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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-09-22

A LOT of fine blooded cattlejust i'm
ported from Scotland were killed in a
a railroad collision at Ashland, Ohio,
Monday.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-09-22

THE Murrain is prevailing among
cattle in McMinn county. Thirty
cows having died in that county with
the disease in two weeks.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-09-22

Mr.. Jerry Blackwell, farmer in
Walker county. Ga, eighty-one years
of age, has made seventy successive
crops. He deserves chrome and a
pension from the government.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-09-22
OUR AGENTS.

A COUNTERPART Of the new postal
note has turned up already.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-09-22
sPURLOCK, PAGE q co.

At the old stand of VIM. Litterer
& Co., 80 South Market street, may
be seen one of the largest and hand
soonest stocks of drugs and druggists
sundries in the city. Mr.. H. q. Spur.
lock, the senior member of the firm, is
one of the best posted men in the trade
in this or any other State, and with
the assistance of his associates, R. E.
Page. E. M. Neal and T. l. Webb, all
good business men, they can hardly
fail of success. They have determined
to compete with Eastern markets and
solicit trial order.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-09-22
Nashville's Wholesale Drug Trade.
PENDLEToN, THOMAS g. co.

Among the representatives of the
Wholesale drug trade we find Pendle.
ton, Thomas q Co. doing a splendid
business. They are men of experience,
reliable, and carry a large stock of
fresh goods, which they guarantee to
give satisfaction both in quality, style
and price. Give them call.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-09-29

Ar Glasgow, Mo-. ON the 10th, Agnes Raft,
| mourning faithless lover, suicided by drown
ing in a ditch.
On the 10Th at ST. Paul, Ind, James Cool
was shot and killed in a Justices court, by
S.las Travers.
On the 10th P0mp Forest and Butcher
knife Bill went to Joel Fowler's ranch near
Soeorro \. NJ. with the intention Of wiping
ont Fowler. The parties met. and Z" Butcher
knlfe Bill was killed at the first fire. POmp
escaped INTO a cabin and put a ball into his
I eWn BRAIN IN preference to surrendering.
'JN the 10Th John Watson was shot and killed
by Hugh Campbell, at Pittsburg, Pa. Several
OF the gang TO which Watson and Campbell be-
longed were convicted and sentenced to prison
on the testimony Of Campbell and the two quar-
relied about the matter.
Rev. JAMES KENILo of Brooklyn, n. Y, on
the 18th eut his wifes throat with a carving
knife, and then jumped from the fourth storv
window TO the sidewalk sustaining fatal iniur-
les. Insanity is given as the cause.
In a running fight at Ute Creek. Col. on the
18th, Don Macedonia Aragon killed two COW
boys and then fell dead from wounds received.
HENRY MosHER, who murdered his two com
panlons near Cheyenne, was taken from iail on
the 18th by masked mob and hanged
IL hight over game Of cards at Little Mis-
souri,. Dak., one cowboy was killed and au-
other wounded
4 DENTIST has been victimzing farmers IN
the vicinity of HiIlsboro. III. His mode of
operation was to stop at a house, pull teeth for
nothing, take first payment on false teeth with.
the promise to call again IN a few davs and
finish his labors, and then depart for pastures
fresh.
THREE criminals sawed through the grating
of a window Of the Delphi. Ind. Jail. on the
18th. and escaped.
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Aneedotes OF Abraham Lincoln.

Mrs. Alice D. Shipman's "Reninis-
cences Of Illinois Pioneers, published
n the September number of the Phren-
illogical Journal, state Of Col. " II.
Davidson that, though he supported
Douglas in the contest of 1860, never
theIess 50 Lincoln. after mis- Inaugural
ton, wrote To Col. Davidson offering g
him any Office he might think fit to name,
proposing himself the secretarvship of
the treasury" The origin of LincOln's
intimacy with Joshna T. Speed Is thus
related: 'fMr. Speed began his busi-
ness life as a merchant in Springfield,
H., whera he was settled when Mr.. Lin
coin came there 70 open a Law office.
One day as he was sitting In his store IN
an interval Of leisure. Mr.. Lincoln,
whose ingrained awkwarlness was then
aggravated by youth, came up TO the
counter, and accosted him with visible
embarrassment. I want TO know.
Speed. he said, the cost OF a bedstead
and bed, adding rough description
which indicated the cheapest kind of
both. What you want, answered Mr..
Speed. VIII cost you about SI7. At
this Lucolu's Jaw dropped, and a pain
spread over his c0untenance. Mr..
Speed, noticing the look, and rightly IN
terpreting It to signify that the price ex-
ceeded LincOln's $ means, quickly added !:
8 Mr.. Lincoln, I have a proposition TO
make you. Nv partner has Just got
married. and his bed IN my room up
stairs is vacant. Ii You are willing TO
occupy It, and share my room with me,
YOU are more than welcome The pain
ful expression Instantly vanished from
LincOIn's face as, with J few simple
words Of thanks, he accepted the offer
and disappeared In a short time he re-
appeared with pair Of oId-fashioned
saddle-bags on his arm, and, directed by
his new friend, shambled up stairs to
the designated room 4 minute had
scarcely passed before he shambled
down again, and as he reached the shop
room cried out, his face beauing with
iocund content, Well, Speed, I've
moved. Henceforward unto death Lin.
colin aud Speed were bosom friends.
LoHD RONALD COVER IN his Remln
1sceEces says that DIsraeii has an lmpaB
sive face and Mr.. R0den Noel says i
was ike 4 mask.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-09-29

BATAVIA, o., September 18.-About
1853 there came a stranger to the neigh
borhood Of LUck's mill, N this county,
some four miles back Of Moscow on the
Ohio River. He rented of a farmer
ndned Abrams 4 log house standing on
the bank of Indian Greek. In this
wretched tenement the stranger, David
Hensley, lived alone for three years.
He IS said to have been Of a sullen dis
spnsltlon, and never inclined to talk with
his nelghbors, who all believed he had
seen better days and possessed large
Sums of money. In the summer of
1858 this strange man disappeared as
mystenOusiv as he had come, leaving
his rough furniture, scantv bedding.
and few cooking utensils undisturbed.
L5 was the opinion Of most Of the neigh
bors that Hensley had been murdered,
or, being connected with some notorious
band of couuterfeiters, had secretly fed
10 avoid arrest, or escape some danger
that threatened him. After Henslev'sd dis
appearance suspicion fell upon a man
named Collier, one who might have dealt
foully with Hensley. The great mystery
has ct last been solved bva letter received
whole matter and unearths brutal muir
der It was from William Beckstead, of
Silver Creek, Nevada, and stated that on
March 10th he had hired one James
Lewis, stranger, as a farm hand. On
August 22d the team ran away and
Lewis was thrown from the wagon and
so injured that he died the next dav.
Before he died he made confession. in
which be gave some details Of his life.
and said that in 1858 he was travelling
N southern Ohio and approached a
house 10 get some food. when he saw
a light N the cellar and saw a man con-
ceallng something under stone which
he believed to be money. He after
ward called on the man, and recognized
him as David Hensley, whom he knew
in Tennessee, and that night broke into
the cellar audshad Just unearthed a box
of money from the biding place when
Hensley entered, and Ia the scuffie
which eUsued was killed. He hid Hen
slev's body ~ a deep gulley, took
3, 700 II gold and currency. and
buried a large part of the money IN
gold and silver, describing the
place. The confession was printed IN a
Moscow paper, and Tor the past four
days the whole region adjacent to the
murder has been tramped over by thou
sands Of excited people, looking for the
secreted specie. These visitors have
dug up acres of ground, and are still en-
gagged In their explorations. There is a
suspicion IN the miGds Of some that it
was discovered last night ard taken
away by party from Camp
bell County, Kentucky. This party
arrived Sunday noon and departed at
midnight very mvsterlOusly, and the
ferrymau who took them over the Ohio
River, said their sack had something IN
1t that ratified, and be believes it con-
tanned silver The site OF the murder Is
near the rendezvous 0f Ben Hess, the |
leader of the greatest band of counter
feiters that ever infested the Ohio val !
ley, and who, half a century ago, was |
sent to the penitentiary, and when his |
term Of sentence expired, hed to the |
southwest, where his exploits became |
on a still greater scale.
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One Way Of Playing Poker

From the Portland OregonianI
William Petty was arrested Yesterday
for creating a disturbance in an uptown
saloon. He was taken to the city iail,
aud upon being searched, there was
found upon him, among other things,
two United States coins mutilated IN a
most peculiar manner. One was a
twenty dollar gold piece and the sther a
silver dollar. Upon one side of each
coin was followed out a place nearly
equal IN size to a hve-dOllar piece. In
this was fitted couple of springs which
connected with a sliding piece of the
rim, and which were intended to hold
within this hollow a small mirror: thus,
while lying unprotected on the table at
an angle of forty-dve degrees, behind
stack OF similar coin, IN front of the
dealer, the latter could, by little cas-
ilv acquired skill, know by means of the
mirror to a certainty every card held by
any one or all OF his opponents. A man
who should chance 10 play IN any game
where this little 50 racket" was being
worked by a successful Z" greek - would
be absolutely giving his money away,
without even having the excitement of
possible chance for winning. This
game is not unknown to professional
gamblers, but probably is to the gen
eral public. The coins IN the posses
sion Of Petty had evidently never been
used, and some little fault about them
brought the conclusion that they had
only Just been made The work was
evidently done by ieweler or some 9TH
er skilled mechanic, as a novice could
not Lave prepared them so neatly.
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Queer Oriental Diplomacy.


The ameer has Just received a severe
check IN diplomatic encounter IN which
he has been engaged. a report of the
incident, we may remark, reaches us
from two entirely separate sources, N
almost identical terms. The ameer is
naturally anxious TO csnciliate his great
opponent, Sindar Mahomed Hasan Of
Terah. and with this view recently sent
to him a letter along wish certain pres
ents. The letter contained the follow
ing words:
Thou knowest well that L have never,
IN my whole life, injured thee; nor hast
thou at any time injured me. And,
moreover, 1t Is evident to all that thou
hast never reaped single advantage
from thy friendship to the cause of
Yakub Khan and Ayub Khan. o friend;
come to me IN peace, and let Us be recon
cIled. If thou requlrest security from
me, [ viii send the Blessed Koran, bear
ing the impression Of my own signet
ring, and il shall be sent TO thee by any
trusted Sirdars whom thou mayest
select. :
The implacable Mahomed of Teran
was equal to the occasion. He replied:
% ameer, I believe thy word. I
trust thy promises. Send me the sealed
Koran by the hand of one my murdered
riends. Send it by either Gen. Mo-
AIMED Jan of Cabul, or by Azmatulia
Gizai, or by Mulla Abdul, whom thou
has slain II secret.
It must be admitted that the ameer
Is hardly a match for the Sirdar with
the pen but at the same time 1t is always
dangerous TO induIie IN repartee at the
expense Of a conqueror.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-09-29

ELMIRA, \. Y, September 2I.-
Though the Sheldrake, Y. Y, regatta
III which Charles E. Courtney was to
have rowed yesterday was indefinitely
postponed, 1t IS not given up on Court
ney's account. Very quietly ana with
scarcely any announcement to the sport
ing world, the scene of the contest
against time was changed to Union
Springs, the big oarsman's home. There
he row@d yesterday afternoon on a bet
OF 81, 900 to beat the best three-mile
record with a turn, which was lowered
to 20:I4 by Teemer at the Pullman re-
gatta IN the spring. The bet was between
James 81. Brister LII the negative, Court.
ney's former hacker, and John 81. Greek,
of New York, and Whitman, of Mime
sofa, IN the affirmative, the former bet
ting Courtney couldn't equal or beat
Ieemer' record. 4 SPECIAL from Union
Springs says that without any demon
strat1On the brawny oarsman, with bis
backer and few friends on one side,
and sports holding negative views and
money on the other, got together with a
few hundred country people this after
noon To witness the trying of aquatic
~eL-~Att7-CAAos Sshf A%elEAC 40 do
as a sea Of glass, and it was evident
before Courtney took his seat in the shell
that no obstacles which had formerly
been urged as excuses for defeat and
failure confronted him. In a manner
fully satisfactory to both sides he was
given a fine send-otf and sped away
straight Us an arrow under the influence
OF that steady, even, magnificent stroke
which sporting men, and oarsmen ID
particular, learned long ago to admire.
Courtney had said TO his friends: f" L
know what [ can do on water even with
out being pushed, and I'm going to do
1t this time. You may bet all YOU want
on that. When to-day he started with his
standard stroke of 30 to the minute he ap-
peared as frequently before at starting
but 1t was at the finish or thereabouts
that his opponents expected he would
begin TO weaken, if at all. They we're
asrounded to see him keep up the same
speed without materially quickening his
stroke till the three miles and the turn
were covered, and he had made the best
time on record, N twenty minutes and
five seconds-nine seconds better than
the st previous time. Some say the
course was short, but they have been
invited to measure 1t,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-09-29
SPORTING.


In bicycle race at Springfield
H., on the 18th INST, VIM. Woodside.
the Irish bicycle champion, was violent
" thrown TO The ground, breaking his
left arm IN two places.
A FREE-FoR-ALu regatta was sailed on
the Sth by the Lake Geneva Yacht Club.
Ia which thirteen yachts participated. J.
,. Rumsey's yacht Nettie winning the
tirst-ciass prize and J. 0. Letters Lucie
taking the prize for second-class yachts.
}. W. BROwS, of Long Sutton, Eng.
land, on the 18th of last month. accom-
pllshed the feat of riding a bicycle 255I
miles IN tWenty-four hours. This is the
fourth time within a month that he has
ridden over 200 miles in twentv-folr
hours.
GEORGE z. SLOssoN has issued q
challenge to Jacob Schsefer to pIav q
game OF billiards for the balk-iine
championship emblem and a stake of
5000 side, and has deposited $3.50 in
the hands Of Thomas Foley, of Chicago,
as a forfeit.
HE Chicago Driving Park names Oc-
tober 6th to I3th for the fall trotting
meeting, with s16, 600 in purses. The
programme gives the 800, 2:30, 2:23,
2:40, 2:26, 2:19 and free-for-all trotting
classes, and 2:20, 800, 2:25. 2.30 and
tree-for all PAGERS.
The following are the winnings of
Parole since his debut on the turf In
1875: 1875, IS, 800; 1876, S8, 103: 1877,
214. $40; 1873, SS, $50; 1879, SI9. 4O3. so;
1880, STA 1881, 50, $50; 1882. So
OPS; 1888, so far, 81, $50; a grand total
of $50, ,I39.
Ir Is stated III Louisville that Capt.
Stubbs, whc has recently been giving
exhibitions OF his skill as a shot in New
York, has deposited with Col John N.
Barbour, president of the Louisville
Sportsman's Association, 81, 600 for Il
match with Dr. Carver for s., 900. to be
shot in Louisville on November 22I.
TS addition to the gaze of billiards,
5000 points balk line. arranged to be
played at Paris in October between
Maurice Vignaux, Of that city. and
Jacob Scb8fer. Of Chicago, Viguaux
has sent another challenge offering to
play SchREer a game for the champion
ship of the world, according to the
rules. The rules provide for 500 points
and 81, 600 g. side
The following table shows the stand
ing Of the League clubs at the close OF
the games on the 18th Insr.:
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NEWS OF THE WaEh.
Or kEzGE.

ADvIcEs from Copenhagen dated the DIST.
state that news was received from Prof. Nerds
Eenjold's polar expedition via Thursa. Scot
land They started from Autleisksvick and
reached distance Of $50 BllOmeters lab0ut
30 miles, inland. the furthest point north
reached by any expedition. They report tie
whole region an ice desert and no omen water
| IN sight.
SIX hundred peasants, armed with rifles and
/ cudgels, assembled at Gradesez. Montenegro.
and shouted =. We won't belong to Hungary. a
force OF soldiers, sent TO disperse them. vYa5
resisted and the troops hred, killing ten and
woundlng many more.
TEN thousand weavers are idle owing to q
strike IN Great Britain.
J. B. ELKI,E d Co, London Eng merchants.
failed on the 2Ist. Liabilities 100000.
i DISPATCH from st. Johns, \. B.. dated the
10th, says the banker Flying Arrow, crew Of
?, and the schooner Freedom. a crew of 6.
ioundeFed IN the gale OF the 30th, and all hands
lost.
a DEATH from cholera was reported on the
20th from the Sligo County, ireland. hos
pItai.
By an explosion Of ire damp IN mine at
Unna. Westphalia, on the 18th, fifteen miners
We're killed.
Ar Southesk, N. B.. on the 10th, two men
quaTreled about q dog, when one Of them
dubbed the other to death.
ADvICEs from London on the 18th say O'Don-
nell. the slayer of Inforner Caery, was born II
County Donegal. ireland, he lived for several
years in the United States. returned to Ire
land but did not Join the invinelbles, and was
on his way TO Cape Town to seek new home
at the time of the shooting.
A SIHLLIsT organ is still being secretly print
ed in Russia. and its articles denounce the car
and his policy.
A MURDERER named Holtz was guillotined on
tie 18th at Rheims. About 50, 600 people wit
messed the execution.
Or the 18th 300 se2men left PARIS, France.
for active service en- the war vessels at Ton
quIn.
JAMES IcDEEaoTT, of Brooklyn. n. l.. ar
rested in London, Eng. for connection with
dynamite cuusuiratOrs was released from
Erlson on the 18TH for want of sufficient evi-
dence.
OK the 18th O'Donnen, the murderer of
Carey, the iufJrmer. was landed IN jail at South
ampton.
4 MASS meeting of the Irish National League
was held on the 18th at Carrick-0n-Shannon. at
which $4,000 persons were present. The
speakers urged the people TO perseyere IN their
land
ONE Of the chamberIains of the czariua Of
huss1a being dctected ia placing uihIlistic doe
uTnents IN that lady'S bOHdUr. and fearing the
consequences committed suicide on the l7th
THE bark Brittania was lost or Sable Island
n. =. during yhe storm of the 18th. The can
taIn's wife, JhFee children. and eight of the
crew were drowned The captain and three Of
tie crew were rescued.
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For Kicking His Wifi.

4 newspaper correspondent who has
recently made 4 visit TO the Massachu-
setts states prison at Concord. relates an
interesting incident which many VIII be
inclined TO look upon as illustrative of
the fact that divine retribution is not
always delayed IN It's application until
future life IS entered upon. He says
was standing IN the main hall. en-
gagged IN conversation with the deputy
warden, when [ observed an old man adj
vancing through the corridor who was
dragging his right leg behind him. It
was perfectly useless, and hung Ike a
mass of lead. [ asked the warden about
his history, and he told me that he had
been sentenced for life for kicking his
wife TO death, and that soon after he
entered prison the leg which he had used
for that purpose began to grow useless,
and till now 1t was entirely devoid Of
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-09-29
The nnke and the Snoh.
From the Family Herald.


The following amusing story OF an
English nobleman. recently deceased, IS
told By correspondent of a contempo-
rary: The duke" he says, "was
once III church when a collection was
announced for some charitable object.
The plate began to go round and the
duke carefully put his hand into his
pocket and took out a form, which he
laid on the pew before him, ready to
be transferred TO the plate. Beside him
sat a little snob, who, noticing this
action, initiated 1t by SYSTEMATICALLY
LAYING a sovereign alongside the ducal
form. This was too nIlch for his grace,
who jlppel his hand into bis pocket
again aad pdlled out another form,
which he laid by the side of the first
The little snub followed suit By laying
another sovereign beside the first. His
grace quietly added third form, which
was capped by third sovereign cn the
part Of the little snob. Out came a
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at Chilli. and went back to England.
There he enlisted and saw nearly four
years of service in the British army.
Once when he was quartered at Alder
shot, few miles from London. he wrote
TO his father for. his mothers address
and received word that she was dead.
Afterhis discharge he found employ
ment IN Liverpool, and married there IN
1868. In 1870 he came again to this
country, impelled by a strong desire to
find out why his father had left his
mother so unceremonioUsIy, but no sat
isfactory explanation was given. The
father died not long after, and a man
who had worked with him here and re-
turned to England not long ago acci-
dentally came across his wife, now over
20, IN a London book -bindery. and
placed her in communication with her
son. The latter, after being satisfied by
correspondence that there was no mis-
take, sent the old lady passage ticke {
and some money.
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Refrihntian
From the Evansville Argus.

ltrpm the Evansville argus.
And can nothing cause you to change
your decision, Mildred ?"
Nothing. Ny viii Is like iron.
But yesterday [ was a timid, trusting
girl, whose every heartbeat was for yon:
to day [ am woman, and the trusting
heart of yesterday has turned to ice.
Co" And she stately pointed to the
garden gate.
% Oh, Mildred, my lost darling. -
cried Heneage, starting 70 his feet with
a dull moan, do you realize what this
viii drive me to ?"
But Mildred only muttered "Go." 4"
and sternly pointed to the garden gate.
Then up rose Heneage. In place Of the
supplicating look of entreaty there was on
his face the stony glare of dspair
Clinching his hands he gave her one
look and rushed wildly through the
yard.
But see. Only few steps and there
Is a start, shrek of mental agony: the
strong arms are lifted for a moment
wildly IN the air and the body of Heneaoe
Sturtevant with thud falls back Iife.
less upon the sward.
The clothes line had caught him inst
an inch under the chin.
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a STEAMER BURNED.
FoIai Destruction OF the Magnificent
Louis This Morning-SOthfng but Her
iron Hull Saved-rhe Loss Estimated
!, az S60,o60-ryvo Barges also Consumed.

ST. Louis, September 22.-About 3
O'Clock this morning the handsome pas
seDger steamer Gem City, which had
been IN winter quarters for two weeks
burned to the waters edge. The boat
lay at the foot OF Dercas Street and the
flames were seen some time before the
alarm was turned in. The fire spread
tee quickly for the department
10 De OF any service and IN less than
three quarters Of AN hour from the
time the fire started, the boat was
destroyed. Only the huh, which is of
iron, and the machinery remain. The
Gem City was built two years ago and
piled between St. Louis and St. Paul.
1twas the fastest boat on the upper riv-
ers and belonged to the St. Louis and
St. Paul Packet Company, Com. David
son, president. The loss Is estimated at
$50, goo. Two Of the company's bargeB
were also burned. They were insured
for almost full value.