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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-12-07
ROBBED AND NEARLY KILLED.
A Pittsburg Coal Dealers Hard Time
at Detroit.

few days ago A. I. Rice, Pittsburg
coal dealer, was robbed, pounded into uncon
sciousness, and then thrown into the Detroit
river for dead. He still lives, and in day
or two will be able more clearly to tell how
it came about. From letters in his pockets
and what he is able to remember, it appears
that Rice received q letter from Windsor q
short time ago, signed ''Ralph Hannah"
The writer said he understood Rice wanted
to buy some horses, and that he had some to
sell. The result OF the corre-
spondence was that Rice said he would
come to Windsor and meet Hannah at the
West End hotel. The day of meeting was
arranged, but "Hannan" did not appear.
Rice started for the Canada Southern depot,
and when he got within a few rods from
voice hissed in his ear: "Keep your mouth
shut, you fool" Rice is a strong, we'll built
man and he sought to grapple his assailant,
but he was held in vice-like grasp. He
felt the strangers hand go down along his
breast; his coat and vest were ripped open,
and the same pair Of hands snatched his gold
watch and chain, valued at $175, and took
from his inside pocket a wallet containing
SAT in cash and the letter Hannah had
sent appointing the meeting. The
next thing Rice remembers was feeling
very cold and realizing that he was in the
river. He was short distance from the
Shore and after great effort reached the
wharf. Here his cries brought assistance,
and he was helped to q hotel. He is sore,
and thinks he was hit on the head with
sand bag. No such man as Ralph Hannah
| lives in Windsor, and 1t looks as if the horse
dealing matter was planned to get Rice to
Windsor and rob him and murder him if
necessary. Rice has a faint impression that
| two men were concerned In the ASSAULT
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-12-07

DR.. David Taylor Parker died at Farming
ton, n. H., Saturday morning, aged IS years
He was born in Bradford. Vt. DR.. Parker
represented his town in the legislature. has
been presid mt of the STAFFORD District
Medical society and New Hampshire
Medical society and was member of the
American Med cal society, as well as of sew
eral secret societies. He was a prominent
member of the Congregational church
Sam Kee, a Holyoke Chinese laundryman,
caused somewhat OF a sensation in Spring
field by going off with a young white girl
named Katie Jones, ostensibly TO be married.
They took an afternoon train for New York,
and Sam told hackman at the depot that
they were going TO be married by a China
man at New York. The girl was we'll
dressed and rather intelligent. She has no
friends in Holyoke, and very little is known
about her.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-12-07
A REIGN OF TERROR.
Mysterious Assaults on Women in thC
Streets of New Bedford.

Mysterious Assaults OH Women in the
Streets of New Bedford.
There is almost reign of terror existing
among women in New Bedford, Mass. who
have occasion to be on any OF the side streets
after dark in consequence of their dread Of
being assaulted by q man who has committed
no less than seven assaults within tue past
two weeks His operations are not OF the
savage type of "Jack the Ripper,n
but he is as much talked ah0u6 as ia
the famous individual who has infested
Whitechape. TIE man IN this city has con
fined his operations thus far to a radius Of
half dozen squares from tie centre cf the
city, and in lonely places. In nearly every
Instance he has struck his victim with his
clencaed fist in the pit Of the stomach usin
force enough to PROSTATE the womal
4 few DAYS ego he Knocked Mrs. John
Robbins down vice, ana she has SIT ce heen
conlired to her bed with nervous pros,
tration. Mrs. A1nie I Soue, residing
on Forest sire t, was walking along Ksmpton
street, Wien man 2raoted ler, vmg: 81
want you o 60 with me. sac strucl The
fellow in the face and screamed, and he
made himselt scarce Size describes him as
man about five feet nine inches in height,
middle yed and wearing beard Special
police IN p ain c,oth are on ditr nj out the
streets, bu, so far they have gained ITO clew
to tie SC unorel
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-12-07
THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS o
SECRETARY ENDICoTT.

RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS OF
SECRETARY ENDICoTT.
Secretary Endicott in his annual report
alludes feelingly to the death Of Gen. Sheri.
dan, which he says deprived the army Of E.
chief pre- eminently fitted for such command
whose wide experience, ready resources and
personal qualities made him tower Of
strength in council and action. The secre-
tary again invites the attention Of congress
to the defenceless condition of our seacoast
and lake points. 1t appears more important
than ever that immediate and liberal action
in this direction should be taken by the en-
suing session of congress, in view of the fact
that the last session gave appropriations for
the construction of heavy ordinances For
the construction of needed defences
in which to place these new guns,
hn IS asked fpr. Torpedoes and 10sVutU sub,
marine mines, the secretary says are now
acknowledged by all nations to be absolutely
necessary to the efficient defence of harbors
and seaports and for the purchase of these
and the necessary appliances for operating
them and for experimenting to ascertain
the best of the many torpedo inventions, an
appropriation Of 81 5000 is recommended,
under the provisions of the army bill, for the
procurement of pneumatic dynamite guns
The necessary specifications are now being
prepared, and advertisements for proposals
will issue early this month for guns of Is
inches calibre, to throw projectiles carrying
a charge of about 500 pounds of explosive
gelatine.
Discussing the operations of the ordnance
department., the report states that during the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1888, Al, 1870 rifles
and carbines were manufactured at the
national armory, and that investigations
have been completed to determine the charge
and proiectile for an arm Of smaller calibre
than the present service piece 1t is the in
tention to use compressed and perforated
cartridges, but as yet the powder workers
have not succeeded IN producing a satisfac-
tory powder, the desired velocity being ac-
companied by too great a pressure. This
matter of suitable powder is still under
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-12-07
The Population Of India.

The statistical abstract of India which
has Just been issued contains an estimate
of the population of India in March,
1887, namely: British territory, 207,-
754, 578; the native states, go, 382, 466 f.;
giving total population for all India Of
26e. 1877, 044. Both in British territory
and the native states the number Of
males is much larger than that of
females. In 1884 in British territory
there were 101.0 males to 97.4 females,
and in the native states 2S.7 males to
1914 females, and in all India there were
in that year just e,013,419 more males
than females. -Scieat0fe american.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-12-07
The British steamship Napier arrived n

The British steamship Napier arrived al
quarantine, Savannah, Ga, from New York,
with the captain and crew of the British
steamship Domingo, which was abandoned
in sinking condition in lat So So, Ion. rs
As. The Domingo was from st. Jago, Cuba
bound for Philadelphia, with cargo of iron
On the 22d she encountered a gale which
lasted for three days. Her decks were
swept and pumps choked. and when aban.
doned she had eight feet Of water in the hold.
She sunk shortly after being abandoned.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-12-07
ISLAND POND, VERMONT, DECEMBER 7, 1888.

study and trial. The results obtained In
France with the Lebel rife seem TO point
to a radical change in the manu-
facture of powder for small arms.
Land has been secured as a site for an
arsenal at Columbia. Tenn, and the title is
now being examined by the department Of
justice. Secretary Endicott renews the rec
ommendation made in previous reports for
the appointment of an assistant secretary Of
war. Such an officer is imperativeiy needed,
be says, for the proper and efficient admins
tration of the war department. The secre-
tary's estimates of appropriations to the war
department for the year ended June 80, 1892,
calls for S44, 632. 507 This includes S25, 293
372 for the military establishment, and $l3,
7S5, ,234 for public works and river and har.
Dor improvements. The appropriations for
the last fiscal year amounte t. $4l, l65, l07,
and for the current year $50, 67J, ,034 -
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-12-07
A FOUNTAIN OF COLOGNE
VIII Play Constantly at the Inaugura-
ton Ball of Gen. Harrison.

The preparations for the inauguration are
already well advanced. A good deal more than
half the $75 900 estimated to be necessary to
cover the expenses has already been sub
scribed. All the committees have been ap-
pointed and are actively at work, Chair
man Staples of the committee on decorations
has number Of novel ideas regarding the
ornamentation Of the inaugural ballroom.
"Nothipg definite has been decided upon,
he said, "but hope to have a fountain of
cologne water in the big balll DOM, which is
something never before known here. The
cologne will be constantly flowing and the
entire ballroom will he per umed.n
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-12-07

In the suit, Lulu E. Aiken va the Boston
& Maine railroad, in the superior court. for
injuries received by falling through the floor
OF the depot at Haverhill while it was under
going repairs, judgment las been entered
for the plaintiff for $4,000. Stillman B, AL
len and Thomas Savage for che plaintiffs
Solomon Lincoln for defendant
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-12-07

Charles Moran of Portsmouth, N. H., was
thrown, or fell, from the night Pullman
train at Ipswich on Saturday. He was badly
injured. one foot falling under the wheel and
heng Es s@ hospte Rhers afS oo Was
amputated.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-12-07

The morocco factory which S1muel b.
Ciark is building in Peabody will be 12O by
IS feet and five stories high.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-12-07

=, Lewis Moore Of Portland, in the Maine
state state prison for forgery, was pardoned on
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-12-07

Mrs Daniel Mullane fell into the canal on
Caller street, Peabody, on Saturday, and
was drowned.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-12-07
UNITED STATES MINT.
DIRECTOR RINiBALLs REPORT on Irs OPERA
TIONs FOR THE YEAR


DIRECTOR KINiBALLs REPORT on Irs OPERA
TIoNs FOR THE YEAR
DR.. James P. Kimban, director of the
mint, in his annual report on the operations
of the mint service for the fisc,l year ended
June 30 1888, shows the coinage of the year
to have been as follows:
Coli ............. a850,5S4 1885,, i7O.5O
Silver dollars. =. S2,7lS,673 S2,7lS,673OO
coins. ..'....... 1a,oss,52l 14lz4!9 95
Totals. ....... .1O9, ,O9O,547 $685. 9,242 80
The silver purchased during the year for
coinage aggregated 28,209, S05 ounces, Mt
cost of S24 237. .553, or an average of 95. AZ
cents per ounce. The seignorage on the coin
age of silver dollars clined during the year
amounted to IS, 407 922, and on subsidiary
coinage to $71, 1911. The seignorage on the
coinage of silver from July !, 1878, to June
80, 1888, has amounted to S47 536,6S1 The
production OF gold and silver in the United
States for the calendar year 1887 is
estimated at 5000 600 gold and $685.
357, 900 silver. The production of gold in the
world during the past four years has re-
mained nearly constant, ranging from $l01,-
694, 900 in 1884 to $99,056,S $50 in 1888, while
the production of silver has increased in the
last four years about s25, 900, 600, ranging
from $I10, 100000 in 1884 to S135, ,449, ,4l0 in
1888. The aggregate coinage of the world
during 1887 was: Gold, Sl24 1872, 465; silver,
$50 9'i 81. The stock of gold and silver
coin in tn u.i,el States on July l. 1888, is
estimated to have been: gold coin, 1896, 5,349,-
S37; silver dollars, S299, 70S 100; subsidiary
silver coins, SIC, 406, 37j At the same date
there was gold bullion awaiting coinage in
the mints of the value of Sl1O, ,469, OlS; silver
bullion, $3.50, ,33S; melted trade dollars, So,
545,554, makng total metallic stock of ST.
092 429, 963. OF this there was in the treasury
Of the United States 1894 ,533, 172; in
national banks, Sl05, 435, ,492, and in
other banks and in general circulation,
$685., ,46l, ,299
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-11-16
Sixteenth District Notes.

Now that the election is over VIC can
have a little breathing spell We are
humiliated to know that the "bloody
shirt is to wave over our beloved and
sunny land for four more years, but we
tip our hat and give three cheers for the
solid south.
The farmers are taking advantage Of
this delightful weather to gather the few
remaining locks of the feecy staple. The
cotton bloom is no longer seen, Jack Frost
has laid all vegeta ton low.
Notwithstanding the rain, tn Csc aged
veterans, Ed. w. A. Henry, David
Babb, ]. B. Conner, A. u Grain and VIM
Barnes, each of them over or near so
wears old, voted the straight ticket for
Cleveland and reform.
Mr.. ]. w Dixon and Miss Susie Saw
age we're married on the Srd inst. j. Z.
Conner oficiated.
Capt. e.; L. COttongim rejoioes over
the arrival of bran new girl at his
mouse. He says he would have given
hall his estate II IL hau DSeA 10y
Miss Willie Murley, one OF our pleas
ATTEST girls, will leave in a few days for
Henderson, where she will enter college.
Miss Mary Thompson has been visiting
in Toone.
We sympathize with the editor in his
protracted illness. Hope ne will soon be
at his post LAFAYETTE,
NV. Is 1888.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-11-16
R Uidn,t BIC

There was C chap on the boat who
lived at jackson, Miss, and he was tell
ing us many anecdotes regarding the
negro population. Among others, he
had friend who one day asked of an
eyed darby:
''Well, Colonel, what particular ossif1.
cation has predominated over the rami.
6ca41ons of later
The old man gave a pull at his hat
with one hand and scratched his head
with the other. and answered.:
''Wcll sab, reckons dat was him
gwine down the road few minits ago
on top Of a mewli'
There was a passenger from Rhode
Island who was GteItly amused By these
anecdotes, and two o. tlI' times after.
wards caught him hunting In dictioh-
airy for big words and striuging them
together. When We arrived at Natchez
he was all loaded up. A lot of us went
mp TO see the toTn, aud as We gained
the crest of the hong and dusty hill we
met colOTed woman en- her way down.
Here was the clan"e tie Fn'art Aleck
had been Waiting tor. AID no halted hen
and deman4u>l:
disability of the - ri as Influenza
this morning?
He was bowling an,I sr,iiirg, and she
looked thuRderstrIck Al, = minute.
she asked:
whats dat you rcmirk3"
81 percoIated the int rrogation as to
whether you bad ambuscatad the gigan-
tic verbosity," he continued
mo, sah, / hasn't, she said, as she
removed the bask from her head, 'ebut
TIE gwine TO right awayr'
With that she brought him clip with
her hand on the ear, and followed it W
by a bump in the back that sprawled hin
into the dust and lefs him ga& ping like d
6sh.
IF de verbOshitv wants emmy mo- he
can fOller me down to de ievee!" she re-
marked as she walked off; but he didn't
He was dust from head TO foot, his
humorous natdre had evaporated, and
he got back to the boat TO keep his
berth for the next eight hours The
negro is an odd coon at times, but thPrs.
are other times when the Gigantic yer
bOsity" doesn't hit his funny-bone within
rod.-.DeL Free Press.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-11-16
Yours Truly,
L, l.. GORSUCH, M. D.
THE NEW SOUTH.

From the Globe Democrat July 2S.)
The thousands who daily pass the
mammoth structure located at the south
east. corner of Fourth street and Clark
avenue in this city, cannot fail TO notice
the hundreds of cases labeled "Taylor's
Cherry Tonic Cordial" "White's Cream
Vermifuge" and "Tayloy's Sure Chill
Cure" all marked for shipment to various
points in the West and South,
Whether these large shipments are due
to a judicious system Of Newspaper adj
vertising, or to the intrinsic merits of
these medicines may be point open for
discussion, but certainly few remedies
have met with more universal sale among
the people of the West and South than
have the preparations named
AS an instance of their character and
standing, read the following fr,m Maj
NJ Dou asa, late Of Gen1 Price
Division.
St. Louis, Mo, July 20, 1888.
Rich ma st. Louis .
Gentlemen:-Having procured bottle
of your "Taylor>s Sure Chill Cure"
through a friend, 1 gave it to my children
for oillousness and constipation. One or
two doses had the desired effect. find
it also gives entire satisfaction in liver
and kidney com plants. It's low price,
25 cents, makes it within the reach of all.
My wife will not be without it in the
house as we give to the young ones on
all occasions.
You are at liberty to refer to me.
James NJ. Douglass; 3033 Glasgow Place
Taylor's Sure Chill Cure is never
failing remedy for the cure Of chills and
fever, billousness, liver complaint, cor
stipation and any disordered condition o
the stomach or bowels. Sold by all dru.
gists. 25c. and SOC, bottles. Richardson
| Taylor Med. Co. St. Louis, No.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-11-16
a Stirring House.

IF you want to see crowded
house and rushing trade, just drop
into Barrett Bros. 1t is almost I'M
possib BILE for the large corps of sales
men in their house to supply the
custom, Besides the two proprie-
tors, they have Charlie Newbern,
James Harrison, and Charlie We'll
Ions as clerks. This makes FIVE
statesmen. They are carrying a
tremendous stock, and the universal
sentiment of the trade is that they
have the most attractive and best
quality OF goods in the town. The
people will miss a bargain if they
fail to give Barrett Bros a trial,
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-11-16
Additional Mail Services.

Bolivar is at last favored with
the double daily mail service. The
order went into effect Sunday morn
ing. This gives our city four daily
malls~two in the forenoon, one in
the afternoon, and one early in the
morning. This additional service
will prove a great blessing to the
business interests Of this communi-
~, When we get the Texas Pa
cific and Atlantic railway complies
ted to Henderson, we will haYe
two more daily mails. This will
give us six daily mails. Wont we
put on airs then with a republican
pOstmas ter?
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-11-16

There is promls euOus guessing
as to who Will DO our next pest
ma ster, DIR. Biggs, John Kenny,
Thomas Patrick, and Ben Booth, (c)
are the guesses. JnO, Kenny and
Ben Booth have the advantage in be-
ing residents of the town, while the
others live in the country, and
some believe Kenny is more pOpu.
lar with the colored people (which
forms the bulk of the Republican
party )than Booth. It is none Of
our fight. Wen stand off and .en~
JOY the fun. We don't care if they
kill each other.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-11-16

We understa nd that hog cholera
has been raging in the county for
20 days or more. The Star exceed
inglY regrets the appearance Of this
fatal disease in our county again this
year. We had the brightest pros
poets for a tremendous swine harvest
this winter, at but little cost. The
highland forests are laden with
acOrns and hickory nuts, while the
beech fruit Ia the bottoms is simp-
" enormous. The dreadful disease
viii compel many of US to forego the
oily, OdOr0us ribs and ackbones
which we had anticipated and scent
ed from afar.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-11-16
the Right side

To help the right side is not only
commendabIe In a general point
OF view, but is judicious and pru
dent when that help is enlisted in
beh alf OF the right side of the body
Just over the lower ribs in the re-
gion of the liver. The most eff
Gent hep is afforded by Hostetter's
Stomach Bite rs, and anti-bihous
medicine of Incompatible efficacy.
Inactlon of the liver is accOmpa~
MED by constipation, sick-headache,
fnrred tongue, nausea, occasional
vertigo, and unpleasant breath,
yellowness of the skin and ball Of
the eye. The author of these symp~
toms, liver complaint, routed by
the BItters is accompanied by them
in Its flight, Fever and ague, which
always involves the liver, dyspep-
STA, rheumatism, debility and kid
ney troubles are all maIadIes to the
early relief and final cure of which
this standard and medicine is
adapted Don't use 1T by fits and
starts, but sy scientifically, that its
full effects may result in a perfect
restoration OF health.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-11-16

November, the 29th, has been appoint
ed by President Cleveland as Thanks
giving day 70 be observed by all the peo-
pie throughout the nation. Our stores,
shops, Offices and schools ought to close
On that day Appropriate services should
be held at every church. The Thanks
giving dinner, with huge tat gobbler in
the m idst, ought to be served at o'clock
sharp, and the IN ampagne little later.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-11-16
A FEAST.

The good ladies around Middle
burg will give a supper at the M.
E. Church in Middleburg, Thurs
day evening, Nov. the 22nd, for
the purpose o f raising funds to re-
pair said church. This is lauda =
bic movement and should he hearth
ly patronized by the young aud old
of Hickory Valley, New Castle,
Bolivar, and especially those who
live near.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-11-16
RuokIen's Arnica salve.

The best save IN the world for Cut
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, etter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains 4,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and posi-
tiYly cures Piles, or no pay requiled' It
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. For sale by Savage & Emerson.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-11-16

Ben Sinclair went out west of
town last Monday evening to the
Gypsy camp to do up the crowd.
He went at his job he1oicallY, but
when he had put a quietus on one,
he found himself in t he middle of
bad fix. Ben, you are a good man,
but don't tackle a whole rev of
Gvpsies any more.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-11-16

II will soon be time for our young
folks to 20 to the bottoms nutting. The
scaly-barls are already beginning TO
fall, and there is no more excellent nut
than they. In the dreary winter eve
nings il is rare pleasure to sit before
the blazing crate and sIack and eat this
rich rare fruit
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-11-16

For the past Eve weeks the editor OF
this paper has been unable to either
write or dictate an editorial OF any
length. All articles OF more than ten
lines during that period were contributed
By the friends Of the STAR. But he is
At the bat once more, and has made his
own strokes this week.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-11-16

Cotton is bringing from Q 10 lot cents
in Bolivar. The Agricultural Bureau at
Washington has caused cotton to drop
little IN Europe by publishing that our
crop will be between seven and seven and
quarter million bales. These political
farmers at Washington don't know cot
ton patch from a goOber patch,
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-11-16

Messrs J. H. & E. NJ. Jones are NOV
ing the machinery from their wooden fac
tory two miles west of Boliyar to COrinth,
Miss, where they have bought very
large and fine building and will immedi-
ately begin business The moving of this
factory is a loss to Hardeman county
that will be seriously felt