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MISADVENTURE,
By W. E. NORRIS,
MACON, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 0, 1880
iutbcrof “My Friend Jut,” “Major axd Mccor, - ’
“Mairuiort," etc., etc.
“La Bells Ami .i uke,"
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CHAPTER XIX.—"Death b» Mis-
ADVENTURE.”
Earlv in tlio morning 3fra, Allspice,
the housekeener at tho Priory, hnd got
tlm«{hher daily tudr of routing up
heavy-headed housemaid*, and was
mte 1 in her sanctum adding up nc-
counts when a tap on the window-pane
made her jump.
♦•Drat the man!* 1 she exclaimed
irritably, when she recognized tho face
of old 1 o.ipard, “why can’t ho go to tho
backd« < r, in-toad of stealing upon a
bodv that way, like a thief in tho night'?”
Ami, thrown g open the window, ahe
pr. creded to uUminister the rating which
a * nppeared to call for.
••\ou'll excuse; me, mum,” said Cop-
yard, in his deep, hoarse voico, “but Pm
the bearer of bsu noos, which had best
b»* for your private hear. As I coino
along 1 thinks to mytelf, *Mia. Hnlhp cc,
tin 's a sensible’oman with a powt-iful
gift of self-control; I’ll tell what mu>t bo
’i to Mrs. Hallspice, and keep out of
...j way o’ them silly gals, as'ud go
rrccching all over the place andbreakiu*
things violent 'stead of easy, liko they
ihouM be broke.' ”
Notwithstanding the self-control with
which she was credited, Bin. Allspice
pressed her hand to her heart and
**“Mercy upon me !” she ejaculated.
“Don’t tell me it’s Mr. Archie! ’
Coppsrd shook his head but did not
nlax tiie solemnity of his expression.
"To the best of my knowlrdgo and
belief, mum, there ain’t nothin r ami s
with the gentleman as you speak of.” he
replied.
"TbeL/ml be praised for that! Step
fat through th? window, then, if the
rheumatics ’ll let you. You’re right
about those girls; they’re just as inquini-
tire as tliey’ro flighty, and a stronger
thing than that 1 couldn’t say.”
Coppard having hoisted himself into
the n-om with rather more groaning and
wheezing than waa absolutely neces -nry
(for he felt that he liad a claim on 3!rs.
Albpice’s famous cherry brandy, and
h« wanted to show her how much he
reeded it), proceeded to unfold his tale.
As this was a very long business indeed
and was adorned by numerous picture
«(ue digressions, it may perhaps bo
wamurised with advantage. The up
shot of it was that, having pulled round
to the l’ubjdo Cove soon after daybreak
to pick up his crab-pots, ho had seen
the tody o* « tnuu lying on tiie beach,
ud that, after landing and making a
doer inspccMoo, he luid discov-
*ml, to his horror, that this un
fortunate was no other than Mr. Morion
Bb’h, atone d ad, “ami so knocked
about snd smashed ss 1 won't dstivfs
your feelings by describing of it. nmu .”
He had at ono* huneuvu iu AbkotSLOrt
ind had ruwemhb •! c party, with wca c
hip he had iwnov.-d tli«* corpa*' to th-
krcuSarw—"win r«- it low Is . muni,
r 1 didn’t A ntin ' > ot for to i« t mu
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a dozen ways of roftenirg a blew
to be done, mum—which 1 daro say
you 11 understand me.”
Mrs. Allspice commended Coppard and
pve him the cherry brandy whk-h Ids
' twi loved. Mho was, cf course, vsnr
h dim ked and said so a great many
hut slie was more imptewsed by
f awful suddenuess with which this
mii-r had been “called to his account”
tl»n afflicted by his demise. As to the
aaanrr in which the accident had come
|»kut die felt little doubt. Mr. Morton
N ^c«n expected homo on the prsvious
"owing, b it his non-appearance hail
aa*d no ularm, because it was known
‘« he was dining st Uptc n
tv.di', and os he lal Ins
inuateau with him, it was
powi that be intended sleeping there.
Rdently, if he had luul such an inten*
f- n, ho must have abandoned it a id
J*«t*il to walk home—potvibly und.-r
"•x uui‘t..t c \s which rendered walking
[the mi^iihorhood of a cliff imprudent,
ir* Allspice nsd reason to be aware
|ml the n re n instances alluded to notun-
’|«itly presented thcim>eives to Mr.
)r?on '" «'ase afterdinner. Hut now the
** tu n was,who waa to break tho news
“t™*Inquire? And to such a question
•* • oui.l, in the house, bo only one
“•'f- It was, as Coppard said,
fro ujion Miw Cicely, but then
P* lad courage enough for anything,
f' 1 l^udes—added Mr>. Allspice. carrea-
■* her double chin meditatively with
nr anger and thumb, and leaving her
toi'fn.o unfinished.
Uf*. T'“ rt ! l 3 r housekeeper protahly
•tnt tiiai it would bo imposidhle for
■*» Lirely to grieve very deeply over
*UMth of such a brother, hut did not
Presently she sighed and
™ up to Cicely’s bed room, aftor tell-
R, / ‘ °ppard to stay where ho w a ,
di, 1 tlm charry brandy on the table
uo i u *'ir.'h she never would iiuvo
* it her mental balance Imd not been
Wlien sho returned nt the
•*ot a quarter of an hour she saw at
fto-r lu-r confldonce had Iwu abused,
_ pun d a mi ntal punishment mark
half
which could not” be aoTtenvd, and find
ing objections to them aiL
Coppard was still diluting upon the
forethought end pre-sen* c of mind which
he hsd exhibited thruug' »* it this rm lan-
choiy affair when the tall l.gnro of Mr.
fiOwnden was seen hurry in u. e ave-
trot. Cicely advant .
to have found apmabouy Srith win in she
could take counsel; for although it was
not her habit to ask nd\ ice or accept it,
she sometimes allowed herself to be
guided by tho rector, win
inon sense slio appreciated,
“You have heard;” she laid, interroga
tively. ,
Air. Lowndes made a sign of assent
"I came up at once to see
could bo of any tfw.«rSs:-r-”r father
liccn told?”
“Xot yet; and I donjf know how it is
to be done. Even if h \\ • r*- <;iiite well
be would feel it a great deal more than—
than—”
“Well, yes; I’m afr 11 ho would,"
agreed the rector, who lm !er tood what
she did not say.
“And he Is not as 6t rung an ho was a
month ago.” continued ' i' * Iy, the taan
coming into her eyes. * I have not bom
able to make up my mind to go to him;
but I must not | u; ii oil a y i- n jer.
Will you come with tn<
“Wouldn't it be aim t lictt'-r for me
to go w.tiout Touh' hi...« «d Mr.
Lowndes, “I’ll <k> i wi.a: jou wish,
• ; . if 1 in. *•
the mission I mi.lit. in -omo wav* f ssve
both you and him p: in."
I Cicelyaasentedgra <.'illr. ••?! .v
you srershe ex< l she knew very
well that tliere w.i i i->- in ti eWorld
more distasteful t t . g < d hum. :cd.
eupeptic man than t o j oriormance of
duties which are Co-, no.nl.- .1
painful; but sho allow. .1 him, on t', oc
casion, to assume a • union which by
rights should have e n laid ujh*m her,
because slie felt m »• t' at In r father
would be able to Folac»* himsolf l.y speak
ing his mim' ly u. his <.i ! fii n-i \l!
the circumatanc" < f MortonV rrhv:
with hh family ha i I» « n *<» unusu.d th it
it would be hardly i«»— .!»! • for tl.om, in
talking about lii;n t :< :n r, to gnu ex-
pre-sion to th- r i. .1 !«•••.m • . s » t :«•
rector went into the l < u . a:.d )-a\ .
osccrtsinod tlr ( .’ir. id g'n was i j. -1
dri 0(1, t o.o 111. i'j O I ic!i lie
laid scrilyled,^* ! n M't ; yi f rafew
immediately am i" o : !■•' •' s'blown
of ti e u-.al i. u 1
he f-.iimi 1. mg on the • ■ and linihiiiug
In’s hreakfaat.
“You
, lfligli
llcavon forbi l that u D . . .l t »pr u
I* - * ' : k . ’ (
1 'y • M, * \p t;
■i.l • i. him n.’i . n.•**• • I < : •! ii „•
so to select in a particular case, out or
the very few mctlu ds that exist. Mr.
Lowndes simply said:
“I hare come to tell you that Morton
fell over the cliff on his way back from
Uptou c iietwodo last night and was
killed on tlio spot”
He was perhaps right in Judging that
an abrupt shock, would do bis friend 1cm
harm than a process of slow torture, but
ho was hardly prepared for the acitat k n
agniust which Sir. Hiigh strugglea vainly
for teveral minutes; beesuee, to tell the
truth, ho had not believed that any
father could feel a spark of affection fur
so worthless and undutiful a son.
“I am afraid I have been very clumsy,”
he said at length, rising and laying his
hand on the sick man's shoulder. “I did
it for the best.”
Mr. lfligli nodded and presently found
his voice. In answer to the few ques
tions that he pat he was told all that
was known about an accident, the im
mediate cause of which it was easy to
surmise: but it was a long time before
he co jld talk as Cicely luul foreseen that
it would be a relief for him to talk.
“I fed like a murderer, Lowndes.” he
said at length. “1 never wished for
poor Morton’s death, but I did look for|
ward to it as an event not unlikely to
happen, and not likely to be deplored.
Now it has happened sooner than I ex
pected. snd 1 see, as one always does
when it is too late to make amends, that
1 was not fair to him.”
“My dear liligb, that Is nonsense. You
weru not only Ldr to him, but generous.
Let uh say, ir you will, that death wipes
out all offenses; but s > long as a man
lives his offence* must be remembered
and taken into account. As a matter of
fact, ycu forgave Morton's while he was
still alive and had every jfroipcct of liv-
“I don't liko it,” thought the good
mnn to himself, as ho descended the
staircase. “I don’t like it a bit. I only
nope that this may not bo his death
blow; but It wouldn t surprise mb if ht>
never rallied. H« wasn't In the least
like hituself from beginning to ond—too
much moved st first and too apathetic
afterward. Onedotsn’t require a doc
tor tct tell one what that means; the
disease is reaching the brain.”
Cicely, as was only to be expected,
formed a 4«si gloomy prognosis, She
could not aliut Her btea to the hopeless
nature of her father s illness, hut she
hnd managed to shut them to the fact
tliat he was growing slowly and steadily
wor>o, end row she managed to ignore
symptoms which in tliecsseof any other
sick pc-r*on would not have escaped 1 e.\
In Hi -ji. trrnoon Mark Cbetwode called
to nutke inquiries, end she saw him for
a few minutes, v idling to hear anything
that could be learned from the last
man who wa* known to havo seen Mor
ton olive.
Naturally he did not tell her much.
Ilis face, which he could always and
without effort render fxprt sei. n e.’s, con
cealed any emotion that he may have
felt. Only once ill tho course of the
brief interview did s slight change come
over it, and tliat was when, in reply to
his res{nest that lie might to allowed to
be of some uso to her, since I or father
was incajmcitatcd, she said:
“Oh, tnank you, but I hope Arc hie will
be hero to-morrow or next day. I am
going to write to him.”
He«; id not congratulate her upon her
engagement, thinking tl at it would he a
breach of good manners to allude to an
event which had not yet teen foimally
made public, and as ho had no excuse for
lingering where his presence wa some
thing of an intrusion, he soon w ent away
in a very dcsjiondcnt mood.
“This closes tho chapter, then
thought he. “If my esse was hnjtciti
yesterday, it is doubly hopeless to-day.
co for os I am concerned, the entire
lfligli family died when that miserable
creature broke hie neck. I only wish 1
could forget them as easily as 1 shall be
able to forget him.”
As a matter of fact, however, he was
not able to forget Morton very readily;
for ho was reminded of his deceased
guest in a disagreeable manner when he
wos called upon to give evidcnco at tiie
coroner's inquest. That court of in-
u ry, which was held st the Seven
Stars, treated him with scant consider
stlon, and the reluctance which he
•vinccd in answering certain questions
wrasnot appreciated as it might have
been. Asked in what condition k tho de
ceased had left his house, he began by
replying that the deceased liad left hfs
house sound in mind and limb. This
was considered flippant and evasive, and
ho was vi ry soon made to confess that
during the evening Mr. Morton Bligh
had drunk a good deal of wine and
'1!-.
Was be iober when he started to walk
homer
Well, that depends upon what you
call sober. He could walk.”
“Could he walk straight without oa-
• i :u i rot prepared tonfflrm that l e
• oii.M \ . Ik absolutely straight; bo ap-
l>« i <> ;..e tu k. vi*u i. l_\ ti-.H-i i
room in St. Petersburg tlian a castle in j
this accuned province!” ho muttered, ai a ;
lie strode up the hill toward lonely Up-1
ton Cbetwouc
CHAPTER XX—Archie Returkr ! ' r '
“Why, Bligh, old man, what have you i (ll
been doing to yourself? You look as if .
you had just had a loutcf jungle fever?” j b » (
was the remnrk with which one of hi* j u ‘ (
l rothcr officers greeted Ar„hie when* be
reached Aide r.diot. I •
And tho others followed suit; They
ssld it wav all very well for him to
tend that he had been leading a iiuiet
life down the country, but that wouldn’t
do. “Too much Ijondon is your com
plaint. my hoy,” delate i then? knowing
fellows; and he only contradicted them
in a half-hcaricd tort of way, being con
scious of his haggard appearance and
feeling that it mud b« accounted for
somehow <>r other. Ho admitted that lie
was wretchedly seedy, which was in
f«ct tho truth, and added that he
didn’t know why*, which was a
somewhat less veracious statement.
A Unit his engagement he said not a word;
for in this dreadful misfortune which had
overtaken him he could feel certaiu of
noihing. It sccius us if trouble in some
shape must come of it—as if the secret
wideJi had already; in his mind, rai-ed
a harrier between him and the girl
whom he hnd loved must keep them
0]>art for ever; though of course there
was no reason w hy it should, so long as
it kept its own counsel. There was. too,
tho fKS.dlJlity—a very lenioto one, no
doubt* but still a possibility—that the
truth might U* discovered; and nil day
long he kept thinking of this, rcniem-
U ring how clear tiie night had Uen and
how exposed tho snot on which tho fatal
encounter bad taken place. A coast-
hadn’t. But tliat is not quite what I
uiiMn. I never rpoke kludiy to him or
rhowed or felt tho slijhteat sympathy
for Idm. I just toleiated him. lie was
treated like u leper* whom we only ad-
it us because wo were so
sure that hit 1 .‘prosy was not catchin/.
1 tatted! SSSJEOT »
S °“ - ou,J lil “* '“••••« -
r n t mvm to comprehend, uud tell-
gwntogo round to the frout door,
Jgt J»e would find Miss Cicely, who
bi see him,
L*> waiting on the lawn when
rjisx l emerged from tho stable yard,
LTT V or »ce moved further awav
■fjibe house, beckoning to him to fol-
Li j at ' r ® n * tho servants to know
nre here,” aha said, os ho ai>-
r wi; “tliey would be sure to guess
r ymething waa wrong, and iL
kL . l , time.to consider yet how ,
JJ * to bo told. I am afraid it mMit!
Kr* tt*eat-deal of harm if be heard
|H f a {*y preparation, or eren if he
serve or not at
“Mostpeotle wouldn’t have forgiven
him at nil, the r*c:or declared: “and
thougii I w in’ll to le a.* charitable as I
can, 1 am bound to say that I don’t be
lieve kindness would have liad any good
effect uiion him.”
“Ah, well! it’s useless to discuss the
question uow. 1 think Aicliie ought to
come back; no doubt hiscolooe! wiil give
him leave. Perhaps Cicely will write
him a line.”
“Yes; or for that matter it would be
easy enough to telegraph.”
“No; I don’t want him telegraphed for.
it ne u» n*ro mu uay a.tsr to-morrow
that will be quite tuuo enough in my
* * do as she likes
an in-
taVraSSS taa h.^ optofamt bill Clcolr can do».h
gym didn't knawIt^. |K Ij. TI.cn. wOl l»v. lobe
Nn*r WAT ho tniv Innrn it it ia ra»r. i QUCSt, 1 SUpp-fritY*
make him ill.*' * I “Tliat is unavoidable, I am afraid,”
bs we re very white, but her 1 answered the lector; “but it w ill be a
^ sutwly and her manner corn- m re matu r of fora and your presence
l ossibly »he might have dis- will not be required.
■pmors eiroi.n if she only liad. He remained for aotne time longer
L.r n lings to mink of; but as it with Mr. B.igb, and only took his leave
7 r - was loom for notliing in her when Cicely, whose anxiety could en-
' r ad of the effect of s sudd.*n dure no further delay, came in. Cicely’s
]*>*? her father in his present firet inipre!«ion o » seeing her father’s
•iiMtion. Bhu made Copiiard re- face was that a delicate operation had ...
Li* 1 ,l jte she had already heard from bceu ikillfuUy perfmmed, and slie threw would leave tiie neighborhood and never
,, but w hilo shetenmd a quick glance of gratitude at her etuis- return. H* 'va-t not so pocr but that
I n - V-‘ inK to *** details of his pro- w.ry, who. nevcithelees, went away re.r- life—a k . d f life—wou!. still be po*-i-
( ‘ rat *^e, siio wa* in reality debuting mwfuL He f« -r him elsewhere. “Ratiier a single
him?”
“It did not I foresaw no special dan-
*
Thcee answers created a very bad Im
pression, and at tho last of them the
iuryuien, with one consent, w: g r*d their
k—d; wH-Hiii!;. 7uer wiro all Ab-
liotsiiort men, which Uas much as to
say that they were acquainted with the
physical disabilities under which tiie de
ceased 1 a i labored at the time of his de
mise, unit could heartily sympathise with
them. It might, they thought (though
this, after all, was a moot poiut), be
wrong to get drunk, but as for asking a
man to drink with you and neglecting to
see him liome after your drink bad over
powered him. tliere couid huno two
opinions about such conduct as tliat. In
deed, it was afterwards said that several
of them had been strongly in favor of find
ing the delinquent guilty of manslaugh
ter, and had only Le.-n brought to do
violence to tin ir re we of wliat was right
by rfpreseutations that tlio man was no
Ikttcr Ilian a # foreigner. It was, at all
events, a considerable time before they
could agree upon a verdict of “Death by
Misadventure,” to which tiie following
expression of opinion was added:
“The jury desire I > record their great
astonishment and regret that no reason
able and humaue precautions were taken
by the gentleman with whom the de
ceased had been dining to avert a calam
ity which might have been predicted.”
The admirable and well-chosen terms
in which this rider was couched w ere
generally considered to reflect ire at
credit upon Mr. Simpkins, the foreman,
but olu Coppard, who, as may be re
membered, had a privet» grudge against
Simpkins,said tlmi.bjr tiis way or think
ing, the jury would have doue better to
mind their own business and keep their
astonishment mid regret to tbcuiMhv*.
“The.-c things a m .* to pata by the will
of the A mighty,” was his pious com-
guardsman in (lie distanco might well
have Been it nil.
Boor At Ohio I a 1 many days of tinhorn
pinets before him. but he afterwards
thought of that first day os the no t un
happy anti the most interminable of his
whole life. He hnd a certain amount of
duty to do, which filled up a portion of
it, but during the remainder he was in a
state of almost Intolerable suspen e and
misery, trying most unsuccessfully to l»>
like himself, know ieg how necosary it
was that he slioulu show no signs of
mental dUtresr, and expecting every
moment to receive a telegram which
nover emie. There was very little rest
for him that night. Instead of shnpiiig,
be tossed about upon his U-d and tor
mented himself with c< njecturcs. That
he would bo communicated with as soon
as the catastrophe became known he felt
certain; he cculd only supposo that Mor
ton’s body luid not been I numb
But when tho news}i;ip>rs arrived the
next morning that surmise was proved
to la) incorrect. It was the colom 1 who
handed him a copy of the Times, saying.
“Tin afraid this most r fer to one or
joir people, Bligh.” And there, sure
enough, was a nonwrap}* headed ''Fatal
Fall from a Cliff,” in w hick it was nar
rated how Morton Bligh, the only son of
Mr. Bligh of the Priory, Abbots, ort. had
met with his death in a shockingly sud
den manner, whilo walking home at
night from the bciu-c of a noighlu r.
*‘I Hipposo you v «uld like to go to
your uncle? There will lie no difficulty
about (hot," said the ooktetl, looking
k'ndlj at the young U
loa’t think Morton could bo called
Archie managed to say,
l\>r .-honked his head.
If I fellow, I’m afraid, if the
BE be spoken. He Made himself
Rb hi many ways, and non 6 of
p! u«it ways. Still, when a man
Wtoly son it com< • upon him as a
nateverthe son may liavebeu
1 there ht always Mmethiiig
vranboct a sudden d ath, though I
of us would prefer to die
i.t-n .if we could choose.”
After U there was s pause, during
(•-'■h ;i physician inay have been re-
; at tho rrospects of the vom g
m r.i t him had probably undergone
at ange fer the letter in conn-
.re ■ his tousin’s death; for his
re rk was:
Your uncle's cetitcs are entailed, I
lm can do what he likes with
••m." answered Archie, and added*
•it I i e lie may enjoy them for a
.r • Ip come.”
• Hop oesnoharm,” said Sir Peter;
. m lot going to extinguish Mi-s
.'.h- W-s unless she conqiels me to
• it* J 'i(her father is well aware that
sdWFeenfo iiu'ur.ible, and if yini do
it, 1 think it is better that 1
donlv
('o-i't consider him in Immo-
di t• -ini grr, do you?' askrd Archie.
• I ik: nbt when I uw 1dm last; this
affair ua/ have hastened what is ordi-
narite^Hny process, though. Anil so
bis <! Hi.' ijpr will get the property, 1 sup-
poeeJ^Hr child! it Isn't un enviable
fate t»tie ir great heiris'. And there
will 1 «• n-«bc ly to take caw of her except
the old nnnt. who didn't strike me as a
very • n'u i'jn person.’’
Ar .»ie |au very ne.ir saying there
woul i t/o kniehi dy (lsc, hut held Ids
pence. 111 n uld not shake otf tho ini-
pressi* n (lit something undefinahle hud
separated jptn from (.'icelv, and it was a
relief to I.jr>«to think that their first
imet g i/ittst take pbco in the presence
af th swinger.
The meettng. In fact, pawed off with
er. t ar. • painful accident* Cicely greeted
him .'.ffy innately and seemed to be
glad tiiat ue had come, but it was plain
that s*|vVrss far Icsa preoccupied with
berhMBKn v.ith Sir Peter Parsons,
whoiu im 3 followed upstaiis. Archie
wi nt >.itp r the library, where he found
Mi- b , vrith squeezing a damp hand-
kcrchivt rUic-r trcmbhnjr lingers. Hie
jc- r vi ;t ■, whom Hir Peter waa not
nlone In kerning Inefficient, had beeu
< om|! t ir cet on one side for two days,
ai d, ! .»*ing nothing to do, had fretted
herrtdflinto a state of nervous excite
ment w idi m made even Archie’s com-
psnr '• •ivvjbrf to her.
•* V .. slie said, in nrswrr to his fint
<{U .i i,’*;l mn afraid Wilfrid Is worse,
n i whs'I vantto!J rac, be must
have; i ad» etliing like n seizure in the
nifihk jdHLthouch he seemed to have
ratUteUnUoruing, Cicely was dread-
fuily a!.<na*ii nnd Insisted upon tele-
; nil.'. g(#r hir Peter. How terrible it
i.: i sii] |)oso I am very wicked, but
i i . n’t hi.Ip feeling that Morton has
n'.v a (loin everything that could be
-i. i. ’ to h,call his'father’s heart—even
in l.ii death.'
".1m death, at least, was not inton-
ti.. .* . iAn iiie, witii n
it i ongnujbs iuc.in,'.!
i a quei
I nr.-t • 1
done all that had to l»e doue, and was
sitting in tiie smoking-room with his
head on his hands. Cicely stole In for a
minute to thank him.
“You have been very kind and good,
said sin*: “and now, Archie, there iaone
thing I want to suggest; let us never
mention Me rlon again if we can help it.
I didn't love him, nor did you; wo % nn’t
pretend that we did. But we can be
silent about him, and—and remember
that it it n't for us to judgo him any
more now.”
“Yes. tliat will be best,” cried the
voting fellow eagerly, for it seemed to
hitu that ho was being offeree! tlio near
est approach that ce uld Ik? obtained to
tliat obliteration e.f the post for which he
longed ro despa ringly—“that will be
much the lest! \Yo II—wu’ll try to for
get it all, won’t wo ';”
(To bo continued.)
Till* MvCUO I.N TilIt MOUTH.
Kieiiiiilor Orure I'nlnt* a Dark Pie*
•nre of Ihe CoaUtllnn of III* Harr.
WtfBUnTOy, Oct. 6.—Ex-Fenator B,
K. Bruce, who has just returned from
MisflUiiippi, U very much discouraged
over tho condition of his race in tl •
Southern states. T«*-<iay he said: “I had
not visited my state befeire for many
years. I naturally expected to Hnd, on
my return tlio:e* that tho colored people
were advancing ns rapidly ns they were
when I left to comb to tho Senate. I was
sadly mistaken. Their condition fs pitia
ble in tlio extreme. Tlio people of the
North never hear of ono-half of tlio
Houthom outrages, ami those? they eio
read of are always falsely presented.
There is mnhing left for the colored pco-
f lo of the South to do but to scatter.
ho West in a great nnd prosperous por
tion of our c<uitrt, nnd thousands
upon thnmand-i or colored people could
find employment there nt fair wages.
Tho white people would of course object
to i heir laborers taking their leave. Heal ly
though; why should they? Leading men
of that set t on have recently expressed
themselves in favor ol having tho
now DAVIS WAS CAITIIIT.
AN EYE-WITNESS ON THE CONFED-
'ERATE PRESIDENT’S CAPTURE.
Tha I*nr»altlnlo irmron nnd tha f'np-
tar. of th. Prnnld.nlLl P.rtjr
Nf.r Irttln,tlltr--!(».. I-m.l*
drill D.vl. arm. Di.sul.td.
tho ri-sul.-r
(i. A. R. In
ir. building
roltovcd. to
Hid* of tho
Tlicro was
Kniro rent out tha Eoutli, bat they
would..bloatan*do I’ll in tlKirjpowar v ic ,oriou. "f'np" Thonnw. now
to pi« v nt auythimr like an orgauiz a • _‘
emigruiion movement.
St. Lons, Oct. <k—Aftei
meeting of Ransom Post, 1
their hall in tho Odd FeUo’
recently, an ojren session 1
which tho families and fri
members hnd been invited,
a large attendance, nnd the exercises,
consistingof mode and addresses, were
of more than ordinary interest.
In giving a report of the proceeding*,
tho St. Louis Republic prints the follow
ing, which will bo of interest regarding
tho capture of Jeffersoo Davis. The
princii»al feature of tho evening’s diver
sion, however, waa a paper presented
and read l»y Comrade T. H. Peabody,
junior member of tlio law firm of Bout-
ley & Peabody, on the capture of Jeffer
son Davis. Mr. Peabody was tho first
man to address Mr. Davfo In making the
arrest, and his account of the capture,
about which there have been so many
faLso and exaggerated accounts, can l*o
received as authentic, and, being of gen
eral interest, is he rowith given in full:
MR. TEABODY’S BTOttT.
Old soldiers will readily r.«all that
during tho month of March, 18M, there)
was begun a forward march of all tlio
union arm ion and force a of tho yet hotel
and defiant Confederacy. Tlio alient
man, (Jen. Grant, now or holy memory,
was tightening tlio grip around doomed
Richmond. Gen. Sherman, in many
elements tha moat brilliant general of
our armies, was pushing fils way north
ward after tho “grand march to tho aea.”
'— vitb
Tilings cauiiot go en much longer r.s
they are*. 1 hope for the be.nt, but it is a
fur-t that the .South is rushing liko a
whirlwind t • euro dL-astcr. \Yhilo in
Miueissip. i i wr.a constantly advising my
people io be patient, and promised them
that tho Christian element of tlio whito
pco| le of this country will hoc that they
have justice. Tie old pcoplo are patient,
hut tlio young nun are not se>. Many of
them are \ ring killed, ami life ii ro un
certain that they do not cue for their
future. 1 hope they will have the fcoutli.
This may enu tlio trouble,"
itoBisi:D iiv n.tbiEv*
Cs; 5ar«Ssr> g<*k. Sts •■««*•* in
yiacon* Missouri*
Macon*, Mo., Oct. 0.—For two months
past tliere occuircd hero an extraordi
nary number of burglaries, jewelry and
mouey to tho amount of hundreds of
dollars being rtolcn.
A citizens’ me cling was held lost Mon
day to conrieler thi* I-est menns of dftOCt-
ing tl.o bur :5-irs. and Harry Gray, a 12-1 ft.'H.Tl.
vo ir old u r . I • v. !.e» l> It* :i cavalry.
those who nobly died, with Kontuckr,
Tennessee and Northern Georgia all lib*,
subseeiuent to the annihilation of Hood’s
army at Nashville, and other combina
tions made for a general pushing of
things at the front, with nil this our
soldiers, brave and grim, thrilled with
feeling and consciousness that four long
years of terrible, red war was nearing
an end, and that peaqs was n ir in tho
future.
On March 29,1865, the cavalry corn* of
the military division of tho Mbs - ijipi,
commanded by Maj.-Gen. Wilson, nuiu-
being somo 12,500 men, broke camp at
and around Gravelly Springs, Ala., near
the Tennessee river, struck out south
ward for Belma. Ala., situated on the
north bank of the Alabama river*
RAPID MARCUKS AXD HEAVY SUM:MlstfES.
After several days of rap! i man In-
and heavy skirmishes down through
Monticello, Binnineham anel J ’.! ck War-
liar river sections, and on April is*; .
our forces renclu-d lain. wlii«di w-i
iK'ing defended by
fwit n uf fAporiwJcct
He thought be had 1 • tier telegraph to
the l*riory first; but before he ha 1 time
to do so the sccoad post brought him a
letter from Cicely, which rendered that
unnecessary. Tho letter, written appar
ently in haste and in a somewhat trem
ulous hand, gars a very brief account cf
the fatality which had occurred, and
begged Archie to ask for leave and re
turn as soon as possible.
“I would have telegraphed for you,”
Cicely wrote, “but papa elkl not wish it;
he only thought you ought to he here for
the funeral. Ho haa been very much
upset, as you may imagine, and of course
bis health haa suffered; but 1 do hope
and trust that ho willlte better in a day
or two.” Of her own feelings slie scarcely
•poke; evidently her mind was filled with
anxiety for lier father, and could at pres
ent hold no other emotion.
It was with a heavy heart that Arrbie
seated himself in the train that after-
neon. He was not a man to wimm dis-
{mutation came easily, and in his short,
tunuy life he hsd had very little experi
ence of trouble that he could not
the?
? hi h .
d. 1
graceful, and everybody knows them!
i here is no dovht that he was intoxi
cated when he left Upton Chetwoele,
and 1 have just heard that tho coroner’s
jury have brought in a verdict reflecting
UDon Mr. ClstsmU feir Imvinj nlbme I
him to walk away in that state. Ills
very cruel of them to say such things, 1
think. |p
Archie made no reply. Everything
api<‘ured to have fallen out in a.xorelance
with his anticipation*. He was aorry
that anything uisagreeablo should have
been said about Mark, but not aura that
that gentleman had not deserved it Alt,
If only Merton had been prevented from
starting on that faff 1 walk! He sat lis
tening half unconsciously to the lamen
tations of Mb* Skipwith, until tho door
openeel and Cicely caine in, looking k>a
anxi' uf than she bad done on bis ar
rival.
“Sir Peter has relieved my mind,” she
•aid; “1 date say I was too ready to take
fright. He says ho would like to see you
i, for a minute before ho ffoes.t eh© added,
HLSI turning to Arehie; “you will find him in
l*/* Jj[® j I o hail, llo ie in a hurry to get back to
aw ny from him. as 1cm fortunate
tir. c,,cl,tbe
hi_ .I... i,. .i. .i i uinrain If hi) hurt, nt once.
(T;!?*. Ive. 1 '- COa S..^ t Wwt on. *nd, noting Sir
1’e.cr at the foot of th. .ulrcaw.-, «hl:
How wouftl he ever Ik? ablo to affect tlio I
horror snd consternation that would bo 1
expected of him? How could ho get
through the lu r«ib!o duty of followmg I
1 am glad to hear that you could give
a favorable report."
But Hir Peter shook his head.
to U» grave tho body of ill. man he hail I n ' Uli "'l r faTor * Mc '" h ” an ‘
kilkd? It waa UKlMa to aay Io hlnu.lt I **!?,,,
*l.o* Itm len.l nr.? Mall* 1-ill..,I Vf........ I - ‘
•hath, bad not nib kM MoSoi; I " r -
that he lud ken rulltr of no crime. 5^$? w Lm rf P '
Tlinl trim! and if imti.*uli*l**lv - ‘ N . *' 10 *** hia ,e? e l
ing tor many years.
“Ob, I made him my be!r: I should j„er»t. “Drunk ’crsoUr, w hen a-man's
lmve been conspicuously unlair if I - * ■
hour comes he’s got to die. * Regretted or
lK-t rr, retted* the verting .Se|uiru*s dead,
and I don't see as it’ll do him no iiianii* r
That was true; and if. immediately
after the went, he hsd had the
courage) to say so openly, ho might
possibly havo liccn Iriievedi but by
evasion he had made himself guilty of
the crime—guilty, nt any rate, hi the
eyes of all who might sulwee|uently hoar
of it, i>erha|Ni Win of his own. lie had
chori'ii to act as a murderer would have
acted, and what he liad dono could
never lie undone now, Ko early as this
he? had reached the* point which nothing
yjLV£2?dicl^ n lrJZ-n!\l\ Ci,uU l,aVO 8iluU trom Wachini
Si#k!ii1S*!* dktioosry worda }joo ncrur Lder—tho point of regretting
M ttks Uvm. that bo bad run away, instead of faring
langcr. The p<*e>r fellow was naturally
Much the same, though otherwiso
worded, were tho sentiments e»f Mr.
Lowndes, who caught Mirk up in the
street and made him a sort of opulugy.
“Stupid fellow•! They had no busi
ness to say such things, evm if they
thought them. Bligh will Le very much
vexed when he h i arr. I hope you won’t
let It distress you.”
Distress ire! Why should It distress
me?” returned Mark. “Is it possible
that in England you really care? what
these boore may aay or think about jr. u ?
At an election tiuie, I unJifttand tliat
they it ay become imporuuf, since you
have chosen to make them your must* rs,
but even at an election time you muH
suie’.y be laughing at them, uulnw you
feel (ho absurdity of tiie position too
tniu-h (n I'tiiffh A« f«r SR Ffijl ~h
peasant is no more to me timn a Ku«-i m
moujik; 1 should be ashamed of myself
if such beings bad the power to cause
me emotion of any land/’
He spoke with a warmth which loft
tlio worthy rector open-mouthed, and
which seemed to betray a good deal of
the emotion which ho dhcL'.imed. But
in tiuili the verdict of the corone r’s jury
had not ruffled him. What be felt, and
what bad caused him to turn ao sharply
upon innocent Mr. Lowmke, was blind
rage aguimt fate and deep disgust for
tin* scene of his discomfiture. He liad
r quite made up his mind that ho
brave ami honest, which made hie plight
the ifiord pitiable. “Perhaps I shall get
accustomed to it.” he groaned at hist.
Iliat wan the only consolation which ha
cepld oh or to himself, and be had not
tiie ad * ai.t igo uf bring able to believe in
it.
At Abliotrport Road another passenger
alighted, to whom tho footman from tiie
Piiury tuuchpd his hat. This UUle griz
zle-beaded man bustled out of the sta
tion in front of Archie and glanced
round ot him inquiringly, with hU foot
on the step of tlio carnage, which was
waiting.
“Oil, Mr. BUgb, I think?” saiel he.
Let mo introduce myself. My name is
J his illness, and
it is very jmsriblo that he may now
linger on for ninny inontlis. On the
other hind he may taken ti rn for tho
worse at any moment. 1 found him a
gnoel deal depressed, hut lie told me tl at
hU affairs were in order Hint that he was
e a?y iu his mind nbemt hit elnughtcr's
future?—which is a comfort to him.”
Here tho doctor glanced at Arcliio ai d
smiled. “You must allow me to con
gratulate you,” be uddeel. “I ro.'cicc for
tiie young lady’s wko as welt ss for
yours.”
'ihcti he consulted his watch, shook
hm<is hurriedly and rau out to the car
riage.
Archie returned to tho library with as
cheerful a countenance as he could as
sume, but found cnly Mbs .Skipwith
there. *
"Cicely begs you to excuse her till
tomorrow,” tlio old laely saiel. “Her
father likes to havo her near him; and
btsie!e«*sko has borne up to bravely all
this time that she is beginniug to feel
tin* reaction. Pcrhn|M you will not
tuir.d dining alone to-night. I have no
apt elite, and 1 think I would ratiier go
to my room." Miss Sripwhh hesitate d
fer a moment, then resumed in a low
ered voice: “I am afraid there are a
1 many painful duties wtgch must
Parsons; I have Lecn sent for to see your I devolve upon you. The—the remains
“I hope tliat doesn't mean that ha Is
worse,” stid Archie, to whom tho
famous physician was well known by re
pute.
“Well, I hope nr.t," answered Blr
Peter, when they had taken their nlares
in the carrarfe; “but to a tuan in his
state mental disturbance cannot bn
otherwise than dangerous, and his
daughter is flightened about him.
Naturally enough, poor girl! This is a
sad bus.ner*.'”
“Yes.” agreed Archie, trying to say
something more, but finding tliat tho
words stuck in his throat.
“Yes, a gre at shock to your unde, no
doubt; although, as of course yoh know,
h i son was not all that he could have
wished.”
are to t^transterred here* te»nfglit, I un
lii-ritand, and no doubt arrangements
will have to bo made? nnd directions
giv«>n. Mr. Lowndes Lbully offered to
help us, but perhaps, now that you have
come, we ought not to trouble him.”
"I am aure I »ball only he too glad to
spare Ucriv and Uncle Wilfrid in any
way that 1 can,” answered the young
man; and in truth be was glad to us pro
vided with occupation, gluutly though
that occupation appeared te) him. Tin re
was a horrible irony in the fate which
compelled him to receive Morton’s body
ami give* orders for it* burial, yet he
drrade.l that less than the inevitable con
versation with Cicely which he foresaw,
and the pe»t[>onement of which waa a
respite to him. •
lAle tha*. night,however, when he had
li
mited
n
glars who had been oi
months ago. The gang was emicrreu i*y
a captain and subernlinatrs. Harry Gray
revealed the names of his parinors in
uiutv, hu'I te'ie/ were promptly arrested.
They w ere ail negroes, ranging in ago
frt m 12 to 17 years. The grand jury
considered ti e oases of seven of them e n
Tuesday and returned indictments
against them all last evening.
Ye*terelay the irri oueri were arraigned
for trial. Matthew Bfbwn,' ageel 17,
pleaded guilty to four charges. He was
sentenced to the penitentiary for ten
yeara on each charge, or forty year* in
all. Elder Tidings also pleaded guilty
to four charges. He was but 18 years
old and the judge only gave him six
monbfs for each offense, or two yean in
all James Guy pleaded guilty to one
charge. Ue got ten days. The cases of
four others will be tried next week.
ftfip.LToiTrirsr.s~Dt > iiLi*. r
Driux. Oct [SpeclaL]-F. W.
Shelton, merchant, Is wanted by a good
many of Dublin's citizens. His where
abouts are unknown and his numerous
creditors do not kcow where to address
Idm. Shelton came to Dublin last fall.
Ue had a small stock of goods burned up
In the fire of May 27, but immediately
eipencd up again in a store facing the
court house square. His business was
small, but every one thought that he
was making money, ,
Un Tuesday morning, however, his
store was not eqwned, und inquiry dis-
ciejsed the fact that he w ith bis wire and
uil household effects had depart©*!.
Night Watchman Rallcld saw tlio wagon
that curried his furniture, etc. It was
elrawn by two muled going at full speed
und was driven by a man imuieil Pi i i,s
who said that he wls from above Alien-
town.
bhelton had certainly been in great
haste to got away,for aoine furniture and
bedding were fouud on the road between
here and Turkey creek, dropped in his
flight. He married iu Twiggs county, to
which place he bait proUibly gone. - liis
stock w us largely mott.;aged aud he
owed a groat many bills arouud town.
DILI. BETU EK5I UOIXBfc**
Franklin, Mom., Oct 0.—A private
letter from Nebraska gives a graphic ac
count of a duel between two full-
blooded Aral ion hones, ridden respect
ively' hy Governor John M. Thai era ml
Gen. Colhy. Governor llisyei’s bleed wa*
named Limlentree and the other nam* d
Don. I.mdentree began the trouble upon
• h* ■»••«* !••**•" by r? t
the field and* striking Don full in the
slue. Both men are?good rider.*, and tiiat
alono saved a serious accident. Too
challenge of Uudentree was promptly
taken up by Don. and the animals Lut'd
each other in the center of th*? field.
When each reared upon its hindleg as
they came togetl er iu the shock of i at-
tie. striking and biting vieiously, thry
turned like a Hash, and kick after kick
waa given with lightning rapidity. Ihe
horses trieel their best to throw the ir
riders that they might continue the tight
without these disadvantage*, but tiie
two general# maintained their positions
until bystanders succeeded in separating
the angry animals. The riders escaped
unhurt except that Gen. Colby’s legs re
ceived a kick intended for hi* hone, but
nobtms Were brf
Go., thirty miles below nnd ICO mile*
south of Slacon. Lieut.-Col* Pritcliard,
in command of tho Fourth Michigan
Cavalrv, marched the regiment repully
down the r.ver rood, nnd after a thirty-
milo ride? reached Irwinsvillo lato in tho
night and learned that he had g. tt- xi in
advance of tho Davis party. Early on
tho morning of tho 10th of 3Iay lie
charged into tho camp of tho “fleeing
Confederacy,” nnd Mr. Davis never
joined Kirby Smith in Texas. Many fabo
and nonsensical stories havo been relate* l
alout this capture nnd different regi
ments given its credit.
Now these) are the facts:
THE DAVIS PARTY OVFBTAKEX.
JefTor-on Davis was captured by th*>
Fourth Michigan cavalry in tho early
morning of May 10, 18W, at Irwinsville,
in Southern Georgia. With him weroJJr.
Reaganof Texas, his po.dniaater-genr.ral;
Capt. Moody of 31i"isbippi, an old
neighbor of tho Davis family; Gov. Lub-
lxK*k of Texas, Cols. Harrison anel John-
ta i of his staff, Mrs. Davis and her four
children, Maggie, some 10 years old;
Jeff, about S; Willie, about 5, aail a girl
babv, a brother nnd sister of Mrs. Davis,
a white and ono colored servant woman,
a small force* of cavalry, a few othcrv
and a small train of horses, mules,
wagons and ambulances. Among
tho horse* were a span of car
riage? horses. presented to Mrs,
Davis by tlio citize*na of Rich
mond during tho heyday of ♦die Confed
eracy, also a splendid saddle? horse, tin
pride of tho ex-Fresident himself. On
Mav 11. the next day after tho rapture,
and while on our way baclt tq Macon, as
officer of tlio guard over the distin
guished prisoner, I rodo by tin? side of
Mr. Reagan, now senator from Texas. I
found him a very fine gentleman.
During tlmt day’s march a courier from
Macon notified us in printed slii« of tho
$IU0,0J0 reward offered for Mr. Davis’
capture, and which notice connected
I):ivis with tlio assassination of President
Lincoln. When Mr. Reagan read tho
notice ho earnestly protested that Mr.
Davis hael no connection wliatover with
tliat sorrowful affair. History ha* shown
ho had none.
DISQITHE OF niE'IDENT DAVIS.
Besides the suit of men’s clothing
worn by Mr. Davis, he had on, when
captured, Mrs. Davis' largo waterproof
dre*ss or robe, thrown on over his own
lino gray suit, and a blanket shawl
thrown ein over his head and shoulders.
This shawl nnd robo were finally de-'
posited in the archives of Ihe war de-
E artm**iit ^nt Washington, by order of
ocretnrv Stanton. Tho story of tho •
“hoop skirt, sun bonnet and calico wrap-
per" had no real existence and was
started in the fertile brain of tho re-
E rters and in tho illustrated papers of
it day. » ,
There were many interesting incidents
connected with tins capture, but i have
not tho timo now to relate thorn. Of the
children of this noted couplo, Maggb
grew up, married ard la now living in
Colorado. Ono of tlio boys died early. .
One grew to manhood, married and died
with yellow fever n< ;ir Memphis sim o
tin) war, and that “girl baby"grew up to
( , , \Mini i. !i <1 and i; iiov; •'» l.ii* fit* «l ard
r * 0 !!!, beautiful jobs;* lady, an1 known as the
». ...O « «»'. |, r of ,| .. i deraev."
1,1 "‘ ,l * *" 1,4 - l 1 : \ ii.iud ffit ii P'M rl- to tb<»M» <lavs e»f
,a , :1 '- " m ‘ 1 ' i.tiit- aii<l I t ft’ii tl'irik e.f that
'j&r
-usjk x ' r - !
ii l . i. ...If, an.!
fratei
.(•• f!CV . j v
if, K 1 * A.Yi.) i ll ’".“'.IL
Ohio cavalrv in
Wild, r s r Mill. < • .pl.-n li l hi
mounted-infuntrv ona. f.irmlu
line, charg <1 t • • ar;l.u..ik-,a
but terrific battle ensued,
leaden bullets piurwl over tlio
tions from tho effective eeve
Bpencer * arbine-t hnd rifle*, wi
our division wa* armed, nnd so
w ith all it* foundries, rolling n
ament, supplies and a very
arbcnal and 2,700 prisoners, i
Among tho prisoners captured
Samuel Kcnnard. now one of
most citizens and the pteddei
great exjrtritiDn. "Sam” wa
dashing rebel artillery lieutei
foremost • among Selma’s <
Whenever we meet l*ere in St.
ree*sll the scenes of thoso dayx.
us the “blue and tho gear” f
and nro glad the war is
billows calmed In peace.
MABCmxo ixro MACON*.
On the 8thday of April wo left Selma
and pushed straight east for Montgomery,
Ala., some four days’ march from Helnm.
Montgomery w ** evacuated by the Con
federate forces without a battle. Here?
wo were in possession of tho first capital
of the Confederacy, in which Mr. Davis
was inaugurated, and fre m which went
outadeflanco to the United States. But
between that day and the day of its cajh
ture oh! how sick was our whole country
of war, carnage and death. Many beau
tiful* well-dre *- cd women lined the side
walks in Montgomery, nnd chee red and
sympatliizod with our prisoners of war,
many of wIkku we paroled here. Four
■ ?ore days’ march eastward, and with tra
iler brilliant fight, Columbus, (ia., was
- ..rs.
Old Gen. Cobb commanded the enemy
hore, and with bis forces not captured
by us he retreated toward M icou, (in.,
four days distant eastward. On tho ^nii
day of April we reached Macon, amt
after a short parley the Confederate
army under Gen. Cobb surrendered to
the “Yanks.” All tills four weeks we
had no newt from our other armies, and
knew notliing of the momentous events
happening elsewhere. Remember this
w as op the 20th of April, aud on thisday
we first learned that “Richmond” was
on the night of tha second evacuated;
that Gen. Lee and his army had on the
(Hh surrendered to Grant ami Sheridan
and that the grand army of the Fotomac,
which had helped to make them great,
and oh! sad, and sorrowful to hear—that
Abraham Lincoln—our noble president,
had been foully a—arinafd on the 1 (th
of April, and Just when tbo sunlight of
id begun to lift the clouds from
over our sorely distracted country.
CATTCRX or nUEBIDKXT DAVIS.
Our cavalrv corns wait !*»« j-
and around Macon, Ga., and in the early
part of May it was learned that Jeffer
son Davis, president of the Confederate
states, was fleeing for Texas to join Gen.
Kirby Smith, thereto try ami re-eet.il>-
lish the Confederacy. Orders were at
issued by Gen. Wilson fur his cap
ture. The First Wisconsin cavalry was
ordered out on the north or east bank of
tiie Ocmulgee river, and (oh Minty
ordered out hie rid regiment, the Fourth
Michigan cavalry, down the south er
wi s*. side of the river, with instna
to intercept an l capture Mr. DavUand
; ... -ow*/*-
klbuii'tvu v—^
f ,Vj**d toaby war^Jfferaon
HI V* H OH
, Ii.- roN, O t. 6,—Next Wednesday tho
.. I.atiomtlc mi' U of the Coegrcgsticoal
> i hur-•!»€*-. or the country will begin its
' triennial • -ion in Worcerier.
I One of the most important qui-tionj
,[ I before it is the race issue which will bo
H I PM •ute il fn in Georgia.
! ThoGrorgiu Congregational Associa-
tfoa has Itcczx reco rnized as tho Congre-
giticnal boely of tha state. This assoc ia-
JI lion ia composed of fifteen small
churches of colored people, which are
I under tho care of the American Mission
ary Association.
Tho Congregational Methodist confer-
ence, an rider body Hum the Georgia
Congregational asxeiclation, is desirous
of recognition, and as they have rent
delegate*, the? qiieriion arises whether
two distinct bodies shall bo recognized
in one state solely because of race preju
dice. ______________
nONTANA is NAFi:.
Tire Uenioerafs i:iect imp Governor
niitl rarr) the LrcUlalurr.
Ill t.!3fA, Mont. Oc;. 8.—The lat* t re
turns Live a dm <•« ratio majority of
M*vinon joint ballot in the 1* i !.»ttuo
with one in douU, which may increaso
the majority to c igtiL
In several ex>unties the vote Is very
clou?, but it is n*jt thought tho official
couut will mako any material change.
Toole, tho democratic candidate f« *
governor, ha* a majority of about 800,
Carter (republican) (or congress, a major
Uy ot about 1,200.
Tiiti.o of lii u, m: tc
The Niilrlde* of Nlr W. T. II
at BrlfbUPt l.'nstau
London, Oct. A—Sir Wn
Red ertion committed suicidca
to-day by cutting his throat,
ceased represented Brighto
House of Commons.
In iioliti * he wa. a con ter?,
was blind and scrv« <l on tli - r
i .ii ; iiit-. ilio
of the blind.
it.
TOO LATK
Madrid, ( t. 8.—Tho
yesterday grant >1 i raj
• ■ : I • • I !o 1
I ill.-
1 . • . «•; I .. \ i
win n thev rci ti„. ,,t
enco cf ..tath l.ad t.-.-n.-u
tho lurty with liirn'
ville* seventr mib*s sou 4
it Has ban. I t
fleeing ir. !..»I
t! o ferry ov.-r tho Oonulgi
mov ing southward toward
Abbej-
bere
. L 1-p li-.' I l,.,J pure by taking ii- . a
, l tiartaparilla.