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SOUTHERN BRIEFS
DAILY OCCURRENCES IN THE
SUNNY SOUTHLAND
Curtailed into Interesting and
Newsy Paragraphs.
Ex-Gorvernor Waterman, of California,
died Sunday.
The Alabama press convention will
meet at Anniston on June 10th.
A state convention has been called for
May 19th lo take steps to have Texas
represented at the World’s fair.
Bishop Richard Gilmore died at St.
Augustine, Fla., Monday. His remains
will be taken to Cleveland, O., lor inter
meut.
Chattanooga held a mass meeting Mon¬
day night iu the interest of raising a
fund for the exhibit of resources of that
section at the World’s fair.
Ap'plication was made Thursday Consolidated for a
charter for the Atlanta, Ga.,
Street Railway Company. The new cor¬
poration includes all the lines of the old
Atlanta or Union company, the Atlanta
and Edgewood and the Fulton county
lines.
At Chattanooga, Saturday afternoon,
Chancellor Kep dissolved the vexatious
injunctions against the Lookout Mountain
Company, allowing the deal to proceed.
The company was required to give only
$23,000 bond. This is the big deal in
which nearly $1,000,000 is involved.
The suits of various creditors against
the Decatur, Chesapeake and New Or¬
leans railway were decided at Shelby
ville, Teun., Friday, judgment being
given for the creditors in each case. The
most important was that of Ford Wilker
son, in which $05,000 was involved.
John Jones, of Dale county, Ala., is in
jail on ihe charge of assault with intent
to murder his nine-year-old son for some
trifling offense. He hung the boy up by
the thumbs, whipped him die. unmercifully, little
and left him there to The
fellow was almost dead when rescued by
a passer-by.
A Raleigh dispatch of Sunday, says:
Governor Holt is at Burlington to arrauge
matters connected with his office of presi¬
dent of the North Carolina railroad,
which he will resign. On his return he'
will enter in earnest upon the duties of
governor. He has for fifteen years been
president of the above named road.
The East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia passenger and freight depot, re¬
cently built at Athens. Tenn., at a cost of
$5,000, was destryed by fire Monday
morning. The Athens wool and cotton
mills had large shipments in the depot.
Nothing was saved except the cash
drawer. Loss, $20,000, with no insur¬
ance.
A Richmond dispatch says: Clothed
iu the confederate uniform and with the
badges of Lee Camp and the Army of
Northern Virginia on his breast, General
John R. Cooke was buried late Saturday
afternoon in Hollywood, where rest the
remains of A. P. Hill, Pickett, Pegram
and other confederate generals. The
funeral was conducted by Lee Camp Con¬
federate Veterans.
Lewis Booker, who was arrested at
Richmond, Va.. on the charge of em¬ of
bezzling over $20,000 of the money
Mr. Edward Hanewickel, who was, until
two years ago, one of his wards, and
which created such a sensation in social,
church and business circles, has been re¬
leased from jail on a bond of $20,000,
one-fourth of this amount being required
in each of the cases.
An epidemic, caused by poisoning, Four¬ oc¬
curred in Chattanooga Monday.
teen victims' have so far been reported,
although none have proved fatal. The
cause was cream puffs bought from a
confectioner's. The medium is thought
to be arsenic, which in an unexplained ingredients
way became mixed with the
of the shell’s puffs. So far nothing pos¬
itive is known, but an investigation is
being made.
The Kentucky constitutional conven¬
tion, which has been iu session at Louis¬
ville, adjourned Saturday, after a session
of 199 days. The convention completed
the constitution to be offered the people.
It has cost the state about $200,000, and
made very many changes in the funda¬
mental law of the state. Some of these
are recognized as wise, but very many
are untried, and considered of uncertain
benefit. On account of the latter,
constitution will be opposed be by rejected many
strong public men, and may
when voted noon in August.
A POSTMASTER ARRESTED
For Opening* a Letter Addressed
to His Business Partner.
W. H. Morris, late postmaster at Nel¬
son, Durham county, N. C., was arrested
Sunday on a charge of opening a letter
and purloining containing therefrom check a check. A
letter a was mailed in
Raleigh recently to W. H. Hopson, at
Nelson. The letter was received but no
check. Shortly after the check wns
missed, Morris made an effort to get it
cashed in Durham. The case came up
before United States Commissioner Pur¬
nell. Morris gave bond for appearance
at the June term of the United States
court. His defense is that he and Hop
son were partners in the lumber business,
and that Hopsou had authorized him to
oDen letters.
General Spinola Dead.
General Francis B. Spinola, member of
congress day from in New York city, died Mon¬
of several night weeks. Washington, after an illness
DUN’S REVIEW
Of the Condition of Trade for
the Past Week.
R. G. Dun & Co.’s weekly review of
trade says: “It cannot be said that llio
business of the country is expanding
when there is a decrease of nearly one
sixth within a single month in the output
of pig "iron. In nearly all quarters
the admitted slackening of trade is at¬
tributed to merely temporary causes, but
the state of the iron trade cannot be thus
explained, change and while it may at any time
for the better, it is at present an
unfavorable symptom. Anthracite and
coke furnaces were producing April 1st
102,898 tons weekly, against 123,030 tons
March 1st; 171,108 tons December 1st,
and 107,670 tons a year ago.
The iron trade is very dull, and some
southern furnaces weakening as to price.
Another element which may prove of
great, though temporary importance, is
the decision of a great body of miners to
strike May 1st for the eight-hour day.
At New Orleans trade is quiet; at Mem¬
phis caution rules, but at Savannah the
prospect is bright, and there is an im¬
provement at Jacksonville. In general, and
speculative markets are rather inert,
the general average price is now 2 per
cent lower than it was two weeks ago.
The movement of wheat, flour and corn
falls far below last year’s. The returns
of foreign trade for March appears to in¬
dicate an excess of about $7,000,000 ex¬
ports over imports, but exports cannot be
expected to enlarge from this time forward.
The stock market decidedly improved railroad
most of the week, with good
earnings but has and prospects of easy though money, still
since grown weaker,
averaging about $1.37 per share higher of
than a week ago. Probably the fear
important labor troubles has some influ¬
ence, the state of great industries is just
now altogether encouraging. for
Failures for the week number 211;
the corresponding week of last year the
figures were 176.
A BLAZE IN CHICAGO
In Which $1,000,000 in Prop¬
erty is Destroyed.
Chicago suffered one of the most de¬
structive conflagrations that has occured
there since the big fireef 1871, Saturday.
The loss is fully $1,009,000. The fire
started iu a stable, the property of the
well-known furniture manufacturer, John
M. Smith, and was located in the rear of
his big house-furnishing establishment on
West Madison street, near Halstead. The
flames speedily communicated to the
furniture establishment, and a moment
later to Kohl & Middleton’s dime museum.
In a marvelously short time both struc¬
tures had turned into a mass of
flames, which darted across the street
and lodged in the upper stories of
buildings on the north side of Madi¬
son sfcrept. ' A moment later firemen
alon g theJjioioughfare found themselves
working Between two towering walls of
fire. After a heroic fight the fire was
finally gotten under control.
The loss, aggregating over $750,000, is
distributed as follows: John M. Smith,
furniture, stock and building, $500,000;
Kobl & Middleton, curiosities, fixtures and
building, $85,000; Neely Bros , boots and
shoes, $20,000; Aldebert Kaempfer,
jeweler, $45,000; Alfred Peats, wallpa¬
per, $00,000; Baer Bros., bats, $10,000;
M. Irrman, cigars and tobacco, $25,000;
Hannan & Hogg, liquors, $20,000; Royal
Tailoring Company, $6,000; Haymarkct education
theater, $47,000; board of
property, in rear of Smith block, ‘$50,000;
miscellaneous loss. $5,000.
POLITZ’S CONFESSION
Will Play an important Part in
the Grand J ury’s Report.
leans A dispatch of Sunday from expected New Or¬
says: The grand jury is and
to report during things the c it imiug week, the
among other is said that
confession of Potitz will be used iu the
report. Although Politz protested his
own innocence, he acknowledged that he
had joined the Mafia under the impres¬
sion that it was a benevolent society. He
was present at the meeting when Hen
ncssy’s death was decided upon, and was
ordered to carry a gun in a sack to Mo¬
nastery's shanty, but refused. * He
did not know of the killing until
the Sunday following, but afterwards
learned the details from Monas
tcrio, and they were substantially the
sanv: as claimed by the state upon the
trial implicating Sheffedi, Marchesi, Bag
netto and Monasterio as Ilennessy’s
slayers. The state did not use the confes¬
sion, because it had direct proof of
Politz’s presence at the killing, which
his story denied. Politz is said to have
had a brother, who closely resembled
him, who has not been heard of since the
killing, and is presumably in Italy. Had
he been found, the identification might
have been transferred to him, and Politz’s
confession would have formed an impor¬
tant link in the chain of evidence.
HUSTON’S SUCCESSOR.
Nebecker is Now United States
Treasurer.
A Washington dispatch says: Treasurer
Huston’s letter of resignation, dated
February 24th, and the president’s ac¬
ceptance, dated Monday, have been made
public. The resignation takes effect
upon the appointment and qualification
of bis successor. Monday afternoon the
president appointed Charles H. Nebeck
er, of Indiana, to be United States treas¬
urer, vice Huston resigned. It is said
to be probable that he will not assume
charge of the office for some time yet and
when he does the usual formalties, such
as counting coin the cash, including 45,000
tons of and hundreds of millions of
notes and bonds must be undertaken.
Winnowings.
There are too many of the bonds of
iniquity on the markfet. They offer large
dividends, and they find too many ready
dupes.
A gold plated coin will not pass cur¬
rent any longer than a man of no princi¬
ple plated with educational accomplish¬
ments will.
A Troy policeman swore as follows:
“The prisoner sat on me, calling certify me an
ass and an idiot—all of which I
to be true.”
Poverty often deprives a man of all
spirit and virtue. It is hard for an empty
bag to stand upright.
Ai.r of us who arc worth anything,
spend our manhood in unlearning the
follies or expiating the mistakes of our
youth.
Make money your servant; don’t let it
become your master. To know how t«
guide and control it, get a practical edu¬
cation.
Tiie nightmare is the effect of injudi¬
cious eating. Business troubles are fre¬
quently nightmares produced by injudi¬
cious education.
It is with diseases of the mind as with
diseases of the body; we are half dead
before we understand our disorder, and
half cured when we do.
Education doesn’t make the man un¬
less there is good material to work with.
Soft iron may be shaped into an ax. but
it will never hold an edge.
Fill your head with good purposes, pock¬
your stomach with good food, your
ets with honest money, and your measure
of happiness will be reasonably full.
Work, work, work was the old motto;
but educate, think, work, is a combina¬
tion whose spirit harmonizes better with
the progressive spirit of the age.
Educated talent is sometimes applied
to knavish practices, just as good wheat
is used in the manufacture of whisky.
We value an article, however by the use,
not the abuse of it.
Tiie most perfectly developed heyse is
of no use until he is broken and trained,
and the most brilliant and trained powerful
mind lies dormant until by a
practical education.
Education is sometimes called a lad¬
der, but the person who goes to sleep at
the foot of it will never secure what it
leads to. Education is of no account
unless purpose, character and action go
with it.
The original tower of Babel wasn’t
finished because it was found that it
would cost more than the original esti¬
mate, and to this day all structures from
a chicken coop to a palace follow that
memorable precedent.
A Utica boy thought he would play
letter carrier the other day. His mother
thought he was very funuy, until she dis¬
covered that he had found about sixty of
her old love letters and was distributing
them at the neighbors’ bouses.
When you make a mistake don’t look
back at it long. Take the reason of the
thing in your mind and then look forward.
Mistakes are lessons of wisdom. The past
cannot be changed. The future is yet in
vour uower.
Tor impure or Indigestion, thin 'Blood/ and Weakness, Biliousness, Ma¬
take laria, Brown’s Neuralgia, Iron Bitters—it gives strength,
making old persons feel young—and young
persons strong: pleasant to take.
It is best not to dispute when there is no
probability of convincing.
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Both the method and results when
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to
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys¬
tem effectually, dispels colds, head¬
aches and levers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro¬
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its action and truly beneficial la its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy ana agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known. 50o
Syrup of Figs is for sale in
and $1 bottles by all leading drug¬ who
gists. Any reliable hand druggist will
may not have it on whfl pro*
cure it promptly for any one
wishes to try it. Do not accept anj
eubstitute. *’
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
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also men every¬
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Spring Medicine
Is so important that great care should bo
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Hood’s Sarsaparilla
has a larger sale than any other sarsaparilla
or blood purifier shows the great confidenc 3
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The Standard Spring Medicine
Is now generally admitted to be Hood’s Sarsa¬
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and imparts such, strength to the whole system
that, as one lady puts it, “I seem to be made
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is a spy which has mm
stealthily come inside
the lines of health
and is there to dis¬
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able point in the fortification of the constitution which is
guarding your well-being. That point discovered the spy
reports it to the enemy on the outside. The enemy is the
changeable winter climate. If the eold gets in, look out
for an attack at the weak point. To avoid this, shoot the
spy, kill the cold, using SCOTT’S EMULSION
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ScrofulaGeneral Debility , and all Ancemic and Wasting
Diseases '(specially in Children'). Especially helpful for
children to prevent their taking cold. Palatable as
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SPECIAL.—Scott’s Emulsion is non-secret, and is prescribed by the Medical Pro¬
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CAUTION.—Scott’s Emulsion is put up in salmon-colored wrappers. Be sure and
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