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VOL. I. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY fi, 1885. NO. 32.
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Richmond and danvim.e
railroad.
patmtgrr fk/ktrtuhnl.?on ami after apr
5lh, 1885. pukscnpnr train service on the a
and c. division will be us follurr.s:
A'ortAicard. no. 51* no. 53'
i.parc atlanta ft oil p m mo j n
arrire (iainest'illa 8 os p in 10 .12 a n
i.ill* a 8 3s p in 10 5a a n
| rabun (lap juae i . 9 22 p in 11 21 an
l toccoa r 9 50 p m 11 55 n n
| - rcneca citjr d.... 10 50 p m 12 51 p ii
(treeurillo t 12 27 a m 2 23 p n
spartanburg./".... 1 42 a m 3 84 p n
(jastonia g s 15 a m 5 2t> p n
charlotte A 4 -45 a ni 6 10 p n
Sonikxcard. no. 50* no. 52'
I.cava uharlottc 3 00 a m 1 00 p n
arrircUaHl?uia 3 50 a m 1 41 p n
Spartanburg 5 53 a m 3 34 p n
' reenville 7 1# rnn 5 0:1 p n
Seneca city 8 52 a m 6 39 j, u
Toecoa 9 53 a m 7 35 p n
Itubun <>ap junc.. 10 32 a ni B 34 p n
Lnta 11 07 a in 9 10 p it
(ininesTilla 11 33 a in 9 28 p n
Atlanta . 1 44 p in 11 SO p ?
Kxpross. fMail.
Freight trains ?n this road all carry passen
Cera; passenger traius ran through to I)an
ville and connect with Virginia Midland rail
way to all'eastern cities, and at .4tlnuta will
all lines diverging. No. 50 leares Ricliniom
1 24 p en and No. 51 arrives theru 4 20 p in: 51
eaves Richmond at 2 00 a ra, 53 arrives then
at 7 #0 n in
Buffet Sleeping Cars trillion
*hati</e: On trains Nor. 50 and 51, Xev
York and Atlanta, via Washii.jrlon anc
Danvillo. Greensboro and Ashuvilk1: ot
trains Xos. 52 and' 50, Richmond an<
Danville, Washington, Augusta and NVw
Orleans. Through tickets on sale al
Charlotte, Greenville, Seneca, Spartanburg
and Gainesville to all points south
southwest, north and east. A connect?
with N. K. railroad to and from Athens
6 with X. K. to and from Tallulah Fulls
? with HI. Air Line toandfiom Klhcrtor
and Bowersville; <i wiih Blue Ridge tc
and from Walhalla; e with G. and G. tc
and from Greenwood, Xowberry, Alstor
and Columbia;./' with A. & S.* and S?
IJ. fic C. to and from Hendersonville,
Alston, A*c.; f/ with Chester and Lenoii
to and from Chester, Yorkville and Dalian;
ft with X. O. division and C., C. A
A. to and from Greensboro, Raleigh, ?Src
Edmund RBr.n.ET, Supt.
V SIntinhtr.r (Jon. Airt
A. Ij Ktven, Id V. P. tud Gen. Man.
S" OUTFI CAROLINA
RAILWAY COMPANY,
('omtneneing Sunday, Sept. 7th, 1884, at
2 85 a in, Put.songer Train* will run ns follows
until further notice, "Kantero time:"
Columbia lUtition?Daily.
Leave Colombia 7 48 a m 5 27 p in
One at Charleston 12 20 p in U 38 p m
Leave Charleston 7 00 h in 4 30 p in
Due at Columbia 11 00 p m 9 22 u in
Cawdtn Picition?l>ailv except Sundays.
Learo Columbia 7 48 a m 6 27 p in
Due Camden 12 53 p m H 2i p in
Leave Camden 7 15 a in 4 00 p in
Duo Columbia 11 00 p m 9 22 p m
h Anpv*ta Dirim'on?Daily.
Leave Colnrubia 5 27 pin
Da? AujruMw ^ 7 41 a an
_ - Leave Augusta 7. 3 50 p ui
Due Columbia fl 22 p n?
LChtm-Uonfi
Mado at Columbia with Columbia and Greenville
railroad by train uriivinir at 11 DO n. m.
and departing: at 5 27 p. m.; at Columbia
Jonotion with Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
railroad by Haute train to And from all
points ou both rands.
At Charleston with steamers for New York
n Saturday; And on Tuesday and Saturday
witb atcamcr for Jacksonville and points on
St. John's river; also, with Charleston and
Savannah Railroad to and from Savannah
and all point* in Florida.
At Angust* with Georgia and Central rail
r?ada to and from all point* West and South:
nk Black ville to and from all poiutson Barnwell
railroad. Through tickets can be purchaaed
to all points South aud West by applying
to
I). McQrKKX. Afjent, Columbia, S. C.
John B. I'kck. General Manager.
I>. C. A [,i.kn, Gen. I'ans. and Ticket Ag't
COLUMBIA A XI)
GREENVILLE RAILROAD.
On and after October 6, I8S4, I'ahsksgek
Trains will run as herewith indicated upon
f ' thia road and its branche*.
Daily/, exaept Sumfityf.
No. 5S. Ul? PASSENGER
Leave Columbia S. C. Junc'n 10 45 pm
" Columbia -C. & G. 1) 11 10 j> m
Arrive Alston 12 10 pm
" Newberrr 1 IS p m
Xinety-Kix 2 47 p m
k Greenwood 3 09 p m
nnu?u? > p in
Helton 4 40 p hi
at Greeunlle 6 05 p m
No. 52. I>OWX PASSENGER.
Leave Oreenrillcat 0 50 a in
Arrivo Helton 11 13 h m
IlodgeH. : 12 2.1 p in
(Jrmiwflud 12 4S pm
Nmctr-Kix 1 82 pro
Newberry H 02 p in
Altiton. 4 10 p in
. ' Columbia C. A (J. D 5 15pm
Arrive Columbia SC. Junc'n 5 .10 p m
r AKTANBllKJ, UNION * COLUMBIA RAIL-BOAI).
NO. 53. UP PASHKNUKlt.
Leare Alston 12 52 pm
" Union S 55 p in
" Spartanburg, 8.U.AC.depot .5 50 p tu
VO. 62. DOWN PABHKNOP.R.
Ii?-ve Bpnrt'ff K. A I). Hepot .... 10 25 a ni
44 Spart'jc S. II. A C. Dupot ..10 50 am
* " Luion 12 50 pin
Arrive at Altiton 3 18 p in
L Al'BRNK RAILROAD.
Leare Newber'v 3 80 nm
Arrive at Laurens ('. H <$ 50 p in
Letra Laurens C. II 7 40 a in
Arrive at Kewberrj 11 10 p ui
ABBKVILI.K IBiiiCII.
Lcitc Hodpcn 3 45 p m
Arrive at Abbeville 4 46 p ir
Leave Abbeville 11 00 a va
Arrive at Hodgca 12 00 p tx
?I,CX KlttOK BilMOAD i. it if JWUKUBON UK ANC1I,
I/eav* Belton 4 45 p m
Arrive Anderaon 5 18 p in
" Pendleton 6 t>6 p ir
" Heaeca c 6 40 p re
Arrive at Wathalla T 03 p n
S--w?ve Walhalla 8 60 a ir
Arrive Heaeca 9 15 a ir
" Pendleton 9 62 a n
' '* Anderaon 10 33 an
A rrive at Belton 11 08 a ir
(JO IV A' K CT 10 XH.
A. With South Carolina railroad to and fron
Charleston; with Wilmington, Columbia am
Aniruata railroad from Wilmington and ml
points north thereof: with Charlotte, Coluin
oia and Augusta railroad from Charlotte im
11 point* north thereof. I). With A she villi
and Hpartanburjr railroad from and for point)
in Western N. Carolina. C. With Atlanta am
Charlotte dir Richmond and Danville railway
for Atlanta and all points south and west.
Standard BatUrk Time.
^O. R. TALCOTT, Superintendent.
X. 8i.AP?BT*R,Gen'f Passenger Act.
UXCAiDWSbi., Asu't .Gon'l A*t.
DON'tVoROET, we hare a raoderr
wift> running power press won
type, rulo/ tmj blank paper, envelope?
and cardan-go bring in jour printing.
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JIONDKXSKD TIME CAltD ?
Magnolia Passenger Route, ti
In effect March 15, 1386.
COINS SOVTH. * ?
i Ti
Leave Laurens *5 20 a in f8 50 a ni
, " Waterloo 6 00am 9 55 a in *
" (Sreenwood 7 00 a in 2 15pm ]
Arrive Aujruata 10 45 a in 7 45 p in 4
Leavo " 10 60 am 10 00 pm
Arrive Atlanta 6 40pm 0 40 a m 1
Leave Aucnxta 11 SO a ui
Arrive Henufort 0 20pm r.-.
Arrive 1'ort Royal 6 S5 pm I
" Chnleston 5 50 pm
' " Savannah 7 00 pm
i " Jacksonville 7 00 am
. is
1 OOlNfl KOKT1I.
] Leave Jacksonville *8 50 pin
" Savaunali 6 55 am ofl
Leave I'ort Uoyal 7 35 ain
" Beaufort 7 47 am TU
" OhnrlMton 7 50 am im
Arrive Augusta 1 50 pm n
j Leave Atlanta f8 20 pm
Arrive Augusta 0 10 am in
Loave Au?uh(h *2 SO pm 0 15 am .
[ Arrive (Jrcenwood 6 10 pm 11 40 am tlR,
* " Waterloo 7 04 pm S SO pm
J " Laurens 7 60 pui 4 40 pm
I *l)ailv f Daily except Sunday.
J Tickets on salo at (Jreenwood to all points Hla
i at through rates?baggage chocked to desti- vrl
nation. Connections made at (Jreenwood
( With C. ii ii. H. U. K. T. CllAHl.TOH, (?. I*. A. nc
* Augusta, f?a. \{j
1 ITtTILMIXOTON. COI.l"M1IIA AND Al*- nnl
I Vv (;i:STA KAII.KOAL). fcl
' Going Sou h no 48 Kn 40 fio,
Leave Wilmington 9 30pm 11 10 pm
t Arrive at Floriyice 1 60 a ui 2 20 n in 11H
Arrive at Columbia C 40 a nt i-i
Going North No 43 No 47
' Leave Columbia 10 O0 p m otl
! Leave Florence 4 50 p in 1 52 a ni c.
I Arrive nt Wilmington. . .7 40 p in 6 10 a ni
; Train ko. 43 >tops nt all stations. Nos. 48 the
, and 47 stop onlv at lirinklav's, Whiteville, .ry.
Fleiniugtou, Fait" "Jvff, M*.rion, Florence,
' Timmonnville,.Sumter, Camden junction ar-d pr<
' Kastover. 1'assengcr* for CMlmnbia and ". 11 ,?
i points on c a ? n n, c, c * a r k. Aiken June- *
lion and all point.* beyond, should take no. 48, glo
night express. Separate Pullman sleepers ,
for Charleston and Augusta on trains 48 and
47. All traion run solid between Charleston liv
and Wilmington.
. anc
Atlantic coast link, s(,?
od,
PASSENGKR DKI'AUMMKNT, <10,
Wilmington, 2f. (July 10th, JSS.i. "fa
NKW LINK brtwoen Charleston and t|,(,
Columbia nnd'Upiior South Caroling.
bt'UBIIUI.B.
(JOIVO OOlNfl
wjt.iv. rapt, pel
7 hi tin Lt Charleston Ar. 9-IS pip trai
8 40 " " Linos " 8 *5 "
0 43 " ' Suiuter " 6 56 '? lnc
11 no pm Ar.... Columbia I<v. 5 30 '? the
2 SI 14 " .... Winnnboro ... " S 48 " v?,
3 4ft" " ... .Chester " 5 44 " * ftl
5 Si " " .... Yorkrilto " 100 " t\V<
6 25 " " .... Lancaster " 9 00 "
5 00 " " ....Uockllill " 2 00 " WUI
6 15 " " Charlotte " 1 00 " per
1 13 pm Air.... Newberry Lv 3 02 phi trai
J OH " " Crecnwnod " 12 48 " ?
6 50 " " ....Laurens " 7 40 nn
6 18 ? " Aixlerncin " 10 3.t " an<i
6 " '' (Jrrenville " 9 50 "
7(M " " .... Walhnlla " 8 50 " Mtt
4 46 " " .... Abbeville " 1100 " Ti t
5 50 " " .Sti.trlAnburp ..." 1050 " .
9 30 J" " UcnderKonrillo.. " 8 00 "
Solid Trains between Charleston and Colum- 'ou
hi*. S. C. COH
J"F. D1YIXK, T. M. KMKRSOX.
ClOn'l SllD't. Ol'll'l l'?n A?r/?n*
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SPARTANBURG ANT)
ASIIEVILLE RAILROAD
On and after Apr. 6tli, 18A5, passenger *7 1
trains will bo run dailv, except Sundav.be- Sht
tween SnartanbMrir and Ilendersnnville ah
follows: ,nK
l;P TRAIN*. C'n
Leave R. k IV Depot at Spartanburg 4 00 p in _a.
Leav? Spartanburg, A. L. depot.... CIO pm
Leuve Saluda f. 2" |i ui a ?
Leave Flat Rock 7 00 p m ]
-4rrivc ITendersnnvilic 7 15 z. m
DOWN MR.41N. cub
Learu llendersonvillo 7 00 am
Leave Flat Rock 7 li a in
Leave Suluda 7 50 a m S. .
Lenve .fir Line Junction 10 1 o a in
Arrive R. k 1) Depot Spartanburg. 10 Ji) a m
Trains on this road run by Air-Line tinio.
itoth trains make connections for Columbia
and Charleston via Spnrtanburp, Union nnd cor
Columbia: Atlanta nn>l f'hsrlotte bv Air Line. of
JAMES ANDERSON. Superintendent.
nnt:
EXCHANGE HOTEL, ntti
trii
Gitkkn vtl.l.b. S. C. the
THE ONLY TWO-UiASS HOTEL IK ?11.'
THE WORLD. tl"
W. R. WniTB. PKOIMMKTOK. 48
inn
?JENTRAL HOTEL, rep
Muh. M. W. Tho hah, Proprietress. ?
nac
Broad street, Angusta, <Ja. 49 j__
ure
Dl, MABltY, pe'
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Atorney and Counsellor at Law. ^
AHKV1I.I.K C. II., H. C. tati
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Offico formerly occupied by Judge
Thomson. J tf-50 a*fl
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Ij. W. rKRItlN. T. r. COTIIKAX. tw<
! I)ERRIN A rOTIIRAN, of
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Attorneys at Law,
51 Abbeville 8. C.
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1?UGF.5R U.UAUV, or
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i Attorney and Counsellor at Law, ,||a
52 Abbeville, S. 0. pr?
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JAMES 8. I'KKItlN, in <
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Atto?-n?T and Counsellor at Law,
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Abbkvii.I.k, ('. II., S. C. ^
Jan. Jft, 1885-tf &3 ^
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BOUT. B. HKMI'HII.I.. WM. P. CAI.UH'K.
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HKMPIIIIjL & CALHOUN,
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Attorneys at Law, ^
f Abbkvii.i.k. S C.
Will practice in all the Court* of the mi
State. 64 ^
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AI.L the new shapes in Hats and Bonnota <n(
with Ribbons. Birds, Flowers, Satins tlx
r and Velvets to inptch.
, R. M. HADDON & CO.
26 Mi
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"Circus" Court in Aiken.
IK "DANCING 1MHJ WOMAN" VS.
A SHOW AND MUSEUM.
vo l)ay? Spent Over a Claim Tor
MOiS?Humors of (i "Himlod" Companjr?Htowc
& ltowe and their
Convenient Alternative Ownership
>f Canvas, Crocodile and Other
'Properties"? A Verdict Tor $350.
rom a Special News aud Courier Correspondent.]
Aivvv \r?ril 9B 'I'lio
frequently alludad to by the unletteras
the * Circus Court," but it is not
ten that the terms aro literally conrtible.
One of thu cases on tho Com>n
Ploas docket for this term of the
>nrt for Aiken, however, makes a caso
point, in which two whole days, Frij
and Saturday, wore consumed in
3 litigation of a somewhat interesting
it. The plaintiff in tho case is the illirrod
prima donna, so to speak, of
lat is or was known as the 4,(irost Va- ,
ty Show'' of one, Frank Stowe, of .
chighan. This is the same unfortute
organization which dissolved and :
1 to pieces at Vaucluse in this county
ue time ago under numorous attach- (
>nts by the Sheriff for past due hotel
Is and sundry other claims of sundry ,
n-r innocent admirers of the Frank |
>we Variety Show. The history of i
i show begins at Troy, Tennessee, i
iere also originated the c&uru of tho |
went action. At that place, when (
ngs with tho "show" were at their
Oiliest, Frank Stowo telegraphed to j
Irs. Josephino Hecke, who was then 1
ing at Manchester, Now Hampshire, ]
\ offered her an vngagoment Tor tho ,
Ron. Madame llecke. an nho is term- j
accepted the ongagemont and came <
ir 11 South much after the fashion of ,
ir Inez*' who pushed WoRtward with j
i same object in view, that is ty say ,
: conquest of new worlds of fashion
1 frirolity. Madame llecke was, aij.d }
haps is, the fortunate ownci of I c
ined dogs, which, as Appears, worfr\,j
special xitraction in the eyes of the
manager of the Frank Stowe
riety Show. The agreement ho en
tho manager and "the Madam"
< that she was to be allowed as coinisation
for the services of horself and
nod animals $25 per week and, as the
dame expressed it ''hoard for myself
I my dogs." .Under this contract
dame Heckc joined the troupe at
>y, Tennessee, and after six months
varied misfortunes and sdvuntures
nd herself out of a joh when the
icarn fell through at Yaucluse not
ny months ago. From Yaucluse sho
tit to Augusta, from which place she
io a few days ago and entered suit in
i Court for $402, balance due on salatts
per contract with Frank Stowo.
i appeared in Court on Friday mornwith
h?*r counsel, the Hon. O. W. ?
>ft and Wra. B. FUyd, Ksq., and as it
i oxpected that she would make out
ood ca?o tho Courtroom was crowded
hear thji pro and con of the only cir
case of the term. Tho defendant ,
:u? was represented by the Hon. 1).
Henderson and O. 0. Jordan, Ksq. ,
THK 1'I.AIMTIKF CIHCCH f
by hor counsel, and presented by ?
trust with the legal "customary suit (
solemn black," a somewhat dashing i
I captivating appearance. She wan 1
ired in a handsome brown nilk dress,
nmcd with velvet to match, and al- <
mgh somewhat subdued by her nor- <
mrroundincn, there was still some- I
ntr in hor fni/f onaentlil* cn<?i?iiotifn <
-o - - ""ts-""1
the light "gymnustic too," and of an 1
ate greatness tha*. could scarcely be <
ressod by judgo or jury. From a 1
rely aesthetic point of view, her eyes I
1 that "come whero my love lien <
aining" expression, which is ho indis- ?
liable a fcaturo of tho ladies of the '
rdnst persuasion. Tho proof in the i
?, however, Bliowed that Madame i
ckc "saw dust" in the financial accep- I
ion of the word in very small broken 1
ips, and in fact was more sinned i
linst than (tinning. Considering that i
tier day. which wrs not ntoro than <
j months ago, she was the observed, i
all observer? and travelled as a celeb- i
f from Troy, Tenn., to Vauclusc, S. i
in an me unrivauou pomp and glorii
circumstanco of the "inimitable !
dame Josephine," her qniet demean- 1
in Court waa at onco a Had but edify- i
; illustration of the mutability of hu- '
n affairs in general and the total de- <
irity of circus managers in particular, j
am time to time she would lean over i
consultation with counsel, and ovor ?
1 anon having givou or taken advico I
9 would apply a lovo of a little vial
a nosu which wore n permanent and ,
ronic curl of disdain and thon^ lapse
ck into a state of Frank
riety-show-beatitudo.
THE DEPENDANT CIRCUft,
il on his right sat a Mr. Howe, a ride
Tennessee partner. Mr. Howe and
r. Stowe were both sued by the folio
circus, as it appoared that Mr.
3W? had buried all his available assets
der a bill or sal* to Mr. Uowe, with
tent, her, the said Madame Josephine,
en and thus to cajole, " defraud .and
ladle. Mr. Row* ran the "Monster
meuai," and one of ih? bills of sa!?
recited the transfer of an alligator, or m
rather of an alleged crocodile, and several tl
ether foreign reptilos which grow nu- pi
nicrously in tho neighborhood of Yau- in
cluse. Tho reason for the joinder of ni
Ur. Stowe and Mr. Jlowe aa co-defend- A
ants wm also based on tho fact that pi
when the '*Monater Museum" got into ?1
trouble it was automatically transferred
to the Frank Stowe Variety Show, and Q|
whon the latter became liable for Itoating
debts and sinking funds it could on- ^
ly be found in the "Monater Museum."
AN AIKRN IiAWYKD, p(
however, caught up with thif| iranspar- tl
ent circus racket and brought the "Hon- f?J
ster Museum" and the "Variety Show" fc
face to face with their joint lilBHlities to tl
Madnmo Josephine, and bunco the tc
uresent anit.
Besides Madame Josephin^ and Mr.
Rowe and Mr. Ktowe, there W*re present
as witnesses the clown, the bosscanvasser,
tho thimble-rigger, tho bossacrobat,
the tight-rope dancer, the wirnwalker,
and, among others, tilt boj who ^
*tole four dollars' worth of tickets, the
clandestine sale of which broaght the
show to the verge of insolvfncy. All
these were sorry-looking objects, inloofl
llnvoutii/l #?f finual #!??%
... w .?c (Slct
md the feathers and paint irfcideot to a Bc
regulation circus raid on uniheorp orated
towns and villages of less than ten f?
thousand and not moro than one hun- ,n
Jntd and thirty inhabitants apiece. 0,i
With all thcHe compatriots in the fore- jj,
ground, tho Madame was courteously {],
ushered to the witness-stand by the p(
ligh sheriff" of the Comity of Aiken m
H'ith all the gravit yand dignity becom- th
ng the occasion. Madame Josephine Q|
hon sank into her chair as Cytherea n(
ivovild have dona on a bed of pansy bios- ni
;oms or a bunch of t?u-cent hyacinths, jn
ind began to tell the story of ,n
tiik sibuk or T?07. j?
?b<> described hor doga au "three littlo th
>nes and three small tinea," which, as rc
I.? ..l..u:ti 1 1 ?! i
iu puun win [iiuuutcu in eviaence gjjroVftd,
could stand on their own heads ne
)r each others' heads, or the heads oT re
he spectators, just as tllG occasion de- WJ
nanded. SIhi proved conoluiiifel}' thnt ,;o
he most invaluable services wore perbrmed
by the animals, and that the r(|
ilaiiu sued for was a just and true one, tit
rhich on tho least calculation was 8?
vorth $402. i-'he produced...liar books j?r
o that effect, and although she admit- t;t
ed having broken hor contract bj con- 0p
inual absence from "the canvas," she
ileaded as a set-off to that the fact she w|
van suffering on such occasions from th
acute neuralogy.'' She inveighed bit- l,c
erlv against the ingratitude of tho t,|
'Monster Museum" man and the "Yuri- Hc
r,y onow man, as uric naa onco pawned ?jf
kt diamond ring to get bond for their pr
appearance in tho Criminal Court in
I'ennessee. Having given her testiino- tfa
>y she stepped down with a becoming pj.
iir of injured innocence, and settling her- ,iP
telf comfortably proeeeded to fan her- Pg
i?lf violently and use the sedative into- Uj
iia with equal emp tenement. t0
The other parties in the Trojan war nf
.hen gave their version of the Madam's he
itory and claimed five hundred dollars to
lamages by reason of her failure to sti
comply with the contract. The defend- w,
mts Howe and Stowc claimed that the ^>1
>laintiiF Madam Josephine was
HAI on rV AND IMt'KKIOUH,
tnd would rofuse point blank to como pr
lown to "the canvass," where anxious
.housands were awaiting her triumphal A]
?ntry. On this point the defendants
;iut up one of the "boss-gymnasts" to ^
:estifj\ Ilis name was ''Mexican Joe." yC
[Io said : "1 go one time to dn hotela th
:o demand do Madam to bring down
le poodle la. She sit in the piazza da
ind much have a rosa in do bnozom ah. co
She swing ah da see she swing ah da so, cu
n I don't know what you sny, I tink a y<
roq^in chair. Madam no come for me. _
for Rowe, for whole shebang a lab." Qf
Stowe and Howe wero then examined, efl
?nd the hooks of Stowe Terr put in ex- th
idcncc. These were examined and
cross-examined, and finally were inves- J*
ligated with a microscope, as there was |y
many things in which woro character- ad
ixed as *?
ail
I'ATKKT POHOKIUBS. ^
Madam Josephine's accounts current jt
wrere also suspected of the same arith- I i
inctical obliquity, and were also submitted
to the scientific test of that mildGi
oyed, one-oyed instrument. Argument
in thft case was then begun. During ^
the argnmont for the defence one of the ;R
counsel alluded in no measured terms to ?j
the "dancing dog woman from New
Hampshire," ami the spangles and the
glittering tinsel, and the nondescript ac
' tight*'' of the exhibitors in tho saw- te
dust ring. When allusion was made P'
to the "dancing dog women , from jj3
Hampshire in lights" a man in the ^
audience interrupted the counsel and F
said, "I would like you to know,. sir, d<
that my wife don't woar tights." The
Court promptly suppressed. any further tj.
conversation. and intimated to the oyer- tl
r.cal<?ns champion of the plaintiff** ward- <1
*ohe that any further gnjLiiitou* in- j'
formation to counsel might be indulged
in by way of soliloqur in cht county *{
jail. A gread deal of comment tu el
lado anion* tho audience on the fact
lat tho explanation of Madam Jo.soliine's
"costume de canvas"' was made
i the present tenHe, a fact which had
ot been questioned even by implication,
fterthis little incident tho argument
rocoeded without interruption to the
one.
tub two i1kht bl-kkchkh
r tho present Court campaign were
lade in this case; and for the di-fence
y Hon. 1>. S. Henderson, nnd for the
laintifl'by the Hon. (Jeo. W. Cmft, r??socti
vely the Hector and Achilles of
ii? modern war of Troy. The jury
tund a verdict for Madam Josaphino
>r $350, which, though somewhat leas
tan the amount claimad, is understood
i be ''satisfactory without further reendation."
Taking Him at His Word.
OW GEN. LAWTO.V IiOST THE
MISSION TO llL'SHIA.
ite President Accept* his Declinnttftn
in l>cad Earnest, bat Expresses Ills
Kegret Thereat in the Most Complimentary
Terms?The Attorney-General's
Opinion in Lnwton's Favor.
Wahhinutok, April 28.?Upon reriving
on tho last day of tho special
Ksion of tho Senate an intimation from
nt body that Mr. Lawton must n*ly
r bin qualification to hold the office of
inister to Russia upon a pardon grantL
hj the President prior to the adop>n
of the Fourteenth Amendment of
0 Cons'ililtinn. unit li?i\rn5n?r tlml iKn
lint had been made against his confiration
ihnt he watt still ineligible under
e terms of that tmondinont, President
levelahd immediately withdraw his
imination. This, in his judgment, was
anifestly the proper course to pursue
deference to the opinion of certain
embers of the confirming body. In
atio* to Mr. Lawton and to the end
at the legal question involved might
ceive a careful and deliberate considation,
it was conceded that the nomi- i
e was a fit and proper person to repBont
tho Government abroad, and it
expressly stated there was no rean
why he should not be ' confirmed, i
cept the technical one which concorn- |
his legal status under the constitunial
amundment. This question was |
bmitted to the attorney-general by the
eaident, and after a ctreful oxaminam
the attorney-general submitted his
inion, entirely sustaining th?i eligibilr
of Gen. I.awton to ihn ofiieu to
tiicli he had b??*n nominated, liefore
o opinion of the attorney-general had
11 communicated to Mr. Law ton, and :
ider date of Apiil 17, he wrote to the
cretary of iitatf, referring to the qucs
in waien iixK n?en rumen, un<l ext-xniuir
hi? ftriu belief iit his eligibility 1
it requesting that his name hp not furer
considered in connoctitn with tho |
ace. Before this letter reached its
stination Gen. Lawtnn received a telram
from the secretary of Slate based
ion the determination of the President
ho guided by the opinion of the attory-goneral,
and informing Lnwton that
i might proceed with his preparations
undertako the mission. Notwith- ,
inding this Lawton immediately formled
another letter dated April 18, in
liich he adhered to all that he had said
his communicatin of the day before.
The following is tho .reply of the i
esident:
Kxrcutivr Mansion, Washington
pril 22, 1886.?The Hon. A. K. Lawton
vannah, Georgia?My Dear Sir: 1
gret exceedingly that for any reason
e Adminirtration is to be deprived of
iur honorable and valuable services in
c mission to Hussia. The opinion of
e attorney-general upon tho question
your alleged disability under the 14th
iicndmcnt to the Constitution was ho
unpletely satisfactory and removed so
itirely from my mind all doubts as to
>ur eligibility, that upon reading it I
once decided to ask you to accept the
tuition, and 1 learu from the secretary
Btato that he telegraphed you to that
rect. But it seems that your letter of
e 17th was then on its way, which was
Mowed by that of tho 18th, affirming
>ur decision. I sincorely regret this
itermination on your part, sounsolfishfonued
and patriotically expressed,
id whilst I must reluctantly accept it
announcement of your doliborate dere
and personal wish, I can but feol
st the country is greatly the losor by
with sincere regard and high respect
im your obedient servant,
GROVF.lt Clrvki.anii.
The following is Attorney-Goneral
arland's opinion in full:
Departmentor Jutrucic, Washington
. April 14,1885.?Sir: My opinion
requested on tho following cnse: Alcander
It. Lawton who had been & cast
at Went l'oint and held a cemmifton
as lieutenant in the United Statea
my and in one or both of theae charter*
had taken an oath which, it in conndwd
and which I ain to asiiumo an
irt of the case submitted, bound him
i.Hiipport the Constitution, afterward*
>ra arms against the United States in
le war of tho robellion. On the 6th of
ehruary, 1807, ho received a full par*
3ii and ainncMy for the part he haa tapn
in the rebellion, and the question is
liolher he can hold civil offlco under
le United States notwithstanding the
tird suction of the 14th amendment of
iu (Constitution, which took effect on
te 10th of July, 18U8, and is in the fol wing
word*:
' flection 3. No person shall Senior
or Representative in Congress, or,
ltdtor %r President and Vice-rrogidenfc
nr hold any office, civil or military, un- <
der the United States or under any I
State, who. having previously taken an i
oath a* member of Congress or as an
officer of the United States or an a member
of any Stnte Legislature or as an
executive or judicial officcr of any State,
to support the Constitution of the United
States, shall have engaged in insur- i
rectior. or rebellion against the same, or
given aid or comfort to tho enemies
thereof, but Congress may, by a vote of <
two-thirds of each houso, remove such
disability.'1
The question presented will be dis- 1
posed of upon the logal intent and meaning
of the amendment. Prior to the
adoption ef this amendment the Kxccu- 1
live, in the exercise of unquestionable
power, had granted pardons to the per- 1
son whose case is now under consideration
and others standing in the same
predicament of guilt. Tho power to
pardon vested in the Executive by the
constitution was not given to be oxerciscd I
capriciously, but when resorted to in the '
present it should be in furtherance of 1
iho peace of society and in tho interests
of the Government.
Such being the theory, it must be pre- 1
suiued that every exertion of that power
in such case bv tho pxnriitivo
ment of the Government was in furtherance
of the objects for which the pow- '
or was granted, for nothing is better established
than that want of fidelity to
itH constitutional duties iu never to be
imputed to any one of the thre? great
co-ordinate departments of Govarnmeni
if it be possible to avoid it. At the timo
the Fourteenth amendment wvnt ?riio
upcrauon ijRWion ana me oilier persons
referred to had been restored, by par
dons previously granted, to all their
rights as citizen#, and had become bv
virtue of those pardonH as innocent an if '
they had never committed the otfVnco 1
fergivon. (Kx parte Garland, 4 Wall, p. (
380: United Stales vs. I'adelford, 9 Wall .
531; United States vs. Klein, 13 Wall,
1'28; Armstrong vs. United States, vs. II.. <
154; 1'argond vs. Unitod States, 15G; <
Carlisle vs. United Slates, 1G Wall, 148.) ,
The question, then, for my opinion is
whether it was the intention of tho 14th
amendment to take away rights which
previous pardons had restored, or, in
other words, whether it was the purpose .
of that amendment to cast reproach upon
the executive department of the (Jov- J
j. i i:.i:? ' -r (
ciiiiutriii uj iv|iiiiiiaiiiig us uuworiiiy 01
credit its acts of unquestionable validity
by destroying right# which had undoubtedly
vested under those Acts and
liy violating national faith solemnly pledged.
It cinnot be denied that the
Amendment id &a S^nilHrnhoimive as lam
guage could make it, but at the Maine
lime it must be remembered that the
words of every law are to be taken in
nubnr<lination to its intent, and that
where they are gsneral their Bens? will
be restricted, if nece-tsary, to prevent an
unjust or absurd consequnce, which it
must be presumed that tho Legislature
could not have contemplated. It was
upon^this principle that tho Supreme
Court of the United States held that an
individual pardoned for taking part in
tho rebellion was not debarred from suing
in the Court of Claims by a law providing
that in order to recover procueds
of captured or abandoned property the
claimant must prove that lie has nover
given any aid or comfort to the present
rebellion. The Court aaya: '
"It is not to bo supposed that Con- i
fraao inforxlnil Kw tKn (VAnA**i>1
6.-.? "J - > goauiui laiifcilBgc
of the Act to encroach upon any of the
prerogatives of the President, and especially
that benign prerogative of mercy
which lies in the pardoning power, t
It is more reasonable to concludo that j
claimants restored to their rights of (
propeity by the power of the President
were not in contemplation of Congress
in passing the Act and were not intend- <
ed to be embraced by the requirement
in question. All goneral terms in statutes
should be limited in their applicalion
so as Jnot to lead to injustice, op- '
pression or any unconstitutional operation
if that bo possible. It will bo pre- (
sumed that exceptions wore intondud |
which would avoid results of that nature.
(Carlisle vs. tho United States,
16 Wall, p. 153.) In a very important
caso recently decided the same Jourt i
restricted tho general language of a stat
ute ill order to avoid giving it a sense
that would have involved Congress in
the violation of a treaty obligation." 1
(Chow Heong vs. the Unitod Stated, i
112; II. S., 555; same doctrine is forcibly
presented in United States vh. Kirby.
7 Wall, 483.) 1
That this principle is as applicable to
interpretations of the Constitution ai the i
statutes was conclusively established
by the Supreme Court in tho Slaughter- <
house case, 16 Wall. 77, where the Court
refused to acccpt tho full meaning of ,
cortain general words in tho first sec- j
tion of the 24th amendment, in order to <
avoid an interpretation that would have
involod so great a departure from the |
structure and spirit of our institutions i
as in tho absenco of explicit language,
could not bo presumed to have been intended.
Applying then this sound rule of in- |
terprotation to tho third seotion of the
14th amendment, 1 am of opinion that
the consequcnccR of allowing its general
words of oxclusion to operate without i
limitation in favor of persons in the sit- <
uation of Mr. Lawton, would be pro
(luctive or an injustice and disregard or
public faith which nothing short of the i
most oxplicit and controlling language <
should authorise.
If the conclusion I have reached is
not well founded then it follows that if
the people of the United States should
amend the third section of the 14th
amondmont in tho singular practicular
of requiring a unanimous instead of a
two-thirds vote of both houses to remove
the disability imposed, all persona
whose disabilities had been hero
torore removed by a two-thirds vote
would find themselves again undor the
necessity of applying to Congress, a result
which would not ba a whit less at
war with justice than what would occur
if Lawton and others in his situation
were held to have beon degraded by the
amendment to the condition of disability
from which their pardons had raised
toem.
, In am also of the opinion that Lawton
is I*>t affected by the amendment, be
. - : * ' " .v > . .
cause at the time it was ordained the offences
on which tho disability imposed
in halted could not havo boen imputed
to him for the reason that ho had by
virtue of his pardon become 4,a new
man," endowed with "a new credit and
capacity." Ilis guilt had been "blotted
out." and he had become "an innocent
as if he had never committed the offence."
Whatever was his cennectiou
with the rebellion, tho effect of the pardon
wan to close tho eyes of the law to
the perception of it. These positions
have been laid down after the gravoat
consideration by the Supreme Court of
the United States in cases already cited,
which make it entirely clear that to hare
accused Lawton of any of tho abovenamed
offences at the timo the amendment
was adopted would have been de?
famation. for which an action might
have lain. Two years before the amendment
became a law the Supreme Covrt
laid down, in a case already cited, that a
n?rdnn l?o?l 1?
r... f?u Mio vivauniug, r?UUT aung
effect I have described. and it almost
seems like imputing to the framert of
the third Rcction of the amendment either
ignorance oflaw or a purpose to set
? snare, to Ray that they intended to
include persons already pardoned without
Rpccially referring to them.
I am of the opinion that Mr. Lawton is
qualified to hold civil office under the
IJovernment of the United States.
I liaTe the honor to be yours, *ery
respectfully, A. H. Garland,
A ttornsy-General,
Not Guilty ol" Heresy.
I From tho AiiRusta Chronicle of Friday.]
In pursuance of a request by Dr. James
Woodrow, embodied in tho letter pubished
below, a meeting of the Augusta
I'resbytery was held last night in tho
ecture room of the First Presbyterian
Jhureh to investigate tho question of
Dr. Juntos Woodrow's orthodoxy in rcfsrence
to his teachings on the question
)f evolution. The letter referred to was
ead as follows:
To the Preabeytcry of Auqxiata, in
Scxnion at Union l*oint, Oeoryia.?
Dkak IIuktiirek : It is known to you
luring the last eight or nine months I
lave been repeatedly charged in public
ournals with heresy, and Synods of. our
:hurch have declared that my teachings
in a certain subject are in conflict with '
he teachings of the Sacred Scripturoi.
Deeming myself aggrieved by these in- ^
urious and unfounded sntcments andeports,
I ask as one subject to your au~;
hority, over whom it is your duty ,to
SvTok?" cs?.,*hst you investigate.-them
mil ascertain whether I *Ui .. guilty a*
diarged and wheth.r the statements
nado concerning me are true or false,
ask that if such investigation should >
exult in raUing a presumption of injr
juilt, yau shall institute process against
lie in accordancc with the Book of Dissipltne,
chap. 5, par. 2.
Praying that you may be guided br
he Holy Spirit to such a course as will
rindicato the truth and preserve tha pu ity
of Christ's Church, I am your fellow ,
icrrant, Jas. Woodbow
The committee who were appointed ,(o
nvestigate the rumors and current
charges in pureuance to request mado in
[)r. Wood row's letter presented as their
inanimouH report the following:
"First. We And nothing that waranta
. i_:_i e 1
i irim lur iierwwy.
"Second, As no ono appear* or offer*
:o make out charges, no process can be
natitatod, See Rook of Discipline,
:hapter 6, par. 2."
Tho following substitute report was
)ffercd by Itov. G. T. Goctchius :
"Wo find nothing to warrant judicial
>roress in rcgnrd to the matter referred
;o in Dr. Woodrow's lotter.'*
Tho proponed substitute elicited exrntled
dobato' which wa< paricipated in
jy Dr. Adams, Dr. Woodrow, Key. Mr,
iootchius and other*.
The followinf amendment and a?b>
ititutc was offered by Dr. John Jones:
"That our action in this matter is not
o bo understood as calling in questioa
he action of the Synod of Georgia, held
it Mavietta. Ga., in 1884."
The substitute), with ita amendment,
was lost by a vote of 7 to 6.
The original report was then unani*
nously adopted.
The following resolution was also a*
Innlo 1
"liesolced, That our action in this
nattor ik not to be understood aa calling
in quextion tho action of the Synod of
Grcorgia, held at Marietta,in 1884." .
I)r. Woodrow notified the President
that ho would complain ef their action
to the Synod of Goorgia.
QUANT'S HALtAKY,
How tho Amount Is Forward?k1?No
DutioH to Perform In Kstara,
Washinoton, April 29.?An official of
the Paymaster General's office said today
: "Gen. Grant was entitled to his
first month's pav on the retired list on
April 3, but he did not draw it for a week
after that time. Though the House concurred
on March 4 in the Senate bill placing
him on the retired list, the approval
of the act was dated March 3, as that legislative
day ran until Congress expired
legally. His appointment to the army
on the retired list, though made. only a
few minutos beforo noon on March 4 is
dated March 3. Everything that would
bo dated March 4 would haveto be dene
by President Cleveland. Gen. Qpst'i
salary will be as long as he lives $13.
500 per annum. Ho will be paid monthly,
and every month a check for $1,983*
33 will he sent him by the armp pay*
master at Now City. He baa no flttties
whatever to perform in re<jtui1)v, JJptin
thin respect he is only like Geh, Sherman.
ill the army officer* except those
two when- placed on the retired (lot TftceiveW
twp-thirf)s-of their salary.. By
they lfrei"
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