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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-06-06
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of thousands of northern and southern
men WHO, though they once looked
askanco of each other from the oppo-s
site banks Of the Potomac and the
Clickahominy and the James and the
Tennessee. now ,re on the same side
of the river keeping jubilee with some
of those old angels who near nineteen
centuries ago camo down one Christ
mas night to chant over Bethlehem,
"Glory to God in the. highest; son
earth peace, good will to lnen!"
THERE SHOULD BE no sRc1IoNAL1sM.
r I have been waiting for some years
for some one else to twist the two gar
lands that today twist, but, no one
doing 1t, in the love of God and my
country put nov my hand to the work,
and next spring about this time, If I
an living and well,,sE will twist two
more garlands for northern and south
cru graves. and every springtilne, until
soine ,nan or woman whom may have
clleered little In the struggle of this
life. shall come out and put spausy or
two on my own grave Buff the time;
should eyer come when this land slllll..
.4be given over TO sect onal raI,cor md.
lsdemagng is,n. and snost and i'll. or
least; md 90 & forget st1te,1
good. Geds built q lis nattiio for md it
] sshsll halt oasi fs9 !figlr career 81 right
ousness and liberty and peace, and be-
como tho agent of tyranny and wrong
and oppression, then let some young
man whom have baptized in infancy
OF these altars go out to Greenwood
and scoop up my dust and scatter it TO
the four winds Of heaven, for ] do not
want to sleep. and will not sleep in
land accused with sectionalisn or OPP
presson.
And now hand over the two gar
lands. both of which are wet with many
tears-tears Of widowhood and orphan.
age and child.essness, tears Of suffering
and tears OF gratitude. and as the cere
mony must be performed in symbol,
there not being enough flowers to cover
all the graves, take the one garland to
the tomb of solue northern soldier WHO
may yesterday have been omitted in the
distribution of the sacrament OF flowers,
and the other garland to the tomb of
Some southern soldier who may anonti,
ago have been omitted in tho distribu-
ton OF the sacrament of the flowers,
and put both the wrcatlis gently down
over the hearts that have ceased D
beat God bless tlae two garlands
God save the United States of Americal
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-17
CAUGHT THE GHOST.
Supposed Spiritual Manifestations TIL,
work of Snartiya Ynuths

Supposed Spiritual Manifestations the
Work of Sportive Youths.
For the past week there has been great
excitement in the town of Boynton, Taze-
well County. The place consists of Post
office, a store and a blacksmith-shop A
large frame house, standing about quarter
of mile from town, which is used for a
granary, has been haunted for over week.
At about o'clock in the evening various
colorcd lights would float in the window and
awful noises and groans were to be heard.
The community was terribly excited and
nearly every one was afraid to venture
near the house after dark. 1t was
examined in the daytime and nothing
could be discovered. People came for
miles to see the exhibition. and
large crowds gathered there every
night. Last Tuesday five young men of
Hopedale determined to capture the spook.
They were ID. 5. Mcqueen, Joe Nseffziger,
W. p. Samuels, William Walden and
Charles Sands. Accordingly they went to
the place just after dark and examined the
windows were found boarded up. They
quietly withdrew and awaited developments.
Some time before o'clock they observed
six persons approaching the house, and in
short time hive went away. In the course
of few minutes the panorama began. In
the house and discharged their revOlvers
and called for the phantom, or whatever it
was, to appedr. Immediately after the
shots the lights went out and the noises
ceased. The five men then demanded that
the door be opened and threatened that they
would shoot the first person they saw COM
ing from the building. A few boards were
knocked off and two of the men entered with
dark-lanterns aud revOlvers IL their hands,
while the others guarded the house
TO see that no one left it. Their
lanterns were flashed about the room and
they soon found young man of Boynton,
by the name of Walter COddingtOn, stand
ing in bin of oats that was in the room.
He was nearly scared to death. and in a
trembling voice exclaimed. "Don't shoot,
boys, it is me-" He afterward said there
were others in the gang, but it happened to
be his night to perform. The lights were
produced with stage powder and the noise
was made by rattling chains and groanng
by the performer. The ashes of the powder
were found, as also were the chains The
children of the community were scared so
badly that they would not attend school,
which is near the spot of excitement. The
meu from Hopedale returned home very
well satisfied at having accomplished what
they went to do; that is, to capture the
ghost.-Bloomington Qll) Special to Globe
Democrat
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Leading Exhibits at the Marys-
vile Fair.
Shortage in the Cash Account Of San
Diego EX-COunty Clerk.
An Aged Indian Murderer Pays the Penalty
Of His Crime on the GallOWS.
Puyallup Reservation.
Special to THE MORNING CALI.

MARYsvHLE, Jan. 16.-The fifth day of
the fair was as interesting and well attended
as the previous days. There were no excur-
sions, but all the regular trains were
crowded.
Frank Dalton, D. II. Porter and Robert
Williams made their report as the Commit
tee on Awards. The following are the main
points of the report: Butte County gets $500
for the best county exhibit, Yuba second,
Suffer third and Placer fourth. Thermalito
takes first premium on the exhibit Of 20O0
Washington navels.
d. N. Fresleben Of Oroville takes first
prize on the unlimited exhibit of navels, C.
NJ. Silva of Newcastle gets first prize on
other budded trees, Mrs. Jones of Or0ville
receives first premium on twelve budded
trees, W. A. O'Brien of Smartsville had the
best dozen of seedlings, James OBrien gets
500 for the best seedlings, Sarah 5. Rogers
had the best lemons, and the best olives
were exhibited by Emily Robson of
Auburn, who also displayed the best picked
olives and olive oil.
L. II. Carey of Auburn gets 500 for the
best display of raisias and II. E. Parker of
eHISh 30 vi uIieu ISs' MIS-. a. D. ' an
Arsdale exhibited the best white Adriatic
figs. c. n. 1hagsing OF Yuba City received
first prize on prunes, also 500 on dried
fruits and SIS on nuts. 6. Siebert was
awarded $50 on wines.
The Oroville Chinese pagoda was pro-
nOunced the most artistic display.
Emory L. Smith of San Francisco gets $50
for the most practical essay on "Orange
Culture" There were fourteen essays in
| all presented to the committee. The decis-
| ion of the judges meets with general salts
| faction.
Great preparation is being made for the
| eXcurSionstS tomorrow. Telegraphc adj
vices state that over 1900 people will arrive
! The fair management decided to continue
the exhibit Sunday and Monday to accom-
mOdate those who have been unable to at
| tend.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-17
CONDENSED TELEGRAMs.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16-Of 749, 200rounces
of silver offered to-day. $4,000 ounces were
purchased, at prices ranging from S1.057 to
S1.06
BosToN, Jan. 16.-Edward Bellamy, COM
mencing February 14th. Will publish In Bas-
ton Nationalist weekly paper entitled The
New Nation.
PARIS, Jan. 16.-La Lanterne to-day an
nouuceS that the French Government mas
not promised to support the new Panama
Canal lottery scheme.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-1he President
to-day sent 10 the Senate the nomination of
Patrick II. Downing for Collector of Gus
toms for the district of Wilmington, Cal.
JACKSONVILLE, Jan. 16.-The Florida
Sub-tropical Exposition opened its fourth
annual session last night. The exhibits are
nearly all in place, and everything promises
prosperous season.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. - The Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs has issued an order
naming the Indian training school at Car
son, New. The Stewart Institute" in
hOuor OF Senator William Stewart, who Sc
cured its establishment.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-17
FLUTES OF THE PYRAMIDS.
An Interesting Description of Antique In
struments.


struments.
A number of eminent musicians were in
vited to listen to highly interesting lee
ture delivered recently TO the Royal Acad-
envy students by 7. L. Southgate upon
ancient Egyptian musical instruments in
general and upon the double pipes, recently
discovered by Flinders Petrie in the tomb
at Kahun, in particular. From the fact that
the flutes shown in the frescoes were of vari-
Gus lengths, MIR. Southgate coniectured
that the Egyptians, almost from the time of
Moses, must have had knowledge of some
sort Of harmony, while, as in one of the fres-
Goes, seven flute performers were stimuli
taneously PLAYING, an eighth had what he
whimsically described as fifty bars rest"
Still more interesting was the exhibition
OF the actual flutes discovered in the lady's
sarcophagus at Kahun, and indisputably
dating before the time of King David of Is
rael. Performed upon land the task of
playing these archaic instruments is now
most difficulD by j. Finn they Yesterday gave
practically the exact notes of our datonic
scale, thus proving, in every sense of the
term to actual demonstration, that our scale
was known to the Egyptians many centuries
before the Greeks, from whom it had erron-
eOuSly been supposed we borrowed it, No
ATTEMPT was made to perform upon the
double flute, and, indeed, il ever the two
were played together the art is now lost.
But upon copy of one of these ancient
flutes Mr.. Finn performed very ancient
funeral dirge entitled "The Song of Sonus."
The tone of these instruments, we may add.
i'll no way resembles that of the flute of to-
day. 1t to certain extent recalls the drone
OF the bag-pipe, although one prominent
musician yesterday irreverently likened it to
the sound Of the small toOth-comb and tissue
pa er of childhood's days.
Many other copies of ancient instruments
were tried Yesterday, among them replica
of flute discovered two years ago by a
French savan0, with eleven holes, the ap-
proximate date being 1875 Il. c., that is to
say, during the period that the Iraelites
were still in Egypt. To stop" eleven holes
in flute would seem TO demand that one of
the hands should have an extra finger; but
Mr.. Finn, after many trials, has succeeded
in doing 1t, and the notes given were prac-
ticaly those of our chromatic SCALE From
these and other facts Mr.. Southgate, in the
peroratiOn to his valuable lecture, contended
that the tonality of the ancient Egyptians
was the source Of our own music, and GER
tainly none of the musicians present were
willing to contradict doctrine which seems
quite feaSble.-IOndcn News
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-17
DARING HIGHWAYMEN.
An Italian Vegetable Gardener
Their Victim.

Two italian highwaymen were inadvert-
emily introduced to the police last night in
consequence of somewhat bungling job.
Nazareno Irrera drifted in town fresh from
his suburban vegetable ranch with an
amount of money in excess of the limits of
prudence, at least for late hour of the
night. He strayed into the Latin quarter in
order to mingle with the sons and daughters
of his native land.
While straying lie met Louis Forstier and
P. Fransivar. They invited him to drink in
a saloon on New Montgomery avenue, near
Adler alley. Drinks were repeated until
they had about sized up the pile of Naza-
reno. The party then left and passed into
the alley. 1t was then that FORSTER pulled
out pistol, and. placing 1t against the heart
of NaZareno, ordered him to remain quiet
The order was obeyed, and Fransivar went
through the pockets Of the victim. AS soon
as they had robbed him the men went to
Koenig's saloon, took drink and passed out.
IN the meantime Nazareno had given the
alarm and officers Murray, Wren and
Reynolds were on the alert. Wren saw the
two men on Montgomery avenue and
started after them. Foristier boarded a
Union street cable,car, where he was capt
ured by Wren. He had $50 concealed in
one of his shoes and SIS in his mouth. The
other man ran as far as Bartlett alley,
where he was overtaken by Murray and
Reynolds. He had thrown away purse
and had $50 in gold in his mouth when
captured. Both men were booked at the
City Prison for robbery.
Nazaren0 thinks that he only had about
S25 on his person, and where the other
money came from the police do not know.
Fransivat is notorious criminal, having
been arrested for robbery and threats against
lie before. He threatened TO kill witness
in grand larceny case some time ago, and
was arrested on the spot by Detective Sill
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-17
ISN'T FUNNY NOW.
A Marriage Which Isn't Near as Good
IL.I-s 4 LII

Marriage Which Isn't Near as Good a
Joke as 1t Was Intended to Be.
The mock marriage contract entered into
on the morning of December Doth last by
the Hon. Daniel &. Ramsay. member-elect
OF the next Legislature, of East ST. Louis,
and Miss Bessie Caldwell, a pretty and at
tractive City Court stcnographer, has
reached stage where it is no longer treated
as joke, but is looked upon as a serious
matter. Although Mr.. Ramsay and Miss
Caldwell have been friends for several
years, the thought Of marriage was never
entertained by either, for Mr.. Ramsay is
and has been Tor years past engaged TO Miss
Belle Abefy, beautiful ana well-known
young woman of East St. Louis. When
asked concerning his engagement Mr.. Ram
say stated 1t was true and said he intended
to live up to 1t. 1t Is said, however. that the
young lady is considerably agitated
the contract marriage makes it hazardous
for her TO marry DR.. Ramsay She,
however, refused to discuss the matter
Miss Caldwell, In reply to question, said:
III the matter Is not dropped trouble
for the medders will be the outcome
We very foolishly entered into the plan upon
the spur of the moment and were contented
to treat the whole matter as joke, and it
would have terminated as such had it not
been for some one who wanted to create a
sensation Ii you want any Information you
will have to learn it from Mr. Ramsay, and l
hope he will say less than have" Mr. Ram
say then said Il have but this to say, that
the whole thing is joke. If l had
thought it would be a binding contract,
l would never have entered into it.
l have but one more thing to say and that is
If the matter is not dropped instantly
trouble will be the outcome. 1 have treated
the matter as joke but it is now no longer
laughing matter. Miss Caldwell and |
both have a reputation to sustain, and l will
uphold her" Judge Candy, Judge of the
City Court, said in reference to the matter
that even if the contract was binding it could
be easily annuled by Mr.. Ramsay and Miss
Caldwell signing the necessary papers,
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-17
A Charming Gentleman.

Raleigh's gold-laced cloak flung across the
dirty pavement would find no approval now
adays; the action would be felt to be as out
Of place as the embroidery; we have passed
into a dim age of broadcloth and chimney
top hats. In outward mien we differ from
the couTtiers of Elizabeth as widely as the
man past middle age differs from the lad
whose photograph records what he once
was, 1t is hard to believe the hair once
clustered so low aud thick on the brow now
SO bare-that the deeply craven cheeks
were once so round and smooth But the
good nature within will find expression in
subtler ways The late George Whyte-
Melville, standing in a muddy street, was
sDlashed from head to foot by a lady's car
rage and pair suddenly pulled up beside
the curb. Hat, face, collar, coat, all were
literally despatched; but almost before the
lady could lean forward to express her con-
Germ he exclaimed: "Ah, Mrs. A. l Thought
1t must be you; you always have the best
horses in London. -Blackwood's Magazine
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-17
THE CHAPLAIN HAD TO WAIT.
Senator Stanford Couldn't BE Interrupte,
During a Horse Trade.

Senator Stanford Couldn't BE INTERRUPTED
During "a Horse Trade.
Next to horse, Senator Stanford loves
horse trade. The other day he was in his
committee-roOm, and his private secretarys
John b. Mccarthy, was guarding the ex-
terror OF the door with characteristic vigil
lance, when clerical-looking and venerable
gentleman assembled the stairway and
inquired of the secretary as to the where
abouts of the Senator.
=" He is inside" was Mr.. McCarthy's
reply.
ments," suggested the visitor.
" Nothing would please me more than to
oblige you, SIR, said he, "but it is really
impossible. He is extremely busy"
The stranger hesitated for a moment and
then said: "But really ought to see him.
My business is of importance, and the SEN
ator Is much interested in It, am Chap
lain-of the United States Army"
This last revelation the visitor evidently
believed would secure the long-for admit
lance, but II had no apparent effect accord
ing TO The Washington Star, than that of add
ing TO Mr.. McCarthy's distress. II assure
you, sir" said he, that if it were possible /
would take your card to the Senator. Ii can
not, however, be done. Governor Stanford
is in tina: room with Representative Dorsey
of Nebraska, and the tables and chairs and
floor are all Uttered up with pedigrees. If
1t was nythng else but horse trade I'd
let you in, but It's more than my situation
is worth for me to rattle the door-knob lust
now '~
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-17

workers, makers of fancy articles, lodging
house keepers, book binders, agents, turner's,
matters, officers, locksmiths, jOiners,
tutors, scientific mel. government
clerks. three bakers, eighteen tailors,
twentynine shoemakers and many
other tradesmen live In It, The house
has thirty-one .staircases, and fronts on
three streets and one square. In one day
the postman's delivery has amounted to as
many as 1000 pieces to this single but gi-
gantic house. To address letter to the
house, and to the person it is intended fer,
does not assure the sender that the person
to whom it is addressed will ever receive
it. In order to "make assurance doubly
sure all letters addressed to the "Frei-
laus" must be provided with both the
Christian and the surname of the person,
the number of the court, staircase and
apartment, otherwise 1t is apt to go astray
as though unprovided with directions as to
street and number. AT the present time
PIP persons live in this immense building.
and pay an annual rental of over 100000
horins.-Hebrew journal.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-17
A PHOTOGRAPHERS STORY.
A Shrewd Young Woman Who Took n
Risks on Her Love-Letters.

A Shrewd Young Woman Who Took No
Risks on Her Love-Letters.
% had an experience the other day which
has interested me more than anything of a
similar nature which has happened to me in
all my business experience" says a Chicago
photographer. "a young lady who moves
in the best society brought me three letters,
and | photographed them for her, and, at
her request, destroyed the negatives. The
letters were the most tender and ardent love
missives Imaginable. They were addressed
to the young lady herself and were signed
by a name which | am sure you would rec
ognize instantly were | to mention it. will
confess that curiosity got the better of my
Judgment, and l finally said:
"You'll pardon me, but this jobs little
unusual, isn't it?''
- Is III? she said, smiling.
1t strikes me so,' replied, don't
tiers, since lou have the letters themselves
I" Don't you? Well. / do. Suppose the
letters were to be lost. or burned, or de-
stroyed in some other way?'
Wouldn't the photographs be destroyed
lust as easily as the letters?'
Perhaps not-especially IL they were
not kept in the same place with the letters.
But I'm not afraid of losing them by fire or
In any such way as that. The fact is, the
ink is fading out, and in short time it is
likely to be illegihle.'
There is girl for You who DOESN'T pro-
pose to take any chances in the breach of
promise businesS.-Chicago Mail
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-17
Interstate Commerce.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The Senate Com
mittee on Interstate Commerce to-day
changed the wording in the third section of
the pending bill to amend the Interstate
Commerce law by striking out that part of
the provisions relative to the Establishment
oil seven through routes over connecting
railroads, and substituting therefor the fol-
lowing: The facilities to be afforded
shall include the due and reasonable re-
ceivlng, forwarding and delivering by one
carrier at the request of any other common
carrier or shipper, or consignee of through
traihc, at through rates of fare"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-17
OBIT AIRY.
EARL OF DEVON.

Right Honorable William Reginald Cour-
tenay, Earl of Devon, died yesterday in
succeeded his father March 10, 1859. The
noble Earl, who was educated at Westmin-
ster and Christ Church, Oxford, was Eel
low of Ali Souls College. Oxford, and is an
honorary ID. c. i. of that university. He
was called to the bar in 1882, and repre-
sented South Devon from July. 1871, till
January, 1S49. In the aforementioned year
he was appointed a Poor-law Inspector,
which office he held until the latter part of
1850. From 1850 to 1859 Lord Devon was
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in
Lord Derby's third administration, from
July, 1866, to May, 1867, and President of
the Po0r-law Board from the latter date to
Dpremhpr 1868
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-17
LARGEST HOUSE IN THE WORLD.
1t Has Fifteen Hundred Rooms and Is a
Town in Itself.

1t Has Fifteen Hundred Rooms and Is a
Town i'm Itself.
Every European, American and Oriental
country has its scores of public and private
mansions, yet Austria has the giant of them
ali. The Freihaus free haus) situated in
Wieden, suburb of Vienna, is the most
spacious building on the globe. Within its
walls whole town of human beings live and
work, eat and sleep. 1t contains in all be-
tween 1900 and 1900 rooms, divided into up
ward of 400 dwelling apartments Of from four
TO six rooms each. This immense house has
covered-and large garden within its
walls. A visitor to the building relates that
he once spent two hours in looking for
man known TO reside in the house.
Scarcely a trade, handiwork or profession
this enormous building. COLD and silver
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-17
MISS LILLIAN OWEN.

Miss Lillian Owen of this city, who was
member of Sol Smith RusselPs dramatic
company, died yesterday in Chicago of
pneumonia alter Il brief Illness. She was
on her way East with the intention of
marrying Charles KeGt of Stuart Robson
dramatic combination, and was accom-
panied by her sister and her mother, both
of whom were with her when she died. She
was taken ill at Salt Lake City, and ,hysi-
clans were called in, who after consultation
advised her 20 proceed with the company to
the East. She did as she was advised, and
managed 10 reach Chicago, but could go no
further. Her body will be embalmed and
brought back to this city.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-17
Bounties on Supar

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-In response to a
request OF the Treasury Department for an
opinion as to whether the tariff act author
ICES the Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
to April l. 1891, and to pay manufactures aTe
bounty on sugar produced between Nav 31st
and July l, 1891, the Attorney-General rem.
ders an opinion that it was not intended nv
the act that bOunties should be demandabIe
on sugars produced prior to the LIST Of July
next.