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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-02
CRAZY OVER HANCOCK'S DE-
FEAT.
How a Wealthy and PiOus Indi'
anian Became Insane.
C%hnttnnoora Times. had


Mrs. Kate Wallace,o of Jacksonville
Ind. a niece Of Harry Anderson, the
deranged mar who was takepin charge
by the police Monday and Sl70O
found on his person, arrived in the
city yesterday morning in response to
a telegram Of Marshal Wilbur, inform
ing her of her uncle's arrival here.
Her uncle recognized her at a glance,
and their meeting was very affecting.
She at once arranged his matters, and
left with him at noon yesterday for
Jacksonville.
The Times reporter had a short talk
with Mrs. Wallace, who is INT Of the
most devoted and affectionate nieces
we have have ever seen; she is a moth
erly old lady, aud a picture of good
ness, charity and benevolence. She
referred TO her afflicted uncle with
trembling lips and sufused eyes, stat
ing that he was one ofthe three broth
ers who went West a number Of years
ago and engaged in mining in Califor-
MIA, returning quite wealthy.
He returned to his family and re-
NAMED with them in perfectly sound
body and mind until the morning
after the last Presidential election; on
that day, when he read of HancOck's
defeat, he jumped from his seat sud
denly and left the house, and had not
since been seer by any member Of the
family until in this city yesterday.
He had a considerable sun of money
in bank when he left, and carried
away with him, secretedin his boots,
over $4,000. Mrs. Wallace says they
canuot conceive why Hancock's de-
feat had such an effect on him. He
was a very ardent Democrat, but
never bet. He was superintendent of
a Sunday-school, and was generally
looked upon as a minister He was
very devout in his domestic relations,
and was regarded as an exceptionally
exemplary man.
Mrs. Wallace thinks that the death
ofhis wife, which occurred while he
was West, has had a permanent effect
on his mind, from which she fears he
will never entirely recover.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-02
4 ROMANTIC EPISODE.
John Firms Long Lost soii
Found In the Person OF q
wealthy Colorado Miner.
Boston Globe.

boston Globe.
A romantic episode in everyday
life has Just come to light in Dedham.
John Finn resides with his wife and
a portion of his family in a neat cot
tage, of which he is the owner, located
on or near the boundary line of Ded.
ham and Boston. Here he has resided
for at least twenty five years. He has
had three sons, one of whom, John,
enlisted in the army during the late
unpl~easantness and was killed. The
other two sons were named Cornelius
and William. Cornelius was a lad
of about seventeen years at the out
break of the war. He suddenly left
town, and his parents hearing nothing
of his whereabouts, concluded that he,
too. had enlisted, especially as during
the war they read of one Cornelius
Finn, attached to a New York regi-
ment, being killed. The family mourn
ed for him as sincerely as they did the
death Of John.
Last September William went to
Colorado to settle, hoping to better
himself. While seated in a room in
the western portion of the State one
afternoon, soon after his arrival there,
a miner entered and announced to the
company present that Cornelius Finn
had opened a new mine. Viii.
liam, taken aback somewhat by the
name, said that he had had a brother
once whose name was Cornelius Finn,
To which the miner responded by
looking at the stranger and declaring
that he resembled Cornelius Finn, the
miner, and might be his brother.
Subsequently the miner met Cornelius
and informed him Of his encounter
with William. Cornelius became
greatly agitated upon learning the
name Of the stranger and that he came
from Dedham, and Immediately start
ed for the town.
The meeting was decidedly affecting.
Cornelius at once recognized William
as his brother, although William,
being younger. had not so strong a
recollection of Cornelius. Mutual
explanation followed and Cornelius
related his wanderings since leaving
home. He had gone South in 1861 and
entered the army. At the conclusion
of the war he drifted to Colorado,
where he had interested himself in
mining and had become wealthy. Re-
garding his neglect to send a letter
home, he explained that he had read
in the papers of the death of his
parents, and had also the report sub
stantiated by John Finn, a former
resident of Dedham, whom he met.
He had abandoned all hope of ever
seeing or hearing from his folks. He.
at once took William with him to his
mining camp and gave him an i'm
portant position. His father has re-
ceived a check for $1,000.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-02

Gary and Nine, Marie Rose, and later
on be sang with MIR. Mapleson's com
pany, at Her Majesty's Theatsr, in
London, and with the Carl Rosa
English Opera Company. He returned
to America with Mr.. Strakosch and
sang the title part in Boito's "Mefs-
tofele," when it was given with an
English libretto by Miss Kellogg.
During the season Just closed he was
with the Emma Abbott Troupe, and
and had already signed a contract to
sing with the same company next win
ter.
Mr.. Comfy was endowed by nature
with a genuine basso profundo voice
of rich, sonorous and manly quality,
and his fellow artists were by no
means the last to give him the credit
alike for its possession and its skillful
use. His Mephistopheles in Gounod's
Faust was one of his most able per.
sonations.
Mr.. Comfy was a remarkably good
swimmer, and his friends we're greatly
surprised by the announcement Of his
death by drowning. A year or two
ago, while swimming near He'll Gate,
he was caught by the current and car,
ried two miles down stream. He
found a landing upon a rock. however,
and remained there in safety until
taken off by a boat.
Mr.. Robert ). Menamin, a brother
in.law of Mr.. Comfy, last evening re-
ceived a telegraphic dispatch from
William Comfy, an older brother of.
the singer. who is now in New Eng
land, stating that no word had reached
him of the recovery Of the body. He
said that he would leave there by the
earliest train for Lake Spofford, reach
ing there to-day. 1t is the wish of
the wife and mother of the deceased
that the remains shall be brought to
this city for interment, the funeral to
take place from MIR. Menamin's resi-.
deuce, 1911 Spruce street, West Phil
adelphia.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-02
Three Burglars Killed.

Salem, N. c., special to Globe-D Democrat.
A remarkable and fatal termination
Of the burglarious exploits of three
d~esperadoes took place last night in
Wilkes county. John Boston, Will
Wildfre and James Alstead losing
their lives thereby. The three men
had affected an entrance to the smoke
house of Mr.. Albert Dyson by prying
up the logs, and being discovered one.
Will Wild6re, was shot dead by Mr..
Dyson, while the other two in
attempting to escape knocked
out the pry, which cause the opening
they had made to close just as they
were about half way out, crushing
both to death in about a half an hour.
The report of the farmers gun brought
out a number of the plantation hands,
with pine wood knots as torches, and
they witnessed the terrible death of
the two d~esperadoes, who wriggled
like worms in agony between the logs,
which held them like a wise. They
begged the bystanders, who were
powerless to relieve them, to knock
them in the head and release them
from their suffering.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-02
Special to the courier-Journal.

WASHINGTON, May 3l.-At the
close Of the long session Of the House
to-day, Mackey, Of South Carolina,
took his seat, and voted to table the
Democratic protest as his first official
act, for which be was loudly applaud
ed by the Republicans. This is the
third Democrat unseated by the ma
jority this session-Cannon, Chalmers
and Dibble. The other cases
were tame in their treatment
compared with this, and the finale was
censonsnt with the course of both
sides during the long season Of flibus-
tering on one side and bulldozing on
the other. Dibble had made his
speech, going over the case with &C
carate particulars, as described in the
Courier. Journals Phister interview,
published Monday morning. and the
final vote had been taken, when Nc
Lane, of Maryland, rose to a question
of privilege, and was promptly put
down by the Speaker as o o as be
discovered that the Democratic reso
luton of protest was about to be
presented.
Reed, the father of the infamous
change Of rules, moved to table before
McLane had fairly begun, and the
Chair jumped at this way of smother
ing the obnoxious evidence of his own
high handed untairness. The Demo-
Gratis, who had been patient through
out the entire performance Of the
Speaker, became impatient, and Tor
about twenty minutes they all stood
on end protesting, while the Republi-
cans yelled their defiance, interpreted
with taunts. Mechanics voice was
pounded down by the hammer, and
Blackburn's attempt to state the case
received no consideration. The pan
demonium was a strong reminder OF
Liederkranz Hall, with a contested
delegation from the Eleventh ward,
s but at last they yead and mayed the
Bisbee- Finley case into the ring and
adjourned. This case will also be O
long one, with q going over Of all the
Florida business, including intimida
ton before election and ballot stufiul
after.
Mr.. Jones, the Texas Greenbacker
member of the Election Committee
and also Mr.. Paul, Of Virginia. VIII,
have always been found with the Re
publicans, have, in the Florida case
signed the minority report in favor O
Mr.. Finley. Mr.. Bisbee is not an In
dependent, but a straight out Repub
licsn. The singular, though unim
portant, speech Of the day was mad
by this same Greenbaeker, Mr.. Jone:
OF Texas, a very tall, droning speaker
who alludes to himself as Was
Jones'" He has a singular record
having opposed secession, favore
revolution, joined the Confederat
army afterwards, been elected Lieu
tenant Governor and then removed b
Sheridan as an impediment to recon
struction. He talked longer than an
of the others, and explained his sup,
riOrity as a hon-partisan speech fc
Mackey.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-02

Immured within the triple walls Of
Gatschina, and guarded by a host Of
sentries, the Gar Alexander III still
suffers constantly a nervous terror
that threatens to dethrone his reason.
Having overcome his fears sufficiently
to visit his father grave on the ami.
versary of his death, he resolved on
returning to test the efficiency of his
guards. To his ~unsreakable horror
he was successful in eluding Their
vigilance, and regained his apartment:
unseen. 1t is generally believed in
St. Petersburg that he never will
summon up courage enough to endure
the ordeal of a public coronation, al.
though some of the ambassadors have
rented palaces in Moscow for the
event.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-02

periodicals. hous fhilIlus and milling
machinery and the water power of Z
part of the Northwestern States. There
are in the Census Office and ready to
be sent to the printer the reports
on tobacco culture, cotton culture OF
Georgia, steam water power used in
iron and steel manufacturing, whale
and general fisheries, chemical manu-
featuring industry, State and munich.
pal taxation and valuation, railroad
statistics of the United States, ex.
elusive of New England and the water
supply of cities aud towns.
Nothing but the neglect and indif-
ference of Congress now deprives the
people of the benefit of these returns.
But while the supply of useless doc
uments and endless speeches is sufi-
cient to keep tie government printing
Office busy the public can hardly ex
pect to gee the valuable reports Of the
tenth census.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-02

In looking over some old family
papers the other day, preparatory to
going abroad for a year, General
James Grant Wilson came upon the
following unpublished sketch, written
for a lady in March, 1929, by Henry
Clay, and kindly sent it to the Tribune:
you desire, dear madam, some line
of friendly remembrance. Whatshall
[ say? You have asked me to record
something of the celebrated Madame
de Stael. She was the most extraor-
binary woman of this or any other
age, blending the philosophy of our
sex with the imagination OF yours.
She was a person Of whom both may
be Justly proud. She seems to have
been bestowed on our race to vindlcate
the equal claim Of the female mind to
intellectual excellence. l knew this
remarkable woman in Paris. | FIRST met
her at a ball given on the occasion Of
the Peace Of Client at the banker Hot.
tinguer's. All, MIR. Clay she said, the
English have been much incensed
against you. have been lately plead
ing your cause at London. Do you
know they contemplated at one time
sending the Duke Of Wellington to
command their armies against your
told her that | was aware Of the exer-
ton Of her eloquence in our behalf,
and / thanked her for it. Iaddedthat
l wished tho British government had
sent the Duke. 'Why2' she inquired
with much surprise. Because, Madame
had we beaten the Duke we should
have gained immortal honor, whilst We
should have lost none had we been de-
feated by the conqueror Of Napoleon.
l next saw De Stael at her own house
where she introduced me to the Duke
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-02
Obituary.
Philadelphia Ledger, Monday.


George A. Comfy, the basso, whose
sad death by drowning in Lake Spot
ford, at Chesterfield, N. H., on Satur-
day, is reported in this mornings
Ledger, was a Philadelphia boy, and
in his artistic career did honor to the
place of his birth. He was born in
l845, and in his youth was employed
in a type foundry. Afterward he
learned the printers trade, and at the
beginning of the rebellion he enlisted
in Colonel Murphy's Twenty-ninth
Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers
and served three years. He then re.
turned to Philadelphia audto his trade
of type-setting. His fine voice, how.
ever, attracted attention and he wal
induced to study singing under Barili
the half brother Of the Patti sisters
He first sang in public with a gleC
club which he organized in this city
and later made his first appearance il
opera as Mephistopheles, in Gounod'i
Faust in Boston. He became 1
member Of the English Opera Compa.
my engaged by .. D. Hess to support
Miss kellogg, and won distinction
in such parts as Mephistophles
Peter the Great, in M~syerbeer'l
Star Of the North" and Ramis il
aida" Max Strakosch afterwarC
brought him forward in Italian opera
together with Miss Kellogg, Mis-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-02
The New County.

at an election held on last Monday
in the new county of Chester, the
following county officers and Magis-
trates Of the various districts were
elected:
Sheriff, Robert Crjner; Circuit
Court Clerk, Ed. Estes; Trustee, W.
S. Rhodes; County Court Clerk, John
Barham; Register, @. N. Gson.
Magistrates-J. H. Fry, Q. r. Scar.
boro, w. @. Trice, N. T. Buckley
Beverly Robertson, NJ. D. Davis, w,
L. Massingill, r. H. Reid, j. S. Shell
ton, P. McNatt, Hiram johnson, + H,
Weir, j. S. White, Allen Bean, WIN,
Senter, r. NJ. d. McNatt, William
Kerr, Martin Reams, William Rush.
Patrick Uranium.
The Magistrates will at once organ
lie the county, after which an election
will be held for the purpose Of select.
ing a county site. Henderson Station
will probably be the selection, as it il
centrally located.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-02
Washinglon Society," Items.

Special to the Cincinnati Commercial,
WASHINGTON, May 30.-ThO Critic.
says: Mrs. Justice Matthews will be
absent two or three weeks. She goes
to attend the celebration of the golden
wedding Of her sister, Mrs. WattersoD,
which takes place next Monday even
ing at the homestead in Louisville,
Kentucky. Mr.. and Mrs Watterson
have sent cards to a number of the
friends they made during their visit
here last season, and they are tasteful
and pretty souvenirs of the approach.
ing event. The occasion is indicated by
the broad gold band about them, aud
the words of invitation are stamped in
gold letters. Mrs. Jennie Matthews
accompanies her mother, and Wash
ington will know her no more until
the winter season sets in. Their hand
some house draws near completion,
and October is the month appointed
for the fitting into it
Mrs. Senator Harrison and her fair
young daughter leave in a few days
for West Point, to visit Captain and
Mrs. Bergland. Mrs. Bergland is a
relative of Mrs. Harrison, and is
pleasantly remembered here as Miss
Mcfarland, one OF the bevy Of agree
able girls Mrs. Hayes introduced in
Washington during her stay in the
White House
Mrs. Craig Wadsworth. the charm
ing New York leader, still fingers
among US. AT the races last week in
Baltimore she was said to have been
one Of The most elegant women on the
grounds, a compliment that can best
be appreciated by those who know
Baltimore and its beauties.
Governor Hawkins, Of Tennessee
was on the floor of the House to-day
Tomorrow night Representative
Moore, Of Tennessee, gives a dinner tt
a number of prominent Republicans
including his colleagues from Tennes.
see, in honor Of the Governor.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-02

ut is seldom" says the Albany
Argus, That a bill introduced into the
Legislature has within it the key to a
romance, but such a one is that pre-
scented by Assemblyman Farrar, of
Onondaga, providing that the marriage
of Daniel Walrath to Emma A. Saw.
yer be null and void. The story Of
the marriage which is thus sought to
be set aside is a strange one. Mrs.
Walrath lived at Chittenango, and she
aud the man to whom she is welded
were schoolmates and playfellows. AS
they grew older, they kept company
with each other to some extent, al
though Mrs. Sawyer objected to her
daughter seeing much of WalTGth.
One evening he called upon the girl
when she was alone, and without any
preamble invited her to walk to Min
lister Twins house to be married.
Miss Sawyer demurred at first.
but, pleased with the romantic
aspect of the affair, at length consented,
and the marriage was solemnized a
few minutes afterward. On the return
from the minister's house, Walratb
related the plans for the future to bis
wife, and when the couple had reached
the gate Of the brides home he badC
her good-by, after telling her that she
had better say nothing about the affair
for a while, and that he would not be
able to see her for q few days, as he
was going to Syracuse. From that
day to this she has never seen hel
husband, nor heard from him directly
Walrath wal a man of quiet, studious
habits, while his wife is an attractive
but retiring woman Of twenty one oil
two years of age, who now lives al
West Troy. The truthfulness of hel
story cannot be doubted. She cannor
obtain a full and complete divorce il
the courts, because Of lack Of grounds
on which to base an action, and so she
appeals to the Legislature"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-02

Torpid liver, constipation, jaundice,
biliousness, periodical sick headaches,
all proceed from a disofdered condi-
ton of the liver. The cause of one Of
the symptoms is the cause of all. Dr..
Holman's Pad strikes at the root Of
the disease and cures it. 1t is the
most remarkable liver remedy known
to medical science.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-02
WHO SHALL BE GOVERNOR?
East Tennessee's Claims to Rec
OgnitiOn.
Correspondence Nashville American.

Correspondence Nashville American.
KNOXVILLE, May 29.-Who shall
be our standard bearer for Governor ?
This is an important question, and
one we'll soon be called upon to en-
And from what section of the
State shall he Gomez 1t has been a
long time since East Tennessee has
been honored with one. For years
the other two divisions of the State
have shared this honor. Don't you
think it is about time to recognize the
rights Of this end of the
State in this regard? We can
present the name Of a most worthy
gentlemen, one whom we have tried
and tested in various positions of re-
sponsibility. l refer to the Hon. w.
Il. Legerwood, Of this city, whom you
know and who is nc stranger to Ten
nessee. as he has served with ability
in the Legislature of the State. He is
an able and successful lawyer, ranks
high in his profession and as true a
Democrat as lives. On the stump he
is a power AMI capable of graphing
with the ablest speakers Of the State.
He is we'll posted in State and national
politics, thoroughly conversant with
the issues of the day and comprehends
the wants Of the people. Here, where
he is so we'll known, he is immensely
popular and cal command a vote that
but few can reach. Let us have him.
DEMOCRAT.
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sos MutHAT1OS's RsmAsCn.
Frank James Hiding Place iii
Summer Yields Property
ofImmense Value.
Special to the Nashville World.

GALLATIN, TENN, May 3O.-Mr
d. K. Spillers, a prominent merchaur
Of Gallatin, and Major w. S. Munday
while exploring the cave on the farm
of Col. James Alexander, which fol-
the last five years has been the rem,
devious of the James brothers ganf
Of outlaws, discovered a large fal
rock in one of the chambers, and
thinking that some of the secrets Of
the gang might be hidden away under
it, removed it with great difficulty
when, to their utter a~stonishment, q
large cast iron sugar kettle, filed with
specie and jewels of various kinds
met their view. They could hardly
believe their senses, but finally
managed to examine the treasure,
and found that there was over $40O.-
600 in specie, besides numerous gold
watches, rings, diamonds and other
jewels of great value. Major Munday
guarded the treasure while Mr.. Spill.
ers fastened to Gallatin and securing
his horse and wagon, returned as
speedily as possible to the cave. They
placed the kettle and its contents in
the wagon and drove rapidly to
Gallatin and at once deposited the
treasure in the vaults of the Sumner
Deposit Company. The greatest ex-
oitement prevails and the Sumner
Guards have been ordered to the cave
to prevent a hungry horde of curiosity
hunters aud treasure seekers from
completely ransacking it. This is the
second lot of valuables found in the
since the death of Jesse James.
Thousands of visitors have been denied
admission by Colonel Alexander, and
is only by strenuous efforts that any
of its contents are spared fron seekers
of mementoeS of the great bandits.
OCCASIONAL.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-02
Enjoy Health and be Happy.

For depression of spirits, general
debility, i'll health, also as a certain
strengthener Of every part of the sys-
tenn, nothing equals Browns Iron
Bitters.
S. Mansfield & Co., W. N. Wilkcr-
son & Co. and G.. w. Jones & Co.,
wholesale agents.