The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-30
MISCELLANEOUS.
Petllgrew Murdered at Rancho del
OscS by Mexican Raiders.
Organization of q national Turf AssO.
alton at Chicago.



vile, says the murderer of Garcia, ut
Rancho Marta, who was caught trying
| to cross the river near Roma con fessed
to others being with him when the
murder was committed. They We're
caught, and four are reported hanged.
A party are after others, and II Is eX-
pected will catch them, as they are
| known,
Several nights ago n party of raiders
attacked Rancho del Oses, on the Cor
pus Christi road, and murdered George
| Peltigrew, an American, and stole u
lot of horses. No further particulars.
RALEIGH, n, c., January 20.-Adol-
phus Moore, Of Alabama county, a
member OF the firm of Holt IL Moore,
! of Haw River Station, was shot by
George w. Simpson, widely known In
connection with the financial history
Of, North Carolina, and died last even
ing. Moore was passing the house of
Simpson on II cunning expedition when
he was stopped, and IN the ensuing al
tercation, was shot by Simpson with a
rifle. The friends of the latter claim
ii was done in selfdefence. An exam
nation before magistrate Is pending.
The deposition of Moore was taken be-
fore his DEATH but its purp0rt has not
been made public.
CINCINNATI, January 30. Continued
rains here cause the river to raise at
the rate of three inches an hour. A
flood is threatened.
Topeka, January 20,-The talk in
Washington and elsewhere in favor of
the nomination of Senator Ingalls,, of
Kansas as the Republican candidate
for Vice-President, Is regarded here
with much interest and qualification.
The Senator has not yet signiiied that
he will be in the field, but his friends
are working the matter up, and the APP
preaching State Convention will prob
ably instruct the delegates to Cincin-
natl to present his name.
CHICAGO, January 29.--A meeting Of
Western turfmen has been held here
for the purpose of considering ques.
lions of interest to horsenIen in the
West. The Judiciary Committee rec
commended that the States Of Michi-
gan, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas,
Wisconsin,, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ne
braska, Minnesota and Missouri CON
stitute the National Association; that
Il Board OF Errors, consisting of five
persons be appointed, and have juris-
dction on all questions arising in this
district, similar to that Of the National
Board of Appeals. The recommends
ton, after an animated discussion, was
concurred in.
LOUISVILLE January 29.-J. l.. Pick
EFT, Deputy Sheriff of Franklin, Ar
kansas, reached Cassville, West Nir-
GINA, last Monday, with requisition
for Thomas Cameron, indicted for
mansaughter. Accompanied 10y Sher-
if Strother, of Wayne county, he fol-
lowed Cameron TO his hiding place
and demanded his surrender, Dam
eron blew out the lights in the house,
and, armed with double barrelled
rifle and two pistols, attempted resist
ance. In the melee Cameron was shot
near the heart and almost instantly |
killed. Sheriff Pickett left for home,
but was arrested at Cattletsburg, Ken
lucky. Upon the facts becoming |
known he was Immediately released. |
TOLEDO, o., January 26.--A well laid
plan to rob the express car OF the night
express coming east from Chicago, last
night, was discovered and frustrated,
all parties thereto being arrested. Off.
cials of the express company received
information of the plan nearly one
week ago, and Superintendent Cone
and Agent Chaplin, together with the
Chief of Police and two detectives,
left the city last night and Joined the
east-bound train at Arch0ld, Ohio, sta
tioning themselves in the express and
baggage cars. At Wanzon four men,
former employees of the railway COM
pany, got on board, and, as soon as the
train was well umde. way, proceeded
to bore out part of the panel in the
door of the express car, during which
operation a preconcerted signal was
given, and the officers in waiting
bounced upon and secured the entire
rarity, who are now in Jail here. The
safe in the express car contained $780,
900 in currency, and over $4,000 in
bullion.
New YORK, January 2S. Winslow,
the Boston forger has been traced to
the steamship Rotterdam, which sailed
with him aud his family for Rotter-
dam on Friday last. There is no ex-
tradition treaty with Holland. Wins
lows forgeries are now figured to as
high as $500, 900. 1t is believed he has
very little money with him in his
flight. ~ mn
New ORLEANS, January 2S.-The
negro Augustan, charged with the as
sassination of Colonel Oflut, of st.
Landry parish, was captured in Lafay-
cite parish, about fifteen miles from
Vermillionvllle, on Tuesday. There is
little doubt of his being the guilty |
marty. He was confined in the Jail OF
Lafayette parish, and owing to the |
high state of feeling prevailing |
throughout that section he will proba-
bly, be lynched.
ATCHIsoN, KAs., January 2S.-The
Atichison, Topeka and Santa te Rail-
road has been completed to Neporte,
Colorado, sos miles southwest of this
city.
burned to death yesterday. A coal OF
fire fell on her clothing, from pipe
she was smoking. Her dress took iire,
and before the flames could be extin.
guished, she was. burned so badly that
she died. 80
SpRlNGFIELD, Mass, January D.
The burglars who entered the North
ampton Bank on Wednesday night,
first securing the cashier in his home
and taking from him the keys to the
vault, took large amount Of securities,
a considerable portion not being me-
gotiable. Later details of the 70 bbery
state that the result Is something APP
palling. The table of the securities
show total of six hundred and sew
enty thousand dollars. OF course much
of this Is not negotiable, so that 1t Is