The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-01-23
REMARKABLE ADVENTURES OF
CORPSE.
4 Scattered Funeral Procession.


The Washington Star relates the following
singular story Of corpse:
Not long since, native of the Emerald Isle,
one of the victims of the late arsenal explosion,
died in this city, and Immediately preparations
were made to give him nice, genteel funeral:
1t was at first arranged that he should be buried
here, but some Of his kindred being buried
at Parkersbulg, West Virginia, it was finally
determined that what remalued Of poor Johnny
Nj, should be to that place, Ac-
cordiDgly, after a wake, Gone ut the good old
sort, the remains were accompanied 10y his ser-
rowing freads TO the depot, to take the cars for
the place Of burial. The funeral procession ar
rived at the depot sometime before the depart
ure Of the train 10 which the remains were to
20, and the moarners spent the intervening time
In assuaging their sorrows at thee nelghborlng
bars, so abundant in that vicinity, the corpse
meanwhile remaining on the platform, ready to
be placed on the 9 p. train, which would
connect at the Relay House with the Western
train. The party meanwhile drank SO many
Abatlons to the amemory OF the departed that
they returaed to the station in very mellow
condition, and the railroad officers being appre
hensive that they would be incapable of taking
care of the corpse, autographed to the agent at
the Relay to see that the corpse was taken OFT
at that point. Shortly before the time of start
ing The corpse placed on the train, aud an
attempt was made to muster the mourncrs
when IL was sseertained that one or two of them
had got so obtusticated as to have taken the
New York train. The rest of the party, how
ever, managed to get aboard, and long
Johnny Ms body was again ''marchng
on" At the Relay the corpse Was transferred
to the Western train, but two or three of the
mourners we're too far gone to iGt out in time,
and SO proceeded to Baltimore, while the bal
lance of the party with the, corpse was hurried
on with extra speed Westward At the points
along the road where the engine stopped 'to
water" the mourners as invariably stopped to
"wet," and not being up to time, quite as inva
riably brace more were left behind at each
Watering aud wettIng place, and by the time
Grafton was reached, where the corpse was to
change cars for Parkersburg. but few OF the
mourners remained with it, and these were 80
bewildered that they failed to get in the proper
train, aud Johnnys corpse went on to heefng
without them. From thence it was sent to Col
ambus, Ohio, the corpse thus having got into
the wrong State, and mourners being scattered
through Maryland and West Virginia, and
along the line of the Baltimore, Wilmington
and Philadelphia and Camden and Anboy rail
roads. BY this time the telegraph put III
excited operation, and various messages
regard to the missing corpse and scattered
mourners, making confusion doubly coniounded
for while. From Grafton an anxious mourner
inquired, "Where in the ID is the corpse?"
This dispatch was crossed on the road by the
inquiry from Columbus as to the ownership of
stray corps, arrived there uncoHs igned. A Bal
fImore scattered hourper telegraphed to post
pone that funeral until | get there;" and the
equard of mourners by the New York train
were sending wildly confused messages to
Parkersburg, Grafton, Relay House and Wash
ington, all helping TO intensity the prevailing
muddle. The corpse meantime had resumed
its travels, and like poor Joe, not being wanted
IN any locality, had been kept moving until
it arrived at the Little Miami Depot, where it
created no little excitement, being without any
mark for Identification, aud foul play being at
once suspected. A coroners inquest Was held
without throwing any light upon the mystery.
which was, however, cleared up by telegraph
ic dispatch for the missing corpse. The railway
officials then got the corpse in motion eastward
and the mourners headed westward, and inaly
after the most eventtui history of any corpse
set of mourncrs on record, J.Enny's body Was
duly Committed bysthem to mother earth, where
We trust it may rest in peace.
CowHIDING OF K p Brooks AN exciting
affair occurred yesterday Afternoon ct the SPOTS
wooG Hotel, in Tins city, in which MIR Ii r
Pollard. of the Richmond Examiner, aud MIR
i =. Brooks, the correspondent Of the New
York Times, were the principal, and indeed the
only actors. 1t appears that Mr.. Pollard had
been agsrieved by publication made in the
Times by Mr.. Brooks, which he had seen yes
terday morning for the first time, and had been
looking for him during the early part OF the day
Between Two aud three O'Clock, as Mr. Brooks
had assembled from the billiard saloon of the
Spottswood, he was net oy MIR Pollard, who ask
ed him if he was Brooks, the correspondent of
the New York Times. Upon Mr. Brooks reply
ing in the affirmative Mr. Pollard drew a cow
hide aud laid it upon him, with the expression.
"You have insulted me"
Mr Brooks retreated slowly, Mr. Pollard FOL-
io~isg him up and administered the cowhide
pretty freely. AS they neared the office coun-
ser, Mr. Brooks made show of resistance, when
. Mr. Pollard showed him agains: the Counter, his
lead striking and cracking pane of glass
around the money clerks desk
Some gentlemen who were standing near BY
came up and separated them. Brooks immedi-
ately retired to bis room.
No weapon was displayed during the whole
affair. The cause of provocation was letter,
written by the correspondent of the New York
Times, giving a description Of the recent rem
contrc in the capitol. This letter appeared in
the Times Of the Sth-Richmond Dispatch
Dan Marble VAS once strolling along the
whsrves in Boston, when he met tall gaunt fig
ure, digger" from California, and got info
conversation with him "Healthy climate, l
suppose 2" "Healthy? it amt anything else.
JVhv 81 ranper there IOu can choose ,nv climate