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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION ATLANTA. GA. TUESDAY MAY 10 1887
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EQUAL TO KISSANE;
ROMANTIC LIVE* OF TWO OF
FLOR DA'S PROMINBMT MEN,
B.t'lM. Fran OWINIuUn TMJ BIM 10 Tool,
Meoocf FiMilnfeN ud tro»l in Blond. - Bib,
Join R. X Ilf ud RhnlOf A x.llf Botk
Boidcn Bl Oo». Oofdonl HondA
It m», be tilt* to ray th.t “truth U itraeRor
thin action," but trite II It may appear the
ejpiniion Us become almost an oxiom.
lu thceo days of William Klaane and "She, 1
most people bare to take back seats, bat floor
*ia is ala aj a dear up in the “bald-head" row.
Kinane wts great while he lasted, but Klisene
is now outdone.
Governor Gordon was oecnpled Tuesday In
the consideration of an application for the pir
den of two men, the story of whose lives
■nnnds like an old time Wry tale.
The applicants for executive clemency wore
two of Florida's
MOST MLOMI.VKNT <TTIZKNS,
and their etory Is an Interesting one.
Borne years age, John It. Kelly and Charles
A. Kelly, brothers, were two of Terrell coum
ty's best end most highly respected citizens.
They ware bright, intelligent and upright men
who had, by tbeir genial guilitles and starling
integrity, won the respect and esteem of all
their neighbor*. No men In Dawson, their
home, stood higher. Bach a thing as elthor
ever being charged with crimo of any kind
had tever been thought of.
The itory Is soon told:
On the sd day of November, 1RT0, Ames'
circus, one of those straggling affairs whoso
main characteristic was Its gang of dirty
hangers on, showed In Dawson. Just before
the circus opened in the evening, a man
named liusseil, a resident of Dawson co
started, with bis wlfo and family, lute a
ahow. He had purchaaod tickets at the tirkot
wagon, bnt as be started in tha door keeper
atopied him, saying that ho was trying to pat*
in mure than he had psld for. JtawsoU
denM tblv, claiming that ho hod paid
for them all. Without paying on/
Attention to Rowell's lUtomont
the doorkeeper grubbed Mrs, itassoll,
who htd gone Abend And wu About
to crter the tent, And drow her hick,
hand ling her prett/ roughlj, Russell then
Ar.d there had an altercation with tho <l*>r-
keeper, who evident!/ believing dix-rotion ono
of tbe leading traita of a valiant nature, mado
for the iniida of tho tent. Hassell follotvod
just about tnia tune jonn u. Kcny, aooom-
panied b/ bit young wife and sister-in-law, ap
peared upon the scene, and, knowing uotbing
of the troable, wanted to go in and aee the
alde-ehow. While the Kell/ part/ stool
wait log outaide the ropes for an opportunit/ to
go In, a new doorkeeper, evldontl / one of the
“fighting men" of the circus, came out to take
a band In tho running of affairs. In hia baud
he held a murderoui looking derringer.
Ing for Kell/, whom he donoUem mlaUx
Roasell, the drena man poshed him back
jengbl/, saying, "I’m going to pet a atop to
tbla d— d swindling business. There la going
to be no more of tbia paaalng in more people
then you pa/ fur."
He kept on pushing Kell/ until tbe Utter
decided that ha had been pushed enough aud,
pUntlng hUnaclf there, said ha would go no
rosthsr.
At this stage of the proceedings Ames, pro
prietor of tho ahow, and a nnmber of his
IIANUKAS-ON ARP THUGS,
put In an appearance. All were armod to the
teeth with ahootlag irons. Kali/ waa handed
a pistol—the teetimon/ on this point la under
stood to bo somewhat contradictory— and facing
the drcua man, ha ask! to them that thoy could
not drive him Away, aa he had come to stay.
It was at this time that Charles Kell/ put
In an appearance upon the sosao.
Rating that hia brother waa In trouble, ha
walked np, presumably with the Intentlou of
staking peace, if possible. Before he could
my anything, Amee rushed np to the Kell/s
and pointing hia derringer at them salt ho
IILOW If—L OUT or TIIBM.
Then the firing began.
The testimony in the trials whieh followed
showed that it was absolutely itnpomible to
fell who firtdths flnt shot. Several abota wero
A red in rapid succession and then there was a
general fusillade.
Tbia lasted probably fifteen or twenty ioc-
ends and when tho amoko cleared away it waa
found that Amea had been shot through tho
Stomach. He died the next day.
AN INNOCENT HYSTANPEE
waa also a victim to the inevitable atray bullet.
During the melso David Oxford, a brother-in-
law of the man Ruasall. over whom the row
started, waa standing within the sideshow en
tirely out of sight of the shooting. He waa
atruckby a bullet and killed. Whether the
ftnllat which killed him came flrota the pistol of
woe of tho tighten outside or whether he waa
deliberately aaurdend by some one of the dr-
cua mrn has never been determined. At the
time of his daath Bussell waa standing by his
Bussell testified that ha htard the ballet
and In business ranks with Florida's heat men
Both men enjoy the esteem and confidence
of the people of Taylor county and aro highly
mpectcd by all who know them.
Although thrr have livid within a few miles
of the Georgia line, ar.d have paid frequent
visits to their old borne in Dawiod. they have
never been molested. Realizing that, despite
their prominence, they were nominally
FUGITIVES FROM GEORGIA JUSTICE,
they have naturally felt that they would like
to have tho odium removed. Fora long timo
the vast msjoilty of the people of
Temll county have felt that a great injus
tice had been done these two men, and at tho
November term of tho superior court, last fall,
a movement looking to a pardon for them wav
begun.
The movement wu begun by the members
of the grand jury, all of whom signed the pe
tition for pardon. Similar petitions were
signed by all the membors of the Terrell coun
ty L&r, by the aolidtor general, all tho connty
c films and afcont five hundred of the beat citi-
rensof Terrell county. It la said that of all
the persons aikcd to sign such a petition
NOT ONE REFUSED.
These petitions were reinforced by a personal
letter from Judge D.B. Harrell, who presided
at the trial, and by spccisl petitions signed by
all the members of the furies which tried the
Kellys.
There papers were filed in Governor Gordon'
iffice sometime In February, and havo since
been under hia consideration. Tothofriand*
who presi nted the matter, the governor sai l ho
wonla take no action whatever until tho two
men gavo themselves up to tho state autborl
A happy sequel to thesenntlonal Kelly story
war furnished Wednesday by Governor Gordon
granting a pardon to the two brothers.
THE PARDON
was directed to tbe principal keeper of the peni
teiitisry and read* aa follows:
manslaughter. and sentenced, each of them, to
twenty years in the penitentiary; and
Whereas, after their conviction the said Charles
A. and John It. Kelly if taped from tbellmit* ofthu
state of Georgia and have since resided in Florida
iinlil within a few days, when they havo volunta
ry returned to Georgia and surrendered them
Ives to the officers of the law and are now in your
custody; aud
Whereas, petitions were filed In this office several
^jontbs ago, from a very large nnmber of the moat
respectable citizen* of Terrell county,embracing
the members of tho bar, members of the grand
Jury, and survivor* of the traverse Juries, by which
the raid parties wero tried, and official* and ex •offi
cials of every kind, asking that oxecutiro clem
y should bo extended to said Charles A. and
>n It. Kelly, aud
kbercas. the lion. David B. Harrell, who pre
sided, and tho solicitor general, who represented
tha state in the trial*, unite with theao petitioners
... , after a vigorous
irosecution, acquitted of tho murder of 0. T.
unes upon th) ground that whatever they did was
nona In relf defense, amt subsequently wore tried
for murder and convicted of voluntary maosl&tigh-
ter for the homlcldo of David W. Oxford, ono of
heir friend* and uclghbor* who was accMouutUy
ter cannot l>c sustained by the law and the facts of
iri.1 ui rin in in 11 h. .no nnrii mmn, mill .ru now,
hoMln* ulllrc. of honor and I runt, ami h.ve rolira-
tavll, conic within the Jorladlctlon of tho .Into to
■uhmlt Ihtmfclvc. to Its .athorltjr and to aak thnt
executive clcrnoncy may bo extended them, no th.t
the ltl,ma of their conviction mar bo tripod out,
and they ho permitted to ylnlt their father', homo
again u free men.
itl. ordered, that tho Mhl Chariot A. end John
R. Kelly he, and thoy are hereby pardoned or tho
olkhMtr of which they were convlciod, and that
tlve department, at tho cajdtol, lu tho
lauta this, tha third day of May, 1X17.
J, 11. UuunoK,
Governor.
J. T.
BtrlkoOxford, ud, loeklnx np, eaw tho ahow
sun with whom he, Uuiwm, had had tho tint
alternation ataudlojt In tin doorway of the toot
•Itkor of tb. Kelly, to hero
for tho teaaon that they wort (hooting In a
■outhirty dlnetlon while Kelly waa aUadlnf a
ilttla north of weat of thorn.
Bevei al trial, followed.
Tho Kelly brother* were Indleted for tho
noidor of Amro, and upon tha trial of tha
cur wero acquitted. They were then lndlotod
ter tho Biorder of Oxford, aud Governor Bui.
lock employed rpeelal oeunael, B. D. Irvin, to
rroM uto Un oeao, which ho did with each
vt«u tbit ha aaooeedrd la oonvicJn* tho
brotliera of nunlaaghtor, tha conviction bain*
bawd upon tha gantral proportion of law
that if lit, Kelly, wero there with pUtol.
they wav* there anUwfully, and If a homicide
V*M ootrnJUed a pen the pereon of an Inuocent
byatander they ware guilty of lavolantary
taaMlaughtar la tha ooamlailoB of an unlaw-
Sdaei
tux near*.
Tbe Jury raturoed Its verdict early Sunday
Burning, aud al about U o'clock the Kellya
welktd oat of tha jail In which they had boon
confined and eaally made their ewtpe. The
atretta of Dawaon warn roll of peopla, all of
wham knew the two man wall, bnt
they war* not Interfered with at all. Oa the
contrary the people all took an Intanat la their
wrlf.ro and all whom they met wiehed them
God aieih
U.T.roue Bollock offered a inward of {300 for
thilr irrrot. la thooo day. $500 waa a big earn
to tie average cltlren of Dawaon, and many
don I Urea needed tha mowoy bnt, although al.
bwM everybody know th# whemaboata of the
rofugoaa, none would giro any Information
tending to land to their oaptara.
mg irmaatix rant
of the itory It that retail*k to their Ufa ilnee
that into.
They made their way to Florida and milled
tath. uonh.rw part near th* Georgia Mae.
yharo th.y have riaoe lived art both have
riaaa to be among the moat prominent men In
U a.w H^? 0 hu
Kallr, one of tho leading morthen of Florida',
iegiftlatrue. He waa oaa of tbe moat prominent
figuna in tba wotk of nclalmtng Florida
from ear pet bag rule, and In pUelng her back
la democratic rank* For aevenl year* be hu
rafrmented bia Beauty in tbe etata legidature,
and headway, filled office* of trail and honor
with Rich fidelity that tba peopla of hi. county
plea* implicit (kith in him. John Kelly la re-
cagalard aa Goeemor Feny'a
aittHT uaxu M\9.
and be la on Intimate term, with aieh men u
ex-Speak-r B. W. Davta- Congr-e-m-n D.vU-
am and Dongherty, and aU tho tuenof promi-
lf*f« la tha state.
Chnrlea Kelly haa not ri.*n to aueh mlltlra)
amnineceraa that attained by hi. brother, but
It haa been from lark of inclination rather
Una from lack of opnortanlty. Ha teetpramit
-aee-Uvecornu.lt.
teaafbladlatriet. andeh.inuen of the board
•feoentyeammiarienenofhia coanty. la pel-
ilka he la ltcogaiaed aa a thoioagh worker
isMST, Bee. Ex. Dept.
IT WAS A JOLLY TARTY
which Esthers <1 in out of tbs rooms of the ho
tel Isat night. Hon. John U. Kelly sod his
brother, Charles A. Kelly, wore tho central
figures. 1ft is needless to ssy thoy fell happy.
"1 tell you It Is a grant relief." Mid Mr. John
Kelly to s Constitution reporter. ‘ It Is not
s particularly pleasant thing to havo s twenty
years' sentence hanging over s fellow's head,
even if the sentence had sort of gone by do-
fault It is worth s good deal to bo able to sit
hero In the Kimball and laugh over tho affair
‘i a thing of tbe past"
Charles A. Kelly, evidently tho elder of the
brothers, is a tall, snare man with gray hair
and gray, full beard. Jchn It. Kelly looks a
S od deal liko Ills brothor, with tho exception
at his hair la but slightly tinged with gray,
and his besrd is yet black. Doth are plainly
drestedp substantial looking men, who look
ate ut m little like men who woro onoa under
•rntrnco for manslaughter as ono could im
agine.
"When I go to Dawron thin time." stiff
Charles Ki lly, with a laugh. "I won't have to
nuke a quiet snoak to fkther'a house by out
ting arrors fields. I can walk right np through
the main streets and hold my bead as high as
anybody."
"Did you ever havo any trouble on yonr
clandestine visits to Dawson?"
‘Scarcely any. 1 have l»ton thero three
tlmca Kincc that unfortunate afl’alr in 1870, aud
have never been moloated, although oncoor
twico 1 WM considerably scared. Brother
Jchn has only been hack onco since wo first
left there. I rather Imagine we will moot with
a different kind of a reception this timo."
Curiona Colniddo nee#
From the Detroit Free Press,
lie was an exile, poor fellow, and glad to
meet a man who know of the parti from whence
he hailed.
"Yis, sir," ho said, "1 lived in New York myiair
for four years,"
"Aud then you went to Milwaukee?"
"Yes, sir; that's were 1 lauded next."
"Strangs to say It waa Unit clvy 1 struck myself
after leaving Now York. Ftuo town, lltlwsnkoe."
"Yes, 1 was quite sorry to lssTt there, but bust
dcm ere long railed mo to—"
"Drum."
"Yes, Mr, you’re right, Denver. Now there's a
booming city-regular stem winder. Evor been to
Drnvrrf’
'Yea, alrte. Denver tea pretty slick sort of a place.
Didu't stay there long, eh?"
“Juita few day?, but long enough to become
quits tn love with ths city. 1 wont to Kansas alter
leaving there."
"KaurasT" (referring tohir uoto book.) "Yes.
that's right, you were Just twetvo hours ahead or
ms them."
"Welt, seems to me, stranger, wo have traveled
pretty much over the same ground. Cartons coinci
dence, ain't lit"
"Ys-rs, ’Us a trills ftmny, mate, but the best of the
joke has to follow. We now go to New York. After
all New York Is the only placo worth living tn.
Any objections to exchanging cards? There's
mine."
it reads:
JACK nIll’ll,
Detective,
New York.
llccd'* Sarsaparilla Is charae'erizod by three
ptfnlistilice: lit, the combination of rsmsdial
sgvnts. tM, tho proportion. :tj, the proceti of
sevum g the active medicinal qualities. The
result is a medicine of uuu-uvl strength, ttloct*
ing iurea hitherto ut known.
The attentiou of Mr. Barnnm la called to
Kglcrt Icon's yoke or steers. In a Uttlc otot a
tntibth he h*» t*ught tBcm to kneel amt watkov
their kuces. sit down fhnn a suxntine pt*uu>sa. sit
up Horn po.ltton of lying down, walk up a bridge
into ihe cart and return, put their forward met »a
a turning table and wa.k umnml on ihetr hind feet
a plank, stand an three le,m jump over
JESSE JAMES.
A Visit to tbe Great Outlaw** Home In Clay
Cuunry, Mo.
Miffousi City, Mo., April 85.—’Yesterday a
Globe- Derm oral correipondentjn company with
bis b<st girl, vbitedthe home of Mrs. Zerol la
Esmuels, mother of the James boys, in the
m rlbtrn tart of thU (Clay) county, fifteen
mil*s north of boro and three miles east of
Kearney,
Mrs. fearcut-ls was quite talkative from tho
fret, and waa not at all reticent or reserved in
her coiivcmtion during tho stay of two hours,
the is a large, portly woman, close on to (1 foet
tall, very graceful and easy In her bsarlog.
Her head is covered with silvery gray lock?,
which add much to her attractive appear&nso.
Here eyes are steel-gray, and continually
moving in their socket*, rlosely observing
evcrythii g, though in such a way as to bo
hardly noticeable. Her presence and appear-
ar ce indicate a lady of more than ordinary in
telliyence. She Is 113 years of age.
She talked of Jesse and Frank, as to how
they had lived and the many wavs and means
that were employed in attempting to effect
tbeir capture, but at no time did ah« speak
harshly or exhibit any ill-feeling toward thoeo
flat m*do the efforts. Not even In speaking
of Bclert Ford, or of the night when her homo
was raided by Pinkerton's band of detectives,
and a hsnd-grenade, wrapped In an old gunny
lack, saturated with oil, was thrown through
the window, and on exploding caused the lots
of her little boy, at well as her own arm.
"Do yon miss tho loss of yonr arm as much
as a', first?”
' Ye#; more, I believe, as I grow older. But
there is another loss that I suffered on that
memorable cold January night that I feel more
—that robbed me of mnch sunshine—the 1ms
of my fair, sweet, young boy. He was 8 years
of age, and he often would say to me: ‘Jtfam-
ms, isn’t it strange that both tho men I was
named after was killed?" His namo was Archie
Payton, Jcrse having christened him after two
of h ; s guerrilla friends who were killed. And
the poor little fellow, was killed, too. Tho James
lojsjwore not at home that night."
In speaking of both Frank and Jesse. Mrs.
Samuels would invariably say the "Jamea
boys."
Part of the hand-grenade she haa In her pos
session yet
STOLEN VISITS TO NOME.
‘ How often would the boys come to see yoa?"
she wss asked.
"Not very frequently. Frank was away once
for four years; that wss whilo he waa in Ten
nessee. Eighteen months was the longest po
rted Jesse ever remained sway. He would
come home and say, "Mother, I could not stay
away longer without coming to see you and tho
old home for a little bit.' They would always
cemein tho night,and only remain a day or so,
I would never know when they wero oomlng,
nor did I ever hear from them when Away. My
mail, of course, was closely watched."
“Did any officers ever come here while they
were At home?"
Yes, twice. Once Captain Tliomiuton and
son Oscar, present sheriff of this county, eamo
here and Jesse was st home. They inquired
for Jesse, bnt I kept talking to them and in
viting them in, trying to delay them m mnch
as poft#ible. Jesse, in tbe nmentlme, was going
ont s bark window across to tho bsm and mak
ing for the woods. They discovered him aud
followed in hot pursuit, and engagsd in a sharp
encounter, thirty shots being exchanged. Oap<
tain Thcmaion's hors# was killed while he was
standing behind it shooting. Jesie told him he
did not want to kill him, though he could, and
would, if he followed farther. He returned to
the house end rode a favorite hone of Jesse's
swsy. Jesie came back shortly afterward, and
when ho learned the hone had boon taken he
was very angry, and followed, vowing he wonld
kill Captain Thomason if he overtook him,
though ho did not wish to do so before. Josso
told mo often afterward those two mon were as
brave men aa ho ever met
"Another time Captain John 8. Grooms,
sheriff of this connty at tho time, camo here
when Jeise wss at home, bnt his preeonoo wss
not discovered."
Wo then walked out to Jesse's grave in tho
southwest corner of tbe yard. There quietly
rest the earthly remains of s man whoso deods
and acts gained for him world-wido notorioty;
one who baffled the skill of the best detective
agencies of the continent, and the mention of
even his very namo would send terror to tho
hearts of the timid. On tho gravobloom flow
ers that drink up the dew from heaven; myrtle
vims climb round the Ma-ihells that are s?at-
tered here and there, while overhead, lu the
tret s, the cong birds aro nesting and warbling
their r otes of soring.
Upon the tomb is simply inscribt d:
I nughtrr Uml« a N«w Charm
To beauty when it discloses a pretty set of
teeth. Whiteness, when nature has supplied
this element of loveliness, mey be retains^
Uucugh life by using thefxagrtu: SOZODON r j
j JKE8K W. JAMES,
Died :
| April 3, 1882.
Aged
years, t> months and 28 days.!
ID turning to tbe house, Mr*. .Samuels cacorte 1
ns through the different roomv, pointing out
pictures and other things of intcreit. Sbo
laughed and chatted about the manv intoieit-
Ing incidents which would happen during tho
vihits of the many "curiosity visitors," as sho
termed them, most of whom woro from tho
eastern states. Sho said:
SOME CURIOSITY VISITORS.
"When they coma most every ouo will s*y
that they 'just happened to be passing through
the oountiy.end thought we would atop in for
a few minutes.' Of courso 1 don't iity any
thing, but know they may have coma for miles
purposely to come hero, led by thoir curiosity.
Adv one is always welcome, even if brought by
curiosity; fori know that pooplo, especially
strsiifers at a distance, havo natnraily a euri
oeity to see the place, aud I alwaj* try to treat
every one kindly and politely and make thoir
trip as pleuatitly as poseiblo, although during
summer there are many days thatcromis conio
and occupy my lime all day. Sometime* *omo
of thcio smart peoplo come, that I dou't eiro
alu ut coming. For instance, one day I curled
all the nictnrs* out on tbe porch to dust them
off, net being fixed up much myself. Suddeuly
1 heard a rustling of silk. And, looking around,
beheld a woman arrayed in aiik ami aatia, and
almost lost in the ribbons that wero llyiug
around her. She tripped up to me aud said,
'Canyon tell me where Mrs.Samuels is?’ 1
it> tightened myself np and replied, 'abs stands
before yon, madam;.look and behold!’ She
threw up her hauds and ecraamed with aston
ishment. 1 called the hind girl to bring the
camphor, quick, and I began asking Mrs. Bon
ne tahow if she thought she wonld survive. I
suppose the thought I was Bridget
"At other dav a female visitor suddenly ex
claimed: 'What an old tlmoy place!’ 'Yea,' I
said, *and we are old-time/ people, too, and If
yen don't like the appearance of things you
an just hit the road/
"Two gentlemen were here one day from
Philadelphia, Pa., when ono Inquired if be
might have a splinter from off the door-step. I
told him certainly ho might take tbo whole
floor If he wonld put another down. He didn’t
taka the floor.
"I waa showing this oil painting hanging
here to a lady, or woman rather.as the work of
my daughter 'Your daughter!' she said, in a
sari rised tons. 'Yes,' I replied, ‘and why uot
my dasghter?" Sho thought bemues wo livod
in the ‘back woods' wo couldn’t possess any
talent or know anything at all."
MIETOOE T1IK MONEY.
’When coming over from Kansas Citron the
train cue tvenit-g a gentleman from Vermont
fought the irrviccs of tho conductor to get ac
quainted with me. The conductor asked if he
might introduce a gentleman to mo. I told
him I bail no chjret'cnt to being introduced to
a gentleman, and no ono but a gentleman
would seek an introduction to a lady. We con
versed until it came time for me to leave the
train. He asid the conv» v-ation was worth $25
to him. 1 told him l would only charge 23c,
aud he would be ati.l $24 75 ihead. which he
ciuid contribute to a*me institution for the
poor if ho desired. He looked a little blank,
but harded ta« the 85c which l took."
Mrs. Samuels produced a feather duster and
"Here is the duster that my poor boy had in
his hard when the fatal shot was fired tost
ceded bis earthly existence."
Mrs. Samuels then commenced talk!if of hsr
girlhood days. She said:
“1 remember well, when I was the age of
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cumulated a larger surplus for the future benefit of policyholders, but having
devised the Tontine method of assurance, under which larger profits have been
paid to policy holders than under any form of assurance ever introduced.
9. It is most worthy of being called a MUTUAL Company: for, not only do all
profits belong to policyholders, but no other assurance company has ever been
conducted in the same sense and to the same degree in the interest of policy
holders. From the beginning its managers have sought to adapt its policies
and methods to the needs aud preferences of its members.
CASH ASSETS - ^ ^ I ^ - -
CASH SURPLUS (4 per cent)
- - - $75i5 io i47 2 76
$16,355,875 76
HENRY B. HYDE, President.
JAMES W. ALEXANDER, Vice President.
GEO. T. G. WHITE, Southern Manager.
II. H. KNOWLES, Special and Resident Agent, No. 6 Wall Street, Atlanta, Ga.
„ „ young people, how my beaux used to uouio
to see me. O, what happy days than; bat, aIai,
what tad days have I experienced since that
halcyon period! The troable and anxiety that
J have suffered! Two boys out in tho world,
liable st any time to meet with a tragio death!
Could I fonet or tersmko them? could I possess
a Better's heart, or Is there a mother in this
world that wonld forsako her offspring under
any circumstances, and isn't it the case that
tho parents, especially the mother, exhibits the
greatest attachment for the erring or way wsrd
boy?”
And 10 Mrs. Samuels talked at length on this
and other subjects, her conversation at all times
being decidedly interesting aud entertaining.
It was with the utmost reluctance that y rur
conerpoudent and his fair companion bade hor
geedbje. _
Aaron Burr Before HI* Death,
Felix Oldboy in New York Post
Dnrlng the last illness of Aaron Burr, when
he lay dying at New Brighton, my Uncle David wa*
sent ter to visit him. Ho found his patient put
help, conscious of his doom and reAdy for it.
Alone, thunned on all sides, impoverished, with
no friend to close his eyes, I havo always felt that
he might have cried with Cain, "My puuUhment
1* greater than I can bear." My undo found him
silent, morose, shabby and cyuloal la tho extreme
—A wonderful contrast to tho brilliant statosmau
and elegant leader of society whom he had met os
a youth at Richmond Hill, his magnificent home in
this city. Burr said to ray uncle that he was glad
tbe end had come, and that ho bad wanted to die
ever since his daughter Theodosia had disappeared
cn her lait ocean voyage: ana then he broko forth
lsto bitter denunciation of tho "hounds who had
punued him to tho grave." I have never wonder
ed at hia bltterneu, and, in spite of tho prejudice
of an entire people, 1 have al way* had compassion
ter Aaron Burr. The man w ho tengnt so gallantly
at guebeo and on other fields, whom Washington
made ono of hlspenoual staff, who was vice-presi
dent of th* United States, and for seven bailout
tied Tbomaa Jtffeiaon for the presidency, had
certainly some redeeming trait*. He was a duelist
-«o were DoWttt Clinton, Collector fiwartwout,
Recorder "Dlchy" hiker, the editor Jaraesl Watson
Webb, and scores of other notable New Yorkers,
w ho were accuatowcd on alight occasion* to itep
over to Wcchawkcn and adjust tbeir little differ
ences "In a gentleman)y fashion" with pistol*.
And finally be had a dream of building np a groat
empire in the southwest-such a* Ham Houston
afterward realized, at the expense of Mexico. I
find Burr, after bis duel with Hamilton, reoeivod
with nnnsual honors at Richmond and Washington
and mado ths subject of special personal attention
by President Jcfivnon, Secretary UallaUn and Mr.
Madison; but at the same time 1 find his political
and personal Integrity doubted, and his financial
‘ teles*, and in this 1 see
t was a wreck, though
A PROSPECTIVB DUEL.
a splendid one. _
Dr. Pierce's "Pellets" cure sick And billons
headache, sour stomach, and all bilious attacks.
The <inmui of Thcfr.
From the Washington Post.
Taking $1,000,000 Is called genius.
Taking flOO.OCO la called shortage.
Taking $tt,C00 is called litigation.
Taking 92b,COO Is called Insolvency.
Taking tlftOOO Is called Irreaularlty.
Taking 95.000 Is called defalcation.
Taking fl 000 la called corruption.
Taking tttfi la called embezzlement
Taking $100 is called dDhonetty.
Taking tr<0 Is called stealing.
Taking la called total depravity.
Taking one ham war on aoclety,
Joslar'a Idee.
Marliar, we jtnod tho church some forty years ago.
We ve none our Cristin daty.es well ye ought to
know:
We hold our door wide open to let the wanderers
In,
An' side wt»h God an' heaven, 'g inst Satan, hell
and sin.
We’ve had our troubles, too, old wife-our LUy
Belle was bad;
Bnt when the nme we took her in an’ made her
poor life slAd.
We looked to God for comfort, an' He converted
as miMionarf she' a makln' quite a stir.
Many a pew end m* w wnd a sent their child awav:
‘ 'til on tile s ocean will shore cum back
n#
Well, wiicaI wir.t to York that time, I went to
ehurin one day;
aw lot* of fine silk drewce an’ be’rd the preacher
cushioned pew* an* he'rd tbe fine
An’the prrarCer’a voice seemed to have the old-
time Ctiaun ring.
► people set tn
choir sing.
Excitement In Mexican Social Circles—A
Minister's Innalt,
City or Mexico, via El Paso, Tex.,May5 —
The papers today express the hope that tko
trouble In which the 8psn!shjninlstor is con
cerned may be settled without bloodshed, bat
they deal with the matter in such a strain that
it Is apparent that the editors think that there
will ho a duel.
The Casino Is the aristocratic Spanish dab of
the city. On 8aturday night was given one of
the balls of the dub at the CmIuo rooms.
Among the guests was Mbs Bazaine, the
besutiral daughter of the noted ex-marshd of
France. Miss Bszaluo waa cavorted to the
supper by Scnor Barron, a young gentleman
belonging to one of the wealthiest aud bsst
known families of the city. *Tho storloj differ
somewhat as to tho scene which followed, bat
all agree that it was one of the most sensational
ever witneued at such a gathering.
Young Barron, who has b jth English and
Mexican blood in his veins, is not a man to
stand chiding. Ha wss called from the pres*
once of the lady by 8enor Noriega, a Spaniard,
who informed him that he had shown too mnch
famllisrty with Miss B ixalno. Barron hotly
resented this, and tbo two gentlemen ex
changed bitter words and woro on the point of
8 recced Ing to blows when those about seized
Item and dragged thorn apart
But the trouble did not stop here. Both
Barron and Noriega ex pis l nod tho morifcj of
the quarrel to thoir respective ffionds, and
sides wero taken. Amoug those who took up
the matter waa tho Spanish minister. It is
ssld that tho diplomate has been quite frieudl
with the Bszaiue family and is mach inter
ested in Miss Bszaluo. He took tho ground
that his country man had acted improperly in
thus dragging the name of a young lady into
notoriety.
Noriega was ready to continue the dispute
end he end tbo minister exchanged words of
even more belligerent In import than those
which had pawed between Barron and the
Spaniard. Karelin used language redacting
most severely on the minister's standing lu
tho Spanish colony. Again the bystanders had
to interfere to prevent blows. For a few min
utes the crowd swayed to and fro, and tho ox-
citemsnt waa intense. Men shoated aud wo
men screamed, then the two principals were
taken in charge by their respective friends and
escorted home. This was abont two o'eloek
Sunday morning. Slnoe then negotiations
have been going on.
8t. Louis, May 5.—A special from tho City
of Mexico says: Senor Vercero Armestolsthe
name of tho 8panlih minku r who cuts such a
E rom'nent figure In the prospective duel. He
at been minister to Mexico abont one year.
He escorted MUs Bsxslne to a bill Saturday
night end feels that he must fight to protect her
good name. Benor Noriega, the offender, has
determined to lay tho trouble before the Span
ish government and Is collecting material to
taka to Madrid with tho view to havingthe min
ister readied. Tbo trouble at the ball is only
ono of a series of grevanoes, Noriega's friend
claim. They cite particularly tha minister’s
course in introdneing Ball Fighter Maxxantinl
tn Mexican social circles and the making of
him a todal lion, as sn imposition
on Mexican hospitality. An Attempt is
being made to have tho min
ister expelled from the dab. In
the meantime an Englishman, |Barron, is im
patiently awaiting far Noriega's challenge, as
ha slopped the Spaniard in the casino ballroom,
when the latter accused him with undue Ub-
ei ties with Miss Bazaine. Noriega wss on the
reception committee and his caution to Barron
about his stylo of dancing is defended
on the score of his official pool'Ion. A great deil
of sympathy is expressed far Miss Bsxalne on
account of ths notoriety sho reoeivod from the
A Flctnroaqne American,
From the London Observer.
liewis Burgees, aged tbirty-foar, described
as of do occupation and giving an address in
Lambeth vqnare. was charged at Westminster
police court yesterday morning with behaving In a
dhortierly manner acd disturbing tho congrega
tion during divine tcrrire. The prisoner, who hu
the arpearar.ee of an American, had on white
knickerbockers, black stockings and a clove fitting
jacket of white materia! with a large heart-shaped
tutting of red cloth oa hU breast.
If yon suffer from looeeness of the* bowels
ANGOSTURA BITTERS will surely cure von
Beware of counterfeits and ask your grocer for 1
druggist for the genuine article, preporod^by
Dr. J.G B. ffiegert A Sons.
He Went Back-
From the Dakota Bell.
He was a little fellow not over twelvo yearfi
old, and he was sitting behind a box over; at .tho
Omaha depot the other morning softly crying and
Looking very dirty and forlorn.
"What's the matter?" we asked.
"Haln't nolhln' tho matter." he said defiantly;
llttinR up straight, buttly brushing away hl« tears
and pmhing bgck hi* jacket a little so as to display
the handle of an old revolver lu his pocket. Toon
he looked off across th** river at tho atrangv build
ing* and lost his bravery, and burled his head
again and robbed through his tears:
"Ob, n.is'cr, I’ve been a-iuonln' away an’ l
want 'o go home."
"What made you run a-rsy?"
*1 thought it would be nice, but it haln't, no It
haln't," rrnl he rtatid his /ace lu hts bends and
looked (ho picture of woe. "Dick Dogger had A
heap o' fun, but 1 haln’t had a bit,".
"Who was Dick Dagger? ’
"Didn’t you ever hear <V him? He was the boy
scout of the Rockier, an’ I wanted to be like him.
Thcio b&in’t Indians what'll hurt a feller round
here, Is there?"
"No.”
"I wouldn't shoot’m if there was. Dick shot 'a,
but I don’t won’t to. I wans to get back home,
but mebby I never will again," and once more hi#
cats flow-d.
"Where did you live?"
"Oh, I lived down at Marlon: in Illlnrl*. and
Ju»t about killed me riding In that old freight-car;
an’ I hurt my kuee, an’ I'm cold an’ haln't had not
breakfast nor supper, neither. I wish I'd never
heard of Dick-I don't see how he got along so
well-snd if I ever get home again and see my—
my—my—ma—"but the thought of his mother .wss
too mnch for him.
"I don’t went to hunt Indians or bears or noth
in’, nonoc-ueno maidtns, an' I’m tlrol of that
old thieg!" and he pulled a rusty revolver out of
bis pocket that hadn't beeu fired for ten years And
threw it across tho track. "Flense, mister, got mo
some thing to eat an’ I'll work All day for you/'and
helooktdup pitifully and straightened his little
esp on his cuily head,
W e took him aioug and he cat three or four
meal* In one,'but even after that he didn't «ty A
word about cxtarmluaiiug iho Indiana. Ths next
day a grave looking father arrived looking ter A
very home-rick boy, and they went beck together,'
6o the tovernroent lost another scoot, but an anx
ious mother got back a boy who will never ran
awaj again.
Old John Itrown.
Ga«h to the Enquirer.
Judge Canter gave rue a wonderful pictnro
of John Brown, which r after vards used for liter
ary <nd*. 8&!dbe:
"When I lived at Akron, O., and was a younff
lawyer there, a man iu our neighborhood began to
cultivate great herds ofsaeep. It was a thing
which attracted much Attention, and I went oat to
see there sheep. John Brown was superintendent
of the place and Incidental ptrtuy. I shall never
forget bli coming toward me with a great white
overcoat upon hi* body, and In each pocket of tho
coat waa a new boro lamb, and In hu arms were
three or four other young lamb*, and the dams of
there lombs were following him bleating. When
1 thought Bftetwaro," said Judge Corner, "of bow
ho took those young boys down to Harper’s Ferry
and the ir dams fo'luwnl him bleating there, as ho
cbed their bb od, the picture was revived in my
poind, and I shall rover forget It"
OUT OF SORTS ?
Yes, Sick all Over!
Liver torpid, bowels costive, blood klnggisb.'
itomoch weak and mil, yonr digestion U Impaired
and the organa inactive, your preceptlons ore doll
and stupefied, your tamper irritable and p»*vtah.
j ou ore unfit for business or companionship. What
3 on need la to
I Lave used many remedies tor Dyspepsia Liver
Affertim and dtbidiy. but never have fosnd any
thing to betent to tne extent that t-immous Liver
lU-tute or has 1 *er.t rn-ui Minnesota to G-irgiafor
il c r» tnedy »nd wnultl nave f*-ni farther for *ucb a
medicine. 1 woula aovl>e ail who are atailoriy
efccud to give It a »rt »l •* It teems the only thing
that i ever fails to relieve ’’—1\ K. Jansky, Minne
apolis. Mlrr.
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