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Dunning on Postal Cards, Postmasters ars notified that all matter, otherwise mailable by law, tip on the envelope or outside cover, or wrapper of which, or postal card, upon which indecent, lewd, lascivious, ob scene, libelious, scurrilous, or threat ening delineations, epithets, terms or language, reflecting injuriously upon the eharaoter or condnct of another, may be written or printed, are dedar el nnmailable. Any postal cards or other matter upon the envelope or oat tide coyer of whioh, appears anything which rsfleots injuriously to ths per eon* addressed, or any one also, or upon his character or conduct, or is plainly calculated to injure his faelings or rep ntation, or bring him into discredit, or which threatens him, will be excluded. Anything in the natnrs of an offensive or threatening dan, apparent upon the envelope or postal card, is excluded as non mailable matter. The penalty for violation of this order is not less than a fins of SIOO, nor more than $5,000, or imprisonment at hard labor for not less than on# year or more than ten, or both. Voudooism—an Old Half Breed Indian in Middle Georgia Breaks a Spell. The superstitions natnre of the ne gro race has found a marked illustra tion in the recent vondooiam charged to have been practiced on the wife of Tom Thomas, who is one of the most reliable negro men of Washington county. Tom was in Sandersville on Mon f'aj and gave a detailed aocoani to the Progress of the peculiar affliction of bis wife and her miraculous cure, at the wonderful manner iu which the evil perpetrator was discovered. About a month ago Tom’s wife felt * peculiar misery in her limba, which gradually enveloped the entire body, tnd instead of yielding to ordinary physic, each dose administered seemed to add to her ailment and augment her suffering. Finally it dawned upon Tom that hie wife was conjured, and he sought the aid of old man Gas Cheevors, an old half breed Indian, Doted for his herb remedies and knowledge of the occult science. The old doctor, as soon as he approached, told Tom his wife had been poisoned with rattlesaake jcison by a neighbor, and had three days more delay been made she would have been dead. He eonld ave her though, and for the anna of 18 dollars undertook to antidote the poison Hia medicines would, at 12 o’clock on a certain day, make her sick unto death, but after that aha would get well. The poison, under his treatment exude from the pores of her skin in thiead like sprays of mucus. Finally the woman recovered, and is now at work hosing cotton. Sunday last the old Xondoo doctor went to Tona’s to find out the prisoner. This he acoom plished with a talismanic ball pendent from a string. The neighbors assem bled, and the oall was held up in front of each as his name was called, until the name of Boston May was reached, when the ball flew toward him, and the guilty man, though denying it, stood accused. Middle Georgia Pro gross. Jimmy's Congratulation. Indianapolis, Jane 26.~General Harrison last night 1 received the.fol lowing: Linlithgow, Scotland, Jane 25 Gtn Harrison, Indianapolis; I congratu late yon most heartily upon the work of ths national convention. Year can didaoy will recall the triumphant en thusiaam and asanre the victorious con elusion which followed your grandfath er’s nominstion in 1840. Your slec tion will seal oar industrial independ ence, as ths declaration of 1776, whioh bears the honored name of your great grandfather, saved our political inde pendence. James G. Blaine. A Strange Case in Snrgerj. A strange accident is reported from La Crosse, Wis. Al 2 year old girl, playing, accidentally drove a needle, whioh was sticking in the front of her dress into her breast, imbedding ic oat of sight. The ofaild was in extreme pain and eould hardly breathe. The pulse became uncertain and it was thought she was at the point of death. Three doctors were summoned, and while they eould hardly believe the story of her mishap they foond tha* the seedle had entered the heart. A>< in:iaion was made, disclosing the head of the needle, and it wan extracted with an inetrumim'. The child wa~ relieved at <>nc* --[Chicago News. The town ol Sui i cvhil, on the galf of Bothnia center of the timber trade of Sweden, has hi eti aluiot-t destroyed by fire ?. he town of IJmea, on the gulf of Bo thuis, has !>o be*n partly burned t damage at Sundsvall *nd LJm* w !re eh fiT„ million Hoi i.-, s. imin■ • n • tree s of forest land have borne > ovei A Hrooih has pre vailed for ' be g- time, rendering the wood very dry Ttrs ooudi ion and the prevr et c f wind srorms ms de the flames r.i iw h tie* violent e and rapidity A fast train <>o Bsi' imors and Ohio, loaded * ith Chicago delegates, ran into a freight tram tn-ar Chicago Junction,at 2 o’elook this morning, while going forty miles an hour. The engine, baggage car and 'reight cars were ih mclished and the track torn up for a longdistance The engineer was fatally hurt, and the passenger* scratch ed and braised. All were taken back to Fostoria and around to Colombo*. Th/unl was blockaded for moral hours. v isited His Grave in Her Sleep. A young lady of Atchison had a very carious experience recently. A young man of whom she was vsry fond died several weeks sgo, and the other night, while soon! asleep, she arose from her bed, dressed and went out to tha cemetery. When she awoke she was lying on the yonng man’s grnve, and she waa so frightened that she jumped the fence and ran into a farm house in the vicinity. The farm er hitched np a team and took the yonng woman to her home. Congress members are supplying their constituents with red bananas. A Washington correspondent describes anew pattern reoently introduced, bearing a good likeness of the demo cratie candidates, surrounded with a pretty border and an American eagle and shield in eaoh corner. We hope oar representative* will send ns the latest styles, FREE TO ALL. Call at the Store of General Mer- chandise & Plantation Supplies, Dry Goods, Notions* 'ifeoXb, 'So^Q.WOb, Flour and Meat, Sugar and Coffee, for Cash, or Country Produce Taken in Exchange at Highest Market Price. W. C. J. GARRISON, Homer, Georgia. Cheap Cash. Store, f * General Merchandise & Plantation SUPPLIES,DRY GOODS&NOTIONS. Keep on hand a full stock of Groceries, Flour, Meal, Meat, Sugar#, Coffees, Teas, Molases, Tobacco and Cigars. Country Produce Take* in Exchange at Highest Market Price. When in town call in. notions and Groceries* J. E. STEPHENS, HOMER, GA. A Nice Line of Confectioneries, Ctun ry Produce Taken in Exchange at Highest Market prices.