Saturday visitor. (Newark, Del.) 1876-1876, 1876-02-12
MOODY AND sANKEY FIXTURES.


There was an interesting time at the
tabernacle depot on Saturday selling
the relics OF the Moody and Sankey
meetings. Most of the bidders were
gentlemen who had been prominent in
the meeting. The towels used by the
rev'valists brought SIS apiece, and other
articles in proportion.
Mr. Moohy's platform was then an
nounced, spd il was concluded to sell
platform, Bible rest, crimson plush on
the pulpit and a speaking tube from
the platform to Mr.. Moody's room. all
in one lot. "How much am I bid Z? $50
$l0Ol Shall it be $110 ?" said Mr.. Shaw
to Mr.. Stuart.
mo, SIR said Mr.. s. ssI have no
desire to bid against Mr.. Bailey, for he
intends to turn preacher, and I know
will want this platform"
$ll0 was bid, however, followed by
SIG, and was knocked off to Mr.. JOSH
ua Il. Bailey at 1925, who seemed to ex-
perience considerable pleasure in secu-
ring these relics.
Moody's cane seat chair went Off at
800 to George n. Stuart, aud Sankey's
at the same price to Mr.. Fields.
Mr.. Stuart arose and stated that
there were persons present who had
come for the express purpose of pur-
chasing the chairs used in the body OF
the building, and he suggested the pro-
priety OF putting them mp at once.
"Bus before taking mp the lot" he
said, " Aesire few of them disposed
OF singtS; Now hert2 is one that the
oofnmiHee guarantee was used by Gen.
Grant. President of the United States,
during bis visit to the depot on the 10th
Of December" 477
"How much am I bid" said Mr..
Shaw. Five dollars, six, ten, twelve
and bali, fifteen, seventeen and a hal
twenty, twenty-five and half-not any
more? All, yes, Mr.. Wanamaker bid
twenty-five dollars-it is his |" and the
announcement was received with enthu,
siastic cheering, and remark from Mr.
Stuart that il he Lad known that Mr.
Wanamaker was the bidder, he would
have Iunlit up much higher. The auc
tioneer then stated that there was two
more chairs he would now dispose Of
one that had been used by the presi
dent of the executive COMMITTEES. ant
the other by the Rev. DR.. Newton.
DIR. Newton's chair was run up to S2E
and knocked down to Mr.. Stuart, Will,
the one he (Mr. Stuart) had used wat
sold TO Mr.. Fields for twenty six dol
lars. IL had first been knocked dow
for twenty-five dollars, but two parties
claimed having made the bid, and OF
being put mp again Mr.. Fields extrt
dollar secured il. Governor Hartranft'l
chair was then taken mp, but there wa,
not 40 much sharp bidding INDUCED in
and Mr.. Wanamaker easily secured Il
for So. Mr.. Blaine'sl chair met with I
similar fate, and was purchased by Mr.
| Fields for ths same sum. Mr.. Wane
makers chair brought SAT so; Oolone
Thomas Scott $40. and Fred. Grant,
got no bid. The other chairs brough
one dollar apiece.
ST.. PAUL. Frank Hathaway murder
ed Miss Slayton, in Plainview, a few
days ago, and then tried ineffectuall,
to kill himself. Hathaway's wound, il
the throat, endangered his life, and h,
was taken to the village hotel, wher,
physicians attended him. A Sheriff
deputy was in nominal charge of him
but his precarious condition rendered
essape unlikely. His father and moth
er had an adjoining room, and they o.
Others watched night and day at hi
bee side. Miss slayton''s funeral occur
cd ghdShe assembly included nearl,
ybgy&:hlls~popalsAion q ths naiQhbor
I hodl, in whieA s4e hsdibsen very popr
lsrI Tbe-fatal isound, a ballet hole il
her forehead, was visibie when the cot
flo was opened for the people to look
and the sight heightened the alread,
roused indignation. After the services
meeting was held in the woods nea
by.and lyn,hing was resolved upon.
Hathaway was very low last night
and was believed to be dying. At mid
might the lYnchers arrived at the hotel
They numbered about fifty, were mat k
ed, and obeyed the orders Of a leader
WHIP carried rope. They entered th,
building at the front and rear, and wen
at first to the parents room, to which
they were attracted by q light. Mrs
Fl ltheway arose. and the lynchers sci
sedh husband as he lay in bed, sup
: posing he was the murderer. This mis-
stake caused only brief delay, ant
Young Hathaway was speedily found
He was to weak to resist or utter q wore
yet seemed to realize his plight fully
A woman who had been watching will
him joined with his parents in pleading
for his life, but the mob hustled then
out of the room. Hathaway made an
peaNng gestures and tried to speak, bu
the wretches we're merciless. The rop,
WA put around his neck, and six men
laying hold OF the sheet on which hs
lay, carried him out into the yard
Thereupon the rope was seized and hs
was dragged to tree being nearl,
choked to death before he was suspen
ded 10 limb.
Th6sbfutal outrage is not very gene
rally condemned in the excited commu
nifty, owing to the nature of Hathaway
crime. He offered undesired attentions
to Miss Slayton, and, being repulset
/ when he asked her to marry him, Il.
shot her and then attempted suicide.
The court house at Bridgeton. N. J.
was crowded on Saturday night will
persons interested in the verdict in tn,
Landis case. The ringing of the cour
house bell at 1890 called the concours,
togetlsr. The verdiQs was mot guilty
on the ground of insanity" Each in
ror cerhHsd to the fading, after which
the iip3y vas discharged.
4 -iASkgrdIrg to the law Of New Jerse,
IL The Sindred or friends of any psrsoi
who my have been acquitted as afore
said ~ the ground OF insanity shall
give security in such amount as shal
be satisfactory to the court, with condi
tion that such lunatic shall be restrain
ed from the commission of any offsnc
by seclfsion or otherwise, it shall b.
lawful for the court to make an orde
, for the enlargement OF such lunatic an,
bis delivery to his kindred or friends.