The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-07
BRIEF RECORD.

Mrs. Ditto, who was shot by her husband at
Beauchamp Springs Texas, died last Monday week,
and Ditto pines in jail.
Charles A. Russell, the New York printer, who
some time ago killed James Crotty at San Fran
cisco, has failed TO secure new trial, and win be
etrangled out of the world on the Goth July.
"JOhn ChinaMan' is not only afflicted with the
ieprosy and smallpox in San Francisco but is
threatened with expulsion from the State by the
masses, who are holding Indignation meetings.
Near Newmarket. Va. recently, a white man
named Shihet killed freedman named Jackson
scattering his brains in his hat and then escaped.
The cause Of the dispute was tin drinking cup.
An unsuccessful attempt to rob the Cumberland
National Bank, at Portland, was made on Tuesday
by two sneak thieves.
The fact that the Memphis appeal OF Monday
contains thrty-six columns OF Shelby county lands
20 be sold for nonpayment OF taxes does not speak
well for the prosperity OF Mississippi planters and
tue ability OF carpetbaggers to collect the State
tax.
On Tuesday night, at a Cleveland (oho) board
ing house, Henry Morgan shot and fatally wounded
James Murphy in the abdomen. Morgan, who
railroad mechanic, refused to pay his board bill,
and because Murphy sided with the landiady the
shot was delivered by Morgan. who made his es-
4 GAINESVILLE wis., man. who offered spurgeon,
ths country 100 nights has received letter from
him In which he says:-"I am unable to visit the
70 preach Jesus Christ simply in plain manner is
al my ambition Eloquencc leave to others. May
A ou ana your great country prosper under the
Having brldged the Missouri at st. Joseph the
people on the 3lst shook hands across the watery
list instant are fun OF the details of the Great cee
bration OF the victory OF engineering skill
James Brown, coiored, who, it is believed, muir
hered Mrs. Dempsey Jones and her sister, Mrs.
Dozicr, in Nansemond county, Virginia, on Sunday
last, and piaged the house, escaped from the sui
folk jail on Tuesday night and is still at large He
was employed on the Jones plantation, and
search or bis house discovered suit of blood
cto nd I'll q in,
the search OF him and recaptured the murderer,
who has confessed his guilt. The brains OF the vic
Inns were beaten out with a heavy oak club.
TWO Cincinnati printers have Just returned to
that city after three months tramp from Cincin-
natl to New Orleans to Havana, to Madrid thence
up the coast to Santander, across the Bay OF Bis
cay, up the English Channel to Cherbourg, France,
vaded Tre,aad armed with their rules and Sticks.
and from thence returned to Cincinnati, via Liver
pool, New York and Chicago
ss1he cheerful crack OF the pistol and the 1nspir-
ing groans of the DYING remarks the Regaster OF
Central City, Col. "enliven the streets 10 Of
os. ars OF a@s a 80 evvns
altitudin0us mining camp"
Governor Hartranft visited the grave OF Gov
ernor Geary on Decoration Day and placed mag
The prospects for women are looking up in the
organized In ST. Louis.
Az Memphis, on sunday night, John CROOK. late
with an unmarried woman named LOUISA Goddin,
beat her severely with chair, and her death
enSueu sOen after. In ner dying declaration she
charged him with the crime, and he is now in the
Memphis Jail awaiting trial.
ON wednesday evening, the Rochester linton re.
ports, man entered the residence. OF Mr. Harrison
Gage, At Albion Orleans county, during Mr.. Cages
absence, asked for and obtained q drink OF water,
when he attempted 70 outrage Mrs. Gage. Pail
ing to accomplish MS purpose he cut her throat
and made his escape. man looking like Span
after the assault. Mrs. Gage Is still living, but no
low that she 10 unable to describe the offender.
negro has been arrested On suspicion Of having
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