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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: TUESDAY APKIL 22.1884- TWELVE PAGES!
niTD AMTf.I infTAD PJAHT toxlcstln* drinks nearly aa muoh as tho
UUK All I I'LlUUUrV riUnl. wages amounted to in all oar mannfacturlng
Against tho Demon of Intemperance*
For Happy Homea and a
Happy People.
establishments, nearly 13,000.000 more than
all our church property and puslio libraries
I were worth, together with what we paid for
educational purposes, and more than one-halt
I the ralua of all the labor in the whole conn-
Fq^o'rm'tomoi^U*? untamed b??r to?? wrirora! I rrronutacm** e'nd'.ri^o^ntoricamftf^fiqito *
We don't 04re far arguments. We want Lou aua I In this country. Tue labor of these men
figure*. Sena them in, mother*, fathers, wives, I would be worth $300,000,000, and the labor of
gMatnrybody. and help U the fight against this t h r m ooo drunkards would, at a very low
terrible and growlr g evil ] I egijniato, be worth $150,000,000 more, which,
ADauaxaa NsTtoa.-lVmper.nce reiurm- m.??? IhtonoTJou.
' I sum of $600,000,000. Now, if we add to ail
whole British kingdom But these are not this lost oi money paid for drinks the labor
much noticed when mingled among 30,000,-1 in its manufacture and sale, and materials
000, and really tbeeaeual obeerver uot mix-
ing much in family or church life; would I ting ready to resume their labors, we shall
conclude the EoglUb tope adrinklugpeople. | find that the actual cost of this consumers
from the queen upon tha throne, tippling I h * in ????"r
, n( i j.. iillinnB ,ia??i*KninwoA (fiffhiiimlsM " I f??30 000 000 more than lhe v<tdit) of all the
her toddy among her beloved Highland*!*, | u f eTer y jjj n ^ performed in this whole
to her poorest subject, who wastes upon liquor I country during the ssme ilrue, and nearly
the money that should buy his children I two-thirds enougb to pay the public debt,
bread. According to a correapondent the I ?? tkeTl???
sample drinks arc ate and Irish whisky, industry of the country, and worse then
Porter used to be called for largely, but a I wasted, could be directed to legitimate and
dealer assured me the other day that, from I useful purmwes, it would pay all the taxes,
Yia??tn?? inemwrU ...i.i nf that hd*ar educate all the children, build all the
having formerly sold 00 gallons of that buyer- I c b ur ches and school houses, feed and clothe
age a day, he now disposed of only about 18 I ??u the hungry and nak??d. and leave a sur-
gallons a week. The rage now Is for the paler I plus which would be sufficient to par all the
liquid. Among well-dressed people the most ?? U I ? aad ?l?????? d wlps oat th * debt
.... , .. * * ... I itself in a very ftw years,
common drink is a glass of bitter beer, which I
coita two pence (four cents). A glass of cultd I European Statistics.???Static tics laid be-
???Half-and-half 1 may mean I f?? ro thw congress of Brewers which recenriy
THE POLITICAL FIELD.
THE DRIFT OF THE I-ARTIF.S AND
GONDII??? OF PARTY LEADERS.
A Letter From Mr. Tllden???The Morrison
Bill???The Educational Bill-Results
of Republican Conventions.
ale is three cents m.i...uu-ui... w., .u..u , ,, . ,, ???-
. _??? u,,,.. ,,r I met at Vernill.s show that there are in Eu- must ue urmi. un me lorius.ion oi sue iea-i
s mixture of mi a and bitter, of mild aud I r0 p??? ,bo Ut 40 000 breweries, which produce- eral constitution, Gourvenour Morris, wbo I England,
surplus oi revenues over the expenditures,
and dwelt npoo the necessity of reducing
taxation. To fall to reduce taxation and to
relieve the people, would be a Usgrant disre
gard of public duty, The pending bill might
not be all that was required, but It waa an ad
vance toward the promiseof a more oomplete
tariff reform Such a reform aud the adjust-
?????nt ??. f . ,h ?? ** ritr ' ws * not believed to be
attainable at the present session. It
would create no surprise that in ??? tbo
??? _ , , . . , , . . opinion of the minority of the wove
Me. Tildes s Letteb.???The Iroquois club I ami means committee, the measure was too
Chicago, composed of gentlemen prominent I harmonious to setfore their approval. They
In the democratic party, gave ita third annu-1 ??? 0 ]} Dd 4, no 1 m, , r * t ' because it propoeed to
.1 ?????? Ih. P.|?????? i..t ???????? " da , c ?? ?????* the duties alike. A horiuutnl re
al banquet at the Palmer home laat even I ductional might not be the best, but none
lng. The local attendance was very large. I other was practicable.
In addition to which there waa a gathering I Hr Kelley, of Pennsylvania, made the
of distinguished gentlemen from al.part, of S^^^ve tg.^'i^^ntg of^a
the country. ErakineM. Phelps, the presi-1 could relieve any of the American industries,
dent of the club, introduced the speakers of I The evil waa not that goods were not cheap
the evening. I *o??ogb, or that America could prodnee
After an address bv Colon \V. O P Brack. I *????? ,u-10 truth to bo considered of all men
After an address by colon w. G. r.BrecK- tb , t , he ef of produoUon
enridge, of Kentucky, upon the sentiment, the world over hsd out-run the power of
???the republic, sn indivisible union of in- I consumption, and that all the markets were
destructible a'aUs??? 1 the following letter was I ffSJSSSSS', * ni V n if T r r i? ** n 5, ???kitled end
,, j I industrious people bad bfen idle for a lorse
read from ex Governor Tlidcn. por. ion of ail the recent years. Nihilism in
Gbstliues: I have bad the honor to re-1 Russia, socialism in Germany, socialism and
ceive your invitation to tho third annual I nihilism in the border regions of Austria,
banquet of the Iroquois club torespond to I communism in France; socialism, wblob
the aentf ment; rue Federal Constitution." I ??? < ta; d present almost every question that the
I have alse received private letters nsklug a I British parliament would consider during
written response to the sentiment in ease I I }?????? present session, told the story
am prevented from attending. I have been I J 1 }. these great countries of
for some time aud still excrp.iontlly engross-1 jdlcneas, want and misery in every Indus-
ed with business which I bare no power to de i ???rial centre. He then proofed) d to
fer or abandon: I must, tberelore, commuol-1 (!??? v ?? chapter* (roni th* terrible Uvea of the
eatenith you in writing, and my austver I juuusln.l classes of Euglaud, as learned by
musette brief. On the formation of the fed- | b' m during a three tuontba visit to merry
prosperous free trade
Barton, of mildand old, or of ale and porter- | annuilly nearly 2250,000,000 gallons "of malt I had been a conspicuous member oi tint c.n- I Baglend,_ in order to show
Britain alone produces a third ventlon, being asked what he thought of the I ???*??
Generally it means the first. The best aloM'quor. Great
cost 10 cents a quart, the poorest 8 cents. The Pru^la' c'SmraT.x't It'a
workingman wanting a quart of beer would 3I8.47a.9iW gallons; Bsvaria, 200,737,002 gai-
ask for a "pot," or, It h* wished to be slangy, I ioe; Austria. 245,973,138 gallons, nud
lor "a long-sleeved ???un.??? If he desired a I i'rance, 165,98u,000 gallons. It will
t... ..II. o u. I ???bus be ssen that the Teutonic
qHsrtof beverage which sells at 8 cents, he nat | oa , Bre tm nemly the beer-pro-
might call for a ??????pet of legs and wings,??? so I duceta, as they are also the principal beer-
called became there is so little body to it drinkers; where wine is io be had nearly as
^dBix- lsth. trade name for mild and
Barton mixed, Djg*s nose ifl a popular I tuoied vanes very much. Bavaria heads the
drink with old topers, consisting of a mixture I list wlch 54 gallons per head per annum, or
of ale and gin. Rum and milk is another father over one gallon a week. Belgian is
common drink. Tne swell who was "boosed??? I next with 30 gallons, and Bogland is about
the previous night will always want a I same, namely, 29 gallons???1. e., some,
"brandy and soda" first tning next morning. I ov,!r ?? gallon per head per week
A lesss tony fellow in the same plight will In Orrmauy, excluding Bavaria, the average
seek a "glu and bitters.??? Gin by tbs way, is consumption fa 19 gallons, and from this it
much taken by old topers of the female per- 8 rc J>'''/???P follows, to 0 gallons In Scotland,
suasion. Wiih men the popalar demand fa ??u??18Vi in Ireland, where whisky U preferred,
for ??????Two of Iriah.??? which means two penny Anstria consumes only 0 gallons of beer pel
worth of Irish whisky. TnlS drink is greatly I ??? eu< * an<1 * fence only 4
lessening the consumption of beer, and is I ,, , ~~
largely aupplaming brandy both as a* bever-1 ??? Habtis Lotber os Bseb ??? The man who
age and for medicinal purposes. Theincrets-1 !', r ??? t , br8w ' d hear waa a pest for Germany,
ed demand ior this article has, 1 am told, Jood must be dear in all our land, for the
wronght a serious deterioration io ita quality. I 5??. r3 ?* S? 1 n P f 11 p ur oala, and tbe peasants
???Whisky ia never gulped down neat over hear, I ? riok a l ????f barley in the form of beer. I
hut la diluted, usually with about as muoh |
in moot public ???
cauls) and it ii
OxfOld Street, ... wmu.mui mu. ou uiu im. . , t T . ', .???
clause in the lesse, those who have the cheek I There la enough barley destroyed in tho
to ask for it, can be served with as small a I nreweriej to feed all Qarmany."
quantity of giu as a farthing???s worth, a far-1 imipou eunine
thing being of the value of about one-half a A macon suioiob.
cent The slang term for champagne is "The I A Mu itickir Yean, or a*, i.m in. o*. Lift
boy," and when a man meets a friend, and I ilia Laat Kaqacat.
wanta to ireal him, tbe usual remark it "L't???s | Special to Tb. Consutmlou.
have a about.??? In tbe use of mixed drinks I Uacow, April to???In that soellon of tho city
of the fancy class the English ore nowhere known as old cemetery lot, way dowtubelow the
compared with the Americana. The best j business portion, la an enclosed spot tbit is seldom
persons. 1 * iTte planted in ??da???
one for every day in the year. What the I ???r 1 ??>o*??bt looks as ??Uli and and as solemn as the
English have in this line thjy have probably olo ?? !, ??? tomb Through UtU plaoo n negro maa
copied from us. But, if only learners, they nuned 8ehlp Oolllns. was wending his way slowly
???Vu ku nn tna.na wMntU Ana Uh.aKl.ua I (fOHl ??Afk. khnnl (lx ft???fllfvik HAtllltftanU Asm.
are by no means dull pupils. One Isrgs place I tromwoik, about six o???cloek. Ho suddenly cme 2',, 8 I
rray. Among egg drinks |,to a white objtct on tb. greraod that appearod as a the gove/nmemL
| chairman of tha
th??re ara ???Ucj | leen Bawu,"_???Malden'.'R a ih," j human form. Hs looked closer sad discovered Uto paruaI T arbiTer l a t mid'the coiIfl*icUo?maturing I lentporary organisation, instructing tho
advertises quite an array.
??????Lsdies'B nth," "Corpse Reviver.??? "Boston I body of a man laying on bis beck wlthonoarm
Oaress.??? several "Flips,??? and a "Filp-Fisp.??? I stretched and Ms head thrown back. Ho called
Following these, numerous concoctions are hlm but rocelrlog no answer hs went up to the
announced in the w??y of sunis, smuhea, 1 .??? rt ??.n.a 1???
punches, cobblers, eaDgarees. juleps, slinge, answer ho 4 sboSk thf ???booy
etc. Then coiurs a formidable list of fancy (end made the startling discovery
drinks, with such fascinating titles as "Rat-1 ???!>*< he w??s dead. He became frightened aad tea
tlesnake.??? "FicK-mc-up.??? "Eye Duster.??? I L ho ???I???O' coming from tbe enmpteas of Menr..
} * * I KnglUb.Huguentii it Vo a warehouse war. Messrs
u .... ??? Jobasnu aud alillugbam. They wetansliltdand
What PaoutatTioa has Boiie.???Editors I wear over to where tbe body lay. lu bis bat was
Cods-Iiutiuu: Tour weekly visits do a great I found tho folio-lint letter: * oa Death, the poor
deal to relieve th* monotony of achool-teach-1 ??????'??? slueerott irleud, ihs kindest aud the best
lug. Your first i,sue paid me well for toy I
DUDscription. I rejoice at the high tone you I blows, frurn pomp and piessur.) turn; but on, a
take tn all subject, you speak of, especially la blast remt to loom w.o mouro. Coroner Uibb
that of intemperance, ft it moredestruutive I ouuuty.Sli: You. as an officer Judicial, win be
tbsn any other evil which we are lighting I f?? Jou
?o P SSe. h rt*.m b . J u??ir U I ?Mnl l Tue?o r Vtl*,? l'o??"^?????a???dT\m???d!lL???Bn 0 r? B nrV the
nonncerlaiu siund. I think The CoasTiTU- I cemetery. I hsvo a lot tbere, wbnrein la a
Ytotf tbe best general newspaper I know of | tamer and child. I do not wish auy
. ??? * --???-??? ' " ???..?????????.??? --???-igaent t- ??? ???
lug. Pu
cs I bs
cesled weapons. Titers'should'a law be I blT .ScTlrleiidi o'r???lsmii?? D w suUt. so 1 dis. 1 hsre
passed making it a penitentiary oQanss for a I lived poor aod ncglectid. Ibis leper Is your* pri
person to carry any sort of concealed weapon, I v- 1 ?. aud 1 tbjala upon .you Its ssaciity, I bare
such as ehootibg-cabes, pistole and dirkn. I npL m- 0 * u ?? ,atui ????? AU. Ithlbk, wld be well
The dynnmitv is no more to bo dreaded Faiher light by sunshine bright,
thantUepersonwh.il cowardly enough to I Aud beueaih the sky;
hide such things about blmteli. These two I Uayu.verasbsmsdfsturbhlsname???
S ant evi a genetslly go hand in baud. In I The wretch who dare not dle.
ct, there iaa kindred conn.o ioa between I Signed Gaorge J. Lunsford. -Afcer seeing the
them. Randolph vu the Gist county in ???ISmo.iS? 11 1
Alabama todeefare tor prohibition. The re- do??us?d had m. body mrriJdro lKi!y??? l!
aalta Lave been bletsed beyond the grea???cat I foriflotitifiuailoa; oo lui arrival there kroner Wui
expectations of tbe most eaacuiua. Our 1 Hoduett nut no.td??j< and held to laqu??t. Tua
acbowli are better: litigation is reduced- I J u, >' r????fiertd?? v????rdict la ??ccotd$uuo with tho
!??? nil viiWiriLV in riinvHrRatinn \fr,nhv I f*ca. Too dcadznin Ih ntioUt eighty years
???, r f* 1 iv?? 2 Q?? f I oW atld hAS icUdves llvlof la Teuuessee. He wm
????f . -lT.i I oia U** leuvite* uvtai to Teuuessee. He wot
wbtcu would nova beea spent lor whisky is I for* uumber of iters coudacior oa the ttouth*
now fpeut in improving fsrua, cburchu, I wesieru reliiotd.
a3iioo!-hoates t and fir uiitiju. Id abort,
we are improving very fast
The last grand jury we had
i Randolph
THE ROMS FRESHET.
before the declares for prohibition found I Tfc# UIl,3l:|r esur-isrhims???? lty ??? u
^???^ o bibron b c^.d T , n h:d fl . , ? t fo , rd d i a nTl Bo.. ApH 1 ,r,r:^; , *p^. r ..roro : ,.
live true bill., nod in this ratio we are edit tasd * ????? d ,h ?? * r ?????? ,r ?? h ????? ol 1841 ??? d ??P !le ??? <jd ln
progrtasiag. Nintteen-twemietbsof tbe vile I !M *- There w.s little sleep in Romo lut nlgbL
poison now drank in this county is brought I All night long tbe merehtala and otaers were busy
in ftom other place., Wedowee, Rtanoke, I moving ibtit goods and turnlturo to places of safe
R ick Mills and Lluerille are no more tbe I ty. At the fool of Howard street, families left their
oe?? pools of dime and dissipation than they I homes at midnight, and wars compeUed to wide
Were before. Trade bss not decreased at all, I guM deep through the water. This morotng tbe
bo * "?? ??? r ?? 2? 4 f P ?. Dd KL. fl ??? aC , 1 ! 1 1 *??*????? ?? ?? novel, laierest eg one. Broto street,
is allowed to bsaold^WohavJhad bufone fsh-1 from the bridge, to beyond Nortoa???saeeoir, ts.ne
are Gnsncially of much note aiuce tbe war. I unbroken sheet of water from tour to Bv* feet
That was tbo Isuiponry tuapsotion of tbo I Mne-tenths cf the budn<??4 hourci of the
Rock Mills arenuiACiariog company laat fall. I city are inundated. Portions of Howard, Kim,
Some moil the before tbie there were two at-1 Sooth, Ojatanaala, Cherokee, Court,
ternpte to burn their buildiegs, one of which I Kailroad and budy * other
was successful. It is conceded that tbe buru-1 streeieare Inundated, and several httodreS booses
log was done by meau irresponsible Chirac- I are ondsr water. Tbe scene on Broad street Is an
ten who V'sbed smvog other tbiogs to crip- j antiaatlag one. Bislaett is entirely suspended
Sldfln*. ???k??; >nd lb. en.lro city U taking aholtd.;. Bstta.uk,
trollibg meu bad nerv. enough to bar. >he | c, noM duzsurssod flsu of every kind sad do-
???placeluesrporated, and enforced tbe law u I ??? ??_ ??? ...
best they could. Above all ft bat given tbe I K5 ??? ???' don ' ???J** 1 ?? ???*?????? women aad enUdrcn,
county cbaracter abroad and good families | ????? PW???? constantly up and down Broad atnet.
ate oontlnually moving here to school th.ir I ?? ud owner* ul fl jaU ar. rasping a rich buvesi.
children awsy from teuiputiona to dlasipa-1 Balltosd travel is entlraly suptnded. The Bom.
tion.aoruily found ia other oonntiea, while I nllroad track U under water from on. end to the
property has be n Increasing lu value etetuil- 1 oibsr, and * th* East Twastsw Is Mriossly
H - .HwwqM.w, w | fearful condition of the laboring
constitution, replied; ???That depends upon I poople in that country, and said that tbe
how it ia construed.??? Tue democratic parly | Proposition now made was that Ibe Untied
originated in a resistance by tha more ad-1 8'??le?? should enter the race with the world
vanced patriots of tho revolution tothe efforts I for cheapness, which had led to such terrible
wbioh were made to change tbo chancier of I EuRlend- There waa nothing of ao
our government by a false construction of I value in bngland as a working man or
the cooalimtion. I woman with a reasonably good appetite, ln
Jefferson's election in 1800 resoued onr free I one'town he bad seen women making trace
Instil utions from tne perils which snrroundtd I ??JJ??*iie. and yet thegrntlemau from Kentucky
them and secured sixty years ol admlnistra-1 v Mr - Turner) was returned to congress every
tiou mainly in harmony with their design I J*??f because ho advosated tho placing of trace
and tiue cbaracter. when an attempt was I onam. on the free list,
made to break np the union and to dtsmem-1 ???* r - Turuer said that tbat was a good prop-
ber tbo territorial integriiy of the country I oslllon wlilcb be hoped would be edopled.
tbe people were compelled to inako a manly I, Mr Kelley ri piled that women could real
choice between these calamities and tbe dan-1 or 0O OJUtaa week tor making trace
grrous Influences of civil war upon the char I chaina God forbid that auy Kentucky wo
nder of tbe government. They patriotically I must ever work at snob employment,
and wisely resolved to cave I _Mr. Mills, of Texas, was the next speaker,
tbe union Grit and to repair I **e signed against the repeal of tbe Internal
tbe damage wblob ottr political ( revenue tax and to favor of a reduction of
S ratem might sustain when more imminent I th ?? tlu ' id ' duties. The pending bill was
angers had been provided against. The lira 11 extremo in nothing. ft was
work was successfully accomplished, but I exceedingly moderate. It but reduced tbe
twenty yean bare since elapsedand tbe work I present rate on a horixontal scale of 20 per
of restoring tbe government to Its original I ueut. It would prove a substantial relief from
character ia not ye???, accomplished. Our wise I taxation to the people, but that waaouly oue-
ancestors bad warned us that if we fell into I ???? thegooJ which would result from its
civil discords, our free system was liable to [ P????*K*. It would remove tbe obstructions
perish in the struggle by an insensible change! * u thu way ot the exportation of our own
of its character. Not only have tne best tra-1 agricultural products. It would Increase ini
dltions of thepatriote who won Independence I portatlon ft would Increase exportation
and established freedom lost (heir authority I It would Increase the value of experts It
but our cherished political system is slowly I would dearfaM the price of manufactured
lotlog its bold upon life under fugus growths I producta.
of false constructions and coirupt practices.! Mr. Russell, of Massaebusetta, having been
The government itself hsa become a uienac I accorded I be floor, tbe oouiuiiltoe rose and
lug factor in elections. As long ego as 18701 1 ???he bouse ar Journed.
expressed the opinion that tut opposition | Ataninformalconfcrenceof theoemorratlo
must embrace at the brgionlng of canvsS-e, I IO rill tiers of the l???rnn-ylvania de'egation la
two-thirds of tbe voters to maintain a major-1 ???be house this tit.rnlog itwasunanlmuoaly
Ity at tbe election. In this, history repeats | ??????etermlned to oppoto any tariff agitation
itself by force or fraud. Even Iq the com I whatever,
parativeiy popular system of Eng and tbe | .. ??? _ _
monarch has until lately con-rolled a Blaise in I'csssylvama ???The ropubll-
majority of parliament and fr/qn??ntly do I can ata e convention met this morning, its
elded elpciisns by court favors, jobs mid I personnel belnglar above that of former years
money taken from the publio trta.ury, Tuis '?? intelligence aud ageearancu. Ex-vtale
is a hard saying, but the recent puDllcatlon I SenaUir Waddell wfla oisda ll ???ltM| ltirar ???'
of papers ot her daesased iiatesiuvn iesfwnu I o!j*l*ioan; A. Lo??.ionanrt*B, oitrniiade 1
" eVuiijool. lu our own country I P^*H chairtnan of th?? ujHLruitteo on riwln
Itisiead of standing as an im'l???ions A resolution was adopted, while la
opinion and contending lntetaa'a has itselt | tommlttee on rtwoltitlons tn bring in u
descended into the arena and equipped with | resolniion naming B olne and Lincoln M the
all the weapusa of panUEnshlp, tu myriads presidential ticket, and Instructing tha dele
of offlee bolder., i<* alll.nce. with or agalnat g?????r?? large to vote aocordlogly. The vote
vut pecuniary interest*, ita unlimited com- '??ken before the committee on reaoln
mand of money levied from iU deprEdenta | 'L 00 ?? fo'lretl, and was carried, yeas 200, nays
aud contracton.haa gained a majority In every 137. All the negative votes but one cstuu
In that case it uollectsd mil-1 from Philadelphia.
IIaeemicro, Pa, April 10 ???Ex-SpeakerGa-
| Inalia A Grow waa elected permsueat chair
iy. These are tbe facts, aad yon aay you
want no arguments but facts. Truly, etc.
Rost et Leslie.
Cornhotue, Ala., April 11, 1884. ,
KxAll,TICS ot IiTEtiraEAECE.???Reliable ??ta-
dantged In tbe way ef bridge* wsabsd awsy and
tn kdea iejursd. We have bad no Bell far two
days Tbs present fresbit Is tbe most seven) ever
known fa Rime exoept tbe ca* of 1HL
_ and Is bow wltbta (lcchu of Ih* high water muk
tlilics*Ybow Y75,843~ plscea???'in the "Uaf'ted I ol ???????* Notwlthstaadtog tole, however, tbe
States where aloobelfe beverages Ere ssld, end danegs lo the city is oomosrsUesIy small, as our
ovet 8,000 disttlierieeand breweries io full op | psopiehad ample waning ot th. approeea ef tb.
eratiun; 90,333 270 ration, of spirit, ar. d e I flood. Ia th.eoantry, bawev.r, tb. las. wilt b.
tilted .year, and 13 347,110 barrels of fer-1 very severe, aod will b. t.lt for a longtime. Tb*
mented liqeor maaofaC .ur.d The direct 1 rivers an now at a standstill, aud wlU doabUeat
,lq,0r . i Ai!L 1,Mt . * 7 , 2 i. 0 S?3 oomawaro fslltog to-night. Tb. worst know
while it bring* sn Indirect cost of $720,000,- 1 ,
000 more. The corn, rye, barley, and mo- | ??? ??? -??
laseea takes for tb* maanfaetore of these | "How old are your???said aa encient dame
liquors la ao much food taken out of th. I to a grinning little ter pot. "VV.il, if I goes
months of tbe people. | by what mudder says, I is most tea, bat if I
Acoordlngtotbtoeuiusre'umitkewagestbat | goee by tne fun fee bsd, fee almvstebuu-
year in aa our menu fact urleg eswblimmenis I ored.??? Ol that all could meamre their years
amounted to ab tut $773 003 000; our church I fa tblsway, bat bow many measure them by
propery was valued et ISM 000,000; we paid I long night watcue, and almost (stal cough*
tor educational purposes $93,U)OO00; our pub I iug spells, which oould have been cured by a
lie libraries were estimated to be worth $91,-1 bottle of Pr. Bull's (tough Syrup taken In
000,000, while we paid the tame year tor in-' season.
case batons.
Wry foreee around tbe capital and by this
and o???.ber menaces intimidated tb* emigres-, . ,,
atonal representatives of tbemsjdrity ofthe man. In bl* speech un taking the chair be
people to relinquish the fiulto of their vlo- attnouoced blmaetf in favor of a protebilve
lory and to surrender tbe envernmeut to the | tariff platform. The platform ailotited de
control of tbe minority. So reform of ad- clsres in favor of a protective tariil;afree
ministraunn lipoislhlean long as tbe gov- ballof.tne eupenstouotTOlnago andlbe re-
ernment is directed by tbe party wbioh Is | tireroent of llte standard dollar; Civil service
under the dominion of falls ductrines end reform; oompliotenis Arthur s admlnistra-
animated by rnormuns pecuniary interests I >1???. * nd c ???*J2 c lV*, ??? T??? ,b e ,revolution;
In tbe perpetuation of existing abusea. Tbe I ???That James G. Blaine Is the choice of the
fleet effectual step In tbe reform republican party of Pennsylvania for presi-
ol our government must be | dent, and Robert Todd Lincoln fur vice-prts
fundamental change in tbe polloyofita ed- Idem; and. that Hie delegates at large this
ministration. The work of reform will bo d ??y el*?????* d be, snd they are hereby in-
dtfllmlt enough with the who'e powerof the etranted to vote for them so long as their
government exerted ln accomplisblDg It. I | name* shall be before the convention, and to
nave such fal b in tbe benignant providence use all honorable meani to secure their nom-
which baa presided over tho ilesilny of onr 11 Dal ions,
country in every great (rial hitherto, that I I eraawe reou the ruu
do not dswpalr of our ultimtie deliverance I The republicans of tbe third New York aa
Though I can BO longer aspire lo be cue of [ seutbly J-alrlot, of Itrnssaler oounty, elected
the leaders In this great work, I bid those of tonr Arthur delegates to tbe state convention
yon on whom this august mlasloa may fait | yesterday.
fod speed. (digued) B. J. Tilus.v. | Tlte republicans of the third Ksn lucky con
To S. Corning Judd, Chairman of Political I grc??ional district indorsed Arthur's ad 111 Inis-
Committee of XroquuUClub. 11ration, but sends uuiuairacled delegatea to
| Chicago.
The Moeeisoh Bill.???Tha Morrison bill | Th* first oongmatonsl dlatrfot republican
was takes up beesuw several demnciEta wtto I oouvemiun of Nsbraslu to-day, on motion to
bad eipreaMd themselves oppoa-d tocoL.id- | iMlruct fur Bt.lne, voled ft down. Bulb
.ration, dudgad. Several nturo weakened | delegates will support Arthur.
??nd voied for consideration, and five repub-I Tue North Carolina dt mucratle executive
Itcans wbo would have voted no, w*re ab-1 ceuimiue* met yesterday in Rsleigb. Tiro
sent without pairs.' Tbe Morrison men made | state convention was called tot June 25ib at
strong parsons! appeal, last night and lo-1 Rslelgb. Resolutions were adopted tavorirg
day to democrat, to .How tb. bill to be con- | * pt.uk in lb. national platform advocating
altered, and thus gained several voet. Htiil I tb* abolition of tbe Iniern.l revenue -ysiemaa
msuy friends of the bill are | onerous and .ppremlv., and contnrondmg
detp-rndant over ill pro-peels. They I th. carntst an1 tffecmtl efforts ol the dam-
tbiuk th. meagte majority tor considerailoo | ocr.tic reprrseni.tivu from this state to w-
obtelaed ueder th. moat favorable clrcnm-| curelt rapes),
stance., indicates th. riefsst of tb. bill on | Tb. republican convention ef tb* 25th coo-
tbe final vow. Mr. Raedsli'a friend, say it | grwatoh.l district of New York, cbiwe Car
eannot |Kmikly pass. Blsckkern and other | roll H Smith, editor ol tbe Byracuae jouins),
Kentucky xtatMuan will appusa any amend) I and Henry L Bugold delsgatta to iba ns-
ment abultsbieg the tobacco tax and .rednc | tlonsl oonvco'ion. They are onlnitruciaJ
lug tba tax on Brandy to tan cents. If they | but are for Blaine.
???icceed toe bill will loose several voU-s.whli b | Tb* focal republican convention In Maine
w.re cut tor consideration. In expectation I yesterday d*c:*r??d for II sin. Biimlarcen-
thst tbe Initial fight over tb* Morrison tariff I ventions in Massachusetts declared tor Ed
bill would take republican aud democratic | rounds aud Lincoln,
aides, those wbo have tba duty of securing |
pern for absentees were kept bnsy fa easing I Tun Blaie Bill ???Mr. Aiken, chairmen
that Ibe vote of no men mould be wasted, I of tae couiaiite* on ednesuon, asya halt
and that all psir* should cjotaln tha names I opposed to the Blair educational bill. It will
of ??n advocate end an upnoneotof tha mess- | be roaosged in the boua* by Mr Willis, of
uro. On motion of Mr. Oates, of Alabama, I Kentucky, wbo thinks it will certainly paw.
the senate bill waa usteed to (nereis* tbe en-1 Georels will receive, during tb. seven years
doworout of tbe noiveraity of Alabama from | for wbieb tbe total appropriation of aeveoty
tb* public laods of tbat att'e I urea millions is to be expended, six million
Ur. Morrison,of 111, et 12:33 p. m. moved | two hundred end forty thousand,
tbe bouse go into committee of tba whole | Alabama, five million two hundred tbon-
tor tba consideration of tba tariff bill. Toere I sand.
wu no division and the motion was agreed | Boutb Carolina, four million tour hundred
lo, Mr. Cox of N. Y., being called to the | tbouuod.
obair. Immediately upon tba committee'. | Nortb Carolina, five million live hundred
assembling, Mr, Et on, of Conn , objected to [ thousand.
tbe consideration of tbe bill and tbe okjec- Florida, nloe hundred end sixty tbousiud.
lion waa reported to the bonu. Tbe vote Is | Tenoeatco, tonr million nine hundred
now being taken upon the question whether | thousand,
tb* bill shall b?? considered.
By e vote of lto yea. and 138 nays, the | ALsetHA foe ABTH0B.-Tbe
committee neclded lo consider the mewure. | pusliuan atst* convanuou piased lut
There wee intense interact msnifeeted in Ibe [ night until tonr thin moraiug lu dlepot-
roll-call. At tbe conclusion of tbe first call | ing of the ctnUs'ed delegations. All tbe
there appeared e majority of 1 In favor of tba | stalwart, were voted In. Tory elected their
measure. Thau the second cell provided j permanent chairmen .nd weretarie., and re-
and tbe member! crowded aroand anyone | assembled this forenoon fialahiag up more
of tbelr ooLcgnea who wu keeping tally, | hsrtnonlousiy -hea lut night. The stalwarts
listening for the result. Tbe malt wu eu I dec ??d their dslegntee to tb* Galcego coo??
eke* that until tbe final announcement no-Ivenrico for (lie stale at larg*
body wu quite aur* bow tbe vote stood, but wilttout much wrangling, end
upon tb# announcement there was a round I by overwhelming mej triilu, namely
otapplsua* from tba democratic side. I Colonel Turner. Mr. Skeata. of Huutevl le;
Tne tontmlu** then ruuaiei Its alt- | and two colored delegatea, Bake* sad Cres
ting; and Mr. Morrison opened | dele, making nineteen tor Arthur sod bat no#
the debate to support ot I half-breed. J-mn Junes aad Artnar Uiag-
tbe bill. Be described Ibe financial oondi-1 ham were elected elector* for tbe state at
tion of the country, staled tbe estimated' large by acclamation. Resolution, ware
alllrmlng the Chicago platform of
1830, asking tbe repeal of tbe present stale
election laws; denouncing the embexzl-
ment cf the late state treasurer at
Bn ,, , outgrowth of dishonesty lu
politic*; protestingrstaln&t tbe convict system
as degrading; indorsing substantially a pro
tective tariff; heartily indordog President
Arthur???s administration in tbe moat
exalted terms, and approving
of the passage of tbe Bair
educational bill av expressive of the wishes
oi AlnnanjR repoblicin?? Cjlonel Turner was
re-elected cliairnmn of tbe atate executive
conuuittee by acclamation. Tbe state exec
utive committee waa empowered to ant in
caae a state ticket ia to be announced, which
i?? improbable.
Illinois for Looan.???The republican
atate convention met here to*d>y. fix-
governor Richard Ojleaby wav nominated
by acclamation for governor, and General J,
C Smith, of Cook county, lieutenant gov
ernor. The retolutions of the convention
request the delegates appointed from the
aute at large and instruct those appointed
by the convention to vote for Logan at the
uationnl convention.
POLITICAL NOTES.
Tiiirtv*nix members of tbe Idaho legisla
ture are Moiinots.
Texas has epoken for Thurman, and the
old bandana should bofia to flutter la tbe air.???
Houston Post.
fix Governor Cornell, ex-S??nator Platt,
Collector ttobertaou, and John J. O Hrien are all
working fgalnst Arthur la New York.
Conorsmman Georor D. Wibe, of Virginia,
haa taken occarioD toooatradlot a report published
lu bis district tbat be will not be acindidate for re-
election.
Mr. Gladstone's speaking powers get better
aa be grows older. Joccph Conan, M, P., says:
'/Ho has dellrored two speeches this session that
will rank with anything bo has ever done in par
liament???
Ms. Katon, of Connecticut, called on Mr.
Horrbon tbe other day with a suggestion tbat tbe
present tariff bill bo withdrawn and that a new
one satisfactory to th?? entire party b?? drawn up.
Morrison Is quoted assaying: ???I doclln?? the prop-
??? I Ion. I liavo already reported a tariff blU, aud
1 au> g dng to stand or fall with it.???
FBDbRAL GOSSIP.
GEORGIA AT N*W ORLEANS.
?? Mac*
GouflrmfttUft it OharW* X. Htaoral
0??U.??ior Wllkrrs UtansHlld.
Bpedsl tn iho Coustliuilon.
Wa'Hington. April )6.???Ur. Blalne'a rapid de<
nlopmuit ofsircnftth has exposed him to tbe
danger of combination. It la now practically
admitted In Was* lugton tbat Arthur cannot
be nominated, and the anti Blaine men are casting
about for a man wbo oan consolidate tbe votes of
tbe other candidates. Grant is frequently men
tloned, but the latest rumor is tbat Lincoln will bo
brouabt out for tbe first ntaoe on the ticket aa th<
anti Blaine cenoidate BLtut *??? frfenda are grow
lug more confident daily. They uy bo will bare a
clear m??j uliv ou the flrat ballot, and tbat Liocoln
_ a . -- * ??iar?? ou the
m by general
??? lie may loee
Jhla oertalntr by yielding to ennemte ' ???
ato ready to use him sgalust Blaine.
TUB UROROIA RIVISS AND HARBORS.
The Georgia delegation went before tbe oommlt-
tco on rivers aud harbors to day. They mado
??tat< menu cf the condt ion of tho harbors aud
navigable river* in Georgia, and what is ueoded
for their improvement, Mr. linctiansii ma<to
strong appeal forop*<Dl>ig the Chattahoocheo frn_.
Icevlfis tn West i'oi u. lie hhowud mat Chief
KHKlneer Wright's estimates aro far too high, and
that FrobrU???s figures alto the real cost of trio pro
posed work, ills repot l allows that It c*n bu Oouq
ior ouo hundred and M>vo???>ty#ono thousand dollars.
Mr. llocbanart fully explained tho Importance o'
opcnlog tho rlrer to We??t Folnt. aod an ar??p ~ tIh
tiou may bn rnad?? for beginning the wor* J'h
ra>>mbcrs of tho cornmltto. **y in-- y??ui of ur Mi
wdA^wvx.'??.*fl??K v... mMl.otH Goorgla wilt ku.
Jf dro oarijost wora of tier reprenAkia
ran r.. <r *
(1 vo.8 can secure 1l
Til ft I'XMDINU DF1IATK.
I asked Mr. Ucnlaon to night how long tbo tariff
dobato was likely to oontluuo. He said ho hsd uo
Idea. There aro ninety-eight names registered on
the spoaker's book. A tong, tedious diNcaaslon is
coral* g. Tbo Pennsylvania democrats had aoou*
AUiration to-day, and decided riot to interrupt tho
regular course of comidvrailou. ft Is prubuojo tho
'M'ffatlon will vote ???
WAAlIINOruN. April it ??? rumen muuiud m uio
couRre??j>msii's favorlto retreat, win ter aud summer.
time is paired on the boat ia a variety oi
soclsl Hinutunenth, but the regular programme at
Old Folut is to sit on the broad Ve randahs which
run out almost Into the wavtsand enjoy "yaros.???
No patty It comp mo vrlthout a prufcatlonal narra
tor of good stoilee. tx ooogrenuun McKenste,
of Kentucky, trow sevreutry of statu
tu that commonwealth, atss the mo-t
populsrrepreseutaUveor this dam white ln W*fh>
Ington. Congress is never without this necessity
of social life. Buusot Cox has a fine dtnelnthls
dtremtou. Kx-Governur Curtin poeres**an lirex
hausttble supply of 'good ones.??? Mr. dorr Is a
close observer of numrui uature and glvtssoma flue
specimens of wasteru humor. JUohtiiteu ftohiuton
never forgeis a J die aud oan pMdi???eo a tnourarid
coverlug a period from the foundation of thu gov
ernment uuitr now. Crtilble uever tells Jukt?? out
U snood lutenrr Raudalt tndn<??w oouealonally
in this diversion with moduraio sucotii tkrnapjr
Vance Is the most uot??d teller of good atorira ln
oongresa. Senator Vonrueva hae rxoelleiit
commaud of reversl dialects. IoksUi. Vest aud
Fry ears both well supplied with shut**. Among
???be members t-f the toouw* nou-d for this style of
uuuvfrhwUoo 1 should have meutloutxl the venera
ble Luke Poland, ol VermotiL
Tbe auiwrior
the local swei
of snormalssias aud black as luk.~ Mis walk has
tbe elbow curve and ih- knee dip to a (Kg eu
biihertouusehlsvsd by the most brilliant of our
domestio dudes l hi. r.m*,k\blo gentleman bsa
oome to vv??sii|r g.oa to trsen ??? Bugiisli as It Is
spoken In Loudon.??? If all ibesuooslu the city
ttatron'so him he will bteouie wealthy tna few
Lnirers to MlasourUDi ln Washington say tbe
uomluaiton of Meueral Marmadukeifor goveruor;of
tbelr stele Is blmnet certain. Cougimumn fyeu
nas been urged to tmer tho race He hssgoBe
out Ur see how (be ground lies, but will probably
not be a cabdldate.
Froffsanr Alexander Graham Bel, tbe invuljr
the telephone- now iivta ??n me mauslon tu
ton swelldom which be puiosawd for
Jrom Mr. Broadbead He bai a deal and
uuob wife and some lun us ing chiidreu. I'ro-
fesaoi Bell hsa a pm.oely lucerne aud enjoy??? ill?? in
truly cultured way
It Is said (hit John Wise has resigned all hope of
retelulugblftseaitu tbe house aud is ready to drop
Into the dlr.rlcl attorneyship ln VirgUU wim
which Arthur Is to reward bis
???ervi we tothe repub lc??n psriy. John has been to
sreB aloe iluce our prerldeuiUl star took the as-
Ccuoaut Tbe young man la rnoivtd to be solid
?? hlcnever way Ore repuniloau ilde turns Ills po
lltlcal career lu VLgit-Ulsat an end and Its record
* i i.et generally eovtsd.
Judae Buvhsuau pr sides over the Jeauuette In*
. re Igallou. All Ibe sessions are well attended,
mo??. of Mnwe present being irleuds of some of the
psrtles iutfre??n.d, Mre. BeLoug Is (hero at ivery
slttlig, a sad freed si.msu lu deepest mourulig
Boa has saoWn tbs most p rfect
anxiety to protect her husband's
memoty and has caught every word that has come
Iron me witnesses. Ms not pleasant to beer of
tho wrangling which pneeded the awfui fate of
ihs ??? xHorere. Mrs. DeLoog bu a competency
with what Jsmee Gordon Bmnett gave her elver
beiibusoatia abody whs found, itenred and froaeu???
sacrifice to a wtid and (m-jracilcable scheme.
LOHQWoK rn'i OPINION.
Thlaks tbs Cloetsaail Kin Wes Nil as Ilnsila*
$4 Nil ,
Ngw York, April 16??? Judgo Nicholas Long-
wortb, of Clodnoatl, to day s $1*1 the rio:s of Cin
cinnati "were not an uomlxed evil. Jartre and
lawyers bad grown supremely Indiffer
ent to tbe voice of Juilcv. tbat they nsedsd sn
lminret-on. I have but five year's experience of
bench, aad I know sxaathuiK aoout Cincin
nati cilmlnsl pr< coed are. Of -courre tbe belter
class efeidsene were to bo bitmtil for not being
more willing to serve on the Jarlti. Trial by
Jjry ie$ m?? to meatsjut played oat. Tbe Cincin
nati J edges con'd out gf t respectable men lo seive
tae Juries, and j iron for ??ale at five dollars a
osen swarmed rod nd tbe Beery one of
tbo??s *1 murderers wh >m me mo*> wanted to
lyuch tecreree they baa ojiy i??.***n convicted of
mur l??riu the s??ciad degrso, will be Ranged sure
enough now.???
Pre.vptasg viesroa# m??p?? i-U*n l?? Seen*
???lllsent State Kshibll.!
Tbe proposed Georgia exhibit at the Neir
Orleau* worid'a fair is rooYiug along spleu-
dully.
Yesterday moraiug an important meeting
Has held at tbe capital to
settle certain necesasry prelimina
ries. Governor McDaniel presided.
Tbe gentlemen present w-re, Hon D. C.
Bacon, elate commissioner tor Georgia, and
tbe following district coinmissiunera: Hon.
L. F. Llvlnxston, Dr. Thomas P. Janes, Hon.
T. M Peeples, Hon, Joan A. Cobb, Hon.
Jultn T. Henderson, Hon. George W. Ad-tnt*.
Tbe absent commissioners were Dr. Lela.,1,
of Ila;tow, Hon. W. A, Harris, of Worth and
Hon, J. S. Davidson, of Angueia.
Perfect harmony ami unanimity prevailed,
and the fallowing programme was mapoed
out: The district commissioners will appoint
a commissioner for each county. These
county commissioners will work up their
respective localities in connection with the
commissioners of tbe congressional
districts. In order to explain the
soups and objected the coming exposition
a committee ws, appointed, cousixtlng of
Major X) (j. Bacon, Judge John T, Hender
son, snd Colonel L. F. Livings ton, to prepare
SDd publish s pbamplet tor tree distribution
setting forth all the necessary facts aod fig
ures.
After doe consideration it was decided to
sees Ihe statu at large two per cent wuon
the state tax of 1882, or ia tiro
aggregate about $20000 to foot the bill of ??
Georgia's exhibit, Atlanta's alone will be
about $1,600, In addition to Ibe money
raised in tula way the commissioners expect
to receive various donations which will
???well thesam total toahandiomesmonnt. In
oonneolion with tbe New Orleans exoosition
the commissioners considered our approach
ing state (sir, Tbe outlook tor this home ex
position ia very rncoaraglog, and tbe com
missioners are la favor ot urokiog Macon the
central point for tbe preliminary collection
and organisation of tbe Geur.U exhibit. Toe
dliplay in mest instances can very well
be mado si onr slate fair, and then
the articles can be forwarded to New Orleans.
The state commissioner and tiro district com
missioners will be of iucslcolsblu service in
superintending the organisation, trimeter and
dnnlay of Ibis double exhibit.
Tbe commissioners present if: yesterday???s
???nceiing were well pleased with the outlook.
Georgia will make tbe moat of her opportunl-
ty-
FLOURISH I r-l'J PIOURHS.
n. Tel. .r U. (tela our>. Ur-elE a. nu Sr tae
Tn lf????k??# 0
A Constitution ureu who was joamlug About
the city h ill yeatenUy cnauklly dropped Into tho
office of Mejer Bnve Cook, the gonerel tax re- ,
ooiver nud ooliootor, and found him putting tho
flni'blng touch** to hfs city tax digest
"A good showing.??? Mi<l the nwjor, k* he blood \
beck nud looked et n mree of flgurw, "AtUute???i ^
loomtog up In flnoAiylc.??? .
"Whet iMiok lsthl*r* niked the reporter, Uyfog
hi* hand on e large aud hmvy btnuk bo ik.
"That 1* ihe tex digcat for thi* ytir; ihcre li tho
one for 18e0 owr yonder.???
Thu reporter looked, end uw nt a glance that
thedlgmfar *84 waa throe times larger than the
one for lbfld.
"A big dtfferenoe.??? retnarked tho major, with a * 39
???mile. "Weil I???ll giro yon a few other point* 11-
lu* raring Atlanta's marvelous growth. You aeo
tklnbook????
The reporter noddod.
"This Is tho ABRPMor???s to'utu for 183t. Thor?? are
503 lirgo prtgp* ln tho voiumo. A few years ago a
small book would do. To viva you au idea ef
what wo have todolnthta office I will *ute tint
In 1870 Atlau'a'a real taut*- waa owned by 1,281
tax papers. In J830 the number of tax payer
rapid Idcreare-T'
??????How about the taxes and the value
erlyV
coming to that
ThU y#4ir
In wvrr.ihf
In 1883 It wa* ir6, ??fjd.J!l
real ??Atate valuwtl m 118
e r.'o.iion or 1:1,lit ret,
uf iJ.'JIO Oi# over tire property rrturued lait
??? And the canonal pru.#.rty 7???
Ob, that Quctnatra ??*a>.t year It wm |8,1Pi,173.
year.???
V
THBSILVCH COLLAR.
A Hill Prevldlne fer ih* Imn ??f oat. Tea aa??
Five Beliar dlljir Uenllaatea.
WAtniNuroN, April 16 ???Thohoaiecommlltoo on
oommerclal weights nud rao wares tovUy auaal- ,
moasly Instructed Itepreaeutetivo Laoy to report
favorably his bill to prohibit lire lreoo of treaaurr
notes of less than fl vu dollara. and to provide for
tbo fesne of one, two and five dollar silver certifi
cates. iho blit provldm mat on aud after IQ??
got!ihisAci,U??h*U bo unlawful tor tho
lary of iho treasury to print aud lnuo treas
ury noicaof Hauler (Kmouilnitloa than five dol
lars, aod (haiaoy holder of svaudard silver dolUr
*>' rf!\ r t r l/loaiow m*y dt p ??it tae
???amo with mu treasurer or aojr
nhMnfant tri???nsurer uf diu Culud Hta ??!*???.
In auras of not Itw* thvntcn dotiais. and tvccive
therefor ??ilvi-r ccrriQoatoi uf tho denomination, at
theopllon Of tho hu.'dor of oue, twoaud Avednl
otner denomluadona aa now provided by law. Tho
folJOWjSf Icature uf the original bill waa nrlcken
out liy a vole ot b to 3, "Brodlved
tlflcatea of tbe denomination of one and two duliara
>hall exoeod the aum of twenty mliliou dollars,
Uio srcreiary ol the treasury may suspend Lrelasue
i yeas ware MuH-rs Bland,
Dowd, Pusey, Laobam arid Itelfurd, nud tbe nays
Messrs. Hardy, Ltney a????d Cvo*
Pelltwlag tbe Merlptarea.
Hello, More," cried a white man to a darkey#
got back from campmceilog, ! tee."
Yes, sab,??? answered the negro.
Have a good time7???
YdU kin bet we did boas; I nebber seed so much
Mtfldla 'llglon 'aplaiod afo^eua* I bin bo'n."
in what way did you enjoy tbe aerrlocsiaost?*
Well, sab, de ting what tuck my eye, wusda
true way dat de preccher follered de teachln ob
de rcriptera.???
JIoweoT???
Yo'aeo, boss, grab wuz glttlu' pow'ful ikace,
bout depreccher'e tent, en' de good man wnx
'conin' ooeasy, w'en up (oeu* or jaii* r inuko wld
de alckia* lookin' rooster 1 ebber seed.???
"flick, was her
Y is, re*h: sick wa'n't no naaae fer 'in, nu' po???,
goodgitdcu*! Batde rasa ob God lock 'im, fel
all eber, an???seed Row booy hcMi.j, icn turnin???
rouu??? tode folks, he red:
Brcderio??? an??? ilatcru, ain't rite fer to kill die
flag, 'kase de Bible ms dat hit was a roosfer what
crowtd. aa* fotch old Peter ter *peutaoee, an* tak-
In* dls fao' fn 'kidcrallon dues yer want ter reudder
fox nil, whose foiepa called de 'tentahun of a
man ter hlstlnsr'
Bis aperch got 'way wld 'rm, an' dey tuck dat
cblckun, what wux den ao*??? ded, an??? carried 'ire
ter a rooa' not far off, an' lei' 'Ire in place ob three
nice, fat poUlts.
"flcch ackihun aa dat, far, speaks well fer de
vancemeotob 'llgtoa."
FATAL WORK AT PANAMA.
The Oaaal Baade D;li|??a Lira* Ita??? Mere en the
Isahmas.
Philadelphia, April 19 -F.ve theusaed laborers
have (lied la three months on the Panama canal.
I hi- i$ thu reportof Captaiu Wlllhank whoreturotd
io this city yesterday hum the canai, where he had
been (upervlring the work of a dredge for a year
past. ''Mcuey is plenty,??? he says. "There Is only
one thing a ore rr mm on???than cash, and that Is
M*-n die like leaves in autumn Only tne
Italians appear io live. Th?? dtad are dl-poreid
f without ceremony. A aba.lew grave, no
rayera, and all la lu a inouvnt lorg '"??*ii There
??? fifteen --
now
canal.
and
moady
at
n*froea
work ... _ .
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