Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 28, Number 17, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 April 1880 — Page 1

TV i VOL. XXVni. NO 17. INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, It80-W1TH SUPPLEMENT. WHOLE NO. 152G.

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MURDER WILL OUT.

The Death-Bed Confession of a Brown County Murderer. After Thirteen Years of Silence, W. P. Gillespie Telia How Himsalf and Others Murdered and Bobbed James Jamison. The Son of the Dead Han Hunting for the Remains of III ratner. AFTER MANY YEARS, A Cold-Blooded MunltrComes to Light. Special to tbe Sentinel: CYiiA-.MRCs, Ind., Airil 2i. John Jamison, of Jonesviile, Ibis County, was In this city tbU morning, on his way tr a spot located Jos-tat the corner cf Bartholomew, Kruwa and Johnson Counties. Thirteen jears ago John's father, James Jamison, was a well-to-do Mock dealer.who traded a great deal In that locality and always carried u consldcrahle sunt of money with him. In the year lisCT, In the fall season, James Jamison fall d to return to his family, aftergoing in tbis loe kilty on a trading expedition. Search was made, but no tidings were ever found except hU norse, bridle and saddle, which were found in the possesdon of a roan who then and now resides Justin the northeast corner of Brown County, Hamblln Township. This man said be bad purcoas?d the horse of Jamison before his mysterious disappearance. Excitement ran high, aud the people generally believed this man bad something to do with the mysterious disappearance of Jamison, it being generally conceded he bad been murdered, as was thought, for his money. A Vigilance Committee gathered to lynch him, but better counsel prevailed, Nothing but vague suspicion pointed to him, nnd the matter finally died mit, and bad liecome almost forgotten. Yesterday John Jamison received a letter saying that Wm. P. üllllspy, residing In the locality named, had died a day or so ago, and on his death-bed contested that be and the person above alluded to, and Lis son, in whose possession the horse, saddle and bridle.were found, and another man, one of the most prominent citizens In Brown County, now a citizen of Nashville, had shot and killed Jamison and robbed him of 1,6(5 and 13.000 in notes; and that in the divide the person who had the horse, bridle and saddle in bis possession had taken blm at SIOO. lie says the body was burled in the night, after be was killed about midnight, on Hurricane Ridge, three-quarters of a mile from the premises where the borse was found, In llamblue Township, Brown County. Search is being made for the remains, and If found as indicate!, the parties will be at once arrested. Thematter has created a good deal of excitement bere, and considerable Interest Is manifested In the matter. Some startling developments are looked for soon. ELKHART. Death of Senator 15. L. Davenport. Elkhart. Ind., April 25. About 4 o'clock Friday morning Senator B. L. Davenport passed away. Tuesday afternoon he was taken sick with pneumonia, and rapidly grew worse until death claimed him. lie was conscious until death, and knew be had but a short time to remain In tbis world, lie arranged all his matters which were left undone before his sickness and quietly dropped to sleep never to awake. He was one of the best business men In the County, was PresiJent of the First National Bank of this city, also Interested In a couple of paper mills. The Davenport residence upon the north bank cf the St. Joe River, is a beautiful one. lie was a great lover of his borne and Its surroundings. He was born July 2, 1S21, In Shelby County, Ohio, and emigrated to this section of the country when but a lad ol fifteen. He obtained employment at one thing or another for a conple of years, when he was offered a situation as clerk in a dry goods store at Warsaw. Remaining there about two years, be once more came to Elkhart, and went into a dry goods establishment as clerk, remaining with the firm a couple or three years, when he and an older brother lormed a partnership in the dry goods business for themselves. Their new enterprise brought them both a fair fortune. Ilia next investment was with J. R. Beardslyand John Cook, buying the First National Bank. Mr. Davenport was made President, which position be retained up to bis datb. He leaves a wife and five daughters. THE UAURISBl'KO CONVENTION. 6TBCCLATIOS8 COJTCEEKIJ? ITS ACTION. Special to the Sentinel: Washington, D. C April 2.-peaker Randau and the Democratic members-' of the Pennsylvania delegation in Congress left here to-night in a special car for the Harrisburg Convention. Randall, who Las Just returned from New York, where. It Is said, he went to consult Tilden, gays that Tllden's friends will control the Pennsylvania Convention, but Sena-tor Wallace Is equally as positive that the Convention will organise against Tilden. Politicians here are awaiting the result with feverish anxiety, and It is acknowledged that the action of Pennsylvania will do much toward solving the vexed Presidential problem. Pennsylvania Democrats say no instructions will be made, but the unit rale adopted.

Furth- Particulars of the Terrible Storm. r- St. La CIS, April 21. A Times special from ' MarshHeld says: MA number of the killed have been burled without identification, a ad as no record is kept It Is Impossible to obtaiu an accurate list of the dead. The citizens have organized Into committees for various purposes, with E. M. tinmen as Treasurer. A Relief Committee, with J. W. Thompson as Superintendent, and J. R. iludnal Corresponding Secretary, has also been formed. Telegrams offering assistance have been leeelved Irom Chicago, Philadelphia, St. iouis and Oswego and Cotumbus. Kan. One hundred and twelve residences were destroyed, besides numerous outbuilding. The los on buildings Is estimated at 3 too. Or JO; on business houses, W(oi); covered by fire policies amounting to 17jU) In Springfield, Mass., Lycoming, New York Underwriters, Phu-nlx and Hart ord. The report comes from Panther Valley, fifteen ratlea from Marsh field, of seven persons being killed by the storm. Numerous deaths art also reported from Ureen .County, and from Henderson." THE TOWK 0F LICKIIfO DESTROYED BT -THE STORM. The latest advices from Texas County, Mo., ay the town of Licking was entirely destroyed, excepting tore houses, by Sunday

nlgnt's storm. Three hundred persons are homeless. One life was lost and seventeen persons wounded, five of them se.lously. The damage Is fully föu.Oüu. The tornado did immense injury to all kinds of property In due County. SEVERAL PERSONS KILLED AND MCCFI DAMAGE DONE BY BUR DAY RIGHT S 8TOBM. Little Rock, Ark., April 21. Advices from Fayette vllle report that the Horm of Sunday night last was unprecedentedly severe. Coming from the southwest. It struck and destroyed the residences of Mr. Klltou, Dr. Paddock, Mrs Croch and J. E. Vaugban, tbe Masonic Hall and the Tremont House, a threestory hotel, killing Mrs. Glass, the wife of the proprietor. Tbe Democrat office Is badly damaged. Dr. Bales' and Baum Brothers' stores, the east end of the Mountain Home, Jennings' stable und Cony's two-story brick are utter wrecks. Eight or ten frame dwellings east or town were lifted from their foundations and torn to atoms. Many bouses were nn roofed. Quite a number of people were wounded and one child killed. All the horses in Jennings' stable were killed. Tbe citizens turned out In tbe pelting storm to care for the wounded and nrotect property. The torrn prevailed with startling severity as far south as Johnson County. WHAT PROFEC80R TICE BAYS ABOUT THE TORNADO. St. Louis, April 21. Professor John II. Tlce, the well-known meteorologist of this city, who went to Manshneld to Investigate the phenomenon connected with the storm of Sunday night, telegraphed the Republican as follows: "Everywhere along the track of the tornado there is evidence of a wave ol water flowin? iu the rear of the cloud spouts. At some places there are only lalnt traces of such a wave; at others toe debris Is carried up and over obstructions two to three feet high. These waves or currents, flowed In the greatest volume up hill. There are places where tbe entire top oll Is washed away by the currents. Fibrous roots and tufts of grass show their direction to have been up hill, and, what Is bigniUcant, Irom all parts of the compass toward the top or the bill, where the tornado was raging at the time anl expending its force, no trace at any point can be found where they tlowed down bill. Many level places were swept clean of soil, leaves, grass and debris. Or the wrecked buildings, fragments of planks were carried along by the current, ana lelt In lis track arranged themselves longitudinally to the current. The following Interesting fact is vouched for by George Gilbert, of tbis place: He and bis wife and lour children were on a visit eight miles in the country, and the center of the tornado passed wlthtn five or six yards from where they were. A wave of water, apparently fifteen feet high, rolled In the rear of the point of contact of the cloudspout with the earth, it rolled over them la a second and was Icy cold, drenching them thoroughly. About two miles northeast from town stones, weighing from öOu to 700 pounds, were lit ed out of the earth and carried along some distance In the track of the tornado. Hon. J. 11. Williams, presiding Justice of the County Court, residlug in Panther Creek Valley, tells me that a stone fell In the center of a field belonging to II. Rose, the estimated weight of which Is two tons. It is not known whence it came. The tornado, as far as known, commenced In Arkansas, In stone County. It was very severe In the Crow Creek settlement ten persons killed. On Flat Creek six men were killed."

CRIMES AND CRIMINALS. A PUOOTIXG at terre iiacte. Terre Haute, Ind., April 25. Albert Huff, In a difficulty this morning with Jerry Dwyer, over some work at a blast luntace, shot Dwyer three times. One wound is supposed to be fatal. A CONFESSED MURDERER. PiTTsncKO, April 25. Thomas McCarty, a victim of maula potu, was arrested iu Allegheny City on Friday night, while suffering from the dread disease, lie accuses himself of drowning a friend named Frank Plnkman. No attention was given his ravings at first, the officers thinking they emanated solely In his disordered brain. Ills story has since been corroborated, however, by the continued absence of Plnkman and the statement of a woman liv';; n an old boat, who ijs she beard cries of distich, and, Iooaldg out'of the window, saw two men struggling In the water. She turned away for a moment, when, looking aaln, only one man was In sight, who rapidly disappeared up the river bank; also the ending of a body in tbe river near wbere McCarty claims he committed the deed. The Coroner has taken charge of the body, and will bold an Inquest to-day. Plnkman and McCarty left their boarding house together on Filday evening. It is supposed that McCarty. In the depression or his malady, went to the river to commit suicide; rink man, to save bim, followed Into the water, and then McCarty turned on him, dragged him into deep water, ad deliberately held blm under until Hie was extinct. A DOUBLE HANGING AT ST. LOUIS. ST. Louis, April 23. Edward Nugent and Henry J. Rdemier were hanged In the city J ill yard at three minntes pant H tbis morning. Nugent shot his wife on the 2oth ot August, 17(1, while both were under the influence of liquor. Kedenilcr's victim was Franz Vosse, a respectable old builder. The crime was committed August 19, 1878, and was so utterly wantou and motiveless that the murderer's sanity has been questioned. Nugent's children and other relatives spent the greater part of the night with hin, bidding blm good-by at 1 a. m. lie laid down at 2 and slept till 5, when be dressed and passed some time with Father Burke. Redemier has shown utter Indifference to his fute, pro test log that be bad not had a fair trial Within an hour of bis death be sent for Nugent's confessor, expressed a desire to become a Catho:ic.and was baptised In tbat faith. The death warrants were read in tbe cells, and the men went to the scaffo d at 7:30. Nugent simply said be was ut peace with all the worul. and he hoped with Heaven. He was ready. Redemier said. "1 have not bad a fair trial; my lawyers did not do their duty or 1 would not be here now." He then stepped directly unuer the noose. Nugent assisted in S Utting the black cap over nls own bead, oth men died without a struggle. Nugent, had no pulse after nine minutes, and Redetrior's lulled at twelve minntes. A statement by Nugent, and placed in the hanus of Judge Wm.C. Jones, has been opened since tbe execution. In it Nugent denies having killed his wire, refers to her death as an accident, says his eldest daughter, v. ho was not a witness on his trial, she having been rent out ot town, could have cleared the mystery, lie says the evidence against him was a mass of lies, and charges bis attorney with mismanaging his case. Nugent left four children, the eldest a daughter, sixteen years old,and,as an act of charity ,as well as humanity. John P. Mullally, a well-known citizen, took the body of the dead father and gave It a decent burial this afternoon. THREE HUNDRED HOUSES BURNED AT HULL. Ottawa. April 21. A great fire Is raging In Hull, opposite this city, and is spreading with fearful rapidity. The whole rear of the town appears tobe one mass of flames. Probably loü dwellings have been destroyed. Danger is now apprehended from a slight shift of wind to tbe north, which threatens to bring the fire down toward the front of the town and numerous lumber plies along tbe river. Efforts to check the (ire. so far, bave been ineffectual. The steamer Conquerer and a part of tbe Fire Brigade have been sent over to assist the local Fire Company. The Republican Convention of Georgia Breaks Up In a Row. Atlawta, Ua., April 21. The Republican State Convention held here to-day was characterized by a bitter feeling and great excitement. The majority of the Convention was largely colored. It was called to order at 10 o clock, and tbeeontestatonce began between the Grant aud anil-Grant men, both of whom endeavored to obtain control ot the organiza tion. Two temporary Chairmen were elected. ooin taxing tne piauorra and demanding silence. The excitement was Intense, and amid cries and yells the Convention assumed the shape of a mob. At last a compromise was jiaa on a negro namea nager. several addresses were made to the Convention. Tbe Committee on Permanent Organization Anally reported Major W. 11. Sony the, a Bialne laan. for president, me Oram men aenounc ed this as a trick, and nominated a negro named Pleasant. The Chairman put the questiou. and, amid great confusion, decided that Smythe was elected. He took the Chair, while tne confusion continued, and tne con ventlon adjourned until to-morrow. Tbe Grant men are holding a caucus to-night to determine their policy. They will demand a reconsideration of tbe vote on organization, and, if it is not accorded, will cause serious trouble. A bolt Is probable. All parties are anxiously consulting to-night about to-mor row programme.

HANCOCK'S HOMICIDE,

The Quiet Little Village of Charlottes, villa the Scene of a Murder. A Negro Bartender Kamel Thomas Killed by John H. McFee. A Full and Graphic Account of the Sad A flair. 8peclal to tbe Sentinel: KsiGHTSTOwiT, Ind., April 25. Advices reached this place this morning at 11 o'clock that A COLD BLOODED MURDER bad been committed in Charlottesville, Hancock County, six miles west of Knight&town, at 7:15 p.m. on Saturday. At once a Sentinel representative, accompanied by F. E. Weaver, of this city, proceeded to the place and ascertained the following succinct but leading facts: On Saturday afternoon Messrs. John H. McFee, of Char-lottm-lUe, and Zacü. Chandler, a farmer living four miles from that village, departed from the place wbere the deed occurred to Knightstowntosee Mr. John Wborton, and alter finishing their business In Knlghtstown, returned to Charlottesville, arriving there at e o'clock. On their arrival they entered a twostory bouse, which contains a saloon, owned by Rolla McLaughlin, in which a colored man named Daniel Thomas served as bar-tender. In tbe saloon are two rooms, one of which Is used as a billiard department tbe other as a sample room, though all whisky must be drank in the billiard room, which intoxicant is sold by tbe quart. But on this occasion Chandler gained admittance into the sample room, which, as a rule, Is private, and drank a glass of whisky, the negro being the waiter. After this, Chandler and the bartender entered the billiard room, when Chandler told McFee to step around and up at one corner of the room and get a drink. At this McFee said, "No, I won't do any s of a b of a thing." Tbe negro, thinkiDg the epithet was cast at him, asked McFee If he intended that for him, which elicited a response In the negative. The colored disciple then, without any support of proof, Insisted that he did call blm that cowardly name. McFee and Chandler then protested In the negative. This was followed by the exchange of other words, after which McFee stepped out of the room upon the sidewalk as the negro was getting an Iron poker, twenty-four Inches In length and one inch In diameter. McFee wheeled around, and as Thomas bad the poker drawn with both hands, he uttered "DAN, IF YOU HIT ME WITH THAT I'LL SHOOT YOU." "No you won't," said the negro, the latter still advancing. Virtue ceasing to be a forbearance, McFee shot at Thomas with a Smith A Wesson revolver, carrying a No. 22 cartridge, the ball striking blm aslant In the lelt shoulder, producing a flesh wound. Still Thomas tried to get at McFee, when a second shot was fired, the ball piercing the upper lobe of the right ear and entered bis skull. The negro Mill battled against fate vigorously, when A THIRD AND FATAL SHOT was fired, It striking the left side of bis neck, severing the Jugular vein and passing out at tbe right side. This shot fell the wounded man, who lived till 5:30 tills morning. The above notes of the affray were gathered by an interview with the alleged murderer, and that the statement may therefore be accepted as conclusive and reliable, I append a few of the most able testi monies given at tbe Coroner's examination, beginning at 3 o'clock this afternoon. THE INO.UEST. Mrs. Hester Ann Kinder testified as follows: Was sitting at home in the kitchen, having a book In my hand, when I heard a loud noise ; I got up and went to the door; I saw tbe colored man with a stick In his hand, raised; heard him tell McFee to get out of the house. Mr. McFee said he could go out, and Thomas was going toward the door. Mc Fee said: "Dan, If you come out here I'll shoot you!" Then McFee repeated, "Dan, If you do come out here 111 shoot you!" The negro went out. At this Juncture the lady turned ber back, as she stated she knew McFee would do what she said. The witness continued by saying: "I did not hear anything more until I turned. I saw tbe flash of the last shot; then saw the colored man rail a little south of the door. Heard three shots fired." ANOTHER EYE-WITNESS. The next important witness was William B. Miller, who was about forty feet distant from the killing. He stated that he was down town la Mr. Bohn's store, andstarted home. I came around by Mrs. U. A. Hlnder's residence, which Is opposite tbe saloon, when I heard a fuss in McLaughlin's saloon. I heard cursing and swearing in this room ; saw and heard two men quarreUng. One of the men a negro, called Thomas, the other McFee, white. The colored man told McFee to get out of the saloon. McFee told bim he would when he got ready. The colored man toldhlm again to get out, and sald,"D-n you, I will put you out." McFee then stepped to the door and stepped out, turning around and put his foot on the sill of the door and said, D d, if you come out here I'll kill you." Then the darky stepped forward toward the door with a stick in his hand, and out upon the sidewalk. Were fussing on the sidewalk, which one I do not know. Did not hear any threats made. Mr. McFee then commenced firing on Thomas. He shot three or four times In quick succession. They were three or four feet apart when the first shot was fired. The darky was trying to get at him, but each shot kept blm from making progress. Did not see Thomas try to nse any weapon upon McFee. I did not see the weapon; beard the report and saw the flashes. After the affray saw the Instrument used by tbe colored man, which was an iron rod, thirty Inches In length and one-half Inch in diameter. THE DE YOUNG KILLING. Further Particulars cf the Sad Affair. San Francisco. April 25. Tbe Chronicle to morrow win puDiisn an account, which It has also given to the Mta and Call, to the follow ing effect: Dr. H. H. Thrall, residing at 11 Geary street, bis wife and daughter, bave made statements to tbe Chronicle reporter tnatonuie evenings or last Wednesday and Thursday two men, believed by tbem tobe Rev. I. S. Kallocb and bts son. visited a house opposite tbelr residence. In a mysterious way, remaining there some time. That last evening they again went to tbat house together Just before tbe shooting of tnne us xoung. onorwy alter o'clock nr. Thrall went to a nelgbborlne druz store and there heard of the murder. Meantime two boys came running to the opposite house and were admitted, and the lights in tbe bouse were put out. xne house soon after waa r

lighted and so remained until a much later hour than usual. During the Tislt of the men supposed to be Kailoch and son, Just betöre the shooting their motions were partly visible through tbe window, and they seemed tobe conducting themselves In an excited manner, when a lady passing the house saw Kalloch's colored servant standing on the steps, and a few minutes later a cab came up containing City Auditor Düna, ex Deputy Sheriff Clayton, and a yonog man not known. The two latter entered the house and soon after came out, entered tbe cab and drove la the direction of the city Hall. The Chronicle people profess to believe these movements, coupled with sundry minor circumstances Indicate that the killing of De Young was the result ot a conspiracy between Kailoch and his son. This eveniDg tbe Call reporter drove to Mayor Kalloch's residence. On alighting be was conf ronted by half a dozen men who demanded to know his name and business. He Informed them and said," What are vou doing here, are you expecting Mike De Young to kill Kailoch?" "That's Just what we are looking for," replied the men. on effecting communication with those In the house, the reporter was Informed that tbe Mayor was asleep, and they would not disturb him, when be left without obtaining any information. To what credence t his story will be entitled is yet to be learned. To-day a couple of detectives visited the house opposite Dr. Thrall's residence, and round Mayor Kalloch's colored servant, who said he was 111 with rheumatism, occupying a room in the house. He was questioned at length, but nothing of Importance was elicited further tban that Kailoch and his son had been In the habit of visiting him during his illness. The Chronicle this morning has thefollowInK paragraph: Iu an Interview of a reporter of the Evening Post and M. II. De Young, published in that Journal last evening, represents Mr. De Youug as saying he was of the opinion tbat Mr. hlilmmeni, editor of a Kansas Journal, was the person who had recently put luto circulation the pamphlets containing a stenographic report of the trial of I. S. Kal'och on the charge of adultery In Boston In 1857. Mr. De Young desires to state that he never made any such a statement to a reporter or anybody else." SENATOR TIIURMAN

Returns to Columbus and Makes a Splendid Little Speech. Columbus. O., April 21. Senator Thurman arrived In this city at 3 o'clock this afternoon, and was met at the depot by Supreme Jude Akey, Hons. M. A. Daugherty and Oeonce W. Monroe, and was escorted to the Neil House. The Senator was serenaded at 8 o'clock, and was lntroaucea Dy u. j. Jones, and responded in a half hour's speech, of which the following is an abstract: My Friends asd Fellow-Townsmen If any one of you were far from home ami should receive a warm aud cordial welcome from st rangers, whom you had Dever seen, you would feel deeply, profoundly grateful for that kind attention; but grateful as one may feel for the welcome of strangers, there Is something so much nearer the heart in the welcome to his borne by one's friends and neighbors. We may be grateful for politeness from those we bave never seen, but when we are welcomed home by those with whom we have dwelt, whom we reoognlze as our own townsmen now, and wltn whom we expect to live se long as life shall be spared, there Is a feeling more deep than gratitude, more powerful than respect. So I leel to-night at this welcome which you bave been so kind as to give me, and I but feebly express my emotions when I thank yon for It with all my heart, and when I also return to tbe orator, who has spoken for you to night, my sincere appreciation of his too flattering remarks. My friends, as I passed through Newark today, I purchased a Columbus paper, and to my great surprise 1 found that I was expected to make a speech bere to night. I speak In all sincerity and truth when I say that that surprised me, for It was only yesterday merging that I knew I could come and visit my home, and I had no certainty at all that you would know tbat I was coming, and If you did know it, I had no idea that 1 would be expected to make a speech, and this being the case, my frleu'-C, I have po prepared speech to deliver you. I did not come f? ?b.!6 charged with a bpeecn, Laughter. I did not think a spoecn irom me was at an necessary. I came here to get a little rest after five months intense labor, without any recreation at all. Although enjoying fine health. I needed some rest and some repose. and I came to get it among my friends in Col umbus appiausej, but since you bave been told tbat 1 would speak to-night, and have been kind enough to come to bear it, It would bs unjust in me not to say something at least upon tbe political questions, or some of them, . i . 1 1 i - inut vguaie me couuiry. iuu win permit uie, however, my friends, to be brief: at no time am I a long speaker, and it Is, therefore, seldom tbat 1 am tediout. I shall speak to you. therefore, very briefly, indeed, but what l do say 1 commend to your careful and thoughtful consid.ralion. My friends, it has been Bald that eycrv Presidential election Is a crisis in this Republic. and although it might be doubted whether In the past that remark Is so absolutely true that there was no exception to it: yet it must be admit ted that In later years every Presidential election has In fact been a crisis In our affairs. aud no one can tell how long It may thus continue. But of one thing I think we may be absolutely certain, and that Is that the Presidential election of 1MJ will be regarded, as long as the history of this country shall be read and studied, as a crisis In the affairs of the Republic. And why do I say this? I am not accustomed, and It is not my wont to maznlfv things. Why. then, do 1 say mat this is a crisis In public affairs? Because, ray frleDds. in ray serious Judgment the election this year will go to determine wheth er substantial liberty, substantial tree institutions shall longer continue In America. Judge Thurman then spoke some moments upon the phrase so often repeated by the Opponent of i he Democratic party mat " w e need a strong Government." The meaning of this waa that we should have a stronger National G t eminent to rule over the whole people of this country. The people should be con tent with the Government as It has exlstsd for threequarters ot a century, under which we have flourished as no other people have flourished. There are but two modes of giving strength to a Government. One mode is fraught wltn beneficence to the people, and safety, security and prosperity to the state. The other mode means despotism over the people, and means ruin and ultimate destruction to the State. The first Is, so constitute your Government, and so administer it, that It will challenge and receive the affection ol the people who dwell under it, tbat they shall not merely obey, but that they shall reverence, esteem and love It. A Government th us supported by its people, whatever may b its form, however few may be the powers exore6s!y conferred. Is one ot tbe strongest Government upon the earth, if not the very strongest. Such a Government our forefathers thought they had ordained for the people of the United States, and such a Government the Democratic party has always advocated. The other mode of strengthening a Government la to strengthen it merely by force by icreat standing armies. This point was dwelt on at Borne length, and illustrations ol the results of such klud of Governments wara irlven bv reference to the rule of Great Britain over Irelacd, the Empire of Russia, etc. The application made of the principles nnderivluiz these two forms of Government was that the former mode was that by which the Democratic party sought to administer tiiA fiwemmnnt. while the ReDublican nartr resorted to the latter mode, lie concluded aä follows: "Now, my fiHnds, in my JuJgment, the great question which is to be solved is whether or not tno sirengtu oi our uovern men1. in the future shall come from the affections of the peopie or whether it shall be tbe streng! h of despots, and despots alone. There Is much more that I might speak about of the neces sity of reform and economy, and the necessity of lowering taxes, and all these subjects, with which you sre more or less firnlUar with, but I promised yon that I would not weary your patience, aud I hope you will not allow me to m; fa tv rnvself." Agatu thanking the crowd.be retired a mid enthusiastic applause. A Singular Nervous Disease. CrsciNNATl. Aorll 23. The pupils of St Ursullne Couvent. at St. Möllns, Brown County, Ohio, have been sent to their homes two months in advance of the usual time on account of the appearance amoDg them of a atngntar nervous disorder, with an epidemic tendency. It manifests itself In nervous tvttchings and Jerklngs, and while not of an a - rmlntr character, was so serlou as to war rant the dismissal of the school. It is suld it yields readUy to treatment when pupils are sepaiauxi.

A TERRIBLE CYCLONE

Swoops Down Upon the Quiet Little City of Meridian, Miss. Fifty Houses Entirely Destroyed by the Fearful Gale. a Eighteen Persons Hilled and Some Portj Seriously "Wounded. A Scene Among; tbe Dead and Dying: Tnat Itegarara Description. A Tornado In Mississippi Memphis, April 2i. A destructive tornado swept over tae country in the vicinity of Macon, Miss., Inst night. Telegraphic communication is interrupted, and meager reports hrlng Intelligence of the loss of several lives. Fuller details are hourly expected. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. Memphis, April 26 A special to the Appeal from Macon, A116S., say: "Jast night hi :. o'clock a most feariul and furious cyclone struck the northern part of this place, resulting In the sad loss cf life and (he wholesale Cosi ruction of property. The day had been unusually sultry. At the the hour stated, two terrlb;e currents of air, one from the njrtheast.the other from the loathwest, bearing clouds charged with elecirlcity were hurled together right at the fated locality. It was a war of storms. Besides incetsatt lightning, balls fire were seen whirling acros the clouds, varying in size from u ehettnut to a man' head. Riiht in the cauter of that part of town around the railroad station the storms met and the work of destruction commenced, and in less time than It can he tcld the place HM8 In ruins. Tue lo of lite wa learrul. Through tbe bc-aiing rain against pitiless winds our citizens rushe l to the K'ene to aid the sufferer Through th nislit ijuads of of men combined went (o wore to reiuoro the debris and to gather up the wouuuei, dying and dead, scattered everywhere. Tue Ecene lM-girars all human -u'.tcmi ti at deFcrlptlon. To-uay the citizens closed their placesof business, and sre ae vol lug the day to caring for the dead and wouuded. Fortyeight were killed outright, aud forty more or less injured, some perhaps fatally. Alter the Btorm some ot the ruins can n at fire, but was checked before spreading to any extent. About 10 o'clock a perfect water-spout visited the scene to render It more horribie. Men and women were found to-day decapitated, limbs torn from the body, and otherwise mutilated, a quarter of a mile from their home?. Stock was all killed in the vicinity. A bolt of goods from a store was found eight miles from town, in a tree top. Tne killed are Mr. and Mrs. James Horton, Mattie, Johnnie and James Horton, the whole family; Mrs. James Epps, Charlie Epps, James Epps, Miss Sophroula Ramsey, Cicero Moss, aud three others were so badly mutilated tnat recognit ion was Impossible. In addition to tbe above named, who are white, the following colored persons were killed: Ixuls Barker, Henry Williams, child, Otto Wfison, child, and one nnknown colored man. The wounded are: Leo Smith, child, James Fpps. Mrs. Bercant, Mrs. W. A. Kelly, Ed Ford, Mrs. Rhodes, Miss M. Ramsey, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Mitchell, Mrs. Ballard and babe, Mrs. George Ballard, Moses Weill, C. Whiteside, Mrs. Little, Mrs. Bpence, W. L. Ixxlds, jo Bryant. J. W. Blackwell and wile,-Mrs. R Ruff, E. Dismukes, Mrs. Moss, Frank Gllmore, Dave Clayton, Joe Evans, Parthenia Williamson, Dod Stevenson, H. Williams, Solomon Hand, J. II. Bryant, E. 8. Ford, W. A.Kelly a child. Mr. Horton was found dead one-fourth of a mile away from the scene of destruction. One of the houses near the center of the storm was whirled around and Its front changed in opposite direction. A negro woman was found dead in a field west or the depot, nteraiiy stripped oi all her clothing. Charnel wagons bearing the dead and wouuded from scene of destruction are to be seen on every Bide. It rained nearly ail morning and most oi tne night; but a noble band ot women, true to Biblical tradition woman: "Last at the cross and first at the tomb, "are doing all tbat human hands can do in administering to the wound ed and dying. A portion of the only two houses remalulng intact are lined wltn aead and wouuded, and the faces of the dead and groans from the mangled and dying make up a picture that would bring sorrow to tbe hardest heart, it was tnougnt nest at nrsi io establish a public hospital, but a majority fa vored the private residence plan, and the wounded were divided out and cared forln that way. Collins have been ordered made, by the Mayor, for the dead, all of whom will be decently burled. Tbe railroad shops, round nouses and an roiling stocK on tue siue iracs was comDletelv wrecked. Major rlynn, assist ant general superintendent of tbe road, is on the snot with a lame force, clearing away the debris and repairing the toss The loss is va riously estimated at rrrua iuj.uuu to jjju.wu. Macon, Miss. Is about 12S miles south of Corinth, on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. FURTHER TARTICULABS. Meridian. Miss. April 26. A heavy storm passed over Macon, Miss., last night, blowing away twenty-two houses. Including the M. ana v. Railway raacnine snops, rouna houe, depot, telegraph office and master mechanic's .office. Sixteen cars were blown from tbe track, seventeen persons killed and twenty-two wounded. The loss to property Is estlu ated at not less than 100,000. Meridian was called on to send physicians, and six or eight have gone from bere to attend the suffering. DESTRUCTION IN AND ABOUT KASHVILLE. Nashville, Tenn April 2ß. A destructive storm south of bere on Sunday, at Dechen!, on the Chattanooga Railroad, the Presbyterian Cnurch was totally wrecked, and great damages done to houses, stock and fences in Giles County. Tnree children were drowned, 'ine B'orm struct Paint Rock, on the Mempbjs and Charleston Railroad, and destroyed five houses and killed three children of I. M. Edwards. T.J. Mann was killed by lightning six miles from this city on Sunday. THE VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS. Great Excitement and Confusion at Their Convention. RTirüTos. Va.. Anrtl 21. Tbe Republican Convention was called to order by C. P. Ramsdell, Chairman of the State Central Commit tee. in nis oriei nuiirew oia uiusiona iu ueueral Grant were loudly cheered. The names of Blaine and Sherman were also received with considerable applause, xne urn tnai oi strength between tbe Stralghtouts and the Readiusters. or Mahone men. was in tbe temporary organization. J. U. Hill. Readjuster, and Peter J. Carter, a Straightout (both colored), were the nominees. Carter was elected, 71 to 48 a victory for the Stralghtouts, though it Is claimed by the minority that it was not a strict test vote. While the Committee on Credentials retired the Convention took a recess, and upon reassembling beard speeches Irom Popham, Rives and Lester. The speeches were highly eicitlnz. and were interrupted by the report of the Credential Committee sesticg Hi delegates. A minority report favoring the claims of the contestant from Richmond, and per sisting in J. B. Syphar, of Alexandria, who had been also unseated by tbe Committee's report, broughton a violent and disorderly discussion, which threw tbe whole Convention iato confusion, a dozen being on the floor at a time trying to be heard, and the delegates crowding the aisles. Tbe Chairman had great dlMioultv in malutalnine order.and appointed a sereeant-at-arms to assist him. The con fusion continued until 7 o'clock, when the Convention took a recess until X. The Convention reassembled at 8 o'clock. aud the fight Is golDg on over the election ot a permanent Chairman, amid mucn coniusiou and disorder. Pending a noisy discussion, tbe Convention adjourned, at z a. ra., until to-morrow. THE DE YOUNG KILLING. What Both of the Kallochs Have to Say of the Affair. San Frascisto, April 26. Tbe Pest publishes an interview wltn young Kaltoch. He Mil de clines to say anything of the circumstance leading to tne aiiecK on Le loung, outregaru

:ngthe alleged conspiracy, in -which Ransome, the Mayor's colored servant, is male to figure, remarked: "If yon 6ee Jim Rausome you can tell blm to Just come right out tuuare with the truth. It can't hurt anyone." Mayor Kailoch was attending to his duties at the City Hall to-day. He voluntarily stated that he deeply deplored the turu matters had taken, and so did tbe family. He thought that within thirty days, when tbe excitement had subsided, however much of the tragedy was to le regretted, the city ut large would ba more eaceful ana less agitated. With regard to the reirt cf bis having been downtown on the night of the shooting, both be and his sou uenv the rumor us being malicious and absurd. "The Mavor and Mrs. Kailoch were out driving ad dav iust Friday with friends, and returned heme at li P- The Mayor felt Weary, and laid clown oi a bed in his own room to rest. He was called for dinner at 7, but n- t feeling well, undressed and went to bed. He fell asleep shortly after going to l?d, bet was arousM about M o'clock and ioforrutd ihat his son had ki led Charles le Young. Regarding ihe rumor of the conspiracy being cirried rn u Hit- houe. where bis colored servant lodged ;;ne Mayor said be had visited his servant niTeost every day while be was sicK, and so bad bis son, and there was not the slightest foundation for the charge of conspiracy. The Mayor stit?d ah-o that lie had no further public speech to make. The man who tried to assassinate him Is no more, although he met bis death ficm a source that was of course to him most deplorable. He should continue to fulf.il the d jtics as Chief Magistrate of the city to the best of his ability. The Workingmen hae placed a guard of twenty-two men, takeu from their militia, on duty at Mayor Kahoch's L.oU!.e to pr vent the intrusion of undesirable parties who they think might be Intent on aoie desperate act. TEXAS DEMOCRATS:

Ihey Send Their Delegation Vninstructed. (Jalvfston. Abril21 The Democrat ie stat Convention made E. G. Bower elector atlarge. Resolutions were adorned adverse tr im support of the two-third rule, aud the delegates go uninstrnctod. It was slso resolved that the aevotion of General Hancock to the coasiltuuouaj rignt8anu privileges of the citizens entitles film to the confidence of the neorie. and Texas will, when called npon, show her appreciation of his generosity and maguanimlty. The resolutions pledge undivided and eiitiiusiastic support to whomsoever the National Convention may see lit to nominate. Ad journed sine die. "Show Me That Hanib irg Murderer, Butler, of South Carolina." I Wheeling Register Washington Letter. Judge Mackey, of South Carolina, was sitting in the Railery of the Senate wliea a sharp-faced, razor-strap looking fellow from Yankeeland said to him: "Mister, can yon point out to me that infernal Homburg murderer, Butler, of South Carolins?" "Certainly," eaid the polite Judge, "and I will point out, also, some other notables of the Senate. Don't you see tbat handsome Senator with lijrbt curly hair? Well, that is Roscoe Conkling, and the gray-headed, bright-looking man near him is Blaine. That large Senator is Judge I) j vis. of Illinois, and over there is General John D. Gordon talking to Lamar. Don't you see that bald-headed man,' pointing to Senator Edmunds, "well, tbat is Butler, of South Carolina." The eyes of our Yankee friend were lighted up with indignation as he replied: "Yes, I could bave picked him out of a thousand," adding a good deal that was not complimentary to the distinguished Yermonter. The other day Senator Edmunds came over on the Democratic eide, when Mr. Vest eaid: ''Edmunds, Hampton has a good joke on you;" and the gallant Carolinian was forced to tell the whole story. Senator Edmunds laughed heartily and remarked that it was a compliment tobe taken for so handsome a man as General Butler. The "Honorable Option." New York Express. It is reported that Mr. Tilden bos dropped Mr. Henry B. Payne, of Ohio, his tint ''honorable option," and taken Stephen J. Field, ot the Supreme Court. Perhaps he thinks this is the easiest way to head oil Judge Field, who is strong on the Pacific coast and has distinct possibilities, while Mr. Payne has nothing but a barrel. Bat, at the same time, intelligence come from Philadelphia that Mr. Tllden's "honorable option'" waa, is, and ever will be Samuel' J. lUndall. At a recent in terview with political rotabilities, he s eaid to have announced in an audible whisper tbat Mr. Randall should be his legatee. The intelligence comes from a reliable tource and with unusual directness. and it is corroborated by Mr. Randall himself who has lately said that "Mr. Tilden is now more of a candidate than ever," a diplomat ic declaration to be read backward, meaning that as Tilden s political executor he was more of a Tilden man than Tilden him&elf. The 4.000,000 Democratic voters in the United States are likely to insist on having an "hon orable option" themselves this time, and it Is pretty Bale to eay that they will not ass Mr. Tilden nor Mr. Anybody Eise whom they shall select for their leader in the cam paign. Ballot-Itox Stuffing. Here is a scrap of testimony, under oath. given at the investigation of Republican ballot-box stuffing, io Philadelphia on Wednesday: While talking to a Republican window boot man named Harmaa, whom he believed was a member of the Hook and Ladder Company on Uniou Street, he saw him picking the want ticket irom a large Dundie or ballots which he held in bis right hand. Alter he had selected a number, Hartman put bis band deliberately through the window and laid the ballots on the top of the ward box, when some oue inside the poll shoved the tickets at ouce Into the ballot-box. When questioned as to the number Mr. Rogers said there were more than five, and possibly ten, but he could not tell. He thought tbat Hartman was only playing a Joke at first, but the tickets were shoved right into tbe box and the polls imme diately closed. No other votes were received afterward. Mr. Rogers was searchingly crossexamined by Mr. Simpson, counstl for Mr. Carpenter, but his testimony was not shaxen, He said that at tbe time of the occurence) there were half a dozen persons In the room, but be could not see the faceot the person who put the tickets iu the box. He only saw a hand reach over and push them iu. He was outside the window, and could ouiy see through the small hole througu which the votes were passed. A Yankee Romance. Springfield Republican. Wav back in the early part ol this century one of the loveliest girls of the town of Norwich became engaged to a dashing yonngEnthshman, apparently of great weaitn,wno claimed to have been a naval officer. He went away, ostensibly for a short vlait to England, and was never heard ot in Norwica again, although tradition has it that he was a pirate by profession, and tnat ne was nung as euch soon after leaving Norwich. However the truth may have be en, his affianced bride was faithful unto death, and believed in him to the last, when s!.e faded away, a very sweet, gentle, sad old lady. Wanted Practical Religion. New York Herald. At a religious meeting In Winsted, Conn., on a recent Sunday, the wife of a well-known citizen told how much religion had done for her and how much better she was with it than without it. When she had spoken, another sister got up and expressed a fervent hope that it religion had done for the areceding speaker all that she had said, she would soon become good enough to pay her the fifty cents she owed her. Religion that does not make its professors honest h:n nottaken hold of them at the right end.