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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-28
DLOOD.CURDLING REVELATION
A Secret Cave In Southern JIlim0Is, and It,
Bloody COutcwtA.

| bloody Contcmt..
For not few years back, William
son county, illinois, has been the seen,
OF many deeds Of outrage, violence, ant
murder, many of them bloody, ant
nearly all Of them dark and mysterious
Men have been waylaid and murdered
on the public highways; they have
been cruelty assassinated in their owl
yards and on their own thresholds
they have been dragged from their beds
at night, hung upon trees, and thei1
lifclcss and CHASTITY forms left suspend
drive terror and apprehension to the
hearts of their friends and neighbors.
In nearly every case the perpetrators
have managed to conceal themselves
from the knowledge of the public; sur
rounded by veil of mystery which
neither the officers of the law nor the
Just revenge of the surviving friends of
the murdered victims have been able to
penetrate, they have managed to elude
justice, and escape altogether the pen
atty their crimes so richly deserve.
The Farmers Advocate published in
Marion, Williamson county, dated May
4th contains a communication which
throws IN air of wild romance around
the wild desperadoes who have so long
been the terror of Williamson county.
The correspondent of the Advocate tells
q story, the substance of which is as fol-
Ows:
Not long since party of hunters
wero out at night. In their rambles
they met another party, who they were
Mortified to see, were carrying dead
man. The hunters, who had escaped
the observation of the others, concealed
themselves untilthe party with the dead
man hadpassed on, when they followed,
keeping at a safe distance behind for
perhaps mile, when the whole party,
dead man and all, suddenly disappeared.
The pursuers searched but could find
no trace nor sign of the party. The next
day the hunters returned to the search,
and were rewarded by discovering q
cave, the opening of which, large enough
to admit the body of a man, appeared
in a cliff of rocks overhanging a small
stream of water. The explorers procur-
ed lights and q reinforcement of three
or four other residents of the vicinity,
and returned to the cave and found
themselves in q large room, carpeted
and furnished and showing evident
signs of recent occupation. The sides
of the room showed openings which
they felt assured led to other rooms.
The possibility that they might be &C.
cnpied made the searchers feel uncom-
Portable, and they quickly vacated the
place. The party concluded that they
had come upon the rendezvous of a
band of desperadoes, and on their way
home, stopped at the house of an old
farmer and told their story. The farm
er became excited-left the room and
soon returned with four men, masked
and armed, who made the party of ex-
plorers kneel and take solemn oath
never to reveal what they had that day
discovered. The writer of the commu-
nication says that thefamilies of the men
who made the discovery are leaving the
country-that others are preparing to
follow, and that great excitement exists
on the borders, of Jackson and Villa m
son counties, in the vicinity of the cave
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-28
A New Needle.

A lady in San Francisco, the Cllroni-
Gle Of that city says, has invented a new
needle, tho improvement consisting in
making needle of any size without an
eye for the thread, but with, instead,
Il hole bored longitudinally into the
head or larger end thereof to the depth
of quarter of an inch or thereabouts,
which hole is arranged with screw.
thread. The needle, it is claimed. will
carry any kind of thread, and can be
used for every purpose. 1t is thought
it will be valuable, also, us a surgical
needle, rs it will require but ono thread
the advantage Of which will be that q
smaller hole will be made in passing T.,
needle through any substance tilur
would have to be made by the PARTIAL,
doubled thread of the ordinary eyed
needle.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-28
A Prayer,
Father will not ask for wealth or fame,

u
Father ] will not ask for wealth fame,
Though once they would have joyed my carns
sense;
I shudder not to bear a hated name,
Wanting all wealth, myself my sole defense.
But give me, Lord, eyes to behold the truth:
A seeing sense that knows the eternal right;
A heart with pity filled, and gentlcst ruth;
manly faith that makes all darkness light:
Give me the power to labor for mankind
Make Inc the mouth Of such cannot speak;
Eyes let me be to cropping men and blind;
A conscience 10 the base; and to the weak
Let h. hands and feet and to the foolish. mind :;
And lead still further on such a. thy kingdom
seek.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-28

SPECTATORS in mining shares are
now cheering themselves upby, intonat-
ing the interrogatory, "Should old &C.
Gu"intancc be forgot, and never brought
to mine?
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-28
Senator Summers Library.

Mr.. Summers library, recently sent
to Harvard College, consists of more
than 1000 books in all departments of
literature, many of them rare editions
in splendid bindings. Among them
may be mentioned, as most valuable,
many volumes of richly-illuminatetl
works and manuscripts in fine condi-
ton. A copy of "Claudianus," with
autograph Of the poet Gray; Walter
SCOTS own manuscripts of work on
the drama a fragment of the "Biblio
Latina" printed by Faust in 1862 ;
Cicero de Officiis," in manuscript of
the fifteenth century; Burns "Scots
VIVA Haze" in the authors handwrit-
ing; n Dutch manuscript, bound with
carved ivory sides and set with precious
stones; Pindar," with manuscript
notes by Milton; Book of Auto
graphs, containing NIilton's; manu-
script notes on "Seneca," by Huga
Grotius first book of Thompson
''Seasons,' with authors autograph ;
Ben Jonson's autograph OH title page
of little book, thus: "Sum Ben
Jonson :" "Gellius," with notes by
Melanethon "Thc Club" with auto
graphs Of Popca and Swift on title page ;
John Dryden's '' Greek Exercise Book. y
with autobiography; John Bunyan' s
English Bible, with his autograph ;
letters of Napoleon to Josephine, with
Napoleon's autograph; Haydn's opera
Of '"Armida" -manuscript by the all
thor; Ossian's Poems," with Byrons
autograph monastic manuscript, with
chain and ring attached.-Boston Tran
script.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-28

An American gentleman asked an
Irish gentleman to give him the real
version of the story of the Kilkenny
cats. In reply he received the follow
ing lines
"There wanst was two cats at Kilkenny:
Aich Thought there was wan cat too many;
SO they qnarreled an fit,
They scratched and they bit,
Till-excepting their nails
An the tips of their tails
Instead Of two cats, there wasn't any"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-28

Brooks and Baxter are members and
pcw-lloltlers in tho same Methodist
church in Little Rock,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-28
Prof. Swing

has been acquitted by tho Chicago rrebytcry
"sl'cli has been engaged in trying; charges OF
"'rc'iy against that gentleman. preferred h,
Erv. Mr.. Patton. Tho vote Oh tho qnestio,
OF arlulttal MAS. for &c on ono charge, and Il
on the other: against ID OH ono, and Is on
another. Prof. Swing, who was in Ohio on 70.
ccirt Of tho action Of the prcsbytery. immc.
datcly photographed as follows to his friends
Il cannot further endure tho theological
war; Please announce my withdrawal from,
the Presbyterian Church.
(SiSucN DAVID SWING"
Ii is said strong efforts will DO made by tho
Change i'll this expressed determination Of AIr.
Swing. sA
The workingmen.
The National WorkinEmcn's Congress, which
has its seat ut New York, issued a manifesto =
short time ago, calling upon tho various Trades
Unions ii, the country to hold mass meetings.
Monday. May Is. for the purpose of tcnoull-
cling tho proposed repeal Of tho Eight Hour
law. Meetings were held in tho various large
cities i'll arcor'!anco with the call. OH May Is.
RESOLUTIONS We" adopted by these meetings
urging: organization throughout tho country.
recommending tho repeal of tho eight hour
law. and demanding; the removal of Mullott,.
government supervising architect In Chicago
two meetings were held, ono by the Trades
Unions, and the other by mon who call them
selves tho "WorlinSnlen's Party OF illinois,"
The resolutions Of tho two are substantially
The same.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-28
TIE HEIR OF A SCOTTISH pEERAGr

TIE 11E1R OF SCOTTISH PEERAGE
is serving incog in the Patent Office,
and German Countess works in an-
other department.. She is IN American.
and married against her parents wishes,
a young noblcman connected will, one
of the Legations or Consulates. They
went to Europe soon after, but not I'M
til she hal tasted SORROW enough. What
her life was there, no one knows. She
returned to this country in four years,
bringing her two children with her, and
resolved to work for them and herself.
Her husbands relations would have
supported, her on condition that she
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-28

WASHINGTON SKETCHES,

Tie vNwrittcn IIistOries Of Department
III mploycs.-lIOw lBnttlc..cnrrcll Vctcrnn.
St Earn 2 littnncc-licrQic Women Toilimg
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-04-02
Fat Meat for COnsump-
tiVeS.

A taste for fat meat is unfor-
tmately not universal among
children, but when it shows it.
self it is often universally re-
pressed by parents. This taste
is another expression of the
wants Of the living system
which we can not disregard with
impunity. Without fats the or
ganism cannot be built up in
perfection. Fats counteract the
tendency to consumption. OBJ
serVatiOn has established the
fact that persons who in early
life show a taste for fat meat
seldom fall victims to that dis
ease; and, rice Uersd, that con-
sumptives have generally shown
an early repugnancc to such
food. There can be no ques-
ton as the lesson taught by this
when the appetite cx-
lists it ought to be indulged, and
that it ought, if possible, to be
created, when wanted, by tonics,
and abundant exercise in the
open air.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-04-02
Church Directory.

Presbyterian, Fayctteyi.l.--no regular
pastor; Sunday school "a An.
Mc,hadj,;-syricos every albbath at
lO:30 and at night; Rev ! i Fisher pastor;
SUNDAY school q; o'clock.
Cumberland Pgcshyterian---no REGULAR
pastor; sunday >choo! at q.
Methodist. F!ynvilc--scryieos lst Sab
bath ia each month at II and uj .ht; ksy "
a Gill, preacher in charge; Sunday school
a. 9.
Union Church, Pleasant P,ains-scr'ice5
at Sabbath each meath at II md night by
the Methodi-t-; Rev Mr Allison, preacher
in charrg--sroud Sabbath each month AZ
I by the Associate Reformed Preshytcri-
ans Rev A S Sloan, pastor. Union sun
day school st9.
Methodist Mulbs-ry-=ary aryicns 3rd sun
day in each month a. } o'clock and every
Sunday night; XIV d J. Funk, pastor; sun
dqy school az ..
Cumberland lrrsh}teuan--SerNleeS t,h
Sunday each month at 4 o'clock A N and at
yi-bt. Rev \ u Crawford, pastor; Sabbath
school at O..
Baptist. Mulbcrrv--chuToh session Sat
urIsy before lot sabbath In each month;
services lst Sabbath at H. tlcv A an liooSe
pa,tor: sabbath school at o.
United Presbyterian, Liu""In-Seryiccs
every Sabbath at ll:l5 a NJ; E'yJ W Wait
raslor. Sunday school at 10.
Methodist, Shady Grove, lSAe.ton's
crccl)--scryiccS ilh sabbath IN each mon, u
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-04-02

intendent are to keep the road o.
pen regardless OF expense, with
the assurance from him that they
shall have all the men and loco
motive power they need. A snow
plow will run down to Alta to.
night to clear the way for the east
bound passenger train. | rode
this morning from Summit to Blue
Canon. The snow in maay places
is banked up,
EVEN WITH THE TOPS oFTHEENGINES
The road IS i'll fair condition for
another storm. and Mr. Fillmore
thinks that with the aid of the
plowS he can keep it clear, even if
the expected storm should burst
upon us to night. The greatest
difficulty to be feared now is that
in the event of foot more snow
falling the plows will not he able
throw It up on the higL embank-
ments on either side.
LARGEF FORCE OF CHlNAMEN
Are engaged in shoveling and
benching back The huge drifts, so
that the pIows may have room to
work aud aPlsce to hurl the snow
lifted from the track. The epgi-
neers and train men are nearly
exhausted from their labors Of the
.ost week. Many of them have
Irad but few hour sicrp since Mon.
Gay. In HE event Of another Sc
veIe storm, which ia new aniicipa,
ted, many Of them viii doubtless
give ont entirely.
TIE WESTERN-BOUfD PASSENGER
TRAIN.
Came into Summit this morning
one hour behind time. 1T WAS
drawn from Trugkee by three ci.-
giues, and was more than an hour
running the fourteen miles, Two
car loads of troops from the Fifth
{ ava,ry, under the command of
Lieutenant Hines. were on the
trai- en- route for the scene OF the
Indian outbreaks in Arizona
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-04-02
W here tho Liquor Comes
From.

Just now when the temperance
movement i exciting so much at
teution throughout the country. it
may be interesting to know where
the terrible enemy. "kinr Alco-
h"i, mainly reeupprates lis force.
The census for 1870 shows us that
tie annual product 81 WHISKY,
wines and malt liquors in the
United States. then aggregated the
sum Of $94.O00.0OO. OF this g.
mount twelve Northern and
Western States produced fully
$S0.OOO,O0O.
There were three thousand and
eighty-nine GistiIleries, breweria5
aud wine manulactoIics. employ
ing a capital of SGG, ,0O0,00 New
IJIk, Pennsylvania and Ohio 4.
lone, where the great crusId. is
being waged by the women against
the saloon keepers, contains ncat.
~ twice as many LIQUOR man
ulaCtories as the entire Stuth. ana
employs more than four times lie
amount Of capital.
Massachusetts carries on thirty
one such establishments, aud EN-
p!oys $l,27450O cnpital, While
siX States OF LouIsianr, Mississip-
p, Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas
and South Carolina together have
bat thirty-eight establishments,
employing only S407, JIG, nearly
$252, ,O00 of which is in the sim
gle State of Louisiana.
So, then, we may know from
these figures where the liquor
come from Would it not be we'll
for the crusaders and prayer bands
to ''go for" the distiIlers and brew
ers, and thus break the pitcher
lat the fountain y
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-04-02
A Bold Robbery.

\ trading steamboat belong
! ing to Natchez merchants was
| lying tied up to the bank one
evening after an unusually pros
porous trip, preparatory to star
ting for home. 1t was not re-
garded as an unusual occurrence
that five strangers came droT-
ping in at intervals to take pas
sage. Ii is true that there was
"a remarkable uniformity about
them, almost as suspicious as
the blue army Oyercoats and
the absence Of masks which
marked the highwaymen of Lit
tie Rock. They were all hand
some, all we'll dressed, all dis
tinguished looking, and it was
noted by one particularly
thoughtful observer that they
all wore new boots. Yet this
omin0us array of condolences
appears to have aroused no fut-
ter of anxiety in the guileIess
Louisiana bosom. The five
seemed to be perfect strangers;
they conducted themselves with
entire dignity and decOrum, and
were intent upon nothing appG-
rently but to get their beauty
and distinction and their
good clothes to Natchez as
quickly as possible. Present
ly, however, the most handsome
and distinguished of the five a.
rose, and with a most fascina-
ting smile, uttered the common
place words, "shall we p There
upon up rose the other four, and
before they we'll knew how it
was done, the Captain and crew
and Captains clerk, the pilot,
and cabin-boy-every soul on
that unlucky steamer-WaS "
ing bound and gagged on deck,
while the handsome five wcre
ransacking the SAT-,
ard packing up an assorted Sc
lection of the cargo. With
these acquisitions they rode
handsomely away, and it Is per-
haps needless to add that i'm the
Of Natchcz it is deemed
offensive, not to say indecent,
for Il man to be handsome OF
distinguished, or to wear good
slothes, and especially to wear
lcW boots.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-04-02
Power of Kindness.

A driver, belonging to the
great n Northern Railway goods
station, had occasion to pass up
the Quadrant Road highway,
New York, to deliver a pack
age. On approaching one of
the houses, he was seen by a la
dy in the window, who immedi-
ately said to some friends stay
ing with her:
"IIerc comes the kind driver;
do come and see what power he
has over his horses"
The friends accordingly came
to the window. when Benjamin
Smithson, the driver in ques-
tion. was asked to "shake Hands
with his horses. With great
good humor he at once COM
piled. Standing in front OF the
pair Of horses, he called out:
"Tom, shake hands"
Instantly the near horse lifted
up his right foot. After a shake,
the driver said:
"Now, Tom, the other foot. "
Up went the foot instantly.
The driver then went in front
Of the other horse, when a SINH
lar scene occurred
Perhaps, however, the most
pleasing incident remains to be
told. Rctreating backwards
several yards from the horses,
he cried ont:
Now. Tom, turn round, and
come on.
Instantly the horses pulled
way at their load, turned the
van round without the slightest
need of so much as the cTa-L
ola whip, and followed the cIcy-
cr driver, rs the dog you'd tEc
shepherd.
Such an instance shows c.ca--
IL how much can be done with
but especially with the
horse. simply by the power Of
kindness.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-04-02
Regulations of Railroad
Charges

Something practica! mas been
done by the Wisconsin LegisIa,
ture in behalf OF the farmers. by
the passage Of bill regulating
and reducing railroad charges.
The new law fixes the rate for
passengers at three cents per mile
which would be an adequate al
Iowance on any Etsfern road, and
we do not doubt will be found 50
in Wisconsin. The rate estab-
llshed for the transportation of
grain also appears to be liberal
enough. to the railroads. The
provision Of the law to secure its
enforcement IS very stringent, and
its operations will be watched
with some interest.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-04-02
A Storm Brewing.

ENIGRANT GAP, March I, 6 p. m,
This morning at Summit the
barometer fell to % degrees. Mr.
Fillmore, Division Superintendent,
has received from COlfaN a report
that it indicated there u degrees.
This shows that the storm is not
over. This afternoon it is cod
and threatening. with high winds
and light gusts Of snow. The
trains to-day are having some diff
Guilty on the heavy grade between
Alta and this place. The wind
drifts the snow from the high
banks alongside the road, cover
ing it two and three inches. The
wheels of the engines slip, and not
withstanding the energy displayed
by the men and the enormous en-,
gines, carrying / 80 pounds of steam
in the boilers, and welding tre-
mendous power, but little progress
is made.
THE ROAD To BE KEPT CLEAR.
Orders from the general super,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-04-02

Somebody touched of twenty
pounds Of powder under the par
sonage in East Canaan, Conn
There was a great iizz and great
flash. but 40 damage. The good
minister was calm, but his hired
man Reubr, coming down stairs
foursteps alta jumpin night clothes,
shouted, "There ! know'd 'twould
come fore | was ready foril! He
thought it was the end of the
world. The minister tried to paci-
fy him. but he continued, 20, It's
all very we'll for ii Christian to be
easy bout it, bat I'm such a cussed
sinuer!'
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-04-02

A Philadelphia correspondent
OF the Boston J0mnaL of Conn
Ulerce tells how moaey is spent at
Centennial headquarters. Thom-
as Webster receives $500 IA month
for special literary services, b. H.
Haines receives $500 per month,
and William B. Robbins $3.50
iOr the same sort of work, which
consists mainly in copying circu.
lars. The other benefciaries are
J. + Peyton, who, as general visi-
tor to different States, gets $500;
Hart, general editor, $500; man
named Blake, $500; a man named
Petit, $500: and Charles b. Nor.
ton, S400 per month. At this
rate it will take about the a.
mount donated by New Jersey to
keep these copyis.s aud runners
going until '7G.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-04-02

There are shrewd boys in Bur-
lington, Vermont. On the night
of recent charter election
they got out a drum and ffe aud
went noisily to the house of one
of the successful candidates. He
thought they were the voters who
had supported him, and flung wide
bis hospitable doors. Before BE-
could get the boys out they had
eaten most of the supper that
had been set for the real voters,
who found the table barren when
they came.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-04-02

ming all uhy anu All IiSut anu All
the next day, and the snow had
fallen aud drified in some places
ten and fifteen in depth. The
train started cut from CollaX with
three engines, bat at Alta it took u
fourth. A sDow.plow, with seven
heavy fifty iivc-ton engines, went
ON ahead to clear the way, but at
Blue Canon the plow struck in a
huge drift, and the whole force of
the seven engines could not bulge
it an inch ahead. After shoveling
for awhile the express train aud
snow train were coupled together.
making II team of eleven engines,
snow plow and SIX cars. Such a
sight WIS never seen. The long
CHAIN OF PUTTING MONSTERS
Backed down for II mile or two
and then, taking "A start, came at
he DRIFT mt the rate Of forty miles
. hour. The only wonder is that
'he P'"" was not crusnGo i"'o
S""uuSt. IL not ohiy S'ooa ibis e
h"fiio"S S'I"In' Dut II Kept 10 the
! ia and cut an eleven foot pas
." III 'he dFiIt win the PreciS son
: ol n furceC"'s kni @. With the
power 20 increased -" pow CIT
ITS way through to Em'sr1at zap
~ one polnt near there he specta
Gle was magnificent. Ga Hharp
curve, on steep cmbmnkment,
Tie snow had been piI"d up to the
very heights IT the smoke stack Of
tir engines for the distance OF one
h2usand yards. The carve was
SO situated thai It was in iuIl view
OF the station at the Gap. The
weather. had cleared eli AID the
moon shonc brightly Oh the snow.
Il the distance slowly forging a.
head, were The eleven bagrlmed
irviathans, while IN FROST Of them
was the great pillow throwing nP
snow III huge masses Ike ocean
bliiows, aud rolling it down the
III mutaIn side thousands OF feet
3u!o the yawEing chaSms below
ihe smoke and fire from eleven
4 q ]
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-04-02

The employees of the Globe l.
ron Works, Cincinnati, struck last
November. They numbered a,
bout two hundred, and the compa.
ny tried hard to replace them;
but recruits from other cities were
always met at the depot by the
strikers and persuaded to turn
back. SO the mills have been idle
all winter. Now the company
has sued Daniel j. Landers, the
President of the Workingmen's
Union, TO recover ten thousand
dollars damages.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-04-02

A papa in Greenville. Ken,
lucky, has It daughter Kate, and
Kate hasa lover dstastefuI to papa.
On the lovers birthday Kate
bought nice gih-edSed box of
periumery for a gift, and put into
it The contents are ~ delicate
and innocent as your love" Papa
got hold of the box before it was
sent, aud changed the contents for
bottles of soothing syrup. Kate
is now broken hearted by the con-
tinued and unexplained absence
of her lover.