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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21
Thousands of Boomers Rush
Across the Line Into
Oklahoma,
But the Regulars Promptly
Lead Them Back by
the Ears.
They Are Camping on the
Line and Waiting for Mon
day to Come.
A Brush Between Boomers
and Deputy Marshals---
No Lives Lost.

On THE OKLAHOMA LINE, April 19-
By Courier via Arkansas City, April 90
The boomers are in sight of their Ell
Dorado at last After a march of three
days over the muddy trails of the Chero-
kee strip, they halted at sundown
within hundred yards of the beautiful
land of the ChickasawS. The
first glimpse of a harbor light
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21
SAINTS IN The LEAD.
The st. Paul Team Wins With
out Trouble From the Corn
Huskers.
minneapolis, However, Gets
a Bad Thrashing at
Omaha.
st. Joseph and Denver the
Other Western Assoeia-
tion Winners.
st. Louis, Kansas City, Balti-
more, and Athletics Take
the American Games.
Special 10 the Globe.

Special 10 the Globe.
Sioux CITY, To-, April 2O.-Before the
clubs went to the grounds for the first
game of the season this afternoon 1t
was foregone conclusion that the local
team could not cope with its adversaries
from the North, and the score carries
out that conclusion. Sioux City people
say, with much truth, that their club
has been picked up from widely sepa-
rated fields, and has had no chance to
practice, firmly believing that after get
ting used to one another the players
will be in shape to keep up to the top of
the column. But it was evident to-day
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21
WINNIPEG MEMORANDA.
Skirmish With Burglars - Sir
Charles Tupper Arrives.

Special to the Globe.
WINNIPEG, Man., April 2O.-An un-
successful attempt was made early this
morning by two men to burglariZe the
jewelry house of W. F. Doll. Shots
were exchanged between the burglars
nd young man who slept in the ware
house. The latter received flesh
wound in the arm. No arrests have
been made. 1t is believed that des-
perate gang of burglars infest the city.
Sir Charles Upper returned to Win
nipeg to-day, after having visited the
Pacific coast and Northwest points. He
sails from Quebec, May 16, for England,
commissioner.
The half-breeds who are to join Buff
falo Bilrs Wild West show at the Paris
exposition, left this morning for New
York via the Northern Pacific.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21
MORRISON SWIPED.

Four Thousand Omaha People
See Their Pets Beat Minneapo-
lis.
Special to the Globe.
OMAHA, Neb., April 2O.-Minneapolis
was badly defeated in the first game of
the championship season here to-day.
There were 1900 spectators, among
whomIwere a number ofladies. The day
was beautiful. Both teams paraded the
principal thoroughfares in barouches,
headed by the Musical Union band.
Joe Strauss was the first man at bat,
and led off with a safe hit to left.
Cleveland's base on balls sent him to
second, but was caught by Dugdale as
he was trying to make third. Cleveland
reached second, however, on the play.
and subsequently, scored on a tWO-baSe
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21
THE TRUST BUSTS.
The Collapse of the Oatmeal Comr
bination Formally Announced.

u.
Special to the Globe
Dies MONIES, To-, April 2O.-B. R.
Heath. of this city, proprietor of the
Des Moines oatmeal mill, to-day re-,
ceived dispatch from Chicago, signed
saying; "Have concluded to let the:
combinatian go to pieces" This mGsn$-
that the oatmeal trust is broken. 'tHle
trouble was" said Heath. ''that peoples
thought the oatmeal business was big
thing, and all wanted to rush into it. I
The capacity of the mills two years ago.
was double the consumption. That led3
to the combination, but large numbers
of small mills have been started for thej
purpose of sharing the supposed profitsi
OF forcing the poo, to purchase thsipl
longest pole knocks the persimmops,S
and it will be hard for the little mills TOT
live. In oatmeal, as in all other m$ftisl
factures, nowadays, the only concerns
that can make money are those which /;
do large enough business to reduce
the cost of production to the lowest
point.' ~
The mills that were paid to be idle !
have received as high as 20,000, |
and from that down accQrd,i
ing to capacity. Previous to the
trust there were twenty-one mills I'M
the country and there are twelve more
now, or under way. The assessment
on the mills that were running to hire
others to remain idle, and for a largei
incidental expense, grew so large that
the operators asked concession in the !
amount paid by them to keep other
mills quiet, but they were unable to OBJ
tain decreased assessments and the
burdens became too great for them.
Mills were closed at Cedar Falls, DeSl
Moines, Sioux City, and OskalOosa,s
To-; Joliet and Rochelle, ILL.,; Yonk,,'
ers, n. Y, and other places. Consid-,
cradle bitterness was manifested among
the mill2 men, and it is rumored that
there will be great oat meal war a&
soon as the idle mills begin to works
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21

natis outbatted the st. Louis in to-day's
game, and had half dozen chances
offered them for winning the game, but
luck was with the champions,s sand they
took their fourth victory from the Reds.
Duryea, the Reds new pitcher, occu-
pied the points, and he held the visitors
down to five hits, two of the number
being on the scratch order. Holiday
and Fuller excelled in fielding. The
score:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21
AN IMPEDIMENT,
West Superior's Public Bonfire
Not Likely To Be Lighted.

Special to the Globe.
+: WEST SUPERIOR. Wis, April 20.-The
city council tonight passed aresolution
against the construction of the crema-
tory recently contracted for upon dia-
gram lot 80. The contract was let and
the location adopted by the village
board. The work has been commenced
contrary to the provisions of the mo-
ton which prevailed in the matter.
which first called for ten-year lease OF
the property as agreed upon by the
owners. Tie matter is now in the
hands of the board of public works.
The citizens of Superior have not gen
orally approved of the location. The
salaries of the city officers were recon-
sidered, and in the instance of attorney,
engineer and controller given more
]! liberal annrOnriatiOn.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21
COLD DAY FOR HUGHES.
The Athletics Defeat Brooklyn by
BackWoods Score.

PHILADELPHIA, April 20.-TO-day's
Athletic Brooklyn game, like that of
yesterday, was characterized by heavy
hitting, but this time it was the local
players who did the slugging. Hughes
was hit hard from the start and in the
sixth he was lifted out OF the box.
Capt. Foutz then relieved Hughes and
Terry went to tlrst. The game was too
one-Sided to be interesting. The score:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21

that making all
allowances in
this direction,
the game was
won fairly and
squarely by su-
perior merit in
the field and at
the bat. st.
Paul made five
runs in the first
half of the first
inning. 1t did
this by getting
a base on balls,
two singles, a
double, an error
NV Canine that
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21
WILL HAVE WATERWORkS.
Anoka Begins Business in That
Direction.

Special to the Globe.
ANoKA, Minn.. April 2o.-The COM
mittee on water works appointed by the
mayor, met this afternoon and engaged
&, E. Beach. of Minneapolis. to draw
up plans and specifications for system
in this city. Mr.. Beach will begin his
work Monday. l.. G. Browning has
been appointed receiver of the First
national bank A frame house owned
by George Warren. was burned last
night. 1t was valued at 81, 800; fully in
sured. 1t was doubtless the work of an
innendiary.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21

was not in accordance with his reputa-
taUion, also base to Pickett by being
hit by the pitcher. Three runs we'll
TredWay % " and I Carroll. ' base G I on balls o to
Reilly, wild throw by Hungler and
another error by Genins. Murphy
made the circuit of the bases in
the fourth on a line drive to
the race track over Genius head.
Werrick scored in the fifth OH base on
balls, Broughton's two-bagger and a
safe strike TO right field by Mains.
Tredway in the eighth danced around
the diamond without stopping; on a
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21
A LITTLE TOO EASY.
Baltim ore Defeats Columbus by a
Ragged Score.

BALTIMORE, April 20.-In the Colum-
bus-Baltimore game to-day there were
but six innings played, rain then caus-
ing termination. The game was one
sided from the start, Kilroy proving
very effective, while Mays was easily
hit. Wayhing took the latter's place in
the fifth inn ing, but was very wild.
The score.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21
MILWAUKEE MAULED.
ST. Joseph Tick1es a Home Crowd
by Heav Wy Hitting.

SpGC1aI 10 I1It 0IUUt-
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, April 2O.-St. Joseph
defeated Milwaukee with ease to-day by
pounding Freeman all over the lot,
making twenty-five hits, with total of
thirty-three. Cartwright's home run
when the bases were full was the feat
ure of the game. The umpiring of
Force was generally satisfactory. Score ::
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21

balls. and scored on Turner's magnifi-
cent home run hit to the extreme right
field. In the sixth, Omaha piled up
three more runs, Strauss, Crooks and
Cooney scoring on a base on balls, a
two-bagger and single. For the visit
Ors, West made three-bagger and
scored on Miller out. In the seventh
neither side scored, but the eighth was
a Waterloo for Morrison. For five
minutes it was constant smack, biff,
bang and seven more runs were cred
tied to the Omahas. In each of the
eighth and ninth the visitors made a
single tally. 1t was great game SO far
as the Omahas were concerned. The
score follows:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21

Rnus earned Sioux City 8, St Paul 4;
two-base hits, Glenn, Genins, Tredway and
Broughton; three-base hits, Powell; home
double plays, Werrick and Hawes; bases on
called balls, Cline, Glenn, Powell Brosnan
2, Burke, Crotty, Hawes 2, Tredway, Reilly
and Werrick; bases from being hit by pitched
balls, Pickett; struck out. by Hungler /: by
Mains 3; passed balls, Crotty l, Broughton
i: wild pitches, Hungler Y: time $50;
umpire. Kelly
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21
Highly Approved.

Special to the Globe.
MITCHELL, S. D., April 2O.-The
news of the appointment of T. E.
Blanchard as public examiner for South
Dakota by Gov. Mellette was received
with evident satisfaction by the people
of this city and county.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21
Horses Stolen,

Special to the Globe.
( PIERRE, S. D., April 2o.-Horse
thieves stole two horses from John
johnson and A. Roseau, two farmers
living near Pierre, last night. Officers
are on their track. The supposition is
that they took to the Sioux reservation
for safety.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21
Accidentally Shot.

Special 70 the GIoDe.
MoosoMIN, N. W. T., April co.
Harry, eldest son of Inspector COnstan-
tine, of the Northwest mounted police,
accidentally shot himself through the
thigh to-day, and expired while the
wonnd was being examined by the
doctors.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21
TWO ACCIDENTS.
David TabIer Killed by a Train
William Cummings by Rock.

Special to the Globe.
NORRIS, ILL.,, April 2O.-David Tabler,
farmer, was killed at New Lenox by
the Rock Island express that left Chi
cagO at p. m. he was carried forty
rods before the train could be stopped.
His son. who resides here and does
business in Chicago, was on the train at
the time. William Cummings was
crushed under four-ton rock in Sell
fer's coal mine this morning. Both legs
were broken above the knee. He is
sixty-four years old and cannot recover.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21

Earned runs. Athletic II. Brooklyn 3 two
base hits. Welch, Lyons, Blerbauer, Larkin,
Weyhing, Pinckney; double plays, Fennelly
ana Larkin; Welch and Bierbauer: first base
on balls, WEIGH, Lyons, Purcell Terry; hit
by pitched ball. Lyons, Larkin; first base on
errors. Athletic 1, Brooklyn q struck ont.
Stovey, Lyons, Weyhing 2, Collins, Corkhill
2. Terry; time, two hours; umpire, Ferguson.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21

hit by CROOKS.
Then Crooks,
Oh Cooney's
sacrifice. went
round to third.
A moment lat
er he reached
the home plate
on Joe W alsh's
Slashing sim
gle. T h e II
Nagle flew out
10 ddnrandll.
short work was
I made of the
visitors. Tur-
ner struck out,
but DAILY got
; hic hacn on
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and addressed the meeting. A lively
fight over the motion to have the candi-
dates selected by the committees re-
suFed in a victory for the Hughes
forces, and nominating convention
was called to meet in Bismarck on May
6, when candidates for the constitu-
!. tional convention will be placed in the
field.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21

Earned runs, none; two base hits Baldwin
double plays, Fuller. Comiskey; Holiday,
Beard; first base on balls, Nicol, Reilly 2,
Robinson, O'Neill, Mccarthy; hit by pitched
ball, Mccarthy; first base on errors, Clncin-
natl l, st. Louis 2; struck out, Holiday, Rob-
inson 2, O'Neill, Duffee 2: passed balls,
Baldwin; wild pitches, Chamberlain; time,
90; umpire Gaffney.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21
OPENED A STORE.
River Pirates at Work in Dakota
County.

Special to the GLOBE.
LA CROSSE, Wis, April 2O.-A store
keeper from Dakota, Winona county,
named l.. ]. Erden, was in the city to-
day, and reported that last night his
store was burglarized, and lot of mer-
chaDdise carried off which was of con-
siderable value in the aggregate. The
thieves undoubtedly came down the
river in row boat, loaded up and CON
tinued OH their way. He has officers
out. and hopes to capture them tonight.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21
Fell From a Church.

Special 10 the GI0De.
WINoNA, April 2O.-Frank Grant.
who fell from the church at Minnesota
City, is still alive and conscious, but his
mind is very weak and he cannot re-
call anything connected with the acci-
dent. 1t is believed he will survive.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21
MASKED AND ARMED.
Attempt to Rob Two Unprotected
Women.

Special to the Globe
ELLSWORTH, Wis, April 2O.-Early
yesterday morning when Mrs. Peter
johnson and daughter, living about
five miles southeast of here, were alone.
three armed men, one masked, entered
the house and searched for money, but
found none. The daughter ESCAPED
from the house and raised an alarm
whe n the robbers came in.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21
Death of a Pioneer.

Special to the Globe.
ST. CLOUD, April 20.-H. Mouline, an
old settler in the city, died this MORN
ing, aged siXty-ive years.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21

Earned runs, Baltimore 8; two-base hits,
Hornung, Orr: three-base hits, Mack, Shin
die; double plays, Shindle, Mack and Tucker,
O'C onnor and Orr, McTamany and Peoples
hing 4; hit by pitched ball. Mays: struck out,
Kilroy 8, Mays 1 passed balls. Tate l.
O'Connor l, Peoples l: time, 1:25; umpire,
Holland.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21
TOO MANY FIRES.
Chippewa Falls Again Suffers
Seriously.
Special to the Globe.

SpSclal u Tie OlODe.
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, April 90
A fire broke out in this city again this
evening and destroyed several resi-
dences before it could be controlled.
The loss is about $4,000. Fires have
been numerous here during the past
few months, and their origin is more or
less attributed to carelessness.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21

Earned runs, Omaha 10. Minneapolis / :;
two-base hits, Crooks, Cooney 2. Nagle, Cana
van 2; three-oase hits, Turner, West; home
runs, Cleveland, Crooks, Messitt Turner;
base on balls, off Clarke 3, off Morrison 6 ;
struck outby Clarke 5, by Morrison 2; passed
ball, Nagle; wild pitch, Clarke; time. g hours !;
umpire McDermott
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21
CLOSE TO THE NINTH.
How Des Moines Was Beaten by
the Colorado Men.

Special to the Globe.
DENVER. April 2O.-The Western
league season opened here to day with
Denver VS.. Des Moines. The game was
witnessed by $500. and was exceed
ingly interesting. Up to the beginning
of the ninth the score was very close.
The score follows.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21
A BURNING VILLAGE.
Depere, Wis, at the Mercy of
Raging Confiagration.

SpeClaI 10 tne GIODe
OSHKOSH, Wis, April 2O.-A fire
broke out in Depere early tonight and
spread rapidly until several blocks
were burned over. AT 10 o'clock, when
the last telegram was received from
there, it was thought that the entire
village would be destroyed. Engines
were sent from this city. The tele-
graph office has been destroyed and it
is impossible to obtain particulars.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21
BATTLE WITH INVADERS.
Deputy Marshals Engage in a
Skifmish With Oklahomans.

PURCELL, Ind. Ter, April 20.-Thirty
boomers were taken prisoners by the
deputy marshals, seven being wounded.
One deputy marshal was slightly hurt.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21
will Observe Easter.
Snecial to the Globe

Special to the GIoDe:
FARGo, d. t., April 2o.-A number
of knights Templars of the city went to
Grand Forks this afternoon to join in
celebrating Easter.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21
Winona's Government Building.
Spnpial to the Globe

WINoNA, April 20.-PostmasterW Whip
pie this morning received from Wash
ington new plans for the proposed $780,
900 government building at Winona,
which the supervising architect modi-
fed in accordance with his suggestions.
The plans will be approved and work
begun this summer. They call for a
frontage of 13O feet on Main street and
sixty-SiX feet on Fourth.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21

four bad balls. 1t looked as if he
would surely score, for a wild pitch
sent him to second and passed ball to
third. However, he anchored there,
West being thrown out grandly by
Cleveland to Merritt, and Hanrahan by
Walsh The Omahas gathered in an
other tally in the second. Canavan
smashed the ball to left for
couple of sacks, went to third on
Messitt's out, and scored on wild
throw over Miller's head by Pierce.
Clarke was thrown out from short to
first and Strauss expired on long fly
to Turner. In their half of this inning
the Minneapolis men made the first run.
After Miller had gone out to Cooney,
Hengle hit safely. took second on
Pierce's hit and scored OH a wild throw
by Nagle. Dugdale and Morrison were
speedily retired. In the third inning
Cleveland scored again Oh a base hit
of his own and two bagger by Cooney.
Then the visitors went out in one, two,
three order. In the next inning
Messitt took first on base hit, made
second OH daring slide and scored on
Pierce's second wild throw over
Miller'S head. The Flour City'S again
went ont in one two three order Then
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21

Splenulu Drive
the first inning
Cline and Glenn
both took their
bases Oh called
balls. eli II e
stole a base,a and
on Powell'S sin
gle hit, made
the first score
of the season,
and Glenn came
In a moment
later on Burke's
safe hit toright.
in the sixth,
Elnl,n on6 DnU
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21
THEY GOT THERE.
Here Are the Dakota Railroad
Commissioners.

Special to the Globe.
BISMARCK, D. T., April 2O.-Jud La
Moure, of Pembina; Mayor Rice, of
Huron, and John H. King were to-day
appointed railroad commissioners by
Gov. Mellette. The appointment of
these men is no surprise. The offices
have been conceded to them for several
weeks,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21
Denver. .......I o 2 2 U 2 O 6-IJ
Des MOines. o 0 . O g IL

Earned runs, Denver g, Des Moines 5 two
base hits, Dolan; three-base hits. Patton
Mendailhall; home runs, Mcclellan, Darns-
brough; double play, Doland to Rowe; first
base on balls, off Darnbrough 6. off Brynan
2, off Hart 3; struck out. by Brynan l, Hart
2, Darnbrough.l5; time, 2:25; umpire, Hur-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21

Crooks got his
base on balls,
stole second
and third and
S C ore d on
CoOney's sec
ond two bag
ger, the little
middle = fielder
trOtting home a
moment later
on Nagle's hit.
In their half,
the visitors dis
tin G u is h e d
t h e III S e lV eS.
Morrison got
hrs baca on
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CROPS JNIOWA.
Timely Rains Make Everything
Jump.

JUMP.
Special to the Globe. -
DEs MONIES, To-, April 20.-Crop re-
ports from twenty-three counties re-
eeiyed here to-day show the same tone
of enthusiasm this week as has been
noticeable in its predecessors. Album
dant and timely rains have favored the
crops without interruptiHg farm work.
All the planting is done except corn,
and the grass and small grain are show
ing IuXuriant growth.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-12

catching hold of IL with his instrument he
pulled out a lightwood splinter about two
inches in length and yearly quarter OF an
inch wide. 1t had been in bis throat about
two days, and his suffering must have been
intense. The suffering must have caused
his mind 20 wander 20 some extent, as he
told DIR. Strothsr on his arrival that "while
eating some turnip greens fish bone lodged
in his throat"
A tragedy is reported from near tho Lit
tie Ohoopee river in Emanuel county.
About two weeks ago, Benjamin Turner
lcolored) eloped with the daughter of An
drew Moring, a col0red Baptist preacher,
and was married. The couple settled FIVE
miles from the brides father. Cesar Word,
living with her father at the tims, was in
love with the girl. He made threats that
no man should live that married her.
The girls mother said she would have re-
venge. So about 9 o'clock one night, Ben
Turner retired to bed, and, there being a
little fire in the house, some one poked a
double-barreled gun through crack and
shot him in the back with buckshot,
killing him instantly. The coroner's jury's
verdict says that Cesar Word and Celia
Moring committed the murder. The sher R
is searching the country for them, but no
arrest has been made yet. Andrew Moring,
the colored preacher, says that his wife
stole out his gun for Word to do the muir
der with,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-12

1856 for the suppression Of Indian hostili-
ties. He commenced the study OF the law,
was admitted to the bar, and entered upon
practice in 1861. In 1862 he entered the
war as lieutenant colonel of the
Seventh Florida volunteers, and served
till the end Of the war. In 1854
he was promoted TO brigadier general.
He was elected judge of probate during
Johnson's reconstruction, and was then ep-
pointed judge OF the county crimi al court
by the governor. He was depoSed by the
second reconstruction, and entered on the
practice of the law He was defeated in
1872 for lieutenant governor. In 1873 he
was the democratic caucus nominee for
United States senator, aud lacked one vote
of election, Withdrawing then in favor or
ex-senator Jones He was elected to the
state legislature in 1879, then clerk of the
circuit court, which Office he held when
elected TO the Fifty-frst congress on the
democratic ticket