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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-01
ARKANSAS MooNsHIyE MURDERS.
oeiiberateiy-Lnid Plan 80 Slaughter
Revenue Officers.

LITTLE ROCK, ARK, August a.-No
,.ilher details OF Sundays tragedy in
.spe county. when the party OF reye-
.-s officers were murdered by gang Of
-eNShlner. have been received. Cover
nor Jones has offered reward OF 500
,e'n for the arrest Of the moonshin ers
IMPLICATED In The murder. This. In ad-
"D'en 10 the reward offered by the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-01
Fatal Wreck of n Locomotive.

BIRMINGHAM. ALA. August 3.-An
engine pulling coal train was ditcned at
Pratt City this afternoon. The engineer
and negro fireman were instantly killed.
The wreck was on the line OF the Ten
nessee Coal aLd Iron Company.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-01

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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-01
C. & o. SUNDAY OUTING,
TO Ocean View, Old Point, and
N0rfOIk.

On Sunday, September 9Th. the chesa-
peake and Ohio will run Its denghtIui
ONE DOLLAR Outing 10 Old POINT
ocean View. and Norfolk. THESE tickets
will be good to return on all trains up to
and including Special leaving Old Point
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-01

be sure and use that old and weli-tried
remedy, Mrs. Winsloy's Soothing Syrup.
for children teething. II soothes tho
child softens the gums allays ali pain.
cures wind-colic. and IL the best remedy
for diarrhoea. Twenty-Five cents a bottle
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-01

orders for printing sent 10 the Dispatch
Company will be given prompt attention.
and the style OF work ana prices Will
be sure 10 please you.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-01
The Weather.

- WASHINGTON. August ST.
lclio Forecast for Wednesday:
For Virginia~-Fair weather
r followed by increasing cloudiness
wednesday afternoon; variable windss
becoming southeasterly; warmer.
North caroIina-Fair weather. pre-
ceded by showers In the early morning
on the coast; variable Winds. becoming
easterly.
THE WEATHER IN RICHMOND
YESTERDAY was fair and hot The
sky was cloudy at midnight.
stats Of thermometer:
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-01

take Laxative Bromo Quinine TaDiets'
druggists refund money II fails 10 cure
Twenty-Five cents.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-11-20
PersOnally-COnducted Tours.

The Personality Conducted Tourist system
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Company is I'll Q
most complete and elaborate system of pleas
ure travelling and sightseeing yet devised
1t Is the contamination Of the ultimate idea
In railroad travel, the final evolution of I'M
assailable perfection.
For the season Of 81 and '98 it has arranged
for the following tours:-
California.-Four tours will leave New
York. Philadelphia and Harrisburg, January
8. January 81, February 16. and March 49,
With the exception Of the first party going
and the rest returning, all of these parties
will travel by the Golden Gate Special" be-
tween New York and California, stopping at
interesting points en- route.
Florida.-Four tours to Jacksonville will
leave New York and Philadelphia, January
26, February 8 and %, and March 8. The
first three admit OF stay Of two weeks In the
"Flowery State" Tickets for the fourth tour
will be good to return by regular trains until
May 81, 1893.
Old Point Comfort. Richmond and Washing
ton.-Three six day tours will leave New York
and Philadelphia, February 10. March 16, and
April Z.
Old Point Comfort and Observation-Disclosures
four-day tours will leave New York and Phila-
delphia, December 20, January 20, and April
23.
Old Point Comfort Six tours will leave
New York and Philadelphia, December 2s,
January 20, February 10, March 10, April 7
and 23.
Westinghouse tours will leave New
York and Philadelphia, December 49, Janu-
airy 10, February 8, March and 81, April q,
and May IL.
Detailed itineraries Of the above tours, CIV
ing rates and full information, may be pro-
cured Of Tourist Agent, 1896 Broadway, New
York; $50 Fulton Street, Brooklyn; IT'S Broad
Street, Newark. N. j.; or Geo. W. Boyd,
Assistant General Passenger Agent, Philadel-
phia.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-11-20

about these homicides and accidents than
the writer, but if so, the old scribe has been
misinformed and should not be held
responsible for any discrepancy that may
appear anywhere down the line.
"Muley" John Pritchard met Big Mary
out little way from his home, and began
to get himself outside of great quantities OF
the ardent from the jug which his frail wife
carried.
Then old "Muley" thought it a good
chance to give Mary an everlasting thrash
ing, for owing to her weak and enfeebled
condition he saw his way clear He
knocked her down and stamped and kicked
her until she became unconscious. A black
man working in field nearby ran to her
rescue or her worthless life would have
gone out then and there, and not in few
hours hence in the old howell, as it did
Nor did "Muley" desist until Tenant
Bishops, the black man, h0. knocked him
clear out, and by that time the whole
Pritchard outfit was on the ground and
Tenant had to cut and run to save his
own black hide, for the two Cuds were
armed with hoe and axe with lots of
blood in their eyes.
They got poor Mary and the whiskey %
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-11-20

"Why the dogs barked and howled all
night and heard screams from the swamp.
Watch and Bull have been bowling for two
hours. See! Yonder they are now looking
to ward Pritohard's. will go down, while
you get breakfast, and see what's wrong
down there"
"Bat-Eyed" Kincaid, the name that he
was called by everybody, passed out of his
home and walked down the hill. 1t was
lovely morning and the orb OF day was
just peeping from under the trees in the
East and would soon shed its brilliancy
over the gloomy swamp. AS Kincaid
neared the bars which were the inlet to the
home OF the Pritchards, he stopped and
called his dogs because Of the awful
solemnity. He afterward said that he
could have cut the solemnity with knife.
Erstwhile the birds sang symptom
iously with the musical streamlet near
by. To be sure, the little brook babbled
right along, but the birds were hushed
and the CHASTITY cause of their silence was
there.
Great God! one more step and "Bat-Eyed
John" would have fallen over the stark,
murdered body of the once pretty Irish
woman. John nearly fell in his tracks,
and is said that he leaned against the bars
and yelled murder whilst his two great
dogs, Watch and Bull, howled in concert.
Now wasn't it solemn scene! The poor
murdered young woman, with her clothing
torn in shreads The old man yelling
murder at the top of his voice, and the two
big dogs bowling in the middle of the road,
while the little b ook babbled below.
To be Continued
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-11-20

dreary old thoket in days Of yore, and that
its unearthly screams have been heard at
all hours Of the lonely night echoing and
reverberating flom all around that gloomy
region, And this is Wild Cat Swamp
proper, and il we mistake not great part
Of this barren land belongs to the Diamond
State, and that New Castle county owns a
part Of old Wild Cat Swamp.
However, this is the scene Of the terrible
murder to which we are about to call your
attention. Standing on the summit OF the
hill which overlooks the dismal swamp was
an old house then owned by old Peggy
Holland. At the opening Of our narrative
this house was tenanted by "Bat-Eyed"
John Kincaid. The little frame house at
the foot Of the hill near the sparkling
rivulet was built long since the homicide
The house where the murder was committel
stood back on the north side Of the road
and nestled in the very midst Of that lurid
hell-Wild Cat Swamp On the morning
after the night Of the tragedy, "Bat-E Eyed"
John Kincaid got up earlier than usual,
causing his wife to remark because Of the
fact:
"Why, John, what's your hurry this
morning."
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-11-20

| the howell, somehow, but she was never
seen by the outside world again alive-no
never. Now be it known, that beautiful
Mary was not murdered by "Muley" John
in the lot near the railroad, for she was
seen to stagger to the hut.
Poor Mary! 1t were better had you heen
crushed to death by the iron monster yon-
der at MoCullough's crossing than to have
gone through the awful, excruciating pain
OF that terrible afternoon and night. Now.
whether "Muley' John renewed his beat
ing OF Big Mary that eventful night or not,
or whether the two Cads beat her to death,
will never he known in Cecil county now,
as all three Of the actors have passed off
the stage. But the pretty young woman
was murdered in that howell sometime dur
ing that night and then dragged away off
across the fields to a point very near the
p, w. & B. r. R. and their intentions
apparently were to get her to the middle OF
the track that passing train might grind
her already mangled body to minoe meat
for the purpose Of hiding their terrible
guilt.
Now, for the edifcation OF many readers
of the CECIL WING who live at distance
from Cat Swamp, we think it in order to
locate and describe that lurid locality
About midway between Elkton and New
ark, on the public highway leading to or
from either Of these lovely cities, stands a
small frame house. Now, be it known,
that this thoroughfare is north, and runs
nearly parallel with the p, w. & B. r. K.
This house stands at the foot OF a hill
which you must ascend to come to Elkton,
and Just few yards below the house a
babbling brook crosses the road. Its pure
crystalline fluid babbles out from one of
the most dismal swamps that your would
find in days hard drive. The road cuts
the swamp in two, and at this point, we
are at almost an equal distance from the
two great railroads; namely, the p, w. &
B. and the B. & o.
Now, this romantic little streamlet is old
Persimmon Run, and tradition named it
long before Washington and his braves
crossed it en- route to Brandywine to dc
battle with the naughty red coats who had
invaded it's lovely banks. Tradition also
tell US that this weird swamp is the original
Wild Cat Swamp, and that the terrible
catamount prowled up and down that
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-11-20
Some Early
ReCOlleCtiOnS.
BY j. K. POLK RACINE.


After the incarceration Of Ned CHM in
the Maryland Penitentiary for the murder
of Henry Prichard, an intimacy sprang up
between the murdered mans widow and
his brother, "Muley" John. This Of
course, caused much jealousy between Red
Caroline and big Mary. Black Caroline
took sides with Red Cad and her brother,
"Muley" John, and you see it was three
cornered fight on one side, while the big
Irish Amazon had to go it alone. II is
said that she gloriously held her ground
for many months, and during that time the
trio was never without one or more dis
colored optics and otherwise disfgured
because Of Big Mary's wonderful pugalstic
powers, whilst she generally came out
unscratched.
AS we have already written, Big Mary
was an inebriate, and on the very day Of
the night OF the murder she had gone to
Elkton to get her black jug replenished.
Either in Elkton, or on her way to or from
town, she had fallen in company with a
man named Groves. The man had two
quart jugs filled with whiskey, independent
of pretty Mary's half gallon, and they had
sampled and resampled until Groves had
sampled himself nearly off his feet. By
this time they had reached Belle Hill on
their return to Cat Swamp. They were on
q, ubioh affnrIa1 hnt
one track at the time Of these terrible
homcdes.
They bad reached the Belle Hill crossing
and at this point poor Groves tumbled into
oblivion and fell on the crossing. This
crossing was not public thoroughfare, but
simply led to another part of the farm
When her companion fell pretty Mary
tottered to the bridge by the road side and
sat in drunken stupor. Trains did not
pass over the grand old road near as fire.
quently then as now, and it is not known
Just how long Groves laid there undis-
turbed, but he was disturbed and the iron
monster did get there, and in passing
hurled his guilty soul all satiate as it was
with vile whiskey right before the Solemn
Judge Of the Universe.
Then poor stupid Mary gathered herself
up and clutching her black jug but leaving
her sunbonnet staggered to her home at
lurid Cat Swamp. 1t is said that Groves
head was crushed from his body.
Some Of our readers may know more
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-11-20
FORAGE CROPS.

1t has been decided at the Cornell station
that the most valuable crop for the produc-
ton OF late forage is corn, and corn planted
in hills is more valuable for feeding pur-
poses than when drilled or sown broadcast.
Oats and peas are second in value to corn
for the production Of forage. For late for
age barley and peas are recommended.
Millets are valuable, and when fed pro
perly may be used without danger.
Crimson clover proved valuable for late
fall pasture and as a cover crop. It's
greatest value with US was from the fact OF
its storing up nitrogen so abundantly.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-11-20
Baby's Smooth, Fair Skin
Is Due to Hoods SarsapariIIa- 1T
Cured Him Of Dreadful ScrofuIous
Sores Now In Good Health.

cat the age Of two months, my baby
began to have sores break out on his right
cheek. We used all the local external an.
plications that we could think or hear of,
to no avail The sores spread all over one
side OF his face. We consulted a physi-
clan and tried his medicine, and in week
the sore was gone. But to my surprise in
two weeks more another scrofulous look
ing sore made its appearance on his arm.
1t grew worse and worse, and when he
was three months old, began giving him
Hoods Sarsaparilla l also took Hoods
Sarsaparilla, and before the first bottle
was finished, the sores were well and
have never returned. He is now four years
old, but he has never had any sign OF
those scrofulous sores since he was cured
by Hoods Sarsaparilla, for which l feel
very grateful. My boy owes his gooo
health and SIN Doth, fair skin to this great
medicine" MRS. s. s. WoRTEN, Farm
ington, Delaware.
Hoods Sarsaparilla Is sold by all drug
gists. 81, six for IS. Be sure to get Hoods.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-11-20
TO BIRMINGHAM AND MEMPHIS.

The Southern Railway Offers the Best Service
Ask for your ticket via the Southern
Railway. Two daily trains from Broad
Street Station. Through sleepers and fast
schedules make it the quickest and most
comfortable route. For further informa-
ton write to Jno. M. Beall, District Pas
senger Agent, 1928 Chestnut street, Phila-
delphia, Pa.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-11-20

President McKinley's address at the
Commercial Museum in Philadelphia was
reported (by appointment by graduate
Of Goldey twill. Dell Commercial and
Shorthand College. Send for catalogue.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-04-17
TOLD FOR WOMEN.

The bicycle wedding which recently
electrified London, as the bride wore the
regulation white satin and veil, has had
a rival in the marriage Of the young
Partisan who went to the church in a
carriage propelled by an electric motor.
The woman who wants TO make herself
famous now seems TO have little else left
her than balloon in which'to tuck her
happy lover, the minister and couple
of witnesses.
Mime. Adam, the prominent Partisan
journalist, was driven into the work by
the unhappiness of her first experience
as a wife. Her parents married her
when she was girl of 10 to a notary in
provincial town. She left her hus-
band, and with the aid Of George Sand
wrote herself into fame in Paris. Her
second husband was senator and left
her fortune at his death. This enabled
her TO found Ia Nouvelle Revue and TO
establish the salon TO which all the
celebrities OF the French capital crowd
when she receives.
In trying TO make point against veg
etarianism a member of the Ethno-
graphical society in Paris read paper
before that body short time ago In
which he insisted that cannibals are ex-
ceedingly strong and vigorous, far ex-
ceeding in strength those tribes not adj
dicted 10 such food. He said that the
savages who abstained from human food
rarely ate meat OF any kind and were n
puny lot. The most curious part OF his
argument was that the flesh Of women
was much more digestible and far more
nutritious than that of men; many
tribes recognize the fact and eat only
women, until the supply gives out.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-04-17
DAIRY SUGGESTIONS.

Milk of different temperatures should
never be mixed
With cows long In milk the butter
will come slowly.
The only way TO keep COWS is to keep
them perfectly clean.
The cleo law has been sustained In
West Virginia by the supreme court OF
that state. The law requires that oleo
be colored pink, and for n violation OF IL
by selling it in the gulse of butter fine
of $50 and costs was imposed. An APP
peal affirmed the decision.
At ten cents bushel, potatoes do not
pay the grower, but they will pay the
dairyman who purchases them Mt TINT
price 10 feed his mich cows. Farmers
who are hauling potatoes out 10 the field
10 be used as fertilizers will find IL will
pay better to first put them through live
stock.
Water cools the milk much more
rapidly, says writer, than air will do.
and on this account the water setting
must 3e used in the winter as well as
the summer. II would be simple mat.
ter TO set the water to be used out OF
doors TO get cold before putting it in
the tank.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-04-17

the present system 10 be wrong; other
wise they would show their faith Ivy
their works; they would no longer feel
justified in performing SO worth of
labor on the farm one day, and $1.5O
worth on the road the next.
We have long stood with those who
think the road tax should be collected
in money. and have paid cash for several
years, but under the present system of
road management ii cannot always be
applied 10 the best advantage.
In some sections even where great
claims were made for the NATURALLY
good" condition of the roads, the boun-
tiful crops sometimes lie unmoved
through period OF high prices, simply
because the naturally bad condition Of
the roads at certain seasons of the year,
forbids the hauling of loads. Farmers
study and plan, and work, to increase
production; they study the law of sup
ply and demand; they watch the mar
kets that they may be enabled to sell
their produce when prices are best;
In short, they, many of them, do their
part as well, as far as their own private
business is concerned. On the other
hand, the railroads and elevators are
ever ready to do their part, as far as
their private business of handling the
farmers produce is concerned. Under
these conditions what is TO hinder the
intelligent farmer from always pushing
his produce into market at such time as
his best judgment dictates? Simply the
weakness of the connecting link-the
highway-the one thing over which the
people have full control. There are
times when the farm is practically
much farther from the nearest village
than the village is from the great mar,
to which IL is tributary, and until the
weak link is made strong. farming will
not be as generally profitable as II
otherwise would be.-The Epitomist.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-04-17


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by the natives before it's extraordinary
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through Christian missionaries. In
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Rev. Thomas smith. the Methodist minister at
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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-04-17
ABOUT PROMINENT PEOPLE.

The king Of Siam is 10 visit Queen
Victoria next summer in his 2,500-ton
steam yacht Maha ChalSri, which was
built for him in Scotland.
John Tweed, Of Chelsea, and once OF
Glasgow, has been commissioned TO ex-
ecute the statue of Cecil Rhodes, which
Is 70 be erected at Buluwayo.
Postmaster-General Wilson is to
be inaugurated president of Washing
ton and Lee university. Lexington. Va.
on Tuesday, September "a.
The oldest actor in the world Is Hen
nv Doel. He will be % on his next
birthday. and was an actor for 65 years.
As n child he was rowed out TO
Plymouth sound and saw Napoleon
walking the quarter deck OF the Beller-
ophon.