The Fairfield news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1881-1900, June 06, 1888, Image 1
-jf VOL, XLIV. WINNSBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1888. NO. 45.
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A STRANGE WOMAJf. v { A PRE
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Wonderful Fe&t^pof Strength Performed I Dr. Smoot E
Without Help. J P
(.From the Chicago Herald.) Bamtstoe
Among the supernatural. manifests- ern Presb;
'Hons now eq&tZng attention among the spent all of *
curious, to|^o-6ailed electric women of union rouse
eiSkwflt th? least wonderful, heat, D.
r* MV
w For several daygpast one of these ladies, red-hot spee
Mass Dixie Haygood, has been in Mem- mittee on o
^phia g^nng exhibitions of her power. A nnion iiapr
reporter of the Avalanche, by invitation sidered and
of the little lady, assembled -with several 88 to 40, th
other gantlemenat the parlor of the impassioned
Clarendon Hotel to test these remarks- Moderator
ble manifestations, and discover, if pos- speakers to <
sible, their source , and secret. Among Dr. Smoo
the gentlemen present were Lawrence tion. He ft
Lamb, Zeno Harris, Henry Walsh and almost ahou
' several oihess. It is needless to say "These N
that it w&s the determination of the gen- ing about wj
ilemea present to detect, if possible, any started out
trickery or legerdemain that-might b^| would cons
attempted. Church of C
Haygcods is of small stature, country, wh
Wmpactmmd,landappfi2antly:?Ria^u^ar nothing
Byond most women, and weighs about X pay mjvtjt
rwnnds. She has browa hair, bhi?-? the powers t
II violet eyes, and a pleasant expression 11 don't meai
I countenance, bat an air also of firm-1 strings of
ps and decision of character. Hie first Talk about
to tests, viz., drawing c, gentleman easily It is not.
found tie room by applying her hand about unitin
| a ehair or an umbrella held by Mm, publican paa
| the third test of holding a billiard color line. T
te in her open palms at an angle of "went to a m<
xrat forty-live degrees with such firm- Texas and
368 that a strong man, or even two changed so i
rong men, could not force the point to big, black, s
e floor, were certainly remarkable in a that he was
aman so small, bat might have been other man.
eomplished by a woman of very great color, whicl
lysical stresgth. Therefore the re- thing of aU.
>rter felt disappointed to some extent, discourteous
A argued with his companions that it not to seek
is either a matter of sleight of hand or brethren ha^
? a remarkable development of mus- of the North
lar power. jit kindly CI
But the next tests were different One want organic
the gentlemen present was requested brethren are
lift the lady by her elbows, held taut know is not
the waist. This he did, but when The Rev. <
Bid to try it again utterly failed to raise a precise xxt
Bpr an inch. Two strong men then took the pla
I Spsed her by holding, her elbows on in his hand i
l Boh side with the greatest ease, but on ly under his
j^HHHHffihempting it again they could not raise deal of amus
wa^ht^iK^>artiole from the floor, that, howev<
8Hy |ri | -gi'iiia was a poser" aad was triad several suggestion t
^^^^BSjptanee, the party offeringmany explana- feet of him t
f fions, bat none at all satisfactory. The on to it and[
: fact remained unexplained that she could self against
:at will allow herself to be lifted as other union by fui
^ -people and immediately thereafter bring gerous. * Or
onto play such a force, without apparent manded by
uk effort, that two strong men could not GospeL
I move her 100 pounds of weight, try they The Rev.
Question of .<
I ; tever so naru. ^
p * test was still more inexplica- our age. * I
ible. A chair was brought?an ordinary Southern ar
ctiixung-room chair?and a gentleman that I might
weigJiing about 130 pounds was placed to the Nortl
.rT* in it. istride of his knees another gen- Church of C
tfaman of about 145 pounds' weight was mean to do 3
| placed, and between the two a third gen- separated us
| tlemsn of at least 150 pounds was seated, the Church,
QL .All raised their feet from the floor as the war there w<
Hk chair was tilted back and held balanced. Thank God
? The little lady then aipproached the back we stay sepa
of the chair and placed her open palms thai the Noi
jjlB along the arms or staffs supporting the questions as
BKfc . ahaiv'a ha/?fe-, pelagianism
J "Dboarving the reporter narrowly ueve they in
gp wsfeahing her, she requited him to place Mr. B. 1
his hand between her hand and the from the Sy
. - chair to prove that no pressure was ex- unity is not
Iw * exted. This was done, and only the tical let us a
pr lady's thumbs touched the back of the our Synods
r chair. Then, without an effort or the tionahsm.
contraction of a muscle, or the slightest heartbumin
pressure on the reporter's hand, die ward in the
t - chair and its living^freight was raised Northern Aj
. frtTTT+x?5T?- flnL from the floor, questions as
>j]!h8 weicrht, inoiL^^^''^Sfih3ir, was at charged wit
?-yjc Sullivan sound on th
ljH>' easily accomplished by the htafc*^ ^ questions hi
Sm This test was convincing, bqt {Se ato| w become
ggf- was no lees so. Miss Haygood stood on progreiiBij*:
> one foot, and holding a billiard cue man? This
K ; horizontally before her at halt-arm's confronts m
HL. length, three strong men essayed in vain field of evar
'-to push her, by throwing their com- aside all pre
bined weight against the cue, from her It is alone <
h balance on one foot or press her arms characterise
B v back to her chest. The shapely, wo- years of pi
In: manly hands lifted the three great you point tc
H: strapping fellows from the floor by sim- done anythi
Hiply touching with open palms his own A voice: '
B-hands placed upon the Chair back, and South Carol
PBMM'he saw the dainty No. 2$ boot standing ' Mr. Simp
I unmoved on the floor with the combined is all we iu
weight of the same three Memphis gen- people who
tlemen thrown powerfully * and peraist- years our tu
ently against the .small figure of its Dr. Smoo
owner. Explain it can. ' Northern pi
Bat in one respect, at least, the would have
modest little lady is like other mortals, The Mode
ah6 has a woman's heart, and hist night Mr. Simp
at 7.30 o'clock, in the parlor q? the Dr. Smoo
Clarendon, gave her hand confidingiy/tp1 Texas. Yoi
the man of her choice, Tnomas Jti.; Mr. Simp
Emhry, of Cincinnati. The pair were- speak for Te
quietly married fey Squire;J. J. Barry, things down
without previous nc^e ^yen to the surprised a
hotel clerk..and a ifewminutesl^ter went there. Ho
to the theatre to give the regular per- thing with t
f ormanee. {The bride was richly dreased side both jet
in velvet costume, and wore an exquisite Most of
? Aawakj TmfVk-. I flfW tlla nn<
IUUnjBgO JUULJUCIi l/l nuiw uwnuo nuu i o-??
out other ornament. The young hus- dropped.
band has certainly a deal of temerity to
place himself in the hands of one so J
capable of enforcing conjugal obedience, Southern*
bet seemed to be a very happy man. Gilmore Sit
^ i that Simms
Why She Didn't "Holler." of his langu
l/A ^onng woman from the_country was required gn
nggk, hor ox-sweetheat Tarbreach of elaborate dif
says the Texas Sittings, and iu an orator
Hassyers were, as usual, makig ail tragic. He'
aKof. inquiries. forth, a flood
BBousay," remarked one, "that the meaning?h
ffladant frequently sat very close to histoij
Wa&_ sir." s?as the replv. with a hec- the^ actio
h. *' into tne lc
w dose?" occasionally
ee enough mf s one c-eer was all ou^ a 3^
tin' room we ne?* <3." would chara
1 you say he pat his arm around but packed
Simjjjs talki
I didn't" to feel it to
At did you say, then?" stand the isu
ad he put both anus around me." ^OIls the
m what?" dividnalityi
hugged me." esteem. Hi
y hard?" Se was not
E ha AVI. Sn tinm hard that I As it was sa
I. neaT out*" amodwito
didnt yon holler?" a5^ ^hLst *
and sometis
ifa no reason. Be explicit please, temperamei
3 vhy?" methodical
ael wasafeered he'd stop." ?*
fonrt fell off the bench, and had the^commax
?rthe pnrpose of resuscitation. *^ew
Leckie L. Kawson, the Chicago ij^toing sti
1 wife, created a decided seasation formed Chi
fcurt room, ia that city yesterday though the 1
?y shooting at Lawyer Whitney. was great da
tnfnnofarl on/^ An Anf^r. -vt_. *r
ii ui&a mimmuju,
pi fired five shots at her intended an(j
|t one bullet took effect, tbe day aftern(>
WBm the leg. She was at once onira house
K&ken to the sheriffs office. stSS
m&sx rage was'caused by some Hillsbos
rah Whitney in regard to 0f rain and
Ba last night ai
Hfc, i m Hon. John ]
Kat Epirus. Funds have seriously inj
|&?antinople and Athens Belfast pike
Pfcers. over and Mi
ACHER FROM TEXAS. THE CAMPAIGN DETE1
rives a Kail in the Coffin of A Serious Scandal on Cle
resbyterian Union. Blaine's Private Payers
e, Md., May 29.?TheSouth- (Special to the Baltimore
rterian General Assembly New Yoek, May 28.?A
to-day -wrangling. Organic Democratic politicians, who
1 the members to a fever selves on being anti-Clev<
r. Smoot, of Texas, made a nave oeen noiamg secret
eh. The report of the com- with some Blaine Republic
vertures, declaring organic city within the past two or
acticable, was further con- for the purpose of putting h
finally adopted by a vote of form a "sensational stateme
as killing the scheme. So tory to Mr. Cleveland, which
were the speeches that the will be made public in time
had frequently to. call the President's chances for a re
order. - It is promised that a pampl
t, of Texas,-created -a sena- issued on Thursday or Frida
ourished his right arm and "startle the country." The
L-:>- lonn -man Who in almftfit avp
orthern brethren keep talk- are Hill partisans, talk glee
bat we owe this country. "We affidavits yet to be produced
on the principle that we convince the country that M
erve the interests of the has violated social proprie
rod at the expense of the Whitj House in such a wt
ether it 6tands or falls. I mere'telling of the story wi
: under God to the country, the country that he is unl
ses, abide by the lais and President. These significant
iHat be, and love my f? r-i "?.i
i to tie myself to the apron were Ciioy"!Wi eSSBUUton
any jjaanting government, dorsement of some of raff#
the country being united! Blaine's supporters. The pc
Ton might, as well talk tion made by some of these
g the Democratic and Re- sworn statements will be laid
a-?-_ rm O* T.n'nJo nnncAntinn " an
!u6S? jlJLLOJT miL OWUU UIO k>v? jlivuio mm
Thy, a white woman actually make Cleveland's candidacy
jmber of the Legislature in bility, indicates that the B]
asked to have the laws gers have brought themselve
hat she could marry a great, that another campaign of i
talwart negro, on the ground vituperation will help their
flesh and blood like any The story that the anti-Cleve
The only difference was in promise to give to the publi<
1 was the most superficial part of this week relates who
They tell us that it will Be sonal matters, and it is a stoi
i to the Northern Assembly either be substantiated by tt
oiganic union. But these controvertible proofs, or il
re forgotten all the wrongs whelm and disgrace forever:
ern Assembly to us. I say New* York, May 28.?-i
iristianly, bluntly, I don't (Me.) special to aa evening ;
! unioE. But the Northern "During a conversation with
sharp. What they don't Blaine's personal and polit
worth-knowing." last Saturday he gave our
J. A. Waddell, of Virginia, piece of sews which has
tie man with gray beard, made public. 'Did you kno^
fcform, with his manuscript the gentleman, 'that Mr. Bli
md his umbrella held close- was broken into some time a
arm. This created a great and his family were absent
ement. He did not mind political and business con
ir, and, undisturbed by a and private papers, involvii
hat came from within a few operations, whioli were in
*> drop his umbrella, he held were overhauled and a portic
proceeded to deliver him- abstracted? Well, such is tl
organic union. Organic matter has always been kept
don, he declared, was dan- the hope that the thief migb
ganic' union was not com- ered, but he never has been,
Christ or required by the never heard he was. Idon!
anybody in particular was ev
S. M. Neel said: "The great of "being the thief. The suj
jhurch unity has fallen upon that the robbery was perpeti
carried a musket in the expectation of obtaining
cay for four years, and for among Mr. Blaine's private p
i be supposed to be opposed might be used to his politic!
t, but I "waiut" to do what the ever wanted. I never learne
hrist wishes me to do, and I acter of the papers stolen,
t. The first question that robbery was discovered the f
! was as to the spirituality of iibrary was found to be li
but if there had been no letters and papers, which ha<
auld be now no separation, been carefully examined. E
the war over, and now shall ^as found to have been ran;
sated? We have been told its contents either disturbed
rthern Assembly dodged our upon the floor."
to neiagianism and semi- <m
. I don't beheveifc. I be- " what's ix a nai
iefc"us squarSy like men/' _?
\ Simpson, a ruling elder An Exciting Episode in the J
nod of Alabama, said: "If General Assembly
needed in matters eoclesias- Philadelphia, May 29.?]
bandon our Presbyteries and by terian General Assembly
and go back to Congrega- ing, the Rev. William Aikn
It is time for ns hide oar of Atlantic City, offered a res
gs of the past and go for- gave rise to an unexpected d
work that is before us. The was as follows:
ssembly did not evade our Resolved, On th-3 near i
to heresy, as they have been Decoration day, the day set
h doing. They are just as National Government in :
at snhiArtt as we are. These those who during tho war
ive all been sifted until it bellion gave their lives that
5 ridiculous. We are told and the country should n
tecieexnttEscNOTess. What General Assembly desires
is a solemn question:'that inestimable servieee^i^^
3 in the South. There is our death of those heroic and p
igelization. We should lay diers, and our undying att
ijudice and take up this duty, the great principles for
our duty, who know their fought and died, and with th
ics so welL After twenty titudeof our fellow-oitizeni
rofessed evangelization can our prayerful sympathy 1
> a single Presbytery that has whom the day brings still t
ng?" of immeasurable bereavemer
'Yes; in North Carolina and Dr. Aikman entered into ?
ina." impassioned discussion of qi
son, continuing: "Yes, that volved in the war. Be vras
ive accomplished among a by several Commissioners wi
have been for one htmdred "The war is over" and .-WIIa f
telage." ~ tion. The Moderator put t)
t, of Texas: ''Yes, and if the and the resolution was lost
eachers had let us alone we Here ensued a scene of
done more." . Dr. Stewart, of Penisylva:
>rator: "Order!" that the Rev. Drs. Dickey, 3
son: "I deny it" Mcintosh be appointed a co
t: "You can't deny as to draft a resolution expisssive
i haven't seen it" . of the Assembly upon the n
son: "I don't undertake to Dickey jumped upon fhe pis
ixas. They have such funny after expressing his regret at
t there that I would not be vote, moved as an aaendn
t anything that happened special committee be app
w can we accomplish any- which Dr. Crosby shoad be
wo churches working side by man, to prepare a rtsolut
ilous of each other?" subject
the members say they are Drs? Johnson, of Chicago,
ffition has now been finally of Cincinnati, and Lawienci
Carolina, spoke with son? i
ma i eating tne action just tafien,
t Forgotten Man. bate was growing very lively
;r, who saw much of William Wallace moved a reconaxlere
omsin his later years, says vote by which Dr. Aikyian't
was "choice in the selection had been lest. '.
age," and that "if the subject This was agreed to, and t
ive thought and anything like stituto was offered by the
jcussion, he delivered himself Falconer and carried." it p
ic style, bordering upon the the appointment of a special
would rise from his seat, pour to prepare a resolution. Th
I ftf Wftrds StrftDC Mil? full of aniwintoil t.Kflfiar TIm Pwv
? ?? O ? vuv AfWTt VIVk
.0 would quote alternately and Jolineon, and Elders J.
r, philosophy and poetry, and and William Wade.
od to the word and the word This quieted down a so:
>n; not infrequently falling citing episode, and jus* befc
iud declamatory tone, and ment the committee reporte<
, like Thomas Carlyie, throw- resolution, word for word,
?ged sentance, such as you "civil war" was subafitutet
cterize as rough and uncouth, Gf the rebellion," and it was
with meaning. It would be an unanimous chorus of, ayes
ng and no one else; he seems
be so, and miuie yon under- Edmomu on his Dip
? He never dealt id abstrac- A Washington dispatch sa
expense of his concrete inintellect,
opinion and self- idmur
t ? rm*?> resolution 01 the comruttee
a was, therefore, ujgmatio. -potions reported fishp
unlike Dr. Sam Johnson. , A ' re^?.rte<t tU3 *sll
a^idLJ^L v;<, would have it in charge dun
f^n^r TTpSlrr^ bat?> *** the *<* the h*
S'i Sl w practically been taken 1
^ i^W Sherman, and that ths voice
aes diffuse. He had anardent . . Vermont ^ not h
it ana a vivid imagmation a rabjecfc ^ whioh ^
mind and ail inexhaustible , . _
rife knowledge; and withal, tte ^ cIosed
id of his yernacolar as to cor1
ele^nee, as well as force." gg^ Eamrads b(lieTCS ,
" De* and unwise, to use no strong
rucivr"smoiu,? iu ouio. Senate when in the act
ay 30.?At Fairfield yester<!>.y t!le President and especial!
lick the parsonage of the Re- PP?1*"* matter of diploma
itch, setting it oo fire, and mtoeprfflenoe of fie pub.
lames were extinguished, there ?tner party to tne esse. Th(
image dene. ing reluctantly to the -will of
nxGTON, May 30.?A terrific and voting with his jarty for
id storm occurred late yester- he is understood to prefer
dd, blowing the roofs off the public part in the pioceedinj
and the Catholic Church. The holds to be so irregilar.
Academy was also unroofed. m m
,o, May 30.?A terrific storm _ , ... ? _ .
_ o . i a. A T, IrftTiPra] StnnA'WTi!
wicu set iu utre auout v u uic'cs. ? : , ??T
id did a good deal of damage, 111 & short tunt, be re]
ti. Hughes and his wife were P^ce called "Jackam Circle
ured while driving along the hundred feet from the pre
Their buggy was blown When this is done a" beaut
. Hughes was fatally 'njurtd. monument will be greeted ov<
LOPING. FROM POVERTY TO PURPLE. j
veland, and A Beautiful American Girl Becomes a Strange and
Stolen. Prussian Princess. an Animal
i Sun.) Tiie embassadors of some of the powers (From
. few local at the Court of Berlin act as if they had Jealousy j
pride them- been instructed to make up to thePrmoess feeling, bu
iland men, Noer, Countess von Waldersee. I general A
conferences remember that lady as one of the galaxy the most exl
ans in this of pretty Americans who were drawn work itself i
three days here during the middle period of the seeing its m
PrnTOws v>tr f.v>o AflQA with which access while the sei
WW yU^/UTO ""?* t y fc/j 1 .?. .
nt" deroga- was then obtained to the most amusing point is pro
they declare court in Europe?that of the Tuileries. Siberia relal
to kill the Some of those transatlantic charmers had We had fi
nomination, varied destinies. the favorite
ilet will be Eiiza Cook.got hold of the King of the a corner of
y that will Netherlands asd the petroleum springs pleasure; sh
anti-Cleve- on the Orange estate in New Jersey, she held ad
ry instance She had such incomparable diamonds One day 3
fully abont that the Empress, to avoid seeming to hunting exci
t which will oomplete with her at the Opera House, the dogs fell
r. Cleveland used to go there unadorned with jewels, and when it
ties in the A New Orleans beauty, small, sparkling, them one at
ly that the and petulant as a humming bird, made a first C c
ill convince conquest of the old Marquis de Chasse- custom, but
itted to be loup Lonbat, when he came to propose call ! gave a
* ' * - ^ 1- 3
Lisinuations for her in the name of nis nepnew, auu ne naa nnim
r&le gossip at herfar famed fancy balls at the Marine started to di
in- Ministry opened the official world to no* permit s
ret active^ Tasiry"bTher countrywoman. w?n Apoo
isitiveasser- Another beauteous American from away in an c
men ''that Boston was all-powerful at the Home the disli for
I before the Office in Persigny's time; and De Moray's woddnotes
ch as will death robbed a pretty New Englander there was ar
an impossi- of unbounded influence at the Palais So matter
aine mana- Bourbon. except Jati<
s to believe But- the American -girl (or rather young creature reft
3.1 3 i. J_ t? ??? ???.? rtan a nnftrtor nf T nffA-rAr) it. fc
scanuai acu i?ujr buo nna uivie Ml - -4
candidate, a century in existence), "who was carried die relented
(land people highest by ambition, resolution, audac- Not long i
5- the latter ity, style and beauty, was Mary Esther on the carpe
>lly to per- Lea, who now, as Countess von Walder- ent^ed the 1
ry that must see, is about as bad a thorn as there is come and li
ie most in- among the many thorns in the side of fancied that
; will over- the Empress Victoria. If trust were to dared to ent
its authors, be placed in the favor of princess she out.
Ln Augusta would be certain-to govern the German There stc
paper says: Empire through William IL and Augusta scarcely rec<
1 one of Mr. Victoria when Frederick XL is called to onemass of
ical friends another world. coat not a s;
reporter a However, even should the favor :he stxxSu, wagg;
never been enjoys cantinue, her reign may be cut impertinent
r,' remarked short, owing to ill-health of the Crown I was angi
aine's house Prince. In that event, Prince Henry "You dirty 1
tgo while he would be iiegent, and his future wife, here!" But
and all his Irene, worships her Aunt Victoria. was off like 1
espondence I have not seen the Princess Noer aiuce outside of tl
1 g financial she used to be boarding around here, ovet the stej
his library, Her father was a Wall street operator, Not r.mn
>n of them who was unknown to the Astors and returned, 1c
fa/.f Tho Van^Arbilts. and never grew to-be a 6ver;andhc
a secret in millionaire by Ms operations. and took he:
it be discov- At that time Miss. Lea was beautiful. i^aiaiataii
at least I She still, I am told by a friend holding my horror o
't think that an upper function at the Court of Berlin, on purpose 1
Br suspected hasjoiiesrestes,andinaoountcyinwhich not waited I
^position is women of all ranks are heavy and grace- never before
atedin the less is of exceptional elegance. coat, ftTKj s
something She has brains, is resolute, independ- distance afte
apers which ent, sees her way to the objects she has any where n<
d iojory if in view, and is oounted one of the most ?
d the char- ambitious women in Europe.
When the Mary Esther Lea picked up here that -Theneyes
loor of the Prince of Holstein who was among the crepe, i
ttered with beaux who revolved around the Duohess As the crepe
3 ?a* "R^m* in widowhood and settled it m anihere
LI CYlUOiiWJ UV ? ?? _
Ivery drawer down in life with a Danish heiress con- narroW- ;cor(
sacked, and nected with the royal family. That handles are!
or dumped heiress, I have been told, loft him her All gowns
fortune. Se was bom in the year one suggestion a
and was quite an old boy when David the Ponipad
ee?" Lea's daughter bewitched him. The tl.- <* ? > last
bewitchment took place as the stuggle slender won
Presbyterian between North and South was going on whose outlii
in America, and a marriage was the to be gracef
[n the Pres- consequence. The "dim
this morn- The old gentleman's hobby was Syria, in London,
lan, D. D., where he was born. "Partant pour la which is son
lolution that Syrie" was then the national air of evening coal
iveraon. It France, and after Misss. Lea became having long
Princess Noer she begged her illustrious of the stirt
ipproach of husband to take her to the Holy Land, coming to tl
Vtt T_ ?: Via ttoq from /?ha-r<j/?+.pr XL-}
auam uj- vul xu KUU1K Ki moi?sw"? V T,
memory of bia relatives, who naturally were hanger- "dress moi
of the Be- me for J^fortane, and h? made a mil these few tli
the Union to his bride. The tafl coateare
ot die, this he lIHBtel11 were not great* Theskirtf
to put on lightest ^bu
fe&rf and thSBHB^^ffftokish Beys and roj^Lacade
atriotic sol- Pashas aSSrEuropean consuls could beaQuruF M
achment to procure. of cloth, sin
which thev t Nevertheless, such as they are, they around the
ie great mul- killed the poor old beau before the spring specific Tmm
3 to extend baA come round. As there is no such with a hint <
to those to thing in Danish law as a morganatic this was a D
ho TO-artt/vrrr "U? ? ~ ? *"
>.V iuuuvij niHrruu^f, LUSL pUCUUlUll WttO ? OUU.U. UllO B11K.
it. and the will was binding. She was Hayward,
; somewhat created Princess of Noer by the favor of makes also 1
lestions in the Emperor Franz Joseph, "who, at the dinner coats
interrupted time of the marriage, wanted to -be (to makes the b
th cries of defeat the plans of Bismarck) on the best tightly fittin
'or the ques- 0f terms with the Schleswig-Holstein- seamed cart
tie question Sonderburg-Augustenburg family. thing like ti
With her good looks, quick wits and ionable men
confusion, immense fortune the Princess was not coat and his
moved long in experiencing I'embarras de choix over which f
dcCook and in regard to suitors. After Count von The elbow s
mmittee to Waldersee had covered himself with glory cuffs of vel
of the sense at Sadowa she preferred him to others. There is als<
meter, jji. uut, as sne was not "Dorn" ner Austrian Hayward thj
tforxn, and, title did not meet with any but sullen is made of ci
the former recognition at the Berlin Court, The lovely mater
lent that a Crown Princess (now Empress) was mis- front is ioo&
Dinted, of trustful of her cleverness. - no fastening
the chair- The Princess Noer's opportunity came the high poi
ion on the after Prince William married the big The flow*
Holstein Princess, Augusta Victoria, dresses are
Heckman, The actual Crown Princess went to this year.
3, of South Berlin a tall, finely-built, country-bred dresses. So
teat, depre- girl, lumbering in mind and body, edge like a r
and the de- unattractive and incapable of improve- is made uj
when Dr. ment. The mental superiority of her Mummy clol
ttion of the mother-in-law humiliated her. She had having been
j resolution no taste for study and good excuses for years. It i1
not studying, there being, since her first ci0th in whi
hen a sub- child was born, pretty nearly always a werewrappe
Bev. Dr. baby in the cradle. and does not
rovided for Princess Noer undertook to reform dressmakers
committee her, bought lovely frocks and charming Buch a fashi<
e Moderator toys for the babies,gave life to the dinners tioii of the
iby, Aidman and teas of her late husband's great-niece, mummv wra
H. Baldwin and became indispensable to the Imperial broad i
couple. ternating \
mewhat ex- It is irritating to the Empress to have color." One
>re adjourn- her path blocked by the Noer-William- stripes in a 3
I the same Bismark combination, and to find that 0f creai
except that the adroit Princess nee Lea is the rising ery m0unte<
i for "war sun. She is to Prince "William (in point the bodice fi
adopted by of moral influence) what John Brown embroidery,
>. was to Queen Victoria, and what the doth drawi
? Battenbergsnoware. " to the side 0
iity. ? . The Mari<
ys: It was Consular Service. mnAa of folc
ids, who by Brown (to Robinson, returned from complete lij
on loreign abr0ad:) "You say you were robbed in crepeline or
snes treaty, street toilets
tug the de- Robinson: "Yes, they took every cent cross the
ulerahip has 1}lad." narrowed, as
yJt &?*>* Brown: "I suppose you went to the over the bu?
tne oena- Amm'mTi consul for help?" each end be:
eard upon a Robinson: "Yes and he wanted me to bow on thefamiliar
in lendhim?5.? - finishtoay
this after- line dress m
There is a temporary scarcity of funds *
it imnmwr i11 tiie New Jersey State treasury, and ]?'
x ^ the authorities, in consequence find *c
, - themselves greatly embarrassed in sev- Rengalined]
of Mnog erai ^8grSe printeTthe laws bath these t
cv "todo-Ko Pasee^ % the last Legislature in the DmcK wranc
lie'and the ^ expenditure of
anffh assent. ab?ut $<o>000, and Gov. Green hesitates
the majority to Proceed ^ch the designation o? the tasfc
open doors papers to do the printing. It is doubtful Cashmere
to take no ow*ng to the same stringency, whether silks and bis
ra rrinVh ho any encampment of the National Guard the new toil
will be held this summer. tions and w<
? in greater fa
Decoration Day was generally observed is trimmed e
n's remains throughout the North, and also at some shade or -els
moved to a points in .the South. fashioned gi
about one There is a deadlock in the Democratic D^s.e and P*
?eat grave. Convention of Florida, on the nomination straight desi
iful bronze for Governor. Twelve ballots have been they are bee
bt the grave, taken without result full plump i
i jealous dog. drapery about tbe hips. The "English
_ , 77"",, ? . _ fashion very generally prevails, of wearUnmtatakable
Development In ing a bl^"^ and a small bkck wrap,
o a ommon umau ass.on gjjjjgj. mantle or jacket, with dresses of
the Youth's Companion) any color no matter hotf light. The
is not a distinctively human anglomaniacs take father pleasure in
t is shared by animals in wearing small fur capes laie in late in the
parrot will often manifest season with black lace dresses.
treme discomfort, and even * A feature of new French dresses is an
nto a downright passion, at attempt to do away with the high standistress
playing with a canary, ing collars so long in favor, leaving the
isitiveness of dogs upon tins throat bare as low as the collarbone and
verbial. A lady traveling in finishing the neck of the dress with a.
ies a lndicrous instance: turned-over knife plaiting of silk like
ve dogs. Mme. Jatier was that of the dress, or else draping a lace
and was allowed to sleep in barbe along the sides of the neck, arrangthe
youth, or enter"it at "ing it in a fan-like plaited bow in back
e was fed first; in one word, and front. This new departure will only
Vvc fVinoo with a short, fair I
istinguisned position. | WO OUU^VWU K/J VMVMW ? ?? _ 9
Mr. Atkinson was away on a and plump neck and throat, hence most
irsioa and the task of feeding of the imported dresses brought over
1 to me. I had sonp made this season when cut in this way rtquire
was brought I gave it- to a little guimpe of net or embroidery or
a time. else kerchief like folds of India silk laid
ailed Jatier, according to close against the otherwise uncovered
as she did not answer the neck.
portion to Appoleck. Before For misses, graduates and very young
led Mme Jatier appeared^nd ladies are pretty dresses of white veiling
" ~ ? -J- ?-AV ? _ A
ive him away. This X would or 01 unina sits maut> a iuuuu
ind we had a grand scnffle. gathered skirt, and round plain waist
leek had dined, he walked buttoned behind and cut off even across
>rderly manner and I filled jnst under the arms, to be fitted out at
Jatier, but she was sulky and the top with a guimpe-of figured net or
it. I called another dog, ana embroidery permanently set in. The
iOther battle, but I was firm, sleeves, of mutton-leg shape, are of the
8 went oh till all had dined material of the guimpe without lining.
jr. Even then the jealous
lsed toiouch the soup uuti] a wonderful bank.
o her in a clean plate. Then
. Which Pays Dividends of 150 P*-r Cent
afterwards, as I was seated ? p?r Annum
it with my sewing, Jatier The Chemical Bank of New York city
court; but as she d;d not is probably the strongest financial instii.u
68 I tution in this country, and ita prosperity
one of the other dogs had an(j succesg have been a ruarvai in busier
and turned to order it ness financial circles. A New York
j r a- _l i -l. x letter gives the following interesting
>od Jatier, certainly, but, poiats in reference to this wonderful
jgmzable. She was literally ?oneyed institution:
*" black m? r?h "Raiilr I
T' . -V, ? ~~~ 1CU ouaico ui uumiv? ,
peck was visible, There she were the other day on the Stock Exmg
her tail, and looking as change at S3,600 a share, without the
as possible. bi-monthly dividend of 25 per cent.
7> sizing my whip said: ^hia the highest that this stock has
creatnre, how dare you come y6t sold for, and it has long been noted
before I could reach her she M commanding the highest premium
i shot, and by the time X was 0f any stock in the world. First
te tent she was racing far National Bank stock commands $2,000
** * r* 1- AAAA
, per share, the Jj'iltn avenue uanK $ow
y, :n^n ^ afterwards she pgr B]iare) the Bank of Ireland $275 and
oked as olean and glossy as the Bank of England 8350.
?w ahe came without a ^ word The dividends of the Chemical Bank
r accustomed place. have for a long time been at the rate of
1 that she was fully aware of 5 ^ eentbi-monthiy, with an additional
,f an" ro^?d m the mud dividend of 10 per cent some time daring
to.annoy me because I had the year or an even 100 per cent per
t>r her co dine first. I Lad ammm, The dividend declared for the
?seen a speck of dirt on her first of ^ch acd to be continued therehe
must have gone some after is 25 per cent bi-monthly, or 150
ir it, as there was no mud p^ cent per annum. Last year the bank
. paid $3,000,000 in dividends, equal to the
Fa^ion Notet amount of capital stock, and carried a
surplus of twice the capital stock. It is
?t parasols are made of China yery seldom tViia valuable stock finds its
throughout with China silk. to the market, and then only in the
1 will not admit c? stretching, settlement of some old estate, and when
- J i.
a lnio me sijci miu wj ? a sale ta&es pxace it attracts great ?ncui
about the edge. The tion. John B. Manning wasthe purchaser
long and of twisted silver at the sale.
this season will show some jn 1343 or 1844 David Wolfe, the father
t leastof one of these styles, 0f Catherine Wolfe, bought 200 shares of
our, Dixectiore or Empire, Chemical Bank stock at par, or for $20,
having the preference among Q00. To-day, that same stock, at the
ien, the first among wdinen price commanded, would be worth $720,
les are not sufficiently slim 000, and has paid more than $1,000,000
ul in clinging draperies. in dividends since the day it W3S purler
coat is the latest fancy chased.
It is the Directoire coat,
lethingin-ahape like a man's
t ?rrfe n-ff Bfervrr. in front and A Gorgeous Swell Dinner.
tails reaching to the bottom The following details of a dinner which
behind. . This is very be- was given the other day by a New York
le few figures of thatpeculiar lady may be read with interest by people
rich perfectly straight lines vrho want to know the latest thing in the
e thair anything else. For ^av of Americ*n extravagance:
:e severe Directoire swallow- The dinner table was arranged about a
i made in the richest material, miniature lake, in which palms, lilies and
j under these coats are of the ferns appeared to be growing, while
bstances?lace, ribbon or tropical trees rose from the banks amid
riking dress was worn at. the miniature parterres of flowers. Small
my the .other day by the electric lights, with vari-colored globes,
s. Drew. The skirts were were arranged about the lake, and eleclpij
made and pinked out tricity was introduced under the water
edge. The cojor has no 0f the improvised lake, and caused to
fl ? of ft "R/YnMa'Tiflrar roil -3 imitatinn r\t
V) " "V*" * UttllUC aUVUW iU XA4A4.WWVAVA4 V* ' *-** Vw-w?>f
crushed strawberry. Over fj?y>. There was a fountain in the centre
irectoire coat of black moire 0f the lake, and a colored glass ball,
lighted by electricity, spurted up and
the London dreeai 1^ -down a jet of crystal water. There was
svhat she calls Pomp*a9Htt^nth on the table, and each of the
. Th9 Pompadour brocad? ^^fc'courses served at the dinner was
odice, which meets in front, p'iace?h^?Iore the guests on a natural
g. Just in front is a many- rjj_2m leST^PfeSv7^ and room decorasfully
shaped piece, some- tions?some of from Florida
he waistcoat worn by fash- South America?generaIIyV2?5e
l. The neck opens like a gmilft-r, ferns, ivy and palm, manoSsii^
Cpafc reveri of dark velvet, banana, orange, and other trees. Hangalls
a full jabot of white ace. jjj? among them were hundreds of very
leaves are of brocade, with Scolored electric lights.'
vet and deep luce ruffles. The decorations of each plate cost
> a "tea jacket ' made by thirty dollars, the favors siy.ty, and the
it is immensely admired.. It menus were painted to order at ten
ream colored satin plus.!-?a dollars apiece. The truffles came from
ial?fits tight behind, but in France, and the strawberries cost seven
b and crosses over, shoiviug dollars and five-cents per bunch of five
s. It is braided in gold, and berries. Roman punch was served in
iceman's collar is cold. v.o?^r.r? Inn r^Qfnrol fcooa I
? o - ViOUgM uaugiug vu UMU utfviuuu viw.u}
>red foulards for summer th^ pulp of the fruit haying been deftly
in most beautiful designs removed, so that the guest picked the
Thej really mate flower oranges from the branches.?London
me of them have a broad silk conrt Journal.
ibbon, which when the dress m
? oorders all the drapery. "Great" Indian Doctor.
th is being revived, after ^ ?5W weeks ago there appeared in the
out of favor for ax or eigxit neighborhood of Shady Grove Church,
mtates the texture of the Helton Township, an Indian, accomch
the Egyptian, mummies lw v?_ AT)a ha cp.
- tTi18 f iv 00^ cured a house on the plantation of
wrinkle. One of the French juag0 w. F. Cox, and took up his abode
is making costumes of it in there, In a very short time it was
>n as to give a jape imita- noisel around that he was a medical
straps ana bands of the ^octo^ who could cure all manner of
-pgpgs. Some presses of it /3jgefU!e# Several darkeys who were
stapes of Boulanger red al- consulted him, and he began
Fith stapes of mummy treating them. In a few days they
of these is mad6 up with the ciaim^ that they had been entirely
redingote over an*imderaress 0f their diseases, and since then
n-colorea English embroid- practice has daily increased. People,
1 on cream silk. On one side ^^te and black, who are afflicted
.ts quite tight and,i5 made of ^th cancer, white swelling, rheumatism,
the other side is of mummy dyspepsia, etc., etc., are flocking to him
l across in folds atid fastened from around, some coming from
'fttie waL?t c^P3- both Greenville and Laurens counties,
i Antoinette fichu is being and in nearly every case the persons
* i _ j. i.T_ _ T * - i * J.I
lb ui buo xiitouciiAia wj ciaun i-uau tilt) iTiiimn m ueiieiL&iiig uiem.
a;ht dresses of .cashmere, On our trip into the eastern section of
Bengaline, for carriage and the county last Sunday, we passed by
i. Three or .four wide folds, the home of the "medicine man," and
back and shoulders and we venture the assertion, from what we
the waist tapers, th^n crossed saw and heard, that there were' no less
tt and caixied to the back, than one hundred persons tio see him
fog finished with a ribbon during that day. The Indian claims to
fcoarnure.. This id a pretty be from Little Rock, Ark. He uses
oung lady's pale ^ray crepe- herbs and plants, and manufactures his
ade with full sieves tucked own medicines. Ee makes no charges
Qie armholes, and! a plaited for his services, and is satisfied with
atterfly wing points in front whatever a patient-gives him. He is said
>r drapery. Sne<jle-cclored to be very illiterate.?Anderson Intelli
rcf-ses are similarly ?naa?, ana gencer.
oileta are worn ^rith large ?
Is hats of Straw, \ Witll the A Fair of Pugoacloua Politician*.
y covered with long stemmed Chicago, May 30.?A Herald special
the brim capriciously bent to from Cape Girardeau, Mo.. says: "Judge
a of the wearer, t David L. Hawkins. Assistant Secretary of
, veiling, Bengalijne, India the Interior, and W. V. Leech, a promiick
lace are the malterisJs for nent citizen of this city and Democratic
ets worn at afternoon .recep- ^didate for the^ legislature, foughUa.
a letter written by ^ucige Hawkins from
ither with ribbon of the same regarding the appointment of
e there is silver gallon or old p^n^ter at this place. Friends inter
mp on the waist. The polo- fgpg^ and separated them before either of
incess style, as weul as all them was badiy hurt. The light created
igns, are worn bv all,to whom quite an excitement, and friends of both
oming, especially tftose with parties , fear that it will not end with this
igures that do notf require little affair."
V
fjliJOlt UlJU?
ARTICLE TWO. have"!
Shelter for cattle in winter is de- ^
manded both by humanity and econo- ed an;
my. The percentage of loss from cold .
is heavier amo ng Southern stock than
Northern, as is shown by government has
statistics. The tood required to sup- in the
ply auimal heat to a cow subjected to . The
cold winds and rains would, if she HPe
' aliv li
were comfortably housed, be tarBed seem i
into fat or milk. currai
The manure made in an open lot is made
scarcely worth the expense of hauling. delici<
The soluble matter is mostly leached The
ont by the rains, and the litter placed g00(j:
there might have been as well, or bet- tftan c
ter, carried at -once to the fields. others
In a word, unsheltered stock are create
unprofitable stock, and indicates a cruel 13 Xbd
and thriftless owner. chuna
In selecting a breed of cattle to begrin
with, each one mqfct-fce gnided by fu0n
circumstances. If a milk maruet is The
near, the Holsteins or Ayreshires cotton
would, perhaps, be most profitable.
If pastui*ageis very fine (a beef breed)
Short Horns or Brahmiu grades might
pay best. If one takes "no pride in
cattle and intends to let them "rough " Son
it," then the scrub (common) stock "is stoop
best for him. I willingly admit there Mond;
cnmo sttrnh sDecimens, bnt Some
I think the superiorly of these due to take tl
some chance cros9iug with a thorough
bred, and they are not really scrubs The
but grades. crat i:
The plan I adopted was to grade up thene
with scrub cows and a thoroughbred ijna {J
Jersey bull. My reasons for this 1 thinks
will give as briefly as possible: What, ohoser
1 wanted most of all was man are,'in select*
order to pursue a more intensive, or Were I
to use, I think, a better word, concen- this th
trated system of farming. My pas- an eas
turage was not ?ood enough for beef, vcrsit*
and I could not sell milk in quantity from
to pay, so the chief incidental product other <
nf mr- tiia mnsthe butter, which is /n*
easy to transport, arid for which, if it
-is good, there id always a demand. , }
Good butter is worth 25 ccnts per ^s,s
pound, and if a man can't get that he lfah,
either does not know how to make it
or how to sell it. lne V4'
The Jersey is par excellence the butter e
breed. Not being able to pay the big ?? mc<
prices asked for the full blood heifers, raY?.a
I strained a point and got the best ball 10
I could. They are very prepotent,
that is, able tu fix their characteristics The
on the offspring, and in a few crosses the pi
the grades will approximate very plovm
closely the full bloods in batter ca- are" se
pacity and appearance. Of course their 5
they are not the breed for beef, not world
being built that way, any more than has a
the race horse is a draft aniinal; but chemh
it is acknowledged by those who ought the S<
to know that the general purpose cow positic
is as yet a myth, und we must be the Nf
satisfied with one SGperior trait in a linjy p
single cow. ..-r'andor
The small size of many Jersey cows must a
is, however, owing to__xbeir' breeding superi
hpfnrp thpr arft .rtprcprfoDed. If not al ments.
lowed to calve until three years of age
they wtff make very fair sized animals,
over 800 pounds in weight, and I've
seen them go as high as 1100 or 1200. parther
Before quitting the subject, which 1
must do through regard for your
readers, I will state one fact, which Pr?T
comes from the very best authority, w.hicni
and ought to give a boom to cattle ?l?ia a
raising if nothing else can. It is this:
The mauure obtained from feeding one *
ton of cotton seed, which can be footun
bought for $10, is worth $27; the
standard cf value being the present pe^om
price of our commercial fertilizers, and Hi
T' ototrtmnnf Kci trno ?nH r Mnnnt ?nn n
J.A tuio siaigmuui i/v ti uvj * w**, v
doubt it, and if it be properly appre- and thi
ciatcd and acted upon, it will "do more particu
to develop tbe new South than all the rents,
cotton and iron factories and railroads NearE
from which we are expectiug so much. Mrs. Y
j. m. s. -1
... Charle
BJLLMETTO QUARRY SEWS. Bridge
Messrs. Editors: Weiad a fine rain
water
in oar section last night, doing no harm two <
but great deal of good. Everything At Be
seems doubly fresh and vigorous this
bright morning. Corn is doing finely, ^fcai
11 - tKoJr
Uotton is generally cnuppeu uui, auu
some -are throwiug dirt back to it.
Those who ventured to sow fall oats feet in
just hit it. The late gentle_rains have blown
done much for spring oats.,' They will
5^^^^?nouffh to cut ever on land not eapesj
in the h^itof^fiBiS?^ Gardens denbl
_ qqU WftS pi
are doing finely. Peas, beaus,
es and Irish potatoes have got here
at last. Blackberry pies are also in In B*
vogue, and soon will become intensely d*1113#
J hnt as 1
common, as the crop is unusually qq Cii
heavy. Tbe W. market will no doubt was bk
soon be glutted with the berries, and the bu
the price go down to zero; but you alsosul
must remember that when they "are of Plea
gathered in the morning and put into a ^u;
sugar (or sugar put into them) until The ve
about 10 o'clock, a. m., they are in a '
condition to make much better pies j
than afier being carried through the dHvine
hot sun to W., drying all the flavor, r;ao.e |
sweetness and nutritiousment out of Thro
them. (I wonder if I didn't make a blown*
word just now? Well, if 1 did, it may Aboi
stay made.) Bntlmust inform you heavy,
that our strawberries are ail g?ne, and represe
what is worse, just here the other day as hen':
we had our last currant pie for the badly,
year of grace 1888. Messrs. Editors, tracks
did you ever meet with the good for- kills,
tune to eat a currant pie? Tf 50, I P?rtlcu
have no doubt you will sympathise S10ns J
with me in savins- thev are the best
pies that ever did pie. " mSSb.
Finally, in regard to the waste has- dollars.
ket, I shall say to you, Messrs. Edi- cW
tors', what the show man said to a Wester
country lad who said to him, "Mr. tfcshai
which is the leopard and which is the day die
zebra?" The showman, putting on a fruit ei
gracious smile, and with all suavity eral he
of manner replied, "Jest which you Farm I
please, just which yon please sir; you eiable
paid your money and you have a right P^pes c
to choice!" morris creek. chimne
Bepc
fail of
blytbbwood yews. were p
?- from t"
Since our last report we have been and lai
visited by fine rains, and, as a natural *
result, secured good stands of cotton, iabie'
which is looking remarkably well not- beaten
withstanding the frost and cold weaih- eSQt^
er- a son a
There is considerable sickness in teen r
,. - _!!.. -nri u Hrnwrii
IDIS VICilLUy. ?* uwpillg wugu, _
measles and some fever has been rag- w|re \
ing for several months. up. 1
Mr. David Hays died cn Mondav, whi<~*
~ ? 7 fKa for
ITTst May, at the advanced age of 87
years. Mr. Hays was a great sufferer years,
for several days previous to his death. 10 fo^(
The funeral services were conducted fri^bte
by the Hev. Hartin. childre
Mrs. J. D. Hogan has been seriously
ill for several weeks. "We earnestly
hope she will be folly restored to her were si
/
;e the conventions politics seem to
.lied .'i natural deatft down here.
Idorn ever hear politics mention- \
p more. . \
S. C. Dake is visiting relatives
the wood. ' v
school of Miss Maggie Kennedy
>en closed on accono'. of sickness
neighborhood.
early peaches are beginning to
though the crop will be unusught.
Apples Are abundant, and
to be very fine. Strawberries,
its and raspberries have also
their appearance, and are very
;u?i
small grain crop is generally
and is about two wee?> earlier
isu&l. Mr. J. W. Brown, among
, has already harvested the
E>rtioa of his wheat crop.
was preaching at the new
the 25th May., The R*v.
. Arial delivered a masterly ser0
an attentive audience.
weather is unusually fine for
chopping. k. ?
- OCR EXCHANGES. ; " .
5 : v.5ft.VC5i
(Chester Reporter.)
ie miscreant invaded the front
of our humble dwelling last
ay night and stde onr .umbrella.
horrible fate will surely uvfer- ^
bat wretch. - ~.
{Newberry Observer)
Orangeburg Times and Dcmos
displeased because -nearly all
w professors of the Sooth Caroniversity
are-non-residents, and
the professors should have been
i from home men. The trustees
;d such men as they- thought
>est fitted for the positions. In
iey did precisely right. It is not
y matter to fill twenty-fire niiir
chairs with eminent specialists
South Carolina alone or any
jne State.
angeburg Times and Democrat.)
Jnited States Court in Georgia
scided that a postal clerk who
! open a decoy letter is aot pun
i for the act. We agree with
licago Times that it takes a very
dicial mind to construe our laws
?ly in favor of thieves, but we
, good deal of tnat sort oI talent
country. - t
(Laurens Advertiser.')
University was not enlarged/or
lrpose of giving additional tment
to teachers, but the teachers
Iected *vith special regard to
itness, and selected too from the
at large. If North Carolina
man who fcnpws more about
itry, botany or astronomy, than
juth Carolinian who seeks the
?n, we thinkTt-right to in)port
>rthJStatel3rother. SCH^h Caroj^fce
best State in: the (bran,
\ earth, as we think, but stillNjL
illow that other States may
or teachers for certain departHAIL
AND HURRICANE.
Report* from the Big Storm in the -
sburg, Pa., Jlay 29.?Tbe storm ^9BR99H
Bwept over Eastern Ohio, 'West Yirad
Western Pennsylvania yesterday BEBExBBM
on was of a very destructive char- bKhBHw
ind the aggregate loss to buildings,
nd railroad and telegraph lines will
many thousands of dollars^ Several
ere also sacrificed and a number of
3 were injured about Point Pleasant
mtington, Wesf Virginia. At Can- jROHBS
hi., Beaver county, Pennsylvania
rouffh the oil regions the storm was
larly severe, the hail falling in torwhile
the "wind was very violent.
iavenswood, West Virginia, Mr. and
Tflliam Powell were filled by lightwhile
sitting in their home. At
ston, West Virginia, Mrs. Robert
)n was killed by a falling tree. AC ' ?!
port, Ohio, a six-year old son of / ; ' > ^^8
l Powell was caught by a rush of J
in a narrow ravine and drowned. /
ampanions made a narrow escape.^/
llaire. Ohio, a railroad brakemarf
3ostello was killed while endeavor-S^_.
manage his train during the storm,
lton, Ohio, houses were lifted from
5undations and the steeples of several
tes were wrecked. The south wing
i new Hamden Watch Works, 2C0
iengui unu mree ?ton<? uigu, wju
.down aad is a total wreck* and the
r Watch Case Works were~badl?_
;ed. There were many narrow esfrom
death by the fall of the Hamlflding.
A workman named MilHr W
robably fatally hurt and Jos. Myers,
;r employee, is seriously injured.
gsfc^stimated art; $70,GOO.
^^j^^^toproperty by the storm,
^th* *T*'n"l^nn Hotel jj^|
>wn off and the jSCoq Titusville ifl
lildiDg panic-stricMLpk Burchfield-;-?
lered severely. bridg^H
santville, croising Pioffij ^ wat^, JB
ggy, was blown overaH^^^^^rdXS
hide was reduced to splmrerro^tfH
se was luteu uouuy auu carneu out: ^bi
d yards. (Burchfield was badly hurt.
Jarlee and family, who were out
, were also thrown from their carad
slightly injured.
ugh the oil regions derricks were
down and much damage was done.
it this city the storm was not so
but specials from many other points
nt the hail falling as falling 83 large
3 eggs. Telegraph lines are down
and in many places the railroad
are covered with debris from the
The damage to orchards has'beeu
larly heavy, many trees in the reisited
by the hail beihg stripped of
saf; and other crops suffered in a
ending degree. The total loss will
ly reach several hundred thousand .
ago, May 29.?Dispatches from
a and Northern Illinois report that . i
I storm of Sunday night and yester1
considerable damage, especially to
ops A great many horses and sev . ad
of cattle were killed by lightning.
juildiugs were damaged to a considextent
and in Elgin thousands of
>f window glass were broken and
sys were destroyed.
>rts from Iowa and Kansas say the
hail was terrific. The hail stones
lieu up ana aruiea in many places
wo to four feet deep in the morning
ge sections of country were covered
sheet of-ice. The damage to gar- y .
ruit trees and vegetation is inp^ST"
Windows were broken, ve?fetabies
into the ground,- and (rat and forjs
stripped of foliage,
ha. Neb., May 29.?Two children,
md daughter of Hugh Beckett, fourniles
southeast of Beatrice, were
ed during the heavy rain on Sunday
Mrs. Beckett and four children
it home alone when the rain came
'he house stands near a stream, id
the water rose rapidly. Fearing
>use would be washed away, Mrs.
it, taking two children, aged 4 and 5
and bidding an 18-year-old daughter
)w with the baby, left the bous>e. In
[g a siuau guncj uic uiuuuci
med and fell, losing her hold of the
:n, who were swept away into the
below, where they met their d<*tth.
ther daughter and the baby, after a
struggle, reached the shore and
aved.
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