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OJc&irmiT JtlseMg Cclegcaffl? cmfc SmxcttsU & Mess^ngei:.
twimoht'n icoitb.
The sunlight on it wavqless sea i
In softeueil rtnl;ancc4fa'li-'h s!o«w, 1
The fold'd fliwar, the piist-crowr.ed tree,
Proclaim tfce gathering twilight holy.
It is the lijur wljen Palsion ifows;
A solonm stillness roundHis linger^ /
And on oiKwildlythrohMng brows
Wo feel the tooch of angeMingcrs.
It is the liourvfW lovers fond
(For love its native air is breathing)
Drape with fair hopes Life’s drear beyond,
Gay garlands for the future wreathing.
It is tliehonrwhon in far land
Tho wanderer, tired of ceaseless roam-
Lon"s for the clasp of kindred hand,
And the dear home enwrapt in gloam-
» tog. ' '
It-is the hour when mankind hears,
Aiuid earth’s mingled moans and laugh
ter, !
Chords which will swell when unborn
years 7
Are buried in the great hereafter.
—Chamber's Journal.
The Narragansett Disaster.
Sew London, CoNN-Muly
investi.cation of -tke-Xavrajiansqitf disaster
hoeau in th| city ttjdajy ftefor^caton-
siiectors Beikwitli fbd Ilrn’ey. Hdg^T.
Mt.Waller Stated a) the *peiiing oC«he
ceediugsihat lie appearedas coimselfor
atoniugton'^Steiniibtaat/CoTnpanf, but- jj|i a very ttause log.
„_s informed by tlte inspectors tlmr no
counsel would be allpwodto take part in
the investigation orV^o "examine wit-
. —MUe. Leona, a female athlete, gained
much popularity in Germany by her feats
of strength and skill. One act was to
hang by her knees from a trapeze and
hold another acrobat by her teeth. Re
cently in Hamburg sis of her teeth and a
part of her jaw were tom out, letting the
man fall.
—A Boston Republican newspaper calls
General Garfield a ‘‘deep-chested Yan
kee.” This is a most unhandsome way
of stirring up the grave question what be
came of the Credit .Mobilier stock which
Oakes Auacs • declared that General Gar
field put into a “deep chest,” and of
which General Garfield, peering into that
“deep chest,” declared that he could see
. no trace,, t /. > ■
.The Sun says that one orator in the
Republican national committee waxed
eloquent in his description of the condi
tion of the colored population. He said
there were seventy thousand colored per
sons unable to vote simply on account of
their poll taxes not having been paid.
Now, we can see no true patriotism nor
pure charity in paying taxes in order to
let those vote who do not care enough
about voting (o pay their taxes.themselves,
If the negroes wish to participate in the
powers and honors of government, let
them share also in its burdens.
MjlSchubz’s Campaign Speeches.
The World says that persons who have
seen the notes of Secretary Sclmrz’s cam-
pain' speeches say that they will be of the
most Radical Republican sort. He evi
deafly intends to cater to the mest pro
nounced stalwart element of his party,
and will gp squarely hack on his conser
vative attitude of 1872. It is said that he
will dwell at length on the condition of
affairs in the South and will say a good
many things In conflict with views which
he was supposed to entertain in the past,
As previously stated, Mr. Schurz will be,
gin his political speaking in Indiana.
The Wisdom or Silence.—Judge Po
land, who was chairman of the Credit
Mobilier investigating committee, which
reported that General Garfield received
• dividend of three hundred and twenty-
nine dollars from Oakes Ames, knowing
that it was a balance coming to him on
ten shares of Credit Mobilier stock, has
written a letter to ex-Govemor Fletcher,
of Vermont, in which he takes the gronsd
that whatever may have been the finding
of that committee in regard to that trans
action, public and popular judgment has
fully and absolutely acquitted General
Garfield of all wrong, either in act or in
tent, in relation to that matter. He re
gards this popular ver Jict as conclusive,
deprecates any attempt to reopen and un
settle it as altogether wrong, and appeals
- to the Republican press and to Republi
can speakers not to reaigue a matter
which in his opinion was settled many
years ago. The point of his letter is that
it is wise to be silent on tlic subject.
—The Prussian Crown Prince i3 a wise
and thrifty gentleman. It is related that
the officers of a regiment which.is an
nually inspected by him have been in the
habit of inviting him to luncheon after
parade. Last year the entertainment was
. of tho most elaborate and cosily kind.
The Prince would touch nothing, and
even refused the wine offered him, ob
serving that “ho only drank champaign
on extraordinary occasions.” The re
proof told, and this year when the Prince
entered the Guardsmen’s mess-room after
the i reflection, he found only a modest re
past of sandwiches, light claret and beer
awaiting him. He at once sat down, par
took heartily of the frugal fare, and, with
the observation “This is as it should be
among comrades,” produced his meer
schaum, lit it, and remained for more than
an hour, smoking and chatting with his
entertainers in the most friendly and un
ceremonious manner Imaginable.
Quarantine Steamers on the Mis
sissippi.—Four steamers have beeu con
structed, under the supervision of the
national board cf health, for quarantine
service on the Mississippi river. The lit
tle fleet is composed of a hospital and
supply stern-wheel steamer, 112 feet long,
IS feet beam an 4 feet bold, the hnll being
constructed iron. It is fitted up with
quarters for the physician and such yellow
fever patients as may be taken from ves
sels on the river, and with ail the neces
sary appliances ior metical relief and for
disinfecting clothes and bedding. The
other three steamers are steel launches,
30 feet long, 7 feet beam and 3$ feet hold.
They are to act as tenders to the larger
vessel, and each launch carries a small
cannon to call and bring to a halt vessels
suspected of having yellow fever onboard.
Quarantine stations have been established*
iu connection with this service at Cairo
Memphis, Vicksburg and New Orleans,
and at the mouth of the Red river. All
the yellow lever cases intercepted and
taken from the river craft.are to be car
ried, for subsequent treatment, to the
nearest station on the river. The estima
ted cost of tills service to the government
is $35,000. The steamers left Pittsburg,
where they were built, for their tour of
duty on June 23.
—A ten-yeare-old, whose legs were re
cently cut off by a train of cars at Dubuque,
Iowa, was too plucky to make any
fuss over the. incidents When the little
fellow was taken home his legs hung
limp, but he did not complain. Not
tear stood in his eyes, but the tender look
he gave to those who stood by his side
told plainly that be was suffering great
agony. After the doctor had dressed his
wounds lie called his parents, sisters and
brothers to his bedside, kissed one and all
farewell, ami left a tear upon their cheeks.
A second time he called his mother to his
side, placed his little arms about her neck,
and said: “Mother, I am going to die in
a few minutes. Please forgive me for not
minding you." With this the little fellow
fell back, and as the mother said, “Yea,
my angel," and took another look at Ids
face sbe found him dead and beyond all
pain and suffering.
nesses.
The first witness examined was Wil
liam Smith Young, who stated that he
had been a matter and pilot for twenty
years, and at the time of thscollision be
tween the Stonington and Narragansett
wasmasterof the latter and held a iicense.-
Thc trip on which the collison occurred
was the first and only trip on which lie
had commanded the Narragansett. He
was only a pilot on board the steamer at
the time otthe collision. He handed in a
written statement, which alter some dis-.
enssion was received by the inspectors,
and which is in substance as follows:
“The Nariagansett left New York at
5:03 p. m; I consulted with the. pilot,
Mr. Thompson, as to what course we
should steer, as the night bid fair to he
foggy. I asked him at 11:20 p. m. the
time of night. He told me, and said: ‘It
is about time for tho boats.’ In about
eight minutes I sighted a bl ight light
bearing 2J points on our starboard bow.
from my position as I stood looking out of
the front window on tho starboard
side of the pilot-hous3. At once
gave two short blasts in quick suc
cession and said, “hard starboard;” at the
same time heard one faint blast from the
testified that ho had bef
sincjt 1§C4, amtvwas capt;
ingtfen at UK time, of the
taken cliJtRe & her In
tlft Nnrifg;
SWning-
,t'®85 p/n.
-a tight-' wind
from west southwest. Wen? along about
as usual, blowing the whistle about twice
minute.' Made Ba p’.ett’s reef light ship
about 10:15, apd heaAlthe bell.about, two
or three minutes Jbefore making it.- The
next point. J wps l Oomfiela £hqals,
and .our .'course from. Bartlett's
there was west five-cijhths south. Heard
the hell on the Cornfield light ship, and
next heard, fix''about ten"'minutes after
leaving the light ship, a boat blowing one
whistle; and supposed it to he the City of
approaching steamer; then signals from
the other boat were given so coniusedly
that I could rot tell if they were meant
for oue or two and three blasts—so rang
to slow and stop, sounding two blasts
three times at distinguishable intervals;
then rang to go baric and gave three
blasts twice; also heard three blasts from
the other boat, which I then pereewed to
be the Stonington. She struck us be
tween the forward gangway and star
board paddle box. From the time of
sighting her to the time of the collision
two or three minutes elapsed. At the time
of the collision I opened the rail
to see what the damage was and turned
and said to the pilot‘Let her go ahead
wide open,’—knowing she was pointed
for the west end of the shoals—and in the
same breath I said, “Call mates,” and Of
ficer Field come to ask what he should do.
I said, “Clear away and lower the boals
and life rafts as fast as possible.” First
OfficcrMowry in the meantime was exam
ining the extent of the damage. The
next oflicer who came to me was Purser
Kiernan. I ordered him to call every
body and put on them life preservers. At
that time First Oflicer Mowry came to me
and said, “Captain, she is making water
very fast.” 1 said: ‘Call all hands and
get the boats and life rafts overboard as
quickly as possible.’ During this time
Mr. Thompson was in the pilot-house, do
ing his duty there as long as he had steam
to work with. About eight or ten minutes
after the collision a blaze was reported
coming up from the port side of the smoke
stack. 1 told the bow watch to try and
put it out. I turned and saw it was of no
use to battle with the fire. I then ordered
the bow watch to assist in lowering the
forward port boat as quickly as possible,
which was done successfully and fillet i
with passengers. One boat (number six)
which, I was told by the second oflicer and
wheelsman, was attempted to be lowered
by the passengers, was swamped in low
ering.
“After telling the bow-watch to leave
the fire and assist at lowering the forward
port boat, I turned and-went to see if the
forward starboard boat was being low
ered, and in going stepped across the gap
made by the collision with tlie Stonington
outside of the stay frame. 1 assisted at
lowering the forward starboard boat, took
in all the passengers that were on the hur
ricane deck forward of the wheel, pushed
oil'and took in all I found in the water
between the wreck and the steamer Sto
nington. After landing the boat load on
the Stonington I returned, picking up sev
eral persons on my way back to the
Narragansett. When there I found a
large number of passengers on the prow-
The Narragansett at this time was
aground iu five fathoms of water. The
tida running very strong by her stern j
made it difficult to hold the lifeboat up to
it. I took od board, asking for ladies and
children first, all that I thought was safe.
I told the remainder to keep cool, thatau-
other boat was coming behind us. They
said ‘all right,’ for the boat had not set
tled any for some time. I started again
for the Stonington. Returning again to
the wreck I made a thorough search all
around in the water in the vicinity of the
wreck. We found nobody, nor heard any
one in answer to our shouts. I then re
turned to the wreck, and in company
with my officers and their crews remained
there through the uiabt.”
Ine captain also saut:- “One of the
ladies, whom I afterwards learned was
Mrs. Dix, clung to the net work arouud
the promenade in order to keep tne other
passengers from overturning the boat, and
showed me her bands which were burned
until the skin was peeled. As we helped
a man out of this boat into mine, he said,
pointing to her, ‘She is the bravest woman
living. she has saved us all”—which her
burned hands showed. While giving my
orders I stood on the starboard side near
the pilot-house on the hurricane
deck, where I remained daring the
greater part of the. time, knowing
that my officers would come there
first to find me for orders, wfthout loss
of time. Until I left to launch boat
No. 1, I was on the starboard side for
ward of the wheclhouse, during which
time passengers came to me and asked as
sistance in putting on life preservers,
which I quickly gave, tying some around
some of them. All of this time I had on
my rough weather clothes, _changed at
Stratford, with nothing to be recognized
by but my regulation cap with gilt but
tons on each side. The other officers
were In like condition, several in their
shirt sleeves, answering my call
from their watch below in the quickest
manner. This doubtless led to the report
that no officers were seen at the boats or
helping passengers or heard giving orders,
My officers and crew, as far as I know
and have heard, obeyed orders promptly
and worked as quickly as possible under
the circumstances to save cur passengers
from the most powerful elements—fire
and water. Had it not been for the fire
would have run the Narragansett on I
Cornfield Shoals, where she would not
have sunk below her main deck.
At the close of Capt. Young’s direct
statement he was closely questioned by
the inspectors, and at the end of the morn
ing session his examination had not been
concluded. At the opening of the after
noon session it was reported that he had
been attacked with fever and ague, to
which he is subject, and would be unable
to appear. His examination will be con
cluded Monday.
The second witness was George Finckle,
acting chief engineer of the Narragau-
sett at the time of the collision. He made
a long, rambling statement with many
repetitions. The chief points of his testi
mony were that tho regular chief engin
eer of the Narragansett was absent in
Hartford, attending the United States
Court as a witness. The engineer em
ployed iu liis stead made a trip to New
York June 10th, and was taken sick be
fore reaching there, and so
disabled as to be incapacitated for duty.
He sent word to Finckle to this effect but
a few minutes before the steamer left on
her fatal trip. Finckle told the captain
that there was not time to secure the ser
vices of a new engineer, and so it was de
termined that Finckle should act as chief,
although be had no right to do so, as he
held a license only as an assistant.
About two or three minutes before the
collision Finckle heard the Narragansett
alter her fog whistle to two whistles,
and is positive that two whistles
were blown twice and perhaps oftener.
Following close on these whistles he re
ceived a signal to alow and then a few
seconds later a signal to stop. In from
fifteen to twenty-five seconds after a
signal to stop came, a signal to work her
ahead and then almost instantaneously a
sig.ial to push her and go on ahead strong.
After tlie signal to go ahead was sounded
there were two whistles and then a col
lision quickly followed.
George F. Wrve, residing in Providence,
% WICK DE.ID AA'D “
’ALIVE.
Mr. Fat Crow n
Yesterday afternodi} A
reported that Mr. Pat-’dpowiriyas dead;
and a repoite^rtiropped to to Compile a
sketch of Bibb county’s ex-sheriff. We
found Mr. Crown ritmg on the edfeo of
his bed. - x
“We umTerstboffniat you are Mead, Mr.
Crown.’’ - r . f -
‘(Lain not.” y J i j Lj
- “You-are certain?! Wahave it off- good
authority^” ~ ~ ' 7' '
• “I am positive. Take a sent, sir.”
~ We madi"a note that Mr. Crown was
not dead, and took a seat.
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MACON AS A RAILWAY CENTRE. to a white ball hanging outside. When
Fj . is fuiytiis ball isjeve)^wh,h the |
ns eurrenUv The jcewtrnl Bmilrond—Machine Hjfid of tft&^ank** As tfte wafefcis ex-
Oar-WogJut—-Waterworks.
Few of our eltffiens outside of railroad h,
circles have any correct idea of
mense system of roads which centre
their management, works and extensive
business. They see daily Uje numerous
passenger trains dash into the depot, de
posit? their living freight, 'iaadTn^ovq oiit to
make room for the outgoing trains jo take*
thrir placer, and perhaps catch a glimpse
by southland- made for Stratford. We
next heard another whistle from a boat
we supposed was the Narragansett. We
heard her on our port bow blow
ing one fog whistle, and we were
blowing the same. We. altered our
course to west and ran along in that direc
tion a short time when we heard the sound
of the whistle coming nearer, and then al
tered our course to northwest, saying to
the man at the wheel that we would do
this in order to give them plenty of room.
We ran northwest about two or three min
utes when we heard two whistles from
the other boat. We stopped and blew three
whistles and saw the green light of the
Narragansett and her liead-ligbt. Evi
dently she was crocsing our bow. Our
wheel was put hard aport a3 soon as vve
heard Uij two whistles; we were so near
together she did not have time to feel her
rudder. We struck the Narragansett aft
of the forward gangway; orders were then
given to call all hands, and some
of the boats were lowered to rescue the
passengers front the Narragansett.. Soon
after we struck we made an examination
and found that the Stonington was leak
ing fast, but found we could nearly stop
the leak by patching with canvass and
boards. Pumps were set going immedi
ately; At one time the water was tip to the
planks In the forward cabin. __ Four boats
were lowered to aid the Narragansett,
one forward on Ifte starboard side two, aft
on the starboard side, and one aft on the
port side. We had seven boat3 and three
life boats. We did not think it best to
lower all the boats, as we might need
them ourselves. We expected at one
time to have to beaeli the boat at the
nearest land; aiul some- of the pas
sengers clamored for me to do
it. The three remaining boats
were not swung out ready to lower,, but
their lashings were loosened. Do noj
know how.many were, rescued by the
boats. After the collision the engine was
stopped and Lite boats drifted apart, thb
Narragansett to eastward and the Ston-
ingtoii to westward. We probably drifted
an eighth of a mile or more apart.
I did not think it safe to go
nearer the Narragansett on account of lire.
Remained near the scene of the collison
until S a. nt.—letting her drift (luring all
this time. It was the last of the flood
tide and we drifted northward some dis
tance. In’these fourttiours I don’t suppose
we drifted a mile. The City of New
York came alongside us and some of our
passengers and some of those res
cued were transferred to her- We
returned to Stonington in order to
discharge cargo and proceeded to
New York to repair damages. The
amount of damage I don’t know. I was
in chatge of the pilot house, but first pi
lot was at the amidships window of the
pilothouse where the man stands who
ruusthe boat. He was in front of tlie
wheel, and I staid at his right hand. He
was running tlie boat and giving the
wheelsman Ins course. After we
had passed the Cornfield Shoals,
and were running west, told the
wheelsman to haul up from the west.
Tlie object of this was to give the other
boat plenty of room. Wc passed the Boston
under general fog rule, and had heard her
whistle three or four minutes before. Did
not hear the Narragansett’s whistle until
the Boston had gone by. Heard the
Rhode Island's whistle, but not that of the
Hartford boat. We ran on a west course
probably three minutes before hauling to
northwest. We were going about nitte
miles per hour, but I don’t know how
many revolutions we were making. Our
full speed is about thirteen miles. When
we stopped the engine, we made part of a
turn back.”
In answer to a question of the inspect
ors, the captain said he considered there
was no difference between a fog whistle
and oue whistle on passing a boat to the
right, and without finishing tlio examina
tion of this witness, an adjournment was
taken until Monday.
Kehebelli Hnnday-scliool Association.
To the Churches and Sunday-Schools
Composing the Rehoboth Baptist Associa
tion—Brethren’. Tlie Sunday-school con
vention of the above named association
will hold its next session with the Mt.
Zion Baptist Clmreli, near Barnesville,
Bro. John A. Jackson pastor, on the 27th
and 21/th of August. You will please se
lect delegares at once, and be sure that
your church and school will be represent
ed. Those who intend to be present will
please forward their names to either of
the undersigned, and comfortable homes
will be provided. Conveyances in ample
numbers will meet the delegates at
Barnesville to transport them to their
several homes. Be diligent, brethren; re
alize the necessity of earnest labor, and
les us have a convention' worthy of the
material in the association.
Ciias. C. Smith,
President Rehoboth S. S. Convention.
S. Botkin, '***'
Secretary Rehoboth S. S. Convention.
Executive committee: Dr. E. W. War
ren, Rev. B. H. Ivey, Charles B. Ellis,
Charles C. Smith.
•The SchoolBook War.
From the Jonesboro News we take the
following account of the proceedings of
the Board of Education of Fayette county:
On the 25th of Junethis important
body of educators met at Fayette
ville, the county site, and selected
text books for the public schools of the
county. Perhaps no county has ever Mad
sucli a fierce and animated contest oaThe
book question as has agitated this excel
lent, solid old county during the last sev
eral weeks. Rev. W. P. Smith and J. H.
Van Nash, of D. Appleton & Co., Robert
E. Park, of Iverson, Blakeman, Taylor
& Co., Kendrick, of University Publisliing
Co., and L. V. LaFaste, of Lippincott &
Co., have all actively and zealously can
vassed the teachers, members of the board
and citizens generally, the main point of
dispute and controversy being between
the New Graded Readers, represented by
Mr. Fark, acd Appleton’s Readers, repre
sented by Messrs. Nash and Smith. The
contest was earnest, in fact, bitter. The
members of the board are among the very
best citizens of Fayette, gentlemen of high
social standing, of fine education, of dis
criminating judgment, and who were im
partial and desirous for the best interests
of the teachers and the children of the
county.
As wc stated before, the fight was be
tween tho three readers: New Graded
Readers, Appleton’s Readers, and Holmes’
Readers. The first mentioned was nnan-
Imously adopted.
The Telephone and Ocean Cables.
A writer in The Philosophical Magazine
describes a new use of the telephone. It
is sometimes necessary to grapple and lift
a faulty ocean telegraphic cable, and if it
lies in the water along with other cables
of similar exterior make, it has hitherto
been impossible to decide, without cutting
it apart, on the identity of the grap
pled portion. To avoid the obvious evil
of having to cut and splioetbe cable un
necessarily, it is suggested to employ the
telephone on an auxiliary parallel wire in
which the induction may be sufficiently
strong to enable the electricians In charge
to read the signals which uisy be sent
into the cable, and so identify it. .
Judge Westbrook, of the Supreme
Court of New York, says S “An experience
of several years, during, which time
Pond’s Extract has always been used as a
remedy for wounds, bruises and strains,
enables me to say, that in all such eases
it lias proved to be wonderfully effica
cious.” Ask for Pond’s Extract. Take
no other.
Had a little fever to-day, but not enough
to do any harm. BuS it is not the first
time they’ve killed me off.”
“Then you had been dead before?’
" “Oh yes. I died a great many years
ago, and Mr. Sitnri Rose wrote me a beau
tiful obituary and published it. I called
on him, and he apologized in his nervous
way; but, continued the' twice slain citi
zen, chuckling,'“I told him rot to mind it
in the least, that 1 was sorry, really, that
I had not died, for I Was' afraid I’d never
have such a nice obituary again. He
put his hand on my arm and said, ‘Why,
God bless you my friend, I’ll write you a
belter one next time.* But' I have out
lived him, and followed him to the
grave.” ;
After some conversation with Mr.
Crown, and receiving his positive assu
rance that it was all a mistake about his
being dead, we departed.
* Funeral of Mr. J- F- Barfield.
The funeral of Mr. J. F. Barfield took
place at half-past ten o3clqck
yesterday morning from his late resi
dence on High street. At the appointed
hour a large number of the friends of the
family, among whom were many of the
most influential citizens of Macon- ami
many ladies, assembled to pay the 1 last
honors to the dcceaset. The funeral per-
emorties were conducted by Rev. Joseph
S. Key in an impressive manner. The
procession was one of the largest ever
seen in this city, attesting tho universal
sympathy felt for the afflicted family and
the esteem In which the deceased was-held.
The pall bearers were Major J. B. Cobb,
Messrs. B. C. Smith, S. U. Jaques, )V.
R. Rogers, Sam Porter, William Wilson,
W. R. Kemp, W. F. Hollingsworth and
W. H. Bowden. The casket wa3 taste
fully decorated with beautiful flowers.
Mr- J. S. Stewart conducted the funeral
and perfected all burial arrangements.
MB. TANNER’S FAST.
WItmt tlie Great Men Think «f It.
We addressed postals to many of our.
great men as soon as Tanner began his
fast, asking their candid opinion on the
subject. We give the replies as received
uptodate?*-'
“The man is a fool.”— XJ. S. Grant.
“It Is a singular phenomenon—not the
fasting-itself, but that a man should want
to fast.”—Roscoe Cordcling.
“A bird that can sing and won’t sirig,
should be made to sing, but the man who
can eat and won’t eat, ought to be al
lowed to starve.”—S. S. Cox.
“It is my opinion that Tanner will suf-
fer a sunstroke before the forty days are
ended.”—J. G. Blaine,
“Unless his friends reel tip Ills stomach,
daily, the sag will become too great for
lilm to carry. He will die of inactivity.'
—M. Twain.
“Tlie case is one which, in all its bear
ings, unprecedented though it be and un
necessary as it may seem, will redound
greatly, I have scarcely a doubt, to the
honor of science, but I fear even it tlie
gentleman succeeds he can scarcely be re
stored to his former standing, certainly
not if he dies.”—Etarls.
“The feat is an easy one. I liavo fre
quently accomplished it.”—Eli Perkins.
“I regard the abstaining from food for
forty days less difficult than the eating of
one dish of crow.”—John Sherman.
“I hold that the right of veto is univer
sal. A man has a right to veto his own
stomach.”—R. B. Hayes.
“Its a d—n shame they didn’t nomi
nate paw.”—Fred Grant.
“I had rather eat one partridge per day
for forty days, than to tty Tanner’s feat.
—Marcellas Thornton.
“I don’t see nothing to be gained by
the starvation Ef ho does it, they’ll say
he swindled, and cf he dies, they’ll say
he was crazy. Better pay for two months
board than to skip one. I’ll sec what Mrs.
Arp says about if”—Bill Arp.
“I suppose they wish to exhibit Tanner
after the forty days are past, as au illus
tration of what the Republican party is
coming to in tlie fall.”—W. S. Hancock.
IliMlnMM Changes.
The two magnificent stores on Cherry
street, built by Mr. G. B. Roberts, are
nearly complete, and when their intended
occupants are safely ensconced within
romorhas it that important changes as to
localities and situations of various firms
will take place. Tho central store, three
stories in height, 175 feet deep, and thirty-
five feet front, will be occupied by that
enterprising shoe firm, Singleton, Hunt &
Co. The adjoining store, of equal dimen
sions, excepting that it is only two stories
in height, will be occupied by Lamar,
Rankin & Lamar, wholesale and retail
druggists. The three-story house now
occupied by the first named firm, has been
engaged by W. A. Johan & Co. for tC
shoe and wholesale clothing house. Tho
$50,000 brick building mentioned the oth
er day, as soon to grace Third street, will
be occupied by S. T. Coleman & Co.,
whose present stand will lall into the
hands of R. H. May & Co., of Augusta.
We learn further, that Mr. Waxeibaunt
has notified the occupants of the old
Isaacs house that it must be vacated on
October 1st. It will be torn down in or
der to give room for a magnificent dry
goods emporium. These are a few cf the
changes in the near future, and the city
feels herself growing, and smiles.
Macon, Dooly and Houston County
Fair
Will be held at Moateznma on the 22d
and 23d Inst. Admission free to all.
The fair of the combined counties pre
sents a very attractive programme, con
sisting of tournaments, fo6t races, greased
pole climbing, rolling wheelbarrows and
minstrel show. Weston, the pedestrian,'
will be present, and will give, an exhibi
tion of his walking powers. .Deposits
from tlie Nile and other curiosities will be
on exhibition.' Premiums to'the amount
of $l,000Jare offered. Half-fare rates op the
railroads.
fed the float descends .and tho ball
risfcP, so that Ac height of jrhe' half from
base i$^&tes always the disttfna: to
— Aha water level, from the- top. kQutsidc
the yard is a contrivauccsby wjfldi en
gine tenders arc filled witm-water iwjth-
out trouble. >
■ Plqgs, to be used in case of lire, stand
all about Abe railroad’s property. The
water-is—carried—to—faucets - ail'TJVEr
the grounds, and as far off as the passen-
Asjo a Specie, Circulation
‘If otwingy fomv a judgment upon the.
srnalL’^mount of|money floating at this
seaso|of the year in jjlacon, paper for
outrafiks even gold. Silvir, of course,'a|
tlfe ltiost^eucilierscapej is tlm, first patted
witbvbut the alleged redundancy of sifter
is not sustained by the fact that gold,
speaking comparatively, is in common cir
culation; but unquestionably paper is
clung to tenaciously. The “fraudulent
greenback,” so far from seeking redsmp-
of tho Ippg llnej of freight trains moving
into and ouU>fltho^itjv-wiUi-tlieir-loads4-^ r depot.~ Schofield's Iron ' Works will
of valuable merchandise, but, beyond this, ala(vbe supp n et i froin this point, as well
the business is a sealed boo}:., Wc -have ^ the new depot to be built at the foot of
centering in-Macon. -onemE. the largest-
tion, flees from it on every hand. The
raltroaiTSysfems 'iu the Southern 1 StatesJ
transacting a business, througlfc its own
officials and wprks^ from ^Tew Yojk to
Montgomery* Alabama. ( , H „ ' , \ ■
We refer to the Central Railroad and
Banking Company, whose stock stands
to-day in the market at 85, and whose
lines are far reaching and complete in ev
ery respect. Macon, Savannah, Atlanta,
Columbus, Eufaula, Montgomery, Perry,
Arlington, Fort Gaines; Louisvlile are all
terminal points, requiring separate lines
and managements, all combined and con
trolled, however, by one head, and all
embraced under the name given: Savan
nah is tlie terminal point of the line of
steamships owned by the-company, and
plying between New York and that city.
The pfoper centre of all this immense
system is Macon, andeverythingpointsto-
ward the eventual centering here of all
of the most important works of the com
pany. Indeed, the rapid growth and ex
tension of the company’s works in this
city are but steps toward this ending.
Yesterday a TkleUeath and Mes
senger reporter, accompanied by Maj.
W. F. Sheliman, the courteous superin
tendent, and Mr. D. M. Gugel, tho master
machinist, whose life almost lias been
spent amid the wheels end busy machines
he controls, went over the entire grounds
and examined the most prominent points
of interest. In the master machinist’s of
fice were tlie plans of the new pile-driver,
to be used in tho construction of the large
elevator in Savannah. This pile-driver
is as different from the old : trip-hammer
style, as is the present sewing machine
from the old-fashioned needle and thread.
Instead of a heavy weight drawn slowly
up to a stated height to fall, and by its
weight alone to act, the driver has its
weight set between two grooves, and
operated rapidly up and down by the di
rect power of the steam, which « joined
with the weight of the hammer in its fall.
The blows from this immense hammer are
as rapid as those of a carpenter upon a
shingle nail.
Passing into the machine shops, the
eye of any but a mechanic is bewildered
by the wheels aud various machines at
work. Pausiug before, one of the most
prominentiof these machines Mr. Gugel
explained its workings. It was called a
double head wheel lathe. It may not
perhaps be known to all our readers that
the tires of large driving wheels of loco
motives become worn and battered by long
use and constant striking upon switches,
joints, frogs, etc., and that to render them
effective again they must be “turned,” or,
in other words, trimmed down smooth.
The old style of lathe could only turn one
. wheel at a time, and constant nse, it was
found, wore out the lathe itself, the piv
otal brace grinding out the place upon
which it rested. In the new machine,
both engine wheels turn at once, in fact,
everything turns except the small
steel chisels which take off the
thin shavings from the tire.
By meaus of a motion too intri
cate to describe, yet simple in its work
ings, tbe chisels are made self-adjustiug,
and continue to cut without being reset.
Tlie machine is alto used for correcting
the quarterings of driving wheels. This
it docs so accurately that there is not the
variance of a thickness of tissue paper.
Passing on into the blacksmith’s shop we
were shown the working of the steam
hammer, constructed upon the principle
of the one mentioned. The shape gener
ally is that of the letter G, the motion
that of the sewing machine, the hammer
supplying the place of the needle. The
force of a blow from this hammer is sim
ply Incalculable. It beat out half heated
iron flat, in les3 than a minute’s time.
In this blacksmith’s shop was also an
other great improvement and labor saver.
It was the “root blower,” a machine about
as largo as an ordinary stone, yet which
blew a terrific blast through every forge,
by tho simple turning of a lever. The
blacksmith, with his iron in the fire,
could regulate and shut off his blast with
his left hand. On our way toward the
waterworks, we passed through the “round
house,” built, upon the discontinuance of
the old one across the river. This
house is as near complete in ap
pointments as any in the country.
When the engines are run in, they stand
over a pit four feet deep, and as long and
broad as the engines and their tenders
combined. The pits are cemented and
do not leak. Faucets were at hand
to supply the engineer with water, and
when washed off the engine, all grease
and water drop into the pit and are
drained off under the turn table in the
centre, and from thence into the swamps.
The turn table itself is a design that a ten
year old child can turn, eugine and all
upon It, by means of a crank. At the
southwest end of the yard we came upon
the waterworks. A cistern with a dome
like a Turkish mosque, catches the water
turned into it by means of pipes from a
neighboring branch. This water Is
pumped into the reservoir. All the visi
ble waterworks may be described as fol
lows: A tower, about eighteen feet in
diameter, and thirty-eight feet high, up-^
holds an iron tank of sixteen feet depth,
and other dimensions equal with the tow-
On our way back from the . tower we
passed through another round house and
saw some beauties in the way of locomo
tives. Tlie Montgomery and Eufatila
engines, which have hitherto been only
numbered, are now being named for the
cities along the through-line to New Or
leans. “Shreveport”, aqd “Meridian”
caught our eye in passing. There were
in the round houses about thirty engihes
standing during onr passing. On Sunday
there maybe seen about sixty, and this
does not Utclude tie j engines running to
Savannah.
Near at hand, overhauled and as good
as no w, was the. “Gate City,” which two
or three years since turned two or three
somersaults in the cat near Tatiiall
Square. Stripped of her glory, and cov
ered with rust, wo were shown in the ma
chine shop, where it is being overhauled,
tlie ill-fated “Muckalee,” beneath whose
ponderous frame four men perished in the
late terrible disaster. The wheel works
we found arranged around one entrance
of the shop. On oue side a machine for
turning the axles, which are received
roughly finished, on the other one for bor
ing the wheels, and behind ■ us the hy
draulic press, for pushing car wheels on
and off the axles, formerly a problem, in
itself. This press or ram exerts a power
ranging up to 5,000 pounds. It is said
that 500 pounds pressure will put on a
wheel, which will require the entire 5,000
to remove.
The last department was the car-
works, where stood freight and passenger
cars in all stages, from the merest frame
work to the upholstered moving salon.
One of these cars had on it Raoul’s patent
coupling, to be tested. The car-works
are being extended. A large force of work
men were busy buildiug walls and layini
foundations for a building, part of which
will be several stories iu height, aud which
will contain an upholstery department,
besides all material used in the construc
tion of cats.
This is but a brief sketch of what was
seen in a short tour. We did not even
enter into the foundry, carpenter or paint
shops.
When it is remembered that an im
mense force of workmen are here em
ployed, that a perfect swarm of them are
required to work the engines, trains,
switches, and to keep up the roads, station
business, etc., it will be seen that the offi
cials have a task requiring great labor and
experience to control. Over the Central
lines in the winter -season, sixty-two
trains enter and leave the city, and in the
summer thirty-eight. We can put no es
timate upon the number and tonnage of
the freight hauled. It is almost incalcu
lable.
Major W. F. Sheliman is practically in
control of tlie business, aud the roads un
dcr tills company centering in Macon
Superintendent of the Southwestern road,
the directors have given hint also, the
supervision of the Atlanta and Savannah
divisions, with their extensions. Possess
ing a large experience iu railroading, and
great executive ability and tact in man
agement, he is just the man to fill the
place. By his courtesy and attention.
Major Sheliman long since won the con
fidence and friendship of this community,
and suits them iu his present position, ex
actly. Beneath him are a dozen others,
each heading some department, all cour
teous business men and gentlemen.
Daolj- for Colquitt.
Private, advices received last evening
stale that Dooly county has elected Col
quitt delegates.
Stepping into the tower upon the ground
level, we found ourselves confronted by
two beautiful little engines, complete each
in every respect, yet entirely separate and
distinct from each other. The engines are
small, with upright boilers, but are power
ful. They have each a pumping capacity
of 10,000 gallons per hour, and as the ca
pacity of the reservoir or tank is 37,000
gallons, it will be seen that either engine
can fill it in less than four' hours. One of
them is bekl in reserve, to act only should
its companion be disabled or fire render a
doable stream necessary. ■ A narrow cir
cular flight of stairs enabled us to reach
the balcony beneath the tank, and a lad
der, the tank itself. ■ ^niwodot **rfT ! 1
The machinist’s office ,ia a . couple of
hundreds.yards distant, yet by a Minnie
contrivance he is enabled at all times to
tell at a glance the quantity of water in
the tank. There Is upon the surface'ef
the water Inside a float from which a lit
tle chain running over the edge is attached
take
Simmons
ER
Regulator.
not paper Into gold.
The charm of a specie currency, even
IB Sold, is broken, and it is an admitted
foot -that—the—people—do—®
What they want is simple assurance of
convertibility, and then with paper, aiul
silver for small change, they . would be
content. Gold is really not wanted, that
is as supplying any important function in
ordinary commercial interchange. Silver
in considerable volume is indispensable.
The season is approaching now in Macon,
when silver change becomes scarce. That
is to say, the cotton picking season, when
much is required for daily and weekly
settlements with extra hands on the plan
tations. ■ ul: - urn.-
As to gold, at a time of normal credit,
it really has no'important position in tlie
Southern country. The multiplication of
gold coinage, in respect to 113,'is a needless
cost. Far better if it were put in ingots
to lie in that shape in the bank vaults as
redemption fund. And so of silver.
It is idle to he coining a great excess of
silver dollars, which cannot he forced into,
circulation, and must put the government
to expense for storage.. Put in the ioffti
of ingots, oi a thousand dollars value; i
might lie in bank vaults more solidly aud
at less waste and expense,
Silver nominally now stands, as com
pared with gold, at 88 cents to the dollar.
But tbe valuation is merely arbitrary and
the result of demonetization. Writers on
the subject say that iu the last fifty-two
years the relative production of the pre
cious metals throughout the world has
been one hundred dollars of gold to forty-
three dollars of silver. There is, consid
ering the uses and product of silver and
gold, more reason for a reversal than a con
tinuance-of present relative values.
A gradual decline in the purchasing
power of both silver and gold is inevita
ble, and no doubt is in actual progress,
just as steadily as trade fluctuations per
mit. There is a great abundance of both
in the world, and the facilities of produc
tion are rapidly increasing. Gold is far
too valuable to be used as a common ex
change and measure of value, iu a thou
sandth part of the number of human
transactions. In tho East copper meets
the mass of necessity, hut as the world
improves silver approximates more easily
to a universal medium. The only use of
gold in large quantities is to adjust interna
tional balances, and to ho security for
bills.
Silver must recover its relative value,
from the apparent necessities of tho
case; and it is believed by most that
recoinage with increased weights would
only set speculation on foot, and end in
throwing the balance on the side of silver,
as far as it now is on the side of gold.
America wilt no doubt in no remote time
regulate the currency and commercial
usage of the world, and fix the relative
value of these metals. If a new adjust
ment becomes necessary, it must be had,
for this country must maintain a universal
standard.
IH 3 FAVORITE
Homs ReMv
I* warranted “not to
contain a timgte par
ticle cf Met cur3 or
injUtteunt ine-
l u .r^ tant ^* but ?s
ASI.K, cotit inief-
thost- Southern recta
■ S!r - AffTTri"8~'P/ovitfence has
i.laod in •hero iJ er Disease most
l>T>vau. tt will'cun, all ills* as-s caused by tfc-
rar.itement ot tteTTver and Bowels, Scguiato
the Liver andptevent
MALARIAL DI?FA?E3.
Surrrcer !* the (ea-on o[ the .vrar when the sys
tem is l able to get out cl order and severe and
d.tngercus bihous srtacls freq ently follow. Iho
principal c«use of nearly all rich ness at Ifcii time
o‘ tbe year has its oruiu in a disordered Liver,
wh ch if not rexulated in time, grin; suffering,
wretchedness and death will emue. a little
tratau.ion taken In time in the shape of a rclia-
tve and efficacious Liver Hegulstor will prevent
illness amt latal ccn‘Fqnet res. No medicine ia
m.dem nrr.eshas vair.dawieerre uiationihaii
SIM HONa’ LIVER KEGULA103,
and by being kept re*dy for jmmed'ate resort
wiii save mtoyao hour of suffering acd many a
debar m tiros sod donors’bills.
Do you want to puii! v the sjstem t
Do you want u> get rid of biliousness P
Do you want somethin* *.o strengthen yon ?
Do you w.ut a good appeiite ?
Do you want to get rid u‘ n rvousness?
Dj vou wsl.t sood diiestionV
Doypu want to sleep well?"
Do you want to build up you* erstitulion?
Do > 0U wunta brisk and vigorous fooling?
If you do. fj'afti .« & i: ’ . .
TAKE SIMMONS LIVER REGULA
TOR.
An effectual specific for Constipation,
Pain intreoboutders.HesdschoiUiz-
ziness, boar it).' aeh, Bad Taste itt
the Montn, bilious Attacks, Pulpits*
V7 jtjv'n of tto Heart, Pa min the nesi'-n
of the Kidneys, Despondency. Gloom
and korebodmg ot Evil-all of which
ARE THE OFFSPRING OF A DIS
EASED LIVER. •
(Extract of a letter from •umpbis, Tenn., April
17, 1873.1
Sins: T have stood (he st ror* of four epidemics-
of th- yellow fi<-er. I had it the first visitation,
but during the other three 1 used your n edicine.
t was continually iu th)rooms ol thesick and dy-
inr, butesrapeo. I have lmd several toaskme
hi 1 esraped. i tu*J there it was ail owing to
the virtueof sour MMMONS LlVhR KBtiULA-
Ti>**. H me fever wa, to break out again, and
[ had a bj'tia of your ItSttULATOQ,, I would
fsel as ssia as if X was one tbousatiu miles away.
Jitspccifdi y, W. B. YAT£S.
IT HASNOEQUAL.
Thccsanes lead miser, b’e lives, suffering from
dy pepsia, a disordered stomach and liver, pro
ducing b.liou>i ess. hiart’jurr.oottivecess, weak
ness. n regular appetite. U w spires, raising food
a't*r eatiry. i,d often ending in fetai attacks oJ
fever. They know tbev arosick.yetgct Jittle
.ympathy. Tno unfailing remedy to prevent
these sifiiciions and restore health is Simmons
Liver Kegu.aior.
CAUriON.
As there are a number i f imitations offered,
we would raution thu public not to allow tome
utii- r compound to be i-sluied off under a similar
sounding mine, with the assurance that it is as
Ksid. Hear in mind that the oil y object such
ileaiersis.il have, is tho fscs lost they can make a
low i eiiuiea extra oru&t by selling the spurious.
yioi egtm.il o unless in our engraved wrapper,
with‘‘Red 2” trace mars, stamp and signature-
unbroken.
J.H.ZZHIN A CO.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Pric-.Sl. "Sold by all druggists ImSltf
Wilbor's Comuoand ol Parc Cod Liver
Oil and lime
The advantage o! this compound over
the plain oil is, that the nauseating taste
of the oil is entirely removed, aud the
whole rendered entirely palatable. The
offensive taste of the oil has long acted as
an objection to its use; but in this form
the triable is entirely obviated. A host
of certificates might be given here to testi
fy to the excellence and success of “ Wil
ber’s Cod-Liter Oil and Lime;” but the
fact that is prescribed by the medical fac
ulty is sufficient. For sale by A. B. IVil-
hor, chemist, Boston, and by all drug
gists.
Physxclans all admit that quinine only
effects a temporary suspension of the at
tacks of Fever and Ague, unless preceded
by a reliable anthbilious medicine. The
testimony of thousands establishes be
yond a doubt that Dr. Tult’s Liver Pills,
followed by quinine, is a permanent cure
of chills and fever aud all bilious com
plaints.
Ilannted Me.
A workingman says: “Debt, poverty
and suffering haunted me for years, caused
by a sick family and large bills for doctor-
ing, which did no good. T was completely
You can with safety recommend it to any j discouraged, until one year ago, by the
friend or acquaintance who needs it, as it, advice of my pastor, I procured Hop Bit-
H. S. S.
Springfield, Ky., May 20,1SS(J.
I am not surprised to hear of the popu
larity of Swift’s S. Specific at the springs
or elsewhere. I know from experience
that it has great merit. I had thought, as
you know, of going over there t.his sum
mer, but I am so thoroughly cured that
there is no necessity of my going any
where, or taking any more medicine.
isasure cure.
juy4-2w
Yours truly,
W.
Help for Our Military.
A determined effort will be made in the
next legislature to have appropriations for
the maintenance or our military organiza
tions made, and it is generally thought
throughout the State that the effort will
be crowned with success. This will be
welcome news to Macon’s militia. The
sums spent in this city alone toward the
keep’ng up of the various companies since
their organization, would doubtless build
the waterworks and pave several impor
tant streets. All of this money comes di
rect from the pockets of the members, and
there Is no compensation for it, although
they are liable at all times to a call from
the State, and compelled to respond. As
an instance of what the military costs, let
us take the Volunteers and their expendi
tures for ten years:
Seventy-four dress andfatiguo uni
forms at S80 ... $ 5,020
Officers’ equipments ($25) . . 100
Arrnoiy rent, ten years, at $200 2,000
Ammunition (estimated) . . 150
Music “ . . 500
Armorer “ . • 1,000
Janitor “ . . 250
Uniforms in course of construction 2,000
Tents aud camp equipments . 200
Total .... $12,120
The above figures are all based upon
low estimates, and there are a hundred
little things not counted.
Of this amount certainly the State
should bear the expense of hall rent, am
munition and uniforms.
To this sum given above, we have not
added the monthly dues paid in by mem
bers, which, taking the average member
ship of tho company at sixty, and the
yearly dues at $S, would add $4,S00 more
to the list, asum that would have placed
the company upon a sound, financial ba
sis.
The Romo Tribune speaking of the me
morial prepared at the convention of mili
tary men, says:
“If the question is properly put before
that distinguished body, we have not a
doubt but that it will be carried and a
handsome appropriation made every year
for an annual encampment. No utau with
sound judgment can fail to see the impor
tance of such an appropriation. Our mil
itia mdst be kept together for the proper
defense of our country, and they will not
endure the expense and trouble without
some appreclatlou of their worth.
“They have expenses enough iu buying
their uniforms aud thousands of other
tilings which they pay for out of their
own pockets without a murmur, and a
small appropriation will be sufficient to
have these reunions annually. They fos
ter the military spirit of the State, and
keep our militia iu perfect organization.”
Rev.'S. S. Sweet, (“Jack Plane”) of
the Telegraph and Messenger edito
rial staff, has gone upon a pleasure tour
through the North and West.
A Witty Customer
went to a drug store and asked forSozo-
dont. The storekeeper said, “We’re out
of that, but here is something just as
good.” Tlie practical customer said, “No
you don’t,” and walked out to a neigh
boring store and got a bottle of Sozodont.
When yon visit or leave New York
city, stop at the Grand Union Hotel, op
posite the Grand Central Depot. Euro
pean plan. Rooms reduced to $1.00 and
upwards. Restaurant unsurpassed at
moderate prices. Street cars, stages and
elevated railroad to all parts of the city
May ll.-e.o.d., 1 yr.
SsirraviLLE, Miss., June 1,1SS0.
I know it Is a delicate matter, but I
deem it my duty to humanity to tell my
experience with your S. S. S. I tried the
best medical men iu the country. I tried
three courses of baths and treatment at tho
Hot Springs, without any benefit. I took
your Specific when without hope or reason
to hope, and now I am a new man. My
rheumatism is all gone, my hair is growing
again, and I am a well man; and my re
covery is due alone to pour remedy. The
world ought to know its wonderful cura
tive properties. A. A. Christian.
Loach atoka, Ala., Jan. 12,1S7S.
Dit. C. J. Moffett—Dear Sir -•Enclos
ed you will find 50 cents. Please send
me another package of Teetbina. The
first package had such a happy result that
I heartily recommend to all mothers, as
being all that a mother needs for a teeth
ing babe. My babe was one of those lit
tle nervous creatures—never slcepingmore
than fifteen or twenty minutes at a time.
After giving the powder it quieted his
nerves, and now he sleeps long paps.
Please send as soon as possible, and ob
lige. Mbs. S. E. Wag non.
jly5-lm.
Over indulgence in eating and drih
ing, whereby the liver is disorganized, and
the system deranged. The suffering re
sulting from dyspepsia is very terrible, and
tbe sooner the patient can get relief the
better. There is no remedy so efl'ectual
for the cure of this disease as Simmon’s
Liver Regulator. D. B. Dobson, M. D., of
Deer Park, Ala., says: “I have used the
Regulator for eight months, and find it has
cured me entirely of dyspepsia. It is tbe
best medicine I ever used for that disease,
or, rather, it is the only one that has proved
satisfactory.” lw
ters and commenced their use, and in cne
month we were all well, and none of us
have been side a day since; and I want to-
say to all poor men, you can keep your
families well a year with Hop Bitters for
less than one doctor’s visit will cost yon.”
—Christian Adtocale. jyl3-lw
Crescent sprue Water.
For several years had been affected
with gravel of the kidneys. My urine
was carefully analyzed and found to con
tain nearly half an ounce of uric acid.
I had not taken tlie water three days until
the quantity was reduced fifty per cent.,
and three weeks after, a last analysis
showed the urine free from gravel.
Solomon Stein, v
Of S. Stein & Co., 446 aua 448 Broadway,
ijNcw York.
^September 8th, 1879.
For information apply at Hall’s Drug
S’ore.
From Patmant.
Putnam County, Ga., July 16,1880.
Editors Telegraph and Messenger:
We had our first rain to make a sea.on
since the 24th of May, last night. It rain
ed about twenty-flve minutes so hard as to
wash away water gates, and our branch
bottoms are overflowed. Corn is damaged
to the extent of half a crop by the eight-
woeks’ drought. Cotton will have to take
a second growth, especially early cotton.
Tbe question is, whether it will be in time.
Western Putnam.
A Happy German Laddie.
Some few years ago Mr. Geoige Fred
erick Jussan arrived on our shores from
Germany, and sought employment in
Brooklyn as a helper in a family grocery
store. Here he read of and had his at
tention called to many of his neighbors
enriching themselves by investments in
the monthly drawings of the celebrated
Louisiana State Lottery. He invested,
five dollars, and in the June drawing re
ceived $50,000, half of the capital prize of
$100,000. He invested $47,500 in United
States’ government bonds, and took $2,-
500 for a tour of business and pleasure-
over tho continent. M. A. Danphin, New
Orleans, La., or same person at No. 319
Broadway, New York City, can give full
information to correspondents about the-
drawings, etc.
Elections.—The first election of tlie-
year is Alabama’s, on tlie first Monday in
August, followed by Arkansas’ on the first
Monday of September, Vermont’s on the
first Tuesday of September, Maine’s on
the second Monday of September. The-
October States are Colorado, Indiana,
Ohio, Georgia and West Virginia. The
elections that precede Maine’s will not at
tract much attention, "because they will
not be held in doubtful States, but tbe re
sults in Maine and most of the October
States will be watched as closely as a cat
watches a mouse. That is, if tlie Repub
lican do not before they are held con
cede that Hancock and English are to*
have a walk-over.
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