The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-04-07
as sufe's You i've.

ait is strange. Now I'm often mis-
taken that way myself, and II did not
know that Handsome Charley was In
the penitcntiary, I'd swear you were nc"
| The nice gentleman friend Of Major
Dusenbery smiled uneasily, turned to-
wards Plum street, and said "good bye"
In a very cheerful way, indeed.
The stranger merely mused:
"Bunko's slick game, but I'd rather
be robbed at poker.
In another minute the stranger had en-
tered the ------. Hotel He registered,
unslupg his sachel, and then made
straight for the bar, where he finished
two more whisky-sours At the cigar
stand he inquired as to the plays at the
different theaters, and, having walked
around the magnificent rotunda, finally
bought two tickets for "She, paying the
money out of a roll Of generous dimen-
sions. Stepping into the reading room,
he gazed for a while on the throng rs 1t
passed both ways on Central avenue,
and, getting tired OF this, sat down and
wrote note, in the meantime glancing
several times at card which he took
from his vest pocket. The note finished,
the stranger had District Telegraph
messenger called, and, counseling haste,
sent it away by the boy who answered
the summons. Then he went to supper
and got away with hearty meal. As he
stood near the clerks desk scanning the
register he was handed sweetly-scented
missive. The next half hour. was spent
in the barber shop. At 1880 o'clock our
stranger was being whirled towards the
West End in one of poor Pat O'Hern's
cabs, the flower in the button hole of his
coat looking as fresh as though it had
but just left it's native stem.
The big-faced clock on the Carlisle
building was on the point Of indicating
3 o'clock A. NJ. when a well dressed
stranger, with troubled look and a
wilted boutennere dangling from his
coat, stepped into the Western Union
Telegraph office at Fourth and Vine, and,
picking out u full rate message blank,
wrote dispatch and passed it into the
night receiving clerk. The clerk read it
aloud, mechanically:
. "CINCINNATI, o.. March 10, 1889
''To William &. johnson, Cashier Springfield
National Bank:
"Telegraph me credit for fifteen hundred
dollars to - Hotel. Had my pocket
picked. JEREMIAH JIaPsoN."
''Eourteen words; sixty Gently, please.
Thanks"
''Shove it right out please. l want to
hear from him tho first thing in the
INJURED the stranger.
"All right. Goes right away"
"Much obliged"
In the next days Sunday Enquirer,
under the head of amusements, in the
double-leaded matter, signed by "Ah
There" was found the following neat
'personal" in 'Footlight Flashes:''
"There sat in the bald head row at
the 'People's' last night, handsome
Estelle De La Court, better known to
Larry Hazen's detective force as Lady
Mary, the panel-worker. Her elderly
and infatuated escort had the air Of a
country broker. Up to the time of our
going to press Chief Deitsch has had no
intimation of a fresh panel robbery
Perhaps the non-partisan police are not
fly enough yet to catch on.''
CINCINNATI CENTENNIAL NOTES.
Low rates will be given on all the rail-
roads.
Applications for space are still roll
ing in.
The price of admission will be fifty
cents head.
The hotel rates will not be raised dur
ing the Exposition.
Eighth street park was originally in
tended for market space.
The offices of the Exposition will be
removed to the new buildings about
April 1.
The dome will be reached by means of
elevators. From this perch you can look
over into Kentucky.
"Over the Rhine" will be a favorite
resort in 1888. All the buildings of the
'big show" are in this section.
There is not town or city in the coun-
try that is not ornamented with posters
or Autographs of the great show.
President James Allison, the Director
General, was gallant soldier in an Indi-
ana regiment during the civil war.
The greatest singers and musicians
from all over the world are being en-
gagged by the amusement committee.
Horticultural Hall will excel in
beauty anything ever attempted in the
way of a flower show on this continent.
The new structures will cost nearly
$500, 900. They will be formally turned
over to the Commissioners on or about the
1st of April.
The formal transfer of the new build
ings will be made an occasion of great in
terest. The associate commissioners of
the several states will be invited to par
ticipate.