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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1883-10-30
Whifnev Si0e-BaYSprine

very neat and stylish in appearance, and very
pleasant riding wagon. Also all styles and pat
terms of Carriages, Buggies, Jaggcrs, Jenny
Linds and PhRtons. I Keep on hand q large
stock, but am prepared to ill orders at short
notice. Prices suited to the times, and satisfas-
ton guaranteed. a liberal discount allowed on
old vehicles in exchange for new ones / use
altogether the Old Reliable
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-04
MARDI GRAS, 1888,
As 1t is to be Celebrated in New Orleans
Preparations for the Reception
Of His Majesty Rex.
The City Crowded With Visitors From
Every Part Of the COuntry-A Mar.
row Escape for the Jewellers.

Special TO the Appeal
NEW ORLEANS, February 3.-The nom
arrival OF the steamer Dryburgh Abbey,
which has on board the costumes OF the Crew
Of Proleus and the Rex Association for the
Carnival parades, has created quite an ex-
element amoug the mystic societies, and
some fear has been expressed ieat it would
interfere with the success of the pro-
cessions. The societies, however, have
been busily at work during the
week, and have supplied all their defcien.
cies from their old wardrobes or by telegraph
on New York. They announce tonight that
Notwithstanding the non-arrival OF the
steamer every procession will appear just as
it was originally designed. The weather has
been beautiful to-day, but, perhaps, trife
warm, threatening a rain in a few days. The
delayed trains on the Jackson railroad,
which had been detained by the
accident near Byram, got in this
evening loaded with passengers, among whom
were many Msmphisns and Mississippians
and Arkansans. All the boats ALEC brought
in big passenger lists. The administrator of
police has had large force of men on duty
to-day inspecting the galleries to zee that
they are sufficiently strong to stand heavy
weight. The police force has also
been doubled for the next ten days
as a protection against the large
number of sneak-thieves and pickpockets
resorting here. Many of the latter are being
arrested. 1t is understood that Miss Rich
ardson, OF St. Charles street, will be the
queen, and Mr.. Aldieg, probably, the king.
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LITERARY NEWS.

FANNY DRIsCoLL, The Western poetess II
now Mrs. H. L. E. White, having recently
married Mr.. White, of the Chicsgo Tribune
the writer OF the "Gwendolipe Mahafey'
skeiches in that paper.
Nh. CABLES new novel was, al last nc
counts, arly completed. 1t ia said that its
leading character - a New Orleans physi-
clan, and that the story comes down TO the
days OF secession and war.
MR. II. NJ. ALDEN, editor Of Horpe'i
Monthly, is one OF those hard-working edit.
ors who keep themselves in the background
ONLY his friends know that he occasionally
contributes graceful anonymous verses 10 his
own msgszine-1Ae Critic.
J. R. G. HAssARD, OF the editorial staff Of
the New York Tribune, whose 'In London
with Dickensn and Summer Journey
Tnrough France were 60 greatly relished
by the readers of th at journal, is contributing
series Of letters on "California Holidays
AN interesting announcement BY Messrs
Hsrper ia that OF Poe's Rapen, illustrated BY
the iaie Gastave Dore. The illustrations
we're bought from NJ. Dore BY Mss-rs.
Harper sometime ago and put in The hands
of Arericzn engrayers. The book will be
companion volume to Dore's Ancienf Mariner
TEE novels of Mr.. George w. Cable
seem 10 be gsining in favor across the water
Mr.. Jennings, the London correspondent
Of the New York World, cables the fol
loving to that paper under date Of Ssi1r
dsy last: @The article ia the Quarterly Re
v.er. concerning which I teIegrsphed you
recently, his caused decided run upon Mr.
Cables Louisiana novels, and already re
scion has set in sgaiust the books oil Messrs
Howells and James, which is distinctly WIS
ible in the com ments of numerous journal
throughout the country"
THE Rev. Robert Collyer, in his lecture o
| ssThoreaun recently, in q conversational d
| erosion when commenting on Thoresu's II
| dependence OF opinion, said: Il don't hav
the highest opinion of Mr.. oscar Wilde.
| think there lie q great deal Of unpsrdonzbl
conceit about the young man; but ] admit
him for one thing, and that is his proie
against the accepted belief that every ma
must dress like every other man. Now,
| myseIf could easily contrive costume vhic
have in mind which would make me loo
| a gre at deal hsndsomsr than these carmen
| which / am obliged to wear, but dare d
do it.n
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-04
a SHOWER or THE QUEER.
HE MAKES SOME STARTLING CHARGES
AGAINST THE SECRET SERVICE.

HE MAKES SOME STARTLING CHARGES
AGAINST THE SECRET SERVICE.
CHICAGO, February 3.-George Albert
Mason, who rejoiced in great notoriety some
years ago, has been released from the Albany
penitentiary two years before the end of his
term of twelve years, to which be was SEN
fenced for counterfeiting. His first act on
being liberated is to make sensational
charges sgainst the Secret Service of the
government, and particularly against Elmer
Washourn, now of this city, and who at that
time was chief of the Secret Service at
Washington, whom he blames for his long
imprisonment. Mason is now in Troy, n.
Y, and has prepared in writing large mass
of statements and letters fer the purpose of
showing that he Was unjustly sentenced,
and that his arrest was the result of con-
spirscy smong the Secret Service gov
eminent officials who were angered at let
ter written by Mason to Secretary of Treas
ury Bristow, which accused the Secret Service
officials with being in lesgue with the man.
ufaciureys OF counterfeit plates and counter
felt bills, and also with personally informing
II. c. johnson, commissioner of customs
aud other parties in the Treasury Depart
ment at Washington, that the officers OF the
Secret Service were directly in lesgue with
smusglers in Canada. He went TO st. Louis
some years ago, together with two or three
revenue officers, 10 assist in the capture of 4
gang of "queer showers" While walking
along the streets one day he ran across Pete
Mccartney, Mike Rogers and Jim Ritten-
house, all well known thieves and counter
letters. He found out that Mccartney had
few hundre1 dollars in genuine money, and
Immediately commenced TO work" him for
it by having recourse to blackmail. Pete
was not 30 easily ''blufed," however, and the
consequences was that the four of them got
into drunken row, during the course OF
which Macon got badly cut up. Rogers and
Mccartney were never brought 10 trial for
the slabbing, as they escaped from the st.
T,onis all
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tunes are made in the cities, the parapher-
MALTA OF wealth is there; all the triumphs for
which the young yearn are there, and the re-
suit is we are rapidly becoming nation OF
consumers instead Of producers, and the
natural, inevitable consequences will be
hunger aud nskedness. During the last
year Chicago Increased more than the whole
State OF Illinois outside of that city. Rome
did the same thing and persisted through its
vices. How TO change this state Of affairs, and
how long the country will last unless there be
a change, is subject for the contemplation
OF thoughtful men. 1t cannot be done by
the acquittsl of men who leave the country
and flock TO the cities, and there become
criminals in their eageruess TO become rich.
The Legislature OF Tennessee appropriated
$4,000 for the capture of Polk, and il he is
TO be acquitted after the mockery OF a trial
the young man who leaves the country with
the expectation OF becoming suddenly rich
by using his employers funds has no in
ceniive 10 honesty-notbing 10 fear by ap-
propriating the money intrusted to his hon.
esty, az be has every reason TO believe that
his crime will be regarded as the innocent
romance Of visionary speculator. The Ala
bama Legislature has appropriated 5000
for the capture OF Vincent, and Pink
erton's force has been employed for that
purpose. But, after all, If, by the aid
of his stolen booty he can break through the
g l. L.
lator in quest of wealth has everything TO
make and nothing to loose by appropristiDg
to his own schemes other peoples money. If
big thieves are permitted 10 go unwbipt of
justice, there will be an additional Influx Of
population from the country by young men
who, like Vincent, will suddenly become
osientatIous spendlhrifts, dazzling robbed
community with their gew-gaws and swelling
10 shoddy sfinence on stolen money.
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next day three men attempted 70 blsckma,l

next day three men attempted TO blsckmaIl
her late employer.
She next went to Montclair, II. J., and at
tempted 10 blackmsil q gentleman there.
she returned 10 New York and blsckmailed
a leading lawyer, who gave her $1,000.
10 February, 1880, she was msrried 10
one Billy" Morrison. She continued
her blackmailing business, the injured
husband always turning up in time to
make matters warm. She next committed
bigsmy by marrying young man in Down.
log street, and two weeks later she was ar
rested on Mr.. IngersolPs complaint Before
the events described above had occurred, a
woman named Mable Carter turned I'D with
a child at Pittsburg in March, 1877, and
told an extraordinary story of having been
shipvrecksd on her way from Bombay to
England. On the night OF September i,
1877, a woman was found lying on the pave
ment near the residence OF Mr.. John Fitz.
simmons, on First avenue, Pittsburg. She
was carried Into Mr.. Fitzsimmons's house,
where she said she was the daughter oil
Judge Waldrou, of Boston, and that she had
been chloroformed AMI assaulted by three
men. She left Mr.. Fitzsimmonsis house
s1me time afterward, taking with her Misl
Fitzsimmons's clothing and jswelry. Mabel
Carter, alias Miss Waldron, now turns out 70
be the young woman who assaulted and at.
tempted to blackmail Mr.. Ingersoll.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-04
GHOST STORIES.
Mysterious Rappings


The Valdosta (Ga.) Times publishes the
following: "For some weeks We have been
hearing rumors Of mysterious rappiDgs and
other manifestations from an unseen source
at the old 7. B. Griffin house, occupied
by Mr.. ]. H. Pendergast, weller living
in our town, and We called on him
few days ago for particulars. He told us
about as follows: He is in the habit Of
carving his watches home at night for safe
keeping, and one night several weeks ago he
was startled, while lying awake, at a strange
fuss, something like rappirg in the next
room. He at once thought burglar was in
the house, and he aro3e hurriedly and M ade
a search, but found no one. The next night
he heard similar noise somewhat nearer
and more strange, and he was cure the burg
lars were in his room and were going
TO attack him. He sprang up, seized
his pistol with one hand and match with
the other. When, he had Int the
lamb no ONE Vas in tine room, but just
then the door leading into an adjacent
room Jared tremendously and he shouted,
"Hold on! don't break the door down. Pll
let YOU in in minutep SuIting his actions
to his words be opened the door with one
hand while he held cooked revolver in the
other. Imagine his surprise when he found
no one in the other room. The door leading
out vas locked; and ali the windows were
fastened down as he had fixed them at night
fall. He made a thorough search all over the
house, under the house, about The yard, and
looked for tracks, but could find no signs OF
a human. The next night system OF rsps
commenced. He kept awake all night trying
to ferret oft the mystery, bit Hithottt avail.
This thing kept up from night 10 night for
several weeks A part OF that time his
a. La cd adjacent n
the one occupied by himself and vile, and
the thing would get 10 the wall-four inches
tbick-betreen the two rooms and rap three
times consecutively. Mr.. Pendergast would
call out 10 know who IL was,what it was, and
SO on, but got no responses but the rap, rap,
rap. Once he asked il it was Mason, il 20,
give the sign in raps. No Response. He
then said, IF you are 4 Mason, rap three
times and rap, rap, rap was the response.
Some days Mrs. Pendergast and her mother
would hear the noiee when they we're at
home alone. One day she heard it like some
one walking overhead, and it went TO the
head of the stairs and started down. She
went to meet it, but when she got to the foot
of the stairs there was nothing 10 be seen,
and the noise had ceased.
aAt night frequently they would hear
noise in the fireplace like some one breaking
sticks, and many are the other manifesto
tions which they cannot explain. Mr.. PEN
dergast says he has never believed in ghosts,
and il was = long time before he could be
convinced that il was not come one trying to
rob him; but now he is satisfied that it is no
living M an-let il be what it may-and he
ia no longer disturbed. He does not think it
can or will hurt him ia any way, and when
he hears it now he turns over and goes to
aleep.o
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-04
PERSONAL.

Mr.. BRONSON HOWARD, the dramatic au-
thor, is in London, and numbered among
habitual theater-goers.
The Rev. DIR. Hitchcock, rector of the
American church in Paris, has resigned, and
will return 10 America.
REUBEN R SPRINGER, the philanthropist,
though quite ill, is trying 10 enjoy the Gin
cinnati Opera Festival by telephone.
AFTER all the frisndliness of Mr.. Free.
man, tie historian; toward America, Boston
accuses him OF eating beans Hith.a knife.
Mr.. GEORGE w. CHILDs has spring water
brought 10 his Philadelphia home every day
from his couniry-sest at Wayne, Pa; also
fresh milk and cream.
Mr.. OscAR F. BROWN, well known bank
er and b:oker OF Wall street, New York,
was ordained a minister OF the Reformed
Episcopal church last Sunday.
CErEwAYo has been reinstated as King of
ZuluIand by the British authorities. A num-
Der of the Zulu chiefs express dissatisfaction
at the manner Of his elevation.
GEN. FiTz HUGH LEE is in Louisville,
Ky., looking after matters connected with
the preservation of Confederate war history.
AT Nashville and other points he has en-
deayored to awaken interest in collecting the
records.
The Rev. STEPHEN II. TYsG, JR., for
merly rector OF the church Of Holy Trinity.
New York, but now European agent for
an American life insurance company, gave a
dinner-party at The new club on the Rue
Pergolese, Paris, which ia reported to have
been more than ordinarily notable one.
THE old war-horse Besuregard, the last
surviving charger of the late war In Mary
-. al afG fafn 49, l.
He was ridden by Capt. w. /. Rasin at the
surrender of Appom attox, and previously
by Lieut.. Henry c. Blsckiston, who was
killed at Bunker Hill, Va, in July, 1858.
JUST before the death OF Col. J. NJ. Ball,
AZ Decatur, he called his daughter, Miss
Georsis, to his bedside, and asked to see
her married. The ceremony was performed,
the groom being L. w. Burton, who is the
rector of ST.. Marks Episcopal church at
Cieyeisnd, o. Col. Ball left Mics Geo -sia
100000.
Dr.. HOPE, who was lost in a chasm of
TaIlulah Falls bluffs, was rescued last
Monday. When discovered he was on a
narrow ledge 300 feet down an almost per-
peudicular bluff. II seemed impossible to
rescue him, but rope was passed to him
and he was safely lowered on the ground
100 feet below.
WEEK ago, Wednesday, bachelor Jew,
named Heinrich Markstein, left his apart
meut in Willett street, Brooklyo, bent upon
collecting some money and taking il 10 TIE
bank. and has not since been seen. He was
an expert in ceramics, and devoted himself
to buying up china and bric-a-brae for deal
ers in those articles. Among his neighbora
he was repuled very wealthy.
aMAsY of The wealthiest men in New 4ork
began poor. Jay Gould was cowboy, J.s
n Keene came IRON England with $50 II
in his pocket, Rufus Hatch began oy dealing
in "garden sass" d. Appleton kept grocer,
store, James Watson Webb was counul
clerk' Henry Willard wss reporter, Leonart
Jerome was printer, II. B. Claim was
Vermont school teacher, Charles oConno
vas horn in a shanty of the poorest OF lr1si
parents and Peter Cooper was hatter1s aP
prentice.
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JNoERsOLL BLaCKMAILED.
cousin OF BOB SUING NEWSPAPERS Fob
HEAVY DAMAGES.

HEAF1 DAhAS1o.
NEW York, February 3.-Two suits for
libel, in each of which the damages are laid
Mt $50 600, have been begun in the Supreme
Court of Kipgs county by Howard S. lnger-
soil, q cousin of Col. Robert u. lngersoll,
against the Sun Printing and Publishing As
ISOLATION and the New York Illustrated 1inles.
Sinclair Tousey, president OF the American
News Company, and Isaac England, pub
Usher of the Illustrated Times q; the time OF
the alleged libel, are the defendants in the
second suit. In the Sun of December 10,
1880, was published an article with the fol-
lowing head: "Whipped in Barclay Street
Miss Freeman's Story Of Why She Resoried
to the Lash-Attackipg 10 Public Place
the Man Whom She Accuses OF Trying 70
Iniure Her-Frrst Binding Him by Throw
ing CAYENNE Pepper The article went on
10 describe the attack on Mr.. Ingersoll and
the reason given for it by The girl. She Is de-
scribed az Aliue May Freeman, young En-
glish girl, lately landed. In answer TO
an advertisement, she entered lngersolrs
employ, according TO the Gun s'ory, as a
model. and he had insulted her. She could
no, nave him arrested in Brooklyn, abe said,
bscsuse sbe had ne money, and therefore she
deterniued 10 avepge herself BY attacking
InoersoIl az she had done. 1t subsequently,
apneared that the woman was one Of the
most accomplished svindlers who ever took
up the practice of crime as prsfession, and
| that che hsd made the s1sault on Mr.. lnser-
soil merely for the purpose OF blaekmailipg
him.
Ingersoll had her arrested, and she was
| sent to Blackwell's Island for one year and
required TO pay iue OF $3.50, which she
pad. It is claimed by Ingersoll that the
publication in the Sun and the copying Of
he article into the Illustrated Times. which
also gave an engraving Of the alleged horse
| whipping, ruined his business, from winch
the wear before the publication complained
of ingerson claims TO have made Prsht Of
$4,000.
Eubodied in Mr.. IngersolPs complaint arr
facts connected with the woman's remarEaois
career. Her real name is Ellen Mary olan
lev. She lived with merchant named
Freeman in London, and forged his name or
a check for f2Oo0 in 1879. she escaped q
Canads, where she eloPed with the employer
TO Cleveland. She subsequently, joined
man pamed Roe, London acquaintance, OF
Long Island, and afterssrd she got situa
ton in the family OF the president OF IN
New York Stock Exchange, ~ the end Q
| three days me lsis uya'zslsaaiy, aud "
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a H.upted House.

A New York dispatch to the Milwaukee
Sentind saysi aThe ghosts have been play
ing more annoying pranks in one OF the
Ffeuch hats in East One Hundred and
Tventy-fourth street than the ether visitors
in One Hundred and Sixteenth street, where
there is also q haunted house. A physician
was called in haste last night to attend q
welI-known lady who lives in this house.
He found her in hysterical commissions. The
ertire household was excited, and the hus-
band said that at about 10 o'clock the bell
rang. The servant went to the door and
pulled the lever thai throws back the catch
to the outer door. Nobody entered and the
servant went down from the third Hoor to
shut the door. As she was going down the
last flight of stairs, the door closed with q
Ioud bang and the servar. screamed and
Turned to run back. As ste turn ID the sec
and flight of stairs she felt strong current
of air and the gas in the halls was blown
ant. Thoroughly frightened the girl ran TO
b.r mistress and breaihlessiy told her what
had happened. While she was talking all
the bells in the house were rung Jour or nve
times in rapid succession. The Ianitor al
tempted to Light the gas in the hal. PIT II
uas blown out ~ fast as ne couio nsnI y.
The hall chairs and the mats we're thrown
sbout bY inyisible hsnde, the bells were rung
n q MD succession, and there Tas genera
nv siI through. the house tor ne sriy 5a4 an
r.,r The servants we're terrified and msFy
S ssis hat they oca!t nof ssssp ID re
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-04
CRIMINAL CALENDAR.
A Mixed Divorce.

Dies MONIES, February 3.-Ia this county
for many years resided farmer, John Gran
tree. His wife was named Rachel. In 1874
he went with her TO Ohio 10 visit friends and
came back without her. A few months after
heIconcluded he did not want her any more
one Mary Psrtlow had come across his path.
He applied for and got divorce from Rachel
on the ground OF deseriion, the notice to Ra-
chel being By publication, September Is,
1884. On the 1st of October following be
married Mary, who lived with him until
August IA, 1880, when che quit, aud petit
toned for divorce on the ground OF cruelty,
which was granted September 18th. In the
meantime Rachel had heard what John had
been doing. and August 10, 1880, petitioned
the court TO set aside the divorce of John
from her, on the ground that John had pre-.
varicated and deceived the court. On the
10th of September, 1881, the divorce was sci
sside for fraud. Thus by the divorce decree
OF 1874 Mary was the wife OF J shn until
1880, and was divorced before the prior d.
yorce was annulled
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-04
IRISH LULA By.

The following pretty lullaby is from a volume
of ssh verse, entitled Songs Of KILLARNEY, by Al
fred Perceval Graves
I'd rock my own sweet childie TO rest in a cradle
Of gold on a bough of the willow,
To the sno-heen sho of the wind of the west and
the sho hoo 10 of the soft sea billow.
Sleep, baby dear,
Sleep without fear.
Mother is here beside your pillow
I'd put my own sweet childie to sleep In silver
boat Oh the beautiful river.
Where sho-heeii whisper the white cascades, and
sho hoo 10 the green flags shiyer.
Sleep, baby dear,
Sleep without fear,
Mother is here with you forever.
Sho hoo lo to the rise aud fall OF mothers bosom
tits sleep has bound you,
And O. my child, what cosier nest for roster rest
could love have found youf
Sleep, baby dest,
Sleep without fear,
Mothers two arms are clasped around you.
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THE wINoNA HOMICIDE.
PARTICULARS OF THE KILLING OF CHARLIl
WRIGHT by CAPT. FOWLER.


GRENADA, MISS, February 3.-The Sentinel
publishes the following particulars of the
Wright fowler homicide: "On last Wednes-
day evening about 6 o'clock, at Bailey Bros.
store, Winona, Miles,, Capt. w. P. fowler, Of
this place, shot and killed Mr.. Charlie
Wright, one ball taking eject in the left eye,
another in the bres3t, and still another in the
thigh. A gfddge, on the part OF Mr.. Wright,
had existed for some months, growing ont Of
some business TRANSACTIONS. From all that
we can learn, Capt. fowler was justifable in
bis act, as Mr.. Wright approached him from
his blind side (Cspt. fowler having lost an
eye about two years sgo), with pistol In
each hand, apd accost-d Capt. fowler Tor
satisfaction, When he (ToHler) wheeled
around, drawing his pistol irstantaneously
and fired, with the abo,e results. While
we regret such an unfortunate occurrence
anywhere, we can speak with confidence that
Capt. fowler has long been regarded as one
OF our best citizens, and an upright gentle
man in The ranks of private life. He not
only stands high at home, but all along the
line OF road where he travels in the interest
of Schmidt & ZsigIer, one of the largest
grocery houses in the United States, he is
highly respected for his business qualifca-
tions and gen lemanly character.
Since writing the above we learn that by
mutual consent the trial OF Capt. fowler, at
Winou1, is put off until to-day, when, il is
believed, be will be discharged without
bond. Capt. fowler will be represented on
trial by Gen. E. c. Wzlthall and the beat
legal talent in the State.