Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-12-17
An Alarming State Of Affairs in
York County, S. c.
JOHN LEE BEATEN AND MANaiED TO
DEATH BY NEGROES.
Fears for the Safety Of the Overdue
Steamer La Burgecyne.
LOSS OF LIFE BY THE BURNING or THE
CALUMET HOUSE.
Failure Of Charles Winchester, a
Massachusetts, Capitalist.
MoQUADB, THE DOODLE ALDER
MAN, FOUND GUILTY.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
A Club of Negro Robbers ana
Murderer.

MUFNeEeESs
CHARLESTON, s. c., Dec. ia
week ago the News and Courier pub
lished a dispatch from York county,
S. c., reporting that a white boy
named John Lee, was so beaten and
mangled that he soon died, and that
four colored men has been arrested as
| the murderers and committed to Jail.
1t was stated that the theory was,
that some of the negroes had been
detected by the boy in the act OF steal
ing cotton from his fathers field, and
that to prevent their arrest they killed
him. There was great excitement in
the county in consequence, and sew
eral more arrests were made. The
News and Courier, to get the facts,
sent a special correspondent to York,
| and will publish tomorrow the result
of his investigations. There is evil
IDENTIFY an alarming state OF affairs in
York county, and it is probable that
an organization exists among the
colored people which contemplates
murder in the event OF detection OF
any member accused. Twenty-six
negroes are now under arrest. An in
quest on the body of the murdered
boy, before a discreet jury, brought
out all the facts. One of the negroes
turned States evidence, and another
admitted that he killed the man who
was found murdered in the county Is
months ago. Several colored wit
nesses at the inquest swore distinctly
that they had a club in the county
for the purpose of stealingcotton, pro-
visions whisky, etc. The members were
to steal whatever they wanted, and if
detected were sworn to kill the person
who detected them. The club had
different names, but was generally
known as the Rising Star Lodge No.
"a of the Grand United Order of Ma
tional Labor and Political Society OF
North America. The charter came
from Charlotte, S. c., and is dated
December, 1884. The charter however
would seem to show that the society
had only benevolent and fraternal OBJ
jects. Among other things revealed
at the inquest, was a plot to waylay
wealthy men who had money. One
OF the witnesses gave a detailed ac-
count OF the murder OF the poor boy
John Lee, and also the name of his
accOmplices in the crime. The
talk of a general lynching has abated,
but the indignation and unrest is in
tnse.
ear for AN Overdue Steamer.
New YORK, Dec. 16.-The marine
operator at Sandy Hook, last night,
mistook the signal of the Guion line
steamer Alaska for those of the gen
eral Transatlantic Company's boat
La Burgeoyne, and reported the arri-
val OF the latter. Up to midnight to-
night she had not been sighted. The
Alaska was obliged to anchor outside
the bar for high water, and did not
reach her wharf until nearly 0
With La B~urgeoyne, she was due at
noon on Sunday, but very severe
weather was experienced and for a
long time the engines were only under
half movement. The excitement ran
very high to-day when it was learned
that the B%urgeoyne had not arrived.
She has in all 700 passengers on board.
About the Battery it is thought the
B~urgeoyne machinery is disabled at
sea, and that she is proceeding to this
city under sail. They base this belief
on the fact that the steamer Canada,
which arrived Sunday, reported hav-
ing seen about $50 miles off Sandy
Hook a Transatlantic steamer under
canvas, apparently with machinery
disabled.
Npvr VopY Doo 1e Tho c+oouou
La Burgeoyne from Hayre has arrived
off Sandy Hook.
Failure of "a Capitalist.
New York, Dec. 16.-A Boston
special says: The news is just becom-
ing known that Charles Winchester, a
capitalist Of Ashburnham, Mass, has
suspended, chiefly through indorse-
ments and unfortunate investments.
| The International Trust Company is
reported to have his paper to a large
amount. Winchester has been a heavy
investor in Southern pine lands and
lumber, and salt in the West. One of
the cause OF the suspension was the
inability OF the Monroe Bros, of
Cleveland, Ohio, to meet their obliga-
lions, winchester being ON their paper
to a very large amount.
Death of "a Prominent Man.
BosToN, Dec. 16. = Marshall p.
Wilder died at his residence at Rox-
burg this morning. He had just
passed his seth birthday. Mr.. Wilder,
for many years has been one of the
most prominent men in the country,
besides having a worldwide reputa-
ton as one of the foremost pomologists
and horticulturists of the country, he
was President OF the American Pomo-
logical Society, and was making act
i've preparations for the meeting of
that society in Boston in 1887.