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GEN. GORDON's ROADS.
The Rumors OF Embarrassment Denied
with Emphasis ana Authority.

ATLANTA, MAY 2l.-The Constitution, in
it's issue of Saturday, says it has not though
il worth while to deny The absurd rumors set
sh0at by designing men concerning The al
legged financial endorsements OF Gems. Cor
don and Colquitt. The public estimates
these sinister stories at their real worth, and
the gentlemen concerned 90 right ahead re-
gardless OF them.
Gen. Gordon has ressons, perhaps, for
taking the trouble to stamp the story con.
cerniDg his railroad enterprise as false and
baseless. He gelegrshs' =, us last night, ask
ing th at we denounce as utterly false asd
without foundation the repo q that be is in
trouble with his railroad interests. He
recognizes the report as evidently the work
OF dssiguiug men, and says, in the strongest
terms, that the success of his Florida road
is assured beyond doubt. A large force Is
now at work on it, all the money needed is
hand, and the force is being incre ased as
labor can be secured.
The following conirmatory dispatch wss
received from Mr.. Herring:
EEw YORK, May is, 1888.
have good reasons for believing Gen. Gordon's
Florida railroad enterprise has not caused him
financial embarrassment. Upon the contrary,
think he has valuable charter that will result
rumors and without solicitations have no inter
est in his enterprise. w. L. HERRING.
Gen. Gordon msy expect to have 10 move
ahssd with his clique of enemies swarming
around him, aud setting their teeth in his
Aauk5 wherever occasion offers. Il is for
tunale be is strong enough to shake them of
whenever they are troublesome, and has 6
naturs 50 equable that he ls not often an
noyed by their false reports.
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NASHVILLE is again choke full of "vsndal
horde" This time they are welcome guests
and "brothers in arms" Time cures all
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No matter what may be the aame, or how
long standing The trouble, De. Benson's Skin
Cure will always cure skiadiseases. Crate
tul hundreds OF cured patients attest to this
fact. 81, at druggists.
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WE print this morning a great deal Of
railroad news of interest, especially to our
home readers.
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TIE Land LesgVers Of Chicago, 10 the
number of 400, yesterday deuourced the
Pope's political illumination.
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Northern Prssbyteriaus.


SARATOGA, May 21.-The Pr sbyierian
General Assembly re-convened at 9 O'Clock
am. and opened with prayer by Howard
Crosby, of New York.
Greetings we're received from the Young
Mems Christian Association, not in session
at Milwaukee, which were suitably respond
ed TO by telegraph.
Ga motion OF the Rev. Dr.. w. c Young,
of Louisville, KY, the following committee
was appointed 10 confer with the S9u theru
General ssembly: The Rev. Dfs Hum
phrey, Nichols, Haight, Prof Lsmar, Elders
Osmond, Beatty, Thomas B Negley, Roswell,
aad b. Mason.
The report of the Standing Committee on
Freedmen was pre- sented aud read by the
Rev. DR.. Alexander Pfoud6f, OF Hacketis-
town, n. J recommending the raising OF
1900 600.
Addresses by Secretary r. II. Allen, the
Rev. DR.. Prou!ft, the Rev. Adsms, colored,
from the s7noi at A 'llnta, and others. Re-
port adopted.
The Rev. D.. HenrJ, of West Philsdel-
pbia, reported from the Committee on Church
PoiIy relative to the changes in the Book
of Discipline ihst overtures had been re-
ceivtd from Iwenty-ons presbyteries sug-
ges.ing certain amendments, and recon-
mended that they be placed on file aod used
as the General Assembly may direct.
Adopted.
The following telegram was read and re-
ceived:
LEXINGTON, KY, May 90 1852.
E. F. Hatfield Moderator
The delegation was received Saturday by the
Southern General Assembly with unaniI1ity, cor
diality and enthusiasm. Nothing like it since our
glorious reunion at Pittsburg. DR.. Rogers, moder-
ator, in response, full of messages OF peace
and love. Praise the Lord. ST.. PRIME.
Great enthusiasm, and the doxol' gT wac
sung, all standing.
The Rev Dr. E. K. Craven, ch sirman Of
The Committee on the Revision OF the Book
| of Discipline, read bis report
Judge Van Forst asked that the proposed
! Amendments be read fully that the commits
! sioners might vote intellis gently TO send dowr
overtures to he presbyteries.
The Rsv Dr. H,rrick Johcsou moved that
the amentments be read seri1tiDa, ard acted
upon separately. Adopted, and the reading
commenced.
Tue rem 4inder Of the evening session was
taken up in considering the report, which
was not concluded at adjournment
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NoRRIsTowN PA May 2l.-To-day's ses-
sion Of the Lutheran Ministrum was devoted
to the reception of committee reports. The
report OF the Committee on Methods Of Pi
ceediug in the Erection of New Seminary
Buildings, which recomn ended the appoint
ment of an agent to collect funds, was freely
discussed. President J. A. S. Seiss warmly
advocated The report, aud said the movement
for the erection Of a new seminary ought at
once to become popular. He was opposed,
however, to the appointment of an agent on
the ground that people generally do not vel
come church beggars. The report was re
ferred back to the committee tor amendment.
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Reformed PresbyierIsns OF North
America.
TIE Salvation ArmY.

PHILADELPHIA, May 2L-The General
SynOd OF the Reformed Presbylerians of
North America resu aed session,
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senator Aaihosy,. Health

PRovIDESoE, R. L, Nay Ex-senator An.
thony passed a. comf T: able day, and was
dressed.
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]. J.J.RAWLlNGS & co.
Cotton Factors
And Commission Merchants
No 332 Front Street,
UP-STAIRS.... n I'm PHIs, TENN.


w make advances on Cotton to hold, or will
sell on arrival, or from wagons when required.
COMMON sESsE nPRESsED.
IT Is DIFFICULT TO GIvEI IN A DoZtN LINES
THE Reasons wHY TAR.ANT's SRLTZER
APERIEST SHOULD BE PREFERRED AS
CORRECTIVE AND Alternative TO EvEAY
OTHER MEDICINE IN USE FIRSTLY, IT AL
LAYS FEVER; SECONDLY, IT CLEANsEs THE
BOWELS WITHOUT VIOLENCE OR PAIN;
THIRDLY, IT TONES THE STOMACH; FOURTH
LY, IT REGULATES THE FLOW OF BILE;
FIFTHLY, IT PROMOTES HEALTHY PER-
sPIRATiON; SIXTHLY, IT RELIEVES THE
SYSTEM FROM UNwHOLESOME HUMORs;
SEvENTHLY, IT TRANQUILIZES THE NERVES;
EGHTHLY, IT ACTS UPON THE BLOOD AS
A DEPURIENT; AND LASTLY. IT FORMS
ONE OF THE MOST DELICIOUS COOLING
DRAUGHTS THAT EVER PASSED DOWN THE
THROAT OF AN INVALID. SOLD BY ALL
DRUGGISTS.
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Resolutions Adopted by the JOurpeymen
Painters Benevolent and Protective
Union.

At meeting held May IT, 1885, the following
resolutions were adopted and ordered published:
WHEREAS, The Journeymen Painters Benevo-
lent and Protective Union, an organization in
sttuted for mutual protection, and believing that
for fair days work they should receive fair
days pay; therefore, be it
Resolued, That Joseph Tagg, doing business at
343 Main street, will not recognize the rights OF
this Union, he refusing to pay Union rates for
competent printers, and having refused to settle
the differences smIcably or come to any terms;
ther efore, be it
Resolved, That the shop of Joseph Tagg be de-
clared (until further notce) a scab shop and boy
cotted by this Union, and having the Endorsement
of all the Trade and Labor Unions OF this city;
therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That the business men and public gen.
orally are requested to withhold their patronage
from the said Joseph Tagg; and be it further
Resolved, That any person patronizing the said
Joseph Tagg to the detriment of this Union, VIII
not receive the patronage OF any Union man, in
any manner, shape or form
ISigned.l R. H. MOONEY, Presisent.
Attest JAS. COOPER, Secretary.
Adopted.
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put to the test by one of the conductors on
the street-car line that connects the rival
cities. One morning he started from the
American side with Mexican silver dollar.
On arriving at the other side he took drink
OF their native chain-lightning whisky, price
fifteen cents. He was given an American
dollar in change, He took drink of equally
bad whisky on the American side. price fif-
in change. He repeated this at regular in
tervals during the day, and at night had the
same Mexican dollar he started out with It
is very likely the board of trade will revise
its queer system of finance. Mexican paper
money is at % per cent. discount.-El Paso
Correspondence New York Tribune
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JUDGE FIELDS BID.
His Method of Declaring Himself Candi-
date for the Presidency.

date for the Presidency.
Letter to a Southern Gentleman
You know, also, that | bave been for long
time an advocate of proper system of levees
along the Mississippi river, that great inland
sea OF the country. | would have a system
of levees built in such form that they would
last for ages, protecting the country from
overflows and also preventing the changes
now caused every year in the channel of the
river.
You know, also, that while favoring care
full revision of our tariff | would not at once
make such changes in it as would derange
and disturb the business of the country that
while tariff should have for it's main pur-
pose the raising of revenue, incidental pro-
lection may be given to our industries.
You know, also, that above all things [
would have such treatment shown to the
Southern States by the general government
that the people of that section would feel
that they are part and parcel of the nation,
and have as deep an interest in everything
which concerns the whole country IS those
who live at the North. But, to accomplish
this, they must be treated on terms of equal
ity. Their representative men must be called,
equally with those of the North, into the
councils of the nation, and equally partake
OF Its honors. emoluments and trusts. 1t is
not by talking of reconciliation. but by doing
the things which indicate it, that actual re-
Cancellation will be brought about. When
ouCll lIOutiueHb Is eStdUllSueu. COTuldllN anu
frankly, then indeed we shall be one people,
all looking forward with equal interest to
the prosperity of the future, and bearing
with equal cheerfulness the burdens of the
present
You know, also that have always thought
that there should be a return to the South OF
the unjust cotton tax that was exacted from
it. Many mllions-nearly seventy, l believe
were taken from the people then without
warrant of law, under the pressure arising
from the irritation following the war; 1t
would be but just thing for the general
government to return to the South this tax.
1t is true that it would be difficult to reach
the owners of the property upon which the
tax had been levied, but it is not difficult to
know how much was taken from each State
Let the amount thus exacted be given back
to the States. to be used in such msnneras
they may think best. Justice to our citizens
requires its return. 1t would be some slight
reparation for the burdens inflicted upon the
South by the miserable and corrupt carpet
bag government H-
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POSSIBILITIES OF MEXICO.
Views of a Traveller Who Looked at tho
Country with Business Mans Eye.

Views of a Traveller Who Looked at tho
Country with a Business Mans Eye.
Cleveland Leader.
Ex-Congressman Amos Townsend, of this
city, recently returned from an extended
tour through Mexico which he viewed with
the eye of trained business man. When
asked as to his views touching the future of
that country ana its relations with our own,
ne said: I'VE spent about six weeks in the
country, and endeavored to learn all that We
could. We were first at Vera Cruz, and from
there went to the City of Mexico by the Mex-
can Central road, which is owned by Ameri-
cans, who receive $4,000 mile subsidy from
the Mexican government 1t is a good road,
we'll equipped and has fine patronage, both
of freight and travel. We also, at a later
date, passed over the Mexican National road
a narrowgauge built by Boston parties, who
had no subsidy. l believe that the possibii-
tiles for Mexico are very great, taking her
varieties of soil and climate into considera-
ton, capable as they are of producing almost
anything.
There will be a great opening for COM
merce between this country and Mexico 0e-
fore very long. The advantages will no5 all
be on one side, as a market will he opened
here for MeXico's native products, and there
for American goods and manufactures. The
troubles of the present will gradually wear
away, and more stable government will be
had in the future, and it will be in the hands
of good men. The prejudice against us that
naturally exists and grew out of the war is
dying out, and we found very little of it,
The Mexicans seemed quite as willing to
deal with the United States as with any
other government, and were generally in
favor of the treaty with us that is now pend
ing before the United States Senate. If we
pass it on this side of the line il will be rati-
fled by Mexico If 50, a large amount of
American capital will go down there for in
10 aiSiO Of
cotton, etc. All it wants now is that the old
country down there should feel a little in
fusion of American blood and Yankee en-
thusiasmn
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thought suddenly occurred to him that
there would be money in paper published
for the benefit of such a large and ardent
the paper mill through the medium of
newspaper. So he started a paper which
should reject no manuscripts, however hor-
ribTe and fatulent. But, instead of paying
for the articles, he charged for publishing
them, and has satisfied himself that it pays.
If he charges in inverse ratio to the worth of
rejected articles, that editor will become
millionaire within year. Parties wishing
to contribute can address La France Lite
raire Paris
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lation, and they set about rebuilding the
towns that were still smoking from the earth
quake ambushed beneath. 1t is much the
same in the island of Java, where ranges of
mountains sank into the earth and other
ranges rose out of the sea. The survivors
are burying the dead by tens of thousands.
The smoke of the volcanoes is clearing away,
and it will not be long until the tragedy will
be remembered only as nightmare.
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HUMANITY does not stop long to contem-
plate any calamity, however appalling The
dead are quickly buried, the earth beat down
with spades the mourners go back to their
homes, and the world and its business goes
steadily on. 1t is said that during the height
of the present cholera plague in Egypt a con-
spiracy has been forming known as 1.-The
League of the Avengers" The meetings
have been attended by members armed and
wrapped in black cloaks. AS necessary ad-
junct and to place him on footing with his
fellows, each must have gun, six -barreled
revolver dagger and ammunition All
this while the wretched Egyptians were per-
ishing miserably by the thousand Human
passions stop nor stay not even in the pres
snce ofdeath. 1t is even so with other calam-
ties. The terrified and startled inhabitants
II Ischia forgot all the horrors and dangers
iefore the sun had risen twice on their desc
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Mr.. BIERsTADT, the artist, having kindly vol
unteered to hang some of his paintings upon the
bare walls of the White House parlors during
President Arthur's occupancy, correspondents
OF Democratic newspapers are aggrieved. When
Mr.. Mcdonald, or Mr.. Holman other rock
ribbed Jeffersonian Democrat comes in, say
these utitarian youths. There will be no nom
sense about them and the artists will have to
go. This Is only natural conclusion Demo-
cratic candidates for the Presidency and their
constituents want meat, and while they hunt
the grounding have no taste for condiments
and embellishments.
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SOME of the most original news that
reaches these shores from abroad comes to
the United States through Canada Matters
that nobody ever dreamed of pop up at I'M
expected moments in the Dominion papers.
The latest is furnished by a Carrara CORE
spondent of a Canadian paper. He deposes
and says that workmen are engaged at pres
emit at Carrara, by order OF the United States
government, on a colossal monument to be
erected on the field where the final victory
over the Southern army was gained. 1t is
to be column of granite, sixty eight feet
in height, raised on a pedestal, with four
allegorical figures at the corners. On the
summit OF the column is to stand gigan-
tic figure OF Victory. This will be news to
MANY.
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In the investigation conducted by the Sem
ate subcommittee President Green, of the
Western Union, was asked the question:
Cannot your company do something in the
way of improving the condition of your en-
ployes?' His reply recalls Vanderbilt's
''The public be -" 1t was as follows:
Corporations are organized to make money,
and there are few that know of that exist
pro bono publico" Corporations are un-
doubtedly organized to make money, but
they owe something to the government that
gave them corporate existence. The brutal
tyranny that some would exercise over their
dependents is un-American; inhuman, and
will not always be tolerated. There is a limit
to patience and to endurance. The West
ern Union is powerful corporation,
counting Its resources by tens of millions.
1t is practically monopoly, and as such ex-
ercses an almost autocratic sway over its
employees, and toward the general public it
has been arrogant and boastful. There are
corporation duties prescribed pro bono
publico. The Western Union may glory in
its power, but it cannot always defy public
opinion The power lies in the hands of the
people, and when the time comes they can
not be bought nor longer cajoled. Justice
will be done and insolent pride Inundated.
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THE opera season begins early in New York
with Patti, Gerster and Nilsson among the at
fractions. FifUeendolar-a-week young men,
whose sweethearts expect to be taken to hear
each singer at least once, are already beginning
70 cipher up the cost. This is the way they
figure: "Seven dollars will buy one seat at the
Academy: $14 will buy two; So will lease car
rage; So will buy a bouquet, and 80 will cover
the supper. Total for evenings entertain
ment, not inclusive of gloves, necktie and other
incidentals bought for self for the occasion,
$32" Taking one consideration with another,
the amusement season is hollow mockery to
the impecunious young man.
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A Successful Financial Scheme.

The commercial relations between this city
and Paso del Norte, just across the river,
threaten to be seriously disturbed. A Mexi-
can dollar is valued at eighty-fve cents in
American coin. Our neighbors not liking
the depreciation of their national coin, re-
solved to depreciate ours. Their board of
trade soemnly decided that American silver
dollars should be deprecated thirty cents, or
pass current for eighty-five cents in Mexican
silver. The Mexican board of trade saw the
folly of their financial scheme when it was
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BosToN man who went down to Marblehead
and drowned himself, considerably left note
pinned to his coat on the shore, saying that the
writer was insane and not responsible for his
act, and giving his name and late place OF resi-
dence. This settled the matter, of course. and
prevented speculation as to the cause of suicide.
A man does not always know when he is crazy,
but with his word for it that he is 1t to be
a matter of dispute-especially If the lunatic is
dead
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EX-SENATOR MCDONALD was interviewed on
Monday at Burlington, Iowa, and it was
found he was opposed to prohibition and in
favor of tariff for revenue He was also
good enough to say that President Arthur's
administration was respectable and satlsfac-
tory. When Intercepted concerning pres-
Dental candidates, the ex-senator relapsed
into silence, and would only state that Til
den might possibly carry New York in case
he was dominated.
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Not a Sufficient Reason.

BOBtOn HeraIu.
Treasurer Wymanr report of the circum.
stances attending the careless handling of q
package of Cancelled greenbacks does not
seem, of ITSELF to furni'h an adequate reason
why the Republican ptrty must 60. The
Democrats would hardly prevent an occa-
sional act of carelessness ,mong hundreds of
employees by substituting greenhorns for
trained CLARKE
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If the people of Youngstown, O., are not I'M
usually given over to matrimonial eccentricities
then the ne Tspaper correspondents of that town
are favored with uncommonly elastic imaRna-
tions. The latest infelIcity reported is that of
"a citizen who, a few months ago, sent his wife
and daughter over to Wales to visit relatives
He had just forwarded tickets for their return
when he was astonished by the receipt OF let
ter informing him that his wife had found a
man whom she liked better; that she had married
him and would not come back to America.
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1--WE recently replied to the Indianapolis
Journals criticism on Kentucky illiteracy
Ia favorite topic with that newspaper) by
quoting some of the census figures on lndi-
ana illiteracy AS these figures are pretty
rough on Indiana intelligence and school
keeping, 1t is not surprising to observe that the
Indianapolis paper arrives at the conclusion
that it is no answer to retort with taunts of
similar condition of things AS the
Journal has been for some years devOting
space to taunts about Kentucky illiteracy,
we advise it to absorb some of its own adj
vice, and advocate the educational regenera-
ton of Indiana, which needs it very badly.
Il is a poor business for a newspaper pub
lished in State with such bad illiteracy
record as Indiana to rail at Kentucky, and
the Journal claims Indiana as a Republican
State. Louisville Courier-Journal.
The same statistics that the Courier
Journal quoted to show illiteracy in Indiana
give so much worse showing for Kentucky
that no reply was possible. In brief, they
show Indiana to have one illiterate
person in sixteen; Kentuky one in
four! The Journal has never,
except in a spirit of playful rejoinder, re-
ferred to Kentucky's low position in the
scale of general intelligence. At the present
time, however, and now that the point is
under discussion the Journal wishes
to confess an honest pride in the fact that
Indiana is just four-fold nearer educational
perfection than is Kentucky. Double the
number of school-houses in Kentucky, and
the Democratic majority will be reduced
one-half. Try it.
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A PENNSYLVANIA judge has decided that when
man says this is my wife," these words con-
stitute valid marriage. Since this ruling be-
Game known Pennsylvania girls hocklng
home from distant summer resorts They want
TO show the bold, bad men who stand the
stCset corners ready TO accost them as wives that
marriage OFF hand has no terrors for them.