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Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-04
Legal Tender Case Decided.

Legal Tender Case Decided.
 WASHINGTON March 3.-A decision was rendered by the Supreme court of the United States this afteruoen in the long pending legal-tender case of Juilliard vs. Greenman. The court holds that the legal-tender act of March 31, 1878, is valid and constitutional, and that treasury notes reissued under 1t are 8 good and legal tender in payment of all debts Opinion by Justice Gray, Justice Field dissenting. Secretary Folger was an attentive listener in the court room when the decision was delivered. He remarked that iu the first annual report he discussed the subject at length, and arrived at a different conclusion.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-04
Princes Wife Comes Back

BERLIN, March 3.-The Princess Marie has rejoined her husband Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia, whom she left short time ago on account of his unfaithfulness to her.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-04

GRUENER-In this city, March 1st, Leopold Grue- ner, aged 60 years
 Funeral from his late residence, 13 Whiting street, o1 Tuasdav March 4th at 2 D. m, 2t JOHNsON-fn Cheshire, March 2d, Horace Johnson, aged 69 years. eged S5 years ClIAPP-In Hartford February 29th, of diphtheris, Wiifred Raymond eldest son of Joseph B. and Mary A. CIspp, aged 10 years and months FENN-In Cheshire. February 29th, John F. Tenn. , formerly of Hamden aged 69 years. FAGAN-In Hartford, March 2d, Ann, wife Of the
 late Philip Pagan, aged 72 years.
 LUCAs-In Hartford, March 1st, Mrs. Minerva M.
 Iucas sged 82 years and months. AVERY-In Hartford, March 1st, Of diphtherenc
 croup Harold IT, only child of Henry Avery, aged
 T years. months and IT days.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-04
DrOn It

If you are using inhaler, fumigator or other contrivance for your asthma and getting no re- lief, drop it. and take American Cough Drops. This is not candy many suppose fir Jn it's name It IS a mixture which originaraA from a regular p!e- scrlption and has been in for fifty years FFiee 35 cents bottle at all di usgists'. mar4 0d w
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-04

El Mahdi Said To Discountenance
 Fighting.
 CAIRO, March 3.-Some of the tribsmen with whom General Stewart conferred on his journey up the White Nile told him that Fl Mahdi discountenanced fighting and had given them to understand the mill tary stores and rifles collected at Fl Obeld were intended to be given to the Egyptian government.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-04

Court of Common PIeas-Judge Torrance. The March term of this court came in yes- terday afternoon at o'clock. Aside from assigning few cases for trial and hearing motions, no business was transacted.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-04

Graham Following Up Osman Digna.
 CAIRO, March 3.-It is believed that Gen. eral Graham will attack Osman Digna at Tamanieb where the rebel force is encamped.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-04
DEATHS.

ACCOMPLISHMENT Northampton, Mass, Febru- ary 27th, by Rev. Isaac Clark, ". M. Parsons of this city and Mary W. Sears of Plainheld, Mass.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-04
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. A RECORD OF SLOTH Which Congress Piles up Every Day BUT LITTLE DONE YESTERDAY Decision in the Legal Ten-
 der Case. THE WAR IN THE SOUDAh. General Graham Preparing
 for Another Battle.
THE WAR IN THE SOUDAN.
General Graham Preparing
 for Another Battle.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Contracts For Supplying Lock Boxes.
 WARRINGTON, March 3.-Contracts for supplying lock boxes for the various post offices have been awarded to the Yale, Towne and the Scovill manufacturing companies.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-04
fSournaI a1l0 Courier.
SINGLE COPIES TWO CENTS.

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY, 12 CENTS WEEK, 42 CENTS MONTH, $500 A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS By MAIL.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-04
F. COMsTOCK's

Real Estate Ohces A Number of First-class Houses, Central For Sale at Bargain. Good Two Family House on Garden st. FOR RENT-A Number or Ffrst-class Houses and TenemenCs For Rent. Special Attention Given to Renting
 and Collecting of Rents.
 Money To Loan on Real Estate No. 70 Church Street, Room 2. Office Open Evenings from to g..
 l.. F. COMSTOCKs
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-04
ReaI Gxtxts.
FOR RENT

FOR RENT, AnAk NO 2eO Grove street, Rooms, st $I6.67 per month; possession at once. Apply on pre-
 ms2t
 FOR RENT.
 AeSsA NICELY furnished rooms single and en suite; 5$is gas and steam; from s2 to $4 per week. Apply EI at OFFICE 4OOk CHAPEL STREET,
 FOR RENT,
 hfsA=A HOUSE No. 1fs York street, three doors ;iA from Chapel street; l2 TOomSi % an e e14vepien- fl7n York, cor. Chapel Street.
 FOR RENT.
 kAA TWO convenient Dwelling Houses, Nos. 5Ia ss1 and ss6 Howard avenue containing 10 rooms lV besides bath room and laundry; range and furnace. Rent *S7O per year. Applgto ou f15 Inn 329 Howard avenue.
 To E2chaOge. N WANT to exchange stock of goods, inventory J from s2.5Oo to 5000 good clean & sale16le A Ven worth from Ss,t co to x4o0O. Or would divide the goods for smaller property if satsiactory Ad- 0E9ss %l 1et Rit'''oiAfA 10 D. A. A4''i iAF''' o0nn
 FOR RENT.
 As<& THE Building No. 126 to 1S2 Union street, :IIs part of the Adephi Building, s7xS6 well light IV ed front and rear, three stories and basement, suitable for any kind of manufacturing business where light is wanted. lease of five or ten years Also the stores No. and IA Union street. sdjoin- ing the above, formerly occupied by the Palladium company and Room No: 7Adelphi Building, entrance f26 143 Orange Street.
 FOR RENT.
 AfAa THE house and store Mo- 121 Orange street, iiH corner of Court street. at present occupied by @LI Miss Byrner, suitable for millinery or other light business Will be let on favorable terms to a Also store No. I19 Orange street possession given immediately. Apply to " f23tf 79 Long wharf.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-04

Chamber of Commerce. VENHERE will be meeting of the Chamber of Oon- \ merce at the ofice of the security Insurance Company Tuesday, March 12 o'clock noon, for the purpose of taking such action as may be deemed ad gress to promote the efficiency of the Revenue M a- rine, and also take action in recognition of the heroic humanity of ta engaged in the rescue of the s4lors wrecked of New Haven harbor on Friday, February 29. By order of
 BENRY G. LEWIS, HARRY PRESCOTT, President.
 Secretary. mas 2t
 District of New Haven Probate Court
 March 1st, 1884. { UPSTATE of CYNTHIA M. FORBES, late of Or EIange in said district, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the district of New Haven hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts properly attested within said tiue, will be debsrred recovery. All persons in- debted to said estate requested to make immea- fate payment to JOHN F. FORBES, nna3 9dSwIt. Executor.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-04

DEBIEsITX efths sfys SensTas SrSans ,,,5cEI szi h7 the CIVIAIE METHOD. Adopted 1n all the HOSPITALS OF FRANCE Prompt Ge6uTn o1 E
 &mnle cases e3 to 96 S to SAa GiVAaIe ReTnedlai AReneys 1eo Fulton st New xos&s
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-04
MOR. RENT

EON 1G11N AS k2AA FIVE ROOMS at No. A Gill street five Tiad rooms at No. 10 Lewis street, Fair Haven :; SsII1 at Mo- 551 State street four rooms at No. 4s Ashmun street. Apply to
 JACOB HELLER, de8 Yale Bank Building,
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-04

Hinman's Real Estate and Loan Agency, 63 Churdh Street, opposite POstOmce. $45,OOO to loan at per cent. Houses and
 lots sae in all parts of the city Farms and eea
 shore property, including Savin Rock and vicinity Choice bargains st my agency for the next twenty days
 A lot in the HEART of the city at $125 per foot.
 Special attention given to auction sales fl
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-04

FOR SALE. &f$A THE Brick House No no Meadow street. t55is The lot is 73 feet Meadow street rannine !N through to Commerce. Also, lot of land Hill street, 70 feet front. ming through to Commerce. Inquire of
 CHARLES 4. WHITE, Administrator of estate of Russell Hotchkiss, de- ceased. fe9 I'm
Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-04
FOR SALE

A FRS r-CIIASs restaurant in this city. do A ing thriving business. Good reasons for selling. Must be sold at once.
 City Real Estate Agency,
 27O Chapel Street. Open evenings. jar F. R. RUSSELL
 FOR SALE. kE44a THE house and lot No. Hughes Place. The #sssH property is desirable for wishing pleas .N ant home In good neIehborhood in the Gen. ter the city, at a moderate price. The house con- tains modern improvements. Terms easy. Fol further particulars cali st
 MERWIN'S REAL ESTATE OFFICE, ia23 2S7 Chapel Street.
The Dawson journal., 1884-09-11
MAN.

Man that is born of woman is
small potatoes and few IN the hill.
He riseth up to-day and flour
isheth like a rag-weed, and to-
morrow or the day after the under
taker has him in the ice-box.
He goeth forth in the morning
warbling like the lark, and is
knocked out in one round and two
seconds.
In the midst Of life he is in debt,
and the tax collector pursueth him
wherever he goeth.
The banister of life is full of
spinters, and he slideth down it
with considerable rapidity.
He walketh forthin the sunlight
to absorb ozone, and meeteth the
the bank teller with q sight darft
of 1857.
He cometh home at eventide and
meeteth the wheelbarrow in bis
path, and the wheelbarrow riseth
up and smiteth him to the earth,
and falleth upon him and runneth
one of it's legs into his ear.
In the gentle springtime he put
teth on his summer clothes, and a
blizzard striketh him far away
from home and flleth him with
woe and rheumatism.
He layeth up riches in the bank,
and the president speculateth in
margins and then goeth to Canada
for his health.
In the autumn he putteth on his
winter trousers, and wasp that
abideth in them filleth him full of
intense excitement
He starteth down cellar with a
cullender, and goeth first hastily,
and the cullender cometh after
him and siteth upon him.
He sitteth up all night to get
the returns from OHIO, and in the
end discovereth that the other fell
lows have carried it.
He buyeth a watch dog, and
when he cometh home from the
Lodge, the watch dog treeth him
and sitteth beneath him until rosy
morn.
He goeth to the horse trot and
betteth his money on the brown
mare, and the bay gelding with the
blaze face winneth.
He marrieth a red-headed hei-
ress with a wart on her nose, and
the next day her parental ancestor
goeth under, with few assets and
great liabilities, and cometh home
to live with his beloved son-in-
law.
The Dawson journal., 1884-09-11
A Daring Test.

Exchange.
The world is full of fatalists. 1t
is an easy and comfortable belief.
[ have been told a peculiar anec-
dote on the subject Att frontier
post the officers mess was engag-
ed in an ardent discussion. Wine
had been freely partaken of, and,
with one Of the strange caprices
of intoxication, there was philoso-
ply at the bottom of the glasses.
The Mahometan religion was the
subject of arg gament. Mussulmen
believed in fate; for them a mans
destiny is written above, and the
time of his death set, and nothing
can advance it. Every one had
something to advance or relate in
pro and con argument. In an
swer to one of the officers, who
demanded to know of what use
and to what purpose was reason
and its controlling power, if we
were born with the tag OF our des-
tiny attached? Another, a new
conner, arose and said:
Gentlemen, what is the use Of
discussion. Make a practical test
of the question. Can man will
fully dispose of his life, or is the
fatal moment chosen by higher
power? Try the question on me.
Who will conduct the experiment?
No one answered. Then some
one proposed a wager.
Done, was the answer. The
subject drew a pistol, showed that
it was loaded, and help it to his
temple. Twenty dollars, I be-
lieve. Who will pay if | lose?''
He pulled the trigger, and the
pistol missed fire.
"a joke!'' cried the crowd.
The fatalist smiled. He re-
cooked the pistol, and with {
steady hand aimed at a clock OF
the wall. He fired, and the bul
let went through the centre of the
dial
"Apologize now," said he, g
have won the bet. | always dix
believe in fate"
The Dawson journal., 1884-09-11
MIR. RANDALL'S STOCKINGS.
An Incident of the Chicago Con-
vention Which Yields Mr..
Ker a Souvenir.

''Do you see that pair Of stock
ings!" said W. w. Ker, late as
sistant to United States Attorney
General Brewster, drawing from
his coat pocket a pair of gentle
mems white English hose, as he
sat in the Philadelphia Press
Office.
There's a history connected
with them," he went on. Dur
ing the meeting Of the Democrat
ic Convention at Chicago, Sam
Randall arrived. hot, dusty and
tired. We wanted him to hurry
up and appear before a committee
meeting of delegates, but his bag
gage had not arrived, and SO we
took him in charge, determined
that he should not lose any chance
of getting the nomination on ac-
count of the dereliction of the
baggage men. / gave him my
room in the hotel, and he went
and took a bath. Then we began
to collect some articles of linen
for him. contributed a pair of
stockings, ex-Mayor Vaux con-
tributed a shirt and collar and
other articles. Randall wears the
old fashioned shirts which button
up before and which have no
studs in them. Vauxs shirt was
of the modern style, except that it
had a high old fashioned collar at
tached. When he got it on you
ought to have seen him. The
collar came away up to his ears
and almost buried the lower part
OF his face. We gotta black stock
and fastened it around the collar,
we got some studs and put in the
shirt front and sent him off to the
meeting in fine style. 1 forgot
all about the affair until to-day
when Mrs. Randall sent me the
stockings cely done UP.
Nobody shall ever wear those
stockings" said Mr.. Ker, giving
them a parting look ndreturning
them to his pocket. 'T'm going
to keep them until Sam Randall
is inaugurated President"
The Dawson journal., 1884-09-11

Among the foolish affectations of
girls is that of annexing soft ter
limitations to the good honest
names their parents have given
them. The San Francisco Call
tells how a brother cured his sis
ter of this ridiculous whim:
There is young man in Oak
land who has young sister by
the name Of Jessie, who was sent
to fashionable school for young
ladies.
He said when she left home he
wondered if she would acquire the
airs and affectations that certain
young ladies that he knew bad by
attending the fashionable semina-
ry.
After she had been there year
he began to fiatter himself that his
sister was proof against such non
sense, when he received a letter
signed "Jessica,' instead of Jes-
sic, as heretofore. In answering,
he wrote something like this:
"DEAR SISTER JEssICA: Your
welcome letter received. Nam
maica and papaica are well. Aunt
Maryica and uncle Georgia. start
ed for the Santa Cruz Mountains
yesterday. Have bought new
horse; it is a beauty; it is named
Maudica, etc. Your affectionate
brother, SAMIcA.
The next letter was signed Jes-
sic.
The Dawson journal., 1884-09-11
A CHOIR COMPOSED OF FROGS.

Says the Gross Valley, Cal,
Tidings: We are informed by
James Judd that there is a man
living near Tar Flat who is soon
to travel with a quartette. The
party i'll question has spent most
of his life in catching different
kind of frogs and other little ami
mails, and is quite naturalist.
The party has now on hand four
different kinds of frogs, which he
has had for two years, and in that
time has quite successfully taught
them to sing the "Sweet By and
By" A little marsh frog is the
tenor, and he is placed in a bowl
of water and partly buries his
mouth in the water when he sings
tenor. This gives the voice a
birdlike sound that is said to be
very charming. A very large bull
frog is the basso of the troupe
and he is fully equal to the occa-
sion, doing his part well. The
soprano and alto are very good
songsters, and when two or three
persons are gathered to hear them
the soprano is said to put on as
many airs as any other of that ilk
The owner of the curious four is
now teaching the soprano a solo,
and when it is learned he intends
travelling. The soprano, when a
small leaf is thrown toward her
after a song, will hop out and
pick it up, make a graceful bow
and resume her place. Then the
alto is said to turn green with
envy.
The Dawson journal., 1884-09-11
1t Did No Good

A citizen Of the Sixty-eighth dis
trict, this county, who had been a
member of the Baptist church for
several years, changed his men,
bership Of the Campbellite church
a few Sundays since. The
preacher very kindly asked the
new member if he desired to be
baptised. Our man hesitated a
few moments, and then looked up
at the minister, said in a hesitat-
ing tone; "N-o; | was baptised
once, and it didn't do burned bit
of good" The new member was
not baptised. -Waynesboro Citi-
zen.
The Dawson journal., 1884-09-11
A Blessing To All Mankind

In these times when our newspa-
pers are flooded with patent medi-
cine advertisements, it is gratifying
to know what to procure that will
certainly cure you. If you are Bill
hous, blood out Of order, LIVER inac-
tive. or generally debilitated, there is
nothing in the world that will cure
you so quickly as Electric Bitters.
They are blessing to all mankind,
and can be bad for only so cents a
bottle of Crouch Bros. T2w
The Dawson journal., 1884-09-11
A Wasteful Expenditure.

An up-country widow with sew
enteen children wants us to adj
vertise for husband. We know
there is great virtue in printers
mkt has brought fortunes to
both men and women; but we
don't believe that double-leaded
column advertisement, inserted
next to reading matter every issue
for twelve months, would bring
husband to a widow with seventeen
chlldren-unless the latter are
Kept in the background, or under
ground or somewher else. We dis
like to go back on advertising but
the line must be drawn some
Where.-Gainesville Eagle.
The Dawson journal., 1884-09-11
How They Manage in Berrien.

The Nashville agricultural club
has novel way of compelling lazy
members to clean out their crops.
Whenever the crop of member
is seen to be grassy, it is reported
at once to the club, which takes
immediate action. If the charge
is sustained, the offenders crop is
advertised to be ratified on a GER
tain day, unless the grass is re-
moved. We are informed that
this plan works like a charm, and
in consequence the crops around
Nashville are always the best
worked crops in the county.-Ber-
rien County News.
The Dawson journal., 1884-09-11
We Will Experiment Some Day.

Popping the question is strictly
a masculine institution, though it
involves the presence of a woman.
II a man popped all alone and no
woman to catch on to his pop he'd
be a blamed fool for his trouble.
Men have been known to pop at
all times and in variety of places,
but those who have been there say
that good solid pop over a garden
gate laps over any other sort of
pop, and is the poppiest kind Of a
pop.
All women like to hear man
pop his poppiest, and have been
known to get mad if the pop was a
weak, sickly kind of a pop without
style, self respect and force Of
character.
Men get off the best kind of a
pop when they have both of their
girls hands in their own or have
one of their arms around her waist.
This action gives tone and force to
the-help to hold the fellow up
while he's making it.
Some fellows take naturally to
popping and are going off all the
time. To others tits a painful and
laborious proceeding only to be at
tempted once in lifetime and then
only as small a pop as they can
possibly get away with.
When a fellows pop is accepta-
BILE to girl, it instantly involves
kiss. When it is not acceptable,
kissing is not involved.
When a fellow pops, he always
pops at his best girl. No fellow
ever pops at his second or third
best girl. There is no exception
this rule.
Popping is very ancient and
honorable institution, and the
girls like it. A girl who has never
heard a pop, never confesses as
much. She invents a pop, 80 that
the other girls cannot get the dead
wood on her. We believe in pop
ping, and shall probably expert
ment in that direction some day.
The Dawson journal., 1884-09-11
A Farm For Sale
81 Miles South of Dawson.

81 Miles South Of Dawson.
ON the Dawson and Leary road; good
~ society and healthy. 1t contains 1875
acres-100 in a good state of cultivation.
The dwelling and all out-houses are good
and new. Would also sell my stock, corn,
fodder, cotton seed, tools and everything
else it takes to run II two-horse farm. Will
give anyone bargain in the next 60 days.
For particulars call on me at my farm,
or address me at Dawson, Ga.
c. NJ. HARRIS.
Sept 4th 'S4.-tmO.
The Dawson journal., 1884-09-11
THE ELBERTON KIDNAPPING.
a Wife Abducted by Her Hus-
band and Two Negroes.
Elberton South. |

Elberton South.
On tbs night of the 25th ult., q
man by the name of Tom Harris,
accompanied by two negroes, came
over from South Carolina and
drove up to a house in the upper
portion of this county, where his
wife, Mrs. Harris and her six
little children lived, and just after
supper, while Mrs. Harris was
washing dishes, Harris, with one
OF the negroes, went to the kitch-
Ell where Mrs. Harris was-toolz
her by force-bareheaded and
barefooted, and put her in the
carriage, which the other negro
had in waiting, and left in great
haste for South Carolina. The
carriage was a double-seated one
and Ha' ris and one of the negroes
took the back seat, while the
other negro did the driving, which
was done at the full speed of the
horses most Of the way. Mrs.
Harris was placed on the floor of
the carriage, with her head drawn
back between the knees of Harris,
who kept his hands over her
mouth to prevent her from max
ing noise, while the negro on
the seat with him held Mrs. Har-
ris' hands in order to keep her in
the position desired. 1t is said
she begged her husband most
piteously not to smother her, and
to let her get her breath, but his
onl y response was an oath and a
command to keep quiet. 1t is
said that the whole country for q
half mile on each side Of the road
heard the rumbling noise of his
flying team as he passed through,
and that it would have taken a
large number Of men to have stop
ped him in his flight. He reach
ed the Savannah river and cross
ed over before the people Of the
neighborhood knew what was 60
ing on, but left one of the negroes
on this side who has been capt
ured and lodged in jail at this
place.
Harris took his wife, leaving
the little children Gone of which
is a sucking babe) alone in the
dark. They were so badly fright
ened that one Of the largest ones
took to the woods and had not
been found up to 10 o'clock a. NJ,
the next day, while the others
commenced screaming and crying,
which brought in some Of the near
est neighbors. The children were
taken in charge by some OF
the neighbors and cared for as
well as could be by any one else
than a mother.
The children say that Harris
and the devilish negro seized their
mother, bareheaded and barefoot
ed, and carried her, crying and
praying for help, to the car
riege. She prayed and begged
that she might be permitted to
get her little nine-months babe,
but they forced her away needless
Of her cries.
We are informed that Harris is
a native of Hart county, and mar
ried in the upper portion of this
county; that he has always treat
ed his wife most cruelty, often
whipping and beating her. Last
year he moved with his family to
South Carolina, where he com
menced his old practice of whip
ping his wife, and treated her SC
cruelty that she took her little
children some time ago and came
back on this side of the river neal
her mothers, where she was liv.
ing when taken away.
The Dawson journal., 1884-09-11
Silly Mary Ann.

Sing a song of nonsense,
Silly Mary Ann;
NAV" is in the kitchen
Working like man.
Paw" is in the counting-house
Toiling hard for money;
You are in the parlor,
Don't you think it funny?
SlnS your song of nonsense;
Sometime, Mary Ann,
You'll be in the kitchen
Working like a man.
Husband in the counting-house.
Earning little money;
Daughter in the parlor,
Then it won't be funny.