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,Ixo. Haktow, - - - Editor.
Eur lh past I'r.w days the daily
Constitution has been irregular
Windom lor treasurer, and Elaine
for secretary, is a settled pro
gramme lor the new cabinet They
are of Garfield's cthinet.
“W 1 at < the lat.-st from Wash
ington:’ is low the inquisitive by
word of the numerous office-seek -
er.
Several editors “complain” that
they received no valentines 14th.
inst. An editor’s valentine gener
ally conies in the shape of ally in
the paste-pot, when he is mailing
a paper to a delinquent subscriber.
Mr. Candler r.nd ben. Colquitt
nave received In in the president a
reply to their request to grant gen
eral amnesty to violators ol the in
ternal revenue laws. Mr. Cleve
land refuses either to grant a gen-
eral amnesty or pardon before con
viction. A sound veto.
How lonely the mother feels
when for the first time her boy
shows that bo feels too big to be
kissed! As they begin to feel like
little men, too many boys think
that any show of affection on their
part is.babyi h Just as if a man
is ever more manly than when he
loves and protects the mother who
loved and protected him through
so many helpless years.
The Cleveland correspondent
from White county, writing to the
Advertiser, gives an account of a
woman who, was seriously oeaten
by her husband—took seriously
sick u week afterwards—gave birth
to twins, and her and - the babies
died, and sho was laid to rest with
her infants in her arms. It was a
most touching scene, indeed.
While in Athens last week, it
was the pleasure of the writer to
give the Evening Chronicle office
a call, and form the acquaintance
of Editors Stone. These gentlesnen
are kind and courteous The Clironi
rle is a newsy sheet—deserving a
large share of patronage,
'j he writer also called at the
Banner-Watchman office, but the
entire force were absent at dinner.
However, Maj. Pruitt was met
on the street, well and pleas
ant. He lias always a pleasant feel
ing for his friends.
Judge Henry Speer of the Supe
rior Court, is mentioned as the
representative from the Soath, for
a place in Harrison’s cabinet. The
president-elect lias been inquiring
nbnu.t Judge Speer’s qualities. He
is going t* Washington in a few
days to see Harrison.
Judge Speer represented this
congressional district several years
■igoon the independent ticket.
Wonder how some of his demo
cratic friends will feel if their
“sound democrat, who is opposed
1o rings and cliques,’’ should ac
cept a place in the republican cab
inet: He may get a place.
The fame of South Carolina cot
ton planters is net confined within
state bounds. It has reached New
York, and sometime ago a well
ku rwn cotton lirra of that city ask
| ed a Charleston cotton house to se
lect for th*m a cotton planter to go
to Russia to superintend the culli
i vation of cotton on one of the larg
est plantations in that country. Mr
John Scott ofMass Bluff’, was re
commended. and his services were
secured. He will soon sail from
New York to Moscow, The plan
tation of which lie will taka charge
is situated in one of the southern
provinces of Russia, where cotton
is extensively cultivated.
A shocking murder occurred
near Smyrna, in Cobb county, tlie
13th inst. Mrs. Eliza Hargrove
was the victim. The mu der was
committed for the purpose of rob
bery, and in open daylight. The
body was found in her room. She
had been 6tilicfc two blows with
the poll of an ax. She had be*n in
the habit of carrying her money in
small sacks, or pockets, under her
dress. These wero found about 200
yards from the house near the road.
A pair of dark, woolen gloves was
also found at the same place.
Two years ago Jas. M. Wood ol
Banks county, a second cousin of
the old lady, commenced living
with her, and assisted in the man
agement of the farm. His trunk
was also brken ope a and robbed,
and his vest-pockets rilled. She
was alone at the time of the mur
der, and wood was the first to find
out the robbery, which he imme
diately reported to Dr. B, A. 8011,
her son-in-law, who repaired to
the house and found the old lady’s
dead body. Several tramps who
were seen in the neighborhood
have been suspidoned, and taken
in, but the coroner’s jury could
obtain no evidence sufficient to fur
nish a clew to the mystery of the
murder.
[Fiona the Journal’s Correspondent.J
(omiH arnica ted,
Washington, Feb, IS, ISS9
The speaker’s eye is as hard to
catch now as a lottery prize. As
the session nears its iitial end every
available means Is taken to spcurw
the passage ot private bills and
other pet measures, to the disre
gard of legislation of supreme im
portance. It is now certain that no
tariff bill will pass the present con
gress. and that Pres. Harrison will
have to call an extra session of the
next congress. It is even believed
that the deficiency bill, which con
tains among other matters an eight
million dollar appropriation for
pension deficiencies, will fail of
passage this session. Everything
would indicate that if would be to
the interest of the republican par
ty to hold an extra session, and
most of its leaders advise it.
The preparations for the'inaugu
ration are stupendous. Along Penn
sylvania Avenue the sound of hun
dreds of hammers are heard, as the
mammoth viewing-stands rise
high in the air. The pension build
ing is temporarily surrounded with
extensive sheds for the cooking and
other necessary arrangements for
the inaugural ball. Everywhere
boarding house keepers and thrif
ty private families are feverishly
awaiting a chance to take the stran
gei in. Still prices will not ho to
high r b has Veen published. Good
acoomrtto iations will be available for
from $2.50 to three 350 per day.
Though, of oourso, no or,a need expect
a suite of rooms to hims Hf. In fact,
if he rets a cot he should be satisfied
Find will bo very liulo, if any. higher j
than usual.
It should not bo necessary to inform
sensible people that the hotels do not
follow the example ot the tdhoads in
offering half pr ots. That should not
beexpeced. (Tie ►h*nid be willing to
pay full* at such a time. I did not
hear a Mew York alderman kok
the Chicago convent ion, when the ho
tel clerk charged him sixty cents an
hour for sleeping on a billard table,
because that war* the regular game rent.
There was a tiemendous crush at
house of representatives on Wednes
day to witness the counting of the
alee'oral vote, aud although very lit’le
amassment could bo bad, the occasion
pattook ot the u&ture of a social, gala
day. Nealy every one of note or al
legei note, attended. The senate
masoned over to the honso at 1 o’clock
and Sen. Ingalls took bis seat beside
Speaker Carlisle. The box contain
ing the returns was opened and Sena
tor Ingalls broke the seals of cash en
velope, handing tbe eoutente to some
senator or member who read tbe vote,
commencing with that of Alabama
As this was tbe first count under the
new law, fieqo#*t reference to the
statute was necessary. There have
been only two occasions in history,
when the eienoral vote failed to de
oide the contest, and one when its bon
es y was disrated.
The ladies present far outnumbered
th-i sterner i-x and were for once ad
mitted to the floor of the bouse during
he reading. The galleries were a
mas of tiaa hats and lonmts. There
was only on* tßocecrpiVd spot, and
that Was the president’s gallery. I(
the vote to be counted had been differ
eut, how gaily a certain fair woman
would have driven from the Executive
Mansion to the capito! to witness the
proceeding and thought the monoto
nous raiding divine music. I can ini
a'-’ne her with flushed sal triumph
al!. face, her seal in her eyes, loaning
forward tl at ncthmg of the scene
might be lost.. “It might have been.”
bu; Americans, with all thoir proven
bal gallantry, semetimas deny their
sweetest women when great is uos are
involved.
Gan. Gmiy has communicated t >
congress his opinion that the lieuten
ants of the signal corps aie grossly in
efficent. Last spring he stand that
the errors of the w eather bureau were
due to the ignorance of the civilians
employed, and ho added that i; if were
taken from military supervision be
would “abandon” it to its fate. Tie
lieutenants and the civilian-! are afsaid
to say what they think of Gen. Gte -
!y, but if they dared to speak it would
be to say that Grecly can not bn com
pared to bis predecessor, ELsZt-n, and
pales in comparison with the brilliant
Myer. They would add that his as
tonisbing promotion from sv captain,
who had just returned in 1887 from a
disastron&Arctic expedition in which
he had made a thousand miserable er
rors to a brigadier general in ebarga of
the signal office, was a sentimental re
ward undeceived. In this conclusion
I they wonld have the indorsement- of
the civilians. AU parties are right.
The piesidont-elect is closing out
all callers, lie says he wants time for
lUttriy. Bo ought any either in private
or public position. Harrison will fre
quently need silence and seclusion.
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