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THE MACON WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 12, 1886.-TWELVE PAGES.
THE INSIDE OF ATLANTA.
BURGLAR RULEFOUD BACK IN THE
FULTON COUNTY JAIL.
The Fellow h Wave of Ciuytcn Cole-
mitr, of Mrcoii—Wiiy He L«ft This
City-Dr. lUwthnrnn Wants a
Meeting of If In Church.
Atlanta, October 7,-^Jolin Rule ford, the negro
burglar who waa thot through the hipe two weeks
ago by Patrolman Hteerman while attempting to
burglarize the residence of Charles A. Sindall in this
city, was brought back to Atlanta to-day and placed
in Fulton county Jail. As soon tut the police depart
ment was notified by fitatiou Agent Meban, of Lo
cust Grove, that Rnlefcrd waa under arrest at that
place. Chief Cot-noily and Captain Crtm took the
train for Locust Grove and arrived there
st an early hour this - rooming.
They found Knit-ford held by Mr. William
Knott, a resident of the place. To-day Mr. Knott,
accompanied by Chief Contclly and Captain Crim,
reached Atlanta with their prisoner. He was place d
behind the bara at the police headquarters, where
be remained about an.hour, when Deputy Shdriff
Green called for him and took him to Jail, where he
was placed In a cell. KuMord talks freely of his
escape from Jail and scorns to regard his situation
lightly. He says that he played off on the physi
cians for three days, claiming that ho was para
lysed, all Ike time planning away to escape.
The night of hie escape be Rot one of the trustiea
in the yard, adjoining the hospital shed lu which he
was confined, to get him an axe, stating to the
trusty that be wanted to trim one of the slats of
bis tied, so ti at it would not hurt his wound t > lie
on it. The trusty passed iu the sxe and ltuleford
chopped the slat for a moment or two and then hid
it in the corner for nse at a later hour. About
«*)<(tnl0ht he took the axe and cut a bolo through
the roof of the wooden building in which be was
confined aud^crawled through to the top of the
structure.
He then grabbed the limb of a tree near the fenco
at the back of the bu'ldlng, and twung himself in
the alley in tho resr of the enclosure about the
prison. Rule ford claims that he walked from tin re
to Moore’s mill*, on tho East Tennrseee. Virginia
and Georgia railrosd, a distance of fully ton inl
and then took a train for the Jpurpose of going to
Macon, bla old home, where he baa some friends.
The statement about hia walking to Moore’a mills.
iot believed, and as a
it. the belief Is
W. W. Colquitt, of the revenue department, visited
quite a number of Atlanta dealers to day. It was
found that they were in a slate of uncer
tainty as to what they wonlti do. They
do not like the idea of publishing the fact that
they sell oleomargarine, and think it will largely
affect its sale. A very large ^quantity of the
article it sold iu Atlanta and many dealers
handle It.
One dealer in tbe last twelve months sold 10,000
packages of oleomargarine. If the sales of other
dealers are in proportion it I* evident that the peo
ple of Atlsrita arc heavy consumers of imitation
butter. The revenue officers will continue their
investigations on this matter to-morrow, and until
the> have seen all of the dealers in this city.
AUMY LIILOfci HAPPY.
A COMPFTBNCY FROM HER FORMER
MASTER’S DAUGHTER.
An Ek-KIat* Whose Cloud In Life Had a Sil
ver Lining;—Her Husband Killed
Wblte Carrying His Master
From the limit field.
A Federal Appointment.
Atlanta, October 7.—A dispatch received to-day
by United Htates District Attorney B. U. Hill, from
the Department of Justice at Washington, advised
him of the Appointment of Howard E. W. Palmer
as assistant district attorney for this district. The
official 3H.appointment haa been forwarded
by mail. I learned this afternoon that
Mr. Palmer would accept tho position
and enter upon his duties next week, probably
Monday. The appointee is the private secretary of
Governor McDaniel, and bus filled that position
siuce the Governor went luto office. He has not
yet tendered his resignation, but will do so at
. Siuce District Attorney Hill's appointment
there has been no assistant attorney, and tho office
has lapsed into au innocuous desuetude, if such a
chestnut will be allowed. There
a heavy press of business
tbe Unit'd fitat*s Court and the district at
torney ha* hi* hands full. The salary attached to
the office is only J-l/i'si, but the incumbent la net
debarred of practice in other courts.
Judge Palmer Is a gentleman of fine character
and intelligence, a trained and aucceasful lawy
The department has made an excellent appoint
ment and one that will be am ptable.
“ADIRONDACK” MURRAY.
however, U
• ib.ti.utA
populsrtlistto.wisiiiet by* hack ana driv
M-Ote’s Hla wife, vi.lted him at the jail
taiee on the daypreetdintt the sisbt that he es
caped, and It la believed that eho had a hand lu ar-
ranging for hi, netting away. At Locuat Orove. ho
saya. he got off the train, fearing that he would bo
caught if he continued on to Macon. He intended
t, lie over a train or two and then resume hie trip.
Av ho left the ttalu Mr. Knott arrested him and
cured the dlapetch to bo aent by Mr. Meban
»o the polite euthoiitlea of Atlanta. RutoM-d claim,
that the papera apell hie name arong; that bla real
name I. Rutherford. and that hi. home te in Mreon.
He came to Atlanta ahoot flvo years ago, and while
living here he hae been employed tho greater per
tlon of hla time ae a porter at the Markham and the
Kimball. Heeaye that In the days of slavery he
was the property of Mr. Guyton Coleman, a promi
nent merchant of Macon, who died some years ago
The canae of hia leaving home waa on account of
bla ahootlng Dick Grace, a Macon policeman, who
waa attempting (to artel him for burg’ar lung tho
residence ot Mat. Uolllrg,worth a few yiara ap
He haa no foera of balin' tried on tula account
beta} a that Grace la deed. Since netting on.
jail ltuleford hae attempted to dt.gulte blion-lf by
.having off hie mouatactio and aide whisker., both
of which wrro quite heavy
Mr. Knoit received a reward ot $:6 Iroin the
eheiiff-of Fulton county for the arrest and dellv-
try of Kuiefurd. Thl. la .aid to have he n the
yhird escape lroni the hc.pital department of tho
Ml . — .
Thi» Esual>» a ***** u r -
Atlanta, October l.w-tili iicape of John Bother-
foul from tbs Fulton county Jail last right is rathi r
remsrkablt*, aiul should invite official Investigation,
Hr Is the burglar who waa shot by police tfilerrs
at the residence of Mr. Charles A. Hluda.l week be
fore last For a tltno bl* condition was
focslderett quits critical, and vnttt his
•U«pe hia physical condition *<•
reported to he such that there was little apprehen
sion that lia could do much In tho wsy of an »'•
tempt to escape. At the same time be was known
to be a ue»,'«iate, shrewd crlm'nsL am* it Is unac
countable that the. Jail cflhlala should barn re
laxed their vigilance o\er him. It is understood
that Mr. 8’ndall. who knew the prisoner well, noti
fied tho officials in charge a few dsj a ago that if they
were not very careful Rutherford would get out.
It seema that hla advice was not be#ded, and his
fe .ra of escape were early realised. The question
sugge-ts Itself, if an invalid, shot through the hi-m,
la able to make his way out of the Fulton county
Jail undetected, what chance la there to hold ti
many healthy. able-WJed prisoners, charged with
tho gravest crimes, that are usually confined there?
LATKR.
With the view of securing the arrest of John
ltuleford. the burglar, should be attempt to board
any outbound tralu. all conouctore leaving Atlanta
to-dsy were given a lull description of the ne,
To-night Conductor Mehtn, of tbe Kail Tenneeser
Virginia aud Georgia railroad, telegraphed to police
headquarters that he had arrestod ltuleford at Lo
cust Grove, as he attempted to get on the train.
The cor ductor delivered ltuleford to an rift del at
that place to bo held until callod fur by the authcri-
tics at Atlanta. To night Chief Conuolly and Cap
tain Crim <eft for Locust Grove for the purpose of
gettiug ltuleford aud arresting him back to Atlanta.
Fiva Yean* Enrli I . *l»* V*«» fruitery.
Atlanta, October Tbo Superior Ccnit wa
•eeelou all day migaged lu the trial of lltory
Wortham and Nathan Worthsm, chsvged with as
sault with inteut to murdvr Jesse Mci tfm about
mouth age.
The evidence In brief la that Me Alb* bad a girl
with him walking along McDaniel eireet, tear the
comer of Peters. They bad been to a social gath
ering called a “ponud party,” aud wnrt? on th»»r
way to another when they wore wet by the fionb-
am brothers. Nathan Wortham ku* w
the piri walking with Me Anri-
Mad stepping np to the couple knocked tt * ►.»* i’*
hat off end flapped her fere. While donw*this hr
told McAffee that the girl was hie sweetheart »r d
that he must give her up. McAff e did not till: k
Wottham was in tbe proper frame ot Uriel to
handle her gently, and terms of a surrender were
at once suggested. Whtlo three were U-li g «• e
cussed, Henry Wortham etepptd up behind He-
Alice red plusgvd hie knife into Me-
Aflec'e bock and aide five times, while NatUo
Wortlum ma«le a football oot of McAff-u’s
bleedlt.g body. McAffee was laid up for acv*r*l
months, ai d c-c.e v.47 near leaving this world, but
aatroig c* t-tt i*t».-n pulled him through, aud he
livee to L*c- L‘> **»alb» ta to-day. The Jury ren
dered a vrrdn-t »*< goiity as to both defendant*, and
Judge CUrke interne t the#- L» a terta of five years
each in the lenluntiao service c: the euie.
The cose of Mollle Farmer, colored, chargsd with
Infanticide, was then c*l!«d,aud w»e still ou trial at
the hour of adjournment.
Atlanta OlsoiiMrrarhs,
Atlanta. October 7.—The oleomargarine HU will
go iato effect on November let. Resides the tax
Imposed, each dealer is required to print on
package of the article sold. • -Oleomargarine.’’
Dealers kick abouut that reauirtment mors thao
they Co about the tax imposed. The collectl u
af this hi will vest npoa the internal raven*
pan meat, end the cbWf officers of the aervke have
keea inetnieted to vtrit the
d to Ude tax. Crioael W. U. Chapman and
lilVmtiiiK iuUi*iNeHqa)Mr Hu-Juwri
Atlanta, October 7.—This sfteinoon it was re
ported on tho streets that the interest of Co 1 .1. W.
Avery in the Atlanta E zoning Capitol had been sold
to several gentlemen, among them Bam Inman, W,
W. Austell and A. D. Adair. TheTklkoturn called
npon G. 8. Atwood, business manager of the Capi
tol, for the purpose of ascertaining the truth cf the
report. Mr. Atwood said that there was no truth
in tho report.
Later in tbe afternoon A. D. Adair was teen by
tho Tkijcubaph and asked wbat he knew of tho
truthfulness of the rumor. lie said: “All that I
know about it is that Colonel Avery In divponing it
his interest in the C. j.ltol. lie bad ten abates and
haa sold nine of them. Iam not among tbe pur
chasers, although a nhare was ou*mt mo. Tuo
gentlemen who Invested sro Judge A. O. L jehrane
five shares, 8. M. Inman one share. Green T. Dodd
one share, J. D. Rankin ouo share, Rev. J. R. Haw
thorne one share. As I uuderhUnd it, there is still
one share for sale.”
All of the purththers are prohibitionists.
Dr. Hawthorn* Has S-.MUfrthiiig to Sty.
Atlanta, October 7.—It is stated that for a week
rtnon R*v, J. R. Ws.cthoroe has been trying to
get a largo a* , .?r*isnro t* his congregation at his
church fortbi purftose of * Emitting some business
of importauc** m'ttiem for tuelr consideration,
far he has tailed, and last night he announced that
ho would give a hitn-isoiue present to the member
■ug-rstu*;: the b*s* plan. He scys that bo will uot
anbwit tb»»*e views until two-thirds of the congre
gation is prevent.
l*r •‘(lings Sitpr tne C«ari of 0**nrgia>
Ailamia. OvU-htr C.—Xc*. - end 3, Atlanta
®d.
Ej. ft. All tils Withdrawn.
Nos »'• 14. Jft, id sod 17, Atlanta, vitbdrawn.
;< i 7 Atlanta, City of Atlanta vs. W rod. Argued
4. it. 11 odwln, J. T. 1’endletou f.<r plaintiff; alcx
nn-l-rk Tu-nb>tll enu|ta.
I'smlitig the rrgnmeutof ttir ca.«» the court sd-
JontLCd t-.' i» 'A l-'fit s m, bviu-.m w.
Perhaps the happiest mortal in Brooklyn
yesterday was Mrs Clotilda Thomas, an el
derly colored woman, living on Navy street,
ueur Tillary. She is Getter known as “Aun
ty Cbioe," and for the past Ilf teen yeers
has managed to eke out a meagre (existence
hy doing waebing and iroDing. Aunty
Chloe is about (15 years cf age. She is a
native of P.ichmond, Va., and until
a short time after the war, she rema : ned
with the widow of her former master, Mr.
Allan Thomas, a wealthy tobacconist, of
Richmond. The latter, at the breaking out
of the war, had about two hundred slaves.
He and two sons enlisted in the Confederate
cause, and ail three were killed in battle.
‘ Aunty Chloe" had been g.vea her freedom
some years before emancipation went into
effect, bnt she had steadfastly rofnsed to
leave her master. The bulk of the vast for
tune of Allan Thomas was swept away in
the vicissitudes of war, hut sufficient was
saved from the wreck to enable his widow
to live comfortably, if not inx-
nriously, although ebe was com
pelled to give up her hand
some home and remove to more modest
quarters in Baltimore. She had one daugh
ter, a handsome girl, who, when misfor
tune overtook the family, was just budding
into womanhood. Mrs. Thomas died in
Baltimore in 18(10, shortly after bar rtangli-
ter’s marriage to a well-to-do commission
merchant of that city named Edgar Wiilis.
After this event “Aunty Chloe," who hud
clung closely to the family, accepted a po
sition as cook in another family. Mrs.
Willis was left a widow in 1877, and re
turned to her former homo in Rich
mond, Va. Aunty Chloe left Bal
timore And came to New York,
afterwards removing to this city,
where she haslived ever since. During the
last few years she has had a pretty nard
time of it, for, as she expresses herself: “I
ain't so yonng ns 1 used to be," A warm
affection existed between Mrs, Willis and
“Aunty Cloe." The Utter had nursed her
when sho was a child, and her husband had
been shot dead by a Yankee bullet while
carrying his wounded master from the bat
tlefield. Mrs. Willis, however, lost track
of "Aunty Cloe,” after she left Baltimore,
but when she died in October of
1885, just a year ago, she made a will in
which she set aside a certain sum to lie
used in instituting a search tut her old
nurse, and in tho event of her being found
sho was to receive from tire estate, during
her lifo-titne, tho sum of $150 a year.
Messrs. Atkins «V Lawler, of Baltimore,
who had bee-t her husband's legal advisers
during his life, were appointed as exec i-
tors. 'They secured representatives in all
the larger cities, aud Connselor John 8.
Griffith, of this city, was chosen ss their
attorney here. Ha really gave but little
attention to the case beyond making some
formal inquiries, until about four months
ago, when ho accidentally came in contact
with "Aunty Chloe.” The latter Was em
ployed by some neighbors of the lawyer to
do their wcsbiuB, and meeting tho old lady
one day Mr. (irfiUtb rando some casual in
quiries. enuotruiug her, which l.suited i"
uio fiiscov -y that stie an tin. missb :
legatee, ila imno i. lely numniuuicated
with .11 r .-. A'Ll.is.t L.vler, a u yester
day “Anuty Clfi's-’ was Mr el
THE M-MPHI3
mil, Fontulei
Si Slo. lie pert a ('
bte Iacrr**e In (he Crop,
Mkmi’His; Oct. 7,—In tho cotton crop re
port for the Memphis district, embracing
C.iVlOfi DISTRICT.
titer*.
*. lady sii& a. millionaire
prelUt
happy b;. a Mr .It tiom this firm for t
amount 11 Ittr uonni'y.
port for the Memphis district, emoracil
West Tennessee. North Mississippi, No.
Arkansas and North Alabama, to be pub
lished to-morrow, Messrs. Hill, Fontaine A
Co. will say: Tue weatherduriug September
was fairly favorable Heavy rains prevailed
after the 15th, which did seme damage and
delayed picking in some localities. Till
season, however, lots been more f avorable
than last yecr up to this period, excepting
•ri Miseis-iiipi, where too much wet weather
is complained of. Picking is progres-iitg
rapidly throughout the district, and it is
estimated that 15 per cent of the crop
hmj been gathered up to the first of Octo
ber. The damage of tho orop trom drouth,
shedding nAil ru-t sustained in August bits
not been aggravated by unfavorable sea-
us and the prospective yield of tho alia*
triet indi-atee an increase of fully 7i per
an', ns compared with last year. A kan-
t-i and Tennessee show most favomtd*
prospect*. In the formrr State the in
creased yield in p'aced at l<il percent, Ten
uessee at 18 per cent., Alabama at 21
per coot., while Alissiselppi shows
a decrease of H per cent. Light fronts
which fell-in potio ns of the disuu t. ou u»-
night of October l«t veru not da in aging,
and the fair weather that l,»v since pi*,
vailed gives atKuranee of favorable Condi-
ions, which edfie to tlu. bright prospects ot
the plante r and enablis him to gather hm
crop in a clean a: fi satisfactory manner.
The staple is moving mpidly to market
and tbeie is no disposition on 'ho p*rt of
the planter to hold his cotton for higher
pti-
P.ABH, Ttl> Riif.BE't.
••Tal.au From tr.« Conn y .1 wd hy e So-
Littluui* C;h.HUv • "
Rrooklju I'tumt.
Utttccr Jaiui-k Short, of the <if*h pnnnct,
Uit ni;»ht ri Ituto*, nm i*i» •
of ID* ftint (•« Sr-pteorier t» rohlm
Morrin S’rwsLqrb.’** ri.*l »»•.•» f rislltxhiuwl
No. 35o Wjitc HttLMf, E I\
A BUKGLAtl N^ATlfVUAUGUT.
ll iiiint n «»n I**0|»«»» Itobb <1 by h .^I«r»
K«9|*ufc .t Oft Wax Gold.
PhiU«!eli>kla IVms ** ccUl.
Uammonton, N. J., October II —Many
myHterious ba^iHrieH huvo been coiuorittcii
in this borough during the last two yt-unt,
uuit all t lluru to dUooTox tho ofleadtr lu.ve
»rovt*d uhMuncetiaful antilno^r. Lwt nij’ht
r’t'or#* qoim* to a literary en'crtHnim-jut.
Mrs. Knight, living near the Camden and
AUdUlio r.rilroflil depot, noticed Charles
.’lark, a '*oU known mins*71, watchina the
house. Sho lturi h young man named Lin*
coin Jonth and auolh.-r rritnd coino in to
watch the hontus Hud then went away as
though no extra |>r* caution hmlb«entaken.
The eveuiog paiincd quietly until 10
o'clook, wheu Joii-k hc.trri fo rittej a on t».w
front i»oroh. I he front door was opened
by lueoui of u Hkeieton k *v, and . iuau
stealthily euUrtd and proceeded to light a
candle and go ihrou^h the honao. It was
Charles Cl ok. As h« paused the parlor
door Jone* and hie companions sprung up
on niui. nut they wot© cjmckly knockeri out
by the athletic burglo, who was making
good hia e»0A|>* t when eJotiv-a m< izoo u load,
ed cane sending iu a hatruck and dealt
him a feuriul blow on the head, vrhich
felled him to the floor. Ue was then se
cured baud aud toot. Help kmoq arrived,
and tbe Imrglor was remove I to the
city hall, where Iris wound whh found to be
very serioux. Ho wns (jtiickiy given u hear
ing before the juatico ot the neaco a:id com
m.tted to the county pdl at May'a binding,
where ho wan taken this morning.
Clark hnn la retofore been considered an
nonunt citizen, and is in goo t tiuancial cir
cumttauivn. It ia rndentood tint he boa
made a full o >nfe»#»:on, aud tint among
other crim * he conieasee haviug robbed
the poil-olfloe laat year. Mticit sympaUty
is ex proper; for hit* wife, who about a yrur
huo iuhorited SllM.HM upon tho daalh of fl
i* ln’iv * naoottl I tylor, wuo died if. a h >U*
l*hil do’pMx
ou fXf.tr Tr ri.
yatvry <ri th
i.jOgU a larg*
• ■»» it • dcoik
t>* *l f io:n the
ri»bban
i’ho robbery \ ur- at
tiruo nnd ? h*» he«*»i - uce.
tjmmthy t f clothing wa-
wt-ro till found locked ar.d
lUMilti the f• •» o "i’.g niofiii
about a we* k g vt n #*lr.
and haa been f«);lowitig it with \ r.u g «u -
cmw, He learned that ltabb wuo connected
with tue robbciL bu. tX 58 Kortb
First at reel, where Kd>t> livr^i, h« cot only
ccnld not liwl him, l . t e* ui*i Lot tiud auy
11ace of him. Th.*«fUc«-irK**oc'*ed through
all the pU- *H 1 hnt ltebb ia n the Lai it ot
going to but could uot tiud him. A* a
he»t resort *bn • ftWr w»i«t to the j<tl,
where Uuob haa been often tent, and there
found hi* iu au. lUhb ha» juat Auiohed a
term of t :t daya for being imoxicAt-rri.
Kabb, win n ntbstod, eontea<*eri tha; h«.
conn-ct'd with tbe robbery. If*»*«a*l
the way the clothing waa gotten out waa by
one of the party, who was very amall,
crawling t'_ruu^h tue taiiUgbt. Tue goo«ls
were then passed out on© at a time, made
into bundl-* **n<i earned *w.iy t;y uitmben
of tbe gang*
Uubb was held for examination on a
charge of lmnriary by Ju>»uc* Na*Ler this
morning. Hi haa b*t*n arrvtri^l many
timee for hm-*.U oif»n*i»e, ned has set Ted oue
term in the penri**ntiary.
Effrct of rruinmt!
Tho Washington S ar tmbllahot the fol
lowing f»cm u "private fetter from AtUn-
•ta:’* * Tn# ncwHp i} ers are *• rrect wru*-u
they h ty lint Ati.ru.a ban b# en gr»atty dnm*
aged by prohibit;oti. Except ©r. two or
tbrao Rtuv.ts, which are the dty goodn
r.treots uud tho w brl sale street>. the tcHi-
ne<q I should »m, i* off Id p*.*r cent., a id
property worth bt* in nb mt th* a.«ui*t tat*
10. Onr pouulation is diai^hbec, iu;mo u >
10,0110; I witi say ra ivast 5,000. Tiiwe are
mechanic# and t tb rent mostly. Of course
mercha.itH a boat bu»iu»a* baa been
stopped b *>w uIho grne ehtowbere. Hnn*
dretis of iboast’.ndrt uf capital b«s ihui
transfcrre.1 to other places and a vast dtal
of property made vacant. I ►houM nty
that r* tit te off 25 to 40 per cent. Thcr*
*♦*. »u« to be no energy in the city, and all
f fc** efforts of the prohibitionists to rabid a
boom have most fignally foiled. 1 '
Munltrxad **n ‘ .tie.
Yazoo Cm, Miss., October 7.— 1 This af
ternoon Ch urles M »noi h
ably motta .
and then shot and killed himself. TLe»thefri<s
canae waa je«dousy. * lea tuU.
Mr. Il«n«r* fi n (:• m ua ItuthcUy.
New pout, U I., October 2.—Mrs. Aster's
eut# njiiLUit-nt at Be.ialum next M mday in
huior '■( the viTterablR hUtcrian, Mr.
G ** rg»* llmcroft, who will then r***ch hia
eighty-ftixtb year, will be an elabt.rate affair.
Tue <.-i.t..rtAinn»-n* will tw uriicter. TT:erH
asv tf> b* twenty-four guests und the Ax tor
plate is to b*i umid. To*- floral (U corati.iu
will t * «Uhtr«ts Kid iu«()« up -duiowt rti
ttr-lT with Mr. Bsc craft’s favrmt#* flow?:
tbe roae, whi* h l.e cultivates acancceeaf il
Iliit rreaant Wbere«liontx ami IDs Aquatic
ami Literary Ambition.
Washington, D. C., September 30.—The
unqualified pleasure which President Cleve
land seems to derive from his annual visits
to the Adirondack Mountains reminds me
of the pioneer of sporting in that del glit-
tuli* romantic country—\V. H. H. Murray,
I spent a portion ot the past summer in
Burliogton-on-ths-Lake, and it whs my
pleasure to daily meet the eloquent ez-pas-
tor, aud, on several occasions, to enjoy a
day’s suil with him on the beautiful sheet
of water which separates the Or-.cn Moun
tain and Empire States. Tho*e who
have only seen, or known of,
Mr. Murray professionally have
not known him at all. To meet him socially
is to best understand bitn. In bis person
ality centre tho-*e queliturt of mind which
command admiration, though wo are bound
to deplore the uho he has male of r-marka
ble gifts. Physically he is a perfect ath
lete, possessed of vigor developed in the
forty-five years he haa devoted to tint activ
ity of body which admits of tireless mental
Ktraio. What a vast and vatied experience
he has hod!
E*gut years ago he resigned his pastorate
in Boston, which netted Lim some $7,U0ri »
year, to preach in Music Hall and edit n
paper—the Golden Rule. Overwhelmed by
reverses in business affairs, for which he
was naturally unfitted, he spent a winter
alone m the Adirondacks, six months in
England, and then migrated to Texas,
where he ran a saw-mill and tilltkl some
land. These pursuits were cither* uncon
genial, or unprofitable, or both, for about a
year and a half ago he went to Montreal
and took an interest in the Bnowshoe Cafe,
on Notre Dame street, keeping up mean
while bin literary work.
From Montreal he removed to Burling
ton, Vt., where ho now roddes. IHh loca
tion in this lakeside city was not without r.
purpose. Mr. Murray haa always had
great faith in the "snarne” oyster bout
model for a shoal water yacht. Mauy parts
of Lake Champlain are only navigable by
flat bottomed craft such as*the "sharpie,”
nnd it became a settled purpose with Mr.
Murray to establish a fleet of safe, elegant
and speedy yachts upon this luke. As a
feature of ambition and enterprise tho plan
was certainly praiseworthy. Lake Chi m-
plain is over one hundred miles long and
about nine miles wide, bnt, strange to
Htatc, until the present season it
ba* bod no yachting courses,
and scarcely a “white wing”
has been spread for pltasnre. Mr. Mur
ray’s wish is to do for the east shore of the
lake wbat he has done for the west. Hu
would organize a club of “sharpie” yachts
in Burlington; ho would have regattas sailed
on the lake in long and short course; and,
by awakening un interest in aquatic sports,
render tho city doubly attractive as a hum
mer resort, develop the business of the
place, organize a college crew in tho Uni
versity of Vermont (located in Bnrhugton),
aud ultimately attract the great oarsmen to
these waters as affording advautages no
where cIho to be found for national and in
ternational rowing contests.
Now, these plans are very laudable, ond
Mr. Murray hits accomplutiud the initiative
iu this way: First, he interested ex Gov.
•Smith and J. M. Foss, general manager of
the Ceutrul Vermont railroad, nnd through
them aeonred ti e co-operation of several of
th© leading citizens of Burlington. These
ueotlemen iuctiiahed the money and Mr.
Murray constructed & yacht some thirty odd
f* et long, ou tho "Hbarpie” plan, at a cost
of about $1,000. Tho bout, when launched
aud bdilHHtid, drew about seven inches of
water, light draught enough for any por
tion of thulike. Mr. Murray lent bis rue
eaitL'ical -kill as a laboror to its construc
tion, and gav * occasional lectures in the
riors of the Van Ness Houkocu yu fitting,
wh*oh were attended by many of the cilyV
wc&Ubitst and aiost influential citizens.
Mr. Murray and I bad many very pleas-
H chats, during which ho toll me his
pV;s aud Low he hoped to accomplifh
them.
•Said he: “l am now forty-five yean* of
ago. Bet •e» *t this and the time I am sixty
— flfteeu years -if I am permitted my health
and faculties, I hope te complete live
nines ot romance*, somewhat historical in
character, which shall be to my generation
what l'Ynimoro tjooper’s w*ro to aud,
perhaps, they may prove mc*ri«ofiou
uuuah to ooiu’maad som-j atUnrn a fronj
pn«riomv. The scenes ami plots
shall take from notes of my travels,
chiefly over the Ohampldn trail, which
followed nearlv to Hudion’s Bay. These
travels formed a part of the preparation
made for my literary life. 1 did not leave
the ministry* without a purpose. I bed this
literary’ work as my aim, boiiuving I could
serve my ago and Janguage morn tile, tively
in this way than in the profusion of my
earlier ittr. My story ot ‘John Norton r
ChxiUmag,' ia the first of theso romances,
Its sucoesa has more than met my wildest
hop-s. 1 know it is a pure story, and 1
believe it haa done And will d*> good. John
Norton represents a distinctive type of man
—a true son ot uauirt* iu one style ot Uresn.
My other tales will differ from this, yet ail
will embody honest attempts at the better
ment and elevation ot the reader. Through
nil my w ritings w ill be found au abiding faith
m the incalculable value ot outdoor life as
contributing to longevity and heelth of body
and mind. My desire is to iiv v and hlv
for the benefit of my fellow-men. Wh.
good these efforts may accomplish I hulI
never know. The generation that comes
at ter me will alone be able t> justly e*tiiuat
how much or how little the labors of Mnn
have accomplished in the great plan
lotion.
"In the immediate f it-.r.i I *xprct t > con
tiuut* in the lecture ti i I, m win.
12UU iim-s lant a* li* fta-* menus
hope to obtain u "Ving, and lh* rent oi in
lu—wilt t»« divi,.nt UJ luv *»t'in^s
ball ieciurt* in *0*1.11* nod Near I'-nk •
ing the month cf October ml t lcn, proba
bly, deliver a* iuk lecmr.-n ’U (i/
My adrireai-es for the seaso 1 *• »U compris-
the reodiug of ‘Joun Nuaou,’ u lecture
tlie Andiroodacka am* ** ••HCunn* f, o $ F
in.l Life.’ I have maj pel out 1 y life work
with great » '*o and w....
complete i». M
Mr. Murray lives in a very moot at wev it
the outskirte of iho city. Hit itns ^ u-
stdurablv, his liuu* und must 1 he are quip
gray and he has grown atom Tuo autut*
grand, resonant Vuicw gives utterance t» n>
lolly thought-, arttt w;,tn be *c**upnt» h
public platforiL it is vruh cbaracUriH ic e in ,
grace and ibif-|iu«MivioD, An acrid at
while gunning bus uepriv©d h«ui of uuut
ling won bis rigUt band, Hs<-ri-.*m» inconve
nience in writing. Il*- m invariably buoy
ant in spirits, as hopefim Mid amhitidus as
ever and one of th-* tu* >t uff *blc aud c mrU-
ous gcntlc-meu I have ever met
IS IT rikFnUsF?
MISS BCHTOGK WANTS MR MFYKR
TO BOOTHE HKR WITH $100,000.
He Is Sixty .eight Years Old and is to Wed a
Girl of Twt my—Mnetfechenck Says He
la Engaged roller*, WMIa lie
Accuses Her of Itlackmail.
On the evening of New Vera's Day, 1881.
Mrs. Thomas W. Kensctt received her
friends at tbe Windsor Hotel. Her friend
And former schoolmate, Miss Annette
Sebcnck, aasihted her. Christopher Meyer,
a millionaire ten times over, a manufactur
er of rubber b:>ot8 and shoes, was one of
the guests, At that time he was 63 years
old. Miss Schenck is not wealthy. She
has blue blood, however, and is very proud
of being a descendant of tho old Knicker
bockers. Her father was born in the build
ing which the Canard Steamship Company
now occupies for buftinepg purposes on
Bowling Green. Stephen Woitoey lived
next door and tho Van Rens-elaers and
other old families lived iu tbe mfi thbor-
hood. Miss Schenck’s family weie very
well-to-do in olden time, but when sho met
Mr. Mey er she was supporting herself by
teaching music. She was a sprightly, viva
cious, well-educated woman, whoso years
utimhered about half tbo-ie of Mr. >ley**r,
as near as it is possible to guesB at such
things. The Acquaintance then formed
ripened into au intimacy, whi li has now
come to an end, owiug to tbe fact that Miss
Schenck lrn brought suit against Mr. Muy er
for $100,000 for breach of promise ot mar
riage. Matters are further complicated by
the fact that despite the passage of live
years and a half having brought Mr. Meyer
almost to the end ot the period allotted to
man, he ia to marry Wednesday next, if
nothing happens, a young lady of twenty
or thereabouts.
On the New Year’s evening ho met her
Mr. Meyer esrorted Miss Schenck, by way
of a Madison avenue car, to her boarding
house in Fifty-first street. Shortly after
wards Mrs. Kensett gave auetber recep ion
at the Windsor. Mr. Mover and Miss
Schenck were present, and he again acted
ashercscort home. It wasaratuy night,
however, ancl this time, instead of using a
Madison avenue car, he to jk her homo in
cab. It ii only up to this point that tbn
stories told by Mr. Meyer and Miss Schenck
to their acquaiutAuccKhip agree. They
clash ho materially in their recollection of
facts that the version of each is given
below.
It may be well, aa a preliminary, to say
thut Mr. Meyer is one of the big capitalists
‘ tho metropolis, interested iu no end ot
large enterprises, but befct known ns tho
president uf the Meyer Rubber O in patty,
the corner of Read© and Church streets,
ith extensive factories at Nov Brunswick,
J. Hu came to tb { s country about forty
ears ago, and hind as »*i g:nt-r bv
Horace F. D j. who then own-d die p.:u*.j
city Kuhb-r works a X .* Brunswick.
Meyer was enterprbiiig un i intcibgent, and
soon got b*»yond tho po»t of engineer. He
struck u new Men in the manufacture of
rubber booti aud r.hots which proved to be
very valuable, and uh. n Day becamo insol
vent an 1 soon afterwar la died Moyer took
hold cf th© rubber bus'neas and has made a
great d al of mootj. During tha war his
company furnished rubber turpiuhn©
to the army, and realized a snug sum.
Mr. Moyer practically built tho town of
Milltown, a oonplo of miles from Now
Bran wick, ami owns nearly th*) whole cf
lie ©ktablished a church there, auc
built himself a handsome country resi
dence. His town residence is at No. 617
Filth avenue, just below 8t. Patrick’s Ca
thedral. tie is one cf tho directors of the
Iron Steamboat Company, of tho Ninth
National Bank, ot the American Bunk N.-t.
Company, owns a g-tod deal of stock in tue
Union Pucific Railroad Company and is a
largo stockholder in the Homo la* nr.tr. u
Company. Ho owns a good deal cf real
estate in this city, u.d haa a larg* manufac
tory at Edinburgh, BcotUnd. He is a very
warm frioad and u lmiror of Rev. Dr. -J. 1*.
Newman, and has bon an utu nflant at his
church. It was concerning this gentleman
that Mite Soho ck toM tho r*»!lowirg stor.
terday at her bearding house, No, 35
Bixty sieved strett.
‘.fiouDafler onr*t coud me'-tio »Mr Meyer
Eont n.< a unto, inviting me to : i w i..!.g
with him. Vi • wrvt through the park u;i.l
as far ai. High Biidgeand ba «t. 11m waned
mo to go to his i*) 1*0 to t • I d tMurd,
beoause I did iuk know hisfiuiUy. H»>« a k
me to tuy o m. r*>idonee, nnd tuc samt* niwht
caiiio buck and brought mo to sc*-, the
' A*idew Bodoct” at Daly's Theatre. .Some
ti&it utter tlm I did sccumpinv him to his
house. It was Sunday, and. w« h.ui attended
service i»t tho Church ot tue Heavenly R st.
On our leaving tho church h-* urg*-<i me 10
go home with him to take dinner. I de
clined again, but bn nwiurod mo that I va
expected, thut a pi ito bad b-:< n luiii for me,
und thut hio d tighter would wu l.*om
I then oonnented, and was warmiy reu-ivril
by his children. Ilia wife hud then te
dead four or five years Aft*r :h?»t l b»-
camo a r*gul ir visitor, tAkimr '’.inner Hi
nearly every S.ntdsy, and in • e hui: •
visiting t it- tnmt'y at tb**ir; s.»h * c i • .
Bruns »iek. Hit daughter -I mt .
h nnnd a terwnvds ut l.er fmber’H rgg
lion, to became her mu .in t- ichor, n .1 I
conhtLt. d D.iruig all ibis iini'i «t - u..-
doist* oil by tbe lutnlly Hist «•.• wer ui-
gsgnd. i*ud that Waatt.o fact We wi re t i
linvo Im*»u married in Novt-mb’. r, lrHl. A t
the family gave mo very be»iitilut preseuta.
1 w. h ulreody consulted altout the- tui.n.u;H
ii en*. 0. the house, which wah h ing newly
fitted up, nod I, on u»y part, had ©very-
“When tl:« time came he gtvo u pretext
for postponing the marriage, auu from
spring to full from fall to hpiiug he has
p-irinotK-d it on vations preteitn oversinen.
iu InM 1 aiatted a school in P.i'ty-tighth
street, w: 1 ti i t orduetsd tor about a year.
Nlr Meytr belpetl me to etartit kuh vkh
Wry much interest* l iu it, now sn l tb
visiting mo to S 'j how I gut or, **ith tii
4 ^ohildien. 1 went to Europe j. v r o».i*
reti.rmd th spring. 1 c ond odea to op.
a boar lug Lour© and tool a cottage n*
L i •• tiu-td. 1 b d a large muui or of np-
i.L'A.-r-nnd ftlhii uiy h»n*»- very quickly.
I CO M k tao ILOI- ltae*» bittucAtU
jt h “»p n L.g"?v^^
reception at tho Windsor IIoW hH 81 W-
tothe theatre two or three U* 1 ^? 1*5*253
had a dilve or two, but the
mge was never broached. WhtiihV, ° f mar *l
bor boardirg-bouse at Larfii^ Ilb ^ e8 ^ ar k(il
her. financmlly.'^Bnt
K u " 1 f nt » s on *00 large ascale.IJ ’ 0 ' 0 M
le of other cottages and fillC t( g
peop.e «ho ate hut didn't pit h *ttb|
ana left there owing a lot of' uio" f “lM|
because I refused to^ pay the bn» ?5|
the people sho brought suit nc- 1 ?
That's ail there is to it." ^^nit I
K ft! EffleCh«»e, dan^Ur 0 h t Mr o^ 4 |
I$$
j!AC«
E5- 6 *-'
WHERE IS MRS. BARKER!
#100,000 A wsltlru » Woi nan whn
peered to the Ilarknew In
New York Ban. I80l>
oenliy- allVertUement w “ PnbUshed te .
H AKKKit.—Information of the
Mra. Anne Frencee Barker o(|
ir lirins. or, if (le.d, proof ot rt.aUi |
ably paid for, Addre.a t. M< Na* li n ?* •“> I
place, Brooklyn, N.Y. ’ 11 D -heToU,J
Jlr. Mr Nat) said lost nijht ts a !
of the Sue: “Mrs. Barker was a r,i* >Mter i
William E. Front, whoditd onSotao^l
8, nt 71 Spring street, New Yort?M
bvitia iilin ti saw n iwoldli . ’ if I
late, which is valued at 81,300 Ono v ',
Front left no will, and his proper-*'
prising real estate, bonds and monm, ,ml
be divided between his three rift! :
and muo nieces, that i* j{ s *1
living and ’ sha ^
Barker ia
be dtsoovered. Aa the son in-law of one'll
Mr. Prouts nephews, I bare token an |„ I
terest io the search for Mrs. Barker t>ut« I
far no trace of her movements nmee ,'I
disappeared about twenty.three ’ years 1
has been discovereil. As Mibs Annia Jw’|
cos Pront she moved in good societr m\ H !‘|
York and was everywhere considered abran I
tifiil and accomplished young woman si,!l
was about 'fill years old when she niam-al
Alonzo Barker in 1851. After eeveS" ul»l
of married life a separation took oiai L.I
tween her nnd her husband. I
"Her husband retained tho cnstofiyofl
their two children, son*, one of whom 1
not quite two years old when the home vw
broken up, Tbe last that watt ev»r ,u*-
itely known of Mrs. Barker wag when she I
came back to her homo one night and beg.I
ged to bo allowed to see her c : iHren. Tae|
door wan closed against her and she walked I
oil in tbe darkness. I
“Her husband, it was said, tried after-1
waul for several years to find out where she ft
was, but failed eutirely, his wife apparently I
having determined to nlndo tho closest I
search. Her children, both of whom are at I
prisent in Now York, grew up in igt, 0 .|
rancoof their m itbn’a history, bat tbarl
ire natdrslly iotemtod iu the reuevil
<»f tbo search, as in her hns^and, whel
lives iy Vermont. I have had a etfficspoo4-1
ence with Mr, Barker So reference toth«|
matter, and ho has promised to reodir aftl
postibie aid ia discoveriog th> raiocf hul
wilo. He said that twenty joHrsrttbMtl
had now '.lapsed since she disappeared. Mr. I
Pront, her uncle, wboso property is to be |
divided, was more than 83 years oldvhenl
• died. He had lived aud died ateichelor. I
iio luade bis tertune iu tho m-muf ictnieof I
printing ink in Spring street, and lived and I
di'cd iu one of his Lou-ms adjciuiag tho f^l
lory, li** retired suddenly from buliM
about twenty years ago, and, until Ltdr,!
bis factory w-.* Just iu the ►arr.o <x%l
ditlon as it wst whin the niuchincrjl
Stopped. The money bo bad aocur M lih(sl|
la nets was invested in real estate and I
r *g! tered bonds, and he *n*» lift sIImri
$1,300,000 to he diHribntcd among Lis I
hetrs. Had he continued hi business «td I
nrnd'j safe n.v» i»tmenU he would probsMy I
uav© died three times a milbouaire. Hu I
lost illrubs extended over only throe orf jot I
days, and, an he did not think lio wa*going I
to die. he mode no will. Hu nephew* and I
nieces will ali faro well, each rt-ceiving I
more than even should Mrs. Bir-
k*r roiippeat and cliua bor share, wuicnaU |
tho reiutivex hope will bo tho casd.”
ijiXti
Urrie
1 Celt--
EN*:ISE8 ON PICKET DUTY.
irouiite Over Tmcb-UjiliiR i'».l !p!tia j
— A H ot I'ri vriiuil by Pollc m n.
PitiLADKLPiiiA, Ootobar- 4 —A novel nib
road a at began hero last night between the I
lit i ioru aud Ohio and tho Pennijlmk 1
o er tbo Uy'.ng of an iutorsectiDg tra?kb7l
iiuplityes «»f »b« foraii r ov?r the track* if I
ti o latter t n Boo h street below Lum-L I
Tho Bibimori' nr>4 Ohio jesterday beg 1 ® I
laving a track witi*outa pot wit troia Aeir I
wbaif on tho Delaware to their new v»re-
houso, and to tho FuiUdelphi* *0“ |
Reading tracks on Jteech ftrett,
which are ojntroiled by the Peutwybama
Altout one hundred and fifty workmen were I
engaged on tbo job, nnd nt 11SW U*t diku" I
Logan tearing up to th.i propo^e-l junction
of tho tracks proprietory to laying the nil*.
Superintoud'.ut Wilson, of the Shack*****
ou freight station (Penniylvoiis) *?td
l.x*ocuotivt -« down iae track and di-*ptarae*i l
the workiL -n. The locom'dives wire »»•
t\»D.»d on the spot to blockade turtber * or J
and a garg of fifty Pennsylvania tr*c*
bands were ».t once ordered to reUy ««
pavement
A crawd of 8i«» men, women snacniw»*“
hml gathered on tho scene, most of thew
favont g the Baltimore and Ohio, ssw*
r*-lativos nod fri mis were among the **•*“* |
more and Oaio working gang. A riot
imniincni and tbe police were ' j 1
Captain Quirk arrived with fifty
k^pt tho crowd back. Chief of ibgra! I
]McD<>o*Id ordered tho Baltimore aai |
im-u to uisperse, but they would nato J*
Tbe excitement continued until das*■ ,
eseuing. but no farther outbreak oocuw*
Tin* ci:gint-a h*ill remain on P*®*** {
over tho switch. Coatractor Tuom •
Ryan, of the Baltimore uud Ohio f* rc^,
cording to Chief McDonald, ^ ^
*:> 0 for tearing np the street without*!* 1
noWICK’fl report.
Trubable Aetlea oB ,w
tg rate.
Wahhimoton, OctoUr 3
Mk
f**:cr* Imi>
>*v«d in fUtat.cud a* Hie n't its end finally | Hlt \ Vho will be l»-*ck st n»a t'^keerlj
*'oa«td upon tho 1,1 of September. M». ] week isexpec.td tutarn Urn .Item*' 11
... t*. • I. . ..... .. .. I..., t*. ! * 1 Adt Cl 1
Msjrcr nidvtl tai- in tbe smm.« o. tue bor. ,i-, once to
o tleqaeoioa giO.ing O®*
housed. The ebgtf.*
*is 111 I ratlin:
JwiiK* J- M- llnrttoj, of Arkumt, <•<** »
F«ntli»r Kkm IlaMw.
Chicaoo, October 7.— A »peet a iron hu
ll* Hock, Ark., says: “A private Utter irons
Warm, Aik., sta ts Uiai Judge J. M.
fcmlUy, of the Tenth district of Arkansas
is d*.-pVill of nkkncs** <fii»4»*iy ruwoi-
biiDg npro-y, tne akirt teavirg parted (turn
the Hitiie aurfaco of tho Mr, Iwvirc tbe
‘H i Hui
rise M-ifcrirto-il anol auu prob- ly and in -toui Urge notobt-rH at his plare! raw flesh in a inoat painful condition, llu*
ly *JVuU&(t«ri .Vein# lotwrcntto, j on the Cl.ffs. Mr. Bancroft will nMoeivw I physicians say th»-yn»*ver raw or read c-f a
rc to call upon bus at oao similar *o Li«, aud grave fears are ta
Urtaiuaa for his hfe.”
Imt conttunvitUy |«io»»!. . iff cuvovtb. *b«
b.u t (oira.l bow to w.s A..RB# I *•«•..-< tll « mvwttatto‘ha V
to K o, liuth. ViMtafi hit' v my sciiool, sa C i , tt(M iy an .l iosoch .o to UJ ‘
*»y, »r..i :.l **.4* -V.BIH «, , j 0 for..jiHo» c.n b.- r,imu;ht <m to- “T
.Mils. r.n* , j, ,iUhe»s-ffr.“*o , >lr i “ “1,)*
I!, ‘ to C Ksi.ro..,i„ U,. r u Jjatstioos sith >! -««).»>» : VJ
.t he Kvsi.: I-- HU heia piot»y oopioae qoiairinrs « ^
m »t io»* '■oru r ut |.#-r on tne subja»*t•wlucU Mr K ;
tillM* - ,
u>rt.* i- I wu »uUi'de w .kv •*?**
tk'.Ut. Ant H Ige ,, f
J-ly bring 1* u b.tid among Mr. Ikiyard •
v)...(i.t fror.t *-*
when I rcrt wt d i«y fii-r*
trying very •.*» ge*. m
rh** uuit. i*--t rug
urgent nct». to m-.i! •
M ifition ttit-'-t:** ..*id }
wetit tLitn t i* it •.»»" I im
nenr.-cs IliMutthatia
ffisstr.1 • .• iq. ■) io>*.lt by |>-m. i),.7. l.ot I ■ tkiilo' wiUoot"lc«a
tt/id lutu ILat i find fi
not turn te.ck Low. .
ine-tb g of the kind we have Lai within a
week.'
When a World reporter saw Mr. Meyer st
bis rrtmcuce on Fifth avecneheiaid: ••The
mini/ im nothin.? more uor It-a t* *n an at-
tetnnt at blackmail. When I make a prom-
i*e I alvrays ket-p it. I made no promise
whatever ta tnu caauu Lover came any-
i •» » ti.af no win nor rewm . i »s.owrt» w
si (OMiwIu tbat 1 would p.w.tftn iu tho iu»U«r M-t M to-
uw. Tb»t w«a the third *heronlriry arecalcnintod to
jus tic. Ho will instinct
•t is f-.J, to re. mu* the rf Jit-
men brok: n off by tbo .l«r» rtnr *..,
, kn.'n, toff will codes.o'Jo
,it<m nt (b»t ii to* uitrs toreUm^p
dintioo sUtnt. to not r*P**'" '• "... of i
•r boenf 'To.-ff spin in ““
AmcnciUi citizen.
ssj