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DYNAMITE AND DEATH.
FENIANS PREPARING TO BLOW UP
THE ENGLISH EVERYWHERE.
Serving Mahdi on the Sandy Soil of the
Soudan -The Leader* Interviewed on
the Flan—Concentrating For-.cs
to Capture Canada.
London, Feb. 25.—A Paris dispatch gives
an account of the congress of the Fenian dy
naxnitera in that city. There were eleven
delegates, two of whom represented the Irish
revolutionary party in Great Britain; three
were from the United States; two from Ire
land; two from the Continent, and two repre
sented the Irish invineibles. Thirteen Fenians
were present, but took no part in the debate.
A Husain nihilist stood in one corner with a
manufacturer of dynamite. Every jwrson
present was armed with a revolver in readi
ness to shoot any detective who might inter
fere.
John Morrisey, under the name of Kin I, a
native of County Carlow, Ireland, presided.
One Hannery rejiorted the congress. The in
troductory remarks of Kiul were received
with cheers, and Patrick Corcoran marie a
speech condemnatory of England, and advis
ing a more extended use of dynamite He
Bd iod i*; use in towns and v ia /'«. Fnv
aal ii. -t d vuntenanced thu saci die- «i
Innocent people, maintaining that the better
policy would be to attack only ships, bar
racks, and arsenals; but these counsels did
net - . ail. anti an attempt to bring about a
fusion of the dynamiters and invineibles was
frustrated by a telegram from Number One.
A pr< |K*>al for an alliance with the Russian
oihibsts was rejected. James McDennot, the
informer, was again formally condemned to
death; and it was decided to send two mem
hers of the dynamite faction, acquainted
with military tactics, to the camp of El
Mahdi, whom it is pro|>osed to instruct in the
ase of a new dynamite cannon, the manufac
turer of which was present, and in expecta
tion of heavy orders from the mahdi.
An Interview.
Rt. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 25—Gen. Ma<'adaras,
me of the “number one” suspects was inter
viewed.
“It has been stated,” said the reporter,
“that you are to be one of the leaders of the
fcxj>edition. ’’
“If the talk about the expedition is true it
will not be given away to the newspaper's,”
laid Macadams. “There is one man mentioned
Lmong the leaders of the expedil ion 1 know
well. That is Oliver Pain, who is now with
Hie mahdi. He is a brave, resolute and re
lourceful man, and I believe that he will ren
ter El Mahdi good service.”
“You have no intention of going to the
Soudan yourself, general.”
“None? But mv Kvmnatbies and those of
rvery Irish nationalist are with Mohammed
Achmet in his gallant tight.”
“Would you send dynamite?”
“There is no reason why the Nile route
might not be made impassable with a few’ tor
/edoes.”
“I detest what is called the dynamite war,
which is simply assassination. Dynamite has
its legitimate uses in war. It is the substance
out of which naval torpedoes are constructed.
The mahdi ought to have scientific men with
aim w ho ought to know how to make the Nile
impassable.”
“The mahdi scorns well supplied with
rifles.”
Yes; but a few' bundles of congreve rock
ItF would be worth a thousand rifles to him.”
“What good would they doF’
“If you ever saw a thoroughly frightened
samel you would not ask. One camel slightly
burned and badly scared would break any
British square that ever was formed. I have
icen one camel absolutely throw’ a whole
regiment into confusion before it could be
killed.”
Into Canada,
Buftaiz>, Feb. 25.—The News prints the
following: “A secret meeting of the national
executive committee of the Irish revolution
ary army was held here. Delegates are
known to have been present from New York,
Chicago and Detroit, Several old Fenian
leaders were among them. It was deter
mined to take advantage of England s present
embarrassment and make an invasion of
Canada. The plan it is believed involves a
crossing of the border at two or three differ
ent pointe simultaneously, Buffalo being one
of them. The committee claim to be well
supplied with arms, and are able to concen
trate 35,000 men at a given point on short no
tice.
STUDENT WAR.
Alleged Collegiate* Indulge In a Fight on
Aeconnt of a Flag.
New Haven. Conn., Feb. 25.—When the
Yale’s scientific juniors went down town they
saw to their surprise the little blue Hag of the
freshman class fluttering in the wind from
the top of the city hall. A rush was mad *
for the building and while one party went up
itairs the other departed in search of boat
hooks or poles with which to pull down the
flag, When a* stiideuts reached the battery
room on the ; ot 4 x>r they found a man on
guan’. They tried to bribe him io admit them
but foiled.
They then waited for the other party which
•oon came, and armed with poles and hooks
they ascended to the top of the building, and
crawling out on the gable flshed for the flag.
After a half hour’s work they caught on the
flag and began to pull it in. A freshman on
the floor below grasped the flag as it swung
against the building and captured it. A few
hours later Fire Marshal Kennedy put out the
national flag in honor of Washington’s birth
day, and a crowd of siudeute saw, some with
Height and some with chagrin, the freshmen’s
flag attached to it. Hearing the cries of the
students nearly 600 persons gathered about the
city hall. Crowds of students met and en
gaged in a fight, until fearing that a riot
would ensue, the police dispersed the crowd.
The freshman’s flag waved in triumph.
Marshal Bowling's Arreftt.
Lexington, Ky., Feb. 25.—A. M. Bowling,
the marshal of Farmers, Rowan county, and
leader of the trio that took John Martin from
Winchester jail to be murdered by a mob at
Fanners, again figures in the criminal calen
dar. He took a girl named Moore from
Farmers to Olive Hill, an 1 the pair left there
by a train, passing Fanners. The girl's father
telegraphed to Mt. Sterling to have Bow ling,
who Is a man with a wife and children, ar
rested. In attempting to make the arrest
John Gill and Howard Wilson were shot by
Bowling. Gill was fatally hurt, and Wilson
was shot through the hand. Bowling was so
cured.
Out on Bail.
Chicago, Feb. 25.—Mackin and Gal
lagher, the election crooks, who were found
guilty by the jury in the United States dis
trict court, have given bail to the amount of
$20,000 each, pending the decision of Judge
Blodgett of the petition for a new trial
Gleason, the other convicted defendent, will
likewise give bail in the amount of $ 10,000.
The question of a new trial will be argued in
a day or two.
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SAVED FROM THE SEA.
Arrival In Mobile of a Crew Supposed to
Have Been LamiL
Mobile, Ala., Feb. 25Wm. Clark, cap
tain of the wrecked schooner Olive; Wm. A.
Farson and Wm. Alvanxo, members of the
crew; Chas. Kirkcounell, a pass<*nger, and
Hector Taylor, a negro boy, arrived hero
from Pascagoula, after twenty-four hours
pas ed out at sea in an open yawl
They describe the. disaster as previously re
ported, but state that the pilot boat Ida luowe
passeti them by while on the wreck and re
fused assistance, although signals of distrass
w’ere flying at the time. Seeing that there
was to be no rescue, these mon put off in the
y awl, hoping to reach Saud Island, but the
wind blew them out to w*a The yawl was
small, and w as so leaky that bailing hail to l>e
continual Jill night. The w ind was stiff, and
it was very cold, and the rowers, by 2 o’clock
in the morning, were thoroughly exhausted.
A drag was sot to keep the boat’s hpad to
the w’avea, and nothing more could bo dona
So the yawl drifted all the morning. A
blanket was rigged and she began to make
somo headway. Atone time a smoke was
seen in the distance, and the boat was heading
that way. Two hours later l'as<‘agoula Light
house was reached. The men were so ex
hausted that they could hardly get. out of the
l«iat. Lightkeeper Freeman gave them a hue
pi table reception, and suon rastoml them te
got>J condition. The review of the eircum
btances sliows that two men lost their lives in
the wreck—Wm. Jackson, the white man who
was brought here, and Wm. Saunders, a
negro, both of whom were left on the vessel
to cart' for her w hen the party started in the
yawl fur Sand Island.
MURDERED FOR FIVE CENTS.
White Man Killed by Negro Hoy and a
Town Mundial Shot.
Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 25.—A bloody
double tragedy occurred in t he town of Mican
opy, not far from Gainesville, in which two
men lost their lives from a quarrel over five
i nts. A Micanopy man named Cheevea
('arue met a colored boys ate >ut fourteen years
of age, to whom he owed the sum of five
cents. The boy dunned him for (he nickel,
using abusive language; and at the same time
[Hilh’d out his knife. Carne tried to take the
knife away from him. Another colored boy
rushed in and dealt Mr. Carne a murderous
blow on the back.
Carne fell helpless with a broken spine, and
dial in six hours. The excitement ran very
high and there was some talk of lynching the
negroes. Andy Shuford tried to quiet the
p*ople, and bail almost succeeded in doing so
when the town mar.-.bal, who is a colored num,
became greatly incensed a’ Mr. Shuford, and,
pping up to him, told him to consider him
self under arrest. At the same time the mar
dial commenced to pull his revolver. Shufoi’d
was too quick lor him. He pulled his revolver
iiuJ shot the marshal, the ball entering the
foreb ad. Thu marshal expired instantly.
Mr. Shuford came to Gainesville and gave
himself up to the authorities, and wa* re
leased ou bail.
FOOLISH GIRL.
A Maiden Tries to Swallow a
( hk'ken’H Heart and Strangles.
Mi ncy, Pa., Feb. 25.—This village is alive
with g<>ssip over the strange conduct and sad
(a*/* of Miss Emma Davidge, aged twenty
throe years.
Miss Davidge a few days since had her
fortune told, and among t he many things she
wa instruct**! to swallow the raw heart
of a chicken and she would marry the first man
rhe w’onld shake hands with afterward. At
tempting the feat, the heart became we<lged
in her throat, and the girl began to gasp and
choke. Her father passing her r<»om, and
seeing her struggles, tried to remove the ol>-
rttacle, but without avail. Medical aid was
sumrnonud. anti after great difficulty the phy
sician removed the obstruction. The girl,
however, sustained injuries which may cause
her death.
Arresting the Wrong Man.
Fort Worth, Tex., Feb. 25 Ten days
ago a young Kentuckian, Edward Porter An
drew, carne to this city to go into busi
ncf«. He was engaged in looking for
a location, when, on Wednesday evening,
be was arrested cn a charge of be
ing engaged in extensive cattle stealing
in Milam e >unty, the officers insisting tliat he
vas John Devlin. In vain Andrew protested
that he wa- not the man w'anted, and showed
letters and other documents to prove his iden
tity. He was held to await the arrival of an
officer from Milam count;/, who came at 11:55
Monday night, and when he saw the prisoner,
at- once said he was the wrong man,
nithough he bore a striking resemblance
to Devlin. Andrew’ was then re
leased. The worry and his keen sense of the
disgrace have made Andrew .sick, but he says
a-; soon as able that he will sue the officials
for in the sum of SIO,OOO. Word is
r.-cui’-’i-d that the real criminal has been ar
rested at Abilene, and will be brought here.
Andrew is advised that he will be successful
in his suit.
A Naughty Preacher.
Council Bluffs, la., Feb. 25. Some
months ago Rev. Henry 11 »we was dismissed
from the Unite 1 Brethren church of tills city
on account of improper relations with Mrs.
E. b. Jones. Howe's wife secured a divorce
on the same pounds. Howe then proposed
to legalize his relations with Mrs. Jones, and
oflere-i Mr, Jones a ujam if be would get a
divorce from his wife. Joneß accepted the
j. ropo-(tion, secured the divorce, and Sunday
l4um< ug Howe and Mrs. Jones left for St.
J. . ph, Mo., where they were married. This
is tl ■ third matrimonial venture for eat-h of
the contra-*ting parties.
Dißtre»i«ing Accident.
Elmira, N. Y., Feb. 25.—A distressing ac
cident occurred hur<* by the infant child of J.
II /Idler uj>sel:mg a lighted lamp, breaking
i‘ and scattering the burning oil over ite
clothes. The mother, who was in the room
nt the time, ran tx> the child's rescue, and
while endeavoring to extinguish the flame#
her own clothing ignitetl Before help ar
rival both mother and child were burned tc
death.
A Hani of Three.
Paris, Tex., Feb. 25.—Ex-Sheriff Mack,
ex-Deputy James Yates and ex-Jador Newt.
Harris have been arrested charged with com
plicity in the murder of Sheriff J. 11. Black
last fall before he assumed It is al
lege i that one Middleton did the killing at
th- .. / once of the p-rsons named, and that
he bns turne t state's evidence. All four wen
jailed
Sickening Accident.
Pittsburg, Feb. 25.—A car on the incline
Mane broke loose and descended at a frightful
Fekx-ity. Thui c were only a few passengen
on ixjurd. The car was demolished and three
passengers w ere killed. The names not ascer
tained.
Clay Sisters Die.
Petersburg, Va., Feb. 25.—Miss Christo
phine Clay, whose dress caught tire has died
from her injuries. Her stater Roberta Ix.m
Clay, whose dress caught Are while endeavor
ing to extinguish the flames that enveloped
bur stater also died.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNIV 1, FEBRUARY 26. 1885.
DEDICATION SERVICES.
IMPOSING CEREMONIES OF THE WASH
INGTON MONUMENT.
The Capital Crowded with Patriotic Visi
tors Who Meet iroin all Part# of the
Country Under One I lag- Win
throp** Addreiw—Notos.
Washington, Feb. 23.—The city was in
holliday attire, but the weather was not as
pleasant as was desired for the ceremonies.
The mass of iieoplo were, in spite of the in
clemency <if the weather, around the monu
ment, the white house an 1 scattered along the
banks of the Potomac. It is estimated that
there were 200,000 strangers in the city, and
the c ty presented an api>earanee not unlike
thiU <f ’D•> is: a.’ iut ni iai inauguration
cerernuuk ol tih a -haenc.
At an early hour the streets presented an
unusually animated apjK'urnnco with the nu
merous mflitary and civic organizations and
crowds of siKictators marching toward the
base of the grand shaft. The outdoor cere
inomes began at the f<x>t of the monument at
preeisi'ly 1! o'clock. The grand stand was
filled with distingueh«*<l guests, among whom
were President Arthur, the cabinet, visiting
governors of states, senators, representatives,
the diplomatic corps, and members of the
monument commission, all participating in
tb *>re 'tatidn and dedication of the relig
ions Masonic exercises.
•Senator Sherman presided and opened the
ex< rcises with a brief address, reviewing the
btatery of the monument, and paying an elo
quent tribute to Washington. The address
by the venerable W. W. Corcoran, president
i.f i.he Washington tuonunyiif. association,
who was present , but unequal to the task of
speakmg, was r-tad. Col. Casey, engineer in
charge of the const,motion of the monument,
reviewed the work done under his sujierinteu
dency, and then President Arthur delivered
the dedication address follows:
“Fellow Countrymkn—Before the dawn
nf the century, whose eventful yeare will
soon have faded into the past, when death
had but lately robljed this republic of her
most beloved citizen, the congress of the
United States pledged the faith of the nation
that in the city b<firing his honored name
then, as now, the seat of general government,
a monument should l>e erected to commem
orate the great events of his military and
political life. The stately column that
stretches heavenward from the plain whereon
we stand bean witness to all who behold it,
that the covenant which our fathers made,
their children liave fulfilled. In comple
tion of that great work the patriotic
endeavor is abundant cause for a national re
joicing, for while this structure shall endure it
shall l>e to all mankind a steadfast token of
affectionate and reverent regard in which this
people continue to hold the memory of Wash
ington. Well may be ever keep the foremost
place in the hearts of his countrymen. Faith
that never faltered; wisdom that was broader
an<! deeper than any learning taught
in schools; courage that sprang from
no peril and was dismayed by
no defeat; loyalty that kept all
selfish purposes suinordinate to the demands of
patriotism and honor, sagacity that displayed
itself in camp and cabinet, and above all tliat
the harmonious union of inoral and intellect
ual qualities which has never found ite parallel
among men. These arc al tri inlb's of charac
ter which the intelligent, thought of this cen
tury ascribes to the grandest figure of the
last. But other and more eloquent lips than
mine will rehearse to you the story of his
noble life and its glorious achievements.
To myself has been assigned this simple for
mal duty, in fulfilment of which I do now, as
president of the United States, in behalf of
the people, receive this monument from the
hands of its buikier and declare it dedicated
from this time forth to the immortal name
and memory of George Washington.”
Tiffs closed the ceremonies of the monument
and the procession, a grand display of military
jjomp and civic power, moved from the mon
ument grounds to the capital. Thu sidewalks
along Pennsylvania avenue, through which
the procession marched for a distance of a
mile, were literally packed with people.
It was half-past two when the assemblage
was called to order in the house. After a
few <q>ening remarks by . r. Edmunds and
prayer by Rev. Wallis, the oration of Hon.
Robert C. Wintrop was read by Congrr«sman
John D. Long, of Massachusetts. At the con
clu.sr in of Mr. Wintrop's <iratioD, Hon. John
W. Daniel, of Virginia, delivered a speech.
Mr. Winthrop’s address, delivered by ex-
Gov. Ixmg, was in substance as follows:
“To President Arthur. Senators and Representa
tives of the United States:
“By a joint resolution of congress, you
have called upon me to addn-ss you on the
completion of yonder colossal monument to
the father of his count ’y. Nearly seven and
thirty years have pttased since it was my
privilege to perform a similar service at the
laying of the corner stone of that monu
ment.
“To those of us who took part in the laying
of that first stone and have followed the slow
ascent of the stupendous pile, ite successful
completion is heartfelt delight and joy.
For nearly a quarter of a century ite
trineatel shaft, with ite untidy surroundings,
locked only like an insult to the memory of
Washington, and symbolized nothing but an
ungrateful country. It was an abomination
of .1 • Dion standing where it ought not.
Ail that i olio wed of confusion and conten
tion in our country’s history seemed fore
shadowed and prefigured in that humiliating
s t , r’.a.’le. and one could almost road on it
-nl<s, in letters of blood: ‘Divided: weighe<
j inn balance; found wanting!*
And well might that crude and undigested
ri.-iss have stood so forever, if our union hax
~i«n perished. An unfinished monument tx
V. ashington would have Ixjcd a fit emblem ol
a divided country. How cheering and how
inspiring the reflection that no sooner wen
our unhappy contentions at an end than thii
monument to Washington gave signs of fresh
I life, and soon was seen rising again toward
I the skies. Henceforth and forever it shall lie
1 lovingly associated not only with the memory
of him in whose honor it has been erect al, but
with an era of assured peace, unity and con
cord which would have been dearer to liis
heart than the costliest personal memorial.
“That compact, consolidated structure,
with its countless blocks held firmly in po
sition by their own weight and pressure, will
ever be an instructive typo of the national
strength and grandeur which can only be so
cured by the union of ‘Many into one.’ Had
the fine arts, indeed, made such advances in
our country forty years ago ns we are now
proud to recognize, it k ’ -»t improbable that
i different design might na m been adopted;
but I am by no means sure that it would have
been a more effective and appropriate one.
“1 ask in all sincerity, is not the acknowl
edged pro-eminence of the father of his coun
try more adequately represented by that
I soaring shaft rising high above all the smoke
and stir of earth, as he ever rose above sec-
I tional prjudices and jiarty politics and per-
I sonal interest, gleaming and glistening as far
1 as sight can reach, arresting the eye at every
j turn, w hile it shoots triumphantly to the
skies. Does not that colossal unit remind all
I who gaze at it more forcibly than any arch
or statue could do that there is one name in
American history above all other names; one
character piqre exalted than all other chara -
tors; one example to be studied and rever
enced beyond all other examples; one
bright particular star in the clear u£per sky
of our firmament, w r ho»* guiding light and
peerless lustre are for al! mon and for all
ages, never to be lost sight of, never to l>o
unheeded?
“Tor lot us not forgot that we are hero to
commemorate not the monument, but the
man. That- stupendous pile has not been
ran rod for any vain pun»ose of challenging
' admiration for itself. It is upon him whose
- honor it has lieon upreared, and upon the in
l comparable and inestimable services
ho has rendered to his country, and
te the world tjiat our thoughts should
lie concentrated at this honor. Yet
! what can T say, what can any man* say of
Washington which has not already boon ren
iered as familiar as household words through
out the world?
“Every scene of t liat grand and glorious
life has been traced and illustrated by
the most accomplished and brilliant
pens and tongues. Henry Loe, through
the lips of John Marshall, summed
jp and condensed all that, wits felt
ind all that could l>e, or over can be, said in
those imperishable words which will go ring
ing down tiio centuries, in every clime, in
?vory tongue, till time shall lie no more—‘first
in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of
Ms countrytiiun.’
“But there are other imperishable words
which will resound through the ages; words
5f his oWn, not h‘ss memorable than his acts.
Some of them, 1 need not say, in that immor
tal farewell address which an emimsit En
glish historian has pronounced ‘unequaled by
iny composition of uninS|>ji <KI wisdom,’ and
which ought to be learivxi by hun t by the
•hildren of our schools, like tho laws of the
twelve tables in tho of ancient Rome,
Mid never forgotten When tlt>se<*hildren grow
* up to the privileges and responsibilities of
manhood.
“It was a custom of tho ancient Egyptians,
| from whom the idea of our monument has
l>een evolved, to cover their obelisks with
hieroglyphical inscriptions which tell us little
except the dates and doings of some despotic
pharaoh. Our Washington needle, while it
has all of the severe simplicity and far more
than all of the massive grandeur, which were
the characteristics of Egyptian’s architecture,
bears no inscriptions whatever, and none are
likely over to be carved on it. Each
succeeding generation, indeed, will take
ite own pride in doing whatever
may be wisely done in adorning tho
surroundings of this majestic pile, yet <»
mind’s eye of an American patriot t em
bio faces will never seem void or ice
Ever and anon, as ho gazes there vs c n
Hashing lorin in letters of living UgL om f
the great words and grand precepts i d n ie
lessons of principle and duty, whicl ore ie
matchless bequest of Washington to so i
try and to mankind. And, above a * . »ro
precious than all the rest, there will come
dreaming down to many an eager and long
ing eye, from the very point whore ite tiny
ajiox reaches nearest to the skies, and shining
forth with a radiance which no vision of Con
stantine could ever have eclipsed, some of
those solemnly reiterated declarations and
counsels, which might almost be called the
.jonfession and creed of Washington, and
v. ’ ich can never be forgotten by any Christian
patriot.
‘But what are all the noble words which
V/ashington wrote or uttered; what are all
the incidents of his birth and death; what are
all tho details of his marvellous career in com
parison with his own uxalbxl character as a
man? Rarely was Webster more impressive
than when, on tho completion of the monu
ment at Bunker Hill, he gave utterance to tho
simple assertion, ‘America has furntahed to
tho world the character of Washington,’ and
well did he add tliat, ‘lf our American insti
tutions had done nothing elsx-, that alone
would have entitled them to the respec.*t of
mankind. ’
“I do not forget that there have been other
men in other days, in other lands and in our
own land, who liave been called to command
larger armies; to preside over more distracted
councils: to administer more extended gov
ernments, and to grapple with as complicated
and critical affairs. Gratitude and honor
wait ever on their jiersons and their
names. But we do not estimate Milliades,
or Pausanias, or Themistxu*les, or Leonidas
by the number of the forces which they Jed
on land or on sea. Nor do we gauge the
glory of Columbus by the size of the little
fleet with which he ventured so heroically
upon the perils of a mighty unknown deep.
There are some circumstances which can not
occur twice; some occasions of which there
can be no repetition; some names which will
always assert their individual prominence and
will admit of no rivalry or comparison. Tho
glory of Columbus can never lx? eclipsed,
never approached, till our new world shall
require a fresh discovery: and tho glory of
Washington . J remain unique and peerless
until American Independence shall require to
be again achieved or the foun<iations of consti
tutional liberty to be laid an w.
“Think not that I am claiming an immac
ulate perfection for any mortal man. One
being only has ever walked this earth of ours
without sin. Washingron had his infirmities
and Lis passions like mu rest of us. He made
no boast of virtue or of valor, and no amount
of flattery ever led him to be otherwise than
distrustful of his own ability and merits.
And when a' last he was coutoiiq-faring a
final retiremhi:■ from Die presidency and iu
one of the draft.-* of lus Luvwell addrms nad
written that he withdrew ‘with a pure heart
and undefined hands,' or words to that effect,
he sup! i’(*-;: d the pass u•an 1 allotc< rsimilar
-u.pres ir<. lesi, as ’.e suggested, m should
to claim fqr himself a measure of per
. >ti which all the work! now unites in ac
ding io him. For I hazard l.ttie in assert
i . that ail the world does now accord to
.L.s-fiugtoii a tribute wmeh has theindor.se
np.it of the encyclopaedia britaniuc, that, ‘of
ul men that ev- r lived, he was the greatest
o' good men and the beau of great men.’ Ur,
1 let me borrow tho same idea from a great
English poet who gave his young life and
brilliant genius to <. cause of liberty in mod
ern Greece.
“A celebrate I philosopher of antiquity
wrote this to a younger frieud as a precept for
a worthy life: ‘Su.ne good man must be sin
gled out and kept ever before our eyes, that
we may live as if ho were kxiking on, and do
everything as if 1?« »uid see it.’
“Let me borrow tho spirit, if not tho exact
letter of oiat precept and address it to the
i young men of iv country. ‘Keep ever in
your mind and Ixfforo your miud’e eye the
loftiest standard o' character.
“Os merely -e-r d mon the monument we
have ht‘r<‘ dedi u* a points out the one for all
Americans to ady, to imitate, and, as far as
may lx), to emulate: Keep his example and
i bis character ever butore your eyes and in
. your hearts. Live and act as if he were seeing
; and judging your personal conduct and your
1 public career. Strive to approximate that
lofty standard and measure your integrity
I and your patriotism by your nearness to it or
your depart ure from it. Tho prime meridian
i of pure, disinterested, patriotic and exalted
human character will be marked forever by
, yonder Washington obelisk.
| “Yes, to tlie young men of America under
' God it remains as they rise up from genera
tion to genorntion, to shape the destinies of
’ their country’s future; and woe unto them if,
I regardless of the great example which is set
before them, they prove unfaithful to the
1 tremendous responsibility which rests upon
i them. Our matchless obelisk stands proudly
• !>efore us, and we hail it with the exultation
'of a unital and glorious nation. It may or
may not be pi-oof against the cavils of critics,
Jfbut nothing of human construction is proof
against the casualties of time; the storms
5f \vinter must blow aiid beat upon it; the
j action of the elements must soil and discolor
’ it; the lightning of heaven may scar and
I blackened it; an earthquake may shak4 its
foundations, and some mighty tornado or re
j sistless cyclone may rend its massive blocks
j asunder and hurl huge fragments to the
i ground, but the character which it eonimem
j orates and illustrates is secure. It will ro
i main unchanged and unchangeable in all ite
poilsuinmate purity and splendor, and will
more and more command the homage of suc
ceeding ag(*s in all regions of the earth.
God be praised tliat character is ours for-
Bvor.”
As shown by tho illustrations of the com
parative heights of tho loftiest structures ever
weutal by man, it towers over them all. It
is 555 feet, high and 55 feet broad at the base.
It is a hollow shaft of granite,/aced on the
outside \yith blocks of white marble. In tho
joining of the blocks of stone every vice that
ingenuity could suggest was used to prevent
the possible introduction of moisture and the
consequent damage of frost. 'The top is
xipjxjd with a pyramid of white mnrblo,
surmounted by a solid copper' afx?x connected"
I with a lightning rod, which will prevent its
i being destroyed by lightning, as some of the
• groat monuments of antiquity were. The
I interior is lighted with elertricity, and con
tains an elevator by which tho visitor may,
in u few hiinutes, reach the siftrtmit,
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OOMPAttATIVK HEIGHT OF VARIOUS STRUCTURES OVER
20*.) FEET.
1, The Washing! on Monument, 555 feet.
2. Cologne Cathedral, 510 feet.
8, The Great Pyramid of Cheops, 460 feet.
4. St. Peter’s, Rome, 448 feet.
6. St Paul’s, London, 360 feet.
6. Si. .'1 n<. Vcu <•-, !»29 feet.
7. The Capitol. Washington, 2-83 feet.
8. Brooklyn Bridge Tower, 276 feet.
5. Trinity Church, New York, 2C»B feet
The Hennepin Canal.
New York, Feb. 23. —The Sun’s Washing
ton sjiecial says: The Hennepin canal job
has got a second black eyo. Its friends have
been both numerous and clamorous
all the session, but the managers have proved
to be incapable of handling so big a job. At
one time they appeared to have things their
own way, but in selecting their man for
chairman of the committee of the whole they
unwittir.gly played into the hands of the en
emy. T'iieir choice out of the list presented
by Mr*. Carlisle was Mr. Hammond, of
Georgia, who at last session spoke
and voted against the scheme.
Mr. Hammond ruled the Hennepin item of
the river and harbor bill out on the ground
that it should have been considered by the
railway and canal committee. The Hennepin
men are in a badly demoralized condition,
and are trying to drum up votes enough to
take a final stand when they hope to lie able
to restore the appropriation. It is not prob
able that they have a majority in the house
but there may be enough absentees to give
them a temporary advantage at least
Wicked f ighting.
Boston, Feb. 23.—About 350 persons as
sembled in a South End lub room to see a six
round glove fight between George Leblauche.
the “marine'’ of Bv o .n, and Denny Kellisher.
of Kinney. Ln the second round Leblauche
was floored twice in success. >n and a police
man who was present declared that the fighi
must stop. He was hooted down and th(
fight went on. In the third round both mer
• appeared “groggy.” Leblauche rallied and
rusff-d ut Kellisher like an enraged bull rain
I ing blow alter blow upon the latter's head
i and breast, winding up w ith a terrific stroke
that took Kellisher complex ly off his feet
The poij-e h to enterfered an ! the fight cami
I to an end being declared a draw. It is said
■ to have hi ■« n tnoiiiff't bntal fight ever seei
’ ia thi3 city. A purse of 1 was divided be
tween the conte:. * ants.
riaguu-Infected Beef.
iiLADELPiHA. F Dr. Fra. i
i ; o Ige, of the state boaiM of veterinary
; .mi . has Ixjen ar. • -ted ou the charge of <
I ■ :<;»g in the sine of cattle afflicted - •
‘Ui'»-pn<‘umon!u to butchers to be :.i t
| aid sold in the market. He was admitted t,
’ bail for » further taming. It is charge*! urn
i he iss util < x-rti Ucatus of health for cattle koowi
to bo ufllictol with the disease.
THE CONDENSER.
Fresh, Pithy News Items Boiled Down fair
the lliu-rieU Reader.
The Mormon question is again claiming at
tention.
Chinese are landing in great numbers on the
Pacific coast.
The Prince and Princess of Woles will visit
Ireland in April.
Mr. Mct ’oorge, founder of the jockey club,
London, is dead.
Steamer America, sugar laden, sunk at st»
near Jupiter inlet.
Hugh McCormack, New York, is the fastest
roller skater iu the world.
Free trade club, of New York city, ban
banqtiuted at Delmonico’s.
Insurrection in Sonora, Mexico, caused
death to Mexicans and Indians.
Wm. James, father of ox-Poetmastar Gen
eral Jan es, is dead, aged seventy-eight.
Hon. W. M. Turner, memlier of the house
of delegatus from Norfolk, Va., is in a dying
condition.
It is officially announced that after the 2<sth
inst. France will treat rice as contraband of
war iu Tonquin.
Mrs. Anna Boulden, of Baltimore, Md., an
aged lady, was found ou the side of her bed
burned to death.
Isaac Maynard, a prominent citizen of
Utica, N. Y., died of congestion of the brain,
agixi sixty-nine years.
Charles Mitchell defeated Jack Scholes in
a glove contest at Toronto, Ont., by nine
points in a scientific contest.
At Stone Mountain, Ga., a premature dis
charge of dynamite used for blasting serious
ly injured three men, and one will die.
A Washington special to tho Standard says
that it is pretty well settled that E. 11. But-
I ler, of Buffalo, is to be the public printer.
! The Bay h-y house, Frenchtown, N. 8., a
j leading hotel, kept by Jtwph Phillips, is
i burned. The guests had a very narrow
escape.
The well known authoress, Mrs. M. M. B.
Goodwin, died at her home in ‘Chardon, O.
She was. for many years editor of the Chris
tian Monitor.
Mrs. Sarah Koons, of Logansport, Ind.,
committee suicide by hanging herself. The
cause is suppose to be grief for the death of
her daughter.
Postmaster Myler, of Allegheny, who has
continuously held his position since Andrew
Johnson’s administration, is lying seriously
ill atfhis residence. i
J olm T. ’ Frimey, the colored postal clerk
i injured in tho collision at the Four Milo Run,
j has since died, making the seventh death re
sultiug from the accident.
The Eagle stoiiige w r arehouse on Harrison
! sereet, Brooklyn, N.*Y., burned. Loss 1'70,-
000. The Grand Union hall a I joining was
| threatened, but was saved by the firemen.
Miss May Branch, Norfolk,'Va.\ a maiden
i lady living in that city, accidentally
potaoned herself with rat poison niixod with
meal, and alter suffering great agofiy died
from ite effect.
P. B. Lesponasse is canying a live pig and
rooster from New York state to Washington
to pay an election bet. He luis Balti
more. Hbe fails to be in the inaugural par
rodu he forfeits 1,000.
The three-masted schooner F. M. CoDins,
bound from Galveston to Boston with a cai’go
of cutton, caught fire from a lump explosion
seven miles oil shore and is burning to tho
waters’ edge. The crew are saved.
The city of Danville, Ky., has brought an
action against the Cincinnati Southern trus
tees to conqiel them to locate the first di
vision shops in that city, as promised. Dan-
I ville has expended $12,000 in consideration
i of this promise.
I William Springhall, the latest English iin
! portation, and Joseph Dunning met at
I Clarendon lutll, New York, before a crow led
' audience to spar four rounds for the
j receipts us the house. After fighting one
minute and four and one-fourth seconds In
spector Byrnua stopped the contest which so
far was much in favor of Springhall.
The wire drawers of Oliver & Itolx rte’
wire mill, Pittsburg, resumed work, promptly
when the wbi.stiu blew, but onjjcing informed
that they would be compelled to do labciers’
work in connection with the wire drawing,
they held a short consultation, after which
they left the mill in a body, saying they laid
submitted to a reduction to obtain employ
ment, But would not do double work for half
pay-
Consecrated.
Detroit, Mich., Feb. 25. —The consecration
of Rev. Geo. Worthington as bishop of Ne
braska took place st St. John’s church.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Latest Quotations of the Stock, Produce
and Cattle Market*.
New York. Eel). 24. -Money 1! 2 j>er cent Ex
change quiet,. Governments st eady.
Alt. Terre Haute 2.i a Morris & Essex. ...120
Bur Quincy. H1' 5 4 Missouri Pacific....
Canada i'acilic. 88% N. Y. & Erie 18 b l
Canada Southern.. 88'4 N- Y. Central l J.>
Central Pacific. . Northwestern
nicago Alton 181 Pacific Mail iSq,
U. C- .v 1 • ■ Rock Island 114
1. & Hudson .. 8! St. Paul <’4*4
I Lack a W ... St. P. & S. C 28*i
.linois Central . 122’* do preferred ... to
Jeraey Central. ... 89‘a Texas & Pacific. . 18
Kansas <£ Texas .. 17% U. Pacific
Luke Shore .. . ‘i7 ! 4 West. Union
Louisville & Nash. 29 Nash. & Chatfc W
General.
Cincinnati, Feb 24 FLOUR- Fancy,
4.60; family, $8 tiO'tU.OO.
WHEAT—No. 2 red, 86c; No. 8, 82 <j»B4c
CORN—No. 2mixed, No. 8,481 2 c; ear, Kkj.
OATS No. 2 mixed. 31o; No. 2 white, 86c.
RYE—No. 2,72573 c.
BARLEY—Spring, 55(565c; fall, 78'(5860.
PORK--Family, $18.00^18.12; 2 , regular, 313 37.
BACON -Shoulders, .'» '•« .jo; short clear sides,
tard Kettle -7 a
CHEESE Prime to choice Ohio, lO adlc; New
York, 12 ! 7 '/;I3 a c; Northwestern, 7'. 2
POULTRY- Fair chickenß. $2.75 $3.25; prime,
$3.50«G.00; ducks, s4.vo; geese, 0,5.00 per
doz.; live turkeys, 10 3 <sllc; dressed, 13
HAY - No. 1 timothy, $!.2.00(<913.00; No. 2, $1 i. 50
@12.00; mixed, $10.00@11.00; wheat and rye straw,
$6.00.47.00; oat-s straw, S7.OU SB.OO.
New York, Feb. 24. —WHEAT—No. 1 white,
91- a c; No 2 re<l, 'JO’4 o/31c.
CORN Mixed western, 52@54c;. futures, 49
53 : .,c. Oats—Western,
New Orleans, Feb. 24.—SUGAR— Refining,
common, inferior, 3",3y 2 c; choice
white, 5%c; oil white, choice yellow, s;£
(cj5 7 hC.
MOLASSES Good fair, 257632 c: prime, 34@360;
choice, 44c; cm trifugalprime, 25a33c; fair, 82c.
Detroit, F» 21. WHEAT—No. 1 white,
' No. 3 red. 77>ac; Michigan soft red, 87’, -4c.
Toledo, Feb. 28.—WHEAT—No. 2, No. 2
soft, 85.'4'</,86c.
Live Stock.
Cincinnati, Feb. 24.—CATTLE —Good to choice
butchers, $4.25((pj.00; fair, $4.50@5.25; common,
j s2(gi3; stockers and feeders, $3.75@4.50; yearlings
I and calves, $2.5(>@3.50.
HOGS Selected butchers, $5.10 $5.85; fair to
| good packing. fair to good light, $1.66
@5.10; common, $8.86C44.te; culls, $8.25@3.85.
SHEEP—Common to fair, SlW@3 25; good to
' choice, $8 50g4 2.'>; wethers, s4.sO@u. Lamos—
-1 Common $3. ’ * ' - "”. good, $4.25,fp».0u.
Chicago, Feb. 24 - HOGS—Fair to good. >4.25@
4.00; mixed packing, $4.35@4-60; choice heavy,
! $4.70(0' 5.05.
CATTLE -Exports, $5 75@6.20; good to choice
I shipping, s'» 5 > t" "0; common to fair, s4.2.»(gH.lK>;
I Stockers and feeders, s3.4Uqjis.&o.
NO. 261
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.?By tbsnse of Hostert' r’e HtottMih Bttters the
h»*-Ksred
HMiowna«s <>! dyspeptics ate supplanted by a
h> altbier look, and the lood la ssslmilated,
the body acquires pubsiance. Appetite is Fa
ctored, and the nervous system refreshed wfth
much needed Hli.mher, tbroush the use of this
; euictnc, vthich U> 7 b< ncflo'al t perse us of
a rhetimftiin tend : cy, and an inss imable pra
vertfttive ot fiver and igu», ,
Fur Fftle by *ll Drukgteta and Dealers
sanerally, *
a FiKb: LILKHII FILKMH! »
bur? (jure for IHlixJ, Biwrllug and Itch-
Injr Piles. Oue box hhe enred the worst
cuesb ol 20 yeors' stnuOlUK. No oue ne«j<l
suffer five lulijiiL-j after ib Ing 'William’s
liidiuij Pile Ointment. It absorbs fumora,
allays Itching, sets ae poultfce, gives )n
--roller. Prepared only tor J’llea.
Itching ot the pi Ivnle parts, nothing else.
Hou. J. M.CoHHnhury.of Cleveland, says.
“I have used e<!< res ol PUe cures, and It
affords me pleasure to say that 1 have
never found anything which gives such
immi dlate anil perupiuoiit ferlei as Dr,
Wllhaiu's Indian File Olntmeut." Mold by
druggists am! mailed on' rdtelpt of price,
tl. For sale by BiatinoD &■ Careen, K.
Oartitr, John P. Turner and Geo. A. Brad
ford, Columbus. Ge.
e— '. r
Dr. Frailer', K»ol Bitter
Frazier's hoot Bittern are ut-'t’ a craw
shop beverage, trot are “tr!r’’!y tabdlclnal
in every ■ fey, i ct.ttrctiiny upon
Hit Liver hml Kldn< vfi. kwp the bowels
open and regular, tuafre the weatfetrong,
heal tin. Junao, built: up the m cv<a, and
cleanse the blood and system < t every Im
purity. Wild by druggists. JLUO.
For sale by Brannon A Carton and Jno.
F. Turner, .Columbus, 'Ja.
Dr. Fraxler’a Magic Olntmenl .
A sure cure, for J Jit to Giuhg in the hkln.
hough Bkln, etc. It will remove that
roughhees from the imi ds and face and
make you beautiful. Price soc. Pent by
mail. For stile t B’ > i m.,, A Carson and
John P. luenet, Uoluiubut, (ia.
•Ci. ie. E. Giover, Hermorsello, Mexloo.
July 16, IHBS. aye; “I teks t'eaeure In
addrejoslng jou once wort, tor you have
been ot great benetlt to me. I wrote to
yi.t! about one and ont -h ilf years ego,
Itotu ArlaoM, sot Dr. William's Indian
PileOlui.meut. 1 r><etved it sud It cured
me entirely. I sthi bed some Ointment
remaining, with which I have cured seven
or eight mme. it is wonderful.
H iratoga High Jmck Spring Water for
sale by al! druggists. roh22eodAvr
IMPORTANT
TO
Farmers, Trucksters and Gardeners.
Xiwllljurnleb on board the Cais at Flora,
Alabama, a very
Rich Marl
AT *IX IIOLUHS PBB TON
CASH I
lAad a Very Low Kate of Freight
Is offered by the Mcbllo A Girard B. B
By analysts of the State Geologist thia
MABL contains from 6 to 8 per cent, of
Phosphate with other ler'lJlzlug qualities.
For composting and broadcasting for
grain fields, orctiaids and lawns it will be
found)
A Valuable Stimulator.
Thls.ls nut a Guano, but a RICH MABL
o
Any orders forwarded to
K. J. OBR, Agent, Flora, Ala.,
Mobile A Girard Railroad, will meet with
prompt attention. decll-tf
DR. JOHN NORWOOD.
jOFFICE A.T
BREEDLOVE & JOHNSON'S Drug Stere,
Randolph Street.
Residence with H. L. WOODRUFF.
Crawford, between Troup end Forsyth Street
eei>Bo>Sßi
H. E. tiBIGGS,
Physician and Surgeon.
OFFICKt
T. H. EVANb & CO. S Drug Store.
lieHldence, Jockeon St.. Hontheaet of Court
aHouie with W. H. Glaze.
lanß-]y
L. H. CHAPPELL,
PROVISION BROKER & INSURANCE A6I,
119 Brood St., Columbus, <J» it
Home of Now YorX,
Imperial of London.
Gu&rdien of London.
Nr »thern ot London.
POW
MALE AND ACADEMY.
CUSSETA, GEORGIA.
The work of thli Be .00l will begin ..gain
JANUABA 5. 1885(flitt M enday).
■t uition 81.60, •S.SOand *3.SO,
According to grade. Board never more
Than 98. Per Month.
MUSIC Sa. PEK MONTH,
LOCATION Ht ALTBUn.
W. E. MURPHEY,
janlwlt-emlwS Principal.
DR. J. M. MASON,
DENTIST/
St. Clair St., Columbus, Ga.
texdere hie eerviOM to th
Di i non sn i< a maud la j aunt