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MACON, TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1875.
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Volume l£Xym«^r<
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Today being twenty-first anwver-
1 of the organization or tho Fire Do-
Saent of Macon, a brief review of ite
: ^~w* since its formation may bo of
^*117 no t only to the members of the
rlftment bat to the citizens generally.
£, present department was started in
previous to that date there wa3
•"«r any permanent organization or even
-sperly equipped company.
Th* atone* were of the old stylo and
mn ned by negroes of no experi-
rtCA who wero gathered promiscuously
•sd assigned to the brakes wlienever a
fro originated. There were no cisterns
in ths city, and water was supplied from
lie nearest pumps or wells. It often
Uppened that the hose was not of suffi-
cent length to reach the scanty source of
oter supply, so that a line of men was
f cr me<l who passed tUo water in buckets
1,50 hand to hand, until it reached Xbo
agine into which the water was emptied,
lie fearful conflagration which took
on Cherry street, in February, 1852,
fuming nearly an entire block of
buildings, extending dawn Second an*
Third ctreets in its furious destruction,
noosed many of the citizens to the ne
cessity of organizing an efficient fire de-
«2Z y '^‘» Bloonl,ro J? n “ : ?’ iP&S&JsS Strong, John Knight, LHj Andrews, J,
kwZ ( - H - M.,North. int B. Wells, Grenville Wood, Junes C; G.
" «' Burnett, O. F. Evan*, S. W. Walker, B.
Robert Boggs, Asa’t ArWIse, James Campbell, J. H.-Dunlap,
A Patterson, Ml J.. Jenkins. Thomas J.^Morgan E.
•• B. Holmes, J. W. Babcock/ W. 8. Willi-
" ford—19 u» alLi
195*-
1855—
1966—
1837—
1 BAS
IS’,9-
1860—
1861— J
1662— J
1863—A,Patterson, Fman; T.W.Proeman.AsYt .®»® *+”»***
186*— t “ •• “ •« May 3,1854,'from which data* the per-
" manent - organisation of the- company.
city that might
1870- 3t£ririrt"man“J“p^,'t S ^r n p.Greer. They repbrted that they had
' foreman; T. W. Freeman. Assistant; If. * on nd some old fixtures which, by repair,
nf. Hodgkins. Secretary, and D. J. John- conld.be made serviceable, and that they
sc, -/• ton > Treasurer. „ ,. . _ _ ..had purchased two dozen buckets and
1871— J*.os. Hardeman, Jr., Pro* Went; W. NT. ____ ,1..
rParker, Foreman; J. A Casey, Assistant, twelve axes, and had placed them in the
1672—Ti ns. Hardeman, Jr.. President; W. w. old engine house on Academy square.
Jj^rker, Foreman ;B. B. GrscR, A sistant. 'At this meeting the vote of tho cOm-
AtSlrt ' Pany was cast, unanimously for Robert
1878—%ios. Hardeman. Jr, President; W. H. Findlay us Chief, and B. F. Dense, Assis
t.Boss, Foreman; J. C Wh-eler,Assistant. • **—— m —jA 1
It appears that Messrs. A Patterson,
0. E Throop, Geo. S. Obear. George
arith, and a few others who were accus
tomed to the duties of firemen in other
xesolved upon a determined effort
to organize one or more fire companies to
axe the property of the city from de-
itruction by fire which had swept away
mtire blocks of buildings. Ssmri Rose,
Esq., whose name was fully identified,
tp to the day of his death, with every
public interest in Macon, espoused tho
«mse, and gave the aid of his pen and
press in behalf of the object He printed
circulars, and had them posted, calling a
meeting of the citizens, a number of
vhom assembled on the 16th of Februa-
jt, 1853, and appointed Mr. E. J. John-
iton to the chair, and Henry E. Moore,
te«etary, as a temporary organization.
I committee consisting or H. E. Moore,
W. T. Mix, F. S. Bloom, and Robert
Findlay, were appointed to draw up by
laws, rules, etc., and report to the next
meeting, which was held on February 19.
Dr. E. L. Strohecker was then mayor of
the city and became a member of the
company. He was called to the chair,
and Geo. S. Obear acted as secretary.
The company was then called Hook and
Ladder Company. An election of officers
was held, and tne following wero declared
unanimously elected:
Franklin S Bloom, foreman.
W.J McElroy, assistant foreman.
Geo. C. Freeman, seiretary.
Geo. S. Obear, treasurer.
Oa February 26th another meeting
was held, when the following resolutions
wero passed;
Fe:solve!, That as tho establishment of
an efficient fire company in this place is
of vast importance to the city at large,
that a committee of five be appointed to
draw up a petition and present the same
to the citizens for their signatures giving
authority to the Mayor and City Council
to appropriate and fit up for the fire de
partment of this city, such apartments in
the new City Hall, or such "other place
as their wisdom may deem necessary,
and thu importance of tho case demands.
And be it further reeolved, That in tho
ennt of tho signatures being obtained,
that the same committee bo authorized
to confer with the City Council on that
•ubjeet.
After several other meetings for the
adoption of by-laws, rules and regula
tions, it was resolved.on May 4th, that
the name of the company be changed to
“Protection Fire Company No. 1,” and that
tho uniform of the company be a red
Siancl shirt, black pants, patent-leather
belt, and black Hat.
Upon the petition of the citizens to
famish tho company with an engine and
ko3e, considerable discussion arose in
CoanciL Mayor Strohecker was in favor
of forming two companies, giving to each
an engine with the necessary hose. Tho
Mayor argued that in order to keep up
the spirit of a firo company it wa3 ncces-
«-7 that there should be some rivalry.
The Council soon adopted* the idea and
subsequent events vindicate the wisdom
♦f Die measure.
The question of a supply of water was
also considered by Council, and on mo
tion, it was resolved that tho Committee
on Fire Department bo instructed to ad
vertise for tho construction of fivo cis
terns of such capacity asmay be deemed
necessary, plans and specifications to be
admitted to ConnciL
t James B. Ayres submitted his plan
for ciitcrns at $400 each, to bo supplied
^■th water by tho pipes then about to be
•tid from the springs near the hiil
through the city. Tho number of cis
terns was reduced to four, and contract
closed with Mr. Ayres.
. 27,1653, tho Council author-
\ the purchase of two engines and
-ul a hook and ladder track, at a
eos. not exceeding $2,800. Mr. Richard
reeman was eelected to purchase the
«ffmes, which he did. 0 f Smith, the fa-
^ or * c builder, for the sum of
engines wero received and
ac Mpted by Protection No. 1, and Oe-
* jea No. 2 in April, 1854, and tho
‘oapan-es paraded together on the 15th
* month, which day ha3 been
a 03 the anniversary of the do-
P^ment.
JP*° ra &ks of No. 1 has always been
*nd composed of men of sterling en-
c -o7 and prido. No organization con-
nted more men to tho war.
that
The Foreman and Assistant Foreman
having entered the Yirgini* army, James
D. YanValkenburg wo* elected Foreman,
and Edward P. Lewis Assistant.
VanValkenburg and Lewis entered ser
vice ; - James A. Simpson iras elected
Foreman and F. L. Henry Assistant.
In 1862 J. A Simpson was re-elected
Foreman, and F. L.' Henry Assistant.
Mr. Simpson went into service in-May,
and C. W. Ells was elected Foreman. In
August following Mr. Ella joined the
army, and Charles Wellington was elected
Foreman.
1868—0. Wellington. F’m»n, T,. 0. Ricks, Au’t.
1S64—L. 0. Ricks, F’man, D. D. Craig, Asi’t.
1865— •* « “
1866— mu m m
1867— R. A Morris, F’man, G. S. Westcott, Asa’t.
1868— “ . “ “ ■ «•■
1369—R A. Mmvig, F’man, D. D. Craig, 1st and
F. O. Nisbet,' 2 l Asi’tj.
1970—R. A Morris; F’man, D. D. Craig. 1st and
F. 0. Nisbct. 2d ass ts.
1871— D. D. Craiz, F’man, R. R. Ricks, 1st and
F. G Busboe. 2d ass’ts.
1872— D. D. Craig, F’man, P. G. Butbee 1st and
W. P. Carlos 2d ass’ts.
1873— D. D. Craig, F’man. R. L. Henry 1st and
J. B. Wiley 2d ass’ts.
1874— John B. Whey. F’man, A. R. McLaughlin
1st and A W. Gibson 2d ass’ts.
1875— A. R. McLaughlin, F’man, A W. Gibson
■ ■ “ 1st and B. M. Peny Sd ass’ts.
, - T — tant Engineer, of the entire Firo Depart-
v^^V^iMS^Athd 0 Ws; ^enC-Matca«or umformsvme ordered,
!». Grace elected Assistant. and the glaze cap wag adopted unul the
1874—View. Hardeman, Jr., President; J. C. proper cap COuld be procured.
Campbell, Foreman; W. F. Grace, Asa’t. Preceding A G. Butts was elected Fore-
The Brat steamer itterodnaod in the de- W ‘ S* Willifor 4 Krat Assistant
partment was obtained by this company, >^^; aua-lZ^ Hol^^oS!
and named in honor of C. A. Nutting, - # 0n the 8rd of May Grenville "Wood rra^
It arrived from the Silsby Manufacturing elcctedEecretory rice Holmes, resigned feggi a c hief and assistant engiieer o;
Company, Seneca Falls, New York, and'; .G° tho 20th of June, 1.8o4, there wa* a • - - - •
‘ J . , . ’ , . . r meeting of tho company for exorcise.
wa3 accepted after a fair trial, on the Their first parade t'nen"occurred. They
15th of October, 1863. This steamer marched to Walnut street, stacked lad-
wan a splendid specimen of workmanship, ders in front of the Episcopal Dhorch,
fires is the beat evidence of its capacity, where they stacked ladders in front of
Since there have been four other steam- the Lanier House, and then returned to
era procured by the respective companies, their quarters and were dismissed. On
and the Nutting being too heavy, from % 12th - 1854. the oompany_met in
. . .. \ . ... .? obedience to a call from Chief Engineer
its large size, to he moved with the expe- Ko^t Findlay, and proceeded-to the
dition necessary, the company have con- front of the Lanier House, where thoy
eluded to exchange it with its mannfac. went through tho usual exercise, and
«—* ”<»«*> ri*
ocmclokz no. 2. tho residence of the Chief Engineer and
On the 25th of March, 1854, the first partook of refreshments. . _
meeting was held for the organization of ' On the morning of September 22,1856,
the chair, and S. D. Clarke acting as sec- T ^ r j fI) ^ i( j gallant service,
retary. A committee - wa3 appointed to At a meeting January 28,-1853, the
draft a constitution and by-laws, which company received new apparatus and
committee reported at* subsequent ^^f^^nMarch 24.1859, Gebrge
meeting, held on tho -/th or the same w. Price, a member of the company, hav-
monuh, that they had adopted tho con- ing been elected Assistant Chief Engin-
stitution and by laws, with some slight eer, it was resolved that his.nafne bo still
amendments, which governed Protection the company took posses-
No. 1. At thi3 meeting the uniform of s ; on 0 j qij e i c ne ^- ball—the present one—
the company was decided to. be a red and fitted it up.
ebirt trimmed with white braid. May 3. 1861; Joseph E. Wells was
.. . . elected foreman. At this mooting a do-
tbreo rows of batons on the braid, nation of $25 wa9 mado by t b e company
and the letter K 0 on the collar, the [ 0 tae Macon Soldier^ Relief Society.,
hat of the usual shape worn by New | _ There was no meeting of the company
onoxurziTlQN op.thi department.
Three companies being organized and
the entire department.
During the Mayoralty of Dr. E. L,
Strohecker, on the 19th of May, 1854, an
ordinance for" the more effectual organi
zation of the Macon Fire Department
was passed by Council, wherein the offices
of chief and assistant engineers were
created, giving tho chipf, and in his ab
sence the assistant, supreme and absolute
command of the department at all fires,
and of the entire apparatus that may be
used for the. extinguishment of fires, and
otherwise defining the duties of such
officers, etc.' Ttys engineers were to be
(fleeted- “by tho -companies and-the elec
tions ratified by CounciK - •**' - ar P }..
O. G. Bppp.was" tho fifst'Chief Eagi-
neer elected.. Ho declined the honor,
however, to sbfve. expressing the desire
that some gentleman more familiar with
maclonery and fire matters might be
elected. Robert .Findlay was then elect
ed Chief, and B. F. Dense Assistant En
gineer. Mr. Findlay resigned hia office
in September following, and B. F. Dense,
bis Assistant, wa3 promoted to fill the
unetpired term, -vith George S. Obear as
Inmii 1 . l jt 4 - ’ ; , r 7 . \ " ** i w»
The following is a list* of .Department
officers since the organization ;
1S31—May: Rob’t Findlay, Oh’f.B. F. Dense. Asa’t
Sept, s «. F. Dense, Ch’f, G. S. Obear, Am’*
1855— Jan’y: Geo S. Obear, Chf, Jno GaHiger. ‘t.
1856— Geo. S. Obear, Chief, John Gallljer, Aaft"
York firemen, but made of cloth instead held from April 15, 1865, to December 8,
of leather. An election of officers then 1865. at which meeting, in December, aU
ox xtaiiuer. the laws enacted during the past two
resulted as follows: W. T. Mix, Foreman;.- years wore reseinde< i. Mr. S. T. Cole-
H. N. Ells, Assistant Foreman; S.-. D. man was unanimously elected Secretary
Clarke, Secretary; B. F. Dense, Troas';:and Treasurer at this meeting.
" Jr |i At a meeting held April 10,1SG6, it
Foreman Mix handed in his resigna': - was; unanimously" decidedl to|P«ticipate
.. ' . . ... ... m the annual parade of tho 15th, the
tion at the next meeting, Aprih3djA&>4j, ..first after the close of the wav. . *
which was accepted, and William Dibble yyl-inca * h °"Vn"T rng
elected in his place on tho 10th. tendered their lato Foreman, John <5.
ha ; in °dd ttrri ro d n
on April 14th, 1854, it wa3 decided upon Foreman.
consultation that this company would , The following is a list of foremen and
parade in connection with Protection No. 1 assistant foremen since its organization:
1 on the following day. The ladies, ever mt-A-G^utt^Foreman^W. S. Williford 1st
willing to encourage the firemen, assem- i855—A. G. Butts Foreman; J. V. Grier 1st and
bled at the depot with a profusion of 1S5G —A.^ButtsTForeman “j. v‘. Grier 1st and
flowers, and decorated the engines. This 1£J7 _ A .^TutWerntn^'. V. Grier ut and
was the first parade of the department,! James Campbell M ass’ts.
.7 , , . _ . Ti ’ 1853—A. G Butts. Foreman; J.V. Grier 1st and
then comprising but two companies. It, James Campbell 2d ass’ts.
was a gala day in Macon, and will bo 1 ^ A -0^uus^oremani i J. V. Grier 1st and
long remembered by all who wero pres
ent.
But the garlands on the engines had
not even withered before they were hast
ily thrown aside and the companies sum
moned by the alarm bells to engage in
conflict with their antagonist—Fire—on
tho Sunday night following—the 16th of
April.
The stable of Dr. M. S. Thompson, on
Third street, near Mulberry, was discov
ered enveloped in flames, which were ' 1S63—A. Mix. Forcmanf Charles E. Campbell 1st
, ... and J. H. Otto 2d &ss*ts«
soon communicated to other buildings, isos-A. Mix, Foreman; 31. E. Rogers 1st snd E.
Iiiacs 2d ass’ts.
1870— M. R. Itogers, Foreman; J. W. Truman 1st
und E. »d ass’ts.
1871— J. G. Deitz was elected to fill unexpired
term of Foreman Rogers, and W. L.
opt
1660—A MeCallie, Foreman; James Campbell 1st
ard J. V. Grier 2d ass’ts. _
1881—Joseph E. Wells, Foreman; J. V. Gnor 1st
and A. Mix 2d ass’ts.
IS.-,’—Joseph E. Wells, Foreman; J. V. Grier 1st
and A. Mix 2d ass’ts.
1865— Joseph E. Wells. Foreman; E.Kirtlandlst
and A Mix 2d ass’ts. June 2d: J. W.
Feara elected 1st ass’t, vice E.Kirtland,
resigned.
1S34—Joseph E. Wells, Foreman; J. W. Fears 1st
and A. Mix 2d ass’ts.
1S65—Joseph E. Wells, Foreman; J. W. Fears 1st
and A. Mix 2d ass’ts. _.
1866— Joseph E. Wells, Foreman; John G.Deitz
1st and A. Mix 2d ass’ts.
1S67—John G. Deitz, Foreman; A Mix 1st and
Charles E. Campbell 2d ass’ts.
and about ono-half of tho square destroyed.
Hero tho Macon Fire Department receiv
ed it3 “baptism of fire.”
Among tho sufferers on that occasion j Johnson thesune of AsaistantTruman.
_ ° _ „ . ,, . ,1 1872—J. G. Deitz, Foreman; W. L. Johnson 1st
was Dr. C. J. Roosevelt, ono of the first, and B. A Wise 2d ass’ts.
members of tho department, who was j IS^.G.Dritz.Foremang^L. Johnson 1st
rendered houseless. The companies sue-' 1874—J. G. Deitz, Foreman; W. L. Johnson 1st
cceded in arresting the spread of tho is75—J.G.D itz, Foreman; w. L. Johnson 1st
flames, and their reputation was here first 831(1 ^ G - Butt * 2(1 ass ’ u *
established. T otr^ ameeica no. 3.
No. 2 won deserved laurols at that con- To Charles K. Emmell is awarded the
flagration, which have been increased at honor of originating Young America No,
every conflict with fire that has since oc- 3. In 1854 he called a meeting of a few
currod. During the war this company young meninhi3 room, and suggested
furnished her full quota of bravo men for ! tho idea of forming a new fire company,
the service, and the few that remained \ His room was frequently used for farther
at homo formed a portion of the Fire- ] meetings until January 1st, 1855, a suf-
man’s Guards, performing the duties of j fieient number wero enlisted to perfect
soldiers and patrol force as well as fire- j an organization, which resulted in tho
m eh. ^ election, on that date, of Jame3 B. Ayros
Tho following i3 a list of foromcn and , as Foreman and C. K. Emmell Assistant
and assistants to date :
1S54—W. Dibble, Foremsiy H. ff. RBx, AmlsUnt
1855—H. N. Ells,
1836- "
1857— **
1858- “
1853— “
1860- "
1861— “
1862— "
1868-
W. Dibble,
E. Isaaca. Assistant.
C. Mschold, Ass'*.
C. Uachold, Ass’t.
T. S. Doland, Asa’t.
0. Machola, Ass’t.
Wm. McGee. Ass’t.
1SC3—H. P. Westcott, Foreman, vice C. MachoM,
fO^tmod*
1S61—ILP.Westcott, F’man, Wm. McGee. Ass’t.
1865— “ m u u
1866— Wm. McGee, F’man, A F- Herat®. Ass’t.
1867— A. F. Herat®, F’man, P. W. Flood, Ass t.
16C3—J. H. King, F’man, F, Walker, Ass’t.
mm— m m m m
Foreman. There was an old engine, of
small size, known a3 tho “Lady "Wash
ington,” belonging to tho city, which
had been long since abandoned. Mr.
Emmell petitioned Council'for its use,
which was granted. The little machine
was overhauled, improved upon, and
mado to render valuable service at many
flies. At tbo great conflagration of the
Washington Hall block, in 1856, thi3
company established its reputation a3
skillful firemen, and haw since acquired
additional laurels on every field of action.
In Jane, 1857, Council gave them a sew
engine, which was then the favorite of
All *s_ J AL« ~
ficiency.
j When the war broke out this company
V. E'spinner.'AssH. formed themselves into a military organ-
ss. O Bricu, Ass’t, £ za *j 0 n changing their name to that of
May 29: J. H. King was elected Fore
man. vice Walker, resigned.
1872—P. McGlashan,F’man, Robt. Falkner, Ass’t
1878—C. Macholn, F’man, W. E'spinner. Ass’t.
137*- ’’ Jas. O’Brien, As.'t, iza . ion changing
1975—-Yatsoline Kahn. President, Jas. O’Brien, tho Thomson Guards, in honor of Dr. M.
Foreman; Iouis Vanuuckf, Assistant; F. S. Thomson, then Mayor of tho city, who
A. Shoneman, Secretary, nhohas held tho bad presented tho entire company with
ofiico for many years, -'uniforms. Their foreman, YanYalken-
Thoir elegant steamer was received bnrff wa3 c^on their captain. After
February 2,1874, and was most appro- serving out their time on tho Georgia
priately named after the lato Simri Rose.
HOOK AND DADDED.
Many of our citizens watching the suc
cessful progress of Nos. 1 and 2, deter-
coast, they returned and disbanded; but
the greater portion of them woro soon re
organized to participate ’ in the great
strangle in tho Old Dominion.
Their gallant captain was advancing in
mined to increase the efficiency of tho "Aneir gauant capxaiu was auvauem-f«
department by organizing a Hook and ' rank. having becn premoted to a colonel
Ladder company, without which the do-1 ^ a 3 *
partment is incomplete. Fust among .°* “■ commas,
those to originate this necessary part of This oompany received their steamer
tho service, we find the names of Messrs, j tt****^ l “ August,1872. It is in
A G. Butts, W. S. Williford, James Y.! perfect <wder and not one dollar has boon
Grier and Joseph E. Wells. Messrs. I expended on it since its reception. Tho
Butts and Wells were tho two oldest fire- j JW whicH WeW
v men in the city, they having worked upon P u r r r c h ^f lft b J ; ^
: fires here from 1830 downward, and from |
Daring
, period her ranks were decimated,
■ 6 those of tho other companies in the
lEeat. Of those that remained
^detailed firemen in the well known
‘Wm&n’g Guards under Capt, Obear,
'bi foi?? orfa '.1 lh«ir pr« e »t may ba propeily S*l!£lg5S£gV -
- loraation. classed among our venerable young men. jgje—J.D.VsnVaikecbnrg, F'm*n,u. WEiLs "
■*he following i* a list of foremen and gentlemen called a meeting on lfW— “ 2 “ 7.
1857—
1353-
1859—
1860-
1S61—
1662—
1883—
186*—
Robert Bores, AjuftP.
“ H. M. North, Ass't.
“ «oo. W. Price, Ass’t.
^irtent foreman VcZ LZ 5 April 25,1854, when the following names
liujg. rr ‘ lo present. wer0 enrolled for membership; A fl. i»eo_
1 Butts, J. Y. Grier, O. F. Adams, L. F. is«t—.
1981—Jsmcs Koonsn. B’xnsn,R. A. Morris “
«.'■ X*—-w-e .w'T
isco- " •* H. P. Westcotf,(Ass’t.
Mr. Obear held tbo office ol Chief for 12
years, until 1817. he resigned,' haVinx boon
elected Mayor of the city, whiclr office ha
held for four year*. „ !.**-'
1867—H. P. Westcott, Chief, L. C. Ricks; Ass’t-.:
ISilS—John G. Deitz. Chief, “
1869—L. O. Ricks, Chief, J. H. Ktnj.and G.S.
Westcott, Assistants. • *
1S70—L. C. Licks, Chitf. J. H. King and G. S.
Westcott, Assi-tmits.
1871— A Patterson, Chief. Geo. D. Lawrence, 1st
Assistant. E. Jeffers. 2d Assistant.'
1872— A. Patterson. Chief, Geo. D. 'LatrrenrensV
Assistant, E. Jeffers, 2d Assistant.
1S7S—R. A. Morris, Chief. Geo. D. Lawrence, 1st
Assistant, E P. Strong, 2d Assistant.
1974— R. A. Morris, Chi T, Geo. D. Lswrerco, 1st
Assistant. B. P. RtrOnv, 2d Assistant.
1975— R. A Moiris, Chief, Geo. D. Lawrence, 1st
Alsi'tant. iv. G. Ross, 2d Assistant
OEIOIN OF THE FIBElTAN’a QUABD3.
Tho Macon Firo Department having
been so reduced in active members, by
tho calls for men in the army, and a vast
amount of Confederate machinery, mili
tary stores and a depository being sta
tioned here, an organized patrol force
was deemed indispensable. Tho Secre
tary of War authorized tho Chief En.
gineer of tho Department to exempt a
few members from each company to per
form patrol duty over tho city, the gov
ernmental and private property. On Oc
tober 23d, 1862, the department met at
tho engmo house of No. 1, and tho Chief
being in the chair explained tho order of
tho War Department. Tho original or
ganization of tho department wa3 not to
bo affected. It was agreed that the Chief,
Geo. S. Obear, bo mado captain of the
exempt firemen as a patrol force, and-as
sisted by four lieutenants who wero
chosen by tho department. Tho duties
of tho patrol force were then defined. A
equadof eight men woro to alternate
every night in tho patrol of the city, be
sides a number chosen to guard the de
pository and other government property.
March 17tb, 1863, at a special meeting
held, Capt. Geo, S. Obear presiding, he
stated that tho object of the meeting
was to take into consideration the expe
diency of increasing the patrol force at
night, with a view to arrest the incen
diaries who were attempting the destruc
tion of tho city by fire. To which fifteen
additional men volunteered their services.
On May the 25th, 1863, it wa3 resolved
that the department organize itself into
a military company, os well as patrol
force. On June 16th, 18G3, they adopted
tho namo of Fireman Guards.
At a meeting August lBt, 1863, Colonel
L. N. Whittle, A D. C., mustered the
department, now a military company, into
the service of the Confederate States for
six months, under tho requisition of tho
President and proclamation of the Gov
ernor of Georgia; the service they were
to perform being the patrol duty and de
fence of the city, etc. The, company was
furnished with arms and drilled as in
fantry. The number did not exceed
sixty men, and wo3 composed of those
detailed by the government in other pur
suits during the day and of a number of
citizens who by ago or physical infir
mities were exempt beyond sach ser
vice 03 they wero able to per
form. Tho services that this small
band of firemen soldiers rendered were
important. For nearly three years they
performed at night, daring all hours, an
organized patrol duty under severe dis
cipline. As firemen they rescued the
cicy from conflagration many times. In
August, 1SG3, thoy wero under arni3 in
resisting the raid of Stoneman upon the
city, and were frequently called upon to
perform actual military duty. In No
vember, 1864, the whole company was
ordered to tho front tfi take part in
battles around Atlanta. They reached
Lorejoy’s Station under Captain George
S. Cb- ar, who was called back on other
duty in another department in the gov
ernment, end tho command fell upon
Lieutenant A Patterson. The company
was assigned position in a battalion from
Augusta, bat as Bherman wa3 changing
his manoeuvres for a grand march to the
sea, the Fireman Guards wero ordered
back to Macon, to aid in protecting the
city against any raids that might be
made upon it.
After this the oompany was attached
to the Macon Battalion under command
of Major 15. F. Ros3, ani was regularly
encamped, performing their usual duties,
until General Wilson entered the city on
the night of tho 20th of April, 1865.
On the return ef the surviving mem
bers of the Fire Department from the
war they returned to their old places in
the department and resumed their duties
aa firemen, and are among the most ac
tive members to this date.
MECHANICS NO. 4. x . oa j
As the southwestern portion of the
city was extending rapidly after the clos
ing of the war, a number of firemen in
that vicinity set to work to organise a
oompany. A number of members, con
sisting mainly of mechanics, was obtain
ed, and on June 1,1868, the organisation
was perfected by the election of Abort
B. Ross as Foreman, and Uriah Williams
Assistant Foreman.
The company applied to the Mayor and
Council for too old hand engine formerly
used by Protection No. 1. Tho engine
was given to them and made very ser
viceable until the company was enabled
to procure a steamer.
On October 27 th, 1873, the steamer
was received, and a committee appointed
to accept it. At a meeting held on the
3d of November following a balloting
took place for a name for the steamer.
The name of Stone wall-Jackson, and O.
G. Sparks were proposed; the first re
ceived nine votes ancLthe latter eighteen.
It was then resolved that the steamer be
name! the O. G. Sparks.
No fires of any extent have occurred
whereat thi.V company could display its
full ability and skill; bat at such as have
taken plac«i since their formation, they
shown themselves equals to the
At the State Fair in Atlanta last
Fall, in the contest for the. prize .offered,
Mechanics/ No. 4, .was victorious," We
give their roll of officers: ;;
At the first annual meeting of the company,
held January 4, 1869. A. B. Ross was elected
Foreman, and J. Swindlehuret,-Assistant.
1870— A. A. Boss and J. Swindleliurst re-elected.
1871— “
1871. July 8—G. R. Wagnon was elected Ass’t;
vice SwimUehurst, resigned.
1872— A. B. Row elected Pres’nt, G, R. Wagnon,
F’man, and M. Thornton, Ass’t.
1878—B. Crockett, Pres’nt, G. R. Wagnon, F’man
.. and-J. A Campbell, Ass’t. '
1873— Geo. W. Wood elected Ass’t vice J. A
Campbell, resigned.
187*—E. Crockett,Pres’nt, G. R. Wagnon, F man,
•>, - raid A F. Matthews, Ass’t.
Reynolds, Pres’nt. A. McKenna, F’man,
-T E -TT. .y. Davis 1st and W. H. Stywrald 2d
ass’ts.
• -W DEFIANCE NO. 5.
Early in 1863 another party of citizens
in the hrOstera portion of the city made
an -effort to organize a company. R. B.
Findlay was elected Foreman and G. W.
Burr, Assistant. On December 15 tho
organisation was made permanent, and
the company adopted the name of Defi
ance No. 5, and elected G. W. Burr as
Foreman, with A. J. King, Assistant.
After.liie company had secured a suffi
cient amount of funds they purchased a
splendid silver mounted, first class hand
engine in Mobile, Ala. The engine was the
largest ever in the city and capable of
performing more service.
; As.the company increased in numbers
it too aspired to the possession of a steam
er, and in the spring of 1872a committee,
conskting of Messrs. Rogers, Carne3 and
Ross, was appointed to negotiate for a
steamer. Tho committee concluded to
procure a light steamer which could be
readily moved by hand in the absence of
horses. The liberality of W. A. Huff
was '.enli8ted in their behalf, and they
purchased the steamer now in service in
December, 1872, and named’ it in honor
of Mr. Huff, Mayor of the city.
This beautiful machine, under its gal<
lant company entered the contest for a
prise in Augusta, in May, 1873. She was
dra.vn by Clay’s four famous horses, and
waiftko object of admiration of the im-
menso crowd at the grand display. The
Huff was triumphant in the contest and
received the plaudits of all spectators.
The following is a list of officers to date:
1969-1S70—G. W. Burr, F’man, A J. King Ass’*.
1870— W. W. Carnes, Foreman, Tico Burr resigned.
R. M. Rogers, Assistant Foreman, vice
King resigned.
1871— W. W. Cam oj, Foroman, R. M. Roger* As
sistant.
1872, April 21th—Geo. S. Obear, President R. M.
Rogers, Foreman, B. E. Grimes Aisistaat.
1373, April—G. S. Obear, President, R. M. Rogers,
Foreman, W G. Ross Assistant Foreman.
1874— G. S. Obear resigned; R. M. Rogers, Presi
dent, J. A. Rohr, Foreman, Geo. T. Harris,
Assistant.
1675—Officers solar, *amo ss last year.
Sbe Wanted an Epitaph.
From the Detroit Free Press.]
She came in from the country a few
days ago and ordered & head stone for
the grave of _her departed husband. The
marble outter was to have it all ready
yesterday, when she was to come in again
with the -inscription, have the letters
carved oh, and take the stone away.
She was on time ; but she wore an anx
ious, troublod look, having failed to write
np such a notice as she thought the stone
ought to bear.
“I want sunthin’ that’ll do my poor
dead Homer justiss,” she explained to
the marble cutter. “I think I ought to
have one or two verses of poetry, and
then a line or two at the bottom—eun-
thin* like 'Meet me on the other shore/’
you know.”
The cutter said he thought he could
get up something, and'she entered the
office and he took out twenty-thre-* sheets
of foolscap and three pen-holders and set
to work,-while she held her breath for
fear of disturbing his thoughts. He
ground away for awhile, scratched out
and wrote in, and finally said he had got
the neatest- thing that ever went upon
white marble. Itrread:
On tlio Wrong Lay.
From tho Fayettovillo (Mo.) Express.]
A certain Lincoln county huckster,
who deals principally in butter and
poultry, invariably asks a little more for
these luxuries than any of his neighbors.
When asked his reasons for so doing, he
always replies after this fashion:
“Well, sir, that’s an extra quality of
batter; it was made by my wife’s aunt,
sir—one of the best housekeepers in the
State. Those chickens aro a superior
article, sir; they wero raised by my
wife’s aunt, sir, and what she doesn’t
know about raising chickens ain’t worth
knowing.”
This peculiarity has been remarked by
his customers, and thoy are in the habit
of commenting on it quite freely behind
hi3 back. Tho other day a very solemn-
looking individual entered the store and,
walking up to a basket of egga, inquired:
“What do you ask for eggs ?”
“Fifteen cents a dozen,” wo3 the bland
reply.
“Fifteen cents ?" exclaimed the melan
choly customer. “Why, I can bny them
anywhere at ten—but maybe your wife’s
aunt laid these eggs ?”
The owner of the hen fruit hung his
head, looked thoughtful a moment, and
replied:
“Take ’em along at ten 1”
Wanted New Doors*
The landlordof a Macomb street house
was waited upon by the tenant’s wife
yesterday and asked to make a number of
repairs, among them to replace the single
door withdonble doors.
“Why, what’s the matter? Isn’t the
door all right?” he asked.
“It’s good enough for a single door,”
was the reply, “but when my husband
comes home drank it takes a good half
honrtobend him around and haul him
in through it; If we had double doors
we could pull him in sideways and not
wake him up V’—Detroit Free Frees.
Whitewash for Old Bdildinqs.—A
correspondent of the "American Dural
Home” says the following is durable, and
looks nearly as well as paint: Teke a
clean, tight barrel, and slake in it one
bushel of freshly burned lime, by cover
ing it with boiling water. After it is
slaked add cold water enough to bring it
to the consistency of cream or thick
whitewash. Then dissolve in water one
pound of sulphate of zinc (also known by
the common namo of white vitriol) and
add to tho lime and water, with one quart
of fine salt. Stir well until the ingredi
ents are thoroughly mixed. This forms
a pure white. If tho cream color is de-
sired, ono-half pound of yellow ochre is
added.
Tax Jardin d’Acclimation, Paps, has a
chimpanzee which measures four feet in
height; is perfectly tame, and extremely
gentle. While its master lived at Sierra
Leone it performed in the hoose the func
tions of a servant, saluting visitors, open
ing the door for them, escorting them oat
and offering them their hate.
The writer of this had poetry in his
soul: “Yon may go on inventing wash
ing machines for the next fifty years, bat
to the average eye you can’t patent any
thing equal to the sight of a lady’s dia
mond rings flashing in and out of the
sparkling ends as she thumps a wet towel
up and down the washboard.”
HOMES CLINK . u 1
. . -- . who dies
•Oct. IS. 1878, I i
Aged 41 yrs, 7 mo, 21 dye
My husband Was a nobla man,
Ol me be 1 ts did think;
And I’ll never see another man
Like my dear Homer Clink.
Isn’t that bully?” asked the man as
he finished reading the inscription.
“It’s purty fair, but—,” replied the
widow.
“But what; madam ?”
“ Why, you see, he was good and kind,
and was alius to- hum nights, and all
that, but I may find another man just as
good, you know. I have said that I
would marry again, but I may change
my mind, and I guess we’d better tinker
up that verse a little. And besides, you
didn’t get anything on the bottom.”
She went out and rambled among the
tombstones while the cutter ground
away again, and just a3 she had became
interested in a dog fight he called her in
and read the new inscription. The first
part read aa before, but his poetry read:
*’ My husband is dead.
My poor Homer Clink,
And in the cold ground they have laid him;
He was always home nights.
Never got into fights.
But death came along and betrayed him.”
“I shall meet him on the other shore, where all
is loTely, and where sickness never comes."
“There, how’s that?” inquired the poet,
a bland smile covering hisjface. “Seem3
to me as if that went right to the heart.”
Tho woman took the paper, read the
notice over four or five times, and finally
said:
“I don’t want to seem partickler about
this, and I know I’m makin’ a good deal
of trouble. That would do for most any
one else—it’s tho real poetry, but I'd like
sumthin’ kinder different, somehow. He
wa3 a noble man. He never gave me a
cross word in hU life—not one. He’d be
out of bed at daylight, start the fire, and
I never got up till I heard him grinding
the coffee. He was a good provider, he
was. He never bought any damaged
goods because he could git’m cheap, and
he never scrimped me on sugar and tea.
as some folks do. I can’t help but weep
wht-n I think oLniuil,”
She sobbed away rot awhile, dhdr then
brightened up and said:
“Of course, I’ll meet him in heaven.
It’s all right. As I told you, I may never
marry again, though I can’t tell what I’ll
be driven to. Just try once more.”
She sat down to an old almanac, and
the cutter resumed his pen. He segmed
to get the right idea at once, and it wasn’t
fifteen minutes before he had the third
notice ground out. It read:
nr MEiroET
of
HOMES CLINK.
Who died
Oct. 18,1873.
Aged 41 yrs, 7 mo., 21 dys.
He was the kindest sort o’ man,
He was a good provider;
And when a friend asked him to drink
He always called for cider.
’ His wife she has a noble heart.
And though she may remarry,
Whene'er she thinks of Homer Clink
Her heart a sigh will carry.
peace and good health
“That’s good—that just hits me 1” ex
claimed the widow, tears coming to her
eyes. I’ve got to go and do some trad
ing, and I’ll be back in two hours. Fat
the inscription on handsomelike, and I
shan’t mind two dollars eitra.”
About noon her one-horse wagon back
ed up to tho dealer’s, and as tho stono
was loaded up the widow’s face wore a
quiet smile of satisfaction.
Draw Poker with Nary Be
volver Accompaniment.
From the Youngstown (O.) Banner.]
An incident occurred on a recent trip
which I mado over the "Union Pacific
which may be of interest to your readers,
as it wa3 at one time of uncommon inter
est to me. We were rolling along be
tween Salt Lake and Omaha when I made
my way into a smoking car to enjoy a
cigar. I noticed a group gathered in tho
center of the car, and crowding my way
np found two men gambling. One was a
well-dressed man, bat bearing the gener
al appearance of a blackleg; the other
was a veritable miner, just as he came
from the mountains, with long, grizzly
heard, rongh, coarse and dirty clothes,
but with lots of gold. The play was for
quite large stakes, and I heard whispers
that the gambler was about to fleeoe tho
minor, and much sympathy was mani
fested for him.
The game—draw-poker—still went on,
with hardly a word spoken by the play
ers, till finally, when a large sum was on
the board,the gambler being called to show
his hand, threw down three aces and two
queens, and reached for the money, the
miner stretched over and held his hand
and laid down two aces, showing, of
course, fire aces in the pack. He then
reached back and drew a large navy re
volver, cocked it, placed the muzzle di
rectly between the eyes of the gambler,
still holding his hand. Not a word was
spoken, but each looked steadily into the
eyes of the other. Soon the hand began
to quietly move from the money, the
form of the gambler to draw book, and
still the revolver followed. He stepped
into the aisle, and here the scene became
so uninteresting to me and several others
resent that we dropped under the seats.
The gambler slowly backed toward the
door, with the revolver following till the
door was reached, and he passed oat. The
miner coolly let down the hammer of his
revolver, replaced it in his pocket, swept
the money from the board into hia poach,
quietly lighted his pipe and settled back
in hia seat as if nothing had happened.
The strangest part of the whole business
was that not a word was spoken from the
time the gambler laid his three aces on
the board till he passed out of the oar
door.
The rash of immigration to Nebraska,
Wyoming, Utah and the Paoifio coast
this spring, via Omaha, is reported un
usually large. Nearly 10.000 emigrants
have passed through since March 1st,
and 1,000 more are there now awaiting
transportation.
Unsatisfactory Interview witb
Col. Fred Grant.
From the Chicago Timet. J
In a few minutes there descended from
the grand stairway a young man with a
mustache and a cut-away coat. Win
cheeks were broad as though they
been mapped out for a crop of Burnside
whiskers, and failed to produce. His
step waw high, and his bearing a la *aiU-
toire in the extreme. There was a alight
lull in the grand hallway as he approach
ed and picked up a toothpick at the office
desk, and then the hum of human voices
went on as before. The hour had come.
Hastily the Time* man glanced into a
mirror and pulled up his oollar. Here is
what followed, according to the rules of
etiquette at West Point:
Col. Grant (to ; clerk)—Who sent that
card up to my room ?
Clerk (to the blushing reporter)—Are
you the gentleman who sent a card to
Co! Grant; you are the Times reporter?
Reporter—I am.
Clerk—Col. Grant, this is the gentle
man from the Times.
Reporter touches his hat according to
the rules of Wsst Point. bow3 as they do
in Europe at court reception, ami paused.
Col. Grant—What do you wait ? (This
was said in an excited manner.)
Reporter—If you are not engaged for
a fow minutes, the Times desires to as
certain your views about—
Col. Grant (drawing himself. up as
they do at West Point when they are
learning etiquette)—Don’t you think it
pretty G—d d—d impudent in 1 Storey to
send down here to me to' ascertain my
views about anything ?
Tho reporter begged leave to inform
Col. Grant that a reporter was not ex
pected to make inquiries beyond his in
structions. He was detailed to do his
work and was expected to carry it out.
Col. Grant—You can tell Storey to ( go
to hell.
The reporter blushed, and again ap
proached the Colonel in an apologetic
way. .,
Col. Grant—What do you want, any
how ?
Reporter—"Will you inform the public,
through the Times, if it is true that you
will soon open a bank here ?
Col. Grant—You can tell the Times it’s
none of its d—d business. If Storey
wante to know what I am going to do, let
him come here to see me! He has abused
me and my family and now sends to in
terview me!
The reporter again spoke mildly, and
said something about people getting un
duly excited.
Col. Grant—Don’t speak to me, sir!
Don’t speak to me! I want no reporter
to speak to mo—no reporter of the Chi
cago Times. I want nothing to" do With
you or anybody who is on it.
Several gentlemen gathered around
and the reporter walked away. He was
followed by two or three parties whospoke
very disrespectfully of Freddy. But they
were reminded that West Point etiquette
was peculiar.
The reporter who visited Col. Grant
has, in his journalistic time, had occasion
to meet the James boys, of Missouri,
Quantrell, and several leading cut throats
and bummers of the West. He was
never received with as much familiarity
and frankness by them as he received
from Col. Fred Grant last night, of 202,
at tho Grand Pacific Hotel.
Will Gob -Grant open a bank ? “Let
us have peace.”
General Jutoal Early and the
Scalawag.
The following characteristic incident
is told of Gen. Early in a recent Rich
mond (Va.) letter to the Louisvillo (Ky.)
Ledger:
Gen. Jubal Early is in this city, attend
ing the Supreme Courts of Appeals, in
which he practices. A few days since he
and Col. Fleury were in Gerot’s saloon,
when in walked Rush Burgess, United
States Internal Revenue Collector, lately
defeated for Congress, together with
Honorable J. Ambler Smith, by ex-Gov.
Walker, and who shot a negro burglar
under circumstances which caused the
jury of inquest to return a verdict of
“commendable homicide.” He at once
approached Gen. Early and his compan-
•'He has crossed tho dark river and found! ion, offering cigars, which they acoepted,
OMutamar.
A VivM BMCMMHMfiltte
Pwaau.
Berlin Correspondenos 1
A gentleman who was ptoetti <
incremation ef a
(lata the wife of a <
at Siemens’ celebrated J
den, on Saturday last, gi
ing account of toe proceeding*, * lllriitja
that nscrYqf eteutte entente, profusely
decorated srith". flchrtrfe, wm errtSd in
one of Che werifthepa, la toe omtmjot
which the oogji oeutaspigg the body—
that of » very handsoipe yonng^wnman—
clergy had raftufcftto aakbt at «k» eara-
mony, prononated a eel win Kndtoac&ig
discourse ove* toe body, which.-to its
coffin, was then inserted iu ton furnace,
the iron door of which was doted upon
it, and a stream of incoaeeivefcly ho* air
directed npea it, ^intending (as eoeld
be perceived through a window let -into
the side of ton fnrnace) it with "pale" red,
quivering, distinctly vibrating flames.
There was no sudden burning up or even
scorching of the corpse, no phenomenon
ghastly to the eye or rovoltihg to. any
other sense, but what teamed to; be an
extraordinary rapid prooeea of tjetioear-
tion, during which, after toe liquid^ sub
stances had been evolved, toe solid parts
first became red hot, then white hot, and
lastly resolved themeehree into - tehee.
There, was, this gentleman positively as
serts, nothing from first to last offensive
in this process to the physical senate, or
even sentimentally distracting. The •fur
nace is snrromideff^by drapery, which
conceals it from toe eight of the mourn
ers, and what can be seen through too
inlet (which is used for purposes con
nected with toe regulation of the fire) is
in. no way horrible, although it offers the
strange spectacle of a human body grad
ually vanishing away through toe influ
ence of intense heat. The process lasted
exactly one hour and eighteen minutes;
and on Sunday the ashes wore gathered
up with all due solemnity, and transferred
to a suitable urn.
supposing him to bo an old comrade in
arm3. “General,” said Rush, “you don’t
seem to know me.” “No,” replied the
General, “I do not recollect yon,” “Well,
I am Bush Burgess.” “Are you that
d—n scalawag 1” replied the General, in
his emphatio drawl. “I am Rush Bur
gess, sir," replied Rush, flushing as red
as a turkey-cock; “but you should not
speak of me ia that way.” “Sir,” s.tid
the old General, with that expression,
scorn and contempt in tone, look and
gesture in which he has no equal, ‘ your
impudence in addressing gentlemen de
serves much worse, and, had I known you,
I would not have received your cigar/"
and he tossed it from him in loathing,
and turned away.
Burgess made some remark to Col.
Fleury about the General’s age, when the
old hero returned, “Sir,” said he, “I
am old enough to know what I am say
ing, and I am young enough to stand np
to it.” “Then, sir, cried Burgess, "our
acquaintance ends here!” "End!” ex
claimed the General, “by heaven, sir, it
has never begun 1”
A Wordy Subject.
To the Editors of the Boston Daily Ad
vertiser : Spelling-matches must be pro
ductive of much profit to the makers and
sellers of dictionaries, but not to these
alone. The whole English-speaking
world will have reason to be grateful if a
few of such elegant words as “confer-
rable” (which no one has yet spelled cor
rectly, and should be "confer-uponable,”)
should have been added to the language.
With this view I venture to offer
short sentence containing a selection of
words some of which eannot now be
found in any dictionary, but which are so
manifestly ornamental, as well as ex
pressive of the ideas to be conveyed, that
I cannot doubt that they will be eagerly
adopted by the prompters of matches as
well as by toe rakers and scrapers of lex
icons.
“Looking np into his goloptious eyes,
she said: 'Andis it indeed true,- Alfred,
that our souls, in the process of trans
mogrification, explunctifies itself through
toe whole caboodle of eternity ?’ ”
“ 'Nay, dearest, replied Alfred, and his
oountenanoe betrayed an expression of
irraaifioation, not to say disgrantiement,
which covortod over his features for an
instant.
“ 'Our soots cannot become sufficiently
matterated to admit of toe neoefsary
specification which—’
“The sentence was never finished; for
as he spoke he seated himself upon a
ohair whose legs had been exrerratod two
inohes, and he came down unexpectedly
kerchunk.”
Thi Russian government ia aboatto
commence work on a Government rail
road to extend from Perm, near the east
ern border of European Russia, about one
thousand miles into Siberia, toe general
course being near that of the fifty-sixth
parallel of north latitude. The limit of
time for completing toe work ia fixed at
fire years.
THE BEECHES TRIAL.
Adjourned over ttU Monday OB' Ac
count of Tilton’s Sickness.
Niw York, April 9.—Owing to the ab
sence of Mr. Beach, and in consequence of
the sickness of Tilton, toe Beecher case
was adjourned till Monday.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.]
New Yobk, April 8.—The great scene
of the day occurred just before recess,
when in a long, continuous story of ever-
varying character, incident and style,
Beecher covered several of the most excit
ing points of the scandal, and went over
the resignation scene, the sofa scene—bet
ter known as toe afghan scene—and the
Big Indian interviews, which, according
to Mrs. Moulton, took place oa 2d'June,
bu; which, according , to Beecher, took
place at another date and were of an entire
ly different nature frofi* that' efiffidh ap
peared in Mrs. Moulton’s story of weep
ing, suioide and high jinks generally. He
described the resignation scene till
Moulton cried, "Good God,” and onward
till Mrs. Moulton kissed him a kiss of
inspiration, which he thought prudent
not to return, and onward through the
wrath of an occasion which has become
famous in the history of this trial. He
showed how he spent the whole of the
-2d and 3d of June, when Mrs. Moulton
claimed to have been with him when hs
was playing high tragedy parts, and re
duced toe sofa to a mere shadow of its
former self. As he told the story, with
all all the verbal and vocal genius he pos
sessed, it was a striking one, whioh the
verbatim report will give the veiy feeblest
idea of. When closing it, he said in an
undertone, -
“ that’s the whole histost.”
Beecher was examined about hia “day
of Judgment letter to my beloved Frank,
smiling in heaven.” The letter had not
the slightest relation to suicide, and
Beecher explained the sentence in which
he speaks of the devices by which W8
have s&Ted ourselves and Tilton’s condo
nation of bis wife’s fault, which meant
the transfer of her affections from her
husband to him. Beecher briefly dis
sected his own hypochondrical nature,
but never in his life thought of suicide.
Beecher told about his
SEDATIONS WITH MRS. MOULTON,
and their osculation. He here again con
tradicted a variety of features and alle
gations in the testimony of Tilton and
Moulton.
MRS. OATES.
A Matrimonial BUBcaltr.
The theatrical profession is kept very
busy in discussing in whispers, and with
solemn adjurations not to breathe a word
of it to anybody else, a deplorable diffi
culty which has occurred between two
most excellent people—Mr. Tracy Titus
and his wife, known to the public by her
stage name, Mrs. James A. Oates. How
ever much the whisperers may tell of the
matter, it is certain they know very lit
tle. Titus ia grieved and* crestfallen,
and Mrs. Oates is minatory and defiant.
They were playing in California, some
three weeks ago, with a large oompany,
when the difficulty occurred. They have
lived so harmoniously together that the
separation, when it became known, was
regarded aa a mere temporary affair—a
sort of amantiwn irt»—to M speedily fol
lowed by a renewing of mutual endear
ments. But the matter was more serious.
Mrs. Oates left her husband, and thair
joint capital, which had always bean
banked in his name, was drawn by her
and deposited in her's, and Tracy Titus
was left to shift for himself. The oom
pany knowing upon which side of their
bread the butter was wont to be spread,
obeyed orders, and are still playing with
Mrs. Oates. Titus is said to have set to
work to reorganise a company of his o#n,
bat so far without success. "What caused
the quarrel is not known, but it must
have been something very alarming, for
their attachment for one another was of
a most serious and exemplary character,
quite unusual in married life now-a-days
either before or behind the curtain.—
Chicago Tribune.
All Talking Togktkbe.—Beautiful-
cheap—you don’t say so—and only twen
ty cents a yard—oh, my—ovary _ upstart
in town will—wash ?—of course it will-
ask father if he won’t—come down- to
morrow, Snsan, and—yeo ought to sse
mother’s new shawl—four yards in toe
skirt* cut bias, twe rows buttons round
toe—store full of custom ere more of the
same pattern in next—Sunday at church
—father got himself enough doth tor a
new pair-hoop skirto, twenty-one
springs, all the style in Madame Demor-
estis—fine stockings twenty oents a pair
—low neck and short eIsstbg and suck
obliging clerks—wail, I Bust be going-
call—and let’s all go together yaa—good
day—come, Susan—-thank you—Yonkers
GemetU. .
Out in Colorado, the woman’s rights
business don't seem to prosper. They
got up a crowded meeting some time ago, •
to whioh none but woman we admitted;
but some invisible miscreant ht down a
live rat through the skylight, and amid
ahrisks andeeteams, the assemblage sud
denly