Richmond Palladium (Daily), 27 January 1902 — Page 1

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THE MEREDITH

JULIAN INCIDENT.::

Version of the Affair Given in Geo. W. Julian's Diary A Defense of Mr. Julian by His Daughter. KWit.r Ri-hmon.l Palladium: My attention ba just teen directed to .he following article in a recent isbiie of your paper: 'Now that the old passenger station is about to be replaced by a new one an incident is recailjd that oc curred it its predecessor thirty-six ytars ago that attracted national attention at the time. In the ladies' room of the old station Gen. Sol Meredith cowhided George W. Julian, then a member of congress from this district, for orig inating a report that Meredith had been dismissed from his command at Padocah, Ky., for sympathy witn the rebels. "Julian did not defend himself and the incident closed with the cowhiding.' The writer of this article is quite wrong in every particular except the fact of the assault, and believing you to be interested in spreading truth and not falsehood, I ask you to print this communication. It seems especially ungracious in a Wayne county paper to make insinuation agaiost the personal bravery of George W. Julian. When be went to congress in 1849 and took his place with John P. Hale, Joshua B. Giddings, David Wilmot and the rest of the little company who at that early day dared to bold aloft the banner of freedom, he not only won for himself the regard of good and true men throughout tbe north, but be made a name and fame for the old burnt district sfcond to but one other constituency in the United States. When . Mr. Julian went to Ken tuckyin 1852 and preached the gospel of anti-slavery in the very worst proslavery region of tbat sttte, at tte imminent risk of bis life, he did not show himself a coward, and Cassius M. Clay, hinr-elf an excellent iudge of pby i.-a! courage, has borne ample testimony to his "heroism and patriotism." It i- 11 i t u .. . t t- c - r ... i ' was me urai wan in uure wuuwuicu i anti-slavery doctrine into southern Indiana and this at a time when the cowards, physical and moral, counseled and urged him " to remain at home. When he went to Terre Haute in 1852, after Mr. Robinson, the Free Soil candidate for governor, had been mobbed there, be told his hearers that be had come to vindicate freedom of speech, that there were worse things than mots o e of which was submission to mob rule, tbat although they might go so far as to take bis life that would be a small thing when weighed in the balance agaicst fidelity to a great principle, and that if they desired to mob him tbe way as open. These are only a few instances of many that might be given of his absolute indifference to personal dinger in his service of the right. Now, in regard to the Meredith assault, Mr. Julian's Journal contains a full account of the disgraceful affair, from which the lollowing is taken: "On the evening of the 27th (November, 18ti5) ou entering the depot at Richmond. I was met by General Meredith, who asked me in a friendly tone whether I bad written a Mr. Henry, of the Associated Press, when at Washington jne previous summer, astsing nmi to publish a

d.spatch whichhesiidbe;Parents- Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lar

held in bis hand. I answered the question in the negative, as I did a similar one to the editor of the Na tional Republican. I anticipated no trouble whatever, having met the

General very frequently since his re- j day evening. The funeral will take moral from his command, and hav- place from St. Mary's church TuesiDg exonerated myself from his im-1 dav morning at i o'clock. Interment

pl.ed complaint against me by the ; answer 1 baa given, liut suaaemy, while I was stauding wrapped in my shawl, with a bundle under my arm, he felled me to the floor, having in his hand a piece of iron or other metallic substance. He was accompanied and surrounded by i six or eight ruffians, who stood iruard against the interference of outsiders, so that when I called "or neip no response was mae, wane i these rumans, glaring on me hke devils, exclaimed, "Give it to him! Kill the d d abolitionist! Hands off! Jtc, &c' The general followed up his blows till I was nearly unconscious, pounding my head against the floor, and at last, after I bad become perfectly hepless, drawing from bis coat a rawhide, which I was told he pretended to use. He and his crew then retired to a saloon to drink, while I was conveyed to the house of a friend and attended by a physician; and 1 was taken home in a carriage the same eveuing. badly bruised and cut about the head and face. I have little doubt that if I had been armed, and had had the opportunity for selfdefense, my life would have been sac-

frifnwd. I liiittKJ n-rtJiitlr Lave dej fended myself if any chance to do o t bad been offered me, acd I fay this

explicitly ti'auf the Uiiiiresion Mmebow irew out of toy failure af terward to wek oerMK.al revi-m-bat I disbelieved in th rit'ht of &:'-

j defense. Tbev urgeJ me, ; at all events, to go armed, but I de as!ciined to do that. Instead of making

myself a wolf I thought it ie to appeal to public ot inion. and this was i nearly unanimous in niv favors A routing indignation meeting -was j held in Richmond, which sutt-bly : branded tbe rufTainism which bad disgraced the town. The press of the country, with rare exception, was unspairing in it condemnation of the deed Meredith, meantime, smarting under tbe enerol condemnation of his exploit, attempted a vindication in an artlle pubhsied in the Indianapolis Journal, to which I replied tbroigh the Cincinnati Gazette. After a month's preparation he attempted a second defense, to which I made a crushing reply, and thence forward gave him do manner of attention, for no art or sophistry could cover up the ugly tact that political disappointment ard jealousy bad Inspired his distardly act." I regret, as much as anyone can, the necessity of rehearsing this brutal and disgrstinir affair. It is not of my choosing, but has been forced upon me by the article in tbe Palladium. It is far pleaanter to forget past animositie-t but it is too much to expect me to sit still under such perversions of the truth and such attacks on tbe ni mry of one who, if he was a stem and uncompromising antagonist, was likewise devoid of personal far. ' Grace Julian Clare to. Irvington, Jan. L'4f IHJ.!. COTTINGAFFRAY. Arch Toney Heavily Fined for Attacking Mrs, Marie Grice With a Knife. Arch Toney was sent to jail, heavily fined, for assaulting a woman with a knife while in a frenzied condition from drink. Mrs. Grice, who is well known, lives at 121 south eighth street, in (he front of the bouse. The back Dart of the bouse is occupied by Jack Stout and family. Mrs. Grice appeared i a police court in company with a young daupbter of Stout s. Bni ... . , . - ;j that Toney came to see tbe girl, who did not want to be annoyed by him and came into ber rooms to get away from him. Toney then got in front of ber and shut the door. She did not want him there and told him so, whereat be drew a knife and made for her. She dodged back into the room and shut the door, but Toney caught her hand with the knife, cutting it a little. Toney was fined $25 and costs and thirty days in jail. He will be unable to vote at the primaries. DEATHS AND FUNERALS. Di'sx Sarah C. Dunn died at the residence of D. G. Reid, 302 north tenth street, 11 o'clock last night. The funeral services will be held at the bouse, 3 o'clock Tuesday afterno m. The remains will be taken to Hamilton, Ohio, Wednesday morning for interment. Frf.pmann Catherine Mary, aged 19 3 ears, daughter of Fred Frtdinaon, died this morning at her home. 712 south seventh, from pneumonia. Funeral notice later. j Larkey George Larkey died yest terda morning at the home of "his key, near the E khorn Mills, of measles, aged 16 years. The funeral was this afternoon at 2:30 from the home. Interment at Boston. Fox Mrs. Frank Fox died Saturat ist. Mrry s cemetery Mrs. Minnie McVey, aged 24 years, died this morning from pneumonia, at her home, 415 north sixteenth street. Tbe time and place of the funeral will be announced later. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William H. j Rosa, died at their home Sundav at 10 a. m. of membranous croup KeCAase Gf tDe contagion the funeral wjjj be private and will take place from the home Tuesday at 2:3 p, m., sun time, Rev. Feegar officiating. Interment at the Lutheran cemetery. LATEST QCOTaYIONS. Chicago, 111 , Jan. 27. Wheat, 74! Corn, 57 i. Oats, 411. Toledo, O., Jan. 27. Wheat, 87. Rare Old Books Destroyed. Cincinnati, O , Jan. 27. A large number old and rare booKs was deatroved this morning in the oook store of W. G. Davie & Co., 224 east fourth street. The fire caught from an overheated furnace. The loss is estimated $50,000.

BOLD RURGLARS

Rob the Cash Drawer at: Ballard & Snder's Dfurj Store of $57 in Money. The rrbbery at Ballard Jk Snyder's drug store lat niht was a bold fine and a peculiar or.e. o regarded by all. The firm had three cash drawers. Two of them bad hells on, which ring whenever the drawers ae touched and as tbe More is well lighted a'l nigbt no far of robbery has ev-r t-en felt. They have another money drawer which was known to but few bs.de themselves, and in this drawer the monev ia bills was kept. Thr silver was in the other two drawers' Thi on rvntinpd ri7 in hills. W - a. Mr. Ballard was at tbe store las' evening, leaving at about 7:30. lti&3 thought the rooberv was commitieds at about 10:30. The hack door is locked with an ordinary key, which is left on the inside of fthe lock and cfn be plainly seen from tbe outside, as the door has a giant panel in it above tbe lock. . The thief broke into Moore & Brown's place by smashing tbe glass in a door in tbe back end of the shop, and got a brace and bit. He then went to the drug store and bored out a pie in tbe back door large enough to put bis ba d in, and then turned tbe key in the lock and went in. Tbe two ca h drawers with oells on were not touched at all, although there was c -nsider able uMny in thm 1 he otn-r cash diawer, without th b-lls, was opened aid robjed. N-thirg else was touched not even a c-urar taken. , All of this is akt-n bv the pro prietors to mean that tbe robber was some one who knew a good deal about tbe premises. The brace with which tbe hole was made was picked up in the alley, where it had been thrown. The tracks left in tbe snow have been carefully measured and may assist in the identification of tbe thief. Schley Kept Moving. Chicago, 111., Jan. 27. Admiral Schley's first function today is to visit the W. S. Schley school. At 11 o'clock the German societies presented resolutions of esteem. At noon he took lunch with Mr. Munger. At 2 p. m. he was to meet the Marylaud hiub and fbn3 H Z h4s a public reception and at 6 dines with the Illinois naval militia after which he reviews the first ship's crew. Twenty Below Zero. DesMoines, la., Jan. 27. It was 16 below zero at 6 a. m. and 20 below at Sioux City. Tunnel Horror. New York, Jan. 26. An explosion occurred in tbe rapid transit tunnel at Park aveue, near forty-second street. At least four were killed and seventy-five wounded. Many pedestrians were hurt oy falling debris. One of the killed was J. R. Roberts of Nelson, British Columbia, who was killed in his room in the Murray hotel. Th other was a workman named Carroll. All the windows on the south side of tbe Grand Central were broken ; also in theGrand Union and Murray Hill hotels and two adjacent hospitals. Most of the injured were cut by flying glass. EARLHAM. Basket Bail Games Saturday Evening - The Preliminary Debates. Four Earlham basket ball teams played their first public games in the try m nasi um last bitnrdav evening. Two picked teams from the trials contested asrainst each other, the boys p'aying between halves. Tb game played by the girls was close through out and ailed with clever features. The opposing sides were clad in red and white the names of the respective teams. The followicg is the line up: Reds Olive Rogers, center: Ada Elliott and Marie Glanton, forward; Ruby Davis and Lela Krukeak, guards; Olive Rogers, captain. Whites Gertrude Wilson, center; Harriet Pritchard and Nellie Davis, for ware; Jennie Taylor and Anna Coweill, guards; Willie Davis, captain. Substitutes: Mar Stubbs, Frances Shepard, Ellen Coppock. Inez Nixon. The score resulted 9-4 in favor of the Reds. A team will be selected from the players of Saturday's game to play against the Butler uirls on Feb. S. The class debates at the college were hela last week, three men being selected from the senior, the junior i and the sophomore classes. The seniors winning in the preliminary j contest are: Copeland, Trueblood and Small; juniors, Wright. Morton and Bo wen; sophomores, Wood Kennedy and Albertson. The debate to select the final six will be held next Tbursday evening. .r . ; ,

1 OLD TIMERS.

A Dancing Party of I8G0 And Some Home Min strels of I8G2. j la going tbrouph Nme of hi old "jar yesterday EJ Daibey found etral very intt resting thiLgs st owing bow the old men of the present Richmond, who were then boy, enjoved themselves. O: e is a program of the "Second Social party" given by Daloey's string band at No. 3 eDtrine ha'l, fhursdav evening, June 22, 1860 The hall stood where the present city building now is. ' Dal bey's string oand was then tbe swell musical organization of this entire section and included Ed Daibey. firt violin and prompter; II. R. Hartpdnce, now deceased, then a printer ifi tbe Pallaiucji office: and a cornet player, though Mr. Daibey insists tbat it wasn't a cornet b"t some kind of a iborn now extinct ; Bob McCoy p'ayed tu guitar for bass; Isaac ukms played the tecond violin; Ralph Nye tbe flute. McCoy afterward dis arded the gi itar and took op tie dt uble-bass, or, as David Hoover aed to call it, the "bull fiddle, " which he sawed around here for years until recently. Tbe other relic is an invitat'on to . 4,Sncial Cotillion party," which is embellished with a picture of a c ople in what was then tbe swell dancing outfit the gentleman haroess-d up in a spikf-tail coat wi-h big collar, oants so tight be probably bad to be Horn with them on, and pumps; the ladv with her hair in ringlets and ber dr.'ss built out with bNp uttil be was as big as a woodhous - The two ho k together, in appearance, a g od deal like a lead pencil and a dish of marmalade. The cotillion ptrty is given by the American minstrels, who distinctly state in - big tpe that "N. B. No one admitted nnlesft Invited." The date was July 3, 1862, a Thursday evening. Tickets can be had of "any member of tbe troupe," the troupe consisting of G. W. Ross, then a Palladium printer and boss fiddler; John Cook, a tinner and banjo player; Ralph Nye, flute; William Harris, violin; Fred Rest, bass; Bob McCoy, guitar; Al Edmunson, song and dance; Jo Iliff, tenor vocalist; Ed Daibey, musical moke and eccentric dancer. Oh! These old boys! Homicide in a Chu Chillicothe. O., Jan. 27. Joseph Cox shot and killed Raymond Ratcliff last night in church at Eagle Mills, fifteen miles east of here. Ratcliff had forbidden Cox to pay any attention to his sister. Nevertheless Cox took her to church. When Ratcliff discovered them together in church he assaulted Cox, who shot him dead. Ratcliff fell in the aisle, amid shrieks of terrified women. Ratcliff married Cox's sister. Both men are school teachers. Cox was arrested and taken to McArthur this morning. Panic in Oats. Chicago, 111., Jan. 27. There is a panic in oats on the board of trade causad by the price of May falling five cents. Subsequently a greater part of the loss was regained. HEALTHOFFICE. Lots of Interesting Items From That Department Today. Born to William C. and Anna Brown Ferguson, 118 south sixteentn street, a son, second child. To Arthur and Minnie Hatfield Williams, 415 Main street, a son, second child. Measles is reported in the following families: Joseph Schepman, 242 south eighth street. Lawrence and Raymond, aged 8 and 6 years. J. R. Jones, 314 south thirteenth street. Paul, aged 6 years. Carles A. Yeager, 909 narth G street. Mary Louisa, aired 3 vears. J. O. Yeakle. 136 south twelfth street. BereDia, aged i2 years. Charles Markley, 619 nort'i ninth street. Raymond, aged 9 years. Edward Tuson, 1216 north F street. Edward, aired 7 years. Chris Wessel, 574 north nineteenth street. William, aged 4 years. L. Smith meyer, 405 south fifth street. Rudolph, aged 8 years. Fred Keller, 82 Bridge avenue. Emma, aged 11 years. E. Howell, 212 south 'ourteenth stree. Elbert, aged 8 years. James Bee son, 114 north fifteenth street. A daughter, atred 14 years. Mary Roberts, 32 south fourteenth street. Mary, aged 40 years. TYPHOID Is reported in the following families: William Conger, 133 north third street. Leslie,- aged 8 years. - Fred Fredemann, 712 south eighth

trt-t Clara, ard 16 year. Katfc ' t-riue, aged 19 year. VAIlfo. Mr. Witte and daughter wtre rturiitd t their hotu-. lorner t.iutn I ai;d -.ouiL II streets, from tbe hospital fuliv recovered. j There are eve cases in the hopital.

I two of whom will Ite discharged to-j m rrow. There is only one case in J the city. Gov. Taft Arrives at Cincinnati. Cincinnati, O , Jan. 27. Hon. William H. Taft, governor of the Philippines, arrived this morning and was driven to tbe residence of bis brother, Hon. Cbarles P. Taft. Owing to tbe funeral of Mrs J. W. Herron. mother of Mrs. W. H. Taft. set for 2 p. m. today, the governor denied himself to callers. He was in good health. THE THTDEPOT. Some Comment on the Bricks Being Used. Thfre has been conRHerable comment with regard to the brick being used in the new depot. - Tbey are not of prepossessing quality and people are wondering wbat kind of a looking building they would make. Mr. Fred Bun ham, who represeLts the contractors on tbe grounds, says that tbey are the bricks originally intended and according to the con ract, else he would have rej'-cted them long ago. They are a special brick for such buildings. When the design on the depot was m.ide it was with a view to the use of this brick. They are v itrified.and are impervious to water, smoke or stain, and will always stav of tbe color that they are now. When the white terra cotta which is to be used for trimming is added the walls will be specially handsome, and they never change. The trimming will begin going on by the last of tbe week, and then be invites an inspection. People can then form some idea of the beauty of the combinction. The ac-1 cidental leaving out of a room for mail department is to be rectified and the plans for this will be . beie in a few days, he says. BUSINESS CHANGE. The fit, C. Price Hardware Store Sold to W. H. Alford. The sale of tbe M.' C. Price bard ware store is a great surprise to Mr. Price's many friends.who had looked upon him as a fixture for all time to come. The business is one of the best established in this city. Mr Price was formerly a newspaper man, owning the Brookville American, but be coming convinced of the error of his ways sold the paper and left the business. He came here as a member of tbe firm of Curme, Dunn & Co , and was bookkeeper there 27 years aj?o. i Twenty-five years ago he sold his interest there and bought the hardware itore from J. E. Thoira'.which he has since conducted with complete success His health has been bad for some little time and he will now retire for at least a while. On Saturday he traded the store to Mr. W. H. Alford, for the Brunswick hotel property, which Mr. Alford recently bought at the sale of the Gaar estate. Mr. Alford will put men in to run it for him. Mr. Price has a nice country home of five acres two miles west of the city on the traction line, between the homes of Henry Winder and Sampson Boone,; and will remove there until he gets rested up enough to return to business life. i KBir Linra. Whltf table linen, which may bt boiled and blenclil. is eaBily washed, vet a ereat ui:ui.v pieces are ruined bj careless laundresses who do not at tempt to take out the stainn untif tbe tnve tieen "set" with water end Hour or evnn boiled in. A stain tbat ha been treated in his way is a ditBeul' ihin to reniove. It in an import a n matUT to esamine all tablecloth, nap kins, dnilie and any other pieces o! tabl Mnen and remove all the stainf IteCiM-v seuiiiiiK them to the wash. Th tnms may tie penuaueutly "set" wltt cold water. tr l tbe Home. What is tbe cryinK reed of the home. Not money, cot intellect, not retlne ment, not wisdom. It is lore anr warm demonstration of it. Life is suet a little thing, a short space of years a' best, and to lire it tbroapn and to hav missed lore in childhood from father and mother is tbe saddest thing In al the world. Her Sorrow. She Harry, you said something last renins that made me feel so bad. He What was it. dearest? She You said I was one of tht sweetest girls in all the world He And aren't yon. darlina? She You said "one of the sweetest." Oh. Harry, to think I should live tc know that 1 have to share your lore with a aother! - -

POLO LEAGUE

FORMED IN THIS CITY SUNDAV. The Several Polo Teams Meet at Columbian Club Rooms and Elected Officers. The managers of the Richmond Polo League held a called meeting at the Columbian club Sunday afternoon. Jaeuary 26. The following officers were elected: William Linton, president. L-x J. Gaa, secretary. The managers agreed to adopt tbe rules of the Western Polo associatien. The league, consists of the following teams: Columbian Clut William Linton, manager. Plavers: F. Elmore, H. Williams, E. Crabb. C. Evans, H. Horn, II. Warfel. H. Wallace. Manhattan Club F. E glebert, manager. Players: . F. Muey, C. Eubank, C. Vossler, i T. Bo.ce, r E. Batche. E. Decker. Railroad Store A. Englebert, manager. Players: G. Williams. P. Ryan. I. Leonard, F, Bron, B. Miller, P. Higgs. Ricbmond Mfg. Co Io J. Gaa, manager. Plavers: I. Essenmaker. Gus KenDepobl, H. Perry, McClear, H. Robbins, F. McDonald, F. Gauman. - High School Elder, manager. Players: T. Kauffman, II. Br 11, H. Henley, C. Jameson, W Wiggman. The next meeting of tbe managers Sunday, Feb. 2, at 3 p. m. at Columbian club. DEATH BY ARSENIC. H atuaa System. When a single dose of arsenic in snf ficient quantity to be felt has been taken, colicky p.Uns. bowel din rder and perhaps nausea result. In the eour; of an hour after a oisouou Uiwe has been taken an Intense burning iiln Is felt in the eophajrn and atomac-li. This spreads to the eniire anterior ixrtion of tbe lower part of tli trunk., A sense of constriction at the throat and an acrid.' metallic taste accompany tiie pain. Then vomiting and relaxation f tbe . b-iv. eh lii . As to;, caso p J?rsi the, siMrtoiJij! . inreils la ff tew!!. ThHi -.'nw a thlrisr vtUat ") tor will not allay, although ifnpiwirently increases the timacU''djtt(irb ance. The victim groans and writhi". Now he im;lore the doctor to Have him. Theii he U-gs to be killed and put ont of pain. The extremities become icy. The pulse is small, feeble and freqnent. and the breathing is labored, embarrassed and painful because ot abdominal tenderness. The surface ol the body l-omes dark and of that bluish color that medical men call oya nosed. Violent cramps add their torture, exhaustion becomes collapse, convulsions or c-oiua ensues, and death end the avcony. This torture lasts sometimes from five to twenty hours. In some eases these symptoms occur, tmt in a modified form, and the doctor will apparently get the better of the disease. The remission will be but foi a day or two Then the abdomen wiil swell, and iey coldness will pervade the frame. Shivering will become pronouneed trembling, then cramps, convulsions and death. Bird Are l.lkr Harata Being. Canaries. like human tx-ings. vary very much in character, some cocks 1inz so indifferent and idle that the) will let the hen do all the work ol building and rearing, while they them " selves sit and plume their feathers Others, again, are jHTfect gentlemen it their manners, waiting on the beu witb a Uiet courtesy and seeing that all sh requires is at once brought to her. Again, the hens vary in disposition, some hens behaving in a quiet, modest way. attending to their young one with regularity, while others are In a constant state of chatter with theii husbands, pecking and arguing with them every time tbey go near. Tbu we see tbat these little birds bare theii tiffs and domestic quarrels, not unlik ourselves. Chamber' Journal. To Care the Stasssserer. It is said that stammerers rarely if ever show any impediment of speech when speaking in whispers. On thi fact a method of treatment bas been advocated, which is as follows: For tbe first ten days speaking is prohibiletL This will allow rest to the voice and constitutes the preliminary stage ot treatment. During the next ten day speaking is permissible in the whispering voice, and in tbe course of tbe nest fifteen days the ordinary conversational tone may be gradually employed. A War to Kill. Fashionable Doctor (out for a v shooting) Never saw such Jo.What" the matter with the birds? i can't kill one of tbetn. Host Write "eta a prescription. Ioo tor! It is stated teat when tbe basba&4 Is younger than the wife the offspring is more apt to b girl than a boy.

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