The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 2, 1884, Page 1

VOL. VI. cn aa ata aaamndenmneieeesioninnieniminimeatomniienine: FACL. DEMO} The Doings of a Mob of Madmen. The Streets of Cincinnati Converted Into a Battle-Ficid. And the ‘*People” and the Autbor- ties Engaged 12» Deadly Conflict. an All-inight Struggle, in Which Many Were Killed. pe Dead Uncounted and the Wound- | ed Uncared for, Fire Resorted to by the Fiends in Human Form. CINCINNATI, March 30.—This morning’s bright sunlight revealed the terrible havoc of last night’s work at the court house square. Smoking ruins, pools of blood, armed malitia and yelling, excited crowds stood out in bold relief. ‘The mihtary were stationed behind planks and beer kegs across Main street of Ninth, across Court street just east of the market space, across Main street at Canal, across Syca- more street just north and south of the jail, and across Court street at Canal. The soldiers at all these points, except Court and Canal, be longed to the Fourteenth regiment | of Columbus, At tne latter point the Duffy guards, colored were sta- toned, All the soldiers stood with their muskets prepared to fire, some distance from the wilita and) further trom the court house. As each ot these points was a surging mob num- bering fully 2,000. The individua!s these of crowds comprisin were every description, men, women and childern, A large majority were’| men, and were very demonstrative. Any change of position of the nali- { courts are in ashes }comn = 30°TLI t contents w saved. Th records in this of the evidence of title to real est th county, were propably th bl building. were badlv | title to were probably iIding some purned were badly burned around the mat | gins, denued and scattered, but the | The collected, and, 1 | fragments Yr with the to- ge harme nes, amounting to several thousand, were hauled to the Gifts engine house for |safety. All the deed books except ;some ot the early ones, were saved ! Everything in the county clerk’s office, except possibly some books. | receipts and a small amount of money which were in the safe. was { destroyed. The court dockets and j all records of suits pending in the | courts The partof the building occupied by the county clerk is giving way and is the only ¢ part of the ruins in danger of falling. The fire fiend also made a clean j sweep in the probate offices. All| records of wills, marriag deceased persons’ estates, etc., had been swept from existence. Everything is also destroyed in the auditor’s office. The duplicate for the June taxes went with the rest, and ta collections will be in a terrible snari In THE TREASURER’S OFFICE consumed The safe, which all that could be fire was destroyed. It fire both ly unharmed. is burglar proof and is locked 3 : ke tained valuables amounting to $250,000, and it is neral belief that Tu the the ionsers. board of Brewster time loc or it and monc he ts contents are county f e of tia was greeted with yeils and hoot- ings. There was a constant pressure xf the crowds towards the barricades, but a line of policemen immediately a tront of the various throt ed them back after clubbin over the heads and arrestu.g the most aggressive. The various strec tween the barricades and house square were almost de and presented 5 press- them | | ts be- | court | | erted A STRANGE SIGHT. Blue-uniformed malitiamen through various evoluGoas as they were reheved in) squads tor break- | fast. Stacks of muskets and piles | of knapsacks were scattered over the streets. Here and there a few soldiers were iny available object, * Debolt’s un v state of great activity as file after file of malitiamen marched into their breaktast. Here and there on the sidewalks were numerous blood stams, where some untortu- hate had been killed or wounde went on th tug readmg restau tewspay ers. | | | | | | About tne court house ruins of smouldering and blackened public the records, rescued too late from bummg building. The two bi cannons captured from the mob at night occupied a prominent position on amore street. Fire engines Nos. 4-and 7 were playing on the ‘uns. What was yesterday a mag- nificent county building loomed up | A SAD MONUMET of the mob’s violence. Its walls all! Temained standing, bnt almost every- thing consumed, the iron work warped and twisted and the stones cracked and scarred. ‘he roof had disappeared and the sun shone un- obstructed into the criminal court room where Berner was tried. Much of the court house was built of iron, brick and st and the shells of the ¥arious stories and rooms, as well 38 the iron stairways still remain sol- id. Outside the building — the ¥acant door and window — spaces Fevealed ruin withi Some smoke ands n arose trom the nearly extinguished fire. On the north side the shutters on the audi tors office windoy rey were the feat, while the entire the building showed many li Colored specks w e butlets chpped off preces of the stone. The Surrounding buildings also showed ih from rocks, bmekbats and muiders. Of the immense quantity of zs COUNTY RECORDS, those only ot the recorder’s office Were saved. and those partiaily in « damaged condition. The fire reach ed this office the Tastof any part of the building, the fire engines. and coroner, sheriff, surveyors, engineers and all the court + swept away. From the sheriffs’ | offices $65,000 was deposited in the t stere The sate in this office been opened, but the sme satayette ban roa te d not vet ke issuing ave small promise of sayii anything there trom. he same can be said of the safes in office and common pleas court reom In fact it 1s beliey the every safe in the i 2 treasurer’s, are in room five contained all the the const crimi nal in ments, and if t des- troved there will be nothing te show against indicted criminals. HE LAW LIBRARY, ‘longing to the jaw library associ id tae secona lion, founded in 34, best library of the kind in the try, and containing 15,000 volumes. was entirely consumed. The loss has been estimated at $125.000, but can not ne accurately estimated, ow ing to the special value ot many ot the yolumes. _ The only comobusti- ble thing in the whole court house perfectly safe 1s the set of records in the Recorder’s office. Probably the contents of the Treasurer’s safe are unharmed, and possibly some of the contents of the sates in the offices of the county clerk, county commission- er, shermff and auditor, and the common pleas court room five may be rescued. Everything else is in ashes. The total loss to the county by last night’s work at the court house 1s estimated at over 1,- 000,000. coun- ER. NEWSPAPER OFFICES IN DAN the mob commun- As the day grew on apac as: pect of things changed, and at first has developed into ism of the most dangerous character, and there is now acertainty that there is a well defined orgamzation in the city bent onmischiet. Threats were made that the Enqmrer and Com- mercial Gazette nowspaper offices wert tli £ “ anunihilanon. Prepa to rece 1e Mme » the ef- e done before the night closes APQUART THE GOVERNOR'S I by the is one cf Hall’s patent and cost the | county $7,00, still stands, apparent: | i boro, control, | rooms everything | auditors’ in | > Rs MISSOURI, WEDNESDAY APRI st to-n of the dyna- > been igazines r in speeia s for Ses, it is supposed by ri- tr tion. Troops have Is Was confirmed by the oranda this city during the day on. arrest, later, of Joseph Jordan, a > to rendezvous here, and shoe-maker, who was found in pos- ey hey were dispatched to Cin- session ot some of the dangerous eXx- c Pine yovernor’s office has’ plosives. 3 r rowded all with counsel- - ; ad those w Obituary. ‘ F Diep-—At resid x his ee Shot ‘ Cie : ree: father, i s city, on Tuesday, appearan ur here since 1505. March 5th, 1884, in the 26th year overnor also ordered all state amunition to the seat of the riot. and t of supplies and equip- United tes bar- ,fachs, having exhausted all his | tary tor He h = his age, with congestion ot the brain, Mr. Alfro F. Vaughan. Mr. Vaughan was born in Marias be ces in the field. s his | moved to Butler in 1879. In 1881 | headquarters in the office ot General he united with the Baptist church in | inager McCrea of the Pittsburg, | 4 = } - s Ms ci has ever since been a {Cincinnittiand St. 1.ouis railway, . : shere a wire 1s kept tree for him to consistent, praving member ot the communicate with the moving troops Christ. and those in command at Cincinnati. | blessed assurance of the home pre- With the troops called trom this and ; other points there is tezr of contagi- | ous outbreaks, Owing to unprece- } lented excitement reported from dif- | that assurance ferent qnarters. All railroads are body ot always feeling a are taithful to the end, and died with ¢ f giving military trains precedence in| marriage to Miss Hattie Van Camp. jthe rightof way. Berner has been resting quietly in prison all day. | a | The gates had to be closed against | providing husband. ; the public for chapel, owing to the | © multitude of curosoty seekers that | His remains were laid to rest in j appeared.. No violence 1s probable | Oak Hill cemetery the eyenine of jhere. It is very quiet, but to-night | he 2 ‘ the guard at the prison 1s smail, and eee | there has been some talk of easy ac— His bereaved [cess to hin. j | | | ' | { i true and He was a first- lass mechanic, and full of eaergy. | of this city, and proved a | wife, parents and | | triends have the sympathy ot the en- | | tire community. ARRIVAL OF TROUPS. This morning the Thirteenth regi- ment, under command of Col. Fy >i ith unattached second troop ot cavalry, Scott dragoons of Hill under nd of Captain Mutlinix, arrived by special | Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The greatest medical wonder of the world. Warrantedt >» speedily cure Burns Bruises, Cuts, Uleers Salt Rheum, Fever s Piles, Chilblains, Corns, Hands, and ail skin erup- icard, ws mi ce pared in the heavens for those who | Oct. 30th, 1883, he was united in | CS, 2 =_e L ISS 4. NO. 18, THE NEW GROCERS J. 5. MoGHEE & C0, OPE Y FOR BUSINESS IN THE OPERA - HOUSE - BLOCK, With the fi | mil— | county, Mo., May 6, 1859, and re-! est, newst and freshest AND QUEENSWARE, We cordially invite the public to visit us issortir GROCERIES In the Southwest. and inspect our goods and prices. 'WEST ROOM OPERA HOUSE BLOCK BUTLER, MO. Arlington Hotel, Just Opened and Newly Furnished, W.'J. LANSDOWN, PROP’R, Location, North Main Street. BUTLER, MO W. J. LANSDOWN M. D. Hi iGe acumedns Soam Gea eeriee @ eins meee a WAT) Giane Coders aoened ine Sauce uded. Prine 25 cts | ser box 7 MC. & ' the way of the Panhandle route, and | ! ES, pare E 5 | ed to the ¢ y park to be t forcements to the sol- ak : s = a For 2 Clean Shave | est€S | Go to Crouch Bros. shop, near southwest ive to- Batter ee quare. They have aneat, atte = : comre s ee battery of } | Covington, O. This makes in all LIVE STOCK COLUMN. \ reciments, two batteries and one op of cavalry to arrive here dur- | Al? notices i this column will be insert | ng the ed at a low rate Special terms given | THE C SE OF VILE TROUBLE. é cot at es aoc NER’S CRIME ci ae Ia ee | 2 z mike the season of William Berner’s crime was the | 18 g April rst, and ending ot Wilham Kirk. Joe Pal-j; Jul rm of E. Miller & Bro. | i mer. colored, and Berner were work- | O@¢ Mile and a halt northeast of Altona, | Bay K S nd! talica) fi for Bates Ce., Mo. This celebrated and | j ing tor rk, and wittied him f0r | highly pedigreed horse is weil known | | money last Christmas eve. On the | throughout the county. Last year he | of the 27th ot last Decem- | stood at fhe livery stable ot Geo: L. | dy of a man was found ly- | Smit! r: will also stand at the | lene Hows on the | 22me time z place two other good SES BLE Ue ge : horses. 1S-6t* t hy bank of a creek that borders the town of Cemmingsville, whichis | & EADS Ng steed the “fine Bue 7 : . os} ‘ nake season o fasuburb of Cincinnati. The head 1864 at eur stable in Bates conn. | man was badly battered, and | ty, Mo., on the farm ot John Atkinson, | running noose wa ; four miies south et Butler, on the road e with a tly drawn around his neck, forc-| leading to Papinville near the Miller | 1. ries ues ‘ i = school house, at tne low price of $8 to ing his tengue to protrude insure a mare in foal, payable when the mches out of the mouth and distort- | fact is made known, or $10 to insure a| ing and discoloring the tace in 4a! live colt, payable when the colt comes, | frightful degree. Late in the after- | in all cases the servis price will be due Sadie aan aa : E when the mare is transterred or about to | : of W ete (esi Xe picenanee a Seat | be removed from the county a lean will | {of William H. Kirk, a dealer in sand, | pe retained on the colt until paid for. | who lived an humble way on | We will take all care to prevent accidents Trustee’s Sale. in | Elizabeth street. Cincinnati. but will not be responsible should any | occur, the season will commence rst of | RESTORING ORDER. APRIL Ist. NO) Apriland end fuly rst. Descrirrion | H AND PepiGREE: —Eddy Ward is a dark FEAR OF ANOTHER OUTBREAK. At the jail | | chestnut sorrel, nearly black, seven years and city buildings | old this spring, in the prime ot lite and see PP 5 2 j vil s health, he is 16 nands high with leverything is in a most complete | vigorous ie Y | state of defense. Across all streets | 300d bone aud weight, of fine torm and | : Cs : action, with unusual heavy mane and ) and all railroads approaching the for- | {4il, he is without doubt the finest sad- ‘mer seat of barricades have | dle stallion in the county, goes all the | been strengthened and reinforced. | tashionable saddle gates and size enough | Commanding officers are sanguine | fF most any purpose, he was bred in in their expressions as to no tear of Scott county, Ky. Hewas sired by the = celebrated getter of saddle and road {a turther cutbreak, and indeed ap- pearances in the city would lead one war horses Expert, out of Nelly Ward, who to think them perfectly right, The | takersin the blue grass region of Ky., } b seems entirely quelled and to she was by the great show horse John mow ssa ow Diliard. Expert by Bald Stocking, he by stand in such fear of reckless shoot-- Qid Tom Hal, a Canadian pacer. Tr ' ing ot soldiery and the ternble effects | horse will be on exhibition on the streets of gathne guns as to have had entire- of Butlerevery Saturday. Iv a sufficiency of rushing into the Ee ee Eee eee jaws ot death. BLACK JOHN, fine breed wiil serve mares otoinsure a mare TROOPS OTDERED HOME. ve colt payable w nditions sar oliowing was sent to as ‘Black Johr At noon the | Governor Hoadly. yse and beily, it bone and He wus sired by the ck, dam by overnor Hoadly: ere »p all troops en route for Cincinnati. mob in tre city Corumrus. » 30.—Gov- SaMvEL COURTRIGHT. . he is strictly a first- e Hoad from mem-— several companies a breeder as his colts wil Oe a = bers of his staff in Cincinnati: to-night ; we to return home who ee oe . We = oP ould - agrinie are such that t has ordered every | were route here. A very careful eae peters ob Sue i military organization in the state to estimate of the number killed and i to examine this stock report to “Cincinnatti: immediately, | wounded im the riot results as fol-. their colts betere breeding ee a ; seventeen regiments in all and _ five : batteries. The governor’s advices, | There have been many who received | m2 ilows: Killed. 48; wounded. 226. TO CATTL arti when he returned o'clock this slight wounds. whose names have as BGs (eas enor 5 been ascertaine lesiring pasturage f t morning. were t they would | not beeu ascertained. : Se olicah Ge Me je B. Wate he needed. and be ordered all to be! This afternoon the excitement | ~#"= : eigen tas ready for marching Most of | again ran high, because of various unas Te cae gee feat atonee: “squit them were ordered to Cincinnat: sensational rumors that gained cur— =n : was one of the most celebtated premium | DE Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils, Perfumery, Soaps CIGAte: ALER IN inic POBACCO, Trustee Sate. Wher J. M. Fe and J Ky his wite, did on the 12th day « Sept ber, 1583, by sir deed of trust, which said deed was duly recorded in book 39, page 413, of book of deeds of trust in the Recorder’s office, in the city ot Bu ler, for the county of Bates and State Mis- ot ! so conveyed to th unde ribed r tee the following de the county and state afor t i u Lot No. 3, in block No. 16, lot No.| ¢#*t quarter of the southwest quarrer of 13, in block No. 14, ail in the town of /S¢ction three + ithe south halfot Walnut. And, whereas, said conveyance 3): In was made in trust to secure the payment fe | of a certain debt therein described, and “i By 6 g the same was due on the 12th day ot to ur i March, 1884, and is yet unpaid. Now, : ‘ o ry theretore, at the request of the | hol- GORE OF t describ der and owner of said debt, : virtue eas, sal past ot the power vested in. me feed, id. Now, I willon | Me AE EAE NORGE? OF te ; “riday, the 25th day of April, 1834.! terms or said Jol tacit ates between the hours of g o'clock in the Thursday, April 24th, 1884, forenoon and 5 o’clock in the afternoon | 5 . of that day at the east front door or the | between the hours ot nine o'clock in the court house in the city otf Butler, Bates|torenoon and five o'clock in the after county, Missouri, sell the said real estate | noon of that day expose to sale ter cash at public vendue, to the highest bidder tor/in hand so much of said real es' scessary to pav said debt, t rst. cash, tor the purpose of paying said debt and costs of this proceeding Joun G. McPeax, Trustee F. J, TYGARD, Trustee. Send receive free, a costly box of goods wt will heip all, of either sex, to more m ey right away than anything else in six ¢ Whereas, James F. Cook, by his deed of trust, bearing date September rst, 1879} | and duly recorded in the Recorder's office ; of Bates county, Missouri, in book No.|}world. Fortunes await the workers 17, page 473, conveyed to the undersign-/ solutely sure. At once & {ed trustee the tollowing described real|Co., Augusta, Maine, Answer Wanted. 1g us a case of Kidne, | estate jn trust to secure the payment ot a | certain promissory note in said | deed of trust tully described, to-wit The northwest quarter ot the southeast | | | quarter and the north halt of the north /or } tthat E | half of the southwest qurrter of sect on | Will not speedily cu We sa | thirteer [13], township forty-two (42), ot | NOt as thousands of cases alre range thirty-two (32), in Bates ceunty, cured and who ar Missouri, containing eighty acres more g ectsie _ Bitters or less, and. whereas, said note is pa se, on tes, due and unpaid. Now, therefore, at the requ ve er of said no’ ¢ 4 and by virtue ot the authority in me ves rectly o ed by thet ot said deed ot trust, [ g 4 d. will « ut experic y razors uch ot said teust and this ms recessary to pay interest and County Maps For Sale. costs- ¥. ee Wet ¢ late county maps tor sae $2, oo cach. Times Orvice stice ot Final Settlement. Ziv all inte M. Staley, de in the estate of Stephen ceased, that I, W. M. Gri adminis trator de bo mis mon Ot said esate, intend to make final settlement thereof, next term of the Bates county Court, in E z to be held at Butler on May, 1334 -4t Missourt. 2th dar the WM. Gaices, Administrator de bo mis non.