VOL. X. NO. 29.
MtfRFftEESBORO, N. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1895.
51.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE.
T
I3STDEX-
-TO
HERTFORD COUNTY.
AREA 340 SQUARE MILES.
POPULATION, 13 851.
HEirrroBD Cotjktt was formed in
1759, from Chowan, Bertie and North
arapton counties. It was named in com
pliment to the Marquis of llertford, an
English nobleman, a friend of liberty, an
elder brother of Lord Conway, who, in
175'j, moved in the House of Lords the
repeal of the Stamp Act. , IIrtford is a
name of Saxon origin and signifies the
Red Ford."
Wintok, the county-seat, is situated
155 miles north-cast from Kaleigh, on
the Chowan river, and has a population
of about 500. -
Surface Level and sandy, soil good;
watered by the Mehcrrin and Chowan
' rivers. ' "
StapU--Cotton, corn, naval stores and
fish. Being near the Norfolk market,
trucking is also profitable.
Fruits- App:es, peaches, pears, meloos
tcuppernong grapes, and thesmall fruits.
Timbers Juniper, cypress, pine, oak,
ash, the gum3 and the usual eastern
growth.
Post Offices Anneta, Bethlehem,
Como, Harrellsvillfc, Lotia, JIapleton,
Vlenola. Murfreesboro. RIddicksville.
St Tun.isolin, Union, "VVintou
Ahoskie and Aerate.
County Officers. Superior Court,
C'cik, T. D. Boone; Sheriff and Treas
urer. W. E. Cullens; Register of Deeds,
G. A. Brown; Surveyor, J. D. Parker;
fVroner, J. W. Taylop, Standard Keeper,
V. J. Boyette.
CoMMrssioNEiis W. T. Brown, chair
man; T. E. Vann. A. I. Parker, J N
Ilolloman and .7. T. William.
Board of Education T. P. Frcrmsn,
W. P. Shaw and C. W. Scarborough.
Hupt. Public Schools, S. M. Aumack,
TOWNSHIPS AND MAGISTRATES.
Manky's Neck S. P. Winbornc, B
Ferguson, E. G. Sears. L. F. Lee.
IMaRFuffEsr.oRo W. W. Stephens
E. Iline-, J. C. Vinson. U. Vanghan
W. S. Nelson, and Qpo. T. Darden.
St. JonN's T. IT. Mitchell, J. P.
Freeman, W. If. Ta he. C. W. Par
ker. L. R. Tyler, and E. H. Joyncr.
AVintox 7. L. Anderson, Robert. TTo
ram, W. TT. Jernigan, T. TT. Matthews.
J. . Copeland and J. E. Brt.
nAURELLsviLT.R S. M. Aumack, A.
B. Adkins, Edmond Jones. E. D. Scull
and C. N, PrurJen.
. SupERron Court. Meets pixth Mon
day after the first Monday in March and
September. W. .7. Iwr?. Solicitor.
Criminal Court Meets on the 4th
Monday jn February, and the second
Monday in August.' Judge, B. B.
nunuornc; ueorge Cowper, Solicitor.
District Officers Tudrre, Geo. II
inco. Whites. Jrerquimans Hoanl
t?eprpsentnfivp fnr Trnrtfr,l n t
Winb orne.
TOWN OF MURFREE3BORO.
Murftvesboro is situated in the norm
western part of the County, at the head
of navigation on ths Mehcrrin River, and
has a population of 1,200. It was in
corporated in 1737, and named in honor
of William Murfrce, a Revolutionary
hero and Datriot. who resided here.
Mayor 7. .T. T.nwrnnr.
Commissioners II. T. Lassiter, TJ.
1 T .- r
csday night. Rev. J. C. McCall,
Pastor. Sunday School every Sunday
afternoon. U. Vaughan. Sunt.
Baptist Services every 2nd and 4th
Sundays, morning and nisht. Prayer.
meeting every Thursday- night. Rev.
amuol Siiinders, Pastoi. "Sunda3'
ehool every Sunda'y morning. J. B.
5rewer. Superintendent
MURDERED BY ITALIANS.
A Storekeeper and His. Wifa Killed Becausa of
a QuarreL
. An awful tta edy aeeurred at McG-egor,
Mina. A family of tbe name of Joannette,
onsistins o; f a Hit. niDCier an I four chil
dren, the oldest 12 y ar-, aa l th you us -t
a nursing babe, 1 ved in a cab n aa l k p. a
email store.
Two Jiaiian?, wlio tvera eliar u a
bomeitra 1 near by, had trouble with Ja mette
virs..m3 i-asv logs, waiVa re ul:e 1 ia a
uarel at night. The Italaa, N ek acd
Aue'o Cristello, brothers, returned in the
morning and N.ck CrUeilo shot Jeannotie
with a shotgun, tearia -a gaping wound iu
his siJe. Auyelo shot Mrs. J -anu e with
the Winca s'.er, b owia, tho top oi her head
oft B:h were ki led instantly. -The chil
dren were ehiverin with terror.
About coou the murderer came to Mc
Gregor ami gaiJ ;hQf. w ,rQ goiUg to Ai kon
togivaih-mselves up, Lut tho local offlors
held them until ihe arrival of the Sheriff,
who at once took them to Aitke i to ih;'
c untyjii). The Jeinaette'. we oa muc'J
respected Tamily in the neighborhood.
H AW All EStLSS ARRIVS.
Captain Davis Ata?nr the Numb 3v Banished
frora the Is'anda.
Aoaong tho pai-enjera who a rive I at
San Francisco from Honolulu on the stea-ner
Arawa arcs c. W. Afford, P. G. Cameri o,
H-nry A. Juen, H nry voa Worthea and
Cap ain Wii.iam D.v s, att of whom are
now exiles from the is a di Captaia Divs
was e mmander of t o Warimoo and was
accus d or taking arm? nto Honolala for
the rebels.
On his arr val Cap'.am Davis again stoutly
denied that there as uoy ouUa.lon lor
the published story tha' Americana had been
tortured by . the Hawai.Vv. H declare
that he suflered no indi .nity wb tever.
WllZ SCOU' Mi9.i 1,
103 ye.ra of age. Hls hair la stlU a b Ight
red' the 8am olor, it always Was. S
vauguau, j. is, Lawrence and J. "vy.
Kicks, 1st Ward-L. C. Lawrence, 2nd
Ward; Constable, J. E. Evans; Clerk. A
P. Iliues.
CHtJRCn DIRECTORY.
Methodist Ser- ices every Sunday
oormncrat ll o'clock, and at niht at
. nji-i:ll;i:mr' CVC1 V Wert-
WHO' KNOWSt
As when the yellow Autumn tlrae Is her
Each tree and shrub, not doubtful, of the
Spring"- : I
Puts forth new buds whose hope" the waning
year
Has not the power Into full leaf to bring
So we who Badly tread life s ' downward
slope,
Chill-blooded, feeble-limbed and bent and
gray; i; : I
Put forth, while nassinc each bis bud of
nope -That
we may
May.
come
! 1 ;
again to youth and
And hark! The robin pipes again,
stream
The
Shakes off the frosty fetters it has worn;
Tno buds, awaking : from their frighting
'dream, - 'j: ' J
Unfold rejoicing fa a Spring newborn
And prophesy the lily and the rose.
So Spring may como again to us
knows?
Who
THE TWO HIGHWAYMEN
:? . 1
liKCrAN at last to
think that the1 ball
. T
wouia never come
to an end. I had
looked forward to
it .with absolute
dread," for I was
well aware of the
1 m i
juau wnicn ! my
uncle and" 'Ime.
lrelawney had de-
wienl 1 4 A. 1 .
nized that the . lady's son was charm
ing in his boyish frankness, but I had
seen from the first that it was intend
ed he should propose to me before
the night was ended ' this night of all
nights in the year ! and I was re
solved on my part that he should do
nothing of the sort.
At any rate, when the hour of our
departure had come, his devotion was
still undeclared, and Madam looked
upon me a shade less likely, I thought,
when I went to take farewell of her.
But, in truth, I was by this time too
completely overcome by excitement to
notice little details in the comport
ment of these people. They were all
conspirators against my happiness and
Dick's; I know they would be check
mated within the hour, and already I
could have laughed in their faces.!
The drive appeared interminable. 1
began to think that Dick must have
come early and grown tircrl of wait
ing, and I knew thatif.he did not keep
tryst my heart would simply break.
And then, frightening me despite my
eager anticipation of it, came the first
sign.
"I saw a sudden blackness move
past the window. A pistol cracked,
aud as the carriage ceased to move I
heard a man's voice speaking sternly
to the coaehman and his companion
on the box. It struck me the stern
ness was singularly well acted j for
the coachman had been in the plot
from the first. He happened to have
a faDcy for my maid, GeneferJ and
Dick's bribe was a superfluity bnce
she had undertaken to make sure of
him.
My uncle stirred in his corner,niut
tering incoherently, but he waal still
more than half asleep when the door
of the coach was opened and a tall,
graceful ngure (how well I knew it,
having met him frequently at diiak. on
the edge of the old plantation) stood
dimly outlined against the darkness
The newcomer was masked, akjj put a
pistol to my uncle s heaa. ":- I
"You ride late, sir," he said, and I
wondered at the skill with which he
uisguiseu uis voice. "i presume you
carry firearms, and must ask that vou
will trust them to my keeping." jj
1 can hardly report my uncle's
words. Indeed they were not co
herent, so great was his indignation,
But he gave up his pistols and the
highwayman straightway flung them
far into the darkness. i
"Your purse," he continued polite
ly, lnen, wnen he had received !this
also: "Sir Richard Courtney's luck at
tne cards has passed into a proverb.
lell your friends, sir, that you have
given their I. O. U.'s to one who will
never ask for payment; for I have no
doubt I shall find them here." i
He put the purse into his pocket.
"There is a diamond ring, too,' he
said, "and a watch." And these
things he also received and pocketed.
Ail this time my uncle had been
cursing him for a thief, and shearing
he would see him hanged within a
month upon the highest point of j the
moorland. As for ; me I had enjoyed
the procaedings ; to begin with, Jout
now I began to be afraid. Perhaps
time was being wasted. There were
others who must use this road in re
turning from tha.bul!, and there was
the risk of their coming to. the rescue
of my dear uncle j and spoil the plana
on which so much depended. More
over, I conceived that my uncle would
be hugely angry when he discovered
how prettily he had been deceived i it
was possible he might be carried by
his resentment so Jar as to make it
appear that this mock robbery was
real and so bring Dick to serious trou
ble." It was with great relief I Baw
that it was ended. I
The highwayman spoke again, "jou
have a lady in your company,"! he
said. "I must trouble her " J
"Scoundrel !" said my uncle, angrier
than he had been at all. "Do
you
rob helpless women. ;,also? Oh,
but
yon shall hang high !
' 'Beauty, ' " quoted the high Way-
man "and I am sure the lady-f is
beautiful Beauty unadorned is best
adorned.' 1 must ask the lady to step
from her carriage a moment and give
me the jewelry of which she surely
has no need.!' : i . J
My uncle would have hindered me,
but I Was passed him in a moment and
stepped oiit of the carriage. j
: "Your necklet, V si:i tae highway
man, holding forth bis hand. -.
I took the pearls from my uecfc and
J pressed his hand in massing them to
" J him." "Be quick!" I said in a whis
per. Where is your horse V
" He paused a moment. I 6atr the
gleam - of a bracelet," he said,
must relieve you of that also."
Again I obeyed him, tut the j fear
that others would come while he still
stopped fooling became more urgent.
"I'm ready," I whispered, so eagerly
11 t -r t -
mac j. wonaer my uncle aia noi near.
"Why do yon wait?"J
- Again there: was a pause. He ap
peared a little disconcerted.
'And I think you
rinpr," he went on.
are wearing-a
1 took the rinar from mv finger. As
I arave it to him I clutched hi3 hand,
secure in the protecting darkness.
"Take me 1" I said. . "Take mel"
Again he was silent for a moment.
When he spoke it was in a curiously
altered voice, and with a little de
lighted laugh.
"Dost mean it, sweet?" he cried.
"Come, then!"
I gave a scream of alarm (a portion
of the play we had arranged together)
as he caught me round the waist and
landed me on his horse. A moment
later I was clinging to him for dear
life, as we dashed headlong into the
black night and went forward across
the moorland. I heard him chuckle,
as my uncle roared his
after us.
indignation
We rode on and on through the
darkness. At first my excitement was
so great as to render thought impos
sible ; moreover, the riding was of the
roughest, and I had all I could do to
keep my seat. Bat gradually,! as I
began to grow more accustomed to my
situation, I was overtaken with a most
dreadful misgiving. The rider had
hitherto seemed like enough to Dick,
for I had known he would do his beat
to change his voice; and as for his
foolish robbeiy, it was just of a piece
with his natural love of mischief.
But now I Legan to feel certain that
some impostor had taken his part; that
I had eloped with another man and
him a common highwayman. Imagine
my distress! 1 could conceive of no
method of extricating myself from the
position ; a sense of blank helplessness
came over me, and I could do no more
than cling tightly to the highwayman
and await the event.
We had lidden some miles, when he
suddenlv drew rein and dismounted,
landing me lightly beside him.
"upon my soul! he said, "here is
a pretty adventure ! Heaven knows
that I had always a passion for tne
unusual, or I should still be a humble
usher in Brancaster Academy. But,
tell me, what am I to do with you?"
I suppose I had hoped against hope ;
to find my fears wero justified was a
disastrous blow to me, nor could I
make any answer.
"I would not wish a braver sweet
heart," he continued, speaking With
an odd and attractive perplexity.
"But what have we gentlemen of the
road to do with wives? Why, sweet
heart, you heard the promises of your
guardian. He will surely do his, ut
most to fulfill them, and how should I
dare to go to the gallows if I knew
that I left you widowed and alone? I
trust a score of maids woul 1 weep a
little if poor Jack Arthur went; the
common way, out uroci loroia tnat any
should remember him at a week's end.
It may seem th'kt I am ungallant, yet
l .protest l ao not use my snare in
this adventure. Kiss me, sweet, and
then fancy I am old and very wise,
and take my .qounsel, which is that
you permit me to conduct you back
to some place near your home. And
yet I would not wish a braver sweet
heart." And then, moved by the kindness
of his words and his pleasant voice, I
lost command of myself and bust forth
into foolish weeping.
"Sir," I said, "1 am altogether at
your mercy. I have done that which
will shame me all the rest of my days.
But, indeed, I thought you were an
other, my sweetheart, whom I should
have married to-morrow."
I fancied he spoke less gaily than
before; perhaps he had not hoped al
together that I would not take his
sage advice. "Ho, ho!" he cried,
"then my good for tune is but another
theftto my account? I do not under
Standi Your were to have married
your lover to-morrow, and yet you en
treat a stranger, and a highwayman at
that, to carry you -off ! ' This is " the
maddest of adventures. "
"Sir," I said, "my uncle stands to
me in the plaee of father and mother. "
The highwayman chuckled. "Poor
child !" he said, and softly stroked my
hand,' which, it seems, he had been
holding for some minutes. "Poor
child!"
"He would have me marry one
whom I do not love, and I began to
fear that presently he would overcome
me and compel-"
"The old hulks!" cried the high
wayman. "You shall marry whom
yqu chocse. Nay, I withdraw my
foolish wisdom; come with me, and
before the night is here again you
shall be Mistress Arthur. Believe
me," he added, with a pretty conceit,
"believe me, there are many who will
envy you." - i :.
Rnt off f T inforrnnffld "von fnr-
get what I have told you. Of late I
have been closely guarded, for my
uncle had discovered that I have given
my love to a yeoman of the plase. To
night there was a ball at the house of
Mme. Trelawney (a great lady, whose
son Was destined by my uncle and by
her tB be.tiy husband), and it ;was
-arranged that he should stop the
coach on our return, and carry me
away with him." i
The highwayman laughed loudly.
"And that is whv you did not faint: or
scream?" he said. "1 ten in Jove
with you because of that, and that is
why I was so flattered at your sugges
tion of an ; elopement. But -what
will the real lover do? Will he stop
the coach a second- time, and find the
bird flown?, I warrant he will play'
the part execrably, r 1 should hardly
be surprised to hear ho : had let him
self be captured." - -
I could not endure his jesting. 1 -
3ir,M I said, "I am in your hands,
and it is small wonder you find my
plight only laughable: : I have mad
myself a show for all the, country to
laugh at. . Never a peddler, but will
be selling ballads in ase'nnight about
this that I have done to-night. Yet
could i believe you kinder than most
I Entreat, that you will help me."
He Tas sober in a moment
I'Upon my soul!" belaid; "the
calte is one to puzzle a very Solomon.
I trould do much to help you, but I
an not altogether free to do so as I
wald. To be frank, my life hangs
upon my escaping out oj these regions
with all the celerity "I canommand.
Aild my life But listen!"
He broke off, and, kneeling, placed
L hi ear to the ground. Then he arose,
witu a eurious; excited laugh. "The
adventure grows in interest," he said.
"Here comes the honest yeoman, and
inhot haste."
f listened eagerly, and heard far ofl
th . sound of a horse galloping
furiously along the rough tracl ,w .ich
wajs then the only road acrots the
grat moorland. I saw a sudderj
movement on the part of my co;n
paaion, and perceived tht he ya
fiigng his pistols as he stood silent
in-the darkness.
'Not that!" I cried, entreatingly.
j'There will be need of au explana
ticjn of some kind," he said ; "perhaps
yepa will undertake it. I confess 1
haHre not a sufficient gift -of trords,
anfl I am a little inclined to doubt
whether your sweetheart will he in a
mfiod for verbal explmations. Doubt
less, as a gentleman of tho road, he
wil ride armed."
f?he sound of hoofs grew nearer.
H(j was silent now, and listened most
afentively to the approaching sound.
Presently the rider was quite near.
li'Dick'!" I called. ."Dick! all's
well, and I am in tho company of a
frpnd of yours and mine."
k moment later he was upon us,
an3, sure enougn, ne neici a pistol m
hM; hand. He jumped from his hor3
in ian instant and caught me to him ;
bufji it was the highwayman who spoke
firijt.
ii'Sir. he said. "I see bv the pistol
yo carry that you take a very proper
vieiw of the situation. And yet I be-
lieje that everything may b& ex
plained. If you will consult the
lay-"
Dick, I said, "this gentleman is
a menu, ne toon: me witn mm, very
mrch against his will, because I asked
th&t he would take me ; and I did that
because I thought that he was you.
YoSi know our plan. He is "
2 paused. The highwayman laughed.
'.Farewell !" he cried, and van
ished into the night. Nor did I hear
again of him until he was hanged,
twq years afterwards, for a robbery ol
the most daring.
At least there was one who wept at
thernews of his death and sb.3 a hap
py wife.- Strand Magazine.
A Bit ot Advice.
Some vears ago, while ofliciating in
thei capacity of offica boy in one ol
our, retail stores, a bit of advice wag
given to me that I have never forgot
teiJi says a writer in the Great Divide,
of Denver.
Fhe establishment being a large one,
enougn inK wasuseci to necessitate tae
purchasing of a dozen pint bottles
evry few months. These bottles had
accumulated for a year or more, and
as there was scarcely room in the
closet for the new lot which had just
arrived, the head of the counting-room
instructed me to take them to, the
wate room. I removed the bottles
from the closet, but put them in ono
of the stock rooms in the basement
until lunch time came ; then I took
them to a junk shop in a small street
near by, and asked the attendant
whether he wanted to buy them. The
bottles being of a good size and well
made, he offered me two cents apiece
for them, which netted me seventy
two cents, as I had in all thirty -sis
bottles, I returned to the office in
nigji spirits over my cieai, uiu yec a
itti'e doubt ful as to whether the money
really t belonged to me, and all the
afternoon 1 pondered over this que3-
ioij, but could not decide it to my
satisfaction.
Now, the cashier had always been a
good friend of mine, so I concluded
to ask him whether I was rightfully
entitled to the money.
'fWelJ," he said, "naturally you
eoujd hav3 had the bottles had you
askfid for them, but my advice would
be fo turn the money over to the firm,
as lttle things of this sort often lead
onejon, and there would seem ho more
harp in taking a step further than in
keeping this seventy-two cents."
Ijjurned the money in very reluct
ant, I must admit and wished from
thefbottom of my heart that I had
nevr mentioned it to him, though his
ady$ce was calculated to put one on
the'Vight track.
Bat the funny part is yet. to come.
Notflong ago I read of the trial and
conviction of this cashier for embez
zlement, his depredations having ex
tended over a number of years, j
Horrible doubts now enter my bead
as to whether the firm ever received
that money; in fact, I feel quite eure
that they did not. And to think; that
he should ,give me such fatherly ad
vice about it, too, the wretch. U
1 A Heroic Grandmother. !
A', heroic . act was performed by an
old French lady at Bodez the other
week. The house where she lived with
her igrandehild took fire.5 The old
woman rushed to the child's bedroom,
already in flames, and, ' carrying the
little one to the window, dropped her
into the arms of people below. ' By
thisjtime her own retreat was cut off
and the brave old woman fell back and
perished in th flames. Chicago
Herald, t '-
THE
4
Jf wurleaa frame bull Jlna,comprl5ia j on-
thlrd of th? business portion ot Iuka, Misa.,
w re turneL The total loss will foot p to
$70,000. N insurance). The fire is sup
posed to have been the work ot an incen
diary. Mrs. Levi, ninety years old, com
mitted suicide, by b nginj, at her borne, In
Chicago. She is thought to have loo a in
sane. An explosion lot giant powJer
occurred in the Yerde mine, in Senora,
Mexico, which killed four minora and
wounded one fatally. The men were Clown
with terrific force against the sides of the
mine and crushed out of; al sembianoi to
humanity ITheir name were John Eoi,
John Masse,; Barto a Senig and Angel Capa
UnL -J me8 Blizzard, well-known . resi
dent 61 Port' Morris, "N."., drove a hor e
and buggydown to a whrf. at Port Korrls
and into ihe water. He Ivas drontd.
Nra. W. E. Ho ton, of ifeya Paba county,
Ibo., was, criminally assaulted, and then
strangled to death in herjhome. The cr me
ira c mmitted by thieve to prevent her
giving testimony aga'nst attls rustlers.
j Ju'ge Hf , ol NiwOr!ean, acquitted
Mayor John1 Fi'zpatric'r, f agaiast whom a:-
licit s ol impeachment haa icea fli d by the
Citizens Protective As?ciation, cha-glng
mareasance in office and favoritism.
Governor Foster, o" LouMiana, ordere I oui
the militia ii Njw Orlea.a to guard the
vrharvt s an4 protect thjcjlorei stevedores
rrom mob v bleuce. TIM ten saf manu
facturers met ia Clevelanl, O , to consider u
plan for establij'dnr a tolling mi 1 for the
manufaotu e of stoal usodj ia safe mak;ng.
Robert E. McKtsson has bee i nminatej
ly tho Kepub'icana as tlioir candidate for
a-ayor of .Cleveland, de eating three o her
candidates, j He i thirty-two yjarj ol 1 and
has served on j year ia the council At
Kansas Ci y thieves attempted, without suc
cess, to st al the gold ba$e of the famous
Moh'ana silver et t ie. According to
Jadge Baker, of Chicago, almost every Jury
Jra n in Cook county sinc3 1836 has been
selected Illegally. -The cruiser Marble.
h ad is at Ha l!ar. Maditne Pouchette,
of Danver, silster of R.clbard Demady, who
ii charged with tha m rJ0r of his mistress,
Lena Tapper (the flst oi the Market street
-rangllng ca-:es, has belc me violently in-
saae. Conrad Eei er killed himself near
Dilisburg, Pa. Williani Eavis, aged 80,
married Mrs. Lizzie Thonjp .on, aged forty
four, at Huntingdon, W. Va. Henry Wi -
soa, who has been wprk-nr with bogu3
checks in West V-rginias, was arrested at
Wheeling. Two mea who escaped from
the New Castle (Del ) cointy jail were re
captured, j
Maude Leach was arrested in Hunting'on,
W. Va., on ihe charge ol forging a receipt.
Joshua 6. oner wa? sentenced to life im
prisonment in Stauntoa for stealing thirty
soven o nt's-j worth of lacon. Governor
Marv -1 was rportd to pe somewhat better-
Gold has been found Within the corpora
tion limits of San Francisco. At the funera1
of Rev. Dean Seymour atiAuturn, N. Y., Rv,
Father F aherty was ordered out of the ves
try. The liabili ies of G. A. Budi & Co.,
of Elyria, O.j may reachlha'.f a million.
The Illinois Keaate committee on appropra
lions has ordered a favorable report of the
bill appropria ing $s 15,0cj) to provide for the
representation of Illinoii jat the Cotton States
and International Exposition, to be held at
A lanta next tail. Leproy Fernald, con
victed of murder, starved himself to death at
A ired, M. The members of tho Church
of the Good Shepherd ajt Roches'er, N. Y.,
have withJrawn from ihe church. ThJ
execution of Leach and j Kerrigan, confined
at Sing Sing, has bean postponed, an appeal
having been taken. The president of tin
American Cotton Growers' Protective Asso
ciation advisa3 farmers not to increase the
acreage in cotton. Patrick Looney was
killed near Cripple Cielek, Col, in a flghl
with a constable.
At McGreg'T, an Italian settlement In
Minnesota, A. Cresettl aod hi brother sh. t
and killjd Ben Jjuetto ahl his wife. In
t le Un ted States Court
n Cleveland, O.,
bitterly contested
the jury in the' ling. aid
case of the Kit Carson
Cittl Company
agninst E. M. M Gil in an I others brought
in a verJict aaln t the "defendants. It a
gregates S82.47L73. Tie Hancock Chem
ical Company's work i i Houghton, Mic'i.,
b ew up, ki ling Donainick Christim, s ngle,
and injuring several more. Mac Moore,
ot Sheib City, Ky., was shot and instantly
tilled by John .Hammer, at the lalter'a
heme, about one mile from Junction City.
The locomotive of thd
L'Jhi jh Valley ex-
press No. 3 br - ke a
driving wheel near
Beachville, Michigan,
was done, and to one
No other damage
was injure'. An
auxiliary car from London went to the
tcene. and had tho traik c'e.ired by one
o'clock. James A.Doheri
y, seventeen years
old, confessed to the fire
that he sot fire to St. Pet -r
marshal of Boston
s Catholic Church
In that city. Judge
United States Court at
Brantley, in the
(fharles'on, S. C.,
rendered an opinion hit
so much of the
dispensary act as interferes with interstate
commero is obnoxious toj the United Slates
and void. i j
ARMED FOX iUNCO STEERERS.
i j
Thre9 We3t Virginians Arreitoi in Wash
1 iegton Ci y.
Three West Virginians, obn a Wheeler
and Ira A. Greathi u e, of) Uyer; and John
H. Hukman, of ClarkesbuVg, were arrested
in" Washington.
They were j armel with revolvers and
sluagshotsank had t403 ip ca b. Wheeler
said he was a merchan", tiat they had eome
ro Wash nsrton to meet green goods men at
P.fr.i vliinniil llanlc. but did not in-
tnnrt to ba bnncoed.
Their plan was to knoci down the sharp
er.- wl-h slungsho s and
take tbe sample
enures ot cenuine money, which always
U-nres ia the! transaction; HU story was
oarroborate 1 by the other?.
A man giving his nam
will who called at the ho
as Alexanier i'.
el for the trio, has
been arrested pn tuspiciod that he deals in
green goods.
The Rev, Dri Parkhurt
hr s the guest of
Pifnce Jiaatci ao j atait
at luncnoon In xew
York the other day. Co
uat Hadik, though
a large landholder in
lean, and he told Dr.
Hangary, ia a Bpub
patkhnrt that a a
Hungarian i efpnn r be
an American reformer.
was anxious to meet
mm mm on.
United States Hail Steamer Al
liance Attacked. '
FROM A SPANISH CRUISER.
Tha American Was Not Hit, and
Left the Spaniard Behind In a
Race at Sea An Ihternat- ,
lonal Question May Be
Involvedr- ' - '
A despa-'ei. from New YrkAyi.. The
American mail steamship A llianca, while pro
eaedfng from Colon to " New York, on the
morning of tho 8th Instant sighted a barken
tine-rigged steamer under tbe land off Cupe
Hay, the eas era edge of Cuba, which headed
directly toward her. At 7 o'clock, wben
about two and a hal f ni!ls d I -tant, she hoisted
the Spanish flag, which was saluted by hoist
ing the 'American ensign and dipping 1
which aet of courtesy vai answered by the
Spaniard.
At 7.15 she flr.'d a blank cartridge to lee
ward, which was eo'n followed Jbj another.
Tee American ensign was a -ain hoist-d and
dippedt but the cour e and speed of tbe whip
was not change !, a no hostile demonstra
tion was aaticipated as the Alliance was
more than six miles off the land at the time.
The Spanish man-of-war was not fatlsfled,
however, wi h even the double ralute to her
Hag, but proceeded to chase the American at
her full speed, judging from tbe smoke that
came from ber funnel, and, seeing that the
A'llanca was drawing away, she yawed to
bring her guns to bear and fired a r olid shot,
which struck tbe waterless than an eighth of
a mile aw:y from the ship and directly in
line. This was followed by two more solid
shots, which, fortunately, did not reach their
mark, though they struck tbe water in plain
tight of the ship. At each shot, however,
the Spaniard yawed to get the range of the
American frhip before flrln? on her, plainly
showing tbe intontion to hit her if she could.
Cap' ain Crosman of the Ailianca, know
ing he wai more than two leagues from land
and on tbe high sea, did not consider,, it his
duty to detain his ship to find out tho reason
for such ao outrage, even for so summary a
demand, and s) ordered full steam and grad
ually drew oflt of range. The chase was
kep: up for more than twenty-flve miles
however, before it was abandoned.
Tho AUianct has been running between
this pert and Colon for a number of year,
making one trip each month. Bbo leaves
this port on the 26th of each month and
starts on her return trip on the 5th of tho ful.
lowing month. Bhe carries the United Stales
mail and has passenger accommodations 'ot
16) cabin pnsstrn tec. Including be officer,
she carries a crew of 63 men.
8ECHETABY OBE8HAM NOTIFIED.
Immediately after tho steamer Allianca
reacnei her pier Capt J. A. Ciosnman sent
ihe following letter to tbe Secretary ot State
at Washington : .
Columbian Line steamer Allianca,Pier 43
Norl i liic r, New York. To tbe non. Wal-'
te." Greoham, Sectotaryof State, Waibing.
ton, D. C. Sir : Tho American mall steamer
AUia ica, under my command, while on her
honieward-bouad voyage from Colon, It. C.
to .New York, wa, on tbe morning of March
8, off the coast of Cuba. AtG.3) o'clock a
barkentiije-rigged steamer was sighted under
the land, st amiug direc.ly for us. She set
hor colors, prvmg to be a spnni-rh gunboat.
Immediately I orJe.ed the American en!gn
to the topmast and saluted tbe Spaniard
which salute was duly returned by her. i
then salu ed once more, and supposed tho
matter was at an end.
But, about five minutes later, the Spaniard
fired a blank cartridge and a few moments
la er another one, followed shortly afterward
by three solid shots, all of which fell short of
the Alii mca, but showing very conclusively
that tha Spaniard was firing at us. I being
fully six miles off shore and on the high sea,
paid no fur. her attention to the Spaniard, buj
kep't my cou:sa The Spaniard kept up the
cha-e, although gradually dropping astern,
for fully 25 miles. I desire to know if the
Spaniard has any right to fire on my ship
with the possible chance of endangering the
lves of tha passengers and crew under my
charge, or to compel me to heave to, as he
probably intended. I respectfully ask for in
formal! in on that subject, as I diJJJnot and
dj not propose to heave to, thereby losing
time on my voyage, to oblige tho Spanish
gunb.ats or any other except in case of dis
tress. Respectfully,
J. A. Cbossxax, Commander.
Capt. James A Croscnan, tbe commanler
of the Allianca, came Into public notice In th"
fall of 1593, when he wai put in command o
the Cruiter America, formerly th Britannia
which bad been purchased by Fiint & Co.
and fitted out as a war vessel for the Brazil
ian government during the late trouble
there.
EX-QUEEN LIL SENTENCED.
Given Five Years' Imprisonment and Fine!
$5,000.
The work consequent to tho rebellion, so
far as the military organlzati ns were con
cerned; was rractically completed on Friday.
The ex-Qaeen ha been sentenced to. five
years imprisonment and to pay a fine of
$3 003. Bhe is still confine 1 in the room In
the Execntive Building, where he was plac
ed on tbe day of her arrest, and is under
military guard. Just what is ! to be done'
withldluokalani is a question which the
government has txo. yet aas wereX Undoubt
edly before the end of the month some prop,
osltion will be received from the cx-Queen's
representat ve3 whereby she will either lake
up her residence on one of the other islanis
or leave the couctry, doubtie3S to go to Eag
pind. She has a private Income of about
f 10,000 a year wbioh wiil not be - Interfered
with by the Government.
The movement lor annexation I gaining
among the natives, and the forma'ion of an
annexation league by 8am Parker, one of the
ax-3ueena oammlssioners to Washington,
and other prominent native' ilawatians
and half-breeds, will doubtless result in mon
ster annexation petitions from all parls of the
Islands.
OE0HQE L. SHOUT.
r The contest In Idaho for Senatorial t oner i
was brought to an abropt end by the rt Ac
tion of George I Shonp to be his cwn suc
cessor. Mr. 15 ho up is now a re?Mmt of Sal
mon City, Idaho, bat was born la KlttAnainc,
Pa., ! a It 31. lie was educate 1 laths jub
He sebol In Pennsylvania. Ia is: 2 bo re
moved with bis father to Illinois, and la is i
to Colorado, where he engaged in mining
and mercantile business. At the opoaing ot
the war in 1801 he enlisted in an indepen
dent ojmpnnyof rcouts and was kept on thit
sort of duty until 1863, being promoted Ir tho
meantime to a lieutenancy. From that tin
to tbe clos j of the war he served In a cavalry
regiment' In 18C4 hoasslated In preparing
the constitution of Colorado, and In 18G6ro
movolto Salmon City, where be hasslnca
raided, lie was appointed governor of
Idaho territory in 18S9 and whon Idaho be
came a state, was elected Governor. In 180 )
he wai elec ed to the United States Senate.
He Ii a Republican "d strong advocate ot
silver. !
DISASTERS AND CASUALTIES
The Toledo, 0 lo, High School bull.lin
was damaged bydlra to the extent of $33,00)
An explosion of natural gai caused the t!r-
Pa r ckGHHnand Itossl Bol I, laborers, werJ
burled under 20 feet of earth in ll.ook y.i, 1
tho caviar In of n trenc'a In whlo'a they were
working. 1
At Hot Sprin ;s, Arktmas, th"5rw on
doith aid three n)w c.hoj of small-p )x U
to date ther J havJ baea 92 casit an 1 21
deaths. ;'. '
Tbreo miners wore Injured, t ne fata'ly, by
an explosion of gas In tbe minojof the It nek
Diamoad Coal Company, at C al Cr jok,
Tennesso . i
The eteam r IloseJal was sunk In thi
Vf aih river, nsac Evinville, with 5,003
bushels ol wheat. One of tho deo'-t hau!a
was drowaed.
The works of the Cortland Cart an i Car
riage Company nidtht carriaje shops of
John Hodgson, in Cortland, Now York, w ro
burned. Los I '63,097.
A fre ght train on tho Centr tl Railroad ot
Georg a was wrecko 1 in a aihout 11 rniU's
from Troy, Alabama, and two moa wero
killed and several Injured.
At Woo I ward, Oklahoma, a dugo .t occu
pied by Charles Thomas and fctnlly oav l
in, crushing Mrs. Thomai to d-uth aul
fatally injuring her mo. hor.
A ( nriy of s'x paople wero cro sing lu :
river, about forty mllos south of Iluntiu.
don, West Virginia, when the skiff wm up
set, a d Mrs. Emma Idankeniblp and bur
l-year-old daughter wer drownoi.
William Boetler, ajol 17 yeirs,' n p-o-s
b y in a Bal imore prmtla? offlo , lotth s
life by an electric s lock. I II s o l on tho
zlno floor wit"i bis right baid restiug on nn
elee'rio motor and tnrneJ tin lever with hU
left hand. He was killed icstnutly.
On'y two miners lost tholr ilvoi in fio
Sultana Mia,at Rat Portage, Manl ob i, in a -result
of the fire ia the shaft h un Tho
Imprisoned men wero nearly suff?ated b
tmok-, but when rescued, all wero rojus
ci:ated, ex epting John Laglro and R ido (U
B. Ericsson.
A terrific expl s on occurred in tin hou-o
occupied by a man namol Stile, in li.iys 1 !o,
Tjng IilanJ, whereby one child wai fa'ally
and two others seriously injured. Htllo mi 1
his wife wore severely burned. Ihe ca iv
of the expi slon is sail to have Loea thi
running of an illicit still on the top floor of
the house.
THE CROP REPORT FOR HARCIX.
Flenty of Corn in the Country, but Yheiti
: Very Scarce.
The crop report of tbe Department of A :rl
! culture for the month of Biarch comists r ria
c?pally of oitlmatei of tho distribution of
earn and wlnat, th'estoc'c remalnlag Jn th
han I of farmers, and the proportloai of
merchantable and unmerchantable. Tl) ro
pjrt is base I on county estlmitei of the 5r-cmta-je
of lat yearj proluc; rimtlnla ir.
first hands, obvious errors anl Incondi'o a
clej of statement bilag cDrreitel aad d ff r
ea.es harmoalz-d. All grain ia the haa It ot
farmers, inulu ling an mat remtlninr oor
from previous yaars, are embrac i la th )
timate given. jTheeorn oa band, as fs'J
mated, aggregate 475,5 3 1,43) btnh iU, or 3 VI
per cent of the last crop. This pwpj tioa
; ha been succeeded but four times In tLc 1 1!
tea years; the quantity, however, is an ui
recsdentedly small on T .o oas-imp'.ia
of era for eight months is an uau ially
I small one, which fact is explained by tho
large amount of wh.at fel to stock.
Tha agrrv'gate sold from farms to go Lo
yond cjuntry boundaries Is 162,931,0! , or
13.4 per cent, of the crop. The prjportloa
mere'Jantable i 999,49), 6 0, or 82.4 fn r cent.
he values returned for merchantable corn
average 44.8; for unmerchantable 2? 6, raik
Ing an aggregate valuo of 1 593,713. 1.9,
which isf 46,000,000 lees than tho Dc' rnbct
valuation of tho crop, and averages 41.3 per
bushel. I ,
Th estimate amount of wheat la farmer
hands Is 75,090,0 0 bushel", or 1G 3 per c-iut
of the last crop, and 139,000,00 buir.U 1 m
than last March. The explanation for t h I
la large measire is to be foua I In th i fact
that large quantities have teen foi to ho-
an 1 other stock. Biturns from North nal
South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas indi
cate unprecedented exhaut!on of la3t y ir'i
crop, correspondents in many count! i re
porting not enough on hand for prin.; t 1
and necessary food supply.