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T. A. J. MAJORS, Publisher. oTlilt THE FALLS. A Mysterious Tragedy sn Luna Island. Fatnl Quarii-I ■t'tnrrn Broth<-r«-in-I.uw— «>"«• .Yin ■•<)«.,-r«l and the Ollier Believed to have Uonc liter Niagara falls. Buff alo, N. Y., April 10.—Thomas Vod dn-, of J. (fc T. Vedder, a wholesale grocery firm at the Bridge, and one of the iiidst prominent and wealthiest merchants of the place, is missing. The body Of his In other-in-law, Van It. Pierson, Cashier Of the new Central Railroad for twenty-six years—ever since the road was built to the Bl idge- was found early this Inoriling on Luna Island with a bullet-hole in liis head; Late yesterday afternoon Vedder persuaded Pierson to go for a buggy ride. They reached the entrance to Goat, Is land about six o’clock, and drove ■across the bridge, disappearing in the woods. That was the last seen of them. Not returning late last night, rela- Jives became alarmed, and Vedder’s brother and partner, James, vtith Pierson's M )n » J. Howa d, went iil search Of the brother-in-law. At Niagara Falls they were joined by two policemen with dark lanterns. They easily traced the missing men to Goat, Island. The horse attached to the empty buggy was found hitched to a tree near the descent to Luna -Island, f >'esh blood stains and foot-tracks >n the snow were discovered, und followed down the sleep steps, along the bridge, and tip the path to an elevated point On Luna Island, Where ,<t Shocking sight presented itself; Pierson’s body was L ing on a bed of snow and ic*, with coagulated blood flowing from bullet holes below the right ear and below tlie left eye, the right side of the neck and on the left side of the chin. The eyes were wide open and glassy, and there was an expression of pain on the pallid face. Further search disclosed Vedder’s overcoat, undercoat, vest, necktie and hat piled tip neatly near the spot where the body lay. The Valuables of the dead man were undisturbed, but Veddei's watch was missing. Fruitless Search Was made fob Vedder. There were footprints in the show, ns if a person had Walked off the brink into the cat hract.. If it was Vedder, his body went over the American falls, and there is no telling when or where it will appear. There are two theories advanced one that Pierson attacked his brother-in-law and was shot, and Vedder, in remorseful frenzy, committed suicide; the other that Vedder enticed Pierson to the spot and deliberately murdered him, afterward leaping into the tapids. Still, there are doubling Ones Who think he may have piled up the clothes for a ruse, and fled to escape the consequences of his crime. Those who knew Pierson describe him as having been a harmless mono-maniac. He was married to Yed .b i-’.T sister, nml his first wife was also \ edd'-r’a sister. Vedder was a bachelor, and lived with his sister and mother, who are prostrated. He was fifty-two mid Pierson forty-eight. Pierson 'had been drinking heavily of late. He lost his posi tion several weeks ago, but friends got him reappointed. Cur Crops. Washington, April 10.—April returns to the department of agriculture make the ''inter wheat area about 117,000,000 acres. 'This lsjjjertrly the breadth sown of the pre* Vioils crop, of which between 5 and 0 per cent, was subsequently plowed up, leaving 26,400,000 acres to be harvested. Comparing with the area harvested the present breadth is an increase of 5 per cent. Tiie present area is greater than the census year by more than 2,000,000 acres, an increase of about 1,500,000 acres on the Pacific Coast nnd nearly 750,000 acres in the Southern States. There is a small increase in the Middle States and a slight decrease in the Oh io Basin, Tne Condition of the wheat averages 95-100, representing the full stand of unimpaired vitality and medium growth. In April, 1883, the aver age was 80, and 85 in April, 1881. The 'April average of the large crops of 1882 was 104. The State averages are as follows: Connecticut, 100; New York, 97; New Jer sey, 05; Pennsylvania, 00; Delaware, 06; Maryland, 102; Virginia, 101; North Caro lina, 102; South Carolina, 07; Georgia, 01; Alabama, 88; Mississippi. 02; Texas, 101; Arkansas, 81; Tennessee, 98; West Virginia, 100; Kentucky. 9S; Ohio, 88; Mich igan, 04; Indiana, 92; Illinois, 82; Missouri, 01; Kansas, 101; California. 101, and Oregon 102. In Michi gan, New York, and Connecticut, the fields were protected with snow on the Ist of April, In some places a foot in depth. Their subsequent condition will depend on the weather of April. No serious winter kill ing is reported, except in Alabama. On the low and wet areas some injury is reported throughout its entire breadth. The superior condition of drilled wheat is attested almost without exception. The area of rye is nearlv the same as last year, the average being fill per cent. The condi tion averages 97 per cent. The report also gives a statement of farm animals estimated as lost during the past year,'and the esti mated proportion of high grade animals nnd the money value of improvement by breeding in several States. Pushed Fromthe Porcb. Scranton, Pa., April 11. —Last Sunday evening Mrs. Charlotte Sweet, seventy-six years old, living witli her son-in-law, Theo. F. Hunt, a wealthy merchant, whose resi dence is on Washington avenue, the aristo cratic quarter of Scranton, fell from a porch and died in about thirty minutes. It is as serted that her grandson, Jas. B. Hunt, who lias been dissipated for some time past, pushed her from the porch. Coroner Dean began an inquiry in tiie case this afternoon, and the evidence seems to sustain the charge. In her will Mrs. Sweet devised young Hunt SI,OOO. The parties are highly connected, and the case has caused much commotion. Ba tie Between Irishmen and Italians. St. Thomas, Ont., April 11.—A fight occur red this morning between a gang of sixty Italians and an equal number of Irish labor ers on t‘ie Canada Southern Railway, caused by the Irish objecting to theemployment of Italians. The police, with the assistance of citizens, succeeded in stopping tiie fight alter several on both sides had been severely wounded. The Greek Indian Troubles Ended. Eufaula, Ind. Ter., April 11.—The Creek troubles are virtually settled. Checate and Speckee have concluded to abide by the de cision of the, Secretary of the Interior, and advise their supporters to do so. They are both Creek delegates to Washington under Perrysmen administration and have final ly atcept -rd the situation. RISING FAWN, DADE COUNTY, GA., WEDNESDAY. APRIL 16. 1884. Dynamiters Arrested. London, April ii.— A dynamitef hauled Daly, alias Henman; has been arrested at Birkenhead Station, Three explosive bombs were found in It is possession and also several bottles containing d siibsfanee believed to> be nit,ro-glycerine. jas. Egan was also arrested at Birminghani as ad accomplice of Daly, and on the charge of having explosives in his house. Egan was previously Secretary of the Wolver hampton branch of the Land League. AfJ ter a formal charge has been made against Dalv at Birkenhead, he will he conveyed to Birminghani, and charged, alongside Egan, A great sensation was caused at Bimiinghallt by the Arrests. Crowds of p< ople dre gnziilg At Egan's house. And a lillulber Of policemen are digging vigorously in the garden in search of dynamite. A sack full of documents be longing to Egan waa conveyed to the po lice station. Among the papers was a Jot ter from Egan to Dal v, in which the for mer Wrote that he thought the “cough mix ture" was all rigtit ! it was "niceand cold.” It, is believed the expression "cough mix ture” refers to dynamite. Daly's first name is John. He is an Ameri can. He was well dress'-d in a tourist suit, and wore a diamond ring. He is a short, thick-set man. about thirty-five years of age, with a black mustache. When seized he struggled to escape, and tried to reach his overcoat pocket, in which were found two infcrltal machines of clock-work pat tern; Two fnore machines were found in the inside pocket of his under coat, and one in tile breast pocket. The machines are exactly like those found in the Lon don railway stations. It is expected lie will finally lie brought to London and charged with having caused the explosion at Victoria Station. Revenues of the Postofilce Department. Washington, April It. —The third assist ant postmaster general has prepared the following statement of the revenues of the postoffice department for the present fiscal year. The returns from the first and second quarters are complete. The figures for the third quarter are based upon the re turns from offices returning about one half of the total postal revenues, and ttie esti mate for the last quarter is based on the returns of the preceding quarters: Gross postal receipts lor the quarter ending Sep tember ofl, IfWfl, as ascertained, $10,51m,- 6t>7; gross receipts- for the quarter ending Decern! Pr 31, 1883, as ascertained, $11,159,610; gross rev enue for the quar.er ending March 31, 1883, as estimated from special returns received from )37 letter carrier offices, in cluding all large i i ies, $10,700,614; estimat ed gross revenue for the quarter ending June 3), 1882, $10,737,340; total estimated revenue for the year, $43,262,446; total reve nue for the year ending June 30, 1883, $45,- 508,602; falling off in revenue for the pres ent year, $2,246,246. Buffalo Gamb'ers. Buffalo, April 11.— The sporting frater nity of this city are agitated, awaiting the action of the grand jury now in session. It is ger eraliy understood that their cases will be presented to the grand jury for in dictment. It is reported the leading, gamblers, fearing indictment, have been attempting to corrupt a number of the grand jury, These facts reaching Judge Daniels, tie Advised the jury of the penalties prescribed foTsuch acts, and also the penal ties for a member of the grand jury allow ing himself to listen to such advances with out reporting the facts to the Court. Tin- Judge plainly gave the members of the jury to understand that the law, if violated in their cases, would be rigidly enforced. The jury retired and shortly afterwards returned With a document giving the names of those wild had attempted to tamper with them. A number of arrests Will doubtless follow to-morrow. Mr. Warner's Pension Bill. Washington, April 11.—Representative Warner reported from the Committee on Pensions, Bounty and Back Pay a bill pro viding that every person specified in the pension laws, who served for a period of three mouths or mere, who has an honora ble discharge and is not receiving a greater pension than that provided by the bill, and who is now disabled by reason of a wound, injury or disease, which there is reason to believe originated in the ser vice, shall be entitled to receive a pension during the continuance of that disability at a rate proportionate to the degree there of. The bill further provides that depend ent parents shall only show by competent evidence they are without other present' means of support than their own manual .labor, or contributions of others not legally bound for their support. The Cuba Trsuble. Key West, April 10.—Mail advices from Havana state that Aguero landed without resistance. Numerous factions joined him on his march to the interior. His forces encountered troops several times, but obliged them to retreat. Great excitement prevails, especially in Havana, owing to the concentration of large forces of troops. Ii is supposed the Government used the Aguero incident for the display of a force to intimidate the Cubans during the next election. The Government telegraphed Spain for more troops. Cenorship over dispatches has been re-estabiished. Two Men Killed by a Cave-In. Pittsburg, Pa., April 11.—This morning while eight men employed at Blair’s brick yard were digging sand .from the hillside at the head of Forty-fourth street, the bank caved in, burying Samuel Heelin, aged twenty-one, and Win. Siiearod, nineteen, under several tons of earth. Notwithstand ing the large amount of loose earth threat ened to come down, the others went to work with a will to rescue their companions, but when they were reached, fully an hour after the accident happened, both were dead. The bodies were badly crushed, and it is thought death resulted instantly. Jail Delivery. Wheeling, W. Va., April 11.—News is received of a successful jail delivery at Glenville, W. Va. The rickety jail was broken through by prisoners, assisted by friends outside. Five escaped, including the brntal murderers Nate Thompson, over whose head hangs a dozen c-bvvges; Jim Clavton, a murderer, and Milliard Thompson, the notorious housebreaker. The others are petty offenders. A large party is in pursuit. The Emperor’s Condition. Berlin. April 11.—The increasing feeble ness of the Emperor lias assumed a more alarming aspect. Although it is not ac knowledged that he is in immediate danger, the physician of the royal household has been in constant attendance upon him foi two nights past. FOREIGN WARS. Khartoum Reported Fallen and Gen eral Gordon a Prisoner# / tonimnnienlion nilli Berber Xnt ofT- French lie lor.- Hong !t»:i noil l'.9|ir<-llng luiuicUiate Occupancy-Bailie In t üba. Cairo, 'April 13.—Communication with, Berber by land and water is cut. Rebels. hav« raided the environs. London, April 13. -Advices from Sunk ini > state that it is rumored that Khartoum ha£- t fallen, and General Gordon Is a prisoner. Paris, Apil 13. —A dispatch from Sontay of April 11 says “General Negrier Wednes* day bombarded the villages before Hong Hurt. The enemy forthwith began to eV.icfiate the town with out resistance. The French will enter Hong Hoa to-morrow." General Millot telegraphs: “(Jn theflrh lust., Hong Hoa was bombarded six hours. ThS Chinese offered no resistance, but evacuated after setting fire to the town, which is now i.i flames. Fart of the Chinese fled to Phu lang and part to Donvang and Thenhoa.” The Lcherte publishes the conditions of Peace between France and China, which Pater,atre, the French Minister, is charged to offer at Pekin. It is stipulated China shall accept a limited French Protectgrate over Tonquin. No demand for indemnity is mentioned. Madrid, April 13. —An official dispatch from Cuba reports that a band of forty-, two insurgents, under Duran, who intended joining Aguero, were attacked by- troops and thirty-eight men killed. Desperate Gr mina's. .Knobel, Ante., April 12.—This evening as Will Onby, Jailer of Green County (Gainesville), entered the cells with sup per for the prisoners, he was attacked with pieces of a broken chain and knocked senseless after a hard struggle, in which he shot one prisoner in the right leg. Eight men, confined on various charges, then escaped and secured arms from the Jailer’s house adjoining, preparatory to re sisting capture by citizens, to whom an alarm had been given. In a short tint ■ about fifty citizens came to the rescue of officers. Ail open battle followed, in which over one hundred shots were ex changed. Breckman, in for burglarizing a store at Bethela, was shot and killed in stantly by Alonzo Steadman. Three other* were wounded, and surrendered. The re maining prisoners escaped to a cypress swamp, being pursued until dark, when all hopes of recapture was given up. None of the citizens were injured but Onby-, who received dangerous wounds about the head and may not recover. Slavery in the Congo Basin. Washington, April 13. —In v iew of tftx prominence which the Congo question is assuming, both here and in Europe, tha following, from the report of Consul Di verge, in regard t,o slavery there, is of in terest: “The purchase of slaves continues, at the values of £5 or £6 each. \\ hen they can not be bought they are obtained in the following manner: An arti cle or % object of some kind is laid aside, out, of the way, but within 1 reach of the negro, who at. ont o steals it, and be ing taken in jluqrantc (b licit/, becomes at, once a slave. If he is a person of im portance, and is claimed by his relative! or by the chiefs of the village to which lie belongs, he is sometimes given up in ex change for two or three slaves, who take his place, and lose thereby the liberty they enjoyed to become slaves in their village These are put in chains, and made to work under the lash and the rod.” The Fatal Number 13. Cincinnati, April 13.—Switch Engine No. 11l of the C. H. & D. Company, killed two men yesterday at different times. Both are believed to be entirely accidental. At 10:15 o’clock yesterday morning, James Lambert, formerly a repair foreman, was caught by the engine and both legs cut off above the knees He was taken home by Patrol No. 4, and died at 4 o’clock yester day afternoon. An hour after his death John Quinn, a laborer, while crossing the yard on id- way home to supper, .was run over by the same engine, and both arms cut.off and head mangled. He died almost instantly. \ Tbe Suspected Train-Wrecker. Dayton, Ohio, April 13.—Michaels, ar rested here on Friday on suspicions! being the wrecker of the Pan-Handle ExJTress last Thurs lay night, was identified this after noon by Conductor Pierson, who had charge of the wrecked train, as a tramp he had put off only a few days before. Measure ment of nis feet also corresponds with the tracks in the mud about the tool-house. To-day Michaels admits that lie i- a tramp and that lie was in the vicinity of the wreck on Thur-dav, but claims his innocence. There is a strong feeling against him, hut so far the evidence is merely circumstan tial. A Statement of Post-Office Rev nues. Washington, April 13.—A statement prepared at tiie Post-offfoe Department shows that while the revenue for the quar ter ended March 31 was less than that for the corresponding quarter of tiie preceding year, the issue of two-cent stamps exceed ed bv t wenty-seven per cent, the combined issue of tw >'and three-eent stamps for that quarter. The issue* of postal cards bus fal len off about thirteen million pieces since the inauguration of the two-cent l ate. Run Down by a Train and K lied. Chicago, 111.. April 13.—James Mah'»r and ids little child Maggie were instantly killed to-night by being run down by a suburban train on the Illinois Central, at the Ninety-first streetcrossirg. They were crossing the 1 l acks at the time of the acci dent, Mis. Maher being in advance of them. She turned to await their approach on the passing of the train, and failing to s**e them retraced her steps and fell over their mangled ft mains. A Constable's Warm Receptiar. Youngstown, 0., April 13.—Constable Nelson, with a writ of restitution, endeav ored to eject iirs. Vagg from a housa she was occupying . >r non-nayinent of rent. The woman had a kettle of boiling water reifdy, and gave the Constable a lfuisiau bath when he attempted to enter the house scalding him very badly. Sue still holds the house, the officers having no fancy for scalding water. XLVIIItIi CONGRESS. Kirsst Session. Washington, Aprt 0. -Senate,—Mr. Hill, front the Committee on Post-Offices and Post Hoads, reported favorably the original bill to establish a nrtslal felegrubtt system. Mr. Hill remarked t hat the Committed were unanimous as to the Hist ten sections of the bill which relate to the doing of work by emit rncts with existing companies, but t hat a minority of tint Committee were opposed to the section rela ting to ffle construction or purchase of lines by the Government. The provision relating to the liability of the contracting company for failure to cor rectly and promptly transmit message* Has been amended by limiting such liability to fiflOtimes tile amount paid for transmission. Two new features have been added to the bill. The first authorized the contracting company to employ a Postmaster as its agent and operator at any postal telegraph office where telegraphic receipts are insuf fleeuf to pay the salary of the operator, audio pay hint it commission not exceed ing 50per cent, of the charges on messages transmitted from the office. The Second re quires the Postmaster General to secure iho provisions of a contract which shall protect postal telegrams against discriminations in the order of transmission in favor of tele grams received at such of the coippany’s of fices as are not operated under the provisions Of the bill. The con tract system remains the most prominent feature of the bill, and isnot wide ly different from the scheme of the Postal Telegraph Company, except that it empowers the Postmaster General to receive bids from any telegraph company for the contract. The provisions relating to the establishment of a Government system, pure and simple, in the event that no satisfactory contract with the established companies is secured, are a com bination of the features of the Hill and Ed munds bills. House.—Mr. Hopkins offered a set of reso lutions, reciting the abuses of cattle in trans portation, and violations ol' laws for humanity tovarn them, and proposing that the Com mittee on Commerce be instructed to inquire whether those evils do in fact exist, and to what extent they may be remedied by law, with power to send for persons and papers, and with directions to report at any time, by bill or otherwise. The rest of the day was consumed in debating several bills and pass ing one for a public building at Waco, Texas, to cost SIOO,OOO, Washington, April 10.—Senate. —A bill passed further to suspend the operation of Section 5,574 of the Revised Statutes relating to the guano islands, ft was agreed when the Senate adjourn to-day that it would be to Monday next. The Chair laid before the Sen ate a communication from the Secretary of the Treasury urging the necessity for a new revenue cruiser for Alaskan waters, and rec ommending an appropriation of $175,000 for this purpose. A joint resolution was presented from the Legislature of California, urging the adoption by Congress of the bill introduced in the House, relating to postal telegraph. Reports made from committees favorably: A lull authorizing the construction of a bridge across tho Mississippi at St. Louis. By Mr. Miller, of California, Committee on Foreign Relations, reported the original amendment to Consular and Diplomatic appropriation: also bill to take the place of the lull referred to that Com mittee, intended to provide for the appoint ment of a Special Commissioner to visit the principal South American countries for the purpose of collecting information looking to the extension of our trade in that direction. House.—House met ut 11 in continuation of Wednesday's session. Mr. Eaton, Chairman of Committee on Laws relating to the election of President and Vice President, reported back to the Senate the bill on that subject, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. House Calendar. Mr. Kdlis introduced a joint resolution directing the Postmaster General to investigate and apply the most ef fective means of protection to mail on postal ears from Are. Referred. Mr. Mills, of the Committee on Ways and Means, reported a bill amending statutes referring to the imme diate transportation of dutiable goods. House calendar. Washington, April 11.— Senate. — Senate, not in session. House.— Mr. Ellis, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported bach the Senate bill authorizing the Secretary Navy to of fer a reward of $55,000 for or ascer taining the fate of the Cl reel.v expedition. Aft»r a brief debate the hill pas>#l. #lr. Mc- Millan, from the ( ommittee on Revision of Laws, reported a hill limiting to twa years’ time within which prosecutions may lie in stituted atrainst persons charged with violat ing the Internal Revenue laws. House calen dar. Mr. Henley from the Committee on Public Lands, reported a bill forfeiting North ern Pacific land grant. House calendar. The House went into Committee of the Whole (Mr. Springer in the chair) on the Pensi™ fc— A recent writer on the emotions of iimnts says curiosity shows itself the nimmto a child begins to take interest in other tilings besides its food; and when, though it still carries everything to its mouth, it does so merely because the tongue is the finest as well as the most exercised organ of touch. At this stage the child handles things, looks at them closely, pulls them to pieces, and so in playing instructs himself. ' -An old aetor who has been infer* viewed on the subject, gives it as his opinion that nobody without a good long nose ever played tragedy accepta bly. However that may be, there is no question that a good long nose and a disposition to poke it into other people’s business has led to a great deal of real tragedy. —Detroit Free Press. —Postmaster Thomas Coggeshall, of New Bedford, Mass., has been in the employ of the ofliee without a break for half a century. When lie first began work as a clerk the mails were carried to Boiton in fifteen hours by stage, and to New York in four days when naviga tion was closed. If your boy manifests a desire to go out West and exterminate Indians urge him to start at once. He will return home in a day or two, and thank you with tears in his eyes for the privilege of saw ing half a cord of wood before breakfast. —Philadelphia Call. —At a recent contest in a swimming school at Manchester, England, a young girl swam 600 times around the bath house, or a distance of eight miles, while the best swimmeramong the boys made but 504 rounds. —“What made the mule kick you?” they asked of the gentleman who had been sent through the roof of a barn. And he answered: “Do you think I was fool enough to go back and ask him?” —Laura Johnson, a Milwaukee girl, not long since chopped off her finger with an engagement ring upon it and sent it to her lover, with whom she had had a quarrel. SOUTHERN NEWS (GLEANINGS. Jnf Coleman, colored, who murdered a negro girl In December, 1882, after commit. ;ing an atrocious Prime upon herself and sister, is re-sentenced to be hanged May 9, it Columbia, S. C. Charles Davis, in company with three negroes, attempted to enter the store of his former employer, T. Riehberger, at NeWSll. ion, Miss., for robbery, the other ingot. Being resisted, the murder of the entire household was attempted, but the Cook anly, was killed. The murderers werd ar rested. A difficulty at Vicksburg, Miss., t/A the sth, between David Martin, a watchman, ami Walter Owens, a constable, resulted in the killing of the former anil the wounding of the latter. At Columbus, Ga., the other day, «, whole block of buildings and 1,600 bales of cotton were burned. Loss, $200,000; insurance half as much. About fifteen Northern families have purchased lands in and near Tuilfthonta, Tenn., since March 1, and will, they say, induce many more to go there and escape the severe winters of the North. Some of the leading business men of New Orleans are asking Capt. Eads to project and build a bridge over the Mis sissippi at that point. The scheme seems rather a bold one, as at floodtide the water is higher than the land. Richmond, Va., lias taken 20,00 ) feet of space at the New Orleans Exposition, and nearly fifty manufacturers have entered. The United States Government has sunk under their iron wharf at Key West eighty steel sheets covered with different paiuts. Their motive is to see what paints will prove most durable in these waters, pre paratory to putting it on their steel cruisers now in course of construction. The statement sent to the United States Senate by the Secretary of the Treasury, with respect to the war tax of 1861, shows the following States and Territories to be still indebted to the United States in the sums named: Alabama, $52,822; Florida, $33,002; Georgia, $512,959; Louisiana, $117,- 371; Mississippi, $338,242; North Carolina, $1,900,000; Tennessee, $281,775; Virginia $213,501. Henry Mali.ey, who murdered his brother in Aikin County, S. C., eighteen years ago, has just been captured. Mefica Gordon, a fugitive negro convict, lias also been arrested after a desperate encounter. Watson and Simmons, the Augusta, Ga., bank robbers, escaped a few days since by filing off a bar of their ceil, and letting themselves to the ground by means of a rope made from their bed clothes. The oiti'/ono nf Rlnomineton, Putnam County, Tenn., have subscribed seven'a • thousand dollars for the erection of college buildings at that delightful summer resort. John J. Lanier, formerly of Hollow Rock, has been elected President. Work will commence on the buildings early in the summer. The public Schools of Arkansas are un der very much the same supervision as those of Tennessee and are in a very prosperous condition. The present State Superintendent, Hon. Wood E. Thompson, is an efficient officer. He is a native of Maury County, Tennessee, was educated at Oxford, Miss., has resided at Monticollo, Drew County, Ark., since 1865, where he has been engaged in teaching. Last year he held thirteen institutes —one in each Judicial District of the State. Parties representing English and North ern capitalists made a proposition recently to an enthusiastic meeting at Tuscaloosa, Ala., that if SIOO,OOO were subscribed by Tuscaloosa, work would begin at once tc build a railroad from that city to Sheffield. The sum of $75,000 was subscribed imme diately, and the balance would be raised in another day. This road would run from the head of navigation of the Warrior through the Warrior coal fields, and con nect with the Tennessee below Muscle Shoals. W. T. Dowda, at Decatur, Ga.,has been sentenced to the penitentiary for seven years for kidnaping. Dowda is a school teacher, sixty-five years of age, and wear ing a flowing white beard. He taught in Lithonia two years ago, where his atten tion to a thirteen-year-old pupil, Miss Rag dale, developed into unholy love. Eloping one night with the child he led the officers a lively race from place to place, and was not captured until after he had reached South Carolina, where he had married the girl at midnight. It was not certain that a case of seduction could be maintained against him, so he was convicted of kid naping. The estimates of losses by the recent for est fires in North and South Carolina vary widely. The damage to farm-houses is light, and to fencing heavy; much lumber burned in Moore County, N. 0., and in the lower counties the turpentine farms were considerably damaged, but not of a charac ter to fffect trade except locally. In the swept over turpentine will be dimin ished, but not enough to affect the market Charles Phillips was fatally wounded by Felix House at the Court-house it Clarksville, Ga. The parties had a misun derstanding while on a carousal some days ago, and meeting again in the Court-yard a fusilade with pistols took place. Two shots fired by House took effect in Phillips 1 stomach and breast, from which the phy sician declares recovery impossible. B. L. Wolf, of Red Oak Level, Ga., killed a wild turkey a few days ag-o which weighed twenty pounds. It had four beards, the longest measuring ten inches, while the shortest was six inches long. Jay Gould thinks the mountain section south of the Blue Ridge, from North Caro lina across to the Mississippi, is bound to become the greatest manufacturing coun try in the world, and Atlanta and Birming ham will be cities with populations of half a million. Andy Rolland was hanged at Spring Place, Ga.. the other day, for the murder of Aleck Watkins a year ago. It is estimated that 75,000 visitors have spent the present season in Florida, and that there has been 25,000 people settled in the State within the past year. VOL. I.—NO. 8. PERSONAL ANj> IMPERSONAL. —Miss Blanche Tilton, who died ini Philadelphia recently, made a request that her remains be cremated, and the, burning took place at the Le Moyno 1 furnace. ; —A Lancaster (Pa.) maiden is the last! American girl to capture a titla. Miss Florence Breniman will return fronn Italy to her Lancaster home as the' Baroness Kaput any. —Pittsburgh Post. —Madame Anna Bishop, once famous on both sides of the Atlantic as an operatic singer, died of apoplexy in New York recently, where for many years she had lived in retirement. She was born in London in 1816. Postmaster-General Gresham re cently entered Philadelphia on the same train with a base ball club, and v r as met on the platform as he alighted by a lo cal sport with: “Short stop or catcher?” —Philadelphia Call. —C. M. Lilian, of Lawrenceburg, Ky., has a four dollar bill issued by the “United Colonies” of America, bearing date of February 17, 1776. It was re deemable in gold or silver bullion or Spanish milled dollars. —Captain Iloxie, the husband of Vinnicßeam, has had absolutely snow white hair ever since he was twenty four, and his features are like a cameo; the only vivid color about his face is in his eyes, which are purple-blue. —Jaetacou Bacrgaluba, an Italian peanut peddler at Randolph, Mass., has received news that he has come into the title of Count with great posses sions, by the death of an uncle in Italy. The Italian Consul at New York hunted him up. —Mr. Spurgeon, the. famous Baptist preacher, was born at Kelvedon, Essex, on June ID, 1834. He settled at Water bejach, Cambridgeshire, when only sev enteen, and in London, over the church now meeting in the Metropolitan Taber nacle, at the early age of nineteen. —Mrs. Patience Downs, of Kenne bunksport, Me., was found dead in bed the other morning with a lamp burning at the head of her bed and an open Bible at her side;; and eighteen months ago her husband was found one morn ing dead in bed with a lamp burning at the head and an open Bible by his side. —Boston Post. —E. 1). Winslow, who achieved fame as a forger in Boston, is now a very big man in Buenos Ayres, owning and edit ing the Herald of that city. He also owns blocks of buildings, drives the iinest and fastest pair of horses in the city, has unlimited credit, and is con sidered an estimable citizen. —Fanny Carter, formerly the belle of Boston, is now Mi’s. Ronalds, of Lon* don. where she is quite conspicuous in society, and created a sensation lately at a charitable fair by appearing in a headdress of intertwined American and British Hags, while the skirt of her cos tume was fringed with a set of tiny cooking utensils. Boston Herald. “A LITTLE NONSENSE.” -—The trouble with most baritone Fingers who try to soar into the tenor register is that they fly to parts un known. “No,” she said, sweetly, “I don’t ob ject, to the smell of a cigar; its the smell of the smoke I don’t like.”— Burlington Free Press. —Among the most blessed of all the contrivances of Nature is that w’hich prevents a man from being disturbed by his own snoring. Lowell Courier. “Kiss me as I fall to sleep,” is the title of a new song. It might work all right with some men, but !t would wake us right up. —Burlington Hawk eye. —Care will kill a cat. The care must be exercised in taking aim. It is ex tremely difficult, however, to hit one in the dark with a bottle. —New Orleans Picayune. - Doctors say that people would be healthier if they ate more onions. Un doubtedly they would. Lt would keep their, from going out nights.—Burling ton Free Press. —Travels in Utah—“ls your mother in?” asked a visitor of a little Mormon boy who opened the door. “No, ma'am,” the little boy replied, with tears in his eyes (he had just been spanked), “but my brother’s mother is in. ’ —Philadelphia Call. —A young man on the West Side, of an economical turn of mind, who has been engaged to a girl over there for three years without ever spending a cent on buggy-hire, ice-cream, concerts, or any other kind of refreshments, re cently called to the front door, early in the forenoon, and asked her with irre pressible joy if she wouldn't like to go to a funeral. Chicago Journal. —“No,” said Mrs. Bounce, “I don't know as there is any real harm in smoking —that is to say, in itself; hut when two or three men sit down to gether, puffing at their eigars, they seem so contented and so happy that I fear they forget what sinful creatures they are. There’s where the harm comes in, Mrs. Green, as I’ve said to Bounce a hundred times if I’ve said it once.” —Boston Post. —An unshaven man with a couple of black eyes, a bruised nose and a cut lip, was escorted into the Harlem Police Court yesterday, where Justice O'Reilly was informed that ie had madeManhat tanville hum on Saturday night, and that a platoon of policemen had to sit on him before he could be got to the station. “What do w:’ do for a living?’ ’ the Justice asked. “I carry the hod,” answered the prisoner. ou are a hod case,” said the Conrt. “Ten days-” N. Y. Sun.