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MACON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1880 -
VOLUME NO—LV
BEAD TO SLEEP.
For threescore years anti ten,..
Burdened with oare arid woe,
•She has traveled the weaiy ways of fnen;
olie Is tired, and wants to go.
.So musing, one afternoon, * ■
With knitting upon her lap,
She hears at her door a drift of tune,
And a quick, ftuniliartap. ■ 1 ' Jl ”
In flashes a "child's fresh face,
And her bird-like voice souuds gay,
As she asks,. “Shall I find you a pretty
place,
And read you a Psalm to-day ?”
“Aye, read roe a Psalm^—The Lord 1 *-
Is my Shepherd’—soft, not fast;
Then turn the leaves of the Holy Word
Till you coroe io the very last—
“Where It tells of the wOndrons walls
•Of jacinth and sapphire atone, * . .
And the shine of the crystal light that falls
In rainbows about the throne;
“Where never are any tears— i ..
You see how tuo vsrsevso saith—
Nor pain nor drying", through all God’s
years, 1 ' * a - e -- .
Nor hunger, nor cold, nor death;
“Of the city whose streets are gold;
Ah! here it is hot my share
One single piece in my hands to bold, •
But my fact /shall tread on it there!
“Yes, read it in all; lifts
My soul up irfto the'llght,
And I look straight through the leaden
rifts,
To the land where there’s no more
night!” .*»’•* '* ' •- ■* '• ' ’
Rising, she nearer stepped—
How easy it-all had been! _ —
The gates had unclosed as the sleeper
slept
And an angel had drawn her in.
* —Church • Union.
FROM CENTRAL AMERICA.
Devastations of the Chilians.
Panama, October 2.—The amval of
Dr. Nunez, President of Colombia at the
isthmus, which lia3 been looked for for
some weeks past, is now postponed till
the 18th lost. Before leaving Bogota, in
a manifesto to the public he said the chief
object of his mission tojbe isthmus was to
arrange the boundary question with Costa
Rica, which has of late become a trouble
some question, and not. to negotiate a loan,
as was said, with the Panama Railroad
Company.
The Pacific Mai! Steamship Company
has decided to discontinue its regular
calls at all Mexican ports, in consequence
of a failure of the Mexican government to
pay the subsidies granted to the line.
A decree issued by President Guardio,
ot Costa Rica, on the 23rd of September,
and published in the Official Gazette, of
the 25tli, re-establishes the law of Janua
ry 7tli, by which all personal guarantees
are abolished, and the community is left
at the mercy of the dictator.. Another
decree issued by his excellency the same
day, also published as above, suspends the
sessions of the National Constituent As
sembly, which was convened only about a
month ago, and the reason given in the
Official Gazette for these arbitrary meas
ures, is that a conspiracy against the gov
ernment had been discovered, aud the on
ly salvation for those in power wa3 a dic
tatorship.
The foregoing is from the Official Ga
zette. According to private advices of a
days later date, over fifty of the leading
citizens of the republic have been impris
oned by order of the dictator.
Mail dates from Valparaiso are to Sep
tember 4th, and Lima to September I3tb.
Tho most important item received
from the South is an account of the de
struction of the Chilian steam sloop
Cavadonga. The Chilians picked up a
torpedo boat sent out by the Peruvians,be
tween the ports of Chancay aud Ancon,
which,on being hoisted on deck, exploded,
and sank the Cavadonga in a few minutes.
The Cavadonga, it will be remembered,
was captured by the Chilians from Spain
during the Spanish aggressions on this
coast in 1604.
The Chilians continue devastating the
northern provinces of Peru. A letter re
ceived by the Peruvian consul general in
this city, dated Guayaquil, September
22, gives the following details: The mag
nificent sugar plantations of Palo Alto
aud San Bernardo were burned by the in
vaders, the owners having refused'to pay
the fabulous sums of money exacted from
them. Alter having laid hands on every
thing they could find in the neighboring
country in the way of five stock, sugar,
rice, etc., they set fire to the village of
Pueblo Nuevo, and likewise consigned
the custom house aud rolling stock of the
railroad to the flames, baviug previously
extracted all available goods from the
former.
They then evacuated Chimbolea, a por
tion of the expedition, going to Supe,
whero they continued their work of plun
der and destroyed the port and the neigh
boring haciendas by fire.
At I’avta they landed 200 infantry and
130 cavalry. The latter started for Sul-
Iana with the intention to proceed further
to Pieura, but on learning that a Peruvian
force of 1,300 men had set out for the latter
place they immediately fell back to Payta
aud re-embarked their horses and men.
Here they seized neutral vessels, owned
by Messrs. Blacker «S Co. (with a cargo of
300 bags of rice) on the plea that her papers
were not in order.
They made use of dynamite in opening
the safe of the custom house, and purposed
to destrov the whole building by the same
means. They destroyed all tne rolling
stock found at Payta and Sullana. They
also captured the American steamer Islu-
ga, and expressed their intention to cap
ture the Colombian schooner Tuniaco,
which they said bad carried war material
to Supe. They finally left Payta and
steamed away "In iba direction, it is
thought, of the noli departments of La
Libertad andLsmbayqW, wherw fbeywill
probably myt with twarm reception.
Gen. E. P.AuuUJiB^—Victor New
comb’s "resignation ortn£ Presidency of
the Louisville audijlfatlwllle Railroad
makes Mr.E. H.Giien. .President,, and
Gen:(Alexander F4» T** Preslfcnl, and
virtually gives him supreme control of the
road, as Mr. Green a Iff Lave' his head
quarters In New Yorky while Gen. Alex
ander will remain in Louisville. The
Cincinnati Gazette pay* the General the
following high and deeerved compliment:
‘Victor Newcomb’s resignation-of. the
Presidency of the Louisville •-and Nash
ville Railroad will noLafifect the general
policy ef the combination to control
enough of the Sputbem system of roads to
shaiie the policy of the balance. General
Alexander will advance a step“*nd be
come First Vice President, fcince his
•connection with the road not a single
defeat can be recorded against the system,
lie is one of the reryabteat railway man
agers lirthe country, and hir connection
with the Louisville and Nkshvftle Is ,/OHh
morem the commercial interests of Louis
ville than half a dozen of Us chamber of
-commerce.”
Tin: Empress Euwuie lias not been at
•all well since her rdffefu frdm Zululand,
and lias recently been . compelled to re-
maiu in bed In consequence ofjevere at
tack# nj" fever, liar once heaiitUiil mpeg
are nowniimWd /*OsflM^ri < iiuO’Qi|n|ed
by a dart cifelep lie? laSe i# fa mowed
with lines of sorrow and teart. Hardly 55
yea is of age, the former Eaipress of the
French looks ovpt
Cotton Crop.
Savannah, October 1U.—The Savan
nah Cotton Exchange reports are .as fol
lows: ■ ;**
GEORGIA.
Sixty-nine replies from forty-eight coun
ties report the wchther daring the first
part of September as rainy, and the bal
ance of the month it was fair and favora
ble for picking. Since the first of the
present month it has been stormy. There
was little damage from worms, but con
siderable complaint oi damage from rnst
and of injury to the grade from rain and
storm. The plant was well fruited and
retained its bolls, hut there was consider
able shedding of squares during the rainy
spell. From one-third to one-half of the
crop has been picked. Returns say the
yield compares favorably with and is like
ly to exceed that of last season, except
in northern Georgia, but this favorable
position has been dissipated in the last ten
days by storms and continued bad weath
er. Labor is as abundant as last year ex
cept tn southern Georgia, but not as effi
cient.
FLORIDA.
Nineteen replies from eleven counties
report that the weather, after the storms
and rains at tho beginning of the month of
September, has been favorable lor the
crop. The damage from worms and rust
to the crop has been slight, but much
damage was done by the storms. The
plant was well fruited, but had lost
squares and bolls by the wind and storms.
About half the crop has been picked
The yield will be about the same as last
year. Labor is about the same. In the
Sea Island section Tittle damage jvas sus
tained by rust or Worms, hut’much or the
crop was lost by the severe storms, and
the yield will scarcely equal last year.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Charleston, October 11.-—The Septem
her report of tho Charleston Cotton Ex
change, compiled from the replies of sixty-
eight correspondents in twenty-eight coun
ties, of an average date of September 30,
gives the following: The weather during
September is reported by forty-six as fa
vorable, and by twenty-two as unfavora
ble to the cotton crop. Fifty complain of
more or less serious damage by rust, while
fifteen report no damage from any cause
It is stated by thirty-two that it is not
fruiting as well as might be desired;
Twenty-six report that the plant has re
tained its squares and bolls, and forty-two
report unfavorably, complaining princi
pally of shedding.
The proportion of the crop that has been
picked is estimated by five at one-quarter,
twenty-one at one-third, by thirty-two at
one-half and by ten at three-quarters. As
to the yield compared with last year, sev
enteen think it will be larger, twenty-six
the same and'twenty-five smaller. Labor
is reported by ten better than* last year
in numbers and efficiency, by thirty-two
to be the same as last year, and by twen
ty-six to compare unfavorably with last
year. ’ T
TENNESSEE.
Memphis,. Oct. 10.—The cotton report
of the Memphis exchange for tho month
of September embraces 135 responses from
west Tennessee, north Arkansas and
north Mississippi. Asto weather, four re
port favorable, three moderately favorable,
128 very unfavorable on account of exces
sive rains, and the weather generally is
too cold. Compared withtbe same month
last year, four report more favorable, one
about the same and 130 much less favora
ble. As to effect of the weather upon tho
crop, two report favorable, causing the
crop to mature and open favorably; 133
report serious shedding offorms and small
fruit, rust, worms and serious rotting. As
to damage by worms, rust and storms,
three report no damage; thirteen report
damage ranging from 5 to 45 per cent.—
an average of 18 per cent. Of cotton
fruiting, seventeen report it as having
fruited well, ninety-one moderately well,
twenty-seven not well. As to damage by
shedding, 114 report serious shedding—
averaging 13| per cent, damage. As to
picking progress, the estimates of picking
to the close of September range from 5 to
45 per cent., averaging 13| percent, of the
crop gathered. The estimates of yield
range from 250 to 2,000 pounds per acre,
averaging C50 pounds of seed cotton. These
estimates, as compared with last year,
show that the average yield is 30£ per
cent. less.
NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA.
Norfolk, October 10.—The Cotton Ex
change reports condition ol the cotton crop
as complied from replies'from thirty-two
counties in North Carolina and Virginia,
as follows: Thirty-one replies report the
weather as warm and dry; thirty-three,
favorable; two, unfavorable; eight, dry and
hot; sixty-nine say the weather is unfa
vorable for cotton, and five favorable;
thirty-three report no damage to crop;
four report 25 per cent, damage; five, 10
percent.; twenty-three slight damage-
three, slight damage by rust and rot; four,
slight damage by storm; two, serious
damage by rust; thirty-one report the
crop fruited well; nineteen, tolerably well;
twenty-four, not well; twenty-five
show that it retained bolls and squares
well; twenty-seven, tolerably well, but
in twelve of these the top crop as shed
ding badly; twenty-two show it has not
retained bolls and squares well; seventy-
one show that an average of 37 per cent,
of the crop has been picked; forty-seven
show average yield; six, an increase of
10 to 20 per cent, over last year; twelve
show 25 per cent, decrease; nine, same as
last year; twelve, 10 to 25 per cent, less;
six, not so good, and fifteen about same.
Labor is insufficient on account of malaria
and an early, rapid opening of the crop.
cians and wagons, were dispatched at once
to the scene of the disaster, where they
were soon busily employed in alleviating
the sufferings of the victims and clearing
ew.iy the wreck. The wounded who were
SENSIBLE ADVICE.
The Satie* or Parents in Belaid to
Schools. .
To the Editor of the iVeio Era'.. In'
Horrible Railway Catastrophe.
Pittsburg, October 10.—A frightful
collision occurred last night on the Penn
sylvania Railroad near the 28th street
crossing. Nine people were killed ont-
rlglit and eleven more have died since,
making in all twenty deaths, while as
many more are dangerously hurt, and
the physicians say cannot recover. In
addition to these there arc a large num
ber who are slightly injured. The first
section of an accommodation train going
East left the union depot at 11:31p.m.,
having a large number of passengers who
had come to the city to participate In the
closing exercises of the exposition and
witness the demonstration. The back
platform was so crowded that the head
light on the section* following could not
be seen. The first section "stopped at the
regular station at 28th street, where they
were delayed on account of another train
which was on the next block. Tbe second
section came along ct a good speed, but
owing to the crowd on the hack platform
of the first section the signal lights
were hidden from view, and consequently
the engineer of the second section did not
see the train ahead of him until he was
so near it that his train could not be
checked in time to prevent a collision, and
the engine went crushing into the rear
coach of the first section, packed as it was
with human beings. The engine buried
itself to the very cab windows among the
screaming, suffering men, women and
children, mangling all who were in its
course. The head of the colliding engine
was burst off by tbe shock, and the scald
ing water and steam poured over the oc
cupants of the ear as if bent on complet
ing the horrible work that had gone before,
unable to care for themselves were carried some districts ^throughout the county the
to the Soldiers’ Hospital, but a ‘ short dis- schools have, already opened, and in the
tance from the accident. others they" soon will open. With such a
The name of the engineer of the second corps of teachers as Lancaster county
locomotive is Julius Huey, • and that of boasts, a great deal ought to be done dur-
the fireman Rambo. „Both*are residents of ing this school term." Much- work-can be :
Pittsburg, and, escaped _uni;\}utpjl, not- done in a term of six or seven months,
withstanding they stuck' 'to the'engine and much will be done in some schools:
when it plowed through the rear car of but in most schools more could be done if
the other train. Up to the present time, parents would'take more interest in them.
0 p. m., twenty-one deaths have occurred, They grudgingly pay their tax and send
as follows: Edward Prenter, HomerKep-i their children, when they have no work
pie, Mrs. Margaret Jacobs, John J. Far- for them. That is about all most parents
ley, Katie Farley, Miss Jessie Simco, An- concern themselves about the schools.-
nie M. Scliusler, Milton H. Edwards, Miss ‘ They do not visit the schools, and seldom
Sarah Taylor, James OneiJ, Charles Het- ' ask the teachers about, the schools when
zel, Edward Butler, Isaac Love, Wm. H. ' they meet them. They must either have
Love, Mrs. Elizabeth Boyd,Miss Rosannie implic ! t confidence that the directors and
Boyd, David Ballinger, Samuel W. El- ■ teachere are managing the schools all
liot, James McMahon, Wm. Lenhardt, ■ right, or they regard school 'affairs with
Miss Emma Winneberg. Those danger- ' supreme indifference,
ously injured, and now in the West Peun- I Parents should visit tho schools fie-
sylvania Hospital, of whom the physicians ; quently, and see what the teachers are do-
say but few will recover, are George , ing; but they should not be too ready to
Young, Frank Kinsinger, Jeff O. Myers, ' criticise tbe teachere’ way of working, es-
Frank Defavie, James Hetzel, H. W. ] pecially if they see he is trying to ao his
Black, Robert Dickson, George Cum- duty. Such visits would encourage , both
mings, James Laurence, Hugh Muldoon, 1 teachers and pupils, and it would make
James Dempsey, Wm. J. Smith, Annie some teachers more attentive to their
Quinn, Mollie Shinebougb, Mattie Tay- { duty. A teacher is also greatly encouraged
lor, Mary Dawson, Mrs. J. Riemoud,Rosc if the patrons are courteous to him. Mauy
McCabe, Katie Leslie, David Atkin, j regard it the teacher’s: duty to visit the
Those injured painfully, but not serious- ! patrons, occasionally,- but some teachers
ly, are Mary Manley, (colored) Catharine 1 are some'whal fastidious, and they wait to*
Manley, Wilkinson Manley and Miss j be invited, especcialiy in a strange neigh-
Bessie Ricmond. j borhood.
Pittsburg, October 11.—Up to one But it appears that in many communi-
o’clock to-day twenty-seven deaths have j ties a new teacher is looked upon as a
occurred as the result of the recent rail- j kind of intruder, and everybody seems to
road accident on the Pennsylvania road, staud aloof from him. None invite him
The parties through whose carelessness tho to spend an evening with them and he
accident occurred will be placed under ar- must make all the advances himself to
rest. A special investigation by the railroad ! become acquainted, or wait until circum-
authorities is now going on. The core- stances bring him in contact with the pa-
ner’s inquest will begin to-morrow.
trons. Is that encouraging? How much
more cheerfully he would do his duty in
the school room, if the community would
extend to him the hand of fellowship! He
would do more work and do it better.
Parents often neglec to furnish their
children with the necessary books. As
The Baltimore Celebration.
Baltimore, October 11.—Baltimore
commenced to-day the celebration of the
settlement and founding of the city one
hundred and fifty years ago. The sun no mechanic can do the requisite amount
rose in a cloudless sky, the liaze of In- of work . in a certain time, nor do as good
dian summer tempering its rays, and in | wor k without the groper tools, so children
every respect the morning was auspicious, i cannot make the progress in school, as
and the entire day proved most favora- i they should, without the necessary books,
ble. Parents should not fail to provide them
‘ with what they need in school.
Another necessity to rapid progress is
regular attendance, of which so many pa
rents are very indifferent. Children
should not be kept out of school, after
they have started, except in cases of abso
lute necessity.
Still more can be done by the parents to
make the teacher’s work more effective.
They should furnish their children with
plenty of suitable reading matter. They
should take several papers—at least one
local paper, one city and a youth’s literary
paper; and they should not be too close-
fisted in getting books for them to read.
Every family, in which there are children,
should have' a county aud a State map.
Where children are thus provided, it
makes home more pleasant and attractive.
They acquire a taste for reading, which
keeps many a boy out of mischief. Their
minds are thereby cultivated and they learn
at school more readily. Children thus pro
vided at home, will, at school, far outstrip
those who are not, though of equal talents.
Many may think they cannot afford all
this. The cost is not very much, and the
families that cannot affordjt these times
are greatly in the minority. More than
ten times that amount is speut by most
families during a year for thing? entirely
unnecessary. To be niggardly in supply
ing means of intellectual improvement,
arid lavish in expenditure for things un
necessary, is “penny-wise-and-pouml-fool-
iali” economy. Rusticus.
Like to some dying patriarch of old,
Leaving his blessing with uplifted hands,
Shines the departing sun. The level
sands
Become a'pavement of resplendent gold;
The foaming ripples, dazzling to behold,
Streak all the azure with their silvern
bands;
And far away a stately vessel stands,
Her canvas bright in every curve and fold.
Brown-coated fishers, urging through the
wave ...»
Their stubborn nets, press on with baud
and breast,
Their nigged face3 lighted from the
West.
SO toil, my soul 1 so toil toward the grave,
Thy quiet sunset; toil content, nor crave
Aught save a ray to tell of coming rest.
—Herbert Bix. in 2'insley’ts Magazine.
At sunrise 100 guns were fired from
United States ships Vandalia aud Kear-
sage, lying in the harbor off Fort McHen
ry. The city in every direction was
dressed in holiday attire, and the princi
pal streets, embracing the line of march,
were brilliant with flags, streamers, and
beautiful banners.
Before eight o’clock the streets were
filled with people, and by nine every
space on Baltimore street arid the route
of the processson wa3 occupied. Hun
dreds of platforms, mauy of them seating
several thousand,' had been erected at
many points, and all were crowded.
The programme for this, the opening
day of the jubilee, was a grand procession
to illustrate the history, industries and
progress of Baltimore] in her life of one
hundred and fifty years, in all branches
of science of industry, aud trade.
Baltimore, October 11.—The grand
procession, which was composed of ten,
divisions, began its march at the intersec
tion of Broadway and Canton Avenue, at
9:30 a. m. It was headed by a platoon of
mounted police, and eighteen carriages,
in which were the mayor of the city and
other municipal authorities, clergy and the
orator of the day, escorted by 250 mounted
aides.
The first division was composed of em
ployes of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, seven thousand men in ail, uni
formed in fez caps with white tassels, blue
shirts and black pantaloons. Every phase
of the railroad’s history and development
was illustrated by a float bearing ani
mated tableaux in every department,
which were represented by workmen en
gaged in their respective employments.
Among the representations were the be
ginning of work on the load, the first cars
impelled by sails and treadmills, the first
"ocomotive designed and built by Peter
Cooper, a ticket office and a telegraph
office on wheels, with employes at work,
etc. The display of this company was a
grand feature of the procession.
Next came the display of the Corn and
Flour Exchange, which consisted of rep
resentations, by five hundred men, of old
and new methods of handling and trans
porting grain, including a miniature ele
vator and illustrations of various processes
In tbe growth and production of wheat
and flour, such as harvesting, threshing,
etc.
The Northern Central Railway Compa
ny was next in line, and made a fine dis-
>lay, all departments of railway work be-
ng fully represented by a large force of
employes.
This was followed by Adams’ Express
Company in seven wagons, the St. Mary
Industrial School, represented by four
hundred- children, in wagons engaged in
their respective trades, and a platoon of
courtiers of the time of Lord Baltimore.
The second division consisted of a series of
floats representing scenes in the early his
tory of the country and in the revolution
ary war, such as a wigwam with Indians,
Captain John Smith • in a boat exploring
Cheapeake bay, scenes from pioneer life,
and life at Valley Forge in mid-winter.
These were followed by minute men on
loot and on horseback.
Next came an exhibition by the tele-
ihone company, followed by wagons
oaded with tropical trees, plants and
flowers from the greenhouses and gardens
of the city.
The city to-night is ablaze with electric
and calcium lights, and the city hall and"
the Washington monument are brilliantly
illuminated with thousands of gas jets.
The streets are thronged with people at
this hour, 10 o’clock. No serious acci
dents arc reported.
A Cantlen to Oar Benders.
The almost invariable fruit of a suc
cessful Invention is a host of inferior imi
tations. The patent Linoleum floor cloth
is no exception to this rule. Its durabili
ty and beauty is proved beyond contro
versy. Be sure In purchasing tbe goods
that you look on tbe back of the clotn for
“Linoleum”; none other is genuine. All
carpet dealers keep it.
Exhaustion from Brain Work. ,
Few of our business or professional men
reach the age of forty-five without brain
and nervous exhaustion—often to an ex
tent that forces them to relax ' effort, or
abandon workforatime.if not altogether.
An occasional use of that vitalizing agent,
now so widely known as “Compound Ox
ygen,” would give nature the power to re
store these wasted forces in a large num
ber of cases. Rev. D. D. Reed, of South
8AVBD BY THE DOCTOR.
An Australian Adventure.
The episode I am going to relate oc
curred not far from the township of
Horsham, Victoria, Australia. Where
tho next locality is, I have no intention
of divulging; but if any of my readers
are acquainted with the part of the world
I refer to, they will remember that there
exists one or two large streams within
the wide radius I have named. Beside
one of-these rivers there was standing,
about twenty years ago, a hut, which
was known at the homestead as the Deep
Station; and it was here that my lot plac
ed me as Innkeeper. I lived at the Deep
Water for two years.
If readers of the following story wish
to know who I am, I will gratify their
curiosity so far as to state that I was born
in England. My father was a retired
tradesman. He gave me a fair education,
butl never fulfilled tbe expectations form-'
ed of me. This night, while I write, I
can show nothing to prove thatl ever suc
ceeded in the world. I am a poor clerk,
struggling for a bare existence, and some
times struggling with a wild, strong im
pulse to wander and work through the
country, as 1 often • did before, near the
scenes of my former experience. I like
the red sunset and wild plains as much as
ever; I like the glow of the sunlight
among the gnarled, queer trees; I like tbe
rippling rays of the water—the waving,
shadowy grass of the silent hills—the
bright, still moon—the wilderness away
from towns; I like - Australian life, but
not among the dusty streets, or near to
white sweltering roads. For twelve years
I followed these impulses faithfully, and
enjoyed my hush-life; with little protit,
it is true, but with much of. pleasure. All
that I have to show for all my wanderings
and hardships, as I write, is a long ugly
Hanoock’s Consistency.
Baltimore San 1
Col. Blanton Duncan, a Greenback
apostle, has furnished for publication a
couple of letter*, written nearly a year
ago by Gen. Hancock, which effectually
disprove a statement said to have been
widely circulated through Republican
sources that he (Hancock) had sought the
nomination of the Grcenbackers on a
ticket with Gen. Butler. The first letter
is dated October 29,1879, and Is as fol
lows :
“ My Bear Colonel: I received to-day
your favor of the 25th, aud was much in
terested in your resume of the working of
the political caldron. I have alwavs been
of the opinion, and am so still, that, until
the Democratic party has disposed of the
question as to whether they would nomi
nate Mr. Tilden as a sequence of past
events, it was folly inside of that organi
zation lo advance other candidates if their
availability for the future was a question
of importance or of interest. I have no
part in any programme looking to the fu
ture. My name comes up through friends
and foes, possibly, yet I know oif no ma
chinery in the interest of my nomination.
It is about as it ha3 always been in that
regard. I seem in public opinion to be put
forth as an exponent of certain political
available possibilities, and I would be
better pleased if permitted to pursue the
even tenor of my way untouched by po
litical excitement. 1 do not wish to be
considered a chronic candidate, for I khfiB
what that means when the end com D s.'Sa
my friends had better let the matter drop,
or, if not, let it drift. The next election
is to bo a momentous one. What may
come out of it good or bad I do not know,
but 1 am certain that I cannot assist in
leading to a good result more certainly
than by following the quiet course I have
always endeavored to pursue. If I come
in question in politics it will have to be
from the States and the people and not
from me. I am very truly yours, 1
“Winfield S. Hancock.”
Col. Duncan says there came to bim ;
about the same day a letter from a promi
nent Greenbacks proposing, provided
Gen. Hancock would respond with the
right views on the finaucial and labor
questions, to call a national convention
and nominate him for President, and
some ex- Confederate for Vice President.
The letter was forwarded to Gen. Han
cock, who responded as follows:
“November 1, 1879.—Mr Dear Col
onel : Your note has been received. I
do not occupy the position of a political
candidate, to express any opinions. I am
a soldier in the Federal seivice, and my
usefulness as such and as a commander
would be impaired if I should take open
grounds in favor of the political views of
any party. If I am ever a candidate of a
party for civil office it will he on the rec
ord I have made. I should never make
any bid for such office. If I were nomi
nated by a party I would be governed by
its pla* form or I would not accept the
nomination. Therefore I shall pursne the
even tenor of my way, undisturbed by the
Amboy, who was greatly run down by | ^bitTo^ which p^ue srime^pTa. i
nvAr-vrtrl-. and mnaeouent waste of nerv- . .
am, very truly yours,
“Winfield S. Hancock.”
over-work, and consequent waste of nerv
ous energy, after being restored to health
through the use of this agent, gives it this
voluntary and strong indorsement: “After i
a most thorough and continued trial of Its . The Supreme Court of tho United
worth as a remedial and restoratlve agent,_ states will convene to-day. The number
I pronounce its value to be above that of of cases upon the docket is nine hundred 1
gold and sl.ver. I freely and voluntarily &It( ; nine, about twenty more than had
e tne uomoiewora uiiuuuijiuiicucuuc., commend it to all brain-workers as the been docketed at this time last year.
It is impossible to describe tbe fearful best thing thoy can use to secure a resto-
scene that followed. The moans of the dy-, ration of. exhausted energies.” tw Rt.r-
IUIJU hug sv a-i w mu ” * —~n — 1 .
Mayor’s officelbr assistance” arid twenty- for it. It contains a record of many rej taking Dr. BuU’s Cough Syrup and living
five 7 policemen, with a full corps of physi- markable cures. lw on usefully. Price 25 cts. a bottle.
scar across my breast, aud I am going to
tell you how I got it. "
I remember I was sitting at the hut (at
the Deep Water Hut) one summer after
noon, looking for the coming of “Long
Mat.” The sun was passing away blood-
red behind a range of dim blue hills; the
hills behiud the river were just tipped With
a crimson glory, and stars seemed drop
ping like silver specks on the paling sky.
Long Mat, the shepherd, was later than
usual.
The darkness had not quite fallen be
fore I recognized the bleating of the flock
in the distance, and soon alter the white
fleeces of the sheep appeared from out the
somber shadows of the trees. I had just
walked inside the hut to prepare supper,
when the quick, muffled fall of a horse’s
feet became audible. I knew the canter
well, and came on to tho door to await
the arrival of Mr. S , the owner of
the station. He galloped up to the
hut, with a cheerful “Good evening, Bill;”
and as usual came inside to ask me if I
wanted anything, and to light his pipe.
“Ican’t’stay long with you this time,
Bill,” he said pleasantly, hut with a little
anxiety; “the black fellows are about
again. I hope your gun is in order. Do
you want any pou der or lead ?”
“We have quite enough,” I replied,
“.both Mat and myself; but there’s no
bullets; I’ll run them to-morrow; Mat’s
rather late this evening; but the flock’s
not far off; they’ll be at home in a quarter
of au hour; I saw them pass the belt be
fore you came.”
At this instant the shadow of a man
darkened the door, and Mat entered.
“Good evening,” he said quietly to
Mr. S and myself. “The sheep’s
feedin’ home all right, sir, hut there’s a
few missin’. One of my marked ewes is
gone, and I can’t see two of the crawlers.”
“You’ll pick them up to-morrow, Mat,”
replied the strong, pleasant voice of the
squatter. “Bill says you’ve enough pow
der aud lead. The black’s are about, do
you know that ?”
Without waiting for an answer, Mr.
S proceeded to undo his horse, and
was about to mouut, when Mat (who was
an American) said: “I guess you had
better stop to-nighty sir.”
“Why?”
“Injuns is close up. One of the sheep
I spoke of was speared.”
“I heard there were black fellows
about,” said Mr. S—, delaying to
mount, but the ride is safe enough; “I’ve
got my rifle with me.”
“They’re too close,” responded the
sheep-herd, after filling a panikin of tea,
and, contrary to his custom, standing his
gun against the table.
We looked at him inquiringly. He
kept his eyes wandering over and around
the flocks while he explained:
“Wall, you see sir, after seeln’ the
wound op the crawler, I looked about me
putty sharp, but couldn’t see nothin' till
about leaving the sheep when I saw one
of the varmint’s wriggling aloDg
the grass like a snake. I
was goin’ to give him a pull, but I saw
another wriggler in his wake, and then
another; and,” continued the narrator,
with something like a glow of expectation,
“they ain’t faroff now, I reckon.”
He had scarcely uttered tbe words
when he lifted both bands and struck Mr.
S shll In the chest with enough force
to drive him to the extreme end pf the
hut. At the same instant a spear whizz
ed through the open doorway, and quiv
ered in the slabs behind.
“By gum ”
More remarks were drowned by a loud
quivering snort from the poor horse; a
moment after, and be rolled heavily
across the liut door completely blocking
.up the entrance.
Mat muttered away: “First-rate for
us coons! Ye’d better bar the door, Bill!
Doctor! doctor?* doctor! Fst'.' Pst! Here
lad.” The dog leaped on the shepherd.
‘By guip,” he said, “1 thought he was out
side.”
By this time Mr. S was coolly re-
connoitering through the loopholes. He
had let down the window and was prepar
ing for action as unconcernedly as the
shepherd.
These quiet, brave men inspired me
with confidence, and I remember thinking,
as I threw water on the- fire, so as to ex
tinguish all light, that the .black fellows
baa met with their match. By this time
tbe moon was up, and the light was grad
ually growing on the landscape. At first
we could discern tbe outlines of the trees,
and then, as the night withered, the
white seared grass between the shadows.
There was a long time of silence. Hat,
Mr. 8—— and myself had our barrels
through the loopholes and were closely
watching for any movement outside. The
convulsive shudders of tbe horse
had ceased, aud there was a pain
ful silence. Tbe squatter and Mat
were like two statues, and notwithstand
ing the quiet breathing of the dog, and
the croaking of the frogs along the river,
there seemed to be a frightful significance
in th8 silence that was brooding above
these sounds. Every instant I was expect
ing a rash from the outside, but there was
not a sign or sound to betray the presence
of any enemy. The sheep were camping
quietly round the hurdles. Silence—the
bright moon—the white fleeces mingling
with the grass—and still shadows of the
trees—the far black forest—the Spectral
tracery of, the branches in tbe moonlight.
The silence was terrible. One of the out
side wethers rose aud .walked forward
few yards, then commenced stamping
quickly on the ground.
“Darn my eyes! ” said Mat, for the first
time breaking the silenee, “if the Ole
Parson aint sighted one of the niggers.”
The “Ole I’m 8011 ” was a patriarch
wether that was afflicted with the foot-rot,
and usually fed on his knees.
“So ho has,' and, by gum, there’s a
crowd; the whole tribe hev come to visit.
Not enough ia shade,'boss,” concluded
Mat, after another interval, and in a hard
whispering tone.
The next moment the first report rang
out out into myriad echoes. A shrill
death-shout followed, as the dark figure of
a man leaped upwite a sudden force from
the ambush and fell prone, gurgling out
blood and broken word3.>
“Now, boss,” said Mat, looking out, but
still charging; “fifty yards to the right of
the hurdle.”
Boss'(Mr. S ) changed the direction
of the gun, and fired. The human figure
seemed to sink down so quickly, so calm-
ly< so helplessly, that I felt a strange thrill
of pity.
“HeVfixed, sate as houses; let’s physic
another or two; and maybe they’ll make
tracks,” again muttered the shepherd in a
tone of suppressed glee. “Cook, why the
devil don’t you shoot? Squant round
that block to the right of tho wattle.”
Looking in the direction indicated by
Mat, whose eye seemed everywhere, I saw
the figure of a man partially visible?
against the ground. He was evidentlv
sheltering himself from the ether two
guns, but owing to my silence hitherto; he
must have been of the opinion that the
portion of the hut where I stood was un
occupied. For an instant I could see
nothing through the smoke, but it cleared
almost immediately. Just as the shepherd
said: “Don’t shoot again—he’s fixed,” I
saw the wretch staggering wildly towards
the hut, and then falling^ with a dujl
sound. God forgive me, it was very like
murder. This was the first life I had ever
taken. The next thing I remember was
Mr. S asking me if I had run any
•bullets.
"Not one.”
“Have you any in the hut?”
“Not one.”
Mat informed us that we were “treed,”
much in the same way as he would tell
the overseer that the rations were short,
He quietly pulled his gun from the loop
hole, saying, “I’ve only one more pill to
keep our skins whole. We’ll have to
trust to Doctor.”
Mat’s dog Doctor was partly a Smith-
field and partly a Newfoundland. He had
been trained by him to all kinds of tricks.
Amongst others, ho repeatedly took writ
ten messages to the station when attached
to his collar, and I presume that was the
object Mat had in view when referring to
him as capable of procuring relief.
“Mister, d’ye think you kin write a
message in the dark, or by the moonlight,
a«kin’ the hands at the Homestead to come
this way? No time to lose; I see the
darkies dodging round the hut. Bill,
knock away the low ppit of the rotten
slab behind your hack. ‘ Here, Doctor.”
The message was scrawled, and fasten
ed to Doctor’s collar in little less than a
minute, and the noble brute, who seemed
to know the danger, stood anxiously
trembling till the preparations were com
pleted.
As I before stated, the hut stood close
to the siream, and from the rear bank
sloped abruptly towards the water. The
American for the first time seemed affect
ed. When the men fell under our shots,
there was not the slightest change percept
tible in his voice; but the few words he
spoke to his dog were broken and singu
larly soft. I’ll be sworn there were tears
in the man’s eyes. Everything being at
last prepared,he spat upon the dog’s muz
zle, held his head close to his cheek for a
moment, and then pressed him quickly
out of the hole and away down the shelv
ing hank.
We listened anxiously for a time, and
then there arose a wild jabbering tor a
minute, the next instant we detected a
yelp of pain. ■
“My God 1” said I, involuntarily, “the
Doctors speared.”
“Na, heam’t, dam ye!” snapped Ben.
“He’s jist touched, and no more. He’ll
do it.”
‘He must he quick, then,” said Mr.
—; “the black devils have struck a
light somewhere, and they’re going to Burn
us out. Look : l”.
Our eyes were now intently scanning
the movements of the savages through the
little loopholes, and we saw a flaming
brand whizzing through the air, and scat
tering sparks in all directions. It fell on
the stringy bark roof above our heads.
Another and another came, but it did not
appear to us that any of them had taken
effect.
By this time the black fellows had gath
ered courage. Believing that our ammu
nition was expended, many of them had
left cover, and might be seen flitting about
like spectres. They had kindled a fire
some distance ofi", and across its glare
shadows were constantly falling.
The fire brands were thrown no longer;
some fresh mode of attack was preparing.
Our suspense continued a long period
(nearly half an hour), during which time
not a word was spoken by any of us; our
sole dependence was the Doctor; and if
help did not soon arrive it was certain we
could find no. escape from tbe demons
who were trying to compass our destruc
tion.
“Now, look slick,” whispered Mat, “I
see their game; they’re going to give us
fits. How’s the moon ?—well back of the
hut, I guess. Bill, stick your cabbage-
tree on a pillow, and hold it at the open
window when I tell you. I’ll just go out
and hid them good evening. Don’t bar
the door after me, mister, but when I
show them my heels open it. You see we
can’t spare ammunition.”
While speaking, Mat unbarred the door.
He slipped out noiselessly as he concluded
the sentence.
Through the'slabs he said to me, “d’ye
see tha . devil with the blazin’ log ? When
he gits close to the wattle, open the win
dow and prop up the pillow. Take care
of their spears yourself.”
As soon as the black fellow came to the
point indicated I opened the long little
shutter with some noise and held up the
dummy. In a moment a dozen spears
passed through the aperture, and I let tbe
window fall as though one of us was mor
tally woifnded.
There was a wild shout withcaiL At
this time the black fellow who carried the
log was within a few yards of the hut, and
"" heard Mat preparing for his move out
side. Looking out as {ofckly as I could,
had just time to see his tall figure
emerge beyond the shade as the butt end
of his gun fell crashing on the head of the
fire-bearer. The door was opened as
Mat torned; it required but one or two
bounds to take him to tbe door, but the
savages were too quick for him with their
He staggered through the en-
“Caught in the thigh, I guess,” he ex
claimed as he slowly recovered himself,
aud painfully struggled to the window.
“Don’t mind the spear,” he remarked
me as I approached him; “it’s better as
is, till help comes.”
“If it ever does,” thought I.
The American’s sortie. I believe, had
rather a disastrous effect, for the black
fellows seemed to conclude at once that
our ammunition was all expended, and
they thronged round the hut without car
ing to shelter themselves.
In a short time the crackling of flames
on the roof put an end to our trouble.
The hut was on fire, and there was noth
ing left for us but an attempt to dash out
and clear the aborigines. I proposed this,
but Mr. S-^- would not try without
Mat, and underneath the blazing roof,
with clubbed guns, we grimly awaited the
final attack. The American’s rifle rested
in the loophole where he.had - first taken
up his position.
“There’s the worst of them,” Mat said,
looking aiong his weapon; he’s comim;
up with a log to stave the door. He’l
never do it,’l and our last bullet brought
down the ringleader.
There was consternation and a hurried
consultation. After a lapse of about five
minutes, the whole force of the besiegers
rushed shrieking on our little garrison.
A moment’s surge outside, and the door
fell back as Mr. S—’s gun swung' down
on the crowdi ng savages with terrific force,
felling two of the foremost like oxen. ]
remember the wild struggle with our guns
and fists. Mat and the squatter towered
above their opponents like giants, fighting
with terrible energy. The black fellows
had forced, me to the ground; one was
shortening his grasp of the spear to drive
it through my body, when 1 felt a gush of
blood spouting over my face and chest,
just as the savage fell on me mortally,
wounded, Then I remember a hurrah
outside and the cracking of rifles.
“That-was a good back-handed blow,
boss,” said Mat, faintly. “I guess the
cook’s got another squeak. D’ye hear
that ? Hooray! Knowed the Doctor i’d
do it,” said he, with renewed energy.
“Take that!” rnd I heard the dull sound
of another blow, aud a low moan of" pain
as the station hands rushed in. The doc
tor soon recovered. So did Mat, who is
now one of the richest men iu r the colo
nies. I—well, I have a large scar across
my breast.
THE SUPREME COURT.
Decisions Rendered. September 2Sth.
Abridged for the Telegraph and Xeeeengcr by
Hill «e Harris, Attorneys at Law, Macon
G orgia.
Jones, anministrator, vs. Daniel. Com
plaint from Talbot.
It nfnst appear that the presiding judge
signed the^Bill of exceptions within ten
days from the date of its tender, or some
reason therefor b6 shown. Where the bill
of exceptions states that it was tendered
within thirty days from the adjournment
of court, but the certificate of the judge
beam no date, tho writ of error will be
dismissed.
Hardin vs. Swann, relator. Quo warranto,
from Rockdale.
The time prescribed for the tender and
signing of bills of exceptions in quo war
ranto cases i3 imperative. There is no
provision in such cases for the presiding
judge to sign after the expiration thereof
and certify the cause of delay.
Sapp vs. Adams. Certiorari, from Dodge.
1. There being no judgment in the rec
ord, and it appearing from tho bill of ex--
ceptions that a judgment had been ren
dered, the decision in this case was delay
ed, and the clerk was required to certify
and send up a copy thereof, under the act
of 1877.
2. Tho judge of the Superior Court
should not render a judgment before him
on a certiorari, where isshes of fact are
involved, but should remaud the case for
a new trial.
Hare vs. Atlanta City Brewing Company.
Trover, from Sumter.
Where beer in kegs was shipped by
railroad to a purchaser, the agreement be
ing that- the kegs should he returned,
and when the purchaser received the bill
of lading, paid the freight, and allowed
the kegs of beer to stand in the depot, he
thereby received possession of them, and
a refusal to return the kegs after demami
amounted to a conversion.'
Deas, administrator, vs. McRae et al.
Equity, from Lee.
A bill alleged as follows: Complainant
furnished plantation and family supplies,
money, etc., to the executrix, which she
liquidated by a promissory note signed by
her as executrix, and suit was brought on
it. She intermarried, and her letters there
by abated her husband administered de
bonis non, and she died. A bill was filed
by the legatees "who were entitled to the
estate, part of it at the testator’s death
and part of it at the death of the said exe-
crutrix, and they and thea dministrator de
bonis non made a settlement by which a
decree was to be taken requiring all of the
estates to be turned over to the legatees,
they agreeing to pay the debts, and the es
tate, consisting mainly of a tract of land,
will be disposed of accordingly without
first paying the debts. Before the death
ol the testator, and in his last illness, he
begged the complainant to assist his wife
as executrix ana to run such an account;
and this had been one main inducement
to extend credit. There was no provision
in the will for such a charge on the land
in dispute; provision was made for the
layment of debts out of other property.
!t was not charged that the executrix ot
her estate was insolvent, nor was it shown
that the advances went to permanently
benefit the estate. The prayer was for in
junction to prevent the consummation of
the agreement between the legatees and
the administrator de bonis non, and that
the dobt be. paid pf the estate in hand:
Held that there was no equity in the
bill.
McElroy vs. City Council of Albany. Case,
from Dougherty.
A municipal corporation is not liable
for the torts of its police officers; espe
cially is this the case when the tort was
mot done in connection with his official
duties. • ' ■ ,
Moye vs. the State. Larceny from the
person, from Sumter.
1. In a criminal case, the venue of the
crime must be proved beyond a reasona
ble doubt.
2. To constitute larceny from the per
son it must appear that some article cf
value was wrongfully and fraudulently
taken from the person of another privately
and without his knowledge, with intent to
steal the same. This crime cannot be
completed if the owner of the property
had knowledge that it was being taken.
Howard vs. Tucker et. al. Equity, from
Sumter.
1. A minor cannot make a legal sale of
land to her guardian.
2. While a sale of land by a minor to
her guardian is not a legal sale, yet if it is
acted on, and she receives a valuable con
sideration, and retains it, or receives the
benefit of it after majority, with full
knowledge of her rights, she thereby rati
fies the sale aud will be bound by it.
title to land under a sale made by a com
missioner appointed by decree of a court
of equity, and the defendant by virtue of
a deed from a defendant in tlie equity case
tbe record of the proceedings in equity
was admissible both to show the origin
and foundation upon which the chancellor
exercised jurisdiction and granted the de
cree, and .also to show dkat. the purchaser
bought pendferitc. ltte.
2. If a purchaser buys property directly
condemned to Sale for a particular debt
in a court of common law, and practically
the same parties as those to the common
law-suit Carry the property into a court ot
equity, and there by decree sell it, in
stead of selling under the common law
judgment, one who purchases pendente
lite is a3 much affected by that sale as if
it had taken place under the common law
judgment.
3- A court of equity has full power to
mould its decrees as u> sales, so as to meet
the exigencies of each case.
(a) AV hether a sale by a commissioner
m equity requires confirmation or not,
depends on whether the decree ordering
it is mterlocutory or final* In this case it
was finaj.
Couch, administrator, vs. Couch. Com-
plaint, from Baker.
1. Suit may be brought in this State on
any written promise, by attaching a copy
to the declaration, and it is not necessary
in the body thereof to set out the stipula
tions of the contract in order to introduce
it in evidence.
2. . In a suit op a written promise no
plea was filed; at the time of the trial,, the
defendant was dead; his -administrator
proposed to show a conversation "had by
the deceased, with a third party coucern-
'"ng_a settlement of the liability:
Held, that the evidence was properly
rejected.
3. A husband executed to his wifo the
following instrument :
“$800—Twelve months after date I
promise to pay Malvina Couch six hun
dred dollars for cash money loaned to me,
and if not paid punctually sheTs to have
six shares paid in stock in the Griffin and
North Alabama railroad, with coupons
and interest. This March 28,1874.
[Signed] <*j. m. Couch, .
“Trustee for Malvina Conch.”
Held, that under this contract, turning
over the stock and receipt c.f dividends
was not equivalent to payment.
Wade vs. the State. Murder, from Ba-.
ker.
1. Alibi as a defense involves the im
possibility of the prisoner’s presence at
the scene of the offense at the time of its
commission; and the range of the evidence,
in respect to timc.aud place, must be such
as reasonably to exclude the possibility o
such presence. 59 Ga., 142.
2a- .1 . * bu mtuwcu UTRPi
gue facts not appearing from the testimo
ny.
3. While it may have been error for the
court to tell the jury in a criminal case
that the law as read them by counsel for
the State and defense was the law of
Georgia, it is impossible for this court to
grant a new trial on that' ground, when it
does not appear what was so read. Es
pecially will this not. work a reversal
where both sides admit that the killing
wrs murder, and the sole question is
whether defendant committed the act.
4. There is no law which prevents a
bailiff from being a witness, and still re
tiring with the jury on a temporary ab
sence from the court-room, even though
he may have been sworn aud put under
the rule.
ft. Testimony as to the measurement of
track is admissible without producing
the measure itself in open court.
0. On a trial for murder it was not com
petent to show a conversation between
the deceased and another in which the
deceased related that he had had a diffi
culty with a third party, not the prisoner,
in which violent language had been used.
Thurston et al. vs. Wilkerson. Illegality,
from Calhoun. .
"Where in 1872, a justice court sum
mons, in a suit for more than $59, was
made returnable in less than twenty days,
tbe court held at such a time was without
jurisdiction. Such a defect was not cured
by au agreement to waive all defects; and
evidence to show such an agreement was
not admissible.
McCray vs. Samuel. Distress warrant,
from Decatur.
1. Demand for payment is necessary as
condition precedent to the enforcement
of a landlord’s special lien on crops, but
not to the enforcement by. distress war
rant of his general lien on the property of
his tenant.
2. By the constitution of 1877 justice
courts are required to. be. held at fixed
times and places. A distress warrant,
which is made returnable to tbe next term
of the justice court for the district, is suf
ficient without specifying the day on
which it would be held.
3. Where a landlord has two demands
for rent, due for consecutive. years, the
amounts being liquidated, he is not com
pelled to unite tbe demands in one dis
tress warrant, although he has the option
to do so. •
Stolly
from
spears. „
trance, and fell just as he cleared tbe 1 Smith vs. Coker. Ejectment, from Sumter,
threshold.
Hollock. Certiorari,
4 Mitchell.
Cotton m the field, not matured, as
early as the 2Sth of July, is not the subject
of levy and sale, and therefore the pur
chaser of the crop in its then condition
from the defendant in execution obtains a
good title.
McKoy vs. Edwards. - Illegality, from
Sumter.
1. That the levy of au execution against
the defendant does not state as the prop
erty to whom the seizure is made, is no
ground of illegality.
2. Where illegality to execution levied
on and Is based on the falsity of the return
of constable that there was no personal
property to be found, it is sufficient to
allege that defendant has a sufficiency of
personal property on which to levy; it
should be distinctly averred that defend
ant had such property at the time of the
levy, and that it was subject.
Bush vs. Ragan. Ejectment, from Dough
erty.
Though a deed be made to defraud
creditors, neither the vendor nor those in
privity with him will be allowed tc set up
this fact to defeat an action of ejectment
brought by tbe vendee. The deed S good
as between tbe parties thereto and those
in privity with them, though void as to
creditors. Therefore the declaration of
the vendor, whether made before or after
the executions of tbe deed, as to his em
barrassed condition, and tbe object of its
execution would be inadmissible.
Cooper, administrator, et al., vs. Lockett.
Attachment, from Sumter.
1. The amendment was proper; it d!d
not add a new cause of action, but simply
gave more certainty to that already
brought.
2. Discrepancy between attachment and
levy as to whose possession property was
in, was immaterial after replevy.
Senator conkling when asked in.
Ohio the other day “Do you regard |f«w
York as the battle-field?” replied: "“Alto
gether as such. It cannot matter tow
Ohio or Indiana may go. After neat
week the severest part of the battle will
be fought jn New York, and tho party
1. Where plaintiff in ejectment claimed which wins that State will win tbe