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About Haralson banner. (Buchanan, Ga.) 1884-1891 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 30, 1889)
WASHINGTON, D. C. MOVEMENTS OF THE PRESIDENI AND HIS ADVISERS. APPOINTMENTS, DECISIONS, AND OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. Wm. Rule, of Tennessee, has been ap g‘ointed pension agent at Knoxville, enn,, vice D. A. Carpenter, resigned. Secretary Windom left Washington Tuesday for a three weeks? vacation, and Secretary Rusk left on Wednesday. Not a member of the cabinet is now in the city. The President hss approved the amendment to the civil service rules governing the railway mail service ex cepting from' examination clerks em ployed in that service exclusively as porters in handling mail matter in bulks, in sacks or pouches, and not otherwise. The treasurer of the United States has issued instructions, subject to the con venience of the treasury, to the assistant treasurer of the United States at New York, to supply notes and silver certifi cates of small denominations to banks ordering them in sums not less than SI,OOO. The department of state on Monday received a cablegram from the United States vice-consul at Porto Rico, an nouncing the death of Consul Edward Conroy, one of the oldest members of the consular service, having been appointed in April, 1869. He was fully eighty years of age. The Secretary of State is informed that his imperial majesty, the emperor of China, has approved for the use of Chi nese legations and consulates an oblong yellow flag bearirg a dragon in dark blue and a sun 1n red; and for the use of Chinese merchants a triangular flag of the same design. The President, Saturday, made the fol lowing appointments: Robert A. Mosely to be collector of internal revenue for the district of Alabama. Postmasters: Sam uel P. Burns at Talladega, Ala., vice Richard R. Hunley, removed; James G. Hughes at Marietta, Ga., vice James B. Blackwell, removed; George G. Alexan der at Camden, 8. C., vice Daniel C. Kirby removed. The Treasury department has granted the applicaticn of a New Orleans firm to have an asgignment of percussion caps, intended for transmission to interior points, taken from the list of explosives, so that they may be forwarded under bond in the ordinary manner. This ac tion has been taken upon a report from the collector at New York, that actual tests show that these caps, used for sporting purposes only, are not explosive articles, and are not, therefore, properly included in the list of explosives. Civil Service Commissioners Lyman and Thompson had an interview with the President on Saturday in regard to cer tain contemplated changes in the civil service rules. Commissioner Lyman pre sented to the President a rough draft of the contem;l)llated amendments, and, to gether with Mr. Thomp:on, discussed with the President the probable effect of the proposed changes, and the reasons that induce the commission to recom mend them. The President is understood to favor the changes. It is belieyed that one of the rules, as amended, will place all chiefs of divisions within the classi fied service, and thus provide that when changes occur in these positions, that they shall be filled by a certificate from the commission. BREAKS THE RECORD. AN OLD MAN FASTS SIXTY-SEVEN DAYS AND DIES, Robert Marvel, of Indianapolis, Ind., after fasting sixty-seven days, died Tuesday morning. His case is extraor dinary, and has attracted the attention not only of the curious public, but of the medical fraternity far and near. He was 85 years old. On June 13th, Mr. Mar vel ate his last square meal. For thirty six days he took absclutely nothing into his stomach. On the thirty-eighth day he bit off a piece of pie, but did not eat it. On the thirty-ninth day he drank a small quantity of milk, and at regular geriods he has continued so. All told, e has drunk not to exceed one gallon of milk in the sixty-seven days that have elapsed since he began to fast. The faster was reduced to a ‘‘living shadow.” Sores came upon him by reason of his long confinement, and evidently Marvel had not only suffered long, but severely, though everything possible was done to relieve him. His fast is the longest on record. : A NOVEL RACE. FOUR LARGE STEAMERS TO RACE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC, Great interest is taken in the sailing ot four big steamships, which left New York for Europe Wednesday. The big racers, ‘‘Teutonic,” of the White Star line; “City of New York,” of the In man; ‘‘Saale,” of the North German Lloyd, and the ‘“City of Rome,” of the Anchor line, all had a fair number of sa loon passengers, and all were eagerly dis ~cussing the merits of the several vessels. The Teutonic and City of New York were the favorites for the great race. The Inman Line people predict that the BokML e b e made before the departuro of the racers, eSRb AR ¥oam hf "w%fl*fj&ws “OLD BLACK JOE’ DEAD. ‘ I'HE ORIGINAL OF THE FAMOUS OLD SONG PASSES AWAY, The original “‘Old Black Joe” died at Mount Holly, N. J., Sunday, in the little cabin where he has lived for years, just on the outskirts of the town. His proper name was Joseph Queen, and he was undoubtedly the oldest man in the state, being 112 years old. ke wus born in Virginia in 1777, and the fact is recorded in faded characters in an old family Bible. “Old Joe” was a runawsy clave, and came to New Jersey in 1827, where he was taken care of by eome of the resi dents of Mount Holly, one of whom is still living and remembers that he was well along in years when he went there. For years past the townspeople have ministered to his wants and kept him in comparative comfort. He was very pa triarchial in appearance, and his form was bent nearly double with the weight of years, A monument will be erected to his memory by the citizens. THE TUNNEL COMPLETED. A NEW THROUGH LINE FROM THE SOUTH TO CINCINNATI. The Knoxville, Cumberland Gap and Louisville Railroad was fully completed Wednesday from Knoxville, Tenn., to and through the great tunnel at Cumber land Gap, 8,750 feet long, where it con nects with the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and Norfolk and Western Rail road. The Knoxville, Cumberland Gap and Louisville Railroad, with the ex tension, the Marietta and North Georgia Railway to Knoxyille, will form a new and important through line from Atlanta to Cincinnati and Norfolk. The Ma rietta and North Georgia Railway, and the Knoxville, Cumberland Gap and Louisville will open a vast tcrritory yet undeveloped, but known to be ome of the richest sections in the South, abounding in marble, iron ores, coking coal and valuable hard wood timber, IMPROVEMENTS IN GEORGIA A PHENOMINAL INCREASE IN THE VALUE OF PROPERTY. The tax returns for 1883 showed that property had increased throughout Geor giu%lß,OOo,ooo. Every year since that time the returns have shown an increase, but never has the amount for the year 1888 been equaled. This yedr, how ever, the high water mark will be passed and a new record established. = The in crease of 1883, which, for many years, was quoted as something phenomenal, included the improvements in railroad property, which was a very large factor. The $19,000,000 worth of improvements this year come solely from the tax di gests, leaving the railroads out., Bhould they be included, the statement would prove that Georgia is $25,000,000 richer than she was last year. WILL REBUILD. The South Fork dam, the breaking of which caused the Johnstown, Pa., horror, will, it is said, be rebuilt. Members of 'the South Fork club say they cannot afford to lose the money in vested in real estate in that locality. The property is worth fully $200,000 and if the fishing resort is not re-established the whole investment would become almost a dead loss. The intention, how ever, was not to build a dam of the size of the one destroyed, but one which would make the lake much less in size, so that in event of the barrier again giv ing way no destruction to life and prop erty would follow. A PICNIC MELEE. At a picnic in Hampshire county, W. Va., on Saturday, John Price, a wealthy farmer, aged sixty years, boasted that he could whip any man on the grounds. A. G. Largent promptly knocked him down. Sherman Price, his son, drew a revolver and shot Largent dead. A general ficht ensued, in which Sherman Price shot and fatally wounded Homer 8. Largent and Daniel Largent, who at tempted to avenge their brother’s mur der. James Alderton attempted to ar rest Price, and was dangerously stabbed. The old man Price was seriously injured in the melee. : SNELL’S MURDERER. A MICHIGAN MAN CLAIMS TO HAVE LOCA: TED TASCOTT. A special from Hersey, Mich., says, G. G. BBchlege, of Hersey, claims ta have discovered that Tascott is serving a term for horse stealing in the state prison. He maintains with considerable vehe mence that when he went to Chicago to consult with the friends of Snell, the murdered millionaire, he discovered in disputable evidence that there was a ring in Chicago which is interested in keeping the matter quiet, and that he would disclose this evidence within a short time. Tae figures given in a recent issue ot Bradstreet’s with reference to the kero sene oil supply of this country effectually remove any idea that it will be exhaust ed within {i:e next fifty years. The prin cipal oil field is in Pennsylvania. The track contains over 204 square miles, from which the yield up to the present time has been over 340,000,000 barrels, The wwflwm fifteen yeara o N s wl’ o ,W AT A e eoo B 00, Shet.anighin Conida, it Calivadn. Ol b et s ev S e Babante elt B SCIENTIFIO SCRAPS. A Swiss chemist has invented a new fulminating mixture that can be carried about with perfect safety, but will ex plode with a deafening report if brought in contact with a drop of ether or alcohol. Woolwich arsenal, England, contains an anvil weighing sixty tons. Bix hund:ed and sixty tons of iron were used in the anvil, block and foundation. It required six months to cool before the immense hammer could be used. Investigation has shown that terra cotta bricks and blocks best resist the action of fire. Next to these as fire-re sisting materials come concretes. For buildings intended to be fire-proof, the best materials are iron-work encased in terra-cotta, with tile or brick-work in roof and floor. That a sound canbe seen is one of the wonders of the age. Looking down the throat of the phonograph with the aid of a powerful magnifying glass one can see a laugh, a cry, a whistle or a song in a series of little dents or holes recorded in a sheet of wax by means of the point of a needle. The capacity of bass wood in regain ing its original bulk after being enor mously compressed is being taken ad vantage of in carved moulding. The wood is stamped with dies, then placed to a level with the deep impressions and then steamed, when the originally depressed parts rise in relief. Henry M. Stanley describes a poison used on arrow heads by the natives of the Lower Congo, Africa. It appears that the bodies of red ants (in which formic acid exists in a free state) are dried, ground to powder, cooked in palm oil and smeared upon the points of the arrows. The effect of this poison is deadly. Its victims die immediately in frightful suffering. The archeologists of Norway have pursued researches into the early popula tion of the country as far north as 70 degrees 15 minutes. The results show a large population in prehistoric times, but one not given to agriculture. No bronze objects are found, and the con clusion is reached that the men of the early iron age were the first to affect them, those of the bronze age never having reached the northern parts. It is asserted that one hour after the gas of London is lighted the air is deoxydized as much as if 500,000 people had been added to its popu lation. During the combustion of oil, tallow, gas, ete.,, water is pro duced as well as carbonic acid; in cold weather we sece it condensed on the windows. By the burning of gas for twenty-four hours in London, more water, it is estimated, is pro duced than would supply an emi grant ship on her voyage from Eng land to Australia. ‘ United Through a Pawned Ring, There are some curious romances in life. There’s a whole novel in a little incident told me some time ago. Many years ago a young Englishman of good family, who had only a small portion, came out to Colorado to seek his for tune. He was engaged to a girlat home, and he had parted from her with the usual hopes and tears and protesta tions, For a year or two he wrote regularly, but Le did not seem to be getting on or making his fortune. At last his letters stopped. They thought he must be dead. Three or four years passed, and nothing was heard of him. Then the lady, with some friends, came out on a visit to California. On the way they made inquiries, but nobody in the place in Colorado which he had left could tell what had become of him. He had disappeared suddenly, and they did not know whether he had been killed by an accident, shot or had sim ply left for other lands. The party ar rived in San Francisco, and, promen ading Kearny street, the lady suddenly stopped and began to stare at a ring in a pawnbroker’s window. It was the ring ste had given him., She knew it. She went in and asked to look at it. It was the ring byond a doubt, with her initials and his engraven on it. = From that clew, although the ring had long bicn in the pawnbroker's possession, they traced him down to Southern Cal e LLe e g Bel omn maton il il olsgue Proteetion from Lightning. ' The fatal lightning stroke is so fre quent this season, that persons much ex posed to thunder storms should take all known precaution against it. In a scien tific paper recently read before the Royal Meteorological society, Mr, J. Y. Symons, F. R. 8., tLe English meteorologist, pre sented a large mass of important data on the phenomena of thunder storms. Or dinarily, persons exposed to a thunder storm flee to the nearest shelter to escape wetting. Mr. Symons shows that ‘il a man is thoroughly wet it is impossible for lightning to kill him.” He refors to a remarkable proof of this fact. The | great scientific lecturer, Faraday, once | demonstrated to his audience at the Royal institution, that with all the pow erful electrical apparatus at his disposal 1 it was impossible for him to kill a rat whose coat had been ssturated with wa ter. It would be well, therefore, for any person in a severe thunderstorm, and lia ble to a lightning stroke, to allow him self to be drenched with rain at the ear- ‘ liest moment possible, and in the absence of sufficient rainfall to avail himself of any other means at hand to wet his outer apparel.—XN. Y. Herald, —— e el e Canada’s Wealth. Those who are in the habit of consid- l ering Canada as an Arctic and sterile country, will be surprised to learn that she has one-fourth more land fitted to wheat cultivation than the whole United States. In 1877 the yield of wheat in our own country was a little over twelve bushels per acre. In the same year, Manitoba alone raised 12,500,000 bush els, and averaged twenty-seven bushels per acre. The climate of Canada does not hinder, but contributes to the wealth and enterprise of her people, She has more timber of every possible descrip tion than both she and tYle United States ocould consume in a hundred years. She has more iron and coal than any other country in the world. She hasprobably more copper than all other countries ‘ combined, and there is no telling what lies hidden under the snow and ice of her northern districts. ‘ In Pike county, Ark.,is a couple named Green, aged seventy-seven and seventy-one years, with seventy-two liv ing grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. Mrs. Green’s last child was born when she was sixty-two years old. ee el et e Wh&tf ;rérought the change? This woman's © i o's grace. T oy v or oye o beh by Ah, truly &.;m;?%; A sow brledf months ago her cheek VAL e T For her, 1 ;o&l‘_'." Sighed many a who held her dear. Loan toll yon whas wrought the c%fiu'h kfi Bhe:rl by & triend, who, like her, a2y b fmai gool,\ wale troubles, that Dz co's Fa rite exiption would ¢ ld’gro her, beo;n url:gg)v;‘ &5’3&? shyesfi?ug'vut:g }suh: 2to i Ehefs e tin i itg profee, tells her friends that Dr. Pierce o 8 et s o Som g mflifir ailments, It is guaranized to give sat am i eVery case of money refunded. " Dr. Pierce's Penetshone a doze. Cure head aebe, constipatian and indigestion. An interesting man has named his daugh ters Time and Tide, so that they will wait for noman. Sarah Bernhardt. is coming to America, and great will be the enthusiasm aroused amongst her admirers. But, we have our own bright star, Mary Ander gon, who will continue tobear off the palm in the dramatic, as does Lucy Hinfon in the great tobacco world, This is the age of wonders, and the average American citizen is no longer surprised at anything. 1f you want to experience that sensation, however, just write to B. ¥. John son & Co., 1009 Main St., Richmond, Va., and hear what they have got to say of thesuccess of some of their agents. They have got the goods that sell, and any one out of employ ment will consult their own interest by apply ing to them. e L s The Mother's Friend, used a few weeks be fore confinement, lessens the pain and makes labor quick and comparatively easy. Sold by all Druggists. A pocket match-safe free to smokers of “Tansill’'s Punch’ de. Cigar, If afflicted with sore eyes use Dr. Isaac Thomp son’s Bye-water. Druggists sell at 25c.per bottle e T SV ST VPN 038 Describes the condition of many people depllitated g the warm weather, by disease, or overwork. ‘ood’s Sargaparilla is just the medicine needed to Gvercome that tired feeltng, to purify and quicken the sluggish blood and restore the lost appetife. If ?:nw!n good medicine be sare to try Hood's reapartlla. My appetite was poor, I could notsleep, had head acho a great deal, paing in my back, my bowels did lot move regularly. Hood’s Sargaparilia in a short t{me did me 0 much good that I feel like a new taan. My pains and aches are relieved, my appetite {improved.”—GEoraE F. JACESON, Roxbury Steflon, Conn. 9 Hood’s Barsa ga rilla Soldl by all druggists. $1; six for §5. Prepared only by C. I. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass, {OO Doses One Dollar AH “0““ made by ouxr Agents. THE Dil. PE#-:HNS 325 MEDICAL CO. Richmond, Va. & i lsns cwRE 25 CTS, _FOR ONSU ?I O : | > o A "1;»7 S Ic FOR SALE BY AILL DRUGGISTS., B 8 ‘, . : : : i e ahis e GRS et i —M——“——Mmmm’.____—_*ww : . 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