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Atlanta Constitution.
The queen baa designated the raws man Uo-
pold as a colonel,with the usual allowances. She
^■■ ^e^ore moner by rending him to
aa the hearer of a manuscript lecture
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The Copper Module.
Atlanta Constitution.
'Grant - * 306 are to be provided with
Tbe Cigarette Consumed Young Man.
Aashcille American.
rarham Adams, a student of the University
of Tennessee, from Hmwsuvllle, Is in a critical
■condition. Uc smoked forty cigarettes on a
wager, inhaling the smoke. He is fourteen
years old, and is not expected to live.
Episode at a Denver Soiree.
Beported 6|f the Tribuns Boeietf E<1-tor.
There was a gnashing of teeth on soft, tender
arms: there was a falling of many tufts of hair,
that fell to never grow again. There was blood,
and there was everything but death. Tbe huge
woman cried ’’enough” and said she’d never
do It again, and the yonng woman picked up
her fallen treases, and smoothing out her ruf
fled garments, led the trophy off to the hack.
’’Now, Frank, the next time you take me out
and I ask you to escort me home, when I’m
tired, I hope you’ll do so, and not play smart,
in dancing attendance upon somebody else."
Frank was heard to say a timid “yes.” as the
hack door closed upon the reunited pair and
k carried them off to the city.
m* Danger suit Ills Games
London World-
A curlons type of specialist ha* Just died in
Taris, the home or haven of all odd specialists.
Ferdinand Danger was the professional inven
tor of popular games, some of which were not
too ixipular with the police. He used to retire
to his Montmartre hermitage atid meditate, like
a poet or a nudists, on his next creation. Home
were very happy and yielded golden fruits.
Thus he was the nrkt to devise the conscience-
album—putting questions as to one’s favorite
virtue, one’s pet aversion, virtue, vice, etc.;
which sold like a Zola novel during some
years, and which has (icnetratcd into England
of late. Then he used to furnish the minor
merchants with tricks and puzzles, called Ques
tions of the Day, and which, under varying
names, are still largely in vogue. He it was
who invented the baroque game at billiards, an
ingenious device fatal In the hands of swin
dlers, which has recently lieen prohibited by
the l’refeeture. He had also on hi* conscience
a three-card trick of an originally complicated
character. And with all this ingenuity, a wit.
He asked a stranger in a gaming dub, “You
don't know baccarat? Well, what game do you
cheat at?”
Why tbo (illness were Itccnlled.
Shanghai Courier.
It is said that the recall of the Chinese stu
dents was due to an incident that occurred In
an interview which a young and learned Chi
nese hail with I.! Hung Chang. The Chinese
in question had spent some time in America
and the result of his technical education that
lie received there was that he was as skillful as
any foreigner in a Certain department of min
ing engineering. He spoke English perfectly,
and hail a good knowledge of French, lmt un
fortunately this proficiency in foreign tongues
was obtained at the cost of the vernacular,
which lie could neither speak, read nor write
with fluency or correctness, tin arriving in
China, the young fellow found himself in what
Ap|ieareit to him to be a sirs
accustomed was he to the lau
ners of his people, and, furthermore,
his advanced professional knowledge, he dis
covered that he could not obtain employment
commensurate with his attainments. Home in
fluential friends bestirred themselves in his
behalf and his case was brought under teh
notice of Li Hung Chang, who summoned the
young man tohu presence. The young Chi
nese felt abashed when he found liimseif before
the Viceroy, and, in reply to the brusque ques
tion* of the latter, “what can you do?” he
could only stammer out a few wools of shock
ingly bail (.111110*0 expressive of his respect to
the questioner. His power of expressing him-
aclf in the vernacular, which was limited at
the best of times, completely forsook him on
this occasion, and he stood trembling before
Li. Tbe Viceroy was outraged at this instance
of a man forgetting the language of his fathers,
and forcibly told the youth that he was no bet
ter than a foreigner, adding; “Why. you were
scut abroad to study science and gain know!-
cage, not to lose yoar nationality, and you re
turn here a complete foreigner.” (hanging
from this severe tone and addressing the Chi
nese in a playfully threatening tnauncr. Li in
timated to him that he would give him an
opportunity of displaying and exerting
hi* professional knowledge by sending him
to assist in wooing one of the mines,
“but," added thewiccroy, “If you do not
relearn your language by the time your
probation ia flnished, beware,” and he then
made a motion significant of the act of decol
lation. The student left the presence of the
dispenser of life and death with a firm deter
mination to return to the speech of his fathers,
and to merit the favor bestowed on him by Li
in ” exploiting” this .mine. He shortly after
ward left for the scene of operations, and is
stow acquitting himself with satisfaction in
cliM-harving his duties. Not long after this in
cident LI bad several interviews with other
Chinese who had studied In foreign lands, and
the suspicion engendered in his mind by the
first named student with respect to the effect of
foreign education became confirmed to such a
degree that he approved of, if not originated,
the action of recalling all Chinese studying in
America.
Lamsr’s Two Earns.
J. B. B. ia Chronicle and Constitutionallet
Senator Lamar was knocked down the other
day by coming Into collision with a carriage
horse. The Senator is given to contemplative
moods and becomes Indifferent to the hurly-
burly around *-*— ‘—' ’ ’
driver should
Fora moment, _
mar was stunned. Then speedily reacting and
getting upon his feet, he olfcred a considerable
reward for the identification of the rude hack-
man. The Senator Ays this is the second time
he was ever knocked down. The first event is
thus narrated: Years ago, when he had Just
begun the political career that has become so
glorious, Lamar had a dispute with a local ce
lebrity, — —. .
Icbrity, at Covington, named Zacharic,
familiarly called “Uncle Jimmy.” This
‘powerful. when
. the
war of words came on he was sit
ting ina chair and Lamar confronted him erect.
Knowing well enough that his only safety was
in intimidating his gigantic antagonist, Lamar
drew a pistol, pointed it at the sitting man and
said: uncle Jimmy, if you attempt to rise
from that chair, I will kill yon!” Uncle Jim
my concluded to obey, though with 111-sup-
preared wrath and profuse premises of future
settlement. Not loqg afterward, when Lamar
was treating some Democratic fellow citizens at
a corner grocery, to benzine or -wine, he heard
an exultant voice cry out behind him: "Lucius,
I have got you now!'’ Suiting the action to the
word. Uncle Jimmy let drirehls muscular arm
and fist, which, coming in contact with
Lamar’s head, caused the body to stagger and
Ail. Lamar rose and Uncle Jimmy precipi
tated his huge bulk against him likcacatapult.
The Democratic party present thought the
time had come to interfere, and Uncle Jimmy
was seized by sinewy grips and told to
lease his hold. Not satisfied with his met
of doing so, he had a second admonition. A,
on examination It was found that Lamar hat
Uncle Jimmy's finger in his mouth and would
not let It go! During the melee, Lamar had
seized a skillet and made quite a mesa of his
burly foeman's face and head. But this wa*
the first time he had ever been knocked down,
and the last fine until Thursday afternoon. So
it seems that in the annals of deoigia, L. Q. C.
Lamar antedated Mr. Stephens Tn “toting his
skillet,” with the difference, however? that
■Stephens toted his own and Lamar another
znan's.
Tbo Dy ing Declaration
National Jlrttublicon
He said, ”1 don't remember much about it;
there are other* who can give better evidence
than mine: I can’t talk; it will make me very
HI- I am paralyzed in my limbs and arm* and
about the shooting, and he said that he did not
shot him, and he said: “Iguess there Dno
Dr. Reyburn, “Will I be paralyzed forever?" lie
also suggested to tbe Doctor that he should be
rubbed with cologne to prevent bed sore*,
hen he said he had made his peace with God,
.pit went out Into the hall with him. returning
tola tow minutes, and then he askeJ Mr. Hotel-
•do what time it was that he went to the Btpub-
SSS£Si2USS£&
jrour brother with your' He answered “Yes’ T to
peri” He answered,' “Ycs.’l
not recollect." He also Mated that be did
not recollect whether Mr. Barton had referred
him to Gorham. I again asked him, “Who
shot your’ Ho answered, “Barton.’^ I said,
“Have you any doubt about Iff” Ho
answered, “No.” Upon being ques
tioned more in detail, he said that ho (Soteldo)
made the first demonstration; that he thinks
Barton misunderstood this demonstration, and
that he ntarton) fired right off. Mr. Taggart
said; “Did yon see IM pistol in Barton's
hand?” He answered first that he did seethe
pistol; but tt moment afterward he sold that be
did not see the pistol in his (Barton's) hand,
but he iSoteldo) felt the pistol pressed against
Ills neck. He said that he heard the report
immediately after he felt the pistol prosed
against lib neck. He was then a-kod if It was
the first -hot that struck him, and horiisked,
•'Were then- more shots than one?” He also
id that lw heard only one shot, and that he
fell sprawling. He said that Barton was not
Justified in shooting; that he ■ burton i wa- a
Dig man and able to take care of him,eU. He
said that he did not draw his pistol, and that
he had never drawn a pistol ora knife on a
man in hie life.
A FKXCE M AN
Advances Some Bound Bensons for
HteWayol Thinking,
Editobs TtLtoiurn vn> Messexokb:
Tbo question of whether or not the people
of the various countiea in this Slate shall
be required to keep their stock within their
own ine'osuroi c* be allowed tbe privilege
of pasturing them upon the commons,
waste land and canebrakes, is one of such
importance fiat I wish to express through
your journal my views upon this subject.
I feel assured that my opinions will be con
curred in by a large class of good citizen?.
I very much doubt whether many voters
have taken the care and pains to read the
law enacted by our Legislature and thor
oughly acquairt themselves with its prac
tical operation. What is the effect if the
"no fence” law should become of force by
a majority vote of this or any other county
within this State?
A owns cattle, or hor.es, hogs or sheep,
..hich he is raising for food or profits
They are within his own inclosure. By
storm, flood, accident or some other casu
alty, they escape from his field. They are
found by BJon his land, having damaged
his crop, or having grazed upon the grass
growing thereon.
B is now authorized by law to impound
said stock, lie ia then required to give A
notice within twenty-four hours, if he
knows that they are his property.
B then claims of A the amount in money
that he thinks that he has been damaged,
besides pay for his services in feeding and
attention to said stock. If tbe-e Is no
damage, then a bill for services is rendere j.
If these two parties cannot agree upon the
sum that A should pay B, or if they should
agree, and A bos not the money to pay B,
the statute then requires that B go before
a justice of the peace in the district
or some adjoining district, who shall sum •
mon the parties as in suits at lawgiving
five days’ notice to common witnesses, and
said justice shall try the matter at issuo
and give judgment against A for snch dam
age or care and attention,upon which judg
ment shall issue to be levied on A’s stock
held by B. (as the statute provide* for jus
tice court sales), and if said stock does not
pay said judgment, court costs and of
ficers’ fees, the balance to proceed against
A’s property if any he has.
This litigation may be postponed for
cause, and when decided may be taken up
to the higher courts^md will be very sure to
end in much trouble and feeling between
the narties concerned
Again, if A’s stock escape from his in-
closoflnnd B finds them upon his land,
and mot know to whom they belong,
be is dHHrized and required by the stature
to “Estray them,” aproeeeding that re
quires B to exhibit the stock to two free
holders, to make a careful description of
them, then go before the ordinary of the
county and make oath to the same. The
ordinary is then to put said description in
a book called an ostray book. The stock
then are to be advertised for sixty days in
a newspaper in the county, and at the
justice oourt grounds where the eatray
was taken up. If. at the end of said time,
no one comes forward, pays all costs and
takes away said astray, then the sheriff of
the county it required to advertise said ee-
trny for il -nrST!*-*”’” 1 c ‘- n the same at
if any, to go to theeducational fund of the
county.
It is unnecessary to say that the expense
attending upon each a proceeding would
absorb tbe value of half a dozen hogs or
sheep and most of the value of any other
stock.
Again, said law allows stock to be taken
np and imponnded in any county where
there is a stock law, although said stock
may have wandered across an invisible
line from a county where there is no stock
law.
The statement of such a law shows its
manifest injustice. It wonld require cattle
endowed with reason to obey it.
By act of our last Legislature, approved
December 2trth, 1881, the people of a mili
tia district in any oonnty in this State shall
be allowed by vote to enact the “no fence”
law for their district. The ordinary of tbe
county is then required to erect a rail fence
along said district lines, over hill and dale,
through swamps and creeks, and to build
gates on all roads crossed by said fence.
The eta*nte continues in a most puerile
manner to require persons to shut the
gates on pa'sing through them oi they will
be fined twenty dollars
The aw goes on farther and requires the
owner of land to furnish pasture land for a
cow and calf of his tenant if he rent* bis
land, without knowing how much land said
landlord may have, and whether any of it
is good for pas tore or not, and making no
provisions to pay for the land attempt
ed to be forced from the owner by an act
dearly unconstitutional.
Tho practical farmer who knows tbe
difficulty of keeping farm gates shut and
of keeping his fencing in condition to pro
tect his crops, will fully appreciate the im
practicability of keeping up a rail fence,
with no one to superintend it, around an
entire militia district. Such a fence, how
ever well bailt around any district in this
or any other connty in this State, would
not be in good condition for thirty days,
for it is liable to be thrown down by any
irresponsible coon hnnter, or the gates left
open by persons passing during the day
and night. The money levied on the dis
trict to erect snch a fence under the pres
ent law would in my judgment be lost.
A large class of our best citizens favor
this law, known commonly as the “no
fence law,” and I regret to differ with
them, and I would beg to bring their at
tention to this view of the subject.
There are a large class of good citizens
who live on the outskirts of this city and in
various portions of the country who have
but small lots attached to their houses.
They generally own a cow from which a
portion of their living is obtained, especi
during the summer months. If they are
debarred the privilege of posture on the
waste land common that surrounds them
it will require of each family an outlay of
from six to eight dollars a month to feed
and care for their cow, an expense a great
majority of them are na&ble to afford, and
the sole of their cow is forced upon them—
a situation that no one desires to see them
FROM WASHINGTON.
Washington, February
Senate the President pro-tern, submitted
a message irorn tbe President, transmit
ting tbe annual report of the Indian Com
missioner, wltn a letter from the Secre
tary of tbe Interior, suggesting legislation
upon some points in tbe report, and also a
from the standpoint of politics. As Ur.
Prescott concluded his speech, loud cries
of “vote, vole,” come from all parts of the
16.—In the! House, but Mr. Cox, ia an indignant tone,
«„hmii»oA demanded hU right to be heard. The
Speaker stated that the time for debate
had terminated. Mr. Cox appealed to
Lhe House to allow him a few moments
to reply to tbe imputations of bis col
league. Mr Page, of California, objected
unless be should be allowed to reply to
some remarks made by Mr. Prescott as tq
tbe constitution of California, ■
It is unfair to say that such views o- sen
timents are pandering to the feelings of
any one class of people.
Tbe great body of onr citizens are in
moderate circumstances, and it is upon tbe
product of their muscle that the wealth of
our country rests, and their welfare should
always be well considered by oar Legisla
ture.
In my judgment our county and State are
not in n proper condition for snch a law.
To prevent tho use of (he large amount
of unenclosed common in summer, and ex
tensive cane brakes in winter to the stock
of our citizens, is an unnecessary hardship
that I would regret to see placed upon the
people. The view advanced that owners of
land wish to cultivate it without fencing,
and object to others stock pasturing their
land, I do not think a sound one.
Farmers who wish to cultivate their land
as it should be should not object to fencing
it. If timber is inconvenient it may cause
them to curtail the area planted, to enrich
and cultivate it well, and in the end be of
benefit to themselves and the country. Ho
one who has land that he cares not to fence
or cultivate should object to it being used
for pasture. He has always a complete
remedy, which is to enclose his land. 'Ihe
right of pasture in common has been used
from timo immemorial, and I do not think
the condition of the country and our people
is suoh to take from them the free use of
the grass upon unenclosed land. The
earth is termed oar common mother, and
let her nse be free as far as we can in jus
tice to the rights of others.
Jso. P. Fobt.
Notice.
Our signature is on each wrapper and
bottle of Brewer’s Lung Restorer, and «re
caution the publio against using any cough
medicine called Brewer’s unless onr signa
ture is on the wrappej and label, as they
are worthless imitations and not gotten up
for the benefit of the pnbiio but merely to
pat money in the pockets of the bo-cawed
manufacturers. Bespoctfolly,
Limab, Rankin & Tavm.
▲ Bold Bishop# |
Binutf, February 18.—Advices from St.
Petersburg state that the Metropolitan of
Moscow, Archbishop Macaire, who is an
influential personag* in tbe Russian
political world, has addressed a latter
to the Czar urging him to quit his
seclusion, which he says suggests pol
troonery and is injurious’, to [national
tradition. The Emperor'S seclusion,
he continues, will lead to disunion between
the Emperor and the people, who will final
ly accustom themselves to dispense with
their sovereign. The Czar was irritated by
the letter, and sent for Privy Councillor
Pobedinosseeff, procurator-general of the
Holy bynod, of whom he inquired whether
be (tbi Emperor) could dismiss the Motro-
politar, ana Pobedinosseeff replied, “Yes,
with the sanction of the Holy Synod.”
—P. incess Louise is busy shipping
maidens from England to Canada, where ihcy
are expected to find homes and husbands.
letter from the Commissioner cf Educa
tion, recommending an appropriation Of Cos then gskeil tbfit U« be allowed
«|.J tax for abataul
purposes in Alaska. - ' - — — - -
Mr. Hampton reported favorably a joint
resolution directing copies of the official
letter-books of tbe Executive De
partment of the Stale of North Carolina
to be furnished to said State. _ -
After an explanation by Mr. Edmunds
that a abort executive session at this time
was more desirable than at the close of
the session, in view of tbe arrangement
for the final disposition of thn polygamy
bill to-day, tbe Senate at 12:45 wont into
executive sessioD.and at 1:15 resumed legls-
lative bosiccsss. when the regular order
(the anti-polygamy bill) was proceeded
with, tbe question being upon tbe eighth
section. As reported from tbe Judiciary
committee the section vacates all registra
tion and election officers of the territory
and devolves their duties (until provision
therefor is made by tbe legislative assem
bly to be created as provided by tbe bill)
on a board of five persons to be nominat
ed by tbe President and confirmed by the
Senate, all of whom shall not be members
of one political party. It farther
decrees that the canvass and returns of
vote* at elections of tbe legislative assem
bly shall bo made to this board, which ia
to canvass such returns and issue cer
tificates ot election to those persons who
being eligible tor election shall appear to
have been lawfully elected, and that tbe
assembly, afteritaorganization,shall have
power to decide upon the election and
qualifications of its members and fill the
offices made vacant by the bill. The pre
ceding (or seventh) section disfranchises
and makes ineligible to office in any terri
tory or other place under the exclusive
jurisdiction of the United States any polyg
amist, bigamist or person cohabiting
with more than one woman.
An interesting debate followed, in the
course of which Messrs. Brown and Mor
gan, among others, spoke against tbo re
turning board feature of the bill, which
gave the commissioners power to disfran
chise all polygamists, which term they
might construe to cover all Mormons, in
asmuch as polygamy is a tenet of tbe Mor
mon faith. The remaining committee
amendments and the several sections of
the bill wore then agreed to without fur
ther debate, and tho bill reported to the
Senate as from the committee of the
whole.
Mr. Brown then renewed bis amend
ment, requiring tbs’ uot more than three
membeu of the board of commissioners
shall be of the same political party.
Agreed to on a rarty vote—ayes 20, noes
24. Mr. Davis, of Illinois, voted aye with
the Democrats, and Mahone was absent.
Another amendment offered by Mr.
Prown to tho last section of the bill was
adopted, prohibiting tbe board from dis
franchising any one on account of bis
opinion on the subject of bigamy or polyg
amy. Several amendments were proposed
and defeated by decisive votes, and after
a rearrangement of its sections the bill
finally passed by a rfeu roce vote, in which
no negative response was heard.
Mr. Ingalls then asked that the pension
arrears resolution be taken up and laid
over as unfinished business, and it was so
ordered. The Senate adjourned at 7:05
o’clock p. m.
inusE.
Mr. Cox, of Hew York, from the com
mittee ti audit the expenses growing out
of the death and burial of the late Presi
dent James A. Garfield, reported a bill
granting a pension of $5,000 a year to
Mrs. Lucretia It. Gat field. Mr. Atkins,
of Tennessee, said he would not object to
tbe bill, but ho thought that a similar
measure should be adopted to pension the
widow of any other president. The bill
was passed.
Mr. Ellis, of Louisiana, by request in
troduced a bill to provido for the estab
lishment of a fast ocean steamship mail
service between the United States and
Great Britain aud to secure to the gov
ernment the use if vessels for postal, na
val and other purposes. Referred.
Mr. Flower, of Hew York, presented a
petition of 2,400 merchants and other cit
izens of Hew York city for tbe abolition
of tbe tax on banx deposits and the stamp
tax on bank checks. Mr. Cox presented
a similar petition, bearing 1,000 signa
tures, and Mr. McLane, of Maryland, a
similar petition from 1,000 citizens of
Baltimore. Tbey were ell referred to the
committee on ways and means.
Under tbo call of tbe committees tbe
following biljs were reported: By Mr.
Burrows, of Michigan, from tbe commit
tee on territories, for tbe admission of
Dakota into tbe Union as a State. House
calendar.
Bills were reported from the committee
on publi: buildings and grounds and
referred to tbe committee of tbe whole,
providing for the erection of public build
ings at Shreveport, La., MacoD, Ga., and
San Antonio, Texas.
By Mr. Dunneil, from tbe committee on
ways and means, fixing tbe term of office
of collectors of internal revenue at fonr
years. House calendar.
By Mr. Horr, of Michigan (adversely),
from tbe committee on civil service reform,
to reduce tbe salaries of beads of depart
ments aud members of Congress.
Mr. Butterwortb, of Ohio, asked that
tbe report of tbe committee be read. Mr.
Randall objected. A little fun occasion
ally was not objectioeable,
bat be was opposed to tbe House
eine turned into an amusement body.
Mr. Warner, oi Tennessee, asked that the
bill and report be referred to tbe commit
tee of tbe whole. Bo ordered.
Tbo consideration of tbe apportionment
bill was resumed at 1:45. Mr. Prescott
offered a resolution providing that when
ever tbe House shall determine upon any
number of members the same shall be ap
portioned among tbe States on the same ba
sis of division used at tbe forty-sixth Con
gress and now known as the old method.
Mr. Payne moved to amend so as to pro
vide that tbo apportionment shall be
based upon tbe “Beaton” method, and
Mr. Converse to amend tbe "amendment
so as to adopt tbe plan previously pre
sented and favored by him.
Mr. Hooker, of Mississippi, submitted
an amendment to the bill selecting 320 as
tbe total number of representatives.
At 3 o’clock the previous question was
seconded and a vote was taken on tbe
amendment offered by Mr. Converse to
tbe resolution sudmitted by Mr. Prescott,
and it was rejected. A vote was then
taken on Mr. l’aync’s amendment, bat it
only received 0 affirmative votes, while
148 members were recorded as being op
posed to tbe adoption of tbe Seaton method
of apportionment. Mr. Payne endeavored
to obtain the yeas and nays bat was not
successful. Mr. Prescott’s resolution,
basing tbe representation on tbe old sys
tem of apportionment, wa* then agreed to
without a division.
Tbe last bour of debate was opened
witb a short speech by Mr. Horr, of Micbi-
C m, who advocated a bill for 3z5, fol-
wed by Mr. Tyler, of Vermont, who
spoke in favor of fixiug tbe number at 2114.
Mr. Springer stated that be wonld vote
for 310, though be preferred the present
number, 203. Tbe number 310 had been
determined upon as one of mathe
matical and political equality by the last
Congress, and he therefore supported It.
Mr. Cox favored 310, holding that it
would be more fair than 325, which gave
additional representatives to Iowa, Wis
consin and Kansas, surely Republican
States, and to South Carolina ana Texas,
certainly Democratic, and to Hew York,
which was likely to be Republican unless
tbe Democrats behaved themselves better.
Mr. Prescott closed tbe debate, and In
the coarse of bis remarks reflected some
what upon his colleague (Mr. Cox) for
bis change of base from the position he
took in the committee room. Tbe excuse
given for such change was that tbe Hew
York Legislature might fail to redistrict
the State. His colleague evidently did
not take pride in tbe position which Hew
! York maintained among tbe Suites of the
| Union. He only viewed her Interest
Prescott objected. “That,” shouted Cox,
amid cries of “order” and ‘ vote,® “Is a
cowardly proceeding-to attack a man at
the last moment without giving him a
chance to reply—most cowardly 1”
The Speaker stated that the first vote
wonld be taken on tbe amendment offered
by Mr. Cox, fixing the representation at
307, and ruled that Mr. Cox coaid not
modify it by changing the number to 316.
Mr. Cox thereupon withdrew the amend
ment!.
The next vote was taken upon the
amendment offered by Mr. Anderson, of
Kansas, fixing tho number at 325, and it
was. agreed to—yeas 102, nays 104. Mr.
White, of Kentucky, was the only .Repub
lican who voted in tbe negative, but the
following Democrats voted in the affirm
ative with the Republicans: Aiken,
Beach, Beitzhoover, Bragg, Culberson,
Curtin, Davidson, Deusicr, Ellis, Evins,
Finley, Hobletzell, Jones of Texas,
McLane, Mills, Reagan, Richardson of
South Carolina, Shelley, Speer, Tillman,
Upson and Wellborn.
The next vote was taken upon qhe
amendment offered to the third section of
the bill by Mr. Beitzhoover, or Pennsyl
vania, the object of which is to make it
unlawful to divide any parish or connty
in the formation of any representative
district which shall consist of one county
or parish. Rejected—yeas 117, nays 135.
Mr.Springer, oi Illinois, moved to re
consider tbo voto by which the House
bad rejected an amendment offered by
Mr. Colerick, amending section threo so
as to provide that ir in any State in
which the number oi Representatives
is changed by this act tbe Legislature
thereof shall net lave ada.tid its laws in
time to enable Representatives to be
elected to the forty-eighth Cougross, it
shall b9 lawful for the Governor of such
State, after it shall have been rodistneted,
to provido for a special election for such
Representatives. When this amendment
was rejected, there was no interest paid
to it. Mr. Colerick was unable to ob
tain the yeas and nays, but Mr. Springer’s
motion to reconsider was the
signal fo£ a scene of great noise
aud confusion. A motion to
table the motion to reconsider was imme
diately made on the Republican side, and
the Democrats demanded the yeas and
nays. Mr. Springer asked that the
amendment be read, but a storm of ob
jections came from the Republican side,
and the Speaker ruled that it could only
be read by unanimous consent. Instantly
Messrs. Hooker, of Mississippi, Springer
and Aiken, of South Carolina, were on
their feet, and Insisting upon their right
to hear the proposition upon which tbey
were called to vote. Tho continuous
rapping ot the Speaker’s gavel bad but
little effect in allaytog the confusion, aud
it was not until consent bad been given
to the reading of tbe amendment that
comparative quiet was restored. A vote
was then taken on the motion to lay on
the table the motion to reconsider the
vote by which the House rejected Cole-
rick’s amendment, and resulted yeas 131,
nays 4—no quorum. Tim Democrats
refrained from voting. Without further
action, t be House, at 0:20, adjourned.
Washington, February 16 —The Sen
ate in executlvo session to day transacted
no business except to refer to appropriate
committees Dominations sent in by the
President yesterday aud Tuesday, and to
receive reports from committees on a
number of nominations examined by them
since tbe last executive session was held.
Among the nominations reported back
was that of Msjor Rochester to bo pay
master-general of the army. The com
mittee, after fully examining the objec
tions raised against favorable action on
this case, reported to-day unanimously
that the nomination should bo confirmed.
It was accordingly placed on the calendar
with tt)e committee’s favorable recom
mendation.
The President has formally accepted tho
resignation of Ward Hunt as associate
justice of the United States Supremo
Court and will name his successor next
week.
The House committee on auditing tho
Garfield expenses this morning instructed
Mr. Cox to introduce a bill in the House
granting a pension oi $5,000 dollars per
annum for Mrs. Garfield from the date of
tbo death of her husband.
The report of the Board of Indian Com
missioners, sent to the President to.day,
urges Congress to provide the Commis
sioner of Indian Affairs with a much
larger school tend, to bo used in educat
ing the 30,000 Indian children now grow
ing up in ignorance. The report closes
as follows: "We have no new measures to
recommend. We simply urge the Presi
dent’s adherence to the peace policy,
which meaus government by law, homo
stead rights and education.
Washington, January 17.—In the
Senate, Mr. Coke reported favorably from
the committee on commerce the bill In-
troducedby him on the previous day appro
priating $100,000 to improve the harbor at
Galveston, Texas, and urged its Imme
diate consideration. Mr. Ingalls insisted
upon tho regular order, bat later in the
morning Mr. Coke reiterated his appeal,
aud the bill was considered and passed.
Mr. Jones, of Florida* reported from
tbe committee on public buildings a bill
to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury
to erect public buildings at Key West,
Fla.
The bill authorizing tbe payment of
assignees of tbe claims oi census bureau
employes out of the recent deficiency ap
propriation, was passed.
Bills were introduced by Mr. Kellogg
providing for the following appropria-
tions: For tbo improvement of the river
front of Hew Orleans, $30,000; Ouachita
river, $50,000; Red river, above Shreve
port, $50,000; Bayou Lafourche, $75,000;
Bayou Teche, $50,000; Calcasieu river,
$50,000; deepening the channel of the
Atcbafalaya river, $30,000; building lock
at tbe mouth cf Bayon Plaquemine, $25,-
000; building a post-office and conrt
bouse at Shreveport, $250,000; building a
court bouse and post-office at Opelonsas,
$250,000, and a custom bouse and post-
office at Grenada City, $150,000.
Tbe calendar was then proceeded with.
Two bills for relief to individuals were
passed, when, at 1:40, the doors were
closed for executive business.
At 4:30 the doors were reopened, when
tbo pension arrears resolution was taken
up and laid over as unfinished business,
and tbe Senate adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE.
Owing to tbe great confusion which ex
isted at tbo dose of yesterday’s session
there were several ccrrcctions made of
the Congressional Record, alter which
the Speaker announced the regular order
of business to bo the motion to lay on
tho tabic a motion submitted at the close
of yesterday’s session by Mr. Springer, of
Illinois, to reconsider the vote by which
the House rejected the amendment of
fered to the-apportionment bill by Mr.
Colerick, of Indiana, providing that in
case the Legislature of any State where
the representation is changed shall fall to
redistrict the State before the time fixed
for the election of Representatives, the
governor shall be authorized to call a
special election.
The motion to table the motion to re
consider was carriodby yeas 130, nays
114. The question then recurred on the
substitution for the whole bill submitted by
Mr Colerick, of Indiana, and which fixed
the representation at 310. .Mr. Cox de
manded tbe yeas and nays. ' Tellers on
yeas and nays having been ordered, the
Speaker appointed Mr. Cox and Mr. Pres
cott as tellers, hut Mr. Cox declined to
serve in that capacity with his colleague.
Tbe substtitute was refected—yeas 94,
nays 154.
A substitute oflered by Mr. Joyce, of
Vermont, providing for a House of 365,
sas rejected without a division.
The qnestion then recurred on the sub
stitute otTered by Mr. Page, of California,
providing that the Bouse shall be com
posed of 319 members. This Mr. Page
desired to withdraw, but it was tbe num
ber favored by the Democrats and, objec
tion was made. It was, however, rejected
—yeas 99, nays 118, T^e previous ques
tion wa; ordered on the final passage of
the bill, and it passed without division.
The text of the bill 1? w follows;
Resolved, etc., That after the third of
March, 1834, the House of Representatives
shall be composed of 325 members,
to bo apportioned among tbe sev-
eral Slates as follws; Alabama
8, Arkansas 5, California 6, Col
orado 1, Connecticut 4, Delaware 1,
Florida 2, Georgia 10, Illinois 20, Indiana
13, Iowa 11, Kansas 7, Kentucky 11, Lou
isiana 0, Maine 4, Maryland 0, Massachu
setts 12, Michigan 11, Minnesota 5, Missis
sippi 7, Missouri 14, Nebraska 3, Nevada
1, New Hampshire 2, Now Jersey 7, New
5 ork 34, North Carolina 9, Ohio 21, Ore
gon 1, Pennsylvania 28, Rhode Island 2,
South Carolina 7,Tennessee 10, Texas It,
iVermont 2, Virginia 10, West Virginia 4,
Wisconsin 9.
Seaton 2 provides that whenever anew
State is admitted info the UnioD, tbe
representative or representatives assigned
to it shall be iu addition to the number,
325.
Section 3 provides that in each State en
titled under this apportionment the num
ber to which such State may be entitled
in the Forty-eighth and each subsequent
Congress shall be elected by districts
composed of contiguous territory, andcon-
tainfng as nearly as practicable an equal
number of inhabitants, and equal in num
ber to the representatives to which such
State may be entitled in Congress, no one
district electing more than one represen
tative-provided, that unless the Legisla
ture oi such State shall otherwise provide
before the eleaion of such representatives
shall take place, as provided by law, where
no change shall be hereby made in tbe
representation cf tho State; the represen
tatives thereof to the Forty-eighth Con
gress shall be elected therein as uow pro
vided by law. If the number as hereby
provided for shall be larger than it was
before this change, then tho additional
representative, or representatives, allowed
to said State under this apportionment
may be elected by the State at large and the
other representatives to which the State is
entitled by districts, q3 now prescribed by
law in said State ana if the number here
by provided for *hall, in any State, be less
than it was beiore the changes hereby
made, then the whole number to such
State hereby provided f Jr shall be elected
at large, unless the legislature of said
Skate has provided, or shall otberw:
provido before tho time fixed by law f(
the election of representstive therein. J
acts and parts of acts inconsistent he;
with are hereby repealed.
The morniug hour having been di;
pensed with tbo House, at 3:30, went i
committee of tbs whole, Mr. Horr,
Michigan, in the chair, upon the pti
calendar.
Tbe first bill on the calendar was
authorizing the restoration of Thom
Little to the army with the rank of caj
tain. Tbo report shows that Little
court-martialed on tbo charge of co:
duct unbecoming an officer and gentle-'
man, and on this ground Mr. McCook, ot
New York, protested against his restora
tion to the army. The House bad on
last Friday passed a bill restoring Mr.
Kirby to the army, and be wanted to
raise his voice against the policy which
was then pursued. Mr. Upson, of Texas,
supported the bill, as the charge upon
which Capt. Little had been dismissed
was ridiculous and nothing more than the
offspring of prejudice against volunteer
officers. The charge against him wa
that he had been seen on the pnbllc
streets with a common woman. While he
(Upton) did not desire to lower the high
standard of morality in the army, he
would like to have some one point out a
person who could cast the first stone, and
there was no other charge against the
officer, though he bore scars received iu
the service of his country.
Mr. McCook read e xtracts from the re
view of Judge Advocate-General McKee
Dunn oftbe case of Thomas Little, com
menting severiy upon tbe conduc of that
officer and recommending that the finding
of the court-martial be confirmed. He
then sent to the clerk’s desk to have read
an affidavit of Thomas Little, relative to
tho charge "made against him, which
was taken from the files of tbe War De
partment. The language of the affidavit
was so gross that many ladies left the gal
leries and the reading was stopped by ob
jections from Mr. Springer, of Illinois, and
Mr. Moore, of Tennessee, on tbe ground
that it was obscene, and it was stricken
from tbe record. Tho affidavit, however,
had its effect, and by an overwhelming
voto tbe enacting clause of tho bill was
stricken out, thus defeating the measure.
Tbe next bill was one authorizing the
President to place William P. Chambliss,
lato major of the Fourth Cavalry, upocKhe
retired list. On this bill the Democrats
refrained from voting, thus leaving the
committee without a quorum, whereupon
the committee rose. The recommenda
tion of the committee as to the bill rela
tive to Thomas Little was agreed to by
tbo House, and the enacting clause was
stricken out.
Mr. Valentine,chairman of the’eommit-
tee on agriculture, reported the agricultu
ral appropriation bill, and it was referred
to the committee of tbe whole. It appro
priates $392,480, being $06,770 less than
asked for and $119,9S0 more than the ap
propriation for the current year.
The Speaker laid before, the Honsea
message from tho President in further
compliance with tho House resolution
calling for the correspondence respeaing
the war on tho Pacific, transmitting a re
port of the Secretary of State and accom
panying documents. Referred. Also
Irom the Secretary oi War transmitting
the progress report of the Mississippi River
Commission. Referred. The House
then, after several roll calls, at 5:30, ad-
journed#
Washington, February 17.—The Sen
ate to-day confirmed Joseph L. Morphia
MUnltM States marshal for the northern
district of Missiaelppi; Geo. P. Patterson,
United States attorney for the southern
district of Florida; Anselum Heuberger,
collector ot customs at Natchez, Mississip
pi. Tho President nominated Henry F.
Heriot collector of customers for the Dis
trict of Columbia; Mathew K. Mister to
be postmaster at Grenada, Mississippi.
WASHINGTON. February 17.—In re
sponse to a resolution which was recently
adopted by tbe House, on motion of Rep
resentative Belmont, of New York, the
President to-day transmitted to the Honse
a letter from the Secretary of State, ac
companied by a mass of documents con
cerning the correspondence In regard to
the Peruvian Company. In a letter from
Jacob It. Shepherd to Minister Horibut,
dated New York, June 2,1881, Shepherd
says:
“Among the representative gentlemen
witli whom I have already or shall soon
bo in confidential negotiations in the
premises, I may name such as E. D. Mor
gan, William E. Dodge, Hugh MeCul-
lock, Norvin Green, W- R. Garrison, A.
Belmont, S. B. Childress, John Hay,
Amasa Stone, Wm. H- Vanderbilt, John
Sherman, Eugene Hale, Murat Halstead,
Wbitelaw Reid, Fisk & Hatch, Samuel
Sloan, Marshall Jewel), H. L. Dawes, S.
D. Babcock, John A. Stewart, Jay Cooke,
Evarts, Southard, Maynard and Choate,
U. S. Grant, A. A. Lowe, J. H. Wade, H.
B. Payne, Horace White, David Dawes &
Co., Jos. Medill, H. B. Hyde, A. S.
Hewitt, W. L. Scott, J. D. Cameron,
Howard Crosby, Hobson, Hurtado &
Co., Sydney Dillon, Martin BUss
6 Co., H. B. Clafiln and A. S. Barnes,
Henry Hilton, Jr^ W. Sllgman & Co.,
M. K Jessup & Co., Drexel, Morgan &
Co., W. W. Astor and HoraceT. Caswell.
Representative Belmont’s resolution, in
response to which tbe correspondence was
sent to the House to-day, was offered in
the House for the purpose of disclosing
tbe names of parties supposed to be inter
ested in the Peruvian Company ,which
had been withheld by the State Depart
ment when the correspondence was scut
to tbe Senate some days since.
WasnixoTON, February 18.—The Speaker
laid beiore tbe House a resolution ot the
legislative assembly of Utah opposing the
anti-polygamy bill and urging that a com
mission be appointed to goto Utah and in
vestigate the affairs of that territory. Mr.
ghsile^berger presented a petition of the
American Baptist home mis;ion, represent
ing one million persons, asking Congress
to take early measures to remove and pro
hibit polygamy throughout the United
Btates. Both referred to tbe committee on
the judiciary.
The morning hour having bot n dispensed
with, at 12 35 the House went into commit
tee of the whole on the immediate de-
KOBBKlt IX A FVLLM.tX
The Treasurer o! a 8e*t M Steamboat
Company tbe Victim j
When the morning train from Jackson
ville reached Cochran on Friday night, Mr.
Alfred Schoff, treasurer of the Boston and
Kicgham Steamboat Company, had occa
sion to leave his berth in the Pullman oar
for a short whiie. He returned after the
traia started, and found that he had been
robbed. His vest, containing his gold watch
and a roll of bills of about sixiv dollai#
were not to b; f°on5, though ho had only j
Mutual Benefits.
ficiency bill, which makte an appropriation been absent a few minutes,
of $1,822 983. ' the oonductor of tha sleeper, and I
««>*$ » Conductor Jeter. The I
the construction of vaults in the treasury one^tiowed tifleave”* ^Vhen^he'^train ar°
and sub-treasuries quite an interesting dis- OB ® a.wwad to leave. hen the traiu ar-
oussion arose on the silver question. Mr.
Hewitt, of New York, made a vigorous at
tack upon the standard silver dollar, char
acterizing it as a cheat and fraud and fiat
money in its worst and most repulsive and
objectionable sen?e, and asserting that it
rendered all commercial transactions
cheating transactions.
Mr. Stephens, of Georgia, and Mr. Marsh,
Of Illinois, earnestly defended the silver
dollar, declaring that it was the true unit
of value. They characterized tbe act of
1873 as an act passed for the purpose of de
grading silver, and Mr. Marsh declared
that the cry that the standard dollar was
frandrlent wm false in fact and untrue in
principle.
Mr. 8pringer, of Illi^iis, offered an
amendment uuthorizingwne issue of cer
tificates on silver bullion, but it was ruled
out on a point of order.
On a point of erder raised by Mr.
Blount, of.Georgia, the clause for the pay
ment of $503 extra salary to tbe Deputy
Commissioner of Pens.ons and $'00 to
to tho chief clerk, was ruled out. After I
discussing tho clause relative to rebuiir
icg the Jefferson sohool building in W0
ington. the committee rose and
the bill to the House, when it was
and the House adjourned.
WAsnnroiON, February 18.—Th^BSenatol
committee on the census to4dfuaani-
mousiy decided to recommenJgElie pas
sage ot the House apporti^Kicut bit],
without amendment.
On Thursday the New JHaey Senators
and Representatives sei^pt letter to the
President requesting hi Jmx an early day
to review the findink-M/^he board of army
officers in the Fitz JAff Porter case, ap
pointed in April, VsBfand take action to
relieve him frojjN^o penalties and for
feitures imposedflE him by tho findings of
the oonrt-mMMi rendered in January,
IN-!, nnil reySPG him to his rights and the
positions i^grhicli said sentenc^deprivedl
'L'.UtKIKV BACH.
Toj§K«s County on a Cbarxe oi Xur-I
| derous Assault. ,
tittle excitement was caused on
rd street yesterday about noon by the
^^t of a man near Baer’s comer by offi
cers Murphy and Mcore. Onr reporter in
terviewed tho man at the barracks, and
learned the following concerning the ar
rest: The young man is A. 0. Broach, of
Jones county. He says that sometime last
Juno, while going to his work, he met a
man named Page and his wifa. Mrs. Fage>
he says, abused him for taking a knife
from her daughter the evening before, and
that he stood her abuse as long as he
could and then he cursed her. She
had him arrested on a charge of assault
with intent to murder. He was bound
over in the sum of fifty dollars, and when
the court met was taken sick. He failed
to pot in an appearance Od has been hid
ing out all this time. He had seen Page
rnd effected a compromise, he agreeing to
pay Mrs. Page $40 or a mule and the costs
ot the case, provided she would drop tbe
suit. He came into towo yesterday for the
purpose, he says> of raising the money
from A. B. Small & Co. Sheriff Steve
Phillips, of Jones, happened to see him,
and called on the officers to arrest him.
Tbe sheriff tells a somewhat different
story. He says Broach fled the county and
went to Texas. He returned a short time
ago, but be has been unable to set eyes on
him before yesterday. He says farther,
that Broach is under indictment for the
offonse, and that he raised a plow share to
strike Mrs. Page with. He was taken to
Clinton yesterday, end will be lodged in
jail to await trial by the April term of the
court in Jones county.
ATLANTA LETTBB.
rived in Macon Captain Sharpe of the
road was called up and the news imparted
to him. He hunted np Liuu'enant Wiley of
the police force, and the party then went
into the car. There were three ladies on
board and about a dozen men as passengers.
The gentlemen consented to be searched,
bat nothing was found upin them. As
Mr. Schoff was compelled to go on, there
was nothing left for him to do but to leave
with Lieutenant Wiley a description of
tbe articles stolen and awsit devoiop-
rents. He will be at Marietta for ten
ays. The vest was of English worsted,
olive green color, made with whim thread.
In the poekot was an open face gold watch,
with the Setters composing the netne ol
“Alfred Schoff” on the faoe, instead of the
Roman numerals. The chain was a gold
cable, with gold-mounted rubber pencil
and a moss agate charm. In another pock
et was the roll of bills.
As to who committed the robbery Lien-
tenant Wiley ha* his theory, which he will
work out in due time. It is quite certain
that none of tbe passengers Lad anything
to do with it.
Colton Futures—A Society Scandal
and a Coalition Governor.
Atlanta, February 11.—You may not be
lieve it, bnt the sun ia actually shining here
once more and it brings gladness to every
heart, exoept those that live in the bosoms
of tho parties who had their little change
on cotton last week. There were several
who lost heavily, and I have yet to see a set
of men tormented with the blues more than
the crowd that hangs around theexchango.
The loss per bale from Saturday night last
to Monday was more than three dollars. I
know one young man who lost every cent
he possessed in the world and he was com
fortably well.off and to-dayhe rushes around
the streets a perfect picture of despair.
It is currently rumored here that Mr. H.
L Kimball intends to organize a stock com
pany for the purpose or starting a daily
paper. I can get nothing definite about
the matter at all, but my confidence in
Kimballa3alive, energetio man warrants'
the assertion that, if he does start one, it
willboasuooess—at least until tbe stock
runs short.
There is a nice looking, smooth faoed,
rosy cheeked, light haired and blue eyed
young man in this city, who belongs to
that class of young men that are the abom
ination and disgust of every city of any
size, known as “mashers,” who took upon
himself to write a note to a certain lady
living on a fashionable street, fihrronnded
with fashionable neighbors, and asked tho
delightful, excruciating, irresistible pleas
ure of escorting her to the theatre. She
accepted the invitation, knowing it was
wrong, for she is a married woman. But
in justice to her I will state that she was,
at the time she accepted the invitation,
confident that her better half would be at
such a distance that his eyes could not see
nor his ears hear of the wrong that she
intended to heap upon him. The
night for the consummation of tho
engagement arrived. The young man
called at the house, rang the bell and as - ed
the gentleman who came to the door if
Mrs. So and So was in. The gentleman
answered in tbe affirmative, and asked tho
young man in. After being seated in the
parlor several minntee, and the lady not
patting in an appearance, the young man
was begining to feel anxious. He began
to get agitated, as it were. Those feelings
are perfectly natnral under the circum
stance'. At last be hears foot step* com
ing towards the parlor. No donbt he
straightened his moustache, smoothed his
cravat, pressed his golden locks and eat
preparatory to receiving his charming
friend. Ttie foot steps drew nearer the
door, until at last the form of the same
gentleman who bad invited him in stood in
the parlor door. He called the yonng man
to him and requested an interview in
tbe back yard. The yonng man
granted his request, and oat into
tne back yard and into the daikness this
feathered-headed, insignificant, indisputa
ble “mash” followed. When in
the most secluded portion of the
back yard, the gentleman faced the young
man and told him that the lady be had
written a note to was his wife, “and now,”
said he, “I am going to give you a sound
thrashing.” Whereupon he trailed the
younq man unmercifully and then led him
to the front door and kicked him down
the front steps. The young man made no
resistance whatever. For the sake of the
honor of the gentleman in the affair, alt
names are suppressed. It has taught the
young man a lesson which he won’t forget
soon.
It if now a certain fact that Gen.Ii. J.
Gnrtrell will be tie coalition candidate for
Governor. I am sorry there ia no man in
Georgia that I have a higher regard for
than Gen. Gartrell, and it u a pity that he
ehonld allow him*elf to be led by the nose
by a party that can't cherish even a single
hepe of success. Oat.
Tbe Fewee qncstloa.
Miss ns. Estrone: I see that the f enoe
question is still undecided. Why is this
thus ? It is because some men in position
are astraddle of the question and are afraid
to say one way or the other for fear of be
ing politically hurt ? Bnt few men can ride
two horses without being thrown from one
or the other. Bob Btickney and Jim Rob
inson could do it, but I hardly think any of
our official* can successfully. Look out,
now, that this straddling business doesn’t
pan out the wrong w;yto the performers.
Tbe Ho Fence question.
Other counties besides onr own are agi
tated upon this question. We gave an
earnest and lengthy artiole on the “feno
side,” by Captain John P. Fort. We now
append the report of three practioal men
who have investigated this whole question
on the ground where it is in operation.
They are from Hail county.
We,the undersigned members of the
committee appointed to go to Suuth Caro
lina to look into the practice! working* of
tho stock or no fenoe law, make the follow
ing report:
We spent two days in traveling through
tbe connties of Oconee and Anderson, and
conversed freely with the people of all
clssseeand co motions. Every lamer we
conversed with heartily endorsed the no
fenoe or stock law, and tbe following are
some of the reasons which w re offered:
First, it ia promotivo of harmony be
tween tbe landlord and the tenant, by re
moving all causes for differences and dis
putes about keeping up the fences, cleaning
out fence corners, ana the general repair
ing of tbe same—^thereby greatly simplify-
iujycortract* for rent, reducing the labor
required of the tenant, increasing the pro
duction of the farm, and swelling the
profits of both landlord and tenant.
Second, we found that wh-re tbe land
lord has pastures, houses and land, be has
no trouble in seenring tenants, and that
tenants have more time to work m their
crops—not to repair fences, etc. We are
informed by good citizens that the crops
grown on the fence rows would more than
pay the taxes on an average farm and the
tuition of the children of an ordinary
family*
Third, that there is a great airing of the
crops from the ravages of stock breaking
the fenoes, and that while there are not as
M eows as before, tbey are much belter,
Bz a larger quantity of milk and but
ter, and the beef is of a much better quahty.
As a proof of this, the day we were in An
derson, beef was worth four cents per
round and butter twenty cents per pound.
Fourth, we learned that since the stock
law went into operation, there has been a
ltrgo increase in the pricelof real estate,
and a considerable nse in the rates of
labor, bnt no increase in the rates of rent;
and lastly that litigation has greatly de
creased-one trial justioe stating to us that
be had thirty oases before the law was
passed, to where he has one now. All of
which is respectfully submitted.
8. O. Jackson,
O. B. Thompson,
Lkanpeb Johns (col.)
Fees ssd Doctors.
Tbe fees of doctors is an item that
very many persons are interested in Just
at present. We believe the schedule for
visits is $3, which would tax a man con
fined to his bed for a rear, and in need of
dally visits, over $1,000 a year for medical
attendance alone! And one single bottle
of Hop Bitters taken In time would save
the $1,000 and all the year’s sickness.—
Post.
BEING desirous to oonvert a large portion
Of their stock of Dry Goods into OA3H,
have determined to offer goods for the
Next Thirty Days*,
at an eh prices as cannot fail to attract pur.
chasers.
WE WILL OPEN OS MONDAY AN
Extensive Bargain Counter
Whereon will be displayed a variety of
goods, which the limits of an advertisement
will not allow ns to enumerate.
We wish it distinctly understood that we
are NOT SELLING OUT, nor is this ad
vertisement one of the ancient stratagems
to draw custom.
Those in want of
Dry Goods
of any description will pleate favor us with
a call on MONDAY, aud be convinced that
we are prepared to make some sacrifioee in
order to reduce our stock. Respectfully,
J. W. RICE & CO.
feblOd&wly
W# R. Kent,
DEALER IN
Saddles, Harness, Bridles, Collars, Whip
Eto., of every style.
07~.AU made by hand.«£3
LEATHER AND TRUNKS.
REPAIRING GOOD AND CHEAP.
6ft Poplar street, » Macen, Ga
fb!9 ilJfcwlm . .
Wonderful Cures Effected
—BT Tms—
ELECTRO-THERAPEUTIC
BATH.
Dry Heat, Medical Vapors and Elec
tro-Magnetism, RationaUy Com
bin’d to Meet tha Indications
ef Various Chronic Diseases.
J. W. MIGRATH,
Late of Philadelphia City,
With an experience of 16 years treating
chronic disease by tho old system, will in
troduce this new method of treating chron
ic diseases by giving
Trial Baths Free,
Thursday and Friday, Feb. 16 & 17.
That the afflicted may test its merits. Pa
tients needing a course of treatment wilt
require from one to three weeks’ time, ac
cording to nature of disease
Dr. Migrath useabut little medicine with
this treatment. The Electro-Therapeutic
Bath and Electricity does what heretofore
■a* claimed for medicine alone.
A competent iady matron will attend
female patients.
Office hourw from 8a. m. to 9 p. m. Con-,
saltation free and strictly oonfidentiai.
ROOM 27. convenient to parlor,
Brown’s National Hotel, Macon, Ga.
To those subject to ills incident to the
vexations of business life, dyspepsia and a
feeling of debility and fretfulness, we say,
without equivocation, take Simmons
Liver Regulator. This remedy is un
equalled in the cure of piles, constipation,
bad breath, sick headache and bilious
complaints. The Regulator is free from
any injurious mercurial substance; not
disagreeable; can betaken at any time
without interfering with business or pleas
ure. It is gentle, safe and a good digester.
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•• Boo«It on Bats*
The thing desired found at last. Ask
druggist for Rough ou Rats. It clears out
rats, mice, roaches, flies, bedbugs. 15c
boxes. Iunl4dawlw
-
Dlslnfeclanta an .absolutely Neces
sary.
Especially in cases of diptheria, scarlet,
typhoid, yellow and malarial fevers.
Darby’s ProphylaticFlujd is the great dis
infectant and purifier. It affords protec
tion from contagion, it is a relief and cure
inhe sick room, will pur ify tbe air and
deroy vile odors without c rearing anoth
er. As a household remedy it is invalua
ble. lw
flkluny
Wells’ Health Kenewer. Absolute cure
for nervous debility and weakness of tho
generative functions, $1 at druggists. De
pot Lamar, Rankin & Lamar, Macon.
junl4daw
Coldenta LisMcta LsqnKt Extract of
Beef and Tonic luvigorator is not injured
by the influence ot the weather. Accord
ing to Liebig’s expression it is LIQUID
BREAD, being both nourishing and
strengthening to the constitution. Ask
for Cotden's, take no other. Of drug
gists generally.
Throat diseases often commence with a
cold, cough, or unusual exertion of the
voice. These incip'ent symptoms are Tall
layed by the use of “Brown’s Bronchial
Troches,” which if neglected often results
in a chronic trouble oi the throat. lw
Bwtdt Kradt B*adt~
The most extensive and the largest gro
cery house m the United States—H. K. &
F. B. Thurber & Co., West Broadway,
corner of Reade street. New York:
In our stable Giles’ Liniment Iodide
Ammonia gives the best results. Untii we
used it we were annoye’d and troubled.
We pronounce It the most valuable reme
dy that owners of horses can use.
H. K. A F. B. Thuhbeb & Co.,
Grocers.
Giles’ Pills cure chills and fever.
Sold by all druggists. Send for pam
phlet. Db. Gii.ks,
120 West Broadway, New York.
Trial size 25 cents.
■ - sn m m
Hew T bora as Welsh, Aged Five, Fined
A war ever HU Stater’s Deeth.
Seto Fork Truth.
A most extraordinary death was brought
to the notice of the police yesterday.
Early iu the morning Thomas Walsh, a
little boy aged five years, of No. 234 East
Thirty-seventh street, gave op the ghost
after a abort illness from heart disease,
brought ou by nothing else, Dr. Flannery,
of No. 217 East Forty-fifth street, says,
than intense grief at tbe loss of his little
sister May. May died three days ago in
the arms oi her father, a master cooper,
employed in a large brewery. During h(c
entire illness little Tommy had never stir
red from her bedside, and bad manifested
much concern regarding he- condition.
As soon as she breathed her last he
gave vent to his sorrow in bitter sobbing
which lasted until late iu the night, and
only subsided when sleep closed his heavy
eyelids. The next day the little fellow
wept as much as ever and refused all food.
Tuesday evening hU mother found the
little fellow gasping for breath, and upon
Dr. Fiannery’s arrival it became evdent
that a quantity of air had found Us way
into the cavities above the heart. Yester-
THE GEEATHEADING AGENT
Is especially adapted to and i* a positive
cure for Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sciatica,
Paralysis, Incipient Consumption, and all
The following diseases have been cured
by thb Bath with a few treatments—in \
many caseaone course ia all that is requir
ed: Dropsy, Liver and Kidney Complaints, i
Diabetes, Erysipelas, Bore Ey*«, Sorofu-
lous afflictions of every form and charaoter,
Spasm#, Piles, Fever Bore?, Pams, Aches, i
Asthma, Pleurisy, Congest* ve Chills, Dumb j
Ague,Catarrh, Spinal Affections, Female)
Diseases, eLnir:iil Weakuo** Throat, Lung j
and Heart Diseases, Strictare, Gravel, i
Gont, eto. Patients from the Hot Spring* J
are especially adapted to this treatment.
N* Shock, hat a Fleaaant Vitaliiine |
Sensation Imparted to
the Patient.
For a weak and debilitated constitution!
iis vitalizing and tonic effect is wondeilnl.l
It improves the complexion, promotes Nu.f
irition and Digestion, removes Constipi
tion, and while removing all Oppression <
the system, overcome* Depression and Ex^
hauftion. It purifies the blood, remo
malaria and prevents Typhoid cond:t
Ittsatonio sweat, cleansing the #y
internally and externally. teblu*3m
IRON
Let a new election be ordered, and the
^!S S 7o?n B o ib f b enTlK^^it ^
would be a bigger farce than riding two } aud physical sufferer, and at 9 o clock ne
horses at one time. A No F»oa Matt. I died with his sister’s name upon his lips.
BITTERS
BROWN'S IRON l&ITTERO
% certain crura for ell (Useai
requiring » oomplete tonic;
daily Indigestion, Dyspepsia, 1
mtttent Fever*, Taut of Ap
Lose of BtraogUi, Lock of 1
eto. Enriches the blood, ss
ens the muscles, and gtres
Uib to the nerves. Acts like
charm 'on the dlgesttva
removing all dyspeptic ej
etich b» tasting tbe fbod, 1
Heat in the Stomach, He
etc. The only Irou P-'t
that will not blacken the teeth c
give headache. Sold by all
gists at $1.00 a bottle.
BROWN CHEMICAL CO.
Baltimore, Mil.
8m tk»« »n Iren SCMre »re ■»*<• Bstnm C
C'i. gad fcAW* created !©d liuer ahu Undts ■
fcaWARK OF IMITATIONS.
H. L COOK,
GENERAL COMMISSION
Dealer in Produce and Staple Grot
Cigars, Tobacco, etc., No. (5S Poplar»
Patronage solicited and aatisfactio
anteod. febX2d
