The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-27
A SHREWD SCHEME.
The Pathetic Dodge Played by Sharper In
Gotham.

A Man Sues for Breach CT Promise---South-
ern Industries.
Special Correspondence of the Evening Light.
NEW YORK, January 22.-A short time ago
the father-in-law of Irwin d. Buchanan saw a
brass button glistening on the walk as he
stepped from his home in Williamsburg. He
picked it up, and looking at its face, saw the
words Cincinnati police" As he gazed
upon the words a man approached and
said, politely: pardon, sir, that belongs to
me-"
He took it from the finder, began to brush
and pat it, as he soliloquized: "Ah, l
would regret very much to lose you, the last
and only souvenir of those happy days of my
life."
"You place great store on that button" re-
marked the finder
"Ah, sir, indeed do" the stranger re-
piled, and then he told story which over a
dozen residents of Williamsburg have
since heard him declaim. He spoke of a
home in Cincinnati, and of his appointment
on the police force. He pictured the Joy
which came to him and his wife as little by
little they saw money accumulate in the
savings bank. Then exhibiting bank book,
| in which there was large sum to his credit,
he continued "But the bank broke, and /
was set wild; worriment of mind brought about
the loss Of my place, and came to Williams
burg in the hope OF getting work."
The finder of the button furnished the
stranger with money and provisions, and in
terested his son-in-law in his behalf Work
was found for him, but he would not accept of
it, preferring to go about patting his little
brass button and telling his story. Among
those who have seen the button are Chief
Smith, of the Fire Department. Chester Bur-
roughs, John Perry and Policeman Phelan.
The latter says he would give two days pay
to find the man dropping that button.
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES.
A friend from Washington city tells me that
| the,,Congressmen from the South are very much
gratihed with the evidences Of growth of man
ufacturing industries in that section. The
census developed some quite astonishing facts
as to the increase of cotton mills and other
manufactures of this nature, but their growth
in the two years past has even been more
phenomenal. In Georgia, South Carolina,
Alabama and Louisiana this is especially true,
while in Texas the growth of population and
agricultural industries is equally remarkable.
A gentleman recently from Atlanta, in speak
ing Of this subject said to your correspondent
that the growth of business and manufactures
4 in the South had been remarkable in the past
two years. Throughout Georgia large num-
Der OF manufactures Of various sorts have
been put in operation. The Cincinnati COM
pany which started chemical works at Atlanta
is finding it venture Satisfactory in Its results.
A member of the company was recently
hava and, IN
pendent stated the that enterprise was proving
great success. In Louisiana and Mississippi
and Missouri the manufacture of cotton seed
oil was very large and rapidly increasing.
Cotton mills are springing up in Alabama,
Georgia and South Carolina, and North Caro-
lima has learned that her mountain countries
grow the finest tobacco that this country can
produce, and the great tobacco exposition to
be held in that section next year is expected
to~develop that interest 10 as marked an
extent as did the cotton exposition the inter-
ests of Atlanta and vicinity. In South Caro-
lima the number Of cotton mills has increased
in the past two years from Is to Fl, and the
number OF spindles from 90, 900 to $50, 900,
and still the number steadily increases.
DAMAGES AWARDED A REJECTED WHOEVER.
In theMarine court to-day Raffaelo Dirago,
a widower, sued Fanny Robey, widow, for
| Dreacn OF promise OF marriage. DlragO is az,
and widower with three children, and be
seemed to be terribly in earnest The de-
PENDANT, Fanny Robey, is widow of the age
of 20. The proceedings, in the absense
of defense, could hardly be termed trial,
and it did not appear what was the calling of
the plaintiff nor what was the social status of
the defendant. 1t did appear, however,
upon the testimony of Dirago, that he had
been Tilted. He had courted her assiduously
and upon his own careful estimate,
at cost of about $1,000, in addition to his
time. He claimed to have given her about
5000 in money and $Ioo worth of iewelry
and other articles. He valued his time and
wasted affections at $4,000, since he prayed for
a verdict of $4,000 altogether,
| Judge McAdam asked him why he should
want to 60 SO far with the matter since the
woman had refused to marry him, and since
under the circumstances it was probably best
for both that they remained apart. Dirago
replied that he had had the interest of his
three children at heart and that he had ex-
pected the defendant to take care of them.
Judge McAdam finally awarded him ludg-
ment for $1,000 with costs. ARGYLE
| 1t seems from information Just received
that on the Marshall group of islands, in the
South Seas, civil war was in progress at
latest advices. The combatants were The two
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