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Smyrna times., 1892-04-06

Nelson Thomas, colored. aoad Gev
hve, committed suicide at Fredar;Cl,
by hanging. 'oA
The dwelling, barn and granarv on
the farm Of Amos Tally, near Elkton
were burned Saturday.
James Burns and Edward Rodgers
Sttem pied To escape from Annanolis
Md, Jail, but failed. Wis
Gen. II. Kyd Douglas, who has inst
returned from the South. renortS -
SVrong feeling there for Cleveland.
=. ne oyster season is drawing RAPIDLY
70 close. Dredging stopped on The
lasV oay OF March, and longing will
continue only twenty days longer.
Representative Watson of Georo;o
complains that it costs the Governnnent
$1,000 annually to collect moi ono nont
trict. ""S'Ons us
:, The cost of collecting taxes in Caro-
lIne county was in 1891 S2.348 90 Nv
Ine new system the collecting will he
uone at cost of $500, thus insurinS
a saving of 81. .54899. "
Inc Queen Anne's Advocate. pub.
Ilshed at Centreville by Col " n
Legg, Is TO be sold bv the trmst.as
Messrs. Nj J. H. e. Legg and Howard
Bryant of Baltimore. 0" a. u
Nathaniel Davis, as administrator
mas sold The Smith Farm" contain
ing 26O acres, situated in the miner
part OF Queen Anne's county tn r.
Vansant for $1I.O5 per acre wv
b..I rles5idIng Elder Corkran of Sails
Uury U district moved to Seaford last
Wednesday where he will reside in The
iu'ute' Rev. Chas Hill, father of Rev
" a. Hlll will occupy tue house
vacated by him. " Ao0'e'
IHE General Assembly of MARYLAND.
winch adjourned at laidnipht o,, NJ
day, has probably been the most ,ctiu..
3Guy p mat has met in the Legislative
hSil for number of years.
Inc Australian ballot system to to<e
III the exempted countles-which in
',m 1iuues Kent has passed both houses
ne "hole State has now uniform
,,i 1iectlon gu laws. How the thing will
WORK we shall soon find out. 1t can't
oe worse than the old system.
. An arteaian well is being bored at
of oGe ia Jali yard IN Denton. At a depth
cI oZO feet water was found for fba
nrst time after leaving the surface
springs; }. ID. K. Shannanan, of Eas. !
ton, is doing the work. lag
Among the bills in which Kent coun-
Ilahs are specially Interested is the |
lM.L.r .au ~ n - ~. !.
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iHE next notable day will be Good
Friday-April Is.
Smyrna times., 1892-04-06

ONE of our citizens who attended Sun
day "The Temple" in Philadelphia.
Russell COnwell's Church that seats
from 1000 to 5000 persons, and is
crowded at every service, says that
he can see more laughing, talking and
misbehaviOr at any evening service in
one of our churches than he saw in the
whole of that vast assembly.
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lndinnn Norea.

Mr.. II. III. Mershon, O coal-dealer of War
saw, and one of the oldest men in the
county. died at HE home Sunday evening
of paraIysis.
ID. Mccormick, of Charlottesville, while
acting as Santa Claus and taking presents
from q Christmas tree. was burned badly
about the head and arms.
The cottage residence OF Postmaster
William Stanley, at Piainfield, was dam
aged by fire yesterday to the amount of
5000. Covered by insurance.
Monroe Heath, . well-known resident of
Monroe township, Delaware county, was
badly burned Saturday night, while act
ing the part of Santa Claus at o school en-
tertainment.
The closing exercises of the winter term
of North Manchester College took place on
Friday evening before n large audience. 1t
has been the best term in the history of
the college.
James Sanders barn. at Wheatland. was
burned Sunday night. A fine stallion
and a quantity of feed, grain aud imple-
ments were consumed. Loss. $4,000. In-
cendiarism is supposed to a been the
origin of the fire.
The Christian Church of PIainfield has
extended a pastoral call to elder A. J.
Frank. of Greencastle. He has accepted
the call for one-half his time. The other
half will be given to the churches at
Drownsbure and Pittsboro.
Inc montgomery county AGRICULTURAL
Association offered q prize for the best
bushel OF corn which will be sent to the
worlds fair. There were nine entries aud
the prize was given to Maxwell McCul-
Tough. NJ. b. Waugh was second.
John c. Wingate. of MONTGOMERY comfy.
has been given Judgment for az, 400 against
the Clover-leaf railway for the injury Of
his wife who, In attempting to get off q
passenger train, was violently thrown from
the platform by the starting of the cars.
She sued md recovered $40, 100 and then
her husband entered suit.
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Correspondence New York Times.
The popular English theory about Paris
and the Parisians is that they are too rot
ten morally to hold their own in the light
of the worlds competition. Certainly it
has q good deal to say for itself in times
like these. But if any Frenchman had
leisure now to study events abroad he
would see going on In England something
quite az surprising in it's way. The Panama
swindle ut least appealed to the patriotism
of investors. and To the last wore the air of
belonging to the haute politlque. The GRIM
inal courts in London are beginning an in
auiry into the Liberator Building Society
swindle, which rivals the Panama in scope
and seems to have robbed the great army
of investors of some S35. 900, 600. Yet it
never pretended to be anything but o
moral middle class industrial enterprise
under the particular patronage of Noncon-
formist religious leaders. There never was
q more pious commercial undertaking. It's
chief figures are all devout, God fearing
men, leading lives of the greatest British
decorum. Two of them now being exam
ined are charged with forgery and embez-
element; one other appears to bave fled the
country. The three between them arc
coupled In the public mind with the disap-
pearance of over $3.50 goo. 900. and q public
subscription has been started for the relief
of several hundreds of their victims. who
are said TO be in q state of pitiful destitu-
tion. There is no hope that any share
holder will ever get n penny back. and de-
positors are lucky If they get five cents in
the dollar.
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TO the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journal:
No lawyer would ever think of saying or
implying that when q case Is on trial or
argument q rich man or corporation has an
undue influence over either Judge or jury.
On the contrary, juries always lean In
favor of the Door Knowing this fact, the
rich mans lawyer and the corporation
lawyer take all the precautions that 1.-The
best available legal talent" can devise
to neutralize the jury's verdict. Nor do
lawyers question the impartiaIity of our
judges in passing upon questions that arise
between rich and poor. or of any leaning In
favor of mere riches. This lie not the
trouble. The ingenuity of the ablest coun-
sel-such as ~millionaires and corporations
always employ-can and do devise endless
delays and expensive devices to wear out
the moneyless man and force him into un.
Just compromises. This occurs every day,
as every lawyer we'll knows. When /
used the words that you object to about
the advantage of the rich over the poor in
our courts, 1 was commanding to the
Progress Club the Bureau of Justice of In
d~ianapOlis, of which Mr.. Frank Black
ledge is secretary. which bureau makes it
lts business to hunt up just such cases and
take the poor mans part. | was urging
tbs this was q move in the right direction.
Every experienced lawyer knows very
well, without lmpeaching the honesty Of
either courts or juries, the enormous adj
vantage of the rlcn over the poor In legal
controversies. In the preparation and pre-
sentation of evidence. in changes of venue,
in appeals. in the presentation and solution
of legal problems. such as always occur In
the most meritorious cases, corporations and
the rich invariably have the advantage.
Money buys brains.
/ once got q Judgment of 5000 against q
railroad which. after numerous appeals.
found it's way to the Supreme Court of the
United states at Washington. My clients.
worn ont by the delay, settled it at SIS. 000.
against my advice, because they were too
poor TO follow 1t M. Mr.. Gould's
fortune was won because he o IN his
employ the ablest lawyers in New York city.
Any other man In his contest with the Erie
railroad would have landed in the peni-
Tertiary.
Lawyers IRE but men. They have fami-
lies to supper and are seeking work. The
ablest are retained in advance by the rich
and can't take mp cases against their
clients. The poor mans case is usually
taken ION shares" and is prosecuted with
good faith and zeal. But after endless de-
laws and expenses paid out of his own
pocket the attorney grows weary and ad-
visee an unjust settlement as the best thing
that can be done 'under the circum-
stances Every lawyer has had Just such
cases and knows all about it.
LoGANsPoRT, Dec. &c. ID. p. BALDWIN.
WHEN in want of a good liniment buy Salvation
Nh w.hfn q mi Ok aAnfa
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BARON REINACH AND HERR.
Sketches Of Two Jewish Adventures with
Panama.

Paris Letter. In London Truth
What an astounding type Baron Reinach
o He was my sneiGhbor and l often met
him dams le monde. The Baron kept q close
eye on the bureaus of the War Office q on
the judges. Commissariat contracts were
to be had at the one place and immunity
was to be secured by the friendship Of the
other. He understood business az being
i ARGENT des sutres.
Outside of business he was O jovisl sort
of person. and his bluff ann hid his
singular keenness. He was in many re-
spects the counterpart of the late Vile
COO, had much real and false bonhommie.
The Baron had q brain for big business
combinations and for music. His mistake
wos In hunting too many hares az q IN
ma. and recouped by getting the De Les
sepses to make him their great wire-puiler.
heavy losses that he had previously in
Cured. / believe thas he died with full
money safes But also suspect that he
was often on tho brink of ruin. and hat
nobody could ever say. not even himself,
what he was worth.
Like most financial men, he was polyga-
nous. In his last letter to al ex-director
Of the opera-house no begged him to kiss
Cornelius Herr, who got the two checks
for f40,0 900 apiece drawn by the Frankfort
Rothschllds on the Bank of France. was
simply q creditor of Reinach, who paid him.
money that should have been spent other
wise. Herr had been engaged for some
years in q great electric affair the trans
mission of force by electricity with Baron
Gustave de Rothschild, and was not In
any degree O fast or q flash man. but
without ostensation a princely one. He.
no moro thar the Rothscbilds. knew
whence came the money with which Rel
mach paid him for q large plant that no
had sold him on q mortgage.
Herr was q domestic man and had no re-
lations of any sort with the corps de ballet,
but cultivated scientists and was the init
mate friend of most of the eminent French
ones. and of many English and American.
too. Like Carlyle he thought there are
TOO many first-rate things to be accom-
plished in the world for men to waste their
time and money in amourettes.
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VERY COLD WEATHER.
The Thermometer Went Below Zero at Many
Points-The Ohio River Frozen Over.

CHICAGO. Dec. 26.-Reports from many
ing the THERMOMETERS went down to zero
and below. In exposed places In Iowa the
mercury dropped to IL below this morning.
Several persons were crossing the Missis-
sippi on foot this afternoon, and tonight
the Ice will hold teams.
Reports received at the railroad offices In
Topeka are that the snow-storm yesterday
was general oil over Kansas. and extended
into Colorado and the Indian Territory.
About the same quantity of snow fell West
as East, but in the West the wind amount
ed to q gale. and in consequence the snow
drifted badly. causing a great deal of
trouble In the movement of trains. The
Santa Fe had two trains in drifts near
Newton yesterday. but got them out last
night. To-day the same road has four
trains in drifts between Dodge City
and CimarrOn. The company has two
snow-plows at work and 1t IS expected to
open the line In brief time. The Rock Isl
and has W trains in the drift on lis South
western line. and has also its snow-plows
at work. No reports of suffering on account
O: tho storm have yet been received. but
there is no doubt that stock has suffered.
At 8 O'Clock this morning the thermometer
at lOpok6 ItxlbbcEcu ~ DciOWs Al Ak
kansas City all trains were delayed to-day.
and there Is much suffering among the
bome-seekers camped upon the border of
the Cherokee Strip.
A storm of sleet and snow of usual
severity struck Arkansas last night The
mercury. as n consequence. dropped 'orty
degrees In two hours. A strong wiud is
blowing from the north and the weatf r is
decidedly the coolest of the year.
The East also Is enjoying a cold snap.
Tit weather In the Mohawk valley, New
York, to-day is the coolest of the season.
At Z A.. NJ. 1t was g. below zero ct Amster-
dam and l4c below at Gloversvllle. The
mercury is at zero tonight along the val
ley and there is but little snow.
The cold weather of the past few nights
has frozen the Ohio river at points above
and below Steubenville. The Coal City is
probably in the worst fix of any boat
on the Ohio river, as she is lying ON q bar
at Browns island, where the Joseph Nixon
and the Raymond Horner are frozen In also.
II is reported that both hog chains of the
Coal City are broken and that two SIX
inch sIphons are kept going to keep The
water ont. Should the ice gorge and a
break In the river occur the boats will be
ruined. AS it is, the Coal City may be q
total loss. The river IS closed at The Sis
ters. below Steubenviile. The Keystone
State. the Nennett and the barges of the
RAYMOND Horner are tied up and hemmed
in by ice. The river Is expected to close in
tonight.
At Wilmington, n. c., Christmas wound
no withia young blizzard. A heavy sleet-
storm prevails tonight n snow covers
the ground to 9 depth OF two inches.
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ONE ENJOYS

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to The taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn ~effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy Of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in soc
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA re SYRUP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO. cal.
LOUISVILLE. Nv. NEW Y0Rk, M.E
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Frczen In an Ice-House

ELwooD. Ind. Dec. 26.-This evening an
nknow man was found dead In Kramer
d Benedict's ice-house north OF the city.
He has not been identified. He is a
medium-sized IN. light hair and mus
tache. and apparently has been dead several
hours. He is supposed to have wandered
in there last night. where he fell asleep and
froze to death. Marshall Hunter notified
Coroner ArmIngton, of Anderson. who held
an inquest. Nothing new was developed
except a scrap of paper bearing the address,
ED Miller, Allegheny City, Pn.o
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awarded a Judgment against the p. c.,
c. IL st. L. Railroad Company for $1,000
for personal injuries which he received by
a heavy piece of bridge timber falling upon
him while he was passing over a bridge in
the capacity OF brakeman. Coopers skull
was fractured IND his nose crushed. Not
over an hour before the accident occurred
an inspecting party failed to find any defect
IN the bridge where the plaintiff in this
action was injured. So badly was Cooper's
skull injured that tho placing of a silver
plate In the fracture was necessary.
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Marks. Erp-e.. Conide. with a Work Train

E@PSess S"hiues WIN !. WORK Train
PHILADrr PHIA. Dec. ga wreck &C.
Cured OF Pencoyd station. a short distance
from this city. on tho main line of the
Reading railroad. this afternoon. which re-
suited In the injurina of an engineer. fire.
man and several passengers. none of whom,
however. was seriously hurt. The market
express for Reading collided with the en-
CINE of a work train. The express was run
ming at the rate of forty-five miles an hour
whom the work engine came in SIGHT. En-
gineer Schwab and fireman Smith, of the
express. leaped for their lives. The express
locomotive struck the tank of the work en-
CINE and was upset. The tank of the work
engine was thrown over the boiler. sweep
ing the cab from the engine. Engineer
Schwab's foot was badly spralned. Fire
man Smith was severely injured. The pas
sengers of the express. beyond n severe
shaking MP, escaped uninjured. with the
exception of three. who received slight
bruised.
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Careless Hunter Dies of His Injuries.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
VINCENNEs. Ind. Dec. &c. - William
JohaDninRsmeyer q German. who resided
near FreelaniviIle. this county, died yes
terday from the effects of accidentally
shooting himself the day before. johann
ningsmeyer was hunting. While talking to
q friend whom he CHANGED to meet. Mr..
Johanninosmeyer placed his double shot
gun with the stock on the ground. put
both hands over the muzzle and rested his
head on his hands. While in this position
the gun was discharged blowing both
hands and the side of his jaw of. johann
ninGsmeyer died in great agony.
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Charged with Forgery.

BURLINGTON. VT. Dec. 26.-W. A. Brown,
son of J. A. Brown. n prominent business
man of Chicago. has been arrested In Yer
gennes for forging q $500 checkon an Oak
Hill. ILL.,. bank. He attempted to pass tho
check ut Middlcbury. Failing to secure
bail In 5 800. Brown was lodged in jail at
MlddlebnrY-
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ELwooD. Ind. Dec. 26-Mra Million. q
widow living in this place. left her three
children alone in the house for q short time
yesterday while she went to a neighbor's.
During her absence the youngest son lit o
match and set his little sisters clothes on
fire. Before the mother returned the little
one had been fatally burned and died after
suffering terribly for four hours. Thirty
one matches had been liz by the boy before
hs succeeded In setting his sisters clothes
on fire.
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Toss Can Rely

Upon Hoods Sarsaparilla as q remedy for
every form of scrofula, salt rheum, boils,
impure blood. 1t eradicafes all impurity
and tones and vitalizes the whole system.
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Church. is,urber Sent to Jail.

epecial 10 me Indianapolis journal
NORTH VERNON, Ind, Dec. 26.-The re-
~ligious services at the NJ. L. Church. last
night. were disturbed by q young man
named Swayne. from Seymour. Ind. who
persisted III loud talking during the preach
ing. J. Il. Mcmillan went back and seated
himself near the disturber. who promptly
drew n revolver. Mr.. Mcmillan. w. j..
Hoe and Lincoln Harrington overpowered
the disturber after n desperate struggle
and took the revolver from him. The SER
mon was stopped and the audience thrown
into a state of great excitement by the
struggle, a. the danger of being shot by
the revolver of the desperate caused peo-
pie TO change position ana rush from the
church in great haste. The culpris was ar
raigned in the Mayors Conrs this morning
and pleaded guilty to the charges preferred.
Failing 10 pay or replevy the lines and
costs adj Judged against him no was taken
TO the jail at Vernon.
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Boy Fatally Shot.

Special 70 the Indianapolis JcnrnaL
KoKoMo, Ind. Dec. 26-Louis, the four
teen-year-old son of Samuel Lowery, re-
siding FIVE miles south of thisc city. was ac-
cidentally shot Sunday by his brotber-in-
law, Jud Rhodes. liz is thought the injury
is fatal. The weapon was O 3S-caliber re-
volver, which was supposed to be empty.
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$4,000 for Personal Injuries
specialt % the Indianapolis Journal
COLUMBUS. Ind. Dec. 26.-In tho Circuit
Court. this morning. William Cooper was
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THE SHOOTING OF FRANK LAW.

It Was Caused, His Brother Says, by His
Brutal Treatment Of His Mother.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYvILLE, Ind, Dec. 26.-Alonzo Law
is behind the bars of the Shelby county
Jail for the shooting of his brother. whose
injuries are very serious, if not fatal. Law
surrendered late last night. To-day Law
mad the following statement as to the
cruel treatment of his mother by Frank
Law: Frank has been for several years
continually abusing mother, and some
times it was very hard for me to sit by and
see and hear her abused as she was. Sew
eral years ago he struck my father and
broke bis arm. o short time after which he
died, and he ever since has been abusing
mother. Well. he for some time has kept
mother in fear, especially when
alone, and would refuse to come to
the table when any of the other children
were at home, saying that he thought their
place was at their own homes. and that
they only came to spooge on their mother.
He wanted mother to mortgage her farm
TO got him some money which she refused
90 90. but he got very desperate about il.
and she. to quiet him, consented In such q
way that Ii was not altogether satisfactory
with him. He went ont of doors, and came
back IN such q manner, pushing her aside
as he came in, and then turning and push
Tin nGA cla no hO NOhk OoChs OhO ohy0
that she knew by his actions that he in
tended to hurt her, aud hat she would get
out of there. She went to the door and
opened il. and slipped out of the house. and
was going out at the yard gate, when he
opened the door and sow that she was GO
ing. when he took after her and ran her to
my house. which is but o short distance
from where mother lives. She came In.
and told what Frank had done, and said
abe was going to havo him arrested. i told
her she ought to do something. for she had
stood IL as long as she could"
This occurred on Friday night. On Sat-
urday night the two brothers met. Alonzo
had q gun which he was going to use TO
hunt rabbits. Frank had In his pocket q
sharp knife, and his brother ran out of
the house. Frank also left the
house. attacking Alonzo with stones,
several of which struck him. Finally
Frank made q motion to draw his knife.
when Alonzo fired. and his brother fell
badly wounded. The citizens of that part
Of the county are worry indignant over
Franks treatment of his mother, and are
making threats against him. The sympa-
thy Is ali with Alonzo.
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Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
CLAY CRY. Ind. Dec. 2~6.-Burglars en-.
tered the restaurant and jewelry store of
Martin Jensen, last night. taking ten or
twelve watches that were left for repairs
and some jewelry. amounting in all to
about $500. They also took about two or
three gallons OF fresh oysters and some
cigars and tobacco. probably amounting TO
$40 or $50.
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Farmhouse Burned.

rp6CIHI q 1T IuUtHHapUIf5 JOUIHHI.
CICERO, Ind. Dec. 26.-The house of Fred
j. Crum, a prominent farmer. resi- ding
about one mile north of here. wasdesrroyed
by fire at noon to-day. The family had
zone to a neighbours for dinner, and had
been away but q short time when the fire
was discovered. Only the household goods
in the lower story were saved. Loss about
$500. with small insurance In Hamilton
County Mutual.