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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
News Items.

A SYNDICATE of New York and Au-
gusta capitalists has purchased several
Thousand acres of land in South Carolina
on the hills opposite Augusta, Ga
AN agent of an English Syndicate is
in Danville, Va, trying to buy eight of
the largest tobacco factories there.
ANOTHER genuine painting by Rubens
is said to have been discovered in the
salon of a Belgian. The subject is the
Last Sacrament, and the date 1921.
IT has been discovered that the city of
Atlanta, Ga, has been paying interest
on S125, 900 lying idle in bank in that
city for some time. City Comptroller
Goldsmith admits that he has made a
mistake.
GEO. l.. BAKER, real estate agent, sui
cided at Minneapolis; religious excite
ment; revolver.
DAVID WILLS, aged fifty, murdered
his roommate, John James Jackson, at
Montreal, Can, by cutting his throat.
Robbery is the alleged cause.
GENERAL strike of builders is prob
able in Boston.
SENATOR SAWYER, from the Post-of-
flee Committee, reported bill to pro-
vide for two additional grades in the
classification of railway postal clerks,
the salaries of the clerks in the two
classes to be 81, 600 and 81 $780, the high
est grade at present being Glass s, at
81, 400 The Superintendent of the Rail
way Mail Service recommends the
change, and it is estimated that the am
nual increased expenses will be 500, 800.
The House Committee on Elections
has disposed of two contested election
cases in favor of Democrats.
BILL providing for commission on
the subject of alcoholic liquor traffic will
be favorably reported to Congress.
The u S. Supreme Court has decided
that witness in Congressional contest
case is not amenable to State laws
The Civil Service law in regard to
the collection OF campaign funds in
the departments at Washington will be
tested.
The merits of the electric typewriter
as an aid to postal telegraphy were pre-
sented to the House Committee on Post
offices and Post-roads by Congressman
McKinleys brother
Tue exports of this country for the
eight months ended February 2s we're
more than hundred millions in excess
OF imports
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
PINNED IN A WRECK.
Railway Men Meet an Agonizing Death II
the Burning Ruins of Their Train.


the Burning Ruins of Their Train.
HopKINsvILLE, KY, March 90
Freight train No. 81, of the Louisville
and Nashville road, with Train Dis
patchers Kent and Woodbridge, was COM
ing south from Henderson tostop at this
city for the purpose of opening up com
munication with other points Thursday
night, when at Sebree, while the train
was going at full speed, large tree was
blown across the engine, which re-
suited in the wrecking of the train. The
cars were instantly piled up, and En-
gineer Peter Burns, Fireman Bridges
and head brakeman, William Powell
were all buried under the ruins of the
cars, where they died most horrible
and agonizing death. The shattered
cars were thrown into the water which
was several feet deep on either side of
the track. Burns wears on his bosom a
gold medal which was given him by the
citizens of Louisville for bravery. The
train dispatchers reached this city in
safety yesterday morning.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
scalded by a Peculiar Accident.

PARKEHsBURG, W. Va, March 31.-A
serious accident occurred in Robinson's
Touring mills at Long Bottom, in which
half dozen people were seriously in
iured. The high water had undermined
the mill and loosened the foundation,
causing the steam pipes and mud-drum
to burst. There were six or eight people in
the Office of the mill at the time, five OF
when were terribly scalded and injured.
Two of these were Messrs. Ward and
Spencer.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
Overdue Steamer in Port.

QUEENSTOWN, March 31.-The Inmar
Line steamer City of Paris, towed by
the steamer Aldersgate, arrived al
Queenstown at o'clock yesterday morn
ing, nearly three days overdue. This
accident by which the City of Paris was
disabled occurred on Tuesday, and was
caused by the brealage of the low
pressure cylinder of the starboard en-
gine, the flying pieces of metal forcing
the bulk-head and disabling the port en-
Pine
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
Damage at Fayetteville. Tenn.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, March 29.-Pri.
vate dispatches from Fayetteville,
Tenn, received yesterday morning,
state that the tornado which passed
over that town destroyed one hundred
houses, among them the Episcopal, Bap-
tist and Methodist Churches and Milton
College. DIR. Crunk's residence and
every thing in it were destroyed by fire.
A Mrs. Green was killed, and Mrs. Shoff-
ner had both legs broken. There was
no damage here.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
More of the Tornado's Work.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, March 31.-Three
spans of the Newport News and Missis-
sippi Valley railroad bridge across the
Cumberland river, near Kuttawa, KY,
were blown into the river by Thursdays
tornado. The loss of property in the
vicinity of Kuttawa is estimated at $780,
900. Twelve persons are reported to
have been killed and about thirty seri-
ously injured. At Eddyville, KY, nine
persons were killed.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05

CAIRO. March 2S.-A tornado struck
Metropolis, H., last evening, and the
town was partially destroyed and sew
eral hundred people were killed and in
jured. Millcreek Mills, on the NJ. &
o. road, was also visited by the storm,
and considerable damage is reported.
Wires are down for miles, and no fur
ther account can be obtained.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
After Our Cracker Bakeries

KINGSTON, n. Y, March 2s.-The
English syndicate that is endeavoring
to buy up all cracker bakeries are trying
to induce Broas, of Poughkeepsle, and
s. Staples e Co., of this city, to acceed
to their terms. These are said to be the
only two concerns of the kind in this
State who now hold out, and are con-
trolled by Americans.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
Heaviest snow-storm of the Year.

ST. Louis, March 31.-The heaviest
snow-storm of the year set in yesterday
and at a late hour last night
there was no cessation. There is about
six inches of snow on the level, and had
the ground been frozen the depth would
greatly have exceeded that figure.
Street car travel is greatly impeded and
no attempt is being made to run cars on
tima
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
Brewery seized by tn, ooverum. u,

New YORK, March 29.-The Govern
ment seized the entire plant of the
Geyer Enterprise Brewing Company OF
Newark on the charge of violating the
internal revenue laws in reissuing old
stamps. 1t is claimed that $4,000 pack
ages were used in this way. The pro-
prietors were taken into custody, and
were held in the sum of $500 each for
trial, and they also gave bond for S4O,-
600 to indemnify the Government against
loss
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
Won caprivi Declines a Guard.

BERLIN, March 2s.-Cnancellor Vor
Caprivi has declined the services of de-
tectives for his protection. Prince Bis
marck always had a body guard of de-
tectives following him wherever he
went. Baron Bieberstein, Minister OF
Baden, has been nominated to succeed
Count Herbert bismarck.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
Hail as Large as Hens EGGS.

CoULTERvILLE, ILL.,, March 2S.-This
town was visited yesterday by disas-
trous wind-storm, accompanied by hail
the size of hens eggs. The storm cloud
was greenish color 1t became so
dark chickens went to roost and lamps
had to be lighted. Considerable damage
was wrought here and in the surround
inp country
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
The wyomers wild With JOY.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 2S.-Never in
its history has there been such rejoicing
in Cheyenne as there was yesterday over
the news that the House had passed the
Wyoming admission bill. The Asso.
ciated Press brought the first news tc
town, and it spread with the rapidity OF
wild-fre
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
Fifteen Inches of Snow.

SIOUX CITY, March 2S.-The storm ex-
tends over this State, and partakes of
ing here shortly before noon yesterday
and at o'clock in the evening snow had
fallen to the depth of fifteen inches in
the western portion of the State.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
The Tariff Bill.

WASHINGTON, March 31.-The tariff
bill will be presented tomorrow.
Works OF art, it is understood, were
placed on the free list. The sugar
schedule has not been arranged, but it
Is expected that this will be fixed after
another conference with the Treasury
officials.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
His Type. writer Reje cted Him.

HELENA, Mont, March 31.-George
Voss, prosperous young German law
yer ended his life yesterday morning,
with rough-on-rats, taken six hours be-
fore. He was in love with his type
writer, Miss Martinette Weiner, pret-
ty nineteen-year-old girl.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
A Fatal Explosion.

CHICAGO. March 2s "A disastrous ex-
plosion occurred last evaning in tho
Chicago Sugar Refinery Company's
plant, corner OF Taylor and Beech
streets. The explosion resulted in the
loss of at least three lives and the
wonnding Of sixteen others.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
Congress WIN Last AMI summer

WASHINGTON, March 2s. = Expert
guessers on the subject of the length of
the sessions of Congress predict that
the present session will not close before
the middle of August, and scme persons
think the early days of September will
End the members still talking at tho
old stand
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
Tornado in the South.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 2s.-The
tornado greatly affected telegraph bust.
ness North and South, none of the lines
having been closed for hours Great de.
struction of life and property is report.
ed throughout the entire South.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
The Anti-Trust B,,I.

WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator
Sherman's antitrust bill, with pending
amendments, has been referred TO the
Judiciary Committee of the Senate,
with instructions to report within twen-
ty days.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
South Carolina Farmers Convention.

CoLUMBIA, $. c., March 2s. "A State
Convention OF farmers opposed to the
present administration of the State goy-
ernment, was In session here yeste day.
They propose to adopt platform and
dominate o iull State ticket.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
Bismarck Warmly Welcomed Home.

BERLIN, March 31.-Bismarck arrived
at Friedrichsruhe at 10 o'clock last
night. He was received at the railway
station by General Leszinski. A great
crowd had gathered at the station to
greet the Prince, and he was enthusias.
tically cheered.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
wounded at a Funeral.

BALTIMORE, March "S.-At a funeral
near Texas, Nd, the sexton, without
any warning, opened fire upon the priest,
apd wounded him.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
Bond Purchases.

WASHINGTON, March 29.--The Treas
nry Department yesterday purchased
5000 four-and-a- half per cent. bonds at
1o31G, and S2O5,oO four per cent. bonds
at 1913.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
Authoritatively penied.

WASHINGTON, March 3l.--The report-
ed engagement to Miss Wanamaker, the
daughter Of the Postmaster General, to
Surgeon M. L. Ruth, Of the Navy, IL
authoritatively denied
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
Damage Done at stauuton, Va.

STAUNToN, Va, March ga very
heavy wind-storm has prevailed here
since noon, unroofing houses, uprooting
trees and blowing down fences.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
colored outlaws I'm Jail.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, March 29.-Wil-
liam C. and Henry Hargrave, noted col
ored outlaws of Georgia, are in Jail here
for the murder of Buck Smith over a
crap game.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05

WHEELING, w. Va, March 2s.-J. b..
Williams, a picture peddler, cut his
throat from ear to ear while walking
along a street in this city.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-05
No Serious Damage at Nashville.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 29.-No SO.
rious damage was done at this place by
Thursday nights storm.
The Press., 1890-12-11

oa tho table in the stage office and every gentleman had helped himself. The next thing was the closin' of his mail bags at a hour fixed by himself. This became a great inconvenience to our citizens, who were often late in finishin' their corres- pondence, and had always found our for mer postmaster willin' either to hold the bag over until the next day, or send it across to Drummondtown by boy to catch Q later train.
 '.Ool. Talcett's mission to the post office, suh, was tS mail letter to his factor in Richmond, Va, on business of the utmost importance to himself, suh-namely, the raisin'. of q small loan .npon his. share of hescfop. Notithe crop that vas planted, suh, but khefcrop he expected to plant..
 with that Chesterfeldian manner which has distinguished the Talcotts for mo than two centuries, asked the postmaster for the loan of a three-cent postage stamp.
 To his aetoniehment, sub, he was re- fused. @
 K ssThink of Talcott, suh, in his own county town beia' refused three cent postage stamp by g low lived Yankee, who had never known gentleman in his life. suhl The oolonel's first impulse, suh, was to haul the sconndrel through the hole and kearve him; but then he remembered, suh, that he was Talcott and could not de- mean himself, and drawin' himself up g. gain with that manner which was grace |itself, he requested the loan of a three-cent postage stamp until he should communi- cate with his factor in Richmond, Va. and again it was refused. We'll, suh, what was there left for high toned Southern gentleman to do? Col. Talcott drew his revolver from the leg of his boot and shot that Yankee scoundrel through the heart and killed him on the spot. k And now, suh, comes the most remarka- able part of this story. If it had not been for Major Tom Yancey, Jedge Kerfoot and myself there would have been @ lawsuit" E Fitz lay back in his chair and roared.
 ''And they did not hang the colonel ?"
 "Hang Talcotti No. suh, we don't hang gentlemen down our waysr Jedge Kerfoot vehy properly charged the coro nor's jury that it was matter of. seIf-de. fense, and Col. Taleott was: not detained suh, mo than half an hour." "
The Press., 1890-12-11
NovSnber cenfpry.l ssC0L. ClRrEe 0IICa1TIRsVILLE.',


 s.To give you m iilSa. suh, 1" the colonel continued. aof whnA Se Southern people suffe'd immediately alter the fall of the Oonfederacy, lof mo slate case that came under my own observation.
 "Col. Temple T&lcdkt of Fokeer county, Va. canae info TaicoEtville one mornin', suh.--a town settled by his ancestors l ridin' upon his horseor rather a mule, | . lh, beiongins to his bverseer. Col. Tal- c1tt. suh, beionRed to#one of the vehy fnst families of VaRini1 He was . son of Jedge Thaxton Faioost. sub, and grandson of Gen. Gnowden Slaffbdd Taleott of the Rev. | lol1fionary var No*, suh, let me tell l yo1 riRht here fhat tlsp Talcott blood is as blue as the skys anR tkat every gentleman Ibaaxin, inc nalna ID kuD#n all over the county. sni. as mi hose honor is dear 1 CT to him than his ifeand whose word is an good as his bond W ell, sud, 6n this mornin' Col Talcott Fl his plantation in charge of his overeee De was working it 0n ehnxee --and r61 18 st~h his estates to his ancestral town, some five miles distant. EIt h trne, suii, these estatea were no long l CT in his name, but thst had no bearin' on tthe evente that folIowed ,she ought to have owned them, and wonld have done 80 but for some ve6y ung6nilemaniy fo'closure proceedin's which occnrred immediately after the war.
 | On arriving at Taleottville the colonel dismounted, handed fke reins to his ser vant--or, perhaps, suh one of the niggsrs around the do and entered the post office. N5w, suh, let me tell fpn that one month befo, the government, popfrary to the ex- lp press wishesof gre6k n1any of our leadin' citizeus, had sent A Yankee postmaster to Tafcottville to administeR the postal affairs ! of that town. No souner had this man taken possession thaS IT began to be ex- elusive, suh, and to pat n airs. The vehy fustair he put on wNs t0 build a fence in his office and conpef fpur people to trans act their business tfstA Aah hole. This. sub, ia itself Was vshf eallin', for up to that time the mail hsd seen dumped out THE WORLDS FAIR.--The exaifement caused b, this aeat event is scarcely eied by that produced by the discovery of Dr. Milds the Restorative Ner of fife, pain, dallness and ccnfdsion in head, nss sleepleseness, the blneAs neuralgia, palpitation monthly pains, etc. 0. Ws s1oW& Cos, of Syracuse N. Y. Talbotf $ Moes e Grsshsbufg, Ind, and A w. Blackburn. of Wooster, O., 6aF that the Neryins sells better than anything sYer sold, and give. universal satisfacti0nn Dr. Nfles' new illustrated treatise on the Nerves and Hrt and trial bottle ire, at w. ID. HEALDS Drug Stike.
 '
The Press., 1890-12-11
saThe insolent cooking utensil" is phrase
 for saucepan credited to Boston housekeepers

i6THH F1Rsr SrKp-Perhaps you are run down, can't eat cact seep can't think can't do anything to your satisfaction. and you wonder what ails you. You
 should heed the warming you taking the first steI into Nervoue Prostration. You need a Nerve Tonic and in Electric Btters you will find the exact remedy
 for restoring your system to a normal healthy cond
 ton. surprsidg results follow the use of this great
 Ncfye Tonic and Elterative. Your appetite seturns
 good digestion is restored and the Liver and Kidneys resume healthy action. Try bottle. Price 6Oc al Taft's Drug store.
The Press., 1890-12-11


 s I. xf1z lrf16t n Nov. York Tfibnne s yQ 1Sl lhSpr5 t0 knoW. E said Lord Balls busy " tho 7uii 1holl on Monday that th&Ina TT IT lreo oea1e has won a xictotys ans zsnt victory on the other sitle of | KSs 0hafles DinsmoFe of New Haven has accepted a call to the pRstoTate pf the First Congregational Chnrch of Williman- tic, his work to begin Jan. 1st, and install lation to follow soon after.
 The harsh, drastic purgatives, once deemed so indispensable. have given placeto milder and more skltu ly prepared laxatives; hence the great and growing demand for Ayer'a Pills. Physicians everywhere recommend them for costiveness, indigestion, and liver complaints. Ella Wheeler Wilcox in poem, says: 'sI'n call September nothing but September. |Thatss sensibles To call September January or July would do the month iniustiee, buf we don't care ahichel what she calls March. Il deserves it. Norristosca Herald.
 In every town where SAvENA is introduced the sale is larger than all other washing compounds f7Jlyy
The Press., 1890-12-11
Tolune 8. Humber 37.
THE ELYToN LAND CoMPA-
'

THE ELYTON LAND CoMPA-
 NY, (ef Birmingham, Ala.,) was ineor- porated in 1870 with cash capital of $1O0,- ooo, which was expended in land. The capital stock was then fixed at $2O0, 900. In tho year 1883 dividend of 4aOO, ,ooo, or 100 pel cent. on the capital stock, was declared. Since that time dividends have been pad aa follows: @
The Press., 1890-12-11

| THR GREATKsr SuFFxRKRs IN THE WORLD art women; their delicate organizations being Gparticu- lary susceptible to derangement and disease: pr. ;Kennedy's Favorte Remedy, of Rondout, N: Y:i lpuriAes the blood nvigorates the system and fort
 es 1t against the diseases incident to age, climate
 and season. It is the best medicine in the world:
 Keep 1t in the house for your chdrens sake, as we'll aa for yopr own.
The Press., 1890-12-11

Amounting in the aggregate to $o,57O,OOO paid on stock in six years upon aninvestmenf of sf0o,000 The property now owned by the company is worth probably &5 900, ,OOO. The Stock of the company sold few years ago at $4, 900 share. 1t sold in 1876 at $l7 Q share. Florence, Ala, with very favorable physical conditions, with a population of some 8 S,0OO, growth from less than 2,000 in 1887, with diversified manufactories in sue cessful operation. The foundation for the largest cotton mill in the south (53, ,0O0 spin dles) nearly completed. The first iron fur mace began operations in October. Its daily profits are not less than $500. It's second iron furnace and rolling mill will be in operation as soon as men and money can con- struct and operate them. These indnstrieT alone will call for several thousand new peo-
 pie, and are only beginning of what the near future will develop. Philadelphia cap italists have recently invested more than one million dollars in real estate and other enter prises in Florence. am offering limited number of shares of Florence Land Syndi- cate Stock, par value $1oo, at $25 per share, non assessib,e. The Syndicate own 700 acres of land, nearly 5000 lots within the limits of
 the city of Florence. Read what the Elyton Land Company have done, remembering there
 are many who are thoroughly acquainted
 with the condition of both cities who fully
 believe the city of Florence has superior ad-
 vantages, and that ind cations point to grand
 CT results for her than even that achieved by
The Press., 1890-12-11

wv. c. ELLIS. I SPECIALS. Would like to call the attention of every buy # or in Stafford to the following specials in I nay line. as X 5000 lbs. Pure Lard, | In Tubs, from 15 lbs. to 40 lbs. each, at Sc. lb Lay in your stock for winter use. It is going to be worth more.
 New Rsisins, New Figs, New
 rrunes,tNsw eurrants.
 Look st our IAysrsRa loo lb. The incest RAisins for the price have ever been | able to offer.
 Apples! Apples! | @M AHA | I have just received some very choice northern apples-N Northern spy, Greenings. Baldings ALd Russetts. The price is way up, but if you are looking for something faney ! have got them. =
 New Comb Honey, zOc ID. New Now Orleans Molasses. Some of the best I have ever been able to get hold of. New Buckw heat Flour. Smokers sAttentiOns
 Five hundred lbs. Sensation Plug Cut Smoking Tobacco in one lb. cans. Price a2c. Ib. Can not make the above price except for this lot.
 Two hundred and fifty lbs. Nigger Head I Out Plug Smoking, 95c. lb. 1 The best flour made is the l ssNIAGARA.es .es l We keep 1t. | & &4 Respectfully, INV. G. ELLIS
The Press., 1890-12-11

In every town where SAvENA is introduced the sale is larger than all other washing compounds. f71yy