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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-30
Mr.. PEACE.
The Man who Aimed to Make Burglary
Science.

-
Science.
The prince of all modern burglars
was undoubtedly the late Mr.. Peace.
His proceedings, after his conviction,
were scrutinized with the most eager
attention by the majority of the inhabi.
tants of the British Islands. They de-
lighted to have bulletins of his health
after his daring leap from the railway
carriage, to hear of his theological dis
QUESTIONS, which were slightly enfeebled
by cries for drink, and to be told how
he partook of coffee and eggs and bacon
on the morning of his execution. Like
other great men he has been forgotten;
but it may be worth while to record
some of the particulars of that extraor-
binary career. He certainly raised
burglary to one of the fine arts. Peace
was endowed with an ability, force of
character, an intensity of purpose,
which in any profession would have
made him eminent and useful. He had
wonderful taste for music and was
called the youthful Taglioni He was
fond of natural history. He had great
taste for mechanical construction, and
once in his lifetime he actually called on
Mr.. Plimsoll to get his support for
method of raising sunken ships. But
all his highest aspirations were directed
toward the noble art OF burglary. He
began with what is called 'portico' bust.
ness. He learned how to swarm up the
porticos of houses and hotels, and he had
to do this in spite of the great physical
disadvantage of being lame. By indus
try and ingenuity he succeeded in over
coming this defect He met with more
serious Encouragement through re-
peated convictions. He was, indeed
repeatedly convicted, and earned sem
fences of four years, of six years and of
ten years penal servitude. Neverthe-
less, he seems to have thought that the
business was so lucrative that he would
persevere in it, despite all risks and
misfortunes. His gains were very large,
his work being planned and conducted
in very bold and systematic manner
He always had crucible at hand, with
which he could melt gold, and display
it in an ingot form, and without diff
Guilty dispose oft Hemust have had con-
siderable acquaintance with the receiv-
ers of stolen goods, but though strongly
pressed on the subject by the prison
chaplain after his last conviction he re-
fused to give any information. On
many occasions be seems to have taken
more than $500 worth of property in a
night. Once he lighted upon a safe
which looked very much as if it con-
tanned valuables. He went up stairs,
entered the owners sleeping room,
found key in his pocket which looked
like the key of the safe, and which, in
fact, proved to be so. That night his
booty was at least f250.-AU The YeG'
Round.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-30

"Huh, dat's mighty cuts. Wall
ledge, / got to go on down heah an
meet err man. For de Lawd, l Thoughts
yer was pleased wild do birds. ArteH
dis I'll be mo- particular an won't deal
wild cherry pusson dat comes erlaung.
Almos' impossible to please or white
pusson. "-ArkanSdt0 Traveller.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-30

AT London dinner party the other
evening the ladies entered one room
and the gentlemen another. In each
room there was basket of flowers, and
the ladies were asked to make choice Of
a flower from the basket, the flowers
being all different. The gentlemen
went through a similar proceeding in
another room, and on the ladies enter
ing the drawing room the gentlemen
and ladies saw how chance had assorted
them.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-30

An effort is making in Boston to
take the schools entirely out of munich
pal politics, and to this end separate
elections are urged. The complaint is
made that local politicians use positions
in the school-board simply as stepping
stones to places in the Council, the res
suit too often being that the members
of the school-board are men who have
no intelligent sympathy with the CAUSE
of education. Boston Bulletin.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-01-30

-"Here is doctor who claims that's
man can live for two or three weeks az
a time upon water alone" II can test
ify to its truth. Several different times
in my life 1 have lived from two to
three weeks on water" "SOod heav-
ensl whyP" "Had to; ! crossed the
ocean. "-BiRghdntOD Republican,"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-27
norsroN 4 rEXAS cENTRAL.
Now Receivers 10 De Appointed Under or
der of thu United states Couu

Now Receivers 10 be Appointed Under or,
der of tho United states Couu
special to tho Gazette,
GALVESTON, Tx, May 2G..-eln the
United States circuit court to-day, Justice
Wood and Judge Paidee sitting, argu-
monts were heard In an important suit Of
tha Southern Dew lopmcnt company
against tho Houston 4 Texas Ccnrfal Rail-
way company In February, 1855, the
Southern Development company which
is commonly understood TO represent
what is known as the Huntington sindl-
cate, instituted suit againht the Houston
& Texas Central railway, which resulted
IN placing that railway ~ the hanas Of
.Ioint Receivers Benjamin @ Clark OF
New York and Charles Dillingham; Of
New Orleans. The ilrst mortgage
and other bondholders interviewed,
In this suit they formed demurrer 90
the petition Of the Southern Develop
ment company, claiming that they should
be recognized rs preferred creditors as
against the Southern Development com.
pany and all other creditors. After hear
Ing an able argument on this demurrer,
Justice Wood announced that lac was nm
able 10 discover any equity In the petition
OF the Southern Development company,
aud indicated that he must sustain the
demurrer Of the flrst mortgage bond
holders aud dismiss the suit Of the SDuth7
ern Development company under which
Receivers Clark aud Dillingham; wcIc ap-
pointed. decree To this effect
viii be formally entered tomorrow.
This decision yacates the receiver
ships OF Messrs. Clare aud
Dillingham; Tho court this evening ap.
pointed new receivers for the Houston s
Texas Central railway us follows, Nelson
=. Easton and James RIntonl OF New
York, and Charles Dillingham; o. New
Orlcans. Messrs Easton and Rlntoul are
trustees under the frst mortgage bonds.
The nov receivers are to act
Jointly. They wore appointed under tho
bills OF the different mortgages Including
the 1rst mortgage. Tho new receivers
through Receiver Dillingham;, WIN rs
present, viii take Immediate possession
" the road under the new order Of The
court. The decision Is regarded as a
decided victory for the boDdnoidcrs md
crushing defeat Of the floating debt
creditors.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-27
CALLRn THE ruRN.
Wins His Last Set, Then Fakes His LII
Special 70 the Gazette

Wins His Last Bet, Then Fakes His Life.
Special TO the Gazette
FoRr SMITH, ARK, May 26.--Ed White,
prominent and wealthy young man of
this city, died at 1880 O'Clock this morn
ing from the effects OF morphine admins
tered by himself He has been IN the
habit OF using the drug for some time TO
quiet his nerves and produce sleep, after
having INDUCED too freely In strong
drink or unstrmging them by sitting up
late at the gamlng-table. At2; O'Clock
last night he made his last bet, ''calling
the turn In faro game aud winning
$2l. He cashed his checks aud few
moments afterward was noticed by a
friend sitting in front OF the saloon APP
parently asleep. He was aroused aud
walked to the hotel, with the as
sistance OF friends, but before
reaching his room became limp and
unconscious, breathing his last at the
hour above stated, despite the efforts OF
physicians TO arouse him from the stupor
produced by the deadly drug He was
twenty-nine years old, and at one time
possessed of a large fortune left him by
his father. He leaves a wife aud TIVE
children in possession of what is left Of
$40 900 or more. He was reared IN Louis
Vile, Ky, but his remains Will be sent tt
New York for burial, where he has rela
tiVeg
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-27
The Man in the Bay.



GALVESTON, TEX, May 20 The IN
quest over the body Of George Stert, thu
German Pole from Taylor, Tex, whose
body was found In the bay yesterday,
was not completed to-day. The evidence
thus far adduced corrohorates all the
facts heretofore mentioned. A witness
named Spauldlng testified to seeing the
deceased going towards the new
wharf Monday evening in com
pany with the Pole Antonio
Sloyinski. The evidence all points
strongly toward Slovin-ki as the muir
derer OF Stert. Among other things
found on the person OF the prisoner,
which he states was given him by Sttrt,
was the following address; "Antonio
Kropp, Taylor, Williamson county, Tex "
DR.. johnson Is making scientific exam
ina ion proving howhe came 60 bis death.
Pending this examination the jury ad-
iourned until tomorrow.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-27

OF what took place In the dlnlng-room.
then went up 20 tho room, my ROOM
stayed there all night, can't be sure Of
anything that happened after the cad oc-
currerce OF preller's death stased ia
my room; 20 say that slept would be
untrue, | waited for morning. Then
thought the only thing TO
be done was TO get away. took Prcl.
ier's pants and looked through them. !
found quantity OF money Ia bills.
can't say how much. There was probably
$500 or 5000, | took II and went 10 tho
ticket office aud bonght a ticket Tor San
Francisco, On the Same moruipg | made
several other purchases aud reclaimed
nutc and diamond ring at a pawnshop. !
bought a pair Of fleid-glasses a a specta-
cies AZ Aloe's, the optlcian, two trunks
and valise. The trunks ordered car
rled TO my room, and pleced In one OF
them tire clothing aid loose things lying
around the room, which had been re-
moved from the trunk In which had
placed my friends dead body"
"What do you know about this piece OF
paper reading, $50 perish all traitors 10
the great causef'M
81 wrote IL. My idea was that the an
thorltics would tud u and that " would
puzzle them until the autopsy should ue
held,n
"wss II your idea 10 delay them while
you were getting awayw
"Yes.n
"Did you do anything else with the
same object IN yiew9n
eyes, ] shaved OF my mustachen
Scan you tell how that cut came upon
his hreastyn
ayes, | did il with a scalper, but can
assign no reason for it,
"Nou did this all on Monday notning9'
eyes, Monday mornlng.n
"What else did YOU dopn
SIN the course of the morning | went
TO the union depot with canvas
covered trunk, which checked 70 San
Francisco. | remember going 10 the
dining.room Sunday night, l don't re-.
member ordering wine, l don't remem.
Der asking about killing man or OK.
hibiting n revolver, What did Sunday
evening Is so confused that would not
like TO say when anything occurred
F'llad you, whom you administered that
chlorotorm, any intention Of killing prel-
. leIg"
al had not, sir.p The witness spoke
loudly and emphaiically.
"llad YOU any intention Ok ipjuting
himgn
81 had not, slrn
"Of doing him any bodily harmS'
"l had not sir.n
The rest of the testimony WAS taken
up with the trip TO san Francisco
Tho court then adjourned mtil to.mor.
row.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-27
Arkansas Crops n Failure.

LIfrLx Rock, AnK, May 70 So far
tho present season il the dryeet known ~
the rtatc for years past. complaI0ts Of
injury 10 growing crops come from every
seclion, and many farmers are waiting
Tor rein 10 plow their cotton and pat tile
land In corn, the season having been so
very unpropitlons as 10 leave ptaple seed
uneprouted 10 tho ground. Much Of the
corn now up Is suffering for want Of
moisture. Oats IN many places are a fall
ufc, while spr ne wheat has yielded very
poor. Fruit will fail far short Of the
usual average
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-27
rio Queen willlng.

LONDON, May 26.---It is understood the
oueen iutimated TO Gladstone yesterday
that she was willing 10 meet the wishes
az the ministers with reference 10 the pro-
nosed dissolution OF parliament. The
Government does not promise 10 recon
struct the home-rule bill, but proposes 10
Withdraw II after the second reading, and
10 hiring Il 10 for committee stage later,
when objections will be dealt with
openly.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-27

NEW Yonk, May 2G.--rhe trial u Herr
Most, Adolph schcuck and William
BrannHchwiug, the anarchists, for mssde.
lneanor 10 trying 70 create a riot, was be-
gun this afternoon. The jurY-bo1 waS
fIlled and recess was taken until To-
morrow, when the trlal will 1909 d.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-27

BERLIS, May gG.--A tornado visited
weltzlar, Prussia, yesterday, destroyed
the railway station, nnrooied large
number OF houses and factories, over
turned scores Of chimneys and lifted
bArges out Of the river Lain, carrying
them Ia some instances considerable dis.
tlnces In the air. IN the neIghboring
county the wind npgooted entire forests.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-27

swords on hoard 3 steamer pom 4
WOOD. q seaport TOXIN d LfpeaAp'Ys
elnnd cdpslsucd 10 parties n &Fu'a'
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-27

LONDON, May 20 The race for the
Derby stakes was run at Epson to-day
and was won by the Duke Of Westmln-
ster's bay colt Ormonde. Mr. H. Peck's
chestnut colt The Bard secured second
place. and Mr.. Y. b. Graham's brown colt
st. Mrin the third Ormonde won the
POGO guiueas stakes at Newmarket, ana
since then had been hot fayorite for the
u
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-27

....4ese ~ arc 0ta5BUn il0ies Dan0.
address 10 the ex-Copfederate yeter-
ans, Hon. Silas Hare.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-27

/ gree, and assessed punishment ct seven
ysars,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-27

BALTIMoRE, ,p., May &c Louisville,
O.; Baltimore, 10.
PnILADELFHrA, PA, May 20 Athletics,
q; Cincinnati, 9.
NEW YORK, May 26.-Piiisburg, 81
Brooklyn, z.
Metropolitan, 4.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-27

are making arrangements 10 arect a
shelter here III order 10 have better H.
cillties for handling the ore.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-27

ssfflstto - l-n4vi
VINO insist UPON rho guarantee 81 perfect
equality ia the fall end free exercise and
enjoyment u ~ membership fighte, of
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-03-11
Git Up, Squire.

Elder Hopkins was the pastor Of a
rural congregation, and bard'she
Baptist, who hit straight from the shoul-
der, and generally succeeded in knocking
out the sins of the people. Two of his
deacous were the pillars of the church,
whom l shall call Uncle Benny Jones
and Squire Brown. Of Squire Brown it
may be said, he pretended to a good deal
Of piety that he did not possess, while
Uncle Benny was inclined to bibulosity
and often attended church under tie
"infucnce," owing to the fact that the
time elapsing between Saturday night
and Sunday morning was too short to
sober up.
One Sunday morning Elder Hopkins
concluded to wind up his sermon with
pointing allusions to the besetting sins of
his two deacons. In solemnly impress
i've voice he said:
"There are certain sins to which l
desire to refer particularly this morning.
Take the sin of intemperance and drunk
enness, for instance. Rum has slain
more than war, famine and pestilence.
Where is the drunkard?"
Instantly, with tremendous effort,
Uncle Benny Jones assumed the perpeu
dicular somewhat curved after the style
of an interrogation point, and exclaimed:
"Here 1 am, (hic) old boss! (hic)
Here am, (hic) a listenin' to you'll"
The sudden and unexpected response
brought down the house, but in no way
disconnected Elder Hopkins, who, after
the laughter had subsidized, proceeded:
Brethren, while have animadverted
severely upon the sin of drunkenness,
there is still greater sin and that is the
sin of hypocrisy. Where is the hypo-
crite?"
No one responded, and Uncle Ben
reached over into the next pew where
Squire Brown sat, and gently shaking
him up, said in loud and earnest voice
"Git up, Squire; (hic) git up. l got
up when he called me!''
The congregation dismissed itself with
out waiting for the benediction.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-03-11
Hints to TObacco.GroWers.

SPARTANBURG, February 27.--An
over.crop of cotton, with wet June,
the corn crib empty, the grass triumph
ant and no hands to hire, will take the
stiffeniug out of a farmers spinal column
so suddenly that he will feel like he had
nothing but Sam Jones's cotton string
where The backbone ought to be. If
there is anything that will timber up
man in more eilectual way, it is big
crop of tobacco when the farmer has not
the skill and experience to handle and
cure it. Helplessness joined to disgust
takes possession of him, and the thought
of tobacco makes him wish he had been
born girl, so as not to be bothered with
such things. When man with knowl'
edge and facilities for handling, in an
imperfect way, about three acres of to-
bacco plants forty OF fifty, he will get so
"swamped" that he will wish the tobacco
boom in South Carolina had never been
born.
Our Spartanburg tobacco raisers had
read pages and pages on its culture, and
they thought they knew all about it, but
they soon learned that many of the most
important details could be learned only
by actual experience. They can do
much better this year than they did last
Some of them will get fair returns for
their crops; better than cotton would
have given them. Some of the tobacco
will rank we'll when put on the market
There is some doubt as to whether the
acreage will be increased or not. Those
who planted small lots and handled il
unskilfully will not plant again. Some
of the larger planters say if they cal
net twelve and half cents pound tha
it vii! beat cotton out of sight. One
farmer has made sale recently, and hi
crop averaged about fourteen cents.
To the inexperienced, going into this
business the present year, the following
suggestions may be worth something
After all your reading you know very
little about raising and curing tobacco
Experienced hands, tramping from th'
tobacco regions of Virginia and NORTH
Carolina, are worth little. Half of then
cannot be depended on. Five acres arr
enough for any farmer to plant in tobacco
the first year, and you may find that to'
much. The fancy prices are the resui
of fine seed, suitable soil and the creates
care. When you "cipher" on the value
of your first crop begin in the lower de
grees. Don't go right up to the S3d a
first. The price of profitable tobacco
crop is eternal industry, killing man!
worms and doing much dirty work.
Correspondence News and Courier.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-03-11
Auaerspm gatelligstreer,
FARMERS COLUMN,
sa- Communications from our Farmers
on any matter pertaining to Agriculture,
are respectfully solicited for this column.
The "Dcnt" Corn.

Mr.. EDITOR: Having promised your
readers to give them through your col
umns the result.of my experiment in the
cultivation of "Dent" corn the past year,
do so now that it may reach them just
before the planting time.
l planted my "Dent" corn the first
week in April, and gave it only two
plowings, about two weeks apart. I find
it should be plowed three times, not
more than eight or ten days apart, as it
natures rapidly lin little over one-half
the time it takes to mature the common
Variety. I stripped the fodder about
the goth of July. gathered the corn
in August, and obtained yield of from
ten to fifteen bushels per acre of very
fair corn. The yellow, or golden, was
very fine and heavy; the white was not
30 large -or heavy, but was more prolific.
The latter, ground into hominy or grits,
is equal to the "pearl" grits. | am GER
tain that I would have done better if l
had recognized the fact of its maturing
so quick and gave it another plowing'
When I come to give it the third plow-
ing, it was so nearly matured that 1 was
afraid to disturb it. The consequence
was that my hay crop was equal to my
corn crop, the one not materially inter
fering with the other. The corn was
ready for gathering the first of August,
thus giving me good supply of corn
Just at time when it is usually very
scarce aud difficult to get.
Iwould not advise any one to plant all
of his crop in "Dent," but do think by
supplementing the ordinary crop with a
fair proportion of it, no one need be
without fresh corn the year round. II
will make good "nubbin" where Others
will not make grain. Another advan'
tage: by "laying"-it "by" about the Isl
of June and stripping the fodder in July
it gives the grass chance to grow, thus
preventing the washing of the land
during the Winter, and adding to the
fertility of the soil by giving large per-
centage of vegetable matter back to the
land and increasing largely the supply Of
forage in the shape of good fresh hay
H. NJ. PRINCE.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-03-11
A Good Fighting Editor.

The champion fighting editor of the
country lives at Albuquerque, New
Mexico.
As the story goes, eleven citizens Of
the variety known as "toughs," came to
the conclusion, short time ago, that it
was their duty in the. interests Of law
and order, and the purity of the ballo.
box, to take the editor out and hang him
Now, our Albuquerque journalist lived
alone in log cabin consisting of a single
room with cellar underneath. His
only companion, pet grizzly bear, occu-
pied the cellar. On the night when the
editor had good reasons to expect visit
from the reformers, he retired to the
cellar and left the upper room to the
grizzly.
At the hour of midnight eleven stall
wart men arrived with rope. They
battered down the door and rushed in
eager for the fray. They had no light,
but they rushed against their man, as
they supposed. For an editor be showed
unusual pluck and strength. He went
for the lynchers with such activity that
the fight was over in five minutes.
In the gray of early morning three
men turned up in Albuquerque, each
with an eye missing. One man called at
the doctors office with one foot and three
fingers chewed off. The remaining seven
reformers were loa6ng around on the
streets more or less mutilated.
When the alleged facts of the fracas
got out the editor became the most pop.
ular man in the territory. His paper is
doing booming business, and he can
get any office he wants. He still keeps
the grizzly in the cellar ready for an
emergency.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-03-11
Providence and Quails.

"They were discussing in the Illinois
Legislature" said gentleman from
Springfield, "a bill to prevent the de-
struction of quail for three years.
Speeches of various sorts were made.
One farmer advanced the suggestion that
there were too many quail. If they
should be preserved for three years they
would eat up all the crops. Then up
rose an honest Granger, who had not
opened his mouth before, with this valu'
able contribution 10 natural history, de-
livered in a drawling, squeaking voice
"Mr. Checrman, I've lived in 1llinoy,
man and boy, for forty years Enduring
all of which time I've followed agrlcul.
tooral pursoots cxceptin' for seven years,
when was a.runnin' of saw mill, and
l have obsaryed this about quail: when
ever there is TOO l;iany qpail the good
Lord He freezes them out" That settled
it.-Philndc{pkia Record.