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THE BLACKSHEAH TIMES. VOL. XL It is now said that English syndicates have spent $30,000,000 in buying up profitable American properties. The choice of Pierre as the capital ol South Dakota has given the town a wonderful boom. Men bought lots for $100 and a week later sold them for $1000. The advisability of forming a company to build vessels at Charleston, S. C., to engage in the coasting trade, is being discussed in that city, where it is claimed that all of the materials of con struction are as close to hand as they are in Maine. In view of the statement from Cape May that a sweet potato three feet six inches long was grown there, it wouldn’t be al together surprising if some day vegetables are sold by the foot. In Boston, during certain months, cabbage are sold by weight. _ It has often been reported that the British army is largely composed of undersized boys instead of stalwart men, but the returns do not bear out these statements. Of 202,7C1 men only 11,596 are under nineteen years of age, while thirty-four per cent, are over five feet eight inches in height. The managing dii'ector of a big tea dealing firm in London stated that he once saw a leading broker in that city have sixty teas, ranging within one pen ny per pound in value, weighed up in duplicate, the 120 pots numbered and mixed up, lm then picking out the sixty duplicates without a single mistake. Trained dogs for military purposes have answered so well in Germany that similar experiments have been made in the Austrian army. Pointers,sheep dogs and poodles are the best breeds, ami the dogs will carry messages and ammuni tion, guard depots aud perform outpost duty. One dog recently took a message over a distance of eight miles in an hour find five • minutes. The governors of the Bank of France are trying to discover the author of a daring robbery of $52,000, which sum was deposited early in the year by a per son since dead. A receipt was given in the ordinary course, and lately a man presented a forged receipt, and withdrew the money. Afterward the depositor’s executors applied with the authentic re ceipt, to withdraw the funds; and the bank had to order the payment of the money to its rightful owners. Sunday labor in France is by no means so general as a few years ago. Visitors to Paris cannot fail to notice how many more ships are shut on Sunday after the early morning and now the first step has been taken toward 8unday rest on the railways. The Paris-Lyons Railway Com pany recently decided unanimously to give their employes in the goods stations a holiday, and intend to gradually intro duce similar reforms into other branches of the service. In all probability the other lines will be obliged to follow suit. Indeed, some of the Northern Railway directors have already pronounced in favor of Sunday rest. The live cattle trade between New York and the British ports is booming. Freights have gone up tremendously. Last year cattle were shipped to Dept ford at $7 per head, this year full car goes are being sent out where the rates are from $23 to $24 per capita, This is much more profitable than carrying emigrants. An emigrant pays $6 less and is fed and cared for; while as to cattle they are looked after by the owners. The boom, however, cannot last much longer, as more ships are being built, and the New York Sun thinks it only a ques tion of time when tonnage will outmeas* ure the cargoes of live stock. The recent reports telegraphed from Europe, in which the assertion was made that the oil wells of the Caspian district were rapidly drying up, is now pro Bounced a s.ock jobbing canard. The stateme* was made with great positive ness that the supply of oil was diminish ing so rapidly that the Russian Gorern "ment contemplated prohibiting its ex port, and that the steamers which are now using the oil exclusively for fuel would not be able to do so much longer, owing to the threatened high price, De spite the positiveness of the statements they seemed to have no effect on Ameri can prices. evidently because the Standard (XI Company keeps thoroughly posted on the real situation. BLACKSHEAR, GA. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1880. WASHINGTON, 1). U. MOVEMENTS OF THE PRESIDENT AND HIS ADVISERS. APPOINTMENTS, DECISIONS, AND OTHER MATrERS OP INTEREST FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. Corporal Tanner and Colonel W. TV. Dudley, both ex-commissioners of pen sion, have formed a copartnership here in the pension aud claim business. A commission of engineers has been appointed by the secretary of w ar to re port on the site of the proposed bridge across the Mississippi river at New Or leans. The attorney-general at Washington is informed that the trial of the esses of alleged frauds in Florida, at the last presidential election,has already resulted in three convictions. Major Isaac Arnold has been ordered from command of Fort Monroe arsenal, Va., to command of Columbia arsenal, Tenn.; Major J. R. McGinnis, from duty at Rock Island arsenal to command Fort Monroe arsenal. Subpoenas have been issued for Sir. Armour, Secretary Williams and other persons connected with the Union stock yards at Chicago to appear at Washing- senate’s ton before the United State’s committee investigating the dressed beef monopoly. J. Edgar Engle, assistant chief of the record division, George A. Bond, clerk, Samuel B. Heasev, assistant chief of the western division, and Wm. P. Davis, assistant chief of the middle division,all of the pension office, have been asked to resign. They wero among those who had their pensions re-rated. The president, on Thursday,appointed col John H. Devaux, of Georgia, to he lector of customs for the district of Brunswick, Ga.; William G. Reposs, postmaster at Wytheville,Va., vice Alex. S. Heller, removed; Thomas Clay Ale Dowell, of Kentucky, collector of inter nal revenue (or the seventh district of Kentucky,vice William Cassius Goodloe, deceased. Secretary Proctor is endeavoring to make sueh arrangements as will enable h m to leave Washington during the Christmas holidays in company with Gen. Cook and Capt. Pratt, Superintend- the ent of the Carlisle Indian school, for purpose of making a personal visit of inspection to Mt. Vernon barracks, Ala bama, where Geronimo and his hand of Apache Indians are now imprisoned. by the The secretary has been inlormed surgeon of the barracks that the tribe is unusua lly sickly this year, and that there is especial difficulty found in prevent tng the spread of the tendency to consumption that is charac teristic of the tribe. lie received a letter Saturday from Capt. Pratt who argued strongly against the removal of the Indians to a higher latitude or attitude. The secretary hopes to find a solution of the problem by a barracks. personal scrutiny of the condition of the Dr. Valente, Brazilian minister, on Saturday, received a cablegram ftom Rio do Janeiro, stating that United States Ninister Adams had established relations with the government now in the control of affairs in that country. This informa tion he communicated to the state de partment, aud it is reported that he urged upon the secretary the expediency Minister of this government instructing Adams to complete the act of formal rec ognition. While it is doubtless felt by tiie state department that the Republic of the United States of Brazil has been established upon a permanent basis, it is probable that the act of formality recog- be nizing it through our minister will postponed until there is an official head or chief executive chosen in pursuance of some regular method. A meeting of the congress in Brazil has been called for next month, when the new republic will probably be launched with a complete organization. When this is accomplished the question of formal recognition by this government will probably not be delayed. The annual report of First Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson shows that 2,770 fourth-class postofiices were against estab lished during the last fiscal year, 3,864 during the previous year. 1,141 postoffices were discontinued during the game time, making the total number ol offices in operation on July 1, 1889, 58, 999, of which number 2,683 were presi dential offices. The whole number ol appointments of postmasters for the yea) is 20,030, of which 8,854 were on res ignations and commissions expired, 7,- 853 on removals, 553 on the deaths of postmasters, 2,770 on the establishment of postoffices. The number of money order offices in operation at the close of the fiscal year was 8,583, increase of 472 for the year. The number of money order stations in operation July, 1889, was 144 an increase of 14 over the previous year. The number of postal note offices in operation at the end of the year was 587. The reports shows that June 30, 1889, there were 401 free delivery postoffices in operation, an increase of 41. j n about five other offices the free delivery service has been established. The aonual report of Second Assistant Postmaster-Genera! Whitfield shows the number of star mail routes in operation which June 30, 1889, was 15,077, upon the total cost of the service was $5,177,- 105. Colonel Whitfield recommends the appointment of a commissioner to in vestigate and report, with a view to make the carrying of the mail nnder the star route system equitable alike to the government and the contractor, and re lieve and iniquities it, as far with ss fusible, which rt from burdened. the evils is At the end of the year there were 128 steambo at rout s in*operation at an an p us! rate of expenditure of $446,032. BUSINESS OUTLOOK. TRADE REVIEW FOR WEEK ENOfSIG »AT CRDAY 2cD, BY DUN & CO. R. G. Dun & Co.’s weekly report says: The Brazil revolution has had surprising ly little influence in the markets as yet. Coffee is only £ higher for the week, an 1 the new govern meat appears to be so generally sustained that apprehension of the closing o ports or interruption of trade lias almost ceased. But it is possi- indi ble that the tnou >y markets were rectly allected to tome extent through Europe, where tit certaiuty continues. The bank of England lost for tho week 1,050,000 pounds, and tho bank of France 450,000 francs, Here money has been scarce and dull at tim<s, tight at Philadelphia, and decidedly close at Boston. administration Reports re garding fhe policy of the about silver have been assiduously used to create a feeling of distrust as to the financial future, and in any case the near approach of the first session of the new congress would naturally have an unset ting influen e with some. Under the circumstances tho money markets have been less disturbed than might have been apprehended.and the volume of bus iness has not been perccpibly affected. Clearings continue larger than a year ago; at New York by 16 per cent, for last week; Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago by 4J per cent, and at all points outside of New York by 7$ per cent. While the treasury has taken in for the week $1,480,000 more than it has paid out. Exports and imports for the month thus far both show an increase of about 13 per cent, but as exports exceeded im ports by twenty-two and a half millions in November last year, the comparison is most satisfactory. The marketing of crops, and the movement of money to pay for them, have produced an easier situation at western and southern centers. The great industries ure making steady progress, though the sale of steel rails at $35, reported last week, was of small quantity, needed for renewals only, the market is undoubtedly strong, and pig and most forms of manufactured iron and steel fully maintain previous quota tions. Cotton manufacture has been doing a steady business, with firm prices, and as to its prosperity evidence is af forded by dividend averaging !). 73 per cent, yearly on 33 Fall river mills. Wheat has risen $ cent, with sales of 25, 000,000 bushels, and corn only 1, with sales of 5,500,000 bushels. Cotton un changed, with sales of 468.000 bales. The week’s receipts exceed last year’s by 19,000, and exports exceed last year’s by 39,000 bales. Oats rose | cent and pork products are higher, while with sales o! 329,000 sacks coffee has held only J cent of its advance. The general course of prices has been upward, however, the advance since November 1st being about 1* per cent on all commodities. Ac counts from various cities ns to the state of business are almost uniformly of a fa vorable character recently observed, and embrace some items of special interest. At Chicago dressed beef receipts are double those of last year, and of provis- dry ions more than double, while the goods trade still quotes satisfactory re sults, with payments easy in the country. The Minneapolis wheat market is very active, and lumber cut is put at 275,000, 000 feet, On the whole the ou’look re mains favorable, though for the present monetary scarcity has a depressing influ ence upon some eastern points. Business failures during the last seven days: Number for the United States, 245; Can ada, 32. total 277, as compared with 256 last week. A MORMON GROWL THEIU MANNERS AND CUSTOMS EXPOSED liY THE COURTS. A dispatch from Salt Lake City, Utah, says: The investigation in regard to the endowment house oaths and teachings ol the Mormon church was resumed in the district court Saturday. James E. lal mage, principal of the Mormon college in Salt Lake, testified that pupils of his schools were taught that the revelation in regard to plural marriage was from God; that the constitution, when prop erly administered, did not interfere with any revelations of God. Witness said he believed polygamy was right and the law against it unconstitutional, notwi h standing the decision of the supreme court of the Uniied States. All pupils f were taught to obey the revelation o celestial marriage. Witness thought about one iu thirty of his friends was a polygamist. He believed th<? president of the church was divinely called and would obey him. NEW OFFICERS OF THE EAST TENNESSEE, VIRGINIA AND GEORGIA RAILROAD. At the annual meeting of the Bait Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad held at Knoxville,Tenn., on Wednesday, the following directors were elected: John H. Inman, Samuel Thomas, Charles M. McGhee, Calvin S. Brice, Jehu O. Moore, Thomas N. Logan, Edward J. Saniord, W. S. Chisholm, John Green ough, Wm. L. Bull, George Coppell, John H. Hall, Evan P. Howell, Georgs 8. Scott and George J. Gould. BANK STATEMENT. The following is a statement of the associated banks for the week ending Saturday, the 23d: Reserve increase...... .. i 22" decrease........ ’451 jw. ^UXTdecVease .. 337,991 Deposits decrease.. . .. 2,2/iW Circulation increase 3,1) At The banks now hold $1,628,500 in ex cess of 25 per cent. rule. GENERAL NEWS. CONDENSATION OF CURIOUS, AND EXCITING EVENTS, NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE—ACCIDENTS, STRICES, TIRES, AND HAFPEMNOS OF INTEREST. The governor-general of Cuba dis claims that he in anyway aided the strik ing cigarmakers of Key West. Mexican newspapers state that negro colonists will only be permitted to settle in fever districts on the coast. J. If. Rathbone. of Washington, foun der of the order of Kuiglits of Pythias, k prostrated at a hotel in Lima, Ohio, aud is not expected to live. Not including Alaska, Brazil is larger in extent than the United States. It possesses within Us limits an area of 8,287,964 square miles, with a population of 12,388,375. The National Grange, in session at Sacramento, Cal., favoring on Wednesday election pass<d of a resolution the United States senators direct by a vote of the people. The Grange will meet ' next year at Atlanta, Ga. Judge . , t, Foster, , of . the , ■ , United T States . v ® district , . court at Topeka, Kansas, ren dered a decision in a criminal case Thors day, holding that “No Man’s Land” was Indian country, and as such was part of northern Texas, when the offense was committed. A now combine of all tho barb wire mills of Illinois wilt he known as the Federal Steel Company, with acapitalof $12,000,000. The present price of barb wire, paintod, is $3.10 in car load lots, but after January 1 the price will proba bly go up to $3.50. A dispatch from Kansas City says: Tho north hound passenger train on tin: Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad was held up, Sunday night, at Pryor creek, near Perry Station, I. T. Tho express and mail car were robbed. The passen gers were not molested, The amount becured by the robbers is not known. Exports of specie from the ports of New York last week amounted to $503,- 124, of which $76,829 was gold and $486,292 silver. All the silvoi went, lo Europe and all the gold went to South America. Imports of specie for tho week amounted to $203,074, of which $139,- 685 was in gold an 1 $0(5,389 silver. The United States consul at Colon re ports that since work on the Panama ca nal ceased, business at Colon has been almost entirely prostrated, It single 8OIII0 times happens, in: says, that not a vessel is to.be found unknown in the sineo harbor, 1800. a tiling heretofore The Isthmus railroad, which, in 1888, paid a dividend of 234 per cent., will this year pay only 9 per cent. in an open letter to Charles Steward Parnell, Miss Anna Carslnke, of Trenton, N. J., has taken direct issue witli the great Irish leader about his mother's con dition. She tells him p.uinlv that Mrs, Parnell is penniless and in absolute want. If he thinks otherwise he is in error. Mrs. Carslukc lias been Mrs. Parnell’s faithful friend, and was Fannie Parnell’s schoolmate. A revolt has occurred among the con victs in Layolute prison at Tunis. The prisoners succeeded in freeing them selves from their chninHund in procuring firearms and other weapons. They then made a fierce attack upon tho jailers who were unable to quell the revolt, and troops were summoned. When they arrived at the jail a desperate fight took place and many of the prisoners and sol diers were killed. Arrangements have been in progress for several days for the holding of meetings at Kilkenny and Waterford, Larkin Ireland, and in memory of the two men, Allen Gould, who were hanged for the killing of Policeman Brett in Manchester in 1867. The government issued a procla mation forbidding the holding of the njeetings. Projectors of the demonstra tion, however, announce that they will not abandon their plans. Fire broke out .Sunday morning it the wholesale grocery house of Janncy & Andrews, on Market street, Philadel phia. The fire is supposed combustion. to have or iginated from spontaneous nearly '1 he aggregate loss is estimated at a quarter of a million. Janncy & An drews lose on the stock $100,000; in sured for $131,000. The building,which was six stories high, cost $90,000. James McCuen, foreman of No. 4 fire company, was caught by falling wulib aud killed. It was reported Saturday that the firm of Sanger aud Wells of New York, coffee dealers, were unable to meet their obli gations. It is said that their liabilities will lie about $300,000, and their assets merely nominal. The cause of the trouble is said to he the investment of some of the firm's funds in a patent barrel fac tory, the headquarters of which are in Detroit. The firm has dealt principally in Java coffee, and is an old establish ment. A quarter of a century ago the firm was known ms Sanger, Birds & Fisher. They controlled a large trade. A STRANGE REQUE8T. In his will, Millard P. Fillmore, son of President Fillmore, particularly requests that his executor destroy all correspon dence or letters written by his father, mother, sister or himself that may lie found in his effects. He bequeoths an estate valued at $200,000 to relatives and friends. The Congress of Peru It authorized the Government to contract for a railroad connecting the Oroya line of railroad with a navigable river of the Amazon system on the east sida of the Andes, thus effecting a southern transcontinsntal line. THE BRAZILIAN REPUBLIC WHAT THE NEW GJVKKNMENT WILL DO — ORDER TO 11R MAINTAINED. The new government has announced that it will tinuly maintain order. It it preparing a circular to foreign govern meats relative to the overthrow of the empire, which will he telegraphed tc them through Brazilian representatives abroad. The province of Bahia has sig nified its adherence to the republic. Nows from other provinces show that they are also in favor of a republican form of government. Tho governors named by the provincial government are all military men. Thu newly made ropuh lie will allow tho deposed emperor 800 contos dereis per annum during his life. The live articles of the government de cree are: First. A republic is pre claimed. Second. The provinces of Brazil, united by federation, com pose the United States of Brazil. 1 bird. Each State will form its own lo cal government, fourth. Each State wl “ send a representative to a Congress, which will convene shortly, nnd the tlual Vision of which the Provisional Gov eminent will await. Fifth. Meantime Governors of States will adopt ! more , to maintain . . order , and , protect . ■ • means _ * ciu . . 1 he t lU!rn , 1 nd , f te cas r, .’ '* 1 relations l w,ll u ! l l bo on represented a “ ‘‘ ? mean- ex wl,,lc . 1 Ul ° ^ov.i.onal Government, HOW IT WAS ACCOMPLISHED. The city awoke on Friday to hear the Republic proclaimed. Gen. DaFonscca, Senor Constant nnd others proceeded tc 1‘etrolis in the morning and informed Dom tho Emperor Pedro that ho had deputation been dethroned. received the with absolute composure. Gen. DaFtmsocn said that Brazil had advanced far enough in the path of civilization to dispense with monarchy. The country, whilo grateful to the Empcroi for his patriotic services, was firmly resolved to recognize only a Republic. Dom Pedro made a dignified reply, lie declined to abdicate, but said ho would yield to force. The Imperial family wero allowed one hour to prepare for their departure. Carriages, escorted by soldiers, were waiting to take them to tho outer harbor, where a man-of-war was lying under steam. The captain had been instructed to sail ns soon iis the Imperial family had embarked. He had received scaled orders instructing him what route b> take. It is supposed that Lisbon is the destination of the vessel. T1IB NEWS IN WASHINGTON. The Brazilian minister received two telegrams from Brazil, one from tho minister of foreign affairs and tho other from the minister of finance. They were simply confirmatory of press re ports of the establishment of a republi of can Dom form Pero of government, and that everything the departure was quiet and tranquil in the Republic. of H is understood to bo the intention Brazilians in official capacity at Wash ington to await the pleasure of the newly organized government. THE NEW PLANT WHICH I’HODICKN COTTON NEED THE LINT. tioned The new these liutless cotton plant men in columns some time sgo, Is attracting considerable attention, the iherc seems to he no doubt about existenceof such a plant, as proof of it is exhibited in Charleston. Ttierc were received there Tuesday a box of bolls raised in Sumter county all containing cotton seed without a fibre of lint. This new plant which ■"Cl* tried in Spartanburg county, will, it is claimed, produce from 8u0 to 400 bushels of cotton seed, without lint, to the acre, The bolls are filled with seed which ure perfectly clean and show no signs of lint. Every boll contains ns many seed as it can hold, the bolls being the size of the average cotton boil,and ev eiy individual seed is as clean asa Boston bean. The importance of this matter may be understood when it is remembered that there are thousands of cotton oil mills throughout the south, and when it is added that the propagators of this new cotton plant claim that at the pr<sent price of will cotton seed, an acre of the new plant yield from 800 to 100 per cent, more than an acof cotton. AN INSANE WOMAN COMPEL M»,ft DAUOHTKR TO JOIN HE* IN DRINKING I'OISON. A ghastly affair occurred at ' ’ ville, Mich., Thursday night. During the absence of her husband, Mrs. Nathan Strong filled two tumblers with a solu lion of pari* green and handing one to her daughter, Maude, a handsome girl of eighteen, and taking the other herself, she drank her own dose and forced the girl, at the muzzle of a revolver, to swallow the fatal draught. All efforts to save the woman and her daughter were unsuec.-s«ful, and Mrs. Strong die! at midnight in horrible agony and Maude an hour later. Maude insisted to the last that her mother forced her to drink the poison and said she did not want to die. She doctor begged piteously of her friends and to save her life. The insanity which led to the awful act has been clearly marked for shout two weeks. A Hen of Many Colors. The most fashionable heu in the State is said to live at Winslow’! Mills, in the town of Waldoboro. She started in life a plain, dark brown pullet, but soon ex changed this for a black and white suit. The next time she shed her feathers she came out as white as snow, and this fall the appears in a black, white and tan dress.—Lewiston (Me.) Journal. NO. 8. SOUTHERN NEWS. ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM VA HIO US POINTS IN THE 80 UTU. A CONDENSED ACCOUNT OF WHAT IS GOING ON OP IMPORTANCE IN THE SOUTHERN STATES. A fire at Bald winsvillc, N. Y., on Wednesday night caused a loss of $250, 000. The flames originated in the Seneca hotel, and the entire hotel block, with two large warehouses adjoining, were destroyed. The valuable barn of I. (j. Webster, al Orchard Hill farm, K v., wus destroyed by tire Sunday morning, Four noted stallions were burned to death—Evann inond, Prairie Wilkes, Joe Jjirkin and Weaglement. Tho loss is $75,00J. Arrangements were made at Rich mond, Va., Thursday to restore service from Richmond to Lynchburg and the southwest, over the Richmond and Dan ville and Norfolk and Western, via Bun kerville. The schedule goes into effect at once. The Randolph county, West Virginia capitalists purchased one hundred thous and acres of land, which is occupied by squatters, who have armed themselves to resist ready eviction. been killed, One surveyor serious trouble has al-J i» and anticipated, as the settlers w ill fight. A dispatch says that on Thutsday a fearful storm struck the plate and pulp factory of S. H. Gray, at Newberno, N. (’., in which there were sixty hands,and leveled it to the ground. One employe was instantly killed, another mortally wounded, and eight others injured. Another meeting was held at tho Mer chants’ exchange at Nashville, Tenn., of tho on Saturday night in the interest fund to save Jefferson Davis’ home. A committee was appointed A to go ac- of tively to work at once. number subscriptions have already been made. A number of gentlemen arrived at Denver, <’ol., on Saturday from Reno county, Kan., to locate government lands in South Santa Fo for a colony of 200 Mcnnonitcs, who propose settling on the line of the Atchison, I opeka and Santa Fee road. It is the first colony of tho kind to locate in the territory. William Carpenter and Whitfield Mur rell were convicted at Edgefield, H. C., Thursday, of tho murder of Preston Younee in June lost. The murder was most brutal and unprovoked. hanged The pris oners were sentenced to be on the third of next January. These are the first white murderers convicted in Edgefield county for forty years. Governor Taylor,- of Tennessee, on Friday, acted upon tho case of the five Barnards, sentenced to hang for murder in Hancock county. Tho governor par doned abiolutcly John, Jr., and Elijah Barnard, commuted to live years in the penitentiary tbit sentences of Clint and Anderson Barnard, and to ten years that of idd man John Barnard. A special to the Nashville American from Hopkinsville, Ky., siya: Informa tion is received to the effect that Joseph A. Bmitli, the man who killed W. F. Williams, town marshal of Trenton, » village on the Louisville and Nashville railroad, several miles south of tins city, two weeks ago, wen taken from Hundaj jail al Elkton, the county seat of Todd, night, by a mob, and hanged to a tree in the courthouse yard. A meeting of stockholders of tin Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad company was held at Rich mond, Va., on Wednesday. Tho road report foi rhowed the operations of the nine mouths ended June fit), 1889. lo come was $502,434; expenses of trans portation $807,0(58; interest on bonds for nine months $31,271. Dividends on general stock for nine mouths $26,271; net profit $137,823. Governor Taylor has received petition* East from 3,000 prominent citizens in Tennessee and letters from a majority ol the supreme judges, requesting him tc pardon or commute the sentence of death passed on the five Barnard brothers who killed Henley Hutton, in Hancock coun ty last January. After a careful exami nation of the record, the governor has decided to commute the sentence of all, mid he may pardon some of the five. Tin: queen of Sweden sets an example whieh might prove of service to some nervous women. She suffers from ner vousness and is curing herself by meant of tho chambermaid treatment. That is, she rises early, makes her own bed and cleans her own room, and then works in her garden for the V>est part of the day. All this is by order of her physicians A POWERFUL ORDER. THE PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY GOING TO HAVE THINGS THEIR OWN WAY. A dispatch from Port Huron, Mich., says that not less than 75,000 Michigan farmers have joined the Patrons of Hus bandry since last May, and the number is increasing e-ery week. They threaten to become a controlling power in the politics of the state, anti then to spread orer the entire country. The patrons claim to hare been forced into being by monopolies and trusts, tnd they propose to organize a combination that will strike terror to the hearts of tbeir en« mies. At present the patrons are dero ting themselves exclusively to merchants, and in every town where they have a foothold they enter into an iron clad contract with one dealer in each line of trade to purchase only from him, exact ing a pledge that they shall not be charged to exceed twelve per cent ad vance on wholesale prices. The patrons have lodges in forty seven counties, with a membership of more than 6,000.