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The sun., 1873-04-05
Why the Ci,ii Service Commission was
Broken Ip.

WASHINGTON, April 2.-The unexpected
breaking up OF the civil service commission Is
much talked Of. The resignation from IL Of
Geo. VIM. Curtis at first ascrbed TO III
health, but II Is now stated confidently that Mr.
Curtis resigned because " he regards several I'M
portant appointments recently made IA a virtual
abandonment of the civil service reform" There
IL no doubt whatever that this Is the true reason
for Mr.. Curtts's withdrawal from the commis-
sion. member ot the commission who ar
rived here to-day. and who has also resigned,
stated that he had received letter from Mr.
Curtis in which that gentleman had stated that
his sole motive for the step WAS the utter dsre-
gard for the civil service rules exhibited by the
Prefident In several Of his recent appointments
In New York.
Ii is said that Mr.. Curtis has, in his letter OF
resignation to the President, assigned his rel-
SONS IA pretty plain terms, ana mas commented
rlthcrly severely ON the imprupriety Of one ap-
pointment in particular, and which even the
party press yentuTed to hint WAS not nj to be
made. The two other members OF the Cpmmis-
SION who nave resigned are Major Medill, Of chi
cdgp. who ~ one of the pruprletors OF the Chica-
20 tribune, and ex-senator Catttll, OF New Jcr-
sey. who Is going abroad IA tho financial agent Of
the Government. Two Of the r'LmDeIs who re-
main are represented AZ having al waYs been
lukewHrm in the matter. The impress ion, how
ever, tnat the commission will not De reOrsaniLs d
II thought by some not To be we'll founded The
President said Jthin. On the sub ject before he
left tor New York, hut a distinguished gentle
man, who Ia In position 10 Ice wed Informed.
expresses the belief th 1t the Pr. sdent viii dcsig
ntte successors Tor the members OF the COM
mission who have Withdrawn.
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NIXON UTTERLY PRosrRArED.
Where Justice Dowlins'- Money Gocs-sav-
ing a EnmiIy from pinchiny NNnnt.

where justice Dowling'- Money Gocs-Sav-
ing Family from Piuchinz Want.
Michael Nixon, who was sentenced on
Thursday to bc hanged on the 10th OF May for
the killing of Charles II. Pfeifer in Chatham
square ON the 2lst OF January, lies seriously li
tn condemned cell No. in the Tcmbs. lie re-
quired the closest watching on Thursday night,
and yesterday morning Dr. Nealis found him
utterly prostrated and unable to move. Nixon.
previous to his sentence. was hardy and active,
aud seemed to care little what the result OF his
trial might he. Now he trcmblingly begs for
mercy Dr. Ncalis visits him hourly, and gives
nm sttmulants. Nixon at first declined to eat
ANYTHING, but was at length yrcya.led upon To
swallow some beei tea which Mrs. Foster had
prepared for hiW. HIS hcart-brukcn wtfe, at
tired IN mourning was with him about an hour
Yesterday. and several St-ter- II Charity called
To Oder consolation. Many Others who wished
To see him were not admit, ed, ~ he declined 10
see any one but his wife Hts nervous attack IL
Ikoncd To- that which Sulliyan. who killed
. llricn In the First ard, had when lgst locked
up in condemned cell. sullivan lost his re.L-
SON, ana was sent to AN d-N luni for the lns ilne,
where he died a few weeks aftcrward.
When DE- Nellis entered Nixon's cell yester-
dlv AFTERNOON he saw the corner ( hundred
dollar bank note sticking ont from under the
bed clothes. lie asked Nixon whence it ,ame,
and the prisoner told him that Justice Dowitns
gave " Ia him for his family. To buy bread for
hereeli and children MrS. Nixon has -old the
horse and wi;on whcs her husband used on
tue evening Of tie killing.
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THE TENNESSEE EExURDER MYSTERY.
The Negroes Arrested for the Hanging Of
Mrs. Bc-sen-One Makiss q Cenfes.ion
duplicating tho victim's Sen.

Correspondence OF The sun.
NASHVILLE, April "A few nights ago a
Mrs IIousen' who lived on farm with her son
ana ms wife' near this city, was taken from her
usoo fr s,,,n,,,,,, no -, ,.'',,
~, w ''E9 u'i.n sue was ueau.
pn,eo. n,ee "1s, ,sa ",n,s Barnes DICK NOLAN and
,to,,, ,,,,i.. . .,,..,, I,t..,,,.. n -,
sne' ',n n'aoe ,o,less'on ,nipilca'l"s mrs' hou-
sens son and daughtoI-in-law "a accessory to
the crime Housen and hi. wife were arrested
ON Saturday. and tho bo,ri,,, ,,as 40, dnvv, f,r
yesterday. The prisoners were taken into court
at about t. O'Clock, and Judge Paul announced
tbo, {, hal hoo,, 1,"iIaJ -, 80, ~, ", ,
= ilmc time. Soon after his announcement MIS-
the rniIin" sbe ~, ILL., ILL., W. Oh ~, ,,y ,nsIue
irnn, Lcr L,"LarI 49, Nv @ y ~ ~ ~ s,'ic ~ vi 'ahue
This benr Tho arst ,in'n tme busb,nd and VII, Viz
hnd soa, LII, o,.e n's. =, uIc .ne ~ nu5oanu anu "ie
the formers arrest. W
,nuaaranca har Nv mVan , oi na.ner a,.lacuve
aheavy mass let bact ~ hair which vas ans ,,, ny
inossIy anil Isii ia i vi ,,eiI L d"ne Up
looked ahnit tLa cn,'r, .,', 0ov, Iii ,,icL one
canres her LsmJs ossa ~, w. "si " ,tip isaip
,L ] nel naus crossed " heI zap, turning To
bnr tior s 10 capt. Dpdn VINO sat near
the fact tbat s%a III srasa ad raa1emce & oi
emotinn. and traces ~ The teers wern nnnn hsr
chceks Shc 80 d, ~. Wy A., ven ~ "sau upon neI
as when brouyb, ~ ,ha a. 1.u III S.,,,rd.y ainh,
~cari,',, n DiJJtuknI 10 the Jaii SaturuN night;
shs,, II, va,'co uress, ana w,th dark striped
shortly ,fa.r NJ et II,,a,,e suoni .,r..,. A..
Court inutiIred Of Attorney-r snarsi Taicvan 1,n
Nheth the State ,.as ra.J, a. ,r,,coaJ ,.i,hh
Tho r,se irbo 49,. 'ccauy ~ riJJi riJJioSu WIN
ua,,tiva ama h.t,pruey -"eherm rePlleu NJ tne
Thursdav Tho c,',u.n ~ s,ho"Sn,ene S, uitI,
tnpv bnJ No nhioc,i,, ~, ~ ,no uu'cn,e saiu
lew DAYS and or,, ~, a, w. ., 10.
r,"e n ns, % .ee, sUnr . IuItne, uisvmssion me
w,s reonaSted ,n ,,r.n, u,," " ng me S%ouI. %
permis ssion 10 occnny ,hs : u I'll iii Uusen IN
,riaI 49,, & W po.upy the same cell unt the
,ishir ,h " rr ~. wy ,puIt heIu tnsi that was
orcrio o'iV Ii @ S, ~ tne Jai.,' hlu ne Wouiu
- ,N.,ns s ~ VI JuuElIlcnl m III !he prelnlses'
l. "a ',.o,uN .hvIe was a ruinor tnat mrs. hOusen
. ~ mhuc % q pu .iai ION cssluh, lnpIratlng her-
s',i' ~ anu vHtIely : eNontiNlnH heI husDhnu from
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A Man Fish who Can swim Three Vile.
under Water.


EIR: | notice in THE SUN of to-day that
animal can live under water, and | think " H.
- sshle that a human being cun live under
water.
Some eight wears a,o when at boardin school
] used to laugh at the Pnncipai when he wu'ud
tell US not to 20 i.to the water unit We had
we're promoted To the free li't. Well, | @o got
un he free list, and Just went into the water III
! could. After being at the Academy three years,
went away and took with me the champion
ship and the tide II The Man Fish
Three - the students there were about enull
To me ds sWtmmer one dav we had dispute
between us who would prove best in some dtfli.
cult ieatS to be reformed both above and ue-
meath water. Well, they all failed IN the attempt :
Hu' ~ is q I necessary tp -ay that not uuiy did
10" lon. distance and touched tue bottom of a
Ger am lake, tut did other things before Won
the limits Of The Academy The lake there,
some ~ a. had NJ bottom Al all. for IL seemed 20
deep, but they soon gave that idea up. for
found " for them Life or death. | made the
attempt and to convince them Of the fact
brou-ht up some mud from tae bottom. | was
seein incredible TO some, but | am willing at
any time t. do the same thiny over again, either
IN the East 90 North river, Out | do not think
clLh"t of them would Toe deep enough for me.
1t II Injurious going INTO TIE " iter TOO much.
have been ia a lthr Opt in Pcuu- ylvauti where
tie water Was Of different temperature. Part
would be about bluod heat, AID about a yard
further IL would be like a spring. ! noticed IN 3
most when entirely beneath the water once
went three miles under water, and yet could
OF following swimming as a profession, but
find II has injured me much, causing total doaf-
ness Yours truly. THOS. GASQUp.NE.
APRIL kiksT, ls'3. The Man Fish,
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TRIpaY. April 4;-FLouR ASD MnAL:-Flour
sts%s. iGiS1 IisS grades Ss1a nsrg
sSeI Ge ae sI ns GST9 ss ac'e
o.i.i0 do double extras ,issIses5; do winter wheat
na siGH city trade .nd family wy br.sa .S
ssr,n s9ntnsrn o eakers and family brands ta.s
tSss5.S. Corn meal. Western. &C. .3s Brandy
,coiTos With light demand for cotton on the .po,
The one Of tS,,I 'ss market s dun and the poaons are
6o Ss NS ss sses @ III. bale; Of which q! were for
there were moderate tfanssction., the late month.
showing slight Improvement Sales 1873 bales, clos
We june Tor july 1 aad % S K, Sus"s, a
ding upsSS sSd Reccipts a, s5athera pors. lora
to ms ef kpr f ':iys s ier ie'd d oSas snd
Sti5 i5n i9r rs,I extra srme Bacon Acc a. sse 60
At ise.; picked hams. heavy aud MEDIUM, i2ail.c
i've for MAY nrner for June but kcrwlsc qiiiet
,sie: we,os sc ,cs At SIC for prime city ss for No
foS y May sTs9 t!cgsS & for june: Dressed nos. So
State and Si fof w..rSfn CSeese 3 a, ,l7s for
RocK.TE-, Soree steadyj Rio. leN@le,(c.. gold.
YORK house. Rice aaei Maas'd. quite Sciivs @ sale.
s. hhds Porto hco At slgojc i9r brine 10 choice, sud
80 hhds At DO for molasse, sugars, aud sc for
GEtiS Weest heay, sslss, t,so BUSH. at si.o5 for
, or NSaaKSS Gf So sn 'PTps , nGPlns "a ,as
Chicsgo. Corn dull sale. 900 bush Al CsdtCs} for
old western mixed 10 store. stats &C.. for mixed
anoat and 6ifc tor Western yellow anuat Oats nrcr;
Old western mixed Ia store, held at $50 and axe hid
new western White, 50 SIC, new back Western. is1
Die; AMI new western mixed, i1e32 &C.; sales 51iD
No.2.
stSpnIrs Petroleum quiot refined. isr9ia.c.. and
trnd" 9c rtTai ed ro IN lover and unsettled sold at
y nh the spot spirits turprltnc lover aud tiry
i've al 5jc. on the spot ani seller April Taow sold
lt ec. for choice. Nhiskey nrmer At aic. Foreign
iruiis nnnct but les actVe Tor rasins layer sold At
tS.-5, and 90 hht. currant- NJ h.. Ol--tlnreed
ta-lcr at Wht-c' mcnhadcn 6od62c. Fish quiet new
Georse's cod 10 y0se 500 80. shore macNcrcl fgSo
a. aud Halifax hcrrus. s. $50 hhI. Mctae-lug
copper 9ui.t and Lake sold a. SIC tin plate.
tvr and charcoal sold at t2, gold epeltsr sold TO
moderate extent at Ike. gold Tor line brand; pig
ron quiet 20. Ame. -, 81. aud Glengarnoek
scotch 80 "a Freiglts nrln 10 Liverpool by steam,
gram .. a., coiton, ele2 sd and provisions, ac-
reaned petroleum reported chartered to Antwerp At
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on Of President Edwards. He VA. a graduate q

grandson Of President Edwards. He was graduate -
Yale College in 1893.
hnnken, president of the American wsch Company.
REYNOLDS.-OD "Wednesday, Aprti 2, Thomss Rey.
nolds. In the 2tth year of his age.
The relatives and friends Of the family invited 10
attend the fuL eral sunday, at half past o'cock
from the residence Of his father Thomas Reynolds, it
fstchcn av., cor. Jefferson st.. Brooklyn
RkDMOND.-Sudde at Jamesbnrg, N j., on FRI
Gay morning. April 4, of pneumonis, James Richmond,
Tor ~ years connected with Acker, Merral a Condit
Funeral on TUESDAY. April g.. at iesJ A. N. Trains
leave loot OF Desbroesee and Corandt alta at O'Clock
An Returning leaves JsmesDurg at " N. and 2. NJ.
fenns OF the family are res ectfuy invited TO atend.
TOBIN.-On Tue. dsy. April l, Mary, widow OF VII
liam Tohin. halter, In the i6Dth year ofhe sge.
=, The friends and acquantnnces of the family, also
those o. her sons Peter George, anu James are
Quested to attend her funeral from the residence OF
SON Peter G. Tobln s6s Hudson sv., Brooklyn on Sun.
day. at 4. NJ.
VAN COTTON Thursday morning, April 3, Sarah,
wife of the late John o. Van Cott the nth year Of
her age.
The friends OF the family are invited to attend the
funeral on saturday, April s,steP n, from her late
residence ~ Van JOtt av.. Brooklyn, T.. ID.
.NOOLE1.-ln Milwaukee, April I, Gen. John W.
Wooley. formerly Governor Of the National Military
Asylufn.
The sun., 1873-04-05
rHE SPtRS ~ wESrcHEsrrR.
Tne Long l.laHd ~porIs Crossing the River TO
Cei Rid oi their ~urpius Grccnbnrk- Ac-
commoduted North of Harlem Bridge.


Tive Long island ~poris Crossing the River TO
Cei Rid OF their surplus Gr,cnbnck- Ac-
commoduted North of Harlem Bridge.
The main of chickens recently arranged
between Messrs. Cunan and Shipper OF West
chester and Mr.. J. Coughan Of Queens county,
was decided yesterday in McGowan's pit In
Wcstchcster. In the betting the Queens county
birds wcre the favurites, and their admircrs
backed them Lravily at SlD To So. The condi-
tons ~ the mains were that each side should
show nftcru chickens AZ from NJ. to , Ms. o..
fpr So "a battle and sl.u0 the odd hight deciding
the main. Thirteen birds on each side ie Ia
and were matched. stephen Malone handled
for Queens county and James McGownn he,lcd
Cd clock the heavy weights were pittcd. The
WeStchester party were confident of winning
this hght aud backed their opini. n with green
backs. They were dl~AupOiuttd, however for
and was Growing over him after hshtIns three
minutes.
Those who had lost heavily on the heavy
weights of the division now tired t. retrieve
their losses On the next h.ht. which was he
tween the Hight weights Of the d divisiun. The
WeStchcster and New ork sports HCain wacered
odds ON their fowl and again lost, Tor the Iecns
county fowl won. The hackers 81 the Queens
60 MY fowls were oNeriOyed at their success,
ana backed their fowls N long odds. but this
condition OF affairs soon changed, for WestChes-
ter Won the three following battles. Queens
county won the sixth battle aud the score stood
even.
" estchester won the seventh battle but the
Queens county fowls again raised the hopes OF
their hackers 10y winning the eighth aud ninth
lhe score then stood hve for queens, four for
Westchester. Between the ninth and tenth
battles the hackers Of the Queens county fowls
offered $40 To 500 they would win the main.
chickens, which won the tenth, eleventh, and
twelfth battles, deciding the main in their favor.
The sun., 1873-04-05

f1ofn Hf AoutAftite toaftcf -Svdf MAJ, ipru2
In the afteTI. oon exhibition Of the Inter-
national Circus. In the Exposition building yes
terdaN, and while the Le-le brothers were in
the progress of their daIing traIeze PERFORM
auce mlsChance occurred which. but for an
extraordinary display Of presence Of mind, might
have resulted fatally. The three brothers were
forty or hty feet above the door on the trapcze
one OF them hanging by his feet 10 the bar and
holding The hands Of aDnthe. brother who hung
suspended by them. The latter was 10 turn a
sumersault in the air while in this position,
throwing his feet upward, which ms brother WAS
ia turn 10 seize, and mnSL extraordinary feat
would nave been accomplished. But Lew Les
lie, the one In question, iuiscalCuated the dis
lance, or the otuer brother missed his hold, and
oLli one foot was caught. Unable TO hold by
one hand alone. the brother next to the tran Le
Wa obliged to rrlnIU ash h. irI>p, and young
e-he fell headlung almost 10 the noor but not
q iic Tor wnrn wtthih It. = than dozen feet Of
Tue hard uoorins, by N almost supsrhutudn ,f-
fort, he turned a somersault la the ar ami
rta he'd The floor on both feet unframed
The audience nd held it. breath In dteadiut
Suspense, and rure almost ~ one man - greet
tue successful isaus of the dangerous fall with
TaptuTOus cheering.
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a clersymau's win Accused Of Murder.

The body of Il woman was found in M
unused railroad cat at Eureka, H., SUNDAY The
iice and n"CN having been eaten 10y hogs, II wiz
some time before the remains were Identified as
those ut Mo. Eiilauctl Hedge, a widow, who
lived mile from the scene OF the murder Sno
was a collector Of funds Tor IA churcu, nnd mad
on saturday about $50 ln her possession As
examination showed that she had been strucl<
on the temple with u ClIh, and her throat
had been cut. lluned 20 her underciuthing WAS
a ,etler which tended TO show n criminal in
umdCy between the writer and the dsrpasrd.
but the Rev. Mr Workman. a Methodist min
i-t"r Identifies the letter as written by himself
though he utterly dcnics suuh intimacy with the
woman. Mrs. urkmau, wife of this minister
l@ q violent woman, and she was arrested on sus-
pIoloh that she mad committed tho crime
through jealousy. When brought before a Cor
oners jury she tainted, and went from one faint
ing Mt 10 another There is hudly clue to the
author OF the murder.
The sun., 1873-04-05
PLrMo UrH LECTURE Room TALK.
Mr.. Bech-r's Views on the Position and
sphere Of Woman An American " onan's
Experiences In Turkey.

spbrr" Of W omnn An A Anicrican W Onan's
Experiences in Turkey.
After the usual singing and praying in
the Plymouth Church lecture room last evening,
Mr.. Beec'ior said that there was born In him an
Inherent love Of liberty. II had grown up with
him into a fixed belief Of the right OF every
human being 10 the free enjoyment Of all his
powers. This, the romance of his childhood, had
become tho principle of his manhood lie had
always felt IA peculiar interest toward the deyel-
opment Of every class Ia the community. lie
had looked longingly for larger sphere
for the activity Of woman. For ages
woman had been locked on az a seq
ondary and inferior class. Christianity had
Lifted her into hlgher sphere but II was re-
served Tor our day 10 elevate nor to her true pO-
sitIon In life. All legal and social disabilities
were becoming CircumsCribed nav, they were
Il opplng away. and woman was claiming and
having accorded her the ri2ht to enter lite and
establi Ia herr II IA POSITIONS, an aspiration to
whloh few years ago would have been styled
Woman, Mr., Beecher said had established n
ri,ht In The church tn do good by speech. The
right had been acknOwledged, and II was now
LETT merely ~ matter Of taste whether she
should he The church's mouthpiece. Women
tor the spread Of the ro-rel iIundreds w"re
en@aged in preaching. Mr.. lieecher was more
IN glad 70 have present woman who had
taken part In misHiOnary work In tho Turkish
emplie. She wa, tnere on his most cordial inyl-
tatlon. lie should feel pleasure in giving up his
Mr.. Bcecher arose and q tail, plainly Httired,
middle aged lady took the char. She told In
simple language few stories illustrating her
labors as a teacher among the Annenians OF
Turkey They were nominal Christians, their
T u Ion being essentially ltoIaan Catholic. The
B,be was a sealed book. Professionalism was
bitterly opposed The head mnn Of the village
was converted by tract which his son. who
wts travelling merchant, picked up some
where. Once the Youths " the village stoned
him and left him for dead. Whom he recov-
cred he picked np the stones, and preserved
t"ein Until Protect ant church was about TO bo
built, and then they were used In the fOunda-
ton. The Armenian women were married very
early. some OF them at nine or ten years OF are
they were very ignorant. Mss West described
the Intense desire felt by them for education.
when they became Chrstians they had plenty
OF time To work for Cnrist as they had no fash
Ions, wearing the same Kind OF dresses their
great -grsndnothers wore They had no dishes
tU wash. for all ate out Of one bowl and they
had no beds u make, for whom they got up they
rolled np their beds and put them IN a corner.
A collection was taken up to enable Miss West
to print mammal for tho uss Of converted Ar
menan men and women.
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The suit Of the People agt. Isaac NJ. Meade
end others Commiss.9ners appointed under the gen.
eral act for drainage, Tor drainng portion Of Edge
water Staten IslsHd yesterday before Mr. jus.
Zee Faucher in the sCaren.s Court, Chanbers, on
motion Tor aH M hlu1c'ion against theta The charge IN
th' compliant ID thAt the OnuntshiOneTs selling
bond. ocluN par, and mt ny tltr IRE Iu.arlts the
pcuplt hayt acquired Ale whatever tO thc drains
Lad, tut the oNIels ot the lands through sLLch they
rul may ~ Any u Le take theln up.
Ihc lnJ1ur ~ Akcd wa 20 rcftfnil them from
IA thcir cerluCHtcs pt ND bt, uesH par and re-
strain ihrb rom turtI"r ptysnts u tat tractor
TIE defenddnts deuy tue ~ l.nE Of bonds below par
but admit some lTfeSuar,tlVb ~lich however, they
clti . have bee. " VIII be cOTcc. eli. are utterly
tiNiA
The contractor, who has applied for a mandamua in
tie SScInd DIst.ict To compel pAyueLt u him, was
re- c'nt'd by Mr. AIthoa aud luslsted that the Court
could not deprive aim der his
iue court cOItinu'd tl. luJunclon far 10 ssl ng
loa4s under par wss cOnotrnrd, out vacated II 70 al
other nAtters.
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THE BANISHED PRESIDENT.
THE MEETINGS OF THE MURDER
ERS' CLUE INTER- UPTED.
| TIE Chairman Driven TO the n emofcst Corr
ner Of the ToHbs-New Lsurels for his
SbapeIy BrVw-Train ne n Son of Mars.


TIE Chairman Driven TO the Remotcst Corr
ner Of the Tonibs-Ncw LsureIs for his
sbapeIy BrVw-Train as n Son Of Mars.
When a Sun reporter called at the Tombs
yesterday morning to see the ex-Presldent of
the Murderers Club, he met Warden johnson,
who, after a good nights rest, had fallen to
work with a will. The Warden was giving orders
to a score Of keepers, and dospat hing business
with a vim that was truly surprising. lie told
the reporter that he had received a note from
Mr.. Train requesting him to instruct the Com
mssioners Of Charities and Correction not to
give passes to any one whatever To see him.
but the warden naturally excepted the SUN
reporter, and offered to escort him into the
presence of the distinguished prisoner. I'm.
tering the gate the Warden and reporter
wended their way through the long yard and
then past the boys prison to that part Of the
vast sepulchre fronting on Centre and Leonard
streets. Then unlocking great iron door, the
Warden led the reporter up narrow staircase
and through a hallway which brsnched on into
long corridor and thence into a room 2jx25,
where sat the ex-President of the Murderers'
Club at large round table writing. all alone, far
away from the other prisoner. The ex-Presi-
dent was attired In dark pantaloons and vest.
white shirt and a dark merino wrapper with red
silk trimmings His feet were encased in slip
pers. The table nobody would ever have mis-
taken for anybody's but Train'st was buried
Under Under mountains Of manuscripts. Of course.
three shelves filled with books and papers, on a
side wall, and n comfortable bed In another cor
ner: h,tsched , 70 The iron grating which sepa-
were seven large pieces Of card board on which
were printed quotations from the bible.
BRId.-GrS. TRAINS NEW HEApou ARrERs.