Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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to Agricu tore, and the CurrentNewsjof^ F " a f. " 'DtSTrfUCTION OF THE DUPONT ?l MILLS IN DELAWARE. ,r The IIIeKMt Powder Factory In t?e Unlt , m ted States?8lx Mills and Fifty Dwell- d< luifs Destroyed?A Dozen or More Work- w w men Killed and Many Injured. at Wilmington, Del., October 7.?The n( office and six mills of the Dupont Pow- ne der Works, near here are in ruins, be . ? -'J Fifty or more houses of workmen at the "upper yard" are wrecked. A dozen 1 perhaps more, workmen are dead, and m< a seori* or ninn. /. ? ~ ' ubucia sire injured, hs a lot . result of a series or powder explosions re; at 3-30 this afternoon. fol .. -*/Tbe Dnpont^ works which are well- de ^ggv^thron^hout the country, are th e mi States. The mills extended along: the exi bunks of the llrandy wine, chiefly on the ing west side, for about two miles. They nui are divided into "upper," "Ilagley" and "lower" yards. The iirst named, !U1( ^^hei e the ollice of the company is lo- ayl ^B^ted, is about three miles, and tho last 1 ^^amed about five miles from Wilmington. pet, A workman named Gran, in one of gre< the packing mills connected with the . T "upper" yards, was roceiying a can of jj8 ' hexagonal powder to be shipped for the ^an use of the United States Government, dist when in some waiy a spark communi- two cated to the can and it blew up. Instant- mill ly the packing mill exploded, and the chin other mills in the upper yards, seven and or eight in number*followed at inter- com vals oY less thun one second from tho amo concussion. All these, except one. warn t.hu iuiiiiir mills in which the ingredients tiom ot gunpowder arc pulverized by the ac- mill tion of vertical rollers qf stone turning peop slowly around a central post. The iu.th Whflle machinery is driven by water power. The odd one was a mixing mill. Cn The shock was simply terrilic, and IIow was felt even in Philadelphia, thirty- after live miles away, and in New Jorsey and mont elsewhere. know At. the "upper yards, where the ex- ousti plosion occurred, are some ilfty houses this ? inhabited by employees of the powder porn mill -, and they are all wrecked. The w;ls c ollice of the Dupont Company Is a com- ory plcte wreck, aud six mills are in ruins. Uated All buildings within a ra^us of half a j(la v mile are damaged, and tne concussion wag , even broke windows in some parts of wiien Wilmington, four or live miles away. renw I tinned i; telv after the explosions the attair, large, building known as the "rellnery," journ; located near the centre of the village, a,,hi took Are. forest It was a matter of life and death to devob the whole population that this fire yie (j, should be exlinguistied before it com- e(j a b municated with the powder the build- appea men won. Had the roof fallen in it is After doubtful if any man, woman or child throu in the vicinity would have escaped 8ubse< death or serious injury. odist About fifty families are rendered him a hoinelos by the disaster, and many of Abou them were so. dazed by the terrible ing sr events of those few seconds ;is to seem con8ti hardly eonscious of where they are or lulrae what tliey are doing. The injured are 1M,SS . being gathered into the hospital build- ils tho ing appertaining to the works, and are prollc receiving such surgical and other aid {cai s as they need. Owing to the rocky and jng j, wooded character of the locality, but sieisn little can be done in the way of search- . .(jrt ing for the missing, or ascertaining the extent of damage done to property until daylight. 11a The following is a partial list of the foreti killed : Martin Dolan, James Dol.m, iron i Win. McGarvey, John Ilartigan, Wm. bids! Dennison, John Dietz, John Ilurlike, ta, (1 Patrick DoucherLv. \Yni. (irt'eu.-jlfth11 lQW?f Newali. and a woman namealtose now, Dought rty. Several others are missing, senm The more seriously injured, so far as was I learned, are: Daniel llarkins. Win. bids, Logan, (.will probably died,) Annie and folio Marie Dolan, daughters of James I)o &25.H Ian, who is among the killed; James I Ward, leg broken ami hm'. internally; Thus Hugh Kerry, picked up un ;onsciotis, adeli {Henries unknown; John McDowell, or, tl ncad badly hurt; Mrs. Win. McDowell, a to ear cut off and head very badlv cut; As 1 her two-year-old daughter seriously in- the < jnred; Lydia Anderson, arm broken $3(>,( and badly bruised. Atla Anions the slightly Injured are En- ferei gene Dupont, the head ot the linn; expl Francis G. Dupont and Chas. 1. Dupont. ern They and several clerks in the olllce man were cut by fragments of broken glass, and but none seriously. The dead were all ^employees of the company ami were in and about the mills that exploded. 1? Several workmen are missing and are tim believed to have been blown to frag- bla It ments. of i K The wounded received their injuries ban among the walls of their falling houses ?'t ii and by broken glass and dying debris, tur Had there not been a general exodus Dei from their houses at the lirst shock, Thi the death list would have been much ?<>r heavier, as many would have been 2(1. crushed in the ruins of their dwellings, ties ^ Undertakers have gone out from gre Wilmington to give their services in bul preparing the dead for burial, while 3d ] Wilmington surgeons were prompt to lb* hurry to the spot and render aid. Ilia !St; Y? *t?T?li?y'M I'unili'i' Kx|>Ionloii. jor Wilminoton, Del., October k.?Kle- lar ven persons were killed and twenty in- "l< jured m yesterday afternoon's explosions at the Dupont powder mills. The , ftlen who were killed were all working . in and about the magazines and mills, . and exejpt In the ease of three were blown to nip?pM ho thatonlv fragments . . of their remains hayc been found. . The body of Patrick Dougherty was loutid this morning in the water of the . race along the creea shore where it had .. been thrown by tho explosion. The body of Green was found jipat outside of t he ruins of the magazine in which the lirst explosion occurred and stango de to say was not mangled or bruised. wi It is the theory of the workmen that w ? the explosions were started in somo st ^ way by a soldering iron which Green ct was using in soldering tin covers on h? the cans of powder. This^ork is ex- gl tremely dangerous and Green was the m only man trusted to perform it. lie sc was an old employee who thoroughly ti nd that its heat ilred the powder in Jite of his carefulness. Green and cGarvey were the only men in the mgazine at the t ime. John llrader, employed by the power manufacturers as a teamster, had a liraculous escape. He was driving a mble team through the powder yard hen the explosion occurred and his agon was domolished and the horses taehed to it were killed, llrader was )t hurt. The wounded are being cared for by tighbors and friends and the dead < dies prepared for burial. t Three hundred or four hundred homo- , is people are provided with comforble quarters hy their friends living in s are favorable localities and will be )ked after until their hordes can bo t itored. The original powder works were unded by Elenthero Ireeno Dupont " Nemours in 1802, and the upper ii lis, where yesterdav's explosions oc- u st to-dav hav<? h /? ?? ??/,;?? * _^ . W ?? VU|X?>'iVT 1 Ul I 11 I II ^ : out 12,000,000 pounds of powder an- d ully, and the lirm Dupont de Ne- () urs & Co., own and operate also new litional mills in Luzerne, Schuylkill 1 Northumberland Counties, l'enn- 111 vania. . w n 1886 there were used in these fr rks. including the Pennsylvania Is, over 16,000,000 pounds of saltT-. b ami nitrate of soda, the chief in- kl lients of powder. of he Brandy wine plant numbers in jutirety some eighty different build- , ?. extending along the^ Western 1 k of the creek and for a shorter so ance on the Eastern bank about in miles. Including the site of the t? s, dwellings of the employees, . rches, schools and other buildings, the adjacent farming land, the cai pany's tract on the Brandywlne tei unts to about 2,500 acres Upon cj0 property,besides the buildings men- . ed, are three woolen mills, u cotton ^ and a population of about 4,000 >le, of whom over HOtlAro employed tori ?warkB- the II?nry Ho wren Deittl. for ahluston, Oct. 7.?Henry I), ed ren, the evangelist, died here this upc noon after an illness of several tior lis. The deceased was a well j n journalist, having been at vari- f imes connected with newspapers in 01 ( md other Southern cities. lie was 1* in Bainbridge. (1* ??> i8-"" nnA ? ducated by Bishop i'ierce at Hmollege, (la. Shortly after ho grad- nan from the college he went to Flor- if Ul 'here his parents were living'. He yeai sent to the Florida Legislature aucl about twenty-two years old. Howas a brilliant writer,and wouldjhare e led eminence in the profession of c alism but for Iris one fault. In A , 188y, ho announced that ho had and vorn rum, and that he intended to fail i 3 the rest of his life to preaching caus aspel and temperance, lie receiv- or ei ranco^i ?n 'iere' own! him to the immense audieflce. addr that he made a successful tour lage. ghouttlus State and (ieorgiaand In ipiently was received in the Meth- niatl ministry. The W. C. T. lT. took otlic< nd made him an honorary member, mini t two months ago he had a drink- sorn ?ell and it proved too much for his the | itution. A widow. Mrs. Mc< 'own, trail (1 him faithfully through his ill- give md his newspaper friends as soon the sy were informed of his illness, also resii (red aid. lie had the best of med- otlic kill, J)r. Manning Simmons offer- of i is services free as consulting phy- fron i. The funeral will be to-morrow. tog? envillo News. to I ??:?r ?. nan The .Shoo Ilecinning; lo 1'Incit. .. ltimouk, Oct. ?The Sun says a ip ^ .tste of the developement of the 'r' industry in the South is given in > for the water works pipe at Atlan- ...i s (a., opened a few days ago. The ,V^,ra^s by the pi(. er, Ala. The ge^ ey the Anniston I'ipe TVork. Other liv( giving only name of cities, were as |na ws: Philadelphia, 825; .Louisville, (|('r ID; Cincinnati!, s?2S; I'hilidelphia, ti.' il, and 1 Turlington, X. J., 8211.71. | em i, with the exception of one Phil-L^. i>hia concern, which was 82.7(5 higliic Northern bidders were sti to 87 n higher than Hessemer company. 3 Vtlantu has about (5,000 tons to buy cor lilTerenee in the whole bid is from po.< XX) to 12,tXX). Inferring to this, the sin mta Constitution remarks; "A dif- am nee of twenty-live per cent, is not lar ained by the remoteness of North- ns< foundries. The condition of iron be mfacture are more favorable South, ad that is what made the bids lower.' tin ? en IUhIio Kii'i'tloa Kotiii'im. oisk Crrv, Idaho. Oct. -2.?The csate of the vote of Boiso City and :t ho County is a Itepulican majority 75on the "entire State ticket. 15ingn returns give the Republican lick i majority of 3(10. lioise County rens from ftuir V(''ciiicts give WilsOn,. nocrat, for Congress 12 liHtjority. B same precincts gave llawlcy, Dem- . at, for delegate in the vote of 1KSS, Incomplete returns from llvecouni give Sweet. Republican, for Conss '.150 majority. Meagre, returns r( ileate that the Legislature will stand Ci Republicans and 22 Democrats. Tho }" nublieans claim tho State by 2,500 !' jority. The Democrats concede tiie {' Poto the lb-publicans 1 ?y h(K) teaily. The ret tires received show t' ge gains lor the Republicans over i vote of lh88. f? - - It Four Hollers- Hurst Together. si tliTSKKKOAN, Micii., (>ct. S. A tcrri- e > explosion occurred at the Dueey s imber Company's lower saw mill this i| ruing ns the fireman was getting up am. Four of the six boilers explod- e , wrecking the mill and throwing the p tier two boilers far from their fonnda- o ns. .Six men were, injured and one t email, Zerger, cannot recover. The and up to drink, while in Massa- f uisetts he must sit down. In Kansas < * must swear that he is afflicted \Cith < anders or pink-eye, and in Iowa he < list commit perjury and endanger his i ul, while in Nebraska it is a peniten- ! ary olTence to treat one's neighbor. i o THE QUESTION "WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH THE MAIL" ANSWERED. le it Some Little U?tnl1*, AYIiicli, If Observed, ||( Would Have a Great Upni nf T-?' - *- 1 ? ml UU MITT Id ' IJ I * v n< Letter Writer*, their Corrcftpomleiitn r(, and roetHl OfHclnls. til re The dead letter ollice of the postodiee th lepaitment at Washington, 1). C., has tent out a circular for public informa- fa i n Ion, from which the following extracts ^ ire selected: nu Over six million pieces of mail mat- wi er are sent annually to the dead letter tei >flice by reason of incorrect, illegible or , J ledcient address, insudlciert postage, is i nsecure enclosing, whereby mailed lue natter becomes separated from the en- ?l)( ^spq-qr vlbeTttiinro to uu ailed for or delivered to the person ad- sen resscd. This is a daily average of wh ver twenty tliousaiid pieces. roc Of these the greater portion either l()'j re not called for at the postodiee to hich they are directed, or, in case of ^ ee delivery odlces, the addresses can)t bo found, notwithstanding every j, io\vn means is resorted toon the part uga the postal odicials to effect delivery. l)uS> Matter sent to the dead letter ollice, hich cannot be delivered to the per- con'( n addressed, is required to be opened lltet its treatment for the purpose of re- ?fs rn to the sender, and if the name and dress of the sender bo not shown or j to a: nnot be ascertained from the con-j ted lie <>iwl it ' ' ..... .1. uununns no valuable en- o1 lI' sure, it must be destroyed. fore ^etters opened and found to contain ounc ir enclosure of-obvious value are en- Or ed upon proper records, and, of such, tram ?e who do ndt disclose sufficient in- agpe (nation to enable them to be return-* than are filed, subject to reclamation cons in proper application and identifica- P|'ov j ulatii . , . form letters which contain no enclosure etc.. < ibvious value are not recorded. All ackagcs and parcels are recorded, ,na'1. where they do not disclose the le and address of the owner are filed; in tin ot called for or claimed within two be sri s they are disposed of at public letter don and the proceeds covered into re|,{,0, United States treasury. gratu AUSES OF FAILUKK TO DKLlVKlt. Using large proportion of the packages sil?>ul< parcels sent to the de.vt letter olliee. dispoj Lobe restored to the owners be- lll( e of the absence on the wrappers *>n. lclosures of anything to indicate capeci ership thereof. which iSSSHBWWIi essed to either eltv, town or Ml- on lhti . wrapf addition to these, in the faseot sh() Ler mailed to cities or free dellw > , .lS? *s, are the failure to give street or ^ u iber, business or occupation. < sea or designated place of > > . lrsl(,r person addressed; inability to hi <1 t.tk<II slcnt people, and their neglect u forwarding orders for their mail; \\ neglect of permanent or temporary systu Ks to notify the carriers or post- s and. eof change of place lor the delivery aid it their mail matter upon moving deli\c a one part of the city to the other, prom, Iher with the failure of newcomers dcr u furnish the postolllce with then cause urn ciiui jnuuta (uiuiuan. 10 1.1 tw 11154 r;i ie causes, with others of more or consequence, that the non-delivery nail matter is in the main, attribu- *>1*1 le, and they are conditions over (Jonei ch the postal service has no control, Attoi may alone be remedied by the peo- "The themselves. lottcr ted/wflYaid the dispatch and de- K? ry of mail matter through the medi ils, or its return directly to the sen- ticke in the event of non-delivery, and suit < is prevent the annoyance, delay and thee: barrassment caused by sending mat- are ] to the dead letter ofllco, conij Tin: ijihkction or lktthus. VmY" dail matter should be plainly and |'()f n rectly addressed, the name of the tollice to which it is to be sent s!tvs >uld be clearly and distinctly slated, il to avoid confusion fcmn the simi- jj1(. 1 ly of abl)rcviatious, as frequently (j)ud, the name of the State should also given in full. In the case of mail ;\|lol'| dressed to small olliees, or where nu(|( i*re arc oDices in like names in differt States, the name of tlic county ...i.,' uuld be added. t() ., Where mail matter is addressed to ncss ies or frfte delivery olliees the street d house numhor, or posloliiee hox imber of the person addressed are 1' iportat4, and should always be given en I hen it Is possible to do so. en 1 Where thi? cannot be done, the le.i*L- at.t as or employment of the ' person ad- one essed, if staled, will often secure de- in f rery. te<'r A small proportion only of the mail NV'IS ic.eived at the free delivery olliees is rec? ii ii w.-.o .,,i iti? sen Illt'll |(?| ?ll> till 111 I <i I lit J < ? < i * w. t..vastollkv, thepublio x pectin** delivery y the 1* Uer-earrlers; ami hence t he alv importance of giving street and mini- ,!,i" [ r, or some oilier designation \\ hereby a"" ie person addressed may lie four Letters addressed to persons t< .npo trily sojourning in airily where the 1>1:i Iter carrier .system is in operation *,u' lion Id he marked "Transient" or "(Sen- rt',n ral delivery," iS" not addressed to a 0,1 treet and number, or some other des- !a" opiated place of delivery. . infi The name and address of the sender, s,'s ither printed or written, should he ilaccd upon the upper left-hand corner f the envelope or wrapper of ail mat- i>,, er mailed. '(j this will secure Its immediate re- gU urn to the sender from the mailing to illice for correction if improperly ad- g0i Iressed. intmiliciently paid, or other- wtj WSe defective. , w Letters and all other matter mailed, nu 10 marked with the name and address w< if the sender, that should fail to be ha jailed for or deli verecfto the person ad- Hi Iressed. and upon which full letter 11 r rates of post age has been paid, are not Cn ient to tiie 'dead letter olllco, but are 111 returnable to the sender directly with- di pason of non-dell?pfTendorsed ttTei n. Packages and all matter mailed ss than letter rates of "postage ahoul 1 addition to the name and address < ie sender upon the envelope or wra ,'r. bear in connection therewith a r lest for its return in the event. < m-delivery, in which raso it>Is ah turnable directly to the se'qdet fro; e postollice addressed,; charged wit turn postage at the rato required f( e class of matter to which it belong All matter mailable at less than lett< tes of DQstage must be so wrapped t closed that it can be readily examine t he office of delivery, as well as at tt ailing olllce, without destroying th rnrmur* r t.^. , vmici w wu lli 13 SJAPJCCl tO 1G postago< Mnoh of the package and parcr itter received at the dead letter offic that which has been deposited to liling sealed and closed against tn ;ction and prepaid at less than lei *"*" ''f-nnr ini"--i'"'-i" "i ""'I' pef ion. and the nnmor.r.ft iHWefti'i; ?h ider not appearing upob-the cuvn ereby it might he retun^Jd for cor tion and proper compliance witl ital conditions, it necessarily is sen the dead letter olllce. THE FOltKIOK.MAIL l large proportion of the package* t to the dead letter ollice are aTl sseil to foreign countries. 1 addition to being sealed or closed insl inspection and deficient in lage. many of them contain articles t are un mailable through the post tuse of customs regulations and Jitions of the countries to which r are addressed, or exceed the limit Ize and weight. i mailing packages addressed to ign countries care should he taken seer Lai a whether they are prohibifroni transmission to the country estinatiuii. or can only be forwavd hen the postage is fully prepaid at ign letter rates?5 cents per half :e. I ily bona fide trade samples are fuaisgible at reduced, rdffeaof postrsons desiring to mail matter other letters to foreign countries should ult their postmasters, who, being ided with the postal laws and regons, are enabled to give proper ination respecting conditions, etc. if mailing to foreign countries, valuable matter to be sent by should be registered. It will thus vo sucli protection as it is not 13 possible to give to matter sent ^ ordinary mails. Money should it by money order or registered priotorsof hotels should omit the i request from envelopes supplied itously to their guests;and guests v envelopes furnished by hotels 1 1 he careful to designate what J inl should be made of letters sent sni in ease of noti-ee'iivery. mail matter to foreign countries, ' ally Canada and England, in 1 many post offices have the same 1 '1eIH.Hi I j paiunmei.9 il, the addresff pUiced 1 ?article enclt)3ecrarvt?l as on tho c >er. t aid the wrappers become detach- J Phev frequently do, through handicideut to mail transportation by . land, it may still be possible to f e the article if this precaution is j ile the efliclency of the postal , n and service has attained high < ird, the public may materially j l. the fuller and more complete j ry of its -mail matter, or the pt return of the same to the seni cases where delivery from any cannot be effected, if the foregoiggestions are conformed to. An Example f?>r Other Stal oh. iinokikld, 111., Oct. 8.?Attorney ral Hunt received from Assistant! ney General \rancethe following: Louisiana Lottery states that the y company being forbidden the use nm for transtnrwlng jtlhWys arnT ts. Circulars announcing the re>ftlie drawings can he had from ?press agents through whom tickets [>rocure<k In sliort, the express] amies are made agents of the lot" lie asks if this can be prevented punished under the criminal code linois. tunn y (lenoral Hunt, in his reply, if the express company undertakes, ugh its agents, to act as the agent of lottery it wiil violate the provisions instates statutes and be liable to the ilty imposed. I ft* further adds that >1(1 any easfi of violation come to his re he will call the attention of the frilling ilLluriit'^ 111 IIIU v mini v ill li it occurs to it and do all lie can id in suppressing the lottery bosiA .Steamer lilnwn Up. koima, Iil., Oct.3.--Thesteam Gold* Caglo blew up yesterday. The Goldiagle is a small pleasure boat, and lie time of the accident was making of her regular tripi. around the lake ront of the city. The l>oat carried (if \ passengers, every opy of whon i rescued. Only one or two persons ivod injuries and those were noi ous. Ueports of the cause of thi ident are corfllicting, hut the lies hentioatcd is that a break in the tna uery caused it. A panic ensnei >ng the passengers, crowding to her in a mad rush lor safety, am excursionists swamped the littl it, anil ;>he went to the bottom o lake. The accident happened n't distance from the shore and thos terra lir:na put off to render a>sn ,( ( . The rescuers succeeded in sav ; tin- i as tenders and crew, allhoug 'end narrowly escaped drowning. Ilultc Itiirrtiw.s Killed, llKM IXCIIAM, Ala., Oct. K. Kill rrows was shot and killed in Linde 1 early t hift morning by the sheriff an arcs. 'J'liey allege that he W03 try in escape. Harrows complained of hui r and was given his wallet in whit is food. Tiiertkfirom lie pulled fort o pistols autLJgMiUred his captor iking them MMWhim from Jail 11 >ke up J. \Y.' UBrter, a deputy, wl d his money ftnd title, and demand* e return thereof, when Carter opent e and live shots were interchange irter being shot in the shoulder ai arrows in the abdomen. Hurrot cd almost instantly. a*t souf HERN SCAMPS TOO SMART FOR d. NEW YORK SCAMPS. Of P~ Green Goods Men Who Have Conio to eOf Grief?-Tlic Lateit Incident? Alabama Men Who Carried l'istols and Gathered 01 ,|, a Pile. ar New York, Oct 8.?In time the "green goods" philanthropist who is >r ever trying to sell ten good dollars for 'd one ordinary dollar will learn that he [?. must'not attempt his little game on the t- Southern man. Holland, of Texas, g?y$ the "gteen goods" men a violent d shock l>y shooting their recognized ? leader, "Tom" Davis, several years ago. i. and others have contributed milder ob; ject lessons. It remained t'nr iw? a i Ir 1 h.. ?.h?..m.iaiy to fumirtti a melodramatic climax I>y a successful rsiid upon tfie genuine capital as well as the i dummies of an enterprising gang. The ^ names of the men are supposed to be 1$. II. Lindsay., ajias James II. Ilafley i and Robert J). (ledfge, but all of the i names may be fictitious. Both men ? are locked up in the ^Twenty-third Sub- J l'recint Station Hodsp, in the basement . i of the (irand Central Hail ltoad station, s and their "baggage" is stowed away in 1 the safe. ' The baggage consists of one brown 7 leather satchel, one towel, four big re- s volvers, two "green goods" packages 1 and over 31,750 in genuine greenbacks. J' The two last-named Items are not re- ? ognized by the Alabamians as portions p of their baggage, but were found in " their satchel nevertheless. Sllturdav o?cni?? -l ' " "" - ?v.^.iiuK, nuuui U.ilU O'clock, Detective McMahon, of the Twenty- w third sub-T'recinct, was standing near J;*1 the most southerly ddor in the Now York Central ltail ltoad station scan- m ning the faces of people who entered in pt hi3 search for suspicious characters. A young man accosted the detective and inquired where he could find a po^cc- sai man. en "1 am one. What do you want V" the do ofllcer Inquired. an ' There are two men who robbed a th< man of several thousand dollars down- [,e, town," the young raunJfcuid, pointing to ari two men who had just purchased tickets ha for Western Alabama, "and what is sih more, they are green goods men," he un, continued. "They are robbers and I his know it, and I want them arrested." ma The detective secured the assistance of Patrolman Lane and arrested the two men: The/ evpressed mild surprise. A jut asked no questions, and wrnt quiet- aut ytothcfstation-house.domnstairs. The Mtssc: Wfsytrrrrah^i mea II. fiUO^y. aged thirty: nie. and Kftbert D. aged twen- ?V? v-nlne. They ^oth strfd thifr lived in g* SioorcsviUe, . Limestone oounvri ver 'Thllo lire two Papers wore being jec, lM-irnhpd Katou slipped out of the sta unobserved! and nothing has since pn: !^n heard frmn him by the police }eJV I'iio nrisouers wore sack coats, and in ! !Cn of the side pockets of both coats a nec murderous looking ??!! L'fi ltetlc Minn in a small 1 station seven miles from Decatur, 011 an1 the Memphis & Charleston Hail Road. The satchel they carried is a medium |)!| dzed brown satchel, with a leather j10 strap around it. It outwardly appeared *in to be empty, and the ollicers were sur- ll" prised on opening it to find even a soiled re< towel and four small brown paper par- l,r' eels. The towel bore the stamp of the '^toanoko Hotel," and at one time JJ1' p "'in 1 ,f>vr ni tamed Blips of paper the size of national P.1 bank notes. The other two contained genuine bank notes, one being tilled t*1 with $10 bills and the other with ones, twos and fives. The former contained "* 81,270 and the latter $48-1. The four u' packages corresponded in size and general appearance and were apparently intended to be interchangeable. That they were put up by "sawdust" men 1,( there is no doubt. Hafiev, who appears m to be the ieader, when asked how much si money the package contained pretended ii not to know and suggested to the of- o licer: "Count it if you want to find out." si lie was equally noncommunicative as \> to where the four packages came from 11 or how the charge of robbery against h them originated. Charges of robbery 11 and carrying concealed weapons were u entered on Hie record, and the men 11 1,n,l 11 n Yi?viti?r(l;i v mnrnirur t . they were taken before justice Me- .1 [ Mahon, mi tlie Yorkville Police Court, s and remandeiLuntil to-d?y. They spent f . Sunday in the Twenty-Third Sub Pre- s (flnet station. . i The prisoners appear to bo fairly weH- x , to-do farmers, and both of them look t and talk intelligently. They are tall, s 3 slender, dark skinned and determined- ] t looking men, half smooth-shaven, j . They discuss any subject introduced i I freely except their experiences in New ; York. "I've been robbed, and 1 got ; j even," is Ilalloy's exphmation, and that < (. remark is the only allusion to the subI jeet the poilce have forced out of either | u of either of them. Start them on the j t> resources of the South, the race prob- | lein, turilT, Alabama cotton raising or . r. religion, however, and they talk freely I, iind interestingly, IIalley owns 800 acres of land m Alabama, he said, and raised cotton and corn. I loth men intimated that they have inlluential ie friends in America, but they declined n to communicate with them. They said <1 they came here via Washington and ig Jersey City. They will not reply when l- asked whether Jtho money found in the li satchel belongs to them or whether they <h intend to claim it. s, ^.police think no claim will be Ie male mtthe money and that it will ffo 10 into the Police Pension Fund. No>d body imagines the "sawdust" men will :ul claim it. d, The prisoner* exchange remarks ul when they think they are not liable to vs be overheard. Some of these remarks 1 liavo been overheard, though, and will [ si on the police have I what they consider tho truo story, so I Tar as it goes, of the affair. They are satisfied that Ilalley, or Lindsay as he is probably known at home, has at some time been victimized by the New York "green goods" scheme and determined to adopt tho tactics of Holland, of Texas, and get even, lie made a confident of George and probably of another lhan, as it appears that | there were three of them. The trio opened correspondence with a New \ ork "green goods" gang and tho latter sent them a genuine SI bill with the usual price list. Detective McMahon has tho circular and also the SI bill, but he says there is nothing in the circular to indicate where the "green goods" men makojtheir headquarters in New York. When the scheme was all arranged the*Alabamians came to Jersey City and probably met tho sharpers there, according to the police theory, although the meeting may have occur ?cxi in tnis city. Jiiiton said tho "robbery" occurred "downtown."-; The po H?e flx ttic line a* noon and they tnink the tlltee Southern* era were all with the "green goods" men and watched them count and put up in packages 85,000 of good money. Before the usual exchange was effected IIalloy and George each suddenly drew two revolvers and held up the "green" rood" gang while the third Southorn;rs swept the good money ami the "sawdust" packages into the satchel j ind then the trio left and subsequently , ieperated. The third man taking the , tulk of the money for safety and the \ >ther two starting for home via Ohio, j vhere they lutended investing the 81,- j 54 in horses. When they left a uiesenger was sent to track thetn, and he { ollowed the two who remained togeth- , r instead of the one man, as the two s len had the satchel into which the \ loney liad been thrown. Ilaller ap- f ears to have friends in Ohio and spoko ? I an intention to visit them, 'fhn po- |, eedid not repeat the various remarks (, i which they founded this story, but j lev afipear to be satistied that it is g, ell founded. It is agreed that, unless le Alabamian?,are prosecuted oy the v freen goods" men they can safely f, aim the money. If nobody claims the f, oney it must be turned over to the dice pension fund. The prisoners can be lined 810 each r carrying concealed deadly weapons, d unless tuey claim the moiiey in the a tchel thoy apparently have n<.t uugu io pay the fines, but even Mint ea disturb them. The police a?? "v0y8?vatifthn con(1"^ of tbe men,' as to '} s?i> if prompt information had ?i, mgiven by the Alabamiani when ested the 'green goods" gang might ni notify Tho Anti-Lottery x.aw, ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. h.?The postal horities to-day seized the weekly lm s-n^Li5f ,Atl?nta Constitution, 810 alSjtlie^ort^i^i^irtril>,,ll()n Is detained. lWnnn<SU^r?r^7-1^rl 0 bond for any atHhffS^^'?^ered to it *ight be ronciQ0reSr D" tionable YdtflUPics refused to let m Pei incement that it woim. ~'nu? , tli?'i zes iu its Christmas box, wrtW-J th+ ture the Constitution, like many tri er papers, has been running in con- ha tion with their weekly edition for wi ,rs. The postal authorities claim an it this violates the recently passed wi :i-lottery law. ^' wi Tmio-i <? W'I^I'IIIL'. 'lTTsnuKO, l'a., Oct. 1.?An import- (,f t meeting of the Stnudaril Oil Com- te ny magnates ami producers is being Id here which may cause a sensation VJ1 long oil men. Oil brokers say that J[ 3 object of the meeting is to eH'cct'a conciliation between the Standard and [1! mincers. The Standard is held to ac- sa unt for the break in the market and at e existing low prices. Producers claim ** at oil is worth a great deal more than r,< w^eUing price to-day, and that the ^*"?7**? i-hc market docs n >t justify drilling anngettlTigwtti? pro- C1 iction to market. The production for s (ptember showed an increase of 1<>,0UJ 1 irrels, and to this the Stadard attrib- j1 :es the reduction in price. Sillll|tl? of ltotMl I.c^inliitiou. S Washington, i). o. Oct. 2. ltap- e cars that an important omission was aide in the tariff bill as enrolled and K gned by the President. Section 110, the iternal revenue schedules, which was . riginally stricken out by the Senate and * nbsequently restored by the conference, , ;as completely omitted in the enroll- , tent. Tills section provided for the al- ' iwance of a drawback on smoking and ( iianufacturcd tobacco andsiiulf held in ( nbroken packages inthehandsof man- 1 ifjii.f iir?>? nf. flu" (lain wlii'ii the rednc ions will go into effect. As thisi*L tanuary 1st, next, however there wiA till be ample opportunity for Congress| it its next session to correct the error by iiipplemental legislation. . A Koiiic'h Tragic Sensation. ito.MH, Oct. it. Tliiseity continues in i highly excited state over the uevelopnents in the case of Mrs. Wimpce, who, t was discovered yesterday, had been ?oisoned by her friend and neighbor, Sirs. Doss MoKee. Kl'forts to relieve Mrs. Wimpce were unsuccessful and die died at It o'clock this afternoon. Mrs. McKee is slill at large but the oficers are making vigorgus search for lier. She is a young and attractive wo man, 2") years of age. It is thought that she has gone to her father in Florida. Her husband is completely prostrated with grief and says lie is unable to ac count lor ins who 3 action, i nere is still great excitement over the matter. Tlic Chiilnrii HciMirKf', London, Oct. 5?. Horrible accounts come from the ltetl .Seaof the condition of cholera victims. The Arabs and strangers in that section are dying by scores. Persons are seized with cholera and die within an hour, with clenched teeth and bodies* terribly drawn up Birds and dogs feed on the corpses, which the people are afraid to touch, and vast Hocks of vultures, with the four-footed scavengers, dispose of the prey. From the interior of Arabia tho i accounts are fully as heartrending, and j the victims are said to be numbered by the thousands. I A MURDERER ESCAPES FROM,GREENVILLE JAIL IN HIS WIFE'S CLOTHES. "Little Hill" HowmnI, With the Aid of Ills l'retty Mountain Wife Eludes the duller Dressed In Hln IVKe'a Clothes and With Ills lluby on Ills Arms. Guekxvillk, Oct. 0.?A sensational escapo fiom jail was made hero at rt o'clock this morning. "Little Bill" Howard, under sentence of death for the murder of Ben Boss, went out of the jail dressed in his wife's clothes and with his baby 011 his arm. The jailer, who let him out at the door, thought it was Howard's wife, and the trick was not discovered m?*n ?? 1 " .. vhvi iimirs later, and I Howard was then on the road to his mountain home. Slier ill' Gil r eat h occasionally allowet Mrs. Howard to stay with her husbaiu niWs^^llaXnight. She is a prettj iuuf beforedayftJomSj53^^ morning she assisted him to dress in her clothes and nut on his head a large bonnet which almost completely covered his clean shaven face. Howard then called to the jailer that his wife wanted to leave early for her home in the mountains. The jailer suspected nothing and Howard walked out a free man, with his baby on his arm. The jailer peeped miller the bonnet but was sure that there ivas nothing wrong. Howard left tluy jaby at a friend's house, changed clotting and was probably given assistance ;o hurriedly leave the city. Strenous efforts will bo made to capture him. Howard was convicted of murdering Ben Hoss on his own confesiiou. Hoss and Howard and others beonged to a bafid of moonshiners in the onnty. Hoss threatened to betniy the rang. One night lie was shot dead in lis house through a window. Howard onfossed that bis cousin "Big Hill" " toward forced liim to go with him and ee him murder Hoss. "Hig Hill" provd an alabi and "Little Hill" was collided. The woman has been released rom jail and has won hundreds of riends by lier loyalty to her husband. -Columbia Hegister. A BAD STATE~OF AFFAIRS. Republican Congreiiatraun l.lkcly t<> Smxfoil 1'erry. Sl'AUTANiiuiui, Oct. 7.?Tho result of day's nominations is destined to ape political events which mean ueh to South Carolina. It may bring o now divided Democratic, factions jollier and it may precipitate a crisis licli may defeat Captain Tillman for ivcrnor also send a Republican to naress from ?*" "?** . ? x, wurul# ^ a'is"rZnt :i""aUo" So"1" icc ik~,- " iSr|'V('"?J tl,at 1,113 "fill's nom in-i f Wtwur. ^ sPVt !"** ?-?? ldlntr IIaak?ii n Would aver^V?r ' rt?tfrn?r's chair. "ft?0,? ?ath to ve resigned tfrr^.../i.J>r<, ' ^ptnln 11 never consent to sw?ift??w'?yb]e d, in opposing the latter, they will llge warfare against all his allies, lis straw will show which way the ind blows. Dr. .1. F. Knsor, a white Republican this city, has already been noniinad by the Republicans of this district r Congress. He is at present a Unit1 States rading deputy. During the epublicnn administration of South arolina he was superintendent of'the inatic asylum. Hisoflloial record is lid to be unimpeachable and his chariter as a citizen beyond question, mong the Democrats of this district a has many warm personal friends. A prominent irentlbmen told me last ight that a number of strong Demorats have declared their intention to upport Vlnsor in opposition to Shell, f the latter Is nominated the negro lajoriiy 01 course prevails in the ^ulsriet, and with white Democrats to , cop an eye on the ballot box, who can av that Knsor would not be nominatd? Let those who shrug their shouldrs at the llaskell manifesto look tho ituation throughout the State squarev in the face. From a parallel stand?oint there are at least 12,5<X( ltcpuhli:an voters in t iie District, which are ofect by only 8,1)00 Democratic voters. At cast 20 per cent, of the Democratic voters were opposed to the nomination <1 Tillman, and 10 per eent. are still opposed to him, or 7 per cent, would not array themselves against a movement to defeat him by an independent Democratic ticket. Therefore if the krthordox Democratic convention, ^hich is called to meet in Columbia on Tuesday next, puts out a ticket it will receive tho almost solid support of tho Republicans, and there will be enough white Democratic sympathizers and allies to seo that the ballots are put in the box and counted. A victory is never won till tho foo Is disarmed. The prevailing opinion is that the following ticket ol the Straightouts will be nominated by the Corolina convention on Tuesday next: Governor, A. C. Haskell; Lieutenant, Governor, \V. Jj. Mauldin; .Secretary ot State. .1. (J. Marshall; Comptroller General, General E. llacon; Adjutant and Inspector General, M. L. llonham; Treasurer, T. W. Woodward. After Duncan's defeat became appar.ent many inlluential citizens here who yesterday expressed disapproval of the proposed opposition to Tillman changed their opinion and will now no doubt enter into any honorable method to defeat the election of him and his ticket. Ensor, the Republican candidate, is entlunastic over the result, and confidently expresses his ability to defeat Captain Shell at the polls.?Augusta Chronicle. 15. It. Tiliaian, as certain as ho lives, will be the next Governor of South Carolina, and the men in the Democratic party who splits the party by running an opposition ticket will regret their action when it is too late.