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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-28
Mr.. Curry Would Like to Have Had
"Gun.V


From the Ns,p York Tribune. Lug. &c.
John R. Curry, dry goods merchant
at Kew West, has been staying for week
at sweets Hotel, in Fulton street, MS
stopping place. About noon yesterday at
Fulton and Water streets, stranger ap-
preached him and asked earnestly about
Mr.. Browns health. Mr.. Curry corrected
the mans error, telling him that his name
was Curry, and that he came from hey
West. The stranger, after profuse apoio-
gies, departed. A few minutes after ne
was again accosted. This second stran-
ger was we'll acquainted with Key West.
He was Sylvester Allen, an uncle of young
Mr. Allen, who was at the head OF
prominent Key West banking house. His
invitation to Mr.. Curry to come along and
see some samples was gracefully accept
ed. Mr.. Allen piloted his new friend 10
No. % Coenties Slip, where Frederick W.
Fisher keeps beer shop.
Allen got a satchel from behind the bar
and led his companion into small room.
Here he emptied the satchel OF number
of slips of calico. They were OF antique
pattern, and Mr.. Curry was about to go
away, when another man entered. Mr..
Curry had $50 in his hand, ana the new
conner, with business-like air, took
package Of bills, labelled In large figures
"$1, 000," from his inner pocket and
slapped 1t on the table with bang. He
next produced three cards and said to the
astonished merchant: "Now's your time
to make money" Allen was enthusi-
astic at once, but his companion arose
from his seat. saying: 81 don't know
anything about gambling" Before he
could get out. however, the $50 was
snatched from his grasp. The two men
had disappeared, and third man. big,
burly fellow, had firm hold Of Curry's
arms, and was shouting in his ear:
"Gamblin', hey? Pll fix YER"
Curry succeeded in wrestling himself
away, but not until the other man got
away. He then went to the Old Slip Sta
tion, where he reported his loss. From
his description Detective O'Malley arrest
ed John Dillon, of No. q Coenties Slip.
He had the money, which he said the men
had given him to return to its owner. The
prisoner was taken to the Tombs Prison
Court and held for trial in default of 3d.
600 bail. he denied having taken any
part in the robbery, and Mr.. Curry said:
You had so much TO do with it that
ifId a-had gun and got bead on you,
you wouldn't be here"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-28

office and surrendered himself He and
his sou were admitted to bail the next
day and have been at large since until
week ago, when the grand jury OF RANKIN
county found true bill against Johnston
for murder.
Johnston's daughter, handsome girl
of less than 20 years, was married In
February last to man from Marshall
county, Miss, named Jeffries. In four
months after the marriage she gave birth
TO a fully developed child. Her husband
sent her home to her parents. She
said that Bolton had betrayed her and
was the father OF the child. The trial was
to have taken place tomorrow at Bran
don and would have been attended by
many people from distance who desired
TO hear the testimony in the case. The
affair is put at an end to-day by Gov. Low
rev, who grants an unconditional pardon
to Johnston, thus removing the case
from the courts. Mrs. Johnston, wife OF
the accused, accompanied by the VIE OF
the Presbyterian minister at Brandon,
came TO the capital this morning, bring
ing papers and petitions, which they laid
before the Governor. These papers are
supposed to have induced the Governor TO
believe that he was justified in the extra
ordinary use of the pardoning power.
which vests absolutely in him in this
State to the extent Of granting pardon
before trial. Johnston is an old citizen
OF Brandon. Bolton bore an excellent
character and had many friends.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-28
AN HOUR WITH JACKSON.
A Visit to "The Hermitage" in 1s4s

From the Louisville Courier-Journdl.
In october, 1S43, l spent several days
with friend who resided near the Her
mitage. While there he proposed to go
with me to visit Andrew jackson. TWAS
cold, raw day, and we were received by
a cheerful log fire. He arose as we en-
tered, begged US to excuse the necessity
OF receiving us in mis- bedroom, as his
health was such he could not leave 1t. A
large open Bible was lying on a small
table, by the side of which he was sitting
In an arm chair. He was we'll &C
quainted with my friend, who introduced
me as native Mississipplan. Though
we were both young his manner was such
as TO put us entirely at our ease. His hair
was rather long ana as white as snow, his
face was pale, and his general appearance
showed the powers of life were wasting
away. But the expression OF his eyes
reflected all those great energies that had
pervaded every path of his career; he had
nearly fulfilled the destiny God had allot-
ted bin, and in less than nine months he
was in his grave.
After commonplace conversation for
several minutes, he told us Dertram, one
of Napoleon's Marshals, had just been to
VISIT him in company with Martin Van
Buren,. We were willing to get on the
subject of war, and led bun on to talk Of
the character of Napoleon and mis- quail
ties as General. He said he liked Ma
poleon's brilliant character if 1t had only
been sobered with less ambition, and
stated that he would most certainly have
won the battle OF Waterloo had not
6rouchy betrayed him. He seemed to
take pleasure in answering any ques-
ton we would ask him. He said the
troops that attacked New Orleans were
among those who fought Napoleon. He
said that at The battle OF Jan. he was so
much troubled with a severe diarrhGa he
could scarcely sit on his horse. l told
him my father and two uncles were under
him with Col. Kinds Mississippi dra-
goons; that one of my uncles, in a scout
ing party, had his horse shot from under
him from masked battery. He took his
saddle and bride and followed his COM
pany, and the next day went to Gen.
jackson himself for another horse, and
was told in q hurried manner to 90 and
get any one ne could find. The first horse
ne met with in pasture he saddled and
went back to his company. This proved
to be one OF Jackson's riding horses. He
stated he did not recollect the circum-
stance, but in the hurry and hustle of all
that was doing it could have happened.
Feeling that our visit had extended to its
proper length, could not resist the temp
tatlon of asking him one more question
before parting, aud said to him: Which
do you think is the most essential point in
the character of a great Generals" He
turned to me with one of those piercing
looks can never forget, and answered in
an emphatic manner: coincidence in
your own opinion"
He followed us to the door of his room,
and as he shook hands with us said in
fatherly tone: "May God bless you"
CHAs. j. HESTER.
BTOOkhOuen. Miss,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-28
BRICK CHURCHs NOTED MIsER.
Stricken with Paralysis His Rela-
tiVes Search for His Hoard.
from The VEN YORK Star.

From the NetU York Star.
Old Miser John Schenck lay Monday
night In his fortified house, a quarter of a
mile from Bradavelt, the new tangled name
for Brick Church, N. j., stricken with
paralysis and unlikely 10 recover. DR.. II.
6. Cooke attended him yesterday, and last
night Joshua Smith, a neighbOr, volun-
teered to stay and administer to the COM
fort Of the solitary septuagenarian. The
stroke to which the old man will undOubt-
eddy succumb overlook him last Tuesday.
On that day Henry Hayes, u near neigh
Dor, found the door OF old John Schenck's
house open, and entering he discovered
the aged IN ser entangled in the cords of an
old fashioned bed. With the assistance
that was quickly summoned the old man
was eXtricated and since then has had few
lucid moments.
John Schenck has lived solitary and
forlOrn to the age OF ~ in the house in
which he was torn, and which his father
built on his broad farm century ago The
latter had three sons-John, Daniel and
Providence-and two daughters, Anna
and Mary. The daughters married, but
one OF the peculiarities of the sons was
their adherence TO woman's society.
None OF them ever married. When their
father died he divided 2lS acres between
the three sons. and to John was left the
homestead. Though thrifty and sue.
cesstul farmer, John was noted Tor his
filth, penury and love Of squirrels. He
began to hoard his gains, and as they ac-
cumluated he turned his house into an ar
senal. He laid IN stock OF musk is and
pistols, strengthened the doors, windows
and fastenings, and secreted his money
about the house IN the oldest places
Two years ago expert burglars who had
been planning to rob him succeeded In
gaining access TO the house in his absence.
ana no one ever knew how much ready
money they carted OF, for the old man
would not tell. lie then went to Free
hold and had Counsellor George Beekman
to draw up his will, which he left in his
charge.
On Tuesday last, when be was stricken
with paralysis, his cousins, Lafayette
kowenhoven, aud his son Charles, with
John L. Dubois, the husband OF the miser's
sister Mary. Gideon Mcdowell, a relative,
and some others made search OF tho
premises for the hoard which every one
supposed "Uncle John" had gathered to-
gether. Most of what was found was
found In bureau drawer in
the miser's bedroom. 1t consisted of S35
in gold coins. some OF them very old, 500
In greenbacks, $Ij in trade dollars, and
enough Otner money to make 1884 in all.
This was counted IN the presence OF the
relatives aud by common consent given in
charge Of Gideon Mcdowell. A further
search among the old mans papers re-
vealed notes OF hand, all good and collect
aole. TO the value of about $4,000.
But what puzzles the relatives Is the
small amount OF money discovered. They
all know that he had been constantly re-
ceivlng large sums for his farm produce,
and they cannot make out what mas be-
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-28
A Chinaman in "a Coat of Mail.
From the San Francisco Post.

From the San francisco Post.
The frolcsOme highlander startled
Chinatown about noon to-day with an
other shooting ARRAY, resulting in the
instantaneous death of Suen Yuem, a
member OF the ancient and honorable as
sociaton OF the Bow Sen Seah, by Lee
Chuck, one of the pillars OF the Guy Sen
Seah, rival ASSOCIATION of affiliated
blackmailers and cut.throats. Police
men Martin and O'SuliVan were standing
on Washington street, below Stockton,
when suddenly they heard the report Of
five shots, fired quickly after each other.
They saw the wounded man falter, culver,
and fall dead. Chuck made bee line
across Washington street, and. perceiv-
ing Martin behind him, steaded dou BILE.
barreled horse pistol on his shoulder and
snapped it at his pursuer twice.
Some obstruction caused Chuck to trim
on Waverly place and he fell sprawling
on the ground, with the two policemen
over him. On disarming the murderous
highlander they took from his person, con-
cealod under his vestments, no less than
four revolvers ofas many different pat
terms. At the city prison there was also
taken from the person OF Chucka coat OF
mail which covered his shoulders from
the throat to the loins almost. The coat
was cumbersome affair, with short
sleeves and weighed over thirty pounds.
II was made of steel chain rings, and was
bullet-proOf.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-28
THE WHISPERING BOYS.
What Rev. Mr.. Hendrv Has to Say
About Them.

BLACKsHEAR, GA, Aug. 24.-The fol-
lowing is true statement in regard to
the whispering boys in church on Aug.
ID. in this place. When first heard them
looked at them, as first reproof, which
they dIsregarded. Then ! said: "If you
will stop whispering | will proceed with
my sermon, or if what you have to talk
about IS more important VIII stop and
you may talk, but one of us had best stop
or leave" After short time they whIs-
pered again. l then said: Nv hispering
againP' Soon after this they lett the
church. When they got about
10 the gate, fifteen or twenty
feet from the church, they commenced
a loud, shrill whistlng. This set my dog
TO raving in the yard near by. | asked
some one to get their names L did not
know them }, intending to hold them re-
spOnsible 70 the law. DIR. Fuller left the
church, as | supposed at the time, for
That purpose. Such was the confusion |
thought best to dismiss the congregation.
After dismissing | went down the street
TO the Masonic Hall, where | found the
boys, not knowing still who they were.
They refused to tell me their names. All
that L said to them was with view OF
showing them the Improperly OF their
conduct and protecting the church.
j. NJ. HENDRY.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-28
SOME STOLEN BONDS.
Said to Have Been Taken When the
Oregon Sank.
From, the Ne7o YORK Times.

From the Ne1o York Times.
The Wall street tape carried the follow
ins notice int stock brokers' offices yes
terday afternoon:
"The public is cautioned against pur-
chasing any of the following bonds, which
were stolen on or about June %, 1886,
while en- route from this city to st. Louis,
Mo-, via United States mail: 81 8 per
cent. Alexander county bonds of State of
Illinois, of the following numbers: Nos.
IS, 70, 80, 80. 30, 81, 90, SO, "a, 90, and
coupons of July l, 1879, and subsequent
attached, $1,000 each. Nos. 80, 66, 81, 6S,
go, 10, II, y, 10, "a, 10, 70, II, 81. 90, SO,
"a, S5, So, 81, SO, with coupons of Jan. 1,
1882, and subsequent attached, $1,000
each. One 81, 900 per cent State of Ten.
nessee bond, No. 5,730, with coupons of
Jan. l, 1881, and subsequent attached. II
presented, please notify Thomas Byrnes,
Inspector OF Police and Chief of Detect
ives, 200 Mulberry street, and New York
Stock Exchange"
An interesting story fioated around
Wall street in connection with the notice,
though parties credited with a part In it
affected to know nothing about it. The
stolen bonds are said to be part OF a lot
that were shipped by a German banking
house to this country on the steamship
oregon, and after the oregon went down
these bonds were not heard of again by
their owners till yesterday-not Till this
notice on the Wall street tape had been
sent out. The notice by Inspector Byrnes
was not in their interest, so the story ran,
and had been a great surprise TO them.
This gave rise to the theory that when
the Oregon sank the bonds fell into hands
where they didn't belong, and that the
new possessors had negotiated them here,
or had sent them to st. Louis for negOtia.
ton, when it happened that they were
stolen from the mails. These losers
probably innocent purchasers from the
parties who got them from the Oregon
wreck-it was said, had sought the police
for help to recover the missing securities 8,
with the result of giving the real owners
a clue TO them.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-28
Gaming at the ASYLUM.

From the MHted0ectLte (Gd.) Union.
1t Is amusing to see the serious earnest
ness, zeal and firm stick Effectiveness
with which B. and r. sit in the alcove
and play drafts for hours, and for win
nance, too. Each has, for a stake,a piece
of tobacco about the size of your middle
finger, which they lay down beside the
board, when the contest begins with as
much gravity as if their all were at stake.
Each stops and hesitates over a move as
long and deliberately as ii the fate OF
empires hung upon it, but at last B.
wins and takes down one piece
and r. puts up another. The same
staid and serious conflict begins
again, and after perhaps an hour of
hard work, deep thought and careful
moving, r. wins and B. has to "put up"
the piece he had won an hour before. And
so rocks the game from 6 a. m. to 8 80 o.
m, when base ball supersedes it, aud the
amount OF tobacco that has been lost or
won is not over half an ounce, or more
generally they quit even. When Ques-
toned about the Ooldness of their betting
so extensively, B. says: ooh. we must
have something up to make it interest
ing" and r. says: 81 wouldn't waste nv
time to play unless l had chance to win
something" Don't let them know told
this on them.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-28
A NAPoLEoN's WATERLOO.
MT. Shortlidges Capture Proves to
be "CoI. Swallow"


be "CoI. Swallow"
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 27.-The Nv. M.
Laws" whom Professor Swithin c. Short
lidge, of the Media Academy, cleverly
captured in Washington and handed over
TO the police on the charge OF attempting
TO swindle the professor, has been recog-
sniZed as .'Colonel Swallow" notorious
swindler, who operated very extensively
In the South. He is known in the South
as the " Napoleon of Swindlers." He will
be sent to Fredericksburg, Va, where he
Is wanted to answer a charge of swindling
a Catholic clergyman.
The "ColoneW was sentenced to fifteen
years in the penitentiary at Nashville,
Tenn. in 1882, for several swindling
operations, but was pardoned on July 4
last, turning up in Media shortly after
that. His operations extend over nearly
all the country. His mode of operation
was similar to that practiced upon Prof.
Shortlidge. He is said to be bright and
scholarly, and while in the Nashville
penItentiary contributed to the Century"
magazine and the "Bivouac."
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-28

come OF 1t. No one knows how long he
was UNCONSCIOUS before being found by
neighbor Hayes and their suspicious are
aroused that some one forestalled them
In the search among the effects. MT.
Schenck has not been on the best OF terms
With his brothers Daniel and Providence.
who live on adjoining farms, and as he has
scores OF cousins and other distant rela-
tons there exists great deal of curios-
lty to learn something of the contents OF
the will. But Lawyer Beekman Will say
nothing. The farm is valued at some
$4,000 and is in high state of cultiya-
ton
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-28
A MUCH MARRIED BARBER.
he Has Fight Wives in various
Cities and He Deserted Them All.

hC "INtS III
Cities and He Deserted Them All
NEW YORK, Aug. PA journeyman
barber named William KinZlich mace the
acquaintance about a year ago OF Annie
Goldschmidt. a pretty brunette, VINO
earned living making pocketbooks. Inc
pair were married by Alderman Johh
Quinn, at the City Hall, on Dec. -, 1902
kInzlich giving the name OF henollke;
The man took his bride TO Boston anu
after pawnlng nearly all her cIotnes ue
serted her. The poor woman WORKED IN
q tailoring establishment until ner couu.-
ton prevented her from earning nVeIi-
hood. She then came TO this city WIN
tine woman with whom she had boarded
and searched for her husband. lie was
found working at his old business ohe
had him arrested for desertlon ana JUS
tice Patterson held him in $3.50 bail.
Then strange developments cropped out.
Samuel Alder, a second cousin oil NM
Itch, appeared upon the scene. de mad
newer seen Annie before, but he hao hearl
of her marriage to his relative, and ne
told her startling story. Alder came TO
the District Attorneys office with the
young woman this morning and told AS
sistant District Attorney Semple what ne
had already said to her, that h1nzllch had
seven wives in Europe. He added that u
had been Kinzlich's custom to travel
from city to city throughout Europe and
marry a woman in every city, ard that
one of his wives, who now lives in Hes
ter street house, furnished the money to
get Kinzlich out on bail.
Subsequently Herman Purisch swore
that five years ago KiDzlich was living
with one of his wives In RverJow, Aus
tria, and AdoIph Linder testified that four
years ago he was present at wedding
where Kinzllch was married in Cracow.
Mr.. Semple said this was sufficient evil
dence and sent Detective Won Geritchen
TO Justice Patterson to procure the war
rant for bigamy and arrest the much-mar-
'Fied man.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-28
THE ONLY CORRECT MAP.
q Typographical Plan Of the United
States to be Finished Soon.


States to be Finished Soon.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-It would be
surprising, perhaps, TO the public to know
that after spending SS,000,000 in sur
veys there is still no accurate map in
existence of the United States. The
coast survey and the hydrographic office
have prepared reasonably accu rate map
of our coast line, but the internal surveys
have been so inaccurate and imperfect
that rivers, mountains and towns have In
many cases been located on previous
maps as much as five miles out Of
their true position. This is, of
course, especially true OF those
points remote from railroads, which
have of course been less accurate. The
new map now IN preparation by Col.
Powell would occupy the floor space of IA
room in an ordinary dwelling house, and
will be absolutely accurate within the
limit of the scale of feet upon which il
mas been prepared. 1t will take about
a year to complete this and when done
will be the only accurate map of the
Unitsd States In existence. The astrono-
mers have long claimed to have prepared
more accurate map of the moon at dis
lance OF 100000 miles than has vet been
made of the State of New York from
surveys made upon the ground. These
maps, however, have been made by means
OF photography, and are hence more &C
curate in their outline than could have
been obtained by hasty triangulations.
Maj. PowelPs map, however, will be as
accurate representation OF the geOgraph-
ical location of the mountains, rivers and
towns of our country as the astronomers
have yet prepared Of the queen of the
night. he has also in preparation die
tionary of latitude, by which ne will set at
rest the long mootedquestion az to the rela-
tive sea level of the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans. According TO railroad levels
heretofore made the Pacific Is supposed to
stand about four feet above the level OF
the Atlantic. Within year Powell will
have settled this question.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-28
AN EXTRAORDINARY PARDON.
1t is Granted Before Trial for Muir
der by Mississippps Governor.
from the Neto YORK World.

From The Neto York WJrld.
JACKSON, Miss, Aug. 25.--Joseph Il.
Bolton, young man who was the agent
Of the Vicksburg and Meridian railroad
at Brandon, a small town twelve miles
east of here, was shot, about two
months ago, five times with pistol. Boil
ton was attending to his duties as station
agent, when +. II. Johnston, who was ac-
companled by his son, stepped of the train
just as it stopped and, without warning,
shot Bolton through the stomach. The
latter fell to the ground and was then shot
TOUR times more, all the balls taking effect
in his neck and body. Bolton suffered
the greatest agony Tor eight hours and
died. After emptying his pistol Johnston
said his victim would never betray an-
other girl. He then went TO the Sherif's
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-28
A Shin Burner Pardoned.

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 27.-Johnson. the
ship burner, who was convicted about
tour years ago and sentenced by Judge
Whitaker to twenty years in State
prison, has been pardoned by Gov. Nc
Emery.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-28
Sudden Death ola Lawyer.

NORFOLK, Aug. 27.-Augustus E. Hol-
liday, prominent lawyer OF Portsmouth,
Va. died suddenly this morning.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-28
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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-28

IF the bees made glucose, it is very likely
that the dealers would adulterate 1t with
hOney.-I uck.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-28
Euurral Quotations.

BAILEY.-The friends and acquaintance
of MISS ANNIE X. BAILEY are invited to at
tend her funeral from the Abrams Home
THIS AFTERNOON at 5 O'Clock.