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THERE was an alarm of fire about
II o'clock Sunday night last. A
coal oil lamp which had been left
burning in the storeroom of Mr.. Eu-
gene Herring, on Queen street, had
exploded, and the burning oil threw
glare of light out into the street,
which, fortunately, was seen by Mrs
VIM. Mathews, frem her residence
directly opposite. She gave the
alarm, and in few moments the
front doors of the storeroom were
broken in and the fire extinguished
with water carried in buckets. The
firemen were promptly on hand and
ready to throw water, but finding
the fire under control, no water was
thrown. The fire was extinguished
with but little damage. If it had
had ten minutes more Roadway, it
would have made an ugly fire to
handle.
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REV. SAMUEL REGISTER, ID. D.,
formerly Presiding Elder of the
Winchester District, Baltimore
Conference, NJ. f. Church, South,
and we'll known to many of our citi-
zens, died of disease of stomach and
liver, at his residence, "Greyfelds,"
in Prince Georges county, Md, on
Monday night last. He joined the
Methodist church in 1888 and in 1910
he entered the Baltimore Confer
ence, and he has been elected to eve
ry general Conference since that
time. He has been one of the most
prominent men in the Southern
Methodist Church ever since its or
ganization. He leaves a wife and
six children, all of whom are mar
ried but two.
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AS regards the proposed new ma
tional bankruptcy law, U. S. Senator
ingalls,, of Kansas, says:
The subcommittee have been en-
gagged during the summer in collect
ing information from all parts of the
country as to the desires of the COM
mercial classes in respect to the en-
actment of national bankrupt law.
There has been no consultation as
yet upon the subject by the commit
tee, and nothing definite will be done
until Congress meets in December.
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OUR esteemed friend, Col. Harry
G.. Armstrong, of the Cincinnati
Gazette, passed through here on the
B. & .. r. r., last week, on his
way to Yorktown. The Colonel is
one of the best newspaper men in
the country, as we happen to know
by reason of having at one time been
associated with him in the publica-
ton of democratic newspaper in
Ohio. We hope he may find time to
stop off and "do Martinsburg" on
his return homeward.
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must now step aside and permit
Others, not a whit less ambitious, to
occupy their scarcely warmed seats
in the Cabinet.
The country may deeply sympa-
thize with them, but will, no doubt,
learn in time to bear the loss with
equinimity.
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THE Democrats of the Senate will
push Col. Washington for Secretary
of the Senate, and Malone will insist
on the election of Mr.. Gorham.
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If signs and indications count for
anything, there is every reason for
believing that the visitors to the
Yorktown Centennial will generally
regret that CORVALLIS didn't take
that place away with him, instead of
surrendering it to the allied armies.
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THE Postofflce Department has
conferred authority on postmasters,
not possessed before, to correct mis-
directed letters, where possible, and
forward them, instead, as has been
the custom, of sending them to the
dead letter Office.
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THE Cincinnati Enquirer philo-
sophically remarks that it WASH t
much of storm in Ohio after all.
The democrats succeeded in in elect.
ing Justice of the Peace. The En-
quirer man is not of the kind that
are troubled with the "blues."
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Mr.. JOHN LAMB, an employee in
the Cement Mills at Shepherdstown,
was seriously injured on Thursday,
by the premature explosion of a
blast. A piece of rock passed nearly
through his thigh.
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MEssRs. DILLON, Sexton and o.
Brien, Land Leaguers, have been
arrested, and are confined in the
same prison with Parnell.
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DEPUTY SHERIFF Col. w. A.
Morgan, of Jefferson county, had his
pocket picked of S., while boarding
a crowded train at Baltimore, last
week. He had several hundred
dollars in his pocket at the time and
thinks he got off well.
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VENNoR claims that this is his
weather, and it's bound, he says, to
be kept up until November 1st.
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That virtue which depends on
opinion, looks to secrecy alone, and
could not be trusted in desert.
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Headache, Dyspepsia, Bilious
ness and Constipation. cur. d at
once by DIR. METTAUR's HEAD
ACHE and DYSPEPSIA PILLS.
Price % cents.
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER %, 1881.

GOVERNOR WRIT, of Louisiana,
is dead.
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THE Senate convened again yes
terday, and will probably be ready
to adjourn about the middle Of next
week.
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A man with IA very small head is
like pin without any, very apt to
get into things beyond his depth.
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INVENTORS

Should address EDISON BROS, Attor-
nNys. at Law and Patent Solicitors, Gil
Seventh Street Washington, D. c., for
circulars of instruction. Reasonable terms
References and advice sent FREE. We at
tend exclusively to patent business. Re-
issues, lRterfsrencss, and @ses rejected in
other hands speciality. Trade Marks and
Caveats solicited. Upon receip. Of model
or sketch and description We give our
opinion as to patentability, FREE OF
CHARGE We refer TO the Commissioner
of Patents, also to ex-Commissioners Es-
tabished 1866. (ocl-tf.
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POOR IRELAND.

The scenes now transporting in
Ireland must awaken in the heart
Of every lover of liberty, justice and
right, feeling of deep sympathy for
the oppressed people of that unhap-
py land. Robbed Of their liberty and
dearest rights, they have borne the
heel of the oppressor for 10, these
many years. Every effort to assert
their rights has been stamped out by
the iron heel Of military oppression.
Robbed of the privilege to earn an
humble sustenance for themselves
their wives and their children, they
have grovelled on in enforced power
ty and desolation, until once again
the spirit of liberty, which cannot
be wholly stamped out, begins to
assert itself. What the result will
be is hard to tell. The issue between
the Land League and the English
government is now fully joined. 1t
will end in the autonomy of Ireland
or in its subsection as a conquered
province.
The wording of the League mani
festo is exceedingly violent. 1t re-
minds the people that their ances-
tors, though without leaders, abol-
ished the payment Of tithes, and
that it is as lawful to refuse to pay
rents as it is to receive them against
the passive resistance of the entire
population.
military power has no weapons,
and it is no more possible to evict
than to imprison the whole nation.
The funds of the League will be
poured out unstintedly for the evict-
ed and exiled. Our brethren in
America may be relied upon to con-
tribute as many millions as they
have already contributed thousands.
One more heroic effort will destroy
the cursed system of landlordism.
This is little less than a declara-
ton of war. But "passive resist
ance" will puzzle the English gov
eminent to overcome. 1t means
that they will refuse to pay rent
to landlordism, and offer ''passive
resistance" TO the claims of the
landlords. To meet this Ireland
must be subjected to military gov
eminent and occupied in every part
of every county, or else as soon as
the troops leave the scene of trouble
the person evicted will resume his
tenancy. Can England afford this I?
She will be obliged not only to put
the tenant out, but keep him out.
This would entail an enormous ex-
pense, such as would convince Eng
land in a very short time that to
keep it up would raise storm among
the tax-ridden people at home that
would be anything but pleasant.
But the crisis in the affairs of Ire
land is evidently at hand. She will
go forward in the contest for politi-
cal self-government, and she will
have the wishes and prayers of mil
lions Of sympathiZing Americans for
her triumph in the unequal contest.
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Circuit Court.

Hon. &. J. Faulkner, Jr., Judge;
Hon. w. II. II. Flick, Prosecuting
Attorney; George A. Chrisman,
Esq, Sheriff, and ). II. Martin,
Esq. Clerk.
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COMMON LAw-FRIDAY.

COM NUN LA W r. BIDA l..
State vs.. II. Hardy, feloniousIy en-
tering and breaking, tried by jury
verdict guilty, and term in peniten-
tiary fixed at two years and five
months.
State vs.. John Williams, concealed
weapons; verdict not guilty.
State vs.. James Dalton, assault
with intent to rob; verdict guilty,
fined SO and sixty days in Jail.
State VS.. James and Frank Davis,
nolles entered.
State VS.. VIM, Day, assault with
intent to rob; not guilty.
SATURDAY.
State VS.. Martin Bumgartner, con-
cealed weapons, verdict guilty; fined
$50 and sentenced to Jail sixty days
in default of payment.
State vs.. Frank Timmons, con-
cealed weapons, tried by jury; yer
dict, not guilty.
State VS.. VIM. Banks, assault with
dangerous weapon, verdict guilty;
fined $65 and Imprisonment thirty
days.
Same VS.. Joseph Blakeney, assault
with dangerous weapon, verdict
guilty; fined S..
State VS.. Samuel Carter, petit lar
ceny; nolle entered.
Petition of James Cook for release
of property from sale for taxes, and
on payment of taxes due into court.
the same was relea sed.
MONDAY.
The name of Burt l.. Wigle was,
on petition, changed to Burt L.
Stearns.
State vs.. John Mclaughlin, fell
ony; tried by jury, ard failing to
agree the jury was discharged.
TUESDAY.
State VS.. J. e. Powell, misde-
meanor; verdict guilty, and fined SIS.
State VS.. p. +. Mclaughlin, fell
ony, tried by jury; verdict guilty of
petit larceny, and imprisoned in Jail
four months.
WEDNESDAY.
A. Wilson VS.. T. f. Horner. The
magistrate having failed to file proper
transcript and papers, he was order
ed to transmit the same to the clerk
before next term of court.
State VS.. John Mclaughlin, fell
ony; plea of guilty to petit larceny,
and sentenced by court to seven
months in Jail.
State VS.. VIM. Miles and Eliza
beth Clark, lewd cohabitation, tried
by jury; verdict guilty, and fined $50
each and each imprisoned for five
months.
State VS.. VIM. Miles, assault; plea
of guilty, and fined So and impris-
oned for thirty days.
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We have added largely to our facilities
for handling HARD COAL, and from
now until November 18th, we will sell
Hard Coal 10 per cent. cheaper than any
house in this place. We are enabled to
offer TIL Sc inducements owing to the fact
that we have large contracts extending to
that time. Send in yonr orders.
ol5-2t G. NJ. SHAFFER l. son.
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slondeps 7Iiding Corner Queen and Martin ST
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Vennor's Latest Prediction

NENNOR, the Canadian weather
' prophet, predicts very cold weather
for the coming winter, therefore make
your arrangements for your winter sup
NV of
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TUESDAY,

State VS.. j. e. Powell, INSIDE
meanor; verdict guilty, and fined SIS
State VS.. p. +. Mclaughlin, fell
ony, tried by jury; verdict guilty OF
petit larceny, and imprisoned in jail
four months.
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EDITORS AND PRoPRIEToRs
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-08
A SPIDERS FEAT.
Lebanon (Ky.) Standard and Times.

Lebanon (Ky) Standard and Times.
A very curious and interesting
spectacle was to be seen Monday
afternoon in the Office of Mr.. P. G.
Cleaver's livery stable in this city.
Against the wall of the room stands
tolerabIy tall desk, and under
this a small spider, not larger than
a common pea, had constructed an
extensive web, reaching To the floor.
About half past | | o'clock Monday
forenoon il was observed that the
spider had ensnsred young mouse
by passing filamepts of her web
around its tail. When first seen the
mouse bad its hind feet off the floor,
and could barely touch the floor
with its fore feet. The spider was
full of business, running up and
down the line aud occasionally Bit
ing the mouse's tail, making it strug-
gle desperately. It's efforts to es-
cape were all unsvailing, as the
slender tilament about it's tail was
two strong for it to break. In a
short time it was seen that the spi,
der was slowly hosting its victim
into the air. By 2 o'clock in the
afternoon the mouse could barely
touch the floor with its fore feet
By dark the point Of its nose was an
inch above the floor. At 8 O'CLOCK
at night the mouse was still alive,
but made no sign except when the
spider descended and bit its tail. AT
this time it was an inch and half
from the floor. Yesterday morning
the mouse was dead, and hung three
inches from the floor. The news of
the novel eight soon became circula>
ted, aud hundreds OF people visited
the stable to witness it. The mouse
is small one, probably less than
half grown, measuring about one
and a half inches from the point of
its nose to the root of its tail. How
the spider succeeded in ensnaring it
is not known. The mecnicaal inge-
nuity of the spider, which enables her
to raise body which must weigh
forty or fifty times as much as her,
self, has been the subject of great
deal of comment and speculation,
and no satisfactory solution of the
difficulty has been found. All agree
that it is a most remarkable case,
and one that would be received with
utter incredibly if it we're not SO
amply attested. - -----.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-08
LEGISLATIVE TROUBLES

Atlanta Correspondence Macon Telegraph.
The new constitution contains many
admirable provisions and prescribes
well meant safeguards against legis-
lstive errors. But it is now appa
rent that there has not been a prop,
er adjustment of the various parts
of the nice machinery Of the instru
ment. 1t multiplied and elongated
the process of legislation, and at the
same time provided for only bien
NAL sessions and limited the regular
sessions to forty days duration. 1t
also and this is no inconsideI able
impediment---required that all local
legislation should originate 10 the
House. Under this last named pro-
vision, the Senate had for several
weeks of this session very little work
before it, while the House was over
whelmed with its load. All see the
discordance and impracticability Of
these inha monious provisions. But
men differ as to the best means Of
remedyipg the discrepancies and ma
king the machine run smoothly -
Some are for a return to biennial
sessions, others for repeating the OBJ
structive processes required for To-
cal legislation and others are for
taking from the General Assembly
much of the work now transacted
by it and devolving it on the courts.
II is plain that this question alone
would require for its best solution
moro time and attention than can
be given to it at the stag end" of
the present session. Probably it
can best be solved by another con-
stitutional convention "a resort
some sagscious Legislators think a
necessity of the near future.
As regards the congressional dis
trict bill, though the joint committee
have made a unanimous report
against action at this session, the
puzzIing question when and how ac-
ton can be taken is still pending
one. 1t must be acted upon before
November of next year, when the
Congressman are to be elected, and
new Legislature will not be chosen
uutil October, 1882, and will not
meet until November following
Must the present General Assembly
be convened again next year, after
Congress makes the appointment OF
Representatives among the States,
or must the Georgia districts remain
as they are until the new Legislature
assemblies 7 The question is per-
picking one, and we do not see how
it can be untangled at this season
On the whole, it is now evident
that the late constitutional conven
ton, able and patriotic as it was
"wove tangled WEBB in celebrating
the fabric of legislative work.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-08
1T KEEPS COMING.

Capital from the North and Eng
land keeps coming South. Besides
the firm in Atlanta that is loaning
one million dollars on Southern
farms, MIR. Jarboe, representing the
Corbiu banking company of New
York, is now in Oglethorpe county
and has the contrac. to loan fifty
million dollars of English capital on
Southern farms at s per cent, inter>
est to be paid annually and the bor>
rover to pay for papers. This
shows an amount of confidence in
the South that was unexpected, but
not misplaced. Where people are
not afraid to let their money go. they
are not afraid to go themselves, and
we may expect to see an influx of
settlers that will give additional i'm
petus to our industrial pursuits and
manufacturing enterprises.
This immense amount of money
that seeks a borrower in Georgia at
S per cent, will amount to about ten
per cent when the papers are paid
for, but at 10 per cent, our farmers
who are buying provisions at high
time prices, will be able to save
money by borrowing and paying
cash. Commissioner Henderson es>
Inmates that "a per cent is paid on
time for provisions by the farmers
of Georgia. If this be so, mort>
gage at 10 per cent, would be saw
ing of Al per cent over a waiver note
which is something not to be sneez,
ed at, as fer as practical economy is
concerned. The South has unmeas
ured and almost unmeasurable res
sources of undeveloped wealth, and
now that the great national stimu>
lant-money- is coming South seek
lug investment, we may expect to
see increased energy, progress and
prosperity. Heretofore the bloody
shirt wavers have kept scared cap
itaists out of the South, but this
delusive bug bear has been dispelled
and we are now in a fair away to
reap a rich reward from this source.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-08
.TRADE
MACON, GA, March 81 IQ7,

MACON, GA, March 81 1879.
From having been intimate number of
wears with The proprietors of "Swift's Syphil-
i .ic Specific" have known much of its manu-
facture and use. There are men in this com
known citizens-who were vic
tins in early life to Syphilis. the most terrible
curse that ever afflicted the human family. and
who have taken the S. S. S medicine, and who
are now, to all appearances, and in their own
belief, as fir from faint Of disease as the first
man fresh from the hands OF his Maker. Del
icacy of course forbids their public recOmmen-
dations of this medicine, but am allowed to
refer the sceptic pricateLg to those who will en-
dorse everything that can be said in lis favor,
Being professionally much opposed to endors
ng or recommending nostrums or secret reme-
dies, il is with hesitation that | attach my
name to this article; but | kTao1c ,ghereot /
speak when | say that our science has not made
public combination equal 20 "Swift's Syphi-
little Specific tor the purpose indicated. The
greatest boon the government could bestOw on
hundreds of thousands OF it's citizens would be
to purchase this receipt Of its ploprietOrs, and
make il public for the benefit Of the present and
all coming generations.
T. 4. MASSENBURG, PHI. G.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY, Pro-
prietors. Atlanta, Ga.
For sale by WIN. ROOT.
Call for copy of Young Mems Friend
Sold by all Druggists,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-08

The bill to tax dogs, introduced
by the late Hon. A. j. HauseIl, has
hearing next Friday. The State
Constitution provides for the enact
ment of such law, but the average
legislator is afraid to vote for such
a law, for fear he will antagonize the
opposition of those who take more
stock in dogs than in sheep. A tax
on dogs is no: designed to extermi>
nate dogs, as some think, but to thin
out the worthless, night>prowling,
sheep killing, suck~egg, snesking
dogs that infest our country, to the
annoy ance and detriment OF a very
important industry. Taxing horse !,
cattle and sheep does not extermi>
nate them, and our dog-loving leg
islators need not fear but that there
we be an inuumerabIe yelping pack
still left in the country even if tax
should be levied upon them. Men
claim dogs as property, and will fight
for their priced pups" with a san
culinary belligerency worthy of a
better cause; then if dogs are prop
erty, they should be taxed like oth>
er property. The mich COW is tax
ed, and yet the dog is exempt. 1t
seems of the two, the COW, which is a
necessity, should have the benefit of
the exemption, if any discrimination
is to be made. Will the legislature
have the courage to look a sheep
killing dog in the face that has wool
between his teeth, and its owner
who has wool on his head, and say,
I'll dare to vote tax of one dollar
on the dog" as we'll as one dollar
poll tax on its owner ?-the money
thus raised to be devoted to the ed
ucation Of the children of Georgia.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-08
MR.. aR1FF1Ns SMART DOG.
Ernm TIE Omnhn Bee.

There is dog on the corner Of
Bancroft street and Willow avenue,
Council Bluffs, which recently dis
played such marked detective inge
nuity as to certsinly merit notice, If
not a star. This ssgacious animal
belongs to M. o. Griffin. 1t seems
Mr.. Griffin was awakened in the
night recently by the barking of his
dog in the yard. He got up, took
his revolver, and wen, down there.
Not seing or hearing anybody MIR.
Griffin repaired to bis room and re-
tired. But still Leo kept up his
growing and barking sometimes
louder than before. Mr.. Griffin
again arose, wen. down stairs, and
stepped out into the yard, with res
volver in hand. The dog approach
ed him, licked his hand, and then
ran sud leaped over the fence
The dog apparently meaut his mas
tor to follow him. This Mr.. Griffin
did. He followed the dog to the
cellar door Of bis store and found
that an entrance had been effected
by breaking the hasp off the same.
Mr.. Griffin entered the cellar, and,
Notwithstanding he missed nothing,
he knew some one had been in the
cellar and had tried to get into the
store above. At this Leo was sat-
irfed and ceased barking for the
night. The next morning Mr.. Grit.
fms attention was called to loud
barking by Leo. He stepped to
the front of bis store. The dog had
stopped a man on the side walk and
would not allow him to pass. The
gentleman at large told Mr.. Griffin
that if be didn't take care of his dog
he would shoot him. At this Mr.
Griffin asked him inside and there
took the liberty Of accusing him of
breaking into his store the night be
fore. The man said he was insult
ed by such base insinuations, and
started for the door, when Leo fol
lowed him out and kept up his bark
ing. Mr. Griffin was so sure that
he was not mistaken that he report
ed the case to police headquarters.
The man was arrested and taken
before Squire Burke, where he con-
fessed that the dog had found him
out, and that he had tried to break
into his store, bat Leo had kept him
from accomplishing his purpose
he remar ked that he would leave
Council bluffs Immediately and go
over to Omaha, where he did not
believe that dogs could be SO highly
educated.