The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-07-15


was no better-known man in Virginia
tt an James Parke Corbin, and it was
on his plantation i'll King George
County, and into his possession that a
slave-child, afterwards known as Maria
Johnson was born. But little is known
of her childhood, but the gossips say
that she joined the Baptist Church fully
seVenty-hVe years ago, and it is certain
that she died a member of Zion
Baptist church in this city. During
the war she came to Washington
and Sc tied down in the neighborhood
from whence she was borne to the
grave. She had always said the end
would come before she completed the
one hundred and twelfth year of her
existence. ard no one was surprised
when, On Saturday last, the worn out
body parted company with the weary
soul. For two years past she was to-
tally Blind, and it was only by the ex-
ercise of all of the little physical
strength remaining that she could
ascend and descend the stairway which
led from tho lover floor to the bedrooms
above.
One old woman vas found who re
memoered Aunt Maria" some fifty
years ago, 2 III she described her as be-
ing very largo, powerful woman who
was then verg,ng on ola age. Yester-
Day, as she l7y in her narrow bed, she
was OF q stature that looked more like
immature childhood than senility. The
hands and face were almost infantile in
their appearance. Two OF her children,
both over eightv-five years of age, still
live in the city, and there NAV be sew
erai others, younger ones. down South,
where they were sold just prior to the
war.
CREED RAYMOND.
OF the many prominent or wouId-be
prominent men in the Republican CON
yention at Chicago, none attracted
more attention than did Creed Hay
mond, and now Henry George has
turned his battery on him in the follow
ing quiet, gentle way: Among the
most prominent figures in the conven-
ton was Creed Raymond, chairman of
the California delegation, and foremost
among the boomers of Blaine and
protection To those who knew him
years ago it seemed a queer place for
him to be. Creed Raymond is Virgin
ian by birth and a Democrat by instinct
and tradition. He was in California
during the war and was strong seCeS
sionist, and afterwards was prominent
and useful as an anti-monop-
oily, free-trade Democrat. he Is
a fine lawyer, manof ex-
ceedingly quiet and nimble mind.
and, like m )st southern men of his class,
a born politician. He rendered very
efficient aid to Governor Haight in his
with the Pacific Railroad mo-
and no one in the country could
have better startled the Chicago con-
vention with a Jeffersonian speech.
But, like many other men in Califor-
mia, Greed Hay mond at length grew
tired of wat seemed an utterly hope
less tight, and the railroad octopus
true to its policy of a'1ing into its ser
vice men of ability who might be dan
gerous to 1T outside, made him head of
its law bureau with salary of S25 600
8 year. Thus it comes that Greed Hay
mond makes his appearance in
National Republican Convention at the
head of delegation representing the
Central Pacific Railroad ring.
MOSES BRONSON.
The quiet death, in Baltimore, at a
good old age. Of Moses Bronson, calls to
mind one of his characteristic feats.
Of course few people outside of Wash
ngton ever heard of the man-"Mose, :"
IS he was called so it may be we'll to
state that he was leader in the DAYS of
the old volunteer fire dep artment,
and his followers called themselves
the Rangers" They were a wild,
reckless set, but meant we'll except
when fighting some rival company, an
opportunity they never let pass. At
mat time Washington had, in Murder
Bay and Brlentown, two very tough"
quarters. and a respectable citizen never
would pass through either of them even
IN daytime, if it could possibly be
avoided. One day, while Nose" and |
ais crowd were standing in front of |
heir engine-house, lady passed by |
ind she was weeping bitterly.
Sissy" said Nose" you seem to |
)e in trouble. Tell US all about it."
The lady was frightened and at
empted to run away, but "Mose' in. |
listed on knowing what was wrong |
llthoQgh he was called a brute aud |
'ther choice names by the distressed |
emale. Finding he was in earnest, she |
inally said that her husband was spend |
ng all his time and money with a
in one of the disreputable |
.ouses in Brientown.
That's all right" said "Mose" after
le had heard her tale, you leave that
With US; We'll fix it."
And they did.
Half an hour later saw the Rangers
n Brientown and that maladorous
ocality was in flames, while the erriug
husband was making very rapid time
oward the nearest shelter. No one
attempted to extinguish the flames,
Tor were any inquiries made concern
ng the cause of the fe. No one who
aw the patriarchal Mr.. Bronson of
alter days would ever drrern oe sus-
'ecting him of being the sune indi-
,idual who, as "Mose," was the t. rror
# half the town. The years bring
hanges.
POLITICAL WIPES"
Every true partisan now shows his
has by the handkerchief which peeps
ut of his pocket. and the dealers in