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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-14
TWENTY SHOTS FIRED.

MOUNT PLEASANT, October 9. A shooting ARRAY
occurred here this morning in which John billiard
and James Reed were killed II occurred over a
trivial circumstance. James Reed was cutting a
ditch to turn the water from under his house, wnen
John billiard told him to stop. Some words passed,
when Will billiard brother of the deceased, come
ont and began shooting at Reed. Reed then ran in
his house, GOT a Winchester and returned the fire
John billiard shot James Reed. George Reed killed
John billiard. The parties are prominent business
men of our place. John Reed came here from
New York state. He leaves wife and three
children Over twenty shots were fired
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-14
CONTRACTOR KILLED.
Snacial Teleoram to the Statesman

PARIS, TEX, October 9.-News was brought to
the city tonight about 1870 o'clock that )hn
Burke. a sub-contractor on the fourth mile of the
Frisco railroad, was shot by one of the graders
called Dick DR.. j. F. Hooks was summoned and
was on his way there, when about ten miles from
town he met another man coming in who said
Burke had died, go the doctor came back without
going any further. 1t was learned that Burke and
this man called Dick had been in town to-day and
were drinking, but what the trouble came up about
could not be learned. Nothing is known at pres
ent of either one of the mems folk or where they
came from.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-14
UNPROVOK ED MURDER.

Special Telegram TO the Statesman.
CoRsICANA, October g-Last night John \. Pal
mer, leading citizen and druggist of Blooming
Grove, in this county, fatally cut by knife in
the hands of Otto Ainsworth, transient. Aims,
worth came into the drug store and approached
DR.. Palmer for prescrip ion upon which he could
procure some whisky, blooming Grove being a
local option town. This the doctor refused, as the
man was already drunk AinswOrtn cut the doc
tor almost in two. Mr. Palmer fell to the floor,
and the rutfian made his escape.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-14
MURDERER ARRESTED.

SAN ANTONIO, October IA detachment OF
Texas Rangers belonging to the frontier battal-
ion arrested William Ware Yesterday morning al
the mouth Of the Uyalde canyon. Ware Is wanted
in Reeves county for the murder of Teager about
a year and half ago This Teager is believed Ia
be one Of the same gang of llelOtes robbers who
assisted in the murder of Marshal Joshng some
time ago. Ware claims that the killing was IN
self defense Sheriff Baylor will take the prisoner
TO Toyah tonight.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-14
SYMPATHY WITH THE ma"
EHISTS.

MILWAUKEE. October O. AT largei! "a s' oT1sn.
meeting, last night, Robert Schilng sta neronosei
izer of knights of Labor, denounced tns pontracs,
execution of the Chicago anarchists az al lie sail
R 5 nat as Sa fhs nh IN III but
with the socialists. The sentiment was nTssent
with uproarous applause from tn9sJb
among whom were many Knights OF LApO''
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-14
ANOTHER DEFAULTER,

M1SyEApoLGs Mimi, October s --lt; 4 Of sb'
the authority of Alderman sly PiTeessaiIton. secrt
Sly paint works, that William b. = defanlts'
to to he eI amount SSt Of a. or $500 Hs@S0io
appeared three weeks ago. He is J., sq llrs
in Canada He has wife and child mere
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-14
GALVESTON MARINE.

GALVESTON, OCTOBER s.--Arriyed: The steamships
Duchess and Fairfield, from Liverpool, and the
Lone star from New York. Sailed: Steamship
Washington City, for Liverpool.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-14
KILLED Ar TAYLOR.

Special Telegram to the Statesman. .,
TAYLOR, TEX, October 9-Eu,
killed at lJ:l5 tonight IN MS saiooH'
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-14

Deputy United sta;es Marshal Ferris to-day
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-07-17
Attacked by a NIastiG.

ELKToN, July l3.-Last Wednes-
day John Wade, an industrious farm
err, residing not far from Cowantown,
in this county, returned home just at
dusk from Wilmington market, and
was met at his gate by his large mas
tiff dog, which was about twelve
years Of age, and which had been
raised by his owner. The dog was
so vicious that he was the terror of
the neighborhood. Mr.. Wade had
punished the dog q few days before,
and had used the prongs ola pitch
fork on him with good effect, and
the animal is believed to have been
watching for an opportunity to vent
his revenge upon him. At all events,
the dog attacked him furiously and
threw him to the ground, tearing his
clothing and biting and tearing his
hands and arms terribly. Mrs.
Wade went to her husband's rescue,
and succeeded in getting him into
the house. Barnard Moore, who
lives about quarter of mile from
Wade's, heard the racket and went
over to Wade's house, and alarmed
the other neighbors, who, upon visit
ing the house, found the dog trying
to get into the window. The dog
jumped over the hedge into the road
and was shot in the heart, and fell
dead. DR.. Henry, of Reward, Del,
was summoned, and dressed the
wounds of Mr.. and Mrs. Wade, who
are in q fair way to recover.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-07-17
A Train Plays Havoc With
TrampS.

BLooMINGToN, ILL, July l4.-Four
tramps lay down to sleep by the
Chicago and Alton Railroad track
Monday night, and yesterday morn
ing farmer found them in heap
in the ditch, all badly mutilated.
He brought them to the city. One
of them was conscious, and not very
badly hurt. He said they were
tramping from Chicago to st. Lou
is, and being tired, lay down by the
side of the track to sleep. The mid
night passenger train awakened him,
aad, going ina half dazed condition,
he aroused his companions, who
quickly jumped to their feet, and,
half awake, staggered on the track,
and were strnck by the train. The
three were terribly injured about the
head and body, and two ofthem will
probably die. Two are named
Prickett. and are brothers. Anoth-
er is colored man named Coying-
ton Ewing, and claims to reside in
st. Louis.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-07-17
A Blasting Accident.

WHEELING, w. Va, July ia
construction gang of laborers on the
Buchanan River railroad have for
several days been blasting rock near
the edge of a precipitous cliff, for
ty feet IN height. A blast was set
off, but only partially loosened the
stone. Thomas Wright, white, and
Dunk Terry and William Tanner,
colored, mounted to the summit of
the rock to drill for another blast.
A huge fragment on which they
were standing suddenly gave away
and rolled over the precipice, carry
ing the men with it. Wright struck
head foremost on the rock bed be-
low and was instantly killed. Terry
had his right leg broke and his body
severely bruised. Turner suffered
fatal internal injuries in addition to
wounds on his head and face:
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-07-17
Trespass and Trespassers.

Wild beasts and fishes, which have
no owner, become the lawful prize of
anyone who can kill or capture them,
often inhabit land or water that is the
subject of private ownership, and, by
entering thereon without permission
in search or pursuit of game, the
sportsman becomes trespasser. Not
only are there in this country large
tracts of unenclosed land belonging
either to the State or to private own
ers, Who do not exclude the sports
man therefrom, but the custom of
the country" in most localities is to
permit him to enter on any 'sunpost-
ED land in pursuit of game, subject
only to liability for such damage as
he may cause to the land itself. In
regard to enclosed and cultivated
lands such license by custom has been
denied.
Upon the whole, it may be said
that the sportsman cannot claim any
legal right to enter on private prop
erty in pursuit of game based on the
custom so to do. The right to hunt
or fish on land or water may be found.
ed on custom, prescription, grant or
license. A right by grant may be
given by the State as owner of game
or fish in public lands or waters, or
by private owners of real property.
The right by grant requires writing
which as the right to kill and carry
away game on land is license of
profit should be based on sufficient
consideration and should be executed
with the legal formality of = deed of
land. A verbal license is sufficient
to justify an entry upon private prop
erty to shoot or fish, and it is good
unrevoked. But if the sportsman re-
main on the land after his license to
be there has been revoked or if hav-
ing got leave to come upon the land
for q specified purpose as to cross
over it or to gather nuts, or to eat his
lunch, he should proceed to hunt or
fish, he would become q trespasser.---
american 1griculturist for July.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-07-17
Guiteau Truthful.

WASHINGTON, July 14.--Mr. George
McElfresh, who, as a detective Off
cen, was detailed to District Attorney
Corkhill's Office after the arrest Of
Guiteau for shooting President Gar
field, was interviewed by reporter.
In reply to questions, Mr.. McElfresh
said: "There is nothing at all in that
Herald story about Corkhill and Gui-
teau. We investigated the matter
fully at the time, and did not find a
thing to implicate any one with Gui-
teau in the crime. One thing found,
and that was that Guiteau was perfect
ly truthful / investigated everything
he talked about, the places he said he
had visited and the persons he said
he had talked with, and found that
he was exactly truthful always. We
investigated what we could outside,
and would then go to see him, and
when he told us anything we would
investigate that, and we never caught
him in a lie."
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-07-17
A queer Animal from Japan

An animal whose identity is at
present unknown there, was landed
in San Francisco lately from the in
terror of Japan, where it first saw
the light of day. At a glance the
curiosity might be taken for either a
dog or a monkey. 1t is shaped like
the former about the head and neck,
but otherwise somewhat resembles
the monkey. The animals favorite
position is on it's launches, but with
a little urging it stands on it's four
feet, the body sloping downward from
the head like "a giraffe. The claws
on the four feet are like those of a
dog, but two extra pairs are furnish
ed on the hind legs q couple of inch
es above the balls of the feet. The
animal appears to be gentle, but has
a strong, high-keyed bark, which it
gives when spectators attempt to stir
it up Chicago Herald.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-07-17
A Blind Genius.
from the New Holland Clarion.

From the New Holland Clarion.
A few hundred yards north Of
Rupp's mill in East Earl, Lancaster
county, lives John Wenger, who has
been totally blind for more than 4
quarter of q century. He Is now
nearly 90 years old, and though sight
less since he was 4 boy, heis endow-
ed with the most remarkable human
instinct, far beyond the average see
ing ones, and to one who is not aware
of the facts it seems incredible that
a sightless person could do what he
actually does. Not satisfied with
doing nothing as many another would
in his unfortunate condition, but his
hands and mind are as busy as If
sight was grand blessing to him as
to those who see. He has quite d
large country store where he Clispen-
ses the usual goods, that are sold by
country merchants, there he il per-
fectly at home and everything is as
familiar and convenient to him as If
seen, yet he never saw his stock of
goods. He has the most acute sense
Of touch and can MS readily tell mon
ey by touch "a others can by sight.
He will go to almost any place in the
eastern end II for coliclnty by himself,
the roads seem 10 lead him wherever
he wants to go. But the most re-
marlxable of all is that besides taking
care of his store he is agent for ag-
ricultural implements, among them
well known binder, with which he is
us familiar as the inventor himself.
He Is able to put it together and can
tell at once when anything is wrong
by hearing the machine at work.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-07-17
Hedgesvilie.

Among recent arrivals are Mason
Robinson, of Winchester G. A. Mil
Ter, of Martinsburg; Robert Miller,
of Baltimore Mrs. Willis, of Frede-
rick county, Md.
Quarterly meeting in the M. E..
Church South was largely attended,
and services ably conducted by Rev.
Butt, assisted by p E. Martin.
We learn that Mr.. Ellis Ellis had
the misfortune to lose a large and
valuable work horse short time
since, from collie.
Rev. level still continues Sunday
afternoon religious services along the
Railroad near this locality.
1t is rumored that Miss Jenny Shat
fer, Miss Laura Eyersole and Miss
Vallie Henshaw will SOW the seeds Of
wisdom among young aspirants in
this vicinity during the coming year.
The Protestant Episcopal Sunday
School of this village, combining
with that of Martinsburg, will picnic
at Island Park, on the 10th Of Aug.
Workmen are now engaged prepar-
ing material for the dwelling of DIR.
Ross, located near this village.
Lieutenant Goodrich and family
have taken their departure for Wash
ington, d. @. REPoRTEB.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-07-17

FREDERICK, July ls.-James E.
Jones, aged about thirty five years, and
a resident Of Buckeystown, this coun
ty, suffered frightful death last night
on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
near his home. Jones had been to the
lime kiln and was returning home in an
intoxicated condition, walking along
the railroad track He was last seen
about nine O'Clock, and this morning
his mangled remains were found with
in sight Of his home. They were moth
ing but an undergraduate mass, and
there is no doubt that several trains
passed over the body during the night.
He was an Industrious man, but addict
ed TO occasional sprees. He leaves a
wife aud family.
William Nc Dewitt, aged about fifty
years, and farmer, died suddenly this
morning at his home, near Frederick,
of heart disease.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-07-17
A Curious Fact Not Under
stood.

l was conversing with local ply
stefan, of no mean scientific standing
and attainment, on the subject ofan-
msthesia, and he told me that it was
a curious fact, not generally under
stood, that an accelerated circula
ton of the blood, however produc-
ed, would cause q proportional in
sensibility to pain. This accelera-
ton, he said, might be produced by
taking nitrous oxide, called laugh
ing gas, or by running violently up
flight of stairs, or by simply
breathing rapidly.
1t instantly occurred to me that
this was an explanation Of several
phenomena in this line. Every one
who has received wound in bat
tie, or who has been pounded and
scratched in fist-fight, knows how
that he was at first wholly or part
ly insensible to these injuries.
This insensibility is usually attrib-
uted, and properly enough, to tex
citement,p but it is not generally
known that excitement produces it
by means Of aquickened circulation
- Cor. Chicago Journal.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-07-17
Preservation Of Beef by In
lection.

1t is found that the sooner antis-
optic liquids arc injected into the
veins or arteries of recently killed
animal, the more effective they be.
come to preserve the meat owing to
the peculiar absorbent properties Of
recently killed animal flesh. What
is called Gannot's process, having
for its object the preservation of
butchers meat in the fresh state,
consists in injecting a solution Of
sulphate Of alumina or chloride OF
aluminium into the carotid artery Of
the slaughtered animal as soon as
the blood ceases to flow, both ex-
tremities of the jugular vein being
previously tied Nine to twelve
quarts of specific gravity of 10 to II
degrees Baume are sufficient for ain
OK a less quantity being required
in winter than in summer.
When the animal has been we'll
bled and the injection skillfnlly per
formed, it Is scarcely perceptible
that the animal has undergone any
preparation. The injected animal is
cut up as usual and when intended
to be eaten within two or three
weeks, merely requires to be hung up
in dry, airy situation free from
fies.--Neto York Market Jonrnal
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-07-17

A plumber making excavations at
No. 81 Rose street to-day unearthed
CHASTITY mystery. He raised the
tagging in the areaway, which is
about four feet deep and extends
the entire width of the house, which
is over thirty years old. He had
dug only Is inches under the flag
ging when he began to experience
difficulty in throwing up the earth.
He jumped into the hole, which was
about two feet wide and three feet
long, and carefully removed the
earth with his hands to ascertain if
he had struck any drain-pipes. A
human skull was soon exposed to
view. He then dug all around with
his fingers, and when he was through
there, doubled up before him. was
the skeleton of what must have been
in life a man at least seven feet in
height, and built in proportion. The
very position of the body pointed to
foul play. The head and toes met.
Not vestige of clothing, or even a
button, could be found. It was evi.
dent that the body had been in that
position for 25 or 80 years.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-07-17
Protection in the south.
Birmingham Ala. J Age.

Twenty-Five years ago the Southern
vote in Congress was solid for pro
lection to the predominating indus
trial interests of the South. Demo-
crat and Wing stood shoulder to
shoulder and hand in hand with pro-
lection in its most absolute features
then. Rice, sugar, tobacco, cotton
and the capital in labor which produ-
ced them, were protected against all
competition--the Supreme Court, the
army and the navy, the constitutions
and the statutes of the Southern
States were all called into operation
in defense of the protected labor in
capital at the South. The South has
entered upon new industrial plane.
The success of all the sections of the
Union, which have succeeded at all,
is believed by them, with great unan-
unity, to consist in the craftsmanship
opposed to the Morrison bill. The
South can make no proselytes to her
faith in politics while she remains
poor in defense of its peculiar teach
ing. 1t is false politics which visits
the people with poverty.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-07-17
ARemarkabIe Funeral Scene

A San Francisco newspaper de-
scribes q remarkable scene that took
place at the funeral of a young man
named Frank Peachy, in that city. a
few days ago. The father of Frank,
man gray-bearded and bent with
age, met face to face with his former
wife-the mother-from whom he had
been separated twenty-five years
The father resides at Los Angeles
and the mother at Oakland. They
had married again and had families.
Their actions over the body of their
boy were sad to behold The father
tenderly stroked the hair of his son,
and the mother kissed the lips. Both
wept bitterly, but neither recognized
the other. At the grave the old
mother knelt down and prayed while
the earth was being thrown over her
sons coffin.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-07-17
COntempfuOus Zach and the
Britisher.

From the Bosten Budget.
Senator Zach Chandler had no
love for Great Britain. Soon after
the civil war he was one day con-
versing with an Englishmen about
American affairs, and he quite shock
ed Mr.. Bull by the irreverent man
ner in which he alluded to interna-
tional affairs. "How? You don't
mean that the sword of England
would not have turned the scaler'
cried the amazed Mr.. Bull. "Why,
look here" retorted the Senator,
show large an army has England
got, anyhow? How many troops
could England put into the field 2"
perhaps 10000 regulars "Sixty
thousand | Why General Grant in
one battle at the Wilderness killed
10000 men in four days, sir, and in
a week we filled the ranks full again.
If the whole British army had been
there they would have hindered one
of our half dozen armies just four
days, that's all, sir. ~
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-07-17

A CURIOUS CASE Mr.. VIM. Reed,
while bathing in Flat creek, near
Shelbyville, Tenn, q few weeks ago,
began to feel around under rocks for
fish. He caught what he thought
was fish, but upon bringing it to
the surface of the water found it to
be a large water moccasin. The
snake bit Mr.. Reed on the thumb.
1t was killed and nothing was
thought of it until a few days ago,
when Mr.. Reeds hand began to
swell, throwing him into a violent
fever. Hell became delirious and
wanted to bite every one who came
near his bed. 1t required the COM
bined strength of several men to con-
fine him to his bed. Several med
ical men were called in and all their
efforts seemed fruitless, as the symp-
tons were all similar to those of n.y.
drophobia. The constant atten-
dance and skill of his physicians,
however, pulled him through, and
he is now getting well.