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The Indianapolis journal., 1889-12-01
ABRAHAM LINcOLN'S COACHMAN.


The reporter sat In the BARRIERS chair his
nose and chin upturned in air, the lather
was spread upon his face, and the razor
sped with skillful grace. The reporter was
gliding into dOze when he thought he
heard a remark about George Washington's
body servant. No." said Joseph Christian,
a barber in the basement of Vance's Block,
Il was not Washingtons body servant, but
for year or more was Abraham Lincoln's
coachman." Mr.. Christian came to this
city from Madison. this State, where he has
lived almost ever since the war. He is q
Frenchman by birth. born in Paris, but
was brought to this country when
but year and half old by
his father. Charles Christian. who was. in
his day. well-knOwn circus man famous
as a tumbler and acrobat. II was in the
circus myself two summers when kid
continued Mr.. Christian, "but after that
was a rider and rode running horses in
races, some of which were for big money.
/ rode tho old Gray Eagle and / rode for
John Morrlssey his mare Black Bess.' in q
four-mIle hurdle race against Albany Bill,
and the horse 1 rode won. But all those
races are long since forgotten, except, per-
haps. by few old-timers:"
The reporter was afraid the c0achman
part of the story wonld get away, but no, it
was coming. Il was discharged from the
Fifth United States Cavalry for disability
in 1868 and then got the place as coachman
for President Lincoln. You see. knew
him in Springfield long before he went TO
Washington. and he knew me there as q
rider. He often rode out with me at WASH
ington on horseback and frequently joked
me. These rides were about twice week.
We would go out early in the morning to
Arlington Heights aud get back before many
people weee stirring On such occasions
we went alone, but when he rode jim the
coach he always had guard of fourteen
cayalrymen. Mr.. Lincoln was not a grace
ful rider, but he always managed TO stay
on the horse; his legs were long and that
was of advantage to him. After left the
position of cOachman went back again to
the Fifth Cavalry and served until 1866"
The Indianapolis journal., 1889-12-01
A Legendary Stone.

New 1ork BresS
About two years ago a legendary stone
was unearthed a short distance from Athens
at an ancient convent called Jerusalem.
The stone is believed to have come from
the aforementioned town, and TO have
served "a resting-place for Christ when
He talked with His disciples. Ii has been
considered too sacred :. relic up to the pres
ent time tn have an appropriate use, but il
served as the table of benediction for the
marriage ceremony.
Every one may not be aware that in Greek
marriages bride and bridegroom wear alike
a wreath of orange flowers. The two
wreaths are united by long, streaming
white ribbon, and are transferred alter
nately from the head of the bride TO that of
this bridegroom. When the last change has
taken place the newly-married pair the
archbishop. officiating priests, best man
and wedding-guests execute solemn pro-
cession round the altar. or. rather. round
the sacred table before which the ceremony
has been cOnsecrated. The forty chOristers
there Is no organ IN Greek cathedral
chant triImphai anthem. and so the mar
riage service terminates.
The Indianapolis journal., 1889-12-01
ENGLISH'S OPERA HOUSE.

Two nights only, Dec. and 5. The eminent
Comedian.
EDWARD HARRIGAN,
Who vii, appear "Wednesday night his great play OF
"OLD LAVENDER"
Thursday night,
WADDY GOOGAN,"
Both PLAYS to be presented by . strong company.
PRICES-l5, rs, So. 80. 75c. Sale opens Monday!
The Indianapolis journal., 1889-12-01
They Are Surprised.


=
New York men about town are, we doubt
not a good deal surprised to find that the
poor woman who emptied her revolver into
Pettus's back has any symratby.s ucb men
are a good deal in the habit of thinking
that money. and not much of that. eveus
MP wickedness of this sort and leaves the
man free to GO on in hiS work. This is rot
the view of PLAIN people. who believe that
there is no sex in the decalogue and no sin
whose guilt is confined TO one sex.
The Indianapolis journal., 1889-12-01

Ostrich Feather Coforiag.
Blacks and eolors. cannot be beaten, at Irw su's.
- y and 35ia South IIlinois street
The Indianapolis journal., 1889-12-01

In gOOu cause. lney were men or lntelll-
gence and character, professional men.
farmers. merchants and teachers. They
left their professions and empl0yments to
endure hardship and stern discipline that
Kansas might be saved from the blight of
slavery. In three weeks We were back
at Tabor with an ample outfit and an in
voice of Sharpe's rifles from the East over
what we needed TO arm our men. Quite q
number of families joined us. We had "a
field piece. and were in readiness TO meet
any border ruffian band that might desire
10 try titles with us.
"One night, the man whose name was
terror to border rufians, and whose life was
sought as was that of no other man. ap-
peared TO rue. / refer to John Brown. i
am lowering around he said. and will
notify you if any great danger threatens
He departed. l did not see him again
during the journey, nor did any one in the
camp know of his presence. but knew that
that tireless champion OF freemen was, in
deed. lowering around.
I'VE had not been ont many days be-
fore We noticed mounted cavalry
men belonging to the United States
army taking observations in our front.
We soon learned that border ruffians had
made way for United States cavalry. Near
the Kansas line we were confronted by q
large force under Colonel Cook / believe
we knew what ii meant. so during the
night preceding our arrest we buried our
heid-piece under campfire screening our
work by a tent. We transferred as many
muskets as we could to wagons in which
women and children rode. covering them
with household goods. But we had about
three hundred guns. in boxes. which had
come from the East which we could not se-
crete. When we were put under arrest. the
next day, these boxes were taken ana load
ed into United States wagons. but the
muskets IN the wagons which We're
occupied by the women escaped seiz-
nre, and mighty lucky il was for us.
From that time we were under the escort
of the troops. We could not get rid of
them, and did not until we reached Topeka.
When We got 70 Topeka Governor Ceary
met us and said: Il hope you have not suf-
fered great Inconvenience by this arrest by
the army; IL was done without any orders
from me and without my knowledge He
promised TO return to us the guns In boxes.
which were taken to Leconpton, and urged
us not to make any demonstrations as We
The Indianapolis journal., 1889-12-01

Near-siehted persons make singular mis-
takes some times. DO you know" said
one of these unfortunates. that can
The Indianapolis journal., 1889-12-01
Organ Recital bv Dir. DadSWell,

Musical Doctor OF oxford. England. and Vocal Sc
lections by Mrs. Seguin Wallace and Others, on
THURSDAY EVENING NEXT.
at Grace Cathedral corner Seventh street and Gen.
fyal avenue No tickets for sale al the door, Can be
lad at Baldwin's Wuschner's Music Store. Price,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-09-06
Mormon Missionaries in West Virginia.

\ Wheeling dispatch says Mormon
elders have been doing some effective
missionary work in West Virginia for
some time past and the efforts are be-
ginning to be felt in a serious way.
SO critical is the situation in some
sections that serious trouble is brew
ing. In Wheeling there is to be found
a congregation of the saints with
a church building of their own, in
which regular services are held. The
converts made here have been
mostly women, and some of them
have been exported to Utah. 1t is i'll
the counties of Richie, Calhoun,
Grant and Pendleton that the elders,
or missionaries, as they call them
selves, are working in the boldest
manner for converts. and scores of
families have been broken up in con
sequence. Cases are numerous where
entire families have renowned their
former faith and united with the
Mormon Church. More numerous,
however, are the cases where family
ties have been broken, where wives
deserted husbands and husbands
wives to cast their lot with the Nor
mons. Many young girles have been
induced to leave their homes and go
TO Utah. You need not be surprised,
said gentleman who travels extern
sively through the State, Ito hear of
trouble in some of the counties on
account of it. The feeling among
the nti-MormOn citizens is very bit
ter against the missionaries, and
they are discussing the matter of an
organized movement to drive them
from the State
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-09-06
Taken from the Jail and Hung.

Last Thursday night mob of $50
men went to Fayette county jail, at
Fayetteville, this State, held up the
the keys. McVey refused to surrender
batter down the door, when the guard,
who was on the inside, handed out
the keys. The leader of the mob then
opened the door and entered, after
which they went to the cell in which
John Turner, colored, who killed
Charles Walker, was confined with u
number of colored prisoners. The
mob gave the occupants of the cell
five minutes in which to produce
Turner, and they We're not long com
plying with the demand. Turner was
then shot twice by some of the lynch
ers, after which they took him about
one-half mile east of the town and
hanged him to u tree.
The mob did their work q uietly,
and soon as they had finished went to
Fayette Station, where they boarded
the vestibule train going east on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. 1t
is believed the lynchers came from
Rush Run, where Turner shot and
killed Walker on July 4. Turner was
arrested last week at Jacksonville and
taken to Fayette G. II. last Saturday,
where he was put it Jail 70 await
trial. He eXecutioners did their plan
ming and work so quietly that the
officials at Fayetteville were unable
to get Turner away TO prevent the
lynching Officers areafter the lynch
erS
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-09-06
MaryIand's Exposition.

Elaborate preparations are being
made for the great Exposition to open
at Baltimore Monday, September 9th,
and continue until Saturday, Septem-
Der 14th.
A monster parade, Industrial and
Civic. with 200 floats and over $4,000
men in line will be one Of the features
of the first day. \ sham Battle,
Grand Concerts and Massed Band
Concert in which 80 bands will take
part, Dedication of the Post Office
by the President and Cabinet and
Maryland Grand Ball are on the pro
gram for Thursday the 18th.
The Bomhardment of Fort Nc Henry
is arranged for Friday the 18th.
Eight United States Men-ofWar, the
Maryland Oyster Navy and 800 men
will be in the engagement and some
thing realistic can be looked for.
Some of the best stables in the coun-
try are entered for the races which
take place each day, on the Pimlico
Track.
The railroads are making low rates
and the b. 4 o. with its usual liberal
ity announces that excursion tickets
will be sold to Baltimore from all sta
tons on its lines east of the Ohio
River, for all trains September 9TH to
14th inclusive. at one fare for the
round trip, valid for return passage
until September 2lst, inclusive.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-09-06
The G. A. 3.

The annual encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic was held
at Milwaukee last week. The report
of the proceedings, as telegraphed to
the papers, do not indicate that any
thing was done except to elect officers
and join Commissioner Tanner in his
crusade against the surplus
The c. A. r. is "a body that was or
gained some years ago ostensibly TO
promote good fellowship among the
union survivors of the war. In reality
it was formed to help along the Re
publican party by keeping up the old
war spirit. In the past five or SIX
wears it has been waxing strong and
influential. and now it imagines that
il owns the earth. Believing greatly
in its own power, it assumes to run
the government. 1t failed to coerce
or bulldoze Grover Cleveland, but
President HarriSon's administration
is completely dominated by it. This
is shown by the fact that Commits
sioner Tanner. who is high cockalo-
rum in the organization, openly de-
fies Secretary Noble and pursues his
reckless course in utter disregard of
the Presidents warnings.
As before stated, the Ct. \. r. last
week simply chose its officers and
planned for Doodle. General Russell
Alger, the well-known Republican
Dolitician. was elected commander for
the ensuing year Then the conven-
ton devoted itself to the pension bus
mess. or course it heartily endorsed
Commissioner of Pensions Tanner and
enthusiastically urged him to let down
the bars still lower. All who are not
now receiving pension want one,
and those who are getting them want
them increased With Tanner in the
pension Office and the Republican
party in power, they realize that their
hour is at hand, and they intend to
make the most of it. So their resolu-
tions favoring unlimited pension
money for themselves were unani'
mously passed.
Then they went further. These old
soldiers, who are supposed 10 be bat
tle-scarred heroes, placed themselves
on a level with the deserters and bum
mers and bounty-jumpers of the late
war. They declared, by resolution,
that a dishonorale discharge from the
army should 10, debar man from
receiving pension, but. no matter
for what crime he was drumned out
of the service, the American people
must new be taxed TO pay him such
sums of money as an irresponsible
and incompetent official may decide.
This action will cause many people
to lose what little respect they may
have had for the G \. X. There
must have been great many UNI
worthy members in u body that could
pass such resolutions. 1t is time for
such body to dissolve, so far as the
public good is concerned, when it
places premium on unpatriotic ras-
cality.
The &. \. X. and Tanner are having
their day now. But we think the
sober, rejecting people of the country
are becoming quite tired of both.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-09-06
Deaf, Of sIonewalI Jaokson,s Daughter.

A dispatch from Charlotte, n. G.,
last Friday, gave the news OF the
death of Mrs. Julia Thomas Christian,
wife OF w. e. Christian, editor of the
Democrat, and only child OF the late
Gen Stonewall Jackson, after two
weeks illness, of typhoid fever. She
was born i'm Charlotte. November %,
1862. Her father at the time was
conducting his Valley campaign, and
did not see her till she was five
months old. She was baptized few
DAYS before the battle of Chancellors-
vile, in his tent, just before he was
killed. She was married TO w. IL.
Christian in Richmond, Va. June 2.
1884. and resided at different times in
st. Paul. Mimi, San Diego. Cal. and
at Charlotte Her married life was
exceptionally happy, no couple ever
being more devoted. Two children
Anna, aged 3 years, and Thomas
Jackson. who is one year old-result-
ed from the union. In her relations
a. wife and mother she was affection
ate and tender. Mrs. White, u former
teacher, described heras being dutiful
and obedient and in possession of her
lamented fathers noble traits TO re-
markable degree.
AS a noteworthy incident in her
life her fathers first glimpse is still
fresh i'm her mothers memory, as it
was on her infantile face that the last
conscious glance of the great soldier
rested. From around her petite form
his shattered arm dropped as his
spirit took its flight Little darling
were his last words. Dr. Dabney,
Stonewall's chaplain, says of that
death bed scene: His infant was
now brought before him to receive a
last embrace. As soon rs she APP
peared in the doorway his face lit up,
he embraced her and endeavored to
caress her with his shattered arm,
while she smiled with infantile de-
light. He continued to play with her
until the near approach of death I'M
nerved his arm and Inconsistencies
settled down upon him
The funeral took place at Lexing-
ton, Va, on Sunday. The services
were conducted by the Rev. Thomas
l.. Preston, ID. d., pastor, assisted by
the Rev. Ebenezer Junkin, ID. d., of
Houston, Tex. The church was JAM
med, the entire population of the
place being out The body was in
tered beside her fathers. General
Thomas j. (StonewalD Jackson. The
scene at the church and the grave
was unusually pathetic. Many battle
Scared veterans of the Confederacy,
with heads bowed and in tears, saw
the remains laid to rest. Choice floral
offerings came from many places.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-09-06

A romantic elopement took place at
Greensboro, n. c., Female College a
few days ago. Ed. Heilig, of Mt
Pleasant, n. c.. was a sutton for the
hand of Miss Matte kindley, Of the
same place, and objections seem to
have been interposed by the young
lady's parents, who dispatched their
daughter off to boarding school, hop
ing To break off the attachment.
Young Heilig went to Greensboro,
procured a ladder, mounted 10 his
lady loves window and i'll the dark
ness of the night carried her off and
took her to Salisbury, where they
were married The last Legislature of
that State granted this institution
special police powers. for preventing
such pranks of Cupid, and making
it misdemeanor to enter the grounds
for the purpose of interfering with or
inducing any student to violate the
rules of the institution. As this Is the
first violation since the enactment,
it is thought that action will be insti-
tuted against young Heilig.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-09-06
A Little Snake Story.

A boy going to Oakland, Md, a few
DAYS ago, when near Big Youghio-
gheny river, saw in the road what he
thought was queer looking snake,
which he captured and took TO Stur-
giss's drug store, where a large mum
Der of people examined the curiosity.
The snake, which is seven or eight in
ches long, has two perfectly-formed
and well-developed heads, each head
having two eyes and a perfectly
formed mouth. When his snakeship
is disturbed sometimes one head will
put out its tongue and sometimes the
other and in this respect each head
seems to be independent of the other.
At other times both heads vii showl
their forked tongues simultaneously.
Mr. Sturgiss will probably send the
reptile to the Smithsonian at Wash
ington.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-09-06
A Brave Engineer.

Forty-five men were at work in the
Allegheny mine, IL miles from Cum
berland, Md, belonging to the Con-
solidated coal company, the other day,
when the wall between ii and the ad-
joining worked out Boston or Ktra
mine gave way from pressure of wa
ter in the old mine. 1t flowed stead
lily in n strong stream over four feet
in depth, and there were grave fears for
the men inside. Hours passed before
any relief could be obtained by the
men inside, and outside the deep
concern of wives. children and loving
friends were depicted on every coun-
tenance. Finally the water had sub
sided to a depth that would allow en-
trace to the mine, and II. u. Meem,
the mining engineer of the company,
started in alone in search of the i'm
prisoned men, none of the outsiders
being willing TO venture. After wad-
ing through the water against u
strong current up TO his armpits and
over an irregular bed fifteen hundred
feet he came TO a group OF forty
three men who told him of man and
boy being in a distant room. No one
would 30 TO their relief He started
on anew, finding the two, placed the
boy on his shoulders and bidding the
man TO follow, turned back and joined
the group. The men seemed terrified
and without judgment. They defined
to go forward until after much per-
suasion, aud then only after Meen
had taken the lead with the child on
his shoulders. Fortunately all escap-
ed.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-09-06
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.

MFR. Hanson G.. Maslin, prominent
citizen of Hardy county, died at his
home i'm Moorefield, Saturday last, at
ali advanced age.
VIM. Burton. who resides near Hin
ton, Summers county, was shot fatally
by Chapman Farley. Jealousy of
Burton was the cause.
At ST. George, Tucker county, a
nine-year-old son of John Stull fell
into a kettle of boiling berries, and
was probably fatally scalded.
Rev. Archibald Mclean, of Cincin-
natti. who was elected president of
Bethany College, West Virginia, re-
Gently, has determined TO accept.
The general manager of the Chesa-
peake d Ohio Railroad says that the
railroad shops will not be removed
from Huntington, and the people OF
that thriving town feel easy again.
The Board of Regents of the State
Normal Schools met at Point Pleasant
last week 10 select a principal for the
Fairmont. Normal School. 1t was de-
termined. however, to leave the posi-
ton vacant for the present, and Miss
Mamie Cameron will have charge.
The management Of the Sheltering
Arms Hospital, an Episcopal institu-
ton at Paint Creek. has appointed b..
L. Bell superintendent. The appoint
ment gives general satisfaction to
those who are interested in the wei
fare of the hospital Mr.. Bell was
formerly of Wheeling, and Assistant
Secretary Of State.
State Superintendent of Schools
Morgan has appointed the following
Peabody Scholarships from the State
to the University of Nashville, Tenn.
Second District, f. +. Mercer, Fair
mont: c. j. Maxwell, st. George.
Third. G. y. Anderson, Lewisburg; w.
w. Smith, Jorden. Fourth, \. II.
Monroe, Parkersburg; +. L. Burdett,
Ona