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The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1888-07-21
NEW YORK LETTER.


fe st.f silt
The question Of local Demo
cratic unity IS Just now the over
shadowlng political topic. A
Mayor, Board of Aldermen and
county officers, are the bone of
contention. Tammany Hall,
mhich has not had a mayor IF its
own for these many years, insists
that this is a good year for the
wigwam to name the candidate
The aspect is entirely different
through County Democracy spec
tacles. That o. ganlzatson declares
! that it IS strong enough to elect
its individual candidate, with both
Tammauy and Republican tickets
in ths field. The leaders com
Iplainsthat Tammany, with thu
i $50, ,0o0-a-year shrievalty, Count,
! Clerk ship, (worth nearly as much
Y Presidency OF the Board of Al
/ d.rman aud various other loca
\ Offices, already has more than it
Idgv share OF the official plans
1 All these they are wiling to con
cede 10 Tamnany 10 this year
\ partition, bat when IT scomes t
4 the Aiayoraity, they einphatieall'
Z, draw the line.
Il"
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WASHINGTON LETTER.

WAsnINeroN, JuIr La, 1Sss.


Representative Mills, Of Texas, |
is the happiest man 10 the IL use,
and he has good right to be. He |
has malntsined from the time his
tariff bill was first presented to
the House that, it would pass
he was laughed at by some, and
believed by rone, And now 1t Is
coneeded by all, friend and foe
alike. that the bill will be passed
by the House in sho-t time.
He has seen his bill endorsed by
most of the State conventions and
by the great national convention
of his patty. Is not all this
enough 10 make a man happy?
The President has vetoed another
batch of private pension bills.
and accompanying one Of the
vetops was a letter of some length,
which must have brought bushes
of shame to the face of more than
one member of the House aud
Senate pension committees. He
fully explained his position in
regard to tins class Of legislation,
and proved conclusively 10 the
mind of any unprejpdiced reader,
that he is not unfriendly, to the
soldier or his widow. The great
number Of yetoes have been caus-
ed hs the careless manner il
I which these bills have been pas.
sed by Congress.
1he republicans are not dweliins
in unity. Representatives, Cannon
of Illinois, aud Kelley. sometimes
called ssPg iron,'' of Pennsyl,
i vauia have been at daggers points
and oyer what? The tariff. Can
non believes in free sugar, ard
bounty for the American manu
faciurer; Kelley believes in a hig
, protective tariff, ard wants t
? know why such 10 idea is not jus
as applicable to the sugar plaute
7 Of Louisiana as to the Easter
: manufacturer. Kelley wanted I
read Cannon out of the repubiIca
7 party for daring to have an lde
!, outside Of protection, The den
= ocrats of the House, who ar
7 with half a dozen exceptions con
: pIetely united in favor Of revenl
- n.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1888-07-21
SOME POINTED QUESTIONS.

EDIToR GAzErrE-I wish some
of your anti Prohibition readers
to answer these lew questions;
1sr. Can a man be a Christian
and vote for the saIooas, Witch
cause So much sin?
end. Is lc nos responsible for
That sin, wien he could have pre-
vented ii? ~
Srd. Can he respect the faiFcr
sex, the ladies Of our land,
when be knows that the saloon
causes so many brutal Treatments
to themY a
Attn. Has lia ever taken 10 him
self the thought of seeing his sps
occupya drnpksrd's 8 grave, or SCI
bis daughter. the love of hi
family JON hand with a drunlSard
10 wear the stripes and bruise'
! that saloons cause ?
O, ye drunkard, where Al
lhou2 4. NJ. WALKER
roRIsAw Pike eouaty Miss.
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of years with great benefit to the
church. He also supplied Unity
and Liberty churches. He set
tied near Liberty, but when he
left this county he went over the
Mississippi river on one of the
bayous, where he lost his wife,
He then went to Meridian, in this
State, and then to Texas, where
! he labored until his death. He
was not a brilliant preacher, but
was man of solid abilities, and
the more he was known the more
was he appreciated, ard he did
much in buildin ! up the churches
which he supplied. Rev Samuel
Montgomery was a son of Rev a..
WiAiam Montgomery, and was a
rative, | think, of Jefferson
county. IN this State. He also
graduated at Oakland College.
His first ministerial laoors were
| Ia some of the counties above
lthis. He supplied the church in
1 Yazoo City for a time. He sup
| piled the church in. Jackson, La,
for a number Of years, and also
1.-THE Comito church, in the same
State.-His longest service in this
county was given to the Liberty
church, though he preached oc-
casiou 1ally to thu other churches,
4 After he left this county he went
8 back to the region where he first
lpreached, and after some years he
died there. He was good
preacher, and possessed a fine
imagination and an excellent COM
mand of language. The Rev,
iEW. Il. Gillespie was d native OF
gTenuessee, and came 10 this coun-
J ity soon afMr he was licensed L
: -lpreach. Ife supplied the Liberty
(, and Unity churches for seyera
I years, and also occasionally othel
! churches He was an animated
a and stirring preacher, and accept
, abie:to the people, and calculates
: todo good wherever he preached
He went .froml this county I:
: Texas, where Nc is slll laboring
: Inf ! am not mistaken Their
q were some other ministers VIII,
y labored more or less 10 this coun
g ty. AmoDg the number | vii
n mention .Reys. Hazard and Nor
The latter supplied fo
i time Bethany aand Unit
: churches, and is still living in th
eIupper part of this State. In tb
+ account | have given Of jaime
!, Smylie, forgot one Inciden
y which deserves to be meniionet
g When aboitioiiism began 10 max
7 some headway in the North,
IS wrote and published a work {
q slavery, in which he proved b.
y vonl successful refutatIon th
ls slavery was notcoudemned by Il
erl Bible. The account which | ha
e. given ofthe different Presbyteri'
lei minister's who have supplied t
Al churches in this county, is ave
" meagre one, and may be erron
a. Gus in some particulars. The
s. are some documents in cxIstenc
ho which. if | had them, would ha'
es renabIed mo to give more int
=. esling sketch Of them [Southe
ny Herald. 4
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SOME "REMINISCENCES OF TiE PAST
BY col. ). N. GALLENT,
Preachers Of 0lden TImes.

In 1880 tho Rav. Jas. Smylie
was The only Presbyterian minis
ter living ln'this county. Preyi- /
us to thia time minister by The
name of Patterson lived num-
Der of years Ia the same neigh
borhood with Mr.. Smylie, andy
served The churches which wers
then planted in this region of
country. Mr. Smylie was, / |
think, a native Of North Carolina, |
andoi Scotch descent, and came |
/. to this country about 1906 or
1907. His first Ministerial labors
wcro IN Adams county aud in the
adjacent region. His labors were
gradually extended into WiIkin-
son and INTO this county, and lnto
Louisiana as far down as Baton
Rouge. He was not an interest,"
ing prsacher to many persons,
and Yet l snpI osc no minister IN
this State has extrted a greater
/. Or moro extensive influence over
.he carly settlers Of this country
than lie did. ! heard minister,
who came 10 this country since
The late war, and who knew moth
itgof Mr.. Smvlie but what he
gathered malnly from his inter-
course with The people in Louisia-
NJ, say, that 'sit was wonderful
what an Influence he had exerted I"
In consideration of the tact stated
above, il is difficult to account for
his great influence He was pos
sessed with a great fund of COM
mon sense, and his information
on all subjects which interest peo-
pie generally, was very extensive,
50 that a person could scAicely
bring up a subject that he could
not give some useful information
about it. III those times there
were great many wcalthy peo-
pie scattered over the region
through which his lsbors extend
ed. Among this Gloss there was
good .leal Of cxclusiyeness and
aristocratic feeling, and thgs
probably wers not very accessible
10 the MINISTERS of. the Gospel il
those d ~. But MI Smyllp,
when lie first came to he coun'
try, established u school of a su
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M daGrl 2lla. Miss
HENRY KohNRuMPF laying removed
his business on the 'iyest Side attic sign d
Iiostaarant. viii eiye strict attention 10
shayiag. hair cutting, hair'dresaiiig aud sba'n-
pooning, All Of which will DO sxeeutedin tte
ncatest and latest style. a trial will guaran
antse satisfaction.
Fruits. Candies, Cakes, Tobacco and Cigars
for sale. iul se-ti
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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-03-15

The Morgan-DreXel syndicate which
has recently arranged for reorganization
of the Chesapeake and Ohio management,
state that it was necessary in order to
place the lines on {. solid and progressive
oasis. Those interested in the new ar
rangement express the belief that when
the bridge is completed over the Ohio river
at Cincinnati. and the lines now under
contract are finished. it will give the &.
and @. command of much of the Westei
trade, now going to other roads; and with
the proper development of the mineral
interests along the line will make it a pay
ing road Mr.. Huntington, according to
the statement from which we are quoting
will temporarily surrender the manage.
ment to j. Pierpont Morgan. John Crosby
Brown and Geo. Bliss who will vote in
the new stock for five years to come,
should the proposed reorganization plan
go into effect.
Geo. M. Balm, jr,, ex-cashier of the Nor
folk Exchange National Bank. has Teen
found guilty in two counts for criminal
misappropriation of the funds of the insti-
tuition in Judge Bond $ Court at Norfolk.
One or two citizens of Staunton were de-
postors in the Bank at the time it col
lapsed, aid lost what they had in it.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-03-15
THE KA1sER's CAREER.

Frederick William Louis was born on March
o. 1897, at moment wheli the French revolui-
tion had begun 10 triumph over its many enc
mics, including the King of Prussia. The En-
peror's grandfather, Frederick William III,
nephew Of Frederick the Great. was still upon
the throne, but died soon alter, leaving his
kingdom to the Emperor's father, Frederick
William III. King Frederick William III
breathed his last on lure ], 1910. and sue
ceeded by his eldest son. Frederick William Nv.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-03-15

An imperial decree which was signed on
November " was promulgated on the 9Th. 1t
provides for the representation of the Emperor
and King by Prince William in the discharge of
current government affairs.
Prince William, the eldest son of the Crown
Prince and heir to the German Crown, received
the title of major-gen erai as q birthday present
from the Emperor on January q, 1856. The adj
vanced age of the monarch and the trail condi.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-21
TURNBULL'L DEATH.
Caused by Injuries at the Hands
of am Unknown Person.

Il
Of am Unknown Person.
Coroner J. M. Meredith yesterday
held an inquest on the body Of Robert
Tnrnbull, aged Al years, native Of
Scotland, who was found dead on
Thursday night in the river-bed.
Henry Fenton testified: I reside in
Los Angeles and am grocer by occu-
patton. l know the deceased and
saw him alive last Wednesday after
noon about five O'Clock at his house.
He was in bed when I went to see
him. 1 went because l heard he had
had fall from a horse. He told me
he had fallen from a horse, but he
did not think he was hurt. His face
showed signs of violence above the
eyes. He told me that he was taken
to the Jail after he fell from the horse,
and he supposed he was talking too
much and some person had struck
him to quiet him. He did
not speak of the matter as
being serious. l left shortly afterward
and have not seen him since. l don't
think l ever saw the deceased perfect
ly sober as long as have known him.
When l saw him in bed am of the
opinion he was under the influence of
liquor. He took one drink of whisky
whilst 1 was there.
Mary Cape testifed-I have been
housekeeper for the deceased for the
last ten years. Last Wednesday
morning he came home in hack and
told me he had been in jail. He went
to bed and about 7 O'Clock at night he
got up and went ont. He had on a
coat and vest, a striped shirt and a
pair of pants and drawers, but no hat.
He took my hat-a black hat
trimmed with black ribbon and two
feathers in it. He did not complain
of having any pain in his head. He
had on carpet slippers when he left
the house.
Grant Van Slyke testified: reside
in Kurtz street with my parents.
Yesterday, about five O'Clock in the
afternoon, l was with boy named
Willie Temple in the vicinity of Macy
Street Bridge. We were told by some
other boy that dead man was lying
up against the levy. We went to the
place and found the deceased. He
had no pants on, but a coat and vest
and two shirts. We notified the po-
lice at the station.
DR.. G. MacGowan made a post
mortem examination of the body, and
thought the deceased evidently died
from apoplexy, superinduced by a
blow received upon the posterior and
left side the head which blow was
received several days before death.
The jury returned the following
verdict: "That the deceased came to
his death by injuries of the head, and
whether the same was received acci-
dentally, or by force and violence at
the hands Of a person or persons un-
known; and we, the jury. have no
means of knowing"
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-21

Z. Barnss, Myrtle avenue. Large
cottage. Cost 1900.
J. G. Campbell, Dafodil avenue.
Cottage. Cost 1900.
John Wilde, Daffodil avenue. Cost
$500O.
John M. Sartora, Shamrock avenue
House. Cost 5000.
j. M. Brossart, Shamrock avenue.
House. Cost $4,000.
BUSINESS ENTERPRISES AND BUSINESS
BLOCKS.
Some of the new business buildings
in Monrovia are really splendid mon
uments of the architects skill and
the liberality Of the citizens OF the
place.
First in order of expense and beauty
is the Granite Bank building on Myr-
tie avenue. The edifice is Of granite
quarried from the caflon back OF Mon
rovia. For unique beauty it cannot
be surpassed in the United States. Its
cost is quite $25 900. Tt is nearly COM
pleted. Tie Granite Bank was organ
lied the other day with capital of
500 900, with $50 900 paid in. E. F.
Spence was elected President and j. l.
Case Vice-President.
The First National Bank building is
also an elegant ediice and cost $751;
900. 1t was also organized the other
day, with a capital stock of 100000,
with $50, 900 paid in. l. w. Hellman
was elected President.
Other new business Improvements
are:
w. G. Badeau, block on Orange
and Myrtle avenue frame, two stories,
with seven store rooms. Cost, $780,
600.
Spence and Monroe, elegant brick
block on Myrtle avenue; fine French
plate glass windows, two store rooms,
one occupied as drug store and the
other as a hardware house. Cost,
$4,000.
J. P. Spence, of San Jose (brother
of ex-Mayor Spence), brick block,
iron front, adjoining block of Spence
& Monroe. Cost, 81, 900.
j. H. Rider and Thomas Monroe,
frame block, in course of construc-
ton; two store rooms; one of them
will be occupied by Wells, Fargo &
Co. Cost, $1,000.
The Syndicate, Myrtle avenue.
Cost $4,000.
L. Barnes. Wooden block. Two
stores. One dry goods and the other
groceries. The town hall is located
in the upper story. Cost $4,000.
Wilde & Brossart. Brick block.
Cost ST., 900.
Mr.. Rolla. Business block near
Monrovia Hotel. Cost $4,000.
Mr.. Savage, formerly of Pico House.
Block of three stories on Orange ave-
nue.. The Masonic Lodge have en-
gagged the third story. Cost ST., 900.
There are here enumerated i'm
provements either just completed
nearly completed or in course of con,
struction which aggregate 1927 900,
taking no account of the less preten-
tious structures which have gone up
on all hands.
THE MORAL.
Undoubtedly Monrovia is improv-
ing. 1t is the banner junior city OF
California. Ii indications are to be
trusted its growth has not fairly be-
gun. From all points of the East and
West wealthy people who have heard
of its unsurpassed climate, fine society
and brilliant future, are Fastening to
join those already there. Its course
is onward and upward. When such
sagacious fnanciers as the Messrs
Hellman and Spence identify them
selves with the banking institutions
of an infant city it is a pretty good
omen. But the signs Of its rapid de-
velopment multiply on every hand.
Leaden weights could not keep down
the pinions OF the aspiring young
eagle of the San Gabriel foothills,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-21
The Geo. Dalton, sr., Tract

Is on the corner of Central Avenue and
Washington streets Take street cars at
First and San Pedro every half hour. Time,
about ten minutes. Office at 2915, South
Spring street. Nine to IL Am. After that
at the tract. Improved property one-fourth
cash, balance in easy payments. Water
piped. Lots, 625, upwards. Look at them
carefully before you purchase. Find CHAs.
VICTOR HALL. Be sure and buy one early.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-21

A positive cure for dyspepsia- -Damiana
Bitters. Michel Levy d Co., wholesale
liquor dealers, agents.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-21

menHovaa IL Aakan4-An
l1oorperassa Oaty-rhe sapaA
Tranels Railway and Tally
Ne oaches-RrOGross % ne
Roothalls-What II Doing ana
IL 90 be Done ia n Favored
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-17
HE COULD NOT KILL HIMSELF.
william brown Cut MIS- Throat and
Blew Himself Up, Hut Will ne


William Brown, the keeper Of grocery
at Collamer Village. supucb OF Cleveland,
o., attempted suicide Sunday morning In
strange manner. Browns family left him
one week ago ON account Of bis dissoiute
habits and he has since been drinking hard.
Saturday night he was In the postofce,
which i next 20 his store, and remarked
that ho intended 10 blow some OF. the glass
out OF the building. sunday morning about
o'clock the people living In the vicinity
were awakened by loud explosion. As
they rushed from their houses they dis
covered that Browns store was on lire. Sew
cral men attempted 10 enter Il. when a sec
ond explosion occurred, blowing the front
across the street and badly wrccking the M
side Of the store. The men entered the
building and found Brown lying on the floor
with his throat cut. When the fire was ex-
tingulshed a keg OF powder was found In the
rear OF the store few feet from where the
lire had been burning. IL seems that Brown
placed AZ least three kegs OF powder In the
store where they would be exploded BY the
fire, then touched match "a some innam-
mablc material, and afterwards cut his throat.
Two kegs Of powder exploded. but In spite
OF this and the knife wound Brown will re-
cover,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-17
KANSAS HORSE THIEVES.
A Dozen Outlaws Levy Tribute ON
Farmers for sixty Horses.

The people Of Morton County. on the In
dian Territory line, are very much excited
over the attacks Of w. rse thieves from No
Man's-Land. Twelve ..esperadoes, headed by
the notorious outla >, Bill Doty. came up
from the Territory Friday night for the
purpose OF driving OF all the horses
IN the southern part Of the county.
They commenced with Captain Millions head
of thirteen thoroughbrcds. The horses were
released from stables aud started in the d.
rection OF the Territory. The remainder
OF The gang then visited every ranch
In the township, aud took possession ofevery
horse OF any value. When the gang reached
the farm OF james l.. Horton, he and his two
sons showed fight and with three shot guns
and good supply Of ammunition made IL
very warm for Doty's crowd. The desper-
ADDE'S were too numerous, however, and
Horton and his sons were finally captured.
The three were tied 10 the fence with heavy
rope and compelled to remain I'm this
position until they were discovered sew
cral hours latter by a neghbor. When they
were released they found that every horse
on the farm had been driven away. over
sixty head Of horses were captured by the
gang and driven 10 point three miles be-
low the Territory line In No-slan's-I Land.
Here the gang congregated with the det,cll-
mcnts OF horses, and started for Oklahoma
country. They had gone but short dis
lance when they were oycrtaken by posse
Of Morton County farmers. A desperate
fight ensued, during which George Hin, one
OF the horse thieves was seriously wounded.
Doty and his crowd were compelled 10 take
hight, but managed 10 get away with about
twenty-five head OF horses. The farmers are
organizing a vigilance society, and will be
prepared to meet the gang II another attack
il made.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-17

william walker. the Missouri Out
law, VIII Die, Dec. -.

The Missouri state Supreme Court Mon
day confirmed the sentence % death passed
upon William Walker. one Of the chiefs OF
the Christian County band Of Bald Knobbers
which In March, 1887, murdered Charles
Green aud James Eden, near Chadwick, In
that county. Walker and fhrce other mem
hers Of the outlaw gang We're convicted Of
the murder aud appealed the case 10 this
court There Is no doubt that all three
eases viii he determined the same way. a.
they were All convicted on the same evidence.
The opinion was written by Judge Black
aud the court fixed the day Of execution for
Friday, dec. y, 1858.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-17

net be made 70 understand tire foil sign.n-
canoe Of what had und rgonc-"
Burns could not rvalixc that for two nights
and day he had lost his consciousness and
insisted that the people we're joking when
they told him IL was SUNDAY morning. lie
i being well cared for and will be all right
IN few days.
Various causes are assigned for the acci-
dent, but the best informed OF the miners
agree that IL was the result OF an overchargc
Of powder imperfectly put In by an unskill-
ed miner In the the third entry on the north
side where French and Italian miners were
employed. In that part 81 the mine the dam
age OF the explosion was greatest and not a
single person IN the entries near escaped
death and their bodies were horribly man
gled. The desolafion In Frontenac i COM
plete and general. One-half Of the homes In
that little village have lost their bread-win-
ner, and the plteous cries OF the stricken ones
are a sad incident OF the calamity. Many OF
the families are destitute, aud a subscription
for their benefit was started this morning
and 300 subscribed In few moments by
employees In shafts Nos. and Q.
One Of the men who escaped said that he
ran through the main way 10 the air shaft.
The miners had gathered in punches, and
All were engaged IN PRAYER, not even trying
To escape. Shaft No. Was opened about
two years ago, aud Is 40 feet in depth and
employed full force OF about 20 miners,
and Is the largest OF the three owned by
the company 40 Frontcnac.
The miners ceasured the company severely
for employing incompetent miners, which,
they say, made the operation OF the mine
so dangerous that many OF best miners had
quit IL aud gone 10 other mines al Weir city
and Esenhere. About week ago defective
blast was fired, and IL was only an accident
that an explosion did not occur then. A num-
Der OF the miners protested, and several re-
fused 10 go into the mines again. Capt. Fin
ley, state superintendent OF Mines, Is on the
ground, and is investigating the disaster. lie
says be is satisfied that il was caused by the
flame OF an imperfect blast ignitlng the coal
dust, which on account OF the extreme dry
ness Of the mines IS n great source OF danger.
In this particular mine no natural gas has
ever been noticed. The machinery OF the
mine Is the finest and best male, and nothing
has been left Indone 10 secure safety except
in the matter Of allowing unsklIed mea 10
work Ia the mine.