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MORE TARIFF FACTS.
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I EDITORIAL GLIMPSES.
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Subscribe, and you will have
leause to regret it.
Ira. Cleveland does not remove her
|ves at dinner. This custom, which
l has established, is rigidly adhered
jy Washington society.
. Gen. Eli Warren, died at the
hop of her son-in-law, Judge
in Ihiwkinsville, on Monday
Ining, hltli. She was 73 years of
fhe action of the Bibb county jury
ch voted nine to three in favor of
Jvicting one of the men indicted for
ching Moore, is calculated to put a
cm the mob business.—Oonsti-
I. • «
|he West l’oint Military Academy
graduate eighty lieutenants this
There are only thirty-seven
anciea in the army. Congress will
to provide for the forty and
1 that remain.
E.NKKA 1, Bill LAXUKU'S WOUNDS,
ein-ral Boulanger the late French
-ter of War, is no carpet General,
'pell 1870 and 1871 inclusive he
wounded four times. In the
i o German war lie had his el
1 broken bv a ball.
; a singular irony of fortune, that
such an ugly name, and such a
Incss start, a man could get to be
Kli $35,000,000. Rockefeller, presi-
| of the Standard Oil Co., is worth
| sum, and commenced life by sell-
tewspapers.
■ .^"Kusta girl is the theme
Yj ®h some of the press are
pugly commenting, and just-
nut the beauty and goodness
E veetness of the Augusta girl is
T \ Krt ‘ a .f measure to the manli-
, t “, elr fatliers and the gentle
^ ur their mothers.
|l-H'SK OK THE Bus.—A total
or the sun will occur on the
l J august. It will be visible in
■„ t I’Oftmn of Russia from the
| r ’ uustern Siberia. Astronom-
I the United States, England,
H •. .ernmny, Italy, and France,
g n ‘ .afuunsaw Traveller, are ar-
lat io' J ?V. serve the phenomenon
1 e( ist live different stations.
h 'W‘‘ Imve an effectual weap-
w h “ • ™h xv t lic h to fight the
I and »i U J2 "corners” inprovis-
tob„v Uu erate the foo< i they
Igctipi-ni aud "ue every day. Any
fof 'W of potion in thfs
* «uv tX C ? tt ” would «opto.briMg
lus^omv I V 8
h of ?>!!? i • or at roost two-
MnlteriuJ.priced provisions
fis to s!, 1 - articles of dally use.
P die tni i n ' 8te ad of having cof-
the ,m‘ e twice a da Y- have it
Dr thi ee n ’ 11111 ?- Ill8t(!ud of using
r ‘ or on?o U 1 of su 8 ar a week,
[two oun J Md # a Inst<, ad of
bne. s 7 ru P a vteek, use
1 withr.nfP rivate family can
ime 1 ’ a great self-denial. It
It the d ! e Pocket in two ways-
kstn?°“ r ?’ and the other at
[» tile health 1 famil Y wiU
at recent 111 °i lts members, a
“ipense for the small sac-
We hope our readers have followed
us In untying some of the knotty
points in the cunningly devised tariff
imposture. We have avoided some of
the most intricate technical terms
used in the discussion of the subjeot,
so as to simplify its comprehension to
those who have not given It sufficient
study to readily understand it.
The protective tariffltes harp a
great deal npon the necessity of pro
tecting our home Industries against
foreign pauper labor. As our trade
has been immensely greater with
England than any other foreign coun
try, we will at present coniine our at
tention to a comparison of the pay of
American and English factory opera
tives. We lmd figures of our own deriv
ed from various sources, but to avoid
captious criticism, we will take those
presented to the United States Sen
ate by Mr. Reck, the distinguished
Senator from Kentucky. Mr. Bock
said:
“Fortunately for the truth, (.as any
statement of mine would be unheed
ed,) Secretary Blaine shows by the
reports nf ^’onitU';S|ia\v, uml other
undoubted sburcCT, fnat the wages of
operatives paid in the cotton mills of
Manchester, Engiand,• are higher than
are paid in many parts of the United
States for the dike work, and are
about as high as the wages paid in
Massachusetts. (Seei pages 08 And 90)
alluding to the report. I propose to
read what the Secretary (Blaine) says
and make it a part of the record, as I
suppose an effort will be made to sup
press the report, or read the Secre
tary out of the party for daring to
tell such unwholesome truths. That
report is a valuable contribution to
commercial history, but I will not in
jure the report, or the Secretary, by
speaking well of it. I will content,
myself with reading. He says:
“Owing to the different arrange
ments of the English and American
tables, it is difficult to give a compar
ative analysis thereof which would
show, at a glance, the difference in
the wages of the operatives of both
countries. The wages of spinners and
weavers in Lancashire and in Massa
chusetts, according to the foregoing
statements, were as follows per week:
•Spinners.—English $7.20 to $8.40,
(Master spinners running as high as
$12.) American Spinners $7.07 to
$10.30. __
Weavers*— English, $3.84 to $8.04,
subject, at the date on which these
rates were given, to a reduction of 10
per cent. American $4.82 to $8.73.
The average wages of employees in
the Massachusetts mills is as follows, |
according to the official returns:
Men, $8.30; women, $.7.02, male,
children, $3.11; female children, $3.08. |
According to Consul Shaw's report, |
the avarage wages of the men em
ployed in the Lancashire mills on the
1st of January, 1880, was about $8 per
week, subject to a reduction of 10 per 1
cent.
The hours of labor in the Lanca
shire mills are 50; in the Massaclm
setts mills, 00. The hours of labor in
the other United States, where the
wages are generally less than in Mas
sachusetts, are usually- 00 to 00 per
week.”
These facts were uttered by Mr.
Beck, in open Senate before all the
high protective tariff Senators. Mot
one disputed the statements of Mr.
Beck. .Nor has any one dared to dis
pute them since. If these facts are
disputed now, we can pile Polion up
on Ossa of other proof not to be hunt
ed for, but now in our hands; yea, ly
ing so thickly before us that it would
be a heavy-task to write it out.
We want our opponents to believe
in our sincerity and honesty on this
question, and if we have written any
thing about it that is not true we
will make the amend honorable if it
is pointed out. But we are not done
yet with this question of payments to
American and British factory opera
tives. We have examined it closely
and will admit that the result of our
investigations lead us to the conclu
sion that the American payments are
at least 10 per cent greater than the
British. But let us look a moment at
what the different payments will pur
chase. Assuming any given sum, for
the American say $50, the amount for
tlie English will be $45. The English
man can buy u good business suit
made to order for 14 to 15 dollars. The
lowest price at which a similar suit
can be bought In New York is from
27 to 30 dollars. Suits of tine blue
cloth can be bought in London for
$20, which cost $40 in New York city,
ami so of all kinds of goods, costing
one-half or little over half in England
of the prices held for them in New
York city. If this be so, how can any
of our Southern democrats reconcile
it to themselves to join in the cry that
the protective tariff is intended in
part to protect American labor a-
gainst the pauper labor of the Eng-
What has the National honor to do
with it? More than mere iihlitidual
honor; for without national "action
the wrong could not be committed,.
It wa» perpetrated by the vote* or a
majority of both houses Of Confer** 1 *
and the signature of the Pneeldent
of the United States. What i* need
ed, is for our Congress and President
to undo the wrong as speedily as poe-
sible. That cannot wipe dtit th*
stain of Injustice already done, but It
will make all the amend "possible for
the shameful violation of the consti
tution in the enactment of at law
which robbed one class of our people
for the benefit of another. Our repre
sentatives have sinned against the
constitution and the laws of God. Let
our democratic protectionists remem
ber, that repentance, in this uuholy
Washington Letter.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, June 13, 1887.
Editor Union Rkcordku:
I may mention as an echo of the
National Brill, that half of the small
boys of Washington aru so thoroughly
infused with the military ardor of the
times, that daily they can be seen In
bands, inarching on the streets, wear
ing paper oaps, with sticks for guns,
^'le th umy.
while the uniform of these soldiers in
embryo is really picturesque, and
they present arms and drill on the tap
of the drum with pretty fair preci
sion.
The only colored man in the Signal
Service lias been dismissed for inelli-
wrong, is a patriotic virtue. Would | (: i euC y and irregularity of moral con
that our Republican opponents could
sec it too, and seek power on a AVor :
tliier basis.
southern'WRITERS.
Peterson’s Magazine for July begins
a new serial, “Along tho Bayou,” by
the very popular Southern writer,
Miss Alice Bowman, which promises
even to surpass her former stories.
Miss Bowman is undoubtedly a wo
man of genius, wonderfully correct in
her delineation of Creole character,
and her patois is the most natural
ever put in print. Some of the most
popular authors of the South are
among the contributors for “Peter
son.” Miss M. G. M’Clelland ranks
E rominently in the liBt, and there are,
esldes, Mrs. M. Slieffey Peters,
whose dialect-stories have proved so
successful, Mrs. Emma Garrison
Jones, Miss Alice Maud Ewell, and I
others. This fact is naturally of special
interest in our section of the country, ]
and we have a right to feel proud of 1
tin; rapidly-growing prominence which I
Southern writers are claiming in the I
literature of the land. There is
scarcely an American author who,
during the past ten years, has achiev
ed marked celebrity at home or in
England, but belongs to the South,
and it is only just to “Peterson,” to
tylmit that its columns have introduc
ed more young Southern writers to
notice than any other magazine. Re
garded both from an artistic and lit
erary point of view, “Peterson,” takes
rank among the best of the first-class
periodicals, while, in the matter of
fashion, needlework-patterns, and in
struction of all sorts available in
households, it bears off the palm from
all the other lady’s-magazines. Terms:
two dollars a year, with great reduc
tions to clubs, and splendid premiums.
Address, Peterson’s Magazine, UJO
Chestnut iStreel, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Man of Her Choice.
The WJII Stands
Is the Decision of the Snpteme Court
in the Dickson Cese.
I’liilailelpliia Times.
One of the greatest belles and heir
esses in Philadelphia, and a beauty
besides, married a rather good-look
ing young man without business or
a penny. She had been courted as
siduously by one of the greatest
beaux in town, a rich young man,
with fortune, prestige and everything
back of him except that he was gay
and had sown an immense crop of
wild oats. He sent her the most ex
pensive presents, which she would
not accept. Scores of influential
friends tried to Help on his cause, and
the most skillful female diplomatists
tried to induce her to discard the
young man, who had nothing and no
friends but herself. Her own family,
without an exception, did everything
to induce her to prefer the rich suitor,
j Young as she was, and with fill socie-
I ty making a pet of her, she gave up
everything—gave up society, gave up
every luxury aud fascination that wo
men are supposed to hold dear—and
married the man of her choice. And
she is happy—far happier than many
who are “in the swim.” When some
oue said to her: “Whv did you make
the choice you did? Why refuse so
much that most girls value dearly?”
she replied: “I married for two
things—character and morality. My
husband had both and the oth
er man didn’t. I loved and respected
one; the other 1 could not.*
Aphorisms on Dress.
Ksh.
Our Sopthern Deptocratic protec
tionists have suffered tbsmselves to
be misled by the Jugfelery of their old
enemies, who are cracking their jokes
over their loyalty to the greatest
cheat ever practiced upon the people
since they broke the British scepter
on this American continent. Who
would have supposed it possible that
they could be enticed into the ranks
of those who are engaged in robbing
tbeir neighbors and frlfends of the
fruits of their labor to support
their wives and children. We
trust they are only temporarily be
guiled, and will yet join their old
friends in the patriotic effort to pro
tect the people’s rights and restore
the national Donor.
London queen.
First and most familiar to common
observation is woman's personal ap
pearance, and in this case, vanity,
more potent in woman's heart than
selfishness, renders it an object of gen
eral solicitude to be so adorned as
best to meet and gratify the public
taste. Without inquiring too minute
ly into the motive, the custom, as
such, must be commended; for, like
many of the minor virtues of women,
though scarcely taken note of in its
immediate presence, it is sorely miss
ed when absent. A careless or slat
ternly wotnp,n, for instance, is one of
the most repulsive objects in creation;
and such is the force of public opin
ion and- favor of the delicacies Of
taste and feeling in the female sex,
that no power of intellect or display
of learning can compensate to men
for the want of nicety or neatness in
the woman with whom they associate
in domestic life. In vain to them
might tho wreath of laurel wave in
glorious triumph over locks uncomb
ed; and woo betide the heroine whose
stocking, even of the deepest blue,
betraying a lurking hole,—Mrs. Ellis:
“Women of England.”
Thk Meanest Man in Town—
Is one who sponges the reading of his
home paper and then finds fault with
it, and sends off and gets a paper from
a distance because it is cheaper.
duct, after lie has had a better chance
of reform than would bo given a
white man under similar circum
stances.
Recently a great number of printers
have been discharged by Public Prin
ter Benedipt, and there will be quite
a number of clerks dismissed, from the
Fatent Office and tlje Treasury on
July 1—tlie reduction in force being
made necessary by a decreased appro
priation bill. j .; * ' I
The almost forgotten foot that Win.
A. Wheeler actedasiVioe-President of
the United States one term, was re
called by his death, aiid half-masting
the flag:; on public buildings in this
city on the day oi his funeral. Mr.
Wheeler, after retiring from office,
like Hayes, his principal in the theft
of the Presidency in 1870, dropped
from public regard, with the contempt
and execration of all truly honeBt
men, living tho remainder of his days
| in such painful remorse and obscurity,
| that both his mind and body became
j the easy prey of insiduous disease.
The people of Washington are grat
ified to learn of the improvement in
the condition of their beloved fellow
citizen, the wealthy hanker and phi-
lanthrophUt, Mr. W. YV. Corcoran,
who was lately prostrated with paral
ysis, which at first caused much con
cern. Mr. Corcoran's large benefac
tions to the o|ty are the famous Cor
coran Art Gallery, with its fine
collections gf paintings and pict
ures, and the Louise Home, where
gentlewomen in reduced circum
stances may find refuge in their de
clining days. Although Mr. Corcoran
is in Xie 8‘Jth year, it is hoped he may
yet be spared for years of beneficence
and usefulness for he is an honor and
a blessing to his country and to the
world.
Ths* KftJUbnal Rifles have accepted
an invitation to participate in the
competetive drill at Chicogo next
October. The Western boys would do
well to look to their laurels, if they
expect to defeat the Capital's crack
company.
There is a curious coincidence in the
fact that no sooner does the man from
Maine set sail for Europe, than the
Irisn-American club of New York be
gins to boom Mr. Blaine for President
declaring that while they have no ob
jection to other candidates, the head
of the old ticket is the man of their
choice. Well, the Democrats will fer
vently wish the Icish-Americans suc
cess in their endeavor to renominate
Mr. Blaine, but fear their hope will
not be realized. This Blaine talk,
and the further fact that the New
Hampshire Republicans have resur
rected, and are about to send to the
U. 18. Senate “Bill” Chandler, politi
cal boss, notorious corruptionist,
and as bad as all, the fraudulent Pres
ident's tool and underling, conclu
sively demonstrates that more than
one defeat will be required to chasten
the Republican party.
If the people of Washington could
decide the question, 1 believo Secreta
ry Lamar would surely succeed to tho
the vacancy in the Supreme Court,
but we have it from good authority
that tlie Secretary does not desire the
position, as it would shelve him for
life, and deprive the Nation—as his
friends think—of the great ability of
this eminent statesman in its cabinets
and councils, where he is best fitted
to serve and shine.
As tlie Grand Army of the Repub
lic is incubating another “Dependent
Pension Bill,” which they will urge
the next Congress to pass, it is proba
ble that President Cleveland's veto
will again be the country's only safe
guard against a measure so unjustand
ruinous.
President Cleveland, on his way to
Washington from the North woods of
New York, where he has been inves
tigating personally the “disputed fish
eries” question, stopped at Albany
and dined with Gov. Hill, "which the
politicians of all shades believe evi
dences such cordiality between these
distinguished Democrats they will not
be rivals for Prerfdentlal honors.
The President and Col. Lamont were
much benefttted by their outing,
though both are badly sunburned
and show many mirks Of their con
tests with black files and mountain
mosquitos. Mrs. Cleveland did not
return wflth the President, but will
spend the next fortnight visiting her
friends at Oswego, N. Y.
THE HISTORY OF A FAMOUS CABM+~
TH* ARGUMENT OF COONSMLiIN TH»
MATTER—THE DECISION OF
OOURTJ-SBHCUDATION AND GOSSIP
CONCERNING THE FAMOUS "WtUh
CASE. .
From Atlanta Constitution.
Tho supreme court of Geoi^jfo. Jus
tice Samuel Hal! presiding, repderea
on yesterday Its decision in regard to
the will of the late David Dlokson,
in which a large property was left
Amanda A. Dickson, colored, and her
two children. The decision of the
court was that the will of tho testator
should stand; there being shown to
tin 1, court no reason why the Instru
ment as written by the testator should
not govern tho disposition of the
property:
The case has been pending for some
time in the supreme court, and the
decision lias been anxiously awaited
because of the peculiar feature of the
Thotigh the matter has been,
more than once published
in tho columns of the Constitution,» ,
simple recital of the facts prpvsf
interesting 1 , now that the decision 6f
the supreme court has Again brought
tho matter prominently before the
public. .
David Dickson lived in Hancock
county near the little tdwn of Sparta.
He was a farmer, and won from the
sandy soil of Hancock not only gen
erous living, but managed to put by
each year a sum that aggregated at
tlie time of his death a handsome for
tune. Mr. Dickson was more than an
ordinary country farmer; lie was a
man of broad views and extensive in
formation, and as he grew In experi
ence became to be regarded as an an-
thority upon agricultural topics. His
formulas fbr commercial fertilizers,
his rules lor the planting and cultiva
tion of crops, especially of cotton, and
his dissertations upon all farm topics
were largely followed, and greatly
instrumental in improving the condi
tion of the farmers of Lils state and
section. Unmarried, he lived in a
comfortable manner near Sparta, and
was held in the highest esteem by his
neighbors. He was regarded as a
wealthy man, and at his death his
neighbors were not surprised . when
his estate approximated $350,000. But
there was surprise manifested, when
upon the opening of tlie will, it was
found that Amanda A. Dickson, and
her two children, were the heirs to
the magnificent property.
Amanda Di ksoa was a mulatto wo
man of about thirty years, and was
the daughter, of Julia Dickson, a col
ored woman who hail lived with Mr.
Dickson for many years. When the
relatives and friends of Mr. Dickson
found that the hulk of tlie estate was
to go by the will to the mulatto wo
man and her two children they tiled a
caveat, objecting to the will on tho
following grounds; First, the will was
the result of undue Influences exer
cised by Amanda and her mother,
Julia, upon the mind of tlie testator;
second, it resulted from false and
fraudulent representations made by
Amanda and her mother to the effect
that Amanda was tho child of Mr.
Dickson, and that Amanda’s two
children were natural sons of Mr.
Charles H. Eubanks, a deceased
friend of Mr. Dickson; third and last,
the nature of the will was contrary to
ilie public policy of the state.
On the trial of the case before tho
Court of ordinary the will was admit-
soti, yet if he left property to them as
a reparation for Ins past Indiscretions,
or us a means for. Providing for his
own offspring, ana not with any
vlew to import immorality, or with
any understRndipg>that further illegal
relations wers to exist, the court could
not see how the will could be declar
ed void.’on that account. In render
ing the decision the court said; “That
whether or. not, it wouM be desirable
to prohibit such leaacles by law is a
matter we cannot deal with, and in
the absence of any legislative action
Upon .the subject., it will be beyond
the powers of the judicial department
of the Government t&.n>nke such dec
laration, and as to the color of the
parties interested, tho constitution of
the United Htates, the decisions of
the United Htates Supreme court as
well as the coristitution and laws of
Georgia prevent a discrimination on
that ground on the mere matter of
(claiminga legacy.”
So it appears that Amanda A. Dick
son and iier two children are fully in
possession of this magnificent, proper
ty, aud oanuot bo disturbed hereafter
In the enjoyment of the same. f •
The counsel for and against the will
Were numerous and able. Appearing
in behalf of the wiR wereG. W. Du-
Bose, W. M. and M.^P. Reese, John
T. Jordan, Regsa 4 j£ ounsel
for the caveatore-were-N. I ."Hammond,
Hill & Harris, .BaOOIl A Rutherford,
R, W. Patterson, R. D. Smith, J. A.
Harley, and T. M. Hunt. It is said
that the renumeration of Counsel was
agreed upon before the case went Into
the, oonrts, and it was rumored yes
terday that the legal fees would not
exceed $25,000. It is also stated upon
excellent authority that Amanda Dick
son will not receive a sum less than
that intended for her by the testator
because of large legal expenses, for
the ri'ason, that Mr. Dklkson expect
ing a legal fight over the disposition
of the property, left, to the executors
a sum of money sufficient to pay tlie
expenses of a legal contest. This sum
is said to be* $25,000, which would
seem to corroborate the statement
that the attorneys’ fees would not be
beyond that amount.
The decision of the court leaves
Amanda A Dickson, one of the richest,
if not the richest, colored woman in
the United States.
NO RACE CO-EDUCATION.
The Panama Canal.—Will it ever
be completed? A flood of water has
destroyed a large cut of it represent
ing millions of dollars. This work,
besides its immense cost, has caused
the death of thousands of workmen.
DeLesseps is a man of wonderful en
ergy but can he secure the many mil
lions necessary to repair this great
loss and carry on the grand enter
prise to completion. Many are anx
ious to hear from him.
ted to probate, and tlm caveators
carried tlie matter to the superior
court of Hancock county for trial. J
After a long and stubborn contest in j
the superior court, with able and
zealous attorneys on both sides, before
a jury of citizens, who had known the
tatestor in life, the verdict was found
for the will. The caveators, through
their attorneys, moved for a new trial,
but the court refused to grant it,
whereupon the caveators excepted,
and carried the case to the supreme
court. , , . .
The case was argued last year be
fore the supreme court, when the
bench was composed of Chief-Justice
Jackson, and AssociateJusticesHa.il
and Blandford. Weeks and months
elapsed and the court made no decis
ion. The matter was delayed so long
that public interest grew tired, anil
the case dropped from the minds or
tlie people. At the time of the death
of the late lamented Chief-Justice
Jackson, the subject of the will again
oaino iR), in the speculation upon a
rumor that the death of the chief-
justice left the remaining members or
tlie court divided ,upon the matter.
How tbl$ speculation began and upon
what it wos based no One can tell, for
no hi tit hfed been dropped by any
member of the doprt in rsgard to the
atter.' TTaAt :lt Was babeless was ful-
fffiown yesterday. „ ...
Yesterday, 1 Associate Justice Hall
delivered the decision of the court in
the matter. Associate J ustice Bland
ford agreed with him. The leading
points in the decision affirming the
court below, as delivered yesterday,
are as fOUows: , nJn .
In regard to the question of undue
influence, alleged to have been
ed upon the mind of the testator, the
court held that the representations
made whether fraudulent ornot, " e
questions for the jury. They had
been submitted under tho chargeio
the court, and the jury found agarnst
the caveators. Also, the court nela
that while it may have appeared that
Amanda and her oblldren were vhe Il
legitimate descendents of Mr. Dick
Stirring Report of Board of Visitors.
Atlanta, June 10.—The Board of
Visitors held their final meeting at
the capitol today and submitted their
reports to the Governor. The State
University report is common-place
and conventional, containing nothing
of special interest.! The board compli
ments Administrative ( 'baileeNor Mell,
and commends the university to the
support and patronage of the friends
of liberal education in the State. The
report of the Atlanta University,
colored, is an abler anil more interest
ing paper, with Some feature of pub
lic Importance. Tlie report goes
carefully into the details of the in
struction, malting wholesome sug
gestions here and there. There are
twenty-four teachers and attendance
nearly 500 students. The majority is
from Georgia, but eight other States
are represented, among them New
York anil Massachusetts. A striking
and significant feature of the report
is a reference to the fact that white
pupils, of various ages and both sex
es, are in attendance, and on entirely
the same footing with the negro stu
dents. These generally are more or
less closely related to the teachers or
officials, but in one instance, in no
way related. Tho board learned that
it was tlie avowed intention of tlie
institution to admit all white children
applying, and to encourage it, tlmH
striving to break down the barriers
to co-education of tlie races, so well
established by policy. This the State
board strongly condemns on the
ground that not only is it intrinsically
wrong, but contrary to our civiliza
tion, anil the genius of our institu
tions. The board further asserts
the Atlanta University is using the $8,
000 appropiated by tue Htute directly
contrary to the terms of the appro
priation anil the spirit of legislation.
From the act of 1874 to tlie present
year, it charges a misuse of the funds,
as they are appropriated solely for the
benefit of the colored race. They call
the special attention of the Governor
to this matter, and indicate between
lines that it is a matter for legislation.
Earthuqake'at Vernon in Ti re
istan.—This town is in ruins caused
by an earthquake in the early part of
June. Most of the houses were in
ruins and those left standing were so
injured that, according to the report,
there was not a safe, roof in the place.
One hundred and twenty persons
W*re killed and as many more were
mere on less injured, nearly half of
whom it was thought would die.
General Friedie, Governor of the
Province was amohg the mortally
wounded
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some; removing all bad odors from
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The eminent physicians, J. Murion
Sims, of New York, says: *T am con
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