Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 12, 1887, Page 4

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BB, Tzsch secretary of The Bee Publishing company, does solemnly swear that the actual circulation of the Daily Bee for the week ending May 6, 1857, was as follows: Eprron, Wednesday, Thursday, M Friday, May 6 Average........ GO, 15, Subseribed and sworn to before me this Tth day of May, 1357, PR >, Frr FAL.) Notary Public, B. Tzschuck, being first duly sworn, and says that he is secretary of The blishing company, that the actual averago daily circulation of the Daily Beo for the month of May, 156, 12,439 copies: for J une, 2,298 copies | for July, 1586, 12,514 copie: 156, 12,404 copies: for Septer pios; for October, 159 November, 1586, 337 copies; for for_ Febriary, r March, 1857, 14,400 i ¢ 4 cop coples; for April, 1557, pies. 30, B. TZSCIUCR Subseribed and sworn to before me this 7t day of May, A. D., 1857, [SEAL.]" " N.'P. Friw, Notary Public. —_—_— PENNSYLVANIA has done itself proud in adopting a high hicense law. —_— It is not at all likely that Will Gurly will be appointed assistant city attorney. PERSONS ccr{t:-vnn]nlina insanity should postpone it. The asylum 1s aiready over- crowded. Tne Chicago bricklayers have struck, because the contractors refused to pay them on Saturday, Wit the mercury boiling above the eighties, ’tis cheerful to read that coal will be cheaper next month. GENERAL GREELY gave us a slight ehower of rain yosterday. We need more rain and fewer indication: The three Mexican army officers who crossed the Mexican borders have not yet crossed the river of Jordan. Mavor Boyp has delivered his vale- dictory, and is no doubt happy to know that he is out of the mayor’s oftice. Tne inter-state law scems to have no effect on Jeff Davis. He is still making long hauls on the country’s patience. MissoURI is enjoying an extra session of her logislature. It is a case when 'tis 1o be regretted that death did not end all. Witn Church Howe in Arkansas and Btinking Water Jim attending strictly to his own business, there is a painful si- lence among the statesmen of Nebraska. Tae Bohanon case will be tried soon. It is hoped that the expensive case will be permanently settled. He has already cost the state more than he 1s worth, Iowa wants a line of barges on the Mississippi and Missouri. *With these,” says the Gate City, *‘the railroads need not interfere with producer or con- sumer. ‘I'ne Rock Island intends to occupy as much of Kansas as possible. It will also councet with its Nebraska line at Bea- trice, and run southwest to the main Denver line. —— Mavor Broarcn may be under po- litical obligations to some men who are not altogether clean, but it will not do to have such men foisted upon the public in any capacity. — AFTER all it is not probable that a chief of volice will be appointed until after the board of commissioners have adopted rules and regulations, and they have been approved by the council. A MAN has been arrested in New York for stealing a section of sidewalk. He was sentenced to the penitentiary. Had he stolen a section of land he would have been elected congressman, ——— Gas well fover, it is said, has struck lowa. The coal mine found m Omaha was all the natural gas ever found here However, there isa wide difference be- tween “‘natural gas wells” and “‘natural gas bags.” — Tue Atlanta Constitution says: “‘We aro sending to England for a great deal of iron and steel,”” From thatit may be in- ferred that Editor Grady is getting his fences in proper shape for the presiden- tial campaign. BecAuse Omaha's cultured populace failed to patronize Sarah Bernhardt,many of our esteemed exchanges are point- ing the tinger of scornat our city. Omaha rejoices because it was Sarah's farewell tour. OQukr dispatches state that General J. Warren Keifer, ex-speaker, etc., has ar- rived in Washington accompanied by an oration of from 5,000 to 6,000 words. He claims that if he gets rted on his harangue there is no doubt’ of his being able to finish it. The committee, which bas limited his address to twenty minutes thinks differently on the subject, and is willing to risk its reputation on being able to choke him off. A battery is to be stationed near the speaker's stand ~—and promptly at 2 o'clock a salute is to be fired. It is sincerely hoped that Wash- ington time will not be slow. Keifer should have kuown enough to have re- wained at home, 1n Honor of Garfield, To-day, at the capitol of the Nation, the statue of Garfield will be unveiled by the society of the army of the Cumber- lund with impressive and imposing cere- monies. This memorial to the scholar, the soldier and the statesman is the re- sult of a movement started at the meet- ing of the army of the Cumberland on September 21, 1831, at Chattauoogn. On that day the remains of Garficld were Lying in state in the rotunda of the capi- tol in Washington, and the re-union of the army 1n which he had served with memorial and brilliant results was 1 into a funeral service. The money for the statue was nearly all ratsed by the army of the Cumberland, but all the people in the country are rep- resented by the gift by congress of the cannon for the bronze and the appropriation for the pedestal and the unveiling exercises. The statue is twelve feet high, and represents Garfield delivering an open-air speech. It is said to be a nearly perfect portraiture, full of energy and life, and realistic to a degree, Three buttresses bear allegorical figures in bronze representing Garfield as the student, the soldier and the statesman, With the event of to-day, although under the auspices of but one of the great armies that conquered rebellion, the whole Americon people are in sym- pathy. All citizens recognize the pro- priety and justice of thus commemorat- ing, at the nation’s capital, a public reer which constitutes a most valuable chapter of the country's history and which illustrates in an cminent degree the promise and the possibilities of American citizenship., It is well that the generations to come shall have this evi- dence that the men of to-day had more than a passing esteem for the high pat riotism, the courageous manhood, and the moral and intellectual worth of James A, Garfield. v will add another to the many monuments that attest a people’s gratitude and refute the axiom that republics are ungrateful, and among them all there are few that will have a larger or better claim to the homage of the future citizens of the nation. O'Brien in Canada, William O'Brien arrived in Montreal yesterday morning, and was greeted by a large crowd of sympathizers with his mission. He opened his campaign last evening. There are indications that it may not be continued without encounter- ing more or Jess serious trouble. The Eng- lish population is manifestiug a good deal of feeling, and the leading paper of Mon- treal has warned O’Brien that unless he is extremely careful of speech he will arouse a counter agitation that may end in deplorable complications. The appeal to the patriotism of Englishmen for a de- fense of Lansdowne, who has nothing in common with the people of Cunada avd is a mere figurchead of sovereignty, ap- pears extremely ridiculous, but it may be effective, It is possible that the English vopulation of the Dominion may be in- duced to belicve that there is some self- respect and national pride at stake, and will attempt to resent the plain truths which it is the purpose of O'Brien to tell. In that case there will certainly be trou- ble unless the representative of the Irish tenantry of Lansdowne shall with- draw, which he is not at all likely to do. Meanwhile the assurances of O'Brien are frank and fair. He1s not in Canada to interfere with its politics, or to offend any class of its citizens, or to deal with the viceroy in his oflicial capacity. Ie is there for the purpose solely of telling the Canadian people the truth, amply at- tested, as to how Lansdowne has oppressed and abused hundreds of npeople in reland whose greatest misfortune isjin oceupying lands of which he is the owner. Itis a sof what novel method that Mr. O'Brien has adopted, but it is an entirely proper one. This oppressor of the poor, who has not the honesty to keep his contracts, nor the manhood to take the responsibility of their rojection, deserves to be shown up in his true character, and the vrover tribunal for the exposure is the country where he lives and rules. Intimidation is a recourse O'Brien is used to, and it will not deter him from fulfilling his mission to Canada. The City Attorney. Hon. W.J. Connell, who has for years been the city attorney, is the best officer the city has ever had in the legal depart- ment, His record is proof of that fact. ‘When he took charge of the office there was a large number of claims against the city, which promised to block all pub- lic improvements if the litigants were successful. Mr. Connell at once entered vigorously upon the work of securing a good defense in each case, and it is & noteworthy fact that in no case which he has handled was the city defeated. The result restored public confidenco and opened the way for public improvements which have wrought so wonderful a change in Omaha. Mr. Connell has always faithfully at- tended to the duties of his oftice. He has attended nearly all the meotings of the council, and has responded to every re- quest made by that body. During his four years' service he has cleared up claims against the city aggregating §200,000. In overy case the verdict has been satisfactory to the city, The cases now pending, as will be seen by his re- port in another column, are 157, involy- ing almost £300,000. These cases he has worked up thoroughly and is prepared to properly defend them. Mayor Boyd Retires Mr. James E. Boyd closed his second term as mayor of Omaha Tuesday night, and transferred the duties of the oxecu- tive office 1o the mew mayor, Captain Broatch, The readers of the Bk are fa- miliar with its views regarding the gen- eral course of Mr. Boyd's admunistrations, We have from time to timo found a great deal to disapprove and very little tocommend. The most serious fault of the ex-mayor was his continual tendency to court the favor and pander to the wishes and interests of the worst social elements. The effect has been damaging to the moral character and reputation of the ecity, In respect of other matters the ex-mayor was restrained from abuses of power by the adverse political majority in the legislative branch of the municipal government, and cir- ocumstances are famuliar in which the importance of having this controlling power over the executive was clearly demonstrated. The result of the late election bore testimony to the popular sentiment regarding the administrations of Mayor Boyd. ‘Ihe valedictory address of the retiring THE OMAHA DAILY BEE mayor succinctly presented the condi- tion of the city's affairs. It is on the wholé gratifying. The evident assump- tion by Mr. Boydof a large vart of the credit for this condition is quite in keep- ing with the well-known modesty of that gentleman, and will therefore receive due value from those familiar with this distinguishing quality of his character. We are quite willing, however, that he shall enjoy all the gratification he can derive from solf-glorification. As a pri- vate citizen we have only the best wishes for Mr. Boyd's continued prosperity. In that relation he has certainly done a great deal for Omaha, which is recog- nized and appreciated. He has earned the right to rest and retirement, and we trust he will find in them the reward of abundant happiness and whatever other benetits they can vouck The Chief of Police, Under this caption the Herald assails Captain I d, who has been men- tioned as a candidate for chief of pol The flimsy pretext of the Herald is that because Captain Fitzgerald's eyesight is slightly im he is physically incapacitated to perform the duties of the office. There is not in Omaha ay aman whose physical qualifica- tions better fit him for the responsible position than Captain Fitzgerald's. He isa picture of health and manly vigor. But because he happens to wear spect cles, and because he was retired from the army, on account of slight imperfection of his eyesight, the ZIcrald insinuates that he is a wreck, a pensioner, and a beg aptain Fitzgerald is known to be a man of indomitable nerve, cool judgment and unquestioned integrity. Brecause in the strict regulations of army aff: one slight physical defect unfits a man for a soldier—it does not follow thut he is “wholly incapacitated” fora civilian’s duty. And it is also worthy of remark that the /crald studi- ously omits mention of Mr. Fitzgerald's disability, but would make it appear that he was a cvipple for life and could not leaye an mvalid i Mr. Fitzgerald is not dependent upon the government for a ‘“‘pension,’’ but is a shrewd, hard- workinggbusiness man of considerable means. Instead of a ‘‘pensioner’ he is an honorably retired oftice. A Parting Shot. 1IN his reterence to the police depart- ment in his valedictory address, ex- Mayor Boyd spoke of the members of the police force as being generally in- telligent and capable, but took oceasion to depreciate the intelligence and capacity of the marshal. Perhaps this was to have been expeeted, but we beiieve no fair-minded citizen will question the impropriety of the attack in the circumstances under which 1t was made, while its injustice is demonstrated by the fact that with a wholly inadequate force social order has been as well maintained in Omaha, and the laws as faithfully enforced, during the mcumbeney of Marshal Cummings, as in any other oty of equal population in the country. This has been accomplished, too, despite the fact that the mars has not only not received the co-operation of Mr. Boyd, but has been almost continually harrassed and embarrassed by him. It is not claimed for the marshal that he has the highest order of administrative abilty, or that he has made no mistakes, but he has conscientiously endeavored to do his duty under adyerse conditions, and it may well be doubted whether most men in similar circum- stances would have been more success- ful. Atall events the impeachment of his intelligence and capacity comes with ill grace from Mayor Boyd, and will not influcnce the judgment of candid men. Tiue seventh American aniversary of the Salvation army was observed in Chi- cago Sunday, in a gorgeous manner. The Zimes says: “All day the voices of the multitude could be heard in the vicinity of the headquarters singing ho- sannas to the Lord to such tunes as “Old Dan Tucker,” *The Girl I Left Behind Me,” ete., accompanied by a discordant din of drums, horns and tambourines. 1t was a great day; a day of rejoicing, and parading and recruiting.” And thus roligion has finally made itsclf feltin the City of Hams. THE vresident yesterday appointed James H. Hyatt of Connecticut to suc- ceed Jordan as treasurer of the United States. It is understood that the new of- ficial was recommended for the position by his predecessor. Mr. Hyatt has been a bank examiner, and 1s said to have ex- cellent qualifications for the important position to which he has been appointed. If he is a financier of the Jordam school, however, it is not assured that his seryices will be either valuable or popu- lar, Itis to be hoped that such is not the case. Tuey have a very happy way of reliev- ing drouth sufterers i Texas. The county commissioners of Bexar county resolved to expend $5,000 in improving the county roads, with the object of re- lieving the immediate necessities of drouth sufterers of the county. They will be employed at 75 cents per day, and will be paid entirely in provisions. Tools will pe furnished by the county, This relieves the sigma of being *‘beggers,’’ it 1s said, and all will work. MAyYOoRr BroaTcH has seen fit to send in the name of Hon. J. L. Webster, as city attorney in place of W. J. Connell. Whatever may be his reason for Us course,the fact cannot be denied that he is entcavoring to displace avery eflicient of- ficer. While the BEE knows of no good reason why there should be a change, yet if there is to be a change we have no hesi- tancy in saying that the selection of Mr. Webster for the ptace would prove satis- factory. Heis aJawyer of considerable ability, and ranks high up m his profes- sion. —_— Ouana has a mind reader. He has given an exhibition, and judges pro- nounce tum a success. The dozen men wanting to be chief of police, could learn from him whether or not there is any po- litical balm in Gilead, by letting him read Mr, Broatch's mind. — Tur new charter provides for several matters, important tomany individuals, Under its provisions the street cars are compelled to start in the morning at 6:30. This will be appreciated by the la- boring ‘men, who are obliged to get to their work by 7 o'clock. At the present | time itis very seldom that a car1s seen until seven or half past seven o'clock. THE city attorney being the legal ad- viser of the city council, as well as of the mayor, the conncil is largely interested in securing a faithful and competent lawyerto fill the oflice. In view of the efticient services of Hon. W. J. Connell the council would be justified in retain- ing him in his present position. NserG has retired to the des of vrivate life. He did not re- main on the bench any great length of t it was all suflicient to satisfy zens that he had no business there and the citizens of Omahu are to be congratulated, Mavyonr Boyp did justice to City Attor- ney Connell in saying that “the law de- partment has been managed with signal ability and assiduity.”” That fact is o matter of general publie recognition. need have no fear that Mr. Broatch will attempt prohibition in Omaha. He assisted in passing the Slo- cumb law, and from all we can learn 1s uot ashamed of it. — Stoux Crry has held an election and decided to extend her corporate limits, Sioux City also wants a bridge. There is unanimity on all subject 1n lowa's best town. Tus Herald —_— ams loud and long and ares that the railronds must release their grip on that city. are yet a in Mike Meaney CURRENT TOPICS. Aunt Patsy Bugg, of Bugg's Post Office, Ky., is almost 105 years old. Two hundred and sixty-two pairs of twins were born in Chicago during 1586, Asmany as 5,243,000 trade dollars have been redeemed to date-—quite a pocketful. Favorable advices continue to be received of the progress of Stanley’s African expedi- tion. Building operations in New York are checked by fears of strikes among the work- men. 1t must have been a valuable muffin recipe for which a New York lady paid a baker $50 the other day. Some unknown friena has sent Lieutenant Greeley a check for $500 for his daughter Wwho was born a few weeks ago. An Algerian lion-slayer, who had killed more than 200 llons, has received the order of the Legion of Hongr, The prize paid by the government for eaeh tion is 100 francs. Dunsinane estate in Scotland, which com- prises Dunsinane Hill, the supposed site of Macbeth’s castle, is for sale. It has been in the possession of the:Nairne family for sev- eral centuries. S California canned and preserved and erys- talized fruits are bataming favorites all over the world, its cannéries turning out for ship- ment alone during ‘the year just passed 8,000,000 cans of fruits, the counties in which these fruits were ralséd having gained an in- creased taxable valuation of §53,000,000, A number of young men held a meeting in Deadwood a few evenings ago for the pur- pose of forming a ¥oung Men’s Christian association, but after donsiderable discussion it was decided, in deference to the wish of the majority, to organize a Joint Stock Horse Racing association iestead. Deadwood is not claiming any unusual boom either. Louis E. Granger, now a business man in New York, while on the staff of General Ull- man in Louisiana during the civil war, made the acquaintance of Lemuel Stockbridge, a wealthy Scotchman of Cincinnati, who had gone south to buy cotton. Ile was accom- vanied by his wife, who was in delicate health, but the lines were closed and they could uot get away. Colonel Granger, how- ever, obtained the necessary permission for them to pass the lines, and six months after- ward met them on a Mississippl steamboat while on leave of absence and on liis way to Cineinnatl, The boat was fired on by con- federates, and Colonel Granger again rend- ered them valuable service. Mr. Stockbridge 2 Edinburg, Scotland, and by his will 50,000 to be paid to the colonel asa mark of his appreciation. After a long search by the attorneys of the estate Colonel Giran- ger's whereabouts were discovered and the money will be paid to him in a few days. ~—— A Big Interrogation Point, Baltimore American. The meeting of Governor David B, Hill and Colonel Dan Lamont is the biggest in- terrogation point of the season. —_—— ‘Who Cares? Chtcago Times, Speaking of President Cleveland as a prob- able candidate in 1885, the New York Sun savs—but who cares a rap what the Sun says? Paralyzed, Milwaukee Sentinel. ‘The clvil service retorm association which were doing such noble work toward the pop- ularization of the reforn idea, are paralyzed. ‘They are heard from now only in an ocea- sfonal shame-faced attempt to apologize for Cleveland. PR Leaving too Much For Imagination, Chieago Times. An eastern poet asks: 'O watchman, pacing neath tho skies, above the peaks seest dawn arise?” How absurd. If you would occasionally come down to the realities of life they would know that watchmen don’t pace 'neath the skies to any great extent. ‘The watchman whom the poet had in mind was probably either asleep on his beat or playlng whisky poker in the nearest saloon. Ll B On the Beach, Ricare Eane, To-day, as in the olden days, strayed along the wilte sea beach, Where alternate the sun and haze, And ever sounds the sea’s wild speech. v ‘The shells lay pink upon the sands ever I had seen before; 1 took the old friends in' my hands, But flung them sadly to the shore. ‘The gentle waves, from far at sea, Complaining rolledsand kissed my feet; But all their voices moaned to me, Their murmurings wete no longer sweet, ‘The sunshine fell uponthe main And eave a glitter to its breast; But Its bold shimmer gave me pain, And filled my heart with hot unrest. The sands were soft nun‘ washed and white; ‘The waters left their Iines, as each Wave, chattering, climbed a further height; But soulless now was that fair beach. Why, i0ve, was sunshine gloom to me? Waves mocking? and pink shells unfair? Why do I love no more the sea? Because, dead Loove, thou'rt buried there, ————— STATE AND TERRITORY, Nebraska Jottings. The Chappell Enterprise is dead. Mr. Remicke, a prominent resident of Sohuyler, is dead. The water mains in Nebraska are to be extended eight miles. ‘The Blue Hill roller mill 1s ready for business. The plant cost $3,500. Real estate is sufficientiy active in Nor- folk to demand the services of a street sprinkler. The saloons of Creighton have dried np. Jug fulls of the joyful can be had on the s The Gering Woekly Courier is abroad in Cheyenne county. A. B. Woods is the WOLIVE power, The Traveling Men's club dedicated their new hall at Norfolk, last Friday, with a joyful racquet. Shelton is ready to accommodate two but objects to being of a dozen systems on I'he Knox county geat question isrising with the temperature in Creighton and T'lie latter, having posscssion, is nine laps in the lead. Some parties in Mudison are suspected of the diabolical crime of poisoning the horses u[l neighbors with whom they have quarrel, The saloon keepers of Loup Cily con- tribute £ a month to pay for police, in addition to the regular ficense. This as- sists their customers to go home loaded to the chin, Andy Pancake, of Broken Bow, had his swell front tlattened to his spine by a runaway horse. Flaxseed poultices will ||Iru!ml»|y draw him out to his normal shape, The accommodating editor of the Rushville Sun, sweating in the light of a £10,000 libel suit, wrote to the injured pluntitt, €. C. Akin, enquiring how much he would discount the bill for cash and what proportion could be paid in advertising. The will of'the late 'Robert Hawke, of Nebraska City, has been filed for probate. It divides a large estate in property and cash among hia children and relatives, A farm of 160 acres and $10,000 is placed in the hands of executors for ten years for his son William. At the end of the per- iod the property is to be turned over to him, provided lie abandons evil associa- tions and a woman named Sadie Glad- stone. lowa ltems. The Des Moines Leader will discon- tinue the Monday morning edition, Sioux has stretched her municipal Limbs several miles into the country. Active preparations are going on at ingsley for the extension of the railroad to Sioux City. he colored preacher who was arrested in Sioux City a week or two ago on charge of obtaining money under false and discharged is now working A Hancock county cow last week was relieved of a calf” with two perfectly formed heads and necks joined to one body. The calf was dead and an exam- ination showed but one pair of lungs. Improvements to the amount of 60,000 have already been made in Fort Dodge this spring and the Chronicle says sutti- 1t has been promised for the next three weeks to make the total $100,000. The parties sinking an artesian well at Ottumwa on Saturday struck a flow of 450 gallons per minute of soft pure water. The contractors think a still better flow can be obtained and will sink the well still beyond its present depth, which is 1,040 feet. V. W. Bullock, for twelve years a prominent grain dealer of Buriington, has abandoned the business and removed to Denver, Col., claiming that the inter- state commerce law placed such restrie- tions upon the grain business at Burling- ton as to make it unprofitable. The long and short haul has raised a storm of indignation in the interior cities. Here is a specimen from the Marshalltown Republican: *“The people of fowa ought to boycott y Chicago house that s demanding of the roads the suppression of lowa's industries, evi Cnicago newspaper that advocates it, and every railroad that agrees to it. The ingratitude of that town is parals ing. 1t has fattened off Towa, and, oven while it holds out its spoon for more, impudently damns the cook. Try St. Louis awhile.” Dakota. Redfield is to have a creamery to cost Sioux Falls has raised the $50,000 guar- anty for the Duluth line, “A road from Omaha and a bridge,” is the watchword at Yankton. Farmers’ alllances are becoming very popular in the territory, there being such an association in nearly every organized county. Ex-Pugilist McNally, now marshal of Rapid City, added fresh wreaths to his fame as a regnlator and peace preserver last week. He shot and killed a diseased cow. Engineers of the Northwestern are cross-sectioning south of Rapid City, and it is sa1d the road will rest at Whitewood next winter, about forty-five miles uorth- west of Rapid City. A curious wind storm from the south- west struck Faulkton about 11:30 last Friday night which greatly alarmed the people. great many took refuge in collars. Neither thunder, lightning nor rain accompanied the wind, which came very near bemng a cyclone, It lasted about thirty minutes. e it SRR A Wasted Life. Woodland (Cal.) Democrat: Willard Huntley, the man who is known far and wide as “Perpetual Motion,” is dead. He pussed over the dark river last night after a life to all but himself was wasted. He was over 82 years of age, was a na- tive of New Hampshire, and had been in Calitornia ever since 1853. Some thirty years ago he became infatuated with the beliet that he could solve the perpetual motion puzzle. He atonce set to work, and up to the time of his death had not relinquished his 1dea. When he first began the work bhe hud consider- able money and a fine ranch three miles west of town. He squandered nearly overything he had, and bad not relatives restrained him he would have spent cverything years ago. In his barn he has at the present time a muchino of wonder- ful proportions, and itis the same one upon which he has spent his life and for- tune. He was a character seen daily on streets lugging heavy castings, wheels, and pieces of lumber. He was old and bent and thin years ago, and how he managed to live was & mystery. The hope of completing the machine was about the only strength he haa. His eyes also began to fail him a year or so ago, and for some months he” had been con- fined to his bed, He frequently took trips down to Stockton, Sacramento and other places to sell stock in his project, and not only always failed, but was looked upon as crazy. —_—— Not a Desirable Visitor, Toledo Pilot: Frank Muldoon occu- pies a_cabin on his claim three miles above Vance, W.T. On returning from work one night he found that something had been in his cabin and strewn things around promiscuously. Hesupposed the intruder to be a dog, but the next even- ing on u;?)ro:\chinz the house a panther ran out of it, taking 1n his mouth a sde of bacon. ~That night the animal was heard by Muldoon, but not seen. On the following day Muldoon took his gun with him to work, leaving the house securely fastened, but on roturning in the evening a racket in- side was evidenced that Mr. Panther was at his evening meal. Investigation showed he had torn off several boards from the back of the house. Muldoon shouted to bring him out and in a mo- ment his head appeared at the hole, when Muldoon shot him in the neck. The wound was fatal, but did not cause death uatil the panther had spattered his blood all over the house and demotished everything in it. SRS ——— T e S ey A ROMANCE OF THE FIFTIES. Plundering the Oargo of the North American. GRIFFITH'S LOST FORTUNE, Prospecting on Board a Sbhip—Apply- ing Miniug Laws at Sea— Whisky and Avarice—Dy- ing In Debauchery. San Francisco Chronicle: Away back in the fifties,when men were hurrying to the mines in the wild race for gold which fol- lowed the discovery of the precious metal near Sutter’s mill, fortunes were some- times made in San Francisco with arapid- ity which astonished even the lucky min- ers, who,after a bigstrike,came to the city to squander their winnings. Somctimes the suddenly acquired wealth was the result of a lucky stroke of speculation in some commodity of which there hap- pened to be a dearth in the market, and sometimes it was brought about by far- sighted combinations of careful,conserva- tive business men. Everybody was on the watch for an opportunity to grasp the golden opportunity which might come to any one at a moment’s notice. Among those who were thus waiting for that tide in the affairs of men, which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune, was Captain William Griflith, now one alists of the city. Captain JGriffith at tho time was the owner of a little tugboat called the Reso- lute. The craft would make a fair-sized launch for thelarge and powerful steam- ers which now do the towing on the bay, and with her small engines and diminu- tive wheel could not cope successfully with the strong tides which set through the Goldon Gate, especially with a large ship at the end of the hawser, All of the Captain's capital was in- vested in the tug, and he and his chief assistant, Captain William Diedrickson, or “Old Captain Bill,"’ as the tugmen and shipowners called him, were on watch day and night to turn an honest penny. It was hard grubbing, howeyer, and the owner was often hard-pressed to find the money to pay the running ex- penses of the steamer. THE NORTH AMERICA WRECKED. On a stormy day in_February, of 1854, when the wind was blowing a gale from the north-eastjand all the fihipfnng in port was as_safe and comfortable as good ground-tackle could make them, and the sea on the bar was so heavy that there seemed but little probability of any in- ward bouwd ship attempting to make the harbor, the little Resolute steamer down the bay toward the Gate in the hope that something would turn up which might give her a job, For several hours she lay tossing in the chupf)mg sea in the chan- nel, until late in the afternoon a large ship was scen beating i agaiwnst the wind, helped by the last of the flood tide. The craft was weil handled and in a short time crossed the bar and began a series of short tacks to bring her inside the heads. From her rig and signals she was made out to be the ship North America, from New York, laden with a general cargo valued at nearly five hundred thousand dollars. Everything went well until the vessel was nearly opposite Fort Point, when by some error of judgment or the confusion and excitement caused by the rapid work of handling such a large craft in such a narrow channel, the pilot ordered the helm up instead of down, and the ship wore 1nstead of coming about in stays. She whirled like a top, and with the speed of an express train on a down grade dashed across the nar- row expanse of water for the opposite shore. Before she could be got fairly under command the short distance had been traversed and the good ship North America was making a vain eflort to bore a hole in Point Diablo with her jibboom. TO THE RESCUE. The watchers on the Resolute at once steamed to the rescue, as the crew were seen to rush at once to the boats, and it was evident the ship had been m\rmus:f; damaged and was about to be abandoned. Before the tug reached the ship, which was drifting rapidly out to sea before the zale, the boats were scen to putoff, tmde(l with the crew, and the ship was loft a waif on the ocean. As the tupi passed the boats the crew was hailed and urged to return and attempt to rescue the vessel. They finally agreed to go back, but as soon as they came i\]ollgnific the men and officers started for cabin and forecastle, and a wild seramble to save personal effects began. As soon as the boats were loaded with all they could safely carry, they were again manned, and o&cers and crew abandoned her to her fate, Here was a chance for a fortune such as seldom comes to a man, and Captain Griftith determined to m: an effort to secure it. The ship and _cargo could not be worth less than $750,000, and the slaves of such a sum would give the owner of the rescuing tug a fortune such as he had never in his most sanguine mo- ments hoped to possess. With all possi- ble speed a hawser was got out to the wrecked ship, and then began a pro- tracted struggle of the little steamer against the wind. The tide had stopped running, and slowly the little craft gained against the gale until she was fairly withi® the narrower portion of the chan- nel. Visions of wealth floated before the captain’s eyes, and the dull skies filled with musses of. grey clouds seemed ex- ceedingly rosy to him, Unfortunately, about this time the tide began to run out, and the tug and her tow became stationary. As the tide be- came stronger the advance was changed to a retrograde movement, It was not long before it became evident that the Resolute and the ship, which was sinking rapidly, would be carried out to sea, and that if any part of the cargo was to be saved she must be beached at some point close at hand. APPLYING MINING LAWS. Just outside of Point Diable is a small cave with deep water close in to the beach, The tug made fast alongside of the ship and in & short time ran her hard and fast on the shelving shore of the cave and left her there, ‘T'he news of the wreck and the posi- tion of the ship was soon noised through the town and before daylight the next morning all the idle'men” in’ San Fran- ciseo who could procure a sail or row boat which would keep afloat long enough to make the trip, were on their way to the spot. The decks and spars were soon stripped of everything which could be moved, and then the raid on the cargo began. For a while a free fight seemed evitable, but the danger was rted by asuggestion of a returning miner. The was staked off into numn(l.: claims. Axes were obtained from the ship's stores and in a few minntes a hundred men were busy chopping holes in the deck as the first step toward sinking a shaft on their claims. Before long entrances were made and then the fun began. As soon as a box was reached it was opened, & mmoay in- spection of its contents made and the more valuabie articles np&)mpril!fli Boats were busy passing and repassing to the shore, carrying away the plunder secured by the mining partners of the boat owner. Poles were set and lines run in them on the slopes of the point It soon looked as though all the laun dries and dyeing establishments 1n the country were having an industrial exhi- bition.” Silks, satip, clotb, woolen, cot- ton and linen goods of every conceiv- ablo shade were fluttering and flapping in the wind. WHISKY STRUCK. 2 As no man was_allowed to go outside of the side lines of his claim it was not long before an encrgetio miner reached the lower hold and tapped rel of whisky, of which there we goodly quantity on board. He at o announced his rich strike. Buckets wer procured and the liquor passed on dock, Cuy ses,broken bottles tin cans,any thing iml would enough were used King vesscls The fun grow fast and furious. Men are {themselves in hats, boots and ready made clothing from the ship's cargo and A genuine spree was maugurated. As the liquor ook eflect the members of the rine mining camp resorted to the fan- most familiar to them and a v as the result, The rigeing, t 5o much of it as was left stands was soon oceupied by men clad in deloth, wearing silk hats still wrapped in paper, singing and shouting and encouruging 'the few workers below in every langusge known to the civilized world. © The saturnalia continued for three or four days, and only ceased when the last of the c: » which could be reached had been taken out and the ship was beginning to break up. Then tho majority of the wreckers abandoned her, but' a faithful few refused to leave as long as a barrel of liquor remained un- broached, Some of them lay about the deck in a drunken stupor the greater portion of the time, waking only to re- now their debauch and again lapse into a drunken sleep. When the ship finally went to picces it was known that & num- ber of men of this class were still on board. They were never heard from again, and are supposed to have gone to the bottom or floated out to sea to feed the fishes, In those days the disappe: ance of a man created but little comment, He might have gone to the mines,or, dis gusted with frontier life,have shipped be fore the mast on a homeward-bound ves sel. No ingniries were made, and no one can tell how mary of the miners who quarried out the” cargo of the North Amcrica came to their death by drown ing when the ship broke u Sl g had bar hold tne liquor lon: Far better than the harsh treatment of medicines which horribly gripo the pa- tient and destroy the coating of the stomach. Dr. J. H. McLean's Childs and ever Cure_by mild yet eflective nction will cure. Sold at 50'cents a bottic, 7o JOHN BELL, The Colored M Who Rose From Cabin Boy to Be the Best Pilot on the Savannah River. _ Augusta Chronicle: John Bell, the old Savannah river steamboat pilot, who died in Savannah recently, deserves more than a passing notice. ' He had been on the river forty-three years—first as cabin boy, then as a deckhand, finally, through his intelligence and thorough knowledge of the river, he was raised to the position of pilot, in which capacity he ohicinted until the dav of his death. He was cou- sidered by all the river captains as the most_cfficient and trusted pilot on the Savannah river. He has experienced many dangers from burning steamers, ete., and through his coolness and pres- ence of mind saved many porsons from the flames and watery gr: He acted as pilot on the steamer Carrie when that ill-fated boat burned, and on that occa- sion his conduct was such that every passenger escaped. Notwiths ing he was literally surrounded by fire, he heroically stuck to the wheel, ning the boat six times ashore, but with- out avail, as the rope would be burned in two as fast s the attempt would be made to tic up the steamer. When compelled to plunge into the river to save himself from the tive, he did not take o the shore until he had com- pletely exhausted himself by his eflorts 1o save those who were forced to jump into the river, He was one colored man in a thousand, being not only n man of high principle and honor, but a_devoted husband and father. His family never know what it was to want during his life- time. He was exccedingly generous, and was never known to use help toany one when it was in his power to do so. In his death the steamboat corporation have sustained a great loss, as he not only thoroughl{ understood the navigation of the river, but could be counted on in any emergency. 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