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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-20
Rang the Bell on Him. \

"Ahthuh, I've been insulted; don't
you know. Veal, downright insult
ed
"You don't mean it, deah boy"
"Ya-a-s, weally. But l got w-weal
good and even"
Tell me about 1t, chappie.'
"Why you see it was this way. I
was just saying what l thought Of
v-vulgah people who w-worked, you
know, and that g-gweat b-bwute Werk-
ly called me g.gweat stupid ass, just
as plain"
"How howwible! And what did you
do?"
II just w-wang chestnut bell at
him with all my might "-Merchans
1rdreler.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-20
NUMBER 81.
PERSONAL AND lMPERSONAL.

Prof and Mr., Edward A. Park. at
Andovcr, still live in the house to which
they went a month after thcirmarriauc.
fifty years ago. .-BoSt0B Jo;sraat.
Moses Iyerson, AGED eiahtv-fve
wears. and Miss Aooje Rux. aoed eighty
years. both colored, were married a
few days AGO in Stewart County.
Georgia.
.-amos Eercpson an accontric o,d
man known a. the .,Rard of Chontsn.
ona !; i dead He lived naar Jamos-
town n Y and translated fhe Pible
-n,,ssa
cora Smltliic, tWoo' dhanl2ge5. ANA mt
plished young ladies of Grand Forks.
d. T., are said to be the best lady shots
in the Territory
Dwight l.. Moody, the evangelist,
says his name has no handle to il, either
clerical or professional. He is simply
Mr.. Moody, and he shrinks from the
interviewer r. Chicag0 MaH
Solomon Bernstein, boy fourteen
,-oo,.. III ,,,hl, 1,,,1aJ ~ r,st1o C.rtan
lL "'' othar 9h" Ia don ,"i from " tbo stoamshin
pnaio hos +broo bonds and oniv onp
norfoot l." ~, ia ia9, III Tto ] ntbor tnrminafes at
iba tnoa Il an eiobt.GngcroJ hand -
N \ Y Y lIoV "
Ia,aos pol, ho rooh,sr,oo u,ho
ho GrnI ta t,. tra., w oSo ,,'I Tan, IN chaI
loora ,' ,'t to al IL nlo,.ica fn, Iona in fsSz
rioI ofiutlIor i' , ' 81 81 cIa@ro,n % Snot
iond III" n,;fa IL sai,or ton and
l"l'' iil7 NiA'. !" g '"l'NA' WY "'''
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-20
"A LITTLE NONSENSE"

When a thief steals five cents he
does not think half the dime that some
dayperhaps old nickel get him,-feras
SWlMgN.
The Boston Trarc1Ur attempts to
be funny as follows: "What might be
considered the shortest way to spell
dog?-k9.'
-Marketman-Why did you return
that pair of fowls yesterday? Gus
toner Because thought you had
better send them to a home for aged
couples Boston Transcript.
MIR. Hardup, its pity you
couldn't follow tie earth's example,
said Cashby to an impecunious friend.
"How do you mean?o "Why, settle
once in a while, '-NerctaH Trareler,
Have you Blasted Hopes?'"
asked Young lady of Il librarian with
handkerchief tied over his jaws.
"No. ma am" said he, "its only
blasted toothache.' - Cart Pret!ei'S
Weekly
AT the last meeting of the Brother
hood OF Unmitgated Liars, Bill Bledso
stated that he was the most inyeterate
liar in Heppner. He told the truth.
thereby violating one OF the rules of
the society, for which he was fined six
teen dollars. TO be applied TO the Ana
Mas monument fund.-ErchaRge.
Il hope there are no cannibals
around here said u stupid traveller to
a United States frontier girl as she was
mixing batch of bread. "Therc are
plenty OF en- returned she, pouring
some cornmeal into the pan. 1--WE
most always eat little Indian with
our bread. "--LeeiS (ERg.) Mercury.
At a recent revival meeting down
in Virginia an old farmer arose to his
feet and paralyaed the congregation
with the following preface to his tex
perience:' Dear friends, | am glad
| to have this opportunity TO minglc to-
gether and to spend these happy hours
where couldn't if wasn't. Wash
iRgtoh critic.
funny, wasn't it, about that Mis-
souri, bank which went into liquidation
the other day having fifteen thousand
dollars more assets than liabilities?"
II prefer to wait for particulars, re-
piled the other. "What particulasp'
II think the President was either too
honest to speculate or too lame to skip.
The machinery slipped cog some
where. ~ VAL Street NemS.
A Hartford gentleman who is quite
man TO carry on in his family and
"run" the other members, was in his
usual mood at the tea table, the other
evening. II declare, If these aren't
the worst biscuit | ever saw. Ii
couldn't make better ones. wife, | be-
lieve I'd sell out housekeeping alto
eether.' "Verv WE'LL" said the wife.
"any time you think you can do better.
let me know aud I'll clear out Up
spoke the enfant terrible of the family.
"rhcn papa'll have TO get step wife,
won't yonpn II Is safc TO say ther1
will hr no 's.ep wlfs' IN that fup'ily'
-AavVafd ipsG
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-20
GALL AND WIT.
"J'm Cummings" the Express Roh
ber, Literally Endowed with
Both.
He favors the st. Louis Republican with
Another Communication, Inclosing In
"Ieh thousand Dollars In Nom
Negotiable Paper.

ST LOUIS, Nov, l2.-There probably never
was moro humorous and recklessly dar
ing hlehwayman than the individual whn
recently robbed the Adams Express ear ON
the 81 Louis and San Francisco railroad
Oh over e''Vo, and who is pleased to la
known to fame as "Jim CUMMINGS " u,
captured one of the largest amounts of
money ever lost by an express company
ana despite the fact that a wealthy corno.
ratioh ana the most skilled and experienced
detectives in the country are doing all that
money and brains can do to run him down,
Mr.. "OunmIngs" occu,,ivo iits spare time
in defying his pursuers, and in furnishing
them with false cews upon which to exer-
else their ingenuity He seems to feel SO
absolutely assured of his own safety that
he darcs to havea little amusement with
the express company. He has written
several letters heretofore, and the detect.
ives all agreed that they were written by
the now imprisoned messenger, Fothering-
ham, nofore the robbery was committed, as
II meas of safety, should he be sus-
pected, and an alleged expert penman tes-
''hN' ''''iS WIZ SiSii jury lidl tut uullu-
writing was the same as the messengers
But The Republican is in receipt of a fresh
letter, dated Topeka, Kas, which it prints
this morning, in the same handwriting
as tie others, and signed "Jm Cummings"
which goes TO show that Fotheringham
could not possibly have written either of
the others. In the letter he states that he
regrets that suspicion should fall upon
Fotheringham, and asserts that the mes
senger did all in his power to protect the
company's property. He requests that the
package which accompanied the letter, and
VIII ch contained property valued at $1,000
in notes, mortgages, etc, be returned
to the Adams Express Company Upon
one receipt for money to the First Ma
tiona bank at Eureka, kas., appeared the
following signature. Jim Cummings for
First National Bank, Eureka, d" and on the
line below where the fact is to be noted il
the money is not received in proper shape,
occurred the words, ~ have no complaint to
make whatever postscript to the let
ter says: ~ sent that bank note to Frank
James for joke, not for any desire to get
him into trouble
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-20

CLARENCE, Mo, Nov Is. 49, Last night
George Doboyncs came dragg ng himself
slowly and painfully into the city. lie was
fearfully burned, and presented IA frightful
appearance. As he was walking along the
railroad track, two miles east of this place,
after relieving him of all the money he
had dive dollars, beat him in brutal
manner until he was insensible, and then
set fire to his clothing The flames burned
into his flesh restoring him to conscious
ness, and by rolling on the ground and
tearing at his garments with his naked
Lands he finally succeeded in extinguishing
the flames, but not until be had received
terrible and probably fatal burns
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-20
Money for LcyeeS.

WASHINGTON, Nov, 1.-THE War Depart.
ment to-day approved the allotment by
the Mississippi river Commission of $780,
600 for the ley.es of the Yazoo Mississippi.
Delta District This appropriation will be
expended on the line of that leyee between
Memphis and the north line of Bolivar
County, Miss. This. with the work now
being done in the district below, will com
plete continu us line of levee from Mem
phis to Vicksburg distance of about 800
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-20
An Arizona Incident

PHGNIN, ARIZ,, Nov. l5-At Antelope,
last night, three MeXcans rode up to the
store of c. S. Stanton, Two of them en-
tered the store and opened fire on Stanton
and another man named Kelly, The third
Mexican fired through the window
Stanton was instantly killed. Kelly re
turned the fire, killing one Mexican, The
o'her two seeing their companion fail,
hurredly fed. Stanton was implicated in
the Barney Martin massacre a few months
ago, and bore an uncnviable reputation.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-20
A NEW EMBROGLIO.



GALVESTON, Ten, Nov. ia special to
the Ne'rs from Laredo, says, "The Mexi-
can government through its Consul at this
place, Dr. Rivera, has been taking testi-
mony for several days in the matter of the
arrest and mprSonmento of Captain Rafael
Females, Il Mexican citizen, in the Laredo
jail by virtue of an indictment found by
the grand jury of Webb county in 1879
charging him with murder The facts in
the case are that in 1879 Captain Pena es,
while commanding company Of Mexican
infantry in New Laredo, fired upon and
killed deserter from his company after
the man had reached the Texas bank of the
Rio Grande The Mexican Government
will probably claim damages in a sum that
Will offset the damages claimed by Cutting
at El Paso.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-20
County Seat Bodily Removed

MoNTEyIpEo, MINI, Nov, 15.-Saturday
last Il crowd of men and teams from Mad-
son loaded The ac-qui-Parle courthouse,
which is a frame building about thirty by
forty, two stories high, on four large truck
wagons, and Sunday morning moving he
building to Madison commenced. Last
even ug the courthouse vast long distance
out of ae-qui-Parle, and it is probable
that it is now at Madison, fourteen miles
distant Intense excitement prevails
throughout the county.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-20
A WAR RELIC.


The Last Cheek in Existence on the Con.
federate States of America.
ST Louis, Nov, IA special from Dal-
as Tex, says: "Probably the last check
IN existence on the Confederate States of
America was exhibited to-day by ColonelJ
+. Caldwell, of this city. 1t is for $4,000
drawn on the Confederate States De.
postory at Columbus by w. NJ Giles
pie, Quartermaster, in favor of Colonel
1. Sanford. 1t is dated April n,
1868, live days after the surrender of Lee.
The check was delivered to Colonel Cald-
well, who was the chief clerk of the De-
posltory, during the movement from Ala
bama to Georgia before the victorious Fed
era cavalry. The letter was delivered in
the woods, and before the news Of Lee g
surrender had reached the retreating Con
federateSn ~
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-20
WILLIAMS EXPERIENCE,
The Rise and FAN of a Young Man 1oid in
Two Chapters.
William Henry had decided to 60 to

William Henry had decided to 90 to
the city.
William Henry had been born and
raised on a farm, and he knew how to
find EGGS without a search warrant, and
how to drive hoe over 4 bridge, and
vet he WASH. satisfied. So one morn
ing he girded up his loins and he said
unto his father:
"Stcrn parent, | have toilcd at this
old ranch until my soul reyolts and
my cye-tceth are ON edge. | have
watched with tender care the pock-
marked squash that grew in the shadow
of the barn. | have pursued the buff
hen when my whole heart yearncd for
sculpture and for art; have hauled the
drab-tinted mule out of the creek at the
silent midnight hour when my soul
cried out for poetry and song. | have
watched the polka dot hogs as they
fed on the meadow, and mingled with
the sad-eycd cows, when my being
lonoed for the solace of art. have
worn my Young life away chOpping
holes through elm logs when | sighed
in my heart for the healing balm of
literature, SO if you will fork out Il
great. large tifty-dollar bill. with green
letters on it, will away and seek fame
and fortune.
II.
William Henry had returned from the
city,
His pantaloonS were held up by
| means of tarred rope and the straw
hat he wore needed weather strips, He
would have girded up his bins, but he
had nothing 10 gird them with, so he
simply went to his father and said:
RESPECTED father, if You will permit
me. | will resume my old vocation of
| herding the hens on the wind-swept
; lea, and sing gentle lullaby TO the
buff Cochin hogs as they slumber in the
branches of the lordly sycamore.
Il thought had talent for art, but "
cruel experience has taught me that |
can not whitewash a fence and do it
| well.
'ln my dreams | saw myself Il great
actor, bringing tears to every eye with
Hamlet's soliloquy, but when ! APP
| peared in three-cent town As Uncle
Tom l was presented with so many
secondhand eggs that the perfume
clings to me still,
| Father, hand me the hoe aud spade;
let me go out ON the undulating prairie
and dig post-holes and kill rattle
snakes, and perhaps in thousand
years | may forget the great seven by
nine hole through my heart. st.
Louis Whip.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-20
Fire AMI Death at Louisville,

LOUISVILLE, Ky9 Nov. l4.-Saturday
night a fine block OF buildings was de
stroyed by fire. The loss viii foot up about
>l5Oooo During the fire foul gas in an
empty cistern caused it to explode and two
engines were overturned by the explos on,
Jim Connell, engineer of one ofthc engines,
was crushed to death under the engine, and
'wo tiremen were badly injured.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-20
Traded Wives.

CHATHAM, n. c., Nov ia white man,
Moore, was sent to the chain-gang saturday
for having traded wives with another man
When Judge Gilmer asked him what he had
to say why sentence should not be passed
be replied that he did not know that
his act was crime. A man came to his
house with woman who was better-ook-
ing than his own wife and bantered him for
a trade, so he 'swapped' and paid Sl.5o to
boot. As this was his first swap he
hoped that the court would impose a light
sentence, The other man, who was party
to the trade, has not been apprehended.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-20
Exnlodiny Roller Deals Death.

SHEFFIELD, Pa, Nov, H.-Thc boiler III
Mapes Mill, near here, exploded with ter
rifle force Saturday evening, instantly
killing Hilton Mapes owner OF the MILL
and his tuelvc-year.old SON Three em-
ployes, named Robert Monrcss, Link Com
stock and Harry Knowles, were seriously
if not fatally injured The cause OF the OK
nlosion Is not known.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-20
A LeNee Caves In.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. IA special from
rlaquemine says: About six O'Clock this
morning over two hundred feet of the river
bank, including Levee street, caved into
the river. Several buildings were de-
stroyed. This is the fifth cave-in which has
taken place in the river front this season.
This last cave-in has approached so near
the new levee which was being built by tho
citizens as to render its completion useless.
1t is now thought that this latter cave-in
and the one below will continue to widen
and extend until the whole business front
Of the river will be engufod
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-20

NEw NoRK, Nov. l2-The Herald prints
n sensational article limiting that the dis
appearance of Mrs Victoria Morosini-
Schiling may have been the result of foul
play. 1t is argued that the circumstances
nre suspicious and that it seems impossible
that the lady could have been so complete
ly lost to the public knowledge and yet
remain alive and unrestrained of her
Ihartv
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-20

On CAGo, Nov. "A large meeting OF
The Chicago stockyards strikers was he d
last evening, when an order was read from
Grand Master Workman Powderly declar-
ing the strike of, and advising the mon to
go back to work on Monday. Powderly
stated that he considered the strike for
eight hours impracticable at the present
TINA
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-20
Nalc. Violet.

NEwYoRK, Nov l2-TheNiolet Cameron.
Lord Lonsdale opera troupe has decided to
abandon their proposed tour of the prnci-
pal cities OF this country. The entire com.
pany will sail for Liverpool in few weeks.
The unpleasant notoriety gained by the
star and her lordly manager caused mum
ber of the out of-town managers to cancel
their dates of the company at their houses
This, taken with the fact that their engage.
ment here has been financial and artistic
failure, decided the noble lord. to take his
troupe home again.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-20

CALDWELL, KAs,, Nov. ia company of
soldiers have been ordered to this plac
from Fort Reno to keep prospectorS out o
the Indian Territory, The greatest excite
ment prevails Thousands of claims have
been staked out in the territory below
Caldwell, where silver is believed to exist
in large quantities.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-20
Fighting ParSon Killed.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. ia Courier
JoH7ol special says Frank Kissick, a
preacher, became involved in a quarrel
with John GundtH, a saw-mill hand, near
Grange City, KY yesterday and made at
Cundtf for a fight Cundiif grabbed IL
broad-axe and cut kissick's body nearly in
twain, KILLING him INSTANTLY.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-20
Foharinoham Held To Answer.

ST. Lous, Nov. lG,-D. s. Fothering
ham, the Adams Express messenger whose
car was robbed three weeks ago of money
and valuables amounting to 100000, was
arraigned in the criminal court this morn
ing, charged with grand larceny and ac-
ceptng stolen property. The messenger
plead not guilty to the charges, and was
remanded back to Jail.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-20

NEW YORK, Nov. IL. - The Tribune says
chat tbs yas companies and electric conf
panies, realizing that their interests are
identical, are combining. Some Of the gas
companies have actually become general
agents for the arc light. Other gas com
panics hare adopted the electric light for
street use, confning their use of gas to in
teriors. This movement extends over the
whole cOm tlY.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-20

PROMENADE CLOAK. lflHlIlS' HuNNN'l' a.
these varieties are, they serve to prevent
that tiresomc similarity which too often be-
comes monotonous and common.
Skirts exceedingly full at the back are
sullholding theirsway both here and abroad,
but it is still matter OF congratulauoh
that the absurdly b0Hfdd crinollne is Kept
in allowance on this side of the water 1t Is
true that many of the best-dressed women
wear the tournure, but instead OF ungainly
steel they content themselves with box
plated folds of very stiff muslin or crino-
line fastened low on the inside Of
the dress skirt ON the back. 1t IS con-
sidercd exceedingly bad taste to wear the
tournurc high w to the waist.
In new millinery wares are close, grace
ful cottage bonnets, whose pretty shapes
are almost spoiled by the towering trlm-
mings built upon the fronts. These do not
SUIT long slender faces. and the only way
to render them satisfactory is to purchase
the little velvet or felt bonnet, and then
order the trimmings to be lowered to rem
der the bonnet thing of beauty. sure to
proye becoming The new hshwife poke
is chic, natty and stringlcss, and has full
putfed brim of velvet, a round soft crown
and is trimmed with beaded aigrette loops
of satin and velvet Picot ribbon. The bon
net is made Of all the rich full shades in
russell and golden brown, ruby, moss green,
etc. One pretty model is made of dark
wine velvet trimmed with net work of
pink and ruby beads and cluster of pink
ostrich tips dropping over the full pufted
velvet brim. X. d.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-20

RI1moNp, Va, Nov. l6.--Hon George D.
Wise was arrested this morning on war
rant charging him with being about to
commit breach of the peace. The arrest
is The result of the publication in to-day's
papets of a card by Mr.. Wise, denouncing
in th strongest language Colonel VIM,
Lamb ex-mayorof Norfolk. Mr.. Wise was
put mder ; ! 900 bond to keep the peace.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-20
Rising Rivers.

PIrrsBuRGH, Nov, 19-There is a good
prospect of rise in the rivers and a re-
sumption of navigation, which has been
practically suspended since last spring
Rain has been falling almost continuously
for forty-eight hours, and enough water is
expected to permit the shipment of 10000
900 bushels of coal to Cincinnati, Louisville
and the Southwest.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-20
"A Doubtful Market. "Now.

"A Doubtful Market "Now, my
dear" he said, as he prepared to leave
home after supper, ''the market has
been foverish all day" Il see. III
wheat should go up cent or two this
evening ! might not be home until
late" "Exactly." "And in ease wheat
goes down, don't expect me before mid
night" Il see. Well, dear, you run
along and keep your eye on wheat and
stay as long as you care to, for I've
asked Colonel Haskins over to play
whist this evening, aud he'll be srre 10
stay until midnight" The fever sub
sldsd and wheat stood still. and ths hus'
EI MAS tAyk hgieEy hlAs e'slseh
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-20
Tally-Sheet Defendants Held.

. CoLuMBus, O., Nov. l5--1he arguments
in the ta!.y-sheet case were conclude to-
day, and Justice Fritchy delivered his de-
cison, binding r, b. Montgomery, c. r..
Montgomery, b. IL, Marriott Algernon
Granville ANA Otto Horn over to the Court
of Common Pleas Each gave $500 bond.
Fred Steube, the other defendant, was dis
CHARGED
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-20
H., u,lp,oS Cnpropts hp Tyne a

BosroN, Nov. 14-Oliver Wendell Holmes
mildly otests against the newspapers
making him say in his Harvard celebration
poem that Emerson came from tho 'dirtes
sectaran circle of his time" What DR.,
Ho mes actually said was "the taintiest
sectarian circle
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-20
His Pan Saws No.

SOFIA Nov. l2--The King of Denmark,
on behalf Of his son, Prince Waldemar,
has sent telegram to Tirnova expressing
his thanks for the honor conferred upon
his son, but declining upon any condition
TO allow him to accept the throne. 1t is
therefore needless to send a deputation to
Cannes to meet Prince Waldemar
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-20

Effort TO Send Morrison to Congress.
BEARpsTowN, ILL, Nov, l2.-Eiforts are
being made by leading Democrats to induce
Congressman Anderson to resign his seat
from the Twelfth District in order that
Mr. Morrison may be elected in his place.
The district is safe for from 60OO to 10000
Democratic majority.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-20
A Paper Chimney.

A large factory of Breslau required a
chimney iiity-four feet in height. In
stead of constructing the chimney with
bricks, as usual, a large number of solid
blocks of paper firmly compressed were
made use of, These blocks were placed
carefully one on the top of the other
and joined together with special ce-
ment. The chimney is non-intlamma-
bic, is very elastic, and is by the nature
of the material quite secure from light
ming, which so often plays such sad
havoc with the ordinary chimney.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-20

MILWAUKEE, WIS, Nov. 12-At Hurley,
Wis, two burglars went through the new
Burton House pillaging fifteen rooms and
securing several hundred dollars worth OF
watches and jewelry. They overlooked a
guest who had 5000 in cash in his room
The thieves were captured in their room
with the plunder and kit of burglars
tools
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-20
aTromp's Confessions,

LINCOLN, Nrp., Nov. i4,--Lasehcr X Dag
cett tramp, confesscs to having catssd
tho fire that destroyed the new Barpe'
block, entailing loss of SlO,ooA in thlS
citv. He claims to have teel lighting his
nbe. when some shaviues caught IRE ana
ha could not extinguish the flames