Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-07-17

! A bloody aflray took place at Clinton
Tenn, on the 18th, between Hugh NJ. Ban
ham, prominent young lawyer and princi
pal OF the Clinton academy, Jack Queener
county clerk, and John L. Shipe and sor
Sam, prominent citizens of Clinton. Ban,
ham was perforated by five balls, but befor,
succumbing fatally stabbed the two Shipe.
and carved Queener's arm and face. Th&
trouble occurred about some slanderou,
language used by some of the parties abou
Miss Edmundson, daughter of ex.tax.collec
tor VIM. Edmundsou.
In Clayton county, Ca, on the 18th inst.
Neil Windbush, who attempted rape on 6
young woman, was hung by a mob.
At Hartford Conn.,, on the 11th inst, In {
6t of jealousy, John Herr stabbed Henry
Meisterling and then his wife, the latter fif
teen times.
! Cornelius Hennesy killed Edward Walsh
at Oak Harbor, Ohio, on the 11th inst, fo,
alleged criminal intimacy with his wife,
Five Texas "cow boys" ran a muck
through the streets of Ogallallah, Neb., OF
the 9th inst, firing revolvers and threaten
ing to capture tho town. The sheriff and
posse interposed violent objections to thei,
proceedings and in the melee one of the
modern shepherds, named VIM. Shoak, was
killed, and Henry Parker, his "pard,'
severely wounded.
An "official row occurred at Lake Prov
idence, La, on the 11th inst. Postmaste,
Austin was killed by Squire Lush, of West
Carroll, and Austin, Jr., parish Judge, NOR
tally wounded. A colored man named
Smith, crossing the street, was struck by
one of the flying bullets and killed.
A stranger whose name is supposed to be
John or Michael Rech, was found murdered
near Indianapolis, Ind, the 10th inst
It is supposed his residence is in Spring.
field, ILL.,, or Reading, Pa.
James Lahey was shot and almost instant.
ly killed by policeman at Chicago on the
night of the 10th inst. The policeman
claims he found Lahey and six companions
in barn, and that when he asked them
what they were doing they attacked him
and Lahey was ehot while attemn+;"~ 49,,
At Ellington, ILL.,, on the 9th inet.. Lee
Robbins shot and instantly killed his sister,
aged 20, and then shot himself, in1icting a
dangerous wound. Miss Robbins was en-.
gagged to a man named Richards, and was to
have been married on the day the bloody
deed was committed. Her brother had been
trying to prevent the marriage, but she re-.
fused to break her promise.
William Teets, a well-known respectable
farmer living ten miles southwest of Musca.
tine, Iowa, was murdered on the 8th inst,
in hay field, with a club in the hands of
William Pickering. The cause of the
dastardly act seems to have been family
troubles, in which woman figured.
Recently negro named Mort Lee out
ragged a lady in Fayette county, Va, and
succeeded in escaping arrest until the 8th
inst, when he was arrested at Parks'urg.
Officers from Fayette county took charge Of
the prisoner and started home, but on their
arrival at Coalburg Lee was taken from
them and hanged by the mob who had
gathered to the number of nearly 1000.
Alex. Kinney, colored, aged 26, was
assassinated at Cynthiana, KY, on the night
of the 9Th inst, while going to well for
water. The murderer is not known.
| Two colored brothers named James and
Prince Jones, residing at Chicago, ended a
feud Uf long standing by pistol melee on
the Sth. Prince put three shots into his
brother, mortally wounding him. About a
year ago the murdered man shot and killed
his brother Eugene.
Kate Webster has been found guilty of
the murder of her mistress, Mrs. Thomas, at
Richmond, England, and sentenced to death.
It was ascertained Mrs. Thomas body was
boiled and thrown into the Thames, and the
head destroyed by burning.
Lewis Baker, a wealthy citizen of La
fayette, Ind, died suddenly week ago.
His stomach was analysed and shows death
from poison by strychnine. The case causes
intense excitement.
The body of Lewis NJ. Libby, missing
since June 28th, was found in a hole in the
woods near Pennington, Me-, on the 9TH
inst. The beliefs that Libby was murdered.
Joseph Atkins, fruit gardener, few miles
from Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pa, shot
and killed instantly his wife on the 9Th inst,
and after telling his nearest neighbor that
he had killed the old woman placed the
muzzle of the gun under his chin and fred
and killed himself. The trouble is believed
to have arisen from quarrel about little
piece of property where they lived.
James II. Croft and Chas. G. Wofrotb, ar.
murder of VIM. g, "SsR 1Ha,.. INV ~. ~.
New Mexico, were taken from the Jail on
bv 100 citizens and hanged to cottonwood
They hadconfessed.
Disastrous Explosions.
On the afternoon of the nth instant, ar
eAplvelv4. uoourrod at divers powdey mill
near Laurel Run station, Pa, by which Win
Whitehead, John McKeah aud Jas. Burn
we're fatally and Fred. Steel and VIM. Kid
ney seriously injured. The mill was bu
slightly damaged. Cause OF the accident
unknown.
The explosion of boiler in the box fac
tory of Adams l. Setter, in Lew street, Bal
timore, Nd, on the 11th hinstant. demolished
the boiler house, threestory building ad
, Joining and the rear wall OF the factory
wrecking the contents. A portion OF tn
boiler fell two squares away. August Sci
ter, one of the proprietors, and Henry U
rich. engineer, were killed. The dry good
. house which adjoined the boiler room, fel
burying in the ruins number of work
men; four men, Joseph Michael, job
Hinkley, John Coola, and Frederick Mond!
l we're badly hurt.
> The torpedo boat attached to Admire
= Lazerefl's frigate at Cronstadt, Russin, WI
blown up while at practice on the lit
Five men were killed and fourteen woun'
ed, some fatally.
A Bodie, New, dispatch Of the 10th ins
j. saws: "a powder magazine near the o
Standard Incline works was blown to atom
and everything near them leveled to IL
>. ground. The Summit works a short di
- torce off we're shattered to pieces. Ab0