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The morning times., 1896-05-31
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BY A. d. YoCUM.

In March, 1861, the Veteran Army OF
the James was enCamped AT Camp Grant
near Georgetown. Gen. IS. F. Butler was n
command, under whose guidance the army
was TO operate against Richmond from
north of the James. This Dla GnIIlCentaTny
OF 900 men was, upon "a cay set apart
for the purpose, reviewed by the President
and his staff in person
The army in line waited FOR the formal ar
rival of the distinguished chieftain and be-
came impatient for the opportunity 70 give
enthusiastic expression OF its great loyalty
and appreciation. The moment came; and
mounted upon one of Gen. Buffers great
war horses appeared The then idol Of the
liberty loving loyal world. Beside him was
Gen. Butler, on another fine steed, both
animals in perfect condition from their
long winter rest in bOUntirul stables.
Imagine IL you can the spectacle. The
President dressed, as so often described,
in the -'P rince Albert made for the ''other
fellow" fitting only on the tops OF the
shoulders, With trousers and boots 10 cor
respond. the latter so loose and wrIDkled
from service as TO scarcely stay on. His
stovepipe hat covered the most Unkempt
hair that ever graCed sacred head.
Thus We see BIN, when the pent-up
fires within that horse, under the wild en-
thusiasm, drove bim onward and onward,
faster and faster. up the front Of that ad-
miring army. The President was now ex-
eTting all the strength he possessed to con-
troll his flying steed- Gen Butler sought
to ride up and lend aid. but 70 no purpose.
His big sorrel was no match for the black
cha rger: the attempt seemed to madden the
Presidents horse. On he came. increasing
his speed until be seemed % be flying. The
Presidents hat was gone. his thln hair
streamed in the wind; his eyes were set as
in death; his square -tOed. wrinkled boots
stood out in tie strained strrups- while
his long. Iank.a rms were couvulsed IN their
vain effort to control the beast.
HarkI That unearthiy cheering away
down the linel Like a volcano II burst
forth. and all eyes We're in an instant
turned. Officers had urged their fatted,
clumsy chargers in vain-hut here comes
our hero An orderly, a pTivaAe soldier,
bringing up the extreme rear, witnessed
the disaster and the futile efforts or the
officers near the scene. Lying flat upon
planted in his fIanks. he sped up that
bewildered line ike rocket of warning.
On, on he went; away across the plain
almost beyond our vision he swept In
I his course to The side OF the President.
/ In an instant he was on his feet, had
{ caught the incOrri gihle stallion by the
bit, and the mad ride was over, the PreSL
] dent rescued. Lincoln. by the help of the
orderly. rather fell than diSmOunted TO
the ground, where he lay exhausted until
I a carriage was sent to his retief
I This true incident NAV be unworthy OF
7 notice, but /, with thousands more, viii
remember it throughout our lives as an
: exciting and trying episode q life fTaughs
with more di9nified trials, but with few
more perilous.
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Left Her Hanging Over the Water.
An amusing incident lately occurred in
the Mediterranean. on board one OF Her
Majesty's ships. The commander is a very
particular man about the men dinner time
Directly eight bells strike, whatever they
are doing, the men have TO knock off and 20
below. The commanders wife was on
board, and, being rather stout, whenever
she went ashore a whip and chair We're
riEEed from the yardarm to get her off
and on board. One day she started about
two minutes to twelve, eight bells. The
chair was put over the side, the lady hoisted
half way up, when the quartermaster
struck eightDeis. The commander ordel->
and the boatswain piped "Belay!" The
lady was left one hour in the chair while the
men dined.-Weekly Telegraph.
The morning times., 1896-05-31

Dogs
BY EVERETT L. ToMLINsoN.

The Indian runner, Nahhee, had Just
returned to Fort Madison He was u
friendly, or Tory Creek, and his ap-
pearance at once indicated that something
of unusual importance had occurred. The
sun was low in the Western sky on this
last day of August, 81 g. and as the nearly
exhausted Indian came within the stockade
and a crowd quickly assembled about him.
Men, Fort Minis has gone, sad the
colonel, sadly, land only about ii dozen
have escaped Why, there must have been
at least five hundred people there.
Five hundred and fifty," said Isaac
Hayden briefly.
Who lei the Creeks?' asked the col
onel turning sharply TO Nahhee-
"Eoponika Futsaha. Red Eagle
II hope this viii satisfy these British
officers and treacherOus Spaniards at
Pensacola said the colonel. II under
stand they have offered $5 for every white
scalp brought in, whether 1t belonged TO
man, woman or child. It's small com
fort to know that four hundred Indians
fell in their attack OIL Minis, but I'm not
sorry to hear it
ISHAM'S STORY.
1t was now about II O'Clock in the morn
ing OF September 2, 1913. In frcnt Of the
west gate, au old man named Charles Phil
lips and young Isham Klmbell, boy OF
sixteen, who had escaped the massacre 10
which the other members of MS family hdd
pcrished, were seated, and the older man
was listening To the words OF his young
companion as he told OF the butchery
and his escape.
Poor boy said the old man, synpa-
thetica!ly But look over there III the
woodsi Did you ever see such a llOck or
young turkeys III your lfe?''
where? Where" said Isham, quickly:
and he looked carefully in the direction
in which his companion pointed. He as
silent for q moment, and then, suddenly
leaping to his feet he said: They've not
turkeys They're Indians crouching low
and coming toward u.s. And leaving the
old man he ran toward the men at The
graves, shouting: Indians! Indians! The
Red Sticks are coming! Run! Run for your
lives! The Indians viii get yOu'
ISAACTO THERESCUE.
Nothing can save the women" groaned
the watching Isaac. They're sure TO be
cut off Isn't there something ! can do TO
help theni?" He glanced once more about
bIu! ami suddenly formed plan when ne
proceeded To put into immediate execution.
Quickly leaping upon the back Of one OF the
horses tied near him, he called To the dogs
inside the fort aud started toward the In
dians There were about sixty Of these
dogs, many of them large and savage.
Some were biuodhounds and could be de
pended upon for bloody work, and even
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the ours seemed 10 have caught some
thing of the excitement, as tie yelWng
mass followed Isaac Hayden IN Ills pur-
suit The Indians were soon overtaHen
and compelled to halt and defend them
selves against the savage Jury ot the
bruteS.
Sic em. Majei Go for them, Carlo!
Kill the fiends!" shouted the excited sol
dirr. and ne laughed aloud as he saw the
dogs lean for the throats of the Indians
and drag many Il warrior TO the ground.
He stopped for a moment to watch the
strange contest. The Indians were 1lghtng
desperately, and with their clubs they
Drained many of the dogs, or sent others
Selpng 1910 the forest with broken leg
or battered buGy.
But not all the Indians were engaged i'll
this contest. and as Isaac looked again
toward the fleeing women, he saw one
hard pressed by a pursuing savage, who
even then held his tomahawk aloft ready
to sink it into the skull OF the terrified
woman. Putting the spurs TO his horse
he swiftly galloped to her rescue, and
grasping one of the pistols he shot tie
duSky warrior Just Dclore 'he tolAaIa"k
fell.
But he breathed n sigh Of relief as he
saw the women were near the gate now.
The first TO enter was negreSS, VINO IN
her terror still carried upon her head the
81
He saw another young woman. whose name
he afterward learned was Winnie OdOm,
when she was near the gate sink to the
ground in exhaustion. but one or the soldiers
grasping his gun rushed forth from the
gate. and, seiZing her by the hair, dra gged
her inside the inclosure.
All the women were within now but one.
She had not been able to run as rapidly
as the others, and three warriors running
ard tDtnrrnntp6 IT,.
and before anything could be done to pro
tect her, one had buried his tomaha wk
in her skull and torn away her bleeding
scalp.
DEFENDING THE FORT.
Isaac Hayden in the confusion scarce
knew what to do. All had gained the
fort now, and for a moment he was
tempted to make for the woods; but,
hardly knowing what he was doing, he
nut his horse into a run and c1rcled the
stockade. just as he finished the course
aud dashed through the open gate volley
was fired by the Indians, who now had
| beaten off the dogs and were ready TO
attack the fort. His horse fell at his
| feet, aud later they counted five holes In
| the coat of the intrepid Isaac, which the
bullets had made, but he himself escaped
| unharmed. The gate was quickly closed
and preparations at once made to with
stand the siege. The woman and chill
| dren were busy in molding bullets, and
the men steadily returned the fire OF the
| savages.
| For two hours the attack was kept up,
| and then the ardor of the Indians began
| to cool. They were much better at a
| Quick alta ok than in a long continued
| siege One or two Of the defenders were
| shot aud many of the Indians fell, but
as their bodies were quickly withdrawn
into tE> woods, just how many were
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killed was not known until after the waE
was flushed The last shot was fired by
JGhn Woods.
one OF the Indians had sought the shell
ter or stump, from be lind which he kept
firing at the fort. UncOnsciously expos
ing his right arm, the intrepid JOhE had
fired and broken IL with a rifle bail. As
soon as his gun was a gain loaded, ne saw
the left arm of the same warrior, and,
firing gain, broke that. He laughed us he
saw the savage start for the woods, each
arm dangling helplessly by his side.
The attack had ended about 2 O'Clock in
the afternoon and the Creeks at once left
In the course of an hour some Of the soldiers
followed on their trail, but soon came back
TO the fort. But as all were afraid they
would return. tie families began 10 leave
for Fort Madison, into which place the
straggIers kept coming all night
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''Tain't none O. my track; hain't been
here lie blurted forth.
The sheriff gazed sharply at Risley s boot
heel.
"They's leven more o them same tracks
a-gon' clean up the hill in the woods"
SAID Nash. We've got 'em all kiyered."
Its "A lie," growled the man. The
sheriff looked up keenly at him. AS he did
so Risley tried to draw Il pistol. but he was
too slow. The nervy officer had him COW
cred with heavy revolver.
curious state or facts came out in
the tFai OF KIS.ey for numbering and rob
blnS lonely old miser two years before.
Indeed, at last Risey confessed that after
killing the man and getting possession of
his bag Of boarded silver he was afraid TO
use any of the coin, but hid it and kept
it hid for two years.
RiStey was condemned TO he hanged,
but he died of brain trouble in prison,
and | had this story of Phebe Tolby's
detective work from the sheriff himself.
One great good came OF ii. Mr.. Toby
never again went TO the stillhouse and
Is today a sober and happy man. l have
not given his true name, bat saw him only
two years ago.
The morning times., 1896-05-31
Get Jeffcrson's Autograph.

A clever Connecticut woman wantedtosee
the performance of Il play in New York and
who also wanted ,Jefferson's autograph
Sheintendedtom ma Ike apartytocomedown
town for the play, and when she was or
derinc the seatsI bright idea struck her.
She drew her check payable to the order of
Joseph jefferson, and a day or two ago 1t
came back to her bank with the autograph
of the comedian neatly indorsed upon it.
That autograph is now pasted in the
woman's album with a little note explain
ing the nature of the echeck.-Brooklyn Life.
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! RRESTED.

Next morning at the peep OF day the
family bestirred themselves as usual
Mr.. Toby had slept off his intoXicaIiun,
and. as was his habit. felt deeply ashamed
of himself. He did not join i'll the frugal
breakfast, but put the harness on his iitte
mule and was on the point OF going 10
plow in the cornfield, when four mounted
men, heavily armed, dashed up the mar
row road. and coming near him leyeed
their pistols.
Put up yer hams. commanded the
leader, whom Mr Toby recognized ds the
sheriff OF the county.
An no fooiin' neithe:," added
lean. pale eyed. Misunderstanding man 10y
the sherift's side.
Mr.. Toby, turning as white as ghost,
did as they said. He flung up both hauGs
and held them high, shaking convuiSively.
Nash heard the voices, and ran out of
the cabin To see what was going on, and
al the first glance his eyes teii upon the !esn
man VINO had brought the mysterious pack
age.
Put up yer hans. like yer daddy'S a
doi'." The fellow snaIled, covering Nash
witt a pistol.
OF course Nash WIS terribly excited
III his confusion lac stood stupidity saz-
ing, his mouth gaping and LIS eyes di-
lated.
up wi them thcr' hans, er I'll blow
d huie III yc!' the man insisted.
BY TINS time phcbc had come forth,
and strange 10 say she was not app"r-
entity frightened With that coolncss and
that swiitneSs Of comprehension sc often
cvuccd by women and girls under Circu:n-
stances which break up tie nerves "f tie
strcE Egcst men, she fixed her gaze on the
cadavt rous looking villain at the slcrt's
side
What you dom here" size exclaimed.
in steady. contcmpyuous voice. Got
s0mcthi:' else al We waEts ne an Nash
ter bury fer ye?'' Then turning 10 her
hroti,cr she added. Don't be sKeered
of I'M. Nash, he's too big u coward to
shoot anybody"
I'VE don't want bit of yer Jaw"
said the sheriff, $50, my Young lady. ye
kin shet yer mouth an keep 1t sEet'
The long anG short Of 1t was that Mr.
Toby was hustled off t. Jail, but not before
the package was duly dug up by the officers
and found to be Il leather bag Of silver
money, wrapped i'll piece OF an ole army
blanket and well tied up with a string.
I'VE may want you two folks said the
sheriff to Nash and Phebe. Just before rid
ing away; so ye'd better not try ter run
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Impressing Him.

We'll. you had quite a siege with that
California real estate agent. / never saw
Il man gesticulate 50 violently. What allied
him.
'.Oh. the fellow has Just heard of that
German professors theory mat the Garden
of Eden was located in the United States,
and now he claims that he has seen the
impression of Adams fan On a rock in the
ucghborhood of the land he has to SELL
Truth
The morning times., 1896-05-31
AN CNAPPRECIATED TRIHUTE.
Made the Opera Singer So Mad That
He Hurled 1t Back.
ChscdJO TTtbuHp.

tO''ItFs
At La Grange the other night the star
performer iii { travelling opera company was
Inadvertently made the victim o a PRACTICAL
joke which every Ody but himself enjoyed
thoroughly. On the evening Of the perform
ance one Ofthe Couapny was iHCsposed and
a resident O La Grange who had previously
taken the part in Il local company consented
to 20 on. The local singer is a Well kEOwn
man aEoUt town, belo - To all tire secret
orders, and has ,Gost offriends, who could
not miss such an opportunity To testify TO
their esteem Allthe boys We're duly no
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A Record Breoker

Mr.. Outertown (prpudlyl-We have kerr
our last COG K over month now.
Mr.. ConImuter (envious aud amaZed1-
Goodness mel How did you manage it?
Mr.. Outerto whsle was taken down
With pneumonia four weeks ago and can't
be moved from the houSe.-PuCk.
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PHEBE'S WIT.

When left to themselves the twins looked
diSconsolately at each other, vaguely aware
that a decp-laid plot had been used against
their father and them. PheDe almost i'm
medatcly beganto consider Il way out. Her
nimble wits worked i'll fashion that wOuld
have done credit to Il trained detective.
I'VE kin prove at he did come here ys-
terday." she said. Here's his track in
the ash-pilc. That proves it. don't it?''
That's So" asseDted Nash, slowly com
ing to Il comprehension of what the teSti-
mony might be worth. He stopped and ex-
amined the track very carefully. That's
his boot; here's the patch l saw on his
heel"
Without another word, Phcbe fetched a
wash-tub and turned it bottom up over the
footprint.
''That'n keep it fresh,' she curtly re-
married.. Let's hunt for more of en-
Nash presently caught the full meaning of
Phebe's work and helped her with all his
might. They found dozen Of the tracks
marked with that peculiar patch and COW
cred them all with such things as would
protect them from rain and other destruct-
i've forces.
That afternoon the sheriff and the lean
mar, whose name was Aaron Risley, re-
turned 10 he Toby cabin.
''Weil, here we air agin,' remarked Risley
with his facetious intonation and rolling his
pale eyes.
You two'n hev ter go ter JAIL said
the matter-of-fact sheriff to Phebe and
Nash. Here's the warrant fer ye.'' He
showed an official paper.
"Afore we start. Mr.. S heriff,'' said
Phebe, with cool dignity, ''Ill jest tell ye
| somethin',''
Then she began to give the facts Of what
| had happened on the day when the package
| was buried.
mo use goin' over thet," the Sheriff OBJ
| jected, shortly; "Risley here hev told me
| what sort OF tale yer pap had fixed up.
] don't keer about heerin' of 1t ag'in."
"But you jes coIfe here an look at this
| here track, Phebe Insisted. She went and
lifted the tub. Thd footprint was perfect.
LOOK at thet path onto the heel o. thet
| villyan's boot" she added, pointing withher
finger at Aaron Risley's left foot.
The mans haggard face flushed red, then
went as pale as its yellow tar would permit.
The morning times., 1896-05-31
A Kindred Soul.

Miss Gushhins- This lovely springtine,
Mr.. Taddle, you know, always associate
with the froliCsome, dear little lamb.
Mr.. Taddle- Er-yaas- That's Just the
way with me; their capers, you know-er-
always ma Ike me think of the sauce. - Scraps
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Bright
Girl g g.
Detective.
BY MAURICE THOMPS son.
,r,nyr;uhtoj fAQn

Under huge cliff of limestone at the
base of a short, bluff spur which springs
almost at rightanges out OF Pigeon Mount
ain. near the Georgia and Tennessee divid-
ing line, was the home of Amos Toby,
man WHO trapped in winter and cultivated
q small, broken bit OF farmland in sumner.
1t was lonely cabin, where living was
scant enough; but it held a happy family,
albeit Mrs Toby was an invalid, quite
unable to walk. Nash Toby and his twin
sister, Phcbe, were the only living children,
and they had never known how sickness or
distress feels. They had grown to be six
teen years Old. without any knowledge Of
schools or books, Il par OF careless, content
ed. half wild beings, as much alike as Il boy
and girl could be.
Mrs. Toby, unable to rise from her bed
or her chair without heip, was yet uncOn-
\ planning and tried TO be as little trouble
as possible To her husband and children,
who watched over her and mlniStercd To
her tcnderly and lovingly. Mr.. Toby, had,
however, one grave defect in his character;
srtong drink fascinated him, and although
he really struggled nard againsg the tempJa-
tion, he frequently gave away and became
intoxicated, returning home in maudin
condition after Il visit to the Illicit still
hoaSe, which was hidden in deep gosge
on the other side OF the spur, few miles
! distant from the Toby cabin.
This bad trait of her husbands was a
| source of much secret grief 10 the poor,
| helpless wife: but the children, scarcely
! cumprehendm% the nature OF drunkenness
ana the shame of il, Thought little Of IL,
q until one day when n strange man. lean,
narrow sEouldercd, long cEgcd, pale eyed
! fellow, came 10 the house ANA SAID tliat Mt.
| IUiaF ia sent MIA y'iet2 from the stli-touse
! to deliver ii paCkaG Ge.
THE MESSAGE.
/ Yer pap won't be nome till termorrer
/ ec mex day sand tIe man to Mash. when
/ handing the neavy little bundle to him
! Bat you les hide this yer, an hide it
good, wher' nobody kin poss oily find it,
An yer pap say at ye mustn't open it
( eT do a thing 10 il, but Ies' nlde it quick
an safe
/ Nash acted promptly. He dug a hole
+ in the ground close TO the cabins iOun-
! dation with a erubbing hoe, anu therein
! buried the package. smoothing The earth
! over it very carefully.
BY this time IL was dark, and, much TO
! the surprise of PhCbe and Nash, Mr.. Toby
Il little later came home. He was quite
intoxicated ana in an excellent good
| humor He wanted TO dance he said
I and made the boy and girl sing for him
! while he shuffied awkwardly on the loose.
rough floor OF the rustic porch IN front
/ of the cabin.
Nash tried 10 tell his father about having
! hid the package according 10 order but
! the man only laughed cdpuOusly ana SAID
| 'YeSh, yesh. good boy, Eats it; sing nuZzer
song
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-19
a MAMMOTH GATE
At Trinity college-It Weighs 27,.
90 and Cost 81, 400.

The large gate for the driveway Of
Trinity college has been placed in posi-.
tin and is now completed with the ex-
ception Of painting, which will ba done
in few days.
The plans for the gate were drawn by
Mr.. r. Hubbard, Durham's florist, who
has charge of the grounds of Trinity
Park. 1t is mammoth affair-in fact
one of the largest gates known. The
span Of the gate measures 81 feet and S
inches, and at its highest point is ~
feet. This gate was made to order and
it required the manufacturers some
time to get the pattern ready before the
gate could be made. Its total weight
is $4,000 pounds and cost sI,aoo. The
gate was donated to the college by Mr..
B. n. Duke.
An iron fence will be put around the
park from the old grand stand to the
gate and FROM the gate down to the
fence on the east side of the park.
When completed, and is laid of proper
lip, it will be one of the most beautiful
parks in the State.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-19
FIRE NEAR DURHAM.
The Home of j. p. Hopson, Six
TILES from Town. Burned

News reached the city Saturday
morning Of ERE that occurred six miles
northeast of Durham Saturday morning
about S O'Clock.
The house, kitchen and barn of ]. p.
Hopson was burned to the ground with
their contents. Mr.. Hopson was in the
city Yesterday morning and said when
he first awoke the house was ablaze and
there was barely time for Lin and his
family to escape. ...s III
He said he did not know how the FIRE
originated but thought it was set on
hire. The lock to the door was found
about ten feet from the house and he
thought some one pulled it of
The property was not insured and the
loss will fall quite heavily on him. Be-
sides loosing the contents of his dwell.
ing house, he lost about one hundred
pounds of meat, barrel of -four and a
barrel OF meal. His COW was also burned
to death. A..G... .. T
1t the house was fred by incendiaries
it is to be hoped that those guilty of the
dastardly deed will be brought to q
speedy justice. To FIRE mans house
over the sleeping forms of himself, wife
and children, is too mean to express in
written words.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-19
Another Reyoltinu MASSACRE.

NEW YORK. March I3.-The Armen-
ian Relief Association has just received
from constantinople the following de-
tailed information concerning the re.
cent massacre at Brink:
1.-THE object at first seemed to be
mainly plupder, but after the plumber
had been secured the soldiers seemed
to make a systematic search for men, to
accept Mohammedanism. The cruelty
used to force men TO become Mosiems
was terrible. In one case the soldiers
found some twenty people, men, wo-
men and children, who had taken re.
fuge in sort OF cave. They dragged
them out and killed ali the men and
boys because they would not become
MHslims.
After cutting down one old man, who
had thus refused, they put live Goals
upon his body, and he was writhing in
torture they held a Bible before him
and asked him moekingly TO read them
one Of the promises in which he had
trusted. Others were thrown into the
river, while still alive. after having
been cruelty wounded.
The women and children Of this party
were loaded up like goods upon the
backs Of porters and carried Of 10 the
houses Of Mosiems. Christian girls
we're eagerly sought after, and much
quarreling occurred over the question Of
their division among their captors.
Every Christian except two, claimed 70
Je owned BY Turks, were piundered.
NiHety-siE men are known to have been
killed, or about half Of the adult Chris.
tan men. The others have become
Mnsselmans."