Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-06-04
NO.. Is.
A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING.

Three Georgia weekly news
papers are edited by women. @oas
-"All / want is my hone,"i as
the barber remarked when he grab
bed it from his mate.
"A clergyman Of Connecticut,
who recently died, left all his money
to missionary Societies, and did not
leave cent to a feeble and penni,
less brother who is in public insti-
tuition. uganu 10 ss
Absolute prohibition prevails in
nearly 100 counties of Georgia, and
partial prohibition in a few more
counties, leaving only twenty-five
of the 1873 counties in the State un>
touched by tne.emperance agitation.
The remains Of Alexander Fl.
Stephens are soon to be placed in a
vault on the grounds Of his old
home, Liberty Hall. The place has
been purchased by a memorial as,
sociation. General Toombs will
deliver an Grafton at the renter
ment. iu r.H' i"t. ,"l
"A Kansas flock master sheared
800 fine merino sheep, trusting the
fine sunshiny weather as the begins
ming of Summer. That night came
cold rain, and in the morning 200
sheep, living and shiyering, stood
among the carcasses Of 400 that had
perished.
Truly, Logan is in luck. and it
does look as though he has had the
Lord on his side from the start, for
Death fought for him and the
money devil was not able to prevail
against him. His is great person,
al triumph. louisville Couricrs
journal (Dem).
The only objection to the nomi-
nation Of Fitzhugh Lee as the
Bourbon candidate for governor of
Virginia is his residence in the
Northern part of the State, it being
agreed that the candidate must
come from the Southwestern neigh
borhood. Congressman Cable and
Judge Staples are being considered.
81 should like to write for your
paper" said brisk young man who
had asked to see the editor. "Bless
you, my boy" said the pen pusher,
emerging YEARLY from wrestling
match, catch as catch can, with the
name of q Russian general, "you
need not write for it; just hand
your money to the cashier, first door
to the right, and he'll send 1t to you
all right" and he plunged into
sea Of exchanges, while the young
man, after falling into the coal clos
set and walking into a wardrobe,
managed to find the door leading to
the street and escaped with what
money he had about him.-Boston
Commercial Bulletin.
Major L. A. Burke, whose res
signation as director general of the
| New Orleans Exposition took effect
last week, is n selfsmade man Of
Irish decent. He was born in Texas
tifty-six years ago. After serving
in the Confederate army he set up a
wagon mandatory in Texas, but
was unsuccessful and soon turned up
in New Orleans as stonescutter in
n marbleyard. From this he drifted
into the railroad business, thence
into politics, where he made hims
self a force, and finally into the
newspaper business as editor and
proprietor Of the Timest Democrat,
one of the best and most independent
papers in the South.
lightweight removals and as
many appointments We're ordered
in Virginia post>ofiices on Monday
lust. These changes were made IN
order to promote the success Of GERS
tam Democratic aspirants for the
United States Senate. With few
exceptions the removals were ord
cred on the ground of the offensive
partisanship of the retiring posts
masters. The new postmasters are
active Democratic politicians who
are expected to exert powerful in-
fluence in the approaching election.
| And this is Ciyil- Service Reform!
This is an administration grounded
upon nonspartisanship and business
principles, an Administration that
is not making a political use Of
Federal patronage in State political!
Eighty-eight offensive partisans
provided with post.offices in one
State in a single day! The Virgil
MIA Bourbons certainly have no
right to complain that the Admins
istratiou is not furnishing spoils for
the faithful with commendable
zeal. The machine works rapidly
there and cuts a wide swath. lff
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