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XiSL : tfiir UHL A. 2| ) ! < ©estcQ^t SQb»Mg, (Luljegtaplj *m& Smttnati & M»susje«geir 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. nH ■ flP 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. “I have been using Tint’s Pills for Dys 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. Atnouir the iraetul Toilet Articles we notice a much-liked preparation for the hair, possessed of properties to re markable that no one who cares to own a clean and healthy scalp with beautiful hair should pass it untried. Its properties arc cleansing, invigorating and lieaiiug, and after a iew applications the hair ceas es to fall. Dandruff and humors disap pear, and tho hair grows clean, soft aud silky. It keeps the head coo! and comfor table and gradually restores the hair if gray or taded to the natural aud life-like color, beautiful to took upon. It is Park er’s Hair Balsam that lias won such popu lar appreciation by its many excellent and 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. - > sssm Charles Hartman, Toledo, Ohio, says: l know it cured me, ami l hopa others similarly troubled with pain in the chest may be helped by the “Only Luna Pact’ as ( bare done.—See Ads. 16-la