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VOL. 1. Immigration to this Republic shows a steady and even rapid tendency to in. crease. prairie dogs are said to be multiplying so fast in some of the Western States that there is danger that they will over ran the country. The Goulds, Astors and Vanderbilts are their own insurers. None of the in surance companies, it is said, can boast of having these names on their lists. The discussion over the last words ol Mr. Parnellrecalls to London Truth the story of the dying utterances of William Pitt. In his last moments Mr. Pitt said something unintelligible. Some one made it out to be ‘‘Save my country, heaven'!’’ but the nurse said he simply asked for boiling water. The streams flowing into Lake Cham plain on the Vermont side are to be stocked with salmon. United States Fish Commissioner McDonald intends to place some 20,000 fish from one to two years old in Otter, Lewis and Mallet Creeks and Brown’s and the Winooski Rivers. In these secluded waters the salmon will find protection from vora cious fish of the pike and pickerel va riety until large enough to seek the deeps of Lake Champlain. A company in St. Louis is raising mushrooms in an immense cellar, 12x90 feet, for the Western market. An in quirer who ventured into the subterra nean garden found an almost Egyptian darkness and a temperature of fifty to fifty-two degrees Fahrenheit. The com pany began operations in August last and has already sold 40,000 pounds of the succulent fungi. The season of field mushrooms lasts only six weeks, and the St. Louis growers propose to meet the demand for the remainder of the year. Everybody knows that Queen Marg herita, of Italy, is beautiful, says the Argonaut. But the beauty of the Queen is a public affair—a matter of State. When the doctors were consulted as to Her Majesty’s surplus fat, they recom mended Alpine climbing. At first the Queen would not hear to it. But it was represented to her that her beauty formed one of the strongholds of the royal family with the common So the Q leen resigned herself to her fate, and devoted herself to Alpine climbing. “It is a great mistake,” says an archi tect in the New York Tribune , “to sup pose that men are becoming smaller physically. Wuen I was in Europe, iu Munich, we gave a grand ball and the city authorities decided to let the artists have the use of the mediaeval armoi stored in the museum there. There were only two suits of armor which could be worn by us. These were the suits of giants of that time. The rest, which belonged to the ordinary-sized, strong mediaeval soldiers, were too small for U3. Would this not tend to show that we are larger than our ancestors were?” Let nobody think lightly of the itin erant apostle of bargains known collo quially as the festive drummer, urgc3 the New Orleans Picayune. There are 250,- 000 of him, according to the latest re ports, and during a twelve-month he tnaketh himself responsible for 300,000,- 000 of the 400,000,000 tons annually shipped on American railroads. He also maketh away daily with $1,750,000 of bis employers’ money, charging it to ex penses; or, in the nine months of his yearly activity, nearly $382,000,000. The drummer is emphatically a great institution, both as to deeds and power of telling them. The achievements of T. P. O’Connor in producing within one week a compre hensive and well-written life of Parnell is, says Harper's Weekly , a noteworthy but by no means unexampled instance of fast literary work. Goldsmith wrote his classic “Vicar of Wakefield” under even greater pressure, tor an officer of the law stood at his elbow to expedite matters. Marion Crawford’s “Mr. Isaacs” was the result of a month’s work; and other authors, when the frenzy was on, have exhibited remarkable busts of speed in composition. Horace Greeley, for ex ample, wrote his “Printer” within thirty minutes. • It was composed to be read at a a Press Club benefit, and Mr. Greeley rose from bed at midnight to write it, after the poet chosen for the occasion had shown himself unequal to the task. Staff of iatif letoi CRISP IS SPEAKER. THE GALLANT GEORGIAN GETS THE PLUM After a Hard Fought Contest Against Great Odds. A Washington dispatch says: At 9:45 o’clock Monday night the battle of the ballots in the speakership contest ended in a victory for Charles F. Ciisp, of Geor gia. and for the coming two years he will preside over the national house of repre sentatives. Thirty ballots were required to place him in nomination in the demo cratic caucus, and the contest from the start to the finish has been one of the most intense in interest and the most de termined on the part of the managers of the respective candidates. When the caucus adjourned on Satur day night it was still anybody’s battle. The two leaders in the race were near each other, and there were many features of the situation that made the nomina tion of any of the three lesser candidates bo no means improbable. A day of per suasion and entreaty w as found to be lost when the first ballot was taken Monday morning, the leadeis being still in touch ing distance of each other, and three weaker candidates still holding a respect able portion of their strength. At no lime, up to the point where Mr. Crisp received within two votes of enough to nominate, was the outcome by any means certain, though toward the close it was apparent that he was drawing away from Mills. THE TURNING OF THE TIDE. The recess taken at 6 o’clock Monday evening was something of an advantage to Mr. Crisp. There was a determination on the part of the democrats participa tion in the caucus to end the struggle before a hopeless deadlock should occur, which would inevitably breed party dissensions and impair the usefulness of a democratic house during the next two years. It was the determination of the majority of the caucus, Hatch having retired before the evening recess, to likewise compel Mc- Millian and Springer to get out of the race. The purpose was to make the issue between the two leaders, Crisp and Mills, where a single ballot would end the struggle, and close up the ranks sol idly for the work that is to be done at i his session. Immediately after the reassembling cf the caucus it was announced that not longer than two hours would be requir ed to end the struggle. This prediction was justified, us McMillin was finally pushed from the track, though Springer still retained his hold on the eight staunch supporters who had never left his standard, and the end was almost. Finally Hatch cast his vote for Crisp, and Byrnes and Wilson,of hisstate delegation, followed his lead and also voted for the Georgia candidate. This gave Crisp a lead of five votes on the iwenty-third ballot. On the twenty-fourth balb t, Springer lost another vote and Crisn reaped the profit. Mr. McClelland, f Indiana, then went over to Crisp. This was the only change but it gave Crisp a lead of six over Mills. Up to the 27th ballot no change was made. 4 motion was made to take a recess until 8 o’clock p. m. The motion unanimously pre vailed. During the evening Springer and Mc- Millin held a hasty conference, with the result that they decided to act together in the termination of the contest, should it become inevitable that either Crisp or Mills must be elected. Springer also held a conferenoe with .his , supporters, and released them from further allegiance to himself, each to be allowed to vote as he pleased. THE FIRST CHANGE. The first change came when the name of Durborow, one of Springer’s Illinois supporters, was reached. That gentleman voted for Crtsp, and a few minutes later another of Springer’s Illinois friends also voted for the Georgia candidate,Crisp was then within eleven votes of an election on the twenty-eighth ballot, but McMil liu’s nineteen men were still unmoved, and no election was possible while they remained loyal to the Tennessean. On the following ballot—the twenty-ninth— there was one change that was fraught with ominour portent for the candidacy of Mills. Stahlnecker, who had been steadily voting for Mills, changed to Crisp. At .the beginning of the thirtieth ballot, and before the call had begun, McMillin, who had been standing in the rear lobby, entered the hall. Instantly there was a burst of applause, a9 this was an unerring indication that the gentleman from Ten nessee was to withdraw from the contest. MCMILLIN WITHDRAWS. McMillin obtained recognition from the chair, and thanking his followers for their loyal and constant support, formally withdrew from the contest aimid ap plause. As the ballot proceeded the followers of the Tennessee candidate began to scat ter, and changes came in rapid succession, and at the conclusion of the ballot Crisp stood with 114 votes, and Mills with 108 the Georgia candidate one short of nomination, with Springer and his little band of followers holding the balance of power. springer’s grand act. It remained for the Illinois leader to say who sh uld be speaker of the fifty second congress. Great applause greeted Springer as he entered the hall. There was a breathb ss pause ns Springer pro ceeded to his little group of supporters, and shaking hands all around, thanked euch for his loyal support. The house applauded this graceful little act, and when Springer asked recognition from the chair and prepared to vote, the sus pense was more than painful. “I de- TRENTON, GA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11,1891. sire,” said Mr. Springer, “to be recorded ns voting for Crisp.” The vote of Springer nominated Crisp, and the ap plause which greeted its announcement was deafening. A dozen members rushed simultane ously to grasp the Illinoisan’s hands and he was the recipient of an enthusiastic ovation from the supporters of Crfep. Messrs. But-ey and Stewart, of Illinois, Kribbs, of Pennsylvania, and Holman, of Indiana, followed their candidate, and after Springer’s withdrawal voted with him for Crisp, Snow, of Illinois Brvan, of Nebraska, and Martin and Patton, of Indiana, remained on record as voting for Springer, so that the result of the final and decisive ballot was as follows; Crisp, 119; Mills. 105; Springer, 4; Stevens, 1. On motion of J. D. Brown, o! Indiana, ' >.•} Domination of Crisp was made unan imous. Immediately there were loud calls of “Crisp! Crisp 1” and a committee was appointed to notify the successful candi d ite of his selection and escort him to the chair. Applause and cheers greeted the appearance of the gentleman from Georgia, and, after bowing his acknowl edgements, Mr. Crisp spoke as follows: Representatives; I am profoundly grateful for this mark of your confidence and esteem. I pledge myself, here and now, to devote whoever of industry and ability I possesses to the advancement of the real interests of the democratic party, [Great applause.] I beg to say to you now, as I speak to you my first word since I am your selection for speaker, that my election means no step backward in tariff reform. [Prolonged applause and cheers.] I beg to say 10 you that there is in our party today no man who more earnestly believes in the dem ocratic doctrine of tariff reform than I do. [Renewed cheers, and cries of “Bravo!” Bravo!”] After the long struggle through which we have passed, when representatives are fatigued, when it dots not become me to consume your time, I beg to say, however, that during the progress of this canvas I have said no word respecting any individual WuiCu WOulu at all justify him iu having any harsh feelings sgainst me. [Applause.] I have felt that it was a friendly struggle. [Renewed applause.] I have felt that we were all democrats, and I have felt who ever might be chosen speaker, whenever this Louse meets and organizes we stand as one body, working and laboring for a common cause—the principles of the democratic party. [Cheers.] I thank you again for your confidence and for your kindness, and assure you that this whole contest has left in my bosom no unkind feeling toward any member of the house. [Prolonged ap plause and cheers.] ELECTION OF OTHEU OFFICERS. Ex-Congressman Kerr, of Pennsyl vania, was nominated for cleik on the first ballot. Ex-Congressman YoUer, of Ohio, was nominated for sergeant-at-arms by a large majority over ex-Congressman Murphy, of lowa, and the nomination was made unanimous. Ex-Congressman Turner, of New fork, easily beat General Colt, of Cincinnati, and ex-Doorkeeper Field, of Virginia, for doorkeeper. TRADE NOTES. Business of the Past Week as Reported by Dun & Cos. The business failures occurring through out the country during the last seven days, as reported by R. G. Dun & Cos., number for the United States, 301; Canada, twenty-six or v a total of agamst 295 last week. The only change observable in the condition of business is a gradual improvement. One sign of an unfavorable character is that collections at some points are slower and harder than usual, particularly where the low price of cotton leads the holders to defer selling as long as possible. But at the principal western points, collections are very satisfactory, larger trade centers reporting most favorably in that respect, and there is less difficulty at eastern cities, though at the south some embar rassment continues. THE MONEY MARKET. Money is not particularly stringent anywhere, plough rather close at Nash ville and Montgomery. Speculative markets have tended downward on the whole. Cotton has again declined a sixteenth to 8.06 c, with sales of 653,000 bales at New York, and portreceipts still far exceed the extraor dinary receipts of last year. Southern markets are overloaded and a stringency at some points is caused by delay in realizing, prices being unsatis factorily low. At most southern ports the low*price of cotton causes a set back and business is only fair, though at Rich mond it is improving with tobacco sec tions. THE IRON MARKET. There is little new in the great indus tries, for while the tone of the iron mar ket improves, and there is more inquiry for rails and bar iron, with larger sales of pig, the price is the at tempts of some southern makers to real ize.' Trade in cotton goods is perhaps a shade better, and in boots and shoes the factories are well employed. THE WALLS FELL And Killed Five Men Ctright-Manj Others Hupt. At St. Paul, Minn , Friday afternoon, a force of men were_ engaged in clearing away the debris of the burned building formerly occupied by Farwell, Ozum & Cl, and Griggs, Cooper & Cos., when one of the walls fell with a terrific crash, kill ing five men instantly and injuring twen ty others, some of them severely. Five bodies have been taken from the ruins, and it is thought five more are under the walls. NATIONAL CAPITAL THE FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS AT WORK. Daily Routine of Both Houses Briefly Outlined. MEETING OF TEE HOUSE. The heavy rain storm which visited Washington Monday morning had little effect in dampening the ardor of persons desirous of witnessing the opening of the fitty-second congress, and at an early hour a great crowd surged through the corridors of ihe capitol. The utmost good feeling prevailed, and the marble stairs were improvised into seats by the patient waiters. Haidly had the caucus adjourned for the opening exercises, for as ytt no speaker had been agreed on, when a wild rush was made for the galler ies, and in afew minutes every avail able seat iu the long - benches was occupied, and the less fortunate specta tors were compelled to view the scene over each other’s from the door recesses. On the floor all was bustle and confusion. As the republi cans entered the hall of the house where the democratic caucus had been held, they were greeted by their democratic colleagues, and congratulations and con dolences were exchanged. Many of the desks were ornamented with flowers with more or less beauty, although they were not as nu merous as in former years, and the speaker’s desk was conspicuous by the absence of adornment. As the clocks of the city were chiming the hour of noon, Clerk McPherson ascended the clerk’s desk and called the house to order. Not since the forty-fourth con gress has any holdover clerk in perform ing a similar duty faced so many new workers in the legislative field. The clerk immediately proceeded to call the roll. 326 members having answered to their names the house immediately, on motion of Mr. Holman, of Indiana, adjourned to meet at noon Tuesday. THE SENATE. The senate galleries were crowded with spectators, eager to witness the opening of the Fifty-second congress. Presidential and diplomatic galleries were unoccupied, but reserved sections were well filled. Here and there through ut the chamber the desks,of senators who were to take their seats as senators for the first time were marked by baskets of flowers, and the president’s desk was distinguished in a like manner. There was an unusually large number of new senators to swear in, counting up sev enteen without the senator from Florida, neither the name of nor that of Da vidson being on the printed list of sena tars. At noon the vice-presiden J took the chair, and the session was Opened with prayer by Chaplain Rev. J. G. But ler. The vice-president welcomed the senators to a resumption of their official duties, and called the senate to order. The vice-president then laid before the senate t£e credentials of the new senators and letters of resignation received bj him during the recess. Those papers that were read first beiDg the letter of resignation of Senator Reagan of Texas, and the appointment by the governor of that state of Mr. Chilton in his stead. The next credentials read were those of Felton, of California, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Hearst, and next were the resignation of .Ed munds, of Vermont, and the appointment of Proctor in his stead. The next cre dentials were those of Call and Davidson, e tch claiming to be senator from Florida. Tne senate then adjourned until Tuesday. CRASH ON THE RAILS. Three Trains Piled in a Promiscuous Heap-Seven Lives Lost. A dispatch from Worcester, Mass , says: A most terrible wreck occurred on the New York snd New England rail road at East Thompson at 6 o’clock Friday morning, caused by the collision of a south-bound freight with cn east bound freight going over a west-bound track. The Long Island express was passing on the other track at the time and all three trains were piled up to gether. Engineer Tabor of the Boston train, and his fireman are reported killed; one passenger on the Pullman is reported burned to death and many were injured. The cars almost immediately took fire. The accident is said to have been due to an open switch. Two of the injured pas sengers have died, makiDg seven deaths so far. The fireman, as well as the en gineer of the steamboat train was killed. Both trains were running eastward on parallel tracks and came together at full speed at a cross-over, the switch being probably broken. The freight crashed into the side of the passenger train. A PROHIBITION BILL For the State Has Been Passed by South Carolina's Legislature. A dispatch of Saturday siys: The house of representative?, on Saturday, passed, by a vote of 40 to 34, the prohi bition bill. The bi 1 absolutely prohibits the sale of beer, liquors, wines, etc., in any portion of the state, or the transport ation of it by railroads, express compa nies, etc., under heavy penalties. It was passed after a bitter fight lasting two days. The law is said to be framed on that now in force in lowa. It is gener ally believed that if this bill becomes a law it will divide the democratic party in the state, and result in the complete en franchisement of the negro voters, who will be called in (o take part in the state and national g&mpaiga next year. A NOVEL PLAN Adopted by Farmers for Raising the Price of Their Cottou. A dispatch from Charleston says: The cotton farmers of Greenville county, 8. C., have adopted a novel mode of raising the price of cotton. At at a ma e s meet ing, held Saturday, the following resolu tion was adopted: Resolved, That we, the cotton produ cers of Greenville county, and other citi zens thereof, agree to assign all cotton, to be made in this county in 1892, to the county commissioners, or other officers to be elected by the voters of the county, and will deliver the same at queb place in the county as may be dirtc ed by said county commissioners, provided the said county commissioners, or other officers, pay for the same iu cash or county bands at 11 cents a pound, for middling, and less or more for other cotton, by class or grade, 1 cent a pound to be reserved for expenses, etc. The county commissioners referred to are the fiscal officers of the county, and the proposition to pay for cotton by issu inn county bonds is povel, THROUGH DIXIE. NEWS OF THE SOUTH BRIEFLY PARAGRAPHED Forming an Epitome of Daily Happenings Here and There. South Carolina has been awarded a gold medal by the board of director* of the Augusta exposition for the excellence of its exhibit of natural and manufac tured products. Sales of loose leaf tobacco in the Dan ville, Va., market during November reached 2,307,000 pounds and for two months of the tobacco year 4,059,865 pounds, showing a decrease as compared with the same months of 1890 of 8,880,- 320 Bounds. A Nashville dispaten says: The cer tificate of election as a member of con gress to represent the second district was issued Thursday by Governor Buchanan to John C. Houk. The official returns from the recent elections show the total vote to be: J. C. Houk, 24,095; J. C. J. Williams, 7,829; W. H. Henry, 211. The citizens of Senoia, Ga., have or ganized a banking company, whffih will be in operation within sixty days. It will be known as the Farmers’ and Mer chants’ Bank of Senoia. Work is being rapidly pushed on the bank building, and it will soon be ready for occupation. The bank will start with a capital of $25,000. A meeting of the Eli Whitney Monu ment Association of Augusta, Ga., was held Saturday and it was definitely de termined to celebrate the centennial anni versary of Whitney’s great invention, the cotton gin, next November, during Augusta’s great cotton exposition, by un veiling a handsome monument. It will be a magnificent monument and will cost at least $50,000. A Nashville dispatch of Thursday says; That it is the intention of the state offi cials to return the convicts to the Elat Tennessee branch prisons within a few days is now conceded. Acting under the authority recently given him, Super intendent Wade has employed a number of guards and is securing more every day. The 800 men at S4O a month will cost $144,000 per annum. A Nashville dispatch of Saturday 6ay*: The investigation of the interstate com merce commission into the charge* against the Louisville and Nashville railroad has been concluded, the only man examined being Stuart R. Knott,first vice president and traffic manager of the Louisville and Nashville railroad- The written testimony will be sent to Wash ington and be submitted to the commis sion. Tides it* a Well. There are some queer wells on Gray’s harbor, near Ocosta. The queerness is in the fact that the water in the wells rises and falls with the tide. In order to strike water it is necessary to bore about 125 feet. The water is pure, fresh and soft. If rises in the pipo at high tide, about three feet above the level of the ground; at low tide it falls to about two feet below the surface of the ground. In the harbor the rise and fall of the tide is ten feet. The most -plausible expla nation is that advanced by Captain de Couroey. Ho says the water .probably lies under a stratum of earth so that, when tho earth above is covered by the tide, the tide’s enormous weight is com municated to this stratum through the softer strata above, thus pressing down upon the water at high tide and forcing it up in Ike pipes, and causing it to fall when the tide recedes. —[Aberdeen (Cal.) Herald. CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYES. The Commission Makes its Annual Re port to the President. A Washington dispatch of Saturday says: The civil service commission in its annual report to the president states that the classified civil service now con tains 84,000 government employes. From July 1, 1890, to June 80, 1891, 5,206 applicants were examined for de partmental service at Washington, of whom 8.337 passed and 1,869 failed to pass. The report calls attention to the extension of the classified service to in clude a portion of the ludian service, and says that this extension is especially important as for the first time applying tie principle of non-partisan appoint ment* to the Indian service. NO 33 THE WIDE WORLD. GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC AND CABLE CULLINGS Of Brief Items of Interest From Various Sources. Fire at Plainfield, N. J., destroyed property lo the amount of $200,000. The private bank of M. N. Wills, of Lamar, Mo., made an assignment Friday. Mr. Lemimer, president of the Inter national League of Peace, of France, died Friday. A fire in Philadelphia Sunday night gutted the four-story building Nos. 719, p 721 and 723 Vine street. . Dispatches of Friday reveal the intelli gence that the epidemic of influenza is daily spreading in Berlin. BellefoDte, Pa., iron and nail works, limited, suspended Saturday with liabil ities aggregating $302,000. The Paris Official Journal, publishes a decree authorizing the importation of American pork into France. A dispatch of Friday from Brazil, Ind., says the miners are gradually returning to work in the block coal mines in that district. * Mrs. Delia Stewart Parnell, mother of the late Charles Stewart Parnell, sailed Saturday for England, accompanied by her son, John Parnell. Friday’s dispatches state that a change for the worse has occurred in the condi tion of Dom Pedro, ex-emperor of Brazil, who is suffering from chills complicated with diabetes. A London cablegram says: The suit of Countess Rus°ell for separation from her husband, Earl Russell, which has been the social sensation of that city for a week, terminated Friday in a verdict against the countess, The lady is also condemned to pay the costs, which are very heavy. A Philadelphia dispatch says: The 4 o’clock express on the Bound Brook route from New York, Thursday after noon, collided with a gravel train near Flemmington, N. J. Six persons, said to be railroad employes, were killed and a number injured. No details of the accident are obtainable. A New York telegram of Saturday says: The total visible supply of cotton for the world is 4,163,817, of which 1,780,517 are American, against 3,057,- 127 aud 2,578,327 respectively last year. Receipts at all interior towns 225,426. Receipts plantations 313,083. Crop in sight 5,002,717. A cablegram of Sunday from Paris states that out of eighteen archbishops and sixty-seven bishops throughout France only six have refrained from open adhesion to the archbishop of Aix against the government in the matter of the decree forbidding bishops to leave their dioceses without permission. A dispatch of Saturday from Utica, N. Y., says: Hiram D. Wilson, of Glen Falls, who was sent to the state hospital some time ago, is not the bomb thrower who made the attempt on the life of Rus sell Sage, as has been reported. The man is still an inmate of the institution, which he has never left since he was in carcerated. A London cablegram of Sunday says: The committee of the English bondhold ers of the Ohio and Mississippi bonds 'have obtained legal opinion of the validi ty of the English vote in electing three directors charged to carry the policy of union with the Baltimore and Ohio. The counsel they have employed advise them that there is not the slightest doubt of the legality of the vote, and that if the case is carried to the courts, English bondholders are sure to triumph. Suit was enterred Thursday afternoon against ex-Mayor Richard Pearson, of Alleghany, Pa., for embezzlement. He is charged with retaining $740 of work house and jail funds. Comptroller Jamesß. Brown gave information before Alderman McMasters. The ex-mayor was arrested and furnished bail in the sum of $7,000 for appearing next week. The charge against Pearson is similar to the one preferred against Mayor Wyman. AN EXPLOSION OF GAS Causes a Rig Blaze in Jersey City*** Buildings Gutted. A dispatch fom JerS' y City say*: An explosion of g:'s caused a disastrous fire at the Jersey City terminus of the Penn sylvania railroad Friday morning. The company recently completed a magnifi cent train shed on a grade with the street elevated road, constructed from the river to Bergen hill, and were constructing new waiting rooms and ferry houses to correspond. The old wooden office building in the ferry house, was turned into a temporary exit for east-bound train passengers, and the officials moved their desks into a five-story brick build ing fronting on Exchange place. It was in ibis exit that the explosion occured, at 3:40 o’clock, and the surrounding woodwork was instantly ablaze. On the interior portion of the depot building Ihe flames spread rapidly. The flame* from the old office building mounted up ward until the wooden railing and sides of the unfinished waiting room were ablaze. The fire was then carried along the huge pine pipe casing to the new office structure. This consisted of five solidly built structures of brick, 15x48 feet, and five stories high. The second floor of the easterly building was used as a baggage room, and others being merely bare walls. The four floors above the baggage room aud two buildings on the west were gutted.