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THE iKi EOFHAPTT AND MESSRNOFB. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 26. 1884,
ALBANY AND PALMYRA.
A RACY LETTER FROM OUR 8TAFF
CORRESPONDENT.
Sketches of Some Prominent Men, and
DtLcriptlons of a Remarkable
People—Theif Descendants
Now Among us.
Ax.ba.ky, Ga., December IS.—I have to-day
been all over Albany upon an exploring expe
dition. I have examined the elegant hotels,
for Albai y, you know, is now a famous winter
resort, have slppeJ artesian water from both
wells, have looked Into the flourishing
business oi the place and done all that a con
adentlous and highly-interested correspond
ent should do. In fact, 1 have accomplished
what a hundred of like profession have done
before me, and with the same results.
But lest you nisy think yourself doomed to
the perusal of a conventional letter of travel,
Ihautun to stale thnl I have done moro. Tip-
pad back In a comfortable, wide, hollow-back,
split-bottom chair,with the smoke of nullavana
drifting abou. me and wreathing Itself into
peaked and vail eyed semblance of the fair
Queen of the Antilles, I have explored the old
forgotten paths that lead up to this city from
If its quaiut ancestress, sleeping away yonder in
tho forests.
There is no legend so rare, no history so fair,
no memory so beautiful as those that fall from
the lips oL old age. 1'eu nor pencil can
ontliue them, nor can written words,
howsoever deftly joined, stir the
Imagination as do the look, the tone, the ges
ture, nay the presence of the raconteur. These
make the impression that can never be recou-
veyed. Palmyra! Was it because it rose lu tho
desert that the old settler, John Woolhrlght,
who fifty years ago pitched his tent upon a
fair bluff of the Kincnafot -e, first ho called
it? It matters not;: Palmyra .1 was. Palmyra
it Is. and yet is not.
The site of the town haa been Indicated.
waa not long after the first settler’s smoko
arose before the colony came. S'rang, vigor
ous. hardy men; beautiful, independent, self-
reliant women; blnc-cyed and black-eyed
maidens came and made their homes near
Woolbrlght Not mere adventurers these, but
noble families of well-bred people from Talia
ferro and from Greene.
These purchased immense tracts of land and
laid the foundations for principalities, gin
fular error. To escape the Impending dis
orders of brokcu land in fertile regions, these
social emigrants settled away in the piny
woods rather than upon the creeks, only t<
find tberaseivcs resting abote vast deposits of
THE VIWCIN1A MIDLAND.
Its Business for Last Year—The New
Officers Elected, Etc.
[TELEGRAPHED TO TEE ASSOCIATED PRE3S.]
Alexandria, Va.. December 20.— 1 The
annua! meeting of the stockholders of the
Virginia Midland railway was held in this
city to day. John I. Harbour read the re
port of the president and directors, shoe
ing the pjross earnings for the year ending
September 30 to have been, cn account of
freight, $778,749, passengers $582,031,
express $77,171 and mail $7a,S13;
Manassas rental $89,250, miscella
neous $19,311—total, $1525 830. The
operating expenses were $999,217, leaving
net eamfiics of $023,613. The gross earn-
dT);iS were $38,373 less than in 1&3 and the
operating expenses were $13,022 more than
in 1883. The net earnings in 1881 were
$81,390 less than in 1883. The
decrease in gross earnings was due
to the falling off of the through freight
revenue. The local freight revenue was
only $508 less than in 3983. The passenger
business showed an increase of $29,998 70
Twothousaud five hundred tons of steel
rails have been put on the main line during
1883, making 155 miles of steel, and leaving
78 miles of iron still in the track. A new
iron bridge 757 feet feet In length has been
constructed oyer the James river.
Mr. Barbour declined rc-election and
Colonel A. S. Buford was elected, with the
following directors: John I. Barbour,
George F. Daktr, C. VV. B'.akeford, C. 8.
Trice. Joseph Bryan, William P. Clyde. J.
A. Cjghill, H. (5. Fahnstock, 0. G. Hoi
land.J. J. Lovell, John McAnernv, J. C.
Moben. George Parson, W. H. Payne. G.
8. Scott and A. D. Shepard.
The following resolution wns adopted:
That a committee of five members of the
board be appointed by the chairman to
consider the expediency, in the Interests of
tins company, of creating a general mort
gage to secure the issue of 5 per cent,
b^nds for such amount not exceeding
$12,500,000 as will bo sufficient to secure
and provide for the entire bonded obliga
tions of the company, including its income
bonds, and if in the opinion of
such committee the same is deemed ex-
f iedicnt, that they report their views on
his subject to a meeting of the stockhold
ers to be called by the President at such
time as the committee may select for the
purpose of considering tee subject and
taking such action thereon as the stock
holders may deem best. Messrs. Buford.
Fahnstock, Barbour, Baker and Bryan
were appointed said committee.
SENATOR MAHONE'8 SUIT.
Argument Begun In His Case Against
the Gouthorn Telsgraoh Company.
.TELEGRAPHED TO THE ASSOCIATED TRESS.]
Norfolk, December*"' -The hearing in
the esse of Mahone and .o-uers against the
Southern ^Telegraph Company, in which a
receiver is asked for, began to-day before
Judges |Bond and Hughes, of the Untied
States Circuit Court. General B. F. Butler
appeared as one of counsel for the plaintiff
and General Bradley T. Johnson appeared
for the defense. The defense moved to
dismiss .the suit for want of jurisotion,
and the discussion of this motion con
sumed the entire day. The motion was
overruled and the case adjunrned until
Monday, when, the court said,
nominauous for a receiver
would be heard. The plaintiff, Sen-
—In your city. 1 believe. ator William F. Mahone, was in
But though dead, 1’almyra still live ‘ - J -*— 11
■lined. ^^■LsgL-i- ■
The health of C.a couu'ry as the years
pysed improved, and Palmyra prospered.
The leader of the flock was Rev. Jouath&n
Davis, a promlnont minister of the Baptist
persuasion, auu-n of liberal views, energetic
and eloquent. He was a towc r of mcutal and
physical strength. To him was largely due
the credit of making the rose bloom in the
wilderness; of bilngitig order out of chaos.
Palmyra flourished. It became a town of
'elegant homes, beundlcss hospitality and no
hotels. It flourished and it died. Beautiful
Palmyra, rich in u auly strength, superb in
womanly virtues, fell a». last. Tho fair Zeno-
bia reigned and with Palmyra passed away.
Waa It time alone that tumbled down hor bat
tlements? Or was it that relentless Roman
conquerer, the railroad? Was the grandeur
of Palmyra dragged away In tho wako of a
triumphal car? 1 forget. But no matter, it
passed. The beautiful place is now part of a
private estate. Even Its owner lives elsowhcre
through her children. The Mercers. Janes
Randalls, Davises, Gilbert*. Hlllsmana,
Vcaons all look up and smile when you
menthn Palmyra. They are descend
ants of tho old Palmyrans; people who
have Impressed themsches, their energy,
their minds upou every decade, every* period
of their country’s history, and yet honor their
old mother. From this old stock comes the
present haidsome Mayor Gllbeit, of Albany,
(he eminent physician P. L. II ill* man and
Col. John A. Davis, president of the Bruns-
wlok and Western railroad, a
man of State reputation. Judge Vason him
self is yet hero. Uo hung nut his shingle
first at Palmyra when tho palmy days were
with her. aud the broad enviable reputation
he has dates from the pure, young influences
•hed upon him as he drew Inspiration from
nature a heart where nestled the village fair.
AU these names dwell In legends. How
ean 1, a stranger, touch the chord which vi
bratos so sweetly beneath the bands of those
who know the strings, or bid imsginatlon take
the hues of memory*
Everybody hero knows Gcueral Henry
Morgan. The Ueneral was Palmyra's school-
matter In tho old tlmo days, and his estab
lishment was not unit
that
aay that time waa when "as you
approached the temple of learning, the sound
of tho birch might be heard urging some tardy
loltorer along the flowrry path of knowledge. r ’
And there are those living who will testify
that tho General could not be excelled In
swinging tho birch, oven by lank ahd sinewy
fchabod Crane.
/ Bui the General has long since thrown down
tho rod,to shine the Nestor of his bar. Wor
shipping the blind goddess In his serious mo
ments, he woes tho muse In lighter hours,
vnd those who kuow, say that bis epic Is not
inferior to the polished style of his legal ad
dress.
There Is another gentleman here, who dates
back to Palmyra; liefer to Major Ham Cook,
formerly of Putnam, later of Monroe and last-
iy tof Albany. This roving factor In
the Bute’s progress is now a
stationary factor In the cotton
tine It is said the Major drifted clear to
Florida, deslrlug to sow ids wild oats upon
foreign so'l, tasted the bitter and the sweets
if life under all circnmatancea, and finally
fell back into the hoaplteble arms of Palmyra
with no capital except bis honest face and
willing muscles. The M-jor never had but
me political ambition. He aspired to be con-
••table of Palmyra district, and, whether os a
Whig or Democrat, high or low tariff, I don’t
know—got there.
M*J<» Cook, as constable, performed a re
markable legal exploit which still clings to
nlm like a tradition. “A." was plaiutlfi’ aud
‘B." Insolvent de feudaut In fl. fa. The papers
went into Cook's hands with peremptory
trdert that levy be made In time for next
•ourt sale. **A f ’ left borne to be abseuton
•curt day. On tuai usy -Cv : the surety,
ted out to the constable a certain bay
.n c la possession of “A.’a” minor son, who
nal bought her of “B.'s" minor son. "A.”
waa much attached to the mtre, and his aston-
shraent may be Imagined when he found his
*ct levied on to satisfy bis own fl. fa His
-ousternstlou was increased wheu
found surety, bad given
orthcoralng bond for the mare
«nd run her out of the county. “A" In his
eager went to Cook aud told him he might
testroy the fl. f*. If he would bring back the
.nare and not charge costs. This Is the only
natonce on record of a contract fully per
form -d by a tort, without pleadings or judg
ment of the couru, and in compliance with
the strictest principles of equity. But I mast
f make this theme snd turn to another-
Albany Is fortunate In the possession of an
dement In her pot ulatlou few cities possess,
f refer to her Jewish citizens, who have so
handsomely disproved the ancient charge
hat they benefit no community. There
ire here in’rty to thirty-five families of Jews,
«ome of whom w.re ploueer settlers. These
aaka up twenty firms that deal in groceries,
t-y goods, wholesale and retail, and run one
i and some bar, as also one first-class livery
table. The latt »r is presided over by a "horse
•Xpert." They also furnish two or three cot-
pcarcdonly by attorneys, and raised the
question of jurisdiction, contending that
the telegraph company cannot be sued in
Virginia, it being a New York corporation,
and they argued it did not appear from
the record that any effort had been made
by \he plaintiff to have the trustee furnish
nu Inventoly of the property entrusted to
him before asking the court to interfere.
John 8. Wise and Gen. Butler contended
tor the plaintiff that the jurisdiction of the
court was clear and unquestionable, and
stated in argument that bonds of tho
Southern Telegraph Company to the
amount of $1,300,000 had been ab
stracted from the vaults of the
Farmers’ Loan and True? Company by
A.W. Dimon, president . .he Bankers’
and Merchauta’ Telegraph Company,
and are now found in the hands of the
receiver of the latter company as assets,
and although obtained by trend they are
liable to pass into the ban Is of innocent
persons, and thus impair greatly the value
of the plainti IFs property. Nothing bat
the interference of this court now. they
contended, would save the plaintiff and
others similarly situated from irrrep&ra-
hie injury.
There was a large attendance and the
arguments were listened to with the closest
attention.
Pennsylvania Miners.
?rrriBUBo, December 20.—A river coa
miners’ strike was inaugurated to day at a
number of pits. Last night the diggers
quit work and cave notice to the jperators
that they would not resume until the price
mining is increased from 2}*' to
cents in the first, second and third
pools, and from 2 to 2U in the fourth pool.
President Costello will he among the min
ers agitating the strike for several days,
and it is thought the demand on
Monday will ba almost unanimous,
though many digger* are in destitute
circumstances and have not worked six
weeks in the last six months. The coal
exchange met Unlay and decided unani
mously to resist the advance demanded by
the miners. Operators having stores have
ordered the manager! not to s«U any more
goods to the miners on credit, and in a
few cases diggers iu the fourth paol who
are behind in rent have bejn notified by
the officer* of the law to pay. In the
four pools 4,000 men are employed.
A Welcome to Randall.
Nabbvills, December 20.—The county
Democratic committee to-day adoyteJ
unanimously a resolution that the Democ
racy of Tennessee, looking from the home
of Jackson and Polk, behold in the visit of
Sauluel J. Randall, as in the election of
Cleveland, a happy return to our place in
the nation aa designed by the fathers,
wherein land North, no South, but one
united people; end our distinguished fellow
citizen comet among os not as a stranger
or foreigner, but as a brother end fellow
countryman. A committee of reception
was appointed to welcome Mr. Randall to
Tennessee.
A BRUrAi. OUTRAGE.
A Young Lady Assaulted Under Peculiar
Clrcumetancea—other Events.
| SPECIAL CORREHPON DUNCE. |
Atlanta, December 19.—The particulars
are disclosed to-day of, an outrage com
mitted on Decatur street last nirht. At
338 Decatur resides Mr. William Cates,
who is employed with the Bruuswick-Balke
Bd iard Company. He is now traveling in
Florida, and his wif - and litt’e s m are
alone in the house. In the neighbornooi
lives the reputable family of Mr. A. J.
Jackson, of the firm of V. M A A. J. Jack-
son, boxtnaksvs. ua t night Mrs. Cries
requested th*. Mis- J ickiou an e ghteen-
year-old young lady, daughter of Mr A. J.
Jackson, be allowed to spend the night
with her for company. Alter some demur
on the part of the young lady, content wns
given and the young lady went over for
the night
Borne time after mi bright there was a
knock at the doo \ and upon being asked
who was there the person replied that it
wns Gurst Benninger, a young man jwho
formerly boarded at the house aud had
come here some time si nee with Cates, both
in ths employ of the Brunswick tfalke
Company.
He was admitted, and enter ed the house
with a pistol in his hand He made some
violent demonstra’ionf, and succeeded by
threats with his pistol and violence in ac
coruplishing a brutal ontrjge upon the
young girl. Bmninger immediately fled
and the young girl in her distress and
barelv clad ran to her fath-r’s house and
reported the occurrence. The matter was
reported to police headquarters, aud Ben*
ninger was aftwrwarde arreste l at the At
lanta Hotel and is now lodged at the police
station, awaiting an examination, which
will probably be had to-morrow.
Benninger is about thirty years old, a
good-looking German and a bat -r a Jack’s
cracker factory.
In the cell to-night he appears consid
erably excited and says he was drunk lari
n’ght at the time of the outrage. There
are some singular circumstances connect
ed with the affair, which will prouably
come out in the preliminary examination
to-morrow, if it shall he had to-morrow.
Mr. George C. Jenner, general agent of
the Georgia Pacific, seeing that the au
thorities of Philadelphia were about to
consent to loan the old Independence bell
to the New Orleans exposition,telegraphed
to-day to the mayor of PutiaUelphia that
the Georgia Pacific railway, the new
through line between Atlanta and New
Orleans would take pleasure iu hauling
the bell free of charge over its line aud^r-
range for its transportation over connect
ing lines.
In this connection it may be stated that
the Georgia Pacific on Sunday.Jast put on
a lightning expre e a schedule between At
lanta and New Orleans, leaving Atlanta at
1:30 p. m., reaching New Orleans at 7 a.
m. The road-bed is in uplerdid condition
and all its equipments first class. Those
who travel over this line to the exposition
will be delighted wi h the Mann boudoir
car. On Sunday at 1:30 p. in., your cor
respondent joined Mr. Jenner, at hii invi
tation. on the first through trip as far as
Anninton. We rode in the "Mfgnon,” the
first of the Mann s’eeners put on his road.
It was a beauty, roytn in its appointments
and t lorotighly comfortable. I was in
debted to Mr. J«nner for every courtesy,
including an elegant dinner on the car,
and a hearty tapper later. Mr. Jenner is
an excellent gentlemui and knows how to
nis-ke the travel on his road comfortable
aud pleasant
ASSIGNED.
The assignment is rep irted to-night of
A. O. VI. Gay, ths well-known clo.hler.
The liabilities sre nit stat'd, but will ap-
E roxiinate 120,000, I understand he has
een behind or cramped for several years.
THE LIQUOR L1LL,
The House adjourn -diet# this after -oon
without reaching a vote on the prohibition
bill. The ulibn ter’.ng of yesterday by the
opponents of the bill was continued all
day and successfully prevented a vote on
the bfil. Finally Ir Prtrgle moved an
adjournment which was promptly carried
at a time when the filibusters seemed to
have exhausted every parliamentary tac
tic It it claired the votes on dilatory
motions at the dose of the afternoon ses
sion did not disclose a constitutional ma
jority present for the blit. The opponents
of the Dill claim the victory and assert it
cannot now be passed before adjourn
ment
THIRD DAY'S PROCEEOINQS
Of the South Oaortila Conference In Ces
sion In Savannah.
Conference convened at 9 o'clock. Bishop
Gran berry ii the chair. Prayer by Dr.
Leonard.
TBANSrSBS.
Rev. R. X. Uodges, back from Denver; Rev.
C. If. Carson, back from Columbia confer
ence; Rev. R. M. Williams, from the Haiti
more conference; Rev. R. McCook, from the
Florida conference. Some of these went out
West. They with others grew tired of frontier
life and soon return.
The apportionment to conference claimants
by the board of fl: ance wu made by Rev.
8. Sweet. •
!.Examination of elders and .their work con
sume 1 muen of the morning session.
The following local preachers were elected
to descon's orders: J. A. Morgan, Joseph
Black, O. R. Laadier, W. C. Wad'.-, W. T.
Clarke, Theodore Edaon, Alex Gordon.
And tho following to elder's orders;
I. Rabun, A. Denton, E. J. Benton, W. A.
Green.
SE-UXANINCD AND ADMITTED.
A. E. Conaway. W. 8. Hixson, Charles Davis
and Henry Morrison. These young ministers
are received on trial, after re examination.
They are said to be very worthy every way,but
timid and inexperienced.
The report on education waa submitted.
Dr. Uonklnt, new president-elect of Emory
c'.lcsc, delivered a Rowing tribute t« Emory
College and closed with an appeal In behalf of
the chair of technology now being established
In the college. He raised from the coagrega-
i present over lift). He had hoped to get
. 00 from South Georgia as North Georsla had
pledged $ ,100—being $2,500 necessary to baUd
a hall for the machine shop and tools, etc.
Dr. R. A. Young, of Nashville, spoke In be
half of the pnbl!«hlug house at Nashville, and
the general mini n interest of the church.
The Church Extension Society held Its anni
versary lari night, at which speeches were
made by Drs. Potter and Young. The crowd
was Immense and the services interesting.
West Marvin.
THE MACON AND DUBLIN RAILROAD.
The Citizens of Twiggs County Hold a
Meeting at JefTereonvlHe.
At a meeting of the citizens of Twfgga
county, held in the court houee at nocn,
daring recess of oart, for the purpose of
considering the building of a railroad from
the city of Macon to Dublin, Mr. D. M.
Hughes wai elected chairman and J. C.
Shannon secretary. The chairman made a
fev pointed remarks stating the object of
the meeting, aftt r which a committee of
Col. D. G. Hughes and Col. £. S. Griffin
waa appointed to wait upon Col. Stubba
and request him to address the meeting,
which he did in a business like way, sta
ting the great benefits to be derived from
the enterprise to the people of Laurens and
Twiggs counties, ana to the city of Macon.
Motion was made by Dr. Solomon that
the chair appoint a committee from each
district in the county,' to meet the people
of Laurens county at Allentown, on the
3.1 of January. Carried.
Motion made by Dr. H. 8. Wimberly,
that the chairman appoint as many active
men as he may ^ee fit, from each district,
to s-e the peopt of the county and urge
th* ir attendance it said meeting. Amended
by Colonel Griffii, that the chairman have
as much time as he wishes for the ap
pointment of su- ’ comm ttee. Carried.
The chair app<rnted *he following com
mittte: From Iig£gville district—John
G Gates, Thomr i G. Hill, I). G. Hughes,
Sreven Jones, 1 \\ lLaxweil and Ira E.
DuPree. From SI dy Grove—J. K. Burns,
J. I). Jones, J. C urns, Dr. H. S. Wim
berly, Clayton V i<hn and Jame9 H.
Ward. Ware’s di if’ct—George Z. Glover,
II. 8. Newby, Georgo W. Faulk and Jack
Newby. Tarversville—Caotain F. D. Wim
berly, J. G. Slappey. N. H. Tarver and F
I). Wimberly, Sr. Marion district—William
Faulk, S. E. Jones, J. C. Shannon, W. C.
Faulk and Jumes C. Solomon. Bluff—J.
A. Barclay, Jr., W. H. Harrell, T. 8.
Marcy, William O'Daniel, J. R. Cook.
Pearsons—J. T. Bond, W. A. Denson, R.
T. Reed, W. T. Phillips. Sraiths-T. W.
Burkett, J. A. Nelson, K. F. Burkett, Jerry
Sanders, P W. E lge and H. F. Solomon.
McDonald—E. 8. Griffin, B S. Fitzpatrick,
W. H. Stokes, J. D. My rick and Hubbard
Reynolds. Hammocks—W. J. Harrison,
Frank Balckora and R. L. Harrison. Jef
fersonville—John Chapman, H. F. Griffin,
I, L. Hunter, A. F. Martin. J. R. Nelson
J. R. Wimberly, J. T. McCoy, H. B. Me
Caltnm. F. A. Finch, W, T. Reynolds aud
W. E. Carswell. Jr.
Motion of Col mel Griffin, that the meet
ing adjourn till the 8th of January, after
the meeting at Allentown. Carried.
D. M. Huoiies, Cushman
J C. Shannon, Secretary.
Jellersonville, De:ember 16, 1884.
RAILROAD FROM M ACON TO DUBLIN.
Dublin Ga., December 18.— Editor* Tel
egraph and Meuenger: Through your col
umns the people of the counties of Twiggs,
Laurens, Pulaski and Wilkins m desire to
draw the attention of the people of Macon,
and particularly your merchants and bus
iness men, to their contemplated enter
prise of constructing a narrow-gauge rail-
road from Macon via Jeffersonville to Dub
lin, and some way get at the popular stn
timent of your people touching that which
seems to be and really is of vast impor
tance to the future prosperity of your city.
Surely the merchants of Macon and bus
iness men of all classes can’t he insensiole
to the increased advantages accruing to
them by the construction of such road.
Whiie our people earnestly desire the
road and wi J contribute very liberally to
wards its construction, yet as Macon will
be mure largely benefited, it is not unrea
sonable to expect of her liberal .substantial
aid to this important enterprise.
Among the many advantages secured to
Macon by this road would be the immedi
ate change of not less than 2b,000 balei of
cotton from Savannah to Macon, and the
trade incident thereto, which now goes
chiefly to Savannah.
Connecting at Dublin with the boating
interest on the Oconee river, which now
carries to the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia and Central r iads the pioducts of
this section of the country, Macon would
not only secure the trade and
shipments of the counties through
which the road would pass, but
also be sustained by the boats on the
river for a distance of lorty to fifty miles
below to Mt. Vernon by water and twenty
miles above, Dublin as well as a vast extent
of a rapidly growing section of country ly
ing east and southeast of Dublin.
Th* marvelous progress and prosperity
of agricultural interests in that section is
highly commendable and not only deserves
but commands • he attention of the trade
centres of the State.
Will Maconpursue any longer a course so
palpably detrimental to her future welfare,
ana permit Savannah to take from her all
that vast trade which ie geographically
considered her trade.
If the Wrigbtsviile and Tennille road is
extended at contemplated to Dublin, what
possible hope could Macon ever have of
controlling any of the products of this
prosperous section and its trade, without
the agency of the contemplated rose from
heretoMacun? Why will Macon be so
f iasslre and indifferent? Contrast her en-
erprire in such matters with Atlanta and
Augusta for the lost twenty years. What
has Macon done? What nave the cities
above named done and what are they do
ing now? If yoor people will reflect, sure
ly they will and mast admit the truth of the
charge that, while Augnata and Atlauta
have and era now extending their railroads
in every direction. Macon has notbuilta
single mile of road in nearly a quarter of
a century. If this po Icy continues a few
more years, her - liter cities will penetrate
every portion of her territory and draw
support from her Tery doors. Can’t Ma
con be ar ”*ed,or will she Insist on an
other Rip -n Winkle sleep.
If yon can wake her np sufficiently, and
when she has time to rub her eyes, the
people who are moving in the matter
which has prompted this letter would like
to hear from her and welcome a strong
delegation of her basinets men at a gen
eral meeting of the counties above, men
tioned to be held at Allentown January 3d,
next What will her answer be ?
PtoORMS.
Arretted for Illegal Voting.
Chicago, December 20.—The Federal
authorities arrested William Gallagher
here early this morning, on the charge of
illegal voting at the election of 1883. Gal-
lag^er was arrests! only a few days ago
for being concerned in the E^hteenth
ward election frauds, but was released on
bail. HU second arrest waa censed by be
fear that ha intended to leave the city. It
*»n buyer* anil ten or twelve planter*] One i* charged that be voted her* wheu he had
>f them U a lawyer, a member of the LeeUla- only left his home in Philadelphia a few
■are. and rapidly gaining a fine reputation In A *—* * * * *
cvicacuwH** laiumci. iicrr, wco, nm*
lu, dtUen., taxmen, producer, and law-
oaken karin, tbe welfare of Uxir country at
Mart.
The remlnary at thl, place U alw presided
i>er by a lady of JewKuklood. It employ,
eren teachers, teaches aU the branehea, la fa
con, and popular, bcluf patronlxad by the
«y beat people of the whole section. The
eruinary will ha eularyed to useful ue
ba extensive addition, hart bee
AU of thle population earn their own Uelnf
«d ley up money. There ere no Idlen tmonx
hem. They balm to eft eecret end bene?
lary wretette* and stand blfh In the busi
es* world. Lon( may they flourish!
T. J. C.
Fighting In tha Hocking Valtay.
Counties, December 20.—The atrikng
oloen attacked the foardt at Murray
i»v, in the Hoc-iug Valley, .boat 11
.’clock fait nielii, anil there wax some
barp tiring. When tbg pa. ol train
rruoght relief to tbe guard, tbe miners
ran repulsed without known lota.
Hotel Burned.
Ln*» Dkawra, December 10.—The Man
•ion Hooaa here camth* fire about 12:30
o’clocc, and with tbe exception of tha north
end, which wax used for a bar and re,tea*
rani, wu entirely consumed. Tbe
thermometer Hood at xero, end the fire
men while endeavoring to subdue tbe
flames. Buffered severely. The building
waa tu.tenanted, and it la impossible to
■ay how the fire originated. M. J. Butler,
tbs leasee, loaae all hia furniture. An re
tlmate of the Ion, which la partly covered
by insurance, c»nnut yet ba given.
Work Reeumed.
PiTTtnmo December 20.—After an Idle
ness of aeve. -d months, tha steal works of
Hussey, Howe A Co. will start up neat
Monday.
H-teuanv, O., December 20. — The
Paulding Don works, which have bean
Joacddown for soma time, will resume In
all departments nevt Monday.
More Bodice Found.
Beooxrrx, December 30.—Early to-day
the search waa reanmad it. tha rnina of the
homed Catholic Orphanage. About nooo.
—i— when the workmen bad almoet concluded
, were arrk -m.! before the Criminal that them *-we no more bodice burled be-
rt today an dp' Jed not guilty. They I naath tbe <i< - ’. they came upon a Kroap
11 of tlx, ah w ..'m burned to a crisp. Thu
maker eixteen bodleg Jn a* recovered.
THST OAVIV LETTEK.
General Sherman Explain! How It Came
Into Hie Possession.
8t. Locis, Dec. 16.—In an interview with
General fiherman in regard to Alexander
H. Stephens' letter to Hon H. V, Johnson,
he said to-day that it WB." tha ona ha re
ferred to when be tald Jefferson Davis waa
trying to establish a deapn'lim instead of
a confederacy of States. He laid the letter
was captured in the Utter part of Novem
her, 1863. by a party of foragers under hi,
immediate command. The foragers found
tha letter in a box with a number of other
things while prodding the grounds ot
Johnson's residence with their bayonet!
I or barfed object!. ,
Gen. Sherman said he bad a dozen letter,
like Johneon'e letter, but nowhere is the
proof presented in to anbetentitl a form aa
m that letter. Tbe other letters are from
leading men in the Sontb, and cover a por
tion of tha ground gone over in the Ste
phens letter. |
Poet-nmces Swindled.
CtxcorsATi. Dec. 20. -A number ot email
post-offices near Cincinnati have been
paying raised postal notea. The alteration
It ex,fly accomplished by tha use of the
first Dane of notes, which had a "dollars"
column to be punched by tbe
inning postmaster. A note for twen
ty cents could be bought and
made 14.3) cents by skillfully filling in the
Mr. Barnum Talks.
Cbicago, December 18.—In an inter
view this morning Ex-Senitor Barnum
•aid that neither Cleveland nor tha leadsrs
of the Democratic party have yet given
a tingle thought to cablnat making. He
baa personal knowledge that Cleveland
hu not taken the first step, toward a tlnul
selection. Ha had not a doubt that Bay
ard could have a place in the cabinet if be
would accept. '‘Cleveland,” and Bar
num. “has not yet formulated his policy
distinctly.'' He did not think it bis Inten
tion to make any immediate sweeps in the
force if government empiovee, bat don’t
believe he we will keep Kepabliceus in
office longer than they are indispensable.
Collision of Steamshlna
Bax Fetxciaco, December 20.—'The
steamer City of New York, which arrived
here yesterday from Hong-Kong and Yo
kohama. brings advices of a collision
which occurred on November 5 between
the Bpan'sh steamers Butuan and Mails
in the bxrbor of Manila, Philippina Is
lands. Tbe Maris ws, cut in two and
sank within a few minutes. It is believed
that
LEGAL NEWS AND NOTE8.
Prepared for ths Telegraph and Messen
ger by W. B. Hill, or tha Maeon Bar.
In the purchase of goods to be shipped
by i common carrier, a qnesilon frequent
ly erises aa to the rights of the consignor
or seller, and the consignee or buyer in
caee of loss or damage to the goods. De
livery of the goods by the seller to the car
rier, designated by the buyer, or, if tone
be designated, to the carrier In the uausl
course of business, passes tLe title to the
buyer. Tbe consignee becomes the own
er and is liable to the consignor for the
^ urchase price according the terms of the
oontraot. If the goods are lost or dam
aged in transit, or if they arrive -’short”
on account of any interference with
them in the carrier's hands, the con
signee’s redress for the loss or damage is
against tbe carrier. The right of
action follows the ownership of the
goods. However, iuasfuuch as the con
tract for transportation is made with the
consignor, he may rue for the breach of
the contract, therecoverv in such cases
being for the benefit oi the consignee. On
the other hand, if the consignor retains
property in the goods after ehipment, or if
the risk of transportation is, by the con
tract, upon bint, he may for hia own bene
fit recover the loss or damage from the
carrier. Where goods are sold on credit,
the seller may, upon discovering the buy
er’s insolvency, stop them in transit at any
time betore they have been delivered into
the actual possession oi the buyer, but this
right cannot be exercised against a bona
fide transferee of the bill of lading,
errx courts.
The constitution ot Georgia recognizes
three courts of record (not including here
the Supreme Court, which has only appel
late Jurisdiction), superior, county and
city courts. The two former are organ
ized under the provision of general laws,
and the jurisdiction and procedure of
these courts cannot be changed by am
special law so as to meet local require
ments. City courts, diowerer, may be or
ganized to meet the demands of civil and
criminal business in any county, and if
any part of the law creating a city court
works badly, it can be amended; it i< a-
pable of adaptation and ImproT.ii.t.
Doubtless this is one reason why Colum-
bus, Rome, Gainesville, Athens aud Car
rollton have recently provided themselves
with city courts, they having been already
established in Scvannah, Angnsta and
Atlanta.
The necessity of either a county or city
court grows out of the necessity of reliev
ing the Superior Court of a portion oi the
litigation and criminal business in the
county. Unless this were done in this
county the Superior Court would be in ses
sion practically alt the year round. It has
exclu-ive jurisdiction of equity cases, ail
cases involving land, divorces and felonies,
and therefore can only be relieved by giv
ing another court jurisdiction of misde
meanors, actions on contract and injuries.
A city or county court can dispose oi mis
demeanors better than the Superior Court,
because (1) Us terms are more frequent,
and it thus saves jail fees, and (2) the only
procedure in misdemeanor cases in the
Superior C^rt is ‘ ' d by jury, wheress in
the other courts the? av be, and generally
are, tried by the judge alone. The advan
tage of the city coart over the county court
will be noted next week.
miscbllahy.
The covenant in deeds to warrant and
’’defend” the title is a curious survival of
the historical time, reflected in the pages
of - Ivanboe,” when Jewish money-lend
er* taking mortgage deed* from (so called)
Christian knights exacted of the latter an
agreement to defend the title. The de
fense in thote daye was with the knlghfe
retainer!; and to this day a warrantor oi
a title would "retain" counsel to defend it,
but in a somewhat more peaceful manner.
Mr. Justice Maniatry, who tried the lioel
cult oi Adams against young Coleridge,
made a Dr. Bnrchard of himself, and the
English law journals have not acrnplsd to
say io. If there was no evidence of mal
ice in the young man's letter to his sleter
about her lover, or II it waa a privileged
communication, he should have nonsuited
the case. To submit it to a jury and then
act aside their verdict iiulantir wai irregu
lar and savored of aervillty to the clrief
justice.
In Kosteg vi. Slate (5 Sap. Ct. Rep. 97),
the Hupreme Court affirmed a decision re
moving from office a solicitor-general who
refuted to prosecute violations of the pro
hibition law. The court remarked that
the constitutionality of prohibitory laws
‘ is no longer an open question."
As between successive purchasers in fee
and for fall valua oi separate parcels of
land eucumbered by a prior mortgage on
tbe whole, a sale of the same to satlafy
the mortgage will bo made in the In
verse order of alienation.'.4 Am. L. J. 63.
A quack doctor, who kept a patient for
three daye In flannels saturated iu kero
sene, as the result of which the died, was
held by the Supreme Court of Masiachu-
ietts guilty of manslaughter. 18 Kep., 736.
A reckleia and foolhardy ignorance la mot
relieved in each a case of its criminal ele
ment by the patient's content.
An owner of race horse* shipped them
by rail and took a bill of lading In which
there was a printed etipulation that in
shipping horse* tbe company ahoiiU not
be liable for more than tin for the Tains
of horses shipped. He sued for their full
value, but the Supreme Court of the United
Btatce held that the limitation was valid
and binding. 5 Sap. Ct. B., 151.
8enntorial Revenge.
Dan Voorbees haa a way o( laying his
hat on th* floor betide his desk when he is
in the Senate. When David Davis presid
ed over the Senate Dan had an end seat,
and oi e day three members of tha Illinois
Legislature called upon Mr. Davis and
were invited to seats nponth* floor. Dan's
hat wu reclining on the floor end one of
tbe rid tor*, mistaking it for a cnspldor,
expectorated into IL When the Tall Syc
amore of the Wabash discovered the
plight in which hie tUe was he waxed »■
ceedlng wroth and told the Vice-Prcetdent
that whenever any Chicago hogs came to
see him again to 1st him know and he
would bare a pen built for their accommo
dation. The rotund presiding officer ap
peased bis brilliant friend and the matter
retted. Tbe next day a question arose in
the Senate which called fora decision of
the chair. Voorbees badgered and wor
ried Davis exceedingly and mixed him np
in a manner which was anything bat
ileuaat to an ex-Supreme Court Judge.
In a loll in the proceedings Mr. Davis said
to 8ergeant-at-Arms Bright:
"Dick, go down there and tell Dan Voor
bees I'm glad that man spit in bis haL'
Negro Murderer Convicted.
WixcngsTU, Va., December 20.—The
trial of Clint, allot "Tabb,” Bank-, a ne
gro, who was Indicted as accessory to the
killing ot yonng Joseph McCall, white,
during • Democratic proceuton on the
night oi November it, after consuming five
days, was concluded this morning end the
case g.ven to tbe Jury. After fifteen min
utes' deliberation, the jnry returned >
THE WORLD'S EXPOSITION.
A Week or More Required toCetthe Ex
hibits in Order.
Nxw Okleaxs, December 17.-The rainy
weather to day kept many people away
from the exposition, bat the exhibitors,
workingmen and others were on hand and
busy all day putting things in better order.
A great deal of work was done, but a great
deal still remains to be done, and tbe
weather and almost constant rain interfere
materially with thle. The roads to the
exposition are almost impassable, and the
unloading of the cars is very difficult, slow
and tedious. All outside work is conse
quently set back, but that inside the build
ing can be carried on. A large number of
new platforms were erected to-day, and
new exhibits displayed in the main build
ing. The government building is about
four-fiftus full, and can be puMu complete
order in a week. Every State and Terri-
tory in the Union is represented save
three, and, strange to say, one of the three
is New kork, the other two being Penn
sylvania and Georgia. The Pennsylvania
exhibit has arrived, and Georgia isouits
wav here.
The stock yards and stables are not yet
completed, and, of course, are unocoupied.
They will be finished by December 30th.
The art gallery is completed, but few pic.
lures have been hung. It will be thor-
onchly ready by Monday, and the display
will be very large and fine. The exposition
is aboutionr or five days behindhand with
its work. The exhibitor* are farther be
hind. It will take fully a week to get the
State exhibits in order, and about’ten days
to get that oi tbe United States complete.
The great bulk ol tbe foreign exhibit* will
be arranged within a week, but some will
not reach here before January. As a gen
eral thing, taking tho main and govern
ment buildings, It may he said that every-
thing will be arranged within * week,
which, it is claimed, is as good aa the
Philadelphia or any other great exhibition
has ever done.
Several of the foreign exhibits were un
packed to-day. They fall below expecta
tion, and nnless there is a great improve
ment in the next month the European dis
play will be very insignificant. France
and Great Britain show nothing wfirthy ot
those conntrles. Mexico and the Central
American States and the West Indies do
better. So does Japan, Siam, India,Chlna,
and the Orient generally, there being a
number of exhibitors from all these coun
tries.
Machinery Hall is quite full, but the ma
chinery has not yet begun to work well.
It will take several days to gel it properly
prepared, the belting in good order, and
the machinery moving easil' 1 and smooth
ly-,, Two dsya ago the galleries of this
building were almost nnoccnpied. To-day
they are two-thirds full. They are reserved
principally for furniture, carpets, engrav
ings, and similar light objects, snd sre un
doubtedly the most handsomely decorated
snd upholstered portion of the building.
The woman's work yet fails to materi
alize. although there is yet a very large
number of cases and packages awaiting
unpacking.
In Horticultural Hall the opening fruit
display proved a failure. It w«i expected
to have 26,000 to 30,000 plates oi fruit on
exhibition from 40 States and Territories.
The fruits did not arrive on time, and tbe
exhibition was only one-tenth what waa
expected. Nebraska supplied one-half of
these, while Louisians, although her fruits
sre just now ripening, had hardly any
thing on exhibition. Tbe great fruit dis
play, however, Is fixed for the middle of
Janaary, and it la hoped to show some
thing very fine then. Hortlcultnral Hall
has been completed for months, so that
there was no reason for this failure except
the unfortunate blockade of freight here.
In the government bnildlng things
are being put rapidly inorder. Since yee-
terday California, Arkansas, Iotva and
New Jersey have arranged their exhibits.
The Federal government is still backward.
The navy has nearly a full exhibit So
•Iso have the 8mithsoulan Institution and
the geological survey. The patent office
has only one-fifth oi its models on exhibl-
tion. The State Department it leas than
half done, and the Post- Office far Irom
completed. This bnildlng is drawing bet
ter audience* then tbe main building and
If being more admired. Pennsylvania and
Arlsona hoisted their signs to-day and
gay* notice that they would begin to pre
pare their exhibits In a few days. The
commissioner from New York promisee a
good display from that State, bat nothing
haa been done yet about! it. Ala
bama has a yery handsome exhibit, main-
• tilts minerals and woods. Tbe Louts-
in N- bviL's railroad exhibits (along
/Hihiihtste, principally coal and iron
: • The Arkansas exhibit consists maln-
. tithe natural products of tbe State,
such as minerals, cotton, fruits, grains,
snd grasses. Among the minerals,
antimony, gypsum, zinc,
THE Cl,AMOR FOR OFFICE,
Congressmen R.oelrlng Bush.i, ol . -
ters a Day from Appi| onnt ,°' L "*
"Carp,” the Washington correanonH. *
of the Clerelaud Leader, .pea& fv 1
applications for ofHce. says? Bnihri.^
letters are up in tho boxes ot the De m v
cratic Congressmen, and many oUhtl .
receiving applications at the rate of a“!
and more a day. One Congressman
an Ohio man at that, told mo on ihs’ia
ond day after bis arrival that ho ha4
cetved alroady 150 ollice-seeklntx
and that these letters came not
his own district and State *but 0 ?JlJ! ro $
over the 8tatea adjoining? skid he • * U
Democrat I have ever known s'eem,7
be relying upon my Iullnence
him an office. Yon can havn if**
of the cheek oi the applicants ,
the opinions they hold as to tMi- n ?i„i.? 1
and possibilities. Manvof them Jut
their cases presented to Mr. Clevelan d
once and some supnoae that their dLV
lions can be assurer them in sdviSS'
One man, a good business man and ™:
whom you would suppose to know bet?!?
urges the appointment oi a young
oi his to some govern meut pi ice. He u°.
“The young man may not have a good JV
ucation, but he haa done exceUeut.™:
for the party. He does not Snsldir h?m
self fitted for ofllce now, but if I »ffi
to Grover Cleveland and procure him ?
safes? 1 months
Another Ohio Congressman received sn
application from a constituent aakta. m
be assured ol an office, and having said m
much he goes on to teU west kind ot an of
flee he wants. Hays he: "l wuuldhkl m
be appointed United States marshal
Georgia, as I like that climate. Ill can’t
get Georgia, then I would take a rntrshil.
ship in Alabama. If there Ie no chance
for me in either Alabama or Georgia then
1 4 tnsrsbal.hip In TenneisS
and if Tennessee should not be poeaibhi I
will even go to Texas. But I want a routh
em position. The lake winds of Ohio
too cold for me, and I have done enourh
for my party for it to send me EouiW
r' „v get s , “Arfhtlthlp
I would like a place in the
revenue department In the above Older’’
The above probably came from some not.
house politician it a country croes *uh
The Congressman applied to had nowrl
eonal recollection of the man. The fellow
does not seem to appreciate that every one
ot the States above mentioned will have
thousands of itaowncitisena who will want
office and fall to get them because the de
mand is greater than tbe supply.
"From fifty, to seventj-tive letters a
day!" repeated I in astonishment, as a
Western Congressman told me how minr
appeals he was receiving. "And what caa
you do with 'hem 7"
verdict of mnrder in the first degree.
at 21 persons' persons perished. Tha betiMxedi^Monda** l> Tlia > trRd
,pUln oi th. Maria was eased.
mnrder, was continued till the Jannary
A Creat Bicycle Race.
Chicago, December 13.—Articles of
agreement were signed and $30 forfeit
each deposited today by John B. Prince
and W. M. Woods.de to ride a bicycle race
term.
Cold Weather*
Bosrox, December 2D.—Reports from va--
s—... ..— — -, . riona points in New England Indicate an
&ra^tf^^m£| 0 d»" e .n SEX
connection with the races ol Hermes Club,
at the exposition building. The race Ie
open to all on tha same condition. T. Z.
Combe, editor ol tbe American Hporta,
la stakeholders and referee.
Remanded without I
nv OauasHf. Decern ter 21.—Thoe. J.
1 and hie six asaoiatee, indl-"ft De-
' r 13 for the mnrder of A. H Mur-
i Wet- piesenL
punched cipher and filling in tbe word
"four*'In the body of tbe note. One of
fice redeemed ten or twelve of the* notea.
The work Is neatly done. It it impoosibie
to accomplish it with the latest form of
postal notes.
Kellogg Will Contest.
Now OlLUgs, December 20.—Wm. P.
haa served on K. J. Osy a notice
of contest of election in tho Third Con
gressional distrfcL charging bribery, ear-
ruprion, intimidation Rod of
the riection returns.
What the Row In Rerltn Ie Caused by.
New York ComtaereUl Advertise!.
Prince Bismarck now knows for himself
which It ie to deal with mugwump.
Or the many remedies before the c
for nemos debi'Jty and sreaknam of
generative system, then ie none equal to
Allen't Brain Pood, which promptly and
permanently restores all lost vigor; it
never fails. |1 package, 0 for |5. At
drnggtstj. or by lus.l rrom J. li. a: -
IUJMAtms, New York Oit/.
Lracascso Va., December U.-Rev. S. A
Gregory, well known throughout Virginia as a
preacher and former\ r as a promi
nent Journalist, died this morning.
His Sllooarr Class Er«
"The Boolre," says the author of "The
Booster Schoolmaster,” "wore one glass
&>&&&<*« feTndX^
turning around sidewise on bla heed wheu-
ever he aADsseed the people of the Fiat
(keek District" bad .ipnctade. Park—’-
Hair Balaam preserve! and promotes
»r-w:!i .Jf the na: ;rai h»:r. Italic..
•tores tbe natural color to hair which has
laded or become gray. Clean, elegant,
beneficial, highly perfumed.
I J W.MUSUIIW. AUlt,
lead, and eil?er. There are aleo specimen*
of coal, marble and soapstone. The tim
ber collection embraces seventy-tire varie
ties of native woods. California display!
sections of the great trees of the Yosemfte
Valley. Its display In addition to this Is
confined largely to fruits and wines. AU
Us lection ie beautifully fitted np with red
wood timber. Tb* Pacific railroad Joins
with tha State in giving a fine display of
its botanical specimens of ell kinds.
Colorado presents her resources in a
semi-dramatic manner, the apace aUotted
her being laid off In the form of a theatre
and painted to represent scenes in the
Rocky mountains, Including the Royal
Gorge and the Grand Canon of the Arkan
sas. The scene Is made more complete
end realiaUc by a miniature railway run
ning through tha mountains. Scattered
through the ralleysof this mimic Colorado
are representation! ol rural life in that
State, real fields of grain, fences, cuttages
■nd orchards, presenting a very graphic
picture of tha State's resources.
Connecticut's exhibits arc of a very
mixed description, embracing, mainly,
manufactures, printing presses, steam en
gines, sewing machines, silver and eilver-
plated ware, table and pocket cutlery,
bras* goods for use in the kitchen or tor
ornamentation in th* parlor, locks and
household hardware in bronse, in bras*
and In iron; organs for the church, and
washing and wringing machines for tb*
laundry, bells for the cottage, kins or cas
tle; clocks and watches, lamps and chan
deliers, stoves and ranges, household boil
ers, brass kettles and bud cages. Thera ie
a fair forestry end mineralogies! display
from the State, bat very little in the agri
cultural line.
Illinois and Indiana confine themselves
mainly to their agricultural productions.
They are both very backward. Indiana
has a very fine collection of school furni
ture on exhibition. The cars containing
tha Iowa display arrived here on Baturday,
and, consequently, few articles hare been
put In position rat. Three of the can were
wrecked near Burlington and moat of the
goods lost. Tbe mineral display is much
targer than was to be expected, but the
features of the exhibit are undoubtedly the
dairy and agricultural products. There
will he a regular dairy attached, which will
supply fresh butter and cheese every day.
Kansas hu a very handsome display, yet
Imsomplete. Kentucky boasts of ona of
tha finest collections in the Boutb, Includ
ing specimens of tobacco, bine grass whis
ky, snd the various manufactures of the
etata. It shows also glass photographs
illustrating the stock Industry, being pic
tures in the famous blue grass region ot
tbs
Maine dwells principally upon ita lumber
and fishery Indus tries. The Massachu
setts exhibit io far is confined entirely to
mackerel, codfish, and Prang’s chronics.
It hu, however, a large space yet to fill,
and may do something better.
Tbs beat things in the Minnesota divis
ion ue var on.-* articles from its floor mills,
representing th* mode of mapafactoring
them over, and will act npon inch as I
think proper. I answer every letter. 01
course I have to use a shorthand man. and
it keeps me busy dictating. It costs some
thing for postage, too. Only one letter ont
ol every ten contain-, a return stamp. I
do this, though I do not expeot to come
back to Congress, and have beco defeated
for re-election. Tbote members who bars
a future are having a harder ms« than I,
and many ot them are d(s;xrate.
Mr. Randall's 8outharn Trip.
Wuhington Star.
Mr. McAdoo, of Newjeraev, will accom
pany Mr. Randall on his Southern trip.,
He says the trip hu nothing to do with
the Speakership; that Mr. llindall Is not
thinking of that question at all. He Is
moved to accept the Invitations extended
him by his friendly feelings lot the South
•nd a desire to bring the Northern and
Southern Democracy in closer communion.
Both Mr. Randall and Mr. McAdoo will
•peak npon the tariff and other questions
now before the people. Mr. McAdoo adds
■hat Mr. Randall is not looking towards a
cabinet position, and is not seeking any
preferment.
Brown's Bronchial Troches
Forconghs and colds; "I do not tee how
it is possible for s public man to U without
this admirable aid.”—Rer. K. M. Derens,
1’ocassct, Mass.
Brig. Gen. William D. IL.ttn chief
signal officer of tha United States Army
and director of what is commonly known
as the Weather Bureau, has written for
the benefit of Congress a letter In which
be states his objections to tbo reorganiza
tion o( the meteorological service.
Asia natural, Gen. lUzcn posses by In
silence the one measure ot reform which
la moat urgently needed by the service
und moat frequently demanded by the peo
ple.
Wo refer to the substitution for Gen.
liazcnot a chief signal officer who shall
be qualified ter the post.
Adelina Patti, *
Tbe great songstress, says of Solon Pal
mer's Perfumes, Toilet Soaps and other
Toilet articles; "I unhesitatingly pro
nounce them superior to any I ever used."
Principal depot, 374 and 376 Pearl street,
New York.
Fifty Millions ol Them.
There are 30,000,000 of people In this
country, and more are coming every day.
l.ast year more than 700,000 hollies ot
Brown's Iron Bitters were bold, and the
demand la dally lncrea-ing. This shows
the great popularity of this w onderful iron
tonic. A popularity based on actual mer
it, aud ootnplate socceri in tbe treatment
of debility, dyspepsia, rheumatism and
liver tronbles. Sir. W. H. Fleming, 63V N.
12th Street, Philadelphia, bays, "I have
«•**£ Btcts's I-cs Bitters •• It** the h*PP**
est results, for toning the system aud for
loss of appetite."
(jiticuia
Infantile Blood Purifiers and
Skin Beautifiers.
Absolutely Pure and Safe from the
Moment of Birth.
Infanta* and birth humors, milk crust,
scald heap.eczemas and every form ditching,
scsly, pimply, scrofulous and Inherited dts*
eases of the blood, akin and scalp, with lose
of hair, from latancv to age, cured by the Cn-
tfenra Bew-lvent, the new blood purfiu r, In-
teraally, and cm'rursand Cuiicur* Soap ex
ternally. Absolutely pare snd esfe, snd osy
be used from the moment ol birth.
‘•Our Little Boy,”
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Bubbles,Belchertown,
Maas*, write: "Oar little boy wm terribly af
flicted with scrofula, i*lt rheum aud erysipe
las ever slo< o h« wu bom, sod uothlou we
could live him helped him, until we triea tho
Cutlcure Remedies, which sradtuliy cured
him, until he is now m fair as any any child."
“Work* to a Charm.’>
J. 8. Weeks, Eso., town treasurer, SL Albans,
V l~ says In a letter -litcl Stay a- "It works to
acharm on my tafiy'e face and kc t-l. Cured
the be«d entirely. &:i-1 has nearly elevned the
face of sovea. Insreree-immi-n.Ic.littoMV-
ersh aa<! Dr. 1-tant has ordered it f->. t ■m."
floor and aif the grades of llour made.
Nebraska carries off, as far as agriculto
re! product* are concerned, tbe honors of
the exposition. It lus a large space given
up to specimens of grasses and cereal*
■vised in the h-.aie, a mimic Bartholdi
Itatue entirely ot corn, end figures of ya-
lou* Unde made Irom wheat, rye and
-ate.
North Carolina shows a fine collection
i< marble, ando'ber building stones. In-
Jading the carious leoparditrv. pboe-
phstea. rocks, tin and iron or*. Its jewel
col lection embrace* emerald*, amethysts
rircooL beryls, snd the new gem, the
beautiful and lostrous hUrienlte. Its pa
goda is thatched with all the ceres, pro
ducts ot the state. In this b the fine:’.
"A Terrible Csse."
Charles Kayre RinUe, Jersey City Heights
P.Jra write*, my vn, *.*! of twelve year*,
waa eonplrtelj cured of a terrible ciu of
eczema by the Cutlrura Henu tu *. From the
top of hit L 1 to lb * eolez of hU feet wm oae
dim of •cube." Every other remedy sad
phyilcUzu had been tried In vain.
rCR PALE, LANGUID,
_ td children, with pimply, izllow
»Un. (he Cndeura Kemcdice will prove a per-
ftci Lleulng, cleanalnf Iho bloodan 1 skin of
inherited Impurities and vUpclllrj ibf
efeciofuU, rhoexaulsm, eoBAumpt. 1:1 esd
Send for How to Cure Sk
BABY