Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-27

BosToN, Dec. PA shocking murder
was committed at No. 9 Providence street,
this morning. Joseph Hegner and An
toine G.. Hueltel, both young germans, car
ried on the trade of loeksmithing, and slept
together in the shop, where Hueltel was
found shot and terribly mutilated with
Matched. Hegner confessed the commital
of the murder.
Three Suicides at Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Dec. 25.-Three
suicides lie at the morgue tonight. One
is woman named Lucas, from the sixth
ward. One well-dressed young man threw
himself under an engine on the st. Paul
road. His name is unknown. Another
unknown man drowned himself at the
foot of Clinton street.
Three Men Killed at n BagniO.
LANCASTER, N. Y, Dec. PA bloody
fracaS took place at Groveton. lass evening"
growing out of an attempt by Michael
O'Leary and Frenchman named Block
well, both intoxicated, to enter house of
questionable repute, owned by . French
man named Gouye. The result of the
fisht was the death of Gouye and his son,
young man, who was killed by OLeary
with a club, the mortal wounding of Block
well with an axe by old Gouye, and bad
wound on OLeary's head from a club used
by female inmate of the house.
A Supersedeas.
CHICAGO, Dec. 25.-Three Judges of the
Supreme Court of Illinois have united in
granting a supersedeaS Of the case Of Chris.
Rafferty,, who was to have been hanged to-
morrow at Waukegan, under his third con-
viction and sentence for the murder Of po-
liceman O'AIeara in this city.
Too Much wilisky-A Fraticide
Lynched.
CINCINNATI, Dec. pa special from
DOdson, Montgomery county, Ohio, says:
At shooting match near there, yesterday,
two brothers, John and Henry Stone, quar-
relied about loading a rifle. John called
Henry liar, when Henry drew revolver
and shot and killed John. The spectators
being much excited caught and hung Hen
ry to a tree. When taken down life was
extinct. Too much whisky caused it all.
The dry good store of Kennane & Bro,
in Springfield, was burglarized last night Of
s., 900 worth of silks, velvests, etc. No
arrests.
The War of Races in Canada.
DORCHESTER. ONT, Dec. 26.-During a
drinking row yesterday, between colored
and white men, one of the latter, named
Bell, waslkilled. Several Of the rioters weres
arrested.
The Short Career of an frreprOach-
able Young Man.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 26.-F. 5. Rutherford,
son of the late Col. Rutherford, of Alton
ILL.,, and who has for the past two or three
years had charge of the flour department of
the commission house Of Craig, Alexander
Il Co., of this city, absconded Monday
with some $500 of his employers money.
He also purchased S1,500 worth Of -four
from Sayers, Shaw 81 Co., on short time,
converted it into cash, and started for San
Francisco Monday evening. Yesterday
he was arrested at Cheyenne, and an officer
will be sent for him. He is only twenty
years old, and, heretofore has borne an ire
proachable character, and has enjoyed the
fullest confidence of his employers and the
-four merchants on Change, with whom he
had daily transactions.
Attempted Double Tragedy.
New YORK, Dec. 26.-James Gall lagher
of 30 Pearl street, while drunk last night
attempted TO kill his wife, throwing her
down stairs, and Immediately afterwards
shot himself.
Christmas Pistols.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Dec. 2G.-This
afternoon pistol, in the hands of boy
named Lowe, was accidentally discharged,
shooting another boy, VIM. Stevenson, in
the abdomen. Stevenson will die
Policeman Shot.
LITTLE Rock, ARK, Dec. 26.-During
row on Christmas day, Policeman Busey
was shot in the head anl dangerously
wounded,