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According to a statement made by ex
Governor Glick the farmers of Kansas
have succeeded in mortgaging their lands
for about seventy million dollars more
than they sure worth.
New York State has 6,000,000 people,
of whom one-half five in the six largest
cities. The most densely populated
square mile in the world, containing
289,000, is said to be in New York city.
John Jacob Astor, notwithstanding tin
fact that he was worth $150,000,000 oi
more, died of heart failure. Life to him
was precious, but with all his wealth he
could not purchase an hour's lease of
time.
Wyoming Territory is one of the few
places where women have a direct influ
ence upon legislation, and Wyoming pro
poses to put on bachelors who hare
leached the age of thirty-five years a
special tax of $2.50 per annum.
The Canadian Minister of Justice takes
the view that the Weldon Extradition
Act, about to go into operation between
Great Britain and the United States, is
retroactive in its effect, and that undci
its provisions the United States can, il
it chooses, clear Canada of every Ameri
can fugitive from justice.
The present stamfStd cat coupler isde
scribed as a huge iron hand, whose
fingers can be opened from the side of
the car and closed by the impact of an
"Vs'lier car. This is tho safety draw head
theTsilrpad employes are asking for, and
this is what many railroads are putting on
their new cars. The Inventive Aye hopes
that the change will put a stop to the
slaughter of brakemen.
To-day the United States are paying
as interest on the public debt $35,000,
00(1. In contrast with this France pays
annually in interest, $258,000,000; Great
Britain, $130,800,000; Au3tria-Huugary,
$128,000,000; Italy, $100,000,000; Kas
ai*, $220,000,000, and Spain, $56,000,
<800. Prussia alone of the German
States, pays $14,000,000, and Canada,
with but one-twelfth of the population
of this eouutry, pays nearly onc-third as
much annually in interest, $10,000,000.
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If the American people were to learn
that their army and navy during the past
year had lost 5232 nun in engagements
with enemies, aud that nearly 26,000
of the soldiers and sailors had been
wounded, they would be horrific!. In
fact, so great a destruction of life and
limb would wipe out our entire army
and navy, as those branches of the Gov
ernment service are now constituted.
Yet, says the Philadelphia Bulletin, that
is the extent of the havoc which was
wrought iast year on the. railroads of the
United States.
Smugglers are reaping a rich harvest
near the Canadian' frontier. They pui
> sne their unlawful work in houses built
*>n tWc- f mdxi.l thil'i 1 1 tt* t ' Canada,
and the other half in tire United States.
Generally these houses contain a tram
way, upon which cars, containing con
traband goods, can be moved from one
country to the other. When United
States officers make a raid the cars arc
pushed over into Canadian territory, and
vice versa. The Canadian Government
will take measures to prevent a contin
uance of the fraud.
The question of whether or not it i;
cruel to dishorn cows is now boforc the
Scotch courts, the defence being that it
is necessary to cut off the horns of Irish
and Canadian cattle to keep them from
goring each other in the feeding court,
used in Scotland during the winter, Ont
witness testified that experience had eon
verted him to favor dishorning, and that
Sbe now practises It with alibis Guernsey
cows who seem to suffer little pain from
the operation and the quality of whose
milk is not affected by it. The English
courts have held that the practice was
cruel one.
The fear which so many men have of
rontagious diseases and the desire to
lessen the risk of exposure to mysterious
microbes, has icd the municipal authori
ties of Nordbauscn, a small . town in
Saxony, to issue an edict that ail bar
bers and hair dressers shall, under legal
penalties, disinfect their instruments
every time after they have been used.
This use of antiseptics illustrates as deli
cate a phase of apprehension as is shown
by that editor of a New York magazine
who uses gloves when he reads manu
serips. A similar instance of care is
shown on the part of some of the exam
iners in the public schools. The children
work out examples on their slates, and
the examiners have to look over the
problems as performed by the children.
A few years ago one of the assistant su
perintendents contracted, or imagined
that he contracted, a slight case of blood
poisoning'in handling the slates. After
he had recovered he had a pair of rub
ber gloves made, and whenever he had
tq look over the slates he always put on
gloves.
JJme Cftwtg mutual*
VOL. IL
AT THE CAPITAL.
WHAT THE FIFTY-FIRST CON
GRESS IS DOING.
APPOINTMENTS BY PRESIDENT ItAitRISON—
MEASURES OF NATIONAL importance
AND rr*M6 ClF GENERAL. INTEREST.
The house consumed Friday iu discuss
ing from Wa idlil-Wise contested election o’clock cast
having Virginia. arrived, The hour took of 5
me house a reoes
to 7 :B0 o’clock, the evening session to bi
for bills. the consideration of private evening pension session
The house at its
did no business, but tile few members
present resolved themselves into a de
bating society, the subjects being "pen
sions” and “war claims.”
In the senate, on Friday, after the morn
ing routine of business, 'consideration of
the Montana election ease was resumed;
and as no senator took the floor the yeas
and nays were ordered on the resolution,
and the vote was about being taken,
when Mr. Evarts rose and suggested that
if no senator oti the other side desired to
speak, he would make the committee’s closing argu
ment In support of the re
port. The bill went over till Monday,
and the senate, aftc* a brief executive ses
sion, adjourned, Saturday, immediate
In the house, on
ly after reading the journal the consider
ation of the contested election case of
Waddell against Wise was resumed. The
majority resolution, declaring Waddell
entitled to the seat, was adopted. gentleman Yeas,
134. nays, 120; and that ap
peared at the bar of the house and took
the oath of office. Public business was
then suspended, and the house proceeded of
to pay fitting tribute to the memory
the late James Laird, representative adjourned. from
Nebraska, and at. 4:50 after
The calendar was taken up soon
the senate assembled on Saturday and a
number of bills were passed under the
five minute rule. The only bill passed the ol
importance bill to increase the public the service efficiency was and
senate to
reduce the expense The of the sigbal corps the de- of
the army. bill transfers to
partment of agriculture the weather bit
reau, leaving the signal corps of the are
my to remain iu the war department.
The weather bureau is to consist of one
chief and such civilian employes as con
grass may annually provide for. The en
listed force of the signal corps is to be
discharged from the army on June 30th,
1891, and such portions of the force as
may be necessary shall be transferred to
the department of agriculture. The
signal corps is to consist of one major,
four captains (mounted), and four first
lieutenants (mounted), with pay and al
lowances of like grades in the army; and
the enlisted force of the signal corps is to
consist of fifty sergeants. The senate
then An adjourned. air of jx-rvaeted the howte
saatiess
chamber on Monday, when me speaker *
gavel called the body to order. with Drape! hand
in black and ornamented a
some floral design the recalled seal long occu
pied by Mr. Randall, to inemiicr
thefact that their old colleague lad
passed away forever, A (regain portftu-t
of the ex-speaker hung in the lobby also iW
tastefully draped with emblems
mourning. Chaplain J. G. Butler, jm his
Itcv.
opening made touching prayer in the appeal senate, in on reference Mofjij Me
a te to to
Mi. Randall's offered the death. following Mr. Caragtif’Tfttg
and
Resolved, that the senate has. heard with
deep regret and profound death Borrow of lion. the
announcement of the
Samuel J. Randall, representative from
the state of Pennsvlvania. That'the
Resolved, senate concurs in
the resolution of the house of represents
tries for tiie appointment of a committee
to attend the film r«l of the deceased, ami
that a committee of five oil part of the
senate be appointed by the agreed vice-president,
The resolutions were to, and
Messrs. Quav, Allison, Dawes, Yoorhees
and Eustis were appointed The a committee
on part of the senate. senate pro
vided fora committee to attend Mr.
Randall’s funeral and adjourned.
In the house, on Tuesday, Mr. Sher
man offered a resolution, which was
agreed interior to, directing communicate the secretary the of tin the
to to senate
report director of Jesse Spaulding, Pacific railways, ihe govern
ment of as to
the general management of such railways.
Mr. Hawley gave notice that he would
bill trv to call up the Chicago world’s fail
Friday.
The Montana election case was taken
up Tuesday, and Mr. Morgan addressed
the senate. lie was followed by Vance,
Hoar and Daniel. Without concluding
his speech, Mr. Daniel yielded for a mo
tion to adjourn, and after an agreement
that a vote would be taken at 5 o’clock
Wednesday, or earlier, if the senate ad
should Vie ready, The senate at 5:50
journed.
NOTES.
The secretary of the treasury has or
dered that Commander Bowman H. Me
Calla be tried by court martial.
The river and harbor bill is expected t<.
be reported at once, It has been eom
pleted, but its features are yet a commit
tee secret.
The first meeting of the board of di
rectors of the world’s fair was held in
Chicago Saturday night. Edwin Walker
was elected temporary chairman.
.Mr. Grimes, of Georgia, on Tuesday
introduced a hatch of petitions from citi
zen of western Georgia, asking congress
to open up to navigation the Chattalioo
cbee river, between West Point and
Franklin.
A gold medal was ou Saturday pre
sented to Joseph Francis construction in recognition and
of his services in the
perfection of life-saving apparatus. The
presentation took place in the blue parlor
of the white house, and Senator Evarts
made tiie speech.
Bushyhead,the big chief of the Chicka
saws, who is visitiDg Washington, Bnrne was re
much pleased with Major George 1
speech on Indian rights when the Okla
homa bill was up for discussion, that he
has caused to be transmitted to the menv
her from Augusta, Ga., a letter of thanks
from his people.
The senate quadro-centennial morning aud ordered commit the
tee met Friday fair" reported with
world’s bill mini
amendments. A sub-committee, consist
rag of Senators His.ock. Hawley and
Daniel was appointed to make the bib
ZEBU LON, G A., TUESDAY, AP RIL 22, 1890.
conform to the expression of the wishes
jf the committee and to draw up the re
port.
An interesting hearing was had Friday
morning by the house Butt'eHvorth committee on bill ngri
riculture updu the to
prevent dealings iu options and futures
The present delegations and from exchanges. the New
A'ork produce board of trade, cotton New di-IHuis cot
Chicago
ton exchange, bill all protest which has against already the pass- been
age of the
recommended by the io umittee.
The inter-state commeice committee,
by Bragg, commissioner, decided two
■uses of the New Orleans cotton exchange
>'s. the Illinois Central Railroad company
ind seventeen others, and the Cincinnati,
New Orleans, Texas and Pacific Railway
eom| any and ten others, involving the
relative reasonableness of rat s ou cotton
from interior points in the turtou ^ow
ing country to New Orleans and to north
ern and eastern mills, relative rates on
compressed and uucompiessed transportation cotton, and
relative methods of
competition of the different litres in op
posite directions. Tile points decided
are too hunurous to smmarize, but tho
commission corrects frotn by adjustment aud Meridian, of the
relative rates Jackson
Miss., to New Orleans.
The senate committee, after a session
of an hour aud a half Monday afternoon,
reached a conclusion regarding the silver
bill. Three propositions were agreed to.
I. That the secretary of the treasury shall
buy $4,500,000 worth of silver bullion
monthly, ami issue not s in payment for
the same, the notes to he redeemable in
bullion or lawful money. 2. That nation
al banks shall be allowed to issue notes
to the full par value of the bonds de
posited to secure their redemtion which
would add ten per cent to the value of
national bank currency. 3. That the
$100,000 retained by (lie treasury for
the into redemption circulation. of treasury committee notes he will put
The
meet the house committee and endeavor
to cotno to an understanding with the
members respective of the body, to be adoption. reported lo
their caucuses for
The great vaults of the treasury, in
which hundreds of millions of dollars are
stored have just been discovered to be
insecure. When Treasurer Ifouston came
into office lie receipted for $771,000,000
from liis predecessor. At present $160,
000,000 of gold and silver is in ono vault; in
over $100.000,000 of silver
another, and $250,000,000 of paper
in the third. Treasurer Houston,
few days »gn> conceive i
the idea that these vaults were insecure.
He, therefore,secured the services of an
amateur cracksman, that is a man famil
iar with the methods of burglars, to try
the paper money vault, in which $250,
000,000 of paper are stored. In just
seventeen seconds this man had made a
hole in the vault, and in sixteen minutes
admit be iigd hTsbody. mode^in .umHimf This discovery kuiru. enough created to
a genuine stir in the department, arid a
scare message was sent to the house ap
propriations committee. A bill was
immediately prepared authorizing tho
const ruction of new vaults.
A RAILROAD COMMISSION
DEMANDED BY THE KAUMEIIS’ ALLIANCH
OF NORTH CAROLINA.
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' ille <*“»«*’ 8l,ianws <lf tho vanoui
r bounties of the state met at Raleigh, N.
O., on ressohuion: Saturday aud adopted tho follow
ing opinion
Whereas, It is the o
the alliance that the agriculture
interests of North Carolina would bead
vanned by the creation of a railroad com
mission for this state, and also the pas
sage of the sub-treasury bill pending in
congress. Therefore, he it
Resolved, That we hereby pledge our
selves not to give our legislature support who to any is can
didute for the not
known to be in favor of a railroad com
mission for North Carolina, will nor any pledge can
didate for congress who not
himself to exert his best efforts to secure
the early enactment iff the bill before
congress known as the “sub-treasury
bill.” ml’
afraid of the bill.
row h’xinlev’s tariff measure is DON
siderEd abroad.
The agitation apprehension in Paris circles, tho McKinley growing
out of an that
tariff administrative bill, if it should be
come a law, would have a serious effect
upon the busine-s of exporting its to the in
United States, now has counterpart
Berlin, Germany. Many of tho merchants
interested in the seeking exportation bring of influences goods to
America are to
to bear for the purpose of having the bill
cither greatly modified or altogetiiei
withdrawn. They assert that the meas
urc, if it goes in the present form, will
strike a fresh blow at exportation.
BOODLERS IN UMBO.
CORRUPT CITY OFFICIALS OF MIKNF.AFO
LIS IN TROUBLE.
The result of the Minneapo is grand boodle ju
ry's two weeks’ .investigation of
charges was made evident Monday when
bench warrants were issued for the arrest
of Aldermen John F. McGowan and Fred
Brueshabcr, of the first ward, and Uity
Clerk Charles F. Haney. The charges
are bribery, or attempted bribery. The
aldermen are accused of soliciting money
for the location of streets, and the city
clerk is alleged to have offered to a Chi
cago company to deliver twenty five ifi
dermanic votes paid for au asphalt [raving con
tract if he was $7,000.
VOTE OF PRESBYTERIES
>N THE ADOPTION OF THE KF.VIBION OF
THE CONFESSION OF FAITH.
The New York Independent, gives re
urns of the vote of one hundred and
ian wenty-six church presbyteries the revision of the of the Presbyte- fere
on con
.ion of faith. These returns show that
•ighty-two presbyteries have voted in revi- fa
sion v'Or of and the four revision and forty against There
have refused to vote.
re yet sixty-six presbyteries to be heard
rom, and indications are, says the Inde
•viil •endent, bo that the vote in favor two-thirds of revision of
nearly, if not quite,
all the presbyteries,
CURRENT NEWS.
CONDENSED FROM • THE TELE
GRAPH AND CABLE.
THINGS THAT HAPPEN FltOM DA* TO OAT
THROUGHOUT TUB WORLD, CULLED
FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.
Belgian block pavers are < n a strike in
Baltimore. They want » raise from $2.30
to $4 per day.
The stockholders of tho Chicago
World's Fair Association organized iu
Chicago ou Friday.
The president, ou Thursday,nominated customs
Henry J. Ritchie ns collector of
at St, Augustine, Fla.
Governor Jackson, of Maryland, of Queen lias
appointed Edwin H. Brown,
Anne county, state treasurer.
Five thousand Gookiuen at Buvkenhead,
England, of arc demand out ou for a increase strike in 1 conse
quence a wages.
There Is a general strike of the build
ing trades in Indianapolis. The work
men detnand shorter hours and better
pay.
It is said that Governor Fifcr. of Illin
ois, will call a special session $vith of the legis
lature at onco to deal world’s fair
matters.
The Gilbert starch works, at lies
Moines, la., were burned Monday. Loss
$100,000. Three employe s were burned
to death.
Over a thousand coke ovens were shut
down indefinitely on Tuesday by the
Frick, Schoonnmker and McClure Coke
companies.
A syndicate with $200,000,000 capital
has agents at work buying up all the lith
ographic plants in the United States to
form a trust.
The schedules of John F. Plummer –
Co., dry goods, New York, were tiled
Monday. The liabilities arc $877,005;
nominal assets, $1,041,548.
The Detroit Steel and Spring company,
the largest concern of its kind in the
United States, lias suspended assets nominal. payment.
Liabilities $300,000;
Over two thousand persons have signed
a petition for the pardon of the three
1 in Id Knobbers iu prison at Ozark, Mo.
The wives of the men are circulating it.
Bodies of Turkish troops have Christians pillaged
Christian churches and insulted
in the province of Uioitlia, Crete. An
inquiry is being made into the outrages.
The AT ill Owners’ Association of Bom
bay has resolved to close spinning mills
eight days every mouth and weaving
mills four days every'month for three
months.
The celebrated painting. “Angelas,"
by Millctt, is in the safe keeping of the
bunk of Montreal, Canada, its American
proprietors out desiring to pay $39,000
•ftiwjirfjr ‘BjiSnr'<iV i>
The striking carpenters of Chicago
threaten that il the master carpentersp work, cr
sist iu putting non-union men at a
general strike of bricklayers and masons
will he ordered. .
It is rep rted from Fort Worth that
New Orleans will probably be. the ship
ping point for the company that propose
to ship 159,000 beeves annually to Europe
anil elsewhere.
The, striking carpenters have Chicago’s
building operations at. work their mercy. scattered The
only ( carpenter.s at are
over the city in small groups, and taken
altogether, they probably number less
than 500.
It is reported that inquiry Italy, reveals into munici
pal finances of Rome, a state
of bankruptcy exceeding the worst anti
cipations. The government declines
further to assist in averting the crash.
Numerous fail urns are expected.
Gautamala advices are that the steamer
Shako Ratal, bound from San Jose for
Hamburg, wont to pieces on the rocks
near Acajulla. of The coffee, cargo, valued consisting at $400,- of
19,000 sacks
000, was lost.
The department of state lias been noti
fied by the minister of France that the
French government, on the 4th instant,
in ovder to prevent the importation of
arms and munitions of war into Dahoney, Dahoney
declared a blockade of the
coast.
The hearing of the. arguments in the
case of the Capital City bank, Nelson of Atlanta,
Ga., against tlit; defaulter and
others, set down for Friday in the su
preme court of New being York, was called postponed,
Justice Kennedy out of
town.
Ex-Governor Cornell, of New York, is
in a bad financial condition. There ur
judgments against him of about $8,000.
The sheriff has been trying several days
to find some of the ex-governor's proper
ty to levy upon for $270 due for office
rent, but has been unable to discover any.
Alary land’s State Teasurer, Archer, has
executed n trust deed for the benefit
of his bondsmen. The deed covers all
Iris property in Cecil and Harford coun
ties. Estimated value below $50,000.
Treasurer Archer is now under arrest for
malfeasance in office. He will be released
"!l $25,000 bail.
Articles of incorporation of the have Oregon been
Railway Extension company
filed at builTl Olympia, Wash., empowering
them to 8,000 miles of railroad in
Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Mon
tana. The company, it is understood, is
backed by the t nioti Pacific.
Immense coal packets at Honcsdale,
Pa., owned by the Delaware and Hudson
Canal company, were with destroyed loaded by fire on
Tuesday, together thousand 25 of coal in cars the
and two tons
fchutes. The packets were about 900
feet long. Neatly 200 men were thrown
out of employment by the burning of the
packets.
A dispatch from Wilkes bn ire. Pa.,
says: The city a few expended days ago appropri
ated $1,000 to be on the streets,
and authorized toe emptying Eighty-five of destitute
miners of the c...v. men were
recommended by the informed charity committee,
but when they were that they
were to receive but $1 a day they refused
to go to work, demanding higher wages.
Exports of specie ended from Saturday, New April York
during the week
13th, amounted to $1,104,383, of which
$557,788 was gold and $546,675 silver.
Of the total export $1,200 in gold and
$340,265 iu sliver went to South Ameri
Cll. imporis of specie for the week
amounted to $887,885, of which $869,975
was gold ami $17,811 silver.
M. Mormiex, editor of the Coeurde, has
linen nequited of tho charge publishing of surrepti- official
ton Sy obtaining and
documents connected with the trial of
General Boulanger. The editors of the
Setups mill the Sieclc M Saeri, M. llerve,
and M. Lockroy, and other eminent ivri
tors, defended the notion of Mermiex, all
regarding the case as a test of the liberty
of the uress
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SOUTHERN NOTES.
INTERESTING NEWS FROM ALL
POINTS IN THU SOUTH.
GENERAL PROGRESS AND OCCURRENCES
WHICH ARE HAVl'F.NING BELOW MA
SON’S AND DIXON’S LINE.
A gang of forgers of Italian and Span
ish bonds has been captured at Trieste.
The Jackson Mississippi Tuesday State ordered board of the health
at on quar
antine to Commence at (he port of Pnscn
goula May 1st.
MUtithi* wa9 tile day, according to
Erickson’s prophecy, in which Sail Fnin
cisco would be destroyed, and the cranks
wore encamped awaiting on the hills outside which of the
city, the news nevci
came.
Wakefield W. Price, aged 18, died oi
meningitis, at Salisbury, N. C., Friday
night, at midnight. The doctor said the
.disease would not necessarily have been
fatal had not Price been addicted to ci
garette smoking.
Thomas electrio Henning, wire who time was injured by
an some ago, was
awarded $4,000 damages in the United
Slates court at Charleston, 8. (!., on Fri
day iu a suit ngilinst the Western Union
Telegraph company. He sued for $5,
000 .
in Spotted fever is raging Ivy., us an epidemic
Union county, nenr Honshaw,
The. people are terrified, sixteen deaths
having so far occurred at Heusliaw. The
disease is so violent that people arc flee
ing by scores. The state health board
have asked for help.
News lias been received of a desperate
attack by convicts in Rockingham coun
ty, N. C., upon a guard named B. V.Me
Kcusic. He was knocked down, badly
beaten and robbed of $75. His gun aud
revolver were also taken by the convicts,
who then made their escape.
The Anniston, Ala., Hot Blast notes
that the clergymen of Birmingham arc
having a lively discussion over the ku
miss, which is being held in that city,
under the auspices of the Episcopal
church. Twenty-three ministers of the
city, at a conference, entertainment. passed resolutions
denouncing the
Rube Smith, of Lamar county, Ala.,
was Miss., on convicted Friday morning, train at robbery. Waynesboro, Tie
or
will not get more than ten years’sentence.
Kubc Smith was with Robe Burrows, the
noted outlaw, in holding up the Mobile
and Ohio train, near BuckuUinmi, thousand Miss.,
September 25, 1889, when two
dollars were taken from an ejyircss car.
Under the charter of the Georgia
Southern and Florida railroad, proceed
ings have been commenced at Thomas
viilo, Ga., to and condemn for the terniinul right-of-way facili
in that city, also
ties. A jury of six eitizeus have been
appointed to make the awards. Afterull
completed, the preliminary it is arrangements expected that have work been
on
the road there will commence immediately.
A meeting of the New Orleans cotton
exchange was held Tuesday for the pur
pose of considering the Butterivortli bill.
President Parker, who presided, made
an address, stat ing that if the bill became
a law it would affect between $500,000,
000 and $600,000,000 yearly business und
have a serious effect oil the trade mid
commerce of this county. Resolutions
were passed strongly the bill protesting and calling against,
the passage of upon
each member of the exchange to do Ids
utmost.
Tuesday was tlio first sale of lots at
New England City, Ga., a town estab
lished a few months since by New Eng
land miles people. south The of Chattanooga. town is located Sever- four
teen
al hundred excursionists, from train. New
England, came in on a special sold,
Three hundred and lif y lots were
aggregating $108,000. Fully two thou
sand people were attracted to the town.
Most purchases made were by New Eng
land people. Thu lots averaged about
$20 a front foot.
A GREAT DAY.
PREPARATION FOR OBSERVING MEMORIAL
DAY AT ATLANTA, OA.
The following notice, drafted by the
Committee on Encampment, 1ms been in
sent to the ordinary of every county
Georgia: “Dear Sir -In view of the fac t
that tlio Fulton County Veterans’ Associ
ation has inaugurated meeting, a general beheld confeder- in
ate veterans’mass to
Atlanta, Ga,, from the 25tb to the 27tli
of April, for the oki purpose of having a re
union of o -r comrades-in-arms and
celebrating Memorial Day, und ) lying
the corner-stone of the Confederate Vete
rans’ home, we have decided to address
the ordinaries of every county in the
state,, invitation requesting them all of to tho extend old soldiers a cor
dial to
in said counties to come to Atlanta at
said time to assist in the celebration of
said memorial and other services. Invi
tations have been extended to all of the
old generals of tlio confederacy, accepted, a large
number of whom have All
organized bodies of eight or more will be
furnished with touts, 250 having been
pitched in visiting Grant park for tlio accommo- cordial
dation of veterans. A
invitation is extended through you to all
brother veterans, and we sincerely hope
that you will exert yourself in notifying
all of our comrades in your county.”
WE'LL SEE.
M,v love ne'er answers yes or no
To questions asked by me;
I think he’s tantilixing We’ll see.”
For he always says,
Ho fears t-o compromise himself.
Else habit's Jirm decree
Debnrs him from those two short words
’Tis always, “Dear, we’ll see.”
When questioned I’ll worried by the priest in ehureh,
1 know be
For ear lie’ll answer not, “ J will,”
But- in its stead, “ We’ll see.”
—.Indus
NUMBEK 21.
ALLIANCE NOTES.
WHAT TUB ORDER AND ITS
MEMBERS ARE DOING.
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO THE FARMER,
GATHERED FHOM VARIOUS SECTIONS OF
THE COUNTRY.
The Farmers’ Allianco in Osage county,
Kansas, are shipping corn to Alabama.
A** Minnesota
The State Alliance of again
resolves that none but farmers shall he
eligible to membership.- Granger, (Omaha,
Neb.)
There is now aud then a farmer who is
holding off from the Alliance, to sec what
the consequences will be. If all the farm
ers were like these, they would soon see
what tho consequence, would be.—Dex
ter (Kansas) Free Press.
*
* * owned
In 1876 the farmers 70 per cent,
of the property in Georgia; now only 24
per cent of tho property is held by farm
era. Twenty years hence, unless a ne ft
deal is made, their Interest in the wcitU =r
of the state will be much loss.
The Farmers’ Allianco of Kansas
threatens to justify its entrance into poli
tics by turning Mr. John James Ingalls
out of the United States Senate. When
it has done that tho Allianco may count,
on public approval in anything it may
undertake.
The Farmers' Alliance of Jackson, Ga.
had two mootings during the past, week,
and resolved to petition members in con
gress to vote for the sub-treasury bill, and
a petition to that effoct was largely sign
ed by tlio people. ThcsAllianco of Jack
non county has eschewed polities, and is
working in the interest of tUo farmers
alone.
*** thousand Kan.,
One hundred and fifty
farmers have signed asking n petition him to the call gov
ernor of that state, to an
extra session of the legislature and for the for
purpose of devising time ways of redemption means of
extending under the mortgage, and to
farms sold pro
vide a stay of execution on promissory
notes without bond.
*** “Remem
The Southern Mercury says:
ber, Aliiancemen, that your enemies are
now at work trying to stir up. strife
among our membership, attempting chosen to
blacken the faT names of your
leaders. This is done to divide your
forces and cripple your influence. Money
and corruption go hand in hand when the
enemy decides to ruin you.
*** outside who
The outside men and press
are so anxious to advise the Alliance, are
generally trying to work some scheme of
their own. ’While thinking of tlieir ad
vice, inquire somewhat Into their motives.
While thinking of their advice and seek
ing for their motive, don’t forget that old
story of the monkey, the cat and the
chestnuts .—Southern Alliance Farmer.
„** and of
The Alliance may be new, some
its truest Workers may be They fresh, to ttse have a
com moil ex | lresston. may
“hay seed in their hair, ” but founded the princi
ples upon which the order is are
co-existent with mankind,and being linn based the
upon eternal hills. justice, There arc as civilization us
everlasting is no
purer, no future gr Ruder than that for
which the Farmers’ Alliance is striving.
sub-treasury *% is the Alliance
The plan will demand
[Thm of relief. Alii mcemen
of every candidate seeking tlieir support,
that be do alt in his power to have this
bill become a law. No true Allianccmnn
will voto for a candidate for congress
who will not pledge himself to it. While
the Alliance are not wanting to make all
the laws, they have certain supported, principles
which they demand shall be
and candidates may as well be preparing
to do it.
*** Vernon, I,a-,
The Jackson Patriot, organization, says: have
“The farmers, as an
every reason to be financially, hopeful. but Not only
have —they they profited have to be educated men
tally public come questions and under
stand upon great the issues that effect their
better
interest. While they have been success
ful so far, even beyond their utmost san
guine expectation, there is a prospect of
still greater success before them. 3 hey
should cling closer to tho interests principles with of
the order, and guard its of the foothold a
zealous care and lose none
they have gained.
*** opin
Two Opinions.— There are two
ions held as to what will be best for the
agricultural interests of the country. One
of those opinions is held by the men who
are farmers and who are vitally interest- inde
ed in having the farmers become
pendent, and be elevated mentally, so
cially and morally. The other and oppo
site opinion is held by that class who be
lieve it is to their own interest to have
the farmers remain dependent and the
absolute slaves of the moneyed class. The
first opinion is held by that class who fol
low the divine injunction, “In bread Hie all sweat the
of thy face shall, tliou eat
days of thy life.” In other words, they
live by labor. The second opinion is help
by that class who eat bread by the sweat
of other men’s brows, and live off of la
bor and not by labor, Aliiancemen will
have no trouble in deciding to which
opinion they can safely listen, and the
suggestions of which class they can safely
follow .—Southern Allianee Farmer.
MEETING OF TEACHERS.
THE SOUTHERN EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION
TO MEET IN MOREHEAD CITY, N. C.
Secretary Harrell,of the Southern Ed ti
cational Association, says the date fixed
for the first meeting is July 1st to 5th,
both inclusive, at Morehcad City, N. 0
The date is so fixed ns not to conflict with
the meeting of the National Educational
Association, which begins July 18th, and
a number of teachers from the southern
association will also attend the national
association, The secretary reports that
the southern association is rapidly gain
ing strength, trad that every Southern
State will be represented. It is believed
tbai 000 teachers will attend.
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ALLIANCE MEASURES.
DISCUSSED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COMMIT'
TEE OF CONGRESS.
The national legislative Alliance coni
nitteo, composed of about a score of
members of congress, met privately Tues
day night to discuss Alliance measures
before congress. Among the members
present were Mr, Turpin, of Alabama;
Colonel Clark Lewis, of Mississippi;
.Messrs. Morgan, of Mississippi; McClain
my, of North Carolina; Feathcrstone, of
Arkansas, aud Bullock, of Florida. The
principal matter discussed was the sub
treasury bill, and it was not finally de
rided whether to push it to a vote agreed or not, to
but every one present which would
push some measure fend pro
vide for «he government to
money to the farmer. If not on the pro
ducts of his farm, on his laud. The plan
which met with most favor was for the
government to payoff mortgages on farms
where they individuals, are now mortgaged. and take iu to return com
panies or (ho at cent
mortgages on same one per
interest per annum, also for the govern
ment to lend money to a farmer when tin
application is made at one per cent, tin
government taking a mortgage for the
same on the lands of the farmer. The
majority of those present thought this
would, perhaps, lie a better plan to re
lieve the farmer than the sub-treasury
scheme. However, another meeting will
so ut be had, when some plan will be de
cided upon, and a bill formulated and
introduced into congress.
ANOTHER BREAK
IN THE LEVELS, AND A TOWN TWO FEET
UNDER WATER.
A New Orleans dispatch of Saturday,
M‘.\ycn TUo brattle in tlio Atebafahiy*
levee, which occurred Wednesday two
miles south of Sinisport, in Point Coupes
parish, is now six hundred feet wide aud
seven feet deep. The tow feet 11 under of Simsport water.
is said to be about two
Cason levee, ou the west bunk, about
seventeen miles north of Nelville, broke
on Saturday night. This break is said to
bo 800 feet wide and ten feet deep. Ad*
vices were also received at Big Bend
levee of Bayou des Glaisa, eight miles
west of Siinsport, badly broken.
STOCKHOLDERS MEET.
500,000 SHAKES OF THE E. T., V. * O. ». K
HE1T1ESENTKD BY PROXY.
The East Tennessee, Virginia and Geor
gia railroad stockholders met at Knox
ville, Tenn., Tuesday. Five hundred
thousand shares were represented, the stock, or all sov- by
entv-five per cent of
proxy. The stockholders approved of
the Queen and Crescent proposition and
conferred full power on the directors to
net in the matter, as well as to issue
$0,000,000 ill bonds for improvements
and similar purposes. The directors were
also authorized to at t on the Memphis
and Charleston railroad matter.
A BRAVE BOY
SHOOTS DOWN KU-KLUX WHO ATTEMPTED
TO WHIP IIIS AGED FATHER.
A dispatch from Doniphan, masked Mo., ku-kltix, says:
Two of a gang of four
who visited the residence of an old man
named Holland living ou Bike Place,
nineteen miles southwest of here Satur
day night for the purpose of 14-year-old whipping
him, were killed by Holland’s
son. They were identified ns Ed Gilman,
Jr., the son of a well-to-do farmer, and
Alexander Gatewood, who bore a rathei
bad reputation.
NEAGLE FREE.
THE MAN WHO SHOT .IUDOF, TEKBY IS SET
AT LIBERTY.
The celebrated Neagle habeas corpus
rase from California, was decided by the
United States supreme court at Washing- the
ton, on Monday, the judgment of
California circuit court being affirmed.
This finally disposes of nil Neagle proceedings for Hie
against Deputy Marshal
shooting of Judge Terry in tlio railway
station at Lnthrop, Cal., on the 14th of
last, August.
Helping a Bparrow Up.
.
In Univo -itv pi e :, the other diy, 9
b >y picked up » s. arrow which wus uti
able to fly from having daulo 1 its wings
with fresh paint iiom some cornice. Ho
was carrying it away in iris l ands wl eu
a poorly dies-aid man, who was warming hand
his back in tiio sun, hold out ii.s
an d asked for it. Tlio bir l was passed
over, and t-iio man t ook a very
rangtd lmn 1 kcrcliicf irom Ins pocket, saying
audio au wiping at tlio paint-,
ns ho did to: world—go for
“That’s the way of Ilia
a fuller when lie's down. Fifty would
ring your n f, ck where one would give
you a show.”
“ He wiped n-ray for a minute or two,
and then continued:
“If somebody would give me an en
couraging wore! and half a show I could
be a ‘man’ vtt; but somebody won’t hill do
it. It’s eiisicr to kick a man down
than to boo t him up. There, young
chap, your wings are all right now. Go
and b > happy. Next time your uo o
smells fresh [ flint you shy off'.”
He g,ii o (lie bird a tors, mid it flew to
tlie l ak< d lm b of ore of the elms au l
thou tinned abut and cried: "Peek!
ie k I” at if in all gia'it.ide. right!’ lejilied the
“All right? of liis hand. “Pci
man, with a wave
haps yen’ll d > as mrch for me smo
time. Go along now a :d attend to bus
iuess.—[Now York f-luu.
- 7-w3 rrr—
TIME TO JOIN THE MAJORITY.
Bliu was t! e only foiualo child, i n 1
sire had tlii'cu 1 ro diets. Cm ami day o.l s! o
was seen to lake all I u dolts e
ft male toys and throw 111 mi into tho
back yurel. Then she n a re! cd ii .« lun'
mother a d said: of
“Mamin i, 5 want to got her tetniie all
Fra ik’s elo'.ht s.' ; Fin ik was sn
istb otlnr. with thorn ? ”
“VVliat do yon w :iit
“I want fca put tin in ou,”
“Win t for ?’'
“Well don’t you think I’m about o.d
en nigh now to lea boy ! ’—[ban .1 r:tu
cieeo Cite' Hide.