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Newspaper Page TextI_J»Yv: Volume XXXIX.—No. 21. ALBANY. GA.. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 14, 1885. Price $2.00 Per Year. ED1TOBIAJL NOTES. oxgbeuuak White, of Kentucky, ht to be abated as a public nuisance/ Office was a long i 4- htfriy, and,-even , it is making haste slowly. Cleveland invites only Dcmo- i to his consultation*. This makes Pig Iron Kelley imitations very liacon Telegraph seems -to.vje ! Cummerctal-Gozelte in fight- nevelatid f *What a notile pair of Others! Vkithkk the French nor the missipn- les seem to be in a fair way. to over- ligrthe Pigtails within the next few tilths. ■ A MADMANS STORY. 1. 8. Wilson ia CairmtovraaLe W A Some years ago I was visiting a part ticular friend t in the little city of L—>—. A lunatic asylum is there, and my friend, a young physi cian of some note,'is one of die medical force in chaige. J always had a par ticular horror of insanity in any form, And generally give a wide berth to any one afflicted therewith. However, my friend, after, much paf suasion, prevailedvupon me to- accomt- that her marriage was forced upon her.! Death was far more preferable, she I averred. . Oh. jnj angeldarhng,-Ihave never dtftibted' one word you said: and | as I stand here a blood-stained murder- GEOKGIA NEWS. —In Elbert county, hogs are dying from some unknown disease. —T. TV. Rucker Is said to be deliver- l* Boston has thirty-seven million- »es,” and the probability is that none I them are as familiar with the para- of Dives and. Lazarus as they Tue dynamite congress will assemble j Paris on .tiie 23rd day of this month. Reparation should be made to hoist ■ members with “their own petard.” ; would be a good work. I The French Republic has nothing to ain and much to lose by becoming eadquarters for all the anarchist vil- ans of-the universe. This ought to e plain to French statesmen. The Turkish fleet has been ordered ) get ready for active service. It is hought that the destination of the fleet * the Red sea, and the purpose is to biqtfo* Italian schemes of colonization find conquest in that quarter. Turkey has requested Italy to with- [draw her troops from the Red Sea ■coast.of Africa. It is queer that the lGraiid Turk should be more exacting as to Italy than as to "England. But (the Grand Turk, like some other people, [thinks be knows whom to kick. We are' in receipt of the first issue of the CartersviHe Courant, edited by Dr. W. II. Felton and his excellent wife. It promises to be a* good paper. It \v§l be:. clean, incisive and indepen- dept, in a high" and honorable sense. There. is work for such a paper in Georgia, and we welcome it into the field. Judge Lynch’s circuit embraces those portions of the United States in whiefi the dynamiters abound. He will call upon some of them, between lights, before they, are aware of his in tentions. 'The Judge isn’t enough of a “society” fellow to send in a scented card, to announce his coming. We shall try to be reconciled to whatever lie may do in the matter. >nj.pfe^rtJedvuj>on me tobaccos pany him one "morning when he went to make his rounds. , We bad- gone nearly over the entire building, and had just, entered thejyard where .the, incurables were^confined. We had hardly entered : when my attention^* came riveted upon a tall, gray-haired man of most commanding figure. was probably 60 years of age, and had »n(f OTurirere^ivhoIiy" mio“ and^I j in S temperance addresses iu Clarke know, too. your white-winged spirit county, hnrors nW TT1P nOW. Alld VidSMTR hovers o’er me now, and whispers peace unto my troubled soul. “At last the hour for the tryst drew nigh' aiid in a state of great excitement I Kuna my vdg;to the fountain. course I was on the spiot much too soon, and to a'man in my state of mind every moment seemed an hoar. I had been drinking for some days, andwas -Oglethorpe countv is said to have then, to a certain extent, .under the in- ‘ ilueuce of liquor. At last 1 .heard the bell in a neighboring steeple peal forth eight, and as the last stroke died atva; I saw my love approaching swiftly down the walk. With outstretched arms X rushed forward to meet her. her to my breast, X .poured fervent-kisses down upon her rosebud face. I persuaded her to fly with me, and I know at length she would have yielded. At this instant a dark form —Atlanta, according to the Constitu tion, purposes to “bore to artesian water or to China.” —The Governor will commence the hearing of contests for Justices of the Peace on the 16th inst. a peculiar way of drawing his hand crashed through .tjie shrubbery, .and ~ across his eyes, as if striving to clear before ■I-C(Aild-adjilst-inyseif'-td L the'sft-'s —the . * -- - - _ *1 *lttAll <1 ri made great improvement since the stock law went into effect. -Col. Richard Peters, of Atlanta, has-aent a car load of Essex bogs and Angora goats to the N. O. Exposition. —The Georgia Press Association will meet , in Bainbrklge-‘on March J8th. The members will then go on a trip to the New Orleans Exposition. Hartwell Sun saysr “The ttncil lias issued an order sus- GOIXG IIO.HE TO JIOX1IF.R. A Kentucky Girl Ruined and De serted in Sew Orleans, ost peculiar case* we have in the | tol are fired twice in quick succession, n. He has been confined here for ! man-immediately: fell to tiie drummers. This action upon : the part of"the city fathers is favorably them' the interested old man, the most asylum. He has been confined here for . over thirty years, and, Of course, has j fdfftSrard “f caught —Senator Brown seemsto he a sort long since been given up as incurable, i her In my arms, .and saw the bosom of j °f Emory Speer Democrat.—News He has a most tragic histoiy, and he ! her white dress—herhridal dress—red and Advertises. We heard Emory tells ft to every one who comes In here. [ * laidher gently on the J '■ «™nind, and kuelt beside her—my indefinitely th^ tax^on cpm, ; received.’ Speer’s case came up before the I Senate committee on Tuesday, and j Senator Colquitt spoke against his con- ! firmation. It was anuouueed that the i case would come up again yesterday, j and tliat Speer’s attorney, Senator Brown, would appear in his defence. He openly and defiantly overrides the protests of the decent people of the i State,, jind no more represents Georgia than Mahone represents Virginia. The bankruptcy bill is dead. It jljiln’t die because deatii, in that case, loved “a shining mark.” Bankruptcy, stay aiid homestead laws ought all to be put to the sword remorselessly. What.the whole country needs is laws toTconipel people to pay their debts. Collection laws and all laws concerning the relation between debtor and creditor seem to have been enacted to promote litigation and to put a prem ium on dishonesty. Some of the editors of Northern pa pers are still growling over the fact that old, cracked Liberty Bell was carried to New* Orleans, under the pretended belief that it will be contaminated in a Southern atmosphere. If the lineage of these snarlers could be traced hack a few generations, it woulj doubtless be discovered that ancestors of some of them were Tories during the Revolu tion; The mean malignity shown by these :men is suggestive of just such origin. The Constitution thinks that if the British Cabinet should resign, “Great Britain has no man who can fill'the pljifcfetdh Gladstone.” Well, the Eng lish people don’t want it filled in the sense in which the Constitution uses the term‘‘fill.” If they liked Glad stone’s policy and were proud of the outcome of it there would be no neces sity for him to resign. The fact is, they ^ want a Premier whoso policy will not disgrace their country, by its inefficiency and feebleness, in the eyes of the whole world. „ . - * , , 1 ground, and knelt beside her—my He is perfectly harmless and perfectly hands dripping with her crimson life- crazy. and cam remember nothing but tide. H*r eyes looked trustfully up to the one story; however, he can telTthat i me, and, with my name on her lips, in a very intelligent way. lie was—” i she, smiling, passed forever from the Just at this instant an attendant rush- world. I drew my dripping hand ed up to the doctor and whispered j across my eyes, and fell fainting on my something, when my friend turned to ■ face. 1 know not how long I lay there, me and said: x “An accident has : but when'I awoke I found myself here, happened; just be seated here; you will j with crimsoned hands and with great be entirely safe, and I will not be gone spots of blood before _ my eyes—and one;” and with that he was off. However great my repugnance was to remaining, I had no other alterna tive, so I seated myself on the stone bench close by the door. Once more lie was gazing intently at me. Pres ently he beckoned me to come to him, they tell me I am mad! mad! mad!' Here the maniac’s voice was raised to a loud shriek, and I was becoming thoroughly alarmed, when I heard ap proaching footsteps, and my friend, nay eyes sought the old man, and found the Doctor, harried to my side and led me out. It was a great relief to be in the open air once more; and never and, by some strange impulse, I obey- since then have I entered an insane ed. As soon as 1 approached within ; asylum, a few feet of him he broke out with Vert little change is indicated iuthc Egyptian situation. The Italian force at Massowali lias been ordered into the interior, to relieve the garrison of Kas- sala. ft is said that French troops will occupy several of the cities flow gar risoned liy the English troops, and that the latter will bo hurried towards the seat of war in the tiottdun. Col. Wil son arrived at Kortl on the 10th inst., and brought definite intelligence of the death of Gen. Gordon. The gates of Khartoum were opened to the Mahdi’s soldiers by treacherous Pashas, and Gordon was assassinated- as he ielt the citadel, to rally his troops. Vice-Piusidext Hendricks was greeted with enthusiasm in Birming r ham, Alabama. It will be observed that the Pig Iron Kelly, papers in Geor gia do not connect'the display of re joicing over the Indiana tariff reformer with the supposed growth of the rob ber “protection” idea in the South. But they put that interpretation on the hurrah oyer the Pennsylvania Pig Iron Kelley Democrat, who represents a Re publican district in Congress. Tiiose papers.are always funny when they try to be solemn, with a view to mak ing a i>oiut in favor of highway rob bery in taxation. - Tiie Poll Mall Gazette shows what interpretation Europeans pat upon the presence of United States delegates at the Congo conference, by congratulat ing this ctnrftry on its supposed pur pose to participate actively, hereafter, in the setdlment of political and terri torial questions in the Eastern Hemis phere. - It goes beyond the mere for mality of congratulation, and advo cates an alliance, offensive and deten- G roat Britain. President Arthur has misled the European public through ignorance of the legitimate conse quences'of Tils' acts, and disregard of ?he long-established policy and tradi- own country; It shows the putting an ordinary fel- , She would hl « 1of-4# responsible post- |_ W ] »tion. l“You thiuk 1 am crazy—crazy- ery one does, but I was not .always so. Once I was as sane as you, hut I am not now’; no! no! Do you see these hands? Do you see those stains upon them ? That is blood! and that is hot all. There is a great jagged spot. of blood continually before my eyes, and- l can not wipe it away. It blurrstltem so that sometimes I ' cannot see, and I can not wipe it away. No! no! Let me tell you my story, and when lam through you will see that I am not as mad as they think me: “In my youth—long ago—I was a lawyer, located iii the town of L . I was rapidly rising in my profession, and was conceded, even* by my ene mies, to be the most brilliant lawyer in the district; and that Was no mean dis tinction, for there were many able men in the district at that time. I was very poor, but, as I said before, was rapidly rising, and in a few years I would have had all that I desired. But I had one besetting sin—drink, \drink—and when under the influence of.it was a very demon. About this I time a grand ball was given at the no ble residence of ’Squire Elton, a wealthy gentleman of distinguished I family, who had recently, moved to our town. The hall was given in hon or of Ills granddaughter, a beautiful girl just budding into womanhood. Of course I was invited. The evening came—I went—and there for the first time saw Mabel' Elton, the grand daughter of the old ’Squire. I had heard much of her wondrous beauty, but l was in nowise prepared for the I lovely vision that greeted my gaze. If ever God sent an angel to dwell fora time iu this sinful world, it was Mabel Elton; and she was the most beautiful creation of the Divine Hand. A fairy like figure, exquisitely molded; a wealth of golded hair that swept in shining ringlets far below her waist— and such eyes—to see them once was never to forget them; large, brown land luminous, with a pleading, trust ful expression. I see them now lit up |with a pleading, trustful expression. I see them now lit up with love, and beaming on me with a gentle radii nee. I God have mercy on ine! My Mabel, oh, my Mabel! | “I met her, and my heart was wholly hers; I loved her madly, pas sionately, from the first, and, my friend, it was fully reciprocated. I danced with her—not only once, hut many times; in fact, monopolized her society. I was charmed with her, and she was equally charmed with me. Oh, l will never forget that evening,! The lighted room, the perfume and the music all pass before me now. It was near the close of the festivities, and just after a waltz, that I led my love from tiie- crowded ball-room and out to the grounds. It was in early spring, and a full moon was shining resplendent in the heavens. We walk ed slowly through the long garden red olent with the perfume of many rare and early flowers. We paused at length near a tinkling fountain in the shade of a great elm tree. As yet no word had gassed between us. Mingling with the music of the fountain came that of the band in the ball-room. Some instinct told me that the lovely being at my side loved mens I did her. I know no't what possessed me, hut there by the side of the fountain, with the music of the hand and the water ringing in my ears, I caught her iu ray arms, and told her of my love. She did not resist, but lay quietly in my arms while I rained burning kisses upon her throat, . mouth and brow. Oh, blissful moment, oh, happy time ! If God ever allows mortals to taste of. the pleasures of Paradise,* I think I must have tasted of them then. I feel her warm and palpitating form against my bosom now, and the scent of the dying geranium in her hair steals away my senses. I know not how long we lingered thus, but gently releasing her self from my entwining arras, she placed her tiny arms iipou my sleeve, and we turned to the honse. “I was with her many times after that, and it was rumored that we were about to marry. I went one evening to see her j and* was met at the door by the old ’Squire, who forbid me to come there again, and told me that his grand daughter was soon to marry a wealth}’ gentleman in a distant city; and cold ly bidding me good-by, slammed the door iu my face. God only knows how I survived‘that blow. I prayed for death then, but it never came. Next day the house was closed and the in mates went away. “It was many days before, the stately mansion was opened again; but it was opened-again and grand properations were inaugurated,Jfoy Mable Elton was to be married. Married! Had my death-warrent beejj read to me I could not have felt worse. : “After much bustle and preparation, the wedding day arrived at last. In idl this time, I had never once seen my little Mable, or even heard direct from her. I had determined to bear up un til the marriage was eonsumated, and then fly to some distant land and die. I could never remain in that place and see the only woman I ever loved . Uie wife of another. I had nothing to live ; for. ‘ I would die,’ and by my oicn hand! Ha! ha! That thought at least, gave me some pleasure.'On the afternoon of the day of the wedding, I was seated* alone, in my oflice, brood- ingover my melancholy fate, when, without a knock, a servant employed at the’Squire’s entered, placed a note upon my table, and, without a word, withdrew. I recognized the. servent, and:I seized .the note. wit- —~ j£g •contents'" were" soon know’h. Itwasa requ to meet her beneath the old tree by the fountain at the foot of the garden. The ceremony was to take place at 9 o’clock, and the bridal party to leave on the midnight train for the East. Jew 1 moments tin: hich.to tell rm a last good-by. She assured me that she loved only me; Tbe Forests of Alaski Letter ia San Francisco Chronicle. Alaska forests contain enough tim ber to supply* the world. The forests of pine, spruce, fir anil hemlock cover every island of the archipolago and a goodly portion of the mainland. The trees are straight and tall and grow close together. The only saw -mill at present iu operation is at Douglas Is land, and so far there has not been a eord'of timber cut for shipment. The trees,-as -a rule, do not have large-di mensions and will not always cut up into good-sized boards. For fuel, however, fhe wood is excellent, and much of it is aval fable for btiilding pui-poses. There is little decorative wood, although the yellow pine is rich ly colored and might be used-to advan tage in interior work. Alaska spruce is an excellent variety and often meas ures five feet in diameter. It.is co sidered the best spruce in the worl and the supply is very abundant, in the interior of Tihe country timber is-of much heavier growth than near the coast and on the islands. Regarding the hemlock, there is a large supply and the hark compares favorably with that of the Eastern trees, used in tan ning establishments. None have yet attempted to compute the value of the Alaska forests. . It may ?m* they will not be necessary for .years to come, hut whenever wood grows scarce else where, or whenever civilization fas tens itself upon ’Alaska, the timber of the region will be found ready at hand and existing in rieh'profnsion*. Calcu lating only approximately the value of our possessions to-day, the forests must be considered. Practically inexhausti ble, they add most materially to the wealth, of.the Territory. Disposing of London Dogs. The lost and starving dogs In Lon don are carefully collected and taken to*a ^“home,” where, to the number sometimes of 100 a day, they are killed by a process, than which none could be more humane. After being given a hearty meal, they are placed in cages, graded according to size as nearly as possible, and with tbe vicious dogs by themselves. The cages are thou sur rounded with an atmosphere charged with chloroform aud bisulphide of car bon. In from oue to two minutes sleep falls upon the animals, often stenorous, like that of men in -uneasy attitudes or when dream Png. They begin breathiug fainter and. fainter, and in six minutes are dead. Their bodies are then-buried In^ heaps of bog moss, so prepared that decomposition “ week is completely perfected within from interment. For Idle moments. Book-keepers, railroad men, farmers and carpenters occasionally have a few moments that hang heavily on their hands. We submit four nuts for them to crack, during these leisure mo ments: A NUT FOR BOOK-KEEPERS. A man buys on* August 11, $74.75; September 4, $5.25; September 19, $115.50; September 1, $237; C»etober29, $15.75; November 20, $19.50; Novem ber 26, $19.50; November 28, $2.28; he makes payment on October 4 t $150 and on November 22, $100. What amount of money will liquidate his debt on December 1, the terms being 5 per cent, thirty days, 4 per cent, sixty days, 3 per cent, ninety days? A NUT FOR RATI.ROAD MAN. From Philadelphia to San Francisco the distance is 3,200 miles. Trains leave each city at 9 a. m. and 9 p. m. daily, and cross the continent at the rate of 400 miles~per day. How many trains will one of them meet on its journey? a nut for farmers. A intends to bny two pigs to fatten, whenB .says: “Buy one for me and I will settle with you wheu it is fatten ed.” *A takes home three pigs, and just as they are fattened one of them dies. B has not yet seen the pig, nor has he made hisselection. How should the loss he borne ? A. NUT FOR CARPENTERS. Suppose there is a hill of semi-circu lar form with one precipitous side, the hill measuring 1,000 feet at the base, and 1,575 following' its outline from base to summit and down again, bow many pickets pointed vertically ono foot apart would ho required to fence the bill following the straight line at the base, and how many following the con tour oftlie hil ’ * say one day not a great many months ago that he was a Joe Brown Arcadian. The admiration seems to be mutual, and more’s the pity.— Valdosta Times. —Columbus Enquirer-Sun: “Thomas H. Roderick, who, several months ago stojie a trunk from the depot of the Savannah, Florida and Western rail road at Savannah, and brought it to this city, had a trial a day or two ago and was found guilty. The jury re commended him to mercy and he was sentenced to three years in the peniten tiary.”- * —Hartwell Sun: According to the Southron, a college president in Gainesville spells “borrow” “borry.” We knew a South Carolina Judge who spelled “sugar” “shooger,” and he was one of the most fiuent, eloquent orators we ever-heard. A merchant in this place spells “socks” “sox,” but he knows better and does it by Way of abbreviation. —The Cherokee Advance tells what the man with red socks missed: “There was a man seen late one evening last week in P. I. Edwards’s horse lot. He was peeping in and around about his crib. He had on a large black, heavy overcoat, short legged breeches, red socks and flopped hat. No one knows what he was after. It would not have been well with him if P. I. Edwards had been at home.” —Says the Savannah Times: “Since the late dynamite explosions in Eng land people everywhere are becoming nervous and jnmp at the least noise. A party on one of the Barnard street cars wrere nearly frightened out of their wits by some bad boy, who does not go to Sunday school evidently, placing a torpedo on the rail. Some of the ladies screamed as though there w’as a rat on the car, and one became nervous from fright and the shock that it was feared she w’ould be ill. This may be *fnn to the boys,’ but how about the ‘frogs?’ ” —In reply to certain inquiries con ceming millo maize, we publish the 'following paragraph from the Macon Telegraph: “Much has been said ou the above subject of late, and much has been written. It Is sold herein the city by the Southern Seed Compa ny, who grow’ it. The seed are accli mated, and will be found to give satis- tion in every respect. The company make a specialty of it, and can furnish it in any quantity. Being thoroughly acclimated, it has a special advantage of other seed of the same kind. The Southern Seed Company will recom mend it.” —The following item from the Macon Telegraph shows the result of carelessly haltering mules: “Rev. Sam Burnett, of the Warrior district, prided himself on having the finest mule in the settle ment. On Friday night he placed a rope halter around the mule’s neck and then tied the rope to a beam over the stall. Daring the night the male’s legs got tangled up in the rope in such a way as to cause him to fall and pre vent him from rising. Yesterday morning w hen Mr. Burnett went out into the lot to hitch up the mule, he found the animal as dead as a door nail. It w’as quite a loss to Mr. Bur nett.” —Not to be ontdone by the Telegraph on the oil question, the Banner Watch- man sends forth this item: “For y ears the wells on the Dorsey hill have been abandoned on account of oil or gas rising in them and making the water taste so had that it could not be used. Mr. A. S. Dorsey had a well bored in front of his house two hun dred and fifty feet deep, costing him about five hundred dollars, which had to be abandoned on account of this same oil or gas. It has always been claimed that the old gas works that were situated in the "rear of Nicholson & Sanford’s store, was the cause of it, and several''lawsuits for damages grew’ out of the trouble, and finally the gas works had to be moved near the river. One of oiir scientific friends, who has been studying the matter, says that it is impossible for gas to go through a solid rock to tbe depth of 250 feet, and it is petroleum oil that rises in the wells. He says he is confident that if Mr. Dorsey had continued boring he would now have had a flowing well of petroleum, as good as can be found in Pennsylvania.” HE WOULD NOT IGASBY HER. A Nouns’ Lady ^ires a Ballet Into the Side of‘Her Seducer. Sharpsyille, Pa., February 8.—A little town in Mercer county was the scene last night of a sensational shoot ing, w’hich may result in murder. For a year past Edward Schell, a promi nent young man of that place, has been paying attention to Kitty Reid. Some time ago, a coldness sprang up betweeiTthem, and he ceased his visits. SclQl, in company with his mother, was 1)0' his 'way homefroai the United Presbyterian church, when Miss Reid stepped in front of him and shot him iu the left side, the ball glancing off of oue ofthe ribs ancf inhering a serious, though not necessarily a fatal, wound. Mrs. Schell seized the young lady and grasped the pistol in time to receive the hammer on her hand, thus pre venting the second shot. Schell arose and also grasped the young w’oraan and took the pistol from her. He then fell back to the ground and was car- just in front of the young ried to his home, w hile Miss Reid was In this world where sorrow and joy go. hand in hand, we are often called upon to witness sad scenes. But our reporter never beheld a picture of more abject despair—a picture so full of piti ful sorrow that it would have touched a heart of stone—than he witnessed at the East Rome depot yesterday even ing. The attention ot our reporter was attracted by the strange behavior of a young lady on one of the north-bound trains wliich passed through East Rome yesterday evening. She was an unusually pretty girl, apparently not over eighteen yearsold, a pretty blonde with luge, brown eyes, which were swollen and red from constant weep ing. It was her crying and look of ut ter despair that attracted our attention. Oar reporter approached a pleasant looking old gentleman occupying a seat _ told him that he was a reporter, and in quired into - the young lady’s trouble. “Well, l will tell you what the “Schell b. came suqua n e l with me trouble is, but will give you no names. in June, 1883, aud went with me until I That is one ofthe sweetest little ladies May, 1884. He would be at our house j ever raised in the State of Kentucky, three times a week. During this time 1 know her mother well, and her he succeeded in accomplishing my father, who is now dead, was an old GEORGIA VISITORS. General A. R. Lawton Urged for No E ouragement. Arkanr-aw Tray er. Colored w’asherlady to white' \ r“Look‘ he»h, ; \vhut y<tr~ r~" gin me ftir er * Chris’mas \ “I don’t know* that I shall give you anything.” . “Mighty sorry ter heah it, lady,” and as she went out she mut tered:* .“Now* I knows that I ain’t S vine ter bring dat bed-quilt back. ow*,does da ’speck- er pusson ter be hones’ an* Tigious’ when da doah' hoi’ out no ’ducements?” Ridge, McIntosh Cq;, Ga. Dr. J. Brad field : Dear Sir:—I lm*e v taken several bottles of your Fe male Regulator for falling of the womb am cured entirely, for wl cept my heartfell most pro yonr medicine saved' my life,'ko that you see I cannot speak too highly in its favor. I have recommended it to sev eral of my friends who are suffering as I was. Yours very respectfully, "W. E. Steeeiss. ^..„_,.,J#IapE3ues>of Woman mailed |free. Beadfield Regulator Co. 8 Box38, Atlanta, Ga. ' Xnw York, Feb. 6.—A gentleman who was .prominently connected with the Democratic national committee during the recent campaign, told a re porter to-day that he had good reason to believe President-elect Cleveland Had made tip his mind to invite Senator Jonas, of Lousiana, to a seat in his Cabinet, probably as Postmaster-Gen eral, and be proceeds to give his rea sons. He claimed to know that tbe Democratic national committee had urged Jonas’s, name, that his other backing was formidable, and that Cleveland was well disposed towards Jonas independent cf those powerful efforts. A throng of prominent Democrats called, upon Mr. Cleveland to-day. Among those from the Sonth were Col. John M. Staples, of North Carolina, Senator Colquitt and a delegation of five frorii Georgia—H. G. Turner," J. C. Nichols, C. B. Crisp, Thomas Harde man" and ‘J. C. Clements. This com mittee, re-infpreed by Senator Colquitt, urged the claims of A. R. Lawton, of : Savannah, for Postmaster-General. To-morrow evening Mr.' Cleveland ■will return to Albany, and will apply himself to the preparation of his inau gural address. ruin. I told him then that if he would not marrv me within a year, I would kill him,"and that is what X tried to do last night.” She has secured -bondsmen, and says she will give him one more chance to make good his promise. Schell was resting easy to-day, but his condition is regarded as dangerous. Gordon’* mission ill Soudan Morning News. Khartonm having been captured and the fate of Gen. Gordon being in doubt, a brief statement of the circumstances which led to the presence of the distin guished soldier in the fallen city may not be without interest. Under Kgyptiau rule the people of Soudan were treated witli extreme bar barity. They were kept poor by bur densome taxes. The men were tortur ed and the women were ravished. The only redeeming feature the government had was that it attempted to check the slave trade, the chief industry of the Soudan. The Khedive of Egypt being dissatisfied with the way the country was governed, appointed Gen. Gordon Governor General of the province. Be fore accepting the appoiutuicut Gen Gordon said to the Khedive that if he remained long enough in the Soudan Egypt would never again be able to govern the country in tiie old barba rous fashion. To comprehend this remark of Gen. Gordon^ it is necessary to understand something of the character of the man. He began his career as a soldier in the Crimea, and lie won his great reputa tion and his title of “Chinese” Gordou in China. When but 30 years of age lie was chosen to lead the Imperial forces of China against the rebellious Taipings, under Chung-Wang, a sort of Chinese Mahdi, who threatened the then existing dynasty with ruin. He was successful beyond his expectations. He conquered the rebellion, and re stored peace to the Chinese Empire. He was afterwards employed in vari ous enterprises, in all of which he showed courage and talent. He was very eccentric, a dreamer and a cham pion of human rights. By some he was thought to be slightly insane. The Khedive did uaj-lieeii his warn ing. Gen. Gordou remained three years at Khartoum, anil for tiie first time in a long period the Soudanese understood what practical justice was. They were relieved of burdensome taxes, and they were given the protec tion of a good government. They were taught what their rights were, and they were inspired with the deter mination to maintain them. Gen. Gordon’s successor attempted to establish the old system of govern ment. The attempt was followed by a rebellion, and the rebellion produced El Mahdi, the False i’rophet. The re bellious tribes gradually gathered under the banner of El Mahdi, and they resisted all efforts of the Egyp tians to conquer them into submission. For three years tiie war went on, and, as a rule: unfavorably to tiie Egyp tians. England watched the struggle with indifference until Hicks’ great army, which had invaded the rebel lious province of Kordofan, was com pletely annihilated, and then she com- mandkl Egypt to evacuate tiie Soudan. In garrisons thronghontthe country were about 23,000 Egyptian soldiers, besides a large number of Egyptian employes ami women and children. The English Government said tile country must be evacuated, blit it did not point out the way. The enemy, 100,- 000 strong, guarded every avenue of escape. An attempt to leave the forti fied towns would have been followed by a wholesale massacre. The Eng lish people saw this, and they cried out against the cold-blooded policy of the government. In its dilemma the Min istry thought of Gen. Gordon, and re membering his influence with the Sou danese sent for him aud asked him to goto Khartoum aud arrange for the peaceful removal of the Egyptian troops aud employes. He undertook the mission, but he said to the Ministry that the army could not be moved out of the Soudan unless with assistance, and that the thing to be done was to defend Khartoum. Tbe government, however, insisted on evacuation, and Gen. Gordon started for his destination on January 18,1881. He made a re markably quick trip, and on his arrival was greeted with wild demonstrations of joy. His policy was not to fire a gun unless attacked. He wanted to accomplish the evacuation without bloodshed. He began his task the day after his arrival. He recognized the Mahdi as the Sultan of Kordofan, and issued a proclamation that the Soudan bad become independent, and in the frtture would look after its own affairs without interference from the Egyp tian Government. Two thousand women and children were sent down the river to Berber. The Soudanese were told that they could do as they pleased about tbe slave trade. But Gen. Gordon found that the Mahdi did not intend to permit the Egyptians to leave peacelnlly. He thought that if he could have a^person- al interview with the Mahdi fie could get him to consent to the evacuation, but there was no strightforward way to see. He arranged to have himself taken prisoner in order to get to the Mahdi’s camp, but tile home govern ment refosed to sanction) the arrange ment. He was not allowed to risk his life in that fashion. He then thought to establish Zebehr, the King ofthe slave-traders, as ruler in Khartoum, and by that means make friends with the enemy. Zebehr is a man of vast resources and very popular with the Soudanese. This scheme the home government refused to sanction, be cause of tbe prejudice against theslave- trade. Gen- Gordon then demanded that a sufficient force of cavalry be sent to open the road from Berber to. the sea,.so as to insure the safety ofthe women and children who had been sent to Berber, and the demand was denied. In fact, every plan of Gor don's for the successful accomplish- it of his mission was vetoed, an' ~ "egraphed friend of mine. About four months ago a young man, to all appearances a perfect gentleman, and from St. Lonis, met this gtrl at a ball in a little town near Louisville. He pretended^ to have fallen desperately in love with her; and remained in her town several months until he persuaded her to run away with him. He carried her to New Orleans. After spending three weeks with her, prom ising every day that he would marry her the next, the villian deserted the poor girl, but sent her through the the mail fifty dollars to go home ou. I found her at the hotel and volunteer ed to carry her back to her mother- This is the whole story. Bat, tell me, can’t the newspaper" men do some thing toward checking this kind of crime ? It seems to me that you might. Now that villian has ruined.that poor child for life. He found her a pure, loving, innocent maideu; bat has wrecked her happy life, and the officer of the law will make no attempt to bring the scoundrel to justice.” Tiie is more truth and poetry in the gentleman’s closing remarks. If the culprit is ever punished it will be through the efforts of private individ uals. The Judges and and other of ficers of Kentucky aud Louisiana will take no steps to catch the man. An Euaj On Boiler Skntes. “The roller skate,” says Bill Nye, “is a wayward little quadruped. It is a froliesnm and more innocent look ing than a lamb, bnt for interfering with one’s upright attitude in the com munity is perhaps the best machine that has appeared. “One’s first feeling on standing upon a pair of roller akates is an uncontroll able tendency to come from together. One foot may start ont toward Idaho, while the other strikes out for Arizona. “One of the most noticeable things' at a skating rink, is the strong action between the human body and the floor of the rink. If' the human body had been coming through space for days, at the rate of a million miles a second, without stopping at eating stations, and not excepting Sundays, when it strikes the floor, we conld understand why it struck the floor with so much violence. As it is, however, the thing is quite inexplicable. “There are different kinds of falls in vogue at the rink. There are the rear fall, and front fall, the Cardinal 'Wol- sey fall, the fall one across the other, three in a pile, and so on. There are some of the falls that I would like to be excused from describing. The rear fall is the favorite. It is more fre quently utilized than any other. There are two positions in skating, the perpendicular and horizontal. Advan ced skaters prefer the perpendicular, while the others affect the horizontal. ‘S’kates are no respecters pf persons. They will lay out a minister of the gospel or the mayor of the city as read ily as they will a short-coated boy oi a giddy girl. “When one of a man’s feet starts for Nevada, and the other for Colorado, that does not separate him from the floor or break up his fan. Other por tions of his body will take the place his feet have just vacated with a de gree of promptness that is surprising. And he will know that the fun hasjust begun—for the people looking on. The equipments for the rink are a pair of skates, a cushion, and a bottle of lini ment.” Disagreeable Candor* Hnwkinsville Dispatch. A man who never reminds his friends of unwelcome facts or tells them unpleasant truths is sure to be liked; and, when a man of sucli a turn comes to old age, he is almost sure to be treated with respect. It is true indeed that we shonld dissemble and flatter in company; bnt a man may be very agreeable, strictly consistent with truth and sincerity, by a prudent lienee where he cannot concur, and a pleasant assent where he can. Now and then you meet with a person so exactly formed to please that he will f ain upon every oue that hears or be- olds him; this disposition is not merely the gift of nature, bnt fre quently the effect of much knowledge of the world, and a command over the Frequently that which is called candor is merely malice. Scrofula. 1 have had hereditary scrofula bro ken out on me for eight years. My mother and one sister died with it, and I, supposing that I would go as other members of tbe family had, had de spaired of life. The treatment of mer cury and potash seemed to aggravate instead of curing the disease. In this condition I was pressed to use Swift’s Specific. After taking six bottles the fearful ulcers on my neck and arms disappeared and tbe scars only remain to remind me of my sufferings. Had I taken S. S. S. at first, I would have been a well man long ago. Frank Gilcher, Danville, Ky. Oct. 18,1884. Eczema. I was affected for nearly four years with eczema. The doctors called it at first erysipelas. I was treated by physicians. I was cared by Swift’s Specific. I used about thirty bottles and have had no trouble with it since. I refused to take it, even after it was recommended to me by others, for some time—such was my prejudice to the name of it; bnt having tried it my self, 1 now believe it is the best blood purifier in all my knowledge. It did another thing for me. It aid another aneffi- thingforme., I had suffered from piles * na “ i ra- -A— Since taking this THE BCLIXG PASSION. President Lincoln Tells a Funny Story at a Solemn Time* From the New York Evening Telegram. “ Just before the battle of Trcdericks- bnrg, knowing that a large number of Pennsylvania troops were with Burn side, aiid that a general engagement between the .'two armies was imminent, I went to Washington and asked for transportation to the front. A tug was placed at my disposal, and I reached the army in time to witness the battle. The terrible slaughter of ourtroops on that disastrous day wc all know. “When our defeat was beyond ques tion, I boarded the thg and hastened to Washington, hoping, as a railroad com munication was impossible, to forestall the exaggerated rumors that might be expected, and to alleviate if only; in a slight degree the shock of unwelcome tidings. It was considerably past midnight when I reached Washington, bnt I proceeded to the White House. It was no surprise to me to learn that the President bad not retired. I was immediately ushered into his presence.' As be accosted me and read in my face the character of the news I had to com municate he sank in a chair with a sigh of distress.” “Wbat news, governor?” said he. “Bad! very bad.” “Tell me all!” He rested his head on his hands while I gave tbe outline and the result of the battle. He heavr ed a heavy sigh and looked at me With an expression of intense suffering, and I remarked: “I heartily wish I .might be a wel come messenger of good news, instead; that I could tell yon how to conquer or get rid of these rebellions states.” Looking up quickly, with a marked change of expression, Liiicoln said; “That reminds me of two boys in Illinois, who took a short cut across an orchard, and did'not become aware of tbe presence of a vicious dog until it was too late to reach either fence. One was spty enough to escape the at tack by climbing a tree, but the other started around tiie tree, with the dog in hot pursuit; until, by making small er circles than it was possible for his pursuer to make, he gained snfficiqntly to grasp the dog’s tail, and held with desperate grip until nearly exhausted, when he hailed his companion called him to come down. “What for?” said the boy. “I want you to help me let this dog go.” “If I could only let them go,” said the President, in conclusion; “but that is the trouble. I am compelled to hold on to them and make them stay.” The Biggest Bell. The largest hanging bell in the world is in a Buddhist monastery near Canton, China. It is eighteen feet high and forty-five feet in circumfer ence, and is of solid bronze. It is one of eight great bells which were cast by command of the Emperor Yuhglo about A. D. 1400; and is said to have cost the lives of eight men, who were killed during the process of casting. The whole bell, both inside and out; is covered with an inscription in emboss ed Chinese characters about half an inch long, covering even the handle, the total number being 84,000. The characters tell a single story—one of Chinese classics. POWDER Absolutely Pure. ' This Powder nevervaries. A marrelof pur ity, strength aud wbolesomenee*. More econ omical than the ordinaiy kinds, and cannot be ■old in competition witli the multitude of low test, short weight, alum or phosphate powders. Sold only in cans. ROYAL~ nov4d&wly BAKING POWDER CO., New York. TUTT’S Printing Bible. Pay.* “There is more money in bibles than anything else,” said Mr. J. R. Jones, of Philadelphia, one of the largest bible printers in the United States. “There is a steady, reliable trade for the ;ood hook, and I think I have made 1,000,000 of the different grades since I have been in the business. The prices ranges from ten cents for the kind given away bv the Bible Society to the #30 one bound in velvet and ivory. I have nearly ceased printing other books. As a general thing they don’t pay. Unless you can get a work by a great author or a noted politician the sale of the book does not reach beyond a small edition. I paid Alexander H. Stephens 833,000 royalty on the ‘War Between the States,’ but only about $6,000 for his ‘History of the United States.” fused to obey the order. He declared I Cartersville, Ga., Ang. 25,1884. complisbed those who have followed /G « c \ nnAmui i hoifhnttioe the course of events since the landing ^ S.), mid oneann a half botties ofthe English army in Egypt are full! £2h!S re T c av “the coin, informed. .1 xr S .Trnk'ivq I Ccdartown Mill, July 23’, 1SJJ. He has a light complexion, is slender in build and short in stature. His I chief characteristic is his wonderful in- | fluenee over those with whomhecomes . in contact. 1 Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free. The Swift Specific Co., 4 Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga. No Vs e. Hawkinsville Dispatch. There is no use harping abont hard times; betting with a man who has no money; spending time nor money on indolent persons; prophesying as to the extent ofthe cotton crop next fall; putting off paying your taxes until an execution is issued; saying anything about our streets or sidewalks; wish ing for something yon know you can’t hare; the girls mourning for the past leap year privileges; trying to do a successful business without advertis ing; trying to get a conscientious voter to go wrong when he feels that the elfare of ms country is at stake. It is all vexation of spirit. Brace np, md what yon feel to be your duty, do it without grumbling, for “sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.” ;WIijr Re Stopped. “Mama, did papa ever send yon a valentine?” “Oh,yes, darling; lotiof’em.”.; “Were they ail filled with hearts and little angels!” “Yes, dear.” “Doesn’t lie send yon any more?” “No, precious.” “Why? Don’t yon like hearts as well as you used to?” “Certainly, my child.” “Well, then, why don’t papa send yon more of’em?” “Because, my unsophisticated cher ub, he thinks more of his stomach than he does of my heart!” The little cherub says, “Oh!” and wonders if this is this is the reason why papa growls when his dinner isn’t ready. Some Buxom, Hefty Girl*. There is a fifteen year old girl that lives in. this settlement who can shoulder two and a half busbel3 of wheat. Be cautious yonng men when you come down the way.—Gainesville Press. There is living in one of the counties below Hawkinsville a girl under fifteen years of age who can shoulder (wo sacks of salt and “tote” them upon her shoulders one hundred yards. Wire- rass Georgia claims tbe belt.—Haw- ’nsville Dispatch. As usual, in all contests of this kind, brother Woods is ahead. Next! Trot ont your strong girls. - Stonewall Jackson’s Horse* Rome, Ga., February 8.—Stonewall Jackson’s famous horse, Fancy, arrived here to-day, en route to the New Or leans Exposition. At noon, several hundred people, including a number of ladies, assembled in frontof Reney’s stable to catch a glimpse of the animal. The horse was brought ont, and tot some time a large erowd gteed upon him with great interest. Major Locher of the Virginia Military Institute, who is in charge of the horse, states that in every city and town along the route great crowds assembled to get a sight of Jackson’s steed. At Bristol, Ten nessee, forty yonng ladies surrounded the horse and kissed him. Fancy’s mane and tail have been almost de nuded of hair by relic hunters. The horse is now thirty-four years old. Not One of That Sort. Howard Paul writes: This is funny, and I have not yet seen it in print: A woman is brought before a police mag istrate and asked her age. She replies: “Thirty-five.” The magistrate says: “I have heard you have given that age in this court for the last five years.” The woman’s reply is admirable: “No doubt, your Honor. I’m not one of those females who says one thing to day and another to-morrow.” PILLS 25 YEARS IN USE. The Greatest Medical Triumph of the Age! SYMPTOMS OF A TORPID LIVER. lion of appetite* Bowels coatl re» Fain ia the bead, tviib a dull sensation la tho back part* Fain under tho rt—Ht> i blade* Fullness after eating:, with adls- tncllnaelon to exertion of bodr or mind. Irritability of temper, Low spirits, with afeelintrof hnvinz neglected some duty. Weariness, Dizziness, Flattering at tho Heart, Dots before tho eyes, Headache over tho risht eye. Restlessness, with fltfal dreams* Hizhly colored Urine, and CONSTIPATION, TUTT’S PILLS are especially adapted to sneh cases, ono dose effects snob a change of feelingas to astonish tbe sufferer. They Increase the Appetlte.and cause tho body to Take on Flesh.thn* the system Is nourished, and by their Tonic Action on stsrmserstaasfsxK COLUMN. AT WHOLESALE&RETAIL AT PRICES TO SUIT TH* TIMES AND TH* PRICES TO FIT THE SHORT CROP AND LOW PRICE OF COTTON. OUR Dry Goods Department TUTT’S EXTRACT SARSAPARILLA Renovates tiie body, makes healthy flesh. tones the nervous IWUJ, 1 weak, repairs pure blood and tlTSoM b^_ OVFICB44 urraySt., NewTork- ^"CAPITAL PRIZE, $75,OOOj Tickets only 15. 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DAUPIIIN, COT Seventh Street, Washington, D* C. Make P. O. Mo iey Orders pa rable and ad dress Registered Letters to NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK, • New Orleans, La. O. I. c. STANDS PEERLESS IN THE UST OF Blood Remedies It is the original, the oldest and tbe best. It Is a vegetable preparation containing no mer cury or Other mineral poison. An excellent tonic and appetizer, eminently adapted to troubles peculiar to woman. It is an absolute ly infallible cure for every known form of Blood Disease and -Skin Disease arising from hlood taint. . Tbe following are fait samples of hundred* Echeconnee, Houston Co^ Ga^, June 16th. 1881.—I - take meat half a dozen bottles of O. L C. tor a severe ease of scrofula of eight years* standing, and am fully restored to health. I cheerfully recommend it to sufferers from blood dis ease. 8. W. smith. Macon, Ga.—I have known some marvelous cures of blood disease by O. I. C. 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Farmers and tbe public generally will find verflowing ILY AND witiieverrtliimfS^beway^FAMILY ANfl FANCY GROCERIES. - - - We bny our Groceries in car load lots and can save yon money in tbe purchase of all kinds of goods. FLOUR ! We handle tbe Best Brands of Floor shipped to this market, and only bny by the car load. FURNITURE! car load of Bedsteads, Chairs and Fine om Set* just received. Call and examine qnality and prices and be convinced. TRUSTIES! Our assortment of TRUNKS and SATCHELS are complete. Come and see ua and you will receive prompt and polite attention from our Sales- Retpecifully, ll/U Albany, Ga., September 15,1888.

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The Weekly news and advertiser. (Albany, Ga.) 1880-1???, February 14, 1885, Image 1