The Coconino Sun, 1891-08-01
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New Yohk, July 20. A reporter Inter Interviewed - viewed Interviewed W. C. Crura, general manager b! tho New York Bureau fif the National Parnlefci Alliailco nnd ROfdrni Press As As-sdclation, - sdclation, As-sdclation, touching the sb-fcalled "wheat trust comblnd" ahiOUg farmers. H4 ddhlod that any such combination has been formed. Tho suggestion was mado, ho said, somo time ago in tho Farmer that farmers would do well to hold their wheat for remunerative prlcos, In preference to allowing It lu fait llltd the hands of un unscrupulous - scrupulous unscrupulous speculators. Upon this advlco word sent out through tho buroau of the Iloform Press two weeks ugo advising farmors to hold tholr whoat. 8oV oral sub-Alllanccs In Illinois mot and passed resolutions to this pffcot, Which wcro publtshed In tho Alllanco papers, thoro being no effort to conceal tho fact whatever. The effort to mako It appear as If "some traitor In tho camp" had revealed tho matter before tho Farmers' AUIanca was ready to let tho secret out is In kticu- Ing With many similar attempts to lnvost certain ambitious loaders with an air of Importance far beyonu their ability or worth. Ho said further, that tho idea of Issuing simultaneously, at Washington and St. Paul, 1,000,000 circulars to send to 40,003 secretaries is part of a Well concocted plait among certain Alllanco oftlclals to enhanco tholr importance in tho estimation of farmers and create at tho samo ttmo con consternation - sternation consternation among whoat speculators for political effect, Editor Cruui, who Is a practical farmer himself, nnd thoroughly posted in the schemes as narrated, says ho doosn't bo bo-liovo - liovo bo-liovo Intelligent farmers will bo caught with such chalf. Ho Is cOnvlucdd thnt cer certain - tain certain schemers nro trying to "work" tho Farmers Alllanco for all it is north for scltlsu and political purposes, MAY IMl'OItT LAllOItEUS. Skilled .Tin Pint Workers Cnn Come Here Under Contract! Washington, July 24. A stamping com company - pany company of St. Louis recently wroto to the treasury department In regard to tho im importation - portation importation of skilled labor for tholr tin plate mills and inquired if thoy must go through any particular form to securo tho importation of laborers for such work. In reply Mr. Owcu, superintendent of Immi Immigration, - gration, Immigration, wroto: 'Tho contract labor law was enacted to protect tho wago earners of this country. Thoy wero suffering from tho incursions of laborers who bad entered Into contract abroad and wero imported horo to do work at a rato cheaper than was paid to Ameri American - can American workmen. Such immigrants camo with surety of employment and displaced citi citizens - zens citizens who must go ldio or accept tho hire set by tho now comer. Theso imported contract laborers, from tho dagos on tho rail railroad - road railroad to tho glatsblonors of Pennsylvania, came at a reduced wage and lowered tho entlro American of wages. Tho new Im Im-mlgratlan - mlgratlan Im-mlgratlan law recognizes tho valuo of tho oxlsting contract labor law and mado cer certain - tain certain valuable amendments to It. This de department - partment department will labor earnestly to enforce that law. Congress did not intend by this enactment to forbid new industries nor to limit ontcrprlso to American skill, but ex expressly - pressly expressly mado provision for thb encourage encouragement - ment encouragement of now Industrtos nnd tho Importa Importation - tion Importation of tho now skill." Grand Army Rate. ICansii Citt, July 25. Tho Wabash, Santa Fo nud Missouri Pacific will make the samo timo limits for tickets to Detroit on account of tho G. A It. encampment as the Alton bos anpouueed, nnd veterans going from tho west can all mako their calculations that thoy will bo allowed un until - til until Soptcmbcr 80 fa tho city of tho Stf-alts. Chairman Finloy, of tho Western Passongor Association is expected to glvo all tho linos notice thnt thoy aro at liberty to mako tho samo limits. It la. an open sccrot that tho Alton has been urged by several of tho Western Association lines to mako tho limit longer than had been agreed to in tho association meeting, as they woro anxious to mako a better arrangement for tho Veterans than tho niggardly ton days they woro limited to by association action. Not only has tho time limit bcon length lengthened, - ened, lengthened, but tho ratds- nro likely to go to pieces, and a much lower ono to be mado than any yet announced. JiKJCe'RIcKhy's Cnne. TorEKA, July 23 Judge McKay, of tho Harper county district, appeared beforo tho supremo court to-day, represented by Attornoy Mackoy, and after a sovoro re reprimand - primand reprimand his caso was continuod until September 1, whon furtbor action will bo taken if necessary. Judgo Hortou, in continuing tho caso, said that acting upon tho theory that Judgo McKay misapprehended tho orders of this court, all proceedings arc stayed until tho next term of court. "The rocclvor will bo reinstated and tho giardlan will havo no control Tho Judgo has control for the purposo of protecting tho proporty, but not to dlvort it to any purposo whatover. If tho orders of this court aro proporly and cheerfully obeyed tho court will consldor that tho district Judgo and nil tho parties' labored under a misapprehension of tho orders. ' ' Donnelly Oppose It. " St. Padl, July 25. Prosldont Jguntlus Donnelly, of tho Mlnnosota Alllanco, has Issued a circular to tho members of tho Farmors' Alllanco of Minnesota, in which ho disclaims any connoctlon with tho Mueller movo for with holding any part of tho whoat crop to ralso prices. By covert allusions to tho Pillsbury wheat ring delta, etc., ho cost condemna condemnation - tion condemnation on the movement nnd leaves tho Infer Inference - ence Inference that It is unauthorlzod, at tho samo timo expressing his sympathy with any movo to ralso the prices of wheat. Omaha Just Cornea In. Washington, July 28. An order ha? heeu issued by Acting Postmaster General Whitfield raising tho postofllccs in tho fol following - lowing following named cltlos to first class frco de delivery - livery delivery offices! Omalio, Denver, Columbus, O.; Toledo, Syracuso, Worcester, Now Haven, Patterson, Lowell, Nashvlllo nnd Scranton. The carrying Into effoct of this order will increase by (50,000 tho monoy paid annually to letter carriers throughout tho country Pope Arreatcd. Cittof Mexico, July 23. William H.l Popo, the Louisvlllo embezzler, whp dis disappeared - appeared disappeared sometime 'slnco with a largo amount of money, has been arrested In this city and is being held by tho police. Popo's defalcation occurred in March, 1890, tho amount being iio,uw. I A Itllssourlan'a Suit. AniLENE.-Kas.'.-Juiy 23. Suit has bcon filed by ueorgo t'oweii, oi uoiumuia, iuo., for (5,000 damages against tho Union Pa Pa-clflo - clflo Pa-clflo for being put off a freight train bo bo-causo - causo bo-causo ho bad no money when the train was running at full srjecd- Ho'waa ri-
AN INPEftNAb MACHINE GONs GeAled itsl A mIssaL Assmsltu Attempt to Mow Up the Wife of M. Coustans, the French Minister of the Interior Work of a Lunatlo. DnMnrdly l'rcuch Aaaasfiiii. Pakis, July 28. It becamo known to-day that an attempt had been mado to assas assassinate - sinate assassinate "Mmo. Coustans, Wife of Hit) minu minuter - ter minuter of tho interior. It was at first reported that an infernal machlnO had been ex ploded In Mine. Coustans1 opartintinU at tho Llysco palace. Mme. Coilstaus had received a package addressed to her from Toulon nnd appar apparently - ently apparently containing" ttn blotlg boi Thd wrapping paper around tho supposed box was taken till and tho package found to consist of a good, sized bilssaVof Itomnn Catholic mass book. At first sight It wds a neat present to send to tho wifo of the minister. Ujon more careful ex examination - amination examination it was found that tho leaves of tho missal, to tho outward ap appearance, - pearance, appearance, had boon stuck together with varnish or mucltago. This caused a still moro careful examination of tho mys mysterious - terious mysterious missal, and upon bolng opened with tho greatest care, it was found that tho Interior of tho book had been cut away but instead of containing nluabIomvhIeti woro being surreptitiously sent through tho mulls, It was found that tho Interior of tho missal contained a powerful fulminate powder. No reason soenls to havo bcon found for this attempt upon the life, of Mme. Cou Coustans, - stans, Coustans, and so tho conclusion nrrlvod at Is that tho would-bo assassins really intend intended - ed intended to tako tho llfoof tho minister, and sup supposed - posed supposed that a packago addressed to Mme. Cnnstans would bo cnrelessly opened by him while tho package addressed to M. Con Con-stius - stius Con-stius might bo carefully opened by his at attendants. - tendants. attendants. But it would not bo surprising If tho wtiolo matter should turn out to bo tho work of a dangerous lunatic. KXCimSlON THAIX WIIECKED. Seven I'eople Wero Killed and Fifty Others lladly Mutilated. Datton, O , July 23. While a Cincin Cincinnati, - nati, Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton excursion train of fourtcon cars was returning with ex excursionists - cursionists excursionists from a picnic at Woodsdalo I'a.rk a freight train crashed into it at Mlddlctown at 8 p. m., this ovenlug, kill killing - ing killing seven and wounding fifty others. ThO oxcursion train broke down and was pulled into a siding Jo repair. Whilo lying there It was run Into by a freight train. Tho conches were full of peoplo and wcro plowed Into a mass of broken cars and dead nnd crippled human beings. Some passengers who woro oil tho train camo homo at midnight by tho Big Four express, and soy that seven wero killed, whilo scores of others had limbs and arms torn off and Injured othcrwlso. A IIOltltlHLE DEATH. A Vouug Man Dies or Hydrophobia In St. Joseph. St. Joseph, July 25. Sherman Harter, a painter 21 years old, died In the city prison this morning In horrible agony frdm hydrophobia. Ho was bitten over tho cyo by a cat two years ago, and .suffered no troublo from It till last Sunday morning, when ho felt a pain near tho old wound. Yesterday afternoon bo was taken to tho hoj pltal, and shortly afterward there en ensued - sued ensued an awful strugglo between him and flvo men who tried to control him. Ho was finally strapped to a bed, but not until be had almost killed two of tho at attendants. - tendants. attendants. Later ho was moved to tho city prison for greater safoty and after a night of awful agony died in a convulsion early thlD-morning. Ho was a giant in stature, and a very handsomo, intelligent man. No Pardon Wanted. Empokia, July 25. Several personal let letter) - ter) letter) havo been sout Governor Humphrey timing tho past fow days, remonstrating against granting tho request of a petition gotten up by a fow lawyers asking that J. II. Yarborougb, who assassinated young Collycr In this city about four years ago, and who was sentenced to hang for so doing. To-day answers wero received from tho governor Vthlch havo had tho effect of stirring up tho citizens to' h considerable extent, nnd this evening a petition Is bolng signed by somo of tho most Influential citi citizens, - zens, citizens, whlc.li will bo immediately forwarded entering a solemn protest against a pardon being granted. Drank Lye and Died. JltATJionB, Mo., July 25. A 4-year-old son of Stewart King, during tho nbsenco of bis mother, got bold of a can of concen concentrated - trated concentrated lyo and drank part of tho contents. It Is supposed ho got ono largo swallow, enough, at least, that everything that was dotio to reltoyo tho llttlo sufferer availed nothing, and ho died last evening after twenty-four hours of torrlblo suffering. i i A United States "aralial Killed. Moiieiikai), Ky., July 38. A constable named Simms shot and Instantly killed United States Marshal Gcorgo Armstrong horo Inst night. Armstrong was on his way to Louisvlllo with a number of moon moon-shiners - shiners moon-shiners lio had nrrostod. Along tho road near hero ho killed hog belonging to Simms) which started tho troublo thnt ended In murdor. Excuralon Train Collide. Pahh. .Tulv 2fl. A rolllafon between nr. - "" p - --rf - cumion trains occurred at St. Maudo yes yesterday, - terday, yesterday, In which fifty persons wero Injured and throe carriages wrecked. Both trains wcto returning from a musical fcsthalat Fontcnoy. " Idle Employe Fire a Factory. Lisbon-, July 28. Employes, thrown out of work because of dull times caused by tho McKInloy law, set lire to a cor factori factorial - al factorial Evora yesterday. Great damage was donu. A Preacher, Aasaaalnatcd. Little Kock, Ajik., July 24. News of tbo assassination of Iiov, P. T. Williams, n Mothodist preacher near Hcbcr, Ark., is received hero. Ho was shot rom ambush Vthllo riding nlong.tha country road. i Sullivan's Itloncyllp. Nnw York, July 23. Charloy Johnson, of Brooklyn, on bohalf of John L. Sullivan, called at tho Herald ofllco and deposited (l.OJO to bind a mutch with Francis Pat rlekSlavIn fight for the championship ol tho world. .Tho monoy Is to bo held until September I for Slavin or his backors to cover. I, i A Neil Cattle Disease. Bei.aidf.ue, N, J., July 2J. Tho farmors In tbo neighbor of Ilainesvlllo, Sussex county.nro very much alarmed at the prov nlenco of a disease that has broken put arnntio thftlr hard and TnoIrtw niiVi.'4
THE OHIO DROUGHT DOCTOR MEETS WITH SUCCESS. lie Claim thus Seven Out or Eight Ex Experiments - periments Experiments tVith Ills ltuln Jlaklng Slaclilne hare ItrongHt Water Vtoux tht Skies. Tho Rainmaker Succeariil. Cantos, O., July 23. Rainmaker Mol Vourne was oxultani yostonlay oVOf tho success of his experiments. Ho sot tho day for his exponment and it was a wot and unqualified success. Ho now claims to his credit sovou succcssos, as against ono failure, and that Is sot down to a broken machine, ns bo calls bis mysteridus rain producer. Tho weather this moraine was clear and cold, nnd nbout 'J o'clock this afternoon tho skies clouded nnd rain fell at Intervals until orcnlng. AFTER IUO (1A3IK. A Well Laid rian to Itob n Des Moines Hank. 1 Des Moixes, la., July 23. A well laid Ttlan tn kill thA fnohtn,. F thn lmnpliiin Savings bank nnd rob tho vault of &00,000 was discovered to-day. Tho robbery was arranged to tako place noxt Monday at 8:30 a. m., tho hour at which tho vault Is regularly opouod by Cashlor Elliott Tho schemo was for ono man to engage till! dlOtlnt In MnVANfltlnn nimltint. trt nh. tcr by a sldo door,sllp up bohind and sand- oag or stao mm lr noccssary, whllo a thirU follow took tho bags of monoy from tho vault. Two of tho nrnuft1 nvn .Tnma fllmmllt. n rnlnrrsi tnrrti n.t (Sm rnnM Mini estato doalor from Dei Molilo.i, nnd tho xniruiaa professional thief from Kansas City. Cooper and Dlmmltt nro under ar ar-rost. - rost. ar-rost. A local newspaper man got Into tho schemo by pretending to bo a tough from Missouri. Dlmmltt has confessed bis part in tho conspiracy and intended robbery. Cooper Is playing tho insano dodge. A GItEAT SCHEME. The Alllanco will Send Trices Skyward by Holding Hack Wheat. St. Pact, July 3.V-St. Paul has been made the headquarters of a national move movement - ment movement by tho uultod armors' Alllanco of tho country to corner tho entlro wheat crop of the United Statos. At No. 317 Wabash street for soveral days a largo forco of omployes has been engaged iu sending out circulars with tho vlow of hav having - ing having not only tho Alllanco men of tho United States, but all ciassos of farmers, keep back their wheat crops until tho boors havo all been killed off and prices have boen advanced to a high point. In other words, tho Alliance press bureau, tho re reform - form reform press buroau and state pros bureau aro working togcthor,cndcavorlnj; to unlto farmers of the United States in a glgantlo wheat trust in which tho producers shall be tho stockholders and by which iho spec speculators - ulators speculators and wheat buyers will bo squeezed to tho wall. A Young Cilrl Sacrificed. AnniANoni.c, July 20. Groat excitement prevails In this vicinity over tho tra?lo event growing out of an accusation that Jew ish butchers killed a Greek child as a religious sacrlflco. Tho governor of Iloumclla has pro proclaimed - claimed proclaimed tho district under martial law, fearing othcrwlso tho Inhabitants would rise against the Jews. Tho alleged murder occurred at tho vlllagoof Mustaphn Pasha, about twenty miles from this city. Tho corpso of a Grook girl 8 years of ngo was found In tho river. AU tho butch butchers - ers butchers in tho place wcro Spanish Hebrews, except ono Greek named Stefano, who Vworo that tho girl had been strangled in tho manner of Jowlsh blood offerings and that tho murdor was undoubtedly a re religious - ligious religious ono. In tho midst of tho excite excitement - ment excitement Stefanq suddenly disappeared and later his corpso was found In a sack on the bank of tho river. Tho crlmo was afUr afUr-wards - wards afUr-wards confessed by ono of tho murderers. An Indiana Earthquake. Evans villi, Ind.. July 23. Tho most distinct shock of earthquake over folt horo, occurred Sunday evening. It was preceded by a rumbling noise resembling distant thunder. A moment later violent quaking occurred lasting several seconds. Tho mo motion - tion motion was lateral, apparently from north to south. Windows rattled ,nnd buildings swayed percoptlbly. The populaco lied in affright Into tho streets. Every open storo in tho business center nnd prlvnto residences woro emp emptied - tied emptied of their occupants. Congregations at all tho churches rushod poll-moll Into tho streets without waiting for the benedic benediction. - tion. benediction. A Slick Scheme. I Cleveland, O., July 28. At Akron, O., to-day, Otto Schocnduve, aged 10, an em employe - ploye employe In the offlco of tho Welnor Printing and Lithograph company, called tho cash cashier, - ier, cashier, who-wris making up tho pay roll, to tho telophono. When tho cashlor returned to tho or or-flco, - flco, or-flco, Schocnduve was missing, ho having stolen (3,000 from tho dosk and disap disappeared. - peared. disappeared. Two confederates wero waiting outsldo with a team and tho robber es escaped. - caped. escaped. Ofllcors aro In pursuit, but havo discovered no trnco of him. She Get a Fortune. New York, Juno 28. Eliza E. Knight, widow, living at 800 Putnam nvenuo, Brooklyn, is reported to havo fallen heir to a largo fortune in Dumfriesshire, Scot Scotland, - land, Scotland, estimated to bo between (400,000 and 81,000,000. Most of tho property, it Is said, belongs to Lord Annon, deceased, and camo to tho Brooklyn widow by regu regular - lar regular descent. Mrs. Knight camo to this country when 4 years old, and she Is now well advanced In life. She has been a resident pf Brooklyn for twenty years. Explorer Stanley Injured. Geneva, July 28. Henry M. Stanloy, the explorer, has mot with a serious acci accident. - dent. accident. According to information rocclved horo from Mucrron, whero Mr. Stanley is staying with his wife, tho explorer hs fractured his loft lower thigh bono by accidentally slipping whllo mountain climbing. Two Doys Drowned. ToreKA, July 24. Ralph Wllkcrson and Clarcnco Jones, two boys aged 0 years wero drowned in tho Kansas river. The llttlo follows wero wading In tho river, and getting beyond their dopth wero swept down by tho current and wero drowned be be-foro - foro be-foro help could arrive. Redeeming Bonds. Toi-eka, July 24. Novr beforo havo so many counties been redeeming school bonds before thoy wero duo as now. With Within - in Within tho last thirty days more than (10,000 in school bonds, many of them not becoming duo till 1S93, have been redeemed In order
Ihe Came to l'arls Armed With the Fatal Dagger She Found Occasion to Use It i:(Tect(mllyA Fa Famous - mous Famous Character. In tho leafy month ot July, 1703, when tho birds woro warbling thoif jlitddost carols and tho fecund earth pregnant with golden grain, tragic 3rimo was committed In tho sunny lttntl jf Frilttcd by iv mad enthusiast who in mistaken zeal conceived that this was tho only mothod of restoring pcadd to hor distracted country, gays a writer in thd Kansas City Star. t Tho crlmo. referred la Was tho mur murder - der murder of tho lojithsomft-fnnatlc Marat by Iho most beautiful and accomplished womari 111 all Franco Charlotte Cor Cor-Jay. - Jay. Cor-Jay. Maria-Anno Charlotto Corday was born nt St. Saturnln des Llgncrots in tho yonr 17G8, and was ono of tho de descendants - scendants descendants of a noblo Norman family. Sho numbered nmong her ancestors tho great tragedian Corncillo and Fonto Fonto-nello - nello Fonto-nello was a near relation. Tho groat groat-it - it groat-it portion of her youth was spent In tho solitude of a convent, nnd, it is said, like Madame lloland sho con contemplated - templated contemplated secluding hcrbolf forovor tn hor monastic rotrcat, hut Impreg Impregnate - nate Impregnate with tho skepticism of tho ago sho abamlonod tho project. After tlio slosing of tho convent In consequents of tho revolution Charlotto Corday re resided - sided resided with hor aunt, Modamo do Urettevillo, an old royalist lady, who Inhabited an ancient looking houso in ono of tho principal streets of Caen. Tho fall of tho Girondists, hor in interest - terest interest in their causo and tho prosenco of their fugitive leaders In Normandy, who proposed to mako Caen tho head headquarters - quarters headquarters of an army of volunteers, firot suggested to Charlotto Corday tho -possibility of accomplishing a purpose, tho baro thought of which had de deprived - prived deprived hor of many a night's sloop. Charlotto Corday was a woman of dazzling loveliness. Sho is described as being "rather tall, but admirably proportioned, with a figure full of na native - tive native graco and dignity. Hor hnnds, arms and Bhoulders wcro models of puro sculptural beauty. Her open forehead, dark nnd woll arched eye eyebrows, - brows, eyebrows, nnd eyes of gray so deep that it was often mistaken for blue added to her naturally gravo and med med-itntivo - itntivo med-itntivo appearance Hor no9o was straight and woll formed, her mouth serious, but exquisitely beautiful." Her disposition was characterized by a dignified rcscrvo nnd hor heart was novor allowed to bo swayod by per personal - sonal personal feelings hor friendship nnd nf nf-feotlonato - feotlonato nf-feotlonato sympathy sho gave to all, but to lovo's solicitation she turned a icaf car, for this lofty minded woman early resolved that sho would devoto her lifo to tho ropubllc Dovotcd to tho caubo of tho Giron Girondists - dists Girondists and brooding over their over overthrow, - throw, overthrow, Charlotto boliovod that tho death of Mnrat alono could bring poaco to distracted Franco. Animated with this idea and possess possessing - ing possessing all tho Republican enthusiasm of hor illustrious ancestor, Fiorro Cor Corncillo, - ncillo, Corncillo, Charlotto Corday, with her mind full of tho sacrifices sho had read tn tho eloquent pagos of Plutarch, de determined - termined determined to becomo tho assassin of tho man to whom bIio ascribed tho pro proscription - scription proscription of tho Girondists and tho misfortunes of tho republic. In tho month of July, 1793. tho heroic girl started for Paris without having tho courago to say farewell to her father and aunt. Her journoy was unoventful with tho oxccptlon of tho persecuting attentions on tho part of somo Jacobins, fired with her beauty, with whom sho travolod. On entoring Paris sho proaured a room in a dark and miserablo attic not far from Marat's ilwolllnir on tho Iluo des Cordeliers. Hero sho re remained - mained remained two days, spending the grcator part of her timo reading her bolovtjd Plutarch and probably writing tho spirited address to tho peoplo which was in her possession nt the timo whon sho was led beforo her judges. Charlotte understood thnt tho only way to accomplish hor purposo was to call upon Marat. Accordingly sho wroto him a noto requesting an inter interview. - view. interview. But sho was refused admittance A second noto was dispatched in which sho intimated that she had nows of Im Importance - portance Importance to impart, nnd representing herself as persecuted for tho causo of freedom. Admittanco was again re refused. - fused. refused. Hut this timo sho paid no atten attention - tion attention to tho romonstratlng porter at tho lodgo, but brushing hastily by cllmbod tho stnlrcaso, penetrating ns far as tho door of Marat's apartment. Horo Albertlno, a woman who lived with Marat as his wife, with great caution oponod the door, for tho whole house household - hold household sharod tho master's morbid terror of assassination. Upon beholding Charlotto Albortlne would not permit her to enter, hut -Marat, hearing tho altercation, called out, "Admit tho stranger." Charlotto was then ushered through two othor rooms until sho, camo to a narrow closet whero Marat, who was suffering from a loathsomo disease,, lay wrapped in towols in n bathing tub. Tho "friend of his people," ns ho was called, had a soiled handkerchief bound round his head In Increasing - creasing Increasing his natural hldeousncss. A coarstfcovorlng was thrown across tho bath, a board likewise placed trans transversely - versely transversely supported his papers. Char Charlotto, - lotto, Charlotto, whllo sho shuddered with disgust, was outwardly calm. In reply to his rap rap-Id - Id rap-Id questions with wonderful composure sho Informed him that sho had como from Caen in order to glvo him correct Intolligenco concerning tlje Girondists, there, Ho eagerly wroto down tho nnmos ot 'tho Girondists, then added with'a diabolical smile: "Beforo a weok thoy shall havo porished on the gulUorne." "Theso words." after-
Drawing tho fatal knife rtin ha con con-coaled - coaled con-coaled in lip? bosom sho plungdd H to tho hilt in Marat's heart. Ho cried out: "A moi,' ma chore ami!" (help ma dearl") and sank back doad In tho hath. Albcrtlrto, thd woman beforo roforred to") rushod shrlckinjf into (ha room followed by i delogalO who felled Charlotto with a chilr whllo thd infuriated Albertlno trampled her un under - der under her foot Charlotto oxpeeted to bo torn to pieces by an enraged Parisian mob, but sho wns sat od from such a hideous falo by tho national guards. July 17, 1793, Charlotto Corday ap appeared - peared appeared before tho tribunal. Never had sho appeared mofd fcorenoly, lovely, and it is said that thoso who most tthlldrrod her crlmo gazed at her In her proud beauty with involuntary ad admiration. - miration. admiration. "Was sho thcil fo beau beautiful?" - tiful?" beautiful?" was tho question addressed many years' afterward to an old man, ono of tho fow remaining witnesses of this scene. "Beautiful!" ho echoed, enthusiastically, nddtng with tho eternal rcgrota of old ago: "Ay, there aro nono such now." Chauvcau Lcgardo was appointed by tho president as hor counsel. "Whon cho appeared in tho audi torium," wroto her defender at a later day, "all judgos, jurors and spectators scorned to look upon her as a judge who had summoned them boforo th trlbunul of God. Her features may bo painted and hor words repeated, but no art can portray tho noblo soul that breathed through her whole counten countenance." - ance." countenance." "What induced you to assas assas-sinato - sinato assas-sinato Marat?" asked tho prosident "Ills crimes." "What did you hopo to gain by killing him?" "To restoro peaco to my country." "But do you think you havo killed all tho Marats?" "No; but bolng dead tho others may bo struck with terror." "What do you understand by energy?" "That feel feeling," - ing," feeling," sho replied, "which induces us to cast aside selfish considerations, and sacrifice) ourselves for our country." Sho answered all other questions with tho samo brevity and firmness. Gladly would tho president havo saved her and indeed suggested to her counsel that ho might plead her In Insanity, - sanity, Insanity, but her ndvocato understood too well that tills devoted woman scorned to bo saved at tho oxpenee of her self respect. Charlotto Corday was condoraned. Carlylo in his mast masterly - erly masterly way gives us tho following ac account - count account of this judicial tragedy: "Tho doom is death as a murderess. To her advocate sho gives thank?, in gentle phrase, in high flown classical spirit To tho priest thoy sent her she gives thanks, but needs not any shriving, any ghostly or othor aid from him. On this same evening, therefore, nbout half post 7 o'clock, from tho gato of tho conclcrgcrie, to a city all on tiptoe, tho fatal cart issues; seated on it a fair young crcaturo, sheeted in a red smock of murdorcss; so beauti beautiful, - ful, beautiful, so 6crcno, so full of life, journey journeying - ing journeying townrds death alono amid tho world. Many tako off tholr hats, saluting reverently, for what heart but must bo touched? Others growl and howl. Adnm Guy of Mcntz doclarcs that sho is greater than Brutus; that it wcro beautiful to dlo with hor. Tho head of this young woman scorns turned. At the Place do la Revolution tho countonanco of Charlotto wears tho somo still smllo. Tho executioner proceeds to bind her feet; sho resists, thinking it meant as an insult; on a word of explanation sho submits with cheerful apology. "As tho last act, all being now rendy, thoy tako tho neckerchief from her neck; a blush of maidenly shamo overspreads that fair faco and neck; tho chcoks wcro still tinged with it, when tho oxecutionor lifted tho sev severed - ered severed head to show It to tho peoplo." Ono of tho assistants stopped for forward, - ward, forward, and, holding up tho lifeless head for tho crowd to behold, smoto It on both checks derisively. This ghoul ghoul-1st - 1st ghoul-1st act oxcitod a feeling of horror, nnd thoro is a logend to tho effect "that as though oven In death her indignant spirit protested ngalust this outrage an angry nnd crimson Hush passod over tho features of Charlotto Corday."
WHOLESALE SLAUQHTERERS. The Jordan ltoja Vowed Ieatu to De sorters Hid Kept Their Vow. Near New Holland, Ga., thoro Is a " llttlo swamp near tho road. At its odgo stands tv largo white-oak tree. Yoara ago this upot was often pointed ( out M tho iiceno of tho murder of twelve men, and the place bore tho reputation ol being haunted. It was -; eaid tho rattlui'r of chains and groans and prayers for mercy could bo dls tlnctly heard bv passcrsby. No one" evor stopped to investigate, a wo can testify from porsonal experience, aya i a writer in tho New l'oik Dispatch, having heard tho groans gomo four fourteen - teen fourteen years ag3, and having albO dono somo of tho most distinguished travel traveling - ing traveling in all our eventful career. Jititto tho story: Howard Thompson was a. witness to tho killing, which oc occurred - curred occurred in 186), ho bolng about 10 years years-old - old years-old at tho time. Tho killing was dono ' . by Bob nnd Bon Jordan of. Pickens . county, and the murderod men wcro , deserters who had boon arrostod In Gilmer county. Whilo tbo joidan boys wero In tho confederate army n crowd of descrtera visited tho house of their father, as- , saultod their sister and tho wifo of Bob Jordan, t md carried their father, who was about 70 years old, through tho mountains a distance of Bixty miles, nnd subjocted him to many shocking cruelties. Then tho Jordan boys re returned - turned returned homo nnd began their record of , killing. Every mnn known to bo a deserter or a skuller becamo a victim of tholr unorting rifles. Bob kept a list of tho namoH and dates in a small " book. Ho wa.s pursued ono day, nnd In crossing a rhcr lost his book. It contained 125 names. After that ho kopt no rcconL Tills was beforo tho killing near Gainesville. Bob nnd Bo:i Jordan becamo recruit recruiting - ing recruiting officers nndl arrested tvfcnty-slxr men In Gilmer county and started with them to tho front. On tho way two oscaped and twenty-four wcro lodged in Gainesville jail. Next morning tho Jordans picked out twolvo whom they had tho best reason to bcliovo had been implicated In tho outrages upon their family ind chained them to together - gether together and marched them to this white white-oak - oak white-oak trco on tao Now Holland road. They stood thsm up in a row and Bob Jordan marched slowly along tho lino with a largo arm y pistol and shot them with his own hand ono at n time. Somo foil on thoir knees nnd prayed, whilo others looked their slayer straight in tho faco and died with an oath on thoir lips. Among tho number was a fragilo boy about 15 who was chained to a very largo man. Tho boy was shot first and tho man supported hint in a standing posturo until ho himself was shot, when they fell to tho ground togethor. Those twclro men woro hastily burled In a trenclL dug ujon tho spot, but nftcr tho war thoy wcro, exhumed by tho federal authorities and removed to tho national cemetery at Chatta Chattanooga. - nooga. Chattanooga. After tho w lr Bob Jordan was shot to death In Florida by a weak, sickly young man upsn whom ho was impos imposing. - ing. imposing. Ben was stabbed to death in a barroom in Texas. Tlio spot whero tho killing occurred is now in cultivation, but tho old treo still remains. Tlio land is part of the tract which Tom Daniels bought about two years ngo for $1,800 nnd sold a fow days ago for 6,000. , i
GREELEY AND LINCOLN. The Great Kdltur's Visit to Lincoln nftcr the Inauguration, In a most characteristic address by Horaco Greeley, on Lincoln, which was written sbout 1868, and is now published for tho llrst timo in tho Cen Century, - tury, Century, tho grca". editor says: "I saw him for a short hour about a fortnight after his inauguration; nnd though tho tidingt of Goncral Twiggs's treacherous surrender of tho larger portion of our llttlo nrray. hitherto em employed - ployed employed In guarding our Mexican fron frontier, - tier, frontier, had been somo days at hand, I saw and heard nothing that indicated or threatened bolligcrency on our part On tho contrary, tho Prcsidont sat list listening - ening listening to tho ondlcss whlno of office office-seekers, - seekers, office-seekers, nnd doling out village post postofllccs - ofllccs postofllccs to Impcrtunato or lucky parti parti-zans - zans parti-zans justas though wo wcro sailing bo boforo - foro boforo land breezes on a smiling, summer sea; and to my inquiry, 'Mr. President! do you know thnt you will havo to fight for thopluco in which you sit?' ho answered pleasantly, I will not say lightly but in words which intlmnted his disbcllof that any fighting would transplro or bo needed; and I firmly bcliovo that th t dogged resolution not to bcliovo that our country was about to bo drenched in fraternal blood Is tho solution of his obstinnto calmness throughout tho cirlter stages of tho war; and especially, his patient listen listening - ing listening to tho demand of a deputation from tho Young Christians of Baltimore as well as of tho mayor and of othor city dignitaries, that ho should stipulate) whilo blockaded in Washington, and in imminent danger of oxpulsion, that no moro Northern volunteers should cross tho sacred soil of Maryland in hasten hastening - ing hastening to his roliof. Wo could not com comprehend - prehend comprehend this at tho North many, of us havo not yet seen through it; most cer cer-'talnly - 'talnly cer-'talnly If ho had required a committeo of ten thousand to kick tho bearers of this preposterous, impudent demand back to.Baltimoro, tho ranks of that committeo would havo been filled In an hour from any Northern city or county containing fifty thousand Inhabitants.?' Where Electrician are Made. A nnmber of technical colleges .in and about London havo an electrical department, whero everything possiblo connected with Jils brancK'ofi science is taught, nnd itl'is noticed that tho'in tho'in-crcased - crcased tho'in-crcased number of atudents. have been In this departmjnt. N'otwithstaldln,' tho largo number of grhduatestAkijig:, wis course u is repprteq inatso fmr.aiii uuveuuuuueu iiumeuiuw employment
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