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BRIEFLY PARAGRAPHED.
Happenings of General Interest to
Readers. r '
Georgia
Enterprising citizens of Doughs
have determined that; a, railro.ad sh. 11
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come to that place in the me ir
future, about ninety days at farth* r
est They have Arranged for the CO) .1
pletion of the tram road which cc a
nects with the Brfmswiek and Wei t
ern railroad at McDonald's.mill.
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The Waycross- experimental- tobac-M
farm, which was so promising in its
first and second year, has been aban¬
doned and the industry is regarded by
many as a failure. There is no gain¬
saying the fact that the plant can be,
successfully grown, however, as the ex-,
periments of two years have proved'
that conclusively. The owner of t ie
farm leased it to, a farmer, who made
a fine crop of corn and hay on it last
year. * * A *■ •
.
Several of the officers recently elect¬
ed by the populists in Taylor county
have failed to give bond and have re¬
turned their commission^ to Governor
Atkinson. They were C„ A, J. Pope,
sheriff; A. B. Peed, treasurer; J. E.
Brewer, coroner; B. H. Newsome, sur¬
veyor. Mr. Pope has held the place
of "sheriff for more than twenty years,
under democratic rule, but two years
ago he joined the populists, and has
heretofore had no trouble to make ilia
bond. k\\ the above were re-elected
exoept Mr. Brewer. A new election
will be ordered at an early date.
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The people in Augusta, according
to a correspondent, are taking no in¬
terest in the matter of the congres¬
sional election. The lack of interest
is attributed to the belief that the
election will not be held in April, as
Mr. Watson anticipates. The people
are tired of elections, having had so
many of them in the last twelve
months, and they are not at all anx¬
ious to stir the campaign just at pres¬
ent for the reason that it seriously in
terferes with business and interrupts
trade, and there is now only two
months more for the merchants to do
what little business there remains to
be done until next fall.
The Savannah, Americas and Alont
gomery railroad will not be sold at
public outcry on the 20th inst., as
previously advertised. Steps were
taken a few days ago which proved
a bomb in the camp pf the bond¬
holders. When the order of sale was
taken two months ago it was thought
that no obstruction to the sale would
be made. But the attorneys for the
have Savannah, Americus and Montgomery
been at work and have prepared
a voluminous bill of exceptions. The
case will, therefore, go.to the supreme
court, and until a decision there is
made, the sale will be indefinitely
postponed.
The third annual convention of the
Southern Association of Wholesale
Druggists assembled in Atlanta a few
days ago. The association is composed
of the leading wholesale druggists of
the southern states and there were
members in attendance from almost
every state in the south. The southern
association is a branch or auxiliary of
the National Association of Wholesale
Druggists, the latter being composed
of four branch associations. They are
the western branch, the eouthern
branch, Ohio, the Lake Erie branch and the
The Kentucky and Illinois membership branch.
southern association’s
is made up among the wholesale drug¬
gists of the states south of the Potomac
Tt r iver, Kentucky, Illinois and Alissonri.
< 1 also inoludes St. Lonis and Cairo
*nd oities in Texas.
Y. M. C. A. Convention.
The annual state convention of the
Young *ill Men’s Christian Association
be held in Athens next month. It
*ill open on the 14th of March and
«lose on the evening of the 17th. Air.
state Henry Hillyer, the chairman of the
organization, has issued the fol¬
lowing call for the convention :
“To the Christian Assocations of
Georgia—In the sending out this call for
seventeenth annual state conven¬
tion of the Young Men’s Christian As¬
sociations of Georgia, it is with hearts
full of gratitude to God for His many
lug o'eseings showing upon our work dur
the past year, and the many evi¬
dences of prosperity which He gives
■‘Or the future.
*We invite and urge the Christian
young men of our state to meet with
«8 at Athens, March 14th to 17th, and
there help ns devise plans by which
the yonng men in our country dis
ncts, our towns, cities and colleges
^ybe ‘Will reached for Christ. with in
yon not unite us
Prayer that God’s richest blessing may
upon the gathering?
Plan to he with us. We need you.
four community needs the informa
: 'on which you will gain there.”
Hales Weekly.
CONYERS, GA.. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13. 1895.
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To Collect Income Tax.
Hon. J. E. Mercer, state, senator
from the ninth district of Georgia, has
accepted the appointment of deputy
collector.of the ineome tax from col¬
lector of internal revenue Paul Tram¬
mell. Senator Mercer has accepted
his commission, and will at once as¬
sume charge of his duties.
Air. J. E. AIcConnell, a lawyer of
Carnesville, has received a similar ap¬
pointment and will co-operate with
Senator Alercer in the collection *of
the income tax.
Senator Mercer will finish but his
verm as sepator, which not only has
‘'legal precedents to justify him, but
■which is at the request Of his consti
duentfl;'who have *no detire just now
do enter.; into the worry of another
election.
The work will be divided as nearly
as'possible do'the work so for that the Mr. Mercer could
southern part of
the ..state and Air. AIcConnell for the
northern.
'■ Both of these gentlemen well
are
; qualified for their positions. Senator
Mercer took a prominent part in the
recent sessions of the senate and won
a gooq name for himself. His con¬
stituents are expressing their regrets
that he is to go into the service of
Uncle Sam.
Returns must be in by the first Mon¬
day in March. It is not necessary for
the collector to furnish blanks. If
they do not get the blanks they will
have to suffer the usual penalty for
not making the; returns.
THE SOUTHERN’S STATEMENT.
Vice President Baldwin and the
Grievance Committee Confer.
There was a conference in Washing¬
ton Wednesday between AY. H. Bald¬
win, third vice-president of the South¬
ern railway, and the grievance com¬
mittee of the employes with respect
to the petition filed some time ago on
the part of the employes of the road
asking for a restoration of their former
wages and salaries.
It,is remembered that in October,
1893, on the old Richmond and Dan¬
ville, now a part of the Southern, the
wages of the men were put down from
5 per cent to 20 per cent, according to
the umount reoeived.
In November of the same year the
wages of the employes of the old East
L’ennessee, A’irgiuia and Georgia, which
is now also a part of the Southern,
were cut from 5 to 15 per cent, accord¬
ing to the amounts received.
On the 9th of December last, after
these old roads had passed into the
hands of the Southern Railroad Com¬
pany, the employee sent a committee
to Air, Baldwin, third vice-president,
asking to have their farm wages re¬
stored to them.
After an extended conference, and a
full discussion of the proposition to
restore the wages the men had received
prior to the reduction made by the old
companies while in the IJtntls of re¬
ceivers, Air. Baldwin askecran adjourn¬
ment for sixty days until a statement
could be prepared by the company on
the subject. The men were .very will¬
ing to comply with this request, and
the sixty days adjournment was freely
allowed. This adjourned meeting was
held AYednesdav.
The company makes a full statement
to the employes, the drift of which is
towards a much larger outlay by the
company in the payment of its men.
The wages of the men pn the fwo Sys¬
tems, meaning the old East Tennessee
and the old Richmond and Danville,
have been equalized qn a basis that
caused the company to pay out more
money than heretofore. The average
of wages is much higher, as is shown
by a comprehensive and-lengthy state¬
ment which Air. Baldwin, on behalf of
the company, gave out to the commit
tee.
GOV. TURNEY’S DENIAL.
He Charges That the Republicans
Disregarded the Law.
A Nashville special says: Governor
Turney’s,attorneys have filed his de¬
fense to the cross petition of Air.
Evans. After affirming the truth of
all contained in his original petition,
he charges that Evans has not made
such denial as puts at issue allegations
in the original petition, and that it
must necessarily be taken as true
under the law; that poll-tax receipts
were not required in twenty-six
specified counties. It is charged
that Evans simply claims that the poll
tax law is unconstitutional, and that ,
when judges allowed a man to vote,!
his vote cannot be changed. It is in¬
sisted that Evans can have no investi¬
gation where he made no objections.
It is insisted that, where the law was
not enforced, the entire vote must be
cast out. The chargee made by Mr.
Evans are denied in detail, and it is
charged that republicans have syste¬
matically, deliberate and studiously
disregarded the election laws by direc¬
tion of their accredited leaders.
Union Passenger Depot Burned.
The magnificent union passenger
station at St. Joseph, AIo., has been
destroyed by fire. The south half of
the building and the two upper stories
were occupied by the union depot ho¬
tel and a large number of guests had
close calls for their lives. The build¬
ing cost $250,000 and $40,000 is the
amount of insurance carried.
CONGRESSIONAL. :
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WHAT THE NATIONS’ LAWkMA
KERS ARE DOING. A
The Proceedings of Both Houses
Briefly Epitomized. ; Y i
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THE SENATE.
'The senate decided Saturday, by a
vote of 36 to 21, that the amendment
to the diplomatic and consular appro
priation bill for the construction and
maintenance of ' a telegraphic cable
between the United States and the
Hawaiian islands was in order under
the rules, and immediately afterwards,
by a similar vote, it adopted the
amendment, and then passed the bill,
At 3 o’clock a set of resolutions
were presented by Air. yj 0 .
Alillan, and republican, expressing of Michigan, the
were adopted,
profound sorrow of the senate at tha
death of his late colleague, Air. Stock
bridge, and suspending the business
of the senate to enable his associates
to pay their tribute to his high char-
acter and distinguished pub lid ser
vices. Eulogies were delivered bjr
Senators McMillan, Frye, Jones of
Arkansas, Cullom and Burrows-Mr.
Stockbridge’s successor in the senate.
As a further mark of respect the sen
ate, at 4:05 o’clock p. m , adjourned
until Alonday. ,,
The credentials of Mr. Hoar for an
other term in the senate beginning
March 4 next—the fourth term for Mr.
Hoar-were presented to the Semite
Monday by his colleague, Mr, Lodge.
Mr. Davis, republican, of Minnesota,
submitted resolutions from the legis
lature of Alinnesota, characterizing
the railroading pooling bill as an effort
to “legalize a gigantic trust,” and re
questing the Minnesota senators and
representatives to work against the
measure. Resolutions were presented,
by which the legislature of both Kan
sas and Minnesota expressed them
selves in favor of the election of
United States senators by direct vote
of the people. The senate agreed to
the conference report on the bill for;
the removal and settlement of the
southern Ute Indians. Senator Hill
introduced a resolution declaring that
coin bonds shall be payable in gold, if
the government cannot maintain the
parity between gold and silver.
A financial bill on the lines of the
President’s last message to congress
wag presented to the senate Wednesday
by:Mr.:Yiias» Its reading democrat,-of followed with Wisconsin, mifch in¬
wrs
terest, and it brought out a brief, but
spirifed debate. The measure: is en¬
titled a bill “To save the American
people $16,174,770.” It- : recites the
President’s statement that he has
agreed to the issue of $62,400,000 Of -
bonds payable in? “coin,” and an in¬
terest equivalent to ■ per cent., but
had retained the right to issue bonds
payable in gold at 3 per cent., if con¬
gress granted the authority. The bill
states that this difference in interest
amounts to $539,519 per y ear, or
$16,174,770 on the the 'Hurt; y years
during which the bonds will run. It
is provided that the secretary of the
treasury shall be authorized .to -issue
$65,000,000 of bonds at 3 per eent in
terest payable in gold in thirty redeeming* years..
The bonds are to be used in
legal tenders and are to be
from taxation. Air.Hoar, republican,
of ■" Massachusetts, rose as soon himself aw
bill closed and said:* addressing AtC
Air. Vilas, “Will the senator
tell us as to the authority for ttnSggeat
savings he sets forth? Who/ we^he
persons with bolfds whom this arrangement
for buying have AWL been tight madej io
Where is the contract?
be fully informed.” “I am not the
keeper of executive documents,” re
sponded Mr.VilgK “The president has
given ns his views in his message.”
“But ’’ insisted Air. Hoar, “we should
have details.' We have only a state
ment of certain facts and conclusions
by the president but there is an entire
absence of details.” “I have no more
details than any dther senator,” said
Air. Vilas. Air. Wolcott, republican,
of Colorado, gave a new turn to the
discussion. “The morning reports
tell ns,” said he, “that these bonds
are being taken in London at, 112}
and by this means the syndicate of
Jewish bankers who have taken the
bonds are netting a profit of 8 per
cent.” Mr. Vilas said this Was an ad¬
ditional rhason why a new form of
bofids should be authorized.
THE HOUSE.
The proceedings of the house Satur¬
day were devoid of any exciting epi¬
sode or the transaction of any business
of general' interest of importance.
Some progress was made with the con¬
sideration of the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bi 1L The
amendment of Mr. Bartlett, democrat,
of New York, members to make the personal
clerks of of the house annual
employes instead of sessional, which
was "the pending question, was
agreed to in committee of the
whole by vote of 124 to 53.
At 3 o’cloc the business of the
house was suspended and the members
listened to eulogies on the late Alyron
B. Wright, representative from the
fifteenth district of Pennsylvania.
made addresses. Messrs. Smith, of
Arizona, and Covert, of New York,
also spoke. At their termination, the
house adjourned until Monday.
The senate amendments to the Clii
eago public building bill were agreed
to by the house Monday. The Den
ver mint bill was called up by Chair¬
man Bland, of the coinage weights
and measure committee. Air. Pence,
populist, of Colorado, spoke of the
advantages to be gained from coining
S old at the Denve *' ass ay office,because
»«ge quantities of gold , are mined in
the surrounding country. In reply
to questions from Mr. Dingley repub
Dean, of Ma, “f he ex P lamed that the
officers would be given . the com
pensatian received by those at the Car
son City, Nev., branch mint It was
agreed that a vote should be taken on
the bill during the day. Air. Somers,
'democrat, of Wisconsin, was, at hie
request, relieved of duty on the com
mitte oh public lands, and Air. Cam
enitti, democrat, of California, ap¬
pointed to fill the vacancy. The house
then went into committee of the whole
and resumed the consideration of the
appropriation bl “
r *he bill making appropriations for
legislative executive and judicial
dqparmentaofthe government Tuu ^ '*** was
P**? d th ® ' ay
adter th ™« dft -™ d “ ,OIJ ’
as the committee on sp¬
propriatmns rcported it The bi
carded a Motal o! $21,805,-20
*<! tal to ;fce #21,825,976 house As it Mo passed t of the he
was
<1 ay’s session . was spent in discussing
<the appropriation for paying pension
employes Other business trans
aoted ^ded- the passage o the o 1
lowing measures: Senate bill setting
apart certain lands m Mississippi foi
the benefit of the mechanical and agn
cultural.schools of that state; house
bl11 authorizing the restoration to
the public domain of certain live-oak
reservations in Mississippi and Ala -
barna containg about 75,000 acres,
which were originally set apart for
naval purposes. Speaker Crisp an
nounced the appointment of the *d
lowing members on the part of the
house of the joint congressional com
mission to arrange a programme of
exercises ;f or the opening of the Chick
Military amauga park and next Chattanooga September: Natural Messrs,
Kilgore Morgan, Wheeler of Alabama,
Tennessee, Aladdox, Grosvenor,
^er, and Avery. At 4.30
o clock the house adjourned.
The house devoted Wednesday after
the morning hour to business reported
from the committee on the District of
Columbia. On motion of Mr. Talbot,
of Maryland, who desired to call up
the naval appropriation bill, it was
agreed that the house should meet
Thursday at 11 o’clock. The house
non-concurred in the senate amend¬
ments to the bill for the examination
and classification of certain mineral
lands in Alontana and Idaho and or¬
dered a conference. Air. Van Voorhis,
republican, of ; New York, introduced
a resolution hearing on government
financial matters, the main tenor of
which was to request a report from the
committee on ways and means of the
testimony, evidence and statements
made by Secretary Carlislo before that
committee regarding the recent bond
Thp New York representative .
contract.
wA-yigyjlinrfihs for the this chairman information, of the
committee, inured Mr. Van Aoorbis
id ply of the contract in his
?&ek£t, a ajd at the proper time in
present i inis was done later
the sh*i( 4 ftoiport £iitt®e from the presi- ways
and W**. 11 ' on the
dent’s , relating to the $62,
000,_p(t) message,
bond,contract, and which re
fi&tVoijtainad a copy of the there contract,
It was soon evident that was a
disposition to know what the minority
of tbe Committee thought of the mat
ter, and the house adopted a motion
which will allow them to present their
views on the subject. The report
was ordered printed and referred to
the Calendar, The house, at fk 10
o’clock, adjourned,
grave charges
Preferred Against North Carolina
_ Officials.
Before the North Carolina legisla¬
tive committee on education grave
charges have been made by R. E. Pee),
an attorney, against State Superin¬
tendent of Public Instruction John C.
Scarborough, and Alajor S. AI. Finger,
ex-state superintendent. general charges of
Air. Peel made
favoritism; of certain school book pub¬
lishers, najuely, the University Pub¬
lishing company, qf New, York, and
insinuates that compensation was the
reason of this discrimination.
The charges produced a sensation in
Raleigh,but they are not believed. It is
stated that Peel is making the attack
for Ginn & Co., whose agent, Walker,
of South Carolina, is on the ground.
Major Finger and Superintendent
Scarborough indignantly deny the
charges or, rather, the insinuations.
A New Organization to Be Formed.
At a meeting at Columbus, O., the
Knights of Labor miners decided to
secede from the general assembly and
form a new organization. The new
organization will be formed at once.
BOND CONTRACT.
CARLISLE’S STATEMENT BE¬
FORE THE COMMITTEE,
In Which the Terms of the Contract
Are Fully Set Forth.
Mr. Wilson, the chairman of the
ways and means committee, reported
to the house Wednesday afternoon the
following joint resolution agreed upon
in committee, authorizing the issuance
of a thirty-year 3 per cent, interest
bearing gold bond:
“Resolved, That the secretary of
the treasury be and is hereby author¬
ized to issue and dispose of, at not less
than par . in gold coin, bonds of the
United States, with quality, privileges
and exemption of bonds issued under
the act approved July 14, 1870, enti¬
tled ‘An act authorizing the refunding
of the natural debt, ’ to an amount not
exceeding $65,116,275, bearing inter¬
est at a rate not exceeding 3 per cent,
per annum, principle and interest
payable in gold ooin of the present
standard of weight and .fineness; and
bonds to be made payable not more
than thirty-years after date.
“Provided, however, that no part of
the proceeds of the sale of such bonds
nor of the notes redeemed with suoh
proceeds shall be available for the
payment of the current expenses of the
government.’’ resolution
The was . adopted by a
vote of 8 to 5,thoBe voting in the affirm¬
ative being Wilson, of West Virginia,
Turner, of Georgia, Cochran, of New
York, Montgomery, of Kentucky, Ste¬
vens, of Massachusetts, Tarsney, of
Missouri, democrats; Reed, of Maine,
Payne, of New York, republicans. The
negative vote was cast by McMillan, of
Tennessee, Bryan,of Nebraska, Wheel¬
er, of Alabama, Whitney,of Michigan,
democrats; Hopkins, of Illinois, re¬
publican. Grosvenor, republican, of
Ohio, who was present did not vote,
inasmuch as he was , opposed to the
proposition, but was willing that it
should be brought before the house.
The report accompanying the reso¬
lution includes a copy of the presi¬
dent’s recent message to congress bear¬
ing upon the subject, and also a a copy
of the contract made by the treasury
department with the European syn¬
dicate for the purchase of the new
bonds.
The Contract.
Following is the text of the contract
between the treasury and the syndi¬
cate :
“This agreement entered into this
8th day of February, 1895, between
the secretary of the treasury of the
United States, of the first part, and
Messrs. August Belmont & Co., of New
York, on behalf of Alessrs. N. M.
Rothschild & Sons, pf London, Eng¬
land, and themselves, and Alessrs. J.
P. Morgan & Co., pf New York, on
behalf of J. S. Morgan & Co., of Lon¬
don, and themselves, parties of the
second part, witnesgeth:
“Whereas, It is provided by the
statutes of the United States (section
3700) that the secretary of the treas¬
ury may purchase coin with any of
the bonds or notes of the United States
authorized by law, at such rates and
upon such terms as he may deem most
advantageous to the public interest,
and the secretary of the treasury now
deems that an emergency exists in
which the public interests require
that, as hereinafter provided, coin
shall be purchased with the bonds of
the United States of the description
hereinafter mentioned, authorized to
be issued under the act entitled ‘an
act to provide for the resumption of
specie payments,’ approved January
14, 1875, being bonds of the
United States described in an act
of congress approved January 14,1870,
entitled ‘an act to authorize the re¬
funding of the national debt*,’ now,
therefore, the said parties of the sec¬
ond part hereby agree to sell and de¬
liver to the United States 3,500,000
ounces of standard gold coin of the
United States, at the rate of $17,-
80441 per ounce, payable in United
States 4 per cent thirty-year coupon
or registered bonds, said bonds to be
dated February 1, 1895, and payable
at the pleasure of the United States
after thirty years from date, issued
under the act of congress of July 14,
1870; January 20, 1871, and January
16, 1875, bearing interest at the rate
of 4 per cent per annum, payable quar¬
terly.
“First—Such purchase and sale of
gold coin being made on the following
conditions: 1. At least one-half of all
coin delivered hereinunder shall be
obtained in and shipped from Europe,
but the shipments shall not be re¬
quired to exceed 300,000 ounces jier
month, unless the parties of the sec¬
ond part shall consent thereto. 2.
All deliveries shall be made at any of
the subtreasuries or at any legal de¬
pository of the United states. 3. All
gold coins delivered shall be received
on the basis of 25 8-10 grains of stand¬
ard gold per dollar if within the limit
of tolerance. (4.) Bonds delivered
under this contract are to be delivered
free of accrued interest, which is to be
assumed and paid by the parties of the
second part at the time of their deliv¬
ery to them.
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“2. Should the secretary of the
treasury desire to offer or sell any
bonds of the United States on or be¬
fore October 1, 1895, he shall first
offer the same to the parties of the
second blit thereafter ( shall be
part, he
free from every such obligation to the
parties of the second part.
“9. The secretary of the treasury
hereby reserves the right, within ten
days from the date thereof, in case he
shall receive authority from congress
therefor, to substitute any bonds of
the United States hearing 3 per eent
interest, of which the principal and
interest shall bo specifically payable in
United States gold coin of the present
weight and fineness for the bonds
herein alluded to; such 3 per cent
bonds to be accepted by the parties of
the second part at par, i. e., at $18,-
60465 per ounce of staudard gold.
“4. No bonds shall be delivered to
the parties o. the second part, or
either of them, except in payment for
ooin from time to time received here¬
under ; whereupon the secretary of the
treasury of the United States shall and
■will deliver the bonds as herein pro¬
vided at such places as shall bo desig¬
nated by the parties of the second
part. Any expense of delivery out of
the United States shall be assumed and
paid by the parties of the second part.
“5, In consideration of the pur¬
chase of such coin, the parties of the
second part, and their associates here¬
under, assume and will bear all the
expense and inevitable loss of bringing
gold from Europe hereunder; and, as
far as lies in their power, will exert all
financial influence and will make all
legitimate efforts to protect the
treasury of the United States against
the withdrawals of gold ponding the
complete performance of this contract.
“In witness whereof, the parties
hereto have set their hands in five
parts, this 8th day of February, 1895.
“J. G. Carlisle,
“Secretary of the Treasury.
“August Belmont & Co.,
“On Behalf of N. Al. Rothschilds &
Son, London.
“J. P. Morgan,
“On Behalf of Messrs. J. S. Morgan
&. Co.. London, and Themselves.
“Attest: W. E. Curtis.
“Francis Linde Stetson.”
GENERAL BKTHUNE dead.
He Was at One Time the Owner and
Manager of UHucl Tom.
General James Neil Bethune, a dis
distiuguished Georgian, who was the
owner and for many years the manager
of “Blind Tom,” the famous negro
pianist, died at his sou’s residence at
Washington, D. C., Wednesday, aged
the ninety university years. He of was Geargia graduated i,n 1827, from
served as solicitor general of his
county, edited The Times anil Sen¬
tinel and Tbo Enquire? at Golum
bits, Gu., and served as a
colonel in the Creek war of 1832. In
recent years his bomb lias'been near
Warrenton, Va., and ho lias been visit¬
ing his sou during the past few months.
In 1855 he lost a leg by a fall from a
horse. General Bethune, leaves six
children, among whom are Judge J. D.
Bethuno, of Arizona, and Mrs. N.‘ T. N.
Robinson, wife of the assistant solicitor
of the treasury. The remains will be
taken to Columbus, Ga., for interment
beside those of his wife.
WASHED INTO TUE SEA.
Houses at South Bay, Cape Breton,
Wiped Out of Existence.
Telegraph advices received from
South Bay, Cape Breton, state that
the place has been wiped out of exis¬
tence by the storms of last week. The
property washed into the sea includes
fish houses, wharves, boats, stores and
fishermen’s dwellings. No lives wer*
lost, but several families living on tha
beach were rescued with great diffi¬
culty and saved nothing, but the
clothes they wore. reports that the storm
Green Cove
was the most disastrous ever known on *
that coast, Boats and fish house*
were nearly all swept out to sea or
wrecked on the beach. No mail has
been received since February 2d, and
there is no telling when the roads will
be cleared._______________
LIL TO BE TRIED.
The Charge of High Treason Preferred
Against Her.
Advices from Honolulu state that
the trial of the ex-queen is likely
to take place during the following
week. The charges and specification
were served upon her on January 21st.
An important part of the evidence
against her will be from her own diary
found at Washington palace after her
arrest. The chief witness against her
will be Sam Nowlein and her private
secretary, Kaal. It is believed that
she will plead guilty, but that not¬
withstanding this a full trial of her
case will be held. There is no doubt
but that the execute will extend to the
ex-qneen the utmost clemency consist
ent with the publio safety.
Entire Family Burned.
At Omer, Mich., Wednesday morn¬
ing, the entire family of John Bock,
consisting of himself, wife and four
children, were burned to death. At is
supposed that a hot stove pipe that
passed through the floor caused the
fire. The bodies were charred beyond
recognition.