The Worthington advance., 1879-05-01

against OConnor. From the Fourth Ala
bama, HARRISON against steely. From the
Third Louisiana, Merchant against Acklen
From the Second Arkansas, Bradley against
Hemons. From the Second Florida, Bisbee
against Eull. From the Third Minnesota,
Donnelly against Washburn. From the
State of Oregon, Mcdowell against Whitaker.
A BRAVE GIRL.
A tramp entered the residence of G.. H.
Kitchen, farmer near Lebanon, Ohio, on
the morning Of April 26, during the absense
Of the family, and began searching bureau
where a large amount of money had been
placed. Carrie Roberts, young girl, the
domestic, who was in the upper part of the
house, heard the noise and discovered the
tramp at work. She approached him unob-
served, suddenly clutched hin by the hair
with one hand and endeavored to wrench a
box Of valuables from his grasp with the
otncr hand. Finding her efforts unavailing
she released her hold, sprang upon char,
secured revolver from the top OF the clock
and fired at the ira mp several times in quick
succession. The latter dropped the box, ran
into the yard, scaled the fences and escaped.
Upon examination it was found that nothing
of value had been taken.
BOOTH, THE ACTOR, SHOT AT.
On the night of April %, at Chicago,
an unsuccessful attempt was made to assas-
sinate Edwin Boott the tragedian. The play
was Richard III, and when the last act had
been reached, and Booth had the stage alone
in the prison scene, the audience was startled
by two pistol shots in quick succession. At
the time of the shooting the stage was quite
dark, and it is probable owing to this fact
that the uld-be- assassin missed his fire. and
the bullets instead of entering the person of
the aclor penetrated the scenes and buried
themselves in the stage floor, from whence
they were extracted after the curtain fell.
The man who fired the shots was at once
arrested and he gave his name as Mark GRAY.
MIR. Booth knows nothing OF this individual,
and cannot divide why he should be singled
out as the target for his bullets. The suppe-
sition is that Gray IS some crazy fool or was
drunk.
GREAT STORM IN TEXAS.
A heavy and very destructive rain
storm occurred in Texas April 26, railroads
were washed, and traffic suspended. At
Houston the water rose 1S feet in two hours
and carried away all the railroad bridges, and
many lower houses along the banks of Buffalo
bayou. The old cemetery was almost entirely
inundated, and dmany grave railings have been
torn away and carried down stream. Many
buildings were submerged and residents
driven out. On Texas avenue the water rose
from four to ten feet in the dwellings,. Many
houses were foated away and others were in
danger. The long bridge across the bayou
on Houston street, was momentarily expect
ed to succumb to the pressure OF accumulat-
ed drift. Warehouses, boundaries. stores, ETC.,
were flooded, and all the buildings on the
south side, from the corner of Main and Com
merce streets to Travis, have their ends and
cellars filled. Many valuable buildings were
entirely swept off,
BURGLARS.
At Rochester, Mimi, the house If John
furlowe was burglarized on the early morn
ing Of April 25. VIM. Furlowe, son, first
heard them in his room at work on the
hinges of his trunk, and in springing up
shouted burglars, his room being at the
head of the stairs. The thieves immediately
ran down, followed closely by the young man
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one reached the foot he fired through the
door into the wooden steps, and their pur-
suer halted and returned after his revolver.
Getting it he made another advance, and on
opening the door with his left hand received
ball in it, the powder filing his hand, his
assailarte having stopped on the step to shoot
any parties who should follow them further.
It numbed him so that he did not get shot.
By this time the whole family were aroused
and came to his aid. The burglars fed.
Only seven dollars in money, are known to
have been taken.
NOTRE DAME COLLEGE BURNED.
Notre Dame university, near South
Bend, Indiana, was destroyed by fire April
%. The college building, six stories high,
tho infrmary, old mems home, Music hall
| and Missions hall, were all entirely destroyed.
Loss estimated at 100000; insurance sec, 600.
No lives were lost. A student named P. T.
Dougherty was seriously injured by jumping
from the second story. Tho origin of the
| fire is in doubt, but it is supposed to have
| been caused by spontaneous combustion.
The circulating library of $4,000 volumes
| valued at $4,000. and seven teen pianos and
| other musical instruments in the music hall,
were burned. The institution was one of the
largest Of the kind in the West and was
| founded by Father Torin, chief of the order
| OF Brothers Of the Sacred Heart, headquarters
at Paris. The Emporer Napoleon was
warm friend Of the institution, and made it
several fine presents, iLcluding chime of
bells, one Of the largest on the continent.
THE ATTEMPTED Aaax ssrN rrou m uo<,ru
Mark Gray, who attempted to shoot
Edwin Booth, while acting on the stage at
Chicago, on the night of April %, was ar
| raigned before Justice Summerfeld on the
morning Of April "a, on the charge of attempt
ing to kill. After an Identification and brief
recital of the facts by Mr.. Booth. Gray plead
cd guilty. The magistrate said it was lucky
that the charge was not murder, whereupon
Gray returned, Il wish it was" Bail was ct
| first fixed 1T $4,000, but as Mr.. Booth repre-
sented that he had been told Gray had ex.
pressed determination to kill him when he
was free 1t was made $4,000 and the would.
be assassin went to jail. The grand jury be-
ing now In session an indictment and speedy
trial are not improbable. The penalty for
the crime 10 from one to fourteen years in tho
penitentiary: It transpired that Gray made
an attempt on his own life about three years
ago In st. Louis. At that time he was very
dissipated, but has since reformed. He
bought his revolver with the express purpose
for which 1t was used. It is said he is stare
struck and intended to 20 on the stage next
fall.
FUNERAL OF GIN. DIX,
The funeral Of Gen. John 4. Dix took