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Page 1: Visit to AN OLD MAN'S DARtJN0. GREAT BARGAINS. ROME, N. Y.,fultonhistory.com/Newspapers Disk3/Rome NY Roman... · W. P. Harrison & Co., Clerk 10, Columbus. 0. FARMS FOR SALE. The

6 ROME S i l p W E E l ^ M n ^ N ; TUESDAY, J^GEMiBEE 11, 1894.

a&th. Visit to

R O M E , N. Y., Monday and Tuesday9

JDec. 17 and 18, AT STANWIX H A L L .

Consultation i

MRS. R. t*. SMITH,;M. IK, Will be at her Syracuse office, No. 223

W.Fayette Street,

. EVERY SATURDAY. BR. SMITH can tell your disease

without asking any questions, or having any previous knowledge of your com-, plaint. The" doctor is a graduate of both the old and new school of medi-eine, with a practice of over 20 years. and will. GUARANTEE A CURE in Catarrh, Rrochitis, Incipient Consump­tion, Dyspepsia, Rheumatism, Cancers and all diseases peculiar to women.

MRS. R. L. SMITH, M. D., will be at her Utica office,

PARLORS Nos. 30 and 31, Bagg's Hotel, DECEMBER 19, 20 and 21.

DR. SMITH will make her 20th visit to Watertown, OTIS HOUSE,

DECEMBER 25, 26 and 27, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY.

Testimonials of cures given at her va­rious offices when desired.

If your case is incurable, the doctor will frankly tell you so.

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Sold outright, no rent, no royalty. Adapted to City, Villageor. Country. Needed ia. every home, shop, store and office. Greatest conven­ience and best seller on earth. A g e n t s m a k e f r o m 8 5 t o 850 p e r d a y .

One in a residence means a sale to all the neighbors.- Fine instruments, no toys, works anywhere, any distance. Complete; ready for use when shipped. Can be put up by any one, never out of order, no repairing, lasts a life time. Warranted- A money "maker. Write W. P. Harrison & Co., Clerk 10, Columbus. 0.

FARMS FOR SALE. The farm In the town of Lee known as the Will

am Nesbit or Mason Wentworth place, about two miles north of Lee Center, containing 184 acres of land. Has good buildings, is well fenced and watered. This is a good dairy farm; will'-keep 25 cows.

Also a farm of 32S acres in the town of Middle-field, Otsego County, lies about three miles from the villages of Cooperstown and Milford railroad stations: The soil is adapted to hops, grain or grazing. About 80 acres are choice timber.

Will be sold cheap and on easy terms. For further information apply to ROME SAVING© BANK or to H. G. WRIGHT. Rome. N.Y. 8-9-tf

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WHITE HOUSE SECURELY GUARDED

Secret Service Men W a t c h e d over Gray Gables Las t Summer , a n d T h r e e Detec t ­ives Accompanied t h e Pres iden t on His J o u r n e y t o Wash ing ton — T h r e a t e n i n g

Le t te r s ,

were P r e s i d e n t Cleve land ' s detect ives d ischarged from service on t h e a r r iva l of Mr. Cleveland a n d h is family in W a s h i n g ­ton a few weeks ago. They were n o t lon­ger requi red because t h e Whi t e House is efficiently protec ted by a r m e d pol icemen, one o r m o r e of w h o m a re also on watch a t Woodley w h e n t h e pres ident a n d family are the re . On h is w a y to a n d from Wood-ley t h e p res iden t ' s ca r r iage is c o m m o n l y accompanied by a m o u n t e d officer.

A pres iden t of t h e U n i t e d S ta t e s is a l ­w a y s in some d a n g e r of a t t a c k s upon h i s life. Of t h e g rea t a n d g rowing a r m y of c r anks some a r e m u r d e r o u s l y incl ined. Of these, n o t a few have a wi ld desire t o achieve notor ie ty , l ike Gui teau . Such peo­ple a s these w r i t e some of t h e t h r e a t e n i n g le t te rs w h i c h f requent ly reach t h e W h i t e House .

Le t t e r s of th i s k i n d have been received a t t h e W h i t e House la te ly iii g rea te r n u m b e r s t h a n have been k n o w n for several a d m i n i s ­t r a t i o n s , says t h e New York World. T h e p res iden t never sees t h e m . They are h a n d ­ed over, w i t h o ther nonpr iva t e m a t t e r , t o a clerk, w h o looks over t h e m a n d destroys t h e m a t le isure. However , if one of t h e m seems t o be of a n u n u s u a l charac ter , i t m a y be p u t on w h a t is called t h e * ' c rank file." M o s t of t h e c r a n k y communica ­t i o n s addressed to t h e pres ident a re from ha rmless re l ig ious man iacs , some of t h e m in a sy lums .

L a s t s u m m e r Mrs . Cleveland wen t , w i t h he r babies, to Gray Gables. Mr. Cleveland s ta id in W a s h i n g t o n t o s ign b i l l s passed by congress. P r i v a t e ci t izens s en t in fo rmat ion t o P r i v a t e Secre ta ry T h u r b e r to t h e effect, t h a t m a n y t r a m p s a n d suspicious looking persons were l u r k ­i n g in t h e v ic in i ty of Buzza rds Bay . N o t r a m p s h a d ever been seen t h e r e before.

I t w a s r u m o r e d t h a t a p lot w a s in proc­ess of incuba t ion for k i d n a p i n g the Cleve­l a n d chi ldren , R u t h a n d Es the r . Mr .

AN OLD MAN'S DARtJN0.

T h e Young Gi r l Genera l Cassins Clay H a s T a k e n t o Wife^ .

T h e recent m a t r i m o n i a l exploi t of Gen­eral Cass ius Marce l lus Clay i n m a r r y i n g Dora Richardson , his. 15?-year-old ward , a g a i n s t t h e un i t ed a n d s t r enuous oppose t i on of h i s ch i ld ren a n d o the r re la t ives , aga in i l lus t ra tes t h e eM> old story of Cu­pid t r i u m p h a n t o v e r a l l opposit ion. Some ill n a t u r e d people i n s i n u a t e t h a t i t also-indica tes t h a t " t h e r e is h o fool l ike an old foo l . " B u t le t h i m w h o has never played t h e fool in love cas t t h e first s tone, say we.

A s General Clay i s w o r t h abou t $200, -000 a n d Is in h is e ighty- four th year, i t is n a t u r a l enough t h a t h is he i rs should ge t excited over h is m a r r i a g e to a gir l in her teens, b u t t h e grea t A m e r i c a n publ ic re­fuses t o regard w i t h a n y t h i n g h u t amuse -jcaent this blue grass sensation, •; : ' A * J o t t r e i ^ / . f f ^ : ^ f ® ^ Clay in his^ old age, a n d a n a d m i r i n g fr iend t h u s describes h im:

" T a l l , b u t so massively b u i l t t h a t h e looks t o be below t h e m e d i u m height , CaS-s ius M. Clay is today as l i t he a n d agi le ,

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PENSION VOUCHERS. PENSIONERS who desire their pension vouch

ers made out in proper form and without lelay. can have the same attended to a t the BOMB 3XKI-WBKKI*Y CITIZEN Office.

E . E . BYAM, ' N o t a r y Public

SHADOWING THE PRESIDENT..

T h u r h e r sent a t rus ted m a n from the W h i t e House to Buzza rds Bay. T h i s m a n unde r took to s t and wa tch a t Gray Gables. I n one week he resisted th ree a t t e m p t s by suspicious persons to approach t h e house. One i n t r u d e r pre tended to have a bund le to deliver; a n o t h e r had an alleged message. I n one ins t ance t h e g u a r d w a s obliged t o engage in a h a n d to h a n d s t rugg le w i t h a t respasser before t h e l a t t e r could be ejected.

Gray Gables is in q u i t e a n isolated spot. Condi t ions for t h e protect ion of life a n d proper ty in t h a t v ic in i ty are no t w h a t they are. in a b i g a n d well policed city. . Mr. T h u r b e r saw Secretary Carlisle, a n d as a resu l t Mr. Carl is le detai led th ree experi­enced a n d re l iable detect ives of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s secret service t o go to Buzza rds Bay . Mr . Cleveland left W a s h i n g t o n for Gray Gables on A u g . 28.

When he arr ived, t h e detect ives h a d been the re abou t th ree weeks . They s ta id a t a hote l in t h e town , one of t h e m being on g u a r d a t Gray Gables a lways . U p to t h e t i m e of h i s r each ing Buzzards Bay Mr. (

Cleveland h a d n o knowledge of t h e pre- ' cau t ion which had been t a k e n for t h e pro­tect ion of h i s family.

W h e n t h e Clevelands r e t u r n e d t o Wash­i n g t o n v ia New York, t h e detectives ac­companied t h e m . T h e secret service m e n w e r e m o r e t h a n anx ious to perform w i t h t ho roughnes s t h e du ty confided to t hem. T o p e r m i t any sor t of c rank to approach Mr. Cleveland would have been as m u c h as t he i r places are worth.- One of t h e m w a s on g u a r d a t a i r t imes .

I n t h e case of t h e pres ident t h e r e is rea l d a n g e r to be guarded aga ins t , a n d t h e peri l h a s been considerably grea te r of-late. Mr . Cleveland is an except ional ly fearless m a n , a n d i t h a s been by n o order or sug­ges t ion of b is t h a t these p recau t ions arff t a k e n for h i s benefit.

O n r each ing W a s h i n g t o n t h e t h r e e se­cre t service detect ives repor ted to t h e chief of t h a t b u r e a u in t h e t reasury d e p a r t m e n t a n d were ordered t o r e t u r n to t h e i r respec­t i ve d is t r ic t s .

N o detect ives w a t c h over t h e p res iden t a t t h e W h i t e House . A t leas t four s ta l ­w a r t pol icemen are a lways on du ty i n the execut ive m a n s i o n , and as m a n y m o r e pa­t ro l t h e g rounds . N o add i t ion h a s been m a d e to t h i s force u n d e r t h e present ad­m i n i s t r a t i o n . They are all. picked m e n of powerful bui ld , and each one carr ies a re­volver. If a s t ronger force were requi red a t any t i m e to protec t t h e es tab l i shment , a id could be i n s t a n t l y s u m m o n e d from t h e t r ea su ry a n d w a r a n d navy bu i ld ings close

b y - . . . • • : " / , * • : • ' . - ; - • : " • ;

T h e only recorded a t t e m p t t o e n t e r t h e W h i t e House by b r e a k i n g in a t n i g h t was m a d e d u r i n g t h e Ha r r i son a d m i n i s t r a t i o n by a d r u n k e n d u d e i n a fit of de l i r ium t r e m e n s . H e smashed a w i n d o w a n d w a s p r o m p t l y t a k e n in to custody. .

Nobody goes i n t o t h e W h i t e H o u s e a t a n y h o u r unobserved. T h e m o s t casual v is i tor is. wa tched from t h e m o m e n t of en­t e r i n g u n t i l h e o r she is ushered o u t aga in . H e passes between t w o w a t c h m e n a t t h e f ron t door. A s ign on t h e door s ta tes t h a t t h e m a n s i o n is open t o t h e pub l i c a t cer­t a i n t imes . T h e s t r a n g e r m a y t h e n ex­plore , u n d e r escort , t h e par lors on. t h e first floor. H e wi l l n o t be p e r m i t t e d to g o u p s t a i r s un les s h e can m a k e i t e v i d e n t t h a t h i s bus iness i s such a s t o w a r r a n t t h e pr iv i lege .

SHE WON THE BET.

C a m i l l e v o n W a h l b u r g ' s N o v e l E q u e s t r i a n F e a t a t a P a r i s i a n B a n q u e t .

T h e la tes t sensat ion of t h e day in P a r i s , is t h e resu l t of a novel bet m a d e between t w o lead ing l igh t s of t h e fashionable jockey c lub in t h a t ci ty. I t . c a m e abou t in t h i s way: D u r i n g a d i n n e r given in h o n o r of t h e w i n n e r of t he g r a n d a u t u m n races t h e gues t s began to tell stories of fine ho r semansh ip . A n elderly officer p resen t said t h a t he t h o u g h t t h e young m e n of t h i s genera t ion did n o t r ide so wel l as they d id in t h e good old days. T h i s led to a n a n i m a t e d dispute , wh ich ended by M a x Le-

" T M s i s very a l a r m i n g , " said t h e old m a n a s he go t u p a t 4 o'clock i n t h e m o r n ­i n g a n d t h r e w t h e h u m m i n g clock over inr t o t h e n e x t ya rd .

"GOOD EVENING, GENTLEMEN!" b a u d y offering t o b e t t h a t he k n e w a l ady r i de r t h a t could do a n y t h i n g w i t h a horse t h a t any. m a n of t h i s or any genera t ion h a d done. T h e old officer accepted t h e bet, s t i p u l a t i n g t h a t t h e lady should r ide h e r horse i n to t h e b a n q u e t ha l l a n d t a k e a fly­i n g leap over t h e tab!e w i t h o u t d i s t u r b i n g o r t o u c h i n g t h e w i n e bott les, flowers o r a n y t h i n g else on t h e table . .

Nobody dreamed t h a t t h e bet wou ld be accepted. . I t w a s done, however, a n d n e x t even ing when t h e same p a r t y w a s ga the red a r o u n d t h e festive board t h e event took place. T h e wor ld famous eques t r ienne , Cami l l a von Wah lbu rg , m o u n t e d on h e r favori te full blooded A r a b i a n horse a n d a t t i r e d in t h e regular- r i d i n g hab i t , sud­denly appeared i n t h e door of t h e d i n i n g room. W i t h a c h e e r y ' * Good evening, gen­t l e m e n ! " she gave t h e s p u r t o her a n i m a l , a n d before t h e t ho rough ly surpr ised a n d amazed d ine rs h a d t i m e t o collect t h e i r t h o u g h t s she h a d been carr ied over t h e t a ­ble in the mos t graceful a n d approved fashion by he r sp i r i t ed -ho r se . No t even

- the filled wineglasses Were J a r r ed , a n d M a x won h i s bet , a n d t h e crowd toasted the dashingf eques t r ienne .

MRS. DORA RICHARDSON CLAY. is sp r ingy in his wa lk , as qu ick in eye and ges ture a s he w a s in t h a t dead pas t we call before t h e war . H i s mass ive legs are l ike the Doric co lumns- in t h a t old por­t ico of h i s family mans ion ; h is s inewy a r m s a re l ike t h e solid raf ters of i t s roof. H a i r a n d beard are wh i t e as freshly fallen snow, a n d his leonine face, half d reamy, half forceful, combines the ruggedness of age w i t h all t h e poetry of youth".

" T h i s m a n preached abol i t ionism in t h e hea r t of s lavery w h e n Lincoln w a s a coun­t ry lawyer a n d old J o h n B r o w n a specula­to r in wool. H e i t w a s w h o publ ished a w a r n i n g in h i s paper a t Lex ing ton wh ich set t h e whole coun t ry wi ld With excite­m e n t a n d caused the people t o seize h is en t i r e office outfit a n d sh ip i t beyond t h e s ta te . H e wa rned his fellow ci t izens of in­sur rec t ion , t e l l ing t hem t h a t only a pane of glass separated t h e w h i t e sk inned wom­a n lol l ing on her sofa in l u x u r i o u s ease from t h e d a r k browed slave w h o passed by h e r w i n d o w a n d looked in . These were te r r ib ly suggest ive wonds in those t imes of negro i n s u r r e c t i o n s . "

General Clay has l ong been k n o w n as ' ' t h e old w a r h o r s e , " and a l t h o u g h he has ki l led four m e n and nearly ki l led a fifth he h a s never been b lamed by t h e publ ic for h is deeds for the reason t h a t he never acted on the offensive, b u t a lways on t h t defensive. I n each case he w a s murde rous ­ly a t t acked for d a r i n g to freely say w h a t ' he t h o u g h t . His favor i te weapon was a bowie knife, b u t he never used i t or showed i t unless he w a s forced to. T w o jbf the men he kil led a t tacked h i m , after repeat­edly t h r e a t e n i n g to do so, wh i l e he was de l iver ing abol i t ionis t s t u m p speeches.

General Clay ' s bride belonged t o a m o u n t a i n family, a n d wi th her b ro ther a n d sister h a d lived on t h e Clay es ta te near ly a l l her life. T h e m a r r i a g e ceremony took place in the s i t t i n g room. T h e br ide w a s no t dressed as br ides usua l ly are . S h e w e r e a pla in d a r k dress , w a s bareheaded, he r long b lack tresses h a n g i n g in a n a l ­m o s t disheveled m a s s down her back. She wore no gloves, no o range blossoms a n d carr ied n o br ide roses in he r hands . ' I t w a s a s imple ceremony. T h e gir l , w h o h a d remained s i t t ing u n t i l General Clay and t h e m a g i s t r a t e arose, got u p from t h e d ivan a n d took he r place beside her w h i t e headed br idegroom. T h e ceremony was brief, a n d w h e n it w a s over t h e bashful child w e n t back to t h e k i tchen , a n d Gen­eral Clay a n d h i s family phys ic ian sa t t a lk ­i n g by t h e la rge open fireplace. .

A n Embassador t o Immedia te ly Proceed . to. J a p a n to. T rea t F o r Peace .

W A S H I N G T O N , Dec. 9 .—Informat ion h a s reached hero t h a t t h e Chinese g o v e r n m e n t w i l l immed ia t e ly a p p o i n t a n embassador t o proceed t o J a p a n to t r e a t for peace.- A s t h e former gove rnmen t is a n x i o u s for peace, t h e embassador wi l l p rompt ly s t a r t for Tokyo*, or more probably Hibrsh ima , where the-Japanese emperor a n d h i s coun­cil n o w ao*e- I t is expected t h a t C o u n t I t o and: in-all probabi l i ty Mr. Mutsu , t he J a p a ­nese ministel" of foreign affairs, wi l l rep­resent t h e J a p a n e s e gove rnmen t i n t h e negotiations;. . ;

While t h e personnel of t h e Chinese peace commiss ion i s n o t k n o w n here, from w h a t has a l ready t a k e n place i t is a ssumed t h a t i t wi l l consist of P r i n c e Kungv t h e presi­d e n t of t h e T s u n g L i Yamen , a n d P r i n c e Ch ing , a lso a m e m b e r of t h a t body a n d of a lmos t co-ordinate powers. I t m a y be tha t , fo l lowing precedent , t hey wilj. be ac­companied by a n u m e r o u s staff, i n c l u d i n g (Uplomats of experience, perhaps a m o n g Others Sir" Rober t Etart, Commissioner of cus toms, or Mr. Die t r ing , t h e Tien- t s in commissioner , Who h a s par t ic ipa ted in t h e negot ia t ion of former treat ies , p r i n c e K u n g w a s pres iden t cf t h e T » u n g L i ^ a -m e n a t t h e t i m e of the signiflg of t h e t r ea ty of 1860 conc lud ing t h e w a r be tween Grea t B r i t a i n a n d F r a n c e on t h e one side a n d Ch ina on t h e other. H e r ema ined in P e k i n g When t h e cour t h a d fiod a n d h i m ­self nego t ia ted a t rea ty , thereby probably sav ing t h e r e i g n i n g dynas ty from deposi­t ion a t t h a t t ime .

GREAT BARGAINS.

A F T E R A R O Y A L B A B Y .

K i d n a p e r s T r y t o S tea l t h e I n f a n t Son o f t h e D u c h e s s of Y o r k .

L O N D O N , Dec. 9. — P e r s o n s w h o inqu i r ed a t Y o r k house yes terday concern ing t h e repor ted discovery of a plot to k i d n a p t h e i n f a n t son of t h e D u k e a n d Duchess of York were to ld t h a t no th in g w a s k n o w n the re a b o u t t h e al leged plot.

T h e People h a s a s tory cor robora t ing t h e repor t a l l eg ing t h a t t h e wou ld be kid­nappers belonged to a g a n g t h a t h a d been successful in A m e r i c a a n d afjberward came to E n g l a n d w i t h t h e i n t e n t i o n of s t ea l ing Wil l iam Waldorf A s t o r ' s child.

I t w a s for t h i s reason, accord ing t o t h e story, t h a t t h e Cliveden woods were closed to t h e pub l ic by Mr. Astor .

A n o t h e r M u r d e r M y s t e r y .

W O R C E S T E R , Mass., Dec. 9.—When f re ight t r a i n No. 631 on t h e Bos ton a n d A l b a n y ra i l road pul led i n to t h e Worcester ya rd from Boston las t evening, a m a n was found l y i n g unconscious in one of t h e box cars. H i s coat a n d vest were gone, h i s face pounded to a jelly, a n d h is sku l l Was fractured. H e w a s t a k e n t o t h e ci ty hospi ta l , where t h e surgeons say he wi l l die. H e is a b o u t 32 years old, of m e d i u m h e i g h t a n d we ighs a b o u t 130 pounds . T h e r e is absolute ly no clew to h i s ident i ty .

I n .Ana tomica l Shoes for tender feet a t W I L L I A M OWENS' , 170 Genesee street, TJtica. T h a t ' s what every lady ahd gen t l eman is t a lk ing about now. The question is often asked, VWhere can these shoes be found?" O W E N S , 170 Genesee street, above the br idge , Js the inventor a n d sole proprietor of this wonderful shoe for tender feet. Please do not 'wai t any longer, bu t get; a pair a t once. Then Jife will be worth living; for the s

above shoes will cost you no more t han any other m a k e of shoes tha t do no t fit t h e foot a t all, only serve to ruin the shape of your*feet. I am. now offering grea t barga ins in all k inds of shoes this week: 25 to 50 e i n t s per pa i r saved. J g ^ F u l l stock of Bur t & Packa rd ' s F i n e Shoes a t $2.00 per pa i r less t h a n New York City prices. So come a t once to ••' • • • '"..

WILLIAM OWENS, 1 7 0 G«»nesee S t r e e t . U T I C A , N . Y .

B i s h o p M c Q u a i d ' s R e p l y .

R O C H E S T E R , Dec. 9.—-Bishop McQuaid w a s asked by a r epor t e r if he h a d a n y t h i n g t o say r e g a r d i n g t h e a t t a c k on. h i m by Rev. Dr. L a m b e r t in t h e N e w York Free-m a n ' s Journal . . T h e bishop replied slow­l y : " I have n o t h i n g t o say except t h a t I do n o t t h i n k i t possible for t he Rev. Mr. L a m b e r t to surpass the. v i tupe ra t ion he heaped .on h i s b ishop some years a g o / "

Sato l l i , C o r r i g a n , D u c e y .

N E W Y O R K , D e c ' 9.—-Mgr. Satoll i , t h e papal ablegate, is i n t h i s city, t h e gues t of Rev, F a t h e r Murphy, pres ident of St . F r a n c i s Xavic i college. F a t h e r Murphy Was asked if i t was t r u e t h a t t h e pr inci ­pal object of t h e papal a b l e g a t e s visi t was to t a k e a h a n d in the Corr igan-Ducey con­troversy. " I do no t believe he t h i n k s t h e m a t t e r of sufficient i m p o r t a n c e , " w a s t h e r ep ly . •. •":- :

A c c u s e d of M u r d e r .

C H I C A G O , Dec. 9 .—Sebast ian Mayers a n d J o h n Goetz 'were a r res ted las t n i g h t on a charge of m u r d e r i n g Louis Pe te r s in order to ob ta in a n insu rance policy of $1, -000 on h i s life which Pe t e r s h a d t a k e n out i n the Independen t Order of Foresters . T h e c r ime w a s commi t t ed on t h e n i g h t of March 4 in a saloon kep t b y Geotz, w h o was a p r o m i n e n t member , of t h e Fores ters .

. A n o t h e r E l e c t i o n C o n t e s t .

L E X I N G T O N , Ky, , Dec. 9.—Notice of contest has been served on Joseph M. Kendal l , Democrat , of t h e T e n t h d i s t r i c t on behalf of N. T. Hopk ins , Republ ican , w h o charges conspiracy w i t h t h e coun ty clerk of C la rk coun ty t o defraud h i m by i s su ing spur ious t ickets , o m i t t i n g h i s n a m e from t h e Repub l i can t icket .

i n g a n accoun t of t h e affair for publ ica ­t ion , i n which he m a d e some innuendoes n o t exact ly f la t ter ing to t h e countess ' char­acter .

A n n a , c o u n t e s s . De Bremon t , i s a n Amer i can and has had a r e m a r k a b l y in ter ­e s t i n g career. She w a s born in N e w Y o r k city 38* years ago and is t h e oldest d a u g h ­ter of Mrs . T h o m a s Mallqy, w h o formerly k e p t a board ing house in C inc inna t i . T h e countess ' m a i d e n n a m e w a s A n n a D u n -phy, Mrs . Mal loy 's first h u s b a n d be ing of t h a t n a m e , a n d i t was on ly after h i s dea th t h a t Mrs . Malloy moved to C inc inna t i , subsequent ly m a r r y i n g a Lex ing ton -mer­c h a n t ta i lor named T h o m a s Malloy.

A t a n early age A n n a ind ica ted ra re mus ica l as well as l i te rary abi l i t ies , a n d for a n u m b e r of years she w a s pne of t h e pr inc ipa l s ingers in t h e C inc inna t i ca the­d ra l choir, l eav ing i t to accept a l i k e posi­t ion In the choir of Henry W a r d Beecher ' s P l y m o u t h church, in Brooklyn. ;

Whi le in New York she became ac­q u a i n t e d w i th a n d mar r i ed Leon de Bre­mon t , a physician of considerable repute , w h o also bore the t i t le of count , be ing the son of an anc ien t F rench house a n d a chevalier of t he Legion of Honor. , A t t h e t i m e of t h e m a r r i a g e Miss D u n p h y was 26 years old arid a w o m a n of r e m a r k a b l e beauty . *The un ion was a happy one, b u t un fo r tuna te ly the doctor did no t live long to enjoy it, as he died three years after­ward . De B r e m o n t was a m a n of consid­erable m e a n s a n d left h is widow in very comfortable c i rcumstances , bu t a l t hough t a l en ted in m a n y t h i n g s she d id n o t pos­sess t h e gift of r e t a i n i n g weal th , a n d be­i n g also of a somewha t e x t r a v a g a n t dispo­s i t ion t h e dol lars acquired by her husband g radua l ly slipped away from h e r u n t i l she found herself a lmos t penniless .

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T R E N T O N , Dec. 9.— Rev. J o h n McClos­key of Beverly h a s been appo in ted chan­cellor of t h e diocese of T r e n t o n a n d p r iva te secretary to Bishop McFau l .

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Considerable in te res t a n d n o l i t t le a m u s e m e n t have been created in E n g l a n d by t h e d a m a g e s u i t b rough t a g a i n s t W. S. Gi lber t , t h e f amous l ibre t t i s t , by t h e Countess de B r e m o n t . T h e countess h a d appl ied t o t h e composer for a n in te rv iew w h i c h she wished t o publ i sh i n St . P a u l ' s , t b w h i c h he repl ied t h a t h i s t e r m s for a n i n t e rv i ew were 20 gu ineas . T h e l ady w a s equa l t o such an emergency a n d re tor ted, With q u a i n t h u m o r , t h a t she had an t ic i ­p a t e d t h e p leasure of w r i t i n g h i s o b i t u a r y for n o t h i n g . T h i s evident ly roused t h e Gi lber t ian anger , a n d he re ta l ia ted by wr i t -

COUNTESS DE BREMONT.

I t was then she aga in took u p s ing ing as a profession, a n d also t u r n e d her pen to good account in con t r i bu t i ng to her sup­port, by w r i t i n g for the magaz ines a n d t h e dai ly press, besides occasionally l ec tu r ing on subjects pa r t i cu la r ly of in teres t to wom­en. I n London she m e t Brandon Thomas , who is well k n o w n in thea t r i ca l a n d l i ter­ary-circles as a p romoter a n d manager , a n d he proposed a l ec tu r ing a n d musica l tour , wh ich w a s acceptable to t h e count ­ess. A n extensive t r i p was t aken , in which India , Aus t r a l i a a n d S o u t h Afr ica were visited.

On her r e t u r n to London t h e doctor ' s w idow assumed the t i t l e due "to her b y rea­son of h is r ank . Here she w a s accorded a mos t flattering reception a t the h a n d s of such ar is tocra t ic personages as Lady Wilde, m o t h e r of t h e famous Oscar, S i r R a n d a l Rober ts a n d others of that , i lk be­long ing to the grea t metropol is ' mos t ex­clusive l i te rary set. She set up her place a t 1 Cavendish mans ions , P o r t l a n d place, a n d her Sunday evening " a t h o m e s " be­c a m e features of the social world.

I t . i s suggested t h a t Mr . Gilbert m a y find in t h i s s u i t ma te r i a l for a n en te r ta in ­i n g l ibret to , butr i t is p re t ty cer ta in t h a t he wi l l n o t ; a g a i n a t t e m p t t o m a k e g a m e of t h e br i l l i an t countess .

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t h a t worr ies a sick person, i t is squeaky shoes. M a n y we l l in t en t ioned vis i tors bus t l e i n to t h e room where a n inva l id ia ly ing , a n d even though the i r v is i t is m e a n t t o be cheer ing a n d comfor t ing t h e agg ra ­v a t i n g squeak of t he i r footwear wi l l coun­te rba lance a l l t h e good t h a t t he i r presence m i g h t o therwise produce. R u s t l i n g news­papers , voices t h a t s ink t o a whisper a n d overanxie ty a s to t h e p a t i e n t ' s appe t i t e o r personal comfor t a r e a l l a n n o y i n g w h e n t h e inva l id is s ick enough t o be fret ty a n d ye t n o t sick enough t o be obl iyious t o h i s h i s or h e r su r round ings . T a c t i s necessa­r y i n t h e s ickroom - f a r m o r e t h a n any ­where else, a n d t h e a m a t e u r nursei m u s t b r i n g pat ience, fo rbearance a n d to bear upon a t a s k t h a t needs t h e nicest h a n d l i n g in order t o s teer clear of s tdr ins and obstacles.—Philadelphia Times.

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Station, T h u r s d a y , D e c e m b e r 13» 1894, at 12 o'clock sharp: 10 Heifers coming 3 years old; 8 Cows coming 4; 9 Cows coming 5; 5 Cows com­ing 6: 3 Springers. The above are good grades-and coming in. Also 2 Yearling Bulls, 20 Store Sheep and 5 Shotes. Six months credit will be given on approved notes.

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l y - O T I C E T O € O N T R A C T O B S . P . P r o . l \ posals will be received by John F. Fitz-Gerald,M.D., Superintendent, and the Board of Trustees of tbe Rome State Custodial Asylum' for two weeks from date for plumbing and drain­age work of the Rome State Custodial Asylum. Bidders are to state the price of the whole work complete as per plans and specifications. All bids must be enclosed in a sealed envelope and endorsed. The plans.and specifications are on file at the Central National Bank.

SAMUEL GILLETT, Chairman. November 30,1894.

A F O R S A X E .

G O O D D A I R Y F A R M of two hun dred acres to close up an estate. This is a

fine opportunity for anyone in need of a farm. This farm is located in the town of Steuben; cheese factory and school within half mile of place. The.farm is well watered, contains plenty of timber; and a good Sugar Bush. Buildings in good repair. Cdw barn with basement, horse barn, piggery, etc. For further information'in­quire of WELCOME HUGHES, 1123tf At the Rome Steam Mills, Rome, N. Y. -,

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