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The Osceola times., 1876-11-11
Ceorgia's Gold Mines.
Prom the Atlanta Constitution.

II is certain that few people have any
idea of the amount Of gold that is dug
out of the north Georgia hills and ship
ped to Atlanta every month. Some days
ago we published news note in which
we stated that Messrs. James II. Wylic,
& Co., of this city, received about three
thousand dollars month in gold dust
from that region. We learn that Messrs.
Moore, Marsh & Co. receive double a
much, and that others receive fully that
much. In fact, it pouxs in a yellow
favored city. There are single mills al
Dahlonepa that gel ont six thousand dol
lars worth of gold per month. We do
not believe that less than thirty thou.
sand dollars worth of gold per month
reaches Atlanta from north Georgia, pos.
sibly fifty thousand dollars. Around
Dahlonega there is n perfect nest OF mills,
The Hand gold mining company are iin-
ming at present twenty stamp mills, the
Benning mine ten stamp mills, the Law
renee mine five stamp mills, the Find,ey
mine tventy-nine stamp mills, the Hun
mine five stamp mills. Then We have
sixty-iour stamp mills working within
less than two miles of Dahlonega. Mr.,
Lombard has an eight stamp mill, and
the Ogle mill with a FIVE stamp mill, are
within two or three miles of tho Others.
Besides these, there are several mines in
White county being worked successfully.
There are Others in Hall county doing
quite as well. Apart from the mills
there is perfect swarm of vein workers
or operators, VINO work deposits or veins,
instead OF the ore. They simply wash
the sand and dirt in huge shaking
troughs, and gather the gold specks with
quicksilver, which gathers every parti-
Gle of the metal into an amalgam. These
operations need no mills, but bring a
very large amount of dust into market.
Among others OF the rich mines are
notably the Ballafeld, the Glade, the old
Findley, the Veasey and the Jones.
There are scores of these veins or deposit
mines The little boys in and about Dab
lonega spend their leisure hours in silt.
ing the loose soil in a painful of water,
and make thirty to seventy-tive cents a
dav. We were shown on yesterday a
solid nugget of cold as large as the first
Joint of your little finger that was picked
up by the street-workers in Dahlonega
as they were grading the public road.
Atlanta is the market for all these COM
Panies. They ship quantity of their
dust here. and buy their goods here.
The Osceola times., 1876-11-11
y Items for the Ladies.

A girl in. Charleston has dark blue
hair.
The shop girls of Boston number nearly
one-tenth OF the entire population of the
city.
Out of the fifteen applicants for admis.
sion to Michigan university, none were
rejected.
\ young man on the West side Chica-
go, has been Tilted by his girl for singing
"Meet me by moonlight" Her father
is a stockholder in gas company.
Miss Alice Kingsbury is chiselling her
way to renown rs sculpture in San
Francisco, after making her mark as an
actress.
Miss Lucy c. Brieden, graduate OF
the Mediord Mass high school, has be-
come hopelessly insane This high pres
sure system OF education is more disas-
trous to health than tight lacing and It's
sue-paper shoes.
Ladies who have plants 10 protect arc
informed by the st. Louis Democrat that
S75 overcoat will not cover more
plants than two 2-cent newspapers.
Grace Greenwood rode ona cowcatchel
for forty miles, and when she wa
helped down it took her halt day {,
| get the wrinkles out Of her nose.
Miss Ogden, of Pittsburgh, agraduat'
of Me Philadelphia E.edical college, ha
received an appointment from the Amer
lean board of commissioners for iorei2l
missions 30 the missions at Madura
India.
The Osceola times., 1876-11-11
William AstOr's Tomb.

Trinity cemetery, which lies on the
river bank between one hundred and
fifty-third and one hundred and fifty
fifth streets, is now receiving the adj
dtion OF new vault by Griffith Thomas,
the architect, for William Astor. 1t
will soon be completed. Though the
cost is S25 600, il is not intended to make
it remarkable for anything except sub
stentialty and good taste. The material
is Quincy granite. Its interior dimen
sions are seventeen feet four inches in
length and twelve feet ten inches in
width, the thickness of the walls being
two feet four inches. A marked pecu-
liarty of the vault is the use of plate
glass to light the interior. The tomb is
situated on side hill, the side that
fronts the drive being only about five
feet above the ground, while the rear
walls are thirteen feet. 1t is in the rear
that the glass is placed. Two large
panes, each two feet wide and six feet
high, are placed side by side, separated
only by space about one foot wide.
These panes admit the light, but the
glass is unpublished and consequently not
transparent. The entrance is fiom the
front, through double trap door, down
descent of ten granite steps, The floor
is of granite slabs, six inches thick, laid
on masonry several feet thick. There
are three stone shelves, ranged around
three sides of the interior, each six inches
thick and two feet six inches wide. The
front is marked by the presence of four
granite posts with polished panels. Be
tween the two middle posts rises pedi.
ment over the stone doors, surmounted
by cross. In the center of the pedi.
ment in raised letters is the name "Wil
liam Astor." 4 railing of solid brass
rests on the four walls of the vault, and
is itself capped with granite Gaping
ten inches thick. Brass is used for the
railing because that metal does not stain
stone. Its own dis2oloration will only
add to its beauty and appropriateness
The Osceola times., 1876-11-11
OsCEOLA ARKANSAS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER Il, 1876

The great question is at last settled.
\ Pennsylvania woman says she can
walk twenty miles day in mems clothes
and only twelve in female apparel.
Mrs. Livermore woeps because she is
Il woman.
Mrs. Miller, of California, has line Of
stages
\ woman came slowly along the main
building. She was in great perplexity,
but being wise woman, she stopped to
ask for information, and this is what she
asked; Can you tell me, sir, IS this the
other end OF the building II think
it is" "Well, sir" she cried, "can you
tell me where | shall 60 next ?"
The grandmother Of the late Gen. Nc
Pherson, whose monument was unveiled
at Washington by the society of the
army of the Tennessee on Wednesday.
was invited to be present at the ceremo
mics, but died the day before the invita-
ton reached its destination. She was
ninety-nine years old.
The Osceola times., 1876-11-11
Crop Report.

The digest OF the crop returns for Oc-
tober, as prepared at the department of
agriculture, indicates reduction in the
Weld of the wheat crop of nearly one
sixth, while the quantity is somewhat ~
perior. Every section of the union in
dicates a reduction of product except
the middle states. The figures point to
a yield of about two hundred and forty
FIVE million bushels. Rye is reported
four per cent. less than 1878, but the
quality is better. Barley is six per cent.
less than last year. Buckwheat is full
average Oats show a falling off OF
twenty-three per cent. Every section OF
the union is deficient. The corn crop il
deficient but the figures are not yet Oh
tanned The cotton crop will be arg,
and likely to approach tle heavy yielt
of 1873. Sweet potatot are a full aver
age crup. Sorghum full production
Iobsceo-rsport shows about an sverag
/ production.
The Osceola times., 1876-11-11
FOREIGN.

Dispatches from Europe received on
the 3lst ult. were very conflicting in re-
lation to the European war, but according to
an official telegram, the terms OF the arms.
tice are being finally agreed upon, and their
execution is hourly expected. The London
Post, speaking upon the authority OF its
own correspondent, think. the question OF
armistice is settled, and that conference oil
the powers will shortly be held. The Lon
don Times correspondent at Belgrade tele.
graphs there is no longer any deluson.
The Servians are now ut the feet oil Kussia
or the mercy of Turkey.
A battle was fought on the 29th, in
which the Turks drove the Seryisns from
Diunis after crushing defeat. The Tchcrnay
etf's army is cut in two and completely demor-
allied. Aoryatovitch's command has retired
on Krutchevatzi A great panic prevails at
Belgrade.
The Pope having desired to divide the
Archbi hopric of Lyons into two diocescs,
withou, the consent OF the French govern
ment, the latter has issued decree forbid
ding such division.
Foreign advices from Havana describe
the effects of the last hurricane as very dis
astrous. The sugar crop, which promised to
he exceptionally abundant, will he much re-
duced.
The Official Gazette of the 3lst ult +,
states that Gen. Ignatieh, Russian embassa-
dor at Constantinople, has been instructed
10 demand the Porte's acceptance within
forty-eight hours, of an armstice and sus-
pension of hostilites, otherwise diplomatic
relations between Russia and Turkey will
be broken of, and Gen. Ignatien, with the
whole personal OF the embassy, will leave
Constantinople. This ultimatum OF Russia
to Turkey was DISPATCHED from Luodia,
where the Russian court is sojournlng, TO
/ Constantinople on the 3Oth. \ London
Times correspondent at Vienna says there is
no reason to suppose the Porte will resist
the Russian ultimatum and refuse the
armistice. Its consent to the latter was eS.
pected every moment before the ultimatum
arrived. II remains TO he seen how far
Russia's conciiatory attitude in regard to
the conference will be affected by the Incl.
dent OF the ultimatum.
The next annual conference association
for the reform and codifcation Of the laws
of nations, is announced to be held at Ant
werp on the twenty.6rst Of August next
The burgomaster and authorities Of Ant
werp will receive the association, assisted by
a reception committee from Brussels
The great marine canal connecting
Amsterdam with the German ocean wa
opened Nov. 1st with imposing eeremonie,
at which members OF the cabine, sni foreign
! representatives were present,
The Osceola times., 1876-11-11
A Practical Joke.

A Charlemont marketman, when de-
livering goods one morning, discovered on
leaving the house ofa customer a custard
pie setting in window where the lady
of the house had placed it TO cool for
dinner. He at once appropriated it, and
driving directly to the store of the lady's
husband, called him out and told him he
had "hooked " nice custard pie, and il
he would get some cheese they would
have nice time eating it. OF course
the cheese was forthcoming, and after
satisfactorily disposing of the pie the
question arose what TO do with the plate.
The merchant said that he would take
care of that, and, suiting his actions to
his words, dashed it against the wall.
When the merchant went home to dinner
that day his wife apoloeized for not hav.
ing any desert, saying she made a custard
pie for dinner and left it in the window
to cool, and she supposed some boys
must have stolen it. Her husband wasn't I
pie hungry, and seemed quite pleas d
about something, but kept mum" "
Next morning the merchant, meeting the
marketman, sang out "pie." In reply
the other said "Cheesel And whose
plate was that you smashed ?"
The Osceola times., 1876-11-11
THE WEST.

False alarm of fire created panic in a
Chinese theater on Jackson street, San Fran
cisco, on Tuesday night. The building was
crowded, and rush was made for the single
entrance way, and many were trampled
down in the confusion. The police dragged
out about twenty dead persons and the same
mum Der wounded. The Chinese refused to
render any assistance, and the performers
continued playing until stopped by the po-
lice.
One hundred Sioux Indians left Sid
ney, Neb., for the Indian Territory, on II
tour OF inspection, on the last day of Octo-
Der.
Dispatches received on the 3lst ult,
! report that Gen. Miles had fight with Sit.
! ting Bull on the 2ls, ult., on Cedar Greek,
and completely routed him, killing mum.
Der Of Indians and wounding many. lie
chased IT, Indians about sixty miles, when
they divided, one portion going toward the
agency, and Sitting Bull toward Fort Peck.
The Colorado legislature net the lst
inst. Webster Anthony was elected speaker
of the house, and W. W. Webster president,
protein, of the senate.
The Pacific mail steamer Alaska
sailed on the lst. from San Francisco, for
Hong Kong, via Iakshoma, taking over
three hundred thousand dollars in silver
coin and bullion, a large proportion OF which
was sent by local banks on account OF east
ern and European correspondents, who pre-
fer to settle their Indebtedness in the Orien-
tai markets through this channel, and have
recently purchased bills on San Francisco
to a large amount for that pupose.
Two large buildings belonging to the
Miami, CO.) Powder mills, blew up on Wed
nesday afternoon. One person was killed
instantly and several others badly injured,
Two inches of snow fell at Omaha on
the lst.
Three horse thieves were hung in
Wysndottc Co. Kansas, on Sunday morning.
The telegraphic report from Camp
Stainbaugh, Wyoming, says village of fifty
lodges Of Sho>hones was attacked on Octo-
Der 18th by large Sioux war party, esti-
mated at twelve hundred lodges at Painted
Rock, near the scene of Capt. Bates's fight
in July, 1874, and about ninety miles from
Camp Stainbaugh. As far as learned, only
one Shoshone, by the name of llumpy, es'
caped, who was the Indian that saved the
life of Capt. Henry in Crooks second fight
this summer,
The city clergy OF Chicago have
Joined with Moody and Ssnkey in calling a
grand christian convention at the taber-
nacle. to be held November 22d and 23d.
The United States marshal of San
Fra, sco, has made number of arrests OF
parties charged with Illegal registration,
mostly on the ground of non-ciyilization,
non.resdence and conviction Of crime.
Warrants are out for many others. The
question Of law will be brought before the
Judges OF the United States district and cir
cult court.
The residence of Joseph Lick, in It.
Paul, Min, with portion of the contents,
was consumed by fire on the I'd. Loss, three
thousand dollars Two hours later the resi-
dencc of Y. p. Langford, Just completed and
not occupied was also burned, and the adj
Joining residence, that OF Chief Justice
GilGllan, somewhat injured. Both fires are
believed to have been incendiary.
The Osceola times., 1876-11-11
CONVERSATIONS OF NEWS,
THE SOCTit.

barbour Lewis, formerly member of
congress from the Memphis district. has
~eh appointed register of the land Office at
sSt Lake, vice o. \. Patton.
lhe British bark Crown Jewel of st.
JOINS, arrived at Galveston, on the 30th,
bringing the crew Of the Thomas Winans, of
Port Richmond, y. Y, which went down of
Gfsnd 'aymar island during the late hurr;
cane The vessel and cargo were a total
loss. No loss OF lie.
A despatch from BeIrytown. twenty.
two miles northeast of Woodvile Miss, re.
ports that Mr.. Sturdivant, wife aud tn G
children were murdered in their ksds and
the house burned to conceal the horrible
deed. Before his arrival two negroes. who
pranuss.---1l~ 4 erl.ac5 were cap.
turcd, one hung and the other shot in at.
tempting to escape. Two are still at large,
but can hardly escape arrest. Many colored
citizens assisted IN the capture, and we're
with great difficulty prevented from throw.
Ing the prisoners into the burning embers.
In the federal court at Little Rock. on
jlst ult, Judge II. c. Caldwell on the bench
benjamin ID. Watkins was convicted Of
making counterfeit nckles, AMI sentenced
10 pay fine OF one thousand dollars and
one year in the penitentiary.
The number of postal cards issued
during the month just passed was %, 10000,
being an increase of 2,9777 500, or nearly
fifteen per cent. over the issues in October
last year. This is the largest issue of cards
occurring in any one month since the intro.
ductien of cards. some three years ago.
John Strothero and Samuel Wilson,
both colored, got into a quarrel at negro
ball at St Louis Tuesday night, during which
Wilson drew large pocket knife and
plunged IL into S.rothers breast, killing him
instantly. Wilson is said to have killed a
man in Chicago about Il year ago. lie was
arrested.
\ fire occurred in a wholesale 1rug
house at St. Louis on Thursday evening do
ing damage to the amount of $4,000.
W. d, Stewart, desperate and ct-
IN of the Indian Nation who murdered
man named Henry, was arrested near Cotton
Plant, Ark, on Tuesday, by federal deputy
marshals. lie attempted to escape and was
shot dead
Marshal Leiper has arrived at Little
Rock, from Texas with two Pope county
murderers Tor whom there was $1,000 re.
ward.
viii lleilman, promising young man
living near Little Rock, Ark, recently fell
sixty feet from pecan tree and was in.
stantly killed
\ party OF negroes breke into a resi-
lence near Aiken, South Carolina. on the
ID, and murdered a Mr.. lianslson and his
ncPhewnamed Postman. After robbing the
premises the murderers fred the dwelling.
Aspecial to the Globe Democrat, from
kaufman, Texas, says Eugene Cstchings and
VIM Payne, who murdered John Love near
Terrell, Texas, in May, 1875, have been
banged.
The Osceola times., 1876-11-11
THE EAST.

4 railroad accident near Goldboro,
Pa, on the 30th ult, was the cause of the
death Of FIVE persons, and serious injury of
thirteen others.
Forty thousand people visited the CEN
tennial ON Sunday, Oct. 29th. Over 100000
cash admissions were taken the following
Monday.
The jewelry store of Stern Bros, 6G
Nassau street, was entered by burglars Sat.
urdly evening and the safe broken open and
$4,000 worth of the most valuable portion
of the stock stolen.
Mr.. Walter b. Palmer, for several
ycar- president of the Tenth national bank
OF New York, died on the 3ls,, aged forty
three years
Charles Williams, alias Charles Stew.
ens, convicted some time ago on TIVE indct.
ments, charging him with forging bonds on
The New York Central, and Buffalo, New
York and Erie railroad companies, has been
sentenced to the states prison for fifteen
years.
\ raid was made recently on mum.
ber of lottery places throughout New York
going under the name of the Kentucky lot.
terry, and controlled, it is said, by simmons,
Dickson d Co., and arrested the parties in
charge and carried their stock to the sta
lionhouses.
Harry Hardaker, noted English
thief, jumped from a train near Utica, y. Y,
while under arrest on Wednesday last, and
was killed.
The works of the Buffalo Hardware
GO. have been destroyed by fire.
Another railroad accident occurred on
- y Pennsy lyania road near Center Valley,
On,Ae 1st inst, in which three sleepers we're
cIpsized, aud two persons killed and several
Injured.
In an official report of the recent acci
den. on the Delaware. lsckawanna and
W,,ten railway, superintendent lIalstead
says the rear brakeman, whose duty it was
to he back with a flag, has not been seen
since the accident occurred.
Another accident occurred on the
Pennsylvania railroad on Thursday. One
person was killed and several injured.
The entire front of the residence Of
augustus Juppies, of Rondont, New York
was recently blown out by a charge Of pow
der placed in the window by some maliciou.
person. The occupants Of the house were
uniriured.
VIM. Wheatly, once iavorite actor
died IN New York on the Sd inst.
Wcedcn, Goodwin and Colvar, Were
ionn gully Of manslaughter by aiding in
I've Hing Of the prize fighter Walker a
>,iem, New Jersey. and have been SENTENCED
D.. a. I'd yolrs' imprisonment each in the Tren
: ioa r. a,iar! The :remaining two pris
,NSaers rk and Neary, were sentenced t,
. n impnssn4eus ef tws ysa-,
The Osceola times., 1876-11-11

\ dispatch from Rome to the London
Daily News says that Cardinal Antonelli is
dying. His holiness, the pope, on sunday
ordered consultation of physicians, who
declared the cardinals case hopeless. His
relatives were summoned to his bedside,
and found him unconscious.
a London dispatch dated Nov. lst says:
a Cabinet council has been summoned for
Saturday next, the fourth instant A dis
patch from Belgrade announces that diplo-
matte officials there state that the Forte has
accepted an armistice OF two months and or
dered its army commanders to suspend hos.
tiiities
The London Post publishes, in official
form, the following paragraph: "Turkey
having accepted the armisticc, we under
stand Russia has taken immediate steps TO
press forward negotiations for the arrange
ment of all pending questions on basis of
the English proposals"
In the chamber of deputies at Paris,
on the 3D., the duke dc Cazes, minister Of
foreign affairs, made u statement in regard
TO the policy Of the French government in
the east. lie dwelt principally on the
counrys need of peace, and concluded as
follows; at, contrary to the expectations
of the government, complications should
arise, We shall never ask YOU to compromise
the honor and safety of France in struggle
which does not involve her essential inter
est. Thus having used our best cndeavors
to maintain the peace of Europe, VIC shall
ut least be sure OF being able to maintain il
for ourselves"
The Osceola times., 1876-11-11
Neatne,s nj Home.

Most young girls, nowadays, desire to
marry rich husbands, and in view of that
pleasant destiny, neglect to fit them
selves for the humber walks of lite. In
the country, we admit that grl- are
sometime brought up with an idea of
work, and with suspicion that each may
chance to wed sober, steady, good
looking. industrious young man, who will
be compelled TO earn by severe laber the
subsistence of himself and family. But
city girls rarely cherish such lowly ideas
From the highest to the lowest class in
life, the prevailing idea with all is, that
marriage is to lift them, a. once, above
all necessity for exertion and even the
servant girl dresses and reasons as il she
entertained romantic confidence in her
Cinderllalik destiny of marrying, if
not prince, wealthy man, at least. 1t
is because girls cherish these false ideas
that young men are afraid to marry. The
Young women they meet with are all 80
imbued with notions Of marriage so ut
tefly incompatible with the ordinary re-
lations of life in their station they are
so wholly inexperienced in the economy
of the household they have been taught,
or have taught themselves, such mobile
| disdainn for all kinds of family industry
they have acquired such expectations OF
ladyliko ease and elegance in the matri,
monial connection, that to wed any one
i Of them is 10 secure Il lifelong lease o.
duaestie unpleassntne-s, and purches.
| wretcn1 dness, poverty and despair.
The Osceola times., 1876-11-11
Re-Establishment Of the Fast Mall
Train,

1t is the impression of prominent post
office officials that the commission pro
vided for by congress to investigate the
subject of railway mail transportation
will take strong grounds in their forth
coming report in favor Of the re-establish-
ment of fast mail trains, and will support
their recommendation by the best evi'
dence of their necessity. The business
men of the country, especially those ol
the south and west, urge their re-
establishment, and it is quite possible
that congress will renew the service
This cannot be done unless the claim for
increased compensation Is conceded, whel
every fhility is promised by the railroad
companies.
The Osceola times., 1876-11-11
Grcat Banking Institutions.
San ErancIsco ront.


The paid up capital of the Nevada
bank, sic, 100000 in gold coin, stands
with the exception of the Bank OF Com
merce OF New York, unequaled by that
of any bank in the United States. The
Bank of Commerce has also a capital OF
$40, 900 600, but it i ia currency. The
largest bank in Canada is the Bank OF
Montreal, with capital of $l2,OOO,O0O.
The Merchants bank, in the same city,
has capital of s9,000,000. The follow.
ing is the list of the only banks in the
United States with a capital of $4,000,
600 and upward: Bank of Commerce,
New York, sl0,000,0O0; Nevada bank,
San Francisco, $40 ,000, 900; c. RR. and
banking company, Savannah. $1,000.
600; Bank of California. san Francisco,
S5, 600, 900; Merchants Exchange bank,
San Francisco, 50, 200, 900; American Ex-
change. New York, $1,000, 900; Fourth
National, New York, $1,000, 600. 1t will
be seen that San Francisco now stands
on par with New York as great bank
ing center, and the indications are that
in time the bullion trade of the world
will be controlled by our city, instead el
London, as heretofore.