The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-07-06
NEWS AND GOSSIP.
AN HISTORIC coFFIN-PLArE.

celVed letter from Rev. James III
Taylor, of Rome, N. Y, few days
ago, in which the writer stated thai
he had discovered in window of 6
jewelers. store in that city the sill
yer plate from the coffin of LORD
Botentourt, and inquired of the
governor if the state of Virginia
wanted it. The governor passed
the letter to Mr.. Poindexter, State
Librarian, who made an immediate
reply, expressing thanks for the
courtesy shown, and asking that the
plate be secured and sent to him.
Lord Botentourt was governor OF
Virginia in 1863, and at his death
his remains were buried under the
rostrum Of the chapel of William
and Mary College, and the legisla-
ture of Virginia erected a marble
statue to his memory, which is still
standing in front of the college OF
William and Mary, at Williams
burg. His grave was pillaged dur
ing the war, and Federal soldier
removed the silver plate from his
coffin. The plate is in the shape of
a shield, ten inches long and four
inches wide, and weighs four ounces.
1t seems that a Freedman named
Bevillard, bought the plate for old
silver, and had it on exhibition
when Mr.. Taylor's attention was at
tracted by the inscription. In an
swer to his letter, Mr.. Poindexter
received one from Mr.. Bevillard, say
ing that he would cheerfully present
the plate to the state of Virginia.
SECRET ENTERPRISE.
The people about Appomattox
Court House, Va, had their curios-
| ity greatly aroused by the secret
way in which a Washington man
named Middleton was buying up
land of historic interest in that vi
cinity. He seemed to be trying to
get possession of all the land which
was connected with the surrender
of General Robert E. Lee. He
bought Captain Kindred's place,
the old Jack Rains tavern property,
and the William Ross property.
upon which General Lee surrender
ed. He was also negotiating for
the old brick building in which the
articles of capitulation were drawn
and signed by Generals Lee and
Grant. Mr.. Middleton had bought
in all 1900 acres of land, and has
options on seven other tracts. What
he means to do with the property |
is kept profound secret. But it
is thought that be represents a Nor
thern syndicate, who are preparing |
some sort of memorial of the mem
orable surrender.
FREAKS IN TWINS.
It is reported that woman liv-
ing near Kokans, Indiana, had born
to her recently twin girls insepara-
bly, connected at the hips and lower
No vital organs are con-
nected except the spinal column,
which is continuously from one end
to the other. Each breathes and
pulsates quite independently of the
other, and both are perfectly formed
and have free use of their limbs.
The infants are apparently as heal
thy as any children, and are grow
ing quite as fast.
TO RECEIVE PRIESTS ORDERS.
A,dispatch dated June 81 stated
that Thomas Ewing Sherman, eldest
son of Gen. w. T. Sherman, of
Woodstock College, Maryland, was
to receive the order of sub deacon
and the priesthood on Friday, Sat-
urday and Sunday. Archbishop
Ryan was to confer the order in his
own private chapel. MIR. Sherman
entered the novitiate of the society
of Jesus a number of years ago at
Rochampton, England, much to
the disappointment and sorrow of
his father, who had hoped great
things of him in far different vo-
cation.
MAJOR ARMIES MEDAL.
Some weeks ago we gave an ac-
count of a fracas between Major
Armes and Gov. Beaver of Penn
sylvania, which grew out of slight
put upon Major Armes by Governor
Beaver on Inauguration day in
Washington last March, and which
resulted in the governor having his
nose pulled. Major Armes was
courtmarshaled, and various COM
plications and troubles grew out of
the affair. Now some of Major
Armes' friends have shown their
appreciation of his conduct in a
substantial manner. A subscrip-
ton was started to buy Major Armes
a medal, and the emblem was pur-
chased in Pittsburg few days ago.
1t consists of a bar and pendant
shield and bears this inscription
. Presented to Major-General Armes
by one hundred subscribers in APP
prevail of his pulling Governor Bea-
ver's nose" The medal was sent
to Major Armes with the following
letter: