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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA, GA-, TUESDAY FEBRUARY 9 1880
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NEWS BY WIRE.
Happenings of the Week All Orer the
Country.
Saw FbaxcAfco, February 1.—District
tttubly No, 53, K. O. L., of this city, arc cir
culating* petition addressed to the United
States senate and the house of representatives
Which, in behal/ of the state of California, re
quests congress to forever prohibit the further
immigration of the Chinese to this country.
Tho petition is already signed by Governor
Btpnemsn, two ex-governors of the state, state
officers,'the mayors of the principal cities, the
chief justice of the supremo court, superior
court judges and municipal and federal officers
generally.
FORGERS ARRESTED. •'
Warsaw, Ind.. February 1.—W* W. Miklcs,
of Bourbon, Ind., and V. J. Cord, of this place,
have been arrested on tho charge of forging
several thousand dollars worth of notes against
prominent farmers of this county, which had
teen left in the hands of an attornoy for col
lection. Miklcs furnished bail, but Cordis in
jail. It was discovered in tho county offices
that the signatures of thirty-six prominent
taxpayers had been clipped from the aasessor's
list and stolen. It is supposed this was douc
by the forgers to obtain signatures. Coni be
longs to one of the best finnJJLa in tbiseonnty
and bis arrest caused a sensation.
A FREIGHT nOUSg nURNKD.
Grand Haven, Mich., February 1.—The
large ft eight bouse of tho Detroit, Grand Ha
ven ami Milwaukee railroad, is now on lire.
The depot is threatened and the elevator and
the new warehouses will probably go, making
The lire broke out at ten o’clock tonight and
within a fe\v minutes nearly half of tliatim-
to the fierce southwest gale and intense coU,
has so far been unable to check the flames,
and at eleven o’clock tho entire structure was
a mass of flames, and will be an entire loss, to
gether with all the freight stored therein.
At 11:45 the elevator fell and tho warehouse
north of the elevator caught fire. Tho pros
pects of saving the passenger depot are good.
Three steamers have come from Spring Lake
to assist the local department. At 12:45 the
lire was nnder control, bat still burning. The
loss will not fall short of $250,000, which
amount is covered by insurance.
A BURGLAR ARRESTED.
Avrora, 111., February 1.—Clifford Stevens
a well known and respected citizen, entered
his. store last eveniug to arrange the fire for
the nfght.” On entering he was surprised to
And a young man named Charles II. Boss be
hind the counter filling bags with nuts and
confectionery. The thief hail obtained an en
trance through the rear door. Tho grocery-
man captured him and marched him towards
the jail. At LaSalle and Texas streets
Boss suddenly turned on Stevens and
shot him. Charles 8hcbley then socured Boss
and placed him in jail.
THE IOWA LEGISLATURE.
DksMoineh, la., February 2.—The house
proceedings woro enlivened last ovemng by a
brisk debate upon the proposed impeachment
of Walter J. Hayes, judge of the seventh judi
cial district. The feature of this discussion
w as tho terms in which several republican
members notified tho leaders of prohibition
that they had gone as far as was good for the
state or profitable for the republican party,
and that to now ask them to impeach a judge
for the alleged reason that he had not been
sufficiently severe in his punishment of the
violators of the liquor law was more than they
conld stand.
HOUSE BURNER.
Crisfield, Md., February 3.—Last night a
German, known only as George, was arretted
for some slight offense. On his way to the
lock up he declared that if confined all night
he would burn the house and himself. This
morning the house, a small frame structure,
was found to have been entirely destroyed by
fire, and among theaahea were the remains of
tho unfortunate man. He had evidently set
fire to the pltco sometime during the night.
XDISON’8 NEW INVENTION.
New York, February 3.—A number of we
known gentlemen went down to Staten Island
today to witness the workings of Edison’s new
invention for telegraphing from moving rail
way trains. The test was made on a train of
the Staton Island Bapid Transit road. 8everal
messages were sent and received while the
train was in motion. It is claimed that the
reaulta were very satisfactory.
AN EXPLOMON.
laac. He refused to see a minister. DUdahad
alto murdered a man named Jenkins in this
county and a negro in Texas, and was sus
pected of other murders.
the walk ended.
Chicago,February 0.—Tonight Edward Pay-
eon Weston finished hit walk of2,500 milevmd
waa in anfficiently good condition an hour la
ter, to take the tram for New York. Weston
baa been walking fifty-four days, and averaged
4d 15-54 miles per day. O’Leary did not ap
pear on the track after his collapse Tuesday,
from the too-free use of stimulant*. The final
score for O’Leary waa 2,229 miles. It was
agreed in making the match,
that the contestants were to
walk twelve boars daily, the man who cov
ered 2,600 miles first to be the winner. The
walk waa for a purse of $3,000, offered by the
New York advocates of temperance. Two-
thirds of this amount and a share in tho gate
receipts will be awarded Westorn,
who as a life-long teetotaller, was pitted for
endurance against O’Leary, an hibitmtl par
taker of liquid stimulants.
ACCIDDENT TO SLEIGHS.
OUR OHIO VISITORS.
AFullLlst'of.the Xxoar.lonl>t.-Th. count.D«!o-
tatiou Trout All Tartu of O.orxl. to Grout
th. Wnt.ru Taram-Bow Tn.y
Spout tb. Car. Etc., xto.
iruary 0.—Bobbing re-
Ightln tho occurrence
of two •eriaui, if not ratal, accident,. One
•lelgh ran into the Brooklyn Bridge, the targ
et sleigh in the world, aa tho lstter wu being
* ;«dup the hill. Four persona on tho
were Injured, one probably totally.
drtfgi
sleigh
One la
received sovero injuries About tho limb,. Tho
other accident occurred on Madison Avenue,
overnhAlf mile in length, Thoiled carrying
about twenty persons, which was running at a
terrific rate or speed, loat it, steering apparat
us, and swerving out of tho street carried
away bodily tho stoop from one of tho resi
dences on which wu standing an old man
watching the aport. Two of the crow of tho
sleigh were severely hurt. Tho old man es
caped serious injuries.
THE CIOVERXOn's'rARIHIN.
Madison, Win., Febmary 0.—Governor
Busk last night pardoned two sisters from the
•fate prison—Mrs. Bebccca Merroot, of Jlara-
l*o, and Mrs. Margaret N. Cooley, of Mltcholl,
Dakota, who nine months ago
•elves In the circuit coart here
or to secure tho scqnital by an aillbl of their
brother, Jamea Kirby, a notations cracksman,
who was tried for burglary. Kirby and
pal named Edwarda, were found guilty
and sent to the state prison for a term of Aye
yean. The Merroot and Cooley women were
•ubseqnenlty arrested for pequry, and whon
they realised that the evidence of their guilt
waa uncontrovertible, they pleaded gniity.
The scene in the court waa barrowing at the
time, each mother appearing before tho judge
for sentence with a babe in ber arms. They
were sent to the state prison for two yean.
Ono hour after the pardon, had been signed
Governor Rmkeltfre reived a telegram from tho
aged mother of the two woman pleading that
he might extend clemency to them in order
that they might be able to go to McGregor,
Iowa, to attend th, fonrrsl of their ,i»ter.
who, together with her hniband and three chil
dren, perished in their burning dwelling Fri
day morning. Mrs. Merroot and Hri. Cooley
have always maintained that the perjury for
which they had been sent to prison was com
mitted tbroogh fear that their desperate
brother would carry ont his oft-made threat to
murder them.
A TBEKCII WOMAN'S SUICIDE.
French woman pastn
, suicided today
at shaft twenty-two, <
duct, on Fordham rot
the new croton acque-
i roods exploded today, kill*
ing one man and probably fktally wounding
another. A great deal of damage waa done to
the glass and weak buildings In the surround
ing country. Several places on Long Island
report an earthquake shock folt about the
same moment that the powder explosion oc
curred.
A RAD CASE.
SPXINGPIXD, 111., February 3.—One of the
saddest results ot the Wabash shop strikes of last
summer camo to light today: In tho finding of a Ut
ile ten-year-old danghtcr of Pressley Jsaundora
insane by tho county court. It appeared in
evidence that fiaundert refined to Join the strikers
at the time of the trouble between them and the
" that a number of men who
1 faundcra in tho presence
iof violence so excited his
_ . that it threw her Into convulsions,
from which the never recovered.
A SERIOUS AFFRAY.
Pittsburg, Pa* February 4.—A serious
aftay occurred in Riverside penitentiary this
morning, in which Deputies McMaiu, Greaves
and Edwarda waa injured, the two former dan
gerously. A prisoner named Jamea Clarke,
who is serving a sentence of seven years for
burglary, had been ordered to the dungeon for
an infraction of the rules. McMaln and
Greaves repaired to hia cell to
escort him to the dungeon. Ho
promised to go quietly, bnt in an
unguarded moment be turned upon them
witn a large knife, which he bad accreted in
blacoat. He slashed right and left, and laid
out both deputies in a moment. Edwards,
hearing the noise, ran to seo what caused it,
and was greeted with a blow from tho knife,
which nearly kiBed him. By this time the
guard appeared, overpowered Clarke, and
placed him In the dungeon. McMaln is prob
ably fktally hart. Greavea and Edwards have
a better chance for life, but are seriously
hnrt.
THE GLANDERS.
Cbicaoo, February 4.—A Special dispatch
published this morning says that for aome time
past a herd of horacs near Tower Hill, III.,
have been iuffhring with what wu (opposed to
be distemper. Within a few days, however,
several have died, and symptoms have de
veloped which lead the formers to believe that
the herd
type.
I Is afflicted with glanders of a virulent
IS BE SATISFIED.
Rutland, Vt., February 5.—John O’Neill,
formerly of Rutland, bnt now at Whitehall, N. Y.i
has for yesti been expmming Uqnor In sealed keg
Into Vermont In December, 1S81, the authorities
seized 1W of bis packages, and upon O’Neill’s creas
ing the hoes, they arrested him. On (07 convic
tions ho was Cued over (8,000 with tbs alternative
of Mycaia and 2 months In Jail. He appealed, sad
today the superior court sustained the decUfona
of the lower court. This decision makes the send
ing of liquor from hew \ ork by common carrier to
Vermont a sale by ihs sender.
-A PRIEST ASSASSINATED.
Monterey, Mex., February 5.—Bishop Gal
lagher, of this city, received an account today
of s Door msn in Guadalajara, who went to a
Jt poor man in
priest to confess, and wl ......
over to listen to the recital of the
the priest leaned
i seeming pen
itent, the litter plunged s dagger Into his
heart. The l—aainstcd priest was wall known
and popular. No cause can be ascertained tor
the tragedy, especially si the asmasin Is dnmi.
to all Inquiry, and cannot he Induced or forced
to speak about the matter.
DILDA BARGED.
Feescott, Arizona, Febmary A—Dennis W.
Hilda was hangad hem today in the presence
of 1,000 people, for the murder of Deputy
Sheriff J. M. Murphy on the 20th of December
last. The scaffold was erected In the woods.
The doomed man remained composed till the
by jumping from High w Into Harlem
river. The ice wu very thick, but the fall
wu 126 feet, and she broke tbroogh. She
wu killed initan*’- “* ' ■ " '
wealthy, bnt her hi
that unsettled her mind.
POLYGAMY IN LIMBO.
Salt Lake City, February 7.—This morn
ing raids were made by deputy marshals on
the residences of George Q. Cannon, of the
Mormon first presidency,Till supposed latest
polygamous wife, who had avoided the service
of summons heretofore, and other persons who
g tho conviction of Apostle Loren so Snow, of
ilawful cohabitation. The court recites that
Snow, in Nanvoo, first illegally married two
women at one ceremony, and the contract,
therefore, wu nnll and void. Ho then mar
ried sncctulvely other women, all
of whom he supports, end
holds out to the world i
his wives. This Is shown by the testimony,
while at the same time he dsrella with Minnie,
bit latest polygamous wife, who hu a three
montha old child. The court says this is one
of the most flagrant cases of polygamy in the
territory, and that no error wu
mado In convicting Snow. The
court also sustains the conviction
of Brigham Young Hampton, of conspiring to
establish disreputable houses for tho purpose
of luring thither prominent Gentiles, and uya
the testimony disclosed awicked and disgrace-
fill conspiracy, which must be condemned by
all. .
GRAVE TO GAY.
Society In Arizona.
From the Virginia, Nor., Chronicle.
The Daily Tombstone publishes the follow^
Jng programme of dances used at a ball recently
given by cowboys In Arizona:
1. Grand circle round-up march. 2. Hone bant
ers’ quadrille. 3. catch horse waits. 4. Saddle-up
lancers. 5. Broncho racquet. 6. Captain’s quad
rille. 7, Circular's gallop. 8. Round-up lancers.
9. Cut-out schottlzcbe. 10. "—
Cow and coif racquet. IS
13. Flnt guard waits. 14. h—
Ik Third guard Newport. 13. Fourth guard quad
rille. 17. Day herders’ waits. 18. Maverick’s
polka. 19. Hull calves’ medley. 20. Stampede all.
An Expensive Overcoat.
From the Boston Transcript.
What la undoubtedly the most expensive over
coat ever told in this city Is one made by Edward
Kaka-n for a Boston gentleman. The value of the
coat is said to be 1-1,000, though It Is declared that
the coat could not be duplicated for a much larger
sum. It contains sixty-nine Russian sable skins os
tho finest quality. The overcoat, which Is quite
largo, of the finest German castor, the body and
-• * -*-nghncd with table, while a broad collar
. uni* or this costly material give a rich
finish to the garment. Although oo warm that the
wearer could not feel the most lr' '*
overcoat is much lighter than an oi
Mrs. Grant's Big Check.
N. Y. Letter In Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
Mr. .lesre Grant said on Monday that hit
mother bad received her first check from the pub
lishers on account or "General Grant'* Life.’’ I
have not seen the fact mentioned in the newspa
pers. How much doyou suppose the check was
lot? No less than ftfo.OOO—"the largest sum ever
paid at one time for literary work,” he 'said. The
next largest check he said was paid to Macaulay-
a hundred and fifty thousand copies of his won
derful history having sold within four weeks. But
I think Walter Scott, who wu the Idol of his gen
eration and who wrote against Time. Death and
the Sheriff, is entitled to this second olacc. If I
‘ en, he received $200,000 from Conita-
e Just before he wu mode a baronet.
and he earned ffOO.OO0 a year for nearly a score of
years. .
A Ringing Description.
From a Chicago sermon.
On an eminence looking down on the duel
of nations, astride his wtr lone, surrounded by
his SUIT, sits Wellington, field marshal of England.
In his band a glow, with which be scons the dis
tant horizon. Now and again bo looks along the
carnage-wrecked plain, but again turns to the, far
distance. Hark! a bugle! then a weal; than ring-
’d the nous of the "Advance?’
ing over all the field the nous of t—
quickening to the charge. Then, with a about
that fills the air, with club of saber and thunder
■«i^r*i«ur , ’ t'ssSn-rwLiSz
Id In reserve by that marvelous
„.nlns till this hour, see how ell melts before their
onslaught. The allied forces arc hurled bock os
from a resUtiera storm of rushing death. The ea-
“ Tithe
_ Cou-
glea again sweep the field. All seems lost. Still.the
Iron Duke sits there and sweet* IbedManceUM
rlexs come dashing with dlspatches;
(■■■Mjiikag the gia»> *■
!llnqt>in th;
cr it. baps i
Greater than on astronomical conjunction.
_td Star Cough Cure, which reuovee throat
troubles; St. Jacobs Oil, which conquers pain.
The Ohio excursionists numbering about ono
hundred, reached Atlauta Friday morning at
six o'clock.
About 9 o’clock tho excursionists commenced
leaving the hotel!*, beading for the deportment of
agriculture.
During the morning tho excursionists mode tho
department their headquarters. Commissioner
Henderson, Captain Redding, CapUln J. W. Mur-
q»hy, Mr. William Henderson entertalued the
visitors by giving them all information relative to
tho products of the state and tho bbaracter of soil
and climate to bo found in various sections of it,
while Mr. McCutchen tarnished all who desired it,
Information covering tho mineral resources of
Georgia, and where tho various minerals to bo
found in this state appeared In the greatest abun
dance.
About half past ono o’clock a rccept 1 iwos
TENDERKD THE VISITORS.
Commissioner Henderson, of the department ot
agriculture, wu introduced, and addressing tho
guetts of his department, said:
"A quarter of a century ago, had you como
among ns, you would have bccu met with a recep
tion remarkable for Us warmth. It Is our ambition
to make it to now. but a different kind of warmth.
It Is my pleasing privilege to inform you, gentle
men, that the “war is over;" the bugle no longer to
arms. The prmming-hook and plow share are tho
emblems of our ofllce and onr occupation. Peace,
brotherly love and friendship reigns throughout
the length and breadth of the land. Go where you
may, gentlemen, and you are alike ufe, whether
by ones, twos, dozens, or scores; and
you will be welcome everywhere, to our
firesides and our boards. A hundred thousand
brave hearts are 1 * * *
safe return to the
us. If your visit here Is a search for homes, our
ivople will everywhere extend to you helping
hands, and will deal with you candidly, truth-
folly. and Intelligently. In everything relating to
our climate, soil, and laws. You will discover
that we arc not hfathen, for tho spires of churches
point heavenward from a thousaud hill-fops, and
tho school-master is abroad In tho land. Wlillo
you arc here, go through our capital, and our
library, and see how our laws ■*— '—
acquaintance of our executive, —
and assure yourselves that our laws are not, as
they hav been chargcd-a mock
ery. . but are fairly administered,
without regard to race, color or previous conditio
of Fcnitudc. Rut. gentlemen, I bod not set out I
make a speech. All w ho know me, know that
am no speech-maker. You will pass out in various
directions to meet and mingle with the bone a
sinew of the land. I was bornjunong the people
Georgia, and may therefore! ho supposed .
know something or them. You will find them hos
pitable and kind wherever you go, and of their gen
erosity and bravery, all who have read are advised.
-Do us not the grievous Injustice of supposing that
to come among us will be a wholly one-sidedgame.
You are experts In stock raising, and the grasses,
root crops, and prol>ably many other things. We
arc none the less so in cotton.- Potatoes,
peas, pindcrs and many other seml-troplaSplanS.
which are not known a thousand miles north of
You are familiar with the Improved ltnplc-
Plainly, In my opinion, a little Infouon or new
blood will hurt neither sldo of the line, and so far
aa I am concerned, I rather like the idea. Once
more, gentlemen. I bid you welcome to to the cap-
IU4 cltjr of Georgla,and to.the rural districts, every-
. Governor McDaniel followed tho commissioner
In a brief speech, in which ho welcomed tho
visitors to the state and to the hospitalities of ber
people. When ho had concluded he was intro
duced to the excnnlonlsts by Mr. Glessner of the
Americas Recorder, Judge Henderson and others.
Bpeechcs were also made by Dr. Wo. C. Kendrick
of Dawron, Bamuel K. Freeman andW. lb Glover
of Cuthbert, W. H. Woodall and W. H. Phillip* of
Louisville. Dr. II. H. Cary of LaGrango, G. U.
Aubry of COrtersvllle, J. Conk ling Brown
boro, and J. F. Bally ol Campbell county.
of the tMW'Hwfitiwflf tbo^ncople'
farming huids that would faeshown them.
APTS a THE RECEPTION
the excursionists, with the exception of a half-doz
en or so, met in the rear of tho department, aud
decided to visit Americus in a body, and alter they
hod seen that section of the state, divide up in
small parties and visit other sections to which
they bad been Invited.
Mrs. Crawford, of Columbia, who came hero to
represent that county, was at the department, and
was introduced to a number of the visitors.
She presented the attractions of her section In a
taking manner, and succedcd In making up a party
ofslxsubNtantud Ohio fanners to accompany her
delegate to represent that connty, but was taken
sick and bis wife camo as his proxy. 8he a aceom-
pushed, alj that could have been expected ij#f her,
to
r . a »of
JIS STALWART FORK
and bis unmistakable race color was a colored
nu by the name of Henry IllckenboUuun. As he
register*
was.one o
mel'am, w
come bock .to Georgia.”
“8o you have been here before?” .
"Yes. sir, but It Is a long time ago. I left Georgia
when I was ten years old. I left Georgia .soon al
lot Buchanan was elected president, and started
Memphis, but I missed the roate and
•h to, where I have alnce lived. I was
ton county, where some of my people
now live. I also lived a rear or so in Gordon ooun-
"formIn Walton, Cobb or
uilng back to live In Geor
gia.”
"* can sell yon a 90-acre farm In Cobb connty,”
a gentleman who overheard the converse-
.hat is more than I want,’’ answered Htcken-
bethsm; "about r>0 acres will salt me. I can raise
as much on 60 acres os a good many people in Geor-
1 don't want any
ana
ran get more months In the year to devote to form-
ng. I have been feeding five horses and a lot of
iogs and cattle for five months, and to tell you the
truth during our long winters our stock como very
near
EATING THEIR HRAM OFF.
To be sure, 1 can hire the horses out, but they get
so badly abused when they are hired out that I
prefer to fted them. I am going to Americas, and
upon my return will visit Walton, Cobb and Gor
don counties."
Among those who arrived with the Ohio, excur
sionist! yesterday morning, was W. L Glessner,
editor or the Americus Recorder, who has been fu
Ohio for the put ten days assisting Dr. C. A. Esta-
brook In working up tha excursion. A Constitu-
L. Glessner,
ftccoracr. wnr *"— * *~
it ton dnjni
brook in working np tho cxcnnlon. A Constitu-
tion reporter met nim, nnd proceeded to obtoln
from him the followlnt intocmnllou
ireontDiiro the kxcuuioh:
When did the excurMon start trom Ohio?"
Nome of our party left on Monde, end Tuesday,
but the mein body leit Deyton on Wedneedey et
on.”
‘Whet kind or e trip did yon hover’
"Well, not e pertlculerly pleewnt one. Atont
Bowlin,Green, Ky., we lot into the enow, end be
fore we ,ot to Keshville we found th. snow two
end e hell feet deep, end were eo deleyed by It
thet we were thrown beck .lx hours. Bom. ot th.
Ohio flumers hod e good deel of ton with Dr. EM-
brook about bringing them down to see the “ninny
south," end Introducing them to more enow then
they bed Men for yeers. But the doctor told them
|o welt until they got to Georgia. Arriving et
Chatunooge^re roond^o^novG but ^th^dclejo
*“V?hei Is'be cheircteroMhe puiywnd&e pros
pect. of their locating in Georgia r 1
“Moit of them ate practical lumen. Many are
C iunz men. whoiiccui&r * — - ‘—
Ohio, where terming la
•71 to I100 per acre, hare come do*
he chances are to Oeecffla^ Some of tha
while ubeti wixb to obtain
mem upon farms tor the purpon of i
reMxuces of onr state and making it
fiomo of the older men are renters, wl
■' ell* -
... d, altnougn iner wouia nave CUOMX
to porchaM small tonus In Georgia, others of th
older men hare good farms end are well fixed. In
hey have boo. growing op tor whom they wish I
provide end their tormx are too .mail to divide u
xhlle If sold they w—
would buy thaw all
8HW~“
i our Mate, eventually
“YourpokeofDunkaMs. What claw of people
They belong to a religious denomination of
that name, whose doctrines are stmplo and few.
and tho lives of its members remarkably pure aud
upright. They are an industrious, Intelligent.
colonies, and Georgia
secure one or more colonies of them.'
"What Is the feeling of Ohio people regarding
GcorgUr’
"Of course, the most of them know littlo or noth
ing regarding our state, but they are anxious to
secure definite Information regarding it. Tho In
creasing aeverity of the winters, tho nigh price of
lands and density of population Is turning their
attention to other sections of the country. The
west offers no better inducements In tho way of
climate, and but littlo better in the price of lauds.
For these reasons their attention Is being tnmed
toward the south, and that state which will now
take advantage of this feeling by forabh-
lug these people with dotlnite in
formal Ion aud focllitlos for Investi
gating its resources will reap a rich harvest In tho
way of an influx of an enterprising and Industri
ous people.”
“While in Ohio did you meet with any of the ex-
curtlonists who visited Georgia in December?'’
"Yea, I met several of them. Two of them met
me at the train, Messrs, ti. W. Kershncrand Daniel
Risser, and I never met with a more cordial receo-
tion than all who visited Americus on tho last
cundon gave me. They said ‘
through me some of thu ha
corded to them In southwest .
“Then they were fovonbly Impressed with our
in
l
tpccfolly to
no vlslfod Gt—
not a good word to say for our state and our people.
They arranged meetings forus in tbo towns around
Dayton and carried us out In their buggies and
seemed to never weary In tho work of ^inducing
their acquaintances to visit Georgia. Nearly
ever>' one of these men is shaping
his affairs to rtmovo to Georgia
at no distant day, If our people knew what good
work was being dono by tne excursions, they
would give Dr. l&tabrook greater assistance In tho
worklhe has undertaken,and another session of tho
legislature would not bo allowed to pass without
provision being made for an immigration bttroau."
MR. JOHN V, LUMPKIN,
a prominent citizen of Folk county, said:
“1 have but two propositions to lav dowu. Tine
f’oNKTiTUTiON Is the beat paper In the world and
Polk county Is the best county In tbo world. Hhc
has more mile* of railroad than any county in tho
state. She has two iron fomacca. She has the only
slate works In the state, and slate and iron traverso
the connty for twenty-fire miles east and west.
The county Is well located and la rich in minerals,
water-powers aud lauds. We will cordially wel
come every man who wonts to come among us.”
CAUGHT ON TUB FLY.
Several of the excursionists are accompanied by
their wives.
The department of agriculture was flooded yes
terday with circulars descriptive of various sec
tions of the state, and printed Invitations from tho
n >le of these sections asking the formers and
r Mends to vfrft them before returning home.
PERSONS AND THINGS.
Set
Jobn H, SURRATT resides In Baltimore,
where be is a prosperous merchant.
"Tun first course to the menu ot hell’’ Ur
what Rev. Dr. Talmsge calls a divorce.
Samvel J, Tilden will celobreto hia «ov-
enly-iccond birthday February 9.
PhomsoR Felix Adler clalma to havo
discovered that heat engenders crime.
AcconDINOtothe Kntcrpriso (colored) not a
black tore Is lo be seen in tho Now York stato Cap
itol.
Every bride is beautiful, and it la a mystery
where all tho plain married women como from.—
New Orleans Itcajunc.
Tbe Watorbury American rocommonds
Johnl,. Sullivan, for tho position of clerk of
the Ohio senate.
The unusually cold weather InToxai is laid
to hava killed 15,000 head of cattlo within a radius
oi seventy-five mllce of Fort ElllcoU.
Tbe diamond necklace worth $10,000 which
recently fonnd a purchaser In Washington, Is now
said to be the property of If lea Mary Audcnon.
It la said that when Dr, Arnold, of Bughy,
was aaked why he read a Sunday newspaper, lio
answered: "1 desire to know how Uod ruled the
world since yesterday."
Miss Love, who wu heralded not long ago
at the fiancee of Frwldenl Cleveland, is now to
Washington. She is fair, tall and past forty, and
hu no Idea ot many tog any man.
' kino tbebaw, while to the tot or surren.
dertog, looked down from his gorgeous throne Into
a huge gold spittoon, so heary that it is said to
take two mon to carry it
A dinner was given at a Now York hotel
last week, of eight covers, that cast MOIL Tho
pheasants and aaddlea of mutton came from Eng
land, tbe gronaa from Scotland and tho trainee
from France.
Onr of the reuona for the deolino in tho
price of qnlnlno Is that tho bark la now removed
Horn tbe trece In atrlpe, and tho wounds thus caused
are healed with mosa, so that tha Irco docs not die,
Ing.
islnglo gather-
President Clevrland’i wealth is placed at
100,000 by one wboonght to know him well. This
money wumsdc out of his law praetteo and hia
fees while sheriff or Erie county. At one time ho
wu worth |w,000, hut hie three campaigns
him sbout 020,000.
Tbb story goes that when Thcobaw and hia
reilnne were landed u prisoners at Madras and
turned over to a burly Scot on duty there, the on
cer who brongbt them demanded a receipt. Tbe
Scotchnan promptly made It out: "Recel
Colonel Wlfiougbby one king, two queens, t
maids or honor, etc., u per InTOlce.”
Tbe French hare looked with alarm upon
Ibo steady export of rarcberon bones to tho United
Slates: hut the most prominent breeders there now
aey that the progeny of thcee honu raised to the
l olled States arc an Improvement u— -*—
•ndthetltleprofiublato reimport.
that Napoleon III. used to import Pt
from Vermont for tbe port chaises which be used
*o much.
Tbr Chinese minister at Washington wu
formerly the governor of e province. After be had
made his fortune, the emperor saw that he wu get
ting rich too Hut, and, much to his disgust, called
him here on a salary or 025,000 a year and all expen
ses paid. Tho minister and his attaches are prompt
In returning all cant call made upon them.
— ‘ xko no exception. , If tho
..near should send bis card, a distin
guished mandarin would appear In person within
a Tew days and unite and beam upon tbo Washing'
ton caller.
A rookrelleb in Toklo, Japan, deairing to
sell hia wares, thui advertised them in tho news
papers: "The advantages of our establishment—!
'V the rival steamship companies; 0, articles u
plentiful u to a library: 7, goods despatched u ex
peditiously as a cannon ball: s, parcels dono up
wito u much care u that bestowed on bar hus
band by a loving wife: 0. all defects, such u dial-
pelion and idleness, will be cured to young pooplo
paring n. frequent rlrtts. and they will become
solid men; 10,tha other advantages we offer are too
many for language to sxptcas."
Tbe Ber. A. O. Uaygood, D, D„ agent of
the [Slater educational fond, wu to New York on
Friday and wu Interviewed by a reporter of IM
Mall end Express. The interest of the fond, Dr.
Hsygood says, is distribute! among twenty-seven
schools. Dr. ltaygood speaks In the mart enthu
siastic terms of tne progreae mado by tbs colored
people of tbo south. There are now at echoo)
about 1,000.000colored children and 15,000 colored
men and women tucking them. BetweuMWXO.-
000 eniMM,000,000 ha. been expendecd since the
war lo educate the negroes. Industrial education,
Dr. Baygood thinks, lr the great seed of the col
ored people of tho aoutb.
“In Ceylon formerly,” srritoo Dr. Balfour in
hi. new took, "afterburning the bodies of the de
ceased kings of Kandy, their uhea were carried by
a man in a black mark to the Naha well! Gangs,
where be embarked ton canoe. At the deepen
part of the river he clove tha rise with a sword,
Scattered the uhea on the stream, and pinnglng
headlong after them, dived, erne Mar the mo
tile bank, whuce be Oedtoto the forut, and was
presumed to be never more ecu. Tire canoe was
allowed to drift away.Urehono and elephants that
over I be remains were transported screen the river
and forbidden to return-"
“Is There No Itnlm
in Gilead, is there no phyaician there/’ That
cry may henceforth cease, for all who will css
be bealed by obtaining tbo "Sctenco of Life."
Kcc advertisement.
hanging to Ure bam all winter.
non
Geo* It. Gamble, Clifton, Arisons Territory,
■•JS'
"I would not be without Tbe Coyernmo* for
ten Hares Its cost It isthe best."
Tbe New Jersey people think tlreir weather
alanea too elusive for tobogganing.
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