The Fairfield news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1881-1900, March 05, 1884, Image 1
WINNSBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1884. __ 1
gDMASCE Off WEDLOCK
remarkable matrimonial unkjw
to^Sheritoa Shook Lost His WIfeuagS
^TSow Palmer, His Partner, Mw*
lied Hfcr?X Pleasant AT- (
?sir All Arooad.
1 IS. Y. Cor. Detroit Post and Tribune.!
; The romantic attachment which found'
climax in the marriage of Mr. A. H.
Palmer to the lady who, up to a year ago,
was Mrs. Sheridan Shook, excited a great
Seal of interest in New York theatrical >
circles, in [which they were well-tn own. ,
Kr. A. M. Palmer is a gray-haired, j
pleaf- ont-faced gentleman of aboat fifty
fear* of age, whom at first one might take
lor a parson, and Mrs. Shook is a bosom, I
full-blown lady of aboat forty-two.
t Many years ago she was a superintendent
V at the St, Nicholas Hotel, where Mr^ Shook
set and married her. Their liifr- appears
Mohave been a very pleasant ot? tar * ;
- foodmany years. She-was then a band- |
ome and striking woman, faB of ritaiity, j
iand whose beauty would attract noOce |
anywhere. Mr. Shook^ after his marriage j
to her, grew in fortune and prosperity un- j
tlf in 1ST! h? fcnrtfr %?? trwrrrtxr ?mttawr. A.
L K? Palmer, from, the mercantile library ;la :
g .'Clinton. Place, where the latter vrss j
librarian, and made him manager of the j
Union Square Theater, which had bees ;
H started previous to that as a variety
H theater. '
B ?{Mr. Palmar, -who is an educated and well i
Nned man, but at that time new to the i '
H theatrical world, failed in the first year of
. bis management. In the second, however, ; 1
he began to laythe foundation of the great j1
tame the Union Square theater afterward j 1
achieved. j ]
| About that time Mrs. Shook began to ao- j
QQire a great taste for the theater. She not j 1
only wrote a play entitled "Without Jl ! '
Heart," but wanted to act in it, and on tw# j ]
'pr threo occasions did give afternoon pet* ' J
formapces at the theater. How far Ma i
Bfcoofc approved of these leaning* on. he?
part does not appear, bat the relations ??
twees the Shook and Palmer famxHesPte
cam* very intimate.
\ Mrs. Palmer resided for the most J>arti?
JlBm?ncd after 1378 or 1879 lived Cher*
_ GontinaotBly.with. her children* The rest
fience of Mr. Palmer and the Shook* was
B&. Stamford, Conn., -where they had ft
pretty house at a place locally called Stil>
yrater?just two miles north of the villager s
Mr. Shook, engaged by his political and ! t
targe bosinessjintoregts, seldom succeeded 1 t
fngetiiiigto Stamford. . Mr.Paimer was ft ! a
fcegolar resident there, lesvins the city ev- j a
oftoroooa on the four o'clock train dur? c
Id? summer time. In winter the Shook* b
and Mr. Palmer lived in Thirty-fourth ?
Street, near Eighth avenue. j a
j! Jhere seemed to be not a cloud to di> t
^aybthe general harmon? of the family h
jBsec* nor, indeed, has there been since; r
fet about 2S78 or so distastes took place ?
reen Mr. and Mrs. Shook, apparently w
SEgtiaoing in the objections the wife had si
tc her husband's constant business ab? a
IHpcy* The breach between them grew h
gradually, Mr. Palmer, acting _al??
MKH a?' *. nuuffnm fiafniMTi tnom. ?Tld
living a<rM>nd t? DoauTic culminated J
suing her husband j
fjtterewas no opposition on the part of j '
___ 3ftr. Sh ooi, possibly because be felt that | ,
business and* political engagements I
jgrxtfeally prohibited him fronr being ; 1
cmc&CTa family man, and Mrs. Shook ! 1
got her divorce without any contest* It j j
Seems to have ?et**n^a question about j j
Ihatrtisae-with Mr. Palmer, who was al- ! ]
readythe partner of Mr. Shook, whether ! ,
be should continue to be her sincere !
trfemL
I Then for a time Mr. Shook separated his
business interests from Mr. Palmer, bat re> 1
Sumed them again in about a year. For
lha past two years, that is to say up to the j
time Mir. Palmer finally resigned the rein* ,
Of management of the Union Square Thea- ,
Cersozne montns ago, he had. rooms At tbe
teener of Fifth avenue and Fourteenth .
(treet;- Since that time he hcs resided at .
Stamford, Conn. 1 ' .
spring it was rumored that Mrs. (
Palmer, living-in Paris, was about to begin }
divorce proceedings against her husband.
Bus statement was-streauouslyfciBnied both
by M*. Palmer and ex-Jadge Dittenhoeffer, i
ffho was counsel to Mr. Palmar, jgul Mr. ,
S*ook.as well. It now appears for the first f
time that Mrs. Palmar really did gat k di> ,
tvrce from Mr. Palmer, though the whole
affair was managed quietly, without any
po&Hcity whatever. J
. 2t is believed by those who are supposed*
. to know best that the decree of divorce be*
twees Mrs. Palmer, who has the custody
ustitoerehSdren, and A. M. Palmer, who ha*:.;
-cootinaously resided here, took place veiy 1
cebently. At any. rate both Mr. Palmer
and Mrs; Shook evidently came to the con*
clusioathat both being free they could do
nothing better-than to marry each other,
9hich they did at the beginning of the
month in Stamford, the officiating clergy-.
man being Rev. A. E. Palmer, pastor of j
tbe-First -Baptist Church of Farmington,
*z?the lather of the groom.
Nadoabt, uoder the circumstances, it
^jatfeoogpfcljesfc by all the parties to '
fcaep the romantic stony a profound se- !
cwt
25ie whole aSair Las been a genuine roaMkneeKfrom
the first Mr. Shook and the
pmaiMtei Palmer-have continued pleasant
relations since the divorce. That is to
say; whan they happen jtonaeettheywould
always-pass toe compliments of the day
andiSdnfcgerin pleasant caarersation. Mr.
Palmer has also always entertained his
. trfendly relations with Mr. Shook.
"**W?PPEa?'
O^XooeoUim District of Georgia?T&e I
: fl^ SmpM. "
pifcdetta^Ga.) Special.!
JameaMcMlnwas employed by revenue j
oScers to go into Gilmer Couaty sod ;? j
. cafe illicit distilleries. Mciiin lias a
cousinnamedLazams Shadwick, who lire* !
fowrnflei from EHijay. To bis boose Ho* j
jfffa weni^ carrying along a boy who was
left at. the house of Shadwick, while he i
went down the line ot the Marietta St
Korth Georgia Railroad to cut cross-ties, i
as he said, but iir fact to locate illicit die- j
tilleries. A few days after McMin ap? j
peered in theneighborbood he repoctedto j
- - officers, and the result was the seizure by !
Doguty-Marshal. Gastoa of three illicit dieSSteotes
?id the.capture, of seven men..
;:jgjawEM3ognig?- IMWWM3E cat* wu iuu?, >t
a^-iifteen years. As soon as the work of
S6ri6r38D2Ba began to shear itself so>
p^aoa was directed to iher.fewb sons of j.
^hafecaaaei¬knowi^ :
9s.-Mc2?is.-was. living- in a little hut five !
mii^ sway. An oM w<anan, who symjJuuaiy
with the moonshiners, j
^^aftioijhfrhoaso- of Shadwick* aad stated: j
tiUocs^ ????St&c abusing thera for some J
a-feiagwonid not* be allowed to live in that !
neighborhood, and she would kill them j
-ttrst.
toObeaSymiaeefcsgotiie two boys were ;
* started off to a mill a mile and.a bail away. {
Xbey left on, toot about davJight, and were :
^^^**?xpected to return at dinner time. Tbeyjdid
i noS^ia so-, however, but no uneasiness- was
felt, as it was supposed they had found the
mill unable to.crind. and thov bad to wnit.
rr.gaz come, and they railed to appear. Mr. <
and Mrs. Shadwick became uneasy, and be- '
gan a search. Next day two sacks were {
seen on the roadside that were identified '
as the property of the boys, bat the missing , I
ones could be traced no farther. Excite- : '
mentran high, and a number of people j *
turned out to look for the boys. The rivers j v
and creeks in the neighborhood were j I
dragged, and every effort made to unravel j i
the mystery. Th'e di pressed mother firm- :
ly believes her boys have been murdered : 8
and sunk in Ellijay River. She is in a j Q
frenzy of grief, and continually asserts that | v
her boys have been "drapped," which is . i
the moonshiner word for put out of the j c
way. After the revenue men had made ! 5
their seizures they got McMin and his boy j t
cofalxr ?kC/>arfn/1 fVtnm anf a/ fKfl noi(rK. i H
?"V* VJVVi WU bUVUl VUV ?UW UV4gi?- |
borhood- At last accounts the country ? j 3
there was well stirre dup.
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SHAVING A MADMAN. ?
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A Philadelphia Lawyer An an Exciting v
Experience with a Lunatic.
[Philadelphia SpeciaL] - j n
"Shave my hands for ma," said a rather j fi
stout, middle-aged, poorly-dressed man to i v
Henry Somers, a journeyman barber who j
shaves bankers and brokers at No. 46 South ft
Third street, this afternoon. The proprietor
of the shop, as well as the colored boot- , r
black were out at the time, and Somers !
was alone with what was evidently a luna- i
tic. "Villard has exploded," the man went :
on, .."Jay Gould has committed suicide, |
Bill Vanderbilt is frozen to death, and the i
stock market is going to the demni$on j
bow-wows." The fellow had commenced j S
to wash bis hands, had covered them with !
lather and presented them for shaving. In ; d
ittempting to humor him the barber cut j u
tiim rather severely across the knuckles, J tl
whereupon he grew profano and threatened j &
io thrash htm if it was repeated. - Un j si
second thought he seemed inclined 0
not" to permit an opportunity for H
repetition. He threw himislf back ^
in the chair and demanded that his^eard d
>e removed. Somere took the scissors ?cid
>egancutting it,when the man went irto?> ^
age and declared ho never permitted scis- *&?
tors, to touch his beard. " Use lather and
i razor," he said. u There, that is my cup. y1
klynameis Droxel; Tony Drerel? Don't a
rA? VnAaf mw V S
** fc
The barber declined to use the cup indisited
and the fellow's excitement in- ^
xeased. Springing from the chair he 5"
eired a razor and savagely attacked the
urber, who made an effort to escape. The 111
q ad man headed him off and a lively chase c<
.round the shop began. Over went tables
nd chairs, and several times the barber
larrowly oscaped the fierce dashes made at ^
iim by his pursuer. FinaHy he found himelf
hemmed in a corner^" and then turned
nd grapplei with his assailant. By a dex- w,
erous movoment he twisted the razor from ' ^
is hands and sent it flying across the
ocAn. At this jnncture '#.e lunatic, who 111
ras out of breath from his exertions, but P
.. i ? . * in
t&o was terribly excicea, luruea suddenly, I
bouting: "Look! it is tho djvil!? made w
dash for the door and the next moment w
? was running; up Third street. ^
URIAH AND SHE ARE SPEAKING* a
fen Tears of Doabneu and a Mouth's A>
nee Brinf a Christian to His Senses. P'
[Cotlton (Pa.) Cor. of Trenton (N. J.) Times.] w
Qji the night of December 12th last Uriah p<
(Tales, a prominent citizen, disappeared ri
inder circumstances so singular'that as ?
in usual sensation was created in the vi- oi
nnity, and now one equally as great has st
Men caused by his reappearance. He had j w
seen for thirty years a class-leader and oit- P
sorter in the Free Methodist Church. His hi
wife was not a communicant, and she fre? A
juently ridiculed her husband's religious a<
mthusiasm. Ten years ago he told her
that he would never speak to her again d
until she saw the error of her wr.ys and'ex- C
perienced religion. He stubbornly kept C
lis word, and all communication between & '
bim and his wife was conducted through a a
ion. " p:
Early in December last a revival: began ti
in the Free Church. Mrs. Wales had lone * cl
regretted the unfortunate position in which g
the and her husband stood toward one an- tc
>ther, and, as all other efforts to break his b
ftubborn will had failed, she resolved to F
put an end to the matter herself by com- cl
plying with the condition upon which their C
former relations might be resumed. She
nccordinelv attended the revival meetings, S
sad-oa the evening of December 32 it-was n
(oyfully announced in meeting iba? Mrs. t]
Wales was converted. Her husband then a
rose and said: a
For ten long years I have been a wid- ^
ower, but now, thank"-God! I have a wife gi
igain!?? d
Mrs. Wales arose from her knees at the. fi
iltar, and astounded the congregation by
jayiUg, ffermly andearnsstly.: : > '
u I do not believe that any man who is
truly religious can deliberately ignore
lis wife for ten years, and X1 ask -for se
special prayers for my husband's convex*- gi
31011." \ W)
one men lumea cowara ner aiu^uiu,wuu a <
teemed paralyzed with astonishment, and m
laid: ' " m
, "Uriah, get down on your knees, be cii
awakened to the error of your ways and ta
ask forgiveness fo.r your sins. I will lead te
you to the Lord myself." ' . in
As she walked toward him he turned and- T1
went hurriedly out of the church, and was * a*
not seen nor heard of afterward until to
Sunday night. y<Z foo
Prayer-meeting was in progress at .the m
church, and the congregation was singing sa
a hymn, when a man entered, and as he rv
walked quickly down'the aisle and stopped &
at a pew where Mrs. Wales was sitting, all jfc
recognized Uriah Wales. The - singing at
stopped. Before his wife could recover w
from her astonishment he embraced her, ?t
at the same time exclaiming: w
" The Lord has forgiven all, and I am a]
now a true Christian." 01
The pastor and congregation floctec to i st
the pew, and besieged the long-missing I st
brother, whom they had looked upon as bf
dead, with inquiries as to where he had be
been; but he returned no reply to them ex* tt
cept: u I have been communing alone with
the Lord." v
A SINGULAR ACCIDENT. *
How Xejro Woman Slid Down the Pole A
at ma JEogioe-Houiie. fc
- CLouisviilo Post.] fe
.A colored woman named Anna Beard S*
met with a very serious accident at "the i te
Jfo. 5 engine-house yesterday afternoon.*] fb
Tte iriamierin.wkicG the .accident occurred: A
is rather a novel- one, without precedent, j a
and. was the result of au idle curiosity. I?
Hie woman above* named is a large, portly K
negress, weighing upward of two hundred
pounds. For some considerable time she
has been doing small jobs at washing for
some of the members of the house, and frequently
when she would call for the a
clothes she would see some of the boys | o
slide down on the pole. It looked like a ! a
simple and harmless operation, requiring v
simply a little nerve and one leg half 8
twisted around the iron bar. It was great i
labor for the woman to descend the steps ! h
with all her superfluous fl-?sb, and the slid*! n
in^ operation was done with such ease and [ n
grace by the men that she thought she ! a
would try it also, though wich perhaps : p
less grace. At any ra e she resolved upon ; t]
the experiment, and yesterday afternoon : C
when she called to collect the washing! n
she made the trial. Hie trap-door which j ?
oaens into tbe eteepipz department was | s
i ^
>pen, and the flremon were all sweated j
ound the stove, some roading and others j
ihatting of Louisville's early history.
Suddenly the peace and quiet were broken
>y a distressing yell that proceeded from I
ne mourn 01 cue trap-uoor, auu looting up
he boys discovered the body of the old
vasherwoman hanging manfully to the
>ole with her garments and one leg caught
n the trap and the others oscillating in
vild endeavors to find some substantial
upport. In spite of Lor dangerous predicament
the scene wn so ridiculous that it
eas impossible to repress an outburst of ;
OMftrllfai* Tl\;? lirnluAll ttf.lO C?A t *% * fUftf !
Mu^uwi* A AAV ?? it ao ov iuu vuttw auo j
ould barely sque. z-: through the opening, j
>ome of the men i ushe<l to th-> second floor !
o assist her, but ore they ar? ived she had I
Lisengaged her?elf And slid down the pole,
triking the floor beneath with such force
hat her right leg wa< badly sprained at
he ankle and dislocated at the hip-joint.
?he was so badly iujurod that she had to
ecarried to her home across the street,
rhere she has beca suffering greatly.
She has concluded that she was never
jade for a fireman, and* hor work in the j
uture will bo con fi no J to sliding on the ;
rash-board.
1ASQUERADING IN WOMAN'S GARB. \
onceaUtog HI* Sox Under Petticoats UntS |
Love Compels an Astonishing Ke relation?A
Clergyman Completes
the Work.
[Winchester (V a.) Special]
One of the best known ladies of the |
henandoah Valley, Va., has turned ontto j
e a man. Miss Elizabeth Rebecca Payne, j
a'ughter of the late Joseph Payne, seven j
lues irom *v incoester, who nas uvea j.ur ;
airty-eight years as a lady, suddenly j
vowed herself to be a man a few days j
ince, and .startled - James F^RileyyClerk j
f the County Court here, by applying for :
'cense to marry a Miss Hiuton, a woman j
rho bad resided in the Payne family as a j
omestic.
The lady who fired the heart of Mr.
ayne with such passion as to compel him
i^toirow off the habit of a lifetime and deareTtis
sex is prepossessing and forty
ears o? age. The strange afifaii has
uictAri ii ttir?v decided sensation iii the
henandoah Vaiiay, and nothing else if
ilked about. Payiie is said to have apBared
in this world a>; a female, and was .
rought up as such. So one ever queisonod
his sex, and his own avowal of
tasculinity took away the breath of the
immunity. \
Elizabeth Rebecca Payne was one of a ;
unity of five or six daughters^He was
ronght up as a woman, and wasfadmitted
ito the best society in company with the
rfuur lueuiuers ot wne ianmy. no w,w cu- j
ays regarded as a somewhat masc&Jin?
irl, but no one ever suspected he was-,.# |
an. He was a most graceful and dash*,
g equestrienne, and always challengnd
meral admiration, as he frequently roda- i
to "Winchester with his habit an&-'suas^ I i
. rr.
nat long nair trailing in theprina. xie
as one o? the most widelyjfhown ladios ?
. the valley.
In addition to good birth and inherited ^
ae rendered it necessary for some one to |
tit -a shoulder to the wheel. His sisters t
ere distinguished for their culture and j
jrsonal charms, and several of them ma.red
prominent gentlemen. Mr. Rebecca : j
ayne devoted himself to the management! ^
I a farm and. to the supervision of a j ,
;ore which he had established at "Rest," j
here he also held the appointment of
ost-mistress. He also dealt in cattle and (
orses, ana Decame an expert m tnas way. i {
11 his enterprises prospered, and he has I ?
jquired considerable wealth.
Determining to marry, he threw off hi? j
resses and applied for a license from the |
ourt at Winchester. But the astonished
lerrk, who, like everybody else, knew him
3 a woman, declined to issue a license for
woman to marry a woman, when Payne
roved his real sex by producing the car''
ficate of Dr. P. W. llaguire, of W:[>
jester. License was still refused, on th?
round that Virginia law compelled a man
>-have given names which show his ses
efore he can act as a man before the law,
ayne then determined to have his namt
laneed at the March term of the Circail
ourt. t
AfFniV 10 <1 e> trof TI
AUG auon AO o )i?iy-u? j J TT VU^V4 ma
henandoah, and has created more excitelent'than
any event which has dirtorbod
lie social ' circles" of" the State for a h&H
mtury. No explanation has been offered
* to why he masqueraded so long an a
'oman. Rumor has it that Payne and liii
areetheart went to West Virginia yeateray
and were married, but this lacks conrmation.
.
. it?: C
One of tbajTrlaU of Women ia Cities* t
[New Torfc=Cor. Boston Herald.] (
A venerable relative of mine, almost J
venty years of age, accompanied by a 1
rl of seventeen, found herself on Broad' 1
ay after dark ar few nights ago, without
cent. She had: lost her pocket-book, and 1
dther she nor the young companion h.id :
oneyor acquaintance in that part of "be ]
by. They entered one of our largest res- i
urants and took a seat at a table, in- <
ndlng-to send ? note by?& district mes- 1
nger to the house of a friend in <
lirteenth street. A waiter Approached,
l WAO oViAnf +A oat liim 1
IU .WW Oiuciljr i?Uj wwa mwmv
furnish her with paper and. pencil and <
c?Eli a messenger, when he-very po lit sly
.id to her.that she couldnatremain in the ]
loon.' >uWhy. not!?* **It is against our <
lies, madam, to allow ladies-here after
trjt" ' In vain she protested; ir; "vain i
ie sent her card to "the desk; in vain
ie explained the circumstances under ]
hich she was unexpectedly there; his or- ;
jrs, and those of the women- at the desk, I
ere imperative, and they were turned
>on the street. If they had accosted any ]
le of the hondr6ds of men passing up the
* * * A J ?:*u A
root, ana naa vurucu wmu a i^uw? i .
ranger, with the7 worst possible intent, J |
ick to that restaurant, they would have j
>en welcomed guests. Why? Because J,
tey would havo had a man with them.
Tiat a burlesque on civilization is this;
hat an outrage on decency it is; what a ,
orld of infamy it suggests; and yet I arned
that that is the rule, not only in I
is restaurant, which is one of the best !
lown in the country, but in all the chief ;
istaurants in the city. No man's wife, :
wghter or sister can obtain assistance, j
freshment or rest fti a public house in :
e city of New York after dark, unless : I
te be attended by an escort of the mas- j <
dine persuasion. It is very difficult for j ]
dies to obtain accommodation in any of j 1
ir hotels. * " 11
A wepir on uoraeoacjc. I i
[Rappahannock Call.] j I
Christopher Jenkins, familiarly known 1
s Sit, one of the best known and most '
riginal characters in this section, died
t his home, near Sperryville, about tw?
reeks ago. During the war he bad several .1
ons killed in the army, and ever since h< '
ias lived by private charity. At one tin* 1
e owned a very good horse, and would 1
lake periodical trips of .thirty or forty
liles into adjoining counties to solicit aid 1
nd always came home.loaded down witi
revisions. On one occasion it is related
hat he left. his.horse at a livery-stable at '
Jul pepper and took the train for Richmond,
rhere he was .very successful, and cam*
ft .considerable amount oJ i1
ioney, j
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p'~
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.
SOME MORE ANTITHESES OF DONTI
A Newspaper Reporter, Oat of the Abundance
of His Experience, Formulates
a System to Be Followed
uj iuvtucrs*
[N. Y. Mall and Express.]
Do remember that other people have
children as well as yourself.
Do believe in a child's statements until
you are sure they, are incorrect; mistrust 1
breeds estrangement.
Do reflect that a pert child is an abomi- I
nation; train your children to be respectful I
?nd to hold their tougnas in the presence
of their superiors.
Do, if the baby crics, warm its feet before
you dose it
Do sing to the little ones; tho memory of .
& nursery song will cling to them through
life.
Do attend to them yourself; a go-be- a
tween betwixt mother and child is like a j
middle-man in business who gets the jj
largest share of the profit-.
Do dress the children sensibly; cover up (
their limbs in winter, and study health i
first and appearance second.
Do show the children that you love them; <
do not expect them to take it on trust.' i
Do, as they grow older, win their confidence;
if you do not, somebody else will. \
Do maintain a respectful tone to their (
fathor before them; if he is not all you
wish, still make them respect him; he is
always their father, and disrespect to
him is a reflection upon yourself.
Do, as the boys crow up, make companions
of them; then they will not seek
companionship elsewhere.
Do let the children make a noise sometimes.
Their happiness is as important as
your nerves.
Do respect their little secrets; if they
have concealments, worrying them will .
never make them tell, and time and pa-"':
tience will probably do their work. .
Do allow them, as they grow older, to
have opinions of their own; make them
individuals and not mere echoes.
Do remember that without physical
health mental attainment is worthlessi
let them lead free, happy lives, which will ?
strengthen both mind and body.
Do bear in mind that you are largely r?> j
sponsible for your child's inherited char- (
acter, and have patience with faults ' and ,
failings. *
Do talk hopefully to your children of 8
life and its possibilities; you have no right i
to depress them because you have suffered, t
Do teach both boys and girls the actual t
facts of life as soon as they are oil enough s
to understand them, and give them 8 s
sense of responsibility without saddening ]
them. i
Do find out what their special tastes are, d
md develop them, inst'?" uL speucWESatej
Kssvr, uruaoy and patience in forcing them y,
nto studies that are ropugnant to them. tl
T\r> fcar.Vi +>iom mnrt?sv bv example: fc# <d
:ourteous to them. -n
Do, as long as it is possible, kiss them -j
jood-night after they are in bed. They do
iv a an ! lf- ! ? < iiimi ??"*
Do, if you have lost a child, relBBStihi
ihat-for the one that is gone theie is nc t
nore to do; for those remaining, everyhing;
hide your grief for their sakes. ^
Do make your boys and girls study phys- y
ology; when they are ill try and make c
hem understand why, how the complaint v
irose, and the remedy as far as you know h
t. _ i.
Do impress upon them from early infan* s
y that actions have results, and that they E
jan not escape consequences even by being s
;orry when they have acled wrongly. d
Do. rq vrair d&uchters stow ud. teacb
;hem at least the true merits of housekeep* ^
ng and cookery. They will thank you for s
t in later life a groat <|pal more than fo: p
tccomplishments. y
Do try and sympathize with girlish t
lights of fancy, even if they seem absurd c
oyou. By doing so you will retain your t
nfloenco over your daughters and not i
each them to seek sympathy elsewhere. c
Do remember that, although they are all a
rour children, each uno has an individual t
:haracter, and that tastes and qualities e
rary indefinitely. D> cutivate them sep- t
iratelv. and not as if you were turnine f
hem out by machinery. " ?
Do encourage them to take good walking p
ixercise. Young Iadio> in this country ate =1
arely good walkers. They can dance (dl ft
light but are tired out if they walk a mife. .4
3-irls ought to be able to walk as easily^ar Ji
joys. Half the nerv .us diseases which fifej &
lict young ladr.'S would disappear if toft? 4
labitof regular exercise was encouraged." "i
Do cultivate a liltlo imagination iu your
:hildren; when they are small encourage j,
,nem K) CIIJvy X?Iry mica, CO iupj givw. TJ
>lder lead their tastes in the direction of j
maginative li: .-ature. Life in our century; ;c
s too prosaic; give thom a taste for r<>J i
nance while they are young. 15
Do take them yourself, if you can, to
places of amusement; let. them associate ?
)rou with their enjoyments: when they are ^
parents themselves the memory of it will t
influence them in their treatment of their J
jhildren. For their sabes enjoy life witS* 3
;hem if possible; clcads will come sooir ^
mough. ~jj
Do, if you say no, mean n#. Unless you- V
iave a good reason for .changing a given <
;ommand, hold to it. 1 l
Do take an interest in your children's' <
^ ?- ?:>w A /
pleasure; mom?r> (nuuci^ukiuii u a jjioan i.v
ielight. r' 4
Do remember that trifles' to you are- mountains
to them; respect their feeling?. ,j
Do keep up a high standard of princi- *
pies; your children will be your keenest^
judges in the future. Do bo honest with
them in small things as well as" jiijrreat. }
[f you can not tell them what they wuh to *
Icnow, say so rather than deceive them
Do reprove your children for tale-bear-' ^
Lng; a child taught to carry reports f.'om ^
the kitchen to the parlor is detestable. j -
Do send the youngsters to bed early: dM -
cide upon the proper time, and adtare- ]
to it. -j
Do remember that visitors praise the
children as much to please you as fcecauie: -
tb?y deserve it, and that their presence -iB' '
oftener than not an infliction.
Sixty Years without l&rtlogr.
IGreencastle (Ind.) SpeciaL] * _
% John F. Jones, or "Uncle Jackey," as
city yesterday, in tho eighty-fifth year of
his age. He was widely known to the
traveling public of this and adjoining
Spates, having kept a hotel here and also
at Columbus, IncL, during the greater part
af his-life. When a boy, he drank through
mistake a decoctiou of lye, which caused
B contraction of the gullet, and prevented
his taking food in any other than a liquid
form. Even that was attended with difficulty,
and -he succeeded in forcing it
down his throat by external means. For
over sixty years, though a Boniface himBelf
for a greater part of the time, he had
pot eaten a mouthful of food, a statement
which hjs guests were not disposed to
credit without an explanation. Despite his
affliction, which was supplemented- by a
most acute attack of hernia, he hadran inexhaustible
vein of humor in his composition,
which found, vent* in numerous'
*jokes~ and-jibes that were wont to se* the
lahto in a roar." His remains wer? taken
gojgolgmbas, fed., for interment. '
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\ REMARKABLE MJNINC LEGEND.
ilagnlsr Find in the Wllda of New York?
The Fatality Attending Attempts .
at Exploration?A Probably
ADOcrvnhal Story.
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[Toronto (Ont) MaiL]
From time immemorial a strange fascination
has attached to the pursuit of hidden
vreasure. To this day persons are seeking
forCaptain Kidd's buried gold. Once in a
jr?at " while a valuable " find " rewards
patient search. Recently near Danburgh,
3ra., a small oak tree was blown down by
he storm. A man named John Frank saw
iomething shining as he was passing, and
examined the roots of the same. In the
aolo left by the tree he claims to have
found almost a peck of jewels. The jewels
trere diamonds, rubies and pearls, and
parties who have seen them say they are.
worth 15'teen or twenty thousand dollars,
ite belief expressed by the few who hfive
L<oen fortunate,enough to see them is that |
part ofS5e1otlo$t by the'ConEederatw
Cabinet, as thay were on that
"Cad when they were lost It is supposed
that the party that buried them, was killed
won after, and consequently tbejrrwere,
aever unearthed.
As to the Steuben affair, here is the
itory, date-line and all, as it appears in an
exchange:
, * Coknino, N. Y._, Itocerubcr 80.?A number
of Philadelphia^ are negotiating;for
:he purchase of a large tract of laud in.the
?wn nf Ja?rwr t?il?" onr:mrtv. somewhere on
srhich legend has for time out of mind looted
a silver mine* which the parties hope'k>
find. On the tract is the 44 treasure;.
save" of much local fama. Tha legend is
;hat during the French and Indian War
wo Quaker brothers by the name o' Dicknson'
came into the Coliocton Valley to
xade with the Indians. They gained the
?nfidence of the Indians to such an eltent
ihatthe latter revealed to tham the existsnce
of a silver mine somewhere on
Bennett's Creek- The brothers had in their
imploy an old servant who had come with
mem irom mua ierpma. me vusjiurs
worked the silver mine, the ore of which
vas very poor, and hid ths treasure in a
Ave known only to themselves, until such
ime as they could convoy it to Phila[elphia.
u. Near the close of the French and Inlian
war a stranger appeared at the cabin >
ft the Quakers, in th^ docpest part of the - ;v
eilderness. Ho said he was a deserter.
!rom the French a:-my, ,and begged :for
helter and food. This wa-i gladly giyen
dm. The flrjt night he was in the cabin :
10 overheard the Quakers talking about
heir treasure, after they supposed he was. 1
leeping, and learned that it was secreted 1
omewhere in the- vicinity. He also -j
earned from their conversation that they
Qtended to start their servant for Ptrilar '?).
lalnhh, th? iwrt d&v. and v^u
v. -IgzicS'ould
inform him as to the hiding-pTS?^SHH
lo treasure ia case anything should- hap ~
en to the brothor3 who were working the?
line. . ^
"The diabolical thought entered the' ij
lihd of the stranger to murder the; ^
Hlwf far-tirs Maoniiwg, par arm? and over--? V
ake the servant, murJer nim, ami ??cut#4^|
ae missagt! revealiugthe place where the.\
reasure might be found. He carried out* l'j
is plans, but, upon getting possession of Vj
tie message, found that it was written in ; ipher.
He was unable to And a key thai- ;
rould solve the mystery, and, haunte 1 by .
is fruitless crimo. he flad to France, tak- j
ngthe cipher with him. For years he J
tudied it in vain, and finally died in a *
iad-house. This is the legend the first. .
ettlers in the region handtfd down to their
escoudanti. j,
''In 1810 Gregory Harding settled in the own
of Jasper. He had been there hue a *
hort time when he dreamed that near his '
ilaco there was a care, the opening of '
finch was covered by a large flat stone, j
;pon which w?: a copper kettle. In the
ave was stored enormous wealth in silver,
- *' - --"?a'-' J l. ?' ? 1
mc 15 was guarasa uy twu g uusuj scuuiels.
Harding did not investigate the acuracy
of his dream. Shorfly afterward '
.twin brother of his joined him. This.- J
rotber bad a dream corresponding i?~ ~
very particular with his brother's. The *
wo then searched for the cave. They
Oand the. fefeality just as they had seen it *
n their dreams, and discovered the cop- 1
?er kettle and the flat rock, but, remember- 4
ag tba^gpecters tbat guarded' the- treasure (
ieto&sffrlt, they did not viwpurodto disturb '
it Ttro'oe^t day Gregtjiy Sitting was '
ailed -by-a- tree he was?fellings and his
fefcber- 'wffss tbrdwxr "Crom y itog^e and j
ly?&r J
Hed'wlth' ttein^ _ * " !
"In 1830 ^"JlJ^odi^* minister-named J
rfth trwomwr^rt^had a glass, by-lookiug .
ntorwbicb shessidsbe coald-jsee the secret
sawirwtfere tfe^waffure of*?fo- nrorddred ^
Jokers was-hiMett, and its enfct location.
Fhey.went in-saarifc of-ft. Tire^-found the
pot thewonMBrMiw io the cJassah d then ,
ihe-was sudiiepSy^ricken blind, r?id they
vefe obligeftt^a^trn witbout^fepvering
he cave. They-'ssoj^w-* for. ~tj$*toght at ;
'Q9.-nwittfnwp yt wrt v??. >--*j,
^O'ltvddJin-1 the-' vrtri,iy rektBd:?wh|it
7)&M. ocpwpe^-^gns" scm Silas
lied the 1 i see the cave and
teJoctttlon, tihrrh9: was the only: one who
sould aee-iti-Hubro u?r-Nathan and himlelf
stBCrtediiuacj/'day "te' searcTi for the
save; neiired- the spot he belame.
not-XHt^ifcfcd,. btttrd?rc?ged, and
ihe^search wa^-nocess arily giveirvp again."
\ Gotham StOre CSrrder Ctrtoaaa^Grlat at
flntei (!&&&& New York Sport.]
?'I had afrteiid'come from Naw Mexico
ecentiy. Ha {a"-2y;and ao mistake, and
srok the wia?fc&$ferty to as queer a gam*
oling transaetfett as probably ever took,
place. A'-ywmg prmter aimed McKevitt
?rft there-bg8-a remarkable--capeeity for
tjiriffag --words backward- and* teffing at
jheebowmany letters-there are In them.
Well, my" friend went'to him ana tried
blm.: The trial was satisfactory, and then
ijewent about looking for a-maq "to catch.
Be struck-bim. He was-a Professor-of an
Eastern College,' traveling with a party of
students. My friehd" bet'the partj^who
pooled their issues, -^iC^QOO^tfca^-llfcKevitt
could* tell the number- or letters ip 'any
word'on hearing it pronoun eed^sn'd then
spell it backward before another mas
could- spett it' in- the-'ustad''mannerv
Both men were to writs* the words
out. Any word in the English language
was to be allowed. The profes'/or
was to dictate the words;' 'Ifleomprel^nsibility,'
cried the professor 'Nineteen
ters,' said McKevitt, and he spelled" ^
backward, while his opponent gaze^r
him wonderingly with his mouth oP?n?
and forgot to write the word down. S? **
was through the list of twenty words
to him, and the professor and the student3
left the place wiser as to the possibility89
of man, and each poorer by a cool the**
sand.
w A carious thing happened to a party at
One time when we ran a bank in upper ,
Broadway. A cat cost us $50,()00. It was
this way: One day a big black cat came-'
into the "bank and no one cotdd drive him
out. We had been losing a great deal before
that and we at once began to retrieve
our fallen fortunes. Then we- took-good
care of the cBfrand: sooerfcad ?50,980 at our
back. One-day* th? cat was stolen, and
within two oightiwo lost every ceufcwe']
1 ?*
a wvu." i
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MOST COW-BOYS' FATE.
THE DEATH OF A TYPICAL STOCKMAN.
He Dlod with His Boots On?Some of the
Dead Man's Proud Achievements
Recalled by an Admirer.'
[Grand Island (Neb.) Times.]
The killing of J. J. Hamlin by his broth*
er-in-law, Johnny Smith, not long since,
near Valentine, ends the career of a re*
markable man, and recalls a prediction
the murdered man often made, that he
"expected to die with his boots on," as
that was the fate of most cow-boys, and
also calls up some tragic incidents in the'
unfortunate man's life.
Physically, Hamlin was *
He-was-nofr-atrove five feet four inches in
height, yet his average weight was one
hundred and -seventy pounds. He was !
jyjnmebicai, tpo^ iri his .'outlines, , thus
fa^rtess,;Her seemed to feel .that pp. man
could get away. With him in a fair encountA.
?./v4> UA T7~ rJ
Wf j en uo wo3 uuw xj.C WULUU
even take ^ deal of abuse from a man, especially
If the man was in liquor. To illustrate
this fact we need only to refer to two
incidents in bis life. Once bo was decoyed
into a rear room of a saloon in Sidney,
where a bully pulled a revolver on him before
he knew what was wanted of him in
the room., r Quicker than a flash ho knocked
the pistol out'of the bully's; hand with his
uau ttiiu. av tac iumu time urew ms own
?un._. looking t!i& bully in the eye, he
said; "You coward and bneak, youintended
to kill me without giving me a chance
for my life, dida'c you? Yoa see, I have
you in my power, but I will give you your
worthless life this time, but I give you due
warning that the next tims you make a
move toward ma of this kin i I will not'
spare you." At this he. turned and left the
towering, quaking bully in the room.
At .another time he was throwing dice
with Buffalo Bill in Dave Perry's saloon in
North Platte, w;hen sonw dispute arose be
tween them, but whlc'i was decided by a
referee in Hamlin'a favor. Hamlin said:
"Let's take the beer and call it settled."
The.^DPt^st6ppedto the bar and took beer.
Wb^jh Buffalo Bill had drank his beer, instead-of
setting theglasi-idown. he threw
It aCBtetitln, jii^t -i^sihghis head by a
quick'dodga el tKe'jh tended victim. At .
Hie same. time. Bill threw the glass he
3pcaokli&;&%erupon Hamlin, but his
BtancfcL. Httle. victim .vvas. roady for him,
an^^mckor^u^taS^^jt9ll it, threw
hisbfg-antogonjfet jn a' heap on the floor.
and-,hald hiin.theie uatfl -others interfered
Bkfid tbev-were sebarated.. When Bill had
got up Dav<& f erry slipped around where
tie szaa standing near the bar. and offered
tifm a^b0^^knij^,-bu?^ffl ;was too much
saw the pro*
i^fehclow, cowfe^o
asie'wAs,
anli dar?cfli
I'fdsitoland attempt to
^.w^a6ra^to do it. .JBo; thep tolcrTflH^^
!sio BUi'tikt.ha was surprised at his conS^^nd
-cbtid see no excuse, for his 1
ihrowingftfie, glass... At. this Hamlin went '
xp^tc Bill, andJI^ng"3^fiiigor: almost on '
D:ii _ 1 L ' * J - uotii : 0 ?Ai. 1
u-^vu. ovci ma^c
i^redklite th^cm me again I will kill '
foil too dead to skin." Bill knew Hamlin :
nie^nt wh&tjbe siitfU an&was able_ to do it, 1
ipd never afterward gave him any cause
tor r^ntment. 1
To, illustrate the buii-dog courage of
Sazplin we need only to Tefer tp one or two '
ft^deirfs In_hl3 border life. On one occa* '
>i?n &e was .attack3d by a Mexican, in '
tfcCarty's saloon in Sidney, -who com- 1
ngnced cuttingat Hamlin . without any 1
jood {cause, and when Hamlin was not 1
iwaro of his vicious purpose. TTamHn l
sprang backward and received, a scratch.
!rom the sharp knife cf his assailant. The 1
Mexican followed up and continued strik* 1
ng with his knife. By the time he got up
<o Hamlin the latter was ready for him, 1
md commenced cutting, too. Thus they '
coifed each other, cutting'and slashing :
uu?T? rvthnr In ft manner to chill the blood '
jfthe most desperate. Finally, however, 1
Hamlin drove bis murderous antagonist
io ward'the*door, out of the door and across the*street,
where the Mexican fell, literally
nit to pieces. Hamlin received several bad '
nitst but paid no attention to them, and. 1
was around the next day as if nothing had
happened.
Another time he pursued three horse- '
thieves into the canyons south'of Sidney.
Eere the "rustlers" took refuge behind <
rocks and dirt and defied their pursuer. 1
stayed with them all day and all
night, and the next day he got a shot at
the head of one of the thieves and Jailed
him. He continued to "camp on their
brail" until another one made an attempt
to go down to the bottom of the canyon for
water, when he got another shot, this time
wounding his man in the shoulder. At
this the other thief made a break and tried
to escape, when he, too,was brought down.
Hamlin went up and put all three of the
men on their horses, strapped them on,
and with fifteen head of stolen horses
which he recaptured, took the whole outfit
back to Sidney. During all this time he
was without food, and bad only a little
surface water to drink. This shows something
of the bravery and persistence of
the man.
He became addicted to drink during the
last two years more than ever before, and
his latter and more frequent trouble, and
finally"his^death, may Jbe attributed to
strong drink. When sober he was kind
ana generous W & iaui^ auu luuao wuv
knew him years ago, when he drank but
little,-can hardly realize the truthfulness
of the charge that the trouble between him
and Smith. grew out of Hamlin's abusive
conduct toward his wife; who was a sister
of Mrs. Smith. Yet liquor has the power
to transform the bravest man into woman*
beaters, and to make the most generous
and manly heart craven and beastly.
A Mad Engineer.
[PariJSpecial tothe London Dai. ^olograph.]
A startling event happened & u early
hour this morning in conn cti;?u ?-,h the
mail train from Brest, which :s du<> in
Paris at 4:50 o'clock. While proceeding at
loll speed the .passengers observed cue
brakes to be put on with such su Idouncss
that tears were entertaiue 1 that a collision
was Imminent, especially as the j-pot at
which the train was drawn up was in utter
darkness. Upon the guard reachm;the
engine he found the stoker endeavoring to
overpower the driver, who had evidently
lost his reason. Atter blocking tln? line
the guard joined the stoker, and s::c<voded
In seeming the unfortunate man, l.u noluntU
he nad offered a de-sp-rare r distance.
The locomotive was then put in;
motion, the neare.-t sturion was r- a-ied
without further misadv. n u:v, and ;ht
driver was placed in en r?? y. 'I e tnii.ultimately
arrived in J'ars a ?*r >.v
hours' delay.
Gets a Span Mug.
\ [Merlden (Conn.) Special.]
Edward Baribeault Is about seventeen
/ears old, bat is small for his age. He raij
away with Emma Keefe, who ia fifteen
years old, "Saturday, and the pair were
married in Hartford. On their return
home in the evening Edward took his bridi
straight to the residence of hismothe^and'
Bought her blessing.' He got instead a vigorous
cuffing and was sent Mstraight<io
.r.yfvyuit #Ka" snbseauentlv rfr"
lented ancKh* coopla werfr made taygy? I
ATTHEBOMEOPi)UEES
VfStT TO A DISRUPTED HOUSEHOLtb
What the Father of the Tletim of YOOTJ?
Jfutt Has to Say of His bead Sje?*
Son?His Mother and Slst^fff
* EmntJnnl
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[Pniontown (Pa.) Cor. Pittsburgh CommeicW|
Gazette.] '
| Early this morning 70m- correspondent
! drove up to th^faouse where AsburyStro*
ble lives. The 'day was cold and stormy^
and the ^ hrouse looked indescribably
dreary, ^de^pite its size and substantialappearing;
smrroundirigs.' M Yes/*'?ai$t
| Miss Stable, -as she opened the door in re
bu but) uutuuer 01 uie juiucjuuy ""yes*
Hr. S^rfltiBSatta^at home.' Walk' in.*
i Through thehallN^pd into^-Jorge^ *com?t ?
I fortable room and tb<? sought-for Asbcxy |
I Struhle was found. He was si^ng
; TK^ was a loot of pafient resignation [
onhis face, bat he looked like a znan-w?o
would carry bis burden to the end and
make no moan; Worldly comfort was Indicated
by everything about him, wealth by
many trifles too light to mention "but yet
stroiig to speak. With him in the room j
sat his wife?the mother of Dnkes?his son j
George, his daughter, and a boy adopted j
Dy the family. His greeting was courteous
?be was always that?but -he did not relish'
the errand upon which the- visltof
came.
For a moment after the question was put
a dead and painful c^Isnce followed. Sb?
body spoke, nobody moved, but every eye
was turned on the old man at the fireside*
He sat gazing into the bed of glcwins
A/NoU 4-1... ? U.*-1 J J
wtuo) uwu laueu ms imuas oaaausvereu; |
"Every thing has been done legally; I !
have nothing to say."
* "Do you think the verdict just?'
"I really prefer to say nothing more
about it; it is over now."
He spoke with a firmness and dignity
that forbade farther questioning. The si*
lence that had prevailed after the first
question came back again, and the little
group in the room had not a member but
that was dumb. Again the old man at the
fireside was the first to speak:
."It is not Mrs. Nufct alone who has suf- 1
fered?innocently suffered?through these '
tragedies. There have been hearts as
heavy under this roof as in any house in
Fayette County. No one feels more deeply
for Mrs.'Nutt than I do, but to me and
mine as well, the trial has been hard and
the cross heavy. Look at it as you '
has been very sad. But with it all, the \
world knows only one side. 1 feel confident
that history will vindicate Lymaa '
Dukes; I don't expect his fame to be 1
aleared in our time. Had I been ftt tha
trial I could have aided Mr. Patterson and
brought out testimony that was not heard
Df.- My illness prevented this,'and-1 su]>
pose it is for the best. Lawyers are privileged
by the force of custom, bat they
MK t)v> rmiftiLHbsrty at times. I think
BT will applylH^ggfrg Voorhees; ho
?d himself great discreditTB"
raisaid. I believe that had Clark s
Murder,' instead of waiting until - '>
uncle called for Eim, both men would hav?
been alive to-day. Mr. Breckenridge did '
not think it was. his uncle calling him.
Captain Natt was a good business man, 4
but like his son he had an uncontrollable p
?mper." "
Mr. Struble paused. What he had said 1
was spoken in a low tone, the words fall* 1
ing slowly, and the lines about his mouth *
;omin; out distinctly as the lips closed at
the end of the sentences. All this timt j*
there had been no interruption. Wift^ ^
laughter and son sac with their eyes on
bhe husband and father, listening intently* g
Ee gazed into the fire musingly, and then,
A* 1_1 - U
sb mougn some power was compelling aim
to speak, he continued: g
" He was only four years of age, Dukes
was, when he came to me. and I raised him
C3
until manhood. His boyhood I know per#
fectly, and I am familiar with his life un? ^
til he left us. In all these years he never
quarreled, he never kept bad company, he y
never drank. Ho was a gifted boy, and ^
had he lived would have made a mark a* "
high as the promise of his early days ha4 ?
led me to expect Come with me. I want w
to show you a picture I have." ^
Leading the way across the wide hall,
never seen except in the old-fashioned
houses built by men of wealth years ago,
to a handsomely -furnished parlor, Mr.
Struble stopped before a center-table. A
tinted photograph of Dukes stood there la
a rustic frame. "There he is," said^the
old man, picking up the photograph. "Doea
he look like a fiend?" Holding the picture
in his hand, he stood lost in meditation,
his thoughts traveling back to the little
fellow of four years whom he had taken
to his home as a son, whose career at college
and at the bar he had watched with
interest and with pride; beside whom he
had stood, never wavering in his support,
in the Fayette County Courts; whose dead
hod-ir ha had cazeri rmon in that blood
stained room in the Jennings House; whom 1
he had followed to his last resting place '
in that graveyard on the hill, but a little *
way distant. 1
* Without another word he turned and left *
the room- In the sitting-room there weri 1
the same faces to be seen.' It was time to 1
bring the interview to a close. Mr*. '
Struble, up tq. this time a silent witness, 1
bowed her gray head and with the tears I
tricklin&through her fingers sobbed: " I am
a mother and I sympathize with Mrs. Nutt,_ !
who, too, has borne children. I do not
know whether I have received a sympa*
thetic thought from her or not." Hiss
Struble was greatly moved by her mother's
distress and- finally gave way to her emotions,
weeping silently. As the outer
door opened she said?in a manner a farewell?"
I, too, sympathize with Mrs. Hutt,
bat I also sympathiza with my mother."
A CURIOUS STORY.
The Fresco Decorating of the Capitol Dome
at Washington Alleged to Embrace
Counterfeit Presentments of tbe Heads
of Noted Confederate Leaders.
[Washington SpcciaL]
A carious story concerning certain fresco
decorations of the capital dome at Washington
has recently been revived in a way
that may create something of a sensation.
Immediately after the war, when the painting
in the interior of the rotunda was finished
by Brindini, t! e Imiian artist, it was
commonly said that the heads-of the figures
in the group of tyrants being dispersed by
tlie Goddess of Liberty were exact representations
of certain leading characters of
the Southern Confederacy, also that the
goddess was an admirable portrait of a
handsome Washington female with whom
the artist maintained a close friendship
and who for a long time passed as his wife.
The truth of the story was vigorously denied
at the time, but ever since then scores
of people who have com3 to Washington !
and gazed up into the dome have ibcen
startled by the wonderful similarity of the
heads to those of certain Southern leaders.
Brindini died a short time ago, and tlc.o
a50 several persons in Washington who
knew him intimately who-are- now willing j
to admit that while the artist was txeeut- j
ing the work, daring the war, be expressed j
a determination to put in the facte* of Con- 1
federate chieftains to represent the tyrants, j
i thus perpetuating their infamy as rebels '
against t ms wcernment Tne races bear
a striking resemblance to those of Alexander
EL Stephens, Robert & Lee, Stonewall
Jackson, Judah P. Benjamin and Robert
Toombs. The scene is a dramatic one.
1 The figures representing the five tyrant*
j are emerging from a cloud and in the attitude
of shrinking in terror from the Godj
dess of Liberty, who, clad in ancient Greek
j garb, is descending upon them, sword
| in hand. A prominent lawyer in this
! city, and also a well-known newspa*
per man, both of unquestioned veracity,
' are among those who claim that Brinrifnj
acknowledged that, the faces were those of
the five Confederate leaders named above.
The woman whose figure was made to
serve as the avenging goddess is sfcfll liv!
ing in Washington. Though once fair
lad willowy, she is now fat and fifty, and ' ' - v
has little about her suggestive of the
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work of Brindini ?ad snhstitute"a~grcu^?? ?that
will not be an vnpleesant reminder to
tne section of the country.
ABOUT BAC4UNH.
The Chinese Town Which the French ArS
Investing and Hope to Capture. *
[Brooklyn Eagle.]
Since 1870, or earlier, Bac-Ninh has been
garrisoned by Chinese Imperialist troops,
or, to be more accurate, by the Ewang*
tung militia. These troops were sent by
the Viceroy of Canton at the earnest entreaty
of the Sling of Anrnm. The whole
of Tonqain was then in danger of' falling
into the hands of the Black and Yellow
Flags, and it was only the Intervention of
the Suzerain power which prevented such
a catastrophe., Ten years ago there was a
garrison of two hundred Chinamen in the
jiwtaei ana toere nas never Deen anything
to show that they have retained to^thdr ~^
own country. General Tehen, & Chinese
warrior who has ~ made some name'for
himself, was then the commander. A few
weeks ago it was announced that this same
General had gone to the Kwangtung-Ton?
quki frontier. Probably he has since 4*de>
serted" across the border line. However
that may be, it is as certain as anything
can be in Tonquin that Bac-Ninh is held
by the Hwang-ti's troops.
As a position Eaoftinh is not a dace
which gives the Chinaman much chance.
rhe fortress .is a quadrilateral, furnished ^ with
bastions, and,'like all the others in
ronqoin, is of the Vanban type. When
last a European was there the few guns
noun ted were honey-combed with age.
Possibly there is' something more formida)le
there now; bat in any case it does not
nuch. matter, for the place is commanded
>y some low hills from a quarter to half a
uile distant. These eminences are per
ecfcly devoid of vegetation and offer, there* **'V
ore, no difficulties in getting the guns into
>osition.
It is in making their way to tbeeehQls
hat the French will find the trouble.. Unike
the majority of Eastern towns, Baofinh
does not stand ona river, it is about
wo miles from the Tai-Binh arm of the
k>ng-koi delta and four from Do-ho, a
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t ."TVs L ma/l^J ~^V,
way by the flod*? ^Jtopport ?T
robably nowhereili^^^irt fp^
reight of field artillery, the Or
set that it is In the' occupe^on^^-J^
ese, the town is of no importance^r^*?
re not more than five or six banO*
latched houses, arranged in a semicirctv
utside the fosse of the citadel. . These
ouses are, however, surrounded with high t
amboo and cactus fences and are scattered \
bout regardless of order" in a tangle of
am boo clumps and palm trees. It retreat
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erate fighting before the place is taken.
ac-Ninh is now very strongly fortified
ad will prove a hard not for the French to
rack. It is very probable that tluTChinose
arrison have been strongly reinforced
rom over the border aud that dnring the
ast six months the work of strengthening
le.bastions and forts has gone on steadily.
It is just possible that Bac-Ifinh will
rove the Plevna of Tonqoin, and the at*
jmpt to carry it is. therefore, watched
rith keen interest both in the Far
i Europe^
Sow a Drummer Wen His Bride. ?>
[Omaha Republican.]
Among the travelers who arrived on thd ' ' v
ate train last night were a young man and
yoman, who were on Sunday night made
nan and wife. The groom is a traveling
nan. Frank . Graham, who represents *
Chicago house. His bride is a young lady
>f nineteen, whoso home was at West Leb?
mon, Ind. The Chicago man was visiting
fee Hoosier town in a professional capac*
,cy wueu ne Uiew 1US ?uc mmm vuiivus
arcumstances. He was on his way to .
neet a customer of his house when ha
leard an explosion in a dwelling along the
road. He rushed in, and was just in time
x) seize some bed-clothiagand smother the
lames, which were consuming the cloth*
ing of a young lady, the sole occupant of .
She room- After putting out the fire, and
saving the house from destruction, he fl
ailed a physician, who did what he could
to relieve the sufferings of the young lady.
Graham was "struct," and instead oz leaving
town the next day, as he had intend*
ad, he remained until the lady he had so
gallantly rescued was nearly recovered, >v
when, as stated above, he married her, and ^
the two started West on a wedding tour.
It was a carious fact that on the way to
the city a telegram overtook them '
pouncing that the bride's uncle had left her N
torty thousand dollars.
A VENTRILOQUISTS TRICK.
How a Crowd of Citizens and a PoUoe* y!man
Were Fooled at a Patrol Box.
[Cincinnati Enquirer.]
A funny incident occurred Saturday
evening at Fifth and Race streets, where
one of the new patrol boxes is located. A t i
man possessed of the powers of a ventrilo
quist threw his voice into the box, M
made it appear that some one was calling
for the patrol wagon to come at once, as a
murder bad been committed near by. a
crowd soon gathered about, and the vole*
in the box was heard every few momenta
urging the operator at headquarters tc
hurry up the wagon. The crowd strained
their eyes trying to catch the first glimps*
of the wagon as it came dasfrfag down the ^
street. Finally Officer 3?ikd "Kennedy appeared
on the scene. Being,told some on?
had been killed and that there* was a maa
in the box calling for the wagon, he pro
duced his key and opened^ the box. BaJ
me dox vriis empty, mo ?hlw w*. ?iu w
citement soon leaked out, and the crowd
separated with a good laugh. * ij
BuHed Another.
[Arkansaw Traveller.] J/c
"I see," said' Mr. Tomlhwon, taming-?- - -*!
from his newspaper and addressing Ids
better two-thirds, "that old man Gntti* *
has buried another wife."
"What, youdont say.so? Why his
?AC^A WfrllM
ne marry.again?" _
"He hasn't mayried agaia.1? , ?
"TomlLison, are you a fojl?"
"Presumably, my dear^lxtfc
iutborst? ' Grettie b88 tagiq%3m3BSBq
toan's wilt. He ia *a
fejow?" ~ *