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George began to grow alarmingly short.
He found passenger on the boat VINO
had plenty Of the filthy lucre, and he,
together with two others, robbed the rich
passenger. For this Gentleman George
was arrested and lodged in Baton Rouge
iail, with a fair chance of going 10 the
penitentiary. His young bride, almost
heart broken, went back to her fathers
in Indiana and told him, with tears
streaming from her eyes, that the rich
bridegroom was fraud. From this
point we lose sight of Gentleman George
for some time and great many have
said that he served several years in the
penitentiary for robbing the man on the
Mississippi. Others, more knowing, say
that he got out and went to Mexico,
where he was engaged in getting horses
from the Mexicans and trading them in
Texas. We are inclined to believe the
latter story, as Gentleman George never
had any idea of going to the penitentiary,
and if there was any chance to get out
he availed himself of it. The next. we
hear of him he is on boat going down
the POTOMAC river from washington Sity,
where gentleman from Athens met him, /,
en- route for Europe, with a party of
gentlemen. He said that he had large
lot of cotton in Europe, which he was
going over to sell. Gentleman George
landed in Europe, and got into the SER
vice of the queen of England as a detec-
tive. From high living in the queens
service he contracted consumption and 8
few years ago died. He was one of the
shrewdest, shaTpest aud boldest rascals
ever raised in any community. he was
as liberal as prince and as bold as 9
lion. He played for big stakes, and had
he turned his attention to better things
would have been a very useful man.
Athens has never furnished q poet or
many actors of note, but for daring ras.
cality Gentleman George takes the cake.
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COLUMBIA, June %, 1885,

COLUMBIA, Juuo lSi 1ooO.
His Excellency Hugh S. Thompson,
Governor of South Carolina.-Sir: I
have the honor to say in answer to your
communication of this date that, in my
Judgment, it would be very prejudicial to
the health of this prison to return at this
time any number of men to be added to
the number at present in confinement.
We are badly crowded now. In many
cases we have three (3) meu confined in
cells built originally for the use of one,
and besides the prison building, every!
available compartment has been utilized
to confne our oyeraowing population.
Last night we had 101 men locked up in
a room about $3.50 feet, and scarcely
ten feet high, and number of other
healthy men confined in that portion of
the hospital designed for convalescents
for the lack of other quarters. I am
sorry to say that it is getting worse in.
steak of better. The Couits are now in
active operation, and ourFreceipts of con.
victs for June and July have been aud
will be much in excess of our losses.
There were confined here last night 709
conyicts and at the State farm 96 more,
and any material accession to that mum.
ber will require at once the erection of
stockade either inside or outside of the
prison Enclosure for their accommodation.
L would respectfully call your attention
to the remarks Of the surgeon for 4
further statement of the objections to an
increase in our population if it can pos.
sibly be'ayoided, and would beg to add
that from, financial point of view it
would be little less than suicidal.
Our expenditures exceed our cash re-
ceipts about 81 900 monthly at this time,
and we are, therefore, unable to take
care of and provide for larger number
of hands with our present income, and,
of course, if the convicts now on the
Savannah Valley Railroad we're returned
here our income would be reduced about
$1,250 per month, and our number Of
convicts would be increased by one hun.
dred. being net oss to the prison in
two ways, and cost of maintenance about
$4,000 per month. .
Your Excellency will readily under.
stand that if I thought proper regard
for the health and treatment of the con-
victs in question required their immediate
return to the Penitentiary, the matter of
money would not be mentioned in this
connection; but I am convinced from all
the information at hand that Mr.. Carroll,
the regular overseer at this camp, was
not responsible for the cruel treatment
reported, and that now the convicts are
humanely treated and properly cared for
and further, they are bow in a healthy
country with the very best drinking
water, and even under more favorable
circumstances their removal to this sec
tion at this season would be unwise.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
T. j. L1PsCoMB, Superintendent.
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What He Thought Of. it.

A negro minister who married rather
sooner after the death of his wife than
some of his sisters thought proper and
becoming, excused himself as follows: :;
"My dear breddern and sisters, my grief
was greater than could bear. I turned
every way for peace and comfort but
none came. Isarched de Scriptures from
Genesis to the Rebelation. and found
plenty of promises to de widder butnary
one to de wiiderer. So I took it dat de
good Lord didn't waste any sympathy on
a man when it was in his power to COM
fort himself; and habin' fuss rate
chance to marry in de Lord, I did 50, and
would do SO again. Besides, bredderen,
I consider that poor Patsy was jest as
dead as she would ever be.o
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a Mean InsInuation.

He called for gin, and ina calm, un.
embarrassed sort of way filled his glass
to the brim. -
"See here, my friend,n expostulated
the bartender, athat is gin you are pour.
ing out, not water"
The customer eyed him rebukingly
over the topsof the glass, as he slowly
drained its contents; -
Mister" he said in a hurt tone Of
voice, "do / look like q man who would
drink that much water? ?''-Nlsp Kdsk
Tines. : :. - p -,
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= We would like to find a scientist in
tLis enlightened country who can satis-
factorily explain how boys shirt gets
turned wrong side out warm day when
ha has "beeu right to school and back"
There never was boy who could imagine
how it happened.
= If you have an opportunity to do
generous action, do it. 1t is a very
pleasant reflection to 90 to sleep with.
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COLUMBIA, S. c., June "a, 1885.

Col. T. J. Lipscomb, Superintendent
S. @. Penitentiary y.-Sir: In response to
your inquiry as to whether an additional
number of convicts could be placed
within the prison yard without endanger.
ing the health of the institution would
respectfully state: That there are to-day
ZOO conyicts within the walls of the
prison, about rs more than can be safely
housed. In order that you may fully
understand this statement I will give you
the size of the different rooms where the
prisoners are confined at night.
The prison building has 250 cells, con.
tanning each 280 cubic feet of clear space.
The old loom house has 18,209 cubic
feet. The hospital in all of its rooms
has 23,07S cubic feet, a part of which
cannot be used in damp weather. The
women's quarters are large and will ac.
commodate very comfortably and safely
all of the women--43 in number. All
of these buildings are already crowded
beyond the limits of safety. In each
cell in the prison building two men are
confined, which allows to each man only
140 cubic feet of breathing space. This
is barely safe. Just at this time some of
these cells have three men in them.
This is positively dangerous and cannot
be continued long without serious risks
to the life of the inmates of these cells
so crowded. This has been demonstra.
ted time and again.
In the loom. house 100 men are con:
fined at night, which allows to each man
about 18O cubic feet of breathing space
by actual measurement. This building
will afford reasonably safe accommoda.
tions to SO men only. It is not safe to
place more than &c men in the hospital
at any. time. The prison count for last
night shows that there were locked up
520i in the prison building, only safe for
500, 100 in the old loom. house, safe for
so /; 43 in female prision, safe for 43; 80
in hospital, safe at present for 38-show-
ing 7O1 locked up with sufficient air for
but 691. Thus you will see that there
were 70 more men than you had reason
ably safe accommodations for.
Very respectfully,
d. S. POPE, M. D.,
Physician S. G. Penitentiary.
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yhy the Con It's are not Returned to
Penitentiary.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,
COLUMBIA, S. O., June 29; 1880.

COLUMBIA, .. ", June z9j 1000.
Col. I. j. Lipscomb, Superintendent
Penitentiary, Columbia, S. C.-Dear
Sir: I have received your report with
accompanying papers of the investiga-
ton made by you of the convicts nov
employed on the Savannah Valley Rail
road. In conversation with you on the
subject understood you to say that in
your opinion and in that of the surgeon
of the Penitentiary the return of these
convicts to the prison at this time would
be preiudicial to the interests of the in
stitution.
1 would request that you submit your
views on this snbject in writing, together
with the opinion of the Surgeon Of the
Penitentiary.
Very respectfully,
II. S. THOMPSON, Governor.
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SUpER1NTENDENT's OFFICE,
D~,yY--xy1,rI

II. S. THOMPSON, Governor.
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Physician S. G. Penitentiary.
why tho Convicts Died at Twiggs's Camp.
SUPERINTENDENT's OFFICE,
SouTH CARoIINA PENITENTIARY,

Why tho ConvIcts Died at Twiggs's Camp.
SUpER1NTENDENT's OFFICE,
SOUTH CAROLINA PENITENTIARY,
- July 6, 1885.
His E1cellency Hugh S. Thompson.
Governor of South Carolina.-Sir: l
have the honor to enclose certificate
from DR.. W. M. Taggart, setting forth
the cause of death in the cases of ten
conyicts who have diod at the convict
camp, Of A. J. Twiggs, in Abbeville
County, since May 5, 1885. The death
of VIM. Zimmerman has not been
officially reported by the officer in charge
of the camp. Ialso append list of all
the convicts who have died at said camp
since the commencement of the present
fiscal year, with the date of each death
as reported:
Ben Jones, January 1s; Robert Lad
son, January 10; Tom Wilson, January
30; Larkin Bratton, February 4; Rich
ard Graves, February 16; Wesley Hodge,
February is; Arthur Campbell, May 8;
John Holman, May 18; Robt. Riley,
May 1s; Swami McNiel, May 26; Sam
Flood, May 30; Isham Robertson, June
10; John Fant, June 10; John DAVIS,
June IL; Samuel Daniels, June 13.
The death of VIM. Zimmerman has
occurred since my visit on June 18.
Very respectfully, your obedientservant,
T. j. L1pscoMB, Superintendent.
(Enclosure.)
Arthur Gamble, "erysiloe; John
Holman, congestion lungs; Robert
Riley, disease of heart; Sam Flood,
congestion brain; Isham Robertson,
"hemorage" lungs; John Davis, abscess
Swan Mcneil, pneumonia; John FAINT,
pneumonia; Sim. Daniels, "diarrhea )"
VIM. Zimmerman, dysentery.
I do hereby certify that the above is q
correct list of the convicts in charge of
Capt. Carroll that have died since I have
been attending them. Saw them first
5th day Of May.
Univ 9 1895.
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= To have been a wife, widow, q
mother, and again bride in one year
may be crowding o good deal into life,
but it is what, with various other things,
pretty little lady now in Jacksonville,
Florida, has succeeded in accomplishing.
= Without economy none can be rich ;
New-York tribune., 1885-09-21
OBITUARY NOTES,

GENEVA, N. Y, Sept. 20 (SpeoidD. Mrs.
Rachel Maette, tho wife OF James Maete. the Editor OF
The Genera Courier, died this morning at Rochester
where she had gone have operation for per
formed
CoRRY, PENN Sept. 90 tSpeciob. b.-sllas Wheeler died
Yesterday at his homo In Centrest. IIo was born In
New-Happshire In 1902 He went FROM New-E England
10 New-York state 1896 aud thence to Western Penn
sylyania In 1852. He served IN the War OF 1912. He
was one OF the oldest MasOns IN the world. having
ionod the order In 1915 lie "a life long Democrat
having cast his first vote for Monroe.
SUSPENSION BRIDGE. N. Y. Sept 20.-Sherburne b.
Piper died at his homo Lewiston this morning age
seventy eight years He for many years leading
lawyer and prominent Democratic politician The last
public position hell by him that OF member OF AS
sembly, to which ho was twice elected.
New-York tribune., 1885-09-21

TIE evening OF 10Th John Bancroft
Relatives invited to attsni his funeral on
rue;,ly tIe I'd inst al D. from hs residencc
Caages viii be in waiting at Forham Depot train eay
ing Grand Central Depot l:3J p. u.
BARTLE TT AT PouyhkcepsIe. suadlv September %
Mary Ann wife OF the late Joseph Bartlett in the s5t
Funcral service 8 p. m Wednesday
I. sinSsaRton " on the 10Th Of September
Funeral 1t h late resdsnee in Bnshanto % oa oi ta S
list insI, at , .. N.
nTs Lousa B9nteI.e Boynton. widow o. the lats john
ne rssidensl Of ner sonn; aw b. ; AT otr No
BRowNEL-At Minneapolis MINI. o the 18th inst Hart
in the 2jt1 year OF hi age.
DoRRANCS-Sui ienly. at Freehold " J., On Friday Sc,
tembcr IL. john DorriGcc, aged "a years. ~
Funeral services fro his late Monday 2Is
Tram leaves foot o, Libertyst a. Ham
HARMs-Ia Brookyn, satnr!a morning. September 10.
Frances ~ willow Of John Harms and the Lat,
John Martin OF this eity.
fanti a. services on a9nday September ~ 4 from
Intern mt at Woodbridge, NJ.
HUNTER su deny. september 20 1885. d. William c.
pt,s ltIntss o. 9s M, residence @ me- No NO % =, Sthaye
invited t. atteni the fanerai at tae scotch rs'oyonia
Der 20, at IL o'cio5k a m. ''S''"'
Please omit flowers.
Louise WIFE sylyAnus Mayo and dausht0r the lats
Funeral from ner lato residence SO Buena yistaaye. on
a ond1y the us instp nS z clock p m
Kindly omit flowers.
PU TNAM-At Groton Mass lsthtnss after brief ,llness
Elizabeth LdmAnde. wito IT George W. Putnam, Brook.
WARD At Saratoga N Y. on Friday September Is John
=. Ward IN the 10Th year OF his ase.
sstyS a1a friends Are ovei so atteni tho
brooklyn on Wednesday Z3d INST. 10 O'Clock a. M
IVES Thursday morning. September IL Charles W. West
Relatives and friends invited attend funeral SER
September Il. at 80 a. m. ~
New-York tribune., 1885-09-21
SENATOR lfAYDERsoy on THE MORN

SEh4IOh AANDEhSOA OH Ihb nOhuOhS
ST. PAUL, Sept 20 (SpeciaD.-A dispatch
Omaha says that Senator Manderson OF Nebraska,
who has been making an extended tour OF investigation
through all the Western Territories spent weeks
in Utah. studying the Mormon problem by attending the
trials OF poly gamsts and making other personal
tons. He expresses doubt whether tho Edmunds law
will ne found effective enough to destroy the practice Of
poygamy but he says there is doubt regarding the
proposition that the people OF the United States and
their Representatives in Congress determined that
such legislation shall bo had will forever put an end
the evil. He Is strongly iu favor or additional legsla
the Utah question: and that further delay ia
doing injustice To the MOrmons themselves. lie believes
that a moro rigorous bill Will be passed at the next
session of Congress- Senator Manderson considers
Mormons In the light of an alien population who hate
the Nation ana Government and the wonder Is that their
hatred has long caused them break open
rebellion. Ie thinks that Bish0I John Sharpes of
pleading guilty may have salutaiy effect and 10 the
first step toward Utahs redemption.
New-York tribune., 1885-09-21
Posi- Ouice NoIice.

Letters for foreign countries need not be specially
for dispatch by any particular steamer except whoa
Letters not specially addressed being fastest
Foreign for the endinr September 20 will clos,
tPRoNP1LY IN All cases. at TINS o1ce as foIOws:
TUES AY1At 800 p M Tor liayt per s. Alsai 7:30
per s. r. S. OF ri. via New.Orieans.
WEDNESDAT-At z:5O l. In for France dlrs.t per .
canada Hayre ilerters must b. directed Der c;aa
ada y; 1ty a. H. Tor rNewfoundand, per = Pora at y
Bremen (leiters for lteani must bs directed nor
via Queenstown. = '
ThURsDAY-At IL M for France ,iermany etc, per s. g.
(eters for Great Britain and other European countries
must DO 9irsotei " per haalmonia ~ a. D. a. ior
FRIDAY -Aty a. III. for Newfoundland. WA Halifax; at
l3Op H. for Porto Rico direct por s. Andes
SATUBDAf-At $3.50 q IN for EuroDe. per s. g. ..trir1a
Etap VIA Glasgow e,ses @asa be s'Sfs Stci,ss ase
Pew wassIsad SUd u. a yS % e5r Gs Belgium direct %.
per 0s Mass-sS dam a. S, 2 M % the Netherlands di
dccsd per sehle - at Ss M cr '.sts ia sc sss ces 10
iral AIrerie. ana the soutn Pscnc ports pee = Edith
Islands Direct and Tor and curaso Via Mar
tiniQu-. per fTinnaai al 10 a. n. for ,ud,d Boil.
var. per g. STANFORD at 1850 p. m; for EuroDe per
as City OF Chester via Queenstown (letters
Mails Tor tne sandwich Islands. per Marposa iva
Australia Newleaiand fIi aud samoan islands psr
Austalis (va san FrancscoD close eIo q III
wh Brush nails OF Aassrsa Mails ios iha an
e per at raso % Mails o ho sss sGs .an @ss
per steamer San Frznciscol ciCse here septem,ef
ana nsnse By sE Ss % key sy Vest s % % %s~p s
thus oihce daily at $50 m
sThe schedule OF closing OF Trans Pacific mails Is arranged
On the % their Overland transit
on the aay OF sahnx OF steamers arc spteai
'"'"'' ''' HENRY O. PEARSON. Postmaster
Psst oihea New'fork. N. Ys septamhss In Asoss
New-York tribune., 1885-09-21

TRIBUNE OFFICE, Sept. ell a. m.-The storm of
the Texas coast remains almost stationary causing
enucd heavy rains there and In louisiana and thence
eastward to Savannah. The winds have abated some.
what but danger the Atlantic st threatened
Another storm center, In Manitoba Saturday is moy
ing eastward along the Lakes. The temperature fell
the LDYer Lake region and Atlantic States yesterday
Dut roso In the Upper Lakes and westward. The
meat OF the barometer here upward during the
clear weather. The temperature ranged between 500
ANA 100, the average t637s9, Oeng llso lower than
on the corresponding day last year and 80 lower
than on Saturday.
Almost stationary temperature, and fair partly
cloudy weather IN expected IN this city aud vcin
iy to-day slightly warmer cloudy weather, and per.
haps Tuesday.
New-York tribune., 1885-09-21
WAITING FOR RAILWAY PRESIDENTS TO AOT

III Is WITH nIlXeu 1ccllnRS tnat railroad men
discussing the probable Of the meeting
Of trunk line presidents called for To- All OF
presidents have signned their ability to attend and
railroad men looking for action which will
lay the foundation OF new pooling agreements rs to
any practical result from the meeting upon the rate
situation there Is scopticsm The busiest part of
the westbound freight is about over Hpd IL Is
well known that most If not ALL OF the roads have
at the log rates which will not expire un. the
year Nevertheless II Is cOntended that n
the res1ents agree upon some basis for the adjustment
OF their differences tue westbOund situation be
partly improved. Concerning the eastbOund freight
situation, most rairord united In the opinion
that II inpO:tabt advance be secured the
runOus slaughter OF rates 10 the basis of ten
cents graiu from Chicago TO New.YOrk
and even less can be stopped. All at
tempts 10 reOIganiZe passenger rates have Teen
suspended pendr the result Of the conference. II
found when the attempt made weeks
advance west-bOund passenger fares that without "a
division OF the business cutting could not be stopped
The New York Central reluctantly consented TO allow
difference of 81 TO the Erie, West Shore aud Lacka-
wanna roads, aud the tariff advanced To the basis
Of $l4 Chicago In few days. however the Central
accused the Erie OF allowing "scalpcrs" the
OF commission which had been agreed upon The Eric
retOrted that II could not control their action In this
spect, but the Central insists that while commissions
may allowed TO dcket brokers' thy shall be held up
u the rates charged at the regular offices OF The
panes. The brokers are prone 10 smile at tho idea
that the roads accomplish such reform after their
repeated failures In the past
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From Lffe fIOndOn).

JUDIC A JEwRsS.-The inmitably charming
Judc aJewrss and 50 is her hnsband-not In the bcst
the word. Mile Duparc whose debit OF French
is perhaps dtlicately suggestive, also
Is and looks q child OF Israel, and beautiful too.
GAMBLING REVIVED AT BADEN-BADEN.-
The trdnBfrer Zsi,ung. OF the influential pa
pers IN Germany, has begun crusade against
Baden Baden, the chief stronghold OF gamiD and,
since that has beer suppressed tho most favored health
and pleasure resort the Continent IL seems tnat
NJ Andre who until recently supervised all the
ia connection with the and other festivities,
started NJ the beginning OF the oeroie
trey devoted 10 gambling. with the permission OF the
authorities but without the knowledge OF the Guy
rrnment or police officials. IL IL said that the
lost and there every night enormous and far In
excess OF those hazarded even AT Monte CARLO.