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THE CENTRAL TIMES.K. (iHA NTH AM, K.lit..r
VOL, 11.
SELECT SIH'INGS.
Palmistry i.- once more LI tvni. 1 I VO;;M' .
Glis-, is now used as a fillinfort< -tli.The salary of the Ciiil« ui President
>0 SIB,OOO a year.
Fifty tank steamers an n»w < urvinaoil in bulk from U11.5 < mntry to Kuiope.
- A Kio t Jrande eugincei r< 1 1 11jy ' ;
Wll <1« it in .41 New Castle, C '1 , 11 ? > u 11»'J
i uli ol iii> ? iiuin .
.Morning i<;i'r.M in ii '-t"ii - i[iiftrnai
srhools has 1»««? n discontinue! to ..top'Spooning" among pupils. .
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l)om iVdio de Valdivia, t !i< hr-t.< ? ovcnioi "f Chile, fo in led hautia^'»,.its v ipital, F< brijary fi, I"> 11.
A Pennsylvania in-xti' t-ylum -11;? r ;
inti anient nporK thai eight, out i>( uvi'iy
ten of his iuiit.tl*-> writ** verse-.Sheet iron kit« ~, to «? n? ti«!< a v«* -el
wlifin in' di -I r< -> durin .i stoiMi to ? >m-
muiui it' with tu«. »11ore, have bun ajg-tf-tr-d.
A I^vuii (Mas.-.) in ui is the owiiei of
the drum which i»\u25a0 -xt Ii ii<? lot the M is-
LI 1111 -111.~> Sixth on it i famoiH muchthrou. h Haltr noi'f, M I.
'l ie !ii I I»'? i -i 111 yew-pap'-i \vi puh-lislivd in I i "?». ,I'vttr the Urcat tuok npri 011 a I put ni its editored coni|>vsiliouin i in coiretting proofs.
|i i- the < u-t of II in Isi ookl yii, N. Y.,!oi piiy-i 1 laiii to ii'ieler service \u25a0; to
piled and to attend them pi >I? sionallywithout iiiakingaiiy charge.
''"hi town ol I>\u25a0 d'eiiii, M i , was <-s-
--?: 11 >IJ -11 < I ill |ti.'»t> ( Ulld i house budfclliric th.it yi ir is .-'ill occupied lr» do-,< end ints ol the ot noted owners.
The larg< -f raidu vineyard in thew ii Id nov# in betting is owned by A. 11.Hitler, ol F i'i -no, I'll. It contains'>loicn-. lie annual income from tliij
vijn yttrd let n :i« hi d *^00,00.0.An" olc tricul pool t title has boon in eh)
in which contact buttons an;so arrangediii front of the pockets tliit wh> 11 1 bill101 lin il strike's the n, .i'id 'he pointmade is recorded on an etiuin i dor.
'l'i 10 size and growth ot tin- < ity ofLondon i-> -ihovvii I»v the mileage ol tho
tlei I-:. Should tin i ite p! e'i'd to_?.? t in!rtin y would measure ibout 2.VH mile-, orueuly the di.-lanc acro.v- the Atlantic< Ice in.
I 1 ere ?Tim hum >r in 011 » el mse inthe will o| ih' late Solomon Abrtins, ofIfiKston, M iss. \lter miking a numberof 1 haritable he pie-ts tin test itor re-mark-: 'I remember ab my con-ins,iui.it-. unclis and gran {fathers, lmt IeiV- 1 hem notihug. '
'I he public .schools in I) m lee, Se >t-land, hive decided to make the hignlaud
lliii'4 oid the strathspey ol Tullochgorutu.uid other foims ot dancing p.til >1 tiicciiiricuium.- Kducattou i.i |;ow>
?ev Ir, will rnpiire an xlra fee, and willI lit 1 etoi«? In* opt hnial.
II 1 innounce 1 that a Wei uuatijiispt llt 1 ted a sewing ni i\u25a0 hi'ie, !>y whichthe 1! 1 1 >:d i- supple 1 dii' < 11 y Il'o:u lwo
?\u25a0 1 d 1 1111 \ spotils, oid -eu through the-i-la'M ol a .'otai y looper, , i»\ nn ans
ol llii.-. i'i tiigcnlent the old sfnle -iiuttlcii| hobhin i.- ?It me aw a . Willi.
Il w i 111 odd coincidence to il Cardi-nil- anini 11 id Sinn on i \\ 11 \u25a0 i.-N v
\ .itrdto tic ii hi die ' rank 111 tie Chun h this.
unc d.i* and die ! 011- the -ani \u25a0 day.WIIII i- more, the las! oll'icii! Idler
pi i>n> I I» \* the Km,ii-!i CII lirril w1 i»ychain 1 i Idle cd to hi- \"ati«. .111. coil-
In it. I lie lat' I 'l'i 't ' 1 o| tii. I'lop i ;aflda.
Wii'ii il l} I, mi's Once a \ear.In iieriniiiv, especially unotig tin
Imo ei 1 s>e<, U i- -lid, wash day 1 ? inc
ii 1 otji'in 1 tlian Christinis -once a }eir.
A writer -ays. The notion ol elcauliiie-s width prevails among the better
« l i-s ol (Jerfii ins forbids the storing or
act uinuUtioii ol -olid linen in the dwelling hoti-o, lichee >-itv of the
? "-thwart/, waschisamuier, built mar by,where I lie soiled or unwashed ciodies an-
hun up e\po-ed to the air on poles 01
litti-. We cannot hut ctmimenil themtni tjiis custom, and it would be vya 11 forllio.c hou ckicpers tt> take a hint who-tore -oiled gariiit nts in the ol
? iijcpin;; room - and under the i>< i.. The? humf»le>t < S(*i in in halts!'l iu does not feel
In 1 povertv it -lie hi- an abumlauce olInn ti. au l thi- -lie will have it po? it>le,to the . M iusion ol other thing- which
.vvi n _;ard almost a- nee.lful. Sheis rich indeed if at the cud of six'monthsor a year r-ht cin«lispl;»y long lines hung
\u25a0with immaculate linen. We can thusundo!-l;jnd how even at thi- d iy a < hostof limn 1- rcgardeti among thepea-antry?is a pari of their dower or marriageportion of fhe bride. For these wishin.- .1 week i- usually taken, and theevent i regarded as no ortUnary one. Itis something of a jubilee- in which theentire family take- part. "An Americanlady traveling iu ticrmany witne--ed oneof these "frolics, M wlierc font or tivewomen were washing from one cap icioustub. When asked why thev did not:idoj4 the easier plan of washing weekly,one of them replied that "'they fearedthe people mi'd't think th- v hid but
two garments apiece. -New OrleansPicay uuc.
, 1 11 \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0 ?waaa?\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0
A »ea«lly Weapon. .
A C i;i' tin of Police of Portland,mm, hi- iu his possession a very unique?oi l fojtnid ible wa ipon lately confiscatedon the per on of some vvrong-doir. It'is a toldmg svvortl that c i'i he used either
- a club or a swoial. and wdn*n openedi.- tbotif two and a hall feet in length,li Made is made of heavy steel, taperingto .1 point at the end, and both edges arehitp.ir I. The-weapon is heavy enough
1 i taki oil 1 head at ti single blow. Itt 01 1 i opined in att instant by pressingi -m.iil -pring at the end of the hilt,w 1; 1 lets a heavier spring throw out theI Mo. Captain Cox says the weapon isin historical relic, having been found onthe field ot the tarter tna'sacre, but tra-
dition and Jailer liudsou say that it was
o'. . the property of Turki>h brigayds.-Mew t)rlcano Picayuue.
ftENKKAL STATE NEWS.
Late Happenings of Importance ByMail and Wire.
The Gist of Three States' DoingsCarefully Prepared Fur Our
Busy Readers.
VIRGINIA.
Tin- lank ca.-es will be - nioved» fromWarmiton to Loudoun county court for# ! ia I.
Cadet Albert Cyi, oi Louisiana/ <1 ie«Jit Bethel Acad«tfny 1 i-t Thursday.
Dr. .f. F. Latimer, ? 1 tin faculty ofHampden Sydney, was buried from th<College church last week.
The new of the Alice Veuable was
lined and the vc-sel held at Salud i forviolation of the oystet law.
I.iijuor licenses have been granted inNOI'OII.
Tail Hall, in .die Lynchburg jail I'OIluicder, says he has Killed only loinmen. These homicides occurred whenhe v\ i- .1 Inked States olli< er dealing
! with dc>|iei«tde men in the mountain re-gions . .
Th< Danville leaf tobacco maiket i.sglutted.
j A little i hild was burned to death inI'iitsvlvairla ? o;.:^y.
A bill has passed the legislature autli-... 1 n ,
(iii/.ii:;' Warren county to borrow fi~,the construction of a bridge o\n
one i>i'i ich In inch of the Shenandoah!'iv< ; at |{'v» i 'on.
I ne lease of :lie Ho.u'.okc A: South' in
i t: 1 ! ad by ?h" Norfolk A: \\i -t< ?11 anevent of very gnat impoiianoe to 111<*i lib'i'ad and bu inos interest of V'i ; TOia and the and it- effect wilibe vciy far-reaching in in mv direc lions.
JVtei litwis Pydigo, a deal inu e amiweft known (< centric chnacte; <ll Ilcnrv'cou'i'v. feil from an upper platform inMsi'iie v'l'e and Wis -o badly injuredthai In died ;:rv a short while. He wasprobably knoy'n to every citi/.en of tineoiinty and knew every man in .ill theregion routni about. For thirty or.-frntyyears past he his uevei failed to attendthe county com ts and all public gather-ings and by his eccentric ways ami many
eoni'eJd action allonfid a great deal ot
amusement. He was kind-hearted, o*. generous infimlses and was never known
to wrong a human being.A movement is on foot to induce the
city of Norfolk to purchase the old Taze-well residence and gr< unds on Grauhvstreet aim convert the same into a park.Thi.t is a line old house with bcautd'uigrounds, the v sideuce of Governor 'l azewell, and is now owned by his heirs.
NOPTII CAROLINA.New York parties will build a large
brick hotel with a'l modern improve-ments near the university til Capel Hill.
Plans have been prepared for a handsome new 110 room hotel at Statesviilc
Ashev ille streets are being paved withvitiified brick.
Senator Hill is to be invited to Thailotte to participate in their 20th of .Maycelebrai ion.
A clock peddh r has been doing upI nion county, and has legistcrcd oyer a1(10 chattel inoi Images, foi $ I:>elocks thai
i ouid In bought Ironi Monroe merchant-for $3.
Gaston i ounty is put down on the li-tof comities that are entirely out of debtand have money in (he treasury. Gastonalso has a railroa i within ten mile- of ev-ery doorstep in it. v t has never paid out
one cent of taxes to build railroads.Peter Fasti v. a ueyro who was elected
alderman from the third ward in \Y instonwill have his ( lection contested on thegroun I that he cannot hold a governmentand i ity position at the same time, as heis now a mail carrier.
A company was organized in Wilinington last year to cultivate oysters for market? I' now owns :540 acres of oy-t» iplanting bottom uid Ire- built »sp unhoi I and MM ral SCOWS foi tin ii plantingoperation- It ha » ahe adv planted ovi i
100,001) bushels, and pi i>po-e to d i-t i ifniti;;oo bushels eacli month and expect t"put the first oysters on the market nexttall.
The revenue authorities hs tve lodgedin iaii at Smithlield. .Johnston couuty.Joe Pulley, a moonshiner, but they haverot as yet secured his still. He had
sunk this in a tnutsh, upon hearing thatihr revcyue olliecrs were aftei him.
The Hon Burgess Sidney Gjiithcr diedat his home in - Morgautou. on Tuesday,aged s"> years. His father, Bulge sGaither, went to Iredell county from Annap >!is. Mil., after the close of the invo-lution. his wife being Amelia Martin, ofBkhmoud, Va. Bmgt-s Sidney Gaitherrei eived a collegiate ediu at ion and enter
ed upon the prailhc ot law in He
was a delegate to the Whig NationalConvention in 1M", which nominatedGen. Harrison lot President, and inlfi|l Pu.-idenl Tyle: ip|* iuud him -uperiutetulent of tlio mint at Chail>tte.~whi( h post iou lie held ior two years,lie served in tie- Horse of De'ogates.and was president of the N"ith CarolinaS. .rate iu l s l">. During tlii- M ?on hewa-elected solit itoi of ihe Till rnti< ialcircuit for font ve.r >. on! in in I s I"' was
? e elected for a cond term of foui yearsEminent Judges h:Ae said that he wasthe ablest prosecu'iifg attorcev who hadever aopearc i before tlieni. Mi Gaitherlepi'seuted his di-t'iit b >th terms ofthe Confederate C ngit --. and wasdisiinguislu 1 tiir hi- tinnl) bea uig duringall that perilous period, Sioce then behas taken little i art in pni»lic HlTairs ex-cept '.o advise thi. ynung» t generation.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Another cotton mill is to be elected at
Ft. MillSpartanburg's cotton will be
reduced -30 per cent.
Effort's are b ing made for the estab-lishment of a steam laundry at Ciu raw.
One of the profitable amnscmen s at
the South Carolina College is the studyof telegraphy. A regular teh graph com-
pany has been organized and there arenow f <ur stations being opciati o by thecompany.
PHETTY POLITICS.
The Political Field Growing VeryInteresting.
Straws From a Dozen States Bear-
ing News of Impor-tance.
The North Carolina Conventi n.
RAI.EIGII. N. C. ? It W.i- TIN i. IT IL bythe State Executive Commit.ei, whichmet here t?» hold the State Conventi >u atRaleigh on Mas I s *.
Tlie date dec ided upon was the datesuggested by the president of the > - at.-Alliance, who. though not a member oftlje committee ami therefore not HI themeeting, was in th 'city, ami expiasselhinix lf on the subjo t i:i advance of themeeting.
Then- was found a disposition to makesevcry reasonable concession to the Fann-
er.--' Alliance ami there was .1 good dealof oitf-poken sentiment i:t 1 avot of aState ticket heat In 1 hy Capt S. I» Alex-ander aud El as ( ur
In "Littlo Rhody."
PKOVIDKM E, R. I. ?At tie 1 h mociaticState Convciniou held here \Yi dm -ilav,l!\ Lt (Jov. \V. T. C. Wardwell, of 15nstol. was nominate 1 for Governor, and(.'has. E. Gorman. of Providence, forLieutenant Governor
Delegates to the National ('.inventionwere instructed for ( leveland.
Election at Elnura, N. Y.
N. Y CITY ?Siiecial di.-p.l'i hi-> tothe H'«/7i/>ay that "tcity and townelections iii different portions of theState show general Democratii revciscs.The "Republicans? elected Mayor- in Iti<?», Oswego. Auburn, Corning. Hornclisviile and Ainstenlairt, and in Eltnii i thereiiul.u Democratic tcandidate, champion\u25a0 I hy Senatoi Hill, carried I>ut one'ward. i the city. Large sums of money were--pent on hotli sitles lor votes, it is said,;ml the independent Democratic candidate, for whom Cleveland Denioeiats andRepublicans voted, was die en.
"In I'tica, too, Hi I and ClevelandDemocrats ware lira cd agiist each
Iter. while in <>>wcgo a split betweenlie Democratic tactions paved the w vior a Republican victory. In Tro\ the
!Yinoerats elected their Mayor hy over? o )0 majority.
"The Republicans also made gains insupervisors, and ».in Duchess eountv,where last year the board stood < ightcui» in erats to eight Republicans. it i- be-lieved that the Republicans have electedliiteen uicinhers and the Democrats eh v-
n -1
Prohibitionists Beaten.
lb»Mr, G\.?The city election hinged>n the whiskey is-ue, and tlie Prohibi
ti inists were badiy beaten. ldiere weremany tights at the polls.
Chicago's Big Wigwam.
CHICAGO, In.. ?The locall DemocraticConvention Committee have acceptedplans for a wigwam to hoi I IS,OOO per-sons. Th; Western men think Hill histhe National Committee, and that is why>uch a stubborn fight wa? tnatle by thecommittee for a majority of the sea's.The plans are now changed and :S,OOOmore seats added, which the. committeewill capture, thus giving this city 0.000-> its and the National Committee 12,000
The wigwam is to < ost $24,000 amiwill be built on the lake float at the footof Madison street.
Florida Republicans.
The Florida Republican State Convention willbe held at Tallahassee April 13.There is some talk of the Republicansjoining forces with the third party on theState ticket. The eight delegates toMinneapolis will undoubtedly be pledg-ed for Harrison.
SENATOR HILL'S SALARY.
He Only Drow it From the TimeWhen Ho Took His Seat.
WASHINGTON. D C ?lime was fpiito 'an intcrt s'ing liltle episode in the looinfl
of the secretary of the t?enlt« this after-'noon Aftei the vote on the Idaho '? e-f, ,
had been taken. Senator Ilillstrolled intothe loom ami remarked that if conven-ient he would like to draw a littleThe i>e< retai V of the Senate, who is (Jen 1A list»n 11. Mc( ook, of New oik. is the !disbursing officer of the Senate. He idraws monthly In m tlie Tn isury a wflicient atnouni pav the salaries of .>ena'ois jami at the beginning of evuv session !
"draws r trough o pav then mdeajJi* ami jM itionaiy JI 11 ??wmi ? - S< 4or Hi. h
request was promptly n -ponded to bv 'S cretirv Mc( 'ook'# disbursing < D-i k.wlio phced b -loie him vou'hei- foi an iain iunt gating about tive thou anddollars, and a*ked him to sign them
"Oh, i:"." said the Senator, "I want a
A ouchei f'»i inv salai v fiom the day Iwv.s sworn in. the "th of Jauuaiy. IS'2, ,up to tin: »nd of Febtuaiv. 'I his i-> yourusual ptv day. r- it not the thiid of themonth' The rleik -h 1 it wa®. butwent t>n to lem i k that th*1 v I, id a en tainamount standing on their books to thecredit "f the New Yo k Senator; id to
pav fait on 1 v a poi'ion of tint aiiU'Unt\>ou!d < iiise tonfu-iuo in both theirF IA-kee;«i uid that of theTiea-tltvDei ntment With some btu-'pn ofhianoi r Mr. Hill said thi» was none "f
his business; th» y mu-t keep up their! ks to suit tbemselve?. He wished totilawh : s -'il ii v f)\ the a-tUil time heserved in the Senate, and not one cent
more Aft r some further parleying theeh rk made out a v > .rher for $-!\u2666? 01*,r tr»«l Mi Hill's _ned it an i 1 <>k h < h'-rkfor that amount in full payment of allhi- '\u25a0 a; ns upon the Senate an i mileagefund up to date Seven hundred and-e dollars of this amo ji.twis
-ahn v fiom Januai) > to V »-brua! . .Irf ;
the balance was for mileage. I'h dia-butsing cl'*tk state.l .dter.VHld- tjl it thebalance hfr met: twn was $4, 221. whichwould in due cou*-e bv ope: at ion of law
b" coven <1 k in' > the Tieaiuiv
Virginia r.nd tn% World's Fair
RICHMOND. YA ?the House of D< .e-
--gati-s paesed a hill app'.opriating 3,000to the Woild'i Fail, .mil the St-QRte atcieht agreed to ir.
£I.OO IVr Aiinmii, in Advance
No:;.
SOrniERX RAILWAY CO.
The Terminal System CompletelyReorganized.
Consolidation of Richmond TerminalWith the R. & D.. E. T.. V
& G., and Central of Georgia
---Details of the Organi-zation.
Nrw V<M!K. [Special. ] The llieh-ni*>:i< 1 Terminal (\>mjan>\s sU a kho'ders'committee arc about iea«lv tosiib iir theirplan for the linaticial n\>r:*suii/atior, of.ti. 0 i ".litany and the !?? ad* controlledb\ it. As hentofoie Mi'.l tin pi an
|*i > a cousoiidnti :i ? : il. it companyandallt'e cor.ipanits i:;v I? i« 1?? ? I in tin;
Hi» hmond and hanviih. I 1,1 |.itn»>vc,i and < ? ami c :tal Kail-
-1" id of lii'i.ii - ey iting0 mile-, into one cupola i >n ami one
inananrment
Tin now company will !>e t illod tin*"Southern Railway Company " Thet ommittee p: opose the issue of >OO.OOO,000 ol new securities. These tica >i i uri-ties are to take up and ft !ire al! ot tlies> cur,tics i^stud ftid «>utstaudit on thepioperties a* at present organized. andprovide for all the floating debts. < \r
and other unfunded sof the several companii s.
CAPITALIZATION, Wins, I.H
The present amount of t apit ali/ationand unfunded debts of tin vaiious»ompine sis over £ ISO,O : 0.000, in\u25a0-1 eul of
>.OOO litst -. o,OOtt 111« oim s s?"i,ooo,< oo pi, i, n, ,j *|()i | v ,
and SlVt.t 00.000 common .{ock a-attii -i proposed The ui w . ecuritn will
1 onsb-t «\u25a0( A\?".i0,000,000 tii>t inoiti»ajje fper cent. 1 oijids, $0.*),IMI0.000 m <mdmortgage 1 per cent. iniom«bombit immiO ? > pel cent, prclcried s'cek, and*I 10.00 1.000 (oniiuon blot k. Hi thetiist mortgage bomls it is proposed to is-in $Cl."»,000,OdO immediately loj tin retirement of th ? pr< -ent bonded «I«-bt?? umifor the paving of float debt, call trusts,et< ; 000 are rcseived for impioveiai i.l.- to the piopeitii
CM TJ.OUK loR Tlil MW ( <»M PAN V.
I he new company w ill thus start withinterest charge ~| s*i,ooo,ooo, to whichwill be udde 1 existing lent ]s of $. | ,;jOO, -
00. making altogether $lO. JUO.OOO.This i-; ov i $:;.oo'o,o 0 |~« ss than tlie
present fixed and annual cartrust piymeuls. The new plan whileliving $:{.o()(i.(-oo of fixed <liai , ;c». willrelieve the companies of -ileal in<; debt andsec ure.-me management foi the whole sys-tem. liy tin latter competent expertsbeli< vcThat from $0,000,000 to if4)00,-000 (an be added to the net earningsduring the next voir. The earn
villus of the system an now s|n,ooo,ooop' : annum, with iofton and all the in-dll -11 i« s iii the South in the ino«L<T>p±*'shed condition that has existed <1 or years.A - this system of raihoad,> reachesall parts of the South, any favorable»\u25a0hange in the conditions there will im-mediately improve its earnings, hem e iti- reasonable to expect that thf grossearnings will reach $12,000,001) next\< ir. The ratio'of expenses to earningslieu tofore has be u about 7o percent.,but it is expected that the economic.*which will be promoted bv this consoli-dation will reduce this to 00r, per cent.From this it may be seen that $11,000,-000 may be reasonably expected. Sucha lesult, which is almost certain, will paythe interest on the lii t bondsand the incomes, and show immediatelynearly 2 per cent, on the prehried stock.
AN Kqi'ITAIiLBPLAN.
It is said that the plan of di*tiibutionof new securities to retire the old seeuri-tiet is most e<|iiitable, ea« h of the oldoin s being considered in all its hearingsand tieat<'d stiii tly on its merits with-out prejudice or partiality. The < om-mittee propose to tuisc about f Jt.000.000of cash bv the sale of a poi I ion of the newsecurities. The Richmond T< rmiinl stoclrholders will be offered the privilege oftaking the securities at prices which willpromise them a protit o£ at lea>t '\u25a0'> peicent. This subscription will be underwritten bv a bankers' eyndi'Me, in oidetto assure the success of the reorganiza-tion. To the security Jiohbrs th planaffords relief from the urye! tainty oi tl;< n
security and prospective 103-< whidihave stared them in the f,i< foi severalyears.
IMMENSI; (OMMERCTAL VAI i V..
'J'lie consolidation of this gi,at 1 -ternunder one management, and it* ii.< \u25a0 i p->ration upon a sound and stable financialbasis cannot fail to be of iinnien.v com-mercial value to the South
For othe almost unknown st,,* k fliidbonds issued upon local lovi thioughout the South there will I < anequivalent amount of wliichwill have a ready niaik»t n.d 1 tihe/ming value in i/r> t'. t nc uev <»-nt!<sin our country. This* of i'-» I will addcreatlv to the available capital of theSouth"
of tlif MaoriecThe Maoi.es ar< so netim , '.jenerd'r,
an-1 <v.u f \ pii>it' y jMK-t eit. <> rjt
them t i'.te, |.o v t'ie heavi ;. an I tie< t t!i we|i. at th> !? -.'inuit: of tiiin?-?..uit- 1 in min i i and h r,v tlie sk v'?v ii I'irn a'v.ty I; > n till parlf.' i of h' r1' v.- by her Own did it'-n, tit st <i ,i
?\ i: is. L\ ry ni ;h .-? v\u25a0 ? j».10-t h>i 'mii 1, aid her ten-, ai' I . 1 .v*.
Soinetim tie tor.e- are viy»j i liu'dyai d oddiy itive, *t> wii lie!i ~e is '\u25a0 ild of t!ir«' br< tneieii.-s\ho took a
< i: to liih. and wot f tr, far \u25a0 r. intothe open sea. when one of them, whoj.ri pale i a inat'-c l»o<»k, ciutrht w hat wa=
swppo-1 1 to be a /rcat fish at the L>< tto:n, ?. i. draw i>it up to th< suri'af ,
t ? i'i tho he ad discovered New /. ? ?
land. i »? w.» how tin lan 1 firm i'i?e ' a. i the M it ... . point to t .ire< o;
the great n wntain ranges at tbb stonehanoe-> in wh'eu their Liant anc>-tori
came some far-o:! country t / jo
pie th' i. id. T.i mixture i<! < i-'dio
na veto and imagination m . e. h
r-o!'.e?tion ac. ;;»? y fascinating.? 'J
te;nj>orary K vie c.
There are h the *\ h I .Hi e, i. i-
tioi.nl jnstitu'i n- caih* I u -
The iargc-t is iti I'tri-, tiic next in \i-tuna and the thud in Merlin.
Render I nto Caesar the Tilings that .are Caesar's, I nto God. God's
I lie J »a,~-?->iu? r.i «>f the Clyde -teainship"Algo wliif.ii iirived at Oh&Jes-ton last week, had an* exciting trine.Atpoug the Itiuf I.MWII of passengerswere i)i <t F. Forrest and his brother,Martin I. Forrest, both of New YorkI h*1 Brooklyn base hall team was also onbond. Tin Forrots were bound toJ3»» ksonville During the vovagc MartinFoii«?t \\a \ i>»lt iiti, m is\u25a0 k. aft u-ed the
1 ? tii |?! n\u25a0- ?of hy[»:,?.tizing him On th«\u25a0ani\ il ->f the \e-v I tt her dork lie !/»?
caine violently in-ane and created a panicamong ti»e pi- senders. He was finallyoverpowered l»y the purser, ai<led byTeirv. ih' i>ii? hf ;. and Burns, an out
lielder of tie- Brooklyn 'earn am) tinnedfiver to i pftii'einan \vh j took him to aCharleston hotel. lb- was placed incharge of a m- 'li- il 1111:1 and left there.
Chief Cletk N'oit n, of the Complrol-lai <»fiieial'b <'rtife, sa_, s thar much hadbeg j s in! about pushing insurant e com-panies out of the State and doing themgn at injury. He showed a statement ofone of the '-ir«:e-t lite insurance* < nin-
j> ni's doi '4 bush; -in tlm state. Thereturn in de 1 sj ftenientof h business of> 2 in.s| ?» foi l.i-t year. Mr. Nortoni\s that -o iii a- lie knows this com
panv his not paid one cent's worth ofia\< to tli" Stale. 11*it lier has it madeunv 11* *
111 n of thi* above am mnt for tax-ation, I inli 1 Sect if>u l!>2 he said thatthe companies we if liable for taxationon the <_>io>- amount of tlie business oft lie collil'anv. Whether it, is proposedto in-! ' u on the payment of th s tax isin opiy 11 11 -lion. ?
HE" PHI LI J AS REFORMER.
Ono oi South Carolina's Congress-men's Energy at Washington.
W vsii 1 \II I'ON. D. C Representativei! mpliili is api acticsil economist. as wasshown during the cousideraiif n < >l theI >ist 1 ict of Columbia appropriation bill.I pon his Diction the recorder fit deedsloi' the District of Columbia was made a
salaried official instead or receiving fees.Mi. Hemphill proposed to give the re-corder fo.OOO, ami i.i- aim admen wasadopted. The Republicans antagonizedit vigorously, beeau.se tin present recordei is Ex-bcuntoi B. K. Bruce, a coloredRepublican from Mississippi.
In support of M". Hemphill's motion"it was shown thai the net profits realizedi»V Re>-order Bruce during the first year
1 I hi ft ;m e of office, over ant] above allexpenses, amounted to 10. Inthe second year business improved a littie and his net profit.; amounted to $12,-11:5. Ci, or a total net profit of s2:>,Bo2.J'}tor two years' work
At the instance ol' Mr. Hemphill theHouse also gives the register of wills a
fixed salary instead of fees. Mr. Hemp-hill is not a member of the appropriationscommittee, but as chairman of the com-mittee on the District of Columbia h<* is
familiar with this subject. He believesin giving these'ollici ds a reason ible salaiv. but insists that the surplus revenues-of the office should be turned back intothe treasury.
Such economy does not cripple anvbranch of the public but it is a
severe blow to the politicians who areconstantly fightiinr to get the recorder.ship. For years past the office has beengiven to colored men, much to the dis-gust of the white local politicians, (bit
field gave the iccu; dership to Fred Douglasxwli 11 the lofa! real estate boom wa: ;
greatest, and he is said to have realizedover $25,001) in one year. Mr Cleve-land, to show his friendship for the colored New England Democrats, appoint-ed a colored friend from Albany. TheSenate refused to couthm him, so a Boston colored man named Trottei was ap-pointed to sut ctcd him When Harrisencame in there was a grand scrambleamong local Republicans, but Ex Senator Bruce tan icl oil the prize.
(JUL. LAMON)' IN THE SOUTH.
His Trip Had tlio Appearance of a
Political Character.JAt i\ SOM v 1 I 1.1 . Ft Col. Dan S. La
mont. of New \ >ik. ? it the St. JamesHotel in this fit;, act ompanied by Dr.11. E. lleudi ii \u25a0!»> an old friend, whosehome is in tti irai >< w York. Mr. Lainout his bt't/ii iy ing low ever since hehas beeu lieie. Ihe IOOIU clerk of thehotel said:
"Col. Lainont and Dr. Hendricks reg-istered hero on i i-t Fud ty They haven'teaten a meal in the timing 100111 sincethey came. Eveiy thing has I een scut to
theii room. No ue has seen them aboutthe otTn e, even."
The imp « -si n has been out thatMr. Laiuout \\a> II aiul unable to leavehis room, l»ui it be- .tine known that hoanil fh\ Hendia ;%s have been out fre-queiitlv. (hie da> they went to Palajka,and tame hai k at iiiidit- Another daythey went to St Augu.-tiue, and thismorning Fa bio !'< h was their destina-tit>ll. Thcv mii ' 1 i'm used the sidedoor in .11:: ? a < i Lamont snysthat he is gfttj vei an at tat k of Jhegrip and taki .-n >-f an cufofctdabsence fi m i - ? see a little ofFlorida am 1 tie
Darlington's B:g Fire.Dat; 1 1Nf. if'N. S. L It is fouufl that
the insurance i;e illy tove:« the 10.-s offllT.coo by fi.< S'lV.i' i ty i:s?ght. in whichmuch of the public Mjuaie was laid inashes.
The flames commented on the 1101 thside of publit s ju tie and dotroyed everyfianie bai >ling ua that Onlv oneframe building v. 1- Kit lacing the westside of the | ibi! -on.-. . and the 10.-s onOrange and IVarl -tteet- i-> h avy. Abouttitry stoii- and ics-di .. t(s >nie burnetl.
The -ipiiii pi- - i.:- uu uuuaual specta-cle, \\ita sniokin., tuu.s all around, andtall, solitm v t him;;
315 :92 :: 3. Ix : 1.
Dt; K\t r». M 1 We hive a man withinonemilc of De Kalb, \\ !i,am .Toms, whois 01 veais t«f .?; feet high. o2 inchesar-MiUfl tht waist, wt irs a 00-inch coat
if ht*s! nit isuit w. irs a No. 12 shoe, a>"0. 10 hat and weighs 315 pounds. Hecaa ii 'ld out at ait i'-ng'h with ease a111 in v\t ii_diing IHO | minis, lie i« a farmeriiiii 1 it! do as mm i. w< ik a? two commonsi/t 't, int u Mr .1 ones i- married to ft
lady that only weighs 02 }»ounds.
FAKMKIiS' ALLIANCE.I ?-
What the Leaders are Doing andSaying In Washington.
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A Discussion on Why Cotton andOther Food Products are Dawn ,
By a Northern Paper.
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A Washington correspondent writes:!"I met iTudge I'ull? ?;. of North Carolina
the other <l;iy and in* told me that the| farmers of his State were seciug hard| times owing to tlie low juice of cotton.
Tobacco, he also said, would be plantedto otilv two thirds the extent of lastyea'". This condition of affairs in theSouth i- deplorable. but the AgriculturalCommission n< ? utlv ctcated bv theHouse is investigating the matter andwill soon s»««'\u25a0 l»'H intended to ieir
ed\ the existing c. ;s.' Hon E. T Slackhou.se. of South
Carolina is piepning with great care a
I graduated income ta\ hi | which wi!'soon he presented :o Cong!ess fur consideratioti.
"Senator I'eih I U- in lelatiou 10 p.ohibitioti: "Thee is no efficient way todeal with tic I? 11-i:.c -s of <lram soilinghut to prohibit it. Any other course : suieicly temp 'ti/.iiig.
"Senator IVtVe.. who has hitherto opposed any aop priation lot the World'aFair, has been \\ <n ove; and will favo'carlv and iibeial (bivcrnnient assistance.The JYesidi til iti Irs recent message onihis subjei t intimated that an appropria-tion of as much'as would not
I ?uc vetoed.
"There are thousands <>f persons whowonder why 1 ail caUed 'Sockless" Simpson, said that icpies' native of the State{if Kansas t. ».ui acquaint .nee: "IJutthere are very few who. know the tealreason. 1 was a young fellow with aconsiderable lond::. -s lor the society ofyoung ladies, and 1 was very proud ofmy feet," Tie Congressman stretchedout his neatly cased p dal extrcmi ics fortht; inspection >i his friends and glancedut tie in witii pride.
"We all used to wear tight hoots," h 1
continued, "sometimes so tight to lie very
uiwomfortaltle. There was a fellow whehad a foot ju-t a triile smaller than mine,
lie could wear boots a size smaller than I,and a mutual acquaintance, who, by theway, was a young ladv, -poke about itto me one evening. I was in the habit <>lwearing heavy woollen socks, and 1knew that if 1 should take them off 1could wear smallet boots. To my greatjoy I found on trying that 1 could weai
a si/.e smaller'than my lival, and 1 atonce purchased a pair. 1 went to callthat evening as usual, and found himthere, proud in the possession of feetwhich were really smaller than mine.The subject tame up- 1 believe I startedit ?about the size of our boots, anil hoeagerly accepted the challenge to i
measurement. Of course 1 won, and heseemed to feci as badly over it as if hehad lost a horse race. But the bootmaker who was in possession of raysecret gave mc away and the boys all goton to the story.- l>ol wear socks now?I should say that 1 do."
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Tlie man who joins the Alliance foithe purpose of getting a little cheap sugaior a little oliice oI some kind, is generallythe one who is found kicking.
The Alliance Aid Association of SouthDakota has vol. d almost unanimously t
transfer its *memb«.*iship to'the New National Aid degtce. Ihe Kansas MutuaAid has determined to do likewiseWhen these t ran ieis arc completed, thtaid degiee will -land -tpi ue ou its feet,and be able to t>ay losses in full at onceApplications ate coining in by thehundred fo. agent s commissions, andeverything points to a genera' success.Brother Wat dull is now making a tour of
the State", aud meets with encourage-ment wherevei lie goes.
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rKIII'KH'AL MOTION.
Dtning thti discussion of ihe UnitedStates Hanking bill in Congress sometime in l s 3*» "i 1 v
- I'j .h>hn Randolph, ofRoati"ke. wii<» was opposed to thepassage of the bill wii i h yvas intended toestablish a bum I States bank' said thathe had discovert d perpetual motion, amiit was very simple, being that
"1 aper :eak«s money,">!'>»!? v makes banks,I'. inks makes poverty,Poverty iaiis.
Rigs sKes paper.Paper makes money,Money makes b nks,"
and so on fur ever and ever.
The Minufactuie . of Philadelphia, theorgan of tlie M inul u U.ters' Club, dis-cussing bit-im. f- and financial inatteis,says: "The fc'ciihcm t wspapers amicotton exchatig's re just now urgingthe planters to re bu e their cotton acre-
age, and to t it u t ii" i att- tit ion in large'measure to the j \u25a0>? lu< t >n of food. Thiscounsel is off. i, 1 up .n the theoiy thatthe supply of < « t\u25a0 >n is in excess of thecorfsuuiing c .pa. ity of mankind. Forthis thtoiv then- i- no warrant in fact.There are millions of human beings in thf"country and hi V. \u25a0 pe. (<\u25a0 »t\ iiething ofthe rest of thg woild. who nevei in theirlives had tuo _\u25a0 li i 'inn- Ihe troublewith the plantei i- in ' ?k * he grows too
much cotton, but that*h< caunot get afair pi it e for what h i! ? - grow*. He isdriven to enlarge ? : j .> !i: t by a des-perate putpo- t f. 'f up the ipnntitvso that wit'u t ' ..Irug he may stillpay his ;i\e I It would not
profit liini to g 'on and moiefood, for foo l p'iM "ip down a'-o, He:annot join i:. :... attempt ;u force up
prices by diminishing the supply, for the
movement would ruin him. The onlyhope of salvu' :\u25a0 n L-s in au advance ofprices. Extreme shortage might pro-duce this r< suit, 1 ut the effe< t could not
be permanent. i the planters cannot
afford to mtk. the experiment. The
remetlv lies in Jar ??tint lir ctions. and itis of a mtui-'. u I. . h 'v ill effect not cotton
only, but all other comßjotlities. ( ott-ooi» down bit tuse
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,d-i- up. Ihe meas-ure of v i' -h - ; n attiri< iaJf. leu_?h-
eaed. and in.- : it -hall to
notiual proportions there can be no
1)1 'NX, HARNETT ('<N. (.. Till HSDAY. .MAIM'II I", 15512
general r< turns of pr >pe:it\ We 4-utTulieie. and Europ * stifbis. from tlie arbitrary and n-ele rejietimi of silvei I»ythe c iviii/ed world. When bimetallism?hall be mil. la.'V 'I prices' willadvance ami the mad scramMe for goldw illbe »»vci. It v\ icpui u-1 last \M <k,11!-< K i doubt, that tlfpos.ua of
>I» 1 hail been di-coveit'd in Colorado.If -ii' li t<i - over\ -hould Ik- made thetrouble \\ould tli-n(»j ar at inn r, f«.»i itwould tumble the *a!u<- of gold in spiteof demoueti/ft'ion, ami until that valueshall be brought low 'n ou»" ine.ius oranother there willhe no improvement ofthe situ ition that will last."
CLAIMS AGAINST CHILI.
More Than Two Millions Asked ByThe Injured Men of the Baltimore.WA-iii.V.'H'N. 1» C. I'apci - w ell'tiled
at tin- State Dt partm* nt a-king for repar-ation' and damage- lor the crew of theluited Stales r.l'-ain-hii> Baltimore. of theC hilian (iovernmeiit for injuries receivednr.d false impiimminent undergone at thetime of tiie riots at Valparaiso in OctoberIM»1. The dainagi - c'ainied aggregate$'?2,n{»5.000. as follows :
False Impi isunnu nt and Assault ?JohnMrAdam, $:'.o.ooo; Julin Downey. f!O,-000; Andv lloyle. $J0,000;O. NVellcland,$:}o.000.
Very Oravo In juries Jeremiah Ander-son. $150.ooo; John 11 iinilton, $ 150.000;(lei>rge I'anter, 1 ?"><>.« M »<».
Serious In juries .|(»>, ph Quigh\\ £inoO0O; John M< bride, i?!<»0.? \u25a0«)<>; Williaml.aev. *100.000; M lloiilehan, $100,000;William Caullield, $»5,000; I'. MeWil-li ons .$75,000; Jnnies M. Johnson, $75,-O00: John Koonnv.STa.noo; James Gillen,$00,000; F. Clifford. .s''>o,ooo; F. Freder-ick . $'">0.(100; F 11. Smith, S'IO.OUO War-ren Brown, SSO,0 1'00; U J. J. Hodge,$50,000; John Uutler, $50,000; C. C.Williams. $.">0,000.
Fal>e linprisoiiinent and bight AssaultJohn W. Fre< -e. $40,000; Thomas (Jal-
laglter. $lo.oi)0; < . II Ciith. $40,000;W. Sullivan. $10,000; Andrew Nelson,>10.000; S W. Cook. $ 0,000; H. Cllll-I'in'diam. £ ;o ono. | Vici (>'Nx'il!,s:?o.ooo;I'etei loluisoii. $:?'». ooy; A'd'.ed$\u25a0?0.000; Adolph Suaiison. $:!0.00i).
Tito Great Wall of China.. A correspondent of the London
Illustrated News, who has recentlytraveled across Siberia, Mongolia andthe Gold desert, catering Northern Chinaby the Nankow I'ass, gives nn interestingaccount of2 the world renowned "GreatWall of China." "I had fully preparedmyse'f for something wonderful," *-iys |the correspondent, "but this marv.elouswork Ttiore than re alized my e \peetnt iocsand fa rly heid me spylib_>und for a fewminute.?. One can form some idea of thepanic the Celesti:d<i must have, been inwhen they undertook suCh a giganticbarrier. What struck v.,e must in thiswall was its w <llO mil .-".ate of preserva-tion, the symmetrically he wn stouts ofwhich It is composed showing but fewsigns of the ravages of time.
' Thebuilding of the gigantic wall is said tohave been commenced by FwperoiChe-llwrttig-Te in t :e year -J 1. H. C.,but it was uot completed until severalhundred years later. It, extends to alength of more than 2000 milei, is fromtwenty-five to tliirtv feet high, and hasa varying from t we've to seven-teen feet. It .oan eajrth wall, lined withbrick 011 both I provided withnumerous turrets and battlements.?Frank Leslie's.
Ho>\ a lius.-ia n Peasant bit>S.Count Leo lolstoi dese; ibci thus
recentlv to Octave Hon i iille,who vi-itedhim at JasnajA-l'oji i.a, how 1 Kussiau*peasant dies:
"Death is dark and terriUo 011 thethe canvas of tic painter, but tore inthis country it is almost a pietun* of
mirth. I just ca ne"*from a peisaut ?
deathbed. The man knew that he must |die aud his pain lasted several day-', yet
uot once did his serenity of soul leavo jhiu). When death vas .pule near, and,as is customary, a wav d taper '. as placed 1in his hand, his faee ; »-s;i tied a 1 expres-
sion of uiiuttc tb'.c lrijjipines . !t - iih
strange to me that atter -u- - u a f";iiu
that I have i'eit iittb- emotiju. Asid 3
from all religious feeling, death is for
these people .t release from trouble; ;therefore, all tb-« »' tti cloud 01
sorrow seen else vuer> . b i-> t'C p ice,
the slumber whie'i tie- p imt irillonged tor in the dep'h ol os iiii-icry,
aud the sorrow of 1 ivi«i_ ii over. '
Phosphate Men Gloomy.
M.uo.<. <;A -Freight Ay nt Doc y,of the 'Jc">rg a Sou?lie: n Kadi r>. 11. return-ed home fiom S .utli ' iiolina. wlnap hehad been sine'- the lirsl of the :r, ! ??k---ing after the phosphate I 1 - no.- in thatState for his road. Mi Dor*ey Reportsgreat gloom in tie pho-i h '<* i:.«iu-tiy ofSouth Carolina, and - tint tin bud-ne-s has been badly 1 1 ippl' d t hi- -? a ?< n.
Nothing iik< the ai . mt <-f pho-pha'esold last h -Id this Ihedemand in bu- ::ie»« i not I>-- thin i 0per c"t-li* N'oiie of th [i wd-» ?, i" i;ow 4 :i
operation, and K' ' 1 "- 1 n a:- out of ein-
plovn'ient. Mi. 1' >i«»y 'h.'ik- th- farm-era of south Georgia wil pnt 50 pi'iless fertibzei- ia the g: md this year
than h«s evei u( ' k: \u25a01 w a
Mr. Holden's Funeral.
lUi.Eiou. N ?The : in'.: d -'J t'nelate t x-Covei 1101 Wiiirini Holden washeld 11031 Kd'.i'on >tit-'t
chuich here Wedne* av 'ifternoon. 1 tio
intermeLt wa&inOakw >o<l I heTypographicai'L ni 2 attend- i in H body.
An Ex-Governor Burned to D:-ath.
LITTLEROCK, ARK ExGov. Elias N.Con way wa- a"i/'tdt .' 1 \u25a0 i ? iruedin Irs own residence It is suppi -\u25a0 thewas as'ee,) at jth' time, lb w - very oldand feeble, huite eccentric and livedalone, not allti*.'. i:u any one else -to weepon the preiui- -
Death of Col. John T. P.hett.
CoLUKBIA, S. tF.x-May J :.n T.Rhett died Sunday after a lingering ill-ness of oue Di' nth. He was »t'i'.k»:nwith paralysis on the 31st of Januaiy.
