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Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-08-27
The water Department tInvesngation

MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE, IEsTERDAY-ENAM- |
NATION OF THE DEPARTMENT AccouSTs-rHE
REPORT WITHHELD FOR FERMENTATION TO couS- |
GIL, THIS EVENING.
At o'clock, yesterday afternoon, Messrs.
Charles Warner, Francis Barry William G. Glib
bons and William Bush, of the committe appoint
ed by President of Council Maris to examine the
books of the Water Department and inquire into
their accuracy, repaired to the office OF the De-
partment, at 10th and Market, and began the
investigation. Samuel McClary, the other men,
ber of the committee, was not present The
investigation was ordered at the request of Chief
Engineer Gallagher, and proceeded from
CERTAIN INFERENTIAL CHARGES
which he stated had been made through an in
uuirer, correspondent, in the Euery EUeniRg Of
August 10th.
Mr.. Warner, chairman Of the committee, first
read the communication referred to and an edi-
toral in the same paper directing attention to it,
aud charging "letting up" with the favorltes OF
s'the ring" Mr.. Gallagher's request for the APP
pointment of the committee, and the action OF
Council i'll its appointment were also read, when
| the committee began its examination into the
condition of the accounts between the city and
Price u Phillips, the condition of the lease hav-
ing first been ascertained. 1t appeared from
this examination that Messrs Price Phillips
had made but one payment on the annual rental
|
No. g" viz S13l25I On the 10th day of May.
In explanation of this it was stated that Messrs.
Price Il Phillips were regarded good for the
money, and being in somewhat cramped con-
dition because of the breakage Of the race and a
, consequent stoppage for about six weeks, they
were
NOT PRESSED FOR THE MONEY,
and the account was allowed to remain open ill.,
! stead of being settled annually, or quarterly, il
! ! desirable, in advance az the lease required
This was the only payment made from the 25tl
day of December, 1871, the time Of the last set
! tlement until the latter part of February, 1874
. The whole transaction between the city, under
! Mr. Galaghers regime, and Price q Phillips
! covering two and one-quarter years, (the lease
was for three years, dating from March 25tl
1871 but three quarters rent of the first yeal
had been paid before Capt. Gallagher's incum-
bency) was thus stated
Price q Phillips, in account 'oiA Nr CdyQf VIZ
mingtOn.
To 2l4 years rent of City Mill No. 9, 51,1Sl. "a
CR.
1873 March 81. BY cash. ... $13l.25
1874 February II. d" ...... 393.75
d" May 10. -. b.. 1925
O. August l3. .. ..... 1886
" " " BY bill in bar for
repairs required by city, but
not yet allowed, 330.79
Total - 125 Ol
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-05-06

it excrts in human society, will We
dnd it's u"iversal adapts,tlpp to the
whole family Of mankind, in improv-
ing their Intellectual, political and
moral condition. Its happy influences
arc not confined to time, pIuoe, age =,
sex or condition. No climate or
couutry, no form Of government
whothcr free Or despotio is above 0,
beyond it's power. Its happy an,.
sacred ,hdmonitions are to be founu
everywhere, free to tho peasant O
tho King, among tho rich and tb.
poor, among the learned ard tho ig
norant, u eight to our path and
lamp to our feet" i u evory contin.
Heucy. Lst every; Effort be made
to extend its circulation until
1t reaches the shop Of the artisan, the
prison Of tho criminal, the tribunal
ot justice, las well as the hovel of the
poor; aud this. cau only bo dune b,
"A full attendancs and n, determined
eff'rt on tue, part of every SINGER,
Christian to do tis duty to his. con.
science, his country AID his G"d..
. :, HARMONY.
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PURELY VEGETABLE.

containing those Southern Root and Herb.
which m nlI-wisc Providence has placed in
countries where Liver Diseases most
prevail II will cure NIL Diseascs caused
by Dcrnngomrnt Of tho Liver.
Ths symptoms Of Liver Complaint are n
bitter or bad tasto in the mouth Pain in
he Back. Sides or Joints, often mistaken
for Rheumatism Sour Stomach Loss Of
Appetite /: Rowets nlterna ely costivo mid
nx; II cndach" Loss of memory, with n
painful sensation Of having failed to do
'omching which ouqht tn hive been done
Debility, Low Spirits. thick yellow nm.
ncarnnce Of The Skin md Eyes, 4, dfv
Cough often mistaken for Consump,ion
Sometimes many Of these symptoms attend
Tho diacnse, nj others very few hut lho
Liver. the largest organ in the hndy. IL
generally the seat cf the disc1se. md if not
Regulated in inc. great suffering, wretch,
cdnrss nnd Death viii ensuc.
This Great Unfailinc Specific will not'bo
found the lcas, Unplen ennt.
For Dyspepsia, Constipation Jnundic..
h''l'ous attncke. Sick Headache. Collie.
DEPRESSION ofSpirits, Sour Stomach, Hcsrt
"Brn. &c, &C. '.-
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ClAE,
IL the Cheapest, Pnrcst and Best Family
Medicine in the World
Manufactured ouly by
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Macon, Ga. and philadclphjn
Price. 81 OO. Sold by all Druggists.
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A Model Republic.

A few days ago, we learned that
an account Of Mr.. Summers death
was received with profound sorrow
in Hayti. Royal honors, suoh as
'lIayti can bcstow, were accorded to
his memory. The Heavens and The
earth, SO far as uayti could uccom.
pllsh the job, were hung in black.
Hayti was one Of the ''idols Of sum.
ncr's SOUL" and to show how ve,y
worthy this negro Republic is of be.
ing idolizch by such soul as Sum
nc1's the following telegram will pro.
badly explain =
JAcKMEL, April l9.-Thc Presi~
Dental election in Hayti takes place
on tho 18th inst. Gen Dominiques is
raising an army with which to take
possession of the. Presidency by force
should he fail Of clectiou.: 1t il re-
ported that the north is solid against
him. Troops arc concentrating ut
Cape Haytien.
The St. Louis Republican, com-
meuds this truly loyal procedure of
General Dominlques to tho admirers
und eulogis,s Of Sumner, and says:
"With an army ut his back, Domini.
ques will probably have no difficulty
IN obtaining the Presidency, even if
tho returns from. tho rural districts
IT tho North 60. The wrong way.
should our Wow of the case be .ycri.
led by subsequent events, it is quite
likely tho successful caudidato will
'gnnlize his term of Office by Quietly
'bollshing tho vcstigcs Of the 1cpub-
30 and establishing neat and gon.
icel monarchy after tho Soulouuuc
pattorn. Thon will DO resurrectcd
hose historic dignitarieo the Duke of
a.rmaladc, tho Marquis OF Ice
Ircam, the Earl of Chocolate Drops.
che Baron Of Buttcrmilk, and tho
Gountoss of Charlotte Russe-anL in.
stead Of Lord High Chancellor, his
serene and sable majesty will lean
Tor counsel upon tile stalwart
shoulder Of tho Lord High Confoc.
tioncr.
But before VIC laugh very loud or
very long at the bayouct policy of
:he llaytien politician, iot us re-
memoor that it is. barely possible
'"'i"'h"ca may nave hcard ftCm
'Nrkapsaa. If he has, eau we consis.
tcntly blame him for following tho
example set by State which is An
Integral portion Of tho great and
glorious republic the lamcntcl Sum-
'ner taught him to love and to imi.
tate II tho cqnanimi,y of tho people
of tho United States il not ut all dis
turbca by the Eight between Brooks
and Baxter, is not our CO lorcd cousin
justified in prescribing a similar dose
Of cold steel for the good: people of
llayu when some future Buckle
writes tho history of republican civil.
cation in tho Western hcmispherc, c,
we hope he will not forget to.dcclavc
that, in the year Of grace 1874, the
American republic and the nnyticn
republic employed the same machiu-
cry for controlling elections.
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| "J"'''J, WV a'o .oauuau tOgctner
spd persisteptly refuse tGe tax. puy.
ers fur representation for the pro.
lection OF their prpperty, add utter,
ests. There was no mode Of redress
by PEACEFUL agencies within tho limit
Of the Stute. The condition OF
Things ip South Carolina Fhad mover
arisen in any other Conference.-The
sinco the advent Of tho Anior,ca,,
Union. The Republican form, of
government, ns contemplated by the
Trainers of tho Constitution, aud
guaranteed by it's fourth article, did
not exist in the State. The power
Of Congress was invoked, because
those who conspirel together against
right deluded their mise euided follow:
ers by protesting to have a charter
tor tfeir misruIo Nhder the sapcli9n
OF Congress, the Executive and the
Administrations" lie closed with
an eqrpest,. appeal for, a oou.mittee to
Investigate, whereby it might. be as.
certained whether this conspiracy
exists, and that REMEDY. co mlnensu.
rate with the evils might be applied.
W.hen:tho Republican party adopt.
ed the policy o.. reoonslruetion which
tho situation. aemanded,@ it. was frank.
ly acknowledged that great risks
were taken. Ones Of tho most Obvious
was the possible mastery OF The uey
majority of tho voters .hy sh.rpers
and deHugogues, who. would musk ,a1l
their aotiou upder the name Uf. tie
party, and REPRESENT al opposition A.
proceeding from sullen rebels. This
10 what We now sae. And can moth.
ing. be done Are our resources ex.
hausted In saying THAT 1t rs all very
sad, aud that nothing Gun be done
about it The fundamental oondi
tton OF :, reconstruction, ESPECIALLY
eddal suffrage, it's oorper .stoue, viii
or course iemuin. unchanged. But
why should Congress, ur, the Presi.
dent, or the Intelligence Of the Re.
publican parity DO deaf or blind to
the serious suffering and WRONG which
undenisbl yexist iu tie. State ? 1t. i.
frQm them, froui the dd,hinunt:,parly
that relief cun ulone come. For thY
sruatirn is such Us we have before
represented, th"t ifthe col,r. d voters
could. have pain 'eyli!ence that the
Kepibllca" purity of the country, The
Executive, aud .Congfes ess did not sus.
tain nor ynppkuve The leade,s " ho
mismaDage tue State, und if thi.
could DO certified TO them by the
charactnr and acts If the officers Of
the genera government in the State,
the tsginning OF relief &'ouId be per.
cep'ible: The remedy il not a mat.
ter Of Theory, but. Of practical states.
napship, of skiltu! I'D minis, rntior.
II tie president, and Congress we're
truly resolved that the enormous
CORRUPTION und misrule IN Soul
Carolina should cease, their disposp-
tion would soon be Known in the
State,. ahd every. honest, patriotic
clt'~e" in it would be Inspired to co.
epelate heartily. First tor the vel.
lure VI she country; then for the ill.,
teresF ot'the parry, lhu Aam;n;s,r,.
tlon should range itself in sympuIm,
with those who are wrouged III Sou,h
Carolina, and to.this cnd We hope
that the Judiciary committee will ,e.
commend the. investigation which is
askou. : -
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COMM UNICLTED

A"f' %NfcF
1t you have a spare column among
your "locals," allow NE to remind
the members of the reve,al churches
ooth in our town and county, that
the regular anniversary Of the "Fair.
field Bible Society" viii be held in
the Presbyterian Church of Wins.
boro 10y appointment of the State
agent) on Thursday, the 7th day of
May, 1874: 1t Is fact well known
% She writer, but MOTTO all of those
WI. va. profess to be interested in tho
u.ss'.' ton Of the Bibles that this
o,ss 'astitdtiou, legally char.
tered more IT, half a ceu,urv s;nco
a'a' not many yrs since, stand on a
firm a nd sure busi'A amo ,hs frs,
aud most numerous Of f'"s d, 'na 1FS'
stitdtions in the State. S. i"
years since the Number Of of. twenty
bers exceeded two hundred aud Se''- S,.
composed Of all denomiuations 8.
Protestant Christians within Fuirfiel,
CUuutyf both; ,.male aud female
Since tile wur tina number has dc
creased. and at our last meeti, g die
not exceed sixtH.Gve. Ot.these. whils
tho Rey. D.. Boy ce., was she Presi
deut, two~thirds Of tho membc,s were
from the A>soci. t. Reforn Church
Of tho reminder, there was "a smal
Tprinklipg from the Presbyterian ant
Baptist churches, withaa- unerei repre-
,ensation from the Mothvdiat: .ant
Btisoogal Forty: years since, tn,
Methodi>ts were the most cnthusi.s
tic III the grent cause, and. 'liore never
has, been, with but t%Y Exceptions,
femnle mt IN Der trom the Epis corp
church in tho line tiMo. Now, th,
purport Of this con- nication, is |,
arouse. tic members the ra>pa ctiv,
ohu chos wltu,p, the bounds # Fuirliel'
County, tD; re.ofganiSe. ,. :!
We lldpo, ahh Shall oy pect a full
meeting Of ull dcnGmiu..ivns, tvti
mnle and fetnnib. 1t is ANTICIPATED
that aEpi::rp,iate add essss viii bj
made on the occastioi, by th's Rev. d
~. B"lies, State agent, and by Rev
G. i. Chioh5stsf. auu an npbi;f6priut,
addfesa ~ 4! by Rev. VII. II. mpooIl b!
appointment. ~; - :, 80.
The qudstion,, then, for the oo1nsid'
Grafton Of every professor. arises il
his own D. cast. "Is the distribution
Of the Bible worthy uf your scriou
and solsmn.' atteution -. Ii 30, Civ
ityodr Influence by your presenv,
:. AMI your patronage. Let the in
:spired word shave FREQ ouurse and b,
glOr,fed". Send it.into the dark recess
es Of the ignorant aud depravcd every
where, for just in proportion to tn
degree Of practical influence whiol
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-05-06
The Coming Campaign,

The coming State campaign prom.
'ses to be unusually bitter. Oppos-
ing aspirants Of tho dominant party
will hurl ewory species Of abuse at
each other; tho Conservatives will az
bitterly denouuoe the whole pack of
officials, and tho ignorant voting
population will stand With mcptb
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-05-06

sister stu lying her lessons in hsr bed
room--the TWO alope in their boppi..
pe's was ever such bliss expected
when she used to talk to her school.
mates about her future 7"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-05-06
A Bad Boy.

We hud this scrap floating around
without credit
"a. revival meeting in Boston,
tbc young son Of Rev. DR.. Fulton, a
lad just ia his teens, publicly OK.
pressed encouragement his efforts
to be concerted At wAich the fa he r
k'clt immediately by his side and
Praled rs folIows>; "0.Lord thou
knoSest that this boy has ,bcen
bropght:.up in a Christian family.
under the best Of Christain ;inApen.
res but help; him to remember tkat
this will oni y make hell the hotter.n
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:NosTTCEss

y l.l''who gave me their moi cs for Caro-.
~. llnh Frrtii'zrr. arc hereby notified
nat their n"'cs mrc due ON the fr,t day
Aovem'rr next. and nre in my ha nds
"r '"'lrc'ion. Thoae who. gave me their
0 es tor Cotton Fo"d, will fin'l their ne,cs
-" Express Ohie G. hope f1r rrump
Ymcnt OF both.
de- Il JNO. ". CATHCART
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-05-06

Engaged yohrg ladies arc dono bv
n writer in the Jewish Mcssenpcr
who says $50 nice, is it not. to hs
engaged ? Every morning her younv
man calls upon her on his wav to
his office, XII ses her and presents her
with q fresh rose, SO emblcmatie of
herself; and every evening he calls
again, kisses her, and bestows upon
her new novel and d dainty bouoet.
He takes tea with her folks. and
ndmires the way in which she prosides
over the table, and whispers to her
SO softly how delightful it will bo
when she pours out the ten and but.
tors tho toast for him alone Then
those heavenly evenings in tho parlor
with the gas dimly burning. tho old
'olks asleep, that horrid brother in
the theatre or the club, the teasing
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THE FA1AR1Exn HEA AL q,

not, wo think, coalesce with the Cor.
rupt Republican. party here. We.be
iieve their course should be tc GU,
loose fom both parties and usand
prepared to join either ono from
which they oan gain assistance.
But this subject is too i'm portant tc
oe hptshed at one. ctSnS. Neithei
have v g considered tho question suf.
.n1'ently to give any opinion as to
what our course should b6. We
merely throw out these' thoughts sto
be digested and brought to some
shape by wiser he ads than ours.
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Notice to Delinquent Taxpayers

0SrluE OF COUNTY TnEAsuRrn.
Wirnshc, o, s.: -, Apr.l 25th, 1874.
TIVE Office Of tho County Trcasurer.for
l. Fairh .ldr County is now open for
th'. c"lrction Of taxes
Executions will issue on the o8th, of
APrii aCninst all property on which ihG
tax is nnriid. ". Vi. NELSON
rounty Treasurer Fairfield County.
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This unrivn!lcd Southern Remedy il
warntcd not ~ contain a single particle Of
Mcrcdry. or my injurious s,incral sub
stance, but is
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~,s~s~
Scraps.

The fighting in Spain is growing
m0notonous.
Tho Mississippi River is forty miles
wide ut Memphis.
John G. breckenridge is quito i'll
with hcmorrhugc of the lungs.
Congress refuses to remove the
disabilities of Raphael Scmmcs.
There were 81 deaths in Charleston
last week. Whites 4, colored 33.
The cotton factory at Greenvillc,
s. g., cleared 25 per cent, last year.
NIcssrs. Bridges and Barlow of Tar.
boro, N. g., have caught scvcnty-s,x
foxes this season.
Stephens aud Ben Hill, of, Georgia,
arc Carrying on II newspaper controo
versy about tho luto war. Tho lie
has bcen passed.
A correspondent Of the Louisville
Cnuricr-Journal wants to know what
Will drive away hcas. The Cour;sr-
journal "givcs it up"
jeff Davis is dead. He, died on
tho 29th of this month. lie is not
tho jeff Davis whose physiognom
adorned postage stamps during tn,
late war.
Twenty.scven thousand people arc
made destitute by tho floods in Lou.
islana. Twenty thousand rations fo
20 days have been sent by the Gov
ornmcnt to he Distributed. Corprl s.
has given $4,000, Boston $33 600
Baltimore S25,00O, tho Na,ionu
Grange 81 900 and other contribu
lions are pouring in.
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\}NE Tisroc nrw Rice:
,wo Barrels new cror II. O. Molasecs.
One PHnchepn Dcn,nrnrns Molnsses.
oQs hhd phrc Trinidad Molnsses,
Two llhds s. II. syrup.
Three Boxes Gunp.wdcr and Young
Tyson Ten.
Cheese, Cr1ckcr4, Sugar, CcGee, so.
Low FOR CASH.
dea ~ BEATTY & FRO
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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-03-19
rBAKsH1oNAL KUEnErcT.
BIZ JOSH BILLINGS.


Ishav made IN mi mind that human
happiness konsists in having q good
deal to do, and then keep doing it.
The greatest man ov al Il he who
haz the most friends and the most en-
emys, .
IL il eazy enuff to find people who
talk ike philosophers and skt like
children.
A man of genius never wants OPP
portunitys If he kant find them handy
he kreates them. and then uses theR.
Thare il kinds oT pashunce- one
& man IL born with, and iz nothing
more than numbness. the other he
gifts by praktising on all sorts ov trials
and trubbles.
Honesty capacity, and energy viii
alwus win, I don't kare what's trumps.
Most ov the plezzeres oV this life
have to be paid for with repentance at
the highest market price.
No.hfng to do IL one oy the hardest
Jobs know ov.
Muney haz been the eauze ov more
sorrow than the want oV it haZ.
I hav allWuss notissed that the more
virteW and branes man really has,
the less he seems to kno it,
Lively O46 D141 D III A1e ~ 0OCO ~ ucl
praze. but no one hsz right to accept
fiattery.
In mi opinoum it IL prosperity that
proves 4 man--adversity he Yields
gracefully to, bekause he Il obliged to.
1t IL so natral to phind fault that I
wonder we are ever suited with emmy
thing. q diill1
He IL alwuss poor who continually
wants more.
Ifa man feels that he il in the right
it should not be in the power OF emmy
one, nor Nv all the world combined,
to make him think he IL in the
wrong.
II IL alwuss q safe thing to listen,
for men ont OF 10 had rather talk
than be talked to.
Il hay seen men SO obstinate that the
only way to convince them they waz
wrong waz to agree with them.
z0h the plezzure ov feeling, and kno-
ing. that yu hav dun yure whole du-
ty, it lifts man up so that he kan
look an ANGEL in the face without
blughing.
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a EANCT1HHDNTUU@ POKE ELAKIAE.
From the 81. I.auis journal.
About two years ago Missonri
river steamboat Iefl Fort Benton with
Q party of tough and Well-to-do min
ers on board. There were also among
the Passengers tIreeSor foHr brace
men," and before arriving n. Sioux
City they had, generally, cleaned ont
the pockets of the miners. The boat
stopped at Sioux City to wood up,
and found, among others waiting to
get on board, ministerial oking
Dersonage, with the, longest and most
solemn countenaiice on him you can
we'll imagine. He was dressed IN
black, wore q white stovepipe hat and
choker collar, ,ornamenfed with black
neck -hankeEehief ~
Well he got ON board, aud the boat
started down the stream. For two
days he was nnnoticed by the other
passengers, fbnk one OF the sports at
last thought he saw q chance to make
something ont of the sad and melan
choiy individual. The latter would
once or twice day step up 20 the bar,
and, with 9 voice that was . mild and
gentle 50 q maiden's, ask for 9 a glass
of soda, If yon please and then he
would pull roll of bills from his
pocket and take a quarter from their
interior layers. Then he would s&F
to the barkesper, as If under q thou
sand obligations, ~Thank you, 5ir,"
and walk aft again as If about to COM
NIT suicide.
This thing had gone far enough, and
the gambler had spoken of at last
appr cached him.
HWould you like aEnme of aevenup,
sir2"
"Seven-ups What IS seven-up? ?
Please tell me, my good friend Z"
"Why, 8 game of cards. ron know,
just to pass away the time. Let US
play q game.7
.sMy good friend, 1 do not know
anything concerning cards; / cannot
play them"
swell, come along, well show you
how to do it" And the mild gentle
man IN black, after aome further pro-
tests, st length CONSENTED.
They showed him how twas done,
and they played several games. The
gentleman Ia black was delighted.
Gamblers want 10 know i he wM
play poker, i've cents ante, just for
blC luu OE luC LuluAs 0Sutlcludu III
black says he can't play the game, but
they explain again; and The poker
commences. The gentleman in black
loses every time. There are six men
in the game. Each one deals before
the gentleman in black, aud ante has
been raised to dollar. Gent in black
deals awkwardIy and looks At his
hand. Next man to dealer bets fve-
goes around, and bets are raised to
one hundred dollars. Gent in black
sees ii and makes il one hundred bet
ter. Gamblers look surprised, but
will not be bluffed. The bet had
reached I've hundred doliars-a thou
sand. All draw out except . Pixies
Peak miner, who sees and calls him
aWhat have Eou ?1 sWaal, answers
the gent Ii black, Il have--Eet me see,
let me see-waal, have four ones
The gamblers, who have suspicioned
some time before, now look wild, and
the light begins to dawn III tho min
er's mind He leaned acEoas the table
and said Ia the most sarcastic tones
he could command:
't0h, you heave, heave yer? You
d-d sanctimonioas shuffier."
The gent got up from the table and
handed one of the gamblers his card.
It read aBilI Walker, New Orleans -
one of the most successful sharpers IN
the country.