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Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-28
LOOKS LIKE MURDER.

The Body of w. n. Irving Was Found
Believe IL TO be a Very Mysterious
Case.
CHICAGO, July 27.-The body of w. Il.
Irving was found early this morning on
the lake shore. partly filled can of
powder by his side, and the torn and
mangled face indicated that he had prob
ably filed his mouth with powder and then
with lighted match had caused 1t TO ex-
plode In the pocket of the coat wrs found
a note book in which was this information:
My name is W. 81. Irving of Charles
street, Winthrop Beach, Mass In case of
accident or serious illness notify Mrs. w.
81. Irving at the above address.
Note to city authorities: Do net send my
body home, as my wife has no money to
bury. Don't bury me in pauper's grave.
have been tired of life for the last two
years, but have lived for my baby's sake.
/ can no longer live. have no work and
am out of money.
This world is but a stage and the curtain
has rung down upon one of its main scenes.
W. FL. IRVING.
Many who visited the moreue and
viewed the remains and read the note to
the city authorities expressed belief that
possibly 1t was not suicide, but muir
der. The body when found was as hard
and cold as corpse would be only after
many hours of dissolution. The clottings
of blood were not of the nature of ar
terial blood, but resembled the blood that
might have oozed from veins or the pull
monary arteries, and the clothes are such
as only man with good taste and plenty
of money would wear. An expensive
straw hat found near the body was marked
with unintelligible initials.
81 think" said detective, "that we are
confronted by very mysterious CAGE of
murder. We have not been able to learn
at the places at which powder can be OBJ
tsined who purchased that can of powder
nor any record of the eale. No one heard
a report, and certainly the explosion would
have made quite report. No one saw the
man go the spot. There were many foot
prints in the vicinity of the body, evidently
| made by more than one person, ard they
could not have been very old "
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-28
BLEW OUT HIS BRAINS.

Cashier Francis OF PittslieId Shot
Himself In His Room In Hotel
Death Was instantaneous.
PITTsF1ELD, Mass, July 27.-Cashier E.
S. Francis shot himself in his room at the
Maplewood hotel this morning at 1870
o'clock. He used revolver of 3S-cslibre,
the muzzls of which he placed directly in
front of his right ear, and the bullet passed
through the brain in an upward diagonal
direction, coming out on the other side and
lodging in music stand near by.
Mr.. Francis, since his shock of over a
week ago, had been slowly but surely i'm
proving in health and few days ago he
left the House of Mercy and came down to
his pleasant room at the Aaplewood, where
he was attended by his daughter Nellie
and other friends. Last night he did moi
rest as we'll as usual, and he mentioned the
| fact this morning to some of his friends.
At 9 O'Clock this morning he had talked
with Rollin Cook concerning some papers
Mr.. Cook was about to go down to his of
fee, and Mr.. Francis asked him If b,
would not return about II, which Mr.: Cool
readily promised to do. About 10 o'clocl
the cashier said he was not feeling yer,
we'll, and asked that he be given oppor
tunity to rest. The room was darkened
little, and those who had been with hin
left the room.
It was not a great while sfterward whel
the sharp report of a revolver rung through
the hall of the hotel. The report scenes
to come from the the room of Mr.. Franci
and Immediately some of his friends rushe
to the door and entered. Near the bures
In his easy chair was the unconscious bod
of Mr.. Francis, with blood oozing from
wound in the head, and the surroundin
place was spsttered with blood.
Dr. Colt, who was one of the first ply
sicians to arrive, said that death was prat
! tically instantaneous. The event hs
caused intense excitement in town, fc
Cashier Ftaneis was always UNIVERSAL
beloved. His age was 6fty-seTen.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-28
ON THE RAIL FIELD.
The Results of the Baseball Games
Yesterday with the Scores and Hits
and Rrrnrs.

AcBttEuaI w ehC Neoh eS eH~@ &@@eS
and Errors.
At Boston CfrIt game)-
Boston ......... 1t
Baltimore. 80. o o o x-2
AT Boston (second Rame)-
Boston ......... ! XII
Hits-Boston g. Baltimore 6. Errors-Boston
6, Baltimore 9. Batteries Stivet;s and nichols;
Cross and Mason.
At Cincinnati
f fisss5ars $780,: : : IS
Hits-Cincinnati 9, Pittsburg g. Errors-Cin,,
cinnati l. Pittsburg 1. Batteries-Parrott and
Murphy; Terry and Sugden.
At Brooklyn
PhiIadelphis. Q Q Q o o
Hits-Brooklyn 10, Philadelphia G. Errors
Brooklyn ], Philadelphia Z. Batteries-Steip, Il:
Sharrott and Kinslow; Taylor, G. Shsrrott and
Clements
At Washington
New York.. / 5 x-7
Hits-washington o. New York IS. Errors
Washington z, New York Batteries-Meakin
and Farrell; Baldwin and Doyle.
At st. Louis
Cleveland. Q Q Ks
Hits-St. Louis G. Cleveland 4. Errors-St
Louis d. Cleveland 2. Observation-Disclosures
and Gunson; Clarkson and O'Conner.
At Louisville
Chicago. 0 o S x-la
Hits-Louisville s, Chicago u. Errors.Louis-
vile z, Chicago 4. Batteries-menfie and Grim;
Hutchinson and Schriver.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-28
IN GOOD CONDITION.

The Officials of the New York Clear
ing House Say That Every Bank Is
in Good Shape.
NEW YORK, July 27.-The clearing house
committee was in session several hours to-
day. The long conference gave the rumor
bureau an opportunity to start the report
that large bank was in trouble. and the
announcement of an Issue of 81, $50, 900 of
Clearing house certificates lent some
strength to this report.
After the meeting hsd adjourned the Of
6cials emphatically denied the story of q
bank being in trouble, and said that every
bank in the clearing house and, 80 far as
they knew, every outside bank in the city
was in good shape. Those who meet at
the clearing house were all of the opinion
that the situation was somewhat better,
but still serious.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-28
THE STREET RAILROADS
And the Committee on Railroads and
Bridges.


Bridges.
The committee on railroads End bridges
of the court of common council, a number
of meetings of which have bsen called
during the past two weeks at several Of
which meetings 10 quorum could be OBJ
tanned, 1t is ssid is practically united on
granting ;he privileges asked for by the
several roads, with the exception Of the
petition Of the Fair Haven and westvIlle
railroad to lay double track on State
street, which the committee is opposed to-
Tnis fac. having been made known 10
the company it ia said that g new layout
bs- been submitted TO the COMMITTEES,
which provides merely for the single track,
as at present, but makes provision for a
single track connection to the up and
south bound tracks of the company on
Chapel street a. the read of State street,
thus forming at that point. This lay
out the committee will consider st some
future time, which will probably be In the
near future.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-28

THE EXCURSION SEASON.

Seven Hundred Go TO Glen Island-
A Moonlight Sail on the Margaret
To-nIght-Eo Roton Point This Az
tcrnoon-Other Coming Excursions.
About seven hundred passengers were on
board the John II. Stsrin yesterday morn
ing. There were large parties from ST.
Johns Catholic club and Momapguin lodge,
A. o. U. ".
About two hundred from the Sunday
school of the Church of the Ascension
went to Pawson Park by the steamer Mar
gsret yesterday morning
A party of three hundred from Putnam
lodge, A. o. U. W., went to Rlton Point
yesterday.
The steamer Margaret will give another
of her enjoyable moonlight excursions to
Pawson Park this evening. The boat will
leave Belle deck ut o'clock, returning at
11:30. There will be good music and dane
ing in the pavilion.
The steamer Continental will take it's
third half holiday excursion to Bottom
Point this afternoon, leaving Belle dock
at 2:l5 This beautiful and picturesque
resort is about two and a half hours sail
from New haven. Inere VIII Os music
and refreshments on board. The CONT
mental will carry a grand popular excur-
sion to New London to morrow, leaving
Belle dock at $50 O'Clock In the morning
and returning about $50 In the evening.
The party will have about four hours to
see the interesting points there.
The steamer Continental will take an ex-
cursion to Watch Hill, R. 1 "the Coney
Edand of New England," on Tuesday,
August 1.
A grand excursion to Glen Island will
be given under the auspices of Bristol
lodges Tuesday, August 1. The lodges
represented will be Ethan lodge No. 9, L.
of P, Stephen Terry lodge No. SO, 1.
o. o. F., and Pequsbuck lodge, 1. O..
o. F.
The Veteran Firemen's association so TO
Glen Island on Thursday, August 3.
Division 3, A. o. H, will go to Glen
Island August 10, and the Mechanics
Mutual Aid association of Sargent & Co.
will go on August Is.
Harmony division, Sons Of Temper
Gnce, will give a moonlight excursion this
evening. The party will go by the steam
er Messenger, which will leave this city
at 7 o'clock for the Thimble Islands, where
supper will be served in the Shoshona.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-28
Clark stole a Coat.

AL. Clark was arrested lsst evening by
Officer Ahearn and locked up, charged
with the theft of an eight dollar coat from
w. L. Sherwood. Both men formerly
roomed together on Hill street, but one
day recently Clark left and shortly after
ward Sherwood discovered that his coat
was missing. The case was reported to
the police and the coat recovered by De-
tective Cow les in a pawn shop.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-28
ANSONIA DISPATCHES.



Blew IL Down.
ANsoNIA, July 27.-N.J. Hale, formerly
of Ansonis, a we'll known srtist-merchant,
is dead. For the last few years he has
been engaged in studio work in Litchfeld.
he was member of the K. of Il. Funeral
Saturday.
A. P. Mallory of Shelton has sttachgd
the property of the town of Huntington
for damages arising from the grading of
his property.
The storm Wednesday blew down one of
Derby's historic landmarks, large willow
tree three feet in diameter, which fell seross
the railroad track. 1t was set out one hun
dred years ago by Peter Phelps in front of
from st. Helena, where Bonaparte was ex-
lied, By an old sea captain and given to Mr..
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-28
ArTHE Il. VI. c. A. CAMP.
Visitors Day at the Camp Yesterday
Athletic Sports.

Visitors Day at the Camp Yesterday =
Athletic sports.
Yesterday was visitors day st the Y. u
c. A. camp at Sheldon's Point, Pine Or
chaId, and come of the parents and friends
of the twenty-three young men in camp
there paid them visit. Among those who
went were Andrew Goodman and wife and
Master Pertie Goodman, Henry Menvilis
and wife, Fred Cowles and wife. Ed
Mix and wife, Mr.. johnson and wife, Me-
John V. Rsttlesdorfer, and Mrs. Jscot
LeyeTzapf.
During the day the young men held sev
eral exciting races, including running
race, fifty yards, which was won by Julian
Goodman, tug of. war, running race In the
water and ball game.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-28
GERuANIA.S

Forfieth Anniversary Celebrated Laat
Night.
The fortieth anniversary of GsrnAnis
lodge, /. o. o. F., was held in the /. o. o.
T. building last evening. The rooms were
filled with the members and their friends.
Speeches were made by If. Zuuder, A.
Freysinger, Past Noble Grand Schorer of
the lodge, Mrs. Richards of Columbia lodge,
Ars. FreysiDgsr of Deborah lodge. and
others, after which there was a BANQUET.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-28
The Kate sheriff Tucker.

The New Haven Mutual Aid society paid
to Mrs. David Tucker, Wednesday, the sum
of 50, 900, the amount of insurance held by
her husband, the late Deputy Sheriff Tuck
er, in the society, which IL a Masonic or
gauization The amount of Insurance. car
ried by Mr.. Tucker was $500, exclusive
of q paid-up policy in one of the old line
Insurance companies.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-28
THE AMERICAS CUP RACE.

Lord Dunraven Coming TO Witness
Trials OF American Yachts.
LONDON, July 27.-Lord Dunraven,
owner of the cutter Vslkyrie, which is to
make an attempt to win the Americas
cup, expects to sail for New York on
August 70. The object of his early visit
is to witness the preliminary races be-
tween the American yachts to decide
which of them will defend the cup
against Valkyrie. The date of the sailing
of Vslkyrie has not yet bfen fixed. She
has engagements in several British regst-
tas yet to be held, and will defend the
Cape May cup against the American yacht
Navshoe, which is now in racing trim at
SputhamDtnD
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-28
S111m1,1er Resorts.

Spring House. Block Island. H. J..
a. As perfectly recuperating as life on ship
n. board. Pioneer hotel on island !; every ia
w. cility for comfort or entertainment; 20
driving excellent bathing two concerts daily.
Owns the celebrated mineral fprings (Which
first attracted visitors to the Island). Circular
free. Refer to Rev. Burdett Hart, d. D.
ie22 got B, B, MITCHELL. Prom
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-28
HARTFORD RACES.

Results of Yesterdays Contests.
HARTFORD, July 27.-The following are
the summaries of the third days races at
the Gentlemen's Driving club:
$50 C.ass-Pacing and Trotting-Purse $3.50,
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-28
8ea1 Estate
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE,
90 House on George street, near College, at
Fiji bargain.
sk Lot corner of Davenport avenue and
Asylum street, including ope-family house on
Asylum, at reasonable price. Fine place on
Washington avenue, West Haven, lot 106 by 1856,
all improvements will exchange for place in
the city. House on Chapel street, between York
and Park streets, lot SO by 1854. Desirable houses
and lots in all parts Of the city.
CHARLES W. PALMER,
jy22 102 Orange street.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-28
Gd1auts.


Une Cent . word each insertion,
hNe eents Word for n full Week,
t~evep umes1
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WANTED,
a sllSAIl0N by conprienf cIrI 10 cook
- Nhh1 arc 2fnn CT 90 general houReMryk
good cry reference. Inuulrc
tgSS IL a92 FRAgEr w s-gnvr-~
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-28

a MEXICAN people to call AT Swedish employ
IA mleut Office Tor Swedish help. fsDnrn ~,
Exchange Buitdiag. corner Church and Chapel
streets. ar2a II.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-28

toh SALE
- AFETY bicycle. 1898 make weighs under 80
- pounds cheap for cash Address
lyssu @. Il. this nfiloe.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-28
MINIATURE ALMANAC.
DEATHS.

STRONG-In Fair Haven East, July q, Horace
H. Strong, aged 62 years.
Funeral from his late residence. No 542 Quinni
piac street, on Saturday, July go, at $3.50 ocl K.
without further notice,
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-28
miscellaneous.

FOR SALE.
pCGGY and lsdy's phhston, little used; hEr-
I'D ness, ETC. must be scld.
Jess II p o. BOX Ig7z.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-01-26
1 g 9 3 !
The Financial Situation in Edge
field County for the Year 1898.
An Interview With Cashier
Padgett Of the Farmers
Loan and Savings
Bank.

1t is not so much what Brad
street, Dun, and the great agencies
North, think of the financial and
business outlook for 1893, that in
terests Edgefeld people, but what
our own home experts think; for
money might be plentiful and easy
to get in the eastern money centres
and as tight as beeswax here at
home.
With a view to getting this home
situation we dropped into the Far
mers' Lean and Savings Bank on
Monday and had quite an extended
interview with Cashier A. E. Pad
gett on the promise and potency of
the new year from the money
standpoint, of which Interview the
following is brief synopsis
Mr.. Padgett never talks through
his hat on business matters and
what: he says may be set down as
"solid:"
Mr.. Padgett, do you object to
telling how the banks collected
from the year just closed, what is
their present condition, and1what
is the BUSINESS outlook for the year
1893 as the banks see it I?
Well, sir, I can only speak for
the Farmers Loan and Savings
Bank, but guess the experience of
all the banks of this county has
been about the same.
The result of our business dur
ing the year just closed was very
satisfactory. Collections were
prompt and very good. We could
not have wished for much better.
Our people were cautious in con-
tracing debts during the year 1892,
ana.the result ID, that even with a
short cotton crop, our people met
their obligations promptly.
This brings the banks out of the
old year carrying very little paper
that has been extended, and in a
healthey state to begin the new
year. The Farmers Loan and
Savings Bank is stronger to-day
than since its organization. Our
depoaits are larger than ever be-
fore, and our list of deposits and
patrons is growing every day.
Iconsider the business outlook
very encouraging. The farmers
who deal with US have passed
through two years that havetaught
them lessons of economy, and, as a
rule, they. have on hand a years
supply of home-raised provisions.
This means that they will need to
borrow only moderate amounts of
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-01-26
Atlanta, Ga.
General Butler and the Spoons.

"In the campaign of 1884, But
ler arose to address a big meeting
in Maine. i'Ladies and gentlemen"
he began, u cor"e'-How about
those spoons? cried a voice in the
rear of the hall and the meeting
was broken up by the howls OF
laughter which followed"
Whatever may have happened
in Maine, I remember well at q
meeting in Hartford, Conn, when
soon after the general had com.
menced speaking, tipsy individ-
uat cried out in a loud voice:
General Butler, tell us something
about those spoons you stole i'll
New Orleans?' The general re.
piled by saying he would tell him
all about it when he got through,
and went on with his speech.
When be ceased speaking and was
gathering up his notes and papers
preparatory to leaving the stand
without making the explanation
asked for, the same voice was
heard again and in a very perem-
ptory tone demanded an explana-
tion as to those "slole spoons" "
"Ah, yes" responded the general
"The magtter had escaped my
memery." Then in his most
persuasive tones he innocently
inquired: "Areyou a republican,
my friend?" I am" rejoined the
other, "and l am proud of it. $50
was l." sharply retorted the general
"when Istole those spoons" and
turnlng about he left the stand
amid such a storm of laughter
and applause as was never heard
before in that hall, The "howls
of laughter" in this case were
evidently on the generals side
New York Word.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-01-26
,hibition measure. While / desired
the whole loaf, I>accept the half

inhibition measure. While / desired
the whole loaf, I>accept the half
loaf in preference to no loaf.
Now, for reasons in support OF
my views. The business is taken,i
by this law, from the hands of fmen
who followed it for gain. In
theory.at least, this business no
longer opens to men the opportu-
nifty of wealth. Some may say
that the State will get the revenue
and that our children will be edu-
Gated on "blood money" No more
SO than that they walk streets
paved and kept by "blood money"
No more 80 than the children of
the druggist who sells opiates, only
as medicines, are educated on
!"blood money" Of course I mean
the State ID to sell, not for bever-
age, but for medicinal and sacra-
mental purpose alone.
This is a good law to my mind
in it's possibilities, no law can be
good in its practical workings un.
til tested and proved. If the sem
.timent which produced t-be earn
est and brave it will be executed.
1t will give opportunity to test the
true strength of the prohibition
sentiment. If this law is enforc ed
it will be an easy matter to pass
and enforce q more stringent one.
Men will watch closely to see if
the State will violate her own laws,
and thus bring them into disrepute.
This can be easily done by putting
men of weak or bad moral charac-
ter in charge Of Dispensaries.
1 am an uncompromising prohibi-
ZIONIST aud as such / give my ap-
proval to any law that will assist
in the complete overthrow of q
traffic whish is q covenant with
death and an agreement with he'll.
]. NJ. STEADMAN.
Mccormick, S. C.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-01-26

the lghg walk from @Choty" to this
place Ishall be out in business
circles to pit my brain and lung
power-Edgefeld brain and lung
1 power-against those who in the
early morning hours pipe forth
"morning paper. ]"
Now, you know, Mr.. Editor,
Edgefeld is too small to contain
and retain man of my aspira-
tions and chosen profession, hence
my exit.
DR.. Talmage preached in. the
Presbyterian Church last Sunday,
and I want you to record the fact
that 81 have heard DR.. Talmage
preach"
He lectures to-nightat the Y. M.
C. A. Admittance fee $1.50, cost
of communication to ADVERTISER
8 cents. Economy ia the founda-
tion of wealth.
While convalescing from my lit
tie walk I have visited some of the
most wonderous places in the Gate
City, chief of which are Grants
Park, National Surgical Institute,
Constitution building, and the
Capitol.
Grant Park grounds were do
mated by Col. L. P. Grant, and
consists of nearly two hundred
acres beautifully laid off in walks
and drives, fountains and lakes.
On the 18th inst. Col. Grart was
called to his final reward at the
goodly age of rs, and the day I
visited the park the buildings were
draped in mourning for that loved
philanthropist: Among other
things of interest Grant Park has
a menageris, consisting of Asi.stic
lions, African lions, Mexican lions,
elephants, camels, deer, elks, bears,
wolves, cayotes, badgers, jaguars,
monkeys, and other small animals,
and birds of various kinds too nu-
merous to mention. Upon the hill
top is Fort Walker with it's grim
sentinels still mounted pointing to
the four winds Of the earth-hard
by are the solid missiles of death.
The National Surgical Institute,
which must not be confounded
with the so-called Piedmont Medi-
cal Institute and other advertising
catches, is in my humble opinion
the best institution of the kind in
the United States. Its surgeons
and physicians are able,, kind,
!courteous, worthy, Christian gen.
!tlemen. / find at this place pa
tients, or students as they call
Ahana nassa-l-----r---- -, a., At @thn-n-a,,I
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-01-26

There is aright smart" Of the
fool III every man. You laugh at
another mans folly and he laughs
at yours.
School Commissioners Davenport
has appointed an excellent set of
school trustees for the year 1893.
Read the list in another column.
Hal strother says that Jack
Sample told him that Wash Adams
said sthe snow was amighty pretty
speckle-tickle fur fac but the
thermometer done got 80 low dowh
dat no spectacle nigger's gwine to
sociate wid it."
Ice. one to two inches thick will
bear men. Two inches thick is es-
.timated fit to bear infantry; four
inches thick to bear calvary or
lightguns; six inches to bear teams
with moderate loads or heavy field
guns; eight inches, teams with
heavy loads,
Our outside this week presents
the Evans Dispensary bill from
varied points of view, from Sena-
tor Timmernan's philosophic and
statesmanlike utterances in favor
Of, to Rev. J. S. Jordan's humorous
The small grain crop in Edge
field county has been damaged by
the cold weather, to what extent
cannot yet be determined. When
such tanners as ]. n. 5Lagrone and
Representative Joe Edwards say
they Gear the oats have been seri-
ously injured, you may believe it
is so-and they have both express
ed to us their apprehensions on this
score.