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The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-18

room was opened by little Irishman by
the name of Duffy, called Boston" for
short. Dufy's lay out was quite meager
and the games played in his rooms were
generally between local sports. Then
came ATLANTA Charlie," and fitted up
handsome rooms in the same building
Charlie did fine business, and some
big games were played in his rooms,
in which some of the Northern viz itors
took hands. In one of these games sew
one deal. Both of these rooms closed
with the saloon.
A subscriber who appreciates "archi-
itectural oddities" informs us by letter
that our remarks about the court house
chimney were UNJUST, as such chimneys
are very fashionable in the North. Well,
whatofi it? "Pln- backs" Grecian- bend,
chignons and abnormal bustles we're
once very fashionable, but who ever
thought them pretty or appropriate?
~
Volusia county has never had fair,
and we believe has never attempted to,
but this is no reason we should not have
one. 1t has long been pet scheme OF
Col. Codrington's, and he writes us the
fvllowing letter on the subject:
Editor Supplement-:
Allow me to suggest that on the COM
pl-tipn of the court house instead of
feas ing and guzzling, that grand county
fair shall be held for a week, and that
all parts of the county be asked to con-
tribute, and that space be furnished to
those who wish to have distinct exhib-
it, Strangers will be impressed with the
vast res Durces of the county if it's pro-
ducts are brought before them, and all
parts and parties will be benefited. A
SIN 4l admission fee will furnish a suf-
fcient fund from which topay handsome
premiums, but if not there is enough
public spirit in the county to make up
any deficiency. G. CoDRINGToN.
*x*
We admit that the proposition of our
esteemed friend is good one; we could
make success, financially and other
wise. of county fair. and hope some
one will take hold and push the matter,
but we are disinclined to give up the
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-18

friend Jefferson Davis, furnishes one or
those numerous incidences which, il
properly recorded, will help to illuminate
the otherwise dark history of slavery in
the South. Another instance almost as
pathetic occurred in our State many
years ago. In the winter of 1848-49 an
auction sale of the personal property OF
a deceased planter, comprising score
or more of slaves, was held in Jackson
Vile, which was then nothing but a
struggling village. On beginning the
the sale of the slaves the auctioneer
publicly announced that families would
not be separated, but would be sold in
lots After number Of lots had
been duly brought to the block and
knocked down to the highest bidder,
bright looking boy was brought forward
and placed upon the stand. The auctioneer
at the same time called an old colored
man among the crowd to come up and
stand beside the boy. He did so. and the
auctioneer then said:
Gentlemen, the old man is this boys
father; he lives in the West Indies, and
is a free man. He wants to buy the boy
and take him to his home and make him
free He bids $4O0, which is all the
money he has"
The intent of this statement was evil
IDENTIFY to discourage any advance on
that bid and it touched a sympathetic
chord in his audience. The crowd
watched the proceedings for a minute
or two in silence, while the auctioneer
dwelt upon the bid of $400. and was
calling it for the third and last time,
when, from the outskirts of the crowd,
voice bid Fifty" Every eye was at
once turned in the direction of the bid
der, who was rough, dissipated look
ing fellow. typical slave trader in
appearance The auct1oneer paused
moment, looked annoyed, and then re-
peated his previous statement concern
ing the old man, emphasizing the re-
mark that $400 was all the money he
had. "And now," said he, Il am bid
four hundred and fifty" From a dozen
voices came the cry: Withdraw your
bid!' The auctioneer awaited the re-
suit. The bidder growled surly refusal.
saying he wanted that boy, and had as
good right to bid as anybody" -Four
hundred and fifty" came slowly from
GIl0 1lDS Ol CIl0 duCCIOuS6T. lu0 SHOUTS
of Withdraw your bidr' were repeated
in angry tones on every side.
"Well," said the bidder. 81 with
draw it"
The auctioneer quickly went back to
the original bid, on which he dwelt two
or three times, when down went his
hammer. 'Sold at four hundred. Old
man. the boy is yours; take him down."
The crowd cheered, and the principal
figure in this little drama who, the mo-
ment before, had been the picture Of
despair, hurried down from the stand
smiling and happy.
Xxx
The famous Cronin trial, which has
been in progress at Chicago for the past
three months ended Monday Beggs
was acquitted. Kunze was sentenced to
the penitentiary for three years and
Coughlin, O'Sullivan and Burke will
spend the remainder of their natural
lives in prison. This trial will 60 down
in history as the most famous in the
criminal annals of the country.
***
The people of Jacksonville by ma
jority of 4lO, ont Of very light vote, de-
cided not to bond the city for sanitary
improvements. Would the people OF
DeLand take the same action in refer
for
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-18

Monday dodgers were scattered over
the town inviting citizens to meet at the
city hall that night for the purpose of
electing marshal and discussing the
subject of water works. Some one must
certainly.be unacquainted with the city or
dinances, as marshals are not elected at
mass meetings, but by the city council.
However quite crowd turned out, the
council held meeting, elected mar
shal and adjourned. The meeting then
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-18

Arkansas brother some valuable advice,
5ut--no thank you, we stopped giving
fraternal advice week before last.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-18
NEWS AND COMMENTS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST ABOUT De-
LAND AND DeLAND MATTERS.
No More Poker ROOmS-Architectur
OdditieS-A VOIusia County Fair
The Suffering Newspaper Man -
A Pathetic Incident.

UST now DeLand
has no gambling
dens or poker
rooms !; "Bruno's
hole'' on Indiana
aven u e, W h ich
was re Gently raid
eG by Sheriff Ste
venson and brok-
en- up, was prob
ably the last of the
lot. But in time
past our town has
had it's full share
of gambling dens.
The first poker
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-18

The people of Jacksonville by ma
jority of 40, ont Of very light vote, de-
cided not to bond the city for sanitary
improvements. Would the people of
DeLand take the same action in refer
ence to issuing bonds for water works
and sewers if it was put to vote?
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-02-15
AT THE SOUTH,

! Word has been received from Aufalla,
Indian Territory. that Belle Starr was killed
there Sunday night. February3. Belle was
| at one time the wife of Cole Younger and
Jim Starr, her second husband, was shot
down by her side less than two wears ago.
She was the most desperate woman that
ever figured on the borders. She married
Cole Younger directly after the war, but
left him and joined IL gang Of outlaws that
operated in the Indian Territory. She had
been arrested for murder and robbery
score OF times, but always managed to cs
cape.
"A religious crank in the suburb of Hill
City. on the bank of the Tennessee, is
building an ark in which he says he will
float to the top of Lookout Mountain. The
wooden ark is forty feet long and ten feet
wide. and has three doors on each side
and mast already up and the rudder
ready for steering: The nineteenth cen
fury Noah is firm in the belief that his
craft will be needed. and that soon.
by an accident on the St. Louis and
San francisco road near Springfield, Mo-,
on the Sd. three were instantly killed and
five injured. four of them fatally. A switch
engine moving live stock cars jumped the
track and went down an embankment,
carrying ten men with it. The testimony
before tie coroner show: :...u: the cause Of
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-02-15
FOREIGN EVENTS.

Germany absorbing Holland. France
taking in Belgium. Austria the Troublesome
Balkan States. and Russia securing her
long coveted outlet to the sea in the south
Politicians are now pondering how long
this prospective change is going to be de-
layed and what effect the Dutch succession
is likely to have upon the situation. Much
will depend upon the selection to be made
by the queen regent of husband for the
young princess. who will ascend to the
throne upon the death OF the king. It is
the belief that the queen mother has Ger
man proclivitics, but some say that by
choosing an English husband the autonomy
Of Holland might be preserved.
The steamer Nereid collided with the
British ship Ki!lochan from Lyttleton off
Dungcness on the light of February 3. and
both vessels went to the bottom in very
short time. Twenty-four persons were
drowned. including the captain of the Kill
lochan. Nine members of the crews were
rescued. one of whom afterward died
The weather was clear at the time Of the
collision.
The dissolution OF the Panama Canal
company has been decreed on petition Of
persons acting in accord with De Lcsseps.
The court acpo inted an official liquidator.
The tribunal authorizes tho ssolution Of
the old company as preliminary 10 the
formation of a new mpany. The iquida-
tor appointed by the court is given full
power to dispose of the property in the
best interests of the company. Panama
canal shares continue to decline in the
market.
A London dispatch Of the 4th says the
special mail steamer Remus foundered off
the Island Of Bliraid. one of the Phillip
pines. All the passengers supposed to be
drowned.
A letter has been received at Zanzibar
from Mackay. missionary at Usambro
dated November 26. The writer says that
no direct news. either from Stanley Or
Emin Bey, has been received. A fresh
revolution had broken out in Uganda,
King Kiwiwa has been deposed and his
younger brother raised to the throne. XII
viva having killed two Of the principal
Arab instigators OF the expulsion Of Eng
fish missionaries.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-02-15

coal at tide water. The customers refuse
to make contracts. rs they have entered
into a compact to hold off until prices are
demoralizcd. Tho large companies threat
en- to retaliate by ordering general sus-
pension among all collieries from Carbon
dale to Sha mokin.
Mrs. Freelinghuysen. widow OF the late
ex-Secretary of State Frederick T. Free
linghuysen, died at her home in Newark,
n. j.. on the Sd.
-Adviees from various points in New
England show the thermometer ranging
from thirty to forty degrees below zero on
the morning of February 4th
Five thousand miners employed in the
coal mines along the Monongahela and
Youghogheny rivers,i in Pennsylvania, who
have oeen idle for three months. resumed
operations on the 4th at the old rates.
The pnblic debt statement issued Feb
ruary first shows a decrease during Janu-
airy of $l2.21G2s5 Total decrease since
Jun, 80, 1888. s43. 1913 6s3. The total cash in
treatury as shown by treasuser's general
account is S617 .91O,4S2.
Tho express war. which had brought
ra;es in many cases below the actual cost
Transportation. is ended. An agreement
was signed by the presidents O. the several
companies on the LIST inst By it the rates
existin! on all competitive business pre-
vous to May 1, 1888. are rc-established.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-02-15
A Relic of a Famous Battle,

A white pine tree was cut recently
two miles south of Shade Mills, in
Garrett County, Maryland, near the
site of the old Braddoc!s road. and
converted into shingles. 1t was o large
tree, and by expert woodsmen est
mated to be at least 300 years old. Iii
cutting it up the saw, going through
some tough substance then supposed
to be knot. attracted attention, and
investigation disclosed bullet i'm,
bedded within two inches Of tho heart.
The tree at this point was tlirty-two
inches in diameter. About onc-third
Of the bullet was sawed away. the re-
mainder. weighing at least an ounce,
being left in the corner Of the butt end
OF single. The ball is supposed to
have been shot from a musket by ore
OF Braddock's men during the cam
palgn which eliminated in the disaster
at Fort Du Quesne. In this event the
bullet was imbedded in the tree 1913
years ago, each years growth b,1ryirg
1T deeper. It is most interesting ne
mento OF the ill-starred campaign oi
l'o5. -Bditimore San
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-02-15

accident was the high rate OF speed
which the engine was running.
I'm response to the proclamation issued
nv Gov. Fleming. the Florida legislature
met in special and extraordinary session
on the 9Th to pass n bill providing for
state hoard of health, and also for county
boards of health in all counties where it
may be necessary.
Schultz Leach. city treasurer of NAYS
VILE, Ky, has not been seen there since
January 31st, and it is believed that he has
left to escape trouble. The city council
has dissolved an apparent shortage OF
$4,000.
The charter of the company organized
for the purpose of BUILDING bridge across
the Mississippi river a short distance above
New Orleans has been published 1t is
understood that the company propose to
build suspension bridge that will span the
river at or near Southport. For some
weeks engineers have been at work run
ming lines through the plantations and
lands on both S DIES of the river. Tao gen.
eral impression is that Coils p. Huntington
the millionaire president of the Southern
Pacific railway system, is the moving
spirit of the bridge company. and that he
will build the bridge in order to more
closely connect his Chesapeake and Ohio
and Southern Pacific systems. and to have
an unbroken railway line flom the Atlantic
to the Pacific ocean.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-02-15
MATTERS IN THE WEST.

4 The returns of rail shipments of IRON
ore from the Lake Superior iron mines di-
| rect to furnaces for the year 1888 are in.
They bring the production OF the large
iron mines for 1883 up to 5.023,329 gross
tons. This is the largest production ever
achieved by the iron mines Of the Lake
Superior region in a single year. and is
2S4 426 tons in excess of the output in 1887
Walter Ives. a 10y year old lad of Den
Yer, Col, fell from the top Of nine-sory
/ building on the Cd. He first struck the
telephone wires. and then rebounded to a
| horses back In the middle of the street,
He was picked up with both legs and one
| shoulder broken. but the physicians say he
will recover.
| Joseph A. Moore. the Indianapolis de-
| faulter, is said to have had a narrow shave
from arrest in Toronto recently. He was
recognized by certain parties who had fol-
lowed him in the interest of the people who
he is said to have swindled. He boarded
a train for Montreal and got the start of
those who were after him, and when they
| arrived in the city it. was only to find that
they had no clue upon which to work.
The death-bed confession of Ella
Schwartz, wife OF the brakeman now serv-
ing a long sentence in Joliet for completely
in the great Rock Island train robbery and
murder Of Express Messenger Kellogg
Nichols, has been made public. According
to Mrs. Schwartz, her husband gave her
$13,500 OF the stolen money, which she con-
cealed by rolling the bills up one at time
nd hoy I'M tri1 holi h;c
money. it is alleged. was subsequently. on
an order from Schwartz. turned over to
Co. w. P. Bowman, of Philadelphia.
schwartz's lawyer. The lawyer strenu-
| ously denies the charges.
White Caps have appeared in Quincy,
lll Harry Leavitt. proprietor of the Stand
ard theatre, and the same who figured so
conspicuously in the Haddock case at
| Sioux City. has been warned to conduct
will receive visit from them At the top
of the anonymous letter is printed skull
and crossbones. and it is signed White
Caps"
/ The prohibition question before the
Illinois Legislature has led to various sug-
gestions. Senator Hamer. Of Fult on.
thinks he has solution Of the saloon pro-
blem. He argues that the best way to stop
the sales OF saloons until the prohibitory
law is enacted is to deprive cities of the
revenue derived from saloon licenses. He
has prepared bill which amends the dram
shop act by providing that when q saloon
license is granted, the fee. instead OF going
into the city. town or village treasury
shall be paid to the county.
/! Price Current of the 31st ult says the
weeks packing in the west has been 1885, COO
hogs against 225,O00 year ago. Total
from November to date 4.195.OoO, against
1856. 600 year ago; decrease 600 900. The
increase Of packing in the west during the
week. as compared with a year ago. has
not been due SO much to the enlarged
marketing of hogs rs to the reduced move
ment to eastern markets. which is much
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-02-15

A SITE for the proposed mechanical
school for boys, for the establishment
of which,. V. Williamson has promised
S5,OO0,0 900, has not yet been chosen,
but it is understood that the donor
himself favors the Quaker City. The
labor of carrying out this philanthropic
design has been deputed to board of
trustees. It is understood also that he
will enlarge his already royal gift if
necessary. Mr.. Williamson's legal adj
wiser states that no racial or religious
considerations will be regarded in the
admission of scholars.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-02-15
DOINGS in THE EAST

An accident occurred early TUESDAY
morning on the Lowell railroad near Pros.
pect street station. in Somerville, saws n
boston dispatch. whereby the engineer
lost his life and three others were severely
II not fatally. injured. The engine and
tender left the track and turned over, fall
ing upon the engineer and crushing him to
death. The fireman, brakeman and con.
ductor were also injured.
The Wilkesbarre Record announces
That crisis in the anthracite coal trade Is
threatened. There arc million tons Of
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-02-15

Mrs. ANNIE w. RYERss, who died in
Philadelphia in 1886, bequeathed the
sum of $4,000 to provide hospital
for ill, aged, and injured animals. She
also directed that the sum of 100000
be placed with a safety deposit COM
pany, and the interest therefrom used
for the support of the institution. She
appointed a president and officers to
run the concern, and buildings are now
being erected with a view to carving
out her wishes. It is to be called "The
Ryerss Infirmary for Dumb Animals )"
and it is to be operated in connection
with the Pennsylvania Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The
officers have been having series of
conferences as to how the will should
be carried out. Whether cats and other
animals will be admitted has not vet
been decided. 1t has been agreed
however, that, first of all, horses of
carriers and Transfers and others too
poor to shelter and feed their stock
should be received and cared for. It
is said that there is not another like
institution in the world.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-02-15

In 1887 the mails of this country
were first carried on the trains over
974 miles of road at the annual cost
per mile of $1,714, amounting to some
thing over 100000 per year. To-day
the mails are carried over 143.7l3
miles of road at an annual cost of ST.
528, 599. In 1887 the annual cost per
mile of railroad transportation was
s1,714. The cost has been greatly re-
duced since. and to-day the cost per
mile per annum is $1,052. In 1845 we
had the first railroad mail route agents,
the number being 43 They are called
postal clerks now, and the number re-
CURED to work the mails on the trains
is 1904, and their pay amounts to ST.
981,36 During the year 1883 these
1904 postal clerks distributed $685.
876,2O2 pieces of mail and made
1,765,821 errors in distribution. In
the past twelve months there were
249 accidents to trains on which postal
clerks were employed. In the wrecks
4 clerks We're killed, GO seriously and
As slightly injured.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-02-15
smaller than a year ago.

A public statement was made at San
Francisco on the 31st that the Union iron
works had received a dispatch from Secre-
tary Whitney. ordering them to get the new
cruiser Charleston ready for sea within
twenty days, if possible. at no matter what
extra cost.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-02-15

EP1TApH on tombstone in the Island
of Jamaica: Here lieth the body of
Lewis Gladly, Esq, who died the 22d
of September, 1879, aged so years. He
was born at Montpelier, in France,
which place he left for his religion, and
settled in this island where, in the
great earthquake in the year 1892, he
was swallowed up, and, by the great
providence of God, by the second
shock was thrown out into the sea,
where he continued swimming till he
was taken up by boat and miracu-
lousy preserved. He afterward lived
in great reputation, and was univer-
sally lamented."
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-02-15

IT took James Bailey, an Iowa man,
over eighty-three days to get the last
OF the tar off of him after receiving a
coat of tar and feathers, but in his case
it was well rubbed in, for having mar
ried his second wife two days after the
death of the first.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-02-15

GEoRa1A's leading lawyer appears to
be Captain Henry Jackson. The fees
that he recently received are said to
have aggregated $4,000, and his regu-
lar retainers reach $4,000 a year. He
has, it is reported, just declined an
offer OF $4,000 year to go to New
York City and become counsel for an
insurance Company.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-02-15

"THE WARDEN" is the title of man
in Washington who makes his living
by helping home Government officials
who have taken too much bulge. He
is often presented with heavy tips by
grateful inebriates.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-02-15

A PITTsBURG man is said to have re-
ally married girl under the impress
sion that he was marrying her sister.
His courtship of the other girl was
brief, and the sisters so closely re-
sembled each other that he proposed
and was accepted before he discovered
his mistake. He has never confessed
that he made this odd error, but the
girl who lost q good husband because
of it insists to this day that she ought
to be in her sisters shoes.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-02-15

AN important decision made re.
Gently in England prevents photogra.
piers from selling photographs with.
out the permission of the original. The
Judge concluded that a person who is
photographed has copyright in his o,
her own face.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-02-15

The foundations of church in San
Luis, CAL, have been shifted seven
inches by the roots of eucalyptus trees,
and the latter are, therefore, to be cut
down. The trees are perfect giants,
their tops reaching thirty feet above
the church's steeple.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-02-15

seven feet two inches in height, and
broad in proportion. He had been
concerned in great many robberies
and large number Of murders.