The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-23

open 20 suspicion was iust tho one We
dared not suspect"
Wen, said his auditor, waiting for
tho rest of the tale, what about it1"
Nothing" was the calm reply
Why Won dou'tmcau to say that"
Didn't tell YOU just now very extra
ordinary things We're occurring every day
that 40 any other time would have made
your hair stand on YOUR head"
Yes, You did. but supposed there was
story or something. SO continued the lis
tener, q little tamcly.
We'll, there isn't. All there is to it
was that one day in IA certain government
department 81 100000 in United States
currency. that had been brought i'm that
morning, was missing. 1t was i'm rather
smallish bills ffties and hundreds, and
made a pretty good sized parcel 1t was
never found "
SHE SENT LEE THE NEWS.
There is to be seen almost daily upon
Pennsylvania Avenue stately lady
whose abundant hair is beginning to come
gray Her figure is still fine. and she
would be remarked as distinguished in
any company. During the war she was
noted for her devotion to the Union side
and was trusted with many important
state and military secrets. 4 very near
kinsman was high in military authority
and she did great of copying for him.
And. remarkable as it may appear. there
was not a week when she did not commu-
nicate the most impOrtent of those secrets
to Richmond.
In vain did the wisest of Union gener-
ais try to disguise or hide his plans
They were anticipated by General Lee
with a sagaCity that appeared to be
miraculous The intended removal of
Mcclellan was known in Richmond be-
n 70 n
very few-herc. The movement of pay
masters were so thoroughly understood
by the Confederate troopers tnat more
than once did they successfully make
daShes upon pay chests that. in one in
stance covered over y, 600, 600 How were
these things doue2 Who shall tell
There was a ring Of operators in gold in
Wall street who had unerring infOrma-
tiOn from every battlefield half an hour
after it had been decided, and long before
the anxious officials of the war depart
ment We're sure of who had won the vic
tory.
GRESHAM AND THE COTTON
Secretary of State Gresham told a very
interesting story while he was here as
postmaster general. There were all sorts
OF stealing and cotton running done along
the Mississippi river country, and espe-
cially from Memphis to Natchez. II
don't know how it is, " said Gen Grant,
but blockade running, it seems, can't be
stopped there. Now, I'm going to send
you down there to tryif you can't stop
it."
"All right, general" said Gresham,
but l want authority to do anything
please"
Very well, >" answered the other. as he
wrote out an unlimited authority order
and signed it ~. S. Grant, 1t. Gen"
Things went smoothly enough about
Natchez One day a very prominent
young republican member Of the House
then and still a leader of his party-call-
ed on Gresham. After beating about the
bush he informed the general that he had
a little cotton, Just little, you know,
general at Natchez and was going to
have it put across the river that night
How much did you say" asked
Gresham, whose eyes were cleaning in a
way his visitor didn't like.
only 700 bales, i" was the reluctant an
swer, land thought"
Hold on a minute" said Gen. Gresh-
am. Major" calling on his acting ad-
iutant general there are 700 bales of
cotton that Mr.. - here has informed
me will run across the river tonight.
Now give orders for its immediate seizure
and have it burned. I'll stop this cotton
running if have to burn all the staple in
the Confederate states. So much obliged
to you. Mr.. --, for your prompt infor-
nation"
II thought" said Gresham, "the man
would have fit. But he never forgave
me-" He was a strong anti-Gresham
man in 1888 at the Chicago convention.
WASN'T THIS THEFT
A very curious industry was established
early in 1861, in New York city, and
lasted to the end of the war 1t was the
manufacture of Confederate money A
regular business was done in this, re
markable as il may seem. A man who
has twice been in congress since the war,
from a northern district, made a fortune
out of the stuff. tcould not be told from
the genuine, the only difference being
that the northern article was rather bet
ter than that made in the south. Planta-
tionS were purchased with it. and one of
the finest places in Mississippi was bought
and paid for in Confederate currency that
cost the people who used it only about
81 200 in gold.
WEALTHY BY ACCIDENT.
1t was a chilly November day in the
year -, early in the seventies, when
Father Tom O'Flaherty knocked at the
door of the little wooden house in South
east Washington, where lived the widow
of Jimmie O'Connor. The good priest
mad married the couple years before in
County Kerry, had christened their chill
drcn, and said the last rites over poor
Jimmie when he was killed in an ugly &C
cident year or two before.
An how is it with we, Mrs. O'COn-
nor2" asked the good man. as he patted
little Norah on the head and watched
Jimmie, sturdy child of three or four,
who was tying bit of greenish paper
with a long string TO the tail of a sleeping
cat that was taking comfortable nap
near the stove.
Pm doing very well, thanks be to
God, D." answered the comely Irishwoman,
testing her smoothing iron to see if it was
hot enough. I've plenty of washing,
and the ladies are very kind and are Civ
ing me all of their fine work"
Just then there was a yell The cat,
suddenly disturbed, had retaliated by
giving little Jimmie scratch with her
strong claws for his insult 10 her dignity
and tail "Ah, there, me little man, it's
nothing" said Father Tom but
WHAT that you've got tied 10 your string,
Jimmie"
Faith, it's only some old papers the
childer were finding in one of the drawers
Of the old chist | bought at an auction
last week " Was there ever an old
Irish woman who could call a bureau
anything but ''chist Of drawers}"
Lets see what it is there, Jimmie"
said the priest, taking the lad upon his
knee Where did you buy this chist Of
draWersl" he suddenly asked