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THE WASHINGTON GAZETTE. *0 VOL. XX. AN ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY. A Village Belie, Locked in Her Room, . Manases to Eacape with her Lover- A Lpray, Va., -pedal says: About twenty miles front tjiis town, in Page ■county, live- a farmer named Chalk's Adatns whoso daughter, Miss Bertie, age seventeen years, has for the past year been quite a belle in the neighbor hood. Mi llertie is a graduate of a Catholic college in Maryland and a fine musician. In addition to these accomplishment*, she 'was pretty, in telligent and rich. Her mother made no secret of her determination that IJertie should only marry a rich man. Alexander Wat-on. a voting man living iti the sabte vicinity, was only a poor farmer with about KXt acres ot land, hut this did not prevent his tai ling desperaltdy in love with Miss Bertie. Watson is a handsome fellow of twenty-live, industrious and popu lar among his acquaintances. Miss Berne gave him encouragement ami about two weeks ago caused a scene by hiding her head on her father s shoulder and confessing that she loved the young man and wanted to marry him. Mr. Adams seems to have given a conditional promise to consider the question. .Mrs. Adams, however, proved hard-hearted, and when voting Watson next called to take Bertie out driving Mrs. Adams turned him out of doors. Site supposed that she had effectually parted them, hut on Wednesday discovered her daughter and her lover in conversation about two hundred yards from tin? Adams mansion. Mrs. Adams thereupon locked Miss Bertie in a second slot) bedroom and announced that the girl should stay there until she had promis ed never to speak to Watson again. Bate in the evening Airs. Adams dis covered Watson a.-sisiing Mi-s Bertie out of the window by means of a lad der. The intende.l elopement was in terrupted and Miss Bertie recaptured. Watson was threatened with arre-t and Bis sweetheart was*put to bed. Mrs. Adams removed all in r child's clothing from the room except the night dress, and locked her in thubed ,l:oom after nailing down the window sash. On Thursday evening Watson visited the house while tlie family slept and interviewed his sweetheart tli rough the closed window. The girl was compelled to rise from the bed wrappeif in tlie hedciotliing,and place iter car to a crack in the window in order 1 1 listen to the loving words of her uiiliresomo admirer. She ex plained to him her predicament in the matter of clothing, and then they arranged for an elopement last night. Watson’s brother-in-law is an engin eer on tlie Shenandoah Valiev rail way and runs an engine north from a little water station near the Adams mansion to Luray. At -1 o'clock this morning lie had ids engine in wailing at the water.sta tion, with fires burning brightly and a full head of steam on. About 1 o’clock young Watson drove to the Adams mansion, carrying in his light wagon a full suit of ladies’ underclothing, with a black siik dress, hat, veil, gloves, etc., which his roster prepared for him. The programme was for him to pass the clothing to his sweetheart through the window, and after she had dressed she was to fly with him to the waiting engine,by which they were to reach Burov. When Watson arrived at the Adams residence about 3a. in., he found to his dismay that during the long drive over the rough country road, the bundle of clothing had bounced out and been lost. In despair, he seized 1 ■ 1 rringe robe which lie Jiad brought along nod mounted tlie ladder to Miss Adam's window. The girl was waiting in tear arid trembling, sitting on a chair near the window with the bed-clothing wrap ped around her. Watson explained the mishap and desperately proposed that the girl should come with him anyhow. It took a half hour of pleading to induce her to accede to the proposal. Thelover finally gain ed his poirft, and forcing tlie window, entered the room. Under Miss Ber tie’s direction he wrapped her trem bling form up in a blanket. Then lie enveloped her in the carriage-robe and carried her down the ladder. When near the ground the ladder snapped in too and Miss Bertie screamed as they fell about four feet.. They were uninjured, but as they regained their feet Mr. Adam’s head shot out of the window and he cried to them .*o stop. Watson sprang at the tv 1 if* seemed halt'inclined U> obey, and throwing her aetoss his shoulder |an to the wagon. Ten iliinutes drive brought them to the :atlro:ul. ;lt was now broad day light, and as the lovers climbed into a ab they eaught sight of Mr. Adams riding madly toward them, lie lired a shot-gun and roared at them to stop. The engine was at one© started and was soon flying toward Luray at the rae of ihirtv-tive miles an hour. They stopped just outside the village and the two men took turnskin ear rying the half uwroiisetbns giil to the hd\is(‘ of a friend. Here sheA\ as sup plied with proper clothing and about U o'clock a. in. went into Luray Governs* with tier lover where they were married. Mr. and Mrs. Watson then drove leisurely, home. ‘•HOWS THI.M-S’* A ('arete**Question Provoke* a i'ili xoiiN W rut la inn Iturbor Shop. (From tin* St. Louia Republican.) “You Jtos never shaved in do old country ?" raid the Ha f her, as he lath ered away at the customer's chin. ■■Xu? Veil den liev a vev a shaving dere dot few in di- country know envihing about. They have a paste which is spread .over (le ft ce. it rest dere ten minutes and then a wooden spoon vjll IclvOir do poll'd. There Were some in the phop who remembered this process which thought it sounds like a yarn, isa fmt The paste if left too long oil the face will blister it. but if scraped oil' at tin* expiration often or twelve min utes, the hair conics with it. At this singe of the frc.h ntilie dicussion on beards and pales, Citizen Hub'ftll'any entered. Something hail occurred to ruffle the usual equanimity of Citizen Tiffany’s diposition and lie plumped into a chair with an ominous and truculent thud. "Hello, Sir. Tiffany,” said a pert young dude who was getting his Bair clipped : "how's things?’ - Citizen Tif fany glared at the too f ca’i in terlocnlor. "How’s that ?” he growled ."How’s things ?" chirped the youth blithely. Yon know what I .meant how are you ? how's thing!? .‘‘Oh mlghtv. ,j'"t forbearing Hea fiearken unto lid- idiot 1” ' cried Mft Tiffany dramatically. ‘‘llow’s thing* What things? Things! A gentleman cannot walk into a barbershop, and sit quietly down to wait, for a shave without being asked by some Clm.-I forsaken lunatic, . "how's things?”. "What do youtmeauby thi-., anynow ,and Citizhu Tiffany inarched th-cat ening’y on tlie horror-stricken, and thoroughly alarmed dude. “Why I only—you know,” stam mered the quivering victim of tlie citizens wrath, f only—well I—how’s things ?” "Now, by the ghost of him whose revered name I boar,”declaimed Alr- Tiffanv. “I’ll make a haggis of you 1 Yet. hold! llow’s things? It’s too late, too late,” ami liohisng his c.ain before him rapier faslion Air. Tiffany made auexit which Bawrcnce Barrett in his best days might I have equall ed, but never excelled. A nr.nnu and ljis family residing on tlie Decatur division of the Botlis vitio and Nash villa railroad recently attempted one pf the most sensational swindle* oft lie day. There are ten chrildrcnjn the family,and-the hus band and the wife find it hard work to feed *o iriany.nhjuths. At a family counsil there was a long di eussion of ways and means and it was timihy decided that ono of the children should sit on the railroad track and be run otter by Hie passenger train. The parents would then take advan tage of the affair to sue the company for damages with which the remain ing youngsters could be fed, clothed and educated. Out of the boys was. so much struck with the prospect (hat he volunteered for of the other Shortly before the train was due he tok his seat on the track ami wilted. The train came thundering along. The little darkie held tlie fort. He was true gnt until the train got with in about ten feet ofhimwheu he gave an unearthly yell and with a bound into mid air made tracks for the woods. The authorities iuTesfigwteft the matter aud the above facts all came out, A more cold-blooded con spirally to defraud a railroad 1 and destroy human lrfe lias never come to light.—Marietta Journal, WASHINGTON, GA., FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1883. THE PARTING OP LEE AND HIS GENERALS. The final parting was in front of Bee’s mansion in ljk-hgmnsj. tfvo days after Bee’s house is an ordinary sqnaVc brick, standing alone on Franklin street, one square from the capitoh All tlie other houses on the square are connected. Upon the afternoon of. the second day after the surrender people in that vicinity were surprised to see come riding up the street from the south of a company ot Confederate horsemen. They were unarmed. Their gray uiiiforijts wei-o woKji, soiled, and often tattered, their trap pings old ami patched. They wore slouched hats, and here and there was a leather remaining of the once smart and jauntily drooping plume ol ilief'oitt('derate cavalrymen. They were bronzed and browned and bearded. They sat erect and came oil with the splendid horsemanship for which they were tinted. Upon t lie collars of some of the gray jack ets could still lie seen the,tailed and tariiislied gilt-tars, the emblems ol the wearer’s rank. In front of them redo Bed. His two hands held the loosely swinging reins and rested upon the pbntn.uk His head was bent and hiscyes wore ltihking straight ahead from under his downcast brow, blit lliov seemed to see nothing. ll s , ' As the troops eanterell up lb ills old home his house stopped at the gate, and he aroused himself sudden'-- ly, as from a dream, and cast his eyes upon tlie familiar windows and then around over t lie group of gallant sol diers whojha ißfo 11 aw ml hi* forlunes .for fnurbiooily yearsnml gone down in deical under his banner. The cud of it all luid come at last, He threw himself from ids horse, and alibis companions followed his act ion. They stood hat in hand, with an arm through the bridle lvin, while Bee went from man to man, grasping each hand,.looking intently into each face as tliongh he would press it upon his memory forever. Than hcjiirnci! and .walked through the gate and tip the steps to his door. Asa servant opened Hie door he paused with his left foot upon ilmvcramla, hi, right upoirtße last step, and looked back .lor,;the last time. ,NTot a word bad been spoken, not a good-by uttered. There was no sound heard but that of sobs as I pose unkempt and grizzled heroes of a hundred battles leaned their heads against the shoulders of their horses and wept, Bed gave one look, and broke down at last. His hands were over Ids eves, his frame shook with soils, as Be turned quickly arid disappeared into his lonely house. With (ho closing of the door.behind him ended forev er ilie dream of the Southern Con federacy. Cincinmili Comritcrciul- Gazcllc. TUE ATLANTA I'OST-lIITICE. The slaleujcjjt is made that ex- Trcasuref Joini W. Ttenfroe is apply ing to bo appointed postmaster of Atlanta, Oa. Any one who is ac quainted with Mr. lienfroc’s career as a publicyofßcial will bo startled to learn thm-his chance* for success are good. It i equally startling to be told that lie lias the unqualified in dorsement of Senator Colquitt,of May of Hillyer, of Atlanta ; of Judge Wil liam H. Hammond, of Chief Justice Jackson, and a large number of oth ers of Atlanta’s best citizens. Gov. McDaniel virtually indorses him. Mr. Regime i.s so unlit a man for the po sition that his name ought not to be considered at all. The Democratic party in Georgia will suffer and pos sibly lie split in two, if such men arc forced upon it as occupants of high offices, by Senators Colquitt and Brown. If President Cleveland can not find any Democrats in Georgia with 'dean records, to fill the offices, he may as well leave them to the Republicans. Hon. X. .1. Hammond is said to bo strongly opposing Ren froe’s appointment. The Macon Tel egraph is warring against it. The Constitution “wig-wags,” as usual, in obedience to its “Simon.” How such men as Colquitt Jackson, Mc- Daniel, Hillyer and Judge Hammond cap indorse Rcnfroe, is a mystery, i—Blifflh Sun. It ia said that the A. f. and L. railroad will be running from Amur cus to Magnolia Springs in three weeks. SHAN'T’# HOOK PAPT'IIKE ()1> , DAVIS. Gan oral Grant's book is said to con* tsMmUvo statements that will hardly commend ft to persons who regard ai'cttraey as tho first and last virtue of liA toric,u4 work. One of them is tho exploded story that Jefferson Davis was captured in the costume of a wo m ini the other tho equally nnrera eioos story that at the opening of tho campaign of 186! Leo had 80,000 men iitftead of the 55.000 really under his Mainland at that time. Equally in— eovieet is Geit. Gram’s statement that BtJW reinforcejjdilts in (lie campaign \Tnrc about equal to Ids own. Hav ing access (o the correct data of the Coufedcratlfand the United States re cords it may beCxnoclcd that (be Gen qjal will yet'get these matter straigh tened. dill. The above paragraph wo find going the rounds of thy ligwsiiapei's. This i Jvhat Mr. Davis himself say, of his capture, and we doubt not it is tlie truth. eMy horse and arms wcrqjyuu* the mad on which I expected io leave? and clqxvn which the cavalry a'pproafficd ; it was therefore impracticable to .Oueh them. I was compelled to-slart in the opposite direction. As it was quile in the,lent, l plotted up wlmUwus supposed to be my “raglay,” a water proof, light over-coat: it row mtbuti fnwnrl tr> H‘ ;/ so very much like 'my own a* Np. tie mi,laken for il ; tin / UMS’Nfe, my wife thoughtfully threw rer my lifftil o"slt 0 itl. I had gone per il*]'- fifteen oi‘ twenty yards when a •tlo'ipcr galloped up and ordered me id halt and surrender, to which I gave a defiant answer, and dropping the shawl ami raglnn from my shoulder advanced toward him.” f As lo the strength of the respective armies, Air. Davis makes the follow ing statement in his book •■By the United States Secretary of War, (Stanton), Grant had, on the Ist of May. 1884, two day, before bo c.-- and the Bapidatt, 12(1,573, luid in It•m.'f’niit qrn-. .Corps 20,7(50, or an aggregate with which lie marched against Bee of 141,100. To meet this vast force, Bee had on the Rapidan less than 50,000. By the same au thority it appear* that Grant had a reserve upon which lie could draw of 1J,752. B"e had practically no reserve, so ho was compelled to make detach ments from Ids army for Ihc protec tion of West Virginia and other point* about equal to all the reinforcements no received.” Every Man His Own Banker. One advantage wo find in tho cre mation idea is, that for the first time in the world's history a mail ih able to realize on the gold iillin*; of his teeth. When you arc carried to a crematory and burned to a handful of ashes, the pure gold survives the ordeal and is credi'ed on ihc bill ot expenses. This arrangement, which will no doubt become popular and general as the innovation in our burial custom spreads, opens a broad field of action. People who join aid societies in order that they may he decently lurried when they die, can now avoid all risk of dishonest treasurers, bad manage ment, and forfeitures by reason of failure,to pay tine* by simply expend ingfSin nil sum every month at" the dentist’s. One’s own head under this arrangement becomes his savings bank, Ids teeth his pass book and the gentleman dentist ids cashier. He may travel around with the happy consciousness that, die When lie nuiy. tho wherewithal to insure him crema- lion will bn found on hi* person. Nor js this all. How often have we seen wills upset and bcqueStsignorcd ! Ho v often have helpless orphans been robbed and lonely widow s de frauded by trusters and administra tors through investments! Under the new dispensation all such officers can Bij lone av. av with to a great extent. The deceased may stale in bis will to wliat extent his (ceil) aru loaded and whom (he net proceeds shall descend. All that the ordinary need do is to sift his ashes and divide the proceeds amongst his heirs. A pile of gold can be secreted in otic tooth, as reference to an ordinary dentist’s bill will show. This matter should bo agitated by a debating society, or elucidated in a toothcarpenters’ convention.—Alacon Telegraph. A project is on foot to construct a telephone lino from Macon down the S. W. R. K. to Americus. LlFj: IN OLD CKO IS til A. llow Thing* Were Conducted 15 ( Tears Ago, (From McMHßtcr's History.) I t was hard indeed for tho most favoued village to grow and thrive in Georgia. Thero tho town lifo of Now England was unknown. Spots which, had they been in Massachu setts, would have boon tho silos of prosperous hamlets, wore in Georgia parts f great plan lations. whore anvil 1 families lived in indolence and. ease. On augh estates the chief produc( were negroes and tobacco. Tho silk industry was neglected. Indigo was ceasing to be profitable. Cotton was just beginning to. lie extensively grown. The staple was tobacco, and this \vj)v cultivated in the simplest manner with the rudest of tools, Ag riculture as wo now know it can scarcely be sidd to have existed. The plow was little, used. The 800 was the implement of husbandry. Made alike phiiitajion smithy, tho blade was iy-f.jrmed and elmnsy ; the han dle was a sappling with the hark left on. After a succession of crops luid exhausted the soil, tho cow pen was passed over it. Few roads were over marked by the tires of a four wheel wagon or a tumbrel. When the to bacon was ready for the inspector’s mark, stout boghead's wero procured tlie leaves packed, the heads fastened in. a shaft and a rude axlo attached, and, ono by one they were rolled along the roads for miles to the tobacco house nearest by. Thero the mer chants bought litem, sometimes' with money, sometimes with such goods as tho planters.wauled from over the sea. The list. wn3 a long one, for not so much as a broom was made in the stale. Tho hooks and tins furniture, the harpsichord and tBo spinet, (lie wine, the linen, tho china, ami the shoes, all cniuo In f rom abroad. The cards with winch they gambled, ilie couch.in which Ihc fine ladv took her airing or went to church, jibe sad dle on which the Hub gentlon jan went to the hunt, wero each of foreign make. Nor was there tiny stint of French and English goods. Separa ted by miles from each oilier, the prosperous planters spent their mon ey in the adornm ;nt of their homes, and their time in the exercise of a noble hospitality and the enjoyment of tlie r jughost of sports. Judge Speer recently sentenced a noted moonshiner to the penitenti ary and remarked as lie did so tiial lie would make an example of ihc man. The man’s name was John A. Brown, and lie was from Campbell comity, belonging it is said to Hie crew of moonshiners who made Red Oak famous several years ago. For years past Brtfwn’s name has figured in Ihc records of the courts. When ever a man on (lie lower side of (he city was up for illicit removing or retailing, it was found nine times out of ten, tBo whisky Bad come from Brownes distillery. Brown is a young wiry fellow, active as a cat and with a hard determined face. lie isa man of considerable ability. He lias been before tho courts six or eight times, pleading guilty and receiving sen tences more or less severe lhatdid not deter him from the commission of his offenses over and over again. A short time ago lie was caught by Deputy Marshals Johnson and McDonald, who surprised him in anew distil lery that ho had just erected. Recent ly when Brown was up in the court and pleaded guilty. Judge Speer, in passing sentence, stated that there were distinctions be tween the milder eases where light sentences had been pronounced and the offenies of tho more hardened men who persist in disobeying 1110 law. Hesaid he would make an example of Brown and thereupon gave him two years at Albany, which is tBo limit of the law for illicit distilling.—Consti tution. . The cost of maintaining a first class baseball dull is about $65,000 a year. In the National League nines tho salaries list, is $35,000 to $-10,000 a sea son. Tlie traveling expenses are $lO,- 000, and the number of miles covered by each club is about 7,500 miles. Ground rent for the balljpark foots up usually SIO,OOO a year, and the salaries of home employes ani the cost of ad vertising $3,000 more. The pay of in dividual players $1,500 to $3,500 a season. NO. 28 IN AN OLD WELL. How a Jersey Wife Punished a Persistent’ Tramp. “If you’ll only let mo out of hero T promise never to come near this pluco us long as I live.” , /I The voice came from the bottom oP sValter Dunham’* old fashioned well that stands directly in front of Ilia house, a mile up the Raramus road; “No, indeed, I will not until my husband comps home, said Mrs. Dunham, who stood looking over tho well-curb; “you have bothered bio long enough and now I’vo got you safe.” . „ ' i ' For several weeks Airs. Dunham had been annoyed by an uglv-look ing tramp who loitered about tho neighborhood, making a prelonsoof looking for work. Every day for a week he had called on her in the af ternoon and askea for something to do or a little to eaj. His actions wdko were verv susptcKHis, She gave him bread and lie Returning Saturday morniiijj- ho renewed Bis request for work, saying ho •would . not go without something to do. Fi nally, out of patience with him and fearing lie meant mischief, she con sented to allow him to clean tho un used well. He agreed to clean it for a small sum and asked her to let him down carefully. Mrs. Dunham held tho rope and al lowed him to descend in the bucket. When lie arrived at tho bottom sho quickly drew it up empty, toiling linn to wait (ill she lowered the tools to do the cleaning with. After wailing for over an hour ho realized that tho lady had him saleiy caged. In vain liß pleuded that he was ooul and stood in water tip to his knees. Tho slippery stones would not admit of his climb ing, and so ho waited. "When Air. Dunham arrived in tho evening his wife explained tho situa tion and together they hoisted tho shivering wroloh. As ho einorgedMr. Dunham administered several hearty whacks with a stout club on ids shoulders and lold him never to oomo hoar his place again, 110 scampered off. Nothing has sineo boon seen of 1 1 1 in.— N. Y. Journal. FOND BUT TIMID. A Bashful Lover, u Determined Father and a Not Unwilling: Maid, [Arliftnsaw Traveler.) During several seasons young Parks had been a constant visitor at tho Abcmlcich Alorrison. Sunday after Sun lav (lip young fellow would como and aflcr sitting nearly all day steal glances at Sookcy, old Abemlclch’s daughter,ho would go homo. 110 was so bashful that when tho timo came for his departure ho would glide out of Iho door, jump over tho tencc and run like a jack rabbit. Bast Sunday lie took his place as us ual. “Sam,” said old Abemleicii, “whin’s your daddy doin’?” “Makin’ tiv a steer voice, till, hull, huh.” “What’s Ligo doing?” “Ain’t doin’ nulhin’. Dun gone lo meeting with a gal, till, huh, hull.” “AVnut’s your mother doing?” “Got soater bellin’on her quilt alt is a cardin tiv her bats to-day.” “Mado your plant lied yit ?” “We’ve made ono uv them, but wet ain’t made the big one wliut wc’low en to make. “Sam ?” “Yes, ear.” “Wind'stho usenactiii’sich a blamO fool. A r ou love Sook ?” “No, I don’t, uh, huh, huh.” “Yes you do.” “I don’t nuthciv” “Yes, you do, an’ you wanlcr marry her.” “I don’t now, no such uv a tiling, uh, huh,huh.” “Yes you do.” “ Would you give her to mo if I wag ter wan ter marry her?” “Yes you may have her. Como here, Sook,” calling the girl. “Whn t do want, dad,” she said, en tering the room. “Hold on Sam. Come back yon blame fool!” Sam had jumped over the fence and was running like a jack rabbit. Old Abemleicii says that tho marriage may take place as soon as Sam “ken ho hemmed up an’ fotch to tho house.” Oil thrown into ponds and stand ing waters will prevent mosquitos (font hatching.