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The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-10-03
MANSFIELD'S MYSTERY.
Two Sixteen Year-O Old Boys Under Arrest,
Who Say That a Companion of
Same Age Shot the Girl.

MANSFIELD, o., September 24.--The I'M
explained and brutal murder Of Miss Clara
Huff, whose body was found yesterday
near here with bullet wound in the head,
has created the utmost excitement, both
here and at Wooster, where she formerly
lived and where her parents still reside.
The County Commissioners have offered
reward of $1,000 for the arrest and convic-
ton of the murderer. The police have
been stimulated to the greatest activity.
They have now two men under arrest, with
whom they allow no communicate n
to be held, though they claim the only
charge against them is drunkenness. They
have found bit of shoestring and piece
of muslin near the scene of the struggle,
and on this slender foundation have
built theory that the murder was
done by some acquaintance, who
killed the girl because she had successfully
resisted his assault and feared the dis
closure she might make. 1t is certain that
fearful struggle took place, for the marks
of it are evident for forty yards from where
the body was found. Another thing that
confirms this theory is that the girl had
not been outraged, nor had robbery been
had tramps been the perpetrators. Miss
Huff was very modest, as well as very
handsome girl. She was universally re-
spected and was regarded by the Douglas.
with whom she lived more in the light of
one of the family than as a servant, though
paid regular wages. She was particularly
circumspect in her behavior, and had no
company. The body was this morn
ing taken to Wooster, where her
family resides, for burial. Later
The mystery was put into q
fair way Of being cleared up by the arrest
of two boys named James Winans and
John Cromer, neither of them over sixteen
years of age. A thorough investigation
was instituted to-day, and the suspicious
actions of the boys led to their arrest
They vigorously protested their innocence,
but finally confessed that the murderer
was a companion of about the same age.
They stated that he made criminal assault
on Miss Huff, but she resisted him so
strongly that he was compelled to shoot
her to get away. The boys say they were
fully half mile from the scene, but heard
the pistol shots and the girls screams sew
eral times. Thename of the young man is
withheld by the police, who have number
of clues which will likely lead to his ar
rest. The excitement over the brutal muir
der has not yet subsidized.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-10-03
An Immense Corn Cron.

CHICAGO, September 27.-The corn crop
of the United States having passed the
critical Fstage, and whatever of danger
menaced the cereal from frost being now
ended, owing TO the maturity of the grain,
the Farmers ReUie,p of this city has called
in reports from its fourteen hundred cor.
respondents, giving the area and probable
yield in every county in the ten leading
corn producing States, and has compiled
from these close estimate of the approx
mate yield of the crop of 1885. These esti-
mates have been based on comparison
yield of 1884, taking the figures of the Agri.
cultural Bureau at Washington for the
yield of last wear The reports of the cor
respondents include not only the approxi-
mate actual acreage, but also the percent
age of condition as compared to last year,
and the percentage of increase OF de-
crease in acreage. This was done
to approximate as closely as posi-
BILE the actual output, the correct
ness of witch method was demonstrated
very flu the estimate of the wheat
crop on =. by this bureau. and to
which figures oil the recognized statistic $,
including the Government bureau, have
gradually approached. In Indiana, Illi-
nois and Kansas the ground plowed up,
OWinR 10 Une TulndtlOu OF Une winter Wneub
crop and devoted to corn, is closely COM
puted. In the comparison by
States, the returns show that
Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota and
Missouri have slight increase in acreage
over 1884, and Wisconsin is the only State
showing a decrease, but both Minnesota
and Wisconsin show decrease in con-
dition, and Missouri also shows de-
crease. The other States all reveal an
Improvement, and in Ohio, Illinois and
Indiana the improvement is marked.
This results in an estimate of the prob
able yield in ten States of 1,43G, 236,00O
bushels for 1885, as compared with 1851
$4,000 bushels in 1882, an increase of 1884,
640,6O0 bushels. On the basis that the
States and Territories outside of the ten
named will produce as much corn as they
did last year, or 43,400000 bushels, and
this would seem to be assured from study
of the reports-it will give a total crop of
1879, 636, 900 bushels, from which total it is
safe to estimate that the yield will not vary
in any appreciate degree either way.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-10-03
Circus Tent Blown Down,

HARRISBURG, W. VA, September "a
During the evening exhibition of Robbins
Circus here last night heavy rain storm
came up, which soaked the circus tent. In
a short time the rain ceased, but a heavy
gale began to blow about o'clock. A
strong gust snapped the ropes and center
pole, and the tent fell with crash upon
the heads of the audience. A scene of the
widest confusion followed. Lamps were
overthrown and extinguished. Two or three
thousand people and number of animals
were beneath the canvas. The air was
filed with the trumpeting of the elephants,
the shreks of women and children and the
cries of men, and it was not until an hour
had passed that the panic ceased, and all
had been rescued. About twenty five per-
sons were wounded, many of them seriously,
but no lives were lost.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-10-03
Temperance Work.

PHILADELPHIA, September 24.-The Gen.
tennial Temperance Conference re-assem-
bled this morning in ST. Georges Hall Miss
Francis E. Willard in the chair. Several
short papers were read by delegates pres
emit. Remarks were made by J. N. Stearns,
Corresponding Secretary; Hon. 8. D.
Hastings, of Wisconsin; Mrs. G. B. Buell.,
Rev. r. Alden Temple. The report of the
order of Sons of Temperance showed that
2,25O,000 persons had been initiated into
membership, and that the order had raised
SS,450,000 for temperance purposes. The
report of the Catholic Total Abstinence
Union being called for, in the absence OF
Mr. John H. Campbell, Father Cleary was
invited to address the conference. Mrs. j.
Ellen Foster, of Iowa, addressed the con.
ference on the question of constitutional
prohibition. Rev. DR.. Lowry, who repre-.
sented the Cincinnati Conference of the M
E. Church, made few remarks, and said
his conference was temperance and pro.
hibition one.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-10-03
Grants PARTING Words.

MECCA, ILL.,, September 23.-The reunion
of the veterans of General Grants old regi-
ment-the Twenty first Illinois Volunteers
began here last night with primary
session, at which Colonel Fred Grant was
present, and was accorded very hearty
reception. In response to requests for a
speech the Colonel said:
81 do not intend to make you speech. for
have not been trained as public talker. l
have here q document that would like to
father upon matters pertaining to the war,
and has never before been made public. AS
he entered into the war with you for his first
companions, and as he always spoke of your
regiment with affectionate interest. it is flt-
ting that you should be the first to hear his
parting words. This is what he wrote upon
the pages hold here: Il feel that we are on
the eve of new era, where there is to be
great harmony between the Federals and
Confederates. ! can not stay to be living
witness to the correctness of this prophecy,
but feel it within me that 1t is to be so. The
universally kind feeling expressed for me at
time when 1t was supposed that each day
would prove my last seems to me the begin.
ming of the answers to LET us have peace
The expressions of these kindly feelings were
not restricted to a section of the country nor
to division of the people. They came from
individual citizens of all nationalities, from
all denominations, the Protestants, the Catho
lie and the jew, and from the various soce
ties of the land, scientific, educational, re-
ligious or otherwise. Politics did not enter
into the matter at all. ! am not egotstit
enough to suppose all this significance should
be given this matter because was the object
of it. But the war between the States was
very bloody and very costly war. One side OF
the other had to yield principles dearer thar
life before it could be brought to an end.
commanded the whole OF the mighty host en-
gagged in the victorious side, it was no mat
| ter whether deservedly so or not, repre-
senter of that side of the controversy. It'll
significant and gratifying fact thai Confed
| spontaneous move. hope the good feelin.
inaugurated may continue to the end"
| A general amen went up from the audi
ence, and then the meeting quietly ad
journed.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-10-03
Cleveland RoIIinq-MiIl Strike Ended.

CLEVELAND, o., September 81 - The
strike at the Cleveland rolling mills is at
last ended. The men struck on July
against an indefinite reduction of wages,
which the managers had decided to make
Last Thursday the company agreed
to restore June prices, and start tho
mills. The majority of the men were in
favor of accepting the proposition, but the
leaders sought to impose other conditions
on the company regarding the manag cement
of the mills. Several meetings were held,
but no settlement was reached until to-
night, when large meeting was held, and
the leaders declared the strike off. The
announcement was received with vocifer.
Gus cheers. The mills will be started to
morrow morning at June prices.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-10-03
Finishing Touches to the Monument.

WASHINGTON, September 25.-The con-
tractors for placing about fifty memorial
walls of the Washington Monument are
completing their work. The stones have
all been riveted into their places, ard the
work of surrounding them with Genet. ETC.,
is being finished The stones are all j)la ced
in positions over the alternate stair
way platforms above the one lln-
dred feet level on the new masonry. The
tional metallic tips in the top of the raonu-
ment to protect 1t from lightning are pro-
crossing satisfactorily. The tips are being
plated with gold in Philadelphia, and will
be received in about two weeks and placed
in position, when, it is claimed, it vii be
almost impossible for the monument 10 be
injured by lightning. "
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-10-03
ATTEMPTED Murder of Wife and Dauahter.

CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, September 25.-J. G.
Thompson, living at Sodorous, near hsre,
quarreled with his wife and daughter re-
Gently, and the two women left their home
and came to this place to live. Late this
afternoon Thompson appeared in the louise
where they were residing, and attacked
both with huge knife, inhicting terrible
and fatal wound in his wife's throat. While
making desperate attempt to cat his
daughters throat assistance came to her
rescue and Thompson fed. A thorough Or
ganized party is now on his track The
physicians say there is some hope OK say
ing the daughters life.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-10-03
Penitentiary Clerk Sentenced.

LEAvENwoRTH, KAs., September 25.-
Jas. c. Pusey, the defaulting chief CLERK at
the Penitentiary, pleaded guilty day and
was sentenced to eight years in the teni-
tertiary. In an interview he alleges chat
Ex-Governor Click and the Warden, W. G.
Jones, were cognizaut of the crookea work
being done at the State coal mine. anc. that
coal was furnished Click and his ecn-in-
law, for which the State was never paid.
The matter has created much talk.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-10-03
Woman DIsemboweIed by a Bul,,

SToUGHToN, MASS, September 25.-This
morning Mrs. Mark Lathrop was assisting
her husband in blowing. Two bulls, one of
which was somewhat vicious, were hitched
to her pillow. A neighbor, Mrs. McCourt,
came into the field. and one of the bulls
butted at her. Mrs. Lathrop attempted to
ward off the blow, and received a savage
thrust in the bowels, which completely
disemboweled her. There is slight hope Of
her recovery,
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-10-03
Hartnet Must HAM.

COLUMBUS, o., September 25.-The Su.
preme Court this morning refused to grant
the motion for leave to file petition in
error in the case of Patrick Hartnet, the
wife murderer, sentenced to hang in the
Ohio Penitentiary next Wednesday morn
ing. The Governor also refused to COM
mute the sentence to imprisonment for
lie.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-10-03
-Four Miners Drowned,

HoUTzDALE, Pa, September 23.-Four
miners at work in low part of Franklin
Mine to-day were drowned by the letting
in upon them of rush of water from an
old mine on higher level. Fifteen acres
of water five feet deep must be pumped off
before the bodies can be recovered. The
victims are John Mehan. Peter Folk,
Joseph Hampea, Hungarian, and John
Forsythe.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-10-03
Hill and Flower.

SARATOGA, September 25.-The Demo-
cratic Convention completed its labors to-
day and nominated the following ticket:
Governor, Daniel B. Hill; Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Roswell z. Flower; Secretary of
State, Frederick Cook; Comptroller, A. c.
Chaplin; Treasurer, l.. J. Fitzgerald; At
torney General, Dennis O'Brien; State En-
einssr, Elnathan Sweet.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-10-03
A Bachelor Dead at lO6.

PouGHKEEPsIE, N. Y, September SIS
Moses Marrenellah, Christian Jew, 106
years old, died to-day at the County Poor
house. He came to the United States from
Germany seventy years ago, having tray
eled all over the world. In 1S49 he walked
to California, and worked in the gold
mines for several years, meeting VITA sac
cess. For many years he took a prol-i-
nent part in camp meetings and othe- re-
ligious gatherings, and preached in Sun
day schools or wherever he could secure
an audience. He was never married,
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-10-03
Sale Of the Puritan,

New YORK, September 23.-The sloop
Yacht Puritan was sold at public auction
here to day for Sl3,5O0. Edward Burgess,
who designed the yacht, was the purchaser.
After the sale he stated that he had bought
the Puritan for gentleman in Bos on, but
would not give his name to-day Tor publ
cation.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-10-03
Fatal Drop From a Tree.

KNIGHTsTowN, IND, September 27.--Yes-
terday afternoon William Sebastian, aged
fourteen, an inmate of the Soldiers Or
phans' Home, went walnuting and climbed
a tree, lost his balance and fell thirty feet,
causing his death In q few hours.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-10-03
Celebrates Her Centennial.

SPINGFIELD, MASS, September 2G.-Mrs
Olive Cleveland Clarke, of this city, cele-
brated her one bundredth birthday to-day.
Her mother lived to be 104 years old, and
her father lived to be over ninety. Mrs.
Clarke is distant relative of President
Cleveland.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-10-03
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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-10-02
IMPRISONED IN ECUADOR.
Tho Story Of an American Citizen Lately
Released.

Tho Story of an American Citizen Lately
Released.
WASHINGTON, September 26.--Julio h.
Santos, the naturalized citizen, recently re-
leased from prison i'm Ecuador upon demand
of the United States Government, backed
up by man of war. arrived here to-day IN
company with Congressman McCOmas, OF
MARYLAND, and called at the Department OF
State to express his thanks for its success
full efforts i'm his behalf. He said that the
Ecuadorian authorities pretended to have
liberated him in consequence of the passage
of the act of pardon by the Ecuadorian
Congress, but this was mere pretense and
he was liberated three days after the arri-
val of the IrOquois wholly in consequence
of the action of the United States Govern
ment. The charge against him, OF having
cOnspired against the Government of Ecua-
dor, was untrue He was imprisoned with
some other business Elen in order that
money might be extOrted from them. lie
had documentary proof of the Willingness
of the authorities to rciase him at any time
upon the payment of 5000 He was con-
fined for time in an unventilated and
filthy coal hulk, and was then transferred
to prison situated in the basement OF
yellow fever hospital. Mr.. Santos will EN-
ploy counsel Immediately, and will file a
claim for damages with the State Depart
ment against the Government Of Ecuador.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-10-02
TROUBLE AHEAD.

The Roumelian Revolt Causes an Uneasy
FEELING in Europe - Prince Alexander
Firm.
LONDON, September 24.-An uneasy
feeling prevailed on the Paris bourse to-
day. Rumors are current to the effect that
serious disorders have occurred il Mace
donna. The Russian newspapers consider
the situation i'm the Balkans as becoming
more critical every day, and they doubt the
possibility of restoring the statu quo.
Prince Alexander has issred a circular to
the powers in which he announces the
union of Eastern ROuine!ia and Bulgaria.
lie says he has accepted a popular election
in no hostile spirit to Turkey. He recog-
nizes the Sultan's suzerainty and holds
himself responsible for the public security.
He asks the powers to Intervene in order
that the Union may be recognized as an
accomplished fact, otherwise the people are
resolved to do everything that lies in their
power to uphold the union. Prince Alex
ander has also sent dispatch to the Sultan
of Turkey asking him to recognize the
unicn. At COnstantinople there is great
excitement over the situation. The Sultan
presided at a council which was called on
Sunday last to settle the question of send
ing troops to ROumelia. Pending a discus
sion, several battaliOns of troops have been
ordered to concentrate on the ROumelian
frontier. The cabinet was divided on the
question of sending force tn ROumelia.
Some Of the ministers were in favor of dis
patching irOnclads with troops to BOorghas,
seaport town of Eastern ROumelia and
OF hurrying forward other divisions by way
nf AdrianOple and Macedonia. Other MEM
ters Of the cabinet thought that the signers
of the Berlin treaty should be consulted
before any decided steps were taken. The
ambassadors Of the treaty powers at Con-
stantinople were consulted bv the Sultan,
but they had received no orders from their
Governments as to what course they shouId
pursue. In accordance with the wishes of
The Sultan they have asked for instructions
and are now awaiting replies.
PHILLIPOPoLIs. September 24.---AlI the
Russian officers in the Bulgarian service
have resigned and their places have been
filed by BuIgarians. The country is disap-
pointed at the action Of the Russians, but
the people are not discouraged. Two fully
equipped baftaliOns of volunteers have
crossed the Balkans and are proceeding to
this town. Prince Alexander, while in
specting body of reserves who were about
to start for the frontier, made brief AL
dress to the troops, concluding as follows:
''NIy braves. we have no quarrel with the
Turks. but il they dispute o,,r action we
will fight them tn the death. And he as
sured that I will ALWAYS be found in the
thick of the battle" The Princes speech
was received by the troops with the great
est enthusiasm. The whole province has
been declared in state of siege. Prince
Alexander assumes the post Of commander
in-cllief of the entire army, and Major
Ncoleff will command the forces Of K01.
nIelia.