Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-30

| For number of years the William
| wilkins estate has been under course o
| settlement in Marion county, during which
| time many pecu iarities have been devel
| oped, among which are: That the original
| heirs consisted of sixteen children of one
| father and mother; that each who has re.
eelyed his or her proportion OF the estate
and signed receipts therefor has done SO
| by mark; that the division in one instance
Is but l.33G part of the estate; that some
ol the heirs are unknown and cannot be
| found, hence the estate is still not settled,
and possibly may never be.
"A most wonderful egg was found Sunday
by a son OF Mrs. A. Montgomery, at Mar
| shall, i'll barn adjoining their premises.
| The wonder consisted OF two perfectly
| shaped eggs joined together by circular
band one-fOurth OF an inch in length and
hall an inch in diameter. 1t was perfectly
round and was inclosed by shell lust like
the eggs. 1t joined the large end of one egg
to the small end OF the other. This band
was accidentally broken, and it was then
seen that is was filed with egg matter and
seemed to have been open TO the free flow.
ing oil the matter from one egg to the other.
THIS wonderful dual egg was laid by an or
dlnary sized hen OF the common scrub
breed. Both eggs were of the common size.
Chicago againstJ. c. Ferguson, +. ID. How
ard, L. w. Ferguson and VI. NJ. Neeld, for a
debt OF $4,000 by the First National
Bank. The defendants did business under
the title OF j. &. Ferguson & Co. Affidavits
OF the cashier and President OF the First
National charged the DEFENDANTS with hav-
ing made a fraudulent assignment OF their
effects, so as to hinder their creditors.
Since the discovery OF the petrified re-
mains OF Miss Jennie Fulton near st. Elmo,
some three months ago, the relatives have
several times been prev allied upon to allow
the body to be dsinterred and exposed
several days in order that those who de-
sire could have an opportunity OF seeing
the strange transformation. The friends
disapproved OF such action all along until
Just recently, when they finally consented
to have the body taken up again on condi-
ton that stone vault be provided for its
reception. 'Tis understood that there is a
movement on foot to raise the necessary
funds for this purpose. Should this pro-
lect be carried out there will be hundreds
of people from the surrounding country to
see the petrifaction.
Martin Tanning, thiefand pickpecket
oil Chicago, was killed on the cars near Vim
cennes, Ind, by a traveller whom he had
robbed on the 10th. Tanning was shot
while running.
Jonathan B. Taylor was nominated
for congress by the Democrats in the Fourth
Chicago district.
Upon the opening OF the camp at
Quincy on the Goth, there were over 1000
veterans in the city, and every private resi-
dence in the city was thrown open for the re-
ception OF guests. The reunion was for.
mally opened Tuesday, at Camp Oglesby.
Richard Yates responded to the remarks Of
the Mayor. The attendance at this cele-
bration OF the Soldiers and Sailors, Home
dedication exceeds all expectation.
The Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias
convened in Belleville last Tuesday. On
Wednesday the following officers were
elected: j. B. Kicks, Past Grand Chancellor,
I. ID. Myers OF Bloomington, Grand Chan
cellor; John w. Patterson OF Joliet, Grand
Vice-Chancellor; John Gabriel of Chicago,
Grand Master Of the Exchequer; Henry p.
Caldwell, Chicago, Grand Keeper of Records
and Seals; j. Kellogg OF Freeport, Grand
Master at Arms; Chas. Scheerer of Galena,
Grand Inner Guard; John w. Horack OF
Belleville, Grand Outer Guard, and Trustees
Richard Butler of Chester, L. T. Gilbert OF
chicago, and James Stern, OF Freeport.