Nebraska advertiser., 1877-05-31
CRIME AND CASUALTIES.

Patrick Farrell at New Haven died
in a horrible manner on the 23d
While cleaning a sewer he was over
taken by flood of water caused by 9
sudden fall of rain and drowned be.
fore he could reach the manhole.
While Henry Knauss was at work
In the church of the Holy Cross, Bal
timore, scaffold fell with him and
be was killed.
The Catholic Cathedral at ST.
Augustine, Canada, was destroyed by
| fire on the 22d.
At Conyers, Ga, the jail was recent
ly burned down, and three. negroes
perlshed In the flames.
Mrs Martin Mcguire, of Blooming
Grove, Mimi, by mistake took small
dose of corrosive sublimate. She Inn
mediately drank a quantity of milk
which saved her life.
A man named Laws was assassinat-
ed at Clinton louisiana, a few days
ago. 1t is denyed that it was a DO.
lltical murder.
Charles Wright of Elmira, n. Y,
was killed on the 9th by q man
named White.
Mrs. Sarah MurpnTe roTnfeffy OF 81.
Joseph, Mo, was killed by lightning
in Denver on the 25th. She had at
the time child in her arms, which
escaped.
Peter Sharp, resident of st. JOS
eph, Mo-, and an employe on the ST.
Joe and Western Railroad, was killed
by cars passing over his body. on the
25th. The Herald speaking of the
matter says, "One OF st. Joseph's ia
vorite railroad men dies without a
moments warning"
Henry Hornburg last week was
drowned while attempting to cross
Lincoln Creek, in Seward county,
Neb.
Matthew 0'Rielly a popular law
yer of st. Louis recently skipped the
town with clients money and fast
woman. Women, wine and cards
ruined him.
G. b. Jackson, cattle trader from
ILL.,, was recently drugged and robbed
by sharpers in st. Louis.
A handsome, and accomplished
young German lady by name Louisa
Bostleman, of st. Louis was not per-
mitted to marry the man she loved,
by her wealthy father, so last week |
she put an end to her life by jumping
into well and drowning.
Mrs. John Donovan, of Cleveland,
Ohio, few days ago, with her little
boy and girl In her arms, jumped In
the dock and all were drowned. She
did this to be released from an abusive
and drunken husband.
Nettie Brown and Lizzie Fields,
'anoy women of st. Louis, quarreled
about a pimp when Brown stabbed
Fields to death. She and the Plmp
named Haubs, are In jail.
AT Chester, Pa, on the 22d when
he large iron ship Saratoga was ready
20 launch, It started from its blocking
before oil the workmen had got from
lnder it, and quite a number were
crushed to death. and others manned.
George McKie was killed at Oceola,
Iich., last week by stick of timber
alling on him.
Thos. Morrison, an old deaf man
vas killed by the cars at Weston O.,
IN the 22d. |,
Judge Chisholm, who the Missis-
ippi chivalry rlddled with bullets at
he time they gallantly murdered his
leroic daughter and boy, after linger-
ng In great misery for several days,
3 dead.
In the U. s. Court at Hartford CT.
n the 25th Judge Shipman pronouno-
d sentence on ]. L. Chapman, oash- I
er, and John G. Tracy, president of /
he Farmers and Mechanics National
'ank, who had plead guilty respect 7
7ely to deceiYing the comptroller of I
ne currency, and to perjury and em.
excitement by which the bank lost ,
SOS, 900. Tracy was sentenced to the \
for six years and six .
lonths at hard labor, and Chapman :
the Connecticut state prison at hard
Ibor for five years snds nominal fine
one dollar.
Another assassination in Louisiana b
this time a eolored man, and of 9
'urse Republican. John Same. a u
ember of the Legislature, was shot i,
10 other day while seated upon the