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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28
THE NORTHWEST.
TORNADO IN THE SOUTH.
Fourteen Persons Reported Killed
and Many Houses Wrecked.

ROME, Ga, Feb. ia fearful storm
struck Amberson's and Ladiga, Ala, al
2 o'clock this afternoon. Houses in
large numbers, were blown down and
fourteen persons were reported killed in
that vicinity. The direction of the
wind was southerly, and the storm ex-
tended to this town, where but little
damage was done.
At Cave Spring ssveral houses were
blown down, and an old man named
Gaillard was killed. Capt. Lapsley'
house was blown down and his sister
in-law was buried under it and is sup
posed to have been killed. Ten or
twelve houses in that vicinity were de-
stroyed. Great excitement prevails,
rendering it difficult to obtain trust
worthy information.
CHATTANOOGA, Feb. ia special to
the Times from Amberson's, Ala,
states that q cyclone struck that place
to-day, and demolished every house in
the town. Fourteen persons were killed.
COLUMBUS, Ga, Feb. ia severe
wind storm struck the eastern portion
Of this city about noon to-day, doing
go, 900 damage. The tornado came from
the southwest and passed above the
city until near the eastern limits, when
1t descended and unroofed the First
African Baptist Church and damaged
the walls, and also unroofed the county
iail and the Columbus Oil Mills. The
round house at the Central Depot was
demolished and six engines were badly
damaged, two of them being wrecked.
The damage sustained by the railroad
company is estimated at $4,000. Many
of the machinests narrowly escaped
with their lives, but none is reported to
have been seriously injured.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28
Ohio Chivalry.

The little village of Arcadia, in Ohio,
is just now undergoing high state of
excitement, owing to several dastardly
attempts upon the life of young and
handsome female. Arcadia is situated
In Hancock county, about thirty-tive
miles south of Toledo, and half way be-
tween Findlay and Fostoria. The latter
place is the home of Charley Foster,
late Governor of the State. Fremont,
the home of eX-President Hayes, is only
some twenty-five miles away. In this
spot, which one would suppose by the
immediate proximity of these great
shining lights of Radlcalism would be a
perfect Eden, abouIding only in peace
and fraternal love, there lives the pref
ty school teacher mentioned, whose
name is Miss Askanl. Several nights
ago some persons attempted the assas-
sination OF this lady, firing through the
windows into her bedroom. Since then
they have sent numerous threatening
letters, and evidently intend to drive
her from town or do her bodily harm.
No one appears to know who lhe par
ties are, or the cause OF their warfare
The young lady Is plucky and proposes
to hold the 1urt--or SCHOOL house in
this case-;4t all hazards. Tie town is
greatly agitateu, and guards are stand
ing on The streets, at Lile school house,
anu around the young lady's residence.
She uareS not venture Oh the street
without male escort. Should the ter
rorlsts De caught, the first convenient
tree should bear their corpses. But if
all tiils was going Oh III the South,
wouldn't. ali tAe RepuDlican papers
Contain u holy howl auouG Tie 'relgn
OF terror" ku kIuX, etc? Acls of TINS
KIND III ohio wear II very different hue
t. those pefpetrated south OF lne ONO
river. --oettotaL 4iO.) DeHaOcrUt.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28
Some Very Cold Days.

1t is bit of coincidence that the
comet upon which Napoleon's soldiers
gazed seventy years ago, when they
were making that dreadful march
from Moscow, which resulted in the
death from cold and exposure Of 400 :
900 men; should be accompanied on
its temperance with a bitter cold
spell of weather. When it swept out
OF sight the world witnessed an unus-
ual winter. The incident, as we'll as
the present cold snap, recalls our Sc
we're winters. In October, 1853, and
February, 664. the denizens of the
cities OF mosques and minorets were
astonishei by cold spell Of weather,
and the two seas at Constantinople
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28

Several weeks since we read in the
Toledo telegram what purported TO
have been an interview between Hon.
Frank Hurd and David Harpster, one
of the largest wool growers in
Ohio, on the wool tariff, in which Mr..
Hurd was reported to have used lam
guage, which to say the least, was not
gentlemanly, and while the telegram,
gave credit to the Washington Press,
yet we had our doubts that Mr.. Hurd
was reported correctly, because in many
bitter campaigns he has never forgotten
to he gentleman and treat men who
differ from him on public questions
with fairness and respect. To show
that no such interview took place and
to set Mr.. Hurd right with his many
friends in this county, We publish the
following from a correspondent of the
Cincinnati Enquirer
'Mr. Harpster, was there any truth
i'm the recent publication of an alleged
conversation between you and Con-
gresham Frank Hurd?'
"No, there wasn't word of truth in
it. | hadn't met Mr.. Hurd at that
time. When | did meet Mr.. Hurd he
treated me very courteously, and like a
gentleman. Why, here is a letter | re-
received from Frank the day after the
alleged interview:
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 5, 'S4.
My attention has been directed to an
article i'm the Washington Press of Feb
ruary 4th, i'm which is detailed the sub
stance of conversation purpOrting to
have occurred between Mr.. David
Harpster and myself. No such conver-
sati0n ever occurred. l had not met
Mr.. Harpster since his visit to Wash
ington until after the publication of
that article. When did meet him our
interview was courteous and pleasant.
FRANK H. HURD.'
I concur in the above.
DAVID HARPSTER.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28
1t Took His Head OFF.
[Frou the Boston Transcript.

[Ffon the Boston Transcript .,
sit was awful, awful, awfulW ex-
claimed the train boy just as q group of
ladies were passing down the platform.
"What was that which was SO awful?
Has anybody been killed? Has there
been a terrible catastrophe? What did
they do with the wounded? When did
the collision. take placer" Such were a
few of the questions that assaied the
youth. "pwan't no collision, ladies';
but it was awful, all the same" "What
was it? Don't keep us in suspensew
swell, you see, ladies, a gentleman was
standing right here on the platform and
Just as the train started he gave a jump
-" "And was crushed beneath the
wheels and his manglcd corpse was
strewn for miles along the track. 4"
"Not exactly, marin, but the train took
his head right Off" Instantly the air
resounded with cries of horror from the
feminine group. When the boy could
make himself heard, he relnarked: 81
don't see anything horrible about it
tadies. The taain took the mans body
off too; but he came awfuliy near being
left" AS the ladies turned to move OF
the words "disgusting little creature''
were borne upon the air, mingled with
a low chuckle from the train boys vi
Cinity,
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28

The man in the moon was manufac-
tured and placed there similar to our
forefather, Adam; but unlike Adam he
had no wife to eat an apple and cause
hiin to full several miles and get the
mortgage foreclosed on his garden. He
has lived there ages, and ages, and ages,
and is not young and never grows old.
He occupies the whole shebang by HIM
self, and no cowboys or governnlent-fed
Indians are there to shoot him. He
Oever gets broken up by specializing in
stocks or broken out with the measles,
whooping cough orsmall pox. There
are NO diseases of virulent nature in the
moon. lie does not have to earn his
living BY the sweat of his brow, or get
out Of bed on cold winter mornings aud
freeze his nose while trying to split
kjndling and get the fire starred.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28

An old nurse says: Acker's English
Remedy is best for coughs, Group, diph-
iberia, or bronchitis. Sold by J. l.. &
l. Leist. 6m
A thorough course of Acker's Blood
Elixir will remove all taint from the
blood. 1t cures Scrofula, Ulcers, Boils
and Pimples. Sold by J. /. & I. Lest.
6m
What will stop my coughing at night?
Guarantee Acker's English Remedy
will. Price 1Oc. Sc. and 81. 6m
No longer question of opinion, we
guarantee every box of Acker's Dys-
pepsia Tablets. Price, 35c. and so. enl
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28
The True Test.

Ifa man is hungry within an hour
more or less after meal he is dyspep-
tic, it shows his stomach is not able to
dispose of what he has eaten, but to eat
and thus impose more work, Is an
absurdity. Take DR.. Jones' Red Glover
Tonic which cures dyspepsia, and all
stomach, liver, kidney and bladder trou-
bles. 1t is a perfect tonic, appetizer,
blood purifier, sure cure for ague and
malaria diseases. Price 50 cents, of d.
j. Humphrey.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28

A real pretty. bright and clipper
young lady of New Lisbon, Ohio, an
nouncing herself as the prize in rattle
"a hundred chances at one dollar
apiece-was taken at first as a joker,
but she affirms sincere willingness to
marry the winner, provided he is un-
der forty years of age and bears a
good reputation.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28

1t is good rule to accept only such
medicines as have, after long years of
trial, proved worthy of confidence.
This is case where other peoples ex-
perience may be of great service, and it
has been the experience of thousands
that Ayers Cherry Pectoral is the best
cough medicine ever used.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28

Ex-Governor Hendricks, of Indi-
ana, doe. mt play billiards. when l
came to settle up for the first game l
ever played he says, 81 was told it
was $3. How so?' | asked. Be-
cause you were so long, was the re-.
ply. And l have never tried billiards
again" '0
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28
No Marks.

Mr.. T. M. Casad, editor of the Cory
don, Iowa, Times, writes that his little
girl burned her foot severely on Il stove.
One application of st. Jacobs Oil, the
great pain reliever, cured it completely,
leaving no marks. BY two applications
of st. Jacobs Oil he cured himself of
torturing pain in the side. Yer"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28
THE INQUEST ADJOURNED.
A MATTER OF SURPRISE.

The accumulation of so much gas in
this mine as to cause such an ex.
plosiou is matter of much surprise
No accident has ever before occurred
here, and it was regarded as very
safe mine. The fire boss with lamp
made the usual examination last night
and pronounce everything all right
The men had left other mines tina,
were regarded as unsafe and gone here
to work because there was no danger
fell. The accident has cast deep gloom
over the community.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28

How can you remain a sufferer from
dyspepsia when worse cases than yours
are being cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Try it.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28

ing and weeping at the shaft The
face bore no marks of violence, and be
had evidently died from suffocation
The work OF rescuing the men now
went on rapidly 10y willing volunteers
and nineteen bodies were carried out
The compsny's books were then ex.
smined, the roll called and it was an.
nounced that all the men had been &C
counted for.
FORTUNATE MAN.
The last man taken out alive was
! Henry Wilson, who managed to sub
sist on air in the very bottom of the
mine till rescued. He was almost
gone. Many of those who were in
other parts Of the mines suffered Sc.
vere!y.
BEwILDERED AND CONFUSED.
Dick Balsley reports that the men
acted much like horses in a burning
stable; they were bewildered and not
knowing which way to go refused to
20 IN anv direction. Some of them
were so burned that the flesh dropped
off of them in places when removed
THE SCENE AT THE AFFLICTED HOMES
Tonight we're heartrend:ng beyond de-
scription. In Hackney's house lie two
corpses, himself and May. In the house
Of the Hungarian Rlpke is perhaps the
sadest sight. This family seem advanc.
ed far beyond their average countrymen
in civilization and their home is cheer
full and attractive. The dead husband
and father lies upon bed. His weep
ing wife sits at his head, kissing aud
caressing him, while two little child
rem stand by and call him in vain.
The party who went out from here
were so affected at the scene as thew
wal ched the inquest that they took up
collection for the widow and child.
ren. Neighbors who come in view of
the scenes turn away with sorrow.
THE INQUEST ADJOURNED.
After identifying the bodies Coroner
Patton adjourned the inquest until
Saturday morning. The company
bear all the expenses of the funerals
which take place. tomorrow or next
day.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28
RECOVERY OF BODIES.

1t was about 8 o'clock when the first
body was brought out. 1t was that Of
Michael Ripks, Hungarian, whose
wife and two little children were wait
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AMUSEMENT AFFAIRS.

W. .I..a" y. -------sHE.I TH#H.=-- nm
Past and Coming Atiraciions Mt the TIVE
Local Theatres.
Hyde 4 Behman's minstrels had the
largest two: houses Of the season at the
Opera House Saturday. The programme
is fresh and! unusually attractive through.
out, and the new and old features were all
good.
Prof. Granger gave 4 matinee and even.
ing entertainment at Charley shay's thea.
tire Saturday. His audiences were deeply
interested, especially in his mcsmeric ex-
perinenis. The Professor has rented Ger.
mania hall, and will give performances
there this evening and tomorrow evening.
Snllivan's famous female mastoaons will
open a weeks engagement at Charley
Shay's Theatre this evening. The COM
patv is highly spoken OF where il has ap-
pcared, and il its advertising paper is any
indication Of the merit OF the show, it de-
serves all the good thugs said OF it.
Tuesday, Wednesday and, Thursday
evenings Shook 4 Golfers company will
present Buchanan's spectacular meto-
"Storm Beaten,' at tile Opera
House. The original scenery from New
York will be used, including the famous
auroral effect, u scene OH ship board, and
other attractive and realistic scenic and
mechanical effects.
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THE OLD FAIlsG ROUND CASE,
Tic Sale rerretu1dly Enioiucd-Somc othe,

Tie Sale rerretuILly Enjoiucd-Somc other
Cases.
The injunction iorbidding the sale OF
the old fair grounds OH the Island, as or
dcrcd at Il meeting at which all the stock
holders were not present, was made per.
petual Saturday by the Supreme Court Of
Appeals. The case has been in the local
courts lor several years. .
The other cases decided at Saturdays
session were:>
Sarah G.. Peterson vs.. Arthur Ankrom
ct al, Tyler county. Judgement OF circuit
court reversed, verdict set aside aside and
new trial awarded. fa75s
a. G. Leonard ct al. VS.. County Court
OF Jackson County. Decree Of court nj.
tirmed. vi,
Samuel W. Knott VI. Vim. r. Seamonds,
from Cabell county. Reversed with costs
to the appellant.
Joseph L. Park Va. Ulster 4 Kanawha
Petroleum Company, from Writ county.
Reversed and rcmanlcd.
Paul McNeil's executors VS.. Samuel Al
bright ct ais, P0cal,ontas county. Re.
handed to Circuit Court for further pro.
ceedings.
State OF Vest virginia VS.. A. J. Plants,
from Jackson county. Judgment affirmed.
Holiday ct al vs.. Drummond, from Put.
nam county. Petition for writ OF error and
supersedeas refused.
Wm.sA. Owesny, Esq, was admitted to
practice, on motion OF Judge Melvin.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-17

New foRS. Soy .l5.-Couon quiet and unchanged
mtures easy; Soyember l0.:''c: December ia.Ijc:
hsaI 3 80 1S:M,I &r February s 70, ISL; March ls.s:e;
August ll.l5c, agI5' 49, N"'oN'
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HEL.LAIisE.

-....a". ...".N - ..l.LN
4 Gardeners Mysterious Death Various
i.5a Nswsy So.cs.
The political stands OIL the square were
torn down Saturday.
Mrs. Lockwood left Saturday for Ham.
ilton, Ontaria, where her daughter is. low
With 4 fever.
! boat house USED as n saigon and gam.
bling place has been tied at HeDson's
ferry several days.
Union street il almost impasaiblo Tor
vehicles on account ri the row OF houses
being built all at once but this is n kind
OF Inconvenience that NJ one growls ut.
Mrs. r. S. Tappan died Friday night.
She had long been moro or less an invalid,
but her friends did not expect SO sudden
9 death. Tho funeral tack plaas yester-
day afternoon.
It Is not too late to remind Fourth ward
Republicans to 20 and vote for Council
nan to-day. 1t might be 1 important to
have Republican councilmen for election
Judges in the future as it has once or
twice in the past,
The AUDIENCE at ths Disciples church
saturday night at Sau all Brah's Bermsse
entertainment was only moderate in size,
but all were highly pleased. Ii he could
DO Induced to como here egain he wonld
find all his first audionpe ready to recom-
mend him.
There was some excitement cGusal Sat-
urday morning By the finding OF Jacob
9eisler, a gar lener in tic employ of W..
6. Barnard, lying dead on the ground near
the coal tramway atthc cooper shop OF The
Eellaire Nail Works. 1t wis supposed he
had been murdered, MS there seemed to he
marks OF II blow on lis face, and a little
later II pistol was found not iar away with
two loaded chambers and three empty.
Tue coroner's inquest, however, showed
he probably diI from apoplexy,
Friends who met him tho evening before
say io waa perfectly sober, and he had
evidently walked safely over the path and
at Indian rNl on lis way home.
He had fallen over h gravel bank OF his
face, and thus made tho ouly wounds on
his body. The pistol could have had
nothing to do with his death, but had
probably been Lost during the DC mccratic
The deceased was abo 1t forty
five years old, and leaves a widow and
children. ~
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-17

CONSTABLE WIlcox visited the house Of
Amanda Burg, in Centre Wheeling, Satur-
day, to. attach II sewing machine. The
woman drew a revolver, and the officer
disarmed her and let without the ma
chine. Tie woman followed, keeping up
a TRADE NJ nhnsp for n vu,,a rn-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-17
HE WILL CONTEST.
JUDGE BnASSoS PREPARING


Attic meeting ofthe Tyler county court,
held for tho purpose Of c~anvassiny tile
vote cast in that county for Presidential
electors and Congressman, Judge Bran.
non presented n petition by G. u. Smith,
Esq, his counsel, asking tina the votes
cas-. ut that election for Gen. Coli be TO.
jected and not counted. Tho reasons
given for asking this action were:
HFfrst-Tttat Gee. 7of chapter l55 OF the
Acts Of West Virginia, requires the polls
to he ,opencd at sunrise or rs sooh there.
after AS practicable, and closed at sunset,
when i'll truth said polls were closed ut II
NJ. for the period Of about one hour at sew.
crai voting precincts, which is contrary 10
said section.
Second-That the returns from Sisters.
vile precinct show that but one certificate
was made out and signed, when in truth
there should hive been two Of said Ger.
tificates.
Third-That tho ballots Of S~istersvillc
precinct, which are enclosed in Nh enye-
lopc, have but tho name OF ono Commits
si0ner signed across the seal thereof,
when iatruth there should DO three names
written across said seal. ae9tsl +.
Fourth-That the ballots OF Shively
precinct have ITO iaifics written across
said envelope over tho seal thereof, us
shown by. said envelope returned.
Tyler county gave General Golf a ma
jority Of 40. 1t will he noticed. that in
the protestor petition there is not asinglc
allegation TINT fraud Ind been committed.
The only claim Of Judge Drannon was
irregularities. The court very properly
made q careful examination and utter ma.
terially considering tae evidence rejected
the petition ut Judge Brunnon's cost,
The Star says: The general presump'
ton Is that the proceedings here wert
only preliminary to n final effort Brannol
will make before Congress to Dust Gen
Golf from tho position to which the voters
Of the First district have elected him
Should such be the case, let it be under
stood here and now that Tyler county vii
resent such an i~idignity witha unanimity
that will shake the very hills TO theil
foundations, and cause the Bourbons tc
flee for safety or cali upon the rocks and
mountains to fail upon and hide them.
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PROF. ~GRASGEI'S FEArS.
Sums Of Tie Wondars Of Mcsm erlsm Pr
duceu by Him. E

Sumo Of tss Wondsrs Of .Hcsmerlslu Pro.
d"cel by Him.
Granger Brothers did a big business al
the Academy Of Music last Friday and
Saturday evenings, and a number OF citi,
zcns have prevailed upon them to con-
tinuc their performance the coming week
at German|a Hall, over the City Library.
Granger Brothers arc great drawing cards
and as mesmerists they excel anything Of
the kind that has eve appeared here. To
many the impression would be that such
! performance would be dry, but on the
contrary the fun was fast and furious, and
the audience was kept in almost a contin,
uous roar OF laughter during the entire
performance.
They selected subjects from the audi.
ence at random aud there were few who
could resist their attempts 10 place them
under control. Prof. Granper's name alone
should be sufficient TO fill the house
nightly.
III fact, what the Professor can't do
can't DO done. The audience was Kept in
aconstant roar Of laughter ior nearly two
hours ut his subjects ludicrous perform.
anCes, such as nursing and feeding an
imaginary baby, fighting bumblebees.
shaking from imaginary cold, milking a
table under the impression that it was A
COW, playing on a broom fora banjo, shay.
ing q man with a chair, going up in an
imaginary balloon and throwing kisses to
the audience, and when al accident han.
pened the balloon they Imagined they
were precipitated into Lake Erie and
jumped from the basket into tbs
imaginary water. and swan for their
lives. One OF bis subjects
after having picked imaginary grapes was
given u piece Of blank paper Tor a cheek
on the Ohio Valley Bank as compensation
for his labor. Tie started with the check
in hand for tile bank, followed by the en-
tire audience, which created an excite.
mcnt that called together hundreds of
people on the street. Then the Professor
woke him'un while he was rattllne a, the
door OF the Bank.
This entertainment is not merely calcu-
lated to please but to profit, and all who
witness the performances will 30 away
wiser than they came.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-17

This entertainment is not merely calcu-
lated to please but to profit, and all who
witness the performances will 80 away
wiser than they came
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-17
Want tho Postoiilce Only,

Col. O'Bricn's friends say lc is not 4
candidate for us. Marshal. but no is an
applicant for the position Of Postmaster at
this place, and it is said on very good au-
thority tliat he is already circulating a
petition and obtaining signatures, asking
fresident-clect Cleveland to appoint him.
It Is stated also that MIRA. C.'Eserter is
circulating a similar petition for the same
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-17
Fully prcpnred

for cold weather. Five hundred calico
comforts from Zoe, Doc and 81 on. a full
line OF carpets, hemp, homemade rae, in
grain, brussels, &c, from lSc up. Rugs,
mats, window shades, wall papers, pianos
&C., &c, cheap for cash, by order ii the
manufacturers, at No. 20l9 and .Ool Main
JoHS RoEMEn, Agent.