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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-31
CONDgNsEp TBLgsRAaS,

William Walker and Jack >Spaniard
were hanged at Fort Smith, Ark, yes
terday.
In the Cronin case at Chicago the day
was occupied in securing fifty talesmen
for jury,
Mrs. W. E. Christienne, Of ioharlotte,
N. O., stonewall Jackson's only child
died yesterday Of typhoid fever.
Mary Donnelly, the woman stabbed
at Atlantic City by Mrs. Robert Ray
Hamilton, is pronounced out Of danger
aud Mrs, Hamilton will be released on
bail.
President Harrison has written letter
Of sympathy TO the widow Of a veteran
who was thrown from his horse during
the parade In his honor at indianapolis
the other day.
Schaetier, the champion billiardiSt,
ahdJIves, the boy wonder, played d
IpameIat Chicago Thursday night. Score
Sehaeffer, 1000; Ives, 65l. SchaeHerE
highest run was 8Sl.
William ]. Fry, committed suicide In
the county fail al PittSbufeh yesterday,
He was confined there for drunkenness,
He Bthbbed himself Just over the heart
Ave times with d lead pencil.
The poBtmaAler General has offered 4
standing reward Of $1,000 for the arrest
and conviction OF anyone making %
armed attack on any atage coach or rail
way train carrying the U. 8. mail.
The American Wire Nail Company
OF Coyington, Kentucky, complains u
The Interstate Commission that The
Queen 4 Crescent road discriminated ID
favor Of the iron nail In freight ratep, j.
Some men were digging a well neal
Rome, Ga, and at q depth of2b feet thl
bottom iell out, dropping them ten feel
into cave. They explored y and iou!n1!E
Il 10 be very extensive and filled Will
wonders.
The LeadyIile express was derallet
Yesterday near EstAbtook, Colorado
and joseph Gale, Of Galeebufg, Ill.,, Or
cult Court Clerk, was instantly Killed
A number Of other passengers Wer
slightly Injured.
Az the American Bar Association yea
tefday otlicefB were elected. Mh "a
ward Hitchcock, Of 81. Louis, was cho
een pfesldent, John j. Davis 10 Vic
Pfehident ior Webt Virginia. A ban
quet was given the delegates last night
Az the Philadelphia 1,ying.in.H HosplLa
last night the cable Of An elevator hfpk
nfNaibliAlInR the car from the THIRD
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JOHN TURNER LYNGHHl.
A Case Of Mob Law in Fayette
County this State
THE DEED OF MASKED MEN,
The Murderer of Charles Walker
Shot and then Hanged to a Tree,
A Belief that IL was Done to
Shield Other Parties.
sptetaI ptpaleA q M4 Inleliameef,

spte1% D''poIs"~ M !~c.l0e'ee,' a.
CHARLESTON, w, VAp August SU'-
About / o'clock this morning a mob o
i'm masked men from Rnsh RIM went IA
r',.s..s',,,,. ~ 49,, ..a,,s,, III. NV,
rayetteV'He Anu a9ouseu '~'or m"N ~
from his slumbers by attempting te
break omen his door, He came out
wbon niatol. wsra immedIatslv nointed
-v- 1' ~ ~ ,1S 49,. -. r =,
az MS leau anu tne jan Keys were ue'
manded, He told them the keys were
not In his possession, and still keeping
Mn a n,;sonar tbav nroceaded m tbo
n' p.'syAS,l IVY FesssNsN " " ~.
jan, snort ulsIauce III tne rear .! n's
house, On arriving there they stuck re-
yolyers through the windows and de.
nandod ,ha Lava ot,.Tarn nay;s a
4SN 'Ae :
Watcnmah on Tue Ins'ue, VINO nus peen
on duty ever since John Turner, the
colored murderer, has been confined
there. ereiused to give them up, and
the mob then began to}make prepafa-
tlons to break in.
Dynamite was called for, and Davis
believing further resistance TO be use.
less handed out the keys. Several oil
the men entered the Jail and told the
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-31

The tennis reception given at Mr.. o,
o. Dewey's handsome place out The Ma.
tlonal road yesterday afternoon, was a
charming affair. At one time there
were as many as sixty guests pres.
ent, and as the majority were
In tennis costumes the scene
presented on the spacious lawn was q
very pretty one. Nearly oil the mem.
bers Coi the "Tsland, y Ntaac1uep' and
Country" tennis clubs were present,
Several sets were played. The 'sfsland'l
club made 0 very clever record IN the
ladies' double and single and the gentle.
mems double. One Of the features waB
. gentlemen's single between Messrs,
Charles List and Percy Norton, two oI
the most expert players hefeab6ug,
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THB GREAT LONDON STRIKE.
The outlook for tho Strikers dioomy-A,
AmnInntnniah AitikA Ti,ranlnnnA

The outlook for tho Strikers Gloomy--An
Amaigamated strike Threatened.
LONDON, August So.-The strikers arc.
boasting that Monday next will witness
a gigantic Amalgamated strike Of work.
ers ip every industry unless the ultima.
tumoi the dockmen be adopted by noon
tomorrow. 1nan interview this even.
ing with Mr.. Burns, the leader Of the
strikers said he felt depressed, although
he hoped for the best. A notice has
bOep posted at the Btllken' committee
rooms suBpending relief measures,
owing 70 the fact that the tradesmen
upon whom orders had been issued were
demanding that the committee coupons
be exchanged for cash, The outlook
for the strikers 10 decidedly gloomy.
Fifteen hundred mill workers nj Deft.
ford have Joined the strikers. sblppefp
are arranging 70 unload the steam6fsati
Il0V0E. .|.I..
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PRUNTYTOWN GETS N.


The State Reform School to be Located
Thsre-whRt tho Town offered.
Special DIIpateh 10 The AtelItgsaeer,
ClARLEsroS, WA, August So.-The
Reform School Commission held a
session last night to finish the discussion
Of the various propositions offered ior
the location Of the school and concluded
It's labors this morning. Pruntytown,
Taylor county, was selected as the most
eligible site and the school will be loca.
ted there. II offered the old Court
House and jail, the jailer's residence,
woand one half acres Of ground and
So, 900 in cash, the total amounting 10
$4,000 at the least calculation.
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LADIES on TaE q. A R.
omsors Electsd-rhe Womsn's National
Relief Corps.

oHioers Elected-rhe Womsnb National
Relief Cotpa
MtLwAukEE, August SO.-The ladies
OF the G. A. r. convention have elected
National officers as follows. President,
Mrs. Frances Wood, Of Topeka, KaS. /;
Senior Vice, Mira. Catherine 3. Hlrst, Of
Louisville, KY; Junior Vice, Mrs. 9. B.
Bruner,, Of Altoona; Treasurer, Mrs.
Annie L. Grubb, Camden, N. J.j Chap
LAIN. Mrs. N. O. Reynolds Chicago; /;
Counsellor, Mrs. Z. Roby, Chicago |
Council OF Administration, Mrs. Julia
M. johnson, Of Altoona, Pa. Mrs. Mel.
L lie P. Anderson, OF San Antonio, Cal. |
Mrs. Charles w. Gerwig, OF Allegheny
City, Pa.
things, that the present membership 10
1900. Tho State relief corps OF Maine,
which works upon the same paihciples
az the ladies OF the g. A. r., admitting
10 membership wives, mothers OF daugh'
ters oil veterans, sent o proposit on 70
unite With the order, aud o union will
d6ubtless be effected Ia few months,
tfusadding 8, 600 members 10 the Nation'
al organization.
The business session oi the National
lWoman'B Relief Corps was fesumed u
the Presbyterian church Yesterday.
A report was submitted by the pen.
sion and relief committees recommends
Ing that the names OF all army nurses,
volunteers and others DO placed on the
| enIla ~ lhA bnFna. IL recommended also
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Capt. Phil. Bruner, for a number Of
years past Train Master for the Cleve-
land & Pittsburgh road, has resigned
that position and accepted that Of Chief
Train Dispatcher for the Cleveland, Lo-
rain 4 Wheeling road. Captain Bruner
will assume charge Of his new office to-
morrow. Heis a thoroughly competent
and careful man, as has been demon.
started by his successful record while in
the employ Of the Cleveland & Pitts
burgh company, and the Cleveland,
Lofain &Wheeling people are TO be con:
graduated on having secured his ser.
vices. The place vacated by Captain
BFuner will be tilled by Lewis ohlinger,
ofWellsville, who has been his assistant,
and who is another good railroad man.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-31

SptclaI DIlpdlch % no IHIdIigtlletr'
WASHINGTON, D. O., August 30.-Gen'
eral Golf arrived here this morning and
was busy in the departments to-day. T
w. Fleming, OF Fairmont, is also in the
city, he says for the purpose Of looking
for quarters for the Fairmont knight
Templas, who will be here In October
Fourth class postmasters were ap'
pointed for West Virginia today as fol
lows: Lone Tree, Tyler county, Thomas
A. Tenford, vice II, ]. Asher, removed
Pursley, Tyler county, 1Eaiah Melott
vice Ralph Broadwater, resigned; Re
spect, Harrison county, Isaiah N. Mar
tin, vice Robert L. Mason, resigned.
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senden was discharged prematuTely and
two sailors, John Schulz, Of Detroit, and
Charles Mott, Of Montreal, We're seri'
ously injured, A mortar exploded on
one Of the mortar. boats and two sailors,
Frank Sayles, Of Milwaukee, and 9. 8.
Rock, Of Thiensyille, were hurt Will
liam Rate, eighteen years Of age, was
also injured by the premature discharge
OF a mortar, and William Sill received
painful injuries in the hip and ankle
A we'll dressed young man with an en-.
campment ticket from Philadelphia 70
Milwaukee, bearing the name Of Otto
RoemeF, died Rtthe Emergency Hospital
last night He was found unconscious
on the white fish bay road, and Is sup
posed to have taken poison.
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ored men are liable to disorder and dis
ease, as are those Of fairef skin, Among
90 many hundreds some must slcker
and languish, Yet the man In MeDow,
ell or Mercer county who IS SICK, mol
able 10 work, though It be nigh unto
death, under this theory, ceases TO be q
resident Of the State Of West Virginia,
Although the law gives 70 every man Q
domicile, the voter here In this peculiar
region, who leaves his county TO visit
another In West Virginia, 10 assumed to
be nonresident OF the State, How
strange, how unwaFranted, how ohen'
sive 10 Justice, is such theory,
So, no such vote as that under con-
Hideration should be deducted from the
total Of those cast for Nathan GOT, the
contestee,
MERCER COUNTY FINISHED,
The committe finished Mercer county
this afternoon, Out Of eighty votes as
sailed by Goff, six were rejected. Flem-
ing assailed 1853 votes in Mcdowell
county, OF these fifteen were acted
upon and eight rejected.
Out OF 42s votes attacked by Fleming
in Mercer county altogether, the com,
mittee decided that 1888 should be reject
cd. In all but about 10 Of these cases
Messrs. Kee, sprlgg and Lively voted to
reject, Messrs, Maxwell and Morris
against rejecting, According to former
decisions, about 10 OF all these votes and
no more, should have been rejected,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-31
A CLOSE GALL
Forty Silnsrs in Maryland Narrowly Escape
Drowning In the Niue,

Forty SilnsFs in Maryland Narrowly EScap'
Drowning In the Niue,
CUMBERLAND, Nd, August SO,-Wort
reached here at noon to-day that forty
miners atwork in the Allegheny mine
near Frostburg, had been shut in and
were probably drowned. Water had
broken in from the abandoned Etna
mine and had driven the miners further
away from the main headway. Excite
ment ran high and crowds collected, re-
latiyes Of the miners being In the major
ity, After two hours suspense William
Stevens and Hugh Meen entered the
main headway and wading through the
water finally discovered the miners one
mile away from the opening, All were
rescued.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-31
WILLIAM TlIAW's FUNERAL


People OF all GLASSES HOuor the Memory Of
the PhilAnthropiSt
PITrsBuRoH, PA, August S0,-The
funeral Of William Thaw, the millionaire,
philanthropist and railroad king, took
place this afternoon. The remains lay
in state at the Third Presbyterian church
for three hours before the services and
viewed by thousands Of people Of all
classes, color and religious denomination.
The services were conducted by Rev.
George I, Purvls and Rev. Matthew
Riddle, aud were Of a very simple
chaTanfar
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-31

The Council Committee on Real Es.
tate met last evening and instructed
Clerk Thoner to advertise for bids for
withdrawing all the rooms In the base.
ment Of the city's end Of the Public
Building. A bill Of 50 so was approved.
The matter Of ordering the big clock In
the tower repaired and cleaned was de.
ferred until II can be learned definitely
whether the committee has enough
money 10 pay for the work. Twas de.
Clded 10 ask Council 10 order the Water
Board TO repair the pipes and Jets Of
the Paxton fountain before ordering II
naintad.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-31

NHw YohK, August So.-Tho new
Hamburg American steamer Columbia,
to-day concluded The fastest trip on 10,
cord tom The Needles 70 Sandy Hook,
her ! time being 0 days aud is hour Gnd
20 minutes
paiLADHtfiiiA, Pa, August SO.--Ar
hvedi steamers Manitoba from Ham,
burg and Minnesota, from gWanAoa,
CopnNtfkehN, August B0,-sAffiyed,
steamer Thingvalla, from New York,
LONDON August 80. .-sIghted, steam
o. Roman from Boston,
NHW Yunk, August B0.-Akfiyed
eaTetg Wieland and Columbia ifon
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-31
MAULsBY'S BATTERY.

The Fifth Annual Reunion TO Take Place nj
Pnlatino.
Special Dtlpatch TO he IattliLgsnetr.
FAIRNoSr, w. Va, August So.-The
Fifth annual reunion Of the Society oi
Maulsby's Battery will be held at Pala,
tine, opposite this place, on September
IA, All the surviving members Of the
battery and many invited guests are ex'
pected to be present, and pleasant
time Is anticipated. Commissioner o.
Internal Revenue Mason is member ol
the society.
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illrhWaymor Attaef a6 old Aian,

An old man named EbenEer MCGEE,
reading near Glehn's Run, came q
town early yesterday morning aud
gwore g,, out warrants before Justice
Phillips ior three men whom he claimed
had beaten and attempted 10 rob Him
The men asked pefmi6sion 10 ride ID tht
old mAn'e wagon aud then attacked HIN
suddenly Ia 9 lonely spot, He iorln,
Iia,sely iis,y had nothing on his person o.
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EQUAL TO JOHNSTOWN.

Ten Thousand Psrsons Perish By Fiooarin,
Japan.
LONDON, August SO.-Adyices from.
Yokohama state that disaatrous ihtorus
have recently occurred in wakAyama.
Ten thousand persons perished III Tie
storms and 10000 were rendered home
less. The loss Of property was enor.
mona.
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chinese itstaila,Io1.

sHAsoHAi, GINA, August co. -pohin
adyiCeS are that q number Of hith.
Chinese officials have petltloned pSlnee
ohun 70 have MI Tho Americans en-.
ployed Ia China expelled from the En-.
pire. y 10 reported that Prince Chun
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-31

LucERsE, August sO.-Mr. washburn,
the United States Minister to switzer-
land has made a formal protest against
the wrongful arrest Of four American
tourists at Berne on the charge Of being
pickpockcte. N
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-31

Another wonderful discovery haa
been made aud that too, by a lady Ia thig
county. Disease fastened its clut6bea
upon her, and for seven years she wilh.
stood lts boverest tesig, but her Vital on.
gans were undermined and death
seemed imminent For three month";
she coughed incessantly and could hot
sleep. She bought Of ID O bottle oi III,
Kings New Discovery ior Cotgumptioh'
and was 90 much relieved on taking az
iitaE dose that she slept All night and
with one bottle has b5Bn itilfaCuloufly
cured Her name 10 Mrs. Luther fIulS,i q
THIS writes w. o, HAmflck 4 Co., ol
Shelby N C.-qet itve trial bottle n
Logan Drug Co.'s drug store. 2
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-31

While q man supposed 10 DO loaded 10
being examined, le cgunOt be- diaChaFg.
Cd but the moment ,the charge ID With
drawn, hB Immediately goes olI,
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INCIDENTS W THB BAETLE
saiiofa tBjatsd puriae thS Naval EhBAe,
az MiiWahkeO,

MiLwAUKnG, August S0,-Dutlng thl
naval engagement last night q cannon on
Iho United States revenue cutter Fec
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-31

1,slctAA,lpi act like magic on 4
weak stomach. WsAw
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General fjoulahRef has Issued q mani.
ie6Io addressed no the Honest People,.
THE General 10 evidently tired 0i ad'
dressing his own follower,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-11-08

disguise OF the SC put served him we'll,
they at last gained the Union lines in
the dawn of tho 9th of May.
Agnes went to the rear and Jack
made haste first 20 report and after
ward to find his regiment.
Hanson Blay n net him, saying:
I'm ahead of you, Jack. I've done
mywork and epa,llettesa are promised
Jennie will be mine. No hard will,
hope, comrade?"
"None. All right and welcome"
replied Everett, i'll Il mysteriously
quiet way.
Both brave boys passed safely
through the bloody horrors of that
terrific May 2 a nd the days of sub
sequent slaughte upon the crimson
field of Spottsylv ania.
Hanson Blay r ceived his commits
sion while Jack Everett still wore the
sergeant's strip bs; but while the
armies of blue an d gray were engag-
ed in that grand, historic, parallel
race to reach Ric hmond, a letter bear.
ing Jacks sigma ture and addressed
to Jennie was lying northwest in one
of Uncle Sans p puches, and it said
81 have found Aggie, your sister
and she has captured my heart. If
ever come back, she will come witt
me as my bonny bride. l know YOU
will easily forgive me, because Han
son Blay now " ears q sword ant
sash, and, after all, perhaps you ant
he were meant for each other"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-11-08
New York Want. the Fair.

First Enterprising New Yorker See
herel | sent You and many other prom
inent men written invitations to be pres
ent ut my Office this afternoon, to
further the movement form Worlds Pair
in New York, and not soul came.
Don't you know, sir. TINT this is to be
the most glorious event in the history
of our great city? Where were you
when duty called?"
Second Enterprising New Yorker-'1
tried to lie there at the time appointed
but the elevated trains were SO over
crowded ut that hour that | could moi
find standing room; so l hired cab,
but that was caught in crush on Broad
way, and after wearisome wait gave
that up and took a street car, but tina
got blocked so often at cross streets tina
before 1 reached the end of my journe,
il was dark and the meeting was over,
New York Weekly.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-11-08

brought into ca mp, where q guard
was placed owe him. The aristo-
cratic rebel, sppposing everything
was all right hat he was secure any
way as q prisoner of war-as COM
mittee of the whole resolved himself
into sleeps de- nd slumber." Awak-
ing about midnight, to find the
moon shining full into his, he
CHANGED to g inspect his guard, ;"
when, horror of horrors, that
soldier was negrol And,
worse than all, recognized in that
towering form, slowly and steadily
walking Il beat. one of his own
slavesl Huma n nature could not
stand that; the prisoners was en-
ragged, furious, and swore that he
would not. Ad dressing the guard,
through clenchd id teeth, foaming at
the mouth. he yelled out: "Sambo!'
"Well, NASSAU Send for the Colo
mel to come here Immediately. MY
own slave can never stand guard
over me. It's a d-n outrage! no
gentleman would submit to it.
Laughing in his sleeve, the dark faced
soldier called on {: "Corp'l deguardl"
That dignity appeared, and present.
ly the Colonel followed. After listen
ing to the Southerner's impas-
stoned harangue e, which was full of
inevectives, the Colonel turned
to the negro with, "Sam" 'Yes,
Colonel" You know this gentleman,
do your" "Oh course; he's massa
B. and has a big plantation in
Alabama" "W Well, Sam, just take
care of him ton ight," and the officer
walked away. As the sentinel again
placed his beat, the gentleman from
Alabama appea led to him in an argu-
ment, Listens smbop' "You hush,
dar! It's done gone talking to you
now. Hush, re BEL was the Negroes
emphatic conn and, bringing down
his musket to C barge bayonet posi-
ton by way OF enforcing silence.
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charge Ola squad otmenin Georgia,
twelve miles east of Spring, at which
place he came in contact with four
Confederate soldiers, capturing one
the other three making their escape.
After having dis armed the poor man
he cut one of his ears off, and then
amused himse If by shooting
the man S overall times in
the face. After he was dead, he
dragged him into the woods and
there left his remains. Mounting
his horse, he returned to camp
to boast over the cruel murder he
had done, carry ing the ear in a letter
of mine that | had sent by him to a
friend. When lie arrived at camp,
before dismounting he handed me a
letter saying: Here is an answer
to your letter." and to my great
surprise it was my letter, with the
ear OF the murdf red man in it.
| saw many men killed and
wounded during the war, and was
wounded myself but, taking the
dead mans ear in my hand, with ii
purple color and the dry blood on it,
gave me the mo st powerful shock oil
all my experien &c during the war
While Woody was sitting on his
horse in front OF me, boasting over
the victory he had gained, and a large
crowd of soldiers had gathered
around him, | gave him back the
dead mans ear, remarking to him
that he won id die q horrible
death for the crl me he had commit
ted, and that God would shorten his
days" In a shd rt time from the date
of this incident his health declined
and he was disc harged from the army
and went to his home in Polk County
Tennessee; afterward was shot and
badly wounded by party unknown
and before he recovered he was taker
with consumptip n, and lived about
ten months. III died unprepared to
meet his God.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1889-11-08

Galveston Tex News Oct. 2.
Certainly there is no more propitious time
for fortune to knock at young mans door,
as the Irishman asserts it does once In the life
of every man, than just as he has taken unto
himself partner to share his veal and woe
In this life A windfall of few thousand of
dollars at this period of life is very often the
keystone upon which he may erect fortune
and achieve success. Among the rare in
stances of this kind of recent occurrences we
may mention the case of Mr.. 2. +. Pearson.
a rising young merchant, of Harland, Fort
Bend county, who purchased one-twentieth of
ticket No. 80, 526, which won the second cap
hal prize of 100000 in the drawing of the
Louisiana State Lottery on Tuesday, Septem-
Der 10, 1885, and as consequence is to-day
5000 better off in this worlds goods Mr..
Pearson is the son of Colonel P +. Pearson,
of Richmond, one of the most prominent at
torneys of this section, and is young mar
highly esteemed by all his acquaintance Az
previously limited Mr.. Pearson has only re
Gently been married, and his good fortune II
therefore doubly welcome
The ticket was cashed through Messrs. Dye
Il Moofe, bankers of Richmond.