TY SE STE Te SOLDIERS COLUMN GENERAL McPEERSON'S DEATH. The True Story Told by the Officer Who Gave the Command to Fire. LR. Palmer, publishes in the “National = Tri buzne,” a letter re- ceived ‘by him from Capt. Rich- ard Beard, con- taining an am- * thentic account of the killing of Gen. James B. McPher- Pal- / Swidbemer « youches: for <u" HET the only true record of that event. The letter reads as follows: , “For a day or two previcus to the battle (July 22,1864.)'I had been in command of a brigade line of skir- mishers, and early on the morning of the 22d of July was ordered to join my regiment and division, which were moving out from Atlanta.en the De- eatur road, in order to strike the left flank of Sherman’s army, under com- mand of Gen. McPherson, which stretched across the Augusta Rail- road. : “While halting upon the road we were furnished with 60 ' additional rounds of ammunition, and were _ told that there was a hard day’s work be fore us. - : “We were placed in line of battle about 12 or 1 o'clock in the day, and the last orders given by General Pat Cleburne to us wero to move forward. turning neither to the right nor to the leit, until we were within the enemy’s breastworks. Shortly afterward a heavy and rapid cannonading com- menced, from what we supposed to be Gen. Bate’s Division; which anuounc- ed clearly that the hall was about to open in good earnest. “Under the excitémcent aroused by it, we commenced a double-quick through a forest covered by a dense underbrush. Here we ran through a line of skirmishers, and took them without the firing of a gun,and sudden- ly came to the edge of a little wagon- road running. parallel with our line of march, and down which Gen. McPher- gon cume thundering at the head of his staff. He had evidently just left the inst conference he ever had with Gen. Sherman, near the Howard house, and was on his way to see ‘what the rapid and sudden firing on his left meant. He came upon us suddenly, and was surprised to find himself face to fuce with the rebel line. My own company, and pessibly others of the regiment, had reached the verge of the road, when he discovered, for the first time, that ho was within a few feet of where we stood. I was so near him as to sce every feature of his face. TI was satisfied he was a General Officer, ‘and nothing less than a Corps Commander. I threw up my sword as a signal to him ta surrender. ~~ He checked his horse slightly,raised his hat as polite- ly as though saluting a lady, wheeled * his liorse’s head directly to the right, and dashed off to the rear in a full gallop. ¥Young Corp’l Coleman, who was standing near me, was ‘ordered fo fire upen him. He did so, and it was bis ball that brought Gen. McPherson down. He was shot passing under the thick branches of a tree, and as he was bending over his horse’s neck, either to avoid coming din contact « with the limbs or probably to escape the death- dealing bullets of the enemy that he knew were sure to follow him, he was shot in tlie back,and, as Gen. Sherman says in his Memoirs, “the ball ranged upward across the body, and: passed near the heart.” #A number of shots were also fired into his retreating staff, Iran up im- mediately to where the dead General lay, just as he had fallen, upon his knees and face, I was among the first if not the first, who reached him, “A number of Federal writers have said that he was not killed instantly. But at the time I saw him there was not 8 quiver of his body to be seen— nota sign of life perceptible. The fatal bullet had done ite work well, and to every appearance he was dead. Even as he ‘lay there, dresséd in his Major-General’s uniform, with his face in the dust, he was as magnificent a looking specimen of manhood as ever saw. Right by his side lay a man who, if at all hurt, was but slizhtly wound- ed, whose horse bad been. shot from under him. I noticed a spot of blood apon his cheek. From his appearance I took him to be the Adjntant or In- spector-General of the staff, tut he afierward turned ont to be a Signal officer. “Pointing to the dead man, I asked: “Who is this lying here? He answered, ‘with tears in his eyes: ‘Sir; it is/Gen, McPherson. You have killed the best man in out army.’ : ; “This was ‘the first intimation we had as to who the officer was and to his tank. Gen. ‘Sherman alleges in his book that Gen. McPherson’s pocket- book and papers were found in. the ihaversack of a prisoner afterward. “That may be so, but that prisoner did net belong to our purty. Capt ‘W. A. Brown, of Mississippi, who was my messmate, and slept with me 11 ‘months afterward on Johnsons Island, | picked up his hat, which had caught | which he had fallen, and that was the only piece of Mc-Phersons ‘property| that wus disturbed by any of us. “from this’ puint we pushed on, under the command of Maj. Rickard in the branches ‘of the trees under | Seago = Sar al gph a $ Piergon, to the'enemy's lins of defen- sed away to. our front. only to find ourselves in a trap. Few in numbers, detached from the rest of the division, with the enemy in heavy force in fron%, his skirmishers slowiy feeling their way toward.us from the right, and spreading his coils away around to our rear, so as to retake the body of Gen. McPherson, we wait- ed calmly for the inevitable. From over the line of defenses and from everything that was blue in sight. So fw were we that we all knew what the consequences would be if a deter- mined dash should be made on usb the enemy. > “In the meantime a young sergeant Major of the 15th Mich., who by some means had found out how small our numbers were, ran across from the enemy's line of works in our front and, climbed up on top ‘our breastworks, and, waving his pistol over his head, shouted to us: ‘Boys if you want to surrender now is your only chance.” In the excitement of the moment a dozen guns were leveled on him; but the authority of cooler heads prevail- ed, and we accepted, if not cheerfully, the changed situation. #T have often thought that this was the bravest act I saw during the war. As I got over the works I found the gup of a six-foot Michigander at my head, against which I protested. I handed my sword to a Major of a regi- ment near by, and told him that asa prisoner of war I. demanded his pro- tection. He replied: “Yes, sir; you shall have it. We like to ‘capture such men.” “After our capturé we had several conversations with Federal officers in regard to the killing of McPherson, and I had myself one with an officer of his staff, who told me the first intima- tion lie had of his death was seeing his riderless horse come back. “The next day we started on our way to Northern prisons; the officers to Johnson's Island, near Sandusky, O. “A short distance this side we passed through the little city oF Clyde, the birthplace and home of Gen. McPher- son. We noticed that the flag was at half-mast, and asked one of the crowd standing round the depot what it meant, and were told that they had just buried Gen, McPherson, whom the —- rebels had murdered, and the flag was at half-mast for him. “The tragedy that I have just de- scribed was the last one that I ever took part in during the war, and it is as vividly pictured upon my mind as if it had all occurred yesterday. “The circumstances under which Gen. McPherson met his death were perfectly justifiable. “He had 'every opportunity on earth to surrender, and refused to do so, but preferred the chances of flight, Al- though he was considered as a host in himself against us, his untimely end was mourned even by the Confederate army, for he was universally esteemed as a soldier and a gentleman.” BLEW OPEN THE CAR. Train Robbars Use Dynamite and Rob the Express Safss of About $15,000. A southbound passenger train was held up by robbers six miles east of Collis, Cal., Friday night. The robbers numbered three. They mouuted the tenderand informed the engineer that they would run the train for a few minutes, and covering him and the fireman with a revolver, compelled them to stop. They started ina very deliberate manner to secure the booty. The engineer jumped from his cab and ran into the dark- ness, but no attention was paid to him. Placing a stick of dynamite on the piston rod of the locomotive, and taking the tire man, who was nothing more than a boy, in front of them, they began marching back toward the express car, firing shots along- side the train to intimidate the passengers. When the express car was reached a stick of giant powder was placed on the sill of each door; and the explosions which follow- ed wrecked the ..car generally, breaking three doors, blowing a hole in the roof and scattering the contents in every direction, Messenger George Roberts was badly stun- ned and his right shoulder dislocated. As soon as Roberts could recover his faculties he stuck his bands through the open door to announce that he was ready to give up. “The robbers went into the car and compeil- ed him to open the safe and took out three sacks of coin. Each carried one sack, and the fireman was made to walk back with them towards Collis for a quarter of a mile. It is thonght that the sum taken will range from $10,000 to 815,000. One safe in the express car was not touched. Therefore the haul was not as large as it might have been. The robbers were not engaged in their work for more than 15 minutes. Only three were seen, although more may have been engag- ad in the work. Forty-one Murdered. Tom Graham was shot and killed au Phenix, Ariz, by Hd. Tewskbury. The shooting was the 1esult of a feud of five years' standing, during which twenty-seven men have been killed on Graham's side and fourteen on Tewksbury’s. Graham wasthe last of four brothers, all killed, and Tewks- bury the last of six. A posse of officers and citizens is in pursuit of Tewksbury, who will be lynched if caught. The Homestead Strike Did It. AsurAND, Wis, Aug. 8.—All the mines under the control of the Wisconsin Centrs. Railroad Company on the Gobehic range, save the Ashland mine, were thrown out of employment. The cause of the shut-down is indirectly attributed to ‘the Homestead strike. No ore from any mine under the control of the Wisconsin Central Company will be shipped except from the Ashland mine untilthe Homes: ad matter is settled, Eignteen Indians Drowmed. Vicrorra, B. C., Aug. 8.—-The steamer Phautoa: bringsinformation that 18 Indians, three being women, all belonging to Wan- "puck cannery on the Rivers Inlet, were drowned June 28, their canoes being wrecked while ofit otter, bunting, TL ene Ee api Michigan's New Apportiorment., Laxsine, MicH., Aug. 8.—~The legislature passed two bills, dividing the Stite into rep- resentative and senatorial districts, The appportionment is conceded by all parties to be as fair as could possibly be made. The special session adjourned on Monday : ? These we reached and: took possession: of but every loophole we kept up a fire on. DIED AT THE'AGE OF 104 WILLIAM REESE, OF BOLIVAR, AND HIS WON=- i DERFUL LEASE OF LIFE. foi "William Reese, aged 104 year. died at Boli var, Westmoreland county, He was the patriarch of a family noted for its longevity, and a man beloved in the little town where he had made his home since his retirement about 20 years ago, at the age of 88, from active work. He sprang from a line of long livers. His grandfather, William Reese, lived to the age of 106; his father, William Reese, died at 104, while a sister saw 105 years. Mrs. Reese died in 1873 at the age of 71 years. The couple were the parents of 10 children—Isaae, Jacob, Joseph, Abra- ham, Benjamin; Rachel, Leah, Rebecca, Mary and Elizabeth. Rachel and Benja- min are at the Boliver home. Joseoh,Leah, Rebecca and Mary are'dead. Several of the sons served in the army during the’ rebel lion. The other sons are know in Pitts burg as enterprising business men. A TRIO OF FATALITIES, A SNAKE BITE, A HORSE'S KICK AND A FALL OF SLATE CAUSES THEM. John Clark, of Perry township, Fayette county, was bitten on the foot by a copper- head snake in the cellar of his house and wilt die. J. D. West, a school teacher of Springhill township. same county, was fa- tally kicked in the head by a vicious horse. John Slavosky, a miner, was killed by a fall of slate at the Ridgeway mine. He | granarried, | J was about 22 years of age a 2 GEN. SNOWDEN'S STATEMENT. Gen. Snowden is an old Franklin boy and the following is an exact copy of a letter sent by him to J. W. Keir, of that ¢ity : Mr. J. W. Kerr, i _ DEAR Str AND COoMRADE—You are at entire liberty to say to my Franklin friends as has been said in Philadelphia, that I knew noth - ing of Iams’ swing-up unt: after it was done, and I have a decided opinion in regard to it. When the matter was reported to me I ordered him discharged in disgrace. I drummed him out of camp and sent him Lome, and 1am prepared to stand on my record in the case. ' Ithank you and all my old comrades for the kindly interest, and am very sorry if it caused. any of you an- noyance. Ihave had many letters from old comrades of the One Hundred and Fortiy- second, and have felt that the kindly eyes of all the survivors and the shades of those who have gone betore were upon me. With kind regards I am sincerely and fraternally yours, GEORGE SNOWDEN. THEY PLAYED QUOITS ON SUNDAY. Last Sunday a number of prominent Johnstown citizens, accompanied by ladies, drove to Sulphur Springs, where they spent the day, and while there indulged in a game of quoits. To-day Constable Livingstone came to this place with warrants for the ar- rest of a dozen of the party on the charge of Sunday desecration, among the number being a prominentlawyer. The Constable said the warrants would be issued in a few days for 60 more of the party. LANCASTER’S HEAVY STORM. A storm in the northwestern part of the county was the heaviest in’ many years. The streams were turned into torrents and fields submerged. = Lightning sfruck the -barns of Henry Mversand Christian Charles near Mt. Joy, and “they were completely destroyed, with the season’s crops and several animals. Barns were also destroyed n Mountville and Centerville.’ The de- struction in the vicinity of Mt. Joy is partic- ularly heavy. : ONE KILLED AND SEVERAL INJURED. James McKenna, a shoe-finisher of Phila- delphia, was killed in a wreck at Shamrock, and James McGee of Pottstown John Mon- roe of Rochester, N. Y.; John Moyer, engi- neer, a'd Andrew Monasmith, conductor, were severely bruised. HEAVY DAMAGES BY LIGHTNING. A terrific thunder storm passed over Brookville during which Machinery Hall and the residences of 8. S. Clover and Mrs. Wesley were struck by lightning. The large barn of Isaiah Jones, in Knox town- ship, and that on the Rose township Poor Farm, were destroyed with - all their con- tents. ‘ DIED FROM A RUSTY NAIL. The son of John Sutton, Wreckmaster ot the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad, died at Erie, of lockljaw. Some time ago the boy stepped on a rusty nail, and nothing was thought of it until the dreadful disease showed itself, when it was too late. A LIGHT HAY CROP. The hay crop near Uniont wn this season is very light. + Last fall .the bare meadows were covered with grasshoppers that ate the stubbles down to tha roots, killing much of the grass. Hay is selling at $10 a ton in the meadow. ACCIDENTALLY KILLED HIMSELF. George Harris, of Avoco, while at the Fairview excursion resort,care essly pointed a revolver towards himself while examin: ing it, accidentally pulled the trigger and’ ‘was shot dead. SOLDIERS PAID ON THE FIELD. The Fifth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth regi ments and Battery C.at Homoastead, were paid on the field Saturday. Ar Johnstown Shoern—~aller & Co.': bakery and part of a ten m:.t row about Horne & Co.’s planing mi... were burned: Loss about $15,000; ‘no insurance, AxtHoNy Kenny and Thomas Welch stabbed Arthur Long, a teamster, at Pine Brook, kitling him almost instantly = Tong had beer fi h ing with Keley'sbro h r, in which the latter was badly used up. THz grasshopper plauge in’ causing prea havoe in = different parts of Westhoreland county. In manv loca ities the oat crop has been totally destroyed. One farmer reports that hos 10-acre field of oats would not yield HU bushels. > A @-vrir-oLp son of Charles Pearson, ot Coolspring township, Mercer county, was hittén by a rattiesuake in the harvest field. The warm entrals of a chicken were bound over the wound nntil medical aid could | be had, and the buy will recover. Tug Senatorial conference which had been in session «i Brookville for three days, after 101 froutiess ballots was unceremonit ousividissoived by the Indiana conferees spicking vp their” grip-sacks and departing for hom . : “the 3,800 locked-out mien present, “there was a man among them who wanted | _days. . He also said he had rejected 20H 1 of the disastrous THEY EIDE 10°40, oT. 5 ~ HOMESTEAD MEN STAND, FIRM. A Few More of the Old Hands Go Back and Supt. Potter Claims 1,200 : ' "Men at Work. Two meetings were held Wednesday in Homestead, Pa, cstensibly for the purpose of ‘explaining the exact conditions of affairs to the men and getting their views as to the continuance of the strike, but reslly for the purpose of bracitig up the weak-kneed ones who were grnmbling ‘at the idleness and zalking of going back to work: There were not many of these, it is true; but just at this time the men want to prevent even a single desertion, if they can, for every man who goes back to work weakens their ranks more than the bringing in of -a dozen men with no previous experience in the steel works. © : A mass meeting of all the locked out. men was held in the Opera . House. Before the opening all reporters, detectives and Deputy Sheriffs were ordered to leave the hall, which order wns greeted with wild and continued : cheering. { { T, W. Brown, one of the men formerly employed in the ‘mechanical department, was chosen chairman. He said the meeting was called to give the men an idea of the | xact condition of affairs in the mill and of ‘the strike; and to permit them to make any suggestions they might have. 7 Speeches were then made by four expert steel workers, who said they had been all ‘through the mill and had seen the men at work. They reported ihat very little pro- ress was being made in the operation of fhe plant. The so-called skilled workers, said to be within the fence they assured the man, were carpenters, stone masons, brick- layers, bakers and other tradesmen and la- borers who had never been inside a steel mill before they came:-to Homestead. They were riot over a half dozen men at wor there, they said, who had ever worked in such a mill before. They .had seen them rolling two or three plates, and they were certain they could not satisfactorily perform the duties required of them, ; President William Weihe, Secretary J. C. Kilgallon, Vice President William A. Car» ney and W. T. Roberts; Trustee John Pierce and Jere Doherty also made addresses. They entreated the men to stand firm, and assur- ‘ed them that they had the sympathy of the laboring men of America and furope. Let= ters of sympathy were read from all parts of the United States and the . British Isles. Speeches were also made in the Slayish © tongue, and then the men were requested ‘to state their views and offer any suggest. ions or'resolutions they wished. No one had anything to offer, and the sentiment of the meeting was declared to be to continue the fight to victory, if it lasted a ear or more. This was cheered loudly,and e meeting adjourned. There were probably from 1,000 to 1,20 of and i to go back to work he did not speak. = . THE SITUATION IN THE MILL, Superintendent Potter says 22 more of the old men went back to work Wednesday, making 49 in all who have returned in two Ca~ tions from objectional men. Nearly 300 new men, he said, had come in during the day, making about 1,200 now at work. The 33-1nch mill was started last night, leaving only four departments idle. Double turn is being worked in some of the shops. A deputy sheriff on duty at the mill says a overnment inspector told him that he had inspected five armor plates made by new | men all of which were passed. MORE SOLDIERS ORDERED HOME, The Sheridan troopers at Homestead have received orders to break camp,and go home. The trcopers are glad that the long-wish- ed-for order has come at last, Most of them are farmers, and when the order came to go they left their grain standing uncut, with no one to look after it. Many say that they will lose half their harvest because they could get no one to attend to it. 3 The Fifth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth regi- ments and one platoon of Battery B, ‘in a1-1,200 men, will remain until the trouble js entirely settled and the mill is running full. : One platoon of Battery B has also been ordered home. A platoon of one gatling gun and a 12-pounder will remain in camp at Homestead indefinitely. The order to go home made the men very happy. There is no dissatisfaction among the men who - have to stay, though of course, they cannot help but wish that they too had been order- ed home. Every week they stay here they lose many dollars. Many have already lost good positions and more will share a like fate. ~ But all are loyal to their state, and will do their duty regardless of personal sacrifice. : THE GREAT SANGIER DISASTER More Details Brought In’ By anIn dian Steamer. The steamer Empress of India, arrived at Victoria, B. C., bringing additional details voleanic eruption of Great Sangier Island, Without any warn- | ing signal, without any sign whatever of impending disturbance, the Gunong Aroo voleano blazed forth on June 7, and within twenty-four hours the whole of the pros- perous surrounding country was devastated. The loss of life is something frightful, but no accurate estimate of it can be made. Some place it as high as 10,000. The captain of the ship which took assistance to the suffer: ers says that 10,000 is not teo high a figure as an estimate of the number of dead. A thousand bodies have been picked up on the shore and many were found floating in the sea. : ’ To add to the horror of the situation earthquakes began June 9. Village after village was engulfed, hundreds ‘of people dropping into the great cracks in the earth The whole country is‘under a layer of mud, ashes and stones. All vegetation is either burned up by the awful heat of the voléano fires, or has been destroyed by the dense ashes and dust. The suffering among those who escaped with their lives has been most acute. All the food on the island has been destroyed and but for the prompt assistance of the neighboring islands many would have starv- ed. The whole of the island isa mass of smouldering ruins. The people who lived and prospered there have lost all they ever had, and now the only thing for the survi- vors to do is to leave for another and more favored spot, or stay there and die. THE DAY COLUMBUS SAILED The Four Hundredth Anniversary Prop ' erly Observed in Palos: : On Wednesday 400 years ago Columbus sailed from Palos, Spain, discovering Amer- ica. The anmversary was observed in Palos by hoisting the American flag in front of the convent Larabida, which was greeted with salutes of cannon by the ships in the harbor. The Alcalde of Palos telegraphed the fact to Secretary of State Fuster, whe sent an appropriate reply. x ¥ SiERRILR SS Siri i 3 gui fF ‘An OrnateGown; a Costume More Elab- 1,0: orate Thanthe Usual Sum- cit of sumerDress ill 4h) seaside correspond- + + entshave great dif “ficuity this season in describing the dress- es worn by the ultra- fashionables on ac- count of the delicate colors—itidefinite in tone and impossible in classification. One must be an-expert to give names to what is called . a “faded pinkish flesh tint,’ a ‘faded crushed rasp- berry,” or to : dis- tinguish between sil- \ ver, nickel or plati- — pum drabs. Greens = and: reds, too; defy 0ISATE ows. | definition: and one isonly mystified tobe tolds that a gown is an “indefinite moss green.” . You will find pictured in the initial cut one of those rath- er heavy ornate gowns which make the soft “and fluffy habiliments'of the summer girl look somewhat cheap and tawdry. The skirt is elaborately embroidered with jet; in fact, I notice a frequent use.of jet trimming on summer gowns, both on lightand heavy tissues. Even such thin material 8s grena- dine is often trimmed with jet and ribbon. the jet ornaments being butterflies. ix i | A TRAVELING DRESS. for traveling purposes, 2 word is in season about a very pretty traveling dress fora young person. You will findit shown in the picture. If consists of skirt, open jacks et and blouse, the materials being lawn ten- nis woolen, cream foundation striped with red and yellow, and Scotch plaid silk in which . red predominates. The blouse is belted in with. a band of gold galloon, and the collar is also covered with 'the galloon. The jacket hangs open and the skirt grazes the ground. Crepons are extremely modish for out-of-door costumes, races, rowing and sports of all day. - : At a recent race meeting was seen a charming costume in fawn-colored crepon, yoke:and cuffs of pink satin overlaid with guipure, with a black chip hat frimmed with black and pink. Blue serge is also seen at the races and out-door fetes, set off with bright colored shirts. , } The bit of headgear shown in the ilJustra- tion is in the line of capotes, only this is floral in character, being made up of a diadem of shaded gilliflowers. The strings and aigrettes must match one of these dom- inant shades. : Quite a novelty in the hat line is the i tourist's hat, made np in straw open work or lace work, similar in shape to the popular Mourist’s hat in felt or cloth. = The crown is medium tall and has the creased effect of the original, and the brim, while slightly "A FLORAL CAPOTE. srojecting in front, is curléd up at the sides \nd very narrow at the back. Some are in black straw, meshed, the brim being bound with a strip of plain braid and the crown trimmed with a band of straw moss galloon, ‘| wound twice around and ending mnder a moss rosette, set off by'three quill feathers of the golden pleasant. quite dressy enough for the promenade and zo very well with any quiet costume. I need hardly add that our old friend, the sailor hat, is wore a favorite than ever. A charming 1 4 picture. It is in two colors of serge—white, cling the skirt are of white serge, the skirl ‘ verse-making. These hats are side gown, is.shown in the and any tone to suit the, coloring, of the | wearer. The jacket and bias band encirs ed effect. The] e darts: In thisicostume white and mauve would go charmingly together. : Mauve is very modish this season; sor ‘rather what they call mative, ‘which, however, is not always the pale shade of “ violet that rightly goes-by thatmamie..':: o8 = 0 es Silk blouses closing in - front with = gilt buttons and made . with turn-down collars exactly like the neglige shirts; of the men, are worn by young girls who take pleasure m doing 34 their brothers do. = With this blouse you wear a four-in-hand tie.: In | A SEASIDE GOWN. some cases this garment is made with an elastic so that the pouffant falls over the belt. If you wish to carry out the masenline conceit, you must wear over this blouse a long jacket decidedly man fashion. jacket has no darts in front, and falls quite straight. Buttons, pockets. and make-up Rr : course green serge. It is quite noteworthy to whatan extent | fond. Such a costume looks very well im. !| feathers are worn this season, true, in no ‘wise to the exclusion of flowers, but the decree seems to exact that none but sea- ‘1 sonable flowers shall be worn. Veils con- tinue to be the subject of much thought, It is no longer permissible to wrap your face | upin 4 bit of gauze. The mode of the mo- | ment calls for a very light and transparent : veil and of the same color as the hat. The | pins, too, used fo hold veils in place must | notbe'the cheap product. of the variety store, but the work of your jeweler. A woman’s toilet has been called a unionofa thousand trifles. This may be 80, but many of those trifles cost. money nowadays, and _the woman of fashion finds that her pin signifies. PROMINENT PEOPLE, *. PRESIDENT HARRISON has a gold mounted gun. Te Pie 3 Cyrus W. FieLp's life was insured for As many make use of the summer months | go50 050 ' PRINCE BISMARCK has an income of $250,- 000a year. ie ; JUSTICE SHIRAS is the only member of the Supreme Court who wears whiskers. REPRESENTATIVE CABLE, of lllinois, is declared to be the best camp cook in Con- Cmauxcey 6, SMitH, of Hartford, Conn., has been fifty years a deacon of the First Baptist Church in that city. Hey SUPERINTENDENT BYRNES, the head of the New York Police Department, has just cel- ebrated his fiftieth birthday. Queen VICTORIA is surrounded by a cor- den of detectives as many as those about the person of his Czarship of Russia. ; : Trg present Lord Fairfax, who lives in Virginia, is a doctor and. practices his pro- fession. In England bis title is fully ac- knowledged. } 2 CHAUNCEY M. DEPEw says that while on shipboard she sleeps, upward of eighteen hours out of the twenty-four in every day of the voyage. Tm SECRETARY J. W. FoSTER is the only . diplomat who bas held three first-class mis- sions. Grant sent him to Mexico, Hayes to Russia and Arthur to Spain. : . PRINCESS MARY OF EDINBURGH; Who by ber marriage to Prince Ferdinand will be- come a future Queen of Ronmania, is not quite seventeen years of age. GOVERNOR PECK, of Wiscofisin was onea a printer living on a back street. He now lives handsomely in the housa in which Ole Bull; "the famous violinist, once lived. ' CAPTAIN FrED I. DEAN, of Washington, D. C., thotigh not an old man in years, is said to be the oldest G. A. R, veteran liv- ing. He is one of its original four organ- zers. . ’ ; HENRY M. STANLEY has becoms so angered by the ‘allusions in the American newspapers to his late canvass for Patrlia- ment that he declares he will never set foot in the United States again. : . Ropkrr H. FoLGER, of Massillion, Ohio, is claimed to be the oldest practicing attor- ney in the United States. He was born in Chester County, Penn., 1812, and began the practice of law thirty years thereafter. EpwaABD OLIVER, WOLCOTT, of Massa- chusetts, whoserved as a private in an Ohio regiment in 1864 and now represents Colo— rado in the United States Senate, hastaken i Oakview, ex-President; Cleveland’sold home. RicaarDp CROKER, who rose from a 'ma-— chinist’s bench to be the head of Tammany Hall, was engineer of the first steam fire en~ d in New York City. He afterward me foreman of Engine Company 28, a i ition of influence’ Aad hmpostance. in pol- itice, and his election as Alderman a few years later, in 1867, gave him a start on the career he has since followed. = ~~ JosEPE BENIOR, whose death occurred recently, was famous in England for the verses he wrote while to at his fo as a cutler in Sheffield. e blished his poefry under the title of '**3mithy Rhymes and Stithy Chimes,” and the book bad a large sale, Ab ‘the age of sixty-five Mr. Senior was‘stricken with blindness and he thenceforth devoted Mimself entirely to § Large Family, : great many questions of. numbers which did not. enter other peoples heads. i rT vee 8 One day a new acquaintance re ' marked in his presence: “I have eight brothers.” “Ye have eight brothers?” saié Patsy. “Then I suppose every wan o them has eight brothers, too?” “Certalnly,” | : ‘rab, thin,” said Patsy, “how { many mothers had the sixty-foora 3yed® a a are in strict conformity to masculine fash- money goes literally for just what its name Patsy Dooley was ‘@. Very poor : | arithmetician, and was puzzled by a see wh * by thei the tro nothirg
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