Evening Star Newspaper, October 13, 1877, Page 3

THE RECOVER ESTATE. The Freaks of Fortaune—The Trea- sures of Love. mL ll, the property of Lescoanbe its Kina ex- fey Leseombe H. Lrscombe, was & property of wdlon Soviety. ceedingly pleasant and aitractive. It was situated on a promontory, in one of our southwestern counties. which streichet somewhat broadly the sea, terminati: ina point.on which were situated the pic tures*jue ruins of an ancien’ chapel, wiles In the days ef faith, pious f-lermen bad erected to the!r patron saint. Bat the owner of the Hall was the lord of the maror, and whether by courtesy or right, he had the shooting over the whole of the orig nal estate. But the preseat story is not concerned, as so many oo are, With ance hall. Itis rather concerned with Eg. c bounds and Turkish securities. The fatter of our prese . Lescombe was @ maa who had dove 1 of prosperous business in the mone; dns ad mate @ competent fort he ‘ow the hall, Manor. village and advow-oa of Lescomb With divers rights of fish were inthe market. it was a eidence | the name of ¢! should be the same as bis ow took the old tuan’s favey hugely that marts, should be Leseombe ot L-scombe. The mer peopl> who bad it were of anothe name. probably derived from another pre erty y man who should buy the ) ancestral ball. net to mento. by 10 hardly bave the territorial of Lescombe But what troubled him most of all was that the territoria! idea did not seem at all likely to be carried out in its integrity. He had only one living son, a few daughters who did not count for anything, and this son marry- ing had one danghier. It seemed lik therefore, that the first scombe of I combe would be the last. It was hard lines, and the old man took it to heart. He would probably have lived much longer if he had not seitied at Lescombe, but bad continued bis Stock Lxchange business with a country box at Wimbiedon. It takes three generations to make a gen tleman arguing on the unfavorable hypothe sis that the original Lescombe of Li hardly came under that denomination. Bat in the third generation the Lescombe line burst into radiant flower. Gertrude L«s- combe was a lily among lilies, a lady among ladies. Ai only enild, motherless Living in a remote part of the country, ber father’s companion and help in everyibing, she bad an unusual strength and decision of ebaracter. Her father, country, had taken he rly to the pursuits n ‘be country-side, and is uniformly favor abiet them. I shall be extremely pleased to have the opr ortunity of showing hospita!- ity toone who no doubt is a worthy des ‘ea. ant of the old owners, and may b* the owaer bimse!f You probably know that we are | sequestered and the neizhborhood Is thin, but | we we will do our best to make your 5 | for bis goo: | he ieft It to his man of business, Mr. Parker, ant way in which they were going ou’ scomb> | born and bred in the | which his own father had not cared for. The | neighboring squires called on him and liked him. The Lont utenant of the country invited bim to dinner, and asked him to be a magistrate. The Bishop of the diocese, hold- ing @ confirmation at Lescombe caure: stayed at Lescombe Hall, aud hoped that if Mr. Lescombe came to town he would look him up at the Athenseure Clab. Peopte com- monly said that Gertrude Lescombe would be an heiress and a capital w A capital he would certainly be to any man happy enough to get her, but as things wer» golbg on it was by no means so clear that she would really be an heiress. Lescombe Hall was kept up, not by the Leseombe lands, which we hays seer wer: limited, but bya ve rge stm Ip reaty money which the so becue ed to his s¢ % is a very warm = Of caution ad vestments. It planted maxim (p Mind that be show into one basket. 7 general adage. broken, or bas: This was uni tafter basket ately the case ! sent instance. He ght he had distri». his coin in so many good secarities thai b had made himself quite safe. Bat wheao Dame Fortune begins to depress her wheel, nothing can stop that unfavorable process Egg after egg went smash. He went into a coal mine, the price of coal fel]. He took shares ina barn; the bank broke, and the | shares were put into heavy contributions. He Went into a railway, and nodividend was declared. He sold oui Egpytians ata Leavy loss. The Turkish bonds confiscated half his remaining income. A hundred thousand ands isa great deal; but it will soon look foolish under such anaccumulation of disa ters. Asa mattes fact, It evaporated en- Urely. It is unnecessary to go through the different stages of a sad experience which has become only toocommon a one in recent history. It became necessary that the estate itself should be sold to satisfy outstandi. demands, and to provide a modest subsis:- ence for a retreat at Chel.enham or Bath. Two young men were Sitting in the smok- Ing-room of a London club. They had dined | coffee aud curacoa, had | together, had sipped bad a game of ERitaras, and now, according to the fashion of these days, were going iu wrated waters and spirits. They were smok- ing meditative cigars, and were adopting that earnest business talk which men take up when their faculties are freshened up a few hours after dinner. They were evideut) the Kind of men who would sit up t hour of the night, and get up at any hour ©. the mornivg. “I wish everybody had your luck,” satl the jevior. “A legacy of evér so much mone; with no other condition than that you shoul! lay it out in land. A cool hundred thou sand!? It was not very clear how even such asum could be regarded as a matier of tem ature. Mojor Eveleigh simply re-echoed phrase. “A cool hundred thonsand.” “And how are you getting on about invest ing jn land?" *: Parker—he's my man of busin are doing what we can, insertin ments and looking out ments come in the w: having a splash tn the £0 on. «And what be ve you heard o: “O, several tuings. There's a very ool place not so far from Sandringham, iow of ne and fishing. Then there's another tn ‘ire with @ lot of very good houses about. Then there ts a glorious place in North Wales, with a couple of lynus anda salmon river all to yourself, as good as being in Norway. Then there's another place which I have heard of which would probably sait me best of all, only i'm afraid that there is hardly enough land, Lescome, down tn the ‘Wert countries.” “ Never heard of it."> « It’s an nncommon!y pretty place, though the world knows nothing of 1is preitiness. I know it very weil, although I have never been there, think I must run down and see Mt. The fact is that it once belonged to my OWD ancestors, and my mother often used to tell me bow she Spent herchildish days there. It was ali -oid off, as the proceeds had to be divided amonga lot of us. The present owner bas the same name as the estate, but he wants iose!l it, and will takea fair price. I must get Parker to see if there is auy more Jand to be bad tn the netghdorhoxd. IT have written to Mr. Lescombe to say that I shall probably run down look at the pl more e pecially as I had an old assoc. with it. Just at this moment a page entere! the smokipg-room and handed Mejor Eveleigh a etter ob & salver. Hy Jove, ics the Leseombe postraark! Excuse me if I readit. Ligut ap again, old map.” ‘The Major read the letter and appeared m neh gralified by the contents. This is really very kind aod gentleman- ly. ane 18. Read it, Hardy.” “LEScOMBE HALt, “ Anniversary of the battle of’ Waterloo,” murmured Mr. aety. “ Quite right, Hardy. Whatever else we we will never % the anniversary ¢ battle of Waterloo.” Mr. Harty went on with the letter: « Dear Sir: 1 and ft ivertise- whai advertis: We have been mes, the Field aud {on | | | | | | was, this business soon relegated into the Pleasant. Yours fattnfally, “LESCoMBE LESCOMBF.” It was quite a new sensaton to Major Eveleigh to find bimeelf ia the pleasant guest chamber of the old mansion at Lescombe. From this chamber he caught a distant view of the sea, avd in another direction he lookel beyond the carriage drive and the meadows to the little village and its gray tower, “standing four-square to every wind thal. blows.” Major Eveleigh afterwards declar-d that quite a remarkable mental mood came upon him as he awoge that first morning in Ue guest chamber. i assure you, Hardy,” he once said, months acd months afterwards to his oid friend. “I felt a most sivgular sensation. | The room and every object in the room seemed strangely familar to me. Was it a | transmitied Lagga. Son my ancestors that I was sharing in what had been their experi- ences, or was it a prophetic feeling about times to come?” He bad wondered very much who the “we” could be; he had accidevtally beard that there was bo Mrs. Lesccmbe. Did Lescombe have an editoral habit of deseribing his owa individuality as “we,” or had he any people of his own who would help to make his visit aplearant one’ He discussed the matter as he went down by the express, and came to the sage conclisioa that time would show He came in late, for the train had been de layed, ard, after some sherry-and-water, had gove to bed. We have made him express his feeling when he awoke next morning. He tabbed aud felt prepared for breakfast and bysine.s hen he came down, the "we" was mos S@iusfactorily explained. Miss Lescombe was presiding, flesh aod fair as morning itself. perbaps with a little constraint about her, but with a natural graciousness which wou'd not fora moment allow him to sup- et himself an unwelcome guest. Great cadway was made with the breakfast, but nore with the business. The curious thing | backgrourd, and then se-med to vanish. Squite Lescombe showed his guest over the house and Gutbuildings, conservatories and | garders; sLowed bis horse Bs and stock; | but ti was entirely in the way that country gentlemen treat their visitors. Then be took Lim into the old ebureh, where the Major worked up the “arriva’s, junctions and de | Fartures” of bis ancestors. It was very strange that the old clerk should reme more about h x grandfatuer than he did h self, and Ube old clerk was liberally pemor 7 they w ihe t P his morning | tub. Mr. Lescombe was a mest ge: type of hi Nothing was left undone could add to the happiness of bis visitor, and that without the slightest thought of seitish- ness. Bul, somehow trade Lescombe formed the chief element iu ihat excecding | bapyiness. She steered when he put the bost out (0 s¢a; she rode out with him or took hima ovt in ber basket carriage to see the chiel | points Of interest in the neighborhood. She tcok bim out to St. Julian’s Point, that he might *ketch the old ruins, and the white cliffs, avd the great and wide sca beyond, | ard the contorted rocks which rose out of the Gepths not far from shore. As for business, acd tothe gentleman, whoever he might be, who was the Mr. Parker on the other side of the question. , why couldn't things go on in the Lone | ay should the ugly business element be always obtroding itself in the midst of pleasant things? One day they weve sitting over their wine— sitting down over port and claret, which the old st ek-jobber bad Lad down halt acentury | efore. The Major was holding his glass to the light and enjoying the rich ruby tint. Me Do you think you will like the place, ajo? “T'do, indeed; more especially as I find that there will be a good deal of land in the market soon, and Mr. Parker sends me word he has secured the refusal of it.” “My man, Mr. Mcrdaunt, will give your r. Parker, all the deeds and paritcu- I bave told Mr. Parker that I shall be verfectly conient with any proposal that Mr. fordaunt makes.” It will be seen that our Major was not a bard man of business to deal with. ~ Lassure you, my dear fellow, I shall give up to you with greater pleasure than to any other living man. You are the right man in the right place. Your people were here, and it seems only right that you should come back to it again.” ‘Ard it certaluly Was a case of more poet foal justice ‘ban ove often find: y ie ‘ombe bought the estat ey, d bere cumes a descendant of .o bays it back | ombe wanted (0 sell Lis estale | land hardly produces two per | He wanted the money, io the hw ay oT ali bis liabilities aud leave him the ney that wou'd suffice for watering: place istenes. But it did seem hard lines to him the must give up the old place. He had buye ould be some £40,000, which would | “mn to the couniry as thoroughly as bis father before bim had been unable to do 80. Hic iow remembered that among the condi- yo8 of swic Unere Was & sentence respecting mediate possession.” The immediaic possession was alkvery well on the side of receiving immediate payment, but it was not sq well ou the side of immediately turn- —— it it must be done, thought the Squ!re re- morsefully. It was now becoming high time that he should look out fora new resideace in Bath or Cheltenham. He must put things in order, gather up his scat! sheaves. He must begin at once, and first of all with his own private chattels It Was a piteous sight to see the old man in his den, bringing together fish ing-rods and lines, books ani papers, disturbing things which ull bis life long had never isturbed. He ‘ound, when the time now came that he could be transplanted, how yes his whole being had taken root in the sofl. He was soon tired and bewildered, leaning his face on bis hands and moaning. Just then Gertrude entered the room. “ Paps dear,” she said, feeling uneasy, and moving quickly towards bim, + What is the matter? Tell us There is nolking the matter, dear; only I um rather put out this mourning. It makes me sorry to leave the old place. “Sorry! I+hould think so, indeed. I be- gin to bate that Major Eveleigh. The notion Of his turning ws out of doors!" Ab, Gertruce, Gertrude, is this statement strictly veracious and historic? After ail those walks and rambles, is there only a spirit of hatred implanted in your celestial reRst ? “Itis no fault of his, my dear,” said the old man. “Heonly comes because I want to go. And he comes ina much more pleas- ant and liberal way than many wouid os *« But it isso Lard that we should bave to £0, Owing to those shocking banks and rail- ways.” « You will erjoy the change to Bath or Cheltenham, =y, dear. Plenty of society, promenades, ba!}s, concerts.” « Some girls might joy it, papa, but not J, at least not for more @ week or two. thing Lescombe the most beautiful spot in the whole world; the sea, the combes, the moor, the mountains, the woods. « T know it, my dear. I know it as well as oudo. But, Gertrude, you are nota child You know all my affairs as well as 1 know them myself. Let us be grateful that this sale will evable us to leavethe place with ~~ and live pleasantly in @ pleasant place.’? On several occasions he afterwards descan- ted on the glories of Bath and Cheltenham. But though Gertrude tried to ay delight- ed With his Ceser.ption, she retained her pri. vate convic. on that Lescombe was the cen- ter of the un’ verse. Que day she had been sitting on a mossy Stone beneath ap anctent arch of the reigns of St. Jutien’s Chapel. To her,” ag they say in the play books, came the gallant Major, portfolio in hand, to complete some sketches: of the ruins and of the scenery about them. However hateful he might be as the early —— of Lescombe, still the monster rew so well that he was quite capable of giving Gertrude Lesecombe @ few useful on They both worked together for haif an hour. * Well, this is a beautiful place,” said the Mejor, really with a keen love of fine scen. ery. But the words Yoong unpleasingly on Gertrude’s ear, if they conveyed a thor- ough appreciation of newly acquired prop. e rly. “Dear old Lescombe!” said the girl, and the fair lips began te quiver and the eye- lashes were wet. The Major did not observe these signs of emotion, and proceeded: i shall not make any alteration. The 1s simply perfect. I shall leave every- ing exactly as itis. I really cannot make out why the squire want togive uj Sa ‘He catnot be so well off anywhere Looking at his companion’s face the Mi saw that she was ta to H scur js to) OssU Lescor be is ty 2 | pertaps a mile before it, w j oui,” uine kok of amazement. ‘I had really rever houpht«i he matier in that poiat of view Neither bad he. His own impressi been, as he afierwards had an oppo tor €xpiainipg, tbat the & fon, did rot care to keep su ' hard. ard thought of reirirg to some fash jonab'e loewlity. Unsortonately days tt Is no new thing tor peopl country eststes and retire into fas: centers « Now, Gertru me,” said Ue Me} arm in a besers guite sure tha escombe. bave had the toth the mi > pot want you to leay ersince I have Known you I bition to Make 3 Lescombe, and Would Jose ali ts chartas 1: you wou stay here as my wife. And now Gertrude was trembling as well as crying « Aud as for the dear el ghted ithe will siay here altogetiver, e actly as he used todo. We will beas hap as We bave been daring the last few weeks. ‘Aud the bappy girl Was oblixei to confess {she loved Lescombe and her father, Pravk Eveleigh old man, I sball be t shy also truly lov Ico not exactly know what were the set- tlements and the bnsiness arrangements. ‘They were in the safe hands of Mr. Parker ard the gentleman on the other side. 8 the Major ‘ucily explained the matter, mo: ey he put into the e-tate wou ally come back tohim. It was money out of one waistcoat pocket and pul- Hardy was the “« G tig ii_nto the other. mai.” on the oce: tru’e fnds th i com be, a run on the Continent and a season | in town are endurable. The Squire continues the virtual lord of Lescombe. The E have two: ons: 4 hem, eb me the pame ear Of Bis grace cher; 6° that f robab lity that there will y Yee on. be Lesconi be of Lescom Taking a Swordiish. TERRIPLE STRUGGLE WITH AN AIR-TIGHT BAKKEL ATTACHED TO A Hi. (From the For It was some time zd attracted the ol nh. Seon he pronounc Fr pour g Us On ibe oth down parly to leeward of it, wer bring up the irons. When we had worked ny LO fu! patructions, t Kipper took tl io heep Ler head ou if yer eau, Wo held the air tight barrel was t » re sure I've strucé bim, over with @s cool as a cucumber as Lerycon and cutting spade forw the line (oue end of which was fast to Durpoon, the other to the barr deck, with the caution i: and taking only e his roost on the Lowspritend t ple ebow room. His static ed the spade in the sup ive it, laid the iron in fr it flakes reached, he ort ready to re- the cage, waved his band elese Leauled, Never was a mile more | sailed by the ttle group in the pit White Cloud. Never bad our hearts be fuster than as we neared the fifleen fish, rolling, asleep, in the b of a rea. Now the pilot is al over him: | slowly be raises the iron, bi hiinseif, a d hurls it with all the strength of both sinewy amis. The irou sinks deeply into tue sleep ing fish; there i= a mighty sarge, the line Nakes overboaid as quickly as thought, the float splashes as it disappears beneath the water, then all is still, We loft acd wait. Prerently up bobs the float. The fish finding the strain oi the air tight barrel too severe ts ccming to the suriace. Now the water bub- Pe 3 | discovered’ In America. The large rain to | down the canon, ¢ | Simpson, which }eram7 Rie bles and boils F sua under our lee, aud the swordfish breaches half bis leng:h out of his element,+bakes bi meelf savage! at Lightning speed for the barrei. "He strikes itaguin and again with his ywoid,but it rests 80 lightly on top of the water ‘hat he cannot injure it. Then he stops, looks at us an in- slant and darts toward the boat. We have Lot time to bring her head around, and if he strikes it will be amidshi The pilot comes quickly alt, bringing bis long-hand. led, three cornered spade, and, as the fisu comes within striking distance, aims one swift, unerring blow full at his forehead The terrible sword drops harmless, the opper muscles at his base are severed, and he pastes under us, jarring the boat and splash- ing us with water as he sounds. Again the float goes under and 1s out of sight a longer time than before. Again the fish throws himself out of water, showing his sword bunging de at an angle of forty- degrees. He swims once or twice around the barrel, then starts to wind- ward at too furious @ speed to last With the float ploughing behind him. When we beat up be is feebly Hghtng it. He sounds for # short time, but comes up exhausted or twice he rolls over on his side, but ‘s himself and swims on to short We press him too closely, and he narges Us again, but we make no effort to void him, kpowing Unat now he is power less to injure us, nor does he try to strike apparently realizing that his weapon is us+ ess, but goes under, coming up the otbe side. And £0 he sounds and swine, tight» rurs, until at last he succumbs to ex baustion and lies still. We work up along side, and as we luff the pilot puts a lance into his very life. There is a shudder along his whole body, bis fing work convulsively o moment, and then he lies moiionless and dead. We rig a tackle to our mainmast, and | after considerable labor got bim aboard where We can examine al our leisure his peculiar eon be, and admire his gracefu! “clipper build.” Our Nantucketer estimate- bis weight at between 500 and 600 pounds. His sword ts over three feet in length, its broken point aud nicked edges proving that owner was an old as well as a fighting ch. Our fish is on board, and after reserving a few choice cut, turned over to our pilot, who asks that we run in to Martha's Vineyard that we may dispose of him before be spoils. (And to We wet gaff and jib topsails, haul off —— the wind, and lay our course north- ward. Cutting a Medicine Stone. A number of ladies and gentlemen as- sembled at the tent of General Hunt in Sum- merville.on Friday last, to witness what is selcom eccn iv America, or in any other country—the culting and dissecting of a bezoar, or medicine sone. At the appointed hour the beautiful gem was placed on the table, inspected and admired by all present. Profersor Holmes then gave a short descrip. ton of the bezoars found in Eastern couu- tries, compaiing them with those of Amert- ca, oF more properly of South Carolina. The name bezoar was, he said, derived from the Persian words “pa zahar,” which signifies against poison. Inthe East they are called medicine stones; in Africa, hay stoves or charm stones. The specimen exhibited on Unis occasion is about ihe size of a large hen’s egg, of a mottled yellow color, with a tint of brown, having its entire surface highly pol- ished. The polish is natural, caused by the action of the muscles of the stomach of the anima} in which it was found upon each layer of mineral matter deposited. A piece of ecantling having been prepared and mor lised with a cavity just e enough to oon- tain the stone, it was imbed: therein firmly with plaster of Paris, the better to prevent flaking or crumbling, to which, from its laminated and brittle structure, it is a larly liable. With avery fine and highly tempered saw, it was then cut longitudinally throu the middle, which took but a few minutes. During the cutting some little ex- cilement was evinced as to what the nucleus or contents of the stone would prove to be. Upon opening the bezoar the nucleus Proved to be a large and perfect acorn, which SS present immediately re- ecgnized as that of the white oak. It was covered by four layers of laminw of a mine- ral substance, com, generally of plios- phates ard carbonates of lime and iron, and some silex. The mold of the acorn is very page me baving all the external markings of e fruit. There are two impressions, appa- rently made by the teeth of the animal bo- fore swallowing the nut. Acorns are favor- ite food of Carolina deer. During the au- tumral months their tracks are almost be found under the oaks of the forest which have borne corps. This Is the third specimen of a bezoar that has been cut and examined by Professor Holmes, and we believe the only ones ever dissected in America. ‘The nucleus found in the first bezoar was @ flattened ball or buck- Por With a fray aire; y and switis lJayers or lamine of mine. ral matter surrounding the buckshot. Tine second bezoar cut contained pebbles o: quartz.—[ Chorleston News. A PECULIAR MURDER. — Mary Davis, colored, was shot aud killed Monday in the lower J art of Anne Arundel county, Md.. by William Edgar, a white man. A dispute commenced about the woman firinga gun pees Eee. who in a boat watch- ing an oyster bed. The woman said, +: Yes. Sherhot, and could do so again;” called for gun, gol it and levelled tt at Edgar. Edgar drew up bis gun to shoot her, he rays, arm. ‘fhe gun went off before It was’ aimed and sbot ¢ breast, from ; Rice, of M: Rhode ANCIEST MEXICO. The Famous Ruins of the Chaco Canon [Gurve pe Mountain Nows.) 4 ands ot Nor:hora Mex inne nidwag between Turecha acd the ounia Ds, are the ra ‘ nary ean, frst brougst before the world by the repor. of ant Sitnpson in 1s). “As they are far of fom allt a rout ne midst an arid & ni e bren bat rele ny white people and, if I mistake not, vo erifical examin has ever beeu made ef them since 1449. ried from Junez the 7th of May, with sue pO Tapimal to carry wll our sapp! Tek g @ general poriawestern cours: the close of the third day we e first of the ruined puebdi plainly seen while yet five or six mi distant. A close inspection did not lessen our frst impression of its nobie proporuons. It Is not a large building, by any mea: the rectangular part measuring bat xii feet, but the solidly built walls in piaces are still 35 to Ww feet In height, and its fsolated promi.ence vpon a siignt nence overlooking te low rolling country around give ita prominence denied other Jarger ruins under the wats of the canon fur- iher down. There are ten others along the canon of the Chaos, two of them upon the bluffs outlooking the canon, aud the others tu the valley, all of similar workmausiip, | aid manifestly the work of one people. T! are remarkable as being dissimilar a measurably superior to any of the rain yet | n de Chelley is of the same class, 1 ably contemporaneous with the. | The largest of the ten Is the sixth as we go | led the Pueblo Bontts by The sinallest x02 feet. With but tw buill around three sides of a rectangle h an open court facing south, and e2- closed by @ semi-circular Wall. One of the exceptions to this regular ree angular plin | was the last one down the canon, the Puebl» Penasco Bl of perfeet elliptical shape, 44363 feet In diameter, and the other Paedio AS A perfect ed along its Bouits, already mentioved oval, orof anegg shape, grcatest diameter. In dive d entire and five of the ruins x rooms, pre a the levgih o rm much care a we had not ordinary shi: to fourteen inches smooth. § red perfec ne yeso the Pa . There wer ry apart six by fo plumb to sq top and botiom, and fn builders seem to have given id attention. A prom: +e ruins were the circular rox s.” their council halls or secret laces for the practice of their ancient re igion. The number of each pueblo varied as many as Ke size was twenty feet In diameter, the largest being a tri over sixty fect, and the smallest Hiteen & in dlameter. Jn all the mined pueblos the most remark- able feature was the skili with which the | sloue Valls were built, and which has en. abicd them to withstand for hundreds of years ihe ravages of human hands auc the s ower work of the elements. Be- | ginning st the foundation with a width of thirty-two inches, each succeeding story was built a little less in thickness until the wails of ube fourth floor was about eighteen inches throughout, giving them a pyramidal shape, and of such solidity that in some cases, although the ficor has been crushed down and the cross wails fallen, they yet remain firm and plumb nearly forty feet in height. | They had their meihods of laying the stoue— | by regular sandstone blocks of the size of two bricks, cut aud ground toa uviformity, | by alternate layers of Lhese blocks with very | smal! aud this pieces of sandstone, generally three courses of the thin to one of the thick, and last by laying the wall of these excessively small pieces of thin sandstone. As au example of this last Kind, I measured | cif @ square yard on the northern wall of the | Pueblo of Chetto Kethe, aud counted the | nuniber of stones forming the surface. There | were 450, each laid so close together that a knife-blade could not be pushed between, aud not a particle of mortar of any Kind ap’ | pearing on the surface. This entire wall was i00 feet long and origivaly fally forty feet high and averaged twenty-four inches thick. Imagine the ludustry and patience of | such buliders. Every doorway aud window Was framd with scrupulous €xactness, and | it would appear as if the plumb and square | had been faithfally used in all their work. ! There are many other things of which I | wou'd like to speak—of the stairways hewn | in the rock. of the great water pockets and cisterns, of (he human skull and bones found buried fourteen feet beneath the level of the | valley and exposed only by the encroaching | arroya, as well as other subterr. nan devel- | cee esnane, but the limits of this letter forbid. TuxkisH CAKkPETS.—I plead guilty to one | Weakness, and that is to the Oriental carpet. | The Turkish carpet, as it is made in the hand looms at Ouchak, is a fabric that, in dura- bility, wearing qualities, and softness of tex- ; ture cannot be surpassed. It is made in square pieces of various dimensions, but Cates A of a size to cover an ordinary room. The colors are so stable that it is said a@ barrel of egy, el upset on it will not ecbange a color. For wear time seems to make no impression on it. Peneath my feet is a Turkey carpet which is at least thirty years old, and is at this writing as fresh as theday the last thread was wove intoit at Ouchak. There seems to be no fixed Vand terns, forl have never seen any two alike. The weaver's fancy determines the pe aud arrangement of colors, and thatis as fantastic as an Oriental imagination always is. These carpets are so heavy that they rest on the floor with their own weight, and need no tacks lo fasten them (own. As they are net fastened to the flour they are frequently taken up and dusted, aud are thus always kept clean. When tue stair cases, as well as the rooms, fre laid in these solid Heecy car- pets, a bouse is as sili) as if it were uoinhab- ited, so far as the movements of Its occu- panis are concerned. It is a curious fact, that while everything else has declined in rice, Turkey carpets bold their own in the | ‘ast, One a quarter of a century old selling near on fo its original cost.—{Cynstantinople Cor, Phila. Press. INCENDIARY COAL MINExS.—Monday night the men guarding the office of the Kcoxville Iron Company, at Coal Creek, were surprised by filteen or twenty armed and disguised persons, who presented them- selves, overcame the guards and inpnecn f | set fire to the office, burning it to the gronnd. The beoks and papers kept by the company | at that place were also consumed. The dis- guised party brought wiih them a quantity of coal oil, and, after setting fire to the vffice, attempted to burn the chute from the mire to the railroad near by. The timbers did not burn very freely, however, and was ex- tinguished without serious damage. The cval cars were standing on the track, one of which was burned slightly. The guards quietly surr to the party, and were held until they bad set fire to the @s stated; they were then rcleased, when they gave the alarm and the fre was extinguished. The perpetrators are not known, but it is a posed they were miners, or their fri is, throwr. out of employment by the iutroduc- tion of convicts in the mines of the Knox- yille Iron Company, nearly one hundred and oo of whom are now employed getting out coal. STREET Cak DRIVERS AROUSED. — For some time t Superintendent Brower, of the street railway company, bas been aware that “knocking down” has been going on among the drivers of the street cars, and he estimates at least a good dividend ts lost ° each year by this means. Superintendeat Brower has m making strenacus elfurts lately to break up this practice, aud, having, as he supposed, sufficient evidence in his a A cbarged seme is drivers, a a notice in his private office that they had been discha: from the company’s em- ploy for stealing. Such a noiice as this roused the ire of the men, and one of them named Patrick Moran, few days ago, went before Esquire Olmstead of Greece, and swore out @ warrant for the arrest of Mr. Brower for libel. Mr. Brower gave bail to answer before the grand jury. er Laure 2 OE SRE Peal CENTENNIAL OF BURGOYNE'S SURREN- are at nee . Y.» for the Seisbration of centenn! anniversary sarrender of Burgoyne, October A us or the corner- to the Becenieasd ity alain ae jasonic ani play. jassachnsetts, and Van Zandt, of Island, will be among the visitors. s@-The bark from New York, Idaho, Mp tlhe d been subjected to search Uborities at Glentucgos, Gaba.” | and the next thing known of him I COOK, THE TRAIN-ROBBER. i Correspondence Cincinnati Bnqvirr) kOix, Oct 1—Although I have no di- T mm is almost pers rst g horses and robbing stor sour! and Kansas when I last heard find it was the dream of his life to eu: o sueh dash and gt away with a fortune. My fret meeting with Cook occurrad uncer such circumstances as did no* great tee me it Inthe wiater of arge Of the government print- ing ciice at Fort Leavenworth, having been detatle my command before it started across plains. Teere were scores of de- serters and ouler bard cases banging around the fort and the city, and about midwinter these chaps began fobbing every man who traveled the highway between the fort and the city, a distance of two miles. The road Was fringed with trees and bushes, and, being a government road, there were no bonuses near it. After half adozen soldiers had been found dead on the road, a patrol was established. The robbers were not quite so bold after that, but yet It was dangerous traveling after nightfall. I weatdown to the Bulletin office one afternoon for rollers, and was delayed there un in the evening. There had been no robberi on the read for a week, and, the night beis starlight, I tock the chances of getting through, having @ horse belonging to the post Guartermaster, Midway between city and fort is @ stone bridge arching @ small creek. As I reached this bridge, horse on the gallop, @ man cangkt the bridle and halted the horse so suddenly that I aimost wentover bis head. A big navy revolver was pustied under my nose as I seitled back in the saddle,and a voice called out:— down here and she.l ow vely, LOW I was carrying a roller in either band, my revolver Was in its holster, aut the robber had all the advantage. He seized one of the rollers, thinking it a weapon of defense, but he knew what it was the minute ouched the cold composition. “Who in thunder are yout he ¢ » demandet, I'ma printer myself, reached out hus hand craft when 1 kuow wfal bard ap.” own ou the stone at I am fully qua. elaud, nO paper w 1 can Kuock the sp Harper's ¢ magazine for | while Waiting for an an ment Ld p sheets at this business. You would have secured but just <1 from me,” I anewered “1 cau make a fair living if I get 50 cents | from each victim,” be remarked. ~ However, go along bome, and forgive me for having detained you. ‘I think T'l call oa you to- morrow abd have a long chat.” I wouldn't, but he did Belore the breaking out of the war, Cook, who was then about 19 years of age, crossed from Kai sas into Missouri to better his for- tunes He had been working in livery-stables and bar rooms, and had the reputation of a reckless, good-hearted boy. © Was em- joyed by a farmer near Westou for a month, ut quit work because be could now get bis pay. Toget even with his debtor Cook set the barnon fire, stole a mule, and made une crossing of the Missuuri river opposite Fort Leavenworth while a dozen men were shoot- iog at him from the Missour! bank. The mule was killed white swimming, but Cook es without a serateh. Toget even again he returned te Missouri within ten hours, stole Lwo horses, and safely crossed them. When Jennison’s Jayhawkers raided into Missouri in the early days of the war, this Cook was one of the Colonel's staff. He knew every man along the border for miles up and down from Weston, and he furnished the jayhawkers with a list of men who ought to be put under ground. They followed his list toa man, and over thirty border resi- dents were hung aud snot on that raid. Before recrossing into Kansas, Cook gobbled up eight fine borses and a Considerable sum of money, and when be made threats of ven- geance’ they shaved his head and run him out of camp. The young Sey ee e had 1) & few more proof joined a guerrilla band which waseventually tea by the famous Quantrell. It was Cook who entered Lawrence as a spy, returaed | aud reported, and then led the guerrillas to their bloody work. When I imet bim after the war, as I have related, he was keeping rather shady, not Knowing but the government might want to investigate his doings during the war. He called op me as he said he would, and promptly offered me the half of fourteen dol- jars he bad taken from a soldier soon after stopping me. When I declined, he remarked ~ Well. this is bad business, and I realize it as foreibiy as you can. If I was rich Lshould spend my time writing Sunday-scavo books, and taking care of orphau children bui I can’t keep money long enough to enjoy it. Iam, however, trying to reform. I doa’ commit one robbery now where I used to commit three, and it really stings my con science to rup off a government mule. I want lo make one — al, and then I'll ge religion and live an honest, upright life. tn deed, I’! ind myself to Start a religiou weekly somewhere!” After some further general talk he brongh forward a proposition that we shouk oo in making the “big haul” luded to. Numbers of soldiers were being mustered out every week, and most of them received upward of #100 from the master Being alifrom the east, they went home in gangs of from ten to thirty, taking the cars at Weston. To reach Weston from the fort the men had to go three miles up the river, and then cross by ferry-boat. Cook’s plan was to seize the boat, lock the cabin doors, run the crait up the river a mile or two, aud rob the soldiers one by one as they were let out of the cabin. He thought five men would be plenty todo the work, and he kiudly offered to let me make cue of the number. He seemed to have fect coni ce I would not “give him away” to the officials; and, when I declined bis offer, he reilected fora mo- ment, and said: *‘1’ll rob the boat alone!” Four days after his visit to the printing office he attempted to vgs f out the reckless and dangerous ey ject without assistance As the boat left the Kansas shore just before dusk, the thirteen homeward-bound soldiers entered the warm cabin and sat down. Cook | locked the door, and then, going up to the wheelhouse, presented a revolver at the Cap- tain’s head and ordered him torun up stream. It was do or die, aud the boat took the new route. The soldiers below scented danger in the movement, aud. breaking down the door, | hunied Cook overboard. The water was full of floating ice, but yet he swam 300 feet and escaped the Hifty bullets fired from revolvers. Idid not see him for two weeks after that Then he came into the office one day and | asked me to take « hand in the robbery of | the paymaster at the post. A ball was to be given in the city next night, and Cook ed. that most of the officers at the post would go down. The safe in the paymaster’s office was a small one, and the only guard was a | detailed soldier who acted as clerk and slept | in the room where the safe This mao was to be won over or pul out of the way, Cook didn’t care which. - I told him that, if he did not at once aban- don the idea, I would certainly give notice of his intentions, and, likewise, gave him to unders' that I should not support any of his in any manner, but would, on the contrary, rather aid in bringing him to justice. He agreed to stari for St. Louis that page evening, and talked like a man who ly meant todo better. But at midnight the next night he and two others stole the safe, bauled it to the river and then three miles up stream on the ice, broke it open, and secured about $14,000 in greenbacks. escal all bis mon2y, while red before they had the others were ca) used more than enough to with. Six months later Cook was loafing around Fort Kearney, when a soldier identified him, Sixteen cavalrymen pursued him as he fled. He was well armed, and, after about ot shelter in fact that he took his own time ten miles, he dismounted, buffalo-waliow, itisa off and oh Stanley t : Eh E i i fi 4 Ht | and most stylish Fall and Winter Garments for CLOTHING. Concentrate RAPHY. _Ieser wetion oe io oy YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS, cot ee = bh st. nw —Mre $8 50........6850 $550.......98.50 focaiistes ter Seen Bee, gue by » the IS THE PRICE Sinaniieeseins At which we are evlling an All- Woot Caesimere { Suit, gentect ig app.arance, stylish Cat and Well mate. ‘Blac Onderdonk, President St. * Mouree Mercer, aries B Young, eng; Ra” rer quarter, Address FREDERICK New Jersey avenue, Text SCHOOL ERSVILLE. No nie. Pricctew rd end Tuition AS A SPECIALTY | 5 NOTHING BAS EVER BERN OFFERED =| TO EQUAL OTR 810 ¢0 ....s1000 PURE WOOL 8UIT. d.; € S10 oe... $10 09 FoR FROW $12.00 UP FO $15.00 We are run) A Line of Suite ‘That are adapted To Street or Ostice Wear, And are In every way equal To th $25 00 AND $30.00 Business Surts Now being made to order Through. ut the city Bi drew 2IOG 6th street ots ia ARTEN AND SCHOOL. inay w —Misses POLLOCK & NO pals, formerly with Mie Marwtiell.on & drew admitted betw. be ages of Sand 16 pe ore. Evety ecvantage of @ thoronsh etucation mal Clase for Ledice tanght by Mre. Mins Potiock. Miss Pollock baving b the Normal Kindergarter, Sem rae particulars apply as above, » thwe, The finest grades And richest shades Of foreign fabrics Ta Dingonals and Mixed Styles, made in our Custom Department At from ' S16 00 TO $25 CO A SUIT. ARTHY, K OF PLAIN AN? ORN PENWANSHIP ee _Sonthweet corr or Sih and P ate now SS MARY TUCKER MAGIL begto her Instruction to Private October NO. Mot TEACKE TO BUY AND SAVE MONEY BUY Now. tasens CLOTHIESS Corner Seventh and D strests, Ahead Of All Competition IN PRIC. apliel BH «1238 f Land ist PRE COLUMBIAN JAMES © W cathweets somtten a8 ects Wt 0 IVERSITY LAW 1 NG,LL.D, STH hk Lu D _octi2-tr AND STYLES. | of Common vid nO, i KS COX. LL.D, ding. tthe Law ¢ . = Kea! oot Personal Prop: ovERcoaTs, dot Crimes and Miedo- St : * apse st LAWRENCE, LL.D, nee : : DRESS SU ov + D 8 ri : DKESS BL os Pome. DRESS BU oy ce PREFS 8U ov u santo DRESS St ov Faculty, and whea tm-m= DEASS SU oY © alo ail pew etu- BUST NES= ov. dents, are tnvited to BUSINESS ov In addition to the rega years’ course of in- EUSINESS ov. struction. which jen wo ceeefal candidates. to BUSINESS oy the degree of Bachelor of Laws the Detversity bas PUSINESS Ov bed a Tar Lica! Practec BUSINESS ov princtples of BUSINESS oY rs. ore life, and to Tbe BUBINESS Ts. Ploceedi This course wi i be BUEL Vests nducted by Professors Tyler mod Oox, who. Will BUSINES® VESTS, Annouce their pans and tirth def teaching Seder BOSINEES Vas head af the opering tuecting of the Boboo. BUSINESS VEsrs ‘andidates for admis:im to rivis additional course BUSINESS VESTS. i be required to furuich svidemce thet they have BUSINE Vests 7 tadents of law for the DRESS PANTS, VEST: end of the course all DEKSS PANTS: Veer © evaminatioe DRESS PaNTs, VES | Le eutitied to re- DBESS PARTS. V&8TS, $25 | coive a diplom (S the ogres of The tuition fee for this apecial course 19 $80 por apni For Catalognes containing farther particulars ad- ress the President of the Frculty My counters are filled with the newest, chofcest, Men's and Boy's wear that can be found in this city, and embraces all the leading styles an fabrios that | “SP tects __| Repul_& Nation | will be worn this searon. My prices are always the | P.STRINL, if Milan, Italy,) teacher lowest, and no other bouse in thie city can undereatt | {0° of VOCAL 1 se 3 e. “ ¥ Stripi, Ey _ me. I give you ® partial Price Listof the many good | For‘particulaie spply 10 Manis See > Bargains you can fod et my house, IS® MARY 8.8. GRANDIN, (accom: ished in the Reiowcs,) will tpstroct por THESE ARE THE PLAIN FACTS, AND | dina h INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL M: Si TO BE CONVINCED OF THEM CALL ington, D-C.. Best refereuce, Pt AND SEE FOR YOUKSELE, | IES ROSS'S YOUNG Lapibe SCHOOL 1 anchor aed qeenens xe Sal's - D, lew ch. at jes peut lath rteets Mie 8 RORE. eine | York avenue. sear Mth ” cipal; Prof. HENBI MASSON. Teaghor of Pronch, Experienced teachers tiave bven sreared for tbe ve. ous de STRAUS, 1011 Pennsyleatia avenue, octl0 tr Near Jith street, BE MAPLES, A LY AND DAY SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES, Bictmond Bit. Stamford € AGvant xcelleot. Terms BARGAINS, CLOSING OUT LOTS. & TRO ETTORE BARILI PLUPESSOE OF VOU AL BUELC, bE M* At Marni s Heil, 7 Owe Lie . 7, Matetece a mesera bat BOYS’ OVERCOATS, had Ton ibe atove dape, © bere —— ine tomes srremgementef? = on Some of them werth § irchlars for terms to be bad st the ‘Bunte Bicres uous anabinine: of Moser, Kulis end Metzerott erplt im Short lengths and light weights, aan For @5. CIpstitut~d and ueme AB No The abore goods reprisent accumulations which | DIRECTOR—B 18 Tiwieh to grt tid of, o00 whee Guy wi eirvesne’s | (lure sama, Onsariation apes ais pose, are really cheap. and 1 Marsire Mabellint, Florence, PISNOTMr: WILLIAM WALDECKER. ORGAN. HARMONY RTC. Mr dL FAI [em offering also, some really desirable ceiastuat DEPT Me kia é “iain Cosa acey Min Teta 4 te SS Viclio of the Brescl Opera avd Profemor ‘or @1 00 and @1.50, estrs! Turtramen's in the Conservatory of Qualities that I design not keeping in stock bere- Orleans.) efter. ees—Prof. Masson. Elocution—Mr. Keen, Terns, per quarter «1 20 leesoue— Private from @10 to § 20, in class, from $5 to ee, ans rr forming. Circulars at Metzerott’s. 1 am now opening large awortments of Mss 5. AN ANPISTANT, wil Gi Boye wider | READY-MADE SUITS from $10, tp elvie brateben, fina en aed ott, ans BEADY MADE OVEROOATS from 910, treet. Price moderate. ee ©? Laster BEADY- ESSRS. DONCH & SON are now pre- DY-MADE PANTALOONS rom @4 =p. lpm pag ty we on the olin Fh ty ana Claricnet or any other Orchestra! Lustrument. Fi particulars inquire et residence, @O8 H street MERINO SHIETS and DRAWERS from $1.0),and | Borthwest. sort 3m WOOLES MBEBINO SHIRTS from 23 to 69 Inches. MERINO DBAWERBS from 26 to 56 inches. orca FLANNEL DRAWERS, largo range of eicoup. | MSS A_D. MERRILL AND MISS B. Te-open tetr elect School sad Kindergarten open the J on | Roys und Girls, S-pt. 19, at GOO Ish st coruer : ‘wep ten WP ing and Day for 1700 L street ncrthwert. Hee Seas Sontag ACADEMY OF MUSIC. BSBA J Sires Northwest, J. P. CAULFIELD, Murical Doctor, Principal. Ceasar conmenee at any time ot pro rata eee SHIRTS and DRAWERS of fine gual- ica. ONE PRICE ONLY. GEO. C. HENNING, 410 Seventh street BANKERS. (QUABANTEED SPECULATION. invested by as meo foes ‘ie THE TRADES. Reames Scere s a,