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Banks County Gazette. VOL. 11. - NO. 4*2. LOVE IS ETERNAU" Love is eternal! so she sings, And the lute breathes forth a sigh; Lightly her fingers touch the strings. Softly the echoes die; But just as long as the wind has wings Will the low plaint go where the breezes blow, And banish the cares that the rude world brines. Xiove is eternal! sweet the strain. Tender the words of the song; Across the vale, the grassy plain, The twilight shadows throng; And just as long as the stars shall reign, When fair castles rise in the sunset skies, Will the sound of her voice come back again, •—navel Scott Hines, in Harper’s Bazar. ROSIE'S CASE. BT PRANK It. STAUFFER. SQUIRE BARLOW was fast asleep in his office, his head resting on his desk. He was excusable was well advanced in life, the day was a hot one, and he had tired his brain in an effort to un tangle the accounts of township assessor. “Hallo, Squire,” someone said. “Hallo, yourself,” cried the Squire, flinging up his head, rubbing his eyes and adjusting his glasses. His visitor was a sturdy, brown-faced girl of fourteen, with fluffy, black hair, bright eyes, and a resolute mouth. She was very self-contained in her manner, and, while there was no resentment in her composition, it was evident that she was one who would stand up for her rights. “What do you want?” asked the Squire. “Law,” was the crisp reply, where upon the Squire struggled to repress a smile. “I want my pony!” the girl added. “Your pony 1” repeated the Squire. “I haven’t got your pony. Why do you come to me?” “You’re the Squire, are you not?” the girl asked. “My pony was stolen last fall. The gypsies have her in their camp at Cove Creek. I saw her there this morning.” Squire Barlow suddenly became inter ested in the face, voice and positive ways of his youug visitor. “What is your name?” he asked. “Rosie Watson, sir,” she said. “0, you are the blacksmith’s daugh ter,” observed the Squire. “Yes, I re member you now. Well, why didn’t your father come?” “It’s my pony,” the girl said. “And my—my—case. ” “Yes,” admitted the Squire. He laughed softly to himself, spread out his official docket, and made a few entries. “You saw your pony this morning?” he asked. “Yes, sir. At Cove Creek, by the covered bridge, just outside the gypsy camp. She was grazing on the banks of the stream,” stated Rosie. “Ponies may look very much alike,” suggested the Squire. “Ah, but I’d know Dollie among a thousand ponies,” declared Rosie, her brown face aglow. “She’s a dark bay, with black points, a star on her fore head, white futlocks, and a faint dash of white on her breast.” The Squire was busy writing. He stopped and read aloud to her the com plaint and the description. “Can you add anything?” asked Rosie. “Why, of course, little deir,” replied the Squire, in his fatherly way. “Then add,” suggested Rosie, “that the poDy is tea hands high.” That was promptly interlined, and then the Squire gravely asked; “Rose can you swear that you know the pony to be yours, and that you believe the gypsies have her?” “Ye?, sir, I can,” Rosie said deter minedly, aud without a moment’s hesi tation. “Take this book,” the Squire said. “It is the Holy Bible. Suppose you swore to what is not true?” “I would be a perjurer,” was Rosie's answer. “And what would be the conse quence?” “My soul would be lost, unless God forgave me the dreadful sin.” “Yes, child," the Squire said, with moistened eyes. “You seem to know what you are about.” He admistered the oath, and then said • “Kiss the book.” She looked at him with a wondering glance, and then pressed her lips to the book in an awed, reverential manner. “What will it cost?” she asked, in her matter-of-fact way. “Don’t bother your head about the cost,” the Squire said. “Wait a bit,” he added, seeing that she ws about to go. He hurriedly filled up a blank summons, folded it, handed it to her and said: “I suppose you know where Constable Finn lives?” “O, yes,” replied Ro3ie. “Take that to him at once,” the Squire said. “It is a warrant for the head gypsy’s arrest. The hearing will be held at 2 o’clock this afternoon. As you are the complainant, you must be present at that hour.” The time and circumstances of the hearing were no sed about the Tillage, HOMER, BANKS COUNTY. GA„ WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 24.1892. and when 2 o’clock came, the Squire’s offioe was crowded. The gypsy sat on a rough bench, with an unlighted clay pipe in his mouth. He was dirty, un shaven, sullen-looking. He did not wear a vest, and his corduroy breeches were fastened at the waist by a greasy leathern belt, behind which the haft of a knife was visible. “The plaintiff here, this little girl, claims that you have a pony which be longs to her,” Squire Barlow said, his eyes on the gypsy, who replied: “She hasn’t any claim cn it. It is mine.” “Where did you get the pony?” asked the Squire. “I bought her in Michigan,” said the man. “When?” “Three years ago.” It was such a bold lie that Rosie’s face flamed with indignation. “She gives a very minute description of the pony,” reminded the Squire. “There are plenty of dark bay poniei, ten hands high, and slashed with white,” was the man’s dogged reply. “Anybody could look at her across a fence and then describe her,” he added with a grin. “The girl must bring better proof before I’ll surrender the pony.” Rosie looked out of the rear window of the Squire's office, and saw a small pasture lot close by. Her face fairly beamed with an idea that occurred to her. “Squire Barlow,” she asked, her strong voice filling the room, “to whose satisfaction must I prove that the pony is mine? To that man’s satisfaction, or to yours?" “To the satisfaction of the court,” decided the Squire with a broad smile. “All right,” Rosie exclaimed with a quick, pleased gesture. “Make out another warrant." “For whom?” asked the Squire. “For Dollie,” replied Rosie. “Oh, you want the pony arrested,eh?” asked the Squire, whereupon everybody laughed. “I want her brought here and turned into this pasture lot,” pointing out the window. -‘l’ll prove that she is my pony against all comers and goers." The Squire caught a glimpse of her purpose. “Constable Finn,” bring the pony here," he ordered. Rosie beckoned the constable to her and whispered to him: “Mr. Finn, stop at the house and get my riding whip. We are going to have a circus.” In half an hour Constable Finn ap peared with the pony, and the court ad journed to the pasture lot. “Poor Dollie, how she has been abused!” Rosie said with a vibrating voice, her tears very near. “Mr. Finn, hand me my whip, and then turn the pony loose.” The pony scampered across the lot and theu returned. Rosie stood still, the whip in her hand, all eyes resting upon her. “Here,Dollie,” she cried. “Come here, Dollie!” The pony flung up her head,looked at Rosie, whinnied her delight, and theu walked up to her and poked her in the ribs with her nose. “Do you love me, Dollie?” she asked. The pony nodded her head. “How much do you love me?” Rosie asked. The pony made no response. “How much do you love met” Rosie sharply repeated, with a peculiar move ment of her whip. The pony kissed her by touching her cheek with her nose. Rosie was so overcome that she flung her arms around the pony’s neck and laughed aud cried hysterically. More than one sturdy man drew his sleeve across his eyes. The gypsy started at the experiments, his swarthy face growing darker. “Kneel, Dollie," ordered Rosie as she swayed her whip. Down went the pony on her knees. “Sit up,” cried Rosie. In a moment more the pony was on her haunches. “Shake bands, my lady." The pony thrust out one foot. “Now pray." In response to that, the intelligent animal folded her front legs, rested her head upon them, and looked comically demure. “Get up,” was the next order. When the pony was on all fours again, Rosie struck her lightly on the foot. “Why, you poor child, youl" she commiseratingly said. “You are dread fully lame!" The pony limped around, bobbed her head and looked so dejected that every body laughed except the gypsy. Con stable Finn grinned at him. and said sar castically “You must a-spent a power o’ time learnin’ the pony all that are.” The gypsy muttered something under his breath, a baleful look iu his eye'. “Go away!” Rosie angrily cried to the pony, with a flit of the whip. The pony ran to the rear of the pas ture lot, and then eame back at a fearful rate of speed, her mane streaming, her jaws apart, her teeth gleaming. “Look out, girl!” several of the spec tators cried in alarm. Rosie felt no dismay. She stood still, her arms folded, her whip in her hand. The pony did not run her down, but stopped directly in front of her, and whinnied, and thrust out her head to be caressed. “Mr. Finn," Rosie said, “please cov er my pony’s ‘eyes, so that she can’t scs.” The constable did so, while Rosie walked to the fence and dropped her handkerchief. Then she came back and stroked tho pony’s nose. “Dollie,” she said, in a tore of deep concern, and she passed the whip three times in front of her, “I have lost my handkerchief.” The pony snuffed about her dress. “It isn’t in my pocket,” Rosie said. “I must have dropped it somewhere. Go look for it.” The pony went around the lot, found the handkerchief, picked it up, and brought it to her young mistress. “Is the court satisfied," asked Rosie, a quizzical look on her face. “The court is satisfied,” Squire Bar low said. “In fact the court is over whelmed. Rosie Watson, the pony be longs to you. Take her home, she is en tirely too smart.” “But ain't I to be compensated in any way?” t asked the gypsy, with a fierce scowl. “Ypu are getting off cheaply enough as it is,” was the Squire’s comment. “You ought to be glad that she did not charge you with stealing the pony.” “Well, I’m going to givo the pony good-by, anyhow,” the man said. He stepped quickly up to the pony, grasped the halter and pressed closely to her. But Rose had her eyes about her. She gave a loud scream, and dealt the pony a stinging blow on the nose.- The ani mal sprang back and the gypsy fell flat on his face. When he rose to his feet, he had an ugly knife in his hand. “The coward was going to kill my pony,” cried Rosie, in terror. Stoutly built though the miscreant was, Constable Finn seized him by the collar and shook him until his teeth chattered. The crowd surged down upon the gypsy, to do him further harm, but Squire Barlow interfered. “Look here, you scoundrel, he said in a great rage, “if you are not out of the township in half an hour, your whole gang, bag and baggage, lock, stock and barrel, you’ll find yourself in the county prison. Now be sharp 1” The gypsy sneaked sullenly away, Con stable Finn following closely at his heels. The bystanders congratulated Rosio, and cheered her heartily as she vaulted unaided upon the bare back of the pony and rode home with it. For weeks Rosie’s case before tho Squire was a topic of conversation.—Yankee Blade. Spoiled Ills Pucker. Felix Nickel, a French horn player, valued his ability to pucker up his lips at just S2OOO, and because his lips will not pucker up as they used he has sued Ries Brothers, grocers, of First avenue aud Eighth street, for that sum. Of the 4000 musicians in New York City there are only thirty-five French horn players, as tho French horn w s particularly difficult instrument to play welL Mr. Nickel until last Novembei was one of the best of the thirty-five. He was employed at Amberg’s Theatre, and the sweet notes that he would draw from his beloved horn pleased Leader Nathan Franko of the orchestra mightily. Mr. Franko paid Mr. Nickel $35 a week for his services, and did not consider that that he paid any too much for them. On November 24, as Nickel, with his French horn under his arm, was crossing Becond avenue aud Eighth street, Ries Brothers’ grocery wagon ran into him and knocked him down, and he was in jured severely. He was taken to Bellovue Hospital, and the next day to his home, where he was ill in bed for a week. From being a strong, hearty man be fore the accident, he became the very re verse. When he went back and took his seat in the orchestra at Amberg’s, he found that his old-time skill had de parted from him. His lips would not pucker as he wished them to, and the sweetness of his notes had gone. Try as bo would, he could not get the melody out of his horn that he did be fore the accident. Leader Franko found fault with his playing, and from being a highly-prized member of the orchestra, Nickel soon began to be considered as of little valua as a musician. Leader Franko and several musicians examined Nickel and his playing, and they said unanimously that he did not play as me lodiously as be did before the accident. Mr. Nickel then brought suit against the firm of Ries Brothers for $2OOO. New York Sun. Care of Country Roads in Germany. The highways of Germany are builf to last forever, and their excellence is not surpassed anywhere. In addition to the main road there is a sidewalk for foot passengers, and another path for horseback riders. All along the sides trees are planted as soon as the roads are finished. Usually these are fruit trees, the crops of which furnish a part of the income of the men who take care of the road, or of the toll gatherer. For every vehicle, a small toll is collected for i given distance, except farm wagons, which are free. Heavily loaded trucks have to have broad tires on their wheels. The cost of building and maintaining these roads is not put on the rural popu lation alone, but the cities, desiring to secure the rural traffic, assume the largest share of it. The principal high ways are macadamized and are built by the State, which has also the control of them.—American Agriculturist. More than forty-two thousand one hundred photographs found their way tc Uncle Sam’s Dead Letter Office during the past year. ALLIANCE TALKS. NEWS OF THE ORDER AND ITS MEMBERS. interesting Comments on the Situa tion by the Reform Press. The Interstate Alliance Echo (Kansas City, Mo.) says: The Alliance is like the little leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till the whole was leavened. Its leavening educational influence will move on till it purges the whole earth as a temple. V Ik * The Falmouth Guide (Falmouth, Ky.) says: The farmers’ Alliance has no quar rel to pick with our merchants and other business men who are striving to earn an honest penny. Indeed, they are in the same ditch along with the farmer. Let the farmer meet with reverses or become uunecessarily burdened, and the mer chant suffers too. Their interests are in common. This relationship is mentioned to disabuse the minds of those who judge the Farmers’ Alliance wrongly. * 4c 4c The 3outhejn Alliance Farmer says: It is the imperative duty of every alli ar.eeman in Georgia to stand firm just at this time. There is nothing but a united effort and a determined stand upon the Ocala demands that can give us success. The order must not bo divided into fac tions over men. All allianceinen are not expected to see things alike, but don’t let us abuse and ridicule each other be cause we may differ on minor subjects. If we are together on the main platform and all work to accomplish the same pur pose we cannot help carry the point. But if we allow our enemies, either with in or without, to dictate to us we will fail in the end to accomplish our grand purpose of freeing from tho rule of plutocracy the American people. ♦ * * The Constitution (Atlanta, Ga.) says: Tho Alliancemen, in their argument for fn uncial reform, get the advocates of tiie national banking system in a very deep hole when they say that it would be more busimss-like and beneficial all rtiund for this country to loan money on its assets, instead of on its indebtedness. This proposition does not necessarily imply the duty of the government to loan any money at all, but it makes the ab surdity of the present system plainly ap parent. There are other genuine finan cial reformers, besides the Alliancemen, who are pressing this point. They take the position that if the government can not supply a national currency without actually suffering a dead loss, it should allow the states to re-establish the old local banks of issue, which for more than three-quarters of a coutury satisfied the wants of the people. ♦ * * The Oregon Alliauce Herald (Pendle ton, Oregou) says: The government en courages every industry except that ol agriculture, and then tells the farmer he ought to be prond of the prosperity in general, because when people have lots of money they want lots of. potatoes and turnips, and the farmer ought to feel grateful that he can como in at the tail end of the pro cession and be allowed to swallow the dust of those who aro ahead of him. He must sell where he can and for what thev will give him. He gives the merchant his price for what he buys, and when he asks the merchant to look at the produce he has for sale, does he fix the price? No; he goes to the merchant like a whipped hound and piteously asks him what he will give. Whon you sell you take what is given you; when you buy you are taxed by a tariff on everything you need. * * The Commerce Journal (Commerce, Tex.) says: ‘ ‘The man who believes that the Alliance should have nothing to do with political questions was certainly ‘pulled green.’ and has not yet arrived at maturity. The axe must be laid at the root of the tree that has nurtured a swarm of trusts, combines and corporations that are consuming all the profits of labor and leaving to the pioducers a bare subsist ence while actually at work, and want and misery when forced into idleness. The Alliance has gone into politics with a determination to right the wrongs of the protective system, which has built up one class at the expense of all other classes. The exploiters and speculators must go, and need not stand on the order of their going. If the servants cannot put them out, the master will. The people of the United States can and will be tho masters of the situation, and they expect to fight it out on that line, if it takes another decade. * * * The Southern Alliance Farmer, under the heading, “We are an Alliance Fam ily,” says; The forces, though of differ ent names, are accumulating and adjust ing themselves and falling into line ready for tho grand rally and final overthrow of the plutocratic rule. The Alliance is an established thing, aod it will make its power known and felt in the pending campaign. We may divide on minor subjects, but we will unite again on the important issues of our order, and when we meet at the ballot box you will find the Alliance solid. Democrats, republicans, third party men, though divided on politics, are soiid and strong on the Alliance, and we will come, as one fraternity, one united brotherhood with the principles of our order as laid down in the Ocala platform, demanding the relief that it promises and demanding this relief,upon the firm basis upon which all parties may stand in name, but one in interest and sympathy, one family, though by different names. The following is the list oi delegates from the State at large elected as repre sentatives to the St. Louis Convention, by the various state delegations. Be sides these delegates there will be repre sentatives from congressional districts in every state elected by the Alliance and labor organizations: 11. Tracy, Texas; L. P. Featherston, Arkansas; Marion Butler, North Caro lina; William Farr Goodwin, New Jer sey; Colonel C. M. Butt, Wisconsin; A Iva Agee, Ohio; T. S. Adams, Lou isian ; Marion Cannon, California: “• r. Livingston, Georgia; FrunK Burkett, Mississippi; J. Brad Bev erly, Virginia; Matt Rhea, Tennessee; L. Leonard, Missouri; J. B. Weaver, Iowa; M. Rork, Oregon ;C. M. Maxson, New York; Sinclair Thompson, Pennsylvania; M. A. Householder, Kansas; M. G. Eizey, Maryland; T. I. Gardner. Kentucky; l'homas W. Force, Indiana; William Hess, Illinois; R. A. Southworth, Colora do; M. V. Lonnecker, Michigan; S. M. Adams, Alabama; A. P. Baskin, Florida. * 4: 4c THE ST. LOUIS MEETINO. The basis of representation fixed by the cxecut ve committee at their meeting in Indianapolis, Ind., November 19, 1891, was as follows: Tho representation in the convention shall be governed by the following rules: 1 Each of the following organizations shall be entitled to twenty-five votes as an organization: The National Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union. The National Farmers’ Alliance. The Colored Fanners’ National Alli ance and Co-operative Union. The Farmers’ Mutual Benefit Associa ‘ion. The Knights of Labor. The National Citizens Alliance. The National Citizens Industrial Alli ance. The Patrons of Husbandry. The National Patrons of Industry, and such other organizations as may be ac cepted and indorsed by the executive eommitte prior to the first day of Feb ruary. 3. Each of the above organizations acting with the confederation shall bo entitled to an addional vote for each 10,- 000 voting members and major faction part thereof. This should settle the question of rep resentation, as it clearly shows that .each organization will only he allowpeb 'Ws according to its own voting strefqsgtl at the polls. But each organization may send as many men to cast that vote as they choose. The burden of proof as to the votiug strength of each organization will of course rest upon each delegation, and they should have either their nation al secretary present to testify before tho committee or bring a certificate from him.—Economist. * * % KEEP THEM IN MIND. The demands adopted by the confed erated organzations at their meeting in Washington last winter wo reproduce be low, that they may be constantly kept in mind by every member of our grand or der: 1. Wo dernund the abolition of nation al banks as bauks of issue, and as a sub stitute for national bank notes we de mand that legal tender treusury notes be issued in sufficient volume to transact the business of the country without damage or special advantage to any class qr call ing, such notes to be legal tender in pay ment of all debts, public and private, and such notes when demanded by the people shall be loaned to them at not more than 2 per cent, per annum upon non-perishable products as indicated in the sub-treasury plan, and also upon real estate with proper limitation upon the quantity of land and amount of money. 3. We demand a free and unlimited coinage of silver. 8. We demand the passage of laws prohibiting alien ownership of land, and that Congress take prompt action to de vise some plan to obtain all lands now owned by aliens and foreign syndicates, and that all lands held by railroads and other corporations in excess of such as is actually used and needed by them be reclaimed by the government and held for actual settlers only. 4. Believing in the doctrine of equal rights to all and special privileges to none, we demand that taxation—na tional, state or municipal—shall not be used to build up one interest or class at the expense of another. 5. We demand that all revenues—na tional, state or county—shall be limited to the necessary expenses of the govern ment, economically and honestly admin istered. 6. We demand a just and equitable system of graduated tux on incomes. 7. We demand the most rigid honesty and just state and national control and supervision of the means of public com munication and transportation, and if this control and supervision does not re move the abuses now existing, we demand the government ownership of such means >f communication and transportation. 8. We demand that the congress of the United States submit an amendment to the constitution providing for the elec tion of United States senators by the di rect vote of the people of each state; also the president and vice-president by a popular vote. 9. Resolved, That this confederation of industrial organizations demand that in each state a system shall be provided and faithfully executed that will insure an honest and accurate registration of all voters, a free, fair, secret and official ballot, and an honest public count; and we demand that each state legislature shall make it a felony to for any im proper interference with the exercise of the registration, ballot or count. One-third of London’s c.ime la committed on Saturday nights. SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS, RICHMOND & DANVILLE RR. Atlanta and Charlotte Air-Line Division. Condensed Schedule of Passenger Trains. In Effect Jan. 17th, 1802. NORTHBOUND. No. 88. No. 10. .. eastebn nan. Daily. Daily. j)kfly Lv.Atlanta (K. 1.) 125pm8 50 pm 9 OOaxp Ohamblee 927 Dm 9 38am Norcross 989 pm 9 Mam Duluth 9 51 pm 10 05am Buford !0 17 pm 10 18am Flowvry Branch 10 31 pm 10 40am Gainesville..... 259pm10 51 pm 11 03am Lula 11 18 pm 11 88am Bellton 11 21 pm 11 87am Cornelia 11 45 pm 12 06pm Mt. 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I 607 pm 638 am Central ■ 055 pm 730 am Seneca I 722 pm 757 am Westminster. j 741 pm 817 am Tooco.i | 8 19 pm 855 am Sit. Airy 848 pm 923 am Cornelia 8 52 pm 927 am Belllon 916 pm 949 am Lula 918 pm 9 51am Gainesville 3 41 pm 942 pin 10 16 am Flowery Branch 10 00 pm 10 40 am Buford 10 17 pni|lo 52 am Suwunec j 10 SSpmill 04 am Duluth... J. 10 45 pm 11 15 pm Nororomi ... II) 56pm II 28am C bambino 111 08 pm 11 42 am Ar. Atlanta (E. TANARUS.) 5 05pnt 11 45 pm 12 20 pm Additional trains Nos. 17 and 18--Lula ac commodation, daily except Sunday, leaves At lanta 530 p in, arrives Lula 812 pm. Return ing. loaves Lula 6 00 am, arrives Atlanta 850 a m. Between Lnla and Athens—No. 11 daily, ex oept Sunday, anil No. 9 daily, leave Lula 8 30 p m, aud 11 40 am, arrive Athens 10 15 p m aud 12 20 pm. Itetumiug leave Athens, No. 10 daily, except Sunday, and No. '.2daily, (1 20 p in and 6 45 a ni, arrive Lula 8 05 p m and 8 30 a m. Between Toccoa aud Elbertou—No. 01 dsi lv; except Hunilav, leave Toccoa 100 pm arrive Elbertou 440 pm. Returning, No. 60 daily, except Sunday, leave t Elberton 5 00 a m and arrives Toccoa 8 30 a m. Nos. 9 an 1 10 carry Pullman Sleepers be tween Atlanta and New York. Nos. 37 and 38, Washington and Southwest ern Vestibuled Limited, between Atlanta and Washington. On this train no extra fare is charged. Through Pullman Sleepers botween Now York and New Orleans, aho between Washington and Memphis, via Atlanta and Birmingham. For detailed information as to local and through time tables, rates and Pullman Sleep ing car reserrations, confer with local agents, or address, JAB. L. TAYLOR, W. A. TURK, Gen’l Pass. Ag’t. Asa't.Genl. Puss. Ag’t. Atlanta, Ga. Oharlotte N. O. C.P. HAMMOND, Superintendent. Atlanta, Ga. W. H. GREEN. SOL. HASS, Gen’l Manager. Traffic .Manager, Atlanta. Ga. Atlanta, Us FIFTY-EIGHT BELOW ZERO. Terrible Tale of Fi eczlng and Star-ra tion In Portions of Russia. A cablegram of Friday from London says: A dispatch from Penza, capital of a government of that name in the south western part of what is known aa Great Russia says the thermometer registers 58 degrees below zero, and there is terri ble suffering among the peasants. A number of men were frozen to death on the high roads, and so intensely cold is it that birds drop dead from the trees in which they had sought shelter. None of the children in Penza are allowed to go to school. A quantity of grain for the famine sufferers arrived at Penza, but it is impossible to distribute it among the peasants in the surrounding country owing to the fact that nearly all the horses have been killed for food or sold to pro cure money with which to buy the neces sities of life. Five thousand horses were killed in PeDZa alone, and it is estimated that several million draught animals have been killed throughout the empire since aueumD. Typhus fever, smallpox and diphtheria are decimating the inhabitants around Penza. Two hundred peasants have died from these diseases. A TRIO OF TARIFF BILLS To be Reported—The Silver Men Have a Majority. A Washington dispatch of Monday says: The silver men have secured up wards of one hundred and twenty demo cratic signatures to their petition asking that the rules committee bring in a special order for the silver bills. There are 238 democrats in the house, so that the silver men have secured a majority. They say they have received the assur ance of the members of the rules com mittee that they would do what was shown to be the will of the majority ol the house, but it is not likely that the committee will meet for some days, astba speaker is sick and Mr. Catchiogs is ab* sent from the citv.