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ROBERT BERSS.
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I see amid th"6 fields of Ayr *
A plougliman, who, in font or fair,
Bings at his task. . < j t •
So clear wc know not if it is '
The laverock’s song syc hear or his,
Nor care to ask. ,
For him the ploughing of those fields *
A more ethereal harvest yields
Than sheaves of grain;
Songs flush with purple bloom the rye; **
The plover’s call, the curlew’s cry,
Sing in his brain.
Touched by his hand, tho wayside weed
Becomes a flower; the lowliest reed
Beside the stream
Is clothed with beauty, gorse and grass
And heather, where his footsteps pass,
The brighter seem.
He sings oi love, whose flame illumes
The darkness of lone cottage rooms;
He feels the force,
The treacherous uuder-tow and stress,
Of wayward passions, and no less
The keen remorse.
At moments, wrestling with hi3 fate,
His voice is harsh, but not with hate; .
Tho brush-wood-hung
Above tbe tavern door l cts fall
Its bitter leaf, its drop of gall, o'j r ’
Upon Lis tongue.
But still the burden of his song
Is love of right, disdain of wrong;
Its master chords
Are Uanhood, Freedom, Brotherhood;
Its discords but an interlude ,
Between the words.
And then to die so young, and leave
Unfinished what he might achieve!
Yet better sure
Is this than wandering up and down,
An old man in a country town,
Infirm and poor.
For now he haunts his native land
As an immortal youth; his hand
Guides every plough;
He sits beside each ingle nook;
His voice is in each rushing brook,
Eacjx rustling bough.
His presence haunts this jpom to-night,
A form of mingled mist and light.
From that far coast
Welcome beneath this roof of mine I
Welcome this vacant chair of thine,
Dear guest and ghost 1
WATERWORKS AGAIN.
A Glimpse nt Charleston’s System.
Now that we are to have with us in a
few days Mr. Jesse W. Starr, Jr., the con
tractor and bnilder of the Charleston wa
terworks, it may be interesting to our cit
izens to see what he has accomplished
lor that seaport city. The Charleston
carrespondent of The South, gives a full
description of the works, from which we
clip the following: —
/ ARTESIAN WELLS. V
Charleston is located far away from the
highlands. More .than thirty yogis ago
an artesian well was bored there to the
depth of 1,252 feet. In 1850 another was
bored to the deptli of 1,230 feet. The
third aud last lias recently been comple
ted. Its depth is 1,905 feet, and its daily
flow is 465,000. The temperature of the
water from this well is about 97 degrees.
The water from ail of them is of the
greatest purity, and is so soft that it can
be used for all purposes. For drinking it
is unsurpassed. It is void of all offensive
taste and smell, and is as limpid as a
mountain spriug.
It was for tho purpose of utilizing this
water that the Charleston waterworks
•company was formed.
ENGINE-ROOM.
Tliis room is a model of neatness and
elegance. It is thirty feet from .floor ,to
ceiling, and a gallery extends entirely
around it, from wliiel$-a ,fino view is af
forded of the m&eliifafery. ii r .
boilers. > Fifl
The two WiegamlSafety Boilers, -which
arc encased in solid masonry, were made
by Thompson Brothers, of Philadelphia.
They are noted as superior steam genera
tors, and as economizers of fuel.
ihscharoetcmps.
Each discharge pump has a discharging
capacity of 4,009,000 gallons every twenty-
four hours.
STAND-PIPE.
The stand-pipe is 18 feet in diameter
and 95 feet high. It has & capacity of
247,000 gallons, with pressure to the
square inch of 45 pounds.
RESERVOIR.
The reservoir has acapacity of3,200,000
gallons. Its walls are of brick, nine
inches in thickness, laid in cement. It is
153 feet in width, 190 feet' long, and 22
feet in depth, on a level!* “
street; mains.
The contract With the city includes
twelve miles of street mains. 'These are
from six to twenty inches in diaraoter, and
arc to be furnished BithN requisite stop
valves. .,\{ ;■ l-Ti"
COMPLETION OF'^niE TASK.
The 12th of MayMast w&s a.meinorable
day for Charleston, At 11-O‘clock in the
morning of that day the water .from the
artesian well on tlfc Citadel Green began
to flow into tbe reservoir. Interested
spectators were present to witness the
event, and the occasion wa3 one of rejoic
ing. It was the realization of long-cher-
isheil hopes, and must .contribute to the
welfare of every resident of thq city.
THE CONTRACTOR.
The execution "of this undertaking is
due to Mr. Jesse IV. Starr, Jr., of Cam
den, N. J-, a gentleman of great*, enter
prise, energy and perseverance. He un
dertook the work in the midst pf many
discourageiaents; and has pushed it for
ward in defiance of them all,to a triumph
ant completion. Although a young man,
he has had an extensive experience in
conducting large enterprises, and by force
of his rare executive accomplishments he
has carried them successfully through.
Before completing his work at Charles
ton, Mr. Starr closed a contract with the
citv cf Joliet, Ill., for a system of water
works on the same plan as these, and is
now engaged iu its execution.
Wine Growing in Hawkinsville.
On his recent visit to Hawkinsville,
the writer was glad to avail himself of
the opportunity to inspect the vineyard,
wine factory and vaults of those celebrated
growers and manufacturers of tho pure
juice of tho grape, Messrs. Schneider &
Starowski. These gentlemen, bringing
with them the practical experience of
the old countries, have for many years
been engaged in wine culture with the
most signal success. The demand for
each year’s product far exceeds the sup
ply, and they are constantly adding to
the size of their vineyards. The varieties
of the grape most preferred arc the Dele-
ware, white Concord, red Concord and
Hartford. They raise no senppernongs.
Samples of the wine manufactured, Jjy
this firm are pronounced by connoisseurs
equal to the best of foreign importation,
Tlielr farm and vineyard Is located about
one mile from Hawkinsville, iu the su
burb known as Pine Level. Through the
courtesy of Mr. Schneider, one of the pro
prietors, we were permitted ta witness the
whole process of wine making, and will
give the reader the benefit of our observa
tioins in brief. • ' : 1
Imprimis, theiipest and best grapes are
thrown into the hopper of a patented mill,
and by tbe turning of a crank, ground and
crushed into a pnlpy mass. This method
supersedes the old plan of; expressing the
juice by the trampling of human feet, and
does it more effectually, to say nothing of
the prejudice against dirty “understand
ings.” i
The grape “mash” is then transferred
into a powerful press and by the aid of
levers, so thoroughly squeezed that most
of the liquid is extracted and conveyed
forth with through rubber hose Into the
huge casks iu the vault beneath. After
waiting twenty-four hours for Jlje first
stages of fermentation to begin, this pulp
again subjected to increased pressure,
and the product used in the manufacture
of an inferior grade of wine. Finally, the
pulp mixed with water, is deposited in
barrels, and in the course of about one
year is converted into excellent vinegar.
The vault is an excavation of about 20
feet in depth, extending the whole length
of the building, and wailed in with rock.
In this cool receptacle are arranged in
rows the immense casks of the capacity of
S20 gallons each, which receive the grape
juice from the press. These vessels cost
from $25 to $50 apiece, and the staves are
two inches in thickness.
After the introduction of the juice, fer
mentation sets in and continues for tbe
space of two weeks. The open bungs on
the sides of the casks are fitted with glass
siphons, which discharge the escaping air
through goblets of water, causing a con
stant bubbling sound, and effectually ex
cluding gnats and other insects.
When the fermentation ceases, the Wine
is allowed to settle for about six months
and is then racked off. About May, of
thg following year, it is ready for bottling,
but improves indefinitely with the lapse
of time.
The boquet and flavor of the spicimcns
two years old that were Submitted, were
exquisite. These native wines should
always be kept tightly corked to prevent
souring.
Though in its infancy, grape culture is
destined to be one of the leading indus
tries of Southern Georgia, and is exceed
ingly profitable. Thousands of acres of
vines are now added annually to tbe area
Under cultivation, and one large wine
company with ample capital has been es
tablished at Cutbbert, Georgia. Ere long
we trust Georgia will take rank with Cal
ifornia in the extent and quality of her
vintages.
“Hancock’s Boom WH1 Die Out.”
nvroTiiEsis -vs. Facts.
Only one thing consoles the Garfield en
gineers in view of the existing condition
li is that tho “Hancock boom will die
out.”* They do not question the fact
that there is such a “boom,” or, in other
words,-that the popular mind. Is very
strongly impressed in favor of the Dem
ocratic nominee. That pojpitls admitted
<>n all hands. Their Aopeisibab^fliwill
die out.” The case, tlierif Stands thus: On
the one side a universally admitted fact;
on the other a doubtful hypothesis that by
and by this fact will cease to exist,
Something in the chapter of accidents is
going to happen to take away Hancock’s
popularity and turn at least a part of it
over to Garfield; Wait till this Hancock
boom is over. Wait till the riycr runs
past and then we can cross dry shod. It
is ms that the so-called Bcpublican
ieaders are waiting for—just as the rural-
ist waited for the crowd to get by before
he began his ramble on Broadway.
And it i3 very sagacious people who
are waiting for the “Hancock boom” to
blow over. Old politicians—leading
newspaper ediiors—hoary-headed party
file leaders, arc among those who are
waiting." They are doing It because
there is.little else to be done. TLat Is tho
only promise of the situation, as they see
it. If the boom doeS not die out, Gar
field is gone, and they are gone,
It is indispensable that it should
“die out,” aul therefore they must
and will hope to see it die out. They
can’t afford to give up the hope that it will
die out; for if the boom does not die,
they must.
The situation; it will be seen, is strin
gent, aud we tlnnk it is hopeless, aud will
even grow worse for them. The more tho
character and record of Hancock are in
vestigated the better the people will like
them, aud the more numerous will be Lis
following. He is a thoroughly self-poised,
judicious and patriotic man. On the
other hand, Garfield’s support will' he
brought up by stern party drill. This will
make it formidable, but it will be insuffi
cient. It is a matter of fact that the wasted
Democratic force is the largest. And even
upon Mr. Tilden’s idea that the Demo
crats must carry two-thirds of the popular
vote of the United States to secure an
available victory, the chances will be
good. We believe Gen. Hancock will re
ceive that vote.
Some of the Radical politicans are
quoted as of opinion that Garfield will be
withdrawn as a hopeless case, and Grant
put in the field. That is impracticable;
but even i£done, under existing circum
stances, it would scarcely improve mat
ters. The judgment of the Republican
party, recorded against the third term,
would he ratified by the country. Tbe
confession of mistake would he accepted
add pass to practical record.
Something miraculous and altogether
out of the common , run of human af
fairs may possibly happen to reverse the
general conclusion that the socalled
Republican party is foredoomed to in
evitable defeat, but tbe day of miracles is
past, and tbe more natural conclusion is
tlrat, as they go on, difficulties aud embar
rassments will increase. Nevertheless,
they will snuggle to the last for self-ex
trication, and so the Democrats every
where should put forward their best efforts
to improve the advantages they have al
ready gained. ^
School Readers.—The First, Second,
The Volunteer Soldiery.
What the Military Convention Did
at Rome.
Our readers are aware that during tho
past week quite a number of military com
panies frem various parts of the -Stute
fonned an encampment at Rome, Ga.
which was named in honor of General
Lee. Before dispersing, a convention of
the oflicers'lhirteTd in Shorter Hall to
Crops in Southwest Georgia.
A late visit to several of the most fer
tile counties of southwest Georgia reveals
the sad fact that there is imminent dau-
gcr of a dearth in “the staff of life,” un
less planters are swift to crowd in an ex
tra amount of “close pease,” and will
sow largo breadths in turnips, fodder-
corn, and small grain. There to no dis
guising the truth that the com crop In al
most every section has been cutofffnliy
from one-third to the half of an average
yield. This to the more to be regretted
as the acreage to undoubtedly smaller
than usual, and there has been a partial
failure in the oat and wheat crops. The
non-rusting oat can, and must be made,
however, to retrieve the situation. Let
sensible fanners take tiingby the forelock
and secure iu season a supply of genuine
rust-proof seed. The past season has ef
fectually drawn the line between the Si
mon pure and the spurious. Now to the
time to get a supply of the former.
The cotton fields are generally clean
and promising. The weed to putting on
ani abundance of fruit, and though there
Is some talk of caterpillars, no serious ap
prehensions are felt on the subject. On
the whole, tho prospect to good for a big
drop of cotton. The people of the whole
State seem to be healthy and in good
heart.
Personal.—Among the visitors Id the
Hawkinsville barbecue we noticed D. N.
Speer, Esq., who seems to be the popular
candidate for State treasurer. Mr. Speer
to possessed of one virtue (seme people
esteem it a fault) which it is refreshing to
observe in these degenerate times; ard
that to genuine, unaflected modesty. He
to no button-lioler or wire-puller, but a
plain, honest, unassuming gentleman,
who would suffer martyrdom a thousand
times before allowing the State to be de
frauded out of a single cent of her treas
ure or rightful dues. Should he be
elected, we guarantee there will be no
‘pecialiv j n ^gjggt]ng committee at his heels, and
no impeachment and technical acquittal by
the Senate of Georgia. A man above sus
picion-pure, upright and intelligent—he
would make an excellent officer, and de
serves the suffrages of the people.
' The Bice Crop.—The Charleston
Keics and Courier says that the rice
Crop on the Ashepoo, Cooper and Comba-
liee is represented to be in a very unsatis
factory condition. The drought has been
frarful, and. alUiougk some heavy rains
iiqve fallen during the last two or three
weeks, without more abnndanl showers
tire crops are likely to be very seriously
Jamaged. The swamps and low lands at
iie source of the rivers have been so dry
for tliree years past that the ground has
cracked open and a new growth has com
menced in all the water reserves. The
salt water has run up the three rivers into
flXrlpo regions, and Ihtealcus destruc
tion tatiie fields if taken into the gates.
A New Substitute for Ice inSkat-
1N«.—A new kind of floor for skating-
rinks lias been put down in London. It
is tbe invention of Dr. Calantarients, of
Scarborough, and cons’sts mainly m a
mixture of the carbonate and sulphate of
soda, forming a crystalline mass which
offers about the same amount of resist
ance to the passage of a skate-iron as ice.
It is claimed for the new floor that it will
last for many years at a small expense.
It cuts up just like ice, but is easily re
paired aud smootlieU;;-by
adapted, steaming apparatus.
Is This tue Rinktum.—He came to
the door on tiptoe, and cautiously poking
his head in, in a suggestive sort of way,
as if there was more to follow, in
quired I.-- • i U iU'* . '' L',
“Is this the editorial jinktum? -
“How is that, sir?” — , .
“Is tliis this the rinktum—sink-turn—
sanktum—or some such place, where, the
editor lives, moves and does Ins lying?
“Tliis is the editorial room. -Yesj sir,
conic in.” • T •—»
“No; I guess I wont cowem. ,Ijes
wanted to see (thst a rinktum - w as like*,
that's all: The great JetoSophat‘-ain’t
she dirtv, dud don’t she loom up with old
papers and trash! Looks like, our last,
year's com crib-only miss.” And tiffs to
the .rinktum*.' Well, 1 mns* be going; good
Audi he departed’ the rinktum.”—-Fort
Worth Standard. •
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• — 1 The shortest and most profitable rail
way iti tlie world is probably Co be seen
at Coney'Island, the “Marine Railway,”
connecting the Manhattan.Beach Hotel
and tlm Brighton Beach ; Hotel. It is 2,-
000 febt in length, to laid with 'Steel rails,
andba»w^wufcome little station at each ft beautiful volume of fugitive po-
end. The'cost of the miniature*road, in- l * ‘ .M,wt*ed bvLiroltiAHt, ofPhiia-
ciuding stations awl equipment; was $27,- i ‘O'? 3 jiutpubhshe \ 1 . , f . ^
000/ The operating expenses are $:s0 a j ailelpbia, and the work ot three huhes ot (
and tho average receipts arc $$0. a j (Borgia—^oiic of whom, Miss E. W. B.,
day the'entire season, «'00 being ;some- ^ a correspondent of this paper, sij'fndider,' againstivlioi
times taken in. The fare cliaT.-l is fi\e , () i'these poems are, very meritori- the Duke of Banos, his majesty’s favorite : oilier illustration of theg
cents. The property paid a r roht last year 'Man, of these poems arc, , attendant,guards klin.-Pali Mall Gazette proved condition of business
of 500 per cent, on its cost. > ous.
tiqn.to, th
“Three Friends’ Fancies” to tbe
Third, Fourth and Fifth Readers consti
tute the American Educational Series
published by Iverson, Blakeman, Taylor
& Co., of New York and Chicago, aud
represented iu Georgia by Capt. R. E.
Park, of this city. They are in course of
extensive introduction into the schools of
this State, and will not disappoint those
who adopt them. From the first to the
last they constitute a well graded series,
introducing the learner, by successive
steps, from tbe alphabet to tlie well set
tled principles'of elocution. So far as we
have examined, the selections are unex
ceptionable and in tlie advanced hooks are
tasteful aud judicious. Tbe hooks are
handsomely printed—on good paper—are
well bound
tion?.
and full of spirited illustra-
Anonvmous.—Some writer iu the Con
stitution makes a scurrilous attack on Col.
Ely, charging him with pocketing fees to
the amount of $48,000 as attorney general
of the State. But the assailant fails to
sign his name to the allegations, and docs
not support his malicious statements with
a scintilla of proof. Such attempts at de
traction are simply contemptible and un
deserving of the slightest notice. This
much we feel constrained to say in defense
ofjan honorable public official who has
ever borne a stainless reputation before the
cotmtry. . _ ,
Gifts to Methodism.—Methodism is
under many obligations to Mr. George I.
Senev, president of the New York Metro
politan Bank, for latg° pecuniary bles
sings showered upon it in receut years.
In various ways he has served it-; conspic
uously as a friend of Wesleyan Universi
ty- when a friend like unto him was
needed. To the endowment fund he
some time ago had donated sums aggrega
ting S125.000, and it is . now giv
en out that he has added to the
fund $50,000 more, making a total gift
of $175,000. In other ways ho has
helped the institution in times when it
needed practical aid to carry on the work.
With the news of tliis gift it is fnrther an
nounced that Mr. Seney has built at Ber-
naidsvillc, N. J., a new cburch at a cost
of $10,000, and that he has made a gift of
it to the Methodist Society. Bernards-
villc to the seat of his country home. Mr.
Seney to a graduate of Wesleyan and the
son of a Methodist preacher who Lad re
ceived a classical education at a time
when graduates of colleges were rare in
the Methodist pulpit.
The Chief Spanish Princess.—-Tho
Princess of Asturias goes* to Germany to
negotiate three marriages. Slie is tired of
being a widow, and would like, in with
drawing from the position she lias held
since her brother’s restoration, to become
an Archduchess of Austria. Her sisters,
Paz and Enialie, she would marry to the
son of her aunt, tlie Infanta Amelia, and
Prince Adalbert, of Bavaria, and to tbe
Archduke Eugene, brother of Queen
Christina. This Bavarian Prince nar
rowly missed being King of Greece.
Adalbert, bis fattier, was to have suc
ceeded Otho. Archduke Eugene is very
rich, and an elegant cavnlier and dancer.
He is already a leader of cotilinns and or
ganizer of tableau rirants.
The Princess of Asturias to a feminine
deliberate upon the condition and wants
of the volunteer service.
Col. Clifford Anderson, of Savannah
was elected chairman, and Lieutenant
John Lumpkin, secretary. The presi
dent, before taking his seat delivered an
exceedingly pertinent aud patriotic ad
dress, settmgforth the great value of the
voluuteer organizations of the State, and
the necessity of sustaining them by legisla
tive action. He said the volunteer force
of this country must be considered the
palladium of its security, and the first ef
fectual resort in case of hostilities.
The maxim of the greatest captain of
ancient or modem times—Napoleon Bo
naparte—“In times of peace prepare for
war,” embodies a wealth of wisdom.
Until the millennium shall arrive, the
bayonetjstlie best peace maker. It is,
indeed, the duty of the several States, and
the State solely, to preserve order within
its owii limits, dnd the meaus for the ac
complishment of that object, consists in a
well organized volunteer force of proper
material, properly officered, well. discip
lined; and last, bu( not least, the volun
teer force of this*country to be effective
must be fostered by the Sta e for whose
protection it is organized. The young
men by personal service and the old men
liy encouragement—substantial encour
agement and praise, a reverent regard for
order and respect, and subordination to
all lawful authority. And by the fruit of
all this a leaven would be diffused which
would leaven the whole mass of the peo
ple, and we would never again have a re
currence of the disgraceful scenes which
prevailed in some sections of this country
:hree years ago.
In ante bellum days, one of the strong
supports Of our commonwealth was our
military system. At present, however,
our law makers seem to have forfeited all
interest in our volunteers. Military ar
dor is at a low ebb; many of our compa
nies have of late disbanded. Ever ready
anjd willing, as we have been in the past,
anjd are now, to vindicate the peace, order
and Jtgnity of Georgia, we are iudeed dis
couraged as matters now stand. It to be
yond tbe power of any man or men to
revive tbe volunteer force, unless we re
ceive some recognition from our State.
To awaken the people of Georgia to the
importance of fostering <Jur military is the
object of this convention. Again thank
ing you, brother officers, for the honor
you have done me, I declare the conven
tion now ready for business.”
Col. I. Heywood, of Atlanta, moved
thM a committee to prepare business for
tlie convention be appointed. Adopted,
and Colonel neywood, Captain Magruder
and Lieutenant Boynton were named as
that committee. These gentlemen, after
retiring ior consultation, finally reported
the following memorial to the next legis
lature, which was unanimously adopted:
To the General Assembly: We, the offic
ers of the volunteer forces of the State of
eorgia, in convention assembled, respect
fully submit the following memorial:
After nearly one year of trial, the system
instituted by tlie act of 1879 for the organ
ization and discipline of tlie volunteer
forces of the State of Georgia has, except
as hereinafter set forth, proven entirely
adequate for the purpose for which it was
passed; the advantage of the system being
unity of organization, instruction and dis
cipline. But the defect to, that there was
no provision made to completely perfect
the system then inaugurated by making
yearly appropriations for fully equipping
and improving tho volunteers.
2. Iu not requiring the governr to order
encampments at sucli place as he may
deem best, in oitler that both officer and
men may receive instructions in the du
ties of the soldiers, and providing for the
same.
8. In not exempting tlie volunteers
from road and street duty.*
The volunteer force consists of 3,400
men, who have uniformed themselves at
an expense of $12,900; their uiiifomis hav
ing been worn for years are now shabby,
and many companies need entire outfits,
and unless the State comes to their aid
many of them will be compelled to dis
band, as they are unable to unitoriu
themselves. Therefore, we most respect
fully ask,
1. That the governor be requested to
order encampments and provide for the
same.
2. That the volunteers'be exempt from
road and street duly.
8. That- an annual appropriation of
$30,000 be made for the purpose of thor
oughly arming and equipping tlie volun
teer forces of the State so that she may be
proud of her sons when they come iu con
tact with .those of her sister States.
Clifford W. Anderson,
Colonel commanding 1st volunteer regi
ment of Georgia, and Fiesident conven
tion of officers of tlie volunteer force of
Geoigia,
From South America. J Conklins and the Ohio Crowd.
Panama, July 6.—The most important . Coukliug's position in New York con-
news from me south, after the particulars tmm-s to be an interesting source of gos-
o.f the taking of Tacna and Arica by the * . ..i .... . ..
Chilians, is the announcement that Peru SI * > * It to*6t settled yet w hctiier he will
DR. BROOKES ON MR. BEECHER.
Plain Words Provoked by
Provoked
Words
and Bolivia are at last* to enter into con
federation and become one country under
one flag and one government and to be
known as the United States of Peru and
Bolivia.
The preliminary basis of union, which
has already been drawn up and signed iu
Lima by the duly authorized representa
tives of the respective governments, has
been laid before the council of state of
Peru, which body fills tho situation occu
pied by congress previous to the dictator
ship. What the real object of tlie union
may be, or what benefits arc to be de
rived from it, are not yet clear to most
persons. In Lima it to believed by many
that tlie leading object of the confederation
to to checkmate Chili in her long cherished
project of concluding a separate peace with
Bolivia by offering Tier the department of
Mongigina, witli Arica in the south of
Peru for her clffefseaport, in exchange for.
Antapliagosta. This would have suited
Chili veiy well, as she would have gainfed
possession of the whole of the nitrate: de
posits and have Bolivia' wedged in be
tween her and her hereafter deadly
enemy—Pern. But so* far the Chilian
diplomatists have Failed, and now what
they gained by the- sword they will have
to hold by the sword.
Panama, July 6.—A correspondent of
the Star and Herald, at Lima, gives the
following account of the capture by the
Chilians of Tacna and Arica. The allied
army at tlie battle of Tacna numbered, all
told, 8,820 men, and was out-numbered
by the Chilian army two to one. The
Chilians threw their whole force on the
left flank ot tlie allied army at the outset,
instead of in front. The left wing of the
allied army was repeatedly reinforced
from reserves undm* Montero, but'could
not withstand the impetuosity of the
Chilian attack, and after a stubborn fight
;ave in, falling back upon the right wing.
The Chilian force was doubled. Finally
the allies were compelled to retire before
the victorious Chilians, and leave' Tacna to
its fate.
After til's disaster, file fall of Arica was
almost inevitable. As soon as the Chil
ians had reorganized their army, they sent
0,000 men, under Gen. Boqucdauo, to
Liuba by rail, and Arica was summoned
toi surrender. Tlie answer was: “Not
until the last cartridge is fired.” The
Peruvians bad made every preparation to
receive the Chilians in front while tlie
battles were being fought. The Chilian
fleet did not attack in front, but made a
long detour toAyapa and prepared to
strike tlie Peruvians from the rear.
At daybreak of the 7tli, the men In the
nefwly constructed forts to the east of the
Morrow, saw no signs of the enemy. At
the booming of a gun from the seaward,
the field was suddenly alive with Chilians,
arid in a splendid charge they took the
fort in the rear, killing every sonl in it.
The next was taken in like manner, and
every man there was also bayoneted.
While this was going on, the guns
from the Morrow were ful
ly occupied with the Chilian
squadron, and such being the case they
could not be turned against. the toe, now
preparing for one final rush to capture
this post—so long disputed. The charge
was made, and after a desperate light,
hand to hand, tlie Morrow fell, a-few
only of its galiaut defenders escaping to
the plaza, where they all gallantly met
their death.
The San Jose and Santa Rosa batteries
were undermined, and the vaults well
stocked with explosives, au electric wire
connecting them with the Morrow, the
intention being if they should fall into the
possession of the enemy, to blow them up,
The commander ot the Morrow, before
dying, touched tlie fatal button, aud de
stroyed thereby some four hundred Peru
vian soldiers, blown up w't'i the battery
of Santa Rosa, not liaving had time to va
cate i*.
The Cochrane, it is learned from Chil
iai> sources; received one shell, which, en
tering one of her ports, killed twenty-six
meu. The Cavalonga received several
shots and had to be run aground. When
Lagomarsino, commander of the Peruvian
vessel Manco Copxe, saw the heights tak
en, he knew there was but one hope for
him, and that was to sink his ship, So
steaming gently out lie scuttled her, and
his men took to the boats, and she keeled
over and went to the bottom. Beloved as
ho was by the commanders of neutral ves
sels, the laws of neutrality would not al
low tliem to receive him on board, and he
finally surrendered to the captain of tlw
Itala. !-■■■.
In less than three hours from the firing
of tlie first shot all was over, aud the
Chilian flag waved triumphantly over
Arica.
The victorious soldiers were let loose in
the city. Nine stores were broken open,
and in tlie aftemoou Arica was in flames.
Not a single house was left standing.
Hundreds of women and children were
saved, otherwise the horrors of the pillage
would have been worse than they were.
It is said Admiral Reveis has declared
that if the Chilians come to Lima it will
share tho same fate as Arica. Admiral*
Martino to reported to have arrived at
Pipio on the 11th ultimo, after lito retreat
from Tacna. Tho number of men which
ha carried out of the fight at Tacna to
slated at four hundred—the remainder
dispersed after the action.
l:avc malarial fever this fall or go to Eu-' preached a Strong and° eloquent 1 'sermon i nois ’ liavc ,aaile out a bIack list of P**-
—A Chicago woman is insane from
grief. In shooting carelessly at a target,
she killed her son.
i —The merchants of Springfield, Eu
rope. It is generally.understood that ho
will not be actively engaged in the cam
paign. An' Albany gentleman, who to &
friend of the Conkling crowd, says that
Conkling’s dislike for Garfield dates back
sometime. He says:
“In tlie first place, they raise a different
breed of men in Ohio now from the gen
eration to which Waue anil Chase belong
ed. They arc a shifty, shallow, double-
faced lot, these Hayeses, and Fosters, and
Garfields. There is nothing square or
manly about them. They are ail great
professors ot morals and all that sort of
thing. They don’t Swear; they drink their
whisky out of oranges, and they talk like
exhorters. The present ‘Ohio man’ is >
,, A BORN IIVrOCKITK.
Now Senator Conkling hates hypocrisy.
His chosen intimate in Washington 'is
Senator Eaton. Mr. Conkliuggocs around
with him continually, aud is really fond
of'liim. Why? Because Eaton is a fel
low after Conkling’s own heart, frank and
candid, and without any little meanness.
Both of them say wbat they think, wheth
er people like it or not.
When Blaine began to get the Presiden
tial bee in his bonnet he went at the work
of alienating Congressmen from Grant’
administration by- promises of patronage
and committee advancement. He got
around him a party of men like Garfiehl,
of Ohio; Kelley, of Pennsylvania; Ellis II.
Rijberts, of Utica, and Conger, of Michi
gan. They* were too eagfr.- to earn their
wages, and insulted everybody who rep
resented in any way the administration.
When Hayes came into national politics;
with Johii Sherman behind him, Garfield
was one of tho chaps who felt called upon
to assume tho direc.ion ol afl’aits. He
went down to Louisiana, and,, it to sup
po6ed, was as deep as anybody in that
cowardly, scoundrelly
| .:ii COMPROMISE PLOT '
by- which Hayes, who had run away be
hind Packard in the State vote, throw
Packard overboard and took tlie electoral
vole of the State himself. I tell you that
thing made Conkling’s blood boil. He’s
a Republican, every inch of . him; aud he
properly denounced that deal as the deptli
of rascality. Ever, since then tho Ohio
crowd have made war- on tho Senator.”
This friend, when pressed to say what lie
thpugbt Conkling would do this fall, said:
After passing a complimentary resoln-
tion in appreciation of the gratuitous but
efficient services of the Adjutant General
of tlie State, Col. John W Baird,, the con
vention adjourned.
Married Her Own Brother.—A
well dressed and handsome lady recently
called upon Chief Judge Neilson, of the
Brooklyn City Court, and informed him
that she had something of a strange and
important character to eommunicate. “I
was bora of respectable but not wealthy
parents in Sweden,” the lady said, and
came to this country with an aunt when
but a child. In my youth I had a com
panion, a boy, about two years my senior,
whom I was taught to regard as
an orphan adopted by my parents.
Hto_name was different from ours.
My ~ father died after I left
home and mother married again. Then
the companion of my youth came to
America. The meeting* between us was
most happy, and all the love and affec
tion of our childish days were renewed.
Some time after he secured a good posi
tion and we were married without the
knowledge of our friends. Our married
life was a most happy one, and in due
time a beautiful babe was bora to us. My
mother eaine'to America rather unexpect
edly and called at the house. Upon be
ing informed of my marriage and the
name of my husband, she expressed the
utmost grief, and made the Startling an
nouncement that I hat married my own
brother.”
Judge Neilson’s visitor was so overcome
in relating the story that she sank back in
her chair and sobbed for several minutes.
She was informed by his Honor that, in
the sight of neither God nor man, had she
committed any crime. It was evidently
the wish of both, lie said, that they should
cease to live, as man and wife, aud J;e
would take the proper steps to have the
marriage declared null and void. The j n( jt disguise their disappointment. Tlie
lady left after thanking ldin in an earnest - highest p-aise that can he given the letter,
manner. The case was referred to coun- j s t i, a t it is adroit aud diplomatic,
sel. Tlie names of tlie parties are strenu- ; n taking up subject after subject syid
ously withheld.—A T . Y. Ilerald. dropping them without fairly taking hold
'* ’ ‘ — . of them7 It straddles on every question
A Gratifying Exhibit.—The num- the improvement of the Mississippi
her of business failures in the United n ;' e , r > and somehow or other the retention
£ merican Ladies if London Soci-
.—The marriage of the Marquis of
Jesey, on Saturday last, with Mrs.
Worleliouse, was a surprise to every one,
and uot the least, I suspect, to the noble
Marquis himself. It appears to have been
a sudden thought, acted upon with great
promptitude* and dispatch on botliiides.
The new Marchioness of Anglesey is an
American by birth, and as “Minnie King”
■Was one of the brightest stars in the Im
perial Court at Paris. Subsequently she
married the non. Henry Wodeliotise,
brother of Earl Kimberly. 'Ho was iu
the diplomacy, and died of typhus fever at
Athens. For some years after her widow
hood Mrs. Wodeliouse resided in London,
and was highly popular; at one time it
was currently reported she intended to
make her home in “Jerusalem the Gold
en,” but, fortunately for English society,
she has elected to settle down as an Eng
lish marchioness, and she will, no doubt,
bo warmly welcomed on her return. The
American clement in high society has now
received a powerful addition—already it
was very predominant. Many of the
handsomest and most popular among tlie
leaders of fashion hail from tbe other sido
of tbe Atlantic. Viscoun*css Mandcvillc,
Mrs. Arthur Paget, tlie’ Hon. Mrs. W.
Canncton, Lady Randolph Churchill, aud
now the Marchioness of Anglesey, form a
galaxy difficult to match, both for Jook3
and socialcharms.—London World.
Garfield’s Acceptance.—Tlie re
ception of Mr. Garfieldto letter of accept
ance is a trifle lukewarm, not to say cold.
The unthinking Republican organs,
which swallow anything that to signed, by'
the candidate of their party, try not to
make a wry face over it and comment
upon it in generalities as glittering as Mr.
Garfield's owii; but the more rational
among them, such as the New York
Times and New York Evening Post, do
“And I’ll tell you something else: If I
were lloscoe Conkling, which I ain’t, I’d
rattier be the head of a powerful minority
in'the Senate and take my chances with a
President like Hancock than to be the
tail end of another Ohio administration.—
Chicago Times' Washington Corrcs-
pdiident. ■ ■
From Dooly County.
- Vienna, Ga., July 10, 1880.
'Editors Telegraph and Messenger: As
I Lave seen nothing in some time in your
columns from Doo'y I have concluded to
give you a few items from this section.
Crops ate up to the average, though in
some parts of the country much retarded
and in others actually injured by drouth.
In one or two localities no rain was had
in nine weeks. The weather to oppres
sively warm and sultiy just at this time.
T}icre is much excitement and active
canvassing going on among the friends of
tlie various gubernatorial candidates, and
a lively tiui8 is anticipated to-morrow
w|ien the mass meeting to elect.-.delegates
assembles at this place. Colqaitt seems
to nave the inside track, his opponents
being-divided between Lester, Hardeman
and Gartrell.
[According to tlie “rotation rule” now in
force ini tlie fourteenth senatorial district,
tbe time lias come for Dooly to choose
the man, and • already candidates are in
tlie field. Dr. S. B. Stovall, of Vienna,
is undoubtedly .the choice of the county,
as we venture to predict will be demon
strated at the primary nomination to be
held nt every precinct of the county at an
early dav. The sentiment seems to fie
overwhelmingly in favor of this gentle
man. Dr. Stovall has most excellent
qualifications for the office, is a thorough
representative of the people, aud the peo
ple will elect him. Ilis life-long devotion
aud unswerving fidelity to his party and
count-)-, his strict integrity and spotless
record, both in public and professional
life, anilhis intimate acquaintance with
and thorough knowledge of tlie wants of
the people, justly entitle him to the suf
frages of Ills fellow citizens, which he will
undoubtedly receive.
Of candidates for tho • legislature, but-
twoweare aware of, have yet appeared
upon the field, Isaiah Williams, Esq., and
Col. Henrv G. Lamar. Both are clever,
well-known gentlemen, and if the race be
confined to these two, the result to doubt
ful. Candidates for county offices are too
numerous to mention—they are twenty-
eight in number to date. The old Tele
graph and Messenger continues to be
the favorite wiili.us. Lone may she live,
jjj ' ’ “RusTicua.” .
ofD^Fraudsro, Queen Isabella’s htB- IBarlqw& Co., from vvhose quarterly cir- j
nn.in *« ! culairthis information to gained, remark , nian of ? Ir - Garffcld s mental calibre and
ro'isarvniitv 'of the" Princess,^was "her I that “theso figures are muciisma’ller tii&n j official experience, and it is only fair to
Sush? twenty limes over. She is a * it has ever been our good fortune to 1 say that.ho to beyond doubt an abler and
woman of narrow mind, strong will, j chronicle for any similar period.” The ' " ould l ‘ ldlcato -
l,:-aw e,nreuff as Lucifer, warm- ' firs! Half of 18,0 showed a remarkable, ln.iUt.lUp/ua i.uo.
hearted and a Spaniard tretbe backbone. , diminution, the liabilities of that period ~ T
Her pride Is reserved for tka great. She being only sixty-five millions as against I —The Mississippi Greenback State com-
toverv aflable toward tbe people, and has ‘ one hundred and thirty millions in the mittee has put a full Greenback electoral
J * ’ .(ticket in the field,, headed by. Gen?ral
set an example of scrupulous decency.in same period of 1678. |«, /j. | l ticket in the field, headoU by General
all things* to tlie court and upper classes.! The sis months j-ast past show a reduc- Reuben Davis and U. M. McLeod, the
miblislied by Lippinrott, of Phila- r When here she was punctilious in render- tlon'ofas great a ratio even oil these re- J latter a colored man, as electors at large.
J 1 - • • -‘• i ne filial fluty to the mannikin Don Fran- duceil figures, the loss by bad debts-being —The New \ork Sun is informed that
I cisco. . He:lives apart irom the Queen, ! on y one-half of the same period of last a number of stalwart Republican* uuthat
^juid. is n ne^t-doqr
President.
* Execution' of Chastise,Cox.
New York, July 10.—L'hastine Cos
was hanged at 8:37 this morning. He
difdin sixteen.minutes. Cox passed a
quiet night, retiring between eleven and
twelve o’clock and falling into a deep
slumber before two o'clock. His counsel
and friends were unremitting yesterday
in their efforts to procure a stay of pro
ceedings, waiting upon Gov. Cornell, who
to in the city, aud continuing their labors
until a late’hour. At 11:57 : a message
was received at the Tombs bearing tbe
fatal words: “The governor refuses to
interfere.” *’
At a few minutes past 5 o’clock; Cox
awakened and quietly rose from his bed.
He did not exhibit in the slightest degree
fear of any kind. He spoke to no one,
but was absoibed and probably engaged
in meutal prayer. He seemed to be un
der no religious excitement aud was out
wardly calm and self-possessed and even
cheerful. At 0:30, he called deputy Aa
rons; who was requested to- notify RevJ
Mr. Cook that lie was ready to receive
him, and Mr. Cook went Into his cell. He
met him at the door and shook hands
with him cordially. After religious exer
cises Cox ate a hearty breakfast, and then
more prayers were said and continued
until the arrival of the sheriff ammis dep
uties. .
■ About 8 o'clock' Cox was taken from
his ceil to tbe gallowe. The.way was Up
a corridor to the fence of tho court yard,
directly under the Bridge of Sighs. Sheriff
Bowe and Under-Sheriff Stevens came
first, and then followed Cox with Revs.
Dr. Russell, Stewart, Couk, Law and
Hector. Tlie black cap was put on the
bead of the condemned; and the fatal
noose dangled from his ueckj His arms
were pinioned at the elbows and lie walk
ed with a linn step and composed demean
or. As the procession neared thegallows,
he looked at it with seeming coldness,
tlicu his eyes dropped, and his lips moved
in prayer as he took his station beneath
the cross piece, •
The lioose was then hooked into the
pendent rope and the black cap drawn
over his face. * hie of the ministers talked
to the coiideined in low topes,.and contin
ued until notified to retire. Heretofore
a platform or flodr for the culprit to stand
upon has always been laid.!! Tliis time
the doomed man stood upon the Reigiau
pavement with which tbe yatd is laid.
There -waf only oat! instant of suspense,*
when tlie executioner, hid behind a board
screen at one end of tlie gallows, wa3 sig
naled by the sheriff and eut with an axe
tbe com holding a heavy weighs. .*
The condemned man rose fotir feet si
multaneously with the sound of tlie axe,
and then with a rebound lie fell baek.
Then ensued-.contortions of the muscles
usual incases of death by strangulation,
a minute later and these ceased, and’
shortly after all was still. A.coroner’s
jury had been swpra iu and after a brief
inquest the body wa3 removed by tlie un
dertaker. Tbe funeral wfll take place on*
Sunday from the colored church In Fif
teenth street.
Salt.ie Sprig gins, one of our rural
sisters, had her picture taken the other
day, and the likeness was wonderful to
behold, but no remedy like Portaline, ox
Tabler’s Vegetable Liver Powder lias 1
ever beefs, prepared. It will cure you.
Price 50c. For sale by Lamar, Rankin &
Lamar. juylC
on Sunday last, on the subject of “Tru
Christian Experience.” In the course of
his remarks i;e took occasion to refer to
Mr. Beecher's recent renunciation of some
of the most important truths of the Chris
tian religion. Mr. Beecher is reported to
have said the following in a speech or ser
mon on the 4th of July: .
“It is a gigantic lie, told with much
circumstautiality, that men were created
perfect and then fell; that in Adain aud
Eve the humau race fell all around. •
God did not make a had job and then
paint it pretty and plaster it up. * • •
In a sense God made laws to be broken.
• • The idea to to be disclaimed
and trampled under foot that. men must
do thus and thus or he destroyed. * -
I don’t hold tho theory of the Atone-
meut. * * * I reject the Mosaic econ
omy and take a larger view or Christ’s
work. * * • The truths of the Bible
are not to be swallowed whole, but to be
sitlcd.” .
Dr. Brookes opened his discourse by
showing that coming to God through
Christ was the first essential of Christian
experience—that we came out of a condi
tion of:soiimv, anil tliis by God's grace,
and not by our own deserts. Then we
are prepared to ofibr acceptable worship.
Flowing from this worship, comes practi
cal benevolence, which is connected with
obedience to God.
At this point Mr. Brookes referred to
Mr. Beecher and the extract above quoted,
mentioningtlieNew York pastor by name.
He said that, according to this report, Mr.
Beecher had renounced Christianity, and
if so, the public was to be congratulated.
He was glad, he said, that Mr. Beecher
Laid takeu a positive stand, because there
was much less danger to be apprehended
from the teachings of an avowed enemy
to Christianity than from one who an
swered the full description of a wolf in
sheep’s clothing. He preferred an open
to a secret enemy.. . .
The above pointed and pithy remarks
created a quiet sensation or ' approval in
Dr. Brookes’ cengregation, and have been
tlie subject of much comment since—and
favorable to Dr. Brookes so far as we have
heard,
i "
A Fatal Nomination.
parfield's nomination, says the Sun,
was undoubtedly one of the worst the
Republicans could have made. We say
one of the worst, because Collax’s,'Patter-
soil’s; Subsidy Pomeroy’s, or Boss Shep
herd’s might have been as bad. Mr.
Bfaine, notwithstanding tbe Mulligan bus
iness and various other scandals, to uot to
bo mentioned in the same category. He
was never convicted; Garfield was. No
committee of Congress ever reported ‘that
ha had committed perjury; and he was
nqvcr declared a bribetaker by the judg
ment of any court, a declaration which
the Po’and committee made for Garfield
in one case, and the Cook county Circuit
Court in another.*
Garfield's nomination puts in issue the
hypocrisies and venalities of the era of
Christian statesmanship, when men. like
lain prayed and stole, sniffled and pock
eted bribes, until, in 1874, the people rd$e
in! utter wrath and swept the Republican
party into a minority. That judgment
will doubtless be repeated. The Chicago
convention invited a repetition of tlie
judgment when it hoisted the Credit Mo-
biiierticket. '•"•*
Garfield’s nomination to also a triumph
of the Ohio or Hayes type of Republican
ism over tlie stalwart article. It was like
a touch of death to the remnants of the
>arty in the South. There the old guard
ias practically disbanded. Stanley Mat-
tliews or Hayes himself would have been
nibre welcome to the Republicans ot that
sebtiou. Neither whites nor blacks can
perceive any reasen Why they should sup
port a man who guided Hayes into the be
trayal of 1877, who upset Packard and
Chamberlain; and who offered the entire
Federal patronage South in payment lor
Confederate votes for himself for speikerl
The stalwart Republicans have had
enough of Haves, and. they are npt eager
to undergo' the same experience With
Garfield/
Garfield must lose a Ia*ge percentage of
the honest Republican -vote. He will not
di nw a single. teCtuft from the democracy;
and it is absurd to suppose that self-
respecting independent voters, seeking
mainly moral purity of administration,
would go to*a man whose record 'is
blotcheu vs ith such offenses. His nomina
tion was a colossal mistake, aud the party
understood this in forty-eight hours "after
it was committed. But it is impossible to
correct it now, and the Republicans who
are quietly agitating the withdrawal of
Garfield in the face of the enemy have been
ilainly told that such a move would only
>c adding a second blunder to the iiisi.
Garfield will stick aud sink.
Robert Buist, Sr., the well-known
horticulturist and dealer in garden seeds,
died on Wednesday at his residence in
Philadelphia. He was bora in 1S05 near
tlie city of Edinburgh and; educated In
Scotland, but studied lito profession on
tiie continent. .He came to Philadelphia
in 1S2C, and two years later embraced the
business of horticulture. . Mr. Buist made
most thorough study of his business,
and ids opinion upon any ques
tion of horticulture was considered
authoritative, lie was the au
thor of several woiks on floriculture
and horticulture, and he often contributed
aluable at tides to foreign periodicals.
Among his writings may be mentioned
“Buist’sRose Manual,” “Buist’s Flower
Garden Directory” and ‘‘Buist’s Family
Kitchen Garden Directory.” He took
personal charge of the largo nurserie; and
green-houses on bis estate, to which was
given the appropriate name of “Rose-
dale.” This place, comprising about one
hundred and thirty-five acres of ground,
was placed under cultivation for horticul
tural purposes, so that there is now at
Roscdale one of tlie liuest collections of
roses in the country, besides a magnifi
cent collection of tropical plants.
I ; i ,i :
Senator Pendleton on General
Hancock’S Nomination.— Hancock’s
candidacy means peace, a true fraternal
union, obedience to tbe constitution with
all its amendments, a government and a
country beneficent alike to all its people,
ad beloved by all alike, a cessation of
fraternal strife, a cessation of sectional
difficulties, a cessation of the era of cou-
str11•'ti«»;i and reconstruction, attention to
the measures of administration so as to
perform, either by action or nou-action,
that duty which lias always been so dear
to tbe Democratic pa ty, of exalting the
individual and redressing all the wrongs
which law or lawlessness lias inflicted on
him. It means peace • at the polls
without the presence of an array
to preserve it; it means a free
ballot to evciy citizen, white and
colored,- native' and* naturalized, with
out marshals to electioneer with him or
or intimidate him; it means free elections,
fair counts, peaceful inaugurations; it
means to reverse the ways of the Repub
lican party, id imeover its corruptions, to
rectify its errors and to restore to the gov
ernment-tlie simplicity, the,,honesty, tlie
frugality of the farmer republic which
our fathers Creared. It liieaus, in one
word, to garner and to gather and to com
bine the blessings of that union which
Hancock saved at Gettysburg, and of that
civil liberty, which he established at New
Orleans. And, >as his candidacy means
the hope of this blessed change, so his
election wouldaecure its full fruition. . j
Hardeman In Baldwin.
iilLLERGEyiLI.E, Jufy'iC, iS80;*
Editors Telegraph and ’Messenger: Co!.
■Hardeman made a telling speech here to
day, It was fail - , earnest and eloquent.
No one abused. .Cq'quitt’s admiuLtia-
f ion reviewed with a masterly!-.hand. . It
needs the vindication it is receiving from
Gordon, Brown and Colquitt. It ilon't
vindicate itself, f.ook oijt tor the .elec
tion of Hardeman delegates from old
Baldwin next Tuesday. Yours truly,
Democrat.
sons who never pay. .
—Senator Brown, cf Georgia, it is said,
has such extensive private correspondence
that he gives constant employment-to two
stenographers.
—As soon as Congress inerts in Novem
ber, a bill will be presented removing ail
taxes.of every kind on tobacco. The tar-
id’ end internal revenue laws will un
questionably be tbe great- subjects of de
bate for the next \ear.
—Tho Baltimore and-Ohio railroad
have ordered twenty »e$v.sleeping cars to
he built at their shops and to be ready for
use by October 1st. They will then take
charge of the sleeping cars that run.over
their line, as the contract with the Pull
man Company expires at that time.
—By means ol the electric clock now in
position along the New York Central and
Hudson river railroad an operator in New
York controls the hands of each clock
without the iuterrention of men connect
ed with the depot. For a moment before
noon the hands Of each clock are agitated
and stop exactly at the same instant.
—The National Republican calls lusti
ly for a sweeping of the public depart
ments, upon the theory that some of the
clerks are Democrats. It speaks bitterly
of Secretary Schiire, and rather despond-
ently-of the post-office department—on
which it seems to think that “erring
brother” Key has left the impression of
his evil associations. * " '
—A. notorious desperado, for whose
capture $500 had been offered, was caught
in Oregon by two constables. They had
to convey him a hundred miles in a wag
on, and, knowing hto reckless character,
they tied him to the seal. On the way ho
tried several devices to escape, but in vam,
until he hit upon tlie desperate one to fire
a keg of powder that was in the vehicle.
This he did by covertly throwing a lighted
match into it. He crouched as low as
possible, and shielded his face, so that he
was not seriously injured. One of the
constables was killed, and the other burn
ed so badly that he could do nothing to
prevent the. prisoner from getting away.
r-A Texan was traveling recently in
tlie country southeast of Sau Antonio.
While following the dry bed of a creek he
saw a small opening, and placing hto ear
to it heard a sound like that of rushing
waters. He dug away tlie sand, and
found an opening to a cave, which seemed
to widen. Soon he succeeded in making
the opening sufficiently large to admit his
body, and he ventured in. After proceed
ing a few feet he could distinctly hear the
water dash over rocks and rush on to
ward some unknown destination. He
proceeded still further, and when only a
little over twenty feet below the surface
reached forth his hand into a dashing
river of pure, cold water.
—An ingenious hoy m Richmond, Vir
ginia, lias a pigeon box. Ho fastened up
on the front of it a piece of looking glass,
perhaps a fourth of a square foot in size. ,
Some English sparrows built in this box,
and occupied their spare time in fighting
the images of themselves in the glass.
They would fight by the hour, and pant
with labor and heat, flying violently
against tlie glass, taking breath, and tiying
again and again. They were not observed
at first to do so, but finally they took a
good sized gravel in their mouth3 and
struck the glass again and again with all
their might. Sometimes the gravel was
as large as a dried blaekcye pea. Were
the sparrows ttying to break the glass, or
is this.their way of fighting when they are*
very angry?
—The first skirmishing in the war be
tween Russia and China took place in the
Terk Pass, where the troops of the Czar
were defeated with considerable loss, and,
being driven back toKizil Khurgan, a dis
tance of some twenty-five miles, were
again worsted, with loss of stores and
ammunition. The Chinese have strength
ened their array, and they have a consid
erable fleet ot gunboats, but there is no
reason to believe that they will be able to
stand against the conquerors of Plevna,
or secure their ports against a successful
attack by the Russian fleet. Bat whilst
they may be unable to meet their enemy
in the field at the beginning of the war,
their inexhaustible numbers may enable
them to offer a more or less determined
resistance. ,, . . jjj *. -
—Covington to a doomed city. It is
situated on a bend of the Miss uiiiivtr
the banks of which are being eaten away.
The ground, on which the court house
stood a year ago.to now covered by many
feet of water. The cutting away is done
unevenly. On a recent Snnday the cur
rent set in shore and took ofl* a strip of
land thirty feet wide in a few hours. No
invasions were made for another week,
when another, slice was cat off. Then
half a dozen buildings were moved back
drty feet, and the next day the land on
which they had stood was all gene. The
residents have tried to moor trees and
logs to the bank, in tbe hope of forming
a barrier for the flood, but the current is
so swift and the water so deep that these
attempts have failed.
Yellow Fever in New Orleans.—
As to the report of yellow fever in New
Orleans, the facts are that the bark Ex
celsior arrived at that port on July 5, be
ing fifty-eight days from Rio de Janeiro.
The vessel had been detained at the quar
antine station twelve days and been
thoroughly fumigated, no case ot sickness
having occurred. On Satnrday, July 10,
James Kennedy, a sailor, aged nineteen,
native of Scotland, was sent to the
Touro Infirmary. The patient presented
the symptoms of yellow fever and died on
Saturday night. The board of health
at once ordered tlie bark to return to the *
quarantine station, and have taken every
precaution to protect the health of the
city. On the 13th two more cases occur
red on the bark and were removed to the
liospi'al. No indigenous esse has, occur-
_ d
A Great Industry.—"Work on the
great silk milto at Hawley, Wayne county,
Pennsylvania, now under construction, to
progressing rapidly/ The corner-stone
was laid about three weeks ago with ap
propriate ceremonies, the wife of the
owner smoothing the mortar with a solid
silver trowel. Since that tune work has
progressed very rapidly. The mills when
completed will give employment to over
one thousand hand?, and will open up an
industry in northeastern Pennsylvania
that will do much toward increasing the
wealth of that section of the State. The
main building when completed will be
4~j) foot long and 150 feet broad, five
stories high. A splendid stream of water
will furnish the power to run the looms, *
and it is expected that more silk, and of a.
liner quality, will be. turned cut by this
m il than at any other factory Iti th<i •
United States,