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An Old Man Cut to Pieces,

While the truck inspectors were examining
the wheels under the south-bound train early
yesterday morning at Lynchburg on the vir-
ginia Midland road the light from the sperm
torches revealed portions of the body of a man
cut into pieces, the fragments being caught in
the machinery of several OF the trucks. The
engineer said he knew nothing of the accident,
not having experienced even the slightest Jar
during his run. News Of the CHASTITY lind was
telegraphed to different stations along the line
between Lynchburg and Washington, with
orders to examine the tracks. The scene of the
accident was located near Montreal, thirty
miles north of Lynchburg, and the head iden-
tined as that of George Gardner an aged white
man. As the place is isolated and the locality
said to be very unsafe the railroad people be-
heve that the man was killed and then thrown
on the track
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England Building q Dynamite Gun.

The dynamite gun and torpedo thrower in
course Of construction in Birmingham, Eng
land. by Lieut. James ". Graydon, late of the
United Ststei navy, is attracting considerable
attention The gun is of fifteen inches calibre
and is expected to be capable Of throwing six
hundred pounds of dynamite a distance of
three miles. public demonstration will be
made early IN May under the auspices OF the
Engilsh government. Official Representatives
of Russia, Italy, Spain. Turkey and Roumania
are awaiting the result of the experiment with
much interest
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Strike In Cotton Factories.

From the Baltimore Sun.
Yesterday three hundred operatives employed
in the Ettrick and Battersea cotton factories at
Petersburg refused to work on account Of the
ten-hour system, which went into effect in vir-
ginia yesterday, and the reduction of 10 per
cent on their wages. The strike began with
the day hands. In consequence Of the strike
both factories had to close. 1t 10 believed that
the hands in all the cotton factories in and near
Petersburg will strike on account Of this new
system and the consequent reduction Of 10 per
cent on their wages. The cloths made Ut these
factories are shipped to Baltimore, New York,
PHILADELPHIA and other northern cities
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Salisbury Wrote to Pigott.

The debate on the government motion ask
ing the house OF commons to accept the Par
nell commission report was resumed last even
ing by Mr. Sexton, who, in the course of his
speech, said he had letter marked "Private"
from Lord Salisbury to Pigott Mr.. Balfour
denounced this As vile calumny, whereupon
MIR. Sexton retorted that he was ready to sub
init the letter to commission OF INQUIRY.
Messrs. Heworth and Turley also spoke and
finally Mr.. Gladstoue's amendment was re-
iected by q vote Of 339 to 26S
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Marths WashinSton's Residence.

Mayor Grant Of New York has received .
letter from Q hrm Of real estate dealers at
Washington saying that the residence Of Mar
tina Washington in Fredericksburg, Va. where
George Washington spent tho early part Of his
life, u for sale. The price asked 10 $4,000.
The letter states that New York or Chicago can
secure o valuable relic for Q small sum.
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His Eye Put Out by q Whip.

George Alexander yesterday brought suit in
Philadelphia for $4,000 against the Fifth and
Sixth Street passenger railway company. He
says that on August Il, 1889, he was . passen-
ger on Q car of the company, when he was
struck by whip in the hands OF the driver.
The lash cut through the eyelid and destroyed
the sight Of the eye. The vision OF the other
eye has also been endangered
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Death From Swallowing a Pin.

Mrs. Johanna Chun, aged thirty-four years,
living at 91s North 45th street, Phila delphia,
was found dead in her bed room yesterday
morning. Last October Mrs. Chun swallowed
a pin and it is thought that the pin has worked
itself around through her body until it became
lodged in an artery near the heart. An inquest
on the body will be held today,
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Lynchers Dispersed by Plucky Mayo

Lynchers Dispersed by q Plucky Mayor.
A mob Of several hundred men procured q
small cannon and rode into the town Of Spar
tansburg, SC, yesterday, for the avowed pur-
pose of attacking the Jail and lynching George
s. Turner, who shot and killed his brother-in-
law, Edward Finger, on Friday Turner had
seduced his sister-in.lsw and Finger was talking
to him about it.
When the mob arrived in the public square
Mayor Henneman at the head OF the police
force and with pistol in hand repulsed them,
spiked the cannon and locked It up. After
making further hostile demonstration and
threats Of returning for Turner later, the would.
be lynchers finally dispersed, but further tPou-
BILE is feared. sheriff Nichols with strong
posse is guarding the Jail and determined to
protect his prisoner at all hazards.
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Influenza in Central Asia.

Odessa Dispatch to the London Daily News.
A letter just received from Tashkent states
that two-thirds Of the Russian garrison were,
at the time of writing, eighteen days ago, SUI
fering from influenza and that the epidemic
appeared to be now travelling eastward. The
natives attribute the attack to the approach Of
the Central Asian railway, against which they
are very strongly prejudiced. The Box hariotes
are, according to the same letter, no less su-
perstitiously wroth against the progress of the
railway toward their capital.
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Ninety Miles in Eighty.fiye Minutes.

A fast run was made on the New York division
Of the Beading railroad yesterday. AT Has
o'clock member of the broker firm of Levy q
Lewis called at the Reading Office to arrange
for special train to carry several hundred
shares Of stock to New York. Within fifteen
minutes from the time Of the call Asslstant
General Superintendent Bonzano had eyery-
thing ready for the start which was made from
the 9Th and Green streets depot at IL SO. Bound
Brook was reached at l2s34 and the time from
there to Jersey City was 20 minutes making
the entire run Of 20 miles in IS minutes THIS
10 said to be the fastest run ever made between
Philadelphis and Jersey City.
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The house of Charles Gibson, colored, in
Beaufort county, SC, was destroyed by ire
Saturday night Gibson, his wife, and child
perished in the flames. There 10 suspicion of
foul play.
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Mrs. Marlborough Coming Home.

Mrs. Marlborough Coming Home.
The duchess Of Marlborough win sail alone
by the Teutonic on March 10. She is coming
to America on family Affairs and will return to
England by the Majestic ON April l6 The
duke will accompany her ~ far as Liverpool
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To SfRHNGrHIN THE HAIR thicken the growth
stop It's blanching and falling out and where ID n
gray to restore the youthful color use Hairs Hair
Remover.
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Detective jackson not Dead.

Detective Jackson. who has been following
the outlaw, Rubs Burrows, for many weeks
and whose body was reported to have been
found Saturday on the mountains riddled with
bullets, suddenly turned up yesterday It Bir-
minGham alive and in good health,
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MANICURE.

III ADAA sxxrcu1x Ann oxr,opuus,.
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man, about thirty years Of age, with 4 sun;
burnt. handsome face, adorned with a full
chin beard, presented himself at the farm,
He wished TO see Mr.. or hrs. BuIridge, he
said to the servant who answered him. He
MAS shown into the psrtor.
As Mara Sret entered the room the sunlight
was streaming through the windoy upon
clRmation Of surprise, flushed crimson. then
grow pale. An ejaculation escaped from his
lips also Margaret Rivers " and he adj
yaneed towards her with an eager move
''Mrs. Burridge now. +" she answered.
quickly, and shrinking back.
Married. he exclaimed; adding, after .
The tone in which those last words were
uttered again brought the color into her
I'VE have been married several months. :"
she replied. coldly,
There was an awkward pause,
May ask what 10 your pleasure p she
inquired, in an embaTrAssed tone.
Oh, had forgotten. Has not Mr.. Bur
ridge mentioned my coming TO your l am
to be yonr ledger for a short time.
Yes; l thought il Was all arranged /
have brought All my things with me- and
Aud al that moment a man, bearing a
heavy trunk uron his back, VAS seen eom-
ing up the garden;psth.
As Che reader will perceive. these two had
freqasnt visitor al Mr. Eyert house in tie
days Of that gontemans property. and
there had been love passage between him
and MargaTet-tLen. l,tge mole than a
proceeded 10 q formal declaration, had not
the lovers circumstances and prospects
been somewhat doubtful lust then. He had
been employed IA that mining business
which proved so disastrous; but a little
before the catastrophe he had gone away to
Canada IN search OF something better. Pre-
der adieu between him and Margaret, and
mutual promises, but She had never heard
OF him from that hOur until she SAW him
standing in her paTlor, and had E5ng since
COZ sldered herself forgotten.
IL Tose 10 her lips 70 tell him She could not
accommodate him; but OH the heels Of this
thought came another; III do thla, he
will mpute 10 to motives connected with the
pasGh Her pride tOOk alarm 1t such : sup
posiaop ndbsld beT IileRk
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i want some mOrG,"
said Oliver Twist.

since faded. The drudgery and humiliation
of that most degraded calling OF genteel
poverty, q goyerness, Was ~abhorTent to her;
sna n, SHat o'hsr pF9sIeey sad sasF her ne =
home,a protector, freedom, q devoted love.
On the last dAY OF her sOiourn at the farm
she promised 20 be Andrew BuTridge's wife.
But Andrew had, as yet, won only half the
battle; the toughest hight was to come. He
knew his father would violently oppose his
choice. Simon Burridge was coaTse-man;
doings had frequently raised the blush OF
modesty upOn Marguerite cheek. and more
than onee obliged her 70 hastily quit the
keen eye, M he hated her Tor II. To him
delieacy was mock mOdesiy; education, for
eign trippery.
under my roof hurst forth the old man.
one, emphaticaliy. 81 III take my mothers
money, which she left TO me, and make a
Thee shat never have one warden Of my
money, to squander upon the stuek'up
The threat was a heavy one. for Simon
wa, reputed TO be a wealthy man, But 1t
had no e1ect upon his son, h took farm
at Hazelcombc, about i've miles distant,
for the reception Of his wife. These disa-
greements were carefully concealed from
Margaret, who regarded a Se9arato home a.
a matter OF course, and had indeed made
that q special stipulation.
As the time hSed for the marriage ap-
preached, simon resumed something OF his
old manner towards his son, utteFlng only
AZ occasloual bitter faTcasm or coarse lest.
which Andrew preferred % swallow rather
than TO resent. No argument or persuasion,
however; could induce him ~ BIO present at
the weddinR.
II n thee vast going TO be hung, do you
think Ia eUAe Gfsd see thee drop2 Well, it's
mufh the same thIpgla he said aerimoui-
me, thou'Tt putting halter round thee neck.
Shell bring thee to shame aud rnini Az,
thee mays iout aud tune: but tho dayll
con Wien ihoult tEluk OF thee Old tgythtr's
wordr, maybe when heh dead aud gone
The bridegroom answered angrily aud de-
nantlY. but that evil prophecy dashed al
she JOY out Of his heart, and lay there like a
leaden weight until the sight Of his brides
fearful lace made hnn obliVious Tor = time
Of aught elsa
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Another Rvham Accuaer.

Hon. Hugh Byham murdered Margaret
orme, and arranged the details of the crime
30 that his brother. as he thought, would DO
accused Of the crime. He thought that his
brother, so accused. would not remarry his
second wife until he was cleared of the crime
accusations against him; that his brother
would either be sentenced TO death or inn
prisoned for life, and that this would pre-
vent his brother from legitimizing his child.
Thus the title and property would revert to
him-the Hon. Hugh Byham.
The anonymous note sent to Mr.. Chas.
Andersen, the piece of steel blade found in
the body. the gray ulster clothed in which a
man was seen to enter Lord Chalmers's
house on the morning Of the murder-the
final and truthful Identification and testi-
mony Of Miss Mabel Smithers. GEN.
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And so Andrew and Margaret were mar
ried and went away to their new home.
few weeks OF Elysium, AT least TO him.
his own pnhtness and inferiority began to
torment him. The long Autumn evenings
had set ms he and Margaret could no longer
wander about the fields and garden, where
her love for flowers and rural objects sup
piled them with some common topics OF con.
yersation. What could he talk or that would
interest herr He knew nothing beyond the
surroundings of his farm, He tried to read
her books; but his brain, unused 10 bneh
fodder, refused to assimilate IL; he could
extract no meaning from them, HO had
bought her a piano. and she would play TO
him; but music, except IL was q country zig
at a fair, or q harvest home, TO dance 10,
significance for him than the lowing OF the
kline, or the Tumblipg Of cart wheels. Spite
81 alt his efforts 10 the contrary, he would
fall asleep in tine midst Ofit. He felt all this
even mole scntelytGa she did, WAS hercely
angry with himself. but his nature Was TOO
strong for him.
Father was right, after SlllI he would
say 10 himself. have nc business with
such a wife-Molly, the dairy wench, would
have been a better match for me-"
And all this tins his love went on ~tncTeas-
Ing. aud the wider the, distance between
them, the more his soul yeRTnsd towards
her.
There's a gentleman coming 70 stop with
UG for : week or two, tie said, one evening,
after he had returned from the Gloucester
Indeedr said Margaret, with ! look OF
surprise.
Yes; parson WInGaeld asked me- II ne
could manage IL. IEaid no at hTst; but lie
pressed the matter 90 hard, aud. knowing
stando OUT
"Who is il ?" shs asked. resuming her
dATning.
"A Government surveyor. He's come
down about something connected With the
mines, aud a place, IL seems, 10 iust
handy for him. i told the parsou l ought
10 talk 10 the missus first. as ] didn't know
how she'd like it. but he said he'd answer
Tor you.
Oh, / dare say ne shall manage very
sell, deafl' she answered. lndinoIenuy,
''Of course II B1l not be for long
And 30 the conversation dropped.
morning or two Afterwards. while An
dres Ma IA the heldA . tals Eelldrssaed
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Oh, false pride! what terrible tragedies
hast thou creAtedl Had size but obeyed that
impulse, this story never would have been
When Andrew returned to dinner he found
his expected lOdger at home. George Glare
made no. reference 10 his former aeqnaint-
anes with Margaret, treating her az per,
feet stranger. And In this deception she
silently acouieFced.
Mould II not be better to tell her husband
what had passed between her and him was
one among the many thoughts that kept her
wAksful that night She instinctiYely
shFank from this confidence. After all. his
stay would be = short ,onei she you'd take
care thai II should DC 80. They would
probably never meet again. Would il not
be preferable 10 let things take their natu-
raj eourse2 She would neither volunteer
the revelation nor make any effort to sup
Mr.. Clsre went away at sunrise. and re.
turned At nighttAlL Andrew vastly enjoyed
his society, for, while his conversation Was
upon such topics as WOnld interest aud IN
stTuct the young farmer, And was never
above ms sympathles q omprehsnsioi
dom speaking, but listening, thinking, per-
haps comparing.
one evening Andrew was detained much
later than usual at market He had gone
into 3 certain tavern used by the farmers 20
receive a sum OF money from q customer, A
minute or Two H~tterwaTds his father came
into the room ana seated himself ~ another
table. The business being done, and a
couple Of glasses Of brandy-and- gAteT being
emptiei, the customer deIartgd, and. An
aleN was following. WhenS Simon called HIM
Come here. lad. he sGld, IN q tone of
cheerfulueas, very upusuAl to him. Il
have Just made a good bargain, and mean
20 stand thee a glass before thee goes
Not tonight, father, thankee,~ he an
sWered. buttoning up his coat. Its late,
and | must get OF home
What, best thee afeard OF a rating from
thee 1lfel Pshsi Sit down; man, II! an
sNer for it she wont seold thee. Shed be
too glad for thee To be away, for her and
her Cd sweetheart to have a good talk over
old times.
Il don't know what you mean, father, 70
answered Andrew, EteTuly.
"Do1ant zee Z Wen. i speak plain enough.
Thou don't mean u say tn doesn't know
that she aud This Mr. Clare were old sweet
heaFts3 What hasn't ahe told thee u he
add. Bith 9 malignant grin.
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Traced by the Knife.

Months passed and the Chalmers Mys-
terry had almost been forgotten in the busy
metropolis, when the interest was revived
with even greater intensity by the news that
tho persistent efforts OF the detectives in
following up the several clues had at last
been rewarded.
Suspicion had pointed from the first to
Charles Andersen, and the secret investiga-
ton concerning him showed that his daugh-
would be left unturned by him to secure her
happiness. Her peace OF mind, her reputa-
tlOn, her very life was placed In Jeopardy by
the presence OF Margaret Orme.
He had tried to get her. away by fair
means, and upon her refusal to leave for
night OF her murder, to make q last effort to
persuade her.
This had been wormed out OF Hyde.
One important link in the chain OF cir
cumstantial evidence, however. was missing
which was the knife.
The trained eyes of Inspector Docket had
lighted upon q piece Of waste ground oppo-
site the street in which the murder was COM
mitted, and especially upon a pool of stag
nant water in the centre which seemed to
invite the murderer TO hide the evidence OF
his guilt in its greenish depths.
The pond was carefully drained and
amidst the refuse the knife was found. The
broken piece of steel fitted exactly. and a
visit to the Philadelphia firm whose name
was engraved on the blade, revealed the fact
that the knife had been presented to Ander-
sen by the maker, his personal friend, and
was of q peculiar pattern readily identified;
Andersen was arrested, his room searched
and some clothing deeply stained with
blood completed. the evidence that after
wards convicted him. II. ID. j.
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HIS FATAL JEALOUSY.
HOV Idle Stories Caused a Christmas
Tragedy.

why. how's thisG Not at the wedding.
neighboT Burridge ?"
mo, not l. Believe me, farmer Rogers.
I'd o sit here, listening to tue bells
toliing for his funeral than ringing for such
wedding"
why, what's the matter, Them l
thought Miss Rivers was such a very re-
spectacle, well-conducted young woman.
The Streathems aud the parson think 3
great deal Of her"
"Bahl What does Andrew want with a
pink and white doll-R stuck-up, tine lady
10 iabber French. aud thumD upon the
rianer, to turn mp her nose at his old
ieyther, and most likely at him, an her
heart. Why, his mother couldn't write her
own name ON the day she we're married. nor
could n read ii she'd seen 1t wrote down.
But she could milk COWS, and make butter
ana cheese wi any woman in Gloucester
shire, and she could knit and scrub, and do
everything that = woman should; but this
un II want sarFents TO wait on her and
bring her husband to the Union. l tel thee,
neighbour, mischief II come ont"
- But You know, farmer, va must all go
with the times-snd they be mighty changed
since you and me were young. ON 0
amt content vi the wives shat Was good
enough tar US"
And why shouldn't they be9 ATs they
better men than Wef Not half e geoa. n
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FASTENING THE GUILT.
Margaret Orme'S Slayer Has Small
Chances Of Escape.
Hundreds of Amateur Detectives
Following MP Clues and Proofs.

The murderer or murderess Of Margaret
orme stands little chance Of escaping the
g~allows with such an abundance OF detec-
tive talent on his or her track a. dovel oped
by THE EVENING WORLD readers. Put the
evidence together, connect 1t With the one
whom you think is guilty, write q concise
story Of the matter. and try to win the gold
double eagle.
Answers must not exceed 800 words and
must comply with the following conditions:
First Who committed the crimoH
Second-What was the motive7
Thirdly what evidence was the criminal
convicted7
IL is not compulsory to regard the sworn
evidence at the inquest az true. COMPETE
tors are at liberty to draw any inference Of
facts they please from the statements Of per-
sons concerned.
Answers should be addressed: Murder
Mystery Solution" Due notice will be given
when the contest is to be closed.
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my opinion"
"Well. 1 must say / don't think Miss
Rivers is altogether nit for a farmers wife.
But how did the match come about1 I've
heard our women at home chatting over il,
but / never paid any heed to their mag
ging.
And the speaker. a bluff, hale-looking,
middle-aged man. seated himself upon the
stlle beside "neighboT Burridge-"
The latter was q tall, gaunt old man.
dressed in ayelyeteen coat, dTab breeches
and gray worstod stockings. His features.
tanned to the appearance Of brown leather
boy exposure TO the elements. were cast IN an
iron mould; bushy. o~yerbanging broNs,
high cheek bones. steel-gray eyes, clear and
bright As those OF a young man; q long
hooked nose. long upper lip and chm; a
p~rotuberant lower Jaw, thickly covered with
the white, bristly beard Of a weeks growth.
gave a peculiarly vSg expression 10 the
mouth. A grim figure he made sitting
upon the low stile. leaning onward upon
his bony. knotted hands, which grasped q
long stick Of ash-wood.
The ensuing brief account will far more
enlichten the reader upon the actual slate
OF affairs than would tho transcription OF
Simon BuFridge's rambling, yiTulSnt stony
Margaret Rivers Ma he only daughter Of
4 brewer OF Gloucester-a man Nho had
fallan from aaluencs 10 poverty " eoass-