Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-29

"A DEATH ~ SrREEr CAR-THe New
dreams Pea. Nrf OF Friday SAYS. sNeSler-
DAY ey ening iuRu hsilca the driver OF car
10. - OF ne koy a. aud Bourbon streets
Line, az the corner of PUydrsS and Cauon-
uelet streets. Ahs driver. n De- sat1. tll not
see MIN. and drove on. The par<ur ran
behind The car, aud, after ovrIiakiug At
entered. lie deposited his fare aud sat down
next the fare box. Ia "A few moments the
other passengers In the car Jaw ms head
drop back and his whole frame comm. rec To-
shake. They called the Alteration of the dri-
yer 10 The fact, telliug HIM that the maa WAS
evidently sick. The driver, knowing that
There was q drug store AT the corner Of Bour-
bon and Custom house house streets on his
route, hurried his mule on TO obtain assist
snce Tor the man al The pharmacy. Upon
arriving lear the corner of Caual street a
physician was met aud called. He entered
The car, and. looking AT the party declared
that LIE was extinct The body was removed
To The Third precinct station. Coroner Rance
viewed the body and pronounced that death
was caused 10y aPoplexy. The deceased was
subsequently identified a. Angus Geiger
aged - years aud native of Germany"
THE LATEST KENrUCKY TRAGEDY.-A
special from Danvlll-, ny, says. Walter
Sanders, late sheriff OF Lincoln county, and
his brother-in-law, Jack Ballard. were killed
last evening at Richmond, NJ sdSson county,
by Gus Edwards, town marshal and A party
OF his friends. A younger bro;asr OF Sanders
was al Richmond fair about a week ago
and was badly beaten over the head by Ed
wards, Edwards saying that Sanders inter-
Il =
an officer. Yesterday Walter sanders and
his friends went 10 Richmond 10 attend The
trial OF young Sanders for has alleged off-nse.
Alter thetrial conversation occurred be ween
Edwards anu Walter sanders at the Garnet
House, during which Sanders denounced
Edwards conduct az brutal aud coward ", at
the same time drawing his pistol About
THIS time sanders was shot by some other
person, but leveling his pistO, re made
tslDgs lively while his sire gun lasted.
When the firing ended Sanders and his
broiher-iIt-law Ballard were dead. Marshall
Edwards slightly and hts broriier danger
ously wounded. Many shots were fred but
only Tie iour persons m"utiOned struck.
RRUTAL MURDER IN VIRGIN - II.
Siaunton NJcrsd'Or states on the authority 81
Two correspondents thai before Ia ighf on
tuesday morning las "A man NAMED James
W. Fox Went TO Ira house OF James Carer,
near Greenfield, Nelson coIuty, Va. and
attempted 10 XIII The whole family. which
consisted of Mr.. Carter, 80 years Old: MS Sis
ter, Mrs Harris, 20 years Old, aui a Mrs.
Margaret Panneli and her TWO ch idrsn. He
nr>t Killed Mrs Harris with a c!Ub. aud thea
seriously wounded Mr.. Carter aud Mrs. Pan
nell, striking them about their h ads and
faces. ard leaving them ;or dead He tnen
nrcd TIRE house to conceal all traces OF his
crime. Mis-. Paunell was able, after "A time,
the neighbors the body OF Mrs. Harris and
Mr.. Carter two children were rescued from
the flames, the building, which was
small, being entirely consumed. Family
di1cuitles aud revenge are supposed 10 have
iDS;icated this fearful crime. the family
being too poor for robbery 10 have been any
object.