The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-11-02

into the house, assisted his victim upstairs,
put him in bed, and remained with him
until the doctor, who had been notified by
those who witnessed the shooting, arrived.
Hanson acknowledged that he committed
the deed, and said that he was not
sorry, and made no attempt TO es.
cape. Tholliffson died in a few hours.
Governors Pillsbury, of Minnesota, Kirk
wood, of Iowa, Hardin, of Missouri, Osborn,
OF Kansas, Pennington, of Dakota, CARRIER,
OF Nebraska, and several eminent pro fessors
and gentlemen met at Omaha, few DAYS
ago, for the purpose of discussing the modes
and means of Kidding the country of grass.
hoppers. committee was appointed to
prepare and present a series of resolutions
TO the farmers Of the country, and memorial
to Congress. The Convention was serenaded
during the evening at the hotel.
General Terry has seized the arms and
ponies of the Indians at the Agencies. Only
small quantity OF either was found, as the
Indians had been forewarned. They agreed,
however, to deliver up the remainder.
southern Items.
A special to the New Orleans Bulletin
states that w. j. Law was murdered near
Bastrop, Louisiana. Law was riding out of
town, when he was fred upon and MORALLY
wounded, and his horse killed. There is no
clue to the assassin. ..... At Little Rock, Ark,
Ledly Bowman, a cigar girl committed
suicide with chloroform.
Items In General.
The Commission of army engineers ap.
pointed to examine the foundations of the
Washington Monument, preparatory to its
completion, have decided to call for bids
from artesian well borers for boring into the
ground on either side of the monument to
the depth OF one hundred feet, in order to
ascertain the nature Of the ground, and
whether it will safely bear the weight of the
completed structure. Gen. Gilmore, the
President OF the Commission, thinks the
portion already built amply sufficient to
Withstand the weight to be added, il the
soil proves to be solid. The Commission
will not be ready to report before Decem.
ber.....".Duke Fleming, of Maysville, was
shot three times, twice in the head, near
that city, lately, by Septimus Clark. The
wounds are considered dangerous. The
cause OF the trouble is unknown......
About $3.50 o'clock on the morning of Octo.
Der 20, the wife of Ira Baker, colored, re.
siding at Glen Lock-, Pa, was seen running
along the road in frantic manner. When
she reached the railroad station she informed
a gentleman she had Just killed her four
children, and then resumed her wandering.
The gentleman drove to the house, and not
finding the husband, hunted him. The two
visited the house and found three children,
aged respectively two. four, and six years,
in an almost lifeless condition, their heads
having been beaten to jelly with heavy
club. A baby, aged two months, was covered
up with heavy feather bed, the intention
OF the mother being to smother 1t. The
three children can not possibly survive.
People Jent in search of the unfortunate
woman, who is undoubtedly insane.
William Norton, a breakman on the
Louisville, Cincinnati and Lexingto Short.
line, while coupling cars at Mt. Sterling,
Kentucky, was crushed to death. His
family live in Louisville. Chinaman
named Quimbo Apo stabbed and instantly
killed an Irishman named John Kelly in
the Home Lodging House, Chatham street,
New York, lately. Kelly was the aggressor,
and provoked the Chinaman to a fight in
which he was getting the worst of it, when
he drew knife and stabbed Kelly. Appo
was arrested. He has recently been re.
leased after serving out q fifteen years
sentence for killing his wife and two men. -.
Near Cincinnati, on the Louisville Short
line, 8. r. Petty, of Pulaski County, Ala.
bama, got up from his sleeping. car berth and
Screams were soon afterward heard, and on
stopping the train Petty was found missing.
On moving the train back his body was
found on the ground and taken to Louisville.
He died at Louisville, in the presence of
riece, who was returning home with him
from the Centennial. 1t is supposed the I'M
fortunate gentleman fell from the platform.
;.:.::...A down freight train on the Cheshire
Railroad, was run into by an engine going
up, about five miles from Cheshire, N. H.,
and Henry M. Staples, engineer, and Lewis
Phillips, fireman, Of the freight engine was
killed.
Through some mistake in the running of
Centennial train divided into sections, on
the New York Midland Railroad, October
%, Section 3sran into No. 2, and the result
was one passenger killed, six seriously
wounded, and number slightly. The en-
CINE and one passenger car were wrecked,
and two passenger cars thrown down an EN-.
bankment sixty feet high. Fifteen hundred
passengers were on the train, and all be.
loDged to Madison and neighboring coun.
ties in New York State.
Henry Scales, colored, was hung in the II.
linois District Of the Cherokee Nation, by
the Cherokee authorities, on the 2Ist Of Oc.
tober, for killing colored man. This was
Scales's third man .........John Britain. living
in Rush County, Indiana, in fit Of drunken
passion, killed his mother-n.Iaw, Mrs. John
Rhodes, and then shot himself through the
heart, causing instantaneous death. Whisky
and family difficulties were the cause.
William B. Whitney fled his voluntary
petition in bankruptcy lately at Chicago.
His liabilities are $425, 200, distributed over
the Northwest and in New York State. His
heaviest creditor is E. G. Whitney, of Madi.
son, Wisconsin, 100000. The Louisville
City National Bank has claim OF $4,000,
and the Northern Bank of Kentucky, $1O,.
600. His assets on bank and other stock to
the amount of $4,000; real estate, $685..
600; railroad bonds, $50, 900. or this amount
$4,000 has been realized under an assign.
ment made in 1876 TO George w. King, b.
+. Dering and John Clark, Of Indiana, un.
der the insolvent laws OF that State..... The
Secretary Of State of Indiana authorizes tho
following as the result of the recent cleo.
ton: The highest vote cast was for Trea-
surer OF State, Democratic, 1909; Repub-
can, 206,21S; Independent 16,0S2; total,
1888; the average plurality for the Demo. |
cratic State ticket s 5,s46; that for Williams |
over Harrison, for Governor, being s, I39..
During q recent Democratic parade in |
Reading, Pa, the railing in front of the |
portico of Brenziger Hall gave way, and |
precipitated about thirtv persons, some of |
them children, TO the sidewalk, eighteen |
feet below. Twelve persons were seriously |
hurt, having sustained fractured limbs or |
internai injuries.
Notcs from Abroad.
Serious fighting took place near the Salts
char recently. The Turks are trying to |
force their way TO Paratchin, whence their
march TO Belgrade would only be interrupted
by the weak Notifications at Chupris. Con.
anxiety prevails in regard to the |
ssue, especially as this movement seems 10
,e made in concert with operations on the
)rina. The weather has suddenly changed
rom tropical heat TO heavy rain, gales, and
old. This favors the Servians.
A recent cable dispatch says: In the Ser.
ian camp the idea Of peace Is secuted.
Fighting continues before Ssitschar. The
'ervians under Gen. Doctoroff, Gen. Tcher-
layefs new chief Of staff, are endeavoring
o drive The Turks from their positions there.
he servians considerably outnumber the
turks, bnt have not effected anything yet. {
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