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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-08
Railroad Time Table.
PEORIA q ROCK ISLAND RAILWAY.
SHORTEST ROUTE TO THE EAST AND SOUTH.

LEAVE ARRIVE
Eastern Xxx. 500 a. m. Mail & tx. 12:10 p, m.
Mail q Elk. 100 p. IN. Western Ex. 600 p. III.
Way Freight 1895 a. m. Way Freight 1925 ,. IN.
Through Fl. $3.50 Up. m. Through Fl S:15 p. m
The 600 a. M, train makes close connection at
Peoria with T. r, & w. and T.. w. w, for Cincin-
natl, Louisville and all points East.
The 80 train makes close connection at Galva
with c. b. 8 q. r. X. for Galesburg and Burling-
ton, also at Peoria with T. W. & W., T. p. a. W., l.
b. & W., and Illinois Midland for points East and
Southeast. Sleeping Coaches all night trains
J. X. billiard, Receiver
JAS. v. MAHoNEY, Gen1. Tk't Ag't.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-08
ca1cAoo socY lstANp 3 PACIFIC 2. B.

GOING EAST TRAINS LEAVE
Ats.s5a m.;415 D, IN. ; and 9:45 p. m. Trains
arrive from west as above.
GOING wEsT TRAINS LEAVE
At 6:95 q m. 1890 a. m, and 6:3o p. m. Train
arrive from the east as above.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1875-08-28
sr.JAcQuEs

Nous lisOns dams le .LOxisianais /:
Tout bien consid6r6, NM. J.-R.
Winchester ct j. Gentil acceptent
lenr commission.
81 nous ne nous trOmp0ns, le juge
Ms. Landry n'aurait pas donn6 % de-
mission de membre du jury do police
mails 40 nomination par 10 gOuverneur
Kellogg aurait 6t6 rep0uss6c par le
S6nat. Done, 4 Ia loi i prononcer 81
In confirmation par le S6nat 6tait ou
n'6tait pas n6cessaire. II est bon pour
l'avenir que ce point legal SOFT decide.
QUAINT 4 NJ. II. Hill, II aurait donn6
"a d6missiOn de membre du jury de-
police conditionnellement, avcc IL
rkserve que le Gouverneur 10 REM
placerait par rh0mme aw scsaM.
Mais Kellogg aurait pr6fsr6 NJ.
Napoleon Underwood. Preference que
nonsne comprenons pas, ,bien entendu.
Et Vi N. Kellogg await Etc un gou-
verneur sense, bien conseill6, bien in
spir6, il aurait tout uniment n0mm6
on le vieux Ferchaud, on Tircuit, on
Nicolle on Gaudet; c'est-a-dire Fun
des cinq c0nservatears Qui, 4 Ia der
Mere election, ont 6t6 port4s ct soute-
nus par les 6lecteurs resp0nsables do
Ia paroisse ct qui ont vaincu les eau
didats de In liste Bovee.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1875-08-28
DERNIERES NOUvELLES

Une depeche du IS donne litin2raire du car.
dinal McC Closkey en- France. nquitte Paris le
"a pour Chartres, puis va b Nantes; ensuite
ilretournera Paris, d'oh u 81 rendra Rome.
L'Unircrs annoncc TN projct de marriage
entire Alph0nse, le roi d'Espagne, ct In file
aimee du due do Montpensicr.-La Turquie
fait face d Ia musigue dc linsurrcction, ct le
fils du Sultan conduit une escadre destina-
tion dc Candie.-Ia hausse du prix de In
viandc fait refischir les habitants de Londres.
ct ils Sc propOsent d'importer du betail des
Etats- Unis. lie capitaine Webb traverse Ia
Manche In mage, de Douvres h Calais, en-
81 heures 40 minutes, sans apparel de sauve-
tage, ct ainsi ECLIPSE Boyton.-La capitula-
ton carlisle D In Seu d'Urgel est un fait pro-
bable, mais non encore accompli d In date du
25.
ny cinq on six versions differences sur
fsssassinat dc Moreno, president de rElua-
teur, d Quito. La vGrite sera d'ailleurs bien-
tot connue sur Get evGncment.
La convention, dite des greenbacks, on de
limitation, s'est Ouverte. 10 25, 4 Detroit,
sous In prcsidence de Thomas j. Durant.
On remarque, dams In liste des vice-presi.
dents, Gr~ Brown du Missouri. ct DIV.
Aiken de. caroline du Sud. Kelly, dc Ia
Pennsylvania, a ete 10 premier orateur en-
tendu.
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LIE JEU EN- LOUISIANA
Pont- Breaux, l8 aoNt 1875.

IOupbiVdsuA, 40 hOut lC<Cs
Messieurs les r6llacteurs,
II parait que vous trouvez trop mordant
mon article du IA aoAt cOurant, intitul6: La
PASSION DU JEU.
v0us avez peut-Atrc raison.
QUAINT moi, je suis heureux que vous map
preniez que les observations critiques, conte-
nues dams Particle don't IL s'agit, ne soient pas
applicables In plnpart des LOuisianais resi-
dant sur le littoral du fieuve.
J'en felicite sinceremcnt ces messieurs, ct
je voudrais pouvoir en- dire autant toute ID
population de ce pays.
Malheuren.ement je ne puis 10 faire sans
blesser la veritk.
Je ssis bien cue l'on joae snjourd 'h,i beam
coup moins-sOit aux AttakaJas, soft m8me
h In Nouvelle-O -Orleans,-qu'on ne le faisait
avnnt Ia guerre.
Oui, sans doute. ..
Mais quelle est an fond Ia cause determi-
nante dc cette abstcntion temporairei SOnt-
ce les goats, les penchants on Ia volonts qui
manquent d nos pretendus convertisi
mS|' 9a' '''r'i' r'f'r~er' &c nest esr''' pas
Qu'est-cc done alors, me demandera-tnn
-Eh! parbleu. ne rston point d4ja devin6i
-C'est l'argent...
An surplus, mettant volonticrs de cote tout
smOnr-propre dauteur, je serais enchant6 que
ceux on cellss que j'ai pris partie dams mon
requisitoirc -ainsi qufl vouss plu de l'sppeler
Sc donnassent h peinc, par leur conduite nj
tfrieure, de meprouver que je mo suis tromp6
dams mes apprGciations.
Dieu veuille que les courtisans dee jeux de
hasard, tells que In roulette, le poker, etc.,
deviennent aussi rares, en- ccs cOntrecs, que le
sont les alouettes ct les rossignOls L..
Sur &c, permettez-moi do vous serrer cor
dialcment 10 main, ct dc vous dire an revoir.
OIL. DELELIs.
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des troupeaourques assez conside-
rabies. On rapporte que Ia Servie
s'est jetee dams le movement. II
nest pas dit que l'incident turc
n'smenera pas une guerre euro
peeppe, ct que Pentente cOrdialT
deGS Russie ct de rAutriche ne
sera pas ebranlee par leurs inte-
rGts eviilemment divergents.-Le
general russo Kaufman est dams
Ie Khokand, pays quill menace
determination, a moins dune
forte indemnite. Plusieurs villes
russes importantes ont etc EN- par
tie detruites par des incendies.-
Une conference de journalistes
allemands, tenue 4 Brtme, reven.
dique Ia liberte de Ia presse.-Une
deptche bOnapartiste annOnce
qu'une messe dn 15 aOdt q rGuni d
p6glise St.Augustin, de Londres,
SO, 900 bonapartistes, chiffre auquel
ilcOnvient d'enlever qnelques zeros.
Les animaux dn DOrsetshire sOnt
malaales dune sorte de peste qui,
a son debut, en- q frappe environ
1000. LecOmmNlOreG GOodenough,
cOmmandant fescadre anglaise
dams les eaux australiennes, a etc
tue dune deche empoisOnn6e dams
une attaque dirigee contre sa tiotte
par des Daturels de la baie Carlisle.
-IAGex.empereur Fsnlinand
d'Autriche a legne au PaI' 'e une
sOmnie de 80 millions de francs.
Pie TX a invit6 l'arcllevegne alle-
mand LeiOcliowski d sc renlre 4
Rome 4 50 sortie de prison, c'est-a-
dire en- favrier proclaim, ct lui
reserve, dit.on, le chapeau de car
dinal.-Le cOnseil national helvG.
tique a vote Ia suppression des
couvents ct Ia dispersion des sGurs
de charite.-Les carlistes espa.
gnols ont capitule d IL Seu d'Urgel.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1875-08-28
PAR OIs s E s
ST-CH HARLES

Celestin Baptiste, le prisonniel
qui s'etait 6val6, 10 20 Juliet, de la
prison de Ia p. loisse St,Jacques, 4
etc arret6 sainedi 81 aOAt, a st.
Charles, sur phabitation Dugan et
conduit 4 II prison de St.Jean.
Baptiste d'oh il o 6t6 ensuite trans.
Hre 4 StJacques. Celestin Bap.
tiste est accuse dune tentative de
meurtre, commise le 13 JUN, sur Ia
persOnne dun de ses freres eu
couleur noirc, nomme Aleck.
Nous Irons dams le st. Charles
Herald: aff i
Lorsque NJ. Allen, surintendant
du chemin de fer Nouvelle- Orleans
& Texas, plbliera une antre carte du
mouvement des chars, II fera bien
d'6crire station Waggaman an lieu
de Wageman, ct LeSassier au lieu de
de LeBossier. Celia vaudra mieux Z,
ct sers plus conforme 4 rusage ct 4
In v6ritE. "a
-Vente par le sh6rif, samedi 4
septembrc, onxe heures du mstin,
Maison de Conr, de lhabitation AR
xoND, appartenant jadis 4 J.-W. e.
8. McCutche0n, saixie dams laffairc
Charles E. Alter contre Henry Shep-
herd ct Nine Solidelle Legardeur,
epousc dc Joseph Deynoodt & au-
tres situee rive gauche du Missis-
sipi, i "a miles de In Nouvelle- Or
leans; bornee en- haut par Ia pro-
priGts de fen Labrauche, ct en- bas
par les terres de In congregation ca
thOlique dc St-Charles; mesurant
;f3 arpents de face an fleuve, avec 10
arpents de face 4 In limite sup6rieure
courant parallelemeut au lac Pont-
chartrain, plus une double concession
de S arpents, ct pour le reste les IL
gnes fermant 4 rarriere 4 % degrees j;
avec les cOnstructiOnset dependances,
mais0n de residence 4 deux etagas,
cuisine, magasin, h6pital, cabanes en-
briques, machines ! vapeur, deux
vastes haugsrs, ETC.; sous reserve dun
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1875-08-28

IS barils deARiel contenant l .5s4 gallons, le
premier eIisoi de ce genre notre marchG.-
Les ornnges Ne vendent sur pied SO 10 mil
lier dams Ia paroisse Pla4uemines; 10 rGcOlte
de PEtat, en- 1874. ~ et9 do Il, ,25O, 900 oranges,
ct q donn6 un profit net do 1910, ,00O.-Le
capitaine Eads emploie 0Oouvriers aux jetecs
du Mississippi. ..
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1875-08-28

Nous publions aujourd'hui
PannOnce de rexcallente maison
NEYREY & FoULoN, % rue dc
Chartres, Nouvelle. Orleans. NM.
Auguste Neyrey ct Eugene Foulon
tiennent un assortment cOmplet
d'articles de bonneterie ct d'objets
de fantaisie, ct, dams leur spe-
cialit6, d0nneront pleine satisfac-
ton All commerce des campagnes.
La clientele ne leur fera pas de-
faut.
Encore un moulin a riz ct 4
MATS, don't on trouvera rannonce
dams les COLONIES du present nu-
nero du MeschacebS. Celui.ci SO
distingue par les offres les plus
seduisantes. Son proprietaire, NJ.
J. FORESTER, 100 ct Ill rue Julie,
Nouvelle. Orleans, fournit les sacs
gratis ct les barils an prix du mar
che; assure a ses frais le riz qui
lui est consigne, depuis le moment
de pexpedition jusqu'a celui de Ia
livraisOn; prend sur Ia levee,
transporte au moulin ct delivre 10
riz sans frais; remet 8 sacs do
son par 100 sacs de riz en- paille;
ach6te 10 riz en- paille au plus haut
prix du marche, argent compliant.
Prix de pecalage: No l, &c.; No2,
&C.; No 3, rien. M. John Ketten,
agent du moulin j. Forester pour
la paroisse st. jean Baptiste, q une
batteuse a vapeur ct bat le riz d
40 cents par baril.
-Lundi dernier, Francois Fiji,
travailleur de phabitatiOn Valsin
Marmillion, est tomb6 dune
charrette, ct Ia roue lui a pass6
sur le corps en- lui causant une L.
sion heureusement sans gravite.
-Daus un avis affich6 pendant
cinq iours, du % an 80, le syndic
Daniel Williams, de Ia rive dr0ite,
invite les proprietaires h r6parer
leur part du chemin public ct ~
nettoyer leurs fosses, conforn6-
ment aux reglements du jury de
police, aimee 1873.
-Quoique Ia pluie soft venue
nterrOmpre les travaux jeudi, les
premiers jours de Ia semaine
ayant etc bien employees, une
grande quantite de riz a etc coupee
ct rentree. Les planteurs semblent
tres satisfaits, ct le seront plus en-.
core 81 10 prix de Particle est remu.
n6ratenr. Plusieurs ont sem6 tard
ct ne recolteront que dams 10 cou-
rant de septembre. Les cannes ont
g6neralement belle apparence. Le
MATS est superbe. NJ. Jules B. Tre-
pagnier, ci.devant de notre pa
roisse, nous ecrit dIberville que
les cannes y sont petites, mais ont
revertli sous les pluies du CON-
mencement du mOis. ~.
-Auj00rd'hui, samedi, loit
mOnter le tleuve un nOuveau ba-
teau specialement cOnsacr6 au SER
viced du bayou Lafourche, lesteamer
Kate Dickson, U.-D. Terrebonne
capitaine, Charles Dugas ct J.-B.
Landry commits. ~
On nous prie d'informer le
public que les lettres ne ser0nt
plus re,nises d6sormais 4 des in
term6diaires tells que les boulan.
gers, a Ia poste dEdgar, mais de-
vront etre retir6es par les desti-
nataires eux. x.m6mes on les person
mes qu'ils auront sp6cialement
charg6es de ce soin.
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Correspond de la Nile Orleans
NOUvELLE-ORLEANs, I
S5 aont 1875. (

Le comitG central tn parti democrntique
on conservateur q tenu, les l9 ct 20, nne
courtc session au numerO IS de In rue dies
Masasins, audessus du salon de Steve McNa-
mara Convoque par son president, NJ. R.-H.
Msrr, II await dccider 81 une convention se.
rait appellee ct nm programme aalopt6. Lafiir-
native etc s0utenue principalement par
N. VOORHEES,, ct la negative par NJ. Eustis.
Apres discussion ct dEliberation, In majoritE
q declare qu'nne convention serait presente-
ment inOpportune, mais qu'elle serait c0nv0-
quee prociainement ut sous. le titre demo
cratiqne, de telle sortc que 10 Louisiana PIT
se METRE On ligne nvee ic parti d6mocratique
national dams In lutte electorate de 1876.
Les journaux ct les clubs democrates de In
vile d6siraient unc action Immediate ct bla-
ment In temporisation du comit6. Plusieurs
par0isscs rlirales ont aussi protests cOntre le
delai qu'nn sentiment de prudence await sug.
gere. mais don't le plus puissant motif etait
peut-et,c Ia fable Representation num6rique
des calnpagnes do pEtat dams la session tlu
cOmite. I'm autre comi.6 conservatism,
oelui DIES propriGtaires fonciers de In Nou.
velle-Orleans, q en- hier une seance dams In.
quelle etc present6 un rapport qui resume
les amendments constitutionnels ct les re-
formes legislatives qui paraissent etre de
premiere necessite au comite pour rendre
rEtat paix ct prosp6rit4. NJ. J.JQ.-A. Eel
loves, republican, modEre, est IL redaeteur
de ce rapport On sest beaucOup emu ces
ioursci dune grove de travailleurs noirs
Brashear, paroiSss Ste- Marie, greve qui mena-
gait de d6genGrer promptement en- un san-
giant confiit de face ocs travailleHs, en-
ployes M chemin de fer de Morgan, recla-
ment bruynmment une augmentation dc a.
lsire; les blancs ne eont prepares Ia resis-
tance, des arrestations ont Gt4 opGrees, ct le
"a 49,
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lot de terre situ6 d l'extreme limite in
ferieure, mesurant un arpent do face
au chemin public sur deux do profon-
deur, avec ls batture en- face, ct les
machine, bddilloire, pompe, feches,
presses, batteuse D riz, 90 trouvant
en- face de ladite habitatiOn, ct 10
balance 4 riz; % "a mnlets, S char
rettes d'habitation, 3 charrettes d
tr0is mulets ct 10 charrues saisis
pour une dette de S33, $50 avec in
terets ct frais; compliant, Ia propriete
demeurant sujette d un bail en- fa-
veur de Nine G. Legardeur, enregis-
TIRE an livre des hypotheques No l3
folios 322 ct suivants, ledit bail expi-
rant le 81 decembre 1875.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-17
BROOKLYN.

Thomas Smith. employed at the Navy Yard, was
arrested yesterday on charge OF stealing metal
belonging TO the government. lie was committed
to jail by Commissioner Wnslow.
Herman Mocnerlng, marine on the receiving
ship Vermont, was arrested on charge OF ieo-
niously assaultlng Henry Myers on Pacific street,
near Union street. lie was held Tor examination.
At an early nour yesterday morning the resi-
dence n Mr.. Thomas Quinn, near Third avenue,
was tagged by fire to the extent or $7OO The
property was insured In the Merchants Insurance
Company OF New YORK.
John Murphy, OF No. $50 Eighteenth street, was
arrested yesterday for brutany assaulting mis-
father, Lawrence Murphy, by throwing him dow
stairs. Justice Deimar sentenced the unnatural
sou to the Peniientlary Tor six months.
Frederick Ochs, aged eighteen years, while driv-
ing through Scnolos street, near Lorimer street,
Brooklyn, last evening, was thrown from his
wagon by the horse giving a sudden start. He
was removed TO his resldence, No 90 Mckibben
street, in an ambulance, and attended Dy DR..
Lowenstein, VINO said that he would not survive
his injuries.
Jonn Nicholas OF No. 81 Clinton place. New
York. was arralgned before Justice Walsh yester-
day on charge Of abandonment. preferred by q
young woman claiming TO be ms wife, who says
her name is Mary Louisa Nicholas. she says that
she was never married 10 the defendant, Dut
atirms that she Is his wife, because h. mas intro
dueed her TO several persons as u wife, num0er
OF letters were introduced by the woman TO prove
her claim on the man. Justice Walsh POSTPONED
the case till next Tuesday.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-17
TRIAL OF CAPTAIN WILLIAMS.

INABILITY OF THE PROSECUTION TO PROCURE
THE CHIEF w1TNEss-THE CASE DISMISSED
The case OF captain Alexander S. Williams, OF
the Fourth precinct, charged with receiving bribes
consisting Of sundry articles OF value, from the
proprietress Of house OF III lame in his precinct,
winch has been trial before the Board or lolce
commissioners for the past Jour weeks, has at last
been disposed OF, the Board dsmlsslng the COM
plant In the absence OF the chief prosecuting
witness. on eacn occasion OF the case being
called no Cnief Clerk Hawley, acting as counsel
for the department. has asked an adjournment to
enable MIN to procure, III POSSIBLE the attendance
or tue complainant, who, alter having tnstl-
tuted the proceedings by her AFFIDAVIT set
ting lortn the details OF the alleged bribery,
suddenly disappeared, leaving behind not
trace OF ner Whereabouts. MIR. Hawey, however,
dld not despair u being able 0 anu ncr aud com.
the Board app led through the Corporation Altor-
ney 60 the supreme Court for the necessary judi
cial process TO serve apOn ner when found, DuG
Judge Barrett denied the Application.
Yesterday at TWO O'Clock the case came up again
before the Commissioners. MI. hawey stated
That he Was not yet ready o 90 on with tRe trial.
the witness whom he mad been endeayorlng 10
have present being stu IN parts unknown. he
would ike iurtner tlme as In tue aoseuce 0f tie
above witness any c0rr0norAtlng evidence that nc
might have must inevitably all TO ;he ground.
Counsellor spencer IN reply, dilated at length
upon the lncalcu!ane injury being done 20 MS
client by the continuance OF TINS Stigma upon MS
name and character. Captain Williams was as
eager and as anxious as was tne prosecution
tnat thus case should be tried on its merits,
relying upon MS Innocence. The other SIDE
had aready had four weeks time In winch
to procure tae attendance Of this woman,
whom he was almost beginning 70 think was
myth. she might be IN EUROPE Asia or Africa for
aught any one knew. certain percentage oil IN
slnuation tnat the witness mad been SPIRITED away
by the oeence he had not failed 70 uetect,
but ne branded 1t alse. The true solu-
ton was tnaJ she was afraid TO come
into court before counsel ana commit perjury he
demanded IN the name OF justice That the case be
dismissed.
Mr. Hawiey made vigorous speech in reply,
dwelling upon the extraordinary abatement
on tic part Of Inis witness q . zeal thai was
but snort time ago at fever hcat-an abate-
ment apparently oceasloaed Dy somebody, cer-
tainlY not tue prosecution. II CAPTAIN Williams
was innocent no one should De more eager for
searching lnVestlg alton than he. pOstponement
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-17
PEDESTRIANISM.

oLEAKY ANSWERS MULLEN-DIsNCLNED TO
WALK TEN MILES, BUT CHALLENGES ANY MAN
FOR LONG DISTANCES.
Daniel 0'Leary. who was challenged by Ed.
Mullen, or this city, to walk ten miles, as noted In
the HERALD yesterday promptly responds 10
the invitation. lie declines 10 indulge Ia such
task, but challenges any man In the United states
10 walk against him dis ance from 100 miles TO
500 miles, TOR $1,000 more. The answer OF
NEW YoRK April l6 1875
To THE EDITOR TuE HERALD:-
In your issue OF to-day inseI tiOn given to chal
lenge from I'd. Mullen in which ne oilers 70 walk
and IN which he also stated that, inasmuch lac Is
generally regarded as beng the champion ten.me
walker,h he quite unwilling allow dIspos-
sesS MN OF the .honorsH without defeating hun N
have only few words 10 say. since my arrival In
New YORK city never expressed Willingness 10 macn
myself against person for short distance;
neither uid authorize any person To express them
selves In my behalf am hoth unable and unwilling 10
compete againss Mr.. Mullen in en-me contest and
doubt much II there IL this pedestrian able
70 walk against MIN in ten.mtc Mr.. Mullen IS
well worthy % the uOnors bestowed unon him, ana
,usion, while decline to walk ten-mie matches,
hereby challenge Ia the United states To walk
against me distance OF from 100 TO 10 miles provided
the amount 10 be walked Tor shall not be less than UJ
or no'e 'nan nNe llies 'na' sun hS5Pgcuary
P. S.-As / 40 not wish to indulge much in news
paper talk have placed the 81 sou
OF my sincerity IA connection wish the above challenge
and will be much pleased to hear rom some OF Your
Eastern pedestrians at early day. ID. OIL
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-17
THE ASHLAND HOUSE SUICIDE.

In reply TO the telegram sent 10 San Francisco
respecting the suicide OF "Mr. ]. w. sDeeth," adj
dressed 10 mis- vile, In that city the following de-
spatcn was received yesterday
R; N, DAVIS, u William street, New York
see horace webster No. ~ Monroe street Scnoon-
makers "a Their lives az Flatbush No money mere.
w. j. COr1IN5HA
HERALD reporter subsequently called al the
rectIlying establishment OF Mr.. Webster, and from
Mr.. Gardner gained the following story The
dead mans name was J. w. Scaoon-
maker, not Sneetn In 1855 he used to do
day work .or me at san Francisco and
Sacramento. He once kept liquor store at
white Pine, New, and lost money AZ IL. lie mas
been lor ne past dozen years connected with
mining matters IN Nevada ana Ca norma, and AZ
one 1ne was reported 10 nave gained c0nsldera-
bic wealth IRON Zine ne was lnteres ca 10. lie
also was salesman Tor several California spirit
houses for many years. including w. 4. keynolus'.
When ne called here lew daJ $ ago no SAID That
ne wanted TO borrow $500 20 take hun back to
san FRANCISCO, and represented that ne was
salesman Tor the spirit house or Kane OiLeary, or
san Francisco. Mr.. Webster sara AK your
employer, Kane O'Leary, TO telegraph me that the
money is all right, and Will willingly advance IL
to you. 10 this ne replied. All right; that's
business No telegram came. however. lie told
me incidentally hat he nad discovered an aunt or
his mere; ne never sald anything about hia atner,
nor dld ne speak about FlstDush. | cannot mag.
lne what maze nun travel under an a1ds. luever
knew Ol ms doing Anything dlshOuOrable or play
Jug tricks lie SAID he mad Deen at Havana Tor
the sake OF his health. Tue only reason that can
QlleRe Tor his committing suicide IS the nOn-re-
ceipt OF the telegram from Kane O'Leary.n IN a
note III the dead mauis memorandum book men,
ton was made that ne had elegraphed The nrm
IN question on the 18TH iDst.) inquiries made at
FiatOush i. J., yesterday, ~ ar. SchoonmaKeI,
farmer, ana AIT. Scno0nmaker grocer ehcited the
TACT That the dead man WAS no relation OF theirs
lie was buried yesterday by Mr.. stewart above
menu0nedi VINO knew ocnoonmaker IN Havana.