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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-02

STILL SUBMERGED.-The work of raising
the Azalea was progressing slowly but
steadily yesterday, chains having been
passed beneath her forward and aft, and
attached to timbers resting upon scows.
BY means of jackscrews beneath these
timbers she will be raised Though the
progress made is slow, it is apt to be sure,
and the hull of the little craft will probably
be in sight tomorrow.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-02

limited STATES SIGNAL OFFICE,
SACRAMENTO, July l, 1884. I
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-20
The Willy wards WAYS.

Joe Howard, in Philadelphia Press.
They tell very funny stories about municipal
officials here, men who have some little money
to be sure but not great fortunes, who, in some
way or other, have managed to get profits
upon the books of Grant & Ward to the extent
of hundreds of thousands of dollars in a year!
The check books show that amounts ranging
from fifty thousand to four hundred and fifty
thousand were drawn at time
An old merchant, who has lived in New York
since $780, and has been through all the crises
with his banner flying and plenty Of shot in his
locker, said, when / asked him how under
| heavens he supposed these people managed to
fool their customers:
''Why think the case of Blank is clear
enough. Sec how shrewdly Ward manipulated
him. A year ago he left with him $50, 900, which
| Ward said was to be invested in a government
Ward on the steps of his magnificent
office, said, BY the way, Ward, how does my
account standP Ward invited him in, and turn
ing to the book keeper, said said See how Mr.
ported that there were $4,000 to his credit
The man was perfectly amazed, as well he might
be. Presently he recovered himself and said,
We'll, guess will take check for it. Ger
tanly said Ward and the check was drawn
then and there for $3.50, 00G, and given him He
opened his eyes in perfect amazement,
and could hardly believe the evil
dences of his senses. He put the
check in his pocket-book and walked away 1t
was after banking hours and he didn't deposit it,
but went home and to bed. He awoke half u
dozen times in the night and thought the matter
over Finally bright idea struck him. Why
said he to himself, at this rate, if had left my
money, in another year it would have been a
million. On the following morning he could
hardly wait for business hours, he was in such
anxiety to get back into this golden pool He
handed back the check unused to Mr. Ward, who
took it with smile and promptly placed it to his
credit. He is now one of the sad creditors of
the concern and has lost not only his mystical
profits, but the original $50, 900 he put in. Now,
see how willy that fellow was; if he had hesitated
and hemmed and hawed or if he had said Come
in tomorrow and we will see how your account
stands, Mr.. Blank wouldn't have felt easy until
he had been told how his account stood"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-20
THE LATE PANIC IN STOCKS.
Senator Harrison Thinks the Trouble Will
Not Spread Beyond Wall Street.
Interview in New York Tribune.

Interview in New York Tribune.
Senator Harrison of Indiana was seen at the
Gilsey House by a reporter who inquired for his
views upon the financial situation. He said;
81 am glad to see by the evening papers that
matters are mending The hard trouble take
it, is over do not set myself up as an authority
in finance, and so can only tell you what OBJ
serve. The condition Of things in the country is
very different from what it was in 1873 Then
there had been great overtrading. Everybody
was in debt The farmers even had borrowed
money to build barns. The effect of the panic
became very widespread. The present situation
is better. Farmers are out of debt. Men have
been living within their means and saving a lit
tie Business has been conservatiYely trans
acted. There has been overtrading. So |
think the financial furry of this year will be
confined to Wall street The values there have
been fictitious The real value Of stocks is just
as great now ever. Railroads earn just as
much to-day as week ago. The whole thing
has been panic among Spectators"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-20
MIR. seney Talks About speculation.

Interview in New York Sun.
1.-The suspension of the Metropolitan Bank
was certainly due in large part to the attacks
upon it and me which have come from all quar-
tiers. just at the moment when money was the
tightcst report was spread and apparently be
lieved of my being interested largely in gigantic
and risky real estate speculations in northern
Alabama. There was truth in the report,
for never had dollar in any such scheme but
it was enough, nevertheless, to rob the bank of
its heaviest depositors at time when 1t least
could afford it"
ITO what extent was asked, "do you attrib-
ute the failure of the bank to speculatons in
which you may have been engaged"
II think just this A man who speculates
successfully is saint, and every one will swear
by him. man who speculates and loses Is a
seoundre and if people could think of anything
worse TO call him they'd do it. That is all |
have to say on that subject Take this Ward
business for example. don't call that speeu-
lating, but let us suppose by some blind stroke
of luck Ward had made twenty millions. Where
would he be noWl A keen and scrupuous man
of business and a rising fnancier Oh, a busted
mans life is a very gay one"
Tel him about the dynamite, suggested a
friend.
''Oh, yes" said Mr.. Seney. Il almost forgot
that, in the midst Of more exciting things. I'm
to be blown up with dynamite, and so are my
house and family A gentleman wrote me to
day perfectly serious letter, in which he said
he had just returned from the country, and
would soon be around with few friends to blow
me up. understood from the papers that had
gone sky high, but here's a chap that thinks it
isn't high enough OF course, I've no idea who
it can be. 1t is certainly no depositor in the
bank, for none of the depostors are going to lose
anything"
Mr.. Seney absolutely denied the report that he
| had made general assignment for the benefit
Of his creditors, and said he did not contemplate
doing so.
81 can say nothing said he "as to my fu-
ture movements. 1 am now a man living day
by day, and 1 can't say now what will do to
morrow"
An intimate friend said that Mr.. Seney was
not thought to have any private fortune, and
that the question as to whether or not he would
be totally ruined man would depend altogether
upon the action taken by his friends and cred
itors
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-20

bank. Then when he returned to the bank he
would write fictitious name upon a slip of
paper, hand it to the cashier and say that he had
indicated, on good securities, which he had ex-
amined and deposited in the banks compart-
ment in the safe deposit. Generally he wonld
take the precaution to enumerate the mythical
securities upon the slip of paper. In that way
he completely averted suspicion, and led the
cashier whose integrity is unquestioned, to be
heve that the money had all gone ont on loans
in the regular course of business. l understand
that Mr. Emo. sr., has said that his sons default
ing operations began soon after he was made
president of the bank, somewhat more than two
years ago."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-20
How Emo Robbed the second National.

New York Times.
What method did young Emo use to get the
money out of the bapkl'
"The bank has vault in one of the down town
safe repositories, the Mercantile, 1 think for
the safe keeping of its securities, and much of
its business is done down town. For example,
there is very little demand up town for loans
and discounts. Young Emo would stay down
town nearly all day and when he would lose
$l00 900, 5000 065 on see 900, as the case might
be, he would give a check for the amount on the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-20
LOST.

r OST-ON TENNESSEE STREET BETWEEN
IL North and seventh Friday afternoon last lady s
hand satehel, containing gold necklace, with heavy
Lynn. Supposed to have dropped ont of Herde.
Liberal reward is offered for its return to SOP North
Tennessee street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-20
THE HOUSE.

Passage of the Consular and Diplomatic APP
preparation Bill.
WASHINGTON, May l9.-The contested election
case of Wallace VS.. Mckinley was postponed and
Mr.. Randall attempted to secure the passage of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-20
Smiths Chemical Dye-W Works,
No Martindale's Block, near Postofiee.
HOTELS AND SUMMER RESORTS.
THREE THOUSAND FEET UP
DEER PARK,
On the Summit Of the AIleghenes, Directly

the line Of the B. & 0.
Under the management of w. J. Walker, late Of the
Gsey House, New York
The Baltimore & Ohio Company has spared nc ex-
pense in improvements. refurnishing and elegant APP
pointments generally, and Deer Park has superior
in everything going to make it THE Summer Resort of
the Grand Old Aleghenies Accommodations for up
ward of five hundred guests Three fast trains both
east and west daily All passenger trains stop at Deer
Park Fine orchestra Perfect table Firstcass livery.
Billiard and bowling Everything throughout
frst-class. SEASON OPENS JUNE %. No mos
quitoes flies. No malaria. Grandest place for
children in the country No hay fevcr-s1re relief and
ing to location; So so per day for transents $15 to
$21 per week. Diagrams of floors and rooms now
open at B. & o. ticket Office Address all communica-
tons, up to June s. to W. J. Walker Queen City Ho-
tel Cumberland, Md; after that date, Deer Park,
Garrett county, Nd. Send to Mr.. Walker for the
beautiful new book, Deer Park " just out
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

Il ANSAS HAS A POPULATION OF ONE MILL
IN ion; Topeka, the capital, has twenty five thou
sand; both will double in next five years. Now is the
time to invest in real estate. Address PHILLIPS Il
STRlNGHAM, Topeka Kan, telling where you saw
this.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-20
Gen. Spinner's Preventive of Panies.
interview in New York Tribune


''To what do you attribute the trouble!'
at is a periodical affair, ever since can re
member. This has not been full panic but a
premature affair. Men have not been crazy
enough in their dealings; there has not been
overtrading enough to bring on great panic. 1
have been through good many of tLem--1837,
1857, 1873 They come every twenty years. That
of '73 premature, precipitated by Cookies
failure, Just as this has been premature There
was no panic due now, and no occasion for one"
rs there no remedy for this periodieity?"
Yes have always thought there was, | so
reported three times while was United States
Treasurer. The last time Mr. Bristow eviscer-
ated my report, cutting out that part of it, 1t
came to me directly that he could get along
without my advice, and l Immediately re-
signed
'What was your remedyP'
My remedy was for the government to issue
bond at a low rate of interest, which should be
iuterconvertible with cash at the will of the
holder. With such an arrangement there never
could be panic. | talked to day to large
number of bankers here, and all said with such a
bond nothing could break them. 1t would be to
their business what governor is to an engine
or a balance wheel to watch 1t would keep
things steady Grant believed me right for
time but afterward changed his mind"
What about politiesl"
II am in favor Of the man who can be elected
My own man is General Sherman. He can carry
New York.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1884-04-10
THE CINCINNATTI RIOT.
From the Raleigh Chronicle.

On Friday night, the 26th ult., great
popular Indignation was excited in
Cincinnati because jury acquitted 4
confessed murderer. 1t appears that
there is coterie of criminal lawyers
in the city whose tamperings with
justice have provoked the people un-
til this fragrant farce stirred them to
bloody action. The jury was packed
by them.
The Indignation caused mob to at
tact the Jail, which was burned. The
sheriff's house was attacted and the
courthouse and many valuable records
were destroyed. Indeed for three
days and nights, the city was a scene
of war. The police and militia en-
deavored in vain to quell the mob,
and pitched battles were fought in the
streets. A Gatling gun and several
cannon were rolled out, and nearly
100 men in all we're wounded or kill
cd.
Intense excitement has been caused
all over the country. Berbur, the
murderer, whom the first mob pro-
posed to lynch, escaped to Columbus
and got refuge in the penitentiary,
where he was sentenced for a short
period for manslaughter.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1884-04-10
PECULIAR ACCIDENTS.

- Jennie Youngs, of Hoosick Falls fell be-
tween the Stats of her bed and choked 10
death.
= Deacon John Corwith, wealthy farmer
of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, lost his life by
freezing his big toe.
John Barry, of Branford, Conn, while
drunk, rolled off a lounge. His nec'r fell over
the round of chair and he choked 70 death.
= The ll-year-old daughter of Allen Taylor,
of Mayiold, KY, while playing in swing got
her neck in the rope and was choked to death.
y While having tooth extracted, the young
son of Joseph Dyson, of Fulton, No, became
so frightened that he thrown into spaslIis
and died.
While hunting, Gustave Rotzler, of Evans
vile, Col. stepped into the mouth of mine shaft
which the snow had covered completely. He
was instantly killed.
~ Charles Downs, Of Atlanta, chased rabbit
into a tall stump. While climbing, his left arm
was caught in split near the top, and he hung
by his wrist. He opened his knife with his
teeth in order to cut off his arm. He made sew
sral gashes, and then flintel. This caused his
muscles to relax, and he dropped to the ground,
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1884-04-10
THE CITY BY THE SEA. :
Wilmington Enjoying a Boom--Her Young
Men Largely Responsible for 1t.
Special Correspondence of the Ssntiuel.

Special Correspondence Of the Ssutiuel.
WILMIsGToN, N. c., April T.
Wilmington is on the boom. The
old city by the sea seems to have
awakened from her lethergy and has
gone to work in earnest. The city
fathers have improved the place won
derfully, since the new Board of Aid
erman got control. The Board is
composed mostly of young men. They
have improved the condition of the
streets. Thoroughfares once that
could not be plowed through, are now
beautiful, we'll balasted saw-dust-drives
They are now paving Water Street
with Belgian block. and in appearance
this thoroughfare is equal to IBroad-
way. The stir, life, activity, and ami
mated appearance is perfectly wonder
full. You see no animals of any kind
at large on the public streets. One of
our citizens has offered the city plot,
if they will improve it and make of it
public park.
This Summer we expect to have ac-
tive times. The Scovilles have leased
Sea-sidd Park and have begun their
contemplated improvements.
was at Snithville last week and
was surprised to note the Improvement
there. The Hotel-Br unswick, has
been enlarged. They have built an
addition, running out 80 feet over the
water. This addition alone cost 81, 900
1t contains every convenience, beauti.
full ball rooms, handsome waiting and
dining rooms, surrounded by arches,
&c. They have half their accommo
dations engaged for the season.
Maj. Stedman's friends say there is
no doubt but.what he will get the nomi
nation for Lieut.. Gov. and now they
want him to run for Governor. Whatev.
er nomination he gets, l understand, he
has determined to thoroughly canvass
the State. There is not finer gentle
man in the State than Maj. Stedma1
and whatever position he arises to he
will do credit to North Carolina.
j. B. A.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1884-04-10
spec,al Correspondence of the lSe.tinel.

SPECIAL Correspondence Of the Sesstina
HIGH POINT, n. c., April 9th
Uncle Tote Horsley was in town the
other day. He is probably the only
man in the State white at least, who
ever need the office of j. P, and could
not read line or write his name. He
never issued a warrant, simply send
ing for the parties and he says he al
ways gave satisfaction, except once,
and then a fellow like to beat the life
out of him for the deciison he made.
He says he staid at home during the
war, 'didn't have no niggers himself,
and warnt going to fit for nobody
else's" He was shot twice while lay
ing out as deserter and now looks up
on revenue officers with the same ha-
tired he did deserter hunters then. He
says they are not blockading much
in his settlement now; corn is too
high that he thought "mebbe he
mount strike leatle good corn up
this way for about ST a gallon, if them
durn revenues war'nt about" Uncle
Totes political faith is simple; it is
anti-revenue. He once heard Gen.
Leach make aspeech condemning the
revenue system and he is for Leach
for President, Governor or anything
else. The old man lives down in
Montgomery and sees the railroad
about once in ten years. The first
time they put him to bed and left a
negro to wait on him he went to sleep
and mig nodded in his chair he awoke
and thought mig was the ID; he
didn't wait to investigate, but went to
work, nig's doctor bill was Sc, his
"feelins' was So, and his silence has
been the oft repeated dime.
The second time his arms is in a
sling; he walks with cane; here are
nineteen distinct cuts and scratches on
his face and hands. Has he been obstruc-
ting Kansas cyclone. Oh no. Tom
and Jerry had been his best friends
for three days and the dogs got after
him; he went through the window
sash and all and landed on the ground
ten feet below. He has sworn off.
MIR. d. l.. Clark, portrait painter,
does not advertise much, yet he is an
| artist upon whom we will stake our
reputation as critic. His portrait
of Miss Bulla, painted a few years ago
is pronounced one of the finest works
of art ever seen in this State. Mr.
Clark also bears the reputation of q
fiction writer of considerable merit.
The roads in this vicinity may be
very appropriately termed conglomer
ate, being composed OF rocks, roots,
stumps, broken wagons, buried "cuss-
es" and mud plus.
Mr.. Keely johnson, of Trinity Col
lege, drove in the other day with .
mare 81 years old. He raised her and
works her regularly. She don't often
run away, but is as lively as a crick-
| ct.
Mat Hedgecock-our own dear Mat
nephew of Billy Henderson, Esq
has allowed his longings pastoria
to get the buldge on him and has gone
to farming. When Kelly Boggs heard
of it, he said, "Well / be DAM
III. P.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1884-04-10
WINSTON, N. c., THURSDAY, APRIL
A THRIVING TOWN.
Some ecomplimentary Things about Wins
= ~7t toms Growth.
Eaae,ial Cor. Raleigh Christian Advocate.

Edito.id cor. Raleigh Christian Advocate.
Winston continues to grow. Since
ourlast visit magnificent buildings have
been erected that would look we'll on
Broadway. The warehouses were full
of tobacco and the prices paid for it
were remarkably high. The whole
town zeems to be "on BOOM" To-
bacco is being shipped from other
places in the State and from Virginia
to bfsold in Winston. There areabout
twez5s five manufacturers in the town
some of them, we learn, went there
with only a. few thousand dollars and
are now worth tens of thousands. Peo-
pie are continually movingin there from
other portions of the State, and ifthe
place grows, proportionately, as rapid
ly in the next ten years as it has il the
past ten years, it will be one of the
largest towns of the State. May it go
on until it numbers its tens of thou
sands of inhabitants.
Methodists abound there and are
among the leading and most prosper
GUS of the citizens. They have out
grown their church and are rising up
to build a new one. A subscription
was started recently, ono man gave
81 500, another gave 81 200, two 9th
ers gave $500 each, one young man
not member of the church gave 5000.
They propose building to cost fifteen
or twenty thousand dollars, and the
ladies have gone to work to raise So
900 with which to furnish the church
after it is completed. The work will
be done and easily. They are botf,
able and willing. Already one of the
most pleasant Stations in the State
when they finish this handsome church
build an elegant parsonage by itsside
and raise their pastors salary to 81.
500 per annum-well, we will all
want to be sent to Winston.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1884-04-10
BEYOND THE BLUE RIDGE.
FROM THE TOWN OF JEFFERSON
IN ASHE COUNTY.
The People of Ashe Aroused the Ne
cessity and Importance of Having
Railroad.
Special Correspondence Of ale Sentinsl

Special Correspondence Of the Sentinel
JEFFERSON, Ashe Co., n. c.. April 3.
AT the request of Mr.. Whitehead, the
genial and clever representative of
your valuable paper, whom we had
the pleasure of meeting at Statesville
during the Superior Court, in Febru-
AIRY, we will give you few dots from
the western side of the Blue Ridge,
relative to the general status and fu-
ture prospects of our town and
surrounding country.-Perhaps it
will be of some interest, to those who
live east of the Blue Ridge, and who
never SCALED the heights of said noun
tains to prospect among the peaks and
knobs that form the leading features
of our country, to give short descrip-
ton of Jefferson and its surround
ing county. 1t is situated at the foot
ofwhat is known as Niger Noun
tain, which is several thousand feet
high and affords the grandest scene
west of the Blue Ridge. From its
top can be seen nearly all of North Car
olina west of the Blue Ridge, and
great, deal of South Western Virginia
Foreigners and travellers in passing
and visiting our town fail to. avail
themselves of an opportunity to view
the surrounding country from the sum-
nit OF said Mountains. To those who
seek summer resorts for health and
pleasure, we would say come to JEFF
ferson, as a more heathful and
pleasant places cannot be found west
of the Blue Ridge. Our town affords
two first-class hotels, run by men who
understand their business, and takes
great plasure in making their guests
feel at home.
The general topics for discussions now
is our prospect for a Railroad. The peo-
pie of Ashe county are becoming tho
roughly aroused on the necessary and
Importance of having a Railroad.
Much interest is being manifested by
the best men of our county, who seem
determined to have Railroad soon.
A meeting of the citizens of Ashe
county was held at the courthouse,
the first Monday in February, ut
which time resolutions were drawn,
and ordered published, and general
discussion and speaking was engaged
in, relative to the best method of plac,
ing before the'public, the necessity
and Importance of Railroad through,
: the counties West of the Blue Ridge
We have a grand and productive
; county, and all that is wanting to
) make us to compete in most all useful
enterprises with any other portion OF
the South, is Railroad to develop
the mining interest, agricultural re.
sources, &c, of our county. A meet.
ing of the citizens of Ashe county will
be held again in jefferson next Mon
day, the 7th, to take further steps
and devise means and plans to further
+ this desirable and important enter
prise. ii. j. L.