The Hartford herald., 1875-03-17


sas and Nebraska for sufferers in the re-
gion devastated by the gaasshoppers.
This makes a total of $4,000 sent from
the Tribune dollar fund for the needy of
those states.
Notice in an Atlanta saloon: Owing to
circumstances which ! need not recount,
| shall he forced to adopt in the future
the following rates:
Beer, 10y the glass. w
Whisky toddy.............-...... 10 90
Brandy straight.-...-.-...-... IL %
and so on in proportion. To regular Gus
toners ,oiH make a liberal discount
CT. WEINMEIsTER.
Benjamin F. Woodside, a merchant at
Chilhowee, Madison county, Tenn, was
drowned in Abrams creek about noon,
last Wednesday. Mr.. Woodside and a
Young son of Mr. BOYD McMurray were
crossing the creek short distance above
where it empties into Little Tennessee
river, using a rope, stretched across, to
pull the canoe over. The canoe upset
Mr.. Woodside becoming entangled in the
rope was swept under the water and was
drowned, his body remaining fastened to
the rope until rescued. Young McMur-
ray reached the bank in safety.
On Wednesday morning last Lewis
Finley, residing seven miles from Benton,
Saline county, Ark, met horrible death
by the accidental discharge of shotgun
The gun had been placed beside tree,
and, in taking it up, one of the barrels
was discharged, the entire contents en-
llering the face of the deceased, blowing
his head entirely of, scattering the brains
fifteen feet around
A negro by the name of Dunn. alias
Smith, who broke Jail Ia room with only
the name) in Pleasonton. Texas, a short
time since, stole two horses in Wilson
county, on the Boregos creek, from Mr..
Coughran and Mr. Tackett. They fol-
lowed him to the Guadalupe river, at or
near Seguiu, where they retoek the stolen
horses. 1t ls reported that when Dunn saw
he was being oyertaken, he took ambus-
cade in the bushes and drew his pistol.
+ The pursuers took their horses and came
away, leaving him. But whether or not
the negro will break more jails and steal
more horses, remains to be seen.
The vicinity of Woodville, Texas was
thrown into CONSERVATION and excitement
last Monday evening by the shooting OF
gentleman of the name of Pierce by an
other of the name Tomlinson, resulting in
T the death of the gentleman shot 1t ap'
, pears that the cause that led to this trag'
> ic event was dispute about the division
. of some corn, during which accusations
we're made by Tomlinson, that the SOM
Of Pierce had stolen some of his corn
The lie and licks were passed and Mr.. L
; retreated to his wagon, and be claims tina
: as Mr.. P. was advancing on him with {
I stick he shot him in self.defense. 1t i
alleged by others that Mr.. P. did not bav
J stick as was alleged by Tomlinson. Mr.
. 7. now lodges in Jail, failing to give bonC
!. for a 81 600 bail '.s r.
o Martin Castevans, postmaster at Indepen
I dence, Grayson county, Va, was arreste'
I on the 2nd inst, by Special Postoffic
: Agent Eugene Lemis, charged with rob
bing the United States mails. For som
f six or eight months past registered letters
and letters containing money addressed +
that office, have failed to arrive, and valu
I able letters sent from the Office, it
r charged, have not been received; and sus
n picion resting upon the postmaster, tn
4 proper measures were taken for his detec
a ton, and resulted in his arrest as abov
: STATED. The accused was taken to Lynch
= burg Yesterday morning and taken befor
: United States Commissioner Patterson
n who sent him on for indictment by tn
grand jury of Judge Rivers court whicl
o meets on the 10th inst. The prisone
4 was committed to Jail in default of s. 90
$ bail to await the action of the grand ju
ry.
. The Alexandria, (Va) Gazette has n
n port from Faquier county, Va, that Sat
urday last a colored man named Hainei
Z went to the house Of his mistress, betwee
~ Markham and Piedmont. and siezing
4 hatchet made a murderous assault upo
20 the children, cutting and slashing ther
II terribly. The woman resisted and tough
Y him from the house to the straw-rick nea
= by, where it was ended by her splittin
: his head open with an ak and stretchin
& him dead at her feet. The woman wa
" hurt seriously, and the children so badl
Is that they will probably die.
4 A shocking accident occurred at M
il Pleasontou mine, Scranton, Pa, yester
1 day, by which two boys, named Henr
" Welch and John Owens, were crushed I
/ death in q coal screen. Both lads wer
n employed in the screen room separatin
10 slate from coal Welch was in the act {
!, stepping across the screen, when his foe
Il was caught in the ponderous machin'
N which was evolving slowly. His erie
is brought to his aid his companion, Owens
20 boy some fifteen years Of age, who brav,
# ly and in face of a fearful fate sought I
=, extricate him. In the effort his arm Wa
Is caught in the screen; and before the ms
to chinery could be brought to a stand~stil
! both boys were crushed into shapeles
- mass. Their heads and arms were sevel
n ed from their bodies, and altogether the
5. presented shocking spectacle.