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I II is estimated by the New York
that 400,000,000 of the human race makr
use of opium, not as a medicine, but for
its exhilarating effects. From 200,000,
000 to 300,000,000 employ hesheesh foi
the same purpose. The betel nut ii
masticated by 100,000,00') inhabitant!
of Farther India and the Hands of the
Pacific and Indian Oceans, while 10,000000
more indulge in the use of cocoa.
The entire annual rainfall of tho
United States has been estimated by ,
Professor T. liussel, of the Signal Service,
at about 1400 cubic miles. The <
water would fill a ditch, half a mile '
deep and a mile wide, extending from '
New York to Ban Francisco; and the f
average entire fall per second would fill t
a cubical box with edges of 1ST feet.
It is pleasing, confesses the New York
Sun, to obtain official information that v
k there is no danger of the im ncdiate ex- j1
" tinction of the American buffalo, as this t
superb boast has foun l a quiet and l4
happy home in the Yellowstone National ''
Park. It is to be feared, however, that
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the habits and even tho natural qualities j,
of the buffa'o are undergoing a serious p
change in tho Park, and that he is be- '
coming a tame and well-dispose I quad- '
ruped. It is truly sad to think that the
vast herds which roa ued proudly over
the p'.aius, even as late as tlio middle of ''
the present c?y ltury, have disappeared. ^
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Tho United Strcici GntsUe (London) c<
observes: "The encomium pronounced I 11
. by the German Emperor on tho drinking ^
and duelling corps of Gsr.nan univorsl- ^
ties meets with very little sympathy m
amongst our officers. Tiint it is well to
cultivate manliness an I disregard of '1:
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pain is Ireely admitted, but it is contended
that this object can be attained
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witii'jnt mo revolting slicing ot nosos al
aud slitting of lips. There words, how- Ul
ever, uttered by William tho Second,
'Traiuyour courage, vour discipliu-2 and
ar
your obedience, without winch we can*
not as a State continue to live,' aro vi
worthy of being remembered and taken,
to heart.
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According to the Grand Junction
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(Col.) N?<xs there is red tapecveu in tho
tute was fouud to have one of his feet
endowed with a surplus toe, and the Su- c\
perintendet ordered a pair of shoes for p,
hina from a local shop, at a co3t of $5. ki
Secretary Noble disputed the bill. Then a!
the Superintendent wrote to the Secretary
"Indian boy here with six toes;
can't possibly wear Government shoe. p
What shall 1 do?" The Secretary an- ii<
swered: "Off with his toe." Next
the Superintendent asked: "Which ''
toe?" And the Secretary wrote: "Sixth j,
toe, of course." If the Secretary thought r<
that that euucd it he was wrong. Again ,(
the Superintendent addressed him, saying:
"Toe off. What shall I do with 't
it?" To which the Secretary made final I]
answer: "Ship to Topeka for interment 01
in Government graveyard."
It will be interesting to remember a J
prophecy which Sir John Mcdonald once c<
made to a reporter of the New York Sun ^
with regard to the future of Canada. 11
He said that in time the provinces of
Ontario and Quebec, will form a greater
France. He thought France was de- ''
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clinimr. while in the old proviuces of a
' Canada the French were multiplying liko h
nothing the world has seen before. Not
only do they have large families, but
they possess all the thrift of the French 'f'
and are steadily buying up the land.
Like that of our New England the soil r|
is comparatively poor and difficult of h
cultivation, and the English, Irish and a
Scotch are leaving it for the prairie, the 1
plains and the Pacific coast, "and," said *
ho, "whenever such a farmer expresses a
desire to go West his next door neighbor,
a P'renchman, stands ready to buy him v
out. Soon there will ho few except f
Frenchmen left in old Canada." ?
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California is fast gaining a pto nincnt
position as a dairy State, declares the
A'nericni Dairym in, some of the finest
French cheeses being ma le there. In *j
18S0 Mr. Ij. Cantel st ?rte 1 a factory at ]
Petaluma for the purpose or maiufac- (
turing the celebrate I French creim 1
cheese, and, although at first he fouo I it
hnrd to introluco his pro 1 net in San (
Francisco and other eitei o;i the Pacific i
slope, he h is by his perseverance built
up a first-class trade for the special
brands of fine cheese m mnfacturc 1 by ]
him, which are French cream, Camca* 1
bert, Brie, Neufchatel, Uerone and 1
Roquefort cheese, all of which aro popular,
not only with the epicures in all the
principal cities in California, but also in 1
Oregon, and Ik; is no v exporting large
quantities to the Tahiti an I Sandwich
Islands. If manufacturers of luuse fancy
cheese on this side of the Rocky Mountains
do not bestir themselves, it will be
but a short time until Mr. C intel, or
some other enterprising manufacturer of
California, controls the Eastern trade
for this line of dairy products, which are
growing in favor among the better class
of consumers all over this continent.
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A Digest of All the Principal Hap. vo*
penings in Our Galaxy of ('Ul
Southern States.
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VIRGINIA. Flo
UVl!
The prohibition contest in North Dan- CQr<
rillc was won by the ' wets." tjea,
Aliek Wade a negro, his dog and a insi
:oon were killed by the falling tree while
?oou hunting in Bedford county a few
lays since. T
llie Campbell county election nun for For
Superior Il.m. IH.u. JumUUU1 III IBfUf W'
be Itepublican trntcste*. 100
The Bell Telephone Company has a
lirect line from Richmond to New York. l>rl8'
Professor Noah K. Davis, of the Uni- ^
crsity of Virginia, has consented at the
agent request of the teachers of the J
laptist Sunday school in Charlottesville 'aH
0 deliver a lecture before *' every to hi
'riday evening on the SuJi school ul"
sson of the followiug Sunday. |nte
A few days agosbrne workmen digging jM,
n property belonging to aland company ^n.j
1 Northeast Norfolk, unearthed an old tf10JS
ot containing $5,000 in gold and silver.
'lie money is in possession of the land {j
ompany.
NORTH CAROLINA. JUD
A new $15,000 court house is to be ^
uilt at Wadcsboro.
The Western North Carolina Raidroad
as bceu completed to Murphy, county
:at of Cherokee, the extreme western Ct
junty of North Carolina, and trains arc Judg
inv running there from A?U?viiU. ?
Mis? Helen, daughter of the late Gov- 'a^'
nor Fowle, of North Carolina, is to wed
r. Knight, a prominent and wealthy deuc
an of Chicago. out !
The Jninesvilleand Washington r. Atari tacki
is been sold to the Sutlolk and Ci ^*'ua lease
Prof. Winston, of the North Carolina wife
niversity, has returned from his tour to his n
1 the principal Northern colleges and here
jiversities iu the interest of his Institute. He si
Negotiations nic invited for furnishing at m
iek and lumber for the wwiinn nt ii..? !>< *
id probably six tobacco factories al her a
atesville on the property of the States- the \
Ue Development Co. ball
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Sam Campbell, colored, who killed trage
urner Fowler,- also colored, in Hunter his si
iwuship, Laurens couuty, last Decern- incnt
jw v.illll.Cu. ilv In ll?? >.? The
annual exhibit of the State Horti- jl ?
ilturnl Society will be held in tureen- ''c "
He on August 13, 14 and 15. Liberal n?og
remiums arc ollered for exhibits of nil sig
inds of fruits, flowers and vegetables t.ouc
id State cnuued goods. t,oa
Floreuce couuty has the honor of putng
the first new tobacco ou the market
lis season, from the plantation of W.
. Clausseu. Florence will soon have Gov.
L?r tobacco warehouse ready.
Comptroller Geueral Ellerbcc has dcned
to pay the salary of Supervisor ^ j'
ant well, who was removed from office . j
y Gov. Tillman and whom the couits ."u.
-instated. This mav be taking the mat- 111 . )
. ? met 1
?r to the courts again. .
There is a contest pending over the <;r
lection of a major of the 3rd battalion
f State troops. Messrs. Westfield and a,
[unt, of Greenville, were candidates, At
ne gentleman being a member of the
Irecnville Guards and the other of the ju
lutii-r OukviIk. Tiro fnee of the returns (;?
low Mr. Hunt elected. Mr. West field Oliai
fill contest on the ground that Hunt's jyp
imnany voted men that were not mem- McN
era. Geneial Hichlmrg has referred the
latter to Col. Caslc. u c
TENNESSEE. AI
Ed O'Connor, of Tullahomn, westaken )U|j0
) a grove near that place by masked ;p|
u*n and whipped severely with switches. (<,
In; iiiivgcu I .i'uSC V, ao thai lie uihilt'Ull'd y,
is wife.
S. .1. Moigan, of Ilaniman, proposes 'J'l
lie organization of a stock company to
evelop brown sandstone (pineries beween
Knoxvillc and Chattanooga.
An election was hold in Knoxvillc ...?
'hursdav to decide whether or not bouds J
or sewerage and Inidge building to (lie i'^'
mount of $500,000 should be issued
mor
"lie vote was live to one hi the adiima- stro
ive. dier
Governor Buchanan and Col. Granville
levier liuve arrived ntUrierviUe with three
ii11 itin companies and tpiclled the riot. .on'
vhere, Wednesday morning. d"0 armed ,n"
ree laborers drove the convicts and "j1."
piards from the Tennessee Coal and
dining Com panv'a mine.
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GEORGIA. T
The election for iiee ?? hools at Madi
reet
on resulted as follows: 200 votes for and '
Ut against, making a total of 282 polled. ."
I'.wli.r till. Inu tun tliiiil* nf llw> ri'iri^t(> -. "ill
(I voles wen- jequirod, so the election 1
went against free schools by 4 majority, ,
The Piedmont Chautauqua, on the ?|
Seorgia Pacific rail.??:*.?I, north of Atlan- poj
a. has opened and many distinguished ,.(
ipeakcrs from all over the South arc taj,
present. ,Ktr
Hice beer is to some extent taking the 2ne
place of Jamaica ginger in the prohibition
regions of Georgia. In some places
this so-called beer has been prohibited,
and it. is a matter of speculation what I
liquid more vile will be found to take its uri
place. tio
Georgia has ahc.tdv shipped between for
7,000 and 8.0D ' i :o o ds of watermelons Gi
this season, and several thousands more In
tin
ear-loads will go out. The shipments po!
are made as far West as Iowa, WiM-on to
sin, etc. cei
In the death of Miller Willis, the
Georgia evangelist, one of the quceiest (
characters that ever preached the gospel shi
nt a camp meeting, is gone. His pure cai
and holy life was a model for all. wh
FLORIDA. K<
yei
The Lake Ci?y Hank failed Thursday. ten
with $25,000 to $50,000 shortages. I11C
Twelve oranges, which grew on a twig tlx
inches long in George Stone's grove,
ir De Land, completely filled a peck
amre and weighed thirty-five pounds.
The census office has made public the 1
tacco "statistics of Florida The total
uber of plauters in the state during ,
census year was 629; total area de- 1
ed to tobacco 1,169 ncics; total pro- /
t 467,293 pouuds. nnd value crop to
diners, estimated on a basis of actual '
*, #104,631. J
>e Land News: A bad man filled <
rida editor with buckshot, and tie T
ug paragrapber wrote a note to tie
>ner. siying that the cause of his
th was too much leaded matter on lis
de.
OTHER STATES. ?
si
hoa^^^lv^a^w^al^j^^M^^^d^^ d'
shares of World's Fair stock, being y*
first man to subscribe to the enter- if
e of his State. I1
rchbishop Janssens, of New Orleans,
Otly addressed at the Convent of the J1'
v Family, in that city, a large assem- ~
;e of colored people who. in answer 'j1
n invitation issued by the Sisters, hud
inglv responded. 'I he object of the l*j
ting was to raise funds to build a
c for colored girls where they would ,n
aught trades. The discourse of the w
ibishop proved highly satisfactory to ^
e present, and a committee was apted
to formulate plans to raise the
ssary funds, about $20,000. re
GE WARDERCOMMITS SUICIDE o.
as
Was to Have Been Tried for the *v'
Murder of His Uon-in-law. St
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iattahoooa, Tenn., [Special ]?
^eJ. A. Warder, who is under iu- W(
3d" suicide in the night at his rcsi- ^
e on Lookout Mountain by blowiug t.;,
lis brains. Since the death of his til
n-law Judge Warder has been at- |JC
ed with melancholia. Siuce his re- m
from confiinemcnt he has been reig
on Lookout Mountain with his j?
and mother. Upon the advice of
lothcr, lie went to the city, so as to wj
lieved of the monotony of rural life. ,n
ecured a pistol in C'hattauooga, and
idniglit, after saying his prayers in uu
tresencc of his mother aud bidding
n affectionate good-by, he placed
venpon to his temple and fired, the
enntering liis brain and causing
1 in about two hours.
'. Warder, before the unfortunate
dy in which he killed Mr. Fayette,
in-in-law, was one of the most prom- ^
. politicians in the State. At one
frTHic Supretiic'Bgnch orth&mte. 7}
as attorney of the city of Chatta- wj
a up to Wednesday night, when his ^
nation was accepted by the City cj(
icil. His suicide has created a 6ensa- y
throughout the State.
THl" nuin f! A MP A TliM
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Campbell Renominated By the W
Democrats.
lo
evei.anp, Ohio, [Special.]?One of p,
ingest and at the same time most in- j{
onions conventions ever assembled In
e history of the Ohio Democracy je
here and nominated the following "ra
t: le
>vcrnor?James E. Campbell. bi
eutcuant-Governor?W. V. Marquis. tt
ulitor?Hon. T. E. Peckinpaugh.
torney-General?John P. Bailey,
ate Treasurer?C. E. Akernian.
dgo Supreme Court -G. II. Wald.
immissioner Common Schools les
Miller. !tl
ember Board Public Works?John
'amnra. u
ember Pood and Dairy Commission? ^
?. Trumbo. "
fter passing the usual vote of thanks
ic officers, the convention at 5 p. m. t!
urncd sine die.
ic vote for Governor stood :
unphell 503 7 je b
c?l. 124 9-16 r(
line, 50 o
loinas Johnson, 1 "
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he North State Encampment.
'ilminoton, N. C., [Special. |?The ft
'rent companies of the state 111 i I it Ic. p
3 been steadily arriving at Wrights- v
* for the encampment. Sunday c
ning the First Virginia regiment, 300 n
ng, came in, accompanied by Briga- p
General Charles J. Anderson and j
ral officers of the First Virginia ^
jade. The company from Lincoln- .
N. C., will not be here, as a lynchhas
been threatened there. A great
iber of Confederate pensioners and
?r veterans will go into camp on the
ti. Gen. Hansom delivers an address
1 he 31st.. j
ucsday evening the officers of the c
th Carolina Htatc Guard tendered a ,
ption and gave a grand ball in honor
Jov. Holt and the visiting military a
n Virgin'a. It was held in the ad- c
ably arranged new ball room of the t
nd Beach Hotel.
>11 Wednesday Gov. Holt reviewed all
troops. j
'he Governor made the following ap r
ntmerits: G. W. Myers, captain Co. (
o 01. 1 **r f.n., .
, tin up;, mi in, j.1. i iv^v, ...r t
i Co. "I," iird Kegiment; J. N. <!il> j
ir. 1st Lieutenant. E. S. Blnckwell. ,
I Lieutenant Co. "I."
Tho Third Party in Kentucky.
Lorisvii.i.F., Ky., jSpecial |?At Pad- j
di yesterday the Republican Convenn
decided not to nominate a candidate
the State Senate, lint to support
all am, the People's party candidate,
an in interview there, .!< sse Harper,
People's party leader, said the pur
so is to get a strong vote in Kentucky
show that the People's party will icve
the support of the farmers.
'ontracts have iust lieen made for the
pmcnt via Baltimore of 5,000 tons of
me! coal from Kentucky to London,
lere it will he used in the gas works,
ntucky oanncl eoal has for several
irs been going to England, its cxcelice
justifying the heavy cost of shipnt
to the seaboard and thence across
5 Atlantic.
ULIANCE DEPARTMENT.
?sident PolK Addresses The Order <
/ Officially. ;
i
n Interview With Oongreeaman J
Oates of Alalwm*, on the Alliance
Demands.
i
a tht Brothei hood of the National '
Farmers' Alliance and Jnduttrinl j
Ihiion. ,
It is uow^ppareot that the enemies of l
'form throuuiont the country are m&i - 1
1 sling their fi^cef. for a rigorous and '
e terror iy^jMiMW8ii^MLaad--dcakfla-. j
e will assureaQ^MffiH^OToy'trtiraipb, | i
we bo CAutious^|niahmt, faithful and | i
rm. The outlodVTor the success of the i
rcat reforms *e advocate, was never so
i>pcful and encouraging as now. The
rder tliroughout the whole country is
lilv adding to its numbers, and it is in
icr spirit und is more thoroughly united
tan ever licfore. But the peculiar con
itions confronting ua demand theutost
caution, lest we commit errors,
hich might prove fatal t:i our cause,
lie action of our 8tate Alliances and of
ic Supreme Council, in their forthcomg
annual meetings, will lie universally
gnrded with earnest interest, and the
laructer of that action depends largely
i the wisdom of the subordinate bodies.
The sul>-Alliance are to select members
delegates to the county Alliauees,
liich are to choose delegates to the
ate Alliance, which in turn is to select
legates to tho 8uprcrae Council.
In view of the great and important
ark to bo Allii,
,'iwrsi ^ll I I rrniwawy warn ?
rgeTy directed by the State bodies ami
c Supreme Council, the brotherhood is
mostly admonished to exercise great
re in selecting the men to whom must
entrusted the responsibility of guiding
ir course as an Oraer.
Let those who are to legislate for us.
the State Alliances and in the Supreme
juncil, be not only our ablest nad
isest nieu, but let iheir loyalty to our
use be without taint or taruish.
Put none but true and faithful Aliicemen
on guard in this hour or our
eat need, and all wi I be well.
L. L. Polk.
Pres. N. F. A. and I. U.
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If there is a person on earth whom the t'
erage politician hates "worse 'n thuu- 1
r^tist^eJ^^a^M^^V^know^soin^ 1
under of the polHn'an ?
!io during the qortpaign dotes out to c
e rurul districts She specific taffy the 1
ly "boss" has furnished him.?Pacific t
nion Alliance Farmer. s
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Perry Hutchinson, of Marshall Co., has 1
>0,000 bushels of enrn cribbed at Mary.- '
lie, for which he paid 17 cents a bushel *
rithiu the last few\ days he has been
fered 50 cents a buthel for the entire !
t. but he is holding It on for a higher !
rice, end will doubtless get it. Mr 1
utchinson will clear at least twice as V
uch as he invested, and will wad his '
ans with a clear profit of $40,000. How *'
lw that will make *e chumps feel who
t Kansas coin go Jjfetfging at 15 cents n
ushel when they had plenty of money .
> take it in.?Kansas City Star.
OATES AND TIK OiAUANCK.
Washington, D. P
ti %tciVT?^lWfe^yl|^BTtUhSffcity or f
lo reported intervlqj^rwifcii him come
recks ago, in which he was quoted as 1
rying that the Democracy must beat the
lliance out ofexis^nce.
As an agricultural organization he ]
tiinks the Alliuncc a good thiDg. He
rvors all the demands of the Alliance
Kccpt the Huh-Jreasury and land loan
ills and Onvcrnment ov.'n*r?hip of IY.il (
>ads, hut coudemus Alliance methods to J
btaiu control of the Democratic party
i the South and commit it to the sup- '
ort of these three objectionable measres.
'
He says that, the complaints of the '
lrmers are iust. hut some of the rcuicdirq
reposed by the Alliance arc infinitely
rnrsc than the disease; that the Drmoratic
party favors the reduction of taxes,
lore extended markets for agricultural '
rod nets and a greater volume of money.
le adds that if tne Democrats g<t con- ]
rol of che Oovernment farmers will find
n these im-amirod relief they seek and ,
re entitled to.
He strongly condemns all secret metli- ,
ids in politics; denounces the three mcas- |
ires named as the most radical, paternal
,nd centralizing of any ever advocated
>y any party iu the United States* He
alls on the Alliance leaders to furnish a
:i!! of particular as to their Democracy,
nrl tavors making a test of opinion in
very convention by a resolution against 1
hese three measures.
an alliance rumor.
davibboro, ga., ISpccial.J?It ia
earned from a source which leaves no
oom for doubt, that the friends of Hon.
). II. P. Beall, president of Washington
Jouuty Alliance, have been grooming
lim for secretary of the state alliance
since early i 1 'he spring.
Indeed, it may De said, tnat ne is already
announced as a caudidatc, the
county alliance goirg far enough to unanimously
endorse him for that office at a
meetiug recently held at Handsaw lie.
The *- " iiji Mnpg ' lay
claim to mTScira' strength "ftr^eTeet him
at the coming election in August,
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TI1K JONES COUNTY ALLI ANCE.
.Iames, Ga., [Special.]?The Jones
County Alliance at ? regular meeting has
endorsed the Oral* platform. There was
a big barbecue and a public speech by A.
G. IJanieis, whuojnjgr two nours wiiii
such telling effect that tlie entire congregation
of over two thousand people, by a
rising vote and much cheering, cndoised
the sentiments of bis speech.
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TITK ALLIANCN IN LOUISIANA.
1. 8. Adams, hesd of the Farmers' Al
liance of Louisiana, as well as state commissioner
of agriculture, has been unanimously
nominated as a candidate for governor
by the alliance of his parish. Mr. <
Adams will run on the democratic ticket,
being opposed to the third party movement,
and will put his name before the
democratic convention, where he promises
to be a very strong candidate. Several
of the alliances, notably in Catahoula,
Franklin and Calcasieu, have pronounced
in favor of a third partv, and regular alliance
nominations, independent of the
democracy, but it is believed that they
ire hopelessly in a minority, and thai the J
illiance will work inside the democratic
party, and try and secure the gubernatorial
nomination for an allianceman.
inti-lottery man, but conservative, and
drange to say is strongly supported by
;omc of the leading lottery papers.
Adams is extreme anti-lottery.
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TI1E ALLIANCE JUBILANT.
Atlanta, Ga., [Special.J?Atlanta was 1
lie central point of a great Alliauct !
ally Wednesday, thousands of people
icing present at the Piedmont Exposi '
iou grounds. The audience was notice
d?ly an agricultural one, hundreds of
armera coming many miles and thou 8
ands frum this and surrounding coun
ies to hear distinguished speakers '
day or Hemphill welcomed the multitude (
o Atlanta in an address which was en 1
husiastically received. Col. L, F. Liv- r
ngstou, President of the Georgia Alii s
nee, Congressman from this district, !.
iresided. The first speaker was Gen. J.
1. Weaver, of Iowa. He declared in the 8
leginning that the Alliance movement '
v^^^^er^an^^^^egu^Mn^art^ ^
hat the pools and trusts of America were 1
kinning Republicans and Democrats
dike. There was no politics in trusts;
t was with them as it was 11
vith the Dutchman. He was asked "
vlmt his politics were, and his re?ly
was "fifty cents a bushel for corn s
ud five cents a glass for lager beer. My v
mlitics is business. He said it was high '
iine for fanners to make their politics j
heir business. "I am a follower of them
s of Jefferson," continued the speaker, v
1 worship at his shrine politically. 11
Vheu he said 'Eternal vigilance was the
trice of liberty,' he did not menu the J
igilauce of the politician, but the viginice
of the people " u
Weaver brought forth the wildest ap
ilausc from his henrers by declaring that
here are now thirty-eight million more v
icople here than there was twenty-five u
avtn^^a^ffineT^we^clulT^ftnr?1 MUSM1'
tach other what made them dull. He N
old them to feel in their pockets and
hey could auswer that question for themelves.
"I feel," said the General, "that
he time has come when we don't care a
laublc nor a lig for any party. [Apllause.
] We know what we want and
ve're going to have it. If the old paries
get in our way, we'll run right square
iver them. There wou't be as much ^
eft as there was of the Republican party ?
n Kansas last fall '' Continuing Weaver 1
xcluimcd: "I tell you. my friends, the '
udustrial people of this country cannot I
ifford to 1< se another presidential elec '
ion | Wild applause, j Wo must meet 1
he capitalists of the country in the open '
icld and we mint eonuiier them. If wo s
ire kept for another live years under 1
heir laws now in operation, we shall he I
^ Ifc'Tifsf^raves to a T1f77f-plutocrats." *
BPadvocatcd the free coinage of silver *
tud coneluded with a fraternal message '
rom Northern Alliancemen to their '
Jouthern brethren. I
3LAINE WEIGHS 183 POUNDS. 1
t
i
He Expects to Resume Work in 1
Washington on Sept. 24.
Boston, Mass., |Special.J?A reporter
>f the Boston Traveller r-CCt!7C^ r.Z ir.tci :
view with Mr. Blaine at Bar Ilarbor, and i
(lis report bears out previous statements I
lo the effect that the Secretary of State
lias been suffering merely from overwork
ind nervous trouble, and that he is recovering.
The reporter says that Mr. Blaine's
Face shows no traces of disease, but bears
Ihe pleasant expression of a man in the 1
vigor of good health. His eyes were f
, I 1 l.A I I _ I i 1
.lent ami origin. aim ill* gi Ip cnrillai and 1
without tremor There was no evidence <
do which to hang a suspicion that Mr. r
Blaine had any organic disease. Mr. ?
Blaine eats everything he desires, except 1
pastry, and weighs 183 pounds, his normal
weight. He takes a great deal of oxer- i
cisc and transacts the routine affairs of
Btat^^iclating and signing letters. He
takdHmsolutely no medicine.
So firmly convinced arc Mr. Blaine and
the family of the certain; v of his permanent
recovery that Sept ha-, been w J
as the date when lc wdl r? 1111n to Wash
ingtop to assume the (oil duties of his
department again.
National Educational Association.
Tohonto, (>nt., [Special. |? The aiinu
d convention of the National Education
al Association of the United States form
ally opened in the presence of about
(5,000 persons. Hcv. tJ. N. Grant, prin
eipal of (Queen's University, Kingston,
welcomed the delegates on behalf of
Canada, taking the late Sir .loin; Mr
Donald's place. Other Canadians also
delivered welcoming addresses. Short
responses were made by Hon W. K
Garrett, of Tennessee; Hon. W. T. liar
lis, District of Columbia, Commissioner
of Education for United States; Fref "W
II. Bartholomew, of Kentucky, for
Southern Central States; State Supcrin
tendent John E. Massev, of Virginia, for
I V>/. kl/m i ( IkioiI I I / >ii I bi I mop /if
Alabama, for the <?uif Stales; Hon. ,Jns
eph H. Shityr, of Arkansas, President of
the Southern Educational Association foi
the South, and others.
A Petrified Man Found.
Kniwitsvit.t.i'', Im> , |Special |?Fifty
leet under ground in a top coal vein a
miner after making a blast, discovered
the petrified bodv of a man with a cap
on his head. The facial features, head,
body and legs ate in a perfect state of
| preservation.
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DESPERADOES QUELLED.
They Lay An Ambush For The s
Police.
After a Repulse the Toughs are Rout- !,]
ed. The Leaders Jailed and tl
Afterwards Lynched. I<
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LocisvilXB, Ky,, [Special.)?A desperate
attempt was made to assassi- >
iste the Miudlesborough police force d
n the afternoon about three o'clock. in
It seems that a lot of disreputable char- w
ly stationed about Hftecn of their gang in it
ttnhush along the Louisville & Nashville si
railioad, nnd two of the number came ti
lust within the city limits and comnenced
firing their Winchesters. These
wo were Giles Johnson and Frank Kassi- ti
nils. Chief Maples, with a posse of (j(
flicers, went in pursuit of the pnir and (
hey led into the ambush. Over one liun- '
Ircd shots were exchauged. Special o)
dhcer Doraey Williams was Bhot through
with thighs and Patrolman Todeker was j)(
hot through the Uj?. The police were S(
orced to retire. They iclurtied to the (
ity. A posse of about otic hundred
itizens, armed with rifles, was soon
narehing in pursuit. Finally one squad In
nine upon .lohuson and Itassimus at a (I
harp bcud in the road. The toughs q,
hrew up their Winchesters and tired. |>(
The squad returned the flrc and about 75
hots were fired when the toughs
ook to the bush. Rnaaiiuun was rt
aught a fow^miautcs later ^ust as he had ^
kRoffi^Tmoment the officer would have
>een a dead man, as he was only about ^
en feet from Itassimus who was covered
>y the bush. Five Winchesters leveled
it him caused liim to surrender forthw itli
nd he was placed in the city jail here.
About one o'clock at night Johnson x
ent word he would surrender, if he
rould be taken immediately to the coun
y jail at Pineville, as he feared violeuce
icre. He accordingly surrendered to the
leputy sheriff outside the city limits and 1 di
vas smuggled to the county site on the . 1)
' o'clock train. I
About 4 o'clock in the morning a ' tc
iowd of masked men entered jailer Pol- 1 pi
id's sleeping apartment at the city jail, ! R
nd with pistols to his head demanded ! tli
lie kejs to the jail. The jailer was forced i Pi
u give up the keys. The crowd then at
rent into the jail, took Rassimus out | y<
nd led him to the big bridge over the i
vhen he was cut down. A placard was ] tt
lieu tacked on the bridge rail juBt above i fi
he body, bearriog this inctiptiou: a>
'Warnino?This is the fate of all would- b
ic murderers." I,
Ae to State Encampments.
The State of Georgia appropriated y
^:l0,(?000 for the cucamptnent of its troops ; < ;
it Chicknmauga, and the public there ! U
nade large donations. It was not a ' c<
rigade ouc.ampmcnt, but the troops were ii
nit in by regimeut8. It turns out that h
lie appropration has been exhausted,and N
leariy one-fourth of the troops who were C
lrdered into encampment will have to 1 Ii
tay at home. A bill to make further np j M
iropriation for camping these troops , tl
assed the Georgia House, but failed for j w
vant of a constitutional majority in the j
senate. In Alabama matters seem to
mve lieen conducted in a more success'ill
manner. That State appropriated ,
M 3,000 for the encampment of the troops (.
ind the people of Mobile gave $2,000 p
nore. Thirty-six infantry companies, tl
hree troops of cavalry and three batter- v
os. aggregating 1,500 men, transported j.
From all sections of the State, were concentrated
as a brigade in the extreme
southwestern part of the State and sub- j
sisted for nearly ten days. The cost of ;
tii oi mis, including preparation of camp j
ground, etc., was about one hundred dol- ' .
lars less than the estimates.
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May Build in Alabama. I
A special London cable to the New , '
Votk Herald of Inst Sunday said:
The closing of the great Welsh linplatc '
actorics made a sensation here. Out of
<0 about two-thirds have suspended, but "
I have trustworthy information that the '
dosing was the result of a joint agree- 'j
nent. So much tinplcie hail been rush- '
ill over to escape tun operation of the ^
McKinley law that the Ameriean market
was overstocked, and the present move- *'
inent is an effort to relieve the market so f
as to raise prices. This had the disas- 1
11oils result of laising prices to a point '
that induced Americans to build their ^
own factoiies. On the first of next '
month the owners will decide whether 1
the fartoiic? m; opened or not. Many i
are in favor of flooding the Ameriean '
market and keeping pi ires so low as to [
discourage the home efforts at manufae- <
turing. Several manufacturers have 'I
sent agents to the iron regions of Ala- i
bama to investigate the advisability of s
putting up plate tin works there. Thirty I
thousand Welshmen thrown out of work n
urc eagerly awaiting the icsult. | j
N. Y. Free Masons Entertained. 1
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Nmv Yoiik City, |Special. | A throng |
of Free Masons and their wives, sisters, ^
and daughters, nmny of the latter being <
ineinbers of the order of the Knstcrn Star, '
gathered at the spacious house and >]
grounds forming the old President Ty- <
ter residence at West BtiRhton, Wst?n
Island. They were the guests of Mrs. '
M. A. Baldwin Douglas, Worthy Martha 1
of the Grand Chapter of the Eastern Star
in this State. Mia. Douglas provided a
bountiful feast. There v.ar. dancing on
a large platform erected for the occasion.
In the evening Mrs. Douglas was pro
scnted with a handsome jewel, the gift
of her sisters in the order of the Eastern
Star. , 1
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Yellow lever in Tampico.
A number of eases of yellow fever are i
ported at Tampico, in the State of I
I'amaulipns, Mexico, both outside the <
itv iu the bar, and also in the port I
i.-elf. j
^uiuuun dVi ?9
A FARMERS' INSTITUTE. J
Excellent Address by Dr. Oh am. J
berlain, of Ohio?Othsr Speeches. JE
Pvlaiki, Va., [Special.]?The Farm 9
rn% Institute for tho Ninth Congression- S
I district was called to order at 11 :#0 in 9
ie morning by Lieutenant-Governor Ty- m
r. aud prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. S
look, of tho Christian church, of this a
Hon. H. C. Kent, of Wythe, was then lj
itroduccd as tho presiding officer, and ^
clivercd, as he always does, a speech of ^
ire good sense, during the delivery of sj
h icli ho took occasion to criticise the fl
SMffdwaa8tn3r^rceS|fcalcera alludd
to their flocking together by do?enr :*
istead of by thousands. Professor Masie,
of North Carolina, gave a practical
ilk on ensilage.
A SPKKCII FKOM THE FARMERS .
Dr. Chamberlain, of Ohio, made far
ie best farmer's speech your corresponi-nt
ever heard?a speech from tho farm
id not from the books. It should be #
nblished ami tiud a place in the house
f all of our farmers.
Professor Alwood, of Macksliurg, told
nw to light insect pests, and Mr. Jack
mi, of (he Planter, recommended chicki
culture in an earnest ami entertain?g
speech.
No allusion to the third party was
ade and no kicking out of the party
aces. The farmers stood under one
?g, that of a common country, ami talk1
of nothing but farming, though the
bio farmer did talk of farming of! the
mi a* well as on the farm. lie tttfaiv
id to the enormities of combines and the BTFrjBody
present is charmed with the .
em of tho mountains, the gra^s of our
alleys and the glory of our climate.
TENDERED TO MRS. DAVIS.
he Courtesies of tho Richmond dfc
Danville to the Ex President's
Widow.
Nrw York, |Specinl.|?The following
ispatch was received by Mrs. .lelTersou
avis:
Mrs. Jefferson Davis, New York llo1,
New York City: Have just seen in
ress dispatches your letter selecting
ichmond as the tinal reding place
ic remains of your honored husband,
ermit uic to tender to you private cars
id transportation for the remains and
lurself and family. John II. Inman,
ike 7,000 to 8,000 barrels of whiskey
om NewportNews, Va., to L'remeu,
ad additional very heavy exports are to
e made. During the last few yeais a
rrge amount of Western whiskey has
een sent out of the country to avoid the
aynient of taxes, as the government rewires
the payment of taxes within three
ears from the date of manufacture. By
\p:>rtiug it prior to the date wheu the
ixes are due, it ran be stored in foreign
LWiutrics for several years und then reo
ported. Heretofore the shipments
:ive been made mainly through Boston,
lew York ami Baltimore, but as the
hesapcakc & Ohio handles all of thia
ultie it will now turn it maiuly through
lewport News, and it has been reported
wit several hundred thousand barrels
ill be shipped abroad this year.
Texas Crops and Cattle.
Wkatiikrkokd, Tkx., [Special.]?The
respect for crops, especially corn and
otton, the farmers say, have never been
oiler since the first settling of tho counry.
Corn is, in fact, made, and the
icld will be from forty to fifty bushels
ier acre. Wheat is being threshed and
s yielding about thirty bushels to the
ere. It is especially fine through the
'unbundle section. The great overflow
the lie;! Hivcr coukilay miiicu crops in
he valley, but out on the ridges cveryhing
is in a flourishing condition. <"atle
are being shipped now from the
'liickasaw country, ami hundreds of
lecves in good condition are being takii
out daily.
To Entertain the Business Men.
Ciiaiilkston, S. (Special J?The
usiness men of Charleston liehl a ineetig
and raiser] $1,500 to entertain the
usiness men of the towns of Sumter, l)arngton
and Henncttsvillc July 27th ami
Hth. Invitations will he sent at once to
he prominent men of these cities to come
icre on a special train, which will be
irovided. The programme of entertainnent
will include a banquet at New
Brighton beach, Sullivan's islaiid, on the
17th, ami a grand banquet in the city on
lie 28th Mayor Bryan is chairman of
he committee of arrangements.
Lashed on tho Back.
Nasiivii.i.k, Tcnn.. [Special.]?Ed
)'('onnor, a young white man living at
I'ullahoina, Term., was taken out by a
lo/cn masked men at midnight and
cvcrcly whipped with hickory switches
aid on his bare hack. O'Connor was
narried only three months since to a
iretty little school teacher named Miss
Villiams, of Sheffield, Ala., and they
ived with O'Connor's parents until recntly,
when she left him, charging that
ic and his mother treated her brutally
lie could not stay. This is the cause o?
) Couutu being punished.
[ he Embargo on Aroorican Pork.
Pahi*. ?Lbo Fvaooh m'.-j
Government has decided to accede to the
request of the Hon. Wliitlaw Heid, the
United States Minister, to remove the
embargo upon American pork. The
government has agreed to bring forward
i! mil IIMmi ii y iri|^ (in; ^tutnu i.uoiviua
iIT of May, IHni, mid fixing the duty nt
L'O francs per 100 kilos on all sailed pork,
ham, and bacon imported from the I'niteti
mates.
Aid for Colored People.
Bckfalo, N. Y. [Special )?It is reported
that Mrs. T. L Johnson, a wealthy
lady living near Rochester, gave Rev J.
J. Sinallwood, the colored speaker, $12,[RIO
with which to fmiud an educational
institution for colored people in Virginia,