The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-04

when + asked hilA 10 'c' "'O '
ohoat bis former life. His friends 90
r.t all know st. but ior SOW
owl vea-s lie was engaged IN the
slave trade on She Congo. lie Is pros
,..-... business man now. and the few
,.,,efes tat he takes from his business are
devoted 90 h.s church. lie was so busy when
Teage him tlGt SO was impossible 80 shaicI
moro cham "a lev words FROM bum. but De to'1
me enough 90 show that part oi A.' "ie 'S
indeed stranger than fiction. ana plo .so
some uirlt. az no great distance I'D inc 4p'''o'
SD nis own cosy parlor. o. draw from "',I
full account oi those stirring adventures al"
then + Will give them 10 YOU
Us IHT IsAnR.
VOL YES. le said. used g. oe in tAe
s,sve treie iut mind toll you this only On
ror1if. that rol do not use mf N"-'.' -.
gonna of .lr GOOD Puritan brethren 'H 70.
fsIe ms r.nco as Nunahy-schooi 7'p.i 4@l
don't Da those were glorious 'n} '-- 20
.fat..ftmelt but : dtt more '"i ''' +to
I..,.er.f. and towards chrs'''I'@'Nn NJ NJ
r1 tt.r / lnyo ever done since ne
..'tr,.ter q many an honest ueef" VINO 'o-
Gsv makes 70 good cliIe. N"''~ '' 80
served up in soup bad Ae Aos o'|
l.,.It fo this country md c4fhhtu.
'".-t.-I fhat ms mission Was
.o.1 one Tor you see tnai Wheh
I,o0f these negro tribes would fight another
f.a.vlltO-. WOO g take al 50 the conquered
lrts a- lf.s.LeIs and coop them up 10 Iatieh.
Nrn.n.i c0 up tle river and Keep them
f... h.tfr eaten az thrown IN the water by
., fIan How much did / paw for
Iea- Well tic market varied some~Aat.
Sometimes fine buck negro would cost g
whole gallon of rum. and likely lOoklng
ueacl would bring as high as % red hHnne,
sllrt But when the market was oFerstocAed
4 fae tooth comb Womb buy mighty fine
.lr. f f.fH .4
W tareo uXom gals.
MOI so CErFI.
Son bear lots Of The cruo. treatment Of tho
.ste dealers but tell you night now that
.ro never was put on one az my shlps mat
.tl.l not fare better. by long sight. tAan
.lf iu the bands OF his original captOrs
uy stars-they were filthy creatures
r.rr were nothing Ike as decent as one OF
uui.s When o white man would 80 on
t.e ship 30 would nearly hiil him 40 frst.
.aI tu scrub tle snip. fore and All, eteral
t.as every dar. or course we had % Keep
f.au .u slackles for they were worse than SO
many Texas steers. How did We land them
Nrl ttoro is where the fun came
tn Wc Md sail direct from the Congo 70
l.ia and land them there and they would be
f.. across to Key West At Cuba good
buck would bring ON the average about < 100
l.l br tho time be was safely I'M the nlted
States Le was worth certainly el.uOp. 30
SD. cal sec there was money IN tho business.
NEw ENGLAND MONEY.
NOW let me tel you something right hero
There were many more vessels IN the slave
tr Ie than is commonly supposed. but / ana
I.. e positive that every one ! ever saw was
.t.e. .n New England and run by Northern
crfa. + myself shipped from Boston when
ras quite % boy. So You see the Southern
people we're not altogether 10 blame for the
sare trade.
Continuing his subject but talking care
tF -0 a- 10 be hDle 10 lead the sunday
-.a.o. choir without dstractng the music.
.-ai that in al of his experience he had
l.rer seen negro on the Congo who was not
PERFECTLY sound iu every respect As soon as
t.fe are injured iu any way. or are troubled
rl biihousne.s or Any other complaint.
are killed and given 20 the sharks for
tI / tell you iu that country man has
eep his liver ia good working order II lie
7.1es bis life.
CHANGE FOR IHE DIETER.
Ifcant conceive of "a greater change for the
be.ter than that which took place IN the lives
thousands and Thousand. Of negroes who
.re trains planted from the oarparOds wilder
f..5 VI the Congo orests 70 the home OF
tleru planter. Why, sir il was the grand
as foreign mission work ever done. Ny
leud then showed me tie picture of the last
..fe trader now lu existence. recently pub
U.s. eI IN The New Ork w 0rld. The old vessel.
ls says. now lies along last river per at
ts foot OF Seventh street. is % battered and
mayed old craft. which ia being repaired AS
1884,. ls possible under the direction % Mir.
An irow Reid woII-kn0wu shipuWlder. ON
stern lu faded white letters can be read
...o. New ork.
Although she has now sunk TO the l0wlv
c..i.ton ot e. mere lighter. this old boat has
seen slrrug anu better DAYS.
IHE LAST ONE.
I.s Echo IS the last boat ia existence that
.uaee engaged ln the slave trade Her
.tall was Nathan Gordon, who was hanged
l- lcouary 81. 1862. n the Iombs. and with
- wls well acquainted.
I W.He. Ia reference to the death of
N...l says
There are persons az the Iombs row who
ter f.e day Gordon entered its walls.
ltHs I'LL tile early days of LiucOlu's admins
o. Tie President had determined TO
tie law against the slave traders,
.ld previously been @ dead letter. and
o.. extreme penalty OF which was death.
.. Nas taken icd-handei. as 10 were be-
..lel with cargo of blacks aboard.
sad mat an opportunity was given him
- escape before boo reached New York hut
Used lo % faA himself OF 10. as he said he
ae nothing he considered unlawful.
O- letters Qeluged the officials OF the
lettQl WAS even issued t. the
'tL 10 va. taken O. Washington and
tle D1iet Magistrate by the mother
'I.Il INAt WHO were ll4t 4llHuUlt
u.Nuls I'D their Efforts But it was OF
-t+ le Presidents iron-bOund deter
olld not be shaken. He would
-..- commute the sentence 10 life lmpri5-
Hs LAST NIGHT
lte a.f night of bis life he spent in writing
HeasAed toward morning for some
'.f and DO was thought he poured
l the glass This suspicion was
.n 81 ..Yrf g. fl forwards bec.me
-t Id Physicians We're summoned
10 and heroic measures he was
ui- purpose 20 cheat the gauows
WEI. banged early next morning after
long speech denOuneng the Iresi-
'e ai. tuct attorney and I'll whom no
Instrumental lu his unimelY end.
n ID NMpmQl. who. az the senior
tle firm Of Shipmau. Barlow. a.
.lac'afl4nd. spent some tiino ia this
Professionally engaged I'D the fore
-"e Chesapeake md ONO railway
years ago lie then stated that as
t.e uted States District Court OF
i- ae lat sentenced 10 death the only
- ever hung iOr being engaged IN
'fAie. This man was. no doubt the
. Gordon above mentioned
oainton fishinc club.
.ers OF tho Quinton Fishing Club
Hng yesterday afternoon IN the
4t--f-. HarwoOI Brothers a. Go.
HI. Lurr4Ir attended and much