le dolunbikt. He Hf it lit willful it Ulll.UMnl IlRMOClUT, STiKOFTIH NOllTlt, drill CO LUMBIAN, Uonsolldauxl.) lnuvd Weekly, nvery 1'rMny Morning, nt :ilLOOMSnUHO, COI.UMHIA CO., r. j at two 1IOI.I.ABS per year. To siiu-wlbere out of DM IS 00 BOO 100 900 1000 17 00 30 00 It 18 01 13 00 IS 00 001 SSOO 0000 100 00 ono Inch Ioo Two Inches...... too Three Inches..... 4 00 il&O 400 soo 100 800 1400 MOO M (SOO 800 1100 moo 19 00 MOO 50 00 Four inches boo UUArLer column.. 610 II alt column 10 00 Ilia couiuy ino wrmi nro Bincur in advance, ot tlio pulllsh(.'rs,.iinlll nil nrrearases aro paid, utit Bonis Continued crullts will not Dfl given. ptl ia,i Onecotumn.,....snoo p(iMm wntnut nf the Htnto or to instant poet VA.riv.Ar.rtimrnfB nri vnMA niiArtcrlr. Tran Blent adrcrtlscm'enU muslbo paid tor before Insert ed except nhero parties havo accounts, Legal advertisement two dollars per Inch for thrwi Insertion, and at that rate for additional Insert tons without reference to length. onl.)oi4 lauit uc pal biui person in OoiiiBihia cotintjn assumes to par nu I'lniuuituirec, umiMrirfspon- tlio punKiri niinvrlntlonil rOSTAilrMs no-iunscr exacted rroftjubsothwri) uiiuuu uomami. 1 n tite county. Executor's. Administrator's, and Audltorsnpticoa JOB PRINTING. Tlio Joulilne Depnrtmenl of tlio Columbian Is very complete, nnuvoor Jot) ltiotlna will compare tavor lil ja with tliatof Uietnrgo cltleg. All work done oil short rtolloo, noixt ly and nt moderate prices. thrco dollars. tust do paid for when nscrtcd. Transient or Local notices, ten cents a line, regu. Q.E.ELWEU lar advertisements half rates. BITTENBE'hdeII, rprletri. BLOOMSBURGr, PA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1883. THE COLUMBIAN, VOL. XVII.N0 88 COLUMBIA DKM0011AT, VOL.XLVH, NO W card, in the 'nuslncss Directory'' column, ono dollar a rear for each line. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. L. E. WALLER, ATTQIltiEY-AT-LAW, . . . . . . omco la 1st National nank uullfflne, ntu door to the right, corner of, Main and kftsrdcts. lllooinsburtf, J'a. j second floor, .nar J AtTOINEY-ATyAYW. orncoln Snt'a Uulldlng. - ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. omWove'r 1st National n.tnk. IIIOMSDURO, I'A. J u. j9)un;iM. biiAltic, s J p,; ;' ATTOltNEY-AT-IiAW. JUSTICE OF THE FEAOE. ' niiOOMSIlOKO, l'A. ones OTOr Jiojcr Bros. Drug Store. , p WVMTL'LEtt,- ,omce in llrowor's bulldlngcjond nbor.room No. l Uloomshurg, l'a. V- r1 JohnWanamaker'sStore,thiladelphia. FRA.NK ZAltB, TTr ATTORNEY-AT-L'AW. Bloombufg,.Fa. omoo corni r ot C.intro and Main Streets. C'larl-1 Building. ' ; .' , : , , ' V f can I consulted in aermnn. . i i i ' ' ' t.Ka'i ElljVELL, A wOllfE Y-AT-jL'AW- nkw 6ote6aiAN"ilnii.Diw,,Bioom3inrgr W ..V .hnTTnltnr1 fttnfeS tjlW AB-TOClatlOn. -JoTloctloMmttaoln any part of .America or Eu- ; - ropo. i rrr fo ' WTIIT I l . i x I Huorney-ai-i-nyv. ( omco in (IolOmman ncif.itt;n, Koom o "0r-j nLOOMBlfllG, rA( un 5, second f8. KKonn. L. II. WINTR8TltIN. Notary rofcllc ICNOUH & VTNTEHSTEEN, t Attpi'iioys-at-Law. ortlciln 1st- National Bank bdlKllnsr, eccond floor, nrst door to the left. Corner otMiln nnd Market BtrooM llloornsburg, To. ' ESTVnsioM 'Hid Jiountirt Collected. J 11. MAIZE, ATTORN EY-AT-LAW - omco in Malc's tjufhiln'i, over BlllmcyeVa grocery. May in, "SI. Q 15. BltOCICWAY, Attorney-at:Law, ALSO NOTARY VUnUO. onicc i 2ml lloor. ii Ills Iwliaing opposite Court House, or, Illo'omauurg.'Pii. . ,npr 13 '83 j r - , JOHN C. 'YOCUJI, Attornoy-at-TJaw. CATAWISSA, I'A. Offloo in Niws Itbii building, Main street. Member ot'tho American Attorneys Assocla- Couo'ctlonsmadolnany part of America. Jan. B, 183!. A K. OSWALD, ATXORNKY-AT-LAW. Juckson May o, T31. BulUling, llooma 4 ami 0. HEnwiCK.PA UIIAWN & ROBINS, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW. Catawlssa, Offlco, corner ot Third and Main Streets. "tyyM. II. BNYDEU, ATTORNEY-AT-I.AW, Orangovillc, Pa. onico m'Low's lluliamg, second lloor, .... ' . Cn bo consulted In German. , second aus is '85 yrr-. E, SMITH, 'Attorncy-iULiiw, rterwlck. l'a. Can be Consulted in German. AtilO F1II3T-CI.A83 FIRE AND" LIFE IN3UIIANCK OOMl'ANIKS REl'llCSEKTED. ' "STOlIlco first door below the post onlcc. MISCELLANEOUS, CU. BARKLBY, Attorney-at-Law . ofllco In Brower'a building, snd story.Uoorcs O IlUOlvlNOHAM, Atlornoy-at-Law rXi.Ofllco, HroeKway'SUuuaing.-.ioi u, Uloumsburg, l'cnn'a. may.T, 'so-t t JB. McKELVY, M. D.,SurEcon and Phy . (iclan, north clde Main Btroet.below Market A L. FRITZ, Attornoy-al-Liw. Offlo la Columbian llutMIng, Jimosi 81. p M. 'DRiNEER.'aUN iK, LOOKflMITH Sowing' Machines and MarfiUiory of all ktods ro. p ilrod. oi-sba llocss ilulldlng, llloomaburg, Pa. f R, J. 0. RUT'CER, 1 F l-nXaimAHfiBUUUBON, ODleo, North Market street, llloq:nstur, 1-a. D!.lh: street. VM. hyslctan. v IIHI1EI1. Surizeon and oaice corner of llock and Market " i if ir.iws f n.. Surpeon and ll .-Phvslodn. (omco and Honldoncii on Third ijitroot. t ..JAME8 REILLY, Tonsorial stand Artist, undor EXOUANQK . - . . 1.1. Hu?Kt.,an1 hs as usual a W"aT;pLA83 iiiiiuc'iiuitAli tTn rAinon,rnllV BOUCltS lUO niir.im.r nt his nidoustomors and of the puoiio 'Sonorally. lulyln.'W-tt EXCHANGE HOTEL. W. It. TUBBS, PROPRIETOR BL00MSBUI13, PA. ' OPPOSITE OQUHT HWPi Ufc Largo audoonvoalentsarapmroomB. liathrojms hotanaooldwator.and all modern oonvenlencos nivoucns.. Instate. No nuhllelty ! roaldents of any lK'ScrtlQn, Nou-SupporU AUVieo aim annllnnllnn fnrhtnmn. V. 11. Att'y, 839 Way, N. V. r sept. Hth-iw . ...... i .1 . r ICDII HHUl All tll IA1H, K-j IrtitOiiughByrtiu, Tiis"t M ImiIiuIiub, Hk'dl'ydniMhu. LJ Jau -sa KPia .These are the First Days of the Fall Business, already the hum of activity begins. We, launch the busy season with Some Special Things that prove to be strangely low. A few of these have been in store some days, but, to give everybody a fair chance, we held the .announcements until the return of people from their holidays. 1U id- Our proimratloiiH Tor the np- pronclilng HciiHoiis of Full and Winter arc now completed. Wo curry n large stock oniric Rcntlj-mnde Clothing, wnniplcH I of wulcli. u lth Nclt'-rineuvure- mcnt liInnliN, will lie furnlNltcd on nppllcntlon.i i' A good lot of first-rato Jerseys at $2.25. These are all black., ' The colors are $2.50". A Black Dress Silk at 75 cents, that untifrcccrit- !; vas always $1.00. ' Afinelilack.Rhadarrja1, 22 inches wide, at $i.$o., '. Half-wool Black Dress Gpods at,i2 cente, which is Just half-price. All-wool stylish Plaid Suiting, 42 inches, at so cents. We sold the same at $1.00.' Another in stripes at 65 cents. Not dear at $ 1.00, A quality of Lupin's Cashmere for 50 cents A Bleached Muslin, full (all wool). The new tar- yard wide, for 10c. The iff will prevent this qual- best we ever had at that ity from ever again selling price, at this price. The best Twilled, All- iuiacKAiDatrossat25 wool Kea flannel wc cents, exactly half-price. A fine. Blaclc Camel's Hair, 46 inches wide, at .60 cents. A good 36-inch all-wool Cashmere at 40 cents. An excellent Black Cashmere, all-wool, a yard wide, at 45c. A very few much ad mired Embroidered Robes at one-third off of usual price. A. C. YATES & CO. LeiiefBiSiB!,Clesliy lists PHILADELPHIA. sept 7 ever sold for 25c. The best Canton Flan nel for 12JC. We never could get so good a qual ity at the price before. An extraordinary lot of Towels at 25c. Eight lots of Ladies' and Children's Hose that arc on our counters at 25 per cent, under prices. (HlERllEX0l8llQMlQlft These lots of Shoes that are amazingly desirable for the prices : 250 pairs Women's Straight Goat ' Button, S4-35- 173 pairs Women s Straight' Goat Button, 245 pairs Women s Curacoa Kid ISutton, 186 pairs Women's French Kid Button, $5.00. 153 pairs Women's Kid Slippers, $1.25. 112 pa'rs Women's Kid Ties, 5:2.00. 1 10 pairs Women's French Kid Oxford Ties, $3.2$. pairs Lace 141 Front Boots, $3.25. 131 pairs Front Lace " Hoots, S4.50. 150 pairs French Kid Boots, $5.25. Women's Walking Women's Walking Women's Button China and Glassware we hardly dare to ..risk saying anything about, as the lots an nounced are nearly always sold out in a few hours of the day they are presented. Watch the city daily papers for the announcements, and if these lots are sold when you come do not be disappointed, as we have new lots in every day or two. In Furniture. Young couples should see The new Ash Suite of Bed Room Furniture for $25. The same goods in Cherry for $28. Our Works at present turn us out only four suites per day of these goods, so that first come, first served. Nothing like this has ever been done in Philadelphia before. A fine frame Body Brussels Carpet at $1.25 that we are willing to endorse as a good tning. We are not permitted to makers' names. The goods are season, and fifty patterns at least from. The first Fall Offering of Ladies' Robes aro all-wool, of ample material, in nine varieties, dark, rich hues, and the new patterns aro on the palm-leaf order. The effect is much the same, it uot a lull equivalent, as though an expensive Cashmere Shawl were dissected and made into a robe, as is often done. The expense beinc infinitely le3s $25. A:lso a few Wrapper Patterns, Persian, and with a decided Oriental effect. The olive, old gold and rich, dark hues are sub dued in a broad border of consistent but curious formation, 10 to 11 yards each. $2.00 per yard. There are other lots equally interesting, and new things daily arriving. Samples of Dress Goods sent by mail; a "Postal" will receive immediate attention. The only l;nown tptcific for Epileptic KlU.-ua rj-Aleo Kir bpnjma n-iu railing biCi;l'.0S3.n3i Nervous Veakncfs quickly relieved nnd cured. Equalled by none In delirium of fcvor.'ffji e'li-NcutrclIzrs germ of dlfccso nnd tlckncaa. Cures ugly blotches end etubbom blood eorcti. Cleanses blood, quickens ultisrtph circulation.. Eliminates Dolls, Carbuncles nnd Scalils.'tn jrirtnnuncntly and promptly cures paralysis. Yet, It Is a charming and healthful Aperient. Kills Scrofula and Kings Evil, twin brothers. Changes bad breath to good, remoylnE cnuao. t?r"lTouts biliousness nnd clears complexion. Charming resolvent nnd mntchleos laxatives It drives Sick Headache like tho vlnd.-&"n t3T Contains no drastic cathartic or opiates. Promptly cures Itheumntlsm by routing it.-sa Restores life-giving properties to the b!ooJ,-iv Is guaranteed to euro ali ncrvou dlsordcrs.sa 1ST Itcllablo when all opiates fall.-bO Refreshes tho mind nnd Invigorates tho body. Cures dyspepsia or money rcinnueu.-fca t jynciorscu in writing y ovcrimy inousnnu Lcadlnc nbvslcians In U. 8. and Eurono.-U Leading clergymen In U, S. and liaropo.-lfci Diseases of the blnod own It n conn'.ieror.Ta For salo by all lending dnigglstj. tl.iO.iiC. The Dr. S. A. Richmond JlcJIcnl Co., Props., jocpn, juo. Chas.N. Crlttrnton, Agent, Now York City. give the new this to choose That is what a great many people are doing. They don't know just what is the matter, but they have a combination of pains and aches, and each month they grow worse. The only sure remedy yet found is Hkown's Iko.v BirrEits, and this by rapid and thorough assimilation with Ihe'blood purifies and enriches it, and rich, strong blood flowing to every part of the sy.stcm repairs the wasted tissues, drives out disease and gives health and strength. This is why Brown's Ikon Butekk will cure kidney and liver diseases, consumption, rheumatism, neuralgia, dyspepsia, mala ria, intermittent fevers, &c 303 S. rjciSl., IUllmore, Nuv. s3, 1 63 1 . ! 1 was a great sufferer from Dyspepsia, and for several weeks could vat nothing and was growing weaker every day. I tried Brown's Iron Hitlers, and am happy lo say I now have a good appetite, and am getting stronger. Jos, McCawley. Brown's Iron Bitters is not a drink and docs not contain whiskey. It is the only preparation of Iron that causes no injurious ef fects. Get the genuine. Don't be imposed on with imitations, SELECT STORY. A FIFE'S LETTER. TIIE,I.OVi:n AND TUB HUanANI). anaiia ker Thirteenth Street. Chestnut Street. Market Street and New City Hall. TMtRAS 1 KOWN'B INSUHAJNUK P AORNOV. Moyor'a new bulldlne, Main airier lllnnmahurL'. l'a. i kavptu Etna Insurance Co., ot Hartford, Conn. V.oiwu Itoyai 01 Liverpool , Uincashtro Flro Association, Vhlladelpula, , Wifflnlx.ot London Ixindou & Lancashire, ot England-,.. . Ilartforl ot Hertford tiprlngfleld Flro and Marino 13,600,000 10,000,000 4,103,111 6,?S,S7J 1,703,976 S.flS.ftOO 8,08J,6SS Aa tho agencies' are direct, pollclos aro written fortne. Insured without any delay In the omceatWoorasburir. Oct, 8, 8l-lf. JPIRE INSUBANUK. CHRISTIAN I' KNA1T, llIWOMbBUllU.I'A, HOME, OK N. T. MKUeilANTS', 1)1' CLINTON, N. V. I'KOr-I.KS' N. Y. lllCAUIHO, I'A. NEWARK, N. J. Tueso old eoaroBiTlONg are well seasoned by age and nu tsutsd and nave never yot had a loss bettle.lbyuny court of law. Tuolr assets are all invested In solid gicoaiTiisand are liable to the haiardof wmoaly. . . Losses rnounxY and uokibtlt udluetud aid naid as soon as determined by uukibtun 1', KHirr, uncut, Aqsnt ahu awcstsu, iilooxs. rne people of Columbia oonnty should patron lie tno agenoy whore loasea U any are settled and mid oy one ot their own oltlmna. J'KOMPINKSH, KUUITY, KA1U DKAL1NQ. nr. s. TinraLEY, MHT ail Bi Ml la now fully prepared to furnish SUITS MADE TO ORDEE, VltOM THE BEST MATERIAL, IN THE MARKET AT REASONABLE RATES ALSO TO FURNISH Rcady-Macle SUITS MADR TO MEASURE, AND As Good & Choap AS CAN BE HAD AT ANY Ready-Made Establishment. Orclora taken for shirts, mado from mcasurcuiout. Loss of AiipHltc, llendnrlia, Do pros elon, Indigestion 11ml Cnnstlpntlon, 1111 lousness, a Hallow J ixr, Dull i;y s, and n Illotrlioil hkln, are among tlio symptoms widen ludlcato tliat tie Liver Is cryinif for aid. Ayer's Pills 1U atlmnlato tlio Urer to proper action, and correct all tbeso troullos. One or inoro of Uiesa l'llls should bo taken dally, nntll health Is fully established. Thousands tes tify to their groat merit. No family can afford to bo without AYEB'a nuji. I IIEIUUED UV Dr.J.O.Ayor&Co.,Lowell,aa8. Bold by all Druggist. yAINWMGlIT & CO., WHOLESALE QltOCJMS, Philadelphia rBAB, 8YHUP3, COfrKn, SIK1AH, MOLASSI.S, KICK, KI'ICKS, DlfillB BOPi.SC,, C N, E. Corner Second and Arch aliontb. j Mrorlsn will rocelvo vromptattenunn' ' On tho ovoning of tho 29th of May, 1807, nt about 7 o'clock, two moil on tcred tho "Dog and Magpio" Inn, Bomo. ten miles from London, on the old ttirnplko leading into tlio city from Middlesex centre. Tlio inn was a stopping place for tho farmers as well as comineroial travelers on their way into and going from tho city ; n snug, old-fasliioiicd house, two-storied, ana one of tho few still sound and substantial relics of the coaching days of a former period. In front of tho door was tho oitsto ninry wayfarers' bench, and a little further off toward thfr road were tho purap aud tho long watering trough. On what was termed tho "London end" of the iniv separated from it by a small courtyard, wcro tho stables with thoir long shelter shed. 1 rom a wooden nrm at the summit of a post planted near tho horso- troaijh, and Dcsido a stcppiiiK-block, swuuee tho old sign, bearing on each side tho weather-worn and then' al most colorless nnintin!: of what tho painter, twenty yell's beiorc, had de signed as an exceedingly ficrco bull dog nnd a very black and affeutivu macrnio : beneath were the namo of tho landlord, "John Ransome," and tho word "inn." Tlio custom of tho inn, however, at this time had dwindled to scarcely a quarter of, its former extent; its halt ing travelors were fow, aud its regular patrons were chiefly tho small farmers of tho neighborhood and tho loungers ot tho village. John Ransome, turned CO, his wife, ten yoars his junior, n kitchen servant, a bar-maid tho latter more snrirrhtly and intelligent than the average of her class tho hostler and stable-boy, completed the household. Tlio kitchen servant was Mary Jl derkin ; the bar-maid, Jenny Marten ; tho hostler, George Tompkins. John Ransome, the landlord, still halo and hearty, on tho oveuiii' in question, was silting in the bar, aud near him, on a low stool, sat Jenny, who served tho KtiostB. There were in tho room so mo half dozen farmers, drinking ale, and with tho giavity of statesmen and tho usual knowledge of yokels, diseussing'crops, and politics and tho work ot l'nrlia mcnt, at the moment when tho two men camo in. One was tall, middlo-ayed, well-olad, and had the appearance of a well-to-do tradosman ; tho other was broad-shoul dered, muscular, rather roughly dressed, with a by no moaus prepossessing cast of countenance. His hair was rt)d, and cut short, and his beard a sorHof rough, uncleanly-looking stnbblo. The two men seated thetnselvcsiat one of tho thrco tables of tho room and called for drinks, both of them de manding "goes" of brandy. The bar maid in scrviug them noticed that their faces wcro already considerably llushcd, aud that the shorter man to tho two had what she termed "an ugly, quarrelsomo look" the look of a man who would knock a man on tlio head for a "penny 'orth of gin." Tho two men sat at tho tablo nearly an hour conversing in a low tone, and appeared to bo on very iriennly terras. Tho two or threo farmers and the louucers had ono after another do- parted, and the new-comers had the room to themselves. Presently tho taller of tho two arose, and asked Ransomo if ho could give them lodgings for tho night, as they didn't care to "tramp it into London so lato at night." Tlioy paid their scoro and wore shown into a bedroom directly over tho barroom, a small but snugly-filr- nished apartment, principally occupied by a huge, high-post bedstead, which looked as if it had been built in the ago of Queen Anne. Tho bar-maid showed them to tho room, and placing tho candlo upon tho little table at. tho foot of tho bed and pausing upon tho threshold of tho dodr, asked : "What timo shall you be called i" "Wo 11 call ourselves when we want to get up," was tho gruff answer of tho shorter guest. Tho girl clocod tho door and de seended to tho bar. At 4 o'clock in tho morning tho short man, who had given his namo as James Uarton, entered the liar. Only the hostler and tlio stable-boy wero 1- i "Sseo here, said lsarton. "loll tlio landlord when ho gets up that ho's no to rouso my friend, Tom Ashton." "Yes, sir," was tho reply of the hostler. Tho man went out upon tho road, walking rapidly, and was soon out of sight, going in tho direction of Lon don. Tho hostler said to himself, as ho entered tho inn quickly : " "That's a queer covo, and wouldn't bo safo chap to travel with on a dark night." "151est if he don't walk as if Jack Ketch were ahind 'ini," was tho re mark of tho stable-boy. The landlord, Ransome, was down nt tho bar at 7, tho bar-nmid having pre ceded him by an hour, and tho daily routlno ot the house began, At 9 o'clock tho stranger, Thomas Ashton, not making nny movement in the room overhead, tho landlord teel ing somowhat uneasy in referonco to tho early aud hasty departuro of tho companion, sent his wile up to kiiock on tho room nnd aronso him. Sho dirt ho. Thoro was no response. Thep slio tried tho door and louud It un locked. "Ho must havo boon sound asleep whon his friend ivent out," sho thought as sho pushed the door open and en tered tlio little room. She spoku twice, thrice, as sho stood near tho threshold. Ono of tho littlo sciunrp windows of tho room yas open widp opnn. Thore being no answer, sho stepped out to the head of tho stairs and called to her husband. Ho camo up aud went into tho room, glanced about, thun turned to tho bedside. Thoro lay the lodger Thomns Ashton quiet enough. For ho and death wero ono. Ransomo uttered a cry of horror, which was echoed by his wife There, uiioii tho bod, tho lower limbs drawn" up and tho hands clenched, tho face whito und bloodies, tlio eyes glazed and staring, was nil that was mortal of I Thomas Ashton. His throat had been cut from cur to car. In fact, tho head Recmod to bo almost completely sover ed from tho body. Tho sheets nnd clothing wcro soaked in tho blood, which had ran from tho ghastly wound in torrents, The blood had not yet coagulated nor hardened into clots. Tho hostler and tho fow people who wero early patrons ot tho bar was summoned to behold tho ghastly spec tacle; tho Btaulc-uoy was despatched to thu villago to secure tho presenco of a local police official and a Magistrate, and ono neighbor mounted his horso and galloped to London lo apprise tho nuthoritios of Scotland Vara of tho awful occurrence. Closer examination of tho surround ings niado by a Scotland Yard deteo tive, revealed tho fact that tho mur derer had very thoroughly searched the room. The dead man's pockets wcro turned insido out; there was notliinc found, not a scran of naner or personal trinket left to aid in tho iden- "Wo walked on to tho inn ; sat down there, drank together, nnd final ly retired together. In the room ho prayed, implored mo lo go nwny ; that ho would forgivo everything on no count of his grcnt lovo for his wlfo ; ho had 2000 pounds Bank of England notes in his pocket ho offered mo these if I would lcavo tho country nnd novor return ; that ho would forward mo more still. Ho showed mo tho letter you have, which ho road lo mo j then, weeping over it, ho throw it out of tho window, tearing the paper as ho did so. To quiet htm I agreed to scu her no more and to write a faro well letter lo her advising her to livo with him again. "At -1 o clock I arose. He was soundly sleeping. I dressed aud silent ly left tho room and started on tho way toward London. The rest you know. As God is my Judge I did not murder Mr. Ashton." Despite this statement James Uartou was put on trial in tho old Bailey, tification of tho victim, or in making and tho verdict of tho known his histqry or family relations, of murder." The remains wero tenderly cared jury was "guilty for, nnd, after the usual inquest and verdict wero had, wero deposited tem porarily in tho littlo churchyard vnult almost within sight of tho inn. But tho afternoon of tho day upon which tho criino was committed tho hostler camo into tho bar whoro tho crowd was assembled holding in his hand a letter crumpled and somowhat soiled. "I found n'undcr 'o winder o' tho poor man's room, sur," ho said, as ho handed it to tho detective, " 'twas on tho groun' damp like." it provod to bo a letter addressed to Thomas Ashton. Tho handwriting was that of a woman. It was torn partly in two. It read thus : "I shall never live with you again. I hate you and do lovo him. Aro you mean enough to force yourself upon a woman who will not lovo you, who loathos your presenco and prefers hap piness in tho arms of another to misery with you T By law I am your wifo, but all tho laws on earth nor all your money can't make mo livo with you. I have endurod you long enough. The blow you struck mo on Saturday last sealed your fato with me. If I had had a knife I would have then cut your throat with as littlo remorso as I will yet bo rovenged for it. A wrong ed womau's vengeance is more terri ble and immovnblo in its purpose than you dream of. You havo laughed at ray threats again and again, but you will scoff at them, never more. In the arms of my lover as you terra him I forget the miserable past of my life. ' Delia. Did this letter furnish a clue to the Scotland Yard official ! "Tho murderer, it may be, was this woman s .lover, aud sho has contrived with him to kill her husband," was the landlord's theory. Tho olhcial took tho letter, and with as accurate a description ot the sup posed assassin, James Barton, as ho could get, returned to London. A search lor tuo murderer was at onco instituted. So far as could be as certained by inquiry, ho had not been seen on tho road after tho hostler lost sight of him. His description was sent to all tho leading cities of Eng land, and London was searched as thoroughly as possible. It is is the unexpected which always happens. Ono day in passing through Littlo Oxford street, tho detectivo saw He was remanded for sentence, sen tenced, and the day of execution fixed. Tho woman was next to bo tried as an accessory beforo tho fact on account of tho letter sho had written. Two day3 beforo tho time appointed for tho execution Georgo Tompkins, the hostler pallid, trembling in every limb and suftoring from tho goadiugs of conscience, halt dead lay on his cot in his sleeping place over tho sta ble, and sending tho stablo-boy for his master, Ransome, coufessed that ho was tho murderer of Mr. Ashton. He said he was sitting under tho window on tho bench when ho heard Mr. Ash ton say ho had two thousand pounds; that then tho temptation struok him to rob the guest ; that when liar ton left at 4 o'clock ho saw his oppor tunityj ho watched Barton until ho was out of sight on the London road, then crept up stairs, entered tho room,which ho knew was unlocked, and whilo searching for tho money in the sleep- lug man's clothes, tho man awoko. iio- foro he could rise or scarcely speak the hostler rushed upon him and cut his throat with his harness knife. Then ho secured all the valuables in tho clothing and loft tho room. Tlio letter ho had brought in fell at his feet while ho was sitting on tho bench, aud he kept it until tho afternoon on which ho handed it to tho detectivo. The money and valuables ho secreted under ono of tho floor-boards of tho stable whero it was found. Barton was released as was also tho dead man's wife. Tho hostler was tried, convicted and executed August IT, 18U7. What n Lie Did How a Tearful Oandidate Flayed a Bald Game anil Lost. "I onco Iind an example of how well it is to toll the truth," said a gentleman who was onco a prominent enndidato for Governor of Arkansas. "Soma timo ago I was traveling on horsoback through n very lonely part of tho country. 1 was nover n bravo man, and 1 wns not in tho loasi surprised pon discovering that I was scared. Every rustle oftho leaves, uvery sud den cry of a bird startled inc. I could not think anything but lobbers nnd desperadoes, and shuddred as I remem bered a tnau who, years ago, had been found in tho woods, murdered in com blood. Every feature of tho L'hastly face camo up, and i;turned sick when tho gaping wound in his throat rose beforo mo with startling verisimilitude. "When I thus reflected, a short turn of tho lonely road, winding around n thickly wooded mil, wouguimo airaosi, faco to face with two men who seemed to bo standing for mo. Their horsos wore hitched to a neighboring grape vine, and tho suggestive manner in winch thoy looked nt the nmmal 1 was ldmg sent a thrill like a streak ot ico water up my back. 1 saw at onco that A Miniature Pittsburg. A THUll-TV LOTIX M.VNUfACTUItlNO CITY 01-' ALABAMA. Birmingham, Ala., the Pittsburg of tho south, now has a populotion of 11,353, against 4,030 in 1880. Tho assessed valuation of tho property in the county has increased within the same period from S3,000,000 to S8,- 300,000. Three years ago thero was but ono furnace in the county, and the total output of pig iron for the state was 'J,UUU tons. Thero aro now eight hot-blast coko furnaces in tho county. five in Birmingham and tho others closo by, which will alone this year make no less than 350,000 tons of iron turning tho corner toward him a man Jefferson county thus makes over 200 dressed in the height of fashion, with per cent, moro iron than did tho whole a handsome young lady upon his arm. A few steps nearer and tho detectivo stopped short. There was the man ho wanted tho Short, broad-shouldered muscular man, with tho scar over tho sinister oyo, tho red hair, largo cars, but with tho faco closely shaven. Tho woman was small, not more than 20, and upon her clear-cut features thero was the expression of a determined, willful nature, and the dark eyes wero those which are found in a woman of a hot nnd vengeful nature. The officer passed them aud then at a proper distance ioilowed them. From ono street to another, into Re gent street, then at last into a quiet street which terminated in a small park known as Bloorasbury Terrace. into ono of a row of dwellings thoy entered. It bore tho number 0. On tho door was a silver plato bearing the namo "Mis. Cashton," and directly beneath the word "Lodgings." ..mi i -r.i - -r 1- "i-ins is tuo lover and tuo w.to who wroto that lettor. Ho is tho murdor- er ; Bho Ins mistress. She, m her tevor for revenge, incited tho man to com mit tho crime," was tho detective's theory. llo next day made mquiry of Mrs. Cashton as to her lodgers. "llioy havo been hero nearly a month. Thoy camo here from Mid dlesex ten miles beyond tho city. Thoy aro very loving nnd quiet people. Thoy seldom go out. The woman acts a littlo strange nervous nnd hys tcricky at times but I don't mind that ns long as thoy pays regularly, which, bo far, thoy has, and seems to have plenty of money. When ho goos out alone, which isn't off'n, sho is al ways hdgotty until ho comes back. .... " . . . - state threo years ago. In coal produo tion it is even more remarkable. 1880 Alabama produced 323,000 tons of coal. By the end of this year Jef- lersou county will have put out over 1,000,000 tons. This is an increaso for this county of over 300 per cent, abovo the coal production ot tho stato threo years ago. Tho agricultural surround ings of "tho magic city" are tho poor ost in the state. Tho 8,000 men now employed in mining and the manufac ture of iron aud incident industries tell tho story of its growth. Building is brisk, real estato values steadily en hancing, a muoh needed sowerago sys tem is in courso of construction, aud with tho present railroad advantages and those which aro promised in tho near future Birmingham is likely to becomo tho great railroad, as it is now tlio maufneturiug, centre of tho state. The Voice of a Prophet, Judge black in his groat speech bo- r i ... !. ,.i i iuiu mu viuutuiui cuiiiiiiinsiuii ciuauu That's alll knows of 'em. their names as Coombs." "This is my man this is my letter- writer, moutally said the detective. Two hours later the man and woman were under nrrest, nnd their lodgings searched. Surely enough, there was in her trunks tho evidonco that hIic was the veritable Mrs. Ashton, tho wifo of tho murdered man; and that her lover was James Barton. Thoy confessed that they wero tho parties so named, but that thoy had no hand in tho minder of her husband Barton readily admitted that ho was tho snmn individual who had tho inn with Ashton : had 1 him, nnd had left at 4 o'clock nnd started off down tho highway toward London ; that he had never sought to conceal the fact until he read of the murder in the London papors ; thon he and Mrs. Ashton remiiinod silont nnd sooluded for tho xako of kooning them selves and their criminal relations from being mado public. Ho stated that at that time Mrs. Ashton had loft her husband, nnd had gone to this villago just boyond the inn to livo; that ho (tho lover) had followed her thero nt her request ; that her luisbiind had discovered her hiding place, hud threatened her, and she had driven liliu from her prenenco Thou ho (Uarton) met tho husband and acceded to his desiro to have a settlement ot tho affair. with tho following anathema : At present you havo us down and under your feet. Nover had you a better right to rojoice. Well may you say "Wo havo made a covenant with death, and with hell aro wo at agreement when the overflowing scourgo shall pass through, it shall not come unto us : for wo havo made lies our refuge, and under falsehood havo wo hid our selves," But nevertheless wait a little while. 1 ho waters ol truth will rise gradually, aud slowly but surely, and then look out for tho overflowing scourgo. "1 he refuge of lies shall bo swept awiiv find nn hultnrr nlnp.r. m lnla.t l hey givo i,00,i vxa uncovered." This lu'iL'htv 1 1 : . in i dim miis;iiii, iiuiiuii WU IISU ucrHCil up like :i strong man after a sleep aud shake her invincible locks in a fashion you littlo think of now. Wait ; retri bution will como in duo timo. Justicti travels with a louden hool; but strikes with an iron baud. God's mill grinds, slow, but dreadfully fine. Wait till tho tlood-gato is lifted nnd a full bond of water comes lushing on. Wait and you will see lino grinding then, they wero desperate men, and felt that they would not hcsitato to Kin mo. Flight was out of tho question, for nny such raovo on my part would, I was convinced, provo certain death. For tho first timo in my lifo I resolved to lay tho bully, and, assuming what I fancied was an unconcerned expression, said, 'wood morning. " 'How are you V they replied, 'Going far?' 'I don't know that it is any of your business,' I replied. 'I don't want any trouble with you, for I have decidod to load a better lite. .Never again uo i want it said that I shed tho blood of a human being.' " 'A bad man, I reckon,' said one of tho desperadoes. " 'At ono timo 1 could not navo de nied such an accusation ; but, as I tell you, I hayo resolved never to kill another man. I hope yon will not mo lest mo,' " 'Hold on, partner 1' " 'I've got no timo to talk.' " 'But hold on 1 What's your narnoi' " 'I'm Bill Poston, tho outlaw, and tho man of whom you have often heard. t r i ,1 .1. : - l nave Kiiicct men ior iesa man imi, and I don't want you to cause a break ing ol my resolve. " 'Do as you like about your resolve,' said the teller of tho desparadocs. 'I don't know who you are, but I know that you aro not liill 1'oston, the robber.' " 'How do you know V " 'Becauso I am Bill Poston, and this is my brother.' " 'Oh', Lord 1' I supplicated ; 'have mercy on me 1' " 'Utimb off that horse, Uap ; i reckon we'd better hang you right hero.1 I begged, but Baw no mercy in their eyes. I prayed, but I heard no answer. " 'I'll teach you how to go around the country committing depredations and lying them on to me ? I ino man, you are ! Stole this horse, I reckon. John, get that rope off my saddle. Wo 11 swing him up right hero." " 'Oh, my friends I I havo committ ed no depredations. I am a candidate for Governor of Arkansas, and am on my way to meet an appointment at a place of discussion." " 'Who is your opponent V " 'Colonel Blackot." " 'What sort of a fellow is ho V " 'Ho's a bad man.' " 'Aro you well acquainted him V " 'I never saw him, but know ho's a bad man.' " 'Ho's a much hotter man than you are, or at least will soon exhibit, more capacity for executive duties than you can possibly show. In short, ho'll bo ino liveliest man pretty boou. "Thoy put tho ropo around my nock. I prayed in vain, I asked tho Lord to torgivo mo ot my sins, and closed my eyes, every moment expecting to be drawn up. " 'It 1 let you go, will you promise never again to uso my namo T' " '1 swear 1 won t. Let mo livo and I'll bo a better man. I'll do anything for you, and when I'm elected Gover nor 1 II pardon you. ' " 'All right ; you may go this time. Tako off tho ropo John." 1 mounted my horse and rodo away, with fearful thankfulness and a deter mination nover to tell another lio. Next day, whon I reached tho placo of discussion, a largo crowd had gathered Whon I approached tho peoplo wore shouting with laughter. Great Alex- wider 1 borne ono was relating my ex perience, bhovmg my way forward, 1 recognized in tho speaker tho tall man who had accused mo of taking his name. Ho was my opponent. I could not faco the crowd, and left as rapidly as possible. Tho whole thing was a joke. At tho election I was defeated by an overwhelming majority. Arkan sts Trauelkr. with that How to Rumouk a Tkiiit It wo. A ring which has become constricted id como to around a swollen finger, or In nny sim odged with I Har situation consists simply in envel oping ino nmiciea inembei, alter the manner of a circular bandage, in a length of Hat India rubber braid, such as ladies inako tine of to keep thoir hats on thu top of their heads. This should bo nccuratoly applied beginning, not close to thu ring, but ut tho tip of the tingor, and leaving no intervals botween the successive turns, so as to exort Us elastic forco grndually and gently upon thu tissues underneath. When the binding is completed, the hand should bo hold aloft in vertical position, and In a tow minutes the swelling will bo perceptibly diminished. Tho braid is tin ii taken off and immediately lenppli ed in the same manner, when, after an other live minutes, tho finger, if ngnin rapidly uuoovered. will bo small otioinli ,' for tho ring to bo removed with ease. 'I would like to get a certificate of insanity," said a man to the Asylum Commissioners. "Who do you want it for t" "Myself." "Are you insane 1" "Crazy as a church." "And yon want admittance into tho asylum 1" "Yes, hir." "What evidence can you give us of your inianity 1 ' "I'.videuco that you caput dicputc. I read a throi' column nitieloon the tar-iff. "Go to tho asylum and tell tho keeper. He'll admit you. In positive cases certificates aro not necessarv," Down in Salem tho other day a bright little girl was sent to get eome eggs, and on her way back stumbled and fell, making and havoo with the contents of her basket "Won't you catch it when you get home, though 1" exclaimed her companion. "No, In deed I won't," sho answered. "I'vo got a gruudmother " A plumber, who wns about to die, said i "My only regrot nhout dying is becnus'i where I am going water pipes never freezo up." An Indian being asked not to paint his fnco said, "Indian hen) like while, women. Stop whito woman, Iudinn stop."
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