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The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13

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Su-Es- girls EEU5=5 - ~ ;a= Sy~
SsEts ;sT GETs E-a. have e8as Eo5
caos- TksE were bird fG- gG-.55s.
Bo- 1--we ro- iE-=s ryzIE !a57az TIN
70 kEit Anywhere this H5- Of the P-l-y
gus Thy .-s d0uba=S 1ies gir,s.
~: b=i-g il sSrr-s Of . Lspsr all not,
e.tHoo. ttsir css--=. c: A~i-i.s5ya.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13

oSII iSo men in the United States
Senate seGT elAw-barBmer coats. The
other members nave learned by bitter
experience hat q coat cut in that style
is altogether too handy for gu oppo-
nsnt's boot.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13

THERE are in the Stat Of :;gy.lI ouc
hundred and six Pos; o~fircs. Of which
sir are raid as secCua class, five a.
third. class and the remaining pineiy-6vo
as fourL-ciass Offices. The second class
postnAStcrs receive salAnes ranging
from -. 100 to S2.SJO per gnnum. with
clerk hi.e, rent, fuel and lights allowed
By :ha government. ThIsl-class cliceTs
arc paid yearly s~nlHriss ranging from
$3.50 to $1,000, while those who hold
fourth. class Offices depend Tor their com
p~enEstion upon tie amount Of business
dO4o n their Offices. II must. however,
IN no Gaze exceed $40 per quarter. or
$1,000 per aruuu. In ell iouuey order
oiigcs the posimasters receive . coin
mission upon all orders issued by them.
The receipts from byH rrL;. safes OF
postage stamps, and FROM any and ali
other sources are required to lie account
ID for aud turned over to tie POst-olice
Department.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13

". M-SxALLHAS mi his wife Amelia,
lately notorious IN connection nth a
heavy suit for damages against John VI
AAcksy for the alleged seduction Of
Mrs.. SnAllman. were arrested on bench
warrants is-ued by virtue of indie;ments
found by the Grand Jury. Eve Of which
were joint and three separate.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13

Asa man Was passing . house in
Portland. Maine. the other day. q two
year.old girl who vas playing in a sec.
ond story room, jumped ont Of the win
dow and struck fairly on his head. The
child fell to the pavement and was badly
bruised, though not seriously hurt. aud
the man, except being half scared 70
death, was not much injured.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13

LxIEEEE q the JOKES family, ~i:h
th= prefix Q! Hs1y p E simple p-s5-
81 the village Of S-~ ToEE, is fyo!i5g
AyEy his toe IL TIE vEia eld.AVor 20
70 rsTITs the CID played OF; lottery
ssiDils racket. Ne Cuzzu,'' ne
l9ny-iost CuZzn!' il Via; ais the
lsehrynvss blk: his hesr;. and eussed
liver, jHst ye2Tns for Ne Cuzzir."
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13

A vote on the constitutional question
was taken among the passengers Of the
express train OF a railroad TO San Jose,
resulting 10 against the adoption aud
only 10 in favor. As the freshman once
observed, &" Wal, till they hear from the
gravel train. be jabers."
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

NOTICE IL HEREBY GIVEN That ny
~ virtue Of an order INSIDE ihs aIsi day Of
March. 4 u. 1873. by tho nistrict Court II tho
9Th Jadiclsl District. state Of Nevada. in and
for the County 81 EiEo, I will on the T~eniJ.
third day Of April. A. u. 1879. 81 ~ O'Clock m &.
II said day, 81 the Court House, ia the town of
Elto, State % Nevada, cell all Tho right, title
and Interest 81 the estate Of Alois HiltJ. de.
ceased, IN aud 90 The following described real
estate. tn Wit
An undivided hvo ku-dfed fee, In that Ger.
tain mine or mining elaim. Known and record
81 a. the belle isie' mine. located In tho Tuf.
cArora Miuiug District. Cuuniy Of Eiko. - ,tc
Of Nevada. Terms Of Eaic-Cnsh.
n. NJ. BEARn,
ccazeJ.
dated 3, Eik,. March 81. 1870.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13

BOTu Tilden and Grant are the polit.
zeal scrrserows Of the time. kept in tho
corn0eld TO brighten OF all tho other
candidates aud save the harvest, for tho
small politicians.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13

Az Eric express train. rushing into
Binsbamion, recently, ran over a car
ringO containing Mr.. Joseph Sparks. his
wife and three children. The collision
made sparks fly, but none we're put out
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13

THE decision Of two.thirds OF the pit.
men at Durham to strike against q re-
duc!ion OF wages. will have tho effect
Of stopping nearly ninety pits and
throwing lido $1,000 howers. Several
large concerns will be brought to a
stand still in the course Of n wcck I'M
less the owners or the pitmen give way.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13

JisEs B.. alias DOc.Ayres, who killed
his mistress. MsTy Rafferty,, and pleaded
guilty TO murder in the secoud degree,
NoElay morning. in The Fourth Dis;ric;
Court, San Francisco. received the
heavy sentence Of imprisonment for
life
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13

TuE Stock Exchange says ho state
ment about tho recent discovery Of
Brossen's comet, is all n mistake. It's
ouly Charles A. wetmore " flashing "
across tho continent.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13

AT Marysville, Cal, All Shay. n Chi
BsEs vegetable peddier confined in the
County Jail on n short sentence for as.
suit, was found suspended by the neck
his cell last Monday morning. When
the jailor discovered tho body IL was
rigid, showing tho act TO have been
committed In the early hours Of the
nivbl
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13

Is the TuEcaroII election TO decide
the question Of 2 special school tax.
held on Tuesday, the vote stood 100 ia
the affirmative, TO fourteen in the mega
tive,
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13

JOIN BuL. fatiga agent =; Clifford.
N the Iowa Central railroad, shot Miss
Robbins, daughter Of . prominent mer-
chant Eiih whom be was iDtimate.
through tkG heart, Eul ate: telegraph
ing for another operator to take his
position, took a dose Of cold Iced him
self. The lunstic Was only nineteen
years Of age.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13

" you want TO smoke good Cigars,
without absorbing all your income, buy
at tho Elko Variety store, next door 10
tho Postoaiee.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13

MANY a man allows his wife TO build
the FIRE rather than have any argument
about the matter.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13

TIE Su,ro hdtPsnirnt is to DO revived
under the management Of John p. Cos.
grave and James McAfoe.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13

A PHEMPTIoS claim for n tract Of land
in this county, has just been fled in
the Eureka Land Once, by John n.
Atkinson and John MoAnsland.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13

Isi r. BIktr. Of w%nksbarrc. Pa, a
passenger ~ The ives, bound emigrsnt
train Monday, Was killed by the ditch.
jag of sbe train pesr Lovoiocks Station.
A broken rail Wa the eauso Of ,hs heoi.
dept.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13
HnInon %AnIpmrnt.

The Grand Prize Company shipped
last evening four bAIs Of bullion. valued
at 1854 as. At the same time the
Independence shipped three bars, valued
q. S5,s79 47.-7ime,-Rsrists 9Th.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13

A TrBE broke out a. the corner Of
Crown and Race streets, Philadelphia.
Monday. and destroyed $500, 900 worth
Of property.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13

rSaEE An Az a LxkHeH-s q
prSvsda f0r IL eSsaH1enf Il fnrcsPs@-
H.sS ;evaA The BSa-a q CSr-y Goa
H-issoo-r q Eznh Csz--y. !. cses-
PSApo< VIII ? Hr1- t-= A@kr-y q
Tie tax PAse. r-Ez-alHg Lhs nesE-
Gts ADoe=z e rILhss EoP=n!. o
HOaaHy. aSEzDd 3s Poge1 AoS PGt-
iI4grs eo.ktrsa spa Cor1.y Bo&r5s h
sd Aa. And tb< t0sz q E=skA u
Sov. 20 - irk1aS Ho3 pGrPo~N Al u
oosPene~a c-y. s1rt HAycr Koa AiSe-
Gar. E01hs6 II ths P&DoSEy II Ere
i9veE
Al he sane = The tsI 5--y Seq ne
yeI-. vas r.n5s Es suEJoSs S:L.s TraS
IS c+u;s. GeDs-L FEoz 81 40 FEa
Fr1i = es-.s-ssr Yu-P,%-&S ne-ts,
CpE.zi - e<aa. SabocL Zs<- Fohs.-
zc IEzss EHS ss1Ss Ssas
~: lsTr. III: yH EaAlE E51F-s5 Ds
plHo-3 q tie IRE Ist aggregate
G5Ez - u. sEDs Ne IEs= Ee.- The
TIE Si... ~. EKrsas bss1 fz=3 ~ Ii
Esz Ct he Legislature a: - ss->EEsn=es
1r-=z=au- rr -EKi AZ x - ~zx Es
a.. tia Bod bS3s5 % - - IL.
cJz-1
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13

TuE board Of school trustees arc nd.
vertising in the Tme'.Rerieo for sealed
proposals to build n school house in
T%uscarota.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13

-" 'a.EA#H
Al Es--H-- q th- s-1=r IN god E-and ne
A. rss-- iHIy iuvE 4 caEEmr2c E:'Es 4
F-lusv' EAil - ? 10. - u'rl0cS = - - TIRE
asa taT . Agrl. 1872, sni torn : procession IN
!-i r-EGGA. IN 'sr th- direction q : -. Job n
~ b--s. sEr~asl ~ 'h= lEv. ~ p scl fGrDuyh
iss principal strrei. O! FSH o.. w. "hr'ch.
-k@-- lAs foIlyN-ns ~I--ri-v- So -, p.No-:
OEILE ~ EEFECisEs.
Cs1--- -. L-dr- - c-i-r b. the Noble
Ora. hsH.sr- :. .. g,.EE
"7--.EE o.. bv-a- O-Gr'.
lr-rur O.! tie CGIF.I-l, B-ulher Gorge II
S>TL--1
'ss ne T5sp-=.a'ssu. by the n. d. q. n.
b-ulNsrg e. F..-r
SlHEsg. rs Tie = EBtr.
r-a'hHa - ! e.. -rarh.r = r B.reIos.
s!Hssg b. she char.
C}7sir- - by tie order.
f"-tL"fl @.
T-s B-rtArca siI ;hez f1--n "a -, ~c-.si-r
IulT.--rEt the Hal Af.r uuI4 a BAN.
4EEE H.A % ---vei . t4r .- = Hotel.
Toe pahEr A. cordially iuy:-s - a: cad the
sI----~s G.; "a tay - the c.ur-G
II. IA EsH.- Barsi AL fu-li.h ih- rEus.r
!1F tE~ p@rGlc
by order o! the tsre o: Arrange u.u,.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13

IT IL reported that General sherman
and Mrs. II. u. Hayes will visit this
coast shortly.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13

THE roads leading ives. have reduced
cmigrnut rates to to Denver TO s23;s $40
reduction.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13

A MAIL ROUTE has just been es,Nb.
lished between Idaho City and Bonanza
Yankee Fork.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13

IT is reported that nearly 5000 ne
groos have gone 90 Kansas from the
South since the hegirn began.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13

WV. CARPENTER, son Of a prominent
physician Of Petaluina, committed sui.
eide with morphine Mt tina, place Mon.
day.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13

Snow fell at Alta, Utah, to n depth Of
Two ioet, Monday.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13
NOTICE To CREDITORS.

STATE OF NEYhDA.l
County Of Ilkn.
y TIiE DISTRICT CDyET TETg'
! S'verth Judicial bts''irs o. 'hr 90 ..gF -f
INC Application 81 ElE1- Phili -, ~ 10 rlyrur
hehi"r' t"T hI. diayhargs from his debts ,bn
HAiiii -.
10 all the creditors e sad iuEni 'n' Gcb;nr-
hou aud each Of ypi arc hereby uutIsaI th.f .
meeting of al! the creditors Of Idaar Phi lirs.
All tn-plNcnt debtor, VII DO h'li a. tIr CuLti
tonn, IN Elku, Nevada. on TIC lfth dsy e aay
1879. at the hour ~ 10 O'Clock y. IN. Of sAil day
b"f0ro tbs Hon J. II. ilack. the Judge of .aii
Court. at Chambers, th" object oi which meet
lug will be, then "a there 10 show cause, lfAug
yuu nT any ~ yOu have. Why tho prsy0r Uf SID
hUSplEsnt bs not rfspt u, sn hTs'grfacui ~ Its
estate made, and hs be- dischsTEnl from In
Eet.s ..A llAhn..---.
In witness whereof. I. q. y. Green. the
Csfs Of snid Court. have hrrrnn;0
Seal sstmy hand AMI ahEgd Tie SFAl ~
sa'd District court, AZ my once In
Pho. Eoyads. this the 9Th day Il
April. A. ~. 1872.
q. y. GREEN. Cisrt.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13

SINTIETH ASSIV EnSiRT
CELEBRATION.
FTipsY, APRIL IS. 1875

-hs O1t F.'i0~. % Ilio Erd vicinity II I
cshE-z.s 49, ~.Eti-rN Uuv-r - Of - intro
dGIE1u O. tie pr1-r IL tE- l=tI tao. "a
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13

y sr-os ,-ira - fell -.-sra AID o-A;son =
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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-03-26

It Is presumed viii be an adept In insurance
matters, and for his services win receive not
more than 200. 49,
The House refused to concur in the Senate
amendments to the water works bill, and a
conference committee on the part Of the House
was appointed, consisting of Messrs. Sleeth
and Fleming.
The party who accompanied Mr.. Bearss to
his home in Peru,were Mr.. Speaker Cauthorne,
Taylor of Daviess county, Herod, Briggs, Owen,
Miers, Thayer, Van valzah, Robson, Reed,
English and Campbell, with some others from
this city. Ladies were present from
Fort Wayne, Rochester and other
cities in that section of the State.
The Indianapolis party named in the forego-
ing left here at 500 Thursday evening, arriving
at Peru in ample time to join in the festivities,
had just simply magnificent time and were
back to the city between and 10 O'Clock yes
terday mornings Representative Briggs says
she never had so much fan In all his life" and
at noon yesterday looked as young aud fresh
as a spring daisy. Representative Sleeth adds
his testimony also to that of Mr.. Briggs, and
thinks it will mark one of the brightest mo-
ments in his life's history. Speeches were
made by several memhers of the party, that
the bellies OF Northern Indiana might have
samples of the 'eloquence which
rings out from our temporary capt.
toll from day to day. "They danced
all night till broad daylight" and would have
calamity "gone home with the girls in the
morning." but only had eight minutes in
which to make the train. and SO gathering
their sgrip -sacks," thsy fled from the hospita-
BILE mansion without calling the yeas and nays
on motion to adjourn. AS the delegation from
here was juicy one we conclude that there
must have been some humorous incidents, and
therefore one of ssthe juiciest;" but the only
sporttve feature of the trip that we succeeded
in capturing was that one Of the party--a
married gentleman-was trying to pass him.
self off upon very fascinating Fort Wayne
belle a single man, and was succeeding
at fairly moderate sort of gait when one of
his companions made the third one of the
party spoiled it all by saying, Look, here, my
good fellow, I'll tell your wife about this" He
gave his name, but perish the thought that
we should ever reveal it.
The governor has signed the congressional
apportionment bill, and now that the child is
born-is shapely and comely-we hope that it
may never disgrace its parentage. The bastard
which has been enjoying heritage to which
1t had no decent claim, died with the formers
birth.
The following card, published by request, re-
quires no explanation:
General charges Oh lncompeteucy against Inc
engrossing and enrolling clerks of the Legisla-
ture having been made through some of the
city papers, the undersigned committee on
enrolled bills on the part of the Senate cheer
fully testify to the incorrectness of the charge
so far as it applies to the clerks of the Senate.
Their work has been uniformly correct and
neat, and there has been complaint nor
cause of complaint against them.
RICHARD L.. CoFFEY,
i. w. VIEHE,
GEO. w. GRUBB5.
March q, 1873.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-03-26
FRIDAY, MARCH 81.

The Senate continued to be the point of at
traction all day yesterday, as the "fee and SAL
airy" bill was still under discussion. 1t passed
to engrossment yesterday close upon the time
of adjournment. AS it proved to be from the
very first moment in the House a difficult
matter of legislation, SO it continued to be
throughout its consideration in the Senate,
The bill as passed the Senate in its main fea.
lures remains as we gave 1t in Wednesdays
Sentinel although unimportant changes
were made in certain lees of the clerk, auditor
and sheriff. There is no telling what may be
its fate in the House, as there seems to be a
wide diversity ofopinion regarding 1T.
The Senate passed a concurrent resolution
to adjourn finally on next Monday at O'Clock
p. m. After the House las decided what 1t
will do with the "fee and salary bill the ques-
ton of adjournment can be very readily
solved.
A resolution passed the House yesterday
providing for the codification of the State in
surance laws, with amendments, sections, ETC.,
which will provide for the regulating
Of foreign insurance companies and all
matters connected Herewith. These are to
be in readiness for the next General Assembly,
and the governor is instructed to ap-
point the auditor, attorney general and
some third person, . commission to
take the matter In charge. The third person
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-03-26
General slocum on the Murder of Mrs
Surratf.
[Rochester IN. w Union.l


Rochester IN. W Union.1
General H. W. Slocum, one of the most
distinguished brigade, division, corps, and
grand division commanders of the war, re-
Gently delivered a lecture in Brooklyn on
events of the great struggle, during the
course of which he expressed the opinion.
always held by the Union, that Mrs S1rratt
was.a murdered woman. He said:
am going to speak to you one word about
the execution of Mrs. Surratt at the close of
the war, for think some good lessons can be
1 believe any people situated as we were ought
to be cautioned against placing implicit conf
element. 1 could Stand here tonight and re-
late to you fifty incidents that would serve to
eaatlon eHeryD0ay against aakng r es1de en-
state of intense excitement. There never was
believe that Mrs. Surratt was innocent
woman there is in this hall. lApplausel.
She was the keeper of a boarding. house in
half dozen other rebel sympathtzers, and
she had son, John H. Surratt. Wilkes Booth
was guilty OF shooting MT. Lincoln, and
connection with Wilkes Booth, and through
the excitement of the times her neck was
brought to the halter. Her daughter, young
girl of Is or I9 years of age, on the morning of
the execution went to the presidents room
and begged permission to say few words to
him on behalf of her mother, and United
States senator from our own State, who acted
You can not go in.H Worse than that, meaner r
than that, the poor girl three or four years
afterward married a clerk in the treasury de.
partment. No charges were made against
him, but because this clerk had married the
daughter of Mrs. Surratt he was discharged.
Let us brag of our achievements but al the
same time let us learn to look at our faults
and errors fairly and squarely in the face and
acknowledge them when we have cause to.
The murder of Mrs. Surratt was the most
cruel and cowardly act ever committed in
any civilized country. 1t is a curious and
suggestive fact that all who were chiefly re-
sponsible for the execution OF that innocent
woman have felt the unseen hand of the
Great Avenger. Stanton, secretary Of war,
who was perhaps the worst of the number,
committed suicide in fit of remorse, al
though the fact was sought to be concealed.
Preston King, the senator from New York,
who repulsed Annie Surratt at the presi-
dents door, in like manner ended his own
life by deliberately jumping from ferry
boat into the North river at New York
and drowning himself Andrew johnson,
who signed the death warrant and despotic-
ally suspended the writ of habeas corpus
that had been granted by the court, was
stricken suddenly with death upon his re-
turn to the Senate after he had left the
presidency. Judge Advocate Holt, who
conducted the prosecution, long ago disap-
peared from public view, and whether dead
or alive nobody knows and nobody cares.
And John A. Bingham, who assisted Holt,
was driven from Congress in disgrace as one
of the Credit Mobilier bribe- takers, and
sought refuge IN Japan, where, we believe,
he now is.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-03-26

MarriRge-brokers are quite important bust
ness men in Genoa. They have pocket
books filled with the names of the marriage
able girls OF the different classes, with notes
OF their figures, personal attractions, for
tunes, etc. These brokers go about endeav.
succeed they get a commission of or 3
per cent on the portion. Marriage at
Genoa is quite a matter of calculation. gener-
ally settled by the parents or relations, who
often draw up the contract before the parties
have seen one another. and it is only when
everything is arranged, and few days pre-
vious to the ceremony, that the future hus-
band is introduced 10 his intended partner
for life. Should he find fault with her man
ners or appearance, he may break off the
match on condition OF defrayine the broker
age and any other expenses incurred.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-03-26

races one day, and worked his way home
thusly: Placing An old card under the
brim Of his high white beaver Che always had
. hat Is individual and IS well known
as Horace Greeley's), he took a seat
in the gentlemen's car. and on the approach
OF the conductor leaned out of the window.
Being tapped on the shoulder by the con-
ductor, he jumped back, knocking the hat
off out of the window. A scene followed.
Great rage on Beau's part at the rudeness of
the conductor-the train should be stopped
to recover his hat and ticket; apologies
from the conductor and the promise of a
free passage and a new hat, which was full
filled. How he beat the tailors out OF FASH
ionable suits by urging that his patronage
would bring them valuable custom; how he
once overawed the ninth part of man with
the nonchalant remark that This friend,
President Jackson, who, by the way, was a
id good fellow, no matter what some
folks might say about him, had bor-
rowed thousand dollars of him last
night. and it would really be i'm
possible to pay that little bill Just now,
how he got pair of boots by ordering two
pair sent to his room and then, sending
back one right and one left, to have it
stretched on the instep, walked off with the
others. All these exploits live in the mem
ory CT those who laughed at them. He
chaperoned strangers, and charged them for
1t like Niagara hackman; he displayed q
marvellous ingenuity for getting free drinks,
but was so little addicted to dissipation that
he would rather have the 10 cents than the
drink. He was charitable when he could be-
and often showed a kindness of heart that
won him friends. In all the years that he
postured in his grotesque gentility on the
social boards of Washington, he is not &C.
cused o. low or vicious habits. 1t was only
the burlesque Of villainy. Gratitude was
strong trait; he never forgot favor and
never betrayed friend.
In 1871, when the finishing of the pave
ment on Pennsylvania avenue was celebrated
by carnival, the prince OF bummers. on a
gallant pony, was a notable figure in the
race. 1t was among his latest triumphs. Old,
infirm and poor, he was rapidly going down.
Old friends we're no longer on the scene TO
testify to his early prestige. Newcomers
knew him only as the shabby hummer. 1t
was increasingly difficult to make assess
ments." He had fooled fortune to the top
OF her bent. He had made the fatal mistake
of living too long, and at last, one afternoon.
in the Sisters Hospital, with neither word
nor moan, he passed away. And so ended a
life whose comedy was sadder than tragedy,
and over whom the daily press of the city
pronounced brief funeral honors when it
said he had no friends, but he died with
out enemies"