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Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-11-24
The East.

THE fastest one mile record was made
at Prospect Park, New York City, on the
18th by Frank, with j. o. Nay as running
mate defeating II. b. Winship, with Hiram
Bruce mate, in 2:oS's.
IT was discovered on the 18th that the
Sta.c-Hpusc at Boston, Mass, was infested
to al alarming degree with white ants,
which are capable of levelinS buildings by
hunevcomping timbers. A few years ago
they ruined railroad bridge at Cam
bridge.
THRorGHOUT the United States the Uni
tarians have subscribed $50, 900 to establish
headquarters at Boston, and steps will at
ONCE he taken toward the erection OF
building.
THE West Shore Railroad track has been
completed from New York to Buffalo, but
throu- h trains would not be until the
western end was thoroughly ballasted.
On the night of the 18th Peter Smull,
the horse-tlrief who tasted for thirty-eight
davs in the jail at Belvidere, n. j.,
escaped
FEW days ago Mrs. J. II. Eldred, aged
seventy-two, was found dead i'll a pork bar
rel at North Petersburg, \. Y.
ESTIMATES on the 10th placed the loss in
Maine by the recent Storm a. S1,OO0,oOo.
The destruction of valuable timber was
verv great.
HENRY HANSON (colored), aged 112
wears, was buried at Boston, Ma S., a few
days ago.
BY the explosion of the boiler in Max
wells saw-mill in Jackson Township, Pa,
a few DAYS ago three men were killed and
five others were wounded.
JAMES WHITBoRD and George Barlow
were married at Erie, Pa. few days
since, sailed the schooner Annie the
same day, which was wrecked, and both
perished in the wreck.
IN the oil market on the 18th at Bradford,
Pa, ii break led to sales of H,41S000 bar
rels.
BY the burning of the Boston & Provi-
dcnce Railroad repair shops at Boston on
the 1Gth four hundred men were thrown out
of employment.
AT Syracuse, n. V, grave-robber has
been sentenced to four years and six
months in State Prison
Ina sermon on the 18th at the French
Protestant Church in New York, Pere
Hyacinthe closed by saying that the in
crease of riches was the great danger of
the United States. .t.
\ RECENT fire burned the New Jersey
Central freight depot at Communipaw, n.
J., and twenty box-cars, the loss being
$4,000.
On the 18th Mrs. Garret Maybee and her
daughter Annie E. aybee were murdered
in q barn ON their premises at Brookville,
l.. l., and Mr.. Maybee. who stotally blind,
WAS terribly beaten Tne murderer stole
two gold watches and one hundred dol
lars.
IT WAS announced on the 18th that Ira H.
Rirelow. trustee of the Perkins estate, had
absconded from Salem, Mass. A box In
his care supposed to contain 100000 had IN
Il but two rubber bands.
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FOrethOught in Farming.

Perhaps of all the industrial people
farmers exhibit the least forethought in
regard to their work. The changing OF
the seasons warn them to be ready to
put in this crop or harvest that; but
beyond little skill in these farm opera
tons, a large proportion of the farmers
do not work to the best advantage; and
the reason of it is because they do not
plan their work previous to its com
mencement-they have very little
method or system, especially about the
small things of the farm. If mcr-
chant or a newspaper publisher or a
real estate dealer was to be correspond
inglv needless in his business, he would
become bankrupt in n short time. A
constant devising, n shrewd, calculation
of the time to be employed in this job
or in that, a careful employment of the
''slack' days in numerous little import
ant pieces of repairing, hauling, dig
ging, etc, are needed to keep strong
grasp on the farm and not let it get the
start of you. The real estate dealer or
the average lawyer goes to his Office in
the morning, attends to his large cor
respondence, keeps his necessary busi-
ness engagements duties as hard IN
themselves to conduct in an orderly
way as are farm operations). and goes
of unperformcd work that will hinder
him in some busy season. 1t is because
they have trained, orderly minds. The
farmer may claim. that the number of
different things on the farm demanding
attention is much greater than in any
other calling. While this may be disput-
ed, vet even granting it, there yet remains
the truth that most farmers do not show
an equal amount of administrative abil-
ity with the business men of the cities.
They may be '.chock' full of more hard
days work than the city Office people,
but they can not make the work round
up so well, and present SO finished an
appearance.
Thus how many farmers there are who
fail to employ the spare time after corn
husking in attending to such seemingly
but by no means unimportant things as
mending harness, repairing n fence or
shed, examining the tools and imple-
ments, and oiling. painting and mend
inc them if necessary; in looking after
the fuel supply for the next year; in dig
ging an ugly looking stump, or remov-
ing a bad heap of stone and rubbish; IN
identifying the house and grounds; and
in many other matters, some OF which,
if not attended to then, may be the
cause of serious loss of time and a sad
OutburSt OF mpONte language III the
busiest part of the year.
A great mistake lies in supposing that
good farm management does not require
a thinking, orderly and able mind as
well as other pursuits. 1t is just because
the farmers. a class, are not of that
description that they are not adequately
represented in our representative halls,
and do not seem to wield their proper
share of influence. The higher the ideal
of agriculture becomes, and it is yearly
rising, the more is the fact recognized
that it requires no mean order of ability
to properly manage farm. There is
room in it for all, and it affords chance
for the development of the higher quail
tiles of the mind.-Lansing Republican.
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A BLOODY TRAGEDY.
A Husband with a Suit for Divorce Pend.
ing Assaults His Wife in n Fit of Rage apd
Deliberately Cuts Her Throat. ~ /

Deliberately Cuts Her Throat.
SPRINGFIELp. Mo-. Nov. 10.
The farm house Of Frank Stepp, some
three miles northwest of the village OF Cave
Spring, this county, was the scene OF a
bloody tragedy about ten O'Clock this fore
noon, at which time Jim Cook assaulted his
wife, and, holding her head between his
knees, cut her throat with his pocket-knlfe,
infiicting wounds that are pronounced fatal
by the physician. Cook is about twenty
six years old and was married to his wife,
who was the divorced wife Of another man,
about year and half ago. Mrs. Cook,
whose maiden name Mary Jane Har-
per, was-abeut twenty-five years old and
good looking, but she and Cook did not
agree in domestic affairs, and they accord
ingly separated, she going to Arkansas,
where her former husband lives. Some
weeks ago she returned to the vicinity of
Cave Spring and gave birth to child and
was at Frank Stepp's house this forenoon
when Cook, who lives with his mother, Alice
Bouden, two miles away ,calledon an errand.
He and his wife exchanged a few words,
when he became enraged and struck her
with shovel. She quickly passed the
baby which she was nursing to another
person and attempted to flee, but Cook
spranc upon her and held her fast and de-
liberately drawing his knife from his pock-
ct, cut her THROAT as above stated. He then
proceeded to Cave Spring and .coolly sur
rendered himself to Justice /. n. Hasten,
who placed him in a wagon and, fearing
that the enraged citizens might mob the
wife murderer, hastily conveyed him to
this city and turned him over to the Sheriff
who lodged him in the County Jail.
Cook appears to have an extremely
vicious and ungovernable temper, and
about year ago is said to have brutally
assaulted one of his little step-children. At
the present term of the Circuit Court here
he has a suit pending for divorce from his
wife, whose throat he cut to-day. He is
surlv and morose in his cell tonight, and
will say but little of his dastardy crime.
In conversation with Justice Hasten, who
brought him here, he claimed that he had
no intention of killing his wife when he
went to Stepp's house this morning, but
that the sight of her nursing the baby drove
him mad and he took delight in ending her
life. AT last accounts Mrs. Cook was
speechless, and it was thought she would
breathe her last breath at any moment.
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LATER.

CHAs. w. SIEMENs, the electrician,
died in London, Eng, on the Goth.
A SOCIALIST printing office in Vienna
has been seized by the police.
THE tifticth anniversary of the ordina-
ton of Cardinal McCIoskey will be cele-
brated December -.
IT is now said that O'Donncll, Carcy's
slayer, was MollIe Mcguire chief in Penn
sylvania.
/ ADMIRAL COURBET has all the men he
wants in Tonquin. At least does not ask
for any more.
The mines in which the strike occur
red at Menominee, Mich, will shut down
for the winter.
FIFTY persons in Thorn, Prussia,
have tr;chinosis. The American hog Ii
vindicated again.
Tom BLAKE and Edward Gearing,
noted thieves, escaped from the Peniten-
tiary at Riverside, Pa, on the 10Th
CLERKS in the late Auditors 8 office at
Cincinna have been detected III n scheme
to swindle taxpayers.
JOHN w. BENwAY, while drunk, blew
up John Longs house at Dedham, Mass,
with a keg of powder on the 2oth.
Somebody put dynamite blast un-
on the 20th and blew the building to pieces.
THE stockholders of the Northern Pa
ciic Railway have ratified the action OF
the board regarding the new S2o,Ooo,oOo
loan.
A DECISION has been rendered IN tilo
celebrated contest over the will of the late
Governor Washburn, of Wisconsin,.
QUEEN VICTORIA returned to Wind
sor Castle OH the 10Th. Extraordinary pre-
cautions were taken to guard the tram and
line of the railroad.
The Poole murder trial in Dublin re-
shifted in a conviction on the both. On re-
ceiying sentence the prisoner called Tor
three cheers for an Irish republic.
THE Prussian system Of government
railways is making money. A bill pro-
viding for further purchase of roads is to
be brought forward.
THE speech from the throne was
coldly received in the Prussian Chamber of
IDENTITIES on the Goth, and the financial
measures brought forward are severely
criticised.
THE Toronto (Ont.) people continue
to protest against the influx OF pauper i'm
migrants. They want the British Govern!
ment to refund what it will cost Canada to
take care of these people.
REPRESENTATIVE PHELPS, of New
Jersey, is made the spokesman of Republi-
can members of Congress in an effort to
secure harmony. He wants ex-Speaker
Keifer to decline reorganization.
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Elizabethtown, KY, the guests narrowly
escaping in their night-ciothes by descend
ing from the windows by ropes made of
bed-clothing. The total loss was $1,000.
A BOAT containing four persons was up
set a few days ago while attempting to
cross the Mississippi, in the parish of st.
John, La, and all the occupants were
drowned.
NEAR Swanton, O., William Hemey, a
farmer, killed his wife with an ak on the
18th, fatally cut his daughter, and then
took his own life with a razor.
A BOILER in the mill of N. o. Martin, at
Fairfax Courthouse, Va, exploded a few
days ago, causing the death of four men
and the fatally injuring of another.
A CIVIL ENGINEER on the Denver & South
Park Railway, named S. H. White, was
murdered recently by tie-cutter at Rob-
inson, Col.
WALTER McKAIG and James NJ. and Ter
ry Hampton, father and son, residing in
Hickory Township, Butler County, Kan,
renewed old land quarrel the other
night, and McKaig killed the Hamptons.
He was arrest ed.
A FEW days ago Jim Cook found his run.
away wife at neighbours house near Cave
Spring, Mo-, and after quarrel grasped
her, seated himself in a chair, held her
head between his knees, and cut her throat
with a pocket-knife. Cook was in Jail.
1T was announced on the 10Th that w. S.
CappeIIar, ex Auditor of Hamilton County,
o., had defrauded the taxpayers to the
extent of over 81 900, 900 by making false
entries in his books.
JACOB NELLING, who was taken from the
Jail at Fowler, Ind, to Oxford, on the
night of the 18th by citizens and hanged
for the murder of little Ada Atkinson, he
having confessed that he committed the
crime, requested his executioners to "cut
off his wind as soon as possible" A paper
bearing the words: "A warning to MUIR
derers," was affixed to the swinging
corpse. The Coroner's verdict was death
by violence at the hands of unknown men.
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FATAL COLLIERY EXPLOSION.
An Explosion of Gas in the Coal Run
Mines at Streator, ILL.,, Causes the Instant
Death of One Man and the Serious In
Jury of Several Others.

Jury of Several Others.
STREATOR, ILL, Nov. 10.
This community was scarcely over the
intense excitement of the frightful railroad
collision of Friday last when another terri
BILE accident took place in this city. Where
onefourth of the population is employed In
or about the numerous coal mines, nearly
every person has friends or relatives whose
lives are in constant danger. AT 1890 this
morning the report of a terrific explosion
III the mines threw every one into hit OF
nervous excitement. An investigation re-
vealed that at the old peanut shaft of the
Coal Run Coal Company a number of work
men had been employed in timbering the
shaft to the lower vein of coal. The
water from the workings was cars-
ing some trouble, and men had been
set to work making dam to keep 1t
back. The little lamp of Thomas Jones
was burning so dimly that he took it from
his head and struck it against his foot to
make it burn up. AS he lowered 1T to the
bottom of the mine the gas, which often
fills old mine workings, and which was
lurking about his feet, exploded. The poor
man was thrown several feet by It's force,
his head striking against timber. HIS
skull was split and his brain strewn about
the place where he lay. Before he could be
removed his body was badly burned. John
Hitler, who was at work near by, was
knocked down and SO badly burned that at
first it was believed he could not live.
David James and o; Tiffany are also seri
ously burned and bruised, but not fatally.
John Shanks and Colin Monaghan were
burned and bruised, but not seriously.
The dead and wounded We're brought to
the top of the shaft soon as the smoke
cleared away enough to permit assistance
being rendered them. They were taken to
their homes and are being cared for by
their friends. Thomas Jones was MEM
ber of the Ancient Order of United York
men and Edna Lodge, I. o. o. F., of this
city under whose direction the funeral
services will be held.
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Painting the Town.
EVANSVILLE, IND,

v
John Dillon, John Beatty and young
man named Myers. all from Ireland in
Dubois County, went to HuntIngburg this
morning, and while drunk began disturb
ances. Marshal John Morgan, with the
assistance of citizens whom he called up.
on, attempted to arrest them. Thirty shots
were fired and number of brickbats
thrown. Morgan had his finger shot off.
One of his assistants was shot through the
leg. Beatty was badly injured in the head
by bricks, and several others were more or
less injured The young men escaped on
foot, leaving their horses behind.
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KENDALL'S SPAWN CURE

Is sure in its effects mild i'm its action. as Il
does not blister yet it * penetrating ana
powerful to reach every deep secuted pam or
10 remove any bouy growth or other enlarge
mcntS such as $paVins. SplintS, ctirbS, cdll"lS
sprans. swcllinns, aud any lamcncss ami an
enlargcmcnts of the joints or limbs, or Tor
rheumatism in man. and for amy purloN' lnr
which II lnimcnt is used for man or beast.
1t is now known to lac the best linmcnt Tor
man ever used, acting mild, and yet certain
in its elects. 49,,
we think gives positive proof of its Nir-
tues. No remedy. has ever met win -u'n
unqualified isucecss to our know!edgc' Tor
bcaSt well as iDan. 6 . u " $50 -,
Price 81 per bottle, or six bottles Tor -. AZ
Druggists have il, or can get IL Tor you, or u
will bc sent to any address ON receipt oi prl'''
by the proprictors, DIR, B. j. KENDALL NJ
co. EnoSburyh Falls, Vt.
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KendaII's S SPAWN Cure.
Ranch, u miles north of Denver.

Hutchinsons Ranch, Il miles north of Denver,
Colorado.
Mar. 5th. lSSi.
DIR. r. J. KENDALI & Co, GcntS:-fOr tho
past three years have used kcudall's SPAWN
Cure. In every case OF SPAWN, of which !
have treated five, il has killed them ali, and
entirely removed three. In case of splint !
find it has no equal, one case ! had was of
three years standing ana the SPAWN Cure re-
moved il entirely had II COW get spawned
and il entirely cured her one year ago II two
hundred pound block of ice fell out OF a
wagon, striking my foot on instcp aud toes; IL
would be impossible to mash n foot wor~"
without breaking any bones. | was tak"u
home and carried into the house. d" NOT
think amputiition OF the leg would rauS" any
more pain. ! went for kendalfs Spawn 'urr-
il was all ] used, and in six days could walk
around. About three weeks ago my team ran
AWAY. threw me ont of the wagon, the hinh
wheel struck my knee. After applying s"'-
eral highly recommended lininlrntS without
obtaining any relief, | went for Kendall :
SPAWN Cure. My leg drawn up and my
knee swollen badly. In three days was ah"
to walk TO the barn. could go into dctahS
more fully. and make this II very long letter,
but will not weary you.
am very respectfully yours,
OSCAR +. HUTCHINSON.
n IA al
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Double Murder and Suicide by an Ohio
Farmer.


One of the most brutal murders known to
the calendar of crime was committed two
and a half miles south of here about three
O'Clock this afternoon. William Henry,
farmer killed his wife and then committed
suicide hy cutting his own throat Henry,
who had been drinking hard for several
davS mast returned home this afternoon
and in a drunken fit struck his wife with an
ak, almost severing her head from her
body. He then attacked his daughter, cut
ting horrible cash in her head and arm,
and left her for dead. He then went to his
bedroom, took his razor and cut his own
throat from ear to ear, and died soon alter.
The daughter Mrs. John Lydy, is yet liv-
ing, but no hopes are entertained of her re-
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KendaI|'s Cure..

West Enoshurgh, Vt, Feb. 18th, 1851,
DIR. B. j. KESDAII. y Co, Gcnts:-SrNrrHl
months ago l injured my knee joint which
caused an enlargement to grow the III" "l =
large walnut, and caused me very severe pam
all the time for four or five weeks, when l'r
gan to use Kcndall's : SPAWN Cure with the most
satisfactory results. 1t has completely t'-
moved the enlargement and stopped the lame
ness and pain. | have long known il to- II" cN-
cellent for horses, but now know IL to 10" u"
best linmcnt for human flesh that ] am ac-
auaintcd with. Yours truly,
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They have a peculiar but effective
way of adjusting drunken brawls at the
new camp Anaconda, in Montana. 1t
is accomplished as follows: When one
of a gang fills up and concludes he can
whip the whole United States, his most
intimate friend takes him out in the
rear end of the saloon, ''puts head on
him." and then quietly assists him to
bed. The remedy is a good one and
ought to como into general use-Cht-
c0Qo Times.
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In communication to the Academic
des Sciences, NJ. Krechel has drawn at
tention to a new method of adtilterating
milk 1t consists in adding to it an,
aqueous solution of glucose having the
same density.
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kENDiLL'S SPAWN cure

Fremont. Ohio. Jan. 18th, 1881.
DIR b. J. KENDALLN CO., C;cntS:--I thiun IT,
nv duty to render you my thanks for bcn"htI
and profits which | have derived from Your
invaluable and far famed SPAWN Cure. My
cousin and l had n valuable stallion worth
81 900 which had Il very bad SPAWN. and was
pronounced by four eminent Veterinary sur
gcons beyond any cure. and that the Hur~"
was done for ever. As last resort | advised
INV cousin to try Il bottle of kcndallS SPAWN
Cure. 1t had magical effect, the third hoiii"
cured il and the horse is as we'll as ever Dr.
Dick of Edinburgh. the eminent veterinary
surgeon was an uncle of nino, and | take
great interest in assisting his profession.
Yours truly,
JAMES \. WILSON,
'i,iI Emo
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-17

Where is the arkp
Fence or no fence2
Will the levees bold out2
Who invented the valentiRe9
Will old Mississip never let up?
Will the reign of rain never ceaseH
Did you get valentine and did you
show III
Will the Dubuquians adopt our plan
Of sewerageY
Cant the people in the low lands
find Ararat2
Who has right to be happier than
the bootblackp
How will New York take to the
Testing Justice.
Where is the "State debt proper
and its sticklers2
Wouldn't some alleged actors be
better off In ParadiseP
When was mud invented and when
will the patent run out?
Will the New York bondholders
agree to accept the terms offered?
Is any man excusable for lying, even
TO escape service on a modern jury2
Is it necessary to force those who
raise scrubby stock to fence them in?
What would the people in the bot,
toms do ifthere were no trees to climb?
Have you noticed the number Of
rubber shoes, caps and coats worn in
Memphis recently?
Why did the authorities wait until
the worst weather was over before
laying street crossings?
Isis not very likely the geese, who are
flying northward, know more about
the weather than their rivals, Tice,
Virgins and VennOr2
Who dreamed that the Nash
vile caucus would take the course in
regard to the Sacred State Debt
Proper" that they have done2
Could fate lave played a meaner
trick than to deluge the streets with
water aud fill them with mud at the
very time we were entertaining a party
OF Eastern critics?
How many men think they have an
inalieuable right to the oil inspector
ship, and awfully whisper that the
party will hear something drop next
election, if they are not appointed?
What will become Of the deep laid
schemes and mighty oaths Of the New
York holders of old Memphis bonds
when Judge Hadden springs that
electric laugh of his'n on them2
Is it matter for wonder that the
principal umbrella member OF the city
is one of the most depraved of human
beings, goes ragged and dirty and act
ually borrows the club with which he
beats his wife?
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-17
COURTHOUSE NOTES.

Criminal Court meets again Mon.
day.
The motion for new trial in the
Dixie knight case has gone over ID
next Saturday.
There are emily 20 prisoners in Jail
OF the number 2 have been indicted
5 have not, 2 are awaiting transporta
ton to Nashville, 7 workhouse, 4 ap.
pealed.
J. f. ROrtOp was found guilty this
morning Of OFFICIAL oppression in col
lecting a poll tax twibe from Robert
Creep, labnrer at a compress. BertoT
was fined dollar and appealed.
John Wright, who lives south Of
the city on the fernando road, wal
fined fftydollars and sentenced to ter
months Imprisonment to day by Judge
Horrigan for buying cotton after dark