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SELECT SITTINGS.
Palmistry is once more havin g a vogue.
Glass is now used as a filling for teeth.
". The salary of the Chilean President
cis $18,000 a year.
... Fifty tank steamers are now carrying
oil in bulk from this country to Europe.
;t: A Rio Grande engineer recently shot x
wildcat near New Castle, Col., from the
tab of his engine.
Morning recess in Boston's grammar
schools has Ieeu discontinued to stop
"spooning" among pupils.
Oom Pedro de Valdivia, the fir-st
Governor of Chile, founded Sautiao,
its capital, February 12, 1511.
A Pennsylvania insaue-asylum super
intendent reports that eight out of every
ten of his inmates write verses.
fcjheet iron kites, to enable a vessel
wheo-in distress during a stor.u to com
municate with the shore, have been sug
gested. A Lynn (Mass.) man is the owner of
t the drum which beat time for the Mts
i Biiehusetts Sixth ou its famous mirch
through Baltimore, M l. ,
The lirst Russian newspaper was pub
. lished in 1703. Peter the Great took a
personal part in its editorial composition
and in correcting proofs.
It is the custom in Brooklyn, N. Y.,
for physicians to render services to
pric-tsand to attend them professionally
without making any charge.
Tho town of Dedham, Mass., was es
tablished in 1030, and a house built"
there that year is still occupied by de
scendants of the original owners.
The largest raisin viueyard in the
world now in bearing is owned by A. B.
Butler, of Fresno, Cl. It contains 010
acres. The annual income from this
vineyard has reached 200,000.
An electrical pool table has been mado
ju which contact buttons are so arranged
in front of the pockets that when a ball
rolls in it strikes them, and the poiut
made is recorded ou au euuuciator.
The size and growth of the city of
London is shown by the mileage of the
streets. Should they be placed together
they would measure about 2500 mile, or
nearly the distance across the Atlantic
Ocean.
. There is grim humor in ono. clause in
the will of the late Solomon A brains, of
Boston, Mass. Alter making a number
of charitable bequests the testator re
- marks: "I remember .all my "cousins,
aunts uncles and grandfathers, but I
give them uotihng."
The public schools in Dundee, Scot
land, have decided to make the highland
tliug and the strathspey of Tullochgorum
and other forms of dancing part :f tho
curriculum. Education in dancing, how
ever, will "require an extra fee, and will
therefore be optional.
It is ariuouueed that a Welshman has
perfected a sewing machine, by which
the -thread is supplied directly from two
ordinary spools, aad sew? through tho
assistance of a rotary looper. liy means
of this arrangement the old style shuttle
or bobbin is done away with.
It. was an odd coincidence that Cardi
nals Manning and Simeoni weic elevated
to their highest rank in the Church the
same day and died on the same day.
"What is more, the last ollicial letter
penned by the English Cardinal was by
chance addressed to his Vatican con
frere, the late Prefect of the Propaganda.
W'azli D.iy Cjmi's Once a Year.
In Germauy, especially among the
lower classes, it is said, wash day corner
no oftener than Christmas once a year.
A writer says: Tho notion of cleanli
ness which prevails among the better
class of Germaus forbids the storing or
accumulation of solid lineu in the dwcll
iiug house, heuce tho necessity of the
"schwartz-waschkammer," built near by,
where the soiled or unwashed clothes are
hung up exposed to the air on poles or
lines. We cannot but commend them
for this custom, and it would be well for
tliOMj housekeepers to take a hint who
store soiled garments in the closets of
sleeping-rooms and under the beds. The
-humblest German hausfrau docs not feel
her poverty if she has an abundance of
linen, and this she will have if possible,
to the exclusion of other things which
we might rcgajd almost as needful. She
is rich indeed if at the end of six months
or a year shj can display long lines huug
"with imnweulato lineu. We can thus
understand how even at this day a chest
of liueu is regarded among the peasantry
as a part of their dower or marriage
portion of the bride. For these wash
ings a week is usually taken, and the
event is regarded as no ordinary one. It
is something of a jubilee in which the
entire family takes part. An American
lady traveling in Germany witnessed one
of these "frolics," where four or five
women were washing from one capacious
tub. "When asked why they did not
adopt the easier plan of washing weekly,'
one of them replied that "they feared
the people might think they had but
two garmeuts apiece." New Orleans
Picayuuc.
A Deadly Weapon.
A Captain of Police of Portland, Ore
gon, has in his possession a very unique
and formidable weapon lately confiscated
on the person of some wrong-doer. It
is a folding sword that can be used either
as a club or a sword, and when opened
is about two and a half feet in length.
It blade is made of heavy steel, tapering
to a poiut at the end, and both edges are
sharpeued. The weapon is heavy enough
to take oil a head at n single blow. It
can be opened in an instant by pressing
a small spring at tho end of the hilt,
which lets a heavier spring throw out the
blade. Captain Cox says the weapon is
an historical relic, having been found on
the field of the Cutter massacre, but tra
dition and Jailer Hudson say that it was
once the property of Turkish brigands.
r-Xew Orlean Picayune.
GENERAL STATE NEWS.
Late Happenings of Importance By
Mail and Wire.
The Gist of Three States Doings,
Carefully Prepared For Our
Busy Readers.
VIRGINIA.
The bank cases will be moved from
Warrenton to Loudoun county court for
trial.
Cadet Albert Cyr, of Louisiana, died
at Bethel Academy last Thursday.
Dr. J. F. Latimer, of the faculty of
Uarapdcn Sydney, was buried from the
College church last week.
The crew of the Alice Venable was
fined and the vessel held at Saluda for
violation of the oyster law.
Liquor licenses have been granted in
Norton.
Tait Hall, in the Lynchburg jail for
murder, says he has killed only four
men. These homicides occurred when
he was a United States officer dealing
with desperate men in the mountain re
gions. The Danville leaf tobacco market is
glutted.
A little child xvai burned to death in
Pittsylvania county.
A bill has passed the legislature auth
orizing Warren county to borrow $12,
000 for the construction of a bridge over
one or each branch of the Shenandoah
river at Rivertou.
The lease of the Roanoke & Southern
railroad by'the Norfolk & Western is au
event of very great importance to the
railroad and business interests of Virgin
ia and the Carolina, anil its etfect will
be very far-reaching in many directions.
Peter Lewis Pedigo, a deaf inu'c .ind
well known eccentric character of Henry
county, fell from au upper platform in
Martinsville and was so badly injured
that he died ia a short while. lie was
probably known to every citizen of the
couuty and knew every man iu all the re
gion round about. For thirty or forty
years past he has never failed to attend
the county courts and all public gather
ings and by his eccentric ways and many
comical actions afforded a great deal of
amusement. He was kind-hearted, o.r
generous impulses and was never known
to wrong a human being.
A movement is on foot to induce the
city of Norfolk to purchase the old Taze
well residence and grounds on Granby
street and convert the same into a park.
This is a fine old house with beautiful
grounds, the residence of Governor Taze
well, and is now owned by his heirs.
NOBTH CAROLINA.
New York parties will build a large
brick hotel with a'l modern improve
ments near the university at Capel Hill.
Plans have been prepared for a hand
some new 1-10 room hotel at Statesviile.
Ashcvillc streets are being paved with
vitrified brick.
Senator Hill is to be invited to Char
lotte to participate in their 20th of May
celebration..
A clock peddler has been doing up
Union couuty, and has registered over a
100 chattel mortgages, for $13clocks that
could be bought from Monroe merchants
for $3.
Gaston county is put down on the list
of counties that are entirely out of debt
and have money in the treasury. Gaston
also has a railroad within ten miles of ev
ery doorstep in it, yet has never paid out
one cent of taxes to build railroads.
Peter Eastey, a negro who was elected
alderman from the third ward in Winston
will have hi election contested on the
ground that he cannot hold a government
and city position at the same time, as he
is now a mail carrier.
A company was organized in Wilming
ton last year to cultivate oysters for mar
ket. It now owns 345 acres of oyster
planting bottom and has built a steam
boat and several scows for their planting
operations. It has already planted over
100,000 bushel', and propose to distribute
300 bushels each month and expect to
put the first oysters on the market next
fall.
The revenue authorities have lodged
in jail at Smithfield, Johnston county,
Joe Pulley, a moonshiner, but they have
cot as yet secured his still. He had
sunk this in a marsh, upou hearing that
the revenue officers were after him.
The Hon. Burgess Sidney Gaithcr died
at his home iu Morgauton, on Tuesday,
aged 85 years. His father, Burgees
Gaither, went to Iredell county from An
napolis, Md., after the close of the revo
lution, his wife being Amelia Martin, of
Richmoud, Va. Buges Sidney Gaither
received a collegiate education and enter
ed upon the practice of law in 1829. He
was a delegate to the Whig National
Convention in 1810, which nominated
Gen. Harrison for President, ami in
1811 President Tyler appointed him sup
erintendent of the miut at Charlotte,
which position he held for two years.
He served in the House of De'cgates.
and was president of the North Carolina
Senate in 1S45. During this season he
was elected solicitor of ihe 7th judicial
circuit for four years, and iu in 1818 was
ve elected for a second term of four years.
Eminent Judges have said that he was
the ablest prosecuting attorney who had
ever appeared before them. Mr. Gaither
represented his distiict both terms of
the Confederate Congress, and was dis
tinguished for his manly bearing during
all that perilous period. Since then he
has takeu little rait in public affairs ex
cept to advise the younger generation.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Another cotton mill is to be erected at
Ft. Mill.
Spartanburg's cotton acreage will be
reduced 30 per cent.
Efforts are bting made for the estab
lishment of a steam laundry at Cheraw.
One of the profitable amusemcn's at
the South Carolina College is the study
of telegraphy. A regular telegraph com
pany has been organized and there are
now, four stations being operated by the
company.
The passengers of the Clyde steamship
"Algoaquiu," which arrived at Charles
ton last week, had an exciting time.
Among the large crowd of passengers
were Dr. G. F. Forrest and his brother,
Martin I. Forrest, both of New York
The Brooklyn base ball team was also on
boird. Tho Forrests were bound to
Jacksonville. During the voyage Martin
Forrest was violently sea s: k, accused the
ball players of hypnotizing him.. On the
arrival of the vessel at her dock he be
came violently insane and created a panic
among the passengers. He was finally,
overpowered by the purser, aided by
Terry, the pitcher, and Burns, an out
fielder of tho Brooklyn team and turned
over to a policeman who took him to a
Charleston hotel. He was placed in
charge of a medical man and left there.
Chief Clerk Norton, of the Comptrol
lar General's office, says thar much had
beea said about pushing insurance com
panies out of the State and doing them
great injur'. He showed a statement of
one of the largest life insurance com
plies doing business in the State. The
return m tde a statement of a business of
$2 40,812.55 for last year. Mr. Norton
says that so far as he knows this com
pany has not paid one cent's worth of
taxes to the State, neither has it made
any returns of the above aniouut for tax
ation. Under Section 192 he said that
the companies were liable for taxation
ou the gross amount of the business of
the company. Whether it is proposed
to insist upon the payment of this tax is
an open qutstion.
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One of South Caroliua's Congress
men's Energy at Washington.
Washington. D. C. Representative
Hemphill is a practical economist, as was
shown during the consideratien of the
Distiict of Columbia appropriation bill.
Upon his motion the recorder of deeds
for the District of Columbia was made a
salaried official instead of receiving fees.
Mr. Hemphill proposed to give the re
corder $3,000, and his amendment was
adopted. The Republicans antagonized
it vigorously, because the present record
er is Ex-Senator B. K. Bruce, a colored
.Republican from Mississippi.
In support of Mr. Hemphill's motion
it was shown that the net profits realized
by Recorder Bruce duriug the first year
cf his tenure of office, over and above all
expenses, amounted to $11,389.10. In
the second year business improved a lit
tle and his net profits amounted to $12,
413.45, or a total net profit of $23,802.55
for two years' work
At the instance of Mr. Hemphill the
House also gives the register of- wills a
fixed salary iustead of fees. Mr. Hemp
hill is not a member of the appropriations
committee, but as chairman of the com
mittee on the District of Columbia he is
familiar with this subject. lie believes
iu giving these officials a reasonable sal
ary, but insists that the surplus revenues
of the office should be turned back into
the treasury.
Such economy does not cripple any
branch of the public service, but it is a
severe blow to the politicians who are
constantly fighting to get the recorder
ship. For years past the office has been
given tp colored men, much to the dis
gust of the white local politicians. Gar
field gave the recoi dership to Fred Doug
lass whe n the local real estate boom was
greatest, and he is said to have realized
over $25,000 in one year. Mr. Cleve
land, to show his frieudship for the col
ored New England Democrats, appoint
ed a colored friend from Albany. The
Senate refused to confirm him, so a Bos
ton colored man named Trotter was ap-
j-ij -.ii-nri it
poinieu co succeed nun. v uen iiarriscu
came in there was a graud scramble
among local Republicans, but Ex-Senator
Bruce tarried off the prize.
COL. LAM0NT IN THE SOUTH.
His Trip Has the Appearance of a
Political Character.
Jacksonvillk. Fi. a. Col. Dan S. La-'
mont, of New York, is at the St. James
Hotel in this city, accompanied by Dr.
H. E. Hendiicks. an old friend, whose
home is iu ceniral New York. Mr. La
mont has been, lying low ever since he
has been here. The loom clerk of the
hotel said :
"Col. Lamont and Dr. Hendricks reg
istered here on last Friday. They haven't
eateu a meal in the d ruing room since
they came. Eveiy thing has l;een sent to
their room." No .one has seen them about
the office, even."
The impiessiMii has been given out that
Mr. Lamout was ill and unable to leave
his room, but it became known that he
and Dr. Hendricks have been out fre
quently. One day they went to Palatka,
and came back at. night. Another day
they weut to St. Augustine, and this
morning Pablo Beach was their destina
tion. They must have used the iide
door in going out Col. Lamont snys
that he is getting over an attack of the
grip and taking advantage of an enforced
absence fivm lu-i :- to see a little of
Florida and the S. . );.
Darlington's Big Fire.
Darlington. S. C --It is found that
the insurance nearly covers the lose of
$117,000 by fire Saturday nightr in which
much of the public iquare was laid in
asnes.
The flames commenced on the north
side of public square and destroyed every
frame building Qu that side. Onlv one
frame building was left facing the wett
side ol the public square, and the loss on
Orange and Pearl streets is h-avy. About
fifty stores and residences were burned.
The square presents an unusual sneeta
cle, with smoking ruins all around, and
tall, solitary chimnevs.
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De Kalr. Mo. We have a man within
one mile of De Kalb, William Jones, who
is 24 vears of aire, b feet men. 52 incnes
around the waist, wears a 60-mch coat
(chest measure), wears a No. 12 shoe, a
No. 10 hat, and weighs 315 pounds. He
can hold out at arm's length with ease a
man wei"hiu?r 160 nounds. He is a farmer
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and can do as much work as two common
sized men. Mr. Jones is married to a
lady that only weighs 92 pounds.
FARMERS' ALLIANCE.
What the Leaders are Doing and
Saying In Washington.
A Discussion on Why Cotton and
Other Food Products are Down ,
By a Northern Paper.
A Washington, correspondent writes:
"I met Judge Fuller, of North Carolina.
the other day and lie told me that the
farmers of his State were seeing hard
times owing to the low price of cotton.
Tobacco, he also said, would be planted
to only two-thirds the extent of last
yea, iins condition ol all airs in trie
South is deplorable, but the Agricultural
CommissiSn ' recently created by the
House is investigating the matter and
will soon su; .: a bill intended to rem
edy the existiu evils.
"Hon. E. T. Slackhouse, of South
Carolina, is preparing with great care a
graduated income tax bi I which will
soon be presented 10 Congress for con
sideration.
"Senator Pefftr says in relation to pvo
hibition: ' 'The! e is no efficient way to
deal with ihe busiuess of dram selling
but to prqhibit it. Any other course ."
merely temporizing.
'Senator Peffer, who has hitherto op
posed any appropriation for the World's
Fair, has been won over and will favo
early and iibeial Government assistance.
The President iu h:s recent message on.
this subject intimated that an appropria
tion of as much as $8,000,000 would nol
be vetoed.
''There are thousands of persons who
wonder why I am called 'Sockless' Simp
son," said that representative of the State
of Kansas to an acquaintance. But
there are very few who know the real
reason. I was a young fellow with a
considerable fondness for the society of
young ladies, and I was very proud of
my -feet." The Congressman stretched
out his neatly cased p dal extremiiies for
the inspection of his friends and glanced
at them wth pride.
''We all used to wear tight boots," hi
continued, "sometimes so tight to be verj
uucomfortable. I here was a fellow whe
had a foot just a triile smaller than mine.
He could wear boots a size smaller than I,
and a mutual acquaintance, who, by the
way, was a young lady, spoke about it
to me one evening. I was in the habit ol
wearing heavy woollen socks, and I
knew that if I should take them off 1
could wear smaller boots. To my great
joy I found, on tring that I could weai
a size smaller than my rival, and I at
ouce purchased a pair. I went to call
that evening as usual, and found him
there, proud in the possession of feet
which were really smaller than mine.
The subject came .up I believe I started
it about the size of our boots, and he
eagerly accepted the challenge to i
measurement. Of course I won, and he
ecemed to feel as badly over it as if he
had lost a horse race. But the boot
maker who was iu possession of my
secret gave me away and the boys all got
on to the story. Do I wear socks now?
I should say that I do."
The man who joins the Alliance for
the purpose of getting a little cheap sugai
or a little office of some kind, is generally
the one who is found kicking.
The Alliance Aid Association of Souih
Dakota has voted almost unanimously t
transfer its membership to the New Na
tional Aid degree. The Kansas MutufT
Aid has determined to do likewise
When these transfers are completed, the
aid degree will stand square on its feet,
and be able to pay losses in full at once.
Applications are coming iu by the
hundred for agent's commissions, and
everything points to a general success.
Brother Waidull is now making a tour of
the State, j aud meets with encourage
ment wherever he goes.
FEFtrETUAL MOTION.
Duriug the discussion of the United
States Banking bill in Congress some
time in 1835 or 183G, John Randolph, ol
Roauoke. who was opposed to the
passage of the bill wh ch was intended to
establish a United States bank, said that
he had discovered perpetual motion, and
it was very simple, being that
"Paper maks money,
Money mnkes banks,
Banks makes poverty,
Toverty maks rags.
Rags rr anes paper,
Paper makes money,
Money makes banks,"
and 60 on for ever and ever.
The Manufacturer, of Philadelphia, the
organ of the Manufacturers Club, dis
cussing businces and financial matters,
says: "The Southern newspapers and
cotton exchanges are just now urging
the planters to reduce their cotton acre
age, and to turn their attention in large
measure to the production of food. This
counsel is offered upon the theory that
the supply of cotton is in excess of the
consuming capacity of mankind. For
this theory there is no warrant in fact.
There are millions of human beings in thn
country and in Europe, to say nothing of
the rest of the woild. who never in their
lives had eno.igh clothing. The trouble
with the planter is not that he grows too
much cotton, but that he cannot get a
fair price for what he does grow. He is
driven to eularge hi product by a des
perate pin pose to force up the quantity
60 that with the price falling he may still
pay his fixed nciiaigc3. It would not
profit him to grow less cotton and moie
food, for food price are down also. He
;annot join in an attempt 10 force up
prices by diminishing the supply, for the
movement would ruin him. The only
Thoiw of salvation lies in an advance of
-
prices. Extreme shortage might pro
duce this result, but the effect could not
be Dermanent. and the planters cannot
afford to make the experiment. The
remedv lies in far other directions, and it
is of a nature w hich will. effect not cotton
onlv, but all other commodities. Cotton
is down because irold is no. The meas
ure of values h-s Uen artificially length
cned. and until it shall be reduced to
normal proportions there caa pe no
general returns of prospetity. We suffer
here, and Europe eufft-rs, from" the arbi
trary and useless rejection of silver by
the civilized world. When bimetallism
shall be generally restored prices will
advance and the mad scramble for gold
will be 'over. It was reported last week,
falsely no doubt, that huge deposits of
gold had been discovered iu Colorado.
If such a discovery should be made the
trouble would disappear at once, for it
would tumble the value of gold in spite
of demonetization, and until that value
shall be brought low by one means or
another there will be no improvement of
the tituitiou that will last."
CLAIMS AGAINSTCHILI.
More Than Two Millions Asked By
The Injured Men of the Baltimore.
Washington, I). C. Papers were filed
at the State Department asking for repar
ation and damages for the crew of the
United States steamship Baltimore, of the
Chilian Government for injuries received
acd false imprisonment uudergone at the
time of the riots at Valparaiso in October
1891. The damages claimed aggregate
$2,095,000, as follows:
False Imprisonment and Assault John
McAdam, $30,000; John Downey, $30,
000; Andy Boyle, $30,000 ;0. Welleland,
$30,000.
"Very Grave Injuries Jeremiah Ander
son, $150,000: John Hamilton, $150,000;
G,eorgc Panter, $150,000.
Serious Injuries Joseph Quiglev,$10v-
000; John McBridc, $100,000; William
Lacy, $100,000; M. Houlehan, $100,000;
William Caulfield, $75,000; P. Mc Wil
liams $75,000; James M. Johnson, $75,-
000; John Rooney,$75,000; James Gillcn,
$60,000; F. Clifford, $60.000;F. Freder
ick , $60, 000 ; F. II . Smith, $00, 000 ; War
ren Brown, $50,0000; K. J. J. Hodge,
$50,000; John Butler, $50,000; C. C.
Williams, $50,000.
False Imprisonment and Light Assault
John W. Frecse, $40,000; Thomas Gal
lagher, $40,000; C. H. Guth, $40,000;
W.Sullivan, $40,000; Andrew Nelson,
$40,000: S. W. Cook, $30,000; H. Cun
ningham, $:J0,000: PcterO'Neill, $30,000;
Peter Johnson, $30,000; Alfred Pfeiffer,
$30,000; Adolph Swanson. $30,000.
The Great Wall of Ciiltia.
A correspondent of the London
Illustrated News, who has recently
traveled across Siberia,' Mongolia atrd
th Gold desert, catering Northern Chiaa
by the Nankow.Pass, gives an i-ntoresting
account of the world-renowned "Great
Wall of China." "I had fully prepared
myself for something wonderful, " says
the correspondent, "but this marvelous
work more than realized my expectations
and fairly held me spellbound for a few
minute.1. One can form some idea of the
panic the Celestials must have been in
when they undertook such a gigantic
barrier. What struck ne most iu this
wall was its wonderful state of preserva
tion, the symmetrically hewn stones of
which it is composed showing but few
signs of the ravages of time." The
building of the cigantic wall is said to
havs been rommenced by Eroperoi
Che-Hwaug-Te in the year 214, B. C,
but it was not completed until several
hundred years later. It extends to a
length of more than 2000 milei, is from
twenty-five to thirty feet high, and has
a thickness varying from twelve to seven
teen feet. Itisau earth wall, lined with
brisk on both side9 and provided with
numerous turret3 and battlements.
Frank Leslie's.
Hon ft RnssUn n Peasant Diss.
Count Leo Tolstoi described thus
recently to Octave Houdaille,who visited
him at Jasnaja-Pojaua, how a Russian
peasant dies :
"Death is dark, and terribio ou the
the canvas of tho painter, but here in
this country it is almost a picture of
mirth. I just came from a peasaat'3
deathbed. The man knew that he must
di and his pain lasted several days, yet
not once did his serenity of soul leave
him. When death was quite near, and,
as is customary, a waxed taper was placed
in his hand, his face stsunned au expres
sion of unutterable happiness. It seem
strange to me that after such a scene
that I have felt so little emotion. Asida
from all religious feeling, death is for
these people a release from trouble;
therefore, all absence of the cloud of
sorrow seen elsewhere. It i the pice,,
the slumber which the peasant has
longed, for in the depth of his misery,
and the sorrow of living is over."
Phosphate Men Gloomy.
Macoh, Ga. Freight Agent Dorsey,
of the Georg'a Southern Railroad, return
ed home from South Carolina, where he
had been since the first of the year, look
ing after the phosphate business in that
State for his road. Mr. I)or?ey reports
great gloom in the phosphate industry of
South Carolina, and says that the busi
ness has been badly crippled this season.
Nothing like the amount of phosphate
sold last season has been sold this. The
demand in business is not Ies3 than 40
per ceut. None of the plants are now in
operation, and 8, 00 mcu arc out of em
ployment. Mr. Dorsey thinks the farm
ers "of south Georgia will pot 50 per cent-,
less fertilizers in the ground this year
than h3S ever been known.
Mr. Holden's Funeral.
Raleigu, N. C. The funeral of the
late ex-Governor William WrIIolden was
held froaa Edenton Street Methodist
church here Wednesday afternoon. The
interment was in Oakwood Cemetery. The
Typographical Unioa attended in a body.
An Ex-Governor Burned to Death.
Little Rock,. Ark. Ex-Gov. Elias N.
Conway was accidentally burned to death
in his own residence, "it is supposed he
was asleep at the time. He was very old
and feeble, quite eccentric and lived
alone, not allowing any one else to sleep
on the premises.
Death of Col. John T. Rhett.
Colcmbia, S. C Ex-Mayor John T.
Rhett died Sunday after a lingering ill
ness of one month. He was stiickea
with paralysis on the 31st of January.
PRETTY POLITICS.
The Political Field Growing Very
Interesting.
Straws From a Dozen States Bear
ing News of Impor
tance. The Horth Carolina Convention.
Rai.eioh, N. C. It was decided by
the State Executive Committee, which
met here to hold the State Convention at
Raleigh on May 18.
The date decided upon was the date
suggested by the president of the State
Alliance, who, though not a member of
the committee and therefore not in the
meeting, was in the city, and expressed
himself ou the subject in advance of the
meeting.
There was found a disposition to make
every reasonable concession to the Farm
ers' Alliance and there was a good deal
of outspoken sentiment in favor of a
State ticket headed by Capt. S. B Alex
ander and El as Carr.
In "Little Rhody."
Providence, R. I. At the Democratic
State Convention held here Wednesday,
Ex-Lt Gov. W. T. C. Wardwell, of Bris
tol, was nominated for Governor, and
Chas. E. Gorman, of Providence, for
Lieutenant Governor.
Delegates to the National Convention
were instructed for Cleveland.
Election at Elmira, N. Y.
N. Y. City Special dispa'ches to
the World say that ''the city and town
elections iu different portions of the
State show general Democratic reverses.
The Republicans elected Mayors in Uti
c.i, Oswego, Auburn, Coming. Hornclls
ville aud Amsterdam, and in Elmira the
regular Democratic candidate, champion
ed by Senator Hill, carried but one ward
of the city. Large sums of money were
spent on both sides for votes, it is said,
and the independent Democratic -candidate,
for whom Cleveland Democrats and
Republicans voted, was chosen.
"In Utica, too, Hid and Cleveland
Democrats were trra ed against each
other, while in Oswego a split between
the Democratic factions paved thewy
for a Republican victory. In Troy the
democrats elected their Mayor by over
5,030 majority.
"The Republicans also made gains in
supervisors, aud in Duchess county,
where last year the board stood c ighteen
Dem crats to eight Republicans, it is be
lieved that the Republicans have elected
fifteen members and the Democrats clev
,n "
Prohibitionists Beaten.
Romic, Ga. The city election hinged
;n the whiskey issue, and the Prohibi
tionists were badly beaten. There were
many fights at the polls. .
Chicago's Big Wigwam.
Chicago, III. The locall Democratic
Convention Committee have accepted
plans for a wigwam to hold 18,000 per
sons. Ths Western men think Hill has
the National Committee, and that is why
such a stubborn fight was made by the
committee for a majority of the sea's.
The plans are now changed and 3,000
more seats added, which the committee
will capture, thus giving this city 6,000
seats and the National Committee 12,000.
The wigwam is to cost $24,000 and
will be built on the lake front at the foot
of Madison street.
Florida Republicans.
The Florida Republican State Conven
tion will be held at Tallahassee April 13.
There i3 some talk of the Republicans
joining forces with the third party on the
State ticket. The eight delegates to
Minneapolis will undoubtedly be pledg
ed for Harrison.
SENATOR HILL'S SALARY.
He Only Drew it From the Time
When He Took His Seat.
Washington, D. C There was quite
an interesting little episode in the rooms
of the secretary of the Senate this after
noon. After the vote on the Idaho case
had been taken, Senator Hill strolled into
the room and remarked that if conven
ient he would like to draw a little money.
The secretary of the Seuate, who is Gen.
Anson G. McCook, of New York, is the
disbursing officer of the tr'enale. He
draws monthly from the Treasury a suffi
cient amount pay the salaries of Senators
and at the begioniug of every eession
draws enough ;o pay their mileage and
stationary allowances. Senator Hill's
request was promptly responded to by
S.-cretiiy McCook' disbursing tleik,
who placed before him vouchers for an
amount aggregating about rive thouand
dollars, and a-ked him to sign them.
"Ob, no," said the Senator, "I want a
voucher for my salary from the day I
was sworn in. "the 7th of January, 1892,
up to the end of February. This is your
usual pay clay, is it not the third of the
month ?"' The clerk sail it was, but
went on to remark that they had a certain
amount standing on their books to the
credit of the New Yo k Senator, and to
pav out only a portion of that amount
would cause confusion in both their
book-keeping and that of the Treasury
Department. With some brusqucness of
manner Mr. Hill said this was none of
his business; the v must keep up their
books to suit themselves. lie wished to
draw his salarv for the actual time be
served in the Senate, and not one cent
more . Aft r some further parleying the
clerk made out a voucher for $897 .09,
and Mr. Hill Mned it and took. a check
for that amount in full paymeut of all
his c'aims upon the Senate and mileage
fund up to date. Seven hundred and
seventy-eight dollars of this amount was
salary from January 7 to February 29;
the balance was for mileage. The dis
buising clerk stated afterwards that the
balance lefc undrawn was $4,221, which
would in due course bv operation of law
be covered back into the Treasury.
Virginia and the World's Fair.
Richmond. Va. The House of Dele
gates passed a bill appropriating $25,000
to the World V Fair, And the Senate at
night agreed to it.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO.
The Terminal System Completely
Reorganized.
Consolidation of Richmond Terminal
With tho It. & D., E. T.t V.
& G. , and Central of Georgia
Details of the Organi
zation. New Yoke, Special. The Rich
mond Terminal Comranj's stockho'dcrs'j
committee are about ready tosubmit their
plan ' for -the financial reorganization of
that company aud the roads controlled
by it. , As heretofore stated the plan
proposes a consoHdati.Mi of that company
and all tie companies included in the"
Richmond and Danville, East Tennessee, '
Virginia and Georgia and Central Rail
road of Georgia sj stems, aggregating
8,8 !0 miles, iuto one corporation and one
management.
The new company will be called the
"Southern Railway Company." Tho
committee propose the issue of $300,000,
000 of new securities. These new securi
ties are to take up and retire all of the
securities issued and outstanding on the
properties as at present organized, and
provide for all the floating debts, car
trusts aud other unfunded obligations
of the several coiupauies.
CAPITALIZATION, I1EHT9, ETC.
The present amount of capitalization
and unfunded debts of the various com
panies is over $180,000,000, instead of
$-212,500,000 first mortgage is, $G2,5C0,
000 incomes, $75,000,000 preferred stock,
and $150,i00,000 common stock as at
first proposed The new securities will
consist of $220,000,000 first mortgage 4
per cent, bonds, $65,000,000 second
mortgage 4 per ceut. income bonds, $75,-:
0 )0,000 Ji per cent, preferred stock, nud '
$140,005,000 common btock. Of the
first mortgage bouds it is proposed to is
sue $215,000,000 immediately "for the re
tirement of th; present bonded debts and
for the paying of floating debt, car trusts,
etc ; $5,000 000 are reserved for im
provements to the properties.
OUTLOOK Kort THE KEW COMPANY.
The new company will thus start with
interest charges of "$8,60O;000, to which
will be added cxistiug rentnlsof $1,500,
0.0, making altogether $10, 100,000.
This is over $3,000,000 less than the
present fixed charges and annual car
trust paymeuts. The new plan while
saving $3,000,000 of fixed charges, will
relieve the companies of floating debt and
secureone management for the whole sys
tem. By the latter competent experts
ln-lievethat from $6,000,000 to $3,000,
000 can bo added to the net earnings
during the next yaar. The gross earn
ings of the system are now $40,000,000
per annum, with cotton and all the in
dustries' in the South in the most depress
ed condition that has existed for years.
As this vast system of railroads reaches
all parts of the South, any favorable
change in the conditions there will im
mediately improve its earning?, hence it
is reasonable to expect that the gross
earnings will reach $42,000,000 next
year. Thc ratio'of expenses to earnings
heretofore has been about 70 per cent.,
but it is expected that the economics
which will be promoted by this consoli
dation will reduce this to 06 per cent.
From this it may be seen that $14,000,
000 may be reasonably expected. Such
a result, which is almost certain, will pay
the interest on the first mortgage bonds
and the incomes, and show immediately
nearly 2 per cent, on the preferred stock.
AN EQUITABLE TLAN.
It is said that the plan of distribution
of new securities to retire the old securi
tiet is most equitable, each of the old
ones being considered in all its bearings
and treated strictly on its merits with
out prejudice or partiality. The com
mittee propose to raise about $34,000,000
of cash by the sale of a portion of the new
securities. The Richmond Terminal stock--holders
will be offered the privilege of
taking the securities at prices which will
promise them a profit of at least 3 per
cent. This subscription will be under
written by a bankers' syndicate, in order .
to assure the success of the reorganiza
tion, 'fo the security holders the plan
aUords relief from the uncertainty of their
security and prospective losses which
have stared them in the face for several
years.
IMMENSE COMMERCIAL VALUE.
The consolidation of this great system
under one management, and its incorpo-
ration upon a sound and stable financial
basis cannot fail to be of immense com
mercial value to the South.
For the almost unknown stock and
bonds issued upon local roads through
out the South there 'will be given an
equivalent amount of securities which
will have a ready market and forthcom
ing value in the greatest money centres
in our country. This of it set if will add
greatly to the available capital of the
South.
Legends of the Maorle3.
The Maories are sometime generally,
and even exquisitely poetical. pae of
them rol&tej how the heavens aud the
earth were at the beginning of" thing
united in marriage, and how the sky
was torn away from the partner of her
love by her own children, the stor.u
winds. Every nigh; she weeps over her
lost husband, aud her tear are tho dew
Sometime the stories, a re very quiintly
and oddly imaginative, as where tho
tale is told of three bretheren who look a
canoe to fish, and went far, far out into
the open eca, when one of them, who
prepare! a magic hook, caught what wa?
supposed to be a great fish at the bot
torn, and, drawiug it up to the surface,
found that he had discovered New Zea
land. That was how the land came in
being, and the Jlaories point to three of
the great mountain ranges a the Etone
aanoes in which their giant ancestor
came from some far-off country to peo
ple the land. Tue mixture of childiih
naivete and high imagination make? the
collection actually fascinating. Cju
temporary Review.
There arc in the world 147 educa
tional institutions called universities.
The largest is in Parie, the next in Vi
enna and the third in Berlin,
ev.