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Middletown transcript., 1873-10-11
Conductor aud Vice President.

At a certain period, soma six or eight
Yeats ara. the officers Of ono OF our prln-
eipal railroads had good reasons for be.
Iirying thu, some OF the conductors upon
particular section Of their road were IN
the habit Of rendering inaccurate return,
of their receipts. from way passengers
and as they were unable TO tix the dcfal.
cation upon the particular individuals. !.
Pinkerton was employed 10 investigate the
matter. aud test the accuracy Of their
suspicious Fur tha execution Of this
delicate service he selected sufficient,
number Of his brs, men to furnish four
for every car in train. mo to be seated
ai each doar aud tao in the centre Of the
car. the latter facing To the trout and rear
so as to see every person who wen, in or
out These uien were directed not Ia
recognize each other, bu, to pay their
fares. and otherwise derert ,hemselve.
like ordinary travellers. Each one was
provided with pencil and paper. aud in
sirnc,cd 10 keep an accurate record Of
every person iha, entered or left the cars.
noting the stations to aud from which
they Travelled etc 50 that If ut the end
nf ihr trip their nntcs were in accord, it
would be good evidence of accuracy In
this manner the majo ar was enabled. in rhe
course of few dn,s. 10 make a detailed
report which showed cnnclusiycly thai
nearly every conductor upon the section
Of road under surveillance had been guilty
Of swindling. He also sscrr,aincd that
one Of these delinqncn,s oxned property
10 a large amount in Philaielphia -
Whercnpon. ns | was informed. Col. S..
the vice president, sent for the man. aud
the following dialogue ensued
MIR. -, how long have you been
employed a. conductor on our road p
About seven years. Sir"
what ray have you received during
tha, time y
Eight hundred dollars \ year"
.'Do you o~n the house No. upon
- Street 7"
Il do. SIR
Have you other property in this city 2
II have"
"What is its value -
well, Dir, | can't tell precisely. but !,
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00lit and Sumss,


A correspondent Of the Cbicaeo 1tS-
June tells this story about tbs hSg 0saw
Hickman. which has nerrs before appeuF.
ed in print.
On another occasion. DrsH Being % .
train without ticket. he ioSk q scss =
the cars. and sftcr the trsia had been -
motion some time, stepped into the ssxe
car and called out loudly '.Tisbstsw
when every one. thinking him the osWs
doctor. held out their tickets. Bssu
only took ono. however, selecting that of
mn homes, old Germsn farmer. and. passing
into the next car. tpuA . sest, sticking
his ticket in the band Of his lfst.
In few minutes there was the ususv
call again Of Tickets" aud the real eos-
duc,or made his appearance. When b
came to the OLD German farmer. he st.
tempted 10 explain; but the sondsescs
cut him short. saying. "Show your ticket,
pay your money. or get oH the train" 4
good many passengers Who had Witnessed
the transaction between Hick ,nmu snd sbs
farmer. and wondered at the time Why
their tickets had not besn called for. nov
came to the relief Of the German. aud
demonstrated. protesting tha, the man
had paid md the conductor who had just
passed through. had already taken up his
ticket, The conductor, thinking fos .
moment. said ''l'll bet Beau HickmsS b
on this train !" and sure enough. 10 60
,ering the Lext car. there sat Beau. -
large as life. looking quite innocent, sud
his ticket exposed in full view.
Where did you get this ticket :" ssk-
tho eondactc' Pullips il ont Of Hickmsu's
hat band,
II, va. given me by a gentleman in
the next car, frankly replied Beau.
You ought to be ashamed TO rob .
poor German farmer in that way
"pclit,r aud clcvcrest people in the
world on your road" said Beau with his
iumi'able smile and lttle bow. Why.
would you believe me. sir II only
needed one. but every man in the car
when they knew ~ho ] pos. rendered me
his ticket: and the la,ics-God bless
them at least dozen offered me theirs"
The I'd ,ctor passed him.
Middletown transcript., 1873-10-11

DEArm or BAnSuM's RnixocERos -
Dying Struggles of Monster Early
Monday afternoon Barnums large rhinoc.
eros. then on exhibition in PhiIsdclpl,ia.
gave signs Of unusual excitement. and
presently began a vigorous assault upon
the iron bars Of the cage. vainly endeavor-
ing TO break through. aud soon after died
The Philadelphia Telegraph says:
The struggles Of the great brute drew
crowd around the cage. but when the
wood work began to succumb to the
furious assaults Of the enraged animal. and
!, became cyidcn, that there was great
danger Of its escaping from its coninc-
ment. the feeling Of curiosity gave way to
that Of fear and when the huge monster,
with a terrific snort aud powerful upward
thrust with its head, carried away tho top
Of the cage, ripping i, of as though i, wa.
th gauzc, the crowd became parnlyzcd
with fear Women and children shriekcd
in terror and sought safety in flight. while
strong men stood speechless before the
danger ,ha, threatened them The struy.
giles Of the dying animal were fearful to
behold, bu, fortunately were Of short du.
ration. As it was the cage was torn and
shattered 50 as TO render il un!it for fur,h-
or use, and hal the paroxysms continued
a few moments longer, loss Of human lify
NIGH, have resulted The dead animal
was tht largest une of It's species in the
country, and cost nearly twenty thousand
dollars 1t j. understood that i, died
from fit The corpus will be sent TO the
Smithsonian Institute for preservation
Middletown transcript., 1873-10-11

is considerable.
"Wha. estimate do you placs upon
your entire assets 2"
Something like forty thousand dol
lars
Were you tho owner Of any portion
Of this property when you entered our
service Z"
Not a d.,llar's worth Sir"
"iou have family to support, | un-
dcrs,ani r
II have wife aud three children"
"Will you do me the favor 10 inform
mo how you have been able in seven
years to support your family and accumu-
late n fortune Of forty thousand dollars
upon n salary Of eish, hundred p
IL have no, the slightest objection to
answer your question. Colonel s.,
provided you will suffer me first TO pro-
pound few pertinent intcrregatorcs to
you.
Very we'll. Sir. I've no objections
What are thcy =
"Will you. then. be so kind us to in
form me how Ion; you have been conncc-
ted With the - Railroad =
Something like ten years.
What. allow me TO ask, has been
your salary during that time 7"
II suppose it may have averaged abou,
$4,000 year"
You have family to support, il !
am not mistaken =
Yes. Sir. have n family
If il is not m improper question.
Colonel s., will you suffer me 10 ask
what is the amoun, OF your fortune =
"W.ll. Sir, | don, know precisely,
but i, j, something handsome "
"Would you estimate i, at half mil.
lion dollars, Colonel r.
Yes dare say il i.
THAT being the fact, Sir, il you will
do M the favor TO disclose to me the .e.
crct Of the process hy which YOU in ten
wears have been able to transnlule $50.
900 into ten me tlat aGount. without
ans visible means outside your salary
viii most ch"er(ully tell yun how have
managed. 10y turning an honest penny
nnw aud then. u an.ls- the comparatively
tusisnifc int amuuni have named y
'rha, is all very well replied the
imperturbablr vicc-prcsidrn :" bur YOU
seem in have forgotten that there is u
Sigh, difference between your status and
mine upon the -- Railroad n that YOU
are responsible 10 me for stealing thr
company money. @hereas an, not ne.
eaantahe 10 yoa tof mg Transactions H.
view of this fact, il now becomes nv
duty TO inform yau that your services are
no langer required upon our rpal :
he iaestions conductor probable an
ieipaied this result. aul with his eharac.
teristie GOODNESS remarked In tha;
event. Sir. il may At sumo future time he.
cone necessary for me to seck employ.
ment upon another road Would /, he
asking ,oo much for yau 10 give me- IL,
ter setting forth yoar estimate OF ny
ability to perform the duties Of eondue.
tor -
II you desire it, certainly have ~
ohieetians 10 giving saa testimonial Ia
the effect that look upon sun a the
INST unscrupulous anil unblus ing knavr
that ever disgraeed the catalogue ot onf
EMPLOYEES. aud that any company having
anything 10 do with yon will be morally
certain II be robbed Prom detective
Pihker,on hy ten L u Marcy. in
Harper's .h,ga.'ne tor oeteber.
Middletown transcript., 1873-10-11

How HE cor Twenty poLLAe. Il
preacher in a frontier settlement had ben
collecting money for church nblset
There was sill twenty dollars wanting.
aud after vain efforts TO make up the
deficiency. he plainly intinafed a. h..
locked the door one dty after service.
that he intended Ia have ,ha, sail twenty
dollars before any o: them left the house ::
u, the same time he set the example by
tossing fse iellar bill on the table.
Another pa, down dollar, and another
a half dollar and so on
The rarson read GU, every now and
then the state Of the funds, Thars
seven and half my dear fried.
.,fhar,s nine aud quarter Ten
and six bits are in that hat friends and
Christian Brethren Slowly it mounted
up. Twelve and a half Fourteen.
Fifteen Sixteen aud three bits.' and SO
on. until il stuck at nineteen dollars
and half. III only wanta fifty cents,
friends. TO make up the amount. Will
nobody make it upf" Every ybody had
subscri I'd. aud not n cent more was
forthcoming. Silence r.iencd. aud how
long il would have lasted is diiflcul, L,
say. had not n half dollar been passed
through the open window. and u rough
explanatory voice .hon,ed:
Here. parsou, there is your half dol
lar, lie, ou, my gal. I'm abou, tired .
wai,in for her -
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ten,ion to dcfraud the com pauy Of the in


surancc."
but how shall We prove that? and
wha, shall say to Mr.. -. when he
makes application for the money!,
Say nothing replied ''but hear
quietly what he has To say"
Some few days after this conversation.
Mr. Blank came up TO Boston, and pre-
sen,ed himself TO General Arnold Wells
at the insurance office. Mr. Blank was a
man very careful Of his personal appear
ancc. aud Of punctlious demennor. lie
powdered bis hair. wore clean ruiiics aud
wcll-brushed clothes, and had gravity of
speech becoming person Of respectable
position. All this demanded civil treat.
mcnt and whatever you might think Of
him. you would naturally use no harsh
language toward him lie had a defect
in his lef, eye. SO that when he spoke he
turned his right aud sound eye to the per-
son he addressed with n somewhat obliquc
angle Of the head, giving i, such turn
as hen who discovers hawk in the air
General Arnold Wells had a correspond.
ing dcfec, in his right eye.
II was not present ut the interview.
but | have heard it often described by
others who were General Wells came
out from an inner Office. on tho announce
mcnt Of Mr. Blanks arrival, aud fixed
him tto use n French exprcssion) with his
sound cyc-looking ut him seriously. but
calmly. Mr. Blank looked at General
Wells with his sound eye. bu, not stcadi-
ly--rather as il he sought to turn the
Generals right flank.
They stood hus. with their eyes
cooked at each other. for more than a
minute before either spoke; when Mr.
Blank thought beet to take the initiative
1t is pleasant day, General Wells.
though rather cold
|, il, as yuu say. Mr Hank pleas
ant. though rather cold day." replied the
General. wiihou, taking his eye from its
range
II should not be surprised. General :
continued Nr Blank, III We should have
a fall nf snow sonp
There might be more surprising cir.
cumstanccs. hlr Blank, than a fall oi
snow in February
MIR Blank hrrcupon shifted his foot
and topic lie did 10, feel at case, aud
the less so from the desperate attempts to
conceal h : embarrassment
when do you think. General he in.
qnircd. after pause. that Congress vii
ADJOURN
1t is doubtful. should think, Mr.
Blank. when Congres. will adjourn per.
haps not for some tinc yet. a great bod
ies you know move slowly.
"po you hear anything importan. from
that quarter, General =
Nothing. Mr. Blank .
MIR. Blank by this time had become
very dry in the throat--a sensation.
have been told, our i. very apt to ftel
who finds himself in mn emharras. ing ro.
sitinn. from which hc hceins In see n,
possibility If eseale. He feared to al.
vance, and did know how to make a sue.
cessfal retreat Al last after Que or twe
/ desperate aud inciftctual struggles To re-
/ gain self.po.session. finding himself al
the while within peint.blank range oi thai
+ raking eye he wholly broke down. and
/ took his leave without the least allusiou
! 10 the matter Of insurance
lie never returned to claim the mon
i ey"
Middletown transcript., 1873-10-11

AFrga THE "puRr A good story 10
tuli of Methodist minister, while attend
ing protractel meeting The ministers
wife was sickly. aud On his way 10 the ehac,
he called on one Of bis peiehbors VIM was
making sau.ape.. sni tie gfua lad, VI the
house rolled up a few link. in paper and
gave them TO the minister to take home
TO his wife lie placed them in his coat
tail pocket, mud went 10 church While
standing IN the steps of the church con-
vcrsug a little dog secuted the .ausascs.
aud kept jumping up and catching tho
lnninie's pocket, jerking it pretty lively.
and he enfed the puppy away several
times But going in and entering the
pulpit. lc took up the bible to commences
the services Que Of the dracpns. wi.h-
IN. to sneak 10 him. walked part say up
the pulpit stairs aud reaching up ca,chrd
the minister by the coa.-tail giving It
i.rk ,a have him turn round. but instead
If doing 80 he gave tremendous kick
backwards. iaking the old deacon in the
face. mud tumhing him down stairs. an.
without lacking around, thus excused
himself to his laughing audience: ION
must excuse me, my dear hearers. but |
have few sausnges in my pocket. and
that plagued puppy has been trying L"
steal them ever since have been here.
Middletown transcript., 1873-10-11

\ Colorado correspondent writes Our
butcher i graduate Of Yale one Of
the gentlemen wqrkinc in the printing
office is a graduate of Cambridge. and
winner of The Bishops medal for prof.
cheney in the classics a ranchman near
here is the son Of a general in the British
Army. and near relative Of George
Stephenson. Of railroad fama Four
other ranchmen are the sons of former
governor of Bengal who is siill very
wealthy Two are the sons Of an emf
ncnt London banker 4 graduate Of one
of the universities manages dairy. and
attends to mos, Of the milking personally.
Middletown transcript., 1873-10-11

\ canricous man often succeeds in life.
when persons IT greater ability fail The
experience OF every man furnishes frequent
instances where coneiliarary manners have
male f-riunss fr physicians. lawyers.
politicians. merchad,s. aud indeed Iuli.
sidnals of NIL pursuits II, being in.
trolueed u stranger. bis afiahility or
the reverse creates insianiannuuly pre-
possession in hi. favor. or awakrns un.
consciously prejudice against him To
men ciyiliiy il, in fact, what n pleasing
appearance is tn woman: il is a general
pas.poft Ia favnr-.a letter OF reenmmenia.
ton written in language tha, every PER.
son understands The bes, If men often
injnfe themselves by irri,abili,y and
consequent nicnc.s; whereas men of in.
ferior abilities have frequently succeeded
by their agreeable and pleasing manners
Of men, equal in all o,her respects.
the courteous one has twice the advantage.
and hy far the better chance Of making
bis way in the world.
Middletown transcript., 1873-10-11
Paying Debts.

H. who murders burn, or steals. strikes
AZ the comfort or perhaps the very exist.
cncc u society; 50 murder. robbery. and
arsan are Among the capital crimes ln a
commercial society. too. like our own
like esety civilized society. inieea--n is
essential that money lent or earned shoul
be paid for money as the representative
It all value and convenience becomes the
source nf all obligation. the type Of all
fnhlmch, 1ha, which can count and
multiply. cipher ani register. We rrize
and references Of that winch escapes .ucli
material record We take such heed Us We
choose
- We pay ,ithes af mint anil cnmmin.
an smile away the debts which the tax
satherer ogetlonks But in the far, alone
lies the sarest refufntion Of the oplini.t.
premature chant Of praise nver the Won
drnas progress Of the age Far On in the
future may roms a time when the type
shall be suborlhated 10 the thing tyriiti
WHEN Nc shall he as RESTLESS at the
though, ef owing duty as a lalllr-shen
i secret shall b. more sacred than u bill
II exchange, and love ani mercy and jus.
fiec outweigh all iro.sier shckels in our
liner balance Til then the world will 70
its old, stupid inconsistent. blandering
way. aud only the swee,er souls, the fine
ani choice spirits who look beyond ii,
coarser STANDARD, will know the lafty iay
which lics in the real. not tignralive. pay
ing Of iebts Sctibaer's for 0riotcr
Middletown transcript., 1873-10-11

an atmosphere Of romance. Two ssruc-
lures at pamplemousses known as the
tcmbs Of Paul and Virginia are still shown
TO vi.i,ors--two diInpidu,cd piles Of brick
still betrsyine traces Of whitcwash on their
erumbling sides. When visited by Mr.
Pike, who had been asked by 4 romantic
young lady 10 gather for her some flowers
from the ,ombs. he found the surrounding
grounds converted into an impossible
swamp by recent rains. Romsscc is evil
dcnily ut a discount in Mauritius. IS. $.
Ccnant, in Harpers lMya=ine for Oe'o-
her
Middletown transcript., 1873-10-11

body stops to gather specimens Of the va.
rious salts aud rocks. The guide presents
to be tasted pure EPSON sail, (sulpha,e OF
magnesia,) and salts Of iron and alum, Of
soda and ammonia. Few esre To taste the
waters. however. which rival IN their chem.
ical and sanitary qualities al the springs
Of all the German spas togc,h her. Pcrhap.
the most remarkable Of the tieyser springs
is that called .hsppily eaoush the Witches
Cnldron. This is black cavcrnous open
ing in the solid rock, about seven feet
across. aud Of unknown depth. filled with
thick inky liquid, boiling hot. that tum-
blcs aud roars under the pres sure Of cscap-
ing steam. emitting n smell like that Of
bilge.waicr, aud seems TO proceed from
some Plutoni: reservoir. One irrcsistibly
thinks Of the hellbroth in Macbeth, 40
'',hick and slab" and repcats the words
Of the weird sisters:
.. Double, double toll aud trouble,
Fire burn and caliron iNnhble.'
4 clever photographer, W.. Mnyhridge,
conceived the idea Of grouping three lady
visitors about this csldron with hands
linked. and alpenstocks he'll like magic
wands. in which position he photographed
them amid the vsporous scene with telling
effect. Another notable spat is the Dew
lis Gristmill where = lar &c column Of
steam escapes from hole in the rock with
50 much force that stones and sticks laid
at the aperture are blown a way like bits
Of paper The internal noises at this vent
truly resemble the working + gris,mill
Millions hcrl is sponsor for mother spring
called the Devils Iuks,and notable for iis
black waters. specimens Of which are taken
oll in small yinls. aud used ,, the ho'sl to
inscribe the names Of guests on tho regis.
tor From The G-yscrs df California,
BY BENZ L. Avery; Scriba Fr's for octo-
Middletown transcript., 1873-10-11

Tmg FAsutoss "A Danbury mans
order for his wifr's hat is novelty IN
it, way. She was sick aud couldn't 60 fpr
the hat. so be drove in himself He told
the millner to put on a dollars worth
Of parsley. fits cents worth Of string
beans, ten cents worth Of cherries. = few
green currants, a beet or twe. = lissls
cabbage and abou. three slices Of lurnips.
or. ii !, was two early for ,urnips. mako
|. two new potatoes instead. Dasbary
Ners.
Middletown transcript., 1873-10-11

Lucy King. Of Fond dn Lac. Wiscon.
sin. became engaged to six young farmers.
and on a certain day called them all TO-
cciher and told them to Hght for her
hand She married the remnant Of man
who was lef, standing a, the close Of The
contest.
Middletown transcript., 1873-10-11

The fellow who got intoxicssed Nth
delight has been turned out Of the Soas
Of Temperance.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-11
State of Louisiana VS.. Mrs. l.. COrmier.

nO15 30 del6 Sheriff of the Parish of Orleap
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-11

Samuel smith &. Co. VS.. Robert Mac
-~.--r Major.
SIXTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF
y Orleans, No. 5404.-By virtue of writ Of
the Sixth District Court for the Parish of Orleans,
in the above entitled cause, will proceed to sell
at public auction, at the Merchants and Auc;
tioneers' Exchange, Royal street. between Canal
and CustomhOuse streets, in the Second District
of this city, MONDAY, January u. 1874. at
twelve O'clock NJ, the following described prop
A CERTAIN SQUARE OF GROUND, situated,
lying and being in Huntsville Sixth District of the
this State, designated by the number sixty-fve on
the original plan of Huntsville drawn by Z. Buis-
March, 1887. and d. posted in the office Of Edward
Barnett late notary public in this city, bounded
by Cornelius, now st. Denis Arabella. st: Patrick
and Joseph streets, and measures three hundred
feet front Arabella street, two hundred and
nineteen feet ten inches 'front.' On St Denis street,
one hundred and ninety-siX feet 'front.' on St. Pat.
ten inches tnore or less) front on Joseph street,
together with all the buildings and improvements
Oh said square OF ground rights. ways, privileges
and ad van tages thereunto belonging or in any wise
appertaining. Being the same property acquired
by the defendant herein by purchase f1om Miss
Mary A. May, per act passed before James Fahey,
ruary, 1872.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-l. In cash TOR a sufficient amount to pay
plaintiff claim, say the cum of thirteen hundred
and fifty dollars with interest thereon at the rate
Of eight per cent per annum from the tenth day Of
February, 1872 until the day of sale, five per cent
attorneys fees and costs of suit. 2. The purchaser
to assume Ito the extent of the amount Of his bd)
the payment of three promissory notes secured by
mortgage upon said property, each for d like sum
OF thirteen hundred and fifty dollars. drawn by
defendant to his own order and by him Endorsed,
dated February 10, 1872, payable respectively in
two three and four years after date at the banking
house of Samuel Smith Co. in this city, with in
terest thereon at the rate of eight per cent per
annum from date until fina, payment. 3. And the
balance of the price Of adjudication if any, cash
on the spot -
W. P. HARPER.
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