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VOL. XVIII. ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY MOANING, DECEMBER 1, 1886. PRICE FIVE CENTS. COLONEL PIKE, OF ST. JOE. A GENUINE GHOST STORY. By E. B. Valentine. [Copyright 1885.] The dny express of the Missouri Pacific railroad was bowling smoothly and merrily Along westward bound ns I stepped into the smoking car to enjoy a quiet pipe. I am not an inveterate smoker, yet few days pass with* out my consuming two or three cigars and filling my pipe ns many times. I like u pipo, and I think thero is no form of smoking out of which so much ???olid comfort can bo extracted. .Trav eling about ns much as I do, it is jilniost in dispensable. I am tho agont *Tor one of the largest manufacturing concurs in the cast. Our cpccinlty is the construction of car wheels. Wo own several valuable patents and supply rail road companies in all* parts of tho uniou. I havo been many years with the firm, my posi tion is a most responsible one, fairly lucrative; tho sole objection to the occupation is the con stant necessity for moving from place to placa. I look forward to tho day, however, when I ???hall havo saved sufficient to enable iuo to settle down in ono sfiot. As I walked towards tho forward end of tho smoking car somebody brushed by me. So trivial a matter I should not havo noticed, did not this stonr tarn on tho fact. 1 did not see tho man???s face, 1 simply huve a vague im pression of a soiled linen duster, but it is an Impression uml nothing more. That olio pas senger should bo passing into a car and an other one l>e pawkiug out at tho same time is - certainly not a remarkable coincidence. Tho car was just about us dirty a car us smoking can usually arc. There were fixed tables for card playing, and well-woni and shabby seats covered with imitation lcathor on cacli side of them. I sat at tho farthest table with my back to tho door, loaded and lit my ptpe, R iled out a St. Louis |>upcr and began to read, t my mind refused to allow itself to ho con centrated on tho nows, so I let my hand fall lazily by my side and looked in ?? purposeless way out of tho window. Then I turned aud raised the paper again, aud in doing so my eyo fell on something that glittered at mv foot. I ??? stooped and picked it up. It was a large and very curious diamdtid riug???<\n antique. Thero ^vgw^ehMgMtge^offlqaWater, anmmUdbd stead of a massive^hoop' of gold, to support co handsome a sotting, thero was nothing but two pieces of thin gold wire to encircle tho finger of tho wearer. How so valuable an article had l>ccu dropped was very dear. Ono of tho gold wires bad a piece ap parently cut out of it???tho other was worn almost through. Tho ring had evidently not fitted tho owner???s finger and hod slipped off Without his knowledge of tho loss. At this moment thero was a hurried footstep behind mo and a sharp-featured, bluek- mustochcd man camo and stood opposite me. His faco wore rather an anxious look; ho was well-dressed and had a winning, pleasant, off hand manner. ' ???Excuse me, sir,??? ho said, in a low, but very distinct voice, bringing his head close to mine; ???I have just lost some! king of great valuo. It it a ring???a diamond ring. Have you seen anything of it? 1 wouldn???t part with that ring for $5,000.??? ???Is this years???? 1 asked, as I held out tho glittering jewel, the bhuo from tho stones al most making bun wink. ???Why, certainly,??? he replied, taking It from mo gently nnd transferring the frail wiro hoops to m?? finger. A great weight seemed to bo lifted from his miml and his countenance beamed with gratitude. ???I am Colonel Pike, of St. Joe,??? ho continued; ???everybody knows me. My otUco is in the Moiiroa block. Now, don???t fail to look mo up whenever you-ro down my way. I'll give you u first rate time. Come out and havo a drink with mo when we stop at Knobnoster. I???ll just run hack to tho parlor car nnd tell Mrs. Piko Pvo found it. You never saw a woman so scared in your life about a thing, nnd,??? lie added, looking at his ring with a puzzled air, ???1 must have lost a hit of the wire.??? ??? , . He knelt, but failed to find tho missingpioso on the floor of tho car. nml while hastily brush- ing off the dust from his knees, said: ???I guess I???d better put it in my pocket for fear I might lose it again, i'in ever so much obliged to you.??? , w Then he hurried away to luform Mrs. 1 ike of the good news. ..... . A few minutes afterwards tho train stopped at Knobnoster. I bad my drink with Colonel Pike, who quickly left me to rijoiu Mrs. Pike, Who, he said, was not well. I went hack to the smoker, resumed my sent, relit my pipe, and while lazily watching tho sluggish clouds of smoke as the train continued its journey, I heard a voice asking if anybody had found a diamond ring. I was not the person aid rawed, but after the pleasant little episode with Colo nel Pike 1 naturally took some interest in the ^???What???s all this about a diamond ring???? I turned and inquired. . ,, ??? , . ???Yes, I've lost one,??? said a shabbily dress *1 young man iira state of breathless excitement. ???I???m sure I dropped it in this smoking car,??? he gasped, ???just where you???re sitting.??? ???Well, I wonder how many people on this train are going to lose diamond rings,??? I said, with pronounced sarcasm. ???I???ve already found cue and now " ??? ??? . . , ???It???s mine, it???s mine, I tell you,??? shouted the new claimant. ??? ??? ,, ???If it is yours,??? I answered coolly, you d better go back in the parlor ear and see Colonel Pike, of St. Joe. You???ll find him next to hU wife. Settle the matter between yourselves, lie???s the rightful owner of the ring a rid he???s got it. He identified his property and I hand ed it over.??? Ti??e excited, shabby young man rushed out of the car, slamming the door after him, and in two or three minuted returned to my table pallid with rage. ???Ikm*vyou were lying,??? he hissed. 3Iy temper te considered good, but there are few men who could call ine a liar with impunity. My first impulse was to knock the man down, but I thought better of it and said to him: ???1 would advise you to moderate your lan guage. I???ll go with you to Colonel Pike and ninstigate the matter.??? We went into the parlor car together. It wms but half full, but there was no Colonel Plk?? there, nor anyone answering to hi* de scription. I called the Pullman conductor and asked him if Colonel and 31re. Pike had occu pied chain in the car. There were no such OB his list. Then we pasted into the next ear, and so on to the end of the train, bpt I ccuhl ftec no Tike. All this time the shabby ycurg man was following nic about like a cat after a mouse. ???I hope you are satisfied now,??? ho muttered with a sneer. His maimer was very olfimsivo, but 1 was calm. At this moment tho condctor of the train came along. ???Look here,??? said the voung man, pointing to me, ???this fellow is a thref.??? The situation was getting interesting to the other passengers. ???He found my dia mond ring in the. smoking car and ho won't give it Iwck to me.??? I allowed him to go on nnd tell his story. ???Ho suys,??? ho continued, ???lie gave it to a pas senger on tlie train nnd ho can???t find him.??? I saw by the way that the conductor received tho information that he was not in sympathy with the loser of tho ring, who had an unprepossess ing expression and a disagreeable personality, besides being carelessly and* shabbily dressed. It was now my turn to speak. ???I certainly did find a ring, and I handed it to Its owner, Colo nel Pike, of St. Joe, just boforo the train stopped at Knobnoster.??? ???Colonel who, of St. Joe ???? said a voice from the end of tho car. ???Colonel Pike,??? I answered, walking toward the inquirer in the hope of obtaining a clue to the mystery. ???Wa-al,??? drawled a lank, wiry, well-pre served westerner of about 55, ???I???ve been livin??? in St. Joe for nigh onto twenty year and I never heerd of no Colonel Pike.??? ???Oh, yes,??? I said, ???ills office is in tho Monroe block and he says lie???s well known.??? ???Tlic Monroe block, ch? Wa-al, tho Monroe block was burnt down about fifteen months ago and ain't been built up yet. It warn???t there last Week, anyhow.??? A look of insolent triumnh passed over tho countenance of the ring claimant, who ono more demanded that I should return liis prop erty to him. I must confess that I felt per plexed. I certainly had given a diamond ring to a man who called himself Colonel Pike, of St. Joe, and who had unaccountably disap peared. The conductor shook his head doubt fully nnd winked at mo to convey the Idea that he did not believe tho young man???s story. 1 scarcely knew what to say. ???What was tho ling like???? Tasked. ???A large diamond encircled by small diamond stare, nnd two wires, one of them broken to hold the netting on the finger,??? was tho imme diate rcspdnso. ???That???s tlic article I banded to?????????I was going to say Colonel 1'ikc??????to a well dressed man with a black mustache.??? ???Had be on a blue scarf with small, white spots???? the conductor inquired. I remembered that ho had. ???I know that fellow; ho was in tho last car. He had a ticket for Kansas City. I have missed him for tho last hour.??? ???That man,??? I said, ???has the ring. Hope is my card. I am financially responsible, but I don't see wlmt I can do against a smart thief like that.??? ???I know tho thief,??? exclaimed tho young man, shaking his fist la my face. ???You're the thief.??? myself once more. I am very powerfullyJmllt, am ovor six feet inhclghth, ??? ???* * *?? ???' ??????* * 4t ???-*h rough iCSl fear. This puny individual who suited me, I cotila havcpuuisbedl&osfc with ono solitary blow. There was a pause tot a few seconds, then the conductor spoke, addressing tho pertina cious claimant, and holding up a finger in n cautionary way. 9 ???See; here, young fellow, this kind of thing has got to stop while you???re uhoOrd this train. If you want to call gentlemen thieves wait till you get to tho point you???ve bought your ticket for. Now, PH tell you what I think of tliis yam of yours nbout tho diamond ring, You can???t play off on me. It???s a put-up job between yon nnd this Colonel Pike???a black mailing scheme. Don't believe you ever owned a real diamond ring in your life. You look like n duck who???d wear $5,000 jewelry. This < no we???ve been hearing so much nbout is, I???ll bi t $1, bogus, so von Just go and take your seat uml keep quiet.??? Within the next ten minutes so terrible an occurrence took place that I can scarcely re- member every detail of what passed after the conductor???s speech. I moved towards tho smo king car, with my pipe in my hand, intending to resume my old place. 2When I reached the platform of the ear next to it I felt a nervous, bony lmnd on my shoulder. J turned and saw the loser of the ring. Ills teeth were clenched nnd he glared at me fiercely. ??? Keep your hands off me,??? I said, disenga ging my t elf and dropping my pipe in doing so. ???I won't 1??? he veiled. ???You???ve got luy riug and I???m going to have it.??? I now begun to get angry at tho fellow???s per sistency. ???Let me pass, or it will bo the worse for you,??? I cried, at the same time seizing him by the collar and holding him nt arm???s length, lie was on the platform of the smoking ear, I at the edge of tlic next ono. Tho high Words ai d the struggle caused a number of the pas sengers to rush out. They surrounded ns. The train bad reduced spew slightly to cross a bridge over a rapid river. The weight of the locomotive was just on the rails of tho structure. There was a frightful, crashing ???hook, followed by an appalling bump. I clutch ed lit something to save myself. The cur on tho platform of which I stood hung over the bank of the river resting against the trunk of a tr ie, while the engine, baggage car and smokerwero lying in a confused heap below in tho water, having fallen sixty ??*r seventy feet, killing or maiming some thirty human beings. Flames hurst out from the wreck. The re mainder of tbc train bud junijicd the track,the passengers in the coaches being by a miracle unhurt. The bridge bud suddenly given away, and my asraiteut, who had caused mo so much annoyance, 1 could see as I held on to the rail of the platform, in a shapeless, lifeless ruaw. with his legs doubled under him on what was formerly the roof of the smoker. Shall I ever forget that day? Tim hissing steam, the burning wood, the groins of tho wounded and* the dying will always linger in my recollection. It was getting dark. 3fessengera were at ow e sent to the nearest station ami everybody went down tlie steep bank to bring up the bodies of the charred dead and to rescue thorn who might be living. The sight wlrau I got among the crushed ears was terrible. Broken glass, splinters and burnt and scorched arms in d legs that had been wrenched from hnmin beings, who a few minutes ago were full of health nnd vigor, protruded in a ghas.ly manner from the wreck. With the help of a luakcnmn I carried up the almost lifeless form of the young matt who claimed the ring I bad found. IIis heart still beat, but he was fearfully injured. His right arm and leg w ru broken in two or three places. HU ch r.-ks was horribly lacerated and his skull fractured. I really felt sorry for tbc poor fellow anil re solved to devt *o all my attention to lnm. With several other < f the wounded he was carried to the little vill re of Centerville aud then I ftnxfcandy v iitcd for the doctor???s opinion, who disco vet d tliat lie had sustained all the injuries I h.??*l mentioned, in addition to which be was suffering from concussion of the brain. They said it was possible for him to live, but hU recovery in any case would tike very many months. I could no? divest i.iys -lf of the idea that I in some way had b i n the cause of his dreadful misfortune ami determin ed therefore to make sll the reparation lu mjr power. That same night I engaged comfort able rooms for him aud paid two months' board in advance. I gave tho local doctor ???a bright young man???$250, authorized him to secure a nurse aud draw oil me for any additional funds that might lie necessary. Wlmt troubled mo more tlum anything was that 1 could not find the slightest clue to the whereal)outsof his friends or relatives, nor could I even learn his name. Any papers lie had uhout him must lntvo fallen in the river. The next morning I saw tho suflercr???s broken limbs set nnd his wonnds dressed. The doctors said ho was doing fairly well, although bandy conscious. I then con tinued my journey, leaving word that I was instantly to be communicated with should any of his friends come to Centreville or make in quiries concerning him. But weeks passed and no one had appeared who knew him. Battered, shapeless and charred remains of other victims had been identified and buried, but uot a soul bad asked a question or scci to know* this young man who lav iu this mote village hovering between life and death, unable to utter an Intelligible word. It was in the early part of September, about five mouths after what was known os the Green river bridge accident, that I was iu tho town of Hudson-on-Iludson, N. Y., on business. It w. a trivial matter laid taken me there, but before I bad carried out my object I received a very urgent telegram from the head of our firm telling me to start ut once for Spring- field, Mass., nml close an important con tract. This contract was one for wdiich a number of rival manufacturers laul put in bids, aud it bad remained opeu on account of some little dillurciic as to terms. T loc ked nt my watch and found, to my annoy ance, that 1 bad just missed tho train that would have enabled me to make the connec tlon and get to Springfield late that night. 1 knew it was necessary for me to be thero be fore business hours in tlie morning ill order to beat niy competitors. Ho I determined to drive over to Pittsfield and thero connect with tho Boston and Albany night express from Troy to Boston which passes through Springfield nnd would euable me to ho there iu proper Fine. For this purpose I hired a horse and buggy, which I undertook to send back in good order and condition to my friend, the Hud- ion livery stable keener. I kucw the direction in which 1 must drive, but was quite unac quainted with the road. 1 am, however, gen orally successful in finding my way through strange regions, and saw no reason r this instance should ho an exception the lull*. It was one of those September nights that might easily be mistaken for ono in April. Tlie air was warm, but tlie weather was squally and rainy. Black clouds obscured tho moon fur a time, (lien would follow a shower giving excellent promise of rain for the remainder of the night. But the moon encircled by a halo would again ???how itself, only to lie ouce more concealed from view. It wus there lb re dark and " turns, and after driving eight or through u thickly woe' ??? fancied I was off tho i bouse and aroused tho j nnd J/m in a burry to get thero.??? Ho surveyed mo careftilly to make sure that I was not a horse thief or u tramp. ???Wa-al* mister, $10 is a good hit of money, hut Fm Till old man and 1 don???t wuut to go myself. But if my sou l???ote likes to go ho kin.??? ???I???ete did ???like,??? and I was soon on my jour ney again. l'ctc was a tali, raw, uncouth youth of nbout twenty. Ho lmd very little to ray, io at lust 1 ceased to talk with him. A large, thick cloud again ]Hissed over tho moon, but no more rain fell. Wo had passed tho state line and were skirting tho hills towards Pittsfield, aud had reuchcd a winding road, oil each side of which were trees. Tho clouds lie- f ;an to thill. 1 turned to look at my compau* mi. ??? Ills gaze seemed to be fixed on some ob ject rigid ahead. ???Why, man ulivo! What are you staring at???? 1 asked. He did not answer, but be still gazed so hard in the same direction that his eyes seemed to bo starting out of their sockets. At this mo ment tlie moon came out from behind a cloud, tin u Pete, giving vent to au unearthly veil, jumped out of the buggy uud mu back us hard as lu* could I cur. The sudden movement startled the horse, nnd I had some difficulty in lulling him in, and when 1 had him iu hand he, too, showed a disposition to shy. I now raw wliut had scared Pete. There was a burial ground on the slopo of a hill to tho rigid. The white tombstones were plainly vis ible through the trees, ami on one grave stood ti e tail, white figure ot'a woman with long hair ill flowing robe*. Her hands were cluspod ami raise d above* her head as if iu prayer. It was a weird, uiieurthly looking sight, nnd well calculated to frighten uiiyliody. Them the ghost, for 1 stip|M>*e I must so call it, ???wayi d to am! fro nml tuoaucej. I secured the heiisc ami buggy to u tree and sprang over the fei ce that surrounded the burial ground. 1 made my way up the hill towurds where tho figure stood. 1 elo not lielieve iu ghosts, I have not the slightest faith in the sui>cnmtu- n??l, ami us 1 have raid before I have no physi- eul fe*ar. My object In investigating this ???ttnnge appearance wus partly a humane one i ml partly curiosity. The figure was alive, there was no doubt about that, and it was not n spook, there was still less doubt about that. 1 was right liefore it, and I must confess that like moonlight falling on the wiiito night-dross of the woman, in a graveyard, too, did havo a someu hat startling eifect. Her face Was very pale, Shu was handsome, ami her deep blue eyes m-med to be staring into vacancy. She was evidently a somnambulist who hail wan dered sonic distance from her home (for thero were no houses near,) ami was in u meat dangerous position, with noth ing but slippers on ami a thin garment in the damp night air. 3Iv mind was soon made up us tow I at was to be done. I must find this ' woman???s home nnd take her to it. I knew the shock it would cause if I woke her, hut there wus no alternative. I seized her by the waist and lifted her from the ground. 8ho aw oke instantly, looked at me, shrieked faintly uml then swooned away. I kicked down the fence aud carried her to the buggy and wrapped the rug over her shoulders, support ing her with my right arm as I drove quickly along the road, determined to stop at tho firs house I ???aw. I knocked loudly at tho door of a ???mall frame cottage situated at the corner of a narrow lane. The young w oman was still insensible. A middle-aged man put bis head out of the window* and inquired what the mat ter wus. ???I???ve got a young woman In my buggy,??? I ???aid, ???w hom I have just found wandering about in her sleep in the graveyard. She has fafuted and is half-naked; you'd better let dev.... I laid mv snowy burden on the sofa in the cottage, ami the man and his wife applied re storative*. The young widow recovered con- fttiousnerit, but appeared to be quite dazed by tie strange surroundings. ???I gut so,??? spoke the man, ???the best thing for v,.u to do, mister, is to drive Mr*. Sher brooke home. She lives in a brickAiouse about tci.t up ilie Jane on the left. 1*11 go with If you like, but you can???t miss It??? trowing * another blanket and putth. id her I drove towards trie young 1 home. Thero was much cAmmolhir i nr mousc. " Mis. Sherbrooke had already bw>?? u wtkl, a*d her tether, brother and the. coach* n .111 were already on the point of atartlng in different directions to look for her. I learnt thaff she had acquired tho proctloo of talking i?? 'or sleep since the doatli of her husband. A cafftul watch was kept over her movements doling bight, but she frequently managed to evtjty all such precautions. Her favorite bauut w .*??? the burial ground where her husband's re- mrins lay Interred. I recolved tho warmest thrnka ft am the family for what I hail done, although no man with n spark of humanity In him could haye done less. VYou won't ta Mi to catch that train nt Frrefldd,??? said Mrs. Sherbrooke's father. v here at any rate until daybreak and I???ll dr. vv you over to the station.??? ???ijjwas quite true my adventure and tho de lft **n consequence would prevent my arriving at 4 aringflela at tho time I thought. I t here to*- consented to star, but did not care to go to ,d. The.old gentlemhn got out some wbui* k> and cigars and insisted on staying up with m*. and then he began to talk. ??? .ft???s a painful story in qcmhertlon with ray de * t&ttf hut perhpia you???d like to hear li W : . the was very much in love with young Hh^brepke and they were married. He was a ftiRranw, but rather shiftless and ettsfie. rame means and got tired of the Hist mi cfcdMfd to leave hfa wlfefiir a little nnd go,??? ??? Texas to see what was to he done t)ie*e a to hfs capital. He started, and was killed in tin ilrtcn river bridge accident.??? : ' ***?? in that smash-up,??? I said, becoming nr Interested.. . . T??b, It.wa* horrible!??? sighed the old man. i see, come out or it Ml right, but t^w* Oevagd was ju the forward we, the if vise*, hnd Was mangled almost beyohfl reeog-* ifltVjn. WfH;c got u few pieces of him bar led it* yon tfiaveynwl whet* you found my daugb- tfrw I identified them and brought thorn on Wittimefiom Coriterviow. It was a pretty* nilKult J??*b to pick them out, but we know the* were hiaramalns owing to a diamond rjhg ??? **A-diM>ond Hug,??? I exclaimed fn nttanlahk- - irtRf. ??????WhrtTtlnd of n diamond ringT' ' *??? shloned thing, one tlmt's 'hoon lu ??? 'a family fhr generations. Ho. ofit and always carried it around r ???Was itjf l asked, ???a viug with ono, l?rg* {one of fine water with stflr-shsptiU cl tutors of f, of bourse, it was.??? had it two pieces of thin gold wire to d the finger???? ftinW; you must have seen it.* vescenit,??? Ia??ld. ??? JfU soon settle that question,** remarked Sherbrooke???s father, going to the drawer ^urcau and producing the identical [ had given to???Colonel Plke,ofBt. Job,' * i liecn claimed by tho masrp The Death of the Vice Presi dent in Indianapolis. FOUND DEAD BY HIS WIFE, Who Had Left Him Alive but a Few Minutes Before. THE ACTION OF THE PRESIDENT. ill Classes flrlerlngr Or.r flic Nation???* * Misfortune. , George . one liked him until ho 'knew was rather slouchy iu his dress and Inclined to bo quarrelsome. But ho was a very good fel low for all that.??? This answered exactly to tho description of the man at Ccntcrviow in tho doctor???s hands. Jt was now my turn to toll my ntoryand I naturally* had n very attentivo listener. Tho tendor-henrted old gentleman interrupted be fore I hud half finished. ???George isn't dead,??? he cried, bursting into tears, ???and Annio will bo lmppy again. I must not tell her until morning. But how came th's diamond ring tube found when this t???olonel Pike, to whom you gnve it, had left tho train ???? ???That I confess I do not understand, I nd- vise you to ray nothing ut present to your daughter. Let us first bo certain that it is the right* man. Tho shattered hones might kill her. Come with me to Springfield and we'll stait for Ccntcrview tomorrow night. I am us much interested iu this matter ns you are. After you have identified your son-in-law.we???ll make inquiries nliout the remains that you buried, and on the finger of which tho riug was found.??? Two days later wc were at Centerview by the tK-dside of George Sherbrooke. He was lin king fuvnrnhle progress. He smiled feebly when he saw his father-in-law, and thanked with a grateftil look when I handed him the ring, lie was not strong enough to talk, in d it was decided that bis wife should not bo tcld i.fills existence until I saw her. 'The news must 1*e broken very gently, nnd by nml by slit* can come here nml nurse him.??? I now devoted myself to iuouiring ns to tho ciiciiiiistiinces uf the. identilkutioii of tho iiblic-d bodies nnd charred limbs that wore found after the accident. Tho hand, I learned, which the ring wus on, was dlseovoredru- duc< d to a cinder jimmied iu hetwoen somo shupelcra trunks at tho end of the baggage cur. **** i* fiont part of the smoker ami the hinder t of the baggage ear had been literally ???bed into pulp, having fallen at au ncuto single nt the top of the locomotive, fire having lone the rest. I then arrived at these con tusions, that ???Colonel Pike, of St. Joe,??? had, after taking that drink with me, concealed himself under the trunks iu tlie baggage car, with the ring on his finger. He did this in order that I might not see him u. A mere way station like Knobnoster no place for him to get off nt. Ho wished to ???)ip away ut Mine, town where lie could meet his pnSM. Bennies, it was not such a great haul fter all uml not worth running nwny for. He rm; a professional confidence man; had seen nc pick up the ring, and thought it a good op- ortunity to secure such a prize, on which he !.\d nlrtady fixed covetuottS eyes whuiiGcorgo Sherbrooke wore it. Then mme the crash and the (ml of ???Colonel Pike, of St, Joe.??? The South a Vast Ktiiplre, the New York Hun. ???otilh! It h?? spoken ns flippantly as you might spent of a little pocket borough. It Is ?? vast empire. Ftenin, cracking Its chocks for power ami d to boor you from New Yoek to tho southern- i boundaries of that empire, can Imrely do it III little Ic*s limn a week, nnd by latitudinal rails you Itfiilc???-sthanfournifbtsajidthrecday*. All the petty kingdoms of Europe might be stowed nwny iu it uml their presence lie hardly known. NVw* York ami New KdgUntl might I* hidden in it so effectually as to require an explorer to fln<l them. It emdd Is; made to produce enough food ami cotton to feed no*! clothe the eutlrc 1,400,000,000 inhabitants of tlio idol**. It !??? no undeveloped empire. Hut the wnml of i-rogres* Ims !-e??*n waved over It, nnd tin* guner- riis toil in beginning to yield its fruit-, nnd cities tic tbingon the cotton fields. Hfe**l. rolled out in i he form of rail*, L doing the great work of develop ing this immense territory, and to steam the resident I???Oi tilation look for Ihc untold wealth that Uu* future* bn* in store for them nnd the millions who will cntm ??fur them. Gigantic railroad ente*rpri*i have Ucn projected, and tlie sagacious financiers who ure to lay the rails ore preparing to divert the hosts from their march to the gnat northwest, ???outhem railroad companies, as well as nortiiem, arc about to employ resident agents in Europe to l obit out the lnviiingiM M of the balmy, fruitful >oath. Norfolk'sa!mn*t Incomparable harboroffors to the army of Immigrants that will yet ??????nt up the Old lnm Into! .... ...^ j thousand acre farms i ..mil- Virginia rich, atul the ???teel rails from Nor folk will carry another army of Imto'.gnuitxwcH- w tuU aud toutbward. IKDIAKAVOM*. Novcmlier 85.??? Tlioimi, A. Hondriuk* died Btidiuily .fit bin l^omo today at flyo o???cloek. Tuojiak Auoiinf llKKiimtK. w??. bora In Mm S um oo.ii.ty, Ohio, Bcptaa]jer'7lh, 11t3. In hi. father Ktllcd In Blutlhy county, Indiana, nos arodunted In South Hanover collngu lu ?????? dtedlawatChamUT-boi* V*., waa t ??? 1hia, a, n nmined with hint. The Bervant want out atayed. Ucndricks toaiod unaAtily id cumiihtlriod of Krcat. pain, bnt seemed to eemauunl Jot -aid to lib free at loot, aend ??>r Elia, 1 ???(moaning hltvrife.) Time were hie loot word* (hr tile young man, not realizing the urgency of tho nteonage, did not deliver it atoneo. Jnat be tor- flvo o'clock, Mrs. Hendrlrkacwno Into tlie room and (buna tliat her huahand waMfod. Tho end of a long and eventful life had come l wave fully ana S 'y. He lay on tho bed outeide of tno cov only partially diarohed, with his eyes lived aa if ho wen in a gentle sleop, On hla face there wero no traoeaof grief or ???ufTer- lng, but the pallor bad come over It that Indi cated only too plainly that ha had paaoed Away. It needed no ouae examination to tell that he waa dead, and Mra. Hendricks??? .creamed and ran dawn stain. A Servant was dispatched to the residence of Ur. Thumimm adjoining, and ho came Immediately, hut l>y the tjhae ho had naehed the bgtUde, the liiuU of (he dlrtinguUhrd man were becoming cold aud rigid, and to gre. Ucndriclu' pathetic Doctor, can't you do something???? lte was abliged to answer: "It is too late.??? . Urn. llendrlcka heemiu almost dlstraotod w ith grief,ami It was sn hour or men before she became sufllriently composed ,to give any tnftimiatlhn about hoc hitshoud'a lest inomcuU. The family m rvatila, two of wlitnn had lived with lit ndrlckewr yean, roti nhout the honse crying and tuonnlng, nnd thero wav the utmost coufunlon for a time. Ttt?? TtgWa AITKOAtl. When tho nows wus bulletined down town, It Wtut generally discredited, yet In it very fow minutes n hundred or moro of Me. Uohdriolts??? close political and personal friends had hurried to the house. Very soon a gnat crowd col. treted around (lie entrance aud on the street and If wus found pooe.wsry to refuse admUslon to sny aud all corners, except the Immediate relatives. Hendricks died uihls private cham ber, a large comfortable room. In which be did focat ' of * hi* work. Near .hla hod*, gldr-wni s ense containing legal nnd 'polltlcat works, and on hit dsak worn hlr papers, nirmoramla and a huge numlter of let- feta, which had been allowed to accnmnlato without ittsweMng In the last two or three days. Hla dmudng gown and ellppora Wero at iia Is vlsidc, and near by was a small stand, on Which were various medicines and a goblet of water, t???ortmlts, landscapes and befo-o-bmo Oden the walls of the. rooms, aud were lu strlk. llig contrast with tha sail eoene. I TH* OAVSE or Til* DKATH. Dr. TlumiMon says that In hie opinion Mr. Hendrleka died af.imralyshi of the brain. : iSr tion to cstabli#li what several yean Mr. Homlrickz hsdaiot* robust man, anil was subject to freqiice. Kprlis,??? aiK lu* culled then), tliirt. 4 which would bo prostrated some tlxm a Ifor days at a time. About two years ago-' bo was confined to hia room for to th-.* Mnttf oftnstUtitloiiAl eonreullon. From to IFRS ho rcpmeiitcd tho InaiklUpolls district In n.iigrcra, from lflfiO to 1880 wu commissioner or tho G< tiera) Land ofllco, ami ftom 1863 to 1S09 wax a iminbcr of olio United Btato sonato, in which ho wus rcgnrdeaiu the democratic leader. Jn 1)10 democrat io national con voli tion of 1808, in Now York, he wiiH ???tnniRly mippSrtcd for tho nomlnallou to tin* prcflldciiry. An candidato for governor of In dlmiaho wax defeated in 18110 nml 1808, but was elected in 18?2 for tlic term ending January I, 18?7. lie continued the i)ractico of law until his election ox governor. While governor of tlio state, ho was nominated by tho national democratic convention whioh met In Ht. Ixmis, in 1876, as a camlldato for tho vice presidency, on tho tlckot with Samuel J. Tlldon. This ticket received a majority of tlio volex east for that election, and was fairly outltlod to n majority of tho votes of U10 electoral collogo, but wax counted out by a republican returning IxMtrd, which gavo to Hayes anil Wheeler- the republlenn candidates, tho votes of Florida, Routh Carolina and Ieoulxioua, oaoh of which had gono democratic, lint were counted republican, 011 the charge of fraud at the t allot l>oxes. This gavo tin* offices to Hoyc* and Wheelqr by a. vote of 185 to 181. Governor Hendricks retired to private life, but In July 1881, ho was nominated again for tho vice- pn xtdcncy, on tho ticket with Grover Cleveland, by (lie national democrat it; convention which met* it. Chicago. Cleveland and Hendricks wero elected in November 1881, defeating Maine and Logan, tlio rtyubJlcnj) nominees. They entered upon the dis charge of the duties of their re??iicctlvo offices March 4th, 1S86. rnrtlrularrt or Ills Heath. L-vdianapouh, November SB.???Mr. Hon- drii kh died this aftortioon at 5 p.m., under cir- (UmstmieeH that were pitrtieiilurly ilistrewing to his fuinilv nml friends, insomuch am they lmd not nutIciimted a fatal termination of his brief illncuH, and nobody was with him whim tlio end nunc. Ho returned from Chicago Saturday hist, and hineo then hud lieen coin- piuining somewhat of n )stin in his head and ini ??xt, but nothing serious was thought of it. List night he ami Mrs. Hendricks attended a reception given at tho rosidenco of tho Hon. John Coojicr, treasurer: of tho state, re turning homo in their carriage almut midnight. Mr. Hendricks had taken off tho heavy cloth ing which lie usually wore aud put on a (in w* suit of lighter material, and Ixifore he got home ho complained of niiiiiincss nml a certain degree of exhaustion, hut attributed it to luuiarial influences. He sat by the fire for an ??? nr or more before retiring, hut declined to .. .M fora physician, although urged to do so. He slept restlessly until about 8o???clock this morning, when he arose, dressed himxelf aud htc auite u hearty break foot, Haying that ho felt much better, uml would attend to considerable delayed buxiui-ss during the day. He and Mrs* Hi lid ricks walked out for nearly half an hour, and lie had apparently regained his physical vigor and cheerfulness. An hour Inter, how ever, lie In-gnu to be troubled with pain* in tho region of tho stomach, and Mrs. Hendricks sent for tho family physician, Dr. W. C. Thompson, tho lifelong and confidential friend of the vice president, who relieved his pain. Ho arose from his bed, in which ho had Inin only a few minutes, ami n ail tho morning papers, talking cheerfully with his wife and an old house servant. Just before noon be had a relapse, however, aid a physician was again summoned and adminis tered the usual remedies, besides bleeding tho I orient, and 31 r. Hendricks again expressed liinsclf as being greatly relieved. Ho remained iu his room all tho afternoon, oc- rnnioually rising from his bed, to which he was compelled to return by the recurrence of the aisiomiual pains. To all callers who came, and they were numerous, he sont word that ho was iudisposcd, hut would be glad to rec them tomorrow. About 4:30 o???clock 3frs. Hendricks, who had been at bis bodsido all day, went down into the parlor to see a caller, who bad come to consult with her regarding the affairs of a reformatory institution, oj which she waa one of the managers, and she remained with him about twenty minutes. Tills HOUR or DfSATII. Tom, a colored servant, and Harry Morgan, VinOricks' nephew and page In Washington emu ng, ana ??? tjisendof his lift) was near at hand, hut ho apparently recovered entirely from tiris and wus In his usual health. Wliilo In Washing ton, during tho List **.Hlon of con grow, ho was overworked nml almost worn oat by the press of tioliHcal matters, and upon his return hero, bo signified his intention of luyiug aside all public husiuess this summer, and devoting his tinio to recreation. He spent three weeks at Atlantic City, then camo west unit wont to tho northern lake ro- sorts, and afterwards to tho 3tinmi reservoir, In Ohio, fishing. Ho returned from thero two weeks ago, uml nt the tinio said ho never felt bettor In his life. Last week, by specia! invita tion, he attended the fat stock showat Chicago, and was there tho reeitiient of corisldoraiilo at tention in tho way of bannnets, and receptions returning home on Saturday somewhat Indis posed. At the reception he attended last night, however, ho appeared to bo unusually cheer- Ail, am! remained much luter thun was his cus tom on such occasions. TIIK GENERAL SORROW. Tho nows of Mr. Hendricks???s death spread rapidly throughout tlie city, and there wav a general expression of sorrow over it. Thoso who were ftis nolittiral enemies here, wero his persona! friends, and to everybody who called on him, or whom he met, ho had a pleasant word and greeting. There were crowds around the down town bulletin iMmrds all the evening, while iu the vicinity of his residence there was another crowd, all anxious to learn the partic ulars of Iris Midden demise. The evening pa per* could not get out extras fail enough to supply tho demand, lfandrh-ks had boon dead but a tow minutes when forces of men begun draping tho Mute, county nnd city hulldinu*. nnd throughout the J???night, similar emblems wen* titered on nearly all tho prominent businexi iioiim and nwbfenre*. MISS A OKA T?? MUM. HRNDKICK*. Thb folhfwing an* among tho mess 13*9 re ceived by Mr*. Hendricks: Governor Hill, of New York telegraphed from Klmini: ???The people of (lie ???lute of New York learn with deep regret of tho sudden death of your dri* tfngulritcd Iiij I.uikI. I lender to you their and toy own heartfelt xympathy In this hour of your groat bereavement.?????? Governor Hoadly, of Oliio, rays: ???The denili of my very dear friend grieves and ???iiockx me beyond exprtwlon. Every citizen of Ubfo. tils native stste.und of tho whole country, w111 be filled with symisUbyfor you. You havo con solation In knowing though bis life wax nitriiort In-fore he had reached the limit of three??coro y-ears and ten, It was full of honors and useful service* of Who itatfsman, and sweetened by domestic love slid lispplner* such as few enjoy. Accept my heart felt ???ym|**thy.??? T1IK CAUSE or DEATH COMMENTED ON. f)r. W. 0. Thomiison stated in the courso of conversation that It was hU tejlicf that Mr. Hendrick* died from instantaneous paralysis of the brain and heart. As he lay in bed hU IMsdtion was perfectly natural and peaceful, oa one in sleep. Ills position was exactly that in which Mnt. Ilcudricks had left him a few min utes liefore, when the had tucked the bed cloth ing about him and went to the lower hall. Hero she was detained in conversation for a cw minutes, each of which she said seemed to her an age. Upon dismissing her guest, who bad called on some business, she hastened up stairs to Mr. Hcudrick???s room aud approached him under the impression that he was steeping, but on stepping to tbo bed and speaking to * ' " ~ T ???* *"??? 'set of the evident to ,jipson said that save u light rysnoate of the Ilf* and limputitv of the side# of tho Jaws, tho color of the features wa* per fectly natural. But thero was a slight, al though significant, drawing aside of tho lower Bp to the right aide, os te seen In ncJal paraiy- sis of the left side. Mr. Hendricks had suf fered for a long time with a slight paralysis of the left hand, aud Dr. Thompson had often noticed timidity and careftilues* in the use of it in public. Mr. Hendrieks had often told tha doctor that when lie died he should like to go off with paralysis, at it was a painless death, aud took off without knowledge or forebodings of the inevitable hour. Only yesterday Mr. Hendricks had said to him: ???Mrs. Hendricks is my beat friend, and l want her by me every moment,??? Mr,and fin, JIvadrkks had lived la Indua-