The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-01-27
CONDENSED Telegrams.

SALT LAKE, Jan. 2O@A fearful
storm is reported in the Sierra Ne
vadas and vicinity. A number oil
bridges on the Central Pacific Rail.
, road were washed away, among
others one Mt Sacramento.
Last night at Z o clock new slide
occurred at Alta City. Little Cotton
wood Canon. Utah. The. slide came
into the upper part of the town, de-
molishing two houses and killing six
persons, JAS. Cory. his wife and two
children. and John Yanderleen and
Mickey Kelly.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 21-In the Senate
to-day a bill was introduced to so
amend the gambling act of 1873 as
10 make il apply Only TO profession
al gamblers. The effect of the bill
is to allow quiet games OF draw poker
in private rooms without danger of
arrest to the players.
New ORLEANS. Jan. 21.-All the
mystic societies here have decided
to dispense with the customary pa
rades OH Mardi Gras, on account of
the absence OF His Royal Highness,
King Prosperity.
The Bulletin newspaper office was
sold at auction to-day for $4,000
sold TO close succession.
New YORK. Jan, PA special
dispatch states chat Col. augustus
i. Allen, Democratic member Of
Congress elect from the ThirtY-third
New York District, died ct his resi-
.dence, in jamestown, vest etday,
aged IS.
CoRsICANA, TEXAS. Jan. 22.@Billy
White was hung here to-day in the
presence Of 5000 PERSONS for the
murder Of Thomson. botlr colored.
The murderer confessed. This is
the first judicial c2ecutionin Navarro
county.
WAsn1Nero1, Jan. 22.-For Ten
nessee, failing barometer, rising
temperature. winds shifting to the
east. and clear or partly cloudy
weather.
Sr. Louis. Jan. 20.-'Fhe Usage
County Leader. of yesterday, gives
an account OF the finding of the dead
body Of Andy Bryant, near Mederia.
with it's head and one arm cut off
and naked. The head was found
some distance from the body, with a
pistol wound in it. A man. whose
name is not give, was arrested on
of having murdered Bryant
but nothing definite is known. Great
excitement prevailed IN the neigh
borhood.
YANKroN, D. T, Jan 22.-An APP
peal to the public is issued to>day,
signed by Gov. Pennington and in
dorset by judges, attorneys and
marshals Of the United States Courts
stating that considerable restitution
exists in various parts Of the terri
tory caused mainly by the des:ruc-
zion of crops by gresshoppers, calls
for aid beer received from BrooIing.
Lincoln, Turner. Union, Clay and
Bonbomme counties, and there arc
doubtless Instances of suffering in
other parts oil tie territory.
CHICAGO, Jan. PA shocking
murder was committed tonight on
" est Maids n street, near Canal.
Malone stabbed James
kegan, INJECTING wound which prov
ed fatal in few minutes. 1t seems
that the murdered man had his
Docket-book stolen and a friend Of
Malone and Reagan met at a saloon
and got into quarrel over the
natter, with the. result stated.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 23.--The Con
yressional Centennial Committee
visited the Centennial rooms to day,
where they were addressed by Cow
3igler, Gen. Hawley and others.
Subs eqrently they visited the Art
sallery at the Centennial grounds. |
md tonight attended a club dinner
vhcre President Grant and the
.abinet were present.