Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-29

keeper of JEFF Renfroo, on Front street.
The quarrel arose out OF bet, aud the
shooting took place on Hampshire
street. near Second. Frink gave himself
up. He claims "selfdefense
a KANSAS Cry dispatch of Aug % h
relates that two farmers named james
Daflins and Michael Burns, living six
miles west Of that city, engaged in a
quarrel about small debt, and in the
desperate encounter both were fatally
wounded. II was hard fought battle
with revolyers both men continuing 10
shoot at close range long after death
wounds had been received
A BUCKLEY, Ill, dispatch of Aug. 23d
says most shocking murder occurred
three miles north of here. Fred Kestcr
shot his young wife dead with a shotgun.
She was lite more than a bride, they
having been married less than year
No cause Is known for the fiendish deed.
Kester fled on horseback and has
escaped.
A LEAvENwoRTH special Of Aug. 25th
says the delaulting city clerk Spaul.
ding, was admitted to bail yesterday in
the sum of $4,000. Since his downfall
his wife has been Frustrated, and the sad
termination of the affair was the cause
of her death before Spaulding reached
home last evening, after being released
from confinement
A DISPATCH from Lansing, Iowa, Aug
25th, states: The office of licmcnway IL
Co was entered by experienced cracks
men at o'clock yesterday morning.
The Waterman was knocked senselcss,
n ,n1 ,,,t a..
He is now i'm critical condition. The
safe was blown open and $40 In money
takcn. The books and notes of value
were left undisturbed. The thieves made
good their escape.
A VAN VERT, o., dispatch of Aug
25th states excitement is still high over
the murdcrous attack made by Nathan
Cobb upon his wife and married daughter,
Mrs. Eagy. Cobb still eludes arrest.
Mrs Eagy's condition remains I'M.
changed, She cannot possibly recover
Mrs Cobb is lying in Il cOmatosc condi-
ton 1t IS hardly possible that she Will
recover, but she mry rally for 4 few days.
THE Boston Journai, says dispatch of
Aug. 22d, says the agent of the Society
for the Prevention o: Cruelty to Children,
this morning, secured the arrest of sew
cial persons at South Walpolc, charged
with Keeping an infamous den, where in
lie, and 1t is said abortion, has been
several times committed. The bodies of
two infants, supposed TO have been muir
dered, were found there. A family
known by the name of Tiffany have
kept the place for II long time, and re
ports of dark deeds committed in the
establishment have been circulated on
several occasions. IL is expected to re-
cover the bodies of three or four children
this afternoon.
AN indianapolis telegram of August
23d gives intelligence of the arrest of
Walker Hammond, the noted counter
fciter, Pete McCartney's righthand
man, and since his arrest, the
most dang, rous coinackcr in the west
He has been keeping shady since last
winter when Detective Rathbonc turned
up near Matoon bundle Of counterfeit
$5 notes on the Traders Bank of Chi
cago and national banks in Canton,
Paxton, Peru, Aurora, Galcnn, and Nir-
ginia, H., and $50 notes OF the Clay
head issues amounting to over $4,000,
the plates they were printed from, and
tho plate from which was printed the
$50 note that has given so much trouble
in all parts of The United States THIS
was the stuff that Hammond was carry
ing NJ the time Mccartney was captured
in Richmond,