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VOLUME XI._HUNTSVILLE. ALA., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1890. NUMBER 4‘.5.
c;t Patti, and Minneapolis quit even’
gach has proven that tho other packed
• h0 census returns. The twins should
n,,w resolve to reform, kiss and make
UP- ___
Thk bill for tho transfer of tho
weather service to the Department of
Agriculture has been passod by both
bouses of Congress and only needs the
signature of tho President to become
operative.
Bai.i-'OUK is in the saddle again, and
a new crusade against the Trish Nation
alists has been begun by the arrest of
John Dillon and William O’Brien, and
in the light of past experience both of
them are likely to grace prison suits
again. ________
Tiif. addition of five stars to tho con
stellation adorning “Old Glory,” accord
ing to the Quartermaster-General’s
fiiraring, will enbanco the cost of tho
National ensign twenty-five cents oacb,
or five cents per star. Guess wo can
stand it
Cotton" is tho ono important crop in
tho United States which does not show
a falling off as compared with tho aver
age of tho past two or three years. Tho
South will ho called upon this year to
keep the country’s end up in tho foreign
trade account
Tiif new cruiser Philadelphia seems
to be swifter even than the other fly
ers which havo boon added to this
branch of tho navy in tho past two or
three years. In somo respects, at least,
the United States will soon bo ablo to
dub herself mistress of the seas.
Tiif passago of the Anti-Pottery bill
In the Senate, which has just taken
place, sends that measure to the Presi
dent, who will promptly sign it Thus
an honest and intelligent attempt will
be made by tho General Government
to crush tho great conspiracy against
morality. _
A Canadian newspaper reporter has
stepped into trouble by accepting tho
story of a practical joker as fact, and
telegraphing throughout the Dominion
and the United States tho details of a
knock-down experience of 1‘rinco Goorgo
with a gang of toughs whilo doing Mon
treal incog, and tho arrest of Princo and
pJebians by a-couple of French Cana
dian bobhios who failed to recognize
royalty in disguise.
It must have occurred to Mr. "Balfour
oy this timo that he lias overreached
bimself in causing tho arrest of Mossrs.
Dillon and Q'linen. Martyrs in any
cause always arouse more enthusiasm
than can ho possibly aroused by those
who are simply its advocates. Ameri
can intorest in the cause of Irish home
rule, which had begun to flag, is now
again rising to fever heat and will
make itself felt in increased subscrip
tions and contributions.
Secretary Rcsk, in addressing tho
farmers at tho Ohio Mtato Fair in
Columbus, said, among other things,
that he congratulated them upon the
development of agricultural organiza
tions, justified their determination to
no longer he satisfied with comparisons
of tho advantages they now enjoy with
tho privileges enjoyed by their sires,
hut to insist upon tho full s haro with
their city brothers, and tho general
prosperity to which they contribute so
much.
Dn the basis of the latest report by
the Department of Agriculture a yiold
in 1890 is figured of about 1,550,000,000
nishels of corn, 100,000,000 of wheat and
525.000. 000 of oats. This would be a
shortago, as compared with 1S89, of
100.000. 000 bushels of corn, 90,000,000 of
"’heat and 225,000,000 of oats. What
c'erniay ho tho prices, it is reasonably
-ertain that this year’s crop, together
"ith all that is left over from 1S89, will
('0Tlsiinied by the timo that the crop
m 1891 begins to come in.
Fog several months after tho over
thri,'v of the Government of Dorn Pedro
n brazil the outside world looked upon
' al act a* a sort of military revolution,
''inch was not in answer t« any popular
'M>iand, and which would not meet
m,u'h Popular support whonevor the op
l-’ortunity should ho offered for the poo
*' " t0 express themselves in tho regular
",ly- 1 his notion, however, was orrone
,K 'n the elections just held through*
uUt 'uazil for memhers of tho Constitu
ent Assembly, friends of tho republic
appear to have achieved a complete and
"teping triumph over tho reaction
aries.
hiN is the wheat situation, according
1London limos: Europe, Egypt,
o.a i.i, Australia and South America
;\a "a'n >n yield in 1890, as com
-Ivi of 85,000,000 bushels,
v/-ho United States and India ro
a loss °f 95,000.000. Consequently
’''is year in the aggregate is
V(:U’7 hushols below that of last
ai,a,., , *ast year's yield had been
\vv i i tU0 averao° tho shortage now
ga- n°t havo much effect on prices.
cion' f WeVer’ is not tho case. Tho
tho SV| 'vas nndor rather than over
n Han of the half dozen years imns*
fore Preceding. Higher prices, there
spPI' ur’he next six or eight months
etn to be indicated.
ft Cm) .AIissouri Cornelia," Mrs. Mary
her-" r n^’ tll(> Prou'l mother who gave
at pit ! &a^ant sons to her country, is
form . l0 receive recognition in he
hilif0„ .a.rnsion of a month, the
CajJpp 'hieh has passed both houses of
ftio nf t ow mothers can boast o? a
ons with brighter recwdii
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate, on tlie 17th, n number of
bills on the calendar were taken up and
passed during the morning hour. The re
mainder of tlie day’s »o»sion was devoted to
consideration of tho bill to establish a court
to settle private land claims in Western
Stales and Territories, but without action
the bill went ovor.In tho House the con
tested election caso of Langston against
Venablo was takon up, but final action upon
It was not reached. An even ing session was
held at which a largo number of minor bills
Were passed.
IN tlie .senate, on the 18tli, a resolution,
introduced by Mr. Piunib, calling on tho
Secretary of tho Tieaaury for Information
about tlie payment for silver bullion pur
chased under tlie new Silver law was
adopted. A number of bills on tlie calen
dar were passed, and tlie Senate listened to
eulogies of tlie late Uaprcsnntutivo Laird,
of Nebraska. In tlie House the day was
spout in trying to secure a quorum so as to
tako action on the Langston-Venable con
tested election case. Tho Democrats, re
training from voting, succeeded in break
ing the quorum, and tIso House, without
taking action on tile case, at 3:05 p. m. ad
journed.
In the Senate, on the 19th, Mr. Plumb’s
resolution to recommit the Bankruptcy bill
with instructions to amend it to apply to
voluntary bankruptcy only was discussed
for awhile and then left on the calendar,
with not much probability of it being called
up tills session. A number of uuobjected
bills on the calendar were taken up and
passed ...In the House tlie Democratic mi
nority, by filibustering tactics, refusing to
vote, but responding to roll calls, prevent
ed final action lip to the time of adjourn
ment on tlie Langston-Venable contested
election case.
In the Senate, on ttin 29th, consideration
wasrosumed of the Somite bill to roduco the
amount of United States bonds to be required
of National banks, and to restore to tlie
channels of trade the excessive accumula
tions of lawful money in the Treasury, but
without action tho hill was laid aside.
Tho bill to define and regulate the Juris
diction of the courts of tho United States
was takon up, and, after discussion, was
laid aside informally, and a number of pri
vuto pension bills were takon from tho cal
endar and pnssod.. . .In the Honso tho
Journal was approved without objection,
but filibustering on tho part of the Dem
ocrats led to an early adjournment without
the transaction of any business.
IN tho Senate, on tlie 22d, after the trans
action of somo routine business, Mr. Pin mb
offered n resolution, which went over,
directing tho committoe on education and
labor to investigate tho charges made in tlie
memorial of the Woman’s National Indus
trial League, presented on tlie 31 inst, for
tlie protection of womon and ohltdrcn em
ployed In mill• and factories. Considera
tion of the bill to define and regulate ttie
Jurisdiction of tlie courts of the United
Statos, was then resumed, and, with tiic ex
ception of a short < x-cutiro session occu
pied tho remainder of tlie day.In
the House the minority continued their fili
bustering tactics to tlie obstruction of all
business.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
It is said that Captain George S. Mac
Kenzio, tho famous chess-player of New
York City, is dying with consumption
in Manchester, England, where he re
cently took part in an international
chess tournament.
The Osman Pasha who was lost on
the ill-fated Turkish man-of-war Erto
groul, was not, as first reported, Osman
Pasha, the lighting General of Plevna,
hut a Vice-Admiral in tho Turkish
navy.
John II. Handy, an ex-member of the
Maryland Senate, and a well-known
lawyer of Baltimore, who was accused
of squandering trust funds, has been
disbarred by the Supreme Court of that
State.
On the 20th the Com to de Paris took
loavo of a number of his leading adher
ents at Folkestone, England, prior to
his departure for America.
The case of Correspondent O'Brien,
arrested at Montreal, Can., for sending
broadcast the story about Prince Goorgo
and a street, fight, will be dismissed at
tho request of Queen Victoria, who dis
approves of proceedings taken against
a subject for a private offense against a
member of tho royal family, holding
that their dignity is beyond question,
and can not be affected by a scurrilous
story.
Captain IIenkt Pk.ti.uson, of San
Francisco, has performed the feat of
sailing an 18-foot yacht from that port
to Tahiti, and has thus gained tho 8500
wager which had already cost ono man
his life.
On tho 22d ox-Congrossman 1* rank
Morey, of Louisiana, died in Washing
ton, of malarial troubles, contracted
on his plantation in Louisiana during
the recent flood in the Mississippi river.
On the 33d the funeral of Dion Douci
cault, the dramatist and actor, took
place from the “Littlo Church Around
the Corner,’' which was packed to over
flowing with prominent actors and ac
tresses from nearly every theater in
New York City.
Tiik anti-slavery congress at Paris
was opened by Cardinal Lavigorie with
an address in which ho highly praised
tho enthusiasm of England in the anti
slavery work, although it was headed
by Catholics.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
A terrible accident hapi»ened, on tho
19th, on the Mexican railroad. Two
trains going in opposite directions ran
into cash other at Rinconndo, and tho
cars were piled oil one another and com
pletely wrecked. Ten persons tve,o
killed and several others wounded.
At Troy, X. Y., on the 19th, the three
indicted train-wreckers were arraigned
and pleaded not guilty. John Kiernan
and John Cordeal, not indicted, were
rearrosted for the It amors' wreck on the
others’ confession. Tho three men
pleading not guilty will reverso tboir
plea after testifying in the other two
cases.
On the 20th seven miners were killed
hv the falling of a cage in the JoilDi'
pit at WiUculiurjj, Ueru»»n;%
On the 20th the thirteen indicted St.
Paul iMinn.) census enumerators were
arraigned in Minneapolis, and no one
was present to go their bail. They were
on the point of going to jail when W. II.
Eustis, of Minneapolis, rescued them.
Their desertion by the St Paul citizens
who got them into their scrapo is so
verely commented on.
On the 20th Mrs. Elihua Wing, wife
of a wealthy farmer of Greenfield, N.
Y., and mother of Daniel E. Wing, a
prominent Saratoga lawyer, was burned
to death by her clothing .-atcliing fire
from a lamp.
Ox tho 22d Cal Woods, tho murderer
of Pasco, who was sentenced todeatli by
electricity at Glenn Falls. N. Y.. was
taken to Danncmora prison, thore to
await tho execution of his sentence,
which event is set for some time during
the weok of November 3. The con
demned man preserves an air of perfect
indifference.
MISCELLANEOUS;
Ox tho 19th tho Treasury Department
received for purchase 820,000 ounces of
silver bullion, 470,000 of which were
accepted at tho following prices; 50,000
ounces at 81.1614; 100,000 ounces at 81.
1635; 100,000 ounces at 81-101; 150,000
ounces at 81.1045; 20,000 ounces at 81.
1049 50,000 ounces at 81.1028.
Tiie body of a woman named Goeda
was exhumed at Szogedin, Hungary, on
tho 19th, for tho purpose of an autopsy.
When tho coffin was opened it was
found that tho woman had been buried
alive and that she had given birth to
a child in tho coffin.
ON tho 20th a train of twenty-five car
loads of raisins left Fresno, Cal., for tho
East via the Central and Union Pacific
route.
Reports from twent,v-OHe South Da
kota counties where threshing is in
progress show that the yield of wheat
is greater than at first supposed. It
averages fifteen bushels per acre. Corn
was not injured by frost, and will yield
forty-five bushels per acre. Although
not a full crop, farmers will realize more
cash for their produco than for many
years.
The condition of the iron and steel
trade in Great Britain is said, by author
ities on the subject, to forecast a busy
winter.
The Kings Powder Mills Company of
Cincinnati has sued )ho Pittsburgh,
Chicago & St. Louis Railroad Company
to recover £50,000 damages arising from
an explosion at the mill, several months
ago, caused by a badly-conducted run
ning switch with tho defendant's cars.
The Peters Cartridge Company has also
filed a similar suit to recover £100,000.
Farmers in tho neighborhood of
Spring Valley, O . are losing all their
hogs by cholera, and tho diseaso is al
ready reported west of there toward tho
Big Miami river.
Through the collapso of the card
banks at Maliemor, France, six square
miles of country was submerged. Hun
dreds of ton? of grapes were destroyed,
and many head of cattle drowned.
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.
One of the most frightful railroad
wrecks tho Illinois Central has ex
perienced for some time occurred at
Chicago on the Sslst, in which at least
ion people were killed and a number
seriously injured.
W. L. Colbone, formerly a prominent
business man of Colchester, 111., was
convicted of cruelly assaulting and
whipping his bride. lie was lodged in
jail and this saved him from an inter
view by a tar and feather brigade of
infuriated neighbors.
Malvina Sanderson, of Cincinnati,
on the 21st swore out a warrant for tho
arrest of Nicholas Sanderson and also
an attachment on his wages. Tho suit
developed tho startling faet that the
girl will not be 14 years old until October
1st, yet is the mother of triplets nearly
a month old. They are fat, good look
ing and healthy. Sanderson refuses to
support his wife and children.
Julia Hueberger, of Paris, Texas,
aged 18 months, pulled a cup of boiling
milk from tho kitchen stove, which
spilled on her head and breast, burning
her so seriously that she died.
William Raney and Henry Temple,
farmers, were in Holland, Texas, drink
ing. While on route homo they got to
racing their horses and both men wore
thrown. Raney was killed and Temple
was badly injured.
Turee hundred spectators witnessed
a public whipping at New Castle, Del.,
on the 21st. Six negroes and two whites,
for various larcenies, received from five
to twenty lashes each.
The signing of the River and Harbor
bill was celebrated at Austin, Texas, by
a public mass meeting on the 20th.
The o'Dce of the Adams Express Com
pany at Middlesboro, Ky., was entered
on the night of the 20th and the safe
blown open. Three thousand dollars
was taken. There is no clew to the per
petrators C'f the deed.
B’armers in the vicinity of Spring
Valley, Ohio, are losing all their hogs
by cholera. If open weather continues
the epidemic will become general, for
there is no known cure for hog cholera.
J. A. Miller, City Marshal of El
Reno, O. T., was shot and killed on the
21st by a drunken cowboy he was at
tempts g to arrest. A posse of citizens
followed the cow’boy three or four miles
before he was arrested. Jjyneb'UJT ia
threatened.
I THE WRECK RECORD.
Kallroid Collisions Multiplying with
Alarming Kapldity—A Big Smash on the
Wabash Within llie St. Louis City Lim
its—One Mail Killed and Several In
jured anil a General Wreck Occasioned
hy tlie Failure of a Telegraph Operator
to Signal Properly.
St. Louis, Sept. 33.—A frightful rear
end collision occurred a few minutes
after sevon o'clock last evening at For
, sythe Junction, just within the city
; limits, on the Wabash & Pacific raii
| road, by which one man was killed, ono
| ifrioUsly, and several slightly hurt,
I and that a scoro of others were not
killed was tho marvel of all who saw
and noted the nature of the wreck.
Tho Creve Coeur accommodation on
the “Colorado” road had just switched on
to the Wabash track, and stopped to
take up the switchman, when a heavy
passenger train on the Wabash came
around the curve at a speed of
twenty-five miles an hour and struck tho
accommodation train with tremendous
force, telescoping the rear car and
driving tho first car upon and half way
over tho truck of tho tender, which in
turn crushed the engineer's cab like an
egg shell, and jammed up against the
boiler of the engine. Tho engineer
and fireman, father and son, saved
themselvos by jumping.
The engine on tho Wabash train was
completely dismantled, and tho engi
neer, who remained at his post and tried
to save his train, was caught between
the tender and ongino and almost in
stantly killed. The fireman saved him
self, with slight bruises, hy jumping.
The cars of this train wore also moro or
less damaged.
The cause of tho accident, it seems,
was the failure of the telegraph opera
tor to “pull the hoard” on the Wabash
after giving tho right of way to the
Colorado train, only displaying the red
light after the on-coming train was
within a fow yards of the switch, when
it was impossible to even perceptibly
check its speed.
POTTSVILLE’S SORROW.
Fnnpral* of Six of tlie Victims of the Ac
cident on the Reading; Railroad at
Shoemakersville—A Sorrowful Scene in
l’ottsville.
Pottsvii.i.e,Pa., Sept. 23.—The bodies
of six victims of tho Reading railroad
disaster at Shoemakersville Friday
night were buried yesterday. Tho first
funoral was that of Fireman Tamplin,
whoso body was takon to Fleetwood,
Perks County, and interred. At noon
the body of Mail Agent Greenwood was
buried in tho Odd Fellow's’ Cemetery at
Tamaqua. Yesterday afternoon tho
bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Fredericks were
buriod in Chales Paeber Cemetery, and
two hours later the remains of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Fox wero interred in tho
Odd Fellows’ Cemetery.
Pottsvillo has never before witnessed
so sorrowful a scene. All placos of
businoss wore closed at noon and re
mained closed until 5 p. m., and to-day
they will be closed from nine to five
o'clock. The funeral of Engineer .1 no.
White will take place to-day at ten
o’clock and that of Solomon Hoover at
four. The obsequies of General Solici
tor Geo. It. Kaercher, of tho Reading
Railroad Company will take place at
2:30 p. m. A special train will bo run
from Philadelphia to accommodate those
wishing to attend the funeral.
GOTHAM’S CORRUPTION.
The Moral Needs of. New York City Calls
for More than Mer^ Folltlcians for Jts
Government. \
New Yoi;k, Sept. 23\—The call of the
Municipal Reform party for a meeting
of clergymen to consider\the local situa
tion was responded to by a large num
ber of clericals, who yesterday after
noon met in Hardman’s Hall.
Father Ducey, of St. Leo’s (Catholic)
Church, called tho meeting to order,
and in his introductory remarks de
nounced tho government of this city as
a disgrace and a reproach to its pastors.
When Father Ducey had concluded
his remarks, Rev. Mr. McChesney was
introduced as the chairman, and on
taking charge of tho meeting said:
Courageous, honest and capablo men
were need more than Democrats, Re
publicans or Prohibitionists. No poli
tical party had a monopoly of good rnon.
Dr. Howard Crosby, who followed
Chairman McChesney, enlivened tho
meeting with a characteristic address
in which ho humorously depicted the
monstrous corruption of New \ork
Municipal government.
A heated and somewhat acrimonious
discussion followed. Finally, however,
tho coil was untangled by the passage
of a resolution inviting the co-operation
of labor organizations.
ON THE BATTLE-FIELD.
Veterans of the Ninth New York IJegl
ment Ykliln; tho Old Battle-Field* in
Virginia—A Cordial Kfeeption.
Fjioxt Royai, Va., Sept. 23.—Tho
veterans of the Ninth New York regi
ment, on their pilgrimage to the battle
fields of Virginia, were met here yester
day by a committee of the Front Royal
veterans, and conveyed to their quar
ters in carriages. Addresses of welcome
were made by Mr. H. H. Downey and
Judge Giles Cook, and responded to by
Captain Hussey, commandant, and
Colonel Scott. Among the other speak
ers were Captain Coleman, formerly of
the Fifth Ohio, now of the Sixty-ninth
New York. After dinner the visitors
were shown the resources of the coun
try, and the improvements con
templated. The veterans were escorted
to the depot by the citizens, wbq
cheered them heartily.
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.
Some Tennessee Census Figure*.
Tho Census Office at Washington
makes the following official report of
tho Third census district of Tonnesseo:
Counties! isoo! 1880. Inc! I>ec.
Bedford. 24.7"4 26,021. 1,321
Cheatham. 8.722 7,956 766.
Coffee. 13,819 12,891 925. __
Davidson... . 108.121 79,026 25,048.
Franklin. 18 9 6 17.178 1,73s.
Giles. 34.866 36,014 . 1,148
Lincoln. 27,376 26,950 416.
Marshall. 18,890 19,259 . 366
Maury. 88,074 39,404 . 1,830
Moo.e. 6,9 9 6,233 . 261
Robertson. 20,04.* 18,861 1,181 ..
Rutherford......... 34.998 36,741 . 1,753
Sumner. 23,612 23.625 17 .
Trousdale. 5.841 6.646 . 802
Williams. 26,263 28,313 . 2,050
Wilson. 27,ii61 28.745 . 5.686
In 1880 the same counties showed a
population of 413,882. The new census
shows a population of 437,303, an in
crease of 22,921, or 5.55 per cent. Tho
population of Nashville is 70,809. In
1S80 it was 43,350; tho gain is 32,959, the
rate of increase being 70.3 per cent.
The population of th« city of Murfroes
borough is 3,638, a decrease of 162 in
ten years. Tho census of 1880 showed
3,800 population, tlio rate of decrease
being 4.26 per cent
Mississippi Census Figures.
The Census Office makes the follow
ing official report of tho census of tho
following counties in Mississippi:
Counties. 18907 1839. Inc. Dec.
Alcorn. 13,018 14,272 . 1,224
Benton. 10,556 11,023 . 467
Do Soto. 24.097 22,924 1.178 .
Itawamba. 11,661 10,663 998.
Lafayette. 2i,427 21,671 . 1,241
Lee. 19,968 20,470 . 502
Marshall. 25,8)5 29.330 . 3,435
Panola. 26,90.5 28,352 . 1,449
Pontotoc. 14.8891 18,858 1,041 .
Prentiss. 13,654 12,158 1,498 .
TatO. 19,729* 18,721 808 .
Tappah. 12.9.4: 12,867 5 7 .
Tishomingo. 9,233! 8,774 459 .
Union. 13,5691 l»,03o 2,539 .
This shows a total of 238,005, as com
pared with 248,113 ten years ago, a do
creaso of 48. Tho population of tho
city of Corinth is 2,109, as compared
with 2,295 in 1880. This Is a decrcaso
of 1G0, or 7.3 per cent, in ten years. The
population of Holly Springs is 2,232. In
1880 it was 2,370. Tho docroaso has
been 138, or 5.82 per cent.
Kentucky Census Figure*.
The Census Office at Washington has
reported the official population of tho
following Kentucky cities:
Cities. 1890. 1880. Increase.
Harrodsbura. 3,19 1 2,202 992
Lebanon. 2.805 2,054 751
Louisville.161,605 123,758 37.247
Shelby vllle. 2,676 2,303 283
Also the following Kentucky countios.
Counties. 1890. 1S80 Inc. Deo
Anderson. 10,598 9,361 1,237 ....
13 ill 1 i tt. 8,285 8,521 ...... 238
Carroll. 9.254 8,95.! 301 .
Green . 11,46-9 11,871 ..... 401
Henry. 14,114 14.492 *78
Jefferson. 188,341 14 ;,010 42,?31 .
Marion. 15,-28 14,69 s 933 .
Mercer. 15,021 14,142 879 .
Nelson.. 16,380 16,699 229
Oldham. G.753 7.CG7 814
Shelby. 16,482 16,813 331
Spencer. 6,729 7,041 311
Taylor. 9.329 9.259 70 .
Trimble. 7,113 7,171 ...... 58
Washington.... 13 61(5 14,419 803
Total in 1890, 349,114; in 1880, 307,201;
increaso, 42,094; increase ontsido ol
Louisville (in Jefferson County), 4,847;
decrease outside of Jefferson County,
237.
Hot on the Cotton Crop.
In November, 1889, a “pool” was made
among membors of tho Memphis
(Tenn.) Cotton Exchange to accept a
wager of 81,000 offored by a Now Orleans
cotton man that tho cotton crop of
1889-90 would exceed 7,400,000 bales.
The wager was accepted, and the New
Orleans man wanted to place $l,00ft
more that the crop would foot up
7,350,000, and ho was promptly accom
modated. The figures of tho Now York
Commercial and Financial Chroniclo
were the basis upon which the wagers
were to bo decided. The other day the
Memphis Cotton Exchange was notified
that the crop was 7,313,728, and that the j
New Orleans guesser had lost.
Car-Loads of Silver.
Four car-loads of silver pigs worth
51,800,000 passed through Chattanooga
Tenn., a few days ago for New Orleans
from Philadelphia Tho pigs were in
open baggage cars and covered about
half the floor of each, laid in loosely
Tho United States Express Company
had the valuable freight In charge and
had no guard over it. They say they
have no more fears of being robbed than
if the white metal was pig-iron. Six
car-loads had gone through previously
without mishap.
A Ills’ Offer Refilled.
.Tames S. Richardson, of Mississippi,
has refused the offer of an English syn
dicate of a profit of 82.500,000 over and
above the par value of his cotton prop
erty. Mr. Richardson is said to be the
largest grower of cotton in the world.
Alleged Wife Poisoner.
Robert Hall, a white farmer near
Sandy Ridge, Lowndes County, Ala.,
was lodged in jail a few days ago on th«
charge of murdering his wife by poison
ing her.
Shot bv Howdlei.
At Pine-ville, Ky., Policeman George
Covert was shot by two rowdies. Pine
ville is the place where court was held
recently under military protection.
Dr. Ghlslln Dead.
Dr. George R. Ghislin, who represent
ed the Confsderacy at the Court of St
James, where he tried in vain to secure
recognition, is dead.
Against the Compound T.ard Bill.
The Montgomery (Ala.) Commercial
and Industrial Association has adopted
strong resolutions against the Compound
Lard hill
PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL.
—Elibu Vedder, who has just returnoA
to his home in Rome after a fourmonths1
trip on tho Nile, has ISO drawings,
sketches and paintings with him as tho
result of his labors.
—Raroness Julie do Fontenilliot, who
has decided to go upon tho stage, is a
pretty blonde of slight but well-rounded
ligure, and is of medium height, llct
eyes are gray and her face most attract
ive.
—Most of Napoleon’s love-letters were
written by an amanuensis, and he usual
ly dictatod so rapidly that the writer
had to All frequent gaps from memory.
This was also tho case with nearly all
of his correspondence, as Napoleon was
inclined to shun letter-writing.
—Dr. Junker, who learned in Central
Africa to live on ants and various other
delicacies of the savage nations, says
that if white explorers would accustom
themselves to nativo food they would
keep in better health and would not
mind when their European resources
were exhausted.
—Mrs. A. II Crane, of Rrooks County,
Georgia, sixty-Avo years old, raised last
year, with tho help of ono little hoy,
four bales of cotton, 200 bushels of corn,
meat enough for tho year, and an
abundant supply of oats, fodder, etc.
All the outside help she had was tho
hiring of a man for ono day and tho
picking of 500 pounds of cotton.
—Prof. Virchow is one of the most
distinguished physicians and scientists
on tho continent of Europe, lie has
just paid the American medical world a
high tribute, declaring “that it excels
in surgory, midwifery, and dentistry;
what tho Germans know aboutdontistry
thoy learned from America. Ameti#a
has also splendid oculists.”—N. Y.
Christian Advocate.
—Colonol Webb, of Chester, N. ,T., is
in the ninetieth year of his age. lie
can stand upon a chair, bend backward,
touch his head upon tho lloor and riso
up again without the aid of his hands,
lie goes fishing nearly every day in tho
Black river, stands in the water up to
his knees from morning until night, and
ofttimes lands as many as fifty catfish a
day. Who of that ago can boat this
record?”
—The monument of Pestalozzi at
Yverdon, lately inaugurated, has these
inscriptions: “To Pestalozzi, 174(>-1S27.
Erected by popular subscription, 1890.”
“I lived like a beggar to show beggars
how they ought to live as men.” “Sav
ior of tho poor in Neuhof. Fathoi of
tho orphans in Stauz. Founder of tho
popular school in Burgdorf. Educator
of men in Yverdon. All for others,
nothing for himself!”
—Prosper Crabbe, whoso really impor
tant collection of pictures was sold two
weeks ago, be*ran lifo as a reporter on
tho Independonco Bolgo. The editor
soon told him that ho never would make
a living as a newspaper man, and ho be
came a stockbroker and died worth 30, -
000,000 francs in monoy besides his
other properties. Tho two highest
priced pictures at his sale were Dela
croix’s “Tiger Hunt,” 70,000 francs, and
Rembrandt’s portraitof an admiral, 100,•
500 francs.
“A LITTLE NONSENSE/’
— “You aro looking pretty hard this
morning,” said the lettuce to tho egg.
“Yes,” answered the egg. “I an just
getting over a boil.”—Terre Haute Ex
press.
—Speaking of maternal instinct a
marine exchange has an article on
“Devoted Mother Whales.” So does tho
devoted father, only he lays it on hard
er.—Philadelphia Press.
—Little Boy (to Italian of whom his
father has just made a purchase)—“Are
you Italian?” Italian—“Si, signor.”
Boy—“Papa, what is that in American?”
Papa—“Yis, begorra.”—Boston Trans
cript
—Small Boy—“Papa, what does ‘mo
notonous’ mean?” Father (wearily) —
“Wait till your mother begins to talk
dress with your aunt, my hoy; then
you’ll realize the full meaning of the
word. ”
—Stranger—“Do tho cars run to tho
park all the time?” Conductor—“No,
sir; only half tho time.” Stranger—
“That’s funny. How does it happen?”
Conductor—“It takes tho other half for
to run hack.”
—He—“I’m sure Cupid had nothing to
do with arranging our alphabet.” Kho
—“What gives you that impression?"
He—"If he had been doing it ho would
have placed U and 1 much nearer each
other.”—Chicago Post
—She's a ches nut, so is Joo;
How you stand it, I don’t know,
I wish they were married,
How happy I would be
If they were with McGinty
At the bottom of the sea.
—Atlanta Constitution.
—They had been talking about feats
of strength, when Patsy, the tramp,
said: “I once jumped my board hill at
a $5 a day house.” “And I,” said tho
incendiary, “once fired a whole hotel
with onehand."—St Joseph (Mo.) News.
—Father—“Have you succeeded in
finding the owner of that knifo you
found, Johnny?” Johnny—“No, sir,
but I think 1 know who lost it” “Who
do you think?” “Tommy Green.”
“Why don’t you ask him if ho did?”
"’Cause I’m afraid he’ll say yes.”—
Yankee Blade.
—Old gentleman —“You haven’t been
quarreling with that young man who
calls on you, have you, Julia?” Julia—
“Why no, pa; why do you a.sk such a
question?” Old gentleman—“I noticed
that he has kept away somewhat lately.
He has only been hore six times this
week, so far.”—Hoston Herald.