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Suicide In a Gaming House. * u i, w»; around a far.. table titer.-
is little c-tavrrsatioti Ho lost, I lte
lieve. about $.‘>00. lie seemed to think
nothing of that If ho had asked for
ATHENS GEORGIAN; AUGUST 1J
PniD'HIJ
TIIE K JD OF 40 IX Fit INCH SiCKIMIT. LATELY
OF CAI.IFOKM t.
! The Sewing Machine.
i ltKCKXT UEill t ! to> OF FttH Esyt'OIXls SET- ]
TLKII. Elf.
r i_ ij i • . The elaborate real -rerv comp -te rev : cu- of
Early on Thursday evening a hand- j a "' ,,mne y I should have given it to j tUe sewing machine bhsmers, «■ j c h wc have
* ~t • ■’» - ~ iiint with pleasure. When he wa9 ■ >»*t r*«.i in»«i»v n.„ «oJl.
*ome man, about thirty-five years of
ago, five feet eight inches in
height, of dark complexion, with a
brown moustache and goatee, and
dose-cropped hair, eiitccd the aris-
tocratic gambling house at 13 West
Tw£ntyeight street.visitor
was John : Francis Mu
oently arrived iiiajthis cit;
loTtfia. Howor
pantaloons, a d
<«a-an«j^est, a
blaokfrfstraw hat.
who rc-
¥S ^ X .Wg?|i*
striped lavender
t|) dark green
lored shirt,
cut slices with
Tver buckles, and-suk stock^y He
was seemingly the lightest-hearted
man in the house, and was perfectly
sober. He registered in the Sturte-
vnut. House on the 30th-ult. as “J.
F. Murphy, San Francisco.** Mr.
George Poland gave him room 264.
On Thursday morning, he told Mr.
Lehmd that lie was going away. lie
paid h'.s hill.and gave up his room.
Shortly after dusk he went to the
gambling houso in West Twenty-
eight street, lint soon strolled out.
At midnight, he returned to the place,
and there met Mr. J._ H. Victor,
whose acquaintanceship lie had
fofmed in San Francisco. M r. Victor
and Mr. Murphy greeted each other
pleasantly, and the latter to' k a seat
at the faro table. Ho occasionally
laughed and joked with Mr. Victor
and'with others Luck was against
hi n, and he .lost about $300. But
this did not, seemingly, disturb him.
At about 3 o’clock yesterday morn
ing Murphy was yet at the table,
w k-h is in an alcove in the rear of
the parlors. He looked into the bril
liantly lighted and expensively fur
nished parlors in front of the alcove.
He joked with Mr. Victor, and then
rested his elbow on the table, and
continued to gaze into the parlors.
There was nobody in them. Sud
denly he arose and walked to a door
opening from the hallway into the
back parlor. A marble pillar is at
the door, and close to the pillar was
a chair. Murphy there seated him
self and almost instantly the gam
blers and-other occupant* -<»f the"
house heard the sharp crack of a pis
tol, and Murphy lay back in his chair,
dead. He had shot himself through
the bead. A pistol known as a
“ swaiup angel,” was on the floor at
his side, and the marble pillar was
bespattered with blood.
Murphy’s body was taken to the
Thirtieth street police station, and,
yesterday afternoon, was sent to the
Morgue. On the body were 81,15 in
money, a gold watch and chain, a
tooth brush, and two shirt studs.
There was also a letter, which read as
follows:
New Orleans, Feb. 1876.
To Whom rr May Concern : My
name is J. F. Murphy. My mother
lives in Elgin, III. I am recently
from San Franeisco. Have $2,300
on deposit with the Odd Fellows Sav
ings Bank, San Francisco; also, some
property in the town of Hollister,
California, all to go to my dear mother
in case of my death. My will is de
posited with the National Gold Bank
and Trust Company, San Francisco. I
Truly mid sincerely,
J. F. MuisrHY.
My pass book, No. 6,753, is on de
posit with the bank in San Francisco.
The letter is written in lead pencil
ou a half sheet of note paper. Accom
panying the letter is a tine photograph
of Murphy, taken in Elgin, ’Illinois .
Mr. V ictor is a young man of good
education, lie spoke enthusiastically
of Mjrphy ns a splendid fcllo-.v in
talking with a reporter for the Sun.
* It is really extraordinary,” ho said.
“ lie seemed so jolly when he ' Mine in
last evening. I asked ki.u where he
came from. I had known him in San
Francisco. There he was a gambler
and billiard and pool player of cni-
siderable skill. I believe that ha was
originally a 'conductor on one of the
California railroads. When f inquir
ed last night whence lie cimo, ho -aid
that ho had just arrived from San
Francisco.” -
‘‘Did he tell you what lie intended
to do lierfi, or how long he intended to
$tay in New York?”
through playing he laughingly said
something to me, and I replied to his
joke. I was a little surprised, how
ever, when he continued to sit at the
table and stare out into the parlors.
When he went away from the table
and I heard the report of the
pistol, I unvoluntarily said : “ My
God; that’s Murphy; who has he
shot ?’ He had the name—I don’t
know why—of being a tough man.
Out in California he was called a bad
man, a fighter. I never heard, how
ever, that he fought anybody.’’
“I tell you what I think about this,”
Mr. Victor continued. “ 1 iliink that
he was in love with some woman who
didn’t care anything for him. He
y
just read in a copy of the “ Seeing Machine
News,” settles the following poi ts:
1. There has never been ai • combination
among sewing machine mntiufac irers to tlx the
prices of sewing machine* tor I e public. In
deed, there lias ever been an u lsually heated
competition bet ween the maker and each lias
been at liberty to sell it such pr et a* he could
get >• - ,s
2. Ample provision was ina-1 jfi»r licensing \
other inventors, so that the pub id has had the
advantage of every meritorious invention and
improvement in sewing mechanid that genius
lias devised. J
3. Since the expiration of Wijon’s feed pat
ent iti 1873, no efforts have beej made by the
combination for its extension, t!^ many pub-
I lishcd statements to the contrary hotwitbstand-
j , ;i
4. The lapsing, May 8, ot a liAusc fee of *3
per machine, did not cans.! tlifc] reduction in
prices of machine*. "
It also eorrec's j'i •• rroncous impression which
has beets produce! by the reeiutjy announced
JOB WORK.
6DEIT REDUCTIM
IN PRICES.
NEW SPRING GOODS.
Notwithstanding the hard times,
THE UNDERSIGNED IS RECEIVING A PULL
SUPPLY OF ALL KINDS OF
liked to hear or tell a funnv st<>rv, and , ; 5 1 '''' 4 a '-‘ " 110 ‘- Il '" a
• • j »*ueli tile public seem to have interred that the
was one of the greatest laughers I ever I manufacturers arc unxi-u* >o nhuost <rive away-
heard. Oftentimes lie sat with me
and joked and laughed by the hour,
hut. he was bound to wind up with
something about love. lie frequently
asked me whether I was ever in love.
Then he started off upon poetry, re
peating cot rectly many beautiful lines.
He never told me anything about a
disappointment in love, and I never
questioned him. Yet I think that h»
had been disappointed, and that that
drove him to suicide. You notice the
date of the letter, which he wrote in
1876. It is apparent that he then
contemplated self-murder. It was not
the loss of money that bothered him.
lie might have got plenty of that.”
Two days ajo Murphy was passing
a Broadway undertaker’s, lie looked
in ami saw the undertaker handling a
corpse. Murphy asked;
“ What are you trying to do, to
bring that man to life ?”
“ No, sir ; we are about to embalm
the body,” was the reply.
As Murphy turned to go he said:
“You may have the job of embalming
my body in a few days.”
Telegrams were sent to Murphy’s
mother in Elgin, III., yesterday. It
is said that within the three days
prior to bis death he lost $1,400 at
faro. — New York Son.
THE SOUTHERN SIDE;
OR,
ANDERSONVILLE PRISON;
Compiled from Official Documents
in the hands of
R, RANDOLPH STEVENSON, M. D,
’•heir imiebir.es. Such is not tile case. Good ;
standard sewing machines ar] but a trifle I
cheaper for cash than t'*cy htVcbeen for the ;
past six mouths.
Thu machines advertised for flte lowest price j
are not such as the public wantsjor will gener
ally buy. The most popular style, the machine
with cover, drawers uud dropJeaf, varies in
price for cash from *40 to *50, according to its
system and finish nud the locality of its sale.
An addition of about *5 is made to the price if
it Tie delivered at some distant paint, and in
struction given there, and abont *10 is added
to tlie price if it be sold on time. Formerly, a
larger addition was made for time and install
ment sales, when greater risks were taken, aud
large allowances made for old machines in ex-
change. The lack of cash or credit will prevent
niauy purchasing, even at the nominally re
duced rates, since the scrutiny of responsibility
will bo more rigorous.
Another erroneous impression prevails, too,
that prices of good machines will be materially
reduced. Such cannot ias the case and the bns-
iut»8 u-muiu healthy. The pfc^cnt cheapness
of labor unit material favors low prices. With
increased activity in business, and the conse
quent advance in the pr.ee of lubormui material,
the prices of sewing machines are more likely
to advance. They must cover a lair profit on
the co.-t of niauufaelure and thq commercial ex
pense of putting them into the hands of pur
chasers, giving instruction, guaranty, etc.
From tVcse two points, the inference is clear
and legitimate, tluit the prices of good tnachiues
cannot go lower. Extraordinary offers should
be carefully scrutinized. Gold dollars cannot
be had for fifty cents apiece. Many who prom
ise most perform least. Deal with the standard
reliable concerns, which arc likely to continue
and be able to make good their gfigranty. „
A third error is tlie expectatiou'of agents and
middle men to have th- sumi discount or com
mission as heretofore allowed for sales. Such
cannot be the case. It is well understood that
sewing machine manufacturers have not re
cently done a profitable business. How then
can they materially reduce their priees to the
trade f Every one has u»w u days to work for
less pay or profit than lieretotore, aud why not
sewing machine men i Teus of thousands now
stand idle with literally nothing to do. Thank
ful should those !>e who find employment now
at moderate pay. We must all work harder
aud live cheaper, aud hope for “ the good time
coming.”
julylO-lm.
Formerly Surgeon in the Army of the Con
federate States of America; Chief Surgeon of
itala, Ahder-
' Teal Pur-
the Confederate States Prison HoapitaU
Medi
Miiiville, Georgia; Surgeon and
veyor of the Confederate States Prisons East of
the Mississippi river.
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works that have appeared on Southern Prisons
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Containing the names of about 13,000 Union
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number of their graves, their rank, the Compa
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aud the date of their dea h, as registered by the
author and others.
Also, Cause aud Classification of tlie Diseases
incident to Prison Life; Comparative Slat. -
manta of Prisoners captured, and deaths in
Northern aud Southern Prisons; A Chapter on
j the Exchange Bureau, etc., etc.
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