Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-04-21
PERCY BYS.SHE SHELLEY
.t'li F. PJNCHBACk. fIUef

acrobat Plnchbacl<, whose name fully
demonstrates his birth lie belongs to
a pmchback racc---a cross between a
white and a negro of tho third grade.
None of his smartness is therefore in
herited from the African side The
Washington correspondent Of the Pitts
burgh Leader, photographs the colorcd
"highfyerp in this wayi 4 amiHsa
Pinchback has hopes again. He
thinks that since Bruce from Missis-
sippi has been admitted, that il will in
some way help him. He is not so
noisy as he was, and has assumed an
airiof patient waiting which has been
bred in him by the bulldog Norton
He has been offered tho postmaster
ship at New Orleans, but this he has
scornfully refused Tho Senate he will
have or nothing. n'l fa lsnua
~ HIS REMARKABLE HISTORY. 0i
Pinchback has very remarkable
history. lie was once slave. His
father was Major Holmes, wealthy
planter in Georgia. His mother was
! n ouarlroon fhc pi.ntAprtv af hia fat hor
Ma;or Uojn,os v.ds class;cal nld a.,
;nwaosal,, tonJ % 10 reaS;nn liz dv6
III ~ y ,s ,... o,r,n - ~,
sole ondL;s nSadroon slaye hin shal
ley's high-sounding name by way Of a
joke, and wound mp the high.sounding
given-namcs with u surname of Pinch
back for the sake OF the ridiculous -
The little brat, who was in the future
to mako so much trouble in Louisiana,
and the United States Senate, was a
great pet with his father, q sort of
black foot ball for the family to play
with. He ewas called by them "Pinch., !"
as he is TO this day among his intmates.
LOST AT GAME or poKrn
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times over dny;nn his notc, nla~;n, J,
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ever he went ~ III 'iI
Ono dav when 0pincl,n was in the
neiobborhood Of ion vonrs ot ace he
was taken by the major down the river
to New Orleans The steamer on
which tbev travelled when tbev reached
the Mississippi was the rcd steamer
Magnolia Captain St Clair Tomasson
commanding On tho wov down Ma.
ior Holmes rot into game of pokcr
with the captain. and lost very heavily.
In the end he lost all of his ready cash
about him and had nothing loft 10 bet
lie wished TO continue the game with
the vain hope possessed by the veteran
gamcster, that he might win back his
losses. lie said. amer a moments sui.
len thought
II have nothing TO put up, captain
"But there's your boy Pinchi'
Holmes was SO carried away with
the excitement of the gamc that he
caught ut this idea and stalk cd "Pnchn
then and there.
The result was not changed "pinch"
was lost, and he and his father parted
company, the chronicler says, forever.
lrAnS,so TO PLAY POKER y
.p;ool, :, uas hronoh, M -, ~
steamboat and there rs where he Gained
a knowledge OF polite manners, and so
thorough knowledge of the game of
poker. lie is to this day a great DO.
ker-playor, and only the other night
at Willard-hotel won $500 from Con
gresham Sheldon, of Louisiana. If
he cannot become q Senator, he will at
least make his expenses while here
making the attempt "Pinch" remained
on the steamboat until he became Of
age, and then he purchased his free
dom and went TO New Orleans. lie
had made much money by gaming.
and he proceeded to establish himself
in New Orleans by opening MP one of
the finest restaurant establishments
there, equal to Welcker at Washington
or Delmonico's in Now York, SO far as
cooking was concerned.
HE ACCUMULATED WEALTH.
Tho first floor of his building was
devoted 10 restaurant purposes the
second 10 faro and The tbird aoor was
Ia, ont IN nar,ies about whom no opcs.