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The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-11-15
Yours very truly,
WIN. IL. VANDERBILT

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8 FESSENDEN, Secretary.
NOT 80 crnrAir, ArrEn NATURE coSHfp
rRArroS.
The following address was i.sued bv
the Republican National Committee mi.
evening.
.hEfuntfcAs NAriosAIH r.nqrAHruas
Nev York. November 3 isst.
The Republican National Committee
are taking the most careful and thorough
measures 10 ascertain errors, II 0 have
hem made, and frauds, II any have been
committed, In the returns Of the late
election in the State Of New York. II
Mr.. Cleveland shall be found 10 have a
plurality Of even one vote a prompt O
q~uiescence will follow from the Republi.
cans Of The United States II Mr.. Blaine
shall be found 10 have spluraliiy 81 only
one vote, tho prompt scluisscencc viii
h expected from the Democrats Of the
United States. The belief q this com
miitee, founded upon Investigation, 1.
thai Mr.. Blaine has plurality of several
hundred votes, and II that be % ever
honest man will demand that II be OH
cislly declared Until the official deciAr.
alton .hall be made 20 ssk The pahne "a
unite with ne In an honorable egErt q
secure . perfectly fair count Purity IN
elections h The only sfesy fcr republi
can Institutions.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-11-15

live. This accommodation has lasted
plenty long enough. and | propose "
pu, an end to u without further ccre.
mony. What do you say. Ralph Ander.
SOM
Simply this Ralph cried. firing
up At the threatening tone. that | will
not be bullied into anything. II you
mean that | have trifcd with the heart
Of my cousin. ! have only To say that n
sAs Insists on my marrying her. | will 4,
80. but as have nsver asked her tn.
question, l think"
"Never asked her the question: In
terrupted Arnold. ho,ly. ''You are moi
a fool. Ralph Anderson. and you know
tina, you have constantly sough, he
society, and led her to believe you In
tended making her your wife. until mi
, girl. 81 whom gossip speaks none to-
iiaitsringly. crossed your path; there I
little romantic reserve-planned
doubtless by her-a meeting or two. b.
| accidcHf, Of course. and your honor. |
1 you ever hal any. satisfies Itself with
: never asked the question:"
! Tom" bruke m Mr. Anderson. an
p~ealingiy. don't be 80 u~nreasonabl,
and hasty. am sure Ralph intend
marrying Baachs. but you must r,
member he has been at home bot li,il
over two months | do not see IN
necessity Il such great haste"
y Mother. dill lever any snything \
you about marrying my cousinp foI
have All Of you forced the issue upol
4 me. and have not been blameles.
: admit 1 will 20 further and NV thai
have somstimss thought Il sery probs
bic that should msFry Blanche som
: dsy. u she consented Bat before God
: mother. l never tried 10 win her heart
; rsssala5 70 east a sslds. Perhaps IA /
ungsllsnt N me 10 al il. out a !. TIN.
d ne erthe'e<s. Blaaehe has u<>d tkrir
= The arts 70 heuilder snd estkr.i m
. that 1 eveF ~ h NJ straiurs VII
? -. Ihe7 usn pretty. ~ ftAourh
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-04-19
A Night of Terror.
C1Nc1NNArr. d, Ma

CINCINNATI, o., March 80.
While Deputy-Sheriff Hawkins carefully
protected the front and tanks by barri-
cades, as already described, an immense
crowd gathered in front of the Courthouse
and the large plate-glass was crashed in
by boulders. This gave an entrance to
the jail yard and to the jail through the
tunnel, but only to small number at q
time.
At ten another and this time a
successful attempt to fire the Court-h house
was made. Several barrels of petroleum
were rolled into the Treasurer's office
and the torch applied. Captain Jack Des-
mond, who entered the room and extin-
guished the flames was Immediately shot
through the head and killed. This deter
red others from interfering, and although
the fire made but slow progress, it burned
steadily on until nothing but blackened
and forbfdding walls marked the spot
where the costly structure had stood; the
magnificent law library, the second III ex-
tent and value in the United States, and
the records of the county were destroy
ed, entailing an irreparable loss to the
community.
Meantime surgiDg, bowling, insane
crowd thronged the streets for many
squares in all directions from the Court
house, refusing to let the fremen attempt
to put out the fire, while constant
fusilade of arms of all kinds and
calibre supplemented with showers of
stones poured in upon the jail where the
police and militia were posted, and was
answered with deadly effect from the be-
leaguered garrison.
The bursting of the barrels of coal Oil
with deep detonations occurring at short
intervals gave rise to the report that can
non was being used by the mob, ndadded
greatly to the terror of the occasion.
The fire spread to o.her buildings in the
vicinity and among others destroyed a
large carriage factory.
At midnight lull was noticed in the
mad onslaught of the mob, whether from
sheer exhaustion or because of awe at the
extent of their own awful work, could not
be determined
CINCINNATI, o., March go
1880 A.M.-At least fifty men are killed
and 200wounded. The Courthouse andalI
the County records have been burned and
the loss is estimated at millions. All the
troops in the State are being centralized
here and preparations are being made for
a desperate resistance.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-04-19
Married a Murderer.
LITTLE ROCK. ARK.

LITTLE ROCK, ARK, March ~.
John Fuller, the Arkansas City muir.
derer, arrested here for the Desha Coun.
ty authorities, was married last night in
the Pulaski County Jail to Mary Bird, a
woman reputed to have seduced him from
his first wife, from whom he was divorced
last spring. The interesting ceremony
was performed by Magistrate in the
presence of a select few. The bridal
tour will conclude with trip TO Arkan-
sas City, and the honeymoon will be spent
in the Desha County Jail.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-04-19
MORE BLOoDsHED.

Two More Nights OF Terror in Cincinnati
Over Two Hundred and Fifty Persons
Killed aud WOunded-The Court-House,
With All the Hamilton County Records
and One of the Finest Law Libraries in the
World Burned-TrOOps From All Parts of
the State March to the Rescue and Sue
coed in Dispensing the Rioters.
CINCINNATI, o., March 30.
Ifany faint hopes were entertained that
the awful work of Friday night had APP
peased the incendiary spirit of the desper-
ate mob which made the streets run with
blood, they have been rudely dispelled by
subsequent events.
All day Saturday strangers from over
the river and from this side poured into
the city, and, like timber coming in con-
tact with the spark, were all afame with
the spirit of lawlessness as soon as they
mingled with the Jewelers. already engaged
in the work of destruction, and added
fresh fuel to the fires which for 9 brief
hour had smouldered.
wARLIKE PREPARATIONS.
All day long crowds, mostly of curious
spectators, thronged the neighborhood of
the Jail. Toward night they increased.
Then the Sheriff began to prepare for
business. Barbados were built across
the streets at some distance from the jail,
and guards thrown out some distance be-
You'd them, no one being allowed inside
without a pass.
Heavy transfer wagons were upturned
in the street and building material, wood,
stone and iron from neighboring build
ings were appropriated to construct
strong defense for the purpose of prevent
ing rush of people to the vicinity of the
jail.
Inside the Jail the broken defenses were
repaired. Great beams were propped
against the doors so that they could not
be battered down.
Colonel Hunt had mustered as many of
his First regiment as could be brought
out, and the jail had all the appearance of
fortress except heavy guns. That most
fearful street engine of destruction, the
gatling gun, belonging to the police force,
was also on duty.
Late in the evening the city was flooded
with the following poster:
''Public safety demands immediate
action. Organize in every ward. Heal |
sores by purifying the body. Serve no.
tice to criminals, criminal lawyers, gamb-
lers and prostitutes to leave Hamilton
County within three days and remain
away forever, or suffer the penalty So
long as the present clique of criminal |
lawyers that infest the city are permitted
to remain and corrupt jurors,
justice and shield criminals,
just that long will our citizens be muir
dered, our property destroyed and pro-
lection by the law be denied. Make one
clean sweep while we are at it. A vigil
lance committee of 800 in each ward, com
posed of the best citizens, can by earnest
work cleanse the moral atmospherein three
days. Organize at once and serve notice
to all disreputable characters in the ward
to leave and never return. The reputa-
tation of the city demands change or
will reign supreme"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-04-19
Another Account.

CINCINNATI. O., March go.
What with the tremendous slaughter Of
men, the destruction of the Court House
and theanarchy for the time prevailing, Gin
cinnati last night earned the title of the
Paris Of America, in a sense not at
all complimentary to the city. Citi-
gems who hoped the trouble had
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-04-19
FEEDING SOLDIERS.

The subsistence of the troops atthe JAN
was comparatively easy, though the first
meal taken by the Fourteenth Regiment
was very unsatisfactory. 1t was served
Sunday morning by placing on the side
walk barrel of bread, baskets of boiled
beef and milk cans filed with coffee. The
only table was the sidewalk and the only
tableware was lineup for each man.
Since then they have been fed at a res
taurant within the lines. 1t was observed
with unfaYorable comment that one Oh
the several saloons within the lines was
open and doing an excellent business.
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vane:crbilt's Strong Box,


W. II. Vanderbilt's treasure vault,
in which hc recently slowed away
some S100,00O,000 in securities, is one
of the most redoubtablc works OF de-
fense on the American continent,
though you may not be entirely cer-
tain Of that by surveying his mansion
from the outside. It's foundations
were blasted out Of the rock; the front
was five feet in thickness and the
sides and rear walls arc three feet,
the materials used being pressed
brick with brown stone trimmings.
The beams, girders and main pillars
are iron, incruscd in tire-proof materi-
III. The doors, window frames and
minor partition are iron, marble and
glass. No wood is to be found in the
structure. The great vault is thirty
six by forty-two feet, Of wrought iron,
steel and Franklinite iron, isimposing
in strength and proportions, and is
sitnated on the ground door. It's
four outer doors which weigh
5000 pounds each, have every effect
ing and known improvement in de-
fcnsivc devices. A massive wall OF
masonary surrounds tho ironwork.
The va,dt, which is burglar, fire and
waterproof, constitutes Il distinct
building in itself.
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II Crew..

Many stories are told of Wards
plausible way Of dealing with custo-
mcrs. Two years ago New Yorker
deposited S150,0O0 with the firm Of
Grant a. Ward for investment. He
received reports from time to time of
the condition of affairs, and was al
ways tickled with tho immense prof
it's which were being placed to his
credit. In two years tho sum Of
$3.50, GOO had appreciated Oh the firms
books to $500, 900, and the owner was
so notified. His impulses led him to
call on the bankers and ask for the
money. Ward seemed delighted to
get rid Of it. He drew his check for
$500, 900, presented it to the amazed
speculator and dismissed him with
most gracious condecsension. At that
time Ward represented that he was
individually worth S3,O0O,000. The
chance for additional profits WIS So
promising to the fortunate New
Yorker that he returned the money
and told the firm to let it grow. 1t
rrCW,
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American Women,

intellectually counts more in tho
scale OF womanhood in America than
it does in England says Mr.. Hatton
in Twins book upon his impressions
of the United States. lit is easier for
q clever woman to excite tho admira-
ton Of her sex in America than in
England. A woman who adorns and
lifts the feminine intellect into notice
in America excitcs the admiration
rather than the jealousy of her sisters.
American women seem to make high
or claim upon tho respect and atten-
ton of men than belongs to the am
bilious English woman, and when one
of them rises to distinction they all go
up with her. They share in her fame.
They do not try to dispossess her of
the lofty place upon which she stands
There is q sort of trades unionism
among tho women Of America in this
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How He Got Il Onto Him.

TOW ne 1Ot " OVtO 1VIV.
Baxter is the only politician l ever
knew who was never known to treat"
said gentleman the other day, He
didn't believe in squandering his
money that way. got even with
him once. Baxter one day drove up
to the Gait House to meet Governor
Blackburn and some other distinguish
cd gentlemen. When we got there
Baxter gave INC 81 and told mo to get
four cigars. He handed them around
and after while wc drove away.
For a long time John kept twirling
his cigar and waiting for mo to say
something about the change. At last
he grew impatient and said: ''How
much did this cigar cost9' I got four
for a dollar. You don't think would
offer the Governor Of Kentucky any
thing less than 25 cent cigarT I
answered with an injured look. The
Governor be id grunted Baxter.
He is no better than me, and s cent
cigar suits ne. Don't bc so free With
my money the next time, If it's old
Grant himself"
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Happy Meeting.

Four days before I went to the front
with my regiment we had little girl
baby. She is now grown, and you
always SEQ her with me ut any social
gathering. well, in our army tho full
loughs came very rarely. When We
got into limo there was no great chance
for man to get home. 1t was about
three years afterwards that a few Of
us were one night going down tho
Mississippi on river steamer 1 had
been sick and was returning to my
command, but pretty well broken up
even then. AS for money, VIC did not
have any, and the night was hot Us I
laid down on the deck, my throat al-
most parched with thirst. Pretty
soon n little girl came along with u
big glass Of lemonade. ! toll you it
looked good to me. She saw mo cye-
ing it, stopped n minute, looked doubt
fully at me, and finally came up to
my side. "You looked us il you want
cd something to drink she said and
and offered me the glass. 1t wasn't
the square thing to do, but / took it
and handed it buck to her empty. 1t
was like nectar to mo. Then | thank
cd the little creature and sent her a
way. Soon after, just like every child,
she came back, leading her mother to
sec the poor soldier. BY Jupiter, it
was my wife, and the girl was the
baby whom had last seen as II baby
but just born. You can imagine tho
reunion. They were with my brothers
family, and happened to be going
down the river. That was the only
time during the four years. fighting
/ SAW my wife and baby, and under
tho circumstances what man would
ever forget it. Con. Blackburn.
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sonablc profit to all Interested parties.
This, connected with our large iron
deposits, must result in establishing
large iron furnaces and n thousand
other Industries.
Coal and iron are to the nation
what bread is to man--'the staff OF
life.' They are permanent and al
most perpetual. They continue to
increase in Importance as the country
grows older. We may we'll felicitatc
ourselves on the possession of such re-
sources and hope to see ut no very
very distant day not alone a railway
connecting us with these mines, but
to SEQ their product SO utilized Us to
render the future prosperity Of Hell
ena rs assured, steadfast and pcrma-
nent rs has been that Of Pittsb,ug.
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Very Acute

They were in the grocery store.
Said Brown seeing Il blind man about
to cnterl: "Were you aware how deli
cate the touch of a blind man is?
When nature deprives lis of one sense
she makes amends by bringing the
other censes to- extraordinary acute
ness. I'll take Il scoop of sugar and
let him feel of it, and you shall see
how quickly he'll tell what it is"
The blind man having entered, no was
put TO the test. He pnt his thumb
and finger into tho scoop, and with
ont hesitation said. "Yhat is sand"
Everybody laughed but the grocer,
He made three several attempts Mt
blushing, and then went into the back
shop and kicked his dog,
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lmprits on a Pane Of Glass.

On window pane Of the room in
Mexico in which John Schlosser, tho
suicide, died some time since, was dis
covered, soon after his death, the i'm
print Of mans hand, as it an extend
ed hand had boen pressed against the
pane and held there until its outlines
had been clearly impressed upon the
glass. Rumor says that IL is really
the imprint of Schlosser's hand, and
was made after he had swallowed the
fatal drauglt. When the present
occupant took possession fthc prem
ises efforts were made to obliterate the
imprint, but it could not be washed
a. ny. Determined to be rid Of it, tho
oLjectional pane was removed and a
new one substituted.
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keeping His Vow.

John Davis, Portuguese, mate OF
the New Bedford whaler Lottie Il.
Cook, while in n gale Il few weeks
ago vowed, if rescued, that he would
give 5000 in aims, that is, to each Of
200 poor people he would give II bowl
of soup, Il loaf Of bread and u bottle
Portuguese wine, Lately his house
was the sccne Of fcasting and merry
making. One hundred and ninety
pounds of beef were used in making
soup. Shortly he will have another
feast and brass band. Several years
ago, as an expression Of thankfulness
at her husbands safe return, Mrs. Da-
Wis crept on her hands and knees
through several streets, holding n
lighted candle in eaeh hand.
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A 81. Subject for a Neck-tie party.

A strange story is being circulated
in Naples of an incident that occurred
in the Church Of San AIaggiore, where
Some.priests OF the so called mission
are preaching. The preacher of the
evening had chosen for his theme,
"The Terror of He'll" Tho church
was crowded.. Near tho pulpit stood
u figure OF the Madonna, all at once,
in the middle Of tho sermon, the lights
went out, and the figure Of the Ma
donna disappeared. The priest, strik'
ing the desk with an iron chain, cried
out: "Wc are falling into hell! Look!
the Madonna has fled! Call on her;
call or woe to us"' The panic was
universal; women tainted, Children
screamed, and there was a rush to tho
doors, which were found to be care
fully closed. At last the police APP
pesred on the scene and got tho doors
opened, and the congregation escaped
into the open air without injury, bc-
yond II few bruises and the loss of
various articles Of wearing apparel.
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Wardiana

The best story Uncle Sam ever told
about himself was how he learned in
three weeks to speak m Indian dia-
lect. He was the owner of II ferry in
California, running it himself. He
made a bet with miner that he could
learn any Indian speech in three
weeks. An old Indian chief living
near Sums cabin knew all the dialects
Of the California tribes. OF course he
was fond of firewater. Sam supplied
him in limited quantities, or Just suf-
ticient to warm up his heart and loos-
OH his tongue, and then piled him
with questions. ut was just II ques-
ton of memory and Aexibility Of
tongue" said Uncle Sam. "In three
weeks could have made myself un-
dcrstood by any Indian in California" !"
Tho old mans point was his intimacy
with leading senators. There was
some Of them that loved royal good
brandy, and the very best that could
DO found in the world, Uncle Sam
provided. He was not lavish with it.
He know too much to waste such pre-
cious stuff even on the two brandy
cpicurcs of the senate. He reserved
the choicest article to warm their OBJ
durate hearts when he wanted partic-
ularly to get their attention. He al
ways studied carfully the subject he
wanted to interest them in, and made
his point in terse epigrnmmntic way
that would interest and amuse them.
On ono occasion u friend was forum
ate enough to be presented with Il
couple Of bottles Of old Monongahelu
whisky bottled in 1S40. The legend
was that the rye from which it was
made grew on the hillsides Of Wcs
tern Pennsylvania in 1920 He gave
Uncle Sam Il taste of one bottle, and
after slipping the oily liquid and
smacking his lips few times hc made
the friend tell him whore and how III
got the stuff. Nothing would do but hi
must have tho unopened bottle. A
few weeks afterward his friend receiv
ed two cases Of choice Madeira, will
a note from Unclc Sam saying: ''Tha
bottle Of old rye got me two vote
needed in the senate"
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NOTICE OF FINAL ENTRY.
LAsD OFFICE At HELENA, MONT.

LAND OFFICE AT HELENA, MONT.
May n, lsl.
NOTICE is hereby given that tho following
10 make final proof in support Of his claim, and
TIM. And proof will be nude before Register and
neceiyer Of the u. :. land Oi!lcc Mt liclona, r.,
On July TO- 1884, yiz George l3. Whidd.n who
n,nde pre-en ption ID s No $3.50 for the nl-2 soi-l
and lot, 3 and I, geo ~ tp ~, Off 10.
He name the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultivtion OK
said land, viz Tobins Is l.ei.sc, las r. Butler
and Jcmeson l. Perkins nllof Ulidis, Montana.
L. ATKINSON, Register.
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Notice Of Final Entry.

LAND OFFICE, HELENA, Mont.
May. II, 1884. :
NOTICE ia hereby given that tho following
~ named settler has filed notice of his intent
ion to make tnal proof IN support Of bis claim,
Cummings, clerk Of tho court in and for choteau
county, NJ. 7. ut Fort Benton, MT, ON July nth,
1884, Viz: Oliver g.. Cooper, who made pre-emp-
tion D s No. 1857. for thet'a and swii of nwl4
seciion II and sci, nci4 soc. II, tp 2s of = W.
He names the following witnesses TO prove his
continuous rcsiHenGe upon and yfin,i.iyatIon OF,
and Samuel l!ughs Of DupMycr and William NJ.
''''''' - ~ ' +. ATKINSON. Regis,er.
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NOTICE OF FINAL ENTRY.
LANp oEr1cE, AT HELENA, Mont

LAND GFFIcE, AT HELENA, Mont,
Mharch -, 1884. (
nj Office is Hereby given that the following named
lVscttcr has filed notice OF his intention to make
final proof in support of his claim, and that said
proof will he made before John w. Iatan, Pro-
bate Judge of Choteau county, Mont, at Fort Ben
who made pre- .enpton ps no 1879 lots and sec
tip ioN of Us \ sEia ss4 see a.. NE4 tp 10 N Of n
tE -.
lie names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation Of said
land, viz. James a. Walker August Erickson,
Robert Price and Ebert L. Bywater all OF Fort
Benton.
i. Atkinson, Register.
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A ragged little girl in London
school was recently asked why Adam
and Eve werc turned out of Paradise.
Sho promptly rcplied: "Becausc
they didn't pay their rent Her par
cnts had been evictcd for noll-pay-
ment OF rent several times within Il
few months.
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NOTICE OF FINAL ENTRY,
LAND OFFICE AT HELENA, MONT,

LAND OFFICE AT HELENA, MONT, I
May 81. 1883.
NOTICE il hereby given that the following.
~ named settler has filed noti'e Of his inten-
and TINT 4.d proof will be made before y. A.
CuInmings clerk Of the court in and for thotnau
county, NJ. II ut Fort Benton, NJ. Il. on July mn
1884, yiz William NJ Smiley, who made Preemp-
tion d No j57b, for tho sla nei4 and MA sc,4,
sec. %, tip ~, n rBw.
lie names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, and custigation Of
said land viz; Charles Scoiiin and william ID
Jones Of Old Agency and Oliver q. Cooper and
samuel Hnxl~ 0f Dupuycr. ~.