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Volume LVII. j Southern Recorder ^ ‘ « she ^ igig.* [consolidated 1872. Milledgeville, Ga., August 31, 1886. Number 8. BALDWIN COUNTY. To all Whom it may Concern. GEORGIA, Baldwin County. Court of Ordinary, July Term, 1886. W HEREAS, L. N. Callaway, admin istrator upon the estate of W. M. Sawyer, deceased, has filed his pe tition in said court for letters of dis mission from his trust as such admin istrator. These are therefore to cite and ad monish all parties interested, heirs or creditors, to show cause on or by the October term next, of said court, to be held on the first Monday in Octo ber, 1886, why letters of dismission from said administration should not be granted to said petitioner as pray ed for. Witness my hand and official signa ture. this July 5th, 1886. 52 3m.] D. B. SANFORD, Ordinary. To all Whom it May Concern. GEORGIA, Baldwin County. Court of Ordinary, August Term, 1886. W HEREAS, Walter Paine, Clerk of the Superior Court of said County has filed his petition in said Court for letters of Administration upon the estate of William Paine, c., deceased. These are therefore to cite and ad monish all parties interested, wheth er heirs or creditors, to show cause on or by the September Term, next, of said court, to be held on the first Mon day in September, 1886, why letters of Administration upon the estate of said deceased should not be granted to said petitioner as prayed for. Witness my hand and official signa ture, this August the 2d, 1886. DANIEL B. SANFORD, 4 lm.] Ordinary. AURANTII Mott of the diseases which afflict mankind are origin ally caused by a disordered condition of the LIVER. For all complaints of this kind, such as Torpidity of the Lirer, Biliousness, Nervous Dyspepsia, indiges tion, Irregularity of the Bowels, Constipation, Flatn. lency. Eructations and Burning of the Stomach (sometimes called Heartburn), Miasma, Malaria, Bloody Flux, Chills and Fever, Breakbone Fever, Exhaustion before or after Fevers. Ohronio Diar rhoea. Loss of Appetite, Headache, Foul Breath, Irregularities incidental to Females, Bearing-down " ' STADIGER’S HURHHTII Petition to Sell Property. To all Whom it May Concern. GEORGIA, Baldwin County. Court of Ordinary, August Term, 1886. TT f HERE AS, L. Carrington, Execu- V v' tor upon the estate of Emmie DeLauney Nisbet has filed his peti tion in said Court for leave to sell the real estate belonging to said deceased for division, &e. These are therefore to cite and ad monish all parties interested, heirs or creditors to show cause on or by the September Term next, of said Court to be held on the first Monday in Sep tember, 1886, why leave to sell the property of said deceased, should not be granted to said petitioner as pray ed for. Witness my hand and official signa ture this August 2nd, 1886. DANIEL B. SANFORD, 4 1m.] Ordinary. Baldwin Sheriff’s Sale. W ILL be sold before the Court House door, in the city of Mil ledgeville, during legal sale hours, on the first Tuesday in September, 1886, the following property, to-wit : One house and lot in the city of Mil ledgeville, known in the plan of said city, as the south-east corner of lot No. 175, containing one acre more or less. Levied on as the property of Joe Choice to satisfy one Justice Court fi fa in favor of H. Adler vs. Joe Choice. Also at the same time and place, one house and lot in the north-west ern part of the city of Milledgeville, and the north-east part lot No. 98. Levied on as the property of Wesley Lofton to satisfy one Justice Court fi fa in of Turk & Byington vs. Wesley Lofton. Also at the same time and place, one house and lot in the city of Mil ledgeville, and known in the iilan of said city, as being in square No. 116, said lot containing one half acre, more or less. Levied on as the property of Harry Banfield to satisfy one Jus tice Court fi fa in favor of Turk & Byington vs. Harry Banfield. The above levies made by T. S. Bag- lev, Constable, and returned to me this August the 9th, 1886. C. W. ENNIS, Sheriff. Aug. 9th, 1886. 5 tds Faina, Back ache, Ac., Ac, ia Invaluable. Itisnotapanaoaaforalldiaeaaea, bat OllDC a" diseases of the LIVER, will ymic. STOMACH and BOWELS. It changes the complexion from a waxy, yellow tinge, to & ruddy, healthy color. It entirely removes low, gloomy spirits. It is one of the BEST AL #i TERATIVES and PURIFIERS OF THE BLOOD, and Is A VALUABLE TONIC. STADICER’S AURANTII For eale by all Druggists. Price ( | .00 per bottle C. F. STADICER, Proprietor, HO SO. FRONT ST., Philadelphia, P* April 20, 1886. . 411y. Mercer University, MACON. GA. Tlie fall term of this institution will open on the last Wednesday (2#th> of September next. The chairs of Latin and Greek hare been con solidated into the chair of Ancient Languages, to which frof. Wni. G. Manly, a distinguished graduate of the University of Virginia has been elected. The Theological department, presided over by Rev. James G. Ryals, D. D„ and the Law de partment with Hon. Clifford Anderson as the chairman of its faculty, offer special inducements to students in these departments. Of the Preparatory department, designed to prepare boys for the University classes, Mr. Emerson H. George, an alumnus of the Universi ty, has been elected principal to succeed Prof. T. E. Ryals. Post graduate courses of study for the degrees of A. M. and Pli. 1>., open to the graduates of all male colleges have been established by the authority of the board of Trustees. For cata- lougues and oilier information, address JNO. J. BRANTLY, Secretary of Faculty. July 20th, 18S6. (2 2ms. 0 ] Land For Sale. ^E thousand four hundred and seventy acres of land in the center of Wilcox county, Ga., all in one body, all fine farming land if put in cultivation, though at present, it is one of the finest timbered bodies of land in Soutirwest, Ga. No ponds or lakes, has never failing water, nine miles west of the Ocmulgee river. Or I will rent for a Turpentine farm. For terms and price, apply to B. W. SCOTT, Milledgeville, Ga. March 16th, 1886. 36 6m. Furniture Repaired. HAVE returned to Milledgeville, after an absence of many years, and opened a shop under Mrs. Woot- ten’s store to carry on my trade, and prepared to do upholstering, THE UNION & RECORDER, am and repairing furniture. SsFAlso un dertaking. Give me a call. R. N. ADAMS. Milledgeville, Ga., Jan., 9th 1886. [27tf SMITH'S BEAN RE BWocsMts; Slek Headache In Four hours. 16) One does relieves Neuralgia. They cure and prevent Chills Fever. Sour Stomach Bad Breath. Clear the Skin, Tone the Nerves, and givo Life * vigor to tbo system. Dose: ONE BEAN. Try them once and you will never be without them. Price, 26 cents per bottle. Sold b^r Druggists and Medicine Daalars «*nerat1v. San ■ ostpald, to any address, , on receipt of price la sUmps, postpaid, fo any addr " J. F. SMITH « CO., KuBufactorers and Sola Props.. ST. LOUIS. MO. February 22, 1886. [33 ly Farming Lands and Timbered Tracts FOB SALE CHEAP; ALSO HOMES FOR THE HOMELESS T ESS than a 1 j cure one. FN AWAY. . ^“Agents Wanted: liberal induce ments offered. For full information address ^ E. BALDER, Brentsviile, Y a. June 8th, 3886. 48 6m. Legal blanks for sale at this office. week’s wages will se- Many valuable lots Giv- 500 AGENTS WANTED throughout the South and California, to Bell Gorman’s New Book of Travels Around the World, in 1884. Full of curious things, sight seeing, adventures, fun, and incident. Thirteen Countries described,— including Egypt and Palestine. 621 pages, very cheap and profusely Illustrated. Immensely popu lar. $10. to $20. per day. easily made by good Agents For Terms andfTerritorv, apply to J, B. GORMAN, Talbotton, Ga. A VALUABLE PLANTATION FOR xy SALE. 500 acres, 50 acres bermuda grass, between 50 and 75 acres of creek, and river bottom, good neighborhood 3£ miles from Eatonton, 1 mile from a good grist mill. Made on place last year 28 bales cotton, and 300 bushels corn with two plows. Good dwelling 6 rooms, barn, kitchen, smoke house, double pantries, ironing house, and 5 good cabins, well watered. Apply to BETHUNE & MOORE. Miiledgevilie, Ga. Published Weekly In Milledgeville, Ga. BY BARNES & MOORE. Terms.—One dollar and fifty cents a year in advance. Six months for sevenly-flve cents.— Two dollars a year If not paid in advance. The services of Col. James M. SMYTHE,are en gaged as General Assistant. The “FEDERAL UNION” and tlie“SOUTHERN RECORDER” were consolidated, August 1st, 1872 the Union being in its Forty-Third Volume and ■ he Reeorderin its Fifty-Third Volume. The Mysterious Photograph. The Great Irish Meeting at Chicago. The delegates numbered about four teen hundred. Among them w r ere Hon’s. Michael Davitt, Win. O’Brien, Jno. E. Redmond and Jno. Deasey, members of Parliament, who w r ere greeted with raptuous applause. Many splendid speeches were made by for eign and home delegates. The ven erable Mrs. Parnell, mother of the Irish Leader, was called* upon and her few thrilling W'ords brought down thunders of applause in Irish elo quence and cheers. The speeches, generally, were splendid specimens of Irish oratory, brimful of noble and patriotic sentiments. In reading their splendid efforts, we were’ remind ed of the days of O’Connel, Burke, Curran and others, and felt that such a people ought to have a Parliament to add to the splendors of parliamen tary eloquence as well as the reality of political justice. This great meet ing showed that the battle for Irish freedom will be w T aged to the bitter end. Augusta was well represented by John F. Armstrong, Eugene O'Con ner, Thomas Murray and Wm. Mul- herin. Numerous telegrams say that the first named gentleman could have been elected President if he could have been prevailed upon to accept the trust. He was selected to serve on the National League committee on resolutions; Mr. O’Connor’on Perma nent organization. Mr. John Fitzger ald of Nebraska, was elected Presi dent of the Irish League in America. Mr. Parnell continues to be looked to as the great Irish leader with the de voted attachment of Irishmen in Eu rope and in America. The Augusta Academy. The Board of Trustees elected the following gentlemen for the positions named. For Principal of the Acade my and the Academic Department, Prof. C, H. Withrow; Assistant in the Academic Department, Prof: Jcseph Ganahl, Jr. This department em braces the schools of English lan guage, the Classics and Mathematics. Professor of the Scientific Depart ment and also of Military Tactics, Prof. F. W. Greenleaf. Professor of the Primary Depart ment, Prof. H. S. Jones. This de partment will be free and limited to thirty-five pupils. The tuition for the High Sohool is $15 per term. We copy the facts, in reference to this long established ahd valuable Institu tion, from a notice of it which we find in the Augusta Chronicle of the 18th inst. That paper pays a high and just compliment to Prof. Withrow and members of the Faculty. It says “our only regret is that the name of Col. Rains, w ho since the war has been at the head of that Institution, severs his connection with it.” Doubtless the community, generally, entertain the regret expressed by the Chronicle. As an electrician, and in every depart ment of science connected with the position so long ’Iheld by him, Col. George W. Rains has no superior, and his disconnection with the Institution is a source of much regret. The Col onel says: “The Institution has my cordial wishes for its future success.” The British Parliament. Portrait Painting. TTISS M. G. Lampley desires to JLVi engage in the taking of Oil and Crayon Portraits during the College vacation. Her prices for crayon por traits are for life size; $10.00; and two- thirds size, 8.00. For Oil Portraits, life size the charge will be $25.00. Public may have an opportunity of seeing a specimen of her skill in this art, placed cm public view at the Post-Office. Miss L. has a class in drawing at present and would be pleased to have additional pupils Milledgeville, Ga., July 27. 1886. 3 lm This body assembled on the 19th in stant. The Queen’s speech was very short. She said in substance that Par liament was assembled mainly for the consideration of necessary financial legislation. “I am confident,” she said, “they will secure prompt atten tion.” Earl Granville, Liberal, asked in the House of Lords that the new govern ment make a clear statement of its contemplated Irish policy. The Duke of xYrgyle, Unionist, made a long gpeech in which he described Mr. Gladstone’s policy as a misera ble fiasco, of running up to the mast head the flag of Mr. Parnell and the Irish nationalist party. Lord Salisbury said the government would take every step to maintain social order and protect individual rights. In the House of Commons, Mr. Gladstone said the conduct of the Irish policy should remain in the hands of the government. What has happened has confirmed him in the belief that he had not erred in the main principles of his scheme. Lord Churchill said the Govern ment had decided to appoint a royal commission. [Derisive laughter on the Parnell benches.) As matters stand a verdict of wilful murder has been found against nine policemen. They have been arrested and sent to jail. This looks bad for Churchill and Salisbury. The United Ireland of Dublin (Parnell’s organ) reiterates the declaration that there will be war J to the knife against the new Premier i Salisbury, “The people of Ireland,” j it says, “will resist him with despera- On a business trip, by private con veyance, I had occasion to pass through that triangular section of country formed by the three rail roads connecting respectively, Chat tanooga and Cleveland, Tennessee, and Dalton Georgia, and to stop at the little town of Ooltewah, in Ten nessee, on the road from Chattanooga to Cleveland. About two miles before reaching Ooltewah, I observed a crowd of peo ple gathered at an humble farm-house by the road-side, and asking the mean ing of it, was told that “old Mrs. Os borne was dead.” Being a stranger and feeling no particular interest in the deceased, I made no further en quiry, but drove on to Ooltewah. Reining up at the village tavern, I got out and approached a party of men on the stoop to enquire about some parties I desired to see. I soon discovered that they were very much excited and deeply interested in con versation about the “Mysterious Pho tograph.” Naturally I asked an ex planation of it, and this is the story that was told me: “Old Mrs. Osborne, the mother of farmer Osborne, living two miles east of town, had been a bed-ridden inva lid for many years.” “Last Tuesday,” I was told, “she was lying as usual, in the same little room she had occu pied for years, her bed being near a window, glazed with 8 by 10 glass, when a terrific thunder storm came up and, through the window, as she lay in bed, she saw the lightning strike and shiver to atoms a large, tall pine tree, standing near, and, it is supposed, she felt the shock, for she was so frightened and prostrated that she rapidly sank into an unconscious condition and so lingered until the next day, when she died. When the neighbors went to lay her out and prepare her remains for bu rial, they discovered, to the great as tonishment of all, and the infinite su perstitious dismay of many, that on one of the panes of glass in the win dow, against which her bed stood, was a perfect photographic likeness of her as she had appeared in her neat cap and gown, lying in bed, for years past.” Her care worn, suffering face and her neat white cap and gown had been seen so often it was perfectly familiar to all the neighbors for miles around, and as each new comer glanced at the glass, he drew back in amazement ex claiming, “Yes it is her likeness.” Appearing rather incredulous, a tall intelligent Tennesseean urged me to “drive back and see for myself.” Ask ing him to accompany me, we drove back. I expected to see some, hitherto unobserved, flaw in the glass, which the superstitious might contort into some sort of fancied resemblance, just as we may discover shapes in the dy ing coals,*or trace resemblances in the fleeting clouds, but what was my surprise, instead, to see, not an im perfect pane of glass, but a perfect one, with a faint, though perfect pic ture of an old woman in cap and gown, with care-worn face, lying in bed. As to its resemblance to Mrs. O., I could not vouch, never having seen her, for she was then buried, her death having occurred three days previously, but my companion, who had known her well, assured me the likeness was perfect. Most of those present attributed it to some supernatural or superstitious origin. I account for it on a hypothe sis, which though I admit I cannot satisfactorily explain, seems to me the only reasonable one. That section.is known to be rich in mineral ores, Iron, Lead, Silver, Gold Manganese, Nitre, &c. Now that pane of glass, from long exposure, had lost its bright, glossy surface and become dingy and partially apaque, with a somewhat irklescent film, caused per haps by imperceptible vapors from those minerals, deposited thereon in the successive years of her illness. Perhaps fumes, or vapors of nitrate of silver—which we know is what photo graphers use—(generated from the ni tre and the silver in the earth there,) were in some manner deposited on the glass, thus making it, what pho tographers call, a “sensitive plate,” just as they render their glass plates, or paper, sensitive to impressions, by coating them with nitrate of silver dissolved in callodion, and that this glass, being thus rendered sensitive, some suddenly altered condition of the atmosphere, or action of the ele ments, perhaps that very thunder storm and vivid flush of lightning, may have occurred just at the in stant when Mrs. O. may have been in a proper position and imprinted her likeness on the glass. But be that as it may, the picture was there, and though not distinct or highly enough finished, to have been delivered to a customer by a first-class artist, it was certainly a correct pho tographic likeness, imprinted on that glass by some natural process and not by the hand of man, and is a mystery for scientists to solve. Whatever be came of the picture I cannot say as I left next morning and have heard no j more of it. But one thing is certain i it was there as above described. “C. Sharp.” Milledgeville, Ga., Aug. 12th, 1886. LETTER FROM EDGEFIELD, S. C, One Harrison’s Combined Writing i ing Fluid for sale at this office. and Copy- ( among the many eminent tion and skill that have never before ’ church dignitaries who haye given been displayed.” their public endorsement to the won- ♦ ♦ ♦ • derful efficacy of St. Jacobs Oil, in Seay, Democrat, is elected Governor i case of rheumatism and other painful of Alabama by j[a hundred thousand ! ailments, is the Right Reverend Bish- majority. ‘ op Gilmour, Cleveland, Ohio. Edgkfikld, S. C. Aug. 20th, 1886.) Editors Union-Recorder: Since my last letter, your wander ing correspondent has visited Lan ham Springs in this county, and at tended the annual pic nic of the Edge- field Hussars. This is an occasion that brings together the people living in this section of the State. And it was a grand occasion. They came from the North and the South, the East and the West. Thousands of people were there. They came in carriages in buggies, in two-horse wagons, in one-horse wagons, on horse-back, on mule-back, and on foot. And they traveled miles to get there, and risls ed their lives over the worst roads this side of the North Pole. Just think of sitting in a buggy with your wife or sweet-heart, with the horse drawn back to the dash-board, and horse, and buggy, and all, sliding down a hill of rock at an angle of 22} degrees. Were it not for the fact that I was partly raised in Edgefield, would never have driven over such roads. But we got there a little sore, it is true, but safe and sound. We found an immense crowd already gathered, most of whom were “trip ping the light fantastic toe” under neath a spacious covered platform Hundreds more poured in from every side, until, by twelve o’clock, the hills and valleys were alive with people. Let not my readers imagine that Lan- ham’s is some pretentious health re sort. No such thing. It is simply a shady grove in a valley surrounded by hills, and is the headquarters of the Edgefield Hussars, the finest cav alry company in this county. In the centre they have built a large cover ed dancing platform, and once a year they invite the whole of Edgefield, and their friends from adjacent coun ties to be their guests. On this occa sion thirty-seven carcasses were cued, and three tables, each fully 150 yards long, were literally filled with good things made by the ladies of the neighborhood. After that dinner there wasn’t a hungry person in a radius of ten miles around Lanhaiu. The Captain of this Company is no less a person than Ben Tillman, the “Moses” of the Carolina farmers. His name is a house-hold word in this State, and his reputation has extend ed beyond the borders. Two or three years ago he found the State Agricul tural Convention in the hands of law yers and politicians, as he said, and all legislation against the farmers’ in terest. He wrote an article in one of the papers complaining of this state of affairs, and calling on the farmers to take matters into their own hands and control the State. The infection spread like wild fire. County Conven tions were held by the farmers; Till man’s views were everywhere adopt ed; and a few months since a State Convention was held in Columbia, which advocated the establishment of an Agricultural College, and called upon the farmers to elect men to the Legislature who would carryout their views. At first the politicians were badly frightened, but the black-eye given the farmer’s movement in the recent Gubernatorial Convention, when Gov. Sheppard, Tillman’s can didate, was defeated, has re-assured them. Capt. Tillman is constantly called upon to address farmers meet ings and is now absent in Laurens for this purpose. He is a fine looking man, barring a defect in one of his eyes, and has thrown his every ener gy into the movement he has inaugu rated. The objections that an impar tial observer raises against this “Mo ses” and his plans, are 1st, the attack made on lawyers, and in fact most professional men, and 2d, the ceasless warfare waged against the South Car olina College, and the Charleston Cit adel. These attacks will cause the defeat of the movement, if persisted in. I met Senator M. C. Butler at Lan- ham’s Springs. He had just returned from Washington, and was on his way to Ashville, N. C., to spend a few days. He is in excellent health, and says he feels as young as a boy. The Senator is one of the handsomest men in the country, and has all the grace and dignity of a prince. A farmer coming into the little group, com plained that his crop was poor, “Well”, said the Senator, “if I were to call up every farmer in Edgefield county, and ask them what kind of crops they had, each one would an- wer, “O General, my crop is mighty sorry.” And yet I have seen many splendid crops since coming into your midst. They call lawyers liars, bat farmers can beat them.” Col. James F. Bacon, so long con nected with the Advertiser of this place, has purchased an interest in the Chronicle, and has editorial control of that paper. He is one of the ablest writers of the South Carolina press, and has done much for his native State. His style at times is bold, but oftener gentle, easy, and graceful. Mr. Bacon is a gentleman of refined cul ture, and so fascinating are his ways that he captivates all who come in contact with him. His paper will re ceive an extensive patronage through out this State. The Edgefield Advertiser is the old est paper in South Carolina. It is owned and edited by Mr. Thos. W. Adams, a deep thinker, a ripe scholar, and a fearless writer. The Advertiser has a circulation of about 12,000 cop ies. Prof. W. D. Seymour, so well and favorably known in Georgia, is Principal of the Edgefield Academy. He has built up a fine school, and is making it more popular every day. Miss Jamie Wardlaw, is his first a»- sistant, and is one of the most accom plished teachers that can be found In the profession. Her manner is so charming that she makes a friend of any one at first sight. Miss Anna Carmichael has charge of the Prima ry Department, and ably discharges her duties. The Academy now ranks among the first class schools of the State. In my next I shall give your readers a history of the many bloody affairs that have occurred in this far famed village. Houghton. Some Sound Democratic Doc trines. Hostility to a high protec tive tariff; to extrav r agant appropria tions; to holding money in the treasu ry; to a gold currency alone, demand ing both gold and silver, as establish ed by the constitution. Demanding payment of the public debt instead of holding money useless ly in the Treasury. Demanding the expenditures of the Government to be kept to the lowest needs COnsistent with its absolute Holding the public lands for the benefit of the people and prescribing that use of them by law. The Tariff. This questison is rising like a swell ing tempest in the West, and is rap idly gaining strength in Ohio where- Republican power has so long tri umphed in vaulting pride and resist- less force. In that State eight Demo cratic members of Congress, perhaps, fearful of losing their positions ku< Congress, voted boldly against the Morrison resolution to consider tfcfr tariff question at the late session of Congress. The recent Ohio Demo cratic convention repudiated the* Congressmen and they are trembling in their boots lest they may be defeat^ ed at the next election. There » a a spirit abroad among the Democrats to hold their representatives to a strict accountability for their acts oa this vital question. That was shown m the recent Ohio Democratic con vention. * What will, what can the representatives hom that State do, in the premises, when the convention denounced the pres ent tariff as legalized robbery? Hovr can they have the boldness to offer themselves for re-election in face of the declaration of the Democratic par ty which so recently assembled in convention. To do so would require the most brazen effrontery and the most utter disregard of the expressed' wHl °f the party in convention assem- bled. We infer that the Democratic party of Ohio is in dead earnest It brought all its talents, all its great power, intellectual at least, to bear upon this question of the tariff and denounced it as robbery. The eight gentlemen who represent 1 ' the party in Congress, and refused to take action with the democratic ma jority in Congress, must obey the par ty or walk out. On this subject there- seems to be a revolutionary crisis. To disobey tlie deliberate action of the party in Ohio, must and will sev er their connection with it. It has come to this, in Ohio, that to be a. democrat a man must be an anti-high taiiff man. And what is true in Ohio is becoming true in every other State! The people are determined to put down legalized robbery. Their safety and prosperity demands it. And what is true of Ohio is rapidly becoming true in every other State * in the Uiu ion. The sickly declarations about the utility of a high tariff, and espe cially, its reducing the price of goods is exciting general disgust. If the tariff averages 45 per cent duty upon goods, it adds 45 per cent to the price in the United -States, and, all over a revenue duty, goes into the pocket of the manutacturers, and not into the- United States Treasury. The people have been dull in understanding this but their eyes are getting opened and the high tariff and its advocates are rapidly becoming doomed to public, reprobation. The Rasures Case. Col. Jno. A. Baker a prominent lawyer, writes to Col. H. H. Bee, of Austin, Texas, that Rasures was mur dered. He was an American citizen and demanded a trial as a citizen of Texas. Col. Baker has put in a claim for $100,000 in the name of the widow and heirs of the murdered Rasures Gov. Ireland, of Texas, authorized the following reply to Col. Baker. “If the heirs and family were living in Texas at the date of the murder, tlie claim for damages is prop* r and the governor of Texas will have no hesita tion in endorsing it.” The New “General Grant” Pos tage Stamp.—The Postmaster-Gen eral is introducing for sale at the prin cipal Post-Offices, “The United States Letter Sheet Envelope,” a unique (de vice for correspondence through the mails. It is a combination in oaa ot a letter sheet, envelope and the new postage-stamp of the denomination of two cents, bearing the military por trait of General Grant. They will be sold at the rate of twenty-three-dol lars per thousand, in any desired quantities, separately or in packages or pads of 25, 50 or 100 each, or folded in encased packages of 25 each, espe cialiy adapted for use when traveling.