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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-23

The Land Of God and Liberty
and Gold and silver Mines
Railroad Work Coal
Fields. Etc.

San Antonio Express.l
Mexico is now attracting such {
boom of immigration from the Ameri
can States of both fortune-huntine
adventures and capitalists, that al.
most any news from that country il
eagerly sought and desired.
From a gentleman Just returned
from that tropical cline, and stopping
at the Central Hotel for a few days, we
learned substantially as follows: { "
One thing is certain, said he, that
the American element introduced by
the railroad boom is doing more to
develop the country than has ever
been done before. 49, ~.
The track of the Mexican National
Railroad is now across the Salado,
and is moving along at the rate of .
mile daytowards Lampazos, seventy
three miles from Laredo, and the first
town of any Importance that is met in
Mexico -Lampazos-is q pretty little
town of about 5000 inhabitants, sit
uated at the foot or northern extrem.
ity of the Sierra Madre range ofmoun-
tains. To the right, and about twelve
miles away, nestled at the foot of
mountain called by the same name, is
Candella, one of the prettiest towns in
Mexico. Here are situated the smelt.
ing works of DR.. Butcher, Philadel-
phia gentleman, who has been in the
mining business in Mexico for thirty
years. Near this town are extensive
coal fields, owned by the Palmer-Sul-
livan combination. and TO which a
branch is being built from Lampazos.
Forty-fve miles from Lampazos is
situated Villadama, town of about
the same size, and ais nestled at the
foot Of the mountains. This town
boasts of the Oldest building in north
ern Mexico, and an old unused cathe.
dral, which is said to be an old Sun
Temple, and of great antiquity. Two
beautiful streams Of water issue from
the mountains and flow through the
town. Seven miles west of Villadama
is Bustamente, founded in the town of
the Montezumas, and really the most
town on the northern
1t is situated at the foot Of
the Sierra Madre range and wstered
by stream which comes down a can.
yon from the very heart Of the noun
tains. About the middle Of January,
IN company with Major Coolbaugh, OF
the NJ. N. r R., / visited this town
and gathered full blown roses as well
IS immense quantities of Wild flowers Of
every description.
Mining excitement begins to run
pretty high, now that Americans are
iooding the country. One old Cali
ornia prospector, whom / met at
Bustamente, told me that he had ore
hat assayed $500 to the ton.
Texas is good enough for me. l
ion't want any more of Mexico at
present. No Americans will be al
owed to contract on the Mexican
National alter the present contracts
IRE completed, and Mexican cheap |
abor on the International precludes
he idea of Americans making any
hing on that road.
Tracklaying on the NJ. N. is being |
pushed with vigor, but grading is |
bout at a staudstill-the object being |
IS | understand it, to get the road
to Monterey.
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he worlds EpiIep,ic Institute.


Ccr. Chicago Times, Aug. 10, 1881
While passing through st. Joseph,
and having heard a great deal about
the Worlds Epileptic Institute To-
Gated here, l concluded to pay the
celebrated institution a short visit.
We were met by DR.. Richmond, the
proprietor, who has gained reputa-
ton as broad as the land. He is a
rather small. yet prepOssessing man,
of very affable and gentlemanly man.
ners. he gave us a hearty welcome,
and took great pains in showing us
through his palatial and mammoth
institution. 1t is a FIVE. story build
ing, 2OOxl80 feet, with basement, and
contains over 300 rooms, and can 40
commodate 500 patients, and each
and every room is furnished in the
most elegant and lavish manner. But
we will begin at the Office, which is a
large room furnished with rosewood
furniture throughout. In the Office
are thousands Of photographs Of those
who have been benefited by the Ner-
vine. The walls are elegantly pa
pered, and are profusely decorated
with rich and costly pictures, re-
lieved here and there by busts
in stone and bronze Of eminent
men Of this and other countries. In
connection with the institute is a
mammoth printing house and bindery,
occupying six or seven large rooms,
and score Of presses are kept running
night and day turning out work for
the doctor. The Office is one of the
finest and most complete in the West,
and he has the rooms decorated, car
peted and trimmed up with as much
care and luxury as is his own private
Office. On the first floor Of this nam
moth building is the doctors's private
Office, the printing department, bind.
cry, tank room, packing, bOttling and
consultation rooms, barber shop, drug
store, ETC., all Of which arc fitted up
regardless OF expense. The second
floor he's the hotel Office, dining, bill
lard and cooking rooms, many guest
chambers and several parlors. The
third and fourth floors are all rooms,
all Of which are furnished with Brus.
sels carpets and the finest furniture.
The billiard room has six tables, all
Of which are free 10 the guests Of the
house and their friends. The bath
room is large aud neat, and is also free
to guests. The entire building il sur
rounded on the east and south by an
elegant FIVE acre park, in which
are lovely trees, beds Of rich and
rare plants, gravel walks and
drives, delicious arbors, and a
most beautiful summer house. There
are also number Of fountains that
add wonderfully 10 the beauty Of the
park, which is truly one Of the most
lovely and attractive in the Western
country, and the Institute has no
equal for luxury and comfort in the
world. Everything is perfection, and
the visitor is at once charmed with
the entire place and its surroundings.
An idea OF the immensely Of the Doc.
tors business may be given when we
say that on the day we visited the In.
stitute he showed us 10 his express
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The Modest Circus Agent.

Detroit Free Press.l
An advertising agent for one Of the
great circus combinations has been in
Detroit for week past, and yesterday
he sat down long enough to answer a
few questions. The interview started
off as follows:
How many diamond pins will you
wear this summer, and what will be
their value2"
II shall not wear any. Our show
has made a new departure in that
matter, and nobody except the man in
the ticket wagon will be allowed to
wear diamonds | am just going up
to the express Office to send my seven
studs, four rings and sleeve buttons
home to my brother"
How many consolidated shows do
you ADVERTISED"
Only l3, but we have exactly Is
We do no. intend to do any blowing
this summer, but will practice the
modest dodge. We have IL clowns,
but advertise only 10. We have 10
elephants, but advertise only 8, and so
on right through"
Have you the only man in the
world who can turn double somer-
sault over l6 horses?"
No; there is another man who can
do it, and although he is in state pris-
on we didn't want to say we had the
only one We shall practice no de-
ception and carry no humbugs."
Have you the only baby elephant"
Yes, sir, but we didn't advertise it.
We don't want to be mean toward
other combinations"
Have you twice as much capital
invested as any other travelling show?"
Yes, sir, but we don't say SO on the
bills. The public don't care about the
capital, but want to see the animals.
Will your street parade be mile
long2"
Two of them, sir, but we don I
advertise that fact. We let people
come and be agreeably surprised. y"
Have you got an elephant which
has killed seven menu"
Seven Why he's laid out eight
this very winter | think the list
foots up 30, but we don't advertise it.
An elephant is an elephant, and what's
the use Of blowing about it.
You have two or three msn-eatinR
tigers, Of course n
NOf course seven or eight of them,
and we also have list of names of
people who have been eaten by them,
but we make no blow about i"
Have you a boa constructor 48 feet
long2"
I'VE have one g. feet long. He's
the longest and largest snake ever i'm
ported, but we give him only one line
on the bills"
Have you the sacred COW of India?"
"Yes, sir, and the sacred OK of
Japan, and a sacred calf and a sacred
pig, but we don't blow over EN-. We
let the public come in and separate
the sacred from the unsacred them
selves"
will you have two circus rings?p
we shall have four, but we don't
put it on the bills. AS l told you at
the start, We are making new de-
parture, We shall not exaggerate.
We shall not even tell the plain truth.
No diamonds, no trumpets, no snide
challenges, no humbug offers, no
fields OF the cloth Of gold. We arc
going 10 sail along in a gentle, modest
way and give the people five times the
worth OF their money. That's all.
children half price and no lemonade
sold inside the tent.n
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Mr.. william Brown OrKentucly

Special to the Courier-Journal
WASHINGTON, March 20. The
Brown letter was much discussed to-
day. Not so much on account of sny
new turn it gave the Garfield and
RoSecrans matter, as for the reason
that Brown holds confidential rela-
tons with Mr.. Blaine. 1t will be
remembered that Mr.. Brown was soli-
tary and conspicuous all through the
history OF the Kentucky delegation at
chicago in his standing by Blame
Since that time he has enjoyed the
confidence Of the Blaine men, and SO
might be expected to be in harmony
with them on the subject of Garfeld's
conduct, which is now so disagreeably
discussed. OF course it is not fair to
assume that Mr.. Blaine was consulted
by Mr.. Brown in this matter, or knew
anything about it, but it is not a mat
ter to be surprised at that the politi-
elans, who are watching everything SO
closely, should in their speculations
end searchings for something siepiG
can't couple Brown with Blaine. and
be interested to know where this
post mortem literature, begun by
Blaine's eulogy, will end. The Even
ing Star Of tonight says editorially Of
this matter: "As dead men tell no
tales, Justice is, Of course. safe from
contradiction by Mr.. Chase. but IL
will strike most readers that this at
tempt to open another grave by way Of
excuse for his ghoulish assault upon
the memory of Garfield is a perfsrm-
ance not particularly creditable to Mr..
William Brown, of Kentucky"
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SENATOR FAIR. OF NEVADA.
All FOur Of the Big Bonanza
People lrishmen.
From tho HOur.l

From the HOur.l
1t is a curious circumstance that all
four Of the bonanza people are Irish.
men by birth-three Roman Catholics
while FAIR is SO much Of a Protestant
as TO be called an Orangeman. 1t is
remarkable, by the way, how many of
the mine owners and mine superin-
tendents are lrishmen. In more than
two-thirds of the mines on the Pacific
coast the superintendent of his first
assistant halls from the land of O'ton.
nell and Parnell, and they are gener-
ally faithful if not ultra pious Roman
Catholics. The wholesale houses on
the Pacific coast are in the hands of
the jews. Americans are the politi.
clans, the lawyers, the railroad men
and the spectators. Although the best
known millionaires are Americans II
is nevertheless true that more than half
of the wealth Of the Pacific coast
is in the hands Of Irish Roman Gath
olics and Jews. The Irish spend
their money freely and do not make
good spectators, but they more Than
make up for it by their aptitude for
mining. James G. Fair was born At
Glougher, Tyrone county, ireland, 10
December 1881. He came to this
country in l843, attended school At
Geneva, ILL.,, where some of his family
sun i've. lie was an original '49er.
In that year he was at work on Long
Bar, Feather river, Cal. He did not
lind it profitable, so he turned his al.
tentlon TO quartz mining. His first
assay was at Angels, Calaveras eountraa
lie soon ranked high as good Judge
OF mines and as an operator. In 1865
ne became superintendent of the Ophir
mine, and in 1857 the Hale and Nor
cross mine came under his direetion
1t was the latter which gave Fair
his start in the world. Soon after
he made a lucky guess. He surmised
that certain ground might contain a
great deal of rich ore. With the helm
OF Flood he secured the claim, since
grown 50 famous throughout the world
as the Consolidated Virginia and Cal.
ifornia mines. Senator Fair owns
seventy acres of land in San Francisco
and IS the owner of a residence in
Menlo Park, which is said to cost
Sl,OVO,0 VOV ooo He is supposed to be
worth $50, 100000. He has a wife and
four children. Living so much under
ground in an unnatural atmoqnharo
he has been troubled with rheuma-
tism and throat disease, and once took
a trip to Japan for his health. Fair
is not so rich as either Mackay or
Flood, for his possessions represent
actual money taken from the mines
rather than profit made on the Stock
Exchange. Senator Fair is a Demo-
crat In politics, but he is on the
pleasantest personal terms with his
associates, Senator Jones, who is a
Republican.
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OPENING THE CAR WINDOW.
The Experience n Gallant Man
Goes Through In the Effort.
Burdette,l

Burdetts.l
Maybe man feels happy and proud
and flattered and envied and blessed
among men when he sees a pretty girl
trying to raise window on a railway
car, and he jumps up and gets in ahead
OF the other boys and says, ALLOW
meY' oh, so courteously, and she says.
oh, if you please; l would be so
glad, and the other male passengers
turn green with envy, and he leans
over the back of the seat and tackles
the window in a knowing way with one
hand, if peradventure he may toss it
airily with simple turn of the wrist;
but it kind of holds on, and he takes
hold with both hands, but it sort
OF doesn't let go to any alarming
extent, and then he pounds it with
his fist, but it only seems to settle
a "leetle closer into place" and
then he comes around and she gets
out of the seat to give him fair
chance, and he grapples that window
and bows up his back, and tugs and
pulls aud sweats and strains, and his
hat falls of, and his suspender buttons
fetch loose, and his vest buckle parts,
and his face gets red, and his feet slip,
and people laugh, aud irreverent young
men in remote seats grunt aud groan
every time he lifts, and cry out, NOW,
then, altogether" as if in mockery,
and he bursts his collar at the forward
button, and the pretty young lady.
vexcd at having been made 50 con.
spicuous, says, in her iciest manner,
"Oh, never mind, thank you it does
not make any difference" and then
calmly goes away and sits down in
another seat, and that wearied man
gathers himself together and reads a
book upside down-ohl doesn't he
feel good, just? Maybe he isn't happy,
but if you think he isn't, don't be fool
enough to extend any of your sym.
patty. He doesn't want it.
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room, and We saw the sxpressmHp
take goods labeled to the following
places, to say nothing of hundreds Of
orders from all quarters Of America:
Lyons, France; Geneva, Switzerland I'd;
Madrid, Spain; Brussels, Belgium;
Cape Town, Africa; Shanghai, China;
Yokohama, japan; Bombay, India;
Melbourne, Australia. The Doctor
employs hundreds of men and women
in his Institute in the several
branches, aside from the immense
force required to conduct the hotel.
II is worth visit, and DR.. Richmond
extends to all cordial invitation to
come and see him. He and his won.
derful medical discovery have given
to st. Joseph a good name all over
the habitable globe.
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OvERDlD TR1 THING.
A Man who Made the Mistake Of
Heaping Insult ON Injury.
Salt Lake Tribune.I

Salt Lake Tribune.l
Yesterday afternoon a man from
Park City came into the Cliff House
considerably excited, and inquired if
a certain person was stopping there.
He explained that the man had "done
him dirt, and he was anxious to lick
nm. Finding that the man had Just
LETT the house, he rushed out after
him, and finding him on Tribune
avenue, walked up and announced
that ne had come all the way from
Park City to lick him, and accordingly
ne started IN. In a few minutes he
had blackened both the mans ewes.
walked all ovor him and reduced him
to a general wreck. When he had
finished the job he stood the man IN
against the wall of Walkers bank and
remarked: -
Now, you d contemplate. lon.
cared, want you to Understand
that | consider you the most Infamous
whelp ever saw. You dirty little
Hold on! said the man who had
Just been licked, taking off his coat.
Il think that after thrashinQ a man
yo've got no right to abuse him. / can
stand a licking, but | won't stand abuse
from any living man, no matter how
much he weighs. Now I'm going to
lick You" y
lie was as good as his word. and
started in with the most business ike
air imaginable and knocked his late
victor into the gutter. Every time
ne got up he knocked him down. with
Blast me, | can't stand abuse
W hen he got through with the Park
City man, the crowd thought he was
pile OF rags and mud.
!, Now, look here, my friend" said
the last victor, next time YOU lick a
man, let we'll enough alone Don't
abuse him. You handled Yourself
well enough while you were licking
me, but you oyerdid the abuse
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An EXCITING ADVENTURE.
Sam Churchill and His Skiff How
Far is it to Arksnsaw City3"
How a Man Travelled Over a Dirt
Road In a Skill.

Little Rock Ganstte.l
Lieutenant Sam Churchill, who
was sent down by the Governor to
investigate the manner Of distributing
supplies, has, his friends have heard,
met with interesting, if not serious
adventures. Several days ago Mr..
Churchill left Trippe for Arkansaw
City, q distance of seven miles. A
spring wagon being impracticable,
Mr.. Churchill resolved upon making
the journey in skiff. As a rule, a
place is nearer by land than by water,
but Arkansaw City at present is
nearer to Trippe by water than by
land. After consulting his map, Mr..
Churchill took the dirt road"
instead Of the railway. 1t is not
a difficult matter for a man to
lose his way in a skiff. The road
may be perfectly plain-that is,
the tops of trees may be visible,
but tree tops are deceptive. After
around among the tops of
blackjacks, cottonwoods and
other trees, Mr.. Churchill discovered
that he had lost his way. Mr..
Churchill once lost his way while
going from Perryville to Morrilton,
and, after riding all night, discovered
himself at daylight. But on that oc-
casion he was we'll mounted. There
IS difference between a skiff and a |
horse; but, forgetting himself, Mr..
Churchill attempted to spur the skiff. |
md came so near capsizing the boat
hat he had to catch hold of the |
coughs of a tres to keep from being |
rreligiously baptized. Night came on. |
The road. at least one hundred feet |
,elow, could not be discovered. Day
light appeared. Sam forgot again, and |
purred bis skiff. He ran into the top
t a cottonwood tree, and worked |
ssiduously extricatiDg his vehicle. A |
rapevine depending from the top ola
rec caught him. Struggling and ex.
ricating himself, he spurred over to
There man lived, on knoll, in the
econd story of his building, and
sked:
How far is it to Arkansaw City,"
The man blew yellow stream of
Tater from his mouth and replied:
Hanged if l know. How do you
ropose to 90? By water, l SUPPOSED"
Eyes, [ have concluded to 20 by
Iater."
wall, you see the top of that tree
onder?"
Yes"
wall, leave that to the right until
gu get to the red oak. Then take
le right hand current and stop at the
idy just FIVE miles distant; then you
I'LL be in pretty good water. After
as you can 80 on until you turn over.
hen you may swim"
The information was very satisfac-
Try. The advice was followed, and
.rkansaw City was finally reached, |
tier a floating residence of twenty
Iur hours in the woods.
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A CHASTITY TRAGEDY.
A Man I'm Love with His Niece
Killed by Her Father.

CHERAw, S. G., March 19.-Intelli-
gence has been received here Of an
almost unheard. of nature at Chester
field, ending in the killing of one
brother by the other. William and
John Baker we're brothers, the former
though quite young, being widower
and anxious TO marry again. 1t seems
that his brother john had very at
tractive daughter, and Willism had
fallen violently in love with her, de-
spite the fact that she was his niece.
The young lady's father opposed the
suit, and on this account there was
some bad feelings between the broth
ers. Last night William went to his
brothers house for the purpose of
talking to the young lady of his choice,
and there met her father. Both men
had been drinking, and William, be-
ing disposed to be hilarious, managed
to get hold Of his brothers revolver
aud fred it of in the house. John
demonstrated with him, and asked him
what he meant by such behavior,
wheroupon William fred the pistol
again. John then sprang upon him;
deadly scuffie ensued. The younger
brother had the pistol but the two
men we're clinched together in such
deadly embrace that he could not cock
it, and dropped il to get hold of his
knife. His brother had in the mean
time whipped out his own dirk, for
both men were we'll armed. John
was more dexterous and stabbed his |
brother fatally before the other could |
injure him seriously. The unfoItu |
nate young man fell upon the floor
which he dyed with his blood, the
very furniture and even chromos being
spattered, for the struggle had been
desperate one, the men in their tussle
for life having rolled all over the
room. When the daughter rushed in
the apartment a horrible sight met
her gaze. Her lover uncle was grasp
ing in the throes Of death upon the
floor, the revolver lying near by, while
his hand still clutched his bowie
knife. Her father, covered with his
own and his brothers blood, had
staggered against the wall and was
pale from loss of blood, and so weak
that he had to clutch chair for sup
port. The terrible tableau was COM
pleted by the young lady falling in
swoon, her dress trailing in the blood
Of her uncle and father. John Baker
has surrendered himself, and claims to
have acted entirely in seif-defense
from beginning to end. To add to
The horror of the affair, the aged father
IF the two men, Of whom the youngest
ION was a great favorite, has, it is
understood, announced his purpose to
prosecute the slayer to the bitter end.
Both men were popular, and the ter
-ible tragedy causes general regret.