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Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-07-31
AIbany's Bicsntennial.

ALBANY, N. Y. July Is. A damper was
thrown on Albany's bicentennial celebra-
ton this morning by terrible thunder
storm accompanied by heavy rain and a
high wind. Some of the outdoor decOra-
tions are ruined, but the largest proportion
still retain their beauty. Every train brings
visitors. and the city has never been more
crowded. To-day union services were held
by nearly all denominations. A musical
service by Xohawk Indians was held in St
Mary's Roman Catholic church this evening.
The Rev. Mr.. Demarest of New Brunswics,
v. j., delivered an historical sermon before
all the Reformed churches at the Madison
avenue church In the morning. A reading
desk was used which was brought from
Holland 100 years ago. In the evening
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-07-31
Seeking Pardon.

ALBANY, n. Y, July 10. The committee
appointed by the Central Labor unioE of
New York 10 appeal to Gov. Hill for the
release from Sing Sing Of the Thesis Con-
cert hall boycotters waited upon the Gov
ernor 70 day. The latter said that briefs
might be submitted on the following points:
First-Whether the prisoners were not
properly defended, or their trials conducted
fairly and iDpartially.
Second Whether it is now claimed that
the prisoners were innocent OF the offence
of which they we're convicted.
Thi-d-If they were guilty, whether they
are now penitent and are willing to cease
the commission Of such offences in the fu'
ture.
Fourth-What mitigating circumstances
and considerations are claimed to exis,
which may call for or warrant executive
clemency.
Fifth-Whether the sentences are claimed
to have been too severe for the offences
charged, and whether anything has oc
CURED since the trials to change the circum
| stances of their cases.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-07-31
Law and Order In Jersey

TRENTON, n. j., July Is. The Law and
Order league of this city has just treated
the citizens to q firstclass surprise. The
League has caused the arrest of number
of liquor dealers recently for selling on
on Sunday. The chief of the fire depart
ment who keeps saloon, was among the
number, but the surprise was the arrest OF
A. N. Manning & Son, two of the most
prominent men in the city. They are in the
furniture business, but are also proprietOrs
of the Hotel Windsor, which has been run
as a temperance house. 1t has been the re-
sort of all the temperance Legislators and
their friends, and the anti-saloOn kepubli-
cans made it their headquarters. Manning
& Son were charged with having liquor sold
at the Windsor. Excise Inspector Thomp.
son made the complaint. having bought
bottle of beer there last Tuesday. 1t Is un.
derstoOd liquor has been served guests al
| table and in their rooms for months. I'm
mediately on their arrest the ManDings scot
the manager of the hotel TO the police sta
ton where he pleaded guilty on behalf OF
the proprietors and paid the $50 fine.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-07-31
Secret Order Suits.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June 30. Two i'm
portant suits of special interest to secret
fraternities ended in court here to-day, one
of them Mary Harrington VS.. Supreme
Lodge United Order of Honor, to collect on
a $4,000 benefit certificate held by the late
J. ID. Harrington, and the other mandamus
proceedings instituted by Martin A Haney
and others or Progressive lodge of Jersey
City, n. j., against A. w. Wishard, su-
nreme president of the United Order of
Honor, TO compel return of their charter
which had been taken from them oy him In
his oficial capacity; By the compromise
the widow is allowed So, 900 on her claim and
IN the nlapdamus proceedings there is a
finding for defendants, each side to pay re-
spectiye costs. Harrington was Peniten
tiary convict, but Kept his dues paid afteI
he was ordered expelled By the Grand
lodge, but the local lodge neglected the
order.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-07-31
An Insolent Tramp.

BUFFALO, NO., July Is. About o'clock
this morning a tramp entered the home of
Robert Downing. a farmer living a few
miles east of this city, and completely took
possession of the premises. helping himself
to all he could eat, and aoCsing the wife OF
the farmer in most ugly manner. Shortly
after the tramp had left the house Downing
came on the scene. and upon being informed
of what had happened the hard-dsted farm,
ar overlook the tramp, who had proceeded
only a short distance, and after pounding
him severely with his fist. picked up a rock
and battered his face in manner that ren'
dered him utterly unfit for tramping. he
was left In the road. IL Is not know at this
writing whether his injuries will prove IA
tai
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-07-31
PROHIBITION IN ATLANTA.
The City Authorities Sustained by
the Courts.

Atlanta, Ga, special to st. Louis Repub-
lican, July IA: Prohibition begins to pro-
hibit in Atlanta. The closed doors of the
Big Bonanza saloon bear pathetic testimony
to this fact. Saturday last the prOpriet0rs
were arrested on the charge Of illegal sell
ing and their doors closed. They filed q
bill and got temporary restraining order
from the judge Of the superior court enjoin-
ing the city from enforcing its ordinance
until the merits of the case could be heard.
To-day argument on the bill was heard
before Judge Richard Ii. Clark, who held
that selling liquor by the quart and furnish
ing glasses that it might be divided up and
drank at the bar was selling by retail, and
dissolved The Injunction and allowed the
city to proceed in the enforcement of its or
dinance. This meant "close up," and the
proprietOrs of the Big BONANZA shut their
doors "a soon as the decision was made
known.
The Kimball house bar case will come up
Saturday and their attorneys claim that to-
days decision will not effect them, as for
several days past they have not allowed
any drinking on their premises but have
done legitimate business, selling by the
quart under the terms OF their license.
A case was made to-day against the At
lanta Brewing company for selling beer to
customers in the city. This will be the in
auguration of long litigation which will ex.
tend 10 the Supreme Court of the United
Stats :. The company has plant of $50
0OO here. in which they claim vested rights.
They will arsue before the courts that 10
| stop their business is virtual con6scatiOl
of this large property. In this litigation
the whole question of the constitutiOnality
| of the local option act will come up.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-07-31
Shot for a Burglar.

NATION, ILL.,, July 81. George Simmons,
a farmer living near the village of Westfield
last night shot and killed his aunt, Mrs.
Melton Of Van Cleve, o. The killing was
mistake. Mrs. Melton had just arrived on
a visit. She had arrived In the earlier part
Of the day, during Mr.. Simmons absence,
and had retired before he came home
About 10 O'Clock Mrs. Melton got up and
went out of the house to get a drink. As
she came back she made noise which Mr..
Summons thought was due to burglars. He
cried out: "Who goes therep Mrs. Melton
made no response, and Simmons hurriedly
grabbed his revolver and fired In the dark
ness with the above fatal result. Mr.. Sim
mons 10 nearly distracted because OF his
fatal blunder.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-07-31
knights Of Temperance.

TRENTON, N. j., July 20. A novel feature
of the prohibition campaign in this and
other states this fall has come to the sur.
face. It consists in the organization of nu-
merous bodies In the several states to be
known - the Knights of Temperance. The
membership viii be confined exclusively to
voters.
The Knights will wear bright meta
aruaor and helmet and carry lances with a
red and white nag flying from the spear
head. E. A. Martin, strong Philadelphia
temperance man, has been chosen grand
duke of the Knights. He says they will have
banners, music and enthusiasm to inspire
the friends of cold water. He thinks Ons
great advantage the Knights viii have vii
be the assistance of thousands OF women.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-07-31
SENTENCED TO HANG.
Inc Murderer OF PrslIsr Faces the
Judges Decree.

OF. LOUIS, July Is. Hugh Mottram
ntooks, alias Maxwell, was yesterday morn
ING called upon to face the judgement
Of tbe court In his case. Shortly after open.
mg eourt Judge Van wasoner informed
Anweis attorneys that he was about to
sentence the prisoner. Deputy Sheriff Hod.
ns" was ordered to bring the prisoner into
me presence of the court. The prisoner
sooo made his appearance. and, as he had
nee'ved no intimatioa of the ordeal be was
aoout to be subjected to, be exhibited con.
sldefable nervousness.
N. Fsuntieroy met him with a shake NJ
ne hand and requested him to afix bis sie.
nssure TO an afhdavit which was in course OF
prepsraton. When the paper was ready
ed an,xed his signature, which was no
Ooner done than he was ordered by the
eour' 70 stand up at the bar. His toile,
showed unmistakahle marks of haste vb ,,e
MS lips wersceupsessed Is hiseye feIl on on
ue court The throng inside the bar gath.
s1 ABOUT and watched him closely.
Hugh Mottram Brooksn said the .o,r.
yhfmoen for new trial and van, =, ..
aon In arrest Of Judgment have haan ova,
,aled. Have you anything to saw wbv tn.
"ogment Of the court should NOT be n.ssa., I
upon yours 'e pA''eu
an e prisoner shook his head.
"ash Aottram Brooks, alias W. II
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-07-31

In the Senate on the 10Th, after dispOsing
of routine business, the OleOmargarine bill
was taken up and discussed until adjourn
ment. Messrs. Vance, Gray, Harris, Vest,
Butler and ingalls, opposed the bill and
Messrs. Edmunds, Van Wyck and Miller
favored its passage. In the House the for
tiication appropriation was passed. A ses-
sion was ordered for Tuesday nigh: for
action on bills authorizing the construction
OF bridges. The House insisted on its disa-
greement to the bill repeating the pre-
emption, timber-culture and desert-laud
laws and a further conference was ordered.
A concurrent resolution for the final ad-
jOurnment of Congress July % was referred
to the committee on ways and means. A
night session was held for the cOnsIdera-
lion of business from the committee on
post Offices and post roads.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-07-31
a Great NJ an.

Two men standing In the street. "Do you
see," said one. that party of men over there
on the corner?'
Yes"
Notice the one in the center of the
groupT'
Yes. He must be great man."
No"
Then why do the others show him so
much respect
ut is not respect"
"What is it?'
"Flattery."
"Why do they fiatter him."
You see they are 4 lot OF printers and he
is the foreman of a daily newspaper. III
they were to stop II altering him they would
be discharged. A certain class of of print
ers can only obtain work in that way"
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-07-31
Disease among Calves.

SEYxouR, Tex, July "A. Citizens of
this part of the Texas Panhandle are as
founded ct the great number of sucking
calves that have died in the last month, and
all are at loss to know with what disease
they are so suddenly carried OF. They ap-
pear perfectly well and sound until they
are heard to bleat continuously for five or
ten minutes, running all the while In a
circle. They cease to carry on this strange
performance only when life is almost ex-
tinct. They fall, seeming perfectly ex.
hausted, and die in few seconds. Cattle
generally are suffering greatly for lack OF
grass and water. The farmers of this
county say their only nope is to make a fall
crop Of sorgum and millet
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-07-31
VAN WYCK'S TROUSERS.
The Senator is so Bow-Lesged That
They are Cutwith a Circular Saw.


Senator Van Wyck, of Nebraska, Is prob
ably the most bow legged man that was ever
in public life, and il is one of the traditions
of the country he comes from that he has
his partalOOns cut with circular saw. The
result is that those garments are very con-
splcuOus for their baggy appearance, and
usually attract attention ana comment when
he Is walking away from a group of his
friends.
The other day, writes Washington cor
respondent, Senator Vance, of North Caro-
lima. who is great wag, was standing with
a party of Senators when Van Wyck passed.
Says Vance:
"Do you see those pantaloOns old Crazy
Horse has got on: | never look at them
without being reminded of a story Of an old
tar.heel down in my State, who went to the
circus for the first time in his life. When
| he came home he sat around the tavern one
night drinking mOoushine whisky and tell
ing his friends what he had seen. Helooked
down upon them with an AR OF superiority,
and they were rather meekly lnquisitlve.
One of them says: Uncle Zeke, did you
see the bar at the circusp'
Yes" says Uncle Zeke; II seen the
bar"
"Well," says the questioner, what kind
| of bar was il, Uncle Zeke?'
II never seen bar aIOre, was the reply.
| "but IL pears to me as II that mOuyht De a
right smart of bar"
SDld you see the lion, Uncle Ecker put
| in another one.
"YeS, [ seen the lion.
| "Naal, what sort OF lion was II, Uncle
Zeke%'
Il never seen lion afore, but it peared
To me that il mOugnt BE- right smart of a
hon."
"Did you see the camel, Uncle ZekeT'
Yes, | seen the camel"
What sort of Camel was it?'
"WaaI, | never seen a camel afore, but il
'peared to me that 1t mOught be righ
smart of camel"
"D'd you see the elephant, Uncle Zekey
Yes seen the elephant
what sort of an els, rs 1t, mel,
Zeke?''
WAL, never seen an elephant afOre
but u 'peared to ME that 1t mought be rlgn
| smart or an elephant, barring that ne had
. good deal of slack leather aOOut his pants.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-07-31
AMAPLE WoODPEcKER
Queer Instinct Of a Blu Bird With a
Taste for SaccharIne.

was amused at the sagacity of small
wood pecker this morning. Down below
the house. in a ravine, is clump Of sugar
trees. Hearing tapping from my window
In the direction of the trees, looked that
way and saw wood-pecker pounding away
with all the energy his little body possessed.
After time he quit work and few away.
Going down to the tree he had been operat-
ing upon found it pierced with small holes,
out OF which the sap was oOzing. The holes
were arranged in the torn OF letter V,
thus causing the watpr 10 run into the larger
hole at the focus. Here the feathery inveD-
tor would SIT hour after hour and feast on
the sugar water and numerous ants, which
werr lured to their tate by the sticky liquid.
How the little fellow distinguished the
maple tree from the others Is 10 me unknown.
American Field.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-07-31
Capitol Cuttings.
What IS Transpiring at the
Fountain Head of the Fed.
sral Government.
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate on the 18th, three reports
on the Payne case were made from the COM
mittee on privileges and elections. After
some minor business, the conference report
on the legislative appropriation bill was
presented. The Senate decided 10 insist on
its amendments, and another committee was
appointed. The river and harbor bill was
then taken up and voting on Amendments
occupied the rest of the session. In the
House, after lively row between Messrs.
Lowry and Glover, the resolution was
adopted for an inquiry into certain inter
pelO tions in the Record. District of COlum-
bia business occupied the rest of the session.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-07-31
The Atwood Wife Murderer.

NATION, Ill, July Is. Henry wildman,
the Atwood wife murderer in Jail at Month
cello, hopes TO get well. He has changed
his talk about wanting to die. Up to within
the last few days he has refused all food,
giving rise to the theory that he was de-
termined to starve himself to death. he
now eats all he can stand and says that he
will make a fight for his liberty if he gets
well. He has plenty of money with which
to make the fight, and emotional insanity
will PROBABLY be the liue OF defence.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-07-31
Saved by q Flash,

A young man named Peter CorcOran, re
siding about a mile east of Carlyle, ILL.,, re-
Gently escaped death in miraculous man.
ner. He started home on horseback during
a severe rain, accompanied by thunder and
lightning. The lightning flashed vividly,
and Just as Corcoran had crossed the sus'
pension bridge fash of lightning revealed
savage looking bull In the middle OF the
road. The horse was badly frightened and
made leap down an embankment OF about
twenty five feet, breaking his neck in tht
fall. Corcoran jumped from the horse anC
escaped with only few scratches.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-07-31
Battle with Moonshiners.

LOUISVILLE, KY, July IA. United States
Marshal Gross received letter to-day recit-
ing the particulars of q fight last week be-
tween desperate moonshiners and revenue
officers in Wolf county, KY. Deputies W.
T. Day and John Cox, with three men,
were raiding a still, when they were fired
uron by a dozen mOOnshiners, WHO put
them to flight and chased them out of the
county after a fiveminutes' fight. Two o {
the deputies-COX and Spaulding-and
several horses were badly wounded.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-07-31
DEATH DISCOVERED.
Remains OF q Murdered Man Found
Near Fulton. Mo.

Fulton, No., Is considerably excited over
the dead body of man which was found in
sthicket about four miles north Of town
and 800 yards from RIchland bridge, on the
south branch of the Chicago and Alton.
The body was In an advanced state of de-
couposition, and was found by negro man
and his dog.
A jury was quickly summoned and went
out to where the body was, but after a
casual examination of the remains the case
vas deferred, when postmortem exami-
nation was made by DR.. Sim,oe and DIR.
Eppeyon, the coroner, and the remains
were buried. The jury adjourned to Full
ton where they have been engaged ex-
suItning Witnesses.
The general opinion is that the man was
murdered. The post mortem developed the
fact that the man had received blow on
one side of the head. From the decayed
condition of the body it is believed the man
had been dead five or six days. lie was
soout five feet eight inches high, sandy
vhisksrs and hair; heavy set; about s5
year old; had on red undershirt, hickory
overshirt one suspender, brown cashmere
coat pants and vest, and brown slouch
nat was found about twenty or thirty yards
ffou the body in the thicket. There was
evidence OF struggle In the thicket neal
where the hat was found. The inside yes,
poeketwas turned inside out. An express
receipt vas found In his hip pocket, giver
nkmsas City for o grip sent to Chicago
dated July 10, showing that the man:
name was Thomas Carlisle, and that he wa:
most probably in Kansas City on the 10th
The evidence taken shows that Carlisle
mo other men and three women campes
On the creek not far from the spot wher,
Ae body was found, on the night of tn,
xn, with TIVE covered wagons. 1--WE horse
snc 2 mule. This party came from th,
NORM and after camping there a couple O
sayg left on the 9Th. This man was posi-
uveiy Identified as one of this party and on,
oI me women claimed 10 be his w,fe. Tn,
myssefious part OF the case Is the EXPIRES
receipt dated on the 10th when the entir,
party LETT the camp on the 6th.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-07-31
Admits His Guilt.

PIrTsBURG, Pa, July 10. Samuel X.
Gay, the absconding pension clerk who was
arrested in Cleveland yesterday, was
brought back to this city tonight by Dep
uty Marshal Wiman. Gay admits his guilt
AMI says the sum taken will not exceed
$4,000. A special examiner from Washing
ton is now engaged in running over the
books of the Pittsburg pension office to get
at the extent of his defaIcatiOn. The job is
no light one, rs 1S,000 pensioners are paid
from the Pittsburg agency every quarter.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-07-31
Foreign.

,.auartinstou and Sir Henry James de.
49, N ioiu q coalition ministry.
=. ,..sI sb,esste. bearing the beretta for
o.sSInsl faschereau, has arrived at Quebec.
,',.,,es. an fbe London stock exchange the
Ii vsek wa dull, with tendency TO lower
Hiess.
py,ce Napoleon 10 about TO start to New
vo.t 10 meet his son. who is making trip
around the world.
f,lsdst one announces that he has decided to
vasseu and will conduct an uucompromiSing
Wpositiou.
nesting Of London Socialists refused to
xsperse when req lested 10 do so by the po'
Hce. and they we're not disturbed.
An unused house near the city Of Cork was
bovu no and the bodies of two men supposed
Sohsve be. making dynamite were found
mths wreck.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-07-31
Pardoned from Chester.

CHESTER, ILL.,, July 10. Pardons fer Jere
A. McCreles and Bud Higgins, two United
States prisoners confined in the penitentiary
at this place, arrived to-day. McCleres came
from the Northern district Of Alabama with
a fourteen-monthss sentence on the 10Th day
of March of this year. The reason for his
pardon Is that he is poor, industrious and
a respectable citizen with large family TO
support. He was sent for Illicit distilling.
Higgins came from the Western district of
Texas June Z, 1882, with q 10-year sentence
for mail robbery. He is now in the last
stages Of consumption with no hope for his
recovery. --...--
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-07-31
The Tamaulipas Revolution.

MIER, State of Tamaulipas, Mexico, July
Il. A courier has Just arrived from the in-
terror and reported that the revOldtionists
under the command of Juan TrevinO cap.
tured the town of Aguas Leguas. Five cit
izens were killed in the fight. Gen. Reyes
has ordered the Eighth regiment to Aguas
Leguas, with instructions to fight the revo-
lutionists wherever he finds them. The
revolutionary party is gaining strength
daily, large numbers Of their sympathizers
coming from the states of COahulla and
Nueva Leon and also from Texas. Gov.
Cuellar is at Victoria. the capital of the
state. He will probably be obliged to call
en- the federal government to put down the
rebellion, and in that case martial law will
be declared. 1t is generally believed that
the federal government is secretly working
up the trouble for the purpose of making an
excuse to place the state under military
ruler. The state government refused to
submit to the dictatiOn of Romero Rubio,
the head of the cabinet, father-in-law of
President DiaZ and prime candidate for the
Presidency. As consequence the Cuellar
government will most likely have to go.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-07-31

union service was held at the First Re-
formed church, founded in 1872. Union
Episcopal services were held at St Peters
church in the evening with a sermon by
Bishop DOane. All the clergymen delivered
historical sermons. Tomorrow there Will
be an immense parade and exercises by
school children in Capitol park. There will
be grand concert in the evening with
chorus of eco voices.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-07-31
To Preserve Peace.

OMAHA, July IS. The steamer Gen.
Terry arrived here this afternoon from Ft.
Yates, having on board Cos. B, ID and ID,
Seventeenth infantry, in command Of Maj.
Casey. These troops left tonight on a
special train for the West. Co. b goes to
Camp Medicine, Wy, to keep IN check the
trouble between the Chinese and white
miners. expenses being paid, it Is said, by
the Union Pacific. o. ID goes to TT. Rus
sell at Cheyenne, and II goes TO Ft. Bridger.