Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 April 1884 — SOUTHERN. [ARTICLE]

SOUTHERN.

A meat and ice company, backed by Eastern capitalists, is to be established at Columbus, Tex., which will ship dressed beef to New York, via St. Louis, and will also manufacture oleo, oil, and butterine. It 16 said similar establishments will be started In Kansas and Nebraska. The Pocahontas (Va.) mine was entered last week, and the remains of the victims of the explosion were removed. Some were headless trunks, others had the arms and legs torn away, and all were unrecognizable, save by their wearing appsrel or other special marks. Death was believed to be instantaneous in all coses. Eight prisoners confined in jail at Gainesville, Ark., attacked the jailer, and maVj their escape. A posse of citizens pursued them, when a pitched battle took place, In which over a hundred shots were fired. A convict named Breckman was killed, three other prisoners wounded, while the rest escaped.