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, 1877-06-08

SCRANTON, Pa. juno IA number of mine ae-
ctdents Of serious nature occurred in this ncfph,
boFhood to-day. ~ Pitt1ton, tn ono Of the penn.
sylTanta Cost Compcny's 1nlnes. = man named
Dean was killed. and another named James Jonian
fatally inlnrsd e{ tho fall OF . roof. 4 miner
The Mount Pleasant slope. This eity. Thotuas Mc.
Gtundle had thigh broken at reasant Valley.
Das'd Shelton was badly hurt At Casbondalc, WjIl-
lam Thomas vas injured at Tupp|s slvpe, this
ftty, and miner named. lt0wan was Killed 1t
ntllssno shaft. All thn4c accidents wefo duo 10
fall OF the roof In tho mines, "
, 1877-06-08
TELEGRAPHlc MITES.

coaco1p, n. H., june 1.-THE Inauguration OF
Gor. Bcnj4r,ln +. Pssacott took plAes today.
AtActo} 0EpatcA 10 ~ fhbxaA
cusxoA, ILL.,. June 7.-Dop1ld HcCallou. Of
Knights1ilta, Ind has besa sx.sdpd tho contract
to dasah tho Ctsnoa oal.ahAft. sb4ndoned 1t =
daoth of 100 feet on account Of water. Work viii
begin At onsa. "
BUFFALO, n. r., Juns 7.-Ths merchants On
.ChAngs. at4 meeting to.day. resolved that call
board On grain and othaf products b. eatAhlIsbei
:1lu b hca 10 d1au sples M ksSp{stloa4.
, 1877-06-08

Englno Company No. 2c yesterday afternoon ot
o'clock answered stil alarm from tho cofnef Ut
nt'crsey and Clark streets, ono block bcyoud tho
city limits II waa eaused BY tho burning Of a
named itosssnan, and occupied IL Samuel +"
WalEcF' Damage. 81, 000; insurance unknown.
, 1877-06-08

tE"|8VE &7tsQV9tA ~ 3Nf JH63HAL
sr1uNoF1ELn+ lsl.s 1unc 7.-aiayor Jayne, Of thu
city, TO-DAY received formal appeal for aid by Tho
authorities Q! the stricken city Of Mount Carmel,
The appeal represents that thscc fou.ths OF tho
families OF tho stricken town hava lost an their
property. and ART obliged 10 subsst upon ths char.
ltcf movement Will probably ba naugur4tcd hsry 1t
once. and contributions solicited.
, 1877-06-08
FIRES.
AT FOND 1)Cr Lac.
Eukciaf Hfrnx7krh 4, 7ns T,thnaz

Fosp DIT Lac. WIs., Iuns ia drc, sbout IL
o'clock last night destroyed ono Of the nncst stA.
bIes In the city. thu property Of Dr. j. Il. Colo,
Several agricultural implement. wcro consumed,
asla tho tota otA y estimated 1t about 81 6O Ia.
anIea TOT $4uu In tho Scottish Commercial and for
$500 ln tho 1lomc Of Cou1 bus. q. '~ '~'
, 1877-06-08


lie raid ,bon1d nm. MoTnEG + ,1a .,o,r u,,,,, ;,
me m harm IL ts .nu r'9n y: - could q
one sho"ld knon 1. nne.s Tpn sho,,1d IT, as e:
R2,es; "a, is'ss ia .ss ssii h:.s ~ a,nes
decd "''as "e'e' ''''"e' sfos'' done tn
r.,. Eono1r ynAr CONE xBz1."
,tofs ss.t I'D ! !; r. Psssst
..*s; r. otttea lie !a:t Ga ans~ei SseftSs Il.
'1,oro "a Be- Be- o. IT, "s'' o'"'' ~ II shefo wore nc
Iii. DarFe lad meanwhile. IN =, un4,,.,r.
ss:!n!SS 1!HaS' Easass tor IT, tSe IL
,e4, s Mna S.s ,Sa .sn,,
gotten. and dont knaT." s'' "'''' n''' 'of'
Hnswer in tr ,sns ~ NO ra .;,,
locking 1T Nctiheei hayo f"rgn.,en aa H. sno SILL
a noS'r Know '. ANr is,sa.ea.s aons. ''a
fnswer"3tv fathnr - sa,d IA t!o noorc ,t., rt,. xw..
| In tho rapcr. ""'N ~ 1'S'' N""' "haN WIS
ss; m95e x9:. tho p'per
uncstjnnt tSt:te - r." 'ntsx sIa thsn. A.,
poson yoar motscr. % ''' Jury whether you did
tono as bc.ose. mi without air eiamSe in cPP faca
'easF sss ss 'eefns rs ss. ss '' father with That
lredtion-Did ron do ths decd rncn4tor.a L.,
thnt pauoft ''
1n.wet-xo, did not. ....-.....
Judge EuftAec. for tho defense, asked thht the
nn.wef bc rnlcd ont. s"S
did tho words In lie paper state whit he doai
wns! 1~se
Answer
noa'r R1MEMnEK
There werc other words in H.
Tho Court-Wcrc they words telling hnv voo d,5
the dcedf ''~' WA "'"
Anawcf-I don't know,
Question lby ST. Barrcl--Did you copy The IA.
Answct.-With nsn and Ink. ''As"'
Qucttion--."'llo gaso Jou The pen and juks
I. Qncstton--Wlo cave ron tho papcr1
Ana~et-Mf father.
?uestion-WhcTo did Jnu wFttcf
h{nsMsr-on box that waa there.
ne, VneslaohrWss any ono " you when ron wFocf
, 1877-06-08

TOLEDO, O., June IA farmer named Thomas
Aowlett living near this esty, was instantly killed
!hla ersning By heavy stick OF timber falling On
him. which he was unloading from Wagon.
, 1877-06-08

Sbtr11t HspoeeA 10 7hS Tribune.
LINCOLN, ILL.,. June IA scyrru storm passed
over this v,cinity 1ast evening. unroodng several
houses sn shfs vicinity, and taking Tho roof OF tho
no" FehitcntlAry. During the Storm II. Weafo
Was struck BY lightning nrar seward and instantly
, 1877-06-08
EDUCATIONAL.

tPac701 L8tpaEeA @ ia THAsxZ
sAcKsoxs1LLE, ILL.,, juno 7.-Commeueemsut.
week. the grsat holiday week 10 Tho peonls Of
jacksonville and vicinity, may b said 10 bsyo
elosed night For The la.t week and moro It hss
been one constant succession Of Commencement
exszfdses, pItze e1hihluaas, class xeuaions s}um.
, 1877-06-08

t;a.e h!t,-hed f.ap., II: Patr,onkr, 8.
Earned runs-1trd t'nps. :,
,,.. EfpKyELLsyftfE,
,!ioRSEtLst'fik. y. s.. Lune 7,-I3ase. hall:
Memphis 1ieds, 3; 1iurntli., =.
, 1877-06-08

CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI. o.. June 7.-At tho Jockey f.tnn
rsees' fonfth daJ, Tho weather waa wct and Tho
track heavy. Tho frss race wae for cinh nn,,.
s1oo. for three olds so to second tnI,e md.
| a'quaftef daaa. Six entries, all started, Won by
kasaonfc, Lonzbow aeeond, Short Linz shtrd.
Time, 2:aa;;. S"~eS'
Tho second event rss The Jockey Club stalker
Tor 2.5ear.o'ds, 425 enhance, play Or psv. AaG3
aoata' 500 70 second hosse, three quarter mile dash:
twelve tou1tnatlohe: tve aranncls
Jn!ie jackson. Waterwitch, and spccutat,on. Ths
.atser Ton. beating t'rsppe1r. Wateswitch, Dosto.
na; H., and JnlIn jackson ii Tho order named Time
Wstefwlteh second c!loec, juic Jack,on Gb1t%d1 sbt,d
az r., ise winner in the nc1d. '''S'
fa' sn.! II cTsn. & ths day club of
n1 i,1 yauG4s1. sai nuasoSn Tha III ihes he.s W..
ihisd clas,'natc fourth. Others pot piaccd. Trnr'
c}a,tMa.. E,sm,. t,s vs,''gr!. ,ec!n. saundefs .fd
constant farortc In the pools. "' 7'e0'' wan LUG
RACES At DUBUQUE, IA.
Special Dfspateh 10 Tie Tribune,
Of tSe aue ,as,, &c.,, 'sae y T. BE- third and lart day
association was grind euc.rrr Tho tcY.!s r.ia rI1k
sse st.f H.. q &C.. T., III G ass r. sea,; ~ &
.hs rs d. az skss.a,os, enoyed i much better
-rshGN "*H t5V unAnlEhFu = sslf frt.r1v
tetaay. which vas taken by HIItY OSetit ~
talcna, n s:ic. Lacy McFststdgu second. M.sn! =.
h!n Haa!t third. and snsfe Ross fulttth Thr thycn
n...1 msanhte race RS next called, which had ten
entfleA pnt htc weso drawn. rtfst tnonr1 49,
tn tnken " Alberta. entered by {, ii, DTnwn. NJ
GieseIand. u. second " Shepherd Iioy, thIrd h.
hlt1Ie Ruby fourth " Nlndaor. The lest lima n
the race was ":4u. The running rice. best t,,r.n
ncsstnr ssG. 19 " hest. wat won " Springfield. from
talfo. The la*t race was tho free to. nI In WHEN
ne we're entered. bnt two were drawn, icsytn.
amy u. West Liberty, md Loaiet. These hots.s
oclnt hsenJ matched. 1t made 1t the most rrcftn1
event OF al. West Liberty took frtt n,oner. AM
y raeeond, and Loafet third. The best tIn,n va.
MUsKETo~.
,,. Sperdl Dfst1sch "a 7ne TtibuNs
- MEskfSoA. :Atch., aunr 7.-Iho Muekcpon
Dvl1s Ia,K rates. the .5o class. purse Si0 re-
ss p.
Elss
4 3
1'"t-3:s;ii. s:s;X. a:5;. iii.
Ihc race for hor4rs having no butter record tim,
s:'e' purse $500 scsuted: 'AN'
AonarCi iie .''.s.t.s+.s...-s..t 8 \
t.. Tfmt-3;3.4 2:3ty, I:I;,
an.s endA tae races here. Ercrythtue cnod-
hosses. track, and weather. -e se"A-
, 1877-06-08

nnn fller'th.. md thai 1t will therefore remain
y IT, 'hs en1htff ~ ner'oHncnt circulating medium,
nr ea1s that INC density Of the mrtAl in greater
thin that of cfhrr IT 1t. cnn,1wnrnl nnets nndtst
X y iltolc 10 les car thsn either go[A pr s1Ixcs
, 1877-06-08

no.tow. very 8frong and somewhat donlnnefrN.
i,chlanI acems to ha.o boon tbo rcreon fos .ha %
tsy ths ord sWn III. T.
clrsnl. VIII b called. rpeeiai diani usr F lal a
panetea dna Indictment! found tho ea tried Ind
lay. II T. tho ruFpose Of the doyefIlor md pfoss
shs ehnI,s oneess to gro tho offender, In tlis caso
EAST SAGINAW.
aotetdi Di'pasea TO 1a4 4ksux4.
I'LL, E1rF sAo.asAw Mich, Juno 7.-John niRgtns,
il M e t: s19 @o,naa nf9nsnf & tsna to e. 5a s%
5anetio9, and h snpro.ed 10 6e On routo 10 Qao:
with OTTO Lenslncs, book. kccper md teitar of ~
ss.nG ssasnGe ba1k, who sktrpcd out May 81 with lhe
Iho glr came back With him, and report says they
HOMICIDE.
4ptetas Dtspafch to M TftsvnA
m!lss we't Of thIs cItJ shot Is ION isw AbSer
G;s. Mads N ns ihs eores to-day With shot gan, in-
fata!. Rads had been abu,inv IT. wiio. anxI shs
!ett het hume and went ia her taiheF Tor proteco
fathcr.in.laws house and raised dsstartan.s,cs .,s
whcn tho Old gentleman nFel upon him. IL stated I
La IL T. ss hs,s ss;: t. aG ssss.
ON THE 9:5S TRA{x.
6ptcfas hsuoteA to Tat 1rtbuaA
1s.sA na.sa, y TIKI 5nnc 7rke Ke, Julius Koeh-
ths Guy, abscondcd on tho 0hs sraIa iast cseniaa.
tcaxlus Ae'ts behind 10 tho amount OF 81. 100 Or
Moks' prlnel1ally borrowed money. koehlee halls
ICON Caleaeo. ana "aa appointed 10 tho pastorato
o. eas ss saarss about 9ns nontLs sso
snt sna af" nso,o nan Of nlcasin9 add,css, tal
st45 leEc. Mada many fFlcnds.
KILLED Ills MAN.
> L1ffLn Rock. Ark, Inne IA negro pamed
LEVEL shos another negro named Swami eghr1niles
from t,is city, and thea beat tie corpse With hoe
anttl stopped BY fellow laborors. ,Causs, LeyeiIs
NuH0LART. |
abt1to9 hsndtcA 10 M TFf4vaA
LtNeoI.. ILL.,. juno 1.-Ilurxiara visited the srs,
1enes of MIS-. Hone lass night sud carried Oh 4
pr Of p2lts a1a sbout &16 belonging to ono OF
het bootdaTs. No arrests ret,
. AubF DiK.
1tAaaIsAuno. Ia. June 1.-Tha Supreme Court /
'o.aaJ reused tha writ OF error asked for in tho
:aso g. ei necEge ". FLETCHER, sentenced to 10 mug
= \. rhtsdclphl4 On Monday ne1I Tor 10 uardss q
Gopen tho case. A'~s ~
, 1877-06-08

MrsKxauS, affch., juno 7.-Thrce houses wero
To-day burned to the ground and ono partially.
Two werc owned by Norton; loss, 81, 600; lnsur.
9, sne6; @ s;uo u Ono owned y r. Inu* io+s g. GOO;
, 1877-06-08

UA4es On ml-bs. I0a51, q: L0Ql1VtIlF, I.
$tFst base on sEsote-St. Lo1Is, 9; Louisville. 6.
aacs ~ called halls-St. Louls, i; Loulsytlle,3 =,
rsssed bAlls-Ciapp. !; Snyder, d.
kAknod sQna-None.
Time OF Kame-TwQ hQusa
u1ppIre-Rs2ak Wash.
ST. PAUL
6hAetA DttnascA to ~ Iftatax
81. PAut, AInn., Jpns 7.-Esss h.ll: Red
CzRk u; fx!ths1akA l. "'|~
, 1877-06-08
RELIGIOUS.

si3AAyf- -Alls
Special DtgposeA 10 77s T>t8unx
Isnf&SAroLIs. Ind. June 7,-Tbn Enfsrco.t
convention concluded IT, session to.nt1ht. A
!esosut'on Of thanks was passed 70 tho widow Of
hlenop Cpfeid' wto Fclfn1uIshcd her annuity. and
70 bl'hop Talbott. who surrendered claim 10 nan
OF NJ s1lary. The financial report shows total
debt Of s1HA 87s which It In proposed to lIon,d.,.
by the collection Of Il from every member Of ,he
Church In tho State. Assessments for sbn cnrrens
yeaF were h.ed AZ follows: Cannclton. $40; Gov.
pGtte; 80; Mi.hsxska NV Ssany ~ SO; 81
caty, slo ws,.M mt'a5 si5S GhS,ih s., s xsndsFbefs
,o ,I,s deleEatss to The General convon
anI tei, II waH wr.fneh f l. i,.dy, i. s. Tanbsr.
Ess}'s: e s'sw '"k. Il L:
'hs ...!o"'ns fe."iuttons wcru pattcl:'
i fo: et ,5s e: :s'sSs
S;.ss f =.
Z y e ra.s na IL Gs s
fs .H5po'a Of paying III lie dit hss nsY IL
A the night scrslon, tho Convention aton,.a ,
motion ln'tfucttnz delegates to tc General tsnns
scht'on Ia soto for revision OF Ills icctinnarirs
70 conform to the action Of The English md
... Z. II. c. 4.
LOUISVILLE. Ky., juno Tho Young Mcn,s
christian Asaocintton Convention onencd with =
bible reading by George A. 1fall, Of New Yo,t.
alter which the President appointed tho various
committees: On Resolutions, Russell stnrpt..
~, Hoston. Chairman; Association, D, A.
bfidEss, OF Montreal; Devotional, Ii, s, Cro.hv.
o. hlchigan; Executive ComH1ttee's Report, j,
W. Wallace. OF Georgia; Business, II. d. cham-
berlin. syracues.
Communications were received from tho wo.
men's Christian Association Convention now in
aHnson A. Montreal, from the Lutheran Synod Of
France, - A'' ~ A' OF
n, The top!c Of the work intrnatcd to State ant
rfosinctaI Committees was presented bY Ruteeli
S2tasg!f, ~; Of 9oston; Thomas X. Crce, Of New
n H.. Ghaf!es af! Norton q Cht9ago and others
Louis. Eaye = ubjc reading, after which tbe ton;o
O. o., tbs International Work Among Katisoad
iMcn was taken IN. Messrs. Watton Of CleTc-
others rpnke on It., 4 largo audience was prcsent
10 hear tho discussion OF Tic railroad WORK
, 1877-06-08

p. Town Talk" Tho Pioneer" plug tobacco,
ltc. Everybody likes it.
, 1877-06-08

,ht,',o ~ Mrs. W1nslow's Soothing syrup" j." for
dsarFh0a, wind collie and regulates t6e boWels. 1A
, 1877-06-08

Iso!nnd's Aramatlc Hitter Vino OF Iron tsa
andlmpaErcd digestion. depot, 81 Clark strcct.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-11-17

amation and unsuldicriikc mi>rcp-
RESERVATIONS.
| think the public viii justify me
Ill d~euOuucin%. as | now do, General
Judson Kilpatrick as II black@unrd, Il
liar. a Scoundrcl and poitroon. If he
is the heroic figure he would have
the nortlrrn people believe him. my
friend, Gen. BaSi! w. Duke, n Louis
Vile, Ky, is authorized to receive on
my behalf any communication he
nav choose to make.
Respectfully y. Il. FORREST.
Gen. Duke SAYS that Gen. kilpat-
rick remained silent full: a month
before paying any attention to thlS
letter. Finally he wrote letter {"
the Northern press explaining that
he could not, by any accept
the challenge rendered by Forrest.
for h reason that a congressional
committee had found and derl .red
him guilty of the Fort Pillow"
massacre, and under surh circuIn-
stances he must decline. Gen. Shatk-
elford then addressed a letter ~
klIpatrick. urging him TO accept the
challenge, for, as 4 brave soldier, lac
could not refuse it. ana that a mans
status as q gentleman could not be
settled by any congressional commit
tee. But klIpatii * remained silent.
Gen. Forrest also sent Gen. Dixie
Il letter, saying lie would fight Nil
patrick any way, rs the latter had
the choice of weapons. hut II 1t could
be done he preferred To fight on horse
back with sahrcs. This letter has
been mlslaid by Gen. Duke, and i
lost. 1t would be Interesting reading
TO the admirers of the ura! cavalry
general.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-11-17
PURCHASE VALUE OF TURKISH WO-
MEN.
From the American Register.

European society has been aware
for some considerable period that wu-
men III the east are sometimes worth
Literally their wcIghtIn gold. Strange
stories have occasionally been re
counted OF beautiful! G~ircs,S5SIi6H', Ii a .cT::
but then. of course, these prices are
exceptional, and the purchasers vice
roys. sultans, and ministers OF
finance, to whom money Was no OH
ject. The eastern middle 81 ,ss, com
prisinS such small fry as Agru-,
E1endls, Basins, BlmDashis. aui tn
like, il Is ass .it.d, usually expended
sums varying from 81 900 10 5000 III
The purchns, of their Oc1tcr-iinivr>.
hut hitherto We have had no indira
ton as TO the market value OF w"Inru
'tnoug the working CLASSES in the
east. Ii has been reserved t. Cip'-
Burnahy, in his interest ne O
Of II ride through Asia Minor, &c en-
tighten us on the suffice .! women
Considered a. Il marketable CUInmOdi-
~ among the lower strata OF EASTERN
society. 1t must be understood that
we do not Include In this cia--lflci-
non such abnormal people MS hurd>,
Bedoulns, ClrcasSillis, and the like.
these people generally stealing their
wives just a. they steal everything
else. Capt. Burnaby relates that his
Turkish servant, VINO was given To-
such eccentrlClties ls PRAYING five
times Il day, aud who may, therefor,
be regarded a. a genuine type ut his
Class, revelitt III the luxury OF one
wife. MonUgamist hv iorce If cir
n n IN ~ attcnz m. Tn ,I-,SI ,,,.,, h;
purchased her of her father for $50,
aud she was considered n bar
gain at the price, her iarhrr
begin All cStrnvagaut iudIviL-
unl, I've head and ears in dcat to
money lenders, and disposed to sac
r1lce his property tor ready money.
1t now remains to be setn wnAt the
Turkish servant got for ms $50. IN
order that we may form an idea of
the money value OF eastern
The lady in question Was a @urd
cook, skilled i'll the art of preparing
soup, and was thus possessed of s.
way TO the heart of man OF a per
manent and enduring character: Size
looked two ways Al once, Whlch must
have enhanced her value. seeing that
she had only II eye dispOSahlc NJ
any one time for the purpose OF iu-
vestigating her husbands Delinquent
cles, which Were numerous, H. i
usually the case with mankind aud.
finally, she weighed 100 pounds.
Women i'll the east are centrally
valuable i'll proportion To tier
weight, which l5 the great dcsidera-
tum, other qualities being regarded
AS mere accessories. The wife of the
Turkish ervan of Capt. Burnabv
must, therefore, according to her
weight, have been worth 30 cents per
pound for such extraordinary quail
iicttlons as the arts Of preparing
palatable soups and sHvury -t:W>. We
are forced to the conclusion that tie
mass OF ordinary Eastern women.
reChoned at their current value. are
not worth more than p cents yer
pound. Now this is a very low figure,
ana as no society can progress whrr"
are so cheap, 1t would seem
desirable tha;Russla should prevail Ia
her struggle with Turkey, il Gully tor
the purpose of giving eastern women
a higher value mouctarily, as well
as morally, i'll cast I'll society.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-11-17
2ggGeAlp gntelli9rntet'
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.
FORREST.

General Nathan Bedford Forrest
who was buried at Memphis, Oct.
3lst. with civil aud military honors
WAS not All educated soldier. but IN
had that within h!m-encrgy. dasI
and pluck-whiCh goes TO make a sue
ce>stui cavalryman. That he was
Successful, his remarkable marches
aud numerous victories fully attest.
More than one unwary federal gen
eral no went into camp III tancien
security, thinking the enemy a hun
dred miles away, before morning was
awAheIrd 10y All attack III lore.
against which he was poweriesS. Hi>
rNCusr At headquarters would be thai
il Wa Forrest who made the attack
The ~rHVslrvmau's movements We're
81, rapid anu eccentric as those of Il
guerrilla. vet he carried with him al
wavsa large and well organized force.
Some one asked him just before I'll,
close Of the war, when his victories
made him particularly conspicuous.
what was the secret of his success.
In his o WI homcly way he said that
it was by getting the most men thar
tisl." Sum'mer before last, when
General Iutl~pU hlIHaiilNh ms MI
wasting Indiana for the republicans,
he spoke OF General Forrest III such
Il WAY that the latter challenged him
TO fight q duel. AS soon as the chai-
Icugr was sent Forrest wrote to Gen
erai Basil Duke. of kentucky. that
i'll case his Invitation WAS accepted
which lie did rot doubt for u moment
he would call on Duke 10 be his
second The latter further said that
III the necessary arrangements he
would lie General Duke to insist
That the duel should be fought on
horseback. with >abres, a. that was the
roper wav tor two c~avalrymen t.
meet; General Duke at once engage"
H., tbs pTIucIpat q stced tor the en-
cnuuttr-a horse recommended by Its
owner 10 90 over a church steep!
Awai;cd General ALI
. f. fck : reply. hI!pstrlck, however.
declined 10 tighI or tie ground that
he ant Forrest Ibid not move in the
same social sphere Had this duel
taken vl,ce ii doubtless would Lave
been conducted III a style delightfully."-
dramatic.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-11-17

His hand WAS resting on the trigger
OF the cooked pistol III his pocket at
the time, and he knew Forrest would
hit him. 80 he pointed the pistol,
still in his pocket, at Forrest. and
pulled the trigger.
Tie pistol did not go OF the ham
NE had caught III the lining o:
Goulu's coat pocket.
With his left hand Forrest seized
the young man by his coat collar, and
pulled him towards him with his
right hand he raised the white-hau-
died penkife to his mouth and opened
the blade with his teeth. Gould got
his pisto! u of his pocket, and For
rest opened the knife blade with his
teeth AT about the anne Ime Gould
placed the muzzle of his pistol against
FORESTS gown aud fired, and almost
simultaneously Forrest plunged the
blade of his penkuife into the artil-
iery officers abdomen. and with q
single ripping cut nearly discmbow-
rlrd hun. Forests wound proved
Ia be insignificant Gould's, need
hardly say, proved fatal.
Forrest never acknowledged him
self to have been placed ''in a bad
II SAtVPt ouCCf " hiSii WAS III Nv
city of Memphis. General Chalmers
j. {. Davis, had some small disagree
ment about money matters. think
that Chalmers owned some property
rented To relatives Of Davis, and he
wrote a sharp business note To them
about the rent. Davis replied by a
very fierce note which inspired Chal-
mers with a strong desire TO Ego and
see him" On the way to see Davis.
Chalmers met General Forrest, aud
asked the general to so there along
with him. Forrest went, ignorant of
the real state OF affairs. Scarcely had
the two generals arrived at the head
of the stairs leading to Davis bust
ness office. when the door was sud
denly Hung open aud Davis Knocked
Chalmers from the top of the stairs
to the bottom. The next instant he
presented a heavy revolver al For
rests head. eNclaiiniug, And this Is
what I've g"f tor you-two couteder-
ATE generals coming 10 viii" 70"
Ho1d on, hold on, MIR. Davis,"I
cried Forrest: There's some mis-
take here. | dUn't van any fuss
with lou-ion't know what al this
Is about. General Chalmers asked NE
10 come along with him. and ! didn't
know there was ally trouble betw cen
y"u.f
He was glad TO get away. and began
I" inquire what Kind OF II man j. T..
Davis WAS. Folks told him that Davis
was one OF the most quiet, ~peaceabie
men III "WeiI, he may be
p~eacesolr,' returned Forrest, "bui
lie put lie III the rightcst place | ever
WAS III my life Iethe never showed
any i.l-will TO Davis atterwsrd, evil
IDENTIFY adInirlng his puck.
About one hundred and fifty of his
old slaves. | am told. came to look ut
their dead master as he lay i'll the
cnsket al the church. But doubt
whether any one could have reCog-
niZed him for he seemed oniy q skele |
ton III confederate uniform.
tie was fond OF children, and had
the power OF making them fond OF
iiIm, as most strong, fierce men have.
A little chI!G, daughter Of General
W heller, sent flowers for his grave
ali the way from Southern Alabama,
because size had loved him.
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