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’irraactY banker-watchman, Tuesday, December 30, 1884.
fo^atli of Lltt'« Fred Talmadge.
.] c course of event* which n
I l' ist is called upon to cbron-
,‘ rr< . is nothing more sad than
ou,nful duty of announcing
. rr .,venicnt of a friend. Such
painful duty that we are call-
on 10 perform this morning.
Y'red Talmadge, the only son
l. InI e and tried friend C. G.
, died at the residence of
1,r, nts on Friday evening last,
lingering illness, during
li, .,11 that medical skill and the
tendon* ot a devoted morh-
trieii
>v vvhich has plunged the
,nd their friends in the deep
Bright, intelligent and
sroinise. little Fred was the
• he household, and a gen
,rite among his companions
with whom he came in con-
Iji-lossto tliem cannot be
j tci i, and the mere expression
nuIl sympathy can at best be
empty sound to those who
■ K( feel the bereavement,
whom the blow has fallen
t-relv. Hut these expressions
.... ie the grief after time has
; J.i ;i.e inexpressible feeling
uni which the event hascaus-
; wo wish to extend our
.voids of condolence to our
fr-.ciid and his bereaved
May the assurance that
,ov has hern called from a
of trouble to realms of eter-
i.inpiness, comfort them in
.... 'n o alllictions, and recon-
,*:ii 10 the will of Him “who
things well,”
Harlem High School.
j**®*’ Y*. T'. Sanf0rd * father of Mr.
Ed Sanford, is now in charge ot
the Harlem high school. Prof. S
is one of the best teachers in the
South, and we regret that Athens
has not his services.
Fine Presents.
Several of the merchants gave
if"" some B°°d and valu-
able Christmas presents. Julius
Cohen of the Paris stote, called up
all of the boys and presented each
aten d °H* r bill. Dr. E. S. Lyn-
GLEANINCS FRO* 6ILLSVILLE.
1* were enlisted to avert don gave Mr. Henry ’ Palmer
« Prohibition Proposition.
' | >r dealers say it the Pro-
■ >:. will consent to postpone
•ration of the law until 1SS6,
he’ cciwes cxp ; . that they
rn-not to tight measure,
■ rm carry the day. We
•;g t" accept this compro-
■a! it will doubtless be care-
.•nsidered. While bitterly
,i to the liquor traffice, we
. -ec the evil abated with a*
iV’tlifbusmet' fte «nd_the wl^ite
•iMig in our prediction.
iat prohibition will tri-
■like county by a large
Horse Than a Ghoul.
•VI :te. an old lady living
fat" sville, bad saved up
c ill is to have a railing
m! her son’s grave who
1 ,n .Southwestern Georgia
c go, and while she was
in 'Ve. she pulled out her
some purpose, ’and with
1.10 money fell out. A
:. 1 bad been employed to
n; ving Mrs. White pick-
.«• •!. ney and lit out, lie
gal and tried before Judge
am! sentenced to twelve
111 Toon Powells' chain
A Hard Year.
. !r aie predicting that
hr one ol tlie hardest
• i-.-n in the south. If we
small grain crop we
to warrant such a pre-
ur farmers ate in a bet-
11 than eier before and
It.ng out of debt. What
ountry a black eye last
is the almost total lailure
•at and oats.
A Long-Established Paper,
were yesterday presented
a bundle of the Mecklenburg
Ami eng, a German paper
ias established in 1626. It is
gc hut not very handsome
The first page is tilled
a continued story by Wilkie
)-. ami there is more news in
mil of the average American
than a page of this journal,
livciii'cments are printed on a
ate sheet.
A Gander Pulling.
ext Friday the colored peo-
he Sandy Cross neighbor*
ill have a regular gander
Any one paying the sum
ents will he allowed a chance
Sander, and the one pulling
ead will have the right to
tv! A big Christmas tree
1'e had by them at night
pulling. A large crowd
hi hand, both white and
—Crawford News.
Rabbi Levy.
evv, who has been in charge
svnagogue in Athens, will
ar accept a call at Erie. Pa.
' receiving only $Soohere,
new place will pay $1,200.
tv is an educated gentle-
"d « e regret to lose him as
splendid double case gold watch.
Correction.
Booth Bros, say they have not as
yet received any positive informa-
tion .as to the whereabouts of
Charles Ivey, the cattle thief. He
has gone to Texas with the money
that he sold their cattle for, and his
whereabouts in Texas is unknown.
The Toy Pistol.
The toy pistol still plays an im
portant part in the history of the
country. Thad. Boyd, jr., while
fooling with one of these imple
ments of death accidentally dis
charged it,- the ball taking effect
under the chin and ranging upward.
The wound is very painful, but not
considered dangerous.
A Quiet Christmas.
We never saw better order ob
served in our city on Christmas day
than this year. Very few drunken
men were seen on the street. The
police made four or five arrests,
but the offenses were so light that
they were all turned loose. In fact
the 25th, looked almost like Sun
day. Many of the stores closed
their doors and but little business
was done. Few fire-works were
sent off.
The Mountain Granite Doee the Work.
Maysvillk, Dec. 35.—A drunk
en row occurred late this evening
between Jasper Sanders and Meeks
Block. The result was Jasper San
ders got hit on the back of the head
with a rock, which is likely to pro
duce death. The doctors were
summoned from our town to the
wounded man. Respectfully,
W. A. Worsham.
Later.—Sanders died trom the
blow.
Poblic School Record.
The sum of $3,639.76 has been
paid out to the teachers of public
schools for the year 1SS4. Of this
amount the coiored children have
children ($1,364.71. The above
showing gives the children nearly
two thirds of the whole amount ex
pended by Clarke county for the
public schools.
Tbouandi Say So.
Mr. T. W. Atkins, Girard, Kan:
writes. “1 never hesitate to recommend
your Electric Bitters to my customers,
they give entire satisfaction’and arc mpl
id sellers.” Electric Bitters are the pur
est and best medicine known and will
positively cure Kidney and Liver com
plaints. Purity the blood and regulate
the bowels. No family can afford to he
without them. They will save hundreds
of dollars in doctor s bills every year.
Sold at fifty rents abottletiy R.T. Brum
by and & Co.
Head’s Loss.
The store of J. J. Head was brok
en open Wednesday night. The
thieves got hold of a' piece of rail
road iron that wa- in the yard and
prized open one of the windows.
They carried off" a large quantity of
flour, four decanters full of whisky
and other articles. Both of the
cash drawers were broken open and
rifled of their contents. The police
are after the thieves, and will pro
bably get them.
Prohibition.
A reporterofthe Banner-Watch-
man in perambulating aTound on
Christmas day met several employ
ees of the factory and foundry and
sounded them on the prohibition
question, and found, without a sin
gle exception, that they heartily
approved the move, and were do
ing all in their power to promote
that great end. Several of them in
formed us that with only a few ex
ceptions the entire vote of these
two great industries will be cast on
the side of prohibition. We trust
that this is the case.
Confessed His Crime.
John Wellborn, the negro who
stole John Redmond’s horse in Oco
nee county and was captured in
A ugusta, has made a full confession.
Ee says that he stole the horse and
rode him to his uncle’s in Columbia
county, and from there to Augusta,
without giving him a thing to eat.
The horse did not have a mouthful
to eat from ‘Thursday night until
the next Mon day at dinner.
“Pi vmanent.”
There are medi cines which give only
temporary relief a. ad then leave the suff
erer worse off than before, especially in
eases of dyspepsia. Remember that this
is not the way with I frown's Iron Bitters.
See what Mr. J. M. Gaines, of Gaines,
S. C., says about th is prince of tonies
“My wife has been g. -eatly benefited by
it; she had been trou bled with dyspep
sia for years, and now I believe she is
permanently cured.” 1 t also cures liver
and kidney complaints.
Oconee Jail B irds.
George Elder was sentenced to
four months in the c> bain gang for
stealing several small articles from
J- H. Lowe, Sr. The jai 1 in Ocoi.’ee
is now full of felon s. Keubeti
Wade for assault wit h intent to
murder, Ben and George • Bush, for
burglary; Mary Jackson, for arson,
and John Wellborn, horsi t stealing;
Earl Overby, the sheriff, will make
a fortune if this thing 1 tontinues
much longer.
Stealing Extraordinary.
John Wesley Cooley, who was
convicted and sent to th«: chain-
gang some time since, give s an in
teresting account of his various
thefts. John Wesley says he has
stolen the same chicken sev en times
in one night, and then sold it to the
original owner next mornin g. John
did a large business in stealing
chickens, and would have made a
fortune if the police had not stop
ped him.
tiMiic penalty of bigamy is two
in law, but the penalty for not
- In your cold however trifling
’il be lingering consumption.
■ Hull'- Cough Syrup as soon as
1: trouble or pain.
Election Days.
Iu-ticc of the Peace and
1 es lor the 216th district G.
t Saturday and third day of
v. 1SS5. For county officers
eiinesitay and seventh day of
y 1 '^5. It is the duty of ev-
/CI ' “t the county to go to
•band vote.
■cy Kate R«asi. & for Thankiglvlng
ar - more so than the fortun-
in r- in the 17-Hh brand Monthly
11 " 1 The Louisiana State Lottery
,* Orleans, on Tuesday (alwavs
November 11th. Ticket No.
• the First Capital Prize of
sold in fifths at $1 each
*.* I‘ il 'li " as held by Frank Crock-
-lin er of No. 12 Engine, in the
’i 1'arimetn of San Francisco, ai)d
' , r >'U|.’b the JJank o( Callfqr*
Her Hull was held by John M.
i-'ant Cashier of the Mer-
uii Bank of Hariodsburg, Ky.
Mr.Thos. M ill beam, liquor
• -02i 1 Washington street, Bos-
'•■ and the balance elsewhere.
‘ ''/ew Second Cnpltal »25,000,
is of which were held by Louis
• Donaldsonville, La.—another
busier Frank K. Duffv, an eight
of Mr. Tlios. Duffy, No. 47
• gtrrn St., Hartford, Conn.—an-
, Ur. Ijoliert flitch, at No. 2541
s’/’n ” > »Jo. sojm,
• lliiril Capital prize of llO.OOC
• in filths, one fo p. u Orr, of
.I! . Texas—anothtr to
• ■>• ilii'ml, of Milwaukee, Wit.,
’ “alanee elsewhere. Nos. 75,-
..'■'blo drew each one of the
, dual prizes of »0,000, scattered
uonal parts in St. Louis, Mo.;
■; Indianapolis, lnd.;
8ucu«»', Aruoa salve.
'*« Salv
r In the world for Cats,
i, • • ' ;l,re » Piles, or no pay re-
*“ guaranteed to give perfect
1 -n, or money refunded. Price
t j. For sale by B. T,
"oman
u , ,0 3 years old was
, , t- , f,om hunger in her
(i » bt. Louis.
A rtyucuur, T<iuson>.
At®®sfVfiBW
''aahv • ,1 thewme-
■I BriL M > T lut resort sent for a
'•keSJK * Bestorer, and it
r H e continued the use
d> been ftally re-
80 a* X oould dls-
,,0 "«»AT.M.D.BSne»viU.,G.
A Surgical Operation,
Several months ago Mr. Clarke,
a student at the University from
Aniston, Ala., got his arm hurt in
a gate. A little boil came on the
wound, from which gangreen or
blood poisoning ensued. He suf
fered a great deal, and a few days
since Dr. Benedict carried him to
Augusta, where Dr. Ford assisted
him in removing a portion of the
bone about thiee inches long. The
operation was very painful, but
Mi. Clark is now doing well, and
will oe about in a few days.
Jackson County.
The election for county officers
in Jackson county is getting very
exciting. McElhannon, the sheriff,
has no opposition, as Mr. Sam
Potts has retired from the race.
The principal point of interest is
between ivir. Williamson, the pres
ent clerk of couit and Mr. Bennett.
This race will be very close. Both
parties are working hard and mon
ey is being bet by the friends of
both.
An Old Citizen Qgne.
Mr. Patrtck Burry, one of the old
est citizens of Athens, died yester
day evening about six o'clock. Mr.
Barry has many friends not only in
Athen s but the state who will do
doubt sorrow over the death of one
of the best and truest men in the
state. Mr. Barry had reached the
time Allotted man to live, and had
for a long time been very feeble,
and his death at any time was not
unexpected by his relatives and
friends.
Stoning ths Fantasties.
Several young boys, to ;keep up
the old time custom, gathered up a
few calico gowns and mulys, and
Concluded to give the pitipens a fit,
tie relief from the tin horn by riding
fantastic*. Everything went wel
with the boys until they got up into
Cobbham, when a lot of negroes
attacked the boys, beating their
mules, throwing rocks and other
wise molesting the fantastic riders.
Some of the ladies had to come out
and put a stop to it, or the boys
would have been seriously injured.
A Pf***M»' Surpril*.
As the train on the North-Eas
tern railroad came to a _ stand-still
at Harmony Grove, a nice waiter
filled with good things was handed
in for Mr. R. E. Garrison, the pop
ular conductor and express agent
on the North-Eastern. The waiter
was sent by one ol the fair ones of
Harmony Grove, and from the pres-
ent outlook there will be something
else to happen up in that beautifql
little burg. Conductor Garrison
denied the charge, hut from the
way he apoke about the waiter and
the beautiful donor, we shall look
for our next notice to read of a
marriage in Harmony Grove.
Tbs Midstsns.
Mr. Lamkin, of Columbia county,
is a great believer in the virtues, of
the madstone. He says there is a
widow lady, living near hipi, Who
makes a good support fey applying
one in her possession to parties bit
ten hy rahid animals and venomous
reptiles. She charges 9y> for its
use and it never fails to • effect a
cure. A B.-W. reporter asked Mr.
L. If there was much demand m his
section for conjur bags, rabbit feet
and horse-shoes. He stated that
the natives pinned their faith sole-
ly to the madstone, end he himself
had offered the fortunate possessor
$300 for her’s and it was declined.
Another Booth.
The newspapers have again
found J. Wilkes Booth, the assassin
of Abraham Lincoln. This time it
is a preacher, the Rev. J. Y. Arm
strong, iormerly of St. Matthews’
Episcopal church of Wheeling,
West V irginia, and now of St.
Philip’s Episcopal church of At
lanta, and from the amount of fuss
made about it, we would not be
surprised at any moment to see the
Rev. Armstrong arrested for the J.
Wilkes Booth who is now
Where the mermaids gay.
As they fly through the spray,
Will purple bia pale cheeks with kisses.”
It is wise to provide against emergen
cies that are liable to arise sn every fami
ly. A cold may be a dangerous tiling, or
net, depending upon the means at hand
to combat it I11 sadden attacks of cold,
croup, asthma, etc., Ayer’s Cherry Pec
toral will prove the quicest and most
effective cure, and your bestfriend.
Du II Christmas.
Christmas in Athens was rather
dull, only with the bar-keepers. The
stores were all closed, and the mer
chants were at home with their
families, enjoying themselves
watching the little children playing
with their numerous toys. Three
four churches had splendid
Christmas trees, loaded with nice
toys for the Sunday school schol
ars. Taken altogether, Christmas
was rather dull. We heard several
say that the Christmas of the pres-
ent and the old time Christmas,
when the negroes would wait for
the rising of their master and catch
his Christmas gift, were entirely
different. In the days of slavery
there was some fun to be seen on
Christmas day. Everybody seemed
to be happy, and when the day was
done the banjo and fiddle were
brought out and the negro quarters
were kept lively until early next
morning. These were good old
times and the negroes now often
speak of the good old times of
Christmas on the plantation.
Swearing Off.
The season for swearing off is
drawing near. Nearly all the boys
have already commenced to swear
off, and some who concluded to
take a running start for the first of
January fell through the next morn
ing. One ot our druggists and his
room mate met soon after supper
Christmas night and argued prohi
bition for about an hour, and both
agreed to abstain from taking any
thing strong during the year 1885.
The meeting between the two was
very affecting. When the druggist
returned from seeing Bishop in the
“Widow Bedott” he found his
roommate had put his boots to bed
and crawled under the bed to spend
the night. The druggist ruminated
thusly: “Is this prohibition, or is it
swearing off? If this is prohibi
tion, I am mistaken in the object
If it is swearing off, then I have not
swored yet awhile.” Another one
of the rounders went before the
Justice of the Peace and made a
solemn affidavit that he would not
take a drink before breakfast, and
if he could not get one at that time
any Other time of the day would suit
just as well, This swearing off on
Christmas or New Year’s day is a
complete fraud. Prohibition is the
only remedy.
A Queer Verdict.
A short while ago Judge Sim
mons was holding court in Lexing
ton, in Qglethorpe county. One
night, while looking over the well-
preserved records, he chanced to
see the first judment ever rendered
in the county, It was so cuiious
that he copied it, and here it is:
“June term, 1794. At a Superior
Court held at Charles Lane’s, in and
for the county ofOlethorpe, on the
10th of June, 1794. Present His
Honor Judge Stith, the following
confession of judgment wag had;
Lipharu & Moore vs. Joseph Wil
son. I do confess judgment for the
sum o.f eight pounds and ten pence
half penny wjth cost, with five
months* stay of execution, to be
discharged of the payment good
proof peach brandy, delivered at
the town of Washington, if paid by
that time at 4s ana 8d per gallon.
Joseph Wilson. Test; John Ma
thews.’' Tho foreman of the jury
on the case was John Lumpkin,
father of Chief Justice Lumpkin.
Judge Stith, who presided at the
time, was the same man who after
wards became notorious by his con
nection with the Yaeco frauds. At
the same term of court sentence sf
death was passed upon a white
man for stealing a negro:
A CARD. ~
T»«u who ore luffezin*fr»mth« monoid
lodiwntlou ot youth, (butobi vwknen, ooriy
4e**y, low of manhood, *«., I will lend a retire
that win can you, FREE OP CHARGE. ThU
cnatnatady waadlMOTond by a nlaHourr m
Booth Amariea. Sand a self addn^aa an.IL,.
»r» OUT. marSddwty
TEXAS TACTICS.
MR. STEPHEN 60ULD TELLS ABOUT THE
NATIVES OF SAN ANT01NA.
A Blood-Stained Olty-Tha Hit forfeit Alamo—
Character of tha Inhabitant*—Mrrlnaia and
. Their Cnitomi—Raiding Newly Mamed
Coaplei—Stock Rolling and Wool Growing.
Mr, Stephen Gould, Hon. Com
missioner for Texas, Secretary S.
A. Merchants’ Exchange, Secretary'
S. A. Board of Trade, and repre
senting S. A. Daily Express, S. A.
D.-ily Times and Texas Stockman,
is now on a visit to his lady’s family
in Athens. Mr. Gould, despite the
fact that he is so overladen with
offices and honors, gave us a friend
ly greeting when we sought him
out. Of course he is an intelligent,
well posted gentleman, and know
ing how it is himself, submitted to
the infliction of being interviewed
with a patience that would not have
done discredit tojob. The only time
he showed fight and threw his
hand on the hip-pocket was when
ye scribe addressed him as “Colo
nel.” We apologized, and had an
easy passage over the breakers of
our interview. ‘
Mr. Gould says that San Antonia
is a growing city of about 35,000 in
habitant, is something over 100 miles
frem the Mexican frontier, and the
nearest town is Austin, 85
miles distant. The country around
it is sparsely settled by ranchmen
and cow boys. Wool and cattle
are the principal articles of com
merce, although enough grain and
vegetables are raised to support the
people. San Antonio is settled by
various nations, all speaking their
own language, and hence it is very
trying on a “tender-foot” until he
masters German, Spanish, French
.xnd even Russian. The city is
bi’iilt on the headwaters of a bold
stn’am, its source being a large
sprit *g in the incorporate limits.
Mr. t/*°uld says a man’s life and
property are as sa fe in San Anto
nia as in Athens, Ga. They have
good poli. regulations, most of the
inhabitant: ’• are thrifty and industri
ous, and ev en the .Mexicans are :
quiet, peact 'able race, that rarely
give trouble. The Americans and
Germans alway combine and thus
control politics, giving the natives a
few crumbs in th - way of offices,
with which they at ’e entireij’ satis
fied. All the Mexicans vote, and
are strong democrats. They ta.*^
great pride in Texas r etaining the
campaign banner, and if there is
any danger of the vote .falling be
low the requisite majoritv will go
across the line and import enough
of their people to swell t he vote.
Mr. Gould says as lahot ers the
Mexicans are an improvem ent on
our negroes. They will work
cheap, and don’t require . much
watching. He says they are the
most moral and circumspect rac e in
the world, but when their femi des
do fall they descend very low. O n
til a young girl is married, she ii
closely watched by all of her fami -
ly, and must always receive het
sweetheart in the presence of the
household. If she walks out, the
whole breed is at her heels, with
one eye on the fair damsel and the
other on every man who passes.
Thejonly way to evade the vigi
lance of such guardians of her vir
tue is to escape from back windows
at night, which is occasionally
done. The Mexicans are a hot-
blooded race, and it is nothing unu
sual for the young men to have
deadly encounters over the same
beauty. Love is one of the few incen
tives to bloodshed with these quiet
people. They are a brave race,
however, and when you arouse
them they neither ask nor give
quarter. A number of Americans
are intermarrying into leading
Mexican families, for many of the
girls are exceedingly beautiful, but
the offspring is no credit to the
country. They are looked down
upon, and generally turn out badly.
But there is one serious drawback
to such unions. When an
American weds a fair sonorita, he
must prepare to adopt her whole
family. All of her uncles and cous
ins and aunts at once pay him a
visit, will remain until his larder is
exhausted, and upon their departure
each one is expected to carry home
something as a reminder of their
new relative. As soon as the fortu
nate bridegroom makes another
“rise” down comes the family on
him again, for it is the duty "of a
Mexican girl to keep her friends
posted on such matters. Mr. Gould
cites the case of a young merchant
of San Antonia who became enam
ored of a lair senorita and lead her
to the altar. The bride proved to
descend from a very prolific family,
and to the American’s consterna
tion upwards of three hundred kin-
in-law attended the nuptials. The
whole breed took up a residence at
his house, made themselves at
home, and began the process of
removing his stock of goods. The
merchant was worth about $40,000,
but when at last they took their
departure he found himself a bank
rupt and is now a day laborer. The
Mexicans are so polite, and their
expressions of love and regard are
so hearty and sincere, that it is a
hard matter to drive them off, even
were such a thing possible. The
girls, however, are true and loving
.wives, and will make any sacrifice
for their husbands. Mr. Gould says
that (en years ago it was the custom
in San Antonia tor the Mexican
males and females to bathe together
in a state of nudity, but it has been
broken up. They do not consider
there is anything wrong or immo
ral in such a practice. In Old
Mexico this indiscriminate bathing
is still indulged in, and Mr G. says
it is advisable, in walking out with
ladies, to avoid all streams and
wash-holes. They indulge, how-
ever, in a modest and decorous
manner, and their every movement
is so graceful that those who ex
pect any immoral display will be
seriously disappointed. In speak
ing of the Alamo, our informant
says it is , an old church,
still standing in the heart
of San Antonia, and al
though remodeled since its pur
chase by the state, presents many
marks of the deadly conflict. The
walls are filled with bullet-boles and
the floors of the edifice blood-stain
ed, where the martyrs to Texas in
dependence fell beneath the. cold-
steel of a host of blood-thirsty
Mexicans lead by Santa Anna in
person. Mr. Gonld says it is a
mystery to him why this band of
heroes took a stand in the Alamo,
for it was the worst position for
successful defense that they could
have selected. Had they taken a
position on the heights there would
have been a better chance for re
sistance; but it was a doomed band
of only 184 men, consisting of Indian
fighters and a raw company of
troops raised among the settlers.
They were opposed by a victorious
army of Mexicans, many thousand
strong, and from the w&U* of the
Alamo twice resisted an onslaught,
driving the enemy back with a
fearful loss of life- It wan only
when Santa Anna headed a 'charge
of 5,000 troops in person, an d made
his officers shoot down like dogs
every soldier'that dared turn his
back t6 the heroic little band, head!
ed by Bowie and Jthe immortal
Crockett, that thb walls were scaled
and. the hand-to-hand fight: ensued,
when numbers trihinpbjed over
valor and the garrison was massa
cred to a man. But this is only a
skirmish to the fights for the pos
session of San Antonia. There
have been a number of pitched bat
tles fought on its streets, that
literally run streams of blood. This
is one of the oldest cities in Amer
ica, being an old trading post, and
is rich in historic incidents. It
has now a grand future ahead, and
will some day rank among the
leading trade centres of the Great
West
RAILROAD COMMISSION.
Extract/Mm An Atlanta Letter in the Waycrou
■* Reporter.
Your articles on the Railroad
commission are well-timed, and to
the point most emphatically. There
should be no compromise, however,
with the undemocratic monstrosity.
It is wrong to concede any possible
or eventual good in it even in the
mildest and most harmless form.
Any man who wonld desire to be
stockholder in a railroad under
the present handicaping state incu- “anaged to get his hand to his
" ■ * ‘ *' mouth and push the dirt away. The
rope around his body was cutting
him fearfully. The men above
thoughtlessly tugged away at the
rope and were about to pull Dim in
twain. He succeeded in getting his
knife out ot his pocket and severed
the rope that bound him.
The men worked for dear life in
CONVERTED IN A WELL.
The Marietta Journal says: Just
oyer .the county line in Paulding
county lives Mr. Manning Phillips.
He has a well forty-five leet deen,
walled op with rock forty feet. He
could get no one to go down in it
to finish the work desired until last
Monday, when Mr. James Ross, a
fearless, able-bodied fellow, said be
wasn’t afraid to go down in the old
well. A rope was fastened to his
body and he was lowered nearly to
the bottom, when those standing
around the well on top of terra
finn« heard a rumbling noise and
were horrified to see the rock, well
and dirt tumbling in upon the liv
ing man in the depths below. There
came a faint cry for help. His
amiable voice invoked the presence
and pTayer of the preacher. The
holy man of God replied, “I’ll do
what I can for you, Jimmie.” And
thus completely walled in with rock
above him, below and around him,
he was unable to move body, but
tne ti
1 Mr.
rescue Mr. Ross from his suffocat
ing tomb. For seven hours and a
half he was thus imprisoned. When
he was reached he was almost un
conscious, but the fresh air soon re
vived him. He thanked God and
his reacuers for deliverance and said
he went down in that well a wicked
man, but henceforth he would lead
a different life.
bus must be a madman. If our
railroad managers are to be reduc
ed to dancing attendance forever
upon the triumvirate in Atlanta,
consuming valuable time—hamper
ed—in constant suspense as to the
next move of their appointed mas
ters, and perpetually changing their
books, their usefulnees and ability
will be destroyed. We shall not removing the rock and dirt and to
need a’man ot force like Mr. Raoul,
to direct a great system—a manikin
to do the bidding of a commission
will do just as well. The argument
as to the railroads built in the last
four years is absurd. These roads
were all planned out before the
commission was established; and
besides few solid men believed
such an anti-republican, tyrannical
law would be allowed to fasten
ed upon the incorporated capital
of the land. Just see what the next
four years will develop, if this infa
my be perpetuated! A man who
invests a dolidr in railroed with a
view to cash dividends will be a fit
subject for the lunatic asylum
with the present system
continued; a system founded with
the special object of robbing in
view; entirely in the interest of
those who own no stock, directed
by three men whose most import
ant qualification, and the indispen
sable condition in their official posi
tion is, that they leave no property
it* railroad. Verily the people need
education ia the principles of right
and justice.
CANNIBALISTIC RATS.
tVctoiM RodenU S/r.'P Li * Ftah Fromtlte Body •J
„ Curptc.
Philadelphia, Dec. 18.—The
mutilated remains c'f an unknown
man were found in aJ 1 old shanty
on the water front to-d&v- It was
that of a man apparently ii 1 ’ 0 ®* fiftv
years of aee, and had evidently bean
lying in the shanty • for some time,
as the flesh on several parts of the
b jdy was eaten away by the rats.
The arms were folded across the
body, and the flesh from the tips of
t he fingers up above the elbows was
e. aten clean to the bone. The legs,
fri am the tops C>f the rough leather
sht aes up to the .knaes were also de-
voit I of flesh. The head, which was
at 01 ae time covered with a thin
growth of gray hair, was fleshless
and tl’e features were totally unrec
ognizable. A search' through the
pockets of the clothing brought to
light no thing which would throw
any light on the question as to who
the man was. The body had on
what was once a white s.birt and
collar, dark: brown pants ana’ black
coat and vest very much fadecL
The young man who discov ered
it says that on several occasions
when he went to the place he fou.nd
that several articles were missing-
He had a suspicion then that the
place was used by tramps aB a sleep
ing quarters, but paid no attention
to the matter as the stolen articles
were of little value. When found
the man was lying on his right side,
and just where his face was the
blood-stains could be plainly seen.
The coroner will make an investiga
tion.
TRY IT YOURSELF.
The proof of the pudding is not in
i -.hewing the string, but in having an
c 'pportunitv to try the article yourself,
L OXG& LYNDON the Druggista, has a
fr ee trial bottle of Dr. Bosanko’s Cough
ar. id Lung Syrup for each and every one
wl 10 is afflicted with Coughs, Colds,
As thma, Consumption or any Lung
Afl ’ection.
SE NSATION IN TEFFERSON.
CATFISH LEATHER.
“When I wa* shooting on the St
Francis river, in Arkansas, some
years ago. I discovered that catfish
skin makes good leather,” said Ja
cob Trugenwalt, a fishing-tackle
maker of Philadelphia, “and I have
manufactured it ever since. I heard
a story when I was there about a big
catfish whioti had broken all the
nets in the neighborhood, and I
laid for him with my gun beside a
pool which he frequented. I staid
there all day and wus leaving at
moonrise when I threw the rem
nants of some canned salmon on
which I had lunched into the river.
Suddenly I saw a huge black shin
ing object roll out o( the water. My
heart leaped to my mouth. I pull
ed myself together and gun in readi
ness. There was another splash,
then bang went my gun, and float
ing belly up ip the pool I saw the
big catfish. He was dead the bul
let having sons through his head.
He weighed 169 pounds. Well, sir,
I had him skinned in no time, in
tending to stuff the skin, but the
fellow I gave the job to.made a
botch of it, and bronght me the
skin beautifully tanned instead. A
happy thought struck me that I
might profit by the accident, and I
started, and have since successfully
carried out a catfish tannery. We
make use of it for everything, from
shoe laces to slippers, cabas, pocket
books, and fancy pocket case covers.
The leather is light gray in color,
very soft and Mr. Trugenwalt says,
“tougher than the hide of a badg-
A Wo Kills a Man at Her Window—Circum
stance* of the Tragedy.
M essrs. Tutt & Lockhart have
been employed to defend Miss El
viral vey, for the killing of Jack
McA uley, in Jefferson county. It
is cla imed that McAuley came to
her w indow on the night of Decem
ber 11 !th,and asked her to run away
with h iim, offering her $1,600 to go
and tl ireatening to kill her if she
refuse d. She pretended to assent
to his proposition and handed him
a box and pair of shoes out of the
windo w, and then seizing a gun fir
ed eigl a teen -buckshot into his head
He wa b found with $1,590 on his
pernon and with a letter purporting
t o have been written by Miss Ivey,
vhich she denies. There is a suit
p -ending between this woman and a
n ian named. Jones for seduction,
ai ad it >8 charged that this attempt-
ec l abduction by McAuley was an
efi ’ort to get her ont of the way and
ge; t rid at the case. She will eur-
rei ider and a preliminary trial will
be had .next Thursday, "January 1,
188 5. at Pope’s Hill, in Jefferson
qou. nty. The affair has created
quit easensation in the county, and
alai get srowd will be attracted by
the t rial ,—Austa Chronicle-
A COUNCILMAN IMPEACHED.
Councilman B' F. Longley, of At»
Lnta, is now on trial bofore the
body of which he is a member. A
committee was appointed in his
case, and the following specific
charges formulated:
He is charged with furnishing
No. 1 eogfoe house with 2240 feet
of lumber, lb* which his firm, Long-
ley, Robison it Co., received $44.50,
und that a fair n>arket price for that
lumber was $2t>. 89- He is also
charged with permitting his firm to
fnrnish the board of firemasters with
a lot of brick and sanu- for which
they received $14:50 more than the
bill for the same- He is charged
with permitting his firm to forK'sh
the board of firemasters with ninety
days' labor at a price of $270, when
the firm had paid but one dollar a
day for the same labor. He is charg
ed with permitting his firm to con
tract with the city for putting up
one hundred feet of railing, and do
ing other work in the city engineers
offices. He is charged with con
tracting with the city for fifteen
lamp posts at a cost of $2.50 each,
when the market value of the same
was only $1.25. He is also charged
with receiving a reward from Ogle-
tree, Robinson & Boyd for award
ing them a city contract.
THE
CAMEL’S LOVE FOR
FILTHY WEED.
J L SOCIAL STEW.
Dongola Letter in London Telegraph.
Knowing what I do about cam
els, I fear the brutes will do as much
for us as the Nile whaleboats in the
way of maiming and invaliding our
man. Perhaps I am prejudiced
against the camels, for being a non-
smoker myself, I have just dicovered
that my camel is an inveterate lov
er of the weed. Let any one smoke
pipe, cigar or cigarette
the compound called
stables, and the camel will
follow the smoke around,; place his
nose close to the burning tobacco,
inhale the fumes with a prolonged
snifl, swallowing the smoke, then
throwing his head up, with mouth
and eyes upturned, showing the
bloodshot whites, will grunt a sigh
of ecstaey that would make the for
tune of n low comedian in a love
scene.' This is th* plain, un arnisb
ed fact, easy of corroboration. What
have tha anti-tobacco league to say
about it?
The “Ik e»»s
C hR STMAS at montsweag.
Oh, that dull, lsuely, little farmhouse 1
Those endless green meadows, or suowy
fields, stretching far to the fir trees on
the hillside! Oh, that dreary, monoto-
nous life; rising at dawn, going to bud
at dusk* that treadmill of farm work,
that narrow, bookless existence I No
hoose in sigh , no neighbors, only quiet
of loneliness. Once In awhile a visit
from farmers whose -lives were alike
colorless. The mea who cracked feeble
jokes, and talked crops and politics; the
women who talked work, or new pat
terns in patchwork quilts. The girls
who talked of singing school and beaux;
the bo <0 who—well they never talked
at all, but maintained a bashful silence.
All this and more, pretty Millie Baker
bad thought and said, looking wistfully
out of the kitchen window of that lonely
farmhouse two long years ago.
Her fair, round face, its big brown
eyes,red, defiant month, and the curly,
brown hair, made a pretty picture in
the vineclad framework of the old win
dow. She had a secret, this bewitching
little maiden, that day, and with the se
cret there was a grief and wretchedness
that then and afterwards made the piq
uant face wofully sober. She struggled
between love and genius, duty and am
bition ; and then and there she resolved
to take the step. In the after time she
often wondered at her calmness that
day. Whtn the old home was closed to
her, the loving, fond parents, strangers,
shesadlv weighed this loss with the
fame anl honors she won so easily.
They were dear and precious. But oh,
to go back! to be forgiven, to see them
once more before the gates of the Eter
nal shut them from her young lite.
The city *n the 24th of December is
alive with busy purchasers. Every
smiling 1 (parental visage hides
an embryo Santa Claus. Every moth-
erly soul, hurrying along with her big
bundles, is a Christmas angel to the lit
tle ones at home. Of all the sweet cus.
toms handed down through generations
there is none better and brighter than
this holiday gift making and giving.
The great heart of the people is stirred,
and from palace to hovel sweeps a wave
of the great Christinas tide.
In the country there is no crowding
or turmoil, yet the village streets wear
a holiday air. Turkeys hang before the
butcher shop in close proximity with
the venerable, alas! now featheriess
geese, they so often met in friendly con
verse on the public road, where they
discussed the respective merits of the
potato bug and cabbage worm lucidly
and eloquently. The window in the
toy shop is full of marvels, and the vil
lage boys are envied hy the out backers,
who hear concise aocounts from their
fathers, as the latter alight I rom the
farm wagons, stiff with the cold, their
pockets bulging with the oraokllug bun
dles. These accounts invariably end
with “See what Santa Claus brings you
to-night and go to bed right early.” So
sublime is the faith of childhood that a
semi-somnolent vision of the maternal
nightoap, or the paternal spectacles
peering in at the door, arouses no suspi
cion regarding the reality of Santa
Claus.
80 happy in city or country is Christ
mas with a household of merry little
souls, be they children or granchildren.
The gleelul chorus at early dawn, the
tootingof horns (some relative always
give musical instruments, peace to their
ashes!) the beating of drums, and the
wild yells as eacli new toy is unearthed
from the stocking always papa’B biggest,
forms a Christmas pandemonium that
child-lover would forego. Perhaps in
some house there is a solitary child;
how eager the parents try to make its
Christmas happy. To continue thejlear
delusion of Santa Clans, the maternal
and paternal stockings are filled, and
papa and mamma indulge in wild rap
tures with the delighted small child. To
such a home this Christmas Eve there
was only a bitter memory of the old hap
py days.
Montsweag is a small farming village
on the banks of the Marsh river, called
by the country folk the “Mesh” river.
Both were so very small and so entire
ly unknown, that the population assur
ed strangers “that they lived just outer
Bedford,” which was *a large town.
Thechillingdisappointment that came
over spirits of the young Montsweag
students venturing into the aliuriDg
paths of geography, on learing their na
tive town (so large and fine to thair ap
preciative minds) was entirely ignored
by Mitchell and other hiased geogra
phers, was too heartrending to depict.
Yet Montsweag had Its advantages;
there was do pauper within its borders,
and each man’s Bnug farm was clear
from mortgage. Its inhabitants were
of the highest order, morally, religious
ly and physically. They were brawny
farmers, stout comfortable matrons, and
fine lads and lassies. There were some
sons who went “away ont west,”
who were talked of with bated breath;
some who were on the sea—and in gales
all pious neighbors prayed for the father
and mother, and the son at sea. Some
sons lived in cities. Of the daughters
there were many birdlings who had
left the nest forever, and taken up a new
life and home ties elsewhere. There
was “So-and-so’s gal who married Mis
ter So-and-so, and right comfortable off
he be too: she with two sets of chiny
carpets all over the house, and a marble
t«M> set In the spare room.”
lb that virtuous throng who had done
so w'ell, and married so comfortably,
poor M’.'Uy Baker had no place. She
was a parjali and an outcast. Her strick
en parents prayed for her, and when the
old white-haired father in the Methodist
prayer meeting rose, and with uplifted,
trembling hands prayed for the erring
and absent, many eyes besides the old
mothers were filled with sympathetic
tears.
The Baker home was a low, brown
cottage with a sloping roof, out of the
centre of which a big chimney vomited
forth smoke the year round. The brass
knoqker on the door cheerily reflected
the gun, that made at sun set the tiny-
paned windows sheets of glistening
gold. A roomy barn close by, ami mui'
titudinoas out-houses, tool houses, hen
houses, ete., made a cheerful picture of
a New England farm.
This Christmas Eve, old Farmer Ba
ker, in big coat and boots, and the inev
itable red scarf twisted thrice around his
neck, had tended to his chores, and now,
stamping the snow from nis feet, enter
ed the kitchen, where the old wife sat
by the fire knitting, A plump tabby
nestled at her feet, and sitting on his
haunches, gravely surveying the lire,
was an old hound, who had been Milly’s
dog. Had there been aught of selfish
ness in bis nature, his dogship wonld
have rejoiced in the family loss that
was his gain. Did not bis old mistress
with a tinge of conscience, for by nature
and habit she was economical, give him
choice tidbits and did not his master al
low him every liberty, and often stroke
his head with a “poor fellow, I declar,”
in a choking voice that certaiuly hiaan
tiquanted antics did nqt call for.
They sat and talked', those lonely old
folks, wgy Into tl;e night. The neigh
bors, far across the snowy fieldB, won
dered the twinkling light burped so
' ite, and said with’ kindly iqtqrest that
they were no doiffit talking of her.*”
in this citj
among the
grown ont
Con^ressm:
merville. 1
than his bri
Unas ike Hapless Lynch for Drawing
the Color Line. \
Waghi hgton, Dec. 27.—A news
paper call ed the Bee, published by
and in tha J interest of colored people
, says that a social war
fashionable negioes has
of the wedding of Ea
rn Lynch to Ella Sum-
jynch is much darker
do. and a sister of the
latter, who i , s employed in the Gov
ernment pn A ting office, will not
young wife, “because
1 nigge." The feeling
b«r into the Snmsaer-
aud was the cause of
vitations to thewed-
led—one set for tho
numerous and more
';t, and the other for
more aristocratic
attending the brief
ifternoon ceremony
the ewell reception
e evening,
ka Lynch
recognize the
ehe married 1
extended fart
ville family, .
two sets of in
ding being im .
blacker, more
plebian elemen
the other and
few, the former ,
and feastless ■ :
the latter
and dinner of th
The Bee attac
for thqs drawing
the unfortunateT>
that he was in no
the color line,lrat
ndegroom protests
U w«y responsible.
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LOOKING FOR A HURRICANE.
New Otleatu Tima-Dcuucrat.
A lady, who gave her name as
Mrs. Britain, of Charleston, S. C.,
applied to the police of Indianap
olis Saturday night for assistance in
discovering her daughter, who she
understood was playing in one ot
the variety theatres under an as
sumed name. An officer accompa'
nied ber to the theatre, the mothei
recognized her daughter in one of
the performers, end sn affectionate
meeting followed. Jt is pot posi
tively known that the lady was Mrs.
Britain, as she gave another name
to a reporter, but some time ago it.
was stated that Miss Eva Britain,
known throughout the South as the
proprietor of the Charleston Hurri
cane, had taken to the variety stage
in Indiana, and the two are prob
ably identical. The parties are said
to be well connected in South Car
olina, being relatives of the present
Governor. The girl admits she is
thoroughly stage struck.
”- r * *£• ¥ e ? h *y. cab . ur g.
ms afflicted with li
late, and eaid with
“th
So they were,
•‘Yqo remember, John, how she’d
hang ber little stocking in the chimney
tharf 6ee the nails thar yet. You kuow
she’d never take your big sock, for fear
Santa Claus 'ud think her greedy.”
‘So ’tis*’ be said thoughtfully.
‘We’d hang oars up, too, and she’d
be the first to tell us Santa Claus hadn’t
forgot us. It minds me bow she’d climb
outer her crib into our bed, and wake
ns up with her kisses. She’d yaller curls
then; beats all they turned to brown. I
remember the day we tied tbe dog close
to her etocking;he was a little pup then
How ehe fairly oried with joy at hr ving
and he’s here
a real live pla;
now, while she-
The old man sighed, hq fingered tbe
armof httohiis and opugned huskily
“She never meant to—
‘JWhy did she Ue, then?” he said
sternly.
.“She knew dear, what you thought ol
such things. She only told us she was
going to work In tbe city, and she’d
board with ber aunt. That was no He.”
‘Why must she work? Who had Ibnt
b«r?”
* *Twaa dull like forljer,"
‘wnjraln’tlMorthe rest? No other
girl goes sway 'n bring sorter ’n disgrace
cm their honest parent*.’
Not that John,”
asks forgiveness. r See. father, look at
the big overcoat for you, with bro.wn fur
on it,assort as the cat’s there; and
strange, indeed, for I've never seen
none like it; and' cap too; to match.'
Look, here’s mine— a black silk and
beantiful shawl and bonnet and kid
gloves. Do look, dearie; I’ve never had
’em afore, and ain’t they fine? Why,
I’d never git em on in this world. Now,
do let me. There, if you don’t 1 look
nice; sets like a duck’s bill. Thar ain’t
another man of, forty as is half so good
looking as you at sixty-five years to a
day. I’d never dare wear mine. They
are too dressy for an old body like me.’
‘Indeed, they ain't; you hold your
own, marm, with tho best of ’em,’ he
said, fondly.
‘Do you remember the things she
bought us one Christmas with the berry
money she arnt herself? Now, father,
we must take these things. I don’t
knw where to send ’em back; an’ John,
we’ve but few years left on earth; she’s
so lovin’ and affectionate—such a good
~irl. Let’s go to Bedford to-morrow to
ndher, all dressed In the fine clothes
she sent us. Don’t shake your head.
Our little lamb out there in the
graveyard, looks down from heaven up
on us. Shall leave our lamb on earth
unloved f Once she near did, our Mil-
ly> an when hev big brown eyes opened
like a little bird’s in the ne6t, It was to
you they looked, not me. I was sore
grieved, too; though gals is more fond
of the father—and how she clung to
you. Would you then have thrust her
off? Whatever she is, she’s our Mtlly.’
He trembled, the fond old father; the
recollection of that scene flashed over
him. He fancied she still wistfully turn
ed to him. asking for that love now;
then he sighed. The battle was won.
In the early morning Ann Maria Gal
lup came over “to cook Mrs. Baker’s
dinner,” and Mr. and Mrs. Baker In
the farm wagon, with the old black
span, disappeared up the road to Bed
ford.
‘A-dressed up sich as I’ve never seen
em in my born days!’ soliloquized Ann
Maria; ‘she in silk as ’ud stand alone,
and him in a fine coat, fur trimmed, and
cap of tho same skin; that gal must a
sent ’em. Beats all, them a Liken of
'em’n going off In a wagon on Christ •
»ius day, not to raeetii? neither. Ef
thatain’t wicked, ’ndownright heathen
ism, wliot is? Wish some of the folks
’d come in, but every one as is got a
home is to it this day. It’s only lone
ones as works for others, etc.
Tlie non-committal hotel clerk, look
ing oyer his diamond pin with malignant
disdain and withering contempt op the
world of questioners, found even Ids
calloused heart touched hy the old coun
try couple whe asked so anxiously, “if
Milly Baker put up there?” The wo
man with a sob, “Mv gsl we mean-
bright eyes and curly hair.” Some
clerks actually looked back a week in
the hotel registers. How coaid they
know Milly Baker had taken another
name. One young man enumerated
the young ladies of his acqaiutance who
possessed the personal attributes describ
ed, and afterward remarked, “that a
girl must be no good, in fact, uncommon
bad, to ship such decent old parties.”
They went everywhere. It was cold
and dreary. Their fine new clothes,
donned with so much pride to please
her, seemed to have lost their charm.
Chilled, disappointed and hopeless, they
stopped in tlie street., and looked dis
consolately about tliem. The father felt
tlie worst; his was the stronger nature;
his anger had been tierce, the mother
never was angry, and his love now was
as fervent.
Thegcould not go hack to the lonely-
home. They had put an extra seat in
the wagon, with buffalo robes, and had
brought Prince, her dog, to please her.
“Lost your way, Brother Baker ?”
There stood tlie parson of Montsweag.
He was as welcome as flowers in May.
He was a tall, thin man, of marvelous
innocence anu woridliness, with a seri
ous, reflective mind, and fear of tho
pomps and vanities, yet of good sound
sense withal.
“Come along with me, neighbors.
Brother Tanner, of this city exhibits a
panorama in Music Hall for his church.
He invited me to come. It’s a dollar
admission; no tickets given awav.
You’d better come. ’
They didn’t know what a panorama
was, nor did he seem very learned or
lucid in Ins explanations, but anything
was better than the long afternoon at
home. If the parson went, a panorama
was a righteous amusement. So they
joined the throng that was crowding
into a big door; they crossed a marble
pavement, went np a broad flight of
stairs, and Mr. Baker, following the
men ahead, went np to a little window
and paid three dollars for seats, in duty
bound to treat the parson.
“Why, these chairs are real velvet!"
exclaimed the delighted old lady.
“A tine picture that,” said her hus
band, looking at a big woodland scene
that hung the entire length of the wall
Defere them.
“I don’t see many of Brother Tanner’s
parish here, but they may be upstairs.
Brother Tanner is doubtless fixing his
pictures,” said Mr. Bailey, the parson.
“Fine tune," whispered the old man,
keeping time. “March, march; why, I
declare it makes me feel like a soldier
again.”
“Shb sh I folks is starin’,” • said Mrs.
Baker.
Thon the curtain rose. When the
scene was in a farmer’s kitchen, old Ba
ker went wild with delight.
“Beats all!” he whispered; “ef 'taint
our own all over.”
Too ignorant to obtain programmes,
or to see the playbills, those three inno
cent souls sat through a play in a play-
house, and had the best time in their
simple lives.
When the father in the play turned
his daughter out of doors, tlie farmer
clinched his fist. He muttered under
his breath at the villain, he breathed
hard when the troubles and sorrows
came crowding on the daughter, and he
kept muttering, “Why can’t they see,
’twan’t her, ’twaa him,” etc.
In the last scene, where the stern old
father, blind and forgiving, meets again
the child he has wronged, the farmer
broke into sobs, and his weeping old
wife whispered, “The gal’s our Milly
to the very life.”
The parson, too, was intensely inter
ested, yet he looked anxiously for Broth
er Tanner. He thought a panorama a
delightful amusement; and wished he
could get up one in Montsweag. Every
one was going. What were the papers
they were dropping. He picked one up.
With wide eyes and palpitating heart,
he read:
“Thalia Thoatre—The beautiful plav
of Hazel Kirke.”
As he emerged from the theatre, in
the ugly winter twilight, cold and drear,
he read in big, staring letters on a bill
board across tne street: . ,
‘Music Hall—Instructive Panorama
of Egypt and the Holy Land—Explana
tions by the Rev. Jonas Tanner,”
He turmd then and explained.
“I don’t ca,re; it was beautiful,” Baid
Mrs. Baker, atill weeping.
Her husband had disap;
went to look for him.
“Where do the play folks come out?”
anxiously inquired the old farmer.
The policeman majestically pointed a
thumb at the stage entrance.
The old man took his stand there, very
ratiently, at the footot the steps, watch,
mg the people Coming out. His hands
worked nervously, his eyes were yearn
ing and sorrowful. Oh. was he wrong I
had his keen old eyes deceived him ?
She was slow, in her dressing that
day. There wonld be no performance
to-night; to-morrow was Sunday. She
might have gone home if they had for
given her. Life was so dreary * She
tossed hcv bouquets aside, the hot' tears
dropped on her dress and cloak. She'
went slowly down tho stairs. They said
the star must have had bad news—her
eyes were road. They made room for
her to pass. 7
The gathering darkness made the
‘ 111 ‘
6h, “Merry Christinas to ail. Bright
fires and 'happy homes, and joy and'
peace. - Sweet family union. Knit clo
ser by the cheer and content. Oh, for- •
giveness and love. His legacy to earth.
May all old feuds be forgiven, old enmi
ties die, and the long-estranged Join
had to hand. .High or low, rich or poor,
to all be born some blessing ot the day.
WEDDED A COACHMAN. .
unar” 4
“No—no.
bia old wife, leaning bri- band on his
arm, ‘only trouble. Oar; gal—my Mil
ly,‘couldn't do wrong.’
And so they talked on, and Hie wise
old schemer recalled over the sweet pi
tore of the little child, the fair maide
and the bright yonng tace that bad made
the annUght of their lives. ,
‘There was something else I moat for-
said the mother, Umldly; ‘toward
night, when you was milkin’ a man
drove np end left a handle here.”
•Who from?’
•From her. Oh, father, not that face,
See. here’aher own writin, ’n datedBcd-
A Distant Relative of the Vanderbilts Imitates
/ ^ Miss Morosini. ‘
Xcw York World.
The report that Mrs. Emma Brit
ton, the wealthy widow of the late
Abram Britton, a daughter of the
aristocratic Vredenburgh family
and a relative by marriage of the
Vanderbilts, bad been married to
Thomas McLaughlin, her twenty-
one-year-old coachman, has created
a sensation in Staten Island.
The Vredenburg homestead is at
Castleton, near the farm the late
Commodore Vanderbilt bought
when he ran a line of sloops to New
Brunswick. The two old Knicker
bocker families, resident on the is
land since the colonial days, became
closely connected by intermarriage.
About twenty years ago -Miss Em
ma Vredenburgh, young, stvlish
and handsome, became the wife of
Abram Britton. The husband was
much older than his bride, but he
was very wealthy and owned vast
tracts of land throughout Richmond •
county. The Brittons, too, are an
old Knickerbocker family, and the
homestead in Castleton is one of
the finest residences of the island.
After Miss Vredenburgh became
Mrs. Britton, her husband took her
to live in an elegant mansion sur
rounded by magnificent grounds,
at Clive road and Bard avenue, not
far from the old hpmestead. There
she had everything wealth could
purchase or fancy could dictate.
When Mr. Britton died, he left his
widow in full possession of his for
tune and free to dispose of it as she
chose.
Some months ago Thomas Mc
Laughlin, a young Irish-American
lad, with rosy cheeks and quiet
manners, went to work for her and
drove her carriage. Soon after he
became ill and he went to his hum
ble home on the borders of Rocky
Hollow on the Richmond road.
Sympathetic Mrs. Britton, who is
now forty years old, went there to
nurse him. Some tender scenes
followed and the marriage—the date
and place of which are being kept
very quiet—resulted. McLaughlin’s
neighbors told a reporter of the
World that the youug husband was
very sick, having recently had two
hemorrhages of the lungs. The
newly married wife passed all her
time with him, trying to make him
comfortable and paid the hills of
the whole family.
The reporter visited the humble
abode which the former Mrs. Brit
ton had chosen to exchange for her
own palatial domicile. Near it are
the big breweries. The groom was
seated beside the kitchen stove,
with his head leaning against the
wall. He wore a blue ilaunel over
shirt and had on a new pair of slip
pers, with hand-worked floral pat
terns. Mr. McLaughlin’s face was
boyish looking. He is thin and his
cheek had a hectic flush..; He tried
to talk, but could not speak above
a whisper. Finding conversation
impossible with the groom, the re
porter asked to see the bride.
“Emma,” he called, and the .lady
walked in. She was dressed in a
blue check wrapper and gingham
apron. She declined to make any
extended reference to her marriage.
“We are married legally and law
fully,” she said. “My family khow
of the marriage, and they are the
only persons that I care for. If I
chose to marry a young man and he
was poor that is my own affair.”
A member of the Britton family
said: “We are deeply grieved at
the action of uncle Abram’s wid
ow. But Emma is old enough to
act upon her ideas of discretion.
We only know about the affair
from common report We shall
probably take no pains to inquire
into the event. It seems to interest
her new neighbors and friends
more than us. \Ve are not at all
acquainted with her husband, and
would not know him if we met him.
It is not likely that her own family
feel especially honored by her ac
tion.”
Free Distillation.
“What causes the great rush at Long
& Lyndon’s Drug Store?” The free dis
tribution of sample bottles of Dr. Bo
sanko’s Cough and Lung Syrup, the
most popular remedy for Coughs, Colds,
Consumption and Bronchitis now on the
market. Regular size 50 cents.
Greer’s Almanacs given away at Dr
Lyndon’s Drug Store.
THE FEARFUL CRIME OF A MAD
MAN.
Wausau, Wis„ Dec. 22.—After
an unsuccessful attempt to take the
life of his wife this atternoon, Fran
cis de Lilize went to the house of
his brother, who was confined to
bed with illness, and deliberately
chopped the helpless man into
pieces, nearly severing his head
from his body. The murderer was
evidently insane on religious mat
ters, as when standing over the
body of his victim he exclaimed;
“Christ is come! His blood flows
freely for all!” He was arrested
and is now lodged in jail.'
appeared. They
A GALE AT VAUCLUSE.
on Monday night, a little after
dark, a gale of wind passed over
Vaucluse and overturned several
houses on the high hill overlooking
the factory, which was untouched
and unharmed .in the blow out.
The Baptist church at 'Vaucluse
was blown down and a residence
on the hill near the church. It is
thought the wind got under the
buildings and lifted them over. Sev
eral smaller houses were overturn
ed. No one was hurt or injured
except a baby in the residence, and
it was only slightly injured. A horse
was killed in the storm.
street Beeua dull and drear, the hurrying
passers-by so far away, such strangers.
She was alone. Ah, no! out from the
darkness; oqt from the crowd there, the
well-known figure, thebrotpl shoulders,
the soft white hair, the lpqd.fflue eyes.
Hie arms outstretched—yes, the coat
she had given, htm. Qod was good, life
was bright. /> -
“Milly,' my ga) l”
“Father!’*
Ha-had thatbonnie'brown head close,
to hi nbniin! '
“She was the Hazel mother. '■ 1 know-
lit,” he cried, as the parson, and Mrs.
.her came up,
tuemory when he told the folks at home,
what a true and .noble woman Mtlly
Baker was. It was notjoed that hig se
verity towards theatres moderated, aud
his church 'members were sometimes
seraj^herthisattending 'proper plays’
Homeward went the happy .party , tlio
parsbn and Mrs. Baker on. the bsck
seat, Milly close to herlalher. her hand
ford.. She says it’s Christmas, andshe otf,fonud^o
so near, yet with no right to come and wY.„ ar ^
eat of our cheer, or hear the old “Merrv I • if r the-road; across “ «• j , , t v<
Christmas, or one word from her fath- ] ^ : lights : of honife between David nnd Way 134 looked
3?^TiSnSl ShVon?; S Cheery welcome.
DEAD FROM A PECULIAR DIS-
, EASE.i : ;
Bridgeport, Conn., Dep., 23.—
Richard Coyle, a fresco painter,
died at n his residence in this city
yesterday, aged 43 years. lie has
been sick.two years with* peculiar
disease. Hjsjbones had apparently
turned to chalk during the past
year, and he was barely abletamove
in bed for,, fear, of breaking them.
One of his. farms has beep .broken
several times,.recently by,, merely
raising it from the bed. He 1 leaves-
a large family ip destitute circum
stances. ? | 3 ,j .,-
1 >:,! :,li]i--t - »-♦»-.-■ , 1 ’j 1.: i - - f
KILLED WITH SCISSORS—LOVE’S
•'•Hu WAY,- b*5,i’! • r
,..ti -j;41 I'-i.j.lii'U t! iials>l.
-■ Charleston, S. Ci.Deo^.—At-
a Christmas Eve festival - Wednes--
day . night, ,at i Summerville;; this*
state, Mrs.- Erancis David. a promi
nent church, lady, killed.-Lizzie
W ayp.-a ’beautiful young'. 1 married'
belief by,stabbing her. with a.pairof
scissors. L She.was jealous ..because;
ofiMr-David’s-suppoted.too great’
admiration for Mas; Way. . A duel’
for upon their meeting.
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