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Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

under suspicion The daughter Of Mouton,
the janitor at No. b Passage do Mazarin,
is said to hayo given evidence TO the effect
that, about 10 o'clock N Monday night, the
hour at which tho crime seems TO have been
committed, she saw n young man, 'tallish,
slenderly-built, and light Of foot-step,' glide
through Tie passage Of tho house as if On Lis
way upstairs. The police viii, Of course,
make every effort to trace this young man.
but, in the absence of clearer testimony, Their
task must BE- pronounced one of the greatest
difficulty, Meantime, the judge CT instruc-
ton has opened his inquiry IN he spot; end
a reward Of 5000 francs has been offered by
the project Of police for such Information as
may lead to the arrest of the assassin
Tread this paragraph slowly through; its
every word seemed to fall On me like a great
weight added to an already heavy burden. 1
feared, but that was not enough-I wanted
certainty. Hurrying up the Rue Dauphine, l
mounted the stairs and listened at the door of
RaouIs room. From his slow, regular rcspi-
ration 1 judged linn to be asleep; could he
sleep, and-nol l would not believe it, would
not thank it! Yet, for all that, I dared not
open the door, walk straight up to my friend.
and tell him what | had seen. | took of nv
shoes on the threshold, and crept into the
room like q thief.
Raoul did not speak to me; he must there
fore be asleep. The room was quite dark. l
groped my way to the corner where the
clothes which Raoul had last worn Law heaped
together on q chair. I feft for the shirt
sleeves; the one I took up first had the ivory
button at tho wrist, round and smooth. The
b%uttonholes of the other were both empty; I
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

dropped it with a sm0thered groan of anguish
then listened, catching my breath, to see
whether Raoul did not awake. He slept on.
l laid on the table the newspaper [ had bought,
folded so that the p~aragraphabout the murder
lay u%ppermost; put beside it in q little piloa all
that remained of Levi Jacobs money, and
stole softly from The room.
1 had meant to fly at once and forever
from the Rue Dauphine. But no sooner had
I closed the door of Raouls room behind me
than the impulse left me. How could 1 de-
sert my friend? Even if he were-even if he
were what l dreaded to think, ought 1 to
leave him? Would he in such o case have
abandoned me2 / leaned my head against
tho damp wall Of the staircase, and, I am not
ashamed to say, sobbed to think of it. What
could l believe but that all was true! There
was that damring evidence at tho Morguo
there was all that had happened since my
parting with Raoul at ten o'clock on Monday
night-the hundred trivial details that Joined
their several forces and drove the mind to
such O terrible conclusion. But Raoul7-of
all men, hel. Was to trust my reason or my
friendship A cruel ~elternativel I shook as
If with @ fit Of Ggue; I felt thoroughly worn
out ia mind and body. Was l to go or stayf
/ sat down On the stairs and buried my face
in my hands.
J. do not know how long I sat there; / wa:
careless Of the time, as Of the cold. To leave
Keoul was Like a treason; but to meet him
TO face hin with such thoughts inmy mind!-,
rather anything than thatl 1t was now late
Seven o'clock vGs the hour we Lad fixed fo1
Inner; it must be long after that; already
the restaurant people must have sent in OUT
meal. Raoul might rise at any moment
might come out-he must not find mo here
1rose, staggered downstairs and rushed along
the passage.
A stout man, muffled up in a great, black
cTayat, stretched his arm across the outer
doorway to prevent my reaching the street.
Almost beside myself, IN blind rage at this
obstacle, l raised my arm and dealt him q VIC
lent blow on the chest. He reeled back, but
as he did SO whistled shrilly and grasped m
by tho sleeve. Two men rushed forward, and
IL Q moment held me fast.
"Ho, hop said tho stout man with the era.
vat; I'VE assault the agents Of police2 We
raise our hands against the authorities, ehi
Here Jacquot, Bertrandl Bring this fine fel-
low under the Light Of the lamp there, that ]
may have O look at him! Short, fair,
blu eycs-no, it is not our man. You may
let him 60. And, young j~aokanapes, let me
warn YOU
But 10 sooner had the two men loosed Their
hold Of mo than I had fed like q coward, and.
before the stout man had finished his sen
tence, was half way down the Rue Dauphine.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

Precisely what is said here in The Figaro.
] And now, let Us stroll down TO tho MOrgue,
and see what is to be seen"
'But what is to be seengn
"Why, the dagger that the old JEW wsz
stabbed with. Il is being shown at the
Morgue to-day, and they say there has been
quite crowd 10 SEQ It. Letus 60"
Gas you Like. One other glass Of beer, and
lam ready.n
We had the other glass Of beer, then walked
down the Boulevard St. Michel in the direc-
ton Of the Morgue, Thouyenot RECALLING me
on the way with various anecdotes of the
murdered man to illustrate his avarice and
eccentricity.
1t was b this time past five in the afternoon,
yet there wa still a crowd az the door Of the
dead-house. The people formed a line
stretching along the Point de pArcheveque,
and we tailed on to tho end Of it.
"Here We are at last!' exclaimed Thouye-
not as we crossed the threshold, wedged in
tightly by the throng. Heavens, what a
crushI It is always SO at these ~gratuitous
SpeCtacles."
The murder Of Meissner seemed indeed to
have caused an unusual sensation; all these
people were talking about it, and showed the
Iiveliest anxiety to geta good place for seeing.
Around me were heard such examinations as
these: "Oh, Monsieur, you elbow mer-"A
thousand pardons!"-"Pardon Madame, but
your basket ncommodesmeI"-"Ah, heavens,
take care! you tread upon my heeln Through
this little storm of CALCULATIONS sounded at
regular intervals the deep voice of the guard:
"Now, then, pass on, ladies and gentleman
A little more quickly, if you please" Ahead
of us, | could see the people staring OF a
board hung on the bars of the grating, be-
hind which stood the two rows Of dark. slabs,
empty and uninteresting to-day. "Seel
There is the buttonl" I heard Them saying.
"What, then, is the letter upon itg--"It is
C."-"No, it's a G."-"Yes, certainly, it is
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aYou gave mo terrible fright yesterday,
Raouln I said; II never saw you Like that
before"
ooh, / am better noW-ab least almost bet
ter; only feel rather lazy. l have quite an
appetite, T ~ Did you order breakfastP
@From Magny's; it viii DO here directly.
Llstenl that i Tho chink Of plates and glasses
on the stair
We made an excellent breakfast. Any
body who knows Maguy's VIII understand
that the wine was of unjmpeachable quality.
RaouTs gayety seemed quite to come back to
him. ITer7ember well how merry we were
over that meal, the last that we were to
sit down to together in our old garnet Of the
Rue Dauphine. We proposed toasts alter
nately. We drank TO the Administration Of
the 0deon, to tho health Of Levi Jacob, to the
health of ell cur creditors, to that Of Magny's
cook, and finally to each others.
81 have laughed enough" said Raoul, at
length: 81 must lie quiet n0g for a while.
What do you propose doing this afternoon,
Paulff
tIfeel virtuous, industrious. It i the re-
action from my visit to Levi Jacob; I have
noticed the same thing before. There is q
lecture on Roman law at three o'clock; I
shall go there. l shall also visit the pawn
bI oker and redeem cur law-books, and a few
other things. have been missing my dress
ing cese most horribly
sc cd; as for me, 1 shall rest till dinner
time. Shall we say seven o'clockq'
''Very well; seven O'Clock. I shall order it
at Magny's in passing. Till then, goodbye,
my dear fe1low-and keep always better"
"Good-bye, my friendp said Raoul, stretch
out his hand to me. I Think still see the
expression on his face-half-wistful, half
cheerful. l took up myh hat n pOrtfOlo, and
1enartad-
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11
The Almighty Dollar
CAPITAL VERSUS MERIT.

1t is possible that money dipped INTO a boun-
teOus supply of printers ink, is to be used to
teach false ideas.
Why IS that such persistent anathemas should
all at once be hurled against the use of Potash
and Potash miXtures?"
Those who insist that Potash is a poison do SO
because that is the way they have Of fighting 8
b. b., as the latter contains potash properly
combined.
Opium, - orph!nP, S,ryChrine, acOnite, whisky,
ETC., are all de dly poisons, and are daily de-
stroying the lives of people, a0d why do not
these men cry out against them? 1t is because
there is no money in sight to do so. IOdiae of
Iotasll, in proper combination, is IT garded by
the medical profession rs the quickest, grand
est and most powerful blood remedy ever known
to man. Those who believe in revealed COM
binations and Indian f0olishness are surely in
a condition to become rather "cranky" in their
ideas az any TIM. We assert Understandings
that Potash, as used in the manufacture of B. Il.
B., is not a poison, and the public need not place
any confidence in assertions to the contrary {
why is it that in one thousand letters which we
receive we never hear a word sgainst its use?
The truth is, b. b. B is working sucu wondersin
the cure of ali blood poisOns, s%crofula, rheuma-
tlsm, catarrh, etc, that others are trembling in
their boots, and cry aloud, "poisOn,' - "fraud,"
because they fear its triumphant march. Let
any man + woman ask any respectable doctor
or druggists il we are not right. DO not be de.
ceived, but go right along and call for B. B. B.,
and be cured. 1t is making five times more
cures in Atlanta than all other blood remedies
combined. We don t say that others are pois-
ons or frauds; we are not easily alarmed, but
we say ours is the best, and we have the proof.
scna for our 32-page book, free, and be conyinc-
ed. BLOOD BALM co.
Atlanta, Ga.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11
CHAPTER V.

To make ry narrative clear, 1 shall give
you, before going further, the result of the
tirst days inquiry held on Wednesday, the
day of my visit to the Morgue. The judge
OF instruction in this case was M. Robert
Roguet, q man Of high reputation in the mag
ist"acy. From NJ. sapinaud, advocate, ana
a friend Of mine, I obtained @ copy Of the
Judges notes later on in the case; 1 give them
here.
The inquiry was held con the spot"-thatis,
IN tho very room Of the house No. IS Passage
de Mazarin, wlece Joseph Meissner had beer
murdered.
jean Mouton, %ianitor, Intercepted, gave
evidence: That h. had held his present stu
aticn for more than IA years, and that the
murdered man, Meissner, had occupied that
room and cabinet for at least ten years. In
terToGatod as TO the habits Of Joseph Meiss-
ner, declared that these were regular in the
extreme; that he always breakfasted in Lis
room; on three days of the week went out at
noon, returning at 4, ard going out again at
to dine; on the other days remained in his
room till 9, his invariable hour for dinner,
returning every night, without exception,
on the stroke Of 9. Had returned at 8
o'clock on tho night of Monday. Tuesday
being one Of tho days On which he never
stirred out Of doors till 6, he, Mouton, had
not been surprised Or alarmed by his non-ap-
pearance up to that hour. Stated that Meiss-
ner had repeatedly enjoined him to force an
entrance into his room any day that he did
not appear at o o'clock. I~ntcrrogated as tc
whether he knew what motive Meissner could
have for giving so singular an order, replied
that he was unable to guess, unless it were a
fear OF what had actually happened-namely,
OF being murdered in his room.
Francois Bastoul, publican, gave evidence
as to tho finding Of the body in exact agree
ment with Mouton's statement to the police.
Leon Ledru, superintendent Of the bureau
Of police, Rue DIES Saints Peres, stated that
at twenty minutes past seven ON Tuesday
evening Jean Mouton, ~janitor, presented
~ - NV
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

secretary Lamar in Better Health
than for Years--Gen. Catchings'
Friends Pressing Him for a Place
on the River and Harbor Commit
tee--A Vlcksburg Boy to be Page
IN the House, Etc,
Special to Commercial Herald.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 4-Al the Mis-
sissippl members are here.
Secretary Lamar is in better health
than for years and is considered the
wheel horse of the cabinet.
Gen. CatchingS' friends are pressing
him, although he is a new member, for
Il place on the river and harbor COM
mlttee with strong hope of success.
Lee Swords will be a page IN the
next house.
Gen. Harris leaves for Vicksburg in
a few, days to arrange his affairs to
take his office in Dakota.
Col. Morehead is here but will go
South in a week or two.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11
4 PARIS MYSTERY.
By me Autnorof NY Dueatsa Ny Daughter
lC5ntInued from sundav. N,vamb p o.

%lC0ntlnued from sundav. Navamh
IN ons VI 1Ie narToWest dirtiess streets on
the left bank, you win find an archway with
abroken Lamp over it and the words, half
obhteratei, "Cour de Rohan." Ii you pass
through it into the squalid, noisome court,
you will find a door in the right hand corner
with q much battered zinc plate on il. bear
ing the honoredname Of Levi Jacob, 'broker,
mO~ney-changer and lender on PLEDGE II
you go any farther than this, you viii be
sorry for it.
From Levi Jacobs window on the sixth
story, the highest but one, q cord with a
weight at the end Of it hung down to the
level Of your hand You had to pull this
cord before ID was possible to hold any con-
mnnication with Levi Jacob.
pulled the cord; after some minutes de-
lay the window was cautiously opened, and
the little usurer's wrinkled, bearded face, With
its curved nose and glittering eyes, appeared
over the sill. He recognized mo at once.
"Ah, 1t is Monsieur | have the honor to
salute Monsieurl VIII Monsieur give himself
the trouble Of coming upstairsF' This was
said In a shrill, cracked voice, and the words
had no sooner been uttered than the head was
withdrawn and the window shut.
Host no time in running upstairs, and was
at once admitted. l need not enter into the
details Of my somewhat lengthy negotiation
with Levi Jacob. 1t ended by my putting
myname to a piece Of stamped paper, and re-
ceiving, in exchange, ten notes of twenty
francs each.
II hope that Monsieur Is satisfied" said
Levi Jacob. II am always charmed to obIige
Monsieur; there is none of my clients whom
Iesteem so highly. 1t is cold to-day, and the
snow under foot is very disagreeable. All,
yes, it is a severe winter; one has to spend q
fortune on frewoodl Monsieur has perhaps
not seen the journals this morning?'
"No, | have not seen them. Is there any
newsqi
"Ah, that is a dreadful murder which has
been committed-Joseph Meissner, of the Pas
sage dc Mazarin, one Of my c~o-religionists. /
have met him at the Bourse, this Joseph
Meissner; be Yves O very rich man; indeed,
all the world spoke of his riches. Doubtless
some one has murdered him for his money.
A terrible crimeI'
tits a warning to you, Jacob! They will
play you the same trick some fine day, if YOU
go on lending money on such terms as You
have given mel"
"Ha, haF laughed the Jew; Monsieur jestsl
That is excellent No, no; they will not muir
der the old Jacob, the benevolent Jacobl He
is not rich enough for that all the world does
not speak Of him as it did Of Meissner. And
besides, il Monsieur will but look as the lock
Of that door, and consider that I admit nc
one who has not first pulled the cord and been
examined from tne window, Monsieur will
perceive that | am tolerablv safe
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

a-fUHt rtHV o. 3aT9."FU fH H q
Hooked at the lock, which was certainly Of
portentous sizo and strength. 1T is true,n ]
said to him; 'You are safe here"
'Be your servant went on the ok
money-lender; that is my notion Of security
Had MeiSsner done s 1 do, doubtless b.
would be alive at this hour. And as 10 thu
terms of which Monsieur complains, lethim il
common fairness consider all thirgs. Their
is the letter, no doubt; but let Monsieur re
fleet on the rislk L run-on the many acct
dents that may come between the friend O.
Monsieur and the money he expects from hi
comedy To no other than Monsieur woult
lend on such security. 1t is my esteem TO.
Monsieur, my confidence in his honor-ab
Old stupid Of a Levi Jacob, why wilt tho1
ever let the heart mingle with afairs!n
"One makes nothing by discussing. It's +,
Jcw's bargain, that's all. Good day, Jacob
L wish sincerely l could say farewellr'
Tia, hal Monsieur is always SO amusing
Good day, MonSieuri Take care Of the thru
step from the top, Monsieur: the wood b
rather rotten. My respectful congratulation
TO tine friend Of Monsieur. Good day! Mon
sieur, good dayI'
It was with a light heart that I hastepe,
back TO the Rue DGlphine. TIE present DOS
session Of 200 francs cast into the shade tn,
terribly hard bargain which Levi Jacob hat
driven with me. Passing Magny's on tn
way, Iordercd IN excellent breakfast for tU,
to DO sent Co Rue Dauphine, No. 28, in
quarter Of en- hogr.
What sucaa5l9 cried Raoul, as I enteret
th1room. lie w25 still in bed, but looket
mi more cheerful and like imself.
"Iehold, sluggard, the fruits Of my earl
Iaborsl" and spread the t%weuty-franc note
under his astonished eyes.
1.-TWO hundred francsl It is h masterpiece
Of borrowingw
Fresh from the Golfer of the most grasp
ing Israelite in Paris-my old friend Jacob Of
the Cour de Rohan. But I had to leave thu
talisman in his hands,
''The Odeon l~ettergn
eyes. Jacob was too polite to say SO. but
it might, you know, have beena forgery. Ht
therefore made it condition that the Letter
should remain in his keeping"
ut does not matter, 50 long as We get tht
money"
Sand viii you not go to-day, Raoul, to sec
the d~irectorl We are now in funds, and if o
new coat"
Raoul interrupted me. II shall not GO out
to-day" lie said emphatically, and with q
touch Of irritation in his tone; "why sholIdI.
I can 20 to see the director tomorrow, next
day, any day-it is of no Importance when
Why should you want to make me 70 out to-
'.1ly dear Raoul,' I said, surprised, 81
ion't want to make yen go out. Thare is, as
ycu say, no necessity. And, %nowthatI thinS
# it, you are stiIl an invalid; you are entitled
% lilo in bed.n
II still feel rather Ight-headed, no said IN
is natural tone; ''and I have the touch OF
TINT proves ms ON invalid, have I
otr-sniling.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

remember; she had attached no importaucst to
the incident; had thought that the man must
be a friend of one Of the tenants, visiting him
by appointment. Again pressed to say
whether it was before or after 1Othat the
man passed her door, the child Sophie Mouton
burst into tears, protesting that she could not
remember: and so her examination nlnaad-
Il y beCOuLt
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

A Demand for Public Lands--Death
of John P. Harris.
Special to Commercial Herald.
JACKSON, Dec. 4-During the past
week there has beer. quite a demand
for public lands of the State, and fifty
thousand acres have been purchased
by Michigan aad Pennsylvania capt.
~talists.
John A. Harris, Jr., brother of Gen.
j, L Harris, Of this city, died to-day at
Bolton of typhoid fever. He was a
most cstimable young gentleman, and
had a bright future before him. His
remains will be carried to Morton, his
old home, for interment.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11
Arrested Charged with Embezzle-
ment.

GALVESTON, Dec. 4--Alderman Z.
A. Smith was yesterday arrested
charged with ~embeZzling the funds Of
the Serewmen's Association while
treasurer. Smith has been a local
politician of some prominence. The
d~efalcation amounts to $4,630, while
Smiths Indebtedness to friends amount
to $4,000 additional.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11
The Choice of the Democratic
cAL.A..As e. n.AALLAn4 ~ HAna

The Choice of the Democratic
Senators for President Pro Tenn.
WAsHIAGToN, Dec. 5.-All the
Democratic senators, except four, met
in conference at II o'clock to-day.
Senator voorhees, was instructed to
put in nomination for president pro
TEN. senator Harris, of Tenn. Senator
Harris accepted the nomination in a
short speech, thanking the conference
for the honor conferred upon him The
conference adjourned at 1890 without
%transacting any other business.
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Wagons and WheeIbarrOws large assOrt-
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Poisoned by a Nurse.

Some eight years ago l was inoculated with
poison by nurse who infected my babe with
blood faint The little child fingered along
until it was about two years old, whenits lit
tie life was yielded up to the fearful poison.
For six long years have suffered untold
misery. | was covered with sores
and ulcers from head to foot, and in my great
extremity prayed to die. No language can
express my feelings of woe during these long
siXyears. i had the best medical treatment.
Several physicians successfully. treated me,
but all to no purpose The Mercury and
Potash seemed to add fuel to the awful
flame which was devouring me- About
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A Druggist for 90 Years.

AUBURN, Ala, Sept 8, 1SS4.-I am an old
pharmacist and have had to do largely with
blood diseases for over twenty-five years. !
have dealt in all kinds of blood purifiers, and
do not hesitate to say that Swifts Specific is
the best and has given more general satisfsc-
ton than any other have ever handed.
Lass year a young student came to my store
emaciated and covered with sores. Irecom
mended 8. S. S. He took only three bottles
and the sores disappeared, his throat healed
up and his skin cleared of. His flesh was
! smooth and fresh as that OF child, and he
has gained ten pounds. l scarcely knew him
when he returned after an absence of several
weeks. He claimed to be renewed in flesh
and spirit A number of other cases less
malignant have come undermy observation,
and all with the best results. Swift's Spec
| ific is an excellent tonic and as an antidote
| for malaria has no superior. Manyladies are
using il as a tonic for general debility, and
| find it the most satisfactory one ever used.
have been dealing in Swift's Specific for five
years or more, and am satisfied thst do not
place too high an estimate upon its merits.
G. w. DIXON.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
/ free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.. Atlanta. Ga.
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Flour

-.orior lie. q 111lc. per h
Lake 9lPT rds .10Lc. q lie. per b
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Life Preservar.

sy y .i ySe are losing your grip of life,
rect ~ wells Health Renewer." Goes di
" weak spots.