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The Dawson journal., 1884-11-20
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A Sad Sight.

The depth of depravity to which
children, in some of our large CIT
les, sometimes sink is painfully IL
lustrated in the case of the little
girls arrested in Chicago the OH
er day, whose ages ran between
fourteen and sixteen. A number
of these poor outcasts had organ
lied themselves into band who
made the robbing of Chinese laun-
dry establishments their special
work. They would ehloroform
the Chinaman and then rob them,
besides doing other deeds of
crime. Filthy in speech, shabby
dressed and prohigate beyond de-
scription, they formed a hideoGs
index to the degrndation into
which the vagabonds and neglect
ed children of our great and luz
urious cities may fall. The ar
rested children confessed their
evil deeds, and under fines of one
hundred dollars each, they were
sent to the house Of correction.
What a sad commentary upon our
civilization.
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-20
MY JERSEY LILY.
Round and deep her liquid eye

Round and deep her liquid eye
Window of the heart
Looking in think l spy
My own counterpart.
sllken lashes dropping DER,
Frame my portrait there.
Dare | tell her adore her?
Dare stroke her hair?
Yes; hel face is close to mine
Breath like new-morn hav
Fans my cheek. My arms I'll twine
Round her neck and say:
Lily dear. thou'rt mine for life.
Tell me, Lily, now,
what though | may have wife
Can't love my COW?
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-20
Horse Robbers in Georgia.

Atlanta, Ga, Journal.
A young man by the name of
A. J. Smith was brought to the
city Friday evening by Mr.. Turner,
of the penitentiary department,
Smith goes up for four years, from
Lumpkin county for horse steal
ing. Smith confessed his guilt,
and said there was a regular or
ganized band of horse thieves
operating in Georgia, Tennessee
and Alabama, and that he was
one of the leaders Of the band.
He further said that the young
man Willoughbery, arrested by
Marshal Ware, of Lacrosse, and
Capt. Couch, of this place, was a
member of it. He said they had
got in some good work in these
States, ana Wnen II became Hec0o-
sary they were prepared to run
their horses off as far as Texas.
To him, he said, the life of a horse
thief was a fascinating one, and
when a man once joined the gang
he could not 90 back on them.
The band has been operating
many years, and they had com
munications with other bands IN
different States. Mr.. Turner car
ried him Friday night to the Dade
coal mines.
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-20
Wilfully Silent For Ten Years.
Georgia Exchange.


Olivia jenkins, of Gwinnette
county, ,petulantly refused to speak
to her father ten years ago.
Although living in the same house
with him ever since, she has never
uttered a word to him, acting at
the table and elsewhere like some
one dumb. She would net even
speak to others while he was in
hearing She was frequently re-
monstrated with for this course,
but she explained that in his pres
ence she was really dumb, and
could not by any effort use her
tongue till he went out of sight.
She died on Tuesday night with
out having ever opened her lips to
him.
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-20
CHINESE MOB CHRISTIANS.
Women Outraged and Buildings
Looted.

San Francisco, Nov. 10-The
steamer City of Rio de Janeiro,
which arrived here last night,
brings Hong Kong advices to Oct.
%. The cities of Toxic and Yoko-
hama were visited by a severe earth
quake on Oct. Is. The shock was
the heaviest experienced since
Feb. %, 1880, but the damage was
comparatively slight. The first
shock lasted two minutes,and was
followed by several minor shocks.
The Overland China Mail, of
Hong Kong, publishes full text
Of an interview between John Rus
sell Young, the American Minis
ter, and the Viceroy, Ii Hung
Chang,on the subject of mediation
between France and China. The
closing portion of the interview,
not previously reported, is as fol-
lows:
Mr.. Young-"If France propos-
ed American mediation, will China
accept it,
Ii Hung Chang-"She might,
but will certainly not again pro-
pose it,
Mr.. Young May I inform my
government to this effect?"
Ii Hung Chang-"You may"
FEARFUL WORK BY MODS.
Chinese mobs have been COM
mitting fearful outrages on per-
sons and places of Christian wor-
ship at Canton and interior points.
In the province Of Kwang Tung
alone four Roman Catholic and
four Protestant churches have
been destroyed. One hundred
and twenty houses of resident
Christians have been looted and
their occupants driven away. At
Nam Hoi three Catholic chapels
were pillaged, as were also the
houses Of converts Priests and
converts were beaten and females
outraged. At Shi Hung the
Church Of England Chapel was
destroyed. The Chinese tore the
clothing from the preachers wife
and treated her shamefully. At
Chant Sung the Wesleyan Chapel
was destroyed. Christians are
fleeing from the province to Hong
Kong. The Chinese gave them
the alternative of sacrificing to
idols or leaving their houses.
They preferred the latter, bat
while leaving many of the women
were caught and outraged.
Is CHURCHES DESTROYED.
The authorities of the Twelve
Cantonese villages have already
been destroyed and several stores
looted. Many persons are home
less.
Although the attention of the
Chinese Government has been
called to these barbarous acts,
no action has been taken to pre-
vent them or or to punish the per-
petrators. At Kit Young a mob
destroyed all the Roman Catholic
and English churches. At Swatoa
the Catholic priests were ordered
to leave, and after they had left
Chinese soldiers broke into the
houses and ravisbed the female
converts.
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-20
Good Society.
Union and Recorder

Union and Recorder
Many parents who have sons
and daughters growing up are
anxious for them to get into good
society. This is an hour ofanxiety
Purents, your daughter is in good
society when she is with girls who
are pure and true-hearted; who
are not vain and frivolous: who
think of something else besides
dress, flirting and marriage; be-
tween whom and their parents
there is confidence; who are use
ful as we'll as ornamental in the
house; who cultivate their minds,
and train their hands to ust ful and
skillful workmanship. Neither
wealth nor fine clothes make good
society--they are counterfeits
without character to back them.
Intelligence, simplicity, modesty
and goodness are the true coin-
and the same rule, with manliness,
applies to boys
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-20

4 W0NAS's Ho!sa aEBLE DEATH.
Terrible End Of Georgia Girls
Adventurous Career.

ADVENTUROUS career.
| News has reached New York,
says the New York Times, that a
woman whose escapaaes have at
different times startled and shock
ed the good people Of ahres conti-
nents, has, at last met swith a
dreadful fate in Japan. This wo-
man was known to New Yorkers
l6 or II years ago as Mrs. John
Beecher, afterwards as the Coun-
tess Pourtales, later to the Pari-
SLAMS as lady of fashion, and
finallyto the iniperiah circles of
Yokohama as the fayorite of the
japanese Prime Minister. She
was daughter of a respectable
Georgia family and was brought
to this city a blooming girl by
her mother just after the close Of
the war. Apparently the family
had saved some means from the
wreck caused by the war;, for the
mother and daughter were able to
live in good style at the Astor
House.
After awhile they moved to
the Fifth Ayennue Hotel, and
there the daughter met Mr.. John
Beecher, at that time q wealthy
member of well-known whole
sale liquor firm, who lived at the
hotel. 1t was not long before she
became Mrs, Beecher, and the
young couple left the hotel to oc-
cupy a luxurious home. Mrs.
Deecher, soon after her marriage,
manifested a most fiirtatious and
wayward disposition, which final
ly SC compromised her reputation
that Mr.. Beecher was forced to
seek divorce. This i'll course Of
time he procured, and shortly at
forwards the community was
startled by the announcement that
Mr.. Beecher had shot Lloyd Phoe-
nix as he ascended the steps of
his sisters Fifth Avenue resi-
dence. She subsequently went to
Paris, where she had not sojourn-
ed long before she became the
Countess Pourtales. It was said
that she met the Count ON the
steamship in which she sailed
from New York. The Count had
been attached to the French Le-
cation at Washington, and had
married a daughter OF Ben Halli-
day, but had been for some time
widower. The first, Countess di-
ed on a railroad train while near
ing Chicago, whittier she was
journeyipg. a
After their marriage in Paris,
Count Pourtales returned to his
post in Washington and carried
his bridewith him, Rut, the fame
Of the Countess escapades having
preceded her, the couple were
not we'll received, and the Count,
at his own request, was speedily
recalled. From Paris they went
to Japan, and there the Countess
conduct was, in essential respects,
similar to what it had been as
Mrs. Beecher in New York, and
the Count finally abandoned her
IN disgust EnVentually she
openly became mistress of the
japanese Prime Minister, and in
course of time attempted TO play
as free with him as she had done
with her husbands.
But among the other barbarous
cnstomn of that country is one
that Furnishes in6delity with
death, whether the offender be
wife or mistress. As the story
comes from those distant shores,
one night two masked men enter
ed tha wretched woman's house,
seized and bowstrung her, then
put her body into sack and flung
it into the river. The informa-
ton is undoubtly true, and it has
been known for some time to q
number Of persons in this city,
but has not heretofore gained
publication
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-20

rs anybody waiting on you?"
said polite dry goods clerk to Il
young lady from the country.
Yes, sir" replied the blushing
damsel, that's my fellow out
slde--he would not come in the
store"
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-20
Practieing with Pistols.

Two little boys, aged 16 or 18,
who lived in Eatonton, were out
practicing with a pistol, back of
Judge Lawson's place last Sunday
afternoon. These little fellows
are evidently getting ready to
shoot something, or to paint the
town red, or 10 rescue somebody
from the Indians. They are dam
gerous. They have been reading
novels, Qnd consequently are ex-
tremely brave and are aching to do
something desperate. They were
opt pract.cipg Sunday, and no
doubt they got it done fine. and
they can draw q bead on an In
dian with absolute certainty. In
the meantime, while their dander
is up, it would be we'll for them
to continue to praeticeFon Sunday
afternoons so as to Leable to meet
several Indians who will be on
the next grand jury.
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-20
KISS NE, TOO, PAPA.
Louisville Courier-Journal.

Hand me that collar-button, Z"
demanded Mr.. Geo. Welsby, turn
ing with an air annoyed toward his
little girl. Learn to let things
alone, will you? There now, tune
up and howl"
George, don't speak to the
child that way" said Mrs. Welsbv.
depositing a shirt on a chair.
"Well, why can't she behave
herself? Every time size sees
that l am getting ready to 90 to
any place she makes point of
hindering me. Let that cravat
alone"
"Put down papar's crayat dar-
ling. She's too young to know
any better"
"No, she isn't. Other peoples
children know how to behave. I'll
bet III miss the train. am some
times tempted to wish she had
never been born"
ooh, George!' exclaimed the
wife. Il wouldn't say that"
"Confound it, she worries me
50. | haven't more than time to
catch the train," hurriedly kissing
his wife.
kiss me, too, papa"
81 ought not to, you are so bad"
STOPPING and kissing her. Good
bye. VIII be back in three or
four days"
Mr.. Welsby is commercial
traveller, kind and tender-heart-
ed man, but subjected at times to
NERVOUSNESS. Seated with sever
al ylyacion5 acqualntances, speed
ing over the country, little voice
would steal in between the roars
of merry laughter and say:
kiss me, too, papa"
In the sample room of the vii
lage hotel, between the inquiries Of
purchasers, he could hear the
voice, and at night when he lay
down he could see the little hands
reaching toward him and could
hear, Kiss me, too, papa"
At morning, when the sunbeams
stole across his bed, he thoughtof
the bright little face at home and
said:
God forgive me for wishing
that she never had been born"
"Welsby, what is the matter, old
fellow asked a companion.
They were in conveyance, rid
ing towards an interior town.
Il don't feel very well to-day"
"Do any business back here?"
"Yes, did very we'll"
q didn't do anything, but [
won't let it weight me down. Got
letter from the house this morn
ing. The old boy is kicking about
expenses. Got bottle of cock
tail here"
Il don't care for any,"
"Then there must be something
the matter with you"
On a night train going home,
he could see the little hands.
"Clack, c!ack, clack-kiss me, too;
kiss ne, too"
WHAT'S the news?" he asked Of
friend, when he stopped upon the
platform and called a hackman.
Nothing, l believe; everything S
quiet"
"No scarlet fever or diptheria
raging, is there?'
"No, not that | have heard"
The familiar scenes brought
rest to bis mind. He looked back
on his trip with shudIpr, Ike
one who a7akes and contemplates
nightmare through which he
has just passed,
"Good-night," he said paying
the hackman. "a light burning!
Julia is expecting NE" he mused,
ascending the steps.
A CHASTITY face met him at the
door. A voice in agony whisper
ed: ooh, George, our little girl
is dead!''
Wilfnlly Silent For Ten Years.
Georgia Exchange.
Olivia jenkins, of Gwinnette
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-20

The idea of such mass of po-
,;tical putrifaction as Blaine and
his party accusing the Democrats
Of fraudl
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-20

There will be a terrible rattling
among the dry bones of the G. y.
D after the 4th of March next.
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-20

A bearded girl. six yearsof age,
has appeared III one of the North
ern dime museums. Young men
who are struggling to bring out
moustach schould once more
take courage.
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-20

Maggie Ferguson, a pretty girl
dl5 years, has just made the trip
from st. Louis to Atlanta in a box
car, stealing her way ike tramp,
She had no money, but wished to
zach relatives at Georgia's capi-
Al
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-20

A local paper says, rather am
blgaously, that the Cornell fresh
man class this year will embrace
twenty women. would like to
b. a freshman during the EN-
hracing exercises.
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-20

The wife of a Methodist preach
in Georgia takes turns with him
at preaching. When his parish
ioners see the old gentleman dig
gng worms in the back yard they
know that it is his day off.
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-20

The Democratic rooster is still
raising his shrill clarion on the
morning air. The Democratic
rooster is now undoubtedly the
"eock Of the walk"
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-20

The first time you see two wo-
men kissing each other see how
ouick they let 60.
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-20

Hlrralson Adair, of Henry
county. has captured one hundred
,,4snn3 this season. Ha also
maeht two polecats by mistake.
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-20

4 Toccoa lawyer got the bulki-
a.. fee of the season, viz: Five
bnsh-ls Of apples and bushel of
ch4snuts.
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-20

evan? 1u0 loco" News says Monday
aoJ J''1as p5H two men, Martin Rogers
,t hr ~ L'lsha Rogers, were arrested
H., 4'rShal Rainey and Constable
rod '' at tt. the instance of Mary Ell
sta',;. lhey were charged with
The" T'ns 80 bundles of fodder.
g y were tried before Justice J.
at 10 1roaenrey, the trial beginning
midninLt v'o'k "a a. m. and ending at
tb'1,ght' thu nI; The Court released
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-20

One negro in Athens has lost
.rar two hundred dollars on
Blaine.
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-20

syolug girl in Georgia is said
IA hive hair "that sweeps the
aoor." She will probably teach it
h yash and IRON.
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-20
COMMENT AND NEWS.

uAre the girls locked up for the
night, wife?"
"Yes."
"Coacbman chained?
"Yes."
Has the patent butcher-catcher
- tbe front yard been oiled SO
that it works wellY
"Yes."
"Well, we might as we'll chloro-
form the gardner and go to sleep"
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-20

The colored citizens are already
beginning to feast ON 'possum and
aters in every part of the State.
They are likewise supplementing
their rations with occasional mess
es Of coon, although they are by
no means cannibals.
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-20

The Athe S negroes now say
that Cleveland is elected, but Gen.
Grant will see that Blaine is seat
ed They firmly believe that
Democratic success means slavery
btheir race, and several have al
really picked their masters.
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-20

About the only force some peo-
pie is the force Of habit. !.
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-20

1T. IT is claimed that ngw species
lIppopotamus has been discov-
sleu a., on remote part of the Riv-
Nile This intelligence will be
,ot; ,stelyed with a degree of great
tt''lsLacton. t.' Next to another pro-
s|'. ,Y'1'onal baseball club there was
r;Yuins g;1 this country yearned for
hs" more yearning yearnfulness
m,a "0" species Of hippopota-
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-20

At the recent term of Superior
Court in Oglethorpe county the
iFat verdict was granted in the di-
VoF3e suit between Joe and Has
Sic Stewart. 1t will be remem-
'ared that this couple were uncle
ant nloc', AMI their marriage ere
.'''t quite a sensation.
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-20

V.rtersyi!ie has II, Ell visited by
NJ A'@srs. ifagsort and Scobel, from
toronto, Canada, with the view
'' establishing settlements Tor a
'@'Fa5le class Of emigsaots. who,
WIN ample means, are seeking a
"'ie congenial climate IN which
% make Merlnanent homes
The Dawson journal., 1884-11-20

he fnmor comes from across
'D' sea that Mary Anderson
'p'fta very much under the re-
y,0t criticisms of Labouchere in
!'o'n. Ii Mary had only six
1901 !, Aentocky sweetheart to put
,'''f the critic! But she seems to
n''e forgotten the land Of her ma
New-York tribune., 1884-12-30
Diuiocul Noiiee3.

ALL COUPONS. DUE 1ST PROX;, AND
~ the principa Of all BOMBS due that date, Issued y
THE RkfiR3AD EQUIPMENT C0MrhNS secnrrd ,sy Dy
1rusi form will lie paid after hat date at the ONCE oi
MAR1IN 4 CO.. NO. - Pinc- New,fofRi T. william"
a CO No 35 south 3dst, Philadelphia;
New-York tribune., 1884-12-30
THE PEOPLES BANK

yTHE INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS ON
the fo9wng bGHds and J PAYABLE a. % at tSs Sans
Nassau Cedar sts NewYork city, OF and after January
2 1883:
First mortgage Bios.
COLUMBUS AND HOOKING VALLEY II. R.Co.'
CINCINNATI HAMILTON AND r.. r. co.i
cINCINNArI RICHMOND & CHICAGO r. II. CO.:
COLUMBUS. INDIANA;
Municipal %lOs.
DANVILLf. INDIANA
school lOs
ConsO tied mortgage IS
FRANKFORT INDIANA;
GnA%T SfFS% COUNTY. INDIANA,
Gravel Road Is
GRAN% SG'it iRkrTD- ii9Ii XND INDIANA II. ROO,
nANili'T6S hlII' %GI'561T'SSTi'y Ic'56T'STy. INDIANA,
uANSGSS~G@RF SS~@RF ttoouXrY. INDIANA,
Gravel Road Gs
INDIAEAPOLIs. INDIANA
Iire department J-lOs.
soatle!n Park 9los.
LAMAR MIssoUnI,
LoGHNSPoHr. INDIANA,
LorIsTHSA HHiIoNAL BANK OF NEwoRLEANs'
semlannual oiydend of 81. per cent
MARION cot MY, INDIANA
MAul%%' lS@G'ii iSSi6nvA.
MAssIif6S Tii,fG y %f' XN6 CLEVELAND RAILROAD COS
Iitst mortgage 7s
MUNCfE INDIANA
Municipal Gs. .... e 80. o,rooN
NORIHENS PACIFIC JENMINAb W VI 'hh'"-'
IIrrt mort gage Os.
PERU, INDIANA;
Water works ~. -.
PITTS Bt. Itg. FORT WAYNE a CiIICAUD NJ .COi
Ftrg oftgage Is aeries ." A.
Second mortgage 1s series " a."
Construction mort gage Is 49,,
sCIOIB COUNTY, OHIOi
nudgo "a.
Chldrens Home ss.
Turnpike Ss a.n,o,,n.vy
Itrst gage Is. -.....
WHEELING, WEST NlRUlNlAt
tompfomisc 0s. v,
BLACK rORp COUNTY, INDIANA
Gravel Road Is. 1900
,,rrspt-pu rupT vAyNF A CHICAGO MY CO.
Regular stock quarterly dividend OF n per cent
ctNctNNArI uAuItroSt a DAYToN r. n. Co
Second mortgage is .....
NIIHlIIIUN COUNTY, lNDlANAt
Gravel Road IL
New-York tribune., 1884-12-30
Business propertp for Sale anb to fet.

'T'O RENT.-In the financial centre of this
J. city very large suitable for a bank, railroad
company other corporation requiring space for nuner
Of clerks Splendid fight and ventilation For particulars
address A. O. a., =. o. Box 555, New.york.
rTO RENT.-The highly desirable lofts at No.
l. ~ Iioward.st,, west Of broadway Apply TO
ARNOLD. CONSTABL q co. l9th.s'. and 5th-ave.
40 LET.-Splendid Offices, 9th ave, corner
1t. American safe Deposit Company's dreproof
,nu,,a "a - W on premises
ITO LET.-Stores Lofts and OIilces IN ful
i ton. John. Ann, Iegkman. NJ fsnpls c,,rt
New-York tribune., 1884-12-30
WEST SHORE ROUTE.
Ocean GieGmcrs.

NCUOR LINE, L. :. MAIL STEAMSHIPS
N GLASGOW via LONDONpEREN
From Pier 20 North River. loot Of DeY ST. o. -
am Al alta. Jan ' "a ~
Iurnessia... Ian TO- I IN leVOn.a jan - II a. H.
CABIN passage $50 to $50 sscp1 lcla'a Staooo,
st.erase passago- 10 or from GLASGOW, IlNERfOOl"
BELFAST or LONDON DERRY, so ..-
HENDERSON BROTIkR~. Agents. Bownnt cIcon.-
New-York tribune., 1884-12-30
IA0pnEAIrX LINE

ID New nnd direct line 70 The south of Frinc-
<u.rr, i. ~ t1nyfit UT -. SATURDAY, Jan. 3
CHATEAU NQUEM...-....---- ;..;..lu u NY, , ~
Prom "prentices stores Wal-st. ferr) BrD)SNh
Travellers for France Span AMI ItfT. Pfr'a,'b fa'
Nee Nc will ave time AMI expense ~ ilknr ms NJ
Trs, an Including wlnc $50 - blOO Soe0hi 'a)n 7''
''eefase'szo for p"SF IL B6TLANGER. 46 Beaverst
New-York tribune., 1884-12-30
THE CORBlN BANKING CO.,
Nv TTO0HUIN '''-I w
= Avn 4 yEP CENT F4RN NORTG fGES

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re arc cc.ucpNy colicd upon BY pGtles who crpItsS
nrt,s t,t ,is,iuhy stte mnriItgs bearing hgh rGio'
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ti. 5i,Ug 40 Iuifss re U4dciS'ud NON how ~ W"hf
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ttty M isrpu Thafrr dD hpor hor - w,ii 'rd'h," hb
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I ttt lei -, s,enries man Hrd mo- ttt's hplh on
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