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National Republican., 1884-11-29
A MUcH-MARRlED CoACHMAN
Now on Trial Mt Toledo for Having
Too Many Wives-He Pretends to
He m Lord and i. CertninIx , R,uc,r

Too Many Wives-He Pretends to
he u Lord and Is Certainly a Rascal.
TOLEDO, Nov. 2S.-The trial of Charles
Melville, the alleged baronet, for bigamy,
which has been in progress here during
the present week, was resumed this
morning after an adjournment from
Wednesday. The attendance was larger
than on the previous days of the trial.
In May last Melville was married in this
city to the daughter of hr. q. J. Whitney,
of Detroit, and was arrested at the instance
of Mr.. Whitney on charge of bigamy,
During the first two days Of the trial the
prosecution presented evidence of
former marriage by Melville, and three
ladies whom he is said to have married
have been present in court while the
trial has been going on. In to-dsy's pro-
ceedings detective, who was in charge
of the prisoner at the time of his arrest
life as told by him at that time. He
claimed to have served in and been
discharged from the British army.
He left England in consequence
of trouble with his mother and
and came to this country and travelled
over Canada and the west. He was mar
ried in Newark, N. j., uHder the name OF
George Perry, being drunk the night of
the marriage. lie spoke OF another mar
riage IN the state of New York under tho
name Of Newbold. He said his name was
Sir Roger Tichborne Melville, and he was
the owner of large estates in England and
Ireland. Melville. who was indicted
under the name Of George Robert
Newbold, took the stand. He was
nervous and excited. His testimony re-
lated to unimportant correspondence with
men in Newark N. j., and he would toll
nothing about himself. The prosecution
offered in evidence tho certificates Of
conviction in Canada-one for bigamy in
1876, under tho samo name as that in tho
indictment found here, on which he was
sentenced to the penitentiary at Kings
ton, Ont. for two years, and two convio-
tions for obtaining goods under false pre-
lenses while government inspector of
mines ut Belleville, ont,
Both sides then rested, and the argu-
ment will be taken up tomorrow The dc,
fendant says he will go to the peniten tiary.
but that he has saved his wIfes name by
remaining silent He will divulge moth
ing. Melville is an Englishlnsn, AZ years
Of age and was Whitney's ooachman
when he married the latters daughter.
He claims to have obtained divorce from
the woman ho married in Newark. Wit
nessea were present to-day from New
Jersey, Michigan, and Canada,
National Republican., 1884-11-29
Navy Line Officers Organize.

The Navy Line Officers association held
meeting last evening nt Wormley's
hotel to discuss certain measures affecting
their interests. The debate over matters
for which 1t is intended to ask legislation
from congress was very spirited, and the
meeting continued until late hour.
National Republican., 1884-11-29

Gov. Cleveland Declines Banauet.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 29.-Gov. Cleve-
land has declined to attend grand BAN
quet at the Academy of Music. which
was rendered him by number of promi-
nent democratic citisena Of this city.
National Republican., 1884-11-29

LOUISVILLE, Nov. 2s.-HermAn T.
Linde, of Now York, the shakespearean
reader, while looking through the Poly
technic Art gallery discovered picture
which, he says, Is Rombrant's Slaughter
Of the Innocents," a painting celebrated
in history, for which oonnoisseurs have
been searching for years. Mr.. Linde pur-
chased the picture for 500 from the
owner, Robert MagneSS. How the picture
came here Is unknown.
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before, which kept up such a noise all
night that it was difficult to sleep. For
several days the party moved through a
region of islands Islands there were in
Vulnerable, but all of them very small,
little high and dry land on them, and sep
arated from each other by streams and
saw-grass. On several of them traces of
Indian camps were discovered, but the
Indians never put in their appearance, al
though whenever the expedition made a
tire it was answered in every direction.
They we're now on the lookout for the
smoke signal which was to direct them
toward Sharks river 1t had been ar
ranged that Major Hendry, who had
taken a short cut to the Gulf, was to send
a party up Sharks river to meet Major
Williams party, the signal to be column
of smoke. SO well had the movement of
the explorers been calculated that when
the smoke was finally discovered, they
were but two miles from Sharks river
The rest of the journey can be told in
very few words, because it was simple
and easy-the descent of Sharks River
into White Water Bay, and thence into
the Gulf
Such are the main features of this ex-
pedition. For full and exhaustive ac-
count Of the trip we refer our readers to
Major Williams letters given in other
columns. 1t will be seen that the task
was an arduous and severe one, much
harder than was imagined when it was
inaugurated.
1t has set at rest all questions about
the Everglades, which have been found
much different from what was imagined.
The saw-grass extends 100 miles south of
Lake Okeechoobee, instead of ten. South
Of this is region Of islands, but islands
80 small as to be Of little value for any
practical purposes. The Indians who
were supposed to live in the Everglades,
do reside there, but they seem to be peace
full and well-disposed, and give no evi-
dence that they were unfriendly or mimi
cal to the whites.
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Inc following very sensible article we take
ifSni recent issue OF the Warrsnton G0eefts
~ WAS written by our t0wnsman Colonel w. H
Cseek, himself y practical farmer. and late Mas
'e, ~ me saa'e drange: The Colonel knows
wheIeot he speaks, and his words are entitled 10
the fullest consideration of that class to whom
tlsey sre addressed He saws:
4" the Farmers OF Warren we suggest that in
making your plans for another years crop Won
consider wes the question whether at the pres
ent M1ces os tobacco and cotton it 10 not bet
ter I'd make your principal market crop of the
iofmcf than the latter Tobacco is now at extrs
high prices, and Tor several years to come must
80 continue. On the contrary cotton ia low and
the tendency downward
In the frat place, consider 10 which of ,hese
crops are tie lands of Warren best adapted II
Is net necessary to call on the State Chemist for
an analysis 10 help you answer. Facts that are
IN possession of each of you speak in trumpet
tones and settle the issue. You know that your
fa'hers all grew rich making tobacco and to your
SORROW, yon know, that all of YOU have grown
poot maxim cotton. Ii will not do TO saw this
Is tiic result OF a different system of labor Who
ol ynu undalr the present system have prOspered
the more, the tobacco farmer or the cotton plant
err Who 1t You have money to loau? Who of
yot All thc Year round have corn in your cribs
Wh" have home cured meat in their smoke
bouse, hou from their farms in the pantry ?
Whh have milk and butter in abundance? Who
AiN" ~s+pNcl lotS, WIN H0e cattle, TAT hogs
ana 6fautIssii colts Whose farms arc free from
mortgages. And who are they that do not want
10 borrow money or to get a merchant to run
thUrn to make another crop?
twenty years OF experience under the present
system OF labor will enable any man of observa-
ten 10 ans" cr each one of these questions, and
trum pretty general acquaintance all over the
country We do not hesitate TO say that with
scarcely an exception the answer will he, the
men. who make tobacco for their market crop
Those general results continuing through q Sc
rles OF years are such experiments az are conclu-
Sivc~ and established truths that cannot be con-
rad:cted Tobacco on Warren lands points to
wealth T"bacco leads !" wheat wheat to clo-
yer, clover Ia rich lots, and rich lots to success
AMI happiness. Cotton, on the contrary, is an
exclusive crop. 1t must be all cotton, and cotton
ali the time year after year, cotton on the same
land with no time Tor it TO rest, and rarely an
opportunity to alternate with another crop.
This Ia the land means gals and gullics, and, to
the farmer, poverty. Choose ye between them,
tohacro or coiton.- Henderson (N C) told Ltar
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The Committee on Commerce has been relieved
vi The work of framing bill for rivers and har-
h"Is, which has been relegated to a new COM
ml,,tce. called the Committee on Rivers and Har
hors The Committee consists of Messrs. Willis
Of Kentucky Blanchard of Louisiana Jones of
Alabama, Gibson of West Virginia, Rankin of
WISCONSIN, breckenridge of Arkansas, Murphy
of Iowa, Skinner of California, Housman Of
Micb'gnn, Henderson of Illinois, Bayne of Penn
sylvsnia, Robinson of Ohio Chace of Rhode
lsland, Stone OF Massachusetts, and Bureigh of
New York
SPEAKER Carlisle seems to have given the mem
bersl,ips OF this committee in most instances to
The same States as were represented in the Com.
mi,tee on Commerce in the last Congress.
Fliriia has sea coast line equal to the re-
maintier OF ihe United States, on the Atlantic
coasts bat has never had a representation on that
cOmuaittee. We had hoped that Mr. Davidson
woulti have been placed on the River and Har-
Dor Qpmmtiec TO represent the majority, or Mr.
Bishes: the minority.
The COMMITTEES 50 far we can Judge is a fair
Ant intelli.eat committee and we hope will give
Florida the consideration that her important
;orksdeserYr
The Enginecr Department have reported fully
AMI iavorabl. upon these works The entrance
to Cumberland Sound, lying between the States
OF Georgia aud Florida, now has about IS feet of
~aeE only At low tide. 1t is the prospective
i,arhSr AMI Atlantic entrance 20 the Ship Canal
AhH fHt A'"' 81 N1h"i ICI'pltCu upon Oy the
govefnment engineers, Ii is the terminus of a
thousand = miles OF railway communication
through Florida. 1t can be made a frst-class
barber with depth sufficient for the largest YES
sells by tue expenditure Of less than two million
collars. 1t possesses the only fortified entrance
un the Atlantic coast from Savannah to Key
West, distance of above 600 miles
II seems to us thata plain presentation of these
facts. illustrated with charts, would convince the
committee OF the Importance of q liberal appro-
priatloa as recommended by the Engineers De-
l,artment. Our able cotemporaries on the 81
johns river and elsewhere can speak for the re-
spechve interests which We hope will be literally
dealt with. Millions of money are being ex-
pended in the railroad enterprises of the country
II IS due to Florida that her harbors should both
on the grouDd Of The demands of commerce and
for the protection of the seaboard be cared for
10y the general government
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THE SUN.
NEW YORK, 1884.

Abon sixty million copies OF THE Sun have gone ont
of lpnr establishment during the past twelve months
you were to paste end to end all the columns OF all
TIM suns printed and sold last year you would get
unhOus strip Of interesting information common sense
wied9, sound doctrine and wit long enough reach
HiD Printing House SuqAre to the top of Mount Copper
nicns in the moon. then back to the Printing House
Sqaafe and then threeuarers OF the way back to the
again
Bnt The Sun IL written for the inhabitants Of the earth
this strip Of intelligence would girdle globe
twenty seven or twenty eight times.
III every buyer Of copy of The sun during the past
year has -pent only hour it, if his wife
bis grandfather has spent anOh hour this newspaper in
1888 has afforded the human thirteen thousand years
tt steady reading, night and day
is only by little calculations like these that can
fo hI idea of the circulation Of popular
American newspapers or of Its influence the opinions
and actions of Anne rican and women.
THk Sun ir and will continue "A paper which
te the truth without fear OF which gets
al Inc facts matter how much the process costs which
prctets the Of all the world without OF words
and ID the most readable shape which il working with all
ts heart for the cause OF honest government and which,
therefore, believes that the Republican party 60 and
nust go in the coming year of our Lord, 1884.
IL you know THE sun yOn like IL already and you will
read II with accustomed diligence profit during what
IL se TO be the most interesting year IN ts history II
YOU do not yet know The Sun it is high time get
the$unshine
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PLAYING a. HORSE ON THE

In party Of poker players here nigh,
or two ago, the conversation turaed
upon high stakes at gambling and theri
upon the queer character Of bets made
in the presence Of the speakers in tho
past.
Mustang Joe" said one, " knew IN
Texas. He made his living by catchiu.
and selling mustangs, and he was gal.:
bier from way back, too Played to wlr,
or loose, and, when short cards were
concerned, generally won. lie rode "a
beautiful horse called Dam; had him
caparisoned as gorgeously as lady 3,
the Vanderbilt. ball, with gold and silver
trappings, and had him trained better
than any circus horse ever saw Joe
had refused S. 900 for him, saddle an.
bride. One night was watching a faro
game in San Antonio The chips were
$5 and there was no limit Joe had lust
come in from Mexico with nearly 81 900
in cash, and he was playing. The acr
and queen seemed to be his favorte car,l.
and $500 on every bet he made. He finally.
got broke. Go on with the deal, IN be
back in minute he said to the dealer
Jack Bryant, and went out The next
Utdl Idl IuSC CtlHHlcICctl WHcI Joe re-
turned, and after him, harnessed in aH
his bravery, stepped the horse Dan.
&C Any aces OUT asked Joe, cooly,
while the crowd looked with amazemen,
at the horse, which was gazing with
almost supernatural intelligence at the,
faro layout.
One answered Bryan, laconically.
Jack, will you give me s., 900 for
DAMP asked Joe
"Yes.'
"'IIe goes for $4,000 then. Dan p
The horse reared himself at sign from
Joe, and one of his four hoots the gambler
placed on the layout on the ace. Every
one watched in breathless silence. The
card won. Go home, .Dan,' said Joe,
and the horse trotted out of the room
and to his stable. Joe sat, played all
night, and drew out of the game $4,000
ahead"
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Chicago News.
The Young Wife of a Millionaire
Convict.

Frank X. Shcrwin, the New Mexico million.
afe, has just been sentenced at Albany, N Y,
10 twn years Imprisonment in the penitentiary
Isy a singular coincidence the news of his SEN
,ence reaches Chicago on the date OF the return
al the very 'f Romany Rye" theatrical party that
played here when Sherwin was nabbed in this
city three months ago by the New York detec-
,lves, AT that time Sherwin was spending his
honeymoon with his gIlish bride in this CITY ::
size was his second wife and young enough to be
his daughter. After he was taken back East
me bride got acquainted with one of the leading
actors in the Romany Rye" party, and had q
desperate fltation with him. She managed. too.
to get back to her home in Denver in time to en-
joy All engagement of the Romany Rye Company
in that city. 1t is not known what she will do,
row that hel giddy old spouse has been jugged
f,r couple OF years Her father, or rather her
septather, is Governor Gilpin, one of the most
respected citizens of Colorado, and he was mad
as wet hen when his wilfull daughter candes-
.inely married the rich but crooked old smoker
from New Mexico. Governor Gipn was ambi-
TORS that the girl should wed young man he
had picked out for her-a cousin if we are not
mistaken--a worthy fellow, but not at all the
Kind Of spouse the young lady hankered after.
Young Mrs. Sherwin will probably bear I'D un-
der her temporary widowhood with the same he
roic fortitude that characterized her when the
ren0rseless miniOns of the law swooped down
upon her seDile husband last October, broke I'D
the deliriously blisstul honeymoon, and bundled
the old man off TO elon's fate in the far distant
East,
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NEW SERIES. -1-VOL. XIX.-NO. 40

Explain yourself" said the old man.
u" for do not understand You talk in
riddles or fables"
Easily enough done," said Death ]
When | first came you were young;
man; your hair was black as ravens
wing-now it is gray, and your locks are
thinned by age That was my first mess
senger Those eyes of yours were bright
and undmmed by age; now | see YOU
use glasses to aid your failing sight.
That was my second messenger. That
form of yours was stout and strong, I'M:
bent by years; now you totter As you;
walk and lean upon your cane for sup
port. That was my third messenger.
Your babe, whom saw in your lap, has
grown to mans estate and is himself a
father, and your grandchildren remind
you that your years have not been few"
But hear me-" said the man, what
you have said is very true; but my cares
and business affairs have been so great
that have neglected to make prepara-
ton for so important and serious a jour
ney. | have made no preparation to
meet you, o Death, though | knew you
were coming at some future time, but not
so soon. am not prepared to meet my
Creator and Judge now. Give me lit
tie more time-just few years more, will
you not p
"No," answered death, g if You have
failed to attend to so great matter for
so long time the fault is yours, not
mine. | warned You before, but yoU
needed not you must now go, prepared
Or unprepared, and the consequences be
upon your own immortal soul Come ~
and laying his cold hand upon the old
man his soul departed.
Reader, how are you acting in this mat
ter? Have you seen or felt the touches
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1t has been currently reported by some that
Mahion Gore, the editor and proprietor of the Or
lando 1teportef, still owns q Republican newspaper
in Iowa. We should like to know from brother
Gore himself whether this is true 1t surely can.
not be. 1t would be carrying utiltaran Journalism
to a perfection rarely attained In an adherence to
business principles the Times Unio. is without =
rival
The above we cut from the State item column
Ot the Enterprise Herald. If it is intended for
wit, II Is inslpd Ii for sander, il is harmless
as II IL too transparent for anybody to believe
But since We are called upon to answer the
charge, here Is our reply: We do not own a dol
lars interest directly or indirectly in any news
I@nsr or ether property in Iowa, and beyOpd
soIre notes and securities which are worthless
and iuF which We would take one cent on the
dollar, we have no interests there We came TO
Florida nearly four years ago, financially col
lapsed. III We had owned newspaper in Iowa
wc,would have remained there and conducted
it, or sold il and brought the proceeds along in
htekd of coming here with nothing except q de-
tcrtlieation 10 win, and family to support
We came TO Florida because we had heard good
rcp1rts OF lie State. We found them all true
We have never been outside of the State since
wel came here, or out Of Orange county but
'wFe Had there been any very valuable intes-
estsiin Iowa or elsewhere it would have been
qul:e natural TO go up and look after them before
F.. this sIime.
Now, neighbor, you have heard from us on
this sabjcct. Ii you will hunt up the moral and
meatat sandspur who originated The above YOU
can't ofer him all The newspaper property and
reats estate owned by us outside of Florida fer
ten -iollars, and we will give you one hundred
per ceaf OF Inc amount you may realize on the
sale --Oriaado Reporter
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Not long since rough miner in the
Rocky Mountains rode up to a cabin and
calling to tall female in the door-var,l
said to her:
BE you Nancy Gullion 2"
"That's jist who be, stranger What
does yer want NV me?''
Well, | wants ter marry YER"
Now, stranger, yer don't say %
Yes | does, Nancy"
Then, stranger, yer can't do it, secn'
as how I've got one husband alreddy"
Yer only think so, Nancy"
"Git out, stranger; know better Pm
scandalous Jim Gullion's wife, and he list
lef' me las week ter 90 down inter the
canyon to prospec' few
"That's jist it, Nancy. Jim KEN down
thar and sot in on my claim, an l tole
him to mosey, but he wouldn't hearn to
it, an the mex thing he knowed, Nancy
jim wuz deadern worked out claim
an | KEN right up hyar to marry the
widder."
"Git out, stranger, yer don't say ?"
Yes does, Nancy"
"An' little bit of maddox handle
lookin' feller like yer got the drap on
Jim and cotch him nappin' ?"
That's jest it, Nancy"
Well, it sarved him right, stranger
an Pm sorry yer CANT git the widder
but yer see as how l wuz jist going to
run off with Long Haired Bill tonight,
an he amt no man to stand disappoint
ment, an yer'll hav' to excuse me stran-
ger tell thar's another vacancy. But
stranger, | am durn glad yer fixed thel
old man, fur Bill's got powerful sight NV
conscience, and it'll make him a mighty
sight easier in his min ter :hink he's 90
ing to get widder instid NV anothe,
mans wife. Pm bleeged to yer, stranger
an yer'd better skip now, fur it's purity
near time Bill wuz comm. Good-bye,'
and as he rode sadly away, she sung afte,
him, "Bill'll be 'bleedged ter yer too
stranger, .ist as much as Nancy is. Bill
an Nancy is pards and don't yer forget
it,"
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shake my name across the plain,
And shout my war-whoop when please
And care not for, in peace or war,
The old effete communities
The mighty West is now the best
Of all the sections OF the land;
Its candidates the kindly fates
Have always taken by the hand.
Who whoop Ki-yi Right here am !,
Lord ofthe forest and the plain,
With lots of room to start a boom
And open out my own campaign
When such as conclusions try
With men who tumble into place.
Somebody's back has got to crack,
And legs and lungs will win the race
know, you bet, just how TO set
My ranks in order for the strife,
And Jesse Spaulding will be bald
When Logan draws the scalping-knifr
The East may groan and make its moan,
And Arthur, too, may whine and howl:
They ALL know, will yet lie low
To hear the Western lion howl
Then let me loom and start my boom;
Logan and Blaine the shout shall be
Who-whoop! ki-yi! How's that for high
Who wouldn't vote for Blaine and me9
jim A. L-G-N.
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