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C03TLV AND DEADLY KNIVES.
Oladn Mad* for noalnm la UM Early
Dtn of CalJfurnU.
In 1838 il. Pilot, who then had a email
cutlery shop, cat up nights and mado 4
lino bowio CUfe, widen bo exhibited in
the first Mechanic*' fair held in San
Francloco. After tho fair Ward Eaton
took tho knife to the Bank Exchange
and raOled it for $100. Price had taken
groat cars in tempering the blade, and
had offered to forfeit f 100 if any better
steel could be found. At that time Billy
Allison, of Yolo, was making knives,
which were sought by all men who
wanted reliable weapons.
Surveyor General Higloy had on Alli
son knife, and ho backed it against
Price's blade. Thd test was made In the
Bank Exchange, and aroused as much
interest as a national election. Gen.
Higlcy laid a half dollar on the counter
and drove tho Allison blado through It
without' turning the point or edge.
Ward Eaton wielded the Price blade
with a steady, strong arm, and achieved
the samo feat Gen. Higley then tried
two half dollar^ and the point of his
kmfe turned. Eaton piled up three of
the coins, drove tho Price knifo through
them, and when ho raised the weapon
the three half dollars were impaled on
the point, which was not turned.
That mado Price’s bowio knives os
famous on this coast as Toledo blades
were in Spain, and eVery man who west
heeled had to have one. Marlon Moore,
a noted mining and sporting man, whoso
nitro-glycerino blew up Wells, Fargo &
Co.’s express office on tne comer of Cali
fornia and Montgomery streets, ordered
of Price tho best knifo he could moke.
Moore gave Price a gold brick and a
piece of gold quarts that he had taken
ont of a mine with his own hands, and
told him to work the metal in. Price mado
an eight inch bowio, having agolil handle
inlaid with quarts. Mooro paid $175 for
the weapon, and bonded back to Price
tho gold that was left over.
Mooro’s Lawyer, McCabe, got a gold
mounted knife for $100,«n<L theso two
expensive weapons played a leading part
in a bloody tragedy in White Pino, Nov.
Mooro bad a mine there, and, as was
usual in those days, somebody tried to
jump tho claim. Mooro and McCabe
were caught in tho tunnel by a band of
fighters hired by tho other claimants,
and cut their way out with their bowic
knives. Several men wero killed in the
fight, and as most of the dead had only
knifo wounds, it is supposed that Moore
and Ills lawyer did somo game and lively
work.
A littlo gambler named Barney Kenny
used a six and a half inch bowie of
Price’s make with deadly effect about
eighteen years ago. Ho was playing
poker with three other sports in a
saloon in Portland, Oro. Somebody was
caught cheating, and Barney grabbed
the pot. Instantly the three confeder-
ates pulled their pistols and blazed away
at Barney, who drew his knifo and
waded in desperately. After a brief but
furious combat, in which fifteen shots
>fcro tired, Barnoy walked out of the
•<*roora, leaving tho others on tho floor.
Ono was dead, a second mortally
wounded, and tho third‘cut so badly
that ho had to bo in a hospital for
months.
In 1801 Price mode twp knives forCoL
Jack Gamble, who supplied Moxican
gold onzas .for tho lianalo frames. Tho
bandies wero inlaid with abalino shell
and gold quartz, and tho colonel paid
$400 for the two weapons. Gamble gavo
ono to bis friend Charles Norris, who
lost it some years later. It was a mere
fancy of Gamble's to have such a
weapon, ns ho was never known to use
it. Joe Winters, in 1804, walked into
Price's place with two friends, saw three
$75 knives in the case, bought them, and
turning around, presented ono to each of
his companions just as he would hand
about cigars.
Ono of tho men who bought an extrav
agantly expensive knife from Pricocame
into tho shop somo time after alight had
occurred in a mino and several men had
been carved to death, and exchanged the
weapon for somo other wares. Ashe
put tho gold mounted bowio down he
said with a shiver that ho would never
use u knifo again. When the weapon
was examined the blado was found rusted
with blood, and there was blood even in
tho crevices between tho slabs of the
handlo mid tho framo. There were no
guards on the hilts of tlieso knives, be
cause the men who bought them carried
them for sudden use. and a guard is
likely to catch in tho clothing and delay
tho draw. '
The first big knives mado by Price
wero for a party of United States sur
veyors, who wanted them os substitutes
for axes in cutting trails through tho
brush. The - blades wero twelve inches
long and very heavy, and in tho hands
of a strong man would cut a person’s
head off at ono blow.—San Francisco Ex
aminer. .
non "Doc” Smart Broke the Bank*.
“Doc” Smart, a noted Western bandit,
witli two confederates, bought all the
playing curds at El Paso, at Goldsboro's
stationery store, paying for them $75,
and when questioned as to what they in
tended doing with them said that they
were going up in the mines and expected
to do a great business, but if they failed
would like tho privilego to return what
they did not use. Goldslierg consented,
and in a few days they returned with
about half of them.
This same Goldslierg was in the kal i:
of furnishing nil tho faro banks in town
with cards, and upon receiving dem
for them and having none on band ex
cept those returned by Smart lie divided
tho lot between the Y.ilicrent "banks,"
and on the same night every "UuiU" in
El Paso was "busted" by Smart r.nd a
few of hi* confederates. 'The la; t "Im.L
broke" examined their eanK i.:.d h.m.d
that every card Imd been "pinched."
An investigation nt each "bank"
•bowed their eards "pinched" ill tile
samo manner. It wu* found out next
, day that Kmart Imd returned these cards
toUoldsberg. and, of course, il wot de
cided that Kmart and his gang "pinched"
thorn. The town was too hut for him
for acverul duy* after. It Is estimated
that the winnings w, tv ubout tdCo.oui.
—Kan Francisco Argonaut. |
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BY THE
The Livest Town in the South!
Offers Unparalleled Opportunities for Business
and Investment!
We' offer for sale the following City and Country property
OLD TOWN.
Ono lot, with large two-story dwelling and out
houses, also ono cottage and out houses, every
thing comparatively new and iu good order.
One-half lot corner Mansfield and Albany sts.
Ono Bay lot 45x180, with buildings.
Ono lot on Oglethorpe street,Cand buildings.
One lot on Gloucester street—splendid business
location.
One Bay lot 80x100 with two-story brick build
ings, recently erected. Will sell cheap for the
money.
Splendid building site, north corner Oglethorpe
and Gloucester streets.
Lot corner Gloucester and Albany streets.
One lot on Albany street.
Portion of Trust lot 90x100—splendid building
site.
One lot 00x180, corner Union and Ilowe streets
with improvements.
Ono Bay lot and two stores situated thereon—
good Investment.
Business lot 80x00 on Newcastle street, near
Chandler’s brick.
Business lot on Newcastle street, near Greer’s,
NEW TOWN.
Portions of,three lots, aggregating 87*^x150 ft.,
on Reynolds street, with buildings.
Three lots, 00x150, with new two-story build
ing and out houses, facing Court House Square.
Two lots, witq el<
on Norwich street.
feet water front, with warehouse 26x70and
ofllce.
One lot on Reynolds'street, 80x00.
Three water lotMt the fooijof L street. Very
cheup. w
One Dixville lot, 45x120, corner Cochran avenue
and London streets, with 5 room house. Can be
bought at low figure. »
Besides the nbove we have a large variety of
TOWN COMMONS lots, which we will sell at de
cided bargains.
COUNTRY PROPERTY.
About 40 acres of the richest lands in the coun
ty, one mile from heart of city.
Six acres cleared, with house, four miles from
city.
900 acres of best land in the county, with twelve
room house, nine miles from the city.
18U acres of farming land, with splendid two-
story nouse, kitchen and diningroom, storehouse,
largobnrn, sugar mill, etc. Situated at railroad
crossing, miles from court house. Can be se
cured very cheap.
10 acres of good clay land 4 miles from city.
729 acres of land at Lulaton, on the B. A VV. R.
R., 89 miles from Brunswick. Large new well
built house located thereon. Owner will sell at
very low figure, being in want of money.
A Iso three small farm| not mentioned above-
very low. ^
3,000,000 Acres
Florida Lands-
We have also been appointed agents for Florida
Southern Railway lands, Florida Commercial
Company’s lands, and St. Johns & Luke Eustis
Railway lands, aggregating more than 3,000,000
acres of choice lands located in nearly every
^=55
upwards.
BORCHARDT & LEAVY,
Real Estate Agents
301 Newcastle Street, BRUNSWICK. GA
Glauber & Isaac
■no
Brunswlols., G-a.
Office and Wareroom in the former Freight House of the B. <fe. W. R. R.
next to Freight House of E. T., V. «fe G. R. R.
headquarters for
Dry Salted and Smoked Meats, Hams, Breakfast Bacon, Meal
and Grist, Corn, Oats, Bran, Hay, Mill Feed, Apples,
Potatoes, Onions, Oranges, Lemons, &c.
Consignments solicited. Parties wanting anything in my line will find itto their advantage to
call on mo before purchasing elsewhere. Highest
^NOW>
IS 1. 11MF io INVEST IN
B runswick
REAL ESTA
POPULATION.
1884 ! 3,500
1888 10,000
1892 20,000
Valuation of Property.
1884 .$1,433,677.38
1888 2,572,113.00
1892 . 6,000,000.00
FOR SALE!
65,000 acres of Timber Lands on line of Railroad.
Thousands of acres of cypress lands.
50,000 acres of Timber in one body; good as can be had in the
State.
CITY PROPERTY.
Wool, Ac.
ghest market prices paid for Hides, Fura^ Wax,
HAB ID WARE.
Never Before Sold at Such Low Rates I
Great Reduction in Prices!
farmers’ implements of Highest Quality,
Mill Hardware, Building Supolies,
ICE CREAM FREEZERS, REFRIGERATORS, CUTLERY,
GREAT BARGAINS IN
Cook Stoves for Wood or Coal, Oil Stoves,
FRIEND O THRHOUhSWirp,
Wood ,o4 Willow War. la dr.lgn, la Crockin', Ola**, Tla sod Agate War. w, bar. a (a. and
Urg.o.»t>rtiutul. which w. irtrrsdt tooff.ral bottom prio. W. will bo plmirif to ibow our .lock tl
all .UuM, itell.i, lourosl.H *u4 a, b> glvlog a, an earl; call.
Mr MI0HH3US03ST.
One corner lot, 30x90, with 150 foot street front,'
on Newcastle ^street. Excellent stand for any
business.
Most desirable;residence lot 90xl80Jfrouting on
two,streets near park. ^
Six room house on Union street
Three Town Commons lots near l)r. Gale’s,
cheap, cheap, cheap.
Ono lot^fronting canal.
Two water fronts In New Town, with roUroad
running on line of samo.
Store and dwelling corner G and Wolf streets*
now rented for $25 per month, 11,250.
New dwelling on Newcastle street, with lot GCx
,situated in business portion of city.
Exccllent|buslnes8 lot 50x180 on lhe Bay.
Modern cottage with lot 90x180 on London
street. A pleasant home m the best part of city.
Four room cottage in Dixville with lot 90x100.
Can be bought cheap as owner is anxious to sell.
Two story house just completed on 1st Avenue.
Truss lot on Boulevard in two minutes’ walk
of post ofllce.
Lot 80x100 fronting railroad and adjoining lots
on which the Oglethorpe hotel is situated.
$300 will purchase six Town ;Commons lots in
one body.
Lot 80x85 on Oglethorpe street near Mansfield,
Tw esldence lots near Boulevard.
Lot 30x90 corner Albany and I streets.
Lot 80x90 corner- Wolf and I streets.
Anyone can double his money in twelve
months by purchasing either of the four tracts of
acreage property I offer for sale on the Point.
60 acres^of high lands lust north of the city.
One two-story 12-room house in northern part
Of city, with five lots—cheap.
New two-story eight roomfhouse In New Town
Two two-story houses on desirable lot 180 fdo*
from Boulevard. Can bo bought for $2,500.
New six-room house oh Boulevard—cheap.
Three of those desirable new cottages on Coch
ran avenue, between George and London streets.
Six acres with house near E T V A G docks.
Ix)t corner London street and Cochran avenue.
90x180, with the house.
Three stores on Bay street.
Oak Grove Plantation, containing 2,000 acres of
the best farm lands in the State. 10 tallies from
city.
Also Farms and Farm Lands situated in
this and adjoining counties.
Do Trouble to Slow Property.
Careful attention paid to the renting of property.
References, Oglethorpe and First National Banks.
Real Estate Agency,
216 Newcastle Street, - Brunswick, Cfa