Nebraska advertiser., 1877-06-07
NEWS SUMMARY

men. and there were none to tell
about it.
Mrs. J. ID. Smith of Bellaire, O.,
suicided by shooting herself, on the
3lst ult. Mental arrangement.
The Rev. S. H. McGhee. a Chris
tian minister at Ashton, ILL.,, is to be
tried for numbering his wife by ad
ministering poison to her, with strong
evidence of his guilt
Thersa Wiess, hired woman in the
family of Mr.. Siegel, Philadelphia
becoming offended, attempted to pol
son the family by putting poison in
the butter and other articles of food
She wos detected and arrested before
any harm was done to the family.
A young man named Nudgin, while
driving in a buggy near Harrison,
Hamilton County, o., ran into anoth-
er buggy occupied by Mr.. Brlce and
nephew. An alteration ensued, dur.
ing which Nudgin was beaten to death
by Brice who used the butt end of a
whip to accomplish his purpose,
Through official channels, a rumor
has reached the State Department that
Mexico is about to declare an addition
al tax of 10 per cent on all imports In
to that country.
A boy named Sharer was drowned
in the canal at Baldwin, Pa, on the
lst inst.
On White Creek, near Nashville,
Tenn, on the 3lst ult., Capt. Leon
ard, a paper merchant was shot and
killed by man named Nance.
The American Medical Association
will hold its annual meeting at Chi
csgo on the 9Th inst.
Mrs. Homer, of Scranton Pa, was
killed by an accident on the Lehlgh
Valley railroad, June 1st.
Gen. Patterson q revenue collector
recently made raid on Illicit whisky
distilleries in Henry county, Tenn,
destroying elk and capturing a dozen
of the operators.
A destructive conflagration at Hall,
Ont, on the lst inst, burned livery
stable and fOrty-three horses pershed.
New CentreviIle, Pa, was nearly
entirely destroyed by fire OH the 1st
inst.
John Wood, farmer residing near
Evansville, Ind. was recently, while
returning home from that city,
knocked off his horse murdered and
robbed.
Samuel II. Davis, an old soldier
and recently from the Dayton Home,
suicided at indianapolis on the 3lSt,
ult.
The Democrats of Ohio will hold
their State convention at Columbus
July 25th.
Chas. H. Davis of Lapeer, Mich,
hanged himself in a woodshed on the
30th ult.
H. G. Howe committed suicide on
the 3lst ult., at Osage City, Kas. He
was local preacher in the United
Brethren church. At the time of his
death be was clerk of the Scandina-
vinn ccal Company, and was under
arrest for dishonest practices.
Hughes and Mu!lins, who tried to
rob LincOln's tomb were tried at
springfield last week, and sentenced
to one year each IN the penilentlsry.
A man was recently arrested at ST.
Paul for passing bogus silver quarters
The forest fires of Wisconsin are still
raging. Greenwood. a small town
fifty miles north of Bay City, was
swept away by fire on the
31st. A saw mill with large lot of
lumber, and fifteen Or twenty houses
with all the surrounding property
we're destroyed.
England has informed Turkey that
lnder no circumstances must the nav
CATION of the Suez Canal by merchant
vessels be interrupted.
Some old-fashioned fellows in the
New York Board of Education want |
o Orestore floggingin the public schools |
And they have created more excite
nent In the city than did the He'll
1ate explosion. For once public sem
iment is with the boys.
The United States mint has recent
y coined $4,000, 900 nickel: pieces for
be Venezuelan Governmentan act of
ourtesy for which it was we'll paid.
The seventh annual fair of the Kan
as City Industrial Exposition and
agricultural Fair Association will be
eld on September 1922. 1877.
Barnum will make a personal offer
$4,000 fox the recovery of Charlie
loss. 1t is believed from recent evil
ences that he is still alive, and that
be reward, with a guarantee of i'm
lunity from arrest, will induce the
aptors to restore him.
Ten Brock at the recent Louisville
aces made two miles in 3,274, the
est on record. And has now the
est mile and two mile record.
The gross value of produce of the
anadian fisheries TO 1876 were over,
II, 100000.
THE CIRCUS.