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SATI . )AY. MAY 2, 1874.
AIIKANBAB.
Um.lt li I. April Brooka, *bo
claim* to b|Vt lu?n fiiwtul Governor in 1872
took tbo oath of ofltcti aiamt U o'clock to-day be
fore Chief Justice McClure, and witliiu lire min
utes from that time took the forcible poaaeaaiou
of the iJoveruor. efface suit ejected Oov. Waxier
by force.
BinroßY or rite o*s*.
About one year ago Brooka commenced an it in
the Circuit Court of f'llla.ki county for the other
of Governor. About the aatne time tbe Attorney
General commenced auit againattbe Govirnor
(Baxter) by quo wanvnto in the Hoprsme ( out t.
Tltat court rendered a detiiaabm that the _ court!
of tbe State bad no power over a contented elec
tion for the offteo of Gmunwr. and it tn (ten
erallv rcnurded tliai tbe matter U aettlcd, ao
fir a* tbe court* were ooneemud. The beaisls
ture in 1878 openeu the return* and declared that
Baiter waa oleotqd.
can* vr a Sr Mtnmaui.
Xothmg more waa thoulht of tbe matter par
ticularly until a few day. ago, wliou the attorneys
of Governor Baxter dinured that the case in tot
CurouitCourt be taken upon demurrer with a
view of (liaiKiaing of the *arae. An nudoratand
llig wa* thou had that the domorrer aliuuld be
submitted and argued next week.
auviHTxou mx* or assksox or ooussvx.
On Monday, during the abaei.ee of the Judge*
VJ| lUah ad Compton, the Attorneys of Uw ,
8a.v0., .dr. Whipple (the attorney of Mr.
Brooka) arose and stated tliatit Itatl been agreed
between hiinaolf (Bid tbe counsel of Gov. Baxter
that demurrer l/J the Jurisdiction of the court
Ahould be submittid. This, although in the ab
•enee ufGovennn llax ter* attorney*, waa thought
nothing of at the thn(.
JrOOEKKYT Of OtSTf.B IHttg,
Yesterday niorriing, about 11 o'clock, when
there were hut few in the Court-room and neith
er the Governor'* counsel present, the judge
(Whvloek) aunonneed his decisslon, oyeiruUug
the demurrer; and, none of Baxter's counsel be
ing pres'out to answer, jihad over, or ltmve for an
. .. 1, *. low a.wn i ,ri t ttf minti-r Wts ituGlCfl.
A I|/S l auis woe —• I 1
tpptisl, a jutlgmutut of ourter wa# tMUed.
rontimJt FOHURKHION YJUUN or TIIK OFFICE.
A writ was placed in the hand# of the Hfiwilf,
and in Uvomiimtca of that tiu an urrftcd hand,
htiatltnl by JoM*pb Brook*, were in t-bf* Governor'*
office, 4&KUU*dut£ ;Hito*Hini. Tht* Governor do
oiimtd; whereupon forcihli* po#*F*hion waa taken,
and guard* placed at all the „euiranet i a to the of
fice.
THF. ARMORY BROkKN OPEN.
I the nwHWitem© General Uattersot*, who
to Act as Brookr Adjutant General,
brute in the door of the armory in the mmo
baiidin#, and took po**t*ioii of about one him*
drod atanda of arma, Adjutant General Htmii#,
of General Baxter© itMtf, refilling to give* up tin
key*.
FORCIBLE EJECTMENT OF OOVEIIKOR BAXTER.
Although Kumutiuiod by armed um, Governor
Baxter rdfuaed w >*' ajtftal except by force.
Borne of Mr. Brooks* men took hold of him ami
hd him out. Hinoe that time Brooka ban had
poasseaaioo of the State House. Governor Bax
lei haaoatahilahi and hi lurndquaiUir* at tit. John’#
College.
GREAT xxcrxiim FBBVAILIJfCI.
It i* reported that the Htate House will Iw ta-,
ken poaaesiou *f to-night. The greatest excite
ment prevaila throughout the city.
OC)\&ttXo| BAXTER TO PRESIDENT GRANT.
The following dikp&tbh waa aelit by the Gov
ernor to the Preaideut:
Little Hike, April 15.
To the President of the United No tvs;
I have hens tttrfoed by public rumor that in
the State Circuit Court for thin county, in u long
pending cuho brought by Joseph Brooka f< r tin
office of thivmikor of this State, a demurrer to tin
eopuplttini wa** uvhi-ruled and iimmuialq jinlg
rasift of ouster a&aitat me given. .Tldn was dom
in the abaeueo or counsel Tor me, and without
notice. immediately thereafter the circuit
judge adjourned his court. The claimant haw ta
ken pu**e**ion of the State building*
and ejected me lv force. 1 ftfopoae to take
measure* immediately to resume possession oi
State property and to maintain my authority us
the rightful Governor of the Htate. Armed men.
acting under this revolutionary movement, are
now in charge of tbo gqvormnynt uriuory and
caiiltol Buillmgh* X deem ii fflv duty to conumi
nicatc thin Htate of nfftiir* to the President. J
trust the revolutionary act# may he settled with
out blood dud, and 1* respectfully ask the nun
port of the General Government in lav effort# to
maintain the rurhtful government of the Htate of
Arkansan. aut’ hat tlio commander of the United
States Arse in* ,*s thi*j><i*t be directed to HUHtaiii
me in that diction. I respectfully rcijuent a re
ply to this coinrnunicat ion at an early moment.!
v 3 ELISHA BAXTER,
Govumor of Arkauaa#.
MARTIAL LAW TO HE PECLAIIEI).-
Little Hoc k, April 15. 9,;. n. -Governor Baxter
ha# taken of the Ht. John'# College,
which place he i# making hi* headquarter*.
Brook# ha* iH*s#e#Bion of the Htate House, which
is hea\ilv guarded. It i* rumored that Gov.
B ixier will declare martial law and make an on
ward movement on the State House to-night or
to-morrow, Tiie general sentiment of the people
is favorable to Baxter.
BROOKS STILL IN TIIE STATE HOUSE.
Little Book, April 16— There i* but little
change in the gubernational muddle. Urook#
hold# the Htate House, which is #ur“Ounded by <
anued men, about one hundred in alt They have !
f true camu*u.
GOVERNOR BAXTER’S K&ADQVARTKBS.
Baxter’s lieadtiuarter* are still at Ht. John’s
College, in the suDerbs of the city. He is pre
paring to retake the Htate House.
STATE ARMS fc( THE fUE UNITKIJ STATE* AMBKNAL.
About 1,500 stand of arms belonging to tbe
State are in the Arsenal. Both Baxterand Brooks
have made a demand for them; but the demand*
are refused.
MEN COWING ON EVERT TRAIN.
Men are pouring in on every train. The city i*
rather quiet.
ORDERS SENT FROM WASHINGTON BY THE SECRE
TARY OF WAR.
Wasuinotok, April 16.*—Telogmphio dispatches
were sent this afternoon by t-ho Secretary of War
to the comMiamling officer at Litttle Kook, in
•tmcting him to take no stons whatever
to interfere iu the pending troubles in that
place, unless Huch action h<HK>me necessary for
the preservation of the public peace.
PROCLAMATION BY OOV. BAXTER.
Little Hock, April 10.—. About dark this even
ing Gov. Baxter iasuvd t ho following proclama
tion, declaring martial law iu this (Pulaski)
county:
PUOCIwAMATIONS
Wherra*, An armed reliellion exists in the
county of Pulaski Against the State government,
and it becomes necessary to employ aH the force
at my disposal to suppress it; t her (fore, by the
authority vested in me by lA*\ 1 hereby proclaim
the existence of matrial law within th* said-eoim
tv, and command all persona capable of military
(futy to aseiat in the putting down said rebel
lion.
During the time that martial law shall thus
prevail, ©Terr infringement of the right of peace
able and well disposed persons will be severely
punished, by whomsoever it may be committed.
Tlfe utmost respect shall l* paid bv all persons
io’tfiuaens not in arms, and Uiei property and ;
that of tln? General Government. In testimony j
whereof, I. Klisha Baxter, Goveimov of tlie State i
of Arkansas, do hereunto set my hand, the pri- J
vate seal of said States lieing now not accessible j
to the Governor of the State.
Done at lattie Hock this 15th dav of April. A
1). 1874. ELISHA BAXTEH,
Govcnor of Arkansas and Oommander-in-Chicf.
PROCLAMATION BV MR. BROOKS.
Little Kock ; April 26, 4 p. mt—There is but
little Changes in affairs. Gov. Baxter still oecu- !
pies St. John's College, and ia making prepara
tions to sustain himself. Mr. Brooks holds the j
State House with two pieces of artillery aud
about UK)men, armed with improved muskets.
He has issued a proclamation reciting the u.l
- corrupt moans ue<i bv Mr. Baxter, lii ap
peal h) and aupixirt bv the court,, .lid that be i
m po.HCK.iou or tlu- Executive office. where tie
propoHc. remaining till fairly ousted by due civil ;
process,
the state norse SVBOUSDItI>.
Simultaneously with tbe issuance, of this proe
lamatiim, the Governor ntarehed from St. John’s
Collage with his force of übout two hundred noon
down into the heart of the -eitv and took tut his
headquarters nt the Arrthony House. He placed
guards all alone the principal streets, completely
surrotuidittg the State House with a cordon of
seutiucls.
HVJJTIA ABtUVIKO HI SVSIIY TB.UN.
Several companies of ni&litia have arrived
from the outside counties, and every tram makes
additions. B,v to-morrow th Governor's force,
from presents indications, will nuntb.tr ’2,0110.
There are about one hundred to oue hundred
and fifty nieu at the Stale Huuse, well armed and
with two cannons.
TELEOBAPH OWICE SEIZED.
A few minutes ago Gov. Baxter's force* took j
possession of the telegraph office, placing sonti- !
oels at the door with iustructious to permit n. •
lispiitehes to Is. sent or delivered wtth'tuf the
rolls, at ef tin '.f. r in charge.
ANOTHER PROCLAMATION.
Gov, Baxter has Jnat issued a proclamation to
! the people of the Htate reciting the fact* in the
case, stating that it is his intention to retake the
Htate building and establish hi* authority, aud
calling on the people to respond to hi* aid.
TIIK TUAMF or SENTINEL*.
Mr. Brooks lias sentinel* on the fupiare in front
of the Htate House. Beyond the If amp of senti
nels to be met on all the street corner*, every
thing i* quiet. The Mayor baa ordered all the
saloons closed.
UNITEII STATE* TROOFS BROIfGHT OV’f.
Little Boca. April 17.- During the warlike
movements of last night. Colonel Hose, Com
niandaut of the United Htate* Arsenal, brought a
company dowu, stationing them at the corner of
Main and Fourth streets, and sent word to each
that while he la<l no order* to interfere in be
half of either party, he was directed to prevent
bloodshed. The company returned to the Arse
nal at daylight this morning, their appearing to
he no immediate danger.
OOVKHNOR BAXTER'* LINE* CONTRACTU).
Govoruor Baxter has contracted hi* lines to the
vicinity of the Anthony House, ami is now pro
ceeding &# hgflrtre to exorcise the duties of Gov
ernor, making the Anthony House the Capitol for
the time being.
MAIL* NOT DELIVERED.
This morning both the private secretaries of
Brooks and Baxter applied at the Boat < Iffloo for
mail matter addressed to the Governor of Arkan
sas. The Postmaster declined to deliver to either
party, and telegraphed to Washington for in
struction*,
JUDGE WHTTOCJK’* PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY.
This morning Judge Why lock sent a note to
the Clerk of the Circuit Court, stating that he
had been advi*e<l by the sheriff that it would be
unsafe for him to come to the Circuit Court
room, on Markham street, and requesting the
Clerk to bring tbe record* up to the Htate-hoiiie.
Gov. Baxters attorney* were also notified.
These gentlemen declined to pas* through
Brookp* guard into the State-house, where tiie
Cottnty■’(;U-rV* office is located, to attend the
i-ourt. The Judge then moved to tbe Criminal j
Court-room, just opposite, but the counsel did
not attend that place* Judge Whvtock then
overruled the matter to set aside the judgment in
ihe Brooks-Bax ter case, and sustained the m<-
tion to correct tbe record so as to show that the
demurrer was submitted without the know ledge of j
Baxter or bis attorney*.
MEETING or THE BAB.
The bar held a meeting to-day and passed
severe resolutions against Whipple, Brooks’ at
torney, for his lion-professional conduct, and also
against tin? court for its action in the absence of
the Governor’s counsel.
GENERA*. DoqiUtUY APPOINTED MILITARY GOVERNOR.
During the morning General T. P. Dockery
was appointed Military Governor of the city,
and issued the following order:
“He.mkb AitTKHH Military Government, i
“City of Little Bock, Friday, April 17,1871. |
(“General Order No. I.J
“The commander-in-chief of the militia of the
.State of Arkansas has appointed me Military
Governor of the city of Little Hock, All male
citi/.eus between the ages of eighteen and fortN
five are hereby ordered imrtiedintely to report for
duty at these headquarters, ut the southeast
corner of Markham and Keott streets. Failure • f
prompt compliance with the requirements of
this order is not expected from patriotic citizen*,
and the consequence of such failure must rest
with those who omit to Comply.
Taos. P. Dockery,
‘‘Brigadier Goueral and Military'■'Gosernor of
Little ltock.*’
Hince the issuance of this order the people
have been rapidly enrolling.
ARDlthH* HY LBAinNf* CITIZENS.
Tho following address, signed by nearly all the
fading citizen* of Little Rock, wnalsaued to-day:
“ To the people oj the Stole of Aukciumis:
The recent occurrence hero in the attempt to
dfrqdaco Baxter and install Brooks as Governor
of the. Htate is a matter of bo hcHouh a moment
a# to require, in bur opinion, a few words from
us. From the disposition heretofore made of the
content between Brooks ami Baxter for the office
of OoToriWH' by the court of hint resort, vve lmd
supposed that- question was mttlcd, unless the
next Legislature should undertake to tu t upon it,
and prevent Baxter, legal Governor of tho Htate,
acting as such Governor, in a time of peace,
whou tho country was quiet, by a movement
wholly in violation of law and of a revolutionary
character, Governor Baxter was ejected from and
Mr. Brook* was forcibly put into possession of
#uch office, and is now atteiopiug to exercise the
functions an£ duties of the same. Governor
Baxter is determined to put himself in possession
of Hin li office and to hold tbe same, and has so
proclaimed to you. In tin* wo fully indorse
Governor Baxter; and we call upon you, whose
iutereid* are our interests, to coiue to the aid of
Gov. Baxter in this movement.
“Our ail is involved in this. If Gov. Baxter is
kept out of office in this mamior, then there is sn
cud of peace and prosperity in this State, and iu
their stead wr ure to have disorder, bloodshed
and ruiu. After a most deliberate review of the
whole situation wesee no alternative but to sus
tain Gov. Baxter in this trial, cost what it may.
We urge you to rally at once to the capital and
aid in tbe maintenance of Gov. Baxter lit power
ami authority.”
IIROOK* FORTIFYINO TUB CAPITOL.
Gov. Baxter is still at the Anthony House,
with a guard stationed around the hotel. Mr.
Brook* is at tho Htato-honao surrounded by r
large number of armed men, mostly colored. He
is fortifying the place, apparently preparing for
& siege.
MKN ENIIOLI.INO RAPIDLY.
Brooks’ force* have not apparently been aug
mented by any considerable number. Baxter*
are enrolling men rapidly and tho public feeling
is generally in hi* favor.
OUN.STOKES SKIZBP.
Baxter's forces have taken possession of the
different gun stores ami the arms ami ammuni
tion in them.
OKl'Kßrt FROM POSTMASTER CREHWKIX.
Postmaster General Oreswell, in response to tbs
telegram of the postmaster ut lujttle Rock, re-
Ceived to-rkiy, instructed hitn as follows: “Let
ters iwhlrrßH to ‘Gov. Baxter, of Arkansas,’ should
be delivered to Baxter. Letters addressed to
‘Gov. Brooks,’ or to ‘Mr. Brooks, Governor of
Arkansas/ should he delivered to Brooks. You
will retain all conimuuicutinwg addressed to the
‘Governor of Arkansas’ until further orders.”
APPOINTMENTS BY THE RIVALS.
Gens. B. C. Newton and T# J. Churchill have
been appointed Major (generals by Gov. Baxter,
and directed to take charge of his malitir.
.Mr* Brooks lias commissioned a number of
persons to raise regiments and companies in his
interest.
STATIONS OF THE MILITARY.
The city at Bo'clock presents the appearance of
& military camp. Gov. Baxter s picket* are out
in all the principal streets, and no one is permit
ted to pass without permission. He still holds
the telegraph office. The State house is sur
rounded with a heavy oliaiu of sentinels by
Brooks. A company ot United States troops oc
cupy a position at the court-house on the cor
ner of Main and Fourth streets, ami another
company is at the corner of Center and Third
streets, with instructions to interfere with no
one, but to prevent blood-shed.
ativaEaiE ooetut luccoun wn iuno ii.
Imi BOOK, Auk., April 18. Gov. Baxter this
morning applied.itt writing to N W. (’ox. Clerk
of the Supreme Court, whose office is in the
State-house, tq supply him with a transcript of
the records of the courts in the ease of Brooks
vs. McClure, wherein the court decides hi favor
;of Baxter. The clerk replied by stating that
| Chief Juaticu McClure, the only dissenting judge
; oil the occasion, who had sWoru Brooks in, hail
the original, and a transcript could nut be fur
i rushed the Governor.
THE OOVEIt.NOK S SAVE 11HOKK.V OPEN.
! Mr. Curry has been a clerk in the Secretary of
, State’a office for tin past eighteen mouths. The
| Secretary of State is absent. Ills regular deputy,
* General Krank Strong, who is also Governor
j Baxter’s Attorney General, ia with the Governor.
The State-house party broke open the safe aud
I obtained- the seal of State.
j KE-ENEOKCKMENIti AIHUVKI) EOB.THK UOVEHNOS.
I Litti.k Bock, April 18- Three hundred men
i from Pitta Hlutf, 1,500 from Washington, 100
j from Butcsviile, and 50 from Saline county re-en
forced the Governor's troops this morning. The
i 300 front Pino Bluff are nearly all colored men.
They came lit with colors dying and band playing.
| The Governor is now holding a consultation with
. his generals. His intentions are to surround the
I State-house and to shut off its supplies.
BAXTER SAID TO LACK JVUnMI NT.
The dispatch fhrther states that Baxter is not a
-man of nerve, judgment, deeision or expedients, ’
: and Bourbon Democratic councils arc apparent j
i in every movement, while he is distracted hv ili- |
viiled interests and the withdrawal of his former i
Conservative and Ucpublican friends.
BHOOKS A HAN OP IRON NKRVP,
Mr. Brooks, on the other hand, is a matt of iron i
nerve, aud fearless in the position in which the
court lias placed hint, lie is frilly prepared for
any emergency, the State-house being jammed
fun of armed men who have rushed’ to his sup
port.
He says he is equal to any emergency, even
| to putting down and uttdi’lv routing the* armed
| rebellion to the authority of the State. But in
; obedience to iustructious from Hie United States
; authorities, he has refrained from any movement
I calculated to result iu riot and’ bloodshed, or ;
| from bringing about a collision between the
! State and Federal forces, and i waiting develop
ments. Re confidently relies on tbe people for a
verdict iu favor of lav. stul justice.
[From the New York Herald.)
Cremation- To Burn or Not to Burn.
Wean in k qiiHUilary jcutt nowii to the
projHir (lUpomtl of the deed. Heretofore
the matter Ima been decided by the religi
ouh Hontuiii Dt of tiie community, and thorn*
who have left uh have been put to rest in
Greenwood under the daisies; but now
the practical saline of utility asserts itself
and demands that a man shall practise
economy while living and be economized
when dead. Sir Henry Thompson Ims
written a paper which hua set all the male
couteuW of society by tbe ears. He thinks
it a very grove mutter to bury people, and
siißKeststhe possibilit y of disirosing of the
dead in such a way as to render the Chin
ehn Islands entirely unnecessary. With u
nicety more mathematical then sentiment
al lie gives the exact number of pounds of
rich compost into which the animal dead
of Loudon may he resolved, and tells ns
with unsurpassed pathos that we have lost
an incalculable amount of money by not
converting the millions who have gone into
fertilizing material.
Just think of the delights of changing
our mothers*in-law and ail our poor family
relations into valuable bone dust I It is an
opportunity too good anil far too profita
ble to be lost. In tbe near future some
fanciful speculator may get up a comer on
human cinders and earn a living by lim
ing the dead. We have heard of a French
man who has been so fascinated by this
new movement that be has bequeathed
his body to the chemists, declaring that,
since ha has given light to the world by
his words for twenty years, it is no more
than fair that his remains should be con
verted into gas thut he may continue to
give light after death.
When vnu look at the matter from an
economic standpoint only, disabusing your
mind of all foolish sentiment, this view of
the subject is quite worthy of the age we
live in. It is a pity that the suggestion
is not American; but we can easily avenge
ourselves for having more reverence for
the dead than the rest of the world by
taking possession of the market. We cun
pay a higher price for bodies than those
-dull Englishmen, who are not uccUHtomed
to making money by the ream, us we do.
Before long, doubtless, we shall establish
agencies, semi-real estate agencies, since
the ashes are to be used to enrich the soil,
where we cun sell all our incinerated friends
aud relations.
It in delightful reflection thut, one’
usefulness in not to end with death; tlrnt
some of us will be worth more money dead
tlmn uliro. Instead of vanishing when
t)io breath is gone we shall risqipear, con
verted into California potatoes, or pippin
apples, or rye. A great, deal of discrimina
tion will be necessary just here. Since
humanity is no longer to be wasted in sen
timental graveyards, but used in a com
mon sense way, and changed into kind of
sublimated compost, wo must not neglect
the chemists, magic art. We are made
up of sueli various ingredients that we
must be used for very different purposes.
The t .pers, for instance, after having been
reduced to tho proper consistency, should
be distributed over the vine-growing sec
tions of our country, that they may add
to the bouquet of our native wines. Then
the topers of to-day could sit in sweet fel
lowship with their boon companions of the
olden time, and find enjoyment in the fact
that, they too, will be sipped in tlic apple
jack of the future. The gourmands would
have the satisfaction of knowing that they
will give a heretofore unknown flavor and
richness to the food of the next genera
tion, while the dyspeptics would enjoy a
sweet revenge uu all healthy digestions
by transmitting their peculiar tendencies
to the crops that grew from their remains.
These facts arc so important that they
must not be lost sight of. Since our pur
suits iu life are very different, the use
to be made of us after death must bo
equally various. One man after being
properly baked, would be invaluable for
a potato patch or a hop bed, while
another would be beyond price to start
early vegetables with. Let us be discrimi
nating in this matter, and not be so capti
vated by our discovery as to rush headlong
into errors easily avoided by a calm
judgment. Analogy suggests tho first
experiments to he made. We have been
very careful to follow it ill the advice we
have already given, and willingly leave
the variety of combinations which may be
made by mixing the incinerated bodies of
men of'different tastes and temperaments
to the slow process of actual trial. It is
quite evident however, that our Fifth
avenue belles should be carefully preserved
and sprinkled with a sparing hand over
the beds of lilies, carnations and roses. The
rouges in the Penitentiary could be used
for a growth of wormwood, mid the
rogues out of the Penitentiary, together
with the corrupt politicians of the time,
for a marvellous crop of snnkeroot and
other roots and herbs.
Iu the Vienna Exposition this matter
was practically exemplified. On one of
the mysterious shelves was a bottle
marked No. 111, containing three and
three-quarter pounds of fertilizing umto
iral the gross result of an Italian gentle
man who Inal evidently never been in such
reduced circumstances before. The entire
cost of putting him into a glass case was
just two shillings and fourpeuce, English
money. This of itself is an item of suffi
cient importance to carry conviction to
any sane man. It only takes three hours
and about half a cord of wood to put a
millionaire into a very small glass bottle.
The only difficult to bo apprehended is
the inevitable utcrei Si of family jars.
However, after death, it will bo always
possible to put a stopper iu, Which, during
life, is sometimes difficult.
A mooting of cremutionists recently held
in this city n series of resolutions was
adopted recommending the formation of a
society whose members shall bequeath
their bodies to a chemist’s retort. Their
arguments were interesting, if not con
vincing. One gentleman, after iutimatiug
that he was not born at his present weight
which he declared to be two hundred and
fifty pounds asked the conundrum,
“Where did all this bulk come from ?”
No one seemed able to conceive, aud so he
answered tlie question himself by assert,
iug that he was made up mostly of earth
air, water and tire. He then asserted that
it is entirely unfair to grow to such pro
portions without getting a receipt in full
and payiug the bill at death. He proposed
to square the account by having his body
reduced to the afor-mentioned constituent
elements, to lie hereafter converted into
turnips, fresh eggs, dandelions and roast
beef, whereby the tbinest of the thin
may become the fittest of the fat. Such
disinterestedness is seldom seen, and, once
seen should bo encouraged.
Oue word of warning before the fires
are lighted. We have intimated that
different classes of men will be used in the
culture of very different varieties of vege
tables. We now suggest that those who
expect to be converted into potatoes,
pencil blossoms, turnips and cabbages form
a potato league, a turnip league, aud a
peach blossom league, for tbe protection
of their own remains aud for the pur
pose of controlling tbe ash market. If
this is not attended to at once some
shrewd Wall street broker will sell short
and bring them to ruin. It might be well
to establish club bone factories and so
keep the monopoly iu their own hands.
There may bent first some slight prejtl
dice in the public mind, but when we henr
the cremation hat of prices quoted by the
Stock Exchange advantage will become
apparent. We may yet be able to pay the
public debt, with the ashes of our hospitals
anil poorhoußcs. By all meaua try the
experiment. Let our first citizens open a
subscription list for the erection of the
necessary buildings aud furnaces. The
dead could be driveu in the evening, and
by morning they could be displayed in the
window, each in his own jar, properly
labelled, with sums and price per pound.
Within six months we should huve at least
a dozen patent ovens in which the human
form divine could be reduced to a fertilizer
retaining in the ai es most of the muscu
lar, nervous aud, j .isibly, vital forces of
the original.
Let us have no delays. The dead are
being uselessly buried every day. We
ure also losing money, and we are also
losing a crop of vegetables that
have a decidedly human flavor. Begin with
any one's body but ours.
SPIRITUALISM.
Miss Plortac. Cooks, Ihe Wouderfal Lon.
dun Nrdluni.
Spiritualism appears to Is* going through
a critical test now by the scientists of Lon
don. The medium through whom the ex
periments are mostly being made is a
young lady of about eighteen years of
age—Miss Florence Cooke. She is not a
public medium, but the manifestations
which tuke place in her presence are of
such a startling character that it has lieen
quite impossible to confine the exhibitions
of them to her family aud friends only.
Many persons of distinction and celebrity
have witnessed the same at her own house.
In seeing the phenomena, the first con
dition is tying Mis* Cooke firmly in a cabi
net and sealing the knots. There is then a
curtain dropped over the door between
her and those present, which, of course,
places her in tho durk, while those in the
room are ill the light. In a short spoee of
time there comes from the cabinet u fe
male figure, draped in white, with a white
veil fulling over the head, but not cover
ing the face. The feet are naked. Who
walks around the room, speaking to all;
says her name is Kate King; allows per
sons to feel of her dress, and shake hands
with her, w hich are as tangible to the touch
as any other row material thing on earth.
The size and form of the figure is much
like the medium, Mias Cooke, which fact
raised many skeptical doubts in the minds
of those who witness the mantiestatious,
thinking it might be Miss Cooke, w ho hud
freed herself fnsu tho cords and dressed
for the play. However, in every instance
after Katie had returned to the cabinet,
they had raised the curtain and found Miss
Cooke in a state of trance or unconscious
ness, securely tied and sealed as when
they hail left her. Here was a case for
Professor Crookes and Varley to test the
physical force question. Miss Cooke very
readily yield herself for them to experi
ment on the phenomena. I w ill give their
| experiences as Professor Crookes gave
'■ them to rue. Ho took Miss Cooke first to
! his own house, that he might be sure of
all hersonrrouudiugs. He then improvised
Ia dark cabinet with a curtain door. They
i placed tho medium inside and securely
j tied her. Professor Varley then placed a
: gold plate on the inside of ouch wrist, to
which were attached insulated wires lead
| ing out into the room to a very sensitive
electrometer. They tried every motion of
her hands and arms, and the placing of
her arms together to see tho different forces
of elactrici-y produced in tho different
positions.
Professor Crookes observed her all tho
time, while Professor Varley had his eyes
on the electrometer. After thoroughly
learning ihe effect produced by each move
ment of hers, they placed the eurtuiu be
fore her, leaving her in the dark. Boon
the figure culling herself Katie made her
appearance, the electrometer not showing
the least movement. She suid: What do
you want me to do with all these wires V”
r rhey told her nothing-—only to come into
the room and make such motions with her
hands and arms us her medium had done.
Katie at once threw her hands around in a
lively manner, which did not effect the
currents of electricity in the slightest de
gree. Then Katie asked Prof. Crookes
to bring a lighted caudle ami to hold it to
her face, and to see if she looked like
Miss Cooke. He tried it, and found she
had fair eomplexiou and light hair, while
Miss Cooke is quite dark, with dark huir.
Professor Crookes says that, as far as
human tests ure concerned, nothing could
be more conclusive than that there was a
genuine phenomenon outside of the eon
scious aid of the nridiuw.
On the disappearance of Katie into the
cabinet, they at once raised the curtain
and found Miss Cooke iu the same condi
tion as when they had shut her in, only iu
an unconscious state or trance. More than
this, Mrs. Cooke says she undressed Miss
Cooke after she came out of the cabinet,
and there was nothing about her that
could by any possilnlitv have furnished
the drapery and veil for Katie herself. Mr.
Wallace, the great naturalist, is bringing
out un article in the Furtuightty Review,
recougnizing the facts of spirituulism. and
stating corroborating proof of its being an
unseen intelligence, and is what that
intelligence says it is—the spirits of our
departed fri ns Ho much for the labors
of the English scientists. We may soou
expect to see paragraphs iu the scientific
journals on pyschic force, together with
mechuuical uppliaums and inventions.
Bi-AvEitv A mono tbe Indians. —A Wash
ington correspondent says: The bill for
the relief of the blacks now resident in
the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations, which
| is now before the Senate Committee on lu
dian Affairs, was drafted at the Interior
I Department. When the Choctaw and
Clnchkasaws were transferred from Missis
sippi to the Indian Territory they car
ried with them quite a number of negroes
and their descendants were held in slavery
by the Indaius until lfififi, when they were
freed by the government. The Indaius
theu convenauted with the government to
t Xtend to the hlueks among them all
the rights and privilages, including the
right of sufferago, which they themselves
enjoyed. But, although eight years have
since elapsed, the Choctaws aud Chicka
saws have declined to fulfill their agree
ment iu this respect. The bill before the
Indian committee, which will be formully
reported, puts the negroes on the same
footing as the Indians as to all rights and
privileges enjoyed by the latter. The
former slaves of the Creeks, Semminoles
aud Cherokees hnve had equal rights and
privileges voluntarily bestowed upon them
by those tribes.
The Mount Sterling Stmlim l published
this interesting fact concerning the vener
able but still handsome editor of the Paris
Kentuckian: “Craddock is happy in the
possession of a coverlet that was w oven
more than a hundred years ago. He is
certain that it is that old, for he was cour
ting the young lady when she made it,
aud helped to fill the bobbins it was woven
with.”
Kansas lawyers are fined for profanity
and contempt of court when they under
take to quote T.atilt to the judges.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
JAKh. HUNTER
ATT ORN E Y AT LAW,
QUITMAN,
BROOKS COUNTY, GEORGIA.
Will practice in the Counties of the Southern
Circuit EchoU tod Clinch of the Brunswiuk, and
Mitchell of the Albany. WOffin* at the Conrt
House. -W _ ju'P'Zb'-f
J. 8. X. S NOW,
DENTIST,
Quitman, Georgia,
Office Up Stairs, Finch's Corner.
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W. B. BENNETT. S. T. KINOftBERRY
BENNETT & KINGBBERRY,
Attorneys ut Law
Q UITMA N,
Brooks County, - Georgia.
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EDWARD R. HARDER.
Attorney at Law,
<J V I TMA > ,
BROOKS COUNTY, • • GEORGIA.
I.ate an A**ocite Juatice Supreme Court U.
H. for Utah and Nehraaka Territories; uow Jud#'
County Court, Brook* County, Oa.
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DR. E. A. JELKS,
PRACTISING PHYSICIAN,
Quitman, Ga.
OFFlCE^—Brick building adjoining tho store of
Messrs. Briggs, Jeiks .V Cos., Hereven street,
may 'dtf
MISCEI.LANKOVS Al) VEBTISEMENTS.
BEDELL & CO.,
L Iqu o r I) enters;
TOBACCO AGENTS,
140 BROAD STREET,
COLUMBUS, GA.
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CURRIER, SHERWOOD & CO.,
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
BOOTS AND SHOES
This la ono of the Oldest and Largest
Boot atd Shoe Jobbing Houses
IN THE CITY.
All their Supplies are obtainedfrom.
THE VERY BEST MANUFACTORIES,
And Sold to Customers on the
MOST ACCOMMODATING TERMS.
476 & 478 Broome Street, New York.
A. XI. WATKINS. Traveling Agent.
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BOROUGHS & WING,
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
■ TOBACCO,
CIGARS, SNUFFS, PIPES and
SMOKERS ARTICLES,
.
j
14 Decatur Street,
ATLANTA, GA.
J. T. JORDAN, Traveling Agent.
janMy
CREECH & NEWSOM,
DEALERS IN
DRY GOODS,
GROCERIES.
Liquors, Flour, Bacon, etc.
I
QUITMAN, GA.
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SA VANN AH ADVERTISEMENTS.
HARKET SQUARE HOUSE
VALENTIN!! BABLER,
<successor to hii brother Antony Barter)
TIIE WELL KNOWN
TEN I*l> ALLEY,
At the Old Stand, 174 Bryan St,
OPPOSITE THE MARKET,
Continue* to keep on hand the beat of
Brandies, Whiskies, Wines, Ales,
AND ALL OTHER LIQUORS,
lly Foreign Liquor* are all of my own Impor
tation.
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M. FITZGERALD,
(ESTABLISHED 1830. )
Manufacturer and Wholeaale and Be tail
Sealer in
C A N D I E 8,
CORDIALS, SYRUPS,
Fancy Confectionary, &c.
180 Bryan Bt.,
Between Barnard and Jeffenon Streets,
Savannah, Ga"
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JOHN n. COOPER A CO.,
Savannah, Oa.
VHOX.EHALE AND lIETvUI. DKALF.BB IS
BOOKS AND STATIONERY.
Keep constantly oti ham! a large aaaort
i nont of
M ISC ELL Y\EOLB, STANDARD
AND
SCHOOL BOOKS.
Sumlat/ School Libraries fur*tisJmi an the
most liberal terms with the latest
ami best English Publication t.
13 1 13 L E S,
Pocket, F ’ oily and Pulpit,
In Great Variety.
PHOTOGRAPH ALPTJMS, SCRAP BOOKS.
Any book* sent by mail on receipt of price.
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BKESXAX'S
EUROPEAN HOUSE,
Nos. 156, 158, 160 and 162, Bryan St.,
SAVANNAH, GA.
mHE PROPRIETOR HAYING COMPLETED
1 the nwetaarv additions end improvements,
can now offer to liia guests
ALL THE COMFORTS TO RE OB
TAINED A T OTHER HOTELS
AT LESS THAN
HALF THE EXPENSE.
A Restanrar.t on the EUROPEAN PLAN ha
been added, where guests can,
-Vt All Houih,
Order whatever can be obtaiued in the market.
Rooms, with Haord, $1 50 per day.
Determined to be
OUT DONE BY NONE
all I can ask is a TRIAL, confident tlial complete
satisfaction will be given.
oet4-if JOHN BRF.BNAN, Propriefo
GEORGE APPLE,
DEALER IN
CLOTHIN G,
HATS, CAPS,
Gent’s Furnishing Good*,
BOY S CLOTHI NG,
TRUNKS, VALISES,
Boots and. Shoes,
No. 162 Bryan Street, Market Square,
UNDER BRESVAX'S HOTEL,
Savannah Ca,
attß’i-
SA VANN All AD VE& T 1 SEME NTS.
INf E W~
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SPRING STOCK!
DeWITT, MORGAN t CO,
f
ARE OPENING
THEIR SPRING STOCK
WHICH THEY OFFER
for cash,
AT
Prices to Suit the Time*.
DRESS GOODS,
SILKS,
CALICOES,
CABBIMEREB,
SHAWLS,
PRINTED MUSLINS,
GRENADINES, p
•TRIMMINGS,
COLLARS,
RUFFLING.
EVERYTHING FOR SALE
THAT IS KEPT IN A
FIRST-CLASS HOUSE.
FOB SALE BY
DeWITT, 3IORGAX & CO.
139 Congress St.
SAVANNAH, - - - GEORGIA
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DR. D. COX,
LIVE STOCK, SLAUGHTERED MEATS.
-A*B~
PRODU CK,
COMMISSION MERCHANT
V‘
—an*—
PURCHASING AGENT,
SA VANNAH, GEORGIA.
Htock Lots,
WILLIAM AND WEST BROAD BTKETS.
Produce Depot
|
jy BASEMENT OF CITY MARKET
a
COMBIGNMKWTS OF
BEEF CATTLE,
MILCH COWS,
SHEEP, HOGS,
GAME,
DRESSED MEATS, Ac., A*.,
—ALSO—
POULTRY, EGGS,
VEGETABLES,
FRUITS,
MELONS,
SUGAR, r . -
SYRUP, ‘ j
HONEY,
HIDES,
TALLOW, A<.
RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED.
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MARSHALL house, ,
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
A. B. LUCE, Proprietor,
BOARD, S>B OO Per Dy.
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