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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-15
BLOODY RIOT AT LAREDO.
a Cannon Clu.rgcd With Nails Fired into
the Surging Mass.


GALVESTON. April S.-A special to
the News from Laredo says: The in
tense excitement and lawlcsSncss which
has prevailed here the past fortnight,
eliminated last evening in a bloody
riot. The immediate cause is attributed
by many to a circular which appeared
Yesterday morning. announcing that the
Democratic party would hold funeral
services at 4 o'clock in the afternoon
over the party known as the ''Huarches:"
Directly after the appearance OF the
circular. it was announced that the
.'IIuarchcs" party would prevent by
force anY such demonstration. At 4
O'Clock the streets leading to the point
where the Democratic procession was
to start were crowded with armed men.
For half hour the suspense was in
tolerablc. It was then announced that
there would be no effort to bury an
cffigy of the defeated party. This had
n pacific effect. and the crowd began to
disperse. Suddenly the music of the
Democratic band struck up and the pro-
cession moved out to and down Main
street, and turned into the street lead
inc to the main plaza. When the head
of the column had reached the front OF
Martins store a party OF men armed
with Winchcsters and revolvcrs charged
the procession. Instantly over one
hundred men became engaged in dead
IL conflict, and for half an hour a rcgu-
lar battle ragged along the street near
the river. During the hcigth Of the
conflict small cannon which had been
used by the "IIuarchcs" PARTY, and
which is said to have been charged with
nails and stones, was fired down the
street. BY 5 O'Clock the mob spirit
was supreme, and 1t was feared that the
women and children would be at the
mercy Of the rioters.
At this critical moment word was dis
patched to Colonel Barnard, command
ant at Fort Mcintosh, that the heavy
firing in the city was caused by an at
tack by Mexicans from the other side Of
the Rio Grande. 1t took but few
moments to double-Quick two companies
of infantry into the town, before whom
the mob quickly dispersed, and in n
short time every armed man on the
street had his weapons taken away from
him and order was restored. The casual
ties so far as known arc five killed and
three wounded. All the killed were
Mexitans except one young American
named Brecker. The wounded are
IIancha Garcia, Mr.. l'aggcnpohl and
nephew Of Dario Gonzales. Paggenpohl
is a prominent citizen, and was wound
cd by stray bullet while standing in
the front of \. G.. Dickinson's law
Office. Those who took part in the
Democratic procession claim that they
were fired into and only acted en the 'le-
lensive. The excitement last night was
intense. but it is thought that further
bloodshcd will be avoided.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-15
"a VICTIM TO OPIUM.
4 Young Woman Killed by Smoking the
Drug.

CHICAGO. Apri! 5.-A dazcd looking.
wcll-dressed young man. not more than
25 years old. carried an unconscious
woman into house in West Madison
street early this morning. Where Il
sigh announces that furnished rooms are
to let. DR.. Z. j. Adams. who was
summoned ut once, found the woman
dead, and upon statements made by the
young man declared that her death was
due to opium smoking. The woman had
been known as Jennie Z. Woods, bear
ing tl:ename Of Il man with whom she had
lived IN Dearborn evenue. She was 81
years old, and a bright attractive girl.
Eighteen months ago she left a local
theatrical troupe with which she had
been playing and began studying short
hand.a Then she returned to the stage
and went to New York playing there in
minor, parts. and with company which
travelled through the State. In Norem-
ber she returned to Chicago and had
since lived with Woods.
Last night she and the young man
who took her to the house in West Madl-
son street went to the house and engag-
ell a room. The young man was known
only as Burns, bnt seemed to be in good
circumstances and was fashionably
dressed. According to the story he
told DR.. Adams Jennie Woods, and he
wentto Sam Lees opium den in Fourth
avenne, about midnight, and there she
smoked eight Or ten pipes of the drug.
WhelSshe become unconscious Burns
put her in a carriage and took her back
to the West Madison street house.
After telling the doctor this much Burns
cleared out, and has not yet been found.
1t is said that Jennie Woods was a
member Of q good family. She wore
costly clothes and a wedding ring upon
which were inscribed the letters IT.
II. RI"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-15
Takes the Cake.

We have been shown 4 shawl which,
for age. we believe will take the cake
over any of the family kccpsakcs hereto
fore recorded IN the Monitor. The
shawl is now in the possession of Mrs.
Barbara Guntcr, wife Of Mr.. Elias
Gunter. near Batesburg. 1t was pre-
scented by Mary Taylor to Mrs. Gunter's
grandmother in l75I-l29 years ago.
She was then ten years of age. The
shawl is about thrcc-iourths ola yard
square. Of white Fabric, and is bordercd
with light fringe, about one inch in
depth. 1t is in remarkable state OF
preservation and is highly priced rs a
family relic Johnston Monitor.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-15
TEN MEN CRUSHED TO DEATH.
4 Frightful Casualty Rcclllct in which II
Hundred Lives were Lost.

LAWRENCE. MASS. april l0.-F'lrc
broke out in the picker room of the
Pcmbcrlon Mill 10 O'Clock this morning
and gained great hcadway before the
ircmcn could get to work Oh it. At II:
10 general alarm was rung. summon
in~ the whole fire department. All tho
operatives were sent out. Eight men
were in the room when the fire started
and LARGE quantity of material was in
the building. The structure is situated
on the river bank in rear Of the mill and
is three stories high and 400 feet long.
The nam mill itself is seven stories
hiuh. The looms and machinery were
at the south end Of the mill. The mill
next to the reservoir was much damaged
early during the fire.
At - 80 the walls Of the rear build
inc gave way. burying ten persons.
including four tircmcn. all Of whom arc
probably killed. Engines from North
.iudovcr. IAnllovcr and Mcthucn arriv-
ed at | O'Clock and joined the Lawrence
fire department in fighting the flames.
At 80 =. NJ. the fire began to succumL
to the efforts Of the united departments,
and it is probable that the nam mill will
be saved. This is the mil that fell in
1860. when 100 lives were lost.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-15
.ELEVEN LIVES LOST.
A TRAIN MAKES A TERRIFIC PLUNGE
OF 200 FEET.

Full Particulars OF the Railroud Accident
at the Dcerficld River-Thirty Wounded
The Cars Burned to the Waters Edge.
GREENFIELD, Mass. April IA
terrible disaster occurred on the Fitch
burg Railroad tonight midway between
Cardwell's Ferry and West Deerticld
Station. The cast bound passenger
train from North Adams. due at Green
field at 6 05 L. NJ, went over IN en-
bankmeut 200 feet in height. The train
consisted of a baggage car, Il smoker, a
sleeping car. a mail Car and two vrdna-
ry passenger cars. The point where
the calamity occurred is the most
dangerous point on the road. The
track runs on the edge of an embank-
ment two hundred feet above Deerfield
river. The bank is steep and is covered
with huge boulders and masses of shale
rock with which the road bed has been
Tiled. when the train arrived at this
point the track commenced to settle
under it for a distance covering its length.
The coaches broke from their trucks and
went rolling over and over down the
preclpice. The engine broke from the
tender, tearing up the track Ior twenty
feet. Below rolled the Deerlield river,
on the very edge Of which the cars were
thrown. As soon as they struck they
caught fire from the stoves. The
shricks of the wounded and dying filled
the air and for 4 time the scene was
terrible. The sleeping car was all en-
tire wreck. 1t was occupied by several
passengers, not one OF whom at this
hour are known to have escaped injury.
Throughout the night the train men work.
ed IN removing the wreck. Up to noon
ten bodies, nine of which were removed
from beneath the submerged wreck, and
the other from the car in which the VIC
tim had been burned to death. had been
found. As nearly rs can now be ascer-
tanned. thirty persons were wounded.
Engineer Littlejohn died this morning.
Conductor Foster is not as badly hurt rs
was reported. He escaped with few
severe cuts. 1t is impossible to obtain
the names of some of the sufferers. the
physicians prohibiting eany questioning.
The extent Of the damage to the train
could not be clearly seen until daylight.
1t was then found that the cars that had
been hurled down the embankment were,
with one exception, burned to the water's
edge. All were utterly ruined. and the
engine, although it remained on the
bank. was almost completely demol-
ished.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-15
Selling Her Soul to Satan.

OMAHA. NEB.. April Laura Phil
lips. pretty and well educated young
lady from Valiscoc. Iowa, committed
suicide Yesterday i'll very sensational
manner. She took blood from her own
veins and wrote with it the following
note, which was found Oil her pillow:
l, Laura Phillips, hereby sell my soul to
the devil, in consideration for which he
agrees to give me wealth, beauty and pow
or to overcome all my enemies.
She had taken Il heavy dose Of NOR
phine. Her home offered her every
comfort. but she left it and came here
three years ago. and step by step she
went to destruction.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-15
"A LEVEL-HEADED FARMER.
Farmers Alone to Blame for their Pow
-" erty-Stricken Condition.

Farmers Alone TO I3Inine ISr 1heir Fo'-
a." erty-stricken Condition.
Editor of the Ners and Courier:
Ihaye Been reading with great inter-
est lin your valuable paper about The
farmers movement, and while 1 am
under the opinion That something should
be done to assist the farmers out ofthclr
present condition, cannot believe that
this can be done by assailing our Gov
ernnlent and trying to attach the blame
to those who are in Office. Does any
one believe that the cause of the poverty
stricken condition Of our farmers rests
upon our Government? l admit that
our taxes are growing too fast. but with
this exception J. see no reason for :om-
rla.s. :. I am a farmer myself. and l
give t1forc debts than I ought to owe,
and l am poorer than ought to be. but
I do not blame olfr Government for that.
1t is my own individual fault. If every
Office in the State was filled with far
mcrs. I would not expect them to pay
my debts. nor cultivate my land. |
must do this by my own industry and
economy. In my opinion the farmers
great need is to learn to be more systc-
matte in their business. and TO raise
more supplies at home and depend on
cotton less. VIC buy too much COM
mcrcial fertilizers and allow too much
manurcs to waste around our premises.
We buy too many things at high prices
on credit. | would advise my fellow
farmers to try to improve in these re-
spccts, and to work more like business
men. and to pay less attention TO politI-
clans and politics. il. y. MINIS.
CARTEESvILLE. :. G.. March so.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-15
GEORGIA REGULATORS.
Two Women and an Old Man Cruelty
y Whipped.

DALTON. Ga. April G.-Mr. B. e.
Coyle. an Old man and respected citizen
of Dalton, who has been working III the
gold mines upon Cohutta mountain. IN
Murray county. was recently taken ut
night By twelve masked men and severe
" beaten. Two women were also taken
from the house where he WAS boarding
and were severely whippcd--onc OF
them, Il young women, tainting under
the severe and brutal treatment. Mr..
Coyle was taken of some distance and
his body was literally gashcd from head
to foot. After the kukuN had left him
he followed aud over took them at Il
ncighboring house, seeking. if he could.
to recognize them lie was then taken
and whipped again more severely than
at first. The reason they gave for whip
piny him was that he had been report
ing upon them for running illicit distil-
Icrlcs. and the women were whipped COR
the same reason. so alleged. Mr..
Coylc after laying up for some consldcra-
bic time, was able to get home. but is
still suffering, and is under treatment OF
Il physician. He is Il man of excellent
character. and is deeply sympathizcd
with by all the people of Dalton.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-15
What Can be Done

by trying again and keeping up courage
many things seemingly impossible may
be attained. Hundreds of hopeless
cases of Kidney and Liver Complaint
have been cured by Electric Bitters,
after everything else had been tried in
vain. So. don't think there is no cure
for you, but try Electric Bittcrs. There
is no medicine so safe, so pure, and 50
perfect Blood Purifier. Electric Bit.
tiers will cure Dyspepsia. Diabetes and
all Diseases ofthe Kidneys. Invalua-
BILE in affections of Stomach and Liver.
and overcomes all Urinary Difficulties
Large Bottles only so cts. ut DR.. j. G..
Wannamaker.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-15
Elckle Woman.

\ short time ago n certain young
lady in this county became engaged to
the young man of the old ladies choice
and the young couple were to have been
married within Il few days, but about
three days before the event was TO como
off one OF her other sultors came in and
persuaded her to clone with him. and they
soon found IN accommodating preach
cr to tic the knot that binds them to-
gcthcr Tor life. leaving behind the oil
lady and the disappointed young man to
sigh over the ticklcncss Of woman, -
Camden Journal.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-15
EYcitr,npnt in Texas.

Great atexcitcmenth has been cau>cdin the
vicinity of Paris. Tex. by the rcmarka-
blc recovery Of Mr.. J. T.. Corlcy, who
was so helpless he could not turn in bed.
or raise his head; everybody said he was
dying of Consumption. a trial bottle
Of DR.. Kings New Discovery was sent
him. Finding relief. he houghta large
bottle and box Of DR.. Kings New Life
Pills; by the time he had taken two
boxes of Pills and two bottles o. the
Discovery. he was we'll and had gained
in flesh thirty-six pounds. Trial Bottles
OF this Glcat Discovery for C3nsump-
ton free ut DR.. i. G.. Wannamakcr.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-15
4 Horrible Occurrence.

CHICAGO, April S.-The mail car re-
ported from Cleveland rs burned on the
Lake Shore Railroad was buffet car.
not regular mail car. 1t was divided
into three compartmcntS-baSgagr,
kitchen and smoking. In thc baggage
department were eleven mail pouches
and two corpscs. The car and entire
contents were DESTROYED.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-15

The gin hollSr on Mrs. VI. J.. Gil
liam'S plantation. in N"wlcrry County.
fell doing considerable damage. Fii-
teen hundred bushels Of cotton seed
waS mixed with the ruins of the house,
and will he nearly Il total loss. There
were two gins and a small thrrsher in
the gin house. and these were more or
less injured.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-15

Rioting haS been renewed IN East
st. Louis and the police had L"
bring their Winchester rifles to near on
the crowd before they could he mad"
to retire
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-15
"Isthr Negro Il F'niIurc?!'

meeting ofthc Washington d. e..
Prcsbytcry recently, DR.. Phrancr said:
Unless one had seen it personally he
would never believe that such scenes
could he enacted IN churches rs are seen
daily in the colorcd Methodist and Bap-
tist churches throughout the South. 1t
is the opinion of many noted men that
the colorcd race is generally dcterlorat-
in-, and while some Of them. under
good instruction. are advancing rapidly.
generally they seem to be losing ground.
The separation between them and the
Whites i> greater than ever. and lett To
themselves they arr piunging into the
darkness of ignorance and Supcrstltious
enthusiasm regarding rc!i-;oA."
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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-15
Kills Wife and Child,

81. FRANCIS, ARK, April 7.-Hm.
Ellis, hard drinkcr, habitually abused
his wife. After beng badly beaten
yesterday. Mrs. Ellis took her child in
her arms and started for magistrates
office to procure warrant for Ellis
arrest Ellis followed, and shot at her
with Winchester rifle. the ball passing
through the bodies of the mother and
child. KILN. both. Ellis WAS hurried
to jail ut Boy'lsvillr to save him from
lynchng.
Tn" month OF March, with its dry
winds, h;l, always been i disastrous
one in the tire record. The waste for
this country and tanada for that
month has averaged $I!mO,On. Last
wear the March losses footed up S9,OpO,-
OOO, and this time are SlO,65O,OOO.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-15

Logan'S army hill has been killed in
the Senate. Logan has been making
slow haste with his Presidential boom
OF late,
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-04-15

\ negro in Williamsburg died from
lockjaw caused from having two fling
ers slightly mashed in Il straw Gutter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-24
Incorporation of a New Railroad.

The stock company organized to build what is
to be known as the Southwestern railway filed
articles of incorporation with the Secretary of
State yesterday. The road is to be constructed
from point on the State line between Michi-
gan and Indiana, near the town of Sturgis,
Mich, running southwest through the counties
of Lagrange Marshal, Fulton. Pulaski. White.
Benton and Warren, TO point on the State line
between Illinois and Indiana. northeast of the
city of Danville. IL The length of the line will
be 1875 miles. The officers are: President. Mil
ton Marcer, of Goshen; vice president. John ii.
Goshen; treasurer, Zimri Dwiggins, Chicago;
directors, Ed d. Chapman, George 7. Walker,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-24
The Roberts Garrett Deal.

The Baltimore American of the 21st says,
regarding the Roberts Garrett deal: 1T is
stated positively that the conference of Presi-
dent Garrett with President Roberts, of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, brought the
two gentlemen closer together than they have
been for a long while, and it is likely to bring
about again long. continued peace between
the railroad companies. In Philadelphia it is
denied that Mr.. Corbin had powers to treat for
the Pennsylvania, as seems to have been in
timated there, but it is generally accepted that
he and Mr.. Keim have acted as mediators, and
that triple alliance of the Reading, Baltimore
& Ohio and Pennsylvania will be made through
which much saving can be effected by all of
them through division of territory. more uni
formity in all rates, and the admission of the
Baltimore q Ohio into both trunk and passen-
ger line pools"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-24
Another Imbortant Conference.

CHICAGO. Nov. 23.--An important conference.
with far-raaching results, was held here to-day
between Traffic Manager Muir, of the Chesa.
peake & Ohio road; General Manager Walker,
of the Kanawha Despatch line r. w.
Geiger, Of the Pennsylvania Company;
John Culp, of the Louisville & Nashville;
G.. j. Grammer, of the Evansville
g. Terre Haute and Commissioner Blanchard,
representing the Central Traffic Association.
After some discussion the fact was conceded that
Chesapeake & Ohio was not necessarily to be re-
garded as formidable rival of the Central Traf-
fic Association. Both parties then agreed to do
the best they could to promote each others inter-
este. The Chesapeake & Ohio promised to main
tain, by its an-rail lines, the Central Traffic
Associations al,rail rates. The differentials
heretofore awarded the Chesapeake & Ohio
road on business taken by its water route will be
continued That road will also charge Balti-
more rates on business to be taken by it to New
port News. 1t Was also agreed that the Central
Traffic Association and the Chesapeake g. Ohio
will hereafter exchange statistics, that each
may know the amount of business carried by the
. other.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-24

Mrs. Woodwork Pleads with the Governor.
A rather tall, notwithstanding woman, aged
about forty, wearing plain black dress, walked
energetcally up the steps into the Governors
Office yesterday afternoon, calmly dropped into
a seat in the waiting room, and asked to see his
Excellency The visitor was Mrs. Maria B.
Woodwork, the noted trance evangelist, who
has created so much of sensation in eastern
and southern Indiana. She was shown into the
Governors room. where she pleaded for the par
don of her cousin, Mrs. Ellen V. Walton who
was sentenced to the Female Reformatory two
years ago for life for the murder of her hus.
band, and who, Mrs. Woodwork claimed, is
about to die from cancer Mrs. Woodwork
was anxious that the pardon should be issued
Immediately so that her cousin could be free
woman on Thanksgiving day. The Governor
promised to investigate the case thoroughly
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-24
Will e. b. Thomas Be Retained?

1t seems definitely settled that what is known
as the Terminal Company has gathered in the
Richmond &c Danville road and rumor has it
that there is to be an entirely new corps Of
officials appointed, and it is intimated that e. B.
Thomas will be left out in the cold. Should he
be it would not be surprise were he elected
president of the Decline. in so high esteem is he
held by the Vanderbilt people. Eastern financial
papers state that Alfred Sully has been spoken
of as the coming man for president of the Ter
rninal Company under the new dispensation.
Some sort of compromise seems to have been
arrived at between the old and the new parties
and while the new Is completely victorious, it is
not certain that all the old Richmond & Dan
vile directors will 90 out. though Mr.. Pace may
be made president The two great companies
will, however, be practically consolidated under
one management, and combination of stock is
probable Now there are $1,000 shares of Rich
mond & Danvile, ard 100000 shares of Ter
minaL If a new company is formed it will
probably, it is said. be 500. 000 900 capital
Richmond & Danville 10000 shares and Ter
minal $4,000 In the Terminal treasury are
stocks and bonds of controlled or leased roads
of par value of 500 .000 and which are held
to be worth $l3, 600, 600 TO $15, 900, 600. 1t
is also said to be contemplated to extend the
system considerably.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-24
Peace Declared.

The agents of the several express companies
which do business at indianapolis were notified,
yesterday, that dating from to-day. the Ameri-
can. tae United States the Adams, the Erie
and the Baltimore & Ohio road would restore
rates TO the tariff which was in force May L,
1886 indianapolis was but little benefited by
this rate war. The Baltimore G. Ohio, some
months ago. being unable to make satisfactory
arrangements to reach Indianapolis. withdrew
from this section. apd the Erie had not perfected
arrangements 10 run its messengers in here 1t
is thought that the companies have come to an
understanding. The Erie will abandon the idea
OF opening an Office ut indianapolis.
An Associated Press dispatch frow New York
says the World. of Tuesday morning is author.
ity for the following: "The express war was
finally and amicaby settled yesterday, after a
long conference between the officials Of the vari
Qua companies, which was held at the Office of
the Adams Express Company during the after
noon. There we're present Vce-president FELTON,,
pi the Erie road and General Manager Clement
pr the Erie Express General Manager Treeo, of
tns p a. q. Express; President Fargo and Sena-
gor fomeroy, Of the American Expires; Pres-
dent Dinssnore, Vicepresident and General Man