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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-08-10
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few days ago. d Chicago reporter detailed
to 20 among the liquor and find out their senti-
nent in regard TO the temperance which il
sweeping over the country, and what would be done
BY them TO check the same. As the dispatches have
already stated, there will, n rule, he to tho
bitter end the part Of the liquor dealers on any
prohibtory legislation. Some, however not in
that everything. in the prohibition States, is
working satisfactorily. State Street liquor dealer.
in proof Of this, showed the reporter the following
letter:
KANSAS CITY, July 25-Desr should have
answered before, but have been too busy In reply
to your question to business, can say il never
better, and I must decline your proposition to
return to Chicago. You know our trade was prinoi-
pally in Kansas, and how discouraged ! when
the bill passed. Business down TO almost moth
ing for three months and then it began 10 pick up
in the way Of small package trade, and has stead
ily increased since, that, strange as IL may
seem. making dollars now where We made
quarters then will explain First, We are selling
one-half vhiskey; second, IL is all sent G. o..
D., have no bad debts; third, sell in
to pay for /. before he opens and a.o hecause any
whiskey must taste good out there, where man has
virtually to smuggle it, fourth, trade takes care OF
itself, and have dispensed with the services of
salesman in the temperance State. We actually arc
sending stuff out there that would burn n hole
through the stomach Of n life patron Of q country
drug store and still the trade grows and they think
it great goods. VIII be in Chicago. September 4.
Yours truly, -.
If this be true, the manner in which st. John
ried the day in the communities where the prohibi-
ton Law il well known to be dead-letter may easily
be accounted for.-Learenrorh Times.
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y great desl of wheat in this County. that
was not stacked before the rans, has commenced
sprouting, and is badly damaged. A large proper.
ton Of the oats is alse damaged in the same way.
II is too bad, that amer raising such fine crop,
il cannot all he saved
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n SAYS one, 'Kendalrs SPAWN Cnre is the best
lniment for human flesh ever used,- and thousands
have extolled il in similar terms.
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Obituary..
JONATHAN.

HAD ~ k.r- t.
coup,r low, mi, ss,h C,Ii.,, zif. .fU n Go,,
and daughter Of John and Lydia Cress aged 81 years.
2months, 3days They were married December 18th,
'SO, and moved to Doniphan County, Kan, the
first of the following year, and remained in that
vicinity until the summer Of 1875, when they re-
turned to Linn County, and settled near her girl
hoods home, where she has lived aud died 40 wor-
thily. She was beloved by all who knew her. She
wasa faithful friend, kind neighbor, and loving
wife and mother. She became a member Of the NJ.
T. Church in girlhood, and remained consistent
member OF said church until her death, She had
one little daughter to preeede her to that bourne
from whence no traveller yet returned. sho leaves
dear husband and two ehildren' an aged father,
three brothers, and two sisters with many other
relatives and friends, to ourn their loss, which TIVE
trus Is her eternal gain She told Ms, on her death
bed, her only desire for life was that she might help
to raise her little children who are now motherless
but We mourn not as those who have no hope, for
she gave Us every evidence that her trust was not in
the Pnny arm OF man. but was placed in the all
powerful blood Of erucihed and risen Savior
hhie she had strength 10 taik she was never tired
Of telling OF the goodness and mercy OF God, in for
giving her sins Almost her last words on the sub
ject OF her salvation were, The Lord IL my sheP-
herd; shall not sanf. Bless bis holy Name May
the Lord bless TINS dispensation OF MS providence
to the berearea ones the prayer OF tne writer
rz- Woman, Peril, ar. Driven from Homc.
ms, ,ubli.hod NV T. r. Peter.on & Bro,ber. /. now
e,iuj ;,,.,..,i,v original. and rational. and iii
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The Elixir Of Life.

That purely vegetable compound, Burdock Blood
Bitier., may be justly termed the Eiirir Of Life
pleasant and effective medicine, it imparts strength
and vitality to the entire system. Price $780, For
sale hy D. C. Sinclair & Bro, Troy.
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Ask druggists for "Roueh on Rata" 1t elears out
rats mice, bedbugs, reaches. vermin. fes- ants in
.ects- l5c. per box.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-08-10

r A full feeling after meals, dyspepsia, heart
barn, and general i'll health, relieved by Browns
Iron Ritters
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~. The taxes in this County will be slightly 70
duced from those of last year. The County levy is
reduced ono mill.
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TO "h'" may 'nterrsf:
by request oil Prof ke'd, at present canrassing
TINS County as agent Tor oohneons Cyciopfdia'
have carefully compared the WORK ne represents
Win the ahereah' F" "ork WHICH, nhti TINS inter
pubea'ion stood second TO none ont the britannica
as CycloP~dia oil useful knowledge Upon close
examination Of the respective merits OF the TWO
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special prominence To American topics; and that
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sve treatise Of all that the American contains be-
sides giving due reference to thousands OF important
subjects which the latter onits Another excellent
characteristic OF this work is the general ci"''hcn
ton OF it's subject mater-a feature that especially
commends IT, not only to teachers ns an indisPen-
sable aid to schoolroom work. but also to advanced
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and also to the general reader; and for the above
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merit. compared with price, the best CycioPrdia
published. ID. ID. kosE.
I have examined Johnsons Cyclopcdia. In illns-
trton in the ability Of contributors in the puri
" of its language and more than all, in accuracy
il ercels any work have seen. B.F NIHAEr
"
neither gov q: 'onn OK si'' nor''i a'enaeo inc
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P' s'' o. '""' "o''f "chue" y" eo'ie'
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non'P""h 'o"nS' ai'e' '"e oeies"'es sore eiected'
nc mas u" uSe i"r 'ne coiore" PeoPio vi p"npnhh
Nouhs' '""-' vi 'he'n earn '"eir h'mg' anu CAST
.heii own woes. Inc KIND OF oolored people that
o. '"nh e"res ior, arc honue OF pa"Pers oro'sht
from inc South' VINO are kept oy means Oh bcgging
throughout inc has'' anu are "sed py ~. 'ohn and
ms entenans 10 override the votes oil Old and tried
hepnohcans "t primary elections. 4
"e"re glad to learn that the white Cloud eeie-
or'uoh wasa Pheasant ana'r ana success without
tne PROMISED pig guns. Inc eoiofod people OF hite
.iouu VIII nhn 70 their ih'eres, 10 near IN mind
iheir o'" ir'snas vi years gone ps-meh VINO S'ood
oy 'ne'n ana deien"ea 'ne'r nsn' IRON inc START
We nave IN our in'ha mnh VINO u io-day pemo-
cr't, hhu WHO Heiu saves IN hisroufl until thc war
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-08-10

~ The largest livery owner in Maine uses Ken
dalrs SPAWN Cure, with the best of success.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-08-10

n There will be no meeting of the County Board
until the regular meeting in October, uness special
meeting 10 hereafter called.
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X, OF m.

r,pv I1-I,e No I3I7 knights Of Honor meets the SOC
,d and faTt FRIDAY evcngs in zach month, In Odd Eel
i.w-' HALL Boders' Bank .,,o,x I,
R,ps.,I wnkNsdS Reporter.
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A Heayy swell.

Jacob II. Bloomcr, Yirgille, n. Y. writes: Thorn
a.. Eelertric Oil cured badly swollen neck and sore
throat in forty eight hours My wife was also enre
of a lame foot in twcnty-four hours" For sale by
ID. C. Sinclair & Bro, Troy.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-08-10

- Farmers can now depend upon getting their
grinding done promptly, at the Severance Mills
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Boots and Shoes.

n 90 to MeCrum & Governs for Severance
Snowflake Flour
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n ID. C. sinslair's mother. and Mr.. Holloway
Mira sinclair's father, arrived from Adrian Michi
gan, Saturday evening.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-08-10

r. Mrs. Flickinger and Josie returned from their
Eastern visit last week
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~ new harness shop is in operation, in the
room lately vacated by Henry Case.
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II Miss Ida Brown has had a relapse. and Is in
n more critical condition than before.
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gutaI SKATERS.

p. NV ,,h.r knEth 81 time, In soeogdAnoe VIE 's
-. ra;,s 1hirh apply enly to regular sdveHHnns'
1.-,a.., card, Of 5 limos or asA. y yosI H..
-, is-.i ,od tTrnsent Advertisements q pe1 M
81 al n.e4ior and 50 cents pr square for esoh saos~
sii 1850 win be charged 50 per cent extra; and
.si,rrsj sd,r~tisens-nts and personnel cnmmuhe.oes
s..Ii. pri,. I<esla 10 rents per ilne ih nhk'e
800. pn,r In. fBr subsequent insertions an
We, liprs 81 rslid Eoupsreil make ene e9us -. An
Et. n h.6 q asre and sysr. counted % fuli
sfuare. - ,.-tie.d IA ill he eh,rs.
- -. n orr.;fyng In addition % the regular rntea
Trrsicut advertisements must be pad for m'A'sey ~
sdvznee -. ...I~. O.
u 4. the tirsa~ win admit All Job WOIk mus - P1a
E,r when taken from the Office
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MONEY TO LOAN,

NJ Il CHURCH-Serrioess every Sabbath; at lct A n,
We snd u r N. Prayer meeting every Ih9rsny even
In. ). bIDDIopN, IHe'"i-
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Money 10 Lean,

Money 90 Loan,
At low rates, On long time. n. PRICE,
24jancso. Troy, Kansas
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umi wanting good -four, should get the Sever
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THE REV. GEO. II. THAYER, of Bourbon, Ind,
says Both myself and wife owe orr lives to shi-
ioh's Consumption Cure
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-08-10

" Flows and Cultivators at Leland's
at St Joe prices.
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~ Colonel Tug Wilson is already spoken Of for
C0ngrcss.-lugusta CArossiele
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-08-10

ARE Y0U MADE Miserable by indigestion, Con-
stpaton, dizziness, loss Of appetite, yellow skin
Shiloh's vitalizer is q positive cure.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-08-10

~ Parasols and Fans. in full assortment and 10
test styles, at VAS BUssIRK & BKEckESKpGEs
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-08-10

A NASAL INJECTOR free with each bottle Of
Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy. Price 50 cents
The above preparations are for sale BY d. c. Sim
clair Bro, Troy; J. A. Campbell, Severance; A. s.
Campbell, Highland.
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Cone 90 See Us.

Large stock of Boots and Shoes, just
received, at Leland's.
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WHY WILL YOU cough, when Shilohs Cure, will
give you immediate relief Price 10 eta, 50 cts,
and Il.
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In.titutc Notes.

Enrolment, the first day, g..
All the school marms are in attendance.
Prof. Knowles, we hope, will gain in favor among
the teachers
Miss Mora Dunleavy the fret to enruH in the
Institute.
Miss Ella NeKernan VIII i,- employed again a,
lola.
Bro. Marshall win WELD the birch at Severance,
during the coming year.
Prof. Wharf was warmly greeted by all the teach
ers.
n. l.. Edwards is doing mare hard work thmn any
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COSeo hsve them "'|fum @
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FOR DYSPEPSIA and Liver Complaint, You
have printed guarantee every bottle of Shilohs
vitalizcr. IL never fails to cure
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Apple and Peach Parer,.

The best and cheapest ever invented. Call on
=. NJ. PARKER.
iw. Banner Mills, Troy.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-08-10

"HACKAETACK." lasting and fragrant per.
fume Price IS and 50 eeuts
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" The lootins Of the Federal Treasury BY the
forces Of Arab Robson continues. Argns.
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Apple. and Pcaehe. wanted.

The highest market price will be paid for eating
and cooking apples and peaches, by
JOIN JlGER,
West side Public Square. Troy. Kansas.
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SHILOH'S CATARRH BENEDY-a positive cure
for catarrh. Diphtheria, and Canker Mouth.
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AGENTS.

AGENTS.
JAMES H. BATES a P.rh Eov New Iok
N FETTENGILL 4 CO.. - Park Rsv. New faL
IoWKLL & CHBsAAN, ST. Louis, No
TITS PAPER may be to,End on Ole At Gso,Ss i Z.
Using Bar-sa 90 Spruce 81 vhers sav,rtsaning con
trart. mar be made for II IN NEW fohk.
q. o. O. y.
Trsy City L.ig. No y Ineets every SATURDAY nsn
Order are cordially invts TO attend ,o,,-,y ~ r.
Az. a. A. VI.
rr,, I,ir, No 81 L. r. and A. NJ. meets In their Hal,
a.t N.pdsy in each month before full and second
nSho'S ALBERT PERRY. W. N.
D. C. sNcLIIk, Ses-
TROY Chapter No. L. T. A NJ. hold their meetings on
uhs hrst Monday aftet full nosIn mn
JAMES ID. WILLIAMSON, ii. 4.
D. c. SINCLAIR Sc.
w.th-ns Iadg. No "a. A. p. A. n. meets at their
Hall ,y.ry saturday on before the fun moon and every
I've thereaftI Visiting Srethren arc S2Ir,S IN
1tted 10 attend. hAANA W.
g. PoIkTs1I. scr.
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sHILOHs CURE will Immediately relieve Group,
whooping Cough, and Bronchitis.
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money. as.hzs
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n d. C. snslair's mother, and Mr.. Holloway,
Mira Sinclairs father, arrived from Adrian, Michi-
| gan. Saturday evening.
~. The taxes in this County will be slghtly 70
duced from those of last year. The County levy ia
reduced ono mill.
~ new harness shop is in operation, in the
| room lately vacated by Henry Case.
II Miss Ida Brown has had relapse, and is in
| more critical condition than before.
| r. Mrs. Flickinger and Josie returned from their
| Eastern visit last week.
THE REV. GEO. II. THAYER, of Bourbon, Ind,
says Both myself and wife owe orr lives to Shi-
iohs Consumption Cure
ARE YOU MADE Miserable by indigestion, Con.
stipation dizziness, loss Of appetite yellow skin
Shioh's Vitalizer is q positive cure.
I WHY WILL YOU cough, when shilohis Cure, viii
give you immediate relief. Price 10 eta, 50 cts,
and IL.
SHILOH'S CATARRH BEMEDY-a positive cure
for catarrh. Diphtheria, and Canker Mouth.
"HAcKMETACK," lasting and fragrant per.
fume. Price IS and 50 cents.
| sHILoHs CURE will Immediately relieve Group,
Whooping Cough, and Bronchitis.
FOR DYSPEPSIA and Liver Complaint, you
have printed guarantee every bottle of Shilohs
vitalizcr. IL never fails to cure.
A NASAL INJECTOR free with each bottle of
shiloh's Catarrh Remedy. Price 50 cents.
The above preparations are for sale BY D. C. Sim
clair & Bro, Troy; J. A. Campbell Severance; A. s.
Campbell, Highland.
Apples and Peaches Wanted.
The highest market price will be paid for eating
and cooking apples and peaches, by
JOIN JlGER,
West side Public Square, Troy. Kansas
Apple and Peach Parers.
The best and cheapest ever invented. Call on
=. NJ. PARKER
Nv. Banner Mills, Troy.
~ Parasols and Fans. in full assortment and In
test so At Van 4
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-26
SENATOR HILL
He Submits to Another Surgical
Operation.
No Apprehension of a Serious Re
suit.

PHILADELPHIA, March Ex-senator
Hill, of Georgia, who had an opera
ton performed on his tongue, at JEFF
ferson hospital, in this city, has again
returned for treatment. The physl-
clans of the hospital state that the
wound caused by the former opera
ton has been allowed to heal, when
it should have been kept open A
collection of pus had formed in the
throat, which was relieved upon his
arrival here, by the opening of the
healed wound There was free dis
charge, and the physicians say there
is no apprehension of serious result,
and that there will be no necessity
for another operation
The present condition of the Sens
ator would permit his leaving, but
he desires to remain until he is sat
isfed that the relief is permanent.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-26
Funds forthe Sufferers.

New ORLEANS, La, March 23.-
So far, the relief committee report
$4,000 in cash contributions, be-
sides lumber and other supplies.
They propose, at present, to raise
$4,000, most of which will be in
vested in forage for stock, if the is
sue of government rations is con,
tinued. The Louisiana commissioners
have asked the Secretary of War for
$4,000 more rations, half of them to
be delivered here by the 25th and
the balance by the 1st proximo.
The crevasse at Mound Plantation,
on Bayou Crosse Tete, east bank, is
reported doing great damage to the
sugar plantations in that section.
The overflow Of Bayou Crosse Tete
is caused by the water from Point
Coupe crevasse.
A dispatch from the president of
the police jury of West Baton
Rouge Parish, concerning the levees,
says: The river showed a decline of
one half inch last night. We are be
coming we'll fortified all along the
lines, and hope to hold out against
all that may come. Constant
watching is necessary to prevent any
accident. A letter received to-day
reports several houses as being
washed away by the crevasses below
the waterproof, on the rise.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-26
Action of the LOw.Taxers.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 25.-The
State executive committee of the
low tax wing of the Democratic
party adopted resolutions last night
instructing the chairman to call
convention of the Democratic party
in conjunction with the chairman Of
the executive committee of the State
credit wing. In the event of the
State credit wing refusing to issue
joint call, the low tax committee
are instructed to call a convention
May 18th, to nominate a candidate
for Governor. That the people at their
county conventions be requested to
express the sense of the basis on
which the debt should be settled
and whether the question should be
submitted to a direct vote of the
people.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-26
HANGMAN'S DAY.
The Record of a Busy Day With
the Moose.

HARR1sBuRa, Pa, March 24-Frank
and Henry Rumberger were hanged
at 10:40 a. H., for the murder and
robbery of Daniel Troutman. There
were no incidents or accidents
Every thing was done with mechan
ical precision and there were nc
leaves taking or remarks from the
scaffold. One of the men closed his
eyes as he was led from bis cell and
never opened them or spoke word
afterward. The other had his eyes
open, but said nothing. Neither
showed sign Of fear.
MIDDLEBURG, Pa, March "a
Jonathan Meyer was hanged here to-
day for the murder and robbery oi
John Kintzelan and his wife
Gretchin, December 8th, 1877.
Through the delay in removing the
prop, the fall was not sufficient to
break his neck, and death ensued
from stranguhtion, nine and half
minutes after the drop fell. He
showed extreme irmness, declaring
on the seaffold that the murder had
been committed Friday evening,
December 7th, by two parties. He
claimed that he did not participate
in the deed, but that he helped to
rob and burn the premises and
bodies on the following evening.
ANGELINA, n. Y, March "a John
McCarty was hanged here at noon
for the murder of Mackay at Rich
burg, in Allegheny County, in De
cember last. He made a statement
and said that be would commit the
same crime under similar circum-
stances, and that he killed Mackay
in self-defense, and, turning to the
district attorney, who was present,
said: "You are blood thirsty brute,
you are You know, in your heart,
that ! am not guilty of this crime,
Rock ISLAND, Ills M4rch "a
To day at 1:3O p. M, William He'll
wagon was hanged for killing his
daughter in.law, Dora Heilwagon,
on the night of the 5th of Septem>
Der last, Heilwagon made a long
statement, in which he asserted his
own innocence, and in direct terms
charged the murder on his son, hus
band of the woman.
CLEARFIELD, Pa, March 24.-John
A. Neveling, convicted of the mur-
der of Samuel Pennington, February
17th, 1880, was hanged here at 1925
this morning. His neck was broken
by the fall and he died without a
struggle. After he mounted the
scaffoid, the doomed man exhibited
a knife which he had concealed on
his person, and thus demonstrated
that he dad no desire to commit sui
eide.
PIrTsBURa, Pa, March 24.-In the
county court yard in this city, at
noon to-day, Edgar Frank Small
was hanged for the murder of N1eh-
olas Jacoby, in January, 1879. He
protested his innocence to the last,
and adjusted the rope around his
neck himself. There was no other
incident
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-26
Masked Riders in South Carolina.

COLUMBIA, S. c., March 24-Mask-
ed riders have visited the farmers in
this county who were getting their
pastures enclosed, to comply with
the stock law passed by the last leg
islature, which goes into effect April
1st. Threats have been made of in
cendiarism if fences enclosing fields
are removed and parties endeavor to
cultivate unenclosed land. Various
significant devices, such as coffins
with deathsheads and cross-bones
and other tokens of terror, have been
left at the houses of stock-law men,
The recent fire in Richland and one
IN kershaw county are attributed to
the stock law opponents.