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, 1877-06-18
THOMAS 81. BENTON.


The lion. John F. Darby delivered an address
on Cot. Thomas II. Benton last evening helore
the 1T. Louis Historical Society. After ai'usion
aud his curly struggles, he re'nicd numerous d
ef,lrhts Of his personal courage, a1ludtnY to bis
rc.cuntres With Foote and others. When he
was Grst nominated for The senate, the opposI-
jon jon ' was @ held a. a ' the old Il Missouri
Hotel, on Man street, In ono uf tho
rooms delegate lay dying, md four stout
ilcgrocs were placed ono at each corner Of tho
be cast his vnte for Benton and died. When
Dcston went In Washington Missouri had not
tecotne State. and 1t required The Compsu'nisc
Olliiof Henry clay to rail-, IL admission. lie
months, but IN all this time lIc kept busy nnd
nrlulrcd tho 8panlsh languagc, having aifaa.ly
learned French from HE a*st,cIAttons with
Frunch families in ~. Louis. When the great
In tho uuitel States Senate who could read tho
tlncuncnt. liz was always ut work, anl Mr..
Webster once paid him neat compliment, say
inL: When the Senator from httsa0url spoke
on asubtcct ilc evIuccd sushsuuna and thorough
rcsearrh that lie wis always cdlacl to hear
him.
Col. Benton never avallcil himself Of tho sum
,ncr holiday. bnt whfo nthcrs were at watering
passed his tlmc IN tic Congressional Library At
bard work mid study. disability was so marked
that tho sentence Of Dr. J"linson OH Goldsmith
was ,,,t "Gss rs W. ~ as a. nr ~ t"S "ofa IT,
cuc,niss n.im,stnI hls rrnnd oh,,Str' and lin
Gsccne once aaId, "Wc can beat the old fellow,
' w. w., Ese a,sy uI ,t ~ vi 'o % ,s
,I, an .uo puMss ,;,s ap.Y y. r. ~ .os
states Senate, liz opposed The railroad System
inr long time aud i,1ado Bntnc
tlsnaEaBnH S9n.pss!aso"s octwcSh ~"
@ nois anil M!ssoar! o,,. on, on that 8 score. M
ne, " ~. ~"
scheme ios 1ho nenes g. o. ~ ssy ana IT.. sta.e.
nc snoko ol iloaglas nav!nG iaYoteu tnc move
1nsnt IN anoIea a,5egtton as nslnG conducive 70
U.s. pcrso.a' op,'.afaty If s a.ssisns on .ae
never he President, Ills legs are too short. ma
s R.n' axn kc ,kcr ~ Gn" ,1H S eao's sn ~ o o
snenEef r. fsa.ed tot m 10 had ~ iranK on nl
ettess, pfoyloing ior % Inc tocation OF senltal
highway to axtcnt from st. LoliIs to San Fran
clsEG: Sf': nooo,.s r,,, ,,,,,or .,,n ,,,o, ,vo..
M rsaa Desr tnn 1ey were w.
Most powerful which t''is country s'as eyer pro p
tlucel. uo never uscd tue phrase "lcltoW-eltt.
Gus 10 ~ steeencs nv plan sis,zens. Ite
n!Waye hpokc o. tt,niscl1 ~ 1he tn,fd person. N
thle Wlau: "CieGto vas 70 Catailno as bciton
10 tmas na','!!ef, t aa.aouf IN one of ~ hs
faMbaRnhs, an lh, up t,le eeahss aIter speech, ar:
ar' waf9y saa 70 hi.n, Hcooae oelleyS yTa 9Ie ere
rnG nK, an sseIen q tese Geopo Me
NV M ays tne case ino terms y. lnonas H. Ben
ton aud tho people arc n y,a. oa.nYinors;"
az nHoaS,o linen m a tsn t rn
tlo 4uwn ot noonsl!te !nst tllght; Hclofo ! !
Gams oiu ~. nos - nonsy aeo o.aess ot s eiass sa,d
. WoMau not oo .ntaei nut Mnen atTSeA az!
cnns'asheeo spcimnxE tnoy wSsa ~ HuietiY
asters @ NJ 'Is inntisnp @ ''' " e'''f'
.n,.,,n. ~. " ,i..,a H., ,.., ... =, ,
sa,ii,. H., c'h sh,sa w. RI H. aao ~ "avs
a au.i '1.s. n wo ~, si'omuu ' It SseaS mteNt' @
, 1877-06-18
FOREST-FIRES.


1..n. nosens seeno nsn.,s, IN nnrn'mra. rs",,r.s
HOWARD cl11, Mlcu., June 1t Thank oodr
So exclaimed hundecd thousand MiehtRAnders
sne osssa nas wnen .1e ~ S,nn ~,
even forest fire.
a calamity "a bsfei Mt. Carmel; there 10 feeling
o,..o - rh,,l -, r.sr a. ma Wit. oyer ihe
psth Of tornado; but men who hare never wit
nesatd forest fse have hot fA nj ides Of IL ter"
nols pow:, 70 a'no.. bio. county 81 the map. map
thsa bs n1s tn eys9as
q as@e. bnt sve:yihnF !. food e.. forest ats;
r.nt q de.o0t ~ 1esve.ot ths beech .nd n. H. y
paIcnss anu dsss them tor 1ae aaEss 70 n'
M os o
1o,N, nna goes Ho"n , wv" ny ~ sts "''"
nm, u ncar ~ ns ~ sacn1s nuntv vb.n
the hses ar,' eee.n In % ahs md;! e.. r. vsraess
p! Gtne nna tnlexsL mns aTay itom r,sgo e "i
Mam onr,'ss5 hnnt tcn se,cs somnk ~ ~
nau osen roH.u anu n,"nsut . "S tn.t nv ens nnat
hsve smiled q Y; ,Jea q gis.. shest: ot Gsms
Climbing 5n"eo ~ aha hn,n.r hut t.nH ,s
asain.t ht.o q az lSss. - Tas ns1. day tasy
s,,,a ~ n.s ecathcd nrt affc, irv stieE.
!.'H t..an. ~ s.nnn. sniinxnS 1hnr sod hc
S,s s ts 9re msa e0nsa aneht ha TIn
sae az tee.,, snS bc heat ~ H. Are droys
taronsh .hs Forest 'eo'sh'ng and b.t'na tFa' fog
the Trn nsmes; t1.9i H.. l., H.. voo,. ~ IN,
we.l 1T t a.. aid tee pioneer ons morning Is wc
q. ee,n ~ ~ 'cam, nv nor NJ hn,ntnu trcc. nnd
sn tc1s su IN. 'o1 Togv ,nnk y lis forc.
n1nn ~ ta: oaos asn ,hn ~
@ 'e se 81 Ha< rFo"W re h oexan ,cn1. - ~.
yokeo ~ oe ~ H. spe} 1a eanr o ~ thc,, o
ha.., sGs e., ,ha =, t"5 .ncn
being out 81 .'aht II W. minutes:
Low vo,es snd ns 'oInsa psS, liz. M nesseo LUZ Ma
;Gns: We .at down 70 tt ta,nnst menn,'x ~ 70 hSnt
over there "a iss'h canss ~ tGf Alarm. nneK M
a,G .TS ~ -, ..ae o ~ ~ e,,St. f., I'u o,.r
amss .Yn, scarcely n"esa r. =, ~, ami
e, ta"i" said the p'onep'. rs tho 'moke c's"
A INT %omen: t.ssa alarm .od ~ new ~ ..rs:
1ng reached ~ Ineso esne foat ilks ths ss "a
hi oi xssa Sssrd Sao. .ss
@ rnT1a might hsTg sss1,s9 G; Hs
Gom6eu: tne *nloke became ; n'askct. ana 'ho heat
va ,iks w rush of Al from . not even.
,,xIt,,, tsnt m,lo awax.wo ma" ran TOT oae
hTes1 eneateu aee LIMA VIZ aet1et' ,..,,
W. Me hAd thteo cotlaten. ! pickeu ap 10Y ~ 2.
Jhe pioneer selzcd hls ct,. lwo yeass JonuEe.,
sta ny *iio took 1he asepiDa baos rom tAo eta-
ole Ihcte Wasni t1mo 70 take uowh snnfe gar.
mr., r% Inc tss ~a1o PICK up eaef'aea s's or
''Th!. wAyIhurry r. ! heard tho pioneer tsll
nt aad easfpag ,ot ereNtn ar ana ohuea " INC
Tho .oaf wa louder and 7rsnder and moro fS!s!. @
fta1EplG fatinR onon W aha stoatn Us wefe 1tt!o
fE0rands of afs, and 10 tns west hall ut,o G"ay;
4fwttf whll ot nama Ian,!rod tcss hiGh.s wai,
Nnen Was coming oown upon @ nc ei1as,nE as nv
'tata nf ST mMeA ~ nnni lNo W.! =! nso rsa w.
tvelvc m!lcs long. en- the Watefs OF Lake Eric
~oa,a nave seas1e'5 a.cnehSo mat. .,,., ,n nj.
ueef thn aehlnhs mo AZ AtaRRcten eNct tno p
= oaeG5, Moso th1n onso a.nmnea sga'nst snc
aIt ".u ma'Mas tanntns nsIy nna tns.o @ auusn mss
when wo roachsd ihs outdoor cellar, place dax
in'o hillside about tonF h.!ndFrd fest from tac
rns"e: xt,h Tas a,l .E fsco f1o.a .mnE"
Thu two children tlsd passed through iii rl~ht. Jul
, 1877-06-18

sp<rtai DtspateA 10 7xs 7stkuHs.
LANaIS0. Mleh., June 17.-fifsscn thnuEand
GELS have bccu distributed tn tha lakes near tALs
city, aud 3, GOO In The 6hlawassca Rlyer.
, 1877-06-18

OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS.
LoxnoN, Juns l7.-AFrlvcd ont, ths atrsmcr
VILE de- Paris. frou, New York, and Pcnusylvan,A.
fsnm phtladciph!A.
Hxw yonx. June 17.--Atrtvtd, Aa steamer city
OF Richmond, frUta Liverpool.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-02-13

INC tiiiClG Dthttlicrs OF Georgia open
Fire on the Internal Revenue on.
cers-Carpenter Means business.
WASHINGTON, January l2.-Nom
nations: h, II. Millner, Newman,
Georgia.
The secretary of the Treasury has
called in ten millions of 5 20 bonds of
the act of March 80, 1865, dated No.
vember Sd, 1868. Interest ceases on
the l2Ch If May, 1877.
Mcintyre, Of the 81 infantry, was
killed on the Feeje Mountains by
thirty Illicit dis'illers, who attacked
the government forces under cover of
night
A dispatch to the commissioner of
internal lrevenue from agent Cham.
berlain, dated Caterville, Va, says in
regard to the raids in the northern
portion of the State that three
stills were destroyed and twenty -four
arrests made.
Matt Carpenter claims to have the
Louisiana case dished up in II way
that will defy the commissions deg
Tuition. 1t will be too nasty. He of
fers to wager the coatings of his own
stomach on the gag.
1t was determined to separate the
two houses on Illinois, but the Demo.
Gratis at the last moment, concluded
not to make objection to Illinois.
Louisiana was reached, objection
made and the houses separated. The
commission meets at ten a IN. to.mor
to hear the argument.
Representative Springer had pre-.
pared objections to the counting of the
vote of George ID. Challee. Springer
says he had complete evidence that
Challee held office when he cast the
vote, but was informed that case
equally as clear from Louisiana could
be presented to the commission and
would thus obtain decision by the
&c omission and afterwards by the two
houses. It WAS feared the Senate
might refuse to sustain the objection
and thus influence the commission,
hence Mr.. Springer by the advice and
appreciation of his friends withheld
his objection.
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CONG RESSiONAL.

Mr.. Carr Re sds the Democratic House
"A Lecture On their Faith In Repub-
Iican Fnirncss aud Juslice Decision.
orthe Commission RepuHintei. a
Senate. BY noon nearly all We
Senators were present. but no busDGess
whatever was transacted, and the
Senate, having affirmed the dEcision
of the electoral commissioY In the
Flo ida csse, on Saturday, awaited
notification from the HousE, that the
body was ready to resume the joint
session,
President Ferry decided tAat no leg
islative business wan in order pending
the decision Of the electoral commits
sion.
At half.pAst twelve the Senate re-
paired to the House; returned half
past four and resumed legislative bus.
ness.
Resolution offered bgains Conrad
u. OOuIueU, CtSuleti INuS ldlu ''E'
under objection. Executive session
adjourned.
In the House, after various pro posi-
tions, Speaker Randall ruled thar there
was nothing in the electoral law that
authorized recompital of the ques-
ton back to the commission. The
response of the House must be aye or
nay.
After spirited aud earnest debate
upon the decision of NSe electoral COM
mission, with respect to the vote of
tlorida, the house decided by strict
party vote that the finding Of the com
/ mission was not correct and that the
/ Tilden electors han been elected In
that State. The clerk Of the House
was then directed TO inform the Sen.
ate of the action OF the House and that
IL was read TO receive that body for the
purpose Of proceeding with the count.
Mr. Carr, from Mr. herrs old dis
tricl, In the course OF aspeech, said
Florida should have been returned loI
Tnden and Hendricks, but slr AZ tht
same time, thold that tbs Democratic
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majority Of this House has no moral
right to con plain that this commits.
sion has rendered a partisan decision
ia reporting the four electoral votes
OF Florid, FIR Hayes and Wheeler.
While | assert that this decision is
contrary to the facts and contrary to
the will Of q large majority OF the
people of the United States, yet l as
boldly assert that tho wrong is charge.
able to a cause further back than the
commission. The wrong rests upon
the shoulders of those who established
this partisan tribunal. When the
Democratic majority Of this House
adopted this law, with the full knowl-
edge that "A majority Of the commission
would be Republicans, governed by
Republican interests, controlled by
Republican interests, swayed by Re-
publican bases and moved by Repub
lican motives, they deliberately aban
doned every claim which the
Democratic masses assented to
the control OF these national Offices.
The commissions have done no more
or less than what ooald or would have
been expected or required Of them;
you erected u tribunal, invested It with
political attribute, and gave thom po-
litical questions to determine which
they&aye settled from, their political
standpoint being Republican they be.
lieved that the Republican candidate
for the presidency was and ought to be
elected. In maintaining their deeIar-
alton they have been true and faithful
to their political sentiments, education
and appropriations. No legal wrong
can be attached to them for this; but
when you rs Democrats deliberately
put such power over such question in
the hands OF tribunal so constituted,
you committed a bold and
daring wrong to your pretended politi-
cal conviction, and assuredly to your
political associates, whose political
sentiments and rights you betrayed,
and abandoned to your political adver.
saries. arise to remind the Demo.
cratic majority that common decency
and your votes on this measure
have estopped you from indulglng in
one word Of criticism against the de-
cision OF that tribunal. lie concluded:
| denounce the majority of the House
as being responsible for the wrong and
recreant, ignOringIy or corruptly re-
creant to the trust coulided in them.
| Applause,1
Directors, on the part of the Demo.
crats-Senator Howe; Representative
ShelIabarger, on the part of the Re
pnblicans. The joint session then id
jOurned.
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GlIAND COMMISSION.

The Papers IN The Louisiana Case Re
ceiveh ara Fiiou-Tbe Array OF Tai
ems Empt0J ed
The electoral commission was called
to order at four O'clock pm, and re.
'eiYe1 tins lertiGo"tve anu accompany.
Ing papers in the Louisiana case.
Myssrs. Campbell, Trumbull, Car
pgnier, Merrick, Hoadly and Green,
counsel for the Democrats, and Evarts,
Matthews, Shellaberger and Hough.
ton, appeared for the Republicans.
Senator Mcdonald and Representative
jerks will appear as directors on the
part of the Democrats, and Senator
Have and Representative Shellaberger
on the part of the Republicans.
The Commission adjourned until
eleven IN. tomorrow.
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JOINT SESSION.

The Count Proceeds MS far IA louis
iHUa, when IAN AVRIpuChe Of PeTii-
naHt SbICciiOoS We're Raised--The
Case Fully Covered
The Senate having appeared, Vice
President Terry caused the Secretary
OF the Senate and Clerk of the House
to declare what action the respective
houses had taken in regard to the de-
clsion Of the Commission.
This having been done, the President
Of the Senate declared that both houses
not having eoncurred In setting aside
the decision Of the Commission, the
vote of Florida would be counted for
Hayes and Wheeler.
The votes of Georgia, Illinois, Indi-
ana, Iowa, Kansas and Kentucky were
also counted for the respective candi-
dates.
When Louisiana was reached, the
President of the Senate anded to the
tellers three certificates, two of which
were IN fayoro the Hayes electors and
one signed by McEnery as Governor,
in favor Of Tilden electors. There was
also Certificates which the Vice Presi-
dyflt said he had received by mai, pur.
Yorting to cast the light votes OF Louis.
lana for Cooper and Carey. The read
ing Of this certificate created much
amusement, The electors all being
named John Smith, distinguished
from each other by the numbers !, .
3, 4, s and 6, and by letters A, letter Is,
and let herrip.
The Vice President asked and obtain.
ed unanimous consent h. suppress this
certificate which was manil,slly bogus
and Il burlesque.
Objections having been made b. the
other thee certificates, lua objections
were referred to lhe Commissiou. The
senate withdrew arr the House took
II recess until 10 am tomorrow
The elections to the Hayes electors
assert The foulness OF the rcturulug
board, that two OF the electors were
federal officers The certifying governor
a creature Of compromise and merely
deiaotoI net by any construction
dejure, uld that half of the electors
were State officers when the constitu-
tion OF Louisiana forbids the exercis-
inr functions like those by presi.
den,.al electors.
senator Mcdonald, of Indiana, ros
and submitted an objection to the
Hayes and Wheeler certificate. The
objection was has ed on the ground that
the Hayes electors had not been duly
elected, but that their election had
been certified to by w. p. Kellogg,
VINO ciriaaed to be, but in fact was not,
Governor OF the State of Louisiana;
because the returning board of the
said state was without jurIsdiotion.
for tue reason that the laws of the
State Of Louisiana confer no power on
the returning board to CANVASS or CON.
pile the votes; since they constituted
but four OF The five persons required
by law since those :qur we've OF The
same political party wheu thelaw re,
quired them Of different par
ties " sinoa there exAled d
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FOREIGN NOTES.


Favorable Progress Ia Negotiations
Betwccm Turkey, Neryis nnd Monte
negr0-CabIe Companies War 20 tho
Kuife.
LONDON, February IL. The Observ-
er publishes II special from Peru, say.
ing that ii is probable that Sir Edward
Thornton, British Minister to the
United States, will be appointed Eng
fish Ambassador to the Porte. The
report creates favorable impression.
a dispatch to the Times from Wen
ma, say 1t is stated that the powers
will probably not answer the Russian
circular at all, lfauy formal answer
were given, the five powers would tao.
lily acknoW edge RuSsia's claim for
herself, Of Der freedom TO Withdraw
from the common action whenever she
pleased, while separate answers would
destroy the effect Oh the Cars resolu.
tons, which nre nm enunciatlon
OF all the powers 1t might have.
The circular itself did not require an
anewer or allS it, 1t simply instructed
the Russian representative TO ascer-
tain the views of the cabinets to which
they are accredited. Curiously enough,
Russia does not seem very anxious to
know the views OF the cabinets, for
Russian representatives. have not
taken any steps towards ascertaining
them
Correspondents report favorable pro-
gress ia negotiations between Turkey
and seryia and Montenegro. Midhat
fasha had arrived at Brinlisic. He
attributes his Punishment TO Russian
intrigue. 1t is understood that the
changes in the Roumanian ministry
are favorable to Russia.
The London Tunes article referring
to a meeting of the Anglo. American
Cable company, says In connection
with the meeting of the Anglo.Amerl-
can Telegraph company, it is worth
calling attention to the distinct threats
uttered by the chairman against the
Direct Cable Company, that he and his
board were determined to institute
what he called an internacean war TIL
the weaker went to the wall. Should
the attempt, now being made by the
Globe Telegraph and Trust company
party to destroy the Direct Gable COM
pany fail, he was frank enough to tell
the shareholders that this war might
be very costly, but none the less it Is
the determination of this board to
have 10 rival if u fight could destroy
that rival.
BIRMINGHAM, February l2.-The
Post says that the Liberal leaders after
consultation, have detern ined to sub
nit motion declaring that II Is the
duty of England, in connection with
the European powers, or failing in
this, with Russia alone, to enforce up
on Turkey the adoption OF every prop
osition for the security of Christians
in the disturbed provinces.
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.nnnhiing Cn.iilc.n

When once deceived, some refuse to
again place confidence in anything.
Is this fair . DO you doubt the church
and religion, because you chance to
know one or two hypocrites Would
you refuse ali money because you had
taken one or two counterfeits -? Or be-
cause your catarrh is aggravated by
using the base and worthless prepara-
tons that are "puffed upn and "run for
a season." will you condemn Dr.Sage's
Catarrh Remedy, that has been the
standard remedy for catarrh and colds
in the head for nearly a quarter Of
century? ..iyi. all.. t
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All That Can he AVoided-and Thou
sands Relieved.

81 never put on II pair of spectacles
unless they draw my eyes, causing a
sensation of pain, giddiness, nausea,
dizziness" etc. such is the language
daily expressed by the suffering mul.
titude, or the unfortunate spectacle
wearer. All that can be avoided, for
the philosophical optician like Dr..
Strassman IN his wonderful optical art
has no second, and can he safely relied
upon. His immense variety OF finest
Crystalized, Brilliant Spectacle, and
Patent Eyeglasses, with ali HER nee
essary pecularities, are $3.50 entilialy
and mechanically cDuslIuGted M to
suit each aud every individual case
without single failure, ana give re-
lief at once, to which hundreds can
testify in this city alone. ,eaNe or.
ders at Jewelry Palace of Atkinson "
Alsted. 600 Main street.. div,
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We beg to inform the smoking pub
lie that we nave perfected arrange
ments with the largest importing house
in the United States in order to COM
ply with the great demand of our Gus
TONERS for fresh imported cigars. We
are therefore enabled to supply their
wants with Havana cigars of the latest
imp0rtations. We also invite our
patrons to inspect our selection OF
domestic cigars, tobacco and smokers
articles, Respectfully,
WALLERSTElN & CO.,
If. 6S1a Main street.
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Tho snip RnyarIa nnrnea AZ Sea.

PoRT ROYAL, February l2.-Every-
thing Went well with the Bavaria NJ
til half past three, when a fire was
discovered in the staEbg2r9frd of the coal
bunker. Tht.'was eg qGySaisned at six
0'cloel The fire broke out in the cot
ION on the Storage deck; 10y eleven
the fire was uncomfortable, and six
boats left the ship with all aboard and
nothing but necessities The bark
Dora, twenty miles distant, saw light
and made for the scene, aud at six a.
M. passed around the steamer, but see
ing no one, etood of, keeping lookout
at the mast heads, The winds it,
creased, with drizsling rGld, and at
.s1 II Qioyh the ftsiSast1yas picked
up, and by four, this last boat, which
contained tbs captain with lady aud
three children, was found thirty miles
rom me wreck. A severe gale blew
during the night. Captain Frosticle.
of the Dora, took every care Of the
castaways. The rescue was providen-
tia. The passengers and crew lost
everything.
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oc,una,iou Tax No,,cc.

Al persons owing the State or county
and occupation tax are hereby notified
to come forward Immediately and pay
up, ms the grand iury have notified me
that they will meet again this quarter
and will demand Of me list of all de-
Inuuents. Don't neglect this matter,
and then blame me Tor the indict
ment -
W. II. PRATHER,
C.bltillmChl Tax Collector Dallas Co.
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Nashville American: Duripga re.
cent visit North, Mrs. Spence. wife Of
the president Of Fisk University, col
lected $4,000 for the benefit Of the stu
dents IN needy circumstances attend
ing that institution. Shecontemplates
smiling on the, people here for o similar
u tiAlT lYl .lrtnV- hnN Sues ti'.Ys
purpose,
~ H. " alleged that DIR, Schliemann,
who is now engaged in reviylng sid'
Agsmemnop, got his divorce because
Ms. :. refuses ID come to America.
She had heard tliat American bass
we're "sniarties, and ehesded
'thaiit her SOU were to cana in COM
tact With them he would nIso.heccme
Dolish. VIM (" *
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wayInid and Robbed.

AUGUSTA, February l2.-Saturday
night, II. X, Rose, y merchant of Spar
Ia, was waylaid while going home
from his store, struck with u slingshot
and robbed of a hundred dollars and
i.is watcn. He has since died.
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a Federal officer Laid Low by Revenue
Defrnuders

ATLANTA, Ga, February 12.--Last
Friday night detachment of United
States infantry, accompanying the
revenue agent, was smbushed by dis
tillers in Gilmer county and Lleuten-
ant McIntlre, Of Company T., Second
infantry. The detachment sent to re,
cover the body is said 10 have, killed
three distillers before recovering Mo
Intire. "i"' rnilrT'In'W
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Tickets for the grand masquerade
ball, to be given ut the Turner Hall,
will he sold at the Ma.Sct Drug Store,
SIG Main street. Masquerade suits for
rent and, also, tickets for sale at Chas
Meisterhan's, corner Main and Market
streets. Only limited number of
tickets will be sold. No tick cts sold at
the dOOr,--lW