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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-06-11
Mr.. and Mrs.

The origin Of the titles Mr.. and
Mrs., which are now common proper
ty, is not without interest. 1t is thus
accounted for by the Oldham Chroni-
Gle:
In earlier times the ordinary man
was simply William or John; that Is
to say, he had merely Christian name
without any kind of "handle" before
it, or surname after it. Some means of
distinguishing one John or one Will
liam from another John or another
William became necessary.
Nicknames derived from a mans
trade or his dwelling place, or from
some personal popularity, were tackled
on to their Christian names, and plain
John became John Smith.
AS yet there were no "Misters" in
the land. Some John Smith accumu-
lated more wealth than the bulk of his
fellows-became, perhaps, a landed
proprietor, or an employer of hired Ia
Dor. Then he began to he called in
the Norman-French of the day the
"Maistre" of this place or of that, of
these workmen or of those.
In time the "Maistre" or "Maister,"
us ~ soon became, got tackeu on before
his name, and he became Master
Smith, and his wife was Maistress
Smith. Bat gradually the sense Of
possession was lost sight of, and the IT,
tie was conferred upon any man who
had attained social distinction of any
kind, by mere possession of wealth or
by holding some position of more or
less consideration and importance.
1t is only within comparatively mod
ern times that the term came to he con-
an almost indispensable ad-
junct to every ones name, when men-
toned in ordinary conversation or
writing. Maistress Smith soon became
Mistress Smith. Exactly how and
when the term got corrupted cannot
be said. Master Smith, however, re-
manned Master Smith long after his
wife became Mistress Smith.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-06-11

1 have seen persons who gather
from the parterre their choicest flow
ers, just as they began to open into
bloom and fragrance, lest some passer-
by should tear them from the bush
and destroy them. Does not God
sometimes gather into heaven young
and innocent children for the same
reason-lest some rude hand may de
spoil them of their beauty?
We may not all be eloquent, but we
can I'LL he earn est.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-25
A Big Show Coming.

Wallace & Anderson's United Monster
Railroad Shows, Great three ring Circus.
Museum, Triple Menagerie and Roman
HippOdrome is billed TO appear at San
Antonio, October 18th.
Owing to arrangements made by the
American Showmen's Pooled League this
will be the only large railroad show that
will visit San Antonio this year. Be in
town early and see the magnificent street
parade, the largest exposition of blOoded
horses in the world, double wedding, bal
loon ascension and parachute jump.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-25

The San Antonio Street Railway
company will not have its electric lines in
operation until the last days Of the fair,
and then there will be only the roads
from Alamo Plaza to Government Hill,
and from Alamo plaza to Laurel Heights,
via San Pedro springs, that will be run
by electricity at that time.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-25

IT WILL PAY TO WAIT for the big show
of Sells Brothers and Barrett at San An
tonic, Thursday November 6.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-25

We make a speciality of children's
clothing. Do not fail to call and ex-
anime our stock as it cannot be sur
passed in the south.
EAGLE CLOTHING Co.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-25

The most complete line of stiff
hats ever received in San Antonio at
EAGLE CLOTHING COMPANY.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-25

Robertson & Jones, Jonesboro, Ark,
write: &C. c. c. Certain Chill Cure gives
universal satisfaction" Pleasant to take
No Cure no pay. Sold by A. Dreiss. I'm
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-25

Old Pete COnklin, the veteran clown
with the Grand Circus Royal. 9-23-5t
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-25

Field glasses, opera glasses, mag
nifiers, and pocket lenses, patent
shaving mirrors and burning glasser,
Bell Bros. 7-2S-f
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-25

Have your clothing and hats re-
novated into new at Joe. w. Gensler's
the tailor. Repairing while you wait.
No. 80 Soledad st., 8 doors from court
house. S-21-6w.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-25
HAGER 4 MOTHS,
10 NJ. Alamo and 2 Losoya SITS.
cheaoest FURNITURE House
In Texas.
In Texas.

Antonio has booming for some time and destined to be the
metropolis the South and West have been Booming Funi
doing business
believe that business will continue
added the occupied that
display the of goods hand
full line of Furniture entirely beautiful
where cordially invited call and
fall that
will be fully equal to that Furniture house the
advancing
the public will encourage build
profitable Give call
assur a
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-25
Piano for Sale.

A Chase upright grand; nearly new,
cost $500, can he bought for s275, s75 cash,
balance on easy payments. Inquire at
LIGHT office.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-25
From Sept. 80 to Oct. Il.

Extensive Improvements are being made in every de-
partmen and the grounds being Brilliantly Illuminated by
Electricity The Exposition will be kept open Night and Day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-01
A FATAL TOBOGGAN RIDE.
Mrs. Emily Scanlon Of Germantown
Killed at Brandywinc Springs.

Mrs. Emily Scanlon of Germantown, Pa fell
from the car OF a toboggan slide at Brandy wine
Springs Picnic Park yesterday afternoon and
was killed. The unfortunate woman went
down with an excursion from Philadelphia,
taking her child. girl of six years. The lat
ter importuned her mother to take her on the
car, which Is sent by steam over the hill, max
ing numerous sharp curves. Mrs. Scanlon
finally acceded to her child's reiterated re-
quests and they got into the car, in which we're
seated two men, members of the same excur-
sion party. The little car was started and
picked its way laboriously up over the hill top
and then began its descent of the sharp in
cline.
While running at very swift pace the car
struck sharp curve and in an instant its four
occupants were hurled out and down the hill
among the rocks and stones. Mrs. Scanlon
struck her head IN the fall and sustained iniu-
ries from which she died in few minutes. Her
little daughter was somewhat scratched and
bruised, but sustained no serious injuries, while
the two men escaped unhurt detail of mill
tia with stretcher detailed from Camp
Biggs. which is close by. and the woman was
carried to the hospital tent of the first regi.
ment, N.G.D. After Surgeon General Marshall
and medical staff had tried in vain to save her
life the body was sent home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-01
HAYTPS NAVY DESERTERs.
Some OF Them Recaptured in Philadel-
phia-The Story Of Q Mutiny.

Over one-sixth Of that part of the Haytien
navy, now lying in the port Of Philadelphia for
repairs, have deserted and one-quarter Of the
deserters have been caught and are in irons on
the gunboat Jacmel at Neafe & Levys ship
yard. The force Of the two boats Dessalines
and Jacmel is ITO men. officers and crew. in
GLIDING the admiral Nine men have deserted
from the Dessalines and eleven from the JAG
mel Six from the latter were arrested on
Wednesday by the third district police and yes
terday they were given Q nice ride in patrol
wagon to the vessel.
The deserters were found sitting around the
'front.' OF boarding house, 304 Loml ard str cot,
and made no attempt at concealment wen
tney we're locked up at the station house they
Ing Lieut. Moore said their names were so pro-
found that 1t didn't matter how much they
were spelled on the books and he'd hate to be
compelled to try to pronounce them. They will
De Kept in irons for several weeks.
Every fireman on the Jacmel has run away.
1he nine men from the Dessalines, it Is said,
Will not be caught They have run of to Bos-
ton, New York and Baltimore.
ABOUT month ago mUtiny occurred on the
Dessalines. An engineer, a quartermaster and
two hremen refused to work. Admiral killick
mad them sent to prison for fifteen days and
then he charged them ESQ each, according to
their story, saying that that was what the prison
officials here charged for keeping them. They
Will not mutiny again.
The Dessalines is now lying at Mills ship
yard. Camden, where propeller was put on
yesterday. The repairs are nearly finished,
and IN less than month the war craft of the
land OF Hippoiyte will be gone and the police
OF the third and fourth districts say they will
be glad Of it, too.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-01
A GREAT SWIMMER GONE.
Joe Mcguire, the Cape May Surfman
Drowned While Bathing.

Joe Mcguire was drowned last night at Cape
May while bathing in the surf. He had been
long known as one Of the most fearless guard
ians of the beach, and hundreds of people liv-
ing today owe their lives to his efforts in their
behalf He had been proprietor of bath houses
for some time and was one Of the best SWIM
mers, having frequently been in contests in
which he generally came out victor. At 7
o'clock Mcguire walked out to the end of the
pier attred in his bathing suit and dived into
the ocean. AS he came to the surface he
started to swim down the line of breakers. He
continued swimming until point directly op-
posite the Grant street station was reached,
where his movements became slower and more
labored until he appeared to be thoroughly
helpless, dashed about at the will of the break
ers and unable to put forth an exerton in his
own behalf. His dangerous position was at
this time noticed by William Hebenthal, who
was driving carriage down the boulevard
Hebenthal jumped off the carriage, climbed
over the board walk and dashed through the
breakers, closely followed by George Mitchell.
who WAS just about to take dip in the surf
Mitchell and Hebenthal waded out to where
Mcguire was, but by this time his struggles had
ceased and he was utterly helpless.
Hebenthal caught Mcguire and, with the as
sistance Of Mitchell and others. brought him
to shore. Mcguire was now unconscious and
every effort was made to resuscitate him. Dr.
Kennedy and O number Of others labored with
him for over half hour trying to revive some
faint spark of life, but met with no success
Mcguire was thirty years of age and leaves
q wife and two children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-01
BANKERS RESIGN.
Mysteries Surrounding the Movements
of ll-known New York Bankers.

There is trouble in the Third National
Bank Of New York. After an experience
Of only about a fortnight as its president
Robert NJ. Galloway resigns. Ostensibly
and for public quotation President GAL
laway retires because he finds that the
pressure Of other business responsibihties-he
Is still vice president of the Manhattan Ele-
waited Company-wlil not permit him to give
the time aud attention needed In a big bank
management Really the reason is that
personal insight into the Third Nationals
affairs has surprised and appalled, him. 1t has
been arranged that President Gallaway's resig-
nation VIII not be officially made public till
next Saturday. He sails TOR Europe then
When he goes at least one other prominent and
important director of the Third National goes
too. Charles Lanier of the banking house of
Winslow. Lanier Il Co., is one director who re-
signs. He retires for precisely the same rea-
sons that induce Mr.. Galloway to q sudden
change Of mind and plans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-01
TRIPLE MURDER IN LONDON.
One Man Kills Three Others and Mar
rowly Escapes Lynching.

A shocking triple murder occurred outside q
bar room at Kingsland, London, Wednesday
night. which all the London papes characterize
as an American tragedy" A discharged SOL
der named Hargan, alias Harper, quarreled
with William Lambert and John Wheeler while
sitting together at the bar. The landlord
elected them. When outside Hargan immedi-
ately drew a Colts revolver and shot both men
through the head. They fell dead on the side
walk. The bystanders attempted to capture
the murderer, who Immediately shot again.
killing a third man. An enormous and excited
crowd gathered round Hargan, who kept every
one at bay, leveling his revolver and backing
down the street No one had the courage to
make an attempt to capture him until VIM.
Knifton, brother OF the prize fighter, and
another man grappled with him from behind.
Then began desperate fight for life. Har-
gan managed to fire his revolver three times
into the crowd without hitting Knifton or doing
any damage. The fight lasted quarter of an
hour, during which time Knifton was nearly
killed and Hargan nearly torn to pieces. His
clothes were stripped from him, and when
finally, exhausted and bleeding, he fell to the
sidewalk the crowd stamped on him, threw
stones on him and would have lynched him but
for the arrival of squad of police. He was
picked up in dying condition and carried to
the station house on u stretcher. Hargan left
the West Surrey regiment three months ago
and came to New York in search of employ
ment. He was not successful in finding it and
returned to England few days ago. While in
New York he bought the revolver with which
he did the shooting. He claims that the dead
men robbed him the night before and at the
station house, in giving his deposition, he said
that he had served them only as they would
have been served in America for q similar Of
Tense. He says he has been a clerk in New
York, also in Philadelphia. His full name is
Walter Alfred Hargan. and he is evidently
man Of some refinement and education.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-01
MIR. QUAY's MEDAL OF HONOR
How He Stayed to Fight at the Battle
of Frede ricksburg.

Washington Letter to Scranton Republic
The Medal Of Honor Legion is an association
of old soldiers Of which the country hes not
heard great deal. The members Of 1t are all
heroes and can only become members because
Of conspicuous acts Of heroism and self-sacri-
fee in the service Of their country on the bat
tlefeld. Only those are eligible who have re-
ceived the bronze medals granted by act of
Congress in 1862 to ''such officers nor-commis-
stoned officers and privates as shall most DIS
tinguish themselves by their gallantry in action
and other soldier-Ike qualities A few
months ago a movement was started to Join all
the living medalists in an association. and this
has been done through the efforts of Col. NJ A.
Dillon and number of well-known veterans
here. Each medal represents q story or a
series OF stories calculated to make the heart
beat quick and the eyes dilate with interest
and admiration. Senator Quay of PENNSYLVANIA
Is the only man who wears the medal of honor
who did not himself apply for it, The Senator
is generally considered "a bold bad man in
politics" but he is very modest in pushing for
ward when the point to be gained Is purely
personal to himself.
While Senator Quay was colonel of the 134th
pennsylvania he contracted typhoid fever at
Falmouth, Va, opposite fredericksburg in the
latter part Of 1852. He was so broken down by
the disease that his friends urged him to resign
his commission and go home to recuperate
Finally Col Quay yielded. When his dis
charge papers were handed to him by
Gen. Tyler the latter said he regretted that
the colonel was leaving just at that time.
as they expected battle very soon
On hearing this Col. Quay refused to ac-
cept his discharge papers and declared his in
tention OF waiting for the battle. Gen. TYLER
told him he would be foolish to do this, in vie "
Of his broken health; besides, the papers were
there and he was a private citizen. II he went
into the battle he would be sure to be killed
and he had better go home and get we'll
Well" Col. Quay answered. I'D rather be
killed in the battle and called a fool than &c
home and be called coward" So he declared
he would take musket and fight as a private
II be couldn't go in an officer. Gen TYLER
seeing the young man SO determined, made
him an aid en- his staff, and in this capacity
Col Quay fought all day and far into the night
IN the famous battle of fredericksburg, rem.
dsrlng important service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-01
SHOT BY HER HUSBAND.
Jealousy Leads to Murder at Long
Branch

With three pistol bullets Stephen B. Billings,
bar cashier at Long Branch, Wednesday
night succeeded in fatally injuring his wife,
Shots from the Billings cottage aroused the
neighborhood at late hour and Mrs. Billings
ran screaming into the street, where she fell.
She was carried, with blood dripping over her
dress, to the residence of Constable Mapel, di-
rectly across the highway. DR.. Beach found
she had been Wounded in the throat and right
arm, while third bullet penetrated her left
breast and is believed to have passed through
her lung. He pronounced her injuries neces-
sarily fatal within few hours. She lived
through the night, but last night was sinking
rapidly.
Constable Mapel and a posse Of citizens
found Billings hiding in his barn with 32-cal-
iber pistol beside him, the one used in the
tragedy. When told his wife was dying the
man expressed joy and said that he shot with
the deliberate intention of killing her because
he was jealous Of her. Mrs. Billings made her
ante-mortem statement to Justice John Ed
wards, but was reticent and admitted there had
been serious disagreement just before the
shooting.
When it became known that Billings was in
custody the great crowd of men in front Of his
house yelled Hang him!" Lynch him. and
public indignation ran high for q time. The
nop Nds 30 oUsteperOus anu threatening Inat
Justice Edwards and the constable feared that
there would be an attempted rescue and lynch.
ing of the prisoner, SO it was decided not to
place Billings in the insecure lookup, but to
take him to the Jail at Freehold, twelve miles
away.
Billings is a giant in size and is notorious for
his misdeeds. In 1873, with knife. he almost
disemboweled Jockey Midgely at Eatontown,
but was never brought to justice for that crime
Mrs. Billings is a small woman, dying with con-
sumption. She is about fifty years OF age,
while her brutal husband is eight years her
elder. The couple have four sons and daugh-
ter. The sons are all race-course people. one
being Charles Billings, the celebrated trainer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-01
HE PROVED UNGRATEFUL.
Why Mrs. Mingos Wanted to Get q
Divorce from Her Husband:

The divorce case Of Esther J. Mingos against
George W. Mingos was heard by Judge Hooker
in the Minneapolis district court yester day and
the divorce granted. The two we're married in
Towanda, Pa, in 1871, after which she engaged
in the millinery business in that town and the
husband went to Chicago to take a course of
medicine in medical college. 1t was the IN
derstanding between them that after COM
pleting his education they would both find a
home in some western city. where he could
practice his profession. In the meantime she
was to support him. This she did faithfully. in
all paying $4,000 toward his maintenance and
education. Leaving college Mingos went to
Toledo. o. When his wife followed HIM there
she was coldly received and soon found out
that he was living with another woman as mis-
wife. For several years Mrs. Mingos has lived
in Minneapolis under her maiden name Of
Kingsley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-01
MURDERED BY HIS SON.
A Man Kills His Father for Eating the
Meat Cooked for Dinner.

A letter from Schwarzenbrunn in Thuringia
says that John Emmers Of San Antonio, Tex,
returned to the village to see his old father and
was told by his brother that he had gone to a
neighbours house. Notwithstanding this state
ment suspicious were aroused among the neigh
bors, who are Americans, that the man had
been fou.ly dealt with and search was insti-
tuted.
The house dog was unclaimed to assist in this
work, although the brother objected The dog
at once ran to manure heap on the farm.
The searchets followed and upon digging into
the pile found the body of the old man. His
skull was crushed and there was other evidence
OF murder on his body. Johns brother then
confessed that he murdered his father with a
Ratchet i'll the presence of his intended BRIDE
He explained that the cause of the crime was
that his father had eaten all the meat cooked
for dinner. The murderer and his bride buried
the body where it was found After the crime
the dog was kept chained by the guilty brother.
The murderer and his acc omplice were arrested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-01
KILLED WITH A HAT PIN.
A Boy Dies Two Weeks After the In
jury Was Inflicted.

Two weeks ago las. Monday night Joel Will
liams. seventeen years Of age, and Cora Young
sat side by side at services in Antioch Church,
Atlanta. The girl began prodding the boy
with a pin, which he finally took from her and
threw upon the floor. Then she took from
her hat a hat pin five inches long, and with all
her force drove it into Williams right side,
just above the hip. The pin sank into the
hesh until only the heac could be seen. The
boy sprang from his seat with yell The pin
hal penetrated the body its full length, but
with its removal the pain ceased and both Will
liams and the girl remained at the church until
the congregation was dismissed. The boy wen,
home, sickeHed and fingered until Wednesday
night, when death came. The pin had pene-
trated his kidneys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-01
A MAN UNDER HER BED.
Annie Gray Jumps From Q Window
and May Die.

Annie Gray Of Lowell, Mass, woke up and
found man in her room Wednesday night and
jumped from the window, twenty five feet from
the ground. She broke leg and suffered q
conclusion Of the spine. She was taken to st.
Johns Hospital, and is in a critical condition.
She knows who the intruder was, but will not
tell his name. He attempted no indignities;
but becoming conscious that some one was in
the room she put out her hand and felt his Leg
as he was crawling under the bed. Then she
sprang from the bed and through the open
window. II is stated that the man escaped
from the premises in the same manner that he
mad gained access TO the room-from q neigh
boring shed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-01
TWO ACRES OF FLAMES.
A Fire in BraddOck, Pa, Destroys
Thirty Eight Houses.

At 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon fire broke
out in Hungarian settlement in the east end
of Braddock, an iron town nine miles up the
Monongahela river from Pittsburg. Pa, and
thirty-eight houses were consumed. Among
these were some dozen brick residences owned
by Americans, but the remainder were frame
houses of two stories and occupied by Hun
garian iaborers. These thirty-eight houses
contained 125 families, embracing some $50
people. The flames were confined to two acres
of closely packed buildings The loss is
S1OO, ooo chiefly on the buildings as the foreign
ers saved everything Of value. The fire was
started by Hungarian woman. who, finding
her bed uninhabitable, carried it out into an
allev and set fire to it and everything else
within two squares