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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-01-24
ALABAMA,


Saturday sm9ming, as the Montgomery and
Euiaula train for Euiaula was passing 1--WE mile
post, the engineer discovered a woman walking
on the track some distance ahead. lie blew the
whistle several times, and decreased the speed,
expecting every moment to see the woman
leave the track, but she needed not his warn
ing, and before the brakes could be set, she
was struck by the cowcatcher and thrown
across the rails The wheels passed over her,
horribly managing her body 1t is supposed
she was deaf or intended suicide. The same
train passed between Mathews station and
pike road, the body of negro lying along side
the track. The train was stopped, and the
man was discovered to be dead, but no bruises
were found, and it was not known how he
came there. He was q large man. Appa-
rently he had been in good health.
The council and the city board of educa-
ton Of Birmingham passed the following
Resolved, by the board OF mayor and aldermen of
Brmine ham ami the board Of education, that Our
senators be requested:
l. To use their Lest efforts to secure the immediate
reUeal OF the internal revenue SYSTEM relic Of the
war and 10 longer necessary to meet the demands
of the governm mt, and because it is oppressive
fosters monopolieS, and is obnoxious TO the interes
Of your people.
.. To favor raising the revenue requisite for the
support Of the federal government by tariff upon
imports limited 10 the necessities of the government
economically administered, and so adjusted in its
application as to prevent unequal burdens, encour-
age productive interest st home, the development
OF our material resources and afford Just compensa
tion to labor, and not to foster monopoes.
, 3, TO oppose any proposition TO remove or reduce
the duties on coal iron and their products.
Resolved, That tho committee OH ways and means
in The house Of repTe@ ent6tves be requested not to
report any revenue measure to the house until an
opportunity be afforded 10 the various interests to
be affected to be heard thereon.
Resolved That the secretary be instructed to for
ward these resolutions to the chairman and mem
bers of the ways and ne con mtee, and to each
senator and representative in congress- from the
state of ALBANIA.
Rcs)l' ed, That our senators and representatives
in congress lie requested to support the measure
known as tie Bair bill, any other means offered
substitute which shall provide for the app:opri-
alton of mo ey from the national treasury for pub
ic school purposes.
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AN EXCELLENT PREMIUM
THE
- THE --
Premium Peerless Cotton SEED.
fEiHE BEST SEED EyIR PLANTED A NEW
l. and Improved variety. one Endorsed by tn
Best Farmers Of tbe Soutb

THE CONSTITUTION has made arrangements vi Ii
the Peerless Seed Company, Whereby it can get the
Peerless Cotton Seed at the loyest possible rates
This seed is a new and improved variety and gives
nut up for us in packages Of 1000 seeds enough to
plant one-aith Of an acre. and we Will send il TO
those who may desire It, with THE WEEKLY CoNsTl-
TUITION one year for
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delicious favor to all drinks and cures dyspep-
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Don't waste time and money and u ndergo
needless torture with the knife, when Ethio-
plan Pile Ointment will afford instant relief,
and Certain cure in every case Of piles. Ran
gum Root Medicine CO., Nashville, Tenn. 90
cents and 81 per bottle Sold by all druggists
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VIRGINIA,

A state convention representing the inter
ests of the laboring classes of Virginia,
and consisting Of about one hundred
delegates, as. emblcd in This city Thursday.
z. W, Tyler, of Richmond, was elect
ed permanent chairman, and S N. Wood per-
mGnent secretary. the questions discussed
We're: Convict labor" labor statistics"
and the employment of children as labor
ers. After the adoption of a series OF resolu-
tons favorng the establishment OF state
labor burcap, with q mechanic at its head, the
convention adjourned. 1t will be in session
several days.
Says the Athens Banner;
Some vi the most productive lands Of
middle Georgia lie i'll Oconee county,
and the section below Watkins
Vile. where Mr.. Bill WOodis's farms is among
the most fertile. Last year this gentleman
ran two plows, and from - acres planted in
cotton, he gathered IS bales, averaging $50
pounds each On one acre he grew / 800
pounds of lint cotton, using only 200 pounds OF
the Bradley guano Besides, Mr., Woods
maze plenty OF corn and provisions of all
kinds to run mis- farm and support him another
year. a neighbor of Mr.. Woods made 1900
pounds OF lint cotton from am acre OF land.
The farmers of Oconee are in q highly prosper
Gus condition, and you see evidences Of inn
prOvement on every hand III nice, new houses
well filed barns, large fodder stacks, and fine
horses and cattle. The stock law is enforced,
and is already doing great things for the farm-
crs. IT gives entire satisfaction, and not q
word Of complaint is heard. We consider
Oconee one OF the best little counties III the
south
Near Russellyille, in Monroe county. OH
Welnes lay night, the dwelling house Of Mr.. g. II.
Smith was destroyed by fire. Mr. Smith ANA family
were asleep i'll tie house. and On being aroused by
continued noise flom little d1z, Nr. Smith opened
tAe door AM discovered that the fOof II bis dwell
ing was rapidly burning. The flames had gained
such way that but little Of the furniture In the houae
was saved.
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BIG PAY FOR EASY WORK.
We want 10000 agents.

We want 10000 agents.
We pay tho best cash commissions Of any
paper. THE CONSTITUTION Is the easiest pa
per to canvass for. Twogood points.
But see the prizes we offer:
TO the agent sending In the big
gest list between now and Feb
ruary 80 in Gold
The next best list...a...o."~........ rs in Gold
10 the ten next best agents $40
encii 100 In Gold
To the twenty next best agents
no each. 100 In Cold
Total agents prizes for January, &215
Here are tbirty-two agents who will get
prize Of 50 in gold up to $50. The big agents
have exhausted their territory for the big
Christmas prizes. It's the small agents who
win take the January prizes.
Here's what you get; First-Your cash COM
mission. Second-Your name goes in our
New Years Box" once for every name you
send. Thrd-A little effort win get you one
Of our agents prizes of go or less.
Send Immediately and get onr Handbook
and outfit. We send you samples, posters,
blanks. stationery, free. We want 5000 new
subscribes, in January. Come in and help us
and help yourself.
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If you had taken two OF Careers Little Liy-
Or Pills before retiring you wouldfot have had
that coated tongue on bad taste IN the mouth
this morning. Keep a vial with you for coca
sional use
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TENNESSEE.

y A northern girl now living near Trenton,
takes Ter gun and goes afeld ana kills more
game tiian any OF the young men.
~ A desperate feat among the convicts in the
Estate prison at Nashville has been umearthed
sWarden pearcy had observed suspicious con-
and satisfied that something was
fpp, instituted a search in the cell OF Bob Nc
EA3inley. A lot Of TOOLS including saws, brace
tand bits, chisels, dirks and butcher knives end
"a half dozen poIicemen's clubs with loaded
ENDS we're found, as well as a plan OF that
tHing of the prison, and memoranda OF the
tSlali to be pursued This embraced the kill
isng OF the guards and the escape by the office
fSix other convicts, four OF them serving life
sentences are implicated. The matter
Was reported to the commissioner Of
the peEtentiary Immediately. They ordered
Mckinley logged, and kept hereafter in soil
tary confinement i'll his cell. All is now quiet.
J. This is the third attempt 10 break the prison
which Mckinley has headed, the last being
but three weeks ago, when half an hours de-
lay in the discovery would have enabled tho
plan to succeed. This Ia plot is the most des7
perate that has been on octed. Never before
had their plans been 90 thorough and 80 muir
Herous. The scheme Of murder and escppe
Was just suited to Mckin!y, who has Killed
two men in cold blood, one OF them a cCnl let
Within the prison about two yeurs ago. The
Billy testimony against him was that OF con-
victs, which saved him from hanging for that
1ttocious crime.
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NO Safer Remedy eau be had FOR Coughs and
BRONCHIAL Trochoe." Price 25c. GOD only in bozes
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NORTH CARoLT&A.

NOhIh tEtSOsslta-t
= A snowfall is reported lroiA the section about
9endcrson7ille,
I The Oldest person in North Carolina was buried
Wednesday, being about l2o Years old He rent by
the name Of Adam NJ nden all, ana at o"e time The
body servant Of the late George IS. Nendeuh"H.
! A most heartrendiBg accident which occurred
one mile east of Dob5On is reported. MIR.
Thomas Marion, young married man. was
kiln drying some lumber in tobacco barn,
( preparatory to building now house for him
self and his young wife. lie had placed too
/ much lumber upon tile cross beams over the
7 FIRE. and. discovering that they were giving
/ way. he ran into the BAN and placed bis boll-
der under one Of the beams, meantime calling
/ 90 his wife to bring him something 10 prop il
/ lip with. However, buiOra she could reach
him, the tmbers gave way, buryiug DR.
/ Marion beneath the pile Of lumh
/ And piGi0ning him 10 tIe earth The lumber
Z tQok IRE, and the flames approached nearer
/ Rhd nearer 10 the PROSTATE form OF The doomed
man Ills faithful wife made frantic efforts TO
rssoua him from bis aW.al position, bat with
+ out avail, and finally altor being seriously
I burned herself, and at the earnest solicitation
! 81 her husband, she abandoned the burning
/ barn and QUICKLY alarmed the neighbolhooi.
Soon ST. MY or thirty pairs Of strong arms
/ we're tearing 1T tho burning building, hut
owing 10 the intense heat they had 70 work
/ with great caution, and long before they reach
ed AIr. Marion lac was dead and the body
partly bounced.
: Raleigh is Just now 1utgered by ghost story,
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-22

Bu. take loo.; &c tie factory proper This
is the printing department Of the bureau.
II huns like q linen mill. TIE mes. Of the
printing is done by hand, though a part Of
tie wcrs is that Of machinery. IL one single
room there ere eJ) presses, and a. these there
are 800 men and women q: work TAev0m
are Of all ages, sizes and types, and they act,
IS a rule, as assistants - the men. They do
not make good wages, arl tie average is
about Sl25 per day. The work Is hard and
/. canros be heaithy 4 gas Jet continually
burns beneath the pls.e g. keep J., warm, and
Ito prlnte. and lis assistants must breathe
this gas while mixing TIE plate
The printers are paid for tie amount Of
work they do, and they make from IS 10 IS
day. They usually w0rl. in their shirt
Sleeves. and they rub their hands over the
hot plate after each impression. The c.ris
~ the sheets on tho press, and they
turn the crank and d. tie mixing. Six
hundred sheets a day are printed OF each
press, ami after each impression the delicate
copper and steel Plate hes 10 be wiped dry,
polished with whiting, linked and returned 10
It's place for another Impression II is no
wonder that bank notes are beautiful when
such care IS taken, and We 90 some OF the
best money printing in the world A num-
Der Of other countries haze their money Inada
in this country, and Homer Lee was offered,
| understand, $4,000 if he would go to
Japan and establish a government engraving
bureau there. TIE time required was three
years, but he refused 70 Washington
Letter.
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pesc-intlon Of The stlletto.

The stiietio is peculiar weapon There IS
nothing CT American manufacture like it. In
length It runs from six 10 fifteen inches. The
blade Is about twice the length OF tie handle,
dagger edged, thick at the narrow guard and
tapering 1T 10 excessive thinness at the point.
At the guard the diameter Of tie blade Is die
mond shaped, and the two extra edges run
almost to the point.
The real edges, which are razor sharp,
make wound which the auxiliary edges,
more blunt than sharp, aggravats to terri
bic degree. So effective IS it and SO murder
Gus in the hands Of q dexterous man that the
Italian government has recently been ex-
per.menting with it as a weapon at close
quarters, and in tire Msssowah campaign
several companies were armed with shields
and long stilettos. The weapon IS carried in
d sheath like an ordinary dagger.-New
York Graphic.
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uess tesorc he entered on bis college course;
a,,d 10 las followed the example by placing
bisosn sors in the mandatory, where they
ratio as other employees il their special lines.
Af,cr preliminary study at other places be
finished lis education at Brown university,
and soon after i,ined his brothers in taxing
cnarse of the vast interests left in such con-
fusion by the death of their father At the
very beginning Of the disasters Of ls7S-'s.
Tho decline In values was so great, the col
lapso in manufacturing 50 complete, that it
was then supposed that the immense debts
duo Oake, Ames' estate could not be made to
pay more than forty cents on the dollar, and
consequently that the estate was hopclessly
in,olvent. Yet the young men went reso-
lutely TO work, kept even through tho hard
times, paid every debt with interest when
10 better DAYS came. aud not only made
fortunes FOR themselves. but paid legacies TO
tho amount OF Sl.CJJOO0 out OF the estate.
Governor Ames is president or director in
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"swon party" slough the bcs. houses were
opon 10 lin. and the ladies certainly did not
slight the handsome aud successful young
lawyer. For many years he had q suite Of
rooms, elegantly furnished, in the tnenunS
Canal bank Building
The governor is singularly REGULAR ia h,5
habits II used 10 be sald il Elrira that
"you could Sc. your watch correctly by tho
hour he went % his oG,co or hismeals.' Tho
law IS BIS lie, politics his recreation. As
other men spend money 81 music or yaca.-
ing, dogs, books or pictures, Governor III
spends his in politics. He is, however, quite
fond Of theatrical and minstrel entertain
ments. and is a very discriminating critic
Ono of bis friends says he would as soon hear
Governor I'LL give an account of a drama as
10 witness 10 himself.
His political rise has been quite steady, and
he has generally gained votes for Bis ticket
In 1871 bee was elected 20 The assembly; was a
DELEGATE to The national Democratic conven-
ton Of 1876 and hes many times bean dele
gate 20 various conventions Hc took an ac-
tive part in the reform movement OF le1l-i2,
which resulted in the impeachment Of Judges
Barnard and Cardozo. and thus secured the
lasting friendship of Samuel j. Tilden. In
1875 Governor Tildcn named him as one Of
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the close OF the war be returned to Knox
college, and graduated with high honors in
1850 lie studied law and was admitted 10
practice in 1864 In 1865 he was elected
clerk Of the circuit court Of Bond county,
and served as such for four years
Il was in 1872 that be went TO Colorado
and settled in Denver III 1916 be was
elected vice president Of the German National
bank, and in December Of the same year he
was chosen cashier which post he now holds
He was also Tat year elected 10 the Denver
city council, serving two terms In Sep..m-
Der, 1861, ho married Mss Jennic o. Barnes,
OF Galesburg, lis
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5 evcraI big rail-
reads, has business
interests ali over
the west CEd south,
is trustee " ssre-
raj savings banks
and ether iastitu-
tioas, and ranks
generally as one u
tlei.o succCssiu l
basin mon inta3
r. ui-e iSt-te1 HIS
Gls- venture in poll
tiles was IN ESQ.
BE- was elect
Ell tote state sem
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sch0olmates, az in
dependent COM
pauy of sharp
shooters or the side
Of the Union army,
and in tbs COM
pauy, which, with
several other com
pauie- was in the
fold formed into q
ba.talion known as
tlcFirst Sew York =
State sharpsloo;-
ors, Shipman won
considerable dis
tlGcti0u for bray
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Galesburg, where
he studied at Knox
college until
1864. In that year
he entered the
United States ser
vice in the One
Hundred AMI Sew
cnteenth Illinois
volunteers. llewas
in Memphis when
Gen. Forrest made
bis famous raid on
that place and dis
tirguished himself
for his bravery. At
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governor on the Same ticket with Grover
Cleveland, succeeded - the govcrnorship
when Cleveland became president, was elected
governor in 1850 ,ld Is nov q candidate for
reelection. Most rnen who meet Governor
Hill for the FIRST tiano arc agreeably disap-
pointed as bis manner is quite engaging and
be puts every ono 20 case. In his political
career be seems % E~vc made no personal
encmics, but in lis carly lilo a. lawyer he
bad q tragic experience. Being employed by
a lady TO project Lcr property rights against
hor L,.-Jand from whom shc was separated,
the husband attacked Ar. Hill in his ofico
and inflicted a dangerous stab in his neck and
back. After serving a short term in the
penitentiary the man calo to Elmira and
again threatened the l.fo of the lawyer; but
as be WAS crossing tho street near Mr.. Hills
Office be was I'm down by a street car and
terribly nauccd, dying in a few hours. The
goyeraor stll bears an ugly scar as a me
mento Of that experience.
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DnrLhng, anu Onc OF lnrm, W Mich Is
Here Related, win lie FOUND Interesting
to Most Readers.
Probably prominent person in the United
States has had wider or more varied ex-
pericnce with the moro intellectual class Of
lawbreakers than A. l.. Drummond. who for
many years was the head OF the secret ser
vice Of the treasury department. His pro-
fess.onal experiences were in many cases
stranger thar fiction, and if published would
make e volume OF the most Interesting sort
one of his oldest stories IS as follows:
Ahol. ISIS opium smuggling became 50
systematlz,d and successful that tie treasury
receipt showed heavy falling Oh. The at
t,ut.0a # the customs osI.ais was called -
tie IT,. Ger from headquarters, and every
Trcc,-ton Imaginable was tal'eu - prevent
tie fra-l upon the rlvelua. a. fas, though
cs one trick was exposed TIE smussllgs id
vented another. Their cEpeiients were re-
mlraahly Ingenious. especially when !, is
rameul .sci that nearly all tho opium IN the
market is bgcugl, iu vessels from China and
tie British possessions 20 HldCs,1u. IL one
case they filled q 10, OF lue baml73 canes
with the drug. In mother they hid cau3 Of
the prepared article ln jars Of sweatMoat',
boxes OF dried fish and barrels Of oriental
lilgors In q third instance they filed sau-
sac skins AMI mixed these in lot OF Chinese
slIsages. TLetemp.atiOn 30 smuggle was vc.y
great. Tie duty was high-sometA.ng Ike
So pound. SO strict q watch was KEEP, by
the autL1rit.oi and Sd many were the seizures
and confscatioEs that at length it seemed rs
IL the su.urglers had been routed foot and
horse. The arrests grew fewer IN number,
the convictions rapidly diminished, and tie
treasury returns rose until they were about
normal Satisfied with the success which
had accompanied their endeavors, tho vigi-
lance OF the officials became somewhat
relaxed The enemy nevertheless We're
on the watch. and Immediately took
advantage Of the confidence of the in-
sDgc.0rs. Only TIE ahrcwdest or most recs-
lcss again cndcayored TO evaae the law, but
these wore the very mou who realized the
largest profits FROM their d.sloIe- ventures.
IN lor many d.Aelclt ways they s-cccecel
il e.ui.Il the representatives of tle treasury
will never be- known In one instance thy
PLAYED @ 1r.c., with absolute Success. which
vas ao-ilcutal.y discovered @ few days thee
after a lip bad arrived ilol the cas- AID
va5 n1lrel % oueof The View York whcryes
s. custom l0Gse Inspector Waa oa guard, who
s..srcc..r- Tat some one on board sight at
{ ZAP. slilss.ias s.la, opium, manila cigars
q D. ...l.. f
watch un0l vessel. cgcw and al! visitors
About u o'clock il ~ ---9rnin-. on the lay
clter arrival. o decent looking CAilaman,
cirn. - years # ase. who carried larse
o--a crccae's basket came u.cl tIe wharf,
c.I v-s about O. 20 oa board. wien
L. r.s c.i.d l.c,. ly tie Inspector Tho
Mongolia. explained To- broken English
t. tie h-t Of BIS ability cal i- mlst
d. sail % tie c-trlae Leui.ierme-. Of
.lt...I f.rH DIAL o.. llfa
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elected lieutenant c1veTo. and sas re-
elected every yeartill l-AFoted % the gov
c!norship In 1881 le was re-e.ectei - that
Office. and is now q candidate for a third
term.
J. 7. Richardson, named by tic Democrats
Of South Carolina, is the present incumbent.
Cd. Y. !. Shipmaa. who las been nomi-
mated for governor OF Florida by the Repub-
licans, was born IN 1899 in New York state.
His early life was devoted % agriculture,
but be managed TO acquire thorough busi-
ness and scientific elucat.on. Al the age Of
% be Joined, together with thirty-two OF his
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Chcmuns)
county, " y,
Aug. -, 1874, ard
began TO take an
cciive interest in
politics years be
forc he was q
voter. In the social
scrsc, ho is rather
a lonely man; both
his parents are
dead and ho has
neither brother nor
sister living. For
The TWEEN ty-Ono
wears that hc lived
in Eiuira it is as
8 .rteithat hercver
r....o~.,, Of q
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the commission to
provide n uniform
charter for cities,
but bis professional
engagements for
bade acceptance.
In 1851 his ward,
which was Bepubl-
can, elected bin al-
deInan, ard in tho
spring Of 1852 be
YVES elected mayor
Of Eimira. Soon
after he was r0li-
potoI f,rlia-.sgrasr+
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fr-if and verc-
t,ft t3.t.s crow.
.r. whom were
a u.,r ofLes.
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CANDIDATES A PLENTY.
PARTY sThNoARo eeARERS CHOSEN
IN A NUMBER or STATES.

Here Are Portraits ard Sketches OF H. ID
Hill. j. 4. Richardson, Luzon II. MOTIFS
v. J. Shipmsn, Oliver AEacs ana jon ~
Cooper, All Gubcrnatoriai Nominees
NOMINATING conventions have been he'd oy
both the leading parties in most OF the states
now. and the state canyesses arc well under
why. Here arc portraits and sketches oil
number Of the candidates lately put up;
David Bennett Hill, renominaied 10y Tue
New YORK Democrats, IS a bachelor ~ years
old. He was born in Havana Schuyler
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politically and f.
naucially; but his
remarkable success
in cxtrcatirg his
fathers estate from
its EN- barrass-
meats proved his
capacity as a bust
ness manager. lie
Is now several
times amlili0naire,
but still a business
man OF ilile CNfCu
tive abilities and an
untiring worker.
He was born at
North EastOn.
Mass. =, Feb. 4, 1851,
and BY the tine DO
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reached nanhccd his father, tine noted Cakes
Ames, was already prominent manufac-
turer and politician. lie was, therefore,
placed IN his fathers shovel mandatory for
NE years, mastering the details Of the bust