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VOLUME V. ADVERTISING RATES. One inch, first insertion SI.OO Each subsequent insertion 50 Professional Cards, per year 5.00 Reading Notices, per line 10 advertising must be paid in advance. reduction made by con tracts for advertising to go in larger space or longer time. [Cgf°AU bills for advertising are due after first insertion of advertisement, un less otherwise, agreed. B. T. BROCK, Editor. E. C. GRISCOM, Local Editor. Price S! .00, in Advance* WASHINGTON NEWS. WHAT THE UNITED STATES OF FICIALS ARE DOING. Surgeon Martin, at Gainesville, Fla., telegraphed that refugees are returning to that city against his positive orders, hnd that the city authorities seem pow erless to prevent them. Lord Sackville and the Misses Sack ville West, left Washington, D. C., Fri day morning for New York, and will sail for Havre in the La Bourgogne, the ves sel which will take Mr. Chamberlain and his bride to France. The statement just issued from the bureau of statistics, Treasury Depart ment, shows that during the month ol October the value of merchandise im ported at Florida ports was $111,414, and the value of exports $141,916. Surgeon Hutton, at Camp Perry, Fla., telegraphed on Monday to the Marine Hospital Bureau that there was a heavy frost at the camp, in view of which Sur geon-General Hamilton has directed that the camp be closed, so far as receiving refugees is concerned. Surgeon-General Hamilton has received a telegram from Dr. Smith, president of the New York Board of Health, con firming reports in regard to the existence of yellow fever on the United States steamship Boston, now at New York. There were four deaths on the pas sage from Port-au-Prince and three sick on arrival, including Surgeon Simon. Chairman Britton, of the inaugural committee, has received a letter from Denver, Colorado, asking that five hun dred ladies from that city be allowed to march in the parade on the 4th of March. This would be a decided innovation, but several members of the executive com mittee favor granting of the request, on the ground that the women had t considerable part in political demonstra tions during the campaign in Indiana and elsewhere. Judge Merrick, in court in the general term of the District of Columbia, or Monday delivered an opinion in favor ol Milly Thomas et al., in their suit against William F. Holtzman. The case in volved the constitutionality of the law declaring legitimate children born ol Blave parents living together as husband and wife, though not wedded according to existing forms of marriage. The court holds that the legislation was wise, pro per, humane and just. < Joseph 8. Miller, Commissioner of In ternal Revenue, in his annual report tc the Secretary of the Treasury, says that the total receipts of the fiscal year end ing June 80'h, were $124,325,475, an in crease of $5,489,174 over the previous year. The estimated receipts for the current fiscal year are $125,000,000 pro vided no change is made in existing rates of taxation. The aggregate amouni of taxes collected from tobacco during the year was $5,602,431, an increase ol $554,364 over the previous year. Th< export account shows a decrease in all kinds of tobacco, except cigarettes, oi which 40,834,500 more were exported than last year. The commissioner recom mends that the distillation of all kindt of fruit brandy be herealter allowed un der the law regulating the distillation oi apple brandy. The commissioner ex presses the fear that the law relation t( oleomargarine is being evaded, anc recommends additional legislation to se cure its better enforcement. BOULANGERS PLATFORM, M. Deroulede made a speech at 8 meeting of the Patriotic League in Paris, France, on Sunday. He spoke in terrni of warm praise of Gen. Boulanger. Re ferring to the accident to the Russian imperial train, he expressed sympathj with the Czar and rejoiced over his es cape from harm. The speech was greatly applauded, especially the reference to Gen. Boulanger. The Gaulois says thal the government intends to dissolve th« Patriotic League. Access to the ban quetting hall to outsiders was barred by the police, who prevented the proposed {mblic reception. The guests, on arriv ng,, were merely greeted with shouts ol “Vive Boulanger” and “a bas Floquet.* A few arrests were made, but the pro. ceedings were, in the main, orderly. A< the conclusion of the banquet, which followed the meeting, Gen. Boulanger made a speech in which he said: “I anj more a patriot than a soldier. I ardently desire peace,* not the peace which is de manded, but a peace imposed by a firm *hd dignified attitude. That is the only peace acceptable to French hearts.” Making It Right. Customer (to head waiter) —“Here, sir, this clumsy fellow has spilled oyer half of my cup of tea down my back.’ Head Waiter (to clumsy waiter, sternly) “Bring this gentleman a full cup of hi, inatJaily.” —ifew York Sun. THE WORLD OVER. f INTERESTING ITEMS BOILED DOWN IN READABLE STTLBI THE FIELD OF LABOR —SEETHING CAUL DRON OF EUROPEAN INTRIGUE —FIRES, SUICIDES, ETC. —NOTED DEAD. Gen. Harrison is a blood relation fit the Hon. Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi. It appears that this interesting piece of information was first made public by Mrs. Harrison. The United States steamer Atlanta, now preparing for a sea at New York, will be sent for a cruise around the world by way of the Pacific. The cruise will probably last three or four years. The bank of Omaha, Neb., has closed its doors, and the proprietors, F. Scovllle and G. A. Crafts, have fled the country, leaving many debts unsatisfied. As nearly as can be ascertained, the liabili ties will reach $500,000. Moses Smith, a hardworking miner of Brazil, Ind., has just been apprised of the death of a relative in Wales, whereby he inherits a fortune aggregating SIOO,- 000. He is sixty years old and without a family. The Pope has instructed Cardinal Gibbons to congratulate Mr. Harrison on his election to the presidency. The Pope has sent a letter thanking Cardinal Manning and the English Catholics for their support of him in the pending law question. , The principal bank of Osceola, lowa, closed on Thursday, and is in the hands of a receiver. Over $90,000 is said to have been deposited in the bank, and there is $30,000 in the vaults. It is ru mored that the president has been spec ulating in wheat. Lieut. Wissmann will wait on Emperor William to resign his commission in the army, and to state his plans for the Emin relief expedition. He will leave Berlin in three weeks to lead the first column. Dr. Peters will have command of - the supporting column. The question regarding the fugitive slaves harbored by the mission station at Mombasa has been settled by Messrs. Mackenzie and Mathews, the British commissioners, to the satisfaction of the natives who have invited Mr. Mackenzie to a public feast. The arrangement se cures the freedom of 1,500. Gen. Harrison tendered Elijah Hal ford, managing editor of the Indianapo lis Journal, the position of private secre tary. He was for a few private secretary to the late Senator Morton. He shares with Hon. Wm. McKinley, of Ohio, the dis tinction of having contributed a consid erable share in the construction of the national platform, upon which the late campaign was fought and won. The formal installation of Bishop John S. Foley as the head of the Detroit dio cese took place Sunday. He offered prayer and the priests drew up before him in the order of seniority of ordina tioD, each bended his knee and kissed the ring in recognition of his authority and as evidence of submission. The bishop afterward celebrated pontifical High Mass and delivered a masterly sermon. Patrick Durkin, a baggagemaster, liv ing in Erie, Pa., had both eyes burned out and his face horribly disfigured by his wife dashing a teacupful of vitriol in his face at tie tea table. The woman fled and was brought back by a police man, and when Durkin heard her voice, sightless and suffering as he was, lie sprang on her, and despite the officer, nearly killed her. She was jailed, and Durkin sent to the hospital. At the closing session of the national grange, held at Topeka, Cal. Jos, 11. Brigham, of Ohio, was elected grand master and Leonard Rhone, of Pennsyl vania, was selected to fill the vacancy on the executive committee. A resolution urging that United States Senators be elected directly by the people was passed, as was also a resolution advocating pure food. The grange adjourned, leaving the matter of the selection of the next meeting place to the executive commit tee. The Osseruatcre Romance states that it is unable to either confirm or deny the report that the Pope is to leave Rome in the event of war. It thinks, however, that he would leave, though regretfully, if the Italian government further con tracted the iron circle that confines him and deprived him of all freedom in re spect to his acts and communication with the Catholic world, or if his holiness had reason to consider that Rome was no longer a sure residence, either from a material or personal standpoint. During the progress of the suit brought against the Rock Island Co., by E. L° Randall, an operator in the tele graph office, Manager Wood, of the Western Union Telegraph Co., was or dered to produce in court at Kausas City, Mo., a copy of the “black list,” which he refused to do. The operator was in the employ ol the railway com pany, and he sued for $25,000 damages, alleging that he was discharged for join ing a labor organization, and that the railroad blacklisted him so effectually that he was unable to procure employ ment. It is likely that a test case will be made of the matter. At a meeting of the Central Labor Union held in New York City on Sunday, the Freeman’s Labor Club and Waiters’ Union composed entirely of ne- asked admission to the cen tra! body, but were refused. It was argued that colored men should not form separate unions, but should be m< mbers of the unions w ith their white fellow workmen, but the r admission iu these cases were deni d on DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RESOURCES OF DADE COUNTY. TRENTON, GA„ FRIDAY- NOVEMBER 30, 1888. other grounds, a oreeze was started by a motion to petition the Legislature to make eight hours a day’s work, beginning June 1, 1890. It was referred to the building trades, but in the discussion of the cause of their same movement in 1886, T. V. Powderly was rated severely for working against them as was alleged. It was decided to renew the boycott against pool beer. The trouble with the local railway switchmen at Indianapolis, Ind., which has been pending several days, reached its culmination Thursday. The superin tendents declined to hold further confer ence concerning the demands of the men, and three-fourths of the employes in the yards about the city, closed work. Some little delay resulted to the passenger trains, the strikers blockading the belt line and some of the crossings with freight cars, but the tracks were soon cleared. The trouble is the result of a demand by the men for $75 per month of 26 days, and 10 hours a day; also the addition of one man to each switch en gine crew. This demand the company decline to entertain. In the yards of the Belt Railway company west ot the city, a party of strikers compelled three en gineers to draw the fires of their loco motives. JUMPED TO DEATH. The programme at the Columbus, Ga., Exposition on Thursday, closed with a tragedy that will long be remembered by those who witnessed it. The crowd in attendance was the largest that has yet passed through the gates, many drawn jither to witness the balloon ascension jnd parachute jump of Prof. Vandegrift. A high wind prevented an ascent, but at A o’clock he notified them that the wind having subsided he would go up, and at once proceeded to inflate the balloon. In a few moments the vast air ship had lifted itself from the earth and the dar ing man was swinging from the trapeze rope in the air. He performed his usual wonderful feats as he ascended, and when about half a mile high, and just as he had pulled himself back on the bar and was kissing his hand to the eager gazers below, the balloon burst. Women screamed and men stood paralyzed, ex pecting to see the'daring aeronaut dashed to the earth a mangled mass, but with wonderful presence of mind he cut the Jiarachute loose, and descended with ightning rapidity some hundred feet, its vast wing 9 unfolded and Vandegrift swung it from beneath the falling mass of canvas, which came to earth like a wet rag. The crowd greeted the narrow escape with thundering applause, and the parachute sailed westerly. The relief was but momentary, when the |ry arose “He is going into the river,” Bid a vast crowd of men rushed to the sank, an eighth of a mile away. The larachute, with its priceless burden of |uman life, sank slowly into the rushing current of the Chattahoochee, just above the jetties and near where two young men, John Dirkin and C. H. Hamburg, who had been down the river duck hunt ing, had anchored their boat to watch the ascent of the balloon. As he struck the water he saw them and cried: “Bring your boat here; come quick, for sake.” Casting anchor they pnliod him, and both going to the forward end of the boat and catching him and the parachute, tried to pull him in, but the great weight of the three men and the parachute sunk the end of the boat, which fast filled with water. Seeing that the boat was sinking they turned him loose, and rushed to the other end to restore the equilibrium. The boat, which was now half filled with water, floated away and the unfortuuate man sank entangled in a mass of rope about the now saturated parachute, to rise no more in this life. He was bound to the parachute, else he could have swam to the bank. The body was recovered a few hours later. F. H. Vandergrift,.tha unfortunate man, was about 24 years of age; was born at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, and made his first ascent in a balloon and jump with a parachute in August, this year, since which time he hal made forty-six suc cessful ascents and jumpu. GERMAN AFFAIRS. The German Richstag assembled on Thursday at Berlin. The emperor opened the session in person. In his speech he said the tours he had recently made, convinced him that the desire for imperial unity was deeply rooted in the people. The emperor made no refer ence to any military bills or credits and touched but briefly upon East African affairs. Settlements in Africa are a mat ter of interest to Germany. He said in the task of winning Africa to Christian morality, friendly England and its par liament had recognized a century ago that they must begin by repressing tne trade in negroes and slave hunting. With reference to foreign relations he said: “Our relations with ail foreign powers are peaceful. My efforts have been unceasing to strengthen this peace. The alliance with Austria and Italy has do ot-.er object. To bring without ne cessity, the miseries even of a victorious war upon Germany would be incompati ble with faith and my du ties towards the German people.” WENT DOWN. ——— The large fishing schooner, Edward Norton, of, and from Boston, Mass., weut rfshoie off First L liff Point, on Monday night, and immediately went to pieces. Her crew cons.sted of sixteen men and fifteen of them have perished. The vessel was discovered by the mid night patrol of the life-saving station, but too late to render assistance. She lies bottom up, and is a complete wreck. SOUTHERN NEWS, A CONDENSATION OF HAPPEN INGS STRUNG TOGETHER. MOVEMENTS OF ALLIANCE MEN —RAIL- ROAD CASUALTIES—THE COTTON CROP —FLOODS—ACCIDENTS —CROP RETURNS. NORTH CAROLINA. The sash and blind factory of ff, O. Petty & Co., of AfchdjJe, N. 0,/wa| destroyed by fire on Sunday. The loss ii $10,0(10; partially insured. Two negro women of Granvillle coun ty, N. C., have been arrested anfl are ip jail on account of thrashing with a buggy whip, a negro man whe voted the Demo cratic ticket. It is learned that in Pitt county, N. C., one hundred negro women dressed in men’s clothing, went to the polls in th« state election and voted. This is a matte! to be investigated. L. Edwards, dealer in dry goods, clothing and shoes, at Goldsboro, N. C., formerly of Wilson, N. C., made an as signment on Thursday. Liabilities $28,000; assets not known. The Farmers’ Alliance has taken an im portant and bold step to advance the in terest of its members,' who are engaged in growing tobacco. It has been decided to call a convention at Durham, N. C., to take into consideration the tobacco in terests as it relates to the farmers of the tobacco sections of Virginia and North Carolina, and to ask each subordinate al liance in the tobacco section to send del egates. The object of the meetings are to discuss and formulate some plan for the relief of the tobacco farmers, to con fer on the advisability of establishing warehouses for the sale of leaf tobacco, to formulate a plan to lessen the cost of handling and selling farmers’ tobacco; to discuss the advisability of estab lishing places for the manufacture of tobacco in all its branches, and such other matters iu connection with the tobacco interest as may come before the meeting. Rev. W. L. Garrison, member of the North Carolina Conference, M. E. church, has charge of a circuit in Caharus county, and about two months ago Garrison was tried by his church for conduct unbecoming a minister in refer ence to a young lady and was acquitted as innocent. It appears that the mattei was still discussed among certain parties, who determined that Garrison should hade a flogging for his misconduct, and accordingly, when he had preached his farewell sermon to his congregation at Center Grove church, expecting to leave for conference Monday, he was told that parties on the outsidt? wi«hed to see him. He walked out, meeting a very large man just outside of the door, who intro duced himself as Dean Krimminger, and at once dealt the preacher a blow with his fist, which knocked him to the ground almost Knmmingei then jumped upon Garrison, knocking him thiok and fast, until the congrega tion rushed out and pulled him off. The preacher was badly injured. TENNESSEE. Oil was again struck in the gas well which is being put down eighteen miles west of Chattanooga iu the Sequatchie Valley. Rev. R. D. Thomas, the distinguished divine of the Welsh Congregational church, died in Kuoxville, Tenn., aged 71. He was a well known scholar and poet in Wales, and a leading miuister of his church in America. A verdict for $7,375 was rendered on Monday in the Circuit Court against the Union Railway Co., the operators of the Belt line in Chattanooga, for killing James Mcßride two years ago last October. Mcßride was run over by an engine of the defendant company. E. M. Stanberry, president of the citi zens’ bank of McConnellsville, Ohio, ar rived in Chattanooga, Tenn., with a re quisition for Lamar W. Weils, who was arrested for obtaining a large sum of money from the banks at McConnellsville and Malta, Ohio, on fraudulent checks. The total amount of hi 3 gotten gains is $7,055. Wells was taken to Ohio. He drew checks on the Citizens’ bank of Bev erly, Ohio, which were cashed by the McConnellsville and Malta banks, when he had no money to draw against. Wells is the son of a wealthy West Virginian. J. L. Onley, of Friendship, Crockett county, Tenn., last week wrote the fol lowing message to Rev. W. H. Bruton, editor of the State Wheel, of Jackson: “I thought you were editing a wheel pa per. I find nothing in it but rotten De mocracy, and you can take your Democ racy and paper and go to . I am a wheeler and a Republican.” Bruton showed the card to the Federal authori ties and a deputy marshal was sent to arrest Onley. He was taken to Jackson on Saturday and tried before a United States commissioner and held over under a bond Of SSOO. The lowest penalty for such an offense is SIOO fine and thirty days’ imprisonment. Henry F. Woodall, a very prominent citizen of Nashville, Tenn., accidentally shot himself through the heart on Thursday. He took his gun and went into the garden to kill a rabbit his wife had seen. In a few moments the report of the gun was heard. A negro boy who works on the place went to the gar den to see if the rabbit had been killed. On reaching the fence the boy discovered Mr. Woodall lying on the ground, a stream of blood flowing from his left side. From the location of the gun, the body and the condition of the fence, it is supposed that Mr. Woodall had crawled through this opening in the fence, and was attempting to get his gun through after him, when the hammei caught on the wire, and in this way Caused his death, __ ALABAMA. The family of William Morgan, a white farmer, of Summerfield, Ala., were poisoned, and some ot them may die. They ate food prepared by a ne gro servant, who immediately fled. In a joint caucus of Democratic Sena tors and Representatives of the Alabama Legislature, United States Senator John T. Morgan was nominated by acclama tion to be his own successor from thei 4th of March next. This is his third •aominaticn. Near Warsaw, Sumter county, Ala., Henry Jones, colored, and his wife, wen* to a church festival. They left theif three children, aged one, three and six years, locked in the house, and when they returned about eleven o’clock, they found the house in ashes and the threr children burned to a crisp. A site has been selected and the ground will be broken at once for tho erection of a mammoth car springs works at Anniston. They will manufacturo springs for adl the works of the United States Rolling Stock Co., in different parts of the country. It will add about four hundred hands to the working pop ulation of this city, principally skilled mechanics. FLORIDA. The post-office at Porter, Washington county, will be discontinued because no one wants to be postmaster. For the first day in some time, Sur geon Martin has no new cases of yellov fever to report from Gainesville, Fla The weather cool, but no frost. Vegetables are growing finely arount Plant City. Cucumbers and egg planti are sent North daily. The crop of cab bages, beets, etc., will be large and ready for the market early in the Spring. The cornerstone of the Florida Inter national and Semi-Tropical Exposition was laid at Ocala, Fla., with imposing ceremonies. The program was as fol lows: Prayer by Rev. C. B. Wiliner; laying of the cornerstone with Masonic ceremonies, under direejipn of Hon. Henry W. Long, as Deputy Grand Mas ter. Dr. Neal Mitchell, President of the Board of Health at Jacksonville, Fla., reports one new case of yellow fever and one death. The atmosphere Sunday was in just the right state for a heavy frost if the temperature was sufficiently low. The mercury was at fifty. Its av erage descent during the night for the past week has been from 7 to 9 degrees TEXAS. For several days past, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers in Houston, Texas, have been in session. The en gineers of the Southern Pacific Railroad Co. l'Ave a grievance against J. J. Ryan, mastCT mechanic of the road, and pur pose to make a firm stand against him. The shopmen working under Ryan are with him, it is said and will stand by him. a The Brotherhood appointed a comnmtee who left for New Orleans to consult and arbitrate with the manage ment of the road in reference to the matter. LATEST BYTELEGRAPH. The Duchess of Sutherland is dead. John Bright, of England, is quite ill. His lungs are in a bad condition. The Queen has sent telegrams inquiring about his condition. It was reported on the board of trad< Chicago, 111., on Monday that Jay Goulfl had bought the Atkinson, Topeka & Sante Fe telegraph system for $300,000. The trouble between the switchmen of the New York Central and their employ ers was settled at a conference by a com promise. The men secure increased paj and other concessions. “Dock” Haggerty was unloading gly cerine at Pleasantville, Pa., on Monday. He had 1,000 pounds of it in a wagon. It exploded and Haggerty was literally annihilated. Parts of his two horses were found in the neighboring trees. Pieces of the wagon were found half a mile away. Mrs. Cutashaw, in a house in the vicinity, was seriously injured by a side of the house being blown in and the explosion was heard at Oil City, twelve miles distant. Wilson, the son-in-law of President Grevy, appeared on Tuesday in the ■ Chamber of Deputies at Paris, France, 1 for the first time s'nce his trial. After a transaction of some formal business En sereur, alluding to the absence of Wilson, proposed to suspend the sitting for one hour, stating that the Chamber of Dep uties would understand the reason. Dorane, Bonapartist, thought the Cham ber ought to adjourn altogether. En sereur’s motion was approved. On re luming its sitting, Millerand moved that the chamber, having give sufficient indi cation of its sentiments, return to the order of the day. The motion was passed. Wilson thereupon left the chamber, ac companied by Andrieux. HARD TIMES. When the eccentric old bachelor, Luther James, died at Ann Harbor, Mich., three months ago, he left about $250,000 to his nephew, J. L. Babcock, of Chicago, on condition that the lattei should marry within five years. Babcock is settling up the estate, and his life ii made miserable by the number of letted received from young women who ar« anxious for love and fortune. He ha< received offers of marriage from ladiet in Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, Balti* more, New York, Richmond, Cincinnati, New Orleans and hundreds of smalle] {owns. His mail is growing daily and he s almost persuaded to forfeit the for* , tune. NUMBER 39. CODNTY DIRECTORY COUNTY OFFICERS. Ordinary J. A. Bennett Superior Court Clerk... .S. H. Thurman, Sheriff W. A. Byrd Tax Receiver, Clayton Tatum Tax Collector Thos. Tittle. Treasurer B. P. Majors. School Superintendent.. .J-. P. Jacoway. Surveyor W. F. Taylor. TOWN COMMISSIONERS. B. P. Majors, B. T. Brock, J. P. J. A. Cureton, J. B. Williams. J. P. Bond, Pr oddest, B. T. Brock, Secrettjjk B. P. Majors, * Treaiumy J. T. Woolbright, City Marsha^ COURTS. Superior Court J. C. Fain Judge. J. W. Harris, Jr Solicitor General. Meets third Mondays in March and September. Ordinary’s Court J. A. Bennett Ordinary. Meets first Monday in each month. Justices’ Court, TrentOH District Meets second Saturday in each moath. J. A, Cureton, T. H. B. Cole, Justices. Rising Fawn District meets third Sat urday in each month. J. M. Cantsell, J. A. Moreland, Jus tices. MASONIC LORE. Trenton Chapter No. 60, R. A. M. S. H. Thurman, H. P, M. A. B. Tatum, Secretary, Meets second Saturday iu each month Trenton Lodge No. 179 F. and A. M. J. A. Bennett, W. M. T. J. Lumpkin, Secretary. Meetings Wednesday night on and be fore each full moon, and two weeks thereafter. Rising Fawn Lodge No. 293 F. af' A. M. S. 11. Thurman, W. M. J. M. Forester, Secretary. Meetings Saturday night on and befa_ each full moon, and two weeks thereafv ter, at 2 o’clock p. m. CHURCH NOTICES. M. E. Cnuncn South. —Trenton Cir cuit, Chattanooga District—A. J. Fra zier, Presiding Elder; Rev. J. H. Har well, Pastor in charge; S. H. Thurman, Recording Steward. Trenton services second and fourth Sundays in each month, at 10.30 o’clock a. m. Prayer meetings every Sunday night. Byrd’s Chapel.— Services second and fourth Sundays in each month at 3 o’clock p. m. Rising Fawx.—Services first and Sundays in each month, at 10.30 o’clock a, m. Prayer meetings every Wednesday and Sunday nights. Cave Spkings. — Services first ai third Sundays in each month at 3o’cUx p, m. Furnace at night. BOARD OF EDUCATION. B. F. Pace, President: G. A. R. Bible, R. W. Acuff, W. C. Cureton, John Clark. ITOTIOE, Any additions to be made to the aboy changes or errors, parties interest®*, would confer a great favor by us of the same.