Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-04
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
Fight with DesperadoeS.

desperadOes in the Indian Territory,
rode into Coneyville, Kan, yesterday,
and robbed the postoflice and committed
other depredations. The citizens re
sisted, and one man, named Fitzpatrick,
was killed and another, named Roberts,
was wounded. The robbers then lett,
and shortly after detachment OF u. ,.
troops started in pursuit of them, but at
last accounts had made no arrests.
Two Women sufocated in Vault.
CINCINNATI, August 2.-Ata a late hour
last night Mrs. John Howe, wife OF a
prominent business man OF Cincinnati,
and servant, Anna Brown, fell through
the floor of vault at her residence In
Covington, and before they could be
rescued were suffOcated. Mr.. Howe,
hearing their cries, ran out and jumped
down to their relief. He was taken Outin-
sensible, but was resusctated by vlgor-
GUS means.
Two Deckhands Drowned.
CHICAGO, August 2.-Wm. Fitzpatrick
and Edward Ryan, two deckhands, last
night while engaged in fight on the
stairway of building just over the
river on Clark street. were precipitated
over the railway to the dock and thence
into the river, where both were drowned.
Suicides.
DENVER, August Joe Avery,
while in tit of dependency, commit
ted suicide last Wednesday night, on
the banks oi the Platte river, two miles
below this city, by shooting himself in
the temple with a revolver. The body
was not found till last evening. A young
man named JOS. Divine, aged II, whose
parents reside in New Haven, commit
ted suicide at Greeley, yesterday. lie
put shot gun to his head, pulled the
trigger by attaching wire and blew of
the top OF his head. No cause assigned.
Assault on Ex-senator Dorsey.
While ex Senator Dorsey was sitting
in front of the Grand Central to-day
Col. Curry, OF Memphis, approached
him and struck him twice with his fist
before persons present interiered. The
trouble is said to have grown out OF a
disagreement concerning some federal
appointments.
Arrested. for Embezzlement.
BURLINGTON, VT, August Edward
p. Paige, formerly chief clerk OF the
Vermont Central railroad freight office,
has been arrested on charge OF embez-
zling $1,000.
An Insurance Agent Short $4,000.
PHILADELPHIA, August 2.-Francis
S. Moybin, an insurance agent, has dis
appeared. 1t is rumored that he failed
to meet his accommodation paper TO the
amount of $4,000.
Defaulting Bank Cashier.
New ORLEANS, August 2.-Chevallier
Jaunville, for more than thirty
years cashier of the Canal Bank,
is deaiulter to the amount OF
$4,000. Eighteen months ago dis
crepancy was discovered between the
account of the Canal Bank and the New
York correspondent. The bank made
the amount good, but the matter was
only brought to light by recent investi-
CATION.
Drowned.
LONE Rock, Wy, August Miss
Alice Ketchum, of Richmond City, was
drowned to day by the capsizing OF
sailing craft on the Wisconsin river.
Fatal Boiler.
Turner's FALLS, Mass, August .
One of the rotary boilers in the Mon
tague Paper ComPany's mill, exploded
Saturday evening, killing one man, Dan
iel Leary, and slightly wounding
two others.
Cutting ARRAY.
PROVIDENCE, August 3.--An alterCa-
ton occurred on High street at III o'clock
tonight between two unknown men,
supposed tobe Italians, and John Green
OF South Kingston, and Peter Drum, OF
this city. Green was stabbed perhaps
fatally and Drum was rendered insensl-
BILE by blow on the head with slung-
shot, but recovered.
Steamboat Collision.
WATERFOWL, CT, August 5. -T The
steam yacht Harrington, which sunk the
Josephine at Clayton on Thursday, col
lided with the steam yacht Flora, last
night, near Thousand Mile Island Park.
Both yachts were loaded with passen-
gers. The Flora was beached to prevent
sinking. The licenses of Captain Wool
idge, OF the Harrington, and Captain
Brush end Engineer Radway, OF the
Josephine, have been revoked by the
government inspectors.
Prisoner Rescued.
GALVESTON, August 3.-A NcicS special
from Arlington says: Deputy |. ).
Marshal George White and party with
a prisoner. Tom Afford, while en- route
to Fort Worth, were attacked by three
OF Affords brothers. In the ensuing
conflict Marshal White was shot in the
groin and probably fatally wounded.
The two Affords were wounded, but
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