THE-CHARLOTTE MESSENGER, ^ VOL. IV. NO. 37. CHARLOTTE, N. C., SATURDAY. APRIL 7, 1888. Tm iij {S' luD. sia On i ccA Charlotte Meeeenger IS PUBLlBHBl Everv Saturday, CHARLOTTl, N. C. In tbe Int*r««ta of tho Colorod Poo^ of the Country. Alilfl enil wellAmowo wrftan will owtrib ute u> it« coioraM tnoi diffooiit pert* of the rouDtrj. end tt wU! aeatoln th^lstert Om. nml Neot of UMdey. Tns MaiSBiion ie «iInt-eUa tuvepepar end wUl not ellow imoeieJ eboee Is ite od* e Hie . but iail7im-leQt—deeliss Ceiriy by ell. It no^'M the right to crtttdaa the tboftcoming* of ell poblio oAdele—oomiBwdJBg the worthy, end rwommwiding for eleetlon mch men e« in ite o^nioo ere beet raitad to terre TELEGRAPHIC TICKS- ““ raoKimoLi uvr cat. they bqTH SKIPPED, ”““® noBTH CAMLIRA. rhr execntire committee of the North CeroUneAgncultuml eoeiety met et Re]- eigfa (nd fixed October 16 tolSsedete of next etAte feir. The g^d jury in Waite Saperior Court found true bills agmintt Sperry W. Heem, of Wedeeboro, end J. p. Ceetoa, of Anson county, for criminal libeL The case bee eo for ittrected wideepn^ at tention. Hearn ta editor of the W^ce- boro Intelligencer. Suit is inetltuted by j. L. Btohe, of ReteiglC who eellt whet j $100,000. C—ere—leeel ea4Other Mawe. The Senate has confirmed the nomina tion of S. M. Stockslager to be Commis sioner of the General Land Office. It ia eatimsted that the decrease in the public debt for the month of March will amount to nearly $10,000,000. The Birmingham public building bill reported to the Mnate appropriates $^,000. sod the Oreenriile, d. C., biU The Pretldnttt nnd Cnshier Bun Oft With the Ponds. Qr—it BnlcemsBlIa ihaCaMtsl at the OI Nerth Btare Feente BK HarJ far asS Ra«v-Vhe DaTaalura TSeacht are known as Zephyr cotton seed. At Sparta, Allef^eny ominty, Joeeph Lee was informed that Oeorgd W. ^x ton had gone before the grand jury as a witness against him. Be walked b^nd Lm find fired two balls from a pbtol into him, both of which passed entirely through bis body. Lee fled, but was captured by the aberifl and a posee and placed in jail. Sexton u deaL At flrat there was apprehension that Lee would be lynched. This has now paased sway. The condition of Cbsirmnn Milli, of the Ways and Means Cominittee. is not so favorable. There la nothing alarming in his condition, ||hut hia physician says he needs alMolute rest. News has reached Raleigh of the kill ing. in Union county, of Will Rorie, col ored, by a young white mao, Alvin Mor gan. It is said that Alvin's brother Witt was^cessnry to the killing. The parties bad^a dispute about a dhbt, and e fight ensued. Alvin Morr"" ^’ The President has nominated to be C tmasten John L. WHUanuon, Colum- , Toon.; M. D. L. Martin. Water Val ley, Miss., and John M. Brown, medical director, to be chief of the Naval Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, with the rela- ive rank of Commodore. The President has sent to the Senate the following nomination: Bzeltiel E. Smith, of North Carolina, to be Minister resident and C.onml General of the United States at Liberia. ■'-j I .Senato paased, with amendments. to secure their arrest. oentennial in Wmbiogton in the On the 13th inst., at Coppa Hill gold spring of 1889. —In Mecklenburg county, William I the mtensts Of tha peo^ ■UBROatniOll: (AIiNiRi ia AdeaaBe.1 Smooths Uuontht • Single Copy 61 SCI n • 90 Ad drum, W.C. ftMITM Ch«rlett«NC> llien is a great store of gold in Corea, 'but an entire leek of proper mechanical ^devices for mining. The production of .gold last year was $5,000,000. Thai lobject of the Coroan Embassy to this ‘Gorernfflenttsuadnetoodtmbe to Inter- ■eit the citizens of this connC^ ia the do- .velopmcat of Corean retourcet. The visit of the Sultan of Morocco tc Algim in order to communicate by cable ■with his representative at the Madrid Conference Issn dveot of some historical importance, declares the Arymaut. years the Sultan opposed the laying of this cable, as he did not wish to bring .Europe uy nearer to his domain. It is fifty years nearly since a Sultan of Morocco has deigned to set foot in Tan- giers, a seaport town polluted by the presence of many Europeans. At lbs Bnbblet Rnte. Sir Walter Scott, when walking along the banks of the Yarrow, saw Mungo Park throwing stones into the water and anxiously watching the bubbles that aucceeded. In reply to Scott'a inquiry aa to the object of his occupation, the great traveler aald be waa thinking bow often he had thus tried to sound the rivers in Africa by calcnlatibg bow long a lime bad elapsed before the bubbles roee to the curfeca. This waa a slight circumitance, but the travaler'a safety frequently depended upon it.—CAw»- Tbe new Japaneee Minuter at Waab- iagton is a man with a history. same is Muteu Munemitan and he la one of the greatest statesmen of Japan. Hpondent of the New York World bod a long talk eoneeraing him with Mr. Sbiro Akabans, and from Urn got the foUowing interestiii; facts: ‘The new Biniater has fnr yean been connected with JapaneM politics. Be Is noted ftnancicr and be was chief of the Bureau which rerised the tariff some years ago, putting it on the basis of Evopaan money. Be has been Governor of Toko* h«.«- and Chairman of the Senate, which b a position mnch liko (hat of the Presi dent pro tern, of the L'^ted Btatea Sena-c He waa accused of being con- aecied with Gen. Salgo's rebellion of ten peers ago, which was to overtnra the than Gabinet. 1 do not tUnk that it ra proven that be waa OM of the rebela. bat be was arreatad as a political offender and imprisoned for five yeara Durmg bb imprieonmsnt be bad a house for himself, but there were guards bafota Its doors, aod be was andar military sor- veilsooe. Be stodied Engtbh while so imprisoned, and is now a good SngUah scholar. After ba was rrieewd from priiOB be mado a tour of tba wsitd, aad aappi^nantad tba knowiadga of Englbh aequired from books aad tba Jtpanms taacbers by a restdeaca of a year ia Loa> don. ud ba alto spaat sow tlw' ia Prance aad Oermasy. Ba tbea weat back to J^M, itadylaf IhaTarioasgpv* anmaata at ba pHsad Ihraagh thtiL and ba k aU told, oaa ar tha B. McKJino instantly killed Leroy Elliott, with whom he was quarreling, by strik ing him iu the forehead with a plow share. Both were white men, young and well known. McGinn fied at once, and it was thought bad taken refuge in South Carolina Governor Scales offered two hundred dollars reword for him. Pur suit was at once made, and he baa been captured in Gaston county by J. C. Bowman. floCTH caRoLtna. The poatotfiecs at Yorkvillc and Bcn- netavitle have been raiaed to the rank of Prceidential otScea. A burglar forced open the front door of Mr. Chas. Sewit's jewelry shop, in Barnwell, and carried away o dozen gold watchee, of which four were gold; loss, 6500. 'Twnof the gold watches wereen- graveil with the owners' names, O. Dun can Bellinger aud T. J. Simons. A third watch was marked D. A conspiracy by eighteen or twenty of the moro desperate prisoners in the Dis trict jail, who are under sentence to Al bany penitentiary, to murder the guards, if necessary, release their fellow-prisoneis and make their escape was discovered and frustrated, The Governor has offered a Rward of $150 for the appRbension, with proof to convict, of the person or petson-s who murdenNi John Wnton. at the Broad River bridge, on March lUh. jpus makes $9.>U which is awaiting tha'^ap- tUR of the murderer of Penton and the assailants of the bridge-keeper aod bis wife. .At Greenville several hoiisos wc?e blown down, sod four cbltdreu. who were in one of them, narrun-iy ocajM-d death, being r-ompletely covered up by the falling drhiis ('bus. 'Willianu was also b:u1ly crippled. The storm was goiug in u ai>rtheastcro directiou, its -k being a>M/ut one buudrud tanls ic. It did its work in ii moment and I over. It is feared that great damage has been done which lias nut yet been re|>orted. In a communication transmitted to the Senate, in answer to a resolution of that body. General Duane, chief of engineera says that there has been no garrison sta tioned at Fort Moultrie, Charleston har bor, since tbe war. He estimates that $4.5,000 will bo needed for the erection of quarters and barracks outside tbo fort for the accommodation of tbe garrison of United States troops. “To place Fort Moultrie in the highest state of strength for defensive purposes," be arys. “would require an einenaiture of $200,000." It is estimated that a propersvstc'm of mod ern works to protect Cb-vleston would cost $222,000. Treasurer Hyatt has adopted a new seal for tbe usc^^ United i^tstes notes and eertifleates.^K is similar in design to tbe large one used on the old 620 note, with tbe addition of a small loci border with many |>oints in geometric lattice work. It U light pink in color, circular in form and nearly two inches in diameter. Heretofore a separate seal was usel OB notes and gold and silver certifi cates, Tarying in sire and design accord ing to the character and denomination of the note. Hereafter the new seal will be U8C1 exclusively on all paper issue. The i-bangi- In size and design is said to l>c in the nature of nn additional aafeguord og-dinst counterfeitiug. Ralei^ is m a state of extreme excite ment over agreat bank defalcation which has just been made publii| Preaident Charlea E Cross and Cashiet Samuel E White have absconded with . 649.000 of the bank’s funds, and have I fied to Canada It is believed that they have rehypothecated large amounts of the bank’s paper in New York, aad that the total loss will reach 6900,000, aod possibly 6350,000. When the news of the trouble was known to the beak directors, a speclai i meeting was held at a late hour. The Uft qnarterl^ atatement of the bank, made in February, ihowed that there were 6305,000 of deposits subject to check. It was shown to the directora that tbe sum due depositors wai 622,000 dua the Park Bank of New York 6611,- 000;duc two banks here. 61-1.000. II was shown further thot the bank ought to have the following assets: 6^.000 in notes aad 675,000 in mortgages on real estate. How manyof the notes were rehjrpothecatcd is not known. The defaulteri left 615,000 in cash to deceive the teller. Both White and Cross had lately been in Canada ostensi bly on the busineu of the bonk, ^th hu also been in New York. On Thun- day they asked a bank at Richmoud and a bank at Baltimore to tend them6l0,000 each, saying they would give drafts on the ^rk Bank to cover this smounL On Friday night they got620,000 fromthi banks by express. White got it never put it in bank at all. On 8ati afternoon both men laft, At Oreensboi they were seen on Sunday morning, i A conductor who knew both well re> marked: “You two look like you were bound for Canada." That was the last seen of them. i The bank was closed with a notice that it was closed by order of the directors. The State had 614.000 on deposit of its general fund, and 63,500 of a fund for the deaf and dumb and blind iostitu- tios. Recently 66.000 of money from tbe Hatch bill for the State Agricultural and Mechanical College been de posited there by W. 8. Primrose, presi dent of the trustees of that college. People far sod near have been bitten hard by the failure. Itstruck all classes here. People have great confidence in tbe other bonks in the city, aod there was DO run on them. Both Cross and White were connected with the church, tbo tatter very prominently. Cross was young, and was for yean a clerk in the State Auditor's office. He bad been E resident of the bank two years. White ad been cashier ever since tbe luiok was established, nearly tvtcuty years ago. Tbe bank's capital was 6'20'o,(100. The Late Chief Jeeslee BerleS with Ah* hvesriat* Cere«eatet os Die Bene Is Ohte. AH business was suspended and the dtjr was crowded with strangers, sod bnUdiDgi, public aod privsta, were cov ered w^ mourning emblems, when tbe mcihl train bearing the remrins of Chief Justiee Waite arrived. Tbe casket con taining the body was removed at once from the special car and placed in a hearee. and the funeral cortege movedup Summit street in the following ^cr: Squsd of police, Toledo Bar Assoctatioo, board of trade, city council, tnayor and other dtv officials, tbe hearse with a guard of lionor, composed of tbe Toledo cadets. Justices of the Supreme Court in carriages. Senate and House committees, *‘t!zeDs on foot and in cairtagea. The procession marched to the resi dence of tbe Hod. Richard Waite, brother of the deceased, where tbe remaina were deposited in order that Mrs. Waite end other memben of the family might ob tain a private view. After the private view by the famUy the remaini were car ried to the Guild room of Trinity church, where they were viewed by thouaands, when tbe coffin was closed and removed nm. tbe Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States and their matehal, the committees from the United States Sen- Foraker and staff, tbe Supreme Court of Ohio, National and State officers frem a distance, Lieutenant Governor Lyons and a committee from the State Senate, the of the House and the House imittee, members of the Ohio Legis lature, the bar of Lucas county and visit ing judges and lawyers, officers of tbe city government and the board of tni-ie. Representatives of the press from a dis tance, accompanied by the local press, occupied seats at the front and extreme left of the church. Tbe services in tbe church consisted of the regular funeral services of the Pro testant Episcopal church. At tbe con- olusionof tbe regular services the Rev. Dr. H. B. Walbridge, former rector of Trinity cburcb. ana now of New York city, delivereii a fitting and tender ocl- dreu that was very impressive. After the servicet at tbe church ibe remains were placed in tbe hearse, and the pro- RcasioD formed sad wended its way to Forest Cen.etery. Did yen ever aotiee that a man gom to a lawyer and to a phytictaa for pr» eisdy tbq aame purpooe—to recover.—>St d&OAj Jtettonqor. We stop the pram to anaoaeeo tba startling newt that “tan-colored Ud slippers go with goirno of any color.— MianapoHt ^ To'apuk appear! to bo tbe iaet d^ ipairing effort of Europeans to pravemfij English from becoming tbe nnlveiml' language.— Omaha Worid. Old Mother Fetor, she went to tba meter to see bow much gas she bed burned; she danced a ootiUlon when a)^ read seven million, aad her mltM> ww forever o'ertunied. Landlord—“Mta. O'Boolibaa, I’m thinkiag of raising your renL" Hn. O’Hooli^an—“Begorrah, I’m glad of that, {n I can’t raise it myself, at all, atalL’’—Nisirosio JoitntaL At a Musicals He—"Shall I bring you an ice while Mus Tellfort is aiogiagt Pray take aametbing.” Bhe.(a rival td Miss Y.)—“Thanks, no. If I took taj- thing it wnnld beetber.—At^«. “Ob, pal pal" exclaimed Lucy, as bor father returned to the parlor after throw ing the young man out, “how could yoot That waa my Bill.” “Well," returned' the irate parent, 'Tva aetded iL"—JAm Tori: ffwn, >J He was taUdog to an Arkansas audi- once on the subject of the tariff. Said' he: “Takewbisky, for instaoca,’’when every man in tbe audience arose with tha remark: “Thank you; don't care if I do," aod the lecturer had to stand treat r die. DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOUTH. She Weds nn Indian. RORTR, BAHT ARO WBHT The world's visit!': supply of cotten b 2,0'10..590 hales. The Hope InS'iraTjre Company, of Ne: Grlvans, lias gone into Itqnidation. The Internstional Sugar Coaference will reassemble in London on April 5. The New York benks now hold in serve 62,145,-557 in exceaa of legal quifementa. « The euspenaion of S. T. Russell has been announced on ths New York Cot ton Exchange. Two white men and a negro were killed by the explosion of a boiler st tbe Lucas mill, in Cookeville, Teno. Walter T. MHIer A Co., the oldest cot ton brokerage house in New York, who recently failed, have ennounced that they will settle in full in a few days. Dr. J. Beasels, tbe arctic explorer, who acted as physician on the Afflurican ship Polaris in 1871. has died st Stuttgsrdt of apoplexy. ' A Pittsburg dupatrb says that the Hon. David N, Wnite, formerly editor the Pittsburg Gazette, and founder of the Republican party, died at his 1 * at Scwickly, Pa., ag^ 83. NotM of Pregraw la tbe Moatb, There are promeu of a knitting fac- torr being atarted at Charlotte, N. C. A movement has been started in Iron- dale, Ala, for the erection of a furniture fartwy. A stock company is to b ones organized. CharlotW. N. C., b formiuacoapany to start arandv icdcracker&lory. The cnpital stock wfli be ebout 610,000. X. H. We^ of FnakUn, N. C., b in- vastigating tiw eorandura depocita on hb aw will probobly begin develop ing mme tn a ebort rime. The Willett Tohfcco Company will build a tobacco factory af Loubvllle, Ky. A fruit and vegetable canning factm b to be etar^ to Bosm, Oa. Tha ft- duitry wfll gin employment to 100 The Pioneer Pottery Woilu will por- cbme innd e^bufiff Urge works to aan- ufactan nlaU kn$ daoorued white Iran- ntone Aina nt . Ala TMr enpttal eloek b tTSfOM ^ Mr. J. 8. Lornsr and his bride pAssed tbioiisb Atlanta yestenlay. Their marriage u full of romanre. , Tlie newspaper! Ihrotigb the coil’- irv hAve ban a great deal to sa) .boi:' . L, marriage of Miss Fellows to u ba!f-br>-el Indiaa, but here is a Georgia girl who has wodded a Cherokee Indian. The bride is Miss Emma D. Sims, daughter of Mr. Thomas Sims, one ol Morgan county's substantial farmers. The grqom, as stated above, u a Cherokw Indian, bb homo being at Vinita, Indian Territory, The ceremony was performed yester day morning nC the residence of tbe bride's father, near Madison. Rev, W, E- Vaughn, of Misabslppl, 'oow of Braory College, performed the ceremony, and Hr. B. M. Landrum, of Vinita, elM a student of Smoiy, acted as tbe “best man" for the groom. Miss Sims, a hsndsome young lady, has visited Oxford quite frequently. During one of theee vWta the met iiu. lamar, who b a member of the senior class at Emory, and as their acquaintance ripened into frieodship, the young man, one of the moet enligbtai^ of hb race, fell deeplv in love imb her. songfat her band, and was accepted; Rod yesterday their vows were made sacr^ tiefore by- men'i thtone. Hr. and Kra. Lamar left at once for their far off boms in Indiaa Territory, pamiog. through Atlanta on their way.— AllaiUa Cffu/Sation, Jfareh 29. Cruked by a Cyeioae. A special from Kansas City, Mo., says: Word has just been receivM of the al- ffloat utter deetruction of fihe town of NlnneMah, In Kingman county. Koaeas, on Saturday evening by a tornado. I^hod been iwnlng nil day, aad as evening ap- proachod the econn was seen coming from tbe aouthwest. It atruck the town and dectroyed everything In iu path, leariag only three boueea standing ia the whole place. Two ghiuchea, five stores end fifteen dwollingsl were ton to pieces, and the fiyiog timben killed three persons and jnsimsd seventeen others. The rictlaie are Mrs. J. C. WHIIsas, with her iafent, kUled: Oeom 8. Bar* dariy, killed: Jas. Williams, both legs broksa aad several brubea, will probably die: Chartsi OotdoB, iBlnrsd la tba badc^aaMMaadtobe htaliy. ’Tbaotbets faitaM lim only BiBor kortA Tha haaey faU atf nta, which haa naafilauad A special from Toronto, Ont., aars Tw') men. one apparently in middle life i and th- other quite young, whu bnve. been stopping in msgoifiei-nt style at tbe ! Albion hotel, with u colored lackey iu i attendance, were susi)ected of being the I defaulting cashier aod president of the I Stab- Niilional Bank, of Ralcigb, N. C., | aod OD the strength uf it tcU-grsin from ' the chief of jiolice at Raleigh, charging I them with forgery, were arrested io their' rooms and taken to tbe Central Kutinn. When they were questioned they de- clsretl they come from New Orleans and were not the men wanted. On being examined. 615.25.5 was found in tbe cost of Samuel C. White, tbe cashier, and 69,356 in that of Cbarlee E. Cross, the president, secreted inside tbe lining, making in all a sum of 624,714, |nO0 of which was unsigned currency bills. Bills of indictment for forgery have been found against them, and it U prob able that the gentleraen will be escorted back to their native city ahortly. BURNED TO DEATH. (laeshst ssS Kaffs Wsssis PsseS Is tbs RsSf eribs DsaS Hai At Harrison, Os., smoking and smol dering amid the ashes and coals, lay tbe chatTM remains of a dead man. Tbe dead man was lying fiat on his back. Hii feet and legs were entHely consumed snd his anas were buret to tbe thoulders. A drawing-knife lying beside the body indicated foul play, and Immediately it waa whispered about that the deceased bad been foully murdered and then the house hsd been set on fire to cover tbe crimA Meantime tbe coroner areived, and im mediately summoning a jury b«gu tbe autopsy. A physician waa callM io to make u examination of the corpse to as certain if there were any tracra of vio lence on tbe body He soon came across a large buckshot just back of tbe neck. Then examining from tbe opposite side, be found an upening UDdCT tbe jight collar-bone, and following it up he soon found a heavy charge of “BB" and buckshot lying against tbe vertebral column. This told the awful tale of murder and arson tuboequentiy to hide tbe crime. A number of witsceoM were sxnmined, and all testified that Robert Jenkins, colored, lived in the house now burnt down; that he wee alone io tbe bouse tbe night of tbe murder: that two guoabota were bearl in qniek luceeertoa in tbe diroc- tioo of me bouse between 10 and 11 o'clock, knd that eobeaqueotly they saw a fin.io the diracUo* of tba boose of de- Tlius Dothina was brought net by tbe inquaat throwing any U^t npon this terrible murder, and tba ptry returned a vecdlat tiMt tha daosMad waa kiilad br a Thtrrv Ttsw Cvtiet AsS Wvalsi Fsetarl** HIsca JaaaArv lal. aaSBIsSis MIs WaaS-Warhtas Bllla. The Trodaman, of ChnttanoogiiL, Tudd., reports new indu-stries actually urgitnlzed and erected in the 8outb since January I, I88S, indicate no abatement in its industrial growth. The repuits show ereat activity in cotton aod woolen factories. Withiu the post month tbirtr Di-w companies have been furmed. ooi'l in most cases all the nvccssarY' stock bits been eul>8cril>ul. There Is also much activity in mining operatiuns, the total number of mining and ouarryiug cum- IHtoics foniicd in the duuto since Janunry { I iK-iog fifty six. In wiHid-workIng' branc'nrs. however, the deveiopmeat has : been greatest, the whole niiu)lH.-r of new [ pianU io three months being eigbty-six. j il-|)orti> also show tbiU doutnern timber lands arc in demand, rbiefly by lumber- I men from thu Northwest. Over 500,000 . acres have l>eec aulil aince January 1. i Northwestern manufacturers are aruetiag I mills in various douthern States. WOAT TUB HAMCI’ACtTTBBBS' nRCOaU Bogley (after the ball}—"Did you find' Miss Recherche of Boston as cold MX usual to-digbtl'’ Bailey—"Cotdt Well,' if that young woman were to go West and accept tbs position ol thermometer in a blizzard she'd be just in her element. “Well,"said a wep-known memberof Congress, as he burned round and, reached out of the bedclotbes fora gin cocktaiL “They say two beads are' - Dettcr than one, but I wouldn't have two like mine this mocaing for apension.—' Af-te yurt hhreury, | a*vs- Tbe Baltimore Manufacturers' Record will publish this week its quarterly re port of the South's industrial progress, giriog name, location and character of business of every maaufacturtag enter prise organized m that section since. Jsausry I. The report shows that while' there were somewhat fewer targe mauu- fseturing and mining companies organ ized during tbe last three months thsa for the same time of 1887, there vss a large increase in the number and diversMy of small industries. The Record reports that all over the South small industries are springing up to supplement tbe great iron works whicn are now under construction. During the second half of tbe year about fifteen or twenty of the immense iron furasees, which were commenced in tbe early part of 1887, will go into bloat. Tlie number of new enterprises reported during the Ant quarter of 1888, compared with the i same time in 1887. wa 1,075 for tbe' former and 933 for tbe. latter. Tbe amount of capital and capital stock rep resented by these new enterprises are: Alsbomss 64,098.000; Arkansas, 61,950,- 000; Florida, 61.316,000: Georgia, 62,- 793,000: Kentucky. 65.400.000; Louisi ana, 61,233,000; Maryland, 62.009,000; miscellaneous, 6401.000; N'irthCarolina, 63,006.000; South Carolina, 61,644,000; Tennessee, 63,019,000; Texas, 60,424.- 000; Virginia, 62,9W.0(>0; West Virg'nia, 61,477.000. Total, 638,608.000. Itam bakoowB jRMk • UsawBbo«Ht6»ithe Kt Captmd tbs Pirn A street merchant who believes in the old saying of “See a pin and pick it up aod all tbedsy you'll have go^ luck." •aw a pin in front of tbe postoScs tbe other dgy, aod while stooping to capture it Us bat fell off and rolled out Into tbestrrot, twosnapender buttons gave wny. Us collar tpllt open, tad bis store teeth, which coot 6» «h«i new, fell ont and broke oa tba walk. Be picked Bp the pin. hewetet. __ ApMatefli Life’* Brightest Hear. Not long sicce I met a gcotlcman wbe is assessed for more thao a million. Silver was ic his hair, care upon bis brow, aod bo stooped bonealb his burdee ol wealth. f\Ve were speaking of that period of life when wo bad realized tfat most perfect enjoyment, or, rather, wbei wc had found the happiness ouirest ts being uoallovc.l. 'Til tall you." said tbe millionaire, “wbeo was the happicil hour of my life. At (he age of onc-snd- twenty I bad saved up 6800. I wet •arnieg $500 a year, and my father did not take It from me. oaly requiring that I should pay for my board. At the sgi of twenty-two I bod secured t prettj cottage just outside of the cl’y. I wm able to pay two-thirds of the value dews and also to furoisb it respectably. I was married on Sunday—s Sunday in June— st my father's hoaae. My wife hsd comi to me poor in puree, but rich in tbi wealth of her womanhood. The SabbBtk and tbe Sabbath night we passed beneath my father’s roof, and on Mond^ mon- iog 1 went to my work, leaving ia| mother and sister to help ia prepariog my homo. On Monday evenii^ wbM the labMS of tbe day were don^ I went not to tbe pSIerosl shelter,u in the pest| but to my own hoase—my own bomb ,Tbe holy atmoipbere of thist hour eromf te surround me oven now inthemcinory. I opened the door of my cottage sod entered, 1 IMd my hat upon the lUtli stand in tbe ball, and passed on to tbe kitchen—our kitchen and dining-rooa were all one then. 1 pushed open tfat kitchen door aod was—in heAvea I Tfai table was set against tbo wall -die cvere log meal was ready—prepared by tbs bands of her who had come to be toy helpmeet In deed as well at In Dame;Bo4 by the table, wieba ihrobbing.aipectasti look upon her lovely and loving tacR stood my wife. I tried to speak, and could aoL I could only clasp the welt log angel to my iKNOm, thus showing tt her (he ecatatlc b'..rdeo of my hurt Tba years have pataed—long, long yean —4nd worldly wealth has fleared Inupos me, and 1 am honored and envied; tan —••true at bMven—I would give it si —every dollar—for tbo joy of the bew of that June eveniag in the long. !ob| ago!"—JVmv rw3 Oommartiai AJartimr. Tbe fnrabbing of gold and sOver ban for maaBtaetBring parpesai b afrowtag bBilBsn at tba Oovanoteat may affirm Ib New TortL Doriog tba past paat thaw baiR to tha value of 6>Q.«00,IIM, ban ban wid fbr uaa Ib arti and maam- faotBraa, ao Uarnia ef $%00A0M onr ny pwTlna ynr. __ ,1
