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A- #»* JPU»|. A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY. * '' ' If- “ T*haikoff#ky was but a mera tabl* aoraiit, like you end me, befoi^e be made hie daring plunge into the Rubi* con that separate* dull erery-dey life from the sphere of Art, and see what he brought it to! Rubinstein is a pigmy to him now. Take heart of courage, old boy, you have a brilliant career before you. You only need a grain of faith and a deal of pluck, and all the rest is plain sailing.'' The ' speaker, , Michael Ivanovitch Fetreff, was a low^elzed, stout, fair- haired man of about 34, one of those unconscious Idealists often to be found in Russia, who are never so happy as when they are getting a friend out of a difficulty or helping him to a tri umph. His companion, a clerk, flke himself, in the service of the Ministry of the Interipr^ answered to the name of Vladimir tflripkin, and although a handsome-lookintr man of some 30 or years, impression nir man thereabouts, gave one the mpreseion that he belonged to the S itlable category of will-less Indivl- uals who slink through life as noise lessly as they can, content if they get in nobody’s way, and positively happy if they manage to keep body and soul together without suffering the pangs of hunger or the pal ns of imprisoment. Skripkin had been V) the university, but only for a few months; having been found present at an illegal meet ing of* the students, whither he had strayed by the merest of accidents, be tic ' ‘ ed another; “ I shouldn’t wonder if you married his daughter on* of theee days," remarked a third ; and so on, till Skripkin waa faftrty Intoxicated with pleasure. * That evening hit faithful friend and mentor, Petroff, acoompanid him to a restaurant to drink bis health, wish him success and Advise him how to olay his oards. “ This Is the turning point of your life, my little dove—the golden op portunity that comes but onoe," ha said, after the second buttle of wine. •• it is now or never. 1 agree with Pavloff, who said you might beoome his exovllency’s son-in-law yet. Just thing what that would mean.” "Oh, the very thought makes me nervous. Who am I to marry a general’s daughter ?" “You are a musical genius, that’s what you are. Aim high, I tell you, now that your chance is come. Pluck takes even cities by storm. Love, like death, .levels all; and there’s nothing to inspire love like music. Boldly ventured is half won. Genids, like water is bound to find its level, and yours will rise a good deal before find ing it. -Follow my advice, have a shot, at the daughter, aud you’ll soon bid S ood-bve to the wretched, colorless fe of a petty tsbinovnik, who is driven hither and thither like a withered leaf by the changing wind*.” That night Skripkin could not sleep. He sat f>r hours dreaming of the future, and In his mind’s eye a vast temple arose out of the darkness, on which "Hope bad her spire star-high,” daughter ? I am not myself to-night, and I cannot reason coolly. That’s what’s the matter with me.’ r . Supper ended, the gueets arose and took leave of their host, Skripkin also advanced and proffered bis band, but it waa refused. On Ibis hi* knees knocked against each other, his color came and went, ana the muscles of his Jace twitched Violently. N " I have something aorlouri to say to J ou before you go, said the general, as e left the room to accompaiiy one of his most honored guests. When he returned Skripkin was alone, but almost lifeless from fear. "He’ll dismise me, and probably have me whipped by the servants for my impudence In proposing for his daughter," be thought. . < " Well, my friend,” began his excel- leocy in a friendly wav, "l have heard of the romantic little incident that—” liy lut Here a guest, who had forgotten .to say something, returned, and took the general aside, Meanwhile Skripkin was himself kg&iti. " He knows all, and he is a party to the arrangement. Won’t there be sur prised faces at the office to-morrow ?" The host returning, resumed the in terrupted conversation, putting bis hand on Skripkin’s shoulder. " Well, and you managed, while we weqe all busy, to ” " xour excellency, I—l ” But he was unable to go on. " Don’t tremble like that, man. I am not reproaching you. I highly ap prove of what you have done. Mrs. Snodikoff is a verv worthy person, and Faith her noble arches. Re Saw She has been two years in my service, himself no longer poor, obscure, down-^he will make you an excellent wife was rusticated for a year, and never returned. In the government office he was probably the most Industrious and conscientious of all the clerks, never refusing to take all maner of extra work, to which he occasionally devoted his evenings. At home ho was a musi clan; that is to say, having been ac-. cuslomed to play the piano since he was 8 or l>, he had acquired a thorough command ovei the keys, and could execute almost anything, from a waltz of Strauss to a morceau of TshaikolT- sky’s, with a degree of correctness and sentiment which was highly creditable in a petty tsbinovnik who received blit 80 roubles a month. Ho also composed various danees and reveries ; but, with the solitary exception of a polka, printed at his friend Fetroff s expense, none of them had ever been even looked at by a publisher. His one Him in life was that make no noise or fuss, and he never suspected that natuie had destined him to play any great part on the stage of life. His old friend Petroff, who had been transferred from Moscow to Kieff but a few months before, was his truiu. peter. He had unbounded faith in tskripkin’s genius, aud had told his colleagues over and over again ihat if he only got a chance to show what was in him Bethovcn and Wagner could not hold a candle to him. ” Talk about Tsbaikoffsky, Cui and that lot,” be would say, " why, if Skripkiu had a fair start nobody would dream of mentioning bis name with theirs in the same breath.” The chance did come at last, and when least expected. - One night Skripkin was invited to play at a soiree dansante given by one his colleagues, who was glad of getting it done gratis, and his success was unparalled. The strongest superlatives were lavished by the company to [express their pleas ure and do justice to his performance. He had never be<’D conscious of any thing like talent before, but bow could he refuse the testimony of the ladies, who averred that they danced twice as much as usual, owing to his waltzes and polkas, which would tempt a paralytic to get up and hop about; or how could he ignore the value of the officers’ approbation, who insisted on having two of his polkas published at their expense ? No wonder thatbkrip- kln began to feel that, after all, there was something In him, some divine spark—call it genius or talent—which was worth a good deal more than eighty roubles a month, which bareiy aumeed to pay (or bis room and keep him In food and clothing. Two days later the clerks in the government office wore putting by their pens and papers, preparatory to Parting homeward, when the doors opened, aud the general himself Strolled into the room, stately, se vere and solemn. The general was not a military man, but he could not be more abjectly feared or more im plicitly obeyed If' be hail been. All Russian officers, once they acquire the title as excellency, ^are gernerals, and their wives "genoralesses,” and are addressed as such always by their ser vants and often by their subordinate*. This particu ar type of the class, in spite of the terror his presence in spired, was by no means a heartless or unjust man. But. as the clerks never saw him except when something had gone wrong, and~3omobody had to be ‘ made an example of, their knees trem bled whenever he appeared, aud their hearts tluttored like newly caged birds. This evening the general walked straight up to Skripkin, who standing at " attention,” turned as pale as sheet, and seemed about to faint, Obviously the great mau had heard of his musical performances, and hud come in person to tell him what they needed at that office was an Indus trious clerk, and not a musician. " You are Skripkin, I believe ?” s lid the general. " Yes—yes. your excellency. Skrip kin.” “ Wall, Skripkin, it has come to my ears that you devote a good deal of your time to music. Is that true ?’ Skripkin could not muster up suf ficient courage to formulate a reply. He stood there motionless, fascinated by the look of bis excellency, and star ing at the lips which, when they next parted, might pronounce the terrible sentence of dismissal. The awkward pause was broken by Petroff, who step ping forward, replied : "Yes, your excellency, it is true. If I may presume to say it, ho is a musical genius ; not fully developed to the taste of a perfect connoisseur, like your excellency, but he has the ma terials in him. A rough diamond, as it were.” Skripkin stood silent, more dead than alive, and uncertain whether to bless bis friend or curse him. " Well, I’m very glad to hear it. Keep it up, Skripkin, keep it up. It does you credit. Music is an art that ennobles. By-the-by, to-morrow there will be a little party at my house We. shall have some dauclng, and I •hall expect you to come at ten o’clock •harp. Then you oan give us some proofs of your musical gifts;" having said which he turned on his heel and Talked out. The clerk* took some time to re cover from their astonishment, for •uch condescension on the. general’s unheard of. They and poured forth congratulations without meas ure. ' ’ . “You are a lucky dog," said one; “ Your career is made now !" exolaim- trodden, but the centre of a gay and appreciative circle composed of the very cream of society, bis name on the lips of the world, his portraits ex- hinited in the shops, his nocturnes bought up -by musicians, his operas performed in Imperial theatres anu bis fame resounding throughout the length and breadth of the land. ’ '— Next evening he spent fully two hours in "doing himself up” for the hall, and, when at 'ast he looked a*, neat and attractive us if he had.just come out. of a bimdbox, he started off In fear ami trembling.— Carriages were driving, up to the door when he arrived, and he stopped a moment to collect his thoughts. Then ho ven tured up the staircase,'Tearful oftread- ing on the velvety, bright hued car pets, and listening in trepidation to the violent thumping df his heart. He halted once mure in the ante-room, and meditated a hasty retreat on the pretext of sudden illness, for he was overcome by the scent of the freshly- culled flowers and fashionable per fumes, and daz<*d by the brilliantly lighted salon, which seemed one sheet of blazing light. He had never in his life beheld anything to compare with it. And as for t ie gorgeous dresses of the ladies —well Suddenly a iiand was laid on his shoulder and the general accosted him " I’m delighted, my dear Skripkin, 11 see you. Come and l> t me intriiduce you. This is my young colleague, gentlemen, of whose musical talents 1 was just telling you. Sit down, my 'dear Skripkin, and let us bear some thing of your own. Skripkin sat down to the manificent piano, trembling lest he should not justify the general’s confidence in bis powers. And hi* first attempt looked very like a failure, but he soon drow inspiration from the melodious notes, and provoked the sincere applause of all pre sent. " Very well done, indeed. Come and fortify the inner man a little before the dances begin,” said his excellency, and taking Skripkin into the buffet poured him out two glasses of some kind of delicious nectar, the very name of which he never heard of before The dances were a perfect success, Skripkin playing mostly those of his; own composition. During one of the long |>auses, when the guests were eat ing ices or drinking tea, Skri|Tkin having indulged in several additional glasses of " nectar,” wandered about from robin to room, and at last strayed Into the buffet. The, only pefton now there W a« an attractive young lady, •.imply l*ut effectively (ire^cb in a mix* of black velvet, with a dazzling dia mond bro<)ch—as it seemed to him—a very pretty bracelet on her soft, round wrist. She was seated at a table be fore a shining, singing "'spfnovar. Skripkin'* first impulse wkn- jto apolo gize for intruding and to bgett' out. Then he recollected that this was the Holden opportunity foretold by his friend Petroff. and that it was the op portunity to he now or never, if he wanted his genius to rise to its proper level. "Thin, then, is his excellency’s daughter,” he said to himself. "But why is she pouring out tea here, in stead of enjoying herself in the ««- loon'y’ he asked himself. But a hasty glance at the soft eyes that looked lovb, at the gorgeous brooch and the costly bracelet, aided and abetted by the nectar-bred optimism that was fast getting the better of his doubts aud fears, removed his misgivings, and ho stood gazing at her enthusiastically. "May I offer you 1 a glass of lea?” she asked him, in a sweet, insinuating voice, that sent the,blobd boiling to his heart. .< "Yes, if you please,” he replied, taking a seat near the speaker. " You have a marvelous musical talent. I heard your playinv : it is admirable, ('ream or cognac?” “Cogn—ithat is, cream r no cognac, if you please.” What happened immediately after this Skripkin never knew. He was as a man in a dream ; he spoke and acted as if his guardian ansel or good genius were pulling the wires and ho but a human automaton. He only knew that it was Heaven and earth When he left that room and returned to the saloon and the piano he had already availed himself of the golden oppor- tuqity, and felt that he was now, in- deed, on the main line to fame and All Jibe better that her brute cf a hus band made her life a misery to her, aud left her with two children totally unprovided for. He is dead how. the ruffian. I’ll do what I can for her in thu'way of supplying the trousseau and all that. You did a very good and no ble action, and I’m sure you'll not have any reason to repent it.” That night Vladimir Skripkin throw himself into the Dnie[>er, and was witii great difficulty saVcd from a watery grave by the heroism of a po liceman. Hu resigned his clerkship a few days later, and, leaving Kuro- f iean Russia, settled, of his own accord, n Koorgan. a city of Western Siberia, where he lives by giving music lensorre to the children of wealthy rticrctiahts and officers. * f Wh' not propose to one of your female pupils ?” he was lately asked. "I will.” ne replied, "when fowls cut their teeth.”—London Telegraph. i.tiuno wuw uavo iinu tur* rare upt'or down in some way a rebuke; they tunityoif reading-books-publishod ta reetied urbe <Tways TJodglbg a reprov- the fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries ing glance or a word of criticism, just bucq oonueaceuBiuu part was a thing ui turned to Skriokin, their congratulation fortune, and was traveling by a light ning express. For he had actually proposed and been accepted. " But perhaps it was merely a dream ?”, he objected. "Could I, Skripkin, have had the nerve, the au dacity to ask for the hand and the ifiyirt of his excellency’s daughter? Why, if 1 told it to my colleagues they would conclude 1 was stark mad- all except Petroff. But no. It cannot be a dream. There’s the big stain on my trousers, made by the scalding tea which I Upset during m> .declaration, it is a fact. Long live Skripkin !” At supper the host proposed the toast of his young colleague, whose musical talents surprised and delighted us all.” The hero looked down the table and up to catcbasighi of the future sharer of his triumphs, but she was ab sent. "She is too upset by her emotions; it was so sudden,” he remarked to him self. • . Then a young lady opposite him startled him by addressing the general a* " Papa.” The cold perspiration rolled down hi* face in big bead*.’ “ Good heavens ! Can it be that I, that she——; but no how *illy I am The Origin of Mister. Did you ever try to seek an explana tion for the title of "Mister,” the term so commonly applied to all full-grown men as a mark of courtesy or respect? if you have never undertaken such t task but feel confident that explana tion of the term cqpld be easily fdund, lay aside your Republic as soon as you finish this sentence and make a thor ough search of your encyclopedias and other works of reference. If you do as directed, Slid succeed in finding the explanation sought, the book contain ing such'ln.'ormation should be bound in gold and put away as a priceless treasure. The best explanation of the term which the writer has succeeded in resurrecting from the musty tomes of the past is this: At a time when Kurope, and particularly England, was overrun with the nobility and titled clerics, the common people were known only by their "Christian” or baptismal names. A*, time passed and certain tradesmen'became skillful mechanics they were looked upon as persons above the average intelligence. Being noble, and yet not belonging to the nobility, k. The Wisdom of Solomon. Mrs. Wallace looked up from the work over which her needle was rapidly flying, and for one astonished moment let her hands fall in her lap, while her indlgnauteyes flashed at her cousin. "Jennie Carter, you must think I am an idiot; you ate ill way* triumph ing over me with your Bible quota tion*, but I’m not such a goose a* to accept that lor inspiration ; it dosen’t even sound, like Scripture,” Jenny laughed in qMw fashion, and reached for* the Bible from the table near her. “It is Scriptuffej nevertheless, and I call it excellent philosophy, if it did come from Solomon.” "Oh, Solomon! Well, ebe never quite knows whether he is talking from the standpoint of the preacher or the man who sets himself to know madness and folly . "Listen,” said Jennie, "you shall have the exact words : ‘Also take no heed unto all the words that are spoken, lest thou hear they servant curse thee; for oftentimesualso thine own heart knoweth that thyself like wise bast cursed others.’” "Let me see it. Well,'t certainly is there, but I nrvci would have be lieved it.” < i i " And, don’t you see,” said Jennie. " that having counselled us sometimes to shut our eyes and ears to unpleasant things as the most comfortable v way of getting along, the wise man enforces nis argument by appealing to our own - oonseiousness or its justice. How many things have you said and thought in your heart that would condemi^you about for a mar In those days a trade was kept as a se cret and the workers were referred to as persons who had le&'ned a mystery. Such persons were soon looked upon as being orhigher rank than mere day laborers and huslandmcn and were called "Mysters,” or "Master ^Mis ters.” because they were proficient in the particular mystery they had learned. Those who have had the rare oppor- Lf they were’’proclaimed ?” " But think of shiftless, slatternly Norah telling Bridget that I was crosser than forty bears, and, an angel from Heaven couldn't suit me.” "She was only expressing her opin ion of you to a friend, just as you are telling me your opinion of her." "She is seiftless ami slatternly ” "And you are an admirable house keeper, but a little. inelineU——” ^ Jennie paused,, and Mrs. Wallace laughed but colored uncomfortably,. as she said, frankly : "Yes, I know I’m dot amiable; I feel Strongly, and *r> i ^paalr atr.mgly Words of>en seem tome entirely; in adequate to express my feelings.” " But suppose you did not express them ?" " Not when I see Norah stirring her omelette with a new silver spoon using aebina cup to measur*- butler iu <iand a tea-towel 1 for a holder? Just wait till you are mistress of a house, my lady." " Do you remember Auut Kate’s way, aud how many years she managed that crotchety Ma* y ? Her girls used to say she had eyes in the back of her head, but this was the way she used them. Sbe would find occasion to do something about the stove, aud say, ’Bring me a holder, Mary; 1 won't spoil your nice towels;' or 'that was a lovely omelette you made this morn ing, Mary, but don't you think it tasted of Silver ? And when Mary fairly started out for one of her hurricane days, Aunt Kate just kept out of the way and pretended not to notice that anything was wrong.” "That may do with servants, per haps, if anyone has the grace, but when it comes to children you must notice their faults.” ".Not always; it seems to me if were pretty sure my children meant to do right I should not be too car* ful to inquire whether they succeeded in every instance. 1 declare to you, Melly. I have seen children^ in beauti ful Christian- homes whom I pitied as sincerely as I do the heathen on our streets, and who seem UJ me.to have no better chance of growing up with any adequate conception fif right and wrong ‘ Mrs. Wallace murmured something about old maids' children, but her oousin wont ob. : . "They lived in perpetual terror of transgressing some law, or calling down in ill recall the oft-repeated question, "What mister wight Is that?” mean ing, what is that man's trade or em ployment ? Smart, the antiquarian, takes a dif ferent view of the origin of the term. He says that it was adopted simply for the sake of the analogy it hears to mis tress, but does not give the origin of the latter word. That the reverse of Smart's view is true, there is but little doubt. Walker, another authority on the origin of obscure words and phrases, says that "the same process of change which has corrupted ‘master’ into ‘mister' lias also corrupted ‘mistress’ Into ‘missus.’—St. Louis Republic. A Bride larst in the Capitol. "For several years l was an ofiicial guido at the Capitol in Washington,” said Colonel Brent Stacy of Springfield, Ouio. to the Karnas City' Times, "and during that time 1 saw some queer things about the building. But 1 was always most interested in the wander ing ghost in the crypt. Report has it that a soldierjwas left in the qryptone nightianjJ w*^ never .leafri of after- wamfoiithis spirit ia supposed Ut he cavorting around there yet looking for a way out. The ghost story has crept into print many time*, but that crypt came very near causing a tragedy once, Late one afternoon a young lady, mar ried to a new congressman but a short time, on hqr first visit to Washington, was shown through the crypt with some friends. Somehow the. bridejbe.- caino separated from her friends and couldn’t find her way out. The con gressman looked for her everywhere, and everybody joined in the search. No trace of her could be found so they wqht itomc, .Uliakipg Blig might, ham A REVOLTING TRAGEDY. A Donbl* Harder Followed by tab clde^The Murderer Would Have Been Lynched If He Had Not Sui cided. A dispatch from Laredo, Texas, says that oa last Monday evening a tall, fine ooking man. accompanied by a woman, registered at the Hotel Hamilton as C. Schuler and family. With them was a pretty girl eight years old. Tues day at 3 o’clock the mai^hired a buggy and took' the woman and girl to the depot, despite the inclement weather. At 5 o'clock he returned the buggy and ate supper at the Hotel Hamilton, re tiring afterwards; Last night a shep herd discovered two bodies lying in the brush in Chacon bottom, just beyond a small reservlor, two and a half miles from Central City. He noticed trails where the bodies had been dragged obhTfis-rAss;; .WI 18 of the opinion that the people re- to touch the bodies he came In and no tified Recorder Pierce of what he had seen. Officers proceeded at once to the place and found the bodies of the wo man and child. They were identified as the persons who nad gone riding with Schuler Tuesday evening. | While the news of the find was flying over the city another chapter in/this horrible affMr was exacted at the Hotel Hamilton. At 6 o’clock in the morning the proprietor of the hotel knocked at Schuler’s room and asked him where his family were. He replied that he had taken them last evening to Aztec where they had taken the limited train for M ;xico. "1 think you are mistaken,” said the proprietor, "your family is not in Mex- increased perceptibly after Friday’* cabinet meeting. At this meeting U U known that Cleveland and his of ficial advisers spent nearly two hours discussing the political situation. The cabinet officers believe that Mr. Cleveland is the only man who can be elected as the nominee of the Democratic party. He, according to them, is the only man whose per gonal ity is a platform in liaelt and who is able..to command a great vote ,from the Indepeudeut and Republican ele ments, or, at least, the element which votes the Democratic ticket when Mr. Cleveland is a candidate. " Mr. Cleveland, it is claimed, be lieves ho can be eleotod, and thinks that if he had been running l&st week the Democratic party would g have carried the day in New York. New Jersey, Kentucky and Maryland. Mr. Cleveland is not certain that he would opinion buked the Democratic party last week by such adverse majorities, not be cause they were dissatisfied with the national administration; not because of the Hawaiian question or the attitude on general foreign policy; not because of the stand the administra tion took on the silver and revenue questions; not because of the bdnd issues, but wholly and solely because of popular disgust with Democratic bosses who have stood out agaiust the President, and because of the perverse inaaaer ip which certain Democrats have insisted upon running after the " free silver heresy.” "In other words, the White House circle believe that the people smote She is his daughter, and this one is his I from my mind.” gone out ahead of them But sbe was not there, either. Another search was made next morning, and at last they found her. way down in one of me dark est passages of the crypt, where sbe had been all night with the rats and bugs. They picked iter up, but wheu sbe got borne she was a raving maniac The terrors of the night had been too much for her. The congressman took her to their Illinois home, and I never heard of her afterward until a recent visit to Jacksonville, III. The super- intesdentof the State insane asylum is a personal friend of mine, and I called on him. He conducted me through one of the ‘violent’ wards for women. I heard a shriek come from a woman It startled me, and when 1 turned my eyes fell upon a wild-looking creature, whose hair was snow white, but who was apparently yet .a young woman. Her figure and features, although the latter had lost their intelligence, bore evidence of great beauty onep. 'Who is that woman ?’ I asked. 381119 is the wife of Congressman F ,’ he replied. I asked him no more about her, be cause I knew only too well the story of her misfortune, and was only too glad to dismiss the horrible details of her mental dethronement and confinement a* fathers dodge an expected blow. It sceint to me inevitable that they must either grow up utterly callous to re proof and disapproval, or become habi tually deceitful and hypocritical.’ Mrs. Wallace, whose eyes were always alert, started up, exclaiming sharply : "Now thyre goes Arthur straight! across the lawn, and I charged him to keep off the wet grass.” “‘ Wait a minute, Melly,” beggedher cousin; ‘Jjlon't you hear thj^—band The little fellow thinks of ndtbing but the music; he is not disobeying, only forgetting. Suppose you don’t see him this time.” Mrs. Wallace frowned a little, but sat down, and in a few moments her little boy come in with glowing cheeks ami sparkling eyes, wild with delight at the music and the gay uniform*. It would have been a hard heart that could have resisted his enthutiasm, and Mrs. Wallace only said adth a smile: " You're mamma’s own boy for music but don’t forget about the grass; it is is very wet after the rain.” v " Ob>-mamma,” said Arthur, looking pegreAfullyTit his feet,." 1 didn't think alxmt the grass, I was in such a hiwry. f’m so sorry.” " Never mind now,” said fa-is mother. " Mamma Knowsyou meant to remem ber and she’ll excuse you.” " Nice mamma.”said Arthur, patting her cheek as he ran away. ^ " Jennie,” said Mrs. Wallace afters moment of silence "Solomon was right. Do you know what 1 was going to do? I was going to call Arthur straight back and make him sit in his chair half ap hour for disobeying me. Wc should both have l»een angry and tun to ono l should have had one of m\ regular-battles with him,—I deeiarc,” Schuler shut the door and diawing a revolver shot himself thiough the heart. On his person was found a cignr case with over $1,690 in greenbacks. The cigar case contained the name of Sam Kuntz. It is said his brother is in Fort Worth, and he was at once notified of tho trag edy. Schuler stated during his stay that he had been master mechanic for a railroad. Schuler spent mostof his time in saloons aud his actions indica ted that he was eitner unbalanced or meditating the horrible murders he committed. In the murdered woman’s trunk was found a marriage lie n^e bearing the uames of Catharine Menu and Thee. Mcnn. A letter was fouml in the wo man's effects dated October 1th, from G. B. Brown, a Fort Worth, Texas, merchant, addressed to Mrs. Caroline Menu, Dallas, Texas, the merchant re questing her to send a check for From tills it is inferred the woman had a bank account. It is stated that Mr. Christen, her son, kept a hotel at Fort Worth, and it is believed Kuntz stopped at this hotel, found out the woman had money, enticed her here to murder her and get her money. The wounds in the child’s body an(i the position in which it was found, in dicated that she died a lingering death. She was,cut slightly on the h ft km e, as thougt she had fallen on a sharp stone, and t , ''■ It f, sidi of her ,n a i * as eut as though.by a glancing blow of a club. Thjre Wiis nnothc-r sound ou tiic top of her head, but death had come from a knife wound in the neck in tin jugular vein and carotid artery. Tne body was found on its back, the little arms raised as though to ward off tne murderous blow. ‘ Mrs. Mean who was rather stout, and about forty years of age, v as shot iu the breast and probably struck a crush ing blow on the head breaking the skull. The fiend in Jack-tbe-Rippjr style then used his knife, stabbing his victim once on the front side of the shoulder, the blow ranging dowuwaru, once in the centre of the left breast, twice in the stomach, once in the ab domen, and once in the right side, be tween the sixth and seventh ribs. Toe blood stained murderer then probably killed the child with his knife to ma*<e sure there would be no living witness of bis deed. ■< The suicide and bis victims wort; taken to Fooser's morgue which was surrounded by a largo crowd yf enraged rebuke ; they I citizens who would have made the lynching party H the murderer had net cheated them. When the news of the finding of the bodies in the gulch was made known to City Marshal Bartholomew, he and a night policeman soon discovered the clue which led to the tragedy. They learned that the stranger hail hired the buggy, and they went to the hotel and ordered him awakened, in the Democracy in order to vindicate Mr. Cleveland and as a lesson to those people who refused - to acknowledge ium as their leader*. These facts laid down, the expounders of the third term idea proceed to declare that it is obvious that Mr. Cleveland is the only man In the party who possesses the confidence of the pebp!-' to a degred to insure his c c’.ip.i. Tticr'fore there is nothing t * uj i.u^t » nominate Mr. Clevelant* . 4 manga battle Held; and whereas, aald committee are instructed to report their action to the approaching meet ing of the General/Assembly, through the Governor. '"'V '■* i Resolved,- That wa, the delegates of the U. C. V., in convention aseembled, do meet heartily join aald committee in recommending a liberal appropria tion to eai*ry ou> the purpose of so worthy’ and "desirable a work, a duty toe State owes to its heroic dead, wbo sacrificed their lives in that memora ble struggle. Maj. Louis Sherfesee offered a reso lution thanking Camp Hampton for the part they took in the convention, and the ladies of Columbia for the magnificent collations which we^e served each day. 4 The first-matter for consideration at the closing’leeslou was the election ef brigade commanders. Maj. Theo. G. Barker was elected commander of the people re- ist brigade and Col. I. G. MeKitsiek Of the 2nd. Gen. John D. Kennedy deliv ered a most entertaining oration on the life of Gen. Joseph B. Kershaw. ' Col. McKissick was installed as com mander of the 2nd brigade, South Carolina Division, D. C. Vt, after which he made a \< *•> witty and Enter taining ad * a.. G l. J an Bratton was called for nad in his response told much of thOjlif 'of G-. n. Dick Ander son. On bt ’ nlf - f H*o L'Mic-' Memorial Association, Gen. Butler presented a palmetto wreath, which Gen. Walker accepted in a pnrticular'y happy num- ner. Gen. Farley offered a resolution, which was unanimously adopt, d, .rv- questing the president lo appoint a she exclaimed, biting her lips, V there he goes on the grass again.” But the little fellow only -took one impulsive step toward his playmate, who was calling him, and then turhed quickly and went by the long circuit of the gravel walk. " There.” said Jonnje, "I call that obedience.” " I am going straight down to praise Norah for the way she has polished the brass, and if I find her raking out cinders with the carving-fork, I’ll hold my peace until some other time. Haven't I just snipped off a whalebone with my embroidery scissors to save myself going upstairs fora pen-ktoife?” Mrs. Wallace went to the kitchen uumming the march the band had played, and her cousin laid away the Bible, saying, with an amused laugh, " Wise King Solomon !” ■ M ' I ^ . ' W.»« v «»«*» - The finest yield of corn in the South, aqd it is probably not excelled anywhere else, is reported by Mr. Harrison Butler on his place near Hamburg. On one plat of twenty acres he claims to have averaged 98 bushels to the acre, and on two other plats of equal acreage more than 85 bushels to the acre. meantime, mounted officers weie searching the scene of the murder for evidence, finding a woman's blooey handkerchief, a derby hat which was identified as one Kuntz wore, the mur derer buying a new hut on his return from the gulch. On his return to his room. Kuntz washed his blood stained cuffs, bui the marks are still .on them. An insurance policy for $3.tXJ0 in his own favor, a deed of trust, executed by Catherine Menn, on [woperty in SI. Louis, a photograph of Kuntzyand pic ture^ of a handsome young woman and a child of six were found in Kuntz’s trunk, besides the letters addressed to Wm. Kuntz, Kansas City. Kuntz was once chief engineer of the Heim’s brewery, Kansas City. His name is believed to be^either William or Samuel Kunte. TKb cigar case bore the name "Sam,” but the letters w« re addressed to Wm. Kuntz. Wm. Kuntz, connected with the trag edy iu Laredo, Texas, was employed at the Heim’s brewery. Kansas City, as chief engineer last February. He w as a tall, fine looking gentleman, dark eyes and hair, he was emooth faced. He had a wife and little girl who an swer well the description of the'woraan and girl murdered iu Laredo. He Was about 3o years-of age and well liked. He went to Kansas City from St. Louis where he was chief engineer of the Greentree brewery of that place. He left last July for Fort Worth, where he had accepted the position of. chief i-.m only to each shipping point In the .. „ - ‘ th< gineer of the Fort Worth brewery. THE THIRD TERM IDEA. Another Term for President rievc- land—Explanation of the Demo cratic Defeat. The Washington Times prihts the following in regard to a third term for Mr. Cleveland: "There is now an organized effort on foot by the Cleveland wing of the Democratic party to thrust a fourth nomination and a third term on their Idol. This effort is to be started and directed from the throne, and every Democratic office holder will be ex pected to work for the desired end. "Since the recent election there has been a most decided change on the part of the administration. Prior to the election the cabinet officers, almost without exception, believed, and in some instances said, the President did not want a third term. " The day after the election the members of the official family began talking third term from their hearts. They believe, or profess to believe, that Cleveland is the only man who can lift the Democratic party oat of the defeat it has sustained. This talk war published by the men who were preiait. at the time. Moat r uf. theJ . wh Sg r t 1‘ e ' oessea speakers told some.historic incident to HYIth the ordEr. This advertisement illustrate the reason why the records should be published. The details was /4'What the old soldiers and their child ren wanted to see. The discussion arose upon a resblu- 1HK VETERAN a’ CONVENTION. A Large Gathering in Columbia— Imci-ehting SkeiclicH of Generals f>m»>va«H amt Kershaw — Tne couvontion of the United Con- federate Veterans, which was held this week in Columbia, was one of the Urg* st gatherings of ex-Confederates in many years. Gen. C. Irvine Wal- Ker was the presiding officer, and an eloquent address of welcome on the uai t of Columbia was made by Leroy F. Youmaos, K-q. A letter was read ropj Gen. Wade Hampton, stating that his ill ness kept him away. Gen. Walker returned thanks for his election a> commander of the United Confederate Veterans, and sug gested various items of business for tue meeting. He urged-a large repre- sentation at Richmond next spring. Tne collection of Confederate rolls aud records occupied a large share of tue convention, and it was finally tgreed to memorialize the Legislature for an appropriation of $3,000, which will be devoted to the preparation and publication of records now in tile in tue Adjutant General’s office. The d.scussion of this subject was very in[ cresting, and, Gen. Hugh L. FarU^ Gen. Edward McCrady, Judge J Hudson aud Col. F. W. M.cMaster were appointed to memorialize the Legisla ture. . Gen. M. C. Butler read a sketch of Brig. Gen. John Dunovant, of Chester, wlio was killed Oct. 1, 1864. a few weeks after he was promoted. He was the beau ideal of a soldier, thorough in u.-cipline and prompt in executlag or!,: a from his superiors. He served -i*! tire Mexican war, and afterwards i>-longed to the regular army, surren dering his commission when South Carolina passed the ordinance of Se cession. Gen. McCrady read a letter from the Young Men's Business League of Cnarleston asking that the next con vention of Confederate Veterans be- held in that city. The invitation was unanimously accepted, and the next convention will be held in Charleston. The committee on constitution re ported that they had pffparcd a con stitution for the U. C- V., which they asked to be adopted. This was a lengthy document and was adopted by the convention. Col. Holmes offered an amendment, that at every conven tion banquet a tribute be paid to the brave %omen of the Confederacy, which was adoptedjilong with the con stitution. " • (.'apt. GtHirge B. Lake offered-a reso lution that a com in i tteq—biff -ap»i/ft ‘ to memorialize ttie constitutional con vention to provide a fund fon the aid of the poor soldiers and seamen w! o fought under the Confederate Hag and also for the assUtanceguf the depen dent families of these men^Tbis mo tion was adopted. "The Confederate Veteran,” a pa- trioticoind progressive magazine con- taininiT leading article* on the late war. was adopted as the leading mag azine of the C mfederate veterans. The convention adopted a resolution of thanks to Samuel E. White, of Fort Mill, S; C., formerly captain of the (>th South Carolina Infantry, C. S. A., who has not only been instrumental in haying a monument erected to our Confederate dead at Fort Mill, and is navipg a monument to the women of the Confederacy erected, but at his own expense is now erecting a monu ment to the faithful slaves ’of the Con federacy. ~ There was a general discussion on the advisability of having the old soldid'rs write the reminiscences of the late war of which they haverkhowl- edge t J M,any'of the survivors spoke in reference to tho best steps to take in order to get all the narratives of the cv.iMaiUeo to Mbicit funds with w Uiui* t<> erect a memorial in Trinity church yard to the memory of Oscar M. Lob* r. After the benediction by the chap lain tne convention adjourned to meet next year iq Charleston. ' »* Best Family Medicine. Mr. C. N. Jones, Gfrard, Ala., says, May Kith, 189*): "1 was suffering Goto Catarrh in the head and was cur- el by King’s Royal Germetuer. Wo Iu* p it all the time, and tieiieve that it K the be-t family medicine there is on t e ii.arkct today.” li i- -c harmless that the tender* st bib, and most delicate invalids are a a ys safe ill Usi^g it. it cures when ail else fails. New ca.'K 'i*e,, large bottles, 108 doses, $1. I- , r .-..tie oy Carpenter Bros. — J *1 u C. Calhoun, the greatest and l oct influential man that South Caro- Ijaa has ever produced, died at Wash- 'njfiuq March .'list, 1850, aged 68 y ars dim l3fiMys. His remains were buried i . St. Phillip’s churchyard, Charles ton, S. C. 'W tiou that a historian be appointed, who would appoint others to aid him in this work.- The resolution was passed with-' out a dissenting vote and the com mander will appoint the historian at his leisure. Capt. - Geo. B. Lake, at the special request of the convention, gave an ac count of the battle of the Crater, and what he had to my was history to many of the survivors. Capt. Lake was buried,'hut is alive to-day to tell the tale ut that memorable occasion He told bow the shaft wns made and also about the explosion which brought on the terribie disaster. Maj. J. D. McLucas, of Marion, of fered the following~resolution l which was passed : W.hereas, under a resolution of the General Assembly of South Carolina, the Governor of the State has appoint ed a committee to select a site and receive estimates for erecting suitable monuments**) commemorate the valor and heriosm of tbe South Carolina Confederate soldiers on the Chicka- Heart Disease Kills Suddenly; Vat rterer without warn Ini; nymp. t WM.sni'h iisFaiut, Weak or Hungry Spells, !rr. .-’!-,ror Intermittent Pulse. Fluttering , r I’l.li.itntlon of the-Heart. Choking Sersn- t loi.s. Shortness of Urealli, kwelllnf of Feet and Ankles,etc. Dr. Miles’ Heart Cure,. Cures Heart Disease. ;t Jr Mr. Geo. L. Smith, of the Coo. L. Sml'h Maatel Co., Louisville. Ky., writes IMb. 36, 1N!X: "For about a yqar I wa< a terrible auf- * -r. r front lieart trouble, which got so had I vn obliged to ait up In bed to get my br, • k ',. 1 had to abandon bnsines* un,l could hardly eruwl around. My friend. 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