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THE MACON WEEKLY TKLKHK A1MI: TUESDAY, I) EC'EM I»Ell 2'». WH.Y-TWEENE EAOES. ALL HOPE IS ABANDONED OF BESCUIBC THK VICTIMS OF THE N ANTICOKE DIB ASTER. The T.ittlo Town In a Frenzy of Grief—A New Shaft to lie Sunk—A Dcucrlp- tlon of the Mine—Other Inel- , ilonts, Etc* AGNOSTICS AS WITNESSES. An Important Question Decided In nn Illi nois Court. Chicago, December 22.—A new point of law under the constitution of 1870 of the State of Illinois was raised in the trial of tho cose of the Stato against Robert Hartel, charged with fraud and conspiracy. It was claimed be had defrauded certain peo ple out of $300. Eugene Pressing was an essential witness for the prosecution. When ho was called, defendant's counsel, Mr. Diveman, interrogated him as to his competency. Drkeman—‘ Do yon beleive in the inspi ration of the Holy Scriptures?” Pressing—“No, sir. 1 ’ Dikoman—“Do you believe iu an ever- being God?” Pressing—“No, sir." The defendant's counsel claimed that under the laws of Illinois, tho defendant not n competent witness. He read the statnte, the constitution and several rulings upon the question. Tho State attorney and Judge Shepard were but was said to be worth two thousand dollars and was owned by P. W. Whitaker. Sirs. Cohen's and Hudson A .Tonkins's stores being tho last the flames reached, they were given ample time to save their stockB, but they were damaged to a great extent by moving. Sirs. Cohen's house was valued at TIIE FIRE RECORD. Great lows at Vincennes, Ind.—A Negro Harm'll In a Gin-House. Indianapolis, Ind., December23.—2 a. m. A Vincennes, Ind., special to the Journal eays a destructive tire is mging in that city. It broke out in McGimsey’s livery WilxesbjeM, 1’a., December 22.—There was no rest for Nauticoke last night. It is impossible to describe in words the conster nation, dismay and ngony which spread through the village when it was learned after midnight that all efforts to get the men out alive were abandoned. The town never saw such a Hight as that witnessed from 2 to l o'clock this morning. No one thought of rest. Tho wiiolo population was out on th . streets discussing in the wildest manner the * 118 decision, nnil exclamations of despair, cries of agony and muttcrings of discontent were heard on ev ®ry B tvcet corner and in al- ^^^7^ &e question was most every househoU Tho relativea of tte heU1 U ' de / V ftdvisement . tIus morning victims were inthe widest.agony o Pressing, with nn armful of law books, Sevcial were seized with oo“vabdons. ban- entered the court room. Ho was accorn- me bawycr, sister of the two Sawyer broth icd GeneraI BtUag and 8eveml mem . em, was prostrated with violcnr fite, and at l ere o£ 8ociet for Ethical Cultnre . 5_a. m. it was feared aho wonlu die. Judge Shepard skid he regretted he hail &v^, the old mother ofthethreeKi^OT be J« un „ b lo to find authorities brothers, was at deaths door from weakness I hich full satisfied his mind, and shock, and many other ™totiv“ and ^ he wou f d uke to be nr arguments friends of the victims were completely pros tke oom p 0 t ence 0 ( Prnssing as a witness, trated. The officials in ctoge of the res- Jnd 8h ^ 1Uiked Pressing: “Do von cue work were forced to believe in an over-rebng providence; call it from tho air shaft by sSTtral irresistib o wbat(jVer nam0 yon please—God or anv- concluKious. Investigations at an ear j ebie — wb i ck makes man accountable Lour this morning show that sand, £ future existence for sins or Crimea rock and calm have fallen to such an extent that tho mine the about eight hundred and Hudson A Jen- “bible a large building on Third street, kins’s at al.out two thousand. 1>-' WS <’ 1 1 Gardner A Son a extensive furrn- There was groatdamago done to Swanson t *> re ware-rooms and then down to Second — - | 1 street. The people are gren IV excited, us they fear tho destruction of mo greater por tion of the business Hection of the city. McGimsey lost forty head of horses—all in sured for $1,000. The Grand Hotel is re ined; loss $20,000. Gardner & Son’s loss is $15,000; partly insured. At 1:15 this & Whitaker's Htables while stopping the fire. So lar ns cau be learned n<r ouo bad a cent of insurance. The cause of the fire is unknown. A Struggle lletwecu Clmreli and State. A aeries of dispatches received by the Seoretary of St»te from Minister Thomas morning Mayor Wilhelm telegraphed to O. Osborn, at Buenos Ayres, the latest of Terre Haute for assistance. The city fire which is dated October 10th 1881, describes department is exhausted and the flames ore on interesting episodo in the naturo of a increasing. ’ ' ‘ “ ' *■ — J “ The fire was checked shortly after 2 There was mnch ex.'tement fears struggle between tho churoh and State in tho Argentine Republic for control of tho o’clock, normal schools. The struggle, which during the progress of the Are, and fi soon became the dominant issue in national wore entertained that o large nortion of ttention of citv would be sweDt awav. ’The follow politics, absorbed much of the attention of city would be swept away. the ’The following the government and people. In the nor-1 are" detailed estimates of the losses and in- mal school of that republic, established and snrance: McGimsey's loss $10,000, in- supported by the nationnl government, snrance $0,250; Fred Gractor, owner of the many Protestant teachera, mostly ladies Grand Hotel, loss $25,000, insurance $10,000; from the United States, are employed. On Gardner & Son’s loss on stock, $12,000, in- the 25th of April, 1884, Dr. Clara, a Csth- snrance 25,000; on building $6,000, insnr- olic ecclesiastic and acting bishop at Car- ance $2,500 dova, issued a pastoral letter prohibiting, fibe in south cabolinia, among other things, the sending of Catholic Ciiabi.kston, 8. C., December 23. —A fire children to schoolswhere Protestant teachers at Georgetown yesterday destroyed tho were employed. The national government, store8 of Frit2 y onn(f , Maytwskl and E. D. considering it an act of disrespect and Doar and some small buildings. Tho total subordination, took tho matter up, "ud log8 Jia.OOO, and the insurance $3,500. after the exchange of acveral notes between 1 the minister of education, the government of the province of Canada and Dr. Clara, referred it to the Attor ney-General for his opinion. The I Hill, were burned to-day. John Malloy, Attomoy General, in n long report, giving colored, perished, and two colored hoys full review of the relations of the State were badly burned. and church, gives the opinion that the gov ernment, which confirmed church nomina tions, conld dUcipline and dismiss. Presi dent Roca accepts this opinion as sound oommitied here?” , . . _ , i Pressing—“I have no positive belief in which the the existence of a God. My positii n U that were confined was now filled to tne j don - t know whether God exists or not. I roof, and that the men are dead, I™ neither affirm nor deny tho proposition.” yond all human help. The second cave-m I j ud „ , Shepard—"Do you believe in n took place during the nlght, whloh to o future state of existence?’^ very large proportions, and the real extent p rU gsing—“I neither affirm nor deny it. of the damage done can hardly be g«® a8 «“; j H imply don’t know." hut it is great. This fall brought with it j n f ge Shepard—“Do you believe in any volumes of black-damp and s ?|P“" r “ u “ future stato of existence in which you may gas, which has hllod the mine and put a I ^ p nn j 8b( . d f or 8 j ng or crimes committed peremptory stop to all work. At 6 o clock . f. • wld y . this morning it was learned that the bodies Pmssing—“I simply do not know any one victims cannot be recovered for at th [“ bm ” t lt .» 1 3 least n month, and since this “®ws has j ndge Longnecker (for the prosecution) spread throughout the mining re ^ 0 “.,„i e I —“Do yctu consider the oath required of bon most intense excitement has prevailed. binding on your conscience?” Every effort will now be made to work m > most certain^." towurds the men from tho slope. Gloarmg Uefondant ' 8 Counsel-“What is tbe test up tho gangways will be pushed as ra P 1 "J 5 .1 bv which you feel your conscience bound?" ns possible, though the work will be IoDg 'pressing—“Because the oath is prescribed and tedious as there is about 3,OIK) feet of b _ ^ law ami the statutes of the Stato. gangway also filled up and siud to be ^ onc other ." packed to the roof. Twenty-three men Counsel for the defendantrergued against <u Vj, boy !k a ? > , .“® min ®- the competency of Pressing, reading copi- The officials of the company nre now go- I, £rom ^e constitution of tho State ing to sink a shaft directly over the slope and {rom var ioua decisions, laying tho most where the miners are supposed to- be. It is strefl(1 n tho ca8e o{ ltailrond vs. Rocka thought that by doing this they can r® a « b feller in Seventeenth Illinois, tho victims in about four days. yi r . Wmighnp called particular attention WirKEMURM, .Pa., December 22. The Pressing admitted that the officials of tho Susquehanna Coal Company Q . test 0 f his responsibility held a meeting this afternoon and decided ke won j d not C0mm j t p 01 j ut y and . . — • . j l to sink a shaft as nearly as posstele over ^ lay himsel£ Uable or ame nible to the semtaanea for the education of pnesU and th , the spot whore the bodies of the victims j o£ mmisters. DeWild who took part in the | ver0 lie. Tho fate of the men in tho slope is Pressing made an argument on his own scaled, and the only thing that remains is j} 0 c i a i mod that thh constitution of to recover the bodies of the victims and re- I1Iinoi8 ot 18 j 8 and o{ jg-lfi guaranteed re store them to their families nnd friends. b( ,; otls f rocdo m. This was opposed by Little has been done to-day except to clear | oammon j aw . Tre - away tho BtIRNXD TO DEATH. Charleston, 8. 0., December 23.—J. SI, Waddell’s gin house .nnd mill, at Socioty AT BHELBrVILLB, TENN. SiiKi.r.Yvii.i.r, Tenn., December 23.—A flro broke out nt nn early hour this mom- A llollur Explosion. Habrisbcrci, Pa., December 23.—While testing the boilers nt the Lochlc-1 rolling mill to-day, previous to starting up the works, which have been idle for a year, one of them exploded and scattered steam and debris in every direction. Over 100 persons wore in the vicinity at the time, aud six were injured, two seriously. Thos. Welsh had his head badly cut and was terribly scalded about the legs, from the waist do'wn. His condition is considered dangerous. Win. Piokens was struck in tho stomach w ith a heavy piece of iron aud received in ternal injuries that mny prove fatal. Both men were takon to the hospital. Two others wore bruised and slightly cnt. Tbe cause of the explosion is assigned to over-charging tbe boiler. Hurled by a Snow Slide. Dznvkb, Deeomber 23.—A special to tbo Nows from Silverton s iyg a snow slide came down tho mountain into Minnesota Gulch yesterday afternoon, sweeping everything before it. The slide struck tho mouth of the Prodigal Son mine, filling eighty-five feet of tho shnft and burying Bark Hovey and J. M. Scales, who were working at the bottom of tho shaft at the time of tho acci dent. The snow was packed ho tightly that it was found impossible to move the bucket, which went to tne botton when struck by the snow. A rescuing pnrtv is nt work, but all hope of reaching tho imprisoned men before life shall have become extinct has been abandoned. Want Tho City Court Abolished. Colusibub, December 22.—Muscogee Superior Court took a recess to-day until the third Monday iu January. The grand jury in their general presentments recommend that no license to sell whisky outside the city limit-i bottomed, they also ask for the repeal of tho act establishing a city court for Muscogee county on account of tho in crease it causes in tho expense of the courts. • MOST PERFECT MADE rrcparal with ipe<4s> regard to health. No Ammonia, Llr'o or Alum. PRICE BAKING POWDER CO., CHICAGO. ST. LOUIS* MOST PERFECT MADE Purnt anUrtront-'-t Natural Fruit I lavors. Lri->. n, Oran.... Almond, H-wa.etc., Savor us ilrllcutrly from Rome rather than the laws of the nn-1 tionnl government. Tho people are now I divided into two parties, olerical and anti-clerical. Congress passed a hill which I hud boen introduced at a previous session. A Steamer Horned. I the entire bnsiness portion of the town. It Ml ‘-Ihe steamer, Sallie Carney, was burned in tho Tallahatchce river at noon on Monday, together with 2G0 boles of cotton. Tho boat was valued at $8,000, half of which was insured. The cotton was valued at $10,000and it is believed that it was fully insnred. An Editor Killed. Laredo, Tex., December23.—About mid night last night Senor Fernando Montnlbo, editor of tho Spanish paper called Lo Hori zonte, was shot dead by a young Mexican, Vincente Martinez. The killing occurred in the court yard of the saloon known as Alice Morgan. Six months ago Montalbo’a brother was killed in Nuevo Laredo. doctrine, and issued dismissing Dr. Clara. This I was finally subductf after the destruction of followed by sharp discussion in the press Reeve . 8 Saloon, Burdett A Co.’s saloon, and also in congress where a resolution j Pin „, 0 . 8 ’ ry an d A. J. Farrell’s hanl- was introduced calling for all corre.pon- ware ® ore f > J i luth - 8 j owe lry storesuf- dence and protests by the anthontics of the fcrcdcon8idcraUe damage by .tbe removal church, charging priestly subversion on one of oodi xhe total lo88 i„ *i 8> ooo, and side and encroachment and P® r8 ®® u - immrance $12,000. by the civil anthontics on the I . „ other. Notwithstanding the decree, I ’ ’.’ „ Dr. Clara refused to accept his , 8*. John, N. E.. December «>.-Tho Co- dismissal, and continued to exorcise the omal Cordnge < Company s rope wa k, the functions of hi. priestly office. Ho even is- the world, having » frontage of sued a second pastoral, in which he asserted MbO feet, wiw totallj destroyed by fire last that it was his duty to obey instructions I n >ghh Loss $140,001, with no insurance. 1 I 5. FAILURE OF THE CITY BANK. Its Creditors Charge Its OBlcers With At tempting to Swindle Them. . . . Galveston, Tex., December 23.—A iroviding that in tho schools of the na-1 special to the Newa from Houston says - 7 - . % . . common law. Tho pilgrim fathers .camo to d-tris, preparatory to beginning country because they wished to ho anew, and render tho maemnery and appli-1 £reed f rom the exactions of the common tinccB more finhstantial. Work at tho slope I j aw fj^ ey granted freedom to worship as will be kept upland aUcfAris removed as fast U|ey de / me d best Tho department | of knowledge and science produced .. Jl be kept as possible. ‘The most practical miners „„„ ore of the oplnionthat when tho dead.men| athei8 ^ and tha fora of «® f®« n ' 1 H b ® S tb ® cba “ 1 ’ er "- L f made to suit their cases. I they hove been caught in tho foil of sand nft tbere had and culm, then tho victim.. will ho found ore. affirmation was During the last arisen a large class who were called agnostics. They did not one by one as the excavation continues, know wbether tbore WB s a God or not, but and it may be two month* ltofore tho last I ba £bara oa n be there none, they wonld act body is reoovered. T he loss to the com- in accordance with tho dictates of thoir own pony is said to bo estimated at $150,000, and will be greater in tbe conscience. After showing that all cases citfd were ional capital there sbonld be no sectarian I aboQ t a hundred creditors of tho suspended test or teaching. In this discussion of the I Qity Bank hold o meeting yesterday and budget of the minister of education and adopted resolutions declaring the deeds of worship, a hot debate took jdace 1 nrust executed by tho bank in favor of its on a section relating to the suppression of | officers and directors, when they know of bank’s insolvent condition, , fraudulent nnd void, and discussion, made it known that the Presv I pledging their utmost endeavors dent by withholding supplies, was deter-1 to have them set aside nnd the depositors mined to press the question to the point of I pa j d- \ resolution asking that a county separation of the church nnd State. receiver be appointed, to act with B. F. l)r. Matters, apostolio delegate, anatno-1 Weems, and suggesting the name of Henry matized a scholl at Cordova, of which Miss I g p 0 i for the position, was also adopted. Clara Armstrong, an American lady and I The trust deeds referred to in tho resoln- Protestant, was directress, and having been tion were executed in favor of Hon. Win. reqnested by Miss Armstrong to remove tbo t n. Baker, president of the bank, for $75,- anutliema consented, on condition that she I (x>0 advanced to the bank, as seenrity for secure certain pledges from the minister of l wb i cb the bank recently executed a mort- worship. This she attempted to do, but I gage on the Hatchine House and other val- was sharply reprimanded by the minister, property, and s trust deed to Robert who told ner that tho government employ-1 Lockhart, conveying valuable improved ed her to teach the sciences, and that De c jt y property, together with judgments ag- Matters had no authority to interfere. The I .gating $30,000, convoyedto Lockhart as minister colled upon _ Do Mat- security for money loaned to tbe bank. cost of sinking the shaft, in the I dec ided und« the“*conitltation‘of 1848, loss of time and in clearing away whloh withoat „ ny donbt refused tbo the mile of debris sand and rock uhu-h ls I trutimnnv of those who did not believo tera for an ' explanation of his interference with the law* and authori ties of tho country, and as explanations in solid mass iu the gangways. testimony of those who did not believe God, Proiwing said: “In 1888 A Decision Important to Drummer.! .. Baltimore, December 23.—'The case of were not made, the minister sent the npos-1 j DO , W. Rice v*. tho Philadelphia, Wil- - Michael Sarvor, father of the two Sarrer I Rober£ q Ingersolf was thechiefhiwoffl- brolhere, was among the huit who came ont cer of ^ 8tate o{ minois, iu attorney- of tbe shaft thi* morning. Ho wept like a I » onera j # u e made tbe remark that if be ehUil. He in very old end a lifelong toiler I waH ^ g0 j 0 v itne6s of a diabolical murder in the mince. Iu Hplte of bin age, ne U o« I ^rould go unhung, because, un- Htrong and rugged oh over, and in- (1cr the lnWH of tho state ita attorney- sists upon • working every_ moment guncm | woa i d no t bo competant ns n wit- that tho official* unll allow bnii. I Locatraa Ixa di<l not b oliovo in » God. He expressed hlmsolf to-day as ontirely sat- xb8 c0cot ot Giis remark and tho istted with the work being done to extricate wiJe diK0nll8 i 0n w hU-h followed was the men. He did not place any blame for 8eon in the con8t i tulion 0 f 1870, the disaster upon anyone, holding that it and r bo b j 0 , was forever effaced visa entirely *n accident. “I have two UH I from tho statutes of the Rtate. The billet fine sons as ever a father lmd lying down j a , be oonstitntion of 1870 says; there, and as good a daughter as tnan could - -Aiul no person Bhall bo denied any civil wish lying dead at home, but it Is tne will ol I or jjjjcal right, privilege or capacity Go<l. I say His will bedono. Lisa tertiblo ai;co ,i n t ()£ 1,;., 1-eligioil-i opini alTair, and others arc si ffenog as much a* 1 I am. I will go down ag .in as soon ns they will let me, and I will work day and night to rcsene them, dead or alive." . Wii.kesbabbe, Pa., Dec. 23.—Work was commenced to-day on a now tunnel to No, 4 shaft, to reach the blocked gangway in No. 2 slope, where tbe bodies of the men are supposed to be. The work w ill bo pressed night and day with a strong forc*of miners, b.U..ets and rockroen. It is hoped the bodies ot the victim* will bo recovered in less than a month’s time. , Wilkksbabbe, Pa., December 23.—It is nnw a certainty that all tho imprisoned : Nauticoke are dead. Tbo most :e.l miners ih tho valley say that etc damp and giu made their ap- it was not tong before tho men to death. While it is hoped 1 i-.Iws may be recovered in talio delegate his passports nnd required I mington and Baltimore Railroad Company, him to leavethe country within twenty-four I which has been on trial in the Circuit hours. .with. The requirement was complied | Court of Towson for several days, was con cluded to-day by a verdict in favor of the mini cxpi capacity as witness he was protected by the constitution. Judge Shepard said the question was ono of great importance nnd should receive loDger study. If the positicn of the defense was correct, a largo number of peoplo wonld bo incapacitated os witnesses. lie was f dined to believe tlmt tbe constitution 1870 stepped in to ai l this class of persons. Ue wonld decide that Pressing was compe tent to testify, Tho defense noted an ex ception and tho question will go to tho Su premo Court of Illinois. HOGANSVILLEa BIO BLAZE. A Number of Ilnihiing-! llilrned and Not a Cent of Insurance. IIooanstxllB, DcC. mber 22.—This morn ing between 3 and 4 o'clock, onr little town wa< awakened bv an alarm of fire given by to- id V watchman at th" depot, nnd the citizeB * responded prom-itty to tbo call. Tha fire was first discovered In the toll of The sccnlar press charged Dr. Matters plaintiff for $4700. The case is import with haring been tbe instigator of all the | a nt to traveling salesmen. Tho snit was trouble. ’ * " ” Osborn . . ident sent in a message asking Congress I 3ist of January, 1883. He 1>ougbt approve a call for a convention coupon ticket in Wilmington, Dela te amend the constitution, in order to re-1 ware, to Philadelphia and return, liove tlio State from the church.” One of On his way from Wilmington tho early incidents of the struggle was a I to Philadelphia tho conductor punched tin procession of more than 1,000 ladies of the I retnm ccupon instead of the proper one, first families of Ilncuos Ayres, which, and then wrote on the back of the punched marched to tho Senate and presented a pc-1 coupon “Punched by mistake." On the re- tition signed exclusively by women, pray- tare trip, which was on Jun. 31, the conduc ing tbo rejection of a pending bill, already 1 tor in charga of tbo train would uot recog- pasaed by the lower House, which prohibit-1 nize the damaged ticket and put the plaintiff ed tho (caching of religious dogmas in the I off tho train at Glenaldtn station, six miles common schools. A vote was immediately 1 out of Philadelphia. Sait was docketed for damages. This is the third trial of the CISC, tho plaintiff having gotten a verdict each time, tho former amount being $5,000. It lias twice been to the Court of Appeals, A Terrible Colliery Accident. London, December 23.—A dispatch from J’ont y l’ridd, Wales, reports that a terrible colliery explosion bus just occurred ot tbe Ferndalc pit, near there. The report is that four hundred miners are entombed. No details of tho catastrophe have ns yet been received. A lato dispatch says, that 12 dead bodies ’ been taken ont i f the FerndaU. mia Children Hurned to Ilcntli. Parkersiu'ro, W. Va., December 23.— Monday evening Mrs. FredKopp, of Wades- villo, twelve miles from here, wont to a store near by, leaving her babe, twelve months old, nnd a girl lonr years looked up in tho house alone. The house caught fire, and despite tho efforts of tho neighbors the -'lildren were burned to death. Wolve* In Illiuol*. Hillsboro, III., December 23.-—’Wolves have nppenred in this vicinity in large num bers and nro playing havoc among sheep. One fanner lost twenty-five out of sixty one night this week. The woods appear to ho full of wolves, and farmers are organizing hnnting parties nnd making vigorous efforts to exterminate them. Dos Hites* The salary of the mayor and city attor ney of Louisville is paid by the dog tax. No wonder the dog got mad now and then. —Boston Transcript. “Are you going to Paris this winter?" asked one Newark citizen of another. “I’m not sure." “Why?" “Becanao I haven't made up my mind whether to buy a dog or ran the risk of catching hydrophobia from mosquitoes.”—New York Journnl. First professional—“Congratn'ate me, old man, I’m going to Paris. Second pro fessional—“Ilow’d yer work 11?” 1-irs^ prof.—“Said I was bitten by a mad dog— pop’lor subscription .gettin' up to send me to Paatoor."—Puck. Littla. Fred—Oh, mamma! Fido bit me. Mamma—Not badly, I notice. “Right in tbo finger, momma Do yon know, I think he’s mad." “Nonsense, Fred." “I wanted him to bite me, mamma." “Why, what do you mean, yon Silly fellow?" “I want to go to Paris. They are tending lots of boys there, when dogs bite ’em.—Philadelphia Calk Gel Wtl let Ail in nniinni’ 1 liAlull CH 10 JdllUdl] 1. taken, and the hill ’.vcs rejected by one veto. Assaulted by a Ucjet-ted Suitor. Cutcioo, December 21.—Mrs, Liz/io Brown, a young widow residing on Wells St., b.is for some time been annoyed by the persistent attentions of J no. Oakley, a liar- ber. She tried in various ways to rid h--r- snlf of him, but without success, and i-n Saturday she had him arrested on the charge of disorderly conduct. The rose was continued to Thursday aud Oakley gave bail. When the lady was leaving the court room she won followed by Oak’ev, who as saulted hi r with a razor, lie cut her on and then att Advice to Mothers. lire. Window’s Soothing Hyrup should always h. used for children teothluir. It soothes the child, •ofrens the gunu. Alley, all rain. cure, wind colic, and Is th* host remedy for diAnhcra? Me. * botUo, ly-HwIy A Standard Mfdlcnl AVorlr. V0R YOUNG AND MIDDLE-AGED MEN Onff/ $1 by Mail, l'tis}jnii<l. Important to Piano buyers. Onr jGOLD WATCH SOUVENIR OFFER extended another month. To at- I low patrons in distant States to avail themselves of this GRAND OFFER, we hold it open until January 1st next. Positively no further exten sion givon. THE OFFER. A $50 GOLD WATCII presented every SPOT CASH PURCHASER of n Piano during Decembor. For full particulars send for circulars. Hull in Cash by January 1. —-r “LxwyaeAL-A.iA.-t To Organ Buyers. An Elegant Clock Presented Free ! A chance for Organ buyers also. Send cash before January 1st for an organ worth $80 or upwards, and w* will give with it an elegant Clock of beautiful design. A real art gem, costly and beautiful, that will he teemed a valuable souvenir by all who receive it. Bend quick for catalogue* and cir- culars. Order* must be in by Janu ary 1st. Instruments guaranteed and money refunded if jnot satisfactory, j Purchasers take no risk. Address Lnddcn is Bates Southern ; Music House, Sayannah.Ga ] but only only cirh mcoc tho ju ruzor. Ho cut her on the un d 30 morolmve Iw-cu r» t rnptod tocuthor thro it. it*s injured. The ruiniiinde hi in intUctiug :ued 3 ot Un L a. m. h. I KHtWf THYSELF* -**4 ul.er i A Great Work on ATanhood. Vitality, 5 ’7u.'.ztvre tWejhii BHE S mi, x. irebr ’J^ r ’ - - I tho bibic iiml her reading to the mid finally thought I Hal ;• w-te forever Uuh She read With tn* lercd fu comber i id Jac.il !*• 11 their • I aln'Ct i J. ( . wbicl ’a sti-.li WAS i It W c y ‘be P- ot jierpctuated. A Colliery Itan S IlLAi THYS Portable Mi ..Vi 1 PL' ■NOTICK. The old M houxe lod^e w3M unoccupied 1 track ^ill be repu IKDISTISCT PBDT I. ji.MIDDLOROOK.-t