Semi-weekly Independent, Volume 2, Number 19, Plymouth, Marshall County, 15 January 1896 — Page 3

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A MARRIAGE SONG. Lor Vns two chords, in h.irmnny they quiver: One tun.! to earth with Nature s music JoiniruiTh bin! an.l Howcr :.n.l in and Song of tic mountains. of shn'1.5. IN. Piped on tk- lut" of sh.phord lad in holWhat tirrcthe world with ninth ami joy did riii.":: , IImjui fvrr now for N.itsre stil! we f4low; Moth, r all-tlcu tauchtest us to :ng. Love La- two chords, in harmony they c,ui vir : On.- tuned heaven breathes melody divine. Strains ami low. and joyous to de liver Hearts from sad i;in'i ys Ihmes the goid refine. Sung by the choir of r-raphs in tl: chorus. Ringing eternally through leaven's high halls. Mi..! by mortals; Cod's greatest lvo sl.oil o'er us Wakens tlic son;: that listening cars cn-th-alls. Sundav Academy.

JThMibY PLATONIC. OF COURSE. "I: I'.i.cs seem so absurd to me that n frit r.d ddp cannot exist between a 111:111 :i li-l a woman without considerations of. love, in.iti -ir.iony and all that nonsense being introduced." Tlio speaker was :i tall, handsome girl, with tli" physical beauty ami grace f iiirurt- which athh'ti'- exercise has bestowed upon tlu typical end-of-tho-cen-tury maiden, ami though 1'h.rence M:s tors could ho soft, ami even sympathetic upon occasion, it was only within her own family circle that she indulged in -ay she tcnncil them-those weaknesses. I lor companions were two men in boating Hnnnels. lioth good looking, but In totally different ways; for while Capt. Diaries Courtney was dark, w i.h his olive skin bronzed by service in India. Kdw In Norton was fair, of the pure Anglo-Saxon type. -If you are alluding to platonic friendships. Miss Masters." answered Capt. Courtney, "1 am sorry to say that 1 cannot agree with yon." "Hut why shouM f riondship, ami friendship alone, be more impossible between a man ami a woman than between two men or two women':" inquired Plorcnce impatiently. 4 "I think you are quite right. Miss Masters." observed Norton. "Presuming Hint their dispositions are similar, that they have the same tastes and inclinations. I don't see why a man and n girl should not be as pod chums as two fellows." "Simply because it i ; impossible." replied Courtney. "It is contrary to ture. Mid can never endure." "IS-.it I assure you 1 have known cases in the purest platonic friendship between ir!s ami men," persisted Floren -e. "No doubt." a ns werod Courtney. "So" bavi i, but bow lmi did they last':" "Why should they not last as loin; as friendships between menV r.cci ase one of three things is bound to happen." answered Courtney. "Either the man falls in love with the p;iil, or the crirl falls in love with the man. or else she becomes offended because (- does not pay her that tribute of adufra tion which every properly constituted -woman naturally expeets from a man who seeks her society in preference to 1ha i of oilier people." "Oh. that's all non-sense. Capt. Convt ney!" exclaimed Florence, impetuously "Take Mr. Norton and myself, for in Manee. Uo you mean to say that we could rot fro out every d.iy together vowing r bicyclinr. or have a set :it te'nnis or a anu of olf without one of us 'fallin in love.' as jou call ifr" "If you are meeting every day. M!ss Masters," replied Cotutney. "I should eoiisider it a very dangerous expe-i-v.:cvA.' In fact, I should call it playing with Uro." "I'j'on my word. Charlie," v lalmcd Norto'.i. "I am surprised at a iua:i of your experience talking so ridiculously: Surely yoa must have known many install e of such friendships, both in India and on the voyage out and home." "Yes. 1 have," replied Courtney, sislilicantly. "And I also know how liiey have invariably ended." "i.ook hi re, Mr. Norton'." exclaimed rior :.e. "Let yon and 1 form a platonic alliance and show this stubborn (skeptic that we can practice what wo preach." -With all the pleasure in life," cried Nor t Mi. i;ui Courtney gave a somewhat cynical smile as ho notir-od that his friend was not ouile as enthusiastic hi his reply as he might have been. "That 1 a bargain, then." said Florcne; - and now is it not time that we. returned b our boat":" The jjbovt conversation took pla'" in the early summer, and for the next two or three months Florence ::ml Norton were inseparable. The latter was an eligible parti, both socially and linanial!y. so that Mr. Masters made no objection to the young man calling at Iiis ho::.-'.' every d.iy ami attending his !au:it. r n 1-er various boating and cycling expeditions. The autumn as well advanced, v.h "ti one day Cor.rtm-y and Nerton happened to meet ip in town, w hen the litter said: "Oh. I'm glad I saw you! Florence told me to ask you to come down to a bazaar arrangement which she is yetting up for next week." "Oil, has it got as far ns Christian nauosV" asked Courtney, raising Lis eyebrows and ignoring the invitation. "Whr uotr said Norton. "I call you

Charlie-w üy should i not rail her i-1or-

No reason In the world, so far ns 1 am concerned, old boy." answered Courtney. "Hut take my advhe. and remember the fable of the moth fltid the ca ndle." "You're so fond of measuring other people's corn by your own bushel." H' joined Norton, a trifle irritably. "Any how. if I do burn my wings It won't be Flor -Miss Master's fault." "Time win show, dear youth: time will show." answered Courtney, with his satirical smile. "Hut I'll tell v.mi honestly. 1 shall expect to 1' best man." "Something upset you in town yesterday. Neil." remarked Florence as Norton helped her mount her cyclo the next morning. "What was if:" "Only that cyncial wretch. Courtney." was the reply. "He is a regular Diogenes, and ought to be shut up in a tub for the remainder of his natural existence." "Oh, do you think so?" replied Florence. "I like Capt. Courtney immense ly. There js no frivoity or nonsense ! about him: he always says what he means." "Yes. and too plainly sometimes." observed Norton, a little bitterly. "As a matter of fact. I don't think he is a good companion for any young girl, and I wish you wouldn't encourage him quite so much." "Fneourage him?" repeated Florence, with the slightest possible toueh of hauteur in her voice. "What on earth do you mean?" "Why. at the Dawsius ball the other evening you danced tw ice running wi'h him. and then let hint take you down to upper." "Ami why? Heoauso you were so busily engaged with Laura Liffertoii that you forgot to come out and fetch me as we had arranged." "My dear Florence," remonstrated Norton, "that was a misunderstand1 1 1 -r. I can assure you. As I explalnet to you before, I have no recollection of having made any arrangement with you as to supper "Oh. well, don't let us quarrel about it," interrupted Florence. Let us change the conversation. What did Capt. Courtney say to upset you to day?" "Oh. he was chafing me about our friendship." "Yes?" inquired Floret ve, eagerly. "And what did you say?" "Oh. I told him that if I burnt my wings it wouldn't be your fault," replied Norton, almost savagely. Florence gave him a quick side glance, and then, after a moment's hesitation, observed: "That was a somewhat silly remark to make, wasn't it? It might lead hint to think that our alliance w:ls not such a success as it undoubtedly is." "I don't think so," answered Norton. "I gave him to understand that we had not altered tur opinions in the least. "Oli. that's all right, then! Hy-th.'-l y, I hope you did not forget to invite him down for the bazaar?" "Oh. no. 1 didn't forget! And that reminds me did you think of asking Laura to help?" Whom do you mean? The Liff r'on girl? I have not asked her yet. for. to tell you the truth. 1 don't much care for her. She lacks stability; and- well, to put it mildly, she's somewhat too tlighty for my taste." "Oh, 1 hope you'll have her."" pleaded Norton. "She's a jolly little j.irl, and always full of " "If you want her to come so part cnl i rly." interrupted Florence, "1 11 writo to -her directly we get back. And - -or - or 1 iiuiiK we nan neuer ue iuiijü, now; it looks as though it w m go.ng to rain." The bazaar in question was oti. o those innocent conspiracies between the parson and the ladies whereby ocib'.in masculine creatures, whos.; lazi ness on fsuuway mommas preouis them from offering their alms :uv. oblations, are wheedled, persuaded and ca joled into assisting in the 1 est oral ion of the spire, or some other equally necessary and laudable object. On the eventful day the school room where the stalls had been fitted up was a perfect pier tire; what with pretty girls, charming dresses and lovely Hovers, the effect upon the more yo-ithful bachelors was bewildering, and th" si!e of fancy articles, at still more fancy prices, went on apace. Capt. Courtney was standing near the door, watching Florence mil Norton, and there is a great deal of truii. in the old adage that "Lookers-on see most of the game," especially when the g.üoe is love. "They are so charmingly innocent," he thmtght. "I've a good mind to make them happy. Hut why should I : rouble mvsclf? They won't thank me for my pains. Shall I? Will I? I will?" Strolling toward Norton. Courtney saM. "Ned. can I have two minutes' conversation villi you quietly ?" "Yes, dear boy, certainly," replied Norton. "Come this way. Now, what is it?" "Fxcuso me for putting the question plainly to you," commence. 1 (,'onrtney. '"Hut when two people's happiness depends upon the answer, one may be pardoned for a little bluntness. I want to know what your position is with regard to Miss Masters." "My position?" repeated Norton, first, t'.u. hing up to his eyebrows ind ti.en lurning deathly pale; "I-I-I don't quite understand what you ncan." "Why, is that platonic arrangement that you made in the summer still in existence, or are you something nearer and dearer than mere frh nds? Forgive me for catechising you in this way, but you know me well enough to bo aware that I should never take sio-h a liberty out of mere curiosity. I am sure I need say 110 more; you will understand me and appreciate my motive when 1 inquhe whether you are en-

paged to Miss Masters or If yr.ar feeling is still purely platonic." Norton gasped t wo or three times like a llsh uut of water ami then he man. aged to ejaculate: "Furely platonic." Courtney seized his limp hand and shiMik It effusively, and then with a happy smile on his countenance he made his way toward Florence, and be never left her all day. For the best part of an hour Norton watched them from the further end of the room, eating out his heart In the solitude of a crowd. Then, as though moved by a sudden resolution, he walked over to where Laura Llfferton was holding a little court of her own. under the pretense of selling buttonholes, an 1 soon became one of the gayest of the gay. "How happy Norton seems to be!" observed Courtney presently. "Indeed! I thought just now that he appeared rather dull." replied Florence; and then, as she looked over in the di

rection indicated, she observed him worshiping at the shrine of the fair Laura, and apparently as happy as the day was long. Do you think it's a match?" con tinued Court nev. "I have not hoard of anything of the kind." answered Florence, coldly. "They would make an excellent pair, wouldn't they?" "Do you think so?" responded Flor enco. evidently speaking with an effort. I shouldn't consider them at all suit"Oh! wouldn't you?" said Courtney. At any rate, they seem to understand one another." And then, w ith a signifi cant smile, he added: "There is evidently no platonic arrangement existing between t hem." For a few seconds Florence turned nearly gray, and Courtney was afraid that she was about to faint; but. making a strong effort, she recovered her self, and in a little while no stranger could have told that she was not as cheerful and light-hearted as any girl in the room. During the afternoon Mr. Masters, Florence's father, came up to the stall at which the young lady was otlielating and. after greet ins Courtney, add'l: "Of course you dine with us to-night? Hy-the-by. Florence, I'm going to run away with the anläge. I'll send it back for you in time If 1 can. but if not vou will be able to find someone who will put you down at the lodge." "My dog cart is here. Mr. Masters, said Courtney, "and if Miss Masters will allow me I shall be delighted to drive her home." So it was setttrd. and the afternoon dragged its weary length along for two people there, at all events - a. though every minute was an hour. At last the end ariivnl. most of the stallkeepers had gone and the porch was ill semi-darkness. Courtney's dog cart was jut outside, and he was about to help Florence up into it w hen Norton suddenly appeared upon the scene, rushing past Court nev. he said: "You will ride home vi h me, Florence?" "Papa has arranged that I should 40 with Capt. Courtney," answered Flor ence, making a move toward the dog cart as she spoke. "Courtney won't mind. I am sure replied Norton. "Will you. old fellow?"' "Well, that depends" answered Courtney slowly. "If it is to be a purely platonic expedition, why Miss Masters may just as well come with inc, but If " "Oh. hang Plato." interrupted Nor ton hastily. "Florence, dear Florence, come with nie!' A struggle was evidently taking placo within the young lady's bosom- a strug gle between love and pride but hv won. and. with a deprecatory smile at Courtney, she allowed Norton to hoi; her Into his cart and a few moments later they disappeared into the dusk. 11 Is impossible to say with any ccr tainty what passed between timsi voting people during that eventful drive, for they both declare that they do not remember. Anyhow, they must have gone the longest, way round, for when they arrived at the lodge. Hushed and happy. Courtney bad been wailing for some little time for them, and as Norton passed him he whispered: "You shall be the best man. old boy. London World. The TcigrildR Cockatx ice. Tin explanation of tin origin of that remarkable organbm. the cockatrice, leaves nothing to he desired as regard.-; accuracy of th tall. We are told that "when the cock Is past 7 years hi an egg grows within him, whereat he greatly wonders." We can well imagine the dismay of any W"cll-cH)ductcd masculine bird of that age on finding himself In such a compromising predicament; but how did he communicate his fedin.JH to the histories? That the embryonic cockatrice had some mysterious power of st If-atlveitiscment U evident, for we hear further that "a toad privily watclus hüra ami examines the nest every day to see if the egg be yet laid. Win 11 the toad funis the egg he rejoices much, and at length hatches it, bringing forth an animal with the head, tu ck and breast of a cut k. rnd from thence downward the body of .1 serpent." -West minster Review. t .,,(:)() Hogsheads of Mead. The otlieials Intrusted with the ::v- .... J 1.. .rf .1. - . rangeHicm u ine tieiaiis ei nie c.ai coronation in Moscow next spring have ordered lö.cc.i) hogsheads of mead, which is to be 111 rule of pure honey. It is an old Huishin custom to regale the people with mead for three days tiering the festivities at the ancient capital. Sells .Meat to "Music. An enterprising butcher on Third avenue. New York, has a piano in the back of hi shop upon which a colored man nlays popular times every evening.

THE PeöFLEO

GOLD STANDARD EXPERIMENT. Till! splurging panic in Wall street that followed the publication of Mr. Cleveland's message on the Venezuelan matter oonvevs a lesson and a moral that all business men In the country ought to take to heart; but it Is to be ft a red that they will not. The hysterical flurry that drove the price of money from li per cent, to SO in the course of a few minutes shells a side liirht on the situation that all inen w ho are intercsud iu the permanent prosperity of the country cannot afford to ignore; but it is to be feared that they will ignore ir. What is the lesson that the new panic conveys ; hat Is revcabd by the side light it throws on the situation? Simply this, that the financial and busi ness affairs arc in an abnormal condition that may be described as peril ous in the extreme, and that the greatest element of uncertainty grows out of our self accepted financial dependence upon Kngland Now that the hysteria has extended to tin editors who have been upholding the single gold standard, we have the confession from them that the financial situation has been in a shaky and tottering condition all the time, and that it onlv needed some such influ ence as that which has s-prung from the Venezuelan message to overthrow the whole delicate fabric that has been lea red with so much pains and that has been so costly to the people Heyotnl and above the losses that the Hritish gold standard has imposed on the projierty and products of the people and on the business ami industrial interests of the country losses that are beyond computation the people have been compelled to shoulder a bonded debt of at least two hundred millions of dollars, principal and interest. They have shouldered this immense addition to the public debt in order that the moneyed moguls of the country might be able to prevent gold from going to a premium -in order that the almighty gold dollar might continue to be employed to 10b the people-and for no other purpose whatever. Prices have declined more than lUO per cent, sine' IN""., and land values have decreased in proportion. Panics have followed panics, and the business of the whole country has been in the Ihroes of dissolution. A complete end has been put to all industrial progress. Kailroads have gone into the hands of receivers, and thousands of business men hontoforo prosperous have been ruined. All commerce and all forms of industry have felt the degrading and deadly effects of the single gold standaid. 'fliese are some of the disastrous results of this criminal experiment undertaken at the dictation of the powerful moneyed influences that flourish under the auspices of the F.uroponn monarchies. Hut these are not all. If we had seen the end of this deplorable raid on the prosperity and civilization of the Anurican people there might be a grain of consolation in the fact that we had survived the worst; but the worst is yet to come. We are not yt t come to the end of the beginning. We are still asked to contribute our credit and our resources to an effort to maintain the Hritish gold standard. We are still to suffi r the consequences of any effort to assert any form of American doctrine that it displeasing to our Hritish financial dictators. Within the course of a few days an other J arge addition to the public debt will be made in order to satisfy the .'reedy demands of those w ho are profit lug b. the deplorable results of the attempt to engraft the Hritish gold Standard 011 our financial system. This, as all th' other l oud issues have been.

will be a draft on our business endit ' Constitution, we p:'U an illuminating and prosperity, which Is already at a Maten;c.".t from The American, of Philvery low ebb. Throughout the win1!'- : ad Jphia. .show ing how the fall of sircountry, leaving out of account the j vor affects the price of cotton in the holiday trade, which is always abt.or i t :.i-,id States. mal and reactionary, the business de- ! To that statt nunt nothing need be pvessloit is as deejv as it was in V. '.;',' ad-1 1. Like all statements that set and is constantly growing weise. ; forth the truth, the facts are self-evi-The only hope for the people and for j ! v.i and need no argument to supplet'ne business interests et th country, is 1 inert or explain them. In this cave the

that the Hriti-h gold standard, in spit" of the luinous efforts made fo establish it here, is gradually breaking down through its own inherent wcakuiss. Phantom Clottl K nerve. As it is practically settled that a new Issue of Putted States bonds is to be made to the syndicate, it is interesting to learn what has become of the pro ceeds of the previous three issues tin- 1 der the present administration. If the amount to be issued is söo.oo .( wo. there will have been issued $'J0-J.(HHl,-1100 in ponds since .Mr. Cleveland entered upon his second term. What has become of (he sis2.oixi.0eo obtained as the proceeds of the three issues alroady laado? Prom 'i!ici:il r" ' -rds it is learned that on the fust tw ; Nmu s the lenders of the geld withdrew S-."i.OOO.(HiO in gold from the treasure tit her in advance to make good their subscriptions or at'U rwar l 0 rcpia.-e in tin ir vaults' th cold they p;:i I into the treasury as subscript ion for the bonds. In the arrangement for the third lojn, in consideration of a price being made which euiMod the. syndicate to make SILlmmkm profit, the direct withdrawals of gold from the treasury by then mid ctu potations that had paid it In for bonds was provided against. The operations In foreign exchange, however, during the last few mouths show

that tills method of looting the treasury was only temporarily arrested. Tho exchangeoperations Introduced to avert gold exjMirts up to October entailed the maturing of large amounts of foreign

s subsequently, for the settlement of which some J?J U h0. X M of gold has been drawn from the treasury and sent to Kit rope, and this movement still continues. There is little doubt, that the percentage of withdrawal consequent on the third loan will prove to be as great as that attending the other two. which means that 40 per cent, of the gold paid into the treasury in exchange for tho bonds was drawn out against as an essential feature of the transaction. Thus iu two years the Fnited States Treasury has bought .ls-J.uoo.om of gold from the gold hoarders, issuing long term bonds therefor at a high rate of Interest. Of this gold only a little more than STo.i k u " Is now iu the treasury. And the people have got to pay the .l.VJ,ioo,eoo of bunds with interest just the same, and also to issue more bonds to buy more gold. Chicago Dispatch. t'liotiiid Armiincnt. One of the arguments used against the free coinage of silver, and one that has even caused friends of the white metal to hesitate iu advocating its restoration to a Kohl parity, is that such action would flood America with an enormous quantity of depreciated coin. Those who consider this argument, however. In the light of common sense and sound business Judgment can qiih-kly sei the fallacy of such argument. Iu the fust place no country has such a surplus that it could afford to stand lite financial loss which such shipments to this country as that above mentioned would indicate. France is one of the. countries which, it is claimed, would like to change silver for American gold, and yet France, with .",0.000,000 population and a silver circulation of .7uo.ooo.om. has more gold in bank subject to check than Kngland and Oermany combined. It cannot be said, therefore, that depreciated silver has depleted tin? gold reserve. Again, the ratio of silver to gold in France is b'V-j to 1, while in America it is IU to 1. To ship th silver to this country to be converted into gold would be a loss of thousands of dollars with no apparent benefit cither in the pros cut or future. Iteyond this the very fact that there Is a quantity and sta bility of money in France is an evidence of prosperity. Oerinany. like Franco, baft 110 silver to spare. In order to secure the war indemnity of Sl.ooo.omiH'O in goH from France the former country passed a law making the yellow metal the only standard. Now the agricultural classes are asking their government for a restoration of silver. Kngland is in need of silver and must come here to get it. Free coinage would necessarily advance the bullion price, and instead of buying silver bullion at öo per cent, discount in gold, converting the same into the coin of Hritish India and then purchasing a dollar's worth of wheat for r.o cents. Kngland would have to buy silver at coinage rates. Ctovoriiiuent officials say that the product of American mines would not be in excess of the increase in population and business. There is no record iu history whee there has been an excess of gold and silver to answer the requirements of business, and it is to doubt the providence of a Supreme HePig and the wisdom of nature to saythat the resources of American mines were not rest rved for the express purpose of meeting the demands of a higher civilization. Cotton ami Silver. In another column, rays the Atlanta iacts need no explanation. They are so plain and so char that a mind fairly 'intelligent cannot miss them. It is a fact that ought to be borne in mind by our farmers that the Hritish financial policy which has been forced on this country through cither the cupidity or stupidity of our public men, or both, is intended to be as much for the benefit of the Hritish iuanufa turrs and mill operatives and the cotton growers of Kgypt as It is for the benefit of the bankers and money louder-;. While it has had an effect on the home mills that was not bargain d for, it has accomplished all that was expectid in the cotton industries of India and I'gypt. Though the gld price of silver has fallen so low that the famuis of the South cannot afford to raise an aveave crop, the silver price has itmainet! the same as it was when silver j Wlls w(tt'n SI .Hi in gold. Consequently the Indian and Kgv ption glowers recti ve just as higri a, price for their cotton as they did twt n-ty-othl years ago, and under this stimulus thty are constantly enlarging the ana of cotton production. The facts presented by The American show why the growers In silver using countries can afford to increase their cotton acreage and how the Southern farmers are robbed by the ItritMi gold standard.

KECORI) OF THE week-

Indiana INCIDENTS TOLD. TERSELY Dctecti vc Itclievt il to Hac Uecn Man acled and Hiirued by Counterfeiter -IVcuml Salary Law I Now in F.f-fcct-Yoime; Matthew Self-Ie"'ab Man Dies a Terrible Death. The cabin abandoned tun weeks ago by the Carson gang f counterfeiters, seven miles south of Ke.shville, burned Wedncl.iy night. The unrecognizable remain of a man wer' found ia the cellar. The Carsoiis had been under surveillaie-e for seine time, as considerable Counterfeit" money v;is afloat. Secret servic e ollieers were on their trail and they knew of i . Tiie hands of the man found burned to death in the cellar were manacled snd he met his horrible death deprived of ev n making an effort to save hiiiielf. No on is missing from the neighborhood and th" otlieials find it impossible to identify tie victim. The general surmise is that h mail was a secret service detective wie had got iu with the ("arsons for the p'ir. pose of securing evidence. They weraware of w ho tin4 man was and took l it i to their cabin. tlin-e inside the l'.i; brothers are supposed to have o ! ,oi r cd the detective, placed the handcuffs e-i his hands, and then tin-owing him into t!i cellar tlie cabin was fired :u: tic man left to a death of horrible torture. !e! Ii r. who lives two miles from the cabin, says that he saw four nu n pass Iiis hous on horseba k on a dead run. lie could not see who they wire. In a short tine he heard an exchange of shots coming front the direction of tie burned cabin. Sheriff Wiison says he will spare no in ans to apprehend the ('arsons, as !.. think they t nnait t'd the murder. S"avcss ll'm .Money for Indiana. The fee and salary law. which d.-s away with fees entirely for the Sta'o Hicers and places ea h upon a straight salary, is now iu full force and effect, and hereafter ail fees accruing to tin' oilices will be turned over to the State Treasurer. It is generally believed that the State will be the gainer by this system of n t less than SIiio.immi p.-r annum, and this sum represents iu the aggregate what the State olliccrs will lose by the change from a fee s. stein. The Attorney (b ueral's office was worth from S'Jö.imio to S.'ö.ihn a year, and the State Auditor has made not less than S'Jö.oiii per annum. K:o-h I these otlieials is now- on a salary of S.i "ioo. The State Treasurer is the only otücer who secured an increase of s-dary under tiie new law, and he is ne,v to re;e SU.ÖIH) per annum, ami it is declared that In realtor legislatures will make rigid inquiries, info the management of tic State funds, aiel in the event that ihe money is loaned will require the interest to be turned over to the Stale. If tlii is carried into effect it will probably iv suit iu from Slö.ocM to .V-,Ö,NH being received by the Stale, while heretofore tic Treasurer has appropriated to JiU oivii use all moneys collected as interest. For Sake of Hit Ilct rot heil. The indignation which was aroused throughout Pulton County by the action f Arthur .Matthews, a promim-ut youeg farmer, when he left home on the evening of his wedding day, has given way to admiration of iln- young man's character, r.nd friends have begun a vigorous search fur him. with a view to inducing him t return and take again his position in society. It appears that Miss (Jertie Reed, whom he was suposcd to have deserted, had another suitor, to whom her parents objected, and lcr marriage to young Matthews was to be in conformity with their will and net to her wishes. In the evening that Matthews disappeared tic yoiu.g lady candidly informed him that she loved another, but that she would marry him in obedience to her parent lis' demand. Matthews then disappeared, and MU Recti and his friends i:-nv see that lc sacrificed his own feelings iu order that he might nut longer stand between tic woman he loved and the man f her choice. Desperate Iie,ht at a Revival. The report has reached Torre IIa'. that at the conclusion of revival s.-rvi -. at a church m ar i.ockport two out i; farmers. Charles Lane and (!oo;-"e Hitrkhall by name, quarreled over the treatment each had accorded the other's -ir!.' In the altercation Huikliaii drew a razor or keen bladed knife ami shislie! Iiis opponent, several times across the face and body. It w:!s reported that Lane's wounds would prove faah William Thompson, a prominent fa ran r j' ml number of the church, attempted l separat -the two combatants ami Iiis hand w is almost sou-rod by one of L.trkliahs thrusts.. ATI Over the Stute. A -itiinu of the Pc.h-ral Co'in i- i.'iii held )t New Albany. A jr.t ilii'iu I'ow of natural gas has 1. :t struck mar I lagerstown. William MeC.-ill. of l't ankl-ut. was n.Iibcd of is IO v idle asie p. Sixteen children are cared for iu tic Cass County Orphan Asylum. . Andrew (lar.h'lla. of Pi. Wayne, lost SVÖO while walking on the street. Mrs. Turner, mother of Mark P. Turner, of Anderson, has been seized with paralysis. The family of .lo-.eph I lan.'.hea. of l't. Wayne, narrowly escaped s'.-'.Yoeation by gas. Mrs. Ann iiig!ey. living aho.e at Richmond, was found nearly dead from exposure. The wire and nail mil's of Andersen, closed down for repairs, has resumed opera lions. Mrs. Rebecca liyall. .." jears eld. of Howard County, committed sukido with poison. Thn ;' boys, daring each other to ve nture on thiu ue. caused tic drowning of Ros .- MeC'aiio, at Kvansxilie. 1 :one County farmers are said to hae tried boiled water as a remedy for he.; cholera, with good results. The Citizens' National P.. ink of Crawfonlsvillo has S-JÖ.HtO in good to invest in the new government bonds. Pifty-one remonstrants against granting a liquor license to .lo!::i R. Mason, of Russiaiile, have asked leave to withdraw. , Karl lai!ey, of Lebanon, sou of the State Auditor, had a wildcat caged on his father's premises iu that city, and it escaped from confinement. The wood I re beinj scoured for the aniu1.1L

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