The anti-monopolist., 1876-02-03
WHAT Is THIS COUNTRY COMING
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WHAT rs THIS COUNTRY COMING
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1t is simply appalling to pick up any
leading eastern newspaper and look
over the list of crimes committed in any
one day. Here is a catalogue of the do
ings Of Jan'y 25th, as recorded in the
Chicago Inter-Ocean of Jan'v 10Th. No
man can read it without alarm for the
future OF our country; or without asking
himself: "whither are we drifting?" We
necessarily abbreviate the details of the
crimes enumerated:
Charleston, Nv. va) special says Thomas
Hines and William Dooley had an alteration
regarding Dooley's wife, to-day, and Hines
threatened to cut Dooley's throat. Tonight
Hines went to Dooley's shop, knocked on the
door, anl when Dooley appeared Hines struck
him with knife on the lower part of the ear.
severing the jugular. Dooley seized an instru-
ment used for crimpng boots and felled Hines
to the ground. Doolev died about an hour
afterward. Hines is in Jail.
The cases of Dawson and Esteph. CHARGED
with the murder of Lee, several days ago, were
called into court at Charleston to-day The
prisoners counsel consumed the day arguing
for change OF venue, on account of the popu-
lar excitement against the prisoners in Charles
ton, and the Judge reserved his decision until
tomorrow. The court house and yard were
filed with anxious people, majority of whom
J are citizens Of Campbeil's Creek, where the
murder was committed.
/. LATER.-About 200 men arrived at Charles
ton at ID o. M, proceeded to the Jail, aud took
Dawson and Esteph out and marched them of
} to the woods, where they will probably be
found hanging to . tree in the morning.
Dooley, who was killed by Hines this morn
ing, was colored man. After the mob had
carried of the Lee murderers, colored citizens
to the number or fifty went to the jail and de-
manded Hines, who was delivered to them
and they then followed the former crowd te
the woods with their prisoner, who will proba-
bly, meet the same fate.
: DECATUR, H., jan 25.-I.ast night at a lat.
hour a negro by the name Of Charles Price at
= tempted to murder Jchn Gordon the nigh
clerk Of the St. Nicholas Hotel by cutting hi
throat with a razor. Ea was examined thi
, morning, and bound over in the sum of g 900
e LocANsPoRr, Ind, Jan. 25-The mutiate.
e remains Of Richard Heron, who resided a
: Monticello, Ind, were found five miles east o
!. there on Sunday BY parties who were searching
for the man, he having been unaccouutabl
L missing for morr than a week. He had re
o Gently been In the saloon business at IdaviIle
f five miles from Monticello, with Jack Kelley
o who was suspected as his murderer, they hay
ing parted on bad terms. Kelley was arrested
|. and his clerk, John Toothman, turned State
evidence, confessing that Kelley killed Heron
and they together secreted the body i'm thick
ct. The Coroner's jury have not vet reached
verdict, after having been in session sine
Sunday afternoon. A bloody blanket IN wlic
+ BODY was carried, and heavy iron bludgeo
+ with which the deed was committed, wer
> found in kelley's house
u CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. 25.-Yesterday aft.,
:. noon, while Mike Higgins, an employe Of II,
gas company, was walking up Pleasant stree
% q number OF children, issuing from an adioir
ing school ysrd, ran before him and sonewhs
impeded his progress Higgins became IN
e sanely angry a. this, and sezIng one Of the lad
ii named z. Stienfeld, deliberately threw hir
O into catch basin Of the Main street Sewer
VIM Ruhi, who was passing, jumped in an
rescued the boy, although in 80 dong he wa
: almost drowned. The excitement among ff
J. people In the neighborhood was intense, an
a Higgins would undoubtedly have been mobb.
4 but for his speedy arrest and imprisonment j
= . station house.
n NEW ORLEAxs, La, Jan 25-1he particu
! lars Of the shooting Of Democratic ex-Spnaft
: Ont, Of St. Landry Parish, are a. follows
c Oft, while making visit 10 relatives at Wash
! ir, La, was shit through the rear Of his brgg
in the head by negro named Augustai
4, armed with a shotgun. Shortly asfeiwar
Augnstan informed some eolored women III;
IS Ont had been hurt He was suspected. an
Il the crown went up 10 his cabin, when he ra
+ out from under his cabin, about 900 yards !
:, advance Of his pursuers. Two hundred ARM.
: men then surrounded the swamp in which l.
: took refuge Ont died on Sunday.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Jan 25.-The body Of
man named Davis, CIArksvisle, Tenn, t.ls
gram says, was found on the L., n and q. I
: Railroad yesterday, horribly mu;i.ated, hayin
e been twice run over. His pockets were rihed
! aud it Is supposed hs was murdered al
: robbed and thrown on the track
1 BosTos, Jan IS The afternoon papers n,
= publish disclosures affecting z D. NinsiDs
!. weii-kBown jsurnslist and politician, au
= known a. one Of the principal owEerx Of Il
Daily News and Boston PilOs, though II ix N
y believes that either ct these papers u e4Ies4e
= BY his hAnsactions, which are BOW coming
= IN one OF the national banks by winston. 4,
known TO bear forged Endorsements, and II
alleged ths1 when The amount Of hix forged u
Fe peg b ssc9tzfned BY investixs.ion Il wifI rsc
n Oyex eI0D,0OO. Winssow left LAT Thursdz,
accompanied BY his family, for PARIS nj
. known
t. BosYux, Nzsn.. Jan. ss.-Dexils of the :
= leged f0syaia y 3. d y insl0w, - pubIi~I,-
- the Journal, represent tt1t + y ez1insa1r
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