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THE WEEK.L t'CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA. GA. TUESDAY MAY 12 1885.
BILL ARP AT HOME.
RELATING HIS ADVfiNTURBS IN
THE *WHST.
Ke TllaBa Tens a Great State—Ho Jlsplisi to Lot-
ten Condemning Him for &!■ Views-Msy
Day at an Aoademy—How Ho wu Wol-
comad Home by Ela Jamilr.
The Trr nscontinental railroad ii the north*
era line that run* Irom cast to west through
northern Texas* It traverses a beautiful
countr; reaching from Texarkana to Sherman
and is lacked by the Red river valley all tho
Way. The timber region eastward sustains
some pleasant villages, but where the prairie
. begins the change is easily seen, for it is the
lend that makes the larger eities. Clarksville
and Blossom Tralrie, and Paris and Honey
Grove, and Bonham, and Sherman feed and
thrive upon the rieh products of prairie land.
There is a world of eottou made here, and as I
stood upon a gentle elevation near Blossom
rrairic Captain Moore assured me that ten
thousand bales were in- sight in the cotton
season end two hundred thousand bushels of
* corn. For the first time I saw a field of alfalfa.
It was ita bloom and about two feet high and
so very dense that it seeined hardly possible
to wedge in another plant.’ They cut it three
times sod make about five tons of fine bay to
the acre. Captain Moore declared that it
woulfl actually root out and utterly destroy
hermudn grass. The crop I saw had been
planted four years before and gave no qvl-
denies of falling ofl. Blossom Prairie is a new
town about three years old, and is in the
woods just where the timber joins the pra,rle.
The reopio arc all one family now and unite
on ev«rything, but by and by tho town will
get to be a little city, and then it will begin to
get mean and selfish and aristocratic. Most
etcry thing is good and innocent in its infancy.
Sometimes 1 wish the children never would
get grown, for they don't get mean until they
do. There is c beautiful school building at
this village. That is tho first thing the pmplo
thick of when they start a town. The farm-
rrs from the adjacent country send in their
children, some of them coming sevoraljtnilefl.
Protestor Hobbs has over two hundred pupils
in bis charge and is regarded a first-class edu
cator. H wu Mayday when I was there and
everybody seemed happy u they gathered in
the grove, and old nud young flocked together.
Ileney Grove is older and more protontious.
It has a fine cotton trade, handling usually
not less than fifteen thousand bales. It adds
to ita population about five hundred every
year, and is sprsediog* out rapidly. I found
many old Georgia friends there, among them
Colonel Waltermore and family, whose guest 1
was, a musical family, nnd-I was foasted upon
music and song just like I enjoy at home.
Bonham is the county seat and is still older
and more solid. Major Grace lives there and
Is kin to most everybody in Columbus and
LaGnwge, end Athens, and all about, He is
a walking chronological and genealogical in
dex and told ino rnoro about the old time* and
the old people and the war than I can either
remember or forget. Mr. Peelor, formerly of
Dalton, captured me there and I was a willing
prisoner in his household. Ho.hadtbo good
lurk to-capture a Texas girl who says that
seme right good men come • from Georgia to
Texas,
1 Howl my adventures in Texas and Tex
arkana, the gate as they called it— a lumbar
city and railroad center where Dr. Wooten
lives—Dr. Wooten, ol Wilkes, the usher, the
praiscr, the defender ot Texarkana. If he waa
not a widower he would be an old gentleman.
Kvcrything In Texarkannauita him, espoeially
ber lovely women. lie escorted mo every
where and could outwalk mo in tramping
around. Took me to the stock pens whoro
cattle are shipped and whero I saw three hun
dred and twenty calves (none lot—llttlo calves
from six weeks to two months old. all bouud
for Chicago to be *aerifioed for veal loving
epicures. Tho good doctor then walked me
out to Becdler park, where he pointed out
various pools with high-strung names, such
as lake Como and Badon Baden and Killar-
cry. 1 expect it was all very sylvan and ro
mantic, but somehow 1 cnufdent toll exactly
. when I got in the park or when 1 got out, nud
was thankful to him for tolling me. lie intro
duced mo to my.audience in gracoful wards
•nd manner, and after pleasant compliments
to me then- stretched forth his hand towards
the audience and said: “And there major
sets before you, one of the most intelligent and
•Ld refined assemblages that you have aver
had the honor to address.** That was nice,
wasent it. From thonce 1 bade a kind fare
well to Texas and took tho train for Little
.Rock and Memphis. At tho formsr place I
fell In with the Arkansas Tress excursion
bound for Helena. Of courso I had a good
time with them, for there are no moro genial
•nd cultured gentlemen in all this broad land
tbss tho knights of the quill. These gentle
men urged mo to join their band and ’go to
Helena, but there were eomo female names at
borne sweeter and dearer than Helena to mo,
•rd so 1 wsa constrained to decline. They
Ulktd ss gushingly about Arkansas as their
nubora over the border do about Texas. Every-
btnly is fur their state, and that is right. It is
a weed quality in human nature to be content
with their lot and look upon the brightest side
of everything. A wise Providence has not
put all the good things in ouo place nor allot
ted them to the people. When f looked abroad
over the beautiAil and fertile plains of Texas,
and visited her thriving towns nud cities I was
filled with admiration and wrote my thoughts
with earnest truth. But when I recalled the
hills and groves and happy tlowing streams of
cur good old state 1 felt a yearning logo home.
There ia no lamp like AUaddin's to transport
the gushing springs that flow from the hill
side just back of my house.
But still the truth should not give offonco
even to tho most enthusiastic 1 over of our state.
The truth cannot be kept hidden under a
bushel. There arc people in Georgia who
ought to go to Texas
I tee In your Tuesday's paper that one nun
fame bark disgusted after a sojourn of saven
* months. That was right, bnt 1 think he should
have stayed long enough to make one crop. J
t arsi he is not a fanner and Is nble to have a
one anywhere bo pleases, and old Newton is
a good county for a gentleman to live in. lie
2 ue«ticni my judgment from courthouses
dws to cigars. You had a paragraph
which amused me, tor it said: “Our uncle
William waa keturing to brilliant houses iu
A VHRSATILM BEGGAR.
How He Imposed Upon Preacher Whitfield
and William Penn.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The most notorious beggar fit the first half
of the last century was BamfyIda Moore
Cerew, a man well known on both sides of the
Atlsntfe. He was the son of respectable par
ents, bis father being a Devonshire clergyman,
but when a mere boy ho broke away from the
restraints of home life and attached himself to
a band of traveling mendicants, of whom be
eventually became chief. His first visit to
America was owing to a sentence of transpor
tationfor seven, years passed at tho quarter
sessions at Exeter. He managed to
capo from shipboard in Maryland, and after
divers thrilling adventure*darned up at Now
Castle, Fa. Tbit waa a Quaker town, but the
versatile genius of Carew did not forsakehim.
A Quaker he at once became. Fulling the
button ofi his bat, flopping it on one side, and
putting on a demuro look, he entered a Qua
ker barbershop and told a pitiable story; that
his name was John Klworth, of Bristol, and
that he had been kidnapped and endured
great hardships. Tho barber willingly
shaved him and gave him a half crowu bill,
•nd recommended him to a Mr. Wiggil. Of
him he gotten shillings, and of other* eimi-
Isi amounts. At this time Whitfield, the great
mat." wen, ino uouica were very wan
lighted indeed. No. my Covington friend,
yiu aie mistaken. I have not oeeu fed on
taffy nor have I been induced by any land
agency to write up Texas. Texas baa no im
migration bureau and need* none. Ae Daniel
W*later said or Naaatt-httselta: “Thera she
la, lock at her, she speaks for hme!f. w f
have seen hundreds of Intelfigent, honest
farmers there who came from Gaorgia and are
eentent and doing well,
that they would cvtne back it they coaid, but
that la a mistake. They are atl able to cotnc
bark If they want to. My Covington friend
ia the only emigrant 1 have hoard of who re-
l have no inclination to discuss Taxes
with him. It was my pleeeure while there to
pen my impressions. It is no concern of miue
whether the public believe me or not. The
world is irovfte t> and fro more than ever,
and tothirg that K. X. D. or myself can
write will suppress tho tenth.
Well, 1 sin at home now and am happy.
1 feel like 1 have been gone fix months, and
Mrs. Arp forgot bcreelf, as aba embraced me,
• fed exclaimed, ‘•You hare bean gone years
std years." That was splendid.
__ Bill Air.
ho *sred Unapla m War.
CaaumiLui III . May 1#.—Mr. and Mrs.
Chubcchech. who live ten miles north-
west of here, have breu married twenty-raven
years. Lsat evening they quarrelled and the
old man seiairg a club beat bit wife over the
bead until she fall to the floor insensible
Then hr placed the mustlecf a shot gun un
der bis chin and touching the trigger with hi*
fo«t b*ew hia bead «ff. Mra CkuWWh will
die. The coop’.* have several married ehil-
Derby. Along the road he met
peopFo going to hear the great pulpit orator.
“Ffiona," says C'arow to ouo of them, “whoro
are you going so fast?" “Hast thou not
heard?" replied tho other. “The second Christ
has eome.’ r
Whitfield wee preaching In an orchard to a
largo crowd. So great was the rush ho wa»
unable to get near enough to bear; but this did
not prevent him from affecting penitenoo and
grief. In tho morning Carew; in tbe name of
John Moore, draw up a moving petition te the
great Whitfield. He act forth ilytt he was the
son of a clergyman, who bad been 'taken on
board the Tiger and carried to Havana, from
whence he escaped by the aid ofthe governor of
Maryland s that bis circumstances wero deplor
able, end ne needed help. Going to tho houso
where Whitfield lodged ho found a hundrod
people waiting, and, spying a young boy
whom he knew belonged to Whitfield* ho per
suaded him to carry in his petition. Soon the
preacher came ont, and the Quakors pressed
around him, saying: “Fray thoe,friend,come
and pray by my dearwife. Fray thee, friend,
oome and see my dear brother." But Whit
field made his way through them all,
end, going up to Carew. said ho was sorry for
bis misfortune—that they happened by the
will of God—end ended by gtviog him |20 s
Whitfield wished him a safe return to England
sndwent away singing psalms, in which tho
crowd joined. Carew was now seven miles
from Philadelphia. He ran across a frioudly
Irishman here who showod him tho sights
and, passing a handsomo residence, he asked
whoeo-it was. and was told it was Proprietor
Penn's, who had just come from
England with his brother-in law,
Captain Fromo. This • was enough
for Csrew. He excused himself from his host,
toiling him he had business to transact, and,
clapping his right hand into his coat, as if ho
had lolt the uso of it, ho knocked At William
Penn's door, which was oponod by a negro
with a silver collar around his neck. Invited
in, the proprietor, dressed in plain clothes,and
Captain From*,, iu regimentals, soon camo
along. Being asked what ho wanted, ho iu
vented at once a plausible tide; and bo
longed to Captain Davis's ship. Captain
Fromo, seeing him a lusty, tall follow, do
ctored he should go along with him, and fight
tho doss. Carew, ever ready with a lie, re
plied that ho had lost tho uso of his right arm
by the dead pglsy. William Penn gave him n
guinea, and so did his brother- in-law. Through
Burlington, Perth, Aiuboy, and Elizabothtown
Cnrcw proceeded to tho then small town of
New York, having 1,100 housos and 7,000 in/,
habitants. Ho waa surprised at tho sight of
a greet number of gibbets with blacks hang
ing upon them, but upon inquiring ho found
that tho negroes bad not long before entered
into a conspiracy for burning tho city. Tho
plot being discovered, great numbers wore ex
ecuted and hung up to terrify others.
After traveling through Long inland, Carew
took a shin at Now London for England, and
accomplished his threat ol getting back to
Exeter two months boforo tho captain who
took him out, though ho narrowly escaped
being impressed into tho navy wbeu witaia
sight of shore. His escape was owing to his
pricking his arms and breast with a noodle,
and rubbing it with bay salt and gunpowdor,
which made it appear liko tho smallpox
coming out. Then ho playod tho luun
lie, came on deck with only a blauket on,
acted as if affected with nausea amt frighten
ed every body so that they wbro only too glad
to put him ashore. His return to England
was hailed by his friends with joy and inorry-
niakirg, for they bad long givon him up io
dead, lie now went about tho country .in
various disguises, sometimes ns an old wo
man j be bound a beefsteak on hia leg to rep
resent • running sore, and bogged from door
to door with varied luck apd a great amouut
of adventure. ’ He passed through a number
of escapes . in Russia, Gormauy,
Frstco and Sweden, and was sent again
to America,this time illegally being kidnap pod
by the owner of the vessel which had first
carried hint, who foil defrauded at tho loss of
hm purchase money, Carew having escaped
before ho was sold, lie was no sooner ftndod
then he again eseapod, captured a horao in n
pasture, and swam the Delaware, and by tbo
aid of Irieuds reached Boston. In this city ho
was struck with tho number of booksellers’
•hops. At New York there was but one, and
none at all in Virginia, Maryland or tho Car
lin at.
His greatest performance was perhaps his
invention of tho cant or along language.
“Bingo," was mra; “ribben," money; “quail
pipe.*' a woman’s tongue; “romboylef,"
Kughtafter with a warrant; “rufflfl," tho
3 uail; “stubble it," hold your tongue; “atick
ami," a pair of gloves; “swsg," a shop;
“jet," a lawyer; “humpty damply," ale bill
ed with brandy; “kicks," ’breeches; “laced
mutton," a woman t “giggor," a door; “gluo-
lot," a parson; “ferret?* a pawn broker;
••logos*” tobacco; “gan," tho mouth; "dog,"
no mad# a vocabulary of
THREE BLACK CROWS.
KILf.IKU A URKP.
Iks Jewish Rabbi, al AthrL», Inspects tho
Carcass.
From tbo Athene, (ia, banner.
'•Come bv and I will show you something
that will do to make an item or," said George
Booth, the butcher, to a hungry reporter yes
terday. “Tho Jewish rabbi nss just been out
to my slaughter pen and superintended tho
killing of a fine beef and two muttons. The
beef is not knocked in the head, as
wo usually do, but he is stmug up
•ml his throat cut. When the beef has
■bled to death the butcher opens it, and the
rabbi Inserts his hsml into the inside of tho
beef and feels Its lungs and other internal ar
rangements until he is perfectly satisfied that
the beef is sound and fit for the followers of
the rabbi to rat. He then has it nicely dressed
• ud puis hU bland upon the f ur quarters ot
the beet. Tte breed is in Hebrew and look*
more like hieroglyphics than anything else.
This brand is a certificate that the beef
baa betn examined and pronounced good, and
the Jeaa will buy no ottu-r. Tha muttons
art examined in tho tame manner and on the
frre shoulder ot each one you can plainly see
the stamp of the rabbi."
The rabbi will attend to the butchering ot
three breves and muttons three times a week,
n d from tbe manner ol his examination tho
city could well do away with the ioapecti »*j of
rattle; frr if there is the least thing wrong
tha rabbi wifi discover it. and will not put his
real on the beef.
• * • • Bad treatment of stricture o'ten
complicates tha disease and makes U difficult
of cure. Tha worst and most invetarato cases
speedily to our new and improved
methods. Pamphlet, references and teems
sent far two threw-eeutstamps. World's Dis
pensary Medical Association, Buffalo, X. Y.
From Fuck.
A tall man, with long, white hair, which
half hid his cost collar, stood in front of one ot
the large buildings on lower Broadway at noon
the other day* His face waa upturned, and
he appeared to bo gazing earnestly at tho roof
of tbe structure. In a few minutes ho was
joined by anothor man, and In a few minutes
more another, and then another, until a score
of men were gathered together on tho pavo-
ment, looking at the iftiper stories of tho tall
structure. As the crowd began to swell, busy
brokers stopped to look, messenger-boys Hook
ed to to tbeypot from all directions, merchants,
clerks, peddlers, and idlers stopped in their
journey and gazed at tho building a’ M they
expected some frightful catastroph- ,t occur.
The throng soon grew too large for tho pave
ment, and the gutter and part of tbe street
were speedily occupied by several hundred
elbowing, jostling, impatient, and curious
sight-seers.
“I wonder if tha wall's a- goiag to fall 7" ob
served a speculative spectator ou the outskirts
of tho throng.
They say the wall is going to*fhll,” repeat
ed the msn next to him.
“Look out, tho building is going to tumble!"
shouted the next.
“Don't fcrowd so!" yelled a man in tbo
center, “tho wall is going to fall."
“Look out f Look out f" shrieked a dozen
others, and tbe men pressed backward on eooh
other's toes until there was space enough on
lb# pavement to let • regiment march through.
“I wonder whether it's on fire," observed
another spectator.
“lb's on firol" shouted another.
“flee tho smoko!" yelled a third.
“Fire! fire!" howled a acoro of other voices,
•nd the crowd surged back to tho pavement
as flies gather on a lump of sugar in summer
time.
“I hone there are no women or children in
lha building," remarked a charitably inclined
citizen.
“There are women and children in tho
building getting burned up!" shouted apoth-
tr.
“Open the window and rescue thorn," piped
a little man who was observing the building
from under a tall man's coat.tails.
“Bring a ladder I" yelled a sensible man.
“Ladder! ladder! fetch a ladder!" howlod a
doten others, and a number ot hoys were
dispatched in various directions for tboso use
ful articles.
“Why doesn’t someone turn on the fire-
alarm 7" suggested another man.
“Turn on tho alarm 1" took up tho crowd.
.“Call’tho firo department!" and several men
started simultaneously for the fire-alarm
boxes.
“Fifty dollars to the man who saves their
lives!" yelled a tall man with a western air
•nd a'widfr brimmed hat.
“Break open tho doors and go up stairs;"
howled an otthusioetic man, as ho edged awty
from the crowd in tho opposite direction from
tbo building.
“Save their lives!’' yellod another, as ho
mado a break through tbe crowd for tbo stono
steps, followed by a hnll-hundrod other mon.
“Call tbo police!”said anothor mau.
“Police! police I police 1” shouted tho crowd,
“gemeonc will go through tho building and
tob tho offices!" said anothor on the outskirts.
“Robbers! Robbers! Police I Foiled Firel
Fire! Save tbo women! Bring a laddorl Bust
in the front deoN" howled tho crowd.
" What's dor row?" growled a policeman on
Uio opposite corner, as ho observed tbe crowd.
“Someone's gottiug^illod,’’ replied an im
aginative but inaccurate long-rat-go specta
tor.
“I’ll rap for help," replied the guardian of
the peace, sagaciously.
“What's der racket?" cried another patrol
man* as ho came panting around tho corner.
“Terrible fight over iboro." replied tho first;
“two men being murdered."
Moro rape. Moro policemen,
Fire-engines heard coming in tho distance.
“Let’s clesr tbo crowd," said a policeman.
“Fire! Murder! Police!" snouted tho
crowd.
“Clesr do wty J" howled tho officers.
“Whack, thump, bang!" remarked tho po
lice men'a clubs, tho sturdy officers reached
the edge of tho crowd.
^Jlcre comer the police! clear the way!
Quit hitting me l Ouch I Stop crowdiugme!”
shouted the spectators, ns they mado way for
Ibe policemen and dodged tho foet-guthoring
engine*.
*• What’s tbo matter?" cried an officer, as ho
rushed into tho bulding.
"Nothing," replied tho janitor. “What
the row in the ■tract?"
“What’s the row out hero?" inquired nnoth
or officer of one of the spectators in the crowd,
“Nothing in the matter here," replied that
individual. “Jt's in tho building."
“ Where’s the fire?" shouted the firo mar
shal.
“No fire here," said tho polfcoman.
Wliat’s the fight abbut?" inquired tho po-
TBNNBSSEB AND V1ROINIA.
the head of the reserve force.
“No fight," replied the officer.
“Where’s the dead man?" asked the arabn<
lance driver, as he stopped his panting horses
in front of tho building.
“No dead man here," said the officer.
“Well I" ejaculated the sergeant.
“Well!" echoed tho {xdicotuao, firo marshal,
janitor and spectators.
In the thick of tho crowd stool the msn
with tbe white hair, his eyes still fixed im
movable on tbe building.
-S»y. old msn I" said tho aergetnt, aa ho
rtspeahiae *
oking at?"
Tbo old man alowly turned around, his hat
outstretched in his hand, displaying on his
breast a largo placard which read:
Please Help tho Blind.
Three houra later tho old mau laced the bar
of jultico in the tombs.
'Chargo?*' observed the court.
Bcggmg on th*fitrcet, block* liny the pave
went, creating a disturbance,” replied tho po
lice sergeant.
••Six months," replied the court. “Call the
next cue."
SHORT ON TRIAL.
A Rough Character Established for Phelan
— attempted Assassination.
New York, May ft —Tbo trial of Richard
Short for the attempted assassination of Cap*
tain Thomas Phelan, iu O'Pouovtn Kossa’s of
fice, wet continued to-day.
The lobbies of the courthouse remained
thronged with people. At 9;30 the jury made
known that an agreement had been reached.
They wire brought into court and asked what
their virdiet wsa. "Not guilty," answered
the fun man. Short's friends let up a tremen
dous shout, but were quickly quieted by tbo
c Hirers. Tbe verdict was a complete surprise
to everybody. The judge frowned ia indigna
tion and amazement ami said:
ntlrmen, I am astounded‘at your var-
Ycu are discharged trow alt further
ittvice on this panel-*'
move lor the discharge of the prisoner/*
•aid Counsellor Brooks.
’Granted," raid the court, fa a rasueer that
sreittd to show that his hcuur w*i anxious to
gttridof such extra\rdicsry bittiness.
Iteauty In th# Bath.
From the Pittsburg Time*.
p. Miss Abbott 1* in her room. Will you send
your card up?" said the clerk ot the Seventh ave
nue hotel.
Tie curdey Critic reporter scrlob’ed bis name
• piece of fsfteboarvl and a moment later a
colors d toy disappears d with it on a silver plate.
fit returned rnh'ic’g, and banded the reporter a
dellcsic Hated. p*r r m«#d card wlu the faiioeiag
>Urt irg announcement:
• I am alt undressed. Just getting tote thvhtth-
TCxra Aas^t."
The reporter waited s&tri MUs A’abcit ha-1 la-
mewed brreelf teeshssa daisy
1 vivacious o* ever.
and ta bright axd v
Two Decisions of Fast Interest ho the Two
States,
WxsBiXGTOjr, May 4.—In tho United States
supreme court to-day an opinion was rendered
in esses known es Tennessee bond cases. In
allot which, Calvin, Ampfy,£tevena, et.
are appellants. These are suits brought ny
the holders of the unpaid bonds of tho state of
Tcnnefseo, issued to the various railroad com
panies under the act of February llth, 1852,
“which provided for the establishment
ot a system of internal improvements; to on
force a lien which was vested in the state by
that act on the property of tho companies re-
»j»ectively, as security tor the payment of the
lands and accruing interest thereon." Justice
Waite delivered the opinion ot the court.* In
this opinion the court states the question
which lies at the foundation of all there
suits to be: Whether the statutory licni
with which the state was invested upon tho
iisue of its bonds to the railroad companies,
bound the property of the company to which
tho issue was made for tho payment of tho
bonds so issued, and tbo interest tboreon, to tbe
several holders thereof, or only to the
state. It bolds tnat tbe liability of
the companies to the bondholders, if any there
be, rests alone on the’ state which contem-
E luted the loans by state of its own bonds to
xo several companies, in aid of tbe public
works they wero respectively engaged in con
structing. “Tho point to bo determined,"
says the court, “from an examinasion of the
statute, is whether tho state, when lending its
own bonds and taking back security for their
payment, intended to protect those who might
become the holders of bonds against tha con
sequences of its own repudiation or inability
to pay, or only. to indemnify
Itself againBt loss by reason
of the loan of its credit to those who wore en
gaged in constructing ite great works of in
ternal improvement.
“To say tho least the'strong presumption is
that on such tr&uenction, tbo purpose of state’
would be to protect itself, and not to
secure its own faith to bondholders by m
ge£e from thosd to whom ita credit was loan
ed."
The court adds in conclusion:
As has been seen, the bonds to be Issued were
on their face to bind only tho state. At that time
tbe repudiation of tbe state faith.w** not thougnt
of. No purchaser of* state bonds ever asXed
whether anything else than the faith of tho state-
was pledged for their payment prompt'/ at ma
turity. Repudiation waa looked upon os .dis
honorable, and as something that would never
occur. Security to the state agalust a loss
by tho loan of its bonds, whioh were
provided for. muittherefore bo presumed to have
been the sole purpose of tho liens which wer* —
be created on the Issue of {the bonds.
By tbe judgmont of the court thd decree of
the court below in each eaae la affirmed. Jus
tice* Matthews and Blanehford took no part
in the decision of these cases.
A VIROtJtfA BO&D CASK.
Justice Matthews delivered an opinion in
tho Virginia coupon tax case of. Mooro vs.
Grecnbow. The plaintiff in error in this csio
filed a petition in April, 1884, in tho circuit
court of tho city of Richmond praying fora
mandamus to compel the defendant, as treas
urer of the city of-Richmond, to issue him a
certificate. He had made the deposit required by
law in payment of his license tax, he having
tendered to the treasurer coupons cut from tho
state bonds, and tho tender having boon re
fused. Tho writ prayed for having boon re
fused by the circuit court, and upon a writ of
error to tho supremo, tho court of appeals,
judgment of lower court having boen affirmed,
rare was brought . to this court.
Justice Matthews, m giving the opinion of
tho court, said this being the case fa which,
by mandamus, it is sought to compel the offi
cers of tho state ot Virginia specially to re
ceive coupons instead of money in payment of
license taxes,- it coincs within the exact terms
of tbo decision of tho majoritv of court ia
Antoni vs. Grcenhow, according te which tho
plaintiff in error is remitted to tho remody
provided by tbo act of January 'I4th, 1882.
Tbe judgment of the supreme court of appeals
of Virginia is therefore affirmed. Justices
Field end Harlan, while adhering to the views
expressed In their dissenting opinion in tho
case of Antoni vs. Greonhow*- agree to tho
principles announced by tho roojority iu that
cme, it applied to tho present case, require aa
affirmance of the judgment bolow. .
Tho court alsog&voa decision on tho motion
for a rehearing of the Virginia coupon tax
esses submitted to tho court during tho recess
by Attorney General Garland (in his private
capacity), and R. T. Merrick ou behalf of tho
state of Virginia. Tho application for a re
hearing was refilled by tho court.
BOY TON’S EXPERIMENT.
He Attaches a Torpedo to the English M in.
of War Garnet.
New You, May 8.-Captain Paul Boyton,
the expert swimmer, tried tho hazardous ex
periment of placing a torpedo .agalust.tho
English man-of-war Garnet, at night, with
out the knowledge of thoso on board tho ves
sel. Tbe torpedo, bewovor, was not ex*
plosive, and tbe captain’s object wai to show
that in caso or war even tho«e ships,
guarded by torpedo nets, would not bo
lice from danger. He donned his swimming
suit at Tomkiusville, L. I., nud alter swim-
m.ng out a short distance toward the U.irnet,
dropped into tho water. Ho had in tow a
torpedo of thouiuai pattern, about two feet
Ictg, with its work at one end, to arranged as
to set U off five minutes after the machinery
was started. It waa loaded with small atonoi
instead of powder. When he neared the
vessel ho allowed himself to siuk, so as not to
bo seen by tho watch on shipboard, and
aifo to find out whether the tirnodo note
were hung around the vessel, lio swam
under tho Garnet and cxnmincd her bottom,
and then, satisfied that there was .no danger
front network, drifted up te the anchor chains
at tho starboard bow. As ho attached the tor
pedo to the cable he could hear the voices of
She sailora on board and the steady tread of tho
guard. Not a soul on tho Garnet, however,
knew anything of hia movements until he
began to swim away. He incautiously
u«ci hia paddle, and the guard heard him.
Be ran to tho side of the ship and
tLcutcu for tbo captain to stop or he would
fire. “There’s a torpedo at your bow," tho
captain shouted in reply, and then sank ont
of sight. He kept under water until he was
fur aw*y. Meanwhile the men who rowed him
frem shore were waiting for the awimmer
about a quarter of a mile away. He mad# for
th* iu, and sounded his bugle as a signal. At
tbe (ante lime tho whistloof lbs Garnet’s boat
swain sounded, and all hands were called out,
and half a hundred lights streamed out from tho
uizn of-war. The Towering ot soma kind of
cratt could bo seen by there on the rowboat,
and they began te fear that they had got them-
relvra into more arrions trouble than wot ex
pected, Boy ton climbed into tho boat, but at
he did to a itcam launch, manned with officers
•Ld fsiicra cf the Garnet, cought up with them.
“Don’t shoot!’’ shouted Boy ton’s party. To#
boats came together, aud a marine drew a saber
end held it at the captain's brea-.t. "It's all
en experiment, gentlemen," said the captain.
“I put a non-explosive torpedo at tho bow of
your rrml and it ia there now. I’ll surren
der if von want mo to.” After further expla-
retk-n’tho Garnet’s officer* were convinced
(bat to wrong was intended, and allowed
Captain Boyton and hia man te row for
shire. Before reaching it tney turned
beck to make further explanations C> the
Englishmen.: As they drew nc&r th* Garnet,
however, and apoke to the guard they were
met with: “If ycu vance a atop further wo
will fire." The tide brought them nearer tho
vessel, and a volley of blank cartndgoe wa«
fired at them. They then decide 1 te row
away.
The Lakgusi* «( ttinie.
Frem tbo Kawkitsvide. Go., Dispttea.
... John F. Clegg aud hi* friend Powell,
from Dooly, na>« into town o*.Monday tmwt.
•r.d eagerly inquired about the p4Hicsl news.
They hsd an iu» a that something serious had
ispMDfti. as they beard tho woodpeckers
suqritg “Cleveland!" "Cleveland!" while ea
ceeeieaal jaybird could be seen hopping
now In eu oek bosh saying “Ueyeet"
Hayes!" Tte woodpecker* are returning
their winter quarter* in large numoor*.
end tr* rejoicing at the prospect ol agooi corn
crop.
UNIVERSALLY COMMENDED BY PHYSI
CIANS, DRUGGISTS AND CHEM
ISTS EVERYWHERE.
v, suite from the use of the (Juticur a Rbmrdir*
iu our own family, and recommend tbem beyona
any other remedfea for disease* of the «kln and
Mood. The demand for them grows av their mer
its become known.
MACMILLAN A CO , Draggiat*.
latrobe, Po,.
Your CmrtJBA Rimedibs sell well, especially
the Cctictka 6oai\ I sell more Cuwcora than of
any of any oiber three kinds ofEkia modiduesl
carry .and the Citictba eoar sells to my brat class
of customers/ My lady cnstoire'a will buy no
other. • H. E. SAMUEL. Druggiatj
u, unu^uii,
Danville, Ky.
Onr opinions on the subject of the Cuticuba
imedict are forme* ' *'
customers, to detail
volume. They sell
Remedies are formed from the ’expression of our
to detail which would be to writes
hey sell more rcsdiJr thin any other
blood remedies. BtBNABY’oPHARMACY,
725Fulton st., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Your Cvnctmi Resolvent Is a staple article
with u», and never have I known of* single in*
stance where it did not giro entire satisfaction.
YourCmcrRA EoArran’t bo beat. We have
hern hardline your CrricunA Remedies for rev
el al years, and would not be without them nuder
any consideration.
We have sold your Cuticuba Remedies for the
last five years, and no medicines on onr shelves
stvo better satisfaction. They have a steady sale
the year around
Cuticuba Remedies have a greater sale and glvo
better satisfaction thou any other similar reme
dies In the market. BODE’tJ PHARMACY,
vo rnaiwiav i.
Cincinnati, Ohli,
Druggist, Greenpoint, N. Y.
nu c*ui JstBatiau.ouu
solvent, the new Blood Purifier, arc sold every
where. Price: Cuticuba, 50e.; Soap, 25<l; re
solvent, si. Prepared by the Potter Duuo and
Chemical Co., Boston, Mas*.
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I HOMED m GEORGIA-
T-ARMK FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FARMS FOB
i clonic*. Large Uacte ol pine timber lands 01
hard wood timber. Gold lot*, mineral proper
*#, coal, iron ore# and marble quarries, maun-
1 torlcaand mills, frait forms, track forma,.stock
bum*, sheep and cattle ranchos, Improved and
unimproved property In the city of Atlanta. .For
sale by Pamnei w. Goode. Alton
f* Ure after eating, for indi
V^- gcitfon. A perfect .subtil
iWw rate for tobacco. Ask you:
£4 fl druggist or confectioner foi
Colgan’s genuine andorigb
i nal ••Tarry Sols** menu-
LfeLafsaSB
BAll OB T.Q.lpt .13 H&tl.
MtatlMlttBC me,
TtKITAIlLAN CHRISTIANITY—8KRMON8
U irr.rarer*, nd bom c..r.Itn«tor7onjnlUiUn
cErtatlmait, will b. Mat l«c and poatj- if .1 to .11
wag
Inrioihntr&n S3.G0
‘extra «iu.-^n.*nw -
|»*cc* and nerdto*. <*/ -
n-La! outfit of 12 piece-Kith aarh-
§15
DROPSY
Treated Free!
dr; h. h. green,
A Specialist Tor Eleven Years Past,
Ho* treated Dropsy and f te complications with thfl
most wonderful success; uses vegetable remedies,
entirely harmless. Removes all symptom ol-drop*
sy iu.elght to twenty days. ’ .
i Cures patients pronounced hopeless by the besto
physicians.
From tbe first dose the symptoms rapidly distp-
pear, and iu ten days at * least two-thirds oi all
symptoms ore removed.
Howe may cry humbug without knowing -any*
thing about it Remember, it does not cost you
any thing to realize the merit* of my treatment fofi
J cnrttlf. In ten days the difficulty of breathing
i relieved, the pulse regular, the urinary organa
made to discharge their lull duty, sleep u re
stored, the swelling oil or nearly gone, the strength
incretied, and appetite made good. I am con
stantly curing cases of long standing, cases that
have been tapped a number of times, and the pa
tient declared unable to live a week. Bend for id
days' treatment; directions and terms free. Give
fuu history of case. Name rex, bow long afflicted,
how tad it swollen and wbere, is bowels costive,
have Ugs bunted and dripped, water. Bend foe
tree pamphlet, containing testimonials, questions,
Ct Ten days’ treatment furnished free by mall.
Epilcpty fits positively cured.
* H. H. GREEN, M. D. f
66 Jones Avenue, Atlanta, da.
Mention this paper.mon wky
B Amu ot it* IWfB Art nt U» lirtiift It, rb if,., ,
isi'SJ'MssAW.ss.wffi's. .'isstes
M rv»'i* (««*• i* mt ylMMM) ** teas u iks latautfc kt»t infi
W^teSSalO CENTS
1 . , i rt B(Fh’0 .umu.)
.1,000
S03
200
Inform yon
Lo.n you
Irtcura on .bora
9 to,etL-r whh •SEALED «'«Ww ■oaWfolig • *'•«• m
D tered Una C«rtl3c*U fcr*UMr«r am'wiatvQI t* k*a*t
Mete- A«IUUToUwSaIt
9 la Um varli. te AaMrtean-b pwflu no U Sltia^ la
Uth« form of Iousm w alf-rt’M dl«thh||U|MlAaiM
B or f t* orotrorj UiliUvi «
LOANS
On Imprered turn. In Faiton nnd I'jK.m
coni tic in ann. ol I3C0 to 11,(00 can be plv,ud by
•pp’ying tomyaMUtant, Mr. a V. Carter, at No,
12>{ Alai ama street. ■ 0. F. N. BARKIS,
aprat—wtjtt
snmrk
btuk of bare tmifotiona- ' *
Southern School Agency—Established 1880.'
school property ttaf
all kinds of school appliances. Gives parenu and
gu&xdlans iuformatlon of good schools vritbont
charge. Schools needing teachers andte<ichen
seeking positions cannot effort to overlook thq
Agency. Send stomp for circular.
H. fl: WOOLWINE, ProprlGtor,
w13t m*rlO 238K Churcii fit.. Nashville, Tenn,
PURE BREED GERMAN CARP
Tbe Comte, Feed Flih ot America.
FOR_SALE!
T HAVE THOUSANDS OF CARP EGGS JUST
J batched, and daring th* next sixty days I will
ship to any address five hundred (.VJO) smoll-fry
Carp upon receipt of ten dollar* (fid)
GEO. W. TAPP AN,
Greene C “ *
May I. ?**5»
OnoN^OM, Detroit, ?AiCh-
of
Al! Sorts
butts and nzusy eosxs ci u'.s of
run ant! tenst need- fi *.k*.* : ioj|
Iwtioo. *>**>At
FOR SALE d?nre, D AtUnfo. G*“ T?fl
bamtaomeat auburbau n-itlcuco near tbedtyol
Atlanta is offered at a sacrifice.
“DKEHLAXD PARK."
“Deerlond Park" it probably the handsomeit
cnbrnbira home near tno city of Atlanta. It fo sit
uated two miles from the city limits, on Po*ehtre#
Bead—the prolongation.of Peachtree street, lha
finest residence street iu Atlanta. Peters' Park la
near It, and the Belt railroad and th* Intersection
of Wot Peachtree street aud Peachtree VMffarn
only one half mile dbtanfi’ Peachtree road lx
mai adnmlzed to one-half uilleof “Deerlaml Pirk"
and will be macadamised beyond it this year. Tho
residence has three stories, and commodious base
ment, la handsomely fiittaUcd inside andou^wltt
— *n every room, and hot and cold water wills
room* and closet on every floor. Itcuutalna
20 lame rooms. Tbe view te extensive and pices-
i i g. lime grove ot old trees and apaffous l* wa ol
iffucGmaa; hothouse. Urge garden, wry pro
ductive asparagus and strawberry beds. • small
fruits; Urge orchard of well selected youo? fruit
trees in great variety. 1 Uo wind mill on the bam
or vllfs sites.
The cost of the buildings nrtd improvemcn te
seven yean ago was ........ 116,010
Price of 15 acres, including allimprovt
menta, orchard, etc 13.000
rice cf 50 acres, Including all Improve
ments and bottom :«nd on PMchtro-*
creek ....... —-— 20,010
Terms—One half rash and balance iu t.auual
ij merits with legal Interest, 6 pcrceut.
T ho land alone will >ocn be worth mor-s than
tbe total coat of land with all improvement«, No
healthier location or bratra water in tbe^^toof
Georgia. Addren FRANCISfontaisic.
Atlanta. Go.
Sample Stock Farm for Sale, •
K0 acres situated seven miles from M-tdtsoa’
near rvergia railroad; 100 acres in posture; is-
dosed by wire fence; 6fi acres meadow food, pro
ducing very fino hay. Every field well w atered;
seven springs and three wells. Good houses fox
laborer?. PriceM,000.
100,000 arret Pino Timber land: price froo.ooq,
A.1dm, FRANCIS FONTAl:,K,
wky tf Atlanta. <ia.
METALLIC SINGLES
Make the BEST A'^OFINO In the WfSgtti .
Drori!2ental,Durnt»:»and Cheap. IMltsr* *.
antst/ifvinTlnazul Iron. Bend xor Circles
‘‘T^Vn-kMEmCAB R0GF1NQ CO.'
a CUff Streep Nctv Vc,l«i
WANTED A WOMAN
• in ber totality. SALARY
eretice exchanged. GAY 3ROA, 14 Barelat
•‘.r-
BOCKFORDWATCHES
Art in HIACIXSOZCIt FZCJB.
i work land
_»- Bomotlva
ilaJJl'aJrfiffi:
F way men. They are