The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1874-12-18

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/ Portugal. Mr.. Moran ha. been for many
years Secretary Of the Legation at London.
/ The President has also appointed wickham
Hoffman, Secretary Of the Legation at Lon
don, and Robert r. Hit Of Illinois, Sec
retary Of the Legation at Paris; also, VIM. X.
| Thrall, Marshal for the Southern District Of
Ohio. Mr.. Hit is Clerk to the Committee
on Privileges and Elections Of which Nor.
ton IL Chairman.
AMONG the changes soon 10 be made In the
Treasury Department is the retirement of
Leroy Tuttle, Assistant Uuited States Trea-
surer, who is to be succeeded by james Gill.
/ Gllan, present Appointment Clerk. Captain
/ adams, formerly Of the Interior Department,
is to succeed Gillhllan as Appointment
Clerk.
JoHS G.. FASTz and q. n. Moore have
been appointed Internal Revenue Store
keepers at Chicago.
In response 10 urgent requests from New
Orleans, that the President place troops in
| the State House, he is represented as saying
that he would not act from apprehended
danger, but II violence occurred he would
take means to suppressit.
Crimes. Fires and Casualties.
! A RAILRoAD accident lately occurred in
| California. As the west-bound frei ght train
/ from Truckee was going on a side-track to
await the west-bound passenger train, the
freight train broke In two and collided with
the passenger train, completely demolishing
I the caboose and one emigrant car, killing
two passengers and badly injuring three
others; also severely wounding Conductor
Bennett, who was a passenger at the time.
lie was thrown sixty feet down an embank-
ment.
on the evening Of Nov. 2, Bernard Mahon,
for several years a railroad detective at To-
ledo, disappeared under suspicious circum-
stances. Ills body was found the other day
In the river. His pockets were rhed Of
everything but his watch His clothing
was torn, and other marks Of violence point
to probable robbery and murder.
A MOST determined suicide was accom-
plished on a train on the Pittsburg Fort
Wayne and Chicago Railroad, between Van
Vert and Lima, Ohio. Soon after leaving
Lima the passengers noticed an emigrant
fall from his seat, as was supposed in a tt.
Upon attempting to raise him il was found
that he was covered with blood, which ran
freely from seven wounds around the heart.
The instrument used was an ordinary cheap,
one-bladed knife. When he fell his face
came in contact with red.hot stove, and he
was badly burned. The name OF the suicide
was Carl Wolf, from Bohemia. He left
wife and two children in New York, while
he came West in search OF work, and in a
IL of dependency made the attempt on his
life that proved fatal. The ear was full Of
passengers, but so quietly was the deed done
that no one suspected any wrong until he
fell from his seat.
AT Kenton, Ohis, last week, John Kelly,
aged %, whose parents reside at Sandusky,
was killed. lie was coupling ears loaded
with heavy logs, which projected over the
end of the ears. kelly's head was caught
between two logs and mashed to jelly,
causing instant death.
A RECENT Quincy, ILL.,, special says that
John Joyce entered the saloon OF James
Mcclure, and began a murderous assault ON
him with knife, inhiciing several wounds,
from one Of which, in the left arm, McGuire
blcd TO death. The only reason given by
the murderer is, that Mcclure, some time
ago, accused him of being bank robber.
A DESPERATE fight occurred in st. Louis
at the clearinghouse of Mrs. Thomas, cor
ner of Summit avenue and Market street, in
the westeen part Of the city, between two
counterfeiters, named Robert l.. Wilmer and
George Rankin, and a man named ;. j.
Watts. in which Watts was severely cut in
the face, neck, head, and breast, and Wilmer
shot in the breast. Both men are very badly
wounded. The alarm was Immediately given
to the station Of the mounted police near by,
and all parties were arrested. Rankin was
taken to Jail and Wilmer and Watts con-
veyed to the hospital. On searching wilmer
and Rankin's room, over 5000 In counter
felt money was' found, principally in $50
notes, two $500 United States bonds, and a
small sum in good money.
A FARMER named Klein was murdered
and robbed, Monday night, on the turnpike,
at point called "The Notch" about two
miles from Scranton, Penn. His young son,
who was driving a short distance ahead, was
not moested.
AMAY named wm. Mcdonald was arrested
in Kansas City, No., recently, answering to
the description of one Of the Muncie train
robbers. lie had 81 ,O3i on his person, and
was armed with two revolyers and six dozen
cartridges. He had considerable jewelry on
his person, which is supposed to be the same
taken from the express ear, as there was
some being sent back from Lawrence to New
York. Mcdonald lived in Kansas City
and had been absent several days. lie is re-
spectably connected. lie was remanded IL
County Jail to await requisition of the Gov
ernor OF Kansas.
The trial of jesse Pomeroy, the boy
murderer, las been concluded at Boston
The Jury brought in verdict Of murder in
=e first degree, with recommendation Il
mercy.
TlIE freight depot OF the Grand Rapids
and Indiana Railroad Company, at Fyf'
Lake, Mich, was totally destroyed by hr,
few nights ago. A large amount of lumber
mems supplies, together with other freight
was consumed The owners had receiptet
. for most, az nearly all Of the freight, conse
quently the company is not responsible Th'
loss on the building is 5000, but on the
freight, unknown.
AT TIaconia, Arkansas, young man name,
, Hall was called out Of his house, and sho
I BY an unknown assassin. Hall is not know
to have had an enemy.
! IS Lee County, Ark, Joseph l.. Hodge
and Bud Roberts got into difficulty whiel
. terminated by Hodges beating Roberts int
, Jelly with an ax-handle, and Hodges beinl
so badly cut with bowie knife that he dice
; next day.
I A DIFFICULTY, originating in dog-hghI
: terminated fatally, near Greenyille, Tenn
Joseph Lemons and james Bean were tn
. participants in the feud, and Lemons Wa
!. shot aud instantly killed. Bean was Al
: rested.
. Ar Greasy Grove, Washington County
!. Tenn, in an afiray, a negro named IRWIN
9 shot a white man named Pinner, in tn
q breast, causing death.
o Ak unknown man, stealing ride ON