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YELLOW FEVER.
Forty Cases In St. Vincent's Orphan
Asylvm.
STILL INCREASING IN NEW OR
LEANS.
232 New Cases, < 7 Deaths.
UNABATED IN MEMPHIS.
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New Orleans. Sep. 7.—Weather
clear and warm all day. From noon
to 6p. m., 28 deaths aud only a few
new cases reported. Among the
deaths to-day were Edward Hill,
member ol the Cotton Exchange,
Julius Resch, Violinist, Albert Vau
denhim, photographer. Yesterday
Louis Bluhen, Ma -Starke, Amos
Patton. Forty cases are reported at
St. Vincent Infant Orphan Asylum.
Appeals for aid continue to be made.
New Orleans, Sept. 7.—A Vicks
burg letter reports the death of J.
Quido Methna and wife Marie Metb
na Saheller. They had the National
theatre here two seasons, and were
well known in theatrical circles.
Washington, Sept. 7.—The Ala
bama Great Southern Railroad an
nounces that it will pass all supplies,
nurses, physicians, &e., in aid of yel
low fever sufferers free, from Chatta
nooga to Meridian.
£.New Obleans, Sept. 6.—Midnight-
Collector Smith to-day received a
communication from A. H. Isaacson,
whioh stated.that St. Vincent’s In
fant Asyium is in a very sad condi
tion. The Sisters of Charity have
200 Infants of all nationalities in
charge, and they badly need food,
clothing, and especially blankets.
Yellow fever has gained entrance
into the institution, and forty of the
little inmates are suffering with the
disease. Mr. Isaacson appeals to
Collector Smith to correspond at
once with the authorities at Wash
ington and beseech them to author
ize the Quartermaster to issue suita
ble rations for thirty days and neces
sary blankets to cover the sick in
mates. Immediately after the re
ceipt of the above, Collector Smith
sent the following telegram to Secre
tary McCrary:
New Obleans, Sept. 7.— To the Sec
retary of War, Washington, D. C: St.
Vincent’s Asylum has two hundred
babies of all nationalities, forty sick
with yellow fever, and greatly in
need of blankets. An urgent request
is made that you furnish two hundred
blankets for their use at once.
Q. L. Smith,
Collector.
Washington, Sept. 7.—ln response
to the telegnunrfaom Collector Smith,
of New Orleans, requesting that two
hundred blankets be sent to St. Vin
cent’s Orphan Asylum for use of two
hundred children of that Institution,
forty of whom are Sick with fever,
the Secretary of War has ordered
that they be sent therefrom Fort
Leavenworth, that being the nearest
point from which they can be sup
plied.
Memphis, Tekn., Sept. 7.—The fe
ver continues uabated. Many active
workers among the sick have been
stricken down. A. J. Wheeler Sec
retary of the Masonic Relief Board,
is dying. Four nurses in the employ
of the Board died. Four others are
sick. J. B, Cook, architect, and Dr.
D. D. Saunders are down with the
fever. Rev. C. C. Parsons, Rector of
Grace Episcopal church, died last
night, also Mrs. Ann Philmont
and Frank Gates, sou of Samuel M,
Gates. Mias Mollie Gates is down.
Physicians and nurses front Wash
ington reported fpr duty to the How
ard Association this morning. There
is pressing need for experienced nur
ses; $lO per day lias been vainly of
fered, and many sick" lie in rooms
without proper attention, owing to
inability of the relief associations to
-supply many calls for nurses. Al
though tnere are many negroes in
the city few can be persuaded to
wait upon or even approach sick
persons, while the majority of those
who do hire as nurses for , the big
pay offered are in efficient.
Fifty-four deaths were reported up
to noon, one hundred and three for
the 24 hours ending at noon.
New OatEASs, Sep. 7.— New cases
to-day 232, deaths 77. Among the
deaths is Willis K. Woolf, Western
Union Telegraph operator, aged 21,
a native of Alabama.
Baltimobe, Sept. 7.— The following
telegram was received:
VrefesßUßa, Miss., Sept. 7.
Tj Francis W. Elder, Baltimore; Bish*
op F.lder has a light attack of yellow
fever. He Is doing well and sends
his love. H. A. Picherel.
Meridian, Miss., Sep. 7.— Forty
cases of fever at Like station on the
Vicksburg and Meridian Railroad,
forty miles from Meridian. There
are ten eases at Balton on the same
road, 27 miles east of Vicksburg. The
officers and employees of the Alaba
bama and Great Southern Railroad
sent Vicksburg three hundred aud
sixty dollars for the relief of the suf
fering railroad men and their fami
lies.
Washington, Sep. 7.—Hudson, N.
Y„ will forward SIOOO in money to
the fever sufferers.
An entertalument by the Knights
of the Mystic Crew, Cairo, 111., net
ted $205.
Total contributions at Montgom
ery, Ala., $3350.
One hundred aud twenty-live dol
lars in 50 cent subscriptions were
collected to-day at Honesdale, Pa.
Subscriptions to date at. Columbus,
Ga., sl7lO, of which the Eagle &
Phenix Manufacturing 0.. gave $750.
Its ofllcere, employees aud opera
tives *305.
Raleigh, N. C., Sept. 7.—The ladies
of the ten white chuich congrega
tions, Methodist, Catholio, Presbyte
rian, Hebrew, Episcopal aud B iptist,
held last evening the most brilliant
festival ever given in the State. The
use of the Oapitol and grounds were
given to the ladles by Gov. Vance.
There were forty-one ladies cojcpris
lug the Executive Committee of the
Relief Fuud Association. Reeiits
SOSO. In hand $350, previously col
lected. This afternoon they forward
ed check for SIOOO for the relief of
fever sufferers,. Raleigh has contrib
uted S2OOO.
New Orleans, Sept. 7.— Deaths in
cluded 30 minors, 10 being under 7.
Among the deaths are Cnarles Gal
lagher, jr., Rev. M. Wilson, D. D ,
pastor Calessuin place, Baptist
church. From noon to ov. m., 18
deaths were reported to the Board of
Health. Dr. Samuel Walker, Wat.
Weber, druggist, 14 female and
7 male nurses 'left for
Gienville to night. At the Peabody
Subsistence Association, news re
ceived from different parts of the
country are very favorable, services,
contributions supplies, and etc., arc
being offered. In a few days large
supplies are expected.and the Asso
ciation will be enabled to increase
its distributions.
Manchester Murk el Unsatisfactory.
Movement to Curtail Production.
London, Sept. 7.— The Manchester
Guardian's commercial articles re
port the market very dull aud unsat
isfactory alike to buyers and sellers.
It says: The movement for curtail
ing production has become consider
able. We do not hear of any organ
ized short time, but there is a good
deal of machinery Btopped, aud no
improvement is perceptible in advi
ces from leading foreign markets.
Scarcely any description of cloth or
yarn can be shipped at current rates
without loss.
lynch l.aw In uaiisa*.
Cincinnati, Sep. 7.—A special states
that Jno. Richmond, arrested for
horse thieving and murder of H.
Cliff, atCbetopab, Kansas, recently
was taken from a train upon arrival,
atChetopab, and hung under a
bridge close to the town by a party
of masked men.
Pnllilral Movement*.
Chicago, Sept. 7.—The Republicans
of the 4th District nominated Jno.
V. Shown, of Kane.
Galveston, Sept. 7.—The Demo
crats of the Ist District re-nominated
Hon. J. H. Reagan by acclamation
for Congress .
Philadelphia, Sept. 7.—Hon. Chap
man Freeman, of the first district,
declines a renomination. The Re
publicans of the 6th district renomi
nated Hon. W'm. Ward.
TELEOBIPIIIC tI'BMABT.
New York, Sept. 7.—A special from
Omaha says, as far as known, four
men perished in the flames of the
burning Grand Central Hotel, one
injured fireman. Since other men
are missing, their bodies are believed
to be in the ruins.
London, Sept. 7.—A special from
Bucharest says: Rinderpest is rap
idly extending throughout Rou
mania. The authorities neglect tak
ing precautions to prevent its spread.
Paris, Sept. 7.—To meet the wishes
of several chambers of Commerce,the
French and American delegates to
the conference for a commercial trea
ty will hold public meetings at Ma
con, Lyons. Saint Etienne, Ninies,
Montpellier, Avignon and Marseil
les. The first meeting will be hel l at
Macon to-day.
The cotton Spinners of northen
Franco have resolved not to work
by gas light in order to lessen the ac
cumulation of stock.
WEATHER indication*.
War Department, )
Office Chief Signal Officer, >
Washington, Sept., 7,1878. J
For South Atlantic States, colder,
partly cloudy weather, followed by
frequent rains, increasing northeast
erly winds, rising, followed in south
portions by falling barometer,
COLUMBUS, GA., SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1878.
SUndurtl Mllvcr Dollura.
Washington, Sept. 7.- L The follow
ing was issued this evening:
Treasury Detartment,
Sept. 7th, 1878,
Hon. James GUJiUan. U. S. Treasurer :
On and after the lGth day of this
month you are authorized at the
Treasury In Washington and at the
several sub Treasury’s in the U. 8.,
to exchange standard silver dollars
for U. S, notes.
Very Respectfully,
John Sherman.
whip New*.
New York, Sept. 7.—Arrived: Britan
nio, P. Coland, WyclllTe,
London, Sept. 7.—Tim Ville De Paris
passed Lizard this morning.
Homeward: Katlilnka, Savannah, Dell
wynn, Bull River, Leopold, Et Marie, Or
leans.
Vermont .Election.
White River Junction, Vt., Septem
ber 7.—The First Congressional District,
with four towns to hear from, gives Joice
(Rep.,) 6,065 majority. The Second gives
Tyler (ltep.,) 7,252 majority. The Third
District—no choice. Grant (Rep .) receiv
ed 6,645; Wakeman (Dem.,) 3,558; Bar
low, bolter, 9,112. Another election will
be held Nov. sth. The Senate aud House
arc strongly Republican, though elected
by a diminished majority. Greenbacker's
elected to the House are mostly Demo
crats. Rutland, St. Albans and Burling
ton, the three largest towns, are represent
ed by Democrats.
MAINE'S) VOTE IN SIKI* TKM BED.
SOME GOSSIP ABOUT THE FUTURE OF PAR
TIES IN THAT STATE.
Oorreßpondenoe of tho World,
Augusta, Me., Sept. 3. —Coming
struigtit to tho probable figure of
Maiue’s balloting, I estimate the to
tal vote at 125,U00. Of these the Re
publicans may get 60,000, but the
chances are they will fail a little
short aud get, say, 58,000. The Dem
ocrats ought to get 35,000 of
the rest, leaving tho Nationals 32,000
It is needless to say this is a curi
ous aud even phenomenal canvass.
The Republicans do uot claim to be
able to make their usual calculations.
They cannot count their map. The
only issue is the currency, the Re
publicans charging that the Green
baekers aud Democrats both
want to put off resumption.
In this they have the affirmative and
so the advantage. The Democrats
have failed to grasp the best means
ot warfare, aud have listlessly
thrown away the opportunity to ar
raign the Republican management
of affairs, and simply pleaded not
guilty to the splenetic accusations of
Mr. Blaine, who, despite tho fact
he put off his convention a month to
get the haug of the thing this year,
has, an usual, got the Democrats ou
the defensive. They as a party are
dolntf little, but, as Dr. Garcelon, the
candidate, good-humoredly said a
week ago, “We are just lookiug on
and seeing the Republicans and
Green backers tight.” He couldn’t
have stated it better.
And what are the Green backer’s
doing V Everything and anything
to make votes. Two years ago they
cast 500 votes, last year 5000; this
year nobody gives thornless than 25,-
000. They have larger meetings than
either of their opponents —indeed,
larger than both in the smaller
towns. This, too, without having
auy leaders of note. They dispose
of questions inonoevenihg that have
puzzles mankind for ages. Ooe of
them will tell you the whole trouble
of the country has come of the na
tional banks taking too much inter
est, while his neighbor will say It is
because of contraction! of currency
by Sherman, aud a3 "currency” he
reckons every compound interest of
the bonds, and holds himself ready
to show that the contraction since
1869 has been over a miiliou and a
half. And these men are not fools.
They have ordinarly good sense.
They have just made up their minds
to “bust” things—that’s all. With
out saying so they have literally and
enthusiastically pooled their issues.
The whole Greenback move
ment is a movement against the
Republican party, originally started
by and confined to Republi
cans, but this year gathering about
equally from both—the Republicaes
leaving their party because they hate
it, the Democrats theirs because they
have nothing to hope from it. This
is about a fair statement of tho case.
Iq live or six of the sixteen counties
there is substantially a fusion of the
opposition in the matter of county
offices, but in the rest the Democrats
make straight nominations and re
fuse any sort of sympathy with, the
new move.
Nobody supposes any candidate
will get a majority for Governor.
The tight then centers in the Legis
lature, The house will select two
candidates from the highest voted
for, and send these names to the
Senate, which will adopt one and de
clare him Governor. If the Repub
licans do not get a clear majority of
the House of Representatives over
both Democrats and Greenbackers,
of oourse Gareelon and Smith will be
sent to the Senate.
A Lively Case at Kldnaplnw In Irwin
County.
A Georgia justice court in the days
that "Georgia Scenes” were written
could not have excited more interest
and excitement than were occasionted
at ew days ago at Dorminey ’a mill in
Irwin Cos. It was the liveliest justice
court held in that district or county
in a long time. Ten men—mostly
young men - were arrested upon war
rants charging them with having
kidnapped a young lady of the
neighborhood aud taking her to
a place whero a minister was
in waiting to join her in the holy
bonds of matrimony to a certain
young man who had wooed and won
her heart, and to whom the parents
had objected as their son in-law.
The young men proved themselves
clear by some means, and were dis
charged.
The millennium issurely approach
ing when it requires the services of
half a score of men to kidnap a
young lady and carry her before a
minister and her sweetheart, who are
silently waiting to perform the cere
mony. We have kuown young ladies
who were not so stubborn about the
subjeot of matrimony. —Hawkinsville
Dispatch,
THE. HUNTER’S WIFE.
Tom Cooper waa a fine specimen of the
Norm American trapper. Slightly but pow
erfully made, with u hardy, weather beaten,
yet handsome lace, strong, indefatigable, and
a crack shot, he was admirably adapted lor
a hunter's life. For many years he knew
not what it was to have a home, but lived
like the beasts he hunted—wandering from
one part of the country to another in pumut
of game. All who knew Tom were much
surprised when ha came, with a pretty young
wile, to settle within three miles of a plan
ter's farm. Many pitied the poor young
creature, who would have to lead such a
solitary Ii ( e; while others said: “If she was
fool enough to marry him, it was her own
lookout.” For nearly four months Tom re
mained at home, and employed his time in
making the old but he had fixed on for their
residence more comfortable. He cleared and
tilled a small spot of land around it, and Su
san began to hope that lor her sake he would
settle down quietly as a squatter. Hut these
visions of happiness were soon dispelled, for
as soon as ibis work was finished he recom
menced his old erratic mode of life, and was
often absent for weeks together, leaving his
wife alone, yet not unprotected, tor since his
marriage old Nero, a favorite hound, was
always left at home as her guardian. He
was a noble dog—a cross between the old
Scottish deerhound and the bloodhound, and
would hunt an Indian as Well as a deer or
bear, which Tom said, “was a proof they
Ingins was a sort o’ warmint, or why should
the brute beast take to hunt ’em, nat'ral like
him that took no notice o’ while men!'’
One cloar, cold morning, about two years
after their marriage, Susan was awakened
by a loud crash, immediately succeeded by
Nero's deep baying. She recollected that
she had shut him in the house as usual Ihe
night before. Supposing he had winded some
solitary wolf or bear prowling around the
but, and effected his escape, she took little
notice of the circumstance; but a few mo
ments alter came a shrill wild cry, which
made her blood run cold. To spring from
her bed, throw on her clothes, and rush from
the hut, was the work of a minute. She no
longer doubted what the hound was in pur
suit of. Fearful thoughts shot through her
brain; she called wildly on Nero, and to her
joy he came dashing through the thick un
derwood. As the dog drew nearer she saw
that he galloped heavily, and carried in his
mouth some large dark creature. Her brain
reeled; she felt a cold and sickly shudder
dart through her limbs. But Susan was a
hunter's daughter, aud all her life hail been
accustomed to witness scenes of danger and
ot horror, and in this school had learned to
siitxjue the natural timidity of her character.
With a powerful effort she recovered herself,
just as Nero dropped at her feet a little In
dian child, apparently between three and
four years obi. She bent down over him,
but there was no sound or motion; she placed
her hand on his little naked chest; the heart
within had ceased to beat—he was dead!
The deep marks of the dog’s fangs were vis
ible on the neck, but the body was untorn.
Old Nero stoo 1 w ith his large bright eyes
fixed on the face ol bis mistress, fawning on
her, as if he expected to be praised for what
he had done, arid seemed to wonder why she
looked so terrified. But SuSan-spurned him
Irom her, and the fierce animal, who would
have pulled down an Indian as he would a
deer, crouched humbly at the youhg woman s
leet. Susan carried the little body gently
in her arms to the hut, and laid it on her
own bed. Her first impulse was to seize a
loaded rifle that hung over the fireplace, and
shoot the hound; and yet she felt she could
rot do it, for in the lone life she led the faith
ful animal seemed like a dear and valued
frirnd, who loved and watched over her, as
if aware of the precious charge intrusted to
him. She thought also of what her husband
would say, when on his return he should find
his old companion dead. Susan had never
seen Tom roused. To her he had ever shown
nothing but kindness; yet she feared as well
as loved him. for there was a fire in those
dark eyes which told of deep, wild passionr
hidden in his breast, and she knew that the
lives of a whole tribe of Indians would be
light in the balance against that of his favor
ite hound.
Having securely fastened up Nero, Susan,
with a heavy heart, proceeded to examine
the ground arountl the hut. in several pla
ces she observed the impression of a small
moccasined foot, but not a child’s. The
tracks were deeply marked, unlike the usual
light, elastic tread of an Indian. From this
circumstance Susan easily inferred that the
woman had been carrying her child when
attacked by the dog. There was nothing to
show why she had come so near the hut;
most probably the hopes of some petty plun
der had been the inducement. Busan did not
dare to wander far from home, iearirig a
band of Indians might be in the neighbor
hood. She returned soriowlully to the hut,
and employed herself in blocking up the
window, or rather the hole where the win
dow had been, for the powerful hound had
in his leap dashed out the entire frame, and
shattered it to pieces. When this was fin
ished, Susan dug a grave, and in it laid the
little Indian boy. She made it close to the
hut,for she could not bear that wolves should
devour those delicate limbs, and she knew
that there it would be sgfe.., The next day
Tom returned. He bad been very unsuccess
ful, and intended setting out again in a few
days in a different direction.
“Susan,” be said, when he had heard her
sad story, “I wish you’d let’ the child where
the dog killed him The squaw’s high sar
tain to come back a-seekin’ for the body,
and ’tis a pity the poor crittur should be dis
apinted. Besides, the logins will be high
sartain to put it down to us; whereas if so be
as they’d lound the body ’pon the spot, may
be they’d understand as ’twas an accident
like, for they’re unkimmon cunning war
mint, though they ain’t got sense like Chris
tians.
“ Why do you think the poor woman came
here?” saiilJSusan. “I never knew an Indian
squaw so near the hut defore.”
She fancied a dark shadow flitted across
her husband’s brow. He made no reply;
and on her repeating the question, said an
grily—how should he know' ’Twasas well
to ask for a bear’s reasons as an Ingiri’s.
Tom only stayed at home long enough to
mend the broken window, and plant a small
spot of Indian corn and then again set out
telling Susan not to expect him home in less
than a month. “If that squaw comes this
way agin,” be said, “as maybe she will, jist
put out any broken victuals you’ve a-got for
the poor crittur; though maybe she won’t
come, for they Ingins be onkimmon skeary. ’
Susan wondered at his taking an interest in
the woman, amt often thought of that dark
look she had noticed, and ol Tom’s unwill
ingness to speak on the subject. She never
knew that on his last hunting expedition,
when hiding some skins which he intended
to fetch on his return, he had observed an
Jndian watching him, and bad shot him
with as little mercy as he would have shown
a wolf. On Tom’s return to the spot the
body was gone; and in the soft damp soil
was the mark of an Indian squaw’s foot, and
by its side a little child’s. He was sorry
then for the deed be had done; he thought of
the grief of the poor widow, and how it would
be possible for her to live until she could
reach her tribe, who were far, far distant, at
tho lout ot Ihe Rocky Mountains; ami now
to feel that through his means, too, the had
lost her child, put thoughts into his mind
that had never before found a place tnere.
Ho thought that one God had formed the
Red Man as well as the White— of the souls
of the many Indians hurried into eternity by
his unerring rifle; and they perhaps were
more fitted for their ‘happy hunting grounds’
than he for the white man’s Heaven. In this
state of mind, every word his wife had said
to him seemed a reproach, and he was glad
again to be alone in the forest with his rifle
and his hounds.
The afternoon of the third day after Tom's
departure, as Susan was sitting at work, she
heard something scratching and whining at
the door. Nero, who was by her side,
evinced no signs o! anger, but van to the
door, showing his white teeth, as was his
custom when pleased. Susan unbarred it,
when to her astonishment the two deer
hounds her husband had taken with him
walked into the hut, looking weary and soil
ed. At first she thought Tom might have
killed a deer not tar Irom home, anti had
brought her a fresh supply of venison; but
no cne was there. She rushed from the hut,
and soon, breathless and terrified, reached
the squattei’B cabin. John Wilton and his
three sons were just returned from the clear
ings, when Susan ran into their comfortable
kitchen; her long black hair streaming on
her shoulders, aud her wild and bloodshot
eyes, gave her the appearance of a maniac.
In a lew unconnected words she explained
to them the cause of her terror, and implored
them to set off immediately ill search of her
husband. It was in vain they tolu her of the
uselessness ot going at that time—of the
impossibility of following a trail in the dark.
s he sail! she would go herself; she felt sure
of finding him; and at last they were obliged
to use force to prevent her leaving the house.
The next morning at daybreak Wilton and
his two sons were mounted, and ready to set
out, intending to take Nero with them ; hut
nothing could induce him to leave his mis
tress ; he resisted passively for sometime,
until one of the young men attempted to pass
a rope round his neck, to drag him away ;
then his forbearance vanished; he sprung on
his tormentor, threw him down, and would
have strangled him if Susan had not been
present. Finding it impossible to make
Nero accompany them, they left without
him, but had not proceeded many miles be
fore he and his mistress were at their side.
They begged Susan to return, told her of the
hardships she must endure, and of the incon
venience she would be to them. It was ot
no avail; she had but one answer; “I am a
hunter s daughter, and a hunter's wife.” She
told them that knowing how uselui Nero
would be to them in their search, she had
secretly taken u horse and followed them.
The party rode first to Tom Cooper's hut,
and there having dismounted, leading their
horses through the forest, followed the trail,
as only men long accustomed to a savage
life can do. At night they lay on the ground,
covered with their thick bear skin cloaks ;
lor Susan only they heaped up a bed ol dried
leaves; but she refused to occupy it, saying
it was her duty to bear the same hardships
they did. Ever since their departure she had
shown no sign of sorrow. Although slight
and delicately formed, she never appeared
fatigued; her whole soul was absorbed in one
longing desire—to find her husband's body ;
for from the first she had abandoned the hope
of ever again seeing him in tile. This desire
supported her through every thing. Early
the next mornin'" they were again on the
trail. About noon, as they were crossing a
small brook, the hound suddenly dashed
away from them, and was lost in the thicket.
At first they fancied they might have crossed
the track of a deer or wolf; but a long
mournful howl soon told the sad truth, for
not tar from the brook lay the faithful dog
on the dead body ot his master, which was
pierced to the heart by an Indian arrow.
The murderer had apparently been afraid
to approach on account of the dogs, for the
body wasjeft as it had fallen not even the
rifle was gone. No sign of Indians could be
discovered save one small footprint, which
was instantly, pronounced to be that of a
squaw Susan showed no grief at the sight
of the body; she maintained the same forced
calmness, and seemed comforted that it was
lound. Old Wilton staid with her to remove
all that now remained of her darling hus
band, and his two sons again set out on the
trail, which soon led them into the open prai
rie, where it was easily traced through the
tall thick grass. They continued riding all
that afternoon, and the next morning by day
break were again on the track, which they
followed to the banks of a wide but shallow
stream. There they saw the remains of a
lire. One of the brothers thrust his hand
among the ashes, which were still warm.
They crossed the river, and in the soft sand
on the opposite bank saw again the print of
small moccasined footsteps Here they were
at a loss; lor the rank prairie grass had been
consumed by one of those fearful fires so
common in the prairies, and in its stead
grew short sweet herbage, where even an In
dian'a eye could observe no trace. They
were on ihe point of abandoning the pursuit
when Richard, the younger of the two, called
his brother’s attention to Nero, who had of
his own accord left his mistress to accom
pany them, as it he now understood what
they were about. The hound was trotting
to and fro, with his nose to the ground, as if
endeavoring to pick out a cold scent. Ed
ward laughed at his brother, and pointed to
the track of a deer that had come to drink at
the river. At last be agreed to follow Nero,
who was now cantering slowly across the
prairie. The pace gradually increased, un
til, on a spot where the grass bad grown
more luxuriantly than elsewhere, Nero
threw up hishoße, gave a deep bay, and star
ted off at 80 furious a pate, although
well mounted, they had great difficulty in
keeping up with him. He soon brought
them to the borders of another forest, where,
finding it impossible to take their horses fur
ther, they tethered them to a tree, and set off
again ot toot. They lost sight of the hound,
but still from time to time heard his loud
baying tar away. At last they fancied it
sounded nearer instead of becoming less dis
tinct; and of this they were soon convinced
They still went on in the direction whence
the sound proceeded, until they saw Nero
sitting with his tore paws against the trunk
of a tree, no longer mouthing like a well
trained hound, but yelling like a tury. They
looked up in the tree, but could aee nothing;
until at last Edward espied a large hollow
about half way up the trunk. “I was right,
you see,” he said. “After all, it’s nothing
but a bear; but we may as well shoot the
brute that has given us so much trouble.”
They set to work immediately with their
axes to fell the tree. It began to totter, when
a dark object, they could not tell what in
the dim twilight, crawled Irom its place of
concealment to the extremity of a branch,
and from thence sprung into the next tree.
Snatching up their rifles, they both fired to
gether; when, to their astonishment, Instead
of a hear, a young Indian squaw, with a wild
yeli, fell to the groung. They ran to the
spot where she lay motionless, and carried
her to the borders of the wood where they
had that morning" dismounted. Richard
lifted her on his horse, and springing him
self into the saddle, carried the almost life
less body before him. The poor creature
n4ver spoke. Several times they stopped,
thinking she was dead; her pulse only told
the spirit had not flown from its earthly ten
ement. When ihey reached the river which
had been crossed by them belore, they wash
ed the wounds, and sprinkled water on her
tace. This appeared to revive her; and when
Richard again lifted her in his arms to place
her on his horse, he fancied he heard her
mutter in Iroquois one word—“revenged!”
It was a strange sight, these two powerful
men tending so carefully the being they had
a few hours before sought to slay, and en
deavoring to stanch the blood that flowed
from woundl which they had made! Yet so
it was. It would have appeared to them a
sin to leave the Indian woman to die ; yet
they felt no remorse at having inflicted the
wound, and doubtless would have been bet
ter pleased bad it been mortal; but they
would not have murdered a wounded enemy,
even an Indian warrior, stilt less a squaw.
The party continued their journey until mid
night, when they stopped to rest their jaded
horses. Having wrapped the squaw in their
bear-skins, they laydown themselves With
no covering save the clothes they wore.
They were in no want of provision!, as not
knowing when they might return, they had
taken a good supply ot bread and dried ven
ison, not wishing to lose any precious time
in seeking food while on the trail. The
brandy still remaining in their flasks they
preserved for the use of their captive. The
evening of the following day they reached
the trapper's hut. where they were not a lit
tle surprised to find Susan. She told them
that although John Wilton had begged her
to live with them, she could not bear to leave
the spot where every thing reminded her of
one to think of whom was now her only
consolation, and that while she had Nero,
she feared nothing. They needed not to tell
their mournful tale—Susan already under
stood it but too clearly. She begged them
to leave the Indian woman with her. “You
have no one,” she said, “to tend and watch
her as I can do; besides, it is not wright that
I should lay such a burden on you.” Al
though unwilling to impose on her the pain
ful tlsk of nursing her husband's murderess,
they could not but allow that she was right,
and seeing how earnestly she desired it, at
last consented to leave the Indian woman
with her.
For many long weeks Susan nursed her
charge as tenderly as if she had been her sis
ter. At first she lay almost motionless, and
rarely spoke; then she grew delirious, and
raved wildly. Susan fortunately could not
understand what she said, but often turned
shudderingly away when the Indian woman
would strive to rise from her bed, and mova
her arms as if drawing a bow; or yell wildly,
and cower in terror beneath the clothes, re
acting in her delirium the feartul scenes
through which she had passed. By degrees
reason returned ; she gradually got better,
but seemed restless and unhappy, and could
not bear the sight of Nero. The first proof
of returning reason she had shown was to
shriek in terror w hen he once accidentally
followed his mistress into the room where
she lay. One morning Susan missed her;
she searched around the hut, but she was
gone, without having taken farewell of her
kind benefactress.
A few' years after Susaf! Cooper (no longer
“pretty Susan,’ 5 for time and grief had done
their work) heard late one night a hurried
knock, which was repeated several times be
fore she could unfasten the door, each time
more loudly than before. She called to ask
who it was at that hour of the night. A few
hurried words in Iroquois w'ere the reply,
and Susan congratulated herself on having
spoken belore unbarring the door. But on
listeninh again, she distinctly heard the same
voice say, “Quick—quick!” and recognized
it as the Indian woman’s whom she had
nursed. The door was instantly opened,
when the squaw rushed into the hut, seized
Susan by the arm, and made signs to her to
come away. She was too much excited to
remember then the few words of English she
had picked up when living with the white
woman. Expressing her meaning by ges
tures with a clearness peculiar to the Indi
ans she dragged rather than led Susan from
the hut. They had fust reached the edge of
the forest when the wild yells of the Indians
sounded in their ears. Having gone W’ith
Susan a little way into the forest her guide
left her. For nearly lour hours she lay
there half* dead with qold and terror, not dar
ing to move from her place of concealment.
She saw the flames of the dwelling where so
many lonely hours had been passed, rising
above the trees, and heard the shrill ‘whoops’
of the retiring Indians. Nero, who was ly
ing by her side, suddenly rose and gave a
low growl. Silently a dark figure came
gliding among the trees directly to the spot
where she lay. She gave herself up for lost;
but it was the Indian woman who came to
her, and dropped at her feet a bag of more/,
the remains of her late husband’s savings.
The grateful creature knew where it was
kept; and while the Indians were busied ex
amining the rifles and other objects more
interesting to them, had carried it off unob
served. Waving her arm around to show
thatt all was now quiet, she pointed in the
direction of Wilton’s house, and was again
lost among the trees.
Day was just breaking when Susan reach
ed the squatter’s cabin. Having heard the
sad story, Wilton and two of his sons started
immediately for the spot. Nothing was to
be seen save a heap of ashes. The party
had apparently consisted of only three or
four Indians; but a powerful tribe being in
the neighborhood, they saw it would be too
hazardous to follow them. From this time
Susan lived with the Wiltons. She was as
a daughter to the old man, and a sister to his
sons, who often said: “That as far as they
were concerned, the Indians had never done
a kindlier action than in burning down Su-v
san Cooper’s hut.”
Sherman at Toledo.
“What caused the panic.” was the
cry. “Advising a solid North for a
solid South.” There were cries of
“Hayes’ policy,” “bloody shirt,” and
a bedlam ot hisses and jeers. He
left his text entirely and tried to
meet the crowd. “We shall resume
as sure as fate,” he said. [Hisses
and jeers] “Our trouble has been ex
travagance.” “Haven’t anything to
be extravagant with, said a voice.
“The bondholders get gold,” said
the Secretary, and a voice interrupt
ed. “Yes, you’re the rooster that
gave it to ’em.” “I want a dollar
worth a dollar in gold,” said he. "We
would rather have ooe worth ten
cents than noneat ail,” was the re
sponse. He referred to a possible
scarcity of money, and a torrent of
interruptions followed, such as these:
“The poor man haintgot no money
“You’ve burnt it all up;” “Ham and
eggs for one.” [Hisses and laugh
ter.] . . ,
When he proceeded to atswar
Thurman he was drowned out com
pletely by cries for other speakers.
At something be Baid the answer
was: “That ain’t in the National
platform.” [Great laughter.] Sec
retary Sherman—“l don’t know what
that platform is.” A voice—“ We’ll
show you this fall.” Another voice
—“How’s real estate going?” The
Secretary—"lt will go up when we
get oa a solid basis.” Voice—“lt’s
gono up now. [Great laughter.] At
this time, warming up, tlie Secrutary
snid: "I’ll bet my soul that in six
months after resuwpil m begins all
now crazily opposed to me will be
with us.” [Cheers and hisses,]
The crowd made short work of the
Secretary’s elaborate preparation for
dlsoueslng the Electoral fraud. When
ho reached the Louisiana matter
great confusion ensued, and he was
obliged to leave the subject bv cries of
”8 to 7!” “Fraud! fraud !” "You stole
the Presidency I” &o. The Secretary
pressed toward his peroration : “My
oouutrymeu,” said he. "the Repub
lloan party is a National party.”
[Cries of “No, no, no,” &c., and great
laughter,] The Secretary—“My
friends, what party to-day threatens
to disrupt the Union?” A voice—
“ John Sherman.” The Secretary—
“lt is not true. I threaten to make
your money us good ub gold, and I
am going to do It.” A voice—"Wltat
do you think of Gon. Steedmau?”
Tne Secretary continuing: “There
are pu* broad fields in the West; go
out to them on vour saddled horses.”
Vjoiees—"Ain’t got any.”
Tlic New Expedient fur tbe KepresHlon
of KoclallHiu in Crrninny.
Berlin, Aug. 15, Letter to London standard.l
After two months’ recess the Ger
niuti Federal Council was opened to
day ami took into consideration the
Social Democrats Repression bill
proposed by the Prussian Govern
ment.
This measure contains twenty-four
clauses. It forbids ull unions or
societies having for their object the
furtherance of Social Democratic,
Socialistic, or Communistic aspira
tions directed to undermine the ex
isting order of the State and of socie
ty. The central authorities of
the Federal States and their police
are to be empowered to
dissolve all societies and uniont
which have any connection whaleter
with Social Democratic doctrines,
and to conliscate all their property,
which shall bo assigned towards the
relief ot the poor of the place where
the confiscation occurs. All persons
who are leaders, lecturers, agents, or
members of such a union or society,
or who let rooms for its meetings and
assemblies, are to be punished by
imprisonment varying from one
month td twelve mouths or by fines
of from five hundred to cne thousand
marks. These persons can also be
indicted for sojourning iu
certain districts or places.
Foreigners supporting Social
istic aspirations are tube expelled
under similar presupposition. Priu
ters and proprietors of circulating
libraries, reudlug-rooms, or public
houses, and persons who sell aqua
vitte or spirits, can be forbidden to
exercise their trade in opposition to
the orders of the police. Complaints
eaa only be made to the central au
thority against these decisions.
There is no other recourse but an
Imperial Court for association &Dd
press affairs, which is to be created
for the purpose. This Court will
consist ot nine Imperial or State offi
cers. At. least five of them must be
royal judges. Its functions will ap
parently be of a similar character as
those of the Supreme Ecclesiastical
Court which was created in connec
tion with the Falk Laws.
LAWYERS^
GRIGSBY E. THOMAS,
Attorney at lliaw
Columbus, fin.
Office over 0. E, Hocliatrasser'a.
Jauiatf
ALABAMA LAW OFFICE
Hoopers <fc Waddell
Having established in columbus, an
office for the transaction ot Alabama bnsl
iit'Hß. can be found on Wednesday in each week in
their office in the Garrard Building on Broad Bt.
Any commissions left with Henry B. Goetch
iuH, George H. Waddell,or T. K. Wynne,will meet
with prompt attention. feb2B tf
JLIOXIHL. C. LEVI, Jr. f
Attorney and Counnellor at Law.
Commissioner of Deeds N. 7. and other States.
Office over Georgia J’ome Bank.
EBTATEB. Special attention to keeping accu
rate accounts, vouchers, Ac., and making an
nual returns for Guardians, Administrators
and Executors. iMSPgjMLy^
B. F. HARRELL,
Attorney at Law and Solicitor In Equity
LUMPKIN, GA.
attention given to Collections and
remittances promptly made, povl-tf
R. J. MOSES
Attorney at Law.
OFFICE over Georgia Home Intnrsnce Com
pany.
Office hours from Ist October to Ist June, 10 to
4 p.m. ___ sepl ly
ALO\/0 A. DOZIER, #
Attorney and Counsellor at Luw,
Office over 126 Broad Street.
Practices in State and Federal Courts in both
Georgia aud Alabama. sep26 ly
BIJStsIEY,
Attornoy at Law.
/~\FFIOE east side Broad street, tip stairs, next
V t door to office of Peabody & Brannon.
In addition to his duties as holicitor-General,
will give strict and prompt attention to any
civil business that may be entrusted to h ra in
the Chattabooohee Circuit. , feb2o tf
hood,
Attorney at liaw
HAMILTON, OA.
,r*-OFFIOE over N. H. Barden’s Store.
Jan 19 2 ra
~~ 4 lIAW.II. niiiLiAins,
Attorney at Law
ATLANTA, OA.
eErßusiness before the State Department
promptly attended 10. novf* tf
1). H. YANCEY,
Attorney at liaw,
CUSSSETA, GA.
SPECIAL sttentlon given to the collection of
claims. mobßl-6m.
" COLIMIH 8 LODGE 031.1
knight* of honor.
Meets * Mesoulo Hell, 2nd and 4th Mon ly
even luge in each month t B>4 o'clock r. Hi
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