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THE WEEKLY TflbWrKA 1’H: TUESDAY DECRV1BKH 25. 1S8S—TWELVE PA(3EP.
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SOUTH GEORGIA CONFERENCE AP
POINTMENTS FOR NEXT YEAR.
Macon MiaUlerg Returned—Forenoon of
the Closing Day Demoted Largely to
hiatlfttlcal Matter?— Hospitality
of the Citizens of Eastman.
Ea sk an, Dec. 17.—The conference
convened at the appointed hour with
Bishop Duncan in the chair.
After religious services the routine of
hearing the reports occupied a good part
of the morning session.
The following statistics v were presented
to the conference by the chairmen of the
different committees:
Amount paid for missions, domestic and
foreign, and by the Women’s Missionary
board, over $20,000; No. of local preachers,
217; white members, 47,176; infants bap-
tiled, 1,397; adults baptized, 2,326; mem
bers of Sunday schools, 632; Sunday
school teachers, 3,374; number of Sunday
school scholars, 25,173; amount raised for
the superanuated preachers and the wid
ows and orphans of deceased ministers,
$5,000; amount raised for education, $4,-
132.15; for church extension, $1,703.27
number o parsonages 85.
PAINE INSTITUTE.
W. F. Lloyd read report of the com.
mit <■<> on Paine Institute, which was
adopted. This institute is the property of
the A. VI. E. Church, and has for its work
the education of colored teachers and
prone ,.rs. It has been fostered by the
S''!i item Methodist Church from the first
of >ts history, and is now doing a good
work. The report asks that the confer
ence request the parent board of missions
to put this institute on the same footing
as schools for the Indians, and assist it out
of the funds of the mission board.
CONFERENCE RELATIONS.
The committee on conference relations
recommended that 8. 8. Sweet,C. T. Toole,
D. P. McWilliams, W. C. Davis, C. H
Carson, Je .1. Giles be granted a super
numerary relation.
The following were recommended for a
superannuated relation:
P. C. Ellis, W. H. Thomas, S. G.
Childs, T. B. Lauier, W. F. Bearden, W.
F. Roberts, W. 8. Baker, C. A. Moore, J.
M. Marshall, P. C. Harris, J. M. Austin,
T. K. Leonard.
The report was adopted.
TO MEMORY DEAR.
The conference passed a resolution
pledging its sympathy and prayers to
Revs. William B. Burke ahdRobert Mac-
Douell, the former a missionary in China,
the latter in Mexico.
The committee on conference relations
having refused to recommend J. B. K.
Smith for supernumerary relation, on
motion of J. B. McGehec lie was granted
a location at his own request.
EASTMAN’S IIOSPATALITY.
The citizens of Eastman have been un
remitting in their kindness and generous
in their hospitality toward the members of
the conference, and the members of the
conference are almost unmeasured in their
expressions of gratitude, expressed in a
vote of thanks by the conference to the
citizens, other churches, railroads, etc., for
courtesies extended the conference.
Rev. T. M. Christian, pastor of the
church in Eastman, has been ceaseless in
his attentions to the members of the con-
ferencj^ea v ingAg i J»jJ , gn(loh8$Iai SEutit
minister to the comfort of the conference.
A STATE FAIR RESOLUTION.
The conference this morning adopted a
resolution calling upon all Christian com
munions to assist in driving from state
fair:, expositions, etc., such things as arc
offensive to Christian rentiment. Tho
discussion was short hut spirited, and. the
vote favoring the resolution was vocifer
ously given by the brethren.
The Appointments.
Eastman, Pec. 17.—[Special.]—The fol
lowing are the appointments for 1889 of
the South Georgia Conference:
SAVANNAH DISTRICT.
Rev. T. F. Christian, P. E.—Sa
vannah, Trinity and ,Marvin miss
ion, J. R. McKleskey, T. D. Daven
port; Wesley Monumental church, A. M
Wynne; C." H. Carson, supernumerary
New Houston station, J. W, Simmons_
Guyton, J. M. Lovett; Eden.O.G.Mirgle-
dorff; Springfield circuit T. D. Strong;
Bethel circuit, J. S. Lewis; Sylvania cir
cuit, R. Heade; Milieu, W. C. Wade;
Waynesboro station, B. Anthony; Bethany
circuit, H. A. liodges; Louisville and Da-
ritboro circuit, C. Jackson; Hinton cir.
cuit, L. W. Darley; Darien station, J. P.
Owen; Hinesviliecircuit, W. D. McGregor,
11. A. Morgan; Screven circuit, J. C.
Flanders; Bryan circuit, T. W. Ellis;
Chaplain Seamen’s Bethel, J. L. Gilmore.
MACON DISTRICT.
W. M. Hayes, P. Mulberry Street,
T. X. Kendall, S. 8. Wes!, supernumerary;
First Street, W. C. Lovett; Centenary, W.
F. Smith, W. C. Davis, supernumerary;
Grace Chapel, C. W. Snow, C. J. Toofe,
supernumerary; Jones Chapel, W. Lane;
Irwinton circuit, M. B. Terrill; Byron
mission, J. T. Griffith; Macon circuit, 8.
A. Snow; Gordon circuits. H. Green;
Jeflerconville circuit, W. E. Vaughn;
Cochran circuit, J. D. Mauldan; Hawk-
iniville, E. M. Whiting; Pulaski mission,
M. J. Adams; Perry circuit, W. J. Robert
son; Fort Valley, T. A. Branch; Knoxville
c.rcuit, W. S. Carter; Marshallville, J. W,
Domingos; Snow circuit, T. J. Nease;
Vienna circuit, J. Carr; Wesleyan Female
.College, W. C. Bass; superintendent Or
phan’s Home, L.B. Payne; agent Orphan’s
Home, J. B. Culpepper; district superin
tendent American Bible Society, H. P.
Myers; assistant editor Wesleyan Christian
Advocate, J. W. Burke; district high
ithool, J. B. Wright.
COLUMBUS CIRCUIT.
J. B. McGehee, P. E.—St. Luke, A. M.
Williams; St. Paul, W. F. Lloyd; Broad
Street, J. G. Harrison; Cosset a circuit, F.
R. McMichael; Buena Yista and Brantly
circuit, Brandi; Marion dnaiLG.
B. Culpepper;EUaviilecircuit, W. J. Han
ders; fcchley circuit, J. B. Wardlaw;
Butler circuit, R. B. Lester; Crowell cir
cuit, Wan. Watts; Talbotton, H. R. Fel-
dsr; Talbot circuit, N. D. Moorehouse;
Geneva circuit, J. T. Minn; Cataula cir
cuit, II. C. Brau tor; Hamilton circuit, C.
D. Adams; Tazewell mission, W. W. Tide-
well; Central circuit, W. E. Mumford;
book editor, W. P. Harrisen.
V_ TUaMPSVIL. K DISTRICT.
J. it; Hiolou, P. K. Thosaaavtl'e, O. G.
N. McDsnell; Albany, D. F. Riley, J. C.
Ray; AHtapwlgus circait, J. B. Griker;
BainliriJge, J. 8. Jordon; Blakely circuit,
8. \V. Stubba; Boston circuit, W. W.
-Stewart; Brooks circuit, J. T. Rrder;
Camilla circuit, J. W. Arnold; Cairo
circuit, J. T. Ainsworth; Colquitt mission,
, , /plied by C. S.
I Mattison; Learv mission, O. B. Chester;
I Marshall, supplied by Newton; Pelham
‘circuit, W. A. Hucknbee; Oclocknee cir
cuit, .1. W. Toy; Pierce circuit, supplied
by B. H. Gee; Quitman, G. C. Thompson.
AUZRICU8 DISTRICT.
P. 8. Twitty, P. E.—Amoricue, First
•hurch, J. O. Branch; East Americus
Mission, R. F. Williamson; Sumter cir
cuit, G. B. Allison; Magnolia circuit, H.
Stubbs; Oglethorpe circuit, J. E. Rosie;
Smithville circuit, O. W. Branch; Weston
circuit, supplied by J. S. Wrst; Dawson
and Georgetown, J. W. Weston; Bonwood
circuit, R. F. Evans; Terrell circuit, W. T.
Clark; Sherman circuit, B. S. Sentell;
Cuthbert station, •. W. Matthews, R. Mc
Williams, supply; Springvale circuit, C.
H. Davis; Fort Gaines, J. O. Langston;
Lumpkin and Providence, G. C. Clarke;
Forence circuit, W. F. Hixson; Andrew
Female College, H. W. Key.
WATCROSS DISTRICT.
J. O. A. Cook, P. E.—Waycross, G. S.
Johnson, A. J. Bell; Valdosta Station, T.
M. Chris ian; St. Mary Station, E. T.
Cook; Camden circuit, T. S. Stokes; South
Camden mission, W. C. Glenn; Folkston
Mission, Jason Shirah; Waresboro circuit,
E. S. Padriclt; Willacoochec circuit, H T.
Ethredge; Alapaha circuit, J. G. Ahern;
Sumner and Ty Ty, W. H. Budd; Worth
mission, supplied by M. If. Galloway;
Sycamore mission, J. M. Boland; Green
field mission, C. H. McCord; Adell cir
cuit, J. M. Foster; Lowndes circuit, W. S.
Hornbuckle; Statenyille circuit, 8. W.
Brown; Ilomerville mission, W. T. McMi
chael; Stockton circuit, supplied by W. R.
Talley; Cordele mission, J. W. Connors.
SANDERSVILLE DISTRICT
J. O. A. Clarke, P. E.—Sandersville and
Tennille. J. P. Wardlaw; Dublin circuit,
J. C. Parker; Wrightsvilie Station, R. B.
B?yan; Arline circuit, J. S. Tunderburk;
Sumiuertown and Midville circuit, C. E.
Boland; Marysville circuit, supplied by
Moses Walker; Lovett circuit, J. C.
Griner; Reidsville circuit, A. II. Baz»-
more; Eason mission, J. P. Dickinson;
Bullock mission, supplied by W. T. Wray;
Statesboro and Mi tray circuit, C. T.
Clarke; Altaiuaha circuit. J. E. Shepherd,
J. J. Giles; Mount Ve-non circuit, J. C.
G. Rabun; Sterling mission, to be sup
plied by A. Gordon7 Washington circuit,
O. P. Parker; Worthem circuit, supplied
by A. Denton; New Hope circuit, N. II.
Oimstead; Swainsboro circuit, F. W.
Flanders; Gibson mission, E. A. Sanders;
Sandersville district high school, R. B.
Bryan.
I BRUNSWICK DISTRICT.
E. H. McGehee, P. E.—Brunswick,
McK. F. McCook, T. B. Kemp; Blackshear
mission, E. A. Carraway; Hortcnsc mis
sion, G. T. R berts; Jessup circuit, W. G.
Mailings; Brentwood mt-sion, C. D.
Phillips; Taylortown mission, supplied by
D. Morrison: Brickley circuit, B. T. Bales;
Douglas c'ncuit, K. M. Hooth; Baxley
circuit, J. S. Fain; Graham, William C.
Conley; Springhill circuit, II.C. Trenlriss;
Jacksonville circuit, J. T. Cary; McRae
circuit, H. M. Morrison; Dempsey circuit,
supplied by S. 8. Kemp; Eastman station,
E. J. Burch; Towns circuit, C. C. Hines;
Bitckhorn circuit, S. R. Allison: Abbeville
mission, D. L. Miles; Crisp circuit, C. C.
Bickley; Springhill high school, C. J.
Hines; agent of snstentstion fund, J. D.
Anthony; transferred to Texas confer-
encej S.H. Crunipler;to Mexican border
mission conference, R, P. Fain.
BIBB'S DEAD LEGISLATOR.
HON. SAMUEL C. CHAMBLISS DIES AX
HIS COUNTRY HOME.
Tko Alabama Methodists.
Mobile, Ala., Dec. 17.—Tho Alabama
Methodist conference adjourned tonight
after Bishop Hargrave had announced liis
most important work of the entire session
was the adoption of the report to establish
a society for the support of superanuated
preachers of the conference, the amount of
apportionment to depend upon the length
of the active service of the beneficiary.
SUKLl.IMU HAVII/IN TOWNS.
Liglttnio Gunboats IIluw the Bombay Huts
to Atoms.
N ew York, Dee. 18:—Passengers from
Hnyti per steamer Saginaw, which arrived
today, report that on the morning of Dec. 5
lour of Legitime's men of war, the Deaaa-
lines, Belize, Tomsaint and L'Oveture, bom
barded Cape Ifaytian.
The gun boata dropped anchor four or fire
tni'ea off shore lying broadside on the
town. The first guns were fired with blank
cartridges to give notice of warlike inten
tions. Tlie foreign consuls in the city sent
out a petilion to the commander of the fleet
asking time to get ont of the city. They
were given thirty-six hours to evacuate the
town. The people fled to the bills, taking
all the possessions they could carry, pack
mules being the only conveyances available.
Shortly alter daybreak, ou the second day
after the'arrival of the fleet, the Haytien
officers trained their guca on the town and
the bombardment commenced. Operations.,
were begun at this early hoar because the
favoring tide enabled the four vessels to lay
broadside to the town. The Toussaint fired
the first shot, which went whistling through
the air and buried itself in sand on the
beach just in front of the frail thatched
bamboo houses of the poorer natives. The
utea, however, the shots began to tear
through the town, demolishing the frail
structures. The bamboo huts succumbed
easily, but the stone buildings in the central
parts of the town and the more elevated part
were not so easily destroyed, the heavy
walls resisting the fire for several hours.
Despite the wsrning they had received to
leave the fated town, many of the residents
clung tcF’ their habitations. In fact, it was
possible to remove many of the sick in the
city in the time allotted. On top of all
houses in which persona were known to be
a white flag was placed.
None of the people who arrived today
could estimate with any accuracy the num
ber killed.
Legitime is by degrees losing the confi
dence of the people, and almost all the sym
pathy is with the North.
Tlie Telegraph's New Press.
From the Augusta News.
On the 15th of March the Macon Tele
graph will put in a new and fast perfect
ing Cioss printing press, which will turn
out 15,000 to 20,000 papers per hour. Tlie
Telegraph is to be enlarged and im
proved.
From the HllledgevlUe Union and Recorder.
The Macon Tkleoraph is to have n
splendid new press. It will press, paste,
fold, cut. count and deliver ten to twenty
thousand perfect newspapers per hour.
This will be a great addition to that “great
and good’’ paper. But nothing we can
think of would improve the character and
excellence of the piper itself. We all love
it, over here.
How They Love the Negro.
From the St. Louis Republic.
The negroes of the 8 )uth are nearly ail
farmers. They raise cotton, sugar and
rice. The republicans love them so well
that they are going to remove the protec
tive duties from sugar and rice which the
negro sella and triple the tax on the cot
ton lies that he has to buy. Then they
will go right on as before, spelling their I
Love for him with a capital L.
The Funeral to Take Place Today—Token
with a Chill in Atlanta mid Comes
* Home (o Die of Pueuiuonla
After a bhort Illness.
The death of Hon. S tmuel C. Chambliss
occurred yesterday morning at fifteen min
utes of 3 o’clock, at bis residence in the
Hazard district. He was taken with a
chill in Atlanta on Tuesday ard reached
Macon Wednesday morning. Finding Mr.
Ira Jennings about to go out home, Mr.
Chambliss rode with him to bis own
house. He went to bed, and then it was
found that he hid pneumonia. Ail that
could be done for him was done, and on
Monday it was thought that he was some
better. He grew-yorse, however, and died
yesterday morning as stated.
Mr. Chambliss was nearly 63 years old,
and was born where he lived at the time
of his death. He made a good soldier
during the war, serving hi# first six months
on the coast with the first volunteer com
pany. Later he was around Atlanta and
the close of the w ir found him a lieuten
ant at Gen. Kimby Smith’s headquarters.
The war ended aud lie returned to his
native county and engaged in farming.
He was made one of the county board of
road commissioners, and afterward was ^ _ ^ ___
superintendent of tlie county chnimgang. I so’tilled with ^ sewer gas and poisonous
Tlie Sources ot Typhoid Fever.
From the Philadelphia Times.
The prevalence of typhoid fever in New
•York aad Brooklyn during the present
season has ied Dr. Cyrus Edson of the
local II >a*-d of Health to make an ex
haustive examination as to the origin of
the disease in as many cases as possible.
He found that the disease, in nearly one-
half the cases inquired into, was contracted
in country resorts to which the victims
had gone to find health. Of 146 cases
between Twenty-third and Forty-second
streets, it was found that Eevcnty-two pa
tients had spent the thirty days preceding
tho attack in the country. The only in
ference left was that in these cases the
disease had been contracted at the sum
mer resorts, and .that the usually large
number of cases iu the two cities during
tlie autumn were not to be charged to the
bad sani ary conditions at home, but to
conditions which were favorable to the
contraction of the disease in the locali
ties popularly supposed to be healthiest
In his comments upon these facts before
the New York Academy of Medicine, Dr.
Edson suggested that the most common
sources of the disease in country places
were well water and milk. At the riik of
being denounced by tlie prohibitionists, he
counseled his hearers to avoid drinking
the one and not use tlie other in any form
until it had been boiled. He also said the
contagion could be conveyed into the sys
tem by the hands, and advised the adop
tion of the Jewish custom of always wash
ing the hands before eating.
There is one point to he remembered in
this connection—the fact that during the
absence of a family iu the country the
house is often closed, the traps in the drain
pipes are emptied and tlie rooms become
Resigning his position he applied himself
to his farming interests. At the last state
election lie was elected one of the repre
sentatives from Bibb county, and this
with scarcely two weeks’ notice of his can
didacy.
In nature he was a quiet, determined
man, and it was this firmness, added to
other traits, that made him many friends.
He leaves a wife and two children, Mr.
Sylvester Chambliss and Miss Lilia Cham
bliss, both grown.
Tlie funeral will take place this morn
ing at 10 o’clock, and the remains will be
buried in the old family burial ground, at
what is known as the old J. B. Parker
homestead, near the present Chambliss
residence in the Hazard district. A bard-
some casket was sent out by Undertaker
Keating.
The following members of the legislature
came down from Atlanta yesterday even
ing to attend the funeral this morning:
Hons. Huff of Bibb, Goodman of Berrien,
Johnson of Crawford, Williams of Upson,
and DeLacev of Dodge. They will be car
ried out by Mr. J. J. Clay in' his private
carriages.
IIV A CHEMICAL TEST.
Tlie Letter Tram McCloskey Is at Last
Proven Genuine.
In the United States court what has
proved to be a most interesting case was
brought to an end yesterday morning. It
was the case of a man named McCloskev,
who was arrested about two years ago on
warrants from the state and United Slates
courts on the charge of violating the in
ternal revenue laws. Mr. Jake Menko
stood his bond of $500 for trial, and Mc-
Closkey shortly disappeared. Search was
made for him, and finally, at the last term
of court, Menko produced a letter said to
have been written by McCloskey to his
wife in this citr^and later on certificates
fej&q K- Jj'.?. wife fit Mohair fi 1 crrrrtT
li i-l iuI at Sa'i l-. rnamlci, <'• I. The ca-e
was continued, however, and was aga’n
brought up Monday morning. The letter
waa shown to the court. It was signed
“W. B. Hill," and the certificate de
scribed Hill, saying he died, etc., and
fitted McCloskey exactly. Ir. order to
make sure of the evidence, the letter pur
porting to have been signed by McCloskey
was turned over to Dr. L. B. Clifton, the
chemist, for examination.
The date and address had been blotted
out with another kind of ink, and it could
not be discovered by the natural eye where
it came f.om, nor where it was ’written.
By a series of chemical tests, Dr. Clifton
caused one ink to turn a deep purplo and
the other a carmine, and the name San
Fernando, Cal., stood out ill plain letters.
When court opened yesterday morning,
the chemist produced tlie letter and showed
to his honor Judge Speer that the original
address was San Fernando, whereupon
Menko was released from his bond.
SWUNG TO THE NEAREST TREE.
A Temieinee Mob Makes Short Work of a
Ilenpernte Negro.
Nashville, December 18.—A special
L-ooi Knoxville says: Two tragedies are re-
ported from the line of the new railroad to
Cumberland Gap. An unknown negro
gambler was driven from Dunatinf’s works
by the laborers. He returned shortly with
a dozen desperadoes at bis heels, all armed
other vessels fired wildly. In a few min- with Winchester rifles. They fired several
- - shots at Captain 8. D. Duuavmt, a promi
nent contractor, none of which took effect.
The crowd was then dispersed.
A posse arrested the leader of the mob at
Cumbeiland Gap and started toward Tsse-
well with him. On the way they were sur
rounded by a mob of 100,who took the negro
and swung him to the nearest tree.
Near the same place two negroes, half
brothers, named Fred and Uenry Satterlee.
quarrelled over a woman. Henry stabbed
Fred through the bowels, killing him in
stantly.
RIOTOUS MINERS IN TEXAS.
A Fight Between strikers and New Men—
The Governor Appealed to.
St. Louis, Dec. 18.—Dispatches from
Texas say that the miners of the Texas and
Pacific Coal Company in Eratb county have
been on a strike for the put month, and
that they are becoming quite unruly. On
last Friday night some new men wets »t-
tacked and badly beaten, and there was con
stant firing of guns and pistols between the
strikers and the new men nearly all night,
but no serious casualties are reported. The
°. n ! c ' e .“P 1 * * t “ re house of the company were
nddled by bullets.
A sheriff and po.se were on the ground,
but the force was inadequate to protect life
and property, and the governor bad been
appealed to. At last accounts the sheriffs of
the adjoining counties had been ordered to
the scene of conflict and a company of state
rangers will probably be sent there.
Guessing ns a Fine Art,
From the New York Herald.
It is announced with great blare of
trumpets that Gov. Alger of Michigan, is
in Maine for the purpose of meeting Mr.
Blaine. Chops and tomato sauce I
It is supposed that he is the bearer of
an imiwrtaiit message from Mr. Harrison.
Whether it consists of a bottle of arnica
to be applied to the political wonnda of
Mr. Blame or a cantharides plaster, no
body can guest and Alger won’t tell.
emanations that the occupants, on return
ing, may encounter tho disease in their
homes and suppose that they have brought
it from the country. But even so, there
can be no doubt that a very large propor
tion of typhoid cases are imported.
In the discussion that followed Dr. Ed-
son’s address one of the city physicians
present ca’lpd attention to a modern source
of danger from this disease which tlie in
habitants of every city wo tld do well to be
on tbeir guard against. It is the custom of
connecting the refrigerator with 1 the sewer
it order that tint water from the melting
ice may be drained off without trouble to
housewife or servant. The food in the re-
frigcratol is thus brought in direct contact
with gas front the sewer, and is liable to be
jnfected with the germs of disease. While
it is possible that perfect traps mav be pro
vided in many cases of this kind, the risk
is sufficiently great to indicate that the
old way of emptying the drain pan is the
safest, if a little more troublesome.
The prevalence of typhoid fever in what
was supposed to be the healthiest portion
of Philadelghia during tho past autumn
may possibly be attributable to the sources
which Dr. Edison and his fellow physicians
mention. Certainly the number of resi
dents who spent a few weeks in the country
from this portion of the city was undoubt
edly large, and if the gernis of the disease
exist in as great a degree as Dr. Edson
suggests in rural communities no further
explanation would be required. The mat
ter is of sufficient interest to he worth in
vestigating by our board of health and
leading physicians. The history of a given
number of cases in the Twenty-ninth and
other wards in which the ditease raged
could still be procured,*Snd it could thus
bo determined whether in any considera
ble proportions of them the disease was
contracted outside the city.
.Jnepph j. n.-r.i.n a Splrtim*'!-'.
Fr-.m llm fliiIn V'|>l]i-i Npws,
Joseph Jefferson is a pronounced spir
itualist. He not only believes firmly in
that theory, but he lias himself developed
marked powera as a medium, and he is
convinced that upon various occasions lie
has belli extended conversations with the
spirits ot deceased relatives and friends.
He does not, however, accept the claims
of materialization, but regard* tint affair
as a piece of trickery produced by juggle's
who are not genuiue spiritualists. Mr.
Jefferson has more than one strongly
nta.'ked gift with which the public is not
familiar. He possesses aceriain mesmeric
power which enables him almost invaria
bly to remove neuralgia or other pains by
gently rubbing the atlectcd part with Ins
fingers, and two or three of tlie members
of liis company testify heartily to his
having relieved them of severe nervous
headaches by simply touching their tem
ples.
Tongue Tangier*.
From tbo Baltimore Nows.
Tlie popularity of Peter Piper’s cele
brated peck of pickled peppers will prob
ably never wane as a snare to catch the
tongue that would fain be agile; hut that
test has formidable rivals. The following
short sentences, as their authors maintain,
do wonders in baffiing the ordinary power
of speech:
.» Gaze on the gay gray brigade.
The sea cease ill and it sufficeth us.
Say, should such a shapely sash shabby
Hitches show?
Strange strategic statistics.
Give Grimes jim’s gilt gig whip.
Sarah in a shawl Shoveled soft snow
softly.
She sells sea shells.
A cup of coffee in a copper coflee pot.
Smith’s spirit flash split Phillip’s sixth
sister’s fifth tquirrel’s skull.
Ex-Empress Eugenie.
From the Pittsburg Times.
That the French Bourbons should he
moving, and that ex-Empress Eugenie
should confer with them, is not the lean
improbable. Though living in seclusion,
site retains th4 idea of restoration to the
house of the Bourbons. She is 62 years
old, and still beautiful to a degree,and not
withous the spirit she manifested whe.-
e'no was the most powerful and gracious if
the world’s empresses. It is true that
events have measurably isolated her, and
her separation from the Rnnanerlleta baa
been complete, significance attaches to the
report of an intended visit by her to Paris
to confer with that faction. She is still an
interesting character, although her almost
fanatical piety has carried her far away
from the affairs of the world.
Grent Ilrttnln nml the United Mate*.
From tho Philadelphia Record.
There is a report that Great Biitain will
not send a minister to Washington and
will have nothing further to do with this
administration on account of the dismissal
of Lord Sackviiic. If Lord Salisbury has
determined on any such coursqhe will find
that he has mistaken the temper of the
American people. During a presidential
campaign there may he differed-** of poli
tical opinion, which show thtiuselvee
sometimes in a form that may be open to
criticism; but when* once the issue has
beeu decided the friction end* and all are
united in tinholding the dignity of the
rennhlic. Like shear*, we do nut cat onr-
tclves, but what comes betwixt us.
DIES ON HIS BEAUTIFUL PLANTATION
NEAR MILNER.
Prominent In Macon Before tlie War -At
One lime President of tho Old Ma
con and Western Railroad —
Cause of Ells Dentil.
Capt. Andrew Jackson White, a promi
nent man, and extensively known in this
and other states, died at his home near
Milner at 9 o’clock Monday after a short
illness, with pneumonia.
In the early days of his manhood he was
a prominent banker and merchant of Ma
con. Right where the store of George 8.
Jones «£ Co. stands now, he carried on an
extensive merchandize business, and in
1846 tlie firm was A. J. White & Co., T. J.
Cater being the company. Later he sold
out to P. E. Bowdre, and the firm was
changed to Cater & Bowdre. In 1863 he
organized a company of volunteers from
Bibb and Monroe counties and was placed
in the Tennessee army. After the war
ended, Capt. White came to Macon and on
the retirement of Mr. I-aac Scott from the
presidency of the Macon and Western
railroad was elected to that position and,
later, to the presidency of the Savannah,
Griffin and Nortli Alabama railroad.
These positions he held until the roads
were leased to the Central in 1871. He
was also one of tlie original lessees of the
Western and Atlnntic railroad from the
state. He owned a beautiful farm on the
Macon and Western ta'lroad near Milner,
and had accumulated quite a fortune,
being worth about one hundred thousand
dollars. This did not last him long, how
ever. Commencing with the panic of 1873,
bo met with many reverses that swept
away about all he possessed. He was
largely instrumental iu founding and
building up Milner, taking an active in
terest in everything that pertained to the
welfare of her c'.tizens.
He was 74 years of ape, and a man of
fine business qualifications. His financial
embarrassments for the last two or three
years gave him mucli anxiety and trouble.
_ Dr. E. A. Flewellen of Tliomaston, a
life'ong friend, was witli him for several
days /receding and at the time of his death.
Olr State school Hjrstam.
From the Journal of Education.
There are hopeful signs of a forward
movement in our stateschool system.
Dr. Haygood recently led off in his usual
fearless manner in Trinity church in At
lanta and gave facts and figures about our
school system that were as startling as they
were painful. The Macon Telegraph
published the sermon in full and its ring
ing statements are waking the echoes all
through the state.
A bill has been introduced in the House
to appropriate the other half of the rental
of tlie state road, to public schools, and
tlie movement is favored by some of the
most influential men in the body. It
should pass. Of course the usual bills to
revise, alter and amend the school law are
being introduced, but we believe
the people can no longer be fed
upon such chaff. They know that more
money is the great need of our public
school system and revisions and amend
ments that fail to provide for increasing
the school fund amount tu nothing. Tin
kering upon the law will never make an
efficient public school system. The law is
goad, enough. What is wanted, we repeat,
is more money.
T lie state school fund should not be n
cent less than five hundred thousand dol
lars exclusive of the poll tax, and this
fund shonld not be made up of “variable
quantities,” as Dr. Haygood aptly expresses
it, but should be a definite and fixed
amount. Nor do we mean by this that all
that is to be done towards educating the
people should be done by tlie state at
large. The counties and citiea must sup
plement their respective quotas from the
state fund, and this we believe they would
promptly do if the state apporiontuient
amounted to a sum that was worth sup*.
plemcnting.
A Modern Snmson.
From the Boston Globo, Dec. 13.
There is a broad-shouldered, dark-com
plexioned man in Chelsea, who, it is
claimed, is the strongest man in the county,
if not in the state. He lias been a physical
giant from boyhood, When a mere youth
he used to amuso himself by lifting a bar
rel ol flour, putting it on his shoulder ami
carrying it around tlie block. Later lie
would shoulder a barrel of sugar and carry
it up two flights of stairs and bring it
down again, just for the fan of it.
When ho was 21 yen rs of age he cele
brated his coming of age by lifting a set
of quarry cart wheels, iu ludtng axle and
pole, and lugging the whole iot_, weighing
1.100 pounds, a quarter of a mile. After
that liis feats of strength were numerous.
He held two men, weighing 160 pounds
each, at arm’* length, holding one on each
hand. Bending big crowbars and pulling
up sapling trees six inches through by the
roots were ordinary pastimes for this
young Samson.
Seunlor Uatler*
From the New York Telegram.
Senator M. C. Butler of South Carolina
lias been unanimously re-elected to the
Senate. No other name was proposed.
Now let tho country make it unanimous
too. lie comes of the best blood in Amer
ica. The invincible Commodore Perry
was his uncle on the mother’s side, and he
fought with dash and bravery worthy of
his blood during the war.
His uncle on liis father’s tide wss chair
man of tlie judiciary committee of the
Senate for eighteen years bofore the wiif,
an] a I«w»er of profound attainments,
who figured conspicuously in legislation.
In the two leading industries of this
country, fighting and law making, Senator
Butler has a lincnce to he proud of. and
tlie Palmetto State honors herself in keep
ing her chivalrous, progressive and bril
liant son in public life.
Good Mr. lttotr.
From the Nashville American.
Mr. Henry W. Blair would think it a
very chilly day when he was not engaged
in tinkering with some plan to make
people good. If Mr. Blair can have his
way he will have this old world so patched
and mended that its maker will hardly be
able to recognize his daodiwork. One of
Blair’s latest eflorts to enact the New Jeru
salem i* a bill providing tha' in the Dis
trict of Columbia and the territories tinder
the control of congress no person shall
“perform any -ootiGr work, lanor or btial-
ne**, nor shall any , e s-m play, engage in
any play, game or amusement on the first
day of the week.” If Mr. Biair can gel
this bill through, then have it extended to
all the stater, anil then follow it with a
law enacting that every d it .hall he Sun-
dav, he will have acconiptirhid his mis-
ion and he ready to fly.
The irccting of the city council
night was an important one in tnanv Z
peels. 7 rtl *
I'irst, there was the election of office,,
for the next two years, and second!, a
appointment of the standing eommVtte,
for the year.
The aldermen met at the city hall at 7
o’clock pursuant to agreemene, but th
hour was not too early for the candidate!
and their friends, and they were there in
full force. The council chamber and the
hallway leading to it were well filUd, and
many were the anxious faces. The aider
men went into Mayor Price’s office and
then they shut themselves in and not a
word could be obtained for a couple f
hours. At last the door opened and the
aldermen filed in and took their respective
Tlie crowd seemed anxious for Clerk
Blue to finish reading the minutes that
the officers might he made known None
of the aldermen gave the least outward
sign of eueouragement to anyone, and this
made things more perplexing.
At last Mayor Price announced the
election of officers in order. The law re
quires the election viva voce, and as the
clerk must call the name of each alderman
and record his vote, all eyes were turned
on Alderman Harris, whose name was first
to be called. The mayor first announced
the election for treasurer. The clerk
called “Alderman Harrisl” and his replv
was “A. R. Tinsley."’ The crowd thus
knew who was elected to each office before
the other eleven aldermen were called.
The full list of officers elected will he
found in the official proceedings given
below: »
Council Chamber. Macon, GA.,Dec. is
Regular meeting. l’rcsent-IIon. s. B. price
mayor; aldermen Ilsrris, Boone, McKervcv
Chertney, O'Hara, Smith, Datmenbcrg, Conner
W ing. Tindall. I'rondlR, Cox.
The minutes ot tho previous meeting were
read and confirmed.
The mayor steed that before announcing hii
committee. I he election of oUlceri waa In order
if no objection. '
Tho council then went Into an election lor
city ofliccra, which reunited an follows:
City Treasurer, A. R. Tinsley.
CltyClesk, Bridges .Smith.
City Recorder, U. V. Washington.
C.ty Attorney, C. L. Bartlett.
Ctty sexton, D. A. Healing.
City Physician, E. «. Ferguson, M. D.
City Engineer, o'. W. Hendrick.
Chfcf Kiro Department, L. M. Jones.
. Chief Police, O T Kenan.
Street Overseer, J. B. Denton.
Clerk Market, W. T. Nelson.
Bridge Keener, Paul Henry.
Magazine Keeper, R. M. Smith.
Texas Does Not Whut to Divide.
From the Galveston News.
The stream of gabble among Northern
politicians and newspapers about dividing
Texas simply aids the republicans to mus
ter enough sentiment to carve out a parti,
sail territorial admission policy. Decidedly
as Texans arc opposed to division it would
be hazardous to say what the politicians
might not work upon them to consent to.
It is, therefore, eminently advisable that
Texas papers and leaders of public opin
ion should not rely solely upon the senti
ment ol unity in the state, strong as this
sentiment is. There are reasons against
division in every aspect. Multiplying
states with smaller areas and a greater
variety of laws would cause additional
direct expense and still greater indirect
expense by trouble in commercial
dealings. The division of a state main i
its railroads inter-state lrncs, while divid
ing their regulation from the home base.
In fact division would upset everything
and produce many causes of estrangement’
where none now exists. New York mer
chants are accustomed to the wotry, ex
pense and uncertainty of trading under
numerous and different stele law., and
careless how soon tlie same curse is in
flicted upon those of San Francisco and
Texas cities, but people better placed
should see to keeping their advantages.
As an original proposition, if tho question
were open it would he more business-like
and economical to consolidate several
small states than to divide the large ones,
as it is now as easy to travel several hun
dred miles by rail as it used to be tot'syjl
fifty miles by stage.
Building Dp XVn.to I'lsees,
From the Cincinnati Tlmes-8t*r.
Civilization travels by rail. The world
is just now witnessing a notable exemp ifi-
cation Of this truth. Tile Tr.ih- ' e
railroad is 800 mile* long, teaching tram
the Caspian toSamarcand, in Central Asia,
the capital of the province of Sogdiana.
It was begun in 1880 as aniilitary project;
later the commercial idea pushed it. This
great iron highway has brought life and
activity to the land of the Turcomans.
The population of cities has largely in
creased. Deserts are already beginning to
bloom. The ft rtile Mourgab region will
he restored to agricultural importance, and
the Rittsians nrecongratuUtingthcmfelves
that they will not hereafter he under the
necessity of importing a pound of cotton#
According to the Journal de St. Peters
burg, “the rich Turcoman carpets, the
wool of merinos, the silk of Bokhara, the
leather, the eilk stuffs of Samarcond, and
the'products of the minor industries of
these countries can in twelve or thirteen
days not only reach the Rnssizn commer
cial centers, but also thoee of Paris, Vien
na, Berlin and London.” Russia has
been quite frealy disparaged as a civiliz
ing power, and undoubtedly such _ cr jh7
cism nas some basts; hut the fair-minded
cannot withhold from iter a liberal meed
of praise for the development of Central
Aste, ________
The Olive Dill.
k'rblri the Columbus Enquirer-sun.
This hill is radical, sweeping and unjust
ju the legislation it proposes. If such a law
is placed upon our statute books, it will
not only act :« an effectual check to rail
road building iu Georgia, hut well be a
blow at every community and every indus-
tiy as well. The Enquirer Sun believes in
fighting trusts, monopolies and combines,
and will always be found on the side of
the people, but such legislation as is pro
posed by the Olive bill is unjust, unwise
and imprudent. A slate that commits
herself to such Bb er folly ns this bill pro
pose*, Is but dragging stumbling blocks in
the way of her own progress and develop
ment.- ’
Ttic South expects and desires a great
■leal of Northern and foreign capital to be
invested in building her railroads and de
veloping her resources. Such radical and
unjust legislation as the Olive bill pro
poses wonld tend to drive capital away
.in I all kinds of industries and enterprises
would tulier as well as the railroads.
We earnestly urge tlie merchant*, man
ufacturers, bu-iness men and citizens of
oar city and section to carefully consider
the provisions ami bearing* of this bill,
and make their conclusions in reference lo
it kuuwu lo 'he legislature.