[absolutely Independent. SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 1895, The Daily Gazette, established in 1890 The Weekly Gazette in 1800. --_________,__’___———-- BIA. IL SUBSCRIPTIONS. Daily, one year,$3; six months, $1.75; three mmths Q1.00' one month 30c. ' _ ll'crltlg}, oxie year. in advance. $1.00. 611 monts. 60c. three months. 350., POSTAGE 1'1: EQI’AID. Come Home Barrabas. The Isaac street sheep being absent in Washington advising with treasurer Morgan about the treasury gold reserve the lambs issued the decrepit Last Week or “Col. Sam’s Bugle,” to-day. And what a mess they made of it too. In a quarter of column of nothingness they endeavor, in papa’s absence, to give a history of the signing and circulating of the petition to the selectmen re- questing that a special town meeting be called etc. The lambs succeeded in not only making themselves ridiculous but filled their article with a batch of standard “Last Week" lies. Had Col. Sam’s lackey, when he called at the GAZETTE office on Friday, stated his errand, he would have been advised of the falseness of his theories. Come home Barrabas, come home and look after the lambs. coo—- The Town Court. The bill for the proposed Town Court is now in the hands of the Legis- lature and it cannot become a law too soon. We believe this court will be a substantial relief to our tax-payers, at any rate it will not be as costly as the present system, for wherever similar courts have been established they have been either self-supporting or nearly so, while in some instances they have been a source of gain. Discarding, however, the element of cost, it will give us a court that for in- telligence, dignity and its deterent ef- fects on law-breakers will far surpass the present justice system. Such far- cial judgements as “ $5 and bring back the stove.” will be things of the past. Vhen the Court is in operation we will, all of us ask : “Why was it not done be-. fore?” Carrying as this Court will, a civil jurisdiction of $500, we shall have in minor matters, justice at our doors, so that trips to the county seat by par- ties and witnesses will not be necessary. Taken all together it is a useful but belated reform. Go. What is the Affinity ? The Selectmen received a petition over a week ago, signed by twenty tax- piyers representing in round numbers, $520,029 of the town’s tax list, request- ing them to call a special town meeting that the town accounts might be‘ex- amined. Nothing was heard of the petition until this morning when the call for the meeting was published in the Hour. It will also be noticed that the meeting is called for Friday, Feb- ruary 1st, in order that whatever action is taken may first appear in the Hour on Saturday morning, so that if any defence is needed the iugle-man will be on hand to give it. Why the Selectmen do this and why the Hour man f—Ilsel y attempts to charge Mr. Byington with making a personal attack upon Col. Sam Daskam, is not seen, but it is evidently done for the purpose of trying to ward off an inves tigation of the town’s accOunts. Mr. Byington has made no perSOnal attack upon Mr. Daskazn, nor upon any other member of the board of select- men. True, he has joined, as he had a right, with other tax-payers in asking that the town accounts he examined. Personally he does not care whether an examination of the town’s books is made or not. He can stand it if the other overburdened tax-payers can, but he has yet to see an honest man afraid to let the light of day in upon him. While tax-payers representing over half a million dollars have signed this petition, thereby approving an investi- gation, let us see who are opposing it. First comes B. W. Maples representing $9,460. Following close behind his champion, with eyes turned heavenward in an appealing look, a little lame but hopeful, comes Col. Samuel Warrior Daskam, representing on the tax assessment books 0. But seriously, why does Col. Daskam fear an investigation of his accounts ? If they are fouird to be correct no one will be quicker to congratulate him than the Gimme. Why does he re- quest B W. Maples to defend him, and in that well knowu way of which he is a master, cunningly try to pervert the petition for an investigation into a personal attack upon Mr. Daskam by Mr. Byington. Does he hope to blind the eves of the tax payers of Norwalk into defeating an investigation of the accounts ? We hope not. Come, Colonel Daskam, ~remember the fate of others who have been cham- pioned by this same crafty person,— there is but one ending to it—go up. to the Town House on Friday next and second the motion for an examination of the town accounts. S. N. A. C. Entertalnment. The grand athletic entertainment under the auspices of the South Nor- walk Athletic club. at their rooms in the Donovan building, last evening, was a flattering success. The large gymnasium room was crowded with friends of the organization, including a large number from Bridgeport, Dan- bury and Stamford. Dan McIntyre introduced as master of ceremonies H. E. Sharps, of Bridgeport, who opened the entertainment by presenting Thomas Cole in a pleasingbaritone solo. The two Shepp’s, William and James, followed in three rattling rounds, in the second of which William gained a knock down. C. S. Trow- bridge entertained the audience With a piano solo after which John Conroy and Dick Fitzgenard gave a scientific -. exhibition of theree rounds, showing Dicu to be an apt pupil and John to be "still on the turf.” Following this ex- hibition came Leigh Whittaker and John Wehle, who delightfully sang “Larboard Watch.” The athletic part of the entertainment was resumed. with three rounds between Fred McGirr of Bridgeport, and Billy Forsyth of Dan- bury, which was highly exciting but harmless to both. The “Kehoe Mid- gets ” Harry and Jerry, followed with three rounds, at the finish of which they were kept busy picking up_c01ns from the floor thrown by the audience. James FitzGerald came next with sev- eral recitations. Tom McNerney of Winnipauk, and James Payne, of Stamford, followed him with a three round “go.” Mr. Leigh Whittaker then rendered a tenor solo which was the gem of the evening. Con Scully of Danburyr and Dan Keefe, of Green- wich, next appeared for three rounds, and they were hot ones, too, the last one ending in Scully knocking Keefe down. John Wehle sang a bass solo and was obliged to respond to two en. cores. Following Mr. Wehle’s solos came the Oertle brothers in their en- tertaining musical Specialties, and then the grand wind-up, a three round con. test between Dutch Monahan, of South, Norwalk, and Jack McGirr, Of Bridge- port, which was a veritable slugging match. McGirr far outclassed Mona- han and punished him severely. Mona- han made a game stand but was not in it with the foxy Jack, whose left did terrible execution on Dutch‘s face‘and ribs causing him to continually clinch McGirr. to save himself from punish- ment. ”no. - - ~7- Amusements. Hox'r’s OPERA HOUSE. “The Tornado,” Lincoln J. Carter’s realistic play which received its initial preSentation at Havlin’s about a fort- night ago, will return to the same thea- tre for the coming week. The realistic features of the piece as shown by its previous presentation proved to be the most elaborate of any of fhe attempts in that line that have been seen in Chi- cago. The tornade some in which buildings are swept away and whirling masses fly hither and thither on the stage, is a more ambitious effort along the line of realism than the storm scene in the Davenport production of Sar- dou’s Cleopatra. The play which the author has fitted to his realistic effect contains human interests and natural results and combines with the mechani- cal featurcs to make an interesting pro- duction. “l‘he Tornado” is already booked insome Of the large cities of England, although it has had less than a month of existence—Tribune. The company will appear at Hoyt’s Opera House next Friday evening. O. Revival Services. Mr. H, D. Brundage and Mr. Hend- erson of this city are helping the pas- tor, lev. G. F. Davis, of Silvermine, M. P. church, in revival meetings. The meetings are very interesting. The members of the church are being revived and souls are, being saved. Mr. Brundage is not only a sweet singer but an earnest- gospel worker. He and Mr. Davis will work together a great deal this conference year for the Master. *** A Young Blizzard. A snow storm that threatened to cover this city to a depth of three or more feet, “set in” about 12 o’clock, last night. It was accompanied by a high wind. Later the temperature moderated and the snow was succeeded by rain. Today the walking has been the worst of the season. The Street Railway sweeper was out at an early hour, and the cars on that road were run on schedule time. 0.— Accepted his Challenge. ' During the entertainment of the South Norwalk Athletic club, last even- ing, Dan McIntyre announced that Dan Keefe, of Greenwich, would spar any man in Connecticut at122 or 126 pounds. Master of ceremonies H. E. Sharps, of Bridgeport, immediately accepted the challenge at 122 pounds in behalf of Fred McGirr, for $500. and offered to cover any amount that Keefe would post. Q Fathef‘Slocum on the Civil War. Next Tuesday evening in the base- ment of St. Mary’s church under the auspices of St. Mary’s Literary circle. Rev. Father Slocum of Norwalk will deliver a lecture on the Civil War. He is an eloquent speaker and has deliv- ered this lecture in many other Con- necticut cities. No admission fee will be charged—Bridgeport Farmer. .00 ' Should be Passed. The County Commissioners are ser- iously considering the passage of a rule which will provide that persons who have forfeited saloon licenses, through violation of the. law and con- viction therefor, shall not be permitted to be employed within or about the premises for which the revoked license was granted, within one year after the date of the revocition of the license. .0. Who Was it? Quoth an ex-burgess, last evening: “People are beginning to find out that it wont pay to keep dudes in office much longer.” A year’s subscription to the WEEKLY GAZETTE to the first person who sends a correct guess as to the identity of the author of the above somewhat startling statement. Forsythe and Baugh Matched. Billy Forsythe of Danbu ry, and Dan Baugh of New York, have been match- ed to fight 15 rounds in private at 115 pounds for a purse of $200. The fight will be pulled ofl' within ten days and not more than 50 miles from New York. Fred McGirr is to second Forsythe, DAILY- NORWALK-GAZETTE. N’mvx TRAIN BORDERS.E , Special City Meeting. A special city meeting will be held at the Town House, Friday, Feb. 1st, 1895. at 8 o’clock, p. m., to authorize and direct the Water Commissioners to our chase, if a satisfactory price can - be agreed upon, and if not, to take pro- ceedings to condemn, appraise, assess, and pay all damages, for the taking of all of the rights of the Union Manu- facturing company, and the rights of all other mill owners and other persons in and to so much of the water of the Norwalk riv or, as comes to said river from above the south line of the prem- ises of said city at Grupe’s dam, in New Canaan, and to make the necessary appropriation therefor. .6 The Divorce Mill. Divorces were granted by Judge Prentice in the Superior court Friday, to Ellen O’Connell of Stratford from Thomas O’Connell, cause intemper- ance, and to Hattie M. Stone from Stephen Stone, both of Norwalk, on the ground of desertion. In the case of Kate F. McNamara vs. William F. McNamara, a decree was denied and the case continued to allow the plain- tiff to procure additional evidence. Mrs. McNamara alleges that her hus- band deserted her three months after her marriage to him. Assaulted His Wife. .John Nooney was arrested Thursday night, by Constable Thomas Hunt, on the charge of having assaulted his wife. and also of having failed to provide for her support. Friday afternoon, Nooney was taken before Justice Austin who placed him under $100 bonds to provide $3 a week for the support of his wife. Later Mrs. Nooney wished to withdraw the complaint, and her husband was discharged on the payment of the costs amounting to about 39. Special City Meeting. An adjourned city meeting to take action in the matter of an increased water supply for the city of Norwalk, was held in the Town House, last night. It was called to order by Mayor Hub- bell and City Clerk Lockwood read the call. Ere any action on the call had been taken Attorney Joseph A. Gray moved that the meeting adjourn with- out date, which motion was carried by almost a unanimous vote. Hoyt’s Opera House. Minnie Lester and her company scored another success last night at the above popular theatre. Miss Lester appeared as Annette the Dancing Girl, a character that she filled to perfection, The support was all that could bewish- ed for. The orchestra came in for a share of the applause. To-night, “Jack Shepherd.” Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea. Remedy. This is the best medicine in the world for bowel complaints. It acts quickly and can always be depended upon. When reduced with water it is pleasant to take. Try it, and like many others you will recommend it to your friends. 25 and 50 cents per bottle. F or sale by Gregory & Co. . QO——————.— Tow‘n Court Hearing. The hearing on the town court bill before the Judiciary committee, will be held in Hartford on Wednesday Janu- ary 30th, at 2 o’clock, instead of Thurs- day as previously announced. .9 Pensions. Original, Augustus Gould, Norwich; additional, Stephen Burt. Ridgefield; restoration and reissue, Francis Bob~ inson, Uncasville: reissue, William M. Dickinson, Stratford. coo TERSE TALES or THE TIMES J. A, Pinnco is suffering from an at- tack of the grip. ——The special sale at the Boston Store Norwalk, will continue all next week. The police are looking for the boy who smokes cigarettes on our streets. Dr. Joseph Fanyon, a well known Bridgeport physician, died yesterday. Dr. N. J. Hanlon a well known physician died in Waterbury, yester— day. M. I. Haskins of Stamford will preach in the Calvary Baptist church, tO-mor- row. ' ’tev. A. H. Wyatt will. conduct the services at the Methodist church, to- morrow. —Pictures framed at Hayes’ Main st. ____ 1013 tf. In BridgepOrt, during the year 1894 there were 1,634 births, 510 marriages and 900 deaths. The case of Giles Seymour for AnonE support, was yesterday afternoon ad- journed for one week. Tessie Shea, aged 2 years, gave a number of her little friends a birthday party at her home on .Wall street last night. —Hale’s Bose Cream for harm. 1019 William G. Lineburg, formerly of this city has been elected vice-presi- dent of the Bridgeport Standard asso- ciation. Next week a bill will be introduced in the legislature fixing the rate of fare on all divisions of the Consolidated road at one cent a mile.: —Envelopes'from 20 to 4c package of twenty-five, at Hayes’ 25 Main street, 1033 tf Wilton is comparatively happy. Mr. James L. Middlebrook who conducts a store in that place, having secured the services of a first class barber from New York. —Money saved by buying drugs and chemicals at Hale’s. 1019tf There were 43 deaths, 70 births and 7 marriages in New Canaan last year. The people of that bergh evidently believe in the bible injunction to in. crease and multiply. Constable Thomas Hunt was last night sworn in as aspecial policeman, and did duty for Officer Kenney, the latter being confined to his home by a severe attack of rheumatism. ' Henry Stuart basin his home a cow’s of Norwalk, in the . year 1760: .» It has highly“'-valued.——Ridgefield Press. Mr. John F. Buxton slipped and fell on Water street, this morning, but happily escaped injury. An expression of his thoughts at the time would have burned a hole in a two inch plank. —Cups and saucers 5 cents; covered dishes 29 cents ; large meat platters 25 cents, at Bargain Store, opposite post office. 4 2t .:. A concert and entertainment will be given in the Baptist church, Wednes— day evening, Feb. 6th, under the auspi- cos of the Ladies’ Aid Society. A feat- ure willbe a stereopticon exhibition by Rev.‘B. O. Sherwood. Jacob Rudder of South Norwalk and Celia Boon of Bridgeport are” soon to be married at which time their friends can wish them aschooner load of hap- piness and plenty oflittle Rudders, on the sea of matrimony. While the Street Rai way sweeper was plowing its way through the icy slush to Winnipauk, early this morning, the glass in the head of the searchlight received such a blow in the face that it was broken. The Selectmen visited the Danbury town farm, yesterday, and were not a little surprised to find such a fine insti- tution as they did. They report the discipline and general management as for improvement. ' ‘ -——For bargains in crockery, china, glassware, hardware and Yankee no- tions go to the Bargain Store, opposite post office. ' , 4 28 ’~ Homer Byington of South Norwalk, skated on to thin ice at Wood’s Pond, Friday. He was rescued from his icy bath by Thomas Hendricks, who held out an ice hook to Homer, which was grasped by the latter and he was pulled out and landed on firm ice. The summary of the Weekly Record, for the current week, credits Norwalk with ten real estate sales and mort- gages to the amount of $12,970. For the corresponding week last year there were three sales and mortgages amount- ing to 83,665. A case of an alleged assault made on John Switzer by John Barthel, of Gran- berry Plains, occupied the attention of Justice Austin, during the greater part of this forenoon. Switzer is in the em- ploy of Barthel. At noon it looked as if the case would narrow down to a sim- ple fact that Barthel had mixed his drinks. Warner for defense, Gray for prosecution. . The defendant was found not guilty. GRACE CHURCH,—Rev. S. ll,j,Wat- kins, rector. The third Sunday’after Epiphany. Jan. 27.,1895. 10.30 a. in. morning prayer and sermon. 12 in. Sunday, school. Men’s Bible class. 7 30 p. m., Evening prayer and sermon. All are welcome. Thursday, Jan. 3lst. 8p. m., evening prayer and address. Feast of the Purification, Saturday Feb. 2d. 10.00 a, m. Holy Communion. William Scofield, of Chestnut Hill, drove to South Norwalk yesterday, where he fell in with “friends” who al- lowed him to treat to intoxicants. As Scofield was driving up the avenue, and when in front of Dr. Baldwin’s, he fell out of his gig. He was arrested by Chief Bradley and taken to the station house. He felt very much ashamed of himself this morning, and was allowed to go‘home after paying a fine and costs amounting to $7, lilies Edi—Eli on Her Good Behavior. There is one young matron living on the South Side who failed to enjoy her Thanksgiving turkey, though she added to it the cranberry of commerce and the toothsome pumpkin pie and invited her friends to share it with her. It happens that she is the :mother of a. small girl whose angelic appearance is constantly remarked, and who is invariably bor- missioned to paint a cherub. Handsome is, however, as handsome behaves itself, andthose Who know Miss Ethel best admire her least. ' The guests had all assembled and the hostess, serene in the quality of the soup and Ethel’s promise of good behavior, was all smiles. young aunt and a. potential admirer on the'sofa. . “Well, Miss Ethel,” said that uncon- scious youth, smiling at her over his Chrysanthemum, “are you‘glad to see me?” “Oh, yes, Mr. De Lay,” was the smiling reply; “I’m glad mamma asked you; she said she hated to do it, for you'were so fussy that she would be in agony lest anything go wrong, but she thought that maybe when you saw how happy and comfortable she and papa were, you might ask Aunt Edith—why, Aunt Edith, what is the matter?” In the awful pause which followed dinner was announced —Chicago Tris bune. ' ' Bailey All RE Down In health and strength after the grim—I VII advised to take Hood’s Sarsaparllla. Half a bottle gave me good sleep and toned .y non. It hits the fight spot. JOHN BArur. Grocer-.498 Chelmsfcrd Street, Lowell, Mass. ’ llood’s‘si“ Cures Hood’s Pills are purely vegetable, and“ . tot purge, pain orgrlpe. Sold bx all drugmtl. ~ - — . ' “7"1 horn «that was engraved by David Nash» ' , Compel the been .kept in fair conditionffand is ' , : -’: PINE ‘-. BLUFF, ‘ Ark., .‘Jan. >26.7—-2T.wo . masked men plundered an express :car on almost if not quite beyond any room_ "rowed by an artist friend when he is com-‘ Ethel had wedged herself between her. nerves. my cough ceased and I gradually gained , flesh- 'Hood’s Sarsapariila made no a well. . "Secure $25,000. 3 Cotton Belt train near McNeil and are supposed to have secured about $25, 000. As the south bound passenger train was passing through a deep out a few miles from McNeil station at 7 :05 o’clock the robbers, who were riding on the blind baggage car. clambered over the rear of the tender and made their way toward Engineer Crowley. The latter chanced to turn his eyes toward the train and ob- served the two figures as they draw them- selves up from the toolbox at the rear of the tender, and before he could move from his seat his unexpected visitOrs had shufiled through the pile of coal and were covering both himself and his fireman with guns. ' Crowley was commanded to instantly stop the train, and be obeyed. He was then marched to the express car, which was in charge of Messenger J. W. Massey. The door was opened upon command, and the messenger was covered by the bandits. In the meantime Conductor O. C.Ha.rr1s went forward to ascertain the cause for the stop. He also was instantly covered with a. revofi'er and told not to move or make an outcry or he would be killed. He was relieved of his watch and what cash he had upon his person. After an ineffectual attempt to open the safe in the express car the bandits com- pelled the messenger to assist them. The watch and chain taken from Conductor Harris were returned to him upon the as- surance that they belonged to him individ- ually. The passengers were not molested, and did not know of the robbery until it had been accomplished and the men had escaped. , " It is thought that members of the Cook gang No. 2, who Where implicated in the recent train robbery’near Ogaamaw, Ark, and released for want of. proof, are the men who did the job.. A GREAT SCHEIVIE. To Take Twenty Hours Ofl‘ the Time Be- tween New York and the Pacific. CHICAGO, Jan. 26. ——A special from Ben- ton Harbor, Mich, says: William Dallin’s mammoth scheme to build an air line railway from the Atlan- tic to the Pacific at an estimated cost of $400, 000,000 has been his sole ambition for some time. Being unable to interest capital in this country in his great enter- prise, ho wont to Europe eight ’months ago. returning with financial assurances sufficient to warrant furthering the enter- prise. . Surveys have been made from Jersey City to the Mississippi river and Will go directly through to San Francisco. Interested people in this city say Mr. Dal- lin’s intention is to ask congress to in- dorse the bonds of the road at a 3 per cent rater, giving ample security. He is associ- ated with Mr. Caldwell of Chicago, and they are backed by European capital. The matter is'all ready to go before congress and will probably come up some time this winter. This line will shorten the railway dis- tance 700 miles across the continent and save from 14 to 20 hours of each run. ~_ Mexico Prepared For War. CITY OF MEXICO, Jan. 26,—Thero is great excitement, and nothing is heard on the streets and iir newspapers but war :talk. A meeting of the cabinet has been called, at which, it is thought, war will be declared. Mexico, it is said, has 6,000 men on the Guatemalan frontier ready for action. NOGALES, A. T., Jan. 25.——The Mexican consul of Guatemala city has been given passports, thus terminating friendly rela- tions between Guatemala and Mexico. American Vessel Ashore. "SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2d.—News has been received in this city by the owners of the bark Harvester reporting that she is ashore near Lorrenzo, Maryville, several miles from Delagoa bay. No particulars have been received, but the vessel is said to be in a dangerous position. inasmuch as there are no facilities to move her. The Harvester left Port Blakeley for Delagoa bay some weeks ago. Talk of Armenian Plots. LONDON, Jan. 26.—A dispatch to The Times from Constantinople says the pa- pers in the Turkish capital publish a. let- ter from the Armenian clergy in Adrian'- ople addressed to the sultan. The letter thanks him for the benefits enjoyed by his Armenian subjects and denounces the con- duct of certain insensate Armenians who are seeking to disturb order by intrigues in Asia Minor. ' . The Papal Encyclical. WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-—The papal en- cyclical to America reached here today. It left Rome Jan. 9 and was sent from Havre by the steamship Bourgogne, arriv- ing in New York last Saturday. The en— cyclical, which is very bulky, was in a heavy box, which had to pass through the custom house. It is in Latin. and two Weeks will be required to translate it. Struck by an Express. TABENTUM, Pa, Jan. 26.—J. Hess, treasurer of the Pittsburg and Western Coal company; John Comm and H. A. Weaver were struck by the night express. Comm and Weaver are fatally injured, but Hess Will recover. There were two wom- en who had a narrow escape by making "quick retreat under some bo'x cars stand- ing on the siding. Patti Caught Cold. LONDON, Jan. 26.'—-A dispatch to The Standard from Vienna says that Mme. Patti became chilled while leaving a con- cert in that city and has since kept to her bed. She is suffering from pharyngeal ca- tarrh. Her engagements at Leipsic and Dresden have been canceled. Gold For Export. NEW YORK, Jan. 26.--Additional ship- ments by the next steamer have been an‘ nounced as follows: Lazard Freres, $2,- 500,000; Hoskier, Wood &. Co.,'$500,000, and Landenburg, Thalman 825 00., $500,- ~000; total amount for export, $6,900, 000. Ribot W311 Have a Try. PARIS, Jan. 26L—President' Faure has summoned M. Ribot to form a cabinet. and the latter has accepted the task. He is now consulting with his friends. The wife of M. Ribot was formerly Miss Min- nie Burch of Chicago. The Greek Muddle. ATHENS, Jan. 26.—The sittings of the chamber of deputies have been suspended ,_ for a. fortnight in Order to give; the new ministry time; to get accustome‘ to the affairs of their offices. ' . - . _;_________u Cashier Love Acqultted. i.’ ALBANY, Jan. 26.—;’.l3h0 jury in' th ’case of John W. Love, thé‘Watkins bank mshlenmhas declared’yim_ not guilty, and thegoifrt-rhas discharged him. . Newsboys wanted". was Anoiumnwirs. Messenger to Assist Themand TWELVE YEARS WITHIN THE- INNER CIRCLECF MORMONlSM. Characteristics of' Brigham Young: A Queer Story of Polygamy, Religion and Wickodness.. It is a Wonder Uncle Sam Stood the Blot. so Long. “I lived for twelve years in What you might call the inner circle of Mormonism during the years that were the :era of assassination, and persecution in the rule of the church in Utah,” said a woman whose present husband. is a well know mine owner- of Montana, “and I have many lively recollections ,of that so- journ. “My first husband was a Mormon. He was converted to that then queer faith under the preaching of Brigham Young in London in 1844. He had an unbounded faith in most of the tenets of Mormonism but never accepted the doctrine of the plurality of wives. He was a. civil engin- eer. When a young girl I married him in my native town in Ohio, and accompani- ed him in 1857 to the Mormon capital. I was a Mormon only in name, and my dis- gust at the practices of the Church and its leaders was intense from my first eno trance into its society, and I never could understand how a man so honorable and upright as my husband was could accept that religion as the truth. , “I knew Bringham Young intimately, and shall always have kindly recollect- ions of him as a man. Our house was one of the few he was in the habit of visiting, although our circumstances were limit- ed. He Was very fond of my husband, who had contrived some ingenious applio ances forthe gas and water works, which had pleased the prophet very much. “The second day afterI went to Salt Lake City I heard Brigham Young preach. I was not used to hearing relig‘ ious teachers denouncing their hearers as fools from the pulpit, and using similar expressions more vigorous than pious, but I got used to there style, and went to their Tabernacle services regularly. “Once in my presence Brigham Young told my husband that he had a. nice Wife picked out for him, and that he had bet- ter take her at once, and fetch her home as company for me. I replied that if my husband "attempted to copy his prophet and tookanother Wife every little while he would find that part of Salt Lake City much too warm for his comfort. Brigham laughed heartily at that, and said I wouldn’t be the right kind of a. wife for a. Mormon prophet to start out with. I was bold enough to say that if the Mor- mon prophet had had just such a. wife to start out with the Mormon religion would have been the gainer. ' I gave a passive adherence to the religion for my husband’s sake, contributed all I could toward its support, and mingled with the Mormon families exclusively. It was my love for my husband that kept me so long among the iniquitous people. When he died, in 1869, I did not tarry long in Utah. “I went to the Mormon country about thertime the inquisitOrial reform began. The outside world never knew much about‘the workings of that movement of the Mormon Church. The Church au- thorities had proclaimed that the people, by their dilatoriness in taking . plural Wives, their scanty payment of tithes, and their other shortcomings had dis- pleased the Lord. ' “Mission aries were sent out all through the Territory to preach to that effect, and a confessional was established—or rather a. cathecism prepared with the view of obtaining information as to the life of every family and its members. “The country was districted, and a faithful polygamist, called a. Teacher, was put in charge of each district. The duty of these men—for the Teachers were all men—was to visit every house in their district and put the questions laid down by the Church to each member with no one else by. - “These inquiries searched into the most sacred relations, and had to be answered on oath. The result of this inquisitorial reform was that the ' Mormons were found to be the most iniquitous of peo- ple, and Brigham young decreed a gen- eral baptism of every male and female in the Church. , “My house was visited by one of these Teachers while my husband was absent. I refused to hear his questions, and he, insisting on my doing so, Itook my hus- band’s rifle and ordered the man to leave the place at once, which he did with great haste. “A sister of mine has the distinction of having refused the hand and harem of Brigham Young. She was but sixteen when she visited us at Salt Lake City in 1859. Brigham saw her at our house, and three days afterward asked her to become his wife—his twelfth, I think. She re- fused the honor with such indignation that Brigham left the house highly in- sulted. My sister was in such terror lest the Prophet sho'uld seize and force her to marry him that we asked permission of a. party of tourists who were on their way East after a trip overland to California for her to accompany them back, and she joined them the very next day. The Mormons had everything their own way in those days, and were controlled by some of the worst of men. I often trem- ble to think what might have befallen the girl in thus defying the head of the Church. I believe if it had been John D. Lee, or Orson Pratt, or BishOp Hyde, in- stead of Brigham Young, my sister would either have become ‘sealed’ or she would never have left Utah. “The Prophet made daily calls upon his wives during all the time I lived in Salt Lake City, and they were the best provided for of all the Mormon women. I knew them all—at, least all that he had up to that time—some of them quite in- timately, and I never heard one of them complain of neglect of any kind. “Do I believe that Brigham Young knew of the Mountain Meadow massacre? \Vhat I have read of that murder is all Ireally know about it, and believe the same may be said of all the Mormons ex. cept those who were engaged in it. It doesn’t seem to me that Brigham Young Could have deliberately ordered that mas~ sacre, nor do I believe that he knew of it until afterward. John 1). Lee was a fiend incarnate, and oue‘half his crimes will never be know. His Idea of It. “\Vhat do you think of the emancipa- tion of woman. Mr. Henpeck?" , “Why, sir, I think it has been pretty thoroughly accOmplished.”—Smith, Gray .& Co.’s Monthly. .. ’ _ A Frail Stafi'. “\Vhy .so gluin,” asked his friend.- “Aren’t you doing a roaring trade.” “Yes,-I am,” admitted the basso, “but it is all on noI.es.”—-Cincinnati Tribune. Newsboys wanted, l" , ‘lewsbovs wanted._ BATTLE or 1.13 DAYS. THRILLINchR STORIES FROM GEN. FULLERTON’S DAIRY. ,. - " ' ' .:- ~-‘ ,,_-~._____._.»-;—g_- , 5511:" Edwards ’ Bravery arid Pletyf' Costly Look at the Rebels. The Shot that Killed Bishop Polk. The Chaplain or the Sixth Arkansas. ' “The Battle of One Hundred and Eighteen Days” is the title Gen. J. S. Fullerton would give; to that wonderful series of operations commonly called “The Atlanta'Campaign.”' It was con- tinuous fighting from May to September, and it embraced a. battlefield 135 miles long; There is nothingin history to com. pare with it. The fighting began at Tun- nel Hill. It ended at Atlanta. Every foot of ground was contested. Every day had its battle, and more than once the firing continued from sundown to sunrise. I- From his diary, Gen. Fullerton told the story of “The Battle of One Hundred and Eighteen Days” before a. gathering of old fighters, ex-Confedrates'as well as Feder— als, at the Washington Army and Navy Club. . There is no more thrilling page in Gen. Fullerton’s diary of the Atlanta cam- paign than that which narrates the cir‘ cumstances of the' death of the Bishop- Gen. Polk. ‘ “I was going along the line one day,” said Gen. Fullerton,.;“when I came to Foraker—Burt Foraker, the brother of Gov. Foraker of Ohio—setting beside a. tree gazing intently through a glass to- ward the top of Pine Top. “ ‘Those fellows are signaling up there,’ he said, when I asked him What he was doing, ‘and I am reading ivhat they say.’ “Pine Top had a. surrounding cluster of works, and above the fortifications and overlooking all was a, clear space. We Were going to try and take the position that afternoon and were getting every- thing readv. As I stood there, near For- aker, a. group of horsemen rode out in the clear place on Pine Top and seemed to be examining and discussingthe field. Simonson, with his battery, ‘had‘_.taken up position right where we We’re vvlien Gen. Sherman came along with some of his staff and stopped. He wanted to know what we were doing. I told rhimr-Foraker was watching the Confederaté signals. “ "Is that so?’ he asked. ‘What do they say? . .. “ ‘Oh, nothing of any importance,’ said I, and then I added, ‘Simonson, here, wants to tryashell at that party up there on Pine Top.’ “ ‘All right,’ said Sherman, ‘give ’em three; give ’em just three, Simonson.’ “And then Sherman. passed on. Simon- son trained one of his guns, cut the fuse, with his own hands, and the piece was fired. The shell fell a. little short. Simon- son tried again. The second shell seemed to drop right over the heads of the group and explode. There was a sudden scatter— ing, and the open place was deserted by the horsemen. In a. few moments the Confederate officer on Pine Top began to signal excitedly to another part of their line. Foraker watched him intently, and jumped up, saying: “ ‘My God! That shell killed Gen. Polk.’ ,_ , _..' “And it was so.” In the battle of 118 days the calendar was lost sight of by even so devout a man as Howard. ‘ “I went along the line one morning with Gen. Howard,” said Gen. Fullerton. “When he came to a. battery that was fir- ing at Confederate works on a hill the General became much interested. After watching the effects for a few minutes Howard said to the artillery oflicer: “ ‘If you would elevate your guns I believe you could drop somgshells right; into the centre of the town of Marietta. Try it.’ “The officer put his guns into position, cut the fuses, and prepared to experiment. Gen. Howard got out his glasses to study the effect. “ ‘General,’ said I seriously, taking out my watch, ‘this is Sunday morning. It is now 11 o’clock. The Presbyterians of Marietta are just in the midst of the long prayer, and————’ , ‘ “ ‘Cease firing,’ shouted Gen. Howard to the artillery officer. “There came down to the front one day a pleasant gentleman from-the Christian Commission, Capt. Stimson,” said Gen. Fullerton. “It was while we were in close quarters at one point of this Atlanta "Samson’s campaign. He said to me soon after he ' arrived: ' “ ‘Fullerton, I should like to look at the, rebels.’ 3 “ ‘All right,’ said I. ‘There’s no trouble about that. I can arrange it.’v “I took him out behind the breastworks and said to him: ' " “ ‘Now, get your glass all ready, and when I say the word we’ll jump on top and take a look.’ “I gave the word and up we went. Capt. Stimson clapped his glasses to his eyes. Out a little way we could’see the Confederates swarming about like so many huge gray ants building new fort/is fications. ‘Ping!’ went a bullet. and Stimson dropped. It had gone through his lung and into a tree behind him. I Wrapped him in a. blanket, and had just started him back on a stretcher when it occurred tome: ‘ “ ‘Perhaps Stimson’s friends at home would like to have that bullet for a sou- venir.’ ' “I climbed on topof the breastworks. got out my knife, and began to pry at the bullet. ‘Pingl’ sang another, and went into the same tree six inches above my ‘ head. “ ‘If Stimson’s family want that bullet they’ll have to come after it,’ thought I, and I got down. ' At the battle of Kenesaw Mountain, one sergeant of Harker’s brigade actually reached the top of the breast'works. A. Tennesse captain sprang to meet him and was killed. The sergeant fell. Gen. Johnson told meafterward that 28 bul‘ lets struck that sergeant from the waist up. A color sergeant of McCook’s bri- gade reached the top of the breastworks I in front of that column. The Confeder- ates right in front of him were so affected by this exhibition of dauntless courage that they wouldn’t shoot. him. They ‘ presented arms to the hero. But a bullet " tgram another part of the line struck him own. ‘ “While moving back from one position ’to another, Hardee—you know what a disciplinarian hewas—scame upon a great gaunt fellowiii butternut squatted down in a. fence corner pufi'ing :away at a pipe.” “Why aren’tyou in your command?” . thundered Hardee: “who are you?” The loose-jointed soldier straightened up slowly, and removing his pipe said: “I am the Chaplain of the Sixth .112...- sas. Now, who the hell are you?” . _.._ "u.
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