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Albany (Ga } dispatch to G'ute Demo
crat:Ewo negroes of this Country related
strange story here recently. Alfred
Lawson and his wife, LIZ e, 1--we on the
Reich Il MeigeT plantation, Gge miles
southwest OF Albany Both cf them are
very religious in the average darky's
way. About Christmas Lizzie's health
became bad and the Lawson household
was reduced TO a very low financial ebb
In ber story Lizzie said all the oue she
could appeal to for help was the good
Lord and she sat and prayed loud and
earnestly. After time her prayers
were answered and the Holy Spirit ap-
| peaFed TO her and told her size should
be rewarded and gave her the p8n and
key to vast fortune, which she would
| secure if she would only carry out the
directions given her. The Spirit told
her that if she found braHd-uew silver
spoon in her house it would nc Il sign
for her to go TO a certain spot in the side
0! hill, and try tie soil until she struck
streak of black, soft earth about three
feet square III the red clay bill She
positively affirmed that she found the
spoon, and then followed The secret
power of the spirit, which led her to the
hill. She~ ~searchcd for the spot Of red
earth, which was easily found. Then
she went to work with her spade to I'M
earth the fortune buried there, which
she credited the spirit with saying was
large iron pot containing four large
WI ter hUketsful of silver coin. she and
her no less enthusiastic spouse dug down
about fifteen feet. At this point their |
actions attracted some attention, and |
when the story was related hy tie very |
sincere couple all the negroes on the |
place were thrown into fever of excite |
mem aud superstition. L.Zz:e and A. |
fred are sub-tenauts OF BIZ! Williams, |
another negro BIZ became So Worried !
over the matter that lie biuLtiy ,atiii-d |
the inspired courle 10 deSist operations /
and leave the place. This was more |
than the eager fortune hunters could |
endure, SO they came to town u Lat |
haste this morning, called u.ya Mr.. |
Meiger, aud gave the story II fail de /
tail, aud prayed for his permisaiOu to |
continue the digging until tne -oItube |
could lie reached. They Stated that
rusty scales from iron had been reached, |
aud they knew the coveted Pot was only
a few feet deeper. Mr. Neiger gave his
consent, and they secured the services
of negro well digger, Jeffrey Hill, and
hastily returned home TO continue their
search, with what result Is easily under
stood. Alfred is an ignorant negro, not
being able to read line, and it is said
that he can quote the Bible, verse after
verse and upter after chapter.
, 1889-05-16
lawyers Labors.

Within the memory OF men still living
it was not difficult task for lawyer in
active p.actice to familiarizJ himself
with all the leading American decisions.
How is it now? Unless bis memory is
abnormally developed he cannot retain
the names of the reports, even,
much less their contents. In this
multitude OF authorities, both luminous
and fuligi"ous. no proposition, however
absurd, is required to stand with ap-
parent support. The lawyer of the
present, instead of basiDg his judgment
upon broad, general principles of right,
is apt TO spend his time aUd waste his
faculties in delyiug and seurchiug among
the yellow covered literaturl of "a pull c
law library (no one but q millionaire Can
afford one of his OWN for some case sin
liar to the one IL hand He siuEs ln;o
mere decision index or a- re3,,.'
He becomes a PG,'eDt toi'er, searching
for threads nj precedent H. twist rope
with which TO stCancin p-Ec.p,a- 4
writer wGo took the pans tc g..aer lii.
statistics asserts L at iEg1 DgGetaucE,
1856, to August, I6S7-a period Z eisA
months-the supreme court und the
courts of last resort OF tie yariou
states rendered S,325 decisions, u most OF
! which opinions were written. n.-Foran.
, 1889-05-16

The following letter, addressed to that
Chap on The Corner, was received at the
Office yesterday, We publish it and trust
that the city officials may take proper ae-
ton upon it:
DEAR SIR:-SiBce you have taken to
writing about the defects OF the city,
permit me to call your attention to the
vile condition of the streets on which the
motor is to run. The ground has been
torn up and the ties laid, in some in
stances below the surface of the ground
but in many cases above; the earth has
been thrown back in a pile and left to
sink at it's own sweet will. 1t occurs to
me that this is a violation OF a city or
dinaucs and not within the terms of the
franchise. 1t is the duty of the council
to take this matter in hand and set the
| street commissioner at work to compel
the men at work. to leave the street as
they found 1t. TAXPAYER,
, 1889-05-16

While talking of ships may as well
speak of the marine ways belonging to
the Puget Sound Engine Works, of which
III. G. Bendixon is manager, situated
below the sawmill. The ways are made
of three strips of heavy timber, three
hundred feet long and bolted together
the top piece with cross beams forming
the carriage. 4 steel cable is passed
through two holes in the cross beam at
the upper end of the carriage. The ca
bic is connected with immense pullies
which are in turn connected with hori-
zontal drum shaft; on the end of the
shaft is n worm wheel which connects
with the engine in the building. A boat
140 feet long and II feet draught may be
brought up on the ways. The Sea Lion,
or boat of her size, may be easily
handled. The ways would have been
finished before but the force of men at
the shop has been employed on the
Lucy Lowe, but now that the work on
that vessel has been completed work on
the ways will be pushed forward as
rapidly as possible. The gearing is all
in place and it is believed that it will be
finished in very few days.
, 1889-05-16
WHAT NAVAL OFFICERS SAY.
They Scout ButIer's Charge of the Ad-
miTaI's COwardice.

The Chicago Times Boston specia
published in The hronicle of yesterday
which states that Geueral Butler, at the
reunion of his admirers last week, il
telling OF the capture Of New Orleaus
charged that Admiral, then Capt d. D.
Potter, deserted him at Fort Jackson
has caused considerable comment in 10,
cal Grand Army and naval circles.
| While there are some who do not ike
Porter because OF their opinion that ne
was to severe commander aud did not
have due regard for his men, and who
also think that be endeavored TO con-
denn Admiral Farragut by faint praise.
not man could be found who thought
the present head of the navy a coward,
or who had ever heard his courage i'm
pugned.
An officer who was on the Hartford
during the engagements on the way up
the river to New Orleans, and who, on
account OF his position at that time, bad
special opportunities TO know of the
movements of the vessels of the mortar
tlutIlla which was under Porter's com
mand, laughed at the statements cred
tied to General Butler when spoken to
on the subject.
"Whatever faults may have been
credited to Admiral Porter" he said,
land they have not been few since his
young and impetuous days to his com
mand of the navy, no oEe ever doubted
his bravery. His courage was ever fool
hardy, and | have never before heard it
impugned. You must remember that
Butler and Porter are not friends. But
Ter has hated Porter ever since the James
River affair when Porter said Butler was
like man who was cerked mp. Porter
wrote TO Grant, with Thom be wns very
friendly, and asked that Butler should
be relieved, which was done, and Gen
Terry was sent down in Buffers place
Rutlcr never las forgiven Porter for
that, and probably never will. aud what
he Gays, therefore, should be taken with
considerable allowance. Butler is a
man who will do anything he can to ID
jure an enemy. II Porter had acted as
Butler says he did his conduct would
have been pussillanimCus. 1t is GER
tainiy new thing for me to hear and
/ do not believe the statement
to be true. 1 know of one vessel
that went back, but she belonged
to Admiral Fauagui's division. That
was the Mississippi. She was ordered
to run down the Manassas. and went
down the river for that purpose. The
Manassas was rug ashore to escape her
and was there set on fire l know that
Porter complained to Farragut that
when the admiral went up The river he
left very dangerous enemy behind on
toe water, and thus imperiled both the
army and the water hotilia 1 don't
think there is anything in What Butler
is reported to have said"
Another officer also denied the truth
of Buffers statement and said 1t could
only be accounted for by the bilarity
arising from the reunion and the feel
ings OF glory aroused in the breast of the
general by the praise of his friends.
1t wns not the first time Butler had
made the Charge, although years ago it
was coneIusively proved to be ground
less.
, 1889-05-16
Our Representative iuParis.

A gentleman dispatched by the United
States 10 attend to the in terests o: this
republic in Paris met with an awkward
accident a few days ago. His wife bit
off the top of bis nose. The reason the
lady took this rather unusual method of
copjugal correction was that the hus-
band-who is thin and old. and presum-
ably not up to the matk-objeC ted to her
filtration with sales gentlemen in one
of the great emporiums of Partisan slum-
guIlion. This person, who is reported by
the trustworthy newspaper as gentle
man OF agreeable shape and winning
manhers, carried his hirtations to the
extent of visiting the lady IN her owD
home, not accompanied by a brown
paper parcel or any other tritiing
apology for bis attendance. The
husband - feeling, possibly. with
one of our Shakesperian creations, that
he had rather be toad and feed upon
the yapors of dungeon than keep cor
ner in the thing he loved for others
uses-promptly rcbuked his spouse for
her openly expressed admiration for the
sales. gentleman. The finale according
to the 5. +. News Letter WAS that this
moral wife did not resort to the usual
female argument OF bursting into tears
but took her husband by the ears and
bit off the top OF his nose. We await
further reports as to whether this mar
ital morsal agreed with her, or dysPep
sia has resulted from daring trcspass
on digestive powers.
, 1889-05-16

That chap was out on the bluff the
other day and among the pretty objects
which met his view were the Colonial
beauties, the "merry trio.'' They were
sauntering along apparently aimless, just
as the chap was, when one of the ladies
saw something which prompted her to
scream. Well If that young lady could take
as high note in singing as she did in
giving that yell she would surely make
her mark on the operatic stage. From
the manner in which the ladies danced
about that chap was inclined to believe
that field mouse had been discovered,
but when he noticed one of the trio walk
over to the spot and touch the object
with her dainty little foot, he was salts
fed that it was nothing so dreadful as a
mouse. She had no sooner touched it
however, than all three screeched again.
That chap was tempted to walk over and
kill the horrible thing, whatever it might
be, but he did not want to interfere with
the amusement the ladies we're having.
lie did go, however, after the girls had
departed, and what do you suppose he
found? \ SNAKE! and to think that one
of the Colonials should have the temerity
to touch it; but she did and afterwards
remarked that she $50 dearly loved
snakes" The gentleman who wins that
girl for wife will get some one worth
having:
, 1889-05-16

until evening. There was the usual
hustle and excitement, however, and
great preparations were being made TO
receive the crowd. Men were engaged
at putting up the tents and the "fakir"
was glancing about for victims among
the people from the islands. There is
nothing so fascinating to majority OF
the people throughout the world as n cir
Gus and this one of Farini and Mcmahon
is as good as any appearing on this coast.
BYsTANDER
, 1889-05-16
The Washington Girls Wink.

If Washington girl looks at you at
all on the street she is almost sure to
shut one eye-not exactly shut it, but
squint it up. This is the reason for the
Washington wink or squint, as some call
it. The two avenues that form the popu-
lar promenades are at such au angle to-
ward the northwest and west of north
west that the suns rays in the afternoon,
when all the promenading is done, strike
one side of the face. Under the rule
that requires pedestrians to keep to the
right of the pavement, you must look to-
wards the sun to sec those coming to-
wards you. The sun is responsible for
the squipt. The whole line of people
going west appear TO be winkiDg at those
going in the opposite direction. So
much has this affected the habitual pro-
menaders on the avenue that many of
them have slight squint in the left eye
at all times. The avenue girl is known
by her squiut.
, 1889-05-16
Examination of Teachers.

PoRT TOWNSEND, w. T., May ., 1889.
! The county board OF examination O
Jefferson Co., W. T., met, pursuent tc
legal notice ard vas in session Nav St|
and 9Th, 1889, and was conducted in ac.
cordance with law AID the rules and reg.
ulations prescribed by the territorial
board OF education for the examination O:
teachers.
The scale of marking was 100 credits
for each branch.
For first grade certificates applicants
must receive 900 credits as per the above
scale, and must not fall below 80 per
cent In either arithmetic or grammar.
and must have taught at least one year.
For second grade, applicants must re-
ceive 20 credits, and not fall below rs
per cent in either arithmetic or gram
mar.
For third grade, applicants must re-
ceive 600 credits, and not fall below 90
per cent in either arithmetic or gram.
mar.
Mr Fred Corvin voluntarily withdrew
from the examination after the first
morning session.
The examination resulted rs follows:
Miss Grace H. Lindsay-Orthogra-
ply, 81; arithmetic, rs; grammar, 76; q
5. history. 68; theory and practice, 81;
school law, 90; physiology, Sc; geography,
50; reading, 7S; writing, 95 Total 1893.
Miss Maud J.. Smith-Orthograub
76; arithmetic, so; grammar, SO; o. s.
history, 81; theory and practice, 81;
school law, 30; physiology, 63; geography,
Oh; reading. Il; writing, 95. Total 73I.
Mr.. Fred Colvin- -Orthography, 36;
So.
Mrs. l.. L. Greentree-Orthograpby,
80; arithmetic, 75i grammar, 81; q. 8.
history, 81; theory and practice, 81;
school law. 81; physiology. 98; geogrspy,
y; reading, 81; writing. 80. Total 825.
Mr. Daniel W. Bryan-Orthograpby,
60; arithmetic. 6s; grammar, 45; q. s.
history, III; theory and practice, SO;
scbool law. 69i physiology. 81; geogra.
ply. &c; reading, SO; writing, 75. Total
69S.
In accordance with the foregoing, Miss
Grace III. Lindsay and Mrs. L. L. Green
tree We're awarded second grade certifi-
cafes valid for two years. Miss Maud L.
Smith was awarded third grade eerti-
fieate valid for one year, and Mr.. Fred
Corvin and Mr.. Daniel w. Bryan having
fallen below the required standard failed
is receive certificates of any grade.
FRANK J. BROWSE,
Cora L. BASH,
ROBERT Z. RYAN,
, 1889-05-16
IN fridays Daily.

as down at Point Hudson Yesier-
day to see them lay the keel for the new
steamer Discovery belonging to Grant &
Morgan. The vessel will be 50 feet long
and 20 feet breadth-Of beam. she will
be fitted with compound engines 1ls22x22
and she will have speed OF twelve
knots an hour. The Port Townsend
Foundry and Machine works began
work on the engines on April 10, ard
work an the hull commenced on Mond ay
last. The vessel will be completed by
the middle OF August. The vessel will
be used on the sound and will be one OF
the fastest boats running.
, 1889-05-16
a Hallway Tr"'c. ,at ia wood.

There Ia a remarkable piece Of work
Wanship on exhibition, the work cl
August Mcpherson, the Scotch whittier
1t is Iallroad train, Consisting Of an
engine, tender, baggage ca. and twa
coaches. 1t is complete in every detail
and yet 1t was made with no other too,
than an ordinary knife. The i..tricf.le
paris of the engine are repr duccd with
consumWate skill. The running geur
with the brakes, springs, etc, are al
| there. There are 1861 bolts in the
model. Iu the engine alone there arc
l,343 pieces, aud in the model comgIetc
3,l08 pieces. Mr.. Mcpherson worked
steadily upon it for fourteen hours 1
day for two years ard n.ne monihs.-
ST. Paul Dispatch.
, 1889-05-16

the store is 4 workshop 27x95 feet, where
large force OF men are kept working
getting out work of all kinds \ new de-
parture with this firm is the keeping OF a
large stock of iron of the finest quality.
The store is the finest, for this line Of
business, there is on the coast, and if
you cannot find what you want there, it
is not for sale anywhere.
, 1889-05-16

Sir John Lester Kaye has evolved I
plan to assist emigrants to the Canadian
Northwest. Each person assisted Will
he required to furnish goo, and having
that sum the Northwest Canada Settle
meut Company will advance the further
sum Of $246. The plan Is intended TO
be devoted especially 10 Jia,, relief OF the
Highland cru.ter-. Considering that 30
per cent. Ol the cmigrtuts vino come 10
America and acquire Il competence do 80
Tor less capital than the 81, 900 required,
it is not apparent why any man IL pos
session OF that sum should require fur
ther assistance from The government. II
is rather those who have not so much as
5000 who should receive 4 y.
, 1889-05-16

Washington territory, besides having
the finest climate and raising some OF
the best cereals and fruits in the world,
produces minerals and marble above the
average quality. OF the latter We saw
some specimens brought over by Frank
Link. This marble, while not Of the
finest quality, is of quality very well
adapted to building purposes and should
be utilized. Mr.. Link informs us that
there were hundreds OF tons OF the marble
which is OF blush color or white heayi,
ly streaked with blue, within sight. This
being the case it should not cost great
deal to quarry it, and from lis conven.
lent location it could be readily shipped
to any part OF the world.
, 1889-05-16

She was only a child but she was heart
broken oyef the death OF her little play
mate. The little playmate had been
taken i'll at the table at dinner and car
ried up stairs and the illness proved IA
tai Like all children she assumed that
her mother could not know the story,
and just as grown people feel right to
tell the story Of Il close personal friene to
everybody in detail, quite irrespective OF
W hat may be already known, she told
her mother all about it. When she had
told it all she broke out with:
Mamma, asn't it awful! Do you
know, she had li oni; hal one bod GJh., Jon
and she died before she had her ice
cream"
, 1889-05-16
CONsUMPTION CURED.

An old physician, retired from Practice, hAv
Ing had placed IN his hands by an East lndi
missionary the formula of Il sim pie vegetabi
remedy for the speedy and per manent cure o
Consumption, Bronchitis, Cata rrh, Asthma an
al throat and Lung Affections. also poSitiv
ana radical cure 10. Nervous Debility AID al
hsrvous Complaints, after having tested II
wonderful curative powers in thousands of case
hA. felt IL his duty 10 make IL known to his suf
teTing fellows, Actuated by this motive and q
oesire 10 reH We human suffering, viii send free
OF charge, TO all who desire in, this recipe. in
herman. French or English. with full directions
ior preparing and using. Sent by mail by ad-
9ssssing witt stamp. naming this paper. W. A
AoIEs, ls5 Powers Block, Rochester. N. Y.
s- o. dec27weOWlY
, 1889-05-16

1 was odt' TO Brother Alexander's
place the other day to look over the
grounds; what a grand location it isl
The Hermitage" it might well be called
for there the reverend gentleman lives
alone, wrapped in thought and Cali
fornia blanket, heedless of anything but
the strawberry beds and Riot. 1t is
hard to underatand how the young Ia
dies permit him to lead his solitary life.
That chap is ready to champion their
cause and head an indignation meeting,
and let the sense Of the meeting be to
compel him to take out a license to wed.
, 1889-05-16

That chap on the corner was down TO
the ice factory yesterday and drank a
glass OF water as clear as a crystal There
are three immense tanks filed with the
water now being condensed and when it
has passed through the operation it flows
into number of galvanized iron boxes
in which it will ba frozen through the
agency OF chemicals. The capacity of
the works at present is abopt eight tons
daily but may be incr"~ then the de-
mand warrentO s. Victoria
has put each week.
tdustry that
rt.
BYSTANDER.
, 1889-05-16
County board OF examination.

lie was very fond of diamonds. Every
body who knew him knew his weakness
for those jewels, although everybody
knew that he was poor. They used to
lau sh at him kindly, because when he
hadn't a quarter to buy a cheap meal
he'd show Kohinoor in his shirt front
One day he made lucky strike and
found himself rich. He went off to
Europe, and in the meantime he kept
gaining riches. He came back most
quietly dressed, without sign of jewelry
OF any kind. An old friend met him and
looked ut him.
''There's something wrong about you,
Dan. You lack something. Where are
the diamonds ?"
ooh, -" said Dan, "I'm too -
rich to wear diamonds"
, 1889-05-16
That Chap on the Corner.
From Thursdays Daily.

We met hotel man in the Delmonico
the other night, and in referring to the
trade be said he could have rented a
hundred rooms during the day il he had
had them. l wonder if our people
here. the people who have their own
coZy homes, ever think of the hundreds
OF people who come here to stay few
days and leave on account of a lack of
hotelt tacilIties. For a town of its size
Port Townsend has as much wealth as
aHy place in the country. Yet with it all
there is no one who is phiiarthropicC! p
enough to erect a large hotel where
strangers may be comfortably housed
and fed. have heard, not only once
but number OF times. OF people coming
here to remain Q week and leaving in a
day because OF the me8gFe hotel accomo-
dations. When one gets cn his think
ing cap it is not hard to realize thut a
hotel Is as much needed as a custom
house, or railroad. Let the syndicate
get to work and build one, If not on the
beach. then complete the Mountain View
hotel. 1t would be full of guests a
week after it was finished.
, 1889-05-16
Cards.

The game of cards is OF very ancient
origin, and is supposed to have origin
ated in Asia. The Chinese have 80
cards in pack, three suits OF nine cards
each, and those independent cards which
arc superior 10 all others. They retain
this style and game TO the present day.
The European cards and game probably
came from HiDdosEan. The cards we're
called tscha-har-tas, word signifyipp
four crowns or four kings. Cards were
also used by the Arabs, when the game
was connected with religious, necro-
mantle or scientifiy associations.
Cards were introduced into Europe
previous t" the 18Th century, probably
by the Saraeers. as first introduced
they were quite different from those in
use at present. In shape they were
| square, and instead of suits o spades
Cubs. hearts and diamonds, their marks
were rabbits, pink, roses and flower.
Ct cn'r'no!ae. The figured cards ver,
Sery rrctti'y devised. a queen riding OF
! h"I"e'''S with Il rabbit beside hel
'i.'.fAe+ the queen of rabbits or OF clubs
rustic ."okin. man, grotesquelIy
dressed, and standing in st7anse at
'ltdie, "i:n pink beside him, signifiet
;ha knar7 OF pInks or diamonds,
Their urst appearance IL Earope seem,
TO hays been at Venice, where for lonG
time they were painted. Iu IE4l, IS tn,
Emulicipai records IF that city show, th,
lo.;-2.- ,,,a'n'n@ cards, which appears t
Lave become quite an industry i
p Vieuua, was seriously interfe.ed vith b
I tta appearance Of carjs which were evi
deatly printed from wooden b!ock,
D THIS was probably tie first work of th
. kind eyer lg,;, prF-i la Of ChTna