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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA. GA, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 7 1884. TWELYE PAGES.
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ATLANTA, OA., SEPTEMBER 9.18S4.
FOR THE CAMPAIGN!
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OUR 80UTHRRN HUMORISTS.
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the state should make. If this $5,000
he raised the matter will he dropped, and the
state will be missing in the grandest exposi
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Commissioner Bacon has done his full duty.
Governor McDaniel has done all that he can
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prise abandoned. There are many private
lltlzens, either one of whom could easily give
the whole $5,000, and who could not do the
state better service with ten times as much.
There are thousands of citizens of Georgia
who could easily give $.500 each. Will not
ten of them do it? Are there not fifty who
will give $100 each? If the importance of
the matter was but dimly understood the
amount would he raised in an hour in any
one of the five principal cities of the state.
THE CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK.
The democratic outlook is bright and
brightening.
The election in Vermont shows n ftllingofT
of over 7,000 In the republican majority.
The majority Is about 3,000 less than it was
In tli?? vote between Tildcn and Hayes,
which has been heretofore the smallest on
record. It was claimed that the nomination
of Blaine would enthuse the New England
states. The very opposite seems to Ira the
tiuth. A lofs of mnjority in other states
proportioned to the loss in Vermont will
Ihse many states to the republicans, now
counted certain.
The "western political breakup" has not
yet developed su/Jlrh ntly to Justify an call
Maiiok z has been sadly silent for tho pan
few montha. lie ia almost an forgotten as U.
B. Hayes,
It Is said that Mr. Blaine is a direct de-
eccndant of an old line of Welsh kings, Tho
secret of tho support of Willie WalUo Phelps,
H. C. of N. J., last lay unearthed.
Bklva??? Lockwood, tho female lawyer of
Washington, hoe been nominated for the
presidency by a convention of fomale cranks
In Californio. The alleged candidate writes a
letter of acceptance, which aliould be enough
??? to disgust the female cranks with their owu
???w woik.
Lome Komctii, the Hungarian patriot,
In a recent interview at Turin with Madam
Adam, tho well known editor of the Nouvelle
Revue, of Faria, gave It as Ida opinion that
"the French colonial policy waa not prom
king." ."PrJnro Bismarck," ho said,
sending France to China, Austria, Ktintiu,
and Egypt, in order to ipake the former a
eafety valve to Kurope, which he rules.
Again ho asserted that "France waa Incapa
ble of colonising."
The attempt of tho chief of police of Pitts
burg some time ngo, to compel tho Austro-
Hungarian consul, stationed In that city, to
take down the Austrian Hag because he ro
- gards it as a violation of the municipal
ordinance prohibiting obstructions, has
been taken rognlzanco of by tho Austrian
government, and the state department of tho
United States. In a letter to Governor Pat*
tlson, Secretary of State Frelinghuysen re
quests that the governor notify Hho mayor
of Httsbuqt that, any proceed
ings which may Iravo' been In
stituted by J tli?? chief of iralice against the
consul should he at ouce dismissed without
any charge to that geutlcman, and at tho
same lime that a courteous and lltting ex
planation be made to him.
??? .
Tii* Macon Telegraph and Messenger, In
alluding editorially to the renoraiuatlon of
Mr. Blount, say a:
iNsth, to a sensitive man. would havo been,
preferable to such an Indorsement. Our sytnpt-
tlilea gw out to aonie of the delegates who com
posed the convention.
Considering the feet that Mr. Blount was
nominated unanimously, amid enthusiasm,
without even another name having been
???rriously considered, his record heartily in
dorsed end approved, his ability praised, his
vigilance commended, and his record as a
???talesman applauded, it is hard to conceive
Row ???death should liave been preferable to
euch an Indorsement." In the history of the
state jievrr did the candidacy of a congress
man receive a more Mattering nor encourag-
Irg approval. The graceful manner In which
Mr. Blount acceptrt) the nomination assures
us that the question of death was not tor the
moment considered.
GEORGIA AND THE NEW ORLEANS EX
POSITION.
We waul lef record this morning, as our
deliberate opinion, that Georgia will miss
tLc opportunity of this decade if the fails to
%be represented properly at the New Orleans
exposition.
Every other southern state will be there,
and fra there in fore*. Most of them have
bad exhibits at other expositions, and they
know what it means. North Carolina spent
$I7,0U> as a venture at the New England ex
position. 8be was so well pleased with the
ebaure investment that she has appropriated
|W,O0e for this exposition.
ThouNtmls of Influential people will be at
New Orleans studying the epitome of states???
resources made there, searching out homes
for individuals and colonies. Millions of
dollar* of English and American capital will
!c there looking for investment. For Geor-
f ia to stand aloof ia simply to Invite the
swelling tide of muscle and money pouring
into the south to pass her by and enrich her
sister state*.
There is just one chance left to have an
exhibition there of which Georgia might be
proud. A meeting of the commissioners
Will be held here next Tuesday. Theexpjsi-
mate of its effect. %We confess that we
not quite share tho sanguine views held
some democrats as to the prospect. There
no doubt, however, that tho waters are troub
led in Imvn, Michigan, Wisconsin and Kan
run. The whisky question and the tarifT
forcing alignments that may surprise tho
elofest observer. It is a comfort to know
that whatever may happen out there, the
democrats hove all to gain and nothing
lose. Any change that ia made must inure
to our benefit and it is not impossible that
may benefit very materially.
We adhere to the opinion that New York
Is still the battle ground. New Jersey and
Connecticut sre in good alin|??c, nnd Indiana
is reasonably sure. With New York, victo
ry is assured and wo have the strongest con
fldcnce In New York. WhenTilden carried
New York tho Times, Harper???s Weekly, the
Herald, the Evening Post, were fighting him
bitterly. These |wtpera and others, with
Puck, are now working for Cleveland. Tho
leaders who managed Mr. Tildcti???s campaign
will Ira in charge of Mr. Cleveland???s, and tho
same w isc methods that won that light will
Ira uat'd in this. These lenders aro now work
big to keep the majority in Maine down to
10,000 next week After tho Maine election
the campaign in New York will Ira oponod
vigorously.nnd prosecuted, as we firmly be
lieve, to n surprising and overwhelming
Victory.
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A MAGNETIC CAMPAION.
Colonel Handy, ouo of Mr. Blalno???s chic
lieutenant*, has consented to Ira interview#,
oy a Constitution correspondent. The rose-
tinted view taken hy him is presented to our
reader*, ns a clear statement from headquar
ters of what the republicans pnqmse to dn
Colonel llnndy is one of the shrewdest polit-
Icsl managers a* well as tho foremost of
journalist*. The Philadelphia Press, of which
he is (he managing editor, ranks oven above
the Tribune ns the lending Blaine organ. For
the part few weeks he has been at Mr.Blaine's
home, ostensibly for the purpose of boosting
the rnttva** from tho homo emh
hut aim probably acting as a consolatory
agent. Due rctnarkublo feature of Colonel
Handy???s visit to the North Polo of the re
publican party was the constant reports of
the serious indisposition of this Khratrical
Cmtir. Ftill Editor Handy's letters were In
vigorating, ami the positive assurance that
the frigid wave of Hcnntor Edmunds???* cold-
urea had nothing to do with the chill of tho
Battery waa received with joy by republican
hi art*. But ns time passed tho editor's
thoughts turned to homeward topics; other
state* were growing warm, and Logan was
roaming wildly in the west. So side by sido
with M illie Wailie Phelps, M. C.of N. J., the
fey hand of Hi# Great Magnetic was grasjHst,
???dims were said, aiul Mr. Blaine was left,
troubled with dysjrapsia and G. Friable Hoar.
It la just here that our correspondent
catrhis Editor Handy. Since he had left
Mr. Blaine's aide a cold, cold election had
token place in Vermont, and the state which
he had predieted republican by 25,000 ma
jority had fallen short by nearly 7,000, and
1 ??d elected a democratic administration for
its capital city for the llrst time in its his
tory, Under the sadness of these circum
stances Editor Handy speaks to a Georgia
audience through Tiie Constitution. His
arguments aro unique, but the frigid facts
n main.
To-morrow the state election of Maine
occurs. Only a few days ugs
Editor Handy* wrote from the
tick! that it would go republi
can t*y from twelve to fifteen thousand ma
jority, The Tribune estimates the latter
number, and all confess that the campaign
will he a disappointment if the majority is
Ires. It is Mr. Blaine's state; the democrats
lave made very little tight for It; not a
prominent >|xak?? r has been imported to aid
in tiducing that majority. Let u?? now wait
slid ai it they predict as accurately with
Maine vs they figured with Vermont
final analysis, it asaerta that the democrats
are beaten unless they conciliate Mr. Kelly,
and cloaca with the lament that the leaden
in New York have not, os far as Mr. Walsh
can see, taken any steps aa yet towards that
conciliation.
We confess that we are unable to see for
what Mr. Kelly is to be conciliated. What
has the democratic party done to him? It
met in national convention and nominated a
man who was the choice of an overwhelming
majority, and who went Into, the convention
with more votes than all the other candidates
combined. It is true that this man was not
the choice of Mr. Kelly. No more was he of
icores of other democratic leaders, who never
theless cordially accepted the will of the ma
jority, waived their own prejudioes, and fell
into line. In what is Mr. Kelly better than
other democrats who preferred Bayard or Mc-
lfonaldor Jlandail, but who pat their prefer
ences behind them when the party bod issued
its folcmn and overwhelming edict?
But suppose that Mr. Kelly has claims that
entitled him to Ira "reconciled." How is this
to be done? Is Cleveland .to be defeated to
reconcile him. On the same terms wo can
conciliate Blaine, or Dorsey, or Chandler, or
Kobeson, or any other nran who has grown
fat and Infamous ou public plunder. Or la
the party to solemnly pledge Mr. Kelly that
it will never in the future nominate a candi
date except with Mr. Kelly's permission? Oris
Mr. Cleveland to be brought face to face with
Mr. Kelly and ahaso himself before him, and
beg his pardon for having opposed him in the
past and promise that he will nover do It
again? Or is Mr. Cleveland to be taken out
of the race, and Mr. Kelly requested to put
man in his place?
Here is the democratic party flghtinga des
perate battle against corruption and thievery.
It is charging the rascals home, and allies are
swarming in from every side. Tho litmest
men of the country are rallying in solid
phalanx against the plunderera,and the battle
cry lias sounded. Tho blood of the people is
up, and tho lines are quivering with excite
ment. The onward rush of the aroused, in
dignant musses, rolls like thunder towards
the lost intrenchment of the plunderers.
Suddenly Mr. Walsh, one of the chosen
leaders of the people,lifts his voice above the
din of the fray. With what intent? Is it to
urge the battle forward? Does his invocation
ring out like a blast from the bugle horn of
Roderick ? Not at all. He calls a halt. He
asks that the flags he lowered and tho forces
sent hack to their tents for bwhilc. There is
work to Ira dono that Is more important than
sweeping thieves out of power, and ridding
the republic of plunderers that are stealing
its life-blood. For sulking in his tent is a
chieftain that must Ira "reconciled." All the
brave battle array must ho s;??oiled. Tho
spirit of the charge must bo quchclied. The
armor must Ira luid aside. And the army
must go a pleading to the tent of John
Kelly.
All this la unworthy of Mr. Walsh. He is
a stout tighter, when ho has a mind to he,
and a wise counsellor. He knows that if Mr.
Kelly fa an honest democrat who holds
principles higher than spoils, he has
just os much interest In the
defeat of Blaine, ns any othgr
democrat in the laud. If be is not an hon
est democrat, he cannot ha counted on oven
after he is "reconciled." Mr. Walsh knows
that the democratic party is duo no more to
Mr. Kelly, than to Mr. Randall, Mr. Bay-
aid or Mr. McDonald. Ho knows that in its
dignity and its self respect, it cxn givo him
no more. Then why in tho very crisis of
this glorious ami auspicious crusade against
thieves and thievery, he should derntnd that
the party stop to dicker with a sorehead, and
let the country stand nniazcd and expectant
Idle it mukt-s terms with a man who lias u
grievance, except that he impudently defies
the will of liii party, is more than Mr.
M???alsh's friends can understand. In jaty
lit Mr. Walsh is mistaken in his predie
tlon. Mr. Cleveland will he elected and Mr.
Blaine will he defeated. Unless, indeed, the
oilier members of the democratic national
committee should join .Mr. Walrii in predict
ing our defeat unless Mr. Kelly is "recon
ciled."
character. While the cry of over
production comes from various industries,
many large manufacturing contracts are re
ported. There is considerable activity fn
steel rails, pig Iron and merchant iron, and
it is estimated that the current year will wit
ness the construction of four thousand miles
of railway.
The New York banka maintain the status
of a month ago. The funds required in the
south for the movement of crops, it may be
remarked, are generally supplied by the
treasury in the shape of silvef certificates.
The movement of crops, therefore, will prob
ably be accomplished without calling on the
New York banks for any considerable
???mount.
It is agreed hy all well posted business
veterans that the south is better
ofT this season than any other section of the
country. Economy, prudence, hard work
and bountiful crops have pulled us through
a phenomenal period of depression. It is a
great thing to live in a country where you
have only "to tickle the soil with a hoe to
make it laugh with a harvest."
MR. PATRICK WALSH AND HIS PRE
DICTIONS.
The friends of Mr. Patrick W??l??l$-.in ! we
???re certainly of th??*m???will read with disap
pointment hi* late letter on the campaign.
Mr. Walsh waa selected to represent Georgia
on the national committee in the belief that
Le would do frailer service for the pirty than
to i>ru|??hr??y??drfcat from an out-of-the-way
watering place, before the lig???a wxs fairly
pencil.
In hit letter he limps, with the slow
phraseology of a man who is saying what hi
feels bad best remain unsaid. Bat, in ;its
THE DEATH OF BISHOP ORO. F. PIERCE.
In the death of Bishop Plorcc, which took
place yesterday at it o???clock, the Christian
world loses one of its brightest and purest
light*, and the Methodist church one of its
most devoted and illustrious bishop*.
Gifted with marvellous eloquence, of
splendid person and ability, thoughtful, in
dustrious and comprehensive, the world had
little that was bright or alluring that it did
not oiler to him when he begin his public
life. In a worldly career, Bishop Pierce
would have achieved great and lasting dis
tinction. But ho wedded himself to the
church, and with singular fidelity and devo
tion he has served her for more than half
century. As a pulpit orator, he was incom
parable, and one of his sermons won from
Macaulay the praise that it was the tlnest
specimen of English he had seen front any
American.' As a bishop, he was the tout of
dignity and of devotion. It it the fashion of
the world to believe that no man lives whose
place cannot be tilled, and the Almighty can
inspire men to take up the unflnirlied work
of then* who fall by the WAyside. But it
doca seem, in the hour of bereavement, that
the lo*s sustained by the Methodist church
the death of Bishop Pierce is irreparable.
We heard him once, in a superb eulogy
i Dr. Allen, the Chinese missionary,
fays that the light of his life would live long
after his death, as the light that streams from
far distant stars shines for ages after the
stara have been blotted out. What lie then
raid worthily of his colleague in the church,
church can *ay this morning of him.
ough he is dead, and has entered into the
Mm??d kingdom of the Lord, the work he
Iras done will live after him, and the light of
bis life will illumine the church long after
his name shall be but a memory, and his de
votion a tradition that mothers will whisper
to their children as a benediction and a bless
ing.
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
Trade pro*j*cts are good. Our advices from
every quarter indicate a spirited revival of
butitussduriug September, and in fact the
revival actually p: in on the very tint day
of tl:e month.
The depression of business for months past
has caused merchants to pur chase go aiv cau
tiously and in such quantities as woul l asset
the limited dtmand. As a consequence,
stork* in every wciion sre small, and must
be speedily augmented. The large yield of
cereals has restored confidence, an l crop
I n*p<ct* south are of the moat encouraging
A CONTRAST.
The formers of Georgia ought to be happy
and contented, and the great majority of
them are. But occasionally some of them
are inclined to complain when they read of
the fortunes made by people in other walks
of life. It is frequently stated in tho news
papers that Mr. Ho-and-so, of Metropollsville,
by a fortunate deal in atosks, or by a lucky
turn iu the market, has realized a profit of
several thousand of dollars. It is also stated
In the ut-wspairars that .Mr. What???shisname,
who has so long been connected with the
stock market, is spending a few days at his
elegant villa on the flpuytenteyfel. These
are bat two of the nmny thousands of an
nouncements that give the whereabouts or
thficondition of the lucky ones who liave
made a gambling machine of the commerce
of the country.
The hard working farmer may sigh ns he
rends of these things, and he disposed to com
plain that his lines have been cast in rough
place*. But, no matter how much they may
grumble or complain, there is not a farmer
to-day, in reasonably comfortable circurn-
ftances, who is not far happier, and there
fore more prosperous, so far os real prosperity
is concerned, than the millionaires and Wall
???treet gamblers, whoso great fortunes are
read so much alraut. The great fortunes come
easy, hut they bring all sorts of evils in their
train, and when they take wings the flap and
crash is calculated to wake the echoes.
Sorrowed money comes easy, but it is
hlfhl to pay, and debt in every shape is an
ugly customer in any shape. A farmer who
borrows, or who is deeply in debt, may be as
unhappy and as discontented as the gam
blers who flit in and about Wall street; hut
a farmer who owes little or nothing, and who
maneges his afluirs in bminess principles is
the happiest nran in the world. All his
troubles are troubles that can be met and
overcome; his discontent is a passing whim
without reason or basis. There is no man ad
prosperous that he may not envy the farmer.
His life may be hurd, hut his happiness is
substantial.
THE MARCH OF THE PLAQUE.
.The t???holm plague so far from being
stamped out In France has spread into Spain,
bvfffzerlund and Italy. It is believed hy
many that it has even made its appearance
in England, but has been kept from public
knowledge hy the authorities.
Our dally advices show that with tho
spread of the ditoaso It becomes more viru
lent. In many instances it proves fatal in a
few hour*.
It has been announced hy our national
sanitary ollicials that there is no immediate
danger of the apiraarance of tho (rastilence In
this country, at least not before the first of
next June, but this assumption rests upon
very slight ground*. For some months to
come the present restrictions upon
the importation of rags should be
kept in force, aud tho virturcs of
a reasonable quarantine system should bo
tested. The health ofllcialsot every city and
town should continue the work of sanitary
reform. If we clean up all tho filthy back
streets and alley*, the time, money and labor
thus expended will he one of the best invest
ments that could he made. Not only will
such preventive work have a teudei.cy to
keep cholera away, but it will ward of
malignant fevers, diphtheria und smallpox.
The scavenger; is an ini(>ortant man in a
community just now, aud he should put in
his work well.
arc 239, with S75 teacher* and 20,495 pupils. The
average monthly cost of tuition 99%cents; average
school term months. Of the 2:19 schools 118 are
ungraded, 111 graded, and 10 high schools. They
cever eight cities and towns, Richmond, Chatham,
Jiibb atftl Glynn counties, and the cities of Atlanta,
Columbus, Americas and West Point. The total
fund Is {175.648; thccott runs: Atlanta, $51,950;
Chatham county, $11,748: Richmond county, $15,-
0C0; Bibb county, $31, 3??; Columbus, {13,015;
Americas, {6,273; Glynn county, {3,627, and West
Point 12,431.
The flute public schools number 6,240, with
260*363 pupil*, of which 160*433are white and 97,930
arc colored. The colored people pay little tax, so
that colored education Is run at white expense.
The average monthly cost of tuition per pupil,
???1.13; omount of same paid by state 76 cents; total
fund, {423,879.
The Lucky Ticket.
Sports, Greenville, F. C.: Plfcase give us the
number of the ticket which drew the prize lu the
last drawing of the Louisiana State lottery.
It was No. 15,365.
Price of Asbestos.
A. B., Dalton, Ga.: What is asbestoi worth? 3|
The asbestos of north Georgia sells at from forty
to sixty dollars per ton. It is of good quality and
Is found In Immense quantities.
Tlte Celestial*.
Subscriber,Ga.: Why are the Chinese called ???the
Celestials????
China is called the celestial empire from the
Chinese words, "tfen chan," meaning heavenly
dynasty. The Chinese apply this team to their
kingdom, believing It to be ruled by a dynasty
appointed lu heaven.
John Kelly.
B. W. C., Athens. Georgia: In what part of Ire
land was John Kelly, of Tammaiiy notoriety,
bom?
He was not born in Ireland, but In the city of
New York, in 1821.
The Omnge Tree.
B. W. If., Dalton. Ga.: flow Ion; will an or-
age tree bear fruit?
Comidcrnbly over one huudred years, but how
much longer is not known.
Hon, N. J. Hammond.
T. J. R., Beck villa, Texas: Is Hon. N.J. Ham
mond the sen oi the late Amos W. Hammond?
He is.
The Arbitration Committee.
Lorisviujc, Ky., September 4,???The arbitration
committee of the southern railroad and steam
ship associations held a secret session all day to
day. They refuse to make any of the proceed
ings public.
Welcome Bain In Texas.
GztvrsTow. September 4.???Plentiful rates fell
here to-day for the first time in twelve weeks, al
laying the fear of a general water famine. In
some sections of the city water has been au artlclo
of commerce for two weeks post.
A Drug House Burned.
Me*phi*, September 4.???W. N. Wilkinson A Co.???s
wholesale drug house, at # 33i Main street, in this
city, was burned to-day. The loss on the stock ia
Ko.ciu; insurance {35,000. The buildlug, which
wi?? ow ned by the firm, was damaged to the extent
of f.o,COO-.insurance {lo.coo. Tho fire originated
In the cellar from a gas exp* - ??? ???*"
all their books and secounti
The Kentucky Tobacco Crop.
Cincinnati, September 4.???A pretty careful ia*
vcstlgstion as to tne condition of tho Kentucky
tobacco crop, made by one of the Cincinnati
bouses, Indicates that the acreage is not as largo
as has been generally supposed. For the flvo
counties ol Bourbon, Fayette. Jessamine, Scott,
end Woodford, it was reported early in the season
that an aggregate of 20,000 acres had -been
got in tobacco, which indicated an Increase or
about one-third over the usual acreage. The pres
ent estimate gives an aggregate In those counties
sixty r
In exc
how bt._ ....
drought has damaged the crop.
A Is
ecrop Is
An Alabamian who has Great Faith la th??
.Future.
Montgomery, September 4.???I8pccIal.]???Your
correspondent met Captain John II. Cllsby to-day-
who Is not only one of our leading cotton mer
chants and substantial citizens, but a mau of
keen intellect and considerable political, expe
rience. He was a delegate from this district to
the democratic convention ut Chicago and only
rtlurutd a few days
extended tour over
New England states, where he had ample aud
and
"Conquered l!nnner*/Kte."
J. II. Glover, Jr., Newark Ohio: Where c
a copy oi ???The Conquered Banner " nnd
ply by ??n Englishman,beginning ???Gallant
lolled by numbers?"
??i igi???.
tho re-
nation,
THE FISHER LETTERS.
Let every man who can vote read the able
letter of Plain Dealer in this issuo reviewing
the Fisher letters written by Blaine, and
then answer whether there ran be any doubt
as to the result of the election for president
if honest men are in the majority in the
United States. Our correspondent reviews
only one chapter.in the corrupt history of
the republican candidate. There is enough
bt hind this to disgrace any candidate for
oflice, but the records of congress are full of
Just such venality. There was never just
such a showing made against a candidate for
office. It is not simply a charge without
proof???the proof is in tire charge, You can
read the letters and see Mr. Blaine???s guilt
because it is over bis own signature. A man
who would use the oflice of siraaker of the
bouse of representative^ for such a purple,
would not hesitate to prostitute the great
c ft.ee of preaident to enrich himself, and the
hungry thieves who are managing his cam
paign. No party can be successful with
such ??? head, and no government ortght to
succeed who would elect such a man.
ECHOES FRo3~THBPBOPLB.
The Fastest Zteronl.
Subscriber. Knoxville. Twin.: Which has the
fast* st retort!, Maud s*.,or Jsy-Eyc-sfcc?
Maud 8.
The Fastest Runner.
Reader, GrflB^Go.: What was the last&t runn
ing ever doue by a man?
In England, In 1S|<. George Seward ran 10)
ysrds fn nine and ^quarter seconds. This is life
bot rdfining ou second.
Hay Fever. %
P. T. G.. Aiken. 8. c.: What sections are tub-
jut to hay fever?
1 he strath 8 comparatively free, and also Cana
da. It U very wiuruou lu other sections, sea air
or mountain breezes are the best cure*.
lteerher???s Sermon*.
J B. <X N. II., Pomaria. 8. C.: What piper rem
it:.y iuhlL-hcs the sermons of Ilcury Ward
Ihccher?
Plymouth PulptL
School Statistics.
. P.Maryvflle, Tetra.r Please give me some
facts u rn*ruing the public schools of Geocgta.
Of the i obik schools under the local laws there ,
The first may be found In the volume of Father
Ryan's poem.*, The second occasionally floats
around in tho newspapers.
White's Historical Collections.
8ub*crilK*r,G??: Where can I get a copy of Whito's
Historical Collections of Georgia;??????
Colonel J. Troup Taylor, of this city, hu a copy
In good condition.
The Roman Catholics,
C. 8. If., Atlanta, Go.: Do tho Roman Catholics
outnumber all the ether religious denominations?
No, they fall very far short of such a majority.
Slighted nnd Left Out.
Subscriber, Gs.: How many negroes are on tho
republican state electoral ticket in Georgia?
None. The leaders of the G. O. P. in this state
have gono bock on their colored followers.
Census Reports.
C. II., Anniston, Ala.: How can I get the census
reports?
Apply to the congressman lu your district.
- Railway Pools.
8. M., Grinin, Ga.: Your paper has a good deal to
ray concerning railway pools. Please define a
"pool."
When several roads bring their earnings into a
common fund and divide them, not according to
the service performed, but by somo other rule, the
combination Is colled a "pool," The term is also
applied to any railway freight federation or co-op
erative association which divides 1U earnings at
certain rates fixed by It.
Blaine** Emblem.
J. B., Chattanooga, Tcnn.: Can you tell me
whnt emblem U used by the republicans In this
campaign?
The pine cone. It figures on the badges of the
notional republican committee.
Large Ht Circulation.
J. X. C., Carteisville, Ga.: Wliot daily paper bo*
the largest circulation in the world?
The Paris Petit Journal has a circulation of 750,???
000 topics.
The First New ltnln,
Tam akfoa, Ala., September 3.???[Special.}???Tho
fitet bale of new (rotton was received here to-day.
mind by Mr. E. B. Ledbetter, and sold to A. O.
and J. A. Story at fifteen cents per pound.
The Murderer Escaped.
CiiATrANoooA, Term., September [Special.}???
At Henry, near Jelllco, Tcnn., John Hunt best
James i lark to dcuth with a club. Tho murderer
escaped.
A Shooting Affray In Birmingham.
Bikmimncii.w, Ala., September 4.-{SpwIol.j-
A white man named Johnson cut a negro hack
driver severely to-night at 10 o'clock. When tho
police attempted to arrest him he fled, and flvo
fnth klm* crcatiug greatjexcitemenl
Something to Faint tha Town Red With.
Chattanooga, Tcnn., September 3.-[8poctal.]???
A new mineral paint has been discovered by tho
Chattanooga paint and color company, near
Wildwood, Georgia, on tho Alabama and Great
Southern railroad. The color Is nearly os light os
???????.!??? SMrtjffir
u,ej ,o
CnU.au'. Cl.rlrnl Friend.
WaihincW, Ft'fdemtxT a.???I??r. W. w. Illok.,
who Wt.nic known throughout tho country m
tho ri.IrluM udrlnr of Uultcnn, ??ud the penon to
whom the uiauin willed hU body, liu resigned
from the mlnlatry and goca to Florida, where, it
l?? raid, he ho. ??.veral large orange groves, lie
????o.t???it ' Tabernacle, In
_mpie
dtdlylopportuuitius to meet and confer with lcod-
it g LukIucss men and politicians of both political
w Ings. lip participated at tho monster demonstra
tion of the Ii Mt democrats ut New York fast week,
(onveised with many oi them and Is slinplyou-
thuftiabtlc *s to Governor Cleveland, notonly car
rying the bulk of the German, but a very largo
part of the Irish vote in New York. While Indi
ana will not l*o found wanting when they cart
their electoral vote for tho great and incorrup
tible New York governor, ho Is confident
that quite n number of formerly
republican Ktates will cast oir the yoke aud go Iik
to wlu for Cleveland and honest reform govern
ment. The laboring element north hosmado up
their miml to go for the safe, incorruptible Gov
ernor Cleveland, and their votescanuot be bought
by subterfuge or false denunciators. Captain
Cm by is satisfied from all information and obser^
vations that he poMCwes that Governor Clovelotui
will be the next president of the United States.
The business nnd fiuanelal element north and
east Is for the reform governor, and they will not
be Idle to Insure bis victory lu November ucxL
Captain F. W. Dawson Sure that Cleveland
Will Reach the White House*
Columbia, 8. c., September 3.???[Special.}???Cap
tain F. W. Dawson, thegifted editor of the Charles
ton News and Courier, waa In Columbia yester
day lu attendance upon the meeting of the stato
democratic executive committee. He has lately
been spending a good deal ol time In New Yorlc
city cente ring with the leaders of tho national
demoeffctic party. As a member of the national
executive committee he hua enjoyed exception-
???bly favorable opportunities for observing
tho progress of tho great political canvas*.
1 . TO *. b v ef but pleasant conversation
with Captalu Dawson last night. Ho dercrlbes In
glowing words tho gratifying xweep of the demo
cratic hosts of the north aud wc?>t. He expressas
h??* comp??cte satisfaction with tho manner In
which tho campaign is conducted by the demoo-
racy, aud avers that every day Cleveland's star is
gaining new brightucM. Things look much more
promlMng now tuau they looked three weeks ago;
the candidacy of Butler instead of .benefiting
Blaine, will actually prove prejudicial to his In-
toreri 1 and indirectly araist Cleveland, dtates
Which hitherto havo been reckoned
*o firmly placed In the republican column
.m to bo relinquished by tho democrats
without a struggle have now become debatable
ground and tbe^ republicans are straining every
nerve to carry them. The democrats of the nortn
and west arc jubilant over tho glorious prospects
petu*. Gap tain Dawwm will return to Now York
rity tea few day*. He Is the most cheerful demo
crat I have met In many a day.
"Painting It Red."
From the Detroit Free Press.
A citizen who was waiting at the coraor of
Jefferson avenue and Wayne street yosterday was
accosted by a man about 27 years old, who said
be wanted a little Information. When told to
drive ahead he asked:
i?????A ,ln ?? 0, L cvcr y W rI , .??? ,ck Hp has somethin*
in it about somebody painting the town red. I
don't *<e any red around Detroit to speak of. Dx
they paint the balldltfga, or sidewalks, or whatr r
"My Innocent friend," replied the citizen, ???tho
tcnn docs not refer exactly to paint and brushes.
If you should corne in here to cleanout Detroit,
orjf you were going on a high old spree, or H you
intended to raise au excitement, you would Miaut
, ??? n i.S ilov *TJ F# V toft ear, spit over your right
shoulder, and announce in a loud voice that you
w?? re going to paint the town red." 1
??????Because red u tho color of bl^od-flro-light-
bJJ-^dhqt times, eh?" *
'???Kind of a figgcratlve expression!"
???Just so."
???Well, I'm glsd I've found out, and I'm rauoh
oblcfged, said the stranger as ho walked away.
..??V 0 J h ? Uf *. later 1',?? WM conducted to the central
station by two ofllcers, fopr-flitha drunk and a
J^bsh case to handle. He had a black eyo, a
t> ^ I Jr . , '??? , ^ii a i. bIuc<,,nK cnr * nn ' 1 h *l been rolled lu
tLe d rt until bo was a sight to see. When tho
captain asked the charge the prisoner replied:
captain???put 'er down red ptlnl.
Been altaroqnd paintin??? 'er town red. Town been
ten stfHSr 'sii
*wl I???ut'cr down red pan
South Wuhlnston, and minl.te'cd to the iplrit-
ual want.of a largeconurcttatton. P
Starving Indiana Head, (or War.
llnrxa, Moot.. September 3.???Mall adrteea re
port a ILrratrnrd outbreak ol Indian, at the Pop
tar Rtrt r attenep In northweateru Montana. 81*
thoutanl Indiana rationed there have been lor
the port 5 tar reeetvlng only hal* ratloni. They
mat aged to < *i??t by eating tbelr ilogr and killing
ti e rattle on the ranee. The .lock men, for the
t retcettou cl their herds, withdrew as far at pn-
sible from the igerey. Tbit left the Indians with
only the rations Issue,! hy the government. They
are hungry and discontented and threaten, unlew
letter fed, togoon the warpath. t.
The Itlaine label Suit.
lNnuifArous.8eptember3.-tn the United States
district court to-day. Judge Woods overruled the
demurrer filed by the defen.e in the Blaine-Sentl-
nel .nil. The attorneys for the defense appeare 1.
???and announced that the Sentinel's auswer tv mi l
be ready tn-inorr*>w, and Blaiuo's counsel waive 1
the formality of ruling on the ileraurrerSto thi an-
swr. The crutiticl's counsel say It will not bo
possible for them to be reo.!y for trill before X*
bcr. for the reason that most of the w^ncs*'*
-?? a cnat ril-tanc* from In??i(auai>olUaml
deal ol work will be required iu toxiug 4e-
Bvcat
a great
I>o??itior.
Th- Cleveland Male School.
TAV-ArxoA. September 3.-[SpeciaL]-I*r??f*wv>r
W. B. Kfttrel), principal of the mare hlfh school
In thisrity. Laving complete*! hi* new school
l utiding ou South street, named it the Cleveland
high school, lu honor of our candidate for the
presidency, lie h*?? Jiui received the following
letter from Grover Cleveland:
Executive mansion, Albany. New York. August
Kittrrll. TaUad??., Alabama:
??.f r ???AT -1 irn *?y c ! 1 pleased to learn from your
lettir that you think well cnorach of my nome t>
cttsrh It to the ttittUutlon^rhteh you have
ioucoed for the education ol youth. Hop lag for
toeccnrpletesnreess of the Cleveland male hiah
SSSrJP? 'A u '???ff w,!1 hare rewiSn
Goo VEX CLtTXLANO.
It Wasn???t Cat*.
From the New York Star.
???If I can find my gun I bet I???ll settle thorn cats,'*
???aid MulLenr the other night at a late hour, aa
be slid out of bod and went groping around tho
f 0o . n ?. ,,, . th S < ! ar . k * ???Gome hack to bed, you old
V ,c ^ c '\ lh ?.? c V* Iu '7 ,l0 ?? of Mi*. Mulberry.
K???s Klneline???* new bran down In
the i arlor singing 'Nome Pay.' ??? Ktneliue'a new
v nny P 01,0 when visit*.
EmeJfDC. kmcllnc haa told him that ???Tap* b??
very easily disturbed after he retires."
Entirely Satisfactory.
Fttzgoober got a little too much lodge on board
a few nights since, aud started htme iu a waits
Ryle of stepping.
The night was extremely dark; and Just before
reaching his residence he beheld a dirk form
standing on the sidewalk. Fitzgoober stopped
still and took deliberate aim, determining to pus
by the stranger.
But to hi* dismay, he ran directly against tho
object, and fell on his hands and knees.
Fitzgoober attempted to ari*e, but before bo
could get up something struck him in the slack
of the pants and lifted him over an mJJoinJnir
fence.
Slowly lifting his eyes he murmured: ??? \
"Your ???pol'gy ???tlrely satisfactory, 1 ??? while Pullot's
old billy gout walked off, seemingly content.
Texas Idyl.
I???m a Buzzard from the Brazos, on a tear;
There who lore me cull me "Little Dynamite.**'
I'm a walking. *tixTng Terror of the Night,
??? . . 5 qu can bet.
ratal it red. *
Choke the sheriff, turn the marshal upside down
On bis head,
Osll for drinks for all the party, .
***** if cbinred by any smarty,
1 uj in lead.
I???m a coyote of the snnset, "Prairie Dude,"
. . Hear ay tip!
In the comi any^of gentlemen I???m rude
S?T?i' B S on,! r->'/???>rv that nicer,
Orrilt*rforat.tiiaficiii??i
1 ant 0,. I am filthier, I an flip! ???
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