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;" . WINNSBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1884 . - = . . :
rA PRUSSIAN'S SUICIDE/
JCOERSTEIN ENDS A BAD CAREER.1
A German Forger, Ordered to Be Extradited.
Takes Cyanide of Potassium on
thn Eve of His Departure,
and Dies.
[Chicago Tribunal
^ Herman Koerstein, a Gorman thirtyeight
years old, committed suicide at the
1^^^^ County Jail yesterday by taking poisonHe
was a fugitive from Germany, where
he had committed the crimes of forgery
|i and embezzlement while in the employ as
? Secretary of a Government railway at
Bromber?. Prussia. His extradition was
demanded, and Judge Biodgatt decided to
deliver him up to the German authorities.
Yesterday Detective F. B. Clark, of Pinkerton's
Agency, called at the jail for the
purpose of starting with the prisoner on
hi3 journey to Europe. Jailor Folz ordered
Deputy John Coauull to bring Koer-.
stein from his cell, which was No. 26 on
the second tier. In the meantime Clerk
Price got the discharge papers in readiness.
The officer was about to take his
rman into custody when he not'cod a deadly
pallor overspread Lis f cos a :d with a
cry of pain he fell h-aviiy ?o t-ie ground.
TW"!? chctuj/. a 1 t ; TTrtillSstftin
IKUIV1 uau ouo^'vv v ? v. ?*v **.v> . ??-.??
would probably at empt sak-id.', aad the
idea thyc his suruii.-\,- was correct
~r immediately flashed up n him. Dr.
Krost, the Assistant Co :nty Physician,
was hastily summoned, and
^ a superficial ezunv nation satisfied him
that the man had p osaaod him&
self, and that his cud w.;s near at hand.
This was at a quu'tor past thsea o'clock,
minutes af or four all signs
ffliH Tuo poison he took was
^^sium, ;i violent drug,
^^oolc oT?c- in the vital
^k^is m :de to save the
^;clo[ no avail.
DBBe^ s: ill remain ic
dead pristbat
he
the
B^gs, tied
^?ns for
^gind a
Hhand.
BRrsThe
contjacsor the epistle woro^
BW as follows:
My extradition has been ordered, but to
HP Germany, where I had to suft'er so much bitterness
and woe, I shall not return. I remain
here, and prefer death to dishonor. The Lord
Ibe merciful to my soul. I b<tr u> send the inclosed
letters at once. H. Koejisteis.
P. S.?The cyaaide of potas-ium I brought
with me. K.
THe two letters were a idressed to his
three children and Mrs. Schwa i, at No.
614% North Clark street. The latter has
the custody of the children, and he asks
them and her to love aud re.-.pcct hi-; mamory.
He hoped for forgiveness in the next
world. The poison, ha writes, he always
"* carried with him. Tiie jail officials thought
.fee bought it while beii:g taken to and from
court, bat, in the absence of other testimony,
Korstein's posthumous statement
must be taken for the truth. Among his
effects was found a Lutheran hymn-book
addressee to Mrs. Hulda Hahn, No. 190
Polk street. On the wrapper was written :
"Open before delivery." The first page
" on the inside was covered with an inscrip"
~ tfon, also in German. Translated it was
as follows:
tmw book was sent to me this day, Jan. IS,
13Si, in a package of washing.
Hulda Hakx: Thou dearest to sand me
this book?thou who hast mortgaged thy soul
to the Devil. Where thou mxyest travel or
ahHo mv miKP will follow theC. In thOG
rdwelleth a soul foul and vile. Thou hast not
only made me unhappy, but orphaned my.
children. To many families thou hast been a
veritable Satan. Curses on yon. Wander
restless till lightning strike- you deal.
- Ku&RiTElX.
- Mrs. Hahn was found ai her home by a
Tribune, reporter last eveiiur. She vras
informed of the parting curse dedicated to
her -without explanation in sue J a strange
manner by the decea:e.i. Sh> said she
was the sister-in-law of Kosrsieia. Ha left
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CIS noma turn l-amny >uuwmj aqo, j
and came to the United State;. Aftor his
H .. arrival he sent for his wife and hi? children
whom he had by a former marriage.
Mrs..Koerstein refused to leave home and
H follow her hasband to a strange land, but
advised Mrs. Hahn to emigrate. She arjgjj
rived here three months ago with the chil- r
dren. Koerstein had borrowed two hundred
V dollars from her, whica she alleges he
BP squandered on a woman ia Detroit- He
came back to Chicago and was arrested.
HH Subsequently he asked to see her at the
jail and his eldest son, Theodore. They
H| gave him money, but he was very severe
in-his-language toward his.offspring, whom
he accused of acting traitorously by giv??
ing the-police information which led to his
F S arrest. This the lad denies. He is very
^ much'grieved at his father's suspicions,
which he claims were without foundation.
y Mrs. Hahn further states that she borrowed
thirty dollars from a butcher named Becker,
on Blue Island avenuj, to defray-*
the expenses of Koors Vein's trial. S ie ii'
now compelled to work for Bec ker to pay
the debt she owes him. Sue denied posi1
tively that she had offended Koersfceiii in
\ any way that would causo him -to corse
her, and said she did not caro a snap other
finger for his curse. Ha was migrate*,
ful to the last. Sue had sent the hytanv '
book to the prisoner l.ec :u-so he had male
a request' for something: to read. -- She
thought a hymn book wool 1 console hiin,
and he at the same time cou'.d soek moral
truths from it. In conclusion, she reiterated
that the dead man's curse would not
* ^ affect her in thfc least.
< fi A DEMON'S DEEDS.
- * He Tries to Poison His Young: Wife So That
He May Marry a Gay Young Girl.
[New Philadelphia, (0.) Speciai.]
* The particulars of a most startling sensation
came to light here to-day which, when
folly developed, will shake social circles in
New Philadelphia from center to circumference.
The facts in the case are as follows:
.
Two years ago a young man of this place
married one of New Philadelphia's best
y and most accomplished young ladies. They
lived happily together for a year and a;
? half, when ?.t was discovered that the has
band commenced in a deliberate and sys- j
^ tematic manner to poison his young wife,
_ in order that he might bestow his affect ions J
' untrammeled upon a gay young girl whofn
he had met. The newly-married couple 1
had been lovers from their youth up, and \
as they stood before the hymeneal altar it j
^ -> was remarked by all the guests thai no hap. :
pier couple ever started on life's journey to- j
gether. At the end of the honeymoon they
removed to a neighboring county where ;
tho husband engaged in a profitable manu- j
facturiilg enterprise in^ a stock company. !
flmnnjr ose WUO C31iea UU uaniv j
wedded couple in their new home to make
them welcome was a young lady noted for
her beauty and her many winsome manners
and accomplishments. She is the
daughter of P leading business man and a
very near neighbor of the married couple*'
From the very day that tbis gay "young ,
girl set her foot in the now home the hus1
tA rare for his wife. and. as if
by magic, all his love and affection wore ;
transferred to the little neighbor girl.,
Euchre parties and social calls from the ]
latter served to make matters worse, until j
finally the young wife forbade the neigh- i
bor girl entering her household. The hus-1
band? not to be thwarted, frequently met.
her on. the streets and in other Dlaces. uni
tn the scandal bccarne the town taic.
Six months ago the fickle hus.
band told his young wife in i
plain words that he ha i ceased entirely
to love her, and added "(hat he bad ;
now an easv plan to remove her from this
world, and would do it in a way that she j
would know nothing about." He endeav- 1
ored to comfort ]ier by telling lier that " by
Christmas-Day sho would be slesping j
sweetly in her little white house under the '
sod,''and then "he and his 'little dear'i
(as he called the little neighbor girl) would :
come and placo bouquets of flowers on her 1
grave." At night he would pace the floor :
and talk of nothing Lut his love for his j
"little dear." When Lis wife could not i
sleep for his actions he would bring her i
wine and various medicines., telling her j
that they had been prescribed by a physi- j
cian, and that they were just the thing to j
quiet her nerves. When she would rcmon- i
strate with him for the manner in which he j
conducted himself with tho neighbor girl, i
In would reply that she (his wife) was j
siek and r.ocled mora medicine. One morning
he brought in u bottle of horse-medicine,
and, with threats, was determined to
make her take a dose of it. He told her it
would quiet her nerves and restore her appetite.
The wife, becoming alarmed, fled from
the house, having nothing on bat the most
scanty apparel. She ran to the depot,
and, fortunately, a train was just ready
to start, which she took for this place.
She had changed so much in appearance
that her frionds scarcely recognized her.
Hft face, once so round and beautiful, was
flabby and bloat d, and her friends could
scarcely believe that she was the same
happy girl who, such a short time ago, had
left them under circumstances apparently
so ravorarue.
The family physician was called in, and
it was found that the system of the young
wife contained large quantities of arsenic.
The wife now has no doubt that her husband
placed small quantities of the poison
in the wine and other liqnors that he gave
her, hoping to put her out of the way. It j
has been proven beyond a doubt that such
is the case. She has left him forever, and
will apply at once for a divorce.
The storv of the voung wife is a most
pitiful one, an I the tortures she has endured
at the hands of the one who had
vowed to love and cherish her seems almost
beyond belief. Any one seeing her, j
^^ " ga^^eonvinced beyond a doubt that j
had she staye^T^a^longer 'the 'demon
would have accomplished his purpose
by killing her with slow poison.
She is under skillful medical
treatment, and there are now hopes of he:
recovery. The monster who attempted
the awful crime has gone West with several
hundred dollars of the company's
money. Should tie return cere ne may dc
summarily dealt with. By a special and
urgent request of the relatives of the wife
names for the present are withheld.
A MATRIMONIAL MIXTURE.
Sow Some Pennsylvania "W omen Becam?
Confused in Their Conjugal Relations,
[Philadelphia Times.]
Nine or ten years ago a certain Jake 1
Ruse, of Greene Township, Pa., married j
a woman named Calvert, daughter of Lash j
Calvert. They lived together two or three
? ?laff ItialAwful ?wrz?o and !
years, wucw -? _ l
took up with a woman named Stickles, j
daughter of Levi Stickles. He soon fell j
out with the Stickles woman and looked
about for another woman to conquer. He
made love to a Miss Stoneking, who took
kindly to him, and they were one as nearly
as possible, considering that two other
wives had matrimonial claims upon Ruse.
They are still living together.
Byer Ruse, of the'same township and a
brother of Jake, married a woman in
Waynesburg about a year since, but he
treated her so badly that the parents of
the woman took her away from Ruse. The
latter then took up wibh his brother Jake'ss'econd
wife, the Stickles woman.
Pleasant .raise, a sisterot jane suu cjw, i
married Dan Stickles and had two children
by him- She left him about a year
ago and sought the loving arms of one
John Dunston, of Jefferson township.
Mary Ruse, another sister, two years
ago married a Jim Hawkins, who was said
to have a wife living at the time. They
lived together some eighteen months, till a
child was born to them, when one day the
mother-in-law appeared upon the scene
where the couple lived, just across the river
in Fayette County, and upon some pre*
tense took the daughter Dome. mrs. naw-1
kins No. 2 attended the "Waynesburg fair
last fall, stopping with one Hiram Long,
he and his family now baing in the almshouse,
and while here foil in with one
Jim Richev, who had a wife living. She
took a fancy to Jim, and in order that she
might pass herself off on him as a young
maiden her mother came and took the six
months-old child, of which Hawkins was
the father. They took kindly to each other
and are now living together in the same
Vnnca witK "Miss. Hawkins', alias Richev's.
parents on the township line, between i
Cumberland and Greene townships.
Ben Love left his lawful wife in Waynes-!
burg and went to Greene Township and |
married aMiss Kimble about a year ago.'
who now lives on the farm ofS. P. Minor,
in 'the township named, while Mrs. Love
2STp: 1 still lives in Wayne sbarg.
Ben Masters, of Greened Township, became
enamored of a sister of Hiram Long'?
wife, she having a husband living and Ben
a wife in West Virginia. They didn-"*j allow
these incumbrances to interfere, however.
and about" two months since they
waie married, - and now live in Greene
Township.
Dan Stickles,- whose wife No. 1 mar
ried Dunston,r already mentioned, toot
unto herself a second rib in " the person oi \
one William Masters, of Rudolph's Run j
This agreement was entered into last fall '
and the happy pair now reside near the
line between the townships of "Whitely and
Greene.
Jim Richey's wife, soon after she sepa |
rated from Richey, married Jim Swanago. [
of Cumberland Township, and Ue and hii!
blossom now live near Rice's landinc. ,
% VTUC?
[Cor. Detroit Free Press.]
Egide Willems, of New York City, is a j
Belgian, aged sixty. He rereatly married j
a sm-irt an 1 pretty Swe lish girl aged j
twenty. The usual result: She leads him i
by the nose, makes hin: build tho fires and j
let her slumber until thi c ff.-e is rea ly. ]
She did more; she helped herself from the i
money-drawer, aud tricked herself out in j
a manner that would have ast >unded Sol- I
omnn. But the worst of it all was that she j
laughed whenever he remonstrated. This i
was too much for Willems, so he appealed j
to court. When questioned by the frown-'
ingJudje why she laughed, she replied j
with a rainbow or smiles: "i ime to laugn. ;
I was born that way." Despite the fact ;
that most girl babies seem born to cry, the j
Judge couldn'- help letting the poor thing !
go. In the hall Will?ms seized his laugh
ing wife and tried to kiss her, imploring
her to go home. She straggled in his ;
grasp, laughing the while, freed herself, i
laughed again, and then said she would :
think about it. At last sh9 gave a half :
promise that if ho would go with her to ;
her lawyer and sign a declaration that'
what he had said about her was untrue she
K nollorl on/1 AC if- '
wuiliti rcturu. -x tau v>ao u^u **<, *w I
drove away Mrs. "VVillems put her face out ;
of the window and beamed on a court at-!
tend ant who had been kind to her. It is :
a fnighty hard thing to hold out against a '
laughing wife. It's the other kind that
kills.
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AUDACIOUS BANDITS, j
A COLORADO MAN IN SORE PERIL.'
Bobbers Wring $2,000 from Charles Ei
WUlis at the Point of a Revolver?He. Is
rVlnMfnxnaii Q TlH FnWfill
U1U6SBUI V1UV4V.VU.V- ? ?
to Write for More Money.
[Denver Neva]
Yesterday a News reporter stumljled!
apon a clew which lod to the relation by a !
gentleman in this city of an experience !
which reads more like the annals of the j
Campagna in Itr.ly, fifty years ago, than j
an occurrence in a city in the nineteenth i
century, with its electric lights, well- j
organized police, and a spirit 01 law anu order
second to none in the United States.
This gentleman, whose name is Charles E.
Willis, states that he came to Colorado
last June from his home near Adrian,
Mich., with a view to engaging in mining,
If he could find suitable investments for a
few-thousand dollars, which he had accu
mulated by a life ol tlirilt ana economy, i
He visited Georgetown, Leadville and I
other mining camp ? , and acquired inter- j
ests in property near these places which j
have occupied his attention ever since,
until the rigor of The winter in the high
altitude proved too severe for his constitution,
already impaired by the toil of nearly
sixty years, and he determinedto come to
Denver for the winter. With a view
to this end he wrote to his wife to
sell the property and join him with her
young daughter in Denver. She realized
about $6,000 from the sales of their effects
and ai rived in Denver Sunday morning,
t>>? TA Vi ivief- Hrinfrincrt.ha TnnnfiV with hef.
Mr. Willis had renewed his acquaintance
with several gentlemen who had formerly
resided in and near Adrian, among whom
wa< A. H. Russell, Esq., well-known in this
city, and Mr. Russell invited him to bring
his family to his house until he could m^ke
satisfactory arrangements for permanent
residence. Sun-lay, the day of his wife's
arrival, was spent quietly at the house,
J*o. 161 Washington avenue, and after
supper Mr. "Willis came down to the St.
James Hotel, where he expected to meet a
gentleman wh:> is interested with him in a
mijiinc ftiitemrisa. The eentleman failed
to keep the appointment, and after waiting
an boor or so Mr. Willis started for home
a few minutes before nine o'clock. The
night was dark and cold, and he walked aB
Tii'IfI ^ til slippery condition of the
pavements woTM "pelLflliu lie metnsual
number of pedestrian^ along Six**,
teenth street, and crossing Broadway he
walked ra'.her more slowly up the hill eft)
East Sixteenth until ho reached the vacant
lot just beyond tbe residence of- Mr. Charles
B. Koun;ze. There the frees grew close and
tall along the sidewalk on the one side and
a high fcnce incloses the lot on the other.
Mr. Willis states that he was walking along
in a rather abstracted frame of mind,
mn.irfom'nir'c hi 1 cin??S TllSASant*
LLlUU^LiUO Ut OAiVi w ? vui?*0 ^ v?v.?x
ly commingled with the tender cares which
his wife's arrival had awakened, when
about the middle of the block he received
a crushing blow on the back of the head,
knocking him completely senseless. When
he recovered conseiousnes; he found himself
in a rude shanty with bare floor, un>
planed board walls, and a canvas roof
like a tent. A small stove furnished heat
for- tko rwmy aiOuud \VtXtCXf W0T6 Sti&liGO
four men wearing masks which completely
co:-.ceak*d their features. Th? light
furnished by a candle set on a table at one
end of the room was insufficient to enable
him to obtain a good view of their clothing,
but it was such as is generally worn
by miners and the laboring classes. Mr.
Willis was tied hand and foot and a weight
attached to his neck so be could not raise
his head. He detcctel the odor of chloroform
on Ms beard 9nd clothes and felt a
nausea that told the -.story of his unconscious
moments. Eb lay quiet for a few
moments and t en ta his awakening con.
sciousness the pain in his head, caused by
the blow ho had reccivod, became so great
that he moaned with pain. This brought
one of tbe m?n to his f jet, and he uniied
Willis' hands, gave him a cup of water
and made his position a little more comfortable.
In re turn for these little attentions
he placed paper and pencil before
Mr. Willis, and demanded that he should
write a note to his wife bidding her send
him ?2,000 at once.
The unfortunate man pleaded and protested,but
without avail, and finally under
the threat of death, backed up by a cocked
revolver, l.e wrcta a note to his wife, at
the dictation of one of the men, of which
the following is a c^py:
. "Denver, Col., Dec. 16. 1883.
"Mr Dear Wive: Please send by bearer,
who is a trustworthy party, ?2,000, which 1
need to complete a transaction. Don't be uneasy
if I do not return until to-morrow morning.
Your affectionate husband.
"flHATtt.ES E_ Wrr.T.TS."
Mr. Willis states that one Of the men dis
appeared with the note and, after an interval
of about two hours as nearly as he
could guoss, returned with the money. The
money was counted out in silence on the
tablj and then divided into two piles. At
this juncture they seemed to recall to
mind his presence, and one of the men
whispered a few moments to the others,
and then Mr. Willis was gauged anj^blindfolded
and lifted, all bound, into a vehicle
whicli he judged to be a spring wagon.
T?e horse was driven rapidly for an hour
or more and then stopped, and, his bonds
and gag being first removed, Mr. Willis.
w?? nlflptid on his feet in the middle of the
road and told ho might go. Before leaving,
however,the lea ler of the party told Willis
that if he madl i* loss publicor iufcrmed
the police ho ir.u-;t be prepared to take the
consequence*. Then they drove off and
Willis at rand".:. took 'li-> opposite direction,
and with much difficulty reached an
outskirto: to-vn, wh'c'j, by his description,
must have be *:i the Hi hlaads. He finally
arrived at air. Ilusseii's residence on
Washington avenue and immediately
took to his bad, where he ha<; remained ever
since. He doe: not appear to have been
seriously ii. jured by the blow, but is suffering
n oi:> us vou; prostration and anxiety
of mind, eaus' d by the los* of his
money. Mr. Wdiis' inexperience with the
ways of a city and the bewildering
strau euvisot hi- adventure, added to the
natu al :inidity of his age, rostrainei him
from taking any s teps toward the recovery
of his mo ey until TLursday, when he
put the matte:- i-i the. hands of. a private
detective, in whose ability and discreetness
he has much confidence. He says he
has read so much about the incompetency
and stupidity of the police in Iar^e cities
that he was afraid they would spoil t'ue
job if they undertook it. The cJ-tcctive
has left town on a still hunt diter the rob
bers, but it is more than probable that
they are still in town. The reporter
interviewed Sirs. Willis, who is a pleasan'-featured
lady of mi ld.Ie.age, with the
simplicity and kindness of address -^hlch
show how peacefully the stream of her life
has flowed up to "the* time' of "this occurrence.
She is in great distress of mind
over her husband's condition, and cried
pitifully at intervals during her statement
Sho s*aid that when the men presented the
note from her husbari 1 she entertained no
su-picion of its rjal meaning, as her hust
J j :
UUI1U uau IlU'HUOH?ll UUXlll^ wc uijr vua?
he would probably purchase the in^rest
of the party whom he expected to meet
that evening. She did not uoticc tbe mail's
appearance closely, and says she is not
sure she could identify him, and she hopes
"ti.Oie wicked man will stay away from
her husband and never be heard of asrain.**
* '
Mr. Russell, their hosf, states that he tried,
to prevail oa Mr. Willis to apply to the
po! at t'i<* nrs\ but yield-id to that gentleman's
policy of a quiet search. He was
not pros-ut wbiiu Mrs. Willis received the
' i ?? . linifv fcn cive her
I ho of hii wider experience, TJie
robbery \va> o .e oC the boldest ever com::iit
< i in it civilized community, and^is
(ounv'ion with the artistic burglary "of
theC\i!if<>;ni.i Hall s.ifj the same night and
otl.w ca<o-> oi midnight crimes goes fo
show that a . a i ; oL as d-jsperate rascals'
ns c>..ld be found anywhere are at work In.
tho city. .%
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FOOLISHNESS.
How a Practical Joker'.* Feeble Attempt"?
at So-C.ill?*a '.Vit Iicsalted in Dlsaitei^v ?
A Sad Ending to a Frolic.
[Duquoin (111.) Special.] jgK-J
News reac-.od here to-day of a sad affjtfr
that cceurrc',1 a", the lit le town of Frank-j
fi-.r~, in Fra:ikl n Couiit3% Wednesday nighty I
in vhi.-h the fTm-ls of a party of practical I
jolier i e ;ul e' d!s : s rously to one of therfT y.
1 app-ars tha- some of uthe boys'.' a>?. <ian,;v
l to have a li-tlj fun at' the expense^ Ji
o." E. E. Carta:*.. li-iving perfected their if*
pla"s, S :m Wayne invited Carter to gjp /
out a:id "hav.j a time." They visited the
Lcms of Thomas Hammill. Here is where,
tha j ke was to be played that was expected
t'<> frighten Carter out of a yeaiA
cto a -h. Thcv kn ;cked a" Hammill's door,
ana vo.'Csj inside inquired: " Who%
the- oTh.' only reply was more load'
kno *ki .g on the on'side. Again Haflimill
called out: "Who is it and whfcf
do you want?" Receiving no answer*
Hanin ill suddenly threw open the door
an l Ivgaa to shoot blank cartridges at
Wayne and Cnrter. Wayne, pretending
to l?e bidly scare i, ran as if for' his lifo^T.
Carter look a different view of the
tion. He didn't stop to reason with the
mnn wlin nras shontin/ at him. or to jdVe
or ask a::y explanation He simply sSsr
tha', a< he believed, his life was
jeopardy, and acted on the first impulse.
As the second report of Hammill's pin^F
rang out, it was replied to by a wfil;.
directed shot from a thirty-eight callSer
revolver which Carter brought into requisition.,
The bullet struck Hammill in the
jaw, and was immediately followed by *
second shot from Carter's pistol that
lodg -d a bullet in Hammill's ueck. See^
injr Hammill fall, Carter stopped shooting
and commenced shouting, soon drawing*
crowd to the scene. Latest news from' *
T-o tit,io fViaf TTammill xr/is afcHl I
gliye, but bis wounds were considered
morferii^
The Sadl^fiSCSi1 to Mr.
JWilkesbarre (Pa.) bpeciaL] iJi'.
Forty Fort, a small village two miles xqv,
the stream from Wilbesbarre, Pa., the a
scene of the famous Wyoming massacre,I
witnessed a sad accident Saturday after-;
noon, by which two younz girls, Alice
Major and Sarah Mardsen, aged.eighteen1'
and seventeen respectively, met 4he2rit
death. Tue two girls, in company with.atjf.
young teacher, Clark by name, were skat?~f
ing on the river a little below the village. T
A small portion of the river had been kepfcil
free from ice, but the extreme cold of theJr
last two day> bad frozen it thinly. With^H [
out perceiving the danger tne two girxey .
skated han^-in-iioM_oixto .this r,
were plunged into the river.
Clark, who was a short distance behind/
skated rapidly to the spot and attempted to
save the girls, but was himself precipitated
into the water by the breaking of the
ice. He managed to scramble out, how- |
ever, and looked for his companions, but
the swift current had carried them under
the ice, and the horrified young man saw them
through the thin clear ice, borne rapidly
along and struggling for life. Some
twenty yards below there was an air-hole,
and here the unfortunate girls once more
came to the sur'ac?. They uttered no cry,
aitlionirii one of them raised her hand
above the surface and waving it to the
young man, called oul: "Good-bye, Mr.
Clark, good-bye." Tho next instant they
were again carried u ider the ice and were
seen no more. Despjrate efforts were
made io recover the bodies but in vain;
nor is it probable they will be recovered
until spring, the ice being eight inches
thick and solid.
Miss Major was the daughter of Crandall
Major, the postmaster of Forty Fort Both
girls aro \v9ll known and . highly respected
in the vicinity.
A Sad Reunion.
[Galveston (Tex.) Post]
A sad scene was recently enacted in a
hotel at Galveston, Tex., in which the
reconciliation of a long-estranged man
and wife was consummated, and their
separation accomplished by death. Several
years ago, H. T. Raisen and Mary
Bracht, of Rockfort, Tex., were married,
Knf rtisenrd creeninz into their happy
household, the courts were obliged to put
asunder what God had joined together.
The bride returned to her father's house
and the unhappy groom commenced a roving
life. Het.avelfcd to South America,
visited Havana, where he suffered for
many months from the dread disease, yellow
fever, and finally returned to Texas in
company with Lord Ayersford, who, tak-'
ing a liking to the wanderer, established
>>im in the mercantile business and pre
sented him with a fiue house and farm.
On a business trip Mr. Raisen visited Galveston,
and, becoming afflicted with a serious
illness, and feeling that the end was
fast approaching, he telegraphed for his
former wife, who promptly responded
with their child, a little boy seven years
old, whom he had never seen. For many'1 A
days she tenderly nursed him, and sought
with every carc that love could bestow to
bring him back from the grave, but in j
vain. Finding that the time of his death
was but a matter of a few days, Eaisen
made known to his friends his desire to be
reuni " . to the woman he loved. His
wishes were complied with. They were
reman ied, but the sufferer will never on-frtr
flffar Ivn.
jvy mo a^wuu iivuv^ ?mwm^ -v.j
gering in excessive agony for several
days, he succumbed so fate, and he was
laid to rest. __
A Hero's Fearful Death*
[New Orleans Special.]
At a fire which occurred at an early hour
this morning, on Palmyra street-,; John
Murray, a bright and intelligent boy of
seventeen, was burned to death while en
deavoring to rescue his lamily from the
flames. The fire broke out in the middle
i of the night, and the Murray family, which
consisted of Mrs.- Murray and several children,
all of them small, except John, were
very much frightened and demoralized.
They scarcely knew what to do, and but
for John might have perished. He succeeded
in carrying out two of the children,
Mike and Willie, returned and rescued his
mother at some risk, and entered the burning
house, now completely wrapped in
flames, a third time to look, it is belioved,
for his little sister Katie, who had already
escaped. A short time after his body was
recovered by the firemen, greatly disfigured,
the legs and arms being burned
away, and nothing but the trunk being left.
It seems that he must have been suffocated
and intoxicated by .the smoke, for he had
managed to pass through the house, but
fell senseless in the yard, where he was
burnedto death. The deceased was employed
in a mpar faefcorv ill this citv. and was
the chief support of his family. In consequence
of the muddy condition of the
streets, the engines found it impossible to
reach the fire, and the building was totally
consumed.
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A SINGULAR BLUNDER.
THE MISTAKE OF A CITY CLERGYMAN.
How He Nearly Pronounced Father and
Daughter Man and Wife, bat Changed
His Mind at the Earnest Protestation
of the Groom.
[Philadelphia Special.!
The strange scene has .been presented
here of a clergyman in a city churcL nearly
joining in matrimony a father and daughter.
The details have just become known,
and the story is now the chief topic of
society gossip. Invitations were issued to
a large number of Philadelphia's most
fashionable people to be present' at the
Church of Epiphany to witness the marriage
of Wilson Mitchell, a yotrig man
well known in society, to Miss Fanny
Elizabeth Kessler, the daughter of Jno.
Kessler. Jr. The spacious, church .was
jand advanced to the altar railings. -The
deep tones of the organ pealed forth Men-",
delssohn's "Wedding March," the swing,
ing doors at the foot of the center aisles
swung open, the six ushers s'arted slowly
forward, and following came the bride, attired
in traveling costume, leaning on the
arm of her father. The wedding had been
arranged in the usual English style, and
Lilt? unuc Wtt3 l/V uo UIUU an uuv vumuvva
steps by tbe groom, .attended by his best
man. The eyes which had been fixed on
the bride turned towards the door of the
vestry-room, from which her prospective
husband was expected to emerge, but the
door was tightly closed, and it gave no
sign of opening.
The organ had ceased its music, and
father and daughter stood before the altar
with ushers ranged on either side, and yet
no husband came forward to claim his
Wi 1UC> AUO ViVA g J UiMU V V.-V.? w
understand the situation, though it was apparent
from the rustle of excitement which
stirred the assembled quests that they
were only too well aware that somethiag
was wrong.
The bride turned palo and clutched her
father's hand convulsively, aud the father's
lace grew'scarlet in tho suppressed excitement
of the momenfc. The awkwardness
of the situation was increased when, in
solemn and deliberate tones, Mr. Kinsolv
(i-lg U^gau IU vuv Uiui a ocx v ivw* mv i
had mistaken? the father for the groom,
and was about to ma.jj fijin tn
daughte^^he excitement was intense.
Jsjjl^^fyoonnteuance wa^ depicted a con- 1
seriousness of the situation, yet no one '
spoke, and the clergyman proceeded with '
the service, When at length he came '
to the words: "If any man can show '
just cause why they may not be joined -I
together, let him now speak or else
hereafter forever hold his peace," there
was a noise outside, the door at the foot
of the nave was thrown open, and Mr.
Mitchell, attended by his best man, both
nervous and excited, and both ashen
pale, came rushing up the aisle. A few '
words sufficed to explain matters to the
astonished clergyman. By some means
the vestry door had been locfced, and the
two TTTg'PLWfTfl thnc nroyppffl l _
Eg Their entrance when the organ gave
them their cue. In vain they had tried to
open it and had lost valuable time in the
effort. When they finally abandoned the
attempt it took them several minutes to get
out of the vestry and around to the
other door.
The ceremony was again begun, 'and the
wedding was duly solemnized, but the
shock which the young lady's nervous system
received was severe, and for a time it
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serious consequences. '
A VERT HAFPT PAIR.
How a Husband and Wife Fasted a
Pleasant Hour.
[Indianapolis Times.]
An interesting trial took place in Feible- ,
man's Court yesterday evening. Retta
Kirkendall instituted surety of peace pro- |
ceedings against her husband, Hugh Kirk- ,
? V<?y. #av oo
CUUttU| OUU CUOU rnou IJL**ii AVA
sault and battery. She is a thin, sicklylooking
woman, while he is a big1, swarthy j
fellow. Kirkendall had no attorney, 'and
was conducting his defense himself. One '
f the witnesses was the woman's sister, .
who made the following statement:
"I went to my sister's room this morning
because I was looking for; trouble between
her and her husband; and I wanted to make (
peace. When: Kirkendall came into the
room he seated himself on a rocking-chair,
and my sister then bounced on to him '
and pounded him for quite awhile. When
he thought he had about enough he began j
tearing aer .ciocoes on ner, [ana ne was
bumping her up and down?"
Prosecutor Parslow: "Go on and tell
us all about it."
Witness: "Oh, I do not like to tell all,
because she is my sister."
Squire: " Yes; - you must tell it alL"
Witness: " Weil, my sister was drunk."
"Yes, she had a pint ol whisky, and !
drank it all," chimed in the husband.
He was reprimanded by the Squire and
told to await his time.
Prosecutor: "So he was tearing her
clothesand was bumping her up and down.
Zdo not exactly understand' how he could
do that."
Witness: " Well, I could demonstrate
to you very dearly hour it was done if I
would take you by the seat of the
breeches."
Here the court, witnesses and audience
burst out- laughing. When order was restored
in court Parslow meekly said that
he would enjoy the bumping process t i
suggested by the witness, and the trial
went on.
The Squire imposed & heavy fine upon
the defendant for assault and battery, and
with a sigh Eirkendall arose from his seat
to be taken.to jail, for he said he had not
a cent of money, and fthe Squire did not
geem inclined to let the prisoner go on bis
promise to pay. The Squire admonished
the woman to quit drinking and then adjourned
the court. A suit for divorce will
probably be the sequel of this court-scene,
for Kirkendall plainly indicated that ha
would not liv* with his wife any longer. .
SHOWED RESPECT.
[Arkansaw Traveller.]
4tI notice," said a gentleman from Boston,
addressing an Arkansas man, "that
the people in this country show a great respect
for culture, although they make no
pretensions to learning. That poor fellow
standing over there, in a conversation with
me just now, addressed me as 1 sir.1 We
have long since discarded this mark of
respect in the East,-but I must confess
that I admire the custom. Now watch
that fallow. How lone have you lived in
this country?"
"About twenty-five years, sar," replied
the respectful fellow.
R"Eo you like it down here?"
"Yes, very well, sar."
"Don't you see?" said the Boston gentleman,
turning again to the Arkansas man.
Just then the respectful fellow's dog
jumped over a fence and started after a
lOWJk
"Come here, sar," yelled the respectful
fellow. "Got no more sense than to ran
after a sheep, sar. I've a great mind to
shoot your head off, sar."
"Yes, I see," said the Arkansas man.
"People in this country always show re*
spect for learning and respectability."
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THOSE THREE ACES.
Commotion Caused in a Game of Draw* I
Poker by a Double-Becked Beer Table* j
:[N. T. Suru] J
It was a wretched night. The steadily .
/ailing rain was changing into sleet. Colder
and colder the raw wind was grow- :
iwo* . Onltr fnnr momKirc of f.Vifi lnHcfW?. '
Paul De Spotte, R. F. Bell chambers, John
Dougall and Mr. Siccardi?entered th?
meeting room over Colonel Schilling's wetgoods
store. Eight o'clock cauje and
passed. Clearly there would be no session
that evening. Some one, reluctant to go
out in the storm, proposed to kill time with
TVia foWo nrwvn
played was one of the German doabledecker
style, the lower deck intended to
support: glasses. Early in the game the
happy thought occurred to Bellchambers
of utilizing that lower deck for a different
purpose. Gradually he accumulated three
aces-there, but not without De Spofcte's
_BaIlchamb^rs -cot. a nair of kinars and i
(ProT^^lffl^ss-'.;cards.:''; He took three
cards on the draw, but'nearly stowed them
way on the lower deck and replaced them
in -his; hand with his accumulated "sure
thing." De Spotte received a pair of
queens in the deal and it the draw took
three cards. Bellchamfors, before the
draw, had made it "cost a little more to
come in," and when betting began he wa?
almost ferocious in his demonstration of
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wvuuucuvo xii xus Luiiiu. iuc previuusiy
sufficient half-dollar limit disgusted him
by its inadequacy. Dougall and Siccardi
said that as far as they -were concerned he
might make it anything he liked, as they
proposed taking a rest De Spotte did not
want to rest just then, but had no objection
to dropping the limit. Bellchambers
was happy. At length all the chips were
up in the middle of the table, and
Lta opowe, resisting sternly ueiicnambers's
tearful appeals to be allowed to
bet his store and a coming invoice of
goods, and other valuables, in a succession
of raises, called. From the time of the
draw Bellchambers had not once looked
at his hand. Why should he when he
knew so well what was in it? On the call
lie turned them over. The expression on
his countenance was frightful to look at.
He had only a pair of kings, and' seven,
nine and ten 1 De Spotte placidly turned
J *
iA?a uui do auu a pair ui ;
"Where did you get thoso aces?" Belichambers
shouted, agbast aiid purple.
" Under the table, where you put them,"
De Spotte answei^^with^ja^a&P^fa^?
Dougall and Siccardi yelled with rmhallowed
glee, while Bellchambers, rising in '
[ndignation, proclaimed: "I won't play
where such unfair advantages are taken," :
Mid went forth into the storm that was
ealm compared with the raging in his anguished
breast.
A LONDON MYSTERY.
Dropping Oat of Existence?A Question.
Which Is Exercising the Ingenuity al
London Detectives to Answer,
[London Lette?.]
A week ago the probability is that not a |
dozen people in England, outside mediate
circle o? acquaintances, had heard
Mr. John Brown Tower. His daily life
nas but the prototype of that of myriads ;
of other young men in this metropolis. He
was a city clerk, respectably connected, 1
earning about ten dollars a week, quiet, j
gentlemanly, living in the suburbs of Stoke
Newington. He was nineteen years of age, 1
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uuu as iur as can lks game re a irom cue inquest,
had no love affair on hand, and was
of strictly temperate habits. On New
Year's eve he attended midnight service
near the quarter in which he resides, and,
after leaving the sacred edifice and parting
with his friends, he started for Ills home,
apparently in the best of spirits and perfectly
sober. All over the city the bells
were ringing ooton the chill night air their
tidings of the birth of a year?they were
also ringing his knelL From the hour he
parted with the gay party of youths and
maidens whom he accompanied to the
watch service all traces of his movements
are lost. The next day, his dead body is
rt-n* cnmA frnm a Jimilo ntcflv frnm
the road he should have taken to reach home,
All around are the signs of a fearful strug
gle, and when, with great difficulty, the j
clenched hands are opened they find
clutched in one of them a fragment of a j
woman's cuff. About forty dollars which
ho had with him is gone, as Is his watch j
and chain, but further search reveals a hat ^
and four shillings scattered about in the ^
grass, and, most important find of all, a j
delicately-chased gold brooch and part of
an ear-ring. Sach, briefly stated, are the ]
facts of the "Stoke Newington Mystery,"- ;
as it is now called. Government has of- (
fered $1,000 reward for the discovery of t
the assassins?for all the signs point to -
GLttJIt) LK2ing jluuio uuan uuc?wugcxucu in
the foul deed, aad the papers teem with
theories, bat still the affair is shrouded iu
obscurity. _ What brought him so far out
of his way to this wild, desolate locality?
Who were his assailants, and had they any
other purpose beside robbery? Who is the
female who was so closelv concerned in
the last awful struggle of the murdered
mun as to leave part of one of her cuffs
clenched in his hands? These are the questions
which all can ask, but to which up t<
now there is no answer.
FEEDING UPON CRAVES.
A strange tseastin vmo?.1 roai sou ro
rocloas Creature..
[Fostoria (Ohio) SpeclaL] '
The strange animal which has been des
aerating graves in Perry Township, Woo<?
County, bas again been seen. A gentle
man whose veracity is not questioned gives
this description of the novel grave-yard 1
ghoul: Its neck and breast are white, and 1
the rest of the body is black; the tracks 0! 1
its front feet are about eight inches lonj
and three wide, making impressions in"th? !
snow with its clews about twice the lengtk 1
of a man's finger. > The tracks made by th? !
hind-feet are nearly round, and about the
size of a large dog's, except the claws, :
which are longer and sharper. The ani- j 1
mal is aboat three feet long and eighteen i
inches high. i
It burrows into the ground in the grave- i
yard, and, penetrating the coffins therein
contained, devours the contents thereof. It "
travels with such rapidity that all attempts
thus far to kill it have proved futile. The
ttiAri who last saw the animal says it was
in the middle of the road, having gona
from a farm by literally tearing the fence
to pieces. His dog gave chase to the beast,
olmncf: f/i r?AfltH i
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The people living in the vicinity hav?
frequently heard loud noises which are now
supposed to have emanated from this pe
culiar,'unnamed, unknown beast. The as
itaal is said to be slowly working its waj
toward Toledo.
A Vftnkee Ananias.
[Lowell (Mass.) Special] ' 1
Tlie Times notes some stories sent from
this city recently to papers in different
parts of the country, giving the details ot
an "elopement," a "triple tragedy," and
the doubly fa'al issue of a fight "between
an English Earl and a she-bear," and also
- - -? ? ?;>v, ?
the "experience 01 a pujsitiau
jhoit-," and ad.is: "There is not one iota
of truth in any of tho yarns referred to,
and they all originated in tho fertile brain
of one Thomae Addison, who, on beius interviewed,
admitted the authorship, and
iaid he sent tLem simply to cator to the
morbid and sensational taste of th - people.
Be said that he got well paid, and that was
all he cared tor."
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FROM A SKUNK'S BITE.
THE DEADLY MEPHITIS AMERICANA.
Hydrophobia Caused by the Bite of the j
" o t>:M rAnT.
Ot'Uurge Ul inc oatu-j?iu?Aijo, Wfvoy
Docs and a Horse Dying from
the Animal's Kite;
[Chatham (N. J.) SpeciaL]
The farm rs in the vicinity of this place
are very much interested in several cases
of hydrophobia, presumably caused by the
bite of a skuuk, that have caused the
deaths of a number of domestic animals on
farir.s here witliin the past few weeks.
The losers are Israel W. Budd, a milkman
who runs a larg* dai y farm on Budd Lane,
and his brother, William T. Budd, who is
well kno\rn amonj dog-fanciers'in New
York as a trainer of hunling-dogs, who
owns a farm adjoin'nr.
About three weeks ago William .Budd
found s dead sini:>k in his bog-pen which
bal evidently era-.vie 1 in there during' the
nigiit and Weu ki.led by the pigs. The
thr.e pigs in t"ic ne i were in a most excited
state, and they r.m about with bristling
hair for several : ours, refusing to eat, and
manifesting oxtr.??J:na -y perturbation.
Afle.* a ime they calmoi down, but a
week la tor one of ih?'iu began to act in a
most peculiar manner. It ran wildly
about the peu, rofn ;e I its food, snapped
and bit a: th-j other pigs, and finally fell
on its b :ck, frot iug at the mouth, and
di id. A few days ago one of the remaining
animal: ma-iif s'eil similar symptoms,
but in a mnc'i m>rs violent manner. It
would l'-ij'i aivan l tho pen for several
minutes, an 1 j.unp hi^h in the air and
fall down au 1 tr.-iayle. It bit and tore the
A-'liwi* lii.r fnrl/Miif'v on.l 1 finfilltr
V 'UVi l'*0 UUU 4/UU * -JUVJ
them borb. He has no doubt that the three
ani-nals wer? s uf u'iu^ rorn bydrophabia
cotn.imuica eJ by tha l ite of the skunk
tbey ha 1 killed i;t the p^u three week3 be- j
fore.
Mr. Israd JBudd's loss was much more
serious. Ke ke*-ps a large number of cows
and ownel a young shepherd dog that was
trained to drive th -m to aud from the pasture.
One day in October tbe dog had a
misjnderstan tinj with a skunk in the
barn-yard, fro:n which b j retired victorious,
but unpresen able in polite society. A
wceic airerwara uie aog uianuesiea unmistakable
symptoms of the rabies, and flaw
at a valuable ho:*sj belonging to Mr. Budd,
and bit it in the 110 ~e. The Jog was a$.onee '
chained m->1 ffctr-rfraTn during
the nigfrCaiid in the morning ran down
Into the village and bi; several other dogs.
For.unatoly, it d:J not bite any human
beings, although several hai narrow
escapes. Prom" the village the dog ran
over to Stank/, another little town two
mues ease, wnere ic created sometningiiKe
a panic.' It bi. a xtu-uber of dogs, and
finally chased a little son of William
Grenung into bis father's door-yard. Mrs.
Gennag : ushed oat to the rescue of her child
with a chair, and the brute flew at
her and tore her clothing, and finally seized' .
her by the boot-he j!, to which it held fast
until Ijer busban I killed it with an ax.
The wonnds of the horse that had been '
bitten were at one j ca u t prized and the anBudd
thought ten days would decide j
whether o.' not the disease had been- communicated
to the~ boast, but to make sure (
he tent him co;;fi led for two weeks. The .
animal had shown no indications of hydrophobia
at the end of that time, and Budd ,
thought all danger was past and began te (
use the horse as before. A week afterward
a son of Mr. Bad J was harnessing the ani
mal up with another horse when it sud- '
ienly sprang over the wagon-pole, seised
its mate by the noso with its teeth, and j
dung to it until the young man drove it 1
away Vfith a oart-st&ke. The horse was
put into the box-slall again, where it be- *
same furious and hod fits of rage so that it
was fearevl it would break from the stalL
[t tore the manger with its teeth an4
would spring savagely at the little door to
the stall whenever any one opened it. The
horse's ravings became so violent sndpowsrful
that Mr. Budd finally shot it in the
stall. The other horse that had been bitten
tv-as at once treated for hydropho bia, and
the lacerations at its nose were cauterized
Its the other bad been, but so far it has
shown no symptoms of the disease, though
Mr. Budd is still, on the watch for any manifestations.
Only a few days after the horse was *
Sailed one of the cows did not come back
from th.e pasture with the rest of the herd
it evening, and young Budd went to Ipok
tor it. The cow was running wildly about
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/lit? podouru, 11 utiling at* uuc muuiu auu uci
lowing. Occasionally it would foil to the i]
ground and tremble and then get np and 1
renew its antics, manifesting symptoms <
similar to those shown by the horse. The ]
:ow was kept from the rest of the herd," <
md it died in paroxysms in a few hours. 1
Within the next week five other cows were
seized with the same symptoms and died 1
n the same manner. Mr. Budd did not 3
lave any investigation made as to the <
rause of the deaths, but he has no doubt *
Shat they had been bitten by the dog while 1
jeing driven to or from the pasture. He <
s positive that the dog's hydrophobia was t
;ausad by the bite of the skunk, because *
;he disease came so soon after its fijht
with the auim&l and there were no other
logs in the vicinity. The animals that Sir.
Badd's dog bit in this village and Stanley
lave been killed.
/ A SYRACUSE ROMANCE.
rhe Pleasant Outcome of a Breach-ofFroraise
Suit in the S-tlt City?A Sheriff
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UUbWXbtVU*
[Syracuse (N. T.) Special.] 1
For some time George W. Losocker had.
been an ardent suitor of iiiss Julia Kirby,
ind was lavish in the most earnest vows
jflove.
"When the time approached at whieh he
had promised to repeat thosa vows at the .
matrimonial altar, however, his affection '
seemed to subside and his wooing ceased, j
Determined to obtain redress for her outraged
feelings Mi<s Kirby sought the aid' !
of a lawyer and instituted suit for $5,000
damages'for breach of promise of marriage
aeainst her unfaithful lover. When the ,
case was brought before Judge Northrop
to-day he promptly grante.l an order for ,
the arrest of the delinquent, and the order
was given to the Sheriff for execution. (
The Sheriff immediately drove in his.
sleigh to the residence of Mr. Losocker, and
informed him of his mission. Havingsat- '
isfied himself that the order was a genuine
document, he asked the Sheriff to excuse
him for, a moment, and without waiting for
an answor he ran out of the house, sprang
into the astonished official's sleigh, and
drove rabidly away. An hour later .the
Sheriff succeeded in finding Mr. Losocker.
but to his surprise he learned that he had
constituted himself the prisoner of another
and fairer' custodian. Instead of driving
away from the town in the borrowed,
sleigh, he had driven to Miss Kirby's
house, renewed his protestations of love,
arid then proceeded with her to St. Lucy's
where the counle wore made man
and wife.
The lawyer has receive 1 his fee, tho order
of arrest has been fhe.i away in the
archives of the court, and Mr. and Mrs.
Losocker are enj yirig ho lirst quarter of
a new and smiling honeymoon. <
?A colossal statae of Gen. R. E.
Lee was unveiled in New Orleans on
Friddy with magnificent ceremonies.^
DISAPPOINTED IN HIS BRIOE.
How a XanTtow Swell Played It OttlOf
Friends <y . the Occiiion of Hit Alleged
Marriage?A Wife Who Smoked, Dnafe
and Swore.
[N. T. Special to Cniea*o Inter Ocean.]
In Saturday's J7ero2<? a notice appeared
c? the marriage of George E. Storm to
Miss Mau.i Max, of Jersey City. .Tbr
bridegroom dwells in Tarrytown. He is *
young man well known in society, and respectably
connected. When this notice
was read by Mr. Storm's friends there was
a ripple of excitement, first, because nobody
had ever heard of the bride, and did
not know that Mr. Storm was acquainted
with her; and, second, because be had
been paying attention to * yoong lady.
and had suffered a good deal of .fun to b?
made at his expense because be had not
MAnilt dlfm
had urged him to marry, but ha told them - ...
.all ho - d.ida'c ;w*uit .^a wife. ? Vn .
Storm's friends. had _not recovered
from the exciteureat caused by reading hit
marriage notice when he stepped with hit
blushing young bride from a Hew Yorl
train and was driven speedily to a hotel At
the hotel Hrs. Storm was ushered intc
the parlor, where she was introduced
to. the .proprietor and the
proprietor's wife and several .lady guests.
They all said she was a beautiful 'young
lady. Pretty soon Mr. Ely, a lawyer,
Mr. F. B. Stevens, School Commissioner;
with several Mends, called-and were iotroduced
to the bride, who xecaived them
graciously. While the gentlemen wert
bowing and scraping, and hoping they
would see her often, the bride rose, y
yawned, callcd for a bottle of; wine and a
rigar, and invitad all to drix&hor health.
She then lighted a cigar. Th& .sorpfidfec
iuu dtJWJ^u iuc ^ucdu)) auu vucy wywi %%
look serious- The brid* then. took o?E.hei
oonnet; wig and wraps, and Mrs. 'Maud
Siorms was suddenly transformed into
Mr. George Vincent,-a-well-known younj
'nan of that place. There wax a general
howl.Ttrom. the men and screams from the" - . -...
women. Mr. Storms- had perpetrated
stinging joke upon his friends, and they
were forced to acknowledge the fact in
many rounds Of wine. .
The Darkey and the Preacher*
CitizenJ
A# A** V^BAJUMKI vhf
_1| iUil^ diUVC VUV V* VIM K?WVMMC ^ ?
is the owner of a fine breech-loader doufcir*,"?v^_^ .. $
;:un, with a pcin?er dog attachment, and
who sometimes takes a little sport in flu ' . f
fields, and at the same time supplies hi* - v - table
with the toothsome <1048, concluded
to ''run" the crsekfor duck?. But before
doing so he concluded to inform himself ot
all the facts, bearing, upon this rare and
sometimes profitable sport. With this intent
he met an old darkey, in town whe
domiciles upon the hanks of the "rolling
Briar," and the following conversation occurred:
- "Old
man, don't you reside in close ?
proximity to the waters of Briar Creek?"
tt IK."? T J- f ?~i-1_ vtiat
x uyau UUUOASMH* WW
you means by "proxi imity,' bat I liba
right on de banks, ob'de'kreek, shore."
"Well, ray man, can yott'infdrm me U '
any great number of untamed ducks risil
these haunts at present?"
"IT . i rt ifiii " i i it iii?i? j ?
anybody, but dares tousane ob dem dafrr
shore's you born."
** Well, old man, myobject in matingthe
inquiry was that I hare a desire to com*
iown, and have a little morceau of sport,
and was exceedingly solicitous to know if
[ could procure the3rvioes of a competent
chaperone to guide and propel a Boas.
"Boss, Z doan' nnderstan' about all dem
tug words, bet 70a jes come down, enny
time; old Mose frows de wickedest paddle
3b enny nigger on de kreek." .
" My colored friend, I hare bat one day
in the week of leisure, and I would like to ?'
mow if you coold suit yoar convenience to * y
nine?"
Right here old Mose split upon his judgment,
as he supposed that day of leisure,
md replied:
** Rnss. von ibss come down omr Strndav.
in* bring de-ole nig a drap, an' dem solio:tus
you talk about a wfcHeago won't know
auffn 'bout it."
Right - here the interview terminated,
rod, as our preacher has not' been missed
;n Sunday, wedo not think he''lifts been
luck-shooting.
"AIfy Baby Yet?"
L&oston Globe.]
A little scene was enacted a few day*
since en an afternoon train on one of the
roads running oat of Boston -Stoat pot*
jashful young; man to root and completely
jonvulsed the spectators. Wheo the
young man entered the car in the depot tLe
>nlv vacant seat was beside an Old farmer.
who was evidently on his way up country.
[he rustic was bluff,-halo and hearty, and
o the question "Is this AM eagajed?"
loudly replied:. "^?. Set. dacwn, set
iaown, and make yerself tar ham." Row
;he young man was not ina specially talk*
itive frame ofmind, bat the oldman was,
md, as a natural reetft, they talked. In
he course of the conversation it earn* oak
ihat, in his youngexdays, ,the young man
iad gone to school to !the old man's "darter."
Alter that, of course, conversa.
ion did not flag, fend the oJd farmer was
soon in possession of the; ieadiugpoints in ?
;he young man's life.' since hehad left the
ichool, and, among other things, that he
sad been msmea some h.h' or mtvit*
months. In the midst of tfeeftf-talk the
;rain drew Tip at "the -station when the
poung man was toafiglit, hot sO persistent
was the aged questioner that ?U the other
passengers who were.toget off had left the
sar before the- yoai^.man started for the
ioor. He was rmririnyyaOd tfms'down the ^
lisle in haste to get 'off ?gfore the car
started, wboa he was brought:-to[astandstill
by a vigorous shout" from .fck Inquisl;ive
friend: MHeno, y(^g'majo| Hillo!" 7
5e turned and was greeted wHk the query
fw\m t>? finiiftnii'hafc
'.Say, bfiv yeairy babyyet; 3*- barter 'U be
sure ter ask.'? The yoong man .went.
Tiie bri-ji'? nf-Kaful Bob.
A writer in a. Ditrult naper.gires''the following
accoa:r ot liow fiobert G-. Ingersoll
jarne to be e .llod by the majestic titla,
"Royal Bob." The first tlrire^Presidaol
Garfield visitid vv^Ti i ogion' after his n*
torn from Mentor, BobTogersoIKind m>
?ral more ^3f his admirers w?at to the dapot
to meet him. As the Pres&eafc-eleci
stepped off the car, Iagersoll'went forward,
held out his hand'and said" "How
are yon, General?^ Garfield sibSad and
replied: "P~>yal, Bab."- Areporterwrote
ap an account of the meeting between the
President ahef the .noted infid?J;"bat the
Intelligent compositor and th? kfcili motfi
intelligent proof-reader eon8lJp?l to 9?
sarlr ?nH nnhrtnrtrml^etav*-tist hffc>
tween "Koyal?' and "Bob," sp- tfaat nozt
morning it appeared ia the paper at '
"Royal Bob." Thie spread tbroQghout the ,
United States, and hence thfrirtme.
Coils or Fire.
iPhflad^oWaSWwaJ ?
- An np-towra grairaiflx^scbool boy {?
came so obstreperous yesterday that his
teacher, new in her Tpca^iozt, yooog
and pretty, determined to. try the plan OK
keeping him in. After scfeool the" sat witt >*5
grim' determinftt&en jfcfaicafra-datl^
and then she-let-hip d$?*wrV W&at *M
her astonishment ^ at the ^ate t& find the
youth awaiting her;'' He greeted her with:
"ItVtco dark for &jrocasTiey*> b*?feo?
on the streets.' Will yoa allow Mt?W
yoa-heme?w