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The Greenville times., 1888-11-10
TRAIN ROBBERY.


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This morning about 1 O'Clock the
south-bouna passenger train on the
Northeastern railroad, when between
Lacey and Derby stations, and about
forty miles from New Orleans, was
found to have robbers on board.
Itwas the work of but few minutes
to lock the doors Of the passenger
coaches and turn their attention TO
the express car carrying Texas and
Pacific matter. One of them entered
the baggage car with pistol in each
hand and made the baggage master
throw up his hands. The robber then
put sack over his head. The sack
used is one made especially for such
purposes, and is about one foot square
when fiattened out. 1t is made of
strong cotton cloth and its mouth is
encircled by strong drawing or puck
ering cord, SO that it can be quickly
and firmly fastened around the neck.
Having secured and imprisoned the
baggage master, the robber went into
the express end Of the car. The mes
senger, Charles W. Lowrey, was at his
desk fixing up his accounts when the
robber suddenly appeared, aud point
ing the pistols at him ordered him to
open the safe If he wanted to live any
longer. He was obeyed. The robber
then ordered Lowrey to take all the
money and money packages from the
safe and put them in bag. This was
also done. He next made the messen-
ger place the bag over his own head,
and having tied the string, the robber
coolly told him to take walk.
The robber pulled the bell-rope, the
train stopped, and he stepped of, with
out any one save the two men in the
baggage and express car being aware
of what had occurred.
On inquiring into the cause of the
stoppage Of the train, the two men
were discovered with their heads in
the bags as described. The robbers
had disappeared and no trace of them
remained. They are supposed to have
boarded the train one or two stations
above the locality of the robbery.
The amount stolen was $4,000, oi
which $4,000 was. in cash and the
balance in United States bonds.
| A States reporter saw Messenger
Donnely at the Texas Pacific Express
office this morning. He said the mar
he saw was q white man with large
sandy beard but whether 1t was fals'
or real he could not tell. The maj
had handkerchief so fixed In hll
mouth and nose as to disguise his voice
Lewrey said he was engaged at hi
desk fixing up his accounts, and th'
train being under way, and q large 10
of chickens in the express car making
noise, he did not hear the talk be-
tween the robber and the baggage
master, so that when his visitor frs
spoke to him he found himself covered
and the robbcr directly between hin
and the place where his pistols wcr'
kept.
The Greenville times., 1888-11-10
Political JObbing.

scranton, ia Oct, w lcSo
To the Order wherever found, Greeting
Circulars of a political nature, pa
pers published in the interest Of parties
documents slandcring either one OF the
candidates for president, and other
matter of a political character are be-
ing scattered throughout the Order.
Some of these documents bear the
seals of Districts or Local Assemblies.
All literature of this description should
be dumped into the waste-basket by
the Secretary of the Assembly who
finds It in his box at the pestoflice, or
at his home in the evening. No docu-
ment is legally before the Assembly
unless It comes with the seal of the
State or District Assembly to which
the Local is attached, the General
Treasurer, the General Worthy Fore
man, from the Secretary of the Gener-
al Executive Board or the General
Master Workman, and should any
of these send document of political
character not sanctioned by the Gene
raj Assemblysin session, It should be
cast.aside as unworthy of notice.
| have been informed that on No
yember 8 there is to be a circular is-
sued throughout the United States
among members of the Knights of La
Dor bearing my signature and advising
members TO vote for certain candi-
date. Interviews with me arc to be
published on the eve of election in
which am made to speak of GER
tain party and candidate. All men,
bcrs Of this Order will see to 1t that
no deception is practiced on them by
any such transparent frauds. have
not and will not issue such a circular
will not be interviewed on the situa-
tion, so do not be deceived.
Burn all documents which are sent
to you by the agents of parties. Po-
litical parties have done nothing to
build up this Order. II is standing
reproach to their mismanagement in
the past. 1t is undoing the evil that
they have for years been engaged in
and il parties had their way the Order
would have no existence. So do not
allow your enemies, disguised as
friends, to impose on YOU or make use
Of an organization whose every step
their party organs fought from the be-
ginning.
FraternnI1y yours.
r. = H<=u=1<=u5=
The Greenville times., 1888-11-10

At 11:30 a. m. yesterday north
bound freight on the L. n. o. & T.
Railroad drawn by Mogul engine No.
81, Frank Mclean engineer, struck a
calf on . trestle just this side of War
rcnton and came to grief, the engine
and IL empties leaving the track and
the latter being badly wrecked. The
loss of life was heavy, VIM. Carraway.
an unknown tramp and brakeman
Chas. Seymour being killed instantly
and Juan Martin mortally wounded,
Martin died upon reaching the city.
The colcred fircman's leg win be am
putatcd, being terribly crushed.-Eve-
ming Post.
The Greenville times., 1888-11-10
Law In North Carolina.
New York Tribune.

NeW 1Ork lFlDune.
Senator Vance claims that the people
Of North Carolina are the most law
abiding people in the world, and to
prove It he tells Of a newly-appointed
justice of the peace who, ON a public
occasion, when fight seemed immi-
nent, commanded the peace, and pre-
served 1t by rushing between the two
combatants, drawing knife foot in
length, and threatening instant death
to the man that should violate the
public peace.
Vance's colleague in the Senate, Ran
som, does not permit him to get ahead
of him in the praises of their State.
lie gives an instance which illustrates
the love of justice which animates the
body efNorth Carolina magistrates, as
well as their ingenuity in threading
the mazes of the law and arriving at
its true meaning and intent.
A newly appointed justice of the
peace in one of the eastern counties of
North Carolina was trying a civil case
OF much difficulty, in which the law
seemed to be in much doubt. One
lawyer contended that the law was
dead In favor Of his client the other
lawyer was equally positive that the
law was clearly on the other side.
The court was in great doubt for a
time, but lucky idea occurred to his
mind.
Gentlemen said the court, athe
facts in this case are well ascertained
but the law seems to be doubtful The
attorneys on each side have stated
what the law is, but they do not agree
The court decides that as the facts are
established by the oaths of the witnes-
ses, the law must be established in the
same manner. The court requires each
attorney to swear that the law Is what
he has asserted II to be-
One Of the attorneys, senator Ran.
som says. took the required oath with.
out hesitation. The other demurred
and. Of course 1oef he c~=c
The Greenville times., 1888-11-10
Errors as 70 snakes.

The Madras Mail contains a copy of
paper by Lieut. Ferguson ON snakes.
King Solomon acknowledged that
there were ~three things which are
too wonderful for me, yea, four which
l know not and one of these wa
~the way of a serpent upon a rock
and for years the mode of progression
of a snake remained to men of science
as much a mystery as it was to Solo
mon. 1t is thought that the absence
of limbs is a great disadvantage to
snakes, but the fact is their RIBS take
the place of limbs, so that, instead of
having two pairs, they sometimes have
over 200. Aristotle thought they had
as many ribs as there aIe days in the
month, but in fact the number varies
and reaches 400 in pythons. Mr.. Fer
gusen once followed large snake and
found smart walk sufficient to keep
up with it. Nor do snakes exercise
any fascination over their victims.
Pepys alleged that they elected poison
on larks in full flight so that they fell
into their mouths; but IN fact chick
ems, rats, guinea pigs, rabbits, hens
show no fear of snakes when given to
the latter in a cage. A hen has been
known to roost on python, and one
has been known to peck at snakes
tongue in motion, evidently taking il
for an insect or worm. When it has
killed its prey, either by construction
or poison, the snake is supposed to
salivate or lubricate the meal by means
of its tongue. This is not the case, as
the tongue is too small to lubricate the
tiniest bird. The snake moves its
head about the prey, feeling with its
tongue for the right part to begin
upon, and when that is in its mouth,
but not till then, the salivary glands
begin to aid deglutition. The func-
tions of a snakes tongue have also
been the subjects of popular error,
Job speaks Of the viper's tongue slay-
ing one, and Shakespeare is full Of
similar remarks. The tongue is really
a very delicate organ OF touch, for the
eyes are so placed that the snake can.
not see in front or below, and by means
of Its tongue 1t literally feels its way
The stories of two-headod snakes owe
their origin to the existence of a
specles-Bungarus fasciatus-whlcb
possesses an abrupt rounded tail that
is sometimes mistaken for second
head. The popular notion that every
snake is poisonous is, of course, absurd
but the proportion of poisonous to
harmless snakes Is much less than Is
generally supposed. In India only one
genus in ten is poisonous, and the
same proportion is probably accurate
as to individuals also. In all Southern
India there are only twelve kinds Of
poisonous snakes, the largest being the
hamadryad, which reaches fifteen feet
in length. A bite from one of these
would probably produce death in
three minutes; II has the reputation
of being fierce and ready to attack on
the slightest molestation. The cobra
is timid; the charmers who play a
| pipe in front of II do not attract 1t by
the music, fol ii is nearly deaf, but by
the movement from side to side, which
is followed by tho snake. The bites of
some species of POISONOUS snakes are
not fatal at all, and merely produce a
little pain and swelling of the injured
member.
The Greenville times., 1888-11-10
Georgia Calculations.

CINCINNATI, o., 2i.-In the western
part of the glorious state Of Indiana,
about twenty-five miles north of the
handsome city of Terre Haute, the
broad and fertile plateau drops rather
suddenly to the level of the Wabash.
the descent being some two hundred
feet in two or three miles, The nat
ural result is that the ailluent streams
flow rapidly over rocky and gravelly
bottoms, and have cut deep hollows
which, lined as they are by romantic
cliffs and overhung by magnificent
timber, are the delight of the natives
thereabouts. These natives, il may be
added, are as proud of their region as
any people in America.
Well, one of these small streams has
in its banks a stratum of that peculiar
limy clay, of a blush white color, which
housewives in the early day used for
whitewashing; and when in 1880 =
turnpike was constructed down this
hollow, masses of this tough clay of all
sizes were thrown into the bitches by
the roadside With each rain and
local flood they rolled down stream
till they became perfect globes, taking
up on their way coating Of fine white
sand. Finally the bed of the stream
was changed by other improvements,
and many of these globes were left
high and dry on sand bar. The un-
ion of limy mud and white sand hap
pended to be just the thing, and so in
few years these smooth spheres were
solid as Portland cement.
When the war ended Indiana took q
great squirt Of enterprise, and all the
J counties rich in coal were thoroughly
| surveyed, and in the work the geolo
gists fell upon these wonderful globes
Every fellow had his say. The short
: est time possible in which they could
, have been formed was a million years
:. Their yellowish gray and white sur
: face showed them to be from that grea
( mountain of archaean rock that ono,
Y extended north from Lake Superior
9 And, finally, their globular form prov
: ed so many centuries of rolling, AM
5 as they were on top ofthe crinoids ant
:. other DRIFT from upper Indiana, why
Q follows, of course, don't you see, etc
q etc.
Finally, some of them were sent d
an amateur In not far distant city
| who analyed, philosophical and thee
' rized and thus propounded: "Archaca
|, or brecciated-among the oldest rock
D on the globe-according TO Dana, form
$ l6,000,OO0,000 years ago-brought b.
9 glacial drift-globular by attrition L
Q running water And SO they wcr
0 labeled.
And then PLAN farmer not an oil,
{ one either-who had seon the thing
take shape since he was boy, crucll,
went and gave the whole snap doa,
, away.
j, II, L.
The Greenville times., 1888-11-10
Geod for Coal.

Pittsburg Post, Oct. 10Th: Not a
loaded barge or coal boat could be
seen along the wharf yesterday, the
last of the loaded coal having been TAX
en- out in the morning. The shipments
during the last rise have amounted to
at least 100000 bushels-probably
more than that. The boats met with
no serious accidents during their trips,
with the exception ofthe Alice Brown,
which, as was stated, lost a barge at
Brunots Island. There never was a
more successful run than the last one,
and the river men feel happy because
no disaster Of any kind befell them.
The Greenville times., 1888-11-10
YcIIox Fever In Decatur.
Especial to Appeal

Decatur, Ala, Nov. 5.-It is thought
yellow fever in Decatur viii never
abate. There were five new cases re
ported this morning, as follows: Jos
McGrcath and Emile Gottschalk, white,
and Il J.. GLASGOW, G. A. McDaniels,
and Milly Patterson, colored. There
are also two other cases that are coll
sidered suspicious that have not been
reported. Mesdames Drake and Kar-
ched, two very old ladies, are consid-
cred very dangerous, and both will
most likely die. Outside of these two
all of the patients are in good condi-
ton.
The Greenville times., 1888-11-10
A STUPID Mistake.

Customer lin restaurant)-A broiled
spring chicken, waiter, and a small
bottle. vintage "A.
Waiter. = Yes, sir. later Find
everything right, sir.
Customcr.-No: you've made mis-
take. You've brought me spring wine
and "a vintage chicken.-N. Y. Sun.
The Greenville times., 1888-11-10
The Levee Board at its last meeting,

The Leyee Board at its last meeting,
passed an order that the tax on cotton
would be collected on the actual
weight and not by the bale as hereto
fore. To us this seems to be the best
thing the Board could have done in the
matter. BY the new law the cotton
viii be weighed by the deputy tax col
lectors, and the tax will be collected
by the weight and not by the bale.
This law IS Just and fair and should be
s6lisfactorv 70 81 sII--Hnycrs7'''d sneez
The Greenville times., 1888-11-10

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The Greenville times., 1888-11-10


There has been great drop In the
prices Of Buggles, Carriages, Wagons,
Phmtons. Dog Carts, Harness and all
kinds Of Plantation Regalla.
We have In stock Phmtons from SO
up. Every man should have one. The
celebrated Columbus and Center Spring
Buggy, the best In the market, always
on hand. Every lady that desires COM
fort and ease In riding should have one
Of these Phatons or Buggies, for with Il
she Is sure to be happy, ever wearing
pleasant smiles. We have large lot Of
valuable vehicles
Which Must BE Sold.
A car load each Of the Milburn and
James II Graham Wagons, Every farm
er knows these wagons to be the very
best made, They cost but little more
than the ordinary wagon, and will GER
tainly wear longer. Planters will un-
derstand this and buy good wagon nj
once, and save shop bill. Our Black
smithing Department Is offered for sale,
and we have large supply Of material
on hand, which must be either sold, or
worked up ut reduced prices, and now ID
the time to secure BARGAINS. Re-
member they must go.
Everything Is low down to suit tthe wet
weather.
j. e. HEAD & CO.
sept. l5-3m.
The Greenville times., 1888-11-10
Larger advertisements. quarterly, half
yearly and yearly,
Contracted for at Liberal Rates.

Orders from transient customers, ver-
bal or written, for job work, advertising.
or subscription. must be accompanied BY
the cash. Accounts of regular eusto-
mers due and presented the LIST Of each
month
The Greenville times., 1888-11-10
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

We are authorized TO announce
THos. WoRTmNGToN candidate for
Sheriff at the next county election !;
subject to the decision of the Demo-
cratic Convention.
We are authorized to announce
RoBT. Prince candidate for Sheriff at
the next county election; subject to
the decision Of the Democratic Con-
vention.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-04-14
Presbyterian Church.

The pastor, Rev. ". S. P. Bryan,
viii preach tomorrow morning,
having returned from Preshytery
this Saturday. morning.
Mr.. j. D. K. '>lejght, superiAten~
dent oftheSabbath school ofihe;;First
Presbyterian Church, Richmond, wi l
address the Sabbath school at4,p. ~.
The services will be held in the
church.
The Young Mems Association will
hold a public meeting in the even
ing at S p. H., at which the presi-
dent, Mr.. c. f. Graham. or in his
absence the vice>preside,4t, Mr.. John
Boiling, will preside. Addresses
will b. made by Mr.. Sieight, Mr..
Joseph K White, OF Richmond,
Rev. w. }. Erdman and others.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-04-14

added to the yoil--unc for every
year ofits organization.
The mepbeg5hin has $500 III
1887. twenty four rev houses 0!
worship and twenty mauses have
been built.
Foreign missions have bee n better
supported than any olher cause. In
1870 500 was raised, iG 1887 $500
and the aggregate sum is $4,000.
The total contributions of the
churches since the organization has
been $472,OOO.
Fifty regular minister's have been
added TO the original roll o! twenty
three Thirty four ministers ere
now Oh the roll.
OF the candidates for the minis
try the Ashavi!le church furnished
moro than any other in the Presby
terry, TIE average duration of pas
toratcs is 81 years.
Rev. W. Z. McIiwainc then spoke
of Presbyterianism in the Foreign
Mission Field and gave the organi-
zation and progress of the various
branches fthe church. The United
Presbyterian, the Cumberland
Presbyterian, the Reformed (Dutcb)
Church.
The speaker characterized the
Presbyterian church Of the north as
the "greatest missionary organiza-
ton OF the country" and gave The
results of its S years of work in the
mission field. In 1883 there were
three missions and tour missionaries
but no converts aud no pupils But
now SO churches, $50 ministers,
Sac helpers. coo, 20 Commandments.
10000 pupils. In 1883 5000 was
contributed, 1887 100000, and the
women gave S25o,ooo, and other
gifts made i total of S7So,ooo
The Southern church OF which
we form Il part, Is Il missionary
-c'nutcb. At its formation in 1861,
III the midst OF poverty and war, The
work was begun and $4,000 was
called for To day her missions
represent total of 80 stations and
100 outstations. 1t has Q,ooo pupils
and 1000 members in foreign lands. |
$4,000 was contributed to this
cause last year. The total giyer
since 1861 is $I,137.ooo.
In conclusion the speaker referred |
to the death of Rev. DR., ]. L. Will !
soH, who had been secretary Of fors
r'gn missions Stree the organization
OF the church.
The summary of the worlz done
h. the churches of the United States
at present is: 1000 preachers, 500
churches, 5000 communicates, |
{ 600 received last year, $4,000 liz
holers ii foreign fields, $1,000, 600
raised last year, $4,000, 900 III the
last halt-century.
Rev w. r. Atkinson then spoke
on Prerbyterianism and Liberty and
read a carefully prepared paper |
teaching the history CT civil liberty
from th' time OF Scion to The pres
cn, lar.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-04-14
Tho Charleston, Cumberland Gap
and CliCamo Eaiiroad.

Tho Charleston, Cumberland Gap
and Chicago Raiiroad.
Nhats-yei relates to long cons
sIdered and long postponed object,
will ha glad to hear thatthe Chalits-
ton, Cumberland Gap and Chicago
railroad has yet vitality enough i'll
its constitution to il stiIy the ex!e:
tations once so hopeful. Capt. Matt
Atkinson returned yesterday from
! Greeuvjj.,, :. :, Were be bad
been 70 attend 4 meeting of the
| direut"sa a;lA exvvutiy" committee
of the said company From tie
reports read ai,H Tie conversations
had ana in!orAa,ioa given in the
meeting, the project sgeris TO be full
Of life. The section trUE aiken to
Edgefeld-20 mI'e he grazing
is nearly complete. 2'Ae next Sc
ton % Abbevitle j, embarrassed
for the present by = recent decision
Of q South Carolina circuit judge
who hrs dHriar-d th7 issue of Gown-
ship bOnds-the form ii which
county aii to the road '.,:s riyen-
was unconstitutional Ehc emGai~
rasnent IS not expected To last; ana
there IS every prospect II the steady
and sure extension ut the rtaI
~ the North Carolina line.
This is on the sup.osition that |
the work, nov employing c0ntln'
uous force of 300 hands vii lie pur-
sued on the systeaI begun But |
there is well sounded belief that |
other i:;ces are to act a very i'm
p0!taut part in Tie enterprise.
An English company it was stated
In tti2 naIling has agreed 10 furnish
the cipita! and take up the con-
strUction Oi the road through lis
whole length rating .he cost at
S17,OOO per mile, s. GOO OF which
Is to be appropriated 10 grading
and cross ties, the remainder to
equipment. The agent Of the Eng
liS!l company has reached New
York, and may sOon he expected In
South Carolina.
When the road reaches the North
Carolina line, it is to be brought to
Asheyille down the French Broad
Valley Oil the route surveyed last
year under the authority Of Col.
Bowen and others.
We give the outline OF Capt. At
kins3n's information with the belief
that the hope for the construction
of the road is better founded than
ever before.
Though We have lost the Carolina
Knoxville and Western line, We
will have another, with exactly the
same facilities to BTeyari, and
thence South, giving us On addi
,ionai choice of routes.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-04-14
LATE NEWS BRIEFS.
Carefully Condensed from SiaiI and
Wire.

An Ohio county treasurer wno
proved to be an embezzler, was sem
fenced to six years in the peniten
tiary.
The upper Mississippi and its
tributaries are flooding Wisconsin
aud Minnesota, and doing great
damage to crCus.
The Intzr-Stata Commission is
giving lis attention to underbill~
ing OF frejghts, and developing some
astonishing results.
Mr. Conkling rested better ThHrs-
day night than for several days,
and hopes were gr atty stimulated
that he would rccoyer.
1t is pow discovered that the real
deficit III the accounts Il the treHs~
urer OF Kentucky viii not be aeag
soEiarge as was 1t first reported.
The cornerstone Of the Augusta
(Ga0 National Exposition building
was laid on Thursday. Everything
promises the greatest occasion ever
held in the south.
All ,h" mailer: and brewers of
Chicago ARE "a Ii strike New Yc.&
brewers ere similarly affected Keep
up the work. if ,hr brewers can
stand 1t ihs country will h= sure to
do Sc
All The friends :,uI r4jati.r.s Of
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-04-14
Early Cabbage.

Our friends 2Lessrs. Long and
Goodman, fanny grocera, sent to
oue office Yesterday ,vernl splen-
did heads CT fresh cabbage, grown
10y Col. I. B. Long Of the firm, on
lis Swannanoa farm. They were
very fine un.i show that or section
led n"t rely lr.;! more @out!icrn
ci:nes for early vegetables. All we
need i:erI is for cur people to try to
d, and ;.3 ;i.jH. is doe We have
the gr'atest s9c:iln in the world
;:uyua,;.