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Staito Oiks, VOL—7. NO 119. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. CURRENT EVENTS OF INTEREST AT HOME AND ABROAD. Greece’s Conduct Astonishing Diplomats— A Detc mined Suicide in Chicago-Mur derous Hostiles in Texas—A Big Iron Firm B.iyc >tts Knights of Tabor—Eng land’s Attention Called to Canada—G. n eral Items. London, May 22.—The double policy which Greece <is now pursuing, avowing peace at Athens, and fighting at the fron tier, is astonishing the diplomats and finan ciers of Europe A CHICAGO TRAGEDY. A .Man Cuts His Throat With a Piece of Glass. Chicago, 111, May 22—Last evening a respectable appearing man about 30 years of age, registered at the Commercial Hotel as J Morton, and paid his bill, and ' retired. At midnight a strong odor of gas was noticed, and Morton’s door was tried, but no response was obtained and the door was burst open. The man lay in the bed bleeding from a wound in the throat. A doctor was called, but it was too late to ren der any assistance. The jugular yein had been severed with a fragment of a small vial which he had fractured for the pur pose. To make sure of death, the gas in the room had been left turned on and unlighted The man had held his head over the bowl, placed on a chair and it was nearly filled with blood. OVERHAULING THE NORTHERN FA CIFIC. For Discriminating Against the People in its own Interest. Washington, May 22. —The House com mittee on Pacific Railroads agreed to report favorably on the resolution introduced on April 5, by delegate Voorhees, of Washing ton Territory, directing the Secretary of the Interior to investigate certain charges which he prefers against the Northern Pa cific management relating to the discrimi tion against town and people in Washing ton Territory in the constructian of branch lines; the failure to furnish facilities to the " new stations where the company has no in terest in the same town lots, and affording the best facilities where it has an interest, ' etc., etc. HOSTILES ABOUT. Evidences off Their Outrages In Texas. El Paso, May 22.—John Martin, a freight conductor on the Southern Pacific, states that much excitement prevails at the Dragon station Arizona. It is feared that hostile Indians are in the surrounding country. While the train was at the sta tion four sapdle horses, bereft of riders, and a pack mule ran in from the adjacent moun tains. The animal were wild with fear and had evidently been under fire. Search was ’ at once begun and the body of a dead white man was found wijlun a mile of the station. It is believed that the men who rode the horses were killed from behind rocks. NO K. OF L. NEED APPLY. A Big Iron Firm Tteluses to Employ Any Member of Order. Philadelphia. May 22.- —R. D. Wood & Co., who have: mills at Camden, Millville and Florence, New- Jersey, and several other places, have given notice that they will I > never employ Knights of. Labor again. Their men havi been on a strike, but are inclined to return’ id work, and the firm s makes this condition.". Some of the men say ' the mills never start. the notice is not I rescinded. SUICIDE OE A BANK CASHIER. He Throws Ilirtilelf Before an Approach ing Train. Boston, May 22.—yAt 7:30 this morning Claudius B. Patten, fashier of the State National Bank,‘was instantly killed by an ’ outward bound train on the Old Colony I railroad at Savin ,Jlill, while walking on the track to the .railroad station. Those who witnessed the accident say that Patten deliberately committed suicide. He heard the train coming, and did not make a single effort to avoid being struck. A DRAWN BATTLE Between Two,Brooklyn Sports. Brooklyn, N‘. •■¥., May 22—A despe rate hardglove fight was fought this morn ing in a rocm in the 1 neighborhood of Flat- Bush avenue, between A Rodriguez and IB*Billy Weldon, of Brooklyn. The men fought with two btince gloves for a purse of S3OO. Twenty-btie "rounds were fought in one hour and' ’tweniy-three minutes. Then neither of the; men were able to con tinue and the battle ivas declared a draw. ENGLAND'S ATTEN fION Called to'Canada’s Course. Portland, Me., May 22.—The informa tion published last evening that Secretary Bayard has called the attention of Eng land to the course pursued by Canada, has done considerable to quiet irritation produced among the owners of fishing vessels by’ the silence of the admin istration. Just received a fine let of ambers _for pipes and holders, at E. L. Byck’s. SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, MAC 2 2 1886. ATHENS LETTER. News Items From the Classic City. Special Correspondence Daily Times. Athens, May 21. —The weather for the past few days has been exceedingly dis agreeable, heavy rains being the “order of the day.” During the past week there has been an auction sale of jewelry, the firm being A Ansell & Co., of New Orleans. Among their sales was a “pure diamond” to one of our prominent citizens. This diamond did not turn out as guaranteed, and a warrant was issued against the firm and their goods were left as security. The University base ball club is chal lenged on all sides since their victory over Emory College. Yesterday a challenge was received from Mercer University and also for one from the University of the South. Arrangements will be made to ac cept the challenge of both clubs, to play’ in Athens, at some convenient time. As I have before said the University boys play well, and it will be a good club that can beat them. Every one here takes a great interest in the boys and wish them much success. The Senior Class of the University, under the charge of Prof. H. C. White, went to Tallulah Falls on a geological survey. They say they enjoyed the trip exceedingly. A trip of this kind is very instructive, and each class should take one before leaving college. The final examinations of the Senior Class begins Monday, after which a class of fifty young men will be prepared to enter on “fife’s journey.” Mr. H. L. Stanley, of Augusta, will on June Ist take possession of the Commercial Hotel. Mr. Williams, the present proprietor, will go “on the road” in the interest of his feather renovator. Que of-the pleasantest germans of the season was given to-night at the residence of Prof, and Mrs. White by the Chi Phi fraternity. The favors were very costly and handsome. Everybody left with a feeling of regret that such occasions should ever end. Oconee county voted on prohibition yes terday, which resulted in favor of prohibi tion. The college boys are decidedly in favor of Bacon for Governor. Ramal. THE GUBERNATORIAL CAMPAIGN. Comments of our State Contemporaries. Republican Me ho'ls in Georgia. | Albany News.] We abuse the Republicans for always fighting the war over and waving the “bloody shirt” at their elections. What is being done in Georgia? There seems a mighty attempt to inflame the passions of the war and arouse the old soldier senti ment. Have we, too, adopted Republican methods? Prating About Packed Conventions. [Athens Banner.] Gordon is prating about the packed con ventions, and the popular vote being for him in Clarke county. The following vote will show how it stands in Athens: A gen tleman went to every business house in Athens and found the following among the merchants and clerks: For Bacon, 125; for Gordon, 45. A Pertinent Question. [Americus Recorder.] In the Constitution’s report of General Gordon’s speech at Sparta the General “dared his < pponent to tell the people to decide; not like Clarke county nor Dodge decided, but to let the people speak, not the court house cliques.” Why did not the General include the county of Lee, which elected delegates in the same manner as Clarke and Dodge? Was it because Clarke and Dodge went for Bacon and Lee went went for Gordon? Is He a Citizen of Georgia? [Montezuma Record.] For the past four or five years General Gordon has hardly claimed Georgia as his home. He had a New’ York office and spent the major portion of his time there, and was not looked upon all this time as a citizen of this State. His interest was not here, and the people scarcely thought of him as claiming citizenship here. All of a sudden he left his Wall street office and put. himself before the people for a high and honorable office, before they had erased from their memories the fact of his prosti tution of an office higher that that of Gov ernor. Our State is evidently getting hard up for gubernatorial timber when it has to import it from among the speculators of Wall street. A Recreant Husband. Sandusky, 0., May 22. —J B. Brit tingham, a prominent citizen, left his wife [ast December, saying he was going to Chicago to look for a better business open ing. He went to Chicago and it is said borrowed money from a friend. He was joined there by Jennie Hazelton, his hand some servant girl, and fled to the Pacific Coast. The police of San Francisco have been requested to arrest the pair. The Seizure of the Ella M. Doughty. Portland, Me., May 22.—Mayor Chap man has called a special meeting of the city government for this evening, to take action in regard to the seizu re of the Ella M. Doughty and to consider what is to be done to aid the fishing industries. Woolen Mill Embarrassed. Dover, N, H., May 22. —The Great Falls Woolen Comapny, of Dover is embar rassed. The directors state that the liabili ties are $122,593. Assets not stated. . Unchanged. Lebanon, Ohio, May 23. —The condition of General Ward is still unchanged. His death may be expected at any moment. Opposed to Home Rule. London, May 22.—Matthew Arnold writes to the Times, opposing the Irish Home Rule bill. FRAUDS IN PRECIOUS STONES. How Colored Gems Are Imitated —Th, “Doublet” Method of Description. “I suppose there is as much fraud in colored stones as there is in diamonds?” “In comparison to the stones of both kinds that are sold the fraud in colored stones is much greater than in diamonds. There is a system greatly in use by which rubies, sapphires and emeralds of inferior color are made to resemble the fine oriental stones. This is done simply by coloring the culidt, or point, with a lasting solution of the true tint. This gives the whole of the stone the desired appearance, and when it is set no expert can discover the fraud until the stone is loosened. Even when loose I would not undertake to discover the manipulation in every case. As an example, last year I bought, during my periodical visit to London, what appeared to be an extra ordinary ruby, weighing about three and one-half carrots. I gave over $1,500 for it. We had it in stock for about four moths and had shown it to some of the best judges in this country. Not one of them had found fault with anything about the stone except the price. Finally my head man, while showing it to a customer, had his suspicions aroused as to the genuineness of the color. After a deal of trouble we at last got the stone into its natural state and found that it was worth about $7.50. I returned it to the firm I had bought it of, which, for tunately, was responsible. The firm lost nearly the whole amount, as its buyer had purchased the ruby for cash in the open market at Amsterdam. This is the only instance, where any large amount was at stake, that I have met with dur ing the last few years. Respectable jew elers are always more particular who they buy their colored stones from than their diamonds. “The second great branch of deception is the ‘doublet’ method. I haven't got one to show you, as we don’t do anything in them, but I will give you the name of a lapidary in the city who carries a large stock of them. The method of manu facturing doublets is of a very old stand ing. It can be traced back to the fif teenth century, and was first described by Cardan, who said: ‘A fraud of a very bad character and one very difficult to find out was employed by Zocolino. This venerable personage used to take a thin flake of real precious stones, such as ruby, sapphire, etc., when he wished to imitate those stones. He chose such pieces as had but little color and were consequently very cheap. Underneath he placed a piece of crystal or strass (tho finest flint glass) sufficiently thicjc, and united the two parts by means of a trans parent cement in which he incorporated a coloring matter in harmony with the stone in process of manufacture. In this way this magnificent workman de ceived everybody, even the lapidaries.’ This same method is still in operation, though, of course, it has gradually been brought to greater perfection. The cheaper kind of doublets are made now without any real stone at all. The lowei parts is strass, the upper quartz, and they are joined, like the others, with trans parent colored cement. Even these stones, when set, have a beautiful ap pearance and stand the ordinary file test. There are an immense number of doub lets in use.” Almost anybody can be deceived, I suppose, with the finest quality of doublets. ' .“ When they are set by a clever work man it is impossible to distinguish them from the genuine article, and often when they are out of the setting it is a hard matter to decide with certainty? I will give you an instance that is hardly cred itable to me for I have been in this busi ness all my life, but it will be a better illustration of the necessities of our trade than an hour’s general conversation. About two months ago a lady brought me a magnificent set of emeralds, compris ing brooch, ear-rings, and pendant. She wanted the two ear-ring stones altered in shape and the whole reset. I under took the commission and completed the cutting. After the cutting was done, on looking at the stones my suspicions were aroused and I thought it was just possible they were only doublets. When the lady called I asked her how much this set of jewelry had cost. She in formed me that her husband had pur chased it while they were making a tour in Europe for $1,200. This strengthened my suspicions, as the emeralds, if genu ine, would have been worth at least from $5,000 to $6,000. I told her my doubts, and she insisted at once on a full test. It was one of the hardest jobs I ever had. I had given it up and pro nounced the stones real after working for about an, hour. But later, by a very exact experiment, I found the lower part was lighter than than the upper. I at last demonstrated that they were doublets, but the'finest that could possi bly be produced. The lady afterward sent them to the best firm in New York, which, after a week’s investigation sent back a report to the same effect. I have often had some difficulty in deciding as to the genuineness of a stone, but I never saw any jewels that puzzled me so much as those emeralds.” —Chicago News. Customer [in restaurant) —Here, waiter, this steak is too tough to eat. Waiter —Sorry, sah; I'se too busy to argue ’bout dat steak now. If yo' want to argue wif a waiter ’bout de toughness of steak yo’ must come in when de noon rush am ober.-* New York Times. It Is tile Safest Way. Professor Baird, secretary of the Smith sonian institute, very strongly recommend! the boiling of all water used for drinking. It certainly is the safest way. FROM ATLANTA. DOTS AND DOINGS AT THE STATE CAPITAL. * . The Congressional I’ot Simmering—Poli tics Gening Quiet —A Pointer for South ern Work ingnien— The Case of Marshal .loners-The Constitution St all—Notes About Town. Special Correspondence Daily Times. | Atlanta, May 21. —The political pot in I the Fifth has begun to simmer. Colonel Pryj-rL. Mynatt has decided to run for C’on grefe, 1 don't know why. More “sponta neous” uprising of the people, 1 guess, [ haW not heard of this "spontaneous” busi ness in my daily rounds, but 1 guess it must | exist: Mynatt is an able man, and is as honest as the day is long, but he does not stand the ghost of a chance. Stewart, of Spalding, will run, and may trip Hammond in the convention. 1 have not had time to investigate the origin of Colonel Mynatt’s “spontaneous” candidacy, but it looks like it is a stab at Colonel Hammond, who is in Washington attending to business, while his opponents are building fences. If the people of this district don’t know enough to keep Nat Hammond in Congress, they will not hurt Nathaniel’s feelings when they s 'nd somebody else there to take his place. He,& one of the few public men who are above the tricks and combinations of mod ern politicians. : Political matters are quiet here to-day. The executive committee met yesterday and an account of its stormy proceedings was telegraphed the Times. Since its mem bers left for their homes things have been quiet and will remain so for some time. The whole campaign may also quiet down as tha joint discussions to which General <lortlon invited Major Bacon panned out so badly! they had to be abandoned. The can didates will now go it alone and will have until Jluly 28th to meet the people. A strong convention may be looked for. A SIGN OF THE TIMES. While the country is discussing the labor problem, let me throw out one thing as an interesting pointer for the workingmen of the South. A few days ago I noticed some grading that was being done on an Atlanta lot. Out of fifteen or twenty men engaged, all were negroes. I gave a contract to a white man to do some brick work. Every brick was laid by negroes. My neighbor is building a nice two-story house. A white man is the contractor. Daily I look over the ffiowd of men hammering and sawing away. All are negroes except the contrac tor. jFour negro colleges in Atlanta have departments where the negroes are taught trades. I know whereof I writewhen I s’y the negro in this city at least is rapidly pressing himself forward as a mechanic. Does all this mean that the negro is to depress the price of such work as I have described and that the white man will have to come down a peg or go West? I can hire a moderately fair negro carpen ter at $1 a day. That sum will keep a negro Tall right, but what sort of pay' is it for a white man who warns to raise his children in a respectable way? The time is at hand when ehiployers are going to get work done by the cheapest muscle that can do it, whether it be white or black, free or in stripes. THE gray killing. Marshal Jones, of West End, who shot and killed lawyer Gray last Sunday, is still in jail. From what I can gather privately it is probable Jones will be cleared. There is abundant evidence that Gray had threat ened to kill Jones. It can be proved that he made such threats several times. Gray was a very over-bearing man, but unfor tunately met his match in the hair-trigger town marshal. father is a man of strong feelings, and I heard a man to-day predict that he would kill Jones if there should be an acquittal. The prosecution wijj be ably managed. That has been determ ined on by the relatives and friends of the dead man. editor finch departs. Mr. N. P. T. Finch, who recently sold his interest in the Constitution has gone North to spend the summer. He will re turn to Atlanta this fall. His chair in the editorial rooms has been filled by the pro motion of Mr. Wallace Putnam Reed, one of the most brilliant writers on the South ern press. The writing force of the paper is new as follows: Managing editor, Henry W. Grady; night editor, Clark Howell; editorial writers, Joel Chandler Harris, W. P. Reed and Messrs; H. W. Grady and E. P. Howell; Georgia news editor, P. J. Moran; telegraph editor W. C. Henderson; city editor, Josiah Carter; reporters, E. C. Bruffy, A. I. Branham, R. M. Cheshire and Henry Gray. NOTES ABOUT TOWN. Two stenographers are kept very busy at the Gordon headquarters. A s Felton is out for Bacon it is presumed the Doctor will attend the convention. Joel Chandler Harris owns a pair of the finest watch dogs in this country. The back yard of his residence as a place of dan ger is but a shade removed from a den of lions. Usually this is the busy season of the year with builders but this is not an ordi nary year in Atlanta. Hence the music of the trowel and the hammer cannot be heard this side of Chattanooga and Birmingham. At the base ball park yesterday Atlanta shut MacOn out and at the Kimball House the executive committee of the great Demo cratic party shut Augusta out. An Atlanta man said to me to-day: “We may lose half our population before the prohibition business is over, but we’re going to have that base ball pennant or bust!” A rattle satisfies a baby. Pickwick. Educated and Rxperiencep. Hood’s Sarsaparilla is prepared by C. I Hood & Co., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass., who have a thorough knowledge of phar macy and many years practical experience in the business. It is prepared with the greatest skill and care, under the direction of the men who originated it. Hence Hood’s Sarsaparilla may be depended upon as a thoroughly pure, honest, and reliable medi cine. GEORGIA AND FLORIDA. News Items From Both States. Oconee has gone dry by a majority of 42. Close shave that. Hon. H. H. Carlton, of Clarke, has an nounced himself a candidate for Congress in the Eighth district. The Montezuma Record wants about one tenth of the dogs in Macon county killed out as a precaution against hydrophobia. A Dougherty county man keeps tame buz zards for scavengers, and has recently added to his collection one of these birds that is perfectly white. It is literally rara avis. The editor of the Waycross Headlight is in a bad fix. His composing force lias been laid low by sickness and now he has to edit his paper and set the type all by himself and at the same time. The Columbus Enquirer-Sun says that Thursday morning a real live tarantula was shipped to that city, in a bunch of bananas from New Orleans, which came near biting one gentleman. The “varmint was put in a glass jar and presented to the library. The case of the State vs. Win. Nelson, charged with burning the property of Mr. E. J. Young, of Thomasville, was tried last Tuesday, and ended in a verdict of guilty with a recommendation of mercy. Peni tentiary for life was the sentence. The Millen Central Beacon says that the license for the sale of whisky in the county of Scriven, expires on the Ist of June. Some contemplate the idea of selling over line is Burke county, but a vote is soon to be taken in that county, and in all proba bility it will also “go dry.” A case involving the present ownership of a small negro boy was heard and disposed of by the Ordinary of Cherokee county a few days ago. The negro was remanded to the care and custody of Mr. Lee Starnes until a debt due by the boy’s father was fully satisfied. The Democrat reports that a citizen of Bainbridge recently lost a fine milch cow’ by hydrophobia, though he has no knowl edge of when and how the animal was bit ten. First refusing food she began frothing at the mouth and being confined in a strong pen she fought and had one spasm after an other until death relieved her. The Cherokee Advance says that from all sections of the county reports come that cotton [is not coming up as the farmers think it should and many have replanted. Others are more hopeful and think a poor stand is better than a late crop. The cool days and heavy rains this week have been very damaging to the cotton up. Cherokee Advance: “John G. Heard, Esq., brought to town last week an old Indian dinner pot which was washed to view in his field by the recent big freshet, and is a great curiosity. It is a six-inch pot, holds a half gallon and very light, re sembling in build a common wash pot, ex cept it has no legs. The flange around the top is notched so as to have the appearance of beads, and the whole is artistically and curiously carved.” The Albany News and Advertiser wants ano fence law in West Dougherty, and says the necessity for it is becoming more and more apparent each day because tim ber is scarce and the fencing around farms is decaying every year. Cattle are also on the increase, and tempted by growing corn, or other vegetation, they break into some field nearly every day. The most practical and best way of solving the fence difficul ties, it thinks, is to have a no fence law. The Montezuma Record states that last Thursday Mr. Homer Rackley, who resides about seven miles from that town visited Montezuma and returned home in the after noon about 4 o’clock. Feeling tired and weary he laid down to rest. In pulling his pistol from his pocket the weapon exploded sending a ball through the wall of the house. Being excited it is supposed that he cocked the pistol again and putting it near his face fired. The ball entered the right nostril and came out at the bridge of the nose; exactly between his eyes. The wound is not a dangerous one, but is ex ceedingly painful. Albany News and Advertiser : “The re cent rains insure a good blackberry crop, which, as insignificant as it may appear, is worth a great deal to this county. It gives employment, with very fair compensation, to a great many, between the cotton chop ping and fodder pulling seasons. Still our people don’t take the advantage of this crop as other sections do. North Carolina makes over a million of dollars yearly from dried blackberries. It may be a small business to any one, but if many would go at it sys tematically the aggregate would be enor mous, even though it would not more than pay for the time that would be otherwise uselessly used.” Bainbridge Democrat: “Every farmer should have a fruit garden ofberries as well as of small fruits. This can be easily done by setting the plants in long rows, so that they can be tended by a horse. The ground used for the purpose is not wasted. The surplus fruit will be of ready sale to your neighbors or in the nearest village, and they will afford you a good profit. You will find them a treat at your own home, and fine for cooking and canning. The plants eost but a trifle,jare easily obtained, and will do more when in fruiting to make your boys love and cling to the old farm than all the talk and persuasion to keep boys on the farm, where all the comforts and pleasures have been deniedthem.” Augusta Chronicle: “The river is on a dangerous rise. The reports of heavy rains and large amounts of watea flowing into the Savannah, and the swollen condition of the river, give just and good cause for serious apprehension of danger. The river is still rising and is still over the upper portion of Jones and Pond streets, and the inmates of houses in that section are hemmed in. The river at 8 o’clock yesterday morning registered 26 feet 6 inches, and this morn ing at 2 o’clock the river registered 32 feet 1 inch, and rising at the rate of an inch and and a half per hour, and the reports from the up country and the indications of more rain put a gloomy aspect to the condition of the river. Already thousands of dollars have been lost to the river farmers. Miles upon miles of fine planted land are already inundated. We had hoped to be able to record the falling of the river before retir ing. but the indications point the other way,” $6.00 A YEAR The stockholders of the Georgia Midland Railroad held their first meeting Thursday in Columbus. By-laws were adopted, a seal decided on and other action taken for per fecting the company. A board of directors to serve during the coming year were elected, and Mr. G. Gunby Jordan stated for the information of the stockholders that 93 miles of the road had been contracted 1 , and that the contractors were under $40,000 bond for the completion of the work by May, 1887. There are now over 500 hands at work on the line, and the Tunnel work will begin in a few days. The work beyond Flint river was very light and there was no necessity for hurrying about it. It had been th night best to complete the work from this end as it goes, so as to be able to call for assessments of stock earlier than otherwise could be done. He said steel rails for the entire route to the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad were con tracted for. The first 25 miles of them were to be delivered by August 15, 1886. He had no doubt the 93 miles would be completed by next summer and ready for business. A terrible tragedy is reported by the Athens Banner-Watchman. It says that Frazier French and his family live on the old Mines farm, in the town of Bradford, this county. In the farm-yard is a deep well with a low curb, the waler being drawn up by the old-fashioned sweep. On Satur day all the family were absent from the house except Mrs. French and her two-year old son. Farmer French came home at noon. There was no one in the house. He went into the kitchen. On the table was a slate on which was written in a hasty scrawl, “Baby and I are in the well.” Freni b ran to the well. Looking down he saw his wife in the water, clinging to the wall, but apparently dead. Alva Morris, a neighbor, was passing at the time, and responded to the farmer’s cries for help. Morris let him self down in the well and fastened a rope around Mrs. French, and she was drawn to the surface. She was alive but unconscious. She was restored with difficulty. As soon as she revived she asked for the child. The body of the child was found at the bottom of the well. Mrs. French came near losing her own life trying to rescue her child, which had fallen in the well. ILORIDA. The forty-third annual council of the Episcopal Diocese of Florida will be held at Palatka, commencing Jupe 9th. Each parish is entitled to four deputies and each organized mission to one deputy. W. H. Ashmead, of Jacksonville, has been appointed special field entonaologirt. in Florida to the United States Agricul tural Department. He is instructed to specially investigate insects injurious to garden crops in Florida. The saw mill belonging to Messrs. Davis & Cooper, at Thonotosassa, was burned a week ago Tuesday night, together with about 80,000 feet of lumber; 60,000 of whic h. was dry. Loss about $4,000. They expect to have a new mill in operation in three weeks. Jacksonville Herald : “The cold weather of last winter proved a little too much for the Japan plum trees in this vicinity, and the almost entire absence of this’delicious fruit this season from our market has been particularly noticeable. Only a few quarts have been seen and they came from Justice Belisario’s farm in this county. The com mon red plum is just coming into market, but they are quite inferior.” The Wild Wood Orange Leaf proposes from time to time to give personal erperi ences of life in Florida, which will embrace individual histories of success achieved by both old and new settlers. These experi ences, which will be aiven as nearly as con venient in the language of the narrator, will, we think, prove highly interesting and, also, a valuable guide both to people who arc already here and to those who are to come. The aggregate value of the Stillmare estate, or the Florida portion of it, is afoul $40,000, consisting mostly of lands in Volu sia county. The commissioners appointed by the court to divide this property among the heirs have about finished their work. The residence and store will remain undivi ded for the present. The Wisconsin por tion of the estate is valued at about slo,ooo' and will be divided or disposed of to bis heirs under the laws of that State. The Orange Leaf, published at Wild wood, has been sold to A. C. Dillmar, of Oxford, and by him leased to Messrs. Jordon & Newborn, who will continue its publica tion hereafter at Oxford. Mr. Jordan lias been editor of the Orange Leaf since | its establishment and is an earnest and capable journalist. In the new location we wish him and his partner every success and will always welcome the Orange Leaf to our sanctum. Tavarese Herald: The Jacksonville News having made some serious charges against the Times-Union, the latter paper editori ally announces its purpose to bring suit for libel. The News, however, welcomes the prospect of an opportuxity to prove its ac cusations in court with evident pleasure, and promises some rare revelations, not only in the court room but in its own col umns. Looking at the frequent controver sies of these papers, it has been evident that the News has been the winner in every tilt, and the effort of the Tiines-Union to seek redress in the courts comes with poor grace from a paper that has been personal in its criticism. Jacksonville New’s: Florida lias thie season taken the place of Bermuda in sup plying the North with early vegetables, and this business it will probably monopo lize hereafter. The supply starts from Key West and the adjacent islands, but the largest early supplies come from the Mana tee river and Tampa. South of Manatee the weather is apt to be hot and dry, except on the coast, while the region named is salubrious and is visited by frequent rains. As we proceed north the gardens increase in number and importance, and if not as early in reaching the markets, are still ahead of Georgia, the Carolinas and Virginia. The January “freezer,” instead ot being a misfortune to our people has only developed their energies and opened up fresh , fields and pastuies new in which to exercise them. If you are billious, take Dr. Pierce,B [‘Pleasant Purgative Pellets,” the original “Little Liver Pills.” Os all druggists.