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FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES. FIGHTING REPORTED ON THE SER VIAN BORDER. >f a Cieneral European Congrenn on Balkan Question-Labor Troubles In Bug land — Ravage* of Small- pox in Caiiaria~-Xotei. "Berlin, November 2.—The North Ger man Gazette, in an article to-day sharply varus Servia against provoking the Bul garians. London, November 2.—A Turkish offer of 5,0(0 irregular troops to combat the Ser vians i' b( ing considered by the Bulgarians. Niks A, November 2.—This city has been denuded of troops, all bnving been ordered to the front. The new Ottoman minister has had a long conference with King Milan. It is reported thnt the principal grievance of Serna is that she lias expended her re- couroes on railways which are useless until Bulgaria builds her lines of railways. Vienna, November 2.—The Tagblatt, commenting on the speech of II. Kalnoky, minister of foreign affairs, on Saturday, to the delegations, says: “Count Kalnokv, it is reported, referred to a congress to follow the abortive conference at Constantinople on the Ilonmelian imbroglio. The delega tion sits with closed doors, and the officials report of its proceedings does not mention such a remark.” Belgrade, November 2.—King Milan and the general staff have arrived at l’irout. It is rumored that tho Bulgarians attacked the Servians at Tzaribroil, and that tho Ser vians retreated, but afterward erossed the Bulgarian frontier. Cum. November 2.—The Bulgarian gov ernment denies tho statement that Ser vians are being imprisoned in Bulgaria, and invites a Servian agent to inquire into and refute these grave charge against Bulgaria. ItEiti.iN, November The A'eue Freie Prtsse says: At n preliminary conference of the powers, England nnd France declined to sanction the appointment of Prince Alexander ns Governor of Bonmelin, as it wonld be nn infringement of the Berlin treaty. They pleaded earnestly for such a settlement as would satisfy nnd quiet the people of Ronmelia and Bulgarin. Vienna, November 2.—The report that Countklialnoky hinted at a second Balkan congrWs is confirmed. London, November 2.—Tho Balkan con ference meets in Constantinople to-day. The attitude of Greece is causing much un easiness in diplomatic circles. THE S.M ALL-POX EPIDEMIC. growing in severity. The velocity of the wind at the signal station at tho citadel to night is nearly 40 miles an hour and con tinues to increase, Nn More October Elections In Ohio. Columbus, 0., November 2.—The offi cial vote on tho constitutional amendments at the election held October 13th was can vassed today. The total vote was 743,453. The amendment to abolish October elec tions was carried by an average of 637.000 and the amendment to change the terms of township officers from one to three years received 469.000 vote. Tho Governor has issued a proclamation declaring the amendments curried. 8inall-Pox In St. Paul. St. Paul, Minn., Fovembor 2.—The con- tinued existence of small-pox in the city- causes the health department and physic ians grave alarm. The cases are isolated, hut the medical authorities agree that there is great danger of the disease becoming epi demic during tho winter. The health offi cers say they are doing their best, nnd that vaccination is going on every day, bnt at a rate thnt will require several years to insure the city against the disease. A DUNKER LOVE-FEAST. GATHERED BY CORRESPONDENTS AND FROM EXCHANGES. Mortuary Report For the Liwt Month— Progress of Compulsory Vaccination. Montreal, November 2.—The returns at tho hoalth office to-day show that there were 33 deaths from small-pox in this city yesterdny. M6NTitEAL,Novembcr2.—The vaccination committee rcjiort that last week 6,187 houses were visited and 1,139 peraons vac cinated or re-vaccinated. There are four teen cases of smaUqiox at Chateau Quay Basin. Seven cases are in one honse. The Protestant cemetery reports six bnrinls thcro tho past week. Tho returns for the month of October shows the total number of deaths to have been 1,030. Of these 31 were Protestants. Tile Catholics were divided os follows: City 1,256, St. Jean Baotiste 83, St. Cnnegonde 101, Cote St. Louis 107, St. Henri Hi, St. Gabriel 12. The board of harbor ’commissioners has issued a circular to stevedores, pilots nnd mastera of vosscls to the effect that they and all their men must be vnccinntcd. All boats and barges will be subjected to medi cal inspection before pussing westward through the canals after to-day. A Fraud cn tbo Revenue. Montreal, November 2.—The customs officers have unearthed another commercial fraud upon tho revenues of the country. Four or five leading wholesale liquor and wine firms nre alleged to have been guilty of Hurrcptiously withdrawing liqnor from casks in bonded warehouses, and this for some years past One firm, it is said, bus swindled the government by this means out of duties amounting to $50,000, and tho total amount of tho swindle is 1150,060. There is much excitement in business cir cles over coming disclosures, as the firms involved havo always been looked upon os doing nn honest and legitimate business. Ferdinand Wanl'!» Sentence. London, November 3.—The Daily News this morning publishes an article on Eenli- nand Ward, in which it calls AVord the evil E nins of Gen. Grrfnt, and points out that t sentence was quite inadequate, as when his term shall have been stored he will he at liberty to enjoy bis millions of dollars. GREAT STORM IN NEW ENGLAND Many Vessels W wcked, tmt N'n Re parted. Boston, November 2.—A great storm swept the England coast to-tlsy. Many light craft xv. ro driven a-ltore. No loss of life Ls thus far reported. At Portsmouth, N. H., font vessels went ashore. Port land, Sic., reports two vessels ashore. Dover, N. H., reports a seventy mile gale. Provlncotown, Mass., telegraphs that 150 vessels ran in there for harbor, and that collisions were numer ous. The United States revenue cutter Gal latin did great service hauling boats off shore and placing others in good anchorage ground. New London says the storm was the severest in many years, and the schooner Adeliza was beached and broken to pieces. In Boston the storm was the severest of any tliat can be remembered. At 3 o'clock this morning the wind has in creased to almost a hurricane, and through out the forenoon the gale lashed the waters of tho harbor into a mass of foaming bil lows. Vessels lying at the ends of piers were particularly exported, and all that could bo worked into docks were brought in. At the Lewis wharf the largo ship Magellan parted one of her chains and moved 20 feet, bring stopped by hawsers when within ten feet of the pier. Tbo schooner Carrie Easter parted her lines and was driven by the wind into an adjoining pier, carrying away her own davita, crushing her boats and at the same time breaking the spanker boom of the bark Adilio Carver, and finally jam ming between the bark E. L. Mayberry and the slip of tho sonth ferry. Here she lay pitching and rolling and badly chaf ing the side p< the Mayberry. The tog Elise finally got a lino to her nnd towed her clear She was finally anchored in mid stream a complete wreck. Early in the morning an unknown British schooner got adrift, came in collision with another venae! and carried away her main boom. u 11 o'clock the tug Sturm King arrived bd.iw with Hu- bark It. A. Alien in Cap! in MeD.m.R She reported t,.ndon • si a rnnnhi g below, lluwheavy it was may bo judged from the fact that the .bit wmifd notallow his man to run the ri-kof regaining the pilot boat, and tho ho. bronzdit both man and boat to ths city ted at Jeffries Point that many living washed aw Lancaster Intelligencer. About one mile northeast of the little town of Ephrata, where the lane fron Fah nestock's mill crosses the old Reading road, stands the new Dunker meeting house. The old Dunker settlement, around which to-day clusters so many memories of the revolutionary epoch of our nation’s history, is some distance away. The people of the town like to toll you about the letter place —they call it the cloister here—speak of it with the greatest veneration and will take you a few steps out of the way to show a picture of the Seal, the brothers' bouse or the monastery, Way, way back, when the jjnited States was lying uneasily in the cradle imbibing the nourishing milk of patriotic enthusiasm, the Dunkers had erected their buildings for religious wor ship here. To the every-day religionist they seem like a peculiar people, with their broad- brimmed black hats, odd cut of coats and with hair long and parted in the middle. Dunker or Tunker comes from German ftmfcer, which means to dip. It is that part of their ritual which has given them the name of the German. Baptists. There was a time when the Danker Church was small, and bad bnt one bishop in this section, bnt the church at Ephrata was set off from the main congregation, or the Conestogn Church, as it was called, in 1861. It had then only 200 members, nnd Israel Myers, who was the resident minis ter at that time, but has gone to his long rest. llev. Samuel Harley, soon after the establishment of the church, was chosen Bishop nnd still presides. The church has n membership to-day of over 350, perhaps over 400. At noon last Thursday Dunkers from ev cry near section put on their newest heavers and their wives and daughters their caps of snowy whiteness nnd rolled over the dnsty highwnys to tho mother meeting honse—the new Dunker meeting house one mile from Ephrata. The annual love-feast was to tukc place. All afternoon the preach er exhorted nnd the people prayed and sang nnd when evening come and those who lived far away had partaken of the pious evening meal in the basement of the church people began to flock into the roomy edifice nnd crowded it to overflowing. The meeting honse is the largest one in the county, nnd is one story high, but under its entire length there is a roomy basement, divided into several rooms. En ter at the main door, and nt the other end is the platform. Along either / side are at least ten long benches, each one being a foot higher than the other, or one in front, and running from two feet above tho lower floor up to twelve feet. They remind one of parquet circles, and the lower floor tho ‘•pit." On the inclined scats the immense crowd of worldly people sat and watched the crowd. < In the centre are two rows of benches of at least twenty feet in length. They have high backs anil on the usual meeting days are used as such. To-day every fourth one turned around and on the backs of these a wide hoard was placed and that made a first-rate table, and so it was all over the church. At 9:30 o'clock Minister Ensminger, of Annville; Zook, Georgo and Christ Bucher, of Lebanon; Keller, Myers, Newcomer, of White Oak, and others arose in the audi ence unil soon the service began with ex- hortationa nnd ringing. The four hundred Dunkers took an active interest in the ser vices. On the one side were seated the men, cm the opposite side the women, and in comparison they were ns five is to three in tho latter’s favor. Then there was a loll in the services and the little tabs were brought out and the feet-wash- ing began. This occupied at most an hour, and after it hail been finished the tables were surrounded and soap was handed around. It was served in httle bowls nnd one feature was seeing fonr eat out of the same bowl. It reminded one of tho story of the boy who had only a dime and want ed to treat his girl to ice cream and ordered “one cream with two spoons," bnt this hod fonr spoons. The soap is made of Iamb flesh—typical of the poaaover. Then the sacrament of the Lord’s supper, administered similnr to that of other cnarenes, and after it the kiss of charity was given. A minister came to a bench where sat twenty men and he kissed the one nearest him. He in tom kissed the next and so it was given from one to the other until all had given each other that benediction. On tne othor ride of the honse the wives of the ministers—deacon esses, as they are colled—were doing the same for the women. It was midnight and the interesting ser vices had not ended, and it was at least 2 o'clock when it was finally finished and the people dispersed. Montezuma's steamboat will soon ho ready for the machinery. There were twenty deaths in Savannah lost week, nine white, eleven colored. Tho ordinary of Chatham county issued fifty-four marriage licenses in October. Waller B. Hill, Esq., of Macon is to de livers prohibition speech in Washington this week. A coal mine bos been discovered in Lee county. Specimens token from the arte sian well bum finely. The material of the Woycross Reporter boH been seized to satisfy a claim of $7,000 held by a Now York man. In Henry county last week Mr. Thomas EUis had his hand caught in a gin. One finger was token off at the first joint. Iu Henry county, the other day, n little son of Captain Pope found what is sup posed to be$a valuable diamond. It whs sent to an Atlanta expert. In Augusta Saturday morning, while Mrs. Elizabeth Reese was cooking dinner, Bhe fainted, and, fnlling in the fire, was so badly burned that she died Saturday evening. Carrollton has a young man who gives his name sometimes os John Ivey, and sometimes os John Jose. He is an idiot, and it is thought escaped from the asylum. Not long ago a thirteen-year-old negro hoy named George Hurt, was given fifty lashes for o theft in Villa Rica. His last exploit was stealing a horse in Carroll ton. He is now in jail. We extend our congratulations to the honesty which prompted some of oar sub scribers to pay up.—Ac worth News. The angels have been said to weep. If they ever laugh it must be when they Bee what is called a road-working in Sonth Georgia.—Camilla Clarion. After all, men Bhow their true character oftenest in bar-rooms. Many little acts come under the notice of the barkeeper in men in whom you would not expect to ob serve each littleness.—Madisonian. Macon wonts the school of technology, nnd as that city is centrally located we see no reason why it should not be located there. Her people will do as much for it as any others, and we hope she Mill get it.— Calhoun Times. Macon is the most central nnd hence the proper place for the school of technology, No one but Hon. N. E. Harris could have passed the hill, and we would like to see his town get it for this reason if for no other.—Valdosta Times. Foreign mission work is running wild in this county., Our people ought to call a halt in their recklessness, and divert some of the contributions into the channel of home missions. We are speaking words of gerioqsness nnd truth.—Entonton Messen ger. While the aroma of orange blossoms have lerfamod the air this week, and weddin; jells hare been ringing, ill-raatei. eonples to the numbex of half a dozen have beon relieved by the Superior Court of the gallingchoins of jredlock. Cu rious world tliis.-^Thomnsville Times. In the name of the yonng people of Sum mervillo we protest against any more private marriages. We noticed last Sunday a de cided disinclination on the part of the young men to visit the young ladies. W suppose it must have been because they feared that, if they went, they might find ont afterwards that they had been wasting nil their sweetness on n marriod woman.— Summerville Gazette. of tho two litigants rail together, and that | the defendant, not being able to distinguish i f them apart, found them nnd pnt them in his own mark. He afterwards sold a part of them to Mr. Mitchell nnd Mr. Mitchell sold one, which happened to be the one in litigation at this term of conrt, to Colonel J. H. Weaver. At tho end of the trial the lawyer got the hog.—Dallas Era. Northeast Georgia Fair. Athens is making the greatest prepara tions for tho Northeast Georgia fair, to open in that city on November 3rd. The fair promises to he a brilliant success. An at tractive premium list has been prepared, in which the most liberal inducements are offered to the farmers of Georgia to bring together for exhibition the varied products of their industry. The fair will greatly aid in developing the wonderful resources of the favored northern and eastern portions of the State. Indeed, tho whole State is interested in its success. We hope it will he liberally jatronized by all classes of citizens and ;liat Georgia will thus Bhow to the world her vast treasures and her illimitable capa bilities. [WBITTEX FOB THE UACON TZLZUBAPB.] "Do possum am er mighty man, ‘K irabel In de da'k. An' nut'n' nersh disturb 'o min' But to 'eah my bnlldog tm'k I Ob. come erlong, ole Randy boy— Come erlong, oh, do 1 An' w’at did yo' Uncle Oab'rel any. But Kitty can't vo' come eriong too." A 1’ltlful Sight. A Rome man was arrested a few weeks ngo and carried to Atlanta to be pnt in jail. Last Monday his wife left her two small children in charge of a neighbor anil went to visit her husband. The children accom- janied her to the depot, and, having found he way, they went every day by themselves to look for their mother. Thursday the babes were found nt tho depot locked in ench other’s arms, lying between two bales of cotton. The wind was cold nnd biting, and the little fellows were almost frozen. When found they begun to cry piteously for their mother. She returned home that night, nnd her meeting avith the children was a sight thnt brought tears from the hardest-hearted. c, -, ■ .. Our School of Technology. If left to our vote the ackool of technology wonld > to Macon. It to the Tklkoaxpu'm child.—8p»rU ihwaelite. THE PET OF THE LABATORY. A Rabbit That woe Remarkably Foml of a VlvUectloniat. Pall Mall Gazette. According to M. Labor tie, a writer in the Rente Sclenti/t/ae. a rabbit, one of the or dinary tame species, was brought for par- poses of experiment at the physiological laboratory in I’ari*, nnd after a portion of It rep. nber 2. ist pre A h i t in before dark and h;i IU 1 MIB) «»*»»* IU1W i» ui the facial nerve hail been removed it was left to run about the labomtoiy. It very soon recovered from the effect of the oper ation, and was for fonr years M. Lahonlc's affectionate companion. It wonld await at the top of the stairs for his arrival in the morning, and wonld sometimes run to meet him. Whenever it had the oppor tunity the rabbit wonld jump upon his knee, and was os fond of caresses as a cat. During tbs progress of an experiment it wonld sit on the operating table watching the proceedings with every appearance of interest. Bunny's chief delight, however, was a microscopical examination. As soon as JL Laborde put his eye to the microaeope the rabbit would perch on hia .boulders and endeavor to take a peep. Tills wonder- ful animal lived on terms of the most af- from their ! factional* Trial,bihip with two dog* belong- ing t-.’the laboratory; but wbena atanga dog arrived he invariably turned it ont, and sometimes chased it along the street. Nor did he show him.elf very friendly to un bent [ familiar hip-d visitors. A Narrow Gauge Out or Americas. While we are talking about a big road to Savannah a few clear-headed, energetic men will be building a.narrow gauge east ward. It may be slowly, but surely. Americus Recorder. A Little lilac). Rascal. About a week ago an eight-year-old negro boy living on Mr. J. B. Neundorfer's place, in East Dougherty, lit a torch nnd deliber ately let on fire an outbnilding in which was stored over 12,000 pounds of well-cared crabgrass hay.—Albany Metlinm. Til© Rottle Was Shivered to Atoms. One night this week Bugg Chapman broke a bottle over a negroe’s head in his saloon. Tho negro was drunk and noisy, and wonld not be quiet. The bottle was shivered to atoms, but the negro never flinched and coolly walked out—Americus Recorder. This Wicked World. At a church in Georgetown, not long ago, tbo congregation sang the hymn commenc ing “Mast Jesni bear the cross alone?” Borne of the wicked people in the congrega tion paraphrased the line "The consecrated cross I'll bear" in the second verse, and sang ont “the consecrated cross-eyed bear." On the Farm. * Mr. I. J. Brinson, of Lee, stated to tlio Albany Medium man thafhe would kill 12,- 000 pounds of pork this winter. He ex pects to treble this amount next year. Said lie: “The raising of this 12,000 pounds of pork has not cost Col. Jordan one pound of cotton. It is clearly extra.” Heavy Damages. In 1883 Mrs. W. H. Powell, of Augnsta, was thrown from a street car in Augnsta and badly hurt. She sued the street rail road company and was awarded $3,300. The railroad company obtained a new trial, and on Friday the jury brought in a verdict of $7,50111 A Ksv-IUh Ten Feet Long. Sidney Johnson, a sixteen-year-old negro boy living on the Village tract, caught a saw-fish on Little St. Simona beach last Tuesday. The fish proper was seven feet long, and the saw was three feet additional from its hose to the tip, and on tho saw were forty teeth. In the aggregate the fish waa ten feet in length. Saved by a Snipe inter Ruckle. Wm. Bishop, while sawing lumber at the Dawson Manufacturing Company's shop*, nt Dawson, waa struck in the breast near the heart with an edge of the plank that canght on the saw, and it would have proved fatal hail it not been for a sus pender buckle that resisted the force 61 the blow to some extent. Drowned In tlieOciuulgec. A negro man named Mbrri* Bweetwine waa drowned in the Ocnmlgee river on Wedneeedajr afternoon of lent week, lie and another negro went on tho river In host from the Houston side of the river U> attend to their fl*h baeketa. In acme way the boat capsized and Sweetwlue waa drowned. Tbo other negro succeeded in reachtdg the shore.— Ferry Journal A Libel on Cochrnn Barkeepers. Hon. Teshcrry Newberry ssye that the Cochran barkeepers have been running eighteen ealoons for tuber of yeara and have never yet bought bu' three barreU of whlaky. He aaya all tho barkcemn wanted waa a little of the original atuff to get On right smell and they could manage the balance.— Irwin ton Appeal. A Child Saved by Its Mother. Dr. C. T. Stovall's baby, shoot twenty mot -id, while out In the yard playing around a . K t which ha.1 fire under It, yesterday morning. d Ita clothing caught on fire and waa badly burn ed. llut for the timely arrival of Ita mother, it would likely have burned to death In a few min utes.—Vieuna Vindicator. A Curious Accident. ' •*». of Its feet and lodgo It in hie car. It remained In there several daya before any one knew of it and his parents only found It ont last Sunday. Ho far all attempts to remove the foot from hie ear have been unsuccessful and Dr. Calhoun, of Atlanta, has tecu sent for in order to co-operate with Dr. Perdue tn extricating It—Harneavltle Gazette, A Defective Cap Save* a Life. Last Saturday, whtlo Mr. W. T. WeaveT, of thla county, waa settling with Charley Gaddy, a negro, for picking cotton during the week, he (the negro) insulted Mr. Weaver, who picked up a stick to re- aeut it Before Mr. Weaver could strike, the uegro jumped beck, picked up a gun, pointed it at Mr. Weaver and pulled the trigger. Fortunately the cap failed to explode and Mr. weaver's life was saved. The negro at once took to hla heels and nothing has yet been learned of hit whereabouts.—Dawaon Journal. Robbing nn Agecl Couple. Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Kelley are an aged and highly esteemed couple living about two utllee from the city. Tu.-oley, while Mr. Kelley was looking after some farm work, a negro stole from the house a trunk containing about $3U» In greenbacks and |30 In allver. The trunk waa taken some distance from the home, opened and the *30 In ellver taken and then returned and placed on the front porch of Mr. Kelley's residence with the $3uo in greenbacks un touched. Ik la supposed that the thief failed to End this money, aa it waa placed away between some counterpanes that wen la the trank,—Dawson Journal. Tlio new moon hung its silver crescent amid tlio tolds of those flowing enrtains be hind which tlio October sun had hid his fact , and in the center of the purple arch of advancing night thnt rested upon tho eastern ridges there twinkled a star. A faint breath from the distant river bottoms stirred the fnzzy heads of the gray fennels thnt formed a hedge on either side of tho road that led to the quarter. “Grandpa, lemme go huntin',” I said, as the old gentleman laid aside the “Georgia Jonmnl’ and removed his spectacles. “Go where!" said he, although he knew full well, already. “Long with Uncle Mentor an’ Jake, 'possum huntin’." Yon see wo boys took to plantation dialect as naturally as a duck takes to water. “Pooh! tut, tut. You know you’ve no business in the woods after dark. Boys of your size do best in bed after dark.” I dropped my head, hut just then I heard n familiar “a-hcni!” and Uncle Mentor stood nt the edge of tho piazza, fit “Hello, Mentor; wknt about your getting this young scapegrace off hunting with you? I tear I shall have to draw a tight line on some of you." He was always “drawing chalk lines,” or making somebody “toe the mark,” or some thing of the sort. “Well, boss, I specs we better ’gin to toughen dat chile, else 'e git so tender 'n finnikin lack twcl 'e he mos' good fo' nutin'. 'Sides dat, better to let 'im go w'en hit snfto fo’ ’ini, an' den 'e sho’ not to he jjeckin' 'long wid de rag-tag'n-bobtail mt de plantation.” ‘Well, take him along; but mind yon, I shall make you nil toe the mark if I find any fresh cane tops in the morning," nnd then he went inside os I executed a doable summerset in the white, sandy lane, out side the big gate. “Toot, toot,” sonnded Uncle Mentor'i horn, and the answering cry cnuie back from many throats, nnd old Bringer leaped up and down in an ecstasy of delight. Joke drew out a piece of rich resinous pine from under his cabin and began to split it into long splinters to be used in making torches. “Alius lies’ ter take erlong plenty er splinters, 'case yer might git inter de swamp w’ey de lightrd sense, and den you be in er terrible fix. O'wuy, Bringer, yo' fit yo' foot chop off trcckly, den yo’ can' jlame nobody cep’n yo'se'f." At length we were off nnd away across the fields, Uncle Mentor with his flnming torch in the lead, closely followed by Jake with an axe, nnd myself and n little negro lad called Abe in the renr. We had gone about a hundred yards when Uncle Mentor stopped suddenly and exclaimed: “Dere now! Ef I hnint done fo'git an' leave my knife on de stump dere by de wood-pile. Ape can’t yo' run back 'n git it for yo’ Uncle Mentor?" Abe knew better than to refnse, so he made a cross mark in the sand with his toe, spit in the center of it and then scampered away in tho dark ness. “What makes you all do that, Uncle Mentor?" I asked. “Do which?" “Why, make cross marks and spit in 'em.” “Wy, dat's to kinder 'wilder de evil sperits w’at mought tek 'vantage uv yo’ w’en de’ fin’ out w'ich way yo' gwine, and pnt some conju’ments in yo patf. Dat's er mity good scheme ter keep 'em off, sho's yo' bo’n; but you talks too much, boy; yo’ Dey des tin' out t gwine, an’ i-valt let ’em cross den dey dea keep worrvin’ yo' Dat ole rabbit know aes es wi w'ich way we gwine, an’ ’e des to torment ole Bringah.” Again the dog wus called off, and wo rambled oil iu silence until the open sky above us indicated a clearing, and'. . knew thnt we were approaching nn old o->t- lying field. Again Bringer g.. . vent to that peculiar possum hark, and wo hustled along till we passed a grove .«< ycnngpersimmon trees, and in the thicket beyond we found the dog baying at tbo root of n sapling. “Hoi’on t-vel 1 Rhine V tye. " ’n’ see ef ’e up dere.” After circling around a few times, he stopped nnd said, "Como ’eah, now, an’ I show yo’ w’at er possum eye look lack w’en yo’ shine ’em wid er light.” .Abo and I went close up to the old nmn, and sure enough as be held the light behind him nnd threw his own shadow u: Tlicj Gave lllm a Thrashing. Omm Home, who waa lynched for killing Mrs. Dollaa hut Marrti. haa a cousin who haa been going through the county for the just week or ao with a razor la hla pocket and Inquiring of dif ferent colored persona relative to the different white ladles of the com munity and at what time their hnabenda were at Ionic, etc. The colored people became auiptchms of thte strange negro and told aevaral white gentle, men about It. woo at once formed a mob and re- solved to eerkmaly impreoa tha scamp before he killed eome of their good women, aa George Borne did, and after giving him a thorough drubbing told him that the community had been scourged with enough auch ImpoaUora aa he waa.—Vienna Vindi cator. -night Wanted a Hoard of Physlrtans- Aa several case* were cal let in conrt last week first one lawyer an.l then another wonld aak for a continuance on account of sickness. An old fanner waa sitting on one of the front benches and had heard two or three excuses of this kind offered, when he appeared to lose pstience and remarked: ••weU.it strikes me we ned a board of physicians to go along* with the conrt to wait on sick lawyers, or we never will get through."—Henry County Weekly. A Funimiw Hog Cue. As moat of the people of the county know, Messrs. G. H. Spinks and E. M.Carter have been at law over a lot of hogs for two or three years. A port of the ease was dis posed of at the lost term of the conrt, but there was one bog to litigate over at this term. The evidence showed that the hogs } U UU u, UUIJUU MUM tuvi uuu-u, uw; y nevah will mek er god hnntah so long es yo* let's yo' tongue git de bee' uv yo' dat way." Just then Abe came running down the path with all hla might, puffing and blowing. “Hello, dere; w'at’ade mattah, Abe?" “Oh! Uncle Mcntab, 1 sed imnp'n down yanner in do co'ner uv de fence; 'e black ns 'e kin be, on’ 'e ycahs stun' right sqnait np." “Chiih! boy, gimme dat knife. Yo' know des es well es jro’ bo’n dat nut’n bnt Nig, dat little ole flate; ilumed ole rip, ‘e toiler Joke er die.” Away we went again, the torch nbdding a flood of light nronnd as, while outside its magic circle stood, clear and distinct the solid walla ofniglit, and over head the stars Death of Col. Ileete. MznantLLYiLLn. October S3.—Col. IV. R. Beeae died thla morning. l!a has been quite sick for sev eral weeks, bnt waa thought to be convalescing, un til thlamomlnawhenahortly after a he breathed bis last. Col. Beeae was a valuable eltiaan. ha heartily supported every new and laudable enter- prise. A special friend to the young people, a member of the church, teacher in the Sunday, school and a Christian man. Hie two daughters Mieses Annie and Jessie attend college at LaGrange and hla brother Dr. Joseph Beeee, of Newnau. hare been summoned by telegram, lie wiU be buried to-morrow with Masonic honors. Our town ' a a sad, depressed appearance, and the entire ruiuui.il> deeply sympathize with the stricken mily la thalr aad bereavement. CASTING A BUST. How the Operation la Comlucted-SIraple and Interesting. Art Journal. The operation of casting a boat in plaster is simple and interesting. A basin of plas ter is mixed of the consistency of cream, and usually colored with ochre to dUtin- guish it from the ultimate cast. It is then thrown by buna over the whole model, excepting a portion in the crown of the head marked off Ijy a broad rim of clay, and intended aa a “hand- hole” for the extrication of the clay com posing the model The plaster being net, the operation is repeated nntil the mold is sufficiently strong. The clay rim is then removed and the plaster edge having been well charged with day-water to prevent ad hesion, tne “band hole” is filled np with piaster like the rest As soon as it is hard the piece is easily re moved and the clay extracted either through the “hand hole" or at the bottom of the model. The mould is then washed and saturated with water, the piece in the head replaced and secured, and the cast made with white plaster run round and shaken into cavities. The "waste" mould, which, being tinted, is easily distinguished from the cast, is then chipped off bit bT bit with a chisel and mallet, anil and the counterpart of the model revealed. If copies of the bust are required, a “piece-mold" has to be made upon the original cast in sections ao ar ranged that, while supporting and being supported by the ndjoinmg pieces they can be removed from the cast withoqt Injury and need again and again. There are num berless contrivances and “dodges" employ ed by the moulder in the various branches of his craft which it is unnecessary rite here, but considerable importance at taches In this artisan, who if not hkill.-.l and careful, can easily mar tin.- work . n- trusted to him. conraging his dog with nn occasional, “Whi-a-t, soo, boy! Hnnt 'em up, ole man; sick 'em. sahr At last a faint yelp from across the ridge caused ns to atop, nnd Uncle Mentor in clined hia bead .‘n that direction, nnd all of na stood in hreuthless silence, while a succession of short barks disturbed the quiet stillness of the night. “Dat's er rabbit, fo' de Lo'd— no. hit's er 'possum—eh?" bending his head ■till lower. “Yea, it's er rabbit, a good fo' nntin' ole rabbit, des foolin' 'long wid Bringah. Toot, to-ot, come heah to me. Hal n't yo' got no senes? Now yo' ten' to yo' bus ness, V let dem cussed ole rabbits lone. Now go long, ash?" After crossini another field we halted at the fence, anc there came from the depths of the nine woods beyond a deep baying. “I-yi, dat’s de mnsio. ‘Possum dere," and in a twink ling we were over the fenee and scrambling along through the long wire grass, Jake stamping ont the sparks that dropjicd from Uncle Mcntor'ii torch, while the latter cried ont,“Who-op! Hoi 'im, fellah! Stay wid 'im ole man! Dat's de way to do btu’ness;" and soon we canght night of Bringer, who waa baying at the month of a small cavern un der a clay root. “Oh, yea! We done cotch up wid yo’ now. Go to’ 'em, Bringah," and the old dog began grabbling fiercely, ripping np the earth with hia strong teeth, and blowing the fresh earth from his nos trils. Suddenly we heard a fainter yell sway under the root, and Uncle Mentor ex claimed; “Well, I’d swar. Do you heah dot’Joker “Dat's dat Nig,” said Jake, in a confidential way. “Well, I declar’ ef dat don’ des best all! Dat little wretch 'way 'head uv us, an’ ton’ won nndsh de clay- Tl “" the yelping grew more root!” Then furious, and hear deep smothered growl, and Abe and I moved aside, trembling with fear. “Yah, yah, yah! Des look at dem chi lien. Toasum growl V dey ready ter run er way,” laughed Jake, he observed onr retreat Then old Bringer made a mighty effort, and ont came Nig, poosum and Bringer, growling, biting, yelping and snarling in a heterogeneous mass. Abe and I fairly screamed with excitement, nntil Jake scolded the dogs off, and there by the old possum, as I thought dead, bnt* Jake said, “'Eden playin' possum*. Ain’ no mo' dead dan I is.” And so it tnmed ont when Jake ha.1 ent a short pole, and splitting one end of it inserted the 'pa-.iun's tail in the left, anil, swinging the pole on liis shout among the boughs, there appeared two yel low sparks, very close together, up there among the branches. “Gut 'im doWn Jake," and with n few strokes of tho axe, tho tree came down and Nig was among tho fallen boughs by the time it fell, Avorrying the possum. Now, yo' see, de 'possum 'e have sev'al ways of bein' treed. Fust 'e git undah de clayroot or in de gopher hole, dero wey 'o mos’ly mek 'e den. Den, some times, 'e crawl in er holler log, or in er ole stump, but ef 'e bleeged to clam, 'o alius tek er saplin', case 'e can’t clam less'n 'e kin ranch erronn’ de tree. Yo’ may be hIio' uv dat fack, an’ wen de dog ba’k np’ n big tree yo’ may know dnt hits no 'possum. Some yudder varmint sho'.” And thus we rambled nntil the star which shone in the East at twilight had ascended to a point near the zenith, and the grey fog began tn gather above tho flats and low ; rlaces. Each new accession was fastened to he pole nntil Jake had about as many of tho wriggling, clawing creatures as he care carry. Then we turned our footsteps homeward, and the smouldering light from - the cabins was a welcome sight. “Bow, wow, wow! sqaeok, squeak!" Away went Bringer and Nig iu full cry through the cot ton patch. “My gracious! Dat ole rabbit ergin. Des es ‘I tole yo’ w’ilo ergo. 'E know our route des os well es wo do, an' 'e bouu' tre debilhack us des es loug es we stay in de woods. Now ain't yo’ 'shamed uv yo’sef ?” as Bringer came back looking very Bhecpish. “Dat ole rabbit down yon- ncr in de bottom now des er rollin’ an* tmnblin' and Inffin’ fit to kill ese'f how '» fooled yo' bo slick.” Americas, Gn., 1885. HIS SON IN TI1E HEARSE. 'rlsoner James D. Fish saw the Funeral ProceMlon from tlio Hhlownlk. New York Sun. When James D. Fish, who is here front Aubnra prison as a A-itness against Ferdi nand Ward, had been taken back to tho Murray Hill Hotel on Thursday afternoon, nnd was about entering a hotel, a hearse, followed by a single carriage, passed. Tho hearse contained the remains of Mr. Fish's youngest son, his favorite child, who died in New Orleans on Saturday. The hearse waa bearing tho remains to a train in the Grand Central Depot, which was to convey them to Woodlawn Cemetery. Mr. Finn saw his daughter in doep mourning in tho carriage. “Thoy are buryingmy boy,"he said “and I cannot follow them." Detective Sergeant Cosgrove, one of his custodians looked at Detective Hurd and Major Boyle of Auburn prison, and said: “Hurd and I, Major, have boon act to watch Mr. Fish. I for one am willing to take the chance of letting him see his boy buried. What do you aay, Major?" Well,"-responded Mqor Boylo, “I am willing. But I am personally responsible to the District Attorney for Mr. FiahV safe keeping, and I do not uke to da . anything officially, whatever my feeling* may prompt mo to do, without tbo consent of Mr. Pnrdy.” ! nave no doubt Mr. Marline would con sent if I could communicate with him in time,” said Mr. I’urdy. “I havo no power, of coarse, exoept what I receive from him.” “XoU arc alj vary kind, gentlemen,” i, t . torposed Mr. Fish, "btlt I uriil not embar rass yon. Mr. Purdy, yon > are a young man, and a tingle misstep might mar your life. I will not penult yon to embarrass yourself for me. I will go up stairs with you." He looked after tho hearse tor a moment and led the way into the hotel. Accident on tlio Atlanta ami Wot Point. [special telegram. ] Nr.ws.vs, Oa., November^—The South bound passenger train or the Atlanta and West Point rood, diKTlicro at 2:49 p. tn., waa delayed three bdhra in Atlanta wailing on the Air-Cine. Tn-ing to mako np time, the piston rod broko fonr miles north of Newnan. The conductor sent a man from the train and telegraphed to Opelika for an engine, which wiU be here nt midnight. No serious damage waa done, ao far as can bo learned. Georgia Patents. Mr. H, N. Jenkins, solicitor of patents, Washington, D. O., officially reports to the Teleobaph the following complete list of patents granted Georgia inventors for tho week ending October 27, 1885: William 0. Collins, JacVron, fertilizer distributer; John Util, Columbus, automatic fire extin guisher: W. B. Thomas, Athens, freight checking device; Jos. A. Esco, Crawiznl and E. G. Boone, Athens, seed planter and fertilizer distributer. How the Toad Got In. ‘I don't see how it could hove got in," ■aid Mrs. Seaaonby. “How what ooold have got in?” said Mr. 8. ‘Why, here's the story of a man who found a toad in the middle of a solid tree Hdw do yon suppose the toad in?" “Ob, he got in easy enough.” “But how?" “Why, he aimply looked around found a good liar to pnt him in." Tile bml ot involution* A correspondent of the Lynchburg Vir ginian state* that daring the late war a dis cussion took place around a camp fire about Darwinism, when a genial bnt rough Con federate soldier remarked: “Boy*, we poor, ilirty, common soldiers m*y be kin to * monkey or * baboon, bnt IU bet higher than I wonld on fonr ace* that Mora Bob Lee ain't” The I»lne of Propriety. From the Chictfo New*. The line between propriety and too great familiarity might be drawn at thrCe kisses —one to make the yonng man appreciate what he is leaving one to enoourag* to take another, and the third to carry away with him to be returned at their next meet- tog- (..,1.1 VV „ ■1,. . A,, i.v . d..p, the varmint became endued with lif<-1 ta- irMecnia Ln.l l.-u-v Dales' Southern K*.i.- H ui-. ot Nall. Ua. vrr a-GiAlIjr Kmn.- iw.y baud- their lector* Gold WetrUee * $ again, and tried in vain to obtain a *ha!d < every twig or branch in r« neb. Before we croi"**d tL« riil K “ to rt- : startled by the rapid veiling of ce at- 1 and Undo Mentor fxduini.d. • , the kryo«t i the 17 c it.*. I ! lanitiothw I at New Triispla of Mneic. which U ’ occupied by any Mu«ic doojm* in .t-.w. ih -i-i their wurthnf a ubbit < t» r h. vm. 1 kn.i it.l.- Will tit* - t. Uv ail ' rabbit* L» tic \TW n "'