Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-14


Ihese IL lively curiosity I'm the pul,iic
mind 60 know a little NOR of the history ara
anteeedents of The now famous stockweli.
lrestdtnt OF the Pacific Mail COMPANY al the
time ~ distributed about a million Of dollar
70 influence Congress in the granting of an
additional ha,i million dollars OF subsidy for
ten years. The New York Nation casts The
foaoving Biographical ray ~ light upon his
rathway:-tpne Of the most curious and ffluS-
trattve incidents ga the history nj the Pacific
Mail Company was the rise and fsli al Mr.
Stocksell, someti rae president and fa~totIra
OF the concern. He IA the Snn-in-la,y OF Howe
the sewing machine inventor, sni being
Possessed OF large nI.ssnS. !" a. they say de-
t"rmined, though wi diout either education
or acutcDcSS, 20 distinguish himself A. A.,
oisrator IN The stock market and for this
purpose strange a. ~ maS seem. cot himself
made president OF steamboat csmpany
W hile IN this position. however he maid M
atth,ioh 10 tise boats whatever. ard gsvs
his whole mind ~ the stock and with s,cl,
Nlgor That he impressed what ~ callcsi S.,rietv
with the notion tsisst he WAS the com ny man
tie Accordingly WAS invited 70 all the Tails
nscame sort OF leader or fashion FURNISHED
the ladies and dan-,ng men wirh points.
and gradually rose ~ n very high cfnineors
as giNer and receiyvr of 'shoSpit alitirS tbs
ships Of the company all the whiIs going a.,
The bottom at Intervals. His opera lions how
rrer, having all gone wrong and having d ~
more than once caught in his own CORNER"
society began TAI let him down with amusing
facility. From Commodore Stockwali. !" in
which capacity he at one time ATTENDED
'banquets,' he became Captain Stock
well, then plain ''Stockwell." and thea
Stockwell with an opprohrious epithet aad
thcn disappeared altogether. 10 give place 10
other operators and leaders az fashion" HIS
career. m short, furnishes y remarkable ek-
emplincation both ~ the way the gambling
spirit has destroyed Legitimate comm ,rcisi
pride among large body ~ our moneyei
men. and OF the way i'm which paltry aiyca
iurcrS can, with the assistance, of tb, sto.kr
eNchancc, suddenly shoot up into po>. lions
NiiCI Formerly were ONLY won hy long Vear.
OF sagaciouS labor and self-deniai.
\ SPECIAL dispatch from Harrisonburg. dated
Monday. s@N>: Lobert Hurtno.. WIS stabisSt
ihruu-i The heart and Instantly Killed n ,uL
Gay iisht yoSieniay morning near Me-
acrcr was las own hrOther-iu-law. Matthew
Nance. Both parties Wvrc colnrNi Names,
was visiting his sister and her husband. and
feuld Them guaTreltnc over some domestic.
difficulty. Hurtucr Threatened 10 kin her
with "A club ~ wool. ana Nance int~rtar,Nt
Ia project his sister. Hurtncr orlcr,,I him 4,
leave the house and followed him To the rs.,d
when Nance suddenly turned. drew q knife
and Killed him instantly. Nance was ar
rested ana loised an jail az harrisonburg.
SUICIDE FROM Az ATLANTIC SrEAwER.-
Ihe liite Star steamer Oceanic which len
New York on the i2th instant, arrived at
Queenstown on Tuesday morning "a inst
The Gay after the steamer sailed German
gentleman. who had been a cabin pasSe ger
suddenly jumped overheard in midday. 1ha
steamer was quickly stopped and Uic engines
reversed. and a boat was lowered. The cen
t'man remained some time ON the surface
but sank before the boat rcaclieSi him M
reason can Ice given for the act except The
statement that he hal iailc,i In business
MdfacLestcT -1drsI1tSfT. De. 24fh.
lsANp SALES IN NIEGINIA-D During tha
ItSt year Harris Freeman. agent of Green a.
Wis, land agents, Alexandria. Va. sold
suildry Farms in the counties OF fauguirr
ana lTince william, the purchase money for
which aggregated -i22.2~S. The BUYERS were
chiefly sou ihern men. \ few purchaser, were,
from the Shenandoah valley. From tbeSa
figures y u plain Mr.. 4. has beea quite ar-
tive am deserves wei OF his employers aud
The community. Last week Mr.. Freeman
sold The Peter Reid farm. near Mhite Ridge.
IN fauquier county, o. MIR. Mark Riley of
New York, for ~2.esl-W aYTcaf0u q T0l ynTsg
STILL ALINE.-Mr. \. !. DotSon. who WAS
50 terribly assaulted at Greenhrier Bridge
Va. on the 3lst ultimo. ny a negro named
Frest RlVeS, L. Still alive, though five distinct
wounds were infiictesi on his person. and Sey-
efal pieces oi his skull nave been eNfracfeT
~ There il no organization vet of the
Florida legislature.
Rs-During thunder storm a New Orleans
Yesterday, two ships were struck by light-
ming and set on fire.