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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-02-21
FREED BY A FIDDLE.
WHY GOV. BOB TAYLOR PARDONED A
TEY NEssEE CONVICT.
TIL

| Pittsburg Times.
One of the most remarkable pollti.
cal contests Of modern days was that
between Bob and All. Taylor over the
governorship OF Tennessee some years
ago. The brothers are both violinists
In Tennessee they are known as fid-
dlers. Alf. Is the superior performer.
Bob plays lcft-handed. Neither one
is a finished master OF the instrument,
but they both play the mountain mel
odics to the queens taste. During
their unique race for governor Bob and
All did not actually carry their lddlcs
with them, but IN almost every town
the people would hunt upa couple OF
fddles and insist on hearing them
play.
When the election was over and Bob
was occupying the highest Office In the
gift of the Tennessceans4 convict In
the penitentiary one day sent him
fiddle. 1t was homemade instru-
ment, the convict being the author
and finishcr He had made it while
serving out his sentence in the "pen,"
and designed touching tender chord
in the governors heart by the presen-
tation. The story is best told In Gov.
Bob's own way:
"One day just before Christmas q
State official entered my Office and
said: 4 have been implored by q
miserable wretch in the pcnitentiary
to bring you this rude fiddle. 1t was
made by his own hands with PEN
knife during the hours allotted him
for rest. 1t is absolutely valueless, II
is true, but it is his petition for mercy.
He begged me to say that lie has
neither attorney nor influential
friends to plead for him; he is poor,
and all that lie asks is, when the gov
ernOr shall sit at his own tireSide on
Christmas eve with his own happy
children around him, he will play one
tune on this rough fiddle and think OF
a cabin far away in the mountains In
which is family crying for bread
and listening for the returning foot
steps of their convicted father"
- WHO wodiid net have ben te22ccthieedd BY
such an appeal When Christmas eve
came the govel nor sat at his own fire.
side, surrounded by his own happy
family, and, sitting there, he played
one tune on the rough fiddle. Far up
in the mountains there was another
hcarthstone bright and warm; the
pardoned convict was there with his
children on his knees and his heart
re-echoing the strains which the gov
ernor played on the homemade fiddle:
BE it ever so humble,
There's no place like home.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-02-21
A DEPRAVED MULE.

New York Press.
One of the brightestVirgini women
In this city has fund Of anecdOte i'll
ustrative Of life about the Old Domin-
ion darkies that Is not surpassed by
Thomas Nelson. Page himself. She
was telling the other night Cfa young
mule that had been shipped on a
freight train to farmer in Fauquier
county. A tag had been tied securely
around his neck with rope, with
shipping. directions thereon, but In
the course of the journey the mules
hunger and natural depravity had
tempted him to chew up both both
tag and rope. This gave the darky
brakeman great concern. He hurried
to the caboose and saw the conductor.
"Marse George" he cried, so Gawd,
whar yo' spects to put of dat colt? II
done eat up whar g gwine."
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-02-21
CALOMEL FOR PEAR BLIGHT.

Mr.. Edward Wilson informs the
editor Of the Eutaw (Ala. Mirror that
he successfully cured pear tree of
tree Of blight in the following mans
ner: lie first cut away the diseased
part, then bored dozen or so OF holes
with a small bit, through the bark
and IN the sap wood. He then put q
dose of calomel-say five or ten grains
In each hole. Plugged the hole up
with well-ltting cedar peg, cut 1t of
even with the bark. The tree soon
covered this over by it's natural pro-
cess, and the tree is now heavily load
ed with fruit and is very thrifty and
prosperorS looking. -.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-02-21

The banjo was the invention OF
negro who lived in the town OF Ban
joemas, near the south coast of Java,
nearly SO years ago, Direct descend
ants, no doubt, OF aNoahs son Ham,
who Is said to have invented the
violin and strung It with hairs from
the 'possum's tail, leaving that mem
Der hairless forever afterward. The
Java negro took cheese box and
crossing it with goatskin, then ran a
handle through it and fitted II with
violin strings.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-02-21

The city OF San Francisco has had
blOomer balls, bl0omer marriages, and
now a bloomer restaurant has been
opened In the very business center OF
the city. The restaurant Is called the
'Dloomcr Cafc," an1 has been a sue
cess from tile start. Four shapely
girls attired Ia neat fitting boomers
attend to the wants OF the customers
and have proved such an attraction
that more girls will have to bc en-
ployed to take care Of the increasing
trade.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-02-21

The Charleston News and Courier
says that the sea island cotton raised
on the Carolina Coast the past season,
sold for So cents q pound, and It Is said
that there Is no reason why the same
cotton cannot be raised on our Gulf
coast.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-02-21

A woman came tearing into the
police station at Topeka the other day
to have her sixth husband arrested for
drunkenness, hut the Judge decided
that wife who had gotten away With
I've husbands might easily drive the
sixth one to drink and rtIuasd = hear
the complaint.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-02-21

After waiting halean. fe,N tor the
contracting parties to turn up at q
swell wedding NJ Providence, R. l.,
the organist, haying played almost
everything he knSw, finally with y
kcener sense Of the Ieellng Of the con-
grega,ion than of Nhe proprieties,
played, 30, Dear What Can the Mat
ter Be ?"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-02-21
DELINQUENT TAX SALE.

will sell at public outcry the highest bidder cash the front
door OF the Court House, State
Mississippi
MONDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF MARCH, 1896,
commencing at II O'Clock following described and lots
much thereof as the amount OF taxes thereon
for c costs:
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-04
HERE'S A FINE CHANGE.
Father Harpes, Generous Ole of
Free S~ehnlars}ips

The regular annual competitive examin-
atien for the free scholarships in ST.
Peters College, this city, will be held
on August 20. at the college on Grand
street. Rev. John Harpes, S. ]. president
of the college, through Rev. Father Con-
don, the project of the college, announced
throughout the entire Diocese of Newark
hat there would be twenty-five free schol-
arships given this year instead of the
customary number gaining a certain per-
centage.
h examinations, as a rule, have been
very hard, and not over a dozen to fifteen
ever succeeded in passing, so this year it
was decided to give the scholarship to the
best twenty-five competitors.
THESE scholarships embrace a complete
collegiate education, philosophy having
been added to the course of studies. AZ
ready over a hundred boys have applied
for the examination. the majority being
from this city and Hoboken. Yet a large
number have applied from New Bruns-
wick, Paterson, Plainfield, Elizabeth.
Newark. Orange and the suburban towns.
BY the time the examination Is held 1t
Is expected that fully two hundre will
have applied.
Applicants who have made a study of
mer. arithmetic, geography ard spelling.
Those who hav made some advance in
Latin and Greek will be given an ex-
animation corresponding to the grade they
wish TO obtain.
The examinations will begin at nine
O'Clock in the morning and will continue
that day.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-04
American Cuckoo.

The American eucko belongs 10 the
~woodpecker tribe, and is only a summer
visitor, coming about the first of June
and leaving early in the fall for Florida.
Unlike the English cuckoo, ours builds
its w nest and raises its young, to
whom it IS a most devoted parent. We
have two species in this country the yell
low bill and the black bill, the latter be-
ing best known in Pennsylvania. Both
are smaller han the old worlds species
and differ from lit IN color. being green
ism olive above and blush white beneath,
while the European bird is black winged.
The American cuckoo has a tail LONGER
than its body, which gives it a hawk
like appearance, and the plunnage is soft
and silky, like that of the owl, which
enables it to fly without making any
noise, so that we often hear it's call with
out being able to see the bird. Burroughs
This call Of the cuckeo has a sol
itary herrnft-ike sound, as il the bird was
alone in the world ard called on the fates
to witness its desolaition." He mas never
heard the call answered, nor has ne ever
seen two birds together. The call is
heard most in cloudy weather and before
a rain, from which the bird gets the name
of rain crow.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-04
PAGAN INVESTIGATING.
Rumors of Crooked Work Between
LaNYer and the Police.

Mayor Pagan, of Hoboken, returned last
night. from Asbury Park. and on reaching
the city went at once to police head
quarters to investigate umor which had
reached his ears in regard to alleged
crooked doings of police officials and Ho-
hoken lawyers.
Even in the seclusion of the Mayors
retreat at Asbury Park dark and mys-
FERROUS whispers of official corruption at
police headquarters in Hoboken have
reached the Mayors ears. It was said.
for instance. that the lawyers exacted
big fees from their clients and then di-
vided with the police. 1t was said also
that money bail deposited in the Record
er's court had never been returned, and
that money taken from prisoners had
mvsteriously disappeared.
The Mayor said this morning that he
investigate all these matters ana
might make some suspensions pending the
inquiry. He had a talk with several law
yers this morning. The Mayor said that
he believed that a lawyer was entitled
to all he could get. but he did not see
how a lawyer could get $50 and $500. as
was frequently the case, unless some
body stood in or there was crooked
work somewhere. The Mayor was asked
if he suspected any one Individual. He
W that he did not like to say, but
would investigate all rumors and charges
from top to bottom. and IL any official
was found guilty lls would discharge
him from the department in short order.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-04
THE BAD BOY AND THE TROLLEY
John Ffnnelly Has n Narrow Escape
-Usorror Ia nrof

An accident which should serve as a
lesson to the many ventures some small
boys who lave been tantalizing the motor
men of the Bayonne trolley line for some
time occurred last evening. There is a
straight away stretch of road on Ocean
avenue after rounding the turn at Bran
hall avenue Until the road turns again
beyond the Central Railroad cut. The
cars generally speed along here a little
faster because there is not much traffic
10 hinder them. But crowds of small
hoys congregate along the curbstones un-
der the shades of the trees or around the
SNOWFALL stand and veil and annoy the
motormen by jumping on and off the
platforms and standing in front of the
car until the motorman would ring the
bell and apply the braIhe. Wagers of
snowballs were Sometimes made in con-
nection with these foo.hardy tricks.
John Fifinelly. of No. a. Forrest street,
tried to jump on q moving car last night.
He missed his step and was Violently
thrown on the pavement. He was pick
ed up and carried inro Whites drug store
at Atlantic street and Ocean avenue.
where he was found to be but slightly
injured. Several members of the Hospital
Corps. of the First REGIMENT of Newark.
Who were visiting in this city, happened
70 be in the store alt the time and dressed
the boys scalp wounds.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-04
KILLED At A curve.
John F. Carroll Thrown from a
Trolley Car Platform at
Bergen and Sip Avenues.

The trolley claimed another victimslast
night about nine o'clock, at the corner
of Sip and Bergen avenues. The ae-
cident was caused in an unusual name
the victim being thrown from the@ rear
platform as the car was turning from
Sip avenue to Bergen avenue. 1t was
the first accident of the Kind that has
occurred in this city.
Car No. ass of the Court House line left
the ferry at $40 P. M. AT the elevated
railroad station at Pavonia and Summit
avenues, a tall man boarded The car. In
stead of entering the car he remained
on the rear platform to enjoy i smoke.
A pretty good rate of speed had been
attained on Sip avenue and the car gave
a violent lurch as it struck the curve
into Bergen venue. The passengers on
the car saw the tall man lose his bal
ance and fall.
The car was stopped and the conduc-
tor, William Horton, jumped off the car
and ran back to assist the man to hi
feet. He placed his hand on the hea6
of the PROSTATE man. but quickly with
drew it, covered with blood. He spoka
to the man but received no answer,
The group of passengers about the body
was soon increased by people in the
n~eighborhood until a crowd of two hun
dred or more had gathered.
DR.. Edward Valentine, who was pass
ing, saw the crowd. and offered his as
sistance. He made an examination of the
mans head and discovered a compound
fracture of the skull.
Thu mans head was bathed with walis-
key and some of it was forced down his
throat. DR.. Valentine also e~ndeavored to
give the man a ~hypodermic injection, but
some person in the crowd jostled him and
broke the needle. 1t was soon evident that
the man was beyond all human aid, and
in a short tins after his fall DR.. Valen-
tine pronounced him dead.
The police notified Speer's morgue and
While waiting for the wagon carried the
body into the house, No. 10 Sip avenue.
At the morgue the body was searched and
an open faced gold watch. and a memo
randum slip from Hackett & Carhart,
clothiers at Canal street and Broadway,
York. were found. A slip Of paper
in the vest pocket bore the name of J..
F. Wynar, No. 100 Franklin street. Union
Hill: under this name was the name of
John F. Carroll, Fourth street. Hoboken.
John Wynar was well and at work. Be
fore they could 1ook up the Carroll name
and address a friend of the dead man had
called at the morgue and identified the
body as that of John Carroll, a tailor of
Hoboken, who lived at the address on the
slip of paper. He was a brother-fn-law
Of ex-Street Commissioner Cornelius
Kelly.
The body is still at Speer's morgue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-04
WHERE WERE THE POLICE?
Newark Avenue on Sunday Wight the
Scene of a Ffxttc EIGHT.


Within a stones ,nrow OF the Oakland
Police Station and upon the most crowded
~thoroughfare in the city, Newark avenue,
a fight with fists between two young men
was witnessed by a large crowd of peo-
pie last Sunday evening about min
o'clock. The contestants fought with bare
fists for many minutes without any inter-
vention of time for rounds. The only DIFF
ring contest was the want of a time
keeper and bottle holder. There were
plenty of referees and seconds, however,
in fact too many.
How long the fight would have lasted
is a question, as both principals We're
nearly equally matched, and looked as
if they could stand a good punching. They
rate and both fighters faces were cut
and bleeding. when some one in the
crowd shouted Police and the fight
ended abruptly, the fighters taking to
their heels and disappearing down Cook
street.
When the police arrived the fight Of
course was all over and no one in the
crowd knew anything about it.
1t was learned afterwards. however, by
a Jersey City News" reporter that the
fighters were Dan Harrington, a prom;n-
emit member Of the Dauntless Club, a
"Blr' Gallagher, of the Sutton Associa-
ton. Harrington had a large number of
his clubmates around him while the fight
was in progress, who cheered him on.
while Gallagher had few If any adher-
ents. Fair play was shown, however, and
il anyone had the best of it Gallagher
had.
1t is said that the fight originated on
a Court House car. Ont of the boys was
standing on the platform when the other
got on and accidentally stepped on his
foot. One word led TO the other and I'M
complimentary remarks were passed be-
tween the two all the way up on the car.
When the car reached opposite the
Dauntless Clubs rooms on Newark ave-
nue. Harrington called to a number of
his friends who were standing outside the
rooms. and then invited Gallagher off the
car. When the car reached Oakland ave-
both of them got off and a moment
later they were at each other hammer
,m7 fonos
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-04
SEEMINGLY An OUTRAGE
Lena Stone Committed to Jail
for No offence by Re-
eorder Rusch.


instice was brought to the attention of
- aaaanIr,h,n
Judge Hnuspeth To-Day. rslharhdpls
pretty and we'll dressed woman about q
wears old was taken to the County Jail
49,,
Yesterday evening on q coHiiiiitineht from
Justice of the Peace Rusch, of Hobcken.
The name under which she was committed
- nrna- : $500 aaafns,
WAS Lena Mlter' anu tae cnaise asalase
man Stone at No 1911 Willow avenue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-04
MRS. WYATT A GOOD SAMARITAN

Mrs. Wyatt. the maron of the women's
prison attached to the Oakland Avenue
Police Station, has just returned from a
two weeks s~ojourn at Mountain Dale.
Sullivan County While there Mrs. Wyatt
distinguished herself. AT the hotel where
she was stopping was a wealthy brass
founder of East Berlin, Conn. The gem
tleman had been drinking rather heavily
for several lays and one night while bor-
dering upon the verge of delirium trem-
ems attempted to commit suicide by cut
ting himself in the neck with a small pen
knife. Mrs. Wyatt discovered him lying
on the bed in his room while she was
passing his door. which was open.
She went in and bound up his wounds
and then sent for a doctor. The gentle
man recovered and a few days later in
vited his preserver TO spend her vacation
with his family next year at their country
home in Connecticut.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-04
Thursday, August 6, 1886,

AT 10 O'Clock in the forenoon.
Plans and specifications showing more par
ticuiarly the above work may be Inspected at
the office of the Clerk to said Commission.
Mayors office, City Hall, between the hours
of 8 A. NJ. and 4 T. NJ. daily, where blank
forms of bid may be obtained.
Parties making proposals for the work u-
der the above specification will be required to
present with their estimate a bond In the
penal sum of the Estimated amount of the
work as a guarantee Of good faith for sign
ing such contract and bond as viii be drawn
by the Corporation Attorney. and also to
guarantee their work for a term of I'VE 90
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
About 2.10o lineal fee. Of 2o-inch axed
granite curb.
About 900 lineai feet of pinch blue stone.
About 600 lineal feet of s-inch yitrifed pipe
sewer.
About s catch basins.
About 22. 900 square feet of sidewalk.
The Commissioners reserve the right to re-
ject any or all bids If deemed for the best
interests of the city 50 to do.
Proposals will he marked Proposals for
Laying the Walks. Setting Curb. Excavating,
Furnishing Loan, SOD, Foliage Plants Around
the New City Hat Building" directed to
ssCity Hall Commission, Jersey City," and
handed to the Clerk in open meeting when
called for in the order Of business relating to
sealed proposals.
By order 81 the Commissioners.
GEORGE Z. FARRELL, Clerk.
Dated July %. 1895.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-04
TEACHERS OF POOR 10.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4, 1Sss.-The
third annual Institute of Teachers of the
United States Indian schools and the first
session of the institute in San Francisco
opened last night. RI. R. E. d. Newborn,
chairman of the institute, who is con-
alton school, near Tacoma, Wash, stated
That nearly every Indian school and re-
~servation west of the Rocky Mountains
was represented either in person either
~ its teacher or proxy.
The main object of the institute is to
consider how to teach the Indian to be
civilized and how best to do it.
In the audience was a number of In
dams, including three very Intelligent
young Indian ladies. Addresses were deliv-
cred by State Superintendent of Schools
Babcock. DIR. Mailman, OF Washington.
d. c., and the Hon. J. NJ. Irwin. of Ore
gon. b institute will adjourn Thursiav
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-04
BROOKLYN
hEHiGH VALLEY RAILROAD
Leave pennsylvania r. "a. Depo,.

s.52 A. NJ. daily Sundays L12 A. III ror
MAUCH CHUNK and intermediate stations.
$50 A. NJ. daily for ITHACA. GENEVA,
ROCHESTER,. BUFFALO, NIAGARA FALLS.
principal local points Dining Car TO Sus-
pension Bridge: Pullman Vesti5ule Sleeper 10
Chicago.
u.l0 A. NJ. daily fexcept Sunday for MAUCH
CHUNK and intermediate points; connections
for Reading and Harrisburg.
TIA noon daily except Sunday, BLACK
NJ. Through car to Rochester. Pullman YES
tibuied Day Coaches and Parlor Cars. Dining
Car Service. Meals a la carte.
1855 P. NJ. daily. except Sunday. FOR L. & B.
IA P. NJ. daily, EXCEPT Sunday. Tor L. s
Z. JUNCTION and all Intermediate stations
Chair Car TO Wilkesoarr=
HUNK ara HAzLEToN and all intermediates
AZ r. NJ. daily. except Sunday. for L &
WiIkesbarre; connections for Postsville.
5.s4 P. NJ. dails for EASTcN and interme-
date stations ,, Sha far Gar R1Ir { .F East9Si
FAILS and all points West; Pullman Sleep
er Vestibuled train from New York to Chi
cago: sleeper 70 Buffalo and Torontos connec-
tons for Reading and Harrisburg
P0rHFsVER. BUFFALO. NIAGARA FALLS
and an points West; Pullman Sieeners 70
Calcago and Buffaios Chair Car 10 Wilkes
Is6s 4. NJ. daily. except Monday. for EAST
ON and intermediate points.
Additional Local Trains daily except sum
points leave as follows: sis A. NJ. SIG A. NJ.
ga P. N. A.SS p. NJ. and 6.42 r. n.
Tickets and Pullman accommodations At
Pennsylvania r r. Depot.
The New York Transfer Company will call
for and check baggage from hotel or resi-.
dence through to destination -
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-04
For Dresden Connotsseur..

It is pretty we'll known by collectors
about a piece Of old Dresden bearing q
nick or cut in the paste across or near
the crossword mark. But just what
The nick across the swords means that
the china is sold in its pure, white state.
and hence the decoration was not put on
or njchs above or below The swords show
that the piece was rejected on account Of
some defect. Formerly there was much
but now the most. wretched.y painted
pieces are turned out from the once
amous factory, each bearing the unnick-
ware is sold in any quantity to any one
who chooses to buy it and decorate ii for
rpo of deception. To the actual
connoisseur there is no danger: hut the
collector of old china whose knowledge
is based upon what he has read In books
would do Well to be on hts guard. There
are abine at the bric-a-brac shops fun
OF spurious Dresden
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-04
FUNERAL OF FOREMAN GOLDSMITH

Funeral services were held this morn
ing over John w. Goldsmith, late fore
man of the Eagle Oil Works. who died at
ST. Francis Hospital Saturday afternoon
from the injuries he received by the ex-
plosion at the works ON Friday. AT nine
O'Clock at st. Paul's Roman Catholic
Church. Greenvsle, solemn high mass
was celebrated, at which the Rev. Father
Reilly officiated. Security Council. Catho-
ciety of st. Paul's Church and the Eagle
Relief Association were present in a body.
The employees of the Eagle OH Works
presented a handsome floral cross about
four feet in height. The interment was
at the new Catholic Cemetery on West
Side aven,la