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12 : THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY JANUARY'lo. 1888-TWELVE : PAGES.
INCIDENTS OF THE ALTAR ,
How Ho Won the Omaha Girl Mut-
rlmoiiy and Wayoa.
THEY DEFIED PARENTAL WRATH.
Winning n Ilrlde A Venture A Da
kota lloMiaticc ; A Damage Suit
Whipped on Her \Ved-
( lliiK Day.
How lln Won the Otnnlm Rlrl.
II * . II. II. In Uilrnu'i Times.
They sat together , slilo by sldu ,
"My love , " ho mild , "my own , my llfo ,
Oh , iiHMik the word , ami bo iny bride ,
Ami wo us 0110 will iiyo nbido ;
Come , Rwuctc.it , imy you'll bo my wife. "
From off her cheek the roses Hod ,
As shudcward Ileus the HUHMJCHlf ;
In proud disdain nhi ; raised her head.
And Unshed her eyes to what she said :
"You seem , sir , quite beside yourself. "
Ho snatched her hotly to her breast :
"I um beside m.VHulf , 'tis true ;
Hcsldo myself itmwitf the blest ,
Whore ever , ever , let mo iesf
Hesido myself beside of you. "
No more she lied his fond caress
She liked the pun he heard her say :
"You take the uulcu , I must confess.
How did you ever como to fjwss
That wit would win my heart away I"
Matrimony nnd AVa cH.
Cleveland Lciulut * : The prejudice of
trades unions against thu luliiiis.fioii of
women to iiidustrml employments\vliilo
not bo htroiiK as in former yours , is wtill
n marked feiituroin laborortfiini/atioiiH.
Tlio pressure of woman's competition
upon the labor market is n factor that
oiira , i'rt the clo.io nltuntion of econo-
niiots HH well as workiiif moti.Vero it
not for tbe divcr.sillration of industry
tinder a protective policyand the multi
plication of employments for which
women are specially adapted , their com
petition would bo a much more borious
matter than it now in.
Several caiibesfor the iiicrcusiiifj eoin-
polition of women in the wage market
liavo been presented and discu cd , to
which it ib not the intention hero to re
fer. There ih one catiso , however , bul-
dom bet up or dwelt upon , that may
hnvo a peed deal more to do with the
question than is commonly supposed
the indisposition of .Voiin < , ' men to marry.
It may be paid without fear of contra
diction that women are entitled to
inainteuiuicc , food , clothes and
shelter" , 'no matter what happens
in the labor market. If they have to
support thom.solves , necessarily their
labor must compote , directly or indi-
rcctly , with that of men. The only way
to entirely avoid the comprtttion oi
women in the labor market is for men
to marry and support them f-o well that
they will not need to work at wages for
their own maintenance. This may not
be done to the extent of poetiriiitf a de-
birablo husband for every eligible young
woman , but it might bo dUnoto'a far
greater extent than it is.
In this and every other great city ,
nnd in less proporl ion in smaller towns ,
there are thousands of young men whose
'
earnings are a good'deal more than
those of their father * when the latter
assumed family responsibilities. Many
of these young men , artisans , clerks ,
and in the professions , are enjoying in
comes Milllclont to support wives anil
Children in comfort , but do not marry.
A largo proportion of them squander
their earnings in dissipation of one kinder
or another. Mechanics and those en
gaged in lighter employments , who earn
from $10 to $110 a week , waste. or worse
than waste , tho-half thereof in saloons ,
at gaming tuples , at questionable
places of amusements , in the brothels ,
or in the partial support of those who
have not yet reached the brothnl on the
way to the gutter. A.sido from its
economic features as related to the labor
market , this reckless waste of menus
that hhould bo employed in establishing
virtuous homos , is doplorabl'o , its ag
gregate appalling.
If the young men of theLcitic9 will
not marry , lot them coimt upon the
competition of woman's labor wherever
it can lind employment suited' to their
Btrength. It is retribution just and
swift for defying the instincts and laws
of nature. Wo do not sot up , this as the
prime or only cause of tho'Competition
referred to , but it is one cause and an
important one. Women must marry or
work for wages , and if the young men
were wise they would see Unit it is bet
tor to have the women working for
them than competing agaiiibt them.
In DcllanoooC 1'nrcntal Wrath.
Memphis Avalaneho : Yesterday at
dusk a young couple were married on
upper Main street under romantic cir
cumstances. The bride is a pretty bru
nette of tender age and from what could
bp learned her parents live across the
river within a few miles of this city
Her name is Ella Fresslor , and her pat
ents objected to a union between hoi
nnd Uio oblcct of , her affection only or
account of her ago. Her lover , 13. M
Frank , became ocquainted with her t
few months ago and , notwithstanding
. " the vigorous protestations of Etta' :
\ father , she encouraged his suit ani
when the parental objections beraim
more strong would meet him clandes
tinely in order to renew their promise
Of undying dovotiou and fidelity. See
ing that the old gentleman would novei
consent to the union , the devoted coupU
decided to share alike the joys and sot-
rows of this life. The girl btolo uwuj
yesterday from homo in company wilh I
mutual friend and .otlectod nor escape
to this city. A magistrate who lias i
tender bpot in his heart for loving young
people who tire kept apart by angry rol
ativeswas taken iiUocontidunco the da ;
before and immediately on Etta's arri
val ho was summoned and the knot wa
tied. A friend of the gn-l'ri parents sus
pected a move of the kind and arrivci
Jnst it fo\v minute * after the ceremony
The young i-0v.joia\vt ! ) only await tin
old folks' reconciliation to complet
their hr.ppiiic s.
Winning a Ki-ido'Aftcr T\vonty Years
Macon ( Ga. ) Dismtch to the Chicag
Tribune : Twenly years ago Judg
llrinson , of Burke county , then \ \ youiij
man , was a student of the Lebanon hu
school in Tennessee. While there h
bccamo enamored 'of Miss Ilcarn , th
daughter of a wonlthy farmer in Frank
lin. Ho asked the girl's parenls fo
their consent , but they objected on th
ground that ho was a Huptist. the
being slrong Methodists. The mate
was broken olT , I3rinson returned honu
entered the practice of law , and boo
rose to the bench. lie never rofcrrc
to the Franklin incident , and it wn
supposed to have been forgotlon. Sera
weeks ago a visitor to Waynosboromoi
tloned the name of the lady in the heai
[ ' ing of Judge Urinson , who then foun
P ? out that bho had never married. Hoi
once cled up his allairs so ho foul
take u trip , sought out the lady , and th
nuptials of twenty years' waiting wet
colobratcd.
Tito Story or n Matrimonial Ventur
Chicago Times : Andreas Ilohnui
Bworo out a warrant for assault again
A. Itothonborg , u dyer .and tailor , t
No. 01 .loITorson street , before Justic
Eborhardt. Uohman stated lhat 1 :
formorly-lived with the Uothonboi'
family , Several months ago Rothoi
berg's son Juliiib came lo ' him and siij
gosted the propriety of 'the complaij
luit tuiilng unt'b'himtiulf.'a wife. " Julji
old the young ; man that ho was young
iml attractive , and that ho knew a
.Imrmlng lilllo widow who would just
ult him , and ho would bring the couple
together if Ilohman would pay him V > 0.
Uohman subsequently learned who
he young widow was , and that she had
iffcred Julius $ i0 ! to secure her a bus-
jand. 1 tollman admitted that ho would
ike a wife , but did not feel like buying
no in that way.
Since that time Ilohman has not been
) opular with Uio Holhonberg family.
Ju December 10 he sent toKothcnborg
I'rinco Albert coat to have it repaired ,
'lie old man took it and bowed up all
ho buttonholes with white thread and
jut oil the buttons , and brought Iho
armcnt back to Ilohman wilh a bill of
5 cents , charges for "llxing" it. Hoh-
nau was wrathv , but Ixolhenberg
umpcd on his lodg ; r and gave him a
earful boating , breaking one of his
ibs. Dr. Bailsman attended Uohman ,
nd it was only yesterday that ho was
iblo to make complaint , though after
10 was injured ho was removed to No.
00 Wesl Madison btroot.
A llomnntlo Story From Dakota.
Sacramento Bee : A few days ago Iho
livorco of Mrs. Pierre Noel , of Now
York , was noled in these dispatches.
Cow dovolopos quite a romance : Mrs.
Cool is the dnughlor of Abram L.
Wakemnn , a politician of Now York
illy , and who was for several years col-
eclor of that port. She was one of the
nest attractive society young ladies of
'tot ham. and now is a mainro woman of
omarkablo beauty and grace. She was
'ourtcd ' by a rising young clergyman of
hat city , but to his grief she was in-
luced to become the wife of one Pierre
S'oel. with whom she.did not live hup-
lily. The young clergyman sought to
ibMirb all his energies in his sacred
ailing , and attained such eminence
hat he was a few yeiTrs since appointed
li hop of his church in the far west ,
le never forgot Mrs. Noel and has ro-
nnini'd single. The ' oquel is that Mrs.
Vool came to Fargo the past year , ac-
liiirod sullicient residence , and this
veek has boon granted a divorce on the
rround of desertion and lack of support ,
" 'ho romance will bo comnloto when
mo of the most noted bishops of the
vest Chilli have married the divorced
ady.
A Romance ol' the Aronn.
A Now York special to the St. Louis
Republican says : Something very like
omani'o was crowned yesterday by a
narriagc in Hrooklyn. For some years
ho name of William Morris Davoro has
icon well known in the circus arena as
) olonging to a trapeze performer and
ithloto of unusual agility , who was in-
in his "acts"
ariably accompanied by
one whom everyone supposed was hi's
sister. The latter was a handsome , well-
ormod girl. Miss Dtivero , ns she was
everywhere known , with her brother ,
las been performing at Kobbins' winter
jircus , nowatTliird avenue and Sixty-
third street. But , in truth , Miss Di- ;
, -oro was not , after all , the bister of the
vthlete.
Her story was the most romantic part
of the whole little drama. Fifteen years
igo , when Davero was performing in
Jdessia , Uusbia , ho was called to the
jcdsido of adying woman. That woman
vas the mother of the girl who has
binco been known as Miss Davoro. and
vho was then a little Russian girl'of
jight years. The mother confided to
Mr. Davore. who was then a married
nan , the care of her daughter. IIo ac-
onted the charge , trained Lucy , as he
ailed her or as she is named in Uussia ,
irara Daborhova , as a gymnast , and in
ill things treated her as his daughter.
L'hrco years ago Davero became sepa-
atcd from his wife , and hist night ho
imrricd Uio beautiful little Russian at
lis homo , in Brooklyn. The ceremony
vas performed by the Rov. R. II. L.
'igho of Grace church chapol. The
: ouplo were surrounded by a merry
> arty of friends , Miss Kitty Wright act-
ng as bridesmaid and Richard J.
rVright as best man. Among the o
n-esont were Mr. Robbins and liis mau-
vgor , William Lope * , Mr. and Mrs.
' -ano , Mr. and Mrs. .Tamos Wright , M.
"i. Bryan , Mrs. Brook , Miss Annie
.Jratlloy , .lames McAuloy and Charle's
\Vat-on. Mr. Davero and his bride
voro wished a happy now year and
) lis = .ful . honeymoon. The terms of their
igreomont with Mr. Robbins would not
ulmit of their leaving for a wedding
rip , and they will appear this week at
the circus as usual.
Ida and Toincye.
San Frnncibco Chronicle : MKs Ida
ook has achieved her heart's desire ,
ind now rejoices in the oriental name
of Miss Ida Tomoyo. She was married
iy contract on Friday last to the val-
ant descendant of the Samurai , and
s seemingly contented to help her lit-
Ao brown husband in his work of scrv-
.ng customers at his little Market street
btoro.
Mrs. Tomeyo , who is a brunnctto of a
very pronounced type , wears a bright
red shawl and a huge brooch as she
.ioftlydustatho bric-a-brao. In conver
sation with a Chronicle reporter yester
day she said :
"I think it was real mean that Mr.
Wiseman , the marriage clerk , did not
give us a license ; but you see my Tom-
eye got there all tlio same. Wo'ro mar
ried by contract , and that's just as good.
1 love Tomoyo , and ho is going to bo ti
good husband. My parents made no ob
jection , and if they had it would have
boon no use. "
Whipped on Her Wedding Day.
Yorkshire Po = t : At the Altrinchani
pollen court on Monday a youth named
Eli Bates was brought up in custody on
a charge of being drunk and disorderly.
Police Constable Fryo of the Cheshire
constabulary said that on Saturday
afternoon ho found the prisoner in t
crowd in Police street lighting will :
another young man. On asking hin
why lie was conducting himself in thai
way , ho suid ho had boon married thai
day and ' 'they were keeping up th <
wedding. " ( Laughter ) . lie told hin
to go into the house , which ho did , bill
in a quarter of nn hour ho was calloi
back and found the prisoner bolaborinf
his wife on the Moor.
The Justice And was ho married or
Satw-daV morning ? Witness Yes , ani
I locked him up on Saturday night
( Laughter ) . His wife came am
"clipped" ( embraced ) him on the waite
to the station , and did not want mo ti
lock him up. "
The 'prisoner's wife'a fliminutivi
creature , stopped forward. She said i
was her brother's fault , as ho hut
"clouted her husband , and they had i
fight. The justice said hoould givi
him the option on that occasion 20s
and costs , or ono month. The mono ;
was soon afterward paid by the blushing
bride , and the parties left the couri
I'adhint and happy.
Ho Married Them According to Im\v
A newlv elected justice of the peace
who had boon used to drawing up deed
and wills and little else , was. called ute
to marry a couple in hasto. Rotriovinj
his hat he remarked : "Hats oil in th
presence of the court. " All being un
covered , ho proceeded : J'Hold up ye
right hand. You , John Mankin , dyer
yor solemnly swear to the best of ye
knowledge an' belief that yor tune fhi
woman to have an1 to hold for yorsoll
yor heirs , o.xccjrtors , administrator
and assigns , for yor an' thir use an1 be
hoof forever ? "
UJ do , " answered the groom promptlj
"You.Alice Evans , tnko this ye
inanferjor husband , tor have. an' , tc
mid forever ; an' you do solemnly swear
that ycr lawfully sei/ed In feo-slmplo
m' free from all fnutimbrnncc , an' have
.ood right to sell , bargain and convoy
lo paid gnmtee , jerself , yer heirs , ad
ministrators and nssighs ? "
"I I do. " said the bride doubtfully.
"Well , that 'er's wuth a dollar 'n llfty
cents.1
"Arc wo married ? ' ' asked the brido.
"Yes. Know all men by these pres
ents that I. being in good health and of
sound mind and disposition , in consid
eration of a dollar 'n llfty cents , to mo
n hand well an * truly paid , the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged , do an'
> y these presents hnvo declared you
man an' wife durin' good behavior an'
until otherwise ordered by the court. "
Hound to Wed the Darkey.
Ouincsvillo ( Tox. ) Special to St. Louis
Republican : Matt Iluddleston , who nr-
ived hero yesterday looking for his
laughter Sue , who lied from her homo
i car Marietta. I. T. , on Wednesday to
wed her dusky lover , R. J. Wilson ,
earned Into last night that Wilson had
escaped from his guard at Whitosboro ,
where ho had been arrested for soiling
whisky in the territory , and when last
leard'from was fleeing towards the ter
ritory. Mr. Iluddleston also learned ,
.hat his daughter had taken the north-
( ouiid cannon-ball train on tlio Missouri
: 'ncille at Whitesboro , to go , as it was
thought , to Donison. Diligent search
was made for her in Denison , but she
was not found there , and it is now beloved -
loved she wont on to Kansas City. Her
ather thinks that it is Wilson's inten
tion to take a Santa Fo train at some
loint in the territory and go to Kansas
Jity to moot and marry his fair-skinned
sweetheart. Two otllcors leave hero to-
ilght for Kansas City to overtake and
u-rest the couple , and prevent the inar-
iago if possible. The girl is very
young , whieh , in some degree , perhaps ,
iccounts for her mad fancy. Mr. Ilud-
lloston is fearfully grief-stricken over
the delusion of his child.
A Mult for IlanuiKOS.
Chicago Tribune : A suit for $ . " , ,000
lamages for being denied the privilege
) f a lutsD.ind after marriage was Hied
ecently by Mrs. George Fenton , of
Akron , O. The case is a decidedly pe
culiar one. The plaintiff is about forty-
ivo years of age and has lived for the
greater part of her life about live miles
lorth of hero , where she has a largo
andod estate , her wealth amounting to
nany thousand dollars. Her maiden
mine was Mary Lodge , and she was al
ways known as a very ccucntric person ,
jut never had been in love until the sumner -
nor of 18Swhen ( ! a tramp by the name of
George Fenton came alongno ono know
whence , and completely nuibhcd Mary's
icart. IIo was a very common-looking
chap and impecunious to awoful extent ,
jut Mary took him in , and her friends
earing that she would transfer her
n-oporty to this stranger had her brought
nto the probate court hero in Septcm-
jcr , 18S" ) , on a charge of insanity. Foil-
ton so persisted in his suit that the
icighbors banded together and notified
urn that if ho did not leave-they would
iilo him on a rail. After this lie made
lis headquarters in Ravenna. The
: ourt failed to llml a case of insanity ,
jut pronounced. Miss Lodge an imbecile
ind appointed J. AUpson her guardian.
October ill ) , 188i ( , Miss Lodge slipped
> ver to Ravenna , and there married
teuton. Her friends pursued her , but
were too late to prevent the matrimonial
cnot , but at once had her arrested on
, ho charge of insanity , and , taking her
Vom the side of her husband , brought
icr homo and kept her a prisoner under
close guard in her own house. July I0 ! ,
I8S7 , Fenton died. His widowbut never
lis wife , now sues her guardian and her
irothor , Ralph Lodge , for $ -5,000 for
: iaving been denied her husband , whom
the says she could have saved had bho
jcen permitted to live with him.
COXNUJHAIjITI ES.
Only matrimonial matches are made at the
Sulphur Springs of Virginia.
Gossip says Mi s Hose Elizabeth Cleveland
s about to marry u young clergyman.
Frauloin Lili Lehmaim is to bo married to
n Herlin tenor at the close of the present
opera season.
There were 12,20fl marriages in Chicago last
year and the proprietors of divorce mills are
the "visible " of
delighted largo supply"
material.
A runaway couple seated on tne back of a
small mule rode up to the court house at
Milton , Fla. , the other day and were married
jy the county judge.
Frances E. Fisher , the novelist , who uses
the pen-mime "Cristiaa Kcid , " was married
last week at New Orleans to James N. Tier-
nan , n mining expert. '
The preponderance of winter marriages is
quite enough to convince all yo'in men yet
unmarried , that the bugbear of cold feet is
scarcely worth considering.
Ono of the funny things in hfo was , yes
terday , when four negro women stood up
and were married to four negro men. The
women weio four sisters and tlio men were
all brothers.
For delicious ( titillating anticipation , end
ing in blank , empty nothingness , an unsuc
cessful proposal of marriage may best bo
compared with ono of those sneezes that
don't como off.
Not all the Georgia parsons ore getting
rich. Ono in Upsoa county who has married
111 couples has received in fees Just fT > , and
that came from one man. Tlio other 110 paid
nothing.
Wife John , do you know that this is the
anniversary of my wedding day ! Husband
Why , no , It isn't. Wo were married in
March. Wife I am speaking of my lirst
husband , John.
Arithmetic Laura "So you arc really en
gaged to him , dear } IIo is forty , you say ,
and you are twenty just twice as old as you.
love. Dear me , when you are forty ho will
be eighty ! " Clara "Good gracious 1 I hadn't
thought of that. "
An fndiau.i man Jumped oft a lightning ex
press train as it How past a way station , to
meet a woman to whom ho w.is engaged to
be married. A few years hence ho may bo
trying to get on a lightning express train to
pet away from the same women.
A d.irkej applied to the county clerk at
Smithville , Ga. , recently for a marriage li
cense , but on being informed that it would
cost . * 1.7.r > ho departed without one , saying
that "ho wasn't m any hurry , nohow , and ho
guessed they'd bo cheaper after a while. "
Mary A. Huteheson , of Knoxville , Tenn. ,
was wooed in marriage by Wesley Thomp
son and J. M. Buckley. They wanted to
settle the matter by a light. The girl in
formed them that she could not consent to
that , but said the ono who could get a mar
riage license and return to her llrst should be
the groom. Then u race for a bride began.
Hoth lovers got the licenses and were close
together on the return trip. By u mishap to
Buckley's horse Thompson secured the-pri/o
by thveo minutes , and yesterday the knot
was tied.
Among the many peculiar marriages In
Camuen. N. J. , the latest is that brought to
light before Hecorder Brady on Thursday in
the suit against John Walters by his wife for
non-support. Some time ago and prior to his
marriage Walters began calling on Miss
Emma Smith , the daughter of Mrs. Mary
Smith. About a year ago her father died ,
and instead of marrying the daughter Wal
ters , who was but twenty years old , married
the widow , Mrs. Mary Smith , a woman
nearly twice his age. At the time of his mar
riage ho hud no work and hus done nothing
since.
The marriage of Congressman Ezra B.
Tuylor to Mrs. Eunice L. Hosworth was the
culmination of an old love iitTair , with which
quite a romance is connected. Mr. Tayloi
and Eunice Uurrowa were born ami raised
in the town of Garrettsvillo , Ky. Some
years ago they were sweethearts nnd eiv
paged to bo married , but they were separated
by a lovers' quarrel. Each married and
raised a family , the sweetheart coming tc
this city with her husb.uid. Her husband
died and she took up her residence with hoi
children at Lexington , Ky. Mr. .Taylor was
left a widower. Ho never -forgot his fin.1
love and several months ago addressed hei
in marriagq and was accepted. , '
SLAVERY DAYS IN NEBRASKA ,
A Noted Abolitionist Gene Gonornl
Brlsbln'e Roraluisconoos.
KNUCKOLLS AND .HIS SLAVES
HorilerAVnrl'aro l > n > int Xcbrnskn City
An IntorcHtlitK Chapter of
' I'loncer
Nebraska' ? )
Period.
Four McKix.VKY , Wyo. , Jan. S.
[ Correspondence of the UKI : . ] The
death of George Anderson , recently , a
prominent and influential citlxen of
Chicago , recalls an interesting ante
bellum incident connected with Ne
braska , in which Mr. Andcr.-on was a
prominent actor. Samuel F. Kmicholls ,
long ntterwards delegate to congress
from Wyoming from ISoll to 18(10 ( , lived
at or near Nebraska City. IIo was a
pro-slavery man in those days and sym
pathised witli the border rulllans as the
pro-slavery men were then called. It
was charged that Knuckolls , who was a
very able and energetic man , did not
confine himself to sympathy alone , but
' , rave the pro-shivery men material aid
and occasionally took a hand himself in
tlio stirring scones of the border. It
was said ho carried negroes from Kan
sas to Nebraska and attempted to estab
lish slavery in Nebraska then a free
territory. Colonel Knuckolls owned a
ferry over the Missouri near Nebraska
City , and refused to allow abolitionists
to cross. In .Inly l&ifl , a Mr. Stowell ,
witli a company of Massachusetts abe
litioniststried to cross and were stopped
by Knuekolls. Then there was fun.
Tlio abolitionists charged upon the boat ,
seized it and forcibly crossed over , driv
ing Mr. Knuckolls and his friends
through Nebraska City , or rather where
Nebraska City now stands. There was
tremendous excitement over the event ,
and some of the older citizens of the
state can no doubt remember it.
At the time of which I write Mr.
Kiiuckolls owned six negroes and held
them in slavery at Nebraska City. He
was daily and hourly in fear that they
would escape. When the abolitionists
charged the town ho run his slaves to
the woods and hid them in the bottom
where the old Uunbar farm now is.
Tlio next year , in 18-57 , one of Knuek
olls' slaves ran away and escaped
across the river , going to the then abolition
lition town of Tabor , eight miles from
Nebraska City. From Tabor she was
sent north by the underground railway ,
as it was called. The negro was taken
all the way to Cincinnati and turned
over to Levi ColHn , the noted antislavery -
slavery leader. Ho\v Knuckolls found
out about it I never know , but some ono
told him whore his negro had gone , and
ho was mighty wroth. lie first organ
ized a party of friends , about
thirty strong , and they crossed the
rivorat night and wont to Tabor on
bloody deeds intent. Knuckolls caught
a negro boy and being mad and not able
lo carry the boy oil' , ho gave the negro
a thundering licking as a sort of moral
example. Unluckily for Sam Knnclv-
ells , the boy was indentured to ono Day ,
an ugly abolition doctor of Tabor , who
promptly sued Sam and got the case into
tlio abolition courts. It was a famous
case and lasted long , but the nigger , or
rather the doctor , at last gained it , and
licking that nigger cost Stun Knuckolls ,
first and last , over 81,1100. It was the
"worst investment,5' Sam uwsil to say ,
ho over made. Sam gave the boy $1,000
in cash , and a pair of mules , harness and
carriage for his judgment. Then ho
curbed Iowa and its abolition
ists and crossed over to
Nebraska again. Soon after this
a party of old .fohn Brown's men led by
Henry Kazi , who was afterwards killed
at Harper's Ferry , took the "negro and
Knuckoll's carriage and mules , and
crossed over the Missouri to Nebraska
City , for the purpose of making a raid
on Knuckolls and running oil the rest of
his niggers. They succeeded in getting
hold of two colored womcn.and got them
across the river. Then the. pro-slavery
men of Nebraska raged ; Sam was wild ;
ho called on his friends to assemble , and
there were more raids ever the river to
Tabor. The colored boy backed by
Sam's $1,000 and his carriage and mules
had become a shifty hackman , and often
related to the delighted abolitionist how
ho had got licked and done Knnckolls
out of liis 61,000 and mules. Things wont
from bad to worse , until at hist Sam lost
all his negroes , run away by the hated
abolitionists.
Knuckolls had ono slave , a girl ,
Eliza , who ho prized more highly
than all his other chattels and ho found
out somehow the anti-slavery men had
taken her to Chicago. Sam followed
and caught her on Clark street , near
Van Buren. Ho and J. Russell Jones
attempted to force the girl into a car
riage and she called loudly on the frco
citizens of Chicago to release hor.
Chancellor L. Jonks , an abolitionist ,
happened to bo in the vicinity and ho
came to the rescue , calling on others to
assist him. There was a big row and
the result was Sam , Jeuks , and the slave
girl were all arrested and taken to the
old armory on the corner of Adams and
Franklin. Jones ran to get assistance
but while ho was gone .leaks got out
some way or other and rushed around to
the olllco of Police Justice Do Wolf , an
other old abolitionist , where ho pro
cured a warrant for the arrest of Eli/a
Gravson , Sam's girl , on the charge
of disorderly conduct. The warrant
was given to'Deputy Sheriff. George An
derson , who died the other day , and ho
was ordered to _ siozo the body of Kliza
at once and bring it to Wolf. Anderson
was also an abolitionist and ho wa
only too glad to perform the duty. lie
ruslied to the armory , exhibited hi
warrant , and seizing Eliza dragged her
out on the street. Hero ho was met by
Chancellor Jenks and a party of free
negroes , who ho had raised , and
they in turn foil upon Andol'xon.
who was willing , and took Eliza away
from him. As they saw t * o poor slave
safely borne away by the people of her
own color on her way to the under
ground railway and freedom , they went
back to the armory. Sam had got out
too , and as Jonks and Anderson , came
up the mnrshul'iind Sam put in an ap
pearance , armed with legal papers foi
the girl hut , m ! the bird had flown ,
There was likely to bo another light
but Sam and the marshal had no Unit
to fool away and dashed off in pursuit
of Eliza. Their boarch was fruitless
and they were returning when thej
mot the negroes who had safely de
posited their charge out of the way.
' Down with the slave catchers tr
the lake with them hang them up1 !
shouted tlio now excited negroes.
Neither Sam nor the marshal were
cowards , but Sam suddenly realized
that ho was in a frco state and not ii ;
Nebraska and ho bought safety in ( light
IIo got around to the armory as soon as
possible and the marshal locked hin
up for safe keeping from the mob ,
There was a good deal of oxcltomenl
and danger at ono time of r
. riot , and that the jail would bo brokoi
open , but bottur counsels pro-
prevailed and' the rioters dispersed
Sam was a good deal .scared , IIK well he
might be , and 'euralni. , all tho-niggeri
that were born , ho got ; 'out of Chicago
ilntl back to Nebraska as stlon as POPS i-
ble.
ble.Tho
The case made a great stir , and tlio
courts were advised to take it up. It
got to AVashlngton , and the pro-slavery
men iif ell as the abolitionists in and
out of congress hucamo very much ex
cited about Sam's negro girl , Eliza.
She threatened tit one time to become
national , and as celebrated as Dred
Scott. James Uuclmnaii , then presi
dent , read about tlio occurrence , and
noticing that Chancellor Jonks had a
great deal to do rescuing Eli/a , the old
dunderheadalways anxious to do or
say something that would plcaso the
slave owners , wrote a dispatch to the
United States District Attorney Fitch ,
in which lie said :
"Prosecute Chancellor Jonks to the
full extent of tlio law. There may be
some cxeiiso for the negroes , but for a
chancellor of the court thero.can be no
' '
excuse.
James Buchanan , the president , did
not know Chancellor was .lonk's llrst
name and nnturnllv fell into the error of
thinking from the name ho was an olll-
cer of the court. Tlio dispatch created
great amusement and the more so among
the abolitionists , as they believed that
the president did not care so much
about the case 'hs ho desired to plcaso
the slave owners. The case dragged
along under old Buck's administration
and was never finally dismissed until
Lincoln's time , when K. U. Lnrned be
came district attorney in Chicago , and
he discharged the case against Ander
son , Jonks and DoWolf. Thus Sam
Knuckolls and his Nebraska nigger
caused a big row anil came near attain
ing natural fame.
The girl 'Elim was taken to CincH-
nall and turned over to Levi ColUnnnd.
ho took her no one know where.
I knew Levi Collln well , and was
ofto'i at his house. IIo was rich and a
devoted abolitionist. lie often hud as
many as a do/on fugitive slaves hid
away in his hotiso at one time , and it is
said ho helped to freedom over three
thousand slaves' , lie was a Quaker and
did not like lo lie , but Levi would como
as near tolling a lie about a fugitive
slave as any other man living. On ono
occasion when ho had two black men in
his kitchen ho saw the owner of them
and the marshal of Ohio coming up the
street to his door. Tlio old
Quaker went out _ to the gate and
mot them , and inquired :
"Art thou looking for two colored
mou ? "
"Yes , yes ! ' ' they both replied , almost
out of breath for they had been run
ning.
"They were hero but a short time
since mid passed this gate. If Iheo
wishes to catch them thou had hotter
hurry to the depot. " And away went
the u'lavo owner and" the marshal , de
lighted to lind the old abolitionist so
honest.
"Oh , Levi , Levi ! how couldst thee
speak so , " said his old wife , who had
been listening from the window.
"Nay , verily , verily , " said the old
man. "Mother , thco didst not note
well what I said. I told the bad men
the boys hud but passed the gatoa short
time before , but whether they were
coming in or going out 1 did not say. "
"Lovi , Levi ! " repeated the old wifo.
"thou didst but mean to deceive them ? "
"Aye , mother , and the Lord will for-
'
givo'but why stand thou tboro talking
while the boys may bo in danger ; the
slave-catshcrs will "rot urn when they
find their prey is not at the depot.
Hasten theo and get the boys ready
while I have John hitch up the carriage
and take them out of the city. 1 will
be in the alloy ready to receive them in
a short time ; see thou that they are
ready.1
After the train had started the slave-
cathcrs returned to the old Quaker's
houbo to make further inquiry.
"When theo was hero before1 said
Levi , "I told thco they had passed my
gate , and I told thee no lie , for they
were then in my kitchen eating their
breakfast. But since then they htivo
gone , and where they have gone it
would bo impossible for mo to tell theo. "
The rage and discomfiture of the slave
owner and the marshal can well bo im-
magined. They had been almost on
their game but they had boon outwitted
by a single old quaker and tlio negroes
were gone where they never would find
them.
On another occasion a friend of Levi
Collin's had shipped a slave negro at
Memphis in a big box and consigned
him to Levi , at Cincinnati as "one cot
ton picker. " Ho came un by boat and
got along all right until ho reached
Louisville when the steamer becoming
disabled the cargo had to bo charged
and put on another boat , In rolling the
box across the wart , the nigger sloshed
about so ho attracted attention. His
water wan spilled and began to run out
of the box. The brakemen .sccingsoino-
thing was broken and not understanding
it took a part of the lid oft' when Uho
negro , thinking he had arrived jat Cin
cinnati and freedom , poked his woolly
head out. Ho got such a wholloping as
a nigger never got before and then was
shipped back to Memphis to liis owner. '
The atl'air excited a good deal of atten
tion at the time but tlioy never found
out who shipped the darky to Levi. "Ho
was a stranger in the city but looked
like a northern man , " so the Memphis
paper said , and that was all they could
lind out about him. Ho was no doubt a
mean , sneaking abolitionist , booking to
deprive his southern brother of his law
ful property in man.
Years after the war I was stationed
at Fort D. A. Russell in Wyoming ,
and ono day while walking
along the streets in Cheyenne I mot
Mr. Knuckolls and know him in an in
stant. Ho was then a merchant in
Cheyenne , had a nourishing business ,
and was very popular with his fellow-
citizens. Soon afterwards ho had a dis
agreement with the governor , J. A.
Campbell , and made a furious assault
on him in the papers. The Omaha
Herald and Dr. Miller helped Knuck-
ollb , and they were making it hot for
the governor. The little governor was
a sensitive limn.nnd took the attacks
on him inucli to heart. Ono day he ap
pealed to mo to help him out , and I told
him all aljout Knuckolls and his nig
gers. The governor danced for joy ,
and got 11)0 ) to give him a
statement. Soon alter that
the Chicago Tribune ir.iulo a
furious assault on Knuckolls
and knocked him out on the governor.
I got the blame for it. and Posoy Wil
son , a friend of Sam's challenged mo to
light him a duel. I accepted the chal
lenge and agreed to fight Posoy in seven
ways , the hist of whieh was to moot him
in a stumpy Held and break his back
ever a stump. The whole thing got so
ridiculous it dropped out of sight , and
wo all became good friends. Campbell -
boll died and Sam Knuckolls went to
congress from Wyoming. Sam is long
since dead , and 1 don't know what has
become of Posoy Wilson. Of all the
niggors , marshals , district attorneys ,
lawyers , judges and principals in the
affair , all , bo far as I know , except m.y-
bclf , are dead and gone. Well , well , it
seems a long-time ago , and I shall soon
follow , I suppose. But wo had lots of
fun in those days , and wo will never tco
such times again in this ountry.
JAMJS S. BuisniN' .
Miss Isabella Hirilthe enterprising ,
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