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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-06-06
John Morgan Hung.

GREENvILLE, S. c., June MANY
people came here to witness the hang
ing Of John Z. Morgan today, but
their morbid curiosity was not graft
fed. Sheriff Gilreath had arranged
matters so that only the legal number
Of witnesses saw Morgan executed
Morgan murdered his father-in law, l..
Washington Hipp in Saluda Township,
GreenVille County, on June 18, 1892.
Morgan was accused of being the father
Of a child born to younger sister of
his wife. He shot Hipp in the back
after violent quarrel on the subject.
He was t1led and convicted before
Judge Aldrich in November. 1892. An
appeal was taken to the Supreme Court
ca the ground of after discovered evil
dence. That tribunal dismissed the ap-
peal and Morgan was resentenced by
Judge WitheTspoon. All efforts to OBJ
tain a pardon or Communication from
Governor Tlllman were unavailing.
Morgan was stalWart, typical noun
taineer. He met his death bravely.
Life was extinct about ten minutes af-
ter Morgan dropped. HeleaVes fam
lily of six children. His remains were
taken to North Carolina.-Register.
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A Severe Storm .

New ORLEANS, May 31.--A special &c
the Times Democrat from Fort Worth
Tex, says: A terrific storm struck
Hilisboro, Tex, at o'clock this morn
ing accompanied by torrents Of rain
and lncessant lighting. The Episcopal
Church was completely demolished, as
was also the house Of John Morgan.
The pump house at Lake Park, was
totally demolished and the granQ stand
at the fair grounds blown into the
lake, thirty yards distant. Quite num-
ber of dwellings were blown from their
foundations and badly damaged. The
destruction to the oats crop aud shade
and fruit trees was very great. But
very little damage was done outside Of
the city. No fatalities have as yet
heen reported. Reports, however, are
meagre as to the extent Of tie damage.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-06-06
A T1rn,dO.

BENNETTsvILLE, May 31.-This Sec
ton Was visited by very destructive
storm yesterday afsernooa. OaCApt. ?.
L. Breedrn's farm the gin house, en-
CINE house and two tenant houses were
blown down, while his barn was moved
four incnss. Two tenant houses on Mr.
James. McDaulel's farm aod the gin
house on Mr.. Barney WalIace's farm
were also blown down. Mr.. W. 2.
Les' RS gin house a d Mess1s 7. II.
Bethea's and R. J. Tatum's barn were
blo vn down. MeSsrs. J. T Boitoa and
g. L. Eas! eriing's crops we're ruined by
the hail. A telegram from McCall
states that the house of Mr.. j. W.
Stone, who lives Lear that town was
literally torn to pieces, killing his wife
and three chllGren.
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A Most Fieadish Plot.

COLUMBIA. S. c., May 3l.-On Sun
day the wife OF Rev. S. 2. Schumpert
a well known minister CT Lexington
County went to visit relative some
miles from her home. 1t was in the
evening wheu she returned. Knowing
that it would be late before she arrived
at her home her uncle, Who she hac
been visiting decided to accompany ner
In 80 doing henious crime was possibly
prevented. Before the lady aud her es
cort reached her home they fund thai
the road had been barricaded bV trees
stumps and other things. An inVestlga
ton revealed that number OF baretooten
men had built the barricade Further
investigation led to some startling reVe-
lations. These revelations exposed az
alleged plot which had been formed &c
intercept the lady on her return to hel
home and to crimnally assault her
Two negroes were arrested and are sup
posed to be IN Lexington jail. 4 negro
named George Taslor was also sus-
pected of being implicated II the plot
He left Lexington aud came to this city,
In the meantime the matter had been re-
ported to Chief Radcliffe by the husband
of the lady aud the Chief Issued orders
for all of the officers to look out Tor tile
negro. Yesterday morning Officer Bol
ton saw Taylor in Main street and ar
rested him. Taylor was put 10 the sta
ton house and wi be kept there uutI!
the arrival OF Lexington officers. Wha'
will be done with the neogr0es OF wha'
has been done with them is lot known
IF there has been any talk OF lyDchlng Il
has not reached this city. Is is probaoie
that if the negroes have not been lyncoeC
their lives have hung on the failure :"
those nekipg Investigations to get sutli'
cient against them.-Reglster.
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A Mad Cat.

GALL1PoLIs, O, May 27.-Miss Ella
Harris Was attacked by huge house
cat, and her screams brongaj to her as.
sistaace Jake COpenhave, who gave the
cat q vicious kick. when the iDfuriated
animal attacked MIN fastening Its teeth
and claws in his leg, terribly laceratlng
it. Copsnhave tried his best 10 shake
it off, aad then finding he could not,
he then siezs1 it by the throat and tried
to choke it to death. Failing In this
he drew his pocketknife aud literally
severed It's head from its body, and
even then be had to take a spike aud
pry the cat's teeth apart before he
could release its hold. In slashing at
the cat Copenhave cut his right arm
severely and a physician was sent for,
who pronounced his wound very ST.
ious, as the cat was suffering from
raheS
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Murdered by Brjgands.

VICTORIA, MEXICO, June 1.-The
authorities Of this city have received
word BY courier Of the murder by band
of brigands Of Be0ito Hernandez and
wife and three children. Hernandez is
a tailor, and lived for several years al
Brownsville, Texas. He and his family
left Matamoros a tew .ays ago to make
an overland trip TO Monterey on visit
to relatives. They were crossing a low
range of mountains the vicinity Of the
village of Colchast, when the brigands
surprised them, and after killing all ot
the family robbed them Of their effects.
A few years ago Mrs. Rita Menchacoa
and her two daughters were murdered at
the same spot. The bandits have their
rendezvous 10 the mountains, but their
capture IS almost certain.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-06-06
TarTihlS ElOnda.

CALCUTTA. June lin addition to
the loss OF 200 lives by the bursting of
a dam, formed by landSlip at Chalk
kupri, kulu, and the destruction of
life stock and dwellings which accom-
panied it, disastrous floods have
wrought much damage IN North Ca
char. The Jetinga has overaowed its
banks and inundated an area Of hun,
dreds Of miles. Whole villages have
been destroyed in a Dumber of sections
Of the 6ood-visited country. The flood
is pronounced to be the most severe in
many years. Following the bursting ot
the dam at Charkkupr1 the water swept
onward like foTty.foot wall, sweeping
away several villages, among them one
having eighty houses. Thetiooded dis
trlct is in the PuDjuab, on the western
side Of the Himalayas.
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body seems yet to know. There ap-
pears yet to be no preconceived scheme
to Gerry out. Everybody seems to be
at the point where be believes the time
is ripe for a concerted movement
in the interest Of Southern immi-
grafton, and to believe that it is good
thing to undertake. But just how it
is to be done, is yet to be determined
by the convention.
Governor Tillman of South Carolina
probably expressed the sentiments of
the majority of the delegates present
when he declared that he had no plan
of his own, but had come to the con.
vention to put bis shoulder to any
wheel that started in the right direction
and to do ali in his power to check any
that he saw starting wrong. He has
ne pet scheme of his own, but is ready
to cooperate earnestly in any that
promises to accomplish the objects OF
the immigration movement.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-06-06
OUR SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
INV eiI,ng of the Monument In Mem o,y OF
their yalCr.

their yalor.
RICHMOND, Va, May 30.-The exer.
c1ses incident to the unveillpg of the
monument to Confederate soldiers and
sailors began today with the cavalry
reunion. Fitz Lee, Wade Hampton,
Governor O'Ferrell, the Rev. J. William
Jones and Gen. Rosser made speeches
Gen. Rosser was bitter in his arralgn.
meDt of the United States pension
system.
The exercises of the day passed of
without hitch, Notwithstanding the
fact that quite a heavy rain fell during
almost the whole time of the rendition
of the programme at the monument.
The arade of military commands and
Confederate veterans was the finest
ever seen here, with the exception of
that at the time Of the unveiling of the
Lee monument. The column was an
hour and quarter passing given
point. A noble feature of it was body
of several hundred children dressed in
Confederate colors-red white and red
These headed the line.
The number of veterans was az great
probably as at the Lee monument un-
yelling, and the presence in the ranks
of Wade Hampton, FltZ Lee and other
heroes of the "Lost Cause" was the
occasion of enthusiastic cheering all al.
ong the line of march. The city was
crowded with visitors from other
points in Virginia and Southern States,
the number being conserVatiVely esti-
mated at 1000.
The Maryland delegation of veterans
headed by Gen. Bradley T. Johnson
was large and imposing. That from
Washington city was also conspicuous
in the parade: A delegation FROM Char.
lesion carried branches of palmetto in
their hands. North Carolina was re.
presented by Adjutant General Came
ren and several companies of Stats
Guards, and South Carolina by several
companies of State troops. The Vir'
gina Volunteers made remarkably
fine showing.
Business was almost entirely sus
pended during the day, the banks, ex-
changes and State and municipal offices
being closed. Almost without excep.
llOl, tAO uCUOCo Ou GuO lIuO VI III al I'll
were profusely decorated with the Con
federate and Virginia colors, 80 that
the parade was through lanes of bunt-
ing. "Oid Glorly" was by no means ab
sent, however, being often intertwined
with other colors and flying from
almost every flag staff.
At the monument the programme was
carried out as arranged. Mr.. D. G
Richardson, president of the Monu
mental Association, filled the pest OF
chairman with ability and modesty:
there was prayer by the Rev. DR.
Hoge, Mr.. A. G. Gordon read his poem.
written for the occasion, and the Rev
Mr.. Cave of St. Louis then made the
address of the day.
On the conclusion of the
address, the veil was withdrawn
by a little boy and little girl, repres-
enting respectively the army and the
navy and there was salute by artil-
lery and infantry, lasting some time
and walking the echoes of the James
as of yore. Toneight camp fires and
social reunions are the order,
order, and the city is alive with
the strains of music from
military hands serenading here and
there.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-06-06
A COupis,s Thtro Marr1app

COLUMBUS, May 29.-There was an
unusual event in the study of Chaplin
Winget, Of the State prison, last even
ing. 1t was wedding in which the
groom was a convict with the greater
part of seven years. sentence yet to
serve and the bride the daughter of
one Of Cincinnstis most prominent
families. Twelve years ago B. F. Con-
rad came to Cincinnati from Ainnea-
polls, where he had left wife and two
children. At Cincinnati be married
Miss Emma Eberle. Ten years they
lived together happily and three child
ren were born to them. Then the fact
that he had another wife living be-
came known. 1t was agreed that Con-
rad should get divorce in Minnesota
from his first wife. which he did, but
Oh his way back fell in love with a
Milwaukee girl and married her. He
again married Miss Eberle but she learn
of the deception had him arrested for
bigamy, for which ne is now serving
his sentence. Last night she married
Conrad for the third time, on the advice
Of her lawyer. in order to make her
children legitimate. The Milwaukee
! vile recently secured divorce and
| therefore this marriage is legal.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-06-06
MYaterious Suicide,

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, June IA
special TO the Times Union from An
thony, Fla, says: Mr.. Dave Turner, a
wealthy cibizen of this place, commit.
ted suicide today by hanging himself
to a girder in his barn. He left note
stating .hat he was too miserable to
live. Why be was miserable no one
knows, as be possessed comfortable
fortune and his domestic relations were
pleasant.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-06-06
Tried to Swindle,

CHARLESTON, S. G., May 30.-An I'M
portant and interesting case was tried
in the United States circuit court at
Charleston, S. c., Judge BraWley pre-
siding, on May II, involving the sup
preston, for the present, at least, of a
proposed forger, who also served q term
in the penltentiary for forgery; and al
so involving the principle that the
United States mails cannot be used for
the purpos of fraud. even If the prepet-
rator may not finally consummate his
schemes and become the beneficiary Of
his fraud or proposed fraud. One f.
A. BlackWood. writing over the Gcti-
tious signature of W. D. Morris, ST.,
addressed the American Bank Note
company, at New York, asking them
to furnish him with a supply of South
ern express money orders. He alleged
that his uncle was an agent Of the
Southern Express company, and had
lost lot Of money orders, and they
were ashamed to make loss known to
Company and he wished to have prices
quoted by the hundred, the object being
to obtain supply of olank money Or
ders by this subterfug-. At the same
time he was negotiating by mail with
the Cole Printing company, OF Sanford,
n. c., with view to obtaining checks
on sundry banks and letter heads with
the name of &. L. Loop, general audi
tor, Southern Express company, print
ed thereon, The American Bank y ote
company promptly referred the CORES
pondence received by them to General
Auditor Loop, of the Southern Express
company, who placed the matter in the
hands of Route Agent A. NJ. Richard
SOD. of the same company, at Columbia
S. c., who succeeded in locating the all
eyed w. d. Morris as one +. A. Black
wood. BlackWOOd was arrested upon a
warrant sworn out by F. D. Peer, post
Office inspector, who rendered materal
service in working up and prosecuting
the case. Blackwood was taken before
the United States commissioner IN
Charleston and committed for trial.
The witnesses against BlakWood were
I. H. Lee, of the American Bank n ote
company of New York; Q. l.. Looo, the
general auditor of the SoutherD!Expres
company; the postmaster at BaTnWell,
S. G., and others. The guilt of Black
wood was established so clearly that
there could be no doubt whatever.
Blackwood WAS prosecuted by United
States Dlstric Attorney Murphy and
his able assistants, Messrs Wood and
Hughes. A very forcible argument
was made in the case by District At
torney Murphy. Black wood was ably
defended by r. Withers Memminger,
of the Charleston bar. An able and
elaborate charge was dellved by Judge
Brawley, in which the Ia" of the case
was carefully set forth, and the duty
of the jury in the consideration of the
evidence and the applicability of the
law carefully set forth. The jury, after
retiring for a short time, returned a
verdict of guilty. Blackwood was SEN
fenced by Judge Brawley to imprison-
ment in the Columbus, o., penltentiary
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-06-06
Forty People Injured

MACON, Ga, May 3O.-The rear
coach on the Albany and Columbus
branch Of the South Western Railroad,
of Georgia. was overturned By broken
rail at Holts this morning and forty peo'
pie were Injured, two or three OF whom
will in all probability die. The train
consisted of six coaches loaded with ex-
cursionists from Andersonvi]le, to al
tend Decoration Day exercises al the
National Cemetery. Those fatally IN
iured are: John Smith OF Bluatou. Andy
Johnes OF Edison, and Mrs. Little OF
Hilton, Ga. None OF the others are
thought to be seriously Injured. About
1000 people were on the train, each
coscn of which was crowded almost TO
suffocation. The dsrailed coach rolled
down steep embankment and 1t IS
miracle that many we're not killed out
right, as it contalned over 100 people,
many CT whom were standing at the
time of the accident. Owing to The OBJ
scure locality of the wreck, tull particu-
lars cannot be gained uutil later.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-12-18
Congregational.

WASHINGTON, Dec. t7.-The plan of
urging Secretary Carlisle's plan for
the revision of the currency before
the holidays has been abandoned, It
was developed to day that many of the
Democratic members of the House
were opposed to hurried action. Mr..
Crisp was against haste and the
Committee on Rules supported this
view.
The House to day by vote of 159
to So passed the bill to protect the
public forest reservations.
The Senate Committee on Public
Lands to-day authorized a favorable
report on the bill providing for a com.
mission to examine and segregate the
mineral lands of Montana and Idaho
within the Northern Pacific land
grant.
The majority report Of the House
! Committee on Banking and Currency
favorable to Secretary Carlisle's plan
Of currency, was to-day presented to
the House by Chairman Springer, with
/ the recommendation that the bill dc
pass,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-12-18
Arrested for Robbery.

This morning when No . arrived
here the train men woke up Sheriff
Henderson and showed him dis
patch from Ogden asking for the ar
rest of Robert Hayes on the charge Of
robbery. The dispatch not being
from the proper authorities Deputy
Sheriff Natter went to Carlin ON the
train and the Sheriff telegraphed to
the Chief of Police of Ogden for au-
thority to make the arrest. On ar
irving in Carlin dispatch was wait
ing for the officers and Deputy Mateer
found his man asleep in an emigrant
car and brought him back and lodged
him in Jail.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-12-18
Deafness Cannot Be Cured
IDA B. DROWN,
Teacher.


by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness and this is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
inflamed condition of the mucous
lining OF the eustachian tube. When
this tube is infiamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing
and when it is entirely closed, deaf
ness is the result, and unless the in
flammation can be taken out and this
tube restored to it's normal conditica,
hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out Of ten are caused by
catarrh, which IL nothing but an in
famed condition Of the mucous sur
faces
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case Of deafness Caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for cir
culars, free.
r. j. CHENEY g. CO.,
Toledo. Ohio.
EB Sold by druggists, 75c.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-12-18
Steeley.Pleads Guilty.

New YORK, Dec. 17.-Samuel c.
Stecley, the former book keeper of
the Shoe and Leather national Bank,
charged with aiding the late Freder-
ick Baker, in robbing the bank of
S3o4.000 was arraigned in the United
States Circuit Court to day, He
pleaded guilty and was remanded un
til Friday for sentence.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-12-18
Attention, Claim Ownotsi

Owners of mining claims should ro-
member that in order to secure the
benefit OF the Act Of Congress-, ap.
proved July 1s, 1894, suspending tho
clause OF the mining law requiring
800 worth of assessment work to be
done on claims each year, that they
must file notice setting forth their
desire to take such benefit, with the
district or county recorder where the
original notice Of location was fled
This notice must be filed before Jan
l, 1895.
Blank notices can be had at the In
DEPENDENT Office for ten cents each
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-12-18
Another Contest,

FRED Wilson began suit in the
District Court Saturday afternoon to
contest the election Of Commissioner
McAfee i'll the Northern District.
The complaint is quite voluminous
document, but, simmered down, the
plaintiff contends that at the general
election held on Nov. 9th. he received
l79 votes for County Commissioner
for the short term, all but five of
which were legal votes, and that de-
PENDANT McAfee received 100 votes
for said Office twenty eight of which
we're illegal.
The plaintiff alleges that the five
ballots counted for him as stated
above and the twenty eight counted
for the defendant we're illegal for the
reason that all Of said ballots had GER
tain names, words and marks written
upon them by the respective electors
casting the same, or by some one on
their behalf, which is contrary to the
Australian ballot law.
The complaint states that these H.
legal ballots were cast and counted
in the following precincts: Column
bia, five for plaintiff and six for de-
PENDANT; North Fork, eight for de
PENDANT; Mountain City, fourteen for
defendant. From these allegations
the plaintiff claims that he received
TIA legal votes and that the defendant
received but 1872 legal votes, giving
him plurality of twelve over the de-
PENDANT.
Wherefore plaintiff prays that sum-
mons be issued and time and place
/ be fixed to hear and determine the
contest and prays judgment that he is
duly elected to said office, ssand for
| costs.
Commissioner Wilson has also Pc
titioned the Board of Commissioners
for a recount OF the ballots cast for
Commissioner in the Columbia, North
Fork and Mountain City precincts.
The ground upon which the recount
is asked for is that five illegal ballots
were counted for him in Columbia
and twenty eight were counted for
McAfee in Columbia, North Fork
and Mountain City, as set forth
above.
The petitioner therefore prays the
Board Of County Commissioners to
Immediately proceed to recount the
ballots for the office of County Com
missioner for the short term in the
precincts above named and when said
count is completed to declare the re-
suit thereof and issue certificate OF
election to the party entitled there
to.