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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-04-17
HISTORY AND FICTION.

LID Olk AN1 HLOA4O4N
Gen. Lee is dead, but Gen. Grant fortu-
ratelv is still alive. The illness of the
latter has prompted all sorts of published
"recollecticns" of him, many of them
manufactured out of air and printed with
the hope that they will pass unchallenged,
at least for the time being. A writer in
Michigan has just given to lis town paper
dramatic description of the surrender
of his sword to Gen. Grant by Gen. Lee.
The banding over Of the sword is as min
utely described as the ''load by de-
tall'' of the artillery drill master. just
now, while one of these two great Ameri-
can soldiers still survives, it is well to set
all these Munchausen historians right; it
might be hard to do if both were dead.
Gen. Grant did not demand the arms Of
any Of the Confederates. Here are his
own terms as set down in his letter:
eneral,-Your note of last evening,
in reply to mine of the same date, asking
the condition on which will receive the
surrender Of the Army Of Northern Nir-
ginia, is just received. In reply [ would
say that peace being my great desire,
there is but one condition [ would insist
upon-namely, that the men and officers
surrendered should be disqualified for
taking up arms against the Government
of the United States until properly ex
changed. | will meet you, or will deslg-
nate officers to meet any officers you may
name for the same purpose, at any point
agreeable to you, for the purpose of ar
ranging definitely the terms upon which
the surrender of the Army OF Northern
Virginia will be received. :.
~. S. GRANT, Lieutenant General.
ITO Gen. e. b. Lee"
Only year ago Virginian wrote to
Gen. Grant the following letter and re-
ceived the answer appended
BUFFALO LITHIA SPRINGS, VA. !
March 18th, 1881. :
Seen. y. S. Grant, New York:
''Slr,-In friendly discussion between
several gentlemen of northern and south
ern proclivlties as to the truth of histo-
ry,' d question arose whether Gen. Lee,
at the surrender, actually rendered and
you received his sword.
cit was mutually agreed that you should
be written to for 2 decision.
"There is no idle curiosity or desire for
potoriety IN regard to this request. and a
reply from you would be highly apprecia-
ted
every respectfully,
1T. D. JEFFREss."
seen. Grant replied as follows on the
bottom of the same sheet Of paper:
Seen. Badeau's book, now in the hands
of the printer, will give the exact truth
of the matter referred to in this letter..
There was no demand made for Gen.
Lees sword and no tender Of it offered.
u S. GRANT."
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-04-17

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF 20 ACRES OF
y LAND. - In pursuance of decree of the
Circuit Court of Augusta County, entered March
18TH, 1881, in the cause of Alexander Haley the
underSigne will proceed front of the Court
House in stanton, to sell at public auction to the
highest bidder,
Monday, April 9th, 1885,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-04-17

That certain tract of land owned by .s.ss ssesas
VIM. Haley, containing about 70 IA
acres, aud lying in South River 900 ssss
Township, adjoining the lands of 50 -
McChesney. Rankin, sc. @ssAsSSsa4s1aar
TERMS cash for costs of suit and sale residue
upon credits OF one two, and three years in equal
instruments, bearing interest The purchaser to
execute bonds, with approved personal security,
Tor the deferred payments, and the title to be re-
tanned as ultimate security.
RICHARD P. BELL,
ap3-4t Commissoner
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-04-17
The Staunton Vindicatn.
TINs1Ey 3 ,ropg,N. Proprietors

An Independent Democratic Pape ss'aDlsneo
IN 1910.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-04-17
Harman's Coal Yard,

GOAL. COKE. WOOD AND FERTILIZERS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-05
A Good Iladorser.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal,
The secretary of war, Mr.. Endicott, has
notified the clerks in his department that
they must pay the debts contracted on ac-
count of their official positions or leave.
This reminds us of fact which has come
down to us. There was an impecuniOus
lawyer in Nashville, but warm friend to
Gen. jackson, who followed the old hero to
Washington in 1929, and was given a clerk
ship. This clerk contracted debt after debt
with clearinghouse keepers, and often for
got to pay their BILL AT last lady to whom
he owed 500 went to Gen. Jackson and
spread the case before him. ''Why don't
you take his note?" asked the president.
THAT will do no good" she replied, ''for
he will never pay it." eyes, he will" re-
joined the presidents; ego and get his note
and bring it to me-" The clerk, on being
informed by the lady that she wanted his
note, very readily gave it. On her return
to the presidential mansion with the note,
the president took it and wrote across the
back in large letters. Andrew Jackson,
whereupOn he told her to present it to such
a broker, and he would give her the money
for. She went and was successful. Some
days thereafter she let the clerk know that
she had got the money on his note. He
opened his eyes in establishment and eX-
claimed, ''How in the HI did you get
money on my note?" ''Oh, I had good
indOrser," said she. ''And who was such
id fool as to indorse my nOte?" he in
quired. The response was General Jack
son
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-05
The Cleveland strike,

Early on Friday morning 1000 strikers
assembled at Cleveland, o., near the iron
mills in the Eighteenth ward. Many of
them were Poles and BOhemians, and car
ried pistols and revolvers, and men going to
work were stopped. Ed Tillie a foreman
in the Merchants mills, was pretty roughly
handled, but he escaped. At o'clock the
crowd, augmented hundred fold, marched
to the plate mills, where work was going on
as usual. No reduction was intended here,
and the employees were willing to proceed
and let the strikers do as they pleased. The
mob overcame the male keeper and swarIned
into the mill. The engines were stopped
and the mill closed. In the afternoon the
same program was carried out at the Cleve-
land Rolling Mill company's blast furnace,
situated on the flats. The Collins furnace,
also the property of the Cleveland rolling
mill, was also closed by the strikers. Thus
every mill and furnace owned by the COM
pany was idle, making the largest strike
ever known in this section. Fully $500
men are now idle. An Open-air meeting
was held at night, but no violence of any
kind was attempted.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-05
A Stone Cutters Strike in Both Cities
kverted by Compromise with
the Employers.
a Fresco Painter--AmOng ST. Paul Gar
penters--NOtes Of Industry at
the Capital.
GLASS BloweCs' Wages--The Mime
apons Workhouse--Work
of the Mill City.
The Chicago Street Car Strike--Con-
ference of Labor Bureaus--
General Notations.
THE sTONE-CUTTERs, STRIKE.
ST. Paul Sends Greeting to Chicago.

During the week this city has been enjoy
ing the luxury OF strike, along with its
neighbor, Chicago. The stone-cutters went
put Wednesday morning on a demand for
higher wages and shorter hours This &C
lion has been anticipated for some weeks
past, and in fact the Stone-cutterS notified
helr employers quite two months age that
lnleSS an increase of pay and a decrease OF
hours was acceded to on the first day of
July they would cease work on the day
mentioned. The members of the stone
cutters association have held frequent
meetings since the announcement of this in
tention, and the feeling grew upon the men
that their demands were reasonable and
lust. All about the neighborhood of st.
Paul this class of workingmen have been
receiving higher wages than was paid in
this city, and in nearly all instances were
working shorter hours. In Minneapolis
cutters are receiving $500 and 81 day of
eight hours, while in this place the same
class of work commanded but S2.75 and S.,
with $3.50 in occasional instances. Hence.
the StOne-cutterS demanded fixed price of
So and $3.50 and wanted nine hours work
instead Of ten. This request, it would
seem, was modest enough and needed no
explanations.
An agreement was quickly reached with
all employers except Contractor Breen,
who has charge of the court house work.
Thirty-twO men were employed by this
gentleman. Mr.. Breen held out, refusing
to recognize the stonecutters' union, and de-
claring that he would not be dictated to by
any set Of men. He said it had been his in
tention to raise the pay of his men on July
l, but no one but himself was going to run
his business; and furthermore, he would
not compromise in any way. Meetings
were held at the hall Oh Robert street. be-
tween Fourth and Fifth, on Wednesday
and Thursday evenings, at which the situa-
ton was discussed in its various phases.
On Friday Mir. Breen's son announced that
the firm would pay the wages asked by the
men, but they would not yield to the nine
hour demand, He said about fifteen of the
men had returned TO work, and that he
thought all would be back at their places on
Monday, Saturday being holiday, which
would probably catch a number and thus
keep them out till the first day of the week.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-05

which constitutes days work. The raise
OF D cents an hour demanded
will consequently bring the price up to 81.
TO those unacquainted with the work this
will perhaps seem exorbitant. 1t should be
considered, however, that in Minneapolis
stone-cutters are only able TO work five or
SIX months in the year. The other half
they are compelled TO pass in idleneSs as a
general thing, having little knowledge of
other work. So in reality they are only
receiving 50 per day the year round.
In winter the stone freezes, and as out-of-
door work is out OF the question. the idle
ness on the part of the men is compulsory.
Again, stone-cutting is not only laborious,
but is injurious to the health, operating TO
materially shorten the lives of those who
follow the trade steadily. All things con-
sidered. then, ii does not seem that men are
asking too much, or that there can be much
difficulty in the way of their success. They
are thoroughly organized, their union hav-
ing about 40 members. There are only
about forty ''nobblers," or non-union men,
in the city and they are working for wages
which range from S. so to SO for ten hours
work
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-05
Conference of Labor bureaus.

The third national convention of chiefs
of bureaus of societies of labor opened in
Boston on Monday afternoon. Beside Car
roll ID. Wright, who represents the national
bureau, there were present the following:
Commissioner Arthur d. Hadley, repre-
Senting the Connecticut bureau; Commits
sioner l.. McHugh of Ohio; Chief James
Bishop of New jersey; Chief William a.
Peele, Jr., of Indiana; Commissioner
Charles +. Park of New York; Commits
sioner John S. Enos of California; Com
missioner G. r. Hand of Michigan; Com
missioner S. r. Hutchins of Iowa; Secre-
tary John S. Lord of Illinois, and Commits
sloner Frank II. Beulden of Kansas.
Col. Wright was elected president, James
Bishop vice president aud Col. John S.
Lord secretary. Routine business occu-
pied the days session. At the evening ses-
sion an essay was read by Chamcey Smith
OF Cambridge on The influence of Inven-
ton upon Civilization. At the session on
Tuesday committee consisting of MeSsrs.
Wright of Massachusetts,, Peck of New
York and Bishop of Illinois was appointed
to draft bill for presentation to the vari-
Gus state legislatures, looking to legislation
by which uniform and correct returns may
be returned from manufacturing establish
mentS,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-05
LincOln,s GhostIy visions.

Carp" in the Cleveland Leader. thus
quotes Abraham Lincoln: 'It was after
my election, when the news was coming in
thick and fast all day, and there had been q
great 'hurrah bOysn so that | was well tired
out, ana went home to rest, throwing my
sell upon lounge my chamber. Opposite
10 where lay was bureau with a swing
ing glass upon it; and looking in that glass
l saw myself reheated nearly at full length.
But my face, noticed, had two separate
and distinct images, the tip of the nose of
one being about three inches from the tin of
the nose of the other. l was little bothered
perhaps startled, and got up and looked in
the glass, but the illusion had vanished. On
lying down again L saw it second time.
palmer, if possible, than before, and then I
noticed that Ole ct the faces was little
paier, say five shades, than the other [
got up and the thing melted away, and
went off. In the excitement of the hour
forgot all about it-nCarly, but not quite.
for the thing would come up every once in a
while and give me little pang, as though
something uncomfortable had happened.
When l went home, told my wife about
1t, and few days after L tried the expert
ment again, when, sure enough, the thing
came back again, if anything more ghOstly
than before. After this, however. / was
never able to bring the thing back again,
though tried once very industriously to
show it to nay wife, who was somewhat
worried over it. She thought it was sign
that l was to be elected to Il second term of
Office, and interpreted the paleness of the
lower face as an omen that I would not see
life through my second term"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-05
THE MILwAUKEE CAR SHOPS.
Notes and PersonaIs--The Annual
Picnic.

The annual picnic of the employees of the
Milwaukee road will take place Saturday.
Aug 1. The location has not yet been
decided upon, but White Bear lake is favor
ably thought of. One OF the events will be
a rowing race. The bOilermakers' four,
consisting of Thomas Cummings, bow;
l.. T. Walt, No. 2; Michael Lynch. No. 8;
Thomas Gallagher, stroke, has issued a
challenge to row any shop crew from st.
Paul or Minneapolis.
Master Mechanic Pattee has been pre-
scented with an elegant gold watch, chain
and Knight Templar charm by the locOmo-
tive engineers.
George Baily and James Wragg have been
appointed special agents at the shops for
the Northwestern Mutual Endowment aSsO-
citation.
Many of the boys have contributed freely
toward the new tabernacle mission schools,
about $50 being raised in the shops.
Several of the boilermakerS went with
the St. Paul bOilermakeTs TO Wahpeton,
Oak, to spend the Fourth.
The shop shut down yesterday TO give
the employees an opportunity 10 celebrate
the glorious Fourth.
E.P. Auis of Allis & Co., the AIilwau-
kee car builders, was at the shops last
week.
General Master Car Builder Bailey of
Milwaukee was at the shops this week.
Frank Welt. machinist, with his daugh-
ter, is visiting friends at Milwaukee.
''Davy' Ricket, briclImasOn at the shops,
spent the Fourth at Waterloo. Wis.
Tom Cummings of the boiler shops spent
the Fourth at WahpetOn.
The wood shop shut down Friday to per-
nit repairs to the engine.
Gus Hall has gone to Stoughton, Wis,
for a two weeks visit.
Fred Hern lad one of his fingers badly
crushed Tuesday.
James Houts spent the Fourth at Farm
ington.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-05
MINNEAPOLIS LABOR NOTES.
Items OF Interest About the Trades.

Il
The carpenters a: meeting held Friday
took the iniIiatOTy steps towards organizing
union. The meeting was largely at
tended. and from the statements made by
different carpenters present the need of or
ganiZation was apparent The wages paid
range from SI.25 10 $3.50. the average pay
being 81. BY combining together they ex-
pect TO get fair days pay for fair days
work" Over $50 carpenters have signed
the roll
Mr.. Z II. Shodrick of Minneapolis is
driving the quill on three Minneapolis
papers in the labor interests. He is well
informed on the labor problem and knows
quite frequently.
Frank Hoover of this city has been ap-
pointed organizer for the International Ty-
biographical union for the state of Mime
sofa. Mr. Hoover is well fitted for the
position, and some good work is confidently
expected from him.
The staging upon which three brick
masons were working last Monday, at I'll
Western avenue, gave way, and Frank
Grande. Scandinavian, living at Gil Fifth
street north, was seriously bruised about
the head and neck.
Word has been received that Terrence V.
Powderly. the general master workman of
the knights OF Labor, will visit Minneap-
oils on the goth or 21st of July instead of
the 26th rs was announced
The suggestion that the trades unions
should unite in erecting building which
will contain hall and rooms especially
arranged for meetings, meets with general
favor.
The boys from the Milwaukee car shops
Saturday afternoon saved house. No. 2S03
Twenty-second avenue south, from total
destruction by fire.
Thomas Ward, the ex-president of the
StOnecutters' union has returned 10 the
city.
Thousands OF wOrkingmen celebrated
the Fourth at the lakes and picnic grounds.
Is the national labor holiday in Septem-
Der to be observed in Minneapolis?
NJ. w. Glenn has secured the contract for
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-05

to the shutdown of the mills. The Hall
a. Damn shop is running again. The
Phoenix continues steadily. The North
Star is booming and has turned out as high
as 2.51O barrels day with one set of ma
chinery. The Northwestern has beaten its
record, and expects to put in a new
set of machinery this fall. The Hennepin
is running strong. The Cooperative shop
has employed force of $50 men, and CON
tinues TO turn off barrels by hand, paying
the men 16 cents. New machinery will be
put in this fall, which will increase the ca
pacity to over four thousand barrels daily.
OF the East side shops the Minnesota con-
tinues to do moderate business, the Acme
somewhat better, while the Kennedy is
working ten men.
THE CooPERs' PICNIC.
The date for the eOopers' annual picnic
has been fixed upon Saturday, July Is, and
will be held at Coney Island, Clearwater
lake, thirty-one miles from this city, on the
Minneapolis Il st. Louis road. The round
trip fare will be 81. children half price.
The grounds selected by the committee
seem to have been designed by nature for
picnicking purposes, and are considered to
be the finest in the state. An attractive
program OF sports will be carried out, which
will include double and single boat race,
tub races, running races, etc. Dancing will
also be feature and good music will be in
attendance. 1t is expected that over one
thousand people will attend.
The following committees have been ap-
pointed:
On TransportaliOn-S. r. Jensen, John
Vogel, Joseph Slfferly.
On Musie-J. L. Murphy, G. w. Martin,
Oliver LaDuc.
S. r. Jensen will ofiiciate as president
and marshal of the day.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-05
Among 81. Paul Carpenters.

Reliable information from representative
carpenters confirms the GLOBES skepticism
about the report handed in from their union
last week, that wages were low and
"scabs" had the best of it throughout the
city. The best sources of news in this
trade yield the report that all of the 175
members of the Carpenters and Joiners'
union are at work. By no means have the
''Scabs'' the best of the work going on
throughout the city. 1t is shown
that the class to whom the quoted
name is applied, are in most instances re-
ceiving but S1.25 to 81 per day, whereas
the union men are all getting from 1925 to
$3.50 pc, day, which is the union scale of
prices. AS an instance of the truthfuness
of the assertion that the union men ''haye
the best of it, in this place, it may be Incl
dentally mentioned that out of the sixty
five carpenters at work upon the Ryan
hotel. sixty of them were union men. while
but five are non-uniOn.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-05

day. The company took this action, it is
understood, in view of the fact that Satur-
day being holiday, the streets would be
crowded with people, making the conse-
quences Of a possible riot so much more
serious, and the greatly augmented number
of Idle sympathizers tending to add to the
likelihood of a disturbance. At an open-air
meeting of upward of three thousand strik-
erS and sympathiZers Friday night it was
announced that Patrick Connolly, an aged
engineer, who was severely dubbed by
Capt. Bonfield's police during the morning,
had died of his injuries. Though the meet
ing was an orderly one, great indignation
was expressed. About one hundred and
thirty persons arrested on account of dis
turbanees incidental to the strike were re-
leased in $500 bail. The balance were I'M
able to furnish bail on short notice, and
will probably remain under arrest some
DAYS
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-05
UNREQUITED LOVE
Drives N Milwaukee Fireman In
Sane--His Terrible Leap.

Thursday evening about O'Clock the pc
deStrians on the suspension bridge, Mime
apolis, were startled by seeing young man
climb upon the railing and jump OFF. The
distance to the water is forty-one feet, and
the body of the man shot down straight as
an arrow, striking the water feet first. For
few seconds he was out of sight, but soon
came 10 the top and commenced swimming
vigorously. He first caught his hat. which
was placidly floating along, and then pad
died down the swift current to a pile of
logs above the dam, where he climbed out
and was taken into custody by Policeman
Howard. The young man proved to be
William L. Nixon, who has for
number of years been in the
employment of the Chicago, Milwaukee
q st. Paul road as fireman. When asked
why he jumped BILLY" said: ''Voices kept
telling me to do it. They kept saying
there's no room for you on earth and
made up my mind 10 jump off the bridge
last night. When l struck the water felt
better, and guess l needed bath" This
last remark was accompanied by queer
laugh which indicated an unbalanced mind.
Nixon was kept in the lookup Friday night,
and the following morning was examined
in the probate court. when he was COM
mitted as insane 10 the asylum al St Peter.
He told the doctors that he had been
troubled with a pain in his head for a long
time, and continually heard a voice which
said: ''rll make it hot for you, you young
whelp, when get you down below"
The unfortunate young man has led an
exemplary life, and has many friends in the
city. For some years past he has been the
sole support of his aged parents. About a
h. inf, faI
Beard, from Wisconsin, and wanted
10 marry her. She refused him, and this
seems To have unsettled his mind. He has
been a fireman on the Milwaukee short
line, but more recently has run the trans
fer engine at the shops. He commenced to
show signs of insanity about six months
ago, and of course lost his position He
has recently been in Wisconsin, but re-
turned to the city about two months ago
and has since resided with his brother, Ed
ward Nixon, at 1909 Franklin avenue.