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THE SAVANNAH DAILY TIMES. VOL. 6—NO. 12. HOME AND ABROAD. THE LIBERTY BELL. To be Moved From I'blladelpbia With Great Pomp and Ceremony. Philadelphia, Jan. 7—The date of the departuie of the Liberty Bell from this city on its journey to New Orleans has been changed from January 24 to the 23d, the day on which Mayor Smith has signified his intention of arriving in New Orleans. The departure will be accompanied with great pomp and ceremony. The bell will be escorted from Independence Hall to the Pennsylvania Railroad Station, at Thirty first and Market streets, by 500 policemen and the Councilmanic committee. At the depot it will be placed in a car which is now being built for its reception by the Penn sylvania Railroad Company. The bell will rest in the centre of the car under a red, white and blue canopy. The sides of the car will be open and at one end will be a compartment for the accommodation of the three officers who form the guard. On one side of the car will be emblazoned the word Philadelphia and on the other New Orleans. Each side will bear the legend “Proclaim Liberty throughout the Land.” The car will run to the Exhibition Grunds and the bell will not be disturbed until its return to this city. The train will make thirteen stops, as symbolical of the thirteen original States, during its trip between this city and New Orleans. A telegram from that city laet night said that preparations were making to give the bell a grand re ception, and that three policemen of the Crescent City had been appointed to co operate with the Philadelphia officers in guarding the bell. THE U. S SUPREME COURT. Rumored Changes Soon to Take Place. Washington, Jan. 7.—Rumor turns its attention again to the Supreme Court, and this time Secretary Frelinghuysen is made to succeed Mr. Justice Bradley. The grounds upon which the probable retire ment of Jus’ice Bradley are based are, first, his age, which is great enough to entitle him to retire; second, his health, which had not been strong for sev eral years, and third, the fitness of his going out with the party which he came to the rescue of in 1876 with his celebrated deci sion while a member of the Electoral Com mission. Mr. Frelinghuysen is a lawyer of learning and better fitted by temperament for the bench than for active every day politics. A staider, slower man has never come to distinction in this country. There is also another vacancy talked of. This is at the head of the Court. Chief Justice Waite, although not in desperate straits physically, is still seriously run down, and leaves this week, by advice of his physician, for a long rest He is enti tled to retire on full pay, and if his strength I should not return to him it is thought likely ' that he will do so. He will be urged, of course, to decide so important a matter be fore the close of the present administration, ' so that his successor may be taken, if one I is to be appointed from his own political party. | MURDERED AT A DANCE. Avenging an Insult to His Sister and Losing His Life. Chattanooga, Tenn , Jan. 7.—Avery sensational tragedy was enacted at Rock wood, on the line of the Cincinnati South ern Railroad, near this city, on Friday. A dance was given at the residence of Henry Crawford, and more than fifty people were present. During the evening a number of games were played, among them one called “snap.” By the rules of the game the last gentleman out has the privilege of kissing his partner. Richard Brummitt, a young man, found himself to be the last out, and placing his arm around the waist of Miss Fannie Crawford, a beautiful blonde, claimed a kiss from her. She ob jected, and when Brummitt good naturedly persisted she gave his cheek a stinging sniack with her hand. Without thinking ■ jirummitt said to Miss Crawford; “You are I a fool,” and turned to walk away, A brother j of »he lady rushed up at this jiibcture and demanded that Brummitt should retract what he had said. This the latter refused to do, whereupon Crawford knocked Brum mitt down. When he arose Brummit drew a huge dirk, and before anyone could inter fere plunged it to the hilt in Crawford’s breast three times, killing him instntly. The blood spurted out on the ball room floor, bespattering the dresses of several ladies standing near. IS IT DEATH? Pi ostrated by the Killing of Her Lover. New York, Jan. 7.—Amelia Schafer, a young German girl, living near New Dur- I ham, received a letteron New Year’s even ing informing her that her betrothed lover had been killed by an explosion in a mine. She turned pale and retired to bed. The next morning her mother found her stretched on the bed, her limbs flexible and her body warm, but otherwise presenting all the appearance of death. All efforts to arouse her have since proved futile. Her eyes remain staring wide open and the flesh has a blue white tinge. The physicians pronounce it a case of catalepsy; and expect a recovery. Chicago 'Change. Chicago, Jan. 7.—Wheat opened weak and } to J lower; February 79}, March 79|, May*BsJ. Corn easier; January 35f, Feb ruary 36J, March 36|. Oats steady; May 29 j. Lard weak and lower; $6 821 for Feb ruary. $6 95 for March. Pork steady; sll 70 for February, sll 82} for March. Bulk meats dull; $6 02} for March, $5 15 for May. Sir Thomas Gladstone, brother of the pre mier, has 30,000 acres of land idle on his hands. SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1885. THE FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. The Morning’s Proceedings. i Washington. Jar. 7.—ln the House to day, the Chair laid before the House a com -1 munication from the Secretary of the Navy, recommending an appropriation of $2,500,000 for the establishment of a gun foundry, and the purch se of shell in ac cordance with the recommendation of the Gun Foundry Board. Referred. On the demand for the regular order, the Reagan Inter-state Commerce bill came up as unfinished business, the pending question being the motion by Mr. O’Neill, of Penn Sylvania, to strike out the section under consideration—the fourth —relating to long and short hauls. In the Senate, Mr. Plumb presented a memorial from the Oklahoma settlers com plaining of their expulsion by the army of the United States, and asserting that this action was taken in the interest of a certain syndicate who, without au thori'y of law, had had fenced in these lands, and were using them. They prayed that Oklahoma might be organized as a Territory. Mr. Plumb sustained their request, and urged that the Committe on Foreign Affairs should decide at the earliest date whether these lands be opened to set tlement or not. The House joint resolution appropriating $50,000 for the relief of certain destitute Indians in Montana Territory, was taken up and passed. THE SOUTHERN TELEGRAPH COM PANY. An Answer to Mahone. Norfolk, Va., Jan. 7. —The Southern Telegraph Company has filed in Court in this city, its answer to the bill of Senator Mahone. It denies all charges of fraud, collusion and conspiracy, of overissue of bonds or stock and mismanagement and in solvency. It says the Company had con structed 2,300 miles of telegraph, and was within 250 miles of New Orleans, and would have completed it in sixty days but for the filing of the Mahone bill; that the Company would have paid the Novem ber interest on December 11, but for the filing of the bill; that the Bankers and Mer chants’ Telegraph Company owns a con trolling interest in the Southern Telegraph Company and its bond (its only debt) will be paid at once, and the line completed to New Orleans and Mobile without delay. A FAMILY TRAGEDY. Killed by His Sister’s Husband. Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 7—Last night Diaz Chapman was shot by his brother-in law, Wm. Lovell. The latter and a sister of Chapman’s wife, called at the Police station to procure the arrest of Chapman, who was breaking up all the household fur- I niture and had beaten his wife. Lovell and the lady returned home, when Chapman called the latter out of the house, and when the door was opened, walked in with a drawn j pistol. Lovell, however, got the drop on 1 him and fired three balls into his body, I causing instant death. I THE SPANISH EARTHQUAKE. The Shocks Still Continuing, With In creased Intensity. Madrid, Jan. 7. —Dispatches received this morning from Motril show that the earthquake shocks at that city last evening were more severe than was indicated by the reports last night. A church and convent and fifty houses collapsed by seismic shocks, but fortunately no one was killed, as the people had abandoned them and sought places of safety on the first shock being felt. CLEVELAND’S CABINET. A New Hampshire Man Said to Have Been Offered a Position. New York, Jan. 7. —The Sun’s corre spondent at Portsmouth, N. 11., telegraphs ' that Hon. Frank Jones, of that city, has i !, ?Un offered by Mr. Cleveland the Secretary ship of the Navy. Mr. Jones is a wealthy brewer and influential man in New Hamp shire Democracy. New York Produce Market. New York, Jan. 7. —Flour dull and unchanged. Wheat No 2 red winter Jan 88 J; corn No 2 mixed 51; Jan oats 2 mixed 35|;Jan pork steady, mess 12 75a13 00; molasses dull, fair to fancy 40 to 51; turpen tine steaky, old at 31; rosin lower; strained to good 1 20al 27}; rice firm. Senator Sharon Sued. San Francisco, Jan. 7.—The Masonic Association has sued ex-Senator Sharon and others for desecrating graves to get evi dencein the Hill case. A Judge Shot. Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 7.—J. M. Dun lap, just appointed to a seal on the bench of the Circuit Court by Governor Critten den, was accidentally shot last night while at the office of ex-Mayor Shillay. A Heavy Defalcation. Richmond, Va., Jan. 7.—The defalca tions in the office of Auditor of State now reach over $109,000. W. R Smith, the guilty first clerk, is still in jail. Fatal Accident on the Mississippi. New Orleans, Jan. 7.—The steamer Belle of Shreveport sank above Arkansas City yesterday. Two passengers were drowned. Probabilities. Washington, Jan. 7.—For the South- Atlantic States fair and slightly colder weather with westerly winds. CLEVELAND'S POWER. THE OFFICES PRACTICALLY UNDER HIS CONTROL. ? D- inocrats Explaining His Recent Letter— t Absurd to Mippite He is Going to Let 1 Things Drift Al»ng—Mr. Arthur Not to ba Allowed to Pile Up - Radical Officers on Him. ' Philadelphia, Jan. 7. —The Washing i ton correspondent of the Times writes that the Democrats who consider the Federal r offices as legitimate spoils to be divided up ’ for party services are busy at work explain i ing the Cleveland letter to their liking. It - is perfectly clear that a good many old f Jacksonian Democrats are not disposed to t accept the general interpretation. One of. . these, an Ohio Congressman, says it is absurd > to suppose that Mr. Cleveland is going to ' let things drift along with everything in the r hands of the Republicans. The party, he i thinks, will be held responsible for an honest ■ t and efficient government and the Cleveland i administration will be held answerable for it. If things go wrong in one department ' or another it will not serve the Democratic 8 party to say: “Well, these men were Repub -3 items and were in office when we came in; I we wash our hands of their acts.” So far as I the civil service laws are concerned, he j thought that Cleveland would unquestiona bly observe the lawsand do his best to carry them out in spirit as well as letter; but the civil service laws do not reach the vast ; majority of cases. The tenure of office law I 1 once covered public officials, such as Post- ■ i masters, Collectors, Consuls, etc., but the r law was amended to oblige President Grant. , A member of the House judiciary com ’ mittee was asked whether the present ■ f laws prevented a President from re- | - moving anybody in the < ivil service at will. I . He replied that they did not; that it wes foolish to talk of snap judgment at the las', j ’ moment by reappointing a large number of I g Federal officials ii a manner which had t been extensively discussed in the newspa- ; _ pers The new President could turn them 3 out immediately. It was wholly immate- ' ” rial as to the term of office for which an ap- i . pointment w; s made. Under existing laws j , the Postmaster at Philadelphia or Pitts-| j burg could be removed at any time. The cause need not be stated. To be sure, under the law it is termed suspension, but it oper aes practically as a removal. The Senate might refuse to confirm the successor, but that would not restore the suspended officer. For instance, suppose Mr. Cleveland desired to give some political friend the office of Postmaster of Philadelphia, be could sus -1 pend Mr. Huldekoper and appoint Mr. - Jones, a Democrat, but the Senate, refusing r to confirm Mr. Jones, could not restore Mr. Huldekoper to office. It would simply com ! pel the President to withdraw Mr. Jones , and permit him to send in the name of some other Democrat. Mr. Jones would continue i Postmaster until his successor was confirmed. The law really leads the the President to ' 1 water at stated intervals, but it cannot make : ‘ him drink. When, therefore, the probabi'- 1 ity of a clash between the Republican Sen -1 ate and the Democratic President is dis -1 j cussed, the Presidential power must be considered with it. From wbat is dropped by some Democrats they would like to see just some such struggle, since it would be likely to stiffen ■ the President’s political vertebrae. One thing is certain; while Mr. Cleveland must be given credit for his good intentions un | til some evidence is adduced to show their violation, there is no legal bar to his abso lute control of nearly every Federal office ! of importance in and out of the country, s The tenure of office law, which was modi fied to fit Grant, the Republican spoilsman in-chief, will equally fit any Democratic spoilsman who occupies the Executive Chair. New York Stock Market. New York, Jan. 7.—At 1:30 p. m. to day quotations were : Union Pacific 47% I Missouri Pacific 92% ■ Western Union Telegraph Co 55% i Pacific Mail 51% Lake Shore <ll Louisville aud Nashville 25 Texas Pacific 13'., Denver aud Rio Grande 9 Michigan Central 55 Delaware, Lackawanna & West’n 87% Northwestern 87% St. Paul 74 Chicago,-Burlington and Quincy 418 Oregon,,Transc9~nlinen tai 13% Northern Pacific 39% Rock Island 106% Jersey Central 38 Memphis and Charleston 30 East Tennessee, Va. & Ga (com) 3 East Tennessee, Va. & Ga. (pfd) 5 Philadelphia and Reading 16% Omaha (com) 25% Omaha (pfd) 84% New ¥Ol4l Central 87% Kansas and Texas 16% Erie 14% Lulu Hurst and the Color Line. Miss Lulu Hurst, the Georgia Wonder, is giving her tests at Central Music Hall, Chicago, and during the performance Fri day evening the manager repeated that “any man” in the house should come for ward and hold the chair. In response a colored man appeared on the stage, but the manager informed him that the contest was not open to colored men, whereupon consid erable excitement ensued, the colored man insisting on his right to make the trial, and ‘ the audience indulging in mingled applause and hisses. Mr. Hurst then appeared, and sustained the manager, and the colored man withdrew, declining the offer of a seat on ; the stage unless allowed to go through the test. Mr. Hurst afterward said that this was only the second time a colored man had attempted to come on the platform, and he had objected each time. He was personally a friend of the colored race, and at his home in Georgia had the good will of all the ne groes, but he did not wish his daughter to engage in tests with them. Miss Hurst also said that she would have declined to have tried any experiment with the colored man. The ladies in the audience, she says, sym ' pathized with her, as after the performance several of them expressed their pleasure at the stand she had taken. YTLANFA AFFAIRS. Inauguration of the New City Govern ment—The United States Judgeship of the Southern District—An Amusing Election Joke. Special Correspondence Daily Times. Atlanta, Jan. 6. —Hon. George Hillyer, the new Mayor, and the new City Council men; were sworn in and took charge of the city’s affairs last night. A good deal of interest is felt in the probable course of the new City Fathers. They were elected on the reform idea, and with a view to putting into office a class of citizens who will reflect more credit on the city than the small fry politicians have in the past. It is believed that the experiment will prove a success. Judge Hillyer has to make a sacrifice of his | private interests to take the office. i The Times correspondent asked Mr. Emory Speer concerning the statement that his friends were pressing his claims for the I Southern District Judgeship. He replied : [ “I am not an applicant for the position and have given my support to Col. Farrow.” In I spite of this, however, it is pretty certain j that Mr. Speer would not refuse the place if he could get it without a struggle. It would not be a surp ise if he should get it. The office is a snug berth for life, aud that is the sort of a thing eloquent Emory would like to run afoul of at this particular junc j ture. It is conceded that Farrow’s chances I are very slim. The Governor has received notice from | several defeated candidates for Justice of the Peace tnat they will contest. A. W. Corker states that he will contest “the so l called election” of W. H. Woodhouse, of I the Fourth district G. M., of Chatham. The Supreme Court has resumed its I labors. The tribunal is engaged on the Atlanta Circuit I An amusing case of the office seeking the i man is reported from West End. On election day there were five votes cast for Justice of the Peace, and as night drew near and no other patriots appeared to claim i their rights, six young men formed a com- [ | bination and voted solidly for Colonel W. I. Heyward, who has been mentioned on more I than one occasion for Jmlge of the Superior Court of the Atlanta Circuit. When the vote was counted out it was seen that Colonel | Heyward had carried the day and was j elected Justice of the Peace of the Wes. j End district. The next morning the Colonel was riding into the city to his office, when one of his supporters boarded the car and remarked: “Well, Colonel, we elected you.” “What?” “I say we elected you ” “Elected me whal?” “Why, elected you Justice of the Peace of the West End district.” “The devil you did! What did you do that for?” The Colonel has notified the Governor that will not have the proffered honor, and there is to be another election in the West End district. Pickwick. MACON MATTERS. Reorganization of the Exchange Bank— Election of Officers—Tld Retiring President Caned. Special Correspondence Daily Times. Macon, Jan. 6—To-day the annual election of officers of the Exchange Bank occurred. Mr. George B. Turpin declined reelection as President, and was succeeded by Col. H. J. Lamar. The following Board of Directors were unanimously elected: L. W. Hunt, H. J. Lamar, Geo. B. Turpin, G. B. Roberts, Thomas Wood, S. R. Jaques, R. H. Brown, S. T. Coleman and W. R. Rogers. Cashier Cabiness read a statement of the condition of the bank. The gross earnings for ’B4 were $40,000. The expen ses $14,000; net $26,000, with a seven per cent, dividend declared, making total net earnings $16,000, SIO,OOO of which was placed as a surplus fund. The directors decided to increase the capital stock from $150,000 to $200,000 after the first. Re ' solutions of thanks were offered Mr. Tur pin. He was made chairman of the Fi nance Committee. After the business was finished, Mr. S. W. Hunt arose, and in be half of the direc'.ois presented him with a handsome cane. Wyntom. PH 11 AND POINT, No Doubt He Will Be Merciful. Buffalo Express. The merciful view is that the recording ! angel does not take cognizance of New Year vows. The Pen Mightier Than the Sword. Chicago Tribune. Gen. Grant’s famous sword is in seme danger of being sold for debt, while his pen is earning him a handsome income. Ben Will Get Even. Cincinnati Times-Star. Politicians who are setting afloat uncom plimentary stories about Ben. Butler, had better keep their names out of the papers. Ben. will undoubtedly pay off his enemies in that forthcoming book. In a Cave of Gloom. New York World. Mr. Cleveland’s recent letter on the sub ject of the civil service seems to have cast a gloom over the faithful Jacksonian end of the Ohio Democracy—the sub-election vic tors yearn for spoils. Some Things More Surprising than Others. New York Times. A Chicago reporter has discovered a Cin cinnati person who heard Mr. Frank Hurd say that Mr. Bissell, a former partner of Mr. Cleveland, had remarked that it was a matter of surprise that the whole world did not know that Mr. Cleveland had for years been the President of the first free trade club organized in the country and situate in the city of Buff'd*. It is matter for much greater surprise that the inventor of this bold mythical story did not offer it to Chair man Jones at a time when the current quotations for such productions would have secured him at least a 15 cent drink. THE ELECTION PROCEEDING QUIETLY AND IN ORDER. A Cl< a Day and a Large Concourse Around the Polls—Eve jthing Well Managed— Speculations On the Streets as to the Chances of the Various Candidates To day at 7 o’clock the polls opened with everything in tip-top shape. The managers 1 had been on hand sometime, and were ready I ten or fifteen minutes before the time. The ■ day which yesterday seemed to indicate would be muddy and disagreeable, dawned 1 bright and lovely as a blushing bride, and ’ in consequence the attendance at the polls j from the start was large. A special detach ment of police and all the county constables ; were on hand for the preservation of order > The majority of people around the polls ; were colored, and among the e the various I candidates were seen passing to and fro, i speaking pleasantly to acquaintances and i doing all they could to catch “one more , vote.” The array of tickets offered by the henchmen of the various candidates was enough to confound the most careful, and it I is confidently believed that more than one man voted otherwise than he wished on account of this confusion. I The Ogeecheeites to the number of fully ■ 300 were on hand when the polls opened | and cast their votes at once. It was a no- ■ I ticeable fact, that every one seemed to have already made up his mind as to his choice, j and few changes were effected on the grounds. The managers, as published in last evening’s Times, were at their respect ive places, none having failed to appear. A list of the registered voters was at each poll, and no one whose name did not appear on the list was allowed to vote. The same programme as pursued on former elections was adhered to to-day, especially the mat ter of initials, thus preventing much confu sion. I It is thought that as large a vote will be polled to-day as was given at the late Na- I tional contest. The number of people or. I the Square seemed to remain at about 1,000, ' . and they were remarkably quiet and order ly, not one arrest being made or a drunken : man being seen. Up to one i o’clock few whites had been to the polls except those living in the county, but from that hour on, up to the close of this report, ; a steady stream of the business men ot Savannah quietly marched to the ballot box and nominated their choices for the various offices. Although this stream of voters’may have seemed small, it was evi dent that with it the number of votes ■ began to swell immensely and the managers had their hands full to keep up with their work. No outward demonstration was made ex cept early in the morning, when a wagon containing a brass band paraded in advo- | cacy of Mr. Waring Russell for the Sher- i iffaltay. A reporter tried to ascertain who I the candidates were with the largest follow ing, but the task was one not easily accom plished. The talk around the Court House | seems to concede that the Ordinaryship is trembling in the balance, not know ing whether to tip in favor of Hamilton or Ferrill. The friends of John T. Ronan claim that much quick work has been done for him, and say he will beat Russell by at least 200 votes, while the fol lowers of the latter candidate claim that he is dead sure to win, and are willing to put up money on it. However, the result of this contest seems to be in very grave doubt. The two candidates for the office of Coroner, B. F. Sheftall and W. D. Dixon are said to be running neck and neck, neither having the advantage and bets being made even. No one seems to have much idea about the Superior Court Clerk ship, for which Col. B. E. Bee and Mr. Wm J. Clements are measuring strength. The large number of candidates running for Receiver ol Tax Returns makes it a more difficult feat to determine the winner than the solution of a problem in Euclid. The majority of the candidates however, have been long since distanced, and it is said that John R. Dillon and John S. Tyson, are in the lead, closely followed by Clement Saussy and Michael J. Dooner,;who)_has a goodly number of the Irish votes. No combinations have so far developed them selves and it is safe to say that nene have been formed. It is a matter of fact that all the saloons j ' of the city have been closed and will not be j j again opened until 6 o’clock. Although it was expected that over 4,000 | j votes would be polled during the day, the j indications are that not more that 3,500 will be cast. The following is the number at each box up to 1:30 p. m. Box No. 1, facing Bull street, 523; box No. 2, facing York street, 521; box No. 3, facing Drayton street, 537; box No. 4, facing President street, 432, making a total of 2,013 votes. The polls will be closed to-night at 6 o’clock, and the official result will probably be made known during the night or early in the morning. The making up of the re turns will be a serious matter owing to the various combinations of names on the tick ets. Port Notes. Messrs. Shotter & Co., cleared to-day the Norwegian Bark Esra, for Liverpool, Eng land, with 1,304 bales cotton, weighing 618,- 899 pounds. Total valuation, $65,200. Messrs. Muir, Duckworth & Co., cleared the British Ship Asiana, for Liverpool, England, with 1,113 bales cotton, weighing 1,910,919 pounds, 4,900 oak staves. Total valuation, $202,400. Messrs. Jcs. Roberts & Co., cleared the Bark Bristol, for Providence, Rhode Island, with 7,581 pieces p. p., lumber, measuring ‘ 338,212 feet. Cargo by McDonough & Co. ' —Mr. Luis Marinas, Vice Consul of Spain at this port, informs us that he is meeting with gratifying success in his appeal for aid to the sufferers by the Spanish earthquake. Although out but a short time this morning, quite a neat sum was subscribed. Both Mr. Marinas and Mr. De Fuentes, the Consul, express themselves as deeply grateful for this substantial expression of sympathy by the merchants of Savannah for tl.eir suffer ing countrymen. $6 00 A YE UR. VARIOUS ITEMS. King Alfonso, of Spain, is agpin very ill He is going soon upon a cruise On the Mediterranean. Quill pens are again in fashion. They ire well adapted for the large, angular pen manship now in fashion among ladies. North Carolina is one of the original thirteen States, yet the largest city within Us borders has only 20,000 population. The Young Men’s Christian Association ■if this country have enjoyed great prosper ity the past year- Eighty societies own luildings valued at $3,000,000. The tota number of associations in the United State is 839, and the membership numbers near ly 110,000. The greasiest miser in Indiana put his savings into life insurance policies, and de nied himself all luxuries and most com forts in order to pay the premiums, though his heirs were distant relatives, for whom he seemed to care nothing. They will get, now that he is dead, about thirty-four thou sand dollars. An actor in a traveling company meant to telegraph to his agent in town, “Let the newspapers know that I have been fatally hurt in a railroad accident,” and at the same wrote the truth for his wife, “I am only slightly stratched;” but the messages got transposed, and the shocked wife is dan gerously ill. According to the United States Surgeon General’s annual report, the death rate for colored troops has, for the first time since their organization, fal’en below that for white troops. Their mortality from respir atory affections—usually pneumonia—is more than four times as great as jthat of white troops. In a Dorsetshire village, a few weeks ago, the son of a clergyman eloped with a cou sin who was residing in his father’s parish, and in the chapel of the neighboring work house the couple were married. The fath er’s rage was intente. He vented it by having his son’s two ponies and favorite dogs brutally shot. Warren county, Kentucky, developes the ■ most liberal man heard from. The Bowling | Green Gazette says : ‘lMilton Francis re- I quests us to inform those in the city who are in want of fuel that he has upward of a thousand cords of wood on his farm, five miles out cn the Green Hill road, aud that whoever will come and cut and haul the wood off is welcome to it.” Mary Anderson is to make a tour ol America a year from this winter. Contracts with the theatres are now being made. A carious feature of the project is that her azent demands a loan of SSOO to $5,000 from each local manager, to be paid out of the receipts, but partially secured against the creaking of the engagement by an insur ance policy on the actress’s life. From a single grain i f whea’ planted in j 1881, says the Grass Valley (Cal.) Record, ■ grew 22 stalks, each bearing a full head. These yielded 860 grains, 760 of which were planted the next ytar, producing one-fifth f a bushel of splendid wheat This was planted last spring, yielding 17 bushels, ! making 1,020 peunds of wheat from one grain in three years. Last month, in Madrid, was sold for high prices a remarkable Collection of fans. One of ivoiy, painted by Watteau, and which formerly belonged to the Princess Adelaide of Savoy, fetched $750. Another which was painted by Boucher, sold for $950, and another, which Lebrun painted for the Duchess of Medina-Cecil, went for $450. Large fortunes are rare in Switzerland, and the salaries of public functionaries are very modest. The President of the Con federation receives $3,000 a year, few Judges more than $1,250, and there is prob ably no band president in the country who gets more than twice that amount. A man with an income of $2,500 is considered very well off, indeed, and to have $5,000 is to be rich. An English magazine tells a story of an artist whn sent a sketch of some .Indian scene to one of the illustrated papers, and afterward complained that it had been tam pered with before publication, a group of palms having been introduced into the background, whereas those trees were un known in the region which he had de picted. “That is very possible, Mr. ,” replied the editor, “but let me tell you that the public expects palms in Oriental land i scapes, and will have them.” A Souvenir of Reunion Day, Nov. 4, 1881. The Times have received from the author, I Mr. J. A. Bates, a copy of a handsome piece of sheet music, a reunion medley for piano or organ entitled “A Souvenir of Reunion Day, November 4, 1884, a musical reminis cence of union, disunion and reunion, show ing “Uncle Sam’s Happy Family Many Years Ago,” “Family Troubles, 1860,” “A. Difference of Opinion,” “Katy Did,” “Katy Didn't,” “The First Gun,” “A Regular Fracas, 1861-65,” “Off to the Field,” “The Boys in Gray,” “The Boys in Blue,” “The Harvest of Death,” “Mourning Homes,” “Appomattox,” “Reconstruction’s Dark Night,” “Light at Last,” “Babylon is Fallen,” “The Day of Jubilee, Nov. 4,1884,” and introducing the following popular war and home melodics: “The Red, White and Blue,” “Dixie,” “c irl I Left Behind Me,” “The Vacant Chair,” “Hard Times,” “Bab ylon is Fallen,” “Bonnie Blue Flag,” “Yankee Doodle,” “Rally Round the Flag,” “The Conquered Banner,” “Hold the Fort,” “Lennox, America,” which are easily arranged for either piano or parlor organ. The elegant litho graphic title has a superb likeness of “Grover Cleveland, the People’s Choice,” to whom the piece is inscribed. This pic ture alone is worth the price of the piece. This is a genuine musical novelty which must please immensely. Every Democrat North and South, who voted for Cleveland and Reform, will want it as a souvenir of “The Day of Jubilee.” A 7-page piece, price 50 cents, for 25 cents. An immense , sale enables us to reduce the price, and we . therefore offer to mail this piece, post paid, , to any address for only 25 cents. Stamps r received. An easy arrangement for brass ’ bands is also published. Price 50 cents. Published by Ludden & Bates Southern 1 Music House, Savannah, Ga.