Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-22

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neigkbor, and went and hanged
himself in the offenders barn, so as
to hurt the sale of-the place.
Three women, disguised as men
lately attempted to rob a house in
Dallas county, Texas, and were all
shot by the inmates of the dwelling.
They have a boy in Stafford,
N. H., only eighteen years old, who
is six feet four inches in height, and
weighs one hundred and ninety
pounds. l- yrss
A few evenings ago a man nam
ed Roddy went into q drinking sa-
loon in Milford, took a drink and
dice with the proprietor, lit his pipe,
sat down, and fell dead from his
chair. ----....s-
A couple o! boys IN Walllns-
ford took possession of a fish wag-i
on, the other day, while its owner.
was absent, and sold out the entire
contents at low prices, and then dis.
appeared with the spoila 3
A man accused of FIVE marri-
ages was arrested, the other day,
in Frederick county, Maryland. The
report says, "The accused accounted
for his FIVE wives in q satisfactory
manner, and was set at liberty" =.
A fine young man, eighteen
years Cd, acting as brakesman on
the Boston and Lowell Railroad,
fell upon the track the other day,
and eighteen cars ran over him,
lnutilating his body in horrible
manner.
A few days since, citizen of
Sandwich, n. H., went out to salt
his cattle, and not returning, was
sought for and found dead, with his
head in spring. 1t is supposed
he was taken with fit. He had
conn iaiued of illness during the
day.
Racine, Wisconsin, is much
troubled about the ghost of o lady
who persists in haunting her late
husband. because he promised new
er to marry again, but broke his
word on the first opportunity. The
married men are down on the ghost
while the married women are all in
its favor.
The inhabitants of Sangamoa
county, Ill, are so incensea at dogs
for their depradations in sheepfolds
that a general slaughter of the ca
mines is talked Of One farmer hv
, ing near Springfield, who had .
very fine flock of imported sheep
lost half of them, valued at $4,000
in one night lately by dogs.
"A man recently died in indiana
from a wound received at the battl,
of Queenstown, Canada, nearly fifty
nine years ago. An ounce muske
ball, which had remained Undecided
in the bones of his face all sha
time, liberated its way into hi
mouth; inflammation set In, and h
died in terrible agony. a.
A peaceable old man, sevent
years Of age, living in Green county
ILL.,, was killed in his own house b
two neighbors, named Moses an
Dock Freer, on Thursday afternoon
of last week. The Freers killed hir
with a hoe. The only cause as
signed for the murder is an oil
neighborhood feud At last az
counts Moses Freer had been al
rested and lodged in jail; the othe
murderer was sti.. at large.
A singular hitch occurred in
divorce case at Memphis, few day
ago. When the case was called fl
trial, it was found that the husban
was but sixteen, and the wife b,
fourteen years of age. As minol
can neither sue nor be sued, Il
lawyers were in a quandary; bl
the Court came to their relief I
appointing guardian for one of Il
infants and a next friend for Il
other, after which the trial proceo'
ed in due form.
One night last week a citizen
Fall river, either by accident or d
sign, took a quantity of oxaic aci
Soon after retiring to bed he VI