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The last of thh victims of tbe Jersey
City tunnel disaster lias been recovered,
after threo montlis labor and search.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Atitanta, December 1,18S0.
Tlie House met at 3 p. in., Speaker Ba-
Nor good il detached, may apply as con iu tbe chair, aud considered the fol-
well to manied people as to railroad lowing bills on the third reading"
tickets.
“Annie,” said a fon i husband to his
wife, “what wcie the current expenses
for last mouth?” “Oh,” she answered,
“only twenty-eight cents.” Why, how
was that?” “Well, you see I only Daked
cake twice, and therefore used very few
currants."
With the importation of Swiss, says
the Nashville American, Georgia may
hope to grow her own Switzer-krese, aud
in time even the festive pretzel may be
domesticated. Then if bourbonism sur
vives it will have its teeth broken out
and become harmless.
Chinese Food Fish.—The United
States fish commission has received infor
mation that the California State Associa
tion has just received from China a quan
tity of the gowramy, a fine food fish, which
are to be introduced into California waters.
Some of them will be sent to Washington
for propagation and distribution in all
rivers aud lakes of this country, where it
is claimed it will flourish, and is superior
to salmon.
The P itrnMoinc and Omo Line.—
The new Baltimore and Ohio, from New
A bill to amend section 2184 of the code.
Fassed.
A bill to amend the charter of Newnan.
Tasscd.
A bill to authorize a restriction of the
pewer of sureties on official bonds. Fassed.
A bill to declare and define the lien of
udements from justice courts. Fassed.
Mr. Hillyer gave notice of a motion to
•econsider the same.
The rules were suspended, aud on mo
tion of Mr. Hunt, of Spalding, the follow
ing bill was taken up and the Senate
amendment concurred in:
A bill to amend the charter ot the city
of Griffin and to establish a City Court in
said city.
The regular order of business was re
sumed, and a bill toconsolidate the offices
of tax collector and sheriff of Greeno
coun'y was passed.
The House went into committee of the
whole, and as such proceeded to consider
a bill to provide for the holding of teach
ers’ institutes. The appropriation of mon
ey being involved, Mr. Hammond, chair
man of the committee of the whole, re
ported that the committee had considered
the bill, and asked leave to sit again.
Agreed to.
The regular order was resumed, being
the reading of bills the third time:
A bill consolidating the offices of clerk
of the* Superior Court and treasuicr of
Douglas county. Passed.
A bill to allow the transfer of the Re-
formed Medical College of Georgia from
Macon to Atlanta. Fassed.
. Mr. Middiqbrock offered a resolution to warm support of the General Assembly
appoint a joint committee from the House and of the people of the State at Urge,
and Senate to investigate abuses in the Mr. Lane, cliairmau of the peniteuliary
penitentiary system. Some debate fol- committee, favors the resolution: The
lowed, and'the matter was finally tabled, resolution provides for the payment of ail
Mr. Lane, of Bibb, moved to lake up actual expenses, but not for per diem, or
the bill to amend the charter of Macon so any extra compensation whatever to the
as to include four acres of land now oc- 1 committee.
cupicd by one Rockbill. I The House not having anything before
The bill was taken up, read tbe third them, indulged in some ponderous face-
York direct, was formerally opened on
December 1, by the departure of three A. 1,111 t0 a County Court in
train*, which will hereafter he mn daflv. Hall COUnty. Passed. ...
trains, which will hereafter be run daily.
The 7 p. m. train was a large one, having
two of the new Baltimore and Ohio sleep
ers attached. All trains of the Baltimore
anl Ohio now leave this city from the
foot of Liberty street, andT run through
without change to the principal Western
cities.
Edison, and Sabah Bernhardt.—
Edison is coming to the front again.
Sarah Bernhardt has been on a visit to
Ids factory at Menlo Park, had the won
derful things there explained to her, and
recited passages frein Phedrc and Hcrn-
aui to his phonograph, which, we are
told, “the phonograph gave back perfectly,
without a mistake of language or em
phasis.” She was introduced to Mrs.
Edison and was charmed with her, and
said: “What a glorious thing it was to be
the wife of such a husband.” Then the
irrepressible Sarah went away. To other
visitors Edison remarked that he would
make an exhibition of eight hundred
lights at Menlo Park two weeks hence,
and had invited a number of New York
engineers to witness the test, and would
furnish them the means and opportunity
to ascertain the economy of the light.
The Price of Coal at the Mines.—
Tiic Chattanooga Times says: < oal at
the Knoxville mines costsTceuts per bush
el on the cars. The haul to Kuoxville :s 4
cents. This is 11 cents per bushel. Un
loading, screening, delivery, salaries and
other expenses bring the cost up to 13
cents. The price delivered is 10 cents,
only a fair profit, when the great charity
tax ar.tl bad debts of the yards are con
sidered. Coal at Sewanee costs the com
pany 7 cents on the cars. Tbe fine coal
is sold or coked at an actual loss, which
must be charged to the lump. Ccal men
in the South have made no money since
1873; and few of tho roads that have
hauled their products to market have
greatly profited thereby. There is need
for sharper competition, bnt tho great
desideratum is the possession of capital
and business courage aud sense by the
coal dealers. They are the men who can
and finally must reduce tlie price of coal
by laying iu heavy stocks during the
summer season, when the cost of mining
is lowest and transportation cheaper.
Alaska, according to Commander
Beardslee, of the sloop-of- war Jamestown,
is not such a cold and barren region as it
is represented to be. The southeastern
part, where tlie settlements are, has a
mild, uniform climate, the average of tbe
thermometer for the year being 41 degrees.
In the moraines of the glaciers, ncarSitka,
are many thousands of acres of arable
land. Wild barley and timothy grow
here to the height of five or six feet. In
Cross Souud, Admiralty Island and Sitka
potatoes, cabbages and turnips may be
grown, witli lettuce, cauliflowers and
beets. The forests furnish a fine growth
ol evergreen timber, larch, pine, hemlock,
spruce and cedar. The hemlocks will
yield from 4,000 to 5,000 feet of lumber
per tree. Tho fishing resources )f the
Territory arc almost iaexhauslibie. Cod
and halibut can be caught within a mile
of shore as fast as they can bo hauled up.
The fur trade is very valuable, the fur
seal tax yielding $200,000 a year reveuue
to tho government. The population com
prehends about 700 white men, 0,000 half-
breeds, who belong to tbe Greek Church
of Ilussia, aud about 20,000 Indians.
If Mmj. Kemusat tells the truth,
we must change some of our preconceived
opinions about flic Empress Josephine.
It was always a wonder to us that a creole,
with a hot, fiery and passionate tempera
ment, could be so gentle and self-denying
as she has been thought. To our sorrow
we find that she was by no means the
smoothest tempered creature in the world,
and that there were times, when iu the
solitude of her own chamber, she read the
great Napoleona kind of curtain lecture,
which got him into a fearful rage and
made him say and do things which sonnd
very curious in print. To he sure he
gave his wife sufficient reason for all her
accusations, and yet we cannot help being
rather startled when we think of Jose
phine in a wild fury of jealous excitement
and Napoleon storming about the room,
and, Inourrnodem and expressive phrase,
“breaking things.” So our pantheon is
being depopulated, and our gods and god
desses are nearly assuming the proportions
of ordinary men and women. Well, there
is this helpful truth in all this devastation
that if the greatest arc not so very great,
after all, there maybe some chance of
our becoming greater than we are.
Simply Impossible.—Tho proposition
in tlie bill which has been reconsidered in
the House of Representatives, to provide
for making uniform freight and passenger
rates on all the roads of the State, if car
ried literally Into effect, would dry nptlio
weak roads and shirt lines Incontinently.
How could they afford to work for the low
fares that would doubtless be imposed
upon eucii powerful corporations as tho
Central and Georgia railroads ? Unequal
and unjust discriminations of any kind
should certainly be legislated against, but
the matter of one uniform and arbitrary
schednle of freights for fifty organizations,
whose cost and expenditures differ in a
majority of cases so widely, is almost an
absurdity. Hence tnc modifications
Which the railroad commissioners were
forced to make in the first general sched-
A hill to repeal an act providing for the
payment of insolvent costs in the Augusta
circuit. Passed.
A bill to extend (he time allotted tax
collectors to make a fiual settlement.
Passed.
A bill reducing the pay of the treasurer
of Greene county. Passed.
A bill to provide for a bord of county
commiss'oners in Mitchell ciunty. Passed.
A bill to amend tlie charter of the town
of Camilla. Passed.
A bill to enlarge the limits of the town
of Waynesboro. Passed.
A bill to create a board of health in the
city of Augusta. Passed.
A bill to mcoiporale the Citizens’ Bank
of Augusta. Passed.
A bill incorporating the town of Talla
poosa, in Haralson county. Passed.
A bill changing the time of holding the
Superior Court iu Schley couuty. Passed.
A bill amending acts encouraging im
migration.
Motion by Mr. Day to recommit tbe
bill. Mr. liansel, of Cobb, opposed tlie
motion.
Mr. Maddox also moved to recommit.
Mr. Barrow, of Clarke, opposed tbe
motion. Tlie bill, after some discus
sion, was tab)pd. (Another Poliphar
Peagreen movef Hayseed, thou art tri
umphant !) %
A bill to authorize the State Railroad
Commission to fix freight and passenger
tariffs at just rates and to abolish unjust
discrimination iu tlie same.
Mr. WrigU, of Floyd, moved to post
pone the )m!I till to-morrow.
Mr. Rankin, of Gordon, advocated its
immediate consideration.
Mr. DuBignou, of Baldwin, favored its
postponement.
Tbe motion to postpone was lost, and
the bill was passed by a substitute.
Tlie House then adjourned till 10 a. in.
lo-morrow.
Atlanta, December 2.
Tlie Senate met at tlie usual hour.
Prayer by the chaplain. Journal read aud
approved.
A number of House bills were read the
first time. They have already been report
ed when they passed the House.
Mr. McWhorter moved to reconsider tbe
bill incorporating the Buena Vista rail
road. Mr. Butt opposed the motiou. The
motion was carried. Mr. McWhorter then
moved to amend the bill by striking out
tlie clause exempting laud owned by the
road from taxation. Tlie amendment was
adopted, aud the bill as amended was
passed.
THE HOUSE
met at 10 o’clock, with Speaker Bacon in
tlie chair. Prayer by Rev. J. Joues, D. D.,
chaplain. Roil call was dispensed with.
Tbe journal was read and approved.
Mr. Hillyer, of Fulton, gave notice of a
motion to reconsider a portion of the ac
tion of tlie House on a certain bill.
Mr. Price, of Ocouec, gave notice also
of a motion to recall bill SO from the
finance committee.
Mr. lligbtower, of Stewart, gave notice
of a motion to reconsider.
On motiou of Mr. Hillyer, a slight inac
curacy in tbe journal was corrected.
Mr. DuBiguon, of Baldwin, also gave
notice of a motion to reconsider.
A message from tlie Senate was received.
Mr. Gray, of Catoosa, due notice hav
ing been given yesterday, moved to recon
sider the passage of a bill which puts
school taxation in the hands of tlie grand
juries. Agreed to, and the bill committed
to the committee on judiciary.
Mr. Uiilyei moved to reconsider tlie ac
tion of the House on tlie bill regulating
ti e lien of justice court judgments.
Agreed to and sent to tbe judiciary com
mittee.
Mr. Polbil), of Jefferson, for Mr. Du-
Bignon, moved to reconsider the bill pass
ed yesterday to regulate tho rates and tar
iffs on railroads.
Mr. Garrard, of Muscogee, opposed the
reconsideration, and asked lor tlie reading
of the bill, which was then done.
The object ol the bill is to fix freight
aud passenger tariffs at uniform rates, and
to prevent unequal and unjust discrimi
nation on the several railroads of the
State.
A message from tlie Senato announced
the passage of some House bills.
Mr. Dullignon favored tlie reconsidera
tion of tlie bill. He thought the Railroad
Commission tyrannical, and urged the
House to take no action which would in
jure the railroads of the State. Tlie bill
should be postponed until it can have a
full and fair consideration.
Mr. DuBignon’s remarks were well put
and were heard with great interest.
Mr. Barrow favored a reconsideration in
his usual effective style. He thought the
bill was an attempt to regulate intcr-State
commerce, and he feared it was not con
stitutional. Tlie bill ought to be consid
ered carefully, and a reconsideration
would be tlie part of wisdom.
Mr. Polbill appealed to tlie House to
make haste slowly in so important a mat
ter. Tlie people cry for relief from tho
oppression of high freight rates. The bill
ought to be reconsidered and carefully ex
amined.
Mr. Spence opposed the motion to re
consider. It is important to pass this bill
at once," delay In such a matter is dan
gerous and unjust.
Mr. Wright favored a postponement of
the bill for a calmer consideration than
could now he given !L He doubted the
propriety of giving more power to the
commissioners.
Mr. Rankin, the able and well-known
railroad legislator, appealed to tbe House
in a strong speech, lie treated tlie rail
road questioner a great issue, In which
not one locality, hut the entire State, is
deeply interested. lie favored immediate
action on the bill.
This was tlie first debate of tlie session,
and was quite a relief from the regular
routine of business.
The previous question was finally call
ed and the call sustained, and tlie ques
tion of reconsideration put to the House.
The raStion to reconsider prevailed, aud
tbe bill was recommitted to tho committee
on railroads.
This measure was fought hard all the
way through, divisions being called at ev
ery step. This may he scored as a victory
for tlie enemies of the railroad commis
sion, which may result in the total aboli
tion of tlie commission. Let tbe people j
see to it. .... , _ I
The committee on the lunatic asylum
made a'report.
Mr. Sapp, of Thomas— A resolution
looking to the preservation of hills, etc.,
till the July term. Agreed to. I
Mr. Garrard moved to take up tlie bill
time and passed by a vote of 88 to 0
Tbe committee appointed to investigate
the system of bookkeeping known as the
Mitiliell system reported a resolution
that said system be adopted by tlie vari-
oti3 county treasurers of the State. On
motion the resolution was taken up and
discussed. Tho resolution was tabled.
Mr. Bacon, of Chatham, moved, to take
tiousness, moat of which took the form of
inviting members talking with ladies in
the gallery, to seats on the floor, at which
all the hayseeds ripped, roared, and
romped, in the most enthusiastic man
ner.
The morning session was prolonged for
a few minutes, to await the tax act to be
sent in from the Senate, hut as It was long
up the resolution oflered by himself yes- In coming, the House adjourned till 3 p.
terday requesting the finance committees
of both houses to prepare a bill relating to
tho erection of a new capitoi, and report
tho same at the adjourned term in July.
Mr. Garrard opposed the resolution on
the ground that the State was not ready
to build a capitoi yet.
Mr. Hunt, of Spalding, moved to strike
out the clause authorizing the Governor
to advertise for bids on plans and specifi
cations.
Mr. Estes, of Hall, spoke in favor of the
resolution. lie was in favor of building
a capitoi at an early date. Ho said that
there was no use in putting the matter off
any longer.
Mr. Reese, of Wilkes, also favored tho
resolution in a fine, sensible speech.
Mr. Hunt withdrew his amendment.
The question then recurred on tlie mo
tion of Mr. Garrard, of Muscogee, to post
pone. Tbe motiou was put and lost, and
the resolution was then agreed to by a
lame vote.
Mr. Polhiil, of Jefferson, moved to sus
pend tlie rules to read the second time a
bill to abolish the Couuty Court in Ha-
beraham county. Agreed to, and the bill
was read.
Mr. Howell, of Cobb, also moved tho
suspension of tlie rules in order to read a
bill relative to the county commissioners
of Cobb county. Agreed to aud read the
second time.
The Speaker suggested that Senate
bills ought to be read this morning, or
their passage would be impossible for
this term.
Mr. Sweat, of Clinch, moved to extend
the morning session for this purpose.
•Agreed to, and the bills taken up. [These
hills have already been reported.]
Having completed this business, the
House adjourned till 10 a. m., to-morrow,
Carolynn.
Atlanta, December 3,
The Senate met at the usual hour, and
was called to order by tho President.
Prayer by the chaplain, and the journal
read and approved.
The appropriation bill was reconsidered
and amended, upon motion of Mr.
Parke, by giving an additional sum to the
Lunatic Asylum. Also, by Mr. West
brook, appropriating $125,000 instead of
Sllo.OOO to pay oil’ the four per cent,
bomb, which tbe treasurer may be oruered
by the Governor to do whenever the condi
tion of the treasury wili allow it. The
bill was then passed as amended.
The judiciary committee reported fa
vorably on the House bill to abolish the
County Court of Muscogee, and to trans
fer Stewart county from the Chatta
hoochee circuit.
The committee on elections made two
reports in the case of Gignilliatt vs. Har-
ris, from the second district, the majority
report favoring Harris retaining his seat,
and the minority favoring the unseating of
Harris, and tlie seating of Giguillialt.
Report was laid on table for the present.
The general tax act was read the third
time aud passed. The bill, as passed by
tlie nouse, taxed retail liquor dealers $100
for license. The Senate, by a votcj of 25
to 15, amended it by fixing tlie license at
only $25.0 ).
THE noUSE
met at 10 a. m., Speaker Bacon in the
chair. The roll call was dispensed with.
Prayerby the chaplain. Tlie journal was
read and approved. The standing com
mittees made their reports.
Mr. Estes, of Hall, offered a resolution
that a committee be appointed to examine
a book of legal forms prepared by Messrs
Silmau and Thompson, of Jackson coun
ty, and report to tlie General Assembly
next July whether there is any merit in
said work. After a smart little fight tlie
resolution prevailed. Tlie committee are
Estes of Hall, Hillyer, of Fulton, and
Harrow, of Clarke, on tlie part of the
House.
The rules were suspended, and, on mo
tion of Mr. Milner, Senate bills were ta
ken up and read tlie second time.
A resolution that tlie Governor be au
thorized to sell tiie furniture of the old
post-ollice was agreed to.
The following House bills were read
the third time:
A hill to amend the act creating aboard
of commissioners of roads and revenues in
Cobb county. Passed.
A bill to repeal tlie act creating a coun
ty court in Habersham county. Passed.
A message from tlie Senate was received.
Several members were allowed to with
draw bills. •
The resolution to sell the old post-office
property was reconsidered, amended and
adopted again.
The following Senate bills were read
tho second time:
A bill to amend the law of taking ex
emption. Adversely reported by the com
mittee. Lost.
A bill to require judges of the Superior
Courts to give in charge certain sections
of the code. Adversely reported on and
lost.
A bill to amend the law of attestation
of papers. Adversely reported on and lost.
Tlie committee*on the ownership of the
Western and Atlantic r ailroad submitted
a report and asked leave to sit during the
recess, aud to report tho result of their la
bors to the General Assembly next July.
Tabled.
The Senate resolution to instruct tho
representatives in Congress to endeavor
to obtain an alleviation of the revenue
laws relative to illicit distilling was read
and referred to the committee on tbe state
of the republic.
A message from tho Governor was re
ceived announcing the surrender of the
charter of the Bank of Athens.
Mr. Barrow offered a resolution accept
ing the surrender of said charter, and
asked a reference of the message; resolu
tion, etc., to the committee on banks.
Agreed to.
The act incorporating the Brunswick
railroad has been signed by tho Gover
nor.
The rules were suspended, and .Mr.
Hillj er, of Fulton, introduced a hill to
pay Howard Van Epps certain insolvent
costs in the City Court of Atlanta.
The appropriation bill was sent in
amended by tbe Senate.
Mr. Branson, of Bartow—A resolution
tbat tlie members do not receive mileage
next summer. Tabled.
Mr. Coffin, of Stewart—A resolution to
appoint a special committee of seven from
tlie penitentiary committee to examine
the several convict camps of the State and
report next July.
Mr. Estes, of Hall, opposed the resolu
tion. n
Mr. Lane, of Bibb, advocated the adop
tion of tbe resolution in ashort but strong
speech.
Mr. Hansell, of Cobb, also supported
the resolution.
Air. Middiebrooks offered to amend by
inserting a clause that the Speaker choose
the committee from the whole House.
Lost.
The resolution was then put to the
House and adopted.
Mr. Wheeler, of Walker—A resolution
that members having railroad passes do
not receive mileage next July.
Mr. Sweat, of Clinch, offered an amend
ment that tho resolution only extend to
the gentleman trom Walker. Agreed to
and the resolution adopted amid great
laughter.
Mr. Mays, of Richmond—A joint reso
lution that a committee bo appointed to
determine the question of the legality of | city.
•Cabolynn.
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Atlanta, December 4.
The Senate met at tbe usual hour.
Prayer by the chaplain, after which tho
journal was read and approved.
This morning was the time set lor hear
ing the contested election case of Gignil
liatt vs. Harris. After discussion tho
further cousideration of the case was
postponed until the second day of the ad
journed term.
The following hills wep) read the third
time: .
A bill to abolish tho County Court of
Muscogee county. Passed.
A bill to receive back the charter of
the Bank of Athens. Passed.
A bill to incorporate the town of Coch
ran. Passed.
A bill to incorporate the Cltizeus’ Bank
of Augusta. Passed.
A bill to repeal an act to reduce the
fees of tho couuty trea.urcr of Greeno.
Passed.
A bill to provide for tlie payment of in
solvent costs in Richmond county.
Passed.
A bill to amend tlie act incorporating
the town of Uawklnsville. Passed.
A bill to establish a City Court iu the
county of Qaii. Passed.
HOUSE.
The Houso met at 10 a. in., Speaker
Bacon in the chair. Prayer by Rev. Mr.
Clarke, member from Wayne county. The
roll was called and the Journal read and
approved.
Mr. Sweat, of Clinch—A resolution to
limit all speeches to five minutes and one
time. Adopted.
A message from the Senate was received
Tlie committee on banks reported tbat
the committee lecommcudcd the accept
ance of the surrender of tlie charter of the
Bank of Athens. The report was taken
up and adopted.
The finance committee submitted a- re
port on the Senate amendments tn the tax
bill and the appropriation bill, concurring
in some of the amendments and dissent
ing from others.
Mr. Sweat, of Clinch—A resolution that
a committee be appointed to inform tbe
Governor tbat the General Assembly will
take a recess Irom to-day till the first
Wednesday in July, 18S1. Adopted,
A menage from tlie Governor was re
ceived announcing tbat he bad signed the
following acts:
To change the charter of Jonesboro,
To authorize the refunding of tlie debt
of Clarko couuty.
To establish a board of couuty commis
sioners for Fulton county,
To incorporate the Brunswick Railroad
Company. *
To amend tbe charter of the city of
Griffin.
A resolution in regard to publishing the
public lew3.
The appropriation bill was taken up in
order to consider the amendments pro
posed by tbe Senate.
Tlie Senate proposed to add $15,000
more to the appropriation for the Lunatic
Asylum.
Tho finance committee opposed tlie
amcndineiit.
Mr. Day, of Pickens, favored the amend
ment.
Mr. DuBignon, of Baldwin, advocated
the Senate amendment in a clear, logical
speech, showing by facts aud figures that
tlie'proposed addition to the amount will
not be more Utah wliat will actually be
required,
The time of Mr. DuBignou having ex
pired under tlie rule, the House, in view
of the importance of the question, unani
mously voted to extend tlie speaker’s
time. lie then continued his remarks.
Sir. Garrard, ol Muscogee, opposed the
amendment.
Several other members addressed the
House on the question.
Sir. Peck, of Rockdale, called for the
previous question, and the vote beiug ta
ken thereon, tho amendment was lost.
The amendment to increase the appro
priation to pay off the interest on tbe four
per cent, bonds was agreed to.
Tho amendment to pay the following
newspapers for publishing the circulars,
etc., of the railroad commissioners, was
agreed to: The Constitution $603.80,
Chronicle and Constitutionalist $560.10,
Albany paper $440.70, Columbus Enqui
rer $500.10, Telegraph and Messen-
oeb $500.10, Rome paper $500 aud Sa-
vaunah Netes $500.
An amendment to tho contingent fund
was refused.
A number of minor amendments pro
viding for certain committeo expenses and
other items, were taken up aud concurred
iu.
The tax bill was next taken up and the
Senate amendments considered.
The Senate proposed to amend by mak
ing the liquor tax $25. Thu finance com
mittee proposed to fix tho same at $50.
After some debate tho yeas and nays were
called on the amendment, and the vote
resulted—yeas 87, nays 30. Concurred
in.
The Senate proposed an amendment to
levy a tax on all Stuto bonds except those
protected by special legislation. A lively
debate sprang up on this question, and at
last tbe yeas and nays were called for.
The call was not sustained, aud the ques
tion was put. On division, the amend
ment was voted down by 77 to 17.
Several other miuor amendments were
concurred in.
On motion of Mr. Bacon, of Chatham,
the House bills amended by tbe Senate
were taken up, and said amendments con
curred in.
The House adjourned till 3 p. m.
Tlie special committee appointed by a
resolution from the general penitentiary
committee to investigate the abuses of tho
penitentiary system are Messrs. A. j.
Lace, of Bibb, chairman; Coffin, of Slew-
art; Willingham, of Oglethorpe; Famell,
of Decatur; Wilson, of Camden, (col.);
Hansel!, of Cobb, and Post, of Coweta.
This committee will report tlie result of
their inquiries to the General Assembly
next July.
Tho committee appointed by resolution
of Mr. Mays, ot Richmond, arc Messrs.
Mays, of Richmond, chairman, Hunt, of
Spalding, DuBignou, of Baldwin, Milner,
of Bartow, and Reese, of Wilkes. Tbe
duty of this committee is to examine the
question of tlie legality of repealing by act
the present convict system.
PERSONAL.
I sco tho Post-Appeal lias been paying
your townsman, Speaker Bacon, some
very haudsomc and well merited compli
ments. It says: J “Speaker A. O. Bacon
can manage a Legislature better and ac-
complish more work by it in a day than
any man,who has tv r filled for the Speak
ers chair. He will be sadly missed when
he leares lus prescut honored place for a
more honored and well deserved position
in public life.”
ThcSpcakcr has not missed a day or a
session since the meeting of the Legisla
ture, not a single ruling of the chair has
been reversed ’his term, and in tbe ap
pointment of committees, general direc
tion and expediting of business, be lias
displayed a tact and a dis
cretion which has conserved tho
public interest, in a manner peculiarly
beneficial to the State.
Col. A. J. Lane, though suffering from
Indisposition, has been exceedingly vlg-
Report af the Commissioner of Inter
nal Revenue.
Washington, Decembers.—The Com
missioner of Ii.tirnal Revenue, in submit
ting his annual report to the Secretary of
the Treasury, gives the receipts from each
specific source of revenue by years aud
collection districts, together witli addition
al facts and figures showing tho operations
of the bureau during tiie months of July,
August, September aud October being tho
first four months of the current fiscal
year, ami says:
- “I am glad to be able to bring to your
attention tlie fact that since my last an
nual report, still further improvement has
been made in the condition of tlie inter
nal revenue service. The efforts of the
past four years for tho suppression of the
illicit manufacture and sale of spirits
and tobacco have been substantially
crowned witli success. Tbe frauds upon
the revenue and resistance to authority
still existing are confined to a few locali
ties, and I am of the opinion that a hearty
co operation of ail tho officers charged
with the enforcement of the laws will,
before the close of tho present adminis
tration, have established tho authority of
the governmentforthe collection of taxes,
aud the equal enforcement of its laws in
all parts of the country.
■“The discipline, efficiency and fidelity
to duty of the officers of the internal reve
nue service have steadily improved. Tho
manner in which they have enforced tho
lawshas promoted tho relations of har
mony which should subsist between the
taxpayer and tlie government, and I take
pleasure iu noting an almost universal
disposition on the part of tho taxpayers to
observe the laws and sco them, faithfully
executed.
“The receipts ofinternal revenue for the
fiscal year 1870 were $113,440,021.38,
showing an increase of $2,705,458.01 upon
the previous year. The recoipts for tho
fiscal year 1880, Iu tho faco of a reduction
of the tax on tobacco, were $123,30S,-
016.10, showing an increase of $10,532,-
294.72. The receipts for the first four
montlis of the pro ent fiscal year amount
to $43,789,318.30, showing an increase
over tlm corresponding period of last year
of $1,058,213.48. I know of no reason
why this increase should not bo main
tained during the fiscal year, so that the
total collections for tlio year from internal
revenue taxes, at tlie present rates, would
be Si35,000,000.” *
Commissioner Raum says that whito tiie
receipts from taxes are thus increasing in
amount, tlie demands upon tho treasury
are being lessened by a reduction of the
public debt and the annual interest
charged. Ho therefore, recommends that
the tax be taken off bank checks, matches,
patent medicines, perfumery, cosmetics,
bank deposits, etc., but suggests that tiie
act abolishing tlie taxes should not go into
effect earlier than three months after its
passage. Continuing on tills subject the
commissioner says:
“Whenever the interest of tho govern
ment will allow it, I think it wili bo wise
to coniine internal revenue taxation to
spirits, malt liquors, tobacco, snuff and ci
gars, and special taxes upon manufatur-
ers and dealers iu these articles. I am of
the opinion that reliance can bo placed
upon receiving Lite sum of $120,000,000
auuually from theso sources, which sum
would gradually increase with the in
crease of population, hut which would
probably bo subjected to diminution upon
the recurrence of hard times.”
He states that during the last four years
aud four montlis 4,001 illicit distilleries
liave been seized, 7,339 persons arrested
for illicit distilling, and twenty-six officers
and employes killed and fifty-seven
wounded in the enforcement of the inter
nal revenue laws. During the past six
teen months 1,120 stills have been seized,
1,205 persons arrested, and ten officers
wounded in the enforcement of tlio laws.
While tlie number of stills seized and per
sons arrested is very large since his last
annual report, he is satisfied that there
will be a decrease in tho number of such
seizures. On this subject, Gen. Raum
says: “In January of the present year a
combined effort was made by armed bod
ies of internal revenuo officers from West
Virginia southward through the moun
tains and foot hills infested by illicit dis
tillers, which resulted in the seizure of a
number of illicit distilleries and the arrest
of many persons engaged therein. Tbe
effect of this movement was to convince
violators of tlie law that it was the deter
mination of the government to put an end
to fraud and resistance to authority, and
since that lime it lias been manifest to all
well-meaning men iu those regions of tlie
country that the day for illicit distilling
is past. Public sentiment has been stead
ily setting in against these frauds aud I
fee! assured that if continued efforts are
made for the enforcement of the laws,
taxes upon whisky and tobacco can soon
be collected in tlie districts where frauds
have been so rife without the use ot armed
posses of men. For the purpose of pre-
venti lie old offenders from resuming the
business of illicit distilling, Ihave deemed
it advisable to maintain a force of depu
ties in many of tho districts for tlio ex
press purpose of policing tho districts and
of seizing illicit distilleries. Theso officers
are armed and move in small posses so as
to deter resistance. They are instruct
ed to establish friendly relations with the
people and to encourage the observance
of tho laws. Tills system lias worked sat
isfactorily and beneficially, and with the
exception of tho second district of Georgia
there has been very iittio disturbance
during tho past few montlis.”
The total cost of collecting tlie revenue
in tbe United States is stated at $1,505,-
842.66, being 3.C3 per cent, of tho total
amount collected.
Rcferriug.to the circular o! Secretary
Sherman of June 30, in which lie states that
all appointments and removals of store
keepers and gaugers aud inspectors of to
bacco will, on aud after July 1st, lS80.be
by tho Secretary of tho Treasury only, the
commissioner says, “I have not ques
tioned, and da not question, tlie right of
tbe secretary to obtain information from
sucli sources as he may deem proper upon
which to make these appointments and
removals, but it seems that that officer
wlio, by law, lias charge of tbe general
superintendence of tiie collection of the
revenues, and who lias so much to do with
the officers in question, should be con
sulted os to tiie necessity of making ap
pointments and the propriety of making
removals.”
Ho reports tho total amount of collec
tions from tobacco for tho fiscal yeac end
ed June 30, 1880, was $38,870,140.0S.
This amount includes the collections of
internal revenue taxes imposed upon im
ported tobacco, snuff and cigars, and the
special taxes paid by tlie manufacturers
of and dealers in leaf and manufactured
tobacco, and is less than tliu receipts from
tlie same source for the fiscal year imme
diately preceding by $1,264,802.57.
PRIVATE. BRADY.
at the falls of the Ohio river opposite j
Louisville, a:n! six houses of refuge on j
the coax", of Florida. He also urges a I
moderate increase of the appropriation ro
enable him to employ additional men at j
each station tiir.iughJat the active sea on, . - t I elm, ament t* *
providing hones for hauling life-saving I . A few days ago, says the Toronto Aren- j of
gear lo scenes of wreck, and for multiply- Teleyrain, a tall, erect, but very feeble , “chief BrooksJnfnnnartnn
ing certain apparatus to insure tLc rapid old man had to be assisted into the pris-1 , I , *?™* tlon J , ! al . A “*
lauding of persons from vessels.
hair and small black moustache, wears a
— i suit of plain broadcloth and a soft black
One of Napoleon"* Old Uuarda a V»- He also wears a gold band on hit
wrwnt—-Recollections of tbe Orest j f in S Pr ; w lth engraved hieroglyphics upon
Soldier. | !£ - “e speaks English with a strong for-
The Life Saving Service.
Wasuinoton, December 3.—Superin
tendent Kimball, of the Live Saving Ser
vice, in bis annual report states that at
tlie close of tlie fiscal year there were 170
stations, of which 130 were on the Atlan
tic 3-1 on the lakes and Oon tlie Pacific.
The record of tiie service Surpasses that
of any yet made. Tho weather of the
year was milder than usual, but was
marked by numerous storms of cxceplion-
Beport of the Director of the Hint.
Washington, December 3.—The re
port of Superintendent of tiie Mint Bur-
chard shows that.the deposits of gold bul
lion at the mints and assay offices have
both been greater Clian in any previous
year, aggregating $98,835,090, and exceed
ing by nearly $30,000,000 the high
est previous deposit, that of
of 1861. Tbe receipts of for
eign gold coin and bullion were about
$01,627,556. The coinage of gold could
not keep pace with tho deposits, and
$08,438,874 of gold bullion remained un
coined at the close of the fiscal year. The
mints during the year augmented tlie cir
culation $84,370,144, or which $58,157,737
was gold, $27,842,437 silver, and $209,-
071,150 in minor coin. Tlie total coinage
of standard silver dollars sinco it was au
thorized lias been $7,5S4,775.
Director Burchard, referring to the
mint at New Orleans, says: “The difficul
ty alluded to in my previous report, of
procuringsilver bullion for this mint, which
seemed likely to cripple If not destroy its
usefulness, has but lu part been removed.
A considerable demand in the Gulf States
for silver coins for circulation has neces
sitated monthly allotments at this mint
for tlie coinage of 400,QOOstaudard dollars,
which is about equal to its ordinary coin
age capacity, witli its present force and
appropriations.”
“During tlieyear it became my painful
duty to report the death of H. S. Foote,
who had been superintendent of the mint
from December, 1878, until the date of
his death on the lUtii of May, 18S0. A
representative of this bureau was in
structed to proceed to New Orleans, ex
amine the condition of tbe mint, and su
perintend the deliveries and transfers to
bo made upon tiie appointment of his suc
cessor. Mr. Foote’s conl’nued ill-health
and inability to give tho necessary atten
tion to the business of the mint
occasioned some neglect and laxity in
keeping the records and the surpervis-
of tlio mint’s transactions. Upon
tlie transfer of the funds, bullion and
property belonging to tho mint to M. V.
Davis, who, on the 11th day of June, 1880,
was promoted from coiner to superinten
dent, the amount or coin charged to the
cashier on toe books of thi mint and
required to be delivered was found tolacK
1,000 standard dollars, which remains to
K accounted for on the final settlement of
the account of the late superintendent.
The discrepancy was apparently a surprise
to tho cashier and oflicers of the mint.
There had previously been frequent urgent
demands for tiie shipment of standard dol
lars, and tbe error was supposed to have
occurred from an undiscovered mistake in
tho report or count of sacks at some deliv
ery fordistrihution.”
The Largest Railroad Bond Trans
action. -
Messrs. Drcxel, Morgan & Co, Winslow,
Lanier & Co. anil August Belmont & Co.
have concluded a contract with the North
ern Pacific Railway Company for $40,000,-
000 6 per cent, gold bonds Iiaviug forty
years to run. Part ot these are bought
“firm” and the remainder on option, giv
ing tlie company tiinu to complete tlie
road, thu bonds to be issued only as tbe
road is advanced and the finished sections
accepted by the government. Tlio bonds
are secured by a mortgage on tlio land
grant as well as ou tbe line of tbe road,
of which 600 miles main line are already
in operation, in addition to tbe Missouri
anil Pen d’Orielio divisions, measuring
426 miles. Tbe three firms
named above as contractors for the
loan have associated with them several of
tlie best known bankers here and in other
cities, as well as in Europe, among whom
are Messrs. Drcxel & Co., Philadelphia;
J. S. Morgan & Co., London; Drcxel,
Uarjes & Co., Paris. In this city the asso
ciates are the Bank of Commerce, the
Third National Bank, Messrs. L. Yon
Hoffmann & Co., Messrs. J. & W. Selig-
man & Co., J. S. Kennedy & Co., Speyer
& Co., Kuhn, Loeh <Ji Co., Woerishoffer &
Co.; in Boston, Messrs. Lee, Uiggiuson &
Co., Messrs. Brewster, Basset & Co.; in
Baltimore, Messrs. Johnston, Bro3. & Co.
This is tbe largest railroad bond transac
tion yet made in this country. By tlie
terms of tlio agreement witli the company,
the contractors are to name two directors
in the board, and the persons selected for
tiie positions are Messrs. J. O. Bullitt, of
Philadelphia, and John W. Ellis, of
Messrs. Winslow, Lanier & Co., of Now
York.
A Model Prison.
Iu Switzerland there is a jail whose
mauageincntTis exceptional and the char
aclcr of whoso inmates is phenomenal. It
is in the Cauton Schwytz, surrounded by
wild and romautic scenery. Possibly tbe
elevating and humanizing iufiucuccs of
tlie scenery have made tlie Schwytz pris
oners belter than people in their walk of
life usually are. Tho jail is an old farm
house. Tiie expenses for bolts, bars and
locks have never been heavy, lor (he pris
oners are allowed to como out aud go as
If they were at a hotel. There are two
officers, a jailer and tlie sergeant oi police.
They have au assistant who happens to be
a nun. She docs tiie work of keeping the
prisoners straight while tl^e jailer aud
the sergeant have as good a time os they
cau at ono or two of the
neighboring places of publio resort. They
earn tliclr salaries without being put to
any great amount of trouble and without
doing any difficult or disagreeable work.
Tiie nun attends to the whole business.
When any prisoners prove at all refracto
ry she reasons with them ami reads them
a number of pages from a good relig'oui
book. It might be supposed that thii
would lead them to desire to flee away,
as prisoners are not generally fond of this
sort of treatment. But this is not the
case. So highly do they esteem and revere
the nuu for her good work that they do
exactly as she tells them. There is no
chapel in tiie jail, nor is there any chap
lain. So the good nun regularly takes
detachment of her flock to
church with heron Sundays and holy days.
When they are under any great concern
of mind on account of their sins she takes
them to see the priest. There are occa
sionally instances of groat hardness of
heart among tiie prisoners which require
special attcut'on. A murderer, for in
stance, who was sent to tho farm house
for life, and was a somewhat brutal per
son, was vexed at being locked up while
the other lodgers were permitted to have
the free run of tho place. The nun lacked
that confidence in him which would have
led her to let him out. After a while
ho worked on her kind heart in
such a way that she told iiim he might go
to tho well for water. He went, and it
was well for liim, for ho has notr yet re
turned. This event cast a shadow over
tlie Schwytz jail. Tbo other prisoners
were alarmed lest they should be locked
in, now that one escape had been made.
But the good nun only reasoned with them
the more, and told them of the base i ri
al sercrity, resulting in a much larger
number ol casualties within tlio sphere of! gratitude’of the rascal* wiiobad run away,
station operations than in any previous | an j added that she hoped they all would
venr. Anri the total loss of n (Treater number continue 10 remain With her, Which each
one faithfully promised It do.
year, and the total loss of a greater number
of vessels. Tlio highest former number
was that of tlio preceding year, being 219.
Tills year tho number aggregates 300.
The highest number of vessels- totally
lost in any preceding year was fifty-four
in the fiscal year ending June, 1879. Last
year there were sixty-seven. Tlio number
of persons on board the 300 vessels in-
volved was 1,0S9, of whom 1,0S0 were
saved, only nine being lost. Tlie number
of persons brought ashore from wrecked
vessels by tlie life-saving appliances ofthe
stations was 706. <L’he life-saving crews
also assisted oil' when stranded, got oat of
ule of freights issued by the board. The j ncoi ^o rat ing tlie Buena Vista railroad
Whole question will come up again at the a!1 ,j to concur in the Senate amendments
July adjourned session. [ to the same. Agreedto. ‘
an act to repeal the. present conriet sys
tem.
The resolution was adcp'.cd and trans
mitted to the Senate.
The resolution of Mr. Coffin, of Stew
art, to appoint a special committee to in-"
vestigate the abuses of tbe penitentiary
system, was
the house.
Mr. Thorpe has hacked, with his vote
and personal support, the measures of his
colleagues, as well as some useful matter
of his own. I do not think Bibb need
fear for her representatives, but has every
reason to be proud of them.
There will probably be an evening and
in connection with other wrecking agen
cies, but generally by themselves or the
ships’ companies alone. In many of these
instances, but for their aid tbe vessels
and crews would have been lost.
A Friendly Voice from Abroad.—
A series of resolutions .of a significant
character have been presented in the
Georgia Legislature and their passage re
commended by a Senate committee. The
resolutions recite the necessity for tlie
education of tlie colored people, tlie Im
possibility ofthe Southern Slates doing it
iu tbe impoverished condition in which
they were left by tho war, and inviting
aid from the General Government to
build up efficientsysterasfor tlie education
of the masses. The Slate of Georgia
doep not make any discrimination between
the races in tbe distribution of education
al funds, and tbe resolutions pledge the
same impartiality in applying any fund
which may be provided by tlie General
Government.
oner’s dock at tho Police Court, to answer
to the charge of vagrancy. The poor fel
low admitted to tbe magistrate that he
had no place to lay his head, and for the
want of some better and more suitable
piaoe he was seat to jail for sixty days.
He said his name was David Brady, tbat
lie was ninety-five years of age, that he
was a pensioner, and that he had been
stationed with hh regiment at St. Helena
during the period of Napoleon’s imprison
ment there. A reporter called at tbe jail
and asked permission to have a talk with
Brady. Governor Grecu granted the nec
essary permission without hesitation, and
as the old man was too feeble and weak
to come down stairs, tbe reporter followed
ono cf tbe jailers to tbe hospital, where
Brady was found reclining upon the edge
of his bed. He told his story with great ef
fort and many pauses, owing to the loss of
memory and extreme debility.
“I was born in the year 1785, and that
makes mo ninety-five years old. My na
tive place is Kilmore, County Craven,
Ireland. When I was twenty-live years
old I joined her Majesty’s Twentieth regt-
meut ofthe line. Why did I join? Well,
I just took a fancy to do so, aud I’d soon
er serve her Majesty fora shilling a day
any time, than carry a spade or a shovel.
Why would I ? Well, if you’re killed
there’s no more about it; and theu you’re
well fed and clothed, and what more does
a man want ? Yes, I was in the Peninsu
lar under the Duke, and I took part in
the battles of Barussa, Toulouse, Sala
manca, Badajos, and half a dozen more,
only I forget their names. Wouuded?
Look at that hand. Well, that was done
at Toulouse; a French cavalry soldier
rode at me, and tried to cut me dowu
with his sword; I put up my arm so, to
ward off the blow, and I got that mark
you see. The hole in my knee I got at
Badajos aud a precious hard day it was.
All 1 know about it was that I got in and
came out alive, and I don’t know what
was done. I was at Waterloo and at Co
runna under Sir John Moore, and then I
was in India when Lord Cumberland was
commander-ln-chief, aud 1 took par. in
tlie battle of Dliinapure. It. wav a hot
battle that. I went up with a lot of other
fellows from Poonah, and we were tlietc
three weeks before we did anythin".”
‘•1 understand you were ill St. Helena
wheli Napoleon was there.”
“I was at St. Helena witli tho Twen
tieth regiment from 1818 to 1822. When
I was there there was a detachment ofthe
Sixty-sixth regimout'on the island, besides
royal artillerymen, sappera and miners,
and the St. Helena regiment. We used
to stand sentry at the door of Napoleon’s
residence, and about the building. No,
he never spoke to us; ho used to shun the
soldiers, aud if lie saw one of us coming
when he was out walking, he’d turn into
the bush sooner than meet us. We l;;nl
orders to present arms to him whenever
wo saw him, but lie. never acknowledged
tlie salute or let on lio ever saw iu, and I
don’t think he ever spoke a word to oue of
us from tho timo ho went there till be
died. I got ,ln tho black hole once over
him- How was that? I was going from
Dcadwood barracks to Longwood, and
about a mile and a half ou- tbo road
I saw Marshal Bertram and his
lady, two of Napoleon’s French
attendants, coming toward me in their
carriage. When they taw me, they turned
off to go into the bush, and as they did so
the carriage broke down aud tiirew them
cbisi fraudulently obtained *1,100 In
Greensboro, N. C., $700 from one person,
$400 from another. It appears that the
Holly Springs merchant cashed two checks
for Ancbisi, which were drawn on differ
ent banks In Cincinnati. During his stay
iu Holly Springs, Aitcnisi received a tele
gram from New Orleans, which leads to
the suspicion tbat be has accomplices in
that city. No less tbau five fraudulent
cliecks vvere recently presented at a Cin
cinnati bank in oue day, ccuiing from va
rious sections of the South, and all drawn
by Anchtsi. Deputy Sheriff A. V. David
son, of New York, writes to Chief Brooks
tbat he is very auxious to recover posses
sion of Ancliisi's body. Sheriff Davidson
bad Ancliisi under arrest in July last, for
similar operations in New York City,
but he succeeded in makiughis escape be
fore the examination took piaae.
aud under tbe leadenhip of North
western, which was again heavily pressed
for sale, tbe entire list declined } to 3 J per
cent. Subsequently, however, a firmer
Iceling prevailed, and a rooovery of j to $
per cent, took place, in which North
western was most prominent. Fluctua
tions outside of Northwestern were
copilucd within narrow limits.
Upland Rice.
The day is not tar distant, says the
Wilmington (N. C.) Daily Pee tew, when .
tbe dream of those who seo so much ot
practical benefit in a diversity of crops
will be realized here in the Cape Fear
section, as it is fast being realized else
where. We trust that the next decadq
will give a vigorous impetus to many
things that are now merely thought of by
practical men and dreamed of by dream
ers. In tho lime to come rice andjtobicca
must divide tbe throno with cotton. In
deed, even now tbo cultivation of upland
rice lias become almost general. There
are large quantities of it grown along the
line ol tlie Wilmington, Columbia aiy^
Augusta railroad as far South as Florence
and iu tiie counties adjoining this and
on the lino of the Wilmington and Wel
don railroad. It will grow, we under
stand, very well on what they call “sour
laud,” such as bogs and bays, worthless
for any other purpose, and which cannot"
be drained aud where tlio soil, black on •
top, is still very shallow. It will also grow
on pine lauds. It is rapidly kecomiug au
article of importance in commercial cir
cles and its cn'tivation has been greatly
increased in the last year or two. It is
not tlio same rice, technically, as that
grown on the river bottoms .and requires
a different quality of seed. It is worth
now, ou tills market, from 85 cents to $1
a bushel.
It is probable that tho cultivation of
litis cereal in the South will increase to.
startling proportions during the next few
years. Already, in some places, it is rap
idly superseding cqtton, and it lias been
demonstrated in some localities that it
will pay better than either cotton or corn.
It requires no more care or attention than
does corn, aud in lands specially adapted
to It the yield is sometimes twice as much
per acre, aud it sells In Urn rough or un-
piunded state for considerably more per
bushel.
Tbe Christiancy Divorce Sait.
Washington, December 3.—The di
vorce case of Hon. Isaac P. Christiancy,
minister to Peru, against his wife, Lillie
out. 1 ran up and took off my shoulder strap M. Christiancy, has apparently came to an
and fixed up tho cariiago springs, and J unexpected termination. Tiie clerk of
then Lady Bertram offered me her purse.
I wouldn’t take it, and Napoleon told Col
onel Ogilvy that one of tlio soldiers had
iusuited Lady Bertram, and I got the black
bole for it. Napoleon used to bate the
very sight of the red-coats. Captains
Crockett, Stauley and Major Fair went up
to Colonel Ogilvy and begged me off. I
was orderly seigeaut at the time, and on
ly obeyed orders. Wliat orders? Why,
papers were put up ail over the island for
bidding us to speak to the French people.
Najioieon had liberty to go wherever he’d
a mind to, aud he used to mostly go to a
big rock and sit for hours looking at tlie
sea, and never speak a word to a soul all
the time.” , ■ •
“But surely he did something besides
moping all day?”
“Moping! Ho wa3 a stout, short, little
chap. People used to say of him, ‘Big
head and litlie wit,’ but your head and
mine together don’t hold the half of his.
When lie was ou tbe island he started to
lmiii! a boat, and he’d work at It at odd
times, and then sit in it with his hat over
liis eyes and neversay a word. The boat
was an open one, thirty-two feet long, and
tiie inside of it he covered with drawings
of birds and fish and soldiers. I don't
think there was a bird or fish that he
hadn’t drawn inside of that boat. Wo
got orders from Lowe to break the boat up,
and of course we did so.” ....
“Tell me something about iiis death aud
funeral?”
“Well, we don’t know for sure that he
was dead for several bom's. He' had his
own doctor and priest abd' other French
attendants, and they looked after him al
together. When be was dead 1 picked out
eleven other fellows as being tho tallest
men on tlie island, and we carried Isis
coffin to tbe giave. His grave was tlie
deepest I ever saw, close on twenty feet,
and his body was put into three coffins.
The inside one, which iield Ids body, was
made' of pine, and the outside one of
mahogany, and I forget what the middle
one mis. 1 know they wen: awfully
heavy. At the bottom of thisgrave there
was a fiat atone placed, cut to shape the
hols, and at each end two upright stones
were fitted into the fiat stone and stood up
just a bit above the coffins when they
were lowered down.
“When his coffins were lowered we low
ered a French flag and spread it over tiie
coffins, and tiie priest throw a handful of
dirt on it, and that was ail tho covering
eft er him, except a big stone over tlie top
of the grave. Tiie greatest crime a fellow
ever could commit on the island was to
break the willow trees around the grave.
There were four willow trees altogether,
aud sentries stood guard day aud night over
tho body for two hours at a time. No oue
was allowed to go near, except they gut
an order from the captain of tbe guard.
Governor Lowe was good man to us sol
diers, bnt lie was awfully strict lo Napo
leon. Why, they had British ships cruis
ing outside for 100 miles around the
island, and none but British ships were
allowed to auchor. If a furriu’ ship canto
along in distress or wanting water, the
cruisers would atteud to her outside, but
never one of them wa3 allowed to laud a
the St. James Hotel, the principal witness
on wham tho prosecution relied to show
criminal misconduct in Mrs. Christiancy,
and who made an affidavit that on Decem
ber 24,1870, E. Giro arrived at the hotel
with Mrs. Christiancy and registered as Mr.
and Mrs. E-. Giro, on being confronted
with Mis. Christiancy, denied that be had
ever seen her before, and that sbe was not
the lady who visited tbo hotel with Giro,
and wo3 not. the one pointed out to him
as Mrs. Christiancy. Christiancy’s law
yer said tliis was the witness ou whose
affidavit suit was brought, aud that he had
some corroborative testimony whicli he
would have to examine before deciding
whether to go on with the case or not.
Mt.Kimball reje-a 11a recomminila, SVlSVromil.om'otU.i'moii
s supported by the best men in night session to-day, as there is consldeaa- I tween Cape Heulopen and Cape Charles, |
It is a good move aod meets the ’hie business on the clerk’s desk yet. 1 two on tbe coast ol North Carolina, one
The Panama Canal
boom in France.
scheme, is on a
man.
“NRpoleon was buried with the rank
and honors due a general officer. When
Napoleon was dead tlie French attendants
left—about a month later, or maybe two,
in the guard ship Vigo, Admiral Cocklitim.
To show you liow well they watched him,
at one time there were 2,000 soldiers and
sailors on the island. -1 could tell you lots
more, but I forget it so easily now. I
remember there used to be lots of parties
and dinners on tho island when I was
there.”
“When did you come to Canada,
Brady?”
“I got my discharge in May, 1S30, and I
came to Canada iu 1S31. I was in the
McKenzie rebellion. I ’listed under Col.
Cameron, and I went to Niagara. Then
I Joined Col. Kerby, and was with him for
six months, and then when I was coming
to Toronto, I met Col. Kingsmill, of the
Queen’s Niagara fencibles, and joined him.
1 shouldn’t have done so, but Kingsmill
was in St. Helena, and belonged to tlie
Sixtv sixth.”
Anchisi's Antics.
Washington, December3.—Tlie chief
of the secret sendee to-day received a let
ter from a cotton and commissiou mer
chant tn Holly Springs, Miss., stating that
he was oue of tlie victims of the fiaudu-
lent operations of Charles E. Ancbisi, who
represents himself as a secret service op
erative in search of forged bonds, and who
has, as mentioned heretofore, duped a
number of persons to tbe extent of thou
sands of dollars. Tlie writer enclosed a 1
description of tbe Impostor as follows: An-
chisi also goes under the uatne of Charles
Archer. He is about five feet ten inches
1 in height; lias a bald head, black eyes and
Farm Work for December.
This is one of tlie least important
months of tbe year Tor operations on the
farm proper. Yet, the thrifty, energetic
fanner will always find plenty to do.
The odds and ends of the year’s work
should be finished up, the crop finally dis
posed of, debts settled up and taxes paid,
and everything put in order for tbe
Christmas holidays, when no one is ex
pected to work, aud for the advent cf the
New Year.
It is a good timo to make contracts for
next year's business, pticb the crop as
near as may be, mark out tho work that
is to bo entered on in January.
Those wno rely wholly on the tenant
system of labor usually tiud it impractica
ble to fat much work done between the
winding up of the crop and some time in
January- But those who have wages
hands need not wait for January to com
mence the annual repairs on fences, cut
ting and disposing of logs and fallen tim
ber and other needed work that may as
well be done now as later.
Above all, the stock should be well
cared for by providing comfortable stables
for horses and mules anil tight shelters at
least for oilier animals.
Many of tlie tools of the farm will not
be wanted again until next spring. See
tiiat they are put away where they will be
kept dry aud can be found when wanted.
The closing mouth of the year is a suit
able time for forminggeneral plans for the
iulure. Every farmer should be some
thing of a book-keeper, and should be
able to cast up lus accounts tor the past
year, and seo how “profit and loss” stands.
He will then be better able to steer clear of
losses in future and increase bis profits.
It is a good p an to “take stock” of all
his resources at tbe beginuiug of each
year, and open a new account. It is only
in this way that tlie prudent merchant cau
ascertain his status and decide whether be
is doing a gaining or a losing business.
As it is the time for closing up accounts
and giving or renewing notes where the
cash cannot be paid, every fanner who
lias not already adopted tlie plan, should
at once commence a daybook or mem
orandum account of every transaction, in
cluding an account of every note or other
paper given, and carefully label and file
away those received. By winding tip one
year's business right, it becomes easy to
start right on the next.
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pepsia, and find them the best remedy X
ever tried. Up to tbat time everything I
ate disagreed with me. I can now digest
any kind of food; never have a headache;
perforin my duties as bookkeeper with
satisfaction, and liave gained fifteen
pounds of solid flesh. The value ot these
pills cannot be over-estimated.”—VV. C.
Scbullzc, Columbia, S. C.
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silky. It keeps the head coo! and comfor
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gray or taded to the natural aud life-like
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healthful properties. Sold in large bottles,
at only 50 cts. aud $1, by all first-cLass
druggists.
No one should neglect a cough, cold or
sore throat. Dr. Bull’s cough Syrup cures
these aud prevents consumption. Price
25 cents.
Nearly every passenger in a sleeping
car ou tlie Baltimore and Potomac Bait-
road w ere robbed by a sneak thief, tho
losses aggregating $7,000.
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