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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-19

IA January last President Cleveland com
m,,ted this to five years and six months, and
nv good conduct the prisoner further reduced
a, so {, terminated on the 18th Of May. No
more need be said OF his of'ense. as the facts
are fresh in the public mind
"James u. Fish has been the best prisoner
we ever had in this institution such Is the
testimony Of all the officials al the Auburn
naniteutiary "A model Fish, no doubt, but
that was because his pond vas small, retort
some Of those who do mol admire the prtSi
dents action. "it remains 10 be- seen what he
will do when he gets in the swim again
And already the statement is published a. If
bv authority that some Of the old gentlemans
money was "sated away. Tor his son Irving.
who wasn't Of age when the catastrophe o
Cured aud has shown no great business
ability since. already figures IN deal a. the
owner Of az least $3.50 100 worth Of real -
tate. And il further appears. since the old
gcntleman's acquaintance have had good
look AZ him, that he IS not at all the ''physi
cal wreck the president was led TO consider
him In fact he enjoys quite as good health
az most men Of his age
When he entered the prison be announced
that he was dead 10 the world. wrote no
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-19
DEATH OF A WESTERN EDITOR.
Mai John Newman Edwards aud HIS
Tyentful Career.

Mai John Newman Edwards, the Mis-
souri journalist who died few days ago
was but As years old, and yet he had had
career more varied than many an eyed hero
a career more like one of the knights OF
olden time than modern journalist. de
had taken part in fifty battles and heavy
sldrmishcs served through the war IN
Shelbv's noted cavalry and in the imperial
army in Mexico, and after all that still ana
twenty years good service in Mlss1irl jour
nalism and died after all in middle life
He was born Jan 4, 1871, in Warren county
ga. bis ancestors being among the early
sottlers in that state. In boyhood he went to
Missouri. learned the printers trade and was
doing local editorial work when the war
hrole ont Enlisting in the Confederate ser
,,;ca he became member Of Shelby brigade
If cavalry, and in the long and desperate
career Of that body be distinguished himself to
q degree rarely equaled. He was several times
promoted for gallantry; his consideration for
his me-, was that Of a Bayard, and In the
darkest hour he was always able 10 cheer ana
reirvirorate his command In Marmadukes
raid ON Springfield he was badly wounded
and taken prisoner: whea exchanged ne re
ioi,ad his regiment at jacksonville, ARK,
and TONIGHT till the end He then made one
~ the "lron Brigade" which crossed TO Mex
loo and served nearly two years with the
forces Of Maximilie@
His history Of those eras is found IN ms TWO
,.l,i. IL. o,1 His Men, and "Shelby
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WOOD FIDDLER CHARCOAL PEDDLER.
IL happens, fortunately enough, that two
skillful artists completed long series Of
pictures Of Paris" just before the revolution
began. They show us the newly arrived
a pretty peasant girl debarking from boat
on the Seine, one Of those which then hoated
country produce 20 Paris-and all her expert
ences in the cruel, licentious city On the
Seine at that time also ran immense packets
carrying many hundred people, which were
thought quite speedy because they made the
trip Of iJOmiles in four days. Immense RATS
Of wood for fuel were foated down the Seine
and moored at an upper wharf; there the
wood was sawed and split into little bits and
carried about the city by street vendors who
kept up a strange musical cry Of "O-o-o-h,
buy nv billetsi" A very entertaining work
was afterwards written on the Cries Of
Paris giving some account of their origin
and peculiar music; but the government now
forbids that sort Of music and the street ven
ders for the most part sell their wares IN
peace.
The theatres at that time were exception
ally brilliant, and the reigning fsvorites
Mile Maillard as an actress and Nile. Gui
mard a. a dancer, were as celebrated as the
Bernhardt and FIading Of today Mile
Guimard lived in her own mansion IN Ori
entail luxury and MAS great iavorite OF
Marie Antoinette, who had very elegantly
appointed theatre in her favorite Little Irl
anon palace While Maillard excelled in
high stepping tragedy-she was woman Of
great size and commanding air-Guimards
forte as an actress was IN such parts as Lotta
plays IN America On the Sth OF june l7Sl,
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The attention Of every one about the two
railroad stations was attracted by an 'ossi
Ged" woman who arrived on the afternoon
train from Fort Edward. She was on her
way home to Holland Patent. The woman
cannot move a limb or twist her head a.
joints having turned to bone, it IS said, BY
the Use Of medicines. An apparatus. for NOV
Ing her about was almost as much OF a curl
osity a. the woman herself IL consisted Of O
box, in which she reposed, with ropes and
pulleys for twisting il about and putting it in
a vertical or horizontal position. Shc makes
her living by selling her photographs, and
she has composed a book Of poems She Tor.
nlerly taught school. Albany Journal.
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LADY on QUALITY on HER WEDDING DAY.
the Grand Opera was completely destroyed
by fire, but Marie AntOinctte gave piece OF
land for = new structure and had u built IN
three months under penalty OF >loO,uO N
case OF failure As u Was done IN eighty
four DAYS the architects declared the struct
ur~ unsafe; 80, in order 70 test IL. the queen
ordered tree entertainment nice con
ment ON the humanity Of that era. Tn,
poorer sort OF people. however. crowded il a,
full as 1t could be packed, and as It stood the
test the well 10 do were satisfied Mile
Malllard was a singer and dancer a. well a,
an actress and even more noted for eccen-
tricity than for art She usually rambled
about the city in mems clothing, and Ia one
instance fought a duel with and severely
wounded French officer who had insulted a
lady Of her company When he learned that
his antagonist was a woman he left the coun
try and never returned
The morgue and prisons Of that day were
simply horrible The Chatelet, consisting Of
three great towers and connecting rooms,
built In tho Twelfth century, was the head
quarters OF the police authorities, and under
IL were dungeons into which prisoners were
lowered by ropes In some the prisoner was
20 chained that he could neither stand straight
nor lilo down, and the water altering through
from the Seine made a quagmire for his feet
10 rest In, yet tas known that men grew nc
customcd 70 even that misery and lived some
time In It. And over the gateway 10 this
horrible place stood statue OF the Virgin
holding her Son In cloak, while beneath her
fset were inscribed sentences inviting TO
mercy aud love II almost makes one feel
sorry that the Jscobins did not kill several
more OF the better classes" while they were
In the killing business.
lhe age immediately preceding the reYolu
ton was ~ ostentatiously religious US il was
cruel, 40 the pictures Of the churches and
public cerenonis. show. hnt w. know that
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meet him in the visitors room, but the latter
still refusing the gentleman walked through
the shops with the guard aud met MI fish =
the latter passed on without showing tnat ne
recognized the visitor, and when the guard
turned and overlook him he curly said, u
don't want D. talk with him The visitor
however. came up and SHOOK hands with MT
Fish who still declined any more words ihan
the ordinary salutatons Thereafter tue au
thorifies respected bis wishes and allowed no
one 10 see him.
His devoted daughter, Miss Annie Fish,
took lodgings near by aud devoted her hie
to ameiorating his condition. visiting him
as often a allowed and adding many deli
cacies to his prison fare. Assisted by her he
did a great deal for other convicts, and As
he was allowed moro leisure and privileges
towards the last, he devoted bis entire time
TO aiding others just before leaving the
prison be made what hc called his will,
giving his white blankets to Pat Brady. who
is under a life sentence for killing a kecperin
an attempt 10 escape, and other articles TO
other prisoners for whom be bad formed al
attachment He did many good things while
in prison. learning the history of several
cor lets and aiding them u improve their
condition BY writing "a full account Of
their careers he SECURED tho pardon Of ono
and communication Of the sentence Of another
both Federal prisoners from Texas. He
also exeried some influence IN favor OF Pat
Brady but as that involved the life OF
guard he did not succeed
The saddest fact in Mr.. Fish's case was the
painful death Of "Sallie Reber," the comic
opera singer, who is supposed TO have been
married TO him not long before his arrest
Her child, but few days old at her death, Is
in charge Of r. half sister Mis-, Annie Fish,
whose life is almost as secluded as that OF Il
nun, she having no object, apparently, ex
cept the happiness Of her father-a modern
Antigone in the Ioyeiiest phase OF tina.
beroines character Mr. Fishs last act be
fore leaving the prison was TO distribute
among bis prison friends some elegant visit
ing cards, on which he had written his future
address:
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-19
JAMES D. FISH,
How He Passed His Life While Serving
the State "A. u Convict.

James ID Fish once more walks beneath the
blue sky and breathes the May ara free
man Gen Grant is dead and his bankrupt
son in retirement, and Ferdinand Ward has
five more weary years in Sing Sing before
him, but James d. Fish is free No doubt
freedom is as sweet 10 him rs any other man,
yet be must feel cast down at the great
changes since his enforced retirement. for be
nov comes into the world as not OF IT, For
tune aud friends are gone, ms health is ruined
and his beloved "Sallie Reber" is dead--her
fate even more melancholy than his own In
April, 1885, Mr. Fish was convicted in the
federal court OF miSapplyins the funds of the
Marine National bank Of New York--he had
loaned them TO Ferdinand Ward without
proper security-in June he was sentenced 10
ten years im-risnr,nant at Auburn N Y.
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DICKENS RURAL HOME.
TIE BEAUTIES OF GAO'S HILL AND
ITS SURROUNDINGS.

II 4. for sale and Much INTEREST 10 ~
c,,ea-Painfui Early Experien,e OF DICK
.o.-Uis Successive Eesiderces-ouee
Journey to Gad- MIA Floral P"rah''e'
The announcement appearing IN many
English papcrs that Gad's Hill, the famous
home OF Charles Dickens. is for sale, has
hrouoht out pleasing variety Of reminis-
ccnces Of the great novelist Out the mas
Of facts two are Of fresh interest to the
American reader. that Gad's Hill was the
deal country home to which Dickens had
looked forward through all his struggling
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ri.h Kiiled by liallslone,.

A severe hail storm, followed by heavy
fall Of rain, is reported from Murray county
The falling hail. by cold and force, be-
numbed the fish in Sugar creek. The fol-
lowing rain washed tho helpless fish out OF
the creek. leaving thousands Of them high
I'D dry. Citizens Of surrounding country
gathered hundreds OF pounds each Of the
iish for table use.-Atlsata Journal
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effort has been made 10 reproduce as much
Is possible Of tho Paris Of 1859 The Bastiie
has been rebuilt, 70 some extent, the Rue 81
Antoine ST Anthony street., the seed bed
of Jacobinism in the French revolution, has
been partially restored, all the old relics o.
the old regime have been collected, and the
illustrated papers have gwen whole issues TO
picturing and describing the Paris ana the
France Of Louis XVI and Marie Antonotte
A miserable France il was for the common
people. and very cruel, lcentious, intern
perate Paris Tire pictures given by the Ia
risian papers are handsome enough to make
the aesthetic eve glisten, but some OF the
views are shocking 10 humanity. In them
are shown the lean laborers, the clumsy carts
and poor, CALLED horses Of the peasantry the
women peddlers and boy vendors OF wood
bending under loads which humane man
would hesitate to lay on a donkey; the pillory
where offenders were fastened by neck and
feet in "A suspended platform, which revolVed
slowly, so that the jeering crowd might see
him in all positions; and worst Of all, the be
jeweied, perfumed, painted and powdered
courtiers aud high born ladies' driving
through and over all this misery without a
thought that their vile luxury and wretched
mismanagement were largely the cause OF u.
The revolution did not come day too soon
and one is tempted 70 add that none too
many were sacrificed; the nobility generally
deserved their fate, and rs for the poor who
were sacrificed their misery had been so great
that death was blessing One picture VIII
serve as text-it is that Of a Costume Of
Lady of Quality" on her wedding day The
long. narrow, ridiculously pointed waist, the
hair built in a couture fourteen inches above
the head and surmounted by all the feathers
that could be fastened there, the bell shaped
and enormously spread skirts, all these prove
one fact: this woman had never been per
mitted TO indulge one honest, earnest thought
not a thought beyond dress, with the result
that she could not think well on that. It's
companion picture is that Of market wo'
man, with two immense panniers fastened on
her back; and the artist Of that day has
rather contemptuously labeled It, SEQ the
stout body of the watercreSs wOmani
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~
in Mexico. " In all
the negotiations IN
Mexico he was the
trusted agent OF
both parties, being
a great favorite
with both Carlotta
and Macmillan,
and it was at bis
request that Shell
by's men to the
number Of fifty OBJ
tanned a grant Of
land for the Cor
dova colony As Is
Iii l-,,uu oil tho
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-19

letters and submit
ted TO no inter
.iews, declined pos
itively 70 receive
visits from any OF
his former friends
and except a. Sc
quircl by law, and
never referred 10
his Oifense. On one
occasion an old ac-
quaintancc from
the city sent most
urgent requests for
[ he prisoner 10
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Suspended Evolution.

He-Aw. WEAKLY, Mss Blossom. do you be-
lieve man sprang from the apef
She VERY tired Of his attentions Yes,
presume some men have, but there are Others
who have never yet made the spring. or at
least never sprang very far Omaha World
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among the wealthy and titled II was All oeten'
,ation. as the writings Of Voltaire, helvetius,
Rousseau and Didcrot we're the basis OF the"
faith. Ben Franklin, Thomas JEFFERSON
Thomas Paine aud many other American vis'
itors bear witness 10 the unbelief OF the edu
Gated. Assoon as thisunbelief could litter down
10 the lower classes the revolution was inevifa'
BILE. and after thu; atheism and the Reign
~ Terror Il Is not strange, therefore, that
Paris now shows 50 little Of the sights OF i'S''
between the two eras there is the gulf OF an
awful cataclysn. and Paris Is now Bona
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shoe king.

Aunt Susan to Boston girl who has just
returned from New York; 90 And how did you
enjoy yourself Carriei
Carrie had an enjoyable visit, aunt, but
il was positively shocking to see 50 many
people without glasses Boston Transcript
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Miss Crimp-PeopIe say hook like my sis
ter What do you think about IL, Mr. Softy
Mr. Softly Iher sisters beau think you
look very much like your sister but please
don't tell her said 81. Yankee Blade.
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BONBON GIRL


BALLAD SELLER BoNboN "lhi-
partist. Orleanist or Republican Indeed IL
IS but recently that the French could have
patience 70 restore any Of the monuments Of
The past. and so little is left that the visitor
to the exposition must content himself 70 SEQ
the world Of today and review the black past
only in books and pictures
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SPECIAL FEATURES.

By terms of contract thc Company must lr.
post the sum 0i lll prizes included 'H fNf
scheme before selling single flOh'f. inI ir
Coiyo the following official permit
CERIIFI' fIF ft.f,iH ffInH'N I0
d0a Bunk ~ MfIl0 lNd s0IH iWt.I.I |'
special dlD0.r Me- nt0.~HIy fN.f. 'n Gf'i
ne IdDHfNf ~ HN pII.H HIINN lY m. IN'I
M B,nt0f.nr.H PLN0f
q. RODRIDIEI RIVIERA. htfrlfN.
Further. the Company D. required tn lIs
tribute BIS per cent 0f the value Di lN iNr
tickets i'm pfiirs larger proportion than '-
given hy any other Lottery.
Finally. Tie number OF tickets b. limited to
NJ. O00- 2O0Ou less than are sold by other lotto
rie- using the same scheme.
For ml particulars address q. Bassetti.
ApartadO go. city of Mexico. Mexico.
myl2-lm or Box osj, Montgomery Ai"'
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Affinity.

Miss Maud Hogg, Of Northampton county
Pa, was married few days ago to a Sir
Mudd, OF Maryland Exchange
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That's the Trouble.

Harry always pay a. go
Larry IfeelinglyI-Yes but YOU don't go!-
Time
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-19
All Settled.

Every claim has been taken up la Oklaho-
ma That s,ttles it. Chicago Globs.
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ASTHMA rnoM ANIMALS.


Similar suigcrings 70 those produced by
vegetable efiluvia occur from contact with
many animals DR. Hyde Salter, in his
valuable work on asthma, relates that he has
met with many eases in which the etfiuvium
from horses, wild beasts, guinea pigs cattle,
dogs. rabbits and hares would Immediately
give rise 10 "A paroxysIn- One OF his patients
always had iit Of asthma brought on by the
presence Of horses lie wa the proprietor Of
an equestrian establishment, and was there
fore always asthmatic, but he had no sus-
picion Of the real cause OF his symptoms till
he made his fortune and retired from bust
hess. when he almost Immediately lost them
Cat asthma, from nursing cat or kitten,
closely resembles hay fever aud the parox-
ysrns are even more violent. Tho influence
seems 10 be stronger in kittens from two
months old and upwards than in full grown
cats. but after the removal u tho cause the
symptoms very quickly subsIde Some
people are attacked with sneczing IN the
presence Of all animals
There is no invention or Imagination or
exaggeration IN these things, and what may
&c an rritant 10 ono class Of ESTIMATES
may not be in tho least 80 to another. One
lerspn is obliged to expatriate himself in the
hay season, another cannot endure The scent
of flowers. another cannot sleep Oh down
pillow, or u~e mustard in any siap', or pas,
a poulterers shop Even tho suniisi, Is ter
rible 10 some inveteratc snoczers
4 sudden fright may induce a Iii Of
asthma. or. on the contrary. may cure IT,.
indeed cure by yioeat emotion l. more
sudden and complete than by ANY other
remedy \ confirmed asthmatic states that
once when be was suffering from an IN
usually severe attack, - bad that lie had
been unable to speak or move all day, be
was suddenly alarmed by the illness OF q
relative lie ran down two flights OF stairs
and up again, administered the rcstoratlyes
he had procured, and then observed, to his
establishment, that his asthma was gonel
Another sufferer relates that he was IN bed
breathing with the greatest difficulty, and
unable to move, when fire broke out op-
posite his house When the excitement was
over, ho found that ho had been standing
with others looking out OF the window, and
that he had forgotten all about his asthma.
Chambers Journal
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cRoSlN AND PLACE WHERE rnE TRUNK WAS
FOUND.
one time supposed o. have contained the doc
tors body bat which was af,efward stated
by horse thief named Woodruff TO hay,
held the body Of woman who had been
made away with was found
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JANIS d FISH.
~ Henry street.
Brooklyn


Here is portrait OF DR. Cronin, the Chi
cago doctor whose disappearance recently
caused 50 much comment Il is accompanied
bv a picture Of the place where the trunk. at
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LOTTERY.
Lottery Of the Public
Charity.
Established in 1877
-Bl THE
Mexican National Gov
eminent.
Operated Undera Twenty Years
CONTRACT by the NrNicnn 300.
ternational improvement
Company.

Grand Monthly Drawings held I'M fH0 AZ.
RESCUE Pavilion. ln the Alameda llrt. ems No
Mexico. and publicly C0uiuDoI .F Govern
ment officials appointed f0f fho fHf0 n}
the Secretaries of che interior inl .H. Treas
ury.
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DRIVING OF JUNE g. 1850.
CAPITAL PRIZE. $50. 900

PRICE OF TICKETS. AMERICAN MONEY
wholes. -; Halves. a. Quarter. 500 Cents.
Club Rates. gls Tickets Tor tN United
State Currency.
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PARIS A CENTURY AGO.
THE FRENCH RESTORE SOME SCENES
OF 1889 FOB VISITORS.

ne Cruel Miserable Paris Of louis XVI
s>x Marie Ansotnette-Tou o. tse Poor,
Lnxury Of tho NOTES.-The nastiie and
roe ST. Antoine.
Paris Is In a roar all day long and in brill.
ians blaze all the night IAN the world" Is
there, say the journals, and all Par'siais are
on the alert to entertain that world-if II has
the cash The great Centennial Exposition
has been opened with extraordinary splendor'
and besides the display, which IN many re-
spects has never been equaled, special
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-17
A Hollow Square:
Very Wise Indeed.

Grog consists of mixture Of water
and whisky expect, therefore, to find
three sets of qualities in grog. one set
due to the water, another to the whisky,
and another to the mixture Of the two.
Owing to the presence Of whisky,
should expect to find the color darker
and the flavor stronger than water.
Owing to the water. | should expect the
color lighter and the flavor weaker than
whisky. and, owing to the whisky and
water being mixed, should expect to be
able to drink certain quantity of it
more than could of pure whisky, but
less than l could of pure water.-Dr.
Venn's Empirical Logic.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-17
No. 4S7.-Hidden FruiIo.

Go range through every cline. where'er
The patriot muse appears;
He deeds of valor antedates,
His ban an army fears
By midnight lamp each poet soul
Is plumed for fight sublime;
Pale Monarch Moon and shining stars
Witness his glowing rhymel
Incited by the muse, man goes
To grapple with his wrongs;
The poet cares not who makes laws,
If he may make the songs.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-17
colori
Progressive Memory.

In this simple parlor amusement sharp eyes
and good memory are needed. A tray is
brought in containing about twenty articles,
such as ring, fork, bit of ribbon, an apple,
ETC. The tray is placed on the center Of the
table for fifteen seconds, and then removed
out of sight Each one must now give list
of the articles on the tray, and the one giving
the longest list scores one point. This is re-
peated six times Cthe articles being changed
each time) and the highest number of points
wins Any article named which Is not on the
tray takes two off the score.