Newspaper Page Text
COL. CASH DEAD.
tv famous Fighter Dies of
"f paralyse i Aged 66.
jfi|[ D BESIDE_H1S SON BOGAN.
»»-*'>■
» urill "« Uuv -
,, T.i«rara !<' Macon Telegraph.
February 117.-CO..E.B
„ C Z h the famous duelist and “fire enter”
•i killed Col. Wm. M. Shannon, a promi-
? W , ver in a duel in Auguat, 1830, and
X tub^uently for ten days defied the en-
” K,*er of the State to arrest him, died at
in Chesterfield county Saturday of
J“ b ,„i, aged GO years. He was hurled
i «l , v in the grounds adjoining the Cash
beside his son Bogan Cash, a young
J*Ljo who ''“ 8 * h0 ‘ aud kUlctl by 11
r,irs i«®o five y eare ag0 while resisting
far the murder of the town marshal of
^Before the abolition of slavery Col. Cash
ned large plantations and several hundred
**' At the outbreak of the
, he was one of the first
”he field aiidcoramanded.the Eighth South
Llina regiment at the first Manassas. He
a bold and desperate fighter. After the
he settled upon his lands in Florida.
He«as a great sporting man and loved fine
b0M < lie bad a very quick temper aud
since the war has killed fouv men. Ttvo of
these sere negroes whom lie killed for some
flight provocation.
In 1*80 Cash fought the famous duel with
Col. Shannon. The difficulty grew out of a
quarrel between the ladies of tlm two fatni-
Ii« regarding the division of some property,
Col. Shannon, although an old man, nccep
ini Cadi’s challenge and waa shot through
the heart.
The people of the State condemned this
duel so severely that shortly afterwards the
Legislature passed the anti-duelling law, put
ting the duelist on the same footing with an
ordinary murderer. The Cosh-Shannon
duel was therefore the last which will prob
ably ever he fought in this State,
cot., k. It. CASH,
MANY LIVES LOST,
THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPILTUESDAY, M ARCH.6,1888.-TWELVE PAGES.
FOUND DEAD.
r Fort}*
A Ferry Hunt Hlou n up anil Thirty i
People KlUetlnml Drowned.
Vai.lkjo, Cal., February 27.—Ah the
ferry steamer Julio, plying between South
Vallejo anil Vallejo Ktation, was about to
start from South Vallejo at 0 o’clock this
morning, she blew up. She hail about sev-
euty persons on board. A majority of the
passengers were below the deck, ns it was
cold and foggy. Those on deck were all
blown overooard. Some were killed
by being dashed against the wharf and others
were drowned. Tne vessel took lire almost
immediately, burned to water’s edge and the
bulk sank. * Large vuts of petroleum stored
on the wharf caught fire an the flames
spread rapidly. The fire companies were
uuable to accomplish nnything owing to the
tide being out und fifteen minutes after the
explosion 000 feet of wharf, the freight de
pot and the telegraph office were burned.
When the tide came in, they managed
to get water and at noon had the* fire under
control.
It is believed that between thirty and
forty lives were lost. Up to a late hour this
afternoon twelve bodies had been recovered,
two of which were burned beyond recogni
tion. At least fifteen who are known to
have been on the steamer are missing.
The steamer burned petroleum for fuel. It
will probably never be known how the ex
plosion occulted, but the impression pre
vails that it was a petroleum tank on the
steamer that accidentally took fire and ex-
S lotled. The same steamer in 1880 blew out
er boiler head, killing eleven persons.
FPNKBAL OF 3ilt COKCOICAN.
Clevc-
A New York Drummer Com
mits Suicide at Augusta.
A SURE SHOT IN THE HEAD.
He i* Found In lied, His Drains Scattered
About Him, the Flstol with which
He Killed Himself Clutched
iu Ills Lifeless Hands.
Macon, (ia.,|February 28.—Editor Tele
orath : In your issue of this date under
head of special to the TELEGRAPH an
nouncing the death 'of Col. E. 11. C. Cash 1
Dote Misstatements in said special which I
desire to correct.
First, lie is branded as a famous duel-
list, which is untrue. Cash only fought
use duel, which was with .Shannon in
fill, 1880, in which Col. Shannon fell.
Second. It is claimed that Cash defied
the entire Stale for ten days, which is un
true. After the duel Col. Ca»h went
joirtly home, and to my own kcowlcdg.
informed the iherifT of Darleuglon county
(lawhich the duel was fought) that lie
would at any time give himself up, anil to
late him trouble, if he would appoint n
day he would appear at Darlington and
(ire bond.
Third. It is claimed that Col. Cash has
killed four men since the war. This is
fake, having killed only two. Col. Shan
non m a duel and n member of the cele
brated band of desperadoes headed by
Henry Berry Lowry who
»t the time carried on
bold mbberrics and caused so much terror
in up|>er South and lower North Carolina,
but this man was shot only after the life
olCash had been attempted,
fourth. It isclaiuiod that trouble grew out
of n quarrel between the ladies of the two
families, which is false. The whole affair
rame out of a difficulty between It G.
“hrbe, brother-in-law to Cash, and one
ncinges, at that time a resident of Ker-
•Mw county.
Fifth. It is claimed that Cash chal
lenged Shannon. False again. Col. Shan
non challenged Cash, desiring immediate
satisfaction.
s ‘*th. it is claimed that Shannon was
*a old mao (to bring sympathy tt|>utt his
Jfle, I suppose). Granting that lie was,
tub and himself (Shannon) were born
»ithm the same twelvemonth, so where
n>» difference?
The above are facts beyond all perad-
feature. I was conversant with the entire
correspondence between Cush and Shan
non, and I was upon the field with Cash
•lien shannon fell, and no fairer dupd was
•ter fought. Allow me to say that no
uuer, braver or more noble-hearted matt
*»er lived than Cash. Your “sitecial”
■ould have the world believe otherwise.
'**“ "tay have had his faults, (who has
tL . b ' s character was spotless,
remit me space in your valuable col'
“tuns for the foregoing, that justice in a
jaeaaurc may be shown to the memory of
my friend. Very respectfully,
A. ft. Waking
T,,,: t UAwtomivti.i.t: putt:,
^snerul IlutMing* Iturned, With n Loss of
Over 814,000.
fwlal Telegram to Macon Telegraph.
Atom*, February 27.—News of the
nwfordville fire has just been received.
°“rt waa in session when, at 10 o’eloek this
morning, the alarm of fire was sounder! and
“* tribunal abrubtly adjourned. The fire
“Urinated j n Mr, Casper Meyers’s reticence.
I!"* fianies rapidly apread and deatroyed
Titus Uieharda’a and J.T. Hammock's stores.
The losses were, Myere *2,800, with *1,800
*n»uranee; Richards,. Inaa *9,000, insurance
Hammock, loss *2,800, without a cent
“I insurance; C. W. Bargston, lota *800, by
''moving hi. stock. . All the buildings were
-urned to the ground.
riiosteotactmis Ceremonies—Mrs.
Iniiil’s Floral Tribute.
Washington, February 27.—The funeral
of Mr. W. W. Corcoran took place this after
noon at two o’eloek from his late residence.
In accordance with the w ish of the deceased
the ceremonies were simple anil devoid of
all ostentation. Among the tlornl tributes
was u large pillow sent by Mrs. Cleveland.
The services were confined to the form laid
down in the Episcopal ritual, llev. Dr.
Leonard, pastor of St. John's church, con
ducted the services with the assistance of
Bishop I’arel and Rev. Dr. Stuart, of Christ
church, Georgetown.
Mrs. Cleveland was present during the
services and her carriage was in the long
procession which followed the remains to
the grave. She was escorted bv
Secretary Endicott and stood during
the services in the house very near the head
of the eoskeL Chief Justice Waite, Senators
Barbour, ICustis and many other persons of
note were assembled in the parlors of the
mansion during the service. There was u
large representation present of tile various
organisations with which the deceased was
connected and which he had aided.
Upon the arrival of the funeral cortege at
Hill cemetery, the casket was piaeed in the
chapel. To-morrow it will he placed in a
niche of the vault nest to the one containing
the remains of Mrs. Corcoran. A touching
incident was the presence at the grave and
the winging of the children of the city or
phan asylum. .
GKO lift KTOWN.
Shot Ity Accident—Caused Overnftame of
Murbles— Itouinnces About Moore.
Georgetown, February 28.—On Satur
day last several of the colored men near
town were on a rabbit hunt, and during
the hunt Gene Dozier, colored, through
haste and by accident, emptied his gun at
g rabbit, and a portion of the- load took ef
fect in the lower leg of Allen Clark.
While the wound was painful at first, it is
by
Special Telegram to Macon Telegraph.
Augusta, February 28.—Augusta was
stirred to-day over the suicide of F. A. Byn-
ner, u drummer representing the Celluloid
Novelty Company, of New York. He was
found in room 13 of the Planter’s Hotel this
morning with brains and blood over his
face, the pillow and the sheets, and a Smith
& Wesson pistol in ills baud. The blood
was congealed, showing that the shooting
had occurred during the night. No one heard
the pistol shot, nnd no one knows the dead
man. He arriveed yesterday, ae- [
eompanied by another drummer, M.
Morse, of Philadelphia, and both
intended going to Thomson to-day. Morse
left early this morning, unaware of his com
panion's death. Ilynner left no note or ex
planation of his rash act.
The dead man was hardly thirty years old,
a well built und hundsome young fellow, uml
did not appear to be troubled last night
w lieu he left word to be called at 0:30 this
morning. He was called, but no answer
came.
The coroner found fifteen dollars, a silver
watch and a diamond scarfpin on the dead
body, but no clue to the cause of Bynner’s
mysterious death.
Dan Scholly, a comer groecryroan in Au
gusta’s new territory, was fined $100 and
costs to-day by the recorder for selling liquor
on Sunday.
News was received to-day from St. Augus
tine, Fla., thrt President Alfred Sully, of
the Richmond and West Point Terminal is
lying very ill with inflammation of the bow-,
els. He is unable to travel, having caught
cold at Winter’s Park, rowing on the lake
wi’h a party of ladies and gentlemen from
Augusta and Macon.
THE JULIA EXPLOSION.
means serious.
Two negro men, Tom Gay and Andrew
Gay, attacked West Gaiters with knives on
Sandoy last and cut him seriously, all ovci
gatup of marbles.
Souie fiend incarnate poisoned and
killed a valuable mule for Reuben Thomas,
of this county, on last Saturday night. The
mule was found dead by the trough next
morning, with traces of meal in the trough.
Thu meal left in the trough, together witli
the stomach of the mule, have been sent to
Atlanta for analysis. There is no clue as
to the ]ier|ietrator of the foul deed, though
some parties are strongly susiiicioned.
I noticed in your issue of February 2fith
a reference to a special telegram from En-
fnula, to the Chattanooga (Tcnn.) Times,
which said that J-ewis Moore, who was
hanged in Georgetown, February 23rd,
while on the platform, sold his body to a
doctor for twenty dollars, and that the
monev was paid him. and he handed it to
his wife. 1 saw, also, in the Atlanta Con
stitution of February 24th, a telegram
from Etifaula to that paper containing a
similar statement with others equally as
alisurd. While I take no special interest
in the Constitution’s publications, as to
whether true or untrue, when not concern
ed, I desire to correct such erroneous
statements, as tiic Telegraph's many
readers in this county, know full well that
such a statement as that copied from the
Chattanooga Times, and in the Atlanta
Constitution, is without any foundation iu
fact, and perversely false, whether from
ignorance of the facts of the hanging, I
cannot say.
Your reporter was within reach of Lewis
Moore while on the gallows and heard
every word that he said and saw his every
movement, Scrutinized his face while talk
ing to the people until the black cap was
put over his face and will now say without
tear of successful contradiction that the
telegram published in the Chattanooga
Times, as welt as the one published in ihe
Atlanta Constitution, is without founda
tion. in fact, and therefore false and an in
justice to tlie unfortunate man. Ttie
man’s wife was not present at the hanging.
As to the petition of W. A. Hill as pub
lished in the Telegraph of yesterday, I
will make this statement, I cannot believe
that three-fourths of the men whose ’names
an on the petition had read it or really
did not know what it contained.
In my opinion the statement in that pe
tition did not reil
our people.
The Number of Dead—Eleven ltnillcs Va
recognisable—All More or Less Injured.
Vallijo, Cal., February 28.—Eight of
the men killed in the steamer Julia explo
sion yesterday had wives and families, and
five more were single. Searchers are still at
work on the wreck trying to find more of the
missing* men. Mrs. Ferrett, wife of the su
perintendent of the navy yard, seems to have
been the only woman aboard. She area
badly scalded about the head and arms. The
list of unrecognized bodies is now thought
to number eleven, ft is supposed that, ex
clusive of the crew, there were fifty-two pas
sengers on board, making sixty-three in all,
and uot a single one escaped without injury
more or leu serious.
Search was resumed to-day for the bodies
of victims, but no more bodies were recov
ered during the morning. Fifteen had been
recovered at a late hour last night and many
more are known to be killed. It i- believed
between fifteen and twenty more bodies will
be found in tiie wreck when the steamer is
lain d. Divers went down to dav nnd made
a careful examination of the wreck. They
foond the port boiler blown overboard and
the starboard boiler torn apart. The oil
tanks are forced out of place but not rup
tured and the oil remains, showing that tit
did not explode.
HY HIS OWN HAND.
Mr. Heimett Jones Swallows a Lot of M«y-
plil ne.
Ex-Policeman Bennett Jones will proba
bly lie a dead man hcferuthispapcrrcuclics
its readers.
Last night half-past eight o’clock Mr.
Jones was found sitting on a keg nerr
Sltinliolaer’s store, corner Fourth and
Plum streets. lie was very drowsy, nnd
told Officers Golden and Mathew'S, who
found him there, that lie was going to
leave the world. lie said he had purchas
ed a dollar’s worth of morphine anil had
taken one dose at Dorgin’s bar
and the other at Moore's
store. The officers thought perhaps he
had beon drinking, hut finally coucludtHl
that lie Itad spoken the truth. They diil
not know where lie lived, and they tele-
tihvned to Officer Chapman at the City
Hall to hate a doctor ready and they
would carry Mr. Jones there, that lie had
taken morphine. They then tried to
walk hint hut lie fell when about half way
the block, and he was then placed in a
hack it rid carried to the hull.
In tho meantime the telephone had been
busy. Dr. J. C. Johnson was called. He
was followed by Doctors Ethridge, Fergu
son and Mcllntton. When tho hack ur-
I Mr. Jones was placed upon the lloor
of the office, and the physicians went at
once to save him if possible. Everything
was done, including the use of the battery,
by tlie physicians, out lie gradually sank,
aiid at midnight he was given- up as past
hope.
The officers learned that about half past
five o’clock Mr. Jones went into Durgin's
bar. corner Fourth and Plum street", nnd
asked foa a drink of water. On
it being given to him lie poured the con
tents ul' a vial into it and drank it 'off.
Then he went across the street to C. B.
Moore’s store and asked for a drink of
whisky which was refused him. He then
asked for some water and into this lie
poured the contents of another vial, and
drinking it down went out of the store,
At neither place was it known at the
time that he was drinking morphine.
Mr. Jones returned to the city after an ab
sence of several months, when his daugter,
Mrs. C. H. Taylor, committed suicide. Flic
was his idol, aud lie deeply mourned her
dentil, which occurred on November 18th
of la-t year. Since that time he has been
working about in this city, and for a while
watching what is known as the Jaques
Block for Mr. Cherry, who was absent for
a few weeks. On Mr. Cherry’s return, Mr.
Jones secured a job os watchman
tire E. T. V. A G. cotton yard,
and was there up to Monday when he
failed to go on duty. He left home yes
terday morning and remained away all
dav.
) I is wife and two children visited hint
t tlie csty hall last night and were decpK
fleeted by the sight ot tlie hushahd and
father gaping his life away.
lie was at one time a policeman of this
city, hut gave up tlie position to go to
farming.
At 2 a m. the physicians stated that Mr.
Jones’ pulse was stronger than it was an
before. This would indicate that
KILLRU HIS COUSIN.
I Dooley
A Drunken Alan’s Torrlhle Crime
County Ye.tcnlny.
Special telegram to Macon Telegraph.
IIawkikhvillk, Ga., February 28.—A
shocking murder occurred about fittcen
miles from here In Doojy coanty to-day. Mr.
Crawford Lindsey, while under the influence
of alcohol, shot and killed his cousin, Mr.
Jos. Lindsey at 10 o’clock this inornlug.
A liberal reward will he offered for him.
ft is supposed he is making for his father's
home in Alabama. He lias light hair, is six
feet high and weighs 145 pounds. One of
tlie most noticeable marks about him is his
mouth, which is disfigured liy having been
salivated.
Mr. Charles Lewis, the well known 8. T.
Coleman & Co. drummer, is in tlie city.
ABOUT SOBRIETY.
Some Interesting Facts About
The Liquor Traffic.
TIM SULLIVAN AND JIM FISK.
Sonntor Duller on Northern and Southern
Temperance—Mrs* l'nran Steven*
and Her Decided Methods
Properly K«>viewed.
Ill
there Li the least possible hope for him.
KILLFI) 1IY A TltAIN.
A Negro Wo
> Kim
by.
night as t
Atlanta, Title at 1(
ALBANY.
Dry
i reflect the true feelings of
FIIAM'K AND ITALY.
Negotiations for a Treaty Broken Oft—Kng*
bind Ueprourhrd fur Her C’onrsr.
• Paris, February 28.—It is seml-offieial'y
stated that M. Flourens, foreign minister,
Fire In Illl.mnii A DcGrnffcorel.l'i
ftooda Store—Dnningo to stock.
Correspondence Macon Telegraph.
Albany, February 28.—About one
o'clock this morning fire was discovered in
the cellar of Hilsman & DeGraffenreid's
dry goods store on Broad street, and but
for tlie promptness and efficiency of our
gallant department one of the most val
uable blocks in our city would now be a
in aw of ruins. Very soon alter the alarm
was sounded the boys had five streams of
water turned into the burning building,
and the flames were soon under control and
the building saved, with kutsmail damage
to the building. The law on the stock of
drugs and medicines is heavy. Aside from
the damage by fire, smoke und heat, the
water damage is great. The cause of the
fire is unknown, but it looks *« though
the building was net on fine. Mr. De-
GrafiVnreid closes! the More last night,
leaving no fire at all in the building. The
stock, we hear, is fully insured.
R. I). Jones A Co. carry a Urge stock of
dry good" in thestore adjoining, and their
stock is also damaged by smoke, the extent
of which is not yet known.
One of tlie aldermen occupies
over the drub store xml was up quite late
reading. Just before retiring he noticed
that smoke was coming into his room from
some quarter, hut decided that tlie boy*
were roasting oysters in. the hack van)
(whivh they freuuentlv did) ami that they
would soon get through and put out Ihe
lire, aud so he retired, hut could not go to
sleep as the smoke became more and more
dense. Finally he decided to get up and
go down to put the fire out. When be got
out of bed, to his emprise and horror, be
after consulting with M. Tierrard, prime ; the smoke coming nit through
minister, and other members of the cabinet, 1 - - - •
has reformed Count Manahre that the
French proposal* for a treaty of commerce
TIIOMAHVILLK.
Th ' 't-sktanes of Mrs. L C. Jones Totally
D.-stroycl by Fire.
r Z ul Macon Telegraph.
‘"oMAKVtLLE, Febriary 27.-Mtw. 1* C.
”»•*' residence wa* burned to-day nt It a.
®- It was a handsome, new, two-story house,
fu!l "I Northern hoarders. Th.
"a the roof f rom sparks from
"hi<h ,|i,i not rise as high as jjl.
' *W jnereoaed the flames rapidly anil I The Ganlnis publishes a letter addressed
' e.','". 1 *'* Hie firemen from doing any good, to ror-e"|mndenta of English newspapers re-
ne inttin-nee wa* placed with Ilsusell A preaching I sir. I Salisbury for bis willing-
rl and [r on the hooseand *IJ*\) > llr *" 1“ switt a manicnvrc th'* 1
his li'Mtr aud about the same time sol
French proposals lor a treaty oi commerce i "V 1 . ,le <,l ? l l ?'“ff|| l j*hVi ><i ,L,*y,°i* ,T llL * , i,
with Italy can not he modified, and Italy Ptd.tv with wkkh h* “n'.-ed ,nd made
' - . .. — , -' 1 his exit can he better imagined than
' must accept or refuse them. The nrgotia
lion* for the treaty have therefore been scribed,
broken off.
The Uuuloia and Figaro assert that tlie
presence of a British squadron in the Gull
To Give I ton,I.
W. A. Pledger yesterday received a tele-
it from E. W. Bass, of Atlanta, saying
„ j. ' »f Genoa la owing to the action of Kignor gram Irom r. v». , m atia^nta, saying
te fire raugbt Cf w IU | Ua |>relu i« r un d foreign minuter, j lie hail forwarded a bond for George Vi.
t the chimney, ( w h„ wished to make n demonstration against j Tate, cute of tire sleeping car porters, earn-
is the roof. A I France. milled by Justice Keating. Pledger says
Th. ..
••errill,
Ta
could g
think hit
»lYputa
any
»n the furniture, in tbs
Hamburg and Bremen.
onl ind the
i in
fcullivaai i
h Ftbrwn
'*•’ “W* het**ecB Ha
ne
»n«t MItchrIL
rr M,—The i
11 Ivan and Mitehell have
• ill ~« r T:.~rr «»teh*ll won Ihe ton in
•'ll select tha battle ground.
France’s feelin
vsmIm and hai
basis i|>«n «hi
l.iml and IVfii
kr* for | says:
Franc*’* disasters ia 1870'
gain less bv the total dfitroctif
at which Bismarck and Crtspi
ftiiliy f afed think
». It is p
i in Atlanta,
id. HeiliM
through train from
l wm nearing the
Third street crowing, the engineer -aw n
woman on the track. She remained there
and wan struck on the head hv the engine.
The train was stopped ami the woman
pluccd on the train to be carried to the
depot. It waa evident that she had been
seriously injured, ns she was unable to
speak. She wa* carried in the colored
waiting room of the depot, where she ex
pired in a few minutes. The news v of the
accident spread in some way, and
though it was nearly midnight the room
was soon filled with negroes. At first no
one seemed to know her, but finally a man
named Turner came in who recognized her
os Koxie Collins, living in one of the
Menard house* across the railroad. She
was evidently on her way home from town,
but no explanation was given of her stand
ing upon the track and allowing the train
to knock her oft*.
It was said last night that she came to^
Macon with her two children from Snartn^
few month* ago. She was about thirty
Tear* old, and was said to be a hard-work-
ng worthy woman.
I)rs. Hall and Gibson were telephoned
for hut they found her dead.
The iuqnot will he held this morning.
Kilted hj nn Avalanche.
London, February 28.—An avalanche In
the valley of Morobeo, Switzerland, has
killed ten persons and many cattle, and de
stroyed a large number of houses.
A LITTLR EDUCATION
‘t* n Country Negro Into Trouble—Ar
rested for Forgery.
Friday morning a youngish-looking
itro presented himself at Davis & Balk-
com’a rtore and warehouse and said he
wanted some goods, and offered to give a
mortgage on hi* mule and wagon. He rep
resented himself as John Henry Barnes, of
Jones county, and gave as reference W. H.
Jon.-: & Son, of Et*t Macon. While he
ntertained in one portion of the estab
lishment inquiry was made through the
telephone that John Henry Barnes was all
right. The mortgage was made out, but
when the signature wa* attested by Mr. C.
C. Jt.ilkooin ns notary public, a suspicion
paired through the mind of Mr. Davis
that ail was not well, and Mr. Jones was
telephoned for. On bis arrival he saw
that the negro was not John Henry Barnes,
of Join * county. Mr. Balkcom called Offi
cer Jones from the opposite side of the
-tre-11, hut before the officer could reach
the .tore the negro made a break through
the door. He was caught bv Mr. Balkcom
and the officer started with him to the bar
rack-. When the government building
was reached tlie negro jerked away front
the offi cor, hut rushed into the strong anus
of Mr. C. II. Taylor, who happened to be
in the way. By thia time Officer Wagnon
came up and the negro was carried to the
harracka.
He gave his name as Anderson Ihrnes,
ami said John Henry Barnes was his
brother. They had a store,' he said, and
!>is brother not being able to attend to it,
gave hint the right to make such purchases
as tie wished ana use his name.
It i- evident that in this case as in num
ber!.-- others, a little education caused
* "ii- 'dcnblc trouble fora negro. He could
barely writ-. but it was enough to write
another mail’s name. A warrant will be
- 'urn out againH him.
Special Correspondence Macon Telegraph.
Washington, February 25.—I strayed
into the Senate chamber yesterday before
that body met to see who wal there. Two
Senatois were already at their desks dis
patching their correspondence, Sabin, of
Miiutcsota, and Butler, of South Carolina.
“Yes, I am on hand early,” said Senator
Sabin, responsive to my salute. “I gener
ally utilize this hour to catch up with my
mail,” nnd he scratched away.
“All right,” I said, “the hint comes buz
zing along where I am, nnd I catch on
without having my attention more ex
plicitly invited to its size,and significance.”
The handsome brunette from the flowery
State flipped his pen into its repository
and amiably remonstrated that lie hadn’t
thrown out any hint, hut merely attempted
to kill time by announcing a positive and
disagreeable fact. “Fire your questions at
me!” lie generously exclaimed.
“I haven’t any—only this.” I said, recol
lecting something. “Howls the temper
unce (question in Minnesota?”
“High license seems to 1m regarded as a
solution of the problem,” lie answered.
“We are trying it and are going to try it
more. It is flexible in its [tensities, and
reveal a method of regulating tlie supply
of liquor saloons.”
“Thanks! I’ll let you go,” I said, and
he laughingly resumed l)is [ten, saying,
“Now 1 can tell Lars Larson, of Ottcrvail
county, about that turnip seed.”
Passing over to the desk of Senator But
ler I asked him about tcm|ieranec in South
Carolina.
Hv asked me to sit down, swung around
in his chair, and said, “I’ll interview you
first. In what section of the country do
you suppose people drink tlie most li
quor?”
“Well," I answered, “I suppose the
South is the stronghold of the convivial
Kings, Bacchus and Gambrinus. It is
generally understood that the typical
Southerner can stow away more whisky
than any other man between the oceans."”
“Yea," said Senator Butler, “it is.
it is a wild mistake. The heavy drit
is done at the North. The North
great many more saloons according tc m
illation, and stills much more liquor to the
saloon.”
“Where do you get such astounding fig
ure* as that, Senator?”
“Front tiie census, and from personal
observation, too. Now take nty own county
of Edgefield— it contains 45,000 people,
hut I Know every habitual drunkard in tiie
county.”
“I don’t exactly ace how that
anything as to their number,” I said, with
a puzzled thought upon my ot
placid countenance.
lie laughed und explained that his asso
ciation* were not altogether confined to
that cla*s of neopie; “but they are SO few,”
he continued, “that they are conspicuous,
nnd their weakness is known to every
body. According to the census of 1870,
there were 1,200 liquor saloons in South
Carolina, os I remember, 17,000 in Pennsyl
vania and 24,000 in New Y’ork. Now
call the populations, in round numbers,
New York 4,500.000; Pennsylvania, 3,503,-
000; South Carolina, 900,000. Is Booth
Carolina there was one saloon to 750
people; in New York one saloon to 100
people; ami in the Quaker State, one sa
loon to 200 people, lluw is that show
ing 7”
like a trooper, and hit* i, u over th.- head
with iter parasol and throws books at and
breaks nty pictures.” I never beard Mrs.
Stevens swear—that is, nothing to tpeitk
of—hut I met Iter some four years ago, tlie
next day after site had u-,.*<• ra
ided at her handsome mansion
on Fifth avenue a meeting of the cream of
New York society to organize some ladies’
co-operative industry.
“Well,” she said, r, suclt a time as I had!
I didn't know half of ’em. Some of ’em
looked awful hard, and I had to have a
squad of detectives concealed among my
guests to prevent their carrying off' my
spoons and bric-a-brac, don’t you know!”
A WONDERFUL INVENTION.
I met Frank Stockton, the novelist, at
Mrs. Whitney’s last reception, and, :e* we
stood itt the corner of the mammoth fire
place watching the dying embers, I asked
him what wa* new.
“New?” he repeated; “ah, yes, I actual
ly engaged bringing out a novelty. I have
invented nn illuminated keyhole that will
enable you to get into your house at night.
You see, a keyhole is ti very dark and in
visible object; it is probably tho very
darkest object there is at night, and you
know that even on a moonshine night,
when everything else is luminous, your
keyhole remains concealed and inscruta
ble.”
“I don't see any necessity for your using
the second person nil the time in yottr
speech," I said, somewhat heated.
He apologized and continued; ‘The
‘you’ wa* imjiersonal, entirely. I myself
have frequently noticed the elusive ten
dencies of the front door keyhole. It is
solitary and secretive in its habits, and is
believed to he migratory. Now my ar
rangement renders it [lernianem anu phos
phorescent, so that the darker tlie night is
the plainer you can seo it. Sec? I be
lieve there is a crying demand for my
patent.”
At this moment the flaxeii-haired hostess
came down the drawing-room witli a smil
ing frown on Iter face ami said, “Here, you
mustn’t monopolize the lion,” and bore him
triumphantly away.
Henry Adams, the author, and son of
Charles Francis Adams, lias a house here
and is turning out history directly opposite
the mansion where Itis two distinguished
ancestors resided as President. I asked
hint once about this copyright bill; which
would prevent England 'front stealing hia
writings. He looked up with comical sur
prise. “Why,” lie Baiit, “I’ve been trying
tor years to get England to steal my
hooks 1” W. A. Croffut.
Macon Shopping.
Miss E. M. Key, 125 Academy square, Macon.
Send (or circular.
r
>
1
5
1$ IM
THIS IS THE GEFJm.
Ourtriidc.mark around tveryhoitie. 11 Sirknem
Every Ercp is Worth its Weight in Geld.
I#
t that it wilt
lhat’Tatc trill
eh nn alliance be
tee would be adt
d gained no
“Calculated to surprise people,” I said.
“I lave no doubt, (senator Butler re-
stimid, “that, even by the last census.
New York and Pennsylvania, and ill
New England, drink three times ns much
liquor a* the Gulf States according to
population. In accordance, probably
with the law of social dynamics, that
people north ot a certain isothermal line
■re much more addicted to drink titan
those south of it”
“What is your method of dealing with
the evil j" 1 asked.
“We believe in and practice local op
tion. The State relegates it to the coun
ties and towns. Let every community de
termine its own policy.
SULLIVAN AND JIM FISK.
The largest printing office in the world,
owned by Uncle Sam and rnn by Benedict,
has this "week received two of the largest
sized boilers. They were [tut in by Tim T.
Sullivan, and he has been duwn here over
seeing the job.
What? lou don’t know who Sullivan
is? Well, ask any man within fifty miles
of Albany and you will find out He has
got rich us an iron manufacturer, and he
is a big, ardent, sagacious, generous, warm-
Idouded politician, his speech full of the
fire of hu Irish ancestry. He is an ci
teemed petsonal friend and confident of
President Cleveland, Governor Hill, Judge
Maynard, Mayor Hewitt and other New
York Democrats.
I met him at the White House and awak
ened his old memories by saying that I had
not seen him since he came pretty near
getting his head shot off in the New York
offices of the Union Pacific railroad. He
laughed and said it seemed a hundred
years ago.
It was during the effort of James Fisk
and Jar Gould to get possession of the
I’nion "Facific books, lit the c-tmpany’s
office were assembled a strong squad of
armed men, holding the place for the Uni
ted States Court, risk went to riullivan
and asked him tocapture the room and the
safe.
“Give me twenty men and let me pick
them, and I’ll do u,” said Sullivan.
The bargain was struck; Sullivan went
into the workshops and picked twenty men,
armed them with revolvers, inarched them
to the building, commanded a surrender,
broke down the door with au axe and took
possession without firing a shot. It was a
bold and audacious coup, worthy of Fisk
and very much like.him. .Sullivan now
goes shout enthusiastic for Cleveland and
Black for Ibcnext ticket. .
MB-- PARAS Ml •• I nV TROCBII
Mm Paren Stevens, the millionaire
sriff r 1 I: n : ■ ■ . :. y-
The Wonder of Ileuliug.
FOB SOBS innOAT, NEURALGIA, r.EEtt
MATISM, TILES, CATARRH, WOUNDS,
BURNS, HBUOBBBAOE8, FEMALE COX
PLAINTS, ETC.
Died 7/ifrmoEy aiul Bdernattg,
Prices, 60o., $1, $1.75. (Sold Everywhere.;
POND'S EXTRACT CO.. 7G 6th Are., N. E
EXTRA..
c^OIRTMENT.
M It'a mimrknlflo mteciOc
action upon thoalTecteU parts
pi vra i t h ti pri'in » con trol over
lJ I1to, however severo.
* * Also for Burns, ScdUls,
►^■1 Eruptions, Salt Shewn d-c.
_ Teetimoninlrf from all cIoohck
PH it.-i elli'-.'try. 1 't I. -•• f;G''_
Sold by all DmpgLjtzi or eent by mail
on receipt of price. Put up only by
POND'S EETRACT CO., 76 6th Avo..N. t
aprl9luliiMtaw2tIy
A g. :
town hi
•I'iter "li*
I hr
lief a a.
I!. :i'h R. I
,!t"P;k.| dead
i> mile-
her day by p"itr-
h’T horn
’ne ifz'ueae ,
-Land, allege*
gentium ry, In
noier&Morbus
‘ramps
olie
idirhfm
^Summer
Complaints
YSerttery
c All Cured bx&
teaspobnfui of
?err/j)avld?(iin )(fller
in a little /diliyor
cugar and Water
Au. 0RU06I6TS Scu.tr.