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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-26
Three Horrible Murders.


A dispatch from Lincoln, Ill.,, Aug Goth,
says:
Three horrible murders were unearthed this
morning few miles east of Mount Pulaski,
this county. The scene of the tragedy Is To-
Gated four or five miles east of the latter place
and Is the homestead Of Charles Mcmahon. a
wealthy bachelor farmer. The last seen of the
murdered man was last Thursday, when him.
sell and two hired hands were engaged in
stacking wheat. NeIghbors in passing oh.
served that the blinds were down and no signs
OF life To be seen around the premises,
strange occurrence. A couple OF neighbors
discovered the horrible affair by means of a
stencil arising from the body of McMahon
which was found in the weeds several wards
from the house, with his head battered beyond
recognition, and cloth lied around il, seem
lngly with the intention of stopping the flow
OF blood. On entering the residence of Nc.
Nlahon the nelghbors discovered the bodies of
the two farm laborers, lying in bed with their
throats cut from ear to ear, and the household
goods in chaotic condition The deed was
committed on Friday evening. Mcmahon
was known to be in possession of $1,000
which he had received the day before for
sale OF hogs. The names of the victims of
this terrible atroclty are Charles McMahon.
aged AZ; John Carlock and Sol Mathew
The two latter are not very well known. hut
the FIRST named Is an old and esteemed resi-.
dent, who lived IN retired manner on fine
tarm There Is no clue to the murderers.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-26
n Jealous Husband

On Sunday, at Warren, ILL.,, James Bird, a
cooper, went to the residence of RUFUS Welty
few miles away, where his wife was visiting
sister, and calling her to the door. drew a
revolver and shot her twice, but in either case
only inflicting flesh wounds. He then turned
the pistol upon himself and inflicted wound
in the abdomen from which he will probably
die, The dispatch recounting the above facts
adds:
Jealousy is the cause of the shooting, a let.
Ter from Dubuque man to Mrs Bird asking
an appointment TO meet her, coming into
Birds possession, Bird has been hard.work.
ing man, and has endeavored to provide for
his wife to the best of his ability, but there
has been more or less trouble between them.
and for time they have not been living to.
gether. Bird Is 2s years old, and his wife 25,
and they have been married eight years. A
boy years old Is their only child When
told tonight his wife was not dangerously
hurt Bird replied: Thank God for that" He
gives no cause for the shooting; says he does
not know why he was ,mpelled to do 1t, that
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-26

never intended TO harm her, and that lie al.
ways loved her. When asked If he realized
that he had but little chance for recovery, he
replied: II have given it up"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-26
BOY Murder in Chicago.

A week ago last Sunday two Chicago news
boys, named William Zlnck and Herman Bur
ling, were engaged in playing game of base
ball along with other boys, on the prairie west
of Chicago In the course of the contest a
quarrel was started which resulted in Burllng
and his followers being routed by crowd un.
der the leadership of Zinck and his brother.
subsequently, Burllng, who was regarded as
desperate youth, vowed vengeance upon the
Zincks, but they did not meet until Saturday
morning After few words Burling picked
up large stone, and was on the point of hurl.
ing it at Zinck when the latter drew a revolver
and fired one shot, which felled Burling to the
earth. crowd soon assembled, and the
wounded boy was carried to neighboring
drug store, where he was attended by Dr. Err
rick, but no assistance could be rendered by
the physician, the ball having severed main
artery, and he expired in a very few minutes
from hemorrhage. The Inter Ocean says:
AT the time Zinck was accosted by Burlng
Zinck had O. bundle of papers under his arm,
which he dropped in the street, and then ran
to his nome, only q short distance away.
Soon after no wont ~ the residence OF has sis-
ter, at No. 4S4 North Ashland avenue, where
he intended to secrete himself, but where an
officer captured him before he was able to
hide. He was removed to the West Chicago
Avenue Station where he was questioned re.
garding the shooting. He acknowledged hav.
ing committed the deed, and said that he fred
the shot because he was afraid of Burllng. lie
also said that his fear of Burling prompted
him to buy the revolver with which he did
the shooting. He bears very good name for
a boy engaged In peddllng newspapers, and is
said by those who know him to have always
been quite pescesble
Little that is good is said of the dead boy
either by the police or his acquaintance.
Within the past two years he had been arrest
ed once for rape and once for highway rob
berry, but he was never convicted He was
very quarrelsome, and the police looked upon
him rs an exceedingly dangerous character
lie worked very little until recently he begun
driving team for West Side firm. HIS
death Is not regarded as very serious loss to
the community in which he resided.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-26
Hanged.

Hanged.
| The only man hanged In the country on las,
hangman's day appears to have been Shack
Caldwell, negro desperate and murderer, al
Mckinney. Texas. Thousands of people gath
cred IN the town TO witness the spectacle
Caldwell had prepared written speech which
he memOrized. In this he talked of pearly
streets, golden gates, resignation and just pun.
ishment, and said he was satisfied cohorts OF
angels would bear him across the chilly
waters. The execution took place mile and
a half from town. His photographs sold rap.
IDLY for the benefit OF his mother. All high
places were crowded by men, women and chill.
dren to see the prisoner as he came out Of the
jail. Sixty men on horseback guarded the
prisoner, who was conveyed to the ground IN
q wagon bearing neat coffin, on which were
seated two guards. The doomed man sang on
the way to the scaffold, "As passed by the
wicked crowd heard a woman cry" The
trees were loaded with men and boys He
seemed to have no lack of nerve. When he
reached the scaffold he walked up and laid
aside his hat. He commenced his address to
the thousands of spectators, saying he stood
before them murderer. He reclted his ad.
1ress through without a tremor. Rev. Mr..
riggs, colored preacher, of Dallas, con.
lucted the religious services. The prisoner
prayed in singing tone, kissed the preacher,
ook drink of water. and then SAID, "Goodby,
rlends; | am going home. | am not afraid
o die. Thanks to the officers and everybody.
leet me in heaven" The trap was sprung,
is neck was broken by the fall, and at the
nd of II minutes he was pronounced dcsd.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-21
Military Orders.
Military Orders.
HEADQUARTERS Dept. OF TEXAS, |
SAN ANTONIO, Feb. Is, 1882.

Special Orders No. II.
The adjutant general, and medical director,
of the department, will proceed to Fort Nc
Intosh and the sub-post of San Diego, Texas,
on official business; returning to headquar-
tiers by the same route, on the completion Of
the duty.
During the temporary absence of the med
ical director of the department, Assistant Sur
geon Valery Havard U. S. Army, will as
sumo charge of his Office
Under the provisions ofparagraph II, army
regulations, board Of officers will convene
at Fort Clark, Texas, on Friday, the 10th day
of March, 1882, or as soon thereafter as prac-
ticable, to make a preliminary examination
into the claims and qualifications of Sergeant
William Adams, troop d, Sth cavalry a candi-
date for promotion; and f r recommendations,
under the provisions of paragraph 3, army
regulations, in the cases of candidates now
holding certificates.
Detail for the board Lieutenant Colonel
N. B. Sweitzer, 9Th cavalry; Surgeon An
thony Heger, medical department; Major A.
l.. Hough, 22d infantry; Captain John Simp-
son, Quartermaster's department.; Captain P
NJ. Thorne, 22d infantry
Conformably to paragraph 1857, Army Reg
ulations, the action of the depot quartermaster
at San Antonio, Texas. under which one con-
demned public horse was shot on the 18th in
slant, to prevent contagion, is approved.
By command Of Brigadier General Augur !:
THOMAS M. VINCENT,
Adjutant General.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-21
ONE STEP FURTHER.
Tho Good Work Being Done by the Ameri-
can Refrigerator Transit Company.

As civilization advances daily, steps are TAX
en- to add to the comforts and Injuries of life
Every new idea is useful only so far as it tends
to increase the facilities for catering to the
wants of man.
One step taken shows the necessity OF the
next, and thus improvement follows improve
ment.
Many attempts have been made to produce
atmosphere in cars which would be capable of
preserving perishable freight in course of tran
sit Following these unsuccessful attempts
comes one which can confidently be relied on
to do all that the most sanguiDe could wish.
Thus, at last, each and every part of our great
Union can enjoy all the staples and luxures
Of life of the others, and the method of trans
portation is SO cheap that it is brought within
the reach of all. Goods of perishable ma
ture no longer reach their destination in con-
dition totally spoiled, or, looking fresh and
wholesome, they come out of the trolling ice
boxes" only to wilt and decay on being ex-
posed to the fresh air. Now they are carried
for days and days over miles and miles of road
and when exposed for sale can confidently be
placed alongside of the fresh products of local
industry, and relied on to hold their own.
All these results have been obtained by the
simple production of a cold, dry air, from
which the moisture has been extracted after 1t
has been chilled and passed through ice boxes.
That the air is free from moisture can be
proved by the following experiments, tried in
cars and cooling houses containing these boxes:
A wet blanket hung up on line double will,
with all doors closed, dry in few hours:
bucket of water dashed on the floor will disap
pear in two or three hours.
This dryness naturally acts as a preservatye
of anything brought under its influence, and
the air in these houses and cars do not simply
chill, but at the same time moiSten the freight,
which moisture aids, rather than prevents the
process of decomposition, but acts as true
preservative.
This company, organized by the railroads
o. the Gould syndicate, and at the same time
operating over these roads and their connec-
tons, build car for their special use, which
is constructed on the principle that confined
air is the best nonconductor of heat and cold:
the walls, roof and floor containing many
such air spaces, formed by fastening LAYERS of
specially prepared cloth on the frame. The
cooling medium is ice, confined in two ice
boxes, one in each end Of the car, which has
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-21

an inlet for the warm air at the ceiling, and
specially formed pans, made of galvanized
sheet iron under the boxes, which serve the
double purpose of catching and gathering the
the drip water and to dry the air before it is
allowed to pass into the body of the car. The
warmer portion of the air in the car rises to
the ceiling its place being supplied by chilled
air from the ice boxes. Thus a constant
double circulation of the air is established
from the center of the car to each end.
The cars are made air tight, no ventilation
being necessary, as any gases which may
form in the freight are carried with the warmer
air to the ice boxes, and absorbed by the ice
in passing through, being finally passed off
with the waste water from the car.
The cars being equally impervious to heat
and cold, the early fruits and vegetables Of
the south can be placed on the tables of the
inhabitants of the ice-bound north, and in re-
turn the latter can send down their products
when everything is parched during the long,
dry summer months.
The territory covered by these cars is very
large. In fact from the Atlantic to the Pa
cihc and from the Lakes to the Gulf. The
common sight to parties in the south during
the summer Of tubs of butter, through every
joint of which soft. greasy mass leaks, need
~ ilolC OC SSClis anu QUILL Will
almost made the thought of such Injuries dis
gushing, can be avoided.
One need not charter a car, for a small lot
is taken as readily as full car. 1t is real
curiosity to study the cargoes of these cars,
which carry what is called 'local freight.
Here you find a tub of butter, box of cheese,
jar of pickles, a lot of sausage, and all such
small articles of daily use consigned to all
parts of the south and west. The cars are
kept under the best control, and every morn
ing reports are received of their movements,
and ''tally Sheet made out daily, showing
the location of each car. Direct Geographic
communication from the office to all points on
the Gould system, furthers the management OF
the cars. Cold storage houses in connection
with the cars are being established all over
the country for the accommodation Of parties
wishing to store whole or part of their
merchandise. These buildings are built on
the same principle as the cars, and are proof
against frost and heat. All that is necessary
to ensure the use of these cars is to consign
the freight in care of the American Refrigerator
Transit company, and it will be taken care Of
by the officers of the company, guaranteeing
safe and rapid transit and delivery in good
condition. What an immense field for new
enterprise and activity is opened to the mer-
chants of San Antonio and St. Louis, the lat
ter being the headquarters Of the company,
need not be told, and we hope that, as this
new undertaking deserves, it will be we'll pa
tronized by all whose interests tend that way
Mr.. A. Cearf deserves great credit in build
ing up fresh meat market from San Antonio
to New York, which he is doing.
We are glad to learn that Mr.. J. F. Robin
son of our city has been appointed by this
company their agent at San Antonio.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-21
The Mexican Social Club.

The Mexican Social club gave one of their
pleasant entertainments at Madame Donald
sons hall last evening. Among those pres
ent were the families of Lacoste, Wulff, Cas-
siano, Yturri, Castanola, Trueheart, Barrera,
Fisk, Thad. w. Smith, Crawford, Chavez,
Garcia, Rivas, Perez, Martinez, Flores, Fro
boese, Ruintana, Neundorf and Vilaneuva
There was also present Messrs. P. Ornelas,
Mexican consul, Cardenas, P. Valdez, Moe
zigemba, Gonzales, of Mexico, and Nicholas
and Jose Flores, sons of J.. M. Flores, OF FL
Paso. The floor managers were Messrs. J.
F. Cassiano, X. M. Pareida and L. Guergin,
and the music was supplied by McAllister's
band.
The attendance was large and select and the
dancing was greatly enjoyed, although the
whole affair had been arranged at few hours
notice.
The Mexican social club is society, which
was started few months since and which is
mainly supported by our Mexican and Spanish
friends, although its spirit is cosmopolitan
enough to admit their friends. Its objects are
purely of a social character, its members
fraternse heartily together, and as a result
there is the charm of home sociables about
their parties.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-21
Arrivals at HOrd,S Hotel.

Ed M Merck. Cork II A Powigdistie,
Boerne; G A Learight, Cheque; Jacob Kues-
Ter, Austin; c T Janney, Houston; c and
Mrs Benevides, Laredo; J r Perkins, ST
Louis; A Edwards, Palestine; A Mohr, Mo-
bile; DR. Watkin, Austin; Walter Napier,
Floresville; II w Speer, Blanco; D M
Brown, Boerne; c ] Hatch, Austin; J L.anda,
New Braunfels; J F Everett, Cincinnati; Geo
Rose, Schulenburg; A X Masterson, Hous-
ton; Mrs Anna Chimney, St Louis; Herbert
Morgan, St Louis.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-21
Arrivals ut the Central Hotel.

II II McLaugherty, Pecos; J c Day,
Pleasanton; S A Warden, San Marcos; d
Duggan, Thorndale; ii Hamilton, Bandera;
G. w M Duck, Pleasanton; c II Thurman,
Dallas; w Watson, Leon Springs; S w
Salisbury, l. M Golfers, Woodsville; A
Walker, Galveston; II w Matthews, Gonzales;
c Koennemann, Schulenburg; c de Larraulx,
Camargc; J Miller, Morgan; 7 P Thomp-
son, Slough, F M Ley, Lavernia; G Van
Ripper, Texas; H Strong, Prairie Lea; H
Riley, Bolton; w w Welch, Palestine.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-21
Menger Hotel Arrivals.

Joe Sackman, S Hammond, N Y; J Wise,
New Orleans; w H and Mrs Middleton, Dali
las; G F Reuser, St Louis; c d Woolworth,
Sioux City; H G Gaylord, Chicago; and
Mrs Gale, Quilpes; John Maxson, T Hume,
Homer; John Cafferty, Leona Ranch; ] and
Mrs Long, Taylor; w II and Mrs Burgess,
Gen J X Jefferson, J NJ Miller. Seguin; Capt
J X Jefferson, Leon Spring; w L Gorgar, U
S A; K A and Mrs Walters, Schulenburg: II
]. Berg, Mission Mills; T P Donahue, Pales-
tine.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-21
Personal.

G. A. Learight, of Cheyenne, is in the city.
C. and Mrs. Benavides. of Laredo, are
registered at Hord's hotel.
DIR. Watkin is in town on professional
visit.
Ed. NJ. MERCK has arrived at Hord's
hotel.
Capt. VIM. Elliott left for his rancho on tn e
Concho to-day.
The Hon. w. H. and Mrs. Burgess, of Sc
gum, are registered at the Menger.
Buck Hamilton, arrived last night with the
supposed Tom. Criswel.
C. G. Vogel, editor of the Union Land
Register, is in the city.
Judge G. w. M. Duck, of Pleasanton, is
at the Central hotel.
Mr.. Jessup Bell gave the LIGHT call. He
looks as young and happy as he did 20 years
ago.
II. G. and Mrs. Gaylord, Of Chicago, are in
the city,.
General J. r. Jefferson, accompanied by
Capt. J. r. Jefferson and Mr.. Miller, arrived
at the Menger hotel last evening.
Among the departures to-day we note that
Mrs. Lottie Richie left for Austin on a visit
to the family of Gov. Davis.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-21

The federal court meets on the 9TH day
of March.
The Sunset evening train will leave on
and after to-day on regular time-4:3o p. m.
Tine banks will be closed tomorrow.
Business men will govern themselves accor-
dinghy.
Mr. Rische is charging his popular cigar
stand by removing the stairway leading to the
upper story from the front entrance.
Mr.. French, of Pittsburg, the gentlemen
who has purchased a building site north of
San Pedro park, is having his grounds planted
with ornamental trees.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-21
MASSACRED BY PER UVIANS.

London, February ia dispatch
from Buenos Ayres, dated January 10,
says that particulars have been receiv-
ed there of the massacre of the in
habitants Of Pisco by the Peruvian SOL
diers. Col. Mas, with 600 troops from
Ioa, attacked Villavicencio and routed
him, and with the aid of his men pro-
ceeded to sack Pisco. A thousand
pipes of wine were distributed among
the men, who burned houses and muir
dered the inhabitants. Four hundred
foreigners who attempted to resist
were cut to pieces, 800 being killed,
including the French consul. The to-
tai number of victims was 1000. 1t is
said that Col. Mas has since been shot
by Garcia Calderon's troops.
ACKLIN DECLARES FOR INDEPENDENCE.
New Orleans, February 2o.-Hon.
James H. Acklin was to-day nominated
for congress bv reclamation by the lar
gest convention ever assembled in the
third congressional district. In his
speech of acceptance, which was re-
garded as remarkable for a southern
democrat, he said the United States
was nation already, and favored the
absolute supremacy of the national
government, endorsed the protection
platform and if the republican party ad-
Gated national education and national
he declared that in the
future he would give his support to
whatever party best subseved the in
terests of his state,
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-21
Home Once More.

Mr.. J. M. Bell and his Maryland bride
reached this city safe and happy, by last even
ing's train, over the Sunset road. They were
met at the depot by large number of friends
to welcome them home again, and were pleas
ed to reach the Alamo city after an extensive
bridal tour through the north, in which they
visited many of the leading cities of the coun
try and came by way of New Orleans. Their
bridal presents are many, tasteful and costly,
showing the high esteem in which they are
held wherever known. For the present they
are stopping at the residence of the brides
brother, Mr.. Eugene Digges, 425 Nacog-
doches street, where they are expected to re-
main until the completion of their new house
now in course of construction, near San Pedro
avenue.
We tender our congratulations and wish the
happy pair all the blessings of a most bounte-
GUS prosperity.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-21
STEAMER LOST.

Havana, February IS.-The Eng
lish steamship Liber, plying between
st. Thomas and Havana in connection
with the Southampton line, has found,
cred off Peutre Principe. The passen-
gers, mail and specie were saved.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-21
FOREIGN AND DOM ESTIC
FISHERMEN DROWNED.

Gloucester, Mass, February IS
The schooner Corrinas H. Bishop,
from Grand Banks this morning, re-
ports the loss of six of her crew in a
violent hurricane on the 5th instant.
The men were in dories visiting Their
trolls.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-21

Carrier newsb oys required to sell the
Houston Post. Good Pay. Apply to H.
Ryder-Taylor, general agent for San Antonio,
at the LIGHT office, between 6 and 6:3o this
evening.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-21

Lieut.. w. c. Gorgan, of the U. S. A., is at
the Menger hotel.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-21

Ii your watch stops take it to Emerson.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-21
ENGLAND AND RUSSIA.

London, February IS A dispatch
from st. Petersburg to the Daily Tele-
graph says: Russian journals express
the warmest gratitude to the English
ministry for the tone it has adopted in
replying to questions in parliament re-
garding Russian affairs.