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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-02
BLOWN INTO ETERNITY.
The Horrible Death of an Old Resident of
Charleston.

Mr.. Joseph e. Lynaf.,. travelling
agent of the Hazard Fowler Company
of New York, met with horrible
death at Galveston, Texas, on Sunu".
last. Mr. Lyman was Il brother Of .Ir.
Arthur Lynah, bookkeeper in tie Pco-
pies National Bank of this city. and Il
nephew of DR.. Lynah. The details of
the accident which resulted in his death
are us follows Mr.. Lynah went to Cal
weston to negotiate the sale of Il large
quantity Of powder which hal been
stored for several months III Il magazine
belonging to the Brown Hardware
Company. Failing to negotiate the
sale of a hundred or more kegs to the
Brown Company, Mr.. Lynah called
upon G. S. Wood & Sons, and transfer
red the powder to them. The Brown
and the Wood magazines are both To-
Gated three miles down the island he
yond the city limits, but about 2 mile
apart. Mr.. Lyman personally superin-
tended the transfer of the powder. The
employees Of both firms remarked how
exceedingly careless he was in throw
ing kegs around the magazine and let
ting them fall violently from the wagon
while making the transfer. Lynah dis
covered nineteen damaged kegs. the
contents of which had become lumpy
on account Of moisture. lie left the
, damaged powder in Browns magazine.
when he visited the magazine in COM
pany with ThoS. y. Drew, an employee
of Brown, for the purpose Of destroying
the damaged powder. They carried
the nineteen kegs about fifty yards
from the magazine to the bank of the
bayou. Lynah kicked in the heads OF
three or four kegs. examined the con-
tents and piled the power on top Of the
unopened kegs. IS hr took Il match
from his pocket Drew protested against
| his lighting jD hundred pounds of pow
der without making Il trial of lighting
Il slow fuse. Lynah replied that hc
would touch it off. Whrrcup0n Drew
became alarmed and ran ut the top Of
his speed. He had scarcely procpeded
5N feet when he heard terrific cXplo-
sion. and 1T the same instant WAS
thrown violently on his face. Turning
over quickly. Drew looked toward the
spot where ne had left Lynah. and s:w
him spinnidg around like a top. ahOnt
thirty feet in the air, his clothing and
hair all ahiaze. Lynah fell nearly Il
hundred feet from where iic went up.
When Drew reached !IiIn life WAS rX-
tinct, and every particle Of clnth!hganrl
hair had been burned from the unfor-
tuuHtp mans body News and Courier.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-02
M:niur's l;ryultiuC Crime.

>r. Lofts. November 2i. y sprcla!
from lravrnwurt!s, Kansas, says: y
dispatch from !I;NrnSvilI". Jackson
County. t.ighty-tisr miles West of here.
tells nf Il rrvul,iuG rrilu committed
near that place last WrdnpS'Ia! night.
y young farmer named Rhodes Hlc-
mrntS. while going Ir"M prayer meet,
ing with uuutlrr farmer na'hc'l SAlENcl
Gordon. suddenly became insane ana
killed the latter Witha club. Not re-
turning from the meeting. search WIS
commenced for Clements and ne was
found some distance from tn" r"a'l Slt.
ting beside til" hohv"l the man !'' ;ElI
murdered. eating his heart. tie nau
rut off the head from G"ru"h boHy
and had torn out the heart. unSS anu
liver. an,l was dcvourinG them. We
mrnts WIS secured and IS HOW IN JAIL,
Il raviNg nlalllac.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-02
4 Kentucky killing.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, November 26.--.A
Times special says: Report has reach
rd Williamsburg, Ky. that the Poe
family, who were thought to have been
destroyed by fire in Knox County Il
month ago, were, in reality. murdered
by their ncighhUr and his concuhlnc.
whom Poe had &li"htrd socially. Five
mother. five children and two visiting
Young ladirs were found burned in the
;,snts Of the destroyed init. The story
Of thc murder is told as follows hy tie
iiligltimatc son uG the cOnruhlnr. aged
ten years. whom the rrputch father had
threatened and made mad. This boy
SAYS "'rhcnIan cut. from ear to ear
tn" thrUatS of each OF The eight persons
while they slept. and that his mother
then dragged the bodies [" the middle
of the room and sci thGIn OH ire. They
also fired !hr hnrlS,'. took some hr'|
clothing and other articles AMI depart
rd" On the hul = .lItrlAr!!t tarr"5to = tE'I
investigation followed. and the P""
articles were ln'Inl in tine eel! II "l In"
suspected PARTIES luDrlsr. Thrv rrl'iS'
IL ne interviewed. AMI are now III l''r-
huUrS Jail awaiting examination.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-02
MURDER REVEALED BY SPIRITS.
\ Supposed Accidental Death Found to
Have Been II Crime.

WHEELING, ". Va, November 21.-
BY strange and what many people be-
lieve to he Il supernatural revelation Il
murder committed five years ago has
been exposed in this city. A min who
had Il young son ly Il former nlarrlage
was lett Il widOWer second time some
five years ago. He had been married
to his second wife about year when
she died, as is alleged, through breaking
her neck by fall down stairs. One of
the dead woman'S brothers, with the
boy above alluded to. was recently pass
ing along Il street in this city when Il
man in front of them fell in Il fit. The
brother and boy stopped to watch the
sight, and after the lapse of a moment
or two the prostitute and Wrlthlng man
on the pavement called out - was
murdered My husband shot me. ~
The effect of this Outcry upon the boy
was remarkable. lie turned pale and
screamed out that it WAS true that his
father did kill 'malna," but if his faith
cr knew he had said 50 he would kill
him.
In the excitement the man on the
sidewalk recovered and attempted to
slip away in the crowd, but when stop
ped denied that lie had said anything,
gave his name rs Williams and said he
WAS Il "mcdium.' The boy, in answer
to further inquiries, said his father and
the dead woman frequently quarrcllcd.
and th:it his father shot her rs she was
going down stairs. Some Of the rrla-
tionS of the family recalled that the
woman'S clothing was blood stained
when she waS found ut the foot of the
stairs and an investigation WAS deter
mined upon.
The remains were rXhumrd yrStcr-
day in the presence of Justice OF the
Peace. when the hrraSthnnr was found
to he perforated by Il bullet. which W;lS
aftcrWard found in the coffin. II Is
supposed that Williams became posses
Sri Oi the secret in some way AMI took
advantage of his alleged powers rs II
medium to make the matlrr public.
The arrrsl rf the alleged murderer VIII
follow.
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Miss Jennie Upton. OF Castor tur!n-
ty. died at the hospital in Charlotte. \.
e.. Saturday. under Il surgical "pciH-
ton for :. cystic tunUr. which was ag-
gravatrd hy Il drollSical affection. Five
YEARS ago she WAS rro>tr;itrit hy tNrh"id
fever and Immediately after she re-
covered was anlirt"i with pai;l> in her
stom"v!,. These continued t!:r"r years,
whcn she lrgan 10 SHOW signs "i Il
dropSiral affection. The local rhySi-
clans "tapn"d" h"rat intrrvHlS. hnt tH
no effect. Finally she Went t" ihar-
lottr for treatment. When Sl!" arrived
her disease Was at itS worst. ilrrh"dy
WAS swollen t. three times it:> HHt"Ial
s!M.. After Il diagnosis. IT," physic!"nS
were doubtful about tlc success of Ill
operation. but 1T The solicitation Of The
pltirnt the operation WIS drrlh'rl
upon. Seven physicians gathered. and
tie patient WIS plac"d under The Enltr.
The physicians found that lhr patient
was suffering from cystic lulh"r. which
is cluster of ailoninal tun"rS. rs Il
result of the operation. the patient VS.
relieved Of Il mass of matter. ltlid alI'l
solid. weighing seventy pounds. The
luid matter amounted 20 six gallons.
weighing lifty-iivr pounds. while the
Sniit; matter or tilmur cluster WrIEiN'
fifteen pounds. The operation WAS
scarcely concluded whrn tn" patient
died
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-02
IIri.nislm i,cMartlril.

PORTAGE. WIS. Nov. ~. Eng "rr
ThnS. Little. whose heroic attention tn
duty on the night Of the East Rio dis
;tStrr undoubtedly saved many lives.
WAS presented last evening hy Bishop
Whipplr with Il g"l'i n",lal. The
Bishop WAS on his WHY home from
phliadrlphla, where I' il I'll the token
struck off ut the United states mint.
One side bears the inscription Bishop
Whlrplr lu Thunls I.itti and thr re-
verse For his hrruiSln in saving the
lives of passengers 1T Rio. Wis. Octo-
Der ~, 1856. The medal i, plain Int
weary neat. hring Il trilr smaller than Il
silver dollar. The recipient WAS taken
entirely by surprise, and Bishop Whip
pie left for home on the night train
after having paid warm tribute tn
the engineer.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-02
NnlIr Isull and Ny OK.

The Washington correspondent Of
the World alludcs to several embarrass-
ing MEETINGS of leading politicians at
Gen. -Arthur's funeral In addition to
the refusal of Mr.. Blaine to speak to
Mr.. Edmunds, who offered his hand,
we are told that Sunday morning Frank
Ilatton and William +. Chandler, with
one or two friends started to walk to
the house of mourning. AS they were
leaving tbs Fifth Avenue Hotel MIR.
Blaine was encountered and all the
mcmhpIS Of the party except llattOn
rushed forward to greet him. Ilatton
walked on by himself. "Why didn't
you speak to Mr.. Blaine?" afterwards
said Chandler to IIatton. Il did not
think it was necessary" was the reply.
"AIr. Blaine knows what ! think of
him." "You are very foolish" said
Chandler. The party had not been in
Mr.. Arthur's house livc minurcf before
r. b. Hayes was announced. "Now
Chandler its your turn" said IIatton
Chandler appeared to have forgotten
his lecture to llatton, and avoided
meeting Mr.. Hayes. 1T is surprising,'
said an observer, "how much the Re
publican leaders love one another
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-02

tiONS we are told the institution for the
Education of the Deaf and Dumb shows
an enrolment for the year of a.:
Clanin College lO3; South Carolina
College 203; Military Academy H.
showing in aggregate OF Sl2 students
in the several State institutions. The
remark of the Governor in reference to
South Carolina College, when he says
that the liberal patronage of the lnStl-
tuition shows that the rehablllment OF
the institution has met Il want recog-
niZed and felt is most Strlklngly ap-
plicable to the Whc'c round OF the
States schools. Wha. more triumph
ant endorsement of the States educl-
tional appropriations than per pres
ence of over 800 students in the several
institutions of learning? The Cover
nor. whilst commencing South Car
olina College to the liberal support of
the Assembly, does not favor free tul,
ton. Attention is called to the g0ou
progress made in the agricultural de-
partment of the College, and happy and
forcible reflections indulgcd on the
benefits of practical education. The
Governor is in favor of the establish
ment of Il new agricultural college il
the Assembly think that the resources
u rhe rt,o ,,,,,u son.,~hnt 49, embarrassed condi-
+;o, 'n nf tba n"n;tenti,rv owinn to dis
ostnro ott,. oI c,nsaI w ~ thr nrnol farms bv the
HE'LL ;emoticed and IN ,nnronriotinn of
i.o1i', SoS oOn accommodated to he returned to
~" troasnrv from thn rarninns of thc
nenitcntinry
The foll6winr facts touching the
.ColmmL;o c.nal' urr noticed on the
ontI,or;tv of thr rnriurrr in charge:
Totul cash exrrnded hv the
'e''' Statn S;l6 w,S 81
Totol cash rynrndrd by the
ritv of Coluuhia G.22o ~
rot, rn.t of rnryirt ,,lnr
usrj srj............ 7L314 o.
-----.----
rot,l ,.os+ $40 7O5 Is
Cost T ny,.Imsiyr OF umnunt
n,;LIv r,lumi,i. SI3l .IS3 -
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-02
Death iutlic Mines,

Wu.Kl>EAI:EE. November III. IN
explosion "i @aS in tanyglam shaft
occurred this morning ut ten mln'ltrS
past u'clurk. while the !nrH were get
TIN! ready tu ~ tu work. .\h"ut MY
miners and la!IurrfS were sitting at the
foot of the MAN shaft waiting for lh"
inside boss when he explosion occurred
;ln,l only three or four Of th"m. as Tar
;lS can lr :t~rrrl;,inrl. escaped without
injury. Most nl the men were sent 10
tiulr h"!ns.S II once. y nulnht:. posi-
bly, ten or twelve. will die. and many
others twill he Scared nr manned for
life. The rNnir:i"n WIS ral!S"d hl
Cornelius Boyle. Il mime lah"rrr. VIII"
stepped into Il wurkcd-ont rhanmr.
which WAS filled with gas. with Il light
ri lamp upon his hat. Boyle will dIr,.
Many mules were killed or wounded.
nrl the dana@" t. In" inside workings
of the shaft are great. The fire BOSSES.
William Williams and Wlillrm Evans.
are reported fatally burned. There is
great excitement in the vicinity OF the
shaft.
This uaper only 81. 80 per annUu.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-02
ASSAULTS A LADY.
a Washington Department Clerk from
South Carolina in Trouble.

WASHINGTON, November 21.--A cold
draught of air blowing into the bed
room of Mrs. Page, who lives at No.
1898 l. street. Northwest, awakened
that lady shortly after II o'clock Fri
day night, but being drowsy she did
not ut once get up. The smell of chlo-
reform. however, fully aroused her, and
springing out of bed she attempted to
light the gas, when she found herself
in the powerful clutches of man. lie
seized her by the throat and attempted
to enforce her to inllale chlOrOfOrm.
The frightened woman struggled and
screamed, and her brutal assailant
struck her several times in the mouth.
In the meanwhile the aged mother Of
Mrs.Page and her three little daugh-
tersathe only other occupants of the
house, were aroused hy the noise, and
they began to scream. One of the
daughters, throwing open Il front win
dOw,.called for help.
The burglar, alarmed for his own
safety, dealt Mrs. Page a savage blow
in the face, and she fell heavily to the
floor. In leaving the room he encoun-
tered the aged mother of Mrs. Page and
oneTof her daughters, whom he knock
ed over, and then quickly made his way
out of the house through the basement
door, which he had pried open with Il
jimmy. lie had disappeared before the
neighborS, aroused by the cries. had
reached the house. The children found
Mrs. Page lying inscnsible. The odor
Of ehloroform was very strong, and Il
four-ounce bottle of the drug WAS
foEs 1 on the floor DR.. Cook. who was
called. soon revived Mrs. Page, who,
foEsFlatcly, WAS found to br bnt slight
lysSIurt. The chlorotorm bottle used
by the supposed burglar lor" the label
Of the Ebbitt House drug store.
The proprietor Identified it and said
he sold it Friday night to John l..
West, colorch. Il clerk in the General
LaIil Office in the Interior Depart
mcnt. The officers visited Vests
boe,'ding house yesterday and found
that he mad left early in the morning.
They then went to his office. but found
he had not pat in i'm appearance there.
The officers paid Il second visit to Mrs.
Pages house and learned from that
lady that West had called upon her
early this morning to smooth matters
over. He told her. SO Mrs. Page says,
thathc lost his head Friday. and when
he found himself il WAS near midnight
and he WAS In her room. Mrs. Page IT,
fused to smooth matters. as hc desired.
and he left.
West, who would hardly be taken for
Il negro, is about 30 years of age. Is from
Columbia, $. c.. and graduated 1T Lynn,
M8s5. He has been in the department
since; 1879. He now holds the position
Of bookkeeper 1T Il salary of 81, 400 per
annum. Mrs. Page is Il 81 POO clerk in
tlif same office, and has j desk near that
of: Esspst.g ~!
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-02
4 Young Mans Tragic Fate.

Harvey Rowland, Il young man OF
twenty-five, prominent i'll social circles
and highly esteemed, drew his salary
from the Casket Works. OwcsSo. AIiclIi-
gan, on Saturday evening. Hiring Il
horse and buggy. he went driving with
his betrothed. Miss Jennie Eldrldgc, OF
Corunna, q village three miles distant.
They were gone I'LL the evening. Late
at night Miss Eldridge WAS taken home.
Young Rowland arrived ut tn" Corunna
livery stables with the carriage ut |
o'clock on Sunday morning. lie paid
for the keeping of the torrnout over
night and left. He returned about
half-past |, and got the horse again and
started for Owcsso. At daylight the
turnout WAS found ut the livery barn
in OwcSso. Rowland sitting on the seat
dead. \ bullct-holc was in his fore
head. His hands were folded on his
lap. holding the rcinS, and revolver
lay upon the seat beside him. Suicide
was the first belief, but the apparently
studied arrangement Of the dead mans
hands suggested murder, especially in
the absence of any known motive Tor
Sclf-icStructiOn. 1t was afterwards
learned that he had quarrclrd with
Miss Eldridgc, whom he waS to marry
next Thursday, and for whom he pur-
chased several presents on Saturday
evening. The Coron"r'S jury found Il
verdict Of suicide, hut further invrs-
tigation will he made. There arc rn-
mnrS of arrival. and other sensational
REPORTS are in circulation.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-02
Spartambur. Goes Wet.

SrAETANElEG. Nov. - The rlrc-
tiuu lur license or no license WAS held
to-day. The interest was widespread,
but feeling was much less bite: than
in former elections. Both parties felt
confident until the result WAS annollnr-
cd. as follows: License. three hundred
and nincty-iive: no license. three hum
drcd and twenty-five. The vote was
the largest ever polled in this city.
The vets are cXuberant with JOY.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-12-02
Married in Il show Window.

PEOrlpE%CE. November ~ Fine
most largely "ttrnti" wedding ever
held in This city cain" of Tonight III
the large Show window Of Il h"IiS" iurn-
iShiny establishment in High street.
The contracting parties were Lr"nHr'l
y. Nluuntmry and Isll"lla l'onhna.
The ceremony WAS performed hI hrv.
Frank \. Potter Of tn" h""rgaMiZ"d
Church I'll I.attrr-I)Hr Saints .! THIS
ci,v. The in,lti"c!m"nL for the rouPir
lnlrrving in this novel malln"r in fun
r;lZr of the public WAS the offer Of Il
ilark walnut bedroom set. which hts
been ON exhibition several weeks at The
establishment. y motto" W;S published
in the window OF the effect that TINS
wuulrI he presented to thu. couple that
would consent tU he married III that
window. Scarcely hal the notice been
put up whrn there were scores ul al'-
plicatiunS of all natiullalIl!rS. some Of
them lmilIy urgrurS. Finally Il certain
rol,ll,. were sci "lr'trl. hit The names
wrr. kept strictly Sir'rrl and were not
given out until after the ceremony.
The affair hld been extensively Hdr"r-
tiS,rl tu take placr Tonight 1T "rl"rk.
but lulg brfOrr that time I'M immense
crowd was assembled in the street. amt
hy ) u'rlmk there We're probably IN
front Of the building, around 1t anu H.
side ui it. hrtWrrll three thousand and
four thousand people.
~, IL Int fl,.. Eu. =
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Earthquake shocks In the East.

CuN>rANTINorLE. November 21.--
Severe shocks of earthquake were felt
to-day in >mryna, TihcSme and the Is
land Of thiOS.
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AN ABLE DOCUMENT.
GOVERNOR sHEPPARD's MESSAGE TO
THE LEGISLATURE.

The Financial Situation-Defects in thc
Tax Laws and the Ren,edy-Public Insti-
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How Women Temper Justice.

at is singular fact said Mayors
Clerk McCleary, ''but nevertheless true,
that nine out of every ten women who
have their husbands arrested, or make
information against them for cruelty.
either withdraw the charge or pay the
fine. Only last week we had case of
man who was habitually drunk and
known as a wife-beater. The wife
brought the suit and then wanted to
withdraw it, but was not allowed to do
so, as some of the neighbors told us that
it would be blessing if the man was
sent to the workhouse. The man was
fined so and costs, or thirty days. Now
after that woman and a number of
neighbors had testified to the many acts
of cruelty the dutiful wife paid the fine.
She had not cent in the world, but
said when she paid over the money that
she had borrowed it from fourteen of
her neighbors, in one case getting only
20 cents. There were tears in her ewes,
but don't know what caused them.
They might have been shed on account
of parting with the money, and it might
be she was sorry her husband was 90
ing home with her. There's no telling
what woman will do
At the Central station few nights
ago a woman had her husband locked
up for beating her. She followed the
officers, and when the iron doors closed
with a bang she changed completely,
and begged piteously that he be allowed
to 90 home with her. Her cries were
not needed. At the hearing the next
morning she was present, and the pay
81 fin Sc, l,o Il
struck her seemed to please her as much
as a new toy does a child. The police
officers are always very careful about
arresting a man who is complained of
by his wife, for the woman will seldom
appear against him.
"Never interfere in a family quarrel,
said an old officer. The only time |
was ever beaten was through trying to
save woman from being beaten by hes
husband. 1t was on the South side. I
was passing along the street and heard
the shrieks of a woman. In yard in
the rear of house was a big Irishman
beating his wife. | jumped over the
fence and dragged the man off and
handled him pretty roughly, as he
fought me. As soon as the woman
realized that her husband was in the
clutches of an officer she came at me,
and between both man and woman |
was badly beaten and my uniform
ruined. Never interfere in a family
quarrel until it is reasonably certain
that one of the parties is too far gone to
fight YOU"
Once in long while the usual order
of things will be changed, as it was on
the South side on Monday. A woman
named Magee was arrested at the in
stance of her husband, who said she
was continually drunk and that he
could do nothing with her. The man
begged Aid. Flach to give his wife a
long term, so she would get good and
sober. AT the hearing the man told
how his wife got drunk and abused
him. So the alderman gave her thirty
days to the workhouse. Magee de-
parted perfectly satisfied but a couple
of hours later returned and begged for
the release of his wife. 1t was too late,
however, and nothing could be done, for
she had been received at Claremont.-
PittSburg Times.