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OLD CARROLL PRISON.
Mr. Harry Ford’s Recollections of a Great
Tragedy.
A Washington Star reporter finding
cosily seated in the office at Ford’s
Opera House, Mr. Harry Ford, in a
vein of reminiscence, led Mr. Ford's
mind hack a score of years, to the
events attending the assassination of
President Lincoln at the 10th street
theatre. “The day of the as
sassination,” said Mr. Ford, “about
12 m., Booth came down 10
street to the theater, and stopped
there to read a letter. I can remem
ber very well seeing him sitting on
the steps outside. I told him then
that President Lincoln and General
Grant Would occupy one box, and
added as a joke that Jed Davis and
Gen. Lee would be in another box.
lie denounced Gen. Lee very vigor- J
'ously for having surrendered the
sword of Virginia. That evening.
' after the performance began, lie came
to the theater, and as he passed the
box office, he looked into the window,
and putting his arm through, placed
a cigar which ho bad partly smoked
on a shelf inside and said in a mock
heroic bombastic furioso style,
•Who e’w Ihlk dfw ilr* iIHpU."
Matt meet Witt* Booth *• to ft*.*
Then lie passed into the theater.
“Did he ever return for the cigar?”
asked the Star reporter.
“No. Those were the last words I
ever heard him speak. He must have
said them to mislead us, for his plans,
it scemsjWerc already laid, and it v as
part of the plan,as I afterwards
heard, that Payne was to assassinate
ySeward, Atzcrolt should Kill Johnson
at the Kirkwood house, and Booth
shoot the President simultaneously.
Ifco lie knew just what lie was going
po do and how much time lie had.” ’
S “Later in the evening,” continued
Sir. Ford, “we heard a pistol shot iu
Ihc theater. Joe Sesstord and I were
In the treasurer’s office. We thought
#t first it was a pistol fired by Asa
pTrouchard in the play—Laura
Keene was playing “Our American
Ibousin —but then it struck us as a
little early in tho evening. We
so pencil a little window that looked
nnto the theater, and saw Booth
■broaching on the stage with a knife
Hit his hand. Even then we could not
Itcll what had happened, and no one
■ecomed to know. We thought at first
[that someone had insulted Booth and
ilie had pursued the man across the
-stage. A few miuutes which seemed
an hour, passed before the whole ter
rible troth was known.”
“You were among those who were
a nested, were you not ?” asked the
Star reporter.
“I was arrested, I tli’nk, ou the
i Sunday following the assassination,
and taken down to the old Carroll
prison, fronting the Capitol grounds.
I was treasurer of the tliealor, and
my brother, James U. Ford, iiottor
Jkuown as 'DsV Ford, was minagev.
. My Uivlbur, John .jibe pwned
tim- 4-ilt-hlm, hwu> orrM-b-j ad iIS/jeC-wrur.
*in Baltimore after his return from
Ilichinond. He had run down there
I to sec our uncle, mother’s only broth
er, Mr. Wm. Greancr. Nearly every
j body about the theatre was put under
arrest—the carpenter, the assistant
carpenter, the property man and oth
; era. Nearly every one around here
professionally related to Booth was
arrested, and the Virginia aud Mary
land farmers along the river who
were supposed to have assisted Booth
tin his escape in any way, by harbor
ling him, giving him food, or
[shelter, or boats, were arrested and
they were all sent to the prison where
I was. So wo had plenty of company.”
"Did I enjoy it ? Well, I would not
have missed the experience for a great
,*lcal. It was a rare mixture —desert-
ers, bounty-jumpers and men of every
station. Still it was rather rough tho
Hirst week. We were kept in close
|and solitary confinement. Each man
had a room hy himself and was not
allowed lo leave it to sec any ouc. 1
iremember that when my brother was
brought In I saw him in the yard
The guards would i.ot let mo go to
turn or speak to him. Afler John T.
was arrested his family came over
from Baltimore. His wife applied to
jßecretary Stanton for a pass to go to
jllie prison aud see him, but Stantou
[refused. There we were loft alone in
lour dungeons in dreadful uncertainty.
I remember the day of tho funeral
ceremonies at thecapitol. I could see
nothing but could hear the solemn
.booming of gnns, tbe dismal beating
of muffled drums playing dead march
am’ he steady iramp’of feet. That
Soca<tT v< ’ rj l’* uttßa,lt music for our
Mills fu/ a did not know but the peo
ple in their excitement, would mob
the prison and lynch us, for some of
the men arrested had been stoned in
the street. Our fare was coarse pris
on food, soup and beaus and -dry
bread. Even this experience had its
■ comic side. We used to have tin
: cups, and every evening one of the
Iprison guards would come through
"the hall, roaring ‘cups, cups, you
scoundrels.’ We had to pass them
l out to him. After that first week we
bud more liberty, and really had a
very jolly time. W. P. Wood, the
ouporinteudent of the prison was
away. When he returned he treated
us eery nicely. We were allomod to
mess together, and were about asuo
ciable and marry a act ef prisoner* as
Wore eeer puder loek and key. 1 was
ignite a bali-toseer then,” re
marked Mr. Ford with seme
iride. He noticed the reporter look
ad rather skeptically at his rather ro
duud figure, and added: “Yes, I was
|oite an athlete then. It surprised
pome of the prisoners there, the
jumpers, the farmers aad
others to seo my ball playing.
J would let them throw ball
at me aay way and oatch them as
jfast as they could throw them,
j&here were sererai of ns there who
THE WASHINGTON GAZETTE.
VOL. XIX.
used to go over to Brady’s gymnasi
um, on Louisiana avenue, and were
fond of athletic sports. We found a
number of logs on sticks of wood and
cut them so as to mako Indian clubs,
with which we exercised. The au
thorities got a notion that we wore
getting ready for an attack on the
guard, I guess. At any rate they
came down on us and took our clubs
away. Wo organized whist parlies
and played all sorts of pranks. I re
member that we used to keep Weich
mau, who was a witnes afterwards a
witness against Mrs. Surratt, half
scared to death by telling him that
the soldiers were going to tako ‘room
36,’ or room 37, we did not know
which, out to hang an inmate. He
had room 35. lie used to look
through his spectacles in a pitiful
way and felt Tery nervous. Amona
our distinguished fellow prisoners
wore Governor Letcher, of Virginia;
Gav. Vance, of North Caroliua, and
Governor Brown, of Georgia; the lat
ter two now Scatters. Mrs. Surratt
and her daughter were there at the
time also.
Mrs. Surrat occupied a room in the
second story of tho back wing, or
‘L’of the building, and her window
looked down into tho yard. The
back-yards of the houses, now term
ing Carroll row, all formed one large
prison yard then. Jnnius Brutus
Booth, brother of J. Wilkes and
John 8. Clark, tho comedian, who
married Booth’s sister, were also ar
rested. Clark made a good deal of
fun, you think? No; ho was the
most scrlens man there. The guards
took a penknife away from Junius
Booth, or ‘June,’ as overy one called
him, because someone thought lie
would commit suicide. 110 said that if
ho had a gun, he would put the whole
guard to flight. The men who wore
accused directly of complicity in any
way with Booth wore imprisoned at
the arsenal, where they had padded
cells, so they could not hut their
brains out. • If they bad found any
thing to implicate ns, they would
havo sent us down to tho arsenal.
When I was first taken to the prison,
I was examined by the authorities
there. Two or three days before the
assassination Booth gave me his pic
ture. It was a tin tvpo.auch as you
can gel now for twenty-five cents a
dozen. It was small, about large
enough for a locket, but very fine.
He happened into the theatre, and
was showing tho picture, and took a
notion to give it to me. It was in my
pocket-book when I was arrested, and
taken from me, toycthcr with a snjniV
r, ’ %*!.' .*• <*:•• ! ffni-'f -> ffciiod at .■?
prison. Nothing was said about IU
however. When I was released and
took the oath of allegiance, all of my
things were returned to me except
the pistol and picture. These were
kept by the man who searched me, as
his perquisites. I did not think it
would be wise to make any stir
about them—especially about tlie pic
ture —so 1 said nothing, and have
never to this day seen cither the pis
tol or the picture.”
“Why did they arrest me? Well,
as I said, nearly everybody was ar
rested that could possibly have had
anything to do with Booth. All the
theatre people and some of Booth’s
friends and relatives wore takon. I
had fixed tip and dccoratid the Pres
ident’s box, and a knife, which had
been used in cutting the strings of
tho flags, was left by accident on the
sill. It was thought that perhags it
had l>ecn left there purposely, to be
used by the Booth. Then, I had
placed a rocking chair in tho box
for tho President, and, of course, h
was at once surmised that the chair
was placed there so that when lire
President rocked back Booth would
have lnm at a disadvantage. Why,
scores of men around town were ar
rested and whisked away to prison.
Young men who were out driving
and who were followed hy officers
were arrested and locked up ou the
charge of decoying the oillcers.
There was one man arrested u bile
• raveling in New Jersey. He was
asked l.is name and got as tar as ‘J.
Wilkes,’or ‘J. Booth,’ —hi* middle
name was Wilkes or Booth, I have
forgotten which—when ho was at
once arrested. He was not given
time to furnish his name or say uny-
tiling more until ho was brought to
Washington, when he told the rest
of his name and was released. We
wore held as witnesses, and, with
others, was taken from prison to
testify in the Spangler case. We
went down to court in an old army
ambulance. Soon afterwards I was
released, haring been in prison about
two months altogether, I was let
•ut twice before, once about a week
after I was arrested, and then rear
rested. I went with a friend (o the
elder Booth’s farm, near Baltimore,
looking for Wilkes, and was roarres
ted by a detcctiyc at Baltimore when
returning. I was told that Colonel
Baker, who was chief of the secret
service, asked: “Where is Harry
Ford?” Nebody knew, so Baker
said he would have him put wliero
he could be found when wanted.
The second time I was released 1
went to Pittsburg on business aud
was arrested on my return. It may
be that I was let out for the purpose
of seeing where I would go and
with whom I would communicate.”
“The theatre was never opened af
ter the assassination ?” said the re
porter.
“No,” said Mr. Ford j “we tried to
open it, and advertised, but Secreta
ry Stanton closed tho house. Wo
took out everything there was in the
house, and the government paid my
brother's counsel, the Hoit. Henry
Winter Davis, for tho property.”
“aiu! Edwin Booth will never
play here,” said tho reporter, sugges
tively.
“No,” said Mr. Ford. “110 has a
very strong fooling in the mattev.
My Brother has talked to him often,
but lie asked, him never to speak of
the matter of acting in Washington.
He will not visit Washington to stop,
but lias several times passed through
the city. I think ho. makes a mis
take, for his course keeps the matter
constantly in tho minds of the peo
ple. When lam away I often hear it
asked why Booth does not play in
Washington, and the oxplanatloi, of
course, has to bo made. 110 makes
tno thing conspicuous, though doubt
less his purpose is just tho i'everse.”
TWO ROMANCES OF BANDITTI.
A Bobber Whose Dnm-ht.r was at
School in Bnropo-A lM.h-
Ins Arnuou.
Mexican brigands are waking up
to the fact that their occupation is
gone, Rapid travel lays bare lives
and methods that distance and inac
cessibility have hitherto enveloped in
a veil of romanco. Yet the old atmos
phere still lingers protectingly about
a few, which accounts for tho fact
that Churcho cl Polo, the notorious
bandti, who was captured at Querela
re tho other day, was made prisoner,
whilo tho less famous ruffians were
all shot. 110 hasf as many friends iu
Mexico as tho James boys had iu Mis
souri and has escaped the clutches of
the law and baffled pursuit again and
again, until be won the nanio nf “The
Mysterious Man;” has been imprison
ed iu the past and mado daring es
capes, as he will probably do in the
future. One of the secrets of his pop
ularity is that his codoof honor allows
no Mexican to suffer at his hand;
while he has robbed fortunes from
unfortunate travolors, he has always
spared bis own countrymen and has
especially delighted in preying upon
Spaniards. His methods have often
been original and fearless, yet he lias
also played tho common role of gar
roter and burglar. Tho one tmider
pulsation in tho black lioart of this
robber beats iu unwavering faithful
ness andtidolatrouslovc for hisdaugli
tor, a beautiful girl eighteen years of
age, whom ho is educating iu Brus
sels. who is ignorant of the true char
acter e l ' her bandit father and upon
whom he lavishes Id m9yt all tbimon
ey that comes into his hands by his
system of “forced loans.”
More romantic Ilian Churcho el Po
lo is the tittle I can gather about a
gang of wreckers who were pursued
and shot less than a month ago in the
Stato of Durango. Tlio leader of tho
band was well known lo tlie Mexican
public by sight and through a record
of daring deeds and bloody crimes.
Young and boyish in appearance;
handsome, dashing and so brave and
beloved by the entire clan of eighteen
birgands that the identify of this chief
was never betrayed nor suspected.
The other day the rn rales tracked
them down, sent olglit bullets through
tho Captain's heart and destroyed the
wholejhatid, notleavingone to tell tho
story, which all will long to hear,
I did wlicu I learned that the hand
some bandit boy was only a bit of suc
cessful masquerading, for when the
riddled sombrero was removed and
the bullet-burnt blanket thrown aahlc
a shapely form was revealed and the
astonished soldiers learned that Ihc
leader of their foo had been a woman.
a TIIVB.rOOTKD PAItTISAN.
A Olm mid Enhullitle Now York
Cow Itoclarew for Cleveland.
A good many persons in Bradford
remember O. 11. Scuddcr, ence a con
ductor on tho narrow gauge, now a
prosperous farmer of Itandolpli. at
least as much as is possible for an old
oil regiouite to be, and tho Era knows
that any statcmeul canting from him
will be received with painfully earn
est attention. His extraordinary
story is to the following effect: A bout
two years before Grover Cleveland
was nominated for Mayor of Buffalo
Fanner Scuddcr added a Holstein
cow to the live stock on his farm.
On the day that Cleveland received
the nomination the cow bellowed
with the vigor and distinctness of a
foghorn for hours. Election night
Mr. Scuddcrwas called to the barn
by an unusual noise and found the
prophetic cow on her knees, appear
ently offering up thanks in a bellow
of great purity and depth of touo.
When Now York’s favored son was
named for governor the cow of desti
ny fairly threatened to blow her
lungs loose from their mooring and
on election day repeated tho perform
ance with a gusto.
With a singular obtuscncss Farmer
Scuddcr did not pay much attention
to the actions of his dumb beast until
last Friday noon, when scaled at the
tabic, he was suddenly aroused by the
sight of a cow rushing about the lot
digging up the sod with her horns
and bellowing with the throttle wide
open. Jumping from his chair Farm
er Scuddcrshouted:
“Dang that ’air cew I I’ll bet my
farm that Cleveland is nominated,”
And he was.
A ear ran over a negro at Flowery
Branch ou Saturday and cut off his
foot,
WASHINGTON, GA., FRIDAY, (AUGUST 1 1884
MADMEN IN THE BATH.
New York Eaxntlet Treated to a Live
ly Frolic,
There was joy in tho County Luna
tic Asylum yostorday over tho fact
lhat the patients were about to take
their annual spring batli in the open
air. Dr. Aloxandor E. Macdonald,
the superintendent was in very high
fenthor, aud tho members of his staff
were also elated. A holiday atmos
phere seemed to hover over the vel
vety Iswns, blooming gardens and
marvellous hedges surrounded tho
great double-winged building on
Waril’s Island where 1462 madmen
are confined. Shrill laughter rang
out from the closo barred windows
and the sound of singing wao heard.
A squad of t ramping men wns heard
at 2 o'clock, and about fifty lunatics,
iij russet bfown Uniforms,'walked two
by two out of tho building. They
were preefcdod and followed by* uni
formed keepers. The patients march
ed through a winding path to tho
most southerly point of tho islaffd.
Hero the visitors found a stone wall
enclosing the bath. On the top of flic
wall was grown a pretty hedge,
which served to further screen tho
bathers The bath itself was an ob
long excavation, about 207 feet long
aud 27 fget wide. It was an old quar
ry, which used to fill with seawater
at high tido, and Dr. McDonald hit
upon tho idea of turning it into a bath.
Stono walls were built, stairs wore
lowered into the wntor, and a gato to
admit and retain tho tidewater was
constructed.
A few minutes aftor tho arrival of
the first batch of patients, another
body of them was socn coming down
tho green slope. It was headed by n
crazy colored minstrel, who played
“Marching Through Georgia” upon a
guitar. Thcso were the convalescent
patients, most of whom arc almost
cured of their mania. Tho moment
they seated thcnisolvos they were or
dered lo undress. Then there was a
terriflo jabbering and chattering, as
the men dragged thoiv clothes off’. Tho
first man in was a littlo Frenchman
with a black beard, who made a dive
in the shallow water and gave aloud
yoll of delight ns he stood up. In it
few moments ho was joined by thirty
or forty lunatics. They dived and
swam and floated and splashed about
In great glee. The man who lor years
has imagined himself to boa steam
boat entered the water very slowly,
aiiiLsolemnly warned his companions
togekout of his way and watch for
wbe ll ho passed by. He I
a mouthful of wiftor and
to bo Shakespeare and Napoleon the
First stalkod about naked and deliv
ered an address in French to imagin
ary troops. Then ho folded liis arms
and put Ills legs wido apart in an im
pressive manner and remarked to
Commissioner Hosb:
** ’I nra thy father's spirit,”
Dotiuod for a certain time to walk the night.
Hut in the day oouilnod to—
“Oh, say Commissioner, won’t you
give mo a pinch of snuff? Your
pockets are full of it,”
“That’s not in Shakespeare,” said
tho Commissioner.
“No, hut it’s got a heap of senso
in it,” responded the lunatic.
Just then a queer-looking old fellow
seized tho Herald reporter and took
linn behind the shed. He spoke in n
very confidential tone.
“Do you know why Dr. Macdonald
is keeping me hero? Simply spile. I
caught him kissing a girl ouca and lie
imprisoned mo. I don’t blame him
for the kissing,but lie oughn’t to be so
spiteful, onght lie?”
The crazy minstrel sat in the shed
and played ids guitar while he sang
“When Dinah Blows Her Horn,” and
a number of other songs. An Irish
artist danced a jig to the music. Then
a stout lunatic sang “Nil Dosporun
dum,” in a fine bass voice. Ho was
once a professional singer. At tills
lime Commissioner Hess was strug
gling with a sausage. The man who
thought himself Napoleon looked hard
at the booth. “Bali !’’■ lie criod, “liio
German hosts arc here." Then lie
went up and ate a plate of sausayc
and salad.
The keepers threw pieces of while
soap to the bathers and they lathered,
their heads freely. At tho end of tho
bath was an upright post on which
was a shower bath. It was workid
with a pump-handle, (he invention
of Dr. Traulman, who got hold of the
handle and cuflccd lunatics to gel
under the shower. He pumped until
he got red in the face, and then he tel
a muscular lunatic to work upon it.
One of the bathers had a tombstone
tattooed upon his breast and the words
“In Memory of My Chil
dren.” Over his heart waH
worked a heart wilii a dagger through
it. The coat-of-arms of Texas ujion
one arm, and two crossed keys upon
tho other.”
Those who took their baths first re
tired, and other lunatics took their
places. Among them was the dark
skinned Cuban, Sanchez, who
murdued his sweetheart
in Greene street many
ycrrs ago. 'Thereseemed to be a dis
position to rivalry among the swim
mers, so Dr. Macdonald picked out a
tall muscular fellow to swim a race
against the champion of the bath. Dr.
Jno. H. Glrdncr was selected as
starter. When the race began the
champion fell bebiud rapidly, and his
opponent w-m match by swim
ming the’2o7 fcotiu 1 minute 15 sec
onds.
Drs. D. A. Harrison, Walter Walsh,
Kilbonrne, and Douglass took turns
in superintending tho ceremonies un
till five hundred pnlieiils were bathed.
The lunaticssccmtd'greally benefited
by the watef and cxccreiso, and be
came very qj’iet:
After tiie?*stjciil4 had been ’ served
with luncheon mcß. Trautman they
were marched baely to their wards.
Dr. Macdonald tlitfientertained his
visitors and tlia iu* tubers of bis staff
with a coital ion/ A blind boy played
several very fine piano solos. lie
learned 10 plal after becoming blind
and then instfuly sot in.. All a visitor
linß to (ever tho notes of
-beet no
lIOW 'lll I c
"the an error
itn modi a tolyaf(cT iX l'u. At dusk tho
guests departed, alter assuring Dr.
Macdonald tint lie deserved the
thanks (or tho system
by which so many
unfortunate niWP& live and enjoy
life likDMutLa beings.—New York
—
IHSPUTKJU TKIUUTOHT.
The Controversy Between Texas and
the Uoverniueut.
Nows rcadw bore to-day, says an
loth inst.,'totlie
St. LoiLsthijtipiioaii, that tho com
mander of the Department of Mis
souri, acting indor orders from tire
Secrotarv of I'ar, lias issued an or
der it) sottlers to loavo the
territory laiovn as Green county,
Toxas. IQi Secretary, It is said, ba
ses his act jpimion the claim sot up
by himsttllThiit ‘-U roc no county doos
not belonJ to Texas, but is a part of
the Indiai Territory, and acts upon
ttyraWlm it>yf the United Slates
statu to paSM'jl in 1832, giving the
military diyldit to remove intru
ders freiMiui®lndian Reservation.
A copy <Auc order was received by
Govci'n,t/liid this afternoon, and
lie is agtomjcd at its contents. Hu
immediatel/ wrote to President Ar
thur on tho übjeot, taking issuo with
tho Fodcraliutlioritios, aud cites tho
fact that thojSseretary of tho Intorior
has already melded that Green coun
ty is apartnf Texas, and calls atten
tion to tho" President’s mossago (o
Congress, tiling a similar view of the
question.
,If the oiji: Is carried into effoct—
and from Jiltcationa It will ho—lt
will resulted saslrously to hundreds
- in the county
years
ht is mplfcfuattbo peremptory
ordor of IhAMoral authorities is
probably Uuv> tho fact that certain
lumlmcn andtpoculators are now on
doavoring,toiuake a purchase of tho
entire batefiof land certificates is
sqod to which, under the
laws of ffcxas, can be located in
Groon cdihly. Last year the State
appointed a commission to act
with one to>eappointed by Cougross
to sottlc tho boundary lino of the
State, audditomiino whether er net
Groon count’ is s part of Toxas, but
thus far netting has been done by
Congress.
ay,UNOM d.HVELAND’B
J ROIIANCK.
(Ball*' Sporliu to Nw York Journal}
Coverin' Cleveland has had many
love aflabut not so much as a
bacliclobf bi* weight, politically and
socjallywouldbecxpected to havo.
IliaiovtAffairs have all beon of the
plantoifckfi'd, and it is said by ills
lYioiidsiW be has been incapablo of
falling locply enough in love to pro
pose toany girl since he becumo a
lawyoiin 1859. When ho was just
able tolsupport himself he became
cnainqfcd of a pretty and beautiful
youiigtvorniui who was a relative of
thelat Judge Verplanck. The girl
wa nit disposed to look favorably on
Ins sui, and this made him love her
them 4/e. Sho wan quite a flirt, and
ileligl led to tantalize him by por
milti j other young men lo escort
her hwo from tho old Eagle street
tlioal ;, Winch was then tho only
place f amusement of any account in
the i. y. The girl was comparatively
weal by, andlonkeddpwn or Grover
who yasapCoidawyott Aflorawhile
shy jj ti io thinking fondly of him,
and 'f i sai(i that they woro engaged
to Ik married, when she was taken ill
with a foverand died. Ciovoland did
not recover from tho shock for several
moiijha, and though he lias a bachc
lor Jiking for pretty ladies his friends
say to will never marry. One lady bc
cami so infatuated with him that she
pro|bscd to him. He rejected her ad
vambs, audit is said that she became
cruzf and is now confined in an asy
lum!
■ 1 m 9
“ijow’a business on your railroad?,’
“Tliit’s a pretty question to ask.”
“WtyV” “Well, don’t yon know our
road runs through lowa rud Illinois?’’
I'CcHainly. What of that ?” “lowa is a
prohibition Blili, isn’t it ?’’ “Well?'’
“And Illinois isn't a prohibition Stale
is US’” “Alt,*l sec. Doing a big busi
nosi, oh ?”
—— ■ -■ W ' ■
Hmv many fed arc there in a yard?
askfd a lady of a young fellow in a
stotp. “Sixty-five," was the answer.
It was fonnd, on enquiring, that the
young fellow based ins calculation on
the number of boots that he thought
ldt him as he was going out of tho
door-yard where he called upon a girl
whoso father had forbidden him tho
house,
THOMAS CONBOF’S VOW.
Why lie Refutes to Accept a Largo
Fortune* Waiting for Him In
Ireland.
A Tanner Falls, (Pa.,) spocial of
July 26, says: Regularly every year
Thomas Conroy, an industrious shoe
maker of this village, receives official
notice from Dublin, Ireland, that a
fortune of £5,600, with the accumu
lations of twenty-six yoars, is in bank
there awaiting bis order, and regu
larly every yoar he sends baek word
that ho will never touch a penny of
the money until he has justice done
him in another way. Thomas Con
roy, now fifty years of age, was born
in the Province of Leinster, Ire
land, where tho firm of Conroy
Brothorahad a monopoly of supply
ing bread and liquor to four thou-
sand soldiers in the barracks of Dub
lin. Michael Conroy, one of tho
firm, was Thomas Conroy’s father,
and tho other member of the firm was
Thomas Conroy, an uncle. When
young Thomas Conroy was nineteen
his father died. His mother had been
dead some rears. His father left a
will direeling that when Thomas be
came of ago he should be paid what
ever the amount of the interest of the
deceased man in tho supply business
was. Young Conroy took up his res-
idence with his uncle Thomas in
Dublin. The young man was well
educated and high-spirited, the Con
roy family being of the higher class.
There was another uncle named Pat
rick, who had married a woman who
was bcuoath him in social standing.
His wifo’s sister had a daughter sev
enteen yoars ot age, and it occurred
to Patrick that ho would be ploascd
to havo liis nephew Thomas marry
this niece. When It was proposed to
young Conroy he refused to listen to
it, and aroused the enmity of his un
cle Patrick thereby, and tho latter
sought means to revenge himself on
liis nephew for thwarting his plans.
At that time tho order of tho Mol-
lio Maguires—which originated in
Ireland—was very strong there.
Their lawless acts had stricken tor*
ror into every neighborhood whore a
branch of thcorder was known to ex
ist. Patrick Conroy determined to
use this ordor to retaliate on his
nephew, and ono day ho called on his
brother Thomas and revealed to him
the pretended fact that young Thom
as was not only a membor of tho
Mollio Maguires, but lhat he was
bookkeeper and secretary of tho local
lodge, aud had a list of its members.
A number of outrages had boon per
petrated in DubliKyabout that time,
wbiclvhad been Al to tills vife'jt
lodge, and tho
was nnboundod wlion lie learuod that*
Ins nepliow was connected with the
criminals. Summoning the young
man to him, lie chargod him with his
alliance with the hated Mollios. This
aroused the blood of young Conroy,
who was strongly opposod to tho or
der of which he wns charged with be
ing a membor, and, upon being told
that the charge mas made upon the
word of his uncle Patrick, (he young
man denounced him as a liar and a
villiau. Thomas Conroy tho elder
coniandod Ids nephew to immediately
apologize abjectly to Patrick for his
disrespectful language or to leave the
house forever. Young Conroy indiir
nantly rofusod to apologize, and re
peating his words declared he would
not remain another moment among
dealt and blood that had so belied
him, and left the house. Witli
twelve guineas in his pocket Jhc
sailed for America. He landed iu
New York iu 1858. A former ac
quaintance of his lived in Callicoon,
on the Erie railway, and Young Con
roy hunted him up. From there he
went on fuot to Biughampton, and
from there started to walk (o Now
Oi-loans, where had a friend. In
passing through (lie village ot Mount
I’loasant, in this country, lie stopped
at the shop door of tho village shoe
maker, and while watching him at
Ills work bccamo so interested in it
that lie asked the shoemaker if lie did
not want ail apprentice. Tho shoe
maker did, and young Conroy went
to work then and there.
When Conroy became of age he
received notice from his uncle that
he was entitled to £5,000 from their
business, and that it awaited his or
der. llu sent back tho word lie lias
sent every year since that v’hen limy
apologized to him and confessed they
had wronged him by tho cliargos they
made against him in Ireland, he
would go to Ireland and claim the
money, and never before. When
Conroy learned tils trade he married
a Miss Delaney and went to work for
himself at Tanner’s Falls. Ho is
obliged to work hard aud constantly
to support himself and family and
yet he will not break the vow ho
took when he loft ids native land, to
never visit again or touch one penny
of the wealth lie was entitled to un
less his uncles confessed to him that
they had wronged him.
A wrllor In the Popular Scionce
Monthly tells of a man claiming that
ho was able to recoguize an antago
nist who struck him in tho dark by
means of tho light einlttod from hi*
own eyo as the result of the blow. If
this moans of discovery had only boon
communicated to Mr. William Patter
son, it might have saved him years of
worry anil vexation, and at tho samo
time settled a very perplexiug quee
lion,
NO. 31,
ONE BAPTISM ENOUGH.
A Ourlous Question Which Excites
Chester Methodists.
Chester Methodists are somewhat
oxorcised, says the Philadelphia Rec
ord, over anew phase of the question
of baptism a9 presented by a some
what singular local church troublo.
Several members of Trinity M. E.
Church, of which Rev. Thomas E.
Kelley is pastor, became converts to
tho plan of baptism by immersiou, af
ter the Baptist fashion, and pro
posed to satisfy their convictions, by
a rebaptlsni. The pastor of Trinity
Church had givon his permission, and
Rev. M. McClelland, pastor of a
Raptist church, had tendered the use
of the pool in his church for the cere
mony. All arrangements had been
mado, and In anticipation of tho evont
a large crowd of curious people had
gathered about the Baptist church
building, at Second and Penn streets.
It was therefor© n general disappJtot
ment when it was announced that the
baptism had been postponed on ac
count of the serious opposition of two
of tho high officials of Trinity church
who declared that if tho attempt were
persistod in by the consent of tho
Mothodist pastor, the church mem
bers would bo turned out and tho
preacher presented for trial for con
senting to an unlawful act.
The Mothodist discipline recognizes
and permits baptism either by im
mersion, sprinkling or pouring, and
it was under this provision that tho
pastor and tho mombors who desired
robaptism wore acting. It appoars,
however, and there is a subsequent
provision in tho discipline, as fol
lows :
“The rebaptism of persons known
to have been previously baptized is
lnconsistont with tho nature and de
sign of baptism as set forth in tlie
New Testament.” The question at
issue is whether this is an absolute
prohibition. The members who do
sired to bo baptized by immersion
now threaten to jnin tho Baptist
Church. Tho affair has created con
siderable fooling in Chostcr.JMcthod
jst circles.
STARING FATE IN TUB FACE.
“Now that the drop in wheat lias
swopt away our fortune,” said a sym
pathetic and sentimental Chicago wifo
to her young husband, “wo must of
course, give up everything. Our
house, our horßcs, carriage, servants
diamonds ail must go, and we must
begin our way at the foot of the lad
dor, and work Our way up again. Do
you kneyv, Algernon, that I some
times nd myself rejoiritg over our
mistortunes. It takes niJback to our
early lire ixt.i..u -j'r;t-v t t , oaCK
in a cottage and being i I alone by
ourselves. Let them tak ) everything,
and we will be happy ye .”
“You are evidently a 1 tilo off your
balance, Maria’” said the bankrupt
merchant removing a thrcc-for-a-dol
lar cigar from his mouth. “I benight
in your name only this morning a
$40,000 house on the boulevard, and I
have in tho safe with tho family plate
abaut SIOO,OOO in government bonds,
which are yours, do you understand?
I have conveyed some other property
to my friend Jenkins, whom I onco
helped out of a similar scrape, and wo
are all ship-shape, I am proud to say.
We are busted in business but not in
society. Oh, no; wo may come to
want in time, but not this summer.
This giving up everything and going
to live in a flat is what you read
about. It isn’t tho stylo in this
town.”
“You’re an angel man,” siad tho
fair ono; “I think lanicathing on.”—
Chicago Herald.
A FREAK OF A FIEND.
Much excitement has been caused
throughout tho adjacent county, says
a Charlollo, N. C., special, by the ar
rest of Stcphon Piillcrn, a farmer, for
committing a most heinous crime
against his wife. Monday morning
Piillcrn informed some of his neigh
bors that ids wife wasdying. Medical
anl was summoned, and could dis
cover no cause of tho woman s illnoss,
hut stated that doath must unavoida
bly result shortly. To-day a tramp
informed the authorities that while
sleeping on the porch of i-’ullcrn’s res
idence Sunday night, he was awaken
ed by someone moving In tho front
room. Looking through a crack In
the shutter, ho saw I’ullerii heating
something in a spoon over & lamp.
After a while, approaching ids sleep
ing wife, ho poured the contents of
the spoon either in her ear or down
her neck, ho couldn’t say which. This
led to an examination, which showoil
that something very hot had been
poured in Mrs. Pullcrn’s left car. An
iron spoon with some pieces of load
slicking to it was also discovered in
the house. Pullcrn was immediately
arrested. Greatly frightened, lie con
fessed to the sheriff that ho had melt
ed Indicts and poured die contents in
his wife’s oar. No cause for tho crime
is assigned. The woman cannot
livo.
“I can’t keep my girls from climb
ing eheiry trees,” writes an anxious
mother; “what shall I do about it?”
Well, mother, you can tie them to the
bed-post or to your apron string, but
our ad vice is, let ’em climb. It doesn’t
cost any more to set a girl’s arm or
log than a lioy's, and besidos girls can
cling as well as boyi, and when they
grow up their clinging capacities will
bo appreciated.
HUMOROUS.
People who wonder tvhere Blaine
got bis wealth seem to have overlook
ed the fact that lie was once a Maiuo
editor.
A ntulo with five legs has been born
in Alabama. We shall look for a
largo tailing off in the population of
that Stato within the next six or eight
years.
A Boston editor has just celebrated
his eightieth birthday. Perhaps we
shall, hereafter, have loss of this talk
about the good (lying young.
Anew articlo ir, feminine headgear
is called llie“frog bonnet.” The hus
band is supposed to jump when ho
learns tlie size of the greenback it
takes to purchase one.
“Take tlie first car forward,” said
tho conductor to the man with a cigar
in his mouth. “The engine will do
that,” growlo tho traveler as ho
climbed bn to the platform.
A lecturer is travelling.through the
West enlightening tho people on the
subject of “Powdor.” Someone slionld
suggest to him that powder is a Raff
gerous subject to throw light on.
A bachelor, upon reading that “two
lovers will sit up all night, with one
chair in tho room,” said it could uot
be done unless one of them sat oil tho
floor. Such ignoraucc is painful.' ,
A Chicago man fell (Lad in alifi
leon the other day just after taking a
drink. The barkeeper lias been ar
rested. He is suspected of having
adulterated the whisky with water.
Commenting on tho census showing
that that the number of persons in
each family is a fraction over five, a
cynical aid bachelor superfluously
adds that tho husband is the fraction
over.
Four-year-old is very anxious for a
baby sister, and often importunes his
mother to buy one. “But,” say mam
ma, “I haven’t money enough to buy
one.” Well, but, mamma, can’t you
get one and havo her charged ?” was
the eager inquiry.
“The proboscis of a bee,” says a scien
tific writer, “has to be thrust two and
half million times into the flowers of
clover-lioads to make a pound ofhon
cy.” Strange what a difference there
is in the business capacity of the tlie
opposite ends of a lice.
When you see a man, whom you
know is unusually healthy, all bent
ovor as if crippled with rheumatism
don’t jump to the conclusion that he
is suffering with that disease. He
may merely have been digging up the
yard for his wife to plant flowers.
It Is the custom among a certain
■onsto of H indoos lo cut off at the first
joint tho third and fourth fingers of a
monian about to marry. This very
much lessens tho hairpulling power
of a Hindoo woman and . renders her
grasp upon the handle of a broom
stick exceedingly uncertain.
“How are you, old boss?” somo
what, disrespectfully remarked a man
to Doacen Gilpin as be entered the
store.
“Sir 11 do not like to be classed
wpmb the - quaiTnvfiMw, . ,
Y“Onl vo u..n’i, !:>' Yfjri 1, Ifeallc.it
you old hoss’ cause I see by t(* t |
you sent mo yesterday that you waaa
pretty good charger.”
A GOOD BIBHOF.
Burdette relates that tho first limo
lie ever saw the late Bishop Simpson
was years ago, when ho (Burdette)
was a reporter of the Peoria Koviow,
and was assigned to chronicle tho do
ings of the Central Illinois Confer
ence, over which Bishop Simpson
presided. lie and tho other reporters
wont early, seized a big table belong
ing' to tho coufcronco Secretaries,
took possession of their stationery,
etc., and waited for the scrvicos to be
gin. “First thing after tho opeuiug
excercisos,” Says Mr. Burdctto, a
good brother arose ami called atten
tion to the presence of the reporters
‘within the bar,’ and suggested that
they be assigned a place withoat tho
sacred prccints. Wo felt very badly
about it, as tho suggestion was warm
ly seconded, but whilo wo were won
dering if wc could carry tho big table
with us, tho Bishop looked down
upon us kindly and said, in a sooth
way : ‘Oh well, brethen,nevermind,
if the reporters can stand it I guess
the brethren can.’ Wo stood it I re
member one thing ho said, near the
close of the conference, in his talk to
the class of young men who stood up
to receive his charge. ‘Anil,’ he said
in the course of his remarks, ‘I have
heard young raon, in tiic depth of
tlicir humility, say, “I am willing to
be a poor, despised Methodist preach
er.” Now, brethren, if you are poor,
it’s your own fault; and if you are
! despised, it is because you aro despica
ble.’ And then ho talked more com
mon sense lo those young men in five
minutes than somo men aro privileged
lohear in as many years.”
An Iron Mechanic
Of Atlanta, named S. V. Pinion, is
guilty of doing a little talking, and
we desire to call attention to wba
lie said:
“B’or fifteen years I liavo been tor
ts rued witli a severe form of dyspep
sia, being unable to secure rolieffrom
any source. Noarly everything I ato
disagreed with mo especially boiled
food. My appetite anil digestion be
came so impaired that I was reduced to
a mere skelton and had but little
strength. B. B. H. was recommend
ed by a friend and the tiso of two bot
tles resorted my appetite and diges
tion and imparted strength. Its ac
tion was like magic in giving me
relief and building up iny lost onorgy.
lam now in fino health and am en
tirely cured and can cat what I please.
A littlo girl near mo was cured of
scrofula with a few bottle of B. 11. B. - ’
For aaio at narper’s now drug store.
juno & |uly.
A NASAL INJECTOR free with
each bottle orShiloh’s Catarrh Reme
dy. Price 50 coats. For salo by U,
E. Lyndon, Washington, Ga,