The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-21
DOMESTIC INTEL 1dENCE.
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

DUNlEDlN uNAIAA dtIENCE.
GRIMES AMI. CASUALTIES,
Arrest OF the Famous Mlpuie watsun.
BosroN. Mach ae.-There started from this
city for New York this morning. in the eomDa-
ny OF Detective Ourran. OF New York. a woman
% sad the q .sa + 'g
TRAN Ninnie Watson, alias. Minnie. Herbert.
Mrs.. Harris. Mrs Johnson. Mrs Harrison, Mrs
piots sr ge t md bree
In 1871 she was sentenced to Sing Sing for
stealing s2soo worth Of iewelry from New
In June. 1e71 while serving as ehambermaId
at the New York Hotel, she stole from the
guests Of that establishment Ihaa smong whom wa as
then went 70 Chic go. where she engaged as
csanbsrmaid a. the Palmer House. ard ~ from oDo
weh 81 etc Most u bs s.
cred by the Chicago police, but Miupis changed
her name and fed to st. Louis. where she re-
Her other exploits are as follows: In Dacem-
Der. 1877, she. robbed the family q Dudley Il.
Gregory. of New York OF $4,000 worth Of Dire. SEES
Mathews, a resident OF Fourth Avenue Fat.
of $500 worth OF diamonds and jewelry She
then came to Boston and took Furnished room ON
In Green street. where she was arrested last
night by Detectives Curran. of New York. aud
Wood. Of this city. The officers recovered a
nsih q assor9 q pp %rs ! ias
The. woman Is probably the sharpest female
thief In the country.
sulcide-Business Troubles the Cause.
COLUMBIA, Tenn March 2o-John NJ. Lar
Walker Il Larkins. committed suicide yesterday
by shooting himself through the head. La . bis
yss fogna bs s oSTnE sea am
good man and his family, God foreise, me. |
cannot face the world sgatn. March 49,.
ia m r faTrG n n mi G n
posed lob 10 Be bis partner, John A. Walker wao
says that although he i not ruined. vet the firm
though lhe indisoriminate credit system upon
which Larkins always insisted, and upon
which they had dong BUSINESS n contrary to The
phia and Boston bills are now falling due. and
they were unable to meet them through their
failure to make collections. and this # Is which
drove Larkins to destruction and suicide.
Walker says their assets exceed as two to one
their LIABILITIES. and he couIt pay al bills
ReGnpTyh e Rssn reds i nss f9
not lose cent due them from the firm. Mr..
Walker assures them that the firm vii! be able
Larkins evidently had other causes for mental
arrangement.
Deliberate Murder.
BALTIMORE. March 20. Information has been
received here nf q shooting ARRAY at Chinco
fy ss ro E
stated, was indebted to ). 7. English proprietor
p h2 o'1s 70 p npss sf as a o 90
The week before the shooting. English sent for
Pollit and compelled him to sign note for the
Mnss p pay Il hs bna
The negative, vhereupon English tock down
A charge of heavy buckshst entered Pollit's
abdomen. and he fell mortally wound d. In the
arms OF his friends. Euglish surrendered him
self, but before reaching Drummondtown Jail
be managed to escape and, is still at large
When last seen he WAS at Salisbury, and is sup
posed to aS rap is
his brother during which he Killed the latter
on he II Ge yen to
Chinc0teague. where he has been living Tor sew
eral years.
Counterfeiters Arrested.
CHICAGO, March ao.-The government detee-
tives in this city have for some time past been
aware Of the existence OF gang Of counter
letters Of silver coin, halves, quarters and ten
but toT bs ana the pa
scattered throughout the city In great profusion.
a q, J. their operations had reached to outside
turing several of the gang and with them Giss
metal and a quantity of spurious coin: The
bnrdy Sc Straight s
have not yet been learned. They are. 1t is be-
lieved. all Chicago parties. having at a former
peIlou DoSu buRHRSu Ou pOllC6 IOECS.
For Parts Unknown.
CHESTER, Pa, March 2o-George W. Pardoe, |
secretary Of the Citizens Building Association
has left for parts unknown. He is believed to
be defaulter for from $40. 600 to $4,000.
Sent UP for Life.
RICHMOND. Ind. March 2O-The Independenfs
special from Nashville states that the jury
found verdict Of guilty in FoxwelPs case, and
sent him up for life.
wanted to Die.
RICHMOND Ind. March 2o.-James Berham, |
tramp. claiming to be from Cleveland. Ohio at |
tempted suicide this afternoon by Jumping |
from the Nationel bridge into the river. He |
struck on his side ON, the, edge OF the rocky |
for which ne jumped was only three or four feet !
deep. but he supposed 1t much deeper, being
but few yards above the dam He and his
James Dougherty, we're DO h drunk
ut the time. The Jump was about 40 feet. Ber-
aam Is about "a years old.
Burning of a Drug Store.
ATLANTA. March 2o.-The drug store of Penn
ire and water this morning to the extent Of
about $4,000. Nearly covered by insurance.
Lamp works Burned-Loss 100000,
Insurance $4,000.
CLEVELAND, O., March ga FIRE broke out
asst night in the Cleveland Non Explo sive Lamp
esta9l shmsn TIE bodng
100000 insurance for about $50 ooo Il. W. Ev-
ans 90. adjoining. wholesale ,grocers. lose
,psn " 1e moS s p ~er insured The
The following is list of the Insurance COM
panies involved by the fire: On stock and m n
$1,000; Atlantic OF New
York 5000: franklin of Columbus. Ohio $500:
Boston Underwriters, $500: Meriden. Connec-
icut. $500: Royal, England. $40 600: FaneuiI.
Boston, $500; Northwest National. Milwaukee,
s25oo: Ohio Fire Association, Cincinnati. $500:
Toronto, $4,000. Total. $4,000.
900 haorGg Of AaroTd Conn., Of
# Hartford. 5000; London Assurance $4,000
Total, SIT 900.
Pardon Refused.
WILMINGTON. Del, March 2o.-Gov. Cochrane
las rendered bis decision in the case Of the two
'onde mned negroes. convicted Of having felon-
ously assaulted q white woman named Kate
smith, near Middletown. Ia August. and for
whom large number OF petitions praying for
pardon have been presented during the last
month. The men are condemned to die next
Friday, and the Governor refuses to Interfere
With the sentence.
The arguments in favor of nardon are based