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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-26
Joe Blackburn's Pistol,

tFrom the Louisville Courier -JournaI,l
Do you see that old pistolp" asked
Col. Faulkner, showing m antique and
massive. looking weapon to little group
yesterday afternoon. 1t was a heavy
single barreled affair, which had to be
loaded at the muzzle, and was discharg-
ed by cap. 1t had an indcscribable air
of antiquity and solidity about it. Even
the wood looked like it might have been
taken from the keel of the ark, and no
one would have disputed the man who said
the iron barrel was at least as old as the
Crusades: Well, gentleman; this pis-
tol has history. vast brought down
to me from Lancaster by Bill Campbell,
and | am going to send it up to Joe
Blackburn in day or two. This pistol
and another one justlike it were brought
to this country by the ancestors of the
present Blackburn family from Ireland.
They came down through the family till
the civil war, when Joe got them. He
was captured during the war by the feder-
a., and his pistols were taken away
from him. He never heard of them till
during the Thompson trial, when he saw
this pistol in my office at Lancaster.
THAT'S my pistol, said he. IF you
don't believe me, I'll tell you the make.
It's Dunwalk pistol, and then he went
on to identify it. Now, the way it came
in my possession, is this: Twas visiting
an old friend of mine, out in Garrard
County, named Lees Best. 1 got un;p,
the morning aud he gave me t1,TsIi tbs pistol
Ho sad ne was passing passing i5 Dy pawnshop in
'-,3h OinGlnnatl ala saw the pistol in the
WinuoWs an esv sefIe went in and bought it. The
1iia!Gs ~ who had taken it from Joe Black
! ourn had doubtless pawned it, or it may
have passed through a hundred hands
before it reached the pawnbrokers show
window. tried the pistol immediately
by shooting at hawk, and killed the
bird the first shot. 1 afterward found
that the ball went straight to the mark.
Rough as it looks, it's find shooting
piece. l told Joe to take the pistol, but
he forgot it when he left, and 1 will have
to send it up to him."
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-26
How to Carry g Concealed Weapons. y


A certain young man who was tiued in
Cobb superior court the sum of $40 for
carrying pistol concealed, some time
thereafter had occasion to deliver a
pistol to party in town, and, to be on
the safe side, he got ten-foot pole and
tied the pistol on to the end of the same.
He then hoisted the pole to which
danpled the pistol and started across
town. 10 his inter surprise he met
Judge James r. Brown, who was con-
considerably tickled at the p-ecaution act
OF the young man to expose fully to view
the pistol, and he remarked: "That is,
commendable 10 you. l Thought that S49
fine would make you good, law abiding
citizen. The young man expressed The
opinion that tine mode adopted in carry
ing the pistol was not quite as handy,
but it was less costly.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-26
r,vo Vile wrc.chc. Confess.

james I,ulger, indicted at Mavsville, Kv.. for
rape of little girl, has confessed aud asks to
be protected from mob violence His trial was
set for the 18th. The punishment for that
crime 10 Kentucky is death. Frank Jackson,
negro laborer on the farm of Joseph Scbpfer.
near St. Peters, in St. Charles County, Mo-,
was arrested on the 10th inst, on charge Of
debauching two little girls belonging TO
schefer, aged respectively 12 and 13 years.
Jackson, who Is 40 years old and has wife
and family, confessed to tho charge, and said
he had been intimate with the children for
nearly two years. The affair created good
deal of excitement.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-26
The shooting contest between the
Chicunn and St IInuiS uun cl11h la an

The shooting contest between the
Chicago ard st. Louis gun clubs on
Saturday, July 7th, at st. Louis, re-
suited III the defeat of the first named
organization, the st. Louis CLUB killing
$50 birds, while the CMcagos had only
$50 to their credit. After the termina-
tion OF the match, a sweepstake of five
birds each man, 26 yards rise, SIS en-
trance, 4 prizes, 40, 30, 20, 10per cent.
OF the entrance money, was arranged
with all the participants in the
match and two or three outsiders
as contestants. Marks, of Chica-
go, Pierce and Price, Of st. Louis,
divided first money. Farrar, Hutchins,
and Loveday, of Chicago, and Barber, OF
Louisville, divided second money. Gates,
Hayden, and Garrison, of st. Louis, di-
vlded third money. Addington, of st.
Louis, took fourth money.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-26
A Strike Of Ligh,ninr workc,..

After many attempts to gain redress for
their wrongs from their employers, the tclc-
graph operators in the offices of the Western
Union Telegraph Company left their tickers all
over the country at II o'clock on the 18th inst.
Ihe number Of men who left their instruments
is estimated at twenty thousand. Contrarv to
the custom of strikers, however, the fele
graphers' Brotherhood, to which all the tele
graphers belonged, allowed sufficient number
OF men to remain at their desks to han die the
railroad and newspaper work, so that these two
branches OF business should not be paralyzed.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-26
Wind and Rain

A cyclone struck the village of Dodgeville,
Wis, ON the 21st inst, destroying two build.
ings. Mrs. Grace Fault was killed and one of
her children seriously injured. dispatch re.
ceiyed on the 22d inst, says tile small town
OF Elgin, Minn.. was devastated by tornado
on the 2lst, that erased nearly all of its
buildings from their wonted sites. The inhab-
itants were simply appalled, at the destructive
ness made manifest by the storm, and many
families remain without homes, their entire
dwellings being demolished. tits asserted that
nearly every house was blown down. One
person was killed arda number wounded, some
fatally. The wounded are amply provided for.
medical assista having been kludly rendered
by surrounding towns. The pccuniary loss is
not stated
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-26
A Creature Of Habit.
tFrom the New York SUM-

IfFoH tnu New YORK Sun.
A guest in a New York restaurant. af-
ter he had finished his meal and wiped
his lips, stood up and turned off the gas,
What did you do that for?" asked
waiter.
The guest for moment stood aghast.
Well, you see" he said finally, II
generally get home late at night. and
my wife always leaves some meat and
bread on the parlor table for me. When
have eaten my supper 1 put the light
out aud go to bed. 1 forgot where I
was Just now. After all, what am I
but a mere creature of babit ?'
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-26
The Color Line.

A sensational case of miscegcnation developed
at Cleveland, o., on the 18th inst, when
Alonzo Walker. put in an appearance and took
his daughter Eva from a house where she was
doing duty as Il domestic. Some four years
ago, the young lady, who is about 23 wears of
age, ,eloped with Charles Ash, n negro, who was
employed by Mr.. Walker as coachman. Tue
young ladywas overwhelmed with shame and re-
morse, and returned willingly with her father.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-26
Not according,o u1oy1o,

VIII II. Whittlesey. Of Iowa City, a raro id
clerk, rescued Miss Coombs, an orphan nele ess
OF st. Louis, from watery grave at Long
Branch on the 18th inst. Contrary to all pre-.
c9edent, instead of marrying the young man
Iowan with gold watch, and will act as brides.
maid at his wedding, which is to take place
very soon,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-26

JOHN GR1ER, the Oldest man in South
Jersey, died recently mt his residence.
IN Woodbury., Gloucester County, N. j.,
aged 80 years and u days. He leaves
one son, aged SO years, and four dangh-
ters. between so and 70 years of age.
he worked on fam for fifty years.
aud since has been engaged in boating
on the Delaware,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-26
SIliCide.


Information was received on the Goth inst
that II. w. Lord, Jr., son of G,,n, ressm y
hol i.a,,o " StlcIIiYan, mad committed suicide by
jumping from steamer about eighty miles
below Washington, on the Potomac River.
The body was found by some ignorant colored
men, who buried it after it was found. After.
ward one of the men came to Washington with
some keys and addresses which he had take,
from Mr.. Lords pocket.
John Habercorn, an employe of the rolling
mills at Joliet, H.. committed suicide oa the
morning of the 18th, by taking strychnine, and
died in great agony. His inability to pay his
debts, together with the feeling that he could
not free himself from the uss OF whisky, made
him melancholy and he took his lie. The
body of an old man, Nicholas Sheer,
father of Mrs. John Kepler Of st. Joseph,
Mich, was found under the dock near that
place Oh the 18th inst. He had been missing
for two weeks. Ho probably committed sui.
eide. Sophia Wartman, living in Philadelphia,
aged 10, who in April last nearly succeeded 10
killing herself with revolver, almost severed
her head from hor body on the 18th inst,
with razor. She WAS ruined under promise
of marriage. On the night of the 18th inst,
JAS. Hellion killed himself in the presence Of
bis mother and wife at Henderson, Tex. He
WAS drunk at the time
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-26

4. W. Hobrook d Co.. Of No. 81 LEONARD
street, New York, one of the best known houses
in the dry goods trade failed on the 2Oth inst,
with liabilities amounting to about $3.50, 600.
The firm made a general assignment to Ben
iamln Duuning. one of the directors of the CITY
Bank, giving preferences as follows: National,
CITY Bank, $50, 600; Aaron II. Wellington, S1S-
1874; Orlando NJ. Bogart & Co.. slO,SOO:
John Collins Son, s9,0l7.32; total s67, ,2l2. .4G.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-26
RlAck Ffia1aV.

McMillen, the wife-murderer, was hanged at
Canton. Ohio. on the 2Oth The trap was
sr-ung at 11:!5. He died without struggle,
z neck being broken. He was limp and
II 'ymose on tho scaffold, begging friends to
Y for him, his murdered wife and children,
D. d Iimberlake, colored, was hanged at Lex.
ingson, KY, on the same day, for a criminal
assault on Maggie Lawson, colored girl
years old. He made nominal confession,
claiming that the girl herself was not limo.
cent
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-26
Criminal Ma,prac,;cc.

Milton Province, young man living al
Scottdalc, Pa, was arrested on tue 18th inst. ;,
charged with having procured an abortion or
Miss Minnie Croft and the wife of F. NJ. Clark,
both of whom live at Scottdale The abortlons
are alleged TO have been performed in til,
woods n few days ago, and both women are in
precarious condition. A warrant il also out
for the arrest of DIR. Cook, of UnioXtown, fol
completely iu the affair.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-26
Fifty Cents on the dollar.

On the goth inst, Peter McGeoch mortgaged
all his city real estate to Geo. johnson. OF
Aberdccnshire, Scotland, and Warren L,
Houghton, of Indian Territory, for $50, 600
He also decided to John l.. Mitchell his hand.
some villa near Wauwatosa in consideration OF
Ss5,00O The money was sent to Chicago to
aid in the settlement OF McGooch's affairs
there
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-26
Wind SNYHnl

AT lao o'clock P. NJ, on the 10th inst, the
city of TT. Atkinson was visited by a ter
r,tic tornado which struck on the north side,
just west of the extensive works of the North
western Manufacturing Company, and tore a
path of destruction through to the West Side.
leveling shops, dwellings, barns, trees and out
buildings. The day had been marked by pc.
culiar electrical disturbances. The damage is
estimated ut about $4,000,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-26
Scientific Item.

The remains of a large mastodon were found
on the afternoon of the 18th inst /, by diggers
IN Eatons gravel pit, about eight milcs east of
syracuse, n. Y. BY calculation from the parts
already discovered it is regarded as the
try.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-26
Death of..CoaI-Oi, Joh,.v T. :;

John Williams, knee%%tr,-as. kne%r as .sCoal. Oil JOHNNY
puiiko pun iiians~Was as found in house of ill-fame
li M, pea with an inmate at Terre Haute, Ind.
~ tne morning of the goth by his wife, who
shot him dead while sleeping The woman had
been hunting him at other places for several
the shooting and gave herself up to the
nolice
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-26
A BrutaIOu,rape.

man. claiming to be water inspector,
gained admission to the house of family
named Spein, near the capital, Washington, on
the 18th inst, and finding young woman
alone IN the house, committed brutal assault
ON her, inlicting injuries from which she Mil
probably die.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-26
sixteen Dro,y,,e nd,

small boy, whose name could not be ascer-
tanned, was drowned in the treacherous pool
back of Falks brewery, Milwaukee, on the 18th
INST, while bathing. Parties residing in the
vicinity have been engaged in dragging the
river for the body. tits said that sixteen people
have been drowned in this place.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-26
He Skinned win The we,,,n

A dispatch of the 10Th inst, from Richmond,
Va, says John L. Hechmer, of West Virginia,
ox-supreme treasurer of the Catholic Knights
of America is off for Europe. An examination
OF his accounts shows that he is short to the
extent of between $50, GOO aMd $50,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-26
!, ,.nco to save it from ruin is to transfer

CnH11Ce 10 suSC fp Il -'< = . :
it to canvas. t,,e face
~ paste the tissue paper on e. sne md an5
OF the painting, and then turn ~ o'si .,,hnsa a,
plane offsthe wood with plane wnos5 s5
iron has convex edge. When the Woou as
is worked down thin use chisel VIII W..
rounded edge, and whom the WHITE pala', !,
which is usually tho ground WORK :, OF u, u u
picture, begins to appear, l take OH .ne t1
Inst of the wood with pumice stone anu
damp sponge.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-26
America Beatc,,.

In the International rifle match at Win.
h'edon, which closed on the 2lst inst, the
British team won by total score of 1851 to
l,9o6. The Americans were ahead up to the
close of the shooting ut the 500 yard range.
but the B,iishers beat them at the 900 and
1000 yard ranges.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-26
The Reds.

A dispatch from the Mexican consul at Tue
son, Arizona, says advices have been received
there that on the 18th inst, near the point
where Gen. Crook left the hostiles, they at
tackled n settlement and killed five Mexicans.
detachment of nfantry which followed the
savages was repulscd with loss of seven.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-26
THINGS NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM

Oaly the leaf of rosebud,
That fell to the ballroom loor,
Fell from the tinted clusters
OF the big bouquet she wore.
Quickly he stopped and seized 1t,
s'Tis the leaf of rose," said he,
stTintcd With summers bushes
And dearer than gold to me-
Lovely and fragrant petal,
Some sweet summer uighl, who EnnNs,
may have n chance 10 teii her
treasured the leaf of tbs rose."
But when to his lips he pressed it,
He muttercd in accents wroth, -.-..
1.-THE blamed thing IL artificial.
And made out of cotton cloth ~
-Son,crpdte Jo,.saal.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-26
Oil in Missouri,

dispatch of the 18th inst, from Rich Hill.
Mo-, says great excitement has been caused in
that vicinity by the discovery OF petroleum
signs, and preparations are making TO perfor-
ate mother earth and tap the tank.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-26
Dn.in. 1;reen Uc,r,, r.r,,,

A Chicago association, styled tho Aerial
Navigation Company, with capital stock OF
$4,000, 600, was licensed on the 10Th inst. A
living machine crank is at the back of the con-
Germ
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-26
America I,..n,,..,.

A Galveston, Tex, dispatch of the nth
lust. says: "a Laredo special SAYS DR.. Camn-
bel, the American consul at Monterey, arrived
IL Laredo on the 18th inst, leaving the consulate
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-26
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Boiler EXPLOSION,

The boiler of the large paper mill at Sou.b
Glens Falls, N. Y, exploded ON the 10th inst,
killing one man and injuring number of 9TH
ers. Loss 100000.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-26

ARCHIBALD FoRBEs gets paid $1,000 a
year as q retainer" from the London
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-07-26

dead on the 18th inst, and then killed himself
Money matters are the supposed cause OF the
tragedy. Mrs. Siagamer, when she became a
widow, married St@Samer, her husbands hired
man.
Ida Bussels, an accomplished young lady at
Baltimore, Md, shot herself on the nth.
The suicide;s attributable to.a lovers quarrel.
Rev. Harvey Shaw, temporary United States
consul at Monterey, Mexico, who was assaulted
and seriously injured by II mob recently, Is re-
covering.
Fred Flcisheimer, tanner, committed sni-
eide at Waukegan, Wiz, on the 18th inst, by
| shooting himself through the head. His wife
and children are stopping at Manitowoc.
| Bridget Fox, an old Irish woman, who has
| led secluded and miserable life at Buring-
| ton, Ia, was assaulted and robbed of 1,5u0
| on the 18th.
powered on Division Street near milwaukee,
| Avenue, Chicago, on the night of the 18th INST,
and outraged. She is confident she can recog.
| niZc her assailant if the police can bring him
| before her.
| A crowd of armed men captured the guard at
the Jail in Vernon, Louisiana, on the 18th INST.
| broke the lock, ard released the brothers
Branard, who were charged with murder and
arson.
| While attempting to arrest two suspicious
characters on the night of the 18th inst, Mar
shal George Brainari, of Wellington, Ohio,
was shot dead. One Of the men was after
ward arrested, but says his partner fired tue
| fatal shot
Charles Seitz, paper hanger, shot and
killed DR.. G. w. Langfeld at Pittsburg, ON the
18th inst.
A duel occurred near Helena, Ark, on the
14th INST, in which the principals were
negroes, and at the first fire both received NOR
tai wounds
| A polyglot Sunday picnic at Nowbury, o., on
the 18th, ended iu regular melee III which
about fifty persons were injured, some of them
seriously.
bridal robes on the 18th inst, and took q
draught of poison. She was found with
deaths cup in her hand
Miss Jennie Brazeton. of Monticello, Ia.
went to Denver, COL, to cure dyspepsia. She
succeeded but fell in love. Her lover was un-
| faithful aud Jennie took cold poison and died.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-08-03
Frank Siddall's Soap.

I UST call aud get cake OF this Soap. II
81 is the greatest invention of the age /
really believe. Try II and test il. The SANE
SOAP is used for all purposes, toilet, clothes
for the flesh and every thing, aud DOES NOT
ISJuRs ANYTHING. DO not believe this Soap
is sold by any one in this county but by
june 10 d. II. B0UIC.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-08-03
Out IN H0D!

Our 500 Mesmin's French Suit
ings; light in weight and light
in color, for some reason they
did not sell. Well we sold
them and so did every one else
at 500. If you come here and
look them over you can take
your choice of the lot at $40
suit.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-08-17
EEisk and Water.

Beside tho expected w.ter famine
| Carson is also threatened with q
| milk famine. The pasturage is
| drying mp rapidly, and when COW
comes home from the fie rs and
begins TO devour the pickets off the
fence the owner begins to realize
how scarce the grass is. Most COWS
in the city have fallen IF one half
in the ma ter of mi k giving and
are rti like stocks on the down
grade. Water is SO scarce tn It the
milkmen can only with difficulty
keep their milk cans fnl], and the
end is not yet. There is An i'm
mense amount of sp endid rich
grass going % waste in the Capitol
Square, md it wonld seem b tier
to let the cows have it than to see it
wasted. Cow owner. wonld g ably
give FIVE dollars . month for good
pasturage, and the State conld clean
up quite a nice sum by letting
limited number OF cows in. The
cows conll be staked out on the
plxts and not interfere with the PEG
pie in the walk. The attention of
the Capitol Commissioners is
called to this matter.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-08-17
DrinkinE Dead Indian.

Last week while out prospecting.
Hon. ] b Tolley Charley johnson
and Tom Megan camped at the head
IF wilson creek. The water, de-
lightfully cool and sparkling,
trickled gently through lot of
loose rocks from a living spring
above, The superior quality Of
natures beverage induced the par
ty t., hold their camp there for a
coupe Of days. On the third NOR
ming Mr.. Toity started ont to gather
some fuel with which to cook break
fast. Noticing some dry poles
standing among the loose
rocks above mentioned, be went
after them for fire wood. On
arriving at the spot, to his astonish-
ment and disgust he found that the
sticks weremonuments Indie atingan
Indian brrisl place, and laying
around on the rocks, which had
evidently been placed there by hn-
man hands. were scraps Of rags
and other articles usually found in
aboriginal bone Yards. The knowl-
edge that for two days ey had
been drinking wa er filtered through
dead Pirtes effecinaliy destroyed
all intrests IL the b eakfast ques-
ton and the party broke emp with
out prep iring their usnal ma:n-
final meal Times Review.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-08-17
on For The COncl0Ve.

Cyrus AID ms. ono of the CON-
positors Of the APPEAL, left vest r.
day for San Francisco to attend the
Masonic Corclave. He is one Of
the Present Grand Snatchums o.
the Independent Order of Free and
Easy Type Snatchers, and will land
at the Oakland depot in full re
gala. which will consist of the
nsnal civilians uniform and linen
duster. He will be met by the
United Hack Association OF San
Francisco and borne along Market
street by some of the Grand Lodg-
ing houses in the vicinity of the
Baldwin.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-08-17
Livery and Feed stable.

d. Gree has now a fine stock
Of fast and safe horses and new
carriages and is prepared to fur
nish teams or single rigs at
cheaper prices than any stable
in the city. Horses boarded by
the day, week or month and
given the best of feed. A trial
will give satisfaction, both as to
the quality and price of services
rendered.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-08-17

Tho Niagara is now a regular
mail and passenger steamer Of Lake
Tahoe. It leaves 9lenbrook at 7
o'clock in the morning Sundays
excepted and makes the entire
tour of the lake. reaching Glen.
brook at l 80 P. NJ. and connecting
with stages tc Carson. 1t then
leaves for Tahoe City connecting
with Moody's stage for Truckee.
J. 7. TopMAN, Com mander.