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A dispatch from Washington states
iuterial revenue Mil whioh
passed the House last session was dis
poeed of by the Senate on the 18th, be
ing parsed by ii decided u.aj rity, but
not before certain important amendments
were aided The bill as pksseJ reduces
the tax'bu tobacco from 24 cents uuder
the present law to 18 cents. The bill is
a very luog one, containing a hundred
and one pages, and embraces a revision'
of all laws affecting the machinery of
revenue collection. The manner >l col
lection has been more lurtful and ob
noxious tc the people than excessive'
taxation; and it is hoped that change
will'be made throughout the whole
tew. The reduction of the tobacco tax
already made, the rembval of all tax
from brandy, and tbe reduction of tai
ob whisky to a reasonable rate, with a
■odilled and respectable method of col
lection, would afford a wooderfttl impetus
to tbe prosperity of large sections of
country which are now burdened and
oppressed by revenue exaotipad.
Commissioner Rauui estimates that
this bill Will reduce tbe revenues nearly
#13,000,000 a year. In other words, ft
will be robbing tbe people of $13,000,-
o®O teas every yewr. Revenue »■ essen
tial to tbC Government, but excessive
taxation is very little better than r6b>-
bery. Tf the Oovernment should feel
this lose, let its intereat-bearfng bonds in
the bends of wealthy capitalists be taxed
to make up tbe deficiency. But -we
wou'd suggest the practice of more
economy, and tbe use of less money en
the part of the Government. ' We can
afford to discard the expensive luxury
of QnaeeMstry, unjust, but continual
ladiao were. The army of revenue
bieod-buekere might be s ifcly reduced to
one fourth ol He present number. The
Republieao habit of sfiendiog large sums
on the eve of elections, ts corruption
funds, oould be dispensed with. The
bribery of Returning Boards and the
reward of PraudttlCnt President makers
aright be discontinued in the interest of
economy, and in a thousand other ways
tteis thirteen millions of dollars annually
aaybefnade a saving people,
without detiiment to boneswand efficient
govtrnment.
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&XCITEMENT IN CALIFORNIA.
Congress has passed a bill restricting
Chinese Immigration. California has
become disgusted with the heathens;
society has suffered from their presence.
While industry aOd prosperity has Been
Jfcftittiaged and retarded To the peo i
pW of thit State Chinese immigration ;
appears to be a scourge, blighting io its
ejftict upon every Interest. The bill just
palsied by' Congress, restricting immigra
tiiin troui China, afforded a prospect of
rifief lrom the very serious grievanoe of
which California complained, and the
people of that State hailed its passage
With unfeigned satisfaction.
But the Fraudulent President, i't Is
rumored, proposes to veto the biH, and
exoltement runs bigb in California on
tnat apcount. Tbe proposed veto is in
dignantly denounced, mass meetings
Safe'been oaHed, threats have beet) ut
tered, and even secession proposed. We
■uppose«MnprMltet«oo«asl* WiHfiually
prevail, but the following extract from
tfie Sun Francisco Daily Stock Re
port, the oldest financial paper on the
Padtae eoast, io Urging tb|t a monster
SMettnjg be held in San Francisco,
indicate* tbe bfgb state of public feeling :
"This is a moat critical time io the
of California. Whether there
jh to be bloodahed aod anarchy in our
Air Sute, riot, incendiarism, and mur
dtr; whether our green fields are to be
blaokened and our garden spot laid
waste ; or whether, rather than incur
tbnsn dreadful evils, #e shall calmly io
tiM aod/all other reeohs having failed,
meet aod sever our connection with the
national cop federation, making laws for
our preservation aod the preservation of
children's heritage' tbe events of tbe
qe«t two days nay determine. Already
aush a dread possibility as seeessioo from
tin ion, is the event of our failure to
relief we demand from the
evil, is broadly talked of in tiigh
The Kast baa utterly failed to
uoderatand our situation, aod to extend
the aid and sympathy we have the right
t#eitpaet from the sisterhood of Stales
fae«4iaf atte say thai we bava plesied,
have exhausted" argomeata, have crnd
aloud for reliW, bat our moot earnest ap
peals have been treated with indignity,
»ad our sufferings have been made a
mockery. As a last resort we will take
advantage of the geographical lines that
surround u*, the vast extent of *'il
within our boundaries, tie exhapsttcsa'
reeourrea ef wealth that are oufr, and
up »n Ijooidlnial republic, whfcb,
if i| cannot rival (he old repoblio in iu
glory of the feat, will at least be • msg
nitifeot euipirft-ul' white free HAD, tfefegeei
heritage shall be preserved (u (heir chil
dren and their children's children for
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VALBDICTOR Y.
With this weet'9 issue, my connection
with Tut DAN'BURT REPORTER ceases,
and custom makes it obligatory upon me
to retire with a ben to the pubtio. This
duty I will endeavor to perform by as
soring the patrons of this papier tbat
from *he begioning of my engagement
Wetre't'Kave labored faithMiy* and in
cessantty for what I conceived to be the'
bet.t interest* of the people of this sec
tlon. th polities, principle baa been my
oftly guide ; and, without regard to per
sonal popularity, a sense of right and
duty has shapad the cotrrse pursued by
the RtmTtß. What influence for
good this paper may have exerted, or to 1
what extent it has benefited its readers, i
cannot now be stated; but crtainlj >
it has been instrumental in effecting 1
several important publie measures in this 1
county. It is~ also prubable that tfie
REPORTER may have occasionally fallen I
into error 1 J BMbrng ftisdc of dust Is-:in
fallible- But its record'' Is cheerfully I
left with art «ntelߣeht public, and the j
verdict is %j Ao mean* feared Other
hand* will hereafter a«*ume the dntle*
tbat'l -have endeavored to perform, and
every evidence of superior skill, journal
istio success, and worthy accomplishment
Will afford me J>le»snTe. '•
To my friends and tbe publie I re
spectfully state tbat I have engaged to
transfer my sdrViees to the Winston
Sentinel, and will enter upon tbe dl(
charge of duty, amid new surroundings,
about tbe middle of Maroh'. ' Knowing j
tbe people tof Stokes, It shall be my aim
to aid their interest* and in tvery way
help them to build up tbeir prosperity.
The Sentinel shall be second only to the
KEPORVICR as a Stokes county paper.
Sincere thanks is respectfully tendered
to friends and citizei s for many kind
words and encouragments they have
lavished Upon the management of this
paper. Their approval and approbation
has been a great help in many an hour
of need. ' 1
And to "brethren of the qiiill" I am
greatly indebted for frequent expressions
of approbative kindness. In tbe aew
Geld of service awaiting tbe, their good
will will be regarded it* au object worthy
of constant effort and the highest appre
cratlon. Respect fully,
J. T. DARLIKOTOH.''*
j . Henpecked Preajdeut.
I We came across a little piece in ooe
j of our exchanges, we do not now re-'
member #hich, going fo show that Mr.
Hayes is under petti-coat government.
At the first blush, it may seem stiriaage
tbat the chifel executive of * great na
tion, should not have tbe cburagis to re
sikt the solt influences of a pretty wife,
(we guess she's pretty) ; but wfien We 1
examine history, we find a great many
big and powerful men hav'e Wen hen
pecked. Some ladies, while holding tbe
reins, try to make it appear nevertheless
that the A 1 buabands rule. They do iiot
covet tbe reputation of ruling; but they
enjdy I1»e fruits of it. Mrs Hayes,'We
warrant, would like to speak her mind to
. wrote a letter front Wash,
ington tbat she made s|f. Qayes sign
tbe bill allowing female lawyers to prac-
before the United Stales Supreme
o;urt. ''lt is said, Mrs. Hayes after the
bill was passed, presented M rs. Lock
wood, (through, whose perseverance the
btU was carried) with six elegant bou
quets of flowers.
We believe it is so ; tbe President is
badly ben-pecked. When wp were iq
Washington we beard things which look
ed that way. t 1
A wife can give most excellent advice
sometime* ; but, we can pot help Wing
a oooteuipt for this husband who lets hit
wife ruia him ia » matter like the above.
Female lawyers ! It is against tie spirit
of bur institutions, against the spirit of
the Bible, against tho light of nature.
Mrs. Hayes bad better strive to Veep her
sex in their proper sphere, where they
•re loved and often idolised.. The change
for tbe worst is oooiing we admit,; bpt
we shall do our best at holding buck and
damning it with our la'est breath,—
Danville timet
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We beard of if brave set of i'leAv of
Dan«iMe wbieb we cannot too highly
euaiaesd r A negro was prowling eboat
io the back lot at oigtu. when shw called
for her,pistol luud enough for hip to
hear her. The negro left in double
quick time. Every lady should have the
nerve to shoot when it is necessity. The
lady to whom we refer, keeps a Waded
pistul for Iter protecti'in wheu her hut>-
hatd ia Imsa hotue Time*. • '
F LKTTOH. Jf"
iWABniNOTON, D fl., "I
February 19, |
made in the past week
ress in iu work. Buth
ate have been busy In
tbe former, the bill to pay arrears of
b*rbor hill, and
the
and much consideration given to the
Iqgislutive, executive and judicial bill
There ha* been oooaiderablo discussion
of the House Ceaaus biU, and a disposi
tion shown to pasa it. The only point
in serious dispute is (bat which allows
Governors of States to aaaie tbe officers
to perform tbe work. There is almost
entire unanimity.ia support of the pro
visions making this much mpro thorough
than any previous c»t\»us.
Tbe Seuete baa concurred iu the so- i
tioa »f the House reducing the tax oo
tobacoo frem 24 to 16 cents. By a
practically unaoitnous vote it hais alao
refuasd to put a duty upon tea and oof
lee. Seuetur Matthews bad proposeT
ibia duty, and three other Senators voted]
»iib bim for it.
It is not yet cettaie whether or oot
i Mr., Hsyes will approve tbe bill restrict
{ i'lg Chinese immigration. Tbe preaaure
| upon hiusto veto it is priecipally from
seotiooe interested iu Chiueae trade, and
i» euorutoua. . i £
. There was most interesting testimony
giveh.btffoM the Potter Committee yes
terday. Get*. Francis P. Barlow, of*
New V««rk, oMniof the Republican vkit
tug siatosuicu, gave hia version of tbe
Presidential contest ia Florida ia 1876.
He weet 4here early and stayed until the
struggle was ove*.. He wss oonvinoed
thst the State gsve its vute, far Tilden,
aud that unfair means bsd to be used to
transfer it to Hayes He conversed st
the time With Dr. CowgiU, one of the
StateCaovassieg Beard, who agrend with'
| bim, and with Gov. Stearns, another
I member, who nelthef 'sgreed nor disa
greed. He brlietes now, as hi 1876,
that the vote of Florida should have been
counted ferl'ilden. Mr John T: Coyle,
who testified biefbr# the Committee w few
days since, gave an interesting account
of his own experience at a Democratic
visitor to tbe sante State He had beeq.
called with a view of connecting Mr.
Tilden with irregularities in Florida
This effort was a failure, aa significant as
was that to do the same thing through
'Weed, Marble Pelton, in
If any dependence be plar>ed in tbe oon
ourring testimony of all the parties to
the alleged attempts at fraud, Mr. Tilden
must be Considered a thoroughly vindi
cafed man. " :
A* I bave repeatedly stated, there is
00 possibility of the rt orgaoiju
tion scheme, which paued tbe House a
part of the Arpiy appropriation bill, be
ing favorably considered io t|ie Senate.
It will get |s.f, votes, Democratic or Rc
pubiicao, jn tbft body, if it comes to a
vote at all.
Zseh.iCkaadled refuses to adcept a
public welcome oo haa return te I Wash-*
iugton. * Greats preparations had been'
emde, hat probably -Logan, who ' eomss
on Friday, will get tbe benefit of Chan
dler's modesty. _
Mr. Hsyt» feint done beMr .than was
hoped for in nominating Rev. Joseph P
Thomson ss r Mintoter to Germany, iu
pfcde of Bkytft'Tayl or, deoeased Mr.
ThfithpMtt ft a scholar 6f reputiti >n, and
is Weft knotn In' Germany from a long,
residenfltln that coantry Most df those
who have been named far the plane bad
no reputation at politicians, sad
ir is' certain Mr Thdtiipsi>n"s Qualifica
tions ate belter, at least, than theirs. '
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•, ,;,»•} in ii»l «wn eiU'ta iai. »!>a'
„ atpiy of an filtM.
A spacial ditpatcTi ftoih
Ohio, to tbe Cincinnati Guzctre says :
"Tti'the jsil of this county, under sen"
tcnce ef death for murder, lies a negro
wrtih ilstory.*' tn November,
tßt6, u l"idtd"da : kfed lloltfies was mur
dered In tbe dlbst fi>dt I £nd Wanton mao
nci' "Tliis ftegro, Sain Halt, was arrest
iidn the dha/ge of belftg the murderer,
and alitr I fnng iVfaT *aa convicted and
terfUnbiiA. The dlrebmatalhial Aidence
was strib'g sgalnst hRd, tu sheriff
of Mukcogei tworA, to best of Me
belief, io the Ideuiflj of tbe'&ejrii.' Bs
wee sehteneed »o be 4>un|; {He now
si a tan that in 1818 be wae aenteneed to
tbe penitentiary for, fifteen year* for horse
Iu NoveihlMr, iB7o, wbaa (Be murder
Wuffedaiuittod Thiftwry baa been
sttbstnutieted in tbe muet complete nee
net, aad .the innweens of tbe negro o(
the (trim# of M.olearly proved.
The na.ro sa>« i,Ust w>«n Bn. arrest
ed on the chatgc uf murder he felt, as
he oeuld
not be convicted He therefore decltsed
to acknowledge himself sn escaped con.
viot until he found tlipt bia life depend
ed ou it. H« will, of courpc, be carried
biek'tn jail 'to >ervi out his aeutencc/or
ho.f*6
jr Beoretaryof State, j "T"
With bb usual good judgmegt Gover-i
o«r jartW has tendered vaoaft offios
of Secretary ,of State 4n Cot W L.r
Srtedcrf whote na||i ia ftsuiliar to etf
ry Demfl&ratic household in North Caro
lina Col. Saunders haa accepted the
unsolicited appointment* -y "If
William* Lauvenoe SaundefC was bar*
in Raleigh, July 30,1835, graduated in
June, 1854, studied taw under Judge
W. H Battle, at Chapel Hill, ohtainsd
lioense to praoticc in tbe oouaty courts
■in January, 1856, and another to prac
tice io the other courts in June, 1857.
On the lOtii of Ootober, 1857, be mov
ed to Salisbury, and resided there until
the beginning of the war. Io April,
1861, be Volunteered as a member of the
Rowan Rifle Guards, Capt. Frank Me-
Neely, and was ordered to Fort John
ston, below Wilmington. In June, 1861,
he wss appointed a Lieutenant in the
"Rowan Artillery," better known as
Aeilly's Battery, then in camp for in-
Efcpiclion near Weldon. The Battery
Fwent with the 4th Regiment, N. C.
Troops, Colonel G. B. Anderson com
manding to Manassas Junction, arriving
'there a few days after tbe battle, and re
mained until its equipment wss some
what perfected, when, having been de
tached from the Regiment, it was assign
ed to tbe Artillery Corps of Colonel Pen
dleton. Having received an appoint
ment as Captain from Governor Clark, of
North Carolina, he resigned bis Lieuten
sntcy in January, 1862, and returned to
Salisbury, enlisted a company of infantry
fcr the war, carried it to Raleigh for in
struction at Camp Manguui where il be
came a part of the 46th Regiment, North
Carolina Troops, Colonel E. D. Hsll com
manding. In May, 1862, the regimeot
wss ordered to Goldsboro, thence to Rich
mond, thence to Drury's Bluff, where it
becsme a part of Geo. J.G. Walker's
Brigade, better known afterwarda as
Cooke's Brigsde, Heth's Division, A. P.
Dill's Corps, Army Noithern Virginia
He Uas twice Wounded—once at the firat
battlo at Fredericksburg, In the right
cheek, and again at the Wlldernert in
May, 1864, very severely, tbe ball en
tering the left corner of the mouth, and
passing out at the baok of the neok on
the right side. Ue was promoted in 1863
to be Major, io 1863 to be Lieutenant
Colonel, and on the first of January.
1864, to be Cobnel of bia Regiment
military Service waa' terminated at/
Appomattox Court Ilousu, Virginia, bi
tl e surrender of General Lee, on the
9th of April, 1865, when be was parol
ed as a prisoner of war Oo tbe 3d of
February, 1864, at tbe residence of Mr
Thoo as Uaroes, near MarUnna, Florida
he married Fbrida Call, third daughter
of the late. John W Cotten, of Nurtli
Carolina Oa the 9th of July, 1865,
hi»wi# died. , ■
With Jtealth and strength greatly itn
pain d hjf wounds, Colonel Sauodeu after,
the war to Florida and engaged
io planting Returning, to this State,,
he was elected in 1870 of the
Senate, and in 1872 was re elected „ His
i readioess and familiarity with it* rules
made him a moat. useful officer of the
Sonata. From 1872
of the editor* pf the Wilmington Jour•
nul, winning httfb character as a juur r
naliat and great reputation as a wise poU
itical leader. To him and to his brother
in law and partner, the late Major Ku,
gelhard, are grfat,)y due tbe steady
growth and final triumph of the Demoo
ratio party io North Carolina. Iu No
vember, 1876, he aud we established the
OUcrver. Its readers ara familiar with
Us hiatpjy.
Tbe State will be well served by Col.
Sa.anders. — Raleiyh Qbterver.
M-Ui. Ir.lU IHJ * ll'. I' . -;I 1 '
The Whole of It.
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; The whole matter therefore narrows
. itself dowu te this: t Ueattberixed
Democratic agenu, actiwg solely Upon
their own responsibility; entered bids tor
sleetovel, votes rightfully bekfngieg to
the candidate of their party. Author
ised iUdtea) agents, acting upon iwtwe
tions received fsom pasty headquarters,
alao eMered • 'bids TcAr (be ssbm cleetoral
eotss; which dW wot belong to their Pree-
Mmtlal candidate The Bsdisal ageele
sacwrtd the foods; ' Hayes wfts inawgu
| rated intd bisfrauduleet seat The (*>»-'
' treat, repudiated by VMdea as sooe as he
heard of it, has been carried out to the
kttsr'bylirfydi: Evdtyeueof tbe efae
total thMVea has bee* provided with a
Pedes*! offioe— Wathimyton Pmt.
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Tbe fact that Samuel J. Tildsu has
been aa a formidable Preil
dential candidate n coming to be con
siderably Meognitad. Bdt it Carries tbe
ssme warning to the Democratic party
that the elaborately organised.Oraat
movement does to high minded Rcpubi
lieses
Judge Decnisoo, of St. Louis, has fin
ed a man sls for robbing a woman of a
kiss Go west, young man.
:w - Kxtr® Seeaion Congress.
Wasu««ton, M ljt-Will there
"lie an exitWsession of Congress 7 That's
the queiMnT" It bat b.seU decided in the
Deniuonllo csuous Jo inooaporate in the
Legislate Krecutive and Judioial ap
propristion bill • section, repealing the
MM oath f#r jurors and the law anthor
> isiag the appointment of Federal taper
visors of elcations. The Republicans
olaioß that if such » course is taken they
will defeat the bill, and thus make it nso
essary to have an extra session This
may be (beir boaest purpose, bat a little
reflection will undoubtedly convince theai
that such a oourse would avail nothing,
and for this reason. If the bill should
fail it will not be through lack of Dem
ocratic votes of a majority of tbeßepub
lioans in tbe Senate. If, then, after
March 4th, tbe Preaident should imme
diately couvene the Forty-eixth Congress
in extraoidinary session, both branches
of the Legislative Department being then
Democratic, it would be within tbe power
fof tbe Demooratio absolutely to accom
plish the very result for which tbe Re
publicaos made aa extra ssssiea oecee
easy. Hence, the net results of an extra
session to tbe Republicans would be just
this: The control of tbe Senate patron
age by the Democrats, which might have
rem»ised in Republican hands until next
Deoembcr, and, in addition, tberspealof
tbe very laws which are objected to. It
ia urged, though, that the President baa
indicated to seme of his party friends
thst if the Sundry Civil Appropriation
Bill fails be will not convene Congress
ia extra saasioo until October. Viewed
in this light, the Republicans would
gsio the advantage of having tbe law*
sought to bs repealed in I'oroe until after
the fall elections But the disadvantage
of tbe failure of tbe Appropriation Bill
w»«ld more than offset it. The aalary
of every public officer in the United
States service, except tbe army and navy
officers, would oeai-e June 30th, and tbe
President oouid not ruu tbe Government
fifteen mil utes exoupt on credit, and bia
own salary would not bs provided for.
Tbta is considered beroio treatment, bat
necessary, owing to tbe determined atti
tude of tbe Republicans *•» defeat: the
repeal of the obnoxious laws which dis
grace tbe statute books. Tbe amend'
meats covering repeal will be offered to
rn rrow or next day, and Blackburn, who
is Chairtnau of tbe Committee of the
Whole during the, progress of the Leg
islative Bill, will rule them in order iu
the interest of economy.— Cor. of the
Ridritjh Ana
A Naval Officers'® Shame.
TUX DISGRACEFUL RLOPKMKNT OF LIXOTIN
ANT rLKTCHXH.
BALTIMORE. Feb 18—A disgraceful
elopement wae brought to light to-day'
The parties are Lieut Fletcher, a mar
ried save! officer, reosully from the West
bat originally from Washington city,
and a Miss Bailey, 13 years of age, the)
daughter of the woman with whom the
officer and his family were boarding, i
Tbe officer baa a yeung wife and two
children, who boarded with hint The
bearding house is located near the more
faabionablc section of the city, and is
patreaifced bytho better data of oitinee*
The oouple eloped a week ago, hut tbe
feet had been kept secret until the par
itculars were published to *»7 io aa s>
eiing newspaper The youdg woaan a
father is a decretive painter in New
York.
Licet Fletehe* and Miss Bailey left
Baltimore together an Wednesday even
ing ef last week, aad are auppoaed to
have gone to Mew York. The following
iaaautemeat made by a relative of Alia*
Bailey who livce with the family s -in/.
"In October laat, Lieut. Fletcher, with
bia wife and tero children, name hare l*
board. Ua is about 40 yean of age,
delicate ift sppearanoe, and bnldbaadad.
liia manaara aad deportment war* air
ways those of a gentleman ; but ha waa
by ao means auob a man aa, in my opia
tes, would attract a young lady. Ha
came hare frem the Wee*, but hie father
who iamlphyasetao, live* in Weehingle*.
Mrs Flstob)w>ia «Mik younger than be,
aad iaa very struct asdaitiaetm we man.
They have two little children, aad sepa
el to live very bspplly together. Elebt.
Fletcher Is old enough to bs the fsther
of the girl Oa Wednesday last Fletcher
took tie 'Wife' to the L te*body Ibaiftdtf
and showed, hpr through thst building.
lie eras especially attentive to bar on that
1' HVt "111 M-' .i': 1 nifcj l*os , v mo
occasion Thst evening ha ana Miss
Bailey eloped together and are supposed
to have gone to New York."
It was a I >ng time before thn mother
of Mtea Bpi'ey could reiljxe I list h#r
daughter had re llv taken such an extra
ordinary step. Miss Bsiley is just 18
yeirs of age. She is quite , pretty and
-usually retiring and modest Iu bar mad
neri, and seemed to shun the society of
men. Nothing wss seen in the depovt
m4» of rtfee tf» toiwrt web fthar to
the (uipWions of the fhmilj.—
M iss Bails ij nam went out of t|u house
with Jte Lieuteaent abne prior to tho
evening of the elope asent. 1W; were
nejbr seen together, Md DO on»#ver sus
pected that there were any improper re
lations between them. Step) have been
taken to aecmi* tha re torn of |h> g
She is devoted to her metier, who is eolr-
Bdeot that she will be willing to return.
Her father waa in New York st tha tip»e
of the elopement, sod is there Stiff, mik
ing efforts through private detectives to
get soft»"blte to bia daaghter. Mrs
Fletcher bss gone borne with her child
ren. Her father Dr. Wadaworth, a well
known dentist of Washington, came after
bar as soon as he learned of tha elope
ment.
Lieut, and Mrs. Fletcher's familj Ul
among the best people in Washington,
and bis condact waa a great shock to
them. Miss Bailej was educated in tbn
publij schools of the oitj, and is said to
be very bright aod intelligent. Her fat
her is io delieste health, and was in Nay
York for the purpose of consulting a
physician when his daughter rat away.
Her mother is almost heartbroken, but
sajs she will reueive her willingly if she
returns • t
A Snake Story Confirmed.
THE RBNAINS Of TIIK MOHSTXR BEP-
TILB, 22 FEST LONG, FOUND
IN A HOLLOW TFTJ&B
POUOHKEEPSIE, Feb. 20 —Some
seven or eight years ago ao astounding
snake story caine trom South Canaan,
Conn , and it wsnunpied far nod near,
both in this country and £uropa. About
the time referred to much alarm was
manifested along the line of tbe Honsa
tonic Railroad by the appearance of a
tremendous snake. Tbe reptile secmydt
to make its home in a dense swamp near
the railroad track It had been seen by
different persons, and the stories of thflbe
who SJW it were laughed,at, despite their
earnest protestations of the truth of their
statements. • -
Time and again tbe reptile was shot
st by hunter*, but it tlwfeys managed to
getaway Tha trauk of the Houaatoaut
Railroad runs through the swsuip named,
E»rly ooe morning the engineer of a
passenger train ssw a long black object
lying across the rails, sod be shut off
steam and whistled for brakes While
tbe speed was slackening the / engineer
saw that it was tbe snake about wbicb
ao muob had been said, and he pulled
the throttle open again, intending, if
possible, to run it down and cut it in
two) but just before tbe engine reached
.t the end of ihu tail slid off the rail and
into tbe'swamp.
Four or five years ago two man wer*
riding in a buggy aloag a road which
akirts the swsmp, and saw ahead a dark
object lving across the roadway. As
they neared it it began to wriggle alowly
and tbftn it waa discovered w be
tbe famous snske. It slowfy
into ths deep underbrush, and the men
were certain from tha measurement of
the ground where they first saw i(
stretched out that it was over twenty
feet in length.
t* hunt tkf
Ms*, b*t Without »H
the interest in the soake 8008 died out.
Oi\ Saturday last two men named
Kelly and Smith, both well and favora
bly knew* » the neighbor wenfc
in o the swamp with a yoke of oien nnd
a sled to pet a load of wood, Ibe ground
being fVoken ao ha ri that tier* was no
difficulty in passing over any portion %f
it in safety, whioh it wonld be impoeai*
Ueta do in warm veatber. After a lit*
Ua they came to a large button
wood tree, whiab had decayed and fctleii
to tbe ground. They discovered that ft
waa hollow, and in order to bangle it
easily, they applied a woodinanVssw to
it. a After sawing nearly through qpe
part of it, tha saw grated as though it
bad atruiik a stone. They then Sfslftjht
tree, and, to their astonishment, tha ob
stscle which the atnadi proved
to be a bone. JOHW
They opeaed the Wee as far aa they
oonld find bonee, the length sMned be
ing twenty-one feet, and the remains pro
ved to be those of aha monatrow Mptila
so often aeeq bat nfver wptaref ' Th«
hrpst basse meaaursd aa tssbes io lis
,r. ■ . jri.if- ■ /r .*- haa
fha tail of the snake waa ibaiMpit^
bedded ia ihaupcr part of the tree.—
There ia nfc doubt that this large tree
It M believed that the last titnohevja
chased, Scale fonr yenw ago, be soaght
relugs ili this tree, and never came out
sgain. The bonee and other' manrtos
bate bean preserved, and b# tsw lo
the Natural SpfgMi with a
history of the case.
One Salem merchant bas shipped this
season 400,000 doten eggs.