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he Ik win County News. Official Organ of Irwin County. A. G. DeLOACH, Editor and Prop 'r. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. w. Xi HTOItY, VHY8ICIAN and SURQBON, Sycamore, Oboboia. ]y| ArttK ANTHONY, PHYSICIAN and SURGEON. By c amour, Georgia Will be loc ited for tho present at tho Dod¬ son House. Patronage respectfully sol cited. — T. W. ELLIS, PRACTICING PHYSICIAN, Ruby, Georgia. Calls promptly attended to at nil hours. I respectfully solicit a share of the public pat: onaga Office in B. H Cockred’s store. J)H. J. i<\ GARDNER, PHYSICIAN and SURGEON, Ashbcrn, Georgia. Cals answered promptly day or night. g2£“Speeial attention to diseases of women uud children. TJENTON STRANGE, M, D. SPECIALIST. , Cordellk, Georgia, Diseases of women, Strict res. Nervous and all priva e diseases. Strictures dissolv¬ ed out in ii to 5 minutes by a smooth current of Galvanism without paiu or detention from business; and given to patient in a viul of alcohol. Correspondence solicited and best refereueps given. Office north-east cor¬ ner Buwanee House. Jg M. 1’UIZZEIiI.E, LAWYER, McIIaic, Georgia. Practices in the State and Federal Courts. Real Estate and Criminal Law Specialties. ■yy A. AARON, LAWYER, Asiiburn, Georgia. Collections mid Ejectment suits n SDOcial- ty, JfgrOffice, Room No. 4, Betts Building. u. W. I’UIiWOOi), LAW, REAL ESTATE & OOI,LECTIONS, Tifton, Georgia ,1’iomps nltontiou given to all business. l^rOttice, Love Building, Room No. 1. JOHN HARItt-. SHOEMAKER, Asejiurn, Georgia. M 3- prices are to .v and all work strictly Guaranteed. csrt DIE KOTORY. Mayor—A G. DeLoacb. Councillor:—VV. B. Dasber. I. L. Murray. ?!,!. W. OockveU, E. R. Smith, J. P. Fountain, April Superior Courts—First Monday Judge, Hawkins- m and October. G. C. Smith, ville, Ga. General—Tom Eason. McRae,Ga. Solicitor Court—J. B. D Faulk, Ir- #!erk Superior umivdle. Ga. Ruby. Ga. Sheriff—Jess* Paulk, Irwin- Deputy Sheriffs—C. L. Prescott, vih-, Ga.; Wm. VanHouteu, Sycamore, Ga. County Court — Monthly session, second Monday; Quarterl. session, second Monday in January. April. July and October. J. B. Clements, Judge, Irwinviile, Ga. County Court Bailiff—William Rogers, Ir- •U'invdie, G-i. Commissioners’ Court—First Mon¬ Countv Commis¬ day in each month. M. Henderson. sioner, Ocilla. Ga. each Ordinary’s Court—First Ordinary, Monday in Ga. nioiiih . Daniel Tucker, Vic, School Commissioner—J. Y. Fletcher, Ru¬ by. Ga. Irwiu- 1 ouuty Treasurer—W. R. Paulk, vil e, Ga. Tax Receiver—G. J. Mobley, Vic, Ga. Ga. 'fax Collector—J. W. Paulk, P.uby, Gn. r urveyor—M. Barnes, Minnie, Minnie. Ga. Coroner—Daniel Hall. Board of E iuc ition—Jno. Clements Chair¬ man, Irw invide, Ga.; lieury T Fletcher, Ir- wmvine, Go; L. it. 'l'ucker, Ga.; S. Vic, E. Go; L. D. Taylor, Irwmvil e, Coleman, O-'dln, Gn. Dist. G. It, Second Justice Courts—901 Saturday in each month. Marcus Luke. N f. and ex-olli., J. P ; Wm. Rogers, Bailiff, Irwinviile, 13SS List. Gy, G. Third Saiiirdav in each .'Y. M., Troup, iaont, . if. Haidey, J. P ; David Bail.ff. Minnie, Ga. 9b.f Di.,t G, A1 , Third Wednesday in each month. C. I, It .yai, J. F.. Sycamore, G1.; A Jones & P Royal, Bailiffs. Sycamore, Ga. 9S3 Disc. G M A K>y, ,--t P. & Ex- offi cio J. P . Nvo .more, Gjn_____ LOLCa DtHtCTOHY- Sycillt iie Ladae, AO 210 l' 1 . & A. M. Ri-gn.i.. coimnuuicutious 2nd and fiU Sum - day. W. L Story, \V. if.; J. F. Roy at, Sec. Ocdla Lo ge, 1’. & A. M.—Regular the 4lh eom- mumcaiiuii J hm s.iuy before Sunday in each montti. J. A. J, Henderson, W. M ; D. W. M. M mtiey, Seo’y, Oeidu, Ga. CHtl ..OH DIRECTORY- SYCAMOiiK CIRCUIT* Sycamore—2nd Sunday and Sunday night. Cyoiouet .—First Sunday. and Saturday Pmey Giovk— 3rd Sunday before. aud Satur¬ demon’s Chapel—4:li Sunday day belore. cus—4ih Sutiduy afternoon and 5th Duma Sunday. meeting Sycamore Thurs¬ Player Slu-day at school Sunday every morning day night; ut 10.HJ o’clock, J. W. Connors, Pastor. UNION PRIMITIVE BAPTIST. Biu-hey Crock—4 h Sunday and Saturday before. Sturgeon Creek—2nd Sunday and Situr- day Hopewell—1st belore. Sunday & Saturday ■ . beford Salem—3rd Sunday and Saturday before. Elu tv. H. Harden, Pastor. Little River-3rd Sunday und Saturday Turner’s Meeting House—2nd Sunday and Saturday before aud Saturday Oaky Grove—RU Sunday Emaus— 1st Sunday and Saturday Pastor. before d£i.D. James Gibbs, jvOX’XC.Jbi. Partles aro warned Chat no hunting land Nos. or flub- 13, ing 14.fLut, wdl be allowed on lots of 19 and 44. in 3rd district of Irwin oouuty. . Wxusy Eleiohjbr. “In Union, Strength and Prosperity Abound.” SYCAMORE, IRWIN COUNTY, GA., DECEMBER 22 1893. AT THE CAEIT0L. Report of the Proceedings ;of*the Fifty- Third Congress.! in Tjie sennto. Sixth Day. —The expec to a political debate on the Federal elec t! jn bill did not materialize today. Mr . Hill ft c- qieBcing to the suggestion ref « f Mr. Hoar that tho bill should be erred to the committoe on privileges’!ai question id elections. 'rho Halvailun was the all- absorbing topic and an otli ,er resolution ottered calling upon the president for information. Tjie re solution went over until tomorrow 1 - At 2:40 tho senate adjourned. o Seventh Day.-TMI i-i ■ irst gun of j. the , inevitable parliament the hr;y battle <>f the repeal in the senate upon elLio, quest tan tired of the federal i km laws was today, aud it came 1 one of the opponots Of repeal — Senator Cullom of Illinois. Senator i Itewart of Nova- da, in a short speech, advocated the repeal of the election taws, and inci- dentally gave express!, in to some of his well-known views c w the financial question. The resoiuti on calling upon the president for additi oital informa- tioa in the Hawaiian m atter was laid over until tomorrow, in order that Mr. Frye of Maine might sui unit some re¬ marks.- Eighth Day.—T he liaiwaiian ques- lion rlitii-iisJon* was a^tin the subicet of am mat- pH in tho Sisnato haracterizecl lodiv Mr. Blount’s report was <i as containing “not one li.t e of wnvar- nished truth” by Mr. Fry« • of Maine, while Mr. Vest of Mist-ot tri declared that while he was opposed tot the an- nexation of the islands, the restora- tion of the queen by force would be an act of war. The resolution offered on Monday by Mr. hoar, calling upon the president for further information in the Hawaiian matter* was finally referred to the committse on foreign affairs. The senate also listened with attention to a tariff speech from Mr. Morrill of Vermont, 9tii Day. —In the seuatef today much business of a miscellaneous character was transacted. The ho use bill re-‘ pealing the fedeial election) laws, re- furred to the committee <>m privileges and elections a few days ago, was re- ported back favorably ant I placed °n the calendar. Among tlm bills intro- duced the most important was one by Senator Voorbets,-ehairqian or the committee on finance-, providing for the coinage of the silver seigniorage in the treasury at the rate of $2,000,- 000 month, and when that was exhausted the purchase for coinage of a similar hill amount providing of silver for monthly*, add*- A hottse two tionai associate justices of the su;:reu*e courdof Oklahoma territory was also passed. The resolution offered some days ago by Mr. Peffer of Kansas to rescind a recent order closing the sen- ate chamber to visitors was considered. It was provocative of much debate and finally referred to the committee on rules. IOtii Day. —The Senate when it adjourned yesterday was to •in net again an Monday. In The House. Fifth Day.—T he inornitug hour was spent in discussion of the Utah bill, but the time expired without any ao- tion being taken, and tlie house went into committee of tlie whole on the Torrey bankruptcy bill. Mr. Bland of Missouri moved to strike out the enaction clause, thus defeating the measure, and after an excited debate his motion prevailed. The motion to strike out ttie enacting clause was car¬ ried on a yea and nay vote 142 to 111. This killed the bankruptcy bill. The Louse at 3 p. m., abjourned until Mon¬ day. Sixth Day. —Tho session of the house was brief aud uninteresting to¬ day. Several bills of minor impOfi- lance were passed during tho morning hour, and an agreement was readied l*y which tomorrow aiul Wednesday will be devoted io tlie consideration of tho bill for the admission of the territory of Utah. Seventh Day. —The house today discussed the question of pinning an¬ other star on the American flag. The consideration of the biff for the ad¬ mission of Utah into the sisterhood of states was begun. The principal point at issue was whether tho enab¬ ling act should contain a provision imposing pains and penalties for poly¬ gamous marriages, the contention on the one hand being that the state should come in on an equal footing with other states; on tlie other that as polygamy had been stamped out by a statute, and as the admission of the territory would repeal that statute, congress should make it practically a part of tho enabling act. The entire day was spent in (lie discussion of these questions. 8 th Day —The bill for the admis- sion of Utah to statehood was passed Without division by tlie house today at the conclusion of tho debate, the only amendment* of importance in- by Mr. Powers p* * of Vermont, a<;t being one pro- poligamy forever, and anoth- er by Mr. Wheeler ofAiabatna.re- duciltg one-half of the Jand ”, "ranted ( to 10 the ‘no State State for lot common school pur- poses. Just before adjournment the ' Hitt calling for the rr'r;"rf,s:rrs? • f f » • i iui exQBii- * March!' </ the correspondence to 188 iln: beginning of the Harrison admin- istration, was takon up and passed. It was expected that a livelv debate would occur when this resolution was reported back to tho house, but Mr. U'tt tho author, refrained from crlti- cizing and there was no explosion. Mr. Boutelle of Maine, who manifest- cd- u disposition to speak, was taken ^ his feet by tho motion to order the previous question. 9 th Day. —There was no buai- ness of importance attended to today. The faonfto was deadlocked for several lionrs 1 bv the 1 “’ refusal 1 “ oCl of the re- ° j into ! .lommittee committee of of t! the e vliule vli Ic fot rot ttk th! ^ S i Ss “ ^ ;, J. ,:.? dem 'u<!ed d ic «»s moimn , i to o pioceed , 1 uitn vi h the the con con sideraUou ot Arizona and New Mexi ' co «“ nd dl8 P“ 8G ot ' I IU1 “ b f fo !' e ,} * c holidays i he republican 1 leaders do ®ot relish the idea of bringing these democratic tenitories into the union, they, at the d.clation of their lea- •ders.refrainedfro.it voting, except from the far west, especially those from the newly admitted states of Washington, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and the Dakotas, who would with consistency place no obstacle in " ,0 wa ? of ' llci ‘- siste, ‘ territories, liie democrats expect to have ther °' V " quoru,n pi ' cseilt tomorrow. IOtii Day.-Iii the House today the Wll for the admission of Arizona was put through with a rush and the bill for the admission ot New Mexico was well under way when a wrangle ovet what was to be done with Oklahoma intervened and (lie debate,thus precip. itatedflasted until adjournment. IjABOR LEADERS. Will Not Mix Up With the Tariff- Resolutions and Platform. Tlie delegates of the American Fed- ■eration of Lobor convention refused ta ke action on a communication touching upon the question of tariff, Tho matter was laid upon the table ai| d the delegates fought shy of any discussion on the subject, At-the request of 200 students of ' th® Chicago Theological 8u<»ui>su v, two representatives oi the federation. were-appoififed to expound Us prlnci- iPtes at a gathering of students, A number of resolutions were adopt- ed as die sentiment of the convention a8 they came from the committees, 'The theory of government ownership of the telegraphic system of the coun- try was approved. The election of United States Senators by popular vote federation was indorsed. was authorized The president to draft of the a bil l making it compulsory for manti- factories to place exhaust fans in their manufactories. The convention ex- pressed itself as being in favor of compulsory education. It was resolv- ed to petition congress to enact a law establishing postal savings banks in view of tlie inadequacies the resolu¬ tion expressed it, of - present na¬ tional banking system. The platform has twelve planks in it,, as follows: Compulsory education, direct legislation, a Jegal eight hour work day; sanitary inspection of workshops, mine and home; liabilities of employers for physical disability; abolition of contract labor in ail pub¬ lic works, abolition of the sweating system, municipal ownership of street cars, electric light and gas plants; nationalization of telegraph,telephone, railroads and mines; collective own¬ ership by the people of all means of production and distribution, the prin¬ ciple of referendum in all legislation, STRANGE STORY. A. Freak of Nature by Which the t hildCnunot Speak lo llie Father Dr. George It. Uallewood of Birds, eye, lud., relates the story of a 10- year-old child of one of iiis parents, who cannot speak to its father, though perfectly glib with every one eLe. The cause assigued may be gathered from the following: Previous to the child’s birth a differ enee arose betweeu the parents, and for several weeks tho mother refused to speak to her husband. The offence, whatever it was, was condoned, but not till after the child was born. In due time the little boy , began to talk, ‘but when with his father was invari- .ably silent. It conliuued thus until the child was 5 or 6 years old, when the father, having exhausted his pow¬ er of persuasion, threatened condign punishment for its stubbornness. This was inflicted, but without elicit¬ ing a word, though his groans told too plainly he could neither cry nor speak and that he vainly tried. Those pres¬ ent joined in the opinion that the pre¬ natal effect of the parental quarrel made it impossible for the boy to speak to his father. Time has proved the correctness of this theory. Though on perfectly friendly re¬ lations with Uis father, attempts to speak to him elicit nothing but sighs. Favors Free Stiver and Gold. The Georgia Legislature has deelar. ed for the coinage of both gold and silver, without discrimination, and for state banks of issue- IV \ UTJ INilTON 0 MiYTtTQ * N0TEA -- ,,ems of General lnt8r9lt that are 0ccur * ring at the Capital City. The Clerks of the Senate and House Committee on Appropriations hav-f lm 'l>aird a table showing the estimates lluc ! appropriations for the year 1891, ail, l making a comparison with the es- ,^ umte s of 1895 as submitted by tho ^‘easnry Department. The totul ap- Priations for 1894 were $619,504,309. The total estimates for 1895 are $ 496 ,- ''05,789. The total[estimates of rove- >>ues for the year 1895 are $450,427,- 74 ?v The excess of estimated appro- pnations exclusive of deficiencies and miscellaneous appropriatiotts over tho '^timated revenues of 1895 are $41,- K79 Q4l Chairman Savers of the an the appropriations will be somewhat | css t i„ an U i the the estimate estimate fot for the the j voar cat 1895 18 Jo. .f Pl., n Dp to , date over 18,000 fourth class Democratic-postmasters have been ap- pointed by f ourth Assistant Poatmu- ter General Maxwell. He could have made a greater number of removals than this, if Mi. Bisseil had given him the full power he wanted. During tbe 88m e period, Vice-President Stevenson when he wielded the axe had made .30,000 changes. The pros- fleets is good for a great many more changes In the near future, as the t,me of llie ] "<= um bents expire. ! \ ro p ? ‘ e d c,, " n|le «" r 6a -- * bU . l J, 1 f a b « e, ‘ mtrotiuced in . the louse to tiansfei the 1 enston Bureau 10,11 e Interior to the War Depart¬ ment. This proposition is growing in favor. Under the bill introduced the Pension Bureau is to become a part of the Record and Pension Division of the war department The oil the last day of June, 1894. Secretary of War is to hereafter perform all duties under the pension Jaw now exercised by the Secretary of the Interior. The president is to designate an army of¬ ficer as Commissioner of Pensions, with rank, pay and allowances of a Brigadier-General. The offices of First and Second Deputy Commission¬ ers of Pensions are abolished and two army officers of the rank of colonel are to be detailed to fill -them. ; - f-itato Bunk Tax Repeal. bill to repeat tn-c. tv:ger cent tax or State hank circulation has Setup frimted by the sub-committee to which the full committee on banking and currency referred all measures re- luting to this question. The bill framed will be reported to the full committee for final action before their report to the House. It does not re- peal the tat unconditionally, but pro- videa that issues of currency shall be under the direction of the Comptroller of the Currency, and shall be limited in amount. The Comptroller’s super¬ vision will prevent the issue of cur. renev which is not amply secured, and this will tend to prevent wildcat is. sues. It is understood that the bid has the approval of the president, who desires repeal, if it is surrounded with proper safeguards. Suff’o-i’ Bounty Under Discussion. Mr. Harter of Ohio, has been talk¬ ing to a number of democratic mem¬ bers of the house in regard to a change iu the proposed taxation oi sugar. “Tiio sentiment,” said Mr. Harter, “is rapidly growing that th* statesmanlike treatment of sugar wit) be to abolish the bounty and pnta uni¬ form tax of 1 per cent on all kinds oi sugar. It would save next, year about $10,000,000 to $12,000,000 in bounties alone and put fro.n $30,000,000 to $35,000,800 of revenue iu the treas¬ ury. iu other words, this change is expected to produce a net, increase in the revenues of from $40,000,000 to $47,000,000 a year, which is greatly to be desired.” Argeniine Pleased With Free Wool. That portion of the Wilson bill which provides for the free importa¬ tion of woil into the United States has been received with much favor in the Argentine Republic. At genline already supplies the United States with a large proportion of bides that enter into its commerce, and it is said that if wool is placed upon (he free list that trade with that country will be greatly increased at once. Another Plum for National Banka. The House sub-committee on rank¬ ing and currency lias agreed to report favorably the bill allowing national banka to issue circulation notes to the full amount of bonds deposited to se¬ cure circulation. Some Cotton Future Figures. Senator Baic of Tennessee, lias ar-. rived in tho city from jmcw urieans, where he and Senator George have been acting as a sab-committee of tho senate committee on agriculture in the investigation of the present condition of the market for cotton. Speaking of their work, Mr. Bate said the com¬ mittee had succeeded to a great extent in getting all the history and modus operandi of dealers in cotton futures, and the investigations developed some remarkable facts, extending back to 1872, at which time the dealing in cotton futures was inaugurated in New York and New Orleans, which will be brought to light when the com¬ mittee’s report is presented or in the discussions iu the senate. They as- certaiued. for instance, that 62.000,- $ 1.00 a Year in Advance. bales of cotton were dealt in dur- York exchange *** anti on tho New 10,- 000 ' 000 bales 011 tho Now 0rleaU9 ox - cliunge under contract, when there were only 7,750,000 bales of cotton grown in the entire country, and only 419,000 bales shipped to Now York. i t was t h * B general f. oninion ‘ of the wit 1|esges d th „ . lh = f lUnrt!8 caused „,. ea t fluctuation in prices of cotton but as to the ultimate effects ’ of this method the opinion 1 va- rled according to the information and prediction of witnesses. ... st-uvi' ....... It is atmareutlv a fit <n “" f ar as Tand the democratic nZs members of thn .om i 10 ee are con- , , tl '. c, ° Wl .* bo , "° . ' ’ e " cy 1,x : ih ? n,omber8 ‘he committee believe tho trust would * ft latest honetteiary of the tax "J' d,no ‘ ,0 °vor U would be a long pe- nod before the government would so- cure any substantial results from the increase, if one were made. The committee h..s practically decided that the deficiency in the revenues must he secured from a (ax on incomes, not only on corporations, but upon indi- viduals as well. I( is not certain that they will so report, bat they are satis* fled that a majority of the honso dem- oorats will insi-t upon such a tax, and that it will ultimately pass. store rxpianaiions Needed The average plantation price of cot* ton, as shown by the department re- ports was, on December i, 0.99c per P onnd - tls a ^ ll Ilst » 4 per pumd on the same date 1 l last year, showing a de- chne of 1 and 4I-i00 of a cent. Not. withstanding the unfavorable indica¬ tions as to the yield as reported for the current year, this price is 1 2-10 cents lower than the average fllanta- lion price fur the seven preceding years during the year when the range wus from 8 0 to 7.3, average, 8.2 cents. Tho report shows that picking bus been successful, owing to the very favorable weather. In u .Line or Two. The tariff bill will be taken up i Q the house on Monday, 18th. Vice-President Stevenson, Secretary Smith mid Secretary Her be t visited tlie Augusta Exposition this week, The past week ha.s developed the fact that a large number of the dem- ocratic senators stand ready to defend The contest on Senator Hill’s fed- eral repeal bill has been expected to furnish more genuine political talk thaa , au y llkei , v 10 |JU , discussion - daring the present congress, The officials of the United Slate* senate are taking every 'precaution consistent with the dignity of the body to prevent an attack from the galleries similar to that made in tho French chamber of deputies, DUN’S REVIEW. Trade of All Kinds Waiting to see Result of tlie Tariff Rill R. G. Dun & Co.’s weekly review ox trade, among other things says: Trade of all kinds is waiting. There is no visible improvement, and Otl the whole the indications are a little less satisfactory than they were a week ago. There is a decided dispo¬ sition to wait until congress has acted on the tariff question. Hence the days of uncertainty are likely to last. some weeks. Wheat has risen a shade; receipts ot corn were unusually large and the movement in cotton was not encouraging to holders. The price declined l-8e, with strong evidence that the continued heavy receipts are wearying to holders, Cotton tnanu- facturing does better than other branches at present, and yet it has not a very healthy appearance. The de¬ mand is not strong and prices of goods barely mantained. Iu woolen goods the sense of disappointment is very clear, and there seems no reason to expect any decided recovery until congress has acted on the tariff ques¬ tion. resumed (Hiring . Several works have tho past week, and others are running only to fill orders which will soon be due. there In iron and steel manufacture are symptoms of improvement. The eastern markets are waiting. There is a feeftug that the new steel rail combine will result in a decided de¬ mand for rails and also for pig iron. The failures'for the week number 886 in the United States, against 271 for the corresponding week last year, and forty two in Canada, against thir¬ ty-six last year. liabilities A classified statement of of firms failing during the last two weeks of November shows a remark¬ able decrease iu tho aggregate. Striking it Rich- The new gold district in ‘ the Organ mountains, ■ fifty miles north of El Paso, Tex., is beginning to tnrn out some rich gold ores from nine dif¬ ferent properties. Two ten-stamp gold mills have been ordered by Ernest Wald, who had purchased thq. Ala¬ bama Belle for a BiVmiuglnwn, Ala., syndicate, and the other by G. W. Wood and W. li. Fal), of Las Cruces, N. M,, owners of the Sujiol. The camps now numbers about 200 and considerable development work is being done. VOE.IV. NO. 32. GENERAL NEWS. Wholesale Summary of the New* of ft# Wgek Gathered from Every Q ua^ t e^ • Seventeen prisoners escaped jail at Chattanooga. Another strike ou the Lehigh road is threatened. The World’s Fair buildings have been ottered for sale at $200,000. The Augusta Exposition is over. II was a decided success in every partic¬ ular. Mitchell, the pugilist, will train neai Jacksonville, beginning about Deoetm ber 28Ji. The thermometer registered 40 dw grecs below zero, in Vermont, during the past week. The 1 .test news from Honolulu is that Queen Lii can tiever be restored except by force. Silty-three per cent, of the prize* awarded at the Worlds fair were cap¬ tured by foreigners. Two hundred and seven men were examined before a jq^y was seoured for the f’cndergaSt trial. The postofflee at Danville, lud,, was cobbed of all valuables and ai) mail matter a few nights since. An earthquake shock felt in Illinois and Indiaua the pa*t week was of suf¬ ficient force to shake goods from shelves. The citizens of Waco, Texas., have resolved to build a cotton palace upon an elaborate scale, to be opened Oct, 1G, 1894. The strike of the freight trainmen on the Henderson division of the Louisville and Nashyille railroad is at an end, and trains are running a* usual. At Lauren’s, S- C., the state dis¬ pensary one of six stores opened by F. W. Wagoner & Co., of Charleston, valued at $10,000 was burned; ia*ttr J ance, $6,000. Sidney B. Wood, a wholesale sued gro¬ cer, of San Antonia, Tex., has foi the Bradstreet Commercial agenoy $20,000 damages for the rating that agency gives him. , f At the pity officials have d iarisifoserqTmm ided t0 raise *1,000,000 by popu. to aid the udemptoyo^ and deserving aud>iric phisr and use the money f 0 r city improvements, A ,,avenger Irttln ou Pacific railroad was held up a few nights riitce and fhe express looted of its contents and the passeW g eK robbed of their money and other valuables. At Jacksou, Miss,, the state revenui agent has tiled suit in the circuit ooar' against the Illinois Central add Miss issippi Valley railroads for about $ 100,000 ad valorem and priviieg* taxes for 1892. Morris Green was arrested in Chi¬ cago charged with running a lottery,, and a bogus one at that. He claimed to be representing an Austrian con* cern and was reaping a harvest oi $2,000 per month. At Kokomo, hid., the Diamond Plato Glass works, employing 809 men, will resume after a seven- mouths’ close down. The operatives cui after a long struggle, accepted a of 25 per cent, in wages, Kentucky elected eight women as county school superintendents at the recent election. One of them is a. widow, about 45 years old, and the mother of fourteen children, seven of whom are under 12 years of age- A Mexican name Paticha, 113 year* old, and totally blind, was burned to death in his home near San Diego,.. Cal. He Wits left alone in the house with some cigarettes and matches, and it, is supposed ho set the place on ’fire* D. K. Pcvkii.s, of Chicago, has of- fered to give $25,000 to Dnry college, at Springfield, Mo., providing $75,- 000 can Lie raised from other sources, and he will increase the gift to $50,- 000 i f an additional $150,000 can be secured. ' ■ . i The business of C. Aultman & of Canton, O., manufacturers of giues, threshers, and other implements, is in the hands of a ceiver. The company is solvent. sets not far from $2,700,000, lies about $1,000,000. Horace G. Allis, expresident of First National Bank of Little Ark., and who has been on trial several days, charged with aH the Uiiitcd Slates bankitm Cute laws, been found guilty and need the peniK'iitlury for'tivo fear*. Ciwfl coihOflny ^ The U. P. Nail of uati, one of tlie large iff coa*^| of nail* and wire rotitt in the will close down in a : 1 department*® indefinite period ’Mtlilii a few and 700 men will be l.flded to the* Sj| my of unemployed in that city. The pecan crop of southwest 'UH this year has been the gveatest I known. During tlie past six ■ forty live car loads of pecans I been -iii|i)icd to St. Louis, numB ClsK and Xe v York. The total po;ii d- in these forty-five car loH over o ic million. The average® ceijQ paid by shippers is three oonud. '