The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-08-27
Governor Moses Trunk.
Once a Rogue, Always 8
Rogue, a Proof that Bad
Blood Will Tell.

A curious story, says the Petersburg
Index, has come to our knowledge in
connection with the individual who is
now governor of South Carolina by
the grace of federal influence and Sen
egambian SURFACES. Mr.. +. Moses, Jr,
was married in the year 1859, or just
before the war, and while en- route to
the North on his bridal tour, had &C.
ca sion to pass through this city. AT
that time Judge Joyes was president Of
the Petersburg railroad company, and
Major Y. II. Bond was auditor. Well
1t seems that Moses on his way back
home, lost one of the trunks that con-
stituted part of his wedding Parapher-
MALTA OF rather Of the outfit OF his
bride, for it appeared that the contents
Of the missing receptacle consisted
mainly of Mrs. Moses apparel. Great
and continued fuss was made on the
subject, and one would have thought
from the anxiety Of Moses to get the
trunk back that it contained either
bank notes of large denominations
or love letters, or something else Of
rare and exceptional value. However,
though every effort was made to re-
cover the lost property, the trunk still
continued to turn up missing notwith-
standing all inquiries and all searches
after it, Finally Moses rendered a
statement Of its contents as remem-
bered, and with it claim for compen-
sation in the amount of $3.50. This
estimate was regarded as excessive, but,
to avoid any appearance Of inhicting
injury on passenger for which redress
was denied him, the bill was approved
by the president, and duly paid by the
treasurer Of the company.
Not long after, in the quietest way
in the world, the trunk turned up, and
was found to have suffered no damage
whatever in the course of its long
wanderings. Mr.. Noses was commun-
icated with and given to understand
that he could now return the money
and get his trunk back, with its con.
tents uninjured and intact. Mr.. Moses
replied that since he had received the
money and duplicated as far as desira-
BILE the articles lost he er..concluded
that he would not return the money,
and that the company was welcome to
keep the trunk. The company kept
the trunk and opened it.
The contests were found to be laces,
ribbons and the nameless and number
les. little ornaments of q woman's
wardrobe, for which $3.50 was regarded
as very exorbitant estimate. So the
company determined not to sell the
articles, as they evidently would not
fetch one fourth of the sum given IN
penalty for them, and Mr.. Moses was
again informed that the trunk was on
hand, and that the company hoped he
would relieve them of piece of pro-
perty worthless to everybody except his
wife.
The offer thus was left open, and in
the meantime the war began. When
the market value of laces, ribbons and
other females doings and decorations of
that kind had gone up about fourfold,
and the value of paper money had gone
down on about the same proportion,
Mr.. Moses appears on the scene again,
closes with the offer OF the company,
regains his trunk with itspretty freight
and pays back the s550-in Confede-
rate money:
1t was sharp trick and gave evil
dence at that early day OF the talents
for dishonesty which were to make the
name of Moses the synonym of infamy
the whole county over. This is our
true tale, and was given us by a gen
tleman whe knew the facts as reported.