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, 1888-09-08
Troublesome Negroes.

RIcHMoND, Tex. Sept. THE me-
groes ordered to leave Fort Bend county
for the attempted assassination of H. H.
Frost will resist. A committee of six
citizens went out to Jack and Tom Tay-
lars, fifteen miles from Richmond, a
stronghold of 500 negroes, to notify them
that they had ten hours in which to leave
the county. They declined to leave, and
defied the whites. One of the committee
returned to town and reported the decis-
ion of the Taylors, while the others re-
NAMED on guard. Forty men armed
with Winchesters have gone out TO en-
force the order. J. M. Ferguson, an Of
fensive negro, clerk, has gone to the Tay-
lor neighborhood. Matters have assumed
such a serious phase that two local mill
tary companies have been called into the
service, and Governor Ross has ordered
the state rangers TO Fort Bend county.
, 1888-09-08
Will Make Things Hum.

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. THE outside
public may gain some faint idea of the
magnitude ofthe great political battle that
is just getting fairly under way in every
township and county in Indiana, when it
is learned that the Democracy has 2 900
local speakers throughout the state who
have already canvassed their own counties
and are now exchanging w%ithIthose adioin-
ing. The majority o. this army of orators are
assigned for speeches every night in the
week for two or three weeks ahead, when
new assignments will be made. The
Democratic state committee facilitates
work by arranging assignments for local
speakers through the district and county
committees.
The list of local speakers on the books
of the Republican state committee is not
complete as yet, but 1,500 names are
listed, which is an average of nearly
fifteen to each OF the n~inety-two counties.
The work of assigning the dates and
places for this host OF speakers is largely
done through and by the state committee.
Both committees have large document
rooms where campaign congressional liter
ature may be seen by the ton. These
documents arrive and depart almost daily
by the wagon load.
1t is expected that Judge Thurman will
attend about a dozen meetings in Indiana.
, 1888-09-08
Objections TO Hill.

New YORK, Sept. IA Democratic
mass meeting, at which about $500 peo-
pie were present, was held tonight to
protest against the denomination of Gov
ernor Hill. Wheeler H. Peckham pre-.
sided. A remarkable address to the
Democratic state convention, soon to be
held, was adopted. The delegates are
urged to eschew David B. Hill. who is
characterized as "a man who in his public
career during the past four years as gov
ernor of this state has earned a reputa-
ton as lacking in every qualification for
holding office in self respect to the Demo-
cratic community. Wheeler Fl. Peckham,
Henry George and others spoke.
, 1888-09-08
A Horrible Death.

CHICAGO, Sept. IA terrible death
scene terminated at the county hospital
last evening when Louis Larsen, after suf-
fering the most awful agonies for about
nine hours, breathed his last. Larsen
was a laborer at the Crane elevator works.
He had been told Tuesday evening to coat
the interior of a hydraulic cylinder with
crude oil. He went to the storeroom for
the oil, but, by mistake, took varnish.
Yesterday morning the mistake was dis
covered, and Larsen was instructed to
wash it off with benzine. The cylinder is
some eight feet long, closed at one end,
and the bore is large enough to admit a
man. He took about two quarts of ben
zine and began to wash off the varnish
with haste, using a candle to enable him
to see his work.
The benzine became ignited. and in a
moment the unfortunate man found him
self enveloped in a roaring not fame. He
managed to get out of the fiery furnace,
aud was first noticed by the workmen
shouting for cold water and running like
flame. 1t required six strong men to
hold him, so great was the agony which
he suffered. Amid his screams he cried
to those around him to pour water IN
him, shouting: For Gods sake. water!
water Quick Quick!
The dying man was conveyed to the
county hospital, where his wounds were
at once pronounced fatal. N~otwithstand-
ing every available medical assistance was
rendered he died in terrible agony.
, 1888-09-08

Dolph took up the question eff natural
izatinn of Cinnamon in Indianapolis and
showed that naturalization had gone no
farther than a mere declaration of inten-
ton to become a citizen, which is sufi-
cient under the Indiana law to entitle
men to vote. He declared that the Dem
ocratic senators had turned front and voted
almost solidly for the bill. The situation
was precisely as it was last Monday, when
the bill was sent to the house. If the
bill was wrong in any part of it, it was a
violation of the treaty; if it was immature,
the responsibility was with those who sent
it to the house and he would leave it to
them to deal with.
At the close of the discussion Teller
moved to lay on the table Blair's motion
to reconsider. A vote was taken and re-
suited, yeas IS, nays IL. No quorum. A
call of the senate having shown the pres
ence of forty-four senator's, Jones of
Arkansas moved to adjourn.
Blair-As the vote just taken is plainly
indicative of the will of the senate, | do
not want to delay action and [ therefore
ask leave to withdraw the motion to re-
consider.
Sherman-I object.
The vote was taken on the motion to
adjourn and 1t wa defeated, yeas 10, nays
%. The vote was then taken a second
and third time on the motion to lay on
the table and the motion for a reconsider
alton, but each time there was a lack of a
quorum, several senators taking advan-
tage of their being paired to refrain from
voting. Finally the friends of the bill
realized the uselessness of further attempts
and to end the matter the senate ad-
iourned until Monday, leaving the bill
passed but the motion to reconsider pend
ing.
, 1888-09-08
A Rice Trust.

CHICAGO, Sept. An extensive COM
bination has been formed of Chicago. St.
Paul, Pittsburg and New York capitalists
for the purpose of handling, milling and
marketing rice, with the ultimate design
OF controlling the entire rice product of
the South. Two million five hundred
thousand dollars have been subscribed,
and an immediate investment of 5000, 900
has been made in New Orleans in eleva-
tors for the storage of rice, a mill for
cleaning, and in facilities for handling it.
The projectors of the company will oper-
ate upon this years crop, and within the
last three months several meetings of the
~shareowners have been held in this city.
A. Leo Well of Pittsburg, the general
counsel for the syndicate, is at the Richie.
lieu. He has just returned from New
Orleans. This is a private business en-
terprise," said he, I'm which are engaged
a number of gentlemen who have avoided
notoriety, and sought to conduct their
business without unnecessary publicity.
They own stock created by them for con
venIence in several companies"
, 1888-09-08
Stocks ana Cattle Markets

New YORK, Sept. This morn
ing on the stock market the bears re-
newed their efforts of yesterday and sue
ceeded in making considerable impression
upon a few stocks, though the movement
was of short duration. Afrer the termin-
alton of the raid the general list became
more active and a strong tone was devel-
oped. The close was fairly active and
strong at the highest prices of the day.
Governments quiet and firm. Money
l4029. Mining shares active.
Copper-Market nominal. Lake,
$1,000.
Petroleum opened steady at 92!, but
after a slight advance the market declined
to 915. Heavy buying by Western oper-
ators then caused a sharp advance, on
which the market closed strong at SO.
Following are closing prices of stocks:
Pacific 6's, 100; American Express.
l194: Canada Pacific. 573; Canada
Southern, 52s; Central Pacific, $50; Bur
lington, ll34; Delaware, Lackawanna,
l44s; Denver & Rio Grande, 1St; Eric,
29s; Lake Shore, 9S5; Louisville &
Nashville, COZ; Michigan Central, So;
Missouri Pacific, $50: Kansas & Texas,
1873; New York Central. 100; Northern
Pacific, 2sk; preferred, 632; Northwest
ern, 1154; Oregon Improvement, 6S4:
ltion, oct; Transcontinental, BOZ;
fao &c Mail, 373; Reading, SAT; Rock
Island. I1l2; Milwaukee & St. Paul,
T23; Texas Pacific, 26s; Union Pacific,
6l9; United States Express rs; Fargo,
1873; Western Union. S4S.
CHICAGO, Sept. misunderstanding,
1000; market 10 cents higher for good;
others weak; beeves, Sc. 20(96. 40; steers,
SO. 50(d6. 10; stockers and feeders, 50 100
800; Texans cattle, 81. s0a3. so; West
ern rangers SO 00(G5.0 90.
Sheep-Receipos, 5000: market slow
Western V Tnaus 5 s iGSeal .sS; ! Texans, s.. 4o u
$50.
Wheat-Market 6rmer. Cash 93t, Oc-
tober 925, November 932.
Corn-Market steady. Cash 46, Octo-
Der, As 1916, November 431.
, 1888-09-08
M. E. Conference.

CINCINNATI, Sept. THE Cincinnati
annual Methodist Episcopal conference is
in session at jamestown, Ohio. DR.. Tiff,
formerly of this state, but now in charge
of the Methodist mission in Utah, visited
the session and said that Notwithstanding
the reports given out by the press in gem
eral, polygamy is on the decline in Utah.
The government officials are enforcing the
law against Mormonism and as a result
many of the older leaders have been and
are being driven out of the territory,
their places being filled by a set Of
younger and more Amerioanized men.
He thinks that in a few more years polyg-
amy will be driven out of Utah.
, 1888-09-08
A Census Taken,

JACKSONVILLE, Sept. THE COM
lnittee on de~population completed the
census of the city to-day and reported the
otal population remaining at Is, SIT
hites and 395 colored. 1t is expected
hat two or three thousand will leave in
en- or twelve days. Complete %depopula-
ion of the city is impossible and those
without means can hardly be provided for
n the refugee camps under a month or
six weeks, during which time it is ex-
Dected the epidemic will have done its
work and hundreds of lives sacrificed.
, 1888-09-08
Harriet Beecber Stowe Dying.

New YORK, Sept. The Tribune to-
morrow will say: Mrs. Harriet Beecher
Stowe is dying. Some months ago she
came to live at the home of Rev. Charles
Edward Stowe at Northhaven, near Sag
Harbor, L L. About eight days ago con-
gestion of the brain set in and last night
Mrs. Stowe lay in a partially unconscious
condition. There is no hope of her re-
covcry. Yesterday members of the fam
lily were called to the sick womau's bed.
side. Mrs. Stowe is now II years old.
, 1888-09-08
Base Ball.

AT CLEVELAND.
No game; rain.
AT BROOKLYN.
Louisville 5, Brooklyn 8.
AT BALTIMORE.
Game postponed: rain.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
Athletics 7, Kansas City l.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. T. Shreve
pitched mapnifcently and was well sup
ported till the ninth inning, when a muff
by Hines lost the game for Indianapolis.
The batteries were: For Indianapolis,
Shreve and Buckley; for New York,
Keefe and Brown.
Score-Indianapolls .. New York 8.
CHICAGO, Sept. To days game was
Il hotly contested and exciting one. Both
pitchers were wild and the battle was
heavy throughout. The batteries were:
For Boston, Clarkson and Kelly: for Chi
cago, Baldwin and DAILY.
Score-Boston 9, Chicago II.
PrTTsBURG, Sept. NO game; rain.
DETROIT, Sept. NO game; rain.
, 1888-09-08
Turf Events.


DETROIT, Sept. This is the last day
of the fall meeting of the Detroit Driving
club.
First race. L. Hudson's 2-year. old
Home Rule first, Dora Cossack second,
Bandoliu third, Astoria fourth. Best
time, 2:374.
2:23 class, purse of 81 .OOO-Fugse first,
Plush second, Nellie n. third, Clipper
fourth. Best time. 2:222.
The n. A. 4. II. B. special stake for
6-year olds, valued at $40, and the ma
tional t~rotting sire stake for 3-year-olds,
value 81, us, were awarded to Williams
and Manibrino Dudley respectively with
out contest.
, 1888-09-08
Notes from Arkansas.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. u. L. Palmer,
hartman of the Arkansas Prohibition
ate executive committee, says forty
of Arkansas have gone against
icense.
The returns carried away were from
.recincts which have large Prohibition
9aiorities.
The election troubles in Indian Terri
DRY have broken out afresh. The Chick
Psaw nation election resulted In the re-
BURN of Governor Guy by a majority of
4. Corruption and the manipulation of
he returns are charged on both sides and
he danger of an internal tribal war is be-
so great that Indian Agent Owens
las gone to Tishmirgo, where the council
3 in session.
, 1888-09-08
Longshoremen Strike.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. The
longshoremNn's strike in Fernandino re.
suited in violent demonstrations yester.
day. The governor has. ordered the state
troops there from GAINESVILLE and Oceola
and called out the Nassau rifles of Fer
nandino. The town has been placed
under martial law, and fifty rioters were
arrested this morning.
, 1888-09-08
He Couldn't Come In.

WATERLOO, Ia, Sept. Judge Line
han denied to-day the application of a
Chinese laundryman, Fong Wing, to be
made a citizen. The Judge took the
ground that Chinese are not eligible to
citizenship under the laws and constitu-
ton of the United States.
, 1888-09-08
Found Murdered.

GLASGOW, Va, Sept. Miss Ada
Flynn, a handsome and accomplished
young lady, was mysteriously murdered In
her home neal here yesterday in the alb
sence of the rest of the family. 1t is
supposed to be the deed of a robber. No
cline
, 1888-09-08
AT CHARTER OAK PARK,

HARTFORD, Sept. Results at Char
ter Oak park races to day.
2:2O PAGERS, value $4, S0O-Roy Wilkes
won, Emma second, Ed Monarch third,
Lady Wilkin fourth. Best time. 2:I5}.
Free for all pacers-Gossip, Jr., won,
Jewett second, Arrow third, Joe L.
fourth. Best time. 2:l5.
, 1888-09-08
uorEL.

Themes street, between Sixteenth and
Seventeenth. This is the best furnished
hotel in the city. Table supplied with
everything in season. Transients 81 per
day. Lowest rates to weekly bJarders.
We Y close.
&c. T. HALL, Proprietor.
, 1888-09-08

Should you be troubled with blotches
p pimples appearing on your face, try
Beggs' Blood Purifier and Blood Maker.
1t will positively give you a smooth skin
s9d clear complexion. Sold by w. N.
Punt, druggist.
, 1888-09-08

Do not stop until you get where goods
are selling at Eastern pricns-which is at
Greentree's. Clothier.
, 1888-09-08

Special sale of boys and childrens suit:
at Hellman's.
, 1888-09-08

Spring chicken at the Saddle Rock.
, 1888-09-08

A Cass shirt 80 cents. Greentree.
, 1888-09-08

historical Dept; Cheyenne, Hyo.
, 1888-09-08

MIR. Carr would like to show you those
new nobby suitings at Hellman's.
, 1888-09-08

10. 4. HALE. Proprietor.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1888-04-05
A Cedarville Event.

March Goth will long be remem-
bered by Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. r. Shep-
pard and their many friends, who
surprised them completely by gather
ing at their home at o'clock, and
finding Mr.. Sheppard seated in his
arm chair, little expecting such a
shower of good wishes for him and his
better half, after having completed
twenty-five years of happy welded
life. About 10 o'clock refreshments
were served by the ladies, after which
Mr.. and Mrs. Sheppard in very appro-
pirate language thanked the company
for their thoughtfulness and the many
gifts which they received as token of
friendship. The following persons
were present. David w. Sheppard
and family, W. B. Lawrence and wife.
Mrs. Samuel Laning and family, Mrs.
P. H. Stathem and family, Mahlon
Orr and wife, Charles Wheaton and
wife, William Mayhem and family,
Mrs. B. F. Ogden and daughter Chas.
Diament and wife, J. N. Ogden and
wife, Mrs. Miles Candy, Mrs. Annie
Newcomb, Mrs. A. F. Bateman. Joab
Sheppard and wife, Mrs. Albert Con-
over, Frank Demaris and family, B. B.
Russell and wife, G. 0. Whitaker and
family, Henry Howell and family, E.
D. Bateman and wife, Dr. w. P. Clan
den and wife, Rev R. Fl. Bent and
mother, Mrs. james Mayhem, Robt.
Sheppard and wife, Mrs. L. G. C.
Whitaker, F. b. Sheppard and family,
Mrs. John Diament and son, Belford
Stathem and wife, Mr.. Richard Ian
ing, Mrs. VIM. B. Nixon, Misses Mar
tie Whitaker, Mary Howell, Mary
Sheppard, Laura Trenchard, and
Messrs. A. J. Ogden, F. M. Bateman,
J. N. Sheppard, L. D. Paynter.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1888-04-05
NO. 2O89
VITAL STATISTICS.
What effect the New Law will
Have-The Penalty
Increased:

The State Board of Health has had
great difficulty in securing correct re-
ports from the local boards in refer
ence to vital statistics. This was due
to the fact that the undertakers. in
many instances, failed TO report the
deaths which they had charge of. and
the ministers, physicians and other
persons whose duty it was, failed to
report the births and marriages in
many instances. In some places during
the last year, there has been great
complaint by the health authorities
about the way the undertakers have
neglected their duty in making reports.
During the present session of the
Legislature, a bill has been passed and
approved by the Governor, adding
force to the old law on this subject,
and increasing the penalty for the
non-obseryance.
The following are the principal
changes made in the old statntc:
The penalty for neglect to make re-
turn of marriages, births and deaths
is ildQo uuliOTlU, VIZ, SSO.
Section 2 gives authority to all in
charge of returns of births to provide
and send to each physician twelve
prepaid envelopes each year, for the
monthly return of births, the expenses
to be paid by the usual disbursing
officer of the city or township. The
failure OF any physician to receive
these does not excuse the non-return.
Section makes it lawful in cases
where there has been sudden deaths
without medical attendance, or where
the medical attendant is sick or absent,
for another physician to give certif-
Gates. This is only ment for extreme
and exceptional cases. and the fact of
inability to secure from the attendant
must be stated on the certificate.
Section allows an undertaken, for
his convenience, to procure a permit
of burial (where this is required for
burial instead of the certificate of
death) in the town in which he lives,
or where the burial is to be made, but,
as in such cases the City Clerk has to
mail the certificates of death given
him in exchange to the local assessor,
the undertaken is required to pay pos
tage.
Section s requires the same when
the body is to be removed from the
State and the undertaken finds it more
convenient TO get permit in the town
i'll which he resides, instead of fromthe
assessor ii Whose township the death
occurred. a
Section 8 is new section and re.
quires the keeper of every Incorporated
cemetery to keep a record of inter,
ments open at all proper times to the,
inspection of local boards, or to agents.
of the State Bureau of Vital Statistics.
Local boards should notify each sucE'
/ local cemetery of this law. Eel
| Section 10, makes it the duty of the.
Health Inspector, the Registrar of,
Vital Statistics and members of the
| local Boards of Health to enforce, the
law, and simplifes the mode of rss
covering the penalty. The rest of the
law remains the same as before. This
law is very important one, and the
local health authorities should have
it rigidly enforced.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1888-04-05
The Time to Advertise.

Spring business can be made to boom
if it is put forward in we'll selected
stocks of goods by merchants and then
advertised in such manner as to in
duce people to examine them and
thereby learn their merits. There is
no trouble about money to buy. The
opportunity to earn money in wages is
becoming brighter every day, and by
the time spring has fully opened, all
the industries in this locality will be in
active operation. Then is the time
that retail merchandising will be brisk,
and now is the time for manufacturers
and merchants to begin to educate the
people in their interests by judicious
advertising.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1888-04-05

In the case OF Barclay Peak, the
young convicted murderer, we have
another Illustration of the unaccount-
able mania which draws women with
such seemingly irresistible force to-
wards those felons, and especially to-
wards those whose guilt, as that of
Peaks, has been so irrefutably estab-
lished. Young girls have been send
ing him bouquets and other evidences
of their regard for him, something
they would not think of doing if the
subject of such courtesies were re-
putable youth instead of the slayer of
his sweetheart Such proceedings ar
que either lack of sense or lack of
propriety No self-respecting girl
would think of acting as good many
are reported to have done and are do
ing.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1888-04-05

A Methodist clergyman was recently
while attending the Conference in
Camden. the innocent and unintended
victim of joke. The dominic tarried
at boarding house where were divers
festive young men, one of whom had
an overcoat strikingly similar to that
of the parson. The young man hastily
approached the clothes rack in the hall
and hurriedly thrust a loose pack of
cards into an overcoat pocket. After
dinner while oonversing with some
brethren in a church classroom, the
clergyman drew his handkerchief from
the overcoat pocket. With it came
the king of hearts and the knave of
spades. Clergyman flushed guitily.
Brethren laughed. Minister explains
that hehas been victim of practical
joke. Brethren laugh louder. Clergy
man greatly vexed. Joke gets abroad.
Minister laughingly twitted by other
gentleman of the cloth. Festive young
man calls minister aside at boarding
house. Explains that he accidentally
placed cards in the wrong coat and
apologies Minister satisfied. Every
thing lovely.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1888-04-05

Since the granting of the respite by
Governor Green to murderer Dunhaln,
now confined in the Woodbury. prison,
Sheriff Ridgeway, acting on advice of
Messrs. Clymer and Summerill, counsel
for Dunham, has refused to admit visi-
tors to see him unless he shall signify
his desire to see them. His spiritual
advisers, Rev. b. G. Lippincott and
Rev. Edward Dillon, will not now be
admitted to his cell unless Dunham ex-
presses a desire or willingness to see
them.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1888-04-05

Mr.. Joseph Wood, of Red Bank, N.
j., the inventor of the Wood rail
road frog, has sent his original model
to Washington, to be deposited in the
National Museum. This frog was in
vented in 1853 or 1859, and was used
fer many years, but has since been
superseded by improved appliances,
although the original form of the Wood
frog is still maintained.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1888-04-05

swer, in Somerset County Court, on a
charge of numbering William Race,
who was found dead in the rear of his
barn, at Belle Meade, few days ago.
There are strong suspicious of his guilt.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1888-04-05

March was a very stormy month
and through the courtesy of Mr.. L..
Jordan, we are permitted to publish
the recapitulation for the month.
Temperature, min., IA, deg; max, ~,
deg; average 81. There were 10 clear
days, 2 partly clear, cloudy, rain,
. 5snow. The total rainfall was 5,09-1O0.
snow fall, Is inches.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1888-04-05

The latest reports of the mine ex.
plosion at Rich Hill, Missouri, shows
that it was not as terrible as at first
supposed. Not more than 30 men
were in the miAsHtthe time. OF these
Is were taken SNcsAlive, IA being Sc
verely injured. Five dead bodies were
recovered, and Is men are still shut up
in the mine, most of whom,it is feared,
have been suffocated.