, 1889-04-14
MARINE NEWS.

Re5-Uncle Billy Lee, who dispenses
Justice opposite the city hall, commenced
official life as coroner of the county. One
day during the Judges term of Office as
investigator of mysterious demises, a
policeman overhauled a burlY negro who
was heading for the cemetery with the re-
mains of a little pickaninny in a sack
slung over his shoulder. The corpse was
turned over to Uncle Billy, who sum-
moned a jury of six colored men to Off
chase in the case. The innovation never
became popular, but gave Mr.. Lee a great
deal of satisfaction, and created consider
able talk. On another occasion Uncle
Billy enlisted half a dozen prominent
ladies to inquire into the causes which led
to the death of a woman whose remains
were fonnd in q deserted house. The
female. jury returned a sound verdict, and
drew their fees with the grace Of their
brothers.
Ba5~The name of Senator Teller of
Colorado has appeared in thousands of
newspapers a great many times since the
august body of which he is a member sat
upon Editor Halstead. In conversation
Mr.. Teller is gruff and brief. When he
was secretary of the interior a prominent
Republican from the South one day COM
planned to him that no Southerners had
yet been appointed to Indian agencies.
hANhu 1an'E M haun npa Indian
agents2" he petulantly inquired. WHY
don't you have some Indians down
there?' was the very pat reply of the
Coloradian.
Eas-Humor occasionally occurs in Off
cial communications. When Col. J. X.
Jeffrey was county clerk he was once re-
quested by an honest ranchman to ''ior-
ward a list of the unrecorded brands"
The applicant desired to select a brand
not in use. In a controversy about a road
one of the petitioners wrote Mr.. Jeffrey
that the statements made by a member of
the opposition were "a false assertion of
facts which were conspicuously not true"
RaS~Harry Hynds was tripped up nice
ly the other evening. He made a little
bet that he had in his possession the old.
est coin in town-a piece minted in 1000
and something. After the game was
made Mr.. Adamsky produced a coin a
little more than 1000 years old.
RaS~John p. Glow, the prize fighter,
has appeared IN Omaha decked out in
broadcloath, fine linen, silk and diamonds
and the papers there wonder where he
made the raise. He has probably turned
a trick with a Jimmy or three cards, as the
fellow is VIGOROUSLY as crooked as a dogs
hind leg. AS a matter of course this
don't'go if he's in owl.
Bas- VIM. st. Clair Taylor, whose con-
fession while on trial for burglary at Lar
annie created such a decided sensation at
that place, belongs to a family having a
most romantic history. Ten years ago
the father, st. Clair, was a professor of
music in an Ohio conservatory. Their
social position was the best. The boy,
now in jail in Laramie, was a born thief.
His mother shielded him until an expose
could no longer be averted. Then they
came to Denver, where all eventually be-
came thieves and finally landed in the
penitentiary. The woman died here
alone in a howell; the father passed away
the very same day in California, where he
had become a reputable citizen. The
boy is marked Tor either the pe~nitentiary
or the gallows.
sGsHThc other day the county board
instructed Clerk Fredendall to address a
letter of inquiry to Insane Commits
%sioners, Evanston, Wyo." Ira demurred
and finally secured permission to alter the
of the commissioners might visit Cheyenne
in the future.
IBaTCol. John Friend and John G.
Dyer of Rawlins attended the inaugura-
ton. The former is postmaster, editor
and G. A. r. man. He has constitu-
tional scruples against excrting himself,
and the boys say that being chased by
Indians once he sat down and rested three
times in travelling a mile.
Ra"A jcweler says that the diamonds
displayed at last Tuesday nights affair
were worth more than a million dollars.
A pretty little milliner declares that nearly
200 dresses were made for the occasion.
By the way, plump Matte Vickers will
wear some big diamonds and fine dresses
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