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Newton i H 1 (tonsoUaatioa at Zht fttwtoa Ctrtcrprisc anfl atas gtanurg. Vol. VII. NEWTON, N. 0., FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1885. No. 14. IJOBBINS & LONG, Attorneys at Law TA.TESVILUE. N, C. Will ttwd the Snp.rir ourts Kwton. Office at Yontit't, Hotel. at i. Skip. T. II. Conn. gmpp & COBB, Attorneys at Law. all thf Courts. OS5a on u L. WITHERSpOON, Attorney at Law, NEWTOC, n. c. M. h. 41 IcCORKLE, Attorney at Law, N B WTO Is, N. C B. LITTLE, Surgeon Dentist, Has located in Kowtot sit prnfepnioiiHl itervicos , N ('., and fl'-ii to the nnople of fwn and county. t)iriciR lx YotxT & Shkim Bcii.mso. j JJll. G. G .McNEILL, Physicia?i j Gynaecologist, CATAWBA, N. ('. MaVff dis.ses vocialty . peculiar to women a QAMPBELL & McCORKLE, Physicians $ Surgeons, NEWTON, N. C. TO THE PUBLIC : I have associated Dr. J. M. McCoikle with m in the practice nt Medicine nnd JSwrgTjr at this place. 1m-. McCorkl ha had the advantage f an unusually bmg cuuraa at, and is graduated from, one of the lading Medical iSchools of this country, and prepared to meet all the iquirnmentit ot the practice.' . 1 Jtetpectfullr, J. 11. CAMPBELL. R.; HOBNTO N, KEWTON, K. C.y Keep eonstently on hanl all hiz- of coffin f hie own make and it!o ti'ie fiitifUfd coffins f tferthern axd outhrn niske. h;p one Mile nort h of court house. M. M. CLINE, -BBBT.DVK OT- Thoroughbred ITogs. Jertey Fed and Laig Bono V.ix pigs onstactly for aale. PobtoffiiK, iJton,N R. r. REINHARDT, -BREEDER OT- Short Horn Cattle, Cots wold Sheep, Jersey lied, Berkshire, Sm alt and Large Bone Essex Hogs. NEW TON, N. C. I hae for sale a number of co s adheifrr. both pure 8hort Elorn graats jICHES & COMPANY, Toronto, On t. Canada Wholesale Dealers m Mica, Phos phates, Asbestos, etc., etc., 1 Srxeial attention given to the anaUwa f Bsiea. Mica bought in laig and Mnall nantitie at high-st rates. hef -renew lur Rtehed. Correepondence aolicitod. HS&2 AT VZS? Henkel k Corpening's KEWTON, N. C. he fewnd the beet stock and nearewi ve jlM in town. Persons can be aecoromuda tt4 Vy iu with anything in the liory ad prioas are guaranteed to give aatisfac twi. We only ask a trial. Transportation to all ths surrounding WMjntry. , , ... Wo solicit the patronar cf the public. Seepoetfully, HKKKEL&OOKPENINO WELLS MANUFACTUHKKS OF SASH, BLINDS. WIN TOW & DOOR FRAMES, MOULDINGS, BRACKETS, WOOD TURNING &n. 2,Tnrabr dressed and matched ready for uv short notice. Oar machinery is new and of the latest rajproYnd brands, enabling w to compete wHh any other establisbmect of the kind na the country. TAOTOHY KEAK THE DEPtfT-3 taore money than at anything else by taking rt ssrer.cy for the best felling loat Bginner succeed grandly UpIS!": tKXU Nob LOVE a WIN FOR DAIRY POSES. PUR- j Sir. E. C. Tisdall read a paper at j the recent Gloucester (England) I Dairy Conference on the selection and breeding of dairy cattle, strong ly iu favor of the view generally taken in England that short horns have no superiors in this respect. : For the past five years a series of I experimental analyses have been j conducted under the auspices of the ; British Dairy Farmers' Asssociatiou, j at their show at Islington, by Dr. I Aug. Voelcker, in order to aid a com- mitte iu determining the miib giving j and butter producing power of the animals in the different classes en i teied for milking prizes. The clas ses were divided into Jerseys, Short Horns. Dutch or Holstcin, Ayrshire, cross bred s, and any other pure breds. These analyses showed the weight of the milk given by a num ber of cows of various breeds in twenty -four hours, and the amount of butter-fat and total solids. The summary of aver following is the ages : lirttlt Sumlrr Pyiind Ft SampUt Milk Short Horn... 23 44.S-1 3.79 Jeiaeys 19 2:.27 4.2G Uiieriis8 10 . 2549 4.U0 leth b 4:.!9 2 77 Cross-bred 3 51.WJ 3.15 Total .Sol id t 127 13.B 11.0J 11. R U 31 After giving these figures Mr. Tis- dall proceeds as follows : OTHER TESTS. Before applying these figures it ia desiiiible to compare them with Ihose possessed by the owners of large herds to ascertain if these selected cases are supported by practical re sults derived from a wide area, aud subject to the varied changes of food and cliiuate, I n Mr. J. C. JMorton's interesting work on "Dairy Husbandry," the yearly re turns from two dairy farms are pre sented. Mr. Wright, of C'hipstead, Surrr, , from fifty well-fed ShorJ; Horns obtained; per Leai ununia 75 gallons,. -nd at the second farm, 650 gallons from a similar number of cattle. Mr. Allsbrook, of Notts mentions 90 gallons per head for the season of nine mouths on a good Derbyshire farm. On Lord Warwick's farm 735 gallons per cow were entered on the record of fifty head, extending over ten tuonths. This is a high yield, but that it is not more than rau be obtained from the Short Horns chosen for milk and not for "beef and beauty," it is easy to show. A return was taken out to afford data for adjudicating the milk prizes at Islington, in 1880, from sixty cows of my own herds, giving 948 gallons per head, over 10a months. In this instance itis fair to say a liberal diet was adopted, and the iecords of the best milkers were tabled as serving better the purpose in view. Probably the mean of these cited cases would be a fair basis to rely on from well managed Short Horns. ( The analyses in the last two examples confirm fully the Is lington data, being slightly higher in butter-fat and other solids. Among Jersey stock the valuable records of Mr. Burnett's "Deerfoot Farm, Massachusetts," quoted by Dr. Sturtevant in the thirty-sixth number of the Royal Agricultural Society's Journal, are most conspic uous. The average yield of the herd over seven years, from 1873 to 1879, reaches th6 great figure "of 605 gal lons per head pei annum. This is much beyoud the usual amount, which is from 450 to 500 gallons. Mr. George Simpson's nerd at w ray 1'ark, (e:gat?, nas a reputation for milking properties, , aud his returns support those of Mr. Burnett as to the great cappacity of the tribe for dairy produce of high qualities, 20 cows averaging from 1 1 to 12 quarts daily, and 18 pounds of milk yielding 1 pound of butter. It will be fair to register the annual re turn of this race from 500 to 520 gallons at the same rate of analysis as the dairy show data. No return from any considerable number of Guernsey cattle has yet been made public, but from individual instances, which are numerous, it may be in ferred their milking powers do not range much below the race in the sister island. The Islington figures appear, therefore, to fford a correct proportion, which Ions. No herds will be 450 gal of Dutch cattle try, but general experience credits rthem with equalling or surpassing the Short-Horns iu quantity, and; tv. and this is supported by the dairy show i returns. In Mr. H. M. Jento' much CATTLE prized contributions to this subject in the Royal Agricultural Society j I Journal, he cites a dairy of 900 cows ' at Holeby, Denmark, producing , ,Ari f, t -, . Z ,1,100 gallons daily-near, y i quarts per head. Another herd of 36 cows averaged 618 gallons in the I ar iftfifi q(J fifil a11nTe in 1R7-2. , t w - v- . . r - 7 : and in a third case6G() gallons each i . , i per annum given.. A.e shall be jiistmec!. tliereiore, in crediting tnis j race with an annual yield of 650 gal- j u n'iaf;Va tit;a ti,,.,!, i at the dairv shows. The Islington data from cross-breeds are suggest- ive, The deep milking powers of the j "Dutch cows are sustained when a j Short Horn sire is used, and the j quality of the produce improved, as j examples "o. 103,73 and 82 testify. Only one instance of Hereford crossed with Short Horn is related ; but that indicates that the somewhat sluggish white-faee. can be developed into f good dairy cow if she keeps good company. Three cows also in inv own herd, r one-fourth Hereford and three fourths short Horn, gave excellent results 14.1 quarts of milk daily for 9.6 . months, of fair quality. Other races, such as the Kerry in Ireland and Arj shire in Scotland, the Pembroke in Wales, and the Polled Norfols ct-.ttle, have just claims as dairy stock in their own localities, but their suitability to the bulk of our dairy farms is too problematic to bring them within the reach of this inquiry, which Avill therefore be practically confined to gauging the , merits of the Short Horn, Jersey, Guernsey and Dutch races, and their intermediate de scendants. RELATIVE DAIKY VAIXE OF VABIOUS BREEDS. Let us now classify these figures : Placing the average quantitative re turn from the existing Short Horn herds per lieaa per annum .-i vJuJ , . . gallons., Jersey herds per annum at 1 Xs- 520 gal., Guernsey herds per head per annum at 460 gals, and Dutch Herds per head per annum at 650 gals., which proportions are singu larly close to the actual dairy yield of the various races at the dairy 6bows, and taking the average anal ysis of each breed, already given in the "summary of averages" as our qualitative basis a basis which is quite confirmed by the private herd records we have quoted the com mercial value of the produce of one animal of each tribe, whether dis posed of as milk, butter or cheese, will be shown in the following state ment, reckoning thirteen ounces pure butter-fat equal to one pound best cheese. TABL SHOWING THE njXATlVE VALUE OF THE PRODUCE OF THE LEADING DAIKY TRIBES. Averagt At buitrr A chsse A milk ml ann'l yld at Is 3p at 'is Srf per. of milk, yr lb. ttnt. gaUuu. Gal. X d 8 d d Short Horn ...700 2o 10 0 2t 13 0 26 5 0 Jerwvs f2t) 17 7 fi 17 3 0 If fo 0 Ouemser 4W 19 5 0 1 7 0 17 5 0 Iuich 650 16 4 0 18 ID 0 21 9 0 THE SHORT HORN FOB DAIRY PC 11 POSES. The first inference from these cal culations is plain and indubitable. All other things being equal, the Short Horn is by far the most prof itable animal for general dairy pur poses. Where richness of milk and butter is chiefly desired, the Channel Island tribes seem to iumi tuose re quirements better and at less cost, their- consumption of food being small. WThere & town milk supply alone is aimed at and quantity is most in request, the Dutch race, or better still, the Dutch crossed with Short Horn sires, produces the de sired result at the lowest outlay, but their feeding qualities are not equal j to some other breeds. This is the final factor in the problem. "To what base use.- may they returns" If the shambles are base tey are inevita ble, and offer the ultimate test of the flesh forming capacity of our stock. It may be questionable if the Jer sey exceeds the I'utch in this par ticula, or if the Guernsey much sur- pastes those other two races, but it is quite unquestionaoie tnac m apu- tude to fatten and lay on flesh of fine texture rapidly, the Short Horn and its errades as our American cousins D say by far exceed all other dairy breeds:. This valuable quality, in ; addition to their milking propensity, renders them superior to all others II A and all our leading dairy districts more or e8S Pule bred, or native BO PJ t t : - perBia BO solJ ever sits in the ; presence of bis father until ordered to do go. The British and Russian Empires. Tn the event of war between the British and Russian empires it will ke of interest to consider upou what circumstances each power will base ita hope3 of 8uccess. It is to be ob- 8,.ved, in the first place, that while the British empire vastly exceeds the I Iranian in wealth which with En- gland's large command of skilled in- dnstry can be ranidiy converted rnto J L and naval power when occa- g;on urjses there is no grVat power more exposed to attack "should -ts ptipniv ntipfi fhmlv establish itself uPon ihe sea" Russia, ok the other ' hand, being a continental, and not a maritime power, has Ibis advantage, in applying her smaller financial means, that she needs to expend them upon fewer points, being open to as sault only upon a limited portion of her frontier. On the shores of the Baltic and the Black sea, and at "Viadivostock, on the Pacific, sha is within reach of British fleets; but elsewhere she must be assaulted by means of large armies, against which in a contest with England she would not find it difficult iu any case to pit larger ones. The area of the British empire i9.00,000 square miles ; its population, 310,000,000 ; its revenue l,O4,000,00; its debt, $5,335,000, 000. In 1884 5 its army numbered 130,114 meu at home, in the colouies and m Egypt, but not including the force in India. The ar y reserve numbered 42,250 ; the imiiha, 141, 982; yeomanry, 14,404: volunteers, 249,412; total," 582,162. The regular army is to be increased by 15,000 during the present year. " A very re cent blue-book puts the effective strength of the British regular army at 188,004, including the English troops in India ; that of the reserve at 47,000 men : that of the militia at 125,000 men, and that of the volun teers at 215,000 men. The navy con fists of 46 effective armorclads, 21 obsolete ironclads and 181 uiiarinored vessels, enstingju 1885-6 $65,452,220. Of British shipping other, than war vessels there were, in 1882j of sailing vessels, 14,585 ; of steamers, 4,381, the total tonnage being about 0,750, 000 tons, and theuaiuber of men em ployed 195,937. The Rushmj empire l hfu 8.32D.Ji3 o-re siles !t. Erea; a. 4 1 t .. . --Ka r- 1 " 1 population of I0O,od.000 ; a reveuue of $622,815,000, and aWticnal debt of $2,080,500,000. The Russian army on its peace footing numbers 780,081 men ; on the war footing 1.300,000. The navy consists of 14 armorclads 27obsolete iron clads aud 48 uuarmor ed vessels. The impending war would probably cost more than the Crimean war. the expense of which to Great Britain was $34,250,00O. Afghanistan, the apparent bone of contention at present Constantino ple being doubtless the red object ive of Russia has an area of 225,000 square miies and a population esti mated at 5,0oi,W00, chiefly Moham medans. India, on whose aid England largely relies, has an area of 1.568, 000 square ni'les, a population of 258,- 000,000, a revenue ot $400, )00,i'00, a debt of $800,000,000, an army con sisting of 68,071 European aud 127, 405 natives, and a police foive of 142,- 707 men. Yv HO ARE DRTJMMIRS? The following letter from State Treasurer Bain, in response to m- quuies from Sheriff Manning, is given for the information it may convey : Raleigh, N. C, April 30, 1S85. S. II. Manning, Esq., Sheriffs Wilmington. N. C: , ! Dear Sir: Yours of the 18th ins.. respecting the business .ot "produce broker s," and asking my opinion as to their liability to th drtiinme:'s tax, has been received. ; The business of a produce brokr. is not specially designited in -our law. The business is regulate either by section 24 o . 28 of the revenue act, having reference res pectively, to commission merchants and drummers. A commission mer chant operating under section L-t is confined to his store. Soliciting or- ders outside of the store, whether in kq,i v.a ctiiPi- oi onn A. .... ally or through agents, will subject the party to tlfe drummers tax, and he must havs license for each house for wliichhe actR. A resident and nnfi rfeidfnf. ju-a taxed nl'.kp The ! m.v nn Ma minat. inn "''liic beina- the case a citizen of a town pursuing business as a drummer has no advantage over any other citizen of the State going there and operat ing likewise, though he may be only i a transient dealer. This last sugges- tion is made because some residents of towns in this State are under the j lhox3i the druinmers license if ihey ; j0 uot solicit orders beyond their town, which is not allowable. j j I have endeavored to ' -il J T 1 Al answer ex plicitly, and I hope the decision s satisfactory. Very respectfully, D. W. Uain, State Treasurer. ' t from the gutters m Paris, workel nA oa a flno kun.i f x..i is fine-cut. The stump business extensively caixieu uu m large v. e finding their way into the fine cuV chewing tobacco wrapped up in sucn . pice fin foil and pictured wrappera.1 RAY AND ANDERSON. Hay and Anderson,' and other pris oners confined in Ashville jail, made a desperate effort to escape last Thursday night. The Advance says: "Accompanied by his jailer, Mr. Henderson. Sheriff Kich, as was his j custom opened the door leading in to the prisoner's cell, to see that all things were light before retiring for the night As soon as be had enter- r d the door, he was seized by sever- al of the prisoners, while others made a rush for the door, leadirer ; -1fl . . . in side, and the key m the hands of f llA Iftlhor Thr 'Oa nlciA 1... - . K ! ;, V, . , " ' ttuiiu ouenu xucu was contenaiDcr with two or three, others gathered the jailer and the keys, and before they could unlock the door a Mr. Morgan, who was in the Sheriffs office, appeared at the door with pistol in hand Seeing there was no chance of escape, the prisoners surrendered, in t heir cells, shots at one A. and were replaced The jailer fired four of the men who had hold of him, but without effect. It was a deliberate and premediated effort to overpower the jailer and his guard, whose brave heroic act preven ted his success. Sheriff Rich, success fully contended against three men including Hay and Andersn, at the same time; and his jailor bravely stood his ground, whi e the other were trying mase their ..ay to the door STONEWALL JACKSON AT THE FIRST BULL RUN. General John D. Imboden, whose battery bore the brunt of the artil lery charge at Bull Run, relates some of the incidents of the battle, in the May Century, from which we take the following: "Several other bat teries soon came into line, so that by the time Griffin and Ricketts were in ..- ww posiuou near tne Xi enrv nouse, we 1 t C had as E now remember, iweutp six fresh guns ready for them. "The fighting was renewed, and was terrific. Jackson ordered me to go from battery to battery aud see that the guns were properly aimed and the fuses cut the right length. This was the work of but a few min utes. On returnig to the left of the line of eruns, I stopped to ask Gen-1 eral Jac son's permission to rejoin my battery. The fight was just then hot enough to inane him feel well. His eyes fairly blazed. He Lad a way of throwing up his left hand with the open palm towards the per son he was addressing. He thew up his hand as he told me to go. The air was full of flying missiles, and as he spoke he jerked down his hand, and I saw the blood was streaming from it. I exclaimed, General, you are wounded." He replied, as he drew a haudkerchief from his breast pocket, and began to bind it up. Ob ly a scratch a mere scratch,' and galloped away along his line. 'jlenoral Jackson's wound, received under the circumstances I have de scribed became very serious when infiamatiou set in. On hearing, three days after the fight, , that be was suffering with it, I rode to his quarters, in a little farm-house near Centerville. Al thought it wa3 bare sunrise, he was out under the trees, bathing the hand with spring water. It was much swollen and very pain ful, but he bore . himself stoically. His wife and baby had arrived the night before. His little daughter Julia was still in long dresses, and I remember tossing her, to her great delight, while breakfast was being made ready on a rude table under the trees. Of course the battle was the only topic discussed at breakfast. I remarked iu Mrs Jackson's hear incr, 'General, how is it that vou can efeP cool, ana appear so uuteny insensible to danger m such a storm bf shell and bullets as rainod about . i , . i rou when your hand was hitf He nstantly became grave atfd reveren ial in his manner, and answered in dow tone of great earnestness : Cap tin, mv religious belief teaches me 1 1 feel as safe -in battle as in bed. I &d has fixed the time for ray death. i H not concern myself about that, b t to be always ready, no matter w.en it may overtake me.' He ad- dd, after a pause, looking me full in J tb. face : 'Captain, that ia the way ailuisn suouiu uvti, uuu men up ueu wold be equally brave. Ta Beauty or Tottth. No. mat ter iow- handsome or stalwart your? "'man may be otherwise, noth- ,wrr nn make ur for a partiaJlv bald 1 J ( ClivniTifr iolenf a urn oHntpfiro but a shining poll is not The cause may b sickness or anything else, yet Parkers Hair Balsam will stop the 188 of tbe . , a new Hi of crlosv and soit URir so a quickly as to surprise you-restoring the 0rignal color at the same time., I Not a a e Not not oily, delicately . per- fumed. txUl Only standard 50c. dressing, Old Hickory Jackson's Vase- MoKtgonieiT Advertiser. . should call at the Department of South Carolina and look at this in teresting relic of the old hero of Ne w Orleans. Iu 1816 the ladies of South Caroii . na presented to Gen. Jarkson a mag- nificient vase cf silver, weighing 600 -. - i ' - , T 1 AlinAAa Aft1 luaAM i-kl ar.rvwr.i.t.(nl f - 0 . . . , , , , -. - . , , saveu meur sisters oi .New urieans V - r, , , , diery, who had been inspired by his promises of "booty and beauty" to right of an American gentleman stimulate them to the capture of the Having two ladies in his carriage he place. ; gave them the back seat and sat in . When Jackson made his will be ' front himself. This is something no bequeathed this vase to his execu- , President has ever done before, and tor , Andrew J. Domelson, to be be- j ws cordially welcome the omen. Now stowed on him who should distin i guish himself by the greatest brav- ery in the next foreign war. Mr. Domelson concluded that bravest man would be found in Palmetto Regiment, a band of universally awarded the palm of he roism in the Mexican war, and he sent the Jackson vase to Gov. Alston of South Carolina, to be awarded to the bravest man of that regiment. The Governor, unable to distin guish among this Spantan band, pre sented and conveyed it to William B. Stanley, President of the Paliaet- j Morrison, now Mrs. Stonewall Jack to Association, and his successor in j son, used to visit him here. She was i office. Capt Stanley, took it to the Es- position to the meeting of the Mex- icau veterans, and left it with the South Carolina Department, to be gazed on and admired by all who reverence heroic patriotism. The Captain, a noble, erect, and soldierly old man (uncle of our Stanley of Greenville), with. Jake Martin and four others of the Palmetto Regiment were present at the meeting of the Mexican veterans, and excited al most as much interest as the vase of which he was the bearer. Long may he live to enjoy the honor, re nown, and troops of friends that sur round him wherever he moves among us. He is now Maj'or of Columbia, S. ., and looks to be good for twen ty years more, and tikely to be the survivor of the Palmettos, of whom fifty still live. Going to Europe. Charlotte Observer. A shipment of 225 car loads of lumber from Western North Caroli na is now passing through this city for the seaport of Wilmington, whence it will be conveyed io ves sel to Europe. The fact that spec ulators in Europe find it profitable to pay the transportation charges of this lumber over such a great distance by land and sea is sufficient proof as to the value of the lumber itself. The lumber is shipped from Alexan der's, in Buncombe county, and comes to Charlotte in Western North Carolina cars, and here it is trans ferred to the cars of the Carolina Central road and earned on to Wil mington, where it is transferred on board ship. The shipment is an im mense one, as a little thought will show. m i .. .i The work of transporting tne lumber from Alexander's to Wilmin ton was begun on Thursday of last week, and the shipments have averag- eu aooui eiiriit car ioau per ua. Testerdav there were ten car loads. , . i Each car is loaded to its fullest ca pacity, and carries 30,000 pounds of lumbar. This lumber which is going to Europe i3 said to be the finest iu the world, and great care is taken iu its shipment. To prevent the lumber from being injured by rain it is cars ried in box cars, as much care being taken with it as if it was so much dry goods. Every plank in this ship, ment is of poplar, and is stacked with great regularity ia the cars, each car being filled from floor to roof leaving a small aisle in the centre of ! the car for the loadinsr ,nd unload- a j jng force to work in. Each plank ia ,r.,n v .), r-ailrnarl - 1 l a ; Ui-.4- I of all that damaged. are bpiit or otherwise S. E. KeEcsa, Reeder's Mills, Ala , says: I am entirely cured of head- ache by the use of Dr. t larks Blood and Liver Pills, and will never ie without them in my family again. i th : i n T On 1 M GOSSIP. ! ! Miss Emma Took, the daughter of -incinnati florist, has jasi married in Milan, Count Axturo de IJosso Gailico. She went to Italy some years ago to cultivate her vta.e. aud just as she was preparing her debut the Count saw, loved, proposed, and ; was accepted. I 1 , n - 1 ! -ur sympatuetic con- We tender oar . . , xl : r . . cmal etiquette that has hedged ' , lt . . . vindicated to himself the natural let the President set aside the usaee i which exacts that at table he should j be served before every oue, no mat the j ter who may be his. guests, and the the cause of Democratic good manners, men i or of "plain living,r as the Inaugu-al had it,.will ward. take another step for "Le the great world spin forever down the ringing grooves of change.' jew Yorjc Sun. When Hon. Wm. A. Graham was Secretary of the Navy, his niece. Miss 1 a slender, handsome blonde and was greatly admired. One evening, while j a roseate sun was in the sky, she was 1 walking oown the Avenue. On the steps of the National HoteL then the favorite rendezvous for young gen tlemen, was a large crowd. The red of the sunset had tinted Miss Mor rison's remarkably fair face with nn -usual color. One man, too loudly for politeness, exclaiced as she passed, "Painted, by heaven!" The lady, raised her eyes one moment, and said, "Yes, and by heaven only!" Washington Gazette Letter. All of the grandsons of Henry Clay were dissipated. The brightest of them was Henry, who was shot dead in a bar room not long ago. It is recalled that James, the eldest, was at one time engaged to, Miss Maggie, daughter of Senator Beck. 11 Is hab its compelled her to break off the en gagement. When her marriage with young Mr. Corcoran, nephew of the banker, was arranged, Clay Rent him word that the ceremony should n9ver occur." So fearful was Miss Beck of some tragedy at the church that when she arrived at the door she did t not wait to have her wraps thrown around her, but nervously openGd the carriage door and ran into the vesti bule. It was a cold, raw day, and she caught a cold, which resulted in her death before the honeymoon was over. The young man's threat did end in a tragedy. There is a dim, shadowy fer among the fair sex at the capital that the mythical Buffalo lady whom ru mor has betrothed to Mr. Cleveland may turn up at any time and carry off the prize, but there is the best authority for stating that the fear " 11 .X i is fTouna.'ess. i ne only woman tne I , 3 more than twenty years. The most authentic reports have it that while miit a n vi -n i-v 1 n 4aar.liinv c Ii m 1 , - - una Western jNew York village. he met, and lovedj a young girl n'-t yet seventeen. They vere enji aged, but the poverty of both parties pre vented marriage. Tbe young teach er made up his mind to go to Ohio for the psrpose of providing a bom-) for his betrothed, and waa on the point of starting for the West when she fell sick, and in less than a week was carried to her last resting place. There are no absolute proofs of the truth of this story. The President has never mentioned the matter to his nearest friends, and the only source of information is town gossipy j n&n dOT7n th perhaps tbe usual ) variations and additions. W nether has remained single i tne t resident out of a romatic fidelity to the mem ory of bis youthful love, or whether batchelor life is beat suited to hia in clinations, is of course a matter of conjecture. Those who know him bestsay that he is too well fixed in old ways to change at this late day. i and that no bride will be mistress of the White House while he is its oc- ; cupant Washington ti -i i Letter ia IV
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