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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-04-08
Notice of Dissolution.

Notice IL hereby given that the eO-partner-
ship heretofore existing between w. NJ. Hart
man and j. j. Casmire, under the firm name
of Hartman & Casmire, has been this day dis
solved by mutual consent.
AL parties knowing themselves indebted to
the old firm Of Hartman & Casmire, are request
ed to call at the old stand and settle their ac-
counts Immediately. Either member Of the
old firm is authorized to collect accounts
w. NJ. HARTMAN.
j. j. CASAIRE.
lola, April Z, 1881.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-04-08

It is said that Robert Lincoln, Sec
rotary of War, has more visitors than
any other member Of the Cabinet.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-04-08
lola, March %, 1881 i.

hereby return thanks to the public for the
liberal patronage received while engaged in
ommend to them the new; firm Of Beatty q
Shelter. =. j. +. Barr,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-04-08
OFFICIAL PAPER OF COUNTY

It is said that President Garfield
will spend the summer at the Soldiers
Home, near Washington.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-04-08
lola, April Z, 1851.

In retiring from the hardware business l de-
sire to return thanks to the people of lola and
with which have been connected has received
in the past, and take pleasure in recommend
ing to all our old customers, and the public
generally, the new firm of j. j. Casmire + Co. i,
as being reliable and in every way worthy Of
their continued patronage.
." - W. II. HARTMAN
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-04-08
Farmers, Look Here.

We are headquarters on Seed Pota-
toes. We have Potatoes shipped in by
us from Iowa last fall of the following
varieties. Early Rose, Peach Blow,
and Neshanocks. If you want good
crops plant Northern seed 0laDdys.
ELDRIDGE & DECOW,
Humboldt, Kas.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-04-08

Come to The REGISTER office and
see our fine job work. We have all
the new styles of type, and can turn
out work as expeditiOusly and cheaply
as any Job office in the west.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-04-08
Wanted.
A few good dry peaches
1000 dozen eggs.
500 pounds of butter,
at COwAN's.
Husband,

"Take the eggs and butter to Kes
terson & Everheart's. They paid u:
more than anyone else last week."
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-04-08
Farm to Rent.

Cheap, Cheaper, Cheapest.
If you want Glass or Queensware
you will do well by pricing them at
HutchinsOns & Bartel's before buying.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-04-08
Auction Room.

I have opened an auction room in
lola and will sell goods at auction every
Saturday. Private sale during the
week. ASHLEY BLISS.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-04-08

Observation-Disclosures will find
a fine line of blank statements at this
office, which will be printed cheap.
Call and examine stock.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-04-08

Good second hand stoves at the auc
ton store.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-04-08

For the boss stock of Prints and
Shirtings 60 to the Peoples Dry Goods
store
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-04-08

you want the best job of painting
for the least money, 60 to Gillihan &
CoWan's.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-04-08

Buy Pianos, Organs and Sheet Mu-
sic, at Mrs. Whitney's Music Store.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-06
Accidentally Shot Himself.

Engineer Matt Franklin met with a pain
fm accident at Bristol Saturday. He had
taken the passenger train to Bristol, end,
after getting nap of sleep, was making
preparations in his room at the Virginia
House to take a hunt He had loaded
brass cartridge in his hand, attempting to
recap it, thefirst cap having missed fire, but
the cartridge went off, discharging the load
of shot into the palm of his hand, mangling
it in terrible manner.
The accident, painful as it was to Matt,
had something of ludicrous accompan-
iment. The town marshal heard the shot
and rushing into shoe shop, just under
meath MATHS room, arrested the two shoe
makers, despite their protestations of inno-
cense and was hurrying them off to answer
for the shooting. About this time Matt put
his head out of the window and called to the
marshal to bring a doctor, that he had shot
himself. This secured the release of tho
two shoenakers instantly.
A physician was procured, who opened
the wound andpoured the shot out as if OF
Of a flask, and the hand was properly dressel Z:
Another engineer was telegraphed for. Matt
came home OF the next train, and will Lave
to lay of for some time with the hal d. Hs
says the next time he fools with cartridge
h will first draw h. lead.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-06
ARAB ODDITIES.

..n Arab entering house removes his
shoes, but not his hat He mounts his
horse upon the right side, while his wife
milks the COW upon the left side. Writ
ing a letter he pats nearly all the com
pliments on the outside. With him the
point Of pin is its head, while its head
is made its heel. His head must be
wrapped up warm, even in the summer,
while his feet may well enough go naked
i'll winter. Every article Of merchandise
which is liquid he weighs, but meas
ures wheat, barley and few other ar
ticles. He reads and writes from right
to left. He eats scarcely anything for
breakfast, about as much for dinner,
but after the work of the day is done,
sits down to hot meal swimming in Oil,
or, better yet, boiled butter. His sons
eat with him, but the females of his
house wait till his lordship is done. He
rides donkey when travelling, his wife
walking behind. He laughs at the idea
of walking in the street with his wife, OF
of ever vacating his seat for a woman.
He knows no use for chairs, tables,
knives, forks nor even spoons, unless
they are wooden ones. Bedsteads, bu-
reaus and fre-places may be placed in
The same category. If he be an artisan
he does work sitting, perhaps using his
feet to hold what his hands are engaged
upon. Drinks cold water with sponge,
but never bathes in it unless his home
be on the sea-shore. Is rarely seen
drunk-too seldom speaks the TRUTHS
deficient in affection for his kindred
has little curiosity and no imitation-no
wish to improve his mind-no desire to
surround himself with the comforts of
life.-AnOn.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-06
LAPHAM 4 SCHOOLNATE OF DOUG.

United States Senator Lapham, of
New York, was a classmate at Canaan
daigua Academy of the late Stephen A.
Douglas. The academy was at that
time one of the leading educational in
stitutions in the State, and young Lap
ham and Douglas were regarded by the
faculty and their fellow students as the
smartest scholars in the institution In
debate they were regarded as rivals, and
always were pitted against each other.
Mr.. Lapham occupied seat at the head
of the table in the boarding department
and Douglas sat at his right hand. Mr..
Lapham was compelled to leave the
school for several weeks, and on his re-
turn found Mr.. Douglas occupying the
seat at the head of the table. Mr.. Lap
ham demanded his seat, and Mr.. Doug
las insisted upon his right to retain it.
The faculty finally decided that the two
men should argue the case before the
scholars, who would sit as jury. The
contestants accepted the situation and
made elaborate speeches: The jury de-
cided that Douglas was entitled to the
seat. Mr.. Lapham, in relating this an
ecdote, used to say "This was Ste
phen A. Douglas first idea of squatter
sovereignty.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-06
Crime and Casualty.

New ORLEANS, Dec 5-Thomas
ChoIcn, aged 25 years, was acci-
denta Iy shot ant killed by James
McDavirt, aged is years, yesterday
New ORLEANS: A specal to the
Times -DemocTa' fl. IN Vicks burg. re
ports The king OF j. d. McGrgf, 1t
planter aud stylek, eper, at Sunny
side auding, by Sam Cole, rrazy
negro.
nARToN, ONT.-The ting Tommy
Wight, returned las. night f,om a
search after The IL ssiDg propeller,
Jane Mil +. She found large
quantity of w eek. oe Iii the vic nifty
Of White Cloud Island, Georgian
By Here IS no doubt thar the
Jane Miller went down with ell on
boatd, numbering twenty-five per
sou. ,ac.dG l.. si..tyen Ioa -s'DGt.s.
D4SylR Con, Dee. "a spe 10
1he H,bdae ON Lea lie Eays: Il
the Gold Pax m.n;us ca , .nr doya
aso Hr y Weston. ioleiAnn of ,ht
Colo Pa NJ tsipo Comoalv, IS shDL
and L.ea by one B4g,e-. u dio-
cba ,ea blacks ,i,1. Ba9ley # 50
made a. unsuccesalnl aGie lpt 10
suoot Superintendent Tulner He
theo foI tied himself n his ca in,
winch was i,u.l, d,l' ely su,ronnde d
by moo The cabin was bes;e4e
for ei3nt il us wmout dialod2ng
lis occupant Fiua ~, large quan-
tlly Of 9ltnt WIDER was placed near
the don and g Iited The explosion
WnIcu followed tore the cabin to
p'ere.. Ba9Iev was found with a
DuJey hole tinousl II 5 neart, having
evidently comm led suicide.
DENgER, CGLoRAOo. D>,e,aber s.
A Denver oloIaoo Tribuue's Du~
rango SPECIAL says: "A MAJ name !
Moyle, and two bro her, nelne
Chapnal, and two o n,r whose
names are uuklown, several days age
left Aphlr to walk TO Silvertou alG
have not been hea, d from since. ht
snow in the raoges is owe three fee
deep, aud it IS be lie ed that they
have pershed. A party has gone L
search OF the nlssing ,nen.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-06
FROM NASHVILLE.
FIRE IN THE TENNESSEE PEN
ITENTIARy,
All the Machine Shops Destroyed.
A Large Number Of Convicts
Escape.
Loss Over Two Hundred Thou,
sand
Insured for One Eundred Thou
sand.
NASHVILLE.
Special to he Daily Chronic]e.

Special to he DAT y Chronic]e.
NASHVILLE, December 5.-A)l the
machine shops in the Tennessee
penitentiary burned at 4 P. N. to
day, toge her with a very large
amount of unfinished work and lum-
ber. The fire companies could make
no headway against the flames, and
one company was finally compelled
to abandon one of the engines on
account of the intensity of the heat.
The company having got into a
panic the utmost confusion reiSned
among the prisoners, some of whom,
having been penned up in a corner by
the heat, had to be extricated by
means of ladders over the walls,
which are about forty feet in height.
In the hurry and hustle and excite
ment over the fire a large number OF
couv cts escaped. There wee 725
convicts in the prison.
All the convicts inside worked
faithfully with buckets to assist the
fire department, bat to little effect,
The wings containing the cells were
saved, and the convicts will be dozci
ciled in them tonight. The loss is
estimated at about $500, 900, with an
insurance Of 100000.
The buildings, which covered an
area of about TWO acres, belonged to
the State AMI were not insured.
Thy were valued at about $4,000.
The only insurance was upon the
machinery and stock of Cherry
O'Conner & Co, the lessees. The
burning of the shops was Witnessed
by dense mob OF people, who gath
cred around the outer walls of the
peDitent ary.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-06

A SILVER plate has been placed on
the pew of the late President GAR
field. in the Christian Church at
Washington, with the inscription:
'' James A. Garfield Born November
10, 1881, Died September 10, 1881"
The pew has been draped in mourn
ing since the Pre- esident's death.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-06

Coz, GEORGE ". HOOKER, the new
Sergeant at~Arms, was assistant sec
retary of the National Republican
Committee during the last campaign
and served as chief of staff to Gen.
Dsvens, late Attorney General du--
gipg the war.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-06
NOT n FAMILY AFFAIR.

An Austin boy came home from school
very much excited and told his father
that he believed all human beings
were descended from apes, which made
the old man so mad that he replied an
grily:
"Ihat may be the case with n but
it amt with me; can tell 20. that,
rcw."-1e1as Ssttings.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-06

Capt. Charles Toms, a popular passenger
conductor on the E. T. V. &. G. Railroad,
left Sunday, with his three little sons, to
take look at tho Atlanta Exposition
Mr.. Mack Koshland, Iof Baltimore, one
Of the cleverest and most efficient young
travelling statesmen on the road, represent
lug Landheimer & Co., is in the city stop
ping at the Hattie House. - -
MIR: H. K. Slower, worthy and enter
prising young merchant of Athens, was up
yesterday on business.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-06

S.. PAUL Dec y---L ter estimates g
due, the asgregate 'c,- by fire !, Scza, 90.
GALVESTON, TAxAs, Dec. 5.-A special to
the News from Sherman says: The very
stable of Benjamin B ever w3s destroyed
by fire here today. The oss on the bn'Id-
ing was S15,00
The earnings or the Gul' Colorado ana
Sansa Fe Railroad for November Were $I31,-
"A. Forthe same mon,h lsst year, $751;
BoeToN, Dec. 5. -C,ane. Versy d Co.,
boot ID shoe merchants il Sumne" ST., a,e
reported 20 have failed. Tie liabilities are
estimated at from $50, 600 to $500, ,0C0.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-06

or LOUIS, ID ,>mI-, 3-Ge =,
Dodge. pref en-. of the l..u.
Raw y, Hu ,iJcanatd L'eiA,.l =. a,
aud Crest \ r nerv Con tla
Comp .nies spy \ 81 .' -
Pac.h. from SIR ep"r Q New
Oleans viii be co,upIe e ~ tue
hr~' ut he year.
y n,anc Of he Ms a. Ptc &c IS
TO he oal tom AL KAN 10 the
St tie Il. o A l.aass-. mere con-
hectlohs vii De IN do wi. the Iron
NJ '"ut1n, be- J. ,. ex, iraiion of
Tie coming ye I. A d,,ct railroad
c0mmunlcatl III between st. Louis
and New Orleans will
be estab ished, and known
as the st. Louis aud New Orleans
Short Line and the international
and Great Western from San An
tonic to Laredo, Tex, will be finished
by December Is, and as soon as this
work is completed an iron bridge is
TO be built over the r o Grande and
The Mexican extension will be pushed
forward rapidly. The extension will
De known as the Mexican Oriental
lnter-oceanic and International Rail-
road Company 1t will be 700 mi es
IN length and run on almost an sir
nne from Laredo to the City of
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-06

Rev. T, D. PowtR, pastor of the
Christian Church in Washington,
where the late President Garfield at
tended services. was elected Chaplain
of the House of Representatives.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-06
A LUCKY THIEF
Gets Away With SLY, 900 Rail
way and Other Bonds.

way and Other Bonds.
CLEVELAND, o. December 3.-To
day while D. Bee $, president of the
Commercial National Bank, who had
besu cut ing off coupons from some
railway and bridge bonds, was con
We sing with friend in bis Office an
unknown mau who had been sitting
in the presidents office for some
time, safely app, aehed the table
and picked up plsteboard box in
watch tue bonds had been placed
aud coldly walked away. The hox
was MT mIsse / for nearly ha'f an
hour. The bonds are a.. ue-ol able
and consist of 5000 Milwaukee &
81 P,u sinking iuud n otfgage
bpuds; $50 0 ii ; IL i gag. 90,
SINKING rund: $1,000 r,n~undat, d;
slI.0OO Gu Gag ~ - Wank e H., t
NOR oUye bona: 1900 % 4 BONDS
aud $4,000 Cnic 90 " A,cotnson
bridge comp u onds. 70 al S111,-
900.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-06

IT is generally conceded that
Judge Sneed would not decline an
Office.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-06

TgE Nashville World accuses us OF
dealing in "taffy." All wrong.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-06

New York, Dec. 5.-The Express ap-
pears this evening consolidated with the
Evening Mail, and under the name of the
Mail and Express. #
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-06

GUITEAU was nervous yesterday.
P0rters cross-examinatlon was
heavy strain on him.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-06

Mcpherson was then elected, the
last vote being, Mcpherson, 14S;
Adams, l29. DeLaMatyr, Hooker,
brown and Sherwood were then elect
ed sergeant alarms, door keeper
and postmaster on one vote, and ali
the officers were sworn in. Senators
Hlscock. Orih and Reagan were ap-
pointed a committee to wait on the
Presidett t. The Rev. Fred. D Powers
of Washington was then elected
chaplain. Adjourned.
Nothing now 'ntervienes to delay
the Presidents message but the
swearing in of territorial delegates,
which can be done in few minutes.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-06

The House met at noon, and the
roll was called, showing four mem
bers absent.
Mr. Keifer was elected Speaker,
and the swear ing in of members was
proceeded with. A considerable dis
cussion has ensUed over the contest
ed eats and still continues.
In the House 900 members ans
wered roll call. the absentees benz
Morse. Scales and Deuster, The
vote for speaker was: Keifer, 146 /;
Randall, 1919; Ford, 8 Necessary to
a choice. 143.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-06

Cn-AN Cook, Of Ohio, is spoken
81 for assistant doorkeeper.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-06

Omo is happy over the e ection OF
Gen. Keifer.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-06

lEadGrsed aud sc 90 ssl-A
\ ssaeHGed by fhP iseas-
cal profession. for
kAsyspepStH. Geaes.nt
Dehiiifss. Female Dis
eases. stnssf Of DiisI- n
ify, SerrGsfs I's0Sfy'si-
fiOa. aud <0E udicv=H
\ceHce (rO.iiEe; &c
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-06

sH~ PHYSICIANS Prescriptions a Specially, ~ssa
, 1881-06-24
lhOeOrua.

I cannot call .Chocorua, a beautiful
mountain, yet of all of the White Noun
tain peaks it is the most individual
Nothing can be more striking than the
way it presents itself here. Fast locked
in the embrace of encircling hills, O
lovely little lake volnmp.uousky reposes
at the foot of the mountain. Patriarchal
pines, lofty and dignified, advance into
it from the lovely shores. It's charming
seclusion, its rare combination of laugh
ing water and impassive old mountains,
above all, the striking contrast between
its chaste beauty and the wierd, huge
ribbed thing rising above, awaken a va
riety of sensations. The mountain at
tracts and at the same time repels you.
1t is passing strange. Two sentiments
struggle here for mastery-admiration
and repulsion. For the first time in his
life the spectator feels an antipathy for q
creation of inanimate nature. Chocorua
suggests some tabled prodigy of the old
mythology headless Centaur sprung
from the foul womb of earth The lake
seems another Andromeda exposed to a
monster.
The whole upper zone of the mountain
seems smitten by palsy. Except in the
hollows between the inferior SUBMITS
nothing grew, nothing relieved the wide
spread desolation. Beyond us, SCARED
and riyen by lightning, rose the enor-
nous conical craig which gives to Choco-
rua its highly distinctive character.
Many years ago this region was devas-
tated by fire. In the night old Choco-
rua lighted his fiery torch, and stood in
the midst of his own funeral pyre. The
red glare, oyerspreading the sky, put ont
the stars. A brilliant circle of light,
twenty miles in extent. surrounded the
mountain like halo; while, underneath,
an immense tongue of forked fame
licked the red summit with devouring
haste. In the morning, few cbarred
trunks. still erect, were all that remained
of the original orest.- Harper's Maga-
zine
, 1881-06-24
The Lobster Business.

From the Lobster at Home, an IL
Illustrated article by W. IL. Bishop, IN
Scribner', we quote as follows:
''The factory opens at one end OF the
wharf. close to the water. Two men
bring in the squirming loads on
stretcher and dump the mass into cop
pers for boiling. At intervals the COW
ers are hoisted by ropes and pulleys, and
dense clouds of steam arise, through
which we catch vistas of men, women
and children at work. Two men ap-
proach the coppers with stretcher and
scoop-nets, and throw rapid scoopfuls,
done to a scarlet, backward over their
shoulders. The scarlet hue is seen in all
quarters-on the steaming stretcher, IN
the great heaps on the tables, in scat
tered individuals on the floor, in a large
pile of shells and refuse seen through
the open door, and in an ox-caft-load
of the same refuse, farther off which Is
being taken away for use as a fertilizer.
The boiled lobster is separated, on long
tables, into his consistent parts. The
meat of the many-iointed tails thrust out
with a punch. A funcionary called a
cracker frees that of the claws by q
couple of delft cuts with cleaver. and
the connecting arms are passed on to
be picked out with a fork by the girls.
In another department the meat Is
placed in the cans. The first girl puts
in roughly suitable selection OF the
several parts The next weighs it, and
adds or subtracts enough to complete
the exact amount desired lone or two
pounds. The next forces down the con-
tents with a stamp invented especially
for the purpose. The next puts in tin
cover with blows of little hammar.
Then a tray is filled rapidly with the cans
and they are carried to the solderers, who
seal them up tight except for minute
openings in the covers, and put them in
another tray, which, by means of n pull
ley-tackle, is then plunged i'll bath cal
drons.. in order that the cans.maybe boiled
till the air is expelled through the min
ute openings. Then they are sealed up
and boiled again for several hours,
when the process of cooking is then COM
plete
, 1881-06-24
COMEDY.

The parted, with clasps of hands,
And kisses and burning tears.
They met, IN a foreign land,
After some twenty years.
Met, as acquaintances meet,
Smilingly tranquil-eyed-
Not even the least little beat
OF the heart, upon either side!
They chattei Of this and that,
The nothings that make up life;
She in a Gainsborough hat,
And he in black for his wife.
All. what a comedy this Is!
Neither was hurt it appears:
She had forgotten his kisses,
And he had forgotten her tears.
, 1881-06-24

rock. but instinct had, impelled us to
the movement, which sober Judgment
would never have permitted.
But by one of those strange Provl-
dences which are unaccountable, Nc
Nabe's corps, sent further gp the Hills
to protect the miners from Indian raids,
came upon our camp before noon. Sight
ing the cavalry from our eyrie, still and
smarting with wounds, We yentured
forth.
And Siseree, SHINING and sinned
against, made atonement and redeemed
her womanhood at last, by voluntary
sacrifice of her life for the man she
loya1
, 1881-06-24
A Leaf from Confed rate History.

The Norfolk Landmark prints a COM
municatlon from former officer of the
Confederate army. giving particulars of
plot. originating with Governor Wise,
OF Virginia, in January, 1861, for the
capture of Fortress Monroe, while the
question of the State seeding was PEN
ding in the State Legislature. The
writer induced three orderly sergeants
attached to the garrison of the fort and
others to place proper men on guard at
certain points prepared to surrender.
They, however, declined to act unless
the demand for the surrender was made
by the authority of the State of Virginia
and free passports guaranteed to them to
pass through the State, with protection
during the some. Governor Letcher was
consulted, but he declined to make the
demand for surrender on the part of the
State unless authorized by the Legisla-
ture, and as this could not be obtained
without making the plot public, the
project was abandoned. The writer saws
that at least one-fourth of the garrison
had Joined the sworn organization to
surrender the fort.