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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-05-24
A Rival to virginia's Natural Bridge.

High up in the crest Of mount
aims on the Birmingham, Sheffield
and Tennessee Railroad there is to
be found one of natures wonders.
1t is a natural bridge, as complete,
as perfect, as symmetrical, and, in
some essentials, more remarkable
than the great natural bridge of
Virginia. The bridge lies between
the stations of Lynn and Delmar.
IL IS about 81 miles from Sheffield
and 20 miles from Jasper. It's
length from abutment to abutment
IL 10 feet. Its width is 30 feet,
and its thickness ranges from 4 to
q feet. 1t Is of pure sandstone and
has no doubt stood climatic changes
Tor ages. Leaning over the bridge
you see III the ravine which 1t
spans, some 60 feet below, the
simmer and sparkle of many
springs of clear Iimpid water which
bubble from the sandstone soil,
aud, joining, flow down the ravIne.
A singular feature is a subdivision,
or smaller bridge, constructed on
the same pattern, perhaps even
more perfect IN its outlines, which
leads from one side of the bridge
proper.-TuScumbid Albanian.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-05-24
Detectives Attacked,

PARKERsBURG, ". VA, May
20.-For some time detectives have
been working clues in the Jacot
Morgan case, of Tyler county
Morgan's murder was cold. blooded
His wife and neighbOr we're ar.
rested, but released because the
evidence was not sufficient to hold
them.
Detectives recently obtained
more evidence, and last Friday
went to the Morgan neIgbborhood
to make arrests. On Saturday
night, while stopping at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Wyke, they were
notified they would he attacked
before morning. The detectives
made preparations to receive the
attacking party, and about 3
O'Clock in the morning number OF
men surrounded the house and de-
manded the surrender of the Of
fcers, who replied by firing at the
party.
The mob returned the fire and
riddled the house with bullets,
wounding Gale in the arm. One
of the assaiIants was reported
MORALLY wounded and two others
badly hurt. In the morning the
officers found blood marks in the
woods, showing that several had
been hurt and carried off, but did
not succeed in capturing any of
the gang. They sent tor reinforce
ments and returned to the scene
of the fight, and are hourly ex-
pecting another attack. The
alleged murderers are desperate
and determined. Great excite.
ment is reported IN that part of
Tyler county over the affair.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-05-24
Terrible Crime In Virginia.
SEVEN COLORED MEN BIND ONE
OF THEIR OWN RACE AND
ASSAULT HIS FAMILY.

CULPEPPER COURT HOUSE, VA,
May Oh Seven negroes near
Richardsvlle, this county, went to
the house of a highly respectable
and educated cOlOred man last Sat
urday, and bound him hand and
foot. They then assaulted bis
wife.
After partaking Of whiskey they
had brought they discovered the
little ten. year.Old daughter up
stairs, where she had been hiding.
They brought her down stairs and
assaulted her.
They left the old man bound,
and his wife and child in most
pltifuI condition. They threatened
TO burn the house and cut out the
tongues of their victims If they di'
vulged the perpetrators of the
crime. The helpless victims were
soon found by a passing friend, and
the alarm was given.
A posse of whites and blacks
started IN pursuit and captured the
Williams near the scene of the as
sault. They we're taken to the
county Jail, where they were
guarded by a strong force. An at
tempt was made on Saturday night
to take the prisoners from the Jail
and lynch them, but the guards
frightened the party of.
The wife Is in critical condition
and the little child is dying. The
militia hes been asked for, as 1t is
hourly expected that another at
tempt will be made to force the
iall and lynch the men.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-05-24
This Man is a Born Idiot.

MIDDLETowN, n. Y, May IS
a remarkable case in connection
with the postOflice at Cochecton,
Sullivan county, has been unearth-
ed. Henry Winters was the post
master, and in March last, soon
after Postmaster. General Wanna
maker assumed his position, Henry
Inderlied was appointed in the
place of Winters. The usual bond
was executed and mailed at COch-
ectOn, but never reached the Post.
office Department. COrrespOn-
dence from Congressman Stivers,
Of this city, also failed to reach
Mr.. Inderlied. Suspicion arose
that Winters was suppressing
letters from Washington and Con
gress StIvers, also those sent by
the new appOlntee. 1t was only
by the use of plain envelopes ad-
dressed IN a disguised hand to
other parties that Mr.. Inderlied
could obtain any information, and
his second bond was mailed at
another pOstoilce some miles from
COchectOn. His commission as
postmaster was mailed from WASH
ington on the Sth instant, bnt he
did not receive it until yesterday.
Special Agent Stewart appeared
on the scene and Winters soon
wilted. In the latter's pockets
we're found Mr.. Inderled's com
mission and letters from Congress
man Stivers and the Postoflice
Department, all addressed to In
derlied. Inspector Stewart took
charge OF the pocketed mail. Mr.,
Inderlied was put in charge of the
pOstofiice at once, and Winters was
taken to New York by the in
speetor last night, the new post
master accompanying them.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-05-24
Playing wild West"

CHICAGO, May 17.-Frank ia
slDski, aged 10, stepped out in front
of his fathers saloon last night
with a rifle in his grasp. CHANGING
down the street he saw Frank
Kiowski, a lad Of his own age and
an acquaintance standing in the
front door of his home. Jasinski
raised the rifle, took deliberate aim
and fired. KlOwski fell, the ball
having passed through his body
two inches above the heart. ia.
sinski then coolIy took aim and
fired at another acquaintance, Mike
Meka, who stood at the front door
of his home, one hundred feet
away, and Meka fell to the ground,
the ball having entered six inches
below the left shoulder blade. ia
sinski escaped. KiOwsklis wound
is fatal, but Meka's injury is
not considered serious, ia.
snski belongs to the same gang
with young Kuberowski, who,
without PROPAGATION, shot a lad
named TrinOr last Sunday night
Jasinski had gathered in his room
a ovid Vest outfit includin &
knives and reyolvers, as we'll as
lot of fash literature.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-05-24
Thirty Perished.

LONDON, May 21.-The British
steamer German Emperor, from
London for Bilboa, ran into the
British steamer Beresford, from
HartlepoOl for Bombay, at 4
o'clock yesterday morning, while
the latter was lying at anchor on
Goodwin sards. The German En-.
peror sank instantly. Boats were
launched from Beresford and sue.
ceeded III rescuing three persons
from the German Emperor. Tue
latter's bows were stove. She dis.
appeared in the fog, and for a
while her fate was unknown, but
1t is now learned that she is pro-
ceeding to GraveseDd, where she
will effect temporary repairs. Nine
persons on board the German En-.
peror took to q small boat and
have landed at Dover. Neverthe-
less it is thought that 80 persons
persisted.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-05-24
MALIETOA TO BE KING.
AMERICAN DIPLOMACY WINS
GERMANY'S OPPOSITION
OVERCOME.

BERLIN, May 21.- A message Is
SAID to have been received from
Secretary Blaine within the past
thirty.sx hours directing the
American commissioners TO the
Samoan conference to insist upon
the restoration OF the status quo
and saying that German depOsed
MalietOa as King and must return
him as King. They may higglc
about indemnity, or a unit, or deal
or tripartite government if they
please, but Malietoa must be
King.
The special correspondent Of the
Associated Press here vas inform
ed this evening that Germany has
finally consented to restore King
Malieton. This action was taken
finally after prolonged and per
sistent efforts on the part Of the
American commissioners. But
now comes another hitch in the
negotiations. This fresh difficulty
grows out of the claim for Indem.
nifty made by Germany. The
American section of the confer.
ence holds that If any indemnity is
paid it must be merely nominal
sum. Germany, on the contrary
maintains that in the conflicts be.
tween the German forces and Sa.
means the latter were invariably
the aggressors. Besides the ma
tive partisans of Kink MalletOa
were guilty of the barbarOus prac-
tees of beheading German sailors,
as well as inhcting upon the
wounded particular cruelties.-
These acts, GermaDy insists, should
entail upon Samoa the payment Of
special indemnity. Earnest efforts
are making in committee to settle
the dispute, but the matter 10 very
likely to require a reference to the
plenary conference.
LONDON, May 22.-The Posts
Berlin correspondent says that the
Samoa protocol in its final form
will contain two chief points. The
first of these relates to the govern
ment OF Samoa, which will be ar
ranged on a trlpartite basis, Eng
land being accorded a position cor
responding in certain sense to
that of arbitrator. The second
deals with the appointment of
land commission. England Is to
have the large influence in the
selection of the supreme judicial
functionary.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-05-24
Cut Into His Liver.

DIR. w. II. Shoemaker, talented
and leading physician of Birming-
ham. Ala, has been declared in
sane, owing to having become a
victim to the cocaine habit. He
became violent last week and was
sent to the State Insane Asylum
at Tuscaloosa. While under the
influence of the drug he, in De
cember last, performed upon him
self probably the most unique and
most remarkable surgical operation
eyer recorded. He had been a
sufferer for some time from a tumor
in his liver. One night while alone,
he took his surgical instruments
and deliberately cut into the
abdominal cavity, cut the tumOr
from his liver, sewed the cut and
tumor next morning to brother
physicians and has since entirely
recovered. His use OF cocaine
previous to this operation became
habitual.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-05-24
A BIG SWlNDLE.
WESTERN LIQUOR MEN MULCTED
TO THE TUNE OF $500, 900.

CHICAGO, ILL, May 16.-One of
the biggest swindles Of the year
has Just been brought to light
The western liquor men have been
mulcted to the tune Of $500, 900,
and bright young chemist named
Comp Is now living in luxury far
away. Mr.. John Archibald Comp
came to Chicago fifteen months
ago and put up at the Metropolitan
hotel. Among his effects were two
large trunks aud small retrlger-
atOr. He seemed to have plenty of
money. and it was noticed That
several wholesale liquors dealer
were among bis visitors. Mr..
Comp claimed to have discovered a
compound which, when mixed with
new whiskey, would give to it the
odor, taste aud appearance of from
four TO six.year old high Wines
Under his manipulation the poorest
quality Of "wet gO'ds' became
"smOOth," and the entire process
was exemplified III the presence Of
the victim. One Wholesale dealer
became suspicious and employed a
detective. He became intimate
with Comp, and one day found him
asleep with a false armOr on. 1t
would reach from the waist 10 the
armpits. At the bottom wasa small
faucet. The armOr was hollow and
contained a high grade of whSkey.
The detective awakened Comp and
taxed HIM with the fraud. lie
owned up and offered 10 take the
detective into partnership with him.
1t was agreed to, and then Comp
explained the whole trick. The re-
frIgerator had a false bottom and
ingenlOusly arranged trap. When
a bottle of poor whiskey was set in
on the trap, by pressing a spring a
bottle of best whiskey would be sub
stituted, and the mechanism Of the
affair was so perfect that there was
little chance Of detection. The use
of armOr was to provide whiskey for
exchange when he did the trick
without the and of the box. Mr..
Comp informed the detective that
he had worked Kansas City for
$4,000 in three weeks, and that
nothing could be done to him, be-
cause those VINO invested in his
scheme knew II was a case Of de-
frauding the government. Ii Is
also stated that enterprislng young
men have sold more than 100000
worth of stock in Cincinnati, St.
Louis, Kanas City and Chicago.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-05-24
Carleton Marks Convicted.

PETERSBURG, Va, May 10
The county court of Sussex has
been engaged for the past sixteen
days in the trial of Carleton IL.
Marks, indicted for the murder of
Nathaniel NJ. Baine a few months
ago. The case was submitted to
the jury at late hour last night,
and about midnight they brought
in a verdict for voluntary man.
slaughter, fixing the prisoners
punishment at ten years IN the
penitentiary. A motion for a new
trial will be argued on Wednesday
next. Ralne bad been charged
with committing a criminal assault
on Sallie Marks, a little sister OF
the accused, and this led to the
tragedy.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-05-24
A STURDY OLD BOOMER.

Jeremiah Coughlan, aged 90
years, who passed through Denl'
son, Tex, recently, from Arkansas,
en- route to the Oklahoma country,
Is we'll preserved and in the pos
session of all his faculties. Cough
Ian has been married nine times
and has a progeny of twenty-seven
children, all OF whom, he says, are
alive and 10 good health. He was
accompanied by four sons, John,
the oldest, being 81 years of age.
Coughlan carried with him a
Kentucky squirrel rifle which has
been IN his possession for over
forty years. He said: my eye
sight is as good as ever, and last
spring l killed a wild turkey
gobbler in Beach river at a dis
lance of forty yards"
Coughlan was for number OF
years on the waters of the Missouri
river, in the service Of the North
west Fur Company. he was a
companion of Daniel Boone, the
renowned patriarch OF Kentucky
He trapped in the Black Hills,
and for a number of years followed
the fluctuations of savage life,
being a member OF the Arickaa
tribe. He remembers very well
Jim Beckwith, who was chief OF
the Grow nation and the hero OF
frontier romance. Coughlan was
also a soldier under Gen. Kearney,
and made the trip with him across
the plains to California. In 1850
be was captured by war party OF
Ogallolala Sioux near Fort La
ramie, adopted into the tribe and
married the daughter of the chief.
He was present at North Platte,
Neb., when Gen. Sherman made
bis famous trip with the Sioux.
Coughlan left the frontier and
moved to Arkansas at the out
break of the great civil war, but
did not participate in it. He says
that be feels that he is good for
many years yet and expects 10
cultivate a farm in Oklahoma
CougLlan is OF ScOttlsh-Irish par
entage.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-05-24
EX-SENATOR RlDDLEBERGER IN
TERVIEWS THE PRESIDENT.

The following is from the Wash
! ington correspondent of the Alex
andria Gazette of May 10th:
Ex-senator Riddleberger, as
stated in this correspondence
Yesterday, called at the White
| House that day and had an inter
view with the President. lie did
not ask for any Office for himself
or for any of his friends, but dur
ing the whole of the interview
talked only about the condition OF
republican affairs in Virginia. lie
told the President there were nc
'kickersD in Virgin ia, nor was there
any thing to kick at there but
General Malone, as there had been
no convention of the party nor any
action in the State. He also told
him that General Malone, ex'
Governor Cameron, Gen. GrOner,
Mr.. Wise, Col. Brady, and some OF
the Malone strikers here were
squabbling, but that nobody else
was, and that it would be wise
policy for the administration to
proceed at once to make the Nir-
GINA appointments without regard
TO either one or both the sO-called
factions III the State, as such a
policy, by removing the cause OF
the sQuabbliBg referred to, would
tend more than anything else to
stop that sqOabbling and put the
party in good shape for the next
campaign. He told the President
that in his opinion it would not be
we'll to appoint any man to Office
in Virginia on the recommendation
of only one faction of the party
there, and that when applications
of that sort were presented to him
il would be better to inform the
applicants that other endorsements
would be necessary to secure ap.
polntment. The President was hur
ried by the advent of two delega-
tions, 80 that the interview was not
as long as it otherwise would have
been, but he took time to say that
nothing was being done now IN the
matter of Virginia offices, that the
statements regarding Virginia at
fairs were so contradictory that 1t
was impossible for him to reconcile
them, and he intimated willing.
ness to hear, when not so pressed,
Mr.. Riddleberger or anybody else
who could enllghten him on the
subject.
Ex-senator Riddleberger, who
is still here, in speaking of Mr..
John Wise this morning, said he
reminded him of what we're called
independent scouts during the
civil var. They would scoup down
on a Yankee suttler's wagon, rob
it OF its contents, and then return
to their hiding places, the result
being that a Yankee force would
visit the neighborhOod next day,
burn two or three innocent peoples
houses and produce grea. suffering
and distress. Mr.. Wise, he said,
would fit here from New York,
say or do something that would
put the Virginia Republicans to
great trouble, and then fit back
again, leaving them to get out of
il as best they could.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-05-24
AN ELECTION TRAGEDY
WITHA NEGROAS THE DIRECT
CAUSE

FATAL RESULT or A RACE RIVAL
RY FOR THE CONTROL OF 4
BOARD OF EDUCATION-GREA1
EXCITEMENT IN THE PLACE.
FOREST CITY, ARK, May 49,
This quiet city wss Mortified at 2:l(
o'clock tins afternoon 10y the mos
terrible tragedy in the history o.
the county, resulting in the dealt
of three citizens.
For several days past excitement
has been high over the school eler
ton, and Mr.. Nicely and G.. w
Ingram, both colOred, have beer
making incendiary speeches, adj
vocating the ousting Of whites
from the control Of school affairs.
Nicely has been a disturbing ele
ment in the politics of this county
for some time, having almost absO
lutte control of the negroes.
To-day a large crowd assembled
at the junction of Washington and
Front streets in the vicinity Of the
polls. The exact origin of the
trouble cannot, in consequence OF
the excitement, be ascertained. AS
near as can be learned, it seems
Nicely had a fight with a white
man, and was knocked down by a
by stander.
He then ran to Captain John
parham for protection. Marshal
Folbre interfered and commanded
the peace Thomas Parham, son OF
John Parham, heard the disturb
ance and came running down stairs
from the county clerks offices
where he is employed az a deputy,
with a pistol in hls hand.
He saw the marshal and his
father in close proximity to each
other, talking excitedly, and raised
the pistol aud fred, the ball strik-
ing FOlbre in the back of the head.
In falling Fobre raised his pistol
and fred two shots. Tom Parham
fell, mOrtally wounded, and died
in a short time.
Sheriff Wilson came running to
the scene, when a stray ball struck
him, piercing his heart, killing him
instantly. His only words were
81 am a dead man. 1t is supposed
a ball from Neely's pistol killed
Sheriff Wilson.
Captain John Parham is thought
to be wounded, but refuses to al
low the wound to be examined.
Wilson and Parham are what Is
known as FnslOnists. Thus, three
of the best men in the county were
seen lying murdered upon the
streets at the same time. The
CRIES of the afflicted families were
heartrending. Ladies rushed
through the streets searching for
husbands and brothers.
q. w. Ingram, coroner, was
waited on by the citizens this af-
ternoon and invited to leave town,
which be did on the GO'clOck train.
Nicely and a few companions are in
a building on Washington street
surrounded by armed men.
The people are mad with excite.
ment, horror, and Indignation, and
hold Nicely responsible for the
whole trouble. Every body able to
bear arms has been on duty since
the trouble, and the town is being
patrOlled tonight by armed men
under the supervision Of Colonel
lizard, who was this evening by
wire appointed sheriff by the gov
ernor. While an attack upon the
town may not occur, yet 1t is
thought best to be prepared.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-05-24
Reported Riot in West VirginIa

PITTsBURG, May IA terri.
BILE riot occurred at Randolph, w.
Va, yesterday between Italian
labOrers on the extension of the
West Virginia Central Railroad
about forty men we're shot, one
through the lungs, one in the head
and one in the thigh. Two others
we're seriously stabbed and others
we're beaten, struck with stones,
Sc. No names are given and there
are no indications of arrest.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-05-24
Preclpitated Into the River.
AN ENGINE AND SEVENTEEN MIN
FALL FIFTY FEET.

NASHVILLE, TENN, May ia
terrible accident occurred on the
Lebanon branch of the Nashville,
Chattanooga and st. Louis Railroad
about nine miles from this city,
this afternoon. The bridge across
Stone River caught fire from a
passing train.
Seventeen men--twO whites and
fifteen negrOes-whO we're working
on the road near by went to the
bridge and took an engine on 1t,
with the intention Of extlnguishiDg
the fire with the water from the
tender. The bridge gave way car
rying men and engine into the NV
er fifty feet below.
William Morgan, white, the en-
gineer, received serious internal in'
jurles. The fireman, Charles Crib
BILE, also white, had his leg broken,
and received other serious injuries.
Three of the negro labOTers were
killed and six we're injured, four
dangerously.