, 1875-12-18

.nccst, rape, and abortion, WAS tried to-day on
lhe frat charge and was acquitted. 1ie admits
lho abortion on blu own daughter, but denies
That u VAS intended for that purpose.
scon Indicted by tho present Grand ,1rr. for An
lbortion committed In that city. The s1cits-
nlent Is great.
HASA cnooaEp 1ooE.
Entz, ra.. Dee. IA mysterious business
transaction recently occurred here. Two
yfangsra came hoto tho hitter part
business nnaer tho s!ylo OF ur.ves
t Erotllcr, and advertised to cjlen wholesale
rEoccry md liquor store on tho 18th Inst. Only
me OF tho firm. registering h,naelf al ~. X.
LIN e.s 81 soatkepsr p IN .er o 'T ao @
and calling himself ]. 7. Chapman. who claims
10 have formerly bcnn a i1letillcr In
II. Louis. Largo quantities Of goods wcro
received from l'hdadelnl,i", naltimorc, l'oa.
!aken to their Etore md unracked, wcre catto'l
Into harms, tho marks erased, md then shipped
70 William 1iascl'. Pistebig, the shtirrr singing
h!maelt II. a. spker: The ,pals followed tho
EoodH leaving unpaid hnto! bills. 4 detective Is
now workiuE UP the case.
LYNCH 1tW.
SAN FnASc1sco, Cal. Dec. ia dispatch
from Carson Rays d 1nan named ThotnnH hurt
found this morning hanging TO the gate Of the
somctery. lilo had brtn recently engaged In
nany caAea Of arson and robbery. and had os-
cared Imprisonment for want OF legal evidence,
Antl had rcccirUt repeated unrnnrs 10 loave tho
vicinity which ho lad 1isregarAod lfc was
taken qniotlY from Ills bod by nnskeif men end
hung without any dlaturlni,ce. lIn wa4 natiyo
u New York, 20 yeats old.
ALLEGED nE,ExsK rRArps. -
Skw lonk. Drc. 17.-De Grief t. Co.'S dry
goods Htoro !,ns been seized OH l,roomc Atroot. On
Tho charge that they largely undersaued nillekY-
uyo cases ol silk fElngs for drcsHcp, worth abont
El00, nllN. Tie bonds Of tho flrtn arc liked at
t'o0.to 5lr. 1riacca, ono OF the parttlcrs says
That the persecution ID an attempt to b11ckmaiI
tho firm. and that tho informer Ia discharged
sn!esman in tho fringe department. T!lo firm
has houso IN Berlin aud a branch in Paris.
HoNDED AND nEArES.
Sttctat Ns.ateh IA Iht ratrhno 1rthnnt.
WACKEnAN. ILL.,. Dec. T.-Frank Conncrs, An
old man reHdng IN tho southwest part OF tho
township. was found this morning lying in d
helpless condition near the rai!Ena4 Warehouse.
wound. cat1scd by heavy blow. WAS found l1pon
hls bead: Twenty-four tio1lafs was taken from
him by tho wonld-bo uuriurers, who have thus
far escaped atreat.
pEFAuLrEH AEnEs1Ep.
San FRANCISCO. CAL. Icc. 17.--A. Woodward,
ArresteA horo. uaa ecnt EnBt ihfB morning in
charge OF Sheriff Anderson. Of Shelby County.
Tcnn., Oil relnisjton from tho Novornor Of
Tennessee. Woolmard waa the Treasurer OF
Shelby County some two years ago. nnd alb
scontlcd1a tlefaHites in tho Hum nf s7750n, wont
70 No" fork. and theuro to Me1oo. lie ca1no
hero about three weeks ago.
ABORTION EuErEcTEp.
Spstiaf D,spateh t0 Jhs CAtrdoa TrfhuHs.
CEbAn HAIIDs, H.. Dec T.-To-day the re-
mains Of Tho wite Of Edward Coulter, who died
alhidcny y fow tlnyB aRn, woro exhunooh at tho
reHuost OF relatives, who Ind reason to boere
that her death resulted from IN abortion. 4
Iost-n1ortam examination was Ind this after
noon, bls the Coroner'B jury hare not announced
:heir yerdiIt.
ZEN 70 EE HUNG IN NEBRASKA.
srer.at ihst'atth h The fH'edm 3rlunnt.
LiStuLS, Mob, Dec. fT.-1lIe trlal OF jordan
] smith for tho murder Of Aliltou Collins was
finished at kcaluoy thEa hftesuoun, the Jury re.
turning verdict sentencing Smith to be hanged
Arrll &. Inst September. Smith. n Texas horder,
shot ConB Ia cold blood fpr merely rotnopstrat-
ing bocauao some catto OF s,1n!tAa herd broke
into his fold. destroying property.
Nebraska City has two hnileiDK cases on tho
taplB. 1lank Dodge will s'e hanged thrte Jan. L.
petition ii now being circulated fur tho tioY-
nr,as to commute his rentcncs to imprisonment
for life.
sEor run 1a'TIEn-Ix. Law.
TorEEA, ksu., Dee. ia Arca!al from Gar
nett. knut. states thut .Ir. ChanlLnllain, Uf
0hio thla afternoon AlIot aud kilod his brother
in-!aw William llatnilson. prominent mofcnant
Of that place. Chamberlain waA arreAtea. aud
rln.ns that no shot Hamilton i'll consequence Ut
business difficulties.
MURDER AT uHoA 7n1owN, Kr.
Lov1ay1LLE ky.. Dec. IA Cour1er-.5o"rnRi
special SAYS difficulty. resulting in the death
Of llonry Ihonaxsets. occurred to-day IN George-
town, ny. ThnmaaEen and Oscar Barbcu ell
EnGcd IN IN alteration concerning n dobt dne
the latter. 1'arbec suddenly produced q pistol
and shot Tl,olnasset. in tho abdomen. The
wounded mau fell nul exclaimed Az tho breath
left him, 1t 10 q cold.bloodcu murder" Ear-
bee WAS arrested.
RAID ny nEy1cAs pAHDiTT1.
sAs Fnascisco. CAL, Dec. IA dispatch
from C1supO says this morning All armed tD!f
Of atoxicans advanced on tho t9mu. Businens
was suspended, tho people were under arms,
md aentinols stationed. At 10 III tho morning
the MeucanB approached, but, OIL being
Apprjsed Of tho preparation for dofcnse,
retired. Armed citxcus arrived from Ban
Diego to-day. II troops arc not soon
forwarded tho plhco must DO abandoned. Poo
plo arriving daily At Tucson from Sonora report
1t impossible to remain tn that State and pro-
sqryo their property.