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THE CAREER OF FLACK.
THE GREAT DIVORCE SCANDAL
THE TOPIC IN THE METROPOLIS.
How James A. Flack Became Wealthy
—His Lucky Contract to rint Moody
and Banker's Hymns -He Gives
Liberal.y to Tammany and is Politi
cally Advanced—Pis Downfall— The
Tammany Triumvirate and Its In
fluence on < Ity and State Politics
—Dividing $50,000,000 of Patron
age.
(Copyrighted.)
New York. Aug. 24 —The world's fair,
the weather a id all other topics are tem
porarily cast into the shade by the cele
brated Flack scandal, which has been the
talk of the town for a week jast. Involv
ing, as it does, politician-', law yers and even
judges, it naturally attracts more wide
spread attention than would irdinarily be
the case, and it opens up to t e wondering
gate of unsuspecting New Yorkers the se
cret methods for o tai.ii ig divorce< in this
state, which thev were wont to b art had
hedged the sacred bond of wedlock with
more s feguards than any other state in
the union.
James A. Flack, the defnn lant in the
present case, is a min of about fifty-five
Dark complexioned, thick set and large
limbed, he weighs probably abou ‘:3J
pou ds, and of late years has been getting
unpleasa tiy stout. His career i New
York presents a str,king illustration of the
ad van age that cor.es from seizing a single
golden opportunity ; for had Flack missed,
even by a hair’s breadth the lucky chance
of his life, he would bardt have been beard
of to-day, either in politics or in adiv rce
court.
When, some fifteen years ago, the Moody
and Satikey craze struck in all over the
country, Flack owned a very modest book
bindery in William sheet, where he kept a
few hands employed on such small jo .s as
bis patrons gave him. He was then ii
Tammany, but was not considered air active
politician by any means. Indeed there
were hundreds mo e prominent,and far more
likely to receive promotion aid political
consideration. lie was a New Yorker by
birth, a Dative of Essex county, this state,
and descended from the New Jersey Dutch.
Singularly enough, many believe i him to
be an Irishman, for the sto ky build of t e
man and his easy-going, plegmatio nature
gave this impression. The contract fo
printing, binding and pla. ing on the mar
ket the Moody ad Sankey hymn book was
compete i for by a number of tradesmen,
and Flack’s bid being tbe low st, wa ac
ceptod. He did not think in ich ft le
matter. It wasn’t a formidable job, ap
parently, and he was all the more surprised
when, after getting out the first edition, o •
ders came in so heavily from all parts of the
country tha he was compelled to hire ex
tra force and enlarge uis e.tablishroent.
Editn n followed edition, and here
seemed to be no limit to the demand. Or
ders from distant points swelled to eno -
mous prop >rtio s, and aga n aid agai
was tiie astou ded bookbinder otiliged to
extend his premises. Tins continued until
he had ste dily running a mighty force of
workmen, and he felt that h had struck a
bonanzi. He was coining wea th out of
theiusigmfl:an jobtowuich, when he b.d
for it, he iad scarcely given more than a
passing th. uglit. In a few years he hid
cKa ed $200,000. The impetus it gave to
his general business was such that he be
gan to be known very widely among the
trade and t > prosiier in every direction. He
made liberal donatia sto Tammany, fir he
well knew that t n measure of a politician's
usefuine-s to the Wigw am depe ds largely
upon two things, his personal “pull” witn
the boys about eleciion time, and the
amount of Ins contributions to the campaign
fund.
He was now fairly on the road to promo
tion a; dhi advancement was rapid. The
stout, sober-faced bo kbinder, who bad
little perso al i.azueti->i:i and no oritoric tl
ability whatever, fo ud himself in great
demand, socially and politically. Ills name
was put on committee lists, and he was
pushed to the front, alo g with the other
respectables who are so useful when public
attention is desired. At mass-meetings,
ad public din ers, balls, philanthropic
affairs and charities of every description, he
was specially prominent, and his purse was
as open as that of any man of his mean n
Mr. Fiaek might beprude.it in business ad
close in money’ matters generally, and it
was not suprisin ■ iliat he should bo so, for
in his y uth he had a hard struggle; but be
knew that the value of public applause and
appreciation defended la gely upon the
am. unt paid for it. So Flack’s nnme be
came a watchword in Tammany hall and a
sym nyru for solid respectability and self
made manhood.
“Whatever Jimmy FI ck i>,” he used to
say, “he owes it to nimsdf. He isn’t in
debted to auybodv else for it. I’ve alwa -s
been in Tammany, e cent when I joined
Mozart ha lto help my friend Bill Conner
beat Harry Genet for sheriff. Bat 1 was
•oon ba k again.”
His education had been that of the com
mon schools and in later years he did not
attempt to improve it. It would have de
tracted somewhat, he feared, from his char
acter as a self-made man,t > dabble in tui gs
erudite, so he suck to his account-book
and did not extend ■ .is arithmetical studies
beyond tvh t was neee sary to figure out
ward major. ties and olection results. He
was an adopt at this, an i long b fore t e
death of John Kwly, Flack was regard and
as one of the most reliable of the big chiefs
henchmen. He couid tell to a bundl' and
votes, just how his district and ward would
go. He was too valuable to be buried
among the rank and file of the followers of
the w gwaxn, so they made him a sachem,
and he felt that he was at last on the hgn
wave that might bear linn to honors hither
to beyond his reach.
But, all tlii < time, there was a skeleton
lurking in the Flack family cupboard.
It was a very ugly skeleton, too, aid
it brought many a furrow to the
sturdy brow of tbe'hard-hea ed bookbinder.
It sat with him at the (easts in the old ball
on Fourteenth street, wnen be met his
associates there, and it danced before his
•yes a 1 " he skinned his big ledgers to con
his profits. It was omnipresent, and as he
began to grow elder and heavier, it grew
even more familiar and hardly ever left
him. Wbeu he was made c unty clerk it
took possession f the office a,ong with him,
and sat there, like a grim muse it, bringing
sorr w witn every success. Again when
be was elected sheriff, it confronted aim,
and refused lodepar. It was nly when
he broke the spell by a low whicn startled
the community id shattered t e repu a
tion of a lifetime, that the aecui sea tlii g
vanished. 1 -an bare to the public eye, it
fled forever; but it uad done its work.
Just who trie eo- es >. ndont is in tho fa
mous divorce suit has not y< t appeal ed. it
has been asserted that she was a woman
named Che rv and again that she was a
Mrs. Raymond to whom Flack hail
either oeea married at some time
or other, or whose name 1 e Dad
adopted u bile living a dual life, within a
mile of the res dence cf i is lawful family.
Mrs. Raymond was a Cherry originally.
The Ch rrys were n East side family of
three very besuti: ul sifters, some fifteen
years ago. Two of them made unhapp
marriages and the third, and you grsc.
remained single. The fume of their attrac
tion was wide-spread and tney had many
suito s. including a sprinkling of politicians,
for their immediate relatives were in pol
tics in Tweed’s ti ;e. Of the youngest it
was said that lew New York women could
boast a fluer figure or more beautitul c in
plexiou, audthat her hair was like a strea n
of curling gold ripuling down far
below her waist. All "the girls were very
gay, but uothi g was ever whisp red
against their morals. One married a ha
tender; the teco and remained single. Tne
prettiest of all wedded a obey “backer,”
who afterward broke down and became a
poUucal hanger-on.
On© of the peculiar and seemingly incom
prehensible features of t e Fiaek case is tbe
str nge ntt.tu .e of the son, A illia i
Flack, who, it is alleged, took to
his mother at Peekskill a document
for her signature wmch sue declares was
merely a deed of separation giving her a
residence and f25 a week, but wmch turns
out t > nave t>een either a complete div >rce
or a statement purport.tig to have been
ta en before a referee. Of course, tne
young man denies pnii ivelv that he has
been guilty of any collusion in ti e matter,
and the interested lawyers unite in a sort of
ch rus, jro..ounciug tbe affiir
“all right.” But the disclourei
already made point to the e inclu
sion that the divorce was obtain- l w.iuout
tbeladvhavi g eituer beensumm m• 1 be
fore c Hurt or referee, or having made any
statement whatever, or giv m her co sent
to any procee iingTnedivorc- has been
promptly annulled, and shoull ttie w >rst
fears be realized as to the charg ■ of collu
sion, a prison niiy loom no bef <re several
of the paiti"S implicated. Mean
while Lawyer Wright, who
filled the role of counsel for the wife,
declared that he permitted the use of Ins
name to oblige a “pmfei ional frieni.”
Judge Mo cell, counsel for !r. Flack, do
dares that his own acta will be fully sus
tained by the court when tue in o.tigation
begins, and Judge Book,taver, before wnoin
l. e case was laid and .'ho prouou iced the
decree of divorce, threateusto punish, t > toe
full extent of the law, any
and ad attorney’s and private
persons who may have sicceedei
ii “imposing upon the court.” The referee,
Mr. 'leeks, nas yet to lie heard from i.i
explanation of his snare in tne mat or.
Vti i ail this odi mud lie was still further
c implicated by the and seo very that the ref
eree, and t e lawyer, who had been .s
--sig ed in thissiran plot to repr-sent the
interests of Mrs. Flack, w re related to
eac i other ami that hot i were the political
beneficiaries of t >e soenff.
No element of dramatic sensation is
wanting in this . emaruable case. The dual
life, tne suiti uto paper, the mysiori us
and intangible “other w ife,” the attempted
restraint of the lawful wife ad her asty
flight from her hotel prison to New York
to begin the battle fur her rights, consti
tute a grand moral drama complete iu
every detail. Not a scene or character is
wanting. The last act is now “on,” aud it
is almost beyond a doubt that ere lon the
curtain will be rung down in t ie good old
way, to the music of virtue's ti iumph over
vice. But it has been a long s.eg ■; for
while a Chinese play may last seven days,
this one has been going on for twenty
years.
O.ie of the most significant phases of
the Flack case, as far as the politicians are
concerned, is the sud leu extinguishment
of the sheriff by "Big lij in” liic iard
Croser. He snuffed oat Flack’s politic il
life with a single puff. Indeed io needed
uo more thau a hint for the rica
bookbinder to step down and out of
the chair of tne grand sachem, as he will
doubtless presently step and wn aud out of
the fattest office in Taiiimany’g gift. H >
could ma*e a light if ne wore so minded,
for tbe office of sheriff is an ei.ctivoouo,
and he migut even supplant the Tamnu ly
men in his department and put in a ii-
Tammaiiyit s. But Flack never was a
an of res ui ce. His 1 gal removal is
really beyond the power of anyons ba
tbe gove nor; yet he will probably accept
it at Croker’s bauds witbour a murmur.
T.,e fact is tnat t.ie Tammany triumvir
ate has 10-d .y moro absolute power in No v
Y ark than the orga .izatlou has wielded at
auy time since tbe days of Tweed. Turee
men, Richard Croker, May r Hugh J.
G ant and Commission-r of Public *vorks
Thomas F. Gilroy, have at their absolute
control and disposal $50,000,000 of. patron
age. The total federal patronage ii this
city arnoun s to a little over $7,000,000
>nly. Tuo contrast serves to meat urn the
extent of Taiuma ly’s power and toindi 'ate
tiie treme idous influence that can tie exert
ed by a body winch has at its com mi and
an annual expenditure second only to that
of the national g .vern nent.
It was now said that, after consuitati >n,
the triuinvi a e hap decided to f .rcethe dis
graced she. iff io give up h.s office, without
waiving for the verdict of the courts or the
action of tuo g >ver.i ir; f.r if t ey waited
or Flack showed tight, the sheriff’s office
migb. be lost to Ta nrnany, and one of t,e
biggest avenues of municipal patronage
cl used to its follow-el's. Croker, siie ,t,dark
bro ied, black-bearded like Kelly, and bil
ious, is slnowd and says litt.o, and Gilroy,
tall, brown-haired, and sa guino but cool
hedded, has been called the Bismarck of
Tammany because of ms sagacity i , looking
out for its interests. The .nay..r is a in
figure-head bes.de these two me.i. Since
Jauu ry last, Tammany, througa the mis
calculations of its leaders and lack of strat
egy, has los control f the board of police
justices, and has made the board of police
commissioners a tie ins ead o capturing it
as they had set out to do. A third blunder
would be followed by s ich a howl from the
rank an t file as mig t shake some of the
leaders off ,heir thrones. S>, by a sing e
biOw, it hop s to decup fate a sheriff, as it
has already- castigated a grand sachem,
saved the r putati >u of tho wig vam and
the credit of the triumvirate its >lf.
David Wechsler.
ALL ABOUT AMdIRIJUi.
A Fight Against the Location of a Rail
road Depot.
Americus, Ga., Aug. 24.—Judge Guerry
decidtd a very important injunction case
here yesterday. Tne Savannah, Americus
aid Montgomery depot is iu the hesrt of
the residence part of the city, Tne roai’.s
increased business necessitates more yard
room—additional side track , etc. C l. U.
B. Harrold, et al. sough , to re.trai l the
city council from granting auy additional
ro -m, claiming tha tha w hit li ig of
enguirs was a nuisance to the
pe pie living near, and that the constant
shifting of cars endango ei the lives of
pede.ti ians whe e tue road crosses Jacksou
sheet. Judge Guerrv refused :he injunc
tion. Tho case ill probably be appealed.
A NOTORIOUS THIEF.
The police force, in attemp.ing to arrest
John Parker, a not nous negro thief,
recovered a fine gold watci. It is thought
ttie watch was stole in Savan .ah or some
point between Savannah ami Florida.
Packer was captured to-day oy Jiimes
Wilkins White, hunaug iu Muckalee
Swamp, near tie city. Positive ev.de ice
that he committed the bu glaries ac Mr.
Windsor’s, Dr. Burt’s a>d itier paces hai
been in the p ssassion of the p dice for more
man a evk, but :ie could not be found, as
he had got wind that he was iva ited, and
was mill .g. Most of Dr. P ilp ip. clothes,
his shoes nd Mr. Baldwin’, shoes, ■ hici'i
wero take i from the r&sffie.ice of
Dr. Burt, have been recovered. The p is
oner refu es to talk, and re hasnotdivu g,-d
the disposition made of Dr. Philpot’s waten
widen the p dice a.e very anxious to
recover. Parke, is a c lorod boy only 17
years old. A mouth ago he .'as released
from a twelve mouths’ sentence for house
breaking.
Americus received over 200 bales of
cotton to-day, mostly wrapped in cotton
bagging.
A FIGHT AT A CHURCH.
The Negro Preacher and a Deacon
Two the of Participants.
Albany, Ga. Aug. 24. —Rev. A. S.
Staley, Deacon Brown L .non, and Lay
Member Charles Doyie, members of the
negr . Baptist church nere, eng iged in a
regular set-to after leaving church last
night at 11 o’clo k. Doyle grew a grv ii
an fl gums t with Staley aid struck him,
whereupon Lonon knocked Doyle d.w i
with a heavy club and beat him over the
bead, wounding him severely. Doyle
gamed his feet aud s abbed Deac m Lonon
in the left breast, woun ling hi.n badly.
Old mn Time with a scythe, is pictured
alw ys with a bald head. A.nbiti ms p ople
made him bal l in their nustiing, grasping ef
forts to take time by the forelock.— etc Ur- j
leant Picayune.
TOE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 1889.
ON TH 1 DI AMONO.
Results of tbs limn Between tha
Country's Lsalia? reams.
AVAsntViJToN. Aug. 24.—Baseball games
were pia/ei to-day with tho following re
sults:
At Indianapolis—
Indianapolis 10 00 0000 4 5
Cleve and o 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 X— 7
Base nits: lad a lap .bs pg Cleveland 11. Er
rors: Indianaoolis f < levelnnd I. Batteries:
tietzeio aud Paly. O'Brien and Zimmer.
At Chicago—
Chicago 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0— 2
Pittsburg 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0— 6
Base lilt.: Chicago!. Pittsburg 9. Errors:
Chicago 2. Pittsburg*2. Batteries: Tener and
Farreli, Galvin and CarrolL
At Ci ci.mati—
Cincinnati 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0— 4
Brooklyn 2 0000202 x—6
Base bits: Cincinnati 6, Brooklyn tl. Errors:
Cincinnati 0, Broaslyn .4. Batteries: Petty and
Keenan, Hughe- and Biishong.
A. Kan as City—
Kansas City 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0— 6
Athletic 2001 031 1 4—lo
Bas.. hits: Kansas City 12, Athletic 10. Errors:
Kansas City 4, Atbl tie 4. Batteries: Swarzell
and Hoover, Seward and Robinson.
At L i nsville—
Columbus 4 042 4 0 0 2 X—l 6
Louisville 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7
Base hits: Columbus 39, Lo nsville 10. Errors:
Columbus 1. Louisville 4. Batteries Baldwin
and O'Connor, Ewing and Cook.
A t B ton—
Boston 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 3—9
Was iagton 00000001 2 3
Ba e nits: Boston 14, Washington 10. Errors:
Boston 4. Washington t. Batteries: Clarkson
and Bennett, Keefe and Mack.
A New York—First ga ne—
New York 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 0 I—3o
Phiadeip.ia ...2 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 o—B
Base hits: New York 13, Philadelphia 9 . Er
rors: Ne .v York 7, Philadelphia 2. Batterie.:
O'Day and Ewing, Buffinton aud Clements.
S *eon l game—
N"• Y’ork 0 1 2 0 1 3 o l x— 8
Philadelnnia 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0— 3
Base hits: Nesv Y- .rk 10, Philadelphia 8. Er
rors: New York I. Philadelphia 7. Batteries:
Gleason an lSchriver; Welch. Keefe and Ewing.
blackshear’s reds won.
Blackshkaß, Ga., Aug. 24.—The Black
shear Reds defeated the Brookly i Blu-s in
the Moth r Hu .bard championship game
of ball to-day by a score >f 17 to 6. Tne
game was highly interesting, and was wit
nessed by a large crowd.
THOMASTON DEFEATS BARNESVILLE.
Thom aston, Ga., Aug. 24.—T00 naston
played Barnesville a game of ba-e ball this
evening. Barnesville has claimed the
championship of tiie state for amateurs.
The sco e stood: Barnesville 8, Thomaston
10, with an inning for Thomaston to play.
T ere w ere many visitors to see tho game,
and it was at times exciting.
RUNS OF THE RACERS.
Results of the New ifork Jockey Club
and Saratoga Races.
Saratoga, N. Y., Aug. 24.—T0-day’s
events on the local tur; were as follows:
First Rxce—Three fourths of a mile. Leo 11.
"on, with Bohemian second and Cartoon third.
Time 1:1434.
Second Race -One mile and three-sixteenths.
Brown Priucsss won, w.th Retrieve second aud
The Lioness third. Time 2:08.
Third Rack—One mile and five hundred
yards. St. Luke won, with Wary second and
Bonita third. Time 2:1245.
Fourth Race—Three quarters of a mile
Honduras won, with Sam Doxy second and
Prince Howard third. Time 1:1545.
Fifth Rack—One mile, seventy yards. Kitty
R won, wit i U idea Reel second and Gymnast
tmrd. Time 1:47,
AT MORRIS PARK.
New York, Aug. 24.—At Morris park,
Westchester, the attraction of the day wa,
the great Eclipse race. The stakes were
worth S2S,IKXJ. The race was won in grand
style bv the Coiifornia colt, El Rio Rey,
wno made his deout in this race. There
was an accide ,t in the fifth race. Elise ran
into tiie fence, injured her shoulder, and
injured her jockey-, fracturing his thigh.
Following is a summary of the day’s
even s.
l iner Race—Fivo furlongs. C'atalpa won,
with Brittauic second aud Radiant third. Time
1:01.
Second Race—Mile and three-sixteenths. Sor
rento won, with Castaway second aud Sunlight
third. Tone 2:oi.
Third Race—Three-quarters of a mile. El
Rio Key won. with Eber.ee second aud Banquet
third. Time 1:14.
Fourth Race—One mile and a quarter. Race
land won. with Firenzi second and Hanover
third. Time 2:09*4.
Fifth Race—Five furlongs. Amazon won,
with Kuick Knack filly second and Golden Horn
third. Time 1:02.
Sixth Race—One mile and half a furlong.
Syntax won, witn Tattier second and Letritia
third. Time 1:5144-
GRIFFiN AND ['HE ALLIANCE.
President Livingston Delivers an
Addrers—Holding Back Cotton.
Griffin, Ga., Aug. 24.—Mr. Livingston,
president of iho state alliance, addressed the
alliance men of this sec.ion, yesterday, at
the court house. The idea advanced, and
the one which seems to prevail generally,
is that it v ill serve the alliance host to hold
back tin cotton. Cott >n men al u ist to a
mii think c .tton will -tart off at its best,
and advise, by circular and otherwise,
early s .ipniauts.
U.ever & Haudleiter received yesterday
from Savannah a carload of jute bagging.
A.toiler carload is expected. Several deal
ers have cotton bagging fo sale. While
both are on the market it looks very much
hk i every farmer is partial to cotton bag
-iug.
An effort will be made to 1 >cat<? the state
alliance exchange i.i Griffin. L .okiug to
that end a mass meeting is called for 8 p:.
5. Active stops will be taken and nothing
" ill be left undone to bring tho exchange
here.
LIVE OAK’S BARBECUE.
ihe Prohibitionists Greatly Encour
aged by tho Developments.
Live Oak. Fla., Aug. 24.—A prohibi
tion barbecue with addresses by some of
Live Oak's most prominent citizens, white
and colored, has been the ord >r of the day.
A large and enthusiastic audience was i.i
attendance, an 1 tne speakers were loudly
applauded. The repast was :nue ion joyed.
The <.et of order wa< preserved, a. id t e
day paste l iff quietly. The fri aids of the
movement are enco .raged to feel that the
vie ory is well mga wou in favor of prohi
bition.
Quitman as a Cotton Market.
Quitm vn, Ga., Aug. 24. —The cotton sea
so.i uere his opene i up lively. Over 100
bales were received yesterday, and as much
more to-day. A big rus iis expect -d next
week. Tuh fleecy staple is bringing from
lo to 11 cents, and everybody is conse
quently happy.
HE FEARED MATR.MONY.
The Queer hallucination That Made a
Man Walx 500 Miles.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Washington, Aug, 20.— Policeman
Eaton was standi g near the corner of
Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh street
this morning when he was acc .s.ed by a
young German, who inquirer!: -‘Where
does the President live!” Thinking that the
young mannas a sira iger and waited to
g6t a look at the white house the officer di
rected him. As the stranger turned to go
away his strange actions excited the
officer’s suspicions, an l calling tne young
mau back ne asked: “Wuat do you want
to see the President for?”
“About the law,” no replied.
The ..nicer expressed a willingness to
accompany te young man to the white
house ami the latter was only too glad to
accept his service. . I stead of going to the
executive mansion the offioer tur e.l his
steps toward the stati >n house. On th, ir
way al >ng the ave me the stranger voluu
tee ed the info: ma ion mat he came here
from Spri gfieldtosee the President about a
United Bta.es law compel.iag him to marry
more than a million women. For marry
ing these women he was to receive $2,000,-
UOO.
“Why have you got to marry these
women !” inquired the officer.
“tic-cause lam so good-looking,” was his
reply. ,
When tbe officer arrived at the station
the young man gave his name as “J. A.
Schach. of ail over the country.”
PESTERED BY PRETTY WOMEN.
To a Star reporter he related the story of
his troubles. He is 23 years old, and has
been in this country for seven years. He
has spent most of ms time about the cotton
mills of Springfield, Mass. Every mill he
w irked iu he imagined that ail the females
at work wanted him to marry them. Iu
this way- he was drive i from place to place
anil was not permitted to work in any fac
tory m re than three mouths. Finally the
oor fellow imagined that congress passed a
law requiri .g nim lo marry ail the females
in the Mas achusettv mills. When he mar
riel them he was to receive the $2,(XX),000.
Then his prospective "ealth gave him more
trouble than his prospective marriages. He
imagined that ha visto be the victim of a
murderous conspiracy, and that he
w >uid be shot and r .bbed of is wealth.
What to do he did not know. Finally he
co .eluded to leave t;e state of Massa
chusetts and seek an interview with the
President. He then discovered that the
emptiness of his pur-e prev ntad his visiting
Wasnington, an i so he started for one of the
other New England states. He first wrote
a letter from Bpri.igtield to the President.
Tne letter was reg ilarly registered and
sent off by the p otnmster at Springfield.
That letter was dated Ja i. 12, 1889. Not
receiving an answer to the letter, Schach
-ent to llallowell. Me., from where, on
April 23, he add res-ed another letter to
President Harrison. Then ho continued
sending registere l letters from time to time
until ho had seat nearly a dozen.
THE PRESIDENT MIGHT HELP HIM.
Not receiving a reply to any of them he
made up his mi and to visit Washington and
ca i upon the President. He made t e
start two months ago, and last night he
enterelthe “Promised Land.” Yesterday
wis a bad day for him, as he was unaole to
obtain a meal ou tne roal. It was after
sundown wnen he struck the city, and
a' ing only 20 cents in his pocket e looked
for a free iodgi g house. Being u ahle 1 1
find one i e eutereda box car on the Balti
more and Potomac railroad track, where
his clear conscience permitted him to spend
a comfortable night.
This morning when he arose ho went to a
barber shop, whore he spent his last 20
cents. He paid 10 cents for a shave, aid
the last 10 cents he pa and to the bootblack
tor a “shine.” He was then ready to pre
sent himself to the Pre-ideut. The black
ing covered the sections of his socks ex
posed by the holes in his shoes, and ho pre
sented as neat an appearance as a person
could after a tramp of more than 500 miles
over tiie muddy, dusty and sandy road .
Having thus prepared his toilet he started
out and fell into the hands of tne police.
Tne era ks have come in such largo num
bers recently that the police tried to get rid
of mm wituout any exp nse to thii district.
.Schach was told that ihe Presi lent, was at
.lis country home in Alexandria, and being
hown how to reach the long bridge he
•tarteil down Twelfth street with his offi
cial docu ent in his hand.
When Sena h got out of sight of the
mlice station he turned and made his way
to the white house, where he asked to see
ihe President. He was taken iu custody by
Police nan Collins and taken to ponce h art
quarters and turned over t > Sanitary Officer
Frank, who will have him examined by the
police surgeons. Schach is now locked up
at the Sixth precinct station. He will prob
ably be sent but of the city.
NOT A PRISON a. R BUT A BRIDE.
Tho Girl Who Committed a Burglary
to Get a Wedding Dress.
From the New York Sun.
Miss Rosa Baberick was married to Will
iam Hoffman in the Hudson county c urt
of sessions, by Jusdce Aldridge, yesterday,
and after t:ie ceremony Judge Lippi.icott
reconsidered his action in sentencing the
you g woman to state prison for two years
for burglary and suspended the so itence
Miss Baberick is tho young w .man who
had S4OO of her savings deposited in the
Bowery savings bank in .his ci y, and when
she became engaged to be married to H .ff
ina i she went to the bulk and drew ih
mo ey to use in purchasi ig her wedding
outfit. She was returning to the Jorsev
C.ty ferry in n street oar, when a thief c. .ok
the -achel in hich she hid the money and
escap 'd with it. A 'vee.-t efto: ward tne
wedding was to have taken place. Hne hai
no money left. Sue could not even buy a
ne ' dress.
The night before the dav set for thd wed
ding she went to James Van Antwerp’s
hoiise, in Monticello ave me, where she bad
be i employed, ad climb id in t irongh a
rear wi dnw. She went to a clo et where
Mrs. Va i Antwerp kept her dre ses, and
took a silk gown and a ciot.i dress, and got
out of the win low again. Sue ligated
Hatches in the closet to see to get the
and esses, and dropped t em on the floor,
where they burned snort. One of them sec
fi.e to some c.othmg, aud ihe h .use came
near beitiz burned d.w i. S.ie was arrest and
in company wi h her lover too next day
and accused of burglary and arson. She
confessed. Ii the c .urt of ses ions ihe
charge of arson was droppel, aud she was
sentenced to s nto prison for tho burglary.
Hoffman called on her at tho c maty jail
every da . Yesterday she was to h ve
been taken to sta e prison. When court
opened several influential Germans, w .o
liv%i i lower Jersey City, and who hart be
come interested in the case by Hoffman’s
appeals, apuear-d before Judge’ Lippincott
iu her behalf, aud the Judge finally decided
that tbe ends of justice would be as well
served it s.ie was released. Hoffman was
wild with j >y. He wauted tho. judge to
marry the ~ right off.
The judge r fused, but s-nt for Justice
Aldrulge, u and tUe ceremony was performed
inibe cut room. T e ’couple thanked
Judge Li piucott, with tears in their eyes,
and left tha court room aim in arm. M.ss
Babericit is only 19 y arc old. Her pare its
live in Greenvil e. iSoo was never accused
of any wrong before the burglar v.
Tbe Chief Reanon for the marvellous suc
cess o( Hood’s Sarsaparilla is found in the fact
that this medicine actually accomplishes all
that is claimed for it. Its real merit has won
Merit Winsi"™ 1 "
greater than that of any other blood ourlfler.
. Il cures Scrofula, all Humors, D -•repsiiv etc.
Pre* by C. I. Hood At r*a.
TO COUNTY OFFICERS.-Books and Bl*ak
required by county officers for tbe use of
the courts, or for office use. supplied to order b*
th.-MORNING NEWS PRINTING HOUSE. •
Whitaker Btreet. Savannah.
MARRIAGES.
MORGAN—KLEIN.— arried, in this city,
Aug. 5. 3889, at the residence of the bride's
mother, by toe Rev. O. G. MingledonT of Guy
ton, Ga . Horace H. Moroan of Pooler, Ga., and
iss Julia W. Klein of Savannah, Ga. No
cards.
DEATHS.
SHEFTALL. -Died, Monday, Aug. 19, of
membranous croup, Marie, only child of Mr.
ami Mrs. Solomon Sheftall.
Charleston papers please copy.
FUNERAL INVITATIONS.
BERG.—The friends and acquaintance of Mrs.
Mina Bero and famiiy are invited to at tend the
funeral of the former THIS ißuuday) MORN
ING at 10:30 o'clock from No. 11 Tattnall street.
IN MEMORIAM.
In Memory of
FRANCIS .MARION STRATE,
Son of the late J. R. Strate, who died with con
gestion of the liver, at the h .me of his mother,
in this city, on Suuday, July 7, 1889, in tbe 30th
year of his age.
Ho leaves a devoted mother, two brothers
and two sisters to mourn his loss, who feel it all
the more keenly as he was snatched away just
in the prime of life, and almost without any
warning. He was sick only a few days, ani
was not considered serious until a few moments
before h s death. He was very quiet, peaceable
and steady in his manners, and without an
enemy in the world. He was devoted to his
family, and was never hippier than wsen ad
ministering to their comfort and pleasure.
Peaceful be thy silent slumber,
Peaceful iu thy grave so low;
Thou no more wilt join our number,
Thou no more our sorrows know.
Yet a ain we hope to meet thee,
• And in heaven with joy to greet thee,
Where no farewell tears are shed.
Mother.
MEETINGS.
SOITHKR\ TRAVELERS ~~ r*
ASSOCIATION. TA
Savannah Branch. /ti\
Regular Meeting j jSJ
Armory Hall. v?Br
SATURDAY, AUG. 31, 8 p.m. fffnKga v
(Standard i. Adoption of By- JL
laws. Vote on location of I yt— ' f v
Exchange and Club R oms.
Private matters of import-Q
ance. Attendance of every ifisvELfftg
member desired. By order
E. KULMAN, President.
Max Robinson, Sec. and Treas.
DIVISION NO. 1, A. O. H.
The members of the above division are hereby
notified that a special meeting will be held
THIS (Sunday) AFTERNOON at 4 o'clock
sharp, when business of importance will be
transacted. A large attendance is required.
By order of
P. J. O'CONNOR, President.
Hugh Madden, Secretary-.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Advertisements inserted under “Special
Notices" will be charged $1 00 a Square each
insertion.
IT TOOK SIX l> \YS TO M VKB THE
WORLD,
And it may take a little time yet before all real
ize that my line of
CANDIES AND CONFECTIONS’
ARE without any exception
TIIE FINEST EVER OFFERED HERE.
A large number know it now, and It pleases
me to note that if we sell a person once w e
make a steady patron.
JOHN J. REIFY,
Importer and Specialist.
Telephone 103. 30 Whitaker street.
New Glace Cherries and Pineapple just in.
NOTICE.
Bids to build aciurt house at Green Cove
Spring. Fla., will be received at the clerk s office
up to FI ST MONDAY in October, 1889. Speci
fications of said building can be obutine 1 bv
applying to the clerk. Plans of the building can
be seen at the clerk's office.
SIDNEY F. HANFORD.
FOR RENT
Stores Nos. 148 and 150 Broughton, next to
corner Wnitaker street, lately occumed by A. J.
Miller & Cos. Apply to
H. J. THO MASSON, 114 Bryan Street.
FOR RENT.
THE STORES NOS. 135 AND 137 BAY ST
L. J. MYERS.
GRAND SUCCESS
OF—
HOME ENTERPRISE
THE COOLING. STIMULATING. INVIGOR
ATING PILSEN BEER.
PRICE 52 25 PER QUARTER BARREL.
SAVANNAH BREWING COMPANY.
N. 13.—Our bottling department will be in
op -ration in a few days, when we shall be able
to fill the demand for family consumotion.
SPRCI 4L NOTICE.
We beg to inform our custom-rs and the pub
lic in general that, in order to accommodate our
friends, we have established a depot with cold
storage at
MR. JOS. RUCKERT’S OLD STAND,
111 Brongtou Street,
Where orders can be left or filled immediately.
SAVANNAH BREWING COMPANY.
SPEC IAL NOTiCK
tVe he? to inform the public that wo are now
selling our Beer from the keg direct. The
Savannah Brewing Company having estab
fished a depot in our place, with cold storag
connected, we are now- able to serve our friends
with cold Beer without the aid of mpes
RUCKiiRT’S READING ROOM,
lit Broughton Street.
JULIAN SCHLEY. q. W. HAUPT.
SCHLEY & HA LPT,
General Insurance Agents,
11 fi Bryan Street,
Representing the following old reliable com
panies: Lite, Fire, Marine and Accident
insurance:
Old reliable Penn Mutual Life Insurance
Company, of Philadelphia, Pa Purely mutual.
Largest dividend a fifty and no discrimination.
Georg a Home Fire Insurance Company, of
Columbus, Ga. Reliable home company
Capital and assets. $750,000.
Girard Fire and .Marine insurance Compauy,
of Philadelphia. Pa. Good, st otig aud reliabl
_American Mutual Accident Association, of
Nashville, Tenu. The best and cheapest insur
ance to be had. Indemnifies the insured for 200
weeks in case of injury.
We solicit a share of the patronage of our
fr**nds anil the public generally.
HELLO, Gl S~!
Where did you buy the new collar you are
wearing:?
This is not anew one, Charlie, but one done
up by the
SAVANNAHSTE VM LAUNDRY.
Their work is excellent, and equal to new-.
Lease your bundle at
*3l CONGRESS STREET,
AND THEY WILL DELIVER IT ANYWHERE
IN THE CITY.
Tklephonss 353 and 333.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
A R ARE TREAT.
The Famous Faust Beer On Draught.
I have arranged to supply this fine Beer to
the trade hereafter in keg goods, as well a3
bottled, and from TO-MORROW (Monday), the
26th, it will be served by all hotels and saloons
supplied by my wagons. This Beer is now hav
ing a most phenomenal run in New York city,
and will be served here in as fine style as at the
celebrated cafe of ANTON E. FAUST, ESQ.,
St. Louis, Mo., whose establishment enjoys a
national reputation for fine Beer, and in whose
honor this brand was named. The undersigned
herewith begs to return tnanksto the public for
liberal patronage heretofore bestowed, and if
honest and pure goods, polite and courteous
treatment and strict attention to business count
for anything, I hope to deserve and receive a
continuance of your kind favors. Respectfully,
GEORGE MEYER,
Wholesale Agent Anheuser-Busch Brewing
Association.
TOWNSEND,
PRINTING, BOOK-BINDING
—AND—
BLANK BOOK MANUFACTURING.
FINE WORK MY SPECIALTY.
YOUR ORDERS WANTED.
80 and 88 Bryan Street,
Telephone “3 tl." Savannah. Ga.
CHEAP TRUTH
Comes High, But It Lasts.
The modern merchant knows that his business
cannot afford to
STAND STILL.
In the present progressive age it must either
go forward or slide do n grade. There is no
"this will to;" he must advance, or others will
distance him- The race is to the swiftest.
Every community has its wide-awake merch
ants, who keep abreast of modern requirements
and who "catch the pennies.'' We were born
lively and we joined these “Pushers." Our suc
cess is proof. If you really want
FIRST-CLASS JOB PRINTING,
And want it dme neatly without the fabulous
charges of Aristocratic Establishments, try us.
THE STRAUSS STEAM PRINTING CO.
*lO Telephone. fi Whitaker St.
PGR FIRST-CLASS WORK
—Of every description, patronize the—
EMPIRE STEAM LAUNDRY,
109 BROUGHTON STREET,
Savannah, Ga.
Shirts. Collars, Cuffs, Lac ■ Curtains, Blank
ets, Spreads. Household and Taole Linen done
up as good as new, and at snort notice.
Work called for ami delivered promptly.
Special rates to young men.
Towels furnished to offices daily, and at
reasonable charges.
We are on decx, and will not be excelled.
MATHER & BATTEN.
Telephone 90. Proprietors.
THE INSIGNIFICANT SUM OF
-TWO CENTS-
Will procure you a trial bottle of
“MONTSERRAT,”
The finest Worcestershire Sauce made. See
fuller particulars iu last Thursday, Friday and
Saturday's News.
JOHN J. REILY,
Importer and Specialist,
SOLE AGENT FOR
Montserrat Sauce, Lime Juice, Etc.,
Telephone Ifi.V 33 Whitaker Street.
23 DOZEN
. FINE STIFF HATS,
Assorted colors and styles, just in and for sale
very low at JAUDON’S. 150 St. Julian street.
notice
The firms of M. FERST & CO. and FERST
& CO. were dissolved on the 14th iast. by the
death of M. FERST.
The undersigned have formed copartnerships
of M. FERST’S SONS & CO. and of FERST
& CO. as successors, respectively, of said late
Ant'S- JOSEPH STR 4USS,
JOSEPH FERST,
AARON FERST
THEY HAVE IN TURKEY A DRINK
CALLED COFFEE.
‘ This drinl; comforteth the brain and heart
and belpeth digestion.”— Bacon.
As true to-day as when Bacon wrote, if you
eet such Coffees as he writes of, as, for in
stance,
REILY’S HIGH ORADE COFFEE*,
Roasted freshly every day on his premises,
30 WHITAKER STREET,
Where he has a
85,000 PLANT OF COFFEE-ROASTING
MACHINERY.
THE FAUST liEER
ON DRAUGHT.
On and after TOMORROW (Monday, 2Gth
inst.), I will serve the above fine beer to my
customers in as fine style as can be had any.
where. Respectfully,
J. J. SULLIVAN.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
In compliance with the requests of many
small investors, the Savannah Cotton Mills
Company have decided to offer the stock of the
compauy to the public on the installment plan.
Ihe shares will be SIOO each, payable in ten
(10) monthly payments.
More than one-half the stock has been already
subscribed and the company will organize and
begin work as the balance is taken.
The subscription books can be found at the
office of L, M. Warfield, corner Bryan and Dray
ton streets (over Citizens'Bank), between the
hours of 10 a. u and 3 p. u.
THE Air OF MANICURE;
We have, direct from Dr I
manicure specialist J ' Parker Pray),
ROSALINE, a cosingj c f OP
DI \MOND NAIL Ef AXEL for
ONGALINE. for renovdng suirfln IShI F
EMERY BOARD, foi ,Ush -
CUTICLE AND NAI™ ® dee *'
FILE, in steel and iv<*f °“GRb.
BUFFERS or POLISEers,
In fact every requisite *> r beantifv-i-™
Bometbing new in Mai tee MiJs
just opened at U e Seta - complete,
butler's pharmacy
Corper Bull am Congress Street,
BUIST TURNIP SEED.
Just received, a Full aid Fresh suvu, .
BUIST RUTA BAGA. FLVT DUTCH < *
other varieties of seasonaHe sj,l 3 '“. * U
sale at lowest prices. e. J. f
Druggist sod Seedsman
____Corner West Broad and Stewart si,
S GUARANTEED TO cure
OR MONEY'REFu^Fn
sc!ilyaUhjpts%s|
T PIK.E, Sole Agent,
°° r ” r w,
AMUSEMENTS. ~~
Grand Shotgun Toumameut,'
SAVANNAH, GA., AUG. 26, 1389,
Given by G & McAlpin.
FIRST MATCH—lnterstate Championship
for a handsome flag 10x5 feet: each club
states of Georgia, South Carolina North
llna. Florida and Alabama will tea
enter as many teams of three men eac,?! thev
" “h. eac i man to shoot at ten single and fi™
pair double clay pigeons; no entrance; to cow
exposes for birds, etc., each team wfil
SECOND MATCH-Nine single clay nicer,n-
Entrance $1; sls guaranteed. Y pIgBOIU
THIRD MATCH—Six single and three pair
double clay pigeons. Entrance $2; s:ifivSr
a;iteed. v *> Jar *
FOURTH MATCH-Nine single clav pigeons
Entrance $2; S3O guarantee I. F Leons.
FIFTH MATCH—Nine straightaways F-i
trance $2 50; S4O guaranteed. S 5 Ea ‘
Other matches to be made on grounds
Sweepstake match open to ail.
American Association rules to govern eirnnr
ns to classing shooters. b
Clay pigeons 3 cents each.
Shooting to b -gin at 9:30 o’clock sharp
Ail purses divided into three moneys
For further information address
0- S. McALPIS-.
SAVANN AH THEATER
A NOBLE ACT—A GRAND CAUSE.
ON THURSDAY. ICGUST 29, 1833,
A Complimentary Benefft Will be Given to the
Family of the Late M. FRANK MOLINA by
Tiie ITords
Assisted by the SOLDIERS OF SAVANNAH,
on which occasion the roaring farce.
lend me five shillings,
And the Brightest of all Comedies,
DAVID G-ARRICK,
Will be Presented Under the Management of
MR. LAWRENCE HANLLY.
Committee of Arrangements—Cant J R
Dillon, Chairman; Col. Peter Reilly, Maj. John
Schwarz, Jordan F. Brooks. M. A. o'Bvrne
J F. B. Beckwith. W. D. Dixon. P. F. Gleason,’
W. S. Rockwell, John Derst, J. K. P Carr.
Emile Gradot.
Tickets sl, 50c. and 25c. To be had from the
committee and members of the Fords. Re
served seats on sale at Davis Bros.’ Tuesday
morning.
ANNUAL PICNIC.
St Patrick's T. A. and R Society,
FOB THE BENEFIT OF
St. Patrick’s Church Basement, Wednes
day, Aug. 28th,
AT MONTGOMERY.
WHOLE TICKETS 50c.; HALF TICKETS 25c.
Trains leave Savannah 9:30 a. m., 10:30 a. st.,
12:15 p. m„ -:00, 3:30, 6:30, 7:20.
Trains leave Montgomery 5:30, 6:00, 7:30,9:30.
EXHIBITON GAME OF CRICKET
At Thunderbolt Race Course,
TO-DAY,
Between the FOrtiSST UITYS and the
FORr-YTHS.
Admission free. The public is cordially in
vited to attend. Game called at 3:80 p. m.
RAILROADS.
Savaonah andjlyk fi'j.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT AUG. 19th (STAND
ARD TIME). „ ,
Trains leave Savannah daily except Sun lay
9:80 a. M., 2:30, 5:40, 7:40 p. m.
Returning, leave Tybee depot 7, 12 A. st.
6:10,9:00 p.m.
SUNDAY SCHEDULE—Leave Savannah 9.34
*11:40 a. a., 2:00. 3:15 and 7:45 p. m.
Returning, leave Tybe • depot 0:43, 11:00 A.
5:30,6:15, ?25 p. m. *To Tybee Depot only, Au
gusta Fast Mail. No stop between savannas
and Tybee Depot, Will await the arrival ot
Augusta train.
Music every day. . ....
Trains leave South End 15 minutes earlier
than time of leaving Tybee depot.
RE. COBB, Supt
H. H. WOODRUFF, G. F. aud P. Agent. __
Coast Line Railroad
For Cathedral Cemetery, Bonaventure
Thunderbolt. City Time. WEEK DAJ
Trains leave Savannah 8 and 10 A. .■ ;
6:15 and 8:25 p. M Leave Thunderbolt o
8:20 a. M., 12:30, 3:30, 8:30 and 8 P. M.
SUNDAYS leave Savannah 8,9, 10 •Jjjj
U., 2,3, 4, 5,6:45 and 8:25 p. u.
bolt 7:10, 8:30. 9:30 and 10:30 A.M.. 12-30.-■
3:30, 4:30, 6 aud 8 p. m. Trams for city lea '
Bonaventure five minutes after leaving 1
derbolt. , van
-10 a. b. train connects with steamer
Draper for Warsaw daily. Returning,
Warsaw 6 p, m. a q, DRAKE,
PRUNT.XG.
O The MORNING NEWS Pn n^
Ing House (Job Department)
added a large stock oMV edaw
' 1 stationery, and P rl . Bte aui :
B I.apographs Invitations, /
Cards, etc., in the /
latest styles. / _
-"’AND
Wedding \%
Invitations | ®
MM** Parties contemplating tak
mg this important step m lO* ~
ere respectfully solicited to csl ,
JL9 or address ..mice
MORNING NEWS PRINTING
Morale News Batlimr
nßall and Party Stationery. VTionf or
and other line work. efthor P r
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