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4 QUEER STREET MUSICIANS HOW A RED HEADED WHISTLING GIRL WON A HUSBAND. The Blind Singer and His One-Armed Rival- Dr. McGlynn to Become a Poli tician -No Jubilee Enthusiasm in New York. New York, June 25.—The traveling troubadours of ancient times would, if alive to-da>. l>e moved with envy to discover how the modern street musician in New York makes money. There are in the metropolis more than 0,000 pei-sons who make a living or letter by providing street music. The little brass hands that raise the gorge of their victims with atrocious music, and the organ grinders form a majority of this mul titude who live by making noise. There is the difference between the German bands and the Italian organist, that while the former play in front of Gorman saloons, the Italians never have to grind their organs in the Italian district of New York. The most eccentric music maker in New York is an elderly man, apparently a half wit, who plays a hurdygurdy on certain streets in habited by well-to-do people. Every Satur day afternoon at 5 o’clock this man has for twenty years apiwared on West Twelfth street' and contiguous thoroughfares. He carries an atrocious old hurdy-gurdy slung over his shoulders and grinds it with malice aforethought, while he waltzes aliout the sidewalk to the rythm of his racket. He springs hither and yon, throws.one leg over a hydrant, hops out into the middle of the street, and jumps up and down, accompany ing his hurdy-gurdy all the while wit h a pe culiar whistle. His actions enlist the en thusiasm of his auditors, and he makes enough money in his Saturday after noon pilgrimages to pay his way the rest of the week. An old woman sits every evening on Fifth avenue near Tenth street, and grinds a wheezy organette. It emits old, time-worn tunes, that would naturally repel the listen er, but the aged woman makes enough at her post to support a large family. A little poodle sits on its haunches at her feet hour after hour, holding in its mouth a little bas ket, into which the contributor drops his money. She looks to the stranger the pict ure of dejection, but she and her dog make the comfortable income of 8;i day. The most notable noise maker in New York is an old, gaunt man who appears every pleasant evening on Fourteenth street. His instrument has no counterpart in America. It is an old, battered, spinet, which has been played upon so much that it gives out only a distractful noise with out the slightest suggestion of melody. Its very atrocity is a source of profit to the old man, for persons who would not stop to listen to a hand organ or a street hand are attracted by the terrible tumult of this old instrument and the anaint appearance of its old operator. He has been playing the old music machine at one point on Fourteenth ttreet for twenty years, and he is worth touch more than many well-dressed persons who stop to drop coin in the old tin basin that he keeps on his spinet. The most prosperous street musicians of New York are a band of six eolorod min strel singers. They appear every afternoon n certain residence streets of the west side, *nd give a complete minstrel show with Jongs, clog dances and ancient jokes. Every summer evening after the dinner hour, the thousands of New Yorkers who live in flats and boarding houses, cluster on the front steps of the houses, and any one who can furnish them real diversion is welcome. It is at this hour that the strolling musicians make their money. The liest anil most widely known street musician in New York is a Frenchman. His history has a pathetic interest. Years ago he was the principal tenor in the finest opera troupe that then delighted Paris. He married, and all the world went well with him. Suddenly his eyesight began to fail, when he went to an oculist he learned the terribe truth that he was doomed to perpet ual blindness. When he was no longer ahle to read the notes of music, he lost his position in the opera troupe. With his wife, whom he had married in the days of his prosperity, he fame to America. Starvation stared him in the face and he curbed his pride to the ex tent of going out on the street at, singing. He has a powerful voice and sings the Mar seillaise in such a stirring manner that the most careless pedestrian cannot help stop ping to listen to him, and every Frenchman throws up his hat and goes wiln with enthu siasm. His wife, playing a harmonica ac companies him, and the blind French man makes an average income of per day. No song for outdoor music surpasses the “Marseillaise.” The blind Frenchman above alluded to, who sings it so well, has a rival in the parson of an Italian woman with one arm who invades certain streets on the west side, and sings the national French air in a high shrill key. She makes an aver age income of $2 a day and she is more in debted to her missing arm than to her pleas ant voice for it, Some years ago a girl with red hair and a winsome face caused quite a sensation by whistling on the streets of New York. A theatrical manager heard her and induced her to go on the stage. She went West and made a wide reputation whistling at church concerts. A rich .young man, charmed with her whistling and her face, married her and she is now a lady of fashion and wealth. The love of New Yorkers for street music Is illustrated by the case of the colored man who has for several seasons been whistling all over the country with one at the t heat rteal troupes. He was formerly a laborer In a livery stable. He fell sick and destitu tion overtook him. When he was able to hobbl<> down the street for the fli-st time after his recovery, he relieved his feelings by whistling a mournful tune taught him by his grandmother, who claimed to have learn ed it from her kinsneople who sang it on the ship that brought them into slavery him Africa. A theatre manager happened to bear the African's sad but tteautiful music and approached him with the words: “Do you want 1 1 earn some money “Deed I do, boss,” said the colored man. “I’ve been sick an’ we ain’t got a mouthful to eat in the house.” ‘•I’ll give you fftO a week to coco with mo and whistle on the stage,” said the mana ger. The offer was a Giml send to the Afri can. He went on the stage whistling dur ing the theatrical ijieason, and in the picnic seasons of the summer ho makes 1.10 or more a day whistling for jileasures parties. A curious experiment indulged in by P<>ung men aliout town who have a feeling ftf resentment toward street bands is to get pieces of lemons, stand before the musicians lust,as they prepare to play and begin to suck the sour fruit. It is said that no musician ran shape his lips to blow bis born when looking at a tnan eating lentous and much money is usually wagered on the result of the experiment. Amos J. Clm minus. 11. No one who knows the man wonders of the continued interest manifested in the ?ase of Dr. McGlynn. He is destined to oc cupy even a larger place in public lifo than he does now, for his talen ts are of an ex traordinary order and his earnestness and ton* prodigious, George is for George, McGlynn is for George and the multitude; ns Vet he is not for McGlynn. Despite tile acri mony of politics, he holds the respeot of all men, I “‘cause his sincerity is unquestioned •Jid his purpose high. For years he has fret ted under the rod of the church and his ex rommunication will insure a certain support, trom the Protestant voters. I have it on the best authority that, he will l“>gin a poll- Ucal career in the full, amt with his elo w’n 110 !'’ ij l ' ulu f a ' u l force of character he , WM> ld a vast influence among the con norT^f*a“ n 01 I’ Qm l K, "“ business men, i g . nol< ?' politicians arid , Albany. McGlynn A hud and shoulders above the other lenders of workingmen in intelligence and learning, mid he will show for the first time the results that > - an lie gained from tho vast labor vote and support in New York City. It is the labor element that makes politics quiescent just now. Many a “statesman” as he stands perplexed and baffled by the curious developments of the times gazes longingly after the departing steamer of the artful Blaine, of the State of Maine, who leaves the turmoil and muddle behind him and plunges amiably into the turgid revelry of the Queen’s jubilee. Shrewd Mr. Blaine. The cable disjiatohes are alive with him, even to the exclusion of Victoria herself. I recall no more thoroughly absurd and pitiful failures of Into than the celebra tions in New York of this same jubilee. It looks like a boom for Ingalls. The talk about “cousinly love,” “our common mother," and so on is all apparently with*>ut any real foundation in the affections, either of native New Yorkers or Englishmen, who have settled there. The love of tho Queen is not general, for all efforts to arrange a cele bration on a popular basis fell through. One of the big choral societies advertised for 350 English born citizens to sing on Jubilee Day. Sixteen applications were received The great hullabaloo about the danger of all New York turning toward Anglomania is Wing rapidly refuted. Out of 500 women presented to tho Qneon at the last drawing room only nine were Americans, and Ameri can men have been blackballed wherever their names have been presented at Tendon clubs for years. English, men abused and insulted the hospitality of New Yorkers for many years, but the adulation was poured out on them steadily until a year or so ago. The Duke of .Sutherland capped the climax by swaggering into Mi's. Bigelow’s house on the occasion of her daughter’s marriage, dressed in a dirty shooting suit nnd accompanied by a brazen and insolent woman who belonged to the outcast class of society. This was just after the exhibition of greed and imperti nence on the part of the Hurlingham polo team at Newport, and the effect was not lost. A titled Englishman was blackballed that week at the Knickerbocker Club and the reaction set in. Blakely Hall. WHAT WAS IT? The Adventure of a Party of Gentle men on Appalachee River. From the Greensboro (Gad Herald. Several gentlemen from Greonesboro and the county were Ashing on the Appalachee one night this week, when they met with an adventure which made them think of ghosts, and will ever remain a mystery. They wore stretched around the camp fire after supper, when Mr. O’Neal said: “Boys, look at that dog's eyes.” Tho rest looked in the direction indicated, and saw two big eyes gleaming out of the darkness. “That’s a mad dog, and I’m going to shoot him,” said George Culver, excitedly. Mr. Vunce Hall suggested that it might be a dog belonging to the neighborhood, and it would not lie right to kill it; he therefore fired over the creature in order to frighten it off. But a strange thing happened— tho creature (if such it was) did not move. “I knew it was a mad dog,” exclaimed Mr. Culver, “don’t you see he doesn’t move! And look! he is coining to us! Here! give me a gun, quick!” How that party of brave men scattered. Vince Hall crawled up into a wagon, hold ing the one light—a lantern—high over his head; Harrison O’Neal climbed n tree 40 fret high; Frank Hall mounted one of the horses, while two boys in the party slid up saplings quicker than squirrels. ' George Culver he'd the fort, breech-loader cocked and ready. Bang! went Culver's gun, and that gentle man raised a shout of victory—“l’ve got him; I’ll bet he never kicks again—that was a dead shot!” Everybody felt relieved, each man came down from his jierch and all started out to see what it was. Culver leading the way. Before they nad reached the sjwit where tho supimsod mail dog was lying one of tho boys called out: “Look! there it is, out there in the pines, don’t you see the eyes!” All saw' the eyes. The thing was getting interesting. “What in the thunder is it!” said O’Neal. They followed it up, and this time Vince Hall b ok deliberate aim and tired at it between the eyes—the same thing. Those two glar ing eyes still circulated around the camp. Then began a regular fusilnde. One man would “shine” the “varmint’s” eyes with the lantern, while all the rest would empty load after load at it., from guns warranted to kill a buck eighty yards. Still that “varmint" circulated round the camp un harmed—at times retreating out of sight in the pines, then returning—always showing the two fiery eyes. Fourteen shots were fired from first to last, nnd not u hair of the “wliat-was-it" seemed to lie touched. Somebody suggested ghosts, in a half whisper. “It’s the strang est thing I ever saw,” said one after another. After awhile the two gleaming eyes disap jieared in the darkness, anil the excitement quieted down; but the boys took turns in watching —all not daring to sleep at the same time. Those are all known tobestriet prohibition ists, and the suggestion of “snake bite," ns an explanation of the curious experience would not lie worth considering. These gentlemen say they don’t believe in ghosts—Oh, no; they never did —but they say that “varmint’’ with two eyes shining like balls of fire, ami, so far ns they could sec, "without form and void” is just a little ahead of anything they ever saw. For want of a name we shall call it a “what-is-it.” It might have bean Alf High tower's bear! A Gft-eat Criminal. From the Arl.-ansaw Traveler. A man was arrested in Kansas for vio lently assaulting a stranger. The magis trate liefore whom the trial was held seemed to be kind-hearted and disposed to rule Justly, aud the extreme care which he ox tiluted in the examination of the case at once commanded the respect of the prose cuting witness. “Mr. Jackson,” said the magistrate, ad dressing the aggressor, “it is greatly to lie lamented that you so far forgot yourself as to strike this old mau, and, sir, I feel it to lie my sworn duty to fine you to the fullest ex tent of the law.” • “Judge,” Mr. Jackkon rejoined, “when you have learned all the facts you cannot, blame me. lie accused me of dishonesty and ” “But that gave you no just cause for striking him with a bludgeon.” “Ana,” Mr. Jackson confined, “he said tViat he would not lielieve me on oath ” “Tliut was serious, it is true, Mr, Jackson, still it did not warrant such a murderous as sault. ('ll have to fine you.” “Wait a minute, Judge. It was not whnt he said to me t lint, caused mo to strike him.” “You took up the defense of someone else, then. Mr. Jackson, that makes it still worse,'' “Hoi ’on Judge. After he had abused me, he turned to u mail who stood near and said: ‘This town isn’t on such a boom af ter nil.’ I could not stand that, Four Honor. 1 actually could not and 1 luiulod off and knocked him down.” A dark expression settle! upon the Magis trate's face: and, turning to the old man, he said: ’Tve got thirty-six lot* in this town, for sale cheap, for cash, and all of them are excellent business sites. Now, you, a stranger whom I have never liurmed, come along and attempt to depreciate my prop erty. You, sir, a Nihilist in this great whirl of improvement, come here and attempt to assassinate tho monarch of our growth. W’y, blast your Communistic buttons, we ought to hang you. Do you mean to say, sir,” tiie Judge fiercely demanded, “that my lot* are not worth S3OO apiece! Yes, you do mean to say it!" he exclaimed without giving tho old man a chance to reply. “Yes, anil you mean to do worse than that. You mean to turn this great commercial emporium into a graveyard. Hero, con stable, put those now handcuffs on this lel low. Boys, come around to-night after the real estate exchange closes and we’ll at tend to hiiu.” THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. JUNE 26, 1887-TWELVE PAGES. WELCOME DEATH. Tolliver's Party Make a Fight and Die Pulling Their Triggers. Regarding the killing of Craig Tolliver and his gang, at Morehcad, Ky., already re ported in the Morning News, the Cincin nati Enquirer has the following: Craig Tolliver and three of his gang, Bud Tolli ver. Jay Tolliver and Harvey Cooper, are dead, filled with bullets from Winchester rifles, and their dead bodies lie in a little room adjoining the barroom in the Powers House, from which but a week ago Tolliver drove Powers and took possession of his property. The work was accomplished in a manner that appeal's to give satisfaction to the community, nnd it was done by citizens of Howan, Morgan and Fleming counties, who rose, as it were, en masse to put down the lawlessness which has made Rowan county a blot ou the map of Kentucky. THE LEADER in the movement was D. R. Logan, whose little home is on the outskirts of Morehead, nnd which he had been obliged to leave fpr fear of assassination three weeks ago. Ho is a lawyer by profession, ami a mau of intelli gence nnd nerve. He was exasperate l beyond endurance by the oppression of the Tolliver gang, and when he saw the Ixxlies of his two little cousins who were recently jailed by the Tollivers, and beheld the way in which they had been so foully murdered, he shook hands with Hiram Pigman, who had him self suffered at Tolliver’s hands, and swore to bring the murderers to justice. After leaving his home and lying out in the brush for a little while lie received word from Tol liver that if he did not return at once he (Tolliver) would sell his cattle and hire out his wife. Then Logan formed the resolution which was so terribly executed to-day. He went to Frankfort and explained to the Governor the dreadful state of affairs in Rowan county, and how the lives and property of its citizens were at the mercy of a lawless gang whom the people were afraid to openly oppose. He told how Craig Tolliver, elected Police Judge, had defied the law by opening a saloon, selling liquor without license, and permitting two others to do likewise. The Governor replied that he was sorry he could not help him; he could not send troops to Rowan; he had sent them twice at a cost to the State of SIOO,OOO without doing any other good than protecting a court in the conduct of trials that were TRAVESTIES ON JUSTICE. The Governor advised Mr. Kigan to call on the Sheriff and County Judge to issue warrants for the arrest of Craig Tolliver nnd his murderous crew, and summon ever}' good citizen in Itowan and adjoining counties in his aid, and go and recover his home and fireside. Logan wanted arms, but the Governor could give him none. Logan pleaded that the outlaws were desperate, and that armed as they were they would resist arrest and kill many good men before they could be taken. The Governor said: “Then go and take them dead or alive, nnd I furthermore authorize you to spill every drop of whisky in More head and smash every bottle.” Knowing that it would be useless to attempt anything without arms, Logan wont to Cincinnati, and, as he expresses it, “expended as much money in Winchester rifles as would have bought a Rowan county farm.” These were shipped to his home as hardware. He then sought the assistance of a band of nervy men from the counties named, armed. those who needed arms, and fixed on to-day for the meeting at Morehead. Last night and early this morning the men gathered, and lay out in tho bush around the town. They were so many that they completely sur rounded the place. The Sheriff and Deputy were in Morehead armed with warrants of ar rest. JThe Tollivers got wind of some move ments against, them from the fact that the en gineer and conductor of the early freight train telegraphed from a point up the road to their wives in Morehead to leave town. Craig hastily gathered about him a dozen or more of his friends, among them the dead men, James Manning, Boone Day, Bump Manning, Andy Tolliver, Cal Tolli ver and a few others. THE BATTLE was brought, on about 0 o’clock in the morn ing. After the posse, numbering about 200, had been stationed behind tiers and bushes, B. D. Logan, leaving his rifle in his hiding place, went over to the railroad depot to consult with Hiram Pigman. They ex changed a word or two and separated, each going in tho direction of a squad. Just then a man named Byron appeared in the clearing going toward Piginen’s men. The Tollivers seeing him gave chase and began firing. This brought the fight on before the attacking party were quite ready. Tho intention hail boon for the Sheriff to first demand the surrender of Tolliver. When Tolliver and his crowd opened fire, however, parleying was out of the uuestion. Pretty soon bullets from Winchester rifles answered Mr. Tolliver, and he began to retreat, mid as he did so firing began in a different direction, and puffs of smoke were seen to issue from the bushes near the old school house, where Bud Madden, of tho Sheriff’s posse and his com pany. were located. The Tolliver crowd paused to reply, to this fusilade, when Hirmn Pigman advanced and took possession of the depot, from which point he riddled the Powers House and drove out those who remained in charge there. Then the posse began to close in from differ ent directions anil the Tollivers were in full retreat, bullets whistling übout their oars. Nearing tho street leading to the Central Hotel, Bud Tolliver received a shot in tho leg and he fell. Cal Tolliver, his brother, a lad of 10, stopjied, nnd aimffig his rifle, fired, inflicting a probably fatal wound on Bud Madden. At the same instant Cal was hit in the side. All hands were now making for the Central Hotel, kept by the Manning Brothers. Tolliver’s friends and Craig and his cousin, Jay, escaped between two frame houses and gained the hotel. Jay de layed for a moment in the hfiek room of one of the buildings, hut the shower of bullets that poured into it made him leave pres ently. The Sheriff's posse were surround ing the hotel where Craig Tolliver. Cal Tolliver, Cayt Tolliver, Jay Tolliver, Hiram Cooper, Andy Tolliver, Boone Day, James Manning and Bump Manning wore secreted. Mrs. Manning was summoned and told to inform Craig and his men to come out nnd surrender and nothing would be done with them. They brought back the answer that they would not eoihe out at all. At this the WORD WAS PASSED TO BURN THE BUILDING. Before this was done Craig and the others left the house from the rear, pulling off their hats as they ran at the attacking party. They were known to each other by lioing Imre-headed. The enemy discovered this, and had gone some little distance be fore being discovered. Then a concent rati si tiro was delivered after the fugitives, the ' dirt pufflhg up around them as they ran. A ball struck Craig Tolliver in the'back. He wheeled and fell, rising to his knees, nnd another ball struck him in the breast. He rose again, when another hall hit him in the breast. These last are under the right and left nipples respectively. His nr.oon flowed in oushks in the road near t he railroad track where he fell, and Inter in tins day the dogs lapped it up. Jay Tolliver was killed in a little lot on the side of the hotel. Bud Tolliver got into a field of high grass behind Johnson’s store, where he wu.s found and dispatched. Hiram Cooper, the man who swore out the warrant for the Kigali boys, was found in an upper room of the Central Hotel, said to lie the one occupied by Ottie Young. A ball in the brain nett lad him. Little Cayt Tp)liver, though he had been active with his little pistol, was too young to lie held to answer, and he was allowed to go. He is a game little fellow, and when he saw the men surrounding Craig and shooting at him lie ran in between them. Cal Tolliver got into a hiding place aniL escaped, al though the town was seanfled for him. Tho battle was now over, and the casualties were U stated: Craig, Bud and Jay Tolli ver and Hirmn Cooper killed on one side and Build. Madden mortally wounded on the other. The fight had lasted about two hours, during which time bullets flew thick mr' fast.. At the order of one portion of the passe the ramming train was delayed outside the town. Several ladies intending to be passengei-s were thus caught at t!ie deiiot when the firing began, and were badly scared. Several of the house.-, opposite the railroad were badly shot, one or them, supjxisad to contain one of the Tol livers, receiving a fusillade. There were several narrow escapes, but, singularly enough, no person was hurt but the parties whom the citizens were after. There were some TOUCHING INCIDENTS, also. During the fight a little 4-year-old son of Bud Tolliver came out upon the rail road when the shots were the thickest, and going up to Hiram Pigman asked him if he would shoot him. “No,” said Pigman, “we are not after children,” and sent him out of harm’s way. .. ..j . A public meetiug of the men who had been engaged in the fight and of those who sympathized with the object of tho inerting was held in the Court-house at 8 o’clock, at which D. B. Logan, Dawson M. Dillon and J. M. Brain delivered addresses. They are substantial citizens. They declare it was the intention of the men then assembled to see to it that henceforth the law should lie obeyed in Rowan county and that there should be no more lawlessness there. That they meant what they said they proved by organizing them selves permanently, as a sort of Citi zens’ Protective Association, and adjourned to meet again at the same place on next, Wednesday. They declared that if any one was molested for participating in this day’s work they would reassemble and punish the man who did it to the bitter eud, and hang him up in the sun to dry. The meet ing then dispersed, and many of these, with their riflas and shotguns in their hands, left on the next trains going east and west to their homes, drawing off their hats and cheering as the trains drew out from the depot. This was a somewhat GHASTLY SPECTACLE, As onlv a few yards away was the home of the Tolliver family, among them tho mother of Craig, who were loudly bemoan ing the loss of their beloved ones, for no matter what they were to others, to them they were dear. The mother of Craig Tolli ver came up from Farmer's Station, accom panied by her son, Marion, who seems to be a gentleman. What this young man saw to-night his emotions were almost too strong to speak. That he T%as a man of peace and would do his best to keep his friends from doing any further violence. This was his first visit to Morehead, and he had done his best to induce his brother to keep away from the place. He and his family havo suffered much at the hands of the assassin. His father was killed in his mother’s arms when he was a child only 8 yeai-s old and Craig was 14, and that had had a good deal to do with making Craig so reckless. Marion Tolliver seems to be all sincerity in expressing his regret of any furt her trouble. For hi* part, he was willing to let the matter rest where it was and let the law take its course with those who had lieen guilty of this day’s doings. But a few of the armed men who were here to-day ore around to-night. Not a half-dozen of them remain, but tho town is peaceful. No more trouble is expected lit ouce, but he is sanguine who expects this day’s work will have no sequel. The dead men have been dressed, coffins have been sent for and to morrow the remains will be carried to El liott county,where all four will be buried to gether. Two of Covington’s citizens carried their guns in to-day’s war, Mr. J. M. Brain and Mr. Mat Curry, both of whom had been driven away frorii thoir homes. Another Covington inan, Mr. H. C, Power, may now return to Moreliead and take pos session of his property from which he was ousted. None of the Youngs were in More head to-day. and it is probably fortunate for them. Mr. Allie Young was threatened and warned. John Rogers,a cousin of the Youngs, made good his escape to bush when the firing first began, mid has not been seen since. Home citizens believed to lie favorable to Tolliver were disarmed early in the day and almost everv precaution was taken to insure a complete job. It was an extraordinary display of determination on the part of the good citizens. Some who are not so good were with them, hut the g'w>l element pre vailed. Then when all was accomplished that could lie done D. B. Logan telegraphed this laconic dispatch to the Governor at Frankfort: “I have done it.” WHEN THE TROUBLE BEGAN. The beginning of tho trouble in its more serious form began with the August elec tion of 1884, when Cook Humphrey, a Republican, was elected Sheriff by a trifling majority. He was a young, spare built man, fresh from tho country and Un sophisticated in appearance and manner. Craig Tolliver, at tne head of a party of friends, declared that Humphrey should not serve as Sheriff. On the evening of the election a row occurred. Pistols were drawn and used, and Solomon Bradley, a friend of Tolliver’s, was shot and killed. The killing was charged against John Martin, and Tolliver swore to bo avenged. Suiisequently Floyd Tolliver and Martin got into a fight, and* the former was killed on the street. From this time it may said that the Martin and Tolliver fac tions were organized in deadly array, both sides determined never to yield, one to the other. MARTIN WAS CAPTURED after killing Floyd Tolliver and taken to the Winchester jail. Humphrey found refuge in the hush, and never filled tuo office of Sher iff. Tho Tollivers now had the best of the situation. An infamous plot was con cocted by them to get possession of the body of Martin. He was to lie got out of the Winchester jail and shot. Court was about to convene in Morehead, and an order was forged on tho jailer at Winchester, commanding that John Martin bo delivered to a sheriff’s posse to be taken to Morehead for trial. The' forgery worked well, and the body of Martin was given up. White being taken to More head a gang of Tolliver’s friends boarded the train at Farmer’s Station, attacked the handcuffed man and riddled him with bul lets. Martin’s lxsiv was thrown out upon the platform at Farmer’s, and the murder ous mob went on to Morehead. Afterward it was learned that Cooke Humphrey was making his headquarters’nt the home of the Martins, outside of More head. The Tolliver faction determined to raid it, and MURDER HUMPHREY IF FOUND. Humphrey was at the bouse and Tolliver demanded his surrender. Humphrey re fused, nnd when Tolliver and others at tempted to enter tho house Tolliver was wounded by a shot from Humphrey's gun. Humphrey and Ben Raymond (the latter was with Cook in the hon e} then attempted to escape by way of a back door. The former succeeded in reaching the brush, but Rayburn was not so successful. A lmfiet from Tolliver’s revolver struck him, and ho fell mortally wounded. The Martin house was then set on fire and burned to the ground. Tolliver and his gang escaped trial, in fact were never arrested, and they wont ou terrorizing and killing whonover an enemy dared to snow his head. Meantime Craig recovered nnd then came other lolling-, toe condition oi affairs be came so serious that it was finally decided to send troops to Morehead Had make an effort to patch up a |)eace. Court was con vened and Tolliver and Humpheys called in, but nothing of a lasting nature was ac complished, or in other words their trial was little less than a farce. Matters were quiet for a time, but a feel ing of dread overhung the people of Rowan that all was not settled, and that A FRESH OUTBREAK WAS LIABLE TO OCCUR at any time. A short time ago Tolliver was elected police Judge of Rowan county by twenty votes, no one daring to vote against him, Tolliver now had a chance to avenge himself on the Kignn family, whom he looked upon ns enemies. Dr. Logan, the head of the family, was in Lexington jail on a trumped-up charge of Tolliver’S. Logan’s two sous, John and William, wore at home in Morehead. The Jndge ( t) issued warrants of arrest for the two boys, and put them in the hands of Deputy Hheriff User for execution. A posse was summoned, and Craig took his shotgun along as one of the party. Maer demurred to this. but. whs compelled to submit. When the Logan boys found out who was after them they knew that the party had come to murder them. The younger boy favored fighting, and did fire, wounding, it is said. Marshal Mannin. They were promised protection if they surren dered, and they did so. Tbe two striplings, one 111 years of ago and tbe other 18, marched out of the house and gave themselves up. The youngest one, John, was IMMEDIATELY SHOT AND KILLED. William, who was almost dead with con sumption, was taken some distance to a spring, where he, too. was killed, in spite of his entreaties upon his trended knees. His body was riddled with shot, making a hole one could put his hand through, most of the shots being fired into him while he lay upon his back. A SUMMARY of the bloody work done by these warring factions includes the following victims: _ Solomon Bradley, John Martin, Whit Pelfrey, B. Caddelle, Deputy Sheriff Baum gardner. Mason Keeton, John Marlow, John Davis, Wiley Tolliver, a railroad employe named Witcher, Willie Logan, Ben Ray burn, John Day, Floyd Tolliver, and a party who.se name is not remembered, be sides the two recent victims, John B. Logan and W. B. Logan, and to-day’s last, Craig Tolliver, Bud Tolliver and Hiram Cooper. STANLEY AS A CONFEDERATE. An Entertaining- Story of the Great Explorer’s Early Career. A dispatch to the Missouri Republican from Little Rock, Ark., says: Of course Henry M. Stanley, the great African explorer, is known by reputation to everybody. But in conversation to-day with Co'. Leo L. Thompson, who was State Senator from this county two years ago, your correspondent learned the following bit of information concerning the explorer’s early career in Arkansas that will be inter esting to everybody. In 1803 Stanley en tered the Confederate service as First Lieu tenant in Cant. Whitsett’s company, Col. Lee L. Thompson’s regiment. He was a bright, sparkling young man about 5 feet 'JLj iig-'hes in height, weighing 135 pounds, aud in complexion a blonde. For awhile he was the life of his company, his experience in the world, his native shrewd ness and liberal education combining to make him the centre of attraction in the camp. In the spring of 1808 the regiment was canqied on the Arkansas river, just below Ozark, and while thus camped pay day rolled around. The quartermaster was also paymaster, and, although irregular in procedure, he would foot up the amount due each company, and turn the gross amount over to the senior officer of the company for distribution among the soldiers. At this time Capt. Whitsett was absent, and Lieut. Stanley was, of course, the senior officer, acting as captain. Into his hands the money was placed to pay out to the men. That morning he obtained a leave of ab sence for the day, and at once rode away into the country. When night began to draw her sable robes around the scenes of nature, the young Lieutenant was still ab sent. Knowing him to be a Northern man, the soldiers at once became uneasy, and without hesitancy expressed their fears to Col. Thompson. Next morning Col. Thompson started two men in pursuit of tho absent man. They got on his trail and followed him to the Rio Grande river, but were unable to catch him. He had money, and would occasionally buy a fresh horse. The two men sent after Stan ley were gone forty days. Stanley work's! his way North, and later on during the conflict, returned to Arkan sas witli the Union forces, but this time his weapon was the pen, not the sword—he was the correspondent of the New York Herald. The above is authentic history, detailed by Cos). Thompson, but appearing in print for the first time. Does it Pay to be Polite? From the Boston Transcript. Does it pay to be pohte? The experience of a certain Washington street merchant inclines him strongly to the belief that it does. Let him tell tne story: “It was about two months ago that I went to Young’s to lunch, one day, feeling over worked, tired and cross, I suppose. Looking up and down the tables, in the part of the room whore I always prefer to sit, I saw one table where two empty chairs, one of which however, had been turned down by a quiet-looking mau with a black beard, who sat at the table. I took tho other empty chair and ordered my lunch. “Just as I began to eat, a friend of mine— Perkinson, son, of Milk sti'eet—whom I wanted to see very much came in and walked down past the tables. There was a business matter between as which I was anxious to consummate. I was also anxious to keep at my lunch. I looked at the chair that was turned down, and it struck me that my neighbor’s friend, for w hom he was keeping tho place, was a long time coining in. I have told you already that I w'as a little cross. So I quietly turned back the chair and invited Parkinson to sit down. Whereupon the man with the black beard looked up in surprise. “ ‘I was keeping that chair for a friend,’ said he. “ ‘lt strikes me, sir, that vour friend is a long time coming,' said 1 ill-naturedly, ‘and I don't think any one has a right to re tain a seat to the exclusion of everybody else.’ “The black bearded man said no more, though he looked me over carefully, and Perkinson sat down. Presently the other man’s friend came in, and the black-bearded man got up, had his dishes removed to another table after some bother to get hold of a waiter, and they sat down together, while wo went on with our lunch and our business. “About a month after that there was a matter of some difference in a tran saction between a man in our trade and my self, and we agreed to leave it out to arbi tration. We each selected our man, and they selected a third, who wasn’t known to me hut who ivas said to be a very fair man. I had my side set forth in good shape, and knew 1 should have won the case easily enough. But when I went in to see the arbitrators, and gave a glance at the tliiid man, my heart sank. It was the black bearded man whoseohair I had taken posses sion of at Young’s. Now 1 beligvo that man may have lieen fully resolved to decide the case on its merits, hut I don’t believe that he or any other man could have done so under the circumstances. My rude act struck in his crop, that was all. He decided dead against me, and served ine right. I shall always believe that it cost me just SI,OOO to that man’s chair.” In Jail HIh Sweetheart. he Chicago lleralri. Willianj^Rly* took Mms Wiseman to church In H.t U iflßu dioivh. ii.ml- ( oryilon, Ind., lasi During the sermon la- pul Ills arms moon! til young lady, an a beau doi‘s on a Chicago street t ar. atm the deacons of the church pits'll him off that is. tlv.y saw him In the act. tliss Wiseman loaned hack against the bench and found Its back less hard The dea cons, going before the honorable Court of Com mon Pleas at Corvdon, the seat of Harrison county, have brought suit against William Cowles for hugging his girl In meeting. I’ponn call of the d.icket Thursday it was discovered that the farmers were m the midst of harvest, and that the State would stiller more if the sheaves were not garnered than It would if William should cont inue to hug his girl. The honorable court, therefore, post)sine.l tins momentous action at law until such time us twelve jurors could Is 1 summoned, who might give the cause a hearing without keeping oue eye on the weather. A Poor, Weak Slat or, who is suffering from ailments peculiar to her sex, dreading to go to a physician, but knowing she needs medical help, will find, ill I>r. Pierce’s ‘‘Favorite Proscription,” a preparation which will give lior strength and new life through the restoration of all her organs to their natural and healthy ac tion. It is the result of many years of study and practice by a thoroughly scientific physician, who has made these troubles a specialty. To bo hod of all dru—risls. FUNERAL INVITATIONS. LEVY The friends and acquaintance of Mr. and Mrs. S. Y. levy mid family are Invited to attend the funeral of Mbs. Levy, at ■>:*) O’clock THIS AFTERNOON, from the residency other brother. Frederick Myers. Gwinnett street. IJEA'I ils. MOORE.—Died Sunday, June 5. little Wil liam Alexander Moore, aged 7 months. He was too sweet to remain on earth. MEETINGS. " “~s\v v\WH YACHT CLUB. There will lie a meeting of the Club at Ford's Opera House on MONDAY, 27th ilist ,to take into consideration the altering of Rule Xul of the Sailing Regulations and for other business. A full attendance is requested. IVJI, HONE, Commodore. W. D. Johnston, Secretary. SPEC IAI. NOTICES. WE WILL'.\OT seek OCR THUMBS: We are first-class workmen, and have first-class material to work with. We have money invested in this town; we pay gas bills, rent, taxes, etc., and will have your trade. The fun has commenced, and more money will be invested. We lead in Fine Blank Books, Printing, Ruling, Etc. We are Manufacturers. Every Employe a Skilled workman. No Desk Boss. No Walking Foreman. All Workers! Not a Clam in the Shop! TOWNSEND. - Printing and Blank Book House, 86 and 8S Bryan street, Savannah, Ga. KNABE PIANOS. KRANICH & BASH PIANOS. BAUS PIANOS. ESTEY PIANOS. ESTEY ORGANS Pianos and Organs on easy monthly in stallments. Moving, Tuning and Repairing done at short notice. See us about these things. DAVIS BROS., 42 and 44 Bull street. FOR SALE. One combination Gray Mare, young, sound and gentle, suitable for a lady to drive. Apply to ROOS & CO., Green Grocers, Corner Drayton and Macon streets. THE tVlfilli fil'ILT Raffled by Mrs. S. V. Bolton, at J. P. Cohen’s store, was won by Miss Katie P. Jones, on a throw of 45. SCHOOL FOR BOYS. JOHN A. CROWTHER, Principal. Session begins Oct. 3d. Thorough preparation for College, University or Business. For Cata logue address the Principal, Savannah, Ga. ANOTHER VERY PRETTY Lot of WHITE STRAW HATS received per steamer Tallahassee. Also a small lot of FINE FELT AND CLOTH SOFT pATS, For sale very low by JAUDON, 150 St. Julian Street. BRISK ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY. Office of ) Brush Electric Light and Power Cos. , > Savannah, Ga., June 21,1887. i A dividend of THREE (8) DOLLARS per share upon the capital stock of this Company, has been declared payable on and after July 1, 1887. Samuel p. Hamilton, President and Treasurer. SPECIAL NOTICE. The well-known SEASIDE PAVIUON at Tybee will be open on SATURDAY and regu larly thereafter. The Eating Department will be strictly first-class, served well and at low prices. Bathing suits furnished. JOHN WRIGHT. UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES FROM JULY' Bth TO JULY' 13th, INCLUSIVE. JAMES COBB, Secretary. DR. HENRY S FOLDING, DENTIST, Office corner Jones and Drayton (streets. ELECTION NOTICE. CITY' OF SAVANNAH, 1 Office Clerk of Council, V Savannah, Ga., June 16th, 1887. ) Underand by virtue of a resolution adopted liy Council at meeting of June IStli. 1887, Coun cil will elect at its next regular meeting, that is to say on WEDNESDAY, June 2.it h, 1887. a Cor poration Attorney to fill vacancy occasioned by the resignation of H. C’. Cunningham. Salary $1,500 pT annum. Applicants must hand in their applications to the Clerk of Council at or before 2 o’clock p. m., WEDNESDAY, June 2i)th, 1887. By order of Council. FRANK E. REBARER, Clerk of Council. 3 BULL STREET, Over W. U. Telegraph Office, SAVANNAH. GA. GIIOC EH IKS. NO TICK. r pO MY KIND PATRONS AND FRIENDS.— I My place of business now being enlarged and repaired, after June 27th inst., 1 will close every afternoon, Saturdays excepted, until Sept. Ist., at 7:10 o'clock. Entrance to store will Is- on Taylor street, in now addition, where 1 will tv found, and all orders filled promptly. My driver, SAWNEY, will make his rounds as usual and my patrons w ill receive prompt a; tentlon as herot-fore Hoping to soon come to the front again with a well selected stock of choice Groceri- s at reasonablepriees.livhieh w ill not require a “wild cut" advertisement of prices to sell them: with many thanks for past favors, and wishing a continuance of same in the future, I am yours truly, JNO. LYNCH, Whitaker and Taylor streets. St. Clair Coal Cos., ALABAMA. n'ORSALE, by Carload, first class COAL and I COKE for steam and domestic purposes Address PERRY M. DeLEON, President, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. __ for < harter! F< >l l EX Cl fl 1SIONS! l-i' - Towed by Fleam Tug *> \\ INPL.NNY. Church and Sunday School Picnics solicln-d, being provided with Awnings Benches, Stools and other requirements for the safety and comfort of jiaaseugers. Tvliee Roll Huoy, Warsaw, Potter’s Grove and other point* by oommlttoes. Apply to GEu. F. Hi KMCB. office No. 6 Dravton street. AMUSEMENTS. savannahTtheatre. Tuesday and Wednesday, JTJIViC £8 AND 20. GRAND FAMILY MATINEE Wednesday Afternoon at 3 O’clock THE EVENT OF THE SEASON The First and Only Double Bill. THE FORDS! In DRAMA AND FARCE. The Beautiful Pastoral Drama DORA.! Founded on Tennyson's Poem. To be followed by the Roaring Farce THE YOUTH WHO NEVER SAW A WOMAN, Prices 75c.. 50c.. and 25c. Seats on sale al DAVIS BROS.’ without extra charge. Matinet Prices 50c.. and 2oc. Box Sheet, opens Monday at 8:00 o’clock. The Glorious Fourth AT THUNDERBOLT. Trotting Race for a Purse of SIOO, Open to all Savannah Raised Colts. JT'OUR OR MORE to enter; same to start; three in five in harness. SSO to first horse, S3O to second, S2O to third. Entrance fee ten per cent, of purse. Entries to close Thursday, June 30th, at. 6 o’clock, with M. J. DOYLE, Market Square. ANNUAL PICNIC OF THE SAVANNAH TIN-VERM, AT SCHUETZEN PARK. THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1887. TICKETS 50 CENTS COMMITTEE— Wm. Gibbons, M. L. Byck, 0. Coleman, H. Sc.heerer, I. Westheimer, J. Dieter, Stephen Schwinn, Emil Warrabold. SCHEDULE—Trains leave junction 10:35 a. m., 1,3, 4,5, 7:20 p. m. Trains leave Schuetzeu Park 6:15, 7:20, 9, 10:30, 12 p. M. THIRD ANNUAL PICNIC OF THE J. B. SOCIAL CLUB WILL BE GIVEN AT GREENWICH PARK! YVednesday, July 20. 1087. WHOLE TICKETS . .50 CENTS C COMMITTEE—J. D. Kehoe. Chairman: E. A, > Leonard, J. Kelly, J. O'Brien, M. J. Cash, J. J. Foley, J. J Dinon. Cars leave Bolton street at 10:30 A. m. and 2. 3, 4, 5 and 7 ;30 p. m. Returning, cars leave Park at 6, 8 and 10:30 o’clock. Committee reserve the right to reject the holder of any ticket. BASE BALL Orientals vs. Warrens AT BASE BALL PARK, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, June 28, at 4:30 o’clock. Admission 25c., with privilege o£ Grand Stand. Ladies cordially invited free EXCURSIONS. Virginia Summer Resort^ ON LINE OF Norfolk and Western Railroad. ROUND TRIP TICKETS are sold during the Summer Season to EGGLESTON'S SPRINGS, MOUNTAIN LAKE, MONROE RED SULPHUR. Y'ELLOW SULPHUR, MONTGOMERY' WHITE SULPHUR, ALLEGHANY SPRINGS, LAKE SPRING, ROANOKE RED SULPHUR, COYNER’S BLUE RIDGE. BEDFORD ALUM. OLD POINT AND VIRGINIA BEACH. Guide Books, Schedules and all informatio* can be had upon application to W. B. BEVILL, Gen. Pass, and T’k’t Agent, Roanoke, Va. Charleston and Savannah Ry. Reduction in Rates -TO NEW YORK. THIS company has now on sale ticket* at sls to New York via Atlantic Coast Line and the magnificent steamships of the Old Dominion S. H. Company, sailing from Norfolk. Va., every Monday. Tuesday, Wednes day, Thursday and Saturday, arriving at New York on following evenings. Passengei-s should lake (rain 78 leaving Savan nah at 8:23 p. m. on days previous to those men tioned aliove. This route affords a delightful sea trip, avoid ing Cape Hatteras. Pullman accommodations and elegant state rooms secured on duplication to Wm. Bren, T. A., 22 Bidl street, ot ,1. B. Oliveros, T. A., Depot. E. P. McSWINEY, Gen. Pass Agent. — 11 - ■ PUBLICATIONS. THE CONFEDERATE STATES NAft By J. T. SCHARF, A M. : LLD. CLOTH, $3 50. / JUST RECEIVED AT SI'HREINEH'S M. k T. BOISE OFFICIAL. _ QUARANTINE NOTICE. Office Health Officer, I u Savannah, April sth, 1887. ( Notice 1* hereby given that the Quarantins Officer is instructed not to deliver letters to ve*- , sels which are not subjected to quarantine de tention, unless the name of consignee and state ment that the vessel is ordered to some other i*>rt apjiem-M upon the face of the envelope. This order is made necessary In consequence ot the enormous bulk of drumming letters sent to the station for vessels whim are to arrive. J. T. McFarland, m. and.. Health Officer. QUARANTINE NOTICE. Office Health Officer, l Savannah, March 26th, 1887. t Pilots of the Port of Savannah are informed that the Sapelo Quarantine Station will be open ed on APRIL Ist. 1887. . _ Special attention of the Pilots Is directed to sections Nos. 3d and 14th, Quarantine Regnl* tions. Most rigid enforcement of quarantine regula tions will be maintained bv the Health authorr tics. j. t. McFarland, m. and . Health Officer. TAWY'ERS. doctors, ministers, merchants, -J mechanics and others having books, maga sines, and other printed work to be Istund or re bound can have such work done lu the best st'i of the lilndey s art at the MORNING BINDERY'. 3 Whitaker street.