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v-hy It Could Not Be 1 Mytliical Volcano Whose Smoke Rises From tae 3 fttween the Wacissa and on the Journey. jjplorations By an Enquirer Correspondent Show That the Evidences Proceed From Fires. kect Pests Enough To Canse Madness, and an Abnndance of Alligators and Bell's Balf Acre How the Ibrooh AH These Years at a on a Most mieresung BUDjeci. bwaraps Aucilk- Perils Tradltien Has Been Kept An Interesting Letter a A-t A Up compelled, by Its gradual and continuous destruction, to hunt for fresh material in every direction. Expeditions were organized many rear ago discover the vocauo.

TBR LATEST EXPEDITIOS aTTABTB. Interest in the volcano was revived few months ago. by the announcement that another expedition waa being organized at Galneaville, to make- another search. The GaineTllle party was organized by P. M.

Oliver. Thi expedition I Joined. The two QUven had lived noar the swamp In their earlier years, and the Captain la still a resident of WakallA County, and during more than a quarter of a eentnry had hunted deer be a warn pa. Mr. P.

M. Oliver is credited with being the flrat to liava traveled south to Gulf coast through this territory. They were certain they could dlcover the volcano. ax iMoiKtrn's xxrxRiEMca So much Interest had Mr. Oliver's expedition aroused that he received many communications and Infinities from distant points.

Among theoe wera two from Mr. A. W. Barber, of Washington, D. who connected with the United Btateta General Land Offioa aa surveyor and engineer.

i In a letter dated May 11. he says, among other thing: "It la out of the question me to leave hare to Join your party. While I would enjoy the woods and a wain pa and black crystal waters of the Ifaciesa and the seream of the panther to rouse me betoro daybreak, and tha sight and sound of tha ivory bill, yet I ahalUiave to forego the pleanure this year. 1- would like And my ottx Rne and bevtn where teft ott, with systematic cross cuts at short Intervals, I found the) spot, for I have set my compass and taken my coarse several times to the Are from Tallahassee, and have also watched the smoke from a tree top on the bank of The WacisM. and with a good surveyor's compass on a lmb I have taken my course to the ancending column, where it did not appear to three miles away.

JBut the narrow lane through the canebrake has grown ud full gain, and it la doubtful If I could ever find retrace It. "1 wt-h you would Inform me which side of the Waciasa you explore. I believe the plan is on the west side, and nearly north from the 'head of Plnbook Creek. But some others have spread the report that It I-t on the Camp. ensttideofth Waclxsa.

down sear the An. cilia, and there la much confusion in the ac counts given me bv varioua persona. Judge Whit ought to know, beat of allot them, if in still living'." I ntow MWrowr isto tub ktoaAsa. left Newport troth the east bank of th Mark's River about midday on June 5, intending to reach the lower Pinhook sink before rundown, and there establish a permanent catup. v.

ulcb would serve as a bare of supplW during the period of exploration. We bad two tented wagons, each drawn by a team of horses, a light wagon drawn by a sin. gle bora and two- reserve horses. Tor camp THIS WAS equipment we had two small tents, folding chairs and tabl. variety cf cooking utensils, shotguns, rifles, knives and revolver and au abundance of provision.

Brat traveled six miles to the northeast of Newport to Stevens's ranch, Tbe road ram through the pin woods, but was hard and level, and gave no suggestion of difficulty or danger. Two quail, shot by Mr. Beauchsmn, were the most dangerous specimens of wlid life we encountered. At daylight the following morning th Journey was resumed, and reached our destination ln about an hour. Our camp was 7 kin the rnd hi and into the for aflr the on lay to to ly In the bat of it T.uasasH, ri.A..Angut 1.1894.; At as'i Klurio' "oktno," a verbs tber was ajtut if th Iw Horn the larger region Hnni the same nam for the fabled busjntof lbs expeditions and much SstttB, thoush.

far a Is known, no loan CtA At lb' result of the Intext of tbeae sartrkini. Mrh I undertook, having srsd (lib I party whlrh'soon loft me to my a nsnurce i am cnab ed to net all donbta ('mi and tuT conclusively that there la no MM, and that fnm the physical condl-bsonatmilri pot ni In the locality from sta baa antra hat bas been supposed to BAfavkr fn.ra Its crater. ft i'Ar. I am convinced, la from Area arid by buii'an hauK and lla natural feMrJark Lantern like course ha led to bthrtsltrof naiemrnl anil curiously un-ayhrtlryripr'trrKe of the many explore. InjbJSslisyond the memory of Uie prea-viramtlon the belief as entertained by tafebabltanta of Tallawwe.

1 that a more actirt ruli ami exited somewhere In fcurrltorj lying tout bra-t of tbat city. TarMsrf n-la cd men-iv to the existence of fekrsr, dntsWt concerning it location aaaiiirir-al as the lirltef In lta existence, lar'ai, Wf orlali.a' even tradition doe wtriLiod the iiilt explanation la tbat from at a smoke, oualirled aa vol. exlrbrlti'iberrert, ban been seen to arise ratat.lrpth i.f the saamp, or swamps, tab la bt-meen (he kt. Mark's and the rtMttil Aurtra Rtrrr, in north and ataiios, and hetween the mast line on tne is, anda line drawn from the head of the Iris In JtfTfmon County, to the villas of llari'Lor Newport, In Wakulla County. Tirr mij'hitt.

TraniTfiRV. TW tsr-ttunr lying between the Indicated Uodirioa com prises Sin square miles, per-kBur. The Ihinl situuted to the north da.aif.rast i.f this territory is high and kiif. H'iit than any in the ctate. About wwtliwe mile to the northeast of the tirins Kivrr.

which forms the eastern boun-fcn Hill, from which a ry to the aouth 'rn he oh ainnl. About a mile hnnar a.t la auothir hill, 'which, it the hlhi.t nolnt in the atate. -JCSE7 i ruined 3r0f hllu territory referrea tHiaD unbrok surface uw is one which 'Khd taTt "yh hy those who have no one knows hnvrL ln 108 fcinitr ot what Can HaU Acr Pours JerW way. that are numerous to be traced or WtT sisas. a of the tk" the Plnbook la, 'r on line with th river aw niUk-ate It flow unri.r.

nve miles "nd upon rbrvs" common through- k'uZ 8BToe curious nam of the They re TOun nol bTi1" dUnie- from a tew feet re be found not Vi It RWer- bu lo from th nd In a ttowIAv to the went. Where Vaadjihe ater which they eon- Wi, th1 volcano has aw7la Llf al, hV tkM ftdthivL hfomy! butastbeGuui ber Bed and the 1 aii .7 opposed to bid it. Sta the description cover the flrat outline orst outlined. tha "VLITT aHAKCJt. the people as firmly -r bd before any there ar by, ereduUty baa been moo bav pene.

wLUUctUreMot Cedar Keys, TreaT1 thoa ot Cr7 Sato" tuefr "PPUe ot cedar and th workjnam were In the for to till set be or be St. "lataBa rJ MiJ-iTir i .1 .1 ij) PAGES IT to CIXCINXATI, SUNDAY MORXIXG. AUGUST 5. 1894 TT7ENTY-FOUII PAGES. pitched in an opening cf the pine wood, wfchlna few hundred fret of Pinbook nek, id wnfch Jdtdil Itator waa foand, and 'he stuuov of toe ta'idered tree referred to In Itr.

BarbeVa eiter. Thw teas south aa any party has rone by wagoa This sink a dirty noid. about SO by hJO feef. but ron'roi varley ut fllu wtrib would aag-gcat. the ava.na'-rity of the wa'er for enoaing and drinking pnrpoes.

had. It not been tor the presence of the d-d a.hgatov. art ur tb run. Bere we quirk ly learnt that the files would be aconrceof ltioesMiitt. unavoidable torture to turlve and the an final.

A the sun warmetl the ro as flies ot every varb-ty made heir ai-perrarn-e and awllrd uswltt fe-oriotia ftWerntlnailjii. Taroof ourhomnwrre ah! a short 'ljoe tlu-y gve evidnca of a terrb; Wlenrr a yellow fly atiehtavl on hida d'pof blood was draarn, and af er a whtje thaxe drop became numenjni tl-aL they trickled down the tvxly nmil the original color of the ttotvea sremad banged fnta white to red. The animal cbamned and hit their bodies fuH'Kialy, and iwong their tai is in terror and in anger; bat there wa no escape, for if allowed to remain otihl'ched they have run borne through the Tblseonditton was con. during the day, and the aight of th anlroa waa pi'tab e. It recalled the stotiea Uie htt and the dr.

Xh lieUtntx Induced by I his poison is in-tolcrab and n6 claim to stoical Indifference ill enable the victim -n refrain from tearing away the skin and exposi the raw where the poison hats entered. How and wImm br.sr operate 1 could not tet. 'i have dracated or supposed I bad them in frenzy from the fleshy nest, b-i have never seen one malte mi at act. It 4 that when sealed in the wood they will x1? the hoes in swarnu and crawl over lb4 The afor.y resultina; frcn thl pet is sotne-thing and could, I believe, unba'ance mind. A a consettiience, it may well be imagined that remedies are eager.

avoght for applied. I have done some little to min imise the effects of the mosquito. alout which I bal received so many vi arnlny. I purchased a quart bottle ot pennyroyal alcohol, some oil of ta-; a horse liniment advert iaed aa go i for man and lieast, and an Infallible relief and curative for all kinds of Inflammations. The second or third day in camp tha bites 1 had received were converted sores and swellings, and I bad applied all remedies I had in stock vigorously.

SAW THB KXDDCNED SKY XTrECT. After breakfast the first day tha horses were saddled and the whole party started to bunt deer with which to supply the camp with fresh meat and dried venison. Though tracks were found in all directions, however, the deer kept beyond range of the rifles and shotguns. WHERE THB and th party returned to tbe camp weary and dieippolnted. In the evening tha woods were in every direction, this measure having been adopted by one of tbe party on bis own reanonBiblltty, with a view to clearing away underbrush and bushes with which th territory was covered, so as facilitate travel and.

perhaps, hunting. At night, as we lay the ground, the phenomenon of the reddened sky vi plainly vilb to the west, where Ores had been kindledduring the day. The Ores were not visible through th timber, but the sky overhead was all aflame. jirkt trraiKB out raox tbb cnr. We vet now encamped at a point which has always been amoriated ln some way with the volcano.

To the east and northeast of us tbe Waclssa JSwamp, ln which it is supposed to be located, and our camp was the boundary Mne between tbe explored and unexplored region. We made an early start, and for a short distance from tbe sink our progresa was easy, owing to the Area of the day previous, which bad burned th bruh wood on the ridge which lies to tbe west of the swamp. In this burned district found numerous fresh tracks of bear and deer, but they bad gone elsewhere bunt tor feeding grounds. As we entered the swamp or Jungle for one word is as appropriate as tbeother to describe the locality encountered a dense network of vines, briars and bushes, while tha soil was black and soft and slimy. SBSTS Or MOOCASIXS.

We bad to twist and turn in every direction seek an advantage, and, as we advanced, our guide gave ladicatious that be waa weakening In tbe determination be bad previous expressed. The bottoms Decame sorter ana worse covered with decaying accumulations. places tber was no brush, bnt tbe vines and hilars and b-a- ches were interlaid and woven together vr t-iougns wwca con tained only water enough to convert tne ground 1 to tail re- Here, coi'eJ asleep upon roots, moccasin snakes ot every size auid length were to be found. TRIP TO TUB ISDIAB WOtnrDS. Tt was resolved, by way of diversion, to visit tbe Indian mounds and 'andbills to tbe southwest lu tbe afternoon.

The ho-ses were again taddled and we rode through the pine woods and through and around the branches, the trip degenerated into -another search tor deer, and some ot us returned to camp. jjr. Beeochamp and I started afoot on a trip, southward, first traveling westward EASY. about two miles, so as to avoid th Jungle, which, bad learned, ran along tha line the Pinbook Sink. We bad learned tbe evening previous from a Mr.

Lambert and a Mr. O'Ncii. residents ot Jefferson County. who were on a bunting tour, tbat a cedar swamn would be found on tha Pinbook about four miles south of our camp a mil and a hall or two mfles to tbe east. Journeyed through branches.

Jungle, swamp and slough alternately for hours, and seemed as though this were ail th variety the whole country could yield. The swamps ve evened were totally diTTerent in char- -4 Ly. -w'. ecr from the so-called Waciavrratnp. They were envered with as ay rras only.

1 At last we retched point from which we eonld see the territory not far sotub from aa waa barf trees, and we eoocJoded that we could not be far from thr Qnlf. SCENERY. We climbed a tree to make but in our immediate vicinity, reaching we coo Id not tell how far-, was only the sum network 1 of twisted. Interwoven brush and vines. We bad wandered too iar to make tba Journey back to the ramp, sid so wetrh-d to 'each tha I trees which rak hed furthest south, to the east, believing that beyond them we would find the waters of the Plnbook.

We penetrated through the timber and found that we had reached tha marshland of the Gulf roast, though are did not yet rea'la how far aouth we bad traveled. Finally we a hut on a piece of elevated ground. In the middle of the xoarsh, and on reaching it found it to be an abandoned camp on the bank of what we supposed to be the SWAMP LIES, Pin hook River. Her we again tried water and found It salt. LUCKY.

TO FISD A CAMP. It was certain that if we were on the banks ot tbe Plnbook, and not of a bayou, we could find fresh water by following the stream i beyond the tide flows so we did so. The tank was ro' easy, ho eve', for there were no banks to follow, and we bad to reach the Umber in tbe west in order to travel northward, ln about an or It might, have been two. reached the shore of the Pinbook again, 4. a.

tiK.iBn -pjv ik.ji mfr 4 A DESERTED and this time were welcomed by tbe bark of a 1 gW -af A BIT OF WAMP AS vvKfr toe Trom the east into tbe wacLavand a mile be-, yond tbnis the western rcaui. VhKh circle tllmTiffh th aviiaiin- itirliitine itself in every di ection, forming siouaroi and bayous without number, Out emptying iiiaelf into th canal aooata mil from iu mouth. mat as th wArnaA VAroa. The surface of the WacisVa at Big Goose Paiore. and senerally from that point north.

Is covered cumDletelv with decaved matter that has ri-en from tne bottom in i-heeis or lumps and floats with tbe current. From thU, st tbe setting of the ann, arfces a vapor so dei.se that we could not see each other the length of the boat. On th -bores on either side are talt cypress trees, which prevent this a I 1 COUNTRY. vapor from ari'I' end it blEb into parently iomial weiirh; of rock wteeiroeiia km: no in ins swamp, aivl toe fact ihn wbac tbe simpie peop call iae has beea too ad. while tbe rov-ano remain oidfccoeced.

ia Sr. of mat lue effect up- hi Us rock was pn-ufd by antu otherceu volcanic heat. Be-ides. th parties rvte-rd to as bsvir.ar wjna ma iay ar. Aiinnitoa ana jar.

rait- c.otb t-not preie-id attribute aay voi- 1 IK tnCalico -HH. a mfleorso 1 had learned by this tins be did not attach much importance. xa jcxr cocn-rsT, TheeoeBtry-throairb whick had traveled waan alternation of a.iiaaor slouth, pfnis. iaioasalie piue iaisjids. were bow auout ave-nuies south ot toe Pir ok to lvw, according to general opinaon.

to Bad he vo.rauo. so mecoBcludt to north of tbe aiiak. From tlrre. ilse morning tbethuu tiay. are look a doe east cuurse.

and, after aa ei perieoce dinenns but 1 the hea en? ia a de-twe c.lumn. bLt0lt- ate greedily while awaiting the retain of the tbe fact that beai' ja.rm four k-rvand ramoeri Irom the woods. At last a man auv 'here In the amp. but I defy any on employe. however, that yifi could obtain no information at tbe camp, divd by -earn.

Ttv mcky mounds are we were g'ad to hlr a boat for tbe purpose of eran tr, but sand tne abouads. and reaching the Attdlla. whn was about three foSnS 01 to bUti' BOW oio tiu.su souua. aboat sia Or Tbe fires, which laeve rwrned ha the locality The cam reached on tbe Pinhook was tr centuries irhapM. for it was tbe home about eight jnlles south of tbe sink fivm "Bd aronnu tn Indian In past mv i.hmM aaT have onumed tl Dietallac substance wbicb we started in the morning, so that we an reduced he wviKht of the stone, espea i bad traveled 10 or 12 miles through swamp ly the san.rs-one, to a mill 'tn.

and JungTe. saw arasa and marsh grant, and of nre and water explain n.nWently thean- ab wben we reached the camp on th Audi La we bad rowed 10 miles mots. aXTTl-SD KBAB THX UOCTV Or THB ACCTLLA. Two miles from tbe mouth of tbe Ancilla, on th east shore, B- F. Lewis has secured the ownership of a la rare tract ot land, and baa erected substantial la buildings.

It waa nearly dark when we reached tbe year of hi ttfeto lb ewamp. ta bad very little to say about what had discovered or what be could ecoi)-Wh. vaxx ad fyc rsr voccAiao. Ia working our way havk to out rasap we were enable to identify any of th territory aa that we bad PaMjeS through tbe day be- fore. We came In of cam however, at abotoc.ork far taa aftawaewa, and taariedny Mr.

Oliver and Jr. OoanwelL wao aborted. "We've found it I We've fond kl Tbeirdfaaerr7, aa Uey expUtned. ronsr. ea of a of rock ailT SO leet high, wrtb 1 an orifice itj the eentef seven zest wMe, tbat bad been Mown oat soma terrific under, ground Influence' hi was the i tbat could be don, and it wasaot contddered necetwary tbat the florid 'Volcano should compare In altitude ox? dimensions with those, for instance, of Vesuvius or Popocatepetl.

I announced my fntbntion of remrnin" to Ancilla by way of the ist. Stark's River. mu. ok wirtT ma pwabcsi. At Newnort I mAtf errsmatemamts with a Mr.

Andrews to eonvtjy me aftd my boat to Mr. Lewis's place on tha Aucf.la. determined to there avail mrseUof the eea. ifces of Mr. Allbritton and one or two Other who, I bad learned, would be glafl to acrojmpany us.

We left Newport at snnd'iam. but not till 1 bad learned from several aWrsons that two members of the Gainesville xpfitioB had been Iostln th From St. Mark' werowed to th light bonse. passing as we went tnrougb ilia smoke that was swept over tha rtver by the wind from the burning woods, fc i At the llgntbousn, -aVblch reached after midnight, slept oft tha flor of a fisher, man's hut and reached Mr. Lawia'a place tba following day at 2 o'clock In tte afternoon.

tbi sTAarr raoy Lrwu'a ruAca. Mr. Lewis, Mr. Ward and wife were glad to tea me again, arid Mr. AHbdtton was notified of mr being tber on tba following day and cam over from tba Ptfrhaok camp.

'He had seen thaemoke faom bis bona en Calico Hill, three rail front the offrce of the Jie cissa, and 'hought hetcould get bts bearings hMtlmni lhati)tlnLt From Mr. Lewis's to the eartal, which connects the Ancil'a with th Wacima, ia five mile, and the canal itself ia probably the sauna length. It is a narrow stream and canal has been badly neglected. it Is covered with pond and water lill a and otwrnteteii with log and fallen trees, some of which wt bad to rexauve by cutting and prying. 'j yosrtq? aaiTiaiaCMV At the bead of-the canal to a wide spread of water canea tiittie truoe rurture, wnicn is overgrown with gram, werd and lilies.

From shore to rbore is orebttuly -30l yard or Two miles further north th river strain widens out to tne west, tne banks forming almoet a semi circle, and thi- spread i known as tbe big ftocwe Pasture. Attbeheatd of this Is f-ituated what is facellounlv celled Hell's Halt Acre, though the dentenaitou a misnomer, for if hades contributed atay of the territory It donated a full lX acres, as the Uail Acriaoootiaiinrue in it-nvta. Half a mile nrw frMn Hell's Ha Acr "3 I t. WW III -aw Hy' Lewis plaoa, and bow greedily we did eat tbe lot we iecded throogh the mrm tt swamp toward the coin- where Mr. Aubnt-tneal prepared lor us: ri wera treated with i ton had rn t.teh.

tbe utmost friendliness, and after supper 1 triven all the Information tioaeessed bv thoaa I on tbe premises. a Kxrxxairscio ocidb. Alexander Ward and bis wife, who keep bouse for Mr. Lewis, bad both seen tbe volcano smoke and knew much ot Its history, but the. most Important information we obtained was from Mr.

J. H. A 11 bnt to-, whom I bad beard of before as being; the best in- Icrnied and moat experienced man to be found Lia al ui tiJS astar. on all matters relating to the Waciata Swamp, at tub acirnra srwso. Tbe following morning we 'reached tha Pin- We traveled to the that hoo- camp, bDtevea writh Mr.

Lewis as guide we rench IheroaJ lenmig to tne three-mil Journey throogh tba swamp 'irks from Mr. r'ev Along this was not. pleasure trip. W. me.

Mr. AUbritV cV ton, but found that, though be bad spent 10 Sou. a the gum aup, inu wLica. I discovered. Vr.

Branch amp and myself bad partly iera ed oartrlB. 1 aaiinlv rhsin sianMt tiv rt sartoMiMnf of H-Txia volrai I th fart Bank a an been oeen am-endusg nom. lbs saamp, tbouaxt a one has ye: determine bera. In aa area of aqnary snilre-triis anaoke or its rauae is poa4tiety located- 1m well in intel ist man as Vr. Rarber.

ix.klnaatit from i be bank of tbe wcic. th g-neral eiaarseof which is due nor- and auatk, in quire xr it as locawd to tat ast or west of that stream. 1 here a a many other Vnotia. however, to accoant Inr the belief in the exttenee of a Voiraum. askCl annaa thra ln mnidrr- arlons find a great pa-t.

An opintoti gen-erajtv aiifertalned that several rewards ar edteredl 4or its dtsroverr. At Mr. L-wis's eaaap. Ue Aaciiia, this Mi Meet waa ap-priK-bed ith some cautina by Mr. Ward and Sir.

ai clot b. from them I ea-nr-i tba' tarrt wa a a arming reward of the diorery by th L'nited otarea reards ot ie-aer amount bv th va of 4-York. Georgia. Florida ai Alabama, be tbe aa er In Led WMitd do with a volran the pe dki ait irquireor trv to ui d. 1 uar such a a ief has tended to perpetua the be let tn a volcano aa racy to understand, for ny ike Uuvetufuntfivr a teaaid for a thina itcotildha aoaihirw! In 'act.

1 that aacb a liief canned to be reaardad Wbhaieeltraakm tw eaooarv and dl ruat- Pueed eaiat -n of a volcano gives fictitious Imp tame ta the ueiKbborhood and rauae-th people to foster the idea with a certain Breiing ul DTK and It as, attracted Confute ab.e attenii- the locality and ln aOHir to tne oreatil'atiufi of estedliions tor tbtjMirwaa exi oration bas drawn visitors to Tallaha. bt, Mavrkaand Newport, Tama cajt aa so volcavo. There are manv mswa which iot onlv dis credit tha evistence of tbe Florida volcano, but reduce the pretension that there 1- one to an ahsm-dl in tbe flmt phate, ibewamr is It i tie above ea level, the bis-best point oil i tae ao-caiial il ie not beina more than 2i'or lee eucb as ihe charac er of be locality that tba word thod is used deinaie neoryestoi tneary laiio tnaton uicti in pan tree armwa. These sluks extend a di4ane of 10 or 11 las, and in tbe Plnbook stream, a lew nil es from the Golf, a whirlpool is vt-ihla. which is created by the water inking into subterranean channel.

Thane nnderaTmni.d Streams are known to exist ail through Florida, ibe claisa being made even for Jack son villa, and such territory ia not likely to ifnmuca a vsicano. Acain. the Florida volcano would stand a and tb only on known in nature, history to pcMesatb peculiarity ot attracting tw and wild beaata. The whole territory is i ted by bears, panthers, catamounts, 4 squirrels, al.l-gaurs. deer, snakes, turkeys and cattle, for the laat of which the Wacissa swamp has been used as a rauae daring many years.

It I a well-known iactrbat Kama win nni aeek nan tore grounds ia the vicinity of a veica uo. nor ill ild beaata bunt for their prey or looate thalr deus ln such a xaeighborhood. tub saoax raoa sicaTAJi rraaa. Ill enlananVifl at tYia MnnrV, ft mw K. mIi! that there not a spot in tbe swamps or I tin.

Vies, tn the branches or on the fcOand. where a person can stand without garing on charred or burned stump of treea. Fir la the only means a hereby the rattle owner or hnnter can rexneve the tanglewood and underbrush, and it serve tbe iiue purpose for th cedar tuttsr. Mr. KoMu J.

Faircloth told me that be Knew croaoa to come from Monticelio to view tbe smoke which be himself bad caused by setting lire to the timber, and sand thai be knew of a plax ia th Gum (twamp where a large tree had fallen Into a subterranean cavity when th sod aronnd its roots had burned indefinitely. In regard to tbe volcano he said "Tes, I have hunttd tor It and lam heartily ashamed of It, for my grandfather bunted for It belorame and would have found UU it existed." aottB rarvxoos xtxraaiiioiaa. Trace of these expeditions ar to be yet found at tbe sinks along the river banks ln the shap of trees eonverted into ladders, by means of cleats, for tbe purpose of taking observations of the volcano smoke. (The tree at the Suoond Pinhonk sink is Pointed out to the traveler at resent as that from which a New Yorker felt 40 feet, breaking his leg. Judire aWfl.

of taaineavllie, beaded au expedition aiaiut 10 years ago. lis was accompanied ty Colonel Hamilton, a civil engineer, and bv another gentleman. He began operations at Newsom Hill, where Colonel Uasalt-ton took his bear! as on the column of smoke ascending from the WaciA swamn to trie srnrhwest, it is said. In th direction of the Pluhook sinks. From Newsoiu Hill they then entered the swampand cut their way through to tbe coast, their rout being necessarily clr-cultiotis.

on account ot the ponus, st ream and other impas-abi localities, it is mid that Colonel Hamilton, on reaching a pine Hand of about 'jo acrea, discovered the timber aflre. and came to ihe conclusion tbat be had solved tlie mystery. Judge Bell claims to have traveled the volcano territory lrom to and from north to south, and tells some wonderful toleavofbia experience. He told me that there was no volcano, bin, at the same time, seemed to entertain a lingering suspicion that he might be able to discover something "probable a hot spring or a column, of steam or jvpob WHrrB rAJaryr From th fact that Judge Wbit. now of Uuincy, Stalls cited by tbe citizens of Talia hassee and elsewhere as the most reliable an-thorityoaall matters pertaining to the volcano, ittuay be assumed that his expedition mast have been tbe mot systematic and tbe moat productive of information concerning Hie character of the territory.

This expedition, according' to Mr. btevens. who was then a ynuug man. and who accompanied the party, entered uponjts senrcb for the volcano 1 I k. i I VI k.

1. i -n. i uw iiin, uuk una as a resi dent of Taliahawaee and a icina aitornev. What hie purpose was in oraranizing tbe ex-peuiuon what the iiidnceiuent ass noon -seems to know, bnt he entered upon the work tliuroughly equipped. He was accoiu panes! by l-i as-oclates, ruot of them -cal acq it is said, and penetrated tne ail directions.

He never snnotim-ed tbe discovery of any volcano or other natural phenomena that would exp ain the smoke. A Co one! Parker, of Maryland, a so made an exploration, which, so far as known, wa-a fruitless as theotbera. lu addition tothese exneditktosaonres of others have set out and rialm to nave oenetrated to witbln variou-dis ances of th smoke, some having' approached within two mi.es of it, others wl.Ii in six, and so on. In Tallahassee stories of the volcano ar to beneard all sides. At the home of Judge Richard Long 1 met hi wife's uncle, Mr.

Kd-wsrd Langham, who, in ante-liellum times, owaard a la ce pian at on ln Jefferson eas of the vV'acta-a. frequently saw tbe mokeand uftn triad to discover it. On one occasion be placed two with a loru spike on top seas to get-a fine line, one behind tbe other at the corner of the two townships, tbe lines thus formed bearing directly on Uie snioke, bicb was vlsib in the distance. To use bis tans; name, be touuxbi tat had captured it then lor certain, and b. aaaied reaulta.

In ibree days he discovered that the smoke had wandered a mie from tbe spot where be had first seam It, and contend, that there is no olcaiio. Jude Long had fougbtwltb the South during tbe war. and did service in th territory where the volcano is supposed to be situated. Tharmok was tlien plainly visible from lie bay, and created tbe impression that the swamp was Iwdng used as a refuge for deserters. tWauseof thisrt wassbelled by tbe gun-boat Mohawk.

Tn Mohswk must have directed ita ahot at Abe gum sw amn. near tlio ootbwaxtern eoeat, as th Wacisaawamp woaid liav been beyond reach ol any of the run ot that period. On auotner ita'l' a areorgia c-rnccr nearly killed A)0 In his efTori-to di -cover desctriera a bo. th asaok lad hi to think, wera biding in tha swam pa. Nearly every one has seen ibe smoke som time In the past, but, enough, uov.

claims that It dt-eppeared at th time of tbe Charleston earthquake, and baa not been seeu sine. Mr.Xawnb, of lb Su Jauxaes Hotel. 1 tow-ever, says be saw it two years ago. Ha and a few persons bom I met at Lewis's place, on the lower banks of th And la. ar th 04ilyprMone who claim io ha seen since th Charleston rartbiiuaka, Tbis I have since Warned to regard as tinitular, aa I has seen oo.

of eiuoka arise from tbe swamp, which mnst have barn east visible from Ta lahamee. and Lave been lo.d that the same itiilueinea caused similar atnosut Iw be of very frequent occuirence. A NOVEL CUP. Tbe Towns; Has aaKl Hia Girl at Pstbtio Foxtntala. PhUadadphia ateeard.

A tall young man, with a pretty young woman, sauntered across Independence squar yesterday afternoon when oldT cot waa at his Tney were very up-to-date young people, with not a trace of provincial, bun about tbaaa: yet one could tell that they were not Philadelphia residents, but probably killing rim waiting for a train cr a boat. hen they cam to the ice-water fountain tbe yonna woman stopped and watcbed lue water trsckiinc from tbe faucata. tnougti tbe cool slarlit alone did bar lota of sood. Ttaen sue packed np on of tie tin eape. and.

scanning it ruefully, shook her bead at be companion and laid it qolckiy down again. The next thing was to slip off a small suede glove, and, sctng the pretty baud it rV.uM under the stream, she fllied palm wi'Ji water and rail from It turee times. And tn next thin was to see the yor.ng man band over the same pel ra. wbiia lie baid her wns. to balance the novel cup.

and five times it took to sa: hfr l.im. and nlt a iilinslv tbe pretty young womaa flU It and place it to bis up, vzi.tr rat a hakkoct. -i 1 v. I boaaoai Gcorc Bateman, 33 years of are, of No. 791 Cambridge street, Camhrldga.

felt tbe ejects ot th beat to kb morning and decided to go to tbe roof of he boese and sw Ins In a bam hum-Ii. tie atUirfied oneaiid of lit hammocK to a wortue: post and the oilier end tiibe chimney. llas a hesty man. and. a lien be sat in tbe I ho cLilmnev topp.ed over on him.

Vt he pulied out Xron under to debria a was deed. Taxal IX isaiKy. v- -t Wasfalnataa tarl Was Jt drink that brought you to this placet" aaked the young womaa who was en- gaged philanthropic work. "No. mlsi, the hardened oSender.

isnt lue lacs. it. I wns mai o.t:e wid luirat that i tned ter f-tl a keg o' ber, KIT GARSOil, A Nasia To Conjure With Ants the Lojal New Ueilcms Tblrtj Years UnwrittcnHlstoirDetiilingths Dranatic Killing Of a Federal Art lllf rr OQecr Bj tbe Late Ge ier-al Siklcj. aexciat, aeasaafaasaata iwiatn sasteiaaa. Bab MaactAt, V.

Jnly 29, A few days ago, whi sitting ta Ths shad on tbe railroad plaza near tbe fountain dreamily watching the play ot tha water and listening to its coo' In flash, my attention was drawn to a Mexican, apparently ot the laboring class, who sat near on account of his air ot military alertness, and alo by tha fact that wor In the lapel of his worn and shabbv coat th little brans battoa of tn G. A. B- My cariosity was aroused, and I proceedVd to scrap an acquaintance with blm. Ha told me tbat bis name waa Mel gu lade ranches, and that be bad earned lb rta-ht to wear th battoa, ot which be was very pmnd. ly bearing arm under Kit Carson during be civil war.

At tba nam of Kit Carson my dreamy spell was xorri-wd. and say in teres! in this new acquaintance redoubled. Tbat name is on tn this mountain land to conjure with, and ita very mention brings up visions of romance and daring such aa al'end non other. In answer to my eager questions, Sanrbes replied: S1, senor, I knew el Compel for many years, and bav been with bias tn peace and in war. on th hunt and on the war trail, and It waa a dark day tn Taos when Don Cristobal died." "Were you la tba battl of Tai Verde I asked, th memory of a recent trip over tbe battleground being still fresh.

"Si, senor, I was there, and I brought this away with me, said be. pointing to a deep scar on bis left cheek, which extends from bis ear almost to th chin. "A saber makes a deeo wound, senor." "Won't yon tell your story of tbe flgbtr I Plead. "Con moebo gusto, senor" i (with pleasure, air) he replied. "Ay de mi.

but tt waa a Strang and terrible fight; full of bewilderment, and treacherously lost, senor. The night before the haul. Carson passed around among us, and told ua tbat it bad been aald by the regular officers and soldiers tbat tha cowardly Mexicans could not depended on, and tbat wa would sbows th "dear heart" and glv way at th first charge of th Texan. 'Now, my friends. said be, let us glv them th li to-morrow and show them that tbe children of Cortes and Alvaradoar still "eon-qulatadorea." We Mexican ar a silent care when our hearts arc sore, end 'here was not much said nor many cheers given, but the good priest bad bis bands fuU tbat night as he paved from tent to tent to receive what might be th last words of man who ware resolved to fight to tbe death on th morrow.

"ln the night are crossed tb river and formed our lin of battle on tbe plain of Val Verde. With as went th American troop, and they took upon themselves the duty ot supporting th battery. This battery was the one known tn tbe Barrios as MoCrea's, and a better or trior loyal soldier than Captain never lived. Jealousy was rip asainst him, however, and when be went fnto tbe fight be knew that he bad been maligned at Wash-J lotnen pa avaaiaraiaa laaaarta wix. sa BWU-1 their own perfidy axtd draw attention away from too clone scrutiny of tbeir own treacherous and cowardly Intentions, had represented to- th higher authorities tbat owing its bis Southern hirth and training McCrea should be carefully watched and bis work limited aa much as possible.

"WeU. the Texan cam down en us like eagles swooping upon a flock of ambm, Tell-ltut, raving Ilka madmen oa tbey cam, cob. Rdent of victory, and burled themselves first upon ns, as tbey, too, evidently thought that they could repeat tb story of baa Jacintn, bnt tbey reckoned without tbeir boat. When Kit Carson rode oat before ns and cried, 'Remember yo-ir wrowes and your murdered kin, are tbathi O' ths wanton cruelties the-e Texatxs witb Bib ley bad perpetrated on our defense! fellow Mexicans on tb Lower Rio Grande, and wa struck for rvng aa well aa for country. "Finding tb fir from tb battery hot upon them as tbey were held fighting in our front, tb attack waa suddenly changed by the great part of Sibley's command being turned npon tb position be by McCrea.

At the critical point ta tba battle. whl.e men were striving hand to band and th Texan were slowly giving way. tb commander of tbe Federal forces wbibad kept bis own prec ious bones out of barm's way, ordered th retreat to ba sounded, alleging afterward ln answer to Kit Carson's furious charge of treason that he feared a Iran of som kind, as did not believe tbat Mexican troop could drir Texan aa they wee apparently r-eing driven, and so called tb troop back to save tbem. This was very thin, oor, but it went. At tb sound of th bug's tb Ameri can troops began to retreat so ptveJpitoasly tbat th battery bad no time to limber np and follow, and McCrea was seemingly caught in a trap, where bis only way out was surrender.

and this would apparently confirm all tbe tnaladous falsehoods which bad bera so atatently told against bins. "oibley and bis atafT rod down tn th front of the charza afiar tb retreating Federals. and Sibley himself called npon McCrea to surrender bis man closed around tba bat. err and sabered the gunners at tbeir Boats, but McCrea snatched a pistol from bis bolster. auid.

fl in ring open a rsiasoa of powder, fired a shot into tt, exclaiming. 'McCrea 'a battery cannot bat unfortunately the powder faLd to lgnit, and before be could fir again Blbley shot blm down to sava tba lira of hlxnseif and staff. So died McCraa, a vVrtimof acsrundxaiiy Jealousy, and the United States lost tb support of aa brav and true a soldier as evsr wore uniform, simply to gratify tb personal animosity of on tb-sngb bis superior in eommiwion, was vawiy nis in le- nor in loyalty, apiru or eoa'eriy qualities. The retraat oraered by the oumuiamliiif ol- Ccer was orderly enough until Me en tared tbe river, and there, eanisvrraa 1 1 by. the water and qiickand.

It was Inpuvl la to make aay roi' inoe, and we were cut t-t pieces. "VThen we were drawn a and reformed after emera-ioa from tbe river. Kit Carson rode down tb lute and cried tike a child over to treacbstry thai bad brought soeh diaastar upon us. We thought then, as we luink ikw. allhxxian a Court-martial cleared or whitav asned our General, that if btbley had not teen a brother-in-law to our eommander.and if our cofntoanoer bad not baled McCrea.

the result much! have beao diflerent. We settled old score, huvmr, ax tne flcht of Apache lason. There tbe Colorado volnnussra and the California Laaioo, tovrthcr with our aa a old bn.xa the power of cibley and sent him fly trig from tb territory, hia artoy scattered, and himscil almost a agiliv. "Kit Carson is dead, bat bis memory ts witb as. and always will be.

He a son, John, who lives at BernaL bnt will never be Uk bl father. Kit was always happy, and so generous tbat ba called blm "Open but John Is morme and moody. II reverses, wbk'h bate eome since bis fat. tier's d-a bavw made htm soar auid discoatented. and 1 seems to prefer li soiitnde of ta iiksi n-Mjn.

sub only hi wife for company, tu anythi el. M-wt ot yoa Ao.cri.aiia onlv think of kit Carsoo as a guide or acoat, and ha not knows of 'heca'tn strength be exnibired as commanding otficer but of tha '-Id Firt New steitcaii Voionteersremena, lr fa an lonttsr a lea. lev aid i rue soldier, and we treasure careiuil) our old diacharsa ahic ii show that served itt Cart-u Odder tbe old oaf, and we teacu ourchuJ-v-a that which tie tauglit ua. which was to reverenee the flag our country above every earthiV tuiae.lLi Ca--on oeser passssd iVrisn aiHlttniia in I 's li e. he -aid.

110-oat unco ter in a lata stead before tb pracioua ecubiein. il a auan who knew no tear. thlrivt. I Ui.ce wnn re wa a prisoner among in Apa nes tiiey onervvi uiui aia iioeaoia ii vue vamu i newt. iu-.

so ra was his rrrird lor Lis word tiiosvn. hn; tefjscd to promise, Utm tuai Le wou.d Hie nrst oi port to escape, and aws that weaild rru rn and l0eii tbeir tribe po-ib)e. He "tnarraad an i n1 ia a woaaaa and eared as tenderly f-e bee bee children as any fa. nee mold aVir Ua rua sti- le a ad eivi.tard taanTy. lie was of the tear who esaae be and oVas eti bas ttf to halpin Instead M4bdg av tadsnv that tta ibroagb the efltns af kit ar.

and ot kn-rs like htm, has been hrousht under control, and the I ndiaa raeed Cf-a (ttanwri auion and no kmarer threetrtts tbe I livea of the ejei lard InbaMia ts, a ivwde of 'hungry, thies-ksti bvpusrrl'ea bs awea. In from (be East tnto the land aa bav bens th Work of asoTln tbe 1e- sceivdauits of lb me bo snaxl this country At and sat for their aiwrilmg. a.1 they call It boaiave-. an sou wosxler tbat Jhn Cara is a moeuass hermit and ba te Da face of an Aeaenean saes be ininks of tlie sae auid sasrsa mis taken front him bv a technicality of the new laws t-y a dap VhtKY" i puppy! who dared bo bw bis lace tn hea -lin tb old dava of struasie and tol There is rsos, imifo mlo, tn our dw trat of i be stranger- ee aayuif, av nea.lbsnd fi It ud ass to leare, and. eTteodtae has bsnd.

bavrte sn tiodby. synj 1 as yoa a ith Jack Craw, rd in tba obtain once, and 1 knew you lor a mend of my pie, or perhar I should not have ftookaa so rrealv. Adka haau Iumu. banor." RAT BAIL WAY. Cattcj) Met bod of Traialac Rodesata For Exhibit hxt.

Tber waa recently Paris a kuasian by nam of Dourof, who ts sappoasai aa know more aboat tb nature of rata than aay other taan living. He bas taad a bostnaaa of train, lng them to do queer thlnars. and at the asm tltn has carefully studied taair habits and ways. A contributor, who visited hiss and bts 230 and ordinarily uiM-ased rat. found hint in ths act of axhilitlin his "rsu" railwav.

It anaiated a stseroa rack laid lu artrr'. UDoo abk r- tb ee pa wiiger ea--tas' larae eamub t. hld five or -Ix rats apkere, a luaarag vaa and a pretty UitW eua n. Close to the track was a small pavin'ed woixien -Use. stbieh asrrved e.

a station. I liere were xanta axtd other rail war nerav- phernaiia. rrsswniiy a case was ztrongbt in wturn retrained a cous durable number of rata. Iioun.f avi'ied hia band, tosreibae ihrva times, and an tne rat canas running out or tne cars astd a-ii lns loto and asout tbe litti siaiion. He claooed hia hands aa-aiai.

and half adonsti black and alee rats vers re-pev tabla. eorpu. lent fellows ri imbed into th first rarriaig. ns was a tlrw-c ass. Once more eLanoed.

and a half dorefi black -and-w hit rat-. quite re ularly marked, got inio the ssrond-claaa carriaare.w hi an in, discrimirtatelv marked and raher dl.repo la- bte-lMkin enmrtny srranahied into th last carnage, which saa hi rd-ciaaa. a oiaca ra. wno dad dutras tb "taiioa- Baaeter, promenaiied upanddnwnoa tb plat form of th lltlla haiar. a tula ito or three small while rata dragged sa-me little trtieks tnu the luggaar van.

I tiawe were tha A a awtl was beard, tbe driver-rat ctmhed DPi lb eaarine aid a poln'oman rushed to tbe points. A sain the whi-tle sounded, and trie moved oft round the track. Tbe I isinliic of the rsi. In ilia rersirsusra of ibis ft-at war. Mr Iourol deearet.

extreme. lyea-y, exeept in tbe ca-a of the porters, wbo-eeduration bad oust hisn great d-al of trouble. Katvh party of "pav-sengers" had been placed, one party at a tint, at their breakfast hour opposite tbeearriaae In hat ibey beionared. in which some aked bread had already been placed. At haasitrnal thrv had been Ulstrattsi and bad quickly found Ibe bread.

Llule i little they had been trained In tbta waytoenter tbe carriat-. The n-giiie was operated; witb rlockwork. and tit rats bad nothing to do with it, A Tb Newfoai syd Lead Tbat Waa Bowad to Have Hia EvraInc vTalk, ISaa Fnuaeaaee Sportsmaavl Thar la a story of French dog whose breakfast was forgotten, a hereupon be ran out Into th garden aad rrturniiiar with a sprig tn his mouth, deposited it at hia master's fecu It was a sprig of forset-n-fKt. Th truth of this story perhaps open to a neat tori, bnt a store almost as rem ark a Me has beeu furnished to Caswell's hat day Jonrral by a sen leman who- veracity kt said to be undoubted. The story runs-Jack ta a band-om d6g.

very eventne, at clsrx, he is taken (or a walk trv bis master, who bas an walking stick which be particularly likes ai usva'lv carries. Kvery evening at tbe stroke oil Jack tushes to the hatracklnthe ball, notes aruuxtt amone tba walkine a'lrka and umbrellas nntll be finds th nranravmd stick, and Immediately af araard aptcarsle- for hts aaater twrryina it in bis teeth, lie wars bis ta a-vd shows i aoia tall an 1 praia.es de terHedly about. I plainly as pcsoiu tna- he alii taekerieswlAHt.Q 1 -f-iai' stlt ma Ser omits Ibe u-naa! evenlaa tn One evening tbe family were in tha sitting room with som s-iiestH. A shower had ciue on. tnd It wa rain Lie bard hen the clock struck The strokes hail naisiiy died away when Jack danced as ly in the r.in ai'h the oranaewnod stick in bis ruouth.

"So. said his master, "we can not ri to-ntsht. It Is ra ning too hard. We should get wet. Just listen to it.

Jack." Hit It thai Ihe host turned hia attention once more to bis guests. td prpently they beard Jsck duITii over the tbinars in the bat rack. Thev auppoedhawaa putting a say th walking ick, li'e the clever U. that iht is. A tew srtonMiiita later a bcsetxhfng little bark was heard.

Therein the siiii.g room rt tor stood Jack, with aa umbreUa In hit mouth. Kveiyone flew tor he waterr ri a hat ot the man or tbe boose, od tbat gent eman, bearing tbe umbrella so persuasively offeied him. took Jack out for bis walk without further delay. bepentant" DojC Make Ivewtlt atloai For Tbat Ba Had Htolrta. IB.

Comraarrial Advarttassr.l About a week sgi a woe-begone, emaciated car dog of tbe terrier variety came to th Secretary's brm. on Collexa H11. and at once made himse.t one of family. He waa fed all ha couid comfortably carry, akid soon became very frisky. The fiecratary bad a coop of srnsTl but fin chickens.

On morning was borriflad to find three of tb chirks lying dead on the Cviund and the adopted pup Just shaking tbe st spark of life out of the fourth. Tbe dai was punished for the offenaa, and dr-appeared down tbe hill, his heart-broken wails floating ap the bottling was seen of him for 'J4 hours, bnt when na did reappear ail his old lf-a-srrt ion and bonhoneme reappeared wi bim. He bong rtund the rood Pecn- ary. waarri bl. tail witb such self-aatlsned kinks and brbav-big so Joyously tbat it was feared tbat be was going to base rabies.

At last the cause of his Joy wasdlscovered. Wandering disconsolate- around the hen boo it d.jor were tour at ran are chicks. Their winss. which were IsadTv chewed IP, showed plainly how tbey bad been brought there. The pop bad iogsred them there witb his teeth, to for i be four a ki ed.

Wber be got tbem is sti.l a mystery. Thev are alt and wed. and if any one bas Vot four chickens be (Itou-d ca.i on tbe (secretary. Larsa. Just saw ar ready ta to maa are learn that on of the chickens died vaster, day, bu- tbat tbe intellicrnt slib a few minute, brought another to fill ita tire-In going for the last cjinken, however, be gave bitusetf ay.

for Road Cvotul ai oe-William Potter, whose fowls tbey were, spk-d th dog as be sneaked esit of tbe tern at a th chick. then fonnd thai it was tb last of Ave biooded chick thai bad ral-e-i. and wbicb tb becretary 'a adopted dog bad stolen. A CEOWN GONE. Oat of England Trrssaore la Btraasjniy MaasiTg Xngllsb antiquaries ar exciting tberaselrs about tb wberaabontaof Cbarlas IL'serown.

Wben be was brought back a new crown was made for bias at a cost of aboat ClOOvXai. gad this was used for bis own- corona aad fur bis sor.ee or until Oeonre acreasion. It was known as "St. Edward's" er tb "mentor tai" crown. At a recent herald i ex-biuitioa Lord ila-kn-y, of Am bent, showed the skeleton ot a crue a as nana by rlr K.4ert Vyner for Chsrira II.

and stolen byCoionel Btood. Lord Hackney Mtid to have bought this front Messrs. Kendall A BrvdX. who made the crown for irwie IV. A St, Kdward's, or mem.

rial. ma ta kept ttt the Tower, anoanted sub false -toneik Tim Iraitailon iewels may be a plained by Uta tart that wbea the Ooten a-rendrd tUa tbroce kree.ra. Rnndel! A Britlre were supplied with three old crowns gtd charged bv use the atones ftrarvewerown. Ibt erwn vtif ba su tler three pounds and has many bLone Jewels, re tW-u ut ly th aanphire na ruby Liven l-ard tbe Black Pn-w bv John of Por-ua-al and torn by Edward at Crac and by Henry i. at Agtnomrv.

Ilad EaowsTti Of It, ICacml FVaa 11 tta 1 Tbasaaaraa eomlna down the aigb way and tkss city editor was stopping has brew. who a reporter was looking over a nca paper. All at one tb reporter began to read aioodt 1 iv horte sTjot on eartn is" ht a snorted the city editor. "What do yua stippoe I want to a as srheea the Boouaat hot ow earth is fort lie ytm tblok I want to go ibere? in'i iui h.H rnousii vouf Read nte sOT.efhins ah ut Green lift try raotia sins or Arr snos a nuedep snd sti.l -drULUiaV and be mopped tua taruw WarkedTeo WrIL llndsaaasnlia Jnaraal I First ChrtaUaa acienUst What is ron tn i ail tied up fori ci- fecond Christiaa ScicBOat I was working th fatta cre rrinr-ple one Car last Week to cowl tuse-I Sua trot tuy ears, I1E17 YOiniOTELc, A Reiiiliiiscent Landlord Wit Gossips Csth Attn! SletrtpIiUa UcstIrics. personal Points'- About Pecplj We AU Brtri Of ail A.tit trtryUiy Ut Te EctiL Wuatjwroa, Auaras bavw spent wwess ranaing ajoeg th coast rsoaa tb of ta Delaware, to Portland ta Coneord.

X. H-. taking In ea route tb dttea ot Washington. Baltimore. Philadelphia, Tnrk.

Prnviderice. Newport, Boston, Ac Tbe general effect of tbaa vtaxt bas brass to bt'w tn the anorwtowa strangib eat tb I' a I tad fiatas in trade snd activity. If wer eallad unoa to I bas rrobably snffered tb i a plac wkiet in ita ralatirt or normal trade. I would aUoo Haw Tors City. Thie.

of soars, ia due to New York baaTag a a very high p'an and whew aesrwaa exuba much of its trade Is red hated further wa xta- are plain and For xampte. tbe hoter ta New YarkCrry bev been bom a. if era tsevar sroald ts.is. ductioo ot price ta axtytoin aador any lr cumstsrtces, While I am considering this propnftioo, mor and more great botala sra goixur ap ttt New York. Let me give yoa a cow vera tint srttb David M.

11 Ud rath, probably the taisgeat betel kastp. er now in this country wboi ta rsJvwarT, ic. He came frowj about Lynn. inter. married with th Madge family, which sere Pivinswr ta keeping hotels, and weal off with tbena to Sew Orleans, where first kept tb Veranda Hotel, and next tbe greet Pt, rhaHes, Ben Butler- met blm.

a tellnw-Tatkar. arter ha bad been dwa tber IA years or more. Hildredth bad terotn a rVwlnerner In sympathy. not in todgment, astd kutd married his second wtf in New (irieasa. Mr.

HUdredth then removed to New and kept tbe New York Hotel witb Hiram Creti-aton, and finally bought the West End st Long Branch, some 2m year aao. whtea bas kept ever since, and keepe tha old Metropolitan Hotel, bekntaiag to the Siaaan estate. In middle Broad wa v. He is up tn th svnties. and baa a rataract oa tb eye.

and bas bad his stornacb ptiatped out by the syphon process, so that ts on a fre-h start- baid "Ton predicted to me two or three years aao thai there would a crash tn New York hotel property. "I did: bat do yoa know tbat tbey ar building mor and even larger hotels than ver Bow.dtn-inf this aollapvor A gentleman rata to are toe this summer, and asked If I was open to a proposition to keep an enormous new hotel he la building on tbe west sid ot Central Park, ln tbe vicinity of ta Dakotsb and tb Majestic Hotels, "aid I to bim: 'My friend, don't yoa think New York baa hotels enough 'I said this person, tbat Xw York always comas up hither the lower she goes down. I cam to America tTorn Scotland a poor boy and bare been very raccevtful in business, and I never hesitate to put money tn New York real estate. So he Is building a hotel soiaewber betweea bin and sixteen stories hlgtL" 1 ilL v- avbotrt hotel" la New York?" "I bav kept tbe West Snd Hotel 2-i years and if Id not tasks money tbb season li will be tba first seasoR I bare ever had tbat bad luck. In tba City of kewTork ho si prvperty baa had ita ups and downs, (trnerally speaking, the hotels bav rant' bsea doing well tber.

Take the Astor House, however, and you will flad during this summer time tbat it hardly has a vacant room wben night cornea. You know I was associated witb Paran Btevsns In varaona ways. used to pick out of me, with- ut law or eonsa tali on. my sub, ordlna-es, who struck his fancy, eneh at Mr. Hitchcock, of tba 1 1ft Avenue Hotel, who came to me a poor, consumptive fellow, and I pat bim in tbe linen closet in New Orleans tbat he might earn hia board before died Yet tbe Stevens estate, ln spite of the widow Stevens's eouentriclttae, is lncrraair.g in valus all the time." Mrs.

Stevens most ba quit a rem ark a bl woman. Tbey say ah is near tb bead of tba foreign society which vis tta New York." Exactly so. Her father wss a grocer at LowalL Eh was hiahly educated ar.d art apt scholar, and in ber youth a refrrarksbly handsome woman. Fh always had a high temper, and old Stevens was Just th man Jo keep it high. Toward lb of bis life be had something like softening of brain and a as a helpless being in Psria." "How are the uptown hotels doing tn New Torkf "From all tbat I bear tba Waldorf Hotel baa been a success under Mr.

Boldt. Bom of th hotel men say tt bas not bsea raerassif ol. but I be liars tt has. Her la say room clerk who has been at tb Fifth Anu and the Waldorf and other hotels fur many years: ba cHaltas. and believes it, that the Waldorf took In aVSJO.UOO In tb restaurant, baaqaet and bail departments last year, and that tb rent of rooms baa been beyond a month.

This, however, is vxoepiVmal. Very large bote Is above and btow hav had their Las tarts, rosoe of the oldest botels in New York, and formerly tb snost popular. Lav been superseded by ssmoat accidental bote's, wbicb wear after-thoughts from Office blocks, like the Imperial." "I will give you aa Instance of bow capacity and attention ta botels go DO in pries." Baud Mr. Hlld red b. "I suppoa yoa retxaembar Blskeley, who was my steward.

He was a one eyed Confederate soldier, who cam North after the sir, aad I gave blm a Job sod found bim faithful, and at last ba ran pretty much all tb back paw? of our boos at Long Branch. Tbey took blm from ta to tb Windsor Bote! and paid hisn atMiOO a yeas to steward tber. it. tb course of lime bad aa offer of mor xooney trvsra Mart hew and Bturtevantvand then tbey took bim as a proprietor into tb Windsor. Wben tots collapse waa coming over all property B'axelry, who was getting tl 2.000 a year sure, thought had better retire as a proprietor.

But I believe that after Jadga bugro offered bint sen blag better ta tb Saw Orleans Hotel ba ra-umed has xtrottrietary twlaUon at tbe Windsor, with a guaranty as to salary." What do yoa this k.aa a general rale, at summer hotel propertyr "That depends a pen tba sfluaUcn. and aca tat at ten lion sod favor yon racariv. Her as a hotel on in Tanns sail called tha Four savanna. I believe. wnJcA at.

Hrary Clare opened. Tbry tell tae a dollars was spent oo tbat fax-ocT property. Cf coarse. Its success would bav been miraculous." Mr. Hiidn ran over axsm mlniarerers not xnaxtplirab to a an ner letter, lia referred to tba ess of Ha.en Jawett.

who waa murdered in New York City trading aial was caliad "a gay life." and aald "1 otxaa saw tb man who audoabtedly her Robtnaoo, After be was acquitted br a very cloa shav be went to Lonraians and altered bis ttaiue. latklns th second of bis ikrta pamas. Air tunes ram dosra to tb St. Charles Hoiai a ail I krpt U. Kverybody sretoed ron fideat that be was tb I sr.y a kiUad tb woman, perhsos frona esiousy.

Finally be died a ong ta tb BfUats. at Louia-vCle, I thiak, white coauing North Iroza his plantation." Mr. Ut-Ora-b wa can-ted farther tack by bis rvmlnt-ccricei. snd -t-J- "By tbe wsy. I suppose yoa do not rvjuem-ber the eeiettrsAed Maria Beckt-ird miuder caatinSoaiOD.

was tbe taiurss of a sua named Terrel and the booae io which she waa murdered was burned down st the tim. Ter-relcacs id in a ssXitg ve-mlior Nrw I resns. Avery Larx reward wa orr-1 for Lira anl thrCtUff of "'ic. whom. I ki.es very well, went down to lu Jwui anJ ovt tls 1 i.