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the mercury. rntered as Second-clans Hatter at u-1 sandcrsvllle Postotflce April S7, 18&0. Sindersville, Washington County, Ga. PUBLISHED BY A. J. JERNIGAN & CO. Proprietor! and Editors. THE MERCURY. J < JEUXIUAX ,C CO., Proprietors VOLUME Vlli. DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, AGRICULTURE AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. SVltSCRIPTlOSt $1.50 Per Annum, SAN DESKSVILLE, GA., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11. 1887. NUMBER 21. THE MERCURY. PUBLISHED EYERY TUESDAY. NOTIOEI All Communications intended fas this raper must be accompanied bp the full name, of the writer—not necessarily far publication fbut as a guarantee of good faith. We are in no way responsible far the views or opinions of corresponds cuts. Since the introductioa of postal cards 5n the United Hints# in 1878, nearly ;i >40 millions have been used, iho exact value of them liolug $88,303,2l5d. THE WORLD OYER, EPITOME OF THE INTERESTING I XEWS Ot' THE PAY. The success of irrigation on tho far i Western plains and in tho foot-hills tends Th ^J* l » I ‘ Vronbina-i.abor Agitation Uvm-y. to make the man with tho hoo encroach more confidently and persistently upon those lands that are said to bo fit only /or slock grazing. wlitTL-Wlial In Do1u k North, Kant, West mid Aero.* ilio .Sons. Advices from Tangier report that tho Hultou of Morocco is dead. A remarkable balloon ascension has been tnado at Paris by the aeronauts, (Captain Paul Jovis and M. Mallet, in the ,celebrated airship Horla. Thoacronauts ..(acted from the La Villctte Ons Works, Paris, at 7:15 a. M., and after rising to tho altitude of 0,000 metres, or nearly 23,000 feet, 'uibse(|iicntly descended in Belgium. Tlii-is an extraordinary attitude to reach, nml " 'll comparo not very unfavorably with the highest levels over reached by aeronauts. i A , n ft , ttom Pt was niado to murder tho j urkish minister at Athens, Greece. I Miss Sarah Jewett, a well-known ac- I ! n ' S8 > 19 »'>w a subject of charity, having i become addicted to tho opium habit. A speaker beforo the Association for •the Advancement of Science gave a crit- 1 iicistn upon American living. He said: To the rule that Hiftte who most need to economize buy the cheapest food, tlm dietary practices of tho pooplo of tho United States evince marked exceptions, ia that mar y, even among those who de sire to economize, use needlessly expen sive kinds of food. They too often en deavor to make their diet attractive by paying high prices In tho market rather than by skillful cooking and tasteful serving at homo. The Ameer of Cnbul is a real "Arabian Nights''kind of a ruler. Tho editor of London / nth says that tho Ameer was leeenlly alllicted with a boil whilo on a country excursion. On returning to t'alml the principal court physician was summoned, and lie applied nn ointment, •which was no doubt intended to bo highly idlieaeious in its ultimate results, but at first it considerably aggravated tho Ameer's anguish, and, having passed a sleepless night, be ordered the instant execution of his medical advisor, who accordingly was forthwith belief ded in the courtyard of the palace. “It is a fact not generally known," re- -jiiiirkcd a railway official to a reporter of die Chicago Journo!, “that Illinois can ho ist of a novelty in tho shape of a rail joed which lias no dupli ate in the United States.” "What’s that?" asked ci listener. "A road whoso stock is held by the original incorporators?” "Noth ing of the kind," replied tho first speaker. ''Tho novelty is a railroad whoso side tracks arc nino or ten times greater in length than the main lino.” "Where is such a road?” "The Peoria and Pekin Union, It runs from Peoria to l’okiu, a 'distance of fourteen miles. That is the main line. Being a belt road, earing for* the ears of tho several roads running into l’eorla and transferring the curs ■from one road to another, it 1ms many miles of sirlo tracks—over 100, I believe. This accounts for the peculiarity of n fond having moro miles of side tracks than it Inis in its main line." According to Mr. J. It. Dodge, tiro statistician of Iho Agricultural Depart ment nt Washington, the value of the dairy product of the country this, year is $180,000,000. The number of milch.cows now in use for dairy purpose^ ij.- 2D000,- 000. Calculating that each of thesogives 350 gallons of milk per year, there is annual milk yield of 7,350,000,000 gui dons, df which about 4,000,000,000 gal lons is consumed in making butter and 700,000,00 0 gallons in cheese making. The quantity of butter produced is esti mated to be about 1,350,000,000 pounds, •find nf cheese 0,500,000 pounds. Tho 'butter is almost entirely consumed at Entne, but tho cheese shipments last year to the English market amounted to over (85,000,000 pounds. On tho other hand, we import large quantities of fancy •foreign cheese, In this country, notably hi Connecticut, of Into years liavo been made some excellent imitations of •Roquefort, Edam and Cheddar clieeso. opium habit. *‘ llc ''> °Y Nebraska, a noted 1 rohibitiou orator, died at the Eastern railroad depot, in Boston, Mass., from the clfect of a tit. A shock of earthquake was felt throughout Greece. Tho disturbance was the strongest on the northern and southern shores of the Gulf of Corinth. Ex-Gov. Win. I!. Washburn dropped dead on a platform at tiro hall, at the morning session of the American board of foreign missions in Springfield, Mass. A testimonial to Mr. Burgess, designer of the Volunteer, is being raised, and Mr. Baird, secretary of the yacht club ut New York,says tho fund will reach $50,- 000. ’ Thu British steamship Koupor, from Carthagoim August 30, for Phtlabelphiii, f thirty-two men, is sup- witli nosed to have gone down, with board. all James Gordon Bennett, of Now York, will publish a newspaper in Paris to be known as the "European Herald." It will be modeled after the Now York Herald. aged The New Y’ork Times says tlioro aro new additions to the list of profitable .products of the farm which promiso to had employment for many farmers who Imvo the requisite facilities. These are due to foreign notions and tastes im paled chiofiy from Franco and Germany along with the numerous adopted citi- zcua who hail from these European diorcs. One is the grcnoudllo, so called hy the French, who esteem it ns a choice article for the exercise of culinary skill, h is now served up at tlioifirst hotels and 'restaurants in the large cities, Now Y’ork Specially, and appears iu the markets as a regular article of sale. The animal is easily lived and reared, and feeds itself H, ‘d thrives most abundantly in marshes. I iic other is called escargot, and is used htr making stows nud soups, but is eaten u ho boiled and roasted. This animal is a ' s ° easily reared, and requires no fecd- !"ri hut does better when a pasturo is provided for U, Known in common l'ttrlance, the first as tho frog and the •'tber as tho snail, these readily acclimated 'tt'iinals have never until now been con- t J 1 ' 1 ' 1 ' 1 ' 1 ! as of any value, but no doubt "frailer will furnish special business • us they iiave done for many yejirs I, 1 1-urope, to thousands of farmers. Airs. W. AY. Woolsey, wife of a weal thy planter of Aiken, S. C., fell from the third story window of Dr. Spier's medi cal institute in Brooklyn, M. Y,, and died a few hours later. Sir John Swinburne and O. V. Morgan and Halley Stewart, all members of Par liament, sailed from England for New Y’ork. They nro members of tho Inter state arbitration delegation. Advices from Hio Janeiro state, that medical opinions have been published to the effect that Emperor Dom Pedro will never again be able to attend to public affairs, through the progressive failure of bis intellect. Edward and Thomas Moigni about twenty-eight and twenty sjicctively, were found dead in bed at their hotel in Chicago, 111., suffocated by gng. They came from Ardake, Dakota, and were on route to Canada. The three-masted schooner, City of Green Bay, went hard ashore two miles south of South Ilaven, Mich. When she struck she was water-logged. She lay exposed but a short time, and then fell apart, and six of her crew were drowned. A corpse was found mining the tele phone and telegraph wires, sixty foot high in tho air at Detroit, Mich,, the electric current swinging the arms and legs as if the man were alive. I low the body got there is a mystery. Tlie cases of the Commonwealth against the employes of tho Anchor Line Trans- portaton company for working on Sun day in Erie, Pa., m violation of the stat- uto of 1704, were called. The magis trate sustained the prosecution and im posed tines in seven cases. Eight battalions of Spanish infantry, besides cavalry and artillery, liavo been concentrated at Cadiz and ..Malaga, in readiness to cross over to Morocco imme diately. This force in under command of Gen. Lasso. Several war ships are also in readiness for active service. Mr. Boll, representative owner of the Thistle, now in New Y’ork. stated that ho would be glad to cuter the Thistle in any regatta in which the Volunteer was entered, as he thought it would bo a sat isfaction to both Gen. Paine and himself to have the two boats race against each other once more. Rev. Mr. Cooper, curate of Croling- hunt, Suffolk, England, murdered Vicar Farley, lie entered the vicar’s bedroom and cut his Ihront with a razor. Jle then tied, but subsequently returned and was arrested. Air. Cooper has been quite unpopular in Croliugtinm, and this iuct, it is believed, unsettled his mind. Frank Campbell, foreman of the Atchi son, Topeka A Santa Fe Railroad bridge gang, was shot and killed by Alike Me- Gruw, one of his men. AleGraw lias been mentally unsound for some time, as a consequence of becoming over-heated, nnu oecnme possessed witn a lane) that Campbell, who was really the best friend he had, was trying to injure him. Sophie Gudmond, a young immigrant girl, tried to commit suicide by drown ing at Castle Garden, in New York, l'lie World alleges that her despondency was due to her being left alone and destitute in the city by reason of tile m bit nil ) notion of the Trunk Line pool, who sent her friends West by one route, ami intended to send her by another, strict investigation will be made. V strand came loose in the cable on the Walnut street cable road, at Cincin nati,O., mid wrapped around a gup cm er and Martin A. Hanley, Mastor AV’ork- '"'"t of District Assembly IDO, Knights d Labor, who were announced as speak- i's, were advised to leavo town itnmc- liatoly. The meeting had been called o protest against the doath sentences of lie Chicago Anarchists. EIGHTS OF LABOR llnvp Their Annitnl Convention itt Mlmiriip- nlls, til tin—air. I’owdcrly's View*. The Knights of Labor convention met nt Minneapolis, Minn. M ster Workman Powdeily Hays: "It is no doubt tine that our members arc fewer than they 6nco were, but we understand each other bet ter. There wore a great many w ho came into the order through curiosity mid the excitement of the times, but they did not have tlie interests of tlie movement nt heart, and have dropped out. ” The re port of tlie committee on credentials was received; some 135 delegates wore favor ably reported, while a few were without indorsement of the committee, Tho principal case was that of J. It. Buchan an, a Denver “kicker." Over his admis sion there was a long and warm discus sion. Master Workman Powderly said in tho evening that other contested cases would be easily disposed of. The most important proposition that, is likely to come before the general assembly is a scheme to unite the Knights of Labor and the National Partners’ Alliance, now iu session in Minneapolis, into one organi zation. The plan now proposed is to make tho Farmers’ Alliance it national ti ide body, with the titleof tlie National District assembly. "This would make a team," said i\ leading delegate "which would move the earth. With the farmers with us, wo could do what wo would toward the accomplishment of tho purposes of both bodies." General Secretary Charles II. Litchman, who arrived, said in an interview: “The organization was never so strong, both financially and otherwise, ns it is to-day, and tho organization is now on a sound business basis. Delinquents have all been weeded out within the last year, and every man represented in tlie r rgnii- ization to-day is by right entitled to membership. That is the principle to work on. The business of the order can be successfully conducted in no other way.” There are several ladies among tlie delegates, lint there is only one who is a general officer. I his is Alls. Lenoru AI. Bavoy, of Amsterdam. N. general investigator of the condition of women and children. GEORGIA I. UVS. Governor Gordon of Georgia lias signed tlie following acts and they are now laws: An net to relieve James Jor dan in the ease of II. I). Ah Daniel, gov ernor, vs. William V. Gary, principal, and J. W. Gary and James Jordan se curities; an net to amend section 2138 ol of the Code; an act to define the offense of blackmail, to prescribe a penalty there for, and for other purposes; an act to fix the compensation of the sheriff of the su preme court, and to provide for manner for liis payment; an act to appropriate $27.18 for the payment of executive war rant No. 57, issued by tlie governor in favor of James II. Worrill for his salary as solicitor-general of Chattahoochee cir cuit; nil net to amend the charter of the Commercial bank of Augusta; an act to alter and amend net of October 12th, pro viding for registration of voters of Tel fair county; an act to change time of holding the fall term of tho superior court' of Clarke county. A resolution for tho relief of Henry J. Lamar, of tho coun ty of Bibb, was approved also. An act to prohibit the sale of liquor within four miles of Alt, Zion colored church, in Meriwether county; nn net to designate the officers of the county court of Terrell county; an act to prevent hunting, fish ing and otherwise trespassing upon the of another iu Washington conn- WASHINGTON ITEMS. PICTURES OF THE DOINGS AT I HE NATIONAL CAPltAL. Tho Dnimrlincnl* Gelling Down io II indue*. Agulu—Tho Nation's Flimlirra—Apnolut* incuts nml Iteuinvnla—Pcrsmtlila. REVOLUTIONARY PENSIONERS, There arc thirty-six widow’s of soldiors who served in tho Revolutionary war now upon the pension rolls. Tim aver age ago of each is eighty-two and ono- qimi ter years. Four of the widows live in Virginia, as follows: Eleanor Lowe, Smith's Creek, Washington county; Re becca Abu ye, Newborn, Pulaski county; Mary Sneed, Accomac Court House; Su nni Tulloh, Mount Carmel, Halifax county. A LIVELY SCENE. An unusual scone occurred nt the Mc- tropolitan AL E. ohurch when llev. John P. Nowmnn, in a sermon on “Infidelity," referred in severe terms to tho anarchists. "Could any American citizeu,” ho said, "ten years ago, have imagined the sign ing of a petition to pardon thoso whose hands are rod with tho blood of the do- fenders of public peace nud safety? What is back of this anarchy—this dare devil movement on the part of thoso villains—who ought to have been hung long ago?" At this point, many of tho audience rose to their feet, clapped their hands, and with loud demonstrations an nounced their approval of tho minister’s words. STEALING PUBLIC LANDS. A great evil has been fostered in Wy oming Territory, says Gov. Moonlight in his annual report, in tho shape of laud grabbing and illegal fencing of the pub lic domain by wealthy men and by cor porations, many of the latter aliens. He thinks, however, that now the adminis tration of tho laud laws is vigorous and impartial and the settlers are protected in their rights. Tho complaints of the administration of the laws do not como, the governor states, from the men who arc seeking homes, but rather from those who hold large bodies of laud. The re sult of tho operations of the great syndi cate lias been to retard the progress of tho Territory and prevent immigration. Business men now begin to understand that fifty families and fifty ranches occu pying the, same ground covered by one ranch and fifteen men would afford them an enlarged market and assure them ail increase of business. The governor says the cattle business is declining; that bi tuminous coal is being successfully minod and that the oil fields are very rich. SOUTHERN BRIEFS. READARLE ITEMS CAREFULLY GATHERED HITHER AND YON. Social, Triuiieranen nml Religions Move, incuts -Fires, Dentils nml dnlcliles-ttnil* l'onit Operations nml Improvements. Four persous were killed and two se riously wounded by u boiler explosion at George P. Plant’s flour mills, St, Louis, Mo. tlie coming West on Sixth street. ^ was full of passengers, and in lts Hi..lit it overtook another car at . i.\ti a,."d Main, full of people. Plus ear pushed along. Brakes were tipp lie » then the wheels were locked dead on both ears. On they went until finally derailed. Some thirty people were in jured ; several falnlly. ■ q’Uc projected International Socialist foigrJs, convoked under the auspices of the Berlin (Germany) secretly proposed to be hold a • ' Gorman delegates, on arriving at d by tho police tv, alter being notified by owner, lessee pr agent; an act to provide for disposi tion' mill appropriation of money to bridges in Dodge county; an act to pro vide for amendment of affidavits to fore- cIom' liens; a resolution to authorize sale or lease of certain property belonging to tlie state; an act to provide for a surgeon for each light battery of artillery; an act for relief of D. W. Price, ex-treasurer of Douglas county; nn act to make county commissioners, tax collectors and receiv ers, members of boards of education, or dinaries and county treasurers incompe tent as grand jurors; an act to amend incorporation of tlie Turtle and Altnmahn River Canal Company; an act to provide fur registration of voters in Floyd county ; a joint resolution authorizing Horace Bradley to make certain improvements on the Hill portrait. GRAND RECEPTION Given to tlie I’renidein iu ML Louis, Mo., by lluiliiihIunIir People. "Cleveland weather” prevailed at 8t. Louis, Aim, and tho Presidential party partook of an early breakfast in order to prepare for tlie day’s festivity. Shortly after 0 o’clock Maj. C. C. Rainwater, chairman of the reception committee, es corted the members of the party from Lindcll Hotel to the residence of Mayor Francis, where they were met by the .Mayor and cordially received. Shortly after 10 o’clock the entire party, in charge of Alaj. Rainwater's committee, were°driven to the fair grounds in the northwestern part of the city. The route the carriages took was elaborately deco rated, and much enthusiasm was mani fested by spectators, the President and Airs. Cleveland acknowledging (lie <lem on strut ion by bowing to the crowds on either side of tho street. expelled if he I’llev attempted to hold a meeting, me workmen’s' associations ot Vienna ami PesthTnvc beenml^ed that another lo- ti, i for tlm congress has been decided uP iW is now reported to have bC °n 8ClUOtUd 0 f Union Hill, N. J., pro- Tlie police hibited a mass meeting which was to be gmmled by twenty policemen lnortHm? ntfsomblcil . - . less by clubbing. Col. lluntouO. lteim- UAI> M\N CAGED. Henry Johnson, 21 years old, was found guilty in tho superior court, of a das tardly crime. lie was recommended to the mercy of tlie court. Johnson lias been a prominent member of the Salva tion Army at Koine, Ga., and took an ac tive part in the campaign against the devil. Tire crime took place in Forrcst- Tho officers went to the Salvation villo. Army hull, and behold, there was Johnson on the stand, in the act of prayer. He was doing his best and. swinging to and fro in his supplications, but as soon as lie saw tlie officers lie lost all faith and bo- „ an to tail. As soon as prayer was over tlie-olfioers pulled-hint <rff the stand and ’curried him to tlie lock-up. Thero was talk of lynching him. NOTES. The ‘War Department officials nro satis fied that the Crow Indian trouble in Mon tana will be speedily settled. The contract for the Lafayette statue will be drawn up by the Judge Advocate ueral of the army and sent to the two French artists whose design lias been ac cepted by the Commission. Mrs. Rachel Strong, wife of IIou. AVil- linm Strong, justice of the Supremo Court of tho United States on the retired list, died at her residence in Washington of consumption, aged 07. The present postmastoi's ut tlie follow - lg named offices, which become Prcsi- entini, have been reappointed by the President: Bentonvillc, Ark.; Texur- ann, Tex.; Johnson City, Tunn.; Man- hosier, Ya.; Pocahontas, Va. A telegram was received iff (lie Depart ment of Agriculture from II. A. Ilughos, superintendent of the sugar works at Rio Grande, N. J., that lie hud worked the massecuito from one aero of corn raised by a fanner, and obtained 1,440 pounds sugar. Tlie State Department lias no informa tion of the alleged unwillingness of Sir John .McDonald to serve on the fisheries commission. As far ue can be learned, it is the understanding at tho department that. Chamberlain, McDonald and -West will serve as the British representatives. Tlie paintings of Jefferson Davis.Floyd and Holt, Secretaries of War under the Pierce and Buchanan administrations, which adorn tlie wall of Private Secreta ry Heard’s office in the War Department, admired by all visitors. The jiietures show the men to bo the most distin guished looking trio that ever succeeded one another in any public office in this country. SOUTHERN EDUCATION. lino Distributed From tho Fund Loll by Gooi'uo 1’oiibuity. The trustees of the Peabody education fund held their twenty-sixth annual meet ing at the Fifth Avenue hotel in New York. President It. C. Wiutiirop, of Boston, was in the chair, and Dr. S. A. Greene, of the same placo, secretary. Thirteen of tho trustees wore present. Prof. W. II. l’aine of tlie univeisity of Michigan, was appointed president of tlie uoi null college at Nashville, Teun., to succeed Dr. E. E. Hern, who died last April. According to Secretary Greene’s report the fund amounts to $2,000,(100, ami the income therefrom amounts to $70,00.0. Thu income is distributed as follows: Scholarships, $22,800; normal schools, $23,000; institutes, $11,700; public schools, $13,000; tlie normal col lege at Nashville, $11,500. Tlie secretary reports good work dime by tlie various superintendents. The states now receiv ing money from tlie fund are: Alabuma, Arkansas,Georgia, Louisiana, North Car olina,' South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. The re ports show very favorable results, and scholarships tiro allotted as follows: Ala bama, 13: Arkansas, 10; Georgia, 14; Louisiana, 8; North Carolina, 14; South Carolina, 8; Tennessee, 14; Texas 0; Virginia, 14; West Virginia, 8. Tho scholarships are $200 each. DISTINGUISHED LAWYER DEAD. Edward L. Sharp, nged about twenty years, committed suicido at Grarorly Springs, Ala., by cutting his throat with a razor. Nocause known, The steamer Gate City which sailed from Boston, Sinus., for Savannah, Ga., returned to Boston, having broken tlie high pressure valve of her forward engine. Y’ellowstone Kit, mi Indian medicine man, is under bond to appear before the Fulton, Ga., Superior Court to answer it: an indictment mi which ho is charged with libeling Dr. Wickers, another In dian doctor. Tho United States District Court was convened at Charleston, S (!., Judga Simonton presiding. The grand jury was organized with twenty-one jurors, and during tho day returned bills in the following illicit whiskey cases: Archi bald Pipkins, alias Archibald Parker, Wm, Crawford, J, L. Prince, Robert Christopher, Alorgnn Jefcont, Evntider Powers, Rollins Christopher, Dumo! Page, Henry Reed, Wm. Sliennan, Jolly Robinson, true bills. Aloro trouble is brewing in Alorebcnd, ICy., the scene of the recent Tollivei outrage. The report says eighteen men, tinned with Winchesters, came from Sol- jers station on tho Columbus & Ohio Road to Alorchead. It is said thero are or will lie 150 men armed and secreted around tlie town. These men, it seems, belong to tlie Logan faction and aro gathering bceauSo news has been brought that u party of Tolliver’s friends intend to come from Elliott county, nnd burn tho town. Two remarkable denis in tobacco "breaks" of Louisville, Ky., were re ported, and surpass any previous single operations known to tlie market there. AI. J. Barker, supposed to lie represent ing Lcggitt & Aloycrs, a great mutiufue turing firm of 8t. Louis, purchased from Henry 8. Thompson, of Kentucky, 500 hogshead of barley tobacco at the aver age prico of $0.20 per one hundred pounds, tlie amount being $135,000. The same buyer purchased 282 hogshead at a Ninth street house for $75,000. This brought tlio sum of tlie t wo trans actions up to $210|000, a remarkable rec ord for a single day. A diabolical attempt was made to wreck a passenger train on tlie Illinois ifc 8t. Louis Railroad, a' out a mile and a hull from Belleville, 111. A special train of live cars, filled with excursionists from Bt. LtMsiu, ■AIo., was approaching Bellvillo at tlie rate of twenty miles nil hour, when tho train rushed into an open switch nearly a mile long, and had gone half tlie length of the switch before the engi neer could stop tlie train. A quarter of a mile further on, tho switch rail had been so adjusted so ns to plunge tho train down a steep embankment. The occu pants of the conches were mostly women and children. IIROI'GIIT DOWN. Tim ill II. LION AIUEH' WAY. Columbus, Ga., was shocked by the announcement of tlie deatli of Hon. Jas. AI. Russell, on Rose hill, of heart disease, lie was 5U years of age, nnd leaves a wile and two daughters. lie was one of tho ablest lawyers in that section. He had represented Afuscogco county in tho lcg- -islaitite,- mid -was prontiuuntJai political circles. lie wtis lor a long time tr part ner of ex-Governor Smith, and also of lion. Henry W. Hilliard. AFFAIRS IN IRELAND. Many Evictions Made ami Trouble Brcwltij nil Over tlio Inland. The work of eviction was continued at Chvecdorc, but imntcs of Widow Bowie’s house stoutly resisted tho evictors by throwing boiling water upon them. Tlio bailiffs demolished the house, and the chimney having tumbled, tlie debris took (Ire. Seven persons wore arrested. Ow ing to tho hostile demeanor of spectators, the polico were ordered to prepare to fire, Whereupon Constable Iloughro advanced and threw down bis rifle, declining to obey orders. Callahan, the moonlighter, who was ouo of the party that killed Constable Whelehan, at Lisdoouvnrnc, and who turned queen’s evidence, was taken to Ennis nnd testified agninst his accomplices. lie swore ns to the plot against Sexton, and identified seven of (lie prisoners ns having participated ill iho killing of Whelehan, Callahan ad mitted that lie had planned a number of moonlight raids in Kerry nnd Chile, and that lie laid been in tho pay of tlie police for the last five years, and that he had re ceived from Constable Whelehan, just before the raiding of S.extpn, n small sum of money in payment of his share for ar ranging tlio raid. This statement caused a great sensation in court. While return- in;,' to jail, tin; prisoners were cheered by crowds in the streets. The police charged tho people and used their batons freely. A gang of moonlighters attacked tlio bouse of a farmer named Kibun, nt Cran ny bridge, Kilowsh, and drove tlio in mates out nml leveled tlie building with crowbars. They continued their work of destruction for several hours. The farmers of Tipperary received notico through the post threatening them with deatli if they attended the proposed auc tion sale of cuttle of a farmer. Tlie uo- (icc describes tlie auctioneer as "Tlie Accursed and Eternally Damned Judge Keogh.” Rev. P. D. O’Reagan, dean of tlie Catholic church at Mitclicllstown, lias obtained a summons against Cupt. Plunkett for tresspass for entering tho dean’s grounds at the liend of a force of police and hussars, and dispersing a crowd assembled there bn the occasion of the conviction of William O'Brien. SOUTHLAND FARMING. .4 LOOK OVER THE FIELD, WHICH IS FULL OF INFORMATION, Tho Itnlnfnll Deflelenry-Coltnn Harvest— Early Frosts-Intrusive Foritilna the Rule—Tobacco I'lirlna-Fonltry. IN HAD Mil M'E. Tom Padgett is lying in jail at Stuton- ville,Gil, with four buckshot iu It is left arm in the region of the elbow, which frac tured the hone in several places. Six other shot passed through his clothes. Dr. Johnson, who is attending the wound ed man, fears that amputation will ho necessary. Ho was on trial in Echols court for murder, and was on his way to prison in charge of Sheriff llermlott and Charles Thompson and Jack Weaver, when he made a dash for liberty. Thomp son and Weaver each fired a load of hueksliot after him, and Hie sheriff emp tied both barrels of his gun, which were loaded with small shot, after tlie fleeing man. Padgett fell to the ground under this fusilade, and was recaptured. Tom Padgett is under arrest, charged with tlie waylaying and killing of George 41 tin ter, ltis brother-in-law, who wits shot down on tlie road in Echols county about three years ugo. Tlie United States marshal, at Yicks- Liurg, Miss.,sold 100,000 acres of land loca ted in tlie counties of Starkey, Isnquena ami Washington, to satisfy a judgment of nearly $750,000 in favor of William Henry Simpson, trustee of tho estate of Henry Clews, of New York, against tlie Selma, Ahiriou A Alemphis Railroad. The entire parcel of land was bid in by the trustee for tlie nominal price of $12,000. The road was projected by the late Gen. N. B. Forest, shortly after the War. Tlie sale was one of three made for the same purpose, embracing 400,000 acres of laud, which lias been taken for tho iho new York syndicate, who will perfect Sides and place the land on the market. C'ajit. Anderson, a jtost-offiee inspec tor, found tho books nml accounts in tlie Savannah post-olficc con fused, ami is down there to straighten them out. Ouo night tiler lie had left tho office there was a sensational scene be tween Postmaster G. W. Lamar nml ltis assistant. They got into a dispute about tho affairs of Hie office and the dialogue was exciting. Finally, Air. Lamar sent out for a policeman to iiuve Col. Ander son ejected. When die officer entile, Col. Lamar said: "1 order you to nrtest that man for disorderly conduct." "I order you to arrest that man for conduct unbe coming a gentleman,” couiitorinamud Col. Anderson. Alaj. Lamar repeated liis order, uud Col. Anderson exclaimed threateningly to the policeman: "1 warn you that if you lay hands upon mu in tltis government building, L will hold you and your superiors responsible,” and the policeman left. So far as can be learned, the accounts are about $500 short. This may be die result of bad book-keeping. EVANGELICAL CONFERENCE. A call, signed by ninny lenders of va rious Protestant douomiuations, in New York, has been issued for a genetal con ference of all Evangelical Christians in the United States, to be held under the auspices and direction of the Evangelical Alliance for the I'nited States, in the city of Washington, on December 7, Hamit), 1887, to study in effect the following questions. First, What are the present perils and opportunities of die Christian church and die countiy ? 2d. Can any of them be met best I))' a heal liy cu- pi ra tion of all evangelical Christians, which, without detriment to any denomina tional interests, will serve the welfare of tlie whole church? 3d. What are the best means to bceuro such co-opcrntion, and to awaken the whole church to its responsibility? FILLING nEKCIIER'H PLACE. Rev. Dr. Parker, of the City Temple, London, was selected to pronounce the eulogy on Henry Ward - Beecher in Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, N. Y., in the pulpit where his friend had stood for forty years. Ids subject was, “Not here, but ris"U.” The sermon, which was de livered without manuscript, was largely RAINFALL. Tho largo deficiency iu rainfall for tho season continues in tho central valleys, but this deficiency lias been rcducod dur ing tho week in tho wheat and corn re gions of tho Northern Stntcs. Over tlio greater portion of tho cotton region tho deficiency lias oxceedcd 10 inches. In tho tobacco regions of Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee, the deficiency in rainfall for die season generally amounts to less than live inches, except in the extreme west portions of Tennessee and Kentucky, where the deficiency in rainfall for tho season exceeds 10 inches. Tlio only states reporting excess of rainfall for tlio season nro Pennsylvania,Maino, Southern New York, tlio West portions of Knnsns mid Nebraska, Northern Texas nnd Colo rado. THE COTTON HARVEST. The weather has been favornblo for harvesting cotton in tho states west of tho Mississippi, and in tho extreme east ern portions of the cotton region, whilo cool weather and heavy rains liavo affect ed this and other growing crops unfavor ably in Mississippi. EARLY FnOSTS. Frosts occurred In tho northorn por tion of tho tobncco region of tho Ohio valley nnd along tlio Atlantic const ns far South ns Virginia, which probably re sulted in some injury to tho crops. WINTER WHEAT. Tho rains which hnvo occurrod in tho winter wheat regions will provo of espe cial vnluo, as tlio sowing of wheat inis I) 'on delayed iu that section owing to tho continuance of tlio drought. CATTLE-CARING. A good plan to prevent injury to cat tle from eating wet clover, is novor to turn stock of any kind upon fresh, luxu riant pastures of uny description on empty stomachs. Turn them in full in die morning, take them out at night nnd feed again next morning, and contlnuo this courso fora few days, until they got accustomed to clitingo of food, " ABOUT FORESTS. Tlio four Southern Atlantic statos con tain 58,000,000 of tlio 480,010,000 acres of forest land in tho entire country, or moro than nil of die New England and Middle states combined. Virginia has 18,000,000 acres, North Carolina 18,000,- 000 ucros, Georgia 18,000,000 and, as stated, South Carolina 0,000,000 acres. In other words, 62 4 pur cent of tho en tire area of tho section is in forest. Of this 45,510,033 acres aro hold in farms,or 78.5 per oent of the wholo forest area. More than half of die farm area, or 55.7 per cent, is in forest, mid besides thero are 8,8513,131 acres of unimproved land in farms, or 10.8 per cent of tho total farm area cnpablo of reforstntiou. STICK TO IT. Wlnle it is true, dint it will tnko many years of seemingly und perhaps unprofit able labor to jcstorc worn-out sections, yet there is but one way to succeed in doing so, and that is, as tho old adage says, to stick to it, nnd finally by inten sive and scientific work, and by tlio nec essary restoratives, die farmer may bring lU I)IS1 HEMMING (SCENE. The most sensational scene ever wit nessed in a court room occurred in Chat tanooga, Teun. Sam Branch, a colored man, was on trial for stealing a watch front Pat Aialoney. I Io had been placed on trial last week and tlie jury disagreed. On the second trial he was found guilty of grand larceny and his punishment was fixed at live years in the penitentiary. Immediately, Branch jumped to his feet, whipped out n pocket knifo, nnd drew it across his throat three times, cutting his windpipe entirely off and severing the right jugular vein, and ho died in half an hour. a memorial discourse, several sympathetic ■ a references being made to the dead pastor. Telegrams were received by Dr. Parker white lie was in die pulpit from ltis peo ple in London, sending their good wishes. the house was never more crowded. Every inch of space was oc cupied. CHOLERA-STRICKEN: THE WESTERN MODE. A mail carrier on the road to thp At chison, Topeka & Santa Eo Railroad was stopped by four armed nud masked men in a lonely spot about fifteen miles from Fort Apache, Ariz. The robberJ at once rifled the pouches and carried off money orders, a remittance in tho form of a check on die Dank of California, payable to William J. Bryan, postmaster at San Fruncis&o. Nothing else was taken, and the robbers compelled tlio carrier to wait fifteen minutes while they escaped to the mountains, Since die last report, four more cases of cholera have developed on Hoffman’s island, from among tlio passengers of the steamship Alesia. The patients were promptly removed to Swinburne island. Thero are fourteen eases under treat ment at present. An official from the British consul’s office called at tho oflico of the quarantine commission and ob tained information about the cholera cases. He said that die British govern ment had asked by cable for advices in the mutter. WHOLES A I,E KILLING. By die explosion of a boiler in David Young’s sawmill, about three miles from Amanda, O., George Hapo, Perry Hape, g and Amos Young Y instantly killed; and Mrs. Simon Young, who was at the timo 200 yards from the mill, wns seriously injured. The cause of the explosion is unknown, ns ovety otje at die mill was killed. FATAL CURIOSITY. William Wood, aged 15, son of Frank Wood, of the Mower and Reaper Com pany, and his father's coachman, Joo Hawkins, drove out to die Allen Coal Mine, an abandoned slope, near Youngs town, Ohio, to explore' it. Not return ing, a search was made and both were found dead ia tho slope; they had been suffocated by foul air. his land back to its former fertility, nnd instead of decreasing in value, as now, it will yearly increase until it shall bloom like the rose, and tho farmer’s homo spread nn influence for industry, educa tion and Christianity throughout tlio length and breadth of die land.—Atlan ta, Oa., Southern Cultivator. CURING TOBACCO. Recent experiments made by a North Carolina gentleman in curing tobacco both on and off the stalk, seem to provo that die latter is die proper method. It is held that the great bulk of nicotine in a tobacco plant lies in tlio stalk, that in die old process of curing, this nicotine is • driven to die leaf, and licnco becomes an injury to it. The gentleman referred to above states, that by stripping die leaves os they ripen, nnd curing them off the stalk, almost entirely relieves tlio tobac co of all nicotine,'and, as a conseqnonce, improves its quulity to a considerable dc. grcc. POULTRY MATTERS. It appears to bo a common belief flint shocks coming in tho courso of thundci storms, will so affect eggs under a broody lien that tlie chicken dies in the shell. This, we have recently found to be a mere superstition, unless lightning ac tually destroys the eggs, or they get swamped in tlie rain, and even in the latter case if it is only for a short time, and they ure not chilled, as good a hatch may be looked for as if no storm had oc curred during incubation.—Southern Farm. The Texas Farm and Ranch says, no ono who operates nn incubatoi should be without a brooder. Home-made Droodcrs aro quite common, and a person with a fair supply of ingenuity can construct one that will answer very well in many respects. It is a dumb but perfect mother, and it is amusing to see how the young chicks take to it. An orchard affords a most excellent range for fowls, provided it contains nn abundance of grass that is kept cut moderately closo and no high weeds. Chickens are also most certainly a benefit to an orchard. The number that should lie placed in tin orchard two acres in ex tent, (lopends a great deal upon the char acter of the soil and tho quantity oi grass it grows. Tho fowls should novel be so numerous as to kill out the grass, or retard its growth to a great extent, keeping fowls for the benefit of " cogs for market prices, this is the most important point to be observed. Green food they must have. It makes more difference in tho egg out-put than eithei more substantial food or shelter. A lieu that lias plenty of green food and range will lay fully one-third more than one in confinement, fed everything iu the wnj of grain, meats, etc. In tlieii A Natural Inforenco. ‘Does your parrot talk, She: Marks?” Mr. Maiks (not intellectual): "Not much, except what I’ve taught him,” _ She: "Only whistles and swears a little, I suppose."—Life. ... (.(./'‘(..V'.. ■ : ..5 ; '