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A BLOODY RIOT
Between Rival Factions of the Polish
Catholic Church at Toledo.
Two Men Killed, "a Number Injured, and
Several Houses Demolished.

TOLEDO, o., June 29.-For a long
time there has been serious trouble in
the Polish Catholic church here between
the priest and his followers and faction
who were opposed TO him. Over year
ago, in row growing out of this trouble,
a man was killed, and the failure to con-
Wet the parties guilty of the ofense
stimulated the opposition, which has
been increasing in ferocity. A few days
ago an attempt was made to blow up the
church building with dynamite. Yester-
day afternoon the trouble eliminated in
a general riot, in which firearms and all
manner of weapons were freely used.
Two men were killed and several injured,
while quite a number of houses were par
TALLY or entirely destroyed. The police
have made a large number OF arrests,
and an extra force is stationed on the
grounds to prevent another outbreak.
The priest the parish in which the
riot occurred, the Rev. Vincent Seward
Owki, has f T the past three years
in some way N de himself obnoxious to
a portion of his flock. but has heretofore
refused to resisr, asserting that the bish-
op would not fill his place should he
leave. Yesterday, however, he gave notice
from the pulpit that he would leave them
)-Qay. MS seemed 10 lQIuTlaUG DIS
friends, and shortly after the close of the
service the angry crowd collected, went
TO the saloon OF Peter Szelaskiewiez, who
was strongly suspected of being implicated
in the attempt to blow up the priests
house week ago, where a fight was soon
started. Szelaskiewiez was driven from
the house and several shots were fred at
him, but he escaped with wound in the
hand The mob then attacked the house
of Albert Dolnowski, close by and, CEN
tering the house, dragged him and his wife
out and shot him several times, and beat
him terribly over the head with clubs,
killing him. His wife was also bad
ly dubbed and is likely to die.
The mob complet ly demolished the
house. During the riot many shots were
fired, one striking a bys.ander named
Martin DobrOwoezki and instantly kill
ing him. Several persons engaged in the
fight were more or less injured The
scene of the riot is over two miles from
the police station, but a force of police
men were on the ground as soon as posi-
bic and arrested twelve or fifteen of the
leading rioters and jailed them. Not less
than 100 men, women and children were
engaged in the fight A force of police
men were detailed to keep the peace for
the night, but the excitement is intense
and more trouble is expected.
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HELENA, ARK.
A store Blown Up with POYder-Brutal
Murder fn Mississippi.

lSFECiAL TO THE APPEAL.l
HELENA, June 29.-Yesterday morn
ing about o'clock the citizens of West
Helena were thrown into the widest ex-
element by the report of deafening ex-
plosion. Investigation revealed that the
storehouse Of L. Levy, dealer in family
groceries, had been broken into and a
match put to q key Of powder, which
completely demolished the house, blow
ing the roof and one end of the store off
and creating havoc among the shelf
goods. The damage to the goods, strange
to say, is very light, but the house
the proprietor of the store, came to
this place from, Cincinnati some nine
months ago and opened up a grocery
store in the same neighbOrhOod OF the
present disaster, and in February was
burned out without a dollars insurance,
and in conversation with your CORE
spOndent to-day stated that while he had
| no direct evidence to convict the fiends
VINO are iis;eeyrseeuting him, he is satisfied
that the incendiary of February ~. @%d the the
perpetratoE Of yesterdays work are one
and the same. The citizens OF HsleRa
are very much aroused over the affair.
and $500 could be easily raised to defray
the expenses of detective to ferret out
the criminal
From Mr.. W. S. Simms, OF Missis-
sippi, who was in Helena to-day. we
learned the particulars of brutal muir
der yesterday, on the Thomas Byrne
plantation. Peter Carr, a negro. aged
twenty four, and living on an adjoining
plantation, some time ago became
enamored of Laura jackson. negro
girl, who did not, however, return his
affection. Last night Carr wenb to her
house and again proposed for r to be-
come his wife. Upon her /. fusal he
jerked out Smith & Wesson and fred
while standing within two feet 0 her, the
ball taking effect in her forehead, killing
her instantly. Carr fed, and up to the
latest reports had not been captured.
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LiesIse's Trial.

FRANKFoRT-oN-TH MAIN, June %.
The trial of Lieske, the shoemaker,
whoi charged with the murder Of Herr
Rumpf, police counselor, on the night of
he 18th of January last, was begun here
to-o,v Lieske, when arrested, attempt
ed to comiait suicide. The murder of
Herr Rumpf was Of peculiarly afro
eious character. Rumpf was returning
home and had arrived at his residence,
when he was met by his assassin and
stabbed to death. The dagger twice en-
tered the heart. Herr Rumpf was con-
spieuous in the prosecution at Leipsie a
short time previous Of the Anarchists
Reinsdolff, Rupsiche, Kurchler, Holz-
hauer, Balgman, Soehngeu, Rhienbach
and ZoellDer, who were engaged in the
Niederwald attempt to kill Emperor
William Of Germany. 1t was believed at
the time that the Anarchists were the
promoters Of if not the principals in this
crime, and it was also believed thai his
death was the penalty Herr Rumpf paid
for his prosecution Of the above-named
Anarchists.
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IN open Lester from Judge Feather.
iPHc1AL TO THii APPEAL.

SPECIAL THE APPEAL.
HOLLY SPRINGS, June 29.-Gen. w.
S. Featherston has written the following
open letter:
To Messrs. Robt. Bowman, sr., F. W. Bat
taile, A. III. Roach, A. u. Hicks and many
others, YazOo City, Miss.
GENTLEMEN-You letter of June
23d, requesting me to give an address to
the people of Yazoo comfy on political
topics, State and national, at an early
day, to be designated by me, has been
received and carefully considered. 1t
would afford me real pleasure to meet
my fellow citizens of Yazoo, and of
every other county in tle State, to renew
old acquaintance and make new ones,
to interchange opinions and compare
conclusions with them on the political
issues, State and national, which now
demand our immediate and earnest at
tentl0n. But [ am now, gentlemen, the
presiding circuit judge of the Second
District in this State, and for that reason,
if had no other, | am constrained to
decline an acceptance of your invitation.
The judicial department of our State
government is not only co-equal and CO.
ordinate with the legislative and execu-
tive departments of the same govern
ment, but was designed by the trainers of
the constitution which gives them all an
existence to be kept free from and indie
pendent Of the excitement eDgendered
by heated political campaigns. We
should move and act in an atmos-
phere uncontaminated by political strife
and administer the law without
bias or prejudice. This could not
be done if judges became active, speech
making participants III political discus
I i
a practice, either in the doctrines or the
usages of the JeffersOnian Democracy, of
which [ claim 10 be an humble member
In declining your invitation, | desire to
say, however, that l have no opinion on
any political question, State or national,
now before the country, which | wish 10
withhold from my fellow citizens, Since
my earliest manhood, have been
a member OF the Democratic party,
an active, working, speech making
member and member of nearly all of
its State and many of its national con-
veptions. My position and views, there
fore, on all questions which have hereto
fore divided political parties in this
State are well defined, and have been too
often enunciated to be doubted at this
day. But new questions must arise as
the legislation of the country adapts itself
to the growing and ever changing wants of
society, and upon such questions | shall
have no opinion to withhold from the
public Should | be the nominee of the
Democratic convention of August 10Th |
will at once retire from the bench, visit
your county aud others and discuss with
you the questions mentioned in your
letter, and any other political questions
then properly before the public. l am,
gentlemen, with considerations of high
regard and personal esteem, your obedi-
ent servant. W. 5. FEATHERSToN"
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THE CROP OUTLOOK.
No Improvement in the Condition of
Wheat, and the Lowest Estimate
Now Looks Like a High One-Ihe Pros
peet for Corr and Oats.

CHICAGO, June 29.-The following will
appear in the Farmers ReUielo to-mor-
row as a result of a summary of their crop
reports up to the close of the present
month:
"A few reports have been made that
the wheat crop would prove to be better
than has been estimated, yet what has
developed to make any changes in former
estimates as made by the ReUieto on June
1st as to the yield of wheat, 330,0O0,000
bushels, we confess we are at loss to
know Reports for the last fourteen days
have shown an increased development
of chess, steady running down of the
general prospects and more or less dam
age from the Hessian fly. Tennessee aud
Kentucky were the first States that early in
the season gave US any idea of the dam
age to the crop They are now the States
that are harvesting, and if reports from
the other winter wheat States are as bad
as reports which have been received
from these States as to the yield of win
ter wheat, it would look to-day as if the
lowest estimate on the crop was high
one. Wheat for fall seeding will absorb
very large proportion of what is now
called the invisible supply. In fact,
it is now quite serious question
where clean and pure seed wheat
is to be Obtained this fall Inquiries
are now being made for this article for
seeding purposes. From Tennessee,
Kentucky, Kansas, Missouri and South
ern Illinois the spring wheat situa-
ton as the season advances shows some
what of spotted character, but the
conditions are partly promising. The
crop seems to be more or less weedy, and
particularly in the Northern areas. No
more rain is needed to mature the crop.
I'VE ought at this date have some rea-
sonably fair assurance of the outcome Of
the corn crop, but as yet nothing definite
can be said We hope about the 1st of
August 70 be able 70 give very full re-
port indicating the probable yield except
ing the con tinFencies Of an early frost At
present all that csn be said is that the
corn crop has been subjected to wet and
backward weather, and that reflan5ing
has been very general. The crop to-day
is fairly clean, free of weeds, AID, on this
side of the Mississippi river has gen
orally been well cultivated There is
very little to worry about the crop at
present. July and August are the
months which make the corn crop.
Oats are heading cut in inaGy areas
very short, but the acreage is so immense
that, with no disaster at harvest, we
ought to cut another very large crop Of
oats y
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FEATHERED HIS NEST.
A 'sMerehant Prince" Skips Out, LeaV-
ing Number of MOurDing
Creditors


OMAHA, NEB., June 29.-L. S. Smith,
who aspired to be known as the Mer-
chant Prince of the Prairies, paid his
bill at a local hotel yesterday, checked
his trunk for variously reported points
and left for parts unknown, taking, it is
said, 100000 in cash with him. Smith
came here eight months ago from Chica-
go. He had $4,000, which he invested
in the dry goods business, of which he
was apparently wholly ignorant. He at
once began running mammoth excur-
sions into the city from distant points,
purchasing the complete advertising
space of daily papers, and performing
other like feats. His prices reduced
other merchants to point where they
were forced to go slow. He carpeted
the streets for pedestrians and gave
open-air concerts for the poor. Some
time ago it was thought that he could
not 90 much further without help, and
his creditors placed men here to watch
matters. These men had decided to close
the place tomorrow. At a late hour
last night Smith transferred his stock to
Cole & Co, new firm from the East,
the consideration being $50, 600 and $40
600 in three months. Smith said little
about his business, and he took his man
ager with him when he left.
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Favorable Reports from the Arkansas
NatlrN

Topeka, Ks, June 29-Reports have
been received from thirty three points
in the Arkansas Valley regarding the
condition of wheat harvested. There
were seven questions asked, the prinei-
pal ones being as to the yield as com
pared with last year, and quality and
size of the berry, Seventeen Of these
correspondents say that the yield in
their respective sections is much better
than was expected; that the berry is
plump, and that there is over half a
crop. Ten correspondents claim a
small harvest in old ground, but large
yield in new ground. The new counties
all report heavy yield, some as great
as thirty bushels per acre, and from that
down to fifteen. Ia the seven remaining
counties, which include McPearson and
Harry, the former the leading wheat
county in the State in other
years, the yield is light. With these ex-
ceptions the amount of wheat harvested
is largely in advance of expectations
along the liue OF the Southern road. 1t
is believed by good judges that the new
counties will make up the shortage in the
old. From all reports, and they come
from all parts of the State, it is shown
clearly that the yield is fully one
half OF that of last year, or 24,000,000
bushels, which is 100 per cent. better
than the June estimate of the secretary
of the State Board of Agriculture The
Associated Press reporter believes these
reports are reliable Estimates of the
secretary Of the State Board of A.--TTiic11i-
ture will be out I Fly "a. He is reticent
end end Will answer no questions
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Birmingham vs.. atlanta.


BIRMINGHAM, June 29.-The home
team beat Atlanta 10 an exciting game OF
ball to-day, and, what is most remarkable,
did it with the bat, making eleven base
hits to the visitors four. In the first in
ming. hits by Roche and MeCauley, of
the Birmingham club, earned a run for
the former; in the eighth, Goldsby
mufed a fly for McCauley, and failed to
catch a long hit of Merritt's, which
struck his hands and which enabled Par
sons to score. The Atlanta club would
have been shut out but for the wild
throw of Cros.ley in the sixth inning, on
which Cleveland came home from second.
They. kicked, tremendously against
Umpire Young's deciding Henke out on
a close run home run in the eighth in
ming, In the ninth inning Parsons broke
leader in his arm and gave place to
Kelly. Physicians say he will be disabled
some time, if he is ever able to pitch
again Struck out, by Dundon four, Par
sons two. Errors, two each.
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LAGRANGE. TENN.
James L. Jones Fatally Shot by Richard
EEell-Ehe CrOps-rersOnaL

L.
LAGRANGE, June 29.-Saturday even
ing late Richard Ewell shot James L.
Jones He lived few minutes after he
was greatly shocked, and there was great
excitement as the crowd passed to and
fro up town. for we were only thin king
that evening how quiet and peacelble
the place generally was. 1t has been so
long l don t remember when anything Of
this kind has occurred here. Mr.. Ewell
has been arrested The particulars in
the case ! know only from hearsay, and
shall not give them.
Mr. Rose, a student from Southwestern
University, Nashville who is spending
his vacation at his home in Hickory
Valley, preached for us last night at the
Baptist church. His words seemed to
impress his appreciative audience, com
posed mostly Of young men. The sermon
was very practical and sensible, and for
one so youthful in years, we predict a
bright future.
The crops in this vicinity are
looking well, but as rain had fallen
every day last week, we began to fear it
would injure the cotton crop.
Miss Laura Jones, who has but a short
1liHe stnce IeIuIueu from her music
school 10 Byhalia, is very i'll. Mrs.
Hanerck's infant child is very sick. We
lost an old citizen in Mr.. Charlie Nc
Mann, who died last week. Miss Lizzie
Hudson is visiting at Mrs. Logan Au-
derson's. Mr. H. MilGkin is here from
Nashville, with his mother at Mr. T. j..
Shelton. Mr.. Robinson was here from
Grand Junction. Miss Bette Scott will
return home tomorrow. She has been
attending school at Louoke Institute,
Arkansas. Robert NJ Warner is in
town, from Holly Springs Mrs Fell,
with her two little children, returned to
her home in your city, after few weeks
spent at Mrs Annie Scots. To-day is
beautiful. MEDUSA.
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MADRID, June 29.-The official cholera
reports for Sunday are as follows; Cas-
deaths. none. Castellon de la Plana (prov-
ince)-new cases, 143; deaths, "A. Val
encia (city)-new cases. 70; deaths. IS.
deaths, 293, Alicante (city)-new cases,
/: deaths, ,. Alicante (province) new
cases. 15S: deaths. 81 SaragossA prov
ince)-new cases, %; deaths, g. Toledo
(eity)-new cases, deaths, 2. Toledo
(proviuce)-new cases, 9; deaths, -
Glen Pazuelos-new cases, Il, deaths, 5.
Madrid-new cases, 3 deaths, l. Iotal
new cases, 1881 deaths. 5l5. Gen. Gal
viz, director Of the Toledo Military
Academy. died of chOlers.
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NATIOfAL MILITARY ENCAMPMEN
"
Three Thousand Soldiers ON the Ground
at Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, June 80, - Three
thousand troops had taken up quarters
at the National Military Encampment by
8 o'clock tonight. From an early hour
this morning companies and regiments
have been arriving from the South aud
West The scene in and around the
camp is busy one The mea have been
working hard getting things in shape for
the formal opening tO-morrow, when all
the participants will be placed
under strict military discipline by
Maj.-Gen VIM. II. Strum, who
will assume entire command of the
camp More regiments from the South
aud West are expected tonight. Ex-
Gov Underwood, of Kentucky, the pro-
jector Of the affair. says that within the
next twenty-four hours there will be
5000 men 10 the camp. Though many of
the regiments have come long distances
to participate in the STAR, there viii not
be single company present to represent
either Philadelphia or the State OF Penn
sylvauia For some unaecnuntable rea-
son the military authorities of Philadel-
phia have not taken warmly to the en-
terprise since its inception, though
Ex-Goy. Underwood has striven hard to
get them to do so.
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NEWS IN BRIEF.

Columbus, O., June 29.-The w. p.
Harrison Pump Company assigned to-
day. Assets, $4,000; liabilities not
given.
New York, June 29.-Sir Arthur Sui
lyan, the composer of English comic
operas, arrived here on the steamer
Etruria to-dya.
Charleston, S. c., June 29.-The 1O9th
anniversary Of the battle of Fort Moul-
trie was celebrated here yesterday by the
Palmetto t44aFd, with appropriate
church services.
Buffalo, n. Y, June 29.-The census
Of the city Of Buffalo, just taken by the
police force, shows the total population
to be 2O2,8lS The tenth United States
census taken in 1880 gave total popula-
ton of 155,
Cleveland, O., June 29.-F. S. Hurl-
burt & Co, Wholesale milliners, at Hank
and johnson streets, assigned to-day.
Their liabilities are estimated at $4,000
and assets $4,000 The firm expects to
resume business as soon as a settlement
is made.
Wichita, Ks, June 29.-The dis
patches of Sunday morning, and the as
SuranceS Of the department at Washing
ton to the contrary Notwithstanding, the
excitement is still at fever heat at Reno
and Darlington, in the Territory, and the
attitude Of the Cheyennes is very threat
ening.
San Francisco, June 29.-The Supreme
Court to-day rendered a decision IN the
celebrated Hill Sharon divorce case, de
nying plaintiff S motion to dismiss ap-
peal and staying all proceedings for the
payment Of counsel fees and alimonJ
pending the appeal.
Boston, June pa large number Of
prominent gentlemen, representing the
bar, bench, pulpit, platform, counting.
room and Council Chamber, were in at
tendance at the reception given tonight
by the Norfolk Club to Gen. John A
Logan at the Parker House.
Milwaukee, June ga building oc
cupied as brewery, saloon and residenc,
at Beaver Dam, this State, was destroyed
by tre at an Early hour this morning
Three children were saIfooated by smoke
sud burned to death. The property ios
is less than 5000.
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JACKSON, TENN.
Death of Prominent Merchant
Youthful Negro Thief


JACKSON, June 29.-T. L. Kendrick
late prominent dry goods and grocery
merchant of this city, died yesterday
evening of softening of the brain. His
funeral took place from st. Luke's Epis-
copal church last evening, and large
concourse of friends aud citizens fol-
lowed the remains to Riverside. He
leaves a widow, but no children.
The Rev. f. p. Plankton, pastor of
the Cumberland Presbyterian church,
preached his farewell sermon to large
audience last night. He is highly es-
teemed in jackson, and our citizens re-
greet his departure
Justice G. W. Cunliffe, large planter
and leading magistrate of the county,
died suddenly of BriQht's disease at his
home, in the Ninth District, Friday
night
A youthful thief, a negro boy aged
eight years, was jailed Saturday night for
stealing $50 from Engineer Heffier, in
whose family his mother cooked. He
was released on the money being re-
turned. 1t is not the first time the little
rogue has stolen money.
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unused blank record books at The differ
ent customhouses The circular says:
Officers are enjoined TO hereafter scruti-
nize acquisitions, aud to order only such
forms whether books or blanks and such
quantities thereof, as are absolutely
necessary for officitl use during the time
covered by acquisitions. Not only econ
omy in public expenditures should be
considered but the records of an office
should be in keeping, and not out of pro-
portion, to the character and extent of
the business methods and the actual
results obtained Unnecessarily insolved
and complicated methods showing they
exist, should be discontinued, and the
simplest and most direct methods, con
sistent with accuracy, dispatch and the
best interest of the government, should
be introduced. :"
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HOLLY SPRINGS, MISS.
A Lsttle Stir Over the Baseball Game Of
The memphis ExeurstOnisas.
IsPkcrlr. 10 NM Hrps.rI

HOLLY SPRINGS, June 29-There was
quite little stir in town yesterday over
the match game of baseball PLAYED here
by the two Memphis mines. Whsn the
excursionists reached here they were in
formed by the authorities that they would
be arrested if they attempted to play the
game. The players we're in terrible
stew, and knew not what to do. They had
come out here for little recreation, and
innocent Of anv intention To shock the
morals OF this community or viols, the
law. They were considerably taken
apaek .when told they could not pro-
sesd with the bsseball programme. In
this emergency our courteous agent of
the Memphis, Selma aud Brunswick, Mr..
NJ. ID. McNeeley, sent Judge r. S. Stith
o telegram he had received from Mr..