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THE BLACKSHEAR TIMES. .
VOL VI.
There are 229 cottons mills in the
South, consuming 255,0110 hales of col
ton.
It is announced that Secretary Blaine,
in consultation with Fnited States Minis.
ter Ryan, has arranged a comprehensive
plan for the promotion of reciprocal
trade between this country and Mexico.
Tire latter Government will unquestion
ably accept.
Suicide as a risk to life decreases rap
idly after the thirty-fifth year, and tho
very old take their own lives as rarely as
the very young. Under ton and over
seventy years of age, suicide is extremeh
rare and takes an insignificant place in
the statistical fable-.
The American nation uses more soap
per capita than any other on the globe.
Where the English uses four pounds per
head we use five and a half. No other
nation uses over three pounds to our five.
Italy uses least of all, and Russia beats
her only by a few ounces.
Cremation is coming more and more
into vogue ” in Germany, ’ in spite ' of thc
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expense and , certain . legal difficulties
which render its performance in some
parts almost an impossibility, A, Gotlui
no fewer than one hundred bodies have
been cremated during thc present year,
Miss Mamie Isdeli, a dashing Missouri
young woman o , f > ^'
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;(ust becu married to Jesse hovel, m
Calhoun County. Ill. Mr. Fovel, who is
seventy-nine years of age, was compelled
to give . Ins bride •, 1 1!l '' ( ' '
and money. Miss Isdeli, who was edu
cated in a convent is a verv beautiful
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than his new bride.
The last returns of the central statisti
cal bureau at Stockholm give th” popu
lation of Sweden at the end of 1888 as
4,748.257. against 4,717.189 at the end
of 1886. The rural population amounted
J,888,04J, . „„„ and the urban to ’ ., nv ,
to > > t
but the latter is increasing steadily. The
number of males was 2.301,104, and of
females, 2,447,153.
The nickel-in-the-slot contrivance has
been utilized for the sale of postage
stamps. A A machine has been invented
which will produce a two-ccnt stamp
when two pennies are placed in t he slot,
Therc are also machines so contrived that
:i large number ot stamps c:tti i>< ^
when ten or fifty-cent pieces are used,
The inventor of the machine wants the
•Government to adopt it.
Sir John Lawes, the greatest authority
in England on agricultural matters, esti
Kingdom at 8 .c-(-j, 72.) quaitei>. and t.u
quantity available for consumption, after
deductino- two bushels an acre for seed,
at 8,1)98,545 quarter-. Taking the popu
Jation for the current harvest year at
ruher over :>< 000 000 the amount re
quired 1 for consumption, ‘ at sixty-five
bushels per head, will be
quarters, leaving nearly 19,000.000 to be
m-ovided 1 bv wheat m stock and imiiorts.
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.The ™ t-ait Lake r i W-.»t r.tr, sip the lne
Scandinavians are rapidly leaving tun
Mormon Church. The Scandinavian
Methodists and Lutherans are the cause
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of it. : ' two year- <o n<» i'i . ‘-i.
worked quietly, but most effectually.
-unonc- the Scandinavian saiuts. and have
cut SY, "t’u after s.;ath iu the ranks of the
church. At the rate they bate been
holding revivals and gatherings in the
harvest from *h Mormon fields, there
will only be a corporal's guard of
Scandinavians left in Sait Lake Israel by
another year. They are being converted
faster to Christianity than the elders can
send over fresh supplies, aud when once
converted from Mozmouism make cx
cellent citizens.
Inlike most countries, China holds
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the suicide in honor, and by her laws ex
tends to him the most lenient considers
lion, having regard iu all cases to the
motive which prompted self-slaughter.
The motive is not unfrequently revenge,
as tile Chinese 1™ »,.i» ho™.
holder on whose premises the dead body
is found not oniv to provide the funeral
of the deceased. As suicide i» thus a
means of rescuing one's relatives fr -m
vert v. it has been made in China a fine
art. A carious development t ; '
practice of offering one's self as a
stitutc for a person under semen
death. Thi- vicarious payment of . gal
penalties is, of eour-e, much appo- steel
by rich criminals who are enamored of
life.
BLACK SHEAR, GA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER V.), 1889.
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LAID TO REST.
pUJpg| of EX"Tr6Si“
(1611b JJclVlS<
Vast Throngs or People Participate
ia tlie Ceremonies at New
Orleans.
On Wednesday, the city of New Or
leans was tilled with distinguished
visitors and military pageants. Eight
governors wore present to do honor to
the dead chief of the Confederacy—
Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, Ken
tucky, South Carolina, North Carolina,
Florida and Arkansas. The procession South,
was the largest ever known in the
and the floral offerings surpassed in
beauty and design anything that has
ever before been seen in the South,
I he prided home of flowers.
At an early hour the streets were
thronged with soldiers and firemen in
uniform; members of various civic organ
izations and representatives of every pro
fession, avocation and association, in
fact, tho streets were literally packed
with people from all parts of the conn
try. As soon as the doors of the city
| ia p wero opened a stream of citizens be
^an to pour into the death chamber to
take a farewell view of the remains of
the famous confederate leader.
It was not until 11:30 o'clock that the
q d 0 f casket closed down for
ever upon tho features of thc dead.
The remains were then convoyed to the
front portico of tho city hall building,
where the simple but impressive ritos of
the Episcopal church were performed, Davis
Obedient to universal request, Mr.
was given a funeral in full accord with
bis superior rank as a military officer; and in
addition to which numerous civic
other organizations combined to rendei
the cortege iu all respects the most irn
GSEtfafy*? f p elaborate ceremonial. There
0 g were
participating in the obsequies of the
father of tho confederacy, besides vete
uns of the lost cause, many gallant sol
diers whose unflinching valor displayed
on numerous hotly contested fields, re
suited, not unfrequently, in troth glory
and victory to “tho stars and stripes. ”
The following gentlemen acted as pall
bearers: General George AY. Jones, ol
Iowa; lion. Chos. E. Fender, Louisiana)
Sawyer Hayward, of Mississippi; Hon.
Thomas H. Watts, of Alabama, membei
of President Davis’s cabinet. Honorary
pall bearers: Governor Francis T. Nich
ols, Louisiana; Governor Robert Lowry,
Mississippi; Governor 8. B. Buckner,
Kentucky; Governor John B. Gordon,
Georgia; Governor J. S. liichardsoD,
South Carolina; Governor D. G. Fowle,
North Carolina; Governor F. P. Flem-
1D S> Honda; Governor S. 1. Eagle,
of Ark&ns&s
A-bout 12:10 the casket was conveyed
from the memmorial room tc an itnpro
vised catafalque in the center of the front
portico, where the massive pillars were
entwined with & profusion thesoftfolds of crepe,
Over the casket was thrown
0 f a silken flag of the lost cause, as also
the glittering sabre with which the dead
country, on the crimson fields of Chepul
tepee and Monteray. coflfh Immediately sur
rounding the were the clergy and
armed sentries., they being the only
persons admitted to a place on the
portico during the service. The obse
quies, which were according to the
ritual of the Episcopal church were con
ducted by Bishop Gallagher, assisted by
officiating clergymen of various dc
nominations,as follows: FntherHubort,
Bev. Mr. Thompson. Mr. Davis’s rector
at Biloxi, Miss.; Rev. Dr. Markham,
Bev. Mr. Bakeweil and Rev. Mr. Martin.
There were altogether fully twenty sur
policed ministers, besides the attendance
of numerous clergy of different denomi
nations from various Southern states. A
surpliced choir of thirty-six voices, ac
companied by an organ, sang the anthem,
“Through the Valley of the Shadow of
Death," after which Bishop Gallaghei
^ndc an appropriate and pathetic ad
dress
^ tbe (;onc i us j on 0 f the religiom
services, the casket was borne by u de
tachment of soldiers to a handsomely
decorated caisson, which had been es
pecially which prepared for be its conveyed reception, and
on it was to to the
cemetery. From the caisson arose a cat
afalque consisting of a unique and beau
tifully designed canopy, measuring eight
feet in length and four in width, ami
supported by six bronze cannons braced
with musket*. The dome of the canopy was
ornamented in bronze with furled United
States flags draped upon either side.
The casket rested on a slight elevat on,
and the caisson was drawn by six black
horses, two abreast, caparisoned in artil
lerv harness and plumes.and each animal
led by a soldier in uniform.
FORMING THE PROCESS rON.
V ceded J“ by SSS^JSUSS'JS^^. detachment of
followed a in city police
and turn by the clergy, pall
s ( Tee f S along the line of march were
crowded with spectators and out on the
broad avenue of the direct road to t'no
cemetery both sides ware lined with
spectators for several miles. The entry
of the pageant into the beautiful ceme
tery, away out on the quiet Metairie
ridge, far from the thunder and clatter
and turmoil of the busy, rushing, work
a day city life, was made with all the
pomp and circumstance of a military and
civic procession.
.Metairie is the piettiest cemetery in
the South. It ranks in beauty with the
handsomest burial grounds of the world,
Within it lie the remains of thousands ol
Confederate veterans and the tombs ol
militury and veteran associations of New
Orleans. It is in this cemetery, in sub
terranean vaults, that the Southern
chief tain has been temperarily laid tc
rest.
PLAN OF RELIEF.
THE CIRCULAR TO BK SENT TO THE GOV
ERJTOR3 OF SOUTHBIIN STATUS.
The following plan , , has , been , forum
lated for the relief of Mrs. Jefferson
Davis and lamily:
“Honorable Governor of the State ol
-: Dear Sir:—At the request of
Governor Gordon, of Georgia, com
tnander of the Vuitcd Confederate Vet
orans’ association, Governor F. T. Nich
o!s, of Louisiana, has appointed the un
dersigned us a committee to raise funds
in Louisiana, and to receive such funds
as may be raised elsewhere for the pur
pose of appropriate relief to the family of
Jefferson Davis. Our desire is to unify
and direct into a common channel the
spontaneous movements in this direction,
which have started in different sections
of the country. It would bean act of su
preme delicacy on the part of the south
ern people, and would avoid scruples,
which to our knowledge are not less
strong in the ntind of Mrs. Davis, than
they were in that of her distinguished
husband, if these contributions instead of
assuming the form of a donation, should
1>0 appropriated to the purchase of a body
of 5,700 acres of valuable land in Arkan
sas belonging to his estate. '1 his would be
carrying out a project which had been
promulgated before the death of Mr.
Davis, and had received his sanction,
A corporation bad been organized entitled by
prominent dtizens of Mississippi
the “Davis Land Company, having no
other purpose than to raise funds >y
subscription to the stock, and to pay every
dolhir so raised without the reduction
of a dollar for any purpose whatever to
Mr. Davis at the price of this land. The
capital is fixed at $100,000, in shares
of $10 each, but if the subscriptions ex
ceed that amount, tho capital may be
enlarged to the extent rieces iary. The
people of the south will honor t icm
selves and testify their respect and ad
miration for the invincible spirit of m
dependence which characterized their
departed hero and his noble spouse, if
they shall unite in giving this gracious
an<l delicate form to their beauty. *ve
invite all interested to co-operate in this
movement, and request the governor o
each southern stute to appoint a com
mittee to take such other slops as may
be necessary to receive subscriptions
of his people to appropriate them in the
manner proposed. words After of future condolence, eulogis
tic remarks and
the names of the committe is appended.
ANOTHER DEATH TRAP.
A PANIC IN TUB TIIEATRE BUILDING IN
VNFOHTUNATE JOHNSTOWN.
During the performance of “Uncle
Tom’s Cabin” at thc Park opera house at
Johnstown, Pa., Tuesday night the cry
of fire was raised, resulting iu a terrible
rush down the narrow stairs. About a
score of persons were instantly killed and
many terribly injured. People rushed
from the outside up the narrow stair
and were crushed by the crowd
forcing its way to the street.
Seventy-five person were injured.
When the crowd was driven away, the
following persons were found dead upon
the stairs: Miss Clara Burns, Mrs. NYs
ter, George Ilerner, Charles Fiant, John
Carr, Mrs. Lester, John Miller, A. Weiss,
John Wayman, Richard Worthington,
Isaac Tolar, an unknown woman.
Among the seriously injured were Charles
Vaugh, Albert Owens, aud a man named
Wieiner. There are about thirty others
injured, but their names cannot be ascer
tained. Thc alarm was false and there
are many threats against the unknown
man who started it.
A BIG SUIT.
THE TENNESSEE COAL AND IllON COMPANY
SUE JOHN H. INMAN.
Tlie Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
company, of which Thomas (J. Platt is
president, has begun an action in the
United States circuit court against John
H. Inman, of New York, to recover
$100,000 and for an accounting.
In thc allegations it is set forth that Jt
was arranged between representatives of
the Pratt Coal and Iron company and
Mr. Inman and others assuming to rep
resent complainants’ company, that the
latter should purchase all the property
and franchise of the Pratt company
for $4,000,000 in bonds of the
Tenncsse company, and $1,500,000
of the capital stock which was
to be increased from $3,000,000 to
$10,000,000. It is further claimed that
Mr. Inman and others secretly procured
the option for a purchase of a majority
of the shares of the capital stock of thc
Pratt company, at a price not exceeding
the par value of ihe stock.
THE RICHMOND TERMINAL.
According to the annual report sub
mitted to the stockholders, the gross
earnings for the year of all roads con
trolled by the Terminal, have been over
$29,000,000, and the operating expenses
about $J8,0<)0,000. The net earnings
over operating expenses and ail fixed
charges of the various lines, and likewise
of the Terminal company itself, give a
net surplus to the Terminal of over
$000,009, which is (according to its
present msrket price; over four per cent,
or. toe common stock of the Terminal
company.
WASHINGTON, 1). C.
MOVEMENTS OF THE PRESIDENT
AND 1I1S ADVISERS.
AFPOINTJIEXT3, DECISIONS, AND OTHI.'U M.VVTEBS
OE INTEREST FROM TUK NATIONAL CAPITAt«
KJFTY-FII1ST CONI!It !>S.
In further execution of the arrange
ment as to committees on Titursd iv, -Mr.
Woolcott was excused from s o vie 1 on
the committee on Indian affairs. Peti
tions from various parishes of I ouisi HIM
ia favor of national election laws were
Wiellted by Senators Ingalls, bills introduced Sherman
un(1Evnrts> Among the
and referred, were the following: By
jq r< Sherman, to revive the grade
0 f lieutenant-general of emigration the army. of
Mn Butler, for the
persons of color from the southern states,
a joint resolution of the Florida Icgisla
t urc j tl f avor 0 f the national ship canal
across the Florida peninsular, and of tin
improvement of St. John’s river was pro
se uted by Mr. Call, read in full and ru
(erred to the committee on commerce.
;\] r . Gibson offered a resolution, which
, VH s referred to the committee on foreign
relations (instructing that committee to
inquire into the expediency setting am!
practicability of acquiring occupation or of the
apart territory for the United
negroes or colored citizens of the
States, and also to inquire li»w fur, and
] ; n wliat manner, the government <>f the
United States can and ought equitably
to ^d tJl( , f ree dinen of the United States,
their families aud descendants to emi
grate thereto, and to settle thereon and
to establish a system of common school
education. Mr. Ingalls offered a concur
rent resolution (which went over with
out action) for a holiday recess of the
two houses from Thursday, December
^9th to Monday, January 0th.
Tho recont defalcation in the ser
gcant-at-arms’ oilicc, and the consequent
loss or inconvenience to many congress
men, ’ have been engrossing questions ol
iutcr ost aroun(J thc hou9e of ,, p res( . n ta
tivcs durj * tho t fevv (k s #lld little
tho ht ha , )ecu gITOn t0 the course of
business j Q timeouting week. The coin
nj ittec on rules hits not yet held a meet
j n „ In former years it was the custom
( 0 permit the representatives to introduce
be f ore the coiumitte * weie up
j„ ; nted b „t this led to such confusion
the docketin „ of measures that in the
flftioth congress the practice was dis
0oIltinued and it 5s hardly probably that
' Head.
u wm b(J ro . es t ab li8hod. Speaker
on Tuesday, named six house committees
Homo 0 ( t |iem are important devoted ones,
Wednesday, at the capitol, was
(1 , )r0 g nnl)m ,. () f exercises connneinor
u t,ive 0 j the centennial celebration of
the inauguration of George Washington,
qq 10 g euil t e ftn ,i House of Represents
tives was assembled together in tho hall
of ,he house and had music, prayer by
Rey j 0 j illt | c . r> chaplain Justice of the Fuller, sen
ate, an address by Chief
and benediction by Rev. VV. If. Miburn,
chaplain of tho house. These
exercises attended by the president and
his cabinet, the supreme court, tho dele
gates to the Pan American and interna
tional maritime conferences, now in
session in Washington, and all the prin
cipal officers of the government.
vs Tin: senate.
The senate on Thursday confirmed the
nomination of Green B. ltuurn to be
commissioner of pensions.
In the Senate on Tuesday Mr. Morrill,
from the finance committee, reported
the back, organization adversely, of the nati bill onal to provide banks with for
less capital than $>9,000. Among the
bills introduced and refeired wa< one by
Mr. Chandler to amend the laws relative
to the elective franchise. A bill for cel
ebrating the 400th anniversary of the
discovery of America by holding an in
ternational exposition in the city of
New York was introduced by Mr. Fv
arts, and read for the first and second
times.
CAPITOL NOTES.
Congressman Cothran, of South Caro
lina, has reconsidered his determination
to resign his seat in congress. He does
this at the solicitation of his democratic
colcagues.
The death of Jefferson Davis has
aroused curiosity respecting relics asso
ciated with his capture at the close of
thc war and now deposited in the war
department. Many requests have been
made in the pabt few days for permission
to sec them, but all such requests have
been denied.
A delegation of twenty-seven gentle
men from Boston, were in Washington
Thursday,on their way to the Georgia mar
ble quarreis. They go to examine the qual
ity of the marble, aod if satisfactory will
use it in the construction on »n addition
to the Masschusctts state capitol. mineral They
will also take a lo< k at the
sections of north Georgia.
At the adjourned meeting of tho gov
ernors of thc thirteen original states,
held in Washington on Tuesday, a bill
was read by the committee appointed at
the previous meeting recommending the
building Fairmont of a memorial Philadelphia, structure which iu
Park,
shall be commemorative of events in the
nation’s history. The bill will be pre
sented to congress.
The first session of the ways and means
committee was held Thursday morning,
when an organization was effected.
Tuesdays and Thursdays were selected
order ss regular days of meeting. The usual
in regard to the distribution of the
president’s message was made, and the
present tariff law was ordered printed in
the shape of a bill to serve as a basis for
the preparation of a new tariff measure.
ADVERTISE NOW.
KNIGHTS AND FARMERS.
ARTICLES OK AGREEMENT ADOPTED At
TIIHIK convention.
The two great orders, the Farmers'
Alliance, or Farmers’ and Laborers'
Union, and h- Knights of Labor, which
have just eh a ' I ill ir session at ht. Louis,
entered into an important agreement. II
is a formal alliance for joint, political
action along certain lines by the two or
gani/.ations. In the agreement, perhaps
the most i o ewunhy feature is that
which provioc, for lire joint action ol
the legislative committees of the twt
organizations t - act m concert before
congres, for the purpose of securing the
ennctine.nt ot laws in harmonv with tin
demands mutunlly agreed on. The arti*
r\on ctes are it to ns fnllnws •
tub Annei.i’.s ok agreement.
St. Loins, Deeemlier 0.—Agreement made tills
itay between the intilcrsiicni'il committee repre
seutlng the National Firmer*’ Alliance ami in
duMriai Union <m the one part umi the under
"5“~ jrssJE
The undersfgaed committee representing tho
Knights of Labor having reads the demsndB of
the Farmers’ Alliance and industrial Union
which are embodied In this agreement hereby
Indorse tlie same on behalf of the K nights of
Labor, and for the purpose of giving practical
effect to the demands herein set forth the legta
lative committee of both organization* will act
In concert before congress for the purpose of a«
curing the enactment of laws in harmony with
the demands mutually agreed. And it ia fur
ther agreed, in order to carry out. these objects,
that wo will support for ofllcn only such men as
can be depended upon loenact these principles
intostatuie law uninfluenced by party caucus.
The demands hereinbefore referred to are as
follows:
Thnt we demand tlie abolition of mriloanl
banks and tho substitution of legal tender treas
ury notes In lieu of national bank notes; issued
in sullle.icnt volume to do tho business of tho
country on a caidi system; regelating tho amount
needed on a per capita basis as tlie business in
terests of the country demands, and that all
money Issued by the government shall bo legal
tender iti payment of ail debts, both public aud
private.
ii.
That wo tloiwtml that filial! p.'iHfl such
laws n» mIuiU effectually prevent tins dealing in
future* of nil agricultural ami nu*rlv«nlcal pro
duction*, pursuing; a Htringcnt system of pro
cedure in trials uh shall neeuro the prompt con
viction and Impound such penalties as shall
secure th« mo V perfect compliance with law.
ill.
That wo demand the free and unlimited coin
ag« of .silver.
IV.
That wo demand the paHflagO of law* prohibit
ing thc alien ownership of land, and that con
greMfl take early action lo devine mono plan to
obtain by purchase all land* now owned by
aliens and foreign syndicates, and that all hinds
now held by railroad and other corporal loin in
excess of mi oh um is Mutually used by them lie
purchased by thc goveruimust and held Jor ac
tual bottlers only.
v.
HcJiovlnff in the doctrine of oquul right* to all
and special f avors t.o none, we demand that tax
ation, national or Mate, uhaJl not beiiNOd to build
up one interest, or class at iho expense, of anoth
er. Wo believe that Min money of tho country
should he kept «h much um possible in the hands
of tlie people, and lienee we demand that all rev
enue*, national, state or county, #ha)l be limited
to the necessary expenses of the government,
eoofioruicully and honsstiy administered.
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That, congress Ihhuo a Aiifflcient amount of
fractUmal jiaper currency to laeilllatc exchange
through tho medium of the United State* mail,
VII.
That the mea»»» of communication ami tranB
portation ahall b« controlled by and operated in
the Inperent of the people, through tho United
Btate«postal «y»tom.
For tho belter protection of tlie interests of
Xhe two organizations It Is licrel.y agreed that
such seals or emblems ok tho National Farmer*
Alliance and In.iusu’lsl Union may adopt win Is,
recognized and prutoctcd in tranMlt or othcrwiws
by the Knii;liiit of Labor, and that all seals and
label* be of iho Knight* by tho of Labor Farmer*’ will Alliance In like man- aud
ner recognizee
Industrial Union.
[Signed] S. ii. Kuwik, Chairman.
N. K. HaI.I., Secretary.
J. I). Hammond, F. M. Illunt,
B. II. Clover, M. I v ag<* f
J. It. Miles, W. II JJarlon,
N. A. Dunning, N. M. AdaniH,
J. D. Hatfield, J. ii. Alexander,
1 ). K. Norri*, Stuart \»Uby s
It. F. recti, K. C. Bally,
W. 8. Morgan, J. If. Turner,
A. S. Mann,
Committee on lieniandn of tii« National F’ann
ex\’ Alliance and InduRtrial Union.
T. V. Powder!jr,
A. W. Wriphr,
Itolph U$*aumont,
Committee Ucpri ' illlug tlm Knight* of L:tt*>r.
The following officers of tlie Farmers and
Laborers’ union of America were ejected
for tlm next year:
L. L. l’olk, of North Carolina, president.
H. If. Clover, of Kansas, vice-president.
J. If. Turner, of Georgia, secretary.
If. W. Hickman, of Missouri, treasurer.
Hen Terrell, of Texas, lecturer.
This congress of laborers was one of tbs
most important jmbile meetings that lias
ever been held Iu tlm world, it repre
sented more laboring men than the early
congress of this country represented peo
ple. It spoke with the full voice ol 4,i*J0,
000 laborers, and it will doubtless iia\e a
tremendous effect In public affairs.
The farmers convention adjourned to
meet at Jacksonville, Via., tlie se< vud Tues
day in December, 1890.
DISCONTENTED MIMER8.
The movement of discontented work
ingrnen is now exciting grave ajipre
he muons in Europe. In the Essen and
Dortmund districts in Western Germany
90,009 miners ate on a strike end 20,000
more in Alsace arid Lorraine arc out.
Riots have been-of daily occurrence in
Brussels for nearly a week. Austria is
described as “honey-combed with strik
ers, starvation and hate.’’
The town o. r C-r.uth, M ., is proud
in the poM-es-ion of •• young n an who
)i;av tr 1 1 v I * .-j.il- <1 Iu tn.'io l>iiiei:»liio:i.
This remarkable Corinthian sticks pins
and needle- all lino ;g!i Jus tle-Ji, and
jabi horseshoe nails into bis breast with
out apparent pain. He also slicks
nee II s through h' 3 "h< He and d pulls
them out of his mouth. ies tins
sort of thing “for the Inn of it," aud
never saw a dime rrnueum in his life.
NO. II.
SOUTHERN NEWS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM VA
RIOUS POINTS IN THE SOUTH.
A CONDENSKl) ACCOUNT OV WHAT IS OOl.VO ON Or
lUrORTANCE IN THE SOUTUF.RN STATES.
Southern students of John Hopkins
university, Baltimore, on Monday, passe 1
resolutions on tho death of Jefferson
Davis.
() ^ Sehlosl ft KllnsmU h, who for
mcr , lived i„ Ueruandiua, Fla., WHS
arrested Monday / in Brunswick, Ga„ sus
tc( , Q , coun crIcU5n ^
^ ... , onT, . \ chamber f . of , commerce
i l ( un a.,
0,1 Inursuav, - , adopted memorial to be
'presented a
to the legislature urging the
1 repeal of the compulsory pilot laws of
! the state.
j - Three hundred ’longshoremen struck
i ! Wednesday morning ■“* at, Savannah, Gu.,
t 1 ft r - r
* iia'o of cotton was stored during tho
day. Non-union men are being em
ployed, but union men are attempting to
get them away. Trouble is feared.
A letter received at Raleigh, N. C.,
Thursday, , by the department of agricul
turn and mining, states that a North
Carolinian, now in Central Americn, has
discovered extensive and valuable depos
its of mica, and is now looking for au
available market for it.
the Judge John R. Dillon, chairman of
Tennessee Republican State execu
tive committee, died in Nashville, Tues
day morning, of heart disease. Judge
Dillon was I nited States attorney for
the middle Tennessee district, under
President Arthur’s administration.
The final meeting of the committee of
arrangements for iho Jefferson Davis
memorial service wan held at Charleston,
S. O., Tuesday. The whole city was
draped abundant in display mourning and there was an
of Confederate flags
which have not men thc light of day in
a quarter of a century.
A considerable stir was created in
South Carolina financial circles Thurs
day by the appearance before Columbia, the com
mittee on ways and means, at
Russell Wise, ol New folk, as attor
ney in behalf of petitioners for tho re
cognition and payment of bonds issued
under the act of March 23, 1809.
It is probable that there will be no
extra session of tho North Carolina leg
islature to take measures for the relief
of tho counties in the cunt, which are
in a bad condition, by reason Iloltr of the crop
failure. Acting affected Governor provide says
that the counties must
relief, and that tlie law gave them distressed ample
power to extend it to their
people.
The board of public works at Nash
ville, Ten ii., sent n report to the city
council on Thursday, declaring the wires
of tho Nashville Lightning and Power
company, to be extremely dangerous,
and recommending that their charter be
revoked, and a new charter granted, no
thonziug them to put tip wires acceptable BSSOciu
to the New York underwriters’
tion.
A t. Anmston, , Ain., on f htilBuay, r red |
Curti# WoodoiAU« two pttiot
or h, while employed in painting a build
Inet instantaneous and terrible
d( . ttt j, g They J Were lit the third story on
11 r( ’P® platfortn. , ,, when ,, the ropes broke
urnl they were both thrown to tue pave
incut below and they were literally
crushed to jelly. Nearly every boat iu
their bodies were broken.
Thc grand lodge A. F. A. M. of South
Carolina, has elected the following offi
cers for the ensuing year: R. F. Divver,
Anderson, grand master; S. T. Islnr,
Blaeville, deputy grand master; A. Duly,
Charleston, senior grand warden; W. T.
Branch, Abbeville, inner grand warden;
Z. Davis, Charleston, grand grand treasurer;
(J. Inglcsliy, Charleston, lloneapatb, grand secretary; chaplain.
S. M. llitot,
The boundary dispute between Mary
land and Virginia over the Hog Island
oyster beds was settled on Wednesday
at a conference between the governors
and attorney generals of the two states.
The legal representatives caine to the
conclusion that the chances were over
whelmingly in favor of the decision by
the courts that Hog Island tints are in
open waters, and they, therefore, agreed
that it would be unwise in Virginia to
contend for possession.
STRIKING MINERS.
IHF.T CLAIM THAT THEY WERE NOT
7 HEATED 1(10HT.
The miners at the Pratt mines of the
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com
pany went out on strike Thursday room
mg. They claim that last year the Ten
nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company
agreed to advance wages whenever
tlie price of iron went up. Thc advance
promised was two and one-half cents a
too. Iron has gone up and the company
ba3 faip-d to stick up to its agreement,
the miners claim, and this, coupled led
%v i(h thc -trike of the railroad men,
them to refuse to goto work. The num
ber of men who are sent out is 1,000 oi
g ooo, and they say they can hold out ai
lung as the company can.
AN INVITATION
TO UNITED STATES DELEGATES TO TAKE A
TRIP TO SOUTH AMERICA.
The central and South American dtle
gates to the Pan-American congress at
Washington, have decided to invite the
United States delegates to take atrip
through Central and South America. The
invitation will probably be accepted. The trip
delegates to the congress will take a
j , through the Southern states, starting
about the 15th of January.