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TflE" WEEK LY TELEGRAPH.
I&TABLISHEI) 1826.
MACON GEORGIAS TUESDAY NOV EMBER x7.l-**>-~TWELVE PAGES.
VOL. LXII1. NO. 34.
yiREGRASS TOWNS.
Brunswick, Baxley, Lumber
City and McRae.
(SPECTED BY A TELEGRAPH MAN.
th« Clty- b J'-' ,, "- s "* Pr.p*fioc for Tonrlxa
rwim 'll" IcyKorth—The Jekjl MnuU
Hon«ti«a-TIie Thriving Vif.
iDjjnfeenby lUe Way.
61iffCorrespondence TEt.Eaaarii.
Year correspondent having returned
from Jackson, after the peaceful rest of
the bolj Sabbath in his Viaeviiie home,
CD Monday evening again boarded the
train of the
ygt TEKNKSSKE, VIROINIA AND 0BORGIA
honnd for Brunswick. It waa one of thoie
ehillli weeping, inclement November
nights which even the “Sunny South” oc-
cuionallr experience'. Moon ami stare
jut obscured, and the beetling clouds,
surcharged with moisture, continued to
pour forth their pluvial contents remorse
less)/, deluging the whole of nature.
Boadr, streets and sidewalks were alike
submerged, and foe once tho aggre.-tive
hackman with liis-decrepit Bucephalus and
orair vehicle received a glad welcome.
There were no pswngpra save a few
knights of the “grip-sack,” who are siui
ply ubiquitous and irrepressible. It was
along and dreary night, but ere the dis-
ail uimi in part dispelled ihe dense fog
uid lifted the gloom so that objects in
ceir t'loxiiui'y tuighi be disoerutd, the
train had balled iu f out of the
OCEAN HOTEL
it Brunswick, where your tired scribe, not
standing on- the “order of his going,”
sought the first and most convenient bed
snd wss soon fast locked in the arms of
Morpheus.
The next day the situation was no bet
ter. The “clerk of the weather” was evi
deutly “on a bender,” and had left the
world to the tendtr nurcies of ihecldhit-ti's
Down came tne same frosen raindrop.,
snd rubbers, wraps and ovrrcoala were at
s premium and almost the only articles in
demand.
BRUNSWICK
has been a patient but liopelul sufferer
from the invasion of “Yellow Jact” at
Fernandina and Jacksonville.
ifer iiealiti iccoiu is sfcso«utc»7 pure an I
spotless, however, and not a solitary cse
of fever, either imported or otherwise,mars
her hygienic escu cheou.
The result is already apparent: the
Oglethorpe Hotel which will open its doors
on the 2d of January has already every
. room engaged and could till a
1. . . r..1 more; and when the rui-it 01
Northern vi.iiors who cannot exist iu that
frcci'Uj latitude but are barred out frutu
Florida comes along, every hotel auil
boarding Ituuse in Brunswick,Thumasville
and Hivannalt will be tilled tooverilswing,
Whala pity that tho savannah structure
which is just beginning to assume tangible
form ami shape coiitd not welcome them
to its hospitable halls. But when finished
it will never lack pstronage for'lltere is
batons Savannah in the Mouth, with : ts
beantilul pub ic squares, handsome park,
seaboard resorts, suburban attractions and
genial climate.
There are forty-four ocean steamers, in
cluding ships, brigs, batquea and schoon
er- in po t, mill *1 licit tr.'IDo and travel
have Men exceptionally dull fur mou lis
in cootequencc of the Jacksouv.lie malady,
the situation is cheerful and a heavy win
Ur’s business is expected.
A Did NAVAL arOKKS FIRM.
Messrs. (J. Downing, Jr. & Co. have
hsudlrd during the p <»: year 13U.UC0 bar
rels of rout and 30,000 barrels of spirits of
turpentine. Their trade ramifies nearly
over the whole civilized world, and it re
quires forty five ships’cargoes to move this
ponderous mass of Georgia produce.
POLITICAL ON BITS.
It is confidently Staled that the present
mayor of Brunswick, Mr. T. I). .Dunn, will
be the postmaster and his brother the col
lector t f the port under the Harrison
regime. They are both clever gentlemen
and thoroughly identified with the South.
A COTTON KPISOD*. •
At the Ocean House I met an old friend,
Mr. Edward 8. Latltrop, formerly of the
firm of Lathrop & Co. of Ssvaunah
Speaking of the war, he said: "At the
efoae ol hostilities I was offered GO cents
per pound for all the cotton I could buy
tn Macon. Before this I had sold to
Northern buyers 250 baba at 60 cents ptr
pound, or $225 “for every bala.”
What will our half-starved farmers say
to this with the staple selling for the best
at 9 ceut., after paying for the ginning and
bagging and.50 cents per hundred in the
wed to the “tra-h gang” for picking, who
had been tponging upon them, rent fre*,
all the year. 8o much for over produc
tion.
Now, can our “Farmer*’ Alliance"
friends euggest any remedy in the prern-
We pause for a reply.
A fiUAN'It BONANZA.
The Jekyi Island purchase by Northern
millionaires is worth many thousands an-
Mally to ihe city of Brunswick. Not ltai
than
KIOUT HUNDRED MILLIONS
el dollars are represented bjr the stock
holders. They include such men av Jay
«o»M, the Vanderbilts, and other wealthy
ej-IebVitita. A single yacht owned by one of
me company cost near a half million. The
Maud was purchased for $130,000, and
double that sum has been ex
pended in the erection of a
. , PALATIAL CLUB HOUSE
* Il “ sixty.five rooms, furnuthed in the
most rechcithe style and in the_ construe
“f broad avenues paved with oyster
•nells, and the stocking of the preserves
»tth game. Several hundred pheasants
* r ‘d a large number of quail and deer have
t**n turned loose, and the company even
l 4 * 0 the expeuse of cultivating meadows
{*• fertile patches in small grain for the
beuefii of the bird-. The Stockholders
Bunt bar about eighty and own building
j , '“any of which have been handsomely
‘^Proved. The whole cetmblivhuient is
T®nducted strictly upon baiinesa prlnci-
P*!’- lhua. every abare-hoider, if he uses
4 1 at or vehicle, or gets a meal at the rea-
aurant, or sto|st at the hotel, is duly
~* r ged at regular rates. At the end of
j Jesr accounts are balanced and a Jivi-
«Bd, if one, duly declar'd.
Ihe ibartholders bring their families
with them and iinnt and visit, taking their
“nl uni Clint dignitalr,” nr, if lit* y ptefer,
enjoying that “dolce far nieute,” which
can unly horeatix. d by those who have
easy toiscieuces and plethoric bank bal
ances.
But time ia up, and de*pite the falling
rain, I must take “my carriages” and de
part.
BAXLEY,
the county real of Appling, was my next
slopping place, and the Centennial Hotel
the coin fort able hostel thaLg -ve niesltel'er.
From llteac ing mayor, II m N J. Hol
ton, I learn that the town contains about
(100 inhabitants, one while scln ol with 65
pupils and a handsome academy building,
one colored school and three church organ
izations. There are thirteen business
placeB and two manufacturing and carriage
repair shops. Th s legion ts rapidly im
proving aud the milling and tu penline
industries give employment to many
hands. The soil with a lilt'e assistance
produces generous crops of corn, cotton,
sugarcane and the cereals. The following
are some of the leading firms who all read
the T eleurapii:
General merchandise, J. W. Tippin«, J.
L. Patti raon, Graham A l a ter, \V. C. Par
ker, Carter A Tillman, andC-uk A Dtvts;
gruceri s, T. L. Hall. G J. Holton &Sou
are prominent lawyerr, the seniur having
been identified with the history and growth
of Appling coHnly for netr a Half cemuiy.
LU14BKK CITY.
This is a very important trading center,
albeit ■ untainiiig a po elation of but 350
souls. No less than nine steumboalB plow
thewa'ersof the Ocmulgco and Uconee
rivers, bringing a large portion of theso
cargoes to this point to ba distributed eis -
where. Uf these, four run from Abbeville
<o the coa-t, two ply betwe n Hawkinsville
and lamlin,s below, and two, owned by
CapL J. L. Day, run above J umber City
The captain also owns a boat on the
Ocome river, which runs in c nnection
with the East Tennessee, Virgiuia and
Georgia railroad.
From F. C. Armstrong, United States
assi-taut engineer on the improvement uf
the Ucmulgrc and Oconee rivers, "bo is
engsged iu the removal of Ihe snags that
ut'snucl navigation,• I learn that the pres-
eut appropriation of $16100 will be so Hi
cient to remove the worst impcdimenis,
but four times that amount would be
necessary to clean ont the channel of the
river.
The ont-bound freights consi-t of naval
stores, cotton, upland rice, bides, etc.,
while the return cargo.-s are made up of
general merchandise.
Willi a small -expenditure, Capt. Arm
strong says a
DKPTn OFFIYJZ FEET
of water toultl he secured at the lowest
stag'e of the river with the exception of
one or two short shoals near Hawkinsville.
One hundred thuuaand uuil&is would
a-nply suffice to perfect tne navigation
(lout ti e forks of the river to Hawkins-
vill" for boat* with the carrying espacitv
, f t «ij0 bales of cotton.
Lumber City merchants are as follows
General merchandise, J. D. McLeod, J. H
Btrrett, Bpencer Bros., Matt C< ok;general
store and undertaker, J. II. tlan -a;drug-,
Win. M. iKyals Thompson A Duster do
httslnest st McArthur, whieh is ilte home
of Capt. W. T. JicArliiitr, who is a leading
spirit and capitalist in Montgomery county,
m'kae.
This is another.fl'iiirishuig town on the
East Tennc see, Virginia Httd Georgia
railroad, it has 700 inhabitants, four
ihurdles, three schools—two of which are
white—and quite a number of handsome
sierra.
I’rof. T. P. Win'sor presides over the
High school, which numbers fifty pupils,
and is the pride of the town.
Among ttie merchants who carry general
stores are W. B. Fuhotu A Co, to wh im
the writer is indebted for many courtesies,
W.T. Pullen snd W. H Dara.
Mr. W. D. Gilmore is just completing a
planing mill, ginnery anti variety shop,
which will be a great srqnislt'on to the
community. Hun. A. H. Henley is the
t lever may it of the town, and also express
Hgintand telegraph operator. But here
1 must atop, imo 'linen ly, htvi g neither
lime nor space for another line.
II. H. J.
THE INDIANAPOLIS STRIKERS.
The Illocknil. btl.l Unbroken - A Train
S tinetl Ihreaia Aaaloat New
Indianapolis, ind., N ■▼. 24.—The rail
road managers and atriking switchmen do
notaeem to beany nearer an agreement than
■yesterday. The superintendents of all
linea held a conference this afternoon and
it waa unanimously agreed that
no concession! should lie made. .The num
ber of freight trains leaving the city during
the last twenty-four hours wa> not more than
adozen. The regular fre ghta continued ro
arrive all dty, however, aud the blockade is
bee ming serious. Ott one road alone
iixty heavy train) arrived. The fact that the
roads during the afternoon began to handle
some of the accumulated freight In the yards,
was a keen dtsipuuiulment to the strikers.
It became «o evident that they were being
gradually locked ont, shortly afternoon,
that they determined to ask
the engineers and firemen to
be present at their meetings to induce
them, if poiaibfe. to join their movement.
Thev succeeded in getting a number of them
to attend and while the meu of the two other
brotherhoods expressed strong sympathy
fob the switchmen and unofficially hinted at
intm'.iiM of an important movement, yet
definite ect 1 "" "*« postponed until a meet
ing tomorrow.
During the early eveniog a large number
of s trikers gathered about the Pan Handle
yards, and many of them were under the
Influence of liquor. They ipeut their
time in loud abuses of lub-
atltutea working passing trains and
ahoutieg oaths and the familiar epithets
of “acaba" at them. The crowd at the Noble
street crossing became very boisterous aa
early aa 6 o’clock and stoned a Pan Handle
switching train so thnt it waa brought to a
full stop. The ill-feeling of the meu waa in- .
creased by the PanJHaudle official* dia- 1
charging etrikera who were in their,
employ. Two of the switchmen thus
dismissed were receiving t-35 per 1
month. One at the Cincincati, Hamilton
and Davtou who (truck w.s getting tM) and
four more $76. Probably the strikers wages
everywhere over the city averaged Irom H>5
to $70 and they were among the be»l p-id uu-
•killed lah-ner-.it is claimed by the officials,
employed in this country.
Captives eel eiee.
ZAN7IIIAR, Nov.25.—The qnest'on regard
ing a tugitive slnve barhortu b> Ibe mission
•1st ion at Wiuiisiea is- Ic. u tertnd by
Messrs. Mackenzie anil Mst'hews to 'he
tiafactioo I'f the ustiv-s. who have iuviird
Mr. Ma. keuxie to a public feast, Ttie sr-
gea.eol tccores the ,'teednm of 1,614)
slaves.
THE MARK OVERSHOT j
The Kaiser’s Peace Talk De
ludes the People,
von Ifilggen bach's lions
tn tr.tto was careful in
that Prof,
don of the
NO FIGHT OVER IT.
PAPERS WORKING UP A REAGLflON.
Vienna Papers Calling for a European
Peace Congress—Even the Murremler
of Alsace-Lorraine Hinted At
—A Gemma Navy.
(iiitrjlavnf t iat the extracts were compared
I with Are drrick’s notes, which were uf»eo
| found to be inis iHte i and il edible.
It is fWported that the liraml Duke of Hadeu j
iH tryii'g to induce the Emperor to j
drop tbr chmp. A pHinphlet entitled i
“Audi fin Program der* 99 tuge'* ha« hern i
j rwliiblt' <1. It attacks Prince Bismarck, af»'
tiruiiog tlmt Frederick did not coac« at his
iiiteotlbn to dismihg the chancellor as s >on i
as poe ilde after ascending the throne to
form AO alliance with Eiig aml and to etlect
a *ett|etm‘ut with France by restoring a part I
of AliACc Lorraine.
Copyright 18S8 by New York Associated Press
Berlin, Nov. 21.—The Reichstag will n-
assemble Tuesday, when business will open
with discussion of the budget and the loan
for the reconstruction of the navy. The
speech from the throne continues to fill the
pubiio mind. An exaggerated optimism
regarding abiding peace replaces the pes
simistic forebodings current prior to the
delivery of the speech. The speech itself
is undoubtedly as pacific as the forecast
given lost week, but it is^ misinterpreted if
endowed with the character of being an
absolute assurance of peace. The most sig
nificant passage in the paragraph referring
to foreign relations was the Kuiperor’s
declaration that hie aim was to preserve
friendly relations not only with his allies hut
with all the powers as far as it may depend
on his will.
There is here nothing beyond a protest
that, to far as it depends upon the ei
his policy will be pacific. The concluding
sentence, referring to the confidence shown
in hD majesty during his tour justifying the
hope of being able, with God’s help, to
maintain the peace of Europe, has been
read os indicating a promise that the rear,
besides the allied monarchs, will assibt in
preserving peace. It is officially known
that the emperor did not intend to couvey
an impression other than that he and his
allies earnestly desired to avoid war.
PRESS COMMENTS.
The Semiofficial Post and the Cologne
Giretteare now trying to tone down pub
iio feeling to a lower pitch. The Post
warns Geimany that the situation does not
justify a sanguine expectation that the
peace is permanent, and that it is foolish to
supp»se that uar depends alone upon the
deetdou of the sovereigns; that the difficulty
threatening Europe i« not France alone, and
that the emperor’s language means simply
that he is preparing, with resignation, to
face the ransi serious task that can be placed
upon the chidf of a great nation.
The Cologne Gazette says: “The speech is
pacific mil), aa fir as we and our allies are
concerned, an I !r reserved regarding others,
with whose decisions we have no influence.”
The Austrian otfi ial Freindenblatt »»>■»
the manifesto parses over (ie many’s iin
m^m>e military apparatus in silence, as ho
*ell known as to render reference to it su
perfluous. Tne Euiperor ted* us simply that
Germany will not have to endure the mis
eriee of war onleei aha eon not help it.
Tnese reli ible comment* are atiwovy -or
dating to counteract the fantastic report*
to ihe effect that Bi-marck it feeling hit way
toward h ge *eral disarming.
The Vienna papers originate the idea that
a European congress ahoulJ determine the
hanin of a univerntl league of peace. Fr.1111
the same source come rumors that the chiefH
of the German empire ho dread the result* of
a war that they »»** ic<»dv to m:;kc sacrifices
to secure the fatherland agaiust aggression
These unworthy suggestions appear to refe
to tliejsurreudvr of Alsace-Lorraine, which is
an impussibili y while Germany remains
unified.
GERMAN NAVAL PROJECTS.
In the meantime, instead ef preparing for
a peace millenium, the governments are
seeking to develop their sinews of war.
AuatrUdlungary baa obtained a military
loan, Russia and Franca are raising credits,
aud finally our new German 11 tval 1 »an is
recognized a* a necessity of national defense.
It will he vot<*d bijr the Reichstag without
prolonged discussion. It is the univer
sal feeling that, if Germany seeks
colonial expansion, to compete with hiiv
eucces* against the English, a strong fl* et ih
the firnt • BHtntial The navy budget shown
an immediite increase of 200 officers, and
the exrrdordinsnr naval budget proposes an
increase of 2,79n,000 marks, but the actual
iucrtiMse, owing to the first installmen's for
additions to the fleet, amounts to 89,5 ny*00
mirks, e »vering the completion of four Iron
clads, two torpedo ves-els aud one cruiser.
The report gains credence 'hat Bism«$r. k
means to a-sUt ihi treasury by an inc rase
of th* tobacco duty. ThD will be a step to
ward the real hut ion of his favorite project
of a government tobacco monopoly.
Ttie empe'or, after opening the Reichstag,
left fur Ltislinger on a shooting excursion
with the Duke of A’Ottaaud the Archduke
Ferdinand. The party returned today The
Duchess of A f O$ta «a* warmly received by
the empress. The imperial family is u<»w
located for the whiter season in the
old Schlo«M, occupying a suite of room<«
on the first and second floors, looking
on the Schlots Fiats. The emperor auddeuly
derided, a few weeks ago. to occu py the
Sublets, which was deserted as a tewn resi
dence during the reign of his grandfather.
Sudden orders to refurnish the Schlo-a re
gardless of co t quickened the busiues* of a
number of Dresden, Hamburg a’id H rlin
firms. The decorations were completed with
magical rapidity, aa ex *endit«re of 700,(00
marks resulting in the meet magnificent
rooms in tho empire.
The dining an>l drawing room* are draped
with Gobelin tapestry and have richly gdted
ceilings The walls of the emperor’s work
ing office are covered with embossed
leather, with fl >ral handpaintimrs. Numbers
of selected paintings are placed about the |
rAAmo. An electric light, softened by a
shaded glaM, illuminates the atiole. ine
renewal of the apsrtmente was done under
the euiperor** instructions. The existing art
resources of the chloss have not been
hed. In the new suites everything is
new.
TUB RUSSIAN LOAN.
The new Russian loan is announced to be
1 sued on December 7th. In the meantime
German holders of Russian securities are
as«i luou»1y selling, finding Paris willing to
absorb nil kinds of Rusoian securities.
R-sdy buying by foreigu bourses, •<»mhine.l
with the author!itive announcement that the
coutract stipulates that the loau shall he
used solely for the conversion of the 187#
bonds, h •»* maintained the price of Rushans
and hardei ed quotations of roubles, which
closed at .09.50. Gold movements are eager
ly watched, and efforts are being made to
take g Id from London to meet the outflow
to the Argen i-ie R-publii. Ihe Ueichshank
a*-is s by intimating its readiness to give
advsnees free of inurest for mx days wneu
def ined for tie export of gold from E g-
land 'Ihe reduction of the hank rate from
3S to 2it per ornt, with a lower ra e ex
change 01 I/ondon, has heJptd the influx 0/
gp’d int • Germany.
Inquiry regarding Prof Geffkea tends to
clear nins of all suspicion of an inten ion to
en.barr<*»a the government hr his revela
tions. The correspondence teiaed at Baron
The House to Be Quietly Or
ganized on the Returns,
irs CONTROL STILL IN DOUBT
A Hilt hUM'KSIIDN IIRIDOE.
Description of One Which Will Ktr.utuulljr
Spun the llmlsoii.
From Ihe New York Tines.
Mach has been bea'd in and out of
Wall ft reel lately * f the plans of the Ilud-
aon SfcHpersion Bridge ai d New England
K.tilway Company. But the projectors of
Ihe enterprise have been disiiacliued to
make kn >wn the facts, and the public has
heeu able to gain ouly vague idea* of the
intent and purpoKcH of the big scheme.
It ia possible now, however, that the
work of conatruc ion has begu , for the
Timet to tell of the important enterprise
and its details.
Under the terras of the charter ihe com
puny will bridge the Hudson rivtrfroiu
Anthony's Non*-, (iu*-! abov* Ptek-kill and
south of the Highland-), on the east, 10
Fort Clinton on the w»m hank. The nite
selected f.»r the bridge, aside from being
nearer to New York limn any crossing yet
contemplated, i« naturally adapted lor a
.suspension bridge, the river being narrower
there tiuii at any other point between N<
York arid Albany, with the hanks no high
and fo near togetlier that it i* claimed th
cio sing ran ba made with one bpan and
without pairs, abutment, or obstructiors
of any kind in the waterway, either
during the building of the bridge or
w hen it is completed. The loca
tion, loo, is central aud convenient for
a connection b* tween tue bridge termini
and prominent existing rai roads on either
side of the liver. The tower*, 327 feet
high, will stand upon thi solid rock foun*
dationson each aide. The span from tower
to tower will be by a great girder, which
will continue through the tower* t > the
land of the side hid slopes, a distance of
about 2,850 feet in all, while the tpan wM
l>e 1,0.0 feet in length. This great girder
will he 3<> feet h'gh and 37] feet wide. It
will be hung up by twelve cables com
posed of 954 strands, each strand contain
ing sixty-one wires, and each wire capable
of re«isiing a tension of 4,500 pound*.
The strands will be so put iu place and
fastened to the anchors, and the anchors
will be so arranged in anchor pits in the
solidirotl^it either end, that every piece 01
metal, however small, from the one anchor
to the < tIk*r acros* the river, including th
tower* i’4 tfie cralttjjj^er, Ihe stiands,
the N|daia v jijr“
can be m»\ x
feet high to cride line, with a clear
headway cf lfi3 feet.
D will hive a double track railway,
with a highway and foolpiths beneath
Freni the eastern terminus .be tr.icks will
be extended to the Connecticut state li
ami from the western terminus they will
he continued to Turner’s Station on th
Erie road. The laying oi tiii- Jailer track
involves the construction of a tunnel
about 5,000 feel in length, through the in*
tervening ridge known as Hull Hill, bj
which the grade of the connecting road
will not exceed 37 feet to the mile.
Railroad connections will be made on
the east side with the New York and New
England, the New York Central and
Hudson River, both with its main line
and its Harlem division; the New York
City and Northern, the New York, New
Haven and Hartford, the lloosatonic and
the Connecticut Air Line; and on the west
with the New York, Lake Erie and West
ern, I#-!)igh VsiJLy, Nrw York, Susque
hanna ami Western, l^High and Huuaon
River, West Shore, New Jersey Central
and Reading, Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western aud tt.e Pennsylvania system.
I lie bridge will open a direct all-rail
mote from the coal fields to the New Eng
land stutes.
Contracts have been executed between
the Hralge t oiupany and ihe New York
aud New England, the New York, Susque
hanna and Western, and the Leh'gb Val
ley Railroad Co.11 panic-, by which the
ImiUT have agreed io send over the bridge
and its railway all their business that can
be practically and pit ti'ably sent by that
route for a period of fifty years. Other
companies arc negotiating for similar
privileges, amUeveral additional contracts
are in course of preparation; but thereve-
nuc to be d< rived from the butiue-s as-
Hired by »u« h contracts as have * already
been signed will suffice, it is claimed, to
pay all working expenses and fixed
charge*, and an annual dividend of t>e-
tween 4 aud 5 per cent, on the capital
stock.
Work is actively progressing now upon
the foundations and upon Bull Hill tun
nel, *nd the k ruct 11 re will be fioished
within two years. (Jen. Edward W. Ser-
rtll is the chief engineer of this important
work, and ia also the president of the
bridge c xnpany, and the Utter’s finances
*re in charge of Mr. William I). Snow,
formerly Hecretary of the American Loau
end Trust Company, which position he re
signed to engage in this enterprise.
TO ULKT AT AUGUSTA.
Tlie Democratn Hold Their Own In Cal-
ttor»la bjr Gn:ntng a Member In a
Republican District-Great
Gout union in Maryland.
The LfgUlitur. aof Georgia and South Ca o-
llna to Meet at the Exposition.
Atlanta, Nov. 25.—[Spec ial.}—The
general assembly of Georgia will spend
Thursday at the Augusta exposition, and
it i* quite likely that when the legislature
•djourns for that day, it will adjourn to
m*ei the followirg Monday. Thureday
will he '1 hank^giving day snd as no stnte
hiitintM will be transacted on that day,
tl e > wo branches of the general NKsembly,
wb» n an invitation was 1 xtended from the
management of the Augusta ex|o)ition,
concluded to embrace the opportunities of-
fereil to mv Augusta’s b g ehow.
The Ngi-laturc of Njulh Carolina will
rr.ee' our (Jei.igia tolor.H theD, and a big
time will no doubt be hid by the legisla
tive bodies ot the-e states. The governor
and Mate home < fficers may alao go down
al the lame time. A aptcial train will i>e
put on for the convenience of the legLda- j
tom. !
A ttwah Vnrtory Horned.
High Foi«T, N. C., Nov. 26.—The kibH '
and blind factory of W. C. Patty A (*•>. «*f
Archda'**, N. t., w*a des'^'jed I*at night by
fir#-. Th»* Inns $ 0,000, partially iu>ureJ.
The origin of the fire is not koown
Washington, Nov. 24 —[Special.]—There
will be no trouble over the orgamzitior. r.t
the Ilou^e. Whichever party has a majority
will organize it, even if the majority is only
one. Representative W. C. P. Breckinridge
expressed the general opiuion of the le&defs
on both sides on this question today. He
said he had not been figuring on the House
of late, and had no idea which party would
have a majority, but of one thing he said
there could be no doubt. Whichever party
had a majority, if of but one, would orgin
iz* the Uonse, and there would be no trouble
about it. '*\Ve got through some diflicultiei
in 1876 without a revolution/ 1 he said. “In
1884 Mr. Blaine, who is one of the most
dariug men iu the Republican party, could
not resist the decision of a little 1,100 ma
jority. There is no danger of auythieg
revolutionary.”
The probability is that the republlcms
wid have the majority. The democrats
privately concede lids to ha probable, but
will take the officM return* to decide.
CLUNIK ELECTED IN CALIFORNIA.
San Francisco, Nov. 24.—The official
canvaf-8 of the vote of this city was com
pleted last night. It show* that Cleveland
re eived 28.704 votes, Ilarriion25,703, Curtis
437, prohibition aud scatteiiog vote* 473
The canvAKS shows also the election of T. J.
Chime (democrat) as congressman from th
fifth congressional district by a plu-ality of
fifty Vidas. This district fl now represented
tiy Charles N. Felton (republi ad). The
congressional representation of the state in
tbe next congress will be four republicans
and two democrats, the same as now,
Thompson (democrat) in the first being de
heated by Dellaven (republican^
CONFUSION IN MARYLAND.
Baltimore, Nov. 24.—Examination of the
returns from many wards of the fourth con
gressional district, it is said, ha* revealed
errurs and inaccuracies in tne counting of
vote*. In many precincts the sum of the
votes, credited each candidate, far exceeds
the t >tat number of votes polled. A noin-
h«r of judges and cleiks of the Lite election
have been summoned to the Otlice Ot ihe
clerk of the superior court and have
knowledaed the existence of errors. Tne
judges in the third precinct of the fifteenth
Ward did not sign ths congressional ami
ilraiurpsat all, although the c ty
“ - sad xaftiaaitlT. The
▼Isorsor etrenon. wo. .'j..- —rtrr 1 ir,
tiow.rsr. Th.Yoteot this prtdnct wus:
Stofkbritlge (rfpuiiliran), 262; Ittj nor (ili-ra-
ooriit), 134. Shoulil this |irscinct lie thr
out it woulil street) stay Stockbrldge's plu
rality in Mte entire di.tt-iet. Kuyuor will
abi ie by tbe decision of Gov. J.ickson, what
ever that may be, snd will not contest the
sent iu the next cougrena.
UK AIM OK 1NSKCT AKMIKH.
Curious Stories of Until.. Itetwe.n Wasps
<*uil Ihflr Knemies.
From Ibe riltsbnrg Dispatch.
“A aiory which appeared u few days ago
concerning a fight between a wasp and
spider reminded nte of a similar battle
which I witnessed a .short time ago. I
w.ia walking across a field when f saw a
spider's wtb on tho grass and noticed that
ti wasp had jutt been caught in its meshes
The spider was on the watch, and showed
uuniistskable delight as its victim buzxeJ
and struggled in the vain endeavor to eel
itself free. Tho ugly creature tat at the
’ oltoui of the web, holding the ropes that
were to hind its prey. When the wasp
■ eased to struggle the spider approached.
But tho winged insect had not given up.
As it saw its captor it showed fight aud
exerted itself Iu the utmost to get near
enough to u-e it* sting. The spider re
treated n little, hut apparently only for
the purpose of tightening the striDgs that
held the prisoner.
"A moment later the wasp was turned
over and bound more firmly than ever. It
seemed os if the spider took advantage ot
each movement ol its adversary to wind
another rope about its legs and tic them
jet more firmly. The skill displayed was
a revelation to me—I had no idea insects
knew so much. Finally, wlien the wasp
was so bound that it could neither kick
nor sting, the spider jumped upon it,killed
il almo.t instantly by biting, and then
proceeded to feast upon thecarcats.
j||nAt another lime I witnessed a fierce
slrug.le between a large hornet anil a
colony of wasps which had built a nest iu
the window ot an old shop. The hornet
crawled up the glass toward the nest, and
when the wasps saw him they formed in
battle array to defend their home. The
intruder moved onward, when a wasp
darted from the ranks to sting him. But
the coursg-ous little fellow hardly seemed
to touch his enemy before falling dead
upon the window silt. At this the wasps
retreated in a body to the other side of
the ntsl to lay pl.ns for battle, sending out
py now and then to reconnoher. ^An
toward him in a body. A large wasp
stepped out of the ranks, flew over the
hornet and alighted beyond him The
invader halted, and the little army abo
stood still, watching him. The unequal
force eved each other for some time,
when suddenly it appeared tut if the large
wasp gave a s goal, and his companions
rushed forward, uiakiog quick work of the
enemy, beveral wsepi fell dead before the
hornet waa conquered, and the survivors
did not venture to approach their pros-
trattd foe un il he bad been dead for sev
eral minutes.”
The above tales were (old to a Di*patch
re|M>rter bv an intelligent Pittsburg
mechanic, for whom the study of insect
life seems to have a peculiar fascination.
An Ksesp.d Convict Captured.
Atlanta, Nov. 25 — [.Special.]—Capt.
Couch of the police force, at a late ho tr
last night, arrested Mclendon Marklin,
an escaped negro convict from Tracy City,
Tenn. Sergeant White assisted Capt.
touch in making the arrest. The negro
was sent up Ic.r a term of three years lor
burglary from Hip’ey, Tenn. He will be
sent back to the peoiientiary of that suie
tomorrow.
OCKANS OF LIQUOR.
Itr/iort of Commissioner miller Receipts
unit Omisninpilon Largely Ino en.e.l.
Washington, Nov. 25.—J. S. Miller, eom-
missiouer of internal revsn te, in bis antiml
report to the Secretary of the Treasury, saye
that the total receipts for the fLcal year
ending JiineGO were 5X24,326,-47, an iacreate
of $5,439,174 over the previout year.
Tbeestim itiul re eip s for the current fit-
cel year are $124,326,471), provided no
change is made iu tha canning rates of tax-
The withdrawals from warehouse daring
the year show u large increase, as oontparsd
with the previous year, ill cousampliou of
all kiu.I. of liquor and cigars, with the sin
gle eiceplioD of spirits tit,liltied from ap
ples, pesehes rr4P gr»pe«.
The cost of collection of Ihe internal taxes
wm $3,978,283. During the year l, 71 viola
tions of la*v have lie»-n rcpor.ed, ?ril persons
arrested and M'Illicit still* seized. Inter*
ml revenue ofli vr> h tre suffered uiu i ma
l»y the destroy in< of their vehicles and horses
by moonshiners, ;md it is suggested ihst A
Jaw be passed fu^their reimbursement.
TOBACCO TAXES.
The ajrqregite amount of taxei collected
from tobftCOQ during the year was $5,662,431,
au increase of 1554,36*1 over the previous
year. The export account shows adecreast
In all kiiniii of tobacco except cigarette*, of
wbuh 40,834,600 more were exported than
la*t year.
Theabe’Vor cf the taxon fruit hr.indy,
he eoye, v c rid esus* a larger loss to the rev
enues ihar. is generally estimated through
dectrbbi l grain disiillMtions. It would also
work g eat mischief to the revenue service*
Th** cuinmiHNitURT vfivt-H -it length hi* reasons
for believing that it is impraeiic<ible to pro
tect ihe reveoii**s frum ftMud iu e&«e alcviso*
Used in tin; arts i* fr*M*d l roin tax.
The quantity of spirits remaining in di*
tilleri-H nt ihe close of the year is *Uled at
61,033,018 gallons, being 4,112,0*51 more tlwtn
nt Hit- elu-e of the previous fiieal year.
The quantity of distilled spirits in use, ex
cept wnat may have been in customs bonded
warehouse* oil Oct. I, 1888, was 93,7 2,919
gallons, thi* qu mtiiy beimr distributed os
follows: In di-tiltery uud special bonded
wart-houses, 63,596,4 8 gallons; in ths h-unls
of wrholei-atct liquor dealt-rs, 14,82V 71: in tbt
hands of retail liquor dealers, 25,283,060.
OLEOMARGARLNE.
Th quantity of oitomargarine prodooed
from Nov. 1, 1886, the day on which ibt
oleomargarine law-took effect, to June 30^
1884, was 56,620,154 pounds. The ronMnU-
rd »ner expreMtes a fea' th it th* law relating
to oleotuurgirine is hei.tg evaded, an I rt-c *m-
menda aduitional legisUliou to secure it*
be ter enft»rceinent.
The conmiLsiouer put* the interol
revenue receipts from (Jeorgk* at $3.80,673.22;
on Florida qt $344,1<6 86, and Irjiu tJou h
Carolina at $IU2,45d.»9.
Tlielr Appllcntlon f >r AdmU«lon to th#
Central l.nbor (J**lt>u hi iukmI.
New York, Nov. 23. —At a meeting of the
Central Labor Union today, the Freedom
.Labor Club and the Waiter*’Union, rone
of next****. ailm'uuiicja
to the central body, but were relused. II
wan argued that the colored men should not
form hep*rate unions, hut should b t mein-
hers of unions with their while fellow-work
men, hut their admisdon iu these cases wo*
denied on other grounds
On the invitationo( the American Feder
ation of Libor, it whs decided to send a
oomaUaet?&£Atd8 iSiff «ar.u*i cos
vention next month. A breeze wa* suirud*
by a mol ion to petition the legislatnre to
make eight hours a clay’s work, begiuning
on June 1,18 >0. It was referred to the
building trade*, but in the dUcussfoo uf the
am re .»t thtir fajlarein the #4iue moveaient
in 1836, Fowderly waa berated rever-ly for
working against them, as waa alleged. Il
was derided to renew the boycott against,
pool beer. ^
A POLITICAL hU UP ft IHE.
The Third Party P«opi« In Atlanta Bald tM
He Mnkl.g I ji a City Ticket.
Atlanta, Nov. 25—[B/n-ci.*).]—The
third parly prohibitionist* held two or
three n c -tings last week for the purport of
takiug into consideration the mater of
patting out % full ticket for mayor, alder
man and tix members of couuciL The
m«etingn were hi 1«1 secretly at the he*d-
qiiNriers of the organisuion ou Broad
street, and liltle is kcown on tbe Outside
as to what wen done.
It i* generally understood, however, that
the committee having the matter in charge
ha* partially framed the ticket an! iha<- ii
will U> headed by Col. Wil iain Markham
for mayor. It is said that the ticket will '
be made tip and sprung upon ttie public
the day before the election is to be held.
New York CHj Is •.‘oogre##.
Amos J. Cumin'ng* In fhtWlolphU Tiaee.
If the New York politicians want the
city to lake its true position in corgrese
(hey must pattern af er Philadelphia poli
ticians. They most either send men of
both brain* and wealth to the Houae, and
keep them there, or they most change the
present system of nomination. As it i«, no
man of moderate means, however equipped
intellet tu tlly, can afford to go to coogrew
from this city. He i* •§ effectually barred
out a* a |«or man is barred from the En
glish House cf Commons. It requires
more than wealth to ably represent Netr
York in the American oongrecs. The man
of wealth wants alertness, dearness of
vision, htadiciM application, pluck, pa
tience, energy and natural ability. If h«
doed his duty, he will work hauler than
he. ever worked for hiin«elf, and be re
warded at the end of his term, II ne warns
a re-election, by an assew-meot that will
eat np not only his entire sala y, but a
good jxjrtion of his inoorne. And even at
that he most * ; rve the politicians, and not
his constituents.
The bent evidence, however, of the
stupidity of New York City politicians in
their teltction of congressmen is found in
the late election return*. Of the eight
congressmen elected from this city five arc
new members and two have not yet served
a full term. A fine drawing, indeed, in a
republb .u» IIou«e of Representatives for a
city giving nearly 70,000 democratic
rnVjon > I They know better ia the South
and Weit. 'lexas returns all of her
eleven member*, »*nd« h ck six ont
of revto and returns nine out of
ten.
Morrison and UU Bom.
From the Ch cugo Herald.
Mr. Blaine will undoubtedly go into the
cabinet, but only upon the condition that
Mr. Harrhon shall be allowed to read all
of his leiurs befoie they are put into the
mail. Th:* in a print that the Preeideot-
ebet refuwito yield, and who that U at ail
familiar with Mr. Hlaine’tt epistolary mi*
for;nt. - can blame hint iu the leant?