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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-12-19
AFTER HIM.

Ii appears he drove almost straight
across the state eastward, and went to
Joplin, Mo, and was last heard of &c
miles east of Independence, Kansas. Mr..
Fox at once made up his mind TO catch
Hughes if it took all winter. He
brought into requisition the telegraph,
and started in pursuit He visited all
the important towns in southeastern
Kansas. He failed to obtain any trace of
the criminal. The first correct Informal
ton he received of Hughes whereabouts
left him, three weeks after his departure
from Howard City, Elk county, at
Mound Valley, Kansas, after which all
trace of him was lost Returning to
EmpOria, Mr.. Fox circulated the follow
ing card broadcast:
STOP THIEF!-$I5 Reward-ror the arrest
and safe delivery OF W. Hughes Said
hughes is about feet 1 inch tall. weighs
about lTO lbs. and about - years old l. dark
compile xiOned dark hair AMI eyes. and heavy
black mOustache. His wife Is travelling with
was True. Hughes, when unshayen has u
very thick coarse bard hughes Is horse
thief and fOrger. A telesram addressed to
I ID Fox & 90 or j. Moon. Sheriff. will re
ceive prompt reply
EMPoaIA, Lyon GO Ks, Sept. Is. 1879
+. S-Hughe- can and ofteu mlkrs pencil
| portrait drawings. Is u gOod organ player.
drinks little, smokes. an Is rather quiet I.
Mr.. FOx's next step was 10 procure a
photograph Of Hughes, and tor this pur-
| pose he travelled flve hundred miles and
finally succeeded in obtaining one in a
hotel in small town in the southwestern
part Of the state. Such perseverance as
Mr.. F. displayed was bound to succeed
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-12-19

AK Tor James smiths Imperial cigars.
kInr-fames smiths Inllcrinl cignrs.
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EyeybOdY's Business.
For stationary, Blank-bOoks pocket cut
tlery, picket books ane LAMPS. 20 to
NORTH < RYDRx's
For choice Verfumeric-. nne soaps and full
line OF brushes go tai NORTH 4 RYDER's
FOR Lone Star OH, the family safeguard. go
to NoKTH & RYDEK's.
Ask Tor James smiths Imperial cigars.
FINE-James smiths Imperial cigars
II you want Prosecution neatly and care
ir,lly compounded, go 10 NoRra& RYDKR's
For delicate shades Of mixed paints. white
lead, oils. and window glass. go 60
HoRfH 4 RYDgR's
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Bachelor & Bacheller Will loan money
cheaper than any one in the city. w5Of2
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-12-19

sheriff Moon Arrests t. W. Hughes In
Arkansas.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-12-19

Beautiful silk handkerchiefs for ladies
and gents at the 90 cent store.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-12-19

u you want Prosecution neatly and ca
ally compounded. go 10 NoRra& RYpKR-s
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-12-19

For choice ,,erfumerie-. iIne soaps aud a fu
line OF I,r,,sh..s IN tn NnRru Z RxnER,s
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-12-19

we0mos Council Grove. Kansas.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-12-19
FOREIGN MARKETS.
New York nonsr Market.

New York Money Market.
NEW YORK, Dec. II.
Railroad Bonds-Lower
q JVeIhment ISonds-Strung.
State SecuriIics-DuIt.
Discounts-Priine mercantile paper, 81
81 per cent.
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And He 1. Now In EmPoria },
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LETTER list

Advertised December 3. 1879.
Persons calling for any of the following let
~. will t,ipnSa say s.a.Ivnrt;Sol,s ,,l ,r;-o
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1872-1918, 1879-01-02

4
| 9ltn anberen Mlorsen fubr Der SIlnterin6
an8sridter, pois benz Neuisrforiter grbuianr
besIeitet inb.pon bent unter Bopadnns be-
fnbIiden gilbbie6 sefoIgt, binaus mad Diet
Steue, ,ueIde ber NBilobieb nfs bieienise be.
aeidnete, MO &c auf benz Anftanoe seweler
Ifeb Derielbe be5ejdnete ben Batnt h.ntei
bmsIdemer setanbeM unb CAB NIT 9roBer
@enauigfeit bic &idhlng an, IN rpeld)er ei
ae}hoiien babe. Der Sorfer Gromarin
fpnnte ,nicbt iluhin, in ieinent Snreren ben
|GdarfbIid bes 8iIoerers 81 beipnnoern, mt
,ueldem berielbe ben beiten Hlas fur ben
Nnftnpb ijd ausssIabt bate. Der Drt mat
mebSere bunbert S1ritte pon Der Steae, no
Der teSte Soritmeiitsr sefunSen sporosn mar,
entferrt. oa.f a .is.,4 s55s.sf s..
Die Manner perfoIgten unter Glbruns bes
0ilobiebes bic anse9ebene Gi9tuu9, ui,o
itanben balo nor eiflern bibten Befano bodbs
itantrr,iaer, bides ssihten. Mller Nu9en tpaz
rem in9erb auf bie raube @irsbe eerfelbert
seridtet als ber 5orffer ploslid einen Slut
aasftieb unb nit Der Saas auf einen Stannt
benfete, ipet9er il, Dtannesbobe cine fIeine
Mun6e seigte, aus ipeiber 1ars, eos iid als
mdbIid perbdrtet bate, bis auf bic lSurSeIit
berabgefofien mar, ii e ,'iisa- ~ !
Giaisej IN Der glabe befadftiste 5olsarbeis
ter fpuroen berbei9erufei, iirio auf Befebl oes
ssyorlters Der Bauin gefdllt. Balo Lag Der
9iiefe en- 8oben unb nun puroe NIT ser Sas
se Der EbeH beransseidnitten, in fpeI9en,
Die gunbe fid befano. Sn feberbofter
-Spdnnalng lab Der slBiioerer auf bic forts
ifdreitenbe Arbeit Der 2eute. @nblid mar
bic Baise berausgejdgt, ilnb nun begonneg
iis pen beiben Geitet bic S1eiben ab3uIpals
ten, unt baS niittIere Gtiif, an rpel9em iib
Die Diinbe sei9te, blosSulegen. Gubli9 bats
ten Iie eia,e, nalr Ipenige Sol bife 9ol5i6eibe.
Spabn um Gpabn fieI nnter i5ren porli9tls
gen 9ieben, ,ndber nao naber fan.en iie benz
in ben, SoISe befinbIiden Geseuitanoe. Der
Dilberer belt ben gtbem an, iein aluee bins
ftier auf benz SoIse. Sod einise 0iebe unb
Der eine Der @rbeiter belt benz Soriter elm
Stid Sols bin, aus peI9em cine Bleifu9el
CUR SaIfte berporIugte. Sin S6rei ert0nte,
Elm belIer, jaudsenber Sdrei, unb Der gSils
berer, Der i6n aus9eltoben, mar niebersefals
len auf bic Sniee uno riet Die SGnoe ems
porltredenb: +
,Meine &useI, rneine &ugeI! ., meine
Otutter, meme quite Whtter! Stun 1T n,eine
suseI sefunoeiL nun barf i'd boifentlid rnies
oer gu dr." g
Dtit seribrten 8Iiden idauten bic llebria
gen auf ben nor Sreuoe taumelnben llnsliifs
It6en, iiber behen Saupte bas S6wert oes
Gooes 10 nabe sebansen bate.
Selbit Der Sorlter @rbmani1 wel6er bliss
ber eine feinoielise 9altuns sesen ben 8ilos
f9iisen eiusenommea bate, 3ueifelte, bur6
Die unsebeudelte Sreuoe bes @eretteten iibers
seust, nun nidt nlebr an oeilen llnidulo, unb
g0nnte bemielben einen freunoli9en 8Iid.
uS9aoe um ben 8erl," oadte er, aIS er
ben bIbi9en, jiin9en Ueann NIT benz ofenen,
9liidltrablenben @eii9t betradtete, yber sdbe
einen pra6tisen Sdserburi9en."
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1872-1918, 1879-01-02
s. Auf Ser Spur.

gio6 am elei6en 8orntittaSe be9ab it9 Der
Neutrality-suspicious., pon einem aiiehor be-
sleitet, no6 benz Surt6anie. 9lls ob ct 9ez
abnt bate, baB ibm bier nod neue 8eweife
in Der Sa6e merben rpiirbe1t bate er oas
S9reibsimmer bes @rmorOeten 10 lan9e pers
iie9eLt 9ebaIten. @r 6ffnete es uno trat nit
benz QHeI1or elm. Sn Der bel iol9en Otn9en
ber9ebra9ten glrt unb Geiie uno nit elmer
8emanbtbeit, tpeI6e ben alien Surilten nur
su sut fennSeidnete, tpurben Die Yapiere uno
gffeften bes 3obten elmer iorgfdIti9en Yriifs
una unterporien. @r brou9te ni9t lan9e
su 5uden. eSn Der n,ittleren Oeffnun9 oes
S9rei6pulteS Lag Elm nod unperlte9elter
8rief nit Der Gorelie: yOens Serrn 9raten
BON 9klsLeben." Ser &rintinalratb belt es
fir nOtbis, einen 8Iif in benieIben gu rper.
fen. ST iolte es ni9t bereuen. Ser Srtef
entbieIt nur rueni9e 3eiIen, tuar ieoo9 fir
Den rlnteriu9un9Sri9ter Elm fo1tbares Ses
tpeisfGd. Der Snbolt lautete:
,,Ntein mertber Serr 8raf!
9n beutigen Worsen babe i'd mid iibers
aeust, baB Der Baron uOn SLmenitein Der
eIenbe S8urte 1T, uIs ben Sic mir tbn 9es
IGiIbert baben. 9erielbe miro mein 9aus
nidt pie6er betreten. SD beoaure, mid
um bes @Ienben milIen nit Sbnen lber'
porfen gu baben unb beflase aufrl4tte
meine sesen Sic se3eiste 9eftisfeit. sd
winfde Sic baIb pieber ais einen lIeber
@ait in meinem Sauie besriBen gu biirfen
Sbr pObIserposener
@raf uon Sobenerbfelo.
Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1872-1918, 1879-01-02

= gtebr aIs bret 8ierteI Der MitsIieber
oes Gonstefies iinb Mbprtaten.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-21

from Nacogdoches to San Antonio, in
November, 1885, in company with him
and others, | found him always afFa-
BILE, courteous and communicative. and
always ready to DO his full share of
camp duty. All, by common consent.
accorded to him the command, but
this he refused to accept without a
formal vote, and then we were given
to understand hat obedience was ex-
pected, but l remember no one in
stance OF attempt to %tyranize over his
command. But, on the contrary, al
ways affable and courteous and com
panionable to all. And such was his
caution that he said that he had been
charged with cowardice more than
once. He once told me, in speaking of
the terrible Red river tragedy that
he never had one serious difficulty in
his life. | am inclined to think that
much of the v~illainous reputation of
the bowie knife has attached to its
inventor, who had no other idea, when
he Whitfield out the wooden model for
it-so he said to me-than a convent
ent and useful knife for himself when
on a hunt, of which he was very fond
and successful"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-21
A Deserted Mining Camp.

Virginia New Chronicle.l
j. M. Robinson, writing from Mead
ow Lake, gives some interesting facts
regarding the once famous mining
camp. He states that the camp is all
gone to the dogs, and the mines about
the place, with their machinery and
hosting works, are gradually molder-
ing into decay, and there is nothing
but ruin everywhere. The town is
now occupied by ten men, two women,
two cats, a dog dying and a mule,
who occasionally amuses himself by
kicking down a row of buildings. He
kicks down one building at the end,
and the rest fall as a matter of course.
Hundreds of houses have been crushed
fat by the snow. One man claims
fourteen buildings, and is trying to
occupy them all. Another man has
located forty-six lodges, and is waiting
for some capitalist to come along and
buy him out. Occasionally a ground
hog wanders unmolested through the
streets, or a bear comes in and inspects
the town, which relieves the monotony
considerably, and such visitors are
always welcome. To visit such a spot
reminds one Of Hoods weird poem,
The Haunted House."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-21

Mr., John c. Hook is getting along ia
vorably.
Mrs. Nellie Hendrick died last night at
one o'clock.
Mr.. Charles Behn, of this city, was in
Little Rock last week.
John D. T~hierkauf, an employee of Po-
desta & Co, is very i'll.
DR.. A. L. Kimbro, Office southeast cor
ner Main and Union streets. 16
Fred MORT was taken with yellow fever
last Friday, ten miles from Knoxville.
Miss Clark thanks Mr.. Finnie, of the
Howards, and the Towards themselves.
DR.. w E. Rogers left for Nashville last
night and will be absent a week or ten
days.
Mrs. S. w. Phillips, at Elmwood, is
very low, and it is believed cannot sur
vive through to-day.
Mr., Ed Schloss took a wash and sat in
an easy chair for a few minues to-day.
He is regarded as safe.
Charles Jones, jr., brother of the late A.
w. Jones, and son Of our well-known cit
izen, Charles Jones, died of consumption
at Cincinnati about ten days ago.
Miss Kate Phelan, of this city, and Mr..
Wade Hampton, jr., were married last
week at Grace Church, Louisville, and
after the ceremony left for White Sulphur
Springs, Virginia.
Edward Moon is not quite able to set I'D
yet, but it is expected that he will be in a
day or two. Considering the fact that his
obituary was written, though not pub
lished, that his grave was dug and his
coffin prepared, he may be set down as a
lucky young man.
Mr.. Thomas II. Cooke Is getting along
nicely this, the fourth day of his illness.
Thomas MofFatt is also getting well. Mr..
Ricketts,, of the Avalanche, has been dis
charged by his attending physician, DR..
Thornton. Mrs. Van Anderson and
daughter, out the Poplar street boulevard,
are reported much better to-day.
Mrs. George Philmot was discharged
from the quarantine hospital at St. Louis
last Sunday, having recovered from vel
low fever after two weeks illness. Chas.
L~oewbusher, Of Greenyille, Miss, and
Thos. jackson, a st. Louis man, recently
in this city, were sent to the same place
for treatment on Sunday last. There were
sin cases of yellow fever reported at tho
st. Louis quarantine.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-21

developments, was not much to blame.
Thompson tried to play the bully over
Mrs. Pyne, and next made an effort to
wear out Devote with a broomhandle.
The drunken broom bruiser will recover.
1t would have astonished any outsider.
even a State board of health official, to
have seen the crowd along Main street
during the fire excitement yesterday after
noon. Veryfew persons in the city had any
idea that so many inhabitants remain, and
that so little a fire furry could bring them
forth in such numbers.
Our medical rulers, by their orders req
ulating the hours we must keep, would
have US believe that a temperature an
preaching the nineties is healthier to ex-
ercise in than one among the sixties.
They ought to know, and if they do not
it will benefit science, they think, to find
out.
We are good subjects here in Memphis
for public experiments, medical and
otherwise, and it may benefit science to
permit ourselves to be worked on. There
is now scant sixteen thousand of us. and
that small number should be willing to
be sacrificed for the good of the nation.
even if it be the National board of
health.
Several persons were arrested for trying
to pass the Gordon of piekets, and a letter
carrier who insisted on passing the lines
was hustled off to the lookup without cere-
mony. Those taken up doubtless feel in
dignant, but they will be taught by this
experience to understand that in a time
like this it is best to obey orders.
They snuff the battle from afar, do our
genial National and Stdte board Of health
officials, but they issue striking mandates
the same as if they stood in striking dis
lance. These Esculapian heroes, like peo-
pie with the jaundice, see everything
yellow just now, and they affect to know
the hereditary p~redlspositions of us all,
both on our paternal and maternal sides.
The way squads of colored soldiers
double-quicked up Main and Front streets
yesterday afternoon when the fires broke
out, indicates very plainly that Captains
Glass and Brown understand how to han
die their men with celebrity, and that the
men understand and know how to do their
whole duty, and that when there is work
to do they mean business.
At a house three miles out on the old
Raleigh road three members of the
Rhodes family are down with the fever.
the same being Miss Lizzie Rhodes. age
20 Samuel Rhodes II and a child off.
Some five or six Others in the family left
their home on Nam street when the fever
was first announced, but members have
been passing in and out through Chelsea
daily.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-21
Knights of Honor.

The superintendent of nurses this morn
ing august Oh reports sick on hand 8.
"Mrs. Rehkopf and Walter Finnie dis
charged and well; brother H. L. Punch
improving steadily, now convalescent ;
brother Drescher's son much better, will
be up in a day or two; little Francis Getz.
daughter Of brother George Getz, deceased,
about the same as last report, quite sick
brother Henry Bertram very sick, but
seems to be better and resting quietly;
Miss Clara Zweifel very much improved
brother N. +, Shippoy doing rs well rs
could be expected; his case promises to be
a light onei brother G. A. Junkerman's
wife is doing welli brother Jesse Cross
is doing well, and will soon be up" Since
the above report was made, Mrs. Dora
Bertram, wife Of brother Henry Bertram,
and brother w. II. Powers, of Fort Pick
ering, are all properly supplied with
nurses, doctors, etc, etc.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-21
Versatility of western CLUSTERS"

Versatility of Western CLUSTERS"
Detroit Free Press.l
A day or two ago a motherly look
ing woman OF forty-fve entered a
Woodward avenue clothing store hav-
ing a mans linen buster on her arm.
and, when approached by a sal esman.
she said:
Some one in mere sold this buster
to my son yesterday"
Yes, man, l sold it myself" re-
piled the clerk, as he looked at the
garment.
Did you tell my son that this dus-
ter could be worn either to a picnic,
funeral, bridal party or quarterly
meeting2"
u did, madam, and so it can"
did you tell him it made a
good ay,blanket when not otherwise
needed ?"
II did"
THAT it could be used as a boat sail,
a s%tretcher, a straw bed and a bed
spread ?"
Yes, ma'am, / did,
And that many people used them
as table-covers ?"
81 did"
And that they would last for years
and then make excellent stuff for a
rag carpet ?"
Il did"
And you only charged a dollar"
Only a dollar, ma'am."
well, when John came home last
night and brought the duster, and
told me all you said, | made up my
mind that he must have been drunk,
and | was a little afraid he stole the
garment. | am glad it's all right"
1t certainly is all right, ma'am,
and since he was here yesterday we
have discovered that the buster is a
great conductor of sound, a preventive
Of sunstroke, and that no man with
enc on his back ever dropped dead Of
heart disease"
Land save us p she gasped, as she
waited for the bundle; but who
knows that they won't fix 'em so fore
long that they'll raise a mortgage of
the farm?"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-21
THREE FIRES
An in a Bunch Yesterday Afternoon

The store No. $40 Front street.
from which the produce firm Of Wells &
Co. moved a couple of months since, was
yesterday afternoon set on fire under the
roof on the alley end. The building had
been ~unoccupied for some time past ex-
cept by night providers who sought shelter
there through an open door. The fire
made fearful smoke but did not make
much Roadway before it was quenched by
the fire department. The Mcclellan
Guards and Zouave Guards eneamped on
the bluff surrounded the building as soon
as the fire was discovered, and the streets
were cleared so that the fremen had an
unobstructed field. The damage to the
building was not more than a couple of
hundred dollars.
THE SECOND FIRE
broke out while the engines were engaged
in q~uenching the Front street fire. This
was in tho house, of Mrs. Fannie Whea-
ton, formerly Freeman, on the west side
of Market Square. An engine left the
field on Front street, but before it reached
the Market Square blaze the building and
contents were nearly destroyed. The
loss is covered by a policy in the Planters
for 5000. The adjoining house, owned
by Mrs. Halle and lately occupied by
Nettie White as a female boarding estab-
lishment and mems lodging quarters, was
injured by catching fire several times.
The fine furniture was also somewhat
used up by being hastily removed from
the building.
THE THIRD BLAZE.
The grocery, boarding and lodging
house of Mrs. T. j. Mcclure, at the cor
ner of Commerce and Main streets, caught
fire from the sparks of the Market Square
burn, over n square distant. But little
harm was done, and the flames were sup
pressed by the use of a few gallons of
water.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-21
Guards oil Withdrawn.

The quarantine guards between Mem
phis and Chelsea have been withdrawn by
the city authorities in consequence Of the
opposition of the people whom it was inz
tended to protect, If any further quar-
antipe restrictions are instituted it will
deyolye upon the State quarantine officers
to carry them into effect. There are now
no quarantine guards anywhere in the
city.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-21
Notice.

OWING TO the prevalence Of fever at pres
" emit in our midst we would respectfully
inform those who are DESTROYS Of communion
ting with us that all letters addressed to Rice,
stix L Co., 40 and AZ North Fifth street,
81. Louis, Mo-, will receive prompt atten-
ton.
Our patrons and friends are fully assured
that our facilities will be ample for filling
any and all orders entrusted 10 our care.
Our house at Memphis will remain open as
usual, and those Of our customers residing
along the line of roads not quarantined we
would respectfully solicit their patronage.
l23-l4S RICE, STIX 4 co.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-21
Slightly Premature.

The action Of the public meeting in
South Memphis last evening was a little
in advance Of the situation, inasmuch as
the resolution to place restrictions on the
people down that way were reported to a
subcommittee of the citizens safety COM
mittee, and have never been acted upon,
nor are they likely to be from present
indications,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-21
PUBLIC MEETING.
An Expression of Opinion at Variance
With Existing Rules.

A crowd of citizens Of all colors held a
meeting down at the corner of Clay and
fernando streets yesterday-last evening.
They entered a protest against oppressive
measures and firmly, but most respect
fully ask that unnecessary and unreason-
able disabilities be promptly removed, be-
leiving them to be against the interest and
destructive to the lives of every class Of
citizens. They declared that the authorities
stubbornly refuse to lift a finger to light
en- our burdens or to relieve our wants
unless We consent to abandon our houses
to the mercy Of every irresponsible and
dishonest character, whether he be q
member Of the so-called safety committee,
a policeman, a soldier, or a minute man.
They further say that the city authorities
III the exercise of their own judgment, re-
gardless Of the will of 1900 citizens re-
naming in the city, and in utter violation
Of their rights, have seen fit 10
enact a series Of oppressive and
tyranical laws such as q~uarantining
different portions of the city against
each other, forbidding persons passing to
and fro, in the peaceable pursuit Of their
own lawful interests, and this at the
point Of the bayonet, forbidding us to
venture beyond the precincts of our W
Enclosures before four O'Clock in the morn
ing or to dare to be caught away from
our homes at a later hour than six in the
evening. Their grievances thus set forth
and their expressions of impotence under
restraint indicate a disposition to kick in
the traces and make a row. They abuse
the authorities and at the same time re-
specially ask for relief.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-21
John Sherman's Bid for Israel.

JOhn Sherman's Bid for Israel,
Cincinnati Commercially
Judge Noah, a prominent Israelite,
has just been appointed a special
agent Of the treasury. He was a we'll
known officer of the army of the
Cumberland during the war. This
appointment will prove very s~atisfac-
tory to his class, who have been very
modest in their requests for official
recognition.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-08-21
Bowie and the Bowie.knire.

Galveston News.l
The Hon. George NJ. Patrick, Of
Grimes county, a gentleman of fine
intelligence and high character, who
emigrated to Texas from Kentucky
fifty years ago. writes as follows to the
Anderson Sentinel Il have been
told by General j. G. Mcdonald and
others that the general opinion Of the
character of Colonel Jas. Bowie, who
was massaered in the Alamo With the
brave patriotic soldier Travis, and his
equally brave comrades, is hal he was
an arbitrary, over dtyrannieal
man. To the extent Of my knowledge
of Colonel Bowie, the very opposite
was his true character. | shall ever
remember him as a kind, social gem
tleman in his department with all
men. 1t will be conceded by all who
have any experience in camp life that
it is the place above all others where
one becomes most readily and most
correctly informed of the true char
acter Of his comrades, aud that
is the chief source Of informa-
ton upon which 70 base my opinion
Of the colonel's character. In a travel