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III* Bpwkerahip of the Goorgio
House of SepreseatetiTeo.
The unanimous re-election of Hon. A.
O. Bacon to the office of.Speaker of the
^ A oas cGflapauy hcs been formed for ^House of Representative* IB* tne ueorg^i* by Clerk Goetcbius,and the first hour
fighting Jerusalem, auil a street .car com-I Legislature, wasrajpaceful and felidtuus j Was consumed in calling the roll, and
,u -_ nanv for counectm- that city with the act that reflects great credit upon that swearing in the member* by Judge Pate,
w V a * . - i ! rtf tlio (Wnna niwtttil
It is remarkable that Uie cathedral
towns iu £ngtand are precisely those where
parliamentary corruption has been proved
mpst ramjjpnt.
THE GBAEBAL A88BHBLY.
Atlanta, Nov. 3,'1880.
The General Assembly met at the hour
of ten this morning, aui was Called to or-
p*ny 1
Mount of Olives is hinted at.
Db. Graham, of Louisville; la Ms 07th
•year, has goue on his regular annual hunt
in the mountains. He says every au
tumn since 1830 be has eateri venison of
his own killing and cooking.
Time 2 a. m.: “My dear,” said he,
all right/. I've been down getting tli 1 re
turns. There’s no us’a raisin’ a row.
’Taint my fault Wliat you Want’sh
earlier returns?” » , - u j I«/. .:
Two Texas desperadoes agreed to fight
with knives in a closed room at Fort
watches
Worth. They pat up their
forfeit, and, as both had shown reckless
daring In former afirays, it is believed
they fully intended a deadly duel. They
. were prevented by aryest.
The OatervaloreRomtono tells its read
ers that, notwithstanding the terrible
trials under which the Irish are now suf
fering, the faithful of Cashel, mindful of
the needs of the HolySeeJiave contributed
a sum of money equivalent to 60,000
francs for their Archbishop’s present to the
Pope.
“I would rather vote for a, long-eared
donkey than for ydnj” said ah’ Indepen
dent voter to a Galveston candidate. “Ob,
come now, you ought not to allow' your
self to be Influenced by family' ties,” re
sponded the candidate; The j voter his
been puzzling his head ever since to find
out why the crowd laughed.
A valuable heifer belonging to a far
mer near Northallerton, in England, re
cently broke its leg, and it had to be am
putated. The animal has since been .fit
ted with a wooden leg, on which It moves
about with the utmost ease, which proves
the absurdity of hastily ordering the de
.etruction of animals that meet with such
’.accidents. "• ! |
Recently Prof. Huxley said that
ninety-nine men out of every hundred be
came simply obstructive after 60 years
old, and were not flexible enough to yield
to the advance of new ideas. The world,
he thought, would be benefited by any
man who had taken part in science being
strangled after 60. This maybe meant
for Brother Buskin, who lately wrote to
•Glasgow students that he loathed liberal
ism.
“A young lady, well known in Liver
pool on account of her beauty,” says the
London Truth, “was married last week.
When the canon who was officiating read
the words, 'love, honor, and obey,’ the
young lady declined to repeat the last.
Three times the canon paused for an echo,
hut in vain. Then he went off with the
service. But is this young lady married
or not? What—ihould her disobedience
lead to an interview with Sir James Han
nen—will that eminent Judge rule on the
subject?”
New Yorkers, says the Sun of tlie3d,
-who did not visit Printing’ House square
last evening missed a notable i sight. It
was no longer the familiar Square of the
-daytime, but a surging human sea, and its
voice was as the voice of many waters.
In the brilliadt illumination of the elec
tric lights, those thousands of upturned,
intent, eager faces, varying in expression
with every fresh bulletin, were a study
for a painter or a philosopher.
Mart Pyatt rejected John K. Arnold’s
offer of marriage for a long time, at Kim
berly, Pa., but he was persistent, and at
length she consented. There was a great
wedding, and the conple went off on a
tour. After a week the bride returned to
her home, declaring that she had no re
collection of anything between her last
refusal of Arnold and her awakening to
And, to her great surprise and displeasure,
that sjse was bis wife. She insisted that
she was out of her mind during the in
terval, and declines to Cven see her hus
band.
A taety o^ miners were snow bound
•on Needle Mountain, Colorado. The drifts
were high around their hut on every side,
-and it became evident that, as their stock
of provisions was small, they must quick
ly dig their way out or starve to death.
One was too ill to stir, and the others
cast lots to determine who should stay
with him. Food and fuel en n ugh for a
week were left with the two men, and the
others started on their desperate journey.
The distance to the nearest settlement
was only four miles, but they were five
-days on the journey, and their sufferings
were intense from both cold and hunger.
It is uncertain yet whether the sick man
and his companion survived.
Mb. Tilden Voting.—At 1 o’clock
yesterday, says the Stitt, Samuel J. Tilden
left his home at 15 Gremercy Park, and
walked unattended to the polling place
in Fourth avenue. It was In a plumber’s
shop, between Nineteenth and Twentieth
streets. There was no throng at the polls,
but the few that were there recognized
Sir. Tilden, anil crowded around him as
he stepped to the ballot boxes with a
bunch of tickets In his hand. He un
covered his head reverently and, as the
inspector loudly asked him his name and
residence, gave the requisite answer.
■‘•Tilden, S. J.,” shouted the inspector.
The clerks looked ovei; their hooks, re
ported that the name had been duly re
gistered, and then the inspector unfolded
the ballots and said loudly: “He votes all
■except the constitutional amendment.”
Then Mr. Tilden put on his hat and slow
ly walked homo alone.
Fob Husbands Only.—A correspon
dent pf the Baltimore Sun, writing from
California says: A ciife for wife-whip-'
ping was authorized by the last Legislature-
of Nevada. The authorities of Austin, a
raining town to that State, have erected a
whipping-post to punish sbmmarily
wretches who abuse Iheh- wives by blows.
We wish it were practical to apply appro
priate correction to the rio less unmanly-
tyranny of unfeeling exaction and cruel
words by which too many hnsbapds keep
their wives in' never-ending torment. If
man had the brain3 hi boasts he would
speak ever kindly fo the mother of bis
household, if it were only forseaflsli mo
tives. Make yont* wife happy by tender
and affectionate treatment, and yon .will
make your borne a paradise mere precious
tlian gold and costly mansions. We ad
joins the JTiilcfoo parable (and believe in
its Instruction) that describes a woman
at the gates of Heaven praying that her
naughty husband might l>e‘ admitted.
“He was ever kind and true to‘me, and if
yon would make me*’happy I must share
with my lmshinti^^inslaiiny lift? portals
opened, and tlreWpif SaSeTtjn enter:
“Because cJlhy wife's prayer thy sins are
forgiven thee. Those who live in harmony
pn p-’-th 1 erven are not divided.”
Speaker was a pronounced member of the
minority or Norwood party in the - late
gubernatorial canvass, it affords the pleas
ing assurance of restored harmony iu the
ranks of the Democracy at this moment,
when the-result of the Northern elections
has made more manifest than ever the su
preme necessity for perfect union among
our own people. •• 1 -./ i
When the name ‘of Hon. H.--D. D.
Twiggs was placed in nomination, that
gentleman arose in bis seat and In au ad
dress'.replete with patriotism and good
feeling retired from the contest. He spoke
as follows:
Gentlemen of the House of Represents
lives: At the solicitation of warm person
al friends, I consented to become a candi
date for the speakership of this honorable
body. I know from the earnestness and
interest exhibited by the friends of the re
spective candidates, thatthe contest would
be a splendid one, but I have hoped (hat
it would not be characterized by discord
among ourselves. I certainly intended to
conduct it in a spirit of firmness and
honorable rivalry. Recently, however, I
find that it has evoked a sentiment of bit
terness which 1 earnestly deprecate and
with which I have no sympathy what
ever. The harmony of the Democratic
party in Georgia is, in my judgment,"par
amount to the consideration of any man’s
ambition or the furtherance of any aspi
rations. [Applause.] The intelligence has
just been borne to us on electric wing*
that disaster has befallen the Democratic
hosts, who had marshalled their squad
rons in this their greatest struggle for con
stitutional government. It is therefore
more necessary than ever that we should
not only preserve and protect; the sover
eignty and autonomy of our beloved
State from the assaults of power and the
encroachments of a centralized despotism,
but that we should invoke and* encourage
a spirit of concord and harmony among
ourselves. ' • t ..... ...
If we will cultivate and promote this
object, standing as we do in the house
that our fathers built, whose foundation
is upon a rock, the storms and floods will
beat upon it m vain. [Applause.]
In consideration of these views, I have
decided to withdraw from tins contest,
and in doing so I earnestly invoke a spirit
of harmony and good feeling in our ranks.
[Applause.] Let us then devote ourselves
to the best interest of onr grand old com
monwealth, and she will move onward in
the constellation of States to a higher de
velopment of the proud mission to which
she is called; the perpetuation of liberty
regulated by the grand trinity of her polit
ical faith— 1 “Justice, Wisdom and Modera
tion.” [Applause.]
In retiring, permit me to jretum my
warm and sincere thafiks to those friends
who have honored me with their zealous
anil hearty support. [Applause.]
rv • •„ election or speaker.
Mr. Hutchins,- of Gwinnett, put the
name of Horn A. Or Bacon in nomina
tion.
Mr.-Warren Maze, of Richmond, nomi
nated Hon. H. D, D. Twiggs, of Rich
mond. ‘STvOjd’
Mr. Twiggs rose, and in an eloquent
and forcible .speech withdrew from the
contest, basing bis action on the ground
that at this time the integrity of the Dem
ocratic party was of more importance than
the personal ambition of any citizen, that
the race between the several candidates
had engendered feelings of a hostile char
acter among their friends, and-that, there
fore, in order to prevent any discord in
tbe party, he would withdraw his name,
with thanks to his friends for -their good
leeling and support.
There being no other candidate in the
field, (he Hon. A. O. Bacon bad a walk
over the course, and after a formal call of
tbe roll, was declared duly> elected by the
General Assembly to preside over them as
their speaker during the present session.
SPEAKER BACON
was elected by a vote of 163, and on mo
tion of Hr. Anderson, of Newton, was con
ducted to the chair by Messrs. Anderson
of Newton, Twiggs of Richmond and
Hutchins of Gwinnett. Upon] taking the
chair, Mr. Bacon made a brief address,
thanking the House for the honor done
him.
Considerable feeling of a severely ran
corous nature was developed by the race
for speaker. - j
i,; The election of Mr. Bacon wjas opposed
openly by the Executive and his friends,
who supported Judge H. D. D. Twiggs,
of Richmond; but upon scanning the
ground carefully they found that the op-
’wa;
position could make no headway against
Mr. Bacon’s popularity.
A caucus in opposition to Mr. Bacon
was held the night before the election, in
which strong efforts were made to secure
his defeat, but without success, as his
election was assured before he ‘was nomi
nated.
Judge Twiggs withdrew assoonasnom-
inaled, and Mr. Bacon went through tbe
form of an election, receiving a unanimous
vote. " ;
The election or Mr. Bacon to this im
portant post of duty, which he; has filled
with such honor and dignity so many
times, shows beyond a doubt that the
confidence the representatives of the peo
ple have always reposed in the Jiouor and
impartiality ot your distinguished towns-
jnanhas in no wise diminished. •
We congratulate “the Speaker’.’on his
renewed accession to honor and office. ,
ELEC r ION OF CLERK;
Mr. Barrow, of Clarke, nominated for
the office Hon. Mark. A. Harden, and Mr.
Miller, of Houston, nominated Mr. Henry
A. Goetchius; of Muscogee.
The result of the ballot stood: Harden
136, Goetchius 30.. j
SPEAKER PRO TEM.
in nearly support, iuppiauanj i Mr. Anderson, of Newton, nominated
non A O Bacon of Bibb bad been tl,e Hon - H. D; D. Twiggs, of Richmond.
Hon. A. U. JiacoD, oi Diun, nan Deen Mr< Twiggs having no oppositloh, received
previously nominatedby Mr. W. Ii.‘ Hutch
ins, of Gwinnett. There being no other
announcements, the House proceeded with
159 votes, being a unanimous vote.
DOOR KEEPER. I
Mr. Miller, of Hancock; Mr. lliomas,
<»<***w* ^ i
Major Bacon was unanimously clioscn on t jjjjier coming first uutfcxthe wirohy fthpiit
the first call of the roll. Having been j ten lengths.
conducted to the chair, lie said;
MESSENGER.
Gentlemen of the ffwc of Represents I °I
ticca: I most sincerely thank you for this w
expression of your confidence in again I?
calling upon me to preside over the delib-
posite each name, are sounded by tbe tell
ers first, then repeated by the clerk, and
then entered on tbe Journal.
Pending tbe completion of the consoli
dation of the vote, 1 am compelled to send
this letter off so as to meet the mail. ^
- Carol inn.
Politics on Bob Tail Creek. ' A Sensible View of the Situation,
“I’ll tell ye what this ’ere Crowbarcky j In the American system of popular ebm-
needs an’ must hev,” said Slatriers John- lioIls may ^ foUDd a prartlcaJ lecoaJi^
ment of uie two great historic forces—late
Gazelle, be was engaged as d hostler to
taku care of a stable of thirty 1 horses that
son, as he mounted a barrel and looked
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 5, 1880.
THE HOUSK
met at ten a. m. Prayer by the chaplain.
The journal was read and approved.
Mr. Turner moved to reconsider the
action fixing the hour of meeting at nine.
Tbe motion to reconsider prevailed.
in.
Mr. Hammond, of Thomas, was sworn
-
Mr. Lester offered a resolution that the
members from tbe various Judicial cir
cuits meet in caucus on the question of
judgeships, etc. The resolutiou was lost.
Mr. Hunt—A resolution to communi
cate with General Francis A. Walker, and
ascertain the population of each county
from the tenth census, with the view of
representation in the General Assem
bly. ■ i; .<••»•:•
Mr. Dnbignon, of Baldwin, chairman of
the committee to interview the Governor
relative to his wili as to the day of his
inauguration, reported that his Excellen
cy desired said ceremony to take place oft
Tuesday next. ' >
Mr. Estes, of Hall, then read the 49th
section of the code, which directs that the
day of inauguration take place during tbe
first week,by joint resolution and, in lieu of
tbe same, take place on tbe fimt Saturday
of the term by virtue of operation or law.
Tbe committee were then remanded to
the Governor properly instructed as to-the
la tv for the benefit of all parties, i .
A message from the Senate relative to
the same subject matter was received.
A message from the Governor was re-,
ceived, which communication was the re
port of the commissioners relative to the
examination of the title to the “City Hall
property” in the city of Atlanta. Said
report Announced that the said commis
sioners bad accepted a fee simple deed
to the property from the city council of
said city, and further that they had fixed
the value of the old capitol at Milledge-
ville at $80,000, and had submitted (he
same to said council of said city, but up
to the time of making their report the
commissioners had not heard from the
said council on said proposition. *_
I A MESSAGE
From the Senate announcing that the Sen
ate have passed .a resolution (fixing the
time of tbe inaugural ceremonies on qext
Tuesday at 12 m. The House' concurred
in the resolution. r j 1’’ *. J."
Mr. Bice, , of Fulton, offered a resolu
tion that a committee be appointed from
the House and Senate to confer With the
committee appointed by the City Coun
cil of Atlanta on the question of building
a new capitol. Adopted.
The House then adjourned till 10 a. m.
to-morrow. ' *•:* ‘ ,
Atlanta, November 5th.
THE SENATE
was called to order at 10 o’clock by Presi
dent Boynton. Prayer by' the chaplain.
The journal of yesterday was read'and ape
proved.
A message was received from the Gov-'
emor that W. R. GIgnilliat was.'contesting
the seat of Senator R. B. Harris of the
second district. On motion of Senator
Wilson the matter was referred to the
committee on privileges and elections.
Senator Reid introduced a i resolution
that a joint committee be appointed to
■MbGMMI' ret i
erations of this house. The peculiar cir
cumstances under which you have be
stowed this honor upon me command my
most earnest appreciation. In making
your selection, you have ignored the
unfortunate divisions of the past, and
those who so lately-stood firm in opposing
ranks have by this action said in no
uncertain tone that those divisions shall
not be perpetuated, but that they shall be
healed and forgotten. In the consumma
tion of this noble resolve I pledge, you,
;entlemen, my most hearty cooperation,
n this connection much depends upon the
action of this Legislature, and in the
administration of the duties of this office
shall faithfully endeavor, by perfect
impartiality, to promote the restoration of
that harmony which has been so suddenly
disturbed. I thank you, gentlemen, for
your kindness, and enter upon the dis
charge of the duties to which you have
assigned me.
These remarks of the speaker are in
excellent taste, and should meet with a
warm approval from every Democrat In
the State. 1'...
The General Assembly begins its sit
tings under the most auspicou3 circum
stances, and, we trust, may have & short
and harmonious session.
ted. Mr. Smith, of Coffee, was elected.
Mr. Bnnch, of Laurens, offered a reso
lution to extend the privileges of the
floor to the press. Adopted.
By Mr. Howell, of Cobb—A committee
of three to select a chaplain. Agreed to.
By Mr. Miller, of Houston—A com
mittee on rules, and- that the riiles of the
last House be adopted till new! rules are
perfected. Adopted. . - .
By M. Rankin, of Gordon—That the
Senate be informed that the House was
ready for business.. Agreed to. .
The members then went into the
business of selecting seats for the session.
A message from the Senate was received
announcing tbe organization as perfected,
and that that body was ready for busi‘
ness.
Mr. Northern, of Hancock—A resolu
tion to appoint a committee in concert
with the Senate to inform the Governor
that the General Assembly was ready for
business, and was also ready to hear
from the executive.
A resolution appointing four pages, at
$1.50 a day each, was edoptod.
The House'then adjourned until ten a.
m. to-morrow.
Atlanta, Nov. 4,18S0.
The Senate met at 10 o’clock, President
Boyntou in the chair. Rev. J. P. Duncan
was chosen chaplain and prayer was
oflered by him. Messrs. Joidau and King,
Senators from the third and fourth dis
tricts, put in an, appearance, and were
sworn in. Leave of-absence was granted
Senator Treadwell, of the forty-second
district.
Col. Avery brought in tbe biennial mes
sage of the Governor, which was read.
I Upon motion, two hundred copies were
How to Treat a Watch.
Having obtained a really serviceable
article ypu.. should, in" order to produce
satisfactory results, follow out these rules:
Wind up yonr watch at tbe same hour ev
ery day. T1h3 is generally done at tho
hour we retire to rest, or perhaps better
«»> Sf 2, >'«•„ aSTf-mb,. ! SSB zr SSemS.
watch onw marble slab oruear anything | ^ p £ rks ojJ - ercd g resolution providing
SSSMSm TinfraS metal I fo r. the appointment of aspecialjoint com-
from beat"to co!d conlfacting tbe metal [ of three from the Senare and alike
may sometimes euMtbe mmnspring to number from the House t0 confer aQd ^
break. Indeed.theMldiMa^ulalesthe t tQ bot(j jj ouses w hat officers are to
-- - *”* — — s lay our w
position as it has in the pocket..In laying
asidq.your watch be sure that it rests • on
its case, as by suspending it free tbe action
of the balance may cause oscillation,
.which may considerably interfere with its
going.
If you would keep your watch clean
you must be quite sure that the case f: s
firmly, and never put it into any pocket
but one made of leather. Those pockets
which are lined with cloth, cotton, or cal
ico, give, by the constant friction, a cer
tain quantity of fluff, which enters most
watches, even those the cases of which
shut firmly. If the watch is not a “key
less” one, the key should be small, in or
der that we may feel the resistance ot the
stop-work; then we can stop in time with
out forcing anything. It is also necessary
that the square of tiie key should corres-
>oiid with that of tbe watch. If it be too
arge, it may in a short time cause the
wind-up square to suffer from undue wear
anil tear, the rectifying of which is rather
expensive. The bands of an ordinary
watch can be turned backwards without
much risk. It is, however, always better
to move the hands forward to adjust your
watch to correct time.
A skillful watchmaker one day thus
reasoned with a customer who com
plained of bis watch: “You complained,”
said he, “that your watch gains a minute
a month. Well, then, you will congratu
late yourself when you have heard me.
You are aware that in your watch the
balance, which’ is the regulator, makes'
five oscillations every second, which is
four hundred and- thirty-two thousand a
lay;,so that your watch, exposed to all
the vicissitudes which beat and cold
occasion It, the varying' weight of the air
and the shaking to which it is subjected,
has not varied more thau a. Juinute a
month or two seconds a day. It has only
acquired with each vibration of tbe bal
ance a variation of the two’ hundred and
sixteen thousandth part of a second.
Judge, then, what must be tbe extreme
perfection of tho mechanism of this
■watchT’
A watch cannot go for an indefinite pe
riod without -being repaired or cleaned.
At the expiration of a certain time the
'oil dries up, dust accumulates, and wear
and tear* are inevitable results to the
whole niachinery, the functions becoming
irregular and frequently ceasing to act
together, A person possessing a watch of
gpod quality aud desirous of of preserving
'it as such should liavy..it qleanedevery two
■yeaik at least'. But care should be taken
to confide this cleaning or repairing to care
ful hands; an incapable workman may do
great, injury to a watch even of the sim
plest construction.
joint session to count and consolidate tbe
vote for governor and State house officers.
Parks Meldrim and Westbrook were
appointed as that committee on the part of
the Senate.
On motion of Mr. Payne, Judge Lester,
of Cobb, and James R. Brown, of Cliero-
kee, were invited to seats on the floor.
THE HOUSE.
The House was railed to ordir by the
Speaker this morning at 10 o’clock. Pray
er by the chaplain, Rev. John Jones, D.D
The journal of yesterday, was read and
approved.
A member offered a resolution that tlie
House meet at 10 a.m. . , .
Mr; Hansel], of Cobb, moved to amend
by inserting 0 a.m. as the hour of meet
ing. Adopted.
The Governor’s message was received
and read. [The message will be found
elsewhere.]
The ceremony of swearing in several
members lately arrived, here occupied
the House.
A seat upon the floor was tendered
Hon. Emory Speer.
Mr. Northern, of Hancock, ; offered a
joint resolution that at 12 m. both Houses
assemble in the hall of the House of Rep
resentatives and proceed to' count the vote
for Goverronas provided by law. Adopt
ed.
Mr. Miller, of Houston, offered a reso
lution looking to the appointment of a joint
committee to inquire wliat officers are to
be elected by the General Assembly.Read
and Adopted.
Seats upon the floor were tendered Hons.
Nichols, Persons and Crawford.
Mr. Reese, of Wilkes—A resolution to
print 1,000 copies of the Governor’s mes
sage. Agreed to.
Three huhdred copies of the' constitu
tion of 1877 ordered printed.
A message from the Senate, agreeing to
meet and count the votes for Governor and
State-house officers was received.
Hon. G. N. Pierce and Judge Pate were
offered seats on tbe floor.
Tbe hour of 12 m. having arrived, the
Senate, headed by their president and
secretary, entered tbe hall of tbe House
of Representatives, and after the appoint
ment of Hon. W. P. Price on the part of
the Senate, and Messrs. Davenport, Jen
kins and Estes on tbe part of tbe House
as tellers, proceeded to count the votes for
Governor and State-house officers. Tbe
returns of tbe several counties filled a
large hamper. The process of counting
the votes is as follows: Tbe packages of
returns are opened by the ejerk, the names
of tbe counties and of the candidates for
each office, and the amounts recorded op
notify Gov. Colquitt that the returns Have
been counted and that he is elected, and,
asking tvbat time it will suit Him to be'
inaugurated. Adopted, and t Sehators
Fouche and Reid appointed on the part of
tbe Senate;-. • .- I *
The Senate in executive session con
firmed E. E. Wlngflelil Judge ofitlie'Coun
ty Court of Wilkes, and J. 11. Pilsbury
judge of the County Court df Sumtet
•county., ..,,, . .. ...i - .CAfQfcrsjR '
around on the miners. “We want a city
government—a common council—a body
to make 'ord’uauces and .euforce ’em—a—
The rest of bis speech was drowned by
tbe cheer* of the crowd. It was in ’50,
and Crowbar city was a. collection of
shanties and huts on Bobtail Creek, in
Nevada. We were doing Weil enough,
and the camp was peaceful and quiet.
Slathers Johnson was the laziest miner in
the camp but was looked up to as a great
politician. Back in tbe States he hadbeei
constable, overseer of highways, tax ool
lector, school inspector, and so on, but yet
his hankering was not satisfied.
It was finally decided that Crowbar city
be divided into eight wards, and that bach
ward bo entitled to one alderman, while
a mayor, treasurer, and clerk should be
elected at large. There were about four
huts or tents to a ward, with a constit'i
ency oi from five to eight persons for each
alderman. . >;■'( eauitoefefn
“How shall we proceed to elect ?” bland
ly inquired Slathers as he remounted the
barrel.
There was a dead silence for a minute,
and then Raccoon Bill of the bloody sixth
ward, threw his' hat on tbe ground,
pulled his shooter and blandly inquired :
; “Ari that' any buzzard hero from my
ward, who don’t think I’d make a howlin’
old alderman? If thari ar\ let him edge
up thia way for about ten seconds.”
No one edged and Raccoon Bill was
declared tbe unanimous choice of the
electors of his ward. Several others elects
ed themselves m tbe same off-hand man-
ner, and there was no.trouble until Blue
Clay Smith said he thought he could rep
resent the eighth ward about jui well as
any other resident vulture. If not, why
not ? Three resident vultures at once
stepped forward to contest Ills election,
anil there was a fbur-lianded fight which
lasted ten minutes and decided the elec
tion in favor of Cross-Eyed Turner, ot
Ohio. Slathers was then elected mayor
by acclamation; as were also I the other
general officers, ana the largest liut in
town was cleaned out for a meeting of the
common council: ■’ >k | t il- I ••■
The eight aldermen sat on the ground
in a circle, and the mayor sat in the cen
tre onabag of meal and opened theses-
•sionby-kiyltfg^t flA
qtipii to
“Has—any alderman any
make?”
, “I ’spose a mortinn that this j ’ere hon
orable bqdy provide itself with: a barT “of
whisky at the expense of the city would
be in order,” remarked the, alderman
from the third,
“Not by a durned sight 1”, bawled one
of the crowd at ,1,n
t.tlie door.
!cr! n
. J m., 1K Crfer! the.mayor.cominandaprderj”
... ...T sliouted_Slathers. .. ; .
^Atlanta, November Otih, 1SS0. Three shots were fired, four or five al
dermen knocked down, and when tbe, cy
clone passed avery body had his Shooter on
his knee.,.
“liVhen interrupted, wo war’about to
take tip the order of unfinished business,”
remarked the mayor, as ho nursed his bit
ten ear... ; t ^
“I move that we adjourn J’,
•‘Adjourn be blowcd.” , ,,
“Question
“Aye3 and noesT”
“Order 1” ,..
“Some onery coon out tbar’ has 1 kicked
my dog!” said the mayor as the yelps of
tho canine rose above all other sounds.
“ Sot down, you old he-wolf I” yelled
some one, anil then the light was upset,
and the circus began. We locked the
door on the crowd, and got under cover of
the rocks, bnt that house couldn’t hold
them. Jtj fjye minutes they were fighting
all over town, and eveiy ward had a rally
Tlie House met at ten a. m., pursuant
to adjournment. Prayer by Rqv. H. H.
Tucker, D. D. The journal was read
and approved. ,
Mr. Lewis, of Mil ton,'moved to recon
sider the action of ibid House- relative to-
the appointment ot a committee to confer
with the railroad commissioners. Pend
ing the vote on the motion,'the introducer
of the resolution asking for' the said
committee withdrew it.
Leave of absence was extended Mr.
Foster on important business.
Mr. Wright, of Floyd, offered a resolu-
that five hundred copies of the report ot
commissioner of land and immigration
be priuted. Agreed to.
The committee appointed to discover
what offices arc to be filled by ‘ the Gen
eral Assembly reported bytbeirchalrinan,
Mr. Miller, of. Houston, who stated that
there would be a minority report sub
mitted on Monday next, and asked Abat: and a kn3cfc*d0wn. Itorssfbil^weeks be-
actlon be postponed till then. The com
mittee recommend that the elections be
held nest Wednesday.
Mr. Miller asked that 300 copies of the
report be printed. Agreed to, and the re
port made the special order of Monday af
ter the reading of the journal.
The majority report, signed by Messrs.
Tarks, Meldrim and Westbrooks, of the
Senate, and Mr. Miller, of the House, re
port that the following officers are to be
elected: A United States Senator to fill the
place left vacant by the resignation of
Gen. J. B. Gordon, a Chief Justice to fill
the unexpired teim of Judge Hiram War
ner, resigned, also a Chief Justice for tho
six-year term beginning January 1,1881,
au Associate Justice of tbe Supreme Court
to fill the unexpired term of Judge Jack-
son, endiDg January 1,1883, an Associate
Justice to fill the unexpired term of Judge
Logan E. Bleckley, expiring Januarv 15,
1885.
Judges of the Superior Court are to be
elected to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Judge Herschel V. Johnson in
the Middle Circuit, term expiring
January 1st, 1SS3; of the Coweta Cir
cuit to fill tlie vacancy left by tho resig
nation of the Hon. Hugh Buchanan,
term expiring January 1st, 1881 ; of tho
Chattahoochee Circuit left vacant by the
resignation of Martin J. Crawford, term
expiring January 1st, 1881; also judges
of the Albany, Atlanta, Blue Ridge,
Cherokee, Eastern, Western, Oconee,
and Southwestern.
Among the most prominent of tbe can
didates for a seat upon the Supreme
bench, is Hon. D. A. vason, of Dougher
ty county. Judge Vason comes endorsed
by tbe bar of his circuit, aud still further
by his eminent character and personal
honor and integrity. If it should so hap
pen that the judicial robe should be laid
upm the shoulders of this eloquent and
accomplished gentleman and jurist, the
State would secure a certainty and accu
racy in the administration of her laws
which is needed materially in.thb Just and
able enforcement ot law.
The contested election cases will come
up for trial probably next week or the
week after.
The General Assembly is compcsed
largely of new men who have either never
represented the State before or who have
been out of office for a long time. It is
therefore hard to predict what will be tbe
temper of the body oil general legislation.
The most important matters to be con
sidered will be the questions involved in
the action of the railroad commissioners;
the M. & B. extension; the furtherance of
tlie noble work of Mr. Francis Fontaine
in the immigrationschem'e'; the providing
for a compilation of an official State his
tory, and the election of law officers and a
U. S. Senator.
THE'SENATE. '•
The Senate met pursuant to adjourn
ment and was called to order by President
Boynton. Prayer by the chaplain. The
journal was read and approved. Tbe
committee on rules for the government of
tbe Senate reported and their report was
adopted. • :
Mr. Byrd offered a resolution, which
was adopted, providing for a special com
mittee on immigration, to consist of five
members.
There being no business before tbe
Senate it adjourned at 1&30 a. m., until
Monday mpruing at ten o’clock.
CArolynN.
At no other season ot the year are
coughs anil colds so prevalent as at the
present time, and every sufferer should
check his complaint at once by the use of
Dr. Bull Cough Syrup, and thus prevent
it from leading to serious lung affections.
Price 25 cents. ,
“Order! order! or I’ll bust.a dozen
heads out there !” shouted the mayor.
“Sec here, old boss, liain’t you puttin’
on a heap of style fur the fust imeetin’?”
asked the, alderman from the sixth, as he
leaned forward. | , I .YURT
“There’s a moshunpendin’! 1 ] answered
the alderman froo^tb'e.third, ■
“Which [ere motion is as fdllers!” re
marked the alderman from the first, as
be the. chap from the sixth on the
ear. ' : . I . ,
There was a little performance of “eight
hands around and mayor in tlid middle,”
and it was, fifteen minutes before order
was restored. Then the alderman from
the fourth shoved.' his bitten finger into
his pocket, and said:
'•My constituents, who aff among the
heaviest tax-payers in tbe city, believe
that tlie price of. washlu* is.too blamed
high, and they demand—”
“When did you ever, have any . ^ashin’
done?” demanded the. alderman from tho
seventh. .; 4)
“Git, tbe drop on him, Bill!" yelled a
man at tho door.
and free wilL It is very seldom that the
. result of a contest at the polls is a fore
gone conclusion, no matter how much pre
vious canvassing is done. There is in fact ’■ - ,
aa much uncertainty beforehaud about the 6 ° v * r * 1
outcome of such struggle as there Is - about
the fortune ot a battle. War is the arbi
trament of arms, and an election is the
arbitrament or votes. Both have their
strategy, their logistics, their grand and
minor tactics; but foremost among their
features of similarity is .the doubtfulness
of victory. The myth of Mars was
recognition of the Superhuman element
which, whether we call it Necessity or
Providence, controls and overrules the
combats of armies. Is there not. lu the
fight' of political parties at ,the ballot
boxes a like occult, superior power that
determines tbe result, so that the voice' of
the people becomes, iu the highest and
tru st sense, the voice of God? - {iaqffv
It is a pleasant but fallacious theory
(bat tbe machinery of sufirage is a means
of ascertaining the popular will. Practi
cally it ia often far otherwise. An ideal
election, on anything like a large teals,
Is.an impossibility. . Our actual elections
are vitiated, to a greater or less degree,
iff the first place, by tbe bribery, corrup
tion, undue persuasion, intimidation or
deception of voters. While tlie voting ia
s there are false personations,
and other kinds of fraud in the
depositing tbe ballots. When
tbe polls are closed there is talse counting
of the votes. Then come ifoctored or
forged returns. Not infrequently there is
a rascally revision by returning boards
that additionally falsifies the supposed
popular, verdict. These considerations are
qaeugh to show that the presumed end of
getting at the will of the people is pot
really attained.
Our plan,- however, of ded.llng who
shall hold tbe offices and what policies
shall prevail is, with all its imprefectious
and abuses, the best perhaps that could be
devised. It does net assure the success of
tbe party which is numerically the strong
est, for a minority has sometimes carried
our national election, while our local com
tests.very often turn out adversely to the
wishes of the majority, l.aydj
The comparatively modern device of re
quiring_only a plurality of votes to make a
choice is of itself, so far as it goes, an
abandment of the; principle- that a ma
jority should rulq. The whole question is,
in fact, one of mere, convenience, j Tlje
system of frequent elections saves us
from the peril of revolution. These
elections are a method of
effecting changes in the men who admin
ister the government and iu the measures
of administrative policy. In practice they
amount to little more than would the pe
riodical drawing of lots to see which side
shall win, and the results are equally for-
tuitous^JTor the lack of any better sys
tem we must.worry .along with the pre
sent one. as best? We can. Some consola
tion may be found in the conviction, for
those of us who entertain it. that Provi
dence will somehow help us to. pull
through, aud that iu the end the seeming
evils we are called on to endure may be
adjusted to the general advantage.—M0>
adelphia Record. I
were bgfhg shipped to Melb
stay in Australia lasted nei
during which.he walked thro
rious provinces and visited tb
n
i in the fall of 1877 he ship
ppea
ing vessel at Hobart Towrt, aud
fore all t*e httllits- *wero dug out and the
broken heads healed up. Slathers lost an
ear and two fingers, and hU farewell
message was brief. He wrote; i
“Aldermen: Fame is a mockery, office
is degradin’, and I resign In favor of any
coyote you kin agree on. Romans, fare
well. I came, I saw, and got chawed.”
But Crowbar city has had enough of
politics.
The Task of an Express: Messen
ger.—A gentleman who became inter
ested in the subject, and made close ob
servation for several years, Sayi the task
of the express messenger, so j for from
being a light one, is one of difficulty and
Hi ' ' ’ 1
peculiar risks. The gentleman says he
rode many thousand miles In the car or
apartment assigned to the‘messenger, and
was made familiar with his duties. He
is his own reliance, and cannot, as;-a
clerk, cati* to his assistance, at any time,
those aroupd film. He itftlio custodian of
valuable property or money in transit,
its watchman, and is responsible for any
actual loss or for damage resulting froth
the careless handling of a package. He
must always be ou the alert, watching
every,si ranger, or railroad employe who
opens liis door or passes through his divis
ion of tlie i ar, for he has no right to be
stow full confidence on any one outside of
his own superior officers or immediate as
sistants. At each station where the train
may stop he must, ill the quickest time,
botli deliver, receive and receipt for pack
ages of value.and beheld by hUsignature.
He is also his own clerk7 keeps
liis own accounts, and. this while
the train is in motion, for
he must be ready for 'the
next station ana the home office. Theu
again he is more exposed to danger than
other employes, and I do not refer to the
risks of temptation, but to personal haz
ards, such as a man is always encounter
ing who is supposed to be in charge oi
treasure, and who rides day and night on
trains filled with passengers of.all grades
and classes; bnt he must -be suspicious
and keenly watchfnl. as well for his per
sonal safety as that of the property he
guards. It should be added to tlie honor
of this large class of young men
in onr countr- that they have justified
the confidence reposed in them, not only
by their superior officers, but also that of
the whole public. They are a great credit
to the bard working men of linkage, and
to the education and institutions of the
nation. Their training and daily life en
courage exact habits, the prompt dis
charge of duty ayd obedience to authori
ty; and here let me remind them that no
man ever ’learned to rule well until he
first learned to obey well, and there is
always a great satisfaction in rendering
obedience to a wise la\y or a just master.
Tt*
The Roll of Honor.—The progress
of many a bright aud promising scholar is
often arrested and discouragement brought
on by absence from school caused In so
many cases by a cough, cold or sore
throat. Give Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup and
let your children answer “present” when
the roll IS called.
Txs autumn, and the leaves are dry
and rustle on the ground, and chilly
winds confe whistling by with low and
pensive sound. - To guard against coughs'
and colds you should go to Lamar, RarV
kin & Lamar’s drug store and get a bottle
of Cousseii’s Honey of Tar. Prjce 50c.
White’s Cream
best worm killer.
ifle Vermifuge fs the
• 0ctl2tf
935.M Agent’ll Profit per Week.
Willprove it or forfeit $500. $4 outfit
free. E. G. Rideout & Co., 218 Fulton
street, New York. * oct28
Compressed Women.
A Nc.v York correspondent of the Cin
cinnati Enquirer says;
Iu one large dry goo.ls store I counted
imopg the corsets eleven different kinds
that were warraided to make women's
bodies shapely without paiu. That prom
ise was variously worded, but’ iu every
case it was a -delusive snare. The waist
cannot be squeezed without hurting.
Whether the bones of a corset run per
pendicular, horizontally or ditgonally,
jjarebqtjnd to be t}ncogipr;«oie jf
they condense the wearer too lutteh, the
assertions of manufacturers to the contra
ry notwithstanding. I wear 1 a corset,
bear in miud, and therefore know whst I
am talking about. There is no occasion
just now, however, to raii^
cry on this subject, •' for tod
tight corsets, are the exception. Some
women are foolish enough to dangerously
compress, their vitals for the sake of un
natural slenderness, but fashion does not
require-it. As they are now j generally
worn, corsets are more a. comfort-than
otherwise. Women with milch flesh asi
their bones would not like.to do without
them. The present evil practice in this
direction is that, of forcibly flattening the
bosom. Time was when roundness there
was something to he proud . of, aud was
artificially produced it nature hail not been
bounteous; now flatness is considered de
sirable, and is often attained by wearing
corsets high, stiff and binding iu frout.
That this foliy is perilous must be appa
rent to every sensible person. In prose
as Well as in poeliy, the female breast is
susceptible, and will not bear hard usage.
There is much *
INGE^y£TY EXPENDED ON CORSETS.
About no qjtlief. article of .dress is a
fashionable wokmn rtnore finicky. That
is why dealers are compelled to keep so
many kinds in stock. But women who
can afford it have their corsets made to
order, often paying as high as $25 tor a
plain, though carefully fitted, one. Those
who demand Of their dress-makers that
their bodices shall fit like aglove, without
awriukle pr a strain, must consent to
wear corsets always of the same size and
shape. Otherwise, a perfect fit one time
will [net be so at another. Many women
are so soft and plhnt that they can be
shaped by a corset to almost any desired
figure; but having chosen a model, they
must stick to it, or alter their dresses with
every change^tff stays. Formerly, when
skirts were voluminous, it did not matter
what the corset was like below the waist
line; but now, with skirts lying flat over
the hips and abdomen, the outlines of the
entire tfilnk ore of importance. This has
led to the extension ot corsets downward,
until women who are at all round are
comnlonly encased from shoulder to
leg. The corsets displayed iu the stores
with their ribs of bone and metal, look’
like rows of ancient armor. Tbe length
ening is a good thing, because it equalizes
the pressure and prevents a girting in of
the waist alone. Some of the corset3
made to order by really skillTul artists are
wonderfully clever productions. They
are constructed after tbe most careful and
elaborate measurements, and with a
view to improving the wearer’s figure.
that
urne. His
riya yea*,
gh the. va-
bush, until
d pn a coast-
for
-anenths was knocked about
tbe East Indies. Shipwrecked, he was
picked up by a merchantman, and was
taken to the Suez Canal. From Egypt We’
traveled as servant to English travelers^
and as a vagabond through the Holy
Land, and at last brought up at Constan
tinople. In this way he" went up the Dan
ube, and during the summer pf 18T8 was
a sailor before the mast on the BaliicSaa.
In the foil he traveled ou foot, to Geneva
and Rome, whence he sailed ( to Genoa,
made his way to Madrid, and «t last ar
rived in Paris in March, 1879. After
working as a printer in job offices several
weeks, he earned enough money to pay
his passage to London, aud im July sailed
from Liverpool to Havana itod tber to
Charleston, S. C,, where he arrived about
a year ago. Sinee that time lid has tramp
ed through most or tbe Eastern States,
and is now on his way to San Francisco.
GRANT- CHAFFEE.
th« Bsmisl’s Twiatwt Boa Karri
twth* MsrMs Ex-ftnuMt's
A Born Inventor.
Somewhere about the year 1780 a trav
eling mill-wright, footsore, and with the
broadest Northern Doric accent, stopped
at Soho, the engine factory of Boulton A
Watt, and asked for work. His aspect
was little better tbau one of bqggary, and
Boulton had bidden him godspeed to
some other shop, when, as he was turning
away sorrowfully, Boulton suddenly call-
• wiivniuuji uvuttuu outtuuuij van*
ed him back, “wbat kind of a bat’s yon
ye have on your head, me moD?” “It’s
just timmer, sir.” “Tlrnmer, me mon;
let’s look at it. Where did you get it ?”
“I just made it, sir, me ain sel.” “How
did you make it ?” “1 Just turned it in the
latbie.” “But it’s oval, mon,
and ' tbe lathe turns things
round.” “Awee! I just gat’d the
latbie gang anitber gate, to please me.
I’d a[ long journey afore me, and I thoebt
to have a hat to keep out water, aud I
liadna muckle siller to spate, and I made
me ane.” By his iuborn mechanism tbe
man hadiuvented an. oval lathe, and
made his hat, and the hat made his for
tune. Boulton was not the man to lose
so valuable' a help, and so the after-fo-
mous William Murdock, the originator of
locomotives and of lightning' by gas, took
suit und service under Boulton and Watt,
and in 1784.- made the first vehicle im
pelled by steam in England, apd with the
very hands and' brain cunning that had
before'produced the “timmer hat.”—Bos
ton Journal of Chemistry.
New York, November 3.—There w
au unusual flutter among society peof
this afternoon, occasioned by the mania
ot Ulysses Simpson Grant, youD.
of General Grant, to-Miss Fannie j. Chi
fee, 'mity daughter of Senator Chaffee,
Colorado. The marriage .has been t
safffect^cT disdiasien among tbe elite
New York for 'some time past, and h
been regarded as a social event. The
gagemeut has attracted especial attentio
taken in cooueetion with Mr- Grant’s Ci
ifomia experience, and has been exU
sively discussed here and in San Fra
cisco. The bridegroom is a lawyer
this city, who has already won some
tinction in his profession and whose pn
pects aie of the best- Tbe bride is
only daughter of Senator Chaffee. She
a blonde of .the , tairest type, aged abo
twenty-two, and has been a promina
belle in New York society since her i
Iroductiau horn. Tbe courtship whl
has resulted in her marriage with ~
Ulysses Grant is a little over a year
and Is described by the intimate friends
both as a match of pure love. The
gagemeni has existed nearly three montl
and has been thus early consummated i
ly at the earnest solicitation of the brii
groom
Two weeks ago the date of the ce:
mony was fixed for this afternoon aud
accordance with arrangements the ce
mony was to be strictly of a private
tore. Rev. Dr. Newman was engaged
A Bird’s Fear of the Deid.—It is
not mere sentimentalism that pleads in
favor of the most merciful form'of death
being adopted in the case ofthe slaughter
of animals intended for human consump
tion. There is no question that much
suffering would lie spared caltle if they
were not allowed to see each other
slaughtered. Not easy is it to conceive
the kind of torture they feel and cannot
express. How observant are auimals is
proved by a case which came under my
own observation. Among the inmates of
my house is a jackdaw, as lli-gTajned and
vituperative a bird as ever accepted, under
protest, human compaflionship and hu
man- attention. ■ He prefers so distinctly
sleeping in a cage where no enemy can as
sail him while lie is off his guard that he
iSallowed-tohave his own way in tlie mat
ter. One day, while he was in 1 the cage,
some dead pheasants, which had just ar
rived in a hamper, were placed beside
liim'. -His dread ef these was remarkable
to witness. A bird whose whole time
was passed in,defiance of things stronger
than himself, in aggravating a mastiff
that would not make two bites of him, or
in pinching-sarrepitiousl? tlie flamboyant
tail of liis arch, enemy the .cat when it
cam^v. within reach of, liis eqge, went at
this sight into an ecstasy ol tenor which
could not be appeased niitil the uncanny
objects were removed; What, instinct
caused this stratum demonstration in tlie
presence of death shown in one of its
race, albeit so different a species, is not to
be guessed. Much food fur reflection amj
fpeculation is, bowevar, afforded
Gentleman's Magazine.
A Pkijtivb's Journey Around the
World.—A >Jjeotdi printer; without 1 &
penq-
one
jourftey-
from San Francisco as steward of a ship
bound for Tokio, but In consequence of a
quarrel with tbb officers was compelled to .
go ashore at the Sandwich Islands. After
setting type iu the office of tbe Honolulu other
Falling From a Balloon.
New 1 ork, November L—A dispatch
Iroin Paris to the Evening Tcldgram says
a friglitfu. and probably unprecedented
balloon accident occurred last eveuing at
Cpurbevoie, near Paris, A large crowd
hail,assembled to witness the novel aud
perilous asccntof'a £yiunast called Au
guste Nevarre, who, with inexplicable
foolhardiuoss, had volunteered to perform
a number of athletic feats on a trapeze
suspended from a Montgolfiere balloon
named the' Vidouvillaise. Rejecting the
advice of bystanders, Navarre refused to
allow himself to be tied to the trapeze.
There was no car attached to tlfie balloon.
At about five o’cIock tbe Vidouvillaise
was let loose from its moorings, aud rose
majestically in the air; Navaijre, hang
ing on to the trapeze, appeared quite con-
fitient, and 'repeatedly'saluted; the spec
tators. ; 1 ■ ■ ' ' • ' : : ' ' > "
When] however,' the balloon had reach
ed a height of nearly one thousand yards
the crowd was-'horrified to see him sud
denly let go the bar and fall; The tragic
descent was watched in breathless excite-
mefit. At last the body readied- the earth,
•■ikin" with suchforcethat it •-■-
in the ground two foet deep and rebound
ed four yards. It was crushed'and man
gled almost beyond recognition. Mean
while tlie balloon, freed from its human
ballast, shot up with lightning speed and
soon disappeared from sight. Late in the
eveuing it burst and fell at Mcnilmontant,
much to the consternation ofthe inhabi
tants; bjlly Parisian, quitter.
Mr. Grant in person to perform the ce
mony, which'was in accordance with t
Methodist modified form of the Episcoj
church. At four o’clock carriages lie
the sidewalk between Fifth and Sis
avenues and the few selected guests w
were to witness the ceremony were
gregated - in the parlors of the Cha
mansion, No. 23 West Fifth-eighth stre
These comprised General Grant and 1'
Grant, Lieutenant Colonel Fred Ur
and wife, Jesse Grant and wife, Senal
Chaffee, Mr. and Mrs. Elkins, Mr.
Mrs. Hamilton and a few of the imn
diate relatives and personal friends
Senator Chaffee.
At 4:20 p. m. Rev. Dr. Newman enter
the spacious parlors and was met at
folding doors by Mr. Grant and I
Chattee, the bridegroom on tbe right ,
tlie bride upon the left. Rev. Dr. Ne
man occupied a position upon the left
the bride in front, and at the right a
left were Genera! Grant, Mrs. Grant, M
Honore, Mrs. Elkins and the remainder
the guests. Tbe ceremony included
ring formula of the Episcopal church a
was placed upon the finger of the bride
Mr. Grant., who made the responses ii
clear, stroug voice. The bride was attii
in a rich bridal costume, which "elicit
the admiration of all present, and
responded in a decided and comparative
unembarrassed tone- The weddiug i
was of chased gold, with a diamond
monogram, and was a marvel of taste
costliness. After the ceremony an
gant repast was .served in the parlors, f
nisbed by Delmonico and prepared
the sixteen guests who were in altendan
The presents, which were profuse
costly, were not displayed. The iiajj
pair will probably malre an extended i
to the West and South. To attend
wedding General Grant has yielded
vote in Galena, III., 1 aud will not visit j
West, as he previously intended.
.'Tmt'WDitehX&t-Review thus t describes
tlie Empress Eugenic’s new English home:
It is a substantial and admirable speci
men of early English architecture, ihe
Of!
lower part orred brick with dressings and
mullioued windows of stone, and the up
per also of brick, but rendered over in'ce
ment and. picturesquely relieved by pan
els'in ‘teak. The whole building has a
comfortable, home-like look; and the eye
rests content on the beautifully wooded
aud park-like grounds surrounding it. A
couple of carriage drives, with corres
ponding lodge entrances; lead to a hand
some portico paved with tiles; turough
which you pass to the entrance hall; be
yond, up a flight of steps, is a stately inner
hall or corridor. Here is the principal
staircase, leading to a magnificent suite of
reception rooms. The drawing-room is
superb, and 'tlie outlook ' through
its bay and triangular win
dows is charming. Opening out of this
stately saloon'is a smaller and more cosy
one. The library is nearly twenty-five
feet square. The domestic offices are
completely shut off from tbe inner ball;
there are a large kitchen, scullery, house
keeper’s room, servant’s ball, pantries,
dairy, storerooms, extensive ranges of
cellars, with furnace and smoke-room for
the heating apparatus and bath-rooms.
To get an idea of the marvelous complete
ness and self-contained character ot the
place, remember that all the gas used in
the house is made on the estate, that
water is supplied by steam power, aud
that there are hydrants both inside and
out, in case of fire. There are, pleasure
grounds all round the house, some six
acres of velvet lawn and emerald turj;
lawns,flower beds, terrace walks, shrub
beries, lawn tennis and croquet grounds,
all in extreme good taste and skillfully
planned. Tbe park, which alone cov
ers sixty-eight acres of ground, and
tbe woodlands have serpentine walks and
drives; the timber is remarkably fine, aud
beside the ordinary forest trees there are
some specimens of very rare conifer®.
There should be plenty of game, and as
for fishing, there are ornamental lakes,
with wooded hills, a boat-house and a
fishing cottage, or summer-house, with a
fireplace, so that in winter.it wHl come in
well for skating parties. A cricket ground
is planned, so that there will be amuse
ment for everybody. A kitchen garden
covers three acres, and there are green
houses, vineries, peach, Camilla, cucum
ber and melon houses; and finally come
a couple of three-stall stables, with six
loose boxes, all most complete and spa
cious, as well as the usual harness-room,
coach-houses, a cottage for the coachman
and bedrooms for the grooms.
An Historic Diamond Lilt.—In a
jewelry shop in Minneapolis, Minn., Is a
beautiful ornament in the shape of &
diamond lily. ' It is about four inches
long, aud has an interesting history. It,
at one time, was one-eighth of the crown
that Napoleon’Bonaparte presented to his
sister Caroline at her marriage with the
famous Yeachim Murat, “Le Beau Sa-
breur,” afterward King of Naples, aud
\vas made from spoils and contributions
received after the battles of Erlau and
Ausieriitz. Tlils royal gift, became the
property of tlie ex-Queen of Spain, and
was sold with her other jewels ml’aris at
auctiou for 20,000 fiances,..aud bought
by the Roumauian princess, Cleopatra,
who died'recently. At the sale, of^lier
effects the crown -became the property of
a New York diamond importing house,
and was by them divided intq eight por
tions, aril has been sold with litf excep
tion of this piece. There are 123 dia
monds of the first water iu the lily, the
center stone being a remarkable |ein. It
has been purchased by a Miqneapoiis
geutlemauT'or $3,000.^
A.Viait to th? Garden of Eden.
A couple of hours’ l iile over a
wretched bridle path, up and down
ged mountain passes, brought us to
charming oasis called “Ehdeu.”
Arabs assured us this spot was the
Garden of Edej; -n -v- |i|g £ &m
lntehsii curiosity they evinced concern
otnselves and our traps, we had no
culty in believing this to be the gt
where our first mother Eve dwelt ere j
grew too fond of apples.
This Eden is situated in a pret y 1
valley in the heart of the mountains,]
an elevation of some 500 feet above
level of the sea. Y.'ater is abimdnr
and consequently everything is green j
fruit is plenty. . The valley is full of i
yards, with pomegranates and fig tr
and olive, aud Mulberry plantations,
overtopping the whole can be seen sij
immense walnut trees that look as old
the world.
As I am writing these lines, sitting i
camp 8tool in front of rsy tent, I <
the whole population of Ebden a
round our camp staring us in the I
Young and old, men, women and <
dren, are pressing forward to have a £
look at us; and 'some of these wild i
dien of Eve have climbed up the tred
have the luxury of a bird's-eye viei
our camp. Long before we reachedj
camping ground the news had I
brought that a caravan of people from
yond the mountains, and perhaps]
wonder! from beyond tbe sea, was i
ing to camp in their oasis. The i
spread iike wild-fire among tbe tribe,|
there was a general rush for the
places to see us come in and get off
horses. The women left their w<
the fields, the men left off playing
reed-pipes, and the children left off crj
to see us coming. Barnum’s circus i
ing in a village “out West” never cr
such a sensation as we did on appr
Ing this earthly paradise. As
past this aisle of human beings, we '
greeted with shouts and mock salutatl
The women giggled, tbe men smiletr
children roared at the queer figure wJ
in our European costumes. Two ll
with us were made the objecss of a]
popular ovation. *%.. .,• i^k
The green goggles which some
companions Woie seemed to rah
enthusiasm ot tbe crowd to its <
pitch, and many a swarthy fing
raised from among those Arabs, poh
to these green goggles, while the
called to each other and raised the
dren in their arms to make them enji
treat. Meantime my friends, quite]
conscious of their great popularity, dq
know what to make of all this
But, as we drew near tbe tents
helped Mrs. E. oft her horse, the
pressed so much on us that Halil
men were obliged to drive them off,
have ropes stretched around to ke
intruders out.
Here, with plenty of elbow rcomJ
joy the scene, which, indeed, is ven
turesque. When the excitement
somewhat subsided I strolled out I
the gorgeous sunset. The wester
was aglow with luminous tints of c
pink and purple. This glow lasted]
moment, and all was hushed in th|
tints of evening.
Later in the evening some
and young women were admitted ]
dining-room tent. These Arab
were dying with curiosity to see a
die the clothes and trinkets of ou
friends. Velvet seemed to attrac
attention and admiration
anything eis-, save perhaps,!
watches and gloves. The 1
especially seemed to puzzle tbem.f
Countess took out her repeater and]
it strike for them. They seemed
ed, just as little children would
the sound of the tiny bell. Some i
pretty Arab girls asked me, throu
dragoman, if all tbe ladies in our i
were iike the two that were with
told Halil to ask these girls whatj
them ask that question. They
with a giggle and shy look fron
roguish eyes: “If they are ali so
must be a very bard work for tl
horses to carry them.”— Chicago.
PewTs Extract.
Not very long ago, a lady voluntarily
called upon the editor of the Worcester
“Pres-i” and desired him to notice the
fact that Pond’s .Extract cured!her of a
leng-stamling Catarrh. She was raompted
to do this by, a spirit of gratitude, -and
that others might 'kfibwwhere tA find re
lief for this exceedingly ’ troublesome
disease.
This remedy will promptiy relieve, and
speedily cure catarrh. Beware of Imita
tions. Ask for Pond’s Extract. Take no
lw.
Time Worth More Than Mo]
You have all heard the saying,
money.” If you were iuterruptli _
work a mason paid by the
or one of the young women iu a
who is paid by the piece, they raig
to you, “Tims is money; every qu
an hour you take up is the lees of a
money to us.” But time la mod
money, more costly anil preciofi
money cannot buy it—you cannot f
value in gold. And God has 4 g*
none, young or old, more of thu
article than each'needs. Hakes
fit! out ju. each just hi? needfifi j
which to do his work, and to pi
eternity. What then, are we i
one who should, do with bis
we supposed the workman to do
wages—throw tbe one-half
away?
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