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Telegram-herald., 1891-04-16
VIOLENTLY INSANE.

PExTwATER, Mich, April l4.-Polly
Ann Clark, aged 81 years, was sdjudged
insane today and will be taken TO Trav-
erse CITY at once. The cause OF her IN
sanity u attributed 10 the accidental
killing of one of her sons by some coon
hunters in October, 1899. He having
climbed the tree 10 dlslodge his game.
he was fired at with fatal results. The
old lady has been gradually growing
worse until II required the and of four
men 10 keep her under control.
Telegram-herald., 1891-04-16

ASsoSIA, Conn, April l5.-Thomas
Stewart, of shelton. claims to be o
cousin of the late A. I. stewart. and
has shown documents intended 10
prove 1t TO prominent men OF the town.
Mr. Stewart is middle-aged, pleasant
man. with gray hair and mustsche.
lie has been employed in the Adams
cotton mill in shelton for n number OF
years, but since the Housatonic dam
broke away last January. he has been
employed in the building of the Golfer
dam as a cannon laborer.
Telegram-herald., 1891-04-16

Bosrox, April I5.-The reunion OF
the oid-time Republicans Of Massscbu-
setts ls in progress today in the Tre-
mont Temple. witn large attendance
OF founders of the party from the en-
tire State. Probably the most pictur.
esqne and foremost figure in the gath
efing j. the veteran stephen NJ. Alien.
the presiding officer Of the Worcester
convention of July 20, 1854, when
formed and gave Dsme 10 the Repob-
iicsn party of Massachusetts.
Telegram-herald., 1891-04-16

wAsHIScros, April is.-The remains
of General spinoia were taken 10 New
York at 10 O'Clock thn morning on a
special train over the Baltimore 4 Ohio
road. There were no services here.
Sergeant at Arms Holmes. Of the House,
will have charge Of the remains until
they reach New York City, whsrs they
will be taken IN charge by friends and
conveyed 20 the Church Of the
immaculate Conception. 20 lie IN state
until Thursday. The interment wall be
NJ Greenwood Cemetery.
Telegram-herald., 1891-04-16

LsssrSe, Mich, April I5.--During
consideration of the snti-psss bill today
GOV. winsns 40 far forgot his otIcisi
dignity and propfietv as - appear on
TIE 9oor of the House and eodesvoT 20
whip his party into line lie lstsored
with one Republican member awhile
befare discovering nis mistake. Frank
Hosfcrf meanwhile wss circulating on
the sde Of line House. bot sli efforts
we're nnsvailins. The party wss de-
mora szed iiy ne thii.
Telegram-herald., 1891-04-16

Mrsorrrr, Texas, April 10. - Since
Monday there have been four more
death. from spotted fever. The we
TINS we're children. Sunday Joe Moon
arrived in CopeviIis with q sick child.
II died soof sfterwsrd. Two other
child rem of the same family were com
planning st the same time. 1n lees thna
twelve bours three Of them died They
were burried last evening. The phys
ted fever.
Telegram-herald., 1891-04-16
HURLED TO TnE Borrow.

ASHLAND, Pa. April l5.-By the
shifting of . gear on the hosting cage
of the Locust Gap ColIIery, this after
noon, John and Phenix Keroskie were
fatally, and Thomas Farrell. Frank
stshl, Peter Murphy. Matthew Poniski
were seriously injured. The men were
riding up the slope and when within 80
yards from the bottom the gearing
shifted. preclpitstang the cage TO the
bottom
Telegram-herald., 1891-04-16
THEIR PLEASURE MARRED
The Presidential Party Receives the Sad
News of Mrs. Halford's Death.

ATLANTA, Ga, April l5.-Tbe pleas
ure trip of the Presidential party from
Chattanooga was some what marred by
the receipt of a dispatch from Private
Secretary Halford. announcing Mrs.
Halford's death. When informed just
after the train left Chattanooga that
Mrs. IIalford was dead, the President
expressed his sincere sorrow, and i'm
mediately dispatched a message OF con-
dolence 10 Mr.. Halford.
Telegram-herald., 1891-04-16

PoRr HrsoS. Mich. April is.-The
Grand Trunk ferry boat Huron has neen
stuck n The ice With two tram loads Of
western-bouBd passengers snce 10
O'Clock Iast night. A sag boat man
aged 10 cot eiose eaough 20 her this
morning g eellvsE food to the hsf
fsntshed vfcftms.
Telegram-herald., 1891-04-16

IEtvESvosrH, Kan, April l5.--This
evening u. r Anthony. editor of the
Leavenworth Times. was cowhided on
the street by Capt. w. NJ. Fortescue.
who was defeated for Mayor at the re-
cent election. A large crowd assembled,
bot 40 assistance VAS offered, and as
Anthony i noted for gsmeness a bloody ?
SEQUEL = looked for.
Telegram-herald., 1891-04-16

NEv fosK. April l5.-There - rrest
excitement over the discovery of =
ieTer living in Camden and daily ss-
socstsHg with the people Tire leper =
q cbinsmsn nance Lee 1unf. who has
laundry 20 south Fdth-st- Hs
brother - eFipg of the aisesse IN .
Pbiisdelphss bosyItsi.
Telegram-herald., 1891-04-16
srssesss nv .Rrsr axp ersR

KsSsss CRY. Nc, April lS.-In the
commercial CONGRESS ths afternoon
Hon. Chss1 crlsD. Of GeorTis. made az
address 90 "Tsxstgon. He was wsral-
" recssvsd BY the convention. and Wa
followed hy Ex-Governor Gear, OF Iows
vino speke q short tire.
Telegram-herald., 1891-04-16
LOCATED A SWINDLER.
7. s. Saunders, q Manistee Bunco Man,
Captured at Chicago.

CHICAGO. April l5.-T. S. Saunders
has been wanted by the officials of
Manistee county, Mich, for operating
an alleged swindle. by which he is said
to have cleared some Sos, 900. He was
found at his home in Englewood yes
terday, but was not arrested as he was
watching by the bedside of his daugh-
ter, who is dangerously sick. Saunders
says he will go back to Michigan as soon
as his daughter is better.
Telegram-herald., 1891-04-16
MUSHROOMS MILLIONAIRE.

Charles n. Hackiey Again Makes .
Magnificent Gift tn the City.
MUSHROOM, Mich, April l5.-Charles
II. HsckIey today provided for the
maintenance of the Hackley public
library by donating to the Muskegon
public schools SIS 900 for new school
house to replace the one recently
burned. Mr.. Hackley's gifts to the
city within two years aggregate $780,
OOO
Telegram-herald., 1891-04-16

Wash nzton :. Boston s.
81. Ions -. golasahus :
Louisville s. uclnnats T.
Baltimore "a, AthletR T.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26
Duel Between Two Well.
Known CEnbmela.

A midnight combat the police as
certained at an early hour this morn.
ing that o sensational duel took
place last night in the parlors of one
of the most exclusive clubs 10 the
city. One of the principals is a
wealthy young artist. His opponent
is said to be the con OF a railroad
president. One of the combatapts
lies at his home attended by several
physicians. The other has ESCAPED.
It is rumored that a very beautiful
Young girls the cause Of the trouble
Full particulars can befound in "Es.
tella's Husband" by May Agnes
Fleming, issued to-day. Price rs
cents. Ask your newsman to show
You q copy.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26

Conservative estimates place the
cost of the recent Revenue barbecue
here at ST. 600. No one in VermiI
ion parish, so far as we have been
able to learn, was asked to contribute
one. cent toward defrayipg these
expenses. The question naturally
arises who paid for all this p and
the public echoes the reply, John A.
Morris. Yet we are daily and
hourly told that the lottery does not
,meddle 10 politics,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26

There is only one lottery paper in
the State whose note is not raised
in harmonious unison to sing the
praise OF the lottery's great DeliVeref,
Moses the Second, better known as
Sam McEnery. That paper is the
Trinity Herald and lite editor says
The North Louisiana journals have
selected for slaughter Nichols pet,
s. D. McEnery for governor. They
will find at the end of the session
that they have been mistaken in
their candidate. Behan is the
man-pure, undefled and conscien-
tious. One who ia under obligations
10 no one. He 10 the man whom
Louisiana wishes TO dictate her
political course for the next four
years. Let McEnery and Nichols
rest, friends. Let them rest They
both need it.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26

About 2 O'Clock Sunday evening a
disastrous fire occured 10 New Iberia,
starting in the back of a one-story
frame building occupied as a grocery.
A high northeast wind was prevail.
ing at the time and the flames were
famed into a considerable blaze be.
fore it was discovered. After two
hours hard fighting the FIRE depart-
ment, assisted by the citizens, suc.
eeeded in controlling the flames.
c. P. Moss grocery, saloon and
depot. a small confectionery estub.
lishment, the grocery in which the
fire originated, joe Adams (colored)
drug store, o fruit stand and
Decourts' barber shop were all des.
troyed. J. & L. Dreyfus, wholesale
and retail groeers and dry goods
merchants, were the heaviest losers,
their stock being very extensively
damaged by water. The gross loss
will approximate $4,000. Insur-
ance about $4,000.
The entire business center of the
town was threatened, and it was
only by the severest tests of eDdur-
ance that our firenen succeeded in
confning the fire to the block in
which it originated. Captain Mug,
gah of the steamer W. Ell. Cherry
happened to be at the wharf with
his boat when the fire broke out.
The assistance rendered by him and
his boats crew deserves special
mention. A fire hose was connected
to the boats steam pump. and very
valuable service was rendered in
saving adjacent frame buildings
from igni,ing.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26

The MeEnery boom i~naugurated
by this paper several weeks ago, is
sweeping through the northern .or.
ton of Observation-Disclosures Win.
dictator.
Yes, tits sweeping through the
State and leaving a -tormof discord
in its tracks. McEnery will never
get there Oscar.-Trinity Herald.
No, we have had too mueh of Nc.
EnrY's administration. and we hone
he shall never again fil the gubern-
ational chair. One side may praise
him for the imaginary good he has
done, but take the files oil those same
papers four years ago, and look over
them, and you will fad that McEnery
is unfit to rule over hegreat state OF
Louisiana again.-St Martin Messen.
ger.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26


The Daily States, which we free
y concede is well posted concerning
the Pro lottery people, in a recent
article says: @The fact is. that there
are, 10 there are on every question,
honest men and scoundrels on both
sides Of the one before US. The only
element that is practically united in
this fight are the Radicals. We be-
lieve, without an exception, that ever
Radical paper in the State is with
the Ants, and that, with probably
half dozen exceptions, every single
Radical leader or boss is in the same
ranks" Will it then please explain
why every Radical and niger in
the Legislature was in favor of the
Morris amendment. Queer, isn't it,
that they are against it now. That
tale wont wash.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26

The Georgia legislature has passed
. bill disqualifying from practice all
physicians who are addicted to
drink. The legislature Of Louisiana
should do the same thing. There are
plenty Of old whiskey tubs practic.
ing medicine IN Louisiana who
should be locked up 10 some retreat,
instead Of being allowed to have the
lives Of citizens in their hands
Alexandria Town Talk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26
g onmunique.
Encore lie Barbecue.

81. L'EDITEUR :-Comme nous all
Ions etre eclail6s dams Ia paroisse.
Grand Dieu, que voas etes iBonl
Denx nfbuleuses de plus dams &c
beau armament d'AbieyilleI..-.
L'astre dn jour va stre remplace pap
10 Lime ct Pantre par la Lanter1e
de Diugeae. Gnre a Ia bomoel....
Dams ee temps on toni eat miraci.
leux, rien ne dot plus nous surpreA-
DIRE, ri les phases, nj lea yolte.faces
des pas1taius, DIES pharisiens, juifs ct
atslres rabbins. La hune a o plein.
L'Etoile du Berger a pautre, ct tous
deux ont la herlne. C'est a celui qai-
ponrra eclipser fantre! Qnanta toi
MERIDIoNAL, noble descendant .des
creises, lie mot veut lie dire. tn es
democratic, pas touetteur nj regula.
.eur, to es pour lie penple ct rien que
pour lie peuple. Bien des f~euilles de
chou pour existef ont du recourir
CONNIE bien des politicians sans haDte
ct vergogne. a 10 creation Pinch.
backlste OH Warmothiste pour exis.
ter. Ces gems Ia, amis, nous con-
naissons leurs Geographic sans avoir
reco1rs au Southwestern Record.
Marche ct ne Grains rien, malgr6 10
feu ct la foadre, n.algr6 les chansons
bachiqnes dur Mr.. qui q son minis.
ire quelque part. A 70 Monsieur,
on peut, lui qui aime l'eneens, lni re-
peter eette autre chanson
"Quand on est Morris, on q pas de
defaults,
On est aime, respecl6 du vulgaire,
meme admir6s par les sots.'
A d'autres, qui aiment q &c one
tout lie monde, Pat Braire, nous di-
rons:
La critiqne est facile.
Mais Part (de bien dire eat dificile,
ct que, quand on patauge, Noita, on
est plus GU moiBs embourbe. QUAINT
la Loterie, malgre tons les argu.
ments DIES gems 4 CAGES ct malgre
toate ia ripailte, ma pas reussi 3 con-
yertir tout lie monde. Beaueoup
danes sont resles chez eux malgre
les Posters. II y await da monde,
c'est yrai; mails pourais- il en- etre
autrement? Rien q faire le diman-
che ct Ia promesse dune bonnie ebaiye.
II y a Gu de toat. Nous arons 6t9
bien deeus. On nous await annonce
que notre reverend pere parlerait Y
ses ouailes, ct qu'nn N. Batisse, fersit
IN discours EN- Acadien. Cest
peut-atre la glace aui les a glaces.
% pept-etre ne parlent-ils qa'aux
Asinus. *EToILEsH.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26

The talented BLACKBOARD who
,wields the lottery stink.pot on the
Alexandria Daily Times gracefully
alludes to the Hon. Superintendent
of Pablo Education as "the blooded
Jack OF Natchitoches." Yet the
dainty lottery press don't indulge in
personalities and mudslinging Oh
No!
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26

Hon. Samuel D. McEnery can not
be ignorant of the fact that he has
been but forward by the lottery press
OF the State for nomination for Gov.
ernor by the State Democratic Con.
vention. If this has his sanction, it
is all right. If he does not favor the
~pro-Iottery cause, it behooves him as
a straightforward man and a patriet-
ic citizen, to announce his disappro.
val of this action, and not permit the
pros to this subterfuge in using his
name and fame in support oftheir
failing cause. This is no time for
any true son of Louisiana to dodge
and dilly-dally AdVer
tiser.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26

Every lottery newspaper in the
State would be praising up the Ocala
platform if thatOwould do John A.
Morris and his partners any good.
If Morris required it his editors
ywouldattend church twice every
week.--Town Talk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26
We have received a catalogue Of

We have received a catalogue Of
! the Louislata State Fair, which opens
Oct. 9th and closes Oct. 10th.
This is the second annual faig aud
will be held at Baton Rouge. The
+. premiums offered will reach the
handsome sum Of $4,000. Any one
desiring to see this catalogue for the
purpose OF competing for some of
the prizes can do so by calling at
our Office.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26

To keep pace with the music Of
the times we have added a French
Department to the MERIDIoNAL, and
like Diogenes' tub it stands on its
own bottom.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26

The Third Party leaders ere for
revenue only, and have it in their
pockets. How much it cost John A.
Morris will never be known unless
The books of the company are
examined.-Town Talk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26

In these degenerate days when
the woods are full of ready.made
Democrats whose loud mouthed
professions of straight Democracy
are not in harmony with their fanat.
ical support OF a gambling monopoly;
it is cheering to meet one of the old
patrial chs, who have not gene over
to Ephraim Morris and his idols.
That old Democratic patriot, ex-
Gov. G. II. Monitor, whose Democ-
racy dates back to the most glorious
period of Louisiana's history, made
q speech the other day in St. Martin,
and the Messenger alludes to the
event in these stirring lines:-
The "old wheel horse Of Democra-
cy" G. FL. Mouton, Esq. was loudly
called for and responded. In o
speech Of some length, filed with
strong and taking points,. aud in
foreible language, he held up the
monstrosity of Morris offer in all its
hideousness, drawing illustrations
frem ancient and modern history
showing the power Of money when
concentrated in the hands of the few.
He then took the Marshall letter as
"a text, and commented on it in severe
but just terms. Called attention to
its insulting features--ins9lting to
the manhood Of every nan who does
not admit of a political master. The
|"old maa" was at his best, and the
audience judging ty the frequent ap.
plause, were in thorough rapport
with him. During his discourse he
gave out some sound Democratic
principles. There is another strong
fight ia the "old man" yet.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26


There is something significant
aboutthis united attempt Of the Lot
terry press to boom MoEnery. That
gentlemen has served this State as
it's Governor for about seven years.
He made a fair Governor, we admit.
He was true to his political friends.
But il there was anything strikingly
brilliant Or wonderful in his admin
istration these same papers that row
boom him again have certainly Stand.
cred him terribly, because. from the
day of hN retirement to the present
they have been Publishing 10 the
world that the State which he gov.
erned so long is very pauper, ana
bic to live without the assistance
Of aLottery. True Loaisiana never
had received a dollar from the Lot
terry, but. it we are to believe these
papers that now want McEnery
back in the Govcrnorshp of the
State, We must admit that she hos
gone about az far as 1t is possible eor
her to 60 unless she gets assistance
from the Morris keno bank If this
is trne it would appear that the PEG
pie need no longer the service Of
such a man in that high Office. If
lie bought The State dpwn.to q con.
of absolute beggary, for
Gods sake let's have no more of himi
Let him stay on the bench Il position.
with which, it il said, he was reward.
ed, to prevent his turning this State
over to Warmoth in l88S.--Bastrop
Appeal.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26

We notice that a third party
State convention has been called to
meet in Alexandria. Wonder whe
is manipulating the noodle. Clayton
or Gnice ? In either event the,
rank and file will get nothing but
glory.--Town Talk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26

Our old aud esteemed contempt.
rary, the Opelousas Courier, has
entered upon the 39th year of its
existance.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26

A dollar held at arms length is
not inconYeniently large, but it can
be held so close to the eye that it
will hide everything beyond that is
worth seeing
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26

Editor Mayo, of the Morgan City
Review made a trip here last week
on the Jennie Louise; on his return
gave this as his impression Of the
crops in the parish: "The crops in
Vermilion are almost a complete
failure. The drouth, which has ex~
tended from the first of February UNI
til the present time, has had a disas-
trous effect on vegetation. The corn
crop is barely two thirds Of the usu-
al production, but is bridging a good
price, $l.00 per barrel being offered
in the field. The cotton between
AbbeviIle and New Iberia is fair,
but all along The bayou the growth
has been very slow and the produc-
ton will be limited. The cane is.
barely worth the cutting, some Of it
having made no joints, and the ma
Of it being scarcely waist high
in the fields. NJ. 7. Bagley and ]. Fl.
%H 1S
Putnam, the largest sugar producers
on bayou Vermilion, will not make
ope-haIf the sugar they did last year.
1t is surprising that the planters
along the bayou do not make an at
tempt at irrigation. The cost Of the
apparatus would be trifing compar-
ed to the immense amount Of benefit
to be derived from pumping the wa
ter into the fields. The planters Of
St. Mary as a rule will adopt this
method, the drouth Of the early part
Of the year teaching them a severe
lesion and we see no reason why it
not be practiced successfully
by those Of Vermilion."
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26

There is certainly a fearful amount
of stupeDdoas lying about the num-
Der of persons attending the lottery
meetings. In some cases more
white people are reported present
than reside within twenty five miles
of the locality where the meetings
take place.
One may we'll exclaim, "Lord, how
this world is gwen to lying" Baton
Rouge Truth.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26

We suppose the lottery news
papers and their friends are happy,
having after a hard pull succeeded
in getting a third party State
Convention called. But it wont
work. Adams will be oar next
Governor and the lottery will be
wiped out Of Louisiana Town
Talk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26

When the campaign is over
Morris strolling band Of howiing
deyishes may be able to end con-
genial and profitable employment in
some part of ireland, where the old
custom Of waking the dead still
prevails. 1t would be a calamity to
permit this valuable aggregation Of
native talent, collected at great ex-
peuse, to go to seed.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26

The lottery organs are all very
much interested in the third party
movement.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-10-30
Was Burned at the Stake.

On SATURDAY., in the absence from
home of John Lowe, a planter living
near Atlanta, Texas, Lee Lewis, Il
negro who had worked for Lowe,
went 10 the house, armed with shot
gun, and demanded of Mrs. Lowe that
She give him all the money IN the
house. Upon her refusal he shot her
in the breast with load Of buckshot,
and a second time with Winchester
rifle. which belonged to Lowe, killing
her instantly. To conceal the eyi-
denca of his crime he threw the body
into a well along with her two-year-
old baby girl Not satisfied with the
bloody work he had already commit
ted. he went for an ak with which TO
kill Loves little boy, who, TO escape
the terrible fate in store for him,
jumped into the well with his mother,
iniuring himself internally. but he
lived to tell the story. Lewis tried 10
kill him by throwing an iron pot, a
tub. and stones into the well, but the
lad escaped. On Sunday Lewis was
captured at Kildare, and hurried to
iail to escape the vengeance OF the
mob. He was immediately spirited
away to Linden Jail. At a. III. oiti-
zens called at the Jail, secured the
prisoner, and at a. m..carri ID him
to the place where the murders were
committed. He confessed the crime.
He shot Mrs. Lowe from behind and
then in the breast. Then taking her
babe, which she had in her arms, he
dashed its skull against the well post.
He then threw both bodies into the
well. One thousand people congre-
gated to see the man put to death.
Forty negroes helped erect his tuner
al pvre, and Mr.. and Mrs. Munlson,
the latter the aunt of the murdered
woman, tied the chain round that
bound him to the stake. An old col
ored aunty asked and received per
mission to fire the pyre As the fire
rose higher and higher the murderer
gave one scream, the only sound utter
ed while he was burning, and a
few moments later he was dead.