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an AFFAIR OF HONOR.
Interestiur Correspoudcuco Between TIVE
Colored Gsntienier.

Colored Gentlemen.
ATLANTA, Co., Nov. 25.-A curious feud is
that between tho mulattoes and the blacks. The
negro is supposed to be negro In the abso-
Lutte sense. but the term is shaded very much
by the negroes themselves. In Augusta the
chasm between the light yellows and the deep
blacks-the former led by Eugene Beloher, and
the latter by Editor rWright-developed Bit
terness deeply significant. 1t surpassed race
prejudice. as civil war Ia bitterer than foreign
war. In Big Bethel Church of Atlanta a per-
sistent fight was made against the Rev. Mr..
Graham. a diminutive divine. something dark
er than SCOT color. and he was finally ousted by
his congregation. In a. bitter speech he sal i:
was turned out by dem niRgars cause Use
little and black. Dey wants a. big fat yaller
bsk fe sooPS 10
An affair OF honor is about to occur out OF
this caste feeling i1 Augusta where the old feel
an exceedingly black gentleman. who ia known
In shaded circles as the Washington Pie"
whs wh the %hcS Ira e.is
had n difference with +. L. Cobb. q gentleman
whose color was lighter. and whose liver ap-
OF literatim. as taken from the Defiance, which
fhnar Here IS M Goosbys obaenre
r.. Z. Cobb OF Augusta
You a are hereby requested to retras yosr sssm.nt
morrow, Wednesday, Nov. II 1885, or meet me at 9
a @ s y5ss s Of f
Wsapon iouncs stones Rnss sn' until dSad & 10, 9,
To this naughty challenge. F. E. Cobb replies
hS G obb s rsp
Attention m Is called TO- It's % cruel allnsion TO the
color. and which Indicates the smouldering
feud that will yet break out in the colored race
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John TasweIl's Con fession

The mystery surrounding the death Of Gath
airline Taswe. the colored woman who supposed to
have been murdered near Ardmore on the evening or
oct 81 took startling turn yesterday. which, " true
Will render further search for the
Iaswell the husband OF the dead woman. has been in
the Norristown Jail since Thursday charged with the
had u preliminary hearing.
Early in the morning he visited his dead Wjfea
sister Mrs Colr and her husband II IL believed from
what followed that they besouRht him to make q an
breast OF what he knew OF the affair showing that he
mlknt posoiy clear himself OF all suspicion AT nrst
he sent for his counsel, Mr. Corson who remained q
long time closeed with the prisoner What passed be-
tween I'VE them is not definitely known. but It s thought
the mystery that has been puzzlinR the MONTGOMERY
county authorities for the past month.
IL was rumored that his confession to this effect:
pwei pN, had doubt. as to hs wifes fidelity and the
Mr.. Abootts and told her he would meet her at the
mouse later IN the evening. He came earlier Than the
TINS appointed, and remained among the Ehru ubbsry
near The Eate When Ara TAswsi came out the huS.
Danu stepped forward and nho Accosted him by another
name As she drew near abe recognized her husband,
ana giving scream she threw her hands and fell TO
the ground senseesa Tasweil attempted 10 restore
the woman TO consciousness but found his
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TWO AMERICAN DEER RANGES.
Ono Far West In Minnssota, the Other Down
East In Maine.
From the 81. Paul Pioneer Press.

From the 81 Paul Pioneer Press.
Mr.. Charles Hallock has recently returned
from a three weeks visit to kittson county in
the extreme northwestern corner OF Minnesota.
He SAYS:
in geological distribution that there la no
known locality where SO many OF the genus
Csrvus are contained tSgether as in this With,
square are, found moose. elk. ,cariboo;
and the distinct varieties Of black-tall
ever found together. here meet on the inter-
colonial boundary which separates, their re;
spective habitats. The cariboo Is seldom found
elsewhere in company with either OF them
The elk heroically contests the easternmost
limit Si his present range the eari69o M & oSen, ,l
ranges the middle ground OF. that great north.
from Nova Scotia to Alas without a break or
interruption. Moose men, and venison is al.
Kittson county and trophies OF the chase are
scattered abont the country In the shape OF
Il hds and a5ers nave s SEEN rsrs
moose and an elk. each perfectly deyelopsd. on
the same os Jrontis. One half OF this pair Of
l have not been able to ascertain what the beast
who wore these horns was ike. should not
In the horns alone but should think that
hybridity under the conditions OF the present
and even nat nature sm % bacS-tai deer are SS quite
common on tho western outskirts OF this do
main. and cariboo are more frequsntly shot
peculiarly adapted TO their wants and habits.
From the LelOitton JOurnGL
The deer range covered by the almost un-
settled forest stretching mil Ies into the interior
OF The State from the eastern portion of the
coast line embraces an area OF about 500 square
miles. This vast tract has been bsreft OF the
greater part OF it's valuable timber, by lumber
men; and the forest is now In state al repro
duction. Through this region deer wander In
Boyd. there is no other deer range In the coun-
try equal TO IT, Houses away from the coast
are found only at rare Intervals. there
being whole townships with not even a
road running through them. To this at
tractive hunting ground every year great
NUMBER OF sportsm-n come from outside the
state to hunt the deer 10 a lawful manner. To
prevent the extinction Of the deer. the State law
provides that they shall not ba hunted with
hounde; Still hunting" said Major c. H. Boyd
OF the United States Coast Survey. who has Just
returned from n three months soJourn In tho
vicinity Of Machias and the hunting grounds.
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POINTS OF TIE SULLIHAN-RY4N FIGHT.
John L. Fought Coollv, slowly, MnGnnni.
mousIy, but he Got There All the same.


From the San Francisco Chrontcie.
At III Ryan mounted the platform, at-
tended by Tom Barry and Jim Carr. and u few
minutes later Sullivan made his appearance.
being waited % upon On by by George La e.. Blanche and
nsrs ssiiysn apnsaa d TO ss trlss too SssSy
an anxious look Six-oun gloves y were @ used.
At 1918 time was called for the first round.
When both n men stepped promptly to the centre
dulged in at the outset. when RYAN tried TO
force matters. and lot 20 both left and right at
but having very very little % effect. Sullivan occasion.
ally % countered his opponent, and when slineh
tilities until Ryan had stepped of and put
himself again on the defensive. Very little
slogging was indulged in in the first round:
blows sent home Ryan had the best Of It, but It
was patent to tho onlookers that John L. Sul.
Yet vet put I his best foot or hand forsmost @ 0' A'
In the second round Ryan resumed Ibis his
forcing tactics and let fly with his right at Sui.
daSas 4sae ssn ths sD1 gu aGns s RH
and right hand visitation on Paddy's jaw
Bosioni ans body: John avoided kyan's We'll:
sSo IN Fad
measure his Length t. on the ne hoor. @ and the only
the rove
of when he stood On his feet; giving him time
while 1t was being readJusted 10 regain his wits
and his wind. From this to the end Of the
round Sullivan had 1t all bis own way. and sent
Paddy sprawling once more with a terrific blow
fair on the forehead. Ryan fought pluokily.
but did not seem to keep himself we'll together.
and his wild lunges at his opponent had no
more effect than to weaken himself.
a right-hander at John LIE body. which fell
short. and was responded to by two hard blows
on the neck. Some in-hghting followed. In
which Ryan hit wild. and several clinches
eventuatsd. Paddy's glove again came off,
granting him temporary respite. but that the
bait o was Sullivan's was now a foregone con-
clusion. and. after fighting Ryan all over the
platform and into a corner. John l.. let go his
terrible right. the blow taking effect on the
angle Of Paddy's jaw and fairly flattening him
out. He came to time within the prescribed
ten seconds. but had no sooner put his
hands in position than he was fell
ed again like an OK. His seconds
ran over to- see what assistance they
could render him. but Sullivan waved them
back. and when time was called and RYAN
failed to respond. Sullivan lifted him bodilyin
his arms and carried him to his corner. whore
the defeated gladiator's wounded frontispiece
and rubbing him over with a huge lump OF ice.
There Is no doubt that the best man won.
Many encomiums were passed on Ryan for the
plucky showing he made. and Manager Sheedy.
In excited tones. informed the crowd that
Ryan was the pluckiest man that Sullivan had
tackled. Cheers were given for Ryan. SUI Ivan.
and Capt. Douglass. and as the crowd dis
persed expressions OF satisfaction could be
heard on every side. and the verdict was that
the battle was we'll worth the admission fee.
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Tiger Bil,.

The CIRCUS season Is over. and q number Of
people who have been on tho road are making their
temporary headquarters in this city. fow OF the
guild happened to assemble at John Clancy's Saturday
afternoon. and entertained each other with remini
cences OF their summer work.
when We were at Olean" " said Tom Dolphin, who
was with Pollman's circus, we picked up gigantic
lnmberman named william Pike, who had mover been
further west than Michigan. We proceeded to bill him
as Tiger BILL noted scout ana reformed depperado
was an lwiuy big fellow but a. tender chicken
nye or six tame Indians and painted them up kill
Then We started Wild West show to top of the per
formance Tiger Bill was announced as the best shot
and. altogether: the most remarkable cowboy Of the
age. He would come into the ring, snin. cry, ha,
discovered thsm lying In ambush when he would blaxs
away and kill all but one or two, whom he would finish
with a knife. The audience was assured that he OBJ
tained his name from the fact that he killed three
tigers on the plains with shot He loved 10 impress
people with the notion that he was very tough cuss
Every hotel we'd go to he'd say to the waitress in
deep voice. which you could hear all over the room:
Bring two pounds Of raw beef and pint OF blood
THE girl would reply that she conldnt yet the blood
and he would rssgnedy ask for milk instead The raw
worried It down In good style. After while. iu add
marksmanship. He would knock the pipe out
Of the mouth of the man smoking It or brush
the ashes OF . cigar with his truaty revolver.
and the moment he fired the other man would
bite the ppesten In two bite the cigar suddenly
that the ashes would tumble OF One night when Tiger
Bill had inspire the audience more than with
sense OF his fsrocity he essayed to shoot the ash or
the thing wouldn't disturb the ash but kent smoking
the cigar cool as before Tiger Bill
unsuccessful Shots and then the audience began to
laugh and hiss. and he ran of in rage"
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He Shot n Centipedo OR his Toe.
From the Tom bsfous Epftdph

"A company OF immigrants had camped In
New Mexico. aud one night one OF the party who was
seepng on the ground was awakened by peculiar sen.
tipede crawling his foot Only few feet from
him was the camp nre and he could see every n6re Of
the reptile knowing its pecuiiarties and the effect OF
Its sting he was In fever Of exoitement Afraid to
move muscle. he dared not attempt to shake II OF.
After seconds pause he reached under his head got
his pistol, and, taking deliberate aim nred.
twas Hfe.savinK shot for the man, The centipedo
divided and dropped each side Of s foot Blu! here
the most part If the story. within
an hour after the shot WAS fred the heard terri
BILE gronning from one OF their mules tied only iew
yards Thev went TO them and found Of them
with left fore leg swollen to an immsnse size The
swelling increased did the agony and gronns OF the
brute until II died In about thirty minutes thereafter.
An examination was made and It waa discovered that
the bullet that had severed the centpedo had entered
the mules foot Just above the hoof and noculated Il
with the poison from the reptile.
The sun., 1886-11-28

From the Cincinnati Graphtc.

Two fallacies are In vogue regarding the
whisker question: One 10 that thinfaced man should
suppo. wh.kers wider his facet the other that
round. faced fat man should favor long chin whskers
to egthen hia face Both are adopted on the counter
action aud aniidote principle. but are WRONG as
thin and appears thin In spite Of his Burnside And
a moon n-shnped man gives himself q humorous and
clownish appearance by wearing long. sharp tuft on
his chin The principle Of conformity should be Oh
served wholesale change made thin man, for In.
stance. should wear chin whiskers no whiskers at
all. beard. He moro looks well with side whis.
kers and peaked chin than he would to stun his chest
aud not his cheeks aud calves To look well he must be
compete beard. fat man should he snooth.taced
wear universal whiskers pretty closely cropped.
The welLproportioned and moderately full.faced man
the style and quantity Of his whskers with
impunity far the thin broad is con-
cerned A very short beard gives animal look; II
very large 1t indicates vanity or crankiness.
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TAs Habit. OF British Statesmen.
From tAe liverpool rosL

It has long ago become the mode Of the am
bilious young members ut Pari ,mtut TO Ablurt sack
and TO patroniEr n,ieA the less stu ating AuonariS
which latter II The frequent drink tnAn the
universal bottle Of champagne or claTeL 40 time Mr.
Gladstone had IN his Cabinet large number Of sworn
oars. hut their resolution did not hold out ana
Sir Chafles Dixie was the one man out ~ the whole
crowd who persisted III remaining tretoIalrr
Mr. Gladstone never smokes. but he drinks wine nj
dinner, and always winds with glass ut port, which
IL his especial fAyuiie. Mr.. chamberlain never hRA
long aud, strong eigar out % his mouth, and drinks
champagne at meas Mr., John Mnrey also drink
ehampAgne, but has not heen abe 10 get beyond lhs
cigarette In smoking Sir W, HArcUurl who though he
looks extremely strong a Que NJ iysp-psiAs many Par
hAmenlAry mattytS was ttstoiair for sois time hu!
has gone back to cATet Lord Randolph Churchill
drinks very little, but smokes very considerably. VI .
LAboueheTe 10 80 inveteraie smoker that he usuA ~
carries about hin box about four times the ordinary
size. and he rushss To the smoke
ment durDg the evening Of the Parliamentary session.
Lord Salisbury 10 cOmpe led Oy his health TO be
moderate IN his use Of smuAntS and he SmoksA
L~<d DuasTin neither drinks nor smOksk
The sun., 1886-11-28
CURIOUS FEATURES or AcruA1 LIFE
A story or the Hon. DANES Cavanaurh.
From Field and Farm

CavanauRh. after serving his torn In Con;
stump spsakor preceded him, and in 1862 when the Re
publican party put In nomination fnr delegate 10 the
National Councils Hiram 4. Bennett the Democrats pt-
ted Jim Cavansugh against him. They were hoth rat
tiers on the talk they decided to stump the Territory
together aud speak from the same rnsrum. At times
their sarcasm was cutting. II was give aud take AZ
Montgomery Jack Lnngrirhe had built theatre. aud
when the speakers arrived there he donated ne use 2t
his house. 4 rouking meeting was out. Bennett made
the opening speech and closed with alusion TO his
opponent that brought down The house" .,.
GnvAnaugh aros" to reply, but was compelled 70 wal.
until the tumult subsded Just at this moment nero
had aited nt the door, and they WIN one
voice set up u most un-arhy brayinR. Csvnnnugh
waited quietly for the to get through aud then
with depicted upon hts counehance turned To his
opponent and In deprecatlng tome SAID; " NY iriend
would not In keeping with the rules OF civil
Ivy II but one Of your party spoke At q timer
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Pat sheody's San Francisco Friend.
From the ChIcdUo Herald.

Pat Sheedy won't want for anything while
he Is In San Fraic.co. unused an old sport yesterday.
"Years ago. when Patricio flying rather high, he
met Buckley the blind millionaire Of the slope sheedy
carried peculiar. newfanRied watch In those days,
Ny pressing spring the ticker would strike the
hour OF the day night ASH always night to the
millionaire the value he the watch could not be
computed by dollars aud cents Pat saw that the old
man had set his sight ess eyes the tmepiece, and
deter med tn pOssess It even though II cost him
good round Desiring TO take Buckley BY storm.
II the ChicngOnn presented the queer watch
to him in neat little speech The old man has never
the slope Buckley trots the wine and food and they
have high time together The old fellow still keeps
the umepece. which he carries in chamois skin
1t IL one of the few comforts OF his dreary life"
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An AwfaI Experiences.
From the Yndtanapou, Journal.

"Undertakers have some very peculiar exc
periencrn" said Charles Kregco to Journal reporter.
" About twelve years since syonne lady died here in
upon to bury her aud did Her parents and i'm med.
ate relatives did not reach here in time ior the funera
but tn days after she hsu been buried father and
mother came and desired to take the remains TO their
home In another State consented to take the body
and thev accompanied me to the cemetery. The mo.
ment reached the grave saw the body had been stul
for the parents were already wild with grief nnav
summoned up enough courage to tell them what my
down TO the coffin and the body was really gone The
mother lost control OF her mind and could not be quiet
ed for several days search was instituted for the
body but was not found. and the parents returned 70
their home the most miserable people ever saw"
The sun., 1886-11-28
New Workers Sec n Cslifornla Snake.
From the Chico Chronicle.

Day before yesterday as two men. Russell
snythe and Charles CatobAuRh, New Workers. making
tour of California were cunning in the hills OF
town. u sudden coInmoton in the brush a rod
foowing had Just gone caused them to halt They had
huge suakes head reared the bushes The snake
SAW them and started toward them. dashng out his
tongue and swaying his head from side side. Reaz
ing their danger the men sped their shot guns at the
turning him from them. One OF the meu Catobauvh
wa. in town yesterday, and after considerable
told US the above lie said he did not like tell it
lest people you'd say he waaa liar He that tho
idea Of its size According his idea It over twenty
feet long. and Its body as large y dour barrel.
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Cremation by Electrioity.
From the Pail Nall Gdsette.

toward erecting In one of the principal towns an
be n.tantly consumed by means OF ali Intense heat
caused by electricity Various European cremation
cieties reported to have despatched
to Italy to make inquiries as to the feasibility of the
scheme. which 1t Is expected will II successful. very
replace the elaborate methods adopted.
Pnrtisans of cremation are snngune that the intro
ductton of electricity would instantly remove the OBJ
jectinns held by many European States against the
burning Of bodies Dogs have already been subjected
the process by Its inventor with able degree
of success Their bodies forthwith evaporated into
nothingness aud there of that dis
agreeable odor Of burning flesh which inhabitants Of
WokinR said SO greatly to resent.
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November Marriages In Holland.
From the Pail Mall Gazette

Ofthe twelve months In the year November
the most important Tho four SUNDAYS Of this month
are known respectfvely as Review Sunday. Decision
name, whch m suicen,y h explain the to wmsh
tho unmarried girls and young men after the morning
service walk up and down staring at ono another to
their hearts content Having made up their minds
whom to select on the following SUNDAY ths youths
and Judge from tho in which their courtesy 10
spOnded to whether defeat Is to be their lot
The third Sunday s devoted the romantic task Of
obtaining the consent Of the and arrsnsinx in
ment The stern hearts Of those In authority having
been satisfactorily subdued all tho following week the
parson Ia busy ut ryng. but not until Possession
Sunday comes round the happy betrothed permitted
more than anectionate gaze at most o tender
squeeze Of the hand.
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A Tremendous Depreciation In Value.
From the Chtcaoo Tribune.

Pa" said the SPECTATORS son. I want
some money for o little speculation"
81 am pleased, my boy" returned the father, he
fshed . IS bill from his pocket. to see that you are
taking interest in the business affairs Of life Now
won't ask you what this speculation ia. but will
nan noVeS Wisn ySa % on H. WI wa ~ arMsn % tns money M aha h
pronts. OF course II there are none lose my money
and you your time"
report progress tomorrow"
The next evening when tho father returned homo he
inquired about the 'dsal'
"Swarnpedw ~ was ths remark Of the youth.
"Swampedw exclaimed the old gentleman In surprise
Yes swampedr' replied the hoy. Never saw such
dscline in stocks In life Shrunk clear of sight
It good investment yesterday-goods worth thsI
face value then, but to-day you couldn't give them
away" ~ GgT
But 0eorge. what did you invest in 2"
Theatre tickets for last nights performanco.H
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the period Of nearly two, years know I was
followed wherever I went and my. every action
noted. could not turn In any direction but
what knew my shadow wns there. The fact
that was innocent only made 1t worse for me.
so far as my peace OF mind was concerned. for
1t nearly drove me wild to. realize that. no mat
ter whatI might sny or do. lt would avail me
nothing. and my shadow will always haunt mo
and annoy me when the memory, OF that trying
experience Is revived. 1t will cling to me
throughout life as an unwelcome and unex-
plain able misfortune."
The sun., 1886-11-28
How Hawke asd Owls Eat.

Capt Tom Langston. who 10 one Of Arlanta's
most enthusiastic sportsnien, says: Did you
tcs . hawk owl preparing to make meal on
bird The difference In their methods 10 very great
then tear to pieces as devoured He goes ut In
feathers and ALL He then sits quietly and In hour
will the owl move hts neck about II no
trying to untanRle knot in it. Then he will sort Of
hump up his back lower his head and the next moment
on shows that the dvests the bird OF its feathers
after swallowing IL while the hawk piuoks every
feather and Quill before no takes o bite"
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nvains II suddenly flashed on him that she was dead
and that he might be accused of her murder
her body with frantic haste he picked the body and
carried IL to the spring house, where II was aftefwad
found He hurriedly returned to the stable, and with
great effort his usual dee conscious that
he was not murderer lie determined TO say nothing
aud would have continued silent had he not been
rested THE II was stated, the substance OF the
confession Taswoll Ia supposed TO have made to Mr..
CoraoD, and II true IL IL said will probably result in
Taswcll being release
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THE SUN, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2s, 1sss.-TwELvE PAGES.

"never will drive tho deer from the State while
the forests last. but the cry OF the dogs fright.
return for a long time when once friRb tened
on" The game wardens In the execution OF
their duty. whenever they have been Informed
that n party Of hunters have gone into the
woods with hounds. give chase and cruise until
the camp is discovered. and then woe 10 the
dogs II they arc kept for killing deer; the
wnrdens mako abort work Of them.
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Extracting Gold from lIllstonss.
From the London Ttmes

A very singular case came Wednesday. Nov. 10,
before the PARIS Correc tona Tribunal sir W MontaYu
CAL hr George baird O. 4. Mr.; John Shepard. and u.
de Courcey Forbes have made charge of against
PoPp. the patenee OF the pneumatic clocks on the
ground ha in the course OF three they have
other precious metals by secret process from mill.
They aege that he produced specimens as having
heen thus extracted whereas his agents had frAudu
ehtly deposited them In the crucle They accordingly
demanded restitution and l0Ooo dam ages while
the uetendant claims $1,000 francs prose-
cnon Several experts gave evidence against the pos
nninV ol nnulng gold IN these strata while the de-
fsnuants employees gay counter evidence.