when August Dunk, one of tho guests, attempted to disperBo them, tho crowd cet upon him and belabored him with sticks nnd stones. His lifeless body wns found on the street with his neck broken. John L. Bacon, who has boon president of tho state bank of Virginia rinee 1851, nnd who for more than thirty years pre vious to thnt timo was engaged in mer cantile business in Richmond, Va., died, aged 70. Ho was also president of the Virginia Btato Insurance company, nnd of tho Mnrshall Paper Manufacturing Compnny. On the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad two freight trains collided, about ten miles above Charleston, W. Va., totally demolishing tbo engines. Two employes were slightly injured by jumping. Im mediately after tho collision, tire broke out, and fifteen cars with merchandise were burned. Loss (75,000. Edward Hansford, n well-known negro barber in Montgomery, Ala., wont home, wlion his mother reprimanded him. lie replied angrily, left the house nud in a few secouds n pistol shot was hoard. The family rushed out and found him lying dead on tho ground. Tho ball entered tho head just back of tho ear. Movements nro being mndo to hnvo the lnrgcst gathering ever seen there nt tho cornor stono laying of Robert.E. Leo monument, which takes place in Rich mond, Va., in October. Gen. Beauregard will bo asked by Gov. Lee to be chief marshal on the occasion. Jefferson Davis, ns well as all the officors and men who served on tho Confederate sido, are invit ed. Tlio English steamship Madrid, which sailed from Philadelphia, Pa., May 25 for London, via Bull River, S. C., where she loaded a cargo of phosphnto rock, has been given up for lost with all on board. Tho last seen of the missing steamer wns on Juno 10, when she stonmeil out of the harbor of Norfolk, after hav ing coaled nt Lambert’s Point. She wns commanded by Capt. Matthew Qnrson, who hail with him a crow of twenty-live men. Tho steamer nud cargo were val ued at (150,000. AllOUT TO STRIKE. terest in ^ tho grand , 1 fllatAB flllfl most- ot S-. .7 the various state., >»»« °< .Steree *■»■«■»ZXS? S&. The fraternity nearly 100.000 members, but the order lodges. has novor°boon recognized by the white Masons of the Umtoa States. PISTOL TOTEIt I1UKT. Ten McGar, •> brick mason, 10 year* J, ,,oing to tho circus at Nashville, Tnnn and borrowed a derringer and lenu., «i> ket whilo crossing pocKot. It cau| dht in his clothes and was P? C T‘ S itio Dali missing through his discharged, t\i 1 j, ( wn8 carried *Ce iu eorSast Nashville, and wiSdU ltwa. the first tim- ho ever had a pistol on hiun earthquake at sea. jgx&'sxrisris. w v - — nud there wns dis- vibration. The shook was m Jnanled with three nr four hb* t GREAT BRITAIN. Irish I,cngne Prodnlmcd-The Govern, menl Attnckcd-ltlot In Ireland. Bnlfour, chief secretary for Ireland, nnnouncod in the Houso of Commons that tho government hud proclaimed the Irish National League. Tho Govern ment had thus taken tho power conferred upon them by thnt statute to prohibit nnd suppress tlio League. Tho Pall Mnii Gazette very vigorously attacks tho gov ernment parly lor adopting iu the Houso of Commons tho Earl of Cndognn’s amendment to tlio Irish Land bill relat ing to town parks. Tho Gazette urges tho Liberals to revolt ngninst tho govern ment’s Irish poliry in tho Houso of Com mons, to obstruct tho passage of supplies measures, nnd thus force dissolution. Sir. Parnell, Bnid thnt tho action of the government in proclaiming tho Longue wns a grntuitious insult to the Irish, considering tho prosont condition of Ireland. It wns merely n move to cover tho wcukucss of tho land bill. If tho bill did not protect tenants from eviction, troublo would bo inovitnblodur ing tlio coining winter. A riot occurred nt Kcnmnre, County Kerry, Ireland, nnd a mob attacked nnd stoned tho barracks where tho polico were qunrtorod. Tho polico chnrgcd with drawn swords upon tho rioters, Injuring many of them nnd arresting a number. Tho Irishmen of Liverpool ndopted resolutions protesting ngninst tho proc lamation of tho Irish National Longue. Similar resolutions were adopted nt a meeting of radicals in London. A dele gation of members of tbo English homo rule union will soon visit Ireland in order to give expression to tho good-will of English liberals toward tho Irish. A public reception will be given the dele gation in Dublin on September 14th, nt which tho Lord Mayor will prosido. Mr. Gludstono’s declaration iu favor of the Channel tunnel is, whatever elso may be said of it, a tactical mistnko. Till ho spoke, the great innjority of Englishmen regarded the tunnel schcino ns (lead nnd buried and took a humorous vlow of Sir Edward ‘Watkins's fitful effort at resur rection. Mr. Uladstono’* languago re vives their fears. There nro large num bers of Englishmen who eonsidet the question whether a tunnel shall be made under the channel ns considerably more vital than tlio question wliothcr Ireland shnll hnvo homo rule. The effect of Mr. Gladstone’* uncalled-for profession of faith iu thlr scheme will bo to alionatn the votes of such Englishmen. The International Stove Moulder* 1 Union hns suddenly determined upon de manding an advance in wages, varying ii-nin 10 to 15 per cent, nil over the United Stntos nnd Canada. A special racotingof the Pittsburg, Pa., union, No. 14 was held in their hall to consider a circular fron President Fitzpatrick and tho gcnornl board, which stated that a general demand for un advance has been decided upon; that it must be made soon nnd will be mndo simultaneously through out the districts controlled by the Union. As to the amount of advance, tho circu lar left it optional us to whether 10 or 15 per cent bo donuvndod. The men are to continue tit work for two weeks, iu order to finish what patterns they are at present engaged udoii. Then tho striko i to Do ordered, nud if nt the end of a week tho advance is not conceded, 5 per cent additional is to be asked. There are in tho Union 13,000 registered mem bers and 3,000 more who can bo account ed for. TIARD ON A TEXAN. Information has reached Galveston, Texas, that Richard Stewart, living in the stato Chihuahua, Mexico, and having large interests in Moxico and Texas, has been immured during the past four months, in Ojoniga, upon a chargi fraud. Ho appeals for government tion in his behalf, representing hi* i aocompi'hle' 1 tion.. dition m deplorable charge of ao- CORs the extras*. STEAMER LOST. Tho steamship City of Montreal, tlio oldest vessel in the service of the Inmnn Line, bound from Baltimore, Md., to London, England, wns lost in mid-ocean. Slio was nn iron screw steamer of 4,405 gross ‘oiis, had nine bulkheads, nnd was equipped with compound engines of 000 horse-power. She moasured 432 feet over all, was 44 fcot m moulded width of beam, nud 30 feet deep from spar dock to keel. She was built in 1871 at Pat rick, on tlio Clyde, near Glasgow, by Mossrs. Tod & McGregor. When now she was one of live flnost boats on the ocean ferry, but her speed was not greht, and for some years past slio hns been kept in reserve a* an extra boat, for use when one of tho more modern vessels of tlio lino wns laid up. She original I v had fine accommodations for 200 cabin passengers, but of into years, as on her last trip, carried only in termediate and steerage passengers. She carried when burned, n miscellaneous cargo, which included 2.000 bales of cot ton, nnd was commanded by Capt. Fran cis Land. Six of the crew and six of tho pasfongers put off in a boat nud hnvo never boon heard of. There were no other lives lost. ROYALLY TREATED. CURRENT NOTES. mi AT ISOOINO ON IN THE NEW AND OLD WORLDS. 1*rn rhntogrntililpt* of Interesting Events In Knroiir, A»in,Alrlcn, ilin Dominions, and thu Inlands at the Men. Archibald Forbes, tho well known war correspondent, who wns to lueturo in this couniry this fall, cabled ids manager from England that his honlth was wrecked and all ids engagements must bo cancell ed. Two men, Lovrco and LnFlcur, accom panied by three ladies and four children, were crossing the river near Ilouchcrvillo, Canada, when their boat upset. Tho men swam ashore, but the women nud chil dren were drowned. An affair arose between Belgian nnd English fishermen nt Ostcud, nnd gendarmes wore summoned to quell tho disturbance. Tho gendarmes charged upon tho mob with bnyonots and seri- ou-ly wounded many. Tlios. McFcrrnn, a prominent grocer tiain Qnrcn VIMorln Hccctve* u l’lnln Amrrlenn t'llizcii, Win) I-ri-si-ntuit nn Aililrcss. Mr. Collier, of Chicago, was granted nn nudionco by the lluocn nt tlio O.-borne houso, wlion ho presented to her m ijesty an address of Chicagoans of British birth and parentage in honor of her jubilee. Tho queen then handed a document to Mr. Collier, which rend ns follows: “I thank you for the ndarcss you hnvo pre sented to me. Coming, ns it does, from persons of English birth beyond the sens, who retain footings of love for their mother country, and sympathy for her welfare. I rcceivo it with pleasure and satisfaction. That tlio peoplo of Chicago should have given expression to these kind sentiments, not only toward the Anglo-Saxon race in these realms, but nlso toward myself, is to me a source of much gratification, and sustains me in tho belief that tho friendship and good will which now exists between the two countries, nnd which I have always en deavored to promote, are of a real nnd enduring character.’’ Mr. Collier wns driven to Cowos in tho royal carringo. He returned to London in the evening. Being asked if he kissed tho queen’s hand, ho replied: “No; that would be improper, ns I am not a British subject. I run proud to bo an American citizen.” FOl-SON IN MILK. The family of Mmo. Mendez, consist ing of herself nnd four children, Mrs. Oonccpiou dc Cnstra Desintrc, Miss Vnl- lada, Miss Vnltos nnd Miss Mestres, liv ing at Havana, Cuba, were poisoned by mule. ’Ihe milk man left two enns of milk as usual, and the family partook of tho fluid nt breakfast, and were seized with violent attacks of vomiting soon, their nr- Physicians were sent for. Upon - ’ .<1 rival they found four dead and the others dying. The man that sold tho milk, two sorvnnts and two outside per sons have been arrested on a charge of conspiracy to murder, QUARTETTE OF ACCIDENTS. En*lnetr’n Fatal Misapprehension—AllrmiU In Derail a Train to lteb It. Emigrant train No. 83, going on tiro Baltimore &Ohio Railroad, ran into n flight trnin nt tho Enston siding, twenty miles cast of Wheeling, W. Va. A. F. Smith, engineer of tlio emigrant train, nnd Isaac Arbuthnot, fireman, were in stantly killed. Tlio engineer nnd fireman of the freight train were only slightly iu- jurod. Fiftoon of tho emigrants arc seriously, but nono were fatally hurt. Smith nnd Arbuthnot lived in Wheeling where they hnvo families. Tho accident wns tho result of a misapprehension of orders on the part of tho engineer of tho freight train, who thought he had the right-of-way nud pulled out of tho siding J ust as tlio emigrant train came up. TL- taltiinore & Ohio express train which loft Pittsburg, Pn., jumped tlio trnek lit idle ' PECULIAR REGULATION. Mr*. Jennie Dougherty, a widow living in Crawford county, Ind., near Now Al bany, where she teaches Bchool, has been ordered by the “White Onps” to lenvo her home. Mrs. Dougherty was to marry Mr Strong, a young man several yenrs her junior. In their lettor to her tho “White Caps” say: “You are aware of his tender years and care nothing for him further than that ho is to receive a liand- somo allowance at the age of twenty-one. You have been heard to make this re mark, and the community would be bet ter pleased if you immediately decide to leave without further warning,' 1 of Alleghany City, PaT, was standing in front of his store when it lnrgo iron letter fell from tlio sign abovo tho door nnd struck him on the head, crushing his head. Ho died in an hour. Cooper Institute, in Now York, was crowded with socialists, who met to de nounco Henry Georgo nnd his party. Rod flags wore nbundunt, nnd tho nudienco was noisy and violent. Tho resolutions repudiate Georgo nnd his platform. Tlio Governor-General of Cuba re cently made a personal inspection of tho custom houso, nnd tho result hns boon the discharge of all the oinployos. Tol- egrnms from Spain nunounco that tho government hns approved tho governor** action. Dr. N. A. Randolph, professor ol physiology nt tho University of Pennsyl vania, was drowned while bathing at Atlantic city. Though a good swimmer, tho Btrong undertow exhausted him, His wife, who wns bathing nt tho same time, wns almost drowned. A vast assemblage of spectator* wit nessed the successful Munching nt Cairo, 111., of the first of tho massive caissons weighing 800 tons, to bo sunk iu tho Ohio River at that placo in connection with the erection of the Illinois Central ltuilroad bridgo. Tho structure will cost nearly $4,000,000. At Glcnwood Springs, Colorado, Fath er Edward Downey sniil mnss, but oinit- tod his sermon, starting immediately for Meeker to minister to his parishioner? iu troublo there. Ho lias a dangerous road to travel ou account of hostilo Indians and fears nro felt for his safety. Immigrants nt Cnstlo Garden, Now York hnvo been swindled by paper re sembling Unitod States money, but called college currency. Tho imitation of Uni ted Stntos money wns close, especially tho back of tlio noto. Tho currency wns not issued to doceivo, but for tlio use of business colleges. Tho completion of tho Manitoba road to Fort Benton, Dakota, has ruined river traffic on tbo upper Missouri. The stenmer Benton lias passed south to St. Louis nud othor boats nro following. All except four will enter tho Biignrnnd cot ton trado on tlio lower Mississippi nnd tho only river traffic that will amount to any thing will be between Bismarck nnd Sioux City, with hendquairters at Picrro. Georgo W. Childs tho philanthropist of Philadelphia, wns tho complainant boforo the Long Branch authorities against John Moss, a tramp. Mr. Childs stated thnt Moss nsked alms of him nnd was givon twenty-five cents. Tho beggar was dis appointed nt tlio smallness of tlio amount uiul throw tho money at Mr, Childs, who seized him nnd held him until nn officer arrived. Moss was given sixty days in jail. Rev, Fathers Ryan, of Memphis, Tonn., and Brenner, of Now Orleans, La., hnvo gone to New York to present a mcmorinl signed by many Catholics of the South to Rev. Father McGlynn. The paper tenders the latter their sympathy, and express tho hope that he will soon bo re instated to tho priesthood. Fathers Ryan and Brenner will also visit Arch bishop Corrigan, nnd protest against the excommunication of Fathor McGlynn. Gormnns in Chicago, 111., and through out tho northwest generally, are very indignnnt over tho alleged attitudo of the Irish clergy in regard to tho coming convention of German Catholics in Chica go. Interviews with Irish-Amcricnn priests nnd bishops and extracts from semi-official church organs, in which tho opinion that tho German language should be prohibited in Catholic churches and schools is expressed, hnvo been re produced there nnd have drawn out bit- tor comments from tlio Gorman news papers. A singular accident occurred at a fu neral in Nashvillo, Tenn. The father of Lee McGar, who was accidentally shot and killed, lives at 22 North First Btreet. T1)C lot is below tho level of tho street, nnd the house is elevated about seven feet on posts. About fifty people were in the room where the coffin was, when suddenly the floor gave way anil all were precipitated into tho cellar beneath. The wildest confusion prevailed. Tho shrieks of women nnd the yells of children were terrible. Finally matters wore quieted down, anil it was found, strango enough, thnt no one wns hurt nt all. The remains were followed to tho grave by the Knights of Labor nnd the Salvation Army, of both of which he wns a member. John Norquny, a giant Scotch-Crco lmlf-breeil, prime minister of Manitoba, who has been in Chicago, 111., and pro ceeds nt onco to Winnipeg, should signs of a conflict in that quarter not disap pear. Before leaving ho said: “Yes, there mnv bo trouble, oven to the extent of a conflict of arms. Tho railroad un- clcrtakcu will be built at the point of the bayonet. The government will resist this I suppose. Then a conflict will cn sue.” Tho sheriff’s party visited Morris to serve nn injunction on tho grading of the Red River Valley Road, but found the contractors gone. He then ordered a fence to be tore down which had been built along tlio track, but was only laughed nt. Ho fluidly loft after threat- pping everybody popoeruocl with arrest, Hermitage station, six miles east of Con- nellsvillo, badly wrecking tlio ongino and nnd baggage cars, which wont over an embankment. One passenger coach was derailed, but nono of the passengers were injured. Tho train men escaped by jumping, tho only person hurt boing tho fireman, who broke his leg, A passen ger train on tlio Peoria, Decatur & Evans ville Railroad wns derailed near Salt creek, Mo. Tho engine nnd nil tho curs left tlio rails whilo going forty miles nn hour. Fortunately, tho outire train re- muiued ou tho grade nnd came to a stand still, after bumping on the ties two hun dred feet. Search was made for the enuso of the accident nnd was discovered. Tho fish plates nnd spikes had been re moved from the rails. In weeds on tho bank u crowbar nnd othor tools were found, with which tho work had been done. There is no doubt tho purpose of the fiendft was to rob tho train. A freight train following close behind was stopped u few yards from tho derailed passenger train, nnd thus what might have Loon a horrible disaster wns uvertod. On tho Lehigh Valley railroad, at Ransom town ship, Pn., a pony engine, on which were Superintendent Stevenson, of the Lehigh road, Road Master John M. Rolinui, S. G. Collins nnd Lewis M. Hall, of Townndn, whilo rounding a curvo plunged, into a nng of five track men und instantly Hied two men nnd fatally injured anoth- r. Tho men had just loft the up track to avoid a freight train. Tho freight train was about half its length past tho men when they were strin k by the su perintendent’s engine. Tho engine was going nt tho rate of twonty miles nn hour. TOM WOOLFOLK’S CASE. A Fair of Dlooriv Hack* Faaml Inn Welt— Tim l’rlnannr’s Aeiinllau. It was decided to clean out tho woll on tbo Woolfolk place near Macon, Go., the residence of tho Into Capt. Woolfolk, who was so brutally murdered with his fumily. After going down pretty (loop u pair of socks was found all blood stuiued, which were identified ns tho socks commonly worn by Tom Woolfolk. This ndds another liuk to the chain which is already drawing about tbo neck of tlio murderer. The searchers hoped fo find his pistol in tho well, but tlioy failed, as it had been either sold or pawned iu Macon before the deed was committed. Shortly after tho discovery of tlio mur ders, a photographer took a largo and life-liko picture of tho horrid scene, which wus shown Tom Wolfolk in bis cell nt tho Atlanta jail by a follo w-prisoner. His eyes cumo in contact with it, but restod there but a second only. Then they rolled quickly away and about tho cell. A* quickly, however, thoy re turned to tlio picture, mid then uway again. A fascination drew his eyes to wards it as rapidly as soino unexplained 1 tber feeling carried them away. Tho fascina tion mustered tho situation, nnd in less timo than it takes to tell it, the prisoner’s oyes were riveted upon the picture. The gazo wns intent and steady, and ns tho outlines began to bo defined, Woolfolk begnn to trcuiblo. Tho tremble soon bu- caino a shake, nnd raising botli hands to his fnco as if to shut out tho horriblo bloody vision, ho turned upon his heels, saying: “Oh, my God 1 that is horrible 1" SAVED FROM DEATH. XU CommunicnUona Intended fbr (Ms Paper must be accompanied feu the full namo of the writer—net ncccanartly for publication, hut me m guarantee of good faith. We are <n no wag rctponeible fkr the vlewe or optntone of mill. The Rant from the City of Muntronl Hr*- cued by a German Vessel. The City of Montreal’s missing boat hns been picked up and tho seven pas sengers nnd six . members of tho crew, who were in it, nro safe and well. The rescuo wns made by a German vessel, named Mathilde, which arrived at Fal mouth, England, with tho thirteen sur vivors on board. Tlie survivors say, that on the first day after loaving the steamer, they experienced very rough weather. Thoy had n plentiful supply of bread and meat, but very little water. As a conse quence they suffered badly from thirst. Tho weather wns hot, and this greatly contributed to their discomfort. The rescued men say .that when their boat left the burning stoamer, there were fif teen persons on board. Finding it too BKITiail OFFICER DISGRACED. SOUTHERN FARMER. A PEW IMPORTANT HINTS PROM VER r PR A CTICA L PEOPLE. Something About Plowlng-Fine Ratter— Canon Fleklng—Raining Tnrkey*—Game Fowl*, and Chicken Cholera. PLOW DEEP. There is much truth in the statement thnt the soil contains a large amount of plant food locked up. How to get it, iiow to niuko it available, is tho greatest practical problem. Draining and plow ing under vcgetnblo matter nro suggested. Very good, so far as thoy go. To soil* originally rich, but exhausted by injudi cious cultivation, rest, plowing in of veg etable matter, deep nnd thorough plow ing will bring back much of its original fertilization, nut however very large tho original quantity of plant food, it is clear al of n l that constant removal i part will event ually diminish the Btock. Tho part which is available, is evidently removed very i is soon; and tlio question arises, which I clionper to restore those in some nvailabio form, or to unlock those in the soil which nro unavailable. Tho problem is not fully solved. Tho probabilities nro that a combination of both methods, is most economical and pays bost.—Atlanta .Sow (Arm Farm. SUPERIOR nUTTER, That ns lino butter can bo produced in tho South as anywhere else,has boon dem onstrated boyond a doubt. A lady friend of ours, who lived till ovor twenty yews of ngo in tho best butter country in the world, had a sample of butter, lately £ resented to her, mndo on tho farm of trs. J. D. Tillman, Fnyettovillo, Tenn.; and she stated thnt it was the finest but- tor sho had tasted this sido of tho Atlan tic ocean. That it reminded her of tho beautiful Scotch buttor mndo up without any snlt in it, nnd known there ns “fresh country,” to distinguish it from tho Dan- ‘ ‘ i, Irish ish, Irish and American salted butter*, nlso sold in tho British markets. Mrs. Tlllmau lius n herd of pure Jersey* and her butter in fibre, color, aroma and othor qualities is oqual to any wo havo ever seen.—Atlanta Southern Farm. COTTON PICKINO. Tho fruition of tho cotton planter’s hope of a successful, practical machine for gathering cottou is yet in abeyance, k i and the work must still do dono by nim ble human flngors. Cotton-picking by band is by far tlie most expensive opera tion involved in the production of raw cotton. Moroovor, tho cost of nearly every operation, except picking, may bo reduce d in proportion as tlie yield pet aero ir greater. Much has boen said and writtonof late years about tho importance of gathering cotton freo from troth, to use tlio formers' vernacular. While it ia desirable to house the cotton as free from leaf and hull as may bo, it is of first im portance that tho crop bo “gone ovor” as often as tho quantity open at one time ia sufficient to cnablo hands to do a fair day’s work. In the interest of economy, and with a limited picking force, celerity d of movomont, nimblomess of fingers, and tho weight of ootton gathered per hand per day are the points to be observed. about poultry. Raising Turkey*:—A successful turkey raiser gives tho following most excellent plan for raising turkeys: Iu tho first placo give two grains of blnck pepper whon firs! irst taken oil the nost, then food them on custard mado of oggs and milk (no sugar) until about two weeks old. After this give thorn ogg corn bread soaked in milk, alternated with scalded clabber, pouring off tho whey. Game Fowls:—Mr. Dwight, of Priva teer. S. O., takes great interest in chicken- raising; lie has been raisiug them for throo years, and his oxporicnco is, that game chickons nro superior to tho other broods, because they are less subjoct to cholera. Last winter whon this diseaso visited his chickons, tho game and half camo wore tho last to dio. In the spring of the year ho raises his game chickons off to themselves, but keeps a game hen or two and game rooster with iris com mon breed of chickens, and in this way ho has pure gume and mixed game. In tho fall no keeps all the chickens in tho yard and sells the oggs. Ho plants ryo for his chickens, and never feeds them on except in tho winter season,' whon tho ground Is hard and they nro not ablo to get anything. Mr. Dwight says that for table use and eggs he would never swap game for any fancy breed, and be thinks it would be woll for every one to hnvo a gamo rooster with their chickens. Chicken Cholera Cure:—Copperas, alum, sulphur, still rosin nnd cayenne popper, equal parts, pulverize and then For a at crowded, two persons jumped aboard an other boat. The There wns only half a keg of water in tho boat, and that was bad. There was no sail aboard and no means for signalling passing vessels. The boat was nearly swamped twice and tlie men had a hard struggle to keep her afloat by Two aa boiling. Two days after leaving tho steamer, sighted another vessel nnd pulled toward it and found that it was the City of Montreal, still burniug. They tried to board her to obtain more water, but ;hor plates were too hot. Between sixty and seventy sails of American fishermen arrived at Sours, P. E. I., in anticipation of u storm. The cruiser Vigilant was among the fleot. About 800 men came on shore, and be gan indulging in drinking ai the hotels. The chief officer of tho Vigilant foil in with some of the drinking parties and was dragged. Shortly after he was seen lying on a pile of rubbish behind the American Eagle hotel. And while in this condition he was assaulted by American fishermen, his buttons and bands boing torn off. Neither rank nor insignia of his position protected tho unfortunate young man from the jeers and insults of the rowdy mob. The unfortunate yonnj offioer is vorv penitent, crying liko a cliiU ©vor W» inix it. For a dose, take a tablcspoonful in a gallon of meal, three times a day, to stop it. Thou feed tho fowls on it once a week, to prevent it. At the same timo it is a good plan to make white oak bark toa for them and put it in troughs for them to drink, except the sick ones, and you can pour it down their throats.— Southern Cultivator. Poultry Breeding:—The climate of Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama, in fact all of the Southern States which lie up high and dry, is everything that could be desired for poultry raising, and the only wonder is that the farmers of the South havo been so long in finding this out. But tho old adage which says, “better late than never,” will apply in their caso, and lot us, brother fanciers, ^ go to work with a tyira and show the Northern breeders that we can equal, if not excel, them in the poultry business. We now have at least five, if not more, good, healthy poultry associations in tho South, with more in prospect. Also, let us lend a helping hand whenever and wherovor wo can, and see that the com ing winter poultry shows in tho South are made successful.—Atlanta Cultivator. THE RIOB CROP. Reports received at Charleston, S. O., from the immediate rice fields of the South Santee indicate that the damage is not general. High tides have prevented tho freshet* from covering the large plan tation* of the southern district along the river, and the greuter pait of tho crop is ' considered safe. On the North Santee colored planters on small farms havo suf fered disastrously, their crop? being rq. ported M totally deitroyed,

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Mercury. (Sandersville, Ga.) 1880-1???, August 30, 1887, Image 1