The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-03-07

the st. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railway,
twenty miles south OF Pine Bluff, Ark, the
following account of which is sent by tele-
graph from the latter place:
About a mile north OF Kingsland the engineer
and fireman. who were looking ahead along tho
road. heard a nose Ia the rear. and, turning
saw two men Climbing over the coal. stop
the train. said one OF the strangers, leveling
revolver at the engineer. The engineer SHUT
OH the steam and brought the train to stand
still. Conductor browning, who was back In
the sleeper. was aroused by tue sudden stop.
and. leaning out on the platform OF the sleeper,
gave the signal with his lantern to 60
ahead. As no swung tho lamp one OK the
robbers leaned out OF the cab. aud. taking
deliberate aim at the lantern, hred. Inc glass
was shattered into hundred Fragments. The
light was extinguished. anu the conductor
lodged back into the sleeper and remained
there until the bandits lott tho scene. Alter
giving the conductor his quistus the robbers
ordered the engineer and fireman to step down
beside the track. Two OF the thieve. then
drawn revolvers ordered them to advance to the
express car. The tranmen obeyed, and
the messenger, who was armed, dis
covered he could not reach the
robbers without killing his friends. He had
prepared for the attack, and the doors of the
car were barricaded with freight. The third
robber, who had been mea ndering up and down
beside the track keeping the passengers quiet.
returned. and all three men began firing u vol
ley at the express car The shooting created
panic duOuS pdhsonBotss iudny VI WaohX
had not awakened before the firing, began:
The usual scenes of confusion and fright
followed. ValuaDles wero hidden among
the seats, wood-boxes. aud other places,
put the robbers informed the passengers
that they would not be robbed II they
kept quiet-if they offered to Interfere
in the proceedings forward every one would be
robbed None OF the passengers offered 10 in
terfere, and all kept inside the cars. Finding
That shooting ut the express car would not open
the doors, the fireman was ordered to take q
heavy iron bar from the engine aud smash in
the door. Harknett was compelled to obey, and
was ordered to desist One OF the bandits then
secured an oil-can from the engine. Picking
up cotton waste he soon had a brisk tire
started on the platform Of the express. This
settled It and the messenger surrendered.
The engineer and fireman were again used
rs shield by the robbers, and from behind
them the robbers got the drop Oh Express
Messenger Calvin. He threw up ais hands,
and, with the engineer and fireman ranged
in a row, while held by one OF the thieves, the
others rihed the car. The messenger was
contents were dumped into sack. The rob-
bers were just forty minutes at the work. and
the amount OF money takon is placed at Sl3,-
O00. The messenger fired on them as they
rode away, and the only response was "Ah.
there" and fusillade in return.
NEAR Aberdeen, AZ s., row occurred
over the expulsion OF two pupils, and the
enemies and friends Of the school-teacher
chose sides and had an ol6-fashioned shoot
ing match. Two people were killed and sew
eral wounded.