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Telegram-herald., 1891-09-27

YES, l asSented, "baglcy carries
this ward In his pocket"
II went 10 B2gley's saloon and asked
about AeSwizgaa and hs told me 10 60
well. never mind- Even IL had been
sure Of AeSwiggsa il il against our or
ders 70 wait for any body in the place
which B4giey suggested Something
IN my manner Of questioning exzsperat-
ed BAgley TO sueb . degree that ne
rushed me with the evident intention Of
biting OF my nose. Immediately a.
suned the vaporous and unsubstantial
shape which now wear. so that Bag
ley went clear through me and bit =
piece out Of the stove A soft answer
turnetA away wrath: he lot me alone
after that stroIled out into the street,
and then for the frst time noticed the
sign over the door Of Bagley's saloon.
IL was not Bagiey's name, but McSwig-
gan's which appeared there. | made
further inquiries, bat could learn moth
ing. except that McSwiggsn had never
been seen about the place"
Its only blind. said /. "Bzgley
really owns the dive"
l next found McSwiggan's name on
the petition for a license for Bagley's
other saloon he certified that Bagley
was q person of good moral character,
and that his saloon was always quiet
and orderly. IL then occurred W me
that possibly McSwiggan might be deaf
aud blind or of feeble intelligence and
wholly under the care OF others, SO with
these clews l continued my search. but
In vain. Later. l WAS convinced that
he could not be thus incapacitated. for
I found his name on the pay roll of q
city department. Bagley is his iInmed-
late superior in this department, and
McSwiggan's pay appears TO reach him
through Baglsy's hands; so here again
was foiled.
1t was only . few days afterward
that Mc5wiggan's name again appeared
IA court. In the case of . man who lost
Consciousness and q portion of one ear
In the saloon which, as / have already
explained. Bagicy doesn't own The
man at first declared that Bagley did it
and that nobody else was present at the
time The court then took q recess
dnring which Bagley's friends reasoned
with the complainant and evidently
convinced him that he had been in
error. for when he took the stand later
he thoroughly cxonerated Bagley and
east the blame upon McSwiggan. 1t
had been previously shown that when
the police broke into the saloon to save
the compiainant's life, they had found
all the doors and windows fastened on
the inside. This left McSwiggan's
escape unaccounted for until Bagley
arose and testified that ne had seen Nc
Swiggan crawl into an empty beer key
through the bung hole Immediately
after the assault. He (Bagley) had
been SO much agitased In mind that he
had neglected 10 point out the crimi-
nails hiding place to the police The
case was dismissed.
Then I learned that McSwiggan had
influence by which men could get on
the police force; but here again found
that all negotiations we're made through
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-27

seldom troublct with saaai But on The
night Of which write trade was brd.
A cold. dreary wind howled along the
streets. hearing the flaky upper crust
OF ash-barrels and chunks Of frozen
sewer gas from the excavation on
broadway.
Abort two o'clock I sold half pint
OF laucanum 70 woman in a calico
dress wso said she was unable to go
g. sleep. Her excited derneanor and
tle dark circles under her eyes left me
no doaht thst she was truly much in
need OF rest and would get q great
deal Of Il veTT soon Then, Us there
were NJ customers in the back room,
tilted chair against the counter near
The stove and was In doze almost at
once
was Awakened by a draft of cold air
from the door. Something uncanny in
the chill OF il suggested ghosta, but
leoUIdn't suppose that the woman in the
calico dress had come hack 50 soon It
nigh. Dc TIE one who bought Rough
on-Rsts abou. eleven No; 1t was =
male figure. Aad IL WA bending over
the directory. There was an air so
strange about this customer that felt
he would bear watching. Presently he
sighed and turned away from the book.
ITS no use" hs said, despondently.
Of shall never and him- It's weary
search"
tie dropped into q chair facing me.
anil vsas diNsuisted TO observe that the
.baci. Of II was dimIy visible even after
Re had sat down. I endeavored TO
maintain careless demcanor, but in
reality felt a. II I'd swallowed . bal
loon
''Do ron mind my sitting by your fre
q minrte?" he asked
Not at all: not at ALL replied,
hastily. Sect right inside IL you think
you'd feel more at home"
II sm. ss you suppose, . spirit" he
began.
Then perhaps you'd better come into
The back roon,~ said T. endeavorinx To
brace ap my courage by bandinage.
But I ara not a bad spirit"
Then don't cene. You'd feel out Of
place
Young man" said he. checking my
1,visy with . gesture. do you know
Thomas J. Mcswizxan9~
II dunno. ] faltered: you scare me
80 that cant think =
'W bile vou are endsavorinx 20 collect
yeur senses" he said. Il VIII tell you
why wish ~ end Mr.. heswigTan. I
sm his ghost am appointed 70 haunt
Meswigvsn.
Then why don't you 20 haunt him. +"
cried. "Isot my ghost Intending TO
his trrSinessy'
HE is.- said The visitor. solemnly
'Artluous aad unpleasant as his duties
are | an told that ne performs them
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took four hours and q half to get the
engine of the express on the track
again. 1t was during this period that
the passengers experienced the agonies
of railway wait" and revealed the
extent of their resources in an emer-
gency.
The express was Husbands train. {"
That Is to say, it was one of those
trains that run out Of New York city to
the various sections of New Jersey,
New York and Connecticut, which are
especially popular as places of summer
residence, a an hour on Saturday after
noon set to accommodate husbands
from the city, whose wives and fami-
lies are struggling along without them
at high-priced hotels and boarding
houses. On this particular train the
collection of husbands was large and
varied, ranging as it did from smoking
car nondescripts to parlor car speci-
mems of an extremely costly kind. The
entire delegation of husbands instinc-
lively precipitated itself upon the con-
ductor.
Each man consulted his watch at in
tervals Of about eight minutes and ap-
pealed 70 the conductor for a good
guess on the chances. The conductors
remarks were more diplomatic than
precise. Nobody got much comfort out
of them A smaller delegation of young
men in russell shoes had various COM
plants. Six Of them were going to
dance at Bridgewell. They were des-
perate. "What viii the girls Think"
they said. At frequent intervals they
compared watches and fell to calculat-
ing the hour at which they could reach
the dance If the train should get away
within fifteen minutes.
OF course. everybody felt sorry for
the fellows who were going to the
dance but didn't get there. Yet there
were others who needed sympathy.
Some OF them got it.
Nothing brings out . more agreeable
brand of benevolence than . sest little
wreck like thiA Two mon raided the
nearest dairy and came through the
trains with buckets of warm milk
which they administered in q spirit of
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Infcrnalist time to raise. You kin make
time yit."
People did make themselves easy
after some of the manners indicated
and after others in great variety. Some
husbands got together in the smoker"
of the express and started consolatory
game of poker with mild ante of ten
cents. Under the nervous stain of the
situation the ante jumped to quarter.
Two youths with guitars ticlxled an
accompaniment to Comrades" A girl
with a charming soprano gathered the
other, necessary elements of "A quartet
and serensded somebody I'm the parlor
car of the Especial" All this time, too,
couples had been strolling up the track,
projecting themselves at the vanishing
point of an attractive picture The
young moon put silver plating on the
rails, flanked the outlines of the trees
and invited all sorts of romantic suggcs-
tions. Some one who seemed 20 know
pointed out one of these couples with
TIE remark: Married this morning"
Here was romancel What senti-
mental halo these words Married this
morning. cast about this youthful pair.
For they were Youthful; and the girl
had such delightfully."- becoming gown
that caught nameless lustre from the
moonlight. They came once or twice TO
love at the bonfire. which was supplied
with something that looked suspiciously
like pasture fence: and while they
stood there at one time he stole his
arm about her.
At last, after everybody has decided
that it was 10 be an all-night matter
with the derailed engine-at II p. m. in
fact--the vreclers succeeded with their
task ADD the express started away. A
few minutes later the special. after
snort and scream from the engine, few
down the silvered tracks toward New
York, bridal couple and all.
vTcToR LINES
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-27

earned for himself the reputation Of b.
ing. in his way. as successful preacher
a. is % be found in all London.
For man of the age Of M Hughes
this is a good deal 20 have done. and
done successfully and well Ara IL is
not all at that
When Mr.. Hughes came from college.
fresh with the degree a NJ A, he
found Mefhcdissn - BE fsvorite sect
with the middle class ~ England. with
great material prosperity ADD very lit
lie spiritual fervor. II vas, IN sense,
losing is grip upon that class ~ whom
john Wesley loved % speak--tse very
poor. The old methods II revivalisrn
were falling into disfATos 50 being low
IN sone. - - speak. Pulpit sermons "a
Methosfist churches were Rhetorical
eaossh. but tllsy had loss Their vitality
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-27
NETHODISTS TO MEET
Great Gathering 10 be Held IN
Washington IN October.
TO WEIGH CRAVE CHURCH MATTERS
Delegates frem Many Lands -strosx Mea
from England sna oss Who viii blake
. Stir Here Career OF Rev. Hugh
Price Hughes

There will occur early In October In
the national capital Of the United States
Oh event in which the whole religious
world will take deep interest
This event will be the meeting Of the
Ecumenical council Of the Methodist
church, and IL viii be attended by dele
gates from every country where Metho-
dism has formed any foothold. Coming.
as il does, not long after the Wesley
centenary, this gathering would natural
" be an interesting one, but its reports
and discussions will, unless all signs
fail, be worthy of careful notice by the
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-27

member. The buffet in the parlor car
was cleaned out. The train boys sand
witches disappeared at a premium.
Then some men started bonfire be-
yond the track, and aided and abetted
by some pretty women they pillaged
countrymans corn field and soon had
some fine ears of corn roasting COM
fortably at the blaze. The circle round
the fire included bevy of girls from
the special, who attained very advcn-
turous frame of mind. As the evening
fell the fire seemed to gain in brilliancy
and added TO the picturese uencss of the
group by which it was surrounded.
Meanwhile the conductor of the spe-
cial, who continued to answer inquiries
with an incompreheusi5le smile, had
stolen away from the wrecking engine
and the tackling and the jaclSscrews
and murmured profanity at the derailed
engine long enough to find an orchard,
came up with basket of prime apples
and somewhat cheered the more detect
ed by the distribution of his harvest.
The natives made their appearance
with characteristic conservatism. They
leaked into the scene by unnoticcd de-
grees. Two very tall men of an un-
kempt appearance, who were rumored
to own nearly all of the visible land
scape. stood near the rails gazing with
taciturn stare at the two trains ard
their scattered occupants. When APP
preached by inquiries these two men
were found to have much valuable in
formation not possessed by the con-
ductors. They had lived In those parts
since the road was built ithirty years
ago and were unable by a personal ex-
perience of wrecks along the line of the
road to promise that liberation wculd,be
q much longer time incoming than any
body had supposed. 1t was apparent
that their assurances of a prolonged
delay gave them much comfort of
mind.
Them injuns." said the man with
the yellowest chin whisker, take the
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-27
ROMANCIAT1 THU WRECK
Railroad smash Ups not Altogether
Without Miuxstion.
HOW TIE FRIGHT Is NIIICiIED
nspssisf1y n 80 sassA - MssA oas
ana the Nssa RA~ss B~riy-ss.s In
o1asats of . Certain Accident
t. . " mushnnAs Traxa."

The express ran plump into .
Especial" that was trying TO get on .
side track The air brakes of the ex-
press had failed to work Results One
car on the special tipped at an angle OF
forty-five degrees; the engine Of the OK
press Off the track. This was how about
two hundred of US from the two trains
came to find ourselves hanging around
without any important means of ocou-
patton.
Fortunately nobody was hurt. This
was because tho express had very little
Roadway at the moment of the squeeze.
But there was something picturesque
In the exodus of fifty people from the
car that stood at IN angle of forty-five
degrees, and the excitement of this par
ticular feature of the affair kept every
body in good spirits for full hour. At
the end Of this time almost everybody
who had tainted had fully recovered,
and the people who had been resuscitat-
ing the tainted ones were beginning To
feel the want of a sustaining novelty.
They turned the tilted car over on its
head. This cleared the track ON which
the special had been moving. But it
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-27

Bagley. l tell you, young man. am at
my wits end"
You are an extraordinarily simple
minded ghost" said I. Don't you see
that MeSwiggan has no real existence?
He's only another name for Bagley."
do you-do you realize" gasped the
specter. ito what your view of the case
condemns mo? / should have ~ follow
Bsgley into all the society he frequents;
to do everything he does No. no. II
would be too Aor-ible. DO you think
that cyanide of potassium would have
any effect upon q ghostP Give me all
you have in the shop"
1T is against the law 10 sell poison
without a physicians prescription. !"
said I. However. for q dollar I viii
make out the prescription myself"
He produced the necessary coin, and
I gave him a water pail full of the
cyanide. He thanked me for it and
said he would 60 out into a remote
corner Of space aud eat il. For week
or more saw nothing of him. and I
had begun to believe that the large
overdose Of cyanide had enabled him to
throw OF his irksome responsibility
when one night he came again. but
this time radiant with Joy.
Eve got rid Of Bagley." he sagd.
Congratulate you. spookey. old
boy said I. How did you do itv'
why you see. that night when I
talked with you was so Mortified by
the thought ~ haunting Bagley that I
forgot IN consider an important part of
our duties. We are expected. while we
initiate the acts Of the body. TO guard
and sdmonish the souls OF those
whom We accompany
well. Bsgley needs IL ~ badly ~
anybody know
Yes. but you see he's one Of your
New York ward bosses. and they don't
have any souls" HewARo FfkEpIxs.
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-27

after the manner of the trained news
paser man. Copy for the Methodist
Times is written or dictated. Visitors
are received and dispatched until noon
or Whereabouts.
Mr.. Hughes would not. perhaps.
thank you TO tell him that he is great
pulpit orator. He is Sot at al of the
order of an orator that Spurgcon or
Newman Hall are, or that Canon Lid
don or the late Dr. Magee were. he is
never an orator in the finer sense; he
never mounts into the higher worlds Of
imagination. nor does he try TO. lie is
aware of his limitations. which is well,
and he thoroughly knows his audience,
which Is better.
lie is not a great preacher. but be IL
a very clever aud suceessful one. lie
il always master of himself: he is
clear-headed, forceful. direct and
intense. He knows exactly what he
wants 90 say. and after he has said IL,
he must be duh man who cannot un-
derstand Just what the meaning OF the
preacher Is. lie is, moreover. a master
of irony and hnmor, and he knows
when telling point should be made as
well as any man.
The preacher has faculty ~ lifting
M the spirits Of bis hearers and Of send
ing them away more cheerful than they
came. Perhaps that Is why such mnl-
titudes flock - his great West End mis-
sion.
Bot the realization Of the nhiiion %
Mr.. Hughes life now lies IN America
BE wishes ~ establish IN New York
and Chicago and other large cities II II
be possible great missions similar To
that which has been 81 successful under
his management n, Lcu8on. i is for
this purpose be win start ont rs sora
"a the Methodist conference At Wash
ington u over on en- extended American
tour. He win endea~or ~ his lectures
and sermons ~ arouse TIE interest and
raise the money ~ carrr through HE
beloved projects. NJ aiscourses n st.
James han. published un3er the titles
81 social Chfistianiir- and 9Th.
Philanthr0phv Of God. have proved
widely popular among American Meth
odists ssa he hopes n be resolved with
similar good viii
He viii be well worth the hearing.
for ne Il in mary ways remark able
mar aud an original one "a veil
ssiy White Eaoar
l. ynade from ths eh0scesf vhs
oysters ia can or belk al Dsfien-
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-27

his Society as Have Foond IT," that
people no lsaser drink bat only alp.
The country store " which | have re-
ferred was thrown into great excite
ment "A the evening DIRE. on and peo-
pie began W get hengry the proprietor
realized that he held in his hand the OPP
portanity of his life. He worked under
high pressure, dispensing canned beef.
crackers. ssrdines and milk. aud wear
ing all the time an expression Of
strained citation that was q sight 70 re-
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-27

Fruit Packsg--James. have you made
out that check for my pew rent,
Bookkeeper Yes. sir.
lis 10 ready to msils1
Eyes. sir"
"a pause
James, have ron written an order FOR
another lot Of pink gauzs for the peach
ba-ketsr
Yes. sir
Ia 10 really 10 msil''
'sYss, SIR
fsnother psusel
Ssus~.. see n yoa have got each one
70 It's right envelope
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-27

w-nad - ~ NeSwiggsn. az ycu sur-
r~ss. 5ut snhsppily eannot aud him.
Listen ~ ny ssery Masw gasn vas
entirely snhesra a IN she place where
7 came frvss until be rrseh~i he AZ %
tvwertv-uae We infer that thi- was his
age because W. frst saw his nsne on
the registration liss q The third pre-
eiacs ~ this election di=srsct He mnss
theresrrc have been - legal sss--"
"weif.- said I. 'shes depends little
rpoa vhieh var he VA gosag ~ 49, :"
q wss sen. % hunt htm 80. and -
Cared his address srcrn she li~s Il ~~
No eor 90 It's street What wss my
surprise - SID II rssans sys sebe~iy
a. IS vfnsrlty had ever hoard - Me-
ew{xvsn- iendesvores - obtain ~Sns
frf.sr,n.finn ~ 2urssifx on- ssxisy.
~Ao hs~ xn tod x~s~z seiiti~>a -
6aezes ssrsssc1-&
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-27
1lLl OF A dad BEING
Why ths Spectre OF Thomas J Nc
swlSgi1s LGborec IN VAN
.EoSILi YlSII0a il DEAD o NIGHT
t1sw4Fd Fi~tf,ax Hskss Public strssss
s@d Dscitatly Stss--risss Cosvsrs>-
sloss B<t~e-a = sposk asd AAsAs
Slsxk N q Drag ssss&

The writer % The letter which IS here
VIII given . TIE public requested me
v se1d . "a the Society for P.yehieal
feseareh. IA organization formed In
hoston toT TIE purpose Of investigating
things shleh d5 not exist. Without fur
taeF apology I present the weird and
so1aDe- narrative.
raE Man WHO yxvER WAS
am night clerk m New York
drug store, aad there are naay other
matters which. IN a lesser decree. prey
upfS|t4Y conscience. But let that pass;
n IS never to,, late - repent.
Ny employers are exceptionally for
tuaate IA the location OF their estab-
liAhment All bat six Of the saloons
on the block are cut Of favor with the
police, ard close promptly at one
o'clock From that hour until daylight
Cur business IL usually good Aad AN
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-27

Miss Highspirise--T want 10 engage
the services Of a good mimic, can you
recommend me one7
Mr.. Lowspirits IN The best
enc Know He can take sf anybody
Brooklyn Eagle
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-27

Offensive Party-sir. what do zen b.
lievs ~ BE the best rvuedv for pasilism ?
stranger Raw ceef-Pueh
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-27

The chise~o sre ea-~r r-e.~
Ar~a't thsy WA.s yoa alsst esf .
sersb ssoe, too.-
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-27

Rsb she spss ~ith butter ard cover
~ish ~odA men waaa IN varm sor.r
water.
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-27

The best assortment OF $50 N the
eitT. III Aonrs~--t p j. Dstt~n.
thsler
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-27

CO TO Desro's VA the O.. l. an
Telegram-herald., 1891-09-27

oysters in can or t8lk at Dsf,en.
thaieEs 6.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-06

officially thank the Congressman
from this district, the Hon. Joseph
L. Washington, for his untiring and
efficient efforts to secure an appro-
priation to erect government build
ing in GAINESVILLE, and to congratu-
late him on the happy result. 1t is
we'll known that to secure an appro-
priaiiOn of this kind requires energy,
diligence, ability and unceasing
watchfulness. During Mr.. Wash
ington's career in Congress he has
constantly exhibited these qualities
in the interests of his constituents.
Resolved, that in behalf of the
citizens of GAINESVILLE, the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen tender thanks
to Mr.. Washington. He has not for
gotten us and we will not be unmind-
full of him.
Resolved, that copy of these res
olutions be forwarded to Mr.. Wash
ington by the Recorder"
The board adjourned.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-06
The Death Record.

B. r. Miller, of WOodford, died
yesterday, after severe, lingering
illness, at the age of about 78 years
Mr.. Miller has for many years been
a merchant and the accommodating
postmaster at WoodfOrd. He was a
gentleman of high Christian integ
rity, widely known and a man VI
decided popularity and influence in
the community. He was in every
sense a useful man and the commu-
nifty, as does his family, sustains a
great loss in his death. Burial ex-
ercises at Sango this afternoon.
JAMES c. GOODMAN.
Jas. c. Goodman, long a resident
in the vicinity of Port Royal, and a
deacon i'll the Harmony Baptisl
church, died few days ago at the
r sidence of his son, John Goodman,
near Cedar Hill, aged 50 years He
was good man and was held in the
highest esteem by all who knew
him.