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THE I iU-EORAPH AND MESSENGER: PRIDAY, JANUARY 23. l<5(-5.
GORDON’S BUBBLE.
>10LANDS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL R.
R. A 8. 8. COMPANY.
'Views of Prominent Floridian, and Offi
cial Statements Bhowln* the Coe dl-
tlonof the Stats Lands and
Railroad Oranta, Etoi
. U,IM,2M
JIACOS, Oa.. January 17,1885 —Jcat now
a theme mnch discussed in Florida Is Oen.
John B. Gordon's International Railway
andBteam.hip project. I have been una
ble to obtain anywhere a favorable opinion
oi the enterprise. The general verdict is
that not only will the outside public suffer
heavily from the operstions of the great
Florida developer, but that the State and
her hma fide enterprises will feel the force
of the blow about to be dealt; that some
reputations will be compromised and pub
lic character assailed. So far from devel
oping Florida, only wise and vigorous ac
tion on the part of leading men can prevent
Gordon's scheme from operating to retard
the progress of the State. Whether or no
this necessary action will be bad remains
to be seen. Certain it is that many men
have lent tbclr aid in furtherance of a
saheme from which they would now gladly
vmndraw, and into which, I believe, most
of them entered only from a desire to ben
efit their section, but yet without proper
cantion and investigation.
I have been at some trouble to obtain
the history oi the International R.llway
and Steauithip projrct andeoncurrentand
subsequent action upon Florida's public
lands. This I have finally secured and
herein present to your reapers. The sub
ject is lengthy. but important, especially
to those interested in Florida land, rail
roads and business enterprise.. The facts
given are capable of substantiation by re
liable parties; tijo persons interviewed are
men of reputstinn and engage! in public
business; tbe information furnished is
given in defense of the State and Innocent
investors.
The charter obtained by Gen. Gordon
was granted by special act ot ibe Legisla
ture approved February 27, 1883. Tbe
Tondtoha built is planned to run from
Jeaup in Georgia through Jacksonville,
down the centre of the n-nlr.*ula to Tnrtle
Harbor, n distance of—including branches
—000 miles. Under tbe charter tbe road
is entitled to 15.000 acres ot land
per mile, do'iverab'e, pro rata, as earh ten
miles is completed. Tbe incori orators
were Grn. Tohn B. Gordon (now the presi
dent), Jonathan 0, Greeley, John M.
Bryan, John T, Leslie and William Be liel
pi Florida; Hngh J. Jewett, of New York
oi 1-ionua; nngn j. -lewtn, oi new iorx;
"Win. L. Watson. Nathaniel Greene, of
.England; Edw. Warren of France, Hngli
-A. Haralson of Alabama, Bobert W
Hnnter of Virginia, and James M. Pace of
Georgia. Under tbe charter the shares ol
stock were placed at tlOO and limited in
total to 815 000 009. The laud grant gives
alternate sections within tlx miles of tbe
line cf road, and such to he withdrawn
from the market when the surveys have
been completed, to be held in reserve until
the legal limit has expired or the road
bnilL Another grant gave 15.000 acres lor
raoh mile completed, said lands to be
t .lose nearest the line of road and itaexten
aions; and tbe charter finally withdraws
f rom the market to be held In trust as before
described, all public lauds lying south ol
the twenty-seventh parallel ol north laii-
tudo.
Such are tbe malnfeaturesoi the charter
that bear upon this article.
While the Legislature was considering
this axtrsordlnsiy charter and its enor
moua grants, Gordon mule his headquar-
ters in Tallahasiee and seemed to nave
gained control of the large majority ol the
Legislature upon the seutlmentiuvolved in
the proposed development nl Florida with
outside capital. The plea that the South-
ern and northern sections of the State were
about to be finally united was especially
effective. II any other means beyond ar
gnnxen t and the pressure of a highly honor-
able directorship was uaid I have no: teen
iatoraedof it.
Tbe mea&urft met with a Ylgoroui oppo
sition (rom a stnal minority, who looked
-with diatnnt, not to say disguit, upon a
Therefore there !■ a deficiency ol
(acres) ...... 0,135,737
Tma is exclusive of the grant to Ooraon's
road of eight or nine millions. I sought
a gentlt-man thoroughly posted upon
the Florida land grants and asked bim
if it were not possible that O »rdon’s road
if built, might secure lauds which other
companies will forfeit by non-oompliance
with the terms of their charters. Here is
his reply:
"Certain roads may forfeit their lands
and other lines may be shortened, thus
throwing back a large number of acres in
the State's hands, but these will not make
good the deficiency of 0,135 737. Suppose
you credit this deficiency with all the land
that can he obtained from this source;
even under the most favorable circum
stances there will yet be a deficiency. For
instance:
By laodi reserved for companies not
actively engaged at work, and the
Fiorida Coait Can«1 733,015
By #rot>able shortening of Florida
Southern and J. T. A K. W. R Its.,
the latter not building south of
Tampa....^*. - .. 8,840.000
Total......... 4,073,015
“You will perceive there still remains a
deficiency of 2,002,122 The Commissioner
of the (Jolted States Land Department
sava there are yet due Florida 7,519,*
502 acres of unsurveyed lanes.
The greater portion of thrse
lie in the everglades and will lie thereuntil
it is demonstrated how the State will be
profited by surveying the bottomless
swamps embraced in that section. To say
that the State will secure 2 000,000 acres of
this is to allow a tremendous contingency
to pans as a fact. But admitting this much,
it still leaves the State a deficiency of 02 -
Here then, when Gordon completes
his road. under the very best circum*
stances, he is to be confronted by a defi
ciency of 02 000 acres, from which to get a
surploe of 9,000,000 acres. Perhaps he will
be able to do it, but his plans are not yet
made public, if he has them.”
I found a copy of the prospectus of the
International Railway and Steamship
Company, setting forth the advantages of
tbe Gordon enterprise, and called my in
formant’s attention to two letters from ex-
Governor Bloxbam, embraced in the ad
vertisement of the scheme:
The first letter reads:
“Executive Office. Tallahassee Fla.,
March 2 1883.— Gen. John B. Gordon, Bret.
Int. Ilailroad nnd 8. *8. Co.—Mv Dear Sir:
Answering your inquiry I have to say that
tbe eight or nine million acres of Florida
lands to which your said company will be
entitled onder its charter at the rate of
15,000 acres per mile as each section of ten
miles Is laid with iron, are in the following
counties, to-wlt: Brevard, Monroe, Dade
and the southern portion of Manatee, a
large body, estimated at 3,000,000 acres, ty
ing south of the 27th degree of north lati
tude, an 1 which are now being drained by
a system of canals in process of construc
tion under contract with the S’ate of Flor
ida and having a capital of $10,0 OOty).
Thru* lands nreregarded when drained as
among the richest in tbe State. The bal
ance of the lands to which your road will
be entitled undtr its charter are principal
ly in the counties of Orange. Polk, Mana
tee, Sumpter, Hillsboro and Hernando.
I am yours respectfully.
•*W. D. Bloxham,
Governor of Florida, and president board
of trustees internal improvement fund.”
Tho second letter reads:
Executive Office, Tallahassee, Fla.,
PITTSBURG SHAKEN
Firm of the City, Forced to Bus*
pend Pa*m«nta—No State
ment of Debts Made.
tional road. Nor will anything be done, I. j
the general opinion. As tbe matter now
stand?, the Gordon company has not even
earned a claim to an acre of Florida
land, and if such a claim is ever
earned, the land will not be forth
coming, unless that which ii sunk in the
Eyergnides can be called land. It Is right
for the pnbNeto enow th*se things: it i3 o.iver Bros. A Phillips* the Leading Iron
but just that they should be published in
defense of F.orid a and innocent purchasei s
of Florida lands.” . . .
I have delayed the above to obtain a
copy of the remlu'.lon of Senator D*-!ano,
which wasordere i spresd upon the records
of the Senate. A careful comparison will
show tbit the figures given do not vary
from Henat>r Delano’s. He omits spate
companies, which he n > doubt re*ardi as
rot apt to be ha lt. Here is Senator De
lano’s resolution: .... ,
Mr. Delauo offered the following resolu
Uon:
“Resolve i, That the annexed statement
of swamp lands owned by the Hta'e of
Florida and what uiav accrue to tbe rf'ate
and cf land" sold nnd '..ranted to corp* ra
tions up to January 1 18<5. as prepared by
the railway committee of the Semite during
the last session and revised by the H -n
Hugh A. Corby, late commissioner of
lands and immigration, be made to appear
in the journal of to-morrow.”
STATEMENT.
t hand,
Acres.
..... 12,754,351
2,000,003
Total now owned and yet to accrue
to tbe Htate - 14.754,301
DEDUCT SALES AND ORANTS AS FOLLOWS.
Acres
Disston pnrehase 4,000,000
Grant [to il’emacola and (Atlantic
100 miles constructed 3,‘J)O.OfO
Halos to nettiers 2»i,*90
Okeechobee drainage land* 1,781,05:
Florida Houthcrn ratlroad,400iniUa
— 100 miles buJlt and in operation 4,000,000
Jacksonvi le, Tampa and Key West,
now coni'roctlng.....*. 3,000,000
Palatkn and Indian river, now con
structing 1,500,000
Alternate sections cobveyed to va
rious roads 181,(00
Total lands sold and granted 17,088,742
Deduct lands now owned and yet
to accrue as above 14,751,3*1
And there ia now a deficit of 2,933,380
Add to ttds the following railroads that
are chartered, and some of which are in
part constructed and op* rating, and some
m course of coiiHtrucdon that get every »1«
ternate section, and this deficit will be in
creased several million acre# more:
Atlantic, Gulf and We t IudiaTrausit.**
Eist Florida Railroad Com patty.
Florida and Georgia.
Green Cove Spring and Mtlrote *
Jacksonville, St. Augustine aud Hali
fax * #
Live Oak and R dand Bluff.**
Monticello and Georgia.
South Florida Railroad.**
Seville and Halifax.*
Atlantic, St John’s »ud Indian River.
St John’* and Lake Ku-iis railroad.
St.John’s and Halifax*
Those marked with one star are in course
of construction, and those with two stars
in operatio i over pirt of their projected
line.”
Whence ia to rome Gordon’s eight or
nine millions of arr s? H. S. E.
January 3, 1884.—Gen. John B. Gordon,
Pres. Int. Railroad and 8 S. Company —
Dear mr : In answer t> y >ur inquiry, I
have to say tint since my tetter to you of
March 2,1883, no material change has been
made in the amount of fund held by the
trustees of the Internal Improvement
Company Fund. The State has been re
ceiving and is still receiving from tbe Uni
ted 8taies government lands for railroad
purposes. We have now on hand, exclu
sive of the alternate sections withdrawn
from market, about 6 500,000 acres, and In
cluding the alternate sections, abjut 500,-
109 acres additional. The board, or State,
is now having selected, and expects to have
patented by the United States government
in the next few months, about 1,090.000
seres additional. These lands of
which I have spoken above are indepen I-
ent of aud in addition to that
largo unsurveyed dhtrict, tbe
amount of which you can obtain from the
recent reporta of tbe general land office at
Wash! gton. By adding that amount to
the figures 1 have given you will see about
movement to deed away land primarily of the total amount to which the State is cu
greater value than tho road, and lands titled. Very respectfully.
- * ~ —. D Bloxrai||
Governor and President Board oi Trustees
ihiit the 8tate ready did uot potseo. Thti
minority ih**wea conclusively that
should the prior charters be complied with
by other companies, the State would be
43,000,000 of acres short, and that to give
Gordon the promise of 0,000.000 more
wrooldba pledging the honor of the State
nnd undertaking something that could
MW be accomplice f. lu fact If Gor
don's charter should be granted, the 8tate
of Florida most finally damage his com-
B y or the public if his road was ever
t. Tula ahwwing availed nothing.
Gordon knew of it, worked to defeat the
minority and the charter was granted.
To protect the Statv an amendment was
offered making the grant subject to prior
grants (to leave no room for litigation)
nnd exempt!i g the State from liability to
the company us case on insufficiency cf
lands to satisfy the grant was
not found. Tbia too was voted down, al
though tha Legislature at that time hsd
in hand the report of a committee
abowiig the deficiency.
Three are mostly tacts of record, and
“*• •wlntedootto me by a noted Flori ilan
wnoaupp'tmrnted them with facts of mem
ory and Interviews with the men interested
In pa*iing or defeating the charter. Said
he: “Geu. Gordon met and overcame
this proposed amendment with the novel
]>!ea •'Why attach such an amendment?
My reladon to the State cannot be altered.
If.whffil have earned three lands, the
Stole haa none, then 1 am without any and
I cannot sua tha dtate. But if the amend
ment ia passed it does not protect the State
for U naade no protection, but it will em
barrass my negotiations. What do you
care where I get the money to develop
FJoridaf’
“Senator Mallory and others were pres
ent end will affirm this. It amounted
toepropoaiiion to borrow the State’s en
dorsement with the understanding that
■he was not to be reepontible for any con
tract to which It was attached, birange
to say the amendment was voted down.”
In view of what is to follow 1 have
thought best to include here a statement
hhowing the quantity of lards owned by
Florida, and to what enterprises they have
been pledge J:
Reserved f*>r the Fla. 8. railroad In
6mile* limit —mi-- 412,831
Jlsserrcd for the J.T. A K. W. rail- m
road in 4 miles limit ...
.Reserved for the Fla. Trop. railroad
in C miles limit. 157,000
lUservt -i for the J. T. A K. W. rail-
road (-outh Florida) In 6 miles
wskzr ^
Revived for K- Jonn's Railroad
Company in6 miles Umlt
Reserved for the J. 84. A. A UaiCax
railroad tn the C miles limit.
Reserved tor tbe P. A Indian River
railroad In 6 miles limit
Reserved lor Atlantic Coast L4I.
railroad la ft miles limit
Reserv'd tor Green Cove Hirings A
M. r*11 road ia ft miles limit...........
1 for the same in 15 miles
BURNED VO DEATH.
Reserved for the Seville and Halifax
railroad in ft miles limits
gpmtl for the Arlington railroad.
faftaadmmOc* limit —
Reserved for fit Johns and Halifax
railroad In ft mile* Imtt
niwrrtd for Ibe Florida Midland
and Georgia railroad In 6 mile*
limit,,.— — -
Reserved for Peaae Creek Ag. A Im..
IV.aika end ganforl
in ft mile* limK
for tbe Apopka canal
for the Tavares, Atlantic
Orlando railroad in ft miles
■aamvil
*2T3l
148,178
49,900
47,928
125,773
(8,930
13,742
97,800
144,185
25,379
19.917
109,291
27,882
•.199
ransporuvlon Company
for Iiralnac* company
■.arrrxl lor Union, company to- _ ■
•tenmur r,m
Total HMfT«! lands LMOU
.m.UwFloridaBooihcrn If Ibacn-
Ur.lto.la ballt....— 4,20,000
I*. Um J.. T. d IL W. mllnmd — MiO.OOO
wm.tbe t'.l.tfc. and Indian Hirer
Do. Um P * A. rrilroad...
Md or fronud prior to January,
MmanaAkaodpa '
J. I. k’.md of Florida."
"This,'' said ha, "la tha moat nntort.i
na'.e feature ol Ibe whole business. It
klrra tbe only official coloring to the Our*
don scheme. No one about Tallahassee
seams ignorant of th. laet that it waatb.
regiet ol tha Bloxham administration, and
bis letters to Geu. Gordon era difficult to
understand. It haa led, I am told, to a
rupture between Gordon and Bloxbam to
lb. extent ol some aharo correspondence
and n,sy assert more. The 3 000,000 acres
lying eouth o( tha 27th parallel will never
be arailabl. for Gordon, even that portion
which la worthless ererglailrs and cannot
be drained, to btcome ot value. Tbe bal
ance of tbe land named, even wltbin tbe
•ix miles ilmitol I ba Gordon line,ia aub] ct
to prior liens oi roads that have or are
lulhlllng their contracts. Take the P, and
A. railroad, lor instance, whl :b was com-
C eted before Gordon's company was char
red.
Tbe State owea it over two million acres
of land, yet Gordon’s prospectus save that
"Iba mate haa oscuxtD to satisfy this claim
except with lands lying In tbe northern or
northwestern portions oi tbe Slate, It being
ntsTtxcTLY HELD that the lands oi South
Florid* eiioi-LD kot be token for the im
provement of North Florida," and again
tux Daemon of the Stats anthori’iea in
cusiru! of public lends would indicate that
whatever laud. thl. road may hereafter re
ceive must be obtained in tbe north-
era or northwestern portion of the
State." When Gordon published th a In
the Shape of positive and official state
ments no decision whatever had been made.
In November, U80, however, a decision
was rendered giving precedence to the
Florida Southern and Jacksonville,Tampa
and Key West first, being ol equal rights,
and Use P. & A. railroad next. Moreover
tbe P. A A. bad been riven lande (at the
time Gordon published hit statement) on
the Sswenee river 150 miles from nnd east
end tooth of its line, under the construc
tion that ‘nearest tbe line' 1 meant lands
available nearest tbe line. The same Ian-
guars la used in tha O srdoo granL"
"Why," I asked, “have not the railroads
banded together and denounoed the Inter
national scheme!"
"I presume It was because all roads have
land for sale, and tbe blab character of
tome of the parties interested in the Inter-
national Railroad and Steamship Com
pany made it a difficult subject to handle
without bringing all Florida lands
under suspicion. Tha time for
all inch dallying ia passed, lien
everywhere are openly expressing
dlaapproTai ol tha matter, A geutlr
told me that the friende of Gov, Perry
urged that the question be eUmtnited from
hit canvass, as calculated to complicate it
He replied that it did not matter, end he
tent for end urged Attorney-General Rai
ney to do what be could to protect inno
cent buyers of Gordon bonds with land
warrants attached."
"Senator Leslie, one of tbe beet men io
tbe 8»te. end perfectly sincere In his
support of Gordon'a bill, it ia well known,
has lost bis faith In the scheme. Judge
Whits, Commissioner of Lends, does not
hesitate to any ha was requested to sign a
letter similar to Bloxham's, but declined.”
“Use any movement been nude to tell
tbe so called Gordon bonder’
“Why, yes; Gordon la selling stock that
carries with It land warrants, forty acres
to tho share—as if the Htate could
giro them lands before they wen
earned by laying rolls, even it there were
any Unde enbjrct to bU granL He baa
not yet completed the terms of a charter
onder which he can even ask for Inode.
People • re coming into Um Stale with their
Gordon lent warrants, from every direc
tion, i
write .
who bare written to the members of Got-
Two Lndlss Lose Tcelr Lives In a Incan'
dl.ny Firs.
[tiLXORArnxD to tus saaociATSD races.j
Moon,*, An., January 17.—Etrly tbia
morning fire was discovered in tbe two
story Irame building at tha corner ol
Charles and Charleiton s reets. Tbe
ground Boor waa occupied at a grocery
store and sleeping room by Frank Cullen
the upper flsors were occupied by George
B. Phillips, owner of the building, and
his fstnily, together with three boarders.
The fltmes spread rapidly, but ail but two
of tbe occupaut-, Mrs attl Miss Phillips,
escaped, al hough b it narrowly. Oae of
the boarders had to c tmb down by meani
of a ladder. Both th« Phillips ladies w-cre
burned to a crisp. Iris thought the tiro
waa incendiary. The insurance on the
bouse waell.fiW) nnd on the stock In the
grocery store Wf», iu local companies.
PaTausauRo V* . January 1!.—Lottie
Jones, aged XIO years, the oldest person iu
the city, was fatally burned this m >r lug.
She was standing with her heck to the fire
when her c'olhing caught tiro. She ran
out of the house while tbe wind was blow
ing fearfully aud soon became a mass of
flunfi. ■
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.
A Hat ttosw tn Connactleut Wrecked b*
Unknown Parsons,
[TiLiagarnaD to tui associated raaaa.l
BaiDosrosT, Coax., Jannary 17.—An at
tempt was made shortly after 11 o'clock
last night to blow up Crofut A Knapp’s
hat store, et South Norwalk, with dyna
mite. The shock was felt all oyer tbe city,
and attracted great crowdr of people to the
scene. One end ot the structure was com
pletely blown ont. There were (even-
tern ol tbe employes asleep in the
building at the time, who fortunately
escaped injury. It It auppaed to te tbe
work of di-raltefled strikers nr their frien Is,
The men in the bull ting In eomu casie
were throve from their cote end oiherwi-e
•hakenup. The windows throughout the
building were shattered and heavy snow
windowsills were broken to atoms. The
•trikers disclaim responsibility for the ex
lesion.
iTILEOXATOXD TO THI ASSOCIATED rStSS.|
PmsBcuo, Janua-y 15.—This afternoon
Oliver B. others A Phillips, and tbe Oliver
& Roberto Wire Company (limited) liaaued
tbe following card to their creditors;
Wears to-day compelled to suspend
payment and pur pus • calliug immediately
meeting of those interested, to whom we
•lievc we can show assets amply sufficient
with some Indulgence to pay every dollar
of our liabilities,"
Tbe report of the embarrassment of Oli
ver Bros, A Phillips, the greatest irsn firm
in the city when its connections ere con
sidered, flew like wildfire and set the
town agog with excitement. |iuch
so event was recogr.iz id us a catastrophe
11 IP quailed by any previous failure, and
the great popularity of the individual
members of the firm made it all the more
to bs deplored. The truth oi the matter
seemed to be that the doll times, the im
mense payroll and other litre in ry ex
penses nave caused the firm to ask for ao
extension somewhst similar to that given
Graff, Bennett A Co,, who failed two years
ago. Tnereare many rtories afloat as to
the immediate cause ol the tronb'e, but in
the banks and oti all sides it seemed lo be
the feeling that an extension would be
asked tor and granted by the creditors.
It is impossible to guess at the liabilities ot
the firm. They are reported at from
13,000,000 to |o 000,000. Local bankers
say that there is about 11000 0 0
or $1,500,000 of the firm's paper
held here, with good collateral tor almost
all ot i'. Large blocks of paper are held In
the Eastern Mates as lar east as Massa
chusetts. while very large sums are carried
in New York and Philadelphia. Tho firm
has msde large investments in real estate,
and has an Immense amount of collateral
of various kinds. It is thought that there
is not tbe slightest doubt that an extension
will be granted and the firm »ill pay. The
banks bays ihe greatest confidence in the
management oi tne heads ol ibe firm, and
will be at liberal as possible in their ar
rangement.
Harry W. Oliver, the senior member of
the firm, was seen by an Associated Press
representative this evening. He said that
tbe whole affair was so sudden that they
had not hat time to collect their thoughts.
He was unable to give figures, but just as
soon as it was pos-ible a lull and complete
statement wouli be given to the public.
Every dcllar they had belonged to their
creditors, and lie felt confident that tho
assets would largely exceed tho liabilities.
Regarding the cause of the embarrass
ment there are num-rons sensational sto
ries afloat. but most of them have b en
denied. One cf the stories was that pa
lter to the amount of fflO.COO had been
protested in New Yo-k. Atn mg
bankers it Is said that tho banks
Were willing to carry the papers ot the
firm, but owing to the hard times and
scarcity oi money they were unable
to raise money to meet in
terest end pay employer. Their
navro'lisjsaid to have amounted to from
$200,000 to $250,000 a month, and it is said
tbis was too much (or them to meet any
longer.
COLUCRIXS BVsriKD.
Cektralia, Pa., January 15.—The Logan
and Centralis collieries, operated by I, A.
Riley A Co., suspended work to-dav lor
an tml, finite period, throwing 000 men
and boys out oi work.
JOHN CISCO A BON.
KnoivlitVa FroapasHy.ro
■ Kxoxvillb, January 17.—The Daily I
Tribune will pub'ish to-morrow rarelullyl
Iprvpar u statistics shoeing that the mm
ufacloiies, b tali,ess houses, public build
ings and dwellings erected in Knoxville
during the put year numbered i50 arid
cost $1,050 000. Manufacturing establish-
rnenta a- d additions to factories to tbe
number ot 31 were erected, at a cost
ol $207.(00; 70 new busineis buildings cost
$750,000 and publio buildings and works
were completed at a cost of $220 000 ; 3IA
dwellings were built at a coat of $3i$.0u0
Tbe building improrentente in Knoxville
Iduring IH&I amounted to 40 per cent, more
than in 1&<>3 The population ol Knoxville
la now over 27,000, which shows a gain of
over 5.000 in the year. The Tribune claims
that Knoxvillt made greater advancement
hut year than any city in tha South.
■tODPtna Work.
sal*, reserved or granted , 8JH,fit I nothing hag bean dcoa upon the
on lanl warranto, from every dlree-
only to ba disappointed. And many
i to Inquire about thaie lands. All
__ baro written to the members of Gov
ernor Bfoxham'a cabinet, I am told, have
bass iniormad that the laods ara not avail
able now, nor can Ute wiaset of Ibtm eay
when, if ever, they will bo.”
"Two yean of th* aaron baro naaaad,
and btyood a man show of beginning,
he Interna-
Tnl* Old Firm of Wall Strsat Bankara
Mnkvs an Assignment.
New York, Jannary 15.—It wascfllMally
announced xhortly After the close of bu^i*
nrs3 that the o'd b inking firm of John
Cisco A Son, at 59 Wail itreet, had made
an aiftigoiuent to Louis May, formerly of
the haultlng and broker’s firm of May it
King, who ii alao the assignee of Hal
atead, Hal nr t A Co., which cjncrn »uv
pended aonie monjh* Ago. The firm was
intimately conm-cird financially for many
years with the I/>iii«ville nitd Nashville,
Houston and Textta tVutral Railroad Com
paniea, and have buffered fruit the late
de -line in the securities of tbe«e corpora*
lions, a* well at the general shrinkage in
values throughout the year 1831. The senior
partner died lavt year, and on April 1
next the affairs of the old firm were to be
closed,sad everything would have gone on
as usual up to that time but for reports
that they were embarrassed, which were
started about ten days ago and telegraph*
ed throughout this country and Europe.
These reports grew out of tbe fact that
the firm was understood to be large y inter*
estedin the Houitoa and Tex a Central
bonds, which have greatly depr^dtted
since the present management of the rosd
caused the coupons of the first mortgage
bonds to bo bought by tbe Southern De
velopment Company. Instead of paying
them direct, a* heretofore. Although
the reports affecting the credit of
the firm were dented at the time,
they led to a steady and increasing run by
depositor*, end it was drem'-d best for the
benefit of all their creditors to make an
assignment, without preferences, for the
purpose of gradually liquidating tiatlr af
fairs. As generally believed this eveuing
the matter i* rather in the nature of n
iqnidatiou than a failure, si it Is stated
that all deposi ors will be paid in
full as soon si securities can be realized
upon. This view of the c*?e is strength
en'd by the knowledge that the firm ha«
alway* been rich, and also by the feet that
no preferences are given, not even the large
eitate of the late senior partner The firm
haa no contracts on tbs Stock Exchange,
their liabilities being chiefly to depositor*.
The assignee only took charge at 3 p. m. p
and no statement has yet been made up.
The present partners are John A. Cisco,
his son, John J. Cisco, aud F. A. Foote,
the former being a member of the Stock
Exchange, but ney*rparticipating actively
in the operations of the exchange.
THE INDUSTRIAL SITUATION.
THROUGH THE HEART.
A Young Button Salesman Kills Himself
In a Bowery Hotel.
New York, January 14.—Morri*8alrene
shot himself through the heart at the Sum
mit Hotel, No. 65 Bowery, yesterday. He
Iwas a button salesman, twenty-five years
old, but a month ago lost hts employment
and since then has copied law papers. On
the recommendation of Morns Finn, of
the Brighton Cloak Manufacturing Com
pany, No. 58 White street, Mr 1. E. 81-
room!*, dealer iu buttons and trimmings,
No. 42 White street, employed Sslvene on
Monday as city salesman. Yesterday lie
received sampUs and went out. At 2:30
in the afternoon he wrote "M. Halven*” in
a clear, firm band upon the register of the
Summit Hotel, No. 65 Bowery, and a wait-
* r thowed him to room 38, lor the use of
which he paid 75 cents.
Fifteen minutes lster chamber maid
Julia Kirschner reported at the office ih»t
she had heard a pistol shot in room 38.
When the door was opened the body of
Sdivene was found lying upon the bed, at
tired only in his undershirt and panta
loons. A 32-calibre bullet from a cheap
revolver had pierced his heart, and pass
ing through the body lodged under tbe
skin at the back. The samples lay upon
the table beside an envelone addressed to
Herman Sdivene, No. Ill East Broadway.
The police being un tble to find a person of
'hat name at that address, the letter was
opened. It was si fo lows:
"Dear Brother Herman: I im about to
do away with myself. If you knew the
cause you would not blame me, but as if
would do no one any good to know it l will
keep it a secret. Take my trunk and ef
fect*. Be good to younelf and sister is
the last wish of your heartbroken broth
er, Morris.”
Two of the young man’s acquaintances
said th at he boarded in Thirty-fourth street
near Third avenue, but do one knew the
number. So far as could be learned SjI-
vene was steady, industrious, of a cheer
ful disposition and in good health. Yes
terday morning he was in high spirits
when he left Mr 81n onds's a'ore. and that
gentleman was awaiting 8alvene's return
when informed of what had occurred.
AN OPEN SWITCH
Causes a Train to Plunge Into a Creak-
One Man Killed.
Eastoe, Pa., January 15.—The Lehigh|
Valley passenger train which left here at
8 o'clock this morning was thrown into
Stony Creek, ten miles above Mauch
Chunk, by a ra’splaced switch. The train
was under headway to ascend the moun
tain, and its speed could not be checked in
time to avoid an accident. The switch!
led to a siding long enough to hold four
cars. The creek is at the end of the sld-
lir g. The train kept the track until tho
end was reached, when the engine and
three cars went down Into the stream
The last car remained on the end of
the rails. Abraham Evans, the fireman,
leaped from tbe engine as it went down
Hiidwa* insUntly killed. The engineer.
John Rice, remained at hii post and!
escaped without a scratch. None of the
liMsseng-irs were hurt, b t all were badly
sbaksn op. The locomotive was badly I
wrecked and broken As tbe train ap
proached the siding the track man was at
the switch removing snow from between
tin rails. He had the switch open to do
the work and forgot to close it.
Charles Taylor, foreman of the Lehigh
Valley car repair shops at Glendon, step
ped out of hi* office there tbis morning a*
a train came along. The first car knocked
him down and cut his head in two. Tbe
front truck, which passed over him, was
derailed by the accident.
SITUATION AT FORT WAYNE.
Tbe Striking Brakaman Still Hold the
Fort.
Fort Wayne, Ind., January 15—Up to
2 o’clock this afternoon no change has oc
curred in tho situation of the striking
bnkemen against the double-headed sys
tem of tbe Pittsburg, Fcrt Wayne and
Chief go railroad. No effort! have been
made to move any freight trains out of
Fort Wsyne since 5 p. cn. yesterday, and
n' freight trains have arrived from Chi-
cigo or Crestline, as the yards at Fort
\V*yne an* already blocked. Tne railroad
officials ye-tenlay dem nded of tbe city
authorities nhdection of their property,
and maintain that the city will harei
DEATH OF ISAIAH RYNDER8.
A Famous Relic of Former Democratic
Days Passes Away Suddenly.
N*w Yobk, January 13.—Only yesterday
afternoon Isaiah Rynders was chatting
with friends and aronaintsncei In the ro
tunda of the Astor House, and to-day he
dropped dead while making a call at 300
West Twenty-third itreet He was one of
the best known men in the city, and a fa
mous Jacksonian Democrat. He was born
seventy-two years ago in Waterford, N. Y.;
but yesterday he seemed as vigorous, pug
nacious and as full of dry humor as ever
before. He came to New York when a
young man. and he was j $st beginning to
be a power iu politics when Silas Wright,
Martin Van Daren and William L. Marcy
were in the height of their fame.
An election riot occurred forty years ago
in Waterfo'd in which his uncle was
knocked down, and he drew a pistol and
fired upon the cr $wd. He was indicted
for ilotaud alsi for assault with a deadly
weapon. The late William Beach was dis
trict attorney and John K. Porter assisted
him in tbe prosecution. Ling before the
war Rynder* had been a Democratic $.ffl :e-
holder, and he was for many years United
States marshal in this city, rehiguir.g tbe
office in 1801. He was the leader ot the
Luip're Club, which whs organized forty
yrara ago, during the I'reaideniial content
between Folk and Clay, and which at one
time numbered 0,000 members. He used
to regulate the il-ingot thuKinpire battery
in the City Hall Park ou htate occariona.
Hu had an encounter at one time with
William Lloyd Oarri.on, growing out of
wbat he called Insulting language about
President Taylor, It waa at the old Broad
way Tabernacle fifty years ago. Sneaking
of the matter the old man aald: "Taylor
was a Whig and I waa a Democrat, and
Taylor bad turned me o it of office only
thirty dais before, but I conid not listen
without protest to their blasphemous lan
guage. I b liere they compared somebody*
to Je.ua Chri.t, I did jump on the plat
form aud I did grab Garrison by the collar,
and l did eay to him, 'If you eav that
again I will throw you off the platform,’
and I would have done it. I was uot afraid
ot anybody in those day,, but, a* for any
organised attack on tbe meeting there waa
assume responeibility for ell
loH.es an,in; from the failure of the city
authorities to protect train men In effort,
to inure trains. The chief of police atated
that hi, tores of eighteen men would be ot
no nervlce against tho large number of
•trikere congregated, and that be would
inaae no attempt to enforce the law
again.ttha strikers nnle-n die authorities
increase hla force to seventy live men.
Since yesterday no conference between
Superintendent Lsw and the committee of
strikers has been held.
THE BIISWON ease.
brisk times aavaral hundred bands, have
been closed till farther orders. The rolling
mill at the sunt place has also a'opped.
WiLkniamu, Pa., Janary 17.—At the
condnslon of work this afternoon all th*
coUitria. ot lb. Lebtgb and Wilkesbarra
Coal Company were ordered to etupeod
operations for tbe remaindtr ot January.
Th* reason given for the stoppege la that
tbe company's allotment* of coai tor the
month have already been shipped. Five
thousand persons are ont ot employment
The Pallium Confarrad.
N*w Oslkaxs, Jannary 17.—Tbe cere
monies ot the reception of the pel'inm by
Archbishop Leroy took place tbia morning
at th. cathedral. Archbishop Gibsons, oi
Baltimore, presided. Bishop Fttsgerald,
of Little Rock, delivered the Rnglith ser
mon mid ■ Dominican father the French.
Pontifical ms a was performed at the ca
thedral at 10 a. m
Tn# gipssltlon.
Ntw Ouxeua. Jannary 17.—Tha dear,
cold weather today brought ont an im
mense attendance at th* World's Exposi
tion, giving tha grounds and butldlnya an
appearance ot life and animation equalled
only by th* scat, oa inauguration day.
Tha opening of tbe dairy division of th*
agrlcnUnraT department waa on* of th*
•pedal features ot the day.
Th# Chlcaao Frauds.
Cncaoo, Jannary 17.—The (pedal grand
jory appointed by tbe Cook county
CrimlnaTOMirt last night returned Indict
ments against liackln, Gallagher, 8hldds,
Halabrongfa, Sullivan. Biehl and Gleason
for participation in the el,btoaotb ward
frandi. liackln waa also Indicted sepa
ratelr for perjury in swearing be did not
order the printing of bogus ticket*.
New Kngland Cotton Mills Again Kadue.
wages.
PuiLanmau, January 15.—Represen
tatives oi William Ltodora* Bona, Judge
Brothers, John Donnan A Co., Thomas
Dolan A Co., and other mill operator*
whoa, operatives are ont on a strike, con
sulted the mayor this craning and request
ed polio* protection. Tb* chief of police
waa ordered to dispatch officers atone* to
locallue* where trouble la leered. No dia-
tnrbanota hare yet occurred, bnt large
crowds of strikers end others hero con
gregated in the vicinity of soma of tbe
MaacuuTiB, N. II., Jannary 15.—A
further redaction of 10 per cent in tbe
wane paid to operatives at th* Amoakaaj;
mills waa announced to-day, to take effect
February 2. Colonel Thomas L. Liver
more. agent of th* Amoskeog Manufactu
ring Company, in an luterviaw, atated that
tha corporation waa manufacturing stand
ard ACA ticking at;* loaa of half)*cant per
yard; that th* recant redaction of Sper
cant, was not enough to matt lb* fall in
prices, and for this reason a 10 per cent,
redaction had been decided upon. Tha cut-
down by tb* Manchester corporations will
be bnt partial, lor the present at trait.
Lawatxcx, Mae*.. Jannary 13.—A gen
eral rat down in wage* haa been agreed
upon by lb* mills in Lawrence, Lowell and
MtDckaeter.end will take effect tbis month.
Nearly aU tb* mills ben, including tbe Pa
cific, an in agreement.
How many a sweat face la marred
By yellow teeth and (ailing gams.
Ana month and lip* all bst and hard,
Pnd breath deep-tainted as it comas;
And yet, with Snoodoot, we may
Keep alt thaas dire defects at bay.
A Genuine Sensation In Court and abaron
Aeoueeo of Bribery.
Sax Fsaxcuco, Jan. 12.—'Tbe denoue
ment in the Sharon case to-dsy was one
rarely ii ever witnesaed in court. The
question was upon Ibe amount oi alimony,
to which defendant interposed with an
affidavit Irom Nellie Brarkntt, stating that
the “Dear Wife Letters” were turger
lea and that tha whole case was a
conspiracy against Sharon. An affi
davit from the latter waa else
rrad, embodying tbe contract duly signed
between Qeorie W. Tvier end M .(tram
ple. by which the latter was to receive $25-,
tOO (or declaring aa an expert In hand
writing that all the exhibit* submitted by
Sarah Althea were genuine.
The reading o! tnis document created a
decided sensation. Lawyer Barnet evt-
eently believed that he had played a
trump card, while Lawyer Tvier burst ibto
a loud guflaw, asking Barnea bow be
came Into poatcsalon oi th* paper. Barnee
declined ou professional grounds to an
swer, when Tyler asked to be aworn and
alate-l that Uta document was bogus. Gen
eral Barnum then admitted having brought
tbe document Irom Tyler’s confidential
clerk, ptying $25,000 for iL Tyler ex
plained bow bis clerk had told bim that be
bad bted asked bra detactlva in Sharon's
employ to sell papers In tbs cat* and ba
and Tyler, together with Expert Q am pel
and clerk, got np a decoy document.
Barnet expressed himself as eatlifiad with
tbe truth of Tyler's eta tom ent and that
bad (alien into a trap.
Aa overture* for bribing tb* dark wera
made by the Sharon side, Tyler mad* th*
point that moat likely tbe defendant baa
obtained affidavits (rom other witness** in
a similar manner.
THE CRAUT RETIREMENT BILL.
A Osmocrntlo Veteran Decides to Push It
Throusn ihe House.
Washixotox, Jan 13.—At tbe session of
tbe Houso millitary affaire committee
to day arrangements were made regarding
the bills to be tuppoited when the ooni-
tuillce secures a day, and it waa decided
tome part ol the lime in urging the Senate
bill which places General Grant on the re
tired tin of the army. The committee has
already had two days set apart (or its bus
iness in tbe House, but in each case othor
matters have pushed its claims aside and
prevented It Irom getting cousidciation.
It was thought to dav, however, that no
delay would occur with tho next appoint
ment, an t alter the principal bills had
neen decided upon esc.h member was
given the choiceu! an individual Dill which
he could call up for action.
General Hucum, who was second on the
list, chose General Grant's bill, and gave
notice Uiat he would push it tor passage.
The bill he referred to was the original
Senate bill, which is now lying on the
Bpeaxer’a table, and which differs from the
bill urged by Senator Edmunds to-day iu
mentioning General Grant specifically
as the person to be re
tlr-ii. This specific mtnli.it, il
will be remembere-l, was one of the res
sons given by the President for the veto of
the Filz-Johu Porter bill, and the general
impreasinn is that the Kdmunds bill will
be substituted.
Geneial Slpcnm will probably call up the
bill Friday next, on which day the com
mittee on military afialrs expect the
House to comlder measures which have
been reported to it by Hie committee.
TWIN tu ClOg*.
Our M. Cnit, of Cheater Aoadavnr, and a
Filand Take Poison.
East Stxbuxu, III., January 13.—Gny
M. Gait, a lad of 17 years, too of L.
Galt, nr.d Jacob Rhinehart, aged 27, both
of this city, to day committed eulcide by
Poitou, the causes therefor being nil
and* n. Young Galt was attending the
military aebuol at Chester, Pa., and waa
home fur the holidays.
Ou ins way back to ichorl he got off the
train at Chi ago; returned to his home in
Sterling, without a-signing any reason,
and wassternly reprimanded by bis pa
rents for hia action. Purchasing n box of
rat poiiou. young Gall went to Howe'a liv
ery stable, where Rhinehart was employ
ed, and while there took tbe fatal dose and
diet a few hours later.
Rninebart sn-med much affected by
Gall's death. Fiudii g the baa containing
eotue of the poison thatGalt bad taken.be
too swallowed some of the hn-ie and told
his smplover of what he hsd done, saying
he warned to die, and refusing at assist
ance or reim-diis. A coroner’s jury ren
dered a verdict In esch ruse of "death by
h's own hand,” assigning no cause.
A Light Sentence.
PgTiHSBuao, January 15.—'Tho*. J. Da
rla, cbarged with tba murder of John Ditt-
mar last May, waa tried in tba Hostings
Court today. The examination of wit-
neater and the argument of eonnael occu
pied tbe eourt natil to-night, when the
cat* waa given to tbe jury, who, after a
abort absence, brought in a verdict of in
voluntary manslaughter, fixing tha pan-
iabment of tha secured at one minute's
impriaonmant in jail and a fin* of fiva dol
lar*. Daria waa tried at th* November
term ol tha court, when th* jory failed to
agree on a verdict.
A Church Fobbed of Sacred Veeeela,
Chicago, III., January IS.—A Um .
Ohio,apecial lays: Saint Roses Catholic
Church was entered fir th* second time
within a year. last nighL by burglars, and
a golden ebalic* and other valuable gold
and allTer accessorial token, amounting in
alltoSGOO. Th* burglars gained an en
trance through a window on tba roar ol
the church.
Dr, Carrot'* Trial.
New Herts, Jannary IS.—Dr. Carver
stopped for tba night at 12 ;10 o’clock, with
41117 bite ont of 45,125 ahota. Hi* ooodi-
Uon ia improving.
Tat combination of ingredients need in
making Brown's Bronchial Trochee ia
inch aa to gin the best poeeibiw affect with
safety. They are tb* beat remedy in UM
for coughs, colds mt iteei diseases.
Murderer Hanaed In California.
Sax Fbaxchco, January 10.—Wright
Leroy war hsncf-l at 12:31) to-day. On
Auxust 13 h, Kit. he micuyed Nicholas
Skerrvtt, an aged eapita'ist, wnora lie had
personalty known for a lung time, into one
of Hxerrett'e empty houser, on Hie pies
that he wanted to tent it. While ins-de
Leroy told Hkcrre.t he would kill biiu un
less he gave him a check for a large sum of
money. Skerreit refused to du '.ills, and
Leroy knocked him down, srlxed him by
tho throat and choked him lo death
Leroy observed a firm demeanor on the
scaflpld and a-ierie,! tils innocence to tbe
laet. Hit neck war b-okeu by tbe falL
A Murder nnd a D-sappearance.
Lvxcgecau. Va., jAnuary 10.—William
Pbelpe, a orli known (armor of Campbell
coutry.a (ew miles from this city,was found
dead nrar bir home this morning with a
bullet hole benind tb* ear.
W.H. Crawford, county clerk of Bland
county, haa been miulug since December
4, ami exiraord'nary effurto ara being
madetoclearupthe mystery. He started
for Richmond un tbe date mentioned io
answer to a summon* from the auditor,
but never reached hts deitinatiuo. Hie
accounts and health were in excellent con
ditlon, and it is thought he baa been
foully dealt with.
Took Thalr Cues and Fought.
Rocgroao, III., January 14.—At Da-
rand, yesterday, half a doxen young man
engaged tn a drunken row in a billiard ball
Coat, balls, pistols and knives were freely
need. John Van Valkenburg and Mat
thew Doyle cannot recover. Others ar*
more or lees pounded and elaabad. They
are under arreaL Tb* interior oi tbe ee-
UbUahment waa completely wracked.
Storm In Virginia.
Lvacncao, Jannary 17.—A heavy wind
storm prevailed here throughout last
night, Interfering with telegraphic commu
nication and doing mnch damage to barns
and other properly in the anrroonding
country. A large (rams church in Rock
bridge c runty was blown from Its founds
lion and wrecked.
A Fatal Accident.
[anciAL txlxoeak]
Clattox, Ale., January IS.—J. Harri
son Faulk, living eighteen miles south ot
Clayton, while preparing fora tor key hunt
early this moriing, accidentally shot and
killed hlmmlf In opening and closing a
gate. Hi was found about fifteen minntoa
after the report of the gun was heard. Hr.
Fanlk waa about thirty-four year* old and
a gentleman of excellent qualities nnd re
spected by aU.
Th* kidneys cleans* tbe system. Itta
Important to keep them healthful and ac
tive. and this to bast don* with Hcxr'a
[Kidney and Liver] Raanv. 1$ is a ■ pa
cific for aU kidney, liver and urinary com
plaints. Some of the worst chronic cases,
that have been given np to die by physi
cians and friends, have hear cured.
WHAT'8 AMU TO DO.
When Two Widows Claim the Fellow,
Property.
ficjjExxcTADT. N. Y„ January 14-*
few weeks ago Gitea H. Van Voaat. a C.Z
tral and Hudson river railroad englnel.
died very eudden'y at hia home in this
city, leaving property valued at from
$6,000 to $10,000. A lawyer of Alb.„y
was in tbe city n day or two ago to make
inquiries respecting the engineer's death
and the dlrposal of his property To
reveral persons Mr. Matthew* th*
lawyer, made tbe followiogjslngutor state
ment. He said that a lady and
her daughter the latter about lgyesraof
age. a-enow living in Albany, who claim
t.. be tbe wife and child oi the 1,1, Mr
Voast. and they demand the pri pmyS
which he died possessed. He stated Inr!
ther that the deceased man was marrlw
to the lady in thl. city who h£ta2
known aa his widow without hia havln!
ub'ained a legal divorce from hii Hist wif«
and consequently the Scneueciady woman
was never legally hia wiie. Ii necessar,
he said that the A'bany wife would com'
ntence an action to obtain what the claimi
due to her. In speaking ol tha matter trl
'il®? ^ Attorney A. J. Thomson said that
between 1808 aU1872. when be was poliS
ju-t,c«, Giles H Van W wa, a'^SJ
and brought before him charged with nee-
leering to provide lor his family Van
Venal claimed that he waa not obliged to
support the woman, nnd produced a dL
vorce obtained in a Western State. Mr
ThooiiMon held that as no summons had
been served on the woman the divorce wa>
invalid in tills State. After tbe pollS
court ailair, the complaint having beta
withdrawn, Van Voaat and his wif- ar.
ranged matters and left the city. Bom,
time later be married the woman who la
now known oa hia widow.
A MOORESTOWN SENSATION.
The Mysterious Death of a Former Fhl-
ndetpnla Lorry.
PniLADiLruiA, January 15.—The report
that MissSuiie Ward, a young woman liv
ing at Mooreatown, had committed inicide
yesterday threw tbe town inton ferment
Nothing definite conid be learned at first
except that the deceased had died sud
denly wi'bout having previonslv display
ed any symptoms of illnees. No phyii-
cianshad attended her, and it was I»m.
ruble to obtain a burial permit Ttt
many rumors lu circulation msde it
necessary to have an investigation
of some kind, and tbe fact soon leak'd ont
that Miss Ward had died of childbirth. A
physician then marls an examination,when
the necessary cerliflcatewa* given. Thera
is an air oi mystery about tbe afiair, how
ever, that even Ihe hurial certificate ie un
able to di-pel. tho youog woman wu
qirte pretty, and weut to Moorestown
some time ago, engaging board with th*
family of Thomas Maxwell,on Main stmt
Very little waa known of her antecedent!.
It was learned, incidentally, that her pa
rents had died at, sea while ah*
was yet an infant, and that aha
had been reared by a family
named Wooster, living in Philadelphia,
and afterwards lived with tha family of
William Lird in Camden. She wu at
time, employed in Wanamaker'a stores
and afterward by Friedberger&Slrouse,!n
Poll* telpbla, but has not beeaatwork
there slue- fast tali. Shs had msde many
fr.ends am >ng those of her mx, hut rarely
had anv gentlemen callers. An attempt
was made tosecur< b-r ante mortem state
ment. but the refused to sav anything and
died without a word, whether by her owa
hand or from natural cause* ie a myrtery
which the people of Moorestown would
like very much to have solved.
WHO OWNS THE OIL FARM!
The Tlila to tha Richest OU-Froduclng
Tract In the Wurld Disputed,
Butli*, Pa.. Jannary 14 —Thirty years
ago James Msrsbsll. a wealthy diiaen of
Fitteburg, had a dirsulute brother, John.
He was such sn annoyance that his b-oth-
er gave him 410 ecr-s of laud in Butter
county, on Thorn Creak, on condition that
• he would move to tbe property and live
on it. The oiler was accepted. A deed of
Ihe property was not given 40 John Mar
shall, for tbe reason, it is asserted, that he
would i hen have sold 1L It was always
understood that the prop* tv wu hie and
hie family's. They occupied It more than
twenty-one years, thus acquiring. •• John
Marshall's heirs sarort, legal ;o session of
it. When Jamea Marshall died, he willed
ell of bis property to his heirs, except this
particular lot.
Alter John Marshall's death his children
and widow moved back to Pittsburg.
The aa»e«»menu ol taxes were afterward
made out In his widow’s name. Nothing
thought ol tbe properly by anvbody
I Ibe nil excitement reached Thom
Creek, and Marshall's (arm proved to ba
Ihe moi t prolific oil territory ever found in
tba world. Wells flowing 0,000 barrels a
dsy were drilled on It. Th* farm wu pate
chas'd oi John Marshall's heirs early in
tbe excitement, and before its value wu
knoen. by Thompson U. Lines. Tbe
heirs of James Manhali, however, when
they fouud that tha fatm wu likely to be
valuable, claimed title to it on Ibe ground
that their father bad never couvejed it to
John Mar-hall.
Recognising their elatm, all of the orst-
ent extensive oil operators ou tb* farm
leased tbe land of them. Line* now
hr I. g- an ejectment suit against ail par
ties occupying tb* farm onder such leal*.
Tb* property is valued at $500,000.
A Talephon* Teat.
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Mabutta. Ga„ Jannary 17.-Atlanta,
Marietta and Woodstock, on the North
Georgia railroad, ware connected by tele
phone this evening over on* of Ihe Western
Union wires from ken to Atlanta and
over the regular telephone line to Wood
stock. Thu wu only for a tort. Marietta
will have telephone connection with At
lanta in a short while.
Attraetlee and Useful.
Th* Brown Chemical Company, Balti
more, Md„ the owners oi the celebrated
Brown's Iron Bitters, have just tuned a
beautiful hand book and aimanae for la
dles. and a complete and useful memoran
dum book for men. Theu publications
are attractive, containing a great many
valuable and interesting things. They are
furnished free of charge by drngeiato and
country storekeepers, bnt should they
not have them tha Drown Chemical
Company, will send either beokon receipt
ot a two cant stamp to pay postage.
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