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The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-12-20

LANCASTER. o.. Decemhcr w.
Gottlleb Steckmiller on Wednesday
night told his wife that God had
snmmoned him 10 kill bis family. He
then took iwo-yesr old child and made
II belpiessly drunk, and attempted to
thrust II Into the fre, bat was prevented
by the mother, who escaped with the
children and gave the alarm. lie was
arrested after desperate struggle. Yes
tefdsy, for some reason, stsckmlller was
released from jail and went back home.
Ile warned bis family TO leave home, and
ter fzf'. AsbrllfiTs pe==s sessd him ~
bis houss slark naked and srmsd win ~
sss, ~ which ~ vns deslToylng thlnos
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-12-20

The Sunday-schools Of all the Methodist
Churches In Baltimore celebrated the
centennial Of the ''Christmas Conferences"
Yesterday afternoon. Services were held
In twenty churches, from two 70 four
schools uniting In each. Prominent dele
gates 10 the Conference delivered ad-
dresses before the various schools. the
topic being 'srhe Hand Of God - seen
in the Sunday school Work Of the Past
Century, The services In the twenty
churches were Uniform, and began 81 pre-
clscly two o'clock In each church.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-12-20

Pnfsorss. Assr. M. December "a
news was received to-day Of . brutal
&C, last Friday At TsnsIer Island. Louis
vezey, Captain OF an oyster boat. and ons
Of bis deck hands, youns Ba.iimorean,
got into = quarrel, when The cspeain
struck the deck hand on the head viii .
billet Of wood. Telling him s<nar1ean =
the deck. vezey then kiehed ~ eoeoo'
~rious man 10 dsAth. Not sntleoed ulU
hi. brutal work. be chopped the d<nd bQ1D
70 piece. and threw them Into ~ -.
lie then sailed down " bay, - 1o11t
day vas seen with . new crew q 4eIIoo1.
r. 4 ske.rA< shet ~ <st q - -
fonlp ~ mon) M ~ mDltDgok :
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-12-20
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.


THREE young men, J. w. Mckee, Frank
II. Mcdonald and Charles II. Locke, all of
Buffalo, N. Y, were arrested In st. Louis,
Mo-, on the 10th. Tho ilrst-named was
book keeper for firm in Buffalo, and
took away with him l,lIs.I0 Of his em-
ployers' money. The young men spent all
but SJO5, which was recovered. They were
willing TO return without rcquisition.
JoHSP. HArDEs, who resides near Little
ton, w. Va, accidentally shot himself,
wife and four children on the 18th, while
taking load from gun. None were
fatally injured.
BY the burning Of n candy factory at
Detroit, Mich, on the 18th, three lives were
lost
DURING n storm In the Rnppahannock
River, Virginia, on the 18th, many colored
oystcrmen were drowned.
Os the 18th two Oregon cowboys tied one
hand behind them and fought duel with
knives, In which both were killed.
OK tue night Of tho llth Hooking VAL
ley miner, who deserted the ranks Of the
strikers, was made tho victim OF a pioeo
Of yillainy. An attempt was made TO
blow up his house and murder his family.
OK the 18th Alfred W. Beardsley, OF the
First Michigan Volunteers, an inmate OF
the Soldiers Home at Dayton, o., was
found dead at Middlepikc, 300 yards from
where his wife and child lived.
DAYTON, o., Is exercised over n mysteri-
ous poisoning case In two families living In
a double tenement in that city. Four per-
sons were taken violently Ill with indica-
tlons Of poisoning. All is theory, but sus-
plcion points to u street -car driver.
on the 18th the town OF Brookville, Ind,
was almost entirely destroyed by fire.
DYNAMITERs made another attempt to
blow up n miners house at Nelsonville, o.,
ON the 14th.
THE Calumet sewer-pipc works near
Toronto, o., burned on the 18th. Loss,
100000. II was the largest establishment
OF the kind In the country.
some severe snow-storms have recently
occurred In the Swiss Alps. Tho great
Hospital OF st. Bernard Is said 10 be full OF
wounded people, and many tourists arr
missing, supposedly lost In the snow drifts
THE city Of London was thrown into q
state Of ferment on the afternoon Of th'
18th by an attempt TO blow up I.ondor
bridge with dynamite. Windows on either
side OF the Tham,s were broken and few
pedestrians prostrated, but beyond this NJ
damage was done.
on the 18th Joseph Taylor, n convict
was sentenced to death at Philadelphia
Pa, for the murder Of oversecr Michael +
Doran.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-12-20

Tvs WRESTLING HiHteH a N fsIls, NJ
n ne iiih, lafsnsn vim. Maliaas. N Sss
fofk, AMI calonel !. II Melmaahlln, y
itetfglt, Mich, was wan ~ HuidtsIa, rsla.
lHa three oul N aye falls II We an esslt.
Ing soaiss', aad lhs shele ags iDaii we're
wfratled.
~ The recent election IN il1sian. Mass.
In a total vots n Si,ie.. there was malof.
~ u isiig IN favor si licences ~ ll1aaf
dealers.
CArrAm DuBLrr aud Maie stevens N
the MlKnonette, who we're sentenced 10
death for killing aud eating The boy Par.
ker Have had their sentences commnted hy
royal clemeucy n imprisonment for slx
month, without labor.
IN the Blaine Sfniiaei libel suit John &.
Shoemaker, u the indianapolis Seniiaei.
has filed an aiildayIt asking that further
proceedings be stayed until Me-. Blaine an.
swers his last batch Of interrogatorlcs.
THE golden Jubilee, which will algnallke
the 1ftIeth anniversary Of Bismnrck's on
trance into official life, will bo celebrated
In Berlin next spring.
TnE London Radical press arc poking
sharp sticks at Lord Granville for his pro-
crastlnatlng tactics, which have enabled
Germany 10 outstrlp England In the mat
ter Of African colonization.
CHEF BnooKs Of the Secret Service Is
confined 10 his residence In Washington by
serious illness.
On tho 18th Androw May, prominent
manufacturer OF indianapolis, Ind, and
noted M jealous temperance advocate,
fell dead from heart disease, aged seventy
years.
THE English actress, Miss Fortescuc,
who received $4,000 from Lord Gnrmoyle
for breach Of promise Of marriage, Is now
engaged TO marry an old flame, Mr.. Harry
Quilter, bank clerk and musical critic.
FoR the authorship OF "Sarah Barnum,"
Nine. Colomber is undergoing fourteen
days Imprisonment In Paris.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-03-15

A Philadelphia paper, in speaking Of
the newly appointed Governor Of Idaho
Territory, says: Judge Bum, Idaho's
new Governor. was yesterday seen by =
Prsss reporter. He was clad in fault
lssaly fitting attire, Fedora hat on
his light locks, with boyish face and a
aim, though well knit frame. He did
not appear ~ though he intended to
tread the rugged hills Of Idaho. "Why,
they'll call you the dude Governor. said
one II his friends, "Wsll, you bet your
life that before thirty days they'll find
I'm the Governor. A Governor should
govern. That i what they want me fos
! suppose, and that il what III do. ]
don't know moro than four men in the
entire Territory, but am willing to
know every one if they will let me.
am going there to stay, if it suits my
family. ! have large mining interests
thsrs that may render my stay more
profitable than the salary the position
commands"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-03-15

boston aIobo J


The strangest Of all Arrange tale'
comes attributed to Hungarian journal,
copied from tho Medical Weekly Jour.
nal Of st. Petersburg. At midnight on
the 22d Of September, 1883, at Orenburg,
ia the Ural mountains of European Rus.
STA, Jew-Alexander Chorkov-lay
dying Of typhoid fever. At the moment
he was thought to be passing away he
revived. and rapid recovery snsued.
but be no longer spoke his own language
nor recognized his own family. In fact,
he didn't know himself when he looked
in the glass. but behsld stranger whose
appearance was unaccountable to him.
His behavior to his former intimates was
so strange that he was thought to DO in.
sane. and he was taken to the learned
professors Of the Medical University Of
st. Petersburg. Il was found that his
new language was Enslish, and that 80
had . very clear idea Of his past expert.
ence, but it was entirely different from
that Of the Jew of Orenburg. He said
that his name was Alexander Durham,
and that he had always lived in New
Westminster. British Columbia, North
America, where he had family. How
he came to Russia and had the form and
appearance Of Jew were complete mys.
teriss.
Professor Orlow, who became greatly
interested, came to this country to look
after certain Russian interests connected
with the Centennial Exhibition. While
in Philadelphia he noticed an account in
. Newspaper Of the strange case in New
Westminster, British Columbia, Of Alex
andsr Durham, . fur dealer, who, at
midnight on the 22d Of September, 1889,
lay dying Of typhoid fever. but had re.
vivsd. When he recovered he no longer
spoke English. but . jargon of Hebrew
and Russian, and did not recognize his
family or any Of the people about him.
He was surprised, moreover, to fnd him.
self a blonde, English.looking person, en-.
tirely unfamiliar to himself. He pro-
tested that hswas Jew, and had always
Lived in Orenburg, Russia, under the
name Of Alexander Chorkov. Professor
Orlow posted off to British Columbia
without delay. Meantime the Orenburg
man had disappeared from among the
stranssrs who claimed to be his kindred,
and confronted the New Westminster
family. The learned professor and the
two dead men come to life met. There
wss no explaining except that the two
souls Of Alexander Durham and Alexan.
der Chorkov, leaving their respective
bodies on the opposite sides Of the globe
1t the same moment, had somehow got
frightened, and in attempting to return
to their mortal condition, had each got
into the Others body.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-03-15
DEpEcrs OF TIE MINING Law.

Cannot something be done to make
mine owners. or rather locators, work
their prospects according to law! How
many miners actually put 500 worth Of
developments upon each claim they own
every year! The law requires it, but is
it done. Does not every mining man
know that in each and every one Of the
numberless mining districts, from Mon.
tana to California, that there are men
who hold from one to twenty locations
apiece, and who do not put . dollars
worth of work upon any of them from
one years end to the other7 Many of
these locations promise we'll, and might.
if little work was done, turn out to be
paying mines.
As the law now stands, any person
willing to swear that he has performed
the annual expenditure required by law
can hold his ground, provided it is prop.
erly recorded, against all Corners, no mat.
tor if he has not sunk deeper than the
blade Of shovel, or only scratched the
blossom rock with stick. If the law
demanded that 5x6 shaft 20 feet deep,
or Axe drift 80 feet long should be the
amount Of labor to be performed on each
500 feet location in order to hold il for
one year, it would make the drones and
"stove herders " take . back seat, and
give energetic, live men chance to come
to the front.
OF course the lazy, bunming, vermin.
GUS tramp element, whose mining is done
At the street corners and on benches in
front of saloons. will rise up ~ one man
and howl ont an alcoholic. tinctured howl
that such law would be unjust, because
some rock is hard and other formations
are soft. But where one ledge Is found
that requires blasting from the start,
there will be dozens that can b sunk to
this insignificant depth with pick and
CAD. If one mans ledge requires mors
powder than that Of his neighbor, it il
his misfortune il on that account he can.
not sink to the depth required at an
outlay Of 500; while if the case be re.
versed, and he has good, soft sinking, 50
much the better luck.
Any person relocating mine should
be compelled to do . specified amount Of
work upon it within sixty days after such
relocation; this would head off large
crowd Of Smart Alexis, who do no work,
but hold their claims from year to year
by relocating, and when some energetic
man comes along and perhaps makes q
strike the law which ought to protect
him, despoils him of the fruits Of his
labor and makes him ont . robber.
mining and Scientific Press.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-03-15

Never mind, my young kid, I'm 60.
ing up to see your mother about this. /"
THAT'S all right" yelled back the small
boy, you just 60 right along up there.
Pa filed man full Of buckshot the other
day for going to zee my ma"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-03-15

There are two mysteries which . man
should never seek to unravsl. The first
is-what his wife really thinks about
him; and the second is-what sausages
are stuffed with.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-03-15

A man named Ludingham, resident
Of Salt Spring., went to Sonora. Toul.
umne County, last week to have "tims.
He got drunk and was robbed Of $500.
all he had.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-03-15

'Why do you call me Birdie my
dear!" inquired . wife Of her husband.
Because" was the answsr, "you are
always annotated in my mind with 4
BILL"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-03-15
9ied.

AZ Royal City. March .. ohas. Davis, agsd u
yeays. native II Maine.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-03-15

The "Moneyed Princes" was the sub
ject Of sermon by the Rev. Bsecher re-
Gently. Speaking Of one of those indi-
viduals who had been on Change, Elm
Discriminatory bull or bear, he said:
/" / think Of him a. friend to humanity;
but I approach his web, and huge black
spider comes forth. He il . devourer Of
men-a man whose soul sits down on the
dunghill of filth. Gods angels hold their
noses when they look down on him. u
Brother Talmage will have to hump him.
self to get away with this rhetorical
flourish.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-03-15

A fashionable young lady, like an In.
experienced printer, makes great
battle IN eorrseting her form.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-03-15

When Bismarck, or rather the Reich.
stag acting under his direction, excluded
the American hog, the Newspaper press
Of the United States was unanimous
in denouncing the "outrage;" but now
that Bismarck has snubbed the American
Congress. about half the papers express
indifference to the insult. This shows
the relative esteem in which Congress
and tho pig are held by some Thought.
less patriots. rs. F. Alta.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-03-15

A Pennsylvania justice has married
2.304 couples, and the conference.-the
wretch new declines reelection to the
Office.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-03-15

A certain editor Of Massachusetts, al.
ways sleeps with his head to the north.
not because he il superstitious At all, but
because he can look out Of the window
on moonlight nights and see il the sber.
if u coming. Il Burlington Free Press.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-03-15

Rcd Bluff is to be congratulated upon
the vigorous dose OF law a. IL administer.
ing to the wretches who made business
abducting young girls for immoral pur.
poser. Four or Ave Of these sccundrels
have been convicted and are either in
State Prison or headed in that direction.
II there are any more Of the gang, let
them be included in the rodeo.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-03-15

The hardest thing 70 deal with-an old
pack Of cards.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-03-15

Dave Walker. of Anderson's store. was
one of the best North Carolina soldiers
that Lee had. Dave was in Richmond
some time since, and sitting at night in
the st. James Hotel, he heard fellow
with . cooked hat on talking nearly
everybody to death about the war. He
said he had been colonel. Finally he
drew seat up to Dave and asked him if
he was in the war. Dave said, Eyes, I
was there" What position did you
holdf' ''None, SIR" said Dave. II
reckon I'm the lonesomest man in the
world" "Ah, why so!" asked the colo
mel. "Why," said Dave, / was private
in the war, and am the only one have
ever seen since."-[Raleigh Observer.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-03-15

Get your Job work aene NJ thn
"0seoxa " O0ee.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-03-15

TNHE "PIoNEER" IL 4 MAGNIFICENT
i HOTEL, having been nttsd out in good
style and with view to the comfort Of guests
who stop here. II 10 the only
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-03-15

bEtNIy Prssidsnts q The .. 3. The
HuluJV largest. hsndsomsst bet book
ever sold for lees than twies our
price. The fastest selling hook IN America
Immense prohts 70 agents. All inteilieent $50.
pie want Il. Any one can become "a scessful
gent Terms free. HALLETT BOOK co.,
Portland. Maine.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-04
SeneY as a SnecuIator.

Cincinnati Enquirer.
The East Tennessee. Virginia and
Georgia scheme was born about the same
time that The NickeI-pIated was. Colonel
Cole had been ousted by the Louisville
and Nashville people, and while his
pride as the Railroad King of the South
was hurt, he was thirsting for revenge.
He naturally carried his scheme to his
brother Methodist, Mr.. Seney, who
turned him over to Brice. Cole showed
that the entire property could be bought
for 100000 600 bonds, stock and the
branches acquired through Maghee and
Wilson. 1t had first mortgage of 50,
OO0,O and $5OO,OOO stock. The gang
went into the scheme. They bought up
all but little of the stock: that is enough
to legally carry out their scheme. Then
they put first mortgage of 1922, 600. 600,
an income mortgage of SIG, 600, 600. COM
mon stock of 500, 600, 900 and preferred
stock of SIG, 900, 900 total of SIC. 900. 600
on property costing only $16. 600, 900. and
which could have been duplicated in
cash for $4,000, 600. And before the
assassination of Garfield they had sold
out larger percentage of their holdings
at the rate of $40, 900, eco for the whole.
The syndicate is ended. Foster retired
from it four years ago, and Thomas and
Brice still control the East Tennessee
railroad.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-04
The Changes in the Election Districts
Of Putnam COUNTY.

In accordance with the statute in such case
made and provided the changes in the hOun-
diaries of the election districts of Putnam COun.
ty Florida are hereby made matters of public
notice, at the regular meeting of the Board OF
County Commissioners for said county on Jan
uary 5, 1883, in compliance with petition tC
such effect,
On motion ordered, That the north half OF
section ?, township IT, south of range p east
be embraced within the boundary lines OF
election district No. 5, as heretofore laid ont
with voting place or precinct at c. 7. POttCr's
store.
In compliance with petition from the cfti-
ZenS in the vicinity of and living at Buffalo
Bluff, asking to be annexed to election district
No. s: On motion it was ordered that election
district No s, be bounded and described as fol
lows: Beginning at the intersection of the
Ocklawaha and the st. Johns River, thence
following the OclIlawaha River to the line be
tween township II, range p, and II range q
;. X h. Thence running north to Rice Creek
thence following Rice Creek to the st. Johns
River; thence sOuthcry along the western
bank of said river to a point directly west OF
the mouth Of Dunn'S Creek: thence east across
said river to the mouth Of said creek: thence
following said Creek to a point where it crosses
the township line, thence west in a direct line
to the west bank OF the St. Johns River
sOuthCrly along said west bank to place of be
ginning, with voting place or precinct at Pa.
latka.
On motion it was ordered that all that pOr.
ton of election district No. u lying south OF
the present northern line of Putnam county
and east of Sims Greek, be annexed to ana
made part of election district No. II.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-04
A New ENTERPRISE.

Yesterday News reporter met Mr..
H. Il. Gallagher, Secretary and Mana
ger of the Putnam Manufacturing and
Improvement Company, and learned
from him that his company were making
active preparations to commence bust
ness. The company propose erecting a
saw-mill at Devils Elbow, just across
the river, with a capacity of from 80 900
to $4,000 feet of timber per day, with
drying sheds and everything complete
for carrying on the business in a first
class manner. The capital stock of the
company is $4,000; and they are now
erecting one of the most substantial
wharfs to be found on the river, which,
when completed, will have cost about
$1,000. The machinery will be put in
place and be ready for work in about two
months Mr. Gallagher will make his
headquarters in Palatka, and his enter
prise will add no little to the business of
the city.
The drying sheds that will be erected
will be so constructed that lumber placed
in them will be thoroughly seasoned with
in from five to eight days, and they will
thus be enabled to supply the present
heavy demand at this point for seasoned
lumber. The company anticipate heavy
business, which they will no doubt sue
coed in doing.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-06-04
CITY NOTES.

Col. Fl. L. Hart and his lovely bride,
after short sojourn at the Hygeia Hotel,
Old Point Comfort, Va, are now receiv-
ing the congratulations of their friends
at his beautiful home in Palatka
A crying necessity-a baby.
Chickens and eggs at Lasseter's.
Hon. Albert W. Owens, States Attor-
ney for the Fourth Judicial Circuit, was
with us on yesterday.
Joseph Randall was before the Mayor
yesterday morning on charge of being
disorderly-$1 and cost.
Capt. Edwards has come back from up
the river and is now in the city. He re-
ports good rains, and says the water in
the river has been raised about a foot.
About the only thing which staggers a
boys ingenuity at this time of the year
is to explain to his mother how his hair
came to be wet and his shirt wrong side
out.
A benevolent colored society came
over from St.-Augustine yesterday, and
gave ball here last night for the pur-
pose of raising funds for something or
other.
The citizen who has been growing be-
cause of the cool weather, now has per-
mission to change his tune. 1t will be
warm enough by the time it strikes the
proper note.
Mr.. n. R. Gruelle, of Gainesville, was
in the city yesterday, and we were
pleased to meet him in this office. He
reports Gainesville as being on a boom.
and buildings going up rapidly.
The TalIapoosa base ball club, colored,
of St Augustine, came to Palatka Mon
day, and in the afternoon played the
Mutual club of this city a match game,
defeating the Mutuals by a score of nine
to three run. There was, as usual, some
talk of cheating in the game.
Yesterday morning some of the fair
friends of our neighbors, the Pratt boys,
sent them a most generous supply of de-
licious cake and huge bowl of "orange
wine punch" and in their unselfsh gen
crosby they invited the entire force of
The NEWS over to help them enjoy the
treat. And it was enjoyed.
We have received Vol. 1, No. I, of
The Rural Home, published by Warren,
Thayer & Co., and edited by Mr.. Ed.
Rumley. geographically it is all that
could be wished, consisting of sixteen
pages of matter, and Mr. Rumley's we'll
known reputation as an editor is a suffi-
cient guarantee as to the merit of it's con-
tents. Fifty cents per year.
"Ah! that sight does me good" re-
marked an old Westerner yesterday, as
he picked up huge ear of Western corn
that had been taken from a sack in Yer
trees & Co.'S store. Eyes. sir it is always
best to feed corn to horses in the ear. -
! "Feed corn to a horse in the carr" asked a
Palatka dude, who was standing by, and
who couldn't tell the difference between
a corn field and a wheat patch. well,
that may be an economical way of feed
ing but it must be awfully painful to
! the poor horse"