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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-07
A BRUTAL MURDERER.
An italian Brigand Liberated After
Long Confinement.

An italian Brigand Liberated After a
Long Confinement.
The other day, after sixty years of i'm
prisonmenf, part Of which was passed in the
prison hospital, the Italian brigand chief,
Donenico NoccEia, was liberated, and
passed through Naples TO Rome, where it is
probable, as lie has 10 living relative, that
he will be placed in some asylum, for he
suffers from asthma and disease Of the leg.
This old brigand chief was born eighty-three
years ago. near Viterbo, where, at II years
of age, he killed the syndic and his brother,
a priest, because lie had heard that they
wanted to have him arrested. After the
murder he fled and joined a band of
brigands. leading the life of hi ghwayman
and house-breaker for some years, during
which, he asserts, more than a million
francs passed through his hands.
When he was at school previously at
Montetiascone he had been the companion
of Pope Leo, and, being a good arithme-
tician, was at that early age made to teach
his fellow-schclars When he became a
brgend he used to dress like a superior of
Piedmont, Tuscany, etc. OF the Neapol-
itaD provinces, only the AbruZZ were ia
vOred by his visits. 1t was sweetheart of
his who finally enabled the gendarmes to
arrest MIN without Snedung oil blood. Inc
price that had been set on his head was
5000 francs, which the gendarmes gained.
He was taken, together with five compan-
ions, who were all beheaded; but Nocchia
was saved by Prince Orsini, President of the
Senate, because when the Prince had one
evening been stopped and robbed by the
band, Nocchia had set him free and re-
stored all that had been taken. Nocchia
was, however. condemned to prison for
life, but he did not cease to commit crimes.
In 1871, being vexed with the reproaches of
the chaplain because he refused TO kneel
and kiss the crucfx. NOccha killed the
priest by stratagem.
On July 2. 1855, he had been irritated by
dentist failing to extract torturing tooth,
and had treacher0usly sharpened large
nail and killed the dentist with two stabs.
In 1856, having made complicated calcula-
ton of all the expense of the Crimean war
within ten days, while his prison c0mpan-
ions had not been able to manage it in
month, he gained prize of fifty scudi from
the commanding Colonel. Twice lie tried
to commit suicide; once at Pesaro, when he
swallowed blister that had been put on
companions arm, but, he said, without re-
suit, as it WAS as if he had merely eaten a
pasty. The second time he had cut vein
in his arm, but this too failed.-Newark
journal.
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HE GOT AWAY.
a South Brooklyn Dog Makes Com

a South Brooklyn Dog Makes a Com
motion.
She was standing on the front steps of her
house on Baltic street, Brooklyn, telling
two or three women how it happened. She
waved broom above her head and said:
81 was in the back bedroom upstairs
making up the bed. My husband was down
in the kitchen heating sticking-p plaster for
his sore heel. Our dog was sitting on the
curbstone right out there. Suddenly heard
a rumble on the cobblestoues. and | takes it
for funeral procession and goes ahead and
turns over the mattress on the bed. Then l
hears the children whooping, but l thought
they had goat. Then comes squeak and
howl and bang, and / runs to the WIN
dow to see the dog-wagon driving off and
my dog gone"
And you screamed?" queried one of the
women.
81 did. screamed ont and seized the
club I've been keeping for the dog man.
AS l rushed downstairs my husband rushed
up and we collided and rolled down into the
kitchen and under the table. and he called
me names and thumped him, and before l
could get out the dog man was gone, and
with him the blessedest dog that South
Brooklyn will ever Known. Y. World.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-07
GAMBLING FORTUNES.
The Ups and Downs of the Gamester
Life-The Yankee at Monte Carlo.

The Ups and Downs of the Gemester's
Life-The Yankee at Monte Carlo.
One evening after dinner in Paris. relates
W. FL. NJ cElroy, the conversation turned on
Monte Carlo-the ups and downs of fortune
which are experienced at its gambling
tables. After several interesting stories of
loss and gain had been tod, DISTINGUISHED
American. on of the best known business
men In the United States, was heard from.
"After | graduated at an American college,"
said he, Il went abroad to spend an addi-
tional year of study in Germany. Baden
Baden was then popular gambling hell,
and one afternoon, not long after l arrived
in Germany, found me at Baden-B Baden. /
saunlered into the room in which the pame
was in full blast, and for some time con-
tented myself with simply betting mentally
without putting any money upon the table.
To my surprise and rather to my elatiOn
every enc OF these imaginary ventures was
success; and / could not but reflect
that If | had been putting my money up l
should have won quite snug sum. Well,
l had in my pocket half a dozen silver
pieces. | needed one of them to pay for my
return ticket to -, where ! was then
studying. The rest l determined to risk. l
had laid down my last thaler. That won. l
placed it and my winnings on the table and
won again. / repeated the experiment aud
won third time Thoroughly infatuated, |
continued to play on through the afternoon,
evening and night until the bell rang which
signiied that the game was over till the next
day. From the moment | began to win it
seemed Impossible for me- to lose, and ac-
cOrdingly | rose from the table with a pile
of silver before me as big around, as it seems
to me as l now recall it, as a bushel basket
| wondered how | ever was going TO lug it
home. / filled my pockets full, and then in
my embarrassment of riches [ asked a
stranger at my side If it would be possible
to obtain gold for the pile that still remained
on the table. He replied in the affirma-
tive and offered to make the exchange for
me. So he gathered up the silver, went out
aud presently returned with a quantity of
gold pieces. How much silver he carried off
1 didn't know; | didn't stop to count it. If
he charged me liberal commission for his
services j was none the wiser. | only re-
member that when l got back to my room
at - / emptied all my pockets and the
handkerchief in which l had carried away
my gold and proceeded to count my gains
! found that | had won considerably more
money than all the funds which had car
ried with me from America for my years
expenses"
At the conclusion of this incident one OF
those who had listened TO it said to the mar
rator: well, with such beginning you
ought to have developed into thorough
going gambler"
ION the contrary" said the other, "the
fact is | have never entered gambling
see, felt / couldn't afford to- had always
been mathematician, and | figured it out
that according to The law of averages |
could never have such a stroke of luck
again. So with me it was once and OUT
n. Y. Tribune.
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QUEER ,POSSUM HUNT.

A Wild Chase in the Heart OF New YORK
City.
1t is not often that the natives Of Gotham
nut business interests aside and have
'possum hunt. That. however. is what
took place on Thursday. 1t appears that
there has been an opossum colony in the
Annexed District for the last four years.
As that animal is of an eXcitable ma
ture il grows weary of its haunts
every now and then and pays visit
TO some place where it has never been be-
fore. According to Superintendent Conk-
lin, of the Central Park Menagerle, a pos
sum came to town on thursday anu IL al
once became famous. he came right down
to Fourteenth street and proceeded to have
a good time But as luck would have it. he
was met by number Of bad boys and
troop Of candidates for the doG-pound.
The 'pOssum ran away to avoid trouble.
But the faster he ran tue faster his pur-
suers ran, and the longer he ran the bigger
the crowd grew.
Along Fourteenth street he ran, and when
he reached University place he turned INTO
that street leading TO his field, though When
they rounded the turn they began TO gam
on him at every stride, When he reached
Thirteenth street lie decided to give them
an exhibition of pole-ciimbing. He was
suon sitting ON the cross-piece of tele-
graph pole. But there was one person who
wouldn't stay on the ground. lie was J0hn
A. Wheeler. When Mr.. Wheeler began to
go heavenward the 'possum wound the end
of his tail around one OF the wires and hung
defianty.
Though Mr.. Wheeler said he never saw
an opCssum before, he must certainly have
climbed trees or poles at some period of his
life He had mounted half way up the
pole. where he hung with determination,
and gaZed up al his game.
Hin the meantime the bloodthirsty citizens
and the bad small boys and tie stray dogs
encouraged him in their own peculiar way.
After being thus cheered Mr.. Wheeler man
aged to advance a few feet. Then he
paused for breath and the assembled multi
tude cheered. Toiling along lie finally
reached the first cross tree. The opossum.
thinking such perseverance should be re-
warded, quietly submitted to being taken
by the nape of the neck and sliding down
with Mr.. Wheeler to the ground. When MIR.
Wheeler had time to recover his breath De
received an ovation. He took his prize to
Central Park yesterday and presented it to
the menagerie. The OposSum feels happy.
He is now living at the expense of the city,
and will be delighted to have the rest OF
the population visit Hmm. Y. Tribune.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-07
SWIFT FIJI SAILING CRAFT.
Light as Cork, Speedy a Racing Shell,
But Not CAPABLE of Upse ting.

Light as Cork, Speedy a Racing Shell,
But Not Capable of Upsetting.
We are to windward." says Fiji cor
respondent recounting a naval adventure,
"a native boat bearing down on us under
full stress of sail. A Fijian boat is made of
followed cocoanut log, sharpened at both
ends. About ten feet on one side of it is
placed long and slender log Of lighter
wood, both parts of the craft being at once
connected by and supporting raised plat
form of bamboo
Such boat floats on the water like q
cork, aud offers no more resistance than a
racing she'll. A mast set in the center of
the platform supports a triangular figure up
permost. A very top-heavy effect Is thus
produced, but nothing can overturn the light
vessel, owing to the breadth of its base, and
1t flies through the water like the wind.
THE catamaran thatipursued US easily
kept up with the launch, though we drove 1t
at full speed to keep ahead, and, with the
huge misshapen mat sail Tapping and TROLL
ing like great bats wing as the boat
thrashed through the pillows and sent SHOW
ers OF spray over the glistening bodies of
the dozen natives who stood or squatted
upon the deck, the picture was something
fascinatingly strange and barbaric aud never
to be forgotten.
When the boat was near us our launch
ran under jutting point, where the thckly
clustered palms cut off the wind, and the cat
amaran. becoming becalmed, got out oars
and turned In for Shore"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-07
HE HELD HIM UP.
a Nineteen-Year-OI Desperado's Une-
qualed Goodness.

a Nineteen-Year-OId Desperado's Une-
qualed Goodness.
A remarkable story was told by Andrew
Wagner in the Tcmbs Police Court Of his
experience in locked and bolted room
with Joseph Sherrer. a nineteen-year-old
desperate, armed with loaded revolver.
AS far as could be learned from the dis
jointed tale related by Wagner, he and his
wife came to this city from Pittsburg, where
they kept small notion store.
week ago the business was burned out
and the Wagners made up their minds. after
this piece of ill-luck, to return to Glasgow.
their former home. They came on to New
York and went to live at the German board
ing-house 1872 Greenwich street. until the
steamer should sail
Last evening Sherrer and Wagner became
acquainted at the supper table, and late in
the evening Sherrer insisted on Wagner
going to his room, where he said he wished
to show him something of interest.
Once in the room, Wagner says Sherrer
slipped the bolt and turned the key in the
placed a pistol at Wagner's head ana COM
manded him to stand and deliver"
Sherrer was master of the situation. There
was little room tor argument. He empted
his pockets and piled the contents on a
table. There were two pOcket-bOOk con-
plated chain and three rings.
Then, with remarkable GOODNESS, Sherrer
produced pen and ink, and thrusting the
following agreement, which he had pre-
viously prepared, before the thoroughly
frightened Wagner. compelled him to afix
his name 10 ii.
The agreement read as follows:
To Joe SherTer: /, the undersigned do hereby
declare that am willing tosubscrbe my money,
10 amount OF So %, nickel watch and rolled
gold chain TO Joe Sherrer of 1872 Greenwich
street. am willing never to ask for those things
again. and / did IL from my own account.
The following is my own handwriting.
(Sigped) ANDREW WAGNER.
The excitement of the situation over,
Wagner hailed from the window Policeman
Filan Of the Steamboat Squad and Sherrer
was arrested. At the Tombs Court he
pleaded not guilty and was held for trial.
Wagner, to prevent his departure for Glas-
gov, was sent to the House oil Detention
n. Y. Mail and Express.
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LOVE Connuers Parental onnnsitInn.

All Plymouth is talking about an elope-
ment which took place from that town re-
Gently. The Davenport and Picton families
are among the oldest and most respected In
the Wyoming Valley. Young James Dav-
export and Miss Mary Picton are the actors
in Monday nights romance. Mary is only
II years old, but very pretty. About six
months ago Davenport met Miss Picton
and commenced paying court. The young
lsdy's parents did not approve of tina court
ship. though their daughter evidently did.
Monday she went out for walk, and, as it
has since been learned, met her lover by APP
pointment They at Gnce started for the
depot, intending to take the train for Bing-
hamton, N. Y, where they could be married
without a license.
They found, however, that the train was
five hours late, and as IL was raining tor
rents, and as they feared to hire team, as
1t would furnish their families clew, they
started out to walk to the next station, ar
irving there barely in time to catch the be-
lated train. They reached Binghamton
safely and were married. The friends of
both were very angry at first when they
heard of the marriage, but have since be-
come reconciled.-Wilkesbarr (Pa) Special
to PittsburR Dispatch.
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BOW Lover Proved His yaIor.

Probably. no lion in captivity sports
at the 200" At any rate, 1t is an estab-
lished fact that no lion, In or out of captiv-
ity, takes more pride In this capillary ap-
pendage. George lost some of his name
yesterday, and has been as mad as hornet
ever since. While lying asleep, with his
back against the railing Of tho cage. dream
ing Of the junges of his far-off native land,
long, lank individual from the rural dis
tricts approached the cage. After cautiously
glancing around to see that none of the
keepers were looking he reached through
Georges name. Giving a quick, strong
jerk, he succeeded in disodging the Gov
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-07
A LITTLE MUSICIAN.
He Is But Five Years Old and Plays All
Sorts of Compositions by Ear.

He Is But Five Years Old and Plays All
Sorts of Compositions by Ear.
One of the most remarkable cases Of
musical precocity ever known in Kentucky,
says a Lexington dispatch to the New York
Sun, is that OF little Walter j. Simpson, the
5-year-old son of w. c. Simpson, Superin-
tendent of the mechanical department of
the State Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Dam
vile. He plays difficult compositions on the
piano or organ with ease.
Walter first attracted attention to his great
natural talent when he was about years
old and shortly after his parents had pur-
chased an organ. His mother, upon enter
ing the parlor enc day, was surprised by see
ing the youthful musician standing at the or
gan working the pedal with one foot and exc
cutting as we'll as his baby fingers would
permit one of the familiar religious hymns
which she herself had been playing. The
little fellow was encouraged and made rapid
progress. Shortly after the discovery
local pianist happened to be at Mr.. Simp-
sons house, and the child's playing struck
her as being so remarkable that she offered
to instruct him, but the parents would not
consent, preferrng to wait until Walter was
more mature. At the teachers advice. how
ever, they exchanged the organ for piano,
and the new instrument seems to suit the
boy much better
The most remarkable thing about the boy
Is his memory for airs He goes to church
with his parents, hears hymn entirely
new to him, and after an hours practice re-
produces it on the piano. He enjoys his
talent very much. and is never happier than
when perched on piano stool and playing
some of the bright catchy airs that he hears
the persons in the streets whistling. His
surroundings also conduce to his passing
much of his time at the piano. His home Is
situated within the Enclosure of the Deaf and
Dumb Institute, and Walters only compan-
ions are the still little inmates. Walter says
they cant talk wifi DER moufs," and that
he prefers playing his piano to playing with
them.
Walter is wonderfully bright intelec-
tually, ard is very handsome child, hav-
ing an almost classical face, surmounted by
dark brown locks. His sparkling blue eyes
light up his striking face, and his robust
frame and generally healthy appearance in
dictate the making of a strong man. His
only pet is beautifully marked dog that he
calls ''Quz" He and Quiz are almost in
separable, and when his master is playing
the dog seems to enjoy the music as much
WaItar
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-07
WIN HOTEL,
E1-Banker Fish a LIfe-saver.

Ex-Banker James D. Fish, whose con-
ncction with the Grant & Ward failure
was pardoned by Governor Hill. rescued
Mrs. J. b. Brown from burning house at
No. 1863 West Thrty-fourth street about Q
o'clock one morning recently. Mrs. Brown
is keeping house for John J. Butler, of the
Registers office. She was awakened by
stagger to the second-story fire-escape.
where she fell PROSTATE. Her cries aroused
Mr. Fish, who lives next door, and, leaping
to the fire-escape balcony, he bore Mrs.
Brown to his own fre-escape and thence
into the house.-N. Y. Commercial Adyer-
tiser,
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eted souvenir. With a roar of rage that
made the countryman tumble backward in
fright the king of beasts sprang to his feet
and glared savagely at the despoiler of his
peace, who beat hssty retreat. He after
ward explained that he wanted tie hair to
make fnger-ring Of you see," he said,
81 asked Sal to marry me, but size said she
wouldn't till I'd done somethin' brave
When tell her pulled this hair outer
live lions name you kin bet she'll be only
too glad to wear the ring" philadelphia
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ASSESSMENT NOT. cEs.

TTNIoN CONSOLIDATED SILVER MINING
" Company. Location Of principal place OF bush
ness. San Francisco. CAL: location Of works, vIr-
ginia Mining District. Storey County, New.
Notice is HEREBY given that at meeting OF ths
Board OF Directors held on the 3lst day OF August
was levied upon the capital stock Of the corporation
payable Immediately In United States gold coin. to
the Secretary, at the office OF the company, Room
II, S03 California ST., San Francisco, Cal.
Any stock upon which this assessment shall re-
main unpaid on the fifth (5thl day OF October
1891 Will be delinquent, aad advertised for salt At
public auction and unless payment is made betor g.
Will be sold on MONDAY, the 26th day OF Octo her
1891, TO pay the delinquent assessment, together
with costs of advertising and expenses of sale. BY
order Of the Board of Directors.
A. W. BARR0wS, Secretary.
onice-Room IL, sos California ST., San Fran
cisco, Cal sci I'd
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-07
NIGHT IN THE sIERKAs. -.

The vast blue dome of heaven overhead.
The rock-ribbed, rugged earth beneath our Feet,
On every side tall gloomy forest trees
That almost s. EN- the distant skies to meet
A shooting star now falls behind the Cliff
The moon in silver splendor now breaks forth;
Hhere'er we look the scene with beauty teens.
We do not know its grandeur or It's worth.
San Francisco, august 1891 A A nj.
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Maid of Honor in King George Tvs Court.

Mrs. Elizabeth Beatty. who was maid
OF honor in the court of King George Nv of
England, is dead at Elizabeth, N. j.,
aged 81 years.
Mrs. Beatty was very handsome In her
younger days and married British officer
She came to America after his death and
there married George Beatty, farmer of
Clinton Township, part of whose land was
purchased by the New Jersey Jockey Club
for its grounds and track.
Mr.. Beatty died two years ago, leaving her
all his property. Mrs. Beatty never had
any children. and, so far as can be learned,
has no living relatives. She died without
making will and in consequence her pos
sessions, worth from 5000 TO 10000, will,
according to a law OF New jersey, revert to
the State.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
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And IN accordance with law aud an order from
the Board Of Directors. made the eth day OF
July, 1891, SO many shares of each parcel of such
stock as may be necessary will be sold at public
auction at the ONCE of the company Room 8, gil
Sansome ST., San Francisco, Cal, Monday, tho
7th day Of September, 1891, at the hour of II
o'clock NJ. of said day, to pay said delinquent as
sessment thereon, together with costs OF advertIs
Ing and expenses of sale
ERNEST J. KOCH, Secretary.
orice-Room 8. al Sansou.e ST.. San Francisco,
Cal nnlp I'd
BULLION MINING CONGRATULATIONS OF
principal place of business, San Francisco. CALI
fornia; location of works, Storey County, Nevada.
Notice.-There are delinquent upon the following
described stock, on account OF assessment NO Ss)
levied on the 18th day OF July, 1891. the several
amounts set opposite the names OF the respective
shareholders, as followsi
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DELINQUENT SALE NOTICES.

DELINQUENT SALE NoTICE-ORUIKsHANK
- Gold Mining Company. Location OF principal
place of business San Francisco. Cal. Location of
works, Los Burros District, Monterey County, Cal.
Notice-There are delinquent upon the following
described STOCK, on account OF Assessment (No. ~
levied on the 7th day of July. 1891, the several
amounts set opposite the names OF the respective
shareholders as follows: