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id n_m in. The Happenings Throughout the Old Palmetto State. WHAT AN ORIGINAL PACKAGE IS May Lose Her Charter?Monuments . to Sumter and Marion--Heavy Rains in Spartanburg County. The Bishopville Gnards, sent to quell the riot at Luckuow, have returned to j* their homes and resumed peaceful avo> . cation, having taken eight rioters f - across the county to the jail in Camden, ^ the county seat of Kershaw. Luknow F~ cas only about lou inhabitants ana a | good deal of dissatisfaction has existed ! since the town was incorporated, the j claim being made that it did not have i ' r the requisite number of inhabitants unit der the new constitution to form an in* corporation, and therefore the charter was illegal and void. J. S. Tisdale runs a large lumber mill within the ia[f corporate limits of the town and seemi cd to be most opposed to the incorporation. Young Tisdale and two white employees began- shooting at a target for ; their own amusement. The marshal I.- went out there and attempted to arrest them for violation of a town ordinance t. prohibiting shooting within the limits. I They defied the ollieer on the grounds L that they did not recognize the marshal ? as a legal officer. They then walked down the main street, fo Uowed by a .h dozen negro employees of the mill, fir4 iug guns and pistols and veiling in true frontier style. The militia arrested ^ two whites and seven negroes. Tisdale I gave bond and the rest are in jail. The trial may result in Lucknow losing her E;. .* charter. ; The Atlanta Constitution of the 8th * says: "The question of what consti' tutes an original package has been disturbing all South Carolina since Judge Simonton's decision. It was settled today so far as tho State authorities are , concerned until, at least, the courts pass upon it. Chief Constable Bahr, of Charleston, held a conference with officials here today, after which, in ,< a talking to the Constitution's correspondent, he said that unless otherwise instructed, he would seize all liquors ^ when a person attempted to open a box v and sell from it one or more bottles, i _ provided those bottles did not have upon them separate government stamps. In that case they will not be molested. x According to the understanding now prevailing any nuin vi ber of bottles may be sold in dividually so long as they have 'separate stamps upon them. Chief ; Bahr states that already he has seized and dunped a considerable amount of beer in Charleston, the parties attempting to sell it by the drink from tegs. j> Two weeks ago Charley Jaggers killed his employer, RobertOwens, at Gaffney, the new county seat of Cherokee, between Spartanburg and Charr lotte. They were both young men from i Chester. Owens was of one of the best families in the town and decided to /-:vspend the summer conducting a ^little ; trapeze show. He employed Jaggars as an assistant. Jaggars had just been j... discharged from the penitentiary, after - > serving a sentence for running a blind , tiger. He killed Owens in the tent and claimed accident. He has been convicted of manslaughter, recommended jjjf. to mercy and sentenced to thirty-two months in the penitentiary. Edwards, R white, was also convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to forty-two months. Three negroes, one a woman, were acquitted of murder. This is Cherokee's first court. % The Port Roval dr^ dock has been k jPBstored to condition for service, to the great gratification of the naval officials at Washington. Commander Rockwell, the commander of the naval station, has telegraphed the Navy department that the dredging has been completed and the dock was ready for immediate use. Kepresentative .tiJioi was ai me W Navy department last week, urging that ^ . the battleship Indiana, which is badly in need of cleaning, be sent to Port Royal for docking, and it is probable ? 4 , that .this will be done, as owing to the failure of Congress to make tne urgent e ; appropriation Secretary Long has requested for the repair of the New York jh- dock, it will be many months before that dock is available. fc A "Washington special says: "The Senate bill to establish a saitarium at |g>?: Castle Pinckney has been introduced < by Representative Elliott. The bill introduced by Representative Stokes to A erect a monument to Gen. Sumter, will p be supplemented by another bill to ' erect a monument to Gen. Marion. He jf has received a letter from Mrs. T. C. I'i Bpbertson, of Columbia, secretary of the Daughters of the American Revolution, suggesting a renewal "of the effort W in behalf of the Marion monument." ? ?-?. / ' Reports from Spartanburg county show that the rainfall of the | 7th and 8th to have been the heaviest know in years. All * over the county bridges were washed away. The most important loss is that at Whitney, three miles from the city, tjft where the large dam burst and the raging waters swept the new iron bridge ? which spans the river away. No lives lost The loss of property is estimated at $8,000. C. P. Sims, proprietor of the Union '* Hotel and member of the Union bar has been found guilty of selling liquor. ' Secretary Gage as-ures Senator Mcr:; Laurin that Internal Revenue Collector 8. A. Towne3 will not be disturbed until his tenure of office expires, some time in 1S98. The town of Branchville has been rechartered under the law permitting tuoh for towns of less than 1,000 inhabv - itanta. I Ex-Mayor, G. B. Moelev. a banker of Jonestown, Miss., was shot and killed by Mayor G. W. Wise. A lawsuit between the two men was the cause. I' ' *> i a* > -V - - - . ... ... RICHMOND THE PLACE. An Appeal to the Daughters of the Confederacy. Mrs. Ellison Capers, president of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, has issued the following: Columbia, S. C., June 8, 1897. To the Daughters of the Confederacy ! Throughout the State: The undersigned, in her official capacity, desires to bring the subject matter of this communication to the attention of the Confederacy in South Carolina. At the convention held in Columbia one year ago, when the South Carolina division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy was formed, a resolution was adopted, expressing the wish of the division that llichmond, the capital of , the Southern Confederacy that was, j should be the site of the proposed Con- j federate memorial institute. Assuming that this continues to be : the deliberate decision of the division, of which I am fully persuaded, it becomes my duty at this time to emphasize that decision in favor of Richmond aud to call upon each and every chanter, to niovo in the matter, to the end that when the question of the site of the memorial shall come up at the approaching re-union in Nashville, Tenn., of the United Confederate Yeteraus, the suffrages of the South Carolina camps shall be so cast as to reflect our views. 1 need not engage in any formal argument to show why our pre- j fereuce is foraRichmond us the seat of : Mr. Rouss* grand benefaction. I am sure there is uo disposition on ! the part of the South Carolina Dnugh- | ters cf the Confederacy to disparage the | claims of any one of the competing cities. Each contestant is rich in reasons for the coveted honor, but Richmond, -a-a thirilr ia richer and the richest Of all. Around no other city do there gather such memories of arms and statesmanship and martyrdom. The capital of the Confederacy, the fiery centre of war, the heart of the Confederacy whence issued the purple currents of blood, gathered from all the South, South Carolina's voice, for these and other considerations, is for Richmond as the site of the memorial institute. Newspapers of the State are requested, if convenient, to publish this appeal. Mrs. Ellison Capers, President S. C. Division, U. D. 0. ORANGEBURG'S "BAD MAN." Stood Off Officers of the Law and Made His Own Terms. In Orangeburg last week odo man, armed with a Winchester and a couple of big army revolvers "stood off" the officers of the law and made his own terms. A report was circulated that J. M. Way, a resident of the town, had killed his wife. Way is Orangeburg's "bad man," and he" seems to be respected accordingly. Six j-ears ago he killed Elliott Whetstone, at Norway, a small town in the southern part of the county. He was tried, convicted and sentenced to hang, but obtained a new trial, was again convicted and sentenced to death, but his attorney securing a new trial, Way was, after being in the courts for four years and twice in the shadow of the gallows, acquitted. When the news that he had murdered his wife, who, he was known to have been ill-treating, spread on the streets, a crowd gathered and headed by Chief of Police Fischelr proceeded to the house of Way, on the outskirts of the town. Way, probably anticipating a visit, was seated in a rocking chair (on his front piazza, a Winchester lying carelessly across his lap and the big pistols very handy. It was ascertained that Mrs, Way was not dead,' but had been brutally beaten, her clothing cut off her body and otherwise shamefully used. The crowd did not like Wav's looks and hung back, but the chief of police indicated a purpose to enter the house. He had not gone far when, on looking up he found himself peering down the barrel of one of Way's big pistols, that individual informing him to halt or die. The chief preferred to halt; then he retired. Tn tha mMnl.imA "Nfra Wav Tiftd crrtt. out of a backdoor and sworn out a warrant against her husband for assault with intent to kill. But no one in the town was so anxious for fame as to face Way's arsenal; no one would serve the warrant Finally, under a flag of truce, correspondence was opened with Way. What he was threatened or promised is not known, but he consented to surrender if the warrant was submitted to him for inspection. This was done and he acoompanied the deputy sheriff to a magistrate's office, where he gave bond for his appearance at the general sessions. A 3IASTKKLY DEFENSE. What is Said of Dr. Woodrow's Recent Sermon in 3Iississlppi. The following from The Southern Presbyterian concerning Dr. Woodrow's recent visit to Columbus, Miss., will be read with interest by many: ' 'The commencement exercises of the Mississippi Industrial Institute and College have been marked this year by the presence of Dr. James Woodrow, president of the South CarolinaUniver?itu \viir? VL-aa invited tr? nreach the com mencement sermon. People came from far and near to hear one whose fame has spread over the whole country. "The spacious auditorium was filled to overflowing with people who came to hear. Dr. Woodrow's subject was 'The Word of God.' After reading a number of passages from the Scriptures, he began his wonderful defense of the Bible. Skeptics who had come hoping to catch some utterance that they might use in argument against religion were astounded, and stalwart friends of the 'Good Book' rejoiced as the speaker unfolded the overwhelming arguments defending the Bible, not as 'containing the word of God,' but as 'the verv word of God.' The sermon will long be remembered here by all who heard it as the most profound and irrefutable argument in defense of the Bible ever delivered in this city." { A Brain Estimate. If the entire population of the world is considered to be 1,400,000,000 the brains of this number of hum^n beings would weigh 1,922,712 tons, or as much as 90 ironclads of the ordin^unr size. . ' " " - - r , . . . i * i* ' 'l , y mmmrn. IVlan Who Killed Brown and Mazyck Given His Liberty. ONLY NEGROES SAW THE Crime?Jury Remained Out One Hour and Returned With a Verdict of Not Guilty. The trial of John F. Poppenheiin for the murder of Stephen Maxyck and L. F. Br~wn on January 5th, at Pepper lauding, on Foster Creek. Berkeley count}', began at Monck's Corner on the 10th and was concluded on the 11th. The prominence of the young men who were killed, and 1'oppenneim s ; wealth and position in the community, made the case one of the greatest inter- 1 est ever tried in Beflceley count}-. The little town of Monck's Corner, which but recently became tho county seat, was crowded with i>eople, and the courtroom packed almost to suffocation. The story of the tragedy, as made out j by the witnesses, briefly told, is that on ' the tith of January L. F. Brown, I Stephen Mazyck, George Douglass and live other gentlemen went 011 a deer hunt on Hickory hill, in the Goose creek section, owned by Brown. On tho first drive a'deer was wounded by Mazyck. The deer doubled back and took to tho water. Brown and Mazyck then left the party and determined to follow the wounded deer. They secured j a boat and went with it in pursuit, tak- j ing their dogs and guns with them, j The others of the party continued the hunt on Hickory hill. The only eye witness was a negro employee of Poppenheim's, who testified that he was hauling wood near the river landing nud saw two gentlemen in the road riding toward the landing; recognized Mazyck, but did not know the other. On reaching the landing he saw both get into a boat. Popi>enheim rode up, called Brown to take his horses and get off his land. Brown said: "Hold on; 1 wisn to taut to you. jfoppenheim said: "I don't want any talk. I want you to get off my land. I have told you several times to keep off my land." He heard Brown tell Poppenheim to get off his horse and "we will settle this." He heard the report of two guns, saw Brown fall into the water and Mazvck fall across the seat of the boat face down. Poppenheim called Cato Reese to get Brown out of the water. Johnson, the negro deer driver for Brown, testified that on the way to hunt they met Poppenheim and he , warned them not to hunt on his lands. Mazyck and Poppenheim talked together pleasantly. They jumped a deer, wounded it, ana it took to the water and Mazyck and Brown followed. W. W. Mellard, who owns the Bee plantation testified that on Monday before the killing he went to see Poppenheim on business. During the conversation Poppenheim said he would like to secure the Bee tract of land so that he could post it. That he wanted to keep Brown from hunting. Here the State rested. The first witness for the defense was Richard Hasleton. He told of a conversation between Mazyck and Brown and himself. ' ' w i ' 1 Tfc 1L .1 Tt L "1 lOia x>rown mat ruppeuueuu would not allow hunting on his place. Brown said a gentleman would not object to nnyone hunting on his place. I asked him why he ana Poppenheim did not make up their quarrel. He replied that they would sooner or later." Cato Keese, a negro employee of Poppenheim, claimed to hare witnessed the tragedy, fie said: : "I saw Brown pick up his gun. He told Poppenheim to get off his horse i "and will settle it now." I turned my back; heard shots and thought Brown had killed Poppenheim. I turned around and saw Brown fall in the water. Poppenheim said to me: "Bid you see Brown pick up his gun?" I said, "Yes." The last witness was the defendant. He said that on several occasions he and Mazyck had quarrelled about trespassing on his land; that he had warned them to keep off his property and had forbidden Brown to speak to him. In the meantime had made friends with Mazyck. On the morning of the killing he met Mazyck and his deer , driver preparing to hunt and told them to keep the hunters off his lands. In the afternoon he was riding through his woods with gun and dogs and met one of his hands, who told him Mazyck and Brown were hunting on his place, their horses being hitched at the landing. He went there and saw the two men in a boat. The witness said he called to Brown to take his hy-ses and leave his lands. Brown started in to paddle in shore, saying to witness that he wished to talk to him. Witness said: "I wish no talk with you; you are a trespasser and a scoundrel." Brown then, said the witness, spoke * 1- -- J ?ii-J L: to aiazyc* anu euimu iu mui. >> o will settle it now," and attempted to raise his gun. Mazyck reached for his. Realizing that his life was in danger, defendant said, he fired the fatal shots which sent Brown and Mazyck into eternitv. The lawyers made arguments, those for the defense dwelling on the selfdefense feature and claiming that Brown was of a very turbulent disposition. Solicitor W. St. Julien Jerveymade a strong presentation of the State's case. The jury remained out but one hour, finding a verdict of not guilty. It was believed in advance that the sentiment of the community from which the jury was drawn was favorable to Poppenheim, but the evidence was considered very much against him. An lvvpianation. Dora?That was an awfully sweet cane Dollie gave Cbollie for his birthday. Delia?I wondered why he kept it in his mouth all the time!?Exchange. Gosling?"What do you think eff this new tie of mine?" Wiggins?"My boy, It's not a tie. It's a colored supplement "?Truth. 0 V ' : f 't' FREIGHT 3IEN ORGANIZE. Formation of the Freight Commissioners' Association. At Cincinnati, 0., the Freight Commissioners' Association of the United M+ntoc tl*oc nrcroni^orl TL-itV> tlift fnllnw. ing charter members: E. P. Wilson, of Cincinnati; James S. Davant, of St. Louis; D. C. Purse, of Savannah; N. P. Tricketts of Kansas City; E. S. Goodman, of Richmond, Va.; I. G. Iglehart, of Chicago; F. W. Maxinesof St. Joseph; Moses N. Kelly, of Philadelphia; K. H. Thompson, of Pittaburg;A. J. Vandanlangham, of Chicago. This was adopted: Renolved, That for the purpose of conference and discussion upon matters of mutual interest, it is the sense of this meeting that a permanent organization be formed to be known as the Freight Commission Association of the United States, and that a committee of three be apj>ointed tc prepare a basis for a permanent organization, to be submitted at the next meeting in Washington, in December next, upon the call of the chairman of this association. The following officers were elected: Chairman, J>. G. Purse, of Savannah; secretary, N. B. Kelly, of Philadelphia; treasurer, E. P. Wilson, of! Cincinnati. The committee on the plan of organi7atinn io V R K^l 1 r .T ft Damn* A j. Yandaniangham." IN MEMORY OF SECESSION. A Mural Tablet to lie Erected By Dnugh tors of Confederacy. The following address has been issued by Wale Hampton Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy: Con'5) bta, S. C., .Tune 10, 'fl7. We, the undersigned, as a committee from the Wade Hampton Chapter, Daughters of the Coufederaey, are endeavoring to raise funds for the purpose of erecting a mural tablet commemorative of the ordinance of secession and its signers, knowing; that such an object will enlist the interests of many throughout the State, we will lie very glad if you kindly give space in your columns so that the representatives and friends of these honored men may be apprised of our undertaking and allowed the opportunity and privilege of contributing to the same. Many of us are lineal descendants of those whose names are enrolled on that parchment and bhould see to it that thev are not forgotten, but their names be handed down to generations yet to come in attestation that we will never be ashamed of the "origin, progress and failure of our Lost Cause." Mes. S. Heed Stoney, Chairman. Mrs. H. W. Richardson, Mrs. J. WM. Flixx, Mrs. Claude Girardeau, Miss I. D. Martin. It will be recalled that the secession convention first assembled in Columbia but finally went to Charleston. A RAZOR'S WORK. Congregation Jumps on Minister's Assailant and Cbop Him Into Strips. A special to the Atlanta Contitution under date of of the 11th, says: Dep uty Sheriff Durant, of Georgetown, has gone to Waverly, a place on the coast, fifteen miles by water, where he will summons a posse to arrest a score of negroes, charged with' murder. At a camp meeting the preacher .. 1 - j j Vtr.j. scaimngiy ueuuuuwsu unuc uau&buu, one of his parishioners, for immorality. Jackson immediately wetot to the palpit and demanded an apology. The pastor was of the fighting kind and while the congregation looked on he gave Jackson a sound thrashing. The pastor resumed his exhortation and Jackson retired, but soon returned with a hatchet and mnde a dash for the preacher, but a dozen razors and knives were uplifted. The male congregation fell upon Jackson, encouraged by the women, and he was literally out into strips and horribly mutilated. Trouble is apprehended in arresting his slayers.. WILLIAMSTON GIVES BOND. Citizens Pledge $2j,700 for a Court House and Jail. The people of Williamston are in the fight for the new county and they expect to win. At a meeting last week the citizen* signed a legally executed bond for tho building of the court house and jail. The amount subscribed wa9 $22 TOO. This amount was taken in sums ranging from $r,000 to $50. It is now an assured fact that the county will be voted, for the onl v oppositidh was based on the fear that Williamsto:i would not build the public buildings. Much feeling if; being manifested abcut the matter, and excitement runs higher and higher as the time gets shorter. The election is set for June 26. ?The State. ^ SHOT DOWN AT HIS DOOR. William Franks, Albino, Kills Ills Employer,Mason Clark. A special to the State from Laurens, cofa U'illi.m PVanlra and Vila -fafbor ' ? ? Barksdale Franks, wont to the house oi , Mason Clark, eight miles from thia city, and cilling Clark, who bad retired, into his yard, an altercation ensued and William Franks shot Clark to death with a pistol, three shots taking effect in the breast. Clark was a farmer, and young Franks his employe, but'ha was spending the night with Barksdale Franks, a neighboring farmer. The Franks surrendered and are ill jail. Clark leave* a wife and children, while Franks has been married three weeks.. Franks is a a albino. RIOTERS PAY EXPENSES. The First Time Such an Arrangement Has Been Made. ITie riot at Lucknow, to quell which a military company was ordered out, hao been compromised. First, the rioters agree to pay all expenses incuired by the State, county andnown in bringing them to terms, the pay of the mi. itia and their transportation from Bhhopville to Lucknow and thence to Canden and retrxn; secondly, they promise to recogn ize the existence of , the town oi Lucknow and to obey its officers forever after. It is the first time such an arrange- 1 ment as this has been made. I * y ;-y. Hani' Reformers of Laurens Want Tillman Investigated AS TO THE REBATE MATTER. t They Hold That ltls Due Him and the People That the Investigation Shall Be Made. Tlie following has been directed to Gov. F.llerbe by petitioners from Laurens county: . To His Excellency, Gov, W, H. ElIcrbe: Many of the newspapers of the State are charging Senator Tillman with receiving dispensary rebates, and Senator Tillman having in his re cent letter made a formal demand upon your Excellency for an "immediate" investigation, now, we, as Reformer*, call upon you to order an immediate investigation, if after a lair and impartial trial Mr. 'iillmar. is found guilty let him beur the odium and shame that will necessarily follow, if on the other hand he is adjudged not guilty let the same newspapers who , have made the charges do Senator Till- ( man justice by correcting their charges, and proclaiming him an innocent man, severely prosecuted. This, we believe, the press throughout the State will do. Geo. S McCravy, sheriff; Jno. R. I Finly, auditor: O. J. Thompson, judge of probate; Jno. M. Hudgins, magistrate; Meyer Bobb, treasurer; Jas. Downey, supervisor; M. H. Ferguson, coroner; L. T. H. Daniel, superinten- ' dent of education; J. D. M. Shaw, C. | VV. McCravy, W. T. Crews, L. A. Hendersom, J. P. Elledge, E. P. Mo- i Gravy, J. & Drummond, U. C. Coleman, JT. A. Austin, A. S. Owings, L. J H. Johnson, J. A. Madden, M. E. 1 Johnson. T. S. Teague, J. W. Smith, ' A. W. Simu, O. C. Cunningham, U. A. 5 Sumurel, J. M. Forrister. ( Gov. Ellerbe has heretofore noticed 1 ?alls for investigations, but be has ? stated quite recently that he did not 1 see how such an investigation would 1 amount to anything, as it would be ut- 1 terly impos sible for the committee of 1 investigation to get the whiskey drum- j mers or dealers here unless they would t come of their own accord. However y much great respect he has for the opn- , ion of such good Reformers, as the petioners, it is not likely that any investi- ( gation will be ordered. LIGHTNING'S QUEER TRICK. - 1 Strikes a House on all Four Sides at The Same Time. Lightning got in some very freaky j work in the house of J. T. Deaton, at t Fort Hill, near Rock Hift, last week. i It attacked all sides of the building ' simultaneously, loosening the roof on J the northeast corner, dislocating and 1 shattering plastering and timbers on ? the west aide, doing the same on the c southweat corner and tearing off most 1 of the weather boarding from the south 1 side, hurling the boards from thirty c to ninety feet c in no place tvas the building fired, s although built of pine.. Four children ^ were asl eep in one of the rooms through . which the bolt passed, but they were [ not aroused. The most singular trick 1 was the ertin flushing of an oil lamp 1 which was burning on a table in the ? hall, and around which Mr. and Mrs. d Deaton and a young lady guest were i sitting inside. Mr. Deaton- says the only sensation t he had was as if a handful of coarse sand had been thrown on his * head. 1 c COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES C r Of the Citadel Academy to Be Held ^ in Anderson. I Below can be found the commence- j ment program of the Citadel Academy, c which will be held in Anderson: s Saturday, June2Gth, 5 o'clock p. m., i competitiva company drill. Sunday, June 27th, 11 o'clock a. m., c at the Baptist Church, commence- ? ment sermon by the Rev. J. A. Clif- ^ ton, D. D. ' Monday, June 28th. 5 o'clock, p. m., competitive drill for the Teague f "Star of the West'") medal. Tuesday, June 21)th, 5 o clock p. m., review and inspection of the batallion by the board of visitors. Commencement day Wednesday, June 80th, 11 o'clock a. m., at the opera house. The following is the order of exercises. Prayer by Rev. O. L. Martin;annual address by Hon. J. H. Hudsou; addresses by members of graduating class: v conferring diplomas by the chairman of the board of visitors; bene- 1 diction. e ORIGINAL PACKAGES. t Plnkussohn Opens a Big Agencf In a Charleston. o At Charleston J. S. Pinkussohn, * agent, has opened the first original e package establishment for the sale of | liquor in opposition to the South Caro- a lina dispensary, as allowed under the v Simonton decision. r All the stuff is in unbroken cases, s and sol 1 as such, and when the doors ^ were thro wn open a large crowd %o? thirsty people rushed in, and the clerks r < t_:.? I1 were Kept ousy supplying lucui, . ^ Pinknssohn is expecting no trouble from the State administration. His 5 store is in the heart of the city, and :.i more than a thousand cases has been t received, and another shipment is now en route, and the packages in size are from half a pint to live gallons. Half a dozen clerks are employed and it is said the establishment will do a big 4 business. 1 A Distinction. , Maud?What are dukes worth, papa? , Struckoil (after his trip abroad)?Not a darn cent. Maud?I mean what are they selling ' for? Struckoil?Oh, about a million, spot j cash.?U p- to-Da te. * - - ' -t*\" ? CREMATES HIS VICTIMS. *3 v' Thomas N'eal Chops His Wife and Her Grandmother Down With an Axe. i A special from Columbia to the Atlanta Constitution, of the 10th, says a ^ story of an atrocious crime reached here - STy this afternoon from a remote section of Chester county. A few weeks ago Thomas Xeal suspected his young wife, Matilda, of infidelity, and she left hie ,;-'J home, going to her grandmother, Mary Jenkins, who lived near by. The hus- ? '* band spied on his wife's movements, . ** and last night, seeing some one enter ' ' the Jenkins house, broke down the doer with an axe. The first person he met was his wife, and he buried ' the blade of the axe in her head, killing A her. The only man in the house was the aged grandfather, Eli Jenkins, who got out of the house unobserved and nid beneath it. Mary Jenkins attempted to escape by the back door, but was ?3 overtaken by Neal and felled with the axe. Neal then, drawing his pistol, a Killed a cat tuat was in me room ana ? ,,55 then tired one or two shots in the headv of the already dead grandmother, ' . % whom he accused of encouraging his , * wife in her alleged waywardness. , ^-JSH Neal then poured a quantity of kero- , -;S sene oil over the two bodies, set the ' * clothing on tiro and took a seut in the . 'm yard. Just as old Jenkins was about . to face the murderer's pistol rather than stay under the fire a party of men 5y came by and he ran out to them. They . Js arrested Neal, but he escaped and has rri not been recaptured. LEAF TOBACCO TAX. Important Ruling lly the Revenue Commissioner. " ifB The Internal Revenue Collector has fjM rendered the following decision, which ? ? ill prove of interest to farmers who jrow tobacco: "The Commissioner holds that ail eaf tobacco is held to be manufactured V :hat is in any manner changed after # '& seing dried and cured upon the farm ..'J8 vhere it is produced ^except resweated), >uch as boing sweetened, donbled roll- ^ Hi, plaited, twisted by hand, or otherwise reduced to a condition to be con- . turned, even if prepared by a process, . lowever simple, without the aid of any nachine 01* instrument; and the same w! will be subject to the tax of six cents f 3a ser pound, and the owner will be re- >7? juired to qualify as a manufacturer of 'jq obacco. It will thus be seen that while the farmer is not restricted'as to. J9 lie sale of his leaf in its natural eondi- ' ion, the slightest manipulation ren- :t\ lers the tobacco liable to the tax." y PECULIARITIES OF THE BUFFALO | Hielr Mad Dash to Destruction When Stampeded. One peculiarity of the buffalo, now. / .3jj ilmost extinct, was its habit when 'Va itampeded, of dashing blindly forward igainst, over or through anything that night be In the way. When running; i herd of buffalo followed Its leaders, tnd yet these leaders lost the power of , >y flopping or even of turning aside, bemuse they were constantly crdwded . lpon and pushed forward by those bellnd. This explains why herds would lash into mire or quicksands, as they; iften did, and thus perish by the tbounmls. Those in front could not-stop, vhile those behind could not see the Innger toward which they were rushnet Qa Iaa thor Pftfl tut A OT Y-? . nto traps made for them by the Inliana, or against railroad care, of even lashed into the rivers and swam bllndy against the aides of steamboats. v The buffalo were fond of rolling In he dirt, and to this habit, practiced vhen the ground was wet, are doe the rf niffalo wallows which so frequently^ ccur in the old ranges, and which; >ften contain water after all otbei noisture, except that of tbe streams, W irled up. These wallows were formed f3 >y the rolling of a succession of buffalo' n the same moist place, and were often! . l[uite deep. They bare often been de-' o cribed. Less well known was the hgb- ? t of scratching themselves against rees and rocks. Sometimes a solitary, rratic bowlder, live or six feet high, nay be seen on the bare prairie, the , ground immediately around It being vorn down two or three feet below tbe . ^ evel of tbe surrounding earth. This, la t "l\ $j vbere the buffalo have walked about he stone, rubbing against it, and where hey trod loosening tbe soil, which has ^ >een blown away by the wing, so that * ; n course of time a deep trench was .->$1 vorn about the rock. Often single rees along streams were worn quite vj mootb by the shoulders and sides of he buffalo. When the first telegraph line was Vl milt across the continent, the poles ispd were light and small, for trans- ^ ortation over the plains was slow and xpenive, and it was not thought sec- i*Jj ssary to raise the wires high above he ground. * These poles were much re- . ?$1 orted to by the buffalo to scratch 4 gainst, and before long a great many f thorn were pushed over. A story Is <] old of an ingenious employe of the tetjjmnh companj*. who devised a plan or preventing ths buffalo from dis- 4 urbing the poles. This he expected .to ^ ccomplish by driving into them spikes ; rhich should prick the animals when hey rubbed against them. The result omewhot astonished the Inventor, for t was discovered that, where formerly - ,: ne buffalo rubbed against the smooth olograph poles, ten now struggled and ought for the chance to scratch themclvos against the spiked poles, the ron furnishing just the Irritation which l:elr tough hides needed. . English Saddles Declared Better. A Christlanla, Norway, tirm that sells . , \merican bicycles writes to Hardware. saying that Norwegians consider the saddles of most American bicycles less comfortable than these of English wheels. "Ever notice what an even temper Johnson has? No matter how much he M Is disagreed with, he never gets an- ' -J gry." "No; but what a deep pity he has for the other fellow."?Indianapoljs Journal. ftl