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'^IgPQpWlfiMbnt engineers have cmiraer tod
no less than 126 rivers iu the Mississippi
Valley, which, in their present
natural state, are not available to steam
navigation, but which might be made
t?o at a very reasonable cost. A two ot
three foot navigation for nine months of
the year might be secure ! on a total of
nearly 15,000 miles, aud with a reasonable
expenditure.
> House purchasers will be pained to
jlearn, thinks tho New York Sun, that
|the diminishing supply of white oak is
'leading to the substitution of the cheaper
fred oak. Car builders report that it
,bends well, and is valuable for doorjstiles,
rails and some other parU^f the |
interiors of cars. The beauty of white
oak and its adaptability to furrfeure
manuiacture have gradually increase I :
the demand for it to such an extent that
'has enhanced its cost. <
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A late Blue Book reveals the fact i
,that out of the 230,000 people, more or !
jess, in Washington, about 27,000 are '
^ Government employes. This means,cx- j
^ plains the Boston Transcript, that there
. are 27,000 people who get living sular- 1
'ies that aro paid to them twice a month
just as regularly as the day comes
'round. That means a vast sum of ready
money disbursed every mouth, and in- J
dicates the highest ratioofgeuer.il prosperity
in any capital under the sun. \
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A very short paragraph, remarks ttio
New York Post, will contain the cssen- ]
tial points of oue of Lloyd's quarterly re I
.turns of marine disasters: hilt few brie!
. announcements have more n>el??eholj *
^ significance. From the latest of theso s
I reports, it seeim that 35B vessels, of all
inationalities, were lost or abaudoned at 3
sea in the last three mouths of 1891. Of '
these, 100 wore owned in the Unite 1 ^
Kingdom and twenty-six by the British
colonies. Next in order rooie Norway, 1
with a loss of sixty-six vessels, and tlio
United States, with a loss of fifty-four |
vessels. <M the British vessels wrecked ^
forty-one were steamers and tif*y-niuo
sailing vessels. Of the steamer? two
were abandoned, four burnt, five foun- a
dered, eight went down after collision,
and nineteen were wrecked; while of 1
the sailing vessel*- twelve wei?- nbnn*
doned, six fouudcred, four sauk through
collision, three are reported missing, and |
twenty-eight were wreckc I. 1
Bays the New York .Sun: 'l'he raag- *
netic needle has been acting iu a very ' '
erratic manner recently in some parts of
France aud Scotland, where its dccli- <
nation now is tweuty to twenty-five ?
minutes greater thaa it was a few mouths
ago, though 110 change has occurred in )
the adjacent regions. Scientific men do f
not know how to account for this magnetic
anomaly, unless it indicates that
? ractal-bearing rocks in the depths of the I
found geological disturbance^ "winerf^'tV -made
apparent at the surface by these I
sinusal vagaries of tho needle. The '
theory was long ago a Ivaueel that terrestrial
magnetism, if we could road it
ariglit, wouki explain winl h going on
In the bowels of the earth; and t I'uo
connection that the geologists arc <lisposed
to trace between the recent magnetic
disturbances and subterranean geology
we have another illustration of the
sciences, a great truth to which Wallace
called attention so vividly when he
based conclusions relating to prehistoric 1
geological changes upon the present dis- 1
tribution of fauna in the Malayan archipelago.
The German Emperor has been treated
to some pretty plaiu speech by the newspapers,
in spite of the many threatened
pruiJCijUtluu.i fui (icaogui 'i'lic Vomioolio
Zekung, one of the most powerful au 1
respected of the Liberal journals, says.
"It would be deplorable if it should go
forth that in Qcruiauy people cannot
temperately speak out their opinions
without risking punishment. Should
this belief gain ground, the mere text of
newspaper articles would soon cease to
have much value, but the public would
learn to read between the linos. Great
rulers have always been distinguished
by a noble regard for the opinions of
others, eveu when opposed to their own.
Joseph II. once wroto, 'Whosoever conscientiously
blames mc or my actions
shows a good intention --tin' of teaching
me and making mc better. If in doing <
so he should for a moment lose sight of '
the respect due to me, I can allord to '
forgive him.' It would be matter for i
* congratulation if the Kcichstag should
ho requested to make such alterations In
the criminal codo as would enable the ,
Crown to act up to the views of tho
liberal-minded Emperor Josopli. Tiion
it voalj no longer i?o the duty of the
Public Prosecutor to interfere with
newspapers every time he thought, with 1
or without reason, that the otleuce of
'Majestats-bcleidi ung' had been com^
matted. This cha igo would bo a blessing
to the Fat her laud. Nothing is more <
in jurious to a throne than the enforced
silence of n
THREE 8TATE8' BRIEFS.
A Condensation of the Principal
Happenings.
The News Gleaned From All Source*
and Prepared For Our
Busy People.
VIRGINIA.
A Y. M. C. A. is being organized at
South Boston.
Preparation are being made to bore
for oil at Stanardsville, Albemarle county.
A $50,000 residence is being built at
Manaasas.
The city of Petersburg has bought for
$75,000 the Virginia and Carolina railroad.
Gov. McKinney baa made a Urge num. ber
of the aDDOintmenta for the auxiliary
board of the Staic Fair Commission,
which is to consist of two members from
each county and city, a total of 226.
An old restaurant bill printed in Rich loiStn
in January, 1864, gives the warlime
prices in Confederate money: Soup,
M.50; chickens. $3.50; roast beef, $3;
haiu and eggs. $3; raw oysters, $2; coffee,
$2; bread and butter, $1.50; a bottle
of champagne, $50; a drink of rye
whiskey, $2; a bottle of ale, $12. and a
:igar, $2
NOBTH CAROLINA.
A creamery is being built at C'hailotte.
A summer school auxiliary of Trinity
College will be established at Pilot
fountain.
The work of grading the Brunswick,
Western and Southern railroad between
jnuthport and Wilmington has begun.
It. Merrill Shaw, a lad nttendiug the
Horner School at Oxford, was drowned 1
ast week in a small flsh pond.
Col. Eugeue E. Harrell, quartermaster
general of th? fcttnte Guard oTTforth Car- ^
>liua, is at Wrightsville inaugurating the
irrangemcnts for the aunual encampment. '
Durham town taxes for the last fiscal |
rear amounted to $61,379.33, less $3,
>63 45 on hand at the beginning. The ,
sxpenditures for the year vverc $59,566.- ,
13,
A memorial nrch is to be erected over
ndcpendence Square at Chailotte for the <
JOth of May celebration; $300 was ap
imprinted by the board of aldermen for
ts erectiou. A permanent arch to c st
?3,000 in then to be erected.
80UTH CAROLINA. !
Edward J. Sawyer has been appointed
is postmaster at HennettsviUe.
The South Carolina Cotton Oil com
lany has been completed at Charleston
vilL I :11111 'l| Kitick A " ;
ncusc oil null wili be erected.
The ( harleaton cotton mill will in til
irobability be moved toLockharl Shoals,
n Union county It is proposed to buy
he Lockhart Shoals site for $50,000,
uid, after effecting a complete reorganization
of the company, move the
ivorks to that point.
The Charleston News and Courier bet
in foot an extensive system of enquiries
is to the probable reduction in cotton
icrcage the replies received figures the
liercentage at 25. It is learned tliat the
farmers will devote this 25 per cent, of
icreage to food crops.
OTHER STATES.
The G. A. R. Department of Georgia
lias bought the old Andersonville prison
ground, sava Dr. Kaue, of Atlanta, and
affile PTTt^bl^^lfpqwtX t^theJf A. R.
September. Cougress will be asked to
establish a solders' home on the ground.
VERY PRECIOUS TO CATHOLICS.
A Itelic for the Devout Worshipper
from tho Basilica.
A New York special says: In a goldlined
casket on flic aitar in the quaiut
I ill lc French church of St. Jean Baptiste,
No. loll East 76th street, has lain each
d iy since Monday from 6:30 until 10 a.
in., the most sacred relic in Catholic eyes
of the days when Christ walked the
earth, which ever reached America. It
is a large fragment of the arm of St. Ann,
mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother
of Jesus. For many centuries it has been
guarded more jealously thnn were ever
guarded royal jewels or kingly crowns by
the Benedict monks at Rome, in the great
basilica of St Paul's, outside the walls.
Nov, by special request of His Holiness,
the Pope, a portion of it is sent to Increase
the faith and devotion of all members of
the church in the United States and
t'anada.
This relic, which will be regarded by
Catholics everywhere with the deepest
feelings of piety and joy, is to be kept at
the Church of St. Anne de Bcaupcre, on
iii" r?t biuMi'iirr river, Auoiucr piece
of arm is on its way, and will be enshrined
in the church where the fragment above
referred to is exposed.
1500 "southern baptists
A Large Convention at Atlanta
Condemning the Chinese
Exclusion Act.
Atlanta, (1a.?The Southern Baptist
i (invention met in Trinity Methodist
lunch. Fifteen hundred delegates are
i i attendance, and .fudge Jonathan Haralson,
of Salem, Ala., was re-elected
president. Joshua Levering, of Maryland;
W. J. Northen, of Georgia; James
I' Kagles, of Arkansas, and L. L.. Foster,
of Texas, were elected presidents.
Before the convention adjourned a rcsaliition
condemning the Chinese exclusion
net as destructive to Christian missions
in China will bn probated. A Piglii- wiii
probably be made on the home and forign
missions boards f)r. Hawthorne
welcomed the convention to Atlanta, and
ilovcrnor Northen to the State.
Measure for Measure.
|F?om the Dawson, Ga., News.J
Two gentlemen in this country married
en Ii other's sister, and now they have
"iuc children each. One family has two
.iris and seven boys, and the other family
.l is two hoys and seven girls.
PRESENTED TO BLAINE.
A Virginian Accosted Him On tft*
Steps of the White House and
Gave Him a Cane.
Washington, D. C.?At About 3:30 in
the afternoon as Secretary Blaine was going
into the White House, where he had
some business with the President, he was
accosted by Mr. A. B C'lowell, a Virgininn,
who said:
"16 this Secretary Blaine?"
''Yes." tep'icd the Secretary, looking
somewhat annoyed.
"You do not remember me, do you?"
coutinued the stranger.
"No, I cau't say that I do," replied the
Secretary.
"Well," rontiuued the Virginian, "I
met you here in Washington aix years
ago, and I came here to tlnd out where
you were living so tlict I could give you
a cane that I made myself, whirh ??-BIStbnCM
1A in cfinriu teT.
"You arc ve y kind," replied the Secr?
tary, looking more comfortable and evidently
well pleased at the unique workuraushin
on the stick.
The Viuriniuu said that the cane waa
made of Georgia pine from one of the
ioists iu Libbv nrison. The head is
formed of knots of roots from the battlefield
of Scveu Pious. There are three
bullets embedded in the head,which were
picked up on the battlefield of Fair Oaks
in making this explanation the donor of
the cane became ?juite enthusiastic and
tipped the Secretary familiarly on the
chest several times, either by way ol emphasis
or to test the Secretary's luugs.
When the cane was handed to him Mr.
Blaine flourished it around several times,
aid it was very haudsome, and that he
greatly appreciated the gift. As he was
about to go upstairs, where the President
was awaiting him. the Virginian drew
from his pocket two handsomely carved
napkin rings made from au oak iccently
felled at Fair Oaks.
' Here, Mr. Secretary," wild the Vir
[ lufan. "I did not forget the ladies of
rour family. I trust you will he kind
nough to present these rings to Mrs.
It aina and your siugle daughter, and say
I made them especially for their use."
The Secretary was profuse in his
hanks, and assured his friend that that
he ladies would prize the rings as high'y
i- he did his walking s'ick. Mr. Crowb
thereupon closed his talk by saying
hat he had always been a great admirer
>f Mr Blaine, and hoped that the he
night eventually become President.
SHOT WHILE STEALING CHICKENS.
An Anson County White Man a Poor
Representative of His Race.
NVadesboko, N. C. ? Robert, or Bob
juweis, an uv <vas ;mwh.s cmiuri', h young
man about 2ft or uo years or age, lion oT
Atlas .lowers, wnt shot through the head
'jy Davis Talton iu the night and iustanty
killed. The circumstances arc as folows:
Mr. Talton and .lowers were
icighbors, living 2J miles from Wadesjoio.
About 10 o'clock in the night Mr.
ralton heard a noise about his fowl
tiouse, which was only a short dis'ance
From his dwelling. He grabbed his pis
tol and ran out of the house, and upon
reaching the yard discovered something
coming out of his fowl house and moving
iround it, which he thought perhaps was
? dog, on account of its appearing so
close to iiie ground; but to he sure, he
hailed and no one answered. He then
tired. .Seeing the object move around the
fowl house and stop, he took the precaution
to hail again, and receiving no response
lie tired again. About this time
sociated
and cried to Mr. Talton. "For God's
sake not to shoot nuy more for that was
Hob .Towers around there, and expected
Bob was killed." Thev got a light and
went to the fowl house aud found Jowers
dead with a bullet through his head.
A tack was found in the fowl house with
one dead chicken in it and another with
its head pulled off lying outside the sack.
Jowers was barefooted and Birmingham
had stood olf some distance from the
house, holding .lowers' shoes, while he
was getting the chickens.
It is said that Birmingham and Jowers
made the plot last Sunday to steal the
chickens and t tke them to a ncj;ro house
where they were frequent visitors and
have them rooked. They were both under
the influence of liquor.
Significant Imports of Cotton.
Notwithstanding the enormous <r p
list year our importations of cotton have
licen iooroiuiug. Tlif?ri importations 1110
from Egypt and Peru, the cotton being
sold on samples or types furnished
exporters. They are required for special
work in manufacturing and cannot be
obtained clswhere, and are rot grown in
litis country. The] Egyptian cotton is
somewhat similar to our Sea Island, and
i: of peculiarly silky and long fibre, w ith
a ellowish ting. It is used mainly by
tl: -ad manufactuiers and makers of fine
yams for underweai ami hosiery.
'I b Peruvian cotton is of a rough
texture, somewhat like wool and of long
staple, and is used for mixture with wool
It js harsh, with a I<mistroug fibre. It
reduces the tendency of goods to shiink,
and at the. same tiinc < aus.es a shrinkage
in their cost. The total crop of tlib
lough Pciuvian cotton never exceeds 50.
O00 bales and our largest imports weir
12,500 bales la-t year. It is put up in
hales of about 180 pounds. The Egyp
tinn cotton is put up in bales of about
750 lbs. each, of whir h we imported
last year 25,000 bales
Most of these shipments reach us by
way of Great Britain, as there is no direct
steam communication with Egypt oi
Peru. Though wo have applied to
numerous manufacturers and agents of
\merican ><dlon. we cannot learn that
these importation-, interfere with the
growth of American cottons, hut the
Egyptian grade might pciliaps be cul
t i vat or 1 in tin- moist districts of the is
lands <>! the Atlantic. The Peruvian
cotton is a soit of cheap shoddy used to
turn out cheap woolen goods, which are
no credit citliei to the manufacturer or
the dealer. We also imported last year
over 10,000,000 lbs. of cotton from Turkish
territory, run lot.I imports of cotton
from all source* i>? foil amounting to
20,00^,817 lbs. Valued at #2,825,004.
POLITICAL EVENTS.
The Camp4?a Ball Rollla* Rapidly t
Along.
Many Men Studying the Beet D? fo
tereals of the X>oer People. t?
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nepretenUtive Watson, of Geofgia, T1
predicts tbat the Third party national
ticket will be Polk end Weaver. p.
After having held St. Paul, Mini., by V
1.400 majority for two years, the I>etno- sv
era's lost it Tuesday, by 1,500. tl
The Washington Post says that Gov. ^
Campbell, of Chip, is an avowed candidate
for the Democratic presidential
nomination. . 4 J?
Klectionifoccurred Tuesdayin various M
Senator Hill declares that the record rv
made by the recently adjourned New 8<1
York Legislature has left the Democratic
party io splendid fighting trim. ta
0 Rev. SAin Small joined a sub-Alliance fe
in Fulton county," Georgia, Thursday, m
preparatory to manning Tor Congress in m
the Atlanta district. ai
It is taid that if Grover Cleveland be M
nominated for the presidency Don. M.
Dickinson, of Michigan will be chosen
chairman of the Democratic national com- 111
mittcc.
PROHIBITIONISTS MEET.
Bangor, Mb ? Tho Prohibition Statee vi
Convention met here this morning, and pi
chose delegates to the National Convent- th
ion, including Neal Dow. tr
teoplk's party growth in florida.
Ocala, Fla.?The People's party of
Florida has issued a call for ? ?:
vintiim '? *li'* ii ' HtTiTrilf"! The Ucra- Ti
ocratic State Convention will meet in
Tampa on the 9atne day. Tho People's
parl y has of late grown rapidly in Florida,
nud it is predicted that it will cast about
6,000 votes next fall. The counties are y?
rapidly organizing for the campaign. ^
they WILL VOTR FOR HARRISON. ci
Nasiivillb.Tknn.?Mora than 600 delega'cs
were in attendance upon the Rcpublican
.State Convention. The Hon.
John E. Mc,Cull,and the Hon. George W.
Wiusfcd" who the candidates for the nom- m'
inatiou for Governor. dc
The latter was nominated ok the first ^
ballot. He lives in Lexington, and is P?
only 34 years old. He has been a prac "i
ticing attorney for several years, and has mi
been prominent in party affairs. Tho m'
election of delegates to the National Conventiou
resulted in favor of ox-Congreasman
Henry C. Evans of Chattanooga, the 0,1
"HXz the
aud James C. Napier of NvBk^fti'or No ^ri
instructions were given, but tboj four "n
deb gates are for Harrison. 1
8. C. Pyott of Chattsnooga was the j*1
temporary chairman and H. B. Lindsay *<ri
of Knox county the permanent chairman m<
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KENTUCKY FURNISHES A CANDIDATE. nB
Frankfort, Ky.?Senator John G.
Carlisle's presidential /candidacy was ftn
formally presented to the Democracy of *M>
this State by a caucus of) his friends held
here. The meeting wii/ a representative v'!
gathering of KentnckA politicians and ?l'
were presided over byJcrtate Senator Mc- s!'
Carn, one of Mr. Carlille's friends. Res- m'
olution8 setting forth that in the present w<
condition of national politics it was the
deliberate sense of the faceting that the
party stood in need of a leader, and com- Dl
mendiner John Grifiin Carlisle to the De.
moeracy of Kentucky and of the United
tut tor
al Democratic conrention and lead tne
the party to victory in November, was Fi
adopted. It is regarded as practically at
settled that the State delegation will go an
to Chicago instructed for Carlisle. no
c!,rvela"b i/etigckart. ^g
Shklbv, N. C.?The Democratic cob no
cut ion was the stormiest ever held ov
n ? Teveland county. . mi
1 lie convention was called to order by gr
:amcs L Webb, chairman of the cxccuive
committee. A fight arose over the go
cport of the credentials committee. ri<
\ Iter a session of two hours and a half gc
lie committee reported in favor of seat
iig two regular delegations against con- tl<
testing Third party delegations that in mi
i wo other precincts there was no repre- to
-cntation, the di-lcgitions have been sent he
by meetings that refused to suppot the Tl
nominees, and that on the canvass of hi
votes Holt and Sanderlin received an te
njiml ?i| ft, &uJ >4cuwiuM(l.()
i lint the delegation to Raleigh be divided cli
equally among the friends of each. to
sii
boies wants to be president. ju
Waterloo, Iowa,?The name of Iowa's M
Democratic Governor will be preseuted to ha
the Democratic natioual convention for pe
the first placs on the presidential ticket, th
That decision was reached at the Black th
llawk county convcution here, when res- va
oluiions eulogizing Gov. Boies and urging
the State convention to select Boies delegates
to the national convention were U
adopted. The chairman of the convention
eulogized cx President Cleveland,
but said he was out of the race. P<
vilas ii their second choice.
Mii/WarKr.E, Wise. ?It is understood
that the State Democratic Convention,
which will meet next week, will instruct |j'
he delegates to the National Convention .
o vote solidly for Cleveland at first, but j '
if it should bo found that bis nomination ur
is not pr^slo the Wjty?nsin delegation
inspected to throw its votes to William j()
t\ Vilas, ex-Secretary of the Interior. It MJ
is said, however, that the latter is in no
sense * candidate for Presidential honors j-*
tillman's victory. 8f
Columbia, S. C. ? The county cooven- sc
tions were held throughout the State and ac
as far as heard from Gov. Tillman niHde k<
a clean sweep with the exception of Rich- ol
lands and Spartanburg and the possible
ebceptiouof Darlington. At thtf Spartan- tli
burg meeting a chair was thrown at the it
chairman and there was almost a riot, to
? a
A marker! ??rlnr?fl?~ 2^ the piuducliot Pi
of eopi or as aguinat preceding years ii ai
reported. pi
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k LAW SUIT FOR A VILLAGE.
ho Titlo to Tryon City in Iatiga- S
tion.---Mra. Oureton Sue*
for Posasaaion.
Shalby, N. l\--Tryon City, beautiful C
r situation ami perched upon a moonin,
is ujw the subject of a big lawsuit,
rs. Mary M Curcton, daughter of (lout
Mills, deceased, tho widow of I>r.
bomas Curetou. formerly of Charlotte,' f
?s begun n law suit and sties for the
jsseaaioti of neai ly the whole of Tryou
itv in 1'itlk i nnntv iiini sl?i> is tbi> onlv '
irviving heir of Oovau ^lilis, cliiins tie
through a State grant for 1150 acrea of
nd giveu in iitat to .Ins. l.ognu. I
Id a recently decided law suit against
t. Garrison for the possession of a ^
t inTryon City, theplaintitT.Mrs. M. M.
a re ton, sained the lov and in this suciwful
suit she first discovered that the
KfJLc.W If-niii ' mini rt tW of f
rjon City. Then the question arisen,
ill the statute of Imitations prevent her
c .very of th's tract alter the lapse of h
i many years? Her law vci s assert that
ic is not barrel hy the statute of limi
tions. for she married l>r, Cureton be>re
she was JM years of age, Hud she reained
a feme covert, or a married wo- I
an, uutil when l)i Cureton died,
id she had begun his suit before tlje
veil years had expired, counting from
?r husband's death
The defendants in this case, involving
any thousands of dollars and many
iautiful residences, asseil that they arc
ady for the issue and that she cauuot
cover. So both sides are confident of
ictory and the lawyers will have fine
ckings and gather many shekels into
icii cuipty treasury. 'I'llis ease will be
ied at the l'olk couuty "court.
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QUADRENNIAL METHODISTS v
dal Wava of Methodism Spreading h
to Every Corner of the Globe.
Omaha, Neb. ? Bishop Wiiircn, the
illiontiiro bishop of Denver, presided at a,
ie opening session of Thursdays Metho- n]
st Conference. Dr. My ley. of New f,
ark, couducled fhe devotional rxer (
scs. ,ii
After the order of business had been
ken up Bishop Foster began reading M
e episcopal address. After congrat- w
ating the assembly upon its auspieioiis n
ccting and passing eulogies upon the
ad officers ami laymen, it states that y
e past iptadrannum had been a pros- p
irons one in the church and that no
Bhops had died. The bishops have ,,
ade more than fifty thousand nssignsnts
of ministers and families with but f,
tie dissatisfaction. Work in foreign p
Ids has been given more than ordinary p
re. Bishop Waldron visited Mexico ^
d South Ainericn in 1?1H> and held convrea~
liifcuujr-ht-tun-if- vlfeirefl .fapan p
d China, being the first bishop to visit p
?rea. Bishop Newman visited Japan ; jt
shop Ni ode visited Mexico, and Bishop
wler circled the globe under assign
nt and held conference in the various p
tions of the earth. Bishop Andrews ,ti
d Bishop tioodsel visited Asia, and y,
shop Mallalicu looked after Bnssia "a
d Bulgaria. These vis't> have had |j
nefieial results, as the same kind of M
;thod ism prevails :n every country c
sited. The increased number of bish
s has not decreased the work to any |
eeial cxteut. A century of growth hits
tdo our book concern the largest in the )'
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jANCHARD UP "SALT RIVER." l?
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l? ''Czar" and the "Watch Dog- of u
tho Treasury" Break Laneee v.
^ "Uiv-rrnM. L). C.?In the House -'
uiay over two hours were ? t Lh 1
tempts to secureamcudincnts involving
tall appropriations for .small creeks, ^
tie of which were carried
Mr. Caruth humorously appealed for (
,000 forfait river, Kentucky, in the j,
me of defeated candidates for olli? e all ^
er the country. !Ie urged the chair in
of the eoiuiuittee, Mr. Blanchard, to (
ant him this small boon. f
Mr. Blanchard replied that so many
mtlcnian hud spokeu tohim abont va- t
>us rivers that be ?li?l not recollect the j
ntlcinan froui Kentucky.
Mr. C'aruth naively inquired if the gen- .
sinan from Louisiana thought this state- (
eut was a proper one to go publicly inthe
Record, j Laughter. | Why was
! not more ingenious in his remarks?
ie "Salt river" was the one stream in 1
s district in which he had a special in- f
rest. | Laughter. |
A had sung was encountered when the
ause was reached fo appropriate f 13,000 '
complete the embankment on the South 1
1c of the Great Miami river near its 1
action with the Ohio. Mr. Reed, of '
nine, and ami Mr Holman, of Indiana,
d quite an acrimonious discussion, and f
ndiog discussion the committee ro e and '
e House took a recess until 8 o'clock c
is evening foi the consideration of pri- 1
iv |>ianpiuii mil'. i
_ (
HE ALLIANCE AT BIRMINGHAM i
I
?* ~~ h
alk Makes a Speech, and Says the j |
Alliance Will Vote the
Omaha Ticket.
i
Bikmimiham, Ai.a. Fifteen Stales |
ere represented at tlie meeting of Al- |
inre presidents and executive commit- i
einen. Mr. Maeune was taken ill just \
sfore the meeting convened nod was ,
lable to leave his room. President Polk (
lied the meeting to order and made a
ng speech, sayiug that he had expected
eli a meeting as this for two Tears. He
;aii in generalities, principally the Almcc
demands, susaking for more than
i hour.
W. F. G wynne, of Tennessee, was m idn
cretary. Tillman, of Tennessee, was
dive and outspoken in his efforts to 1
;cp (lie conference non-partisan and out !
'politics.
The prevailing sentiment is in favor of
le Third party notion, hut those opposing |
lire organizing t licit forces for a fi. lit!
i the finish against such a movement and
iivelv time I* '"eked f.~,i. ^resident
oik openly says now that all the A11 i icemen
will vo e for tlie full People's
irty ticket to I?c n uiiuated at Omaha.
ALLIANCE SAYINGS.
nine Bright News For Oni
AUianremen.
Congressman Livingston of Qeorgil
Pushing the Sub-Treasury Bill.
SONO?IN THR SWKRT BYE AND BY*.
. We're .ill hoard of that beautiful land
The political haven of bliss,
tut when entrance the people demand,
They receive some such answer as thiaIn
the Sweet, Bye and Bvc, etc.
I When reforms and redresses we seek
And petitions most humbly present.
Ve are told to be patient nud meek,
That we'll all see the promised eventIn
the Sweet, Bye and Bye, ete.
rt Many promises thus we've received
That redemption would aoon com
About;
lo more will this yarn be believed,
For our votes they will fruitlessl;
shout?
In tin' Sweet, Bye and Bye, etc.
V. There'll be help for th?* poor bye am
bye,
But not'till the toilers employ
[(dependence t ? do ami deny
I'art in schemes, to let others enjoy?
In the Sweet. Bye ami Bye, etc.
\ There's a Inml that is hotter tha
this,
Where the old party leaders will stew
iml feast on the visions of bliss,
Which no more they'll hold up to ou
view ?
Iii the Sweet, Bye and Bye,
Vv will vote as we ne'er did before,
Iii the sweet. Kvo ???' '?y?\
re will suiter in silence no more.
ON. I,. K. 1.IVINUSTON, OF OKOHOIA, Ol
TIIK SCn-THEASttRY.
Washington, I). (J. ? With a view t<
icertuining bottom facts as to what bn
r will be done for it this session by ri
mn brethren, the piesenteo of the bill
'olonel Livingston, of Georgia. was sec
t the Capitol.
"It is neither dead or sleeping," li
lid. ".lust as soon as the Noyes-Rock
ell election case istinished the committc
n rcfcrmcnt have promised me a iiciriuj
el'otr tliem, and I have agreed with Mi
i'uison of Georgia, to each take an lion
a its advocacy."
"But you don't expect the committee t
five it lavorablo report?"
"No - adverse. But we shall have
ivorable minority report; it will go 01
lie calendar, and no effort will be sparer
> get it before the House for cousidera
'filbll v* J " T-vJ
' "fnat would take unanimous or mil
liis be effected when a single 'I object
lys it to sleep, unless a plurality vote fo
l?"
"I am not prophesying, hut if work wil
i t it up, if fight will got it up, you wil
car some ??f the best sub-treasury thuudc
ml lightning on the floor of the llom
>?i ever listened to. Tell the Allium*
II over the Union that the sub-treasur;
cs next ?n and its standard bearers wil
e it takes no step backward, but on tin
ontrarv, onward."
OTI1KR WASHINGTON NEWS.
Represent itive Dates of Alabama ha
n trod need a bill to provide for refund
ng the taxcH laid and collected on rat
otton, in event that the Supreme Com
olds than the laws providing for its col
action are uncoustitutional. The Pan
hineiican Bureau reports that in seven
duces in Central America flour is mo
rade front bananas, and contains mot
utrirn^iit than rice, beans, or corn,
earn that the condition of wittier when
s reported to be good in Kentucky, an
Visconsin, Iowa, Nebraska. Minnesot
ltd the Pakotus Pining the first <ptar
er of this year 101,080 hags of America
lour were received at Havana as again*
15,874 last year.
A recent circular issued by the Agr
ultural Departinent with respect to tli
ipplication of insecticides, gives the fo
owing as a formula to be u-cd again;
rue bugs, plant lice, and scale inseeli
kerosene 2 gal., water I gal , cotnnin
loap or whale oil foap 4 lb. For tl
rent men t of the apple seal), it rccoit
nends the following to be applied jo
if- tlic floweis n-*?: opening, then 13 01 I
Jays ln'i r, ami tlien twice more at simili
ntervals: Dissolve font pounds of coppi
sulphate in ten or twelve gallons of wat<
ind .stir in five pounds of washing or si
jodu; then add ihno pints of strong atji
iminonia, tlilnte to 40 gallons. The ci
Hilar advises that for the turctilio on tl
ilum, eheriy, peach etc., I wo or three aj
ilications he made during the latter |>ai
rf May for the purpose of destroying tli
idults before they lay their eggs. Tor
Icr leaved plants, such as melons an
incumbers, are injured bv repeated aj
ilications of poison, while plants wit
inner and smoother leaves, such as tli
>rangc, are little affected. ^Hoot planti
luch as beets, turnips, radishes, etc . ai
>ut little injured, whereas foliage plant
ihow what injury there is at once, an
lioney bees .are liable to be killed by th
poison if applied while the plants are i
bloom. The poi on should in all cas<
be highly diluted, arid follow ing a rai
mother applieation should not be mac
for several days. On the whole, the D<
part merit believes from i?s investigation
ilial inscetieidca are not severely injuriot
lo vegetable life, tuid it rceomends the
use in moderate quantities and with di:
cretiou.
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T?K <OTTo? OUTI.OOK.
There is no improvement to note in tV
position of cotton durincr the nast montl
yet we nre of the opinion that the pre
cut low price* will gradually improv
The certainly that the last crop will ti<
exceed O.Ooo.ooo hales is more assurir
than the uncertainty of previous report
There has heen a variety of causes to d
press the market to a point lower than
has touched during the past 50 yeai
The ignorance prevailing as to the e
tent of the cpoi?i the h-.igc forward inov
mcnt of cotton, the decline in silvi
which affect* d European trade, and tl
Conservative policy of close htiyin
which has been adopted by the Mam hi
I
ter spinners, nil these circumstances been
bed a bearish teudeocy. Cotton planting
is now over, and, as far as can be learn* *
r ed, the area will be decreased by 30 per
cent. In Alabama the receipts of fertilizers
this season have been but 80,000
tons, as compared with 100.000 tons laat
i year, and in South Carolina 186.000 tons
against 188,000 a year ago. This showa
eonelu ively either that the area to be
cultivated will be proportionately less, or
that the crop will receive insufficient fertilization,
and must, consequently, be di?
minished in yield. The planters, moreover,
owing to the low prices received
for their last crop, are not in a position
to thoroughly cultivate and care for the
next one. Tr.de abroad cannot lie worse,
but must improve Manufactured! in
Koglaud are holding veiy small stocks of
cotton, and have been running I'ght, as
their business was unsat sfactoi v. Any
improvement in this direction will nt
once stimulate the nniikct for the raw
material It should also he home in
e mind that, in addition to a rcdmcd eiop
rtii, there is a grave probability that the
next yield w.ll not he so nrolitic as the
y last was, for it i? except tonal to have
three excessive yields dining tlitce sueeessive
years. From anothei source >ve
find the India crop to he some 100,000
I short, also that India cotton is being debarred
from Knropean markets, owing to
the hahit now iu vogue of ndti'terating
the long-staple India cottons by mixture
with short staple cottons. Ho much has
this been done that mannfaetnieia in
India are even compelled to import longn
staple cotton from Kgypt The withdrawal
of any quantity of India cotton
' from the Knropean markets w ill cause, hy
that much, an additional consumption of
American, and the low prices, which will
icsult iu the more extended use of American
cotton, will also tend to Its hecotU,'iitf
worr rtrmly i?un?iuu*d tn fonttnent
rt Kttropean markets. ?American Agriculturist.
N Tobacco Growing.
At a recent meeting of the Connecticut.
,, Bosrd of Agricultu e I>r. W. ('. Hturgis
s gave a history of the fungus diseases of
tobacco. He started with the stutoment
I that a man who has grown tobaceo one
II year knows it all, while the man who has
grown it a lifetime comes to believe that
c he knows nothing about it. Fungus,
the speaker said, grew on almost every,,
thing, and that pole sweat on tobacco is
,, caused by fungi. For live mouths he
? has bwu at work experimenting on polesweat
tobacco. He found upon somo
leaves little pimples, which under the
0 microscope showed little and like plants
which on development rapidly grew and
spread. In a glass tube he showed, growU
iog on a piece of potato, .some of the
j fungus plant* which cause jiploawoat.
He found that heat Mgd moisture were
roquired to detrlflflF fclx lTutiffl, and that
wwnu W<nrIflQ dofitefcs waB thd.l'eei ternsweat,
he decided, was a bacterial diseaso
>r growing on tobacco, caused by heat and
moisture. The remedy lies in keeping
1 out heat and moisture from the tobacco
I barns, lie claimed that perpendicular
ventilation was wrong; that sheds should
? he built with horizontal ventilators, and
w these to be placed so that the air would
y. not strike the leaves, but come between
1 the tiers. He also gave the result of
9 quick curing, and stated that such tobacco
would not sweat in the case. Tobacco
must be cured slowly, however, to
secure the best, results. Tobacco cures
s better with leaf and stalk cured together.
' Stripping the green leaves from the stalk
,v in the field is by far the most expensive,
* and leaves thus cured separate from the
stalk will produce a for lc6s weight
He spoke of the bacteria causing sweat
' In cases, and said that he intends to try
'v the experiment of changing the bacteria
0 of Havana and other tobaccos, similar to
1 the experiments given recently in the
d Hartford Times as the result of some Ger(|
man tosearches. Artificial heat will stop
fl pole-sweat. His method of using tlrf
? dig trenches for'WifWB "PjK&d"
" side nud center of the shed, only to he
11 used, however, in unfavorable weather.
1 Another disease of tabacco is stem-rot.
This is caused by a fungi, and may be
remedied by cleanliness. Hake up all
ie refuse from your sheds and burn it
"Another prevention is burning sulphur
" and thoroughly fumigating the sheds before
housing a new crop. He was asked
n if white veins were caused by a fungi,
10 and replied that he thought not.
Dr. E. If. Jenkins spoke on the subjeet
of fertilizing and curing tobacco.
The flavor of tobacco is largely what
;,r gives it a commercial value. Volatile or
er essential oils will give a flavor to tobacco,
er Cigarettes he classed as an abomination,
si The hurning quality of tobacco depends
a largely on potash. A crop or 1,800
1 pounds will take about 150 pounds of*"
>c potash from the soil on which it is grown,
>- and this amount must he added annual y
to the soil, and more than this amount
10 should be used, as the plant will take up
' an excess more rapidly, ami with better
d results, and there is no appreciable loss
>. of potash either by evaporation or by
>1 leaching. Every acre of tobacco takes
,e out 100 pounds of nitrogen. Nitrate of
* soda will not ho held by the soil. Am*
r-e omnia, while remaining as such, will not
ts waste, but is soon dissolved. The soil is
d full of bacteria. Chloroform and other
ie antiseptics will prevent nitrogen from
n leaching through the soil. Nitrogen will
[*g escape from the soil by evaporation.
in How to prevent this is a question. Howie
i"y rye after the tobacco is harvested is a
c- good preventative for this loss. Lime is
Sj also taken to the exteDt of 100 pounds
is per acre from the soii. To replace this
ir loss 'oystershell lime is the beat. Lime
s- a ill neutralize a too large accumulation
of ileitis in the soil, and will aid io pre venting
the loss of nitrogen. The amount
ol water carted into tobacco sheds is
about seven tons per acre. Several tons
IC of this cvapoiates in the barn during
curing; hcuec the need of thorough ven9*
lilation.
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'k A Merchant Shoots Himself.
c- Shslijy, N. C.--.J. \V. Dellingei. ?
it young merchant of this place,1 hot himself
'? accidentally in the left side. Mr. Pi Itx
iuuersavs thn'in changing Siia pisioi from
e- his brenst pocket, to his hip pocket the
sr, hammer caught and the weapon was dislie
charged, wounding him severely but not
g. mortally, lie was carried home aud the
!*" ball was extracted.