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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-15

Commenting on Judge Fowle's
speech at Newton, the Enterprise
says: Everybody listened TO it attens
lively. The dsrkies were pleased with
it, one, a strong Republican, said he
could have listened an hour longer
One old gentleman said be voted the
Republican ticket two years ago, but
he was sorry Of it, and if he had ever
heard such speech rs that he never
would have voted it. 1t was certain
ly fine speech and an effective one
The Statewide Landmark is corr
rect when it SAYS: "The Republican
party of North Carolina is composed
principally of 125,OOO negroes. The
balance of its membership is white
men, of one sort and another--some
good, many bad. The Democratic
party is composed OF the great bulk
OF the white property owning, tax pay.
ing people Of the State; farmers, me-
chanics, merchants, preachers, law
yers, doctors, etc. Which party has
the greatest interest in good govern
A
ment 10 the State? Which is The more
capable ofgiving good government to
the Slater"
1t is seriously asserted in Washing
ton that an effort will be made to
bring Mr.. Carlisle, Speaker Of the
House, and Mr.. Blaine, Premier" of
the Republican party, into joint de-
bate on the tariff issue. We do not
believe Mr.. Blaine would come TO the
scratch. In Mr.. Carlisle Mr.. Blaine
would find a foemrn not only worthy
Of his steel, but his master in the
command Of accurate data and iogi.
cal eleoquence.-Er.
The Concord Times accuses the n.
c. Prohibitionist Of publishing a res,
olution passed by the Concord Pro.
hibition Club" which was never
seen by the members Of that club un-
Ill published in the n. G. PrOhibi'
ZIONIST. The Times uses very vigor'
: Gus language in denouncing the
fabrication" and 'gying."
Nathan Bass, the nominee for thu
House Of Representatives, from Will
son county, is a successful farmer aBt
10 Presiden. Of the Farmers Alliance
Of Black Greek township. He is ia
full sympathy both by interest and
sentiment with every movement tina
7 Is calculated and intended 10 help th'
farmers Of the country. He is direct
; from the people-one Of them, and
they recognize him as one of theil
. champions. Wilson Adranee.
| Our labor contemporary, the Fay
ettcyflle Messenger" seems 10 b,
falling in line With the Democracy
In q recent issue il has this 70 to sa,
about Harrison, and his old rotten
broken down party:
"Ben Harrison il one Of the mos
ayowed enemies Of organized labor
and has been extremely bitter Ia
denouneing labor organizations, theil
leaders and methods Notwithsiand.
ing this tact, we'll venture the asser
ton ten thousand knights Of Labor
IN North Carolina viii vote for him,
knowing that be IL a bitter enemy.
Our advice would be 70 vote for
Old Nick, Of sheo, 10 preference ia
Harrison"
= We have authentic information
that q meeting Of the officers and
members Of the Christian Church, al
r Shallow Ford, Alamsnce county--in
which denomination W. 7. Walker
L. Gubernatorial candidate Of the Third
: Patty, holds q prominent pIaee--wa'
/ held lat Saturday, at which formal
and very decided expression Of opin'
i ion was given 70 The effect that. while
the church and its membership arc
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Political News.

Rev. j. H. Anderson, of Rocking
ham; nominee for the Senate on the
Third party ticket, mas resigned. says
he IL a Democrat ..s--. ]
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she had always lived in plenty and happi-
ross among th1 Indians She vas cap.
turei in no near Wilkesbarrc, Pa, and
died in 1917 at an advanced age.
In 1910 the Miamis relinquished their
title to their remaining lands in Indiana,
except the tracts reserved for such as
chose TO become citizens. and the organ
lied tribe went 20 Kansas. and then to
the Indian territory SO many remained,
however. that as late IS 1850 Gro might
see on any public day in Peru many
groups Of people with Indian features,
end even now an Indian face there does
not excite the surprise il would else
where Gabriel Godfrey, lincal descend
ant Of one Of tie greatest Miami chiefs,
still lives on his fine farm 81 the junction
Of the Waba-h cnd Missis..,newa in az clo-
giant brick residence-an Indian in face,
but al Indiana man, farmer and Christian
in his general style
Henry ALLISON.
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LONG JOHN WENTW0
A CHARACTER IN The EARLY HIS
TORY or CHICAGO.

A Native Of New Hampshire's Rookbound
HilIs lie Drifted to Illinois When but a
feuas Maa and Became Potent Factor
In a Ncs Civilization.
Everybody has read Of him. 1t was an of
week when tie ;,'uefs failed 10 PRINT some o..
good story about, or amusing re,-''''e'ivh a.
"Long John" Wentworth.
John Wentworth was orc Of the most
noted nioneefs u Illinois He was born in
the quiet little town Of Sandwich, y H., on
March ,. 1915, and was n descendant on both
sides from the earliest settlers Of New Eng
land His paternal grandfather was John
Wcntv orth. Jr member Of the Continental
congress from New Hampshire, whose name
is signed to the original articles II confeder-
atom, Col. Amos Cogwell, Z distinguished
officer Of the revolutionary war, was his
maternal grandfather
John Wentworth, after having been grad
uated from Dartmouth college, began TO feel
a great yearning 70 see the boundless west.
The desire finally grew into a decision. On
Monday. Oct 3. 1896, he left the paternal
iVfi Alff WIFI tue tfiti az iA'tA va E'iN- '''''N
where, aud 800 in his trousers pocket He
was n strapping youth Of six feet six inches,
thangh be did not then weigh 900 pounds as
he did during bis later years. Upon his
journey he Travelled 10y post coach to Con
cord, n H.; thence across the Green Noun
tans 20 Troy, y. Y themes 20 Schenectady
thence, for the first time on the cars to
Utica, y. Y; thence, for the first time on
The canal 10 ToDawanda, " Y; thence by
stage 20 Niagara Falls; thence on steamboat,
for the first time, 10 Buffalo; thence on
another steamboat 10 Detroit, arriving there
Oct H. tie didn't think he was far enough
west then SO he sent his trunk on sailing
vessel 20 Chicago, took stage for Michigan
City, Ind, and on the ensuing day set out on
foot for Chicago. Several Old residents after
ward remembered seeing Wentworth en- route
90 Chicago, tall, dusty, gritty and iudepend-
cnt as he strobe toward the goal where he
was 60 win fame and fortune.
He arrived IN Chicago on Oct. %. II was
then a struggling frontier village, with a
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-29

very slow about they are collecting
funds % place q great monument oyerthe
old commanders body, though Chicago
was the first city 20 move, and now
comes St. Louis, tie next most important
city IN the west. with q statue IN his
memory. which Las Just been unveiled.
\ month after Cen Grants death an
association was organized Ia 1t. Louis.
with Cen " Il Sherman as president,
and number of prominent citizens as
members. who proceeded with tho work
Of raising funds for the present statue.
Some SlO. 900 or $4,000 was raised. an
artist was found in St. Louis to whom
tho association was willing 10 intrust the
work-Mr. Robert r. Brnghurst--and
the statue was designed and cast On n
pedestal ten feet HIGH surrounded by a
circular stone coping, stands the statue.
The circle IS thirty feet in diameter, and
there Is a grass plot between the pedestal
aud the coping The figure is Of bronze,
o feet and inches high. IL IS said TO
be an excellent likeness Of Gen. Grant.
On the front Is e raved the name ~. 5.
Grant" and Underneath is p bas relief
bronze plate; set in the stone upon which
is pictured war scene. The total height
IS 10 feet and inches.
The unwilling was celebrated with APP
propriate ceremonies, and the procession
consisted Of United States troops. Mis-
souri, militia, the ST. Louis Commandery
Of the Military Order Of the Loyal Legion
and posts Of the Grand Army Of the Re-
public.
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cuATrANOOGA's GOVERNMENT BUILDING.
evidence Of the importance Of this famous
mountain city. will be built upon what Is
known as Stone Fort. at tine corner Of
Eleventh and a streets. on q lot donated
70 the government. Tho size Of the lot is
lJ0xiij feet Stone Tor, Is as spot familiar
10 all old Confederate and Federal soldiers
who were here during the lively operations
# the late civil war Ues, u vas wacro
the batteries of Gen. bosccranl were To-
Gated. while Gen. Bragg was clloayoring
to capture the city J. r. Ryan. the super
iu.cndcnt of construction OF the custom
house. was then on Cameron Hill, quarter
If q milo distant. and vas connected with
the United StatCl engineering department,
under Gen. Norton row Of New York. IL
seems peculiarly fitting that whore tho
rayages Of war spent theif force and the
devastating armies marched cld battled,
Their, should now De solidly con-
structcd city Of $4,000 people Where
tho shot and shell were thic,sest in
tic valleys. where rile pits wcrc thick
and where tho thousands Of armed men
surged 10 aud fro i'm bloody conflict, there
are now hundreds Of large manufactures.
And on these hil1 sacred to friend and
foe for their memories Of days long gone,
magnificent residences. stately business
blocks. and incline railroads have taken
The place ot carnage.
stone Fort gives an illustration not 70
be forgotten. THO huge canuon5 and tho
heavy breastworks arc cl conc. Ard today
the government 81 the people Is erecting
stately monument 20 tho peace end
dignity and progress Of this great southern
znofiln
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THE MARTIN FUND.
Newspapc, Men If the United States Are
Raising II.

The terrible yellow fever which for twelve
weeks has desolated Jacksonville, Fla. has
stricken no drawer, nobler man than Edwin
Martin, the late managing editor Of The
Times Union, Of that city.
There are few saddcr deaths than was his
He fell at the post Of duty when not far past
the beginning Of an honorable and useful
career IN the higher walks Of journalism.
Edwin Martin was born IN Winchester,
Tenn, oct I, lsis. His father was a native
Of South Carolina, and his mother of Patrick
county, Va. Owing 10 the breaking out Of
the war between the states az just that
time, when boy Of his age IS generally en-
gagged in laying the foundation for an educa-
ton. Young Martins opportunities were linn
tied 10 the common schools and the academy,
aud active hostiliiics broke W the latter in
the early months of tie contest. His father,
therefore, placed him in the Office Of The
Winchester Home journal, where his educa-
ton was greatly improved, and whore be
acquired n practical knowledge Of the typo
graphic ait This was in 1867. In 1855 bis
parents removed 10 Georgia to seek a more
quiet home during the dark days when the
Old Dominion and eastern Tennessee we're
oyelrun by the Federal armies and bands Of
marauders.
ia the following year, at the age Of 10, be
entered the service Of the Confederacy a. a
special courier for Gen. p. j. Hill "a friend
Of BIS father who held a cavalry command
IN tine Army a Tennessee during Gen. Hood 5
campaign 10 Nashville, and aftervard did
arduous service with the "corps OF obsersa-
ton in north Alabama.
just before the close Of the war young
Martin. while Ola outy as a courier, was cap
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cAATTANoooA's GROWTH.
It Is Attested by the Fact That IL l. to
Have "A Government BuliSing.

Have a GONcruutnt bciitth-
The recognition Chattanooga has CD.
tanned from the national government in
securing all appropriation Of $3.50, 600 for
new custom house came from the solid
growth of the city and the steady increase
II population. Tire new custom house.
now in course Of erection. will be an i'm.
posing edifce 1t viii be of the kenais
sancc style Of architecture. aud will be
constructed Of broken ashiler, Of either
ooli'ic limestone. Tennessee marble or
granite. The foundation is now being
constructed. and as soon IS it is finished
Supervising Architect Freret will decide
,,..rr..r the quality Of stone for the building
proper.
The building will have four stories and
q basement. aud will cover 90xi2j feet of
ground. broken on each square with re
cesses and angles Tho main fronts and
main entrances will face the south and
east The south front will be ornamented
with Moorish turrets and will make very
elaborate appearance. The basement will
hc usei for furnaces, fuel ROOMS and
storage.
The main floor, or first floor. will be en-.
tircly occupied By the postotiicc depart.
ment. The second floor will be occupied
by the United states courts district and
circuit the United States marshal's and
clerk 5 offices, and the Office Of collector OF
customs. The third will be used by the
signal service department. Tho fourth
floor will contain the dormitories for pos
tai clerks And the roof will have large
and magnificent observatory for the signal
service department. .
This splendid structure, bearing in Itself
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-29

How some learned Gentlemen were
Taken In ~ D~E.o Nature.

Special Corrcsp orlclcel
CIyClySATl. o.. Oct. q In the western
part Il The glorious etatccf Indiana. about
twenty-five miles ror,b cf the handsome
CITY Of TCrlc liautc. the broad and fertile
plateau drops rather suddenly 10 the level
q the Wabash. the descent being some
two hundred feet Ia two or three miles.
The natural result is that the aiilucnt
streams flow rapidly over rocky and gray
ely bottoms. and have Clt deep hcllows
which lined as they are by romantic cliffs
ai:I overlumC by magnificent timber, arc
the delight q the natives thereaJoats.
These natives, 10 may be added. arc as
proud Of their region as any people II
America
We'll. one Of these small streams has in
its hanks a stratum Of that peculiar limy
clay, of @ blush white color. which
housewives in the early day used for
wnitewashing. and when IN 1850 turn
pike was constructed down this hollow,
masses of this tough clay Of ell sizes were
thrown into the bitches by The roadside.
With each rain and local hc.d they rolled
down stream til they became perfect
globes. taking up on their way coating
Of fine white sand. Finally the led Of the
stream was changed by other improve
mcnts. and many Of these globes were
left high and dry Oh O sand bar. The
union OF limy mud and white sand lap
pened Go BE just the thing. and 80 IN a
few years these smooth spheres were a.
solid as Portland cement.
When the war ended Indiana tool. a
great squirt Of enterprise. and all the
counties rich IN coal were thoroughly sur
veyed and in the work the geologists fell
upon these wonderful globes. Every fell
low had bis say. The shortest time pos
sible IN which they could have been
formed was million years. Their yellow
ish gray aLt white surface showed tnem
20 be from that great mountain Of archaean
rock tAet once extended north from Lake
Superior Ind, finally their globular form
proved so many centuries Of rolling, and
as they were on top Of the crinoids and
other drift from upper Indiana. why It
follows, of course. don't you see, etc. etc.
Finally. some Of them were sent 20 an
amateur IN not far distant city. who
Analysed philosophical and theorized thus
propounded: "Archaean or brecciated-
among the Oldest rocks on the globe-rac-
cording 10 Dana, formed 10000, 600, 600
years ago-brought by glacial drift
globular by attrition in running water.
And so they were labeled.
And then plain farmer-not an old one
either-who lad seen the things take
shape since he was boy, cruelty went
and gave the whole snap dead away.
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UP MOUNT PiLATUS.
A Esii,7ny That Climbs World famous
Mountain.
Henry ALLISON.

GENEVA. Switzerla@l CT e.--vory
traveller in Switzerland has heard the
gloomy legend that Pontius PLATE,
the Roman ruler under whom Christ suf-
fercd, spent his last years in the rccesses
Of the mountain by placid Lake Lucerne.
now called Mount Pilatus. and drowned
himself In the lake on its summit. The
legend, which is told by the simple
mountaineers in an awcd whisper and TN
air Of profound belief. goes on 10 say that
q spectral form is sometimes seen cmerg-
ing from tho waters and going through
the motion Of washing its hands
This Mount Pilatus is IS familiar a
feature to continental visitors as ST.
Peters at Rome i Is so steep and sheer
in its ascent that hitherto on,y Fountain
climbers have been able TO scale the peak,
but row. owing 10 the railway being con
structed. the view from tho summit Of
Pilatus promises 20 become as well known
as the magnificent prospect from the top Of
Mount Washington IN the United States.
The railway starts from the shore Of
Lake Luccrnc at Apnach Stad and creeps
up the southeastern slope Of themountain.
through rocky tracks and shady beech
woods. 20 its first halting place OIL the
Acmsicen Alp. Thence the lin turns
more TO the north along the Ma.talp,
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and after passing through two tunnels
piercing the Use. peak, it will eventually
eim5 q sharp gradient Of - dogs. TO
the plateau of the Hotel Bellevue-ncarly
200 feet above the sea. The railway
passes over yiaduct across the Wolfort
bach and through three small and two
larCetunuels Toafford additional security
there are two center lines Tor cog wheels,
instead OF only one like most Of the
various other mountain routes The lines
are soiidly laid ou % granite bed, and pro
tectcd On either side % prevent injury
from snow. etc. a. on most0ther noun
tain railways. the engine viii do its chief
work when ascending, and merely check
tie descent Each car viii contain thirty
two passengers, and ono hour and half
win toe consumed in the journey up the
mountain. Tho engines have proved
their speed hitherto by dragging up the
material required for the railway, and
have answered well About two-thirds
OF the line w08 constructed last spring
when the most arduous part Of the task
bcran-picrcing fhc two tunnels through
the solid granite masses Of tho Esd peak.
The railway viii not be ready for business
before next summer.
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CONMIssIoNyR's OrRIcr.

IkVUH EsV, :, THAFrH BTILDINU,
RICHMOND, VA. October Is, 1885
To all parties In interest:
Take n tee. that have fixed upon Nosem
Der 9th, 1853, at y am. as the time, nd nv
Office, No. Skaters building. Richmond Va
a. the place, for the purpose Of executing the
decree from VIII ch the above is an extract.
In accordance with tue directions Of said de
cree hereby warn all persons CLAIMING M he
secured by the deed from W. ID. Tompkins &
Co. and W, ID. IOmpkins 10 \. y. Y. Pattesop.
trustee, dated October 5th. 1857. 20 prove their
claiIs before me at the time and place above
mentioned tor executing the decree. or be
hereafter barred from asserting the same.
Given under my hand this 18th day of Octo-
Der, iess. WILLIAM N.TUkPIN,
Commissioner.
s. s. p. PArTEsoS, Pa. 3ocia.lswfv
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At the outbreak of the epidemic he bravely
resolved 10 face the pestilencc. lie felt that
1t would Ice shirEing duty to 50 away him
self. aud chose 10 risk his lie rather than TO
ION tlc refugees and leave bis work aid the
responsibilities of bis position 70 others. The
heroism shines out conspicuously Ia the quiet
nrmuess q tho man, IN the fact that his dc
cIaon was not prompted 10y spirit Of bra
vado lie was not counting the bubble rep
utation, and from the first felt that the
chances Of living through the epidemic were
against him.
SO be- sent his family 10 point of safety
and remained al BIS desk night after night.
lie was man OF the finest traits or char
acter. and by example Is well as by written
precept made his influence felt daily through
ont bis state. HIS private correspondents
showed that from the first OF the epidemic
he calculated that the chances were against
his living through IT, On the third day after
be was stricken he had the fatal black yomit
The next day be died Bishop Weed, Of the
Episcopal church, conducted tie funeral ser
vices. which were attended 10y the most prom
inent men lef; in the city.
Mr.. Martin left widow and three children.
For the benefit Of these the newspaper men OF
Savannah, Ca, have undertaken 70 raise
memorial fund. Every newspaper worker III
the United States is requested to contribute
something to this fund, and the city editor or
seine ulan On every paper Is es~ed 10 take
charge Of the subscriptions IN his Office All
rernittances should he made 10 j. ii. Estill,
chairman Martin memorial fund committee,
and all other correspondence 70 a. H. MyfeS
secretary, Savannah, ia.
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turcd by a detach-
ment from CroX-
tons command. but
being youthful IN
appearanceaud M
armed, be had the
address 10 escape
by q ruse. He was
riding al tine time
a mare with a
Young colt, and
thus be easily
passed oil a. % ciil-
zen of the country
Whereabouts. e s.
pecially as be had
M NIIffAu Dis
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transient popula
tionof2,J0l Went
worth put ny at
the old Sangan1sh
tavern 10 was kept
bya Mrs Murphy.
who stil lives. On
the 9th of October
for the Gftiethtine
" entwolth cello
hrated tho cuni-
yersaiy ~ bis mr.
rival Chicago bv
dining with MIS-
Murphy They sat
and talked of the
old days over
spring chicken
doug huuts and
hard though
Long John" was
always very fond
q some. hing cone
silerabiv moro po-
taat than hard
CIDER 1t has been
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All plants wanted for towering should
never be allowed TO produce seed; to pre-
vent this, cut all the old flowers off ss
soon Is they withcr.
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Hpew calicoes are allowed TO lie in strong
salt water an hour before FIRST the WASHING
the colors are less likely to fade.
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them. lie vas once induced 70 enter into
4 competition with a rival farmer AZ cattle
sale. On tl-o catalogue was n fine bull with
a record that was unimpeac liable, and Long
John wanted bin. To bis surprise his rival
started the bidding at $500. and Mr Went
worth bid up % $1,000, all the whilc increas-
1ng his temper. Then the opponent bid
$500, and Long john nearly tainted
No e be cutdone, he bid $500, When the
otD1 IAN Immediately Went bin $1,000
better. fqpg johns anger here got the
best Of him.
y bid sl2Gc5 III that bull, he cried out,
ma It vas lnockod 4rvn 70 him. He was
fighting mai whcp q feV Minutes later he
lelrd TIC man Wbo had hii esaisff BIN say
to a friena:
II didn't want the bull, anyhow. only
wanted to draw the old man on. boughI
his full brother this morning Tor 5000,
Long John never got bis price for that
bull and his neighbor5 laughed at him for
many day for allowing himself to he taken
in 10y farmer over the river.
Mr. Wentworth once related that he got his
nickname in thu following manner: When
he said, Il was going to school down IN
Connection, | was the longest, s.inniest boy
you ever saw was Il years old. used
TO have habit in those days Of getting my
heels up on the seat so that my knees tow
cred above my head. was sitting that way
one day in school, when one Of the exami-
ners came around. He said TO the teacher,
Whats that boy doing standing up on the
benchi Way don't you make him SIT down.
The teacher said was sitting down. That's
the way be sits, said the teacher Who IS
hef asked tho examiner John Went
worth. said the teacher. He's a pretty
long John, said the examiner, and ever since
then it's stuck to me-