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City Council.

Our city fathers met in adjourned session
last evening. A full quorum was present
with Mayor Crowdus in the chair.
Water and drainage commanded The
greater part of attention.
A motion was offered by Alderman ]. ID
Carter to the effect that the CITY. in ron,
junction with the street superintendent
prepare an estimate with plans. for
a reservoir in the immediate vi.
entity Of Browder springs. with
capacity of about 100000 gallons of wa.
ter, and report the same at the next meet.
ing OF the council. Bids were then opened
for the construction of u sewer on Com,
merce street. IN the rear of the property of
Captain w. w. Orr. The following Is the
register; James Seaman, 81, 2o6; NJ. b,
stone, l,35I; Il. X. Sanderson, 81 300:
George M. Figh d Son, $3.50, d. c. Nc.
Cord, 81, $50. The contract was awarded
Mr.. McCord, he being the loves and best
bidder.
The water commissioners were instructed
to enter into contract with the ice com.
pany for a supply of water, and report
Their action to the council for ratification.
The mayor was instructed to issue n
proclamation for the election of a mavor
and one alderman from each ward of The
Guy, Ga the lirst Tuesday after the first Mon
day in April.
Postmaster Whissen submitteda commu.
nlcnlon, asking that the streets be marked
aGu residences numbered in order that he
might increase ais force Of carriers.
a hImherofpetltions were presented and
relsrrea . committees Tor future action.
Council adjourned to next regular meet
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Tho II mn and the Nor

A big, loneso ..e.loo dc.. so ~ ~,
gate OF house G. Cass avenue We, ,c,iuy.
eyes iuil Of tear AL his whole body shakins
with cod. A T. p, who had neither over.
coat nor mitt aud whose bare toes
peepeu through oeots was making his
way, up the sire In search OF the right
klhu OF au EXTRA r when he espied the
dog, and crossed e. n and said "Well.
now, this is an unc lected pleasure. lrpon
my soul, but hav found one living THING
IN this town rs pa Fly of as myself Saw
OLD fellow, vi 70 do you hang
outY' The g looked at him
through his tea 5, but had nothing 10
say. Tough, IL I it?" continued the
man, 81 look ol and scedy, and YOU are
the homliest dog ever saw. That strikes
iraternal chord, nd we meet on a level.
haven't had Glare meal In week, and
you haven't see bone for the past ten
days. Even agai !, eh?'. The dog shivered
and whined and got up and sat down, and
the tramp drow closer and said. mo home,
chr Neither have |. No one 10 whistle for
You? Same here. That's even again, /
can warm up my shakes with whisky,
While you have to grin and bear IL. That's
where I've got the dead wood on YOU. [
can talk through my nose and tell fifty
different pitiiul stories to excite sympathy
and bring, cold victuals, while You
nave nothing to say for yourself,
ana must take bones or 70
hungry: That's another for me. On thu
whole, Tn ahead oi YOU, and, although
you are only dog, I'm glad on il, Ills
something to feel that you are one peg
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Senator Beek,s Great Sarxlnes


During the long and wearisome sessions
of the senate since January 10, Mr.. Beck
has been by far the most industrious of the
senators. When the tariff bill was brought
up, defended singulary enough by sIhe
Kramer OF the war tariff, Mr. Bayard was eb.
sent, and MIR. Beck by common consent he.
came the leader of the enemies of the hill
He works as he talks, without oircnmlocn.
ton. He had come from the room of The
committee on finance with knowledge of
every paragraph of it, and he at once de-.
clared 1t the most ingenious tran ever do.
vised by man. He has never made a long
speech about it, he has Wasted no time. he
has not used rhetoric or any other welnons
OF delay, but he has poiated out line Inv
line the occult as well MS the de6an, ~.
justice Of every part of II. and be has
oHereu more amendments than all the other
senators. In his knowledge o, The details
OF the bill he has an ADVANTAGE ovar aIi his
ueIhoSra,Io colleaguesi but he has not al.
lowed any clause which he did not under.
s,ahu 70 DC passeaover without explanation.
ne ms made no display OF any kind, and
no o,her senator during the whole discus.
s,pn nus risen so often to seek Information.
me Hngie ann mat he has had is TO "pet
pacs toanatural basis Hisp irpose never
neeus explanation, and he has never drifted
or oeen yea INTO long, general debate. On
sh,s auole tue TAX is 50 much, the manu-.
iactuters are so many. the common people
use ~, the government does not use the
revenue, l move to reduce the rate of duty
so much. others may talk of business
s'asha''on' Inc people suffer aud the GOV.
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The Story of tho Associated Press

New YORK correspondent Of the Philadel
phN Times Looking over some papers at
the house Of a friend who collects and
class'fes a great deal of material of future
historical interest, | came the other day
upon the original agreement between tho
New York papers for the gathering OF news
at their JOINT cost, which was the
predecessor the Associated Press or.
ganizaiion.. 1t Is dated January
II 1873, and signed by Hale and Halleck' Of
the Journal of Commerce Beach brothers
OF the Sun; j, Watson Webb, of the Con Ter
and Enqnrer;, James G. Bennett, of the
and Greedy and McErath, of the Trihnne
The Times was not then In existence. bui
was admitted In 1851 on paying one.seyenth
OF the value OF the property OF the pssocin.
zion, consisting OF the furniture of an Office
valued at $3.50. 1t is of record ON the
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eminent is going beyond its powers il the
burden OF his short, direct speeches. Often
nc is blunt, always he is in earnrst, and nc
defeat discourages him. Physically he il
the most robust man in the senate. AT the
END OF day OF incessant labor in his sent
ne goes home TO work lac at night on
t MS dull arithmetical problems Of the tariff.
When night sessions were first proposed he
said; 81 can stand it as long as Morrill,
can, think" Having no bee in his bon.
net he can afford to be uncompromising
and he has no inclination to avoid any duty
however onerous, lie never entertains tie
galleries, and all that he has said during
thisimportant month is very dry as IL an,
pears In the Congressional Record. 1t is
apparently the most thankless aud Ger.
talnly the most laborious and distasteful
work oil public servant which he has been
dong. But 10 "o7 done more within this
only OF kentucl out OF the whole Union.
than any man Gov have done by hun.
dred ringing spe ies.-[New York World.
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minutes of the association that Mr.. Raw.
mond, on attending meeting for the frs.
time in February, 1852 said that il hs had
been furnished with a cory of the resoIu
have hesitated moment about accentinc
the terms" The Times thus obtained for
$3l 10 n franchise which IL would not now
sell for million. The original association
was formed for 1.-THE purpose of collecting,
marine Intelligence" and was called the
HARDER News association. 1t kent n boat
with two men at the Narrows and boat
and one man in the East River. In 1851 Il
was recognized ito receive and collect tel.
egraph and other intelligence" and its
name changed to the Associated Press OF
the city of New York. Except the Times.
no new member has been admitted, and
the only change since 1851 was the merging
OF the Courier and Enquirer in the World,
which succeeded to the rights in the asso,
Cessful sheet,
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higher than an old. yaller, homeless, hun.
cry cur. So long, old fellow As the tramp
started to go the dog reached out and snap
ped his leg, and then took run for It.
Say, there, hold on! !" called the man, as
he wheeled around. ~ said | was ahead !,
but III take 1t back. You can lunch on
my legs, while III see this country teeto-
tally busted to New Jersey If don't die Of
starvation before. come down to eating
dog Even, old fellow--just about even on
the average, and no use of any hard feel.
ings over it."-[Detroit Free Press.
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SURE CURE FOR BLACK LEG.

lions are that Ejmunds will be chosen. and
mat the ether officers OF the senate will
hold their positions till December.
rHI MuTINoUs CADETS.
secretary Chandler approved the action
taken by Captain Ramsey in the recent
troubles with cadets at the Annapolis Naval
academy. Captain Ramsey submitted the
names OF three cadets who declined TO apol-
ogize TO him for their conduct, and the sec
retary referred the matter back 10 Captain
ramsey, giving him authority to exercise
any further discipline necessary.
LEFT OVER.
There are 90 bills left unreported by the
committee on military affairs. The most
noted are the Grant retirement bill and the
mouse bill to restore Fitz John Porter 10
to the army.
The senate in executive session decided
10 postpone consideration OF the Mexican
commercial treaty until next December.
BREEZY HASKELL.
IN the house to.day, Haskell speaking to
point OF order, began his remarks by the
statement that the house tariff bin was dead
killed by delay and obstruction. The
speaker said he denied argument on point
OF order. Haskell spoke briefly, an then
said he wound yield his time to Mckinley,
but. tine speaker held his time could not | g
so yielded aud recognized Hammond This
Immediately brought Haskell to his feet
with question OF personal privilege. He
SAID that he was denied his rights on the
floor under he parliamentary laws of the
house. The speaker said Haskells right 10
debate had not been infringed, but the lat
ter insisted on his question of privilege, and
the speaker announced that the chair would
assert its own rights in respect to ihe con-
duct of debate, and recognize the gentle.
man from Georgia. The speakers action
ELECTED applause from the democratic side,
NOMINATIONS.
Among the nominations to-day were:
Martin Parry kennard, assistant United
states treasurer at Boston, Massachusetts;
and Tor register of the land office, Chester
ID. Darrell, of New Orleans. There also
were number of registers of the land of.
hces, receivers Of public moneys and post
masters, but they were all for points in the
northwest.
Among the combinations were Samuel C.
Wlngold, associate justice of the supreme
court at Washington; John w. Foster. O,
Indiana, envoy-eXtraordinar and minister.
plenlpotentiary to Spain; Wickhsm Hoff.
man, minister.resident and consul general
to Denmark; Dwight 7. Reed, secretary OF
legation and consul.general to Madrid;
). q. w. Benjamin, minister resident
and consul-general at Teherau, Persia: W.
I. Sutton, consul-general at Matamoras;
Il, IL. Fairchild, envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary to Corea; Robert
&: Digenforth, Of Illinois, assistant com.
missioner of patents; Indian agent, z. b.
Hunt, of Kentucky. Kiowa, Comanche and
Wichita agency, Indian Territory.
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The Diamond IIiue

BRAIDwooD, H., FeS. 27.-Inings look
more encouraging to-day. The pumps are
working better and wMer is coming out a
gool deal fas er than on any other dav
since the emDtying process began. The
water is now tifty.fve feet below The level.
There lis been some talk of employing a
professional diver to 20 down in the mine
il search for bodies, but it was decided not
to use him, as it would probably delay the
work OF pumping. 1t IS supposed mos Of
the bodies are about hat a mile from the
opening,
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Small Fire

CLEVELAND, o., Feb. 97.-Euly this morn.
ing the greater pat OF Myers, Osborne &
Co.'s stove works were destroyed by fire,
lncendiarism is suspected. For montl 5
atrikers whose places had been filed Nv
non-union men have heen troublesome.
Tue loss on the building is $1,000: on
stock, S.l5 0o0; on machinery, $4,000, nsu.
rance S72 600 In thirty.four companies.
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REINHARDT, the Clothier

me city, by the defalcation of the
Ferguson, The total ioots up SiI7 90
Little, if any, of this amount
will ever be recovered nv Tho
city. Ferguson Is still in
laii and his trial is set for the latter mart of
March, and there is no doubt Of his beine
found guilty, and he viii probably take a
plea of guilty,
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DETROIT, NV. 2,-Two ballots thus far
were taken for senator. Palmer, 30 on each;
Stockbridge, % the first and 20 on the
second; Willets, first and second. II.
Lalhrop democrat, AZ on the fist and "a
on, the second. The remainder scattering on
dozen candidates. va
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CHICAGO, Feb. 27.-The retail dry goods
house OF Charles Gossage 4 Co. has been sold
to Carson, Price, Scott & Co., of Chicago.
tor 100000. Charles Gossage, who
founded the firm, died recently.
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Fatal Sleish-Ride,

HAwLEY, Pa, Feb, PA s!eigh.ridinc
party of thirty-two prominent Germans
ladies and gentlemen, from this place, lost
evening, in large sleigh, glided from The
Ice road into the Delaware & Hudson
canal, forty Get. All were injured, and six
seriously. Reiphart arg, merchant
died this morning from his injuries.
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ROCHESTER, n. Y, Feb 27.-Receiyer
Atchison, of the defunct City bank, pub
fishes detailed statement OF the conditiop
OF the institution, as shown by the booke
The Liabilities amount to $685. l27; Sl3O 100
OF which are preferred to tie savings bank.
Probably depositors will recei 20 about 20
per cent.
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Confess, sd

JERSEY CITY, N. j., Feb 27.-The experts
examination of the Fifth Ward Savings
bank, ruined by the ENLIGHTENMENT of Pres
ident Boyce, is completed, and. de.
ilciency OF $3.50 found in the account of
Robert Cook, who has been arrested
jailed and confessed.
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IALLEHAssEE, FLA, Feb, 27.-The bill in
cooperating the International Railroad and
steamship company was signed by
the governor. General Gordan. If
Georgia, is the leading spirit of the trunk
railroad. He built down the back. bone Of
the peninsula to Key West.
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Paper Firm Suspended.

South BEND, IND, Feb. 27.-Lucius
Clark & Co., paper manufacturers. have
su pended. Their mill at South Bend was
one OF the largest in the west. The firm
was heavily interested in paper manufac.
turing.
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All Taken,

BROOKLYN, Feb, H.-rhc Transcript saws
a subscription of $4,000 900, called for Inv
the Mexican Central railroad some weeks
ago, has been completed, the public taking
1000, and arrangements are made for
placing the remainder.
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LOUISVILLE KY, Feb. 27.-Aiter seven
months of tedious investigation City Book.
keeper lngraham has completed an
itemized statement, showing the loss to
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New YORK, Feb. 27-The death watcl
has, begun upon Pasquale Malone ant
Michael McGevin, to be executed March OH
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THE CL0lH|IR
PosrPoSEMENr OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF
PRESENTS at Reinhardts Clothing House Until
SATURDAY, N1ARC1 1ae.

I - 1~H]>1SS7- = 10, 1866.
intended to present the Grand ano Silver Tea Ser
ana Lady Dressing Case the tn instant as mar
but owing to the nceme ncy of the weather
% pssG Two weeks our many friends and customers de-
ing Hssn requested by many patrons to delay the Drawing
b i .er he Isl OF March, and in order give all fair
Sn a Drawing until SATURDAY. MARCH TO- 1855 On that
y e prizes WI POSITIVELY be drawn This delay of few
be M Tied BY the public c
out AT COST - VIZ 'ine VIII % closed
AhoSe VINO study their interests will be sure to call on
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A Defaulter.

NEW York, Feb. PA heavy defalca
ton was discovered today. Gilbert L
Crowell, president ofEthe Empire Minins
company, of Summit, Utah, is defaulter
The offices of the company here are at s.
Wall street, Crowell, in 1867 was given the
agency OF the Talman estate, the owners
being Mrs. Cornelia A. Atweil, her sister
Miss Catherine G. Talman. and her niece
Miss Caroline Talman. They contided To
Crowell the care of their securities. stocks
and bonds, and gave him power of attor.
ney to transact their business, and in 1875
Crowell went into the Empire Min.
ing scheme and bought largely OF
its stock. The mine is failure and assess
ments increased until finally Crowell alb.
stracted $6Ol 900 of the Talman trust funds.
Besides this amount he borrowed from Miss
Coroline Talman $4,000, In all, in the last
three years, he has spent $774, 200. In add.
ton TO this, he owes $2lS, 900 and on the
i2th instant he made an assignment, and
his estate consists OF real estate valued AT
100000, mortgaged almost to lis full value,
ami about 10000 shares of mining stock.
Crowell is sick in New jersey.
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s.-,uc OAs-c o....r---,, .. ,,...... ...u t'itv
caDMai stock, $4,000. Alexander Mil
cro,mnpsny, OF Erath county; capital stocr
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elegant Spring And SUMNER STOCK

lhtour Resident Buyer New PURCHASING no
dodge to but simply HONEST
PRE- MARCH 1883 " ' i'hNii LAYS IA
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order show to the public that such an
mud will be furnished request by the attending private
on and Tor since we have taken of the MAMMOTH
Or WOLFE BARUCH
nor for
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Foreign Affairs.

LONDON, Feb. 27.-Accounts from the dis.
trict OF Gweedore, county Donegal, in The
northwestern part of Ireland, indicate the
condition of the people as most distressing.
Medical officers OF the district report the
children much emaciated in consequence OF
the scarcity OF diet and the general use OF
sea-weed as the principal meal. There are
SICK persons in almost every house, owing
to want OF food.
DEFIANT.
The treeman's journal publishes a letter
from Brennan, who was mentioned by In.
former Carey in his testimony given at the
hearing. The letter is dated February 23d
and Brennan neither admits or denies he
once belonged to the Irish Republican
Brotherhood, but says the British govern
ment will not be able to charge him with
any extradctable oilense. lift wants him
1t need not apply to the American govern
ment for him.
A PRINCELY SCIENTIST.
PARIS, FEB. IA memorial, signed by
many scientists and authors, will be sent to
President Grevy, asking the release from
prison of Prince Krapotkine, the anarchist
as they say he is the only person capable OF
making complete researches of Russian
geography. Another reason for the request
IS the precarious condition OF the princes
health.
NO MILITARY JOURNALISTS.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 27.-The minister
has issued an order prohibiting all connec,
ton with the press Of persons serving in the
army or its departments.
THE POPE AND MEXICO.
ROME, Feb 27.-The pope yesterday, in
receiving a deputation OF clergymen from
Mexico, praised the piety of that country,
ana said he felt sure its rulers, in their own
interests, would renew relations with the
Vatican.
CRUELTY TT ANIMALS.
LoNTAH, EGYPT, Feb. Y-Bedouin chiefs
have been summoned to witness the hang.
ing tomorrow of the five murderers Of
Professor Palmer and party. Troops will
be ready in case of necessity.
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Dentist tells a Queer Sfon.

"Why," said a prominent dentist to
Journal reporter, "a beautiful young
lady came to me and insisted on hav.
ing her really fine teeth pulled out
and false ones put in their place. |
protested that it would be foolish, sill
ly, senseless; but she said no, she
would have them out, and if | would
not do it, some other dentist would.
MY teeth are not fashionable said
she; they are too long aud short; little
broad teeth, -like corn kernels, are all
the fashion now, and no one admires
my mouth, and | will have them So
| made her the teeth and they cost
her Just $500. She couldn't see any
one for two weeks after | pulled out her
own. They were the upper ones only
and | made them up with gold plates
for a handsome young fellow who had
his own knocked out in base ball
game. The worst of it is that be is
in love with this very girl whose teeth
he wears, and she knows they are hers.
Just ponder on that. Il New York
Morning journal.
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The Thompson TnnL


Thompson, on very doubtful evi.
dende ofimpropriety between his wife
and the murdered man, sought out his
victim and in cold blood shot him
down. No wonder immigration to
this State is so slow, when crimes like
this go unpublished, and when Judges
express from the bench their sympa-
thy for the murderers -[Warsaw In
dependent.
Thompson was not justifable in
proceeding upon sodesperate mission
upon the basis which governed him.
He had abandoned his wife weeks be.
fore on account Of her dissipated hab
lie, aud her conduct should not have
further concerned him. Whether
convicted or not be has added a shad
ow to his own existence and to inno-
cent parties which he will never e.
cape. - Bowling Green Gazette.
IL begins TO look now as IL the hus-
band, who stands before the world as
a homicide and the destroyer of his
wiies peace of mind, did so upon the
avowment Of a female whose previous
life does not entitle her TO credit. The
language Of the injured wife
bears the stamp Of sincerity, while the
cool assurance Of the marplot shows
her TO he not at all discomposed by
her unenviable notoriety. Atlanta
Constitution.
The statement that Phil Thompson was
fonnd not guilty Of the murder Of Walter
Davis will not strike the reading public in
the nature Of news The trial was merely
pro Jorma, ~ everybody knew what the
verdict would be. The judicial invesiiga-
ton Of the case ha' thrown no new light
upon the wreiched affair, and many will
retain their fret formed opinion Of it,
His trials. il not iribnlations, recall the
remark Of Col w. o. Bradley about Ebe-
nezer Best, Of Garrard county. "Ntz il
not bad man. said the proud wearer Of
a "3O6' medal, "but he has been little
unfortunate. In fact, he has killed FIVE
men and wounded n MANY more but he
Is very clever low."-tCincinnati News
Jourpal
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The Great Red SDof.

Astronomers are specializing as to
the meaning Of the great red spot re.
Gently seen on the surface Of the plan
ct Jupiter. II is computed to be
thirty thousand miles long by six to
eight thousand miles wide. The mat
ter has been discussed at the various
meetings Of scientists in this country
and Europe, and the general impres
sion seems to be that by some commo.
ton, a portion Of the atmosphere Of
the planet has been temporarily dissi
pated, thus showing a section Of it's
surface. The opinion has long pre-.
vailed that Jupiter is as yet a huge
molten mass, which is gradually cool.
ing of, and which, in countless ages,
may develop land and water, and, in
time, life, similar to that now exist
ing on this globe. Speculations about
the distant planets are very fascina
ting TO students Of astronomy, but as
yet the facts in our possession are We.
ry few. SO far as discovered, howev-
err, while life, as we know it, proba.
bly, exists on Venus and Mars, there
is no trace of it in Jupiter, Saturn
and the other mighty planets still
more distant from the sun. = Demo.
rests Monthly.