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Year: 1879

ATLANTA, May THE jury in the
Cox case were out all night and came
in at noon to>day to be recharged in
full. At fifteen minutes to four o'clock
they came in and announced that they
had agreed upon a verdict. 1t was
detained to correct an informality, and
then read, as follows:


"We, the jury find the prisoner
guilty, and recommend that he be
punished by imprisonment for life in
the penitcntiary.'


Cox received the verdict with calm
ness, having evidently nerved himself
for the worst. His wife, on hearing
the words so fatal to her hopes, sat for
moment trembling with emotion, and
then rushed for an open window near
by with the purpose to throw herself
to the ground below. She was wild
with grief. As she reached the win
dow she was caught by Cox, who held
her fast. She threw her arms around
his neck and clung to him, wildly ex-
claiming: oh, my God!" oh, my
poor darling!" Her shrieks were heart-
rending, and the occupants of the
crowded courtroom could not restrain
their tears of pity.


Judge Hillyer sentenced Cox to be
confined in the penitentiarv, or such
other place as the government may d.
rect, at hard labor for and during his
natural life.


General Gitrell gave notice that the
defense would make a motion for
new trial, and prayed for writ of
supersedeas. Execution of sentence
was thereupon stayed for twenty days.


This penalty is virtually theextreme
of the law in this State, as the law
passed with Alston's aid at the last
session of the legislature giving juries
the right to recommend life imprison-
ment in all cases of murder, as they
see fit, in effect abolishes the death
penalty. Cox is thus the first man
convicted of murder who receives the
benefit of that law.
Year: 1879

The report Of the agricultural bu>
reau for April shows that the crop
prospect will compare most favorably
with that of previous years. The
wheat crop is far more promising than
usual The acreage of tobacco will
be considerably increased, and the
farmers will pay more attention in the
future to raising the best quality.
There is some apprehension of the
scarcity Of plants. The acreage of
corn will be increased fifteen per cent.
above that of last year. The crop,
however, does not look promising.
The indications are that the cotton
crop will be largely increased it is in
fine condition. Winter oats were
killed out by the severe winter; an
average crop of spring oats will be
planted. Grasses are backward owing
to the unfavorable season, but an in
creased acreage will be sown. Sheep
prospects are good, and cattle are in
fair condition.
Year: 1879

The St. Louis Republican of last
Wednesday contained long illustra-
ted article giving a history of that
great paper from its foundation in 1903
until the present time. 1t begun its
career by printing little thumb pa
per" on Ramage press. Now it has
the latest improved Hoe perfecting
press, capable of printing, pasting and
folding 10000 papers an hour, and is
domiciled in one of the finest printing
office buildings in the world. We are
glad to note the prosperity of this
great Democratic paper, and hope sue
cess may continue to go with it.
Year: 1879

The Nashville Banner Company
has bought the stock and fixtures Of
the Baptist Publishing House of that
city. and the Banner is now issued
from that house. This excellent pa
per will now be better than ever, if
possible. We congratulate our friends
on their enterprise and good fortune.
Year: 1879

There are off the coast of Kerry,
Ireland. little islands called the Blask-
cts, Inhabited by a very poor and
primitive population, whose neares;
church is on the shore Of the main
land. On stormy Sundays they can
not cross to shear mass" but they
kneel by their rocky coast hareheaded.
in the open air; the progress of the
ceremony is made known to them by
flags, and their prayers accompany
those of the priest.
Year: 1879

REVOLUTION has taken place the doing
Large business houses buying cash taking place
that buy four months and months credit We
goods and sell them cheaper than bankrupt sell old
hopwon goods Our goods all and received from the Great
Auction Rooms St Louis Cincinnati and New York We defy
dn prices We sell goods many lower than any other
buy hm buy them from who have money carry
their business.
Year: 1879

We alluded some time since in these
columns to the nuisance that was being
created by parties who persisted in
throwing rubbish of all kinds in Mer-
rick's yard, Fourth and Walnut SITS.
We had reason to hope that our notice
would put a stop to the practice, but in
this we were mistaken. Several par
ties yet use the place as a receptacle
for all the otfal and rubbish they may
have to get rid of, and the spot in CON
sequence has become a nuisance of the
foulest sort. The stencil arising from
it is simply unbearahle, and If the
parties creating it do not call a halt thu
neighbors will be compelled to take the
proper steps to have it abated.
Year: 1879

'n Saturday evening as u young man
Ii New Castle with a young lady
driving up Market street in car
&c, the horse slipped on the turn ia


at Fifth and Market streets and fell.
= shafts of the carriage were brok-


As no other damage was the result
$ accident was soon remedied.
Year: 1879

The Coal Miners Association of Penn
sylvania, will make a grand excursion
to the mining region on Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday next. The retailers
have generally been invited to join
them in order that they may see the
various mines and inspect the modus
operandi of getting the black diamond
out of the earth, and preparing it for
market. Several of the retailers of
this city intend to avail themselves Of
the invitation extended to them.
Year: 1879

The present condition of the Democratic
crowd in Washingtou-and they seem to be
doing the deviltry st now for the entire
party Of the country-is exceedingly favor
able for the production of other issues for
1880 even more exciting and important than
any to which we have already alluded.
"We are in - of FIX" Was the truth
full but profane way that one Of the Confed-
ates expressed it, and how to e1tricate
themselves from their present embsrrass-
ing dilemma ia to them most serious
conundrum. There is a reserved capacity
for crookedness in the Democre,ic instinct
quite incredible to those who deny the doc
trine of mans total deprsviiy, and We think
their procliviiy for blunderiog will still as
sert itself, and the country will soon be
shocked by more bad conduct.
Year: 1879

The London Truth says that divorce
suit is impending which will create pro-
digious scandal in British high life: The
injured husband is peer, not yet so years
OF age; the respondent Ia several years
younger, and the daughter of a wealthy
commoner of old family; and the CORE
spondent is groom-a young fellow OF 2l
Every attempt has been made BY the lady's
family to hush the matter mp, but without
success, the husband declaring that he will
not remain unable to marry for the rest OF
his days. The most curious part of the
story is that the now disunitei couple have
not b5en man and wife more than two
wears.
Year: 1879

springs abound, more particularly in the
northern portion, and the best of we'll water
can be Obtained at depths varying from
twenty to fifty feet. Coal has been discov.
cred in the southeastern part OF the county
but very little has as yet been done toward
the development of the beds. Magnesian
Limestone is found in inexhaustible quan;i-
ties in all parts of the county, which is a
very cheap, handsome and durable build
ing material, easily worked and from
which some of the most elegant structures
in this portion OF the State have been
Year: 1879

in Hays then and Justice was a, blind as
bat. Hays bore hard name then, truly,
and it is nothing more than the truth to
say that she deserved it, but az the tide of
civilized emigration swept westward the
wild ard wayward barbarism which had
formerly been rampant gave way before it
and what Hays was then isn't what Hsys is
now. Hays is more quiet and orderly to-
day than Is Leayeuworth, for
Year: 1879

used to have their fun and frolic, tor the


lads of the regiment didn't like towns with


too many churches, and at that time Hays
didn't have any here also, is the most densely
populated "boot-hil" graveyard In the
State, where lie the remains of some fifty
or more human beings who died quick be-
cause the other man happened to pull his
trigger first. Formerly Hays was the par
sdiss OF the gambler and the woman of
easy virtue the woman of the town was in
her element and the fierce ard untamed
cowboy at home; the great majority of the
houses in the town we're saloons, houses OF
i'll shane and gambling dens.
Year: 1879

here, and it isn't in the metropolis.
The Sunday law is rigidly enforced here
and it isn't in the ohiei city of the State !;
there is law and order here and-well,
there il more than one town in the State
many years older than this former wicked
little city where there isn't half as much
however wild Hays might have been she


is as demure as country maiden at sweet
seventeen now, and whatever faults she
may have had in the past are eradicated.


When Hays was young this part of the
was in a chaotic state aud hover


ing, as it were, between
Year: 1879

and Of the variety usually found in this
regior. There are efforts towards the cult


Walton of artificial forests being made and


with quite agreeable success, more es-


pecially in Ellis and Big Creek townships


The Smoky bill river flows through the
southern part of the county from west to
east, and the Saline through the northern
part, in the same direction; Big Creek,
quite large stream, flows in southeaster-
iy direction, entering the county at about
the center of the western line. Victoria
creek, flowing in the same direction, is
stream Of some size and tributary to Big
Creek. The county is well watered by
Year: 1879

the conflict between the two was not shor.
one by any means, but barbarism had to
pick up and move further westward; then
came the intelligent immigrant and the
shrewd business man, with their schools
and churches and put 8 change of face
upon things in general. At the present
time Hays is growing rapidly and has ad-
ded three or four hundred 10 her popula-
tion during the present year, so that at the
present time she has
Year: 1879

We hereby notify our friends and the public generally that from this time forth we will cease to sell for credit on any terms whatever. We are aware that in order to do this we will have to sell cheaper than our neigh bors, and we are prepared to do so. AS we are building we are very much pressed for cash, and therefore 1t will be better for us to sell for cost than to sell on ever so short a time, no matter how good the buyer. The facts in the case are just these; 1t is a necessity with us to have our goods or to have the wherewith to buy Of course we do not expect to do so much business, but we are de- termined to do what we can.

 Our Lumber Yard is now full and nearly com plete.
Year: 1879

SOME years since, it was discovered
by the authorities Of railway in Ger
many that barrel which, on being dis
patched from certain station, contain
ed silver coin, had during the journey to
its destination been empted of its con-
tents and filled with sand. For some
time no clue to the perretrator of the
robbery could be discovered but at
length, learned professor having been
consulted on the subject, called in the
aid of microscope. And .his was how
the thief was found. The professor
knowing that, even though in the very
minutest degree, there WAS a distinctive
difference in the sand found near the va
rious stations along the railway lines,
sent for samples of it frcm each Of the
places through which the train containing
the silver com Lad passed. With the
microscope he then carefully examined
each sample, compared it with the sand
found in the barrel, and thus identified
the station from which the latter had
been procured. Having in this ingenius
manner found out the station he wanted,
little difficulty remained for the railway
servants employed at 1t, by one of whom
the robbery had been committed, were so
few in number that the culprit vas read
lily detected.
Year: 1879

A LITTLE BEGGAR's CHARITY Tho
Pittsburg Telegraph tells a touching
begging story, with good moral. A
young man who had been on threo
days debauch wandered into the read ng
room Of q hotel, where he was well known
sat down, and stared moodily into tho
street. Presently little girl of about
ten years came in and looked timidly
about the room. She was dressed in
rags, but she had sweet, intelligent face
that could scarcely fail to excite sympa-
thy. There were five persons in the
room, and she went TO each begging,
One gentleman gave her five cent piece
and she then went to the gentleman spok-
on OF and asked him for penny,
adding, II haven't had anything to eat
for q whole day" The gentleman was
out of huMor, and he said, Grossly, Don't
bother me; go away l haven't had
anything to eat for three days" Tho
child opened her eyes in shy wonder and
stared ut him a moment, and then walked
slowly toward the door. She turned tho
knob, and then after hesitating few
seconds, walked up to him, and gently
laying tho FIVE cents she had received on
his knee, said with tone Of true girlish
pity in her voice: "If you haven't had
anything TO eat fer three days, you take
this and go and buy some bread. Per-
haps l can get some more somewhere"
The young fellow blushed 10 the roots OF
his hair, and lifting he Sister of Char ity
in his arms, he kissed her two or three
times in delight. Then he took her to
the persons in the room, and to those in
the corridors and in the office, and told
the story and asked contributions, giving
himself all the money he had with him
lie succeeded in raising over $40, and
sent the little one on her way rejoicing.
Year: 1879

A curious essay has recently been
written for the purpose of showing that
the steady improvement in the range
and efficiency of warike weapons has
been followed, not, MS would naturally
be supposed, by an increased number OF
killed and wounded in battle, but by n
diminution so complete, that an inverse
ratio may be said to exist between the
two, SO That an addition to the ability to
kin is, paradox ically, followed by pro-
portionately smaller number of killed -
1t is beyond dispute that the old time
hand to-hand encounters were sanguinRry
in the extreme, and it was no uncommon
thing for the warriors Of those days to
fight on until more than half of theil
number had fallen. With the first in.
PRODUCTION of firearms II sensible falling
off in the number Of killed and wounded
took plnce, and the contraction continued
as the rife and then tho breech loader
successfully took the place of the smooth
bore, Intil now tho experience in the
Franco German and tho Turco Russian
Wars proves that only about 10 per cont
OF those engaged arc placed h01S dt
combat even in the severest encounters
The reason given for this surprising
change is one not wholly creditable to
the human race, and that is, that soldier,
nowadays have more tender regard fol
their personal safety than they once had
Each side knows that the other possessed
facilities that can be employed with
murderous effect, if a favorable opportu
nifty for their use is gwen, and this con
viction has tendency to make both Off
GERS and men very reluctant to permit o
the slightest exposure. The msdern
system Of advancing upsn an enemy


ine in sose and open order, so that each
man can take advantage Of the stumps
trees and hillocks which chance throws
in his way, is an admission that th'
lives of tho soldiers are not to be useless
ly sacrificed, which the soldiers them
selves are not slow to perceive ant
hence each one limits the risks to which
he puts his individual life with the ut
most care. 1t would, perhaps, be strain
ing at a conclusion to say that this doubl,
progress will eventually land us in con
diton in which wars will be practically ly
impossible, but it certainly points tina
way, and, more than this, it seems to b.
generally admitted that the improve
ments in naval armor, guns, rams ant
torpedoes have made it doubtful whethe
we shall ever again have first clas
naval encounter. Defeat does not NEAR
surrender, but almost certain death Il
the crew of the unlucky yessol.-N. Y
Times.
Year: 1879

CLOTHING THoUGuTs. The difficulty
Of properly clothing ones thoughts in
language is as common an occurrence
with writers MS it is veXhtious. Many
stories are told of authors and the expe-
dients they have resorted to to overcome
these temporary difficulties. Here is one
told of himself by Lawrence Sterne, tho
author of "Tristram Shaudy," and the
qualntest humorist of the eighteenth
century: Nov, in ordinary eases, that
is when | am only stupid, and the
thoughts rise heavily and pass gummous
through my pen or that | am got, |
know not how, into a cold and unmeta-
phorical vein of infamous writing, and
cannot take plumb lift out Of it for my
soul, so must be obliged TO 60 on writing
like Dutch commentator to the end of
the chapter, unless something be done
never stand comforting with pen and
ink one moments for if a pinch Of snuff
or a stride or two across the room will not
do the business for me, l take razor at
once, aud having tried the edge of it upon
the palm of my hand, without further
ceremony, except Of first lathering my
beard, shave it off, taking care only, if
| do leave IA hair, that it not be gray
one. This done, change my shirt, but
on better coat, send for my last wig put
ny topaz ring on my finger, and, in a
word, dress myself from one end to the
ether of me, after my best fashion. Now,
the dovl in he'll must be in it if this will
not do. a man cannot dress, but his
IDEAS get clothed at the same time, and If
he dresses like gentlemen, every one Of
them stands presented to his Imagination
genteelizing along with him, so that he
has nothing to do but to take a pen and
write for bimselfU
Year: 1879

One bright, pleasant day, whils
William Claypole lay crushed and
broken in his dark cell. and while the
people shook their heads in sorrow that
one so young and promising should
meet 50 terrible fate-on such a day
Mary Adams appeared before the jailor
and demanded to see the prisoner who
had been accused of her murder.


The iailor came nigh TO fainting with
superstitious terror but by and by the
applicant succeeded in convincing him
that she was thing of flesh and blood,
like other women, and he adm itted her
to the prison. We need not describe
tho scene that followed the meeting Of
the lovers. In some respect 1t was
sacred. In due time tho custod ians OF
judicial power and authority came to
the prison, whore they liste ned to
new revelation.


Mary was not dead at all The story
which her lover had told was true. On
that night of the quarrel, fearing that
he might 90 some rash thing, and really
desrous, for tho limo, OF getting out of
his way and beyond his knowledge, she
returned secretly to her house where she
made up small bundle of necessary
clothing, and then, unknown to any one,
she crept away, and before morning she
was beyond the possibility OF reach or of
recognition.


Having found q new homo in far
away mountainous region, she had not
seen any newspaper until she had been
several weeks in her new home. She
read the account of her own death, and
the arrest Of hor old lover for her MUIR
der, with astonishment, and now she
had come to set matters right.


As fortune would have it, on the very
day of Miss Adams return, an officer
from an insane asylum appeared in
search of an escaped patient, whom,
after weeks Of labor, no had succeeded
in tracing in that direction. He saw
the garments which had been taken
from the body OF the dead woman and
recognized them at onco as having
belonged 10 his patient.


The initials, IN. A." which had
been supposed to stand for Mary
Adams, were really meant to represent
"Mcrtonborough Asylum" The officer
saw Miss Adams, and declared that il
ho had met her on tho highway or in
crowded public conveyance, hs should
certainly have arrested her. Her re-
semblance to the patient he had sought
was wonderful.


And so tho truth was known at last.
BY fortunate revolution of tho wheel
light came to Mary Adams, and her
rcappearanco upon the scene came with
saving power to William Claypole.


The lovers wont away from the prison
together, aud certainly We have just
grounds for the belief that tho ordeal
through which they had passed had
been sufficient in its terrible experience
to lead and sustain them In tho only
safe and peaceful way of lite-the way
Of trustul love and wise forbearanco.


"Bchold, from this" cries ono, "the
danger of relying upon circumstantiai
evidenced"


But we beg that ones pardon. The
circumstances did not lie; it was the
direct testimony that proved false, as is
very apt to bo the case.
Year: 1879

WHEN you put the end of your fngor
in your ear the roaring noise you hear is
the sound of the circulation in your fin
ger. Winch is fact, as any one can
demonstrate for himself by first putting
his fingers in his ears, and then stopping
them up with any other substance. Try
it, and think what wonder of a machine
your body is, that even the points ofyour
fingers are such busy workshops that
they roar like small Niagara. The
roaring is probably more than the nsise
OF the circulation Of the blood. 1t is the
voice OF all the vital processes together
the tearing down and building up pro-
cess that are always going forward in
every living body, from conception to
death.
Year: 1879

Como, my wife. put down tho Bible,
Lay your glasses on the book,
Both of us are bent and aged,


Backward, mother let us look.
This is still the same old homestead
Where brought you long ago,
Whom the hair was bright with sunshin
That is now like winters snow.
Let us talk about the babies


As we sit here all alone,
Such Il merry troop of youngsters;


How wo lost them one by one.
Jack, the first Of all the party,


Came to us one wintcr's night.
Jack, you said, should be parson,
Long before he saw tho light.
Do you soc that great cathedral,


Filled, tho transopt and the nave,
Hear the organ grandly peeling


Watch the silken hanging wave;
Soc the priest in robes of Office.


With tho altar at his back
Would you think that giftcd preacher
Could be our own little ack ?
Thon girl with curly trcsses


Used to climb upon my knee,
Like little fairy princess


Ruling at tho age of throe.
With the years there came wedding
How your fond heart swelled with prid
When the lord Of all tho county


Chose your baby for his bride
Watch that stately carriage coming,
And the form roclining there
Would you think that brilliant lady
Could be your own little Glare?
Then the last bluo-oyed youngstcr-
| can hear him prattling now
Such Il strong and sturdy follow,
With his broad and honest brow.
How he used to lovo his mother
All E! | scoyour trembling lip!
lie is far OF on tho water,


Captain Of royal ship.
See tho bronz upon his forehead,
Hear tho voice ofstsrn command
That the boy who clung 20 fondly
To his mothers gontlo hand?
All ! my wife, we've lost the babies,
Ours so long and ours alone;
What arc we to these great poople,
Stately mon and women grown !
Seldom do wo even SEQ thom;


Yes, bitter toar-drop starts,
As we sit hore in tho fire light,


Lonely hearth and lonely hearts,
And their lives are full without US;
They'll stop long enough ono day
Just to lay us in the church-yard,
Then they'll each go on their way.
Year: 1879

FROM all accounts General Ewing Is
making gallant fight in Ohio. just At
this time it looks as if he would sweep
the field "by a large majority" and by
doing so he will be entitled to the heart
felt thanks Of the National Democracy.
His election as Governor this year will
insure Ohio to the Democrats in the next
Presidential contest, whichiis consum-
nation most devoutly to be wished, and
will go long way to fix things up ON
the Democratic side for the great cam
paign in 1880. In this contest the Dem
ocracy of the Union expects every Ohio
man to do his duty.-Balt. Gazette.