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THE MAJOR'S STORY.
BEX BUTLER'S IIKIIOIO ItKHKDY FOtt HIE
iiotmr jumpiko disease.
A Military Kifcotlon In '01 Fourteen lien
Shot to Death for Desertion The- Prorost
Msrshsl's 1'lstol FlnlshM'the Work Began
Ir the Mandering Firing I'artjr.
"No, I thank you," said tho major
when offered a chanco to wltnoss tho
oxecutlon of tho murdoror Brlce. "I'vo
noon all of that sort of thing I want to;
odo that I wltnossod during tho war
satisfied mo for all tlmo, and was ouo tbnt
I noror will forgot If I llvo to bo as old
as Gon. Harney, la 1881 I was serving
n tho army of tho James, whero thoro
had boon an lmmonso number of cases of
desertion of bounty Jampors. Thosn
fellows nsod to play their gamo this way :
They would onllst up north In s'omo
locality whoro big bounties or big amounts
for substitutes woro paid, and would got
sometimes as muoh as $1,000, or may bo
moro. Well, thoy would como down to
tha front, do every duty right up to tho
handlo, and nnttl tho gamo was dropped
to tho offlcors would bo half tlclclod to
death at getting such splondid now ma
terial. Most of thorn showed 'that thoy
had handled gun, sabor, or rlflo before,
Theso follows woro always tho cloanost
and uoatost of tho troops for guard duty,
and a good deal of tho tlmo took ordorfy
dutr on tho guard inspection.
"Woll, tho gamo was this : When thoy
had gained tho confldonco of offlcors and
mates, they would quiotly wait until tho
brigade or reglmont wont on plckot duty
or got into a llttlo skirmish lino circus;
nnd thon quiotly skip across lots to tho
Johnnios, gun, accoutromonts, ammu
nition, and all, and toll thoro a story of
being southom born, or, If of foroign
birth (that was their safest gag), that
thoy woro sympathizers with tho horolo
southern cause, and had enllstod in tho
d d bluo-bellled Yankeo ranks Just to
got a chanco to got through tho linos
aafoly and Join tho cause they had so closo
at heart. Thoy woro rocelvod with onon
arms, for tho robs., toencouragodoscrtlon,
had a law offering $100 cash to oach do
sortor, and, bosldos, usod to pay in gold
tho valuo of tho munitions of war taken
aoross tho lines. Besides this, they woro
not obliged to enter tho confedorato sor
co against tholr will, but woro given
civilian employment soniowhoro by tho
government.
,"P course, they would bo sont np to
Richmond whon thoy camo from tho
y of tho Potomac, James, or tho
Valley, and thero woro lionized In a
minor way for tholr bravo devotion to tho
uo. What good did it dJ them? Just
this: After looking round long enough
to get posted and familiar with mattora
hey would onllst as "substltuto for somo
rich bankor or contractor or govornmout
offlolal, and got as much as $1,500 to
$2,000 In gold, and bo sent to tho front,
where thoy would play tho samo racket,
and como Into our lines as loyal, northorn
born men. who had been living south
at tho outbreak of tho robolllon, unablo to
got north, forcod into the robel ranks,
watched and suspoctod and abusod , for
loyalty, nnd could not escapo from tho
eruol bondogo until now, whon tholr dd
loyal hearts wero almost bursting with
emotion, ond toars woro streaming down
their lying facos at the sightand embraco
of tho dear old flag that it had brokon
their hearts to light against. Dorn my
buttons; I'vo soon those 'loyal North
C liny' follows foel so good ovor tho flag
that it mado mo ashamed of my own
loyalty and devotion to it. Samo old
game, all through. Pay for their robot
arms and equipments, transportation
north, oxomptlon from draft. Rood work
in tho quartermaster's or commissary's
dopartniont. until their dd red-hot
loyalty mado them go Into the nrmy to
, help the 'dear old flag' and scoop in an
other big bounty.
"Bon Butler wain't very much of a
general, although ho would go poking In
undor firo every ouco lu a whllo to mako
himself bollovo ho was, but ho Is a keen
one, and when any ono picks him up for
a flat, thoy will ascertain that a great
mlstako of Judgmont has boon made.
Aftor a wbilo Oen. Butler, who was com
manding the army of the Jamas in 'ISl,
dropped to tho fact that a eroat many
very loyal men woro coming Into our
lines at n very lato period In tho war,
and to tho whole game. Tho next tlmo
rebel doserters 1camo Into our lines ho
gathered them up at his headquarters
and bad each one's story reduced to writ
ing by ono of tho lot of lawyers ho hadou
his staff, and thon Mr. Johnuy Hob Do
sorter was marched off to every whlto
regiment in tho 10th or 18th corps and
introduced. In many cases thoy mot
wholo regiruonts lull of old acquaint
ances, and iu such casos tho smarty was
introduced to a court martial. Court
martial meant sentence of death, and
trlth Butler commanding that moant a
Jrlng party, a volloy, and uo moro dc
sortlon. "I don't recollect exactly tho dato this
thing occurred that I am tolling yon of,
but it was oither tho latter part of Do
comber, '0-1, or very early in Juuuary, '65,
that It happened that fourteen of theso
poor dovlls, who had corns to tho ond of
their gamo, woro collected in the 1st
division, 10th army corps, all waiting
action on their court martial sontonccs,
when ono day an order camo ovor from
Butler's bcadquartors approving the son
tonce of death, in each case, and ordering
the execution by shooting tho very next
day, Tho necessary orders wero at onco
issuod by Gen. Alfred II. Terry, then tho
division commandor, and next morning
about 10 o'clock tho troops of tho com
mand wero formed on throo sides of a
square In a broad flold outside tho lino of
breastworks, Gen. (now senator) Haw
loy's brigade facing north, aud the othoil
facing inward on tho right and loft.
About tho contor of tho flold a row of
fourteen graves had boon dug in tho
frozen ground, and all was ready for tho
execution.
"Tho day was tho most depressing that
I have ovor seen. Just beforo, It had
snowed to tho dopth of perhaps fifteen
inches, and then during nil the night be
fore slow, cold rain hud steadily fallen,
and was still falling, which had soaked
the snow thoroughly without molting it
or softening tho frozon ground beneath.
Somo delay causod tho troops to stand in
lino in deathlike sllonco for moro than an
hour before the weirdly mournful muslo
of tho 'Adesto Fidelia' was heard lrom the
band, and soon after tho long cdlumn
slowly filed out from tho dark'plnos ovor
toward headquarters and approached tho
scone. Each wagon contained two of tho
condemned man, each sitting upon his
own cotUn, and tho eortogo was composed
of tho guards, firing parties, and tho pro
vost marshal and Ills aids. On arriving
the cotllns woro takon out 'and placed bo
foro tho row of gravel, nnd tho prisoners
with bound arms placed kneollug upon
them. Then camo tho weary rnadiug
of tho orders andtho sontence in each
case, whllo tho dull, gray' clouds
still dropped tho sullon rain, which
mado the olllclal witnesses in waiting
fcol as though It was bettor to dlo ou such
a day, because tho regret at leaving life
was lessoned,
"At last tho firing parties, ton mon and
a sergeant for each of tho condomnod,
wero ranged beforo tho respoctivo pris
oners, who wero mado to kneel on tho
colllns, and soon camo tho orders of tho
provost to flro, Thero woro fuw amoug
tho 0,000 iu that division that watchud
with open oyus tho volloy, but as tho
smoko cleared away, to tho horror of all,
several of tho mon still remained upright
on the colllns, others woro writhing und
struggling or screaming, and out four or
five, I think it was. wero still in ilcuth.
The mon of the flringpartles, in horror of
tueir stern uuty, hud 11 roil nigh, it was
a sight bo horrible that I cannot descrlbo
it, aud ono I shall novor forget. Tho
rillos woro hurriedly reloaded; this time
-every ono with ball cartridgo, and tho
- partfus whoso Ictlius woru iload wero
withdrawn from tho llnel Thn wounded
mon wero propped up ugulnst tho cotllns,
and tho second volloy rang out ovor tho
slope. This time fowor stray hulloUwere
heard whistling away nlolt through tho
air, but horror upon horror added seven
wiii'-wiro still alive, nHbough all'wcro
wounded. Murmur's of pity and horror
wers heard all around tho linos, and many
of tho men of tho firing parties grim,
uamo-worn voterans woro in tears,
wbllo soveral wero entlroly ovorcomo.
Ilurrlodly a third volley was fired, and
consternation was upon nil, for threo yet
lived. Now cams tho most agonizing part
of tho whole thing.
"It became tho dutyiof tho provost mar
shal to end tho oxecutlon In person. I
don't remember who ho was, but ho was a
captain of ouo of tho Infantry rcgimonts,
and, I think, from the 7th Connoctlcut.
Terry's old regiment. Wo had boconio
almost unmanned by tho torrlblo sconos
we had alroady wltnossod, which wore
worso for htm, as wo in the linos could
not hear tho groans nnd supplications of
tho suffering wrotches. Whon ho was di
rected to comploto tho work, he went out-and-out
crazy. I had an idea that lis
would shoot himself. Ho tendored his
resignation at onco; It conld not bo ac
cepted. Placo him in arrest or shoot him;
it could not bo dono. Ho would not por
form tho duty. Uo must. Gen. Torry,
tho kindest, most tondor hearted man
that ovor woro n sabor, was iu tears, but
ho was performing a storn, olllclal duty.
Ho was ordored to soo that tho oxecutlon
was duly carried Into effect, andtho order
must bo obeyed.
"Sharp, low-spokon words of command
kept qnlot tho mon in tho ranks, who
woro almost mutinous from tbolr horror,
and at last tho Door nrovost marshal tot
tered forward, revolver in hand, toward
tho noarost of tho still living victims. A
brother offlcor supported him, and ono
auor mo otner or tno writhing men was
put out of agony by a ulstol shot, tho can-
tain looking at oach only onoitgh to direct
nis rovoivor, ana covering his faco with
his handkerchief at oach pull at tho
mggor.
"Tho lines woro koct formed onlv Ions
enough to witness thohurrlod coffining of
mo aoaa victims or storn military law,
and until tho first hard rain blackonod
clods fell iu each grave, and thon, with
out tho usual pomp of music, woro hur
riedly marched back to tholr wlntor camp
ing huts. It was an awful sight, that
I can't descrlbo. It was an awful neces
sity; a torrlblo ono, but no moro bounty
Jumpors deserted to tho robel linos from
that command.
"That Is tho roason I told you I didn't
want to soo any moro executions."
DOWN THIS DAW
Letter From Old Point The IVfUll
Inetonlaus Who Are Jftnjoying Salt
Water and Fresh Air Tho Beau
tiful Daughter of Stonewall Jack
son. Old Point Comfokt, Va., July 0.
Tho season at Old Point Comfort is at 1 ts
height. Thoro aro 030 porsons horo,
among thorn soveral notablo boautios.
Mrs. William Allon, of Itlcnmond, Vn
noo Anderson, of Mobile; Mrs. William
Worthlngton, of Baltimore; Mrs. Charlos
Cowardin, of Richmond, Va." Mrs. Tay
lor, of Nashville, Tonn., an exception
ally boautlful woman. Miss Julia Jack
son and Mrs. Thomas Jackson, tho
widow and daughter of "Stonowall"
Jackson are horo. Miss Jackson is a
slight younggirl with largo, dreamy bluo
eyos, brilliant color, and light llaxon
hair. She swims Hko a swan, rldos any
sort of horso, lu a confodorato gray uni
form trlmmod with brass buttons, doos
not danco, since tho regulations of a
strict Prcsbytorian ancostry forbid such
worldly amusements, and boars a closo
resemblance to tho medallion of hor
fathor which sho woars around hor neck
suspended by a tiny gold chain.
Mrs. Jackson is a swoot-looking, gentlo
woman, with retlrlngl manners and low
voice. All good southenors pay tholr
respects to tho family of their late chief
tain, and It is said that Julia Jackson
has shaken hands with moro poonlo than
any woman In tho United States.
Gen. and Mrs. Josoph R. Anderson, of
ltichmond, Va.; Gen. aud Mrs. Bradloy
T. Johnson, of Baltlmoro; Mary Clemner
Smith, of the Century staff, aro here.
The sad drowning of Charlotto Ran
dolph Williams and Susan Eleanqr.Glb
son, of Blchmond, Va., throw a gloom
ovor tho wholo company horo. Thoy
werebathlne on tho right or'tho'wharf.
Soveral hundred porsons wero driving,
bathing, and swimming on the othor sldo
of tho wharf, who, had they but boon on
tho spot, might havo rescued tho children
without difficulty. As it was tho parties
on tho wharf hoard, a slight scroam, saw,
four whlto hands wave, and before tholr
vory eyes tho idea of their dangor pre
sented Itself, both children disappeared
undor tho wavos. Fifty men dived for
tho bodlos for many hours. At 2 o'clock
that of Susie Gibson was recovered. Tho
llttlo boy who fouud hor is a son of a fort
soldier, and whon offered money drew
up his llttlo, slim shoulders and said:
"No, sir; I takes no money for that," in a
chivalrous tono worthy of a Bayard.
Tho body of Charlotto Williams was
not reoovorod till 5 o'clock, but noithor
had suffered the least disflguromont, and
in that of Miss Gibson tho color bad not
left tho choeks.
Tho lato arrivals horo from Washing
ton aro James Morgan, Mrs. Drow, Miss
Drew, W. N. S. Godwin, W. H. Blalno,
William Ilradey.Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Brown,
Francis Formley, C. A. Walter, J. S.
Smith. J. It. Vormlleya, F. Dodgo, 0. C.
Bassott, Unltod Statos eeod'otio survey ;
Edward A. Oystor, Unltod Statos geodetic
survoy; H. C Evans, Miss Bonnott, Mr.
and Mrs. L. E. Gravesnor, It. C. Cay, Sam
uel Boss, V. Hackman, Mrs. Charlos A,
Elliot, Miss Elliott, W.J. nutchinson,
J. A. Dickenson, Mr. and Mrs. E. B, Fade
ley, Mrs. H, C, Warner, and Mr. and Mrs.
T. J. Woodman.
F.EMAXE riCKPOCKETS.
Young; Girls Taught to Steal Opera
tions of the Woman Fagln In New
York.
Kcu York Letter in Detroit lYce Press.
As tho feuialo hand Is allowed to bo
moro doxterous than tho malo it stands
to roason that girls should learn tho trado
of pockot picking as loast as roadtly as
boys, if not moro so. And thoy do.
Thero aro no smartor plckpockots in
Now York than tho girls and young wo
men who follow tho trado among tho
shopkeopers on Broadway, Sixth avonue,
Fourteenth street, and Twonty-thlrd
street. They can minglo among tbo wo
mon, push against thorn, and kocp vory
closo to thorn with loss suspicion than
men would excite, and thoy aro as clover
at getting away whon their work is douo
as any artful dodger of tho other sex.
You probably havo hoard of fomalo Fa
glns in Now York; who teach young girls
to bocomo oxpert pickpockets. I think
It is safo to say that thoro aro qulto as
many womon following this profession as
men. Tho polico know doons of thorn
in different parts of tho city. Thoy do
not keep regular schools, but thoy aro at
uo tlmo without pupils. Must of thorn
aro to bo found in tho crowded tenoment
neighborhoods, somo keeping small stores
in which tho ptundor brought in by tho
pupils, If it is a tiling that can bo sold, is
rocelvod and disposed of. Children of 8,
10, aud 12 yoars aro encouragod to go out
and pick up anything thoy cau got, and
If they show smartness thoy nro taken in
hand and trained, often much more thor
oughly than they would bo fur an honest
calling. I speak only of girls; tho train
ing of boys for mlscollanoous theft Is so
notorious that It need not bo mentioned.
Nearly all tho trulnors aro old women,
and thero Is not ono who, if accused of
villainous work, would not protest Inno
cence and virtue till tho accuser was glad
to get out of tho roaeh of hor rnsulng
tonguo. It is characteristic of thoso
womon to Invoke hushols of blessings on
you ono moment, and pour u torrent of
anathemas tho next. They llvo iiiulnly
on the spoils brought In by thu children
they employ and touch and prop iro for
tho ponltcntiary, nnd somo lay up a good
deal ufmoiiuy, though thoy nlways pie
tond to bo poor, and noYorspoud much ou
themselves.
Avxii's Pills possess tho positive vlrtuotol
somo of tho bent known of medicinal plant,
prepared and combined with selcutlllo skill,
rejection tho crude and dnntlo portions and
retaining only tho active principal tho part
which cures nnd docs not harm. If jguaro
iWstryUlsui,
LONDON'S GltKAT TAILOIt.
Hecollections or the Man Who Fut
Disraeli on the Hond to Fame.
Philadelphia Timet.
"I romombor Henry Footo vory well,"
said It. IJay yoitorday. "Ho was a flno,
tall, handsomo man, ovor six foot In
holght, with blushy blondo whlskors.
Ho moasurod 42 inches round tho chest,
Thoro was no mistaking tho man whon
you saw him; howalkod ths atroots as if
London wore his own privato proporty.
Houry Poole was tho socond son of the
old tailor of that namo. Uo was odn
catcd at Cambridge and graduatod with
a bacholor of arts dogroo. Ho might
nover have takeu to tho tailoring busi
ness, but his brothor dlod and thou
Henry thought ho saw his way to mak
ing n big thing of it. You soo, tho largo
connection ho bad among his college
frlonds helped htm. Ho was a man who
always drossod with great tasto and not
only oxpootod but Insisted ou all of his
omployos dressing well, too. Whon
Uonry Poolo took tho buslnoss In hand
first thoro woro not moro than a hun
dred mon omployod; in ten years thero
wore noaror a thousand."
"Is thoro any truth In tho story of
Poolo's patronago of Disraeli ?"
"Oh, yo. Disraoll was in very poor
circumstances whon ho first obtained tho
clerkship In the homo ollloo. Poole, who
was always in and out of ovory placo whero
young mon cougrogato, saw hiui, took a
fanoy to him, and bollevod thero was
something great In him. Hctook Disraeli
out with him ono ovonlng to dinner,
and proposed that ho should supply him
with clothos snltablo to tho position in
society that Disraeli ought to hold. Tho
f utu re prlmo min Ister J umpod at tbo offer,
and thero is llttlo doubt that ho also ro
celvod poounlary assistance from tho
shrowd and generous tailor."
"Did ho not assist tho latovemperor of
tho Kronen in tho samo way 1"
"xos; nut thoro was a roason for that,
you know."
"No, no; thero Is not a word of truth In
mat. .it was juiss uowara. ano was a
cousin of Poolo's. Her mother kept a
very fashionable llttlo hotel in Dovor
stroot, Piccadilly, Just behind tbo Whlto
Horse collars. Sho was croatod Duchoiso
do Boauvcrno by Napoloon on his mar
rlago to tho prosont ox-ompress on con
dition that sho left Franco. Ho also
sottlod a vory good Incomo on hor. Poolo
did not marry until lato in llfo. His
wife was a lady with whom ho had fallen
In lovo whllo qulto a young man at
collego."
"Ho was vory strlot, was ho not. In
buslnoss?"
"I should think ho was, Indood. Ho
never allowed anything to go out of his
shop that had not boon triod ou and fitted
ovor andjovor again. Uo would omploy
a man and koop him in his omploy for tho
slmplo roason that ho was of tho samo
slzo and build as a good customor. I havo
known a man to sit for a couplo of hours
on a saddla-block, only having tho
creases In a pair of riding brooches recti
fied. Ho roduccd tailoring to a sclonco."
"Did ho do any cutting or moasurlng
himself?"
"No, sir I Thoro is a story told of Lord
Hardcastlo mooting Poolo on tho chain
pier at Brighton. Ho stopped him and
said : 'Look horo, Poolo, I got this coat of
you, and seo how badly it fits,' Poolo
took a bit of chalk out of his waistcoat
pockot and markod his lordship's coat all
ovor and said : 'Tako that coat to my
cuttor, my lord, aud ho will mako tho
necessary alterations.' "
"Uo was vory extravagant in his
habits, was' ho not?"
"Vory. Uo had a houso at Brighton,
another in Burlington stroot, near his
storo, whloh was n porfect mine of art,
and on the Thames, at Hammersmith, ho
had a regular palace. His ehampagno
luncheons must havo cost him a fortune.
Uo had ono of tho finest hunting studs in
Great Britain. He nover carod what ho
paid for a horso, and though ho was such
a big man ho was a magnificont 'cross
country rldor."
"Ho did not dlo rich, did ho ?"
"No, ho was worth about 25,000 whon
he died, and tho result of tho salo of his
houses and horses barely sottled tho
claims of his creditors. Uo was generous
to a fault. Ilo'novercoulct pass a boggar,
and many a half sovorelgn bo's givon
away to pooplo who porhaps didn't do
servo his charity. Uo was tho best 'of
otnployors, and ho kopt mon with him
for years, but thoro was novor tho least
mlstako about who was inastor on his
premises."
A L AKKSIDK MUSING.
The Chicago "Trlljune" Horse lle
porter Is Interviewed ujr a Girl of
the Period.
, "Kufci" mutt Latest.
"Good-day, sir."
A young lady stood bosldo tho horso ro
portor's dosk. "I camo up hero," eho
said, " because I often read in tho
Tribune papa takos It about pooplo that
you givo information to. Papa says I can
havo a horso, and ono of thoso sweet llt
tlo village carts. Won't it bo just
ovoly?"
Tho horso roportor subscribed by an
Inclination of his head to tho entrancing
naturo of tho prospect alludod to.
"And I waut to find out," sho con
tinued, "Just what sort of a horso I ought
to buy, bocauso papa doesn't know any
thing at all about such mattors, and I'vo
got to do the wholo thing."
"I supposo you want a horso that you
can nrivo yoursou r-
"Yes. And it must havo its tail squaro,
Hko thoso at tho racos. Weren't thoso
lovely little horsoys that ran last Tuos
day? tbo cuto things! I won a box of
candy on that delicious llttlo Wanda.
Isn't she splendid? Do you think I could
get Wanda?
"You don't want a racohorso," said the
horse reporter; "you want ono you can
drlvo. You can get a bay filly with her
tail banged, though, and that will answor
the Uoscriptiou or wanna praity woll,"
"Got a what?"
"A bay filly."
"What's a Ally? Is It a new kind of
horse, and aro thoy fashionablo?"
"A Ally." ropllod tho horao reporter,
"Is a girl horso."
"Oh," said tho young lady, blushing
violently; "And do you think I'd bottor
get a filly?"
"It will do as woll as any, I suppose
you want a gontlo ono?"
"Ob, yos, I want u swoet llttlo horsoy
that won't kick, or run away, or an vthlng
Hko that. That would bo perfectly tor
rlblo. Why, Bello Jonas bad a perfectly
charming little donkoy last summer, and
tbo nasty llttlo thing went right into tho
flowor bods at Contral park with her, and
ate np a lot of bogonias and things, and a
horrid policeman said she ought to got
married and practlco ou her husband a
year or two beforo trylug to drlvo a roal
donkoy. Wasn't ho moan, ?"
The scholarly forohoad of tho horso ro
portor was again iucllned In an affirma
tive manuor.
"And so," continued tho young lady,
"I want allien hurso ono that will do
Just whatover 1 waut him to as soon as
ho fiuds it out. Aud it must bo a bay
horso with a squaro tall, and havo whlto
harness." ,
"Thoy are not growing harnosswlth
horses thisyoar," said tho horso roportor.
"Thoy usod to do it, but it Is cheaper to
let tho horses grow up, and thou have tho
harness mado."
"Why, of coursot" cxclolmod the
young lady. " I ought to havo known
bettor than that. Why, (ion. Grant was
haruosimakor, wasn't ho? Aud that's
how ho lamo to bo president. I romom
bor papa saying that no matter how hum
ble u station a man got on nt lie might
attain any honor In this country."
"Gen. Grant was not a harnodsmakor,"
said tho horse roportor, "and your papa
didn't Bay anything about u man gottlng
ou at a station, Prosperity isn't n rail
road train."
"Well, porhaps ho didn't, but anyhow
I want a whltehariiess, and n bluo ribbon
on tho whip, Itwillbojiut toolovoly"
aud tho young lady sat 1'aok In tho chair
and for a moment silently contemplated
tho ecstatic vision thus conjured up.
Then shesaUl: "What shall I call my
I horso V
"Havo you decided to got a filly?"
"Yos.
"Woll, thoro aro ptonty of good names.
How doos 'Boatrlco' strike you?"
"0, that would bo elegant. And then
I could call hor 'Trlxy' for Bhort, couldn't
I? It will ba simply ravishing to havo
that dear, darling llttlo horse, nnd n cun
ning, cart with yellow wheels, and I
think you'ro awfully good to tell mo all
about it. And will thero be an item In
noxt Sunday's papor that MIts Lillian
Smith appeurs daily ou the boulevard
driving a beautiful bay filly?"
"Yes, wa'll havo an Horn proparod,"
"And will it bo in tho society news?"
"No; wo'll put it on tho oditorial pago,
where it will attract moro nttontlon.'l
"01 You'ro Just lovely. You must lot
mo tako you out riding somo day."
"Thanks," said the horso roportor, "but
I lovo lifo with tho .strong, clinging lovo
of buoyant youth and I havo seen womon
drive'
DRIFTING TUB IttQHT WAY.
Florida Acknowledged to be a Doubt
ful State by Well Informed Demo
crats. Macon Itfesrapft.
Ilocontly, iu view of tho ovldont fact
that politics In Florida wero badly mixed,
and that tho atato would bocomo n vory
Important issuo in the prosldontlal cam
paign, tho Telegraph proparcd a scries of
quostions rotating to tho situation, and
sent them to ono of tho most prominout
gontlomon at that stato, a man who is
thoroughly convorsant with tho facts
handled, having served tho state in many
important rotations for years, and who
has the wolfaro of tho democratlo party
at hoart. The following Is tho interview.
It may bo rolled upon as expressing tho
opinions of tho best Informed man In
Florida:
"What is tho comparatlvo strongth of
partlos in Florida?"
"Woll, it is notsafo to baso any compu
tations on the olection of 1880. Thero
wore many allegations of fraud, and it Is
notposslbto' to assort confidently what tho
true voto was. In .1882 tho domocrats
carried tho stato by 250 to 310 votos.
Tho wholo natural strongth of tho inde
pendents is botweon 2,000 and 3,000
votos."
"Will tho indopondonts support Blalno?"
"I think not."
"Has oither party lost strongth sinco
1870?"
"No; both parties havo galnod."
"How has immigration affectod tho
stato voto?"
"Tho voto of 16S2 looms to indicate that
tho greatest gain has been with tho re
publicans." "Is tho Cuban voto of any importance,
and with what powor is it allied?"
"Thero aro 800 or 850 Cuban votors in
tho stato, probably. Of thoso fully ono -third
aro solidly domooratio, and tho re
mainder is variablo and unrollablo. On
national quostions thoy aro controlled
by tho Junta In Now York, so I am in
formod." "Will tho largo corporation Intorosts bo
used to affoct votes?"
"I think not."
"Is thoro any apparent preparation on
tho part of tho republicans for tho presi
dential campaign ?"
"It is yet to oarly for that, I supposo,
as they havo not yot hold tholr convon
tions." "Is thoro any division In tho demo
cratlo party In Florida?"
"Yes; thero is a vory nnfortunato
broach, which promlsos poorly fur har
mony and greatly ondangers our succoss;
a broach whKh ought novor to havo bson
croatod, and which might havo boon pre
vented or speedily healed."
"What aro tbo naturo and causos of
this division?"
"Woll, as to the naturo of It. it Is divided
botwoon 'regulars' and 'independents,'
and between tho liberal northern and
wostern element and tho prospootivo
southorn olement. As to causo first, there
is a groat distrust In tho minds of many
men as to tho integrity of tho present
auminisiranon.ana a widespread dissatis
faction as to its methods.. Out of those
have crown tho independent movement,
carrying with H ouuio young men wnoaro
and havo been highly usoful to tho democ
racy. Another causo of dissatisfaction is
tho 'Dlsstonsale,' by which 4,000,000 acres
of torrltory, nearly tho entiro public
domain of tho state, woro disposed of to a
northern speculator, for 25 conts nu aero,
who in turn has boon selling it rapidly at
from $1.25 to $10 an here. Another cause
of dissatisfaction is tho very genoral ex
clusion of northern democracy fromofllco
in tho stato; thus the govornor, lieutonant
govornor, overy cabinet officer, ovory
circuit Judge and stato nttornoy, ovory
ahorlff, &o., is either' southern born or
served in the confedorato army. This fact
will not prodjico revolt, but It is prolific
of apathy."
"To what extent will this condition of
affairs affoct the presidential campaign."
"It will mako Florida a'vory doubtful
stato."
Explanatory of tho abovo Interview, and
of Florida's political situation, it may bo
stated that tho sale of tho Disiton lands
narrowed tho pastures and crippled tho
cattlo buslnoss of tho "crackors." Popo is
tholndopondcntcandldato,andhasalrcady
capturod tho support of ono ropublican
district. Tho domocratio candidate for
govornor is a northern man, but with a
confedorato rocord.
THE CHILD11EN OF CRIMINALS.
The Taint of Crime Often. Hereditary.
Jloston Courier.
A London papor makes tho sensible
suggestion which, howovor, nobody will
follow that thcjcompaision whloh is ofton
lavished by well-meaning persons upon
notorious criminals who aro caught and
condemned would gonorally bo far better
bestowed upou their families or relatives.
Tho very nature of tho attentions which
aro shown to tho vllost of criminals is
sufficient to indicato that tho class of
people who bestow thorn nro llttlo likely
to be influenced by motives of philan
thropy, and it is not bo hoped that any
thing good is to bo oxpected from them.
Thoy gratify a prurient curiosity and a
tasto for abnprmal amusomonts, but it is
idlo to look to them for any gonulno
work of benoficenco.
Tho families of criminals, howovor,
need to bo moro closely looked aftor than
at presont. Tbo tendencies to crime in
tho blood aud from tho surroundings
which aro tho fato of thu ohildreu of
confirmod criminals, nood cspociul cor
rectives. Both for its own sako and for
tho sako of tbo ill-fated victims of cir
cumstances, society should put forth Its
most strenuous oxortlonB to roclaim tho
chlldrou of thoso upou whom tbo law
visits Its penalties. Their case is always
hard, and oftou profoundly pathotlc.
Tho papor of which wo speak above
relates a touching story Just reported
from Paris, which illustrates most vividly
how sovoroly tho lash may fall upon tho
most unoffending parson, Iwhon it ought
fairly to strlko ouly tho culprit himself.
Monosclou is tho namo of ono of thoso
monsters whoao murderous exploits havo
within tho last two or threo years oxcltod
so much attention in Franco, aud have
boon Judged oven by a Parisian Jury too
atrocious to be covorcd by oxtonuatlng
circumstancos. Ho was executed in duo
course ut La Uoquotto, but at tho same
tlmo his paronts, who woro both allvo,
suffered a still moro pitlablo fato. Tho
mothor foil Into a condition of Insanity,
and was romoved to tho Saltpotrloro
hospital, whoro sho has romainod ovor
sinco, and is considered an Incurable
patient. Tho fathor was omployod as an
usher at tho ministry of tlnnuco nn'd
boro an oxcellony character, But on tho
arrest and condemnation of his son ho
foil ill and becamo unablo to work. Uo
was mercifully pensionod oil' by tho
administrators of tho department, though
his time for a pension hud nut arrived,
mid has sinco boon living on his allow
ance, without fear of absolute want, at
Grenello. But his health only got worso,
nnd a few weeks ago hu lost his reason,
Tho causo of his montiil affliction could
not bo for a moment doubted, as ho mndo
constant allusions to his son, Threo days
ago this wretched man was reloasod by
douth, which overtook hluilu a moment
Kot acut ftvurv-
MEXICAN FARMING.
Tlis Indlsn ITItli His Prlmltlro Mflliodi,
Small Gains, anil Simple IlsMts The
I.inilod Proprietors ami Their Luxurious
Wsrs-Xot a 1'romlilng Field.
Number 41 of the serlos of consular to-
ports, now being published by tbo stato
department, contains an Interesting artt-
clo on tho commerco and industries of
Moxlco, by Gon. David 11. Htrothcr,
United Statos consul genoral at tbo City
of Moxlco. Gon. Strother Is known to
tho magazlno roadersof twenty-fivo years
ago as "Porto Crayon," and It may
be romarkod that in his official reports
thoro aro traces of tho delightful nnd
filaasant fancy which charactorlzod his
itorary productions.
We givo extracts from Gen. Strother'a
observations on Moxican agriculture Uo
says :
To approclato and properly understand
tho agricultural capacities and prospocts
of this country It will bo necessary to
know something of tbo pooplo directly
engaged in tho business. Theso aro di
vided into two distinct classes, nsdifforout
and distant from each othor in cbaructor,
mothods, motives, and rosults as It is pot
slblo for us to imagine pooplo cultivating
mo samo sou nun living under tno samo
government. Ono class is tho Independ
ent Indian, who Is in all res poets a com
munist, living in bis village of ndobo or
cano-bullt huts, owning aud cultivating
the adjacent lands In common with tho
peoplo of bis tribe, working and dividing
tho procoeds according to laws which
ants-dato tboSpanlshconquost, aud using
tho samo implements that wero usod by
his ancestors under tho Montozumai.
In splto of his slmplo ways and primi
tive tool's tho aboriginal of this country
seems to havo possessed considerable skill
and to havo obtained vory satisfactory
results from his agriculture Ho know
whon to sow and how to gathor. Ho
understood all about Irrigation, and tbo
dikes and canals of formor ccnturlos still
stand as monuments of bis patlont intel
ligence. Nor was ho content with the
slmplo necessities. Uo planned vast
plcaiuro gardens, and planted statoly
parks and parterros of gorgoous flowers,
and adornod his grounds with artificial
lakes and fish ponds.
From his Spanish conquerors tho Indian
agriculturist doubtless loaruod somothtng;
notably tho uso of horses, nssos, and mulos.
But tho long and cruol dospotism, which
crushod out all tho individual Indopond
enco and dignity of tho rnco, has loft Its
humiliating impress upon this as upon all
other arts practiced by tho ancient Mexi
cans. At tho prosont day tho Indian
agriculturist raroly accomplishes moro
than a moager and mlsornblo mainte
nance for his family, a surplus, porhaps, to
Eay his taxes to tho stato, nnd his duos Jo
is cure, and somothtng ovor in prosper
ons seasons.
Tho other class is composod of tbo largo
landed proprietors, whoso establishments
aro tho historical feudal ostatos of tho old
world. Thoso aro generally mon of wealth
and education, with ideas liberalized by
foreign travol and with a comprohonsivo
knowledgo of tholr business. With them
agriculturo is a scionoe and thoy roadily
aocopt all improved methods, and nro
ready to oxporimont with now ldoas and
adopt any new agricultural machinery
that may be presented. Tho establish
ment of n first-class "hacienda" will cost
from $250,000 to $500,000.
Tho oxtenslvo andmasslvo buildings of
stone, adobo, and stucco, inoluding dwell
ings, barns, stablos, cattlo sheds, obapel,
aud offices, are all inclosed in a heavy
wall fiom 20 to 30 foot in height, tho
angles and the gato protectod by project
ing turrets pioroed for muskotry. This'
enceinte is frequently surrounded by a
moat, tho whole having moro tho aspect
of a fortress than of a farm houso. At
night all the live stock of tho csfato, tho
proprietor and his family, his superin
tendents, assistants, paymasters, priest,
and trained sorvants, with an amplo
supply of provisions nnd arms, aro gath
ered within this castellated lnclosuro for
rost and sholtor, and, If summoned, to
man tho walls and defend tho placo
against tbo predatory assaults of high
waymon or bands of huncry revolution
ists. Theso attacks. fnyinnt cnoucli. In.
iormor times to justify tno ueionsivo
precautions of theso agricultural castlos,
are becoming moro raro of lato years,
although we still hear of thorn from tlmo
to tlmo in distant parts of tho country.
Tho laboring peons of theso ostatos,
securo lu tholr poverty, goncrally llvo
outsldo tbo walled inclosuro in cano
bullt or adobo huts, grouped In irregular
villages, picturesquely shaded by groves
of plantains, papagas, and othor tropical
fruit trees. In somo instances eooh hut
has its patch of arablo ground attachod
lor tho privato Dcneut or tbo occupant.
Sometimes theso laborors aro paid a per
diem, with a stipulated allowanco of food,
amounting In all to about 37i conts por
day. In other baciondas thoy work by
tho Job, and frequently can cam from 75
cents to $1 por day. As agriculturo can
not bo carried on in this country without
irrigation, oach hacienda or cultivated
district must establish and maintain Its
system (moro or less costly) of dams and
canals, to securo and distributo tho
nocossary supplies of wator during tho
dry soason, a fertilizer which costs tho
groat proprietor consldorabio sums of
monoy, and which the Indiun communi
ties obtain by comblnodjand patlont labor.
Tho lack of adequato transportation,
which has horetoforo discouraged produc
tion, will bo supplied by tho completion
of tho present and projection railroads.
The voxatlous and oppressive system of
intornal and Interstate duties, imposts,
taxes, tolls, charges, forfeits, linos, penal
ties, and confiscations, crushing to nil
outorprlso and ruluous to productlvo
industry, will also disappear bofore tho
requirements and the commercial on
Iightenmont which accompanies an ex
tended railroad traffic.
With tho question of "scarcity of water,"
it will roquiro time aud money to treat
successfully. This scarcity affects in n
groater or loss degrco all tho elovatod
lands in tho ropuuliu and thoso regions
whoro tho clluiato is most healthful and
agreeable. lmmonso districts of country,
othorwlso fortllo aud arable, now llo
wasto and uncultivated for tho absoluto
lack of this cssontial element of life and
growth for seven or eight months con
secutively. In somo places artesian wells
have boon trlod with llmltod succoss.
Near this city lands have boon profitably
irrigated by means of steam-pumping
machinery, aud there is no doubt that,
with duo regard to localities and circum
stances, both thoso processes may bo
profitably omploycd to oxtond tho limits
of Mexican ngrlculture.
Novortholoss, tho main rellanco for such
extension must be on the natural water
supplies of tho country 'and cllmato, tho
preservation aud distribution of tho
lakes, and aummor rains, as practiced by
tho peoplo of this aud other dry countries
from tlmos immemorial, but on a moro
extendod scale and with improvements,
perhaps, in tho dotalls. Tho Irrigating
tanks or inum.wliich havo clothed wholo
kingdoms of arid aud dosort lands with a
garment of wealth and beauty, are sug
gested as models for similar works in
Moxlco. Tho numerous deop nnd oxton
slvo barrancas worn by tho slender wator
courses ns they wiud their waya from tho
olovoid central plains down to tho
ocoans on oltlior hand would afford many
couvouient sitos for the location of such
dams, and under tholr influuiico largo
districts now barron and uncultivated
might be coveaod with profitable crops.
In conclusion, and in reply to numer
ous letters Tccolvod from tho Unltod
Statos Inquiring concerning tho Induce
ments nnd ndvantagos offered to agri
cultural immigrants in this country, I
am constrained to say that individual im
migrants, with nothing moro to roly on
than their energy aud Industry, nro not
likely to imptovo their condition by
coming horo. Ou tho othor hand,
organlzod capital, directed by praotlc.il
science, may find in Mexican agriculturo
a varied and profitable flold of outorprlso.
Tho total agricultural product of tho
ropubllo for 18S3 is approximately
estlmatod at $101,070,500.
"
lliickwhcnt Vcracs Speculation.
Wall Sheet Xeuu.
"Thar's my son Joiopb," said tho old
farmer as ho out off a liberal hunk of
pi uc and dropped It into his mouth. "I
liws him uj Bttuio si I did DaiL. u.a'
glv' 'cm both a thousand dollars to start
in Ufa. Joionh went Into speculation,
and Dan'l wont Into buckwheit."
"And bow did thoy com
"Waal, In tho fust flvu . aw J uonh ho
mado $30,000, and Daniel i.- . half his
capital."
"And tho next flyo?"
"Waal, Josoph lost all ho had, and Dan'l
controlled all tho buckwheat-itch In Now
England. Tell you, strangor. atween
raisin' buckwhoat an' speculation in
shcors, buckwheat Is bound to git thar in
the cud. You know what to dopond on,
Tho markot nover slops ovor or milts
down. You sow, roap, oat, and scratch,
and you'ro alius ahead."
A11SKNT-MINDKD WOMEN.
Jokes ou tho Gentle Creatures Who
Forget Themselves Sometimes aud
Do Itldlciilous Things.
Chtcago Tribune.
"But speaking of nbsont-mlndod poo
plo," sold n Wost Sldor, "womon beat tho
nation at that. Thoro is my wife, ono of
tho most caroful aud most levolheadcd
womon in tho world. But ono night last
winter wo wont to n largo parly and wo
both, for special reasons, wero moro than
anxious to appoar woll. My wlfo was
greatly concorued about mo, ns I am tho
absent-minded membor of tho family,
nnd lookod mo ovor critically and caro
fully nftof I loft tho coat room and beforo
wo went down stairs. She was herself,
all right, of courso, aud was superbly
drcssod. Wo wont down In high feathor
aud had passod through tho parlors and
had spent a dollghtful half hour on
parado duty as it woro, whon my wife
suddonly turned palo in what I thought
was a falntlug fit. I hurried her from
the room, and was about to turn tho
houso upside down In search of restora
tives, whon sho clutched my sloove and'
pointed to hor feet. Sho had boforoj
leaving homo drawn ovor hor shoes a pair
of my socks, and had forgotten to romovo
thorn. Tho thought that sho had been
parading boforo 300 peoplo with tboso
socks on was too much for hor."
A South Sldor who had llstoncd to this
said aftor Indulging in n contontod llttlo
chuckle : "My wlfo tolls almost as good n
story as that on horself. Sho is, as every
body knows who knows hor at oil, very
particular nbout her dress, and eho
grlovos over a spot on my coat or a lack
of polish on ray shoos with a grlof that
will not bo comfortod. Sho went down
atrcot shopping on ono occasion this
spring, und in trying on bonnots becamo
a llttlo disturbed ovor tho fact that nono
of tho now sbapos suited hor face Sho
thoroforo picked up hor parasol, walked
out of tho storo, callod on a vory aristo
cratic acquaintance, and thon camo homo.
A glanco in tho hall glass showed that sho
bad no bonnet on. Bho had taken it off
to try on tho now onos, and, ns sho ex
pressed it, had boon parading nloug tho
streots with nothing on hor hoad but n
small voll across hor forohoad. Sho didn't
scold mo about tho spots ou my coat for a
week."
"I havo a bottor story than that," said
a suporiutoudont of onoof tho departments
atFldd's. "Not long ogo a fashlouably
drossod lady camo iu early, and in tho
courso of her bargaining put her parasol
on tho counter near a largo feathor duster
which ono of tho clorks had boon using.
After making somo purchases tho lady
caught uji tho dustor instead of hor parasol,
and wont out hurrledlv. As soon na I
discovered tho mlstako I sont a boy aftor
hor with tho parasol, but he did not ovor
tako hor until sho had mado quite a Jour
ney. "In fact, sho flourished that foathor
dustor nloug tho street, flourished It about
as sho wont into another storo, and put it
down on th'o counter, still undor tbo im
prosnion that it was a parasol. Whon hor
purchases In tbo socoud storo woro mado.
sho turned to pick up hor parasol, nnd
Boeing tho foathor dustor, askod for hor
parasol. Tho olork oxplaluod that Bho
had not brought any parasol In, but had
como in carrying tha dustor. Sho
was supromely Indignant at such an inti
mation, aud was delivering tho clerk a
sharp locturo on tho subjoct whon in camo
our boy with hor parasol nnd an explana
tion. Sho was so ovorcomo that aho had
,to bo fiont.bomo In a carriage."
JACKSON'S MUTHPLACE.
A Historical SlUUko Corrected A
Letter from "Old Hickory."
Nearly all tho standard histories and en
cyclopedias locato Gon. Jackson's birth
place in South Carolina. Jamos Parton,
in his Hfo of Jackson, says that ho was
born in Union county, North Carolina.
Tho Amorlcan Encyclopodla, and Apple-
ton's lincyclopodla or Biography (Hawks)
makes Jackson a native of North Carolina,
whllo tho British Encyclopedia says ho
was born at " tho Wnxhaw, or Warsaw
sottlomont, whoso position In rotation to
tho later boundaries of North Carolina
and South Carolina is unknown." Tho
Charleston Mercury of Juno 23, publishos
an nutograplTIottor from Gon. Jackson
which seems to sottlo tho matter in con
troversy. It Is not llkoly that Gon. Jackson could
himself bo mistaken about bis btrthplaco,
and bo says that ho was born in Lancaster
district (no rv Lancastor county), S. C.
Tho lottor was writton in responso (o nn
Invitation sont to Gon. Jackson from citi
zens of Lancaster to attond a Fourth of
July colobration in his natlva district.
Gen. Jackson novor was much of a gram
marian, and his spoiling was not iu ac
cordance with any established standard.
Tho letter is printod precisely as ho
wroto it.
llEitMiTAOE, Juno 2, 1628. Gentlemen I
havo tho pleasure torvcolto your kind letter
or tho 12th ult lnUtlug mo to celebrato
with tho citizens of my luttlvo district tho up
proarhlnguunlvcnaryof our nalloual inde
pendence. For this pleasing testimonial of tho esteem
ofthocltlensof Lancaster, I pray you, gentle
men, to oRer llicm Ilio assurance of my heart
lult thanks. If It were lu my power nothing
could lioinnroirraUiul to iny feelings than to
comply with their wish; but tbo distance tu bo
travelled, and tho various requisitions upon
my tluio at home, compel mo to say that tilts
pleasmumust bo postponed to bomo other
period.
llo pleased, gentlemen, to accept for your
selvos individually, und convny to those you
represent, my gratltudo for your tender recol
lection ot mo us a citizen of Lancaster. This
obligation Is heightened hy tho consIcascnoHs,
on my part that absence aud timo havo not
weakened the ardour of that sentiment which
conscciates tho memory of tho placo which
gave mo birth, I havo tho honor to he, gen
tlemen, your ery obdt. beryl,
Andkuw Jackson.
A Fiench Hint t'hurmer.
JWI Malt Gaxtte,
Paris has found a now sensation in a
bird charmor, who hns bcou astonishing
the boulovardlcrs with his powors. A
bet was mado botweon him nnd a M.
Loizoy, n gentleman who was rather
skeptical in such matters. Tho condi
tions wero that M. Loizoy should furnish
a dozon birds, which woro to bo at the
disposal of the charmor for flftoou min
utes. At tho end of that tlmo M. Pieaid
was to open tho cngo which contained
thorn, and each bird was to alight on it
certain arbutus, brought upon tbo ground
by him and placed at a distance of 100
motors from tho point whero they woro
liboratod. For each bird which did not
obey tho charm within a quarter of an
hour M. Picard was to pay M. Loizoy 50
francs, and for each bird which did M,
Lolgoy was to pay M. l'icard tho samo
sum.
When tho tlmo for tho test arrived so
largo and so curious a crowd had gnthorcd
ou tho Champs do Mars that it was im
possible to maintain tho needful space of
100 motors around the spot whoro thocago
was placed. Forty meters was all tho
distance that could bo secured. Tho
rosults, thoroforo, woro not accoptod as
determining tho hot, aud auothur trial
will bo mado. Tho birds, huwovor
reloasod under theso conditions lluw ono
by ouo to tlio arbutus and perched on its
branches, to tho great astonishment, It Is
said, of tho spectators. M. l'kard's charm
consists, It Is bollevod, in liuproguntlnu
those branches with it colorless and
mysterious liquid, tho secret of which is
as yot his owii,
Thoro aro 4,1120 Frlonds in Now Eng.
land, n decrvtuo of thUtj'-thtOO la tho
Jl?tycar,
ODDS AND ENDS.
Henry Ward Boocher'a library Is val
ued at $130,000.
Arkansas has 1,200 whita and 800
colored school teacbors.
Virginia will this yoar harvest 1,100,.
000 bushols of peanuts.
Miss Agnes Benedict will nttompt to
swim tho English cbannol In August.
It costs not less than $33,000,000 annu
ally to support dogs In tho United Slates.
The Kmporor of China has ordored thn
destruction of $1,000,000 worth of opium.
Charles Metz, a Troy bartondor, has
fall on heir to a German baronetcy and
fortune
Tho Osborno flat houso in Now York
city, which is almost completed, is fifteen
stories hlgb.
Over 40.000 copies of M. Alphonso Dau
dot's now novel, "Sapho," woro sold within
tho first two days.
In Whltechapol church, London, ro
cently, nn infant was actually chrlstenod
Osman Dlgma Smith.
London supports an elght-pags penny
monthly, tho solo con ton ts of which con
sists of solocled pooms.
A now diamond dangor A lady in Now
York cut her cbook with her clustor ring
whllo adjusting hor bonnet. )
It Is estimated that $10,000,000 worth
of grass is anuually consumod by tho
pralrlo dogs in nortborn Texas,
Ono hundred and fifteen millions of
dollars Is said to bo lnvostod, as real
cstato, in tho 2,552 theaters of tho Unltod
States.
Alex. Henderson, ox-hnsbandof Lydla
Thompson, Is going to bring an English
buriosquo company to this country noxt
season.
An Indianapolis man has lu von tod a
llvo poultry car. It has numberless
partitions, storm curtains, cleansing ap
paratus, wator and food troughs.
An Illinois Bhorlff cried for two hours
aftor hanging n murderer. The mur
doror, howovor, novor shod a tear nor
lost his appetlto aftor dispatching his
victim.
Mr. and Mrs. Holla Floyd aro tho only
romalulng members of tho famous colony
of 153 porsons who loft Amorlca in I860 to
bring about tho restoration of Jaffa and
Palestine
Tho oldost inhabitant of Toxos Mllllo
Carnfor, colored, who rocontly dlod nt tho
ago of 110 was distinguished by the fact
that sho did not claim to havo boon Gon.
Washington's nurse
At his Jubltoo Mr. Spurgoon Bald very
nalvoly that ho did not dopond upon ad
vertisement or any lay mothods for his
charitable lucomo about 10,000 a yoar
but slmpty on prayer.
Thoro is an actress in Germany named
Amanda Bettlna Krouzwangcr Itosallo
Hakerman Zwlukehuff. Uer namo on a
forty-shoct streamer is said to causo a
riot wboravor it is postod up.
Sonator Logan has two brothers living
nt his old homo, Murphysborougb, III.,
ono of them bolng postmaster thoro, and
tho othor a stock farmor, ro ported to havo
somo of tho finest horses in tho stato.
Queen Victoria's book, "Moro Leaves,"
has run its raco. Ono London booksollor
quotes It iu his surplus list at 4 shillings.
Tills demonstrates that ovon a queen is
compelled to tako hor chances in litera
ture L,
A man who had to Ioavo his offico, and
was oxpccttng a callor to pay him somo
money, left this notlco on his door: "I
havo gono out for half an hour. Will bo
back soon. Havo boon gono twonty mln
utos alroady."
It has beon contondod by thoso who
know htm best that Allan Piukortou
possessed tho faculty which has boen
tormed "mind reattlng" to a romarknble
degroo, and that this was tho basis foi
much of his succoss.
Bayard Taylor' father ond mothor. still
living, up in tho uinoties In years, Inhabit
tho beautiful country houso whloh Bay
ard built years ngo at Konnptt Sqnnre.
!., .urn mnuii.-tiuia hio ueath, has fruit
lessly boon offorod for sale.
Now England Congregationalists aro
organizing Congrogatlonallst clubs, whoro
tho mombors meot for nn afternoon, dis
cuss practical, tlmoly topics in an in
formal way, cat lunch, havo lots of good
fellowship and dlsporso, cagor to como
back to tbo noxt mooting.
Napoloon was bow-legged, Crcsar had
short logs, Hannibal had big hools and
was knock-kneed, but ovory stumpy,
duok-toggod, bow-logged, knock-kneod,,
llat-fooiod, long-hoolod man you seo isn't
n combination of military genius by a
long shot llurlington ITaickcyc.
Herbert Sponcor has sunk tho philoso
pher In tbo man long onough to confi
dentially doolaro that, though sontiment
Is something moro to htm than shape, ho
"nover will marry a woman who isconvoz
In tho back, concavo in tho bosom, nud
sonttmentalty drooping In tho shoulders."
An Indian logond doclaros that tho
ttmo was when Tularo Lako, Cat., did not
oxlst. As tho lako is now rapidly drying
up and exposing adobo walls, stono" in
struments and other rolics of mon who
certainly did nut llvo undor wator, it
mar turn out that tho Indian legond is a
truo ono.
Somo photographs rocontly placod on
salo in Borltn show that tho favorlto
rosldonco of Prlnco Bismarck at Fried
rlcksruho is far from being tho castlo
which popular faucy has supposed it to
bo. It is, in fact, so unprotontlous a
llttlo houso as hardly to dosorvo tho namo
of villa.
A young mon died rocontly in Phila
delphia whoso heart prosontod tho most
extraordinary caso of hypertrophy ovor
rocorded. Tho organ woighed forty-olght
ounces (threo pounds) nnd iu gonoral
nppoarancu could scarcoly bo distin
guished from tho hoart of un ox. Tho
young man was only IS years old.
Charlos Coizhlan was paid $700 a wcok
last season: MoKoo llankln, $500; Jamos
O'Neill, $400; Mr. Searlo, $350, nnd so on.
Tho theatrical gossip of tho Now York
Times learns that Coghlan is not likely to
gut again anything liko his salary of last
year, uuu tnat tho salaries ot most actors
will be lowor during tho coming season.
Frank 1'rayno is touring tbo English
frovlucos with bis rlllo and a black boar,
n some towns tho authorities havo for
bidden his dangerous exhibitions of mark
maushlp. l'niyno has evidently forgot
ten thn resolution ho oxprossod Just alter
tha killing of Auuo Von Bohron, to dis
pense with this feature of his perform
ances. A collection of Oriontal idol, number
ing about 12,000, nnd o library of 12,000
volumes, principally In Chinese and
Japanese, havo been presented to tho city
of Paris by M. Emllo Gulmot, of Lyons.
The owner, It is said, had refused uu offer
of $000,000 for tho collodion, for which
tho municipal couuctl will provido a suit
able building.
During a wcok in Juno last thore wero
In Paris 337 marriages and 1,153 births,
291 of tho births boltig illegitimate,
though 52 of tho 201 woro immediately
rocogulzod in tho legal manner. During
tho samo wook tho numbor of Btraugers
in various hotels and hoarding housos
was 25,331, and tho numbor of traveler
Who lclt Paris was 20,330.
At tho palaco of Princo Frederick
Charlos, In Borltn, a privileged visitor is
a whito-halred old man, to whom has
beon given tho nlckuamo of "tho court
organist." Ho is simply a commou organ
frlndor, of wboio performances tho prlnco
s very fond. Ho accomplishes ono font
which most of tho prince's associates find
voryditllcult bomakes tbo princu laugh,
It is said that two discovorios of largo
bodies of anthracite coal havo boon mado
In Nortborn Mexico. Tho accounts of
thoso coal bods which havo reached San
Francisco aro oxtraordlnary, and if tho
experts who aro going to oxamluo them,
should find them as stated tbo rosults ou
manufacturing In San Francisco and
vicinity will bo very important. It ii
eaid that tho cost of mining and trans
porting, with n fair profit, will not ex.
1 toed fj l)r tQH,