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TIIR TELEGRAPH AND MESSENGER: FRIDAY, MARCII27,1885.
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Iv» a very readable article In tiie 1 amonget which (In addition to it* orig-
April Atlantic, Lawrence Lanehlin dig- j ns i object, the dining of thirteen per-
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parable te
. Hanson. Manager.
Ann now the prcacbera arc denouncing
W progretaive euchre.
The Ohio “Ijee" does not seem to itrike
the present administration.
It is rumored that Mien Cleveland will
restore to favor hosiery of cerulean baa.'
The Daniels conth.no to ponr into
'Washington. A good name ia better than
riches.
WatavcTon gossips claim to have dis
covered that Ur. Cleveland's slaters are
llepabl leans.
Tiie administration is getting down to
Georgia poat-offlxs. Newoan and Gaines
ville have been attended to.
The Growth of Keonomio Krowicdaa. I known superstitions, most prominent 1 for tbe purpose. It is, therefore, absurd
The citizens of Washington are protest
ing loudly against the appointment ot
carpet-baggers to district offices.
U R. PmoLiTos has sold his residence In
Gnctnnali for $60,000 dollars. He will ac
cept the mission to Germany.
Paitinsnr Clevelash's determination
not to marry Is probably based upon a
resolution to avoid all entangling alliances.
The Smith family baa fallen heir to a
fortune in England estimated to be worth
$1CO,CMI,OCO. This meats ft for each of
the Smiths.
A Mexican cfflcUl Is searching Central
IDinoia for a man who stole $138.(00 from
si bank in Mexico, and who ia known to
have been recently in Chicago.
Gexessl Hazes baa been tried for iaaa-
ing Bob Lincoln. It ia said he will be re-
primanded. In the meantime tbe conn-
t ry sellers from horrible weather.
Bats the Philadelphia Times "the newr-
paper that naver oftends, naver command!
intelligent favor.” True. And never baa
anyone to love It for the enemies it hat
It Is not likely that Mr. Cleveland trou
bles himself much about preachers or
churches, but he baa disappointed Wash
ington society in his choice of a tabernacle
of worship.
The power of Niagara Falla, excluilveot
the velocity with which the water reochea
the blink, is calculated to be 6.000,000
horsepower, or neatly one fourth of tbe
whole steam powsr ot tbe earth.
Thi Omaha Herald that comments:
“The Philadelphia Times taya ‘Senator
VanWyck nasi three desks to pound on
while addrssslng the Senate on land grant
■nbjecta.’ We thought he rad part of an
old cabinet to pound on the last time.”
A Font Wostu dispatch laya: Tbe un
finished pigeon match between Dr. Carver
andW. D. Penrose of San Angelo, wai
■hot over thla afternoon and won by Car
ver by a score of 70 to 75 against a strong
wind. The match wrs for a parse of $1.-
600 at 100 live birds, thirty yards rise, with
the use ot both barrels.
Thu Indian Churchman quotes from a
Madras paper lbs description cf a scene
lately witnessed In Columbo-lhe formal
apostary from Christianity to Buddhism of
a Christian priest, Rev. C. W. Leedbeater.
He atatsd as his rea-ona “that It was
Ids detlie to arrive at tbe truth, expressed
in a purer form la Buddhism than in
anv other ayatem with which he was ac
quainted.”
Tqa Exposition and the piiie fighters
are maklcg New Orleans quite lively. A
duel was fought Friday, toasltle a dispute
between Dranson Perrett and Hamilton
Balarte, fellow cleiks la a hardware store.
The parties, with seconds and surgeons,
met at a point near Cbalmetto Cemetery,
and fought with folia, of which each was
a master. Both were well matched. The
fight was a vicious one. Alter half an
boor's fencing neither was hurt, and tha
seconds interfered and atop|«d farther
combat. Mutual concessions sera made,
suid compliments exchanged npon each
other's valor, and tbe friendship was lolly
restored.
cusses the development of economic
questions since the war, as the result
of that stirring conflict. lie ia respons
ible for the statement that the remain
ing questions before Congress to-day
are almost entirely economic. (1)
There is the false silver dollar. (2)
The banking question. (3) National
taxation. (4) The barbarous and ms-
diicvni navigation laws. (5) Our pub
lic domain. (C) Railroads and State
interference. (7) A gnmp of topics:
Postal telegraph,Chineselaltor, strikes,
trades (unions communism. (8) Cur
rency. (0) Our commercial relations
with neighboring powers. Says tbe
•itbor quoted: “In fact, it is clear
that a new interest in economics and
finance has already arisen. The civil
war was, so to speak, the creation of
economic study in the United States.
The war did for this country—in a dif
ferent way—more than the corn law
agitation did for England. It actually
gave birth to new motives for study.
There never was a time in our
history when there was so evi
dent a desire to get light
on the economic problems of the day as
now. There is a new stir among the
ranks of the young men at college, and
the printing press sends forth an in
creasing stream of new books upon
subjects which are constantly discussed
in the daily newspapers. There is un
questionably a new-born, slowly grow
ing attention by the young men of our
land to the necessity (as well as the
duty) of fitting themselves properly for
the responsibilities of citizenship. If
the war has given us this—tbe
absence of which used to tie
so often lamented a few years ago—
then may some of our sacrifices lmve
not been in vain.”
In support ot this statement as to
development and growth of interest,
Mr. Lattghlin adds a table showing the
importance given to economic studies
in Yale, Cornell, the Michigan, Co
lumbia and Harvard universities in
1800,1870 ami 1884. From this show
ing it appears that in the two years
first named, when taught at all, it was
limited to from one-third to one-half
of the Senior year, and
that it was then taught
in a perfunctory manner, and classed in
tho curriculum with Butler's Analogy
and the Evidences of Christianity.
But in 1884 a far different show
ing is made. The range of studies
in political economy extends through
tho whole college organization and
through all divisions of tho subject.
In the list of studies and discussions
may he found currency, hanking, taxa
tion, economic fallacies, problems,
finance in the United States, sociology,
industrial history, theory of
rights, business methods, social
problems, railroads, competition,
free trade, protection, commercial de
pressions, transportation, national
debts, industrial society, American
finance, methods and results, commu
nistic and socialistic theories, history,
money, bi-metallism, shipping, note
issues, land tenures in foieign
countries, tariff legislation and com
parative finance. It will be seen that
these embrace the subject in nearly all
its ramifications and thoroughly estab
lishes tho position taken. But it
ia well to add that the
action of Harvard in making the study
of Greek elective is itself a strong evi
dence ot the existence of a more
demand for knowledge of another sort.
The demand in politics is for men of
broad and sound economic education;
men whom a contemporaneous writer
describes as licing at the same time
doctrinaires and practical business
agents; men who combine tho faculty
of recognizing economic principles de
tached and in the concrete; men who
have minds that are at the same time
logical and intuitive in their workings.
The growth and dissemination of
economic knowledge is clearly the re
sult of a strong demand baaed npon a
necessity. It is important that thia
tact should be recognized in all circles.
Tho man who expects to succeed in
manufacturing, banking, trade, or any
branch of business, and in politics, will
feel himself heavily handicapped if he
goes forward without regard to the tact
that his competitors are in posseasion
of facta and principles which underlie
all business and legislation, and of
which he is Ignorant.
sons at table), being the redemption of
Friday from the slur of being ‘hang
man's day,' to that we now find capi
tal punishment inflicted in the various
parts of the Union on every day of the
week excepting Sunday.
“The total membership as per last
report was 338. During the past year
there have lieen 147 active members
added, and 24 old members restored,
making a total of 609. We have lost by
des'h 8, by resignation 14, and by sus
pension 149, making atotal loss of 171,
leaving a total membership at tbisdate
of the constitutional numlier, 2x13x13—
338.
‘‘The sacred roll for the past year ia
as follows:
Benjamin F. Ifaskin, membership
March 13, 1882. Attended dinners
February 13, April 13, December 13,
1882. Died March 1, 1884, 15 months
after attending his last dinner.
J. Ed. Munger, membership July,
1882. Attended dinners Augnst 13 and
October 13, 1882. Died May 13, 1881,
13 months after his last dinner.
‘James Van Belt, membership
March 13, 1882. Attended dinner
Marclt 13, 1882. Died August 22, 1884,
27 months after his last dinner.
‘Emery D. Sawyer, membership
March, 1882. Attended dinner April
IS, 1882. Died November 20,1884, 31
months after his last dinner.
‘‘F. Mierson, membership February,
1883. Died March 13, 1884, 13 months
after membership, never having at
tended a dinner.
“E. B. White, membership March
13,1883. Died June 8, 1884,15 months
after becoming a member.
‘J. Nelson Tappan, honorary mem
ber June 13th, 1883. Died Septem
ber 5,1834, fifteen months after.
J. K. Hewlett, membership Feb
ruary, 1883. Died March 23, 1883,
fourteen months after having joi^l
the club.
"John Goldberg, membership April,
18S3. Attended dinner April 13th and
October 13, 1883. Died November 21,
1884. thirteen months after his last
dinner.
‘‘Calvin L. Smith, memheisliip Feb
ruary 13,1883. Died October 21,1884,
wenty months after and never attend
ed a dinner.'
AU of the original thirteen who sat
at the first dinner given by the club on
Friday evening January 13, 1882, are
still alive and well.
Thia must be admitted as a strong
showing against the superstition. The
membership is quite large, embracing
the names of many of the most distin
guished gentlemen in all departments
of life in this country. Mr. Cleveland
is an honorary member of the club,
No war ia made against the harmless
and amusing superstitions which enter
tain children, such as Santa Clans and
games forcliildren, hut all others are
contraband.
The report winds up with this senti
ment from the Hon. David McAdams,
vice-ruler, which sufficiently sets forth
itspnrpose: "When the sunlight of
reason takes the place of tho unnatu
ral prejudice against thirteen at the
dinner table, commencing an enter
prise on Friday and other injurious su
perstitions, the mission of this clnb
will have been accomplished. Until
tiien let it continue its good work.”
to suppose that the President is reduced
to the necessity of asking any of our en
voys extraordinary to remain because
they cannot he satisfactorily replaced.
American interests would not suffer in
the least if they were all called home
in the next twenty-four hours and their
places left vacant. The experienced
under secretaries and attaches who are
always retained can supervise the di
plomat!: machinery as well as their
chiefs, since tbe motive power is all at
home. Some rigid economists go to
the extent of advising that our foreign
service shonld be economized and sim
plified by abolishing the present “mis
sions,” and sending out able men to do
special diplomatic work as important
occasions arise, leaving the routine
business in the hands of the subordi
nates who now perform it so ably, lint
this plan, although feasible, is not like
ly to be adopted.
It is a suggestive fact that the names
of "retired statesmen” are often men
tioned in connection with these foreign
appointments. Being veterans out of
office, and having certain undefined
claims on tbe party in power, it is said
that these claims ought to be liquidated
through the State Department. Somo
good selections might be made in this
way. We hope, at all events, that no
men who are doing yeoman service in
the Senate or the House will be with-
Irawn to fritter away their talents in
gilded exile. To secure the best avail
able timber for a cabinet it may be
necessary to rob the Senate of some of
its ornaments. But there is no use of
depriving the conntry of any of the
present useful members of Congress by
their transfer to Europe.
Disccssuio habitat sod environment,
Gen. Walker abotvi that the greatest pop
ulation ot tbe United fjtates it found be
tween the 40th and 41at parti els sad the
"lit and 90tb meridians. One-fifth of the
population live within 100 feat of the tea
level; two-fifth» within 600 fast, end only
.03 above an elevation ot 2.000 feet. Tbe
mannfactorlcg and commercial Interests
of tha country are located on the lowest
level i, while tbe prairie and grain lands are
from 600 to 1600 feet above the tea. Tbs
mean elevation of tba conntry la 2.600fact,
while tbe mean of population ia found at
700 feet.
Tbe Dubuque Herald eeyi: Herein the
Northwest the PoatmaaUMieneral'e name
m pronounced joat as It la epefled, Vl-las.
Some of the Eastern paper* are trying to
make ont that U1* Vee-laaor Vil-aa, and
even tom* that tt ia Veelab. Now, they
ousht to know batter than the latter. He
it a pore Democrat and alvei Ms name no
cockney or foreign twiat. The original
family name of the Poetmeater-Oeceral it
said to have been VUUtre, and Ms g
logical tree can be traced back to Henry
HI. Belonging loth* tame family was
the famous Villiem, the Duke of Bucking,
ham, under Charles I. But the famly of
our Postmaster-General bee been in
country for a century and a ball, tine*
1729 or to, and art u good Americana as
the beat of ns.
The Thirteen Club—Flahtlna Superstition
No popular superstition has a strong
er hold among tbe masses, than that
which attaches a fatality to a dining
party composed of thirteen members.
To combat title and other Idle and
foolish superstitions, a clnb has been
formed in New York city, called the
Thirteen Clnb.
The members always dine in num
bers ot thirteen, and their experiences
while no donbt pleasant and interest
ing to themselves and gneats, have
given the number thirteen superstition
some sturdy blows. From the third
annual report now before ns, we make
some interesting extracts.
When within the walls ot that old
historic landmark of Manhattan Is-
lannd, ‘The Knickerbocker Cottage,
on the evening of Friday, the 13th day
of January, 1882, thirteen fearless men,
all of whom are still alive, aseociated
themselves together and openly an
nounced to the world a new departure,
namely, ‘the combat against supersti
tion,' in the formation of 'the first
Thirteen Club’ ever known in tbe
world in tbe second century of this
great Republic, many were the proph
ecies as to what would be the fate of
the lonnders, and that inch an organi
sation could not exist to see the end ot
its first year; but as
"Great oaks from It lie acorns grow,
aobas this Thirteen Clnb grown to be
• veritable giant in combating all
The Dlplomatlo Service.
During tbe reign of the Republican
party the diplomatic and consular ser
vice of this government has been made
the refuge of a precious lot of rascals
and incompetents. Just after tho elcc
tlon the New York Herald, which has
many of these fellows in Its pay as spe
cial correspondents, demanded that
they should be undisturbed.
Now it is being industriously circu
lated that foreign governments desire
that many of them shall be retained
The administration hoa gone .to work
on thia branch of the service, and while
tbe appointments made may disappoint
many people, and in some cases may
seem strangely at variance with auy
real service rendered the Democratic
party, yet the men selected are capa
ble and good. They will do good ser
vice, will represent the country re
spectably, and the appointments will
be acceptable to the people at Urge.
There is a wide field tor active and dis
criminating work in thU particular
branch.
The Journal of Commerce always
sound and wise, has thU to aay about
the matter:
It U a ridicnlons pretension to say
that any man, however able and cour
teous, U indispensable to thU country
at London, Parts, Vienna, St. Petera-
burg, or elsewhere. There are scores
of Americans at home fully as compe
tent as any now abroad to discharge all
the diplomatic dntiea required in thU
new electric age. Secretary Bayard,
who U in instant communication with
all these foreign ministers, and knows
that they are mere upper clerks of hU
department, moat find the exaggerated
newspaper pleas in their behalf very
amusing. Not one of them ia allowed
to originate a single idea in di
plomacy. The initUtive U always
given from Washington, and even
the words set down which are to be
spoken on the other aide. All that ia
asked, or expected, or permitted in an
American representative abroad it to
behave with gentlemanly tact inlila
Intercourse with the government to
which he U credited, and in a general
way to uphold the interests of his
conntry. If he U an amiable man,
with a talent for society, and can make
liimaelf popular with American colo
nies, while avoiding all friction with
testy chancellors and ministers for for
eign affairs, he filU tbe essential re
quirements of bU position. There are
a great many men who can do all of
thU just as well aa aay now deputed
An Unanswered Query.
A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Times writes to that journal to tills ef
fect:
It mar bo within your recollection, as It
clearly ia within mine, that during the early
years ol the civil war, while the conflict waa
bitterly waging In East Tennessee, an English
man named Grenfell appeared on the Confed
erate aide, equipped with un excellent rifle of
English make, and taking his stand on the
wings of tho Confederate forcer, busted him
self shooting itngle men on the Federal aide.
Ho was not caught, kilted nor bung, aa he
shonld have been, ao far aa I hare ever heard.
When asked why he, a stranger to the quarre
should employ himself in killing men with
whom neither honor his people had any con
troversy, he anaweied: “I have a good rifle
and am fond of shooting." A Gen. Grenfo.l,
It seems, is now high In command in tha Bon-
dan campaign, t am curious to know whether
or notthe general has any relation to tho as
sassin ol 1852-C3.
*Tho Times does not reply. Wo never
heard before of Grenfell’s rifle, and do
not believe this yam. Grenfell came
into the Confederate lines just as tho
French princes went into the Federal
army. He was an accomplished sol
dier and did honorable and effective
duty, upon the staff of General Mor
gan. Getting tired ot this duty, or
from some dissatisfaction, he gave up
the position. Subsequently he was ar
rested by the Federal authorities, im
prisoned nt the Dry Tortugas, and sub
jected to great indignities and cruel
ties.
It is said that in making an attempt
to escape in a leaky boat he perished
in a storm in the Gulf of Mexico. He
was a brave man; had been a soldier
in the Carliat war in Spain, and bail
served with distinction elsewhere.
Those who knew him best spoke of
him as an honorable man, and were
deeply pained at bis unfortunate end.
He had as full right to serve in the
Confederate army as any of the volun
teers of high and low degree who
■ought pay and famo in the Federal
lines, and was entitled to all ol tho
usages of civilised warfare.
and since September 1st, the receipt! at
all tbe towns are 136960 balsa lees than
for the tame rime la 1883.
Among the Interior towns, Macon it
credited with 2) bales for the week and
with 48,146 for the aetaon. Lest year the
receipt* for the week were 257, and for tbe
aeaaon 68,815 bales. Theae figures show
a decrease for the week, aa compared with
that period, of 237 bales, and a falling ofi
for tba aeason ot 10 670 bales.
Tbe total receipts from tbe plantations
since September 1, 1884, were 4,075,300
bales; in 1883-Si were 4,(M0212 bale*; in
1882-83 were 6.666.241 bales.
Althongh tbe total receipt* at the out
puts the past week were 32 886 bales, the
actual movement from plantation! wee
21908 baler, the balance being taken from
stocks at the Interior to vna. Last year the
receipts from (he plantations for the same
week were 10,030 bales, and for 1883 they
were 87,835 bales.
Up to February 28 the receipts st tbe
porta tills year were 45 807 bales more
than In 1883-84 and 403,487 bates more than
at the aame time In 1882-83.
The receipts since September 1 up to to
night are 4S.807 bales more thau they
were at tbe same da; of the month in 1884
and 403.437 bales less than they were to
tbe same day of the month in 1883.
Tbe exports of cotton from the United
States the past week, as per latest mall re
turns, have reached 67,732 bales. So far
as the Southern ports are concerned, theae
are tbe tame exports reported by tele
graph, and published in the Chronicle lest
Friday.
The Chronicle has the following to aay
of the market fluctuations for the week
under review:
There has been* dull and somawhat fea
tureless speculation In cotton for future de
livery at this market during tbe past week.
The "bear” party, deprived of the aid which
they derived from the strained relations be-
two-n Great Britain and Russia, covered their
contracts and retired from the field. But the
"buli"party, althongh favored by rapidly de
clining stocks,! reduced crop movement, and
such severe weather at tha Booth as to delay
planting work, hnvc shown little or no dispo
sition to take advantage ol the situation. The
CAUGHT ON TH* FLY,
What the Funny Parngrnphere Wrote
About Lost Week.
A Newnan man tarred and feathered
hla wife - * bustle and eold It to a Dutchman
for a Christmas turkey.—Yen-man Indeptn-
J: Srussar ibzjsz c, b
of Beatty’, district. “ ' noUr 7 POhic
\Y e find the books of Wm w„i ,
>0 tilxih (iiutvint «ii Bo’.aud,q(
dent.
Thackeray says “there’s no fun in
winning a thing unless you play for it, 1
*11(1 Vfi would rpnifiplr that thuva'n no «...
and we would remark that there's no ton
in playing for a thing unleas yon win it—
Boston Courier.
“Why are we right handed?” de
mands »scientist. On consideration tho
theory that it ia because you were born so
seems about as good as any .—Boston Post.
English lorda have succeeded in get
ting Tenn) son ao interested in chess that
he can't think of anything else, and erery-
body ia happy.—Philadelphia Call.
A Brooklyn seamstress carelessly
left a needle in the b.tck of a young Jady
customer’s dress and now & particular
friend of the family has his arm doue up
in arnica.—New York Journal,
Too bad. Maggie to her stepfather,
who is very popular with the children—
"I wish you had been here whin «>ur other
psps waa alive. You would have liked
each other eo much.”—Life.
It is said that bees and wasps will
not sting a person wboie akin ia ameareJ
with honey. This, of coarse, may be per*
fectly true, but the trouble with the bust*
ed Insects is that they won't always w*lt
until a fellow can smear himself.— The
Judge.
It is a mistake to suppose that po
licemen ever sleep at their post. Posts arc
too uncomfortable to sleep against, 'f hey,
the podeemen. not the post*, know better
than that; they get d *wn into a comforts*
ble area way where they will not be dis
turbed, to aleep —Texa$ Siftings.
Mrs. Jones—“What does T [this
mean?" Mr. Jones—"What do** wbat
mean?" Mrs. J.—“Why, this advertise
ment says: ‘Wanted, a silent partner.’
What does the advertiser mean by want
ing a ail-nt partner?” Mr. J.—“I don’t
know. He evidently doesn’t want to war-
ry.—Newman Independent,
“A young man asks if it is unlucky
to get married before breakfast?” says an
exchange. This seems like n very foolhb
question. Most men like a full stomach
to get married on, but if the young man
has any doubts and wishes to choose, he’d
bstter take the breakfast and 1st the mar
rying part go. It’s cheaper.—Brooklyn
Even women are sometimes right-
the aif »h dUtrict, all right.
On J. M. Hohbs’ ju-iipp nf n..
^‘•'T.PObHoanS lattice M
.V-i-bUi district, an rl/hi. , ’ e “ t to
as*** •
ju-rlursuf tbo peace lit said district,'!! 1,0
ing the last twelve month* prsvloua'reih'
election of the anient officere andi.ul?
■luce coming i t ’’office" 1 ' 1 **” b * r, “ r »*«hw
i.p. a E: b d 1 * h ;o!s b i l 5a, , K? c,o « t «»»v
turn?. "exhausTthe
during the 8 , apertor 1, t'oart°tenS tH*
en Hoy ng other bailiff, rm °* ,or »
litre
Coi,.t.hies *1,., have tiled bond.
H - P»'A- a'noiior. of bond 16UI .
arej.
are M .if Mathew, and 'b. FTO.u.re^!*
pro\ ed by Holton, ' "u.ey. ap.
P. 8. Smith, amount of Snnd
wssi'-F—vsiiSi.*
sure,7B Z F K Kl , D h ncir mt0 ' Uad *»8
C. H. Mar,hall, am-.tmtof bufdlSOD-
rane. .re M. H. M, E mu„,. K T°u£
J- f” Horne, amount cfbnnd fjm-
tie. J. K. Mathew*, R. M. Bo“d. '
We recommend Mr. T. J.binder* facts,
office ot notary public end ex-officln {”%?
ot the peace (nr (be 657(h district <1 mu
the p we of W. Jcnnigh.m 81-Jiu,nb ‘ 10
,86 erecommend Mr. Oliver Cleveland to,
the officeotex-offlalo juries ofiheuf^
B?nUe*j“ Uld 8t,1C ‘ U ‘ M ' ‘“^w ot Thto.
. W r reoimmecd Mr. Thom** Cochiwn
tor the c.ffl ■* o: notary public lor thMiu t h
district (4. M. In tbe placeo rhomuCjcu-
Mr "L', 1 ” Hanbo.tor
the (ffl. e o( no'ary public end enfflro
sti * of ill*- peace tor the630 bdUtrict U
i. instead of Jama* P. Bl.slngame. '
Recommended (bit J. A. Eubtnki be
•ppototed notary public for the 497u, do.
(>{..* n I.. ol..' ..I til t re. . M ' ul «
regular room operators say that cotton la too fully secured of having aome heart. They
dear to buy and under too firm control to sell; hs^Jjeen sitting by the smouldering fire
they can therefore do nothing. The next crop
attracts less attention than of late. The ad
vance on 8aturday last was followed by a dull
ness and depression, which continued down
to near tho close of Wednesday's business.
Yesterday a sharp advance at Liverpool and
better reports from Manchester were followed
here by an Improvement of but a few polots
and limited dealings. To-day tbe opening
was lower, but the close slightly dearer. Cot
ton on the spot advanced l-16o on Saturday
(when our exports to Great Britain wero very
large) and again on Tuesday. To-day the
market was quiet and unchanged at 11 5-lOe
for middling uplands
watching the embers die out and change
picture* from bright and lively to sombre
•ud .dark, when Algernon spoke up
“Well, well. Isn’t it delightful to sit and
watch the firelight ?” “Tuat Is what Reg
inald said ihe other night, and he was
looking right into my eyes." ‘ Indeed. If
unit hoiln't helil v/.ne fan k.1
A raw of our contemporaries ere alarm
ed at tbe posibillly that somebody on tbe
Tgi.i»uru will be appointed to office. It
might be well to state right here that no
one connected with tbe paper wants any
thing better than he now baa. True, If a
lli.t-ciaas diplomatic mii-lon were tender
ed and ft conld be edited In Mecon along
with tbe TxLgonarH, it would be accepted
and run at odd time*—but for glory only.
Formal notice* were eerred on Receiver
Henry F.nk and on tbe officer! ot tbe East
Tennessee. Virginia and Georgia railway,
at Knoxville last Wednesday, demendlrg
tho immediate surrender ot tho Memphis
and Charleston railroad property, end the
caucellatt m of tbe lease. Tbe East Ten
neisee, Virginia and Georgia road hte
called t meeting of it* directory In New
York, on March 21tb, to Chnatder the de
mand.
The Foreign Anpolntmente.
Mr. Cleveland has commenced npon
the list of foreign appointments, nn<l
may add to the names sent inyesterday
beforo the proposed adjournment of the
Senato on Wednesday.
Tbo representatives selected to go
abroad arc good men, and their ap
pointments will be satisfactorily re
ceived by the country.
Mr. Phelps has heid up iremocracy
in Vermont, where it has been rather
a fatiguing and unprofitable badness.
Governor McLone, of Maryland, has
hid enlarged experience as a publicist
and once filled the Chineee mission.
Mr. Pendleton is equal to tbe German
million, and General Jackson spent
(our years in tbe diplomatic service at
Vienna.
None of these gentlemen can be said
to be of the yoang Democracy, while it
It true that yean have not Impaired
their mental vigor.
It will be remembered that when
Senator Brown preeented the name of
General Jackson for the Mexican mis
sion the assurance woe given that the
General would release hit interest in
everything else. As the General has
been fixed, Georgians who are in wont
of positions may now help themselves
to tbe other placet that have been
abandoned by the General. Perhaps
it may be a good way in which to
approach Mr. Cleveland, this promise
to lie satisfied with one office at a time,
and, as inch, the hint may not be loet
to those who look and hope.
Jeer before President Arthur went pat
ol office be appointed btscolored body-
rant, Alec Powell, a dark Intbaraileay
mail: ervice. Thill* ont of the strictest
disciplined branches ia tbe Poet-office De
partment. No appointment can be made
nndertheiawto a poet btaber then $800,
and promotion to the hlgheit poet in tbe
Hut grade ol $1,300 la only made after
year* of faithful lerri-e. Yet tbe v'ry
next day after the boy Also woe appoint! d
to the only grade permlitlble by law tbe
Preitdent forced the superintendent of tbe
railway mail terries to promote ble old
servant to tbe highest grade, under pet-
ally ol dlimliaal. Powell wo* within twen
ty four It mrt Jumped to tbe Drat grade,
wht re he now ie.
you hadn’t held your fan before your eye*.
1 should hare been enabled to hare made
tbe aame remark.” "Ob 11 don’t think I
need the fan any more.” Kb* bed heart
enough for two.—Hartford I'o.’t.
Thaao are Solid FnotB.
The best blood purifier and system reg
ulator ever placed within the reach of
suffering hums'tty, truly is Electric Bit
ters. Inactivity of the liver, billoumea*.
jaundice, conitipttlon, weak kidneys, nr
any disease of tbe urinary organ*, or who
ever requires an appetizer, tonic or mild
stimulant, will always find E-ectrio Bit
ters tbe best and only certain cure known.
They a-t surety and quickly, every bottle
gua-aoteed to give entire satisfaction or
money refunded. Sold at IW-ycents a but
tle by Limar, Rankin ,k Lamar.
GENERAL PRESENTMENTS
f the Grand Jury of Crawford
County.
We, the grand juror*, sworn, chosen end
•elected for tbe March term, 1886, beg
leave to submit the following general pre
sentment* tbrungb our committee:
We find a leek In tbe court hoes*
caused by a hole to tbo II-te near tba pare
pet on the west aide of the court home.
We find the county ichoot commission
er’a books correctly kept end exhibiting
the following itateraent, viz :
No. of white echool* for 1881 2fl
colored “ " “ 13
melee In attendance 452
fe nalee in attendance 422
txict 6. M. in place of Wm. J. Dent!
Recommended tbit A. F. William*),
appoints 1 notarp public for the 529th du.
tnet G. M. in plare of Alex Bryant.
Rrcoimnenard that the bridge aero** tha
pnbllc rend lending from Hickory Ur,veto
Macon by Mr. U. D. Ma’hcw*'*, situated
east of his home about SQOyafds,
up by the roonty.
Upon tlnnnreb investigation wa find
tbat several parties have been granted i|.
(r ises to tell wh'aky in varlona portion*
•it tl c county, and upon application to tbe
ordln.ry find bo petitions up in wblcbaald
licenses were granted, wbl.-h render* tha
efforts cf thla bvty utterly futile, tn ascer
tain.ng the validity vr legality ol the pell-
tlons upon whi h said trei se* were
gran'ed. We H >d that llcen* s were
gianted to E. J. Persons without > ingle
iialiUe-t name upon his petlil m.snd >o r.
-Moran without tbe neceiasiy two-thlrd*.
and tn all other cues beve dlnced (be
county commissioners to Dan* cita
tions to appear before them et their next
regular term and abosr that their tlceusee
were legally obtained.
From the llmlied time allowed the com
mittee we are ttnab'c to make a (nil report
of i be booke In tbe sbrr ffe office.
We recommend that J W. Jack be p«ld
twenty-five ($2500) dollar* by tbeoounty
commissi,o er» (or ez ra services.
We find our publl: officers to have good
and sufficient bond*.
We return to his Honor. T. J. 8'mmorg,
nor tbanka for ih- pr -mpt manner In which
lie has dUchargrd hla da y daring the
week. Alio t i Jour loUettor-general, J. L.
Hardeman, lor bit coort-alea toward this
body.
We also recommend that tbe abnee pre
sentments be pnnl-abed in Hi* Weskly
TsLr.uo.vrn asp Mnsggoga, ol Macoo,
Oa.
O.H. Smith,Foreman?. Danlelly,
T. Wellnnv,
K. T. Jordan,
J. M. Myrfck,
8. W. Dint,
3. R Harrison,
T. J. Martin.
L. O. Kutcell,
H M Burnett,
N Powell,
. H. McKlmnrry,
Total number whltea
No. of colored male* 260
“ females 206
Total number colored.
Total number white and coloreJ...
TO FINANCES. Dr.
Amount on hand at tba
elate ot 1883 $ 150 70
Amount rec-tred from
State for 1884 1,565 67
Amonnt received from
poll tax for 1831 1,022 43
To'al amonnt received
for the year 1881..,.
Cf.
$2,738 80
Anogo tbe gneata at Mr, Cleveland ! las'
reception were qoalnt and almost forgotten
yeomen tn bome-spnn; dark, lank, butter-
nntted fellow* from Georgia and Alabama,
tbe old-time Colonel, by God, air, who
takes bis cocktail before breakfast and bis
mint julep before dinner; the raffled Jeff) re
•os! in Democrat from the swamp: of
Florida, *1111 chewing tbe pigtail of bit
fathers and letting th* yellow atelne re
main et the corners of bli month; the
long-haired, tlonch-batted, gritty tar-
boiler, the Texan ranchman with an ox
chain on hla vest and a doable row of get*
net* on hte finger; th* nnchewed cata
mount ot the Sonthweet; th* 8cath«n
gentlemen from Baltimore and tbe antique
Crichton of the old regime from Louis
ville, th* cow-boy and tbe bonanza king.
Amount paid to tescch-
ere, 1881 $J,S93 12
Amount paid county
echool comnsisalonera,
1881 200 00
Total amount paid,...
$2,503 12
Cotton Statement.
The Chronicle'* cotton article of Kerch
20th furnish** tbe following feet* rela
tive to the movement of tbe crop for the
peat week:
For the week ending thia evening
(Kerch 20), the total receipt* bar* reached
32.865 bole*, against 42,581 balsa teat
weak, 56,888 bates tba previous week end
50,312 balaathree weeks lines; making
the total receipts since the let of Beptem
ber, 1881,4522,300 bates, against 4.528,550
bale* fair Use some period of 1863-81, show
ing in decrease sine* September 1,1381, of
0,193 bolt*.
Tbe receipts at all lb* Interior towns for
the week ban been 20.440 bales, since
September 1st, 2,481,790 bales. Tha re
ceipts at tbe earn* town* bar* been 17,713
bales lest than the same week lost year,
Tng Department of Agriculture bee ta
med e report on tot agriculteral exhibit et
the Exposition. "Agricultural Graphic*,"
they are called. They show, by meant of
dltgrtma end sketches,th* relative amount
of land tn farms la tbe various States, the
amount of turn products, etc., In a quite
striking and valuable manner. This re
port allow*, for Instance, that th* But* of
Ohio has a larger proportion of IU lands
tn forms than toy other SUte, about 06 per
cent, of the land of tbat BUU being In
farm*, while th* next in the list, Indiana,
be* about 90 per cent.; Illinois, 88per
cent; Kentucky, 84 per cent; New York,
TOpcr cent; Tennessee end Virginia, 77
par cent, each; Georgia, 68 per cent; Ala
bama, 62 per cent; Klselaalppi, 56 per
cent.; Arkansas, 36 per cent. In tbe
United BUtes the proportion in farms is
bat 30 per cent, of th* whole.
Amount on bend Utr:h26th,
18*5 $14061
We find the ordlnery'e office In a con
fated end unsatisfactory condition. Tbe
minutes of aald office covering the period
from 1855 or imotn lean 'v.nr.tninv valu
able records, cannot or waa not produced
by the ordinary to the committee ap
pointed to examine the tame. Also a large
Lumber of Georgia report* furnlebed by
tbe SUU to onr coonty I* not acc muted
for. Also* number of codes. We alio
find tbeoffice kept in a somewhat slovenly
manner. Tbe public receptacles provided
at tba expense of th* coonty fjrtbeeafe
keeping o( county record! era not ell uved
formal purtote. We find book*apper
taining to tel toffies scattered promiscu
ously about the room, while tbe stsora-
named receptacles or office depositories
are filled with worth et* rnublab or empty.
We respectfnlly ask, however, tbat our
preeeot ordinary, 0. L. Sawyer, be not
held entirely accountable tor this state of
•fialra, os tbeoffice be* been in hit posse*
•ton bat t short white. We commend the
scat be manifests In endeavoring to right
the effaira of bit office.
W* find tbe affair* of onr retiring treat
nrer, F. H. Wrlgbt, In connection with tbe
office of treasnrer In commendable tbape
on bis retirement
W* find onr present treasurer, W. U.
Dent vt-y correctly managing toe book*
and finance* of hi* office, aa oer statement.
COUNTY FINANCES,
Tin President has established s prece
dent about dining. He his related the
invitation of tbe Gridiron Clnb for a din
ner next Saturday night. Hit reason was
tbat be did not Intend to accept any dinner
Invitations daring hie term ot office.
Tux commissioner of Indian affairs oa
Se-nrdey, with tbe content of tbe Secre
tary ol tba Interior, gave Red Cloud a $35
•ut of clothe*, te hte garment! wtre getting
dilapidated. Red Clood wee a dandy be
side tbe old skinflint commlteioocr Price.
Treasnrer. Dr.
Poor fund $ 8t5 49
County land 1637 88
Jury fund 823 63
County Court (and 48 00-12,721 86
Cr.
Amount paid ont a* per
voucher* $ 230 70- 250 70
Cash to balance $2,474
W* take great pleasure In commending tbe
particular end exact manner In which onr
present board of coonty commissioners
ere entering npon tbe discharge ot their
dories.
We report tbe clerk's office In good coa-
*o far as we were able or ha-' '
Tnx appointment of S. 8. Cox to a for
eign mlaefon it a recognition of Tammany.
Kr. Cox ie a member of that society, wee
not particularly weU pleased with tbe
nomination of Kr. Cleveland, and waa not
at all prominent or active in tbe campaign.
Tbe books appertaining to th* office
onr County Court, if any there be, bare
not been ezhlbited to at tor examination,
and we hereby recommend that our pres
ent board of coonty commlaatoaere Into
tbe necessary sups to have said coart shot-
tshed.
We recommsod that oar presiding judge,
T. J. Simmooe, empower Kr.|B. f eener to
enter Into Ut* dilfetent county office* and
moke a list or inventory of all books, doc
uments. property, etc., belonging to stid
offices, or that ongbt to benmg to them,
end tbat said list be kept for tbe fatare nee
of grand lariat or their commiUtet, and
that said fiat be entered npon t te minutes
of the b tar-l of coanty commissioners.
We find that W. J. Stoeum, notary pub
lic, bar no itemize t bill! of coat on bis
docket—Third district.
B F. L-e.
H. W. VanR'per,
B. J. B ckiuau,
J A. Kuhmks,
J. P. McNtece,
J. J. Chamoion,
J. B Clark*,
J. McOce,
A. J. McAfre,
M. W ft nt-on.
I
We will moll a Xlckel*3ilT*r Waterbary
Watch of the style represented In the cat be*
low to any oue who will sund os aclab ol ten
obw subscribers to the WkskIsY TcutasAru
amd M KssRNosa at ooe dollar each. ThU will
enable each subscriber to secure the paper at
the loweet club rate, mod at the same time
compensate tbe dub agent for hU trouble.
£t^Omly niw evascaiBMa-tbat Is. those
whose names are not now and hare not been
within six months previous to the receipt of
the order, on onr books-will be coubybd.
These watches are not toys, but accurate and
scnrlceable tlmt-keepe s. They are simple,
durable and neat. The eases always wear
bright. Tens of thousands o! them are carried
by people of all classes throughout tbe United
States.
“The Waterbury.”
FOR &3.SO
we will send the Weekly TKLiooarn a*i>
Mbaskbobb one year and one of ihe shore de
scribed watches to any nliliBM. This propo
sition la open to our subscribers aa well aa
those who are not.
Act [Promptly.
The shore propositions will be kept open
for a limited time only and parties who wish
to take odraotage of either shonld do so at
fVUnless otherwise directed we will send
the watches by mail* pecked In a stout paste
board box, and onr reeporaibillty for them
will end when they are deposited in the post-
ofllce. They can be registered forten cents,
and parties who wish this done should Inclose
this amonnt, or we will send them by ex-
pram, the chorees to he paid when they are
delivered. Address
TIIE TELEGRAPH AMD MESSENGER,
Macon, Georgia.
Make money orders, checks, etc., payable to
II. C. HANSON, Manager.
QutThis Quf»wayga
_aooioin toi ora—
TBItinoMn
r..^c i.iwf-t.«wfc JCXYaS
AGENTS
rsffits «*(»»•
OR* iCOTT, 842 Broadway it., N. V*