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GEORGIA HISTORY.
jt TALK WITH OKU WHO WAS PTIES-
EX XATXU U XA 311 X Gor A TLAXTA.
The Bvlldinc of the Georgia Road—Alls*
Elizabeth Graves Tells <>l the Build
ers of the Georgia Railway.
The quiet movement being started to
build a woman's home for those women of
the south, who endured so heroically the
brunt of the war, and who are now among
the destitute, is getting much encourage
ment. .Miss Elizabeth Graves, who is in
Atlanta for that purpose, belongs to an old
and honored Georgia family. She is earn
est in her work, and in speaking of the mat
ter says:
"This seems to be an age of memorials.
There are memorial windows, memorial
churches, memorial hospitals. There are
piles of marble reaching up into the skies—
(memorials of the saint an! lof the sinner. 1
often wonder tiiat tiiere is not a great memo
rial of some charitable institution tor the
women of the late war, who fought the
greater battle of sell-sacrifice in giving up
biisband. father, son and brother to lace the
cannon, cheerfully encouraging them to
duty, and little thinking of the mightier
struggle at home with want and privation,
while tiie father and husband or widow s
son and only support was on the battle
field. Then after the war, how cheerfully
and encouragingly did these noble women
influence husbands and sons to the manner
Lorn as well as sons of the humble poor,
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BriSS ELIZABETH GRAVES.
io t**se hold of the plow handle to feed
those who were dependent on their daily
labor, telling them honest labor was en
nobling. ~ . , . , .
“now beautifully does a divine, high in
authority, write me on this subject.
"The enterprise spoken ot is a noble
one and appeals to every generous nature,
and especial emphasis to every southern
heart, i nave read the history of all times,
but i find no sucn record ot fortita.de, pa
triotism, ami undying devotion to prmeip.o
and sentiment as has, been displayed by
our southern women.'’
These are the words of Richard 11. W 11-
nii'F, bishop of A.aoama, mid they find an
e.-'.o in ev-.-ry southern heart. We owe
a ... it debi of grat it tide, and I know
of no way by which we can discharge tiiat
saert d obligat i s» appropriately as by
providing a home for those who have no
home.
Some Early Georgia History.
.Miss Graves is a native Georgian, and
st daughter of John . Graves, ot Clarke
coima, wh > wa.s one of the first promoters
of ti.g Georgia railroad. The old-time
Georgians, who lived m the days when the
foundations of the state’s fu’tire prosperity
were being laid, are fast passing away,
aim witii them a pa-sing away of Georgia
history. But everj now and then one finds
soni'- one win. lived in the old days away
back u the niirties and forth s, w hose mem
ory is an unwritten history of the olden
time.
The legislature of Georgia in 1535 pass
ed a bill authorizi .g the charter of a rail
road from Augusta toward the north. It
Wes the beginning < ' tin Georgia railroad
levelopment in - < leorgia.
A man who gave most assistance to the
movement was Joan W. Graves, of ('Luke
county, whost daughter. Miss Elizabeth
Graves, is still living, and tells some most
-sting things about the early history
of the building of the Georgia road.
"When my father first b-gan to talk
about the Georgia railroad," said 'Miss
Graves to a Constitution representative the.
u'eo. n il ever
fails to benefit or cure, you have your money
back.
It’s the only sitarrmfeed remedy for every
disease cant i 1y a wduvi live;.* or im
pure blood, i.-y-pepsia, Biliousness, the
most stubborn bLia, Scalp and Scrofulous
affections. <• -u •■'iption (or Lung
s<Tofulu) in its c .r.ljs stages, all are cured
by it.
It. purifies and cn- r-J os tbo blood, r-rn.-es
every organ into 1 rab .'ul action, ami re
stores strength .•’•;! v: r. in building up
both flesh and Efron yii es u:'..'puny, . . rof
nlous children, er t > pivi.-'.rate bra o
op the system after “G itmu,” puemrenia,
fevers, and other prestj atiug acute diia.a;x.-3,
nothing can equal the “Discovery.”
You pay only for the pood ypu get.
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA GA„ TUESDAY. OCTOBER »4,1»U3.
and reserved, but when he spoke it was
with a dignity and force that was rarely
gainsaid. lie had under him seven as
sistants, all active? energetic aud ambitious
young men, who thoroughly, enjoyed the
work'’ which they had to perform. They
were as hardy and genial a company as
were ever got together. My father was liv
ing in Newton county at the time that
the road was being built, and when the
corps came near o tr home in their work,
they used to make it. their headquarters.
They would work hard ail day and then
at sundown, when work was over, they
would Tiiount their horses and ride to my
father’s home and spend the night. Some
times dusk would find them twenty miles
away; but they would ride this distance as
quieidy us they could, and get in in time
to have a frolic before bedtime. 1 would
frequently invite young ladies to spend the
nk'ht with mo and they, my sisters and my
self would be on the outlook for the young
engineers. When they came, some frilie
w mid be sot on foot and we would have a
gay evening of it. But early next morning
they would be off again and ride back the
distance, sometimes twenty miles to the
camp, to begin work on time.
“There were no banks in the up country
then, and my father would go to Augusta
to pot the money to pay off the hands. Ilf
had no place to deposit it, so he would give
it to mo and I would nut it in my trunk.
So, you see, a trunk was the first Georgia
railroad bank.
“Mr. Thomson named the stations on
the road as they came to thorn, lie would
give it out that the train would run up to
a certain station at a given date, and the
country people used to turn out to see it.
Most of them had never seen a train before,
and when it would come puffing in. it was
a wonderful sight to see how astonished
they were.”
The Naming of Atlanta.
"But the most interesting tiling about
naming the stations was the naming of At
lanta. 1 will never forget th.- mgat w-nen
the name was first originated, 'lucre has
been a great deal said about how the city
first got its name, but Un- true story is
this: One night we were all silting m my
father's horn-?, talking about tin- road, 'Air.
Thomson was enthusiastic about the site
of the terminus of the road. He used to
say that it was destined to become a great
city; that it was situated in a strategic
point, which must, make it in time a great
railroad center. Weil, that night we were
silting around reading and talking, when ■
Air. Thompson said to my father, 'We will
have the road through to the terminus in a
few days.’
"‘What are you going to call it?’ 1 asked
him. 'Surely you are not going to call this
great city of yours Terminus.’
"This started a discussion, in which we
all joined. Finally, Air. Thomson got
down the dictionary jnd he and my father
began to hunt for a name. They wanted
to call it some mime which would mean
‘I he meeting of the waters,' for it was hop
ed that the road would in time form a con
nection with some road to the Mississippi
river. They searched tb.e Greek dictionary
for some word meaning this, but could not
find it . Then they began Io cast about
for-a fancy name, and finally hit upon Ata
lanta or Atla. Finally Air. Thomson
bated whether it should be A taianta. At
lanta or Atla. Finally Air. Thompson
turned b»mo and said:
” 'What shall we call it—Atlanta, Ata
lanta or Atla?'
"‘Call it Atlanta,’ I replied. ‘Atalanta
is hard to pronounce, and "Atla" is too
snort for such a magnificent city as you
predict it is going to be.’
“So the name was decided on that, night.
"The next week, my fatiher came home
and told me that my choice had prevailed.
The name of the terminus had been pub
lished ‘Atlanta' in a little paper called The
Alierocosm, published at Madison, at that
time. ”
The way which Atlanta got its name has
often been dicussed, and many theories
have been advanced, but Miss Graves's
statement seems to settle the fact tiiat it
was mimed by J. Edgar Thomson, the
chief engineer in the construction of t.lm
Georgia road.
THE STORY OF A FUED.
It Regan In n Romance and Was Ended by i
Religio is Influences.
From The Chicago Inter Ocean.
A narrow avenue separates the Kentucky
and West Virginia state building nt the fair.
An imaginary line running through the Cum
berland mountains divides the two common
wealths the structures represent. Many years
ago a family by the name of Tyson lived on
the West Virginia side of the imaginary line,
and the family of old John Brackett lived on
the Kentucky side. These two families en
gaged in a feud that has come down from gen
eration to generation with, more deadly re
sults than any of the Italian vendettas.
In all the world now there is but one repre
sentative of each family living, and both were
at the world's fair grounds recently, one in
the West; Virginia building and one in the
Kentucky building. Efforts were made to
bring them together peacefully, but they de
e’ineil. Each of these mon, when younger
than now, swore that he would take the life of
the other or lose his life in the attempt. Since
that time, however, George Tyson has become
not only a convert but a priest of the Catholic
church and now lives in Wheeling.
Since his hereditary enemy has joined the
church militant Pryor Brackett, the Ken
tnckiau, has never said anything ot' carrying
out his threat, ft is believed that ho will no;
carry it out because with the death of the
priest the blood and the name of this branch
of Tyson will become extinct while he has
four boys and one girl to perpetuate his race.
The story of the beginning of the fend is ro
mantie. The Tysons and the Bracketts were
among the first to settle in that mountain
country. In the original Tyson family, or elan,
besides the cousins and other connections,
there were two boys and a girl. There was tt
large mnnber of Bracketts, too, but the head
of the family had two children, a girl and a
boy. Now. the elder Tyson boy, John by
name, loved Bertha, the daughter of Brackett.
Clarence Brackett also loved Edna Tyson.
There were not many young people to choose
from, so the marriage of the elder couple was
looked upon as a matter of course, while less
attention was paid to the younger couple.
The last few months of the period of en
gagement for the elder couple had come round
when there moved into the neighborhood,
some miles from th'- Tyson horn, stead, a !; .1-
l.y of Culbertsons. They, 100, iiad a uiughter.
said to be very beautiful —of a dark type,
while Bertha Brackett was fair. When going
after the cattle al mgltt time John Tyson of
ten saw and talked to Nanny Culo.rtsou.
None suspected the growing love between
them, ami when they ran away and likirric 1
and came back and settled with the Culbert
sons, both the Tyson and Braeke.t iamiiies
were thrown into consternation.
Clarence Brackett, who loved Edna Tyson,
felt keenly the affront to his sister, and spoke
bitterly of it. but is the Tyson family blamed
John for his unfaithfulness, he resolved not to
lake any revenge.
But om- day while John wa.s at his old home
visiting his father, Clarence, who had been
hunting, approached the house on horseback.
John, seeing the gun, supposed he was seek
ing revenge, and retreated into the house alter
Ills own gun. As he reappeared witn the gun
in his hands (Uarcui-e tired at but missi-d him
and killed Edna, whom he loved, and who had
been standing beside her brother. John re
turned the fire, Idling Clarence.
After the burial of these two Itociies a bloody
war ensued, and many wen- killed on each
side. Bertha died of a broken heart, and was
buried beside her brother. John was killed
some years after by another member of the
Brackett family.
As each generation went by the members ->f
the two families became fewer, owing to the
almost Incessant duels and battles between
the two factions. When th<» present George
Tyson ami Pryor Brackett wsre children the
last tragedy occurred, when their fathers kill
ed oiieh other.
The story of their long contest hears out
what is cliiimed by each side, that no one ever
shot an unarmed em-my or took advantage m
any way. The giv.-n names of their fathers
were also George and Pryor, line day George
Tyson rude over into Kentucky, armed with
bls rille. Looking over the fence, lie (liscov
ed Pryor Brackett milking a cow.
“Good morning, Pryor,” said George.
“Good morning. George.” said Pryor.
“Are you remiv. Pryor?” impiii-' .l George.
“N-».” replied Pryor, ”1 take water.”
Ce.-rg- smmlilered iiis gnu ami rode away.
Or. another oi-easi-m i’ryor met Gi-orae when
tie- latter was unarim'd. Atti-r-th, r.s ;al salu
tations, George in turn. said, “i take'water,”
and i’ryot- term'd ami leR him.
■;! lime they m.-t m-.ir the li'.mks of
the < 'limb' eland river. Both were armed and
£!:>. d wit'tn II few pm-OS "f I'.teii other.
••Tl" re's pW •’ et wtti-.'r there,” said Pryor,
pointing to the river
In i isl.mi bmh g.itts were - ritj--.'l and tir
ed. ami both i.ivti’ t’.-t,'. a->.l tu- friends who
vi re with them <• fried their bodies home to
Gie yonmr sous, who are now go-own men, vis
iting the fair.and are alone saved from a repe
tition of their fathers’ acts by the influence of
the Christian religion.
AN OLD JOURNAL.
it was rvni.ism:n over a 120
TEARS AGO.
Xt Was Found a Few Days Ago zlmong *
Lot Old Papers—A Quaint Souve
nir of the Last Century.
An old newspaper published, before th»
days of the revolution!
AVhen the colonies wore groaning under
the yoke of the mother country and the
younger I‘itt, who had just entered the
boms? of parliament, was making those
brilliant speeches which have since be-*
come lite heritage of every s bool boy, Wash
ington was in the prime of life, with a
record for skillful generalship achieved in
the Frendh and Indian war, while Patrie];
Henry, who was destined to kindle the fires
of the great cotdlit-C. had just emerged
from the deep obscurity in which he was
hidden as tin unknown country lawyer.
Such wore in brief the parallel events
surrounding the appearance of this faded
newspaper which crept into The Coirnti
tution oliice a few days ago.
Th'- date of tile publication was August
20, 1773, and the superscription of the yel
low document, now scarcely traceable, is
The Alarylaud Journal and Baltimore Ad
vertiser.
How >t Wa« Found.
Issued before the days of I lie revolution
and siiile-i by lite flight of a ‘hundred ami
twenty years, the quest ion arises, how was
tills old' (duet pres.-rvid and how did it
happen t > drift into this part of the country.
This quesli-.itt can b“ in part answered.
Dr. It. E. Bayly, wlioee present home is
at Silver Run, Ala., but who was born ami
reared on this side of the Chattahoochee
river, was recently appointed to wind np
the (-state oi his grandfather, who resided
in Coweta county, Georgia.. In looking
over the r -'ic.-; of the old gentleman this
yellow newspaper was found. It was care
fully folded away ami, considering its age,
was in an excellent state of preservation.
The paper was afterwards placed iu the
hands of Air. C. I>. Camp, in the oliice of
the district attorney, and by Air. Camp
was brought to the attention of The Con
stitution.
The paper is an odd sheet and. represents
in a most amusing way the early efforts
of our grandfathers in editing ;t| newspaper.
Though published at a time ot great excite
ment. when t'ne advocates of civil liberty
were exposing themselves to Hie cliaiges ot
disloyalty ami treason, lhere is nothing in
the least sensational about the paper- The
leading story ot tne paper is au article on
“Duelling,” in which the writer enlarges
upon ns immorality. ,
"Ought Duels to Be Fought.'
The article is addressed to an English
lord who is on the eve of lighting a duel,
and the following euergeuc paragraph is
clipped;
"Give me leave, therefore, to ask you
seriously whether anything can be so ab
surd as the fashivnaule practice ot duel
ing? We receive an allront and we en
danger our lives; we expose the long list
of our friends to distress; we hazard all
the glowing expectations of our teuderest
social tits, ail our dearest prospects in this
world and all our greatest in the next -to
do what ? 1 blush, my lord, at my 9'. vll
question—to puiitsii some act of incivility
Unit should excite our contempt or some
disrespect that is wholly below our indig
nation. The man who is nut willing to
apologize lor any oltense he oilers another
does not deserve to be considered as a gen
tleman; yet, supposing the case otherwise,
tin oll’eirce ougtil, indeed, .to be deadly
which induces us to take away -a file. If
it is of such magnitude as to require a
bloody expiation it should be left to the
laws, and if it is noi we surely rend
against rhe majesty of our own hearts;
where we endeavor to wipe it away with i
our own blood.”
There is no name attached to the article,
and only the initial letter "G.” Its author,
however, to judge from the style of his
diction was well educated and, in vigor of
intellect, far above the ordinary.
The manner in which the little paper
makes its bow before tin.- public is quaintly
amusing. After a brief introduction the
article, written over the signature of its
editor, proceeds in the following vein:
“First, this paper shall be published every
Thursday, unless another day should prove
more agreeable to the customers, and shall
not only contain the public news, which I
shall collect and compile with the greatest
care, but on the failure of such anecdotes
1 will supply the room with such moral
pieces from the best writers as will con
duce most to inculcate good principles and
humane behavior, and now ami then with
pieces of wit ami humor that tend to
amuse and instruct.
‘’Second, 1 shall always publish with
pleasure whatever is sent me in favor of
liberty and the rights of mankind, provided
the language is decent and compatible with
good government, but 1 .->lll resolved that
mv paper shall be FREE aud of NO
PARTY.
“Having entered upon a very arduous
and expensive undertaking I must now
earnestly entreat the immediate assistance
of every subscriber, in advancing the en
trance money agreeable to contract. Without
which the life of this paper will be of very
short duration. All who wish well to the
institution, 1 am persuaik-d, will cheerfully
comply with my request without delay,
and 1 hope they will dispense witii a per
sonal 'application, which, were it
possible, would be very' painful,
and semi the money to the printing oliice,
from whence receipts for whatever they
may be dispose.l to advance lor the en
eouragmeut of the work, shall be returned
to them. 1 auu the public's devoted humble
servant. W. GODDARD.
"I'rinTing oilico, Baltimore, August 20,
1773.”
This is followed by an article on simple
dress and a short anecdote of the young
pretender in Scotland.
Th.- proceedings of the house of parlia
ment for t ie second week in June, two
months before the publication of the paper
are giv; 11 in brief.
A correspondent, writing from New York,
announces the arrival about thirty days
before, of 3.5(H) p:is<eug< rs from Ireland.
A special from Philadelphia informs the
public of the arrival of a thousand passen
gers from London. Eng.
News of the World.
The paper goes on to say in another col-
i
gjj||k \
<rib \ 1
Rfeg^
Hr. Jacob Wurts
Mads a Mow Man
"I have been made a new man by Hood’s Sar
saparilla. I had pains in my back, felt languid
an.l did not have any appetite, i have taken
twelve bottles of Mood’s Sarsaparilla and can
not praise it enough.” Jacob Wurtz, cor.
15th St. and Portland Av., Louisville, Ky.
" HOOD’S Pills Vuroall Liver ills. 25c.
umn: “By vessels arrived ait Boston and
New York, from Europe, we have the fol
lowing advices, that the Russians under
command of Count Orlow have taken the
city of Corinth and 'the island of Candia.
from the Turks; that the Tartars of the
Crimea had revolted from the Russians;
that the Divan at Constantinople toad come
to a final resolution to agree to no terms
of accommodation with Russia without the
mediation of France; that the Spaniards
had received intelligence of an insurrection
in Chile and that the natives had absolute
iy repossessed themselves of the best part
of that country, and partly driven the Eu
tiie king of Prussia and t’ne empress of Rus
rojieaus from it; that the emperor 0/ (»er
many, the king of Prussia mi-1 the empress
of Russia had plundered Poland and divi
ded the country; that the British paiTia
nu nt would break up on the 28th of June
ami a. number of oilier ancient bits of in
formation.
An Ancient Lady.
We bear from Accomack, in Virginia, that
. recently there died at that place one Airs.
IJleanor Spicer, aged 121. years, who re
tained her senses and memory to the last.
She worked at her spinning wheel Wll “
great, dexterity, till within tt few ruotiths of
her death. She never drank any kind of
spiritous liquors and leaves a grandson
upward of eighty years old.
A letter from George Washington, dated
'Alount Vernon. Va.. July 15, 177.’, appears
in the paper. General Washington propose
es to divide 20,000 acres on the Ohio r;v-r
amongst a. certain number of tenants, wao
would agree to improve the land m con
sideration of free rent for a certain period
of years.
II >w They Advertised.
Here is one of the funny advertisements
in the paper: . . • ,
"Thomas Brereton, commissioner ami
insurance broker, gratefully acknowledges
tin- favor of his frieuus and hopes for a
continuance of their correspondence. He
has now fir sale a pocket ot good hops, a
W-ini-h ne-.v cable, ami wants to, buy a ne
gro girl, about twelve years old. ’
Here in another: "Daniel Grant,
who lately kept tavern at the sign
of the buck, near Philadelphia, begs .cave
to inform tin- public that he hath opened
an inn and tavern at the sign of the foun
tain, in tiiat large and commodious l-.etise,
lately built by Mr. Gough, in ALarket street,
Baltimore. He hath provided for the ac
commodation of gentlemen, their servants
and horses in the best, manner, and thus”
who favor him, in their custom, may no
assured of his best endeavors to merit thc.r
approbation."
A snd Reflection.
The merit excited by the quaint find
curious language of the little newspaper is
not utimixed with sadness. Coming as it
does over a stretch of so many years it re
tails the gossip of a time beyond the mem
ory of living men. All who advertised in
the little paper, together with those who
read it, are now resting quietly under the
sod, and many of their children’s children
have joined them in the sleep that knows
no waking. Journalism has made wonder
ful strides since that day. Baltimore has
become one of the greatest cities of the
world. The carnage of a mighty revolution
has consummated the dreams of liberty in
which our grand fa th<-rs indulged, and a
mighty empire lapped by tin- waves of two
oceans, now occupies the the coun
try in which they struggled
bt-r of whose extent they never dreamed.
Coming from a period so remote the news
miner is like a departe'i spirit come back t -
life. It derides the petty ambitions of those
who are now seeking after preferment
by showing how those who sought alter n
;iibl whoso bjukps s’Hiivlipw or otho
crept ’ into the public print, have all been
laid awtiv in the dust, while the little news
rimer, which has already attained to th
age <>f 11 pa tri.-i rah. has again turn-'1 tip 111
the worl I to remind it of their litt'c glory
and to lie a missionary to their descend
ants. a
c.AM HOUSTON’S MYSTERY.
It Is Explained l*v Ono (Vito Is 1 nmiliar
with t he C **<*•
From The St. Louis Republic.
The inexplicable mystery which has hitherto
I lu * about the first mal-ringe anil the s.-para
tbln'’of General Sam Houston, the great war
rior-stat esfnau, is entirely removed by the 101.
lowing story related to The Republic cor
respimdent by Rev. W. I>. Owen, a I’l'eSbyte
ritni minister, who is here ns the guest of a
brother minister, having a few days ago ar
rived from his home in Arcadia. La. Mr.
Owen resided in the state of Tennessee for
many years and during bis residem-e there
formed the acquaintance of a Mrs. Williams,
a cousin of Miss Allen, the young lady Hous
ton married. A strong feeling of affection ex
isted between the two cousins, and Mrs. Wil
liams, who was a parishioner of Mr. Owen,
one day related to hint the story of the mar
riage and separation substantially as related
to her by Miss Allen. Today Mr. Owen told
the story to your correspondent as it was re
lated to him. It was substantially as fol
lows:
Previous to her engagement and marriage
with Houston Miss Allen was ardently loved
by a young man of the neighborhood, whose
name Mr. Owen has forgotten. He was a
deserving young fellow, wl,!* bright prospects
before him. but was poor in so far as this
world's goods were concerned. He sought Miss
Allen's hand, in marriage and was accepted.
The marriage would in all probability have
taken place but for the strenuous objections
interposed by the young lady’s parents. Hous
ton had already paid Miss Allen some atten
tion, which she reciprocated in a courteous
manner, he being a man of great prominence
in politics, the governor of the state, with
prospects of still greater advancement. With
these considerations, together with the prefer
ence of her parents, who opposed her own
choice, Miss Allen renounced her former lover
and accepted Houston's offer of marriage.
The day was set for the marriage and all
arrangements were made for the nuptial
event. The wedding occurred at the resi
dence of the bride’s parents in the presence
of a few invited guests, immediate friends aud
relatives of the contracting parties. Among
those invited was the young man whom .Miss
Allen had discarded. He entered the room as
the marriage ceremony was being concluded,
just as the jeweled hand of the bride was
extended and grasped by Houston to solemnize
the marriage vow. Miss Allen noted the en
trance of her former lover. Her ch<-ek paled
visibly and her hand trembled as it was grasp
ed by Houston. Houston noted her agitation,
but 'said nothing until after congratulations
had been extended and the marriage feast fin
ished.
When all these festivities wore over and
the bride and groom repaired to their room to
gether, Houston gave way to his agitation of
mind and bluntly demanded of his bride why
she paled and trembled during the performance
of the nuptial rites. His wife burst into tears
and refused to make any answer. He insisted,
stating that 11 was his right to know. Again
she declined, all the while weeping bitterly.
A third time Houston demanded an answer to
his question, and finally his wife, amid tears,
told him that she would make reply to his
questions in regard to the matter if lie would
listen tu her explanation after all had been
told. This condition was agreed to, and
Houston began first by asking Mrs. Houston
if slu- did not love another before she met
him. Iler reply was that she did. The next
question was:
“Do ymi love him more than you do your
husband?”
To this vital question Mrs. Houston reniied:
“I do.”
‘Then,” said Houston, “T will release you
from the obligations you have just made.”
And with this blunt speech ho left his *.vlfe,
slip al! the while beseeching him. amid blinding
tears, to wait and listen to her explanation.
Rut In- would not, and left her before the
evening shades fell upon that, to her, woeful
day.
Os course Houston’s action was inexplicable,
and threw the household, the community and
the state into the deepest consternation. What
ho suffered by this step must be left to the
imagination. Th" pen cannot describe it. Ev
ery shaft of iiiallee and abuse was turned
against him until, life becoming iiitolerabh-,
lie resigned tin- governorship and betook him.
self to the sylvan shades of (in- Choi-roki-es
on the borderland of Tennessee au-1 Mississip
pi. the chief of whom -.-as Lis warmest fik-a l.
While on a mission t-v Washington, in later
years. Houston missed through Nashville. Lis
former borne. Though attired very mueli in
the m inuet- of an it'dian, his fi-we so bronzed
from heat amt e?:;iosi:t‘' as i-> r -move almost
every irai" of bis a-- likeness. ' ■■ was
yi-i. ri i-ogiiized by an ohl-tlmo friend, of whom
he i few ijllestioiis about Mrs. Mouston.
The friend ti.Ll him iow. immediately after
the senarntion, she had assumed the mourner's
garb aud retired to a secluded spot, iu Nash,
vilie. where she had since lived in absolute
roltrenient almost the life of a recluse, n is
said that Houston was deeply moved by his
friend's recital and regretted tie had acted so
harshly toward her. He would not. listen ,to
his friend’s entreaties, however, to return,
but continued his journey to Ma-L
out further making his identity kn
Nashville. Al ‘
Terrell, Tex., October lOtb.
OABILONDO’S DEADLY CAREER-
The Death of a Mexican Who Was Notorious
as a Slayer of Men.
From The St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
General Gabilondo, a noted Mexican, died re
cently 'in Nogales, Ariz. The remains wero
followed to the grave by but few persons.
Gabilondo’s history Is a checkered one and
liberally splotched witii human blood. He was
perhaps the most generally despised man ;u
Mexico, tiie late General Carbor not excepted.
He was Hie inhuman brute who butchered
Captain Crabb and his party at Caborica in
185'.;. At that time General Pesqueira was
governor of Sonora, and was very unsatis
factory to tiie masses. To hold on he inau
gurated a revolution and surrounded himself
with some of tiie most bloodthirsty villains in
the state, Gabilondo being one of the leaders.
Cap!.-dn Crabb lived in California, but was
married to a Me.vlean lady who belonged to a
prominent family. The story is that through
her Governor Pesqueira induced Crabb to
raise a command of Americans to go into
Sonora and assist him in gaining a victory
over the opposition. Captain Crabb raised a
party, sending a portion by water to Liber
tad, on tiie gulf of California, and with about
lot) mounted men came across the country,
expecting to join the others on the gulf eo.ist.
Soon «ftor lie got on the field Pusqiieira
crushed his foes, and. knowing that he would
be severely criticised for calling .yiner'.eatis
to his aid. denied having anything so do with
bringing I'r.nbb and his men into the country.
IE- sent Gabilondi ami his battalion to escort
( rabh and his party back to American soil.
In the meantime Crabb had started back, but
was overtaken by Gabilondo a;id his troops at
Caborica. Without warning Hie latter opened
fire-on (Tabb’s party, and a brisk fight took
place, several being killed on each side, t.’rabb
ati‘l his men took shelter in the old church,
and. though largely in the minority, made it
warm for Gabilondo. Finally the Litter, under
cover of a flag of truce, proposed that if the
Americans would lay down their arms he
would peaceably escort them to the American
line. Crabb complied, but no sooner had they
laid down their .iritis than they were formed
in line, marched to the south side of the
church, made to stand back up against the
wall, and all of them shot, except a boy
seventeen years old. who managed to escape.
Some time after Crabb’s tragic death his wife
returned to Mexico, and was stabbed to death
from behind one night while walking along
the street in Guayamas. It was always
thought that the deed was done by an agent
of I’essticira and Gabilondo. because she knew
too much about Crabb’s going into Mexico.
Several other murders were credited to Ga
bilondo, including the brutal murder of cus
toms officers while lie was collector at Casabe.
Bis latest escapade was tiie murder of a
prominent merchant at Imurls recently, who
had been elected president of the town. Ga
bilondo and his sou hired a policeman ro rail
tiie merchant and shoot him. When arrested
the policeman told the whole story, and he
was killed by young Gabilondo, who escaped
to the City of Mexico, where ho died recently.
The deatli of the old man wipes out the Ga
bilondo family, and no regrets are expre sed
on either side of the line, and especially
among Americans.
JEWELS IN A TURTLE’S BACK.
The Extravagant Freak of a .Millionaire Liv
in if in N»*w York sfufo.
From The St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
In my journcyings over this fair land I
have run across some very strange fads in
dulged in by people who have plenty of money
and who have used it in the gratification of
fancies that have not benefited tiie world in
the h-ast. I have met stamp collectors and
pug-dog fanciers; men with a mania for ac
cumulating walking canes: one- 1 knew a man
who had spent hundreds of dollars in getting
up a collection of hi-torical hats covering
two centuries; but a jeweler at Buffalo told
me about a millionaire of that vicinity who
should certainly have the highest pointed
crown hat in m.v friend's collection. About
a month ago this millionaire walk- d into a
ieweier's place with a common turtle or
‘tortoise, Which he had captured in the woods
near by, laid it on the counter and gave a
most astounding order, remarking:""l l
tiie people something to talk about. Anil
lie certainly did, for he ordered the shell
of the turtle to be encrusted on its outer
edge with a heavy layer of gold on Etruscan
finish. In the center of its horny back lie
ordered an emerald ter be placed. At various
points in the gold ho had inserted small but
pure diamonds. A massive silver chain was
‘,ir'ieh<-il to the shell. At his magti.heent
com trv seat the erratic millionaire bad con
ducted on l-.is lawn a reproduction in rocks,
bushes aud ferns of the spot from which U>e
tortoise had been taken. In this place, which
tiie rich man calls a . "turth-arnun. the
highly decorated reptile is peniutted to roam
ilie ien-oli of his silver chain, if looks as
t ough 7he financial stringency had not struck
I s man of means, and his neighbors are
now waiting for him to have the horns of
I s cattle gold Plnted. his hors.-s shod with
silver and diamond drops placed in the ears
of his fancy pigs-
A Suggestion.
From The New York Sun.
The treasury holds at this moment over
SIOO 000.000 in gold, which has never been
appropriated by act of congress. It was
indeed arbitrarily set apart by the secretary
of the treasury, eight years ago. as a fund
for the redemption of the greenbacks, but
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If ' Secretary Carlisle would but announce
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States bonds, and pay for them in gold tu
the amount required for the sinking fund
during the past fiscal year, or, say, S-i 5.000.-
0i)(i the corner in currency will come sud
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banks will be relieved, and the government
wiil save interest to tiie amount of $1,920,000
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