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J HE TELEGRAPH AND MESSENGER, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 14. 18S A BOY CRIMINAL. A Hanslng In Covington Witnessed by Eight Thousand People. [special telegram.] Covixoton, Oa., November 7.—Homer Perry, colored, was h*nge<l here to-day for rape. The oxfcutlon was witnessed by about 8,000 people. Tnere wac no disturbance. Peny confessed hla guilt, but made no remarks, ex cept that he would be In heaven to-morrow evening. Iho place of execution was selected on the creek, Just below the Floyd mill-dam, on Me- Donou.lt street. It Is the most suitable place about town for a public execution, aa the hills on cither aide of ilio creek rise for some dis tance and form a natural amphitheatre, which afforded the vast crowd ample opportunity for wit4L'S*lug the execution. Perry waa visited in his cell almost daily by the colored ministers of Covington, who have labored faithfully to prepare him for the awful doom that awaited him At first he seemed indifferent to their appeals and appeared callous to the softening influence of religion; but, as the day of hla execution drew nearer, he took more Interest In the visits of his spiritual ad visers, and on Saturday he Informed Iter. A. Samuel, pastor of the colored Methodist church, thst ho felt his sins had bee: forgiven, and expressed a wish to have the ordinance of baptism administered to him. Being satis fied that he had experienced a religious change, and that his wish was genuiue. Rev. A. -j:nmd administered the ordinance of baptism to kirn, on Sunday aftcrnocu, lathe ante room of the Jail. The face of the noy was a peculiar one, and appeared to be almost entirely emotionless. Ills eyes were piercing black, while his skin was almost white, with but a Huge of black, which gave it home what the expression of an Indian. H • was not quite fifteen years of age " a he was overtaken by his present tr le<. _ THE ENTERPRISE FACTORY, Mauitotf of tha Stockholders—The Finan cial Scheme Adopted. [SPECIAL telegram ] A to nrr a, November 8.—A large meeting of the st .ckholder* of the Enterprise Manufactur ing Company was held to-day In the rooms ol the Commercial Club. John A. North, presL dent pro tom., read a report showing the amount of George T. Jackson's defalcation to be * ,tOJ and Mu floating debt l-'IO.O O, The n\Ul property Isestlmatea et *760,721 end the actual deficiency from the defalcation oi the president and the loss in operating the mill I18LS92. In order to relieve the com- pauy oi its embarrassments and put it on a hi itid financial bads the following scheme was adopted: The present capital stock being *.vj) 00itt increased by an Issue of 9 50,000 j referred stock, bearing 7 per cent Interest, to be cumulative, end to be redeemed in ten j\ • u, and after five years at the option of the co:.ip\ny; the pro eeds of the sale of this ft-*; k to bo appropriated to discharging the in- debtedness and retiring the second mortgage bonds, the preferred »tock electing three direc tors «nd the common stock two. This scheme will pay the entire debt end cancel the issue • *f second mortgage bonds, still leaving a sur plus of 150.000 with which to operate the mill, in the afternoon session Mr. Francis Cogin wr i chosen president. A FATAL FALL. List night About 9 o'clock C. I* Stevenson, th'* w.ttcuman at the Geo giaChemical Works, fell througn au’openlne in the floor ot the sec ond .story of the main 'milding, and was in- ■tantly kilted. He was found this morning with his neck broken and a terrible gash on tbe side ol bis head. THE DEMOCOATIC CELEBRATION. The most elaborate preparations sre bell HjtfgM ‘ irehlfght y i »|«i delegation* are expected. The trades, firemen and military will pe represented, lion. J. C. c. Black and other distinguished citizens will speak. T*a Wayneaboro Fa'r. farsCfAL TElEGIMM] Waynesboro, November 7.—There Was afl immense crowd and great interest in to-day”* programme at tbe lair. George A. (; r* « u took two premiums for tie finest Devon i mi . Tbe cattle display was splendid. Tbe 11-t Jt racy bull was shown by T. J. Butler, of Augusta: the lust Jacks by W. A. Wilkins; the U-t 1 tide team, open to the world, by W. A. Wilkins; the fastest pacer, by T. J. Butler; the second t> st, by W. Me Cat hem; the best single harseu horse. by W. ltrluson. Tbe mile dash, race was won by Rental. The walking match, six hours jf -as-you-please, was won by Henry Farmer, of Aumsta. In live hour* he made twenty-four miles and seven laps All com- pet! tors left the field bnt Farmer. To-morrow !« the big day. SOME COTTON 8TEALIN0. Ho.v Ditectiv* Bill Jones Worked Up a Cnee. Ou the night of the 2lst of October two bales of cotton were stolen from the platform of the central railroad depot at Reynolds. Theloas v a * rt porti d by the agent to the authorities at Mu- on, who notified Detective Bill Jones, of ■ /.t! mta, and gave him the case to work up. skipped out, A few days after a man appeared at Rev- ‘ nolds looking for negroes to work on a rail road u Mississippi. This man was Detective Jones, who soon found a clue. He followed the tracks of the wagon wheels from the depot aud noticed that the hind wheels of the wagons were wider apart th the fore wheel*. The axle mu«t be longer DESOLATED BY FIRE. The Town of Napoleonvllle, Ln., Swept toy Devouring Flames, [telegraphed TO the ASSOCIATED tress.] New Orleans, November 8.—A special to the Picayune from Thibodeaux says: At 11 o’clock last night a fire broke out In Dupay’s Hotel, which resulted ln the destruction of the ontlre business part of the village of Na- polconvllle, Including the Masonic Hail, tbe (Rid Fellows Hall and many stores and resi dences. The ouly Important buildings saved aro the court-house, the parish fall, the Catholic church and tbe Episcopal Church. Capt. J. B. Whittington, a promi nent lawyer, perished In the flame*. He was sleeping In Dupaty's Hotel, »nd every effort was made to rescue him, but without avail. Tbe losses are as follows: Guton A Folse, law office and library; Walter Union, law office and library; Dr. Domorten, dental office and rosideuce: Cnarles Dupaty, hotel and coffee house; W. T. Gutlfox, store; Mrs. Guent, store: R. II. Webster, coffee house and hotel, the latter Just completed; Nathan Webster, reddence. office au>l lumber yard; D. Tltrlot, store; Edward Thibodeaux, drug store; D. Hebert, store; Dupaty A Dreyfas. store; ^ PIffera. store; Emile Toulon, resi dence fbd bakery: Edouanl Vivas, residence and market; Joseph Trod art. grllery; Mr. Bofeaux, store; Adolph Well, store; F. Gonaut, dnig store and residence; Mr. Lewis, store and residence; Jacobs’s tallorshop; Toby's barbershop and restaurant; Antoine Ancnondcufy, store; Dclaune, residence; Mrs. David Bordeaut, residence; Mrs. D. Ber* geref, residence; Edward Lawtou, residence; O'Neil Delanne, residence and stable; Emile Herbert, residence. The total loss is esti mated at 9200,000; Insurance 930,000. There were no goods saved from any store or furni ture from any residence. A Fast Mile by Maud 3. Lexington, November 8.—Robert Bonner, who arrived here on Thursday last, superin tended the shoeing of Mand 3, this morning, and directed that her trainer, W. W. Bair, should give her two exercising miles, to keep her up for the cup performance next week, should the Indian summer last As the weath er bad been bad and tbe mare had been short of work, nothing great was anticipated. The time of . tho warming _ up mile was 2:21%. Bair nodded forihe word in the ft*st score of the second sttempt and tbo first quarter was trotted ln S3 seconds, the half mile ln lKHK. three quarters In 1:36*4 and the mile was finished good and strong in 2:10*1. This is the fastest mile ever trotted in this dtate, and the fastest mile ever trotted In the month of November. The track was slow, having been frosen last night. After the performance, Mr. Slade, the engineer who built the track, and Mr. Hamilton Buiby. ed itor of the Turf, Field and Farm, went around it w Ith a tape line. Maud 8. was compelled to trot on tarns eight feet from the rail, which mads the distance travelled not less thsn one mile and sixty feet. All things considered, the effort was equal to one mile ln 2:08% FIRE AT PALATKA. The Greater Part of the Buelnese Portion of the Town Destroyed. [telegraphed to the associated press.] Jacksonville, Novembers.—Fire broke out ln the spirit end oil store room of Devereux Rogers A Son nt Palatka, about 10 o’clock last night. Tbe flames communicated to (he main storo and thence to adjoining buildings. A large part of tho business portion of tho town was soon involved in the conflagration. A fierce wind blow from tbe northeast and tho flames spread rapidly, defying all efforts of the firemen. Hotel Palatka, Griffin a block, Graham's Hotel and adjoining stores, tbe stores of Vertrees A Co., lloughioa Brothers, Kennedy A Co., Dun's, Lane's and Hart's office*, the Larkin Hou-e. tho Presbyterian church, the magnificent Putnam House and many other buildings are In ruins. The loss is estimated at 1800,000, on which there Is probsb,y an Insurance of half that amount. A steam fire engine and men were sent from Jacksonville. The fire was subduea at a late hour this morning. He Caught Them. During the last few days Messrs. Johnson A Harris have been telegraphing eloctlon news to their friends and customers on the several lines of railroad, among them Col.W. II. Willis of Oglethorpe. Ou Friday the firm wired Col. Wlllu that ^Cleveland was elected beyond all doubt, a reform government would be estab lished, Confederate money good as United States money," etc. . .. , Yesterday morning. Johnson A Harris re ceived by mall an* oidor from Col. Wlllia for 9150 worth of fireworks, and sent Inpayment that amount ln Confederate notes! The firm saw they were caught, and sent the goods. Look Out for Him. Information from a reliable source Informs us that a man apparently about 27 years of age, with very black hair and eyes, has been swindling some of tbe good people of Morgan, Calhoun county. After assuring the town that he Intended to start a blacksmith and wood shop, he bor rowed an overcoat from aeonfldlog citizen to vlilt a neighboring village f >>r a few hours and skipped out, leering his board unpaid. He will doubtless attempt the same game on other commnnltses ln Southwest Oeorgla, and they should look out for him. M»rung. Tbe question then came up— who owned such a wagon. By knocking about through the countryhe found an owner. Then he discovered ghat the wagon was carri ed to Reynold* on the night oi uio Jlst. It had been met by a man who was on his way from Reynolds. He asked tbo driver what tbe wag- on was out so late at night fer, aud the reply came from tho negro that he was haulfug °°Tne detective worked on this, an1 In a few days, by following up one clue after another, an t working up the case as a well trained de tective cao, that tbe wagon belonged to a cer tain party; that it was uken to Reynolds on the night of the 21st; that the next day two b.iea of cotton were token to a tin house a ; r-tKicked, and Chen hid ln tbe woods: a . then be found that a certain party had t..-- ginning doue, because he was met with tm- cotton by a negro woman. 1M- chain of circumstances was made com- t-;. to by the detective, and the suspected perty !k-1 Mr. Jones reported the result to ihe au th..ritlea at Maam. In the meantime the sns j- .l party left the country. Detectlva Jones was nine davs ou the case, and the State fair Interfered, lie started wl'h the biro fact that two bales of cotton had been aficn He ended by fastening the guilt ou a m H i who gave the country to understand tha* he was guilty by going away. Yhar.ks glvl«B Proclamation. Albany, N. Y.. November 8.—The following was Issued this evening: State of New York—A proclamation by Grover Cleveland. Governor: The people of the state of New York should permit ueither their ordinary o cupatloni and cares nor any unuvial cause of excitement to divert their i jodi from a sober and humble acknowledg ment of their dependence on Almighty God X u all that contributes to their happlueu and contentment, for all that secures the greatness and prosperity of our proud commonwealth. In ai«or lance with long-continued custom. I hereby appoint and desl/nato Thursday, the 27th dayol November, issl, to ba a specially observe 1 <lsy of thanksgiving sod praise. Let all the peoplo ot the state- at that time forego Ihelr usual business and Qfs aud, lu their sev< memuriUCTI *»• uic IUU- »U'i nucuiui Ui our in. av.Mil, father, aud In the (octal father- 1 tut ol friend, and nelfhkort let heut, food vTI rad frilovrvhlp be chastened by . confes- aion »f th. Undue** and mcicy of God. I.. nt th. capital lu Albany tills 8th day a s, nb r, In the year of oar Lo.d ML J] usovek ccrtilihd, Governor. rUtriiL 8.Lakoxv, 1-rlvit* Secretary. j Prince ol Wales is thus hit off i Kentuckian who writej from London ho Courier-Journal: "He tnlxea a good 1 with the nt use. and ts very democrat ‘ i manner. He remember* name. e'< ao well and U so pleasant that 11 he were living 11 Kentucky be would be il.ri. 1 to tho Legislature. He knows / [j ride hla hrc.nl Ir buttered on. He si ems to bsve sown Ills wild oats and has been behaving fciintell fl st rate (or five The Synod of Ceorgla and Evolution. Macon, Qa., November 5,1 - -1.—Editors TtUpraph and Metten&r: Without wish- log to open a newspaper controversy on the subject of evolution, which as a mode ot discussing the theory would be both un suitable and unsatisfactory, the writer would like to say a word about your edito rial ot November 4, as to tbe action of the Synod of Georgia ou the question there discussed and settled for the time being ln Its relation to that body. The dilllculty of dealing with it under the circumstances wts fully appreciated by the synod, but there was no getting round it, action must be taken otto way or another. As to tiiefr fitness for taking up the case submitted to them in their eccle siastical capacity. It may safelylbe said that a more Intelligent, learned, cautions, S irtctlcal set of men could not have been ronght together In this State or elsewhere. Neither was there the slightest measure of i udlffere nee manifest a. to tbe very serious responsibility which devolved upon them In coming to a decision. This waa reached with a full-understanding of ita very im portant bearing upon very aerious results. Ncr were they dianosed ln any measure or degree to do the slightest possible Injustice to Dr. Wocdrow or the board of directors ol tbe Columbia Seminary. The Impres sion made upon the minds of candid men who were present and heard tbe whole case was that no Injustice was done. But you say "the theory ot evolution has not had a fsir trial before tbe Georgia Synod. Tbs wrong side has been forced to furnish the evidence, and tbe jury that tried the case was not competent.” This la not new. The synod had these very points pressed upon them with persistent energy. Their decision was retched alter their iteration and reitera tion day by day. Indeed, It was a msin point ot Dr. Woodrow's argument that the synod was not only Incompetent, bat also was going out of ita legitimate province ln dealing with the matter at all. Synod, however, tbooght differently, and acted on its own judgment as to that and other matters. You urge that Dr. Woodrow has been Sidney newspaper: "Missionary very good injustly dealt with, in that he was not put fellow. Miisionary he come along an" he n trial for heresy. This was also* per- see Ksntka boy with banana leal round him. Missionary he say: 'White msr. God no like banana leaf; white man God like cilico.' ‘Oh, and whosold the calico?' Oh, missionary, he sell calico.' ” lx Dublin they have changed tho name of Carlisle bridge to O Conneil bridge, and now the finest street In Eu rope, Sackville street, in that city, Is, by order of the corporation, to be named O'Connell street. The national monument to the “Liberator” stands at the northern end of the bridge, In Sackville street, at tbe intersection of Eden Quay and fische- for heresy. This was also a per siatent claim of his, so that the synod could not plead ignorance of snch a manner of dealing with him But the tynod knew well that It ha. no right or authority to arraign anil try him on that charge or on any other. Hi. personal responsibility for anything affecting character or orthodoxy Is to his presbytery, and the synod cannot even claim to Instruct bis presbytery on sucbmat'.eis; nor could tbe syuodtake any such proceedings as regards his conduct or opl.ions as professor in tbe seminary. For this he is amenable to the board of directors. They must take cognisance of such things and deal with him, making re port of their action to tbe synods appoint ing them. It was tbe report of this board for the put year which brought the ques* tion before tbe synod. Tbe board had ascer tained the Professor's views on evolution and sustained him and his teaching by a vote of eight to three. It became, there fore, tbe duty of the synod to review this action and pronounce upon it either in ap proval or otherwise, as ft wu undoubtedly their right to do. Whether in doing this they have either acted unfairly or dealt unjustly, the facts le. The opening speech was Dr. Woodrow u a courtesy, and the following addresses were given, turn and turn about, for A Ladr Accidentally Klll.d—Homicide. [SVECIAI. TELEGRAM.] Gxirrm, Oa., November a—This atorolnf about daylight Mrs. Chappell, living near Carrollton, wu thrown from a wagon and In stantly killed. Anothor old lady was Injured, flip Head wu ahot thla morning .lx mites from Qriflln by Dan Rice (merchant) through the bowoli, and will co-tainly dlt. Trial, of Journalism, Yonkers Statesman. Newspaper reporters will always be found fault with until they can writ* up an account of a street fight that will pleu* the man who gets whipped. The Trick of a tlypocrltloal Tramp. Trent in True American. A sharp trick wu played upxn a Lam- bartvlIlecItlseL a few days ago. lie gave the tramp a pair oi old pantaloons, and wu surprised shortly Afterward br the chsp returning and giving him a %i note which, be said, be bn 1 found In one of the podtets. Bo pleau-J was the citlren with the tramp's honesty that he presented him with a silver dollar, but imagine his rage upon discovering afterward that the bill was counterfeit. Young sa.nv-ft.nd Thl», Th. Voltaic Belt Co. of Marshall, Mich., offer to lend their celebrated Electro Vol taic Brit and o'htr Electric r.f plisnces on trial far thirty days, to men fvoengor old) afflicted with nervous debili-y, loss of vitality aud maphood, and all kindred — --m— Also for rheumatism, neuralgia, _i and many other diseases. Corn- restoration to health, vigor a d 1 guaranteed, ho risk is incurred, - es thirty days' trial Is allowed. Write f ouce I it Illustrated pamphlet free. A .■ar lined scarfs tut SO ccnu st Wochtel ik llunl will contest tbe elec* ■ Republican opponent. A Doctor'a Devotion, Loudon Times. Last night D:. S samel Rebbetb, senior medicel offleer of the Hoysl Free Ho-pit- el In Oray's-lnn-roi-l. died In consequence of a too Melons devotion to a patient. The operation of tracheotomy hid bean performed upon a child laffering from diphtheria, rad Dr. Rabbetb, in order to remove the matter that bad accumulated la the patient'* windptp". racked the ob struction through a tab*. The doctor• etlorts were unavailing, tnd the child died. A few days afterwards the doctor himself fell ill. end last night he died .of diphthe ria, undoubtedly caught lu bis effort to save the child. Tbe deceased gentleman was In his twenty-eighth year. A Card. To all who ere suffering from error* and iudlscretioni Of youth, nerrtma weakness, early decay, lose of manhood, etc., I will send a recipe that will euro von, free ot charge. This greet remedy was discov ered hv t missionary la South America. Bead self-addressed envelop* to Bev. Jo seph T. Inman, Station D, New York. A okkbbal practitioner write* to tbe London Timet tb.t the wholesale insurance of infants Is most pernicious, and is doubt less one of the causes of the excessive ta lent mortality in England. Certain insur ance societies who make this branch a •poclihy bare agents In every town rad village in tbe kingdom, and polfeiov ere issued oa the lives of children concerning whose state of health at th* time no inqui ries whatever ere made. Tbe question arisea, How la it that these companies Moorish tnd ere enabled to build imlaUal ofilcea and keep such numbers of clerks and agents »h-n so little ctre Is tsksn in the selection oi lives ? Tbe answer it to be found in tbe fact that a very considerable percentage of the policies ere forfeited on account of the weekly payments not being kept np, tbe amount already paid being forfeited also. ■ — w s m ■ - Treat Your Teeth rather then here them pulled. Let your dentist save all he can. You desire to bev. trouble, because you have not used Boxodont. When properly fixed, then rub od the 8oxodont, rad keep them ell right tor time to come. filled thirteen aud a half hours of the time consumed Id debate, while their opponents bad but six and a balf hours; and the synod strenuously resisted and voted down every attempt to limit either time or speech until Saturday evening, when it was almost unanimously admitted that tbe debate stood closed. The same meas ure was observed In apportioning tbe time for concluding the diecussion, two hours to Drs. Woodrow and Cliabv, and one to Dr. Strickner. That Dr. Woodrow only made uso of n few minutes of his hour to brand his critics as alanderera and demand a trial was no fault of the synod, the mat ter had to close somewhere and somehow, as even organic dustevolved into flesh and blood—If men are snch—has Its limitations. As to the injustice to Dr. Woodrow, and his complaint that no charges had been brought against him.it has been shown that Tbe synod could not do it.'' But, If be is so anxious about this, there Is no man in tho Presbyterian church who knows better how to bring it about than be does Tbe probability le that even this will be somehow accomplished, for such pro cesses are sometimes alow, anil all the formallliea ot tho church constitution have not yet been exhausted in this case. The TxuroKArn and Messenger may yet hare better ground for offering sympathy than has already been presented. It is a church matter, and not a scien tific question, which is at present before the church. Not as to tbe truth or falsity of evolution, bnt whether tho Presbyterian church ia prepared to accept and teach a theory which appears at least to contradict the plain assertion of the word of God on a subject which Is much more than "the whittling ot Adam out of a pin* stick with a jsck-knifo" or .evolving him from a brute beast, and which even Its own advocates ere not sure about, the best scientists themselves regard as "not proven," end which ita own professor says Is only probably true. • There I* not, nor can there be any con. filet between true science and revelation, for both ere God's. But all that Is put forth ae edence is not necessarily such be cause it la ao ticketed by its advocates, nor la the Presbyterian church afraid of sci ence, as Its put history fully proves; neither would it place any obitacle in the way of ita ministers or studenti in their earnest pursuit of its investigation. But as a conservator of truth It proposes to ex ercise its Judgment on such things, and to control the agencies it employs so that its authority may be given alone to the teach ing ot what experience and Bound reason show to be wtu and good. And in this the church is only seeking to carry out tbe scripture injunction, "Receive not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they be ot God.” As the theory of evolution is public prop erty, according to the TiLEaearn akd MEesExani. tbe Synod of Georgia rad other similar bodies, u part of tbe public, claim he right to deal with It, especially when It Intrudes itself within their domain and seeks to Interfere with what doe* not con cern it, till it can better claim maturity than preeent facta Justify. In Its undevel oped end uncertain condition, evolution will hav* to submit to being “assailed,” whether wantonly or not; it moat discover it* "uitsaing links” and present itself ln Its completeness before It can claim tbe dig nity and deference of a full-orbed science. On behalf ot the Synod of Ororgiawe most respectfully but positively declare that It bu not “closed the discussion.” It does not, and would belle all Its peat record Uttdid,'keep men from thinking.” And ■ofares in its deliberate judgment the question Invotved concerned Itself end tbe leered Interests in Its keeping, it bes done anything but “dodge the true issue.” Respectfully, I'bissttei. BREVITIES. MAYBE 80. Whin s pair of red Ups sre upturned to your Well, maybe you do—but I doubt It When a aly Uttle hand you're permitted to seise. With a velvety softness about It, Do you think you ceu drop it with never e ■queerer WeU, maybe you wlU—but I doubt It. When e tapering wstst ts lu reach of your With a wonderful plumpness about it, Do you argue tbo point 'twlxt tbo good and tho And if by tbese tricks yon captures heart, ...iy.hb 1 womanly sweetness about It, Will you guard It and keep It, and act the good WelF, maybe you wl 1—but I doubt It. —Auon. Vermont came gallantly un with one vote for iweet Belvs Lockwood. Tbe Green Mountain boys know how to appre ciate beauty aud genius. Give us shorter presidential cam paigns -.nud longer preeldential terms I These are the sentiments of tbe country just now. Don't let everything be run In the interest of the politicians and ham mers. At an early hour yesterday morning a 8t. John man was observed wrapped twice around a telegraph pole, with a Blaine and Hendricks badge pinned to what remained of his hat,hoarsely offering $100 to $25 on Beiva, and asking if the pro cession would never stop. Jiji Shambo,a Japanese newspaper, is quoted os declaring that Japanese noble men have unfitted themselves by immoral ity and luxurious living for tbe responsi bility of state, and warns them that ft they do not tarn over a new lest they will soon be as low in the series of humanity as are German princes. Here ia a portion of an interview with a Queensland native, as reported in a lor’s Walk. “Personal glimpses of Vandyck are are so very rare and precious that,” says the Pall Malt Gaxette, “exceptional inter est attaches to the following story—re markable. too, ae an extraordinary exam ple of oral tradition—which we are assured as never before appeared in print In the early part of tbe eighteenth century a very old lady sat to Thomas Hudson, the por trait printer, who was born ln 1701. She told the artist that when she was quite a little girl she bad sat to and was painted by Sir Anthony Vandyck, then at the height of his fame, and living in great state and splendor ln the then fashionable quarter ot Blacklriars On one occasion holed ber forth into a and against his side of the long gallery attached to tbe bouse, wherein question. The friends of Dr. Woodrow were hung a number of the pictures he He Cot Her. Financial Record. 'Sir, I demand your daughter's band in marriage," boldly said tho gifted young man to the great billionaire. "I do not oik It as a favor from vox We love one another. That Is sumMsnt. I am her equal In every respect.” "Ahl" exclaimed tbe billionaire, "ere you a plumber? "No ifr I” proudly responded th* proud sailor. “A bank cashier, with an unexhausted shortage?” "Nosin' 1 -A roach man?" "I am not!" ana hie Up curled, .proud In disdain. You are not a baseball pitcher, with a ride twist, that you thus Imperious ly ask for the hand of one who will inherit millions?” “No sir, I am the Inventor and patentee of on automatio roupler." "Take her, take her I” cried the btlUonalre. “All I demand in return is that in no Idle moment you decide to pey the national debt." _ dr. w. c.ciasoN, Practice limited to th* treatment of die eases of the Eye, Ear, Now and Throat; Office UK Cotton Avenue, Yacon, Oa Jy29wSm A beautiful set of (racy cards sent free to persona who have taken Brown’s Iron Bitten. Address Brown Chemical Co., Baltimore, HiL had printed. Remark ng the whiteness of the feces, she asked him why he paint ed them so pale, ‘I paint for Time,’ he replied. ‘Time wiU darken them and pos terity will thank mo for it.’ This utter ance, proving at once his knowledge, wis dom and jealousy for his reputation, was repeated by Hudson to Sir Joshua Rey nolds, whose master he was; Sir Joshua told it to bis pupil, James Northcote, wbo repeated it to poor Benjamin Haydon; by Haydon it was told to Mr. W. P. Frith, and by Mr. Frith It was repeated to Mr. Seymnu: Lucas. Thus, without the me dium c! Ink or paper, has there been handed down to us au latcresti.ig state ment of one of the world's greatest men, uttered before the civil wars hurled Charles L from the throne. PERSONAL- —Prince Ronald Bonaparte, who is at pretent traveling in England, has paid a visit to the Empress Eugenie at Farn- borough. -Paul do Cassagnac, prematurely broken, has sworn ot! from duelling and intends to withdraw vary shortly from public life. —Michelu, the Italian inventor, has devised a machine by which-signs corres ponding to sounds can be telegraphed, which system of telegraphic shorthand Is called stenotelegtapby. —Mr. Fred Grant hopes to make a frugal living by selling roses this winter to New York florists from the greenhouses in Morristown, N. J , which he erected when be thought be was rich. —Albert GoupU, noted os a dealer in 8 lctures, is suffering from congestion of le brain, and la now an inmate of the private aeyJum of Dr. Blanche in Paris. His 1 rtends ar* sanguine of hit recovery. —M. A. Rey do Bellouet, of Paris, announces tbit he will sell any Europe an sovereign's decorations ' to order” at from 2,010 to 5.000 francs each, so that any dude has only M. A. Rey and ha ar ray himself in any desired decoration. —R. II. Stoddard says a pretty sav age thing of dwlnbume when he remarks ofthepoet: "He liar published a dozen or more volumes of verse; but he has writ ten no Hue that Ungers ln the memory, and has uttered nothing that resembles tbonghL” —Unless Mr. Bamum’s offer to sell oil bis real <-tate at one-quarter below cur rent prices if Cleveland should be elected Is a shrewdly planned advertisement for the greatest show on earth, there will be a chance to pick up bargains at Bridgeport foe lha neat few days. —Governor Stoneman, of California, has pardoned Isaac P. Newton, sent to State prison in IM0, from Bacramento county, for eight years, for grand larceny, on condition that he leave the Utate and never return. He Is eighty-one years old end in roor hea th. —According to tho Springfield Union, if you want to appear In tbe latest style of dreosooat, "just take your old cutaway and whittle a concave curve out of the front of each skirt that will let your hands easily Into your breeches pocket rad you ore ready tor the balL” •Dr. Spitxka says tho popular de lusion that the human eye bu an influ ence over insane people similar to that claimed for the same organ over wild ani mals, is one that la often ridiculed by the insane themselves. He adds that whoever attampta tq utilise the notion will recog- nix* lu absuidity promp'ly. —The San Francisco Alta California makes the twenty-seventh anniversary of Justice Stephen J. Field’s acceiion to the Supreme bench of Ca'lfornia an occasion (or psylng worm praise to tbe attributes which be displayed in determining the grave land controversies which marked the early history of that State. —Mine. -Sophie Kovalevsky, of Bus- lira birth, fills the chair of mtthemstics at Stockholm University. Most women are said by the profeed mal wags to object to the telling of their age, bnt it is to the glory of this intellectual ornament of her sex that she holds one of the highest po sitions among tha learned at the age of 80. —Mr. Smith, of Smith & Powell, breeders of Holstein cettie, at 8yracnee, N. Y.. hu deUvered to Eugene 8mith tbe row Crown Jewel, wblcb Mr. Smith bought last summer. Crown Jewel boa a milk record offit pounds and Id ounces in one day; 2,110 pounds end 6 ounces in one month, 13,887 poands and two ounces ln nine months end twenty-four daya, and a butter record of 10 pounds aud 0 ounces in one week. LECAL NEWS AND NOTE8. Prepared for the Telegraph and Messen ger by W. (I. Hill, of the Macon Bar. TIIS MEETING OF LAWYERS In New York city on Friday and upon whose application the Supreme Court (which is somewhat similar to the Superior Court of our Stafe) has granted a rule re quiring the bureau of elections to permit an Inspection of the ejection return;,seems to be a spontaneous nud non-partisan movement. There were present Demo crats, Republican* and Independents, the most prominent of the latter beiepf benja min H. Bristow. D’ARUes^cau raid of awyer* that “they are placed for the pub lic good between the throne of justice and the tumult of human passions.* 1 That tu mult Is now at its height; and iftheoffl- clal count should exhibit so close a vote as to intensify the excitement, it would be fortunate If a dklnteresteJ body of eml. nent lawyers, with cool heads and honest purpose., should be on hand, not ln the interest, of party, but of justice. The bar s one of the eecurlties of publio liberty and It* Influence has always been conserva tive. CONFEHBATIOX OV INNOCENT CONVICTS. This curioua subject has recently receiv ed some attention in England and in Mas sachusetts. If a railroad company kills a man, his family may recover damages equal ln amount to the value of his life to them. But it (as has sometimes happen- ed) the.State hangs a man for a crime of which he ia innocent, and hie innocence is subsequently proven, what redrew baa his family ? None, for no one can sue the State. Or, if a man it condemned to Im prisonment for au offense of which he is innocent, what remedy hu he, if he la able afterwaid to prove that he wu wrongfully punished? His health, bla property, his prospects in life may be irretrievably ruin ed ; but there is no redress against tho State. In both the places mentioned, an effort is making to provide a general law which shall give justice in these occa sional cases. There is an old precedent for it. Parliament voted i5,000 to each ol the nine member, imprisoned illegally in 1629 by the King. 6 REA PINO THE WHIRLWIND. The Legislature that passed the usury law sowed the wind. They made it impos sible for a farmer to get Georgia money; and compelled him either to starve with out it or accept tbe terms of the foreign money-lending agencies. The latter nomi nally lend for eight per cent, and eight per cent Is all that the lender really receives, but adding to thia what the farmer most pay for commission for negotiaUng tbe loan, it Is about sixteen per cent. It the taw allowed, he could borrow it for ten or twelve percent, from homo capitalist*— from some wri-Ito-do neighbor wbo would not in a veer of half crop sell a man and his family out from under their root. But, ot course, the foreign lenders look at the matter u "strictly business.” They have no bowels of compassion. As soon as de fault of payment ia made, the United Slate* marshal appears at the debtor'* door. In a year or *o: when moat of these loans mature, we shall see wholesale evic tion!. which in their accompanying dia- tress will remind us of Ireland. Many of tha caaea brought by theae agencies in tbe United States courts might be remanded to the State tribunals, but tbis would hard ly change the final result. “colonel." One of the wholesome signs of tbe times the formation of the “Society for the Homicide of Colonels." Each member ia pledged* to carry a dead ly weapon, and shoot in his tracks evenr man that calls him “Colonel.” As the lawyers are tbe greatest sufferers from tbia absurd fashion, they are joining the society in large numbers. The highest tribute paid to the late Benjamin H. Hill was the fact thst he was simply called Mr. Hill. There was a sort of unconscious perception that it would belittle him to itvle him Colonel, "by courtesy,” to-called. Of couse, It is a rare thing for a lawyer lo possess that degree of greatness which of Itself prevents people from attempting to make him ridiculous by coloncline him, and hence it has been found absolutely necessary to form a homicidal league in order to win back the honorable title of Mister. MISCELLANY. Adverse possession of a city alley for the statutory period gives title to the oecn- pant. 41 Ark. 45. A debtor after bis discharge in bank ruptcy, may recover fn his own name a claim for uncollected usury. SO Alb. L. J. 340. A person wbo travels on a railroad train, on tbe ticket of another, perpetrates a fraud and cannot recover for mjuries re ceived during tbe trip. Ib. 356. A parly constructing a tall burner in connection with his mill, through which la a strong draft, and who allows the spark-arrester at the top to become bent and otherwise defective, is liable to a neighboring owner whose bonse Is fired by dndera therefrom, although tbe bouse was put up after the bnrner waa built and in operation. Ib. 357. The latest volume of “American Decis ions” comorises tho period of-»the 13tb Georgia Reports; and the latest volume of "American Reports" takes ln theJXHh Oeorgla. printing only about ten caser — being of general Importance. A Bit to Sweeten tha Imagination. Th* campaign has closed. Pass the civet, good apothecary. Tit For Tat. Globe-Democrat. The trouble began by Blaine's design* tion of Conklin-- as a turkey gobbler twen ty Tears ago We presume the returns mean that Conkling 1* not a tnrkey gob bler. Wants MIb Wife Supported* Ctrtesgo News. "Good morning, sir. I called to wee if yon would support my wife.” "X 7 Your wife ? Wbat do you mean, •ir? Is this some viSainou* blackmailing scheme?" “No, air; but my wife stands very much (a need—" "And yon, you Isay lout—why don't you supply her needs? Why do SOD come to me—me with a wife and {unify of my own to support ?” "But you don't understand me. I want you to support toy wife at tbe polia. l'l Mr. Lockwood." Ex*Senator Newton Boothj Sen- Francisco IoflesM* lu tbe social column of tbe Call ia an nounced the formation ot a new dancing club in Sacramento, of which ev-Governor Booth is a director. It Is long since 1 have seen Newton Booth's name in print, and it is odd that at such a stirring pe riod as this it should npi-ear aa the direc tor of a dancing club. No man ever start ed In tie race for distinction wilh greater odds in bis favor, and few fell behind so completely and disappointingly. An ora tor of unusual power, a good politician, a man of rare magnetism, there was noth ing within the gift of the nation that Booth might not have attained. Bnt ho wilted before he was half ripe, and the dirge has been chanted over the grave of hla amb; tions years and years ago. Election Bets In Connecticut. Watcrbury American. Should there be some prolonged welt be fore we actually know to a certainty the name of our next President, there wonld be one class not to bo disgusted. All over this country there have been no doubt nu merous yonng men and maidens to wager an osculation on the result of tbe contest Tbese beta usually stipulate that if the one side wins the girl does thgkissing, if tbe other side, the young man does it. Now, every new rumor, every fresh claim by party organB, whatever candidate they favor, makes it absolutely necessary that a payment be again exacted. Past klsaee do not ronnL Wbat a winter for tnese 8 ambler* in osculat on was tha winter ot is electoral commission 1 How eagerly wonld these young people leave a Presi dency In doubt on rarh terms I Let thorn, however, make the moat ot to-day. We fear by to-morrow that if they kin, they will have to kiss unexcused. Why Ha Used the Match. FomerrUio Journal. "What are you doing, Mary?” asked a Somerville husband, addressing his wife. "I am sewing on a crazy quilL” the re- pUed. "Arc there any buttons on it?" "No.” "i thought not," hv said; "it wouldn't be like you to be sewing on anything that needed buttons;" and, drawing a d-ep sigh, be proceeded to fasten hi* tusdendera with a halt-burned match. Divorce br Wholesale. Fan Francisco F.axm!ner. A sensation lias been caused nt Salem, the sleepy little capital of Oregon, bv a number of the female sex. Tin- .story goes (hat w-uno ten or a d.-r.cn laiiies having ituabanda of a convivial dir pool tion ami a penchant for giving the town a lurid hue after nlghtfalL have clubbed together ami resolved to make a simultaneous applica tion for divorce. The husbands of aomo of the ladiea are said to Le “leading citi zens," and the movement has carried con sternation into the rank9 of Oregonian benedicts." The Coming Winter. • Detroit Free ITeti. The committee on agriculture then sub mitted Ita semi-weekly report, fn which were given various reasons for believing that the coming winter would be a hard one, as follows: 1. "Large numbers of cobs have come to tbe anrfece in husk mattresses. 2. Frogs have quit business two weeks earlier than usual, and are nainggeese feathers to line their nests with. 3. The worma found in chestnuts have burrowed deeper than usual, and cran berries ace unusually thick-hided. 4. It Is a Presidential campaign. Even’ winter succeeding snch a campaign sends tho frost down four feet and [daces a chil blain on the heel of every colored person in America. 5. The crows have started for the Sooth two weeks ahead of tho usual time. It ia a dark day when a crow gets left on cold weather. damns to the supervisors to make a count on arithmetical principles and , m upon parti.-an sentiments The function of Die Stale board of r .„ Sassers is hIho ministerial. Their dufv ?«' simply to add up the county total* ' to coupeanv lailurc here woulfi be vidhii to the whole State. A question u to the formal Buthciency of the ballots mavht raised by the protest of any member o? the btato board, which is tiled with the* rvtarn made by hla associates. Je The whole business of counting the votes ia done in the daylight from the first sten to the last. Election frauds in tldaHate hat, s been generally confined to this city and to casts In which the Inspector.,.! pointed on behalf of the minority I “s bCK incolluson with hla auocfatea/ There h bsolntely no fear that vote of th. districts will not be counted aa it US) Tha Mushery* Burdette. Contributions, questions, poems sue... lions, etc../or litis department, miy tSS* Creased to the editor of tbe “Home; Cradfc and fca-not Departmt •All contribu* Uoro toctaUpg poems, promptly inserted at regular rates. Cash most ac rnmnlnv the order in all ease*. * dn ^ May Mvrtie, Andover, Masv.-I have... pended ail my little savings (or a sea! .5. secure My cbildreu mm t is- wSrmii’uS for the winter and mv motherly hear cries out for them. M v husband is * .... five feet one Inch in hi- gnt, and my thr« boys do n<a aggregate more than seven ,feet four Inches. Now, how can lentSS two pair* of my huabat d'a summer pure 1 ! loons and white vest end a linen aimer to as to make Warm wintersuits andcloVv. for m v dear little one* ?° James Fitz . ames Jamas, New York-at- the-bndge by- Brooklyn on- the- Sound-I have an English umbrella which I nnr- chased on the day that Lord Beaslev.lt>,. ley landed In New York. In J9». d-reat poverty compel- me to part with . relic aoprecions. t will exchange It into a respectable family for a dress sail slightly worn, ami a email order on somi worthy restaurant whire bread ts given with one fish-ball. Abel Ainalow-town, poet. SpringJeld. Ill.—tan yon Inform toe who Is the author of Macaulay's "Lava < f Ancient Rome?" Gentle Annie, Horn lieeda, N. Y.—Do you know what will ti ke linger-marks out of a eatin dress waist'.' Jasper Jones, Meadvll.e, Penn.—I hue -. fine boil on my elbow which I wouldiike to exchange for unimproved land in the Dakota wheat belt. Abner Dean, New.on Upper Falls Mass.—Do yon euppom if I wore mv pantaloons nindafde f.-u-most every o'her dny^it would prevent tli-lr bagging at the lion. Erasrans Arrl rn, Tcv.-nkant—I am a Justice of tho pence. I have t»en called npon by two yonng men to deei# a bet. What and how lung is the conree ot study la theaiector.il colhgr I Are the students admitted on romp-titive exami nation or are they app tinted by tbe gov ernment? Whole, at preeent, president of tbe college?' Id ease answer and .natty oblige- A bets that It le, 11 lets that h. did not. A 8 oa ratty In the Market. Philadelphia Call. Customer—"Yon havo no: left me any bread lor two mornings.” Baker’s Bor—“No, mum Yoa take Graham bread." 'Of course. Why don’t -! leave It?" ■We haven't none, n urn " ■ 'You haven’t any I That's a queer ex cuse. “Why don’t you make It?" "You «ee, mum, th» man what held tbe mortgage on the mill f.itvdoeed it, and it don't run now." ‘‘Oh, yon mean the flour mill?" "No, mum; the snw mill." The New Conareia. Phlladcphla Times. Whatever the result on the Presidency, tbe complexion of the two honsea of Con gress for the next two years Is favorably well known. Tbo Republicans wUI have a majority ot eight in the Senate and tbe Democrats will control the House by a majority, which can scarcmy, ln any event, fall below forty. This Is a healthful condition of affairs, as partisan legislation will stand small show ol success. The majority ln the House la still so largo that It will qoite certainly be made greater when the ron- trataare nettled. The surprising part of the result fa the success of the Democrats In holding so many members in the Western Stalee, which they gained on the tidal wave of —Prince Bismarck pens nave those made u dries his writing with I I and blotting-paiier lit- d the enemy. An Answer Wanted. Oftn flliy on.* 1m ini' u- cm of UMney or liver complaint that K <*c‘iie BitUn will not speed ly cure* We .*•«.>* they cart- no t, as tin>11VIII !»• of ■ no*- fly |»t*r;iift nenlly cured and wh > are d» *v i ccom- nirtiding Electric I*will j. ore. Brlgllt'a d sficf, dUl.c s. ,< o.,. - nr any urinary coraplant ■ i . -'y cured. They purify the blood r«”.iheboW- «•!«, and net directly on the d *• a t*d parts. Every bottle gUHrant*«<l. V -r s:iieat£0 cents n hot le by Lamar, Krinkimt Lamar. Waukesha Glenn Mineral Water. PUftDrlnklnE Water f «.l-ii-i 'prim:. Wniik.*- nart of the* >»<>r!.l. J ><• orated wator by our len iii Ifwylrink ntc wafer In ; able In All kl.ln A lame back Is • torment. It is usual- ly ascribed either to a strain or to rban- maM-v-i Nine timae out of ten ft is kid ney disease. Be wile in time, take Hunt's Kidney and Liver Remedy for year Ism* beck rad avoid th* dangers of which It is th* warning. Tha Tsnneesea Railroad Commission. Memphis Avalanche. The railroad commlsaioners are certain ly defeated. This was certainly a rery desirable reanlt as a matter of public pol icy. Itpoatpones Injurious agitation for some time to come and giro! to prudent conservatism an opportunity to deal wisely with a very diderent problem ao aa probably to avoid all (n'nre agitation. The question ia still led to be dealt with, and the only question was whether wis dom or radicalism should deal with IL Dots About Fashions for Tots. From th* Fashion Papers. Very large cepe are made for babies this winter. The -o are mostly in relvst, with lac* or embroidery decorating the edges. The neweat etylea nave the cape riaihed to ehow the deep collar beneath. Uttle children's gay etrlped cloaks are finished with ihoulder capes In preference to the hood lined with allk, ao fashionable lutyear. , , , A charming baby cloak may be msde of merino embroidered all over with sprigs. Lamb’s wool 1* much used (or infant'a ihort cloaks, A Mean Old Ceneral Routed. Old “General Debility” baa been put to flight in Arkansas, with happy re sults. From Brinkley, from Webb City and from Walnut Riuga Messrs. P, It, Anderson, E. M. Taylor and F. 8. Pinchbeck, respectively, write that they were all afflicted with general de bility and received solid benefit from Brown’s Iron Bitters. This is pleasant to know, not only tor Arkansas people but for all scctionsof the country where General Debility lioa coanted victims by the thousand. For sole every- where. Df okes'i Salad Dressing and Gold Meat Saace. The flneet mayonalse for meat, lah and vegetable triads, and s superb table saace. It far surplus? any home made dreeiiafr Everybody like* IL Woman’s Wlllr! New York Herald. The Supreme Court ot MueacbuseUthss just pasted upon an interesting question relating to wills made by women. It ts [a settled rule of the common law that tbe marriage of a woman revokes a will made by ber when single, In Massachusetts,** In man; other States, thla rule has been adopted by etatute, bnt since the enact ment of the atatate testamentary capacity has been conferred upon married women by tbe Legislature. In tbe case. In that State it waa contended that the legal ef fect of enabling a married woman to mako a will must be to confirm a will executed by her before marriage. The Supreme Court, however, did not accept this theory. It held that marriage revokes the will not withstanding the testamentary capacity of a marrieil woman. This view of the law has also been taken by the highest court I of thla Ftato, whose statutes on thla sub ject aro similar to those of Massachusette. She Want Off In tha Rain. Detroit Free Press. A very Innocent looking old man who bad been waiting f—ntaudaht hours for I a Lake Superior tioat, and wGo was told to | be at the foot of Woodward avenue at noon ; yesterday, came slouching down to the I wharf about four o'clock p. m., and mildly I queried: "So tho boat Isn't ln yet?” 'Ini Why ahe'a come and gone! Got in before noon and laid three hours." "Mercy! but I was to go on that 1 boat I" "Didn’t tbe agent tell yon when to come?” Yea, he said et noon, bnt I was looking around town, and U sot In to rain, an 1 supposed she’d wait until after ft cleared up. Yon don't mean she went off ln the! rain?" Yes. the did." Right ln tbe pouring rein ?" Yea, sir.” Lsl Hue, bnt I wouldn't havo btliavtd they'd dolt) Mebbe It's Just as well 1 ! didn't go, for 1'v* nothing but lids old um brella rad gettin’ wet alius brings on the reumatiz." How New York's) Elaotlona are Con ducted. New York Time*. A miscount could only happen, unde thd lawa of New York. If there were »nj election district In which tin re w as ni minority,and therefore no represent.,! \ of tbe minority to watch the count, or if 1 that representative had been bribed to ac- S l'i.'eace in a false count. Tfielaw provides or an inspector oi election on tha part of j the minority in every election district of the State, and auch a representative waa, aa a matter of fact, pre-ent in every election district oi tho State on Tuesday night. The inapecton are m.’ permitted to pass npon the legal mil! cientcy of th* ballots drop,,.I in their box**. They ere to forward a specimen of each kind of ballot used, with tin ir o lom, to the supervisors of thecountv. A record la kept of th* announcement „t n- count ln every election dlatrict, and as Uu- function of tbe supervisor* to whom tho reports era made i* simply to a id tho to tals of election districts, any discrepancy I betweciftbe voteea annum: I by the su pervisors and the ram of tbedi.tr:. ' to'u'- would be detected and *Xpo*M at one- and would rabiact tbe rapemaors - - punishment. No doubt npon pro >f of the discrepancy a ro •: would ism a man- -do- -.1 tin tal IJupr . - lux lu inssulry and Il-iuIuix t- misery, -li-csj and death, premsturo Old Am-. Ilarr-Micss 1»»» ol lower lu either s-i. In voluntary Ln-w and Hpennalnrrhiea can .. I hy over ei.Ttr of the hralti, aelf-abose ind over lndiilin-iire Kach l-wi contains one month's tr.-arnienj. prepaid ou receipt ol prli e. WE OUARANVEC SIX BOXES To cure sny esse. With esrh order rc-ei'yed we will send Ihapiircks-er 'our wrote,i at* sh-.ee lo refund the money It the ircr.iu.ut -hw-* not effect a cure. Guarantees -n- -nly hy JOHN C. V. KT! ' o -eiiWent Madlsou Street, Chh-axo, - aux'OwlAwly WEAK, UNDEVELOPED MBU .^>,ni»T7S HOLMES' SURE CIT sOUTH WASH and DENTIFR - •*:-«. h.-NGJinr Out-*, tv - S-rs; *• • e-1 hv I>K3 J »> A w. l: ; • V - ‘A For **aUbr All di-siaa- inno CARDS fltll :- ;| liFh.iV.^'cAKDVtoVs'K'lTtllSioOK.**^' Of Kentucky I'lilecr-ll J , I-eelngtn"; -W'■... W IV^U.O i-V;