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J r ISSUED TWICE A WEEK-WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY. l. m. grist & sons, Publishers, t % jfamilii geirapaper: <j;or the promotion of (he political, Social, gijricullural, aiut Commercial interests of (he ?ott(h. {TKRMsiN:rS,c<.V1"FivKljENIJTsANCI':' VOL. 43. YOliKVlLLE, S. C., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 33, 1897. _NO. 85. A CONFLICT ( BY RODRIGIJE! Author of "An i Copyright. 1SS7, by G. P. Putnnam's Soi CHAPTER I. TIIE CRIME. "It's bit opinion they won't catch him. Marvel's no fool if he is hot headed, and he knows enough to keep under cover now that they are after him." "That's all right, Everly, and, as yon say, I guess Marvel can hide away well enough. But what I want to know is, what's he got to hide for? He ain't done nothing as I can see 'ccpt to fire off his pistol when he was mad as thunder." "And right he was, too," said another lounger in the saloon where this conversation occurred. "I say any man of grit would have done the same. Why, didn't the old man try to disgrace him right before his sweotheart and a lot of girls?'' "Well, anyway," said the storekeeper, removing bis pine to speak, "smart or fool, I guess they'll get him. I hear as how tho squiro is terrible cut up about this thing, and he's sent dowrn to Boston for u regular detective." "The squire's sent to Boston for a detective?" said Everly. "I wouldn't have believed that the squire would do 6uch a thing. To set a spy on the track of one of bi9 neighbors! Why, it's disgraceful. " Over in tbo comer, on chairs drawn up close to the stove, sat 'two strangers. They had arrived in Lee that morning, and after taking drinks at this the only tavern in tho town had apparently set about getting wfirm. The elder of the two here ventured a remark. "Gentlemen," said he, "if you'll pardon the curiosity of a stranger, I'd like to ask you what crime this young man has committed?" A pause followed, while the strangers became the object of a close scrutiny by all present. Finally Will Everly stepped forward, and, looking his interrogator steadily in tho face, said: "I am Will Everly, Walter Marvel's friend. Before I answer any of your questions I must know who you aro and why you wish to know this story." "Your talk aroused my curiosity," said tho stranger. "Will you deny that you are a detective?" Everly eyed his man closely, but not a sign indicated that the question had caused surprise. He was disappointed, for he had expected him to be disconcerted. Tho reply wus simple. "I shall not deny it, for I never lie." He handed Everly a card upon which was neatly engraved, "John Barnes, Detective, Boston." After reading it, conciliated by the detective's honesty, Everly said: ' 'I thank you for your candor. I suspected you, for we seldom have strangers in Lee. As I am Marvel's friend, and as you havo c ano here to make trouble for 1 t nini, you win puruuu ino ix x gx>o juu no inforinufiou which will bo of use to you." "No Deed, young man. We'll get along well enough without you." Everly recognized the voice of Squire Olnoy, who had just entered, and he turned away. Tho squire shook Mr. Barnes cordially by the hand, sayiug: "You are xJr. Barnes, the man sent down by tho Pilkiugtous, I presume? I am glad you are so punctual. I expected to find you here, as I received a dispatch from your chief last night. As soon as you aro ready I shall take you up to Mr. Lewis' house, for it is in connection with his affair that I sent for you." "I am ready to go with you at once," said Mr. Barnes in an undertone, " but first let me introduce to you my friend Mr. Burrows. Ho is a young man in whom tho chief is interested, and he works with tho older men that he may acquire experience. He is a beginner, but he is shrewd and promises to becomo a first class detective." Burrows arose, and tho squire shook hands with him, whereupon the three men exchanged a few words in an undertone. Meanwhile another stranger appeared upon the scene. This was a man dressed in the garb of a sailor. He ordered a hot drink, for which he paid in advance. Then he asked one or two questions, whereupon the storekeeper called out: "1 say, squire! Here's a man you may as well see." Thus summoned, the squire left the detectives and approached the newcomer. "Well, my man," ho asked, "what can I do for you?" "My name is John Lewis," was the reply. "I have been at soa for several years, but have at last reached home again, or rather I should say my father's home, for this is my first visit to Lee. I was asking to be directed to my father's house when this gentleman told me that you were about to go there and might be willing to take me with you." "I shall be delighted to do so," said the squire, offering his hand to Lewis in cordial recognition. "I have often heard your father speak of you, and as I know that he loves you and longs foi your return it will be a pleasure to mc to restore his son to him." "You can't think how your words gladden me," said Lewis, apparently overcome by emotion. "I ran away from homo when I was a youngster, and now that 1 have come back it is good news to hear that a welcome awaits me." "Welcome? Yes, indeed. Your father has often said to me that ho would cheerfully forgive your foolish escapade if you would but return. But come. We must start at once. I have business oi importance with your father this morning, and I am taking a detectivo with mo to his house." "A detective!" exclaimed Lewis. He seemed startled, and Tom Burrows, who was watching him, noted that h< glanced hurriedly around the room, fcis 3F EVIDENCE. : S OTTOLEXGUI. \rtist In Crime." ' I eyes resting finally upon Mr. Barnes am. himself. "Oh, yon need not be alarmed!" said the squire, observing his agitation. "It 1 is in your father's interest that I have i brought a detective from Boston. I will explain as we go along." "You must excuse my being startled," said Lewis, "but it rather astouuded me 1 to hear that you were taking a detective 1 to my father's house. At the instnnt the absurd but horrible idea entered my brain that you meant to arrest him." Tom Burrows thought it a significant fact that at the mention of the word 1 "detective" Lewis' eye should have sought the very men who were detectives. When he imparted this suspicion | to Mr. Barnes, the latter suggested that possibly Lewis had seen them before and that their faces attracted him be- 1 cause he partly recognized them. Subsequently hii learned that Lewis bad ' seen them that same morning on the train, but had reached Lee after them, because he had walked from Newmarket, while they had taken the stage. Without further conversation the four men started on their way toward the home of John Lewis. As they walked 1 the squire enlightened them upon the affair which had necessitated the pres- i ence of a detective. "This business," he began, "is particularly unpleasant because the best people in the town are mixed up in it. John Lewis came to Lee J 5 years ago, bringing with him a little girl, then about 6 years of ape. Virginia she is named, though her intimates call her Virgie. We knew nothing of Lewis, but he appeared to have money, for he bought Riverside farm, on which he has lived ever since. He made friends rapidly as the townspeople came to know him, and he was reckoned an acquisition. The girl was not his own child, he explained, but an adopted one, 1 the daughter of his sister, who had died. He mentioned having a sou"?the squire 1 hero addressed Lewis?"but wo never 1 saw you. How was that?" "When my father came to Lee," replied Lewis, "he left me at a military academy in New York, but I chafed under the restraint, and cue day very foolishly ran away and shipped for a j voyage to China." "Ah! That explains matters. About . five years after Lewis settled hero the Marvels came. At first it was only for the summer months, but.finally they bought a place and since then have been permanent residents. Naturally , young Walter Marvel?an only son? met Virgie, and from boyhood ho has , been attached to her. But while she has not rejected his attentions she has never acted so that any one, even her most intimate friends, could be sur? that sho loved him. There are two others connected with what I am about to tell you?Alice Marvel, Walter's sister, and Harry Lucas, Walter's friend, currently supposed to bo in lovo with Al- , ice, though there are somo who claim that were it not for the friendship be- , tween him and Walter, Lucas would court Miss Lewis himself. That is probably only gossip. However, these four young people are last menas. "They are constantly together and are partners in many enterprises of a social or charitable nuture. Another fact which has a not unimportant bearing upon the subsequent events is that all four of these young people are expert shots with a pistol. Some two or three years ago a circus appeared in this neighborhood, the star attraction of which was a young girl who was wonderfully clever with a pistol. Yirgie declared that she, too, could learn to shoot, and the result was that pistols were bought, and, I may say, a sort of shooting club was formed, though only : these four were members, i "Recently Virgio attained her majority and arranged to celebrato it with a festival for all of her friends. As it was during the nutting season the guests i were invited to come for the day, the many nut trees near the river banks i promising occupation to those who cared ' for that sort of amusement, while tennis nets and croquet were set upon the i , lawn. In addition it was announced that there would bo a shooting match i in which all could take part. ' 'All went merrily during the morning, and a sumptuous dinner, served i upon tables in the open air, had been enjoyed by alt, after which the party disi persed about the fjirin in small groups. . I was sitting on a bench chatting with i LewiR when Virgie and Walter Marvel i approached. The latter asked permission to speak to Lewis privately, und I j therefore walked a litt.' c way from them I I At flto tituo r 1ki/1 tin iflon i WJL1J T AV UiV UUiV JL HUM UV .UVM 1 of Marvel's object in seeking the interview with Lewis and was startled a few I moments later to hear them talking in i angry tones; but that you may better i understand t he affair 1 will relate just i what occurred, as it was told to me afterward by Lewis himself. "It appears that the shooting match that day had a greater prize at stake i than the trophy which had been offered. Marvel had asked Virgie to be his wife and begged permission to speak to her adopted father. With a smile and womanlike, desiring to keep him in suspense as long as possible, hei xeply had been, Beat me at the target, and you may speak to father.' This ho had accomplished, though by only a single point, and it was to ask for the hand of Virgie that he had impatiently sought the private conversation with Lewis. Lewis confessed to me that ho had not susi pected that there was any attachment between them, and ho was therefore ' surprised by Marvel's request He asked whether Virgie had given her consent, 1 and, receiving the affirmative reply, > after a moment's hesitation he in formed Marvel that he would no? sanction his suit. Marvel of course urged his cause, and Lewis made some augry remarks, which at last were loud enough to attract my attention. Virgio and I then went quickly toward the two men, and others did the same, so that when the finale came there was quite a crowd of people about us. As we approached Marvel said hotly: " ITTJ - VT_ T Ma V xur. 10 iuuocc iJio VVAI sent and will not give his reasons.' '"Why do you object, uncle?' asked Virgie. She strongly emphasized the word 'uncle,' a title by which she had never addressed him before. This incident will give you an insight into that girl's character?cool, self possessed and withal willful and determined, though by willful I do not mean that she is unrestrained by reason, but rather that once having formed a project, she will carry it into effect at any cost. For a moment Lewis seemed staggered by her words, but he quickly recovered himself and replied: " 'Because I will not allow my daughter to marry into a family of jailbirds. ' " 'What do you mean by that?' fairly screamed Walter, trembling with barely suppressed auger. "'What do I mean?' retorted Lewis, speuking rapidly and as though actuated by intense hatred. 'I mean that your uncle, the man whose vile name you bear, is a convict uud that he caused the death of an innocent girl.' "With a wild cry of rage Marvel drew his pistol, which he had reloaded after the shooting match, and fired at Lewis. The sequence of events had been so startling and so rapid that none of us made a move to save Lewis except Virgie, who exhibited her usual presence of mind. With a quick upward motion of her hand she diverted her lover's aim so that the ball went into the air. Having thus saved the life of her adopted father, she turned to Marvel and said the single word 'Go.' Walter looked at her a moment with despair upon his face; then, us she mado no answer to his mute uppcal, he threw his weapon from him and rushed from the place, threatening Lewis with his vengeance. "He had scarcely departed when Lucas pushed through the surrounding circle and upbraided Lewis for what had occurred. Lewis, by this time beside himself with rage, ordered Lucas to leave the premises, and threatened to set his dog upon him if he would not do so, or if he ever should return. Luoas muttcied some threatening words, but prepared to leave, whereupon Alice Marvel pressed forward and said: 44 'You are a coward to have insulted two gentlemen while tliey were your guests. I almost feel that I could kill you myself.' "Alice is usually a quiet girl, but she is somewhat hysterical, and as the two men were the one her brother and the other her sweetheart she was much overwrought. She and Lucas left simultaneously. Then Virgie, still maintaining her dignity, said: 44 'Since my uncle has acted so churlishly to three of my guests, I advise the rest of my friends to retire lest he should humiliato us further.' " That she spoke of him as uncle maddeneu Lewis, and he retorted angrily: 14 'Go, all of you, but'?picking up Marvel's pistol?'I call you all to witness that this is Walter Marvel's weapon and that with it he attempted to tako my life.4 " The squire paused a moment and then resumed: " I was an eyewitness of this scene, and I assure you that I havo not exaggerated it in the least. On the following day Lewis applied to me to procure "A detectiveexclaivied Lewis. a warrant for him. As I was ouce a justice of the peace he knew that I understand such matters. I tried to dissuade him from his purpose, but he was determined to have Marvel arrested for assault with intent to kill. He procured ?- -- i. ^1 X Hf 1 I tne warrant, dui mas mr iuurvei una kept out of the wuy. After severul more 1 unsuccessful attempts to persuade Lewis to abundou his object I was obliged to ' givo up the task. Then the continued 1 absence of young Marvel began to worry ' me, and I feared that he might return and kill Lewis. Thereforo I have decid- 3 ed that it will be best to find him be- ' fore any su&h calamity can occur, this ^ as much for his sake as for the safety of Lewis. So I have sent for you, Mr. Barnes, taking a step of which Lewis is ignorant. And now may I ask you 1 what in your judgment will be the 1 chance of apprehending Marvel?" "Oh," said Mr. Barnes, "there will ^ be no difficulty in finding him. I do not think he is hiding from the law. If ' at all, it is from the disgrace which he J fancies that Mr. Lewis has cast upon him. But if he really loves Miss Lewis the thing is simple. We have but to ' watch her. Ho is suro to seek an inter- f view soonor or later." i "There," said the squire admiringly; i "see how quickly you get at it. I should never have thought of such a mode of ] Jl IT . procecuillg. XUU iuu tuvit an tu i your first conjecture. Marvel is high < spirited, and I should not bo surprised ] if he surrenders as soon as he learns | that he is wunted. That is why I have been worried by his disappearance. But hero wo aro at the farm." Tlio house was an elegant framo building of tho Queen Anno stylo of ; architecture. The grounds wero on the south.side of tho road, so that the dwell ug faced tlio north. It was recessed i ibout 50 feet from a picket fence, and he party entered through a neat, paint- i :d gate, a brick paved walk lending J ;hem up to tho main door. This was i itnnding invitingly open. Squire Olney leemed entirely at home, for he led the 1 vay straight in without the formality ' )f using the great brass lion's paw | vhich served as a knocker. This bold mtry was not destined to go unresentid, however, for a huge mastiff appeared, coming from an inner room, and i jrowled ominously. At a word from ] *-" - ? ? J'*'" Q lftOfl V?nfl_ ?UU squiro LUC aoouaj^u (I i\;oo uvoale demeanor and prowled about the : party, sniffing at their "persons as ;hough to make their acquaintance. : i^hen he reached Lewis, who was the i ast to enter, he raised himself up on lis hind legs, and, planting his fore laws on his breast, tried to lick him on die face. Lewis resented the animal's < lamiliarity and seemed much annoyed is he brusquely pushed him down with 1 in exclamation of impatience. - I "Why, Mr. Lewis," said the squire, i 'the dog acts as though he knows you. ' Dan it be possible that he remembers f rou? I know that your father brought ' lim here when he first came, but that I s years ago, and he was a mere puppy 1 dien." 1 "I remember him well enough now, mt I doubt if his recollection spans the nterval between now and the time ivhen I gave him bread and milk in his puppy days. I receive that kind of attention from nearly all dogs. Some of 1 ;he fiercest have favored me at sight. ' Dnce at a bench show in London I bet ] diat I could pat the head of any dog ;here. I won the wager, though the ' mimal selected was a ferocious looking 1 lulldog, over whose kennel was conipicuously displayed the warning pla- 1 ;ard: 'Dangerous. Do not handle.' rhey say that a dog knows a friend in- 1 itinctively, and I am certainly a friend ^ if the canine species, ranking dogs next ;o human beings. But let us seek my lather. I am anxious to meet him." "Well, come in here," said the iquire, leading the way into a room on ;he left of the hall. "This is the parlor. Remain here while I hunt up Lewis." The squire had barely passed the loorway when he uttered a cry of alarm ina nurriea across me room. ms aimpanious hastened after him and beheld ;ho prostrate form of a man lying npon ;he rug in front of the fireplace. The iqnire leaned over the body for a moment and then jumped up, with horror lepicted on every feature. "There has been a terrible accident," laid he. "My friend Lewis is here, lead!" The others pressed forward. They saw ;he motionless body of a man. He lay m bis side, with his head near the flrejlace, in which were the remains of a og fire. This fire must have been a hot i me, as the face of the dead man, which ; jad been covered in life with a heavy 1 jeard, was now scarcely more than a ; nass of charred flesh and therefore en- ; lirely unrecognizable. In spots there re- < nained the burned stubs of the hair on ' ;he face and more on the head, but in nany places it was burned entirely iway, exposing the flesh, a blackened ( luman charcoal. i Lewis gazed in a dazed and semi- ( conscious way at the awful sight and ; n a low, hoarse whisper asked: "Is this my father?" ( The squire Started at the question, ; ind at once realized all the horror of ;he situation. He did not reply, but j reckoned to the two detectives to follow i lim and quietly left the room. Accom- ; panied by them, he led the way across ; ;he hall into the library, and then repeated what he had exclaimed at first 1 light of the body?that it was that of < John Lewis, in whose interest they had i some to the house. : "But," continued he, "I cannot un- ( lerstand how it is that we find him lead and in such a position. It looks it first sight like heart disease or apo plexy. How terrible that he should have ; 'alien into the fire and have been so j Ireadfully disfigured!" "Did you ever fancy that your friend i Pad any physical ailment of the kind?" : isked Mr. Barnes. i "Why, no. I always considered him ; the stoutest, heartiest man of my ac- i paaintuuee." "Is it not singular, then, that he should be taken away so suddenly as ;his?" , "Now that, von suceest the idea, it loes seem so. The whole thing has been'. so startling and so unexpected that I nave not collected my thoughts sufflnently to analyzo tho situation. I find my friend dead ou the floor of his own ioupg after having seen him alive and ivell only last evening, and I suppose I lave adopted the first theory which presented itself." "You say you saw your friend last ivening?" asked Mr. Barnes in a quiet mice, keeping his eyes steadily fixed on ;he squire. Something in his tone or in his mauler of asking the question attracted tho squire, and be turned and faced his interrogator as he replied: "Yes." "Where?" "There?in the very room where we low find his corpse. I came to talk ibout this business onco more and to ;ry to dissuade him from pursuing it :urther." "Can you tell at what time you left lim? Is thero any circumstance by ivhioh you can fix the time accurately? Think well. It may be important" "Important?" echoed the squire. 'Why, man, what are you getting at? Surely you cannot think that? Merci'ul heaven I Do you suppose that my ,'riend has been murdered?" "Squire Olney, I cannot say that I lave really formed such an opinion, but . ..... nmfnccinn Ruoh tllincs -I UlUil 1U ll.J |uu*vim>*v- w mly too often, nnd therefore when ho ] finds a dead body under anything liko ' peculiar circumstances, such as these, for example, his suspicions nro aroused more quickly perhaps than might bo 1 the caso with other men. But if you think your young friend, the son, may ' now have suflicicntly recovered from 1 his shock we will go into the room 1 again. An examination of the body 9 may rcmovo any doubts 011 tins subject"" Mr. Barnes then started toward tho next room, and the squiro followed, bardly daring to think of what they mieht be about to discover. Appreciating tho fact that the business before them was very serious, the three men entered the pnrlor quite gravely. As they did so Lewis, who was bending over the body, rose and said in a low voice: "Gentlemen, my father has been murdered." Tho squire sank into the nearest chair. His last hope was gone. Lewis continued: "I repeat he has been murdered. There is a bullet hole in his left side, where it is almost impossible for him to have shot himself; therefore sninidp in nnt nf t.hfi nnestinn." At tho words "bullet hole" Mr. Barnes became all attention. Here was something tangible. Here was real evidence. The position of the wonud, too, that was quite important, and Lewis' conclusion Boomed logical enough. But ho had used the correct words when he said "almost impossible." Mr. Barnes was a careful man in forming opinions, and experience had taught him that the seemingly impossible often occurs. Still, in the line of thought suggested by Lewis' words, ho turned to Squire Olney: "Can you tell us whetheryc-or friend was left handed?" "Yes, I am suro he was not" "Then it is probablo that ho was shot by somo other party than himself. Squire, the affair is now serious. It becomes our duty to try to find the guilty party." At the word "duty" tho squire recovered himself instantly and was all attention. Mr. Barnes continued: "Tho coroner should bo notified at once." "lam the coroner of the county," replied the squire. "In this town we have not needed such an officer within "J think that the murderer fired from the outtsldc." the memory of mau. However, in this instance the duty devolves upon me. Therefore I am in charge of the case. Mr. Barnes, as you camo down to serve me in a matter now at rest I suppose pou can place yourself at my disposal and assist in finding the murderer?" "Certainly," replied Mr. Barnes. "I will simply notify the chief of the facts, and ho will grant me more time than 1 should have asked for before. Do you object to my having Mr. Burrows a? my assistant?" "Of course not I want to see you commence your work at once. No time Is to be lost. I may have been anxious to hush up the other matter, but I am alive to the seriousness of this. Whoever he may be and at whatever cost the murderer must be found and brought to justice." " Very well, sir. From this moment we act under your orders. As you say, no time must be lost. The murderer has several hours' start of us now, and we must catch up our end of the trail as quickly as possible. The first thing to be done is to examiue the room and premises minutely for clews. I therefore suggest that you and Mr. Lewis leave us to work alone whilo you summon men to form your jury." "A very good suggestion. I will act on it at once. Come, Mr. Lewis, a walk in tho open air will help you after the shock which you have sustained." Taking Lewis by the arm, the two left the room. TO BR CONTINUED. THE BLOODHOUND'S KEEN SCENT. p'rom the Louisville Courier-Journal. The bloodhound of America is origually of English strain and breeding, i cross between the famous "Redbone" lound and the Great Beagle. He is a rood liver, fierce by nature, but au ipt learner and very docile and obelient under careful training and kind reatment, and when employed in the jursuit of human beings he can be rained to detain them without injurng his prisoners, holdiug them at bay n perfect command. Muscular and J ??rltk lourrd nonHillnilQ Himu-UIII'SIITU, vrivti jui^vj ;ars and upper lips, and a facial ap>earance that has been variously described as "noble," "stern" and 'thoughtful;" he is of medium size, weighing from 40 to 50 pounds, and lis color is usually a deep tan, cloudMi with black. For several generaions he has been used for various imposes in the south; but it is only 11 very recent years that he has come ;o be recognized in the north as a good letective and a successful man chaser. The very first of these dogs to be put n service as trailers of fleeing culprits lorth of the Ohio river were the now "nmous hounds, "Old Jack" and "Old Lucy," purchased in Alabama and aken to Indiana by William A. Car:er, of Seymour, in 1890. The mother >f these dogs, "Old l'atsey," had been very successful in trailing and assistng in the capture of the notorious obber and murderer, "Old Kuhe Burrows," whose trail she followed for iver 150 miles in Alabama. The first work of "Jack" and "Lucy" was done, and very successfully, at 9 ? *1-? ? ^ millimr t ho W oom ti iUOll LIJ9 Ul III it ailing biiv Tfv/V&AJO, fVIa, train robbers a few days before the importation of these dogs to Seymour. The initial work there was the tracing and capturing of two Italians md one Negro, who are now "doing time" at Michigan City for a burglary at Seymour. Next they ran to covei Berry Garner, a notorious housebreak er and thief, who is now serving a 2( years' sentence for raids committed a Seymour and North Vernon, Ind. La ter "Old Jack" and others from tb< Carter kennel were successful in tra cing "Bud" Stone, the notorious cou fessed murderer of the Wratten family in Davis county, Indiana, who wa< convicted and hanged in the stat< prison at Jefl'ersonville in 1894. Onlj a short time after this they were ai successful as the leaders in the capture of the murderous assailants of Johr Niblack, of Lawrenceville, 111. Thess culprits were also convicted and sen tenced to long prison terms, and theii capture and conviction was in grea part due to the sagacity and detectivs ability of tbese faithful and vigilaul bounds. At Osgood, Ind., the home of th< notorious characters who were recent ly lynched at Versailles, the Cartel hounds, about two yeare ago, trailei and captured several chickens thieves ?among the number Lyle Levi, th< oldest and the alleged leader of th< five men who were hanged by th< Ripley county mob, and while then "Old Lucy" was fatally poisoned atth< hotel by one of the gang while hei owner and trainer was at supper. The next exploit was in trailing the rob bers of a jewelry store at Campbells burg, Ind., four in number, who were followed into Kentucky, captured auei convicted. In tracing the murderers of Night Policeman Watterson, at In dianapolis, for more than ten miles over a trail more than 36 hours old in a run after the "night riders" al Anderson, Ind., and in chasing thieves and robbers at Paragon, Holton ant Decker, Ind., the Carter hounds exhi bited remarkable sagacity and wonder ft.i oikSiipoh Thpv h*vfl n.lsr> doru IUA Uiuuiuuvv, * -vj good service at Dover, Ky., Lyons Columbus, Bedford, Loogoote anc Evansville, Ind., tracing a thief an( robber to bis capture 45 miles froir the last named place. While the trailing of criminals ii the priucipa! and general use to whicl these active and alert tracers hav< been put in this and other nortberr states, it is not the only service ii which their work has been of verj great value. Dennis Connelly, a 6-year old boy, followed a baud wagon on of the city of North Vernon, Iud.,ant he became lost in trying to returi home. After two days and one nigh had been spent in fruitless search foi the little fellow by his parents ant their neighbors, "Old Jack" ant "Bright," another English "Redbone' hound of the Carter breeding, wer? called into service. They took th< scent from a garment that the los knJ n>AHn Aiul fnlInniof^ hlQ trfll UIJ1IU UUU UWIII II1IU IVIIVVT vu M.v ?. ? for 40 miles, when, after a run of ar entire night, they discovered him in ? secluded spot in a dense and tanglet thicket, where he had dropped dowi to rest after eating a supper of black berries, his only food for two whoh days and nights, very weary and foot sore from his long and lonesome mean dering, but otherwise well and unhurt When the trainers of the dogs cam< up to this cover they found the litth waif fondling the sagacious brutes who appeared to be as happy as h< over their success in rescuing him front death by starvation and exposure. Of tbe dogs in the original Cartel kennel, "Old Jack" died a year ago o cancer, and "Old Lucy" and "Bright' are dead from poison administered bi their enemies. Of their descendants several valuable and thoroughly train ed young dogs have been sold, ant they are now in active and useful ser vice at Van Buren, Anderson ant Rushville, Ind.; Warsaw, Ky.; Vai Buren, Ark.; Petersburg, W. Va. Charlestown, N. C.; Centerville, O. Lawrenceville and Decatur, 111., ant several other large places, and every where they are doiug great work anc sustaining the record so well earuec by their ancestors. To William A Carter is due all the credit for the in troduction of these valuable aids t< the police system, outside of the ok slave district. The originator of tb< plan he has been the chief promote! in its development and extension. A the start his idea was ridiculed ant the plan was derided by the many Now his method, like the work of hii dogs, has achieved national notoriety and celebrity. Mr. Norvin T. Harris of Hurstburne, in this county, owm two very valuable bloodhounds and i litter of young ones. Mr. Harris own ed two superb English dogs, exhibitec at the recent beucb show iu Louisville They died within a few hours of eacl other a few days after the show closed John Auld Forsythe. RAILROADS. Iu an article in the Philadelphia In quirer, dealing with some phrases o the railway problem in Great Britaii and the United States, Robt. P. Portei says the most superficial observer mus be struck with the widely differen treatment accorded railway enterprisi by the legislators of the two countries In England the railways have beet treated with reasonable intelligence and, while parliament has insistei upon equal and reasonable rates, they have not, as in this country, been tiec up by an interstate law, which forbid; freedom of coutract for the purpose o unification of charges at competing points, nor harrassed iu a thousauc different ways by almost half a hun died legislatures, with unlimited powei and great inclination for local mischief As a result of this policy, the return; of the British railways for 181)6 shov these properties to be in an exceedingly prosperous condition, nearly all th< stocks bringing fair dividends, the in terest on the loaus and bonds promptly paid, the wages of the employes 01 some roads voluntarily increased, am au increased employment, both in tin shops and on the tracks. Last year the statistician of the in terstate commerce commission, whei contemplating the fact that in tw< years our railways had run behind over $75,000,000, remarked : "Should this continue, either the investments or the credits of railways must disappear." In the United States the credit has already gone and the investment is rapidly following. About $3,500,000,000, or over 70 per cent, of the capital stock of railways pays no dividends whatever. In England the returns of 1896 show that only $285,000,000, or about 8 per cent, of the capital stock is unremunerative. In England the dividends average nearly 4 per cent.; in the United States last year only about 1J per cent. In the United Kingdom, the interest of no loans nor bonds went by default. The report says of about $5,000,000, "nnt entitled tn interest " niiH interest ? ranging from two to five per cent, and i over, was paid on the loans and debentures, aggregating about $1,450,000,} 000. As an offset to this hen Ithy show ing, we have about $890,000,000 of the r bonds of American railways in default, 1 nearly 17 per cent, of the whole. As } investments for saving funds, with a ; few noted exceptions, the American } railway security cuts no figure. On i the other band, English railway securi ities are looked upon in that country i as excellent stocks to buy, not for r speculation, but investment. As a 5 consequence, English railways can - commaud all the necessary capital to carry on needed improvement and ems ploy the full quota of hands. I 5 KENTUCKY'S BLIND HUNTER. j Feats of a Man Who Has Been Sightless ? Twenty Years. Chicago Times-Herald. i A dispatch from Nicholasville, Ky., 1 contains the following remarkable - story: Tom Johnson, who has been blind ; in both eyes for 20 years, has been the , talk of the county for the past 10 days. 1 Johnson is a fox hunter. He keeps a 1 pack of hounds. Mag, one of his fai vorite dogs, went mad. Johnson's . wife and children and a neighbor, Joe 3 Harvey Brumfield, were out in the i yard, when Mag came running through i the orchard foaming at the mouth and i snapping right and left. It was a gen* - - ? ? U?./l no U rvKl ii 1 III Lie t'uac ui UJUI U|;uuuia? f The people in the yard frantically - rushed into the house, locked the doors t and told Johnson of the condition of 1 his favorite dog. In the meantime i Mag had dashed by the house and L started off in the direction of a neighr bor's. When Johnson was told of the 1 dog's hydrophobia he arose, and, de1 spite the efforts of his family and Mr. ' Brumfield, walked into the yard. Dii rectly Mag came back, and seemed to j be in a more violent state of madness t than before. Those in the house called 1 to Johnson that the dog was coming, l and piteously begged him to return, i The old blind man heeded not the ap1 peals of his family ; but stood like a i statute, listening to the snarling of the - dog. Mag spied him and came straight ; to him. "There she comes," yelled Brum field, from inside the house. Still the . old man stood his ground. Within 10 i feet of him Mag stopped, then slowly i approached him, still snapping and ' * T">! ~L i mania j SDftniDg. IVIgUL IU IUO U11UU uiau a i feet came the dog, and as she was i about to seize bis leg, he reached down and, with an instict which seemed r superhuman, grasped her about the f neck in a vise-like grip. ' The dog struggled in vain to free r herself, but Mr. Johnson started to, ward the woodshed, dragging her. Brumfield came and opened the door 1 of the shed, and Johnson approached - and hurled the dog inside. Brumfield 1 quickly closed the door, and Mag was 1 left to her ravings till a shotgun was ; procured and she was killed. ; This feat of Mr. Johnson's is only 1 one of many in his remarkable career. - He is 50 years old, and the story of 1 his deeds sounds more like fiction than 1 fact. Twenty years ago he was a man . of affluence; but he lost bis eyesight, and, having a large family, his fortune ) dwindled until today he has only a 1 house and a few acres of land. All i his life he has beeu passionately fond r of fox hunting and has always kept a t fine pack of dogs. When he went 1 blind it was thought his hunting days . were over ; but such was not the case. 3 He became even more devoted to the r sport. Strange as it may seem, he has , never required a guide to aid him in 3 riding over the cliffs of the Kentucky i river in his chases. Mounted on his old blind mule, this blind man may be 1 seen one or two nights every week, . riding along a dark and narrow path j of a rugged cliff, while his dogs are . searching for the trail of a fox. After the trail is found he stops, and all night long listens to the baying of the dogs as they follow the trail, moving . only when reynard leads the dogs to f more distant parts, j Typical fox hunter that he is, he r knows the "mouth" of his every dog. t Did a stranger meet him on a dark t night, he would never know the man ? was blind. Many are the tenderfeet he has led on these night hunts. His ! ability to find his way on these chases is accounted for by him iu that he is 1 perfectly familiar with the scope of the i country over which he huuts, but when I it is remembered that this scope exu lends for many miles along the rugged f cliffs of the Kentucky river, and that r he rides a mule as blind as himself, it j can be considered no less remarkable. r fiSaf At the menagerie there 19 a universal laugh on the faces of the people 3 about the monkeys' cage, while there is t a look of sadness upon eucb simian visage. Can it be that while the moni key only appears funny to mankind, . the contemplation of mankind fills the f monkey soul with sorrow ? 1 flaT Thare iz nothing so cheap az e opiuyuns. Every body haz sum to dispose ov. They ain't worth mutch - euuy how ; if they waz, folks would i not be so anxious to giv' them 3 away.