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Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-05-08
A PARALYziN6 HORROR.
Outrage, Murder. Suicide and a
Lynching.

A Topeka, Kas., Associated Press report,
April q, communicates this chapter Of as
founding horrors:
Last Saturday the wife of Jacob Freimuth,
a homesteader in Seward county, was cruel
Iy murdered and outraged by Fritz Rupin,
half witted German, who was dragged to
death later. Rupin had been for some time
enjoying the hospitality Of the Freimuths.
He was homeless and without friends, and
they had taken him in until he could find
work. On the day mentioned, during the
temporary absence of Mr.. Freimuth, Rupin
overpowered his benefactOr's wife and
brutaIly outraged her person. Not content
with this, he bound the lady, hand-and-fOor,
and cut her throat from ea- to ear. The
brute then secured an old rusty hoe and
while the woman was yet writhing in the
death struggle disemboweled her with the
hunt instrument. Mrs. Freimuth was en-
ciente, and when discovered the unborn babe
Law a few feet from the body Of the mother
cut in two
Mr.. Freimuth returned Sunday and when
he discovered the mutilated body of his wife
he became raving maniac. A Deighbor il
that sparsely settled region happened to b.
passing that way shortly after II O'Clock
| and found him wild with frenzy, but dareC
not approach for fear of his personal safety
He rode rapidly to a settlement some eigh
miles distant and told the terrible tale. :
party was at once organized and they rs
turned to the scene of the outrage an
found Freimuth weltering in his own blood
He had killed himself with a shotgun.
grave was dug and the remains of the III
fortunate people were buried.
The posse then set out 10 seour the coul
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-05-08
WAITING FOR HIS WIFE
A Philadelphia Observer Consoles
Nervous Husband.

III YOU are standing around railroad
depot about the time some tram IS expected
in YOU needn't look twice TO identity the
man who is down there 20 welcome his
wife. She has been away three weeks, but
the time seems like three months to him.
He was never SO glad in his life as at the
thought that she is rolling towards him as
fast as steam can travel.
There was such a man at the foot of
Brush street Saturday. He expected his
wife on the Michigan Southern train. He
rushed up and down to see II the train was
on time. Then he rushed out and engaged
a hack. Then he promenaded up and down
and wiped his brow, and he was still at 1t
when man who had been across the road
to wet his whistle with old rum came
slouching back and inquired;
Expecting someone, eh?'
"Yes, sir"
wife, probably
YES"
"Bin away long,
| "Over two weeks
Coming on this train?'
YES"
well, | dunno" continued the man, a.
he rubbed his back agains. the ticket WIN
dow shelf. | wouldn't bn too enthusiastic
! about il. Wimen are mighty Ousartin, I've
| had two Of 'em run away from me. Is Your
wife any hand 10 mae acquaintances while
travelling?
NO, sIr"'
',COuldn't be induced to clcpe'
'.Sir! DO YOU intend To insult ne?
"t;osh, mo. | wouldn't insult nobody nor
nothing. Could your wife be carried away
by good look and 10 of money!
at you wasn't an old man I'd thump you
for your impudencew exclaimed the nus
band, as he grew red all over.
you would? Well, won't talk 10 you.
II your wife comes IN on the train, all right
il She dOsen't, you needn't blame me-"
He went into the sitting room and pre-,
sently the train came in, The husband
dOdged about as if he was walking on glass
and the passengers came out one oy Ons
until The coaches were empty. There wa
no wife. IL was ten minutes before tnt
husband could give up and when ne dld ans
started out doors the man lOuDged out anS
said:
II told him I've lost two wimen Just tina
way and knew what was talking about.
Detroit Free Press.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-05-08
WASHINGTON WAITS.
Gossip and News About Pee.
ole and Things at the Ma
tienaI Capitol.
CONGRESSIONAL.

The House on the 23d went into committee
of the whole on the river and harbOr bill and
considered it for an hour. The Presidents
message on the labor troubles was then
taken up, and after a long discussion was
referred to the Committee on Labor with in
Structions to report by bill or otherwise on
or before May Is. Mr.. VOORHEES,, of WASH
ington Territory offered a resolution, which
was adopted, inStructiug the Committee on
Rules to inquire whether any eX Member or
the House has abused his privilege of admis-
sion TO the floor. The evening session was
devoted to the consideration and passage of
pension bills. The Senate was not in session.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-05-08

In the Senate on the 26th Mr.. WhitehOrD,
new Senator from Tennessee, was sworn
in. Bill relating to bond of brewers passed.
Mr. Blair addressed the Senate at length
on the proposed constitutional amendment
prohibiting the manufacture or sale OF alco-
hOllc liquors. The interstate commerce bill
was taken up and Van Wyck and Stanford
made speeches. The post-Office approprl-
alton bill was reported. In the House under
call of states many bills were introduced: ::
For the admission to the Union Of the whole
OF Dakota: TO create board of arbitration
and establish a department of labor; to reg
ulata interstate commerce; to amend the
Pacific railroad acts. The river and harbOr
bill was taken up in committee of the whole
and debated at length.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-05-08

the District Attorney OF New York was
born in 1874 in the Sixteenth Ward of New
York City. He received his primary educa'
ton in the public schools and this was sup
plemented by a course at Columbia College.
He studied in the Law School and c0mplet-
ed his law education with Judge Rapallo.
Mr.. Martine was prominent in procuring
the indictment of the New York Board OF
Aldermen of 1884 on charges of receiving
hrihpS
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-05-08
Ouebec's Ministry to Retire

The belief is generally entertained in pO-
litical circles in Quebec that the government
of that province will shortly break up. 1t
is said that Premier Ross will retire owing
to ill health, and that there will be new
deal all round before the next provincial
election.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-05-08
Modss,y in the Blue Grass Region.

A story that Jacob TwaddIe, who has been
blind from birth, can tell the color of
horse by the sense, comes from Steubenville
Ohio. and is marked reliable" by the news
papers which print ii. A blind citizen of
Hart county can tell the color of a mans
nose by smelling the cork To the family Jug
but Kentuckian never thinks of rushing
into PRINT with these little things. Louis
vile Commercial.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-05-08
HAyGMAN's MOOSE

around his neck and rushed him 10 the street.
The mob left town by BOOnville street, and
going fey hundred rods west. hung their
victim to a tree in the northwest suburb OF
the town ip just one hour from the first
charge on The jail.
Grahamaslast words to the mob were, so
it is reported, Mrs. Molloy and Cora knew
nothing of the murder until February 25."
The lynssers lett notice with the sheriff
headed Arbitrary notice" saying in sub
stance when the coroner has possession OF
this paper George Z. Graham will be dead
Then after indulging in considerable ro
about criminal laws not being enforced, il
says it makes little difference whether Ora
hams dispatched to hell by We three hun
nred or By legal MEANS" Then to Sheriff
DOnnell: Keep your mouth shut II yol
recognize any OF us or you shall die tn
death OF a dfg.
Signed CITIZENS OF GREENI
COUNTY.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-05-08

Oliver Wendell Holmes, in his reading
with LANES Russell Lowell for the ''Oid
Sonth Fund y in Boston, few nights ago
said when he began "Joe and BilP':
There are not more than half a dozen peo-
ple living, outside Of my own family, who
rall me by nv first name. Queen Victoria
said. There is nobody now to call me
sVie. -, Ii is a terrible loss when you lose
your .Bilr and become the Hen. Mr.. So
and ~
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-05-08
CRAHaM lYNcHE0.
Taken from Jail and Strung up to d
Tree i'm the Suburb.

SPRINGFIELD, NJ, special, April Ii. At
1:S5 o'clock thislmorning masked mob,
estimated at $50 men, surrounded the county
Jail. A deputatiOn broke into the jAiler'
room and demanded the keys. He refused,
but one of the number who evidently knew
his bearings went straight to the drawer
where the keys were kept and forced it
open. ThSmob then went to Graham's cell
and unlocked it, tied Graham's hands behind
him. threw
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-05-08

The rabbit pest in Nevada, which has as.
sumed such proportions as 10 endanger the
stock ranges, Is the result of the wholesale
slaughter of coyotes, wildcats and lynx.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-05-08

The Tower OF John the Fearless, built in
14l0, in the Rue Turbigo, Paris. the remain,
ing relic of the residence OF the Dukes OF
Burgundy, il about TO Oe restored at cos'
of 200 900 francs.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-05-08

An Iowa man who had been converted at
a revival meeting groaned so long ana ioeG
over his sins that he was arrested and lined
ten dollars for disorderiy conduct.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-05-08

President of the Broadway Surface Rail-
road Company, New York, and arrested on
charges of bribery in come 'tiOI with the
passage of the ordnance a lth0rizing that
enternlise.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-05-08

Astronomers predict that bright comet
will be visible just before sunrise during the
after part of Nav. 1t is the comet of 1855
recently discovered by Professor Barnard
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-05-08
HIS CRIME.

Ii will be remembered that the victim,
George L. Graham, has been in the Spring
field iail several weeks on charge OF mur.
dering his wife, whose body was recovered
in an old well on the farm of Mrs. Emma
MOlloy near BrOOkiine. a village IN the vi
cinity OF Springfield. Mrs. MOllOy was re-
vivalist witk whom Graham had become ac-
dualnted at tsEort Wayne, Ind. where he
formerly liysd and where the relatives OF
his murdered wifastill reside. with THEM
for the past two years was the girl
CoRALE
whom Graham married and to whom he
seemed much attached.
Sometime during the past winter Graham.
| Mrs. MOllOy and Cora Lee removed to the
| farm at BrOOkllne. Graham made hnal
trlp to Fort Wayne for his two little boys.
| and passed through st. Louis with them,
meeting there the mother OK the children
| who accompanied them on the trip TO Spring
| field against his will. Arriving there he
started with her at nighttall to walk across
| the country to the farm, which she never
| reached. According TO his story he killed
| her with a knife and threw her into well,
/ where she was fOInd. The coroner's jury
| however, found that she was killed with
pistol. On investigation being made by the
| wOman's relatives, Graham was arrested
ana has remained in Jail since. Some tlmt
afterwards Mis-. MOlloy and Cora Lee were
arrested on charge OF being accessory. Mrs
| Molloy was sometime since admitted on ball
| Cora Lee has renamed in the Bolivar jan
until a few days ago when under haDea:
corpus proceedings she was admitted 10 Dal
| also.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-05-08

North Carolina. formerly called south
virginia. was once sold to the kings agent
for house and ssVO.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-05-08

Statistics show that in the whole Europe
the women have o majority OF i,SIS,VW.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-05-08

Miss Cleveland is now at her old home in
Holland Patent. v. Y. and is not expected
to return to Washington until the latter
part of next week.
Congressman O'Neill has received long
teegrams protesting against low bridge at
st. Louis from Knapp, Stout * Co. and
Schulen5urg 4 BOeckeler. They ask Mr..
O'Neill 10 arrange for them to have hear
ing before the subcommittee of the House
committee before the bill is reported To the
| full committee.
Some of the Pan-Eleetric people continue
to hint at developments of an Interesting
| character. TO be expected shortly in the tel
| epkone investigation. The rumOr that St
| Louis parties are to be summoned as wit
nesses is also renewed, although there is ar
| utter lack of circumstantial detail in the
reports in circulation.
| The society reporter of the Post says
There is positive proof that the President
has been asked the fateful question lately
| whether or not the rumOrs concerning hi!
engagement were true, and his answer lef
no doubt in the minds OF those who wit
messed the interview that the White HOus'
IS not likely to be the scene of wedding
during this administration
Il believe Congress will not adjourn be
fore the first of August" said Senate
Vance. "Of course. it depends upon tn
House of Representatives, for the Senate i
away ahead in the transaction of business
1 don't think it will be the tariff bill whic
| will detain the House, but the consideratio
of the appropriation bills, which alway
take long time, and which are benin
hand in the present Congress"
Congressman Hatch is receiving lettel
from all parts of the country expreSsin
most emphatic approval of the bill to req
late the manufacture and sale of imitatiO
butter. All the dairy interests approve ii
bill naturally and warm commendation
also received from many leading commissiC
merchants, both in the East and West, wi
deal in butter.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-05-08

In the Senate on the 21th, testimony taken
in the Payne election investigation was laid
before the Senate, and Senator Payne dis
cussed it at length. Bill for improving the
White House passed: also large number
of bridge bills. The interstate commerce
DILL was then taken up. In the House bill
prohibiting aliens acquiring title to land was
reported adversely. O'Neill of Missouri and
Faran of Ohio had little tilt The river
and harbor bill was taken up IN committee
of the whole
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-05-08

In the Senate on the 2Sth- eleven bridge
bills were passed. Mr.. Mitchell addressed
the Senate on the memorial of the Methodist
church. praying for better treatment for
Chinese. after which the pOst-Otfice apprO-
priation bill was taken up, and there was a
long debate enlivened by tilt between
Senators Beck and Frye. In the House. bill
regulating the sale of oleOmargarlne was re-
ported. In committee OF the whole the river
and haIbOr bill was taken up and discussed
during the rest OF the session.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-05-08
MUCH ENCOURAGEMENT

is derived from the conceded good that has
been accomplished by the railroad commls-
sicns which have been organized in many
of the states, which having little more than
advisory power, have exerted most saIu-
tary influence in the settlement OF dispute :
between conflicting interests. In July 1854
| by law Of Congress bureau Of labor wa:
established and placed in charge OF com
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-12-08
Important Transaction.

ATLANTA, Ca, Dec. S.-The Southern In.
dustrial Journal Dirie has special dis.
patch from staff correspondent at Fort
Worth, Tex, which says: "One of the larg-
| est and most important transactions ever
recorded is now on foot, 1t is nothing less
han trade between Jay Gould and Presi
ident Garrett, of the Baltimore and Ohio,
whereby the entire Baltimore and Ohio tele-
graph system is to be transferred to Gould,
who now practically owns the Western
Union. In return for the same, President
Garrett is to receive the Wabash system,
thus giving the Baltimore and Ohio a line to
Kansas City from Baltimore. The magni.
tude OF q deal of this kind can scarcely be
understood, but it is known to officials of
the Gould system here that the Baltimore
and Ohio have long been seeking TO extend
their operations west ofthe Mississippi river.
The information is believed to be thorough
ly reliable, rs it is said to be substantiated
by memoranda made by the late II. NJ.
HoSie, prior to his death, and found among
certain papers that had been laid away for
future reference. The secret leaked out
through party who desired to arrange
with Fort Worth capitalists to operate in
Western Union and Baltimore and Ohio
stocks as soon as there was any indication
that the bargain had been consummated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-12-08
Jansen the Wife Murderer.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. S.-Henry Jansen,
the wife murderer, was transferred from
the Jail proper to the insane ward yesterday
aud his fast, which had continued for some
days, was abruptly broken of. He
was very weak from lack of nourish
ment and could not have survived
his course of abstinence many DAYS
longer. Superintendent Ki!ey determined
to compel the man to take food and to that
end he prepared very palateable concoc.
ton of brandy, sugar, milk and eggs. AS
was expected, Jansen refused to take it. A
muscular attendant pinioned the patient
and his clerched teeth were pried apart
with spoon. A spoonful of the mixture
was poured into bis mouth, and as he sput-
tered and spat in an effort to eject it clasp
was put on his nose, and as he gasped for
breath down went the life giving fluid. In
this painful fashion, while he writhed and
roared between breaths Jansen was COMPEL.
cd to swallow gill of the liquid. Twice,
later In the day, his heriocally administer.
ed meal was given him. His strength rap
IDLY grew, although this improvement put
him in an ugly frame of mind and he de.
nourced his saviors 10 the most piratical
terme.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-12-08
Murder in the First Degree.

CHICAGO, Dec. S-A Times special from
Nebraska City, Neb., says: On the Goth day
OF April last Maggie Shellenberger, the IL.
year-old daughter of Leander Shellenberger
farmer, was found murdered, her throa,
being cut. Her father and step mother
were indicted for the crime at the A1ril
term. They demanded separate trials,
which was granted, and seven DAYS ago
snellenberger was placed on trial. It re-.
quired two hundred jurymen before the
panel was filed. He was defended by able
counsel, ninety-three witnesses were sworn
and SO great was the interest taken that If
was almost impossible to crowd into tho
court room, the largest part of the audience
being ladies. All the evidence produced
was purely circumstantial. Joe Lee. thu
l3.year old brother of the murdered pirl
was the principal witness for the prosecn.
lion. The case was given to the iury YES
.efoay morning, and last evening they re.
turned verdict of guilty of murder in the
hrst degree. His day Of execution will be
hxed some time in May. His ATTORNEYS
nave moved for new trial
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-12-08
Eefter from, EaU1uipr.

correspondence of the Alexandria Gazclicl
MARSHALL, Dec. 6, 1SSG.-The frat win
ter month has ushered in here, ice, snow
and cold weather. Housekeepers ans, the
children have begun 10 prepare for and
talk Of Christmas. For weeks past The pub
lie roads have teemed with herds of cattle
driven TO the fine pasture lands Of upper
tauqgier, Rappahannock and Warren
counties. The profits TO graZiers have been
small Tor several years past, and tho farmer
who sells his Whest ut 60 or 20 cents per
| bushel, and corn at 1.75 and 50 90 per bar
rel ls barely able 10 meet expenses. Still
| there continues a steady onward march to
Improvement; new buildings, barns etc,
may be seen, and every farm of any size is
supplied with improved implements. The
colored population share in tho general
prosperity. With free franchise and the
| full benefit OF the public schools, if wise,
they will net heed the advice Of selfish pol
ticians and believe that the southern peo.
pie are not their best friends Our post.
Offices and mails have lately been flooded
with sample copies the New York Tribune,
which paper announces its programme to
be to revive the defuncs claim of ]. G..
Blaine to the next Presidential nomination.
MIR. Blaine, who was relegated to his home
in the lumber district of Maine by the voice
of the nation, by his late speech making
sought to stir up sectional hate, kindlinc the
| aniInosity of enc section of the coun-
try against another and grossly mis-.
representing Southern people, would sure
ly not possess craftsmanship sufficient to be
made President; besides, the Tribune pro.
jectors might sec that while President
Cleveland has somewhat failed to turn the
rascals out. as good democrat, he will not
let said rascais in at least for a while. With
MIR. Barbour's return to Virginia, a new
phase OF politics may be confidently expect
ed. Your correspondent has lately been ia.
vored to visit Fauquier's seat of learning.
Bethel Academy, under the efficient man.
agement of Major Albert G. Smith and
Capt. Mcintyre, and en- able corps of in.
structors. The academy continues TO pros.
per, the secret of its success being in the
iact that the boys are made conteuted and
happy-thelr fare and accommodations are
excellent, and they have the best instruct
ors. The cadets have two Furnishing lit.
erary misunderstanding and Lee,
temperance and Young Mems Christian
Auxiliary. They publish an excellent news.
paper, the Bethel Cadet. The grounds are
admirably laid out, and with the gymnasi.
UNI building allow ample room for exercise
and fun. Among others introduced to IA
were Messrs. Barrahd, Starke and Rucker.
Mrs. Smith, the lady of the principal: Cant
and Mrs. Mcintyre; Dr. Thos. Smith and
his lovely bride, and other fair ladies. con.
trlbuted to make our visit to Bethel very
pleasant. II
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-12-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Alexa. GAZETTl
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. S, 1856.

Especial Correspondence of the Alexa. GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec S, 1856.
Representative Croxton Of Virginia says
the chief cause of the democratic defeat in
his State was the feeling of the party at the
defeat of Mr.. Barbour for the United States
Senate With regard to the refusal
Of the Governor to interfere in the Cluverius
case, he Gays he thinks it will be generally
approved by the people Of the State who
believe as they did in the Jeter Phillips case
that the accused either killed the victim or
knows who did. Mr.. Croxton also says that
if the creditors of Virginia will accept in
settlement Of their claim only what is left
after all the expenses of the State are pro-
vided for, he doesn't see why the Lcgisla-
ture should not meet in extra session and
in two hours accept that proposition and
adjourn.
Representative Adams, democrat of New
York city, says Mr.. Cleveland is not good
and true democrat, and that though his city
has clear democratic majority of between
fifty and sixty thousand, he will bet hun
dred TO one that if renominated he will not
carry that city. He does not think there is
any chnucs of Mr.. Cleveland's RECONCILIATION,
but says that should he be, the republican
candidate will sweep the field He says it
is impossible for Mr.. Cleveland to carry any
Of the Northern States that went for him
before, and that the indications are that he
cannot carry some Of the Southern States.
In the Senate to day Mr.. Edmunds intro
duced bills, the object of which are to have
national marriage and divorce law, and to
prevent aliens from holding lands. Mr.
Van WICK introduced one, the objec. of