Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-11-21

having CODSDlrcu WIN certain importers
TO admit clergymen's vestments free OIL
duty. The loss sustain by the govern
ment through these frau during the
last five years Is estimated at $4,000
PRESIDENT HAYES, on the 18th inst
COMMITTED TO IL years imprisonment the
sentence of Isaac jacobson, the sailor
convicted OF the murder Of of Charles ID
Brooks, mate oft ship Sea King and
sentenced to be hanged January Both.
MYRoN A. BUELL., aged twenty, was
hanged at Cooperstown, New York, on
the 18th inst, for the murder, on the
25lh of last June, of Catherine May Rich
ards, aged 10. Ne would make no con
fession
A CINCINNATI dispatch of the 10Th
says Frank Davis, painter, was attacked
tonight on road near Blue Ball, Butler
county, Ohio, and had his head crushed
by boulders. His murderer got thirty
cents in money from his person and es
capped.
A SPECIAL to the st. Louis Past and
Dispdtch Of the 10th, from Sherman, Tex,
says w. X. Grccnlaw, one Of the wealth
lest and most prominent citizens of the
place, suicidcd last night by taking NOR.
phinc. The cause Is said To be the Grim
inal intimacy between his wife-one Of
the most beautiful women in Sherman
and the Rev. Conrad Henry, one of the
most noted and eloquent ministers in
Texas. The city is said 10 be greatly
excited over the affair, and threats
against the personal safety OF The sanity
scducer have been made.
SOME time since woman named Aven.
ly, living nj West Bay City, Mich, came
into possession Of "A considerable sum Of
money from adeceascd relative in Eu-
rope. Yesterday, says dispatch of the
| 18Th, Swedc named JOHN Johnson call.
ed at the house, and finding the woman
alone, gagged and tied her hands and
feet, and went through the house, obtain.
ing $1,000, 1850 Of which was gold, and
made good his escape. When the hus
band came home he found his wife nearly
dead.
FoR nearly two years Morris, H., and
the surrounding country have been
troubled with chicken thieves, who al
most nightly made raids on houses, hen.
ncrics, and barns, stealing chickens,
hams, provisions, etc, On the 10Th inst
the gang, consisting of two whites and
negro were captured Taerc are eight
successive burglarious charges against
them, substantatcd by the stolen articles
found in their possession; there are also
two charges of attempt TO murder against
them. Their names are Henry llalsey,
Lewis johnson, and the negro Is called
Doc Carver.
A BRowNsBURG, Ind, dispatch of
Nov. 18th says: At Y NJ, to-day it was
found TINT Mrs. Mary Jones of this place
had given n teaspooniul Of arsenic to her
year old child, and had taken table.
spoonful herself. 1t Is thought Mrs
Jones will recover, but there Is no
hope of saving the child. Mrs. Jones
states, that with her four children, she
was deserted at Topeka, Kan, nearly two
years ago, by her husband, who came to
indianapolis, She following him, after
recovering from u severe Illness. lie
would do nothing for her support, and
she, n short time since, commenced pro.
ccedings for divorce, alleging adultry,
drunkenness, abandonment, 'and fail
ure to provide. Jones filed cross bill
alleging adultery and Abandonment. On
Friday last the case was called by Judge
Holman, at indianapolis, who granted n
divorce with the custody of the children
to Jones, Mrs Jones not appearing She
claims that her attorney did not tell her
when the case would be called. Saturday
Mrs, Jones learned from the Indianapolis
| Nens that the children would be taken
from her and on Monday walked to
indianapolis, taking with her her young
est child, and came on the early train to
this place. Learning from friends this
morning that all trains were watched to
prevent her leaving the city, she became
desperate and endeavored To end her
troubles with arsenic.
ON the morning of the l4th, Miss
Annie lloif, of Newport, n Kentucky
suburb of Cincinnati, went To her faith
less lover, Charles Scheurer, asked him
for the last time to marry her, rs he had
promised, and, upon his REFUSAL shot
him through the heart, killing him in
stantly. Hiss Ioifs brother was with
her and witnessed the shooting. When
they found that the shot had done its
work they went to the pol &C and deliy-
cred themselves up. Miss llotf, who Is
Il fine looking, black-eyed gill, about 81
years old, told her story in stralghtlor.
ward, simple manner. Scheurer, she
said, mad been calling upon her for about
eight months. About three months ago
he promised to marry her, and gave her
Il ring which she wore, and on which
was Inscribed, &C $. to A. H., July 81,
1872 A few days later Scheurer Undue,
ed her. upon the strength of their en-.
gagemcnt, to abandon her principles.
She trusted him, and, when she toresaw
the consequences that were likely to re.
suit, she went 10 him and asked him to
marry he! soon to avoid scandal and dis,
| grace He mt her off on the prpteNt that
he was not financially able to marry
then. Several subsequent interviews
were had with the faithless young man,
all to no purpose, and goaded at last 10
FOREIGN.