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KILLED BY A WOMAN.

Circlevile Ohio, December 29.-Ed MIL
Ter was shot and killed last night by Mrs.
Josephine Purcell wife of a farmer living
near here.
Miller had been paying attention TO
Mrs. Purcell for some time much against
her will Last night Miller went to the
Being refused admittance to the house.
he broke down the door. The. woman
armed herself with a revolver and warned
him to leave. She did not intend to shoot,
she says, but the pistol was accidentally
discharged and fell dead, a bullet in his
brain.
Mis-. Purcell came here today and gave
herself I'M
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A SILVER WEDDING.
A HAIRY Eve-s Celebrated IL Elegant
STYLE

HAPPY Evec' Sf1telAse2 II --'ee a.
s1st-s2. Texas. Dsssusesr E.-TAe SILVER
ws4e.-x o. Captain A-3 NrS 3 D OF
gain al their palat.ai -exsae-.ce CO Friday
nsxh, a6oe; another 70 tire list Of eie-
gait and re>herche social events tn old
Bzst-op. emphasizing the set Inst TWEEN
ty-.ye years ago. In ths glory Of ycans
manhood sai wosza-h0ot. his maj and
THIS woman were united as husSaa9 aita
vile. and wi;h the raoa;as Of ihsir lives
have giided along. 81 bJeci alike TO cloud
and sunshine. tempest and cain. till ncw
In the quiet c: q peaceful nooHtlds. they
can pause. an5 together i3ok before iheu.
and behind them and announce 70 heir
fri.a5s thai they have found ..se worth
he living ard love enduring"
Noon ard stars sI1t.es@ gg6-teusly on the
winters l.sAt. An- a. TIE throns o: guests
pass<d rum iae eflsQ az .aI9 me sy.Fa4ld
h4us. tire scene a. 10 al things rgt-ng
to tse oeca-sloa. 3.enaIng the beauty ana
brightness ana 81 eetEtss OF me sacrsl
ac1 true S.ir The lfs and energy % cni.d-
God AKA youth, raAe me nome 80 beau
iiDLy equipped AID sluOclilssssl nv tDss
r.qts-r a14 father for their Interesting
family OF soas ana daughters aal
thronse5 Sith loving friends, Vas fu.l q
lhe promise and tne g.aa ITuitio1 OF AL
l-at Is most precious n this strange life
Ct o-r.. taT.or han, library sitting roti IN,
siA-rNzy. YesGrGa. were al atlaze Win
l.srt Ga4 vocal ~iSa ine Hpc.esoln- tones
0! EpPd enStr ~i4ts re q sfs .lrh ai.1
rArs t.eaiosd fragrance -n1 pealty from
settings Ct green ard SILVER at svery
tlra-
CApta!n AID MIS-. =. d organ were
assls ed r. receiv-Hc t1ei- guests ~ ten
married ladies'. as follows. Mrs. 81. Nc
DoHali. Mrs. II n GA-wooa, Ars. II.
= l<-csel.. N.Y.. ta- ~ - J. MIS-
N =. GrCor1 ny oITe- Jones, MES
" Ea1Eome Mrs y - Hti. Mrs. Louis
L.iers ana MIS- Eooert GIL II. and by
;2s- yo-Hg i4Gies as GLOW Misses KATE
organ. Js-ls al.i'ructg1. Le loTe John
aoc sd f-u15 AlrD1~ai!.
TIE array of prese1ts is universally
pc -u1-s1 To- fncst magnificent and VA
-ar.= efer Displayed 10 HGsrfop IN a
pFf az iot1e waii= more han hnntre
E1-s r-.tec n coz sra&u atoms and good
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WEST VIRGINIA.

Sisterville, December 29.--4At Cochrans-
vii'e two miles below here, last evening
Frank Rogers. 20 years old, while drunk
shot Alice McClelland, formerly Of Pitts
burg through the right breast and lett
,w".st and then turning the pistol upon
hlmseif fired two bullets through his own
heGrt. me McCleiband woman was al
inmate OF a disreputaDle boat here. which
are NJ merons along the rivers. both abo9r
and helow this city. Last night Rogers
tried TO induce her to leave the boat and
marry him. The girl refused and resisted
his efforts toward fawiAarity. Finally
Rogers pushed n revolver into her face
and fired, hut sne held the weapon aside
and go' the bail through the wrist. His
second shot entered the right breast. Rog-
ers, thinking the girl dead, fired two
bullets into his breast, one just above
and the other directly through the heart.
The girl is in a critical condition, the
pistol being 3S-caliber and the bullet max
Ing a terrble hole in her breast.
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snELnY corNTY TrAcnEns.

Timpson. Texas. December 2-sheiby
souniy teachers institute is In sersion al
this place. Professor +. ~ Dentiy opened
the exercises by reading chapter from
the Bible and prayer. Mr. Homer Gar
rifon made the address Of welcome and
Professor T. II. Posteli Of Center tn elo~
quent language made the response. Among
the teachers IN attendance are Professor
Hun OF Oyerton. Professor q. L. Wat
klns Of Minlen, Professor. l.. q. Austin
OF Word, Mrs. Hatte Lawrence and
daughter OF Center. hisSes Ruth Bcaifc,
Maggie Soaife. Ella Young. Bessie Nc.
Garry and Julian MeCarry OF Center
Miss Anna Hooker % Teneha, Mrs Alien
Ramsey OF joaquin, Miss Cora Hurst 81
shelbyville, Professor Il. a. Pastel Of
uearne, Professor mcknight OF Centcc
Professors G. X. and c. II. Ramsey OF
Timpson, Professor ]. u. Ramsay anl
A, u. Day OF Timpson. MlaA Mattl,
Milan OF rimpson. Judge Drury Field o
Center, Ebert and Ernest Weaver 81
Timpson. J. Il. Daniel and A. X Ham
NOR OF Timpson y. N. Bentley and daugh
ter of TtiupnOn
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ANOTHER ACCOUNT

Cincinnati. December 29,-The CONNER.
cial Gazette's special from Lebanon, Ky.
says; Mrs. Thomas West was burned to
death by mob and William Deveres
ciddled with bullets and afterwards hlso
eremated last night. The mob called for
peyeres to come out OF the house, but
Mrs, West and her little girl came TO the
door The child was pulled outside and
volley OF bullets fired into the house
"heh inc hres were built around the
louse' beveros rushed out with his pls-
Of hrihs on the mob. He was chased
20 corn shock, from which he kept IN
hrihg until killed. His body was rid
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NORTH CAROLINA.

Rsie.gh. December 2s.-The body OF AL
bort Speaks was found Christmas DIS,
banging from rafters In a deserted schVo.
house IN iredeli county. His hands were
li,d in front Of his body. Speaks had
FOL a long time done an illicft business
in whisky. lie was ~ years old and hGu
a bad reputation. The hanging is u niys-
terry.
Rockingham December 2s.--Scott Cur
Tie. white farmer, left home at night
TO visit a neighbor and did not retain,
His wife next morning at daylight wen.
TO the house of the man where her hus-
band had said lie would visit. She found
her husblhds body within seNvnty-t.Nc
yards OF the house. his brains " ere.
beaten out and he was shot tnrouH -
the mead and arm. The coroner ned an
inquest ana evilence qu.ckiy deNelole4
AGAINST koh,r, Wilson and Alexander
" nson, brothers, ana Pete l.. Pate ANA
rs son, William Pate. Their arrest
foiioHed and the Wilson bro,ners con-
tessed that all four were guilty. OF way E
laying Currie and that william Pate
did the shooting. All are in Jail.
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ARKANSAS

Helena, December %. "A law suit was
Instituted in the Phillips county circuit
court yesterday which will Likely prov c
OF interest. The style of the suit is De
laney VS.. Fleming 8 Co. The suit is
brought TO recover 5000 damages. De-
fancy entered the drug store Of .ening
~ Co ana asked for a g.ass CT soda
water, directing the employe asto tn~
haNVrs h. desired with mas soda. TAe
urltk was prepared nd handed TO De
4ants. l.N Gial.n OF the beverage, and
while drinking he discovered tuat there
We're several parllcles OF broken glass con-
tained in the soda wafer. Before discoY-
erlng the larger pieces he hal taken quite
an amount OF puly verified glass INTO his
stomach. lie suffered great pain for SIX
weeks, curing which time he Was unable
10 attend to mis- daily work. lie nov sues
| the defendants for neg llgently allawln,
the glass TO become mixed in with the
soda water
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KENTUCKY.

Bowling Green. December 29.-The sec
ton Of country lying north of this place.
which has become famous for its immense
subterranean passages and caverns, mas
yielded another cave winch promises 10
far surpass any that has previously been
discovered. the Mammoth cave not except
eI. The entrance to the newly discovered
cavern is In Edmonson county. and only
two miles from the Mammoth 1t is ca. Ell
Colossal cave" Nothing of the inter. or
of this cave was known until recently,
and 1t has as yet been only partially eX-
plored. Exploring parties have entered
1t for upward OF twelve miles w..aout
finding the end, and they meet with new
and varied attract tons at every step.
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works IN birmingham 70 cost SIMEON The
lana and furnace companies here rnr
chased q site tor The plant and donated J,
10 Mr. Bcutcn and his associates. whS
has let the contract for the erection Of tht
works
Montgomery. December S.-Mr. j
7. Ke-sp. fer some .>~aeon, was refused
permission by Mr., w. J. Cole to visit the
.st,sr's daus h,er, and in temporary II.
81 ns1rsificasiou, while siill on Coles iron
ysc-;.ca. took oui his pistol ana shot MIN
SEX in the head. The ball went in tins
right temple ranging downward, comink
,at underneath the shin. Kemp was re
moved 10 comfortable quarters, Is ett..
alive. and heres are entertained that ne
will recover. The family OF Mr.. Cole are
r1ea.ly distressed a, what under the cir
cGna.tances couG not have been prevented
Florence December s9.--The movement
Of Ohio farmers TO North Alabama has
commenced In earnest. Five came u
Florence yesterday with 7. IL, Allen anu
;niriy-e,rht more have purchased thei'
tickets TO come January :. During the
mas, year fully 100 Ohioans have locate
in Laude riale and Colbert counties, ana
Il is expected that 200 families will come
from Ohio during the coming year. Those
~ 10 are coming on January are from
Madison county. Ohio.
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crANn cnMMANprRY.

south NcAiespcr T. r.. December s.--
The grand commandory knights Templars
Of the Indian Territory was instituted at
Muscogce !. T., last might Grand Re-
corier Maio OF ST. Louis nfficiatcd. The
following officers were elected and In
stalled Il. ~ mn, eminent grand mas
ter j. g. HuWpnr' yg, deputy grand mas
ter, ". ~. Doyle grand goiermissimo; y
j, Byrne, grand captain general A. ID
Hawks grand senior warden, ID. NJ
Haley, grand Junior warden. J. j. Nc
Alsster, grind treasurer. Leo Bennett
grand recorder
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sp0R1lMstss
NORTHUMBERLAND ; /. -, !,

lIGHTwEloHr BATTLE MI
=, Dallas. Texas. D+c,nbe, !
Stuart today received ! ,s
New York from Joe v.sss !.
austin announcing That ,,tss !.
Everhardt had signed d A.,
lightweight championship Il 4
a purse of slOOA and / n. \,
each.
Hugh p. Kane. Eyerhardt. /.
once telegraphed his man d q. /.
las and start to tfajnIn,
preliminary work viii b a.; \
but most of his training M Z =
III Paso,
Jack Everhsrdt, the e,,vr =.
who is booked for d nun 4 VIZ
Critic during the puyiukus ~
commence February Il b IN \,
Dallas, His most intImils lts,i \
city Is f. Stafford. wAm ~ ;
day., Mr.. Stafford said: u M. Y
lecting a telegram from III ~:
he would b. here .onolfuv n.
record, ! will say that Ne ~ ~ 4
, Orleans twenty.threa yeais ~ \
came into prominence sftw h, N
Andy Bowen. He WI thsn MI III
10 years old and he stood Bosw
eighty-'ive rounds, but thmurA X,
ding was compelled % IN q y !
was his only defeat, and I sr5 i
have been called a defeat /, 4
at least have made 1 dras ~ \
properly seconded. He M ID n
amateur and his seconds mn ~
He fought the sturdy BIT E
Bright Eyes to a draw n tv,sl3
rounds before the Dallas Ntst
eighteen months since, IL TIA 4
Jack Burke In eighteen round Vi
Olympic club. he won The Ia
championship Of England fwq I
Abbott in twenty-five fpunds M
later he fought Abbot 1 ftrf
This go" was declared / tns
end Of twenty-five rounds. Ii N
after only Ave or Six dayf ~
took CRITICS. place and iolgtt Y
The fight was awarded Y lptq
many of the best sporting Etl
said that II should have bsa 4
! On October "a last he foashl ~
Ter to a draw before the o.
Jack went through tn n
all corners and proved hlu
Pick Switzerland, Jsckt ~
behind him at FL Paso, ~
brother Charlie and PrtoM
Of New Orleans" {; 4
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CHESS ToURllAl n

st. Petersburg, Decemef ~
play in the internationai ~ !!
was resumed. when steinih 49,
Tschigorln in an Evans ofnHs q
moves. a..
Today the results were y ldlsss .
itz (white) and PillseuT W 1
defense after thirty.rw "a M, n.
beat Tschigorln aftsi lr ss Y,
The score today stands; naA y.
lost 2; I.asker. won ~ lM y. 4, 4
won 5, lost 4; TschisorM W.
81 1. [ ~
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Milwaukee, December IA number OF
suits in attachment and garnishment had
been started N the State courts here
against the Baltimore and Ohio by the
Northern Pacific road to secure a settle
Dient of the latter 8 claim In the Chicago
Terminal leases. The sheriff has not yet
secured d service for the papers and a
upnlal of the suit Is kept secret. 1t Is
thought that whatever property Is ON ne'i
In Wisconsin by the Baltimore and OHIO
IL Ill he sel, ID
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D,,NpAyEN C0NDENEp

London, December a.-In " I.
says: Lord Dunraven's iallnr = p !.
nate the Defenders crew q - n
complete. He may nov y u" n NJ
fleet that he has done NOT !. y m. ~
blood between the wy u.,,,,sry
President Cleveland and s'eN'A'
combined,
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SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.


COLEMAN - Coleman went wet by
twenty. three majority at the local option
election.
sIpE. sPRINGs-Price Beachamp was
instantly. killed at dance He Was
stabbed three times.
MEXIA-Charley Green had an exam
lining trial for the killing OF Dora Vaughan
and was admitted to BAH In the sum OF
1850 All parties colorcd.
GRAHAM-Four men have been arrest
ed here charged with having in their pos.
session, attempting to pass and passing
counterfeit money. They will have q
hearing Moray.
SALEM-On the Louisiana side of the
Sabine river three and one-half miles cas-
OF here, there was cutting ARRAY in
nich Lee richardson received two bad
gashes on his head and had his ear al
most severed from his head.
QuINLAN-A wreck occurred on the
Mi land railroad twelve miles north OF
ins plaza in VERB Eheh aer raHe ears aaa Of baS
damaged. The passenger coaches re-
manned on the track. No one was nuri,
though the passengers were badly shaken
Up.
TERRELL - Ost cola Greenhouse and
Dc IS Ramsey, aged about q ana l6 years
| respectively, charged with burGiarzing
Christmas night and securing numb r
| of watches and money, were arraigned,
| and in default of bond Were remandcd to
| jail at Kaufman to await the action of the
| grand jury.
CoRsICANA After careful examna-
ton OF the City National bank the direc-
tors assure the public that the bank IS n I,
amply able to and will meet all It's liabii-
ties. The death of Judge v. X. Bright
vency OF the bank. and the bank will con.
| tiue its business IA heretofore.
vERNoN-Thursday night last partie'
robbed the store Of p Az Bailey ley VINO !
| 1sryre was $50 and some goods. Pet,
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ESCAPE OF PRISONERS.

Norrillton, Ark. December 29.-The pris-
cners confined in the county jail effected
their escapes last night by breaking three
bars off the cage. They were: I'airchild
wanted in Texas for horse stealing; Nc
C.aren, charged with forgery and Roger
the oounterteiter recently caught here.
Inc officers are in pursuit OF them. but
as yet no news Of their whereabouts have
been hoard,
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SF-r. E4sen-r wI-sres3 ts-f-r THE rncra-
s-.r rsrT1ce. called -,e<,ec< q TIE rss-
- \ r7ssssscA -Ae> cc2rtlrx crc:eE Tts,-
c.rssy 70 the vEszt< - sad IL !; -
--azSsccr us are gong &c fs1t tAts rnzn olk-
:fe q n; x-eey q ais rcsistSe," re
t1--N<rrrp-S Ae-a9sus-1 NJ Pierre rs An
zz-,t 1txAssSa s3s-. Tbe women .rssizt.-1s.s's
fass ccs<geEssica sa;-roEace1 ire r.sSts Z
y the rsa5c<s, sgtessszxe ,sezr AiskaSr, ae
. hgs- -xc1eS rnrv1C< c-cv 1c1 --it
s.-esfg Scrs-aS sr~ rs-st srs nr11 tA-e1 tei,s.-
rsasaace sPoa the cssssoa sngEa1 ~ tIs-esi'
er,ss -vrzoyxi Of NJ. Fierce " aSso-s,-
-1ssret
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TROUBLE ON THE PLANT =

Savannah. Ga, Decenpa Y, ~
thur of the Brotherhooa Y -.
Engineers had furtns u'~ .rss|
with the committees rsps
engineers of the plant 49,, ,,'.',..
General Superintendent ~. ~. I 7
ferred the matter on co0us HI. NJ
dent II. b. Plant. 10 g., aaII q
been received from him I'M, IN q
tat Mr. Plat will " o slsSs' i ~ VA
lions tomorrow or COM prsiiss
is the impression w.. I'm WI
viii indorse the posliionn I, ~ ocp1s<|
nerintendents have taken ~ y Nh XII y
written contracts. Tne si,c il1ts1
men are said to be st "a ,hs,s ! d
viii act in unison. !. y .sqoysiiH Y
If viii be made genera pcp \
fem from Charleston, :. !, hsayl
Via. and as far wes y svsrs Is Z
Ala, The employee, , aie sss,silrtsfi'
sten and believe some
lion will be reached.
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nrEpArEp At RAcousss

New York December s !, X q
instructor Of raceue.. ~ :, n J!
and Tom Petit, ins'ru .aa.y M
{. peGardmand!as. I'D me isSdias !
champion and Geo n Il IL y. Z
thristmas series BY ~: fE w
to two. The score
rs. 15-H. ..<
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WATCH sERYIcEs.

Richmond. Texas. December 2.-w aton
services will be held at the Methodist
Episcopal church next Tuesday at II p.
IN. and last until II m.
1t In thought that work ON the big well
or some day next week.
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MssIoNARINo' FOR MCKINLEY

Dallas. Texas. December 81. Il. Nc.
Kinley OF Orient, Ohio, nephew OF Gov.
ernor Mckinley, arrived In Dalias last
night. lilo Will make tour OF texas
Politicians say he Is on a stili hunt IN
tions of HIS distinguished uncle,
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birmingham. December 29.-N. s. Bou-
ton OF Chicago, formerly owner OF the
Chicago aud Aurora Smelling and REIN
Ing company's works In that city. has
With rhicReo associates concluded nego-
tiaticns for the establishment OF car wheel
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Lyons, N. Y. DscsnDa ~ T.,
fight, according to London ~. y. u. N
will be fought Monday nl y',I, M M
miles of Lyons betWsen ~ IL d
Denver and Thomas ni'
Kid"
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No GOOD on s I y,

Is an expression USED ca n " llagss
q fhsir m S1a,ly q Is
attend 70 i more nsn 1bodisk
lend to their own
moral2 ,oN,T pELA,L. "a
but consult reliable aI,!s2,srs s5'Ss w.. !sss's
SSeiUped to Os " experience 9 Il
success. ,prurable c. 4
thousans given Wy ~
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UNKNOWN DEAD MAN.

Galveston. Texas. December "a man
about C0 years cd was found on the
beach south OF tho Denver Resuryey TO-
night lying on the ground and his cloth
Ing completely eatumioi with water. lie
was supposed 10 ~ dead. but whom taken
TO the undertaking establishment signs oi
HE were visible ana rcstOrauyes ~er,
applied. There was nothing about hin
by which he could be Identified. lie WA
given good medical attention and revived
FOR time. but expired without navins
rcgained CONSEQUENCES.
FIRST QUARTERLY CONFERENCE
oranse. xas. Dec mber 70. Rev. W. A.
sninpey, presiding ciier o. the n anm mt
u,htr'e,, has no HE'D the stewards OF N,
Me,h9dlN church here that he VIII hoid
| tne hrst quarterly conference f.r lait
charge for 1865 on next Saturday ana Sun.
day, january 4 aud 8.
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Lake Providence December 29,-on
Thursday, at the lovee camp of Scudder
a 90. OF St. Louis. AZ Donna Vista, in
this parish, Gano Cunningham, the SUI
perintondent In charge had an alteration
with a negro named Blue and hit him
With q clu5 Blues brother came behind
Cunningham. and with his pistol shot him
IN the neck, killing him instantly. Sheriff
prehcnsion and detention OF Tom Blue.
tie man who did the killing, ne y u
bright mulatto 20 years old, about feet
he Inns ak nnKors ON ench hand.
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Coushatti, December 29.-There was n
tragedy In the country, about ten miles
from Ccushatta, in which one John
Blanchard VAS shot and killed and Geo.
Graves wounded Ia the hand and wrist.
r. II. Bambury, q prosperous farmer did
the killing and wounding. Blanchard and
Graves were attending a dancing party
at Bambury's and, becoming boisterous.
were ordered from the promises. They
refused to go and attacked Bambury
when the Inter procured his shotgun,
with tho above result. Blanchard and
Graves empted their pistols at Bambury.
but beyond few glancing shots he was
tot hurt,
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At the ripe age of ~ years, one of Maine
notable widows This is Mrs. Ellen PM
lps relct Of George. brother of Wen
iate from Harvard college, q memb 4
he famous class ~ ~ among the class
o. ~. Holmes and James Freeman Clarke
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Jackson, December 29.--The press of
Mississippi Is conGemning mob violence
az II has never done before. The frequent
lyuchlugs, and some Of them for crimes
not punishable by law with death, is ere
ating alarm. Time was when mobs only
Wrcakcd vengeance for one or me. so well
known that Il may be name,ess here and
little was said but their frequency now
causes ministers TO preach against mobs
ard mob violence the press to speak out
aud the governor to oner large rewards
Tor lynchers.
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Greenville, December 29.-H. C. Pitts,
who shot and killed Tom Mullery at n
Locust street house on Christmas evening.
has been released from tail without bail
by Judge ~ Brannon, he having proved
that he shot In self defense. Pitts was tel
cgraph operator IN the Southern
railway office hero, while Mullery was
foreman at tho Planters oil mill.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-11-09

twenty years, and who. year after
year and term after term are recip-
tents of enormous salaries and per-
quisites, that rotation in office IA
once a cardinal principle of the Dem
ocratic party. 1t does not occur to
them that 275,OOO Democrats might
get tired OF voting to keep in lucra-
tive positions a lot OF place-huntcrs
whose only wish Oh earth seems to be
to hold the Offices within a gift of a
great party. Is it any wonder that a
large number Of this great host should
get tired? Would it be strange if
many of them should desire IA little
sugar in theirn?" These office-seek-
ers know that the Frankfort ring OF
Kentucky is no worse than the gang
in Missouri who manipulate Demo
cratic nominating conventions. But
the time is coming for Il change. The
people want it. and they will have it
by forcing out the leeches who are
now in power. The books will he 'eX-
amined. and if there is anything wrong
it will come to light. Many Demo-
Gratis stayed at home in 1884, and
enough will stay at homo in 1896 to
retire the whole lot-second termcrs.
third termers and lI.-Jcfierson City
Courier.