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The morning call., 1891-07-10

writing: "Swett Is nnquestionabIy al,
right. Mr.. Holt is a good man, but had
not heard or thought OF him for Vice Presi-
dent. do not wish to interfere about the
Vice President l cannot interfere about
the platform. The convention must Judge
for ITSELF"
This written evidence" says Nicolav.
cannot be turned in trying to evade its
force. You assert that Mr.. Lincoln called
you to Washington and urged the nomiDa-
tIon OF johnson, and that you returned to
Baltimore TO work and vote in obedience to
tnat request against your personal predilec-
tionS' Inc proceedings of the convention
show that you acted an entirely minor part.
Is it probable that Mr. Lincoln, aside from
all the other men In the Pennsylvania dele
CATION (SiDon Cameron, Tbaddeus Steve
a. IL. Reeder, Galusha A. Grow and others)
would have called You alone to receive his
secret instructions? 1t is matter of pub
lie history that Simon Cameron was more
prominent and efficient than any other
fennsylyanlan in the movement in that
State to give Mr.. Lincoln a second term,
ana that on the I4th of January, 1864. he
transmitted to the President the written re-
quest of every Union member of the Penn
sylVania Legislature to accept a renomina-
ton This and his subsequent open and
unvarying report left no doubt of Cameron's
attitude. How was 1t with you?"
ACCUSATIONS OF PARTY DIsLoYALTY.
Nicolay then quotes letter from Nc
=,
testing against the intimation in one or two
papers that he (McClure) was not cordially
in favor of Lincsln's denomination, and
assuring him of his cordial support, and
continues: That is, only month before
the convention you felt called upon to per-
sonaily protest against accusations of party
disloyalty. But this is not all. When the
time came to make nomination for Vice.
President, Simon Cameron, Chairman of
the Pennsylvania delegation, and one of the
earliest and most persistent friends of Lin
coin. himself nominated Hannibal Hamlin
| Tor Vice-Presidents while the whole vote of
| Pennsylvania was on the first ballot cast
for Hamlin's denomination; so also of the
| Illinois delegation, the entire vote was for
| Hamin on the first ballot. Does it stand to
reason that Lincoln called upon you to de-
sert Hanlin and nominate johnson, and
gave no intimatiOn of this desire to the
Chairman of the Pennsylvania and Illinois
delegations? Do you venture the assertion
that Mr. Lincoln was deceiving Cameron,
deceiving Cook, carrying on a secret intrigue
against Hamlin and another secret intrigue
against Holt. and that, on top of the whole,
he was writing deliberate lie to us? That
may be your conception of Abraham Lin
coin. but it is not mine"
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PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Senator Cameron is reported to be worth
So, 200, 600.
King Milan is said to be the champion
liar of Europe
1t Is announced that Mme de Barrios will
spend the summer abroad.
The wife of Governor Campbell Is one Of
the shrewdest politicians in Ohio.
Emperor William has referred to Prince
Bismarck as an "ungrateful vassal."
Mr.. Gladstone is said to have advised the
fflnce OF Wales to apologize to the House
OF Commons.
Inc Duchess Of Westminster is the for
tunale possessOr OF the Nassau diamond,
which Is valued at $4,000.
Senator Chandler and Senator Blackburn,
VINO pulled the formers ear last session, are
reported TO be friends. again.
gilbert. the comic opera librettst has
6een made Justice of the Peace for the
county OF Middiesex, England.
CHARLES Fairlamb means to try to swim
Niagara rapids, while James Kelly proposes
to go over the falls in barrel.
Senator Sawyer of Wisconsin has given
S5OoO to clear off the debt from new OBJ
servatory at Lawrence University.
Miss Helen Gladstone, daughter of the
Grand Old Man, has been Vice-Principal of
North Hall, Newnham College, since 1882.
One of Pittsburs's distinguished resi-
Dents is an African Prince of royal blood,
the heir to the throne of the Go tribe on the
gold coast.
Mrs. DR.. Eastman, who was Miss Elaine
Goodale until she married the Sioux Chief
and physician, is four or five years older
th1n her duSky husband.
Lord Sackville has stocked his great park
In Kent. England, with wild boar for the
purpose of INDUCING his friends in a boar
hunt OF the true medieval order.
Edwin Arnold is short, wel-built man,
with gray hair, solid nose and high fore.
head. He has been In the employ of the
London Telegraph for thirty years.
The King of Ashantee is allowed 1888
wives. Many of them are the daughters of
the chiefs OF tributary tribes over which the
KING has jurisdiction, and are sent to him
as hostages.
Rochefort is to have his sentence RENTED
July l4th and TO be free to return to Paris.
Constsns thinks that he has been punished
enough for having brought Bouanger into
public notice.
The Marquis of Salisbury is not only an
admirer and grower of peanuts and fruit,
but he Is successful fioriculturist and
often wins prizes at the big shows, in which
lie is a regular exhibitor.
w. II. Woods, a lawyer of Huntingdon.
mas a clock which is said to have once been
the property of John Knox, the reformer.
IL was made in Paisley, Scotland, in 1850,
ana was In the Knox family for $50 years.
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CARS DERAILED.
Z Serious Railroad Accident in Oregon Mar
roWlY Avertad.

Z Serious Railroad Accident in Oregon Mar
rowly Averted.
RosEBURG Oregon, July 9.-South-bound
train No. 10. which left here at 3 o'clock this
morning, met with an accident which mar
Towly escaped being great disaster. At
phsce about two and half miles north of
the West Lake, in Cow Creek Canyon, there
is a curve Of the track so sharp that the en-
gineer cannot ste around il. As the train
dashed around It the engineer was horror
stricken to see the track Just ahead of him
buried under slide OF earth from the steep
bank, which almost overnangs the track at
this place. He at once put on the brakes,
and when the locomotive struck it. it was
with speed so greatly reduced that little
damag was done The locomotive and
bagCage-car ran into the fallen material and
were derailed and thrown ON their sides.
tn G other cars were not damaged. Engin-
eer Morris was severely bruised on the
hand. The engine ard baggage-car will
have to be thrown into the gulch in order to
clear the track so that trains can pass
The accident delayed the north and south
bound trains almost fifteen hours. The
south bound overland, due here at 1920
o'clock this morning, will not be able to
pass the scene of the slide until o'clock
This evening
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MISCELLANEOUS.
WHY?

Why will people attempt things for which they
are entirely unsuted 2
Why do women worry. cry and fret when they
should be pleasant and happy most Of their time
Why are men blue, respondent, melancholy,
stolid so Often when they should be strong, hope
full. enterprising and vigorous?
Why should any man endanger his health. possibly
bis life, when little care Will preventit?
Why is the present season of the year so depress-
lag, so eneryatng-the very air filed with malaria
and maaria influences?
Why will people permit the dangers. sickness and
troubles of this season TO affect their health and
undermine their life when they can easily be
counteraeted by the use OF pure whisky and waterf
Why will people persist in taking impure, adult
terated. Injurious whisky, when so pure q whisky
can be secured as Duffy's Malt?
Why win inscriptions druggists seek to palm OF
inferior and injurious whiskies? Because they can
make much more money out of the cheap and inn
pure than they can from the saleof the genuine
and valuable, my22 IF FIR
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FERGUSON ACQUITTED.
Unexpected Verdict in Trial on Charg
of Murder

Unexpected Verdict in a Trial on Charge
of Murder.
STOCKTON. July 9.-Warren Ferguson,
who killed George Collins in this city few
weeks ago, was tried for murder Fergu-
son is negro and his victim was of the
same race. They had trouble about
white woman named Jessie johnson. Fer
guscn claimed that Collins had been talking
about him 10 the johnson woman, and
went across the street and stabbed Collins.
The latter fired one shot from small pistol,
and Ferguson says it was fired before the
stabbing.
Ferguson was acquitted tonight. The
verdict is general surprise and created con-
steTnation among the cUlored men here, who
Tear Ferguson, VINO has bad record and
has been out of the penitentiary only few
months. The prosecution is blamed for the
acqnittal Their dying declaration was
ruled out because it did not state that the
deceased WIS III fear of immediate dissnlu-
ton when he made the statement. The
prosecution did not cross-examine the de-
feDfant, and his record was not brought
out by them. Ferguson swore that on the
night of the killing. while he was with
white woman, Collins on the OTHER side of
the street beckoned to him, and when he
went over Collins Shot at him. As there
was no evidence to contradict this the Jury
acquitted after four hours deiberation
Collins in his dying statement said Ferguson
came to him and made an attack with
knife, when Collins attempted 10 get out his
pistol and II was discharged.
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POLITICAL HISTORY.
Controversy Between NiColay and Mcclure
in The Hamlin Case.

WASHINGTON, July Colonel John G.
Nicolay to-day addressed an open letter to
Colonel Alexander Mcclure, editor OF the
Philadelphia Times, replying to his latest
editorial on the subject. Colonel Nicoley,
President LincOln's private secretary, says,
in part, that he was at the Baltimore con.
venton as spectator. B. G. Cook, the
Chairman of the Illinois delegation, had a
conversation with him about the course of
certain disaffected leaders in Illinois. That
conversation Nicolay reported to the Presi-
dent in his letter to Major John Hay, the
assistant private secretary, that from what
he had heard had made Cook suspicious
that SWEET might be untrue to Lincoln.
One of the straws which led to this belief
was that SWEET had telegraphed to Balti-
more urging the Illinois delegation to 20
for Holt Cook wanted to know confideu-
tally whether, in urging Holt for the Vice
Presidency, SWEET reflected the Presidents
wish. whether the President had any pref
erencr, or whether he wished not even to
interfere by confidential indication.
MR.. LINCoLN's REPLY.
Upon this letter p esident Lincoln made
the following Endorsement in his own hand
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BIRTHS MARRIAGES-DE

Firth, marriage and death notices sent by mall
will not be inserted. They must be handed In at
either OF the publication Offices aud be indor5ei
with the name aad residence OF persons authorized
TO have the same published.l
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A TALE OF SLAVERY.

An Old Negro in TIE Dock Tells of His
Capture in Darkest Africa.
What is your pameP" asked Station
keeper Burdick of the negro prisoner who
was landed up against the railing at the
Police Station shortly after midnight this
morning.
MY name is Will Brown"
The station-keeper entered that on the
register and proceeded:
Married or single?"
married"
How old are you?"
'Ninety-seven, sah."
II say, how old are you ?"
IAN l say 81 years old, sah."
why, that fellow must be crazy" said
the station-keeper. He don't look to be
more than 80"
The prisoner, VIII Brown. did not look
old. His skin, dark as coal, is not wrnkled.
and he steps as lively as young man. but
he told such story as convinced those who
heard him that he had not overstated his
age. He talked with peculiar pronuncia-
ton. and said, in substance:
was brought to this country from At
RIGA when was not more than so high"
measuring about two feet from the floor.
81 had been out in the woods, eating
berries with my mother and about forty
other blacks, and all went to sleep. When
we awOke we found ourselves sur
rounded by lot of white men and
blacks. who had guns. We had never
seen guns before in our lives. We we're nut
aboard sailing vessel with hundreds of
others, and 1t took US little over twelve
months to make the trip to New Orleans.
where we landed. We were all taken to
Richmond, Va, and l was sold to a Mr..
Barclay, who left me in the slave-yard
there Tor over two years so that | would
get more civilized. My mother was so Id TO
a man who took her to the country. She
was so ferocious and savage that he could
do nothing with her, and he had to shoot
her. 1t required more than two years to
civi lie me. l remember il was two wears I
staid in the save-yard, because on
each Christmas they gave me red LIQUOR,
They said that was what they caught us
with. But about two weeks after the second
red-liquOr day they put me in wagon with
others to take me out to sell was bought
by John MCGEE, who lived In South Ala
bama, between Selma and Camden. [ don't
know how much he paid for me, but was
considered cheap because l was not well
civilized. Mr.. MCGEE kept me off and on for
twenty years working in the fields | ran
away and hid, once for eleven years. and
again for seven years. Then | was sold To a
New Orleans man named Burnside, who put
me at work on his cane farm near Baton
Rouge. "-Memphis Appeal valanche.
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A MEXICAN SWELL,
A Magnificent Outfit for Himself and His

A Magnificent Outfit for Himself and His
Horse.
The Mexican swell rides on saddle
worth fortune. 1t is loaded with silver
trimmings, and hanging over it Is an ex
pensive serape, or Spanish blanket, which
adds to the magnificence of the whole, saws n
writer in Harper's Magazine His queer
shaped stirrups are redolent of the old
mines. His bride is in like manner adorned
with metal in the shape of half a dozen big
silver plates, and to his bit is attached a
pair OF knotted red cord reins, which he
holds high up and loose. He is dressed in
black velvet jacket. fringed and EN- broidered
with silver, and huge and expensive hat
perched on his head, is tilted over one ear.
His legs are incased 10 dark tiebt-filtinp
breaches, with silver trimming down the
side seams, but cut SO as, in Summer
weather, to unbutton from the knee down
and flap aside. His spurs are silver. big and
heavy and costly, and fitted to buckle round
his high-cut heel. Under his left leg is
fastened broad-bladed and beautiful
curved sword, with h lit worthy n prince of
the blood.
The seat of this exquisite is the perfect
pattern OF clotlespin. Leaning against
the cantle, he stretches his legs forward and
outward. with heels depressed In fashion
which reminds one of sydney Smiths saw
ing that he did not object to a clergyman
riding If only he rode very badly AMI Turned
his
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o. d. SQUIRE.

o. d. Squire. a pioneer of 1919, and for the
last nineteen years resident of Oakland
died at his home in that city Yesterday
morning, aged 66 years. The deceased had
been an invalid for many years, aud his
death was not UNEXPECTED. Mr.. Squire was
born in Bramford, Conn, and arrived in
California on the bark Stafford in 1S49. and
OF those who came with him On that vessel
very few remain alive. Upon his arrival
here he engaged in mining at Tuolumne
Hill, remaining there several years, and
finally returning to this city. In 1852 he
went back East and married Miss Frances
Nj. Plant of New Hartford, n. Y, with
whom he returned to this Coast At differ
ent times since then he has been connected
in business with Tallant & Co. and the Pa
clfic Bank, he being well Known as an ex
pert accountant During the palmy DAYS of
the Comstock he was engaged as mining
secretary. He leaves a widow and three
children.
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Kind coole receives from to annas,
while Sand 6 rupees are paid for the daily
work OF an elephant. From this fact we
conclude that one elephant performs the
work Of from twelve to twenty-five coolies.
From the record of the British exped ition
against King Theodore of Abyssinia in 1868
we learn that forty-four elephants were
shipped from Bombay for use In that cam
paign. Each animal was in charge of two
men. OF this number five succumbed dur
ing the campaign. The remaining thirty
nine rendered valuable services, being in
trusted with the transportation through
mountainous country of cannon, ammuni-
ton and supplies. 1t was frequently very
dlfncult to procure proper food for them,
and as 1t was often necessary to traverse
great distances to reach the watering places
the death of the five animals is ascribed to
THESE hardships. Although elephants move
slowly through mountainous country and
soon become footsore, they performed their
TASK with admirable faithfulness. Without
them it would have been necessary to await
the building of wagon roads
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STREET MATTERS.
New Light on the Proposed Fel1-Stret


New Light on the Proposed Fell-Street
Sewer Assessment.
The Street Com mittee of the Board of
Supervisors agreed yesterdayto recommend
that 500 be allowed the South Side I'm
provement Club to aid in surveying and
laying out main driveway from the en-
trance to Golden Gate Park to the proposed
boulevard on the ocean beach.
Another discussion of the big Fell street
sewer was had, the same objections made
before the board on Monday night last hav-
ing been renewed. 1t was shown that the
assessment on property within the district
not directly benefited would be only about
cents foot, instead of 81, 81 or So. as
many supposed. Under the circumstances
1t did not appear that the burden would be
as heavy as expected, and there is likely TO
be less opposition to the work than at first.
Princess Stephanie is said to be fast losing
the beauty that made her famous at the
Viennese Court when she married Crown
Prince Rudolph ten wears ago
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REDMITZ- sCHNfELTz
LATEST sHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Baron Won Redwitz-Schmeltz, a German
poet. died at Berlin yesterday, aged 6S
years.
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OBITU AIRY.
WILLIAM HAYWARD.

William Hayward, whose death occurred
last night at his late home in Haywards.
Alameda County, was born in Massachu-
setts in 1915. He left New York City in
1849, coming by way of the Born and arriv
ing here the last day of October Of that
year. after an eventful voyage of six months
and eight days. 1t was his intention to
make fortune here and return TO his home
In the East, but his success in the mines
was not what he expected and he came
down to San Francisco and took a contract
to build the old Mission road. This fin
1shed, he again tried mining in Mariposa
County. In 1851 he went to Livermore VAL
ley and after brief stay there he came to
San francisco and, having purchased
scythe, he went to Amador County i'm the
valley between Dublin and Limerick and cut
and stacked his hay with old man Amador.
From there he went &c PalomareS CANYON.
where he remained n month shooting deer.
One day he found note in his tent inform
ing MN ne was squatter. Castro. the
owner OF the land. sent for him aud offered
him lard for farm. Before this he was of
the impression that the land he was ON be-
longed to the Government He accepted
Castro,s offer and pitched his tent on the
ground opposite his hotel, in 1851. James
Is. Larue OF San Francisco had a dairy
ranch near the Mission Dolores, and Hay
ward made an arrangement to milk his cows
for him; but when he settled on the
Castro ranch he bought some cows
from MIR. Larue and took them
to his new place. Besides farming,
Mr.. Hayward started small store. and
although residing in his tent, improvised
hotel accommodations. In the following
fall he built house thirty feet long and took
contracts for building roads, after which
he made most OF the roads in the county.
He was stakeholder and Director in the
Larue Steamboat Company, losing $40. 600
in the speculation. He served the county IN
the Board of Supervisors and was once A
candidate for the Legislature. Mr.. Hay-
ward married wife who was a fortune to
him as manager, and together they started
q popular family hotel. His farm under
cultivation is about sixty acres. The town
of Haywards was named after him, and
although unofficial. he acted for time as
postmaster. Few men in the State have had
more eyentful career than Mr.. Hayward.
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LIGHT Rains.
But Little Damage to Fruit and Grain Re-
ported

But Little Damage to Fruit and Grain Re-
ported.
AUBURN, July 9.-It was foggy here about
O'Clock last evening and commenced rain
ing about $50 o'clock and continued steadily
till near morning, 02S Of an inch falling.
The damage TO dry feed, grain and fruit is
quite general. 1t is cloudy this morning
and the wind southeast.
NORTH SAN JUAN, July GA phenomenal
rain-storm commenced yesterday afternoon,
continuing during the night, with no signs
of breaking at noon. Much of the hay in
the fields cut will be damaged. The Oldest
inhabitant is amazed at the weather at this
time In the year.
ANDERSON. July "a gentle rain CON-
menc-d falling yesterday forenoon and
turned into dOwnpour last evening. Sixty
two hnndredths CT an inch has fallen for
the storm. 1t is unprecedented for July
and damaged the wheat crop to certain
extent.
NAPA, July "a slight rain fell here
during last night, but the damage is small.
MARTINEZ, July 9.-There was a slight
to hurt the crops
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pneumonia. is improving, and will probably

pneumonia. is improving, and will probably
be able to leave his bed in few days.
Rev. DR.. Henson of Chicago, having CON-
pleted his engagement here. departed for
San Francisco this morning, where he will
sojourn at the Palace. He has accepted an
Invitation to occupy the pulpit at the First
Baptist Church there on Sunday, both morn
ing and evening.
Yesterdays arrivals at Ell Carmelo were:
j. L. Fast and family, Palisade, New; Will
lam Vanderhurst, wife aud children; Miss
G. !. Stevens, BostonS L. A. Howell and
family, Paso Robes; w. r. Hervey, San
Jose; John Argali and wife, F. w. Zeile.
San Francisco; H. G. Ellsworth Jr.. Niles !;
Mrs. F. l.. King, San Jose; Nj. S. Murray,
Miss Jennie Murray, Eureka; G. Hapgood,
Marysville; II. A. Lo0ms, Syracuse, n. Y.
and d. E. Martin of Oakland.
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Races at Portland,

PORTLAND, July 9.-The results of to-
days races were:
Sew en-eighths of mile. running race,
Raind rop won, Hercules second, RoseburG
third. Time, 1:17Hs.
TrOtting race. mile heats, McMnnville
Maid won, Nervessa second. Prince third.
Best time, 2:29A.
Trottiug race, mile heats, Hylas Boy won,
Blonde second. Best time, . ;241a.
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To Rnra for Oil and Water.

MARTINEZ, July "a meeting Of citi-
zens was held here last night in the town
hall to consider the proposition to bore for
gas and water in this town. Z. j. Beane.
an expert, gave the assurance that plenty Of
good artesan water can be obtained, and
possibly gas. also. of a greater flow than at
Stockton. A company, under the title OF
the Contra Costa Natural Gas and Water
Company, has been organized, with capital
stock of $4,000 shares, at $40 per share, and
the business men OF the town have sub
scribed literally to the stock. The expert
was instructed to ascertain what it will
cost to bore we'll 1900 feet deep, and report.
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WASHINGTON Crops.

SPOKANE FALLS, July 9.-The report
sent out from Tacoma to the effect that the
grain crop of Eastern Washington has been
seriously injured by gophers and squirrels
is erroneous, and is said to have eliminated
from an individual traveller. The Spokane
Falls Chamber Of Commerce have complete
reports from all sections showing that the
crop is fully equal to that Of last year. Yes
terday this section was visited by heavy
rain which has entirely stopped the depre-
datiOns of SQUIRRELS
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BORN.

SPARROwE-In this city, Juiy Z. 1891, to the wife
OF Charles q. Sparrowe, \ son.
FARLEY-In this city, July 4, 1891, to the wife OF
James +. Farley, son.
CoNNELL-In this city, July Z, 1891, to the wife
of Edward Connel = son.
JOHNSON-In this city, July z, 1891 to the wife Of
w. W. johnson. son.
JoNES-In Oakland. July 4, 1891. to the wife OF
A. Sydney Jones OF Las Yedras, Sinaloa Mex,
"A daughter.