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CARPETS, MARE OFFERING SPECIAL BARGAINS IN THE FOLLOWING MEMf GOODS: New Patterns. Lace Curtains. legant Turcoman arid Velour Portieres. New Wilton, Brussels arid Large Lot Rugs in Persian and Smyrna. Fox, Wolf; Tiger and Bearskin Rugs.

TT A A. A A. I PACE3tO TO I INCLUSIVE. PACES 9 TO 16. INCLUSIVE.

VOLUME. LX VI. LOUISVILLE, SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 1884. SIXTEEN PAGES. NEW SERIES, NO 5,492.

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BaTiaff sold, the rery laree stock of Pianos and Organs ordered for the boll- dsjs, my ImmeoM wsrerooms hare been tiled with an entirely new and fresh atock of THI3 33HTEST Pianos and Organs Interfoit Stairways litis, cxmjuuux iu TUia ViXT, all of which ara offered for sale at the rery lowest prices and on terms "to suit all chasers. Obltnary Tarses. -f lis. matt Li k. i r.ow,sr, k.

ETC. Brandy, DRY GOODS. THE GREAT MCTIOI SALE! OF DRY GOODS "Will be continued daily at 10 a. 2:30 p. m)? andi ev-.

ery Evening at 7:30. Silks, Velvets, Dress (joods, Blankets Flannels, Hosiery, Underwear, Cloaks and Shawls. You can buy them at. your own price. They must positively be sold.

H. CLOSE, Fourth Ave. P. FONTAINE i JST Our mxUnAf Um of Hun bare Imported direct from St Gail. Switzerland, are now in.

It embraces many extremely elegant patterns and matched pieces, while the prices are the lowest in the market Also 1,000 choice remnants at half price. LEWIS HOSIERY HOUSE. LONZ PENKIA'GTON, Thm JSttt Jtmndit Trmder eJteferis JLemtucky, FTAe J''rie' th fM for BUad-eurdling A'eeeZ. mtttt FULLED HEX? AT XX 1848. DM yea ever know a famous character' in Christian county named Edward Alonzo Penningtonf" asked a CocaiKS-JocairAi.

reporter of CoL James F. Buckner, ex-Collector of Rerenae, yesterday. 4 ''Ye, air; be was a client of mine nearly' forty years afo." "What became of him!" "HewashuDj in HopkinsriHe in lSie." "That was a very sadden way to terminate the exisenoe of a prominent character, was it not!" "It was rather sadden, but he had made himself so prominent that the plan had been on foot a year before it terminated successfully. His fame did not cease at his death, however, bat furnished the basis for a norel written by James Weir, of Owensboro, in 1S50, nnder the title of Lbnz or the Regulators of Southwestern "What were the peculiar characteristics that grave him so much prominence!" ''Well, sir, in many respects he was a ery remarkable man. In the first place be made a fine appearance, possessed an unflinching was a food Judge of man, weii educated, and shrewd and energetic enough to carry out any undertaking that bad money at the end of it.

As a smooth trader I never saw his equal, and his knowledge of legal technicalities, and the ease with which ne employed tbera to gain advantage over men, was surprisinz even to lawyers. His father. Francis P. Pennington, was a highly respected Justice of the Peace, and afterwards high Sheriff and a rich farmer, his slaves numbering 40 or 50, and of course the son, as he grew up, enjoyed much re spect througn the father. 'Lonx, as be was familiarly called, was a dear lover of horse- flash, and whence young man settled down on a farm northwestern corner of the county, ana soon became a lurge dealer in horses.

He was very fond of racing, and constructed a 'quarter track' on his farm, which became headquarter for that kind of sport. He made frequent trips through the and over into Illinois, buying up horses, and he managed to get hold of the beet runners in the regions be visited. As fast as horses accumulated at his farm he drove them South and sold them to planters and horse-traders and was considered the most successful drover in all the country; but in a few years strange things were happening throughout the country and close observers kept up continual but cautious whispering over these matters and the indications point ed strongly to Lonz Pennington as the prime mover in various questionable transactions, He was constantly bringing strange, shrewd, and unscrupulous men into the country who came from nobody knew where, to attend to hie horses and take them South. Metropolis, 111., was the headquarters of a gang of counterfeiters who operated with impunity aud defied all the efforts of the Government and the courts to dLJodge them. They counterfeited in all grades of the business, and the Western frontier was full ol their spurious gold and silver coin and bank bill, and after each one of Louz's trips to Illinois and the in trod action of a gang of his hired men.

counterfeit money was found to be very plentiful in Kentucky. It was also observed very frequently that about the time be started a drove of horses South a few sprightly oezro boys were missed from different sections of the country, It was very evident that the counterfeit money increased every time Lonz returns borne with horses purchased across the river. and that the negroes disappeared as the horses went South; but it was very difficult tojflnd a man who would assume the respoa sibUity to give utterance to nis convictions on the subject, because Loos was too shrewd to leave any gaps down to enable the trans actions to be traced to nis door, lie was ery quiot man, and preserved a great deal of dignity on all occasions, holding himself aloof, from the men in his employ, as though be scarcely "knew them. He was constantly making trades with farmers and borrowing money from those who merely re garded him as a very safe and thriving business man', but wbo were not shrewd enough to discern anything irregular in his transac tions. It was those dealings that his methods attracted the attention of those who were on the alert.

To the latter his frequent litigations in the different courts of Southwestern Kentucky, in which he was invariably victorious, were not matters of surprise, and he frequently satisfied bis dupes that they were mistaken about his transactions with them. He was a thorough financial freebooter, and in his suits surprised the attorneys on both sides by his ability to furnish all the evidence necessary to satisfy a jury that the plain tiff bad no cause of action against him. To explain iis methods I will cite one case, An old farmer, named Williams, had accu mulated 81,000 and thoughtlessly spoke of it in the presence of on- of Lonz's followers. and when the information readied him he determined to get possession or it. He had a brother-in-law named Oats, who was worth nothing, and he made a note for 81,000 drawiug lO percent, interest and had Oats to sign it.

tie then signed as security and told Oats to go to Williams and try to borrow the money, and it the old man haggled to tell aim that he would give good secur.ty. and as a lass resort to snow mm the note itb Lonz as security. Oats did as directed. but YV iliiams hesitated till he saw.tae note, and knowing Lonz so well he counted ont the money. Of course when the paper fell due Oats had nothing to par it with and Williams went to Loos for hi money and was coolly informed that be must make his money oat of Oats.

When he became in aignant ana assea uonz now ne could back on own indorsement, Lonz replied that he bad warned biin long before the note fell due, and within the time required by law, to protect niniseii, mat uais was be coming a bankrupt and notifying him to attach and save bis money, and if be bad not done so it was not "his fault, Of course Williams denied ever having been notified to make his debt out of Oats, and brought suit against Lonz, and the latter gave notice to Williams' attorney that be would on a certain day take the deposition of a mau named T. Black, at a town In Illinois. He mid -Black delivered bis warning note to Williams and knew 1 1 I latere of it. Williams and hie attorner weie on hand at the time and place, but T. Black could not be found, and Pennington said be had moved to Tennessee, and as soon as be could find where he was he would give notice again In a few weeks be said be had found his witness at a town in Tennessee, and the party proceeded to the place to take nis deposition.

but be was not tnere. iliiams was worn out in the fruitless hunt, aud consented to let the deposition be taken before a Com missioner whenever lound, wuetner be was present or not. Of Courae this errangeraen' suited Penninzton, aud In a few weeks be fi.ed Black's deposition, duly taken and au thenticated. It we plain to those wbo bad their eyes open that no such a man as Black existed, bnt before the case came up tor trial Lonz Pennington got into a more serious predicament than beading of. his creditors witn manufactured testimony.

It was in order transaction, and was the first time that Lonz was ever suspected of resorting to violence to carry a point, hia natural shrewdness having always equal te any easergancy, There was a man living in the upper part of the county named Simon Davis, a stone mason of good character, who married a young lady who was' one of three orphans wno bad been raised by a Baptist minister in the neighborhood. She inherited a farm and five negroes. Davis stocked the farm ana was lust getting started in iue, when she died, leaving no children. Of course her inheritance returned to the other two children, leaving Davis none of his wife's prop erty, rennington sawwtne situation at a glance and resolved to play a bold band. He told Davis that his wile's word would not permit him to- keep the farm and negroes, because by law they belonged to the other children, but if he could turn the negroes into money and sell him toe farm be would undertake to law the old minuter out of it.

He said be was not afraid of 'lawsuits and could beat them every time, bat be did not like to see a man compelled to give up prop erty that had rightfully belonged to him because his wife died. Hie plausible argu ment bad its effect on Davis, and he agreed to take the friendly advice. He sold four of the negroes and collected the monev for them, $1,500, at the ilay muster at Fruit Hill, iu 1845. It was undertheold constitution that the regimental musters were held, and I was muster Colonel. 1 had been Pennington's lawyer in a few cases and he bad been to see me several times just before the muster to inquire about tbe writing and acknowledgment of a deed.

1 supposed be was making a trade in another county and told him how the document should be drawn up, signed and acknowledged, or witnessed. Alter the muster was over Davis was mA leaving tbe grounds with get the money to pay for the fartm A part of tne program was for Dis to leave tbe county as soon as the trade was mads, so as to be out of the way in case suit was brought against Pennington to recover the farm, and mat ne must teil some of his meads that be was going away. Well Davis was never seen alive after he left the muster grounds with Pennington. They started to take a near cut tbrougu tbe country, aud tuenrst tbing the neighbors kuew Peuuington was working the Davis farm aud Davis was Everybody was anxious to know what became of him, aud the suspscions of the entire ivuuty were aroused, and in a lew weeks some one mustered courage enough to ask Pennington where Davis was. He repled toat Davis was in Illinois buiiiling a saw-mill, and that be saw him the lost trip he made alter horses.

xl is explanation lulled suspicion for a while, but tbere was a strong belief prevalent that there bad been foul play, Pennington bought all of Davis' stock except a bald-faced horse, with a glass-eye, whic be said Davis took with bim. Six weeks after the muster there was a "meeting" at Fruit Hill. and.as, was customary in the couutrv at that day, everybody tor miles around went to tne meeting-nouse, end among those wbo at tended that day were some young men who. walked to save their nones.aud to shorten tbe aistancetney took a near cut tbrougb tne bills. Ai mey were skirting across tue bead of a deep bottom they came across Davis' glass eyou nor.e in a pen made or poles, and irum tue iooiu oi tue place it baa been tbere some time.

They were boys and knew nothing oi tne suspicions tnat baa been, entertained. and when they came out on tbe road again. clo-o to a bouse where a man named Shef tie Id lived, ttey asked him what that horse was penned up in the woods for. He was known to be one of Pennington's gang, but be put on an air of innocence before the beys and said he didn't kuow anvthing auoui it. ana aavisea tneiu to keep very quiet Because tnere were some very baa men la the country and they might get into trouble.

When tbev got to fruit Hill meetinsr- bouse, the men were sitting on the borse blocks waiting for meeting to take no and taiKing a oouG sue condition or. crops and sucn matters as fanners dfecuss when they meet Among those who were at the horse DiocKs was an oia man named dames Rob ertson, who was a leading, man in the sec tion and in whose wisdvsr and integrity evervlKxiv olaced the rraaust conndenc. The told what they had seen and de scribed tbe borse, and tneir narrative in teresteJ Robertson very much. He took 1 few of tbe stancbest of those present to one side aud told them that it was a solu tion of the ihystery, and said he was in favor of following it up then and there. All agreed, and as soon as meeting was over the party started with the boys to guide them to tue.

place wnere tbe horse was seen. But when they got there the horse was zone the inquisiiiveness of tbe bovs bad warned tsuetnela, and tne animal bad beeu removed. 1 bey went to the bouse and asked a bethel wnere the borse was. but ha did not know: a man named Cessna bad rode it away. While tbey were crow-questioning him Cessna came up and tney begun on Mm, and it was not long before tbe two coutraucted each other.

At this juncture old man Robertson said the country was greatly iu need of some regu lators, anu ne tnouzut tuat was a good time. place and opportunity to organize and begin operations. He was a leading man in the church, upright in his walk, aud houest iu all bis dealings, and some of the more timid of the party were greatly surprised at bis un usual boldness and determination, but he told them the occasion demanded prompt and vigorous action, and tbe Christian Uounty Regulators were organized on that Subbath atternoon. Kobertson was chosen com mander, and Sheffield and Cessna, who had already been placed under guard, were told that the performance would begin' immediately. They first made Cessna bug a tree, without any shirt on, and whipped him till be told where the horse with gloss eye was.

Then they whipped bim until he told where he got tbe animal. tie said Pennington had given him the horse for a debt that was due him. Robertoon was satisfied that tbey were on the right trail, and asked him wuere Davis was. tie said be didn't know, and was tied up to the tree and again whipped till he agreed to tell all he knew, and they untied him. He then said that Pennington bad killed Davis and turown his body into a sink-bole.

lie was told to conduct them to the sink-hole, and they started. He conducted them through the woods, in search of the place, and, after two or three failures, said be could not Hod the sink-bole, and was told to hug the tree again. They whipped him till he said be would find it, and be did. It was on a long bill-tide in heavy timber, and was really a crack in a rock about 20 feet deep. Men who thought they knew every foot of the country had never seen or heard of tbe place before.

Tbe bottom could not be seen, but one of the regulators went down, and sure enough there laid Davis' Cessna said that; Pennington and Davis had stopped by the opening and sat down on a log to talk about the deed, and that they had a dispute and Panning ton bit Davis on tbe skie of the boad with a hickory club, killing him, and had thrown the body where if was found. Sheffield was tben taken in band and asked what be knew about it. He was ignorant, of course, but a good flogcing revived his mem-o and be corroborated Cessna's statements. The two wen were taken to jail and the excitement spread over the whole country. Pennington's house was visited, but he was not there.

His wife said I bad gone to Pa- ducan to get some horses and a party started after bim, but tbey missed bim. He came bick by way of Princeton, and Hopkiusville and thus avoided them. 'Ashe was riding along the road before reaching Hopkinsville he met a man he was acquainted with who was more communicative than wise. Pennington asked bim the news and be replied: 'Haven't you heard itl, Tbey have found Davis' body and they suy you killed ti and they are hunting for Tbia was a tip for Pennington and he rode -on, through town aud thence home. He told me afterward that he would not have gone home at all had it not been that the animal be was riding was jaded and be wanted a fresh hone.

He said be had a blooded horse at home named 'Walnut and he wanted to get on bim to get away. It was in the niglit when he got borne and be discovered that tbere were some horses bitched to tbe fence and be made ud his mind not to co ini lie was thirsty and started to the spring to get a drink of water, and just before be reached it be beard some one talking aud hid himself to nten. Three men passed him with guns and he knew there was no time to lose. Old Wal nut Cracker was in tbe pasture and he went back anfl got on his borse ant rode around the bsra to the pasture, He soon found his favorite horse, and after transferring tbe saddle end bridle to bim mounted, and left tbe country. The search for bim was kept np several days, but as no trace of him could be found It was finally abandoned.

The deed from Davis to Fea- ningtoa bad been lodged for record ia County Court, duly drawn, signed and witnessed, in one of Pennington's peculiarly dis guised styles ot nanawriung. ut had robbed Da vie of the 1.500 the latter received for tbe four negroes, killed him and fonred his signature to the deed and made Sheffield and Cessna witness it under assumed names. Old man Williams forced his suit to a trial about that time, and as be had no trouble ia throwing oat tbe deposition of T. Black he collected bis money. This was in June, 1845, and during the following winter CoL James wbo bad removed from Christian county to Texas several yearn before, returned bom.

He bad been a candidate for tbe Texas Congress and was defeated just be fore nis return, and one day be mentioned to bis brother. Dr. Reece Rowland, that during nis canvass be spoke at a little town ia Texas, and during bis speech be noticed in the crowd a familiar face. He studied it closely and tben recognized tbe man as Lonz. Penning ton, whom he bad known ia Kentucky.

After be got through speaking he banted tbe uibu Hp, iuu, cauiug nun oj name, exieaucu bis band, but the man declined it and told him be was entirely mistaken in the man. The Colonel was greatly surprised, but apologized for bis mistake and was forgiven. He bad not beard of Pejmington's work in Kentucky, and when bis brother narrated tbe circumstances to him be was satisfied that be was n-t mistaken in tbe man be offered to shake hands with in Texas. A large reward bad been ofTei-ed by Christian county for Pennington, and after the brothers talked the matter over CoL Rowland said Rennington was still in-Texas and could be caught without any trouble, and tbey determined to undertake his capture. They started tbe next day on horseback, but when tbey reached the place Pennington was not there, but had gone up into tbe lodian Territory.

They followed him found him playing the fiddle at a camp dance. He was captured aud brought back to Kentucky, just a year alter the murder of Davis, and hi re turn in the hands of the law officers was a great surprise to tbe people, who never expected to bear of him aain. When the news caaie that tbe Bowlands bad him at a pom on the Cumberland river and wanted a guard to escort Mm to Hopkinsville, nearly every roan in the county volunteered for the service. It was tbe intention to reorganize the Regulators, aud after escorting Lonz to Hopluns-vUiel take bim to the place wnere Davis was kiiled aud hang him; This plan did not meet! with general approval, however, and the law was given full scope. I was attending court at Princeton when they passed throusu, and everybody made a ruu to see tbe prisoner.

Tbe escort stopped, and as It was standing on the court-house steps, Pennington beckoned me to hiui. I responded, and lie asked me to defeud him, and I accepted the oder and told Mm I would call at the jail to see bim when I reached home. When I got home his wife was waiting tor me, and I started with her to the jaiL, The greatest excitement pie vailed, and tbe town was full of armed men who were really anxious for opportunity to take Penniug-ton out and bang bim, hut as a subterfuge their wrath was divided against me for offering to defend bim. They had boldly announced tuat no lawyer should take bis case, but that the testimony should be given in brief, so tbe jury could return a verdict in order that the form of law might be carried out. ai i walked down the street with Pennington's wife, who was a lady above reproach and knew nothing of her husband's free-booting preclivities, I was halted on every side and warned to keep out of the case.

I paid no attention to tbe warning, but proceeded to the jail, where I found an excited crowd, wbo boldly informed me that if 1 had anything to' do with Pennington's defense tbey would take both of us out and bang us. My family and relatives were frightened, and beseeched me to keep out of it, but I felt that I could not stand to be boll-dozed in that way and turned my attention to the mad crowd. I told them that any criminal was entitled to a trial, and if Pennington did not employ counsel the court would appoint some one to defend bim, and that I was not going to ask the public for permission to defend, a man in a Court of Justice? I saw in a few momenta that I bad adopted the only plan to sustain myself, and in a short time Uncle Jimmy Robertson, who had made the first move in all this work1 and laid tbe lash on to the two men who furnished the first positive evidence of the murdor, came to me and said: I reckon we are wrong; 1 is best to let the law take course, but we can't have any acquittal or bung jury in this case. If the evidence is not strong enough for a jury, the Regulators will aJiuiuister After a great deal of persuasion be got the men to and I went into the Iail and bad a conference with Pennington, told him to tell me the truih, and I believe be did in many points, but when he would get to tbe killing he would only say that he did not touch Davis. I reached the conclusion that he made Cessna or Bheffi dd do tbe killing and biding, and that be took the money and gave them some of it.

They were in jail under indictment as accessories to tbe murder, and the Regulators thought the best piau wouia be to take ail three out and hang tbem. 1 demanded a continuance of a few days when the case was called, which aroused the people again, and I was accused oi tryiug to give Pennington a chance to escape. 1 was warned that I need not ex pect any support in my next race for the Legislature, but I told them I owed a duty mj uiy cuent ana was going to perioral it. Of coarse there was no defense to be made, and the jury were not long in deciding to inflict the death penalty, and in May, Edward Alonzo Pennington, tbe successor of the robber chief, John A Murrell. was hung before the largest gathering of people ever seen oouinwssiern Kentucky.

Cessna and suemeia baa made tneir escape before' tbe banging, and a great many men left that section oi country quietly out nennanentlv. When I ran for the Legislature again I was elected by a larger majority than before, and some were so unkind as to say that all the rascals in the county voted or me through kindness. James Weir pbked a good deal of fun at me in his romance of 'Lonz but I felt that I bad done some good by prevailing on the better cjasses to respect the law, and also by satisfying the outlaws that they could get justice in the courts and be bung too." Sbootles; Affray. Frank Cass and James CrisweH. two coal- boat men, who intended to start back to Pittsburgh on the Cincinnati train yesterday afternoon, caused a hasty evacuation of the reception-room at the Short-line depot just before tbe ticket office was opened by en gaging in an encounter.

Tbe room was full of waiting passengers, and before many of them knew that the row bad started Case manned his pistol and fired a shot at bis comrade, which produced consternation and emptied the room in a moment. Tbe aim taken by Cass was too bigb to do any barm. but if be bad been a low-shot a tragedy would have followed. The ballet passed through the board wail and struck a car win dow, and let the passengers off with a scare Officer Rounser reached bim before he could fire again, but bad to push his head through the window to subdue bim. The men bad to delay their return borne, and" took lodging in rot-street station.

Tbe Caltee Stales Life laseraeee Company. The thirty-fourth annual statement for the year ending Dee. 81, 1883, ot the United States Life Insurance Company, in tbe city of New York, appears hi our columns today. 'All the policies issued by this excellent old company are 'incontestable after three years for any cause, and lossea are paid in full without a day's delay. Mr.

James F. Lloyd, a well-known citizen, is tbe manager for the company in Kentucky and Tennes see, West Main Street, Xattonal Leasee Mtettag Tbe Emerald Branch of the Irish National League will hold its regular monthly meet ing to-night, at 8 o'clock, at Wedekind Hall. Arrangements have been made have tbe ball well heated, so as to add to tbe comfort of tbe audience. Ibere will be good speak ing, singing and music An in teres ting programme will be rendered. A large meeting and an agreeable time is ex pec tea.

A Car-driver Faaa. Tbe following additional subscriptions to Rev. Dr. Pratt's street-car driver fund were sent to tbe CoCKixa-J OUBXAX counting-room yesterdayi Win. Kendrtck'sSona.

00 fiympathiser 00 A MILLIONAIRE'S ELSE. ie Bmrkrprr XesstseiUe le Thai mf Bnmsm Kimg thm Gmid riTosrrr child or rosruiBr Among the numbers of men wbo have leaped from comparative poverty and obscurity in this country, in tbe past half century, none stand ont more prominently than John W. Mackay, the California millionare, at present living in Paris. His name is known all over the continent, and the vast project of laying another cable across the Atlantic, bringing the other continent into instantaneous connection with ours, with which he is so greatly identified, brings him before the people To those familiar with his career in the past few years, and knowing his immense wealth and splendid surroundings, it seems almost miraculous that, within tbe memory of comparatively young men, he as poor and obscure, without a dollar in the world. Although much has been written and said about bim, as a matter ot course, but few persons are acquainted with bis early life, and the fact that be was at one time a resident of this city has never been made public.

Aa a reporter was passing Main street yesterday, a gentleman standing at the corner of Twelfth street, remarked: "You see that building over therel" point-' ing to the bouse on tbe corner of Twelfth and Main. Upon the reporter's replying in tbe affirmative, be continued: "1 suppose it would surprise a number of persons to know that Mackay once lived there, and kept a saloon. Tbe story is not generally known, as be was not a man ot wide acquaintance, and wbvn be left tbe city all thonght of him died out. Of those who used to take drinks from his hands across the counter, but few recognize bim in bis new sphere. "Along about 1845, Mackay came to this city in -company with one or two others in search of employment.

He was a young man, strong, active aud willing to work at almost anything which would afford him a tood living. An old two-story frame building stood at the corner over there, and tbe front room bad been used as a ealoon. The proprietor closed up a few months before, however, and the build ing was left without a tenant. Mackay had some little money, and as Uie location was a good one he resolved to start a bar room tbere. lie made a bargain witn tbe proprietor and secured the place, opening up about a week lator.

Tbe room and its fixtures would be in strong contrast with the fine saloons of the present day, with tbeir gilded counters and fancy bars. I ne walls were covered with a simple coat of white paint and the counter was a lou narrow one made ont of pine boards. Baind it was a shelf on which sat some bottles and glasses. His coming was not taken -much notice of and none felt enough interest to inquire from whence he came or who he was. ile was an energetic ana industrious man, polite attentive to his customers, and his short figure and smiling face could be seen at all times behind tbe bar.

He soon built up a very good trade, but be never appeared satisfied. It was evident that be was not intended for such an avocation in life, as he was restless and. like Micawber, constantly waiting for something to torn np. Tbe long looked lor day nnaiiy arrived, and he started for California, little expecting that such good fortune as fell to bis lot was awaiting bim. in 1S4'J tbe gold lever was at its heiiht, and every day emigrants were leaving for tbe Pacific! coast, eager to reap the harvest of gold which tbey confidently, expected was waiting for them.

Mackay was one of the first persons in taia city to be afflicted with the fever, and be ebdeavored to induce a number of friends to go with him. A party of about twenty-five was finally made up, and be was oas of the leaders in it. He sold his property interests for a small sum, and that was the last heard of bim until he jumped suddenly into the lap of fortune. "1 was, said the gentleman, "in Cali fornia at the time of hia arrival tbere, and watched his career with considerable interest. He had previously known Flood and O'Brien and they were very fast friends.

They were at that time keeping -a saloon in San Francisco and Mackey worked in the mines. Iho two famous fields of wealth then were the California and the Consolidated ireinia. and be worked in both of them, tie was a very shrewd man. tolerably well educated, and bad some little knowledge of civil engineering. He clearly saw that money in vested in the stock of eitberox tbese mines was sure to bring good results, and every dollar he could raise was invested in that way.

At bis instance ilood aud crimen went in with him and the three purchased stock at three dollars a share. Soon afterward it went up to 7, and gradually increased to 18. In this simple manner their fortunes were made, and almost before they kuew it tbey were wealthy men. Mackay then lived in a frame bouse on butter street, and bis fieure became a familiar one to tbe fre quenter! of the mines. i "lie was not married tben, but met tbe woman who became his wife soon afterward.

This in itself is a romance and illus trates bis character. She was a widow when be became acquainted witn her, and was the daughter of Alal. uungleford. of New Orleans. She married a doctor and moved to Nevada City, where the hus band died some time afterwards.

He was a poor man, and left his- wife and child in rather destitute circumstances. Mackay heard of this some months later, and started a subscription for tbe widow's beuent, con tribuung liberally nimseit, and raising a neat little sum. This so touched tbe widow's heart that she called on bim to thank him for his kindness, bhewas young and pretty, with a childish facet end winning ways, and captured Mackay'a heart completely. His courtship was a quite ono, and of short duration, and soon the pretty widow united ber destiny with his. Mackay was tben a rich man.

but be kept widening his field of action, until in connection with Flood. O'Brien and rair he established the Nevada Bank, and Louis McClain went from Baltimore to manage it. bince tnat time Mackay 's career has been familiar to al meet every school-boy. Unlike the majority ot men, however, ne aoes not lorget tnat he Was once dependent himself, and bis charity bas been great. Ho is a member of the Catholic Church, and established an Orphan asylum for the children of that denomina tion in iHevaaa vity, wutcn ne stiu supports.

He is always ready to give for charity 's sake, and in addition is polite and cour teous to everybody." is Expect Treat. The citizens of Looisvuie are to have a rare treat in a lecture to be delivered during the latter part of this month by Rev. J. H. Bryson, D.

D.r"f Huntsville, Ala. The subject of tbe lecture will be "The Pyramids of Egypt." The lecturer; who has spent some time on the spot in tbe study of the pyramids, baa had photographic views pedally prepared for ths illustration of his lecture. In the presentation of tbese he will be assisted bv Dr. Tanner, lecturer of the Polytechnic Society, under whose supervision the views will be presented to the Very best effect. Under tbe improved Jignu that will be brought to bear on the canvas, tbe katerior of toe pyramids will be presented with better effect Mian most observers can have by actuailyvisiting the pyramids itself.

Tbe exact time and place of tne lecture will be announced in a few days. The Senatorial FlshL Mr. Z. F. Sniitn, arrived ia the.

city yesterday from Brandenburg. He brought with him the following communication: fro Editor of ih CourierrJoumaL Bbakok-xbcbg, Jan. 12. There was a lam and enthasiastio mass meeting of tbe Democracy of Meade county held to-day tt tbe Court-house here at 12 o'clock, to hare aa expression of tbe sense of this county regard to the Senatorial race pending befor the Legislature. Tbe following resoJu-iocs were passed, with only two dissenting votecf Whxsxas, fa consideration of the disUaeruished i to ale country of Gen.

Jobs a. to uuaaas e-e soldier and a statesman, "nd of bis wortb la public and nrivata life, and as a 1 approval oi mscareer in tnen ntteu btates ate, and as an ezprewion of cur wishes to have bim succeed himself, it hi hereby trd. First 1 bat we, the Democracy eC Meada county, in mass meeting assembled, da hereby heartily express ourselves i favor Joha illiams for the United States Senate. Seconu Thai we hereby earnestly request en Representative, Hoe. W.

Moremaa, to vote for him first, last and all the niae. aait ese hia influence to secure his election over all persons whomsoever. Third That a copy of tbese resolutions be seat to the Louisville Conuta-JoraxAL fw publlee Uon, and thai a copy be seat to our Eeprseeata live, Hon. A. W.

ilomua. On motion, the meeting adjourned sine die. F. Ditto, Chairman. O.

A. Richardsok, Ssc'y. Nearly every precinct in the eeunty was represented in the convention held here to day. A meeting was held at Garnettsvilla, fa 1 this countv, yesterday, and instructions te I Hon. A.

W. llormaa to vote for Williams first, last and all the time, were passed unanimously. Large petitions were seut to the member from this county from Meadesville and other precincts. MOSGO, THE MAGPIE. -Ffar- Writ FrwuttrrtTmam JExpUitee fhe Jtriilimnt Career lilt Cf4 CemjteMiOM, Which puts nr A FEW SIDE BEXlUa "Say, mister, what will yoa take foe that crow?" said a strefct-arab to a long, lank, six-footer, wearing a butternut suit of jeans, and carrying a cage in his band, at te Fourteenth-street depot yesterday.

"That's no crow, yon dog-gon little fool; that 'ere bird is a Mexican magpie, and neither you nor your dad, nor all belonging to you have money enough to buy bun from "Ta, ta, came from the cage in whistling, squealing, yet distinct voice. 'Hello, peelings!" shouts a small urchin with dirty face and towy head, "the cove here has a bird that talks." This soon brought a crowd around the stranger, and thousand questions asked of him in regard to bis bird. "That ere bird." says be, 4 'has been my only companion for, months at a time, and many times when I was weary and down-' hearted enough to throw myself over a chasm in the Rockies, the voice of that ere bird brought me back to my senses again. 'Hear the hear the duffer," came from the cage in the same squealing voice ef tbe bird. "Yes, friends, on two occasions he saved my life by warning me ot the near approach) of the devilish redskins, and in the severe inter Of 1881 be saved tbe life of many a poor pror.pcct.or.

osiree, I am not such a wolf to part with him now, after making prosperous strike, and am able to give my old chum a good home all the days he has te live." '0h, you you snoote'r," came from the cage, in the same shrill voice of the bird. i "Seems a wonderful bird," put In an eld gent. oaderful is no name for him," said the. owner, "ana i believe couia write a tnree- volum book on the explitos and hair-breath escapes of that ere bird," I suppose he has saved more lives," chim ed in an -old darky, "than any man the' Government has at the Life-saving station en the Falls." "That I have no douLfof, Uncle, far only last January that black imp tbere saved tbe lives of a family of twelve persons." "Tell it to us, tell it to us," shouted the crowd- friends." he began, "it happened this wise: winter was a severe one, and for weeks I did not leave my log hut. I was there, living on my "Claim, situated about miles northwest of ttle.

Monjo, that's what I calls bim, knew the town well, and every one in Centerville knew MoBgr welL I had him trained so that he would make daily trips to the post-office and carry back my letters, or newspaper clip pings which my friend the pest- master always selected and sent te me when anything starting occurred in the busy to uvo outside world. While on one ot these daily tries oi ms, alter a neavy iau ex now, be iy some manner lost uis bearings, and indeed lucky it was for the poor family I iueak of, for iu a guicu about four muse east of me, he came up with a camp of emi grants, snowed in, and tbey being unacquainted with their surroundings oubi surely bare perUhod had not kind rry dencesent the bird their way. Now, gentlemen, this is one of the most inquisitive little devi's you ever knew of, and is always pry ing into strange camps, so as soon as ne smee the camp down be Hops for it, and as be had a string tied Jo one leg with an open letter tied to tbe string, they at once saw he was pet. They coaxed him into their snow dag out, and after reading the note they saw tbere was a cbance lor Aiongo to save teem, so tbey wrote en a piece of the letter: We are unoweit in on the mountain pass, about twelve mile to the north from your town. Wo are in great danger; for God's sake help us.

"This was addressed to any one and every one in Centerville. The Postmaster and a few more citizens relieved them tbe same day." Bv this time tbe street became oiocxeo op with a crowd, eager to bear something woar derf ul about the bird, from its owner, while all tbe time tho bird kept up a racitei oi tail. "Isn't be a beauty, and he is so -delicate too," remarked a woman wun acnecaeiea hood on. "Delieate. did yeu say 1" said the ownar.

"IVeU now, man, you saw casts ere delicate bird kill a oig noisy aiounien Eagle, as I did, perhaps yoir would not call biin fo delicate. "Oh, oh, oh," shouted tne crowa uoev nsion. Yes, I said he killed an eagie, ana a regu lar whopper at that, eight leetfromtip to tiy." ViO it, Jim; nit in naru, came wuin, hi To satisfy yoa, geois, wui upuus bow it happened. I used to go out prospecting through tbe mountain, and the lad taea would always accompany me. One day wo were on our usual propp9ctins wnr is place called the Devil's Gien.

Mongo would keen afore me. flying around, an advance guard, as it were, and whenever he saw any thing ot aanger on my pain, you oct a new from him. In bis flyiug rambles this day speak of, he ran foul of an eagle's nest. Tji a second tbe eagle tackled poor Mongo, and I thought it wss an up witn mm. ine eagie flew round and round, and Mengododged and dodged till at last a favorable opportu nity offered itseir, ana yea Dei your coitem dollar that 'ere bird embraced it.

I shut my eves about this time, not wishing to see my old friend slaughtered; but, when. 1 again looked, np. yoa can imagine my surprise te see the lad then sitting on tbe eagle's back, and holding on tor dear life, with '-hie bill tn the bock of the eaglete bead. Now the play began, the eagle crying bis tuigtHieit to shake hiia oJ, wau Mongo only seemed to enjoy' tbe sport. Well, friend, the big birJ lost it head, and while boveriug around tbe sharp ledge of granite rocks came against one witn fud force, and aa instant afterward the eagle lay dead at my feet.

Ami Mongo," shouted tbe "Well," said his owner, "he saw tbe dancer ahead aud leaped off in time to i himself. He was on my shoulder in a min-ate, and for days af ferward he would say nothing but. 'A close shave, Jim; a cleae shave. Jiml" "Move on there, move on." said a police--man; "yon must not block up tbe sidewalk," and as Jim and his bird moved out Fourteenth street toward the Nashville depot the shrill voice of tbe bird coul4.be herd shout ing: "Shoot tLe iieler; shoot the peebf. 7.