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Newspaper Page TexttfertD? £U.cjnun \^JU»jgA$cp«g WJWI ^onsn^ii vv jgmngwn^K, H| Thf luxrntofnl Kcaotpn Atlanta Constitution. Wc oVcrve that the coalition leaden have liot art n nskc<l the colored men to take back sent*. Thcv are expected to Mattel out in tho yard with tliclr hats off. and If they don't aajr, •‘Thankee, inarster.” when they arc allowed to vote the coalition ticket, they will be written down In the Republican organ* a* ungrateful roam I-. Tho position of a colored Republican is certainly not an enviable one In this year ol puj Lord, 1X82. —— • Tito Eaact-BI^Halr Teruilf Couritr-Jou rnal.. Among tho curiosities of alleged sesthctletam la the banga-hla-halr young man. Although he does not exist at present to an alarming extent, there Is enough of him to be amusing: and In terest collector* of bric-a-brac. The bangs-his- Bair young man moves principally in the circle Of the Illy and the utter, but he now and then Seta into a theatre or church and tluplay* his effeminate appendage. Be baa an Idea, which la a wonder, tnut his bang: 1* his great attrac tion. die 1* right. 1 Vaccinated In the Tongue. Grand Rapid* header. Abont a week ago a matt* slopped Into the Office of a well-known physician, seated him self at the tabic anl engaged lit conversation. On the table were lying a number of vaccine point*, which the visitor mistook for tooth picks. and taking up one he began using It The physician didn’t notice what the man was doing for some minutes, and his attention was only called to the fact by the visitor pnnetur- Ing his tongue with one or the points, causing It to bleed slightly. Tlic doctor gave the mat ter prompt attention, washed the man's month with alcohol and used preventative* of various kinds, but, alas, to no porpose. The vaccina tion “took,” and the man to-day wean his tongue on the outside of his mouth. Tlie Younsr Oemoeracy and tbe “Sew Movement.” Albany Memo, It must be very evident to those who havO been close observers of the tactics of the coall- tionistsornew party adroc.it** in this State, that a strong and concerted effort is being made to split off the young men from the rogu- lars by holding out the idea that the old politi cians will control the conventions and monop olize the honors and offices of the organised FROM WASHINGTON. Wise Words, IThyerots Rporter. Wc mnst say that wc are In favor of a tariff that will protect our manufactories. The time When the South could afford to live wlthont a protective tariff is gone by. When we were purely an agricultural people a protective tar iff was rather Injurious to us than otherwise. But that U changed uow; we arc rapidly be coming manufacturers, and before many years will lie the leading manufacturing section in the country, and wc cannot in our infancy as manufacturers compete successfully with those who have grown rich and.powerful in tlmtjlinc, atlowcr rate* than they have enjoyed. Howev er,without a further expression of opinion, we trust the discussion will proceed, and extend. And that eventually something may grow out of tills old and puzzling question that will re dound to the good of tne whole country. The Convict System. Sx-Governor Smith Interviewed. I am the author of this lease system and I am proud of it. If it need* additional safeguards let them I* given it, but the system is the best that can be devised. Under it there has been less than one-fourth of one per cent, deaths per Annum and only twenty-one escape* In nearly three yean. It is an insult to the colored peo ple of this State to appeal to their prejudice* against theconvict system. The negro farmer, Whose mule is stolen, or whose child is rajicd, or whose house Is fired, or whose wife i* mur dered, needs the protection of the law and is as much interested In having the law enforced as the white man. To appeal to the negro in be half of the convicts, is to Insinuate that tho most of them are apt to go there, and that those Who don't, sympathize with those who do. As to the n-'.inlt made upon the judges and juries who try criminals in this State, 1 suppose they Can take care of themselves. A Presidential Konzance Chicago Inter Ocean. There 1* a tender spot in all of ns that I* ea sily reached by romance, and the reasons stated by a Washington letter-writer to explain why President Arthur has chosen the oldest and Shabbiest church in Washington as his place of worship, will be appreciated. Hays the corres pondent : “Every Hundny morning lie may lie S en walking, unattended, like the humblest tlzcn, across the ever green Lafayette Square: with its brown General in the middle, which lies between the White House and the moss- grown sanctuary, wherein he quietly takes his place in the old pdw Madison occupied nearly aeventy pears ago." Many years ago, an hum ble yonng lawyer, he attended that church while In AVashlngton upon professional busi ness, and heard a voice In the choir that, for hhn, as fur others, had especial attractions. Ifc ticcame acquainted with its owner aficnrurd* and married her. Her name was Ella Herndon, and her father was an officer of the navy, stationed at the gov ernment observatory." _ Rlnlue'a Coining Speech. Charleston Setcs and Courier. There is a deal of more or less sensational gossip at the New York cluha about cx-SccreU- 8 r ltlallie's < iarfleld memorial oration to be dc- yered in the House of Representatives on the evening of the '27th Instant. Mr. Maine and bis personal friends arc said to lie giving out gome point* in advance, and if tlusc intima tions are not misleading the dVnguishcd Statesman from Maine would seem to be essay ing the historical role of Marc Antony. Tne same ideas, curiously enough, would seem to be eurrentat Washington, inasmuch as a Past Correspondent telegraphs from there that “a warm friend of Mr. Maine said this morning ' "int it was goingto be a very curious perfonn- nce." adding “There will be a good deal mere r r tlmpvnccting than of Garfield.” •That thosftator of the occasion will .«uy eaiiis**"'-' be prophesied, but his words win sc eli«fl« r His position is one of extreme del- lea' vJSiuiL! he effect* of his speech will extend .'-future os-flu /car ISM.” Kugland Culcbatv. Canrixr-Jhurnal. IfEtshtr'i'l * Mil*, not uncultured or W,!'*'-uivasi-abz. but decidedly to XcsMb >" ,*iyla'tew days ago at the fait-, wiiy.’,! Tjrfson, a college gnulu- -P °f his class, rising to , down thecancol niiUil mother, who therctiiNin s-11%: “Here goes my cane, (lain ; :t wasn't with a cane; it was of something.” “O, mother,” Tighter, "yon have got the thing '.turning to her brother, the cul- IV. asked him to clear it up. *ne. confidently, it “was Samson s jaw-bone of an aas, and he slew ,~i of Israel with it." The daughter, interested (as who would , t" ' Iben turned to her father, languished Jurist, hut very deaf, and tn- ' g liim all about the conundrum and *n- appcalcd to him to tell them,if lie could, as that Samson slew with the Jaw-bone >. The grave Judge, raising his brows chuckle of derision, replied: “Who was rSKaaon - .« g - . jaw-bone of an LMVy, It vv.i- >w; flv »• roprae. I thought ^u-.ly knew -f o■■« ^’’I'lithe name of “ -I Atediie' cdtTor- retumctl v.itirri^lSt^Til.siiosal of any sized pig«. She ^" v^lucnns business, since that few me". she acenmptbheo ita.,,, ,cult* . 11uW.~ yntsl.p, .im. i)tlhr< lur ier-Jottrnai mioIk- ere wH'^kt In to Secretary Folgcr’s eurria r.'".rv 4J the Treasury receives mll> ;., ,,p*e wJ»r> t ill upon him) a seedy - and ovidnul 'of about forty. He said: iog .;nrv, I do not want a place, or rather gei , n up trying to get one. I have been ■ '—ontlis, and have tried every means r jo get a government position. I &: all I want is to get home. I am t ' . >, and have not money enough to ^*/Von the railroad." V t\-. ,1 tone. Secretary Folger said: V Krctllf wi at to go home T • 1 V<» 5 *v’ was the reply, “and all I want ntBMjSb<wt there.'' . sysissiblethat any office-seeker \ "Sb home, Secretary Folger fur- fAwWIor. Satisned that the 1^8’S-* "Ole said: "There i; a dollar ’..! 1 I am always happy to a "good cause; I would always be glad thcrofilre hunters out of town, If they nly be Induced to go.” the man bad left. Secretary Folger said Mould gladly have paid his full fare to Rich- n.d, from wheuctf his visitor hailed, had he been entirely certain that the case was really ' ?rarity that it seemed—an office-hunter anx- u to retire front the field. What the LadyAiked the Burglar. * • Sew Orleans ficayune. ‘ Certain well known lady, living np on the Avehuc, recently found herself ana nunllr of little ones compelled to pass the night wlthont the protection of a man in the house, her hus band lieitig in tbe North, being a good shot ■he was not alarmed, however, but put her re volver handy when -he retired at night. About midnight -he heard a noise as if some one was trying to get Into the house. She went softly on to the gallery, revolver in hand, anil sure enough, there was a man down at tho window prying open the shutter with a long knife. Af ter watching him for a moment, undecided What to do, knowing that if she chose she Could kill him. she leaned over the railing and called out: "Spall I shoot you. sir?” The'as tounding question caused the man to stop Work. Ho turned and looked up at her, but made no pretense to run. She then fired at him, and Be retreated to Ore fence, where he Insolently regarded her in the moonlight. The br,.vc lltue woman, not a whit discouraged, then determined to show him that she could him If she pleased, to, taking ennd aim. she put a tiny bullet through the An of hi* hat. In less time than rail lie told this would- bcburglar was over the fence and out of sight. Tbe End el She Creak. Detroit Free Press "Am dar a crank nresent in de hall to- night?" softly asked brother Gardner as the jneeting opened. hot a voire answered. “Have any of you seen a crank aronn town ch- ! ■. week.’ ' continue*) the president. Not one had, oral least no one admitted it. “Two weeks ago de keutrv was full of’em. You could find 'em on de street kyar, at dcdc- pot, armin' de hotels an’ ebon in church. All of a mi. Men vou can’t sheer up a single cr uik. lie Mzim-ss liar (Hit to lie unhealthy. Dc plea Ci! In-.mite doi.ti go down wlthde jure- as slick as It did." The time when one man kin put a kulfe auoderan' make de Jury believe he iv i- bo n dat way ami couldn’t help It has ’bout expired. He crank nuts' go. He intis’ qnii si,,,tin', stabblu'. stoalin' and bein' heard of In de laud. When de crank fust brought for l de Mcah dat de Deity was liehlnd him a:, urgei! him on It wassunthin newau’ novel, bn: <int i.lcah am playol ont wid de rest, • “M> freiis, let ie cantankerous bill ness ab le h .m' call stealln' by any odder name. 1( your hands itch fur money dal belon p* to* some one cl.-e. take it and skip, ami when de law overhaul* you dioin sot up de plea dat an' aug. 1 from he-ivon urged you on. Legal fareos have lull Uieir day in dls.kentry. Insanity, klepumiaula, sudden emotion, drunkeqnvtu an' loss o' mem<wy*wiU be poo' excuses before lueher juries." AVashisgton*. February 9.—la th6 Senate bills were introduced by Mr. Coke for the erection of a public building at Browneville, Texas; by Mr. Grover, pro- sr — . .—,-=3 Tiding for the organization of tbe District Democracy, to the exclusion of the younger „ fB , .. ,, , . ... nnd more progn Jve men of tho party. Now, or Southeastern Alaska and a civil gov- thls la a tail that will doubtless entice many . ernniont therefor, aspiring young men from the ranks of the old - ' Mr. Harris moved to lay aside the reg ular order (the calendar) to take up his resolution appointing Neal S. Brown. Jr., of Tennessee, to perform the duties of chief clerk ol the Senate while the present chief clerk performs the dmies of secre tary. Mr. McMillan demanded the yeas and nays, and Mr. Harris’ motion was de feated on a party vote by r tie—yeas 25, nays 25. President pro iem. Davis voted aye with the Democrats, aud Mr. Brown voted nay with the Republicans. Mr. Mahone also voted with the Republicans. The- Senate then proceeded to consider tho bills on the calendar under the new Anthony rule, which sets apart an inter val between the close of the usual morn ing business and 1:30 o’clock each day for legislative reports from committees, to which there is no objection. The only bills considered were several of private interest. Tbe unfinished business, being the reso lution declaring that the psnsion arrears law ought not to be repealed, was taken np. Mr. Plumb referred to the arguments upon which the law was vindicated—its abstract justice amlthe unfairness cf a re peal to those who had filed claims. He thoueht.the position assumed by Senators Veat and Butler one that did them honor, as they had been regarded as representing a large class peculiarly bostilo to our war pensions. Mr. Call submitted ati amendment to the resolution favoring pensions for the needy and disabled survivors of the Indian wars prior to 1845, including the Black Hawk, Creek aud Seminole wars. Mr. Brown said that as many Union soldiers had received the benefit of tho law, and as it would be unjust to deny to others equally meritorious like considera tion, It was now too late to question the wisdom ol the law. The South, for va rious reasons, needed not to agitate tho question, but the unanimity of sentiment on the subject was welcomed by him a3 a most gratifying evidence of the har mony and fraternity prevailing between the once hostilo sections. Mr. Maxey expressed his dissent from the doctrine that because a few of the survivors of old wars were not in inde- E endent circumstances their less fortuuale retbren should for that reason bo de prived of government aid. Mr. Maxey was interrupted by the arrival of the hour (3 o’clock) fixed for eulogies upon the lato Representative Michael P. O’Connor, of South Carolina. The pension arrears resolution was ac cordingly laid asido as unfinished busi ness, and encomiums upou the character aud services of the deceased member were pronounced hi' Messrs. Butler, Bayard, Jones, of Florida, and Hampton. After the adoption of appropriate resolutions the Senate, as an additional testimonial of respect, at 3:40 p. m., adjourned. HOUSE. Mr. Cobb, of Indiana, from tho com mitted on public lands, reported back the resolution calling on tho Secretary of the Interior for information as to the names of all railroads to which the government has granted lands, the amount of land granted to each, etc. Adopted. Tbe House then resumed consideration of the apportionment bill. Mr. Davidson, of Florida, attacked tbe Seaton method of apportionment, contending that under it New York, with a population nineteen times as large as that of Florida, was given tbirty-rour times as mauy Repre sentatives. Mr. Dibble, of South Carolina, criti cised the Seaton method, pointing out what he conceived to be a great error in the system employed by the committee in discovering the ratio of representation. The committee had failed to take into consideration that the population of Ne vada and Delaware fell below the modu lus fixed upon, a fact which would have a great ellect upon the fractional represen tation of the various States. Mr. McCord, of Iowa, a member of the committee on the census, supported its bill, which was originally introduced by him. He argued that the new method of apportionment proposed was’morc id ac cordance with tbe constitution than tbe old system, and pointed out the unfair ness of the opponents of the bill in com paring any States without taking into ac count the perplexities of the question. When other States were canvassed, gentlemen might say that there were wrongs and irregularities in the bill, but he declared that in any olherbill these wrongs and irregularities would be more outrageous than auy that could be found in the pending one. Mr. McCord pro ceeded to point out anomalies which would arise under the old system, in stancing the Alaoama paradox, and thought, that a similar state of facts would occur in the case a of Geor gia, which would gain one member at 30G and lose it at 307, and in the case of Maine, which would gain one at 330 and lose it at 340. He had made a esm- putation and discovered that of the thirty- eight States nineteen had each a popula tion of less than 1,000,000 and an aggre gate of 10,300,000, or one-fifth of the population of the United States. They were granted under the bill sixty-four Representatives, or exactly one-fifth of the total number. It could not be said, therefore, that the bill militated against the smaller States. Mr. Cox, of New York, said that he had ofiered an amendment fixing the number of Representatives at 307, based upon the Seaton method, but upon consideration he had come to tho conclusion that he could not fortify his own number, 307, or auy other number, under that system. It would do gross injustice at any number, and be would at a proper time move to recommit the bill and amendment, with instructions to report hack a bill baaing representation upon the old method. The new method plugged up the little end and left the big end open. It prevented any district falling more than eight thousand below the modulus, and that feature was what fascinated him, but lie had discovered that that was its only virtue. After sev eral other gentlemen had spoken, tho matter went over. On ino'lon of Mr. Valentine, of Nebras ka, the Senate amendment was concurred In to the House bill appropriating $5,000 for the packing, transporting and arrang ing of certain agricultural and mineral specimens exhibited at tbe Atlanta expo sition and presented to the United States, to be placed in the National Museum. Adjourned. Washington, February 10.—In the Senate a resolution by Mr. Windom was adopted calling for a report of the treas ury cattle commission on the lung plague or contagious pleuro pneumonia. Mr. Edmunds gave notioe that the ju diciary committee would on Tuesday ask to have the bill regarding polygamy in Utah considered, and hoped it would be disposed of on that or tbe following day. Mr. Morrill said after the pensions ar rears resolution was acted on h9 would antagonize all measures with the tariff commission bill. The remainder of tho morning hour un til 1:30 o’clock was consumed in consid ering, without action, several measures of a strictly private nature. At 1:30 the pensions arrears resolution was again taken up, and Mr. Maxey re sumed his remarks In support of the amendment, declaring in favor of an en largement of the Mexican warpeosion list. He alluded to the exceptional fea tures of that war as one in which oar vol unteers carried our flag upon a foreign soil, as one whose results in tbe acquisi tion of territory were of material be unfit to the couutry, and eulogized ths services of our little army in their successful cam paigns. Mr. Beck said the principle had been announced that arrears of pensions should be given to pensioners of all our wars, irrespective of their circumstances, and party, anil is, i*rha;>s, the most dangerous ob stacle to be met by the leaden of the Democra cy. Young *mcn all over the Statu are being “sounded" and "felt" in different ways by those of their friends who have enljsted in the "new movement,” and many of them, wo fear, will not be able to resist the temptations that are placed before them. The following extract from a letter written by a prominent Georgia politician now in Wash ington, to the editor o4 Ahc Sews and Adver tiser, will here serve as a specimen of the ten der approaches that arc being made upon the young men ol the state who are wanted In the sew party movement: "The yonne men of Georgia are going to risd and shake off the chains that have bound them *0 long under tbe cry of brigadiers, etc. We live in a progressive age; old Issues must give way and wc must awake to live ones." Go slow, young man, when it comes to re nouncing the Democratic party—the “organ ized” Democratic party, ft yon please—and affiliating with a coalition of malcontents and office-seeker*, let their platform, “as formu lated,” be what it may. Tlic young Georgian who has political aspirations would be foolish indeed to desert the Democratic party as it is to-day, while the ablest and strongest meu of the State are in position and united in opposi tion to any and every movement that tends to disruption. Sow it Works. J. R. R. in the Chronicle and Constitution- (Hitt I am told that some of the brewers in this part of tho world are not pleased with an ex tract published from one of my letters concern ing the removal of the tax on whisky. There can be no denial of the flict, I believe, that abont ten distillers In this republic, already enormously rich, are reaping ths chief benefit of this tax. While they are growing bloutedly opulent, the mountain people, from I’cniuyl- vania to Alabama, are raided, murdered, im poverished and dungeoned Spies aud inform ers abound and a dangerous and djlhonilizing system is maintained. Thousamls of simple- minded and good people are I icing levied tfpon and turned to demons in onlcr that a few indi viduals may have every luxury and a superflu ous hoard of gold. Now, the beer men arc mad because cheaper whisky means a reduction of the prodigious profits u)>ot> their swill. These brewera, like the favored whisky distillers men tioned, have become very wealthy. In a short time. They, live in palaces, ride in coaches of the most regal character and roll in splendor. Meanwhile, the mountain men, remote from railroads, who dare do u little ilis- tillin£ of rye, wheat or com on tlicir own hook, Just to keep laxly and soul together, are treated more like dogs of bad repute than meu who were wholesome enough until the goverment turned them into what they ore by a monstrous imposition that should not have survived tlio evils of the war. If whisky is to be taxed, let the States deal with it and not the Federal gov ernment. Some good iwople think that intem perance wquld Increase if the tax upon- whisky were removed. That doc* not at all follow. Wc do not always value most that which is easiest procured, and from what Tennessee Congressmen tell me. 1 should say that the £ radical way of being rid ol drunkenness is the iw that prohibits the sale of intoxicating bev erages within throe miles of any court house or other public building. Rut something should lie done to relieve our* mountain people, and after that we enn devise methods for repressing the appetites of oilier citizens. It will be hard to extirpate the internal revenue system, which riMdiQiisjMilitically and morally; hut it will ^^■^■Au^einciidous slinking up in Con- gr<mA|Brcii proceed to rapid dissolution. Uernhnrdt in Kolrile. -Marie Cotombier's Book. The American public know very well by this time that Marie Coloinhier, the fat actress who was traveling with Sarah Reinhardt, aud who vainly solicited large newspaper attention through an intermediary, in most of the prin cipal cities of the United States, satisfied her jealousy at I’aris by the publication of n vitri olic diary of Sarah's odyssey. Rut although the book reached an eighth edition in Paris, mid though extracts from it published by tlic I’aris journals have been translated by Ameri can newspapers, the book itself has only recent ly appeared in New York and New Orleans. TWO MOBILE EKSOPES. Tne train slackens, stops—we ure in the Mo bile railroad depot. .Sarah sit* down to dinner. A deputation, headed by the French consul, advances along the whan with a bouquet and a complimentary address. “A deputation:” erics Marnh Bernhardt. “Oh! let them leave me alone! let me have my din ner in peace—tell them that I am not in—that I am sick—that I am dead! Jurrett, my dear little Jarrctt, tell them anything and everything that you like; but for God's soke let me not sec them!” And she bewails her lot, she rries, she mop* her eyes with her handkerchief, strikes her forehead with her clenched fist, and finally fall* into a nervous spasm. Decidedly, French deputations and consuls have no show. Instead of arriving at Mobile according to the itinerary or at ;t o'clock In the afternoon, wo only got to tbe depot about 8 o'clock in the evening. Ever since the evening before tlic trains hare been doing nothing but bringing strangers into the city to sec the performanvo advertised for that evening. The first performance, I need hardlv sav, had to be given up. Rut wc shall make" it till up to-morrow with (he “Dame aux Camelias.” No; It is written that Mobile shall have no show with Sarah Hemhardt. We have just left the theatre in the middle of the performance. Nervous spasms—performance broken off. Here Is a history of thut soiree. “ Mobile is a city of 6O.U0O Inhabitants. Un fortunately dramatic or lyrical troupes seldom venture so far. and there is consequently only one theatre procurable—a miserable place, not to be compared with those of the great cities wc have already visited. There is, in deed, another and better hnll, but an Ameri can tragedian had had it rented in advance, so as to play Sarah the ill-turn uf preventing her from using it. When Abbey's agent tried to sublet the theatre he was answered that it was already en- gaged. “Rut you are not going to play here for eight day* more.” “That is true; but I am not going to rout the theatre." Hot words followed and the Interview ter minated with a pugilistic encounter .wliieh the newspapers went into ecstasies over. Anyhow the tragedian got the best of the ac tress; and if the plan-was to prevent Sarah from pocketing the receipts he was hoping to obtain hims-ilf, It mnst be ackuowlcged that he succeeded. This is how it happened. We hod to content ourselves with the only theatre unengaged. The hour for the performance arrived. The stage 1* as big a* a pocket handkerchief. Rv extending one's arm one can touch either end af it at once. “That—that Isn’t a theatre,” cries Sarah Bernhardt, “it's a Punch-and-Judy box!” Everybody knows the beginning of the first act of the “Dames aux Camelias;’’ where Mar garet Gauthrier aits down to supper nt home. As everybody takes hhuilacv at the table. Mar garet dismisses Varvilie. an admirer who has the faculty of boring her. Rnton this particular occasion Sarah ad- drcsses Varvilie thus: “I want you to remain here for supper I hare been putting you out of doors every crcnlng nt the same hour honr long enough. This eve ning I propose to keep you here; wc shall have a good laugh at any rate.” And in effect, Sarah, seeing our astonished facts, bursts into a tremendous fit of laughter. We reecho It, and all sit down merrily at the tabic. Sarah continues the joke; slie even goes into a long Improvisation upon the merits of Var- vllle. The latter thank* her a* best he can. But nt last the answer became *11 confused. Fora while wc struggle to keep up the situation forced upon us ny Sarah; nevertheless at last the answers become so comical and the situa tion conflicts so outrageously with the test, that we cannot preserve our gravity. The lauglitcr increases, becomes nefFTti*. spasmodic. Sarah ends by suddenly leaving the stage in a paroxysm of hilarity, and rushes to her dressing room, whence the sound* of her mirth come to the public car. We try to keep up the situation, but as the absence of Harah be comes Indefinitely prolonged, I call for the cur tain. It Mb upon this strange exit-scene. The public have not perceived anything extraordi nary, and perhaps imagine that the first act really end* in this fantasiio way. In her dressing room Sarah is still laughing her exasperating laugh. Now she screams. Now she weeps, dashes her head against the walls— then, all of a sudden, she calms down, and put* on her walking-dress. Abbey rushes In and asks what Is the nutter. “Tell him 1 am sick." ‘Glut won't she play the second actT” “Flay! Ah, play indeed! Play, In such a hen-coop os this 1 Never as long as I live!" “AH right!" replies, the Yankee without flinching, hut suddenly turning white. Sarah has another nervous si*ism. She Is not ciying now, but screaming, vociferously. Somebody comes in to say that the people can hoar her in the street*. Jarrctt ha* been sent for. He uses all his powers to calm his star. "Madame. I beg of you! They are saying In tkc nudicncc that you have a fit of hysterics. For mercy’s sake, keep quicL * * Rachel performed In hams, and you mnst expect to see worse theatres than this. Besides, there Is a fine house-liDOO francs receipts." The name of Rachel and the amount of the receipts make the great artist,pull a face, but MMdkWWb obstinate. She will not play. So the money must be returned to the audi ence. % The disappointed crowd pours out, com menting upon tlic episode after their own fash ion. The Inhabitant* of Mobile will not sec Sarah Bernhardt, who must leave by the train the same evening.. Culture WU1 Tell. llo?ton Herald. More than an hour was wasted in wating for the arranging of a ring. Sullivan stood on the extreme western extension of the hotel, chat ting with his friends. Your correspondent was near him when lie turned to tho view of the -cm which lay before him. The water was u> smooth us a pond. Far out a white sail gleamed in the morning sun, and a few fisher men Sullivan', fact hard, determi you thinking respondent, nertr seen s after A moment igout to their ground. I aw i hanre. and for a second the ■d mouth softened. "Wlmt are d Sullivan'.'" asked your cor- wa* only thinking that I had bountiful n ><a." he replied. “Your ring b r.-udy,” called " ' ' 4ed l Joe Gees iu-t then, and the soft limk faded away, gnu lignin Sullivan, the gladiator, sn> "1 whew onfcgA'eon 1 before was .-u 11;vail, the aeiillliiei Tjlpl ice Couutry. He would vote for properly guarded legislation to pension the needy sad deserving of our veterans, but not ihosi of them wlio did not need this aid. At 2:10 the resolution was laid aside by general consent, and Mr. Fryo proceeded to address tbe Senate upon tbe tariff, the Morrill commission bill being informally taken up to permit bis remarks. Me an nounced himself a protectionist upon principle. At 3:35, upon the conclusion ol Mr. Frye’3 remarks, tlia consideration of tbe pension arrears resolution was resumed, and Mr. Call, who was awarded tbe floor for a speech upoif it, yielded foyt motion for an executive session. Penning this action Mr. Lapbam introduced a bill to establish a mint of the United States lu New York city. Also a Joint resolution directing the joint committee cn pri nt i ng to Contract ^!lh the reporter of Hie trial of tbo murderer of President Garfield for tbe publication in book form of an official report of tbe trial. Tbe Senate then, at 3:35, went into executive session, and at 4:05, adjourned till Monday. HOUSE. Mr. Prescott, of New York, moved to lay aside the consideration of private business for the purpose of permitting tbe debate upon tbe apportionment bill to be continued, but failed to obtain tbe necessary two-thirds vote. The Speaker, in regular order, iroceeded to call on committees for reports of a private nature. CONTESTED ELECTION CASE DISMISSED. Tbe sub-committee cf tbe House on elections having under consideration tbe contested case of brnith (Republican) vs. Robertson (Democrat), sitting member from tbe Sixth Louisiana district, adopted a lesolution at their meeting this morning to iliMihss the case without prejudice. This action was unanimous, and will be so reported to tbo full committee at their next meeting. The first bill on tbe calendar, author izing the President to appoint D. F. Kirby to a captaincy in tbe army, gave rise to a long discussion, the facts being that Colonel and Brevet Brigadier-Gen eral Kirby was cashiered from the army for drunkenness and conduct unbecom- ing an officer. Tho opponents of the bill contend that with that record staring Congress in tbe face, it could not afford to grant tbe relief asked for. After de termined opposition, a vote was taken on laying tbe bill aside lor favorable con sideration, and it was agreed to by 00 to 55. Tbo committee then rose, and reported tbe bill to< tbe House. Mr. Bragg immediately moved to adjourn, but yielded to Mr. His- cock, of New York, to report tbe immedi ate deficiency appropriation bill, and to Mr. Blackburn, ol Kentucky, to report tbe military academy appropriation bill, which were referred to tbe committee of tbo whole. Mr. Hiacock gsvc notice that he would ou Monday call up the deficiency bill for consideratiou. Mr. Bragg’s motion was then rejected aDd tbo bill for toe relief of D. F. Kirby was ordered engrossed and read a third time. Mr. Bragg called for the reading of the engrossed bill, hoping thereby to delay ac tion upon it, but the advocates of the measure had had the bill engrossed be forehand, and it wa* road. Tbe bill was then passed—yeas 97; nays 63. Mr. Cravens, Arkansas, introduce ! a bill authorizing tbe M’ssissippi Albuquerque and Inter-Ocean Railway Company to construct a road through tbe Choctaw and Chickasaw reservations. Referred. Tbo Speaker laid before the House a communication from the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting a list of tbe officers aud employes of tbe internal revenue bureau and Department of Justice who have been killed or wounded in tbe en forcement of tbe internal revenue laws. Referred. Tbe number^ of employes killed Is 20, tbo number wounded 50. Tbe names of eight persons are also given who were assaulted and wounded for sup plying internal revenue officers with In formation. The House then, at 5:05, ad journed until Monday. DEFICIENCY DILL. The immediate deficiency appropriation bill, which was to-day reported to the House by Mr. Hiscock, from tbo commit tee on appropriations, appropriates $1,437- 233.29, ol which tbe following are tbe most important items: Public printing, $100,000; Indian service (principally for tbe Sioux), $418,000; transportation of coin and bullion, $50,000; construction of vaults in the treasury, $75,000; clerical force in patent office, $25,000; clerical force In pension office, $45,000; tbo fish commission, $77,000; post-office deficits, $100,000; repairs to executive mansion, $23,000. Tbe military academy appropriation bill, reported to tbe House to-day from tbe committee on appropriations, recommends an appropriation of $318,857, being $100,- 717 less than tbo estimates and $3,578 less than the amount appropriated for tbe current year. At the conclusion of tlio morning hour, Mr. Prescott, of New York, made another attempt to bring up bis apportionment bill, but was again unsuccessful, aud tbe House, at 1:10,'went into commltteo of tho whole, Mr. Joyce, of Vermont, in the chair, on tbe private calendar. REPUBLICAN CAUCUS. The Republican Senators held a brief caucus this afternooD, at which it was de termined to resist any motion that may be offered to brin" up Mr. Harris’ resolu tion for the appointment of Neil Brown as acting chief clerk of the Senate, tbe caucus being of tbo opinion that It is inad visable to disturb the present arrangement in regard to tbe Senate officers. But it was also decided that in tbe event of Mr. Harris’ resolution being brought before tbe Senate for action, tbe Republicans will support an amendment substituting for tbe position the name ol Charles W. Johnson, of Minnesota, who received the Republican caucus nomination for tbe chief clerkship last year. Wssbiutlon Gossip.' Washington, February U.—The Joint ccnferonce of the sub committees of the House committees on commerce, naval affairs, and post-offices and post-roads to day adopted tbe following resolution: Resolved, That it is the sense of this joint committee that it is advisable to promote tbe postal and commercial inter ests of tbe United States by providing sufficient compensation for tbe carriage of ocean mails from the United States to foreign ports by American ships. This resolution will be reported to tbe respective full committees. It is believed tbatsome measure will shortly be re ported to tbe House favoring liberal compensation to American lines of fast mail steamships r for carrying tbe mails between this country and European ports. Tbe sub-committce of tbe House com mittee on agriculture to-day instructed Representative Anderson to frame a bill for tbe elevation of tbe department of agriculture to an executive department. Tbe House committee on elections to day agreed to dismiss tbe contest without prejudice in tbe case of Mabson vs. Oates, from tbe third district of Alabama. •f the Supreme Court of Georgia,', Bcndeml February 7th, 1883 Abridged for the Telegraph and Messenger by M, C. Peeples« of the Atlanta Bar. Wiggins vs. Varner, Ordiuary. Manda- jeus, from 8:h!ey. CbawfokB, Sin$e {fie Adoption of tbe code, the ordinaries bl tho various CTui.tiesof this Slate Lave tbe power to re fuse to grant a license to retail spirituous liquors, although tbe usual requirements of the law are complied with by tbe ap plicant. 2. This power wn not taken from the ordinary of Schley county by an act of 1875, prescribing the inode of granting license to sell liquora In Mid county. Said act only puts additional require ments on tbe appiicaut, and was in no wise intended to limit tbe power of tbe ordinary in granting or refusing a license. Th8 act provides that no license shall be granted uuless “in addition to complying with all tbe reqnisites of tbe law as it now stands," the applicant shall present to the person authorized to graut licenses, the written consent to such graut signed by two-thirds of the freeholders, living with in three miles of the place where it is pro posed to sell. Judgment affirmed. Poole & Conley vs. Sim3. Equity, from Fulton. Crawford, J.—1. The discretion of tbe chancellor was net abused in refusing tbe injunction asked in this case. 2. Tbe ordinaries of this State have tbe power to establish new militia districts at any time, after proper proceedings for tbe purpose, and it is not necessary tbat such business should be transacted at a regular term of the Court of Ordinary. 3. This view is not inconsistent with the requirement tbat all such proceedings before tbe ordinary are to be commenced by petition in writing, and tbat the same are to be enteied on bis minutes. 4. In tbe matter of notice, where indi viduals are to be cited, Justices of tbe peace who may be in commission over tbe territory to be aiiected by change of lines, or the establishment of new dis tricts, are not entitled to any specific no tice before action is takeu. Judgment af firmed. Barnwell et al. vs. Wolford et al. Equity, from Bartow. Crawford, J—1. Tbe act of Septem ber 28th, 1881, providiug for proceedings against insilvsut debtors, was not intend ed to deprive tbe chancellor ol tbe discre tion heretofore exercised by him as to granting cr refusing an injunction and re ceiver. It is still discretionary, depend ing upon the facts of each case as hereto fore, aud to be exercised only where tbe rights ot tbe parties would be better pre served by taking possession of tbe assets and appropriating them to tbe claims of creditors. 2. Neither was tbe act intended to in terfere with pre-existing liens, or to bin der and delav parties in tbe ordinary rights provided by law for the exercise of their usual common law remedies. 3. It appearing from the bill filed against the debtor and certain secured creditors, and from the finding of the chancellor, tbat tbe lien debts wero snfficient to ex haust tbe entire assets of tbe defendant, and there being no conflict between diff erent classes of creditors, nor between creditors of the same class requiring equit able interference, the court was right in refusing the application for injunction. 4. Tbe complaiuant should have sbown tbat tbe asslts of the debtor were more than sufficient to pay ail special and judgment liens, otherwise their interfer ence would have been simply mischievous aud inequitable. Judgment affirmed. Francis vs. Dickie & Co. Complaint. City Court of Atlanta. Cbawfobd, J.—Suit was brought against husband and wife as partners. Fleas of no partnership and tbat she was a femme covert were filed by the wife, aud tbe jury found a verdict against tbe wife alone. Under tbe questions made by the motion for a new trial, held: 1. Every married woman Is, as to her property, a femme sole, with power to purchase, hold and convey property, con tract and be contracted with, sue and be sued as a femme sole. 2. The fact that suit was brought against two as partners, aud the proofs offered showed tuat the debt was due by one only will not be sufficient ground for setting aside tbe verdict against one, since tbe declaration could bave been amended, and the defect was cured by verdict, there being no exception to pleadings or evidence before verdict. 3. The misjoinder of pit ties as partners wai amendable, and tbe cause could have proceeded against one alone. J udgment af firmed.' Singleton vs. the Southwestern Railroad Company. Case, from Talbot. Crawford, J.—1. When tbe proof was tbat plaintiff bad entered a pay train, was directed to get off while tbe train was in motion, did so, and was hurt, it was not error for tbe court to charge tbat the presumption as to care, etc., was against tbo company, uuder section 3033 of tbe code. 2. A charge tbat a reasonable opportu nity to leave a train was not given so long as tbe train was in motion, was error, since it was an encroachment on tbe province of the juiy. Besides, the mo tion of tbe train might he so slow as to be almost imperceptible, or so rapid as scarcely to os seen before the object bM passed beyond tbe vision’s reach. 3. So it was error to charge ; “If rail road companies would put off a person from their train, they must stop tbe train, otherwise they will be responsible,” etc., because there was no proof tbat plaintiff was pnt off, and for tbe same* reasons given as to tbe charge mentioned in tbe- second note. The question of negligence was for tbe jury. 4. A charge that if a person ie ordered to get off a running train,while be may be at fault in obeying the order, yat if in obedience to the order be jumps and is in jured, tbe company will be liable, is not error. 5. While a mere direction or even a command does not amount to force, still, if one act under tbe fear of it and u in jured, liability may attach to the directing or commanding party, as if force bad been used. 0. Tbe following charge was requested: “A person ou a proper tram would not be justified in jumping from a moving train of cars, simply to avoid paying tbe amount of fare demanded, even though tbe amount demanded was exorbitant or unjust.” Tbe court qualified it by ad ding: “But if plaintiff refused to pay such.exorbitant fare, and the conductor commanded him to get off, and he obey ed the command, then defendant would be liable.” Tbe qualification was not error. Judgment reversed. Bed-Bags, Roaches. Rats, mice, ants, flies, vermin, mosqui toes, insects, etc., cleared out by “Rough on Rats.” 15c boxes at druegtsts. dly A Fortunate Recoverjr From/ Small Fox. Mr. John L. Kid well, a prominent citi zen of Washington, D. C., has in uis do mestic employ as a nurse Miss Mary J. Biggins, who has recovered from a se vere attack of small-pox. Elated at her success, she invested a dollar in tbe De cember monthly distribution of the Lou isiana State Lottery, and received as a reward for her faith $10,000 in gold. M. A. Dauphin Sc, Co., New Orleans, La, will give any particulars -of next draw ing, which will occur ou February 14th. lw . Snddfu|€tuuiffls of tbe Weather Often cause Pulmonary, Bronchial, and Asthmatic troubles. "Brown's Bronchial Troches” will allay irritation which in duces coughing, oftentimes giving im mediate relief. 1 w Brain and asm. Thu Sullivan-Ryan FlRht. ' At exactly two minutes of twelve o’clock the men toed the scratch and shook bands. First round—Both men sparred contin uously lor tbe opening. Ryan led with his right and fell short, catching in return a hot one from Sullivan’s left on the fall. Tbe exthttige became short and quick, Sullivan finally knocking him down with a severe right bander ou tbe cbeek. Time, thirty seconds. SoeomJ round—Sullivan at once rushed to bis man aud let go bis left, a lick caught Ryan on the jaw. ltyau closed with him, and they wrestled for a fall, which Ryan won, falling heavily on his opponent. Time, twenty-five seconds. Third round—Tbe men came together wfth a rush, and Sullivan, after making three passes, knocked Ryan down with a terrible right-hander on the cbeek. Time, four seconds. Fourth round—The men sparred for per haps a second or two.' Both feinted end then Sullivan went for Ryan’s lace, put ting in stinging blows square on bis nob before they closed. Slugging then com menced and continued until Ryan was forced on tbe ropes, when be went to grass. Time ot round, twenty seconds. Fifth round—This was a repetition of tbe above round, both men closing and putting in their best licks, tbe attack of "Weil’s Health Reuewer, greatest rome- both being confined to tbe face. Ryan dy on earth for impotence, leanness, sex- succeeded m bringing Sullivan to his knees ual debility, etc. $1, at druggists. Dc- at tbe close of this round, pot: Lanar, Rankin & J5amar,Macon, I Sixth round—{Sullivan came up smiling unlfidlj [ but it was evident Ryan was not only , suffering but was somewhat afraid of his ' antagonist. Sullivan lost no time but | went in to win. Ryan however, closed and ; downed him. Seventh round—This round was a short one. The men closej ( and ain"^r.~ continued for a few second*, wbenTtyan went to grass, a wreck. Sullivan came to bis corner smiling. Ryan, however, had grit enough to come up lor another round. Eighth round—The meii, 6h tbe call of “tim*,” came up promptly. Ryan was decidedly weak, but made a gallant strug gle. Sullivau fought him ail over tbe ring and into tbe umpire’s corner, aud over the ropes. Getting oil the ropes, Ryan rallied, but went aown on a knee and band. A font was looked for, but though Sullivan bad his band ra’sed to strike be restrained himself as Ryan rose. Both men were returning to their corners tbe seconds of each cried, “Go for him,” and the men responded, again came to gether. They dosed and clenched, and after a s' ort struggle, both men weut down. Ninth and last round—Ryan came up groggy, and Sullivan forced him into bis corner, dealing one heavy blow, but Ryan recovered ana drove Sullivan out, and just beyond the middle of tbe ring. Sul livan got in a right-hander upder the ieftearand Ryan went down Sense less. When time was called Ryan did not respond, and the fight was declared in favor of Sullivan amid great cbeeriug. Ryan and Sullivan were visitFfi after they bad gone to their quarters. Ryan was lying in an exhausted condition on his bed badly disfigured about his face, bis upper lip being cut through and bis nose disfigured. lie did not move but lay panting. Stimulants were given him to restore him. He is terribly punished about tbe head. At tbe conclusion of the fight Sullivan ran to bis quarters at a lively gait and laughing. He lay dowi for awhile, a little out of wind, but tin ‘ was not a scratch on him. He ebaf pleasantly with bis friends. Tbe li was short, sharp and decisive on SuUflTn’s part throughout, Ryau showing t^^Pness after tbe first round. After tbe fight, Ryan was v: quarters by a well-knowu p" tbe intention of giving b^ " ststance, if any was » was normal and bis sisted of a welt ou — ■ Blee Culture Summit, Miss , Feb 3, 1SS2. Editor Montgomery AdvertiserBe lieving that you, in common with all other H«w IsjsVm Mia Cm*. Leesburg, January 31, 488$. It was ibe night of the first day of Una* journalist*, feci a dee- interesl in The'weTl 1 c:, R ce Superior Court. I don’t know neck, where bo bad ble blow in the seq aud a cut over tbg siderabte conty After an oxag tbat Ryan and must ing the iigjj tbe prize in bis an with edical as- His pulse injuries con- , eft side of tbe r in struck a terrl- round, gashed lips i, together with cou- about tbe body, lion, tbe doctor stated suffering from hernia been in great pain dur- He advised him to forsake :g. Ryan stated he intend- Wgilism, as be did not think ed by nature for tbat kind He said tbat be considered born prize fighter, and a very opponent In tbe ring. In is defeat, Ryan spoke very Itting that be bad been fairly ut at tbe same .time stating d been sick during the night "ally disabled early in tbe he falling cf bis truss. He said be sufftred great pain and felt in no condition ft fight, and but lor tbe fact tbat people would have considered him a coward, be would not bave appeared iu the ring under tbe circumstances. JVhn- nie Roacbo, Ryan’s trainer, and W. E. Harding, representative of bis backer, said they considered the fight a fair one, and bad no complaints to make. Fox, Ryan’s backer, lost $8,500'. Between one and two hundred thousand dollars it is sup posed, changed bands. Tbe result was in accordance with tbe expecta tions of many keen observers of the two men. They relied upon Sullivan’s won derful bitting powers and remarkable skill as a two-banded fighter to win him tbe battle. From-tbe start he acted on tbe offensive, attacking his opponent with violence amounting almost to ferocity, breaking down Ryan’s guards with bis terrific blows and lollowiug up tbe attack by clinching and wrestling. But little science was displayed, tbe rounds beirg short and sanguinary, ending In a fall or knock down. This plan of attack, it Is conceded, could not bave been carried out for any great length of time, but Sulli van’s friends relied for success upon quick work.. . THE MXKA.VMSS IS PE Bit VA H V. Tbe Com I he Transit or Vena*—Inter- eatinE Celestial Events. Tbe shortest month in the year introduces tbe most mpjrtant ac'.or iu the ttwry scenes tbat will diversify itacourse. Venus at superior conjunction will pass from the western to tbe eastern side of tu5 sun, *nd commence tbe brilliant course as evenipg star that will close with the grand act of the transit. Mercury is seen between tbe 1st aDd 10th, in the eveuing twilight, a white star with a rosy tint, resembling Sirius, bough smaller and less brilliant, and tbe only twinkler atuoug the planets. Mercury aud Venus will be close together, though in reality Venus has just made ber appearance on tbe eastern side of tbe sun, having passed outside of him, and Mercury is just ready to pass to tbe west of tbe sun on bis Inner side. Neptune and Jupiter reach their quadrature, and Saturn, Jupiter and Man still continue to be objects ol special interest, as ad vancing, retrograding or stationary, they wend their way among tbe shining throng. Venus is the morning star until tbe 20tbf when she cornea into superior con junction with tbe sun, and is then tbe evening star for tbe rest of tbe month. She easily wins tbe place of honor among tbe planets, for when, after conjunction, sbe passes to tbe eastern side of'the sun, sbe enters upon a career whicb, at its close, will culminate in the greatest astronom ical event of tbo year, and "perhaps tho greatest event of tbe century. This event of transcendent importance is tbe transit of Venus on the 0th of December, 1882. She then reaches ber inferior conjunction, passing directly be tween us and tbe sun, and is projected on the sun’s disk like a round black spot. The transit will be visible throughout tbe Western Hemisphere, so tbat our side of tbe globe is tbe fortunate oue this time in regard to lorality ; and the transit in this locality will continue for six hours. It seems like announcing an event a great while before its occurrence, but astronomers all over tbe globe bave long sounded tbe busy notes of preparation. It is said that some of them bave been twenty-five years getting ready for this long anticipated transit. American astronomers will bripg all their scientific apparatns into tbe field, tbe best telescopes, transit instruments, photographic methods, aud everything else that can be made available on tbe occasion. European astronomers will come over tbe sea by tbe hundreds and cbooso tbe most eligible localities for utilizing their fine instruments and finer brains. Intelligent observers who are not scientifically trained, and who care nothing for contacts and mathematical niceties, will bring into use every accessi ble telescope aud spyglass. Observers who have keen eyesight will view tbe great luminary, deprived of its glare by smoked glass, and perhaps discern with tbu naked eye a tiny black dot making its slow way. over bis face.—Providence Journal. ' The fact that disease lurks in Impure fee meets with entire support from Pro fessor Pumpelly, the chief of the geo logical bureau at Newport, R. I. He thinks there is no doubt “tbat ice can couvey any disease tbat the water from which it is frozen can convey, In so far as such disease arises from the germs of low vegetable organisms.” He farther as serts that “no ice collected on the Hud son below Troy can be really pure.” Dr. Bell, of tbe Sanitarian, is sure tbat germs of disease remain in tbe water after it is frozen, and be cites instances in proof of bis theory. This being tbe situation, it la the duty of consumers of this almost indispensable article to be sure of the quality they use—Nine Xork Commercial Advertiser, February 7. His. Fsriisitas (sys Don’t take any of the quack nostrums, as they are regimental to tbe human sys tem ; but put your trust iu Hop Bitters, which will cure general dilapidation, cos tive habits, and sill chronic diseases. They saved Isaac from a severe extract of tripod fever. They are tbe tie plus tmum of medicines.—Boston Globe. umrg and prosperity of our people, ami , whether tfie gentle zephyrs were (iistilllad teive a place In your valuable Journal, I ! ^* n 8 ,u S visible lathe hall of the universe, offer tte following in order to bring to the * don't know and 1 don’t care. That’s a bring notice of tbe plsnting coiumnniiy the im portance of planting rice as a food crop for home consumption. 1 do nt” believe tbit there Is any other grain for the amount of land and labor necessary to produce it tbat will yield as much food for man and beast as lice; besides this grain can be grown profitably upon refuse, wet lands, that cannot be cultivated In any thing else. Furthermore, this crop may be cultivated during wet weather when nothing else can be dobe in tbe farm profitably. Two acres of land will pro duce more than rice enough to do an or dinary family a year, the yield being generally from thirty to fifty bushels per acre, and in some instances more, arcor- ding to soil and mode of culture. Tbe straw from the rice crop furnishes an ex cellent rough forage for cattle and horses, equal to tbe best bay, which is not tbe case with any other grain where it is cut at maturity. Thus tbe value of the straw from tbe rice crop will compensate for the labor necessary to cultivate tbe rice. Tbe gram should be sown sparsely in drills about tbe first of April. The drills whore tbe land is good should l>e about two feet apart; iu thin land great er distance should be givon. After tbe rice is ua it should be tninned by chop ping lllftugh witb a lioe, leaving five or six s^ks iu a place and tbe branches about a spare. An occasional hoeing over p down weeds ami-grass, is ail tbat cessary where the land Is freslt. A p of corn may be grown with the rice ithout materially reducing tbe rice crop, by planting tbe corn in alternate drills three or four feet apart. Why should our people pay eight or ten cents per pound for rice, and only use it as a luxury, when it may be grown so cheaply ? In fact, if we take into account tbe value or tbe straw as food for stock, it may be bad at no cost at all. Machines tbat are cheap and durable and withtn reach of tbe poorest families may- be bad for preparing tbe grain for the table. Tbe teemiDg millions of China subsist almost entirely upon rice. Why, then, should we be deprived of this, perhaps the cheapest and most salutary article of food witb which man has been blessed. S. It. Samfle. Mysteries of a Lump of Coal.— For years no one bad supposed that a lump of soft coal, dug from its mine or bed m tbe earth, possessed any other purpose than tbat of fuel. It was next fouud tbat it would afford a gas which was combustible. Chemical analysis proved it to be made of hydrogen. In process of time mechanical and chemi cal ingenuity devised a mode of manu facturing this gas and applying it to tbe lighting of buildings and cities on a large scale. In doing this, other products of distillation were developed, until, step by step, tbe following ingredients are extracted from it: An excellent oil to supply light-houses, ' equal to tbe best sperm oil, at lower cost; benzole, a light sort of etbe- rial fluid which evaporates easily, and combined with vapor or moist air, is used for the purpose of portable gas-lamps; so- called naphtha, a heavy fluid to dissolve gutta perclia and iudia-rubber; an excel lent oil fot lubricating purposes; a*phal- tum, wb.ch is a black, solid substance, used in making varnishes, covering roofs and covering over vaults; parafine, a white, crystalline substauce, resembling white wax, which can be made into beau tiful wax candles. It melts at a tempera ture of 110 degrees, and affords an excel lent light. Alt these substances are now made from soft coal. Toe New Speaker of tbe New York Assembly.—An Albany letter to the New York Herald says : Mr. Chas. E. Patterson, of Troy, was one of the most respected members of tbe last as sembly, aud was tbe natural candidate of tbe party when it obtained a majority last fall. He has much dignity of person and bearing, is said to be-a man of ex tensive cultivation, is a lawyer of excel lent standing, and showed iu bis first day’s occupancy of tbe chair unusual firmness and rapidity ef decision. Ho was born in 1842, was gradut- ted at Union College and pack of foolishness about which I neither posted nor interested. But this I do know: Green B. Mayo played reran- up witb L. T. Bright and wo- two fifty dollar bills, each possessing recognizable ear-marks. The next morning Bright asserted that he was intoxicated when the betting took place and demanded a restoration of tbe bills. Mayo modestly replied tbat he would knock him (Bright, not Mayo) ‘•hell Western crooked” if be (Bright) didn’t dry urand dust. Whereupon, he (Bright j, entertaining a vague suspicion tbat be (Mayo) was indisposed to comply, weut straightway to tbe grand jury and sought aud fouud a bill of indictment against him (Mayo, not Bright). From tbe lime >be case mounted the crimiual docket till tte hour of trial Mayo’s liquor was scot free. All the young barristers swarmed after him as the plebians of tbe hive follow the leader ship of their queeu bee. He was tbe magnet tbat attracted every callow fledg ling ol" the law. His toasts and anecdotes declared a clear dividend over tbe expenses of bis drinks, but uever a syllable did he utter about employing counsel. At leugth tho case next before Mayo's was ou trial, aud tbe sheriff was prevailed on to take him aside and instruct him, or, at least, pump him, on the subject. “Mayo, whom have you employed in your case ?"’ “llavu't employed nobody andainta gwiue to. Why, Perry, my case’l jest flop itself out o’fcourt." “You’d better not risk tbat; tbe solicitor’s a young man of great eloquence." “Elo quence, bell! eloquence aim no account. 1 can tend to thu coze. I wus bornd in the court house aud cradled ou the criminal dockit—eloquence! I say eloquence."- Presently his Honor called "State va. Green B. Mayo. Playing aud betting at cards.” “Mark my name for tbe de fendant,” remarked a beard leu disciple of Blackstoue. “No you needn’t," said Mayo ; “this is my ease. I'm a gwiue to play with it.” Mayo bad some idea of tbe general drift and management of baainess in court. Tbe jaty.was struck and iworn and the case opened by tbe solicitor, after whicb Bright took the stand, stated tbe facts contained iu the bill of indictment In a clear and forcible manner, testified to his own intoxication at tbe time, and waa finally turned over to Mayo for cross-ex amination. “Aint them tbe two fifty dollar bills you lost a bettin’ wi’ me vbat night,” asked Mayo, as be banded Bright tbe identical, ear-marked bills in question —standing, accidentally of * course, exactly between Bright aud tbe jury. “Yes, sir, they are tbe very bills you won from me. I’d know them any where." “I baint no more questions.” Tbe State closed. Mayo tendered the bills to tiie -solicitor, who looked at them carefully, saw they were genuine and made no objection to their introduction as evidence. Just at tbat moment Mayo was obliged to step to the bucket for a drink of water (probably on accouut ot tbe tbirst bis morning drink bad excited) and, by a strange coincidence, a friend of Mayo’s bad urgent business with tbe solicitcrand sat busily whispering to him in less than six feet of tbe jury. “Here’s them bills," said Mayo, speakiug in' a low tone and showing the jury two fifty dollar bills on tbo old “Monroe" Railroad.” “He swears them’s tbe bills.” And be shook them in tbe face of a juror who he knew bad last on tbe bank. “He swears be was drunk, and lie must a bin.” Aud clipping the bills into bis pocket be sat down. Tbe speech ot the solicitor was forcible and impressive. He said tbat Mayo waa brave, generous aud impulsive, and had, therefore, gone thus lar unwhipped of justice. It was time to stop him in bis wild career. “Under the priest ge ol hi* fighting and bis betting be threatens to become a citizen of the court bouse and be joined in wedlock witb tbe criminal docket. He left hi* own county, gentle men ; left the endearing arms of bis loving wife, and tbe fond embraces of bis doting oilspring to come here; and for what? To cheat an honest but iuioxicated gentleman ont oi one hundred dollars. Think of it, gentlemen; Joseph aud tbe Savior were both sold for a less amouDtof money than was the Democratic "Candidate for Con- [ 5 6in bW9ed in this sfjpsadous swindle: gres* in the Troy district In 1878. He h»4 and yet, under the stress ” r ’his great mU" nui, b??n prominently Identified with * - * — " either wing of tbe Democratic patty in tbe State, having opposed tbe nomination of Mr. Tilden at St. Louis, but voting tor Governor Robinson against Mr. Kelly in 1879. His public record in the lato As sembly was of the best, and under all the heated circumstances of the last four weeks no allegation whatever has been made against his private character. From all appearauces the majori’y in the As sembly has made an admirable choice for Speaker. How a Spider Sometimes Hokes * Balloon If you anchor a pole in a body of water, leaving tbe pole above the sur face, aDd put a spider upou it, he will ex in /it marvelous intelligence by bis plans of escape. At first he will spin a web several inches long, and bang to one end, while he allows the other to float off m tho wind, in tbe bope tbat it will strike some object. Of course this p’au proves a failure, but the spider is not discour aged. He waits until tbe wind changes, aud then sends auotber silken bridge floating off in another direction. Another failure is followee by several other similar attempts, un til all the points of the compass bave been tried. But neither the resour ces nor tbe reasoning powers of the spi der are exhausted. He climbs to tbe top of the pole and energetically goes to work to construct a silken balloon. He bas no hot air with which to inflate it, but be bas tbe power of making it buoyant. When be gets his balloon finished lie does not go off upon the mere supposition tbat it will carry him, as men often do, but be fastens it to a guy-rope, tbe other end of which he attaches to tbe Island pole upon which he is a prisoner. He then gets into bis aerial vehicle while it is made fast, and tests it to see whether its dimensions are capable ot the werk of bearing him away. He often finds that be bas made it too small, in which case he bank it down, takes it apart, and con-. streets It ou a larger aud better plan. A spider has been seen to make three differ- entballoons before he* became satijfied with his experiment. Then bo will get in, snap tbe guy-rope, and sail away to land as gracefully and as supremely in dependent of his surroundings as could well be imagined.—Rothcster Democrat. The IConanalsslouera Eodsrsed. Waldon, Bibb County, Ga., Febru ary 9tb, 1882.—Editors Telegraph and Messenger: After conferring witb many ot those who signed tbe counter-petition, asking no interference with the sale of liquor in Rutland district, I am author ized to announce to the public through your columns, tbat tbe action of the coun ty commissioners in refusing to grant more license* after those issued expire, meets their hearty approval. Had their action extended to Rutiand district alone, we should have felt tbat grave injustice had been done. J. C. Johnson. Rutland District. Mr. Blaine is a candidate for the Re publican Presidential nomination in 1884. His personal and political following is larger than tbat of any other man in this country. Tne stalwarts, accidentally in possession of tbe administration, desire to remain in control not ouly of the govern ment but of tbe party, and they know very well tbat unless Mr. Blaine’s influ ence can be broken down, they are sure to be beaten down in 1884, as they were in 1680. Mr. Blaine himself may not be tbe candidate, but the candidate will be named by him or his iriends. This is the explanation of the war upon tbe ex-Secre- tary of State.—Providence Press {Rep.) February 6. A French duel has, strange to say, re sulted (sully, but the principals were not edi tors, but young lieutenants ot marines. peachmenl be ‘bides tbe encounter of sailing eyes’ with a reckless aud brazen imperturbability. Ah! gentlemen, he has tbe unblushing impudence to draw out and parade before your astonished vision the very bills be so igenomiousiy acquired. Gentlemen, to look down upon a scene like this, ‘the gazing gods lean forward from the skies.’ ” Tbe evidence was at length gone through witli and the eloquent solicitor banded tbe papers to the jury. During the de livery of the speech Mayo was busy writ ing, ami soon after tbe beginning of the judge’s charge be laid before bis honor tho following paper: “Gurge, charge eta that ef tbe munny 1 1 frum brlte wont good, then 1 baiut 1 nubbin frum him and tbe krtse aint no account and charge em that munny that aim good munny, it aint no barm to win that sort uv munny, and tell eui how tbat ef bri’.e was drunk he didnt uo totber frutn which and coodent tell tbe difrenc8 twixt good munny and bad munny and tell em how tbat ef tbe munny 11 wont worth a settin of roUon snaik egs i aint gilty—nur 1 aint nuther and Gurge, old feller, you and meze cronys, pleass spread it on thick and ile do as much fur you sum lime.” Mayo banded tbe paper to tbe judge with a pleading look which showed that lie meant earnestness and wanted aid. ‘•Gentlemen,” said bis Honor, “X am re quested.to charge you—•’ Here be paus ed, read the paper, drew bis broad-brim med bat over bis eyes and leaned his head down to couccal a smile. “Gentle men, tbe defendant requests me to charge you," and again the voice ceased and the head and tbe hat went down. “Gentlemen, I am requested to charge you that if the money Mayo won—” Here a regular judicial guffaw took p ace, tbe whole crowded bouse, without knowing why, followed suit and burst into a most explosive roar. The judge instantly changed, bis eye lit up with wratb and fury. “Order, Mr. Sheriff I will punish yon severely if another such scene as this occurs dur ing the whole period of my administra tion.” “Gentlemen, 1 am requested to charge you that it tbe money Mayo won from Bright was not good money—ba, ha, ba, Mr. Sheriff, keep order if you possibly can—was not good money"—a pause and a mighty effort to bold In— “Gentlemen, if tbe inouey won was not good money, you will find for tbe defend ant. Retire and make up your verdict aud give all doubts to Mavo." Mayo's se cret was yet safe, and in less than five minutes tbe Jar" astonished everybody but tbe defendant by returning a verdict of not guilty. Reaching his head towards tbe sherifl and putting in his voice ail the sneering, contemptuous sarcasm it eouid bold, tbe acquitted hero whispered a singie word of ejaculation. That word was “eloquence 1” X. Edwia Booth la BheanaeMsaa. Edwin Booth suffers terribly sometimes from rbC.imatlsm, and if be were not one of tbe inbat amiable of mortals, would, doubtless, indulge in vigorous Anglo- Saxon expletives. He takes refuge, how ever, in a well smoked coru-cob pipe when tbe attack is on him, using uo oilier med ical treatment tbau a preparation origi nally tested by bis brother-in-law, J.ft Magonigie. This affords him almost In stant relief, aud in place of indulging Uk profanity when tbe rheumatism nips him, be calls for Giles’ Liniment Iodide Am monia, which he buys by tbe gallon. Giles’ pills cure erysineia*. Sold bv all druggists. Send for pamphlet. TriSJ size 25 ernts. Da. Giles, lw 120 West Broadway, N. Y. V- f The “immortal 806” bam further proTen tbensaalvee "worthy ot brass medals, in tbat they are tbefiret men So biMOKy or tradition who have ever given f medals. '