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RUDE BURROWS.
The Tragic Death of Noted Outlaw.

Rube Burrows, the legitimate successor OF
Jesse James, has robbed his last express mes
senger, held up his last train. The noted des-
perado was shot and instantly killed at Linden,
Ala. Wednesday, Oct s. He had been cap
tured and was under arrest, and guarded by
two or three people; was shackled, but had not
been handcufied and was placed in the Sherih7s
office. lie had been disaTmed, and three men
were guarding him.
Just before daybreak he complained Of hun
ger and asked the deputy who was guarding
him for something to eat, but was told that at
that time of night it would be impossible to
furnish him with anything. The outlaw then
requested that the pair ofsaddle-bags which had
been captured with him DO handed him, as there
were some crackers and cheese in them. The
bag was handed to the outlaw, who opened it and
began eating, meantime cracking jokes with
his guards and appearing to be in very good
humor Before the uususpecting guards knew
anything he had them covered with two re-
volvers, which he had taken from the saddle
bags. He ordered his shackles to be lOosened
and as the command was backed by two loaded
revOlyers his order was promptly o6eyed. Bur
rows made one of the guards put the shRckles
on the chief and one of the other guards. The
order he gave to open the door was obeyed with
alacrty, and the desperate walked forth free.
Deputy-Sherif Carter. who was in charge of
the party, and who had Burrowss money and
rifle, was away when burrows made his escape,
but Burrows insisted upon finding him and
obtaining his arms and money. lie at last
found Carter in a ehinR-stOre, and Carter came
out with pistol in his hand when the desperate
demanded his rifle and money. He, although
taken by surprise, refused, and both began fir
ing Each discharged five shots. Burrows,
wounded, ran 10 steps and fell dead. Tho five
shots which were fred by tho men made it sound
for a few moments as if battle was raging, aud
the villagers sought shelter from the flying
bullets; but when hOstilities had ceased both
men were found bleeding on the ground. Car
tors aim had been the more deadly, as one of
the bullets struck Burrows iii the left side and
entered his heart. Carriers wound was the
more painful, but is not serious, the bullet
having struck him below the collar bone The
people of Alabama are oyeIjoyed that this out
law who has been the terror of ali the railroad
and express men in their section, has at last
gone to his long home. He has committed
more desperate robberies and killed more men
than any other man in the Southern States
There was several thousand dollars reward
offered for his capture or his scalp, aud Carter
If he RECEIVERS, which is very likely, will be
handsomely rewarded.
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THE COpRA-DA

PELLo. considerably stretched;
secondly, they are either limbless or their pos,
terror limbs are rudimcntary-th is, arc de-
veloped in the form of short claws used by tho
animal only for grasping; further, they have
no urinary bladder; and, finally because the
bones of their heads Except those which actu-
ally nclOse the brain) are not united by oss-
lied suturcs, but conjoined with elastic iga-
ments; and also on account of the dilatabiity
of the trunk, mentioned before, serpents pos
sess the exceptional power of swallowing ami
mails larger than themselves.
This rounded body. which may, however, be
occasionally somewhat flattened, and at other
times partially dilated under excitement, Is
not usually marked of into regions although
certain species have the head trunk and tail
differentiated by constructions. The scales
sometimes imbricated, sometimes iuxtaposed,
but specifically either smooth or rdged on the
body, where they run lengthways on either
side of the spine, which is itself covered with
a special layer arc characteristic in the differ
ent subdivisions of this order-especially the
head plates. On the other hand, each abdomi-
nal scute is attached to pair of ribs, and
therefore these correspond in number with tho
vertebrR.
There are three modes of locomotion among
snakes. They may glide in q straight line by
means OF catching the abdominal plates in ir-
rcguaritics of the surface, and thus pushing
hhtAAaVANCn ioANaIut OF eACH NOuLfhl bCute,
whose lateral portions are alternately CARR ed
and pushed back in tho undulatiors of tho
trunk
ACTS LIKE PAIR OF FEET;
or, finally, the animals simply push themselves
onward after the manner of subterranean
snakes Mono of them. however. can advance
upon perfectly smooth surface; mono can
spring, and the utmost that any can accomplish
without support Is TO erect about ono-half of
the front part of their bodies. Pictures of SER
penis dancing on their tails are really carica-
lures.
1t should be mentioned that the modes OF
locomotion described are frequently combined,
and also, that hydrophidg, snakes, habit
ually scull themselves with their flattened
tails. The latter organs arc various in form.
being usually round and tapering, but like.
wise short aud blunt or truncated they may
also terminate in a cap-likc scale or be spindle
shaped and scaled. or provided with n spine or
rattle. Like differences in shape are found
among ophidian heads. Commonly they are
depressed and conical; In other species. and
these poisonous, the skull is fat and triangular
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No Use For ANY OF Them.

ltdk.i
It's funny, Is MT it2" he said to his com.
panion, as they were riding uptown on the
elevated railroad.
whats funny2"
"That there are 2 ESQ languagssi in IL . world
and not one OF them is good enough foH that
brakeman"
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In a New Country House.

Bridget-Phwat 3 the matther wild the
wather Mary2
Mary-You mean the color?
Bridget do. It's shtainted, it Is.
Mary-It's rain water.
Bridget-An' do they dhrink rain wather?
Mary-Certainly.
Bridget-Sure that's the furst liver heard Of
that. In the ould country we drink no rain
wather. We may be poor, but thank God,
we're not ignorant!
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SERPENTS.
Habits, characteristics and Structural
Formation of Reptiles.

Special Structure OF Serpents-The Constructor and
POisOn.Fang 0rdcrs-Exagg0ratIOn Concerning
PJthOns, Cobra and RattlCsuake-Popula Errors
About Snakes-Tho Venom OF Serpents-
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BY DIR. j. II, PORTER.

ERPENTS. as reptiles,
share the more impor-
tantpeculiarities which
have been enumerated
as belonging to their
class. The diflierential
characters by which
Ophidia are separated
from other orders of
Rcptilia consist, first
ly, of an elongated and
generally cylindrical
body, less scaled than
is common among mem
bers of related groups,
and having these scales
80 arranged that the
suhiacent skin can be
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OF very many years ago
there lived some 90 miles
shove a certain beautiful
valley of the Arkansas
River, a peculiar and
querulous old man
known as David San
ders. His cabin was
in an isolated spot, sur
rounded by a d ems SO
growth Of piuons and
cedars. Near by hum
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Where Arc lie Omner.I

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THE WEATHER.
The Rainy and DRY Seasons or tho Plateau al
Mountain Regions Of the West.

Correspondence invited. suggestions desired,
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A Glimpse into the Character Of a
Typical Cowboy.

~ EMMA CLIENT CURTIS, AUTHOR OF 1.-THE
FATE OF FOOL" ETC.
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-05-17

Y. M. C. A. Organized-social clut

LYNCHBURG, Va, May IL, 1890.
To the Editor of the PLANET;
The Lynchburg Y. NJ. O. A. is
doing admirably well. We have
fitted out very nice reading room
for our young men and receives
weekly many colored newspapers
for which we are thankful.
Last week the Association re-
ceived from Rev. John A. Broadus
of Louisville, Ky, a fine selection
of books and papers, we feel very
grateful. The Association will be
set apart as a branch of the Grand
body by Mr.. Williams of the Rich
mond Y. M. g. A. on the 10Th.
the officers will be elected on that
night. / am quite sure that Mr..
S. M. Slaughter will be elected
President and Air. w. Il. Smith,
Secretary.
The Va, gentlemen's club is
doing very well; Lawyer II. w.
Rose, is Pres. Mr.. w. IL. Ward,
Sec. and M. David Whitlock,
Treas. This is not club of young
politicians, non-partisan, non-sec
tartan, but an entirely independent
club of Young gentlemen who have
banded ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for a
moral, intellectual and financial
benefit. They elected to represent
them in the convention that met
at Richmond Mr.. j. A. Crawford
and Il. w. Rose.
We intend to help those young
men that help themselves. Our
race will look upon us as blessing
and the public shall feel our
influence. j. A. @.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-05-17
A Literary Club.

A grand concert and exhib itiou given
by the "Iohn Mitchell, Jr :, Literary
Clnb' of Chester Va, on Monday evening
April z, 1890. This club was organized in
December last by Mrs. J K. Brow n, aud is
composed mostly of young ladies aud gsu-
tlemen 1t has in il some of as fine talent
as can be found most anyw here and never
did it show itself better than on the
above named night. A crowded house of
the friends and relatives of these young
people greeted them on The opening Of
the service. The president, Mr.. Charles
Fisher, being absent at The opening of
the service, Rev. W. r. Bro WI of the Rich
nond Theological Seminary, was request.
ed TO act as stage manager, which be did,
calling off a splendid programme which
was well rendered.
Opening: singing by the club. prayer
by Rev. j. Z Brown. Mr.. Editor, it was
my in tention as well as the wish of the
club that the readers of the PLANET
should have a full report of this grand en-
tertainment. but sudden illness prevented
me from writing and even now am not
we'll enough to write much. But i'm the
near future this i6o club is to have an-
other enter tainment and the PLANET and
its readers shall have a full report land
the PLANET have the money for publish-
ing it) of 1t. Prof w. K. Brown sang
several solos and he and the Madame J.
E Brown sang duet.
Hou. j. w. Jones of Port walthall, and
his charming wife, as well as others
from the same place Rraced the occasion
with their presence. jeff is jolly good
fellow I'd always has plenty OF fun
wherever he goes. Tue young ladies at
tending the Normal school from Chester
and Centralia, 81 isses Mamie X White,
Emma Rowlet, Mary K Rose and Lucy
Hewlett being home taking holiday, ad
ded pleasure TO the occasion by being
present aud taking part. MIR Joseph c
Brown and Mr.. Morris from the Normal
School Petersburg, we're present. All of
these young people acted their part we'll
snd the young ladies and gentlemen from
the Normal School rs woA nc macy 9th
ers OF the clob show that some day In the
near future they will be bright stars in
the literary world. j E. BROWN
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MANCHESTER NOTES.

The Sabbath School Union met on
last Sunday afternoon with the First
Church Sunday School. The atten-
ars from various schools rendered some
hne selections, after which Misses Lii
lie 5. Moon and Francis A Logan read
excellent essays relating TO Sunday
school work. Mrs Julia K Cousins read
her selections admirably well. Mr.
VIM Moon being appointed to address
the u niOn responded and stated that as
one Moon had just left the rostrum, and
he ssW present the sun of the State
Sabbath schools, therefore it gave him
pleasure TO introduce the Sun of the
State Sunday school Convention, Presi-
dent K L Hill, who delivered an elo-
quent and pointed address, urging up
on the young men and young women to
rally to the support of the Sabbath
schools and make them what thew
should be. Mr.. X j Bass, president of
the Richmond Union, was then intro
duced, and delivered few pointed and
instructive remarks, After collection
the Union adjourned to meet with the
and church Sunday school in June.
One of Mr. Nathan E JohnsOn's frame
dwellings, situated on Hull street bet.
18th and 18th, was almost totally de
stroyed by fire on last Friday night,
between twelve and one O'Clock, and
but for the prompt response of the fire
company much more damage would
have been done. The dwelling mostly
burned was occupied by Mr.. Thornton
Randolph and he barely escaped With
his wife and child. He lost all of his
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NATURE & PHTSt0cM0MY.

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office. The mistake was IN ,de by q
careless book ket per.
Tue Senate has passed the army
appropriation bill with an amend
ment providing that no alcoholic
liquors, beer or wine, shall be Id
to enlisted men in any canteen OF
building in a garrison or military
post.
The House has passed a bill Civ
ing Mrs. Parnell, mo her of the
leader of the Irish party in the Brit
ish House of Commons, a pension
of $50 a mouth. The pension is
given in consideration OF the extra
ordinary services of Mrs. ParnelPs
father, Admiral Charles Stewart,
who served in the United States
navy for II consecutive years.
The Senate before passing the
annual pension appropriation bill
adopted an amendment, thereto in-
creasing the number of pension
agencies from eighteen to TWEEN
ty
The Rowell Federal election bill
WulCh udS .Doou &ppIONou Dy tue
Republican caucus has been intro
duced in tue House. 1t is al most
the same as the Hoar bill now
pending In the Senate. 1t now
seems certain that Federal cleo
ton law will be enacted at the pres
emit session, though few Republi
cans in both the House and Senate
are opposed to it.
Senator Edmunds is again in his
eat. and hs denies that he has
been Ill as was reported. and says
it was only another case of "news
paper sickness.
Representative Morrill, of Kansas
who has been represented by the
Democratic press az being a candi
date 10 succeed Senator Ingalls,,
says that he has no idea of becom
ing candidate tor the Senate, aud
he adds that MIR. Iugalls is certain
of being reelected By a good ma
jority.
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TO- LET.

A splendid Store For Rent at
Centralia crossing. Centralia :is
eleven miles from Richmond and
three and half miles from Ches-
terfeld Court House and is the
point at which persons attending
court, leave the trains from Rich
mond and Petersburg ito take bug
gies and wagons ETC., to the Court
House. Besides, families are quite
thlckly settled around Centralia
and any live and polite person
could make this quite a business
centre-being half way between
Richmond and Petersburg and
Chester just two miles above.
~ Reasonable terms. Apply
at the Savings Bank, 1O5 W Jack
son street city. We have also sew.
eral half acre lots at this point for
sale on the most liberal terms.
Parties wishing to buy will find
this a profitable investment.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-05-17

The Regulators of Iberia parish have be
gun anew their bloody work. Il is cleo
ton year aud they begin early. On the
night of April %, the room OF Louis Lock
an industrious colored la6orer on the
Belle Grove planta lion was invaded by a
gang of red handed criminals, who took
him out in the yard and baTbarously shot
him to death. Locks roo u adj Joined that
of the overseer, Who heard the struggle
for life but did not dare come to the as
sistance of the unfortunate victim Of the
white Comanches. No cause is assigned
for the crime and no arrest has been made
but the District Attorney has given the
perfunctory assurance that he will no his
utmost to bring the guilty parties 10 pun
ishment. Amenl-New Orleans Crnsa.
der.
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household goods aud quite large SUN
OF money. The house occupied by Mr..
johnson, which Is only few feet away
was also damaged TO quite an ex emit.
Mr. Johnson's loss is estimated at q. 500
and Mr. Randolpi's at 81 900. The orr
gin OF the fire Is unb nown. This proper
" is situated In the business part of the
city, next to Beauties Block, and Is the
most valuable owned by any colored
man in the city. Both houses were In
sured. which will only partially cover
the loss. The furniture of Mr. Rand lph
was not insured. They have the 81 M
pathy Of the entire cou munity
Rev A Binga Jr left on last Tuesday
for Liberty, Va TO attend the Baptis,
state Convention which convened on
Wednesday.
The suit OF Mr.. Th)mss Tucker
against Blanton q Co for the death of
his father, caused by falling over asleep
cut at the brick yard owned by the firm
which has been in Court for nearly five
years, was decided in favor of Mr..
Tue ker, on last Thursday. The jury,
all white, rendered verdict for $3.50.
MIR. Tucker will now enter suit again-t
the city. A prominent colored lawyer
of Richmond will be his counsel, so we
are informed.
Mrs Martha A. Hughes and her daugh
ter Bertha, who are in New York and
Mrs. Anna Brooks and her daughter,
Lille, Who are in Philadelphia, are ex-
pected home next week.
The marriage of Mr.. Henry Robinson
to Mrs Mary f Mann, took place on
last Thursday &C 80 O'Clock, o. N. at
the First Baptist Church. Rev A Bin
ga Jr, performed the ceremony. Messrs
VIM Moon and Randolph Robinson
f,r.w a -
and Mrs Robinson boarded the south
bound train Tor sn extended trip South
May their life be a happy one.
M
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The murder. in the Jail of Lexington.
S. c., of Willie Leaphart the young Me-
gro convicted on manufactured evidence
of a criminal assault on white girl, to
save the real criminal, and sentenced to
hang but respited on tue day of execu-
ton by Gov. Richardson, to give time for
a motion for a new trial TO be made, is
one of those deeds that make humanity
shudder; and the open defiance to the
authorities to punish the perpetrators, re
veals condition of awlessness unparal
lelled even in our superior civiliz atiou;'
but as the seduel is not all out ct, we
will await further deve.o pment before Civ
ing our readers a review of the case.-
New Orleans CRUSADER
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/ Y n { 4 / D F.!

Total number persons lynche q from
July 2 9, 1887 to July 20, 1889. q
Aug. u Colored man, st. Martin La.
" brakes Branch Va
30John Turner Fayetteville,
West Virginia.
COlored boy near Boykips De
pot Q He touched a white
woman lightly with switch.
His body riddled with bullets
Sept. Colored man roasted i'm
Wayne Co.,
Colored boy near Atlanta Ga. 1
8 Colored men, Lehore Co,
Miss 100
10 FrankStack and Dave Boone
Morgantown, n. g.
Walter Ashbury. Pooler Ga. 1
Louis Mortimer, charged with
being an accessory in a MUIR
der near GAINESVILLE, Miss.
Sol Purnell at Winona, Miss.
Oct. Ransom Gordon, at Abbeville,
Ca, l
Oct. 20 Joe Harial, Columbus, Miss, 2
4" 13 VIM Moore Jessup. Ga. 1
Nov. s Owen Anderson. Leesburg Va 1
al Robert Bland, Prince George
County, Va.
80 Bill Hughes Abbeville, Ga. ]
Nov 26 Colored boy, Lircolnton Ga /
Dee Robt Biggs, Lake View Tenn 1
" sc petsr johnson. Billy Hops.
Albert Harper, Dan Jacobs,
- Calvin, - Fluett, -
Schiller and 3 unknown col
ored meu at Jessup, Ga. 10
Dec. rs Ripley johnson, Michel Adams
Peter Bell, RATE Norrell.
Hugh Furse Hudson johnson
Robert Phoenix, Judge Jones,
at BarnweD, s. @.
Feb. rs Brown Washington, Morgan
County, Ga. J
Bill Allen, Witherford Irving
and Oscar Folks in Mercer
County, w. Va, J
March 81 Robert Mosely near Huntsville
Ala,
Total number lynched, 3S7
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Jack shall pipe and Gill shall dance
just as long out in the open barn as they
please. The free born American citi-
zen don't fear neuralgia with Salvation
Oil to the front. Price only 25cts.
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Total number lynched.
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"Shall this barbarity continue, I'M
til the God of retribution martials
his strength against the barbarians?"