Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-03-20

three lectures Tom and his TEACHER
That Boy" and That Boys Sister"
besides preaching on two Sundays. 1t
would be impossible to describe them
Sufficient to say that all who heard them
delight in the memory OF many precious
things.
There have been many other good
( things and brilliant lectures, among them
two by the bright young preacher and
scholar, c. c. Albertson, of Goshen, Ind,
and two by the witty and accomplished
DR.. Geo. L. Spinning, of Cincinnati, o.,
/ DR.. J. W. Lees fine eulogy on Henry W.
| Grady, and the art lectures (chalk talks
/ by Chas. E. Stokes. Delightful music
was furnished by Rogers magnificent
band and orchestra. These with normal
class lessons. open air concerts, camp
/ fires, music on the water, and most de-
! lightful fellowship. the time passes pleas
antly away. Sam p Jones comes on the
18th and Goth. Other good things are in
store for those who come before the close
which is on the 9th of this month.
THE MURDER
of W. R. Saunders, Deputy L. s Marshal.
of which the reader has doubtless heard,
having occupied the attention of and
been discussed by Congress week or
two ago, was one of the most cold blood
ed and high handed that ever disgraced
any community. Mr.. Saunders was a
citizen of this place and was the editor of
paper here called the DeE'uHidk Signal
| have been acquainted with him for the
last four years. He was a very genial
and social fellow, and man of some
ability. Was elected to represent this
county in the State Legislature three
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with US on the car coming from PenSa-
cola on the way to this place. In talking
together he gave a good many items per-
tanning to the people of Florida, and some
of his experience in the Legislature, and
also as Deputy [. 5. Marshal. Seeing
little Ada and Jennie on a seat little
way off, reading, he said to me: " How
noticeable it is, the difference between
the little Yankee girls, when one sees
them down here, and the native little
Cracker girls of this region. There are
your little nieces with their books read
ing, while of our native little girls of their
ages. not more than one in twenty can read
at all He then went to them and chatted
awhile: asked them about their school,
and what they were studying: told them
what all they would see at DeFuniak, and
what they must do, and what they must
get their uncle to do, and hoped they
would have good time. He seemed to
be very much impressed with the gross
ignorance and want of moral principle
among the masses of the South; spoke of
the danger that often surrounded him in
the discharge of his duties as Deputy
Marshal.
His murder took place near Quincy, a
little town near Tallahassee, in broad day
light. The circumstances connected with
the killing, as l learned them from the
best sources. were in this wise: 1t seems
he and his chief were at the hotel in the
village of Quincy. During the day the
hotel proprietor and another man, whose
name | can not now recall, who had been
indicted and placed under bond for fraud
ulent voting, invited the Marshal and
Deputy Saunders to take ride with
them out to some point in the country
The Marshal declined going for some
reason. Saunders said he would go any
way, and they went. When about three !
miles out near stream, one of the men |
(the one under bond) jumped out of the
buggy, drew revolver, presented it at
saying: You have had your
time; now am going to have mine," and
then Immediately fired the fatal shot, and |
his body. The man then ran into the |
forest. Saunders died almost immediate |
ly. simply having time to say, Take me |
back home to die with my family" The
other man drove back to the village with |
the dead body This is the statement |
of the transaction made by
the man on his return. There was no
other witness present.
A great deal could be said not credita-
bic to parties more or less connected with
this tragedy, but forebear.
The body of Saunders was brought
home to his distracted family, and was
buried in the cemetery at this place.
There is no use in ignoring the fact that
there is an under strata of deep, dark,
and vengeful opposition to the enforce
nent of law, which too many people wink
at; and when crime is committed too
many papers are silent on the subject, in
the crime and endeavoring
10 make law-b breaking odious, and of
making an effort to mould public senti-
nent in the line and with the intent of
breaking down the opposition to the en-
fOrcement of law Especially is this the
Ease when there is any politics in the mat
.er, and it don't suit their side; hence the
frequency in the South of crimes similar
20 the one detailed.
SAILING ON THE SPRING.
1t may sound strange to speak of sail
ng on spring, but it is being done down
lere. Nowhere that | ever heard of is
here spring on which yacht of fair
ize can be sailed, except here on our De-
Funiak Spring. The reader must re-
collect that the spring is one mile in cir
,umference and sixty feet deep in the
centre a yacht has been bought and
placed upon it this year in place of a little
steamer formerly used. Parties are out
n the yacht nearly all the time for pleas
Ire, sailing all around and across and
;utting all kinds of figures and evolutiOns,
which, together with the rowing of skiffs
lither and yon. make the scene quite a
lively one The band frequently gives
concerts at night on the water, being
owed along on large float, whilst all
lround the border of the spring is dotted
beacon lights, made of pitch-pine knots.
The people assemble all around, listening
o the charming music and breathing the
,dor from the burning resinous pitch [
zine, which is life and health.
At no time during the seven winters
pent in the South have seen New Or
cans and the country around here look
% beautiful as they did this winter up to
he time of the freeze.
Now | will say, as the boy at school
lSed to say in winding up his effort at !
making speech, with these few remarks s
will close" III. G. W.
THE OLD, OLD STORY.
A little cough; feeling ill:
headache oft; daily chill;
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