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Corner of Fifth Street.
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VOLUME XIII. V
PLATTSMOUTH, XEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1S77.
1 NUMBER 25.
Extra of. pies of the ITr.n.vr.n f.rsni liy .f. I.
Yonnc. I'osiofllr hows ilf i.oi . ,u:il n. F.'Jolin.
bun.c ornor of .Main und Firth street.
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National Bank
OK i'LATTSMOUTII, N E BRA SKA,
sL'crr.s.'toi; to
TOOTLi; U.IXXA . CL.AISSSL.
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I'.. H. ll'IVKV
W. Mrl.AI lilll.lN. . ..
JoN II O'Kul'KKK
President.
Vice Pr.-siitent.
I 'asliii-r.
. Assistant Cofdiicr.
Tills P.iink U now open for liusiiicss at th'dr
new room, corner Main and Sixili .streets, ami
pi';. .tied to transact a. -jeiicrat
BANKING BUSINESS.
Stocks, Bonds, Gold, Government and Local
Securitiea
l'.OUCHT AND SOLD.
ZV"av7,v Reteired and Interest Allott
ed on Time Certificates.
Avalta'.dc i:i anv part of Hie Fintod States and
In ail the l'nneipal Town. and Cities
of Europe.
C E LE lilt ATE D
In: an Line and Allan Line
r MTKA.7IEKS.
1'. rson w i.ili iiii to bring out theirfriendi from
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J. O. BOONS,
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HAIR-CUTTING,
i:s;'!:t'l.I. ATTi'.NTKJX C1VKX TO
Villi in;T C'Piilfiff'i'j.utuI I.niiieri'
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'j.m.l .:ni uooxi:, oi:nt.,
And !.:' a l'oone in a
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WILLIAM HEROLD
JCeej s c!:i' of the
Largest Stocks
OF
IN TOWN.
PALACE ' BILLIARD HALL.
(Main St.. east f Fiisl Xat. r..::i:;.)
C"f. ft.TTS.130S T3, - - - TiZll
MY I'.AU IS MTiM'I.i i"! WITH Till-.
BEST WINES, LIQUORS,
BEKH, ETC., ETC. 4nT
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Jirp'tirtr Mr a vi IZnjlnnt, BoH.rs,
Sam (iii'l Grid MiUt
if,. ! V.TEAJr FITTi-ss.M.
Vio'.!n 1 1 i i I'ipe. For. e and Lift I'ipo s.Sti-am
ilair: -. Safet v- Vulv i',o i-riior-. and all
l-.indsof i'.rasi i:n'il:- Fillings,
ii aired on sliort notice.
K A It M M , C H I N E H If
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t4YO UNG !
alr-:i I fumvl (it Halt's Oll
Muiitl. rvutlj Id sill the btst Meats.
oi'MJ b'iys f fat oattio. M:eep, bo.vo.
ilircot fro-ii tlie farmers every day, and hi
lii at s are always ood.
i.AMi:, VlSl'l. AXf FliWL, IX SEASttX
3vl.
SAGE BROTHERS,
Iea!ei-s in
TIES-W ,
ETC., ETC., ETC. -
t';:e I)ior I-.ast of l!io l'osl -On'.ve. r;u!!.10iit!l,
N!iiaska.
rra:
L"al Workei-s !il
SHEET IRN, ZINC. TIN, JtllA-
Z I Mir,
1-or" a.-Kirtmeiit of llu-i'd una fort
COAL STOYES,
Wood mid .u1 f!uvi- for
UEaVTlNU Oil COOKING,
A'.'A.tys on Hand.
tvny yarielv of Tin. Siiret Iron, nul Zlne
"Work, ki-j-t in Stock.
MAKING AND REPAIRING,
lone on Sliort N'otii e.
4 ? VEH YTll IXO r4httAXTEDt
pnicr.j lu' nowx.
SAG-E BROS.
A fa.,; y
MAKE HOME HAPPY.
A Plentiful Supply of
Qocd Eeauin and Beautiful Pictures
WILL DO IT.
TEE CINCINNATI
WEEKLY STAR,
A fl eiaht-paM ppr, wih full col
unms, rmli cnlj fil.OO year
(WD pftf jMtiai:; ), auii id tCe larpet
brigfittM, ! paper publialiMi lor
the money. It la tn Jvpeiilf n( in politics,
tivtf U t nrwn, auri, bedideA much
other pood readintr, eveiy number baa
three ur four excetleut original or se
Uctt'l ttotit. Kvt-ry aul.acnber lto
receives con? of tlia beautiful engrav.
ns, T!f iBxr 1 1 1'oor TIud'i
'rletiU, Qiseix:, mcht-a, and -opy
of 1H1S STAft ILLCaTIiAiKU ALMA
NAC. 23 !. oxtrn must t o seot to
pAj xifctif ol VAcknif? and mailing pre
mium. ttfOur flu4lueinnltt to
AffenU, always the modt liberal lu t'ie
field, ur now rrrettfer than cvev. We
ffut every club aent In the country to
communicate with ua before coinineucinp
nroik. To anT person desirins? to trt cp
a club, we will send a sample copy ot
the picture and a canvasser's outtit for
rlia. hipecimcn cnr ptifr free.
Kend Tor one tofore subsci'lb
iitfc for any otlifr.
i erHtiiid to whom we havn alradr went
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nave in ita tteai anotuer excriint en
ravine, of mime s;ie, which we have
secured fur tii: purpose.
R&'J'aper. without picture. One Dollar.
30 Walnut St., Cincinnati, O.
MAKE HOME PLEASANT..
HEADQUARTERS.
WIXES, LIQUOR AND CIGARS.
Fresh Beer cz Ale.
s:iiae. atte:tjov IAlt to
Bottled Beer for Familj use, dc, d-c.
GEO. EDUERTON.
ONLY FIVE DOLLARS
FOR AN ACRE!
Of the best land i;i AMKKICA near tin imskat
UNION PACIFIC KAIl.KOAO.
A FARM FOR $200.
In rasy i:ij men t -viii law rates of
iuterrwt,
SECURE IT NOW!!!
Fail informal ion -"cut free, address,
O. IA VSi. Land Agent, L". I. K. I:.
OMAHA, -Nil!.
DR. JAS. CHARLES.
(iFFK i:S : Xo.2.U u:id 2.T..
l.-irnlun St., - - ;iia!ia. 7.tb.
"' rrencr vnt ion of t!u .V.itural f et!i
a 5Spf'iaI y.
CiW.-i.i y-.o-tl-iaj D.nlist in tin City.
J. G. CHAMBERS,
Munuf-.L-turt-r of and Healer in
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HALTERS,
W1IIPZ,
ETC., ETC., ETC.
REPAIRING
Dons witli Neatness-! Bispatcli.
Tlie on!;." flaeo in town re "Tiirli-y's Tiat
ent seif a;!ja.-:al.le li'j;e collars are told."
4:ini(
HO FOR THE
IN PLATTSMOUTH.
IV2IOLK.SALC J.Jtii OU
AM J tIA!t STOIU.
-OF
f "3Ii-';i."H.iy.S o'i'l ;and still Kept oien by
the aiio e.
CIGARS. TOBACCOS, d-C. WHOLE
SALE d- RETAIL.
y.'m ki:fp
Good Goods, Buy Largely
And invite trade to call and examine, ltf
CwhI fresh milk
DELIVERED DxILY !
AT
KVLizrnoDVs uomhix ilattxmout:i
IF TPI1Y i.VANT rr, T.Y
j. r. i:ai"53::ssts:i.s.
SEMI IV YOUJ: fUIOFK AND I WILL Tit V AXI
CIVK YOU
PXJE;E MILK
40j 1 and serve you regularly.
O. F. JOHNSON,
DFALEIi IX
Drugs?
Medicines?
H7I T. T. 73 A' 72
Ali Paper Trimmecl Free of
Charge.
AI.0 DKALKU IX
"5 tf 'TP "rvT sT"
ticks'
Stationery, Mngasinos,
AND
La lest V ubl I vn lions.
I lre riptlf:: ('arefiilljr t'C!ipoKnflo'
by nn ??periepril lp?tsslt.
KEMEMDER THE I'LACK,
! COH. FIFTH d - MAIN STREETS
1 s r L -VTTS' JOrTH. NFB.
AND
PROFESSIONAL CAliDS
SAM U C11.V1MI.1X,
ATTORNEY AT LAW and Solicitor In Chan
cery, otliee iu Fitzgerald's Block, l'lattMiiouth,
Nebraska.
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LAW OFFICF .Ileal Ftate, Fire and Lifeln
snranep Agents, l'lattiiioulti, Neliraska. t'ol
Ieetors, tax-payern. Have a cornptete aliftract
of titles. Uuy and sell real estate, negotiate
loans. &c. " 15 I
KIMJAIl I. NTO K.
ATTOUNl'Y AT LAW. otilce with D. II. II.
Wheeler & Co., riatlMinontli, Nel. l"yl
j.i!ii:s r.. JIOKKISOX.
ATTOUNKY AT LAW. Will iract ice in Cass
and adjoiiiini; Comities ; elves special HlteuUoii
to collect ions and ahstrai'Hof title. mice with
Ceo. S. Smith, FitGerald l'dock, I'l.lttnionth,
Nebraska. 17yl
i-:o. IS. SMITH.
ATTOUNKY AT LAW and lteal Fstate bro
ker. Special .attention civen to Collections
and all matters alfeetiii'r the title to real estate,
oilice on 2d Moor, over l'ost OJlice. l'lattsnionth,
Nebraska. 40j i.
.jour; iv iiaixi:
.ICSTICK OF THE PKACE, unit collector of
debts, rolieet ions made from one dollar to one
thousand do'lars. Mortyaiies. Oeeiis. and oili
er instruments drawn, and nil emitity Imsiness
nsnallv transacted bt fol'' a .lustiei-ot tlie 1'eace.
llesr of refcrriice uiven if rei;iiired.
Oilice on Main street. West of Court lions'.
4o- 1 JOHN W. HAINES.
i: i: LinusT,
rilYSICTAN & SCUCEON, tenders his pro
fessional services to ihe citizens of Cass county,
liesideiiee southeast corner Sixtii and Oak sts. ;
Oltlce on Main street, tw.o doors west of Sixth,
l'lattsnionth. Nebraska.
II. II LACK
attenjs to calls in the country as well as eitv.
Oilice at J. II. r.uttery's drier i-tore. Chrouietl'i
seases niadw a epeciaity. ltncumati-m cured.
2'Jinfl
i:t. J. 31. wati:rhax,
Physio Medical Practitioner.
LiiiixviUe, C(U Co., Xeb.
Always at the oflice on Saturdays. 40yl
PLA7TSIYI0UTH MILLS.
I 'L ATTS .M O CTII , NEii.
C, HEISSL,
Proprietor.
Flour, Corn 31ial, & Feed
Always on hand and for sale at lowest cash
prices.. The liishcst prices paid lor Wlieat and
Corn. Particular attention (riven custom work.
SAUXDKItS HOUSE.
J.S.GREGORY, - - - Ptoprktor.
Iocatioii Central. Coo.l Samjile Room..
Kvcry at tent ion paid t quests. 4 ?m3
Pi-Atts.mouth, - - - - Neb.
C03llil:itCiAL HOTEL,
LINCOLX, XEI3.,
J.J.I2III0FF, - - - Proprietor.
The host known and most popular Landlord
in Iho State. Always stop at the Commercial.
'GRAND CENTRAL'
HOTEL,
B-iiig-es! an si finest liotvl Ie
Iwccn l':iir?onii(! Situ
GEO. THRALL, - - Prop.
OMAHA. XKJS.
O. K. SALOON.
1 keep constantly on hand
Host's Milwaukee Reer.
which can be had at no other
PLACE IN THE CITY.
Also tlie best ol
irixr.3, Li'jco::.. axi cigau.
romi;
lt-v-o ban in.
A i:'f;:t 'tt'ilactiun in i'rips of
GUNS, REVOLVERS, &c.
Price.? ved'.ici d f;-oin -JO to n .i per !!. W.-ile
f'.r Ulr.str Med Caialo ;i:e, with reduced oiiccs
fori". Addrtss.
CHEAT WESTERN GUN VORivS,
id Smitiifi.. id St.. Pittsburgh. I a. isyl
H. A. VATERMAN & SON,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
i Kid jLitS hi!Jt?E 5
sh:i:tg-les,
Dcors,
Blinds,
ETC.. ETC., ETC. - '
Miiiu street. Corner of Fifth,
PLATTSMOUTH, - - - - NEB.
Still Better Plates for Lumber.
stui:igiit& milTiTIT,
Harness Manufacturers,
i ADDLES
BRIDLES,
COLLARS.
and all kiiids of harness stock, constantly on
hand.
Fruit Confectionery
AND
Grocery Store
NETS,
CANDIES,
TEAS
CorFEES,
SUGARS,
TOP. VCCOES,
FLOUR,
SiC.
Renienihcr the phiee opposite E. (1. Dovey's
on Lower Main Street.
STREIGIIT d- MILLER.
LANDJ-ANDI
BEST FARMING LANDS
IN NEBRASKA,
FOR SALE BY
EH. Si. H..
IX XriinANKA.
Great Advantages to "Buyers
IN 1877.
Ten Years Credit at 6 p--r cent Interest.
Sir Years Credit at C per tent Interest,
and 20jcr cent Discount.
Otlir I,ilrnl Oisocunt I'nr Cash,
Ilebritcs, on Fare ami Fret slits,
And ITemiiimn lor Iniprove
IllfllO. I'jitnphh-t'" and .Vans, containing full partic-n'-ar.
s. ill be inaiied free to any part of the
world on application to
LAND COMMISSIONED B. A- M. It. 11.
W l LIX'COLS. NEUaASlLA
THE CLOUD.
A cloud came over a land of leaves.
(O, hush, little leaves, let it pass you by !)
How they had waited and watched for the rain.
Mountain and villey, vineyard aud plain.
With never a sign from the sky !
Day after day had the pitiless eun
Looked down with lidlet-s eye.
Cut now ! On a sudden whNpcr went
Through the topmost twijrsof the poplar pire ;
Out of the east a light wind blew
(All the leaves trembled, and munnur'd, and
drew
Hope to tlie help ot desire.)
It stirred the faint pulse of the forest tree.
And breathed through the brake and brier.
Slowly the cloud came ; then the wind died,
Dumb lay the land in its hot suspense ;
Tlie thrush on the elm-bough suddenly'stopped.
The weather-warned swallow iu mid Hying
dropped.
The linnet ceased song in the feuce.
Mute, the cloud moved, till it hnng overhead.
Heavy, big-blossomed, and dense.
Ah. theeool rush through tlie dry-tongued trees.
The patter and plash oh the thirsty earth,
The eager bubbling of runnel and rill,
Tlie lisping of leaven that have drunk their fill,
The freshness that follows the dearth !
New life for the woodland, the vine) ard, the
vale.
New life with the world's new birth 1
All the oar Round.
OS-MAN PA SUA.
OtIierwi.se Plain 31 r. Crawford, of Amer
ican ttirth.
Gen. Keynolds, of Chicago, Identifies
Him Beyond a Doubt.
Sonic Ilciuinisceiicis of Ills Checkered
and Interesting: Career.
The world-renowned exploits of Os
man Pasha, the hero of the battle of
Plevna, have aroused a little curiosity
to know who he is and something of,
his antecedents. Already speculation
is rife as to them, ami several accounts
have been published purporting to
give the facts in the case. Thosw which
make of him a Tennesseear, bearing
his American honors lightly upon him
under the name of Hubert Clay Craw
ford, approximates very nearly tlie
truth. Understanding that Gen. Jo
seph S. Reynolds, of tins city, knew
something of this remarkable individ
ual a Post reporter this morning called
upon him at his oftice on Washington
street, and subjected him to an inter
view. 11 K KNEW CUAWFORT) WELL.
In 1801 (Jon. Reynolds was Recruit
ing Lieutenant for the Glth Illinois
volunteers. In his peregrinations fur
recruits he met at Wilmington o:i the
l'Jth of October, 1801, the subject of
this memoir, and duly enlisted him.
lie found straightway that Crawford
understood military tactics belter than
he did himself, and intrusted him wilh
the drill of the company, even taking
lessons in Ihe science himself when se
cretly ensconced within his tent. To
account for this knowledge, Crawford
was necessarily compelled to admit the
soft impeachment that he had seen a
little of inside military life, having
been a cadet at West Point. To more
coherently keep the run of the illus
trious Turk's history, it may be best to
assume a ken of his proceedings from
tho beginning, considering them pro
gressively, rather than a's a retrospect,
lie it known then, that among the last
ollkial acts of Andrew Johnson's Con
gressional life was to secure Crawford
an appointment as a cadet to West
Point from the First District of Ten
nessee. Crawford was a native of R'o
gersville, Ilawkiui couiuy, and was at
that time a bright, handsome, manly
lad of IT, the date being about 1S j3 or
V4.. Hi. early education had been by
no means neglected, and he wits pre
pared to pass a rigid examination. He
was a quick student, acquiring knowl
edge with ease and rapidity, but a pool
disciplinarian. The result va3 that a
reckless mode of living
SECURED HIS EXPULSION
from the confines of the ancient college
for militants. Crawford did not go
home. Off tlie contrary he intended to
have a high old time seeing the world,
and so he surrendered himself to tlie
wild tutoring of metropolitan life in
Xew York.
This course of procedure soon left
him without finances, and his wonder
ful faculty for proving necessity the
parent of invention, and invention this
time was a home expediency. Accord
ingly he turned his face towards the
scenes of his childhood and set out.
He had progrc-ssedas far as Wytheville,
Virginia, when at the goodly tavern
which afforded him cheer, he encoun
tered a wealthy cattle dealer, just re
turning with a bountiful representa
tion of barter. Well, well. Here was
a young man greatly in need of a small
amount of worldly lucre, and there an
old curmudgeon loaded witli the same
dire power. What would you? Wilh
the broad ideas of communism surg
ing in his breast Crawford realized
that what was his brother's was his.
Night c;ime, bringing slumber to tlie
old man. Also came Crawford. As
the cattle king slept, the present hero
of Plevna crept into his room, and'
shortly afterward stole out again. That
was all right and regular. When the
pale air of morning beamed over the
adjoining hills, monsieur the cattle
king enc.ised himself in his garraeiTts,
and looked about him. He found, alas !
tlAt the hand ol the midnight maraud
er had strayed under his pillow, and
extracted all of the sweets thereunder
secured. Crawford, be it said, had
r.ItorOHT TO THE HOTEL A PRETTY
WOMAN.
Said womauwa not his wife. Her
need? made it Incumbent uoon him to
raise money. Very well; is it nccessa- tllB latter worn flowhi";. liiiih cheek
ry to go into details, pointing out the hones, sharp features, square built and
old man's suspicion, the arrest? Suf- eoinmamliii, with an excellent mili
lictj it that Crawford adorned, thereaf- tary bearing. Ho was fund of adven
ter, a cell in the Richmond prison. It ture and excitement. He was very
promised to be a sad ending of a prom- quiet iii his bearing, with nothing of
ising career. A felon's cell is by no ' th braggadocia about him in fact,
means the most desirable place in the s a m;n as one could look for
world in which to study ethics, and so. i' tha hero of Plevna, Osman Pasha,
the youth found it. He languished -
and wasted himself to a shadow. Those
were dark days which hovered over j
the close of '.VJ. lllotches hung on the
political horizon that were rapidly
mounting up, enlarging more and more.
Men wise iu presaging coming events
pronounced them war clouds. How
soon would 4 hey burst?
Tlie fear of their threatening made
everyone careless. No one was over
cautious, save so far as he himself was
concerned. The same lack of solici
tude extended to jailers as to all oth
ers. One day Crawford held a valua
ble paper in his hand. He proffered it
to his keeper. Did that man know
that Crawford was one of the most ex
pert manipulators of a pen on earth,
and that the alleged pardon was
NOTHING MORE TII AN A FORGERY
made by the prisoner who tendered ii?
It looked all right and the jailer was
satisfied. lie threw open his doors and
the ex-cadet inhaled a long breath of
pure free air, aud ma la for Maryland.
He preferred to run no risk of detec
tion. A short distance from Haiti more
he set himself upas a pedagogue under
the name of Robert Clay, and opened
a school. He dealt out the same kind
of learning that can be found at thous
ands of such schools in Yankeedoin,
not very bad, decidedly not very good.
Among the pupils under his charge
was a young man nearly his own age,
named Robert Russell. It is needless
to follow Russell through tlie tortuous
row of intricate figures which bese this
footsteps, nor tell how he progressed.
He awoke one morning from his slum
bers to hear his sisler and father be
wailing the loss of two gold watches
owned by them respectively, and to
find that the dashing, handsome school
master was gone. Xo trace of. the
three missing articles could ever be
found. The tocsin of war was sound
ed, and Russell entered the ranks of
the Union to lay down his life for his
country. Fate iruided him into the
command of Lieut. Reynolds. There
ine iniei ami me roooea met. under
the peculiar circumstances it was
deemed best not to arrest Crawford,
though tlie matter was presented to
Reynolds, because Crawford promised
to make restitutio:!, but Russell is val
uable from tlie fact that ho supplies a
iink in the long chain of incidents
making up the life of Crawford.
Tlie unusual facility with the pen
characteristic of Crawford was being
continuallv put into use. (leu. Rey
nolds says he never saw a man so
handy with a pen. He could imitate
any signature and counterfeit any
writing. So it came about that, tiring
of his pgictice as private, and seeing
an opportunity to better himself, even
after he hail been appointed Sergeant
of Commissary, lie in 1S0J forged his
discharge, to which was appended the
signature of the Secretary of War,
and became promoted to the position
of Lieutenant in the Twenty-Sixth
Missouri. He remained in this com
mand some time.
THE NEXT HEARD OF HIM
was on the Atlantic coast recruiting
negroes. His plan was this: He would
go to those Eastern towns and find how
much would be paid for substitutes,
and take a regular list, until he had
quite a large number. Then he would
enlist his negroes and send the recruit
in'' list to Washington, assigning the
negroes to tlie different towns, receiv
ing pay from the Government and the
rntTnicipal authorities as well. Hy this
operation he made hundreds of thous
ands of dollars on bounty receipts.
The next thing known of him was
when he turned up as Colonel of Ar
tillery, (colored )Jat large, near the close
of the war. He got into some trouble,
what, is unknown to Gen. Reynolds,
and was mustered out of service in
disgrace.
HE THEN WENT TO MEXICO.
Here his peculiar dash and aplomb re
ceived him immediate recognition, and
went into service under Juarez. He
remained here enjoying great eclat un
til the-collapse of the Empire iu 1S(57.
He then came E;ist, and, rich beyond
computation, engaged in speculations
on Wall street.
Gen. llevnolds lost sight of him
again, aud did not he ar from him for
some years. Iu 1873 Reynolds was
traveling in En rone, in Swiz-rland in
fact, and one day received a letter
which had been forwarded to him from
Heilin. He opened it. It w is post
marked Cairo, Egypt, and was from
ltobtrt Crawford. The letter stated
that Crawford was in the army of tlie
Khedive, enioving a rank that corres-
ponded to our Brigadier General, and
said that he was called Osman Hey.
He expressed himself as being entirely
satisfied with affairs there, and pro -
nounced himself a great man. Gen-
Reynolds says he has not the slightest
doubt that Osman Hey, Osman Pasha,
and Robert C. Crawford are identical.
It i3 characteristic of the man aud is
more than probable.
i; raw ford was a very tine looking
height,
I dark comple-iioaed, black eyes ud hair,
111 Sl I 1 J llv. V,W .S..S.. ... 7
AND HIS FELLOW
I i: 3I EN.
COUN-
Their Street Stands Summarily Closed,
and heir Little Lamps put out.
Yesterday was an exciting day for
Chinese in Xew York. At about 11
o'clock a stir was visible in H.txter and
Mott streets. Several Chinamen were
seen hurrying to their homes, carrying
with them their little cigar stands and
tiny kerosene lamps, and wearing iu
their usually impassive features ex
pressions of fear and anxiety. Canny
Mongolian faces peered from many
windows, and there was much going
and coming betweu their different
houses. A rumor spread that au at
tack was to be made on tlie Chinese in
the city. The evident trouble among"
them, brought togethersinail crowds of
Raxter street roughs and loungers, men
and boys, and this served to further
terrify the owners of pigtails.
The other day, United States Com
missioner Shields noticed that the pat
ient venders of cigars in West street,
Chatham square, and the Howery uni
formly failed to put revenue stamps
on the boxes; so he determined to com
pel them to do so. Tho revenue laws
have never been printed in perpendic
ular columns of Chinese characters,
but he had observed that they kept up
a pretence of ornamenting their boxes
with old stamps, and concluded that
they were not playing a game that
they did not understand. According
ly, he directed Deputy Collector 1'. R.
llawley to arrest all of the Chinese
and other street cigar venders.
Mr. Hawley took a number of assist
ants with him yesterday and sallied
out. Tlie Mongolians in West street
were lazily winking in the noon sun
shine. Trade was dull. Charles Smith
(official softening of some unpronounc
able Chinese name) was the first ven
der approached. Above him in West
street, at various points advantageous
for trade, were a score of his country
men. Mr. llawley watched him a long
time, but no one bought a cigar. Then
au assistant was set at work. He loit
ered up to the stand an 1 bought a ci
g ir for a cent.
Where is the government stamp on
this box?' the official asked, sternly.
Smith smiled, apparently in happy
ignorance of tlie question.
"You must come with me, I am a
United States officer, and I arrest you."
Smith smiled deprecating'y at what
he considered harsh language. Then
t he officer laid his hand on Smith's arm
and began to pull him away from the
stand. That opened the floodgates of
the Chinamen's speech. It is sjppos
ed that lie gave the history of the Li
cense act, the Stamp act. and the Per
sonal Liberty bill, and quoted several
sentences from Secretary Evarts's opin
ion on international law. Tlie officer
was deaf to his eloquence, and again
attempted to drag him along. Smith
resisted in a desperate, terrified way.
Then tlie officer hailed a police officer.
As soon as tlie chinaman saw the blue
uniform he appealed to it for protec
tion, pointing out the United States of
ficer, who was iu civilian's dress, and
represented in vigorous dumb show
the atteiup of one man to commit a vi
olent outrage on another. When the
police officer told him that he must go
along, however, and interpreted his
statement by placing his hand on his
shoulder. Smith looked the picture of
blank astonishment. Then he packed
up his stand and lamp, and walked
quietly to the Church Street Police Sta
tion. Then Mr. llawley walked through
West street, but not a Chinaman was
to be seen. He, however, arrested
Alexandria Friedberg, Eiias Heryer,
Adam Wolf, ami Louis Cohen for the
same offence, and sent them to the
same qui ice station. In Chatham street
and Chatham square venders were ar
rested before wnrning was given to
their countrymen. They were lodged
in the Oak street police station. Their
names are Almev Fee,"A!i Si'il. Caolin
Manelo, Marti Coolgie, and Au Que.
Nearly all resisted the at.emp: of the
United States officers to arrest them
and professed to be utterly ignorant
i of ihe cans. of their an est. Some of
j them even rushed to passing tlie po'.ice
j officers and besought .protection. The
following-named venders were auest
ed and lod J'd iu tie Mulberry street
police s;at ion: Ah Kam, Ah Fat, John
Sam, an 1 Manuel Callevac. All will
be tried at 10 o'clock this morning be-
; fore Commissiotn-i Shields.
Unless
they
can furnish $ln bail, it
is said
they will be committed to prison.
Cigar makers and cigar sellers say
that the Chinese are so far under sell-
! ing the market as to
fere with the trade.
seriously inter
The Chinamen
complain tliat'their rivals have been
urging the Collector to arrest them,
The following is the opinion of a
k Mott street Chinaman : "Chinaman, lie
velly poo. No. a akeedamcent. No sel-
lee one dolla one day. Polismanny he
rnakee sav .'Go Ion?. John No Stan-
T '
j dee hea. Chinaman no standee hea.
All SIN
no standee there. Allee same, inakee
move one stleet nother stlcet. Allee
time lun out o' way polismanny. Rime
by Melican man. he no can buy cigar
no can catcheee Chinaman. Allee same
damfool. Unite Statesy makee
Chinaman gitty paper (stamps). Paper
cost up heap sight doll a. C..inaman
no can pay. Xo goodee paper. Spo
seo Chinaman he buy paper; polis
manny club Chinamen same time
say: "Git 'long, John. Allee same
sposee Chinaman no get paper, polis
manny, him say. 'Git 'long, John.' Xo
goodee paper. Chinaman velly poo. Al
lee same don't makeedamcent."
ONE MORE.
Ihe Scrapes that the Reporters for the
Sun Seem Fated to (et Into.
To the Ed. of The Sun Sir: Will
you please send one of your reporters
to Rockaway to see how the police are
acting in collusion with gamblers and
thieves. At the third steamboat land
ing, about twenty-live feet from the
railroad track, there is a cottage where
th gamblers fleece their victims. At
times you. can see tho police and the
gamblers hobnobbing together. If you
will let the light of the Sun penetrate
into that cottage, it will show to hun
dreds the danger of entering it, and
might also enlighten the Sheriff as to
I. is duty to the public. A Victim.
A reporter for the &u;ircad the fore
going to a police officer on the pier at
the third landing, and the officer said
that tlie writer lied when he asserted
that the police, gamblers, and thieves
hobnob together at Rockaway. "We
are trying our best," the police officer
continued, " to rid this place of gam
blers aud thieves. If we know them
we drive them out very quick. No re
spectable hotel keeper hero will harbor
them. Capt. Morris Gardner, of the
Rockaway police, and Sheriff Rush
more of this county (Queens) long ago
made up their minds that this place
should be freed of crooked people. It
is a damned lie to say that we hobnob
with them."
" Where is the cottage about twenty
five feet from the railroad track, spok
en of by the writer of this letter?"
' I don't know ; but there is a jewelry
store yonder. It may be that that is
the cottage referred to."
The reporter thanked the officer, and
started down the railroad track toward
the cottage. The police officer shouted
" Where are you going?" The reporter
told him, and the police officer mourn
fully said, " Don't go there. You had
better speak to some policeman near
by." Nevertheless, tho reporter rashly
sailed for the cottage direct. A brisk
young man lounged in his shirt sleeves
near the door. He had a bunch of
tickets of various colors in his hand.
The reporter asked something about
the geography of the place, aud was
apparently about to go away. Just at
that juncture a short man with a sandy
moustache and a rakish straw hat
stepped in front of him. The reporter
knew the short man was a " capper,"
but he didn't say so.
. The capper addressed the jeweler;
" What's that?" pointing to the tickets.
The jeweler replied: " We have circu
lars inside; step in." "I want to sve
this," said the capper, as ho innocently
poked the reporter in the side.
Tlie reporter and the capper entered.
A man behind the counter greeted
them with, " Gentlemen, you may se
cure any set of jewelry in this case for
one dollar; but come this way." and
the jeweller called attention to asmall
er case in which were watches, rings,
and breastpins. On the top of the
case was a box filled with envelopes
" Now, gentlemen," said the jeweller,
joyously, " here's a chance for you. I'll
show you how it's done." Then the
jeweller drew out four envelopes, lie
opened ono envelope, and showed
the reporter a card bearing a bright
number. "This number," said the jew
eller, "calls for a ring." Then the jew
eller displayed tlie other numbers, and
one called for a silver watch. "See
what you can do," said the jewejler to
the capper; " it won't cost you any
thing to try.'' The capper drew out
No. 11. "That," said the jeweller, "is
a ring." The capper, manifesting his
displeasure, sneered. " You've got noth
ing but rings." " We've got other
things," said the jeweller, sharply,
"and I'll tell you what I'll do with
you. I'll bet you 8100 against SG0
(the jeweller displayed a roll of green
backs) that you can't pick out No. 11
again."
The caj.per hadn't $100. " Well. I'll
bet you 810 against "All right,"
said the capper, as he put two ten dol
lar bank notes on the case. The envel
ope with Xo. 11 was put back into the
box. The capper dived for it and drew
out No. 52. Tho dea'er scooped in tho
850, and the capper seemed heart-broken.
When the capper picked out No.
52 he accidentally pulled out No, U.
The reporter saw it; the capper winked
at him. The jeweller looked away as
the capper said, "Now we've got a
chance." Then the capper snappishly
spoke to the jeweller. You ought to
give me another chance."
" I will when you show another $20,"
was the reply.
The capper urged the reporter to go
into partnership with him, and grad
ually reduced the size of the bet to S5.
but the reporter, somehow, didn't want
any partner just at that time, and as
he stepped toward the door the capper
mysteriously disappeared.
A terrific
I. rain and haU storm, drove the reporter
back into tho jowoller's place. Tho
jeweller gazed intently upon the re
porter for a time, and at length said: ,
"Haven't I seen you somewhere clso? '
" Perhaps you have."
Then there was another fiva minute
of silence, and tho jeweller asked,'
"Ain't you a reporter?"
" Yes, sir, I'm a reporter for the Sntt
and"
"My God, Ilughey!" the jeweller
shouted through a small door openine
into a side room: "He's ono of them
fellers. I told you so, I told you so."
Ilughey gasped, " Oh hell!" and walk
ing to tho doorway looked out into tho
storm. The reporter then read to tho
firm the jewollers and Ilughey aro
partners the letter that i3 reproduced
above, and Ilughey said: "That feller
has got it down fine, but he's wron
about the polieo. Wo can't do any-"
thing with them."
. Koted Uamblcrs of Scvr' York.
From time to time men from distant
cities, attracted by tho inviting field
for their operations presented by New
York, have sought to make this city,
their home. Such men were the ele
gant Pendleton of Washington, and
Orlando Moore, who kept a noted gam-'
bliug houso for many years on llroad
vyay, ono door below tho Chemical
Bank. Moore for a time was prosper
ous, but a desire to force his family in
to a circle of society closed to them, in
spite of Lis wealth and his family's ed
ucation, led him into extravagance that
proved his ruin. Another notorious
gambler was Patrick Heme, an Irish
man of great shrewdness and of polish
ed affability of manner. In company
wilh Schuyler Ilalsey, he established
and conducted a gambling-house for
mally years opposite the Metropolitan
Hotel. Heine perhaps was the most
interesting man of his class. He had
a good education, and personal attrac
tions allured into his society such men
as the Livingstones, tho Jameses of
Albany and the Costers of New York,
from whom he won not less than half
a million dollars. But he loved play
for its own sake, and wasaddicted to
high living and dissipation, and extrav
agance generall'. He died almost pen-'
niless. Halsey passed off the stage two
years ago, leaving, out of an immenso
amount of ill-gotten gains, only 850,-'
000. A man named Joseph Hall, or
iginally a houso painter, alsotried hi:
fortune in New York. Ho wa3 a hand
some man but pompous, overbearing
and presuming. Having succeeded iu
gambling he invested iu trotting hors
es, and once owned tho celebrated
trotting stallion Lantern, afterward
purchased by Robert Bonner. Hall
was famous for his suppers, and knew
how to cater for his guests bettor than
any other gambler host in New York.
A story is told to show his extrava
gance, in effect that, after Lantern had
won an important race. Hall had a sil
ver bucket made for the horse to drink
out of. A few years ago, worn out and
crippled, Hall was soliciting alms to'
keep him from starving.
John I. Cassidy, who came from Cin
cinnati, was another prominent gam
bler. , He claimed perhaps with roasor.
to be by birth and education a gentle
man. Ho was a man of fine addres,
and of undoubted literary ability, For
a long time ho wrote letters for tho.
Spirit of the Times, over tho signature
of "Larkin". Becoming fascinated with
play, Cassidy gambled heavily and con
tinually. But ho was never a cheat
nor a blackguard. He died in poverty,
leaving a family reared in luxury, de
pendent upon a relation for tho neces
saries of life.
The Ruling Passion Strong in Death. -
From the (Shanghai Celestial Knipiro
The superstitions of tho Chineso aro
sometimes very curiously exemplified.
The other day a woman died in tho
city she was the wife of a charcoal
dealer who for a long time had hoard
ed money secretly, the fact being hid
den even from her husband. When
she fell sick, sho took her dollars and
concealed them under her pillow, her
averice extending so far the ruling
passion strong in death that when
she died her hands were found clutch
a number of tlie coins so tightly that
it was impossible to unlock the lingers.
Of course, firmly as tho muscles may
havo been set, it would no doubts have
been possible for the husband to' have
wrenched or cut them a part had ho
wished to, but no. "She stuck to her
dollars during her life," said the wid
ower, "and she clings still more desper
ately in death; let her havo them un
disturbed," And so the corpse was bur
ied, its dead hands clasping the dollars
with a desperate grip, while tho rest
of the poor creature's savings were put
into the coffin and buried forever witU
her.
Great Power of the Press.
The editor of the Kern County (Cal.)
Democrat has gone fishing.
"The publication of this paper will
be indefinitely suspended from and af
ter this date. We leave tho country
in a comparatively comfortable and se
cure position. The European war is
fairly inaugurated, and a good market
and high prices for our surplus crop.s
secured ; the great strike is safely over :
the whites are attaining the asctnden
cy in the South, and the niggers arc
emigrating to Liberia. The Louisianu
Returning lioanl is in umbo, ami
Hayes is badly scared. Tom Fowler h
nominated for State Senator, with r
certainty of being elected, and vll,
what more oould be expected of us In
four brief months? For the rest it k
a dry year, the weather is hot. we Lavs
had all of this kind of fun we want foi-
. tne present, and now we are goiu; &
nsawj. i a-itu
n