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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA. GA.. TUESDAY JUNE 16 X88!>.
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NEWS BY WIRE.
HBW3 FROM ALL SHCTIONS BRISK*
LY CHRONICLED,
Tbe Kezoblleen but* CbTivictlon or Ohio in Boailoo
eod Jnsge roraker Zfomlnat.d for Governor—
xna Grant and ward Fatlnra Trial iniratr
Ycrk-A Bupidona cnaraotar Arraatad,
T»oy, N. Y., Jane 8.—Rev. Father J, B. Lowery,
oJSt. Agne. church, of Cohoes, has ncelredno*
tlce of bis election to the bfahosric of Savannah,
Georgia. Be will take several days to consider its
acceptance.
Boidiytowx, N. J., Jane 8.—There was no
sale at Urs. Parnell's to-day. The claim had,
doubtleu, been settled, as the sheriff did not
appear. The residence was tightly elosed.
At the boar appointed lor the sale an ez-olBcio
senator and Edward Slavin, a prominent
land leaguer lately from Ireland, were the
only parties about the residence. A number
of curious persons turned away disappointed.
In the grove in front ol the Ironsides, a party
of rustics were holding a picnic.
Mostiksl, June 8.—Tho Corpus Christi
J irocession yesterday was the largest ever seen
n this city, ten thousand persons taking part
in it. Fifty societies marched in procession.
Modi. Fabre gave tho benediction at 8t. Pat*
rick’s and Notre Pune. While the procession
was passing along Bt. Peters’ street, the salva*
tion army,which was also parading,turned into
the street to reach Mechanics hall. The crowd
them badly. Had it not been lor the priests
and other persons in tho Corpus Christi pro
cession restoring order, a number of lives
must have been Tost.
New Toss, June 8.—The Baptist pastors, at
their meeting to-day, discussed the Old Testa
ment revision. They objected to tome of the
changes. Professor Meirowits, Hebrew
scholar, said he found many passages incor
rectly translated, and ho believed that the
revised version wu still in need of revision.
WitaiKOTOK, June A well dressed man,
who registered as F. M. Stanley, engaged a
suite of rooms at Willard's hotel, and a single
parlor at the Ebbitt house a few days ago.
To-day he visited the diamond store or Jacobs
Bros., on Pennsylvania avenue, and selected a
handsome diamond cross and asked that it be
sent to hit rooms at the first named hotel lor
hit wife’s inspection. Tho jeweler suspected
the trick and put detectives on the man’s
track. He wu arretted to-night at the hotel,
and while under arrest endeavored to swailow
a forged check lor <150 on a prominent cloth
ing firm of tbit city. He gave the assumed
name of Tom Jonu, but it thought to be an
expert hotel and diamond thief, and is proba
bly the man wanted In Norfolk, Vs., lor a
recent large robbery there. He is Mid to be a
Savannah man.
SraisontLD, 0., June 11.—The republican
state convention wu called to orderin the new
wigwam, in the muket space, at 10 o’clock, by
Hon. Joseph K. O’Nealf, of Lebanon, chair
man of the republican state central committeo.
Pelegationa of the elghty-oight counties of the
state were all lull, and over 4,000 persons were
S acked in the wigwam. Hon. J. V. Taylor, ol
uernsey county, wu announced u temporary
chairman, and addressed the convention.
Committees were appointed, and the conven
tion took a recess until after dinner. Tho
weather is fine, and visitors to the city are all
comfortably cared for.
Judge James B. Foraker was nomi
nated by a unanimous vote for governor.
The nomination of General Robert P. Kennedy
for lieutenant governor, Judge George W.
Mclvain for supreme judge, and John C.
Brown, or Jefferson, for treasurer, were by
acclamation. J. A. Kohler, of Summit, wu
nominated for attorney general, and Wells T.
Jones, of Pike, tor the board of public works.
Hon. Amos Townsend wu permanent chair
man ol the convention.
Bcrrano, June 11.—Catholics on their way
to early mau at St. Joseph's cathedral taw
seated on the granite steps of Bishop Ryan’s
ruidence a strange and terrifying
figure dressed in rod flannel
wrappings and wearing a horrible
white mask and a fiowing beard tbat reached
to the knees. A great crowd collected, but tho
figure’paid not the slightest attention. At
last a patrolman came and the strange mu-
querader wu led away. It wu a woman
whose teeth chattered with the cold. She
would not speak a word and no one knew who
she wu. Dr. Halbert, police surgeon, provi
ded her with clothing and ordered that she
be put to bed in the police building.
She turns out to be Hits France Burke, of
No. 301 Sixth street. She Is a clairvoyant,
and is a member of the Baptist church. Sbo
claims to be under the influence of a spirit
that drove her out to seek for lost souls. She
said she was driven out lut night to talk with
a convert to her faith. Bishop Ryan. Bbe did
not want to go, but when she turned back she
saw lightning and the spirit told hsr if she
did not go she would be struck dead. Her
sudden insanity is a great shock to her family.
She wu sent to the state asylum.
Naw Yoax, June 11.—Testimony wu taken
before Itefereo Hamilton Colo to-day, in an
other suit growing out of the Grant A Ward
failure. John H. Morris, receiver of the Ma
rine bank, charges tbat Jamu D. Fish con
veyed to six relatives on December 11,1883,
property that should go to the creditors of the
bank, S. E. Spencer, cuhier for Grant A
Ward, testified that the firm's capital wu
$400,000. Of tbe cub contributed U. S. Grant
f ut in $92,000; V. S. Grant, Jr., $10,000;
erdinand Ward $10,000. Fish contributed
no cub. Tbe balance of the $100,000 wu
made up of "flour” notes, bonds and stock by
all the members of the firm. Spencer said
tbat the loans on securities often ran u high
as one million dollars. It wu frequently the
case tbat the firm paid moro for.’ tho use of
money than it received on the loans. The
witness said Fish sometimes drew on his
S rivate account to pay fictitious earning to
epositors. He staled that Grant A Ward did
a losing busineu after February !8th, 1881.
Oxana, Neb., June 11.—In a libel suit
brought by Edward Rouwater, editor of the
Bee, against the proprietors of the Omaha Re
publican, who had republished tbe charge
that he wu a confederate and traitor during
the war, tbe |ury to-day brought in a verdict
awarding $100 damages to the plaintiff.
Chicago, June 13.—The defeat of McGarlgle
for the marshalship following so quickly tne
closing of the gambling houses hu broken
the spirit of Mike McDonald. He announces
in all seriousneu that he hu renounced
gambling forever, and that after hav
ing partially purged his record by
an Indefinite villi abroad he will
return to Chicago to engage in the real estate
busineu, and to take an occuional part in
politics, McGarigle'a downfall hu embittered
McDonald against the administration, and in
the local political campaigns for some time to
come he will probably work with the Far-
well-Taylor wing of the republican party
McDonald retiree with perhaps $300,009 in
ready money and very nearly $750,000 In real
estate which is rapidly appreciating in value,
of his trip abroad, upon which he
end amused themselves. They were also in
vited to stay for tea, but declined.
After they had left the academy and were
walking down tho pathway one or the pupils
discovered that tne alleged sisters wore very
large and heavy boots. She became suspicious
and iniormed two of her companions who, with
her, bid in the shrubbery near the gate.
■As, the sisters slipped into a carnage
waiting near the gate the young
ladies in hiding discovered tbat
under the garbs of nuns they wore fuhionably
cut, light trousers. Their discovery wu com-
municated to the teachers and the other pupils
and created a flutter [ of indignation, which
wu heightened when the postal cards arrived,
stating that the titters would bo presontin
propria pertome at the graduating exercises.
Siocx Cny, Iowa, Juno 13 A wrecking
train hu just left for the scene of the wreck on
the Sioux Falls line of the Chicago, Milwau
kee and St. Paul road. The accident occurred
near McCook, a small station across tbe line
in Dakota, about seven miles northwest of
here. There were two passenger coaches, a
baggage car, and a mail car. The train wu
going at nearly lull speed, when struck by a
cyclone. Every car wu blown from tho
track, and the engine partially off.
There were between sixty and seventy
passengers in the cars, and most of them mir-
acluously escaped with slight injuries. L. M.
Scott, the express mesunger, wu badly hurt,
and is supposed to be internally injured. An
old couple, whose names were not learned,
were also quite uriously injured, but it is
thought not fatally. Nearly every passenger
on the train suffered from scratches, braises
or contusions, but save thou mentioned
above no one was badly hurt. The storm was
very severe, and the telegraph wires are pros
trated in all directions. Along the Pacific
line six miles of wires are lying on the ground.
PniunanrHii, June 13.—Mayor Smith
called the citiscns’ muting for the relief of
Plymouth together to-day, and read them a
letter from W. E. Petit and 180 others, of
Low Gap, Cabell county, West Virginia, re
citing starvation, sickness and suffering in
the community, and uking for aid from this
city. Alter some discussion u to the proper
method of reaching and aiding these famine
striken people, it wu determined to appoint
Robert If. Me Wade, of the Ledger, and Dr.
M. S, French a committee to visit Low Gap,
and $1,000 wss placed in their hands to uso
as they may deem best. They will leavo for
the scene of their labors to-night, and will
telegraph to this city upon their arrival u to
the state of affairs. Tho dispatch will be laid
before the relief committeo at its muting on
Monday.
Lvucubcxo, Va., June 13.—Great distress for
food threatens the people of tho border counties
In southwest Virginia. Corn, which Is their main
support. Is almost exhausted and Is selling at two
dollars per bushel. The wheat crop, nearly ready
for harvestrtls so meagre thaCitwill afford but lit
tle relief. These are the counties that suffered
heavily from drouth and scourge lut year.
Elkhart, Ind., June 13.—The seventeen yeu
locusts have made their appearance In the north-
western part of this county lu large numbers, In
a tract of woods which wu filled with them Just
seventeen years ago.
fust, Mich., June 13.—The seventeen year
locusts hare put In an appearance In this vicinity,
and are causing much consternation among tbe
farmers.
PHn.APBt.rHiA, June 14.—Two boating acci
dents occurred on the Delaware river this
afternoon, but of twenty-three occupants of
the two capalxed vessels only ono person was
drowned. A row boat containing five men
capsized, and one man named Erast, a
morroco worker, was drowned. The accident
wu tho running down of the yacht contain
ing cightee young men by tho steamboat Col
umbia. The yacht wu upset and the entire
party thrown into the river. Tho steamboat
patted on and offered no auiatance to tho un
fortunates In the water, but two polico oificora
who witneued the accident from the shore
jumped into the boat and, reiving to tbe
scene, succeeded in rescuing the entire party.
Deacons, la., June 14.—Dan Carty, sixty-
two years of age, residing in Delaware county,
had a cancer removed from his lower Jar in
Mercer hospital. It wu a difficult and dan-
} ;erous operation, and wu witnessed by near-
y every surgeon in the city. He is likely to
recover.
SSAarsaeao, Pa., June 14.—Tho glass work
ers strike hu collapud, and the men will re
sume work a reduction to-morrow. Tho strug
gle luted six months.
Pini.ADai.rniA,Pa., Juno 14.--For two months
f iast Colonel A. Loudon Snowden, super-
ntendent of the mint, hu been working upon
an invention to render counterfeiting tho
United States coinage practicably impossible.
Boms weeks ago he made a wooden model of
his own with a twice disected collar, which
was intended to form raised letters upon tbe
peripheries of all United States coins. After
this had been tested he had several steel
collsrs made upon the same pattern and ad
justed to the enormous toggled silver coinage
£ reu ot the mint. For days and weeks Colonel
nowden persevered in experiments that were
often most disheartening, for he found it a
nearly impossible tuk to adjust the opening
end shutting of the bisected collar to the rapid
motion of the dies. But a final experimental
tut wu made, and it wu a perfect succeu.
Heaps of round silver pieces, u smooth
u ice snd ss glistening u dewdreps, were
placed in a tall hollow tube at the outer edge
of the preu. These plecu wore embryo silver
dollars. With mathematical exactneu all tho
CRIME AND CASUALTY.
A Prominent Yonns Sian of New York Commits Sul-
elda-Olaverlni Refused a New Trlel-An Hx*
plosion In Rnodo Xeland-Sns Blabbed her
Lover Becanee be Wouldn't Love ber.
Naw Yoax, June 8.—Walter C, Whipple, son ol
Adjutant General Whipple, of General Hancock'
ataff, committed suicide at his lodging hooao
Twenty-third street this evening by shooting him
self through the hurt. Young Whipple htd been
s student it the New York Medical college for
some time, and studying very hard to the over
taxation ol the train la attributed tba act Whip
ple bad also been a due Undent of tbe Bible, and
general religious subjects.
Ricbhohd, Va., Juno 8.—Judgo Atkins to
day overruled the motion for a naw trial in
tbaeuoofT. J. Cluvariui, convicted of tho
murder of Lillian Madiaon. Tbe prisoner's
counsel entered a motion for an arreat of judg
ment, and asked tbat tho hearing bo post
poned until Tuesday, tbe 18th Inst, in order
to give them time to examine the record as to
tho precise point to bring to the attention of
tho court, and tojprepare bills of exception.
Naw Yoax, June 8.—Two more indictments
were found by tho grand jury to-day againat
Ferdinand Ward and Jamu D. Fish, charging
them with grand larceny In the first degree.
Ward wu arraigned in tbs court of oyer and
terminer to-day. He pleaded not guilty to
the indictment, with leave to withdraw his
plea and demur.
Biadiko, Pa., Jane 10,—Thomu K. Ott, aged S3
yean, of Lfmeport, Lehigh connty, went Into his
orchard to-day, climbed up to a limb of an applo
tree, fastened one end of a rope to tho limbo! tho
tree and the other end around his neck, snd then
Jumped off, killing himself Instantly. Despond'
cncywu the esuse ol tho suicide. He leaves a
wife and five children,
Clxvxlahd, 0„ June 10,-Over a thousand men
and boys made a raid on tho Salvation army at
Akron test night, pelting tho soldlcn with mud
and stonu, luring their ftegt to plecu and de
stroying their drums. Several ol the women sol
dicta were assaulted and quite badly Injured be
lore tho police dispersed the mob. No arrests were
made.
EvAruTon.Btatcn Island, June 10.—The family
of William King, painter, ol Amu atreet, Clifton,
were poisoned Ihte morning by eating canned
corn. Ono child died this morning and tho re
mainder ol tbe family are In a moro or leu preca
loua condition.
Lovisvillx, Ky., Juno 11.—Throe boys
swimming in Bear grail croak discovered a
barrel containing the hcadluo corpso of a
man. Tho head had been cut from tho body
with a jigged instrument of soma sort, and tho
arms analogs were also chopped off and pack
ed in the barrel along with tho body, but tho
bead was nowhere to bo found. There
was every evidsnee of a foul murder, and tho
S lice aro actively at work “•
iui far nothing hu boon unoi
lead either to tho identity of tho corpse or fur
risk a clue to tho murderer. The crime, from
all indication!, must have bun committed
within twenty-four houre prior to the dltcov-
ory of tho body. The barrel boro no marke
and bad evidently been carefully selected by
tbe murdorer for tbia purpose.
Tho body wu apparently that of a man of
tbo middle ago, with email and aolt b
small feat.
Naw Yoax, Juno 11.—Tbe report of a plstcl
was beard on Seventh strut, between North
Second and Hope struts, Williamsburg, ami.
an officer soon mado his appearance,
but all wu - quiet. At olevan o’clock
Sergeant Bruce, who wu sitting
at the duk In tbo Fourth atrut atationhonso,
waa surprised at suis
stationhouse bleeding
I soil bands and
moving machinery of tbo diu wu adjusted so
it would work simultanuusly with the
that!
Bpetking c
contempts
. - — j my Ur
land—that is if tho cholera doesn't drive mo
oat. I shall probably spend a couple ol
wukg in Paris, and taka a run through Ger
many also.”
Despite McDonald’s professions ot reform.
It is said that several or tho most expert gam
blers in this country will make it convenient
to bo abroad at the same time ho Is there, and
that together they will make tho round of tho
watering places, and gather in u many of
the ucsopoiitic&Uyl u therein*
Fhiladslphia, June 13.—At the graduating
exercises at the Ogonts Female seminary, in
the Chelton hills, a few mites from German
town, the young ladiee aeemed to bo undul.
) fair graduate*. One day lut week,
it wu laid, two Sisters of Charity appeared at
the academy and were given permuaion to
personally solicit alms lor a charitable insti
tution from the young ladiee. They inter
viewed each of the pupils at length, and were
very encceufbl in obtaining contributions.
Be.’ore they left one of the toachere escorted
the sisters through the academy, showing
them when (he ycung ladies ave^ltpt,dressed
flywheel of tbo coining preu had made a tew
revolutions tho traveling metal clawa wore
adjusted to grup tho first round
silver pieco, and then the ma
chine was put in lull speed. Tho silver
dollars were etampod and lettered by the new
collar, and began to pour Into tbo tray beneath
like metallic hail. The shower ol precloue
metal wu allowed to coni' uo without Inter
ruption (or two rnlnuto*. when tho coining
f iress wu etopped and It,* dollars ware exam*
ned. The teat confirmed all expectations.
As each one o! the experimenting party hold
up a naw coin, still hot from the proas, tho
raised letters appeared upon the edge-
distinct, gluming, and without a flaw what,
aver. Between the legend upon tho oy* of tho
new coin, "E Pluribus Unum," eilver eix-
pointed liars appeared, u delicately formed
as il graven under a mlacroacope. The di#
work upon both side* of the now dollar wu
clear and without imperfection ol any kind.
The new coin cannot b* imitated by coun
terfeiters because it cannot b* mails in a
mold or by any pracau except tbe steel collar,
hand-engraving or a screw preu. Milled
coins can bo lilted out ol a mold without In
jury because tho lines upon their edges are
atraight up and down. Tho new ones have
letters snd stars on their edges, and cannot bo
taken out, except by injuring thorn and
mutilating the mold.
Foot VVoarH, Tex., June 14«—A pocketbook
full of pspara, aggregating in value $100,000,
wu dug up by workmen excavating here to
day. Among the contents are certificates ol
deposit in the Waco national bank, and Hill
county national bank, amounting to Hveral
thousand dollars; also a promissory note can
celled, aggregating over $10,000. Boafdu
thee* were bills ol exchange amounting to
$3,000. The certificate* of depoait are in favor
ol A. D. Trodwsll. Tho bills of exchange are
also drawn in hia favor. Trodwell is * promt-
nent csttla man of this county, and at tho
time of losing, or being robbed of hie pocket-
book, wu on hie way to attend a cattlemen's
convention at St. Louie. Tho police uy that
no report ot such a robbery wu over reported
to them. It is said that $10,000 could be real
ized on zome of the papers without trouble.
Bah Aavoaio, Tex., June 14.—Four troop*
ol cavalry and four companies of infantry,
under command of Major Sumner) Eighth
Cavalry, are to join in tho pureuit of murder-
oua Apaches. Two troop* of tho EigbtCavatry
left her* lut night by • pedal train for Spof-
ford’a Junction, whore two more troop* oi the
same regiment and four companies of the
Nineteenth Infantry from Fort Clark, under
command of Major Wilcox, will join the de
tachment. The command is an route to Dom
ing, Naw Mexico, under telegraphic orders
received yesterday evening. Major* Sumner
end Wilcox are noted u bard ridere, and will
preu the trail day and night.
Hahiltoz, Oak, Jana 14*—Furman’* pork
poekisg establishment wu burned to-day.
jht loss it $100,000 over the insurance.
walking with his girl, Mary Mowoll,
when Mary’i father, Jose Mowoll,
came up behind and fired a revolver at him,
tho shot taking affect in the neck, back ol tho
lolt ear.
Tho polico were sont out to investigate tho
story, and arrested Mary Mowoll, who wu
subsequently discharged by tho sergeant. The
"Youid-b* mUrdor hu not u yr‘ v *“■
Zacatacas, Max., Juno 11.—An*..* iu„»
from Zacatacu is situated tho celebrated Santa
Foburcio do Lavcta Grands mine, a mino that
hu produced ever since the Spanish conquest,
ielatng untold millions of silver during that
imo. Within tho put tew years ithu been
newly developed and fitted throughout with
tho moat costly modern machinery. The work
of recovering and reopening all portion* hu
been in progress some time. This morning
about aix o'clock an explosion occurred at the
mine, which was plainly heard at Zacatacu.
Five hundred cases ol giant powder had gone
off by somo means unknown. It is doubtful
whether an Invcativatlon will over reveal tho
causa or tho oxploalon. Ten persons were
killed snd u many ware wounded. Tho mino
and everything near It are a complete wreck.
The surlace improvements are totally wrecked.
Newkixt, It. I., June 11.—An explo
sion occurred in Joseph Ilcnson’e liquor
store which blow out tho entire
front ot the atoro, and upon inveatigation it
proved to be tho retail of a most awiui attempt
at suicide. The flames were soon extinguished,
snd it wu found that Reason, who had re
cently been drinking heavily, had taken a keg
ol powder to tho collar, knocked in the hud,
ana poured a large quantity on the ground,
alter which, with a razor, he mutilated him
self horribly. Ho then struck a match and
fired tho powder and tho oxploslon resulted.
Henson wu taken to tho hoepital, although it
is said ho cannot recover. He wu recently
divorced, and then married again. In answer
to question!, ha uid ho intended to commit
suicide, and hoped he would die. In a car-
ritgo which wu pasting at the time of the
cxploalon wore Mrs. Rooms, of Now York,
and her two daughters, the youngest twelve
yurt of age, who wu badly wounded. A boy
who wu pauing wu also Injured.
Locistilli, June II—Georg* Knapp and
Mamie La ltue were lovers, but George grew
Indiilerent and Mamie became jealous. Knapp
wu in De Forrester’s saloon, on Lafayette
street, playing the piano and singing "Bvreet
Violets.” Mamie beard tba alleged music
snd recognised tbo vote*, uised an or
dinary siz-bladod pockelknite, opened tbo
largest blade, stealthily entered the saloon,
crept np behind the performer, and before any
one could gueee her Intention ahe plunged the
knift into Knapp’s back with all her might,
driving the blade into tho flub np to tbo
handle, end luving it sticking in the man'a
body. Knapp threw up hie hand* and fall
backward to the iloor, and unfortunately tell
upon tho knife, driving it still farther into hi*
body. Uo rolled over and fainted from pain
and fright. The woman amilad.
El Faso, Tex., Jane A water spout bunt yes
terday about eight leagues of Legos, Hex., lu tbe
mountable near tbe dividing lines ol Guanajuato
and Jalisco. Already ono hundred Ursa are re
ported lost, end the leerful list may be swelled
still tarter when the details are known.
Naw Yota, Juno 12.—When Michael Wet-
tern was on bis way to work this morning,
and passing through Tompkins park, a
Frenchman named Matthew Level threw a
quantity of vitriol in hia lace, burning hta
eves, cheeks and nose in a fearful manner.
Welters: wu removed to the hoepital, and
Level put under armt and taken to the court.
The prisoner said that while he wu driving a
streetcar about thru yean ago, Waltarn
struck him over tho head with a cart buug,
producing injuries that the doctors uid para
lyzed him. For this, Level taya, Welters wu
never brought to trial. Ha unread hta re
venge and ultafied it this morning. Lovol
wu hold to await the result of Welters’* in
juries.
Brorx Cur, June 11.—Two mss have Inst
arrived from nine mites north of Sioux City.
They were passengers on tho Sioux tells tram
on the Chicago, Milwaukee and Bt. Pant
road, due here at 7:10. The train wu struck
by a cyclase, and every ear thrown from the
track and amubsd to ptecet. Thera were
thru pasusger eeichee and a baggage ear. A
large number of persons were Injured. No
details bar* been received.
SraotuvAU, Me., Jane 12.—The trouble
which bu been brewing for somo timo over
tho entorcemento! the prohibitory taw culmi
nated lut night in tho organisation of a mob,
armed with revolver* and stones, and attacks
upon a number of houau in which the win
dows were smashed and other damago wu
done. The gang went to tho house of William
H. Frost, about a quarter ol a mile from tho
village, and sent a shower of rocks through
the windows, accompanied by a volley of bul
lets from the revolvers fired in reckless dlsro.
S id to tbe sleeping family within. Taking
a direct road to the village, tho mob next
stopped at the honu or John W. Frost,
trial justice. Hero shots wore
fired Into tho house where tho women, chil
dren and old man were sleeping. Fortunate
ly so ono were hurt, but too windows were
demolished. At tho house of G. H. Roberts,
tbe windows were smashed and tho furniture
damaged. The residence of Wilson Chaney,
a prominat clothing dealer, wu also treated
to a volley of rocka. Tho final effort of tho
mob wu mado against tho office of tho Ad
vocate. The editor of this paper sleep* in
tho office. A perfect fusiltde wu kopt up,
and tho bullets rained into tho room. Tho
editor’s only offenso had been the publication,
without comment, ot the liquor trials. By
what seemed a miracle, ho escaped injury.
The rioters then disbanded.
Chicago, June 13.—A special to tho Journal
iterm ol win
mnslderable damage to tho westward
.. Burr A Roblna'a circus wu dcmol-
tlantlc. Several persons were injured,
night
of this city.
ubed at At.
though not seriously.
Evahsyor, Ills, Juno ls—Fortwo or throe days
put Michael Frecres, ol Rose HUl, bis wllo sad
two children, have been attacked with symptoms
ol vomiting andspums, which aroused suspicions
ol poisoning, A sister ol Mrs. Frecres, Mary Klc<
man who hu been accuatomcd to do kitchen
work for the (smily, wu auspectod, and yesterday
an Investigation wumade. In some soup which
remained from Thursday’s dinner, uaenlc wu
found- The inspected woman wu incited. Ills
now remembered test leu than a year ago the
father, brother and younger sister ol the prisoner
were attacked with like symptoms and all died
within a abort time. The prevailing opinion
scerna to ho that the woman la insane.
Chicago, Juno IS,—The tact Is made public here
to-day that a Chicago convict, named Lewis
Cooley, died from Jicl! starvation at Joliet peni
tentiary, Thursday. Cooley had boon In prison
since December lut on a three-year sontenee lor
Uo recently showed signs of Insanity
icing trusted by the prison phywrien,
itcnuy rtluicd to cat and starved him-
ita. Ho wu lorty-llve years old, and hu
tel* city,
Bciaitoh.Pa., June 14—The citizons of Car-
bondale, this county, wore thrown Into a high
state of excitement this morning ovor tho un
provoked murder of Richard Duffy, an Inof-
lensivo and quiet oitizon, by Goorgo Cuff.
The facte ol the caie are as loliowsi Richard
Coleman, Anthony Walsh, Thomas Jordan
ind George Cuff srere engaged in playings
game of cards at Cuff's residence, when Dully,
who wss on his way home, at the In
stance ot Coleman, was induced to en
tire honso and look in. Shortly
afterward, the hour being late, eoma of tho
players wished to go homo. Cuff tried to par-
suada them to remain, claiming that theelock
on tho mantel wu fut, and to convince tho
parties present that it was eo, handed hit
watch to Duffy to compare its timo with that
of the clock. Daffy, who wu a rather rollick-
llow, not handing; tho watch
ly, waa angrily told by Cuff
that if he did not return it ho would ihoot
him. Duffy exclaimed: "You would notahoot
mol” Whereupon Cuff, in a terrible rage,
drew his revolver, and without a word ehoi
Duffy, who died in fiiteen minutes. Tho mur
derer wu arrested.
Naw OaLkAHS, Juno 14.—Early thla morn
ing, u James Stafford, a butcher in the French
market, wu leaving hta home new the corner
ol St. rotor and Decatur streets, he wu struck
from behind with a slungshot. Being a pow
erful mau, ha grappled with ono of hia assail
ants, but wu finally knocked down. Hie
cries lor help brought Corporal Duffy to the
•cane, when Stafford’* assailants, three In
number fled. The officer pursued them and
caught one, When olhere returned and again
attacked Stafford with a slung shot, and also
•hot Duffy with a revolver. Duffy now drew
hta weapon and fired, killing one of the men,
but tho other two escaped. Tho dud man hu
besn recognised u a well known thief named
Joe Martin. Stafford was horribly beaten
about th* bud, but will recover. Duffy’s
wound is not dangerous.
Joust, 111., June 14.—A Chicago convict
named Lewis Cooley died from self-starvation
at tba penitentiary. Cooley bad been In prison
•Ince December lut on a (brao-ycar sontanco
for larceny. He recently showed algae of
Insanity, and wu being treated by the prison
^filcian, but persistently refused to partako
food, and (lowly starved himulf death, lie
waa 45 years old, and bu a wile living on
Ualstcu street, Chicago.
Jsusv Cjtt. June 14.—William Cabll, alias
"Salvation Bill,” and hta brother, James
Cabll, quarreled over a game ol cwds at their
homo laat night, when tho former eelred a
lighted lamp, knocked hia brother down with
”, and thon poured a kottlo of boiling water
■cr him. James will probably die.
1’iTTsacao, I’*., June 14.—Tbia morning
Mre, William U.Deebold.ol Temperaneeville,
near bare, jumped into the Ohio river with
her four-montbe-old babe In her arms, and
both were drowned. Mrs. Deobold’i mother
committed suicldo by taking "rough os rate”
•ix week! ago.
CmciaxATi, June 14—Fatar Stuerm shot
and killed G. C. August Btaumer, a marble
dealer early this morning in the western part
oi the city. Stuerm was arroatod three
months ago for assaulting Staumor, and wu
drunk at the time of tho shooting.
Dallis. Toxu, June 14—In tho caso ol tho
ate against Joseph Lohentteln. charged with
complicity In the cotton swindle upon tho
Missouri Facifio railway company, tba jury
announced it* Inability to reach a verdict, and
were discharged. This is a second disagree
ment.
riTTsacion, Jons 14.—John Huntsman, ion
of D. W. Huntsman, ‘ — “
11—conn Jiunisnmn, sou
, a prominent Alleghany
attacked by a thief at bis
City merchant, was attacked .
father's ruidence this morning, and buten eo
badly tbat bo will die. The auailant u
Chicago, June 14—In a Facifio avonue
brothel this afternoon a hard character known
u Billy Hutchison placed the muiiie of a re
volver behind the car ol Kitty Hail, hia mis
tress, and deliberately fired, killing ber in-
•Untlj.
SnaxTiroaT, La-, Juna 14—Nathan Golkfn,
_ native ol Poland, aged 35, wu shot and in
stantly killed tbia morning by Gna Logan, a
negro gambler. Logan claim* that tbe shoot
ing wu accidental.
TazASkAHA, Ark., June 14—At Now Boston,
Texts, lut night, W. H. Brooks, justice of tho
puce, shot and inatantly killed Kennett Yar-
x rough. A trivial diipute precipitated tho
difficulty.
Bay autoyio, Tax., Jan* 14—Information
bu been received bare from Salinu, Mexico,
to tbo effect that a terrible cyclone recently
visited that section doing great damage to
crops. About forty-fiv* houau in the imme
diate track of the cyclone war* demolished,
leaving many lamlitei " ' ’
■ entirely destitute.
An Opportunity for a Fortune tell.
On the l»b of Key, tbe drawing of Tho Louis
iana State Lottery Company showed the follow
ing results: Ticket No. 21,258 drew the First Cep!*
tal Prize of <75,000. Itsruaoldfn fifths at Much
one to Harry button, Melrose, Mesa; one to
aeon* Williams of Wubiojton City.D. C.; on*
toOrslnl Zeppof Bound Top, Tea**, collected
thioosh Menus. Janes H. BayaaondAOq, of Aui*
the Second Capital PrUeof mm In fifths—
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