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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-12-05
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a TERRIBLE CRIME.

An Old and Prominent Quaker Inyeig1ed
to His Barn and Murdered BY Negro,
Who Later Fires Neighbours Barn to Dis
tract Attention From His Bloody Deed.
ca ESTER. Pa, November 24.-John
Sharpless, one of the most prominent
Orthodox Friends in Delaware County,
was most foulEy murdered at his farm,
about two miles from this city, Sunday
night. His farm is part of the original
tract of the pioneer, John Sharpless, of
whom he is lineal descendant, and is
located on lonely road. At 8 O'Clock
a strange coIored man called at his house
while it was raining. He found Mr..
Sharpless sitting with his family-his
wife and two cIlildren-and nurse. He
induced Mr. Sharpless to go
to the barn with him for some
straps, under the pretext that a carriage,
in which there were three ladies, had
broken down in the road. When in the
stable the negro struck Mr.. Sharpless in
the back of the head with Ratchet,
crushing his skull and killing him instant
". After taking his watch the negro put
out the lantern and returned to the house
for the purpose, it is thought, of killing
all therein. In reply to q question he
said he wanted money and advanced to-
ward one of the women, ct the same time
asking what had become of the young
girl, whom he missed from the room.
Upon learning that she had gone out, and
the colored servant being sent for, the
villain left. He went across the
fields in the direction of John
Lindsay's farm. and it was
supposed, fred the barn to detract atten-
ton, for it was burned down short time
after the murder, with all the crops,
farming implements and four head OF
horses, entailing a loss of $4,000. The
body Of John Sharpless was found in the
stable, where he had fallen. He was
very plain, generous, honest man, we'll
TODD farmer, without an enemy in the
world, and his murder is appalling. He
| was President of the Sharpless BIZ
Centennial Association, and took an ac-
tive part in the affairs of the community
and his religious society.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-12-05

THE Touring mills at Minneapolis have
shut down, owing to the advance in east"
bound freights.
THE Bulgarians report that 1000 Ser"
VANS were killed at Widdin. Alexander,
at the head of $4,000 troops, is on Servian
territory.
AT Nottingham, England, a riot occurred
on the 26th on account of the election, at
which forty-seven person were injured.
Consul GENERAL SUTTON at Matamoras,
Mexico, says the sugar exports have
ceased to be important, owing to the open
ing up of home markets through American
home railway facilities.
SOUTH AMERICAN advices report the cap-
ture of the town of Chicla, in Peru, by the
Cacerists, who are advancing on Lima,
which is poorly garrisoned.
THE steamer Earl Dufferin, engaged in
saving the cargo of the steamer Brooklyn
at Anticosti Island, was also driven ashore
and is total wreck.
THE editors of the Journal Ia DISCUSSIONS
at Madrid have been arrested for publish
ing the head line: "Alfonso is dead; Long
Live the Republic"
ON the 9th striking coal miners in the
Fourth Pennsylvania Pool, attacked and
beat a number of "blacklegs" who attempt
ed to return to work. A serious riot was
expected.
SoUATTERs on land included in the dis
puted Ontonagan (Wis.) grant are driving
off the lumbermen who hold patents on
pine lands.
For the seven days ended the 9th, the
failures in the United States numbered
225; for the year to date, 10,O86.
ENGLAND and Germany have signed an
agreement to recognize Spanish sover-
eighty over the Caroline Islands, Spain
having conceded commercial facilities in
| that quarter to these powers.
A STATE of siege has been proclaimed IN
| the provinces of Barcelona and Carthagena
and Canary Islands.
| SILAs HAYES, of Benton, Ark, stole his
sweetheart, Miss English, ran away and
married her, and ON his return home was
| shot in the face by her guardian.
| ALL places of amusement at Havana,
| Cuba, are closed and the city is in mourn
ing over the death of King Alfonso.
THE British expeditionary force had .
successful fight with the Burmese atPagan
and have captured Mingyan,
/ On the 9th the committee representing
the Chicago and St. Louis Cattle Associa-
/ ton, which met at Springfield, ILL.,, decid-
ed in favor of consolidation under the
name of 'sThe Cattle Growers Association
of the United States"
TELEGRAMs have been received in Paris
by CarIist chiefs from Don Carlos which
indicate that he expects republican ris-
ing in Spain.
On the 9th applications were received
at the Interior Department from the Globe
and Bell Telephone companies asking for
an extension of the time during which
briefs may be fled in the telephone case
An extension of few days has been grant
ed by the Secretary of the Interior.
On the 9th kilograms were received at
London from Calcutta announcing the
breaking out of a rebellion at Nepaul. The
Premier has been murdered and the Ma
harajah of the province has been taken
prisoner. The British resident minister il
absent from Khatamander on tour Of In
1
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-12-05
The WAR IN THE BALKANS.


The Tide Squarely Turned and the Servians
Retreating in Disorder to Their Own Ter
+ rftory--NTiTan Went UP the Hill and Then
Went Down Again.
LONDON, November ga dispatch to
the Standard from Prot states that the
Seryians are retreating in great disorder
and trying to make their way across the
frontier wherever they can. The demon
alization of the troops IS complete, dis
ciphne is subverted and the control Of the
officers over the men is almost lost. The
commissary and quartermaster supplies
are not properly guarded, and there is al
most a total lack of ambulancss to carry
off the wounded. The retreat therefore,
involves great suffering and must result
in a terrible loss of life.
The people of Belgrade are enraged
against King Milan for his Wanton sacri-
fee of his soldiers lives The name Of
his hereditary rival, Prince Peter Kara
| georgevitch, is on every tongue, and a
renewal of the conspiracy which was dis
| covered on the 4th inst. is deemed very
probable.
BELGRADE, November 25.-The latest
dispatches from the front show that the
Servians are still retreating and that the
Bulgarians are advancing toward the
frontier. The Servians' rear is continu-
ally threated by Bulgarian cavalry, but
| no serious encounter is yet re-
/ ported. The SerVian general head
quarters have been moved back to Pirot,
in Servia, and twelve miles back Of the
/ frontier, whence they were advanced to
Tzaribrod last Sunday. A state of semi.
panic exists at Belgrade, and the land
sturm has been summoned to prepare i'm.
mediately for active service.
| LONDON, November 25.-King Milar
has decided to abdicate the throne Of Ser
via. The country will be temporarily oc
cupied by Austrian troops, if such ,
course is deemed necessary to proven
the accession of Prince Peter Karageorge
witch.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-12-05

ROBERT FOWLER, who was to have been
executed at MorganAeld, KY, on the 9th,
but who was respited, had to be hurried
out Of that place to avoid mob.
On the 9th Mrs. Hendricks received
lengthy letter from Miss Cleveland, but on
account of it's personal character she de-
clined to give it to the press. So
GOVERNOR MARMADUKE of Missouri Is
sued proclamation on the 9th asking the
people to properly honor the memory OF
Thomas A. Hendricks on the day of his
burial
PROF. GOODWIN SMITH, who has been
dangerously i'll at Toronto, Ont, is now
considered out of danger.
SAM CoLLYER, Of New York, challenges
Billy Edwards to q prize fight for SlO,OO0 q
side.
ON the 9th regular meeting OF the
Cabinet was held, at which all the mem
bers were present The Presidents mes
sage, SO far as completed, was read ana
unanimously approved. It is said to be an
unusually strong paper, containing many
new and valuable suggestions.
THE Queen Regent of Spain has accepted
the following Cabinet: Senior Sagasta,
Prime Minister; General Jovellar, Minister
of War; Senior Comacho, Minister of FL
nance; Senior Rios, Minister of Public
Works and of Public Instruction.; Senior
Gamazo, Minister of the Colonies; SenoT
Beranger, Minister of Marine; Senior Com
zalez, Minister of the Interior; Senior Al
ONO Martinez, Minister of Justice; Senior
Moret, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
SECRETARY BAYARD received through
the Siamese Consul in New York on the
9th the ratification of the treaty recently
concluded with Spain for the regulation OF
the traffic in liquors in the kingdom OF
Siam. It prescribes the conditions upor
which Americans may import liquors inte
| Siam and sell them.
Two young ladies, Mrs. Woodward and
Miss Phillips, lwere induced to go from chi
cago to Dallas, Tex, on promise of employ
ment, which they found to be work IN
variety dive. This they refused and ar
| stranded there.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-12-05
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

SPEAKER CARLISLE has begun the con-
sideration of his committees and intends
having the list completed by the time Con-
gress convenes.
w. s. BLACKBURN, of Atlanta, Ga, was,
on the 2Sth, declared to be insane. his
lunacy is the result Of mental excitement
produced by the recent prohibition election.
A UNITED STATES treasury bond for
5000, which was sold at sherif's sale at
Montreal q few days ago for $1,000, proves
to be a stolen one, payment on which nad
been stopped.
THE Secretary Of the Interior has De"
cided that putent has not been formally
issued beyond recall until it has been deliV-
cred to the patentes.
THE Rev. J. Il. Honour died at Charles
ton, s. c., on the 26th in his eighty
wear. He was D member Of the Secession
Convention in 1850, and one OF the most
eminent Masons in the State.
REPORTS from the winter wheat region
show q lessened average in Illinois, but the
prospects are regarded as the best Tor sew
eral years.
PH1rAnELPHIA is suffering from typhoid
and typhus fever, which its physicians at
tribute to sewer gas. 1t is attacking the
highest and healthiest portions Of the city.
THE United States grand jury on the
2stb indicted John II. Aufdemortes late re.
denption clerk in the sub-treasury at New
Orleans, for the embezzlement OF over $z5,-
600 of public funds.
WHILE the funeral Of John Harvey was
in progress at Atlanta, Ca, on the 2otn' u
was noticed that the coffin was full OF
sand. Harvey died in q hospital, and the
doctors had evidently used his body for the
dissecting table.
/ Ar New York on the 2Sth Sheriff's jury
adiudged as an habitual drunkard Charles
r. scribner, relative OF the book pub
| fishers of that name. He has property
|sof $4,000.
nm. G. D. BRADLEY, physician Of Chi
cago, is mental and physlcal wreck
wrought by the immoderate use OF coco
aine. Not only the patient himself but MI
entire family, consisting of wife and i've
children, have been practically ruined by
his excuses.
| THE town Of Saybrook, Conn.,, celebrated
It's 25Oth anniversary on the 2sth.
| D. II. PAULDING, brakeman on tn
Louisville and Nashville railroad, while
coupling cars at Birmingham Ala, on tn
2sth, was caught between the bumpers an'
crushed to death.
The political situation in England indi
Gates that the Conservatives will remall
in power. It seems now impossible for MI
Gladstone's party to secure majority i
! the next Parliament.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-12-05
ARSON AND MURDER.
The Serious Charges Brought Against
Henry Kohut in New York.


NEW YORK, November 24.-Henry
Kohut, the Bohemian, who is accused of
setting fire to the tenement in East Sixty
fourth street yesterday morning, has been
formally charged with arson and murder,
the police having obtained evidence
enough to warrant such a charge. The
dead bodies of Mrs. Mary Falka and her
two children have been removed to the
ststion.house, and the Coroner sum
moned to hold an inquest. Kohut, it is
believed, set the place on fire in order to
recover heavy insurance that he held on
his furniture. This was insured for $500,
while it was worth barely SIS. Anton
Seitz, tenant in the house destroyed,
describes the fire as follows:
ST was awakened by cry of Are sooh
after one O'Clock. Running out on the
fire escape saw that Kohut's room adj
Joining mine was ablaze. The bed was
empty. No one was in the room. In front
of the stove on the floor was fun quart
oil-can upset and smashed. The lamp
was upset lying ON the table. The fire
was on the floor. pushed open the win
dow and, running back to my room, got
pail of water and threw it on the fire. I
fetched four pals of water andput the fire
out. There was very strong smell of
benzine in the room. When I had
put out the fire / opened
the door to the hallway to
get out that way. Outside the stairs and
hall were ablaze. The Wainscotting and
the floor were all in blaze There was
no getting down that way, and ran back
to my room in the other building by Way
of the fire escape and down to the street
| crying 'sFire.n AS / reached the side
walk saw Kohut coming out of his own
house with his coat ON his arm. The
other tenants were waking up then and
beginning to climb down the FIRE es.
] cape.n
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-12-05
MISCELLANEOUS.

TIE total number of hogs packed In the
Western States during the week ended the
21st was 4sO, 900, against 445, 600 for the corr
responding time last year.
A MEETING of tobacco dealers and grow
ers was held at Lancaster, Pa, on the 25th,
at which it was resolved to petition Com
gress to increase the duty on foreign to-
bacco to one dollar per pound.
SINCE 1878 there has been an increase Of
1856 acres of forest in the German en-
pire, brought about by replanting COM
mons and waste lands.
THE Spanish Government has consented
to extend the time for putting higher
duty ON American straw paper until Feb.
ruary LIST, 1885.
THE Austrian Government has instructed
it's minister at Belgrade to visit Prince
Alexander with view of dissuading him
from an invasion OF SerVis.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-12-05
The British Marching on MandaIay.

LONDON, November 25.--A Calcutta
dispatch reports the defeat of the Bur.
mese troops by the British, who are ad.
vancing from Minhla upon Maudalay
The road to the capital is now clear, ant
it win be but few hours before Kins
TheebaW's reign is over,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-12-05
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

ON the night of the ed, John Sharpless,
one of the most prominent Orthodox
Friends in Delaware County, Pa, was
foully murdered in his barn, whittier ne
had been enticed by a negro under pretense
of getting some straps to mend broken
carriage.
WILLIE DESMOND blew off his thumb and
finger with dynamite at Williamson,
Mich, and the fright caused the boys
grandmother to fall dead from heart dis
ease.
THE police of Philadelphia have arrested
a negro answering the description OF the
murderer of John Sharpless, at Chester. He
gives his name as Isaac Lewis, and says
he has no home.
NEAR the town Of Franklin, w. T., on
the ed, three men were killed during
wind storm A large tree was blown down
and fell directly across the house, crushing
it to pieces. Three men-J. B. Gaul, John
Cannon and James Smith-were in the
house at the time. All were instantly
killed and their bodies fearfully mangled.
MRS. LOUISE STIEGER, in tit OF tenn
porary insanity, jumped from fourth"
story window of her home in Jersey City,
". r., with her babe in her arms, ON the
23d. The little one was dashed to death on
the pavement and the woman received
probably fatal injuries, being dreadfuly
lacerated by striking an iron railing. When
her husband discovered what had been
done he endeavored to cut his throat, but
was prevented by the police.
AT Bismarck, d. T., ON the 2Sd thee was
| found on piece Of floating Missouri River
ice tie body Of man, and beside him was
found note purporting to be from bis
wife in London, England, and which read:
| sMy dear husband, you must hurry home
| IL you expect to find your little Nellie
alive. / am doing all in my power to save
her, but she is very low. Hoping you will
return soon, remain, with love, your own
Mary" The note was addressed to Cap.
tain John Bannock, Fort Assinaboine,
MT.
AT Omaha, Neb., special Grand Jury
has been called to investigate the case Of
| John w. Lauer, who killed his wife re-
Gently, claiming to have mistaken her fol-
| a burglar.
Four children were crushed to death ant
several others seriously injured by thu
falling of an old building at Jersey City
N. j., ON the 25th, inswhichIthey were gath
ering wood from the condemned structure
/ MRS. JOSEPH BANNING and her infan
child were burned to death in their dwell
ing, which was set on fire by an in
cendiary, in the Cannon Ball Valley, De
kota, on the night Of the 4th.
JOHN AND WILLIAM Belts were arreste'
+ | +1,a oh
with selling cancerous beef to their Gus
toners.
On the 9th the steamer Emma Graham
of the Cincinnati Packet Company, sun
at Ripley's Landing, Ohio River. One ma
was known to be drowned and severa
others were missing.
On the 9th eight Indians, convicted 9
murder and participation in the Frog LAX
massacre, were hanged at BattleforC
Northwest Territory.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-24

Thora seems to be doubt in the
minds Of some persons as to whether the
sn.r.,no Cont Of the United States has
decided that coupons must be proved to
uo,n;ue--.or. what is the same thing
that the Virginia law is constitutional
which requires such proof to be made
Also. whether or not this point was re-
cen,lv made in the Supreme Court OF
the limited States? Well, we suppose
Mr. STANLEY MATTHEWS is good
authority. In the case of ALE" u.s.
baltimore and ohio Railroad Company
Justice MATTHEWS said
..t ~ admitted by the parties IA me re-
,.rt mai me coupons rendered are genuihc
,bnnoh moi verified as required bS the hci
OF January IA 1852.
That settles that point. There was
no question raised as TO the gehu-
ineness of the coupons. The parties IN
the record admitted that they were gen
uine. OF course, then, the court was
not asked to decide whether the law o'
january II, 1882, was or was not con-
stitmional. Nevertheless, The una
yoidable inference from Justice MAT
THgws's language is, first, that Az
LEN had a right to require the coupons
to be verified under the law mentioned :;
and, secondly, that if he had that right
IL must have been under a constitutional
law that he had it, for, as the court sad
in Poindcrfer rs. Greenhow, an uncon-
stitntional law Is no law. The act OF
January Goth is no law. The act OF
January l4th is a constitutional law.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-24

Let no patriotic Virgin'an deal IN
coupons. Is il right that one man
should pay his taxes for fifty cents on
the dollar and another pay IN current
coin dollar for dollary A legal adyan-
tage is not always moral one. And be-
cause the funding bill Of n, under the
recent decisions Of the Supreme Court,
may be operative, still it is not right
or Just that richer men should take
that advantage and leave the burden to
the poorer Winchester Times
We appeal to the patriotism OF the
people Of Virginia. Pay your taxes IN
money, not in coupons. This course
will prove the most eiiectual " coupon
killer -" will protect our State irom
political aud financial bankruptcy, and
will prevent the Supreme Court Of the
United States from acting as receiver,
and administering our public affairs -
.Rssl Pgisi SIar.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-24
MILDRED RUSSELL'S LETTER.
SCENES At MONTE CARLO.
The Gardens Gambling Character stnd'es-
The Attendants Very Much Like Coiiee-
tion OF LuBatics.
acQ nf n I0gu1 tfil.l

The esrden s ~ssambiing~ Character stnd'es-
The Auendants-yer Much Like Co''ee-
tion OF Lusatics.
lspecial correspondence OF the Dispaich.I
MONTE CARLO. April 30, 1888.
We left Nice for Monte Carlo, and
found il even more beautiful than when
we glanced at il from the railway few
weeks ago. Monaco, at one time oil
considerable size and importance. has
dwindled down to territory of about
three miles long and three quarters OF
a mile wide, whose only renown Is that
il includes the most celebrated gam
bIine-rooms now in existence. Its soil
is very rocky, yet flowers and trees
crow luxuriously in it, owing to its
climate and situation. The reigning
Prince Of this small principality has
royal honors paid to him and his
family. lie possesses court with the
customary State officers, and when
his son, the hereditary Prince
returned home last week cannon were
fired as salute, and flags hung out
from the various hotels just as II he
were the heir apparent to large and
iourishing kingdom. The town OF
Monaco. where the prince resides, is on
a rocky promontory at one end OF the
bay on which Monte Carlo occupies the
favored spot in the centre. Monte
Carlo has the additional advantage OF
being sheltered north, east, and west
by hills. and is one Of the most beauti-
iul spots on the Riviera, some people
even maintaining that it is without
rival. The hills which back it up are
barren and craggy at the top, but
covered with trees lower down;
they are especially beautiful
in the morning light, when they are
softened down and Swallowed in parts,
their outline clearly defined and in
contrast TO the more distant hazy blue
or gray hills which join them. And
then the Mediterranean is the most
fascinating piece of inanimate nature
that can be conceived. II has all col
ors at its command, but reyels III blues
impossible to describe OF name, and
only to be seen and felt.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-24

The Philadelphia Times says that
- with Philadelphia representatives
selling out local candidate and pock-
citing the money, a rural justice of the
peace caught stealing chickens, and a
Schuylkill-comty squire approprlatlng
settlement money, there is work for the
relormer near home Let the Press
stop the work of purifying the South
long enough to make a note OF this.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-24

Minister LOWELL said IN speech
recently that had he been at home last
November he would have voted for
CLEVELAND" A good many men who
did not vote for CLEVELAND would
have voted for him had they known as
much before the election as they donow.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-24

A Philadelphia contemporary says ::
pure water will ward off many ills,
but pure water is just what this city
hasn't got" How do you know; did
YOU ever try il?
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-24

MRS. HAYES has purchased a house
in which colored girls are to be taught
house service" IL the experiment is a
success the country will take back all
that il has said about Mrs. HAYES )
husband.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-24

A Washington telegram says The
Democrats in Washington are very
much disguised over LOGAN" We had
thought that they had been disguised
over him 10 these many years.