Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-07
said Over CouScdcrase Graves.
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A New York World special from Baltimore. June
@. says: Gen. Bradley I. johnson. president OF tie
Maryland Confederate society, made remarkable
speech to-day upon the occasion OF the DECORATION
OF Confederate graves After speaking OF the
heroism OF the Confederate leaders he said:
THE south Is progressing. She Is not dead.
these Old Confederate soldiers and their DESCEND
ants elect ninety out OF every hundred Congress
men. thirty-iour of the United states senators,
ana the President of the United states The Gos-
eminent Of the United States Is controlled by con-
lederate soldiers 10 IL always the case that when
you get into position 10 command respect you
VIII get respect These old Confederate soldiers
are not Idle. Theft work for twcnty-slN years In
government In railroads and IN Industrial enter
Land In 1880 Texas will send twenty -nve men 10
congress Tue anxiety viii be then not who can
carry New York in the election. but who can win
OF the lost cause he said: Il didn't believe the
nlted states had right 20 coerce the southern
ps eS ana n sad would sh' y they tired 70 DO ~
morrow, as God Is my witness Many OF US might
nave kept out OF that war, but we didn't" lie
made this reference 10 jefferson Davis: 81 recall
the sentimentality exhibited by some Just before
the eightieth birthday OF jefferson Davis man
MnS OF all the Coniederaies has been singled out
ey MS enemies and branded 10y malice and preJu-
lice and kept from his rights. lie Is a patient
Statesman and hero. hope he viii go down 10
his grave with the Acknowledgement his enemies
have put upon him, for 1 am sure be has no desire
lor u TO De otherwise and would never accept the
right OF suffrage except by unanimous consent Of
winch 'here Is not the rsmotest hope"
Died OF Hydrophobia-
SAMUEL C. SMITHS sPTTz BITES HIM N FUN BUT
DEArH FOLLOWS
Samuel c. Smith, OF Jersey CITY, died on TUESDAY
OF hydrophobia The n. \. lS1a says: month
ago he was bitten on the hand by a
spu uog pet In his family. He had
the wound cauterized, and thought nothing
OF Il his wife and niece had
J previously been bitten by the dog ana there had
been no serious results ON Friday evening last
he was taken SICK lie complained VI Jlgntness
In his throat ana had difficulty IN breathing. DR.
Opdyke said there was only a slight nervous
trouble. on saturday afternoon he asked
Tor water, but when u was offered
him he refused 10 drink. shortly afJerw ard he
began frothlng at the mouth, and would not allow
any OF his family 20 remain In his sight. lie re-
mained In this condition until he died. Drs.
opdy he, Lampson and MOtson held a consultation
just before his death and decided that he had
hydrophobia. His wife told a sun reporter
yesterday that her husband was bitten by
the same dog year ago again thrct'
months ago, and the last time a month ago
The last bite was apparently the least
severe, as the dogs teeth did not penetrate the
nesh On his hand. The dog had been a pet In the
family for three years She said. and had bitter
al Of them more or less severely She herself had
been bitten twice. and so had her niece. None OF
them had ever thought the bites poisonous as the
dog bit only In fun. smith enlisted la the Twenty.
seventh New York Volunteers and served during