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:i'.'i'-.icid" t n [<!I U- r. [Frntn the Journal * Corr<“u ii ' ,r n!T’t ] W idrngmn. I) C , ,T'y is. 1880. —Th < iowii is smiling at i. l * <ligr;ifitti, ’tot to (My haughty, denar. me r.i the Pi'.risUn Minister for the ltn i of lu Gibers. The Parisian in’ttrl looks w> h riisfivor npon 'he rnh!'ca ,: on of a racks, either bum crons or otherwise, t.pnn the 8 bah of the faithful. The igaster evidently takrs more kindly to snob ahr.se than d< e tic rrr'ii, iris notch as 'he Shalt still remains in E>£ land, where the most scandalous Bto ties of his filthy habits be.v been pub* I'sbetl and where the people look upon him as a gr a show, something in the line of the “bs’ry mart” or the "dog tired child.” The truth is. J believe, that be hill 1 the lofty resignation of the Perisian minister, with the laundry name, ia a lowly motive. Ever since bis arrival here, the envoy has longed for home. The Coresn* who fled home in six months were as nothing to the Parisian diplomat. But he might nave .‘tad courage to say so, and toot 1 ave got e howling home with a tin iin t:e 1 to his tail. America nevpr meant to insult the grandee, hut can not tie r sponsible lor his failure to understand a joke. The president’s family is located for the summer at beautiful Deer Park, where Benj. Harrison c n hit tho ha I y oyer the head with as many dus U-ts tie choose and fiud other relax oio! s from tho burdens society impos es on the juvenile groat. The presi i ent has announced that he will spend as much time with them as is possible --only remaining in town when abso lively incessary. No president in ihe i -st half cegttiry has passed the entire rummer at the White rl on so T lie hot, stilling air of a city is not to be avoided by a handled feet <f grass plot in (tout of any house, and everv president has learned this fan aud h s sought rest and rejuvenation tu the open country or by sea. When one speaks of ‘he uncertain tennio ot office under the spoils sys tem, be dies not allude to the example v' wtii e-haired < Jeorge Battle who was a pool tiled from Virginia as a clerk in the state department for forty four years ago For more years than be cares to remember, Mr. Bar le has had his desk in tho room of "tJoimni s on er and Pardows” and has acted as keeps' of the great seal. Here ha fil s nut ccmiuGsious for whosoever the presidrnt sets fit to repose trust and confidence in, and affixes the seal. The scat cost over one thousand dol lars. is a mammoth affair and has a foble of its own. Ihe pressure is applied hv tnrniug a long steel bar with a heavy bull on either ei and, whi* h movement screws down the hammer with git -.t foice. The design of the seal late: is fully designated by a law enacted June 20, 1782. . There hftve neen lour s a’s in use since the foon a ion of the govern ment, and these are preserved in the state department. All were inten led to conform to the law, but one failed in important particulars. When Dan iel Weoster was made secretary cf B'ute he found the old s al badly worn an l ordered anew on . By some mis chance 'he eagle on the new seal held only six, li s ead of thirteen arrows in his niuKier t'atun, and the red stripes, i t paies as they aie called in heraldry, were twice the width of the white, in stead of he: u equal width. The,-* n accuracies were not corrected lot many yaate and indeed were never objected to by such lucky gentlemen as hap pened fsoui time to time to find the impress on thiir eotcmi s onr The Jast and coir**ct seal was made. byTir ianv, and no efioit was spared to nn j rove th picture of rhe eagle, so that luw no American need feel athitnedof the piCiutj G! the pioud bird of tree den; on his patdou or his commission, an ilie ease n> v he. A \Vate; oo ve.eiau his 101 yt.ui m January 1, in the province of i'aieua, B oil. ! he Germans assembl ed to do b.m honor, nd put . a crown ,;t launrlts on his Lit-au, which is not yet Laid. A Hunter's Plight. The Transvan 1 Advertiser of Soulh Africa, makes itself respon sible for the following tough yarn: “A well known resident in tho Republic went out to hunt one morning, and soon sighted a koo doo hull, which he tried to stalk, lie succeeded in slightly wounding the animal, and lliert galloped af ter it in the open. While descend ing a stony declivity his horse stumbled; he was thrown and ids rille was broken. On seeing what had happened, the koodoo turned round and at once attacked its pur suer, knocking him to the ground and trying to kneel upon him, Grasping the animal’s fore-legs tighlly, the hunter succeeded in keeping the buck in an erect posi tion. The horns ot the antelope had evidently entereil the hank to some depth, for the face of the brute pressed upon the chest of ihe unfortunate man, almost causing sullbcation. Suddenly, however, ihe imprisoned hunter found that the buck was making strenuous ef forts to extricate its horns from the veldt, hut without avail; and final ly came to the conclusion that they had been driven so firmly into ihe ground as to resist all efforts of the animal to escape. He gradually endeavored to release the legs ot the buck, and endeavored to reach his pocket, in ihe hope of getting at his knite, but in vain. In this manner buck and man remained throughout the beat of the broiling day, the koodoo moaning piteous ly the while. The shades of night gave relict for a time, but, as the twilight deepened, the laugh of the hyena and the yelp of the aadvark showed the hunter that lie had oth er dangers to tear. As night came on, these crea tures, growing holder, owing fotlie silence of the group in the veldt, approached nearer, and the cap tive man not only saw the fiery gleam of their eyes, but finally had his coat-sleeve grasped by one of the assailants, while the hack plunged as another attacked its Hank. The hunter gave vent to a cry fo drive otF the fiery carnivora, and by dint of shouting and wav ing his arms, assisted by the kicks of ihe buck, lie m.uiaged to keep off the brutes till daylight forced them to return to their holes. The dawn betokened another hot day, and both man and buck were well nigh worn out with the sleepless vigil of the preceding night. Shortly alter daylight the ping of a bullet, followed immediately by a wound over his forehead, and the v sound of the report of a rifle warned the hunter that danger was nigh. Crying out frantically he vaved his hands about, and sud denly bethinking him of the fact, he drew from his pocket a white handkerchief and let it llutter in the morning breeze. This had the desired effect, and the stranger— an Englishman—approaching was soon informed of the plight his fel low man was in. All efforts lo re move the horns of (he buck, how ever, proved fruitless; and, not wishing lo destroy so fine an ani mal, the Englishman, after giving the captive man a drop of braqdy from his llask, and placing his s id • dle-ci >th under his lioad,*rode oil' to to (he nearest farm, some six miles distant, for assistance. Ou returning with reins and spades, Ihe legs of the l.nu’k were secured and a rein placed round Hie neck ot the subdued and terrified ani mal. After digging for some lime the spades struck agaisnst a hard sub stance ol a it:otnlic namre; ainl fnrtb er i e v ii g rcveale cube tact that tne right horn was embedded in a mass ot metal. More digging released both boras, <?aeb bearing a similar append age, which, af.-r the humor had been remaned, werG finally freed-from the horn by tho nso of hatchets. The met 1, to the astonishment of ail present, was soon seeu to be gold, and a furth tr search led to the ime r hing of small er nuggets. The nuggets weighed re sjx-c ively eight pounds and six and a halt pounds avoirdupois. The farm, a private one, is being diligemly woiked by several prospectors, and several small integers haye already been uu~ earthed, while pannings and sluicingß in the spruit have provided consider ably more than turkel'• , ’ Wlia: the Blind Learn. At the recent anniversary exor cies of the New York Institution fertile Blind at Ninth avenue and l'hirty-fourth street a class of a doz en blind pupils gave a remarkable exhibition of calisthentic exercises, in which several movements were made in concert with no guide to the memory but monotonous mu sic. All ihe pupils but one went through the exercises without mis take. The except ion was a litlle girl who got one movement behind all the time, fo the great amuse ment of the spectators. Of course the child was unconscious of the stir she was creating. One of the teachers saw her dilemma, and started afresh, and then she went on keeping lime with the others. The incident served to illustrate in a striking manner how difficult is the task of teaching a class of blind pupils to work thus together. This training of the memory is shown in other departments of in struciion. In music ihe pupils must read with their lingers and memo rizein this way each musical com position that they play. In bask et making they must distinguish the colors of woods by the various degreesol roughness that the ages impart to the wood. In sewing they must remember what they have sewed. The institution is open lor visit ors every Wednesday—-the morn ing is the best time to go—and the 250 inmates may be seen at actual work. The instrumental music, especially on organ and piano, taught by Supt. Wait’s system of point musical notation, and the vo cal music taught by the same sys tem always are interesting. The institution has received at various times very considerable gifts from wealthy families of the city. The institution receives $250 a year from the state for each pupil. It expends about SIOO,OOO a year, and has about $225,000 of invested funds besides extensive buildings and grounds. The course of education compris es a kindergarten, common English education, music, cane seating, mattress making, piano tuning, sewing, knitting, taney needlework and physical training. No intelli gent person can witness the profi ciency of these blind people with out reflection that when they leave the school they are eve i belter equipped to battle with life and to earn their daily bread, than many pupils who have their eyesight and have received an ordinary educa tion. New Millinery Store, James T. Comer, Maysville, ’ GEOiGIa Hus Employed A First Class Oviv, Q.wl S WvWvwVw - vvt fvvk _ j With a N*>w Stock of Hits from New York a*d Biltirnote of the latest styles, t'oir he tine-r to the cheapest. Also fine Dre*s Goods, Ribbons and Laces. Ivid Glo'.os, Embroideries, Corsets t all kinds. In fact a Complete tock ol fancy notions. Shoes, Mata and Clothing. Tobacco, Stuple Grocer ies, aud Harness and Leather. All Jiißda of Drugs and Patent Medicines, COMER'S GUARANTEE CHICKEN CHOLERA CURE. Standard and P eifie Kerncene, Machine and Castor Oils, by the bo*l! cr gallon. Agent (or AI hens Factory goods, and many more. A. D Boone’s Georgia Test and Acid Work’s Pure Bone, Femaan’s Soluble Bone and K‘to ica! Guano. The nest lino of guanos in the united stales, pric. aas cheap as •he citeapo-r. Breeder of fifteen varieties ot fancy Ducks, Chickens and Geese. Eggs for sale. • 44. Gunnels, Power & Go., * —vHARMONX - GROVE.—-—, DEALERS IN Plantation Supplies. \ V WvvVO/ l‘'WVwwv, \J Vw vWj C J\W] 'O)GQ^ \ (j Q.VwO.VwQ x Wo Keep in stock a full supply of good and fresh goods. We can not he iin Quality and Dnranility. We buy at lowest market figures; we defy ootnpoti'ion in prices. We want only, a living profit on our sales. We do not claim to be Vanderbilts, nor do wo wish to accumulate their fortune-.. W are receiving dailv, a full saipplv of our Customers every day wants. fcjgßT" Country Produce Taken in ExohaDge at Highest Market Prices. Hardman & Comp’ny, HarMONy GrOVE DEALERS IN HardwarE & OutTrY. Or L ; ne of Soves, Tinware, Agricultural Implements, Etc., can not be rounu in better Quality and Durability, Elsewhere. We also keep a good hue ot nuns for the tail trade. Cah-aud examine our stock and prices. 19