Daily Norwalk gazette and Saturday's Norwalk record, Tuesday, April 9, 1895 · page 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1895.

 

 

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ln Error.

In the New York Sun’s article,
copied into the GAZETTE on Saturday
relating to the late LeGrand Lockwood
estate, the statement was made that
banker E. C. Benedict was a brother
of Mrs. LeGrand Lockwood, Sr., and
of James H. Benedict. This is an er-
ror. Mr. James II. Benedict and Mrs.
Lockwood were children of Williston
Benedict, a former owner andeditor
of this paper. Mr. E. C. Benedict was
the son of Rev. Henry Benedict, who
was at one time pastor of Norwalk’s
First Congregational church, and only
a cousin, we believe, of Mr. Lockwood.

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The Income Tax‘.

'Upcn the general question of the
constitutionality of the income tax the
Supreme Court is evenly divided, and
thus It does not reverse the decisions
which came up to it on appeal from the
lower courts. In the lower courts the
decisions sustained the constitution-
ality of the tax. Therefore as the de-
cisions in the lower courts stand, it is
decided that an income tax is consti-
tutional.

But as to this particular law the Su-
preme Court decides that it cannot
apply to income from two designated
sources. These are:

First—Rent, as the revenue from real
estate cannot be taxed, because a tax
upon this would be a direct tax, and
this can only be levied in any state in
proportion to its population.

Second—Income from State and mu-

nicipal bonds cannot be taxed, because-

that would be a tax upon the power of
a state to raise money.

The immediate result of the tax will
probably be the raising of rents,as mil-
lionaires will want to invest their money
in houses and lots, and the prices of
there will also be a lively scramble to
invest in State and municipal bonds, but
in all probability the incoming Con-
gress will repeal the law.

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iWatch His Adv.

Mr. Peter J. O’Brien, the successful
proprietor of the grocery store,iNo. 43
Chapel street, announces in another
column a few of the inducements he is
able to oil'er to cash customers. Mr.
O’Brien carries the best line of grocer-
ies obtainable and Offers them at hard
times prices. In connection with his
groceries he also sells meats of all
kinds as cheap as they can be purchas-
ed anywhere. By fair dealing he has
built up a large trade that increases
daily. Watch his adv. and take advan-
tage of the low prices. A new list of
bargains will appear weekly.

Street Car Fenders.

At a meeting of the Board of Direc~
tors of the Norwalk Street Railway
company, yesterday, the following res-
olution was passed :

Resolved,—That the Council of the
City of South Norwalk, and the Coun-
cil of the City of Norwalk, be request-
ed to appoint a Committee to confer
with the Executive Committee of the
Norwalk Street Railway Company, for
the purpose Of taking the matter of
Street Car Fenders under considera-
ation, and to make a decision satisfac-
tory to all concerned.

 

 

Unknown Man Killed.

The cast bound train due in Bridgc-

port at 12 40 struck and killed an un-
known man this morning at a point
Opposite the factories of Eaton, Cole &
Burnham. The body was attired in
working clothes and apparently was
that of a man about 35 years of age,
with light hair and moustache. A card
with the letters “J. A. K. O’B., 232
.East Main street,” and $9.35 were
found in the dead man’s pockets.
ReducedPrice of Gas.

The Norwalk Gas Light company give
notice in another column, that from
and after April let, the price of gas
will be reduced ten cents per thousand
feet on all bills paid on or before the.
10th of the month. The gross price
will be two dollars instead of two do]:

lars and fifty cents, asheretcfore.

 

 

i .iiiiow ESCAPE. ;

Mollie Cahill Fans into the HIV-er
and l3 Rescued by HG?
Mother.

 

Buffeted by the Seething Waters.

 

About 11 o’clock this morning, Molo
lie, the three year Old child of Mr. and
Mrs. Patrick J. Cahill, had a narrow
escape from being drowned. The
Cahill family live on Hoyt street, a
short distance from the edge of the
river which owing to the recent rains
is in a very turbid condition, the water
rapidly running from that point to
the Wall street bridge.

Mollie, in companJ-‘y'with some other

_ children, was playing on the bank of

the river, when in some way she slipped
and fell into the water. About this
time the child’s mother glanced out of
the window towards the river ‘and
missed Mollie from among the other
children and observed that one of the
number was crying. In an instant it
occurred to her that her child had
fallen into the river.

She hastened to the stone wall that
runs along the edge of the water and
without a thought of her own peril
jumped into the madly rushing stream.
Fortunately she struck near where the
child was, its dress having become
caught in the limb of a tree that lay on
the river bed.

She quickly grasped the child in one
hand and with the other clung onto a
bush in the river and managed to keep
her hold until assistance arrived, which
luckily was near by in the persons of
James Farrell and James Tracey. The
latter lifted the child td a point of safe-
ty and then both men succeeded in get-
ting Mrs. Cahill out Of her perilous sit-
nation.

When a GAZETTE reporter called at
the house,the little girl with her fingers
in her mouth was resting quietly on a
bed, her face being as pale as the pile
low upon which her little head rested.

Mrs. Cahill was in a nervous condition
but aside from that did not seem to
have experienced any injury. She says
she does not know what caused her to
jump in before finding out as to just
where her child was, but is now glad to
think that she lost no time in jumping,
as she fully believes that :in a moment
more the child would have been
drowned.

It was a narrow escape for both
mother and child.

 

Norwalk Club.

The annual meeting of the Norwalk
Club was held at the club parlors last
evening. The different reports showed
the society to be in a flourishing con-
di'tion.

The club now has a membership of
145. The receipts last year were $3,-
165.36 and the expenditures, 3,041,96.
The estimated expenses for the ensuing
year are $3,245.

It was voted to open the club rooms
to ladies two days each month, the
selection of those days being left to
the discretion of the entertainment
committee.

The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:

President—James G. Gregory. .

Vice President—J. Arthur Osborn.

Secretary—Edward M. Lockwood.

Treasurer—J. Arthur Pinneo.

Directors—Ira Cole, Henry P. Price,
Robert Van Buren, William A. Vogel.
William F. Acton, Elbert S. Adams,
Charles F. Tristram, Stephen S. Hatch.

Council—Charles: Olmstead, Levi
C. Hanford, Harvey M. Kent, Edward
Morehouse, Le GrandRaymond, Wil-
liam F. Bishop, Edward Street, Goold
.Hoyt, Arthur H. Baldwin, George F.
Betts, Charles E. Curtis, Herbet Van
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ess.
Auditors—John P. Il'readwell, Arthur
C. Wheeler.

Letter Carrier Claims.

The claim of the local letter carriers
for overtime on which ' U. S. Com-
missioner Lorenz some time ago re-
ceived evidence, have been adjudicated,
and his report to the court of claims
prepared. in‘ this report the amount to
be distributed among the local carriers
is something over $400. Their claims
aggregated over $1200. The several
amounts are as follows: Henry Mat-heis,
$94; Nicholas Martin, $38; George Nick-
erson,$35; Wilbur F. Hubbell, $24;
Percy Glendenning, 3101; John F.
Henley, 3105. What the claimants
don’t particularly fancy is the length
of time they will have to wait to secure
their money. It cannot be obtained till
about three months after the adjourn-
ment of the next cnngress, which will
appropriate the money after judgment
is issued by the Court of claims.

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New Cash Grocery.

Addison A. Brown, well known in
this town, has rented the store on Wall
street recently occupied by II. H. Wil
liams, and fitted up and stocked the
same with a first classline of groceries,
which’he proposes selling fOr cash and
cash only. He has adopted the cash
system believing that by so doing he
can afford to sell groceries much cheap-
er than under a. credit system. His
prices will be the lowest consistent
with thevquality of goods sold. At
present his leaders are-flour, butter,

 

coffee and canned goods. It will pay
you to give him a call, even though
you may not purchase. . -

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Are They the Same ‘2:
The Bridgeport papers, last evening,

ing made to effect-a loan. from post-
master Steward, of that city, by a. man
who called at the postiofiice and intro-

ant postmaster at Denver, Colo. Pct-
ter stated that he was on his way to
Washington to get married and had
lost his pocketbook containing 387.
Postmaster Steward denounced his visi-
tor as a fraud and Potter disappeared.

The following from Monday’s Wash-
ington Po‘st would indicate that this is
the same Potter that called upon the
Bridgeport post-master:

HAGERS'I‘OWN, MD., April 7.——A. D.
Potter, said to be assistant postmaster
of Denver, 0010., was In Hagerstown,
last week. He called here to see Miss
Sue Brewer, a pretty governess who
answered an advertisement Of his for a
wife. He had several interviews With
her and last night went to Washington
saying he would return in a few days
to marry her. He was a page at the
Capitol a. number of years, and has
acquired a fortune of $32,000

 

Inquiry was made last evening at
over a dozen of the uptown and down-
town hotels, and as far as it could be
learned Mr. Potter has not been In
Washington, at least for several days.
It is thought he might be staying With
friends, although none of the Colorado
people seen have any acquaintance
with him.

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Amusements.

 

 

MUSIC HALL.

The announcement of the production
of “Darkest Russia” created quite a stir
when the Russian naval ships- were in
New York harbor. Vice-Admiral
Kaznakofl‘, of the flagship Dimitri Don-
skOi, tried to have a protest entered
aganist its being played, claiming it was
a slander on the Russian government.
The vice-admiral evirir'v-ti . forgot that
the stage was one of tile free institu-
tions Of America, and not under the
the ban of censors like his own country.
The United States Government, as ex=
pected, took no notice of the demand
to have the play stopped. “Darkest
liussia” will be seen at Music Hall Sat-
urday night April 13. The play is a
most interesting one, and shows realis~
tic pictures of Russian life.

HOY'r’s OPERA HOUSE.

Tomorrow evening, April 10th, the
doors of Eoyt’s Opera House will
swmg wide open for the great scenic
production of Lincoln J. Carter’s “Fast
Mail.” The railway has often been
used by the dramatist, but never be-
fore to such anextent as in Carter’s
famous play, “The Fast Mail.” A
freight train with fourteen cars, a
lighted caboose and a full-sized loco-
motive, with engineer and fireman,
crosses the stage in the most realistic
and noisy manner, while later in the
play a great Mississippi river steam-
boat, with bells and whistles and en-
egine in full operation, moves in and
explodes with terrific force.

Hov'r’s OPERA House.

As “Doris” Dexter in A Beautiful
Slave, Miss Akerstrcm’s lady patrons
will see her in a part that will surely
please them. It is not calculated to
cause you to cry, and as “Emily Wade”
says, make your nose red, but you will
sympathize with the pretty young
southern girl because you can’t help it.
But just at the point when tears would
be a. natural accompaniment, the char-
acter becomes herOic, and you will be
delighted with the pluck and courage
with which she meets her enemies.
Miss Akerstrom dresses the part beau-
tifuily, and she will show you some
very pretty costumes. Notably, the
ball dress of heavy white moire in Act
1, and the travelling dress in Act 2.‘ A
Beautiful Slave will be given at Hoyt’s
Opera House, on Thursday evening
next. -

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M’LAUGHLIN GETS DELAY.

The Trial of New York‘s \Vealthy Inspector
Postponed For a \Veek.

NEW YORK, April 9.—Thc trial of In-
spector McLaughlin, which was set down
for today, has been postponed again and
for the last time. J usticc Barrett, who is
sitting in oycr and terminor, made it clear
that there could be no further delay in
getting the trial of the inspector under
way.

Colonel E. C. James is counsel for In-
spector McLaughlin, and the colonel was
not present when the case was called to-
day. A. I. Elkins represented him and
asked for a. delay of another week.

Justice Barrett, in granting the request,
said that he had seen Colonel James dur-
ing the week and understood that he was
now engaged in another case and wanted
a little time to look into the inspector’s
case. ,

For that reason Justice Barrett said that
he Would adjourn the trial until Monday
next, and with the distinct understand-
ing that it would have to go on then
whether Colonel James was ready or not.
If ColonelJames was not ready to proceed,

 

dertake the defense of the inspector.

The time as to when Detective Ser ant
Frink and Sergeant O’Toole shou d be
tried on the charges which had been made
against them by Dr. Whitehead came up
for discussion.

Colonel Fellows said he expected that
they would be ready to go to trial on
Wednesday next. The people were ready.
Colonel Follows said, and counsel for, the
two sergeants had been notified that the
trial would proceed on Wednesday. He
could say nothing more definite as to that.

Of the men who were indicted last week
but one, Captain Killilca, pleaded today.
To the indictment for bribery he, pleaded
not guilty, with leave to withdraw that
plea. and demur on Thursday morning
next. As to the others, George C. Clauscn,
Abraham B. Tappen, Nathan Straus,
Thomas J. Brady, Hugh Cassldy, Edward
F. Miley and John H. Thrall did not ap-
pear at all today. They will be up for
pleading on Wednesday morning next.

Captains Siebert and Murphy and "ex-
Captain Carpenter were in court in an-
swer to a summons sent for them to be on
hand.

They were not called upon, however. ~

Coal Miners Still on Strike.

Pi'r'rsnuno, April 9.—An attempt was
made today by the railroad coal operators
to break the strike Of the miners of this
district, but the attempt proved a. failure.
The J umboand Midway mines of the Bob-
bins Coab company were scheduled to re-
sumo Work this morning at the 60 cent
rate. Few ~ men applied for work, how-
ever. and there was no, demonstration on
i the part of the strikers. _ -

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JONES'Wii than

 

He Says the Governor of Arkansas
’ . Tried Hard to Kill Him. -

DNLY WANTED A PAIR FIGHT

The Governor, He Says, First Spot In His
-.: Face, and He Returned the Salivary
. Salute-No Developments In
the Disgraceful Episode.

LITTLE ROCK, April: 9.—~ll"'_'1rtling his
encounter with Governor Clarke in the
lobby of Gleascn’s hotel Representative
J ones makes the following statement:

“I had just left the dining room at the
Gleason hotel and takena seat in the ofiice
on the east side, quietly smoking a cigar

'and not expecting any trouble whatever.

Suddenly I heard the front door open very
abruptly, and on looking around I saw
Governor Clarke enter the office. I saw
from his countenance that he meant trou-
ble. I vacated my chair about the time he
reached me. The governor in a very abrupt
manner said, ‘Come back here with me.’
at the same time motioning toward the
rear. I was totally unarmed and felt that
he intended to kill me. I said: ‘No, I will
not do it. If you have anything to say to
me, on can say it here.’ -

' “ ' c then caught me by the right arm
with the left hand and repeated the com-
mand to go to the rear of the office, at the
same time pulling me a step or two. I then
stopped and again declined his invitation
in language exactly as repeated above. He
then deliberately spat in my face. I re-
turned the insult by spitting in his face.

An Exciting Encounter.

”When I did this, he loosened my arm
and made for his pistol. I then saw that
my only chance was to knock him down,
and I struck with all my might at his face
with my left hand. He sprang back to-
ward the door, and my blow failed to reach
him. He was still reaching for his pistol.
I sprang forward. grappled him and caught
him around the waist, rcssing both arms
to his side, but leaving is arms free to act
from the elbow down. By this time he
had his pistol drawn.

“Just then Representative Roberts
sprang in, grabbed the weapon, and im-
mediately Representative Pope also got
hold of the pistol. He struggled to free
the gun, while the governor said, ‘Turn
that pistol loose.’ Roberts declined, when

the governor said, ‘D—n you, Roberts,

turn that pistol loose.’ _

“About this time some one grabbed me
around the waist. I requested that the
pistol be taken from Clarke, and then I
would release him. Roberts and Pope de-
clined. I then said, “Give me a pistol and
turn him loose with his weapon.’ When
the governor saw that he was overpoWered,
he requested Pope to turn the pistol loose,
and said: ‘I will not kill him. I promise
positively that I will not kill him.’

“ Senator Ward then requested me to re-
lease my bold on the governor and asked
that I go to my room, saying that he would
take care of Governor Clarke. Finally I
did go to my room and remained there ten
seconds and returned to the office, but the
governor was gone.”

Governor Clarke said that he did not
care to discuss the +mnhie through the
public press further than to say that he
did not go to the hotel with the view of
making trouble, but only to tell Mr. Jones
that he must desist from lugging his name
into controversies existing between mem-
bers of the house. The trouble which fol-
lowed was not of his making.

The Oscar Wilde Horror.

LONDON, April 9.-—-There is not the
slightest. ground for the report that Oscar
Wilde has attempted to commit suicide,
and it is not true that even a) rumor to this
effect Was purrent yesterday evening. Fur-
ther startling revelations in connection
with the Wilde case are hinted at. It is
said that Alfred Taylor has determined to
drag down with him all he can if he is
prosecuted, and that this will involve one
of the most prominent men in England,
whose name has been freely whispered
about in connection with the scandals
which have just come to light.

 

Farmers Give Thanks 1:0: Ram.

OMAHA, April 9. --From all parts of the
state messages have been received telling
of the heavy rains and the consequent hapc
pincss Of the farmers and business men.
Songs of praise are especially going up
from the heart of the drought stricken re-
gion of last year. There the rain has been
most abundant. In fact. across the state
to the northern boundary the precipitation
has been sufi'icient to satisfy all.

Belonged to Dalton’s Gang.

OKLAHOMA CITY, 0. T., April 9.-_-The
remains Of the Dover train robber were
brought here and were viewed by 500 citi-
zens. 'They were recognized as those at
William Blake, alias Tulsa- Jack, one of
the most desperate members of the old
Dalton gang. He was concerned in the
holdup of a Santa Fe train at Sylva, Kan,
last year. The remaining members of the
gang; are still at large.

The Springfield Postoflice Robbery.

SPRINGFIELD, Ills., April 9.—The expert
thieves who looted the Springfield postof-
flee Wednesday are known, the postcfiice
inspectors having discovered their identity.
Three of them are well known New York
crooks, and the fourth is an English bank
sneak thief. The inspectors are keeping
the names to themselves for the present
and hope to capture the men in a few days.

 

A "Lottery King” Dead.

NEW HAVEN, April 9.——Charlie Chase.
aged 72, known throughout New England
as a lottery king, died today of a general
breaking down. About six months ago
his place in Lamar block was raided by the
police, which so upset him that he suffered
an attack of nervous prostratlon, from
which he never recovered. He amassed a
considerable fortune.

 

’An Inconceivable Brute's Act.
CALDWELL, 0. April 9. -—J ohn Stephen:
a farmer residing in Marion township, Nc
ble county, murdered his son by striking
him on the head with a club. The son re-
fusal to give his father 82 upon demand,
and this led to the crime.

 

Canton May Be Attacked.
H-DNGKONG, April 9.—-Forty Japanese
tran tpcrts are anchored off the Pascadort
islai‘ids. It is rumored that an attack upon
Caution is contemplated. Torpedoes have
been placed in the river for the defense Oi
the (Iity.

[Colombian Exiles In Colon.

C. DLON, Colombia, April 9. —Tho steamer
De l'uesseps has brought from Costa Rica
to tilde port a number of Colombian exiles.
The strike of laborers along the line of the
Petunia canal continues. ‘

 

 

 

APOLOGETJG. ‘ '
Another calamity has befallen the.

GAZETTE’s Pressman, ' who failed to
securely lock his forms upon the
press and thus landed both upon
the floor'a heap of “Pie.” 'It is
therefore again made compulsory
for us to ask our patron's indulgence
and ccmmiseration, with the pledge

that it shall not occur again.

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Terse Tales of the Times.

Stamford is having a building boom.
—Pictures framed by Hayes, Main St.

The Sons of St. George will meet to-
night.

~—Hale’s Beef Iron and Wine, 750.

1081”

Gov. Marvel, Of Delaware, died at
9:15 O’clock last night.

Arthur B. Patten postmaster at Tol-
land, has disappeared. '

The appointments in the New York
East Conference are not yet ready.

Business manager Ackerman of the
Danbury Dispatch, was in town this
morning.‘

 

The Hermann Sons of Leidekranz
“singing team” will hold a rehearsal
tO-uight. '

—Sarato:a chip potatoes at Bettsgd',
Farrington’s. 2t

The criminal session Of the Common
Pleas court will be resumed in Bridge-
pors, to-morrow.

Smith, Murray & 00., Of Bridgeport,
have an interesting adv. for the ladies
in another column.

Harvey Kent of the Holmes, Keeler
& Selleck Co. is on the sick list.

Mayor Clark, of Bridgeport, took the
oath of Office yesterday morning.

.—Educator crackers at Betts & Far-
rington’s. 2t

It is understood that George Lock-
wood has leased the Baxter place, on
East avenue. -

Dr. Arnold G. Hawes, at the advanced
age of 81 years, died at his home in
N orotcn Heights, Sunday.

Stamford is to have One more paper.
It will be issued weekly and will be
printed in the Italian language.

Miss Sarah N. Benedict, a teacher in
one of the public schools at Meriden,
is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac BoWe,
of this city.

A Meriden girl picked a boil-on her
neck and stuck afinger covered with
blood in her eye. She is now in dan-
ger of losing the sight of the eye.

-—Fine port and sherry wine at Betts
& Farrington’s. » 2t

The old “jigger” cars formerly used
by the Bridgeport Horse Railroad com-
pany are being disposed of at $15
apiece. Eight of the cars have been
sold in Stratford to be used for chicken
coops, children’s play houses and sheds.

Carlton Cornwell, foreman of the Gazette,
Middletown, N. J ., believes that Chamber-
lain’s Cough Remedy should be in every
home. He used it for a. cold and it effected
a speedy cure. He says: “It is indeed a grand
remedy; I can recommend it to all. I have
also seen it used for whooping cough, with
the best results.” 25 and 50 cent bottles for
sale by Gregory & Co.

Martin Brennan, the 20-year-old son
f Mr. William L. Brennan, of New
Haven, was arrested Sunday afternoon,
for assaulting his mother. During a
fit of race he seized a kettle of hot
water and poured the contents on her
head and neck. Then he tried to stab
her. He is evidently insane.

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Mrs. Isaac Bowe on Sunday suffered
an injury to her left hand that will
keep that member bandaged for some
days. She was engaged in doing some
cooking, when she accidently Overturn-
ed a pan of hot grease, which spread
over her left hand scalding it badly.
Home remedies were promptly applied
and relief gained. Yesterday, how
ever, the wound became so painful, a
physician Was summoned, who dressed
the burns, and Mrs. Bowe is now doing
nicely..

for the same purpose. The latter is un-
and, if not, at what percentage of its
value. 1f.it is legal they hope in some
way to adjust the inequality now exist.
ing between the towns that have assess-
ed their property at full value and
those that have not. While these gen-
tlemen have no right to interfere with
town or county matters of this kind, it

is thought they may be able to effect a!

satisfactory settlement Statewise.

- 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

p to your friends. 25 and 50 cents per bottle:

 

Fe“ sale by Gregor-v a u‘o. ,

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LINCOLN ANH .H’A‘M‘th. _ 1

“The Fennel-'5' Preference in tho-'Matteljf

of the Vice-Presidency.”

' " I had hoped to See Mr. Hamliurenomi;

nated, and had anxiously given Mr. Line
coln many'opportunities to say whether
he preferred the rencmination of the Vice
President; but he was craftily and rigid
1y non committal, knowing, as he did,
what was in my mind concerning Mr.
Hamlin. He would refer to the matter
only .in the vaguest phrase, as “Mr.
Hamlin is a very good man," or, “You,
being a. New Englander, would natural-
ly like to see Mr. Hamlin renominated;
and you are quite right/baud soon. By
this time Lincoln’s renominatiou was an
absolute certainty, and he cheerfully con<
ceded that point without any false mod-
esty. But he could not be induced to ex-
press any opinion on the subject of the
selection ofa candidate for Vice Presi-
dent. He did go so far as to say that he
hoped that the cOnvention would declare
in favor of the constitutional amend-
ment abolishing slavery as one of the ar-
ticles of the party faith. But beyond
that. nothing. "

I may say here that when I returned

from the convention I made ii. verbal re-

port to the President, and entertained
him with an account of some Of its do-
ings of which he had not previously
heard; and he was than willing to admit
that he would have been gratified if Mr.
Hamlin had been rencminated. But he
said: '

“Some of our folks Referring, as I be-

lieved, to Republican leaders] had ex- ._
pressed the opinion that it would be wise ‘

to take a \Var Democrat as candidate for
Vice President, and that, if possible, a
border State man should be the nominee.”
Mr. Lincoln appeared to be satisfied with
the result, saying, "Andy" Johnson, I
think, is a good man.” ‘Neverth'eless, I
have always been confident that Lincoln,
left to himself, would have chosen that
the Old ticket of 1860—Lincoln and Ham-
lin—should be placed in the field. It is
reasonable to suppose that he had re-
solved to leave the convention entirely
free in its choice of a candidate for the
second place on the ticket. —- Century
Magazine.

THE KNOW NOTHING PARTY.
Sprung Out of an Oatli Bound Order in
i This City.

The American party sprung out of a
secret and oath bound order that was
formed in New York for the avowed pur-
pose of checking the influence of foreign
born voters, purifying the ballot box and
keeping the Bible in the public schools.
In the city of New York, where voters of
alien birth had becdme influential, the
order flourished exceedingly, and when it
was extended to other States it attracted
many on whom party obligations sat
lightly, while the old parties were either
breaking up or undergoing a purging
process. .

The Democratic party had generally
been in favor of easy naturalization. The
term of residence requisite to lawful nat‘
uralization, at first fixad at two years,

was extended in 1795 to five years; the»

Federalists, in 1798, stretched this to four-
teen years, but in 1802 the Democratic
Republicans cul it down to five years.
Men who left the Democratic party be-
cause at its domination by foreign voters,
or who dropped out of the Whig party
when it began to show signs of decay, now
found an asylum in the American party.

The American party flourished exceed-
ingly in 1852, and reached its meridian
greatness in 1855, when it obtained a. com
siderable foothold in the South and car-
ried important elections in the New Eng-
land States, California, Kentucky, Texas
and N ewYork, and showed great strength
in Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Missis-
sippi and Louisiana. The party made
preparations for entering the Presiden-
tial contest of 1856, and actually did set
its standard in the ficldf'but the rising
tide of Opposition to the further extension
of slavery" eventually swamped the or.
ganization, and it finally went under,
l_o_n_g_before the breaking out of the war of
the rebellion.-—Scribner.

THE BRIDGE’S GREATEST CRUSH.

 

Weird Scene About the East River Fog
on the Evening of January 21.

The great crush on the Brooklyn Bridge
in the early evening of January 21 of this
year was undoubtedly the most severe
strain the bridge has ever received from
dead weight. For nearly two hours there
were fully 2,500 tons of people distributed
along the structure at a given time. No
greater strain from foot traffic will ever
be known, probably, On the bridge. All
the bridge authorities declared that it
was the largest throng in its history.

A dense winter fog had fallen over the
city and harbor. The ferryboats to Brook<
lyn for nearly an hour had ceased run-
ning. It was at 5 O’clock in the after-
noon, and thousands turned from the fer-
ries to the quicker transit of the bridge.
Accidents at either end of the bridge had
completely suspended the service of the
cars, and then the thousands and tens of
thousands turned to the promenade and
legan a march that was slow and really
as dangerous as transit by boats in the
thickest weather. , '

Up around the New York tower the
crowd turned and twisted. The Women
were pale; scores of men wage laughing,

alf boisterously, as a boy whistles to

keep up his courage, and there seemed to *

be a. nervous dread akin to hysteria per-
vading the entire crowd. Out on the
center of the bridge the throng was omi-
nously silent. Really weird was the situ-
ation.

The crisis was reached at the Brooklyn
tower. There the crowd had to go down
a flight of steps, and there was the great-
est danger of falling. Had one woman
become hysterical there and faint-ed noth-
ing could have prevented a trampling to
death. That throng could not be stopped
any more than a. river can be .stopped
when anyone falls into it. No one did
faint and no one fell. _ . ,

I asked Superintendent Martin, cf‘the
bridge, whether he had made any special

computation of the strain the bridge had

undergone in those two hours from half
past 5 o’clock until half past 7, and he
said he had not, because there seemed to

be no necessity for it. Each cable cf the _

bridge is able to withstand a-‘strain of
12,000 tons, and the strain from this crush,
estimating the 40,000. persons on the

bridge at one time at an average weight ,

Of 125 pounds, would be only 2,500 tons.
He said, however, that‘ the ccnduct of

the people illustrated wonderful self con- _

trol, and‘hc had no doubt that if the

.crush had' come in the early-days of the

structure a [fauic would have resulted,
and the loss of life would have been

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Flying Sondrund Snow Greatly Delay Bulb
_'_1foads In the West.
"Damn? April; lie-Belated, travelers
from the "east report that ‘ the storm
through Kansas was the worst ever known.
in that section: Many of ,the passenger
trains are -'now more "thaTn"48 hours late
and are battling with snow and'sgi'nd on

the prairies. Superintendent Bogard of the

Union Pacific, with headquarters at Chey-
enne Wells, has a large force of men clear- .
ing the tracks. .In places within 60 or 70
miles from Denver the snow was found in

drifts from 30 12040 feet deep, being near

the tops of telegraph poles in some in-
stances. . .

« The Rock Island experienced more
trouble perhaps than any other line. The
first train from the east over this road in
60 hours arrived today. The Missouri Pa-
cific, the Kansas Pacific division of the
Union Pacific and the Santa Fe were also
much hampered. Trains are . getting
through on all the roads today. 7 The re—
ports from northern Colorado and Wyom-
ing are to the efiect that the wind and
sand stormwas so fierce that men at work
cleaning the way were obliged to wear a
covering for their faces, the sand cutting
even through the cloth like a knife and
iacerating the shovelers in a horrible fash-
ion. The loss of range stock in some por-
tions of eastern Colorado, it is said, will
amount to 20 per cent of the total.‘

Many cattle wandered into Hugo, 0010.,
and perished. They had been driven be-
fore thenorth wind fox-over 200 miles.

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As HOMER “SANG THEM. _

A Method of Rescuing Greek Melodies Ab
loged to Have Been Discovered.

ST. LOUIS, April 9.—Mr. W. Byers, for-
merly a St. Louis newspaper. man, ut
now-of South Orange, N. J.. has ert
a communication: to The Post-Dispatch,
which Will interest scholars and studenfi
everywhere. Mr. Byersclaims to have dis
covered .a method of rescuing the Homeric
melodies thathave been lost by the shift-
ing of accent. His. plan is a novelty in
classical interpretation and diametrically
opposed to the methods pursued in colleges
and universities.. He says: ,_ _

“To get at the melodiespf Horace are
other classical author ramp, allenglls
ideas of accent, stress each Syllable equal-
ly, give every vowel its distinct sound and
divide the verse so as to bring out the
most'and best rhymes. ,It will then fall
into beautifully balanced lines, 'ending in
rhymes, as ours do, but with initial and
medial rhymes forward and backward, as
our poems do not have. The division of
the verse as it is now printed must be
ignored. ”

By this new process Mr. Byers claims
that new meanings and rhythmic beauties
may be discovered in the classics. and that
an adherence to this rule simplifies inter-
pretation. He adds: ,

”I have already seen a waltz danced in
perfect time to the tune of an Old Greek
song played On the piano. Ican interpret
the Horatian meters by the aid of my little
girl playing the piano wherever my own
car falls me. ” .

NO more interesting discovery to scholars
has been» made since 'Donnelly’s crypto
gram was ushered in.

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Another Rumor Of War.

which are to be submitted to the storthing
have been published and cause much com-
ment. They" give fresh impetus to the
wild rumors of an impending war between
Norway and Sweden. The estimates fa!
Exceed any previous sums required. The
mm of 4, 000. 000 kroner is to be voted to
construct ironclads. In addition largo
aredits will be asked for the purchase of
munitions of war and for the completion
of the forts of Tonsberg harbor.

The Case Of Ex-Consul Waller.

WASHINGTON, April 9. -The state depart-
ment oflicials are puzzled at the delay in
receiving an official report upon the case
of ex—United States Consul Waller, re-
ported to belanguishlng in a French mili-
tary jail in Madagascar. It is now nine
days since the department cabled to Unit'
ed States Consul Campbell at Port Louis,
Mauritius, for a report. He had heard the
story of Waller’strcatmen‘t. ' ‘

Japan to Civilizo China.
. LONDON. April 1.. —Tho Central NeWs
ccrrespondcnt'in Shanghai gives the con-
ditions of peace proposed by Japan in ad-
dition to the independence of Korea, the
war indemnity and the cession of Formosa. 1
and the Liao-Tung province, including
Port Arthur. ‘ '

Japan requires, he says, that China
shall allow the unhampered importation
of machinery into her territory and the es-
tablishing and management of manufac-
tures by foreigners. She‘ must pledge hen- .
self, moreover, to open to the vessels of all
nations the Yangtse river as far as Chung-

‘ King, the Sien-Kiang as far as Slang-Tan-

Kien, the Canton river as far as Ouchu,
the Wusung river and the canal as far as
Suchow to the north and Hangchu \to the
south. ‘ ‘ > -

China must remove permanently the
Wusung bar and provide means to main-
tain constantly a depth of water sufficient
for large vessels.

. Japan emphasizes the fact that she does
not' desire for herself commercial advan-
tages that are not extended to the other
treaty pcwers. . .

.Lord Rosebery Slowly Recovering."
LONDON, March 7.—Lord Rosebery t ;
slowly recovering his strength.

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