The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-06
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Two HOOsler Editors In Mortal Combat
A Printer n Victim or the Affair.

INDIANAPOLIS. May 5.-There is great excite
mnht here q tbe ~ a9mPt s p df9
tween the two men. and last night Harding
visited the house Of Light and walked Ia uneer
smonioutly. Light met him when Harding drew
Q revolver and the struggle for life commenced
Harding is q powerful man, He dragged Light
out Of the house eight feet into the yard Both
Lights wife brought the police on the scene
Light was on his back and Harding leaning
over him struggling for the possession Of the
weapon. Harding was arrested and gave bal
on the charge Of assault with intent to kill.
This morning at s o'clock. on his way down
at m sho1
Of Miler's block, where Light and two printers
were at work. In attempting to shoot Light he
illus. illus The other printer jumped out of the
window and suffered fracture Of both his ankles
Light lodged behind the cases and escaped un-
ploded. Harding being In an intensely excited
condition could not take good aim. He is again
under arrest and committed without bail to
grew out of an old newspaper feud. Light was
abusive In the extreme. It is regarded as an
unfortunate affair: 1t Is thought Harding was
az he is regarded us cool headed and not ex-
cftable man.
AN INDIAN TO BE HANGED IN OREGON.
OHI6AGo, MAY 5.-The DAILY Mems special
from Portland. Oregon. says that Katkoo. d Sit
murdered Thomas j. Brown. engaged III seal
fishing. last autumn. without provocation. Kat
koo Is perfectly Indifferent as to his fate.
RAILROAD SHEDS BLOWN UP BY NITRo-GLY-
CERINE.
sTRATroRD. Ont. May 5.--The Grand Trunk
Railroad freight sheds were blown up by an
explosion of nitro-glycerine this morning.
Several men were killed and fifty cars de-
stroyed
KILLED FOR TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS.
MACON. Ga. May 5.-A colored man named
Henry johnson was found dead yesterday. with
his skull crushed in BY 9 fence rail- lying near
pan twenty five dollars for wages due him. A
negro companion whose clothes were found
piciOn.
THE VICTIM OF THE ADvENTIsTs.
BosEoN. May. 5.-The funeral Of little Edith
Freeman the victim pf her fathers anaticism
Iake of Pocassett, this afternoon, The body was
brought to the church In 9 casket BY Alden P:
Davis. a ssympathizer Ct Freeman In his deed
,tinR the casket near the altar. announced his
Intention OF addressing the audience, but this
be was prevented from doing by threats Of ar
rest.
-, The services were brief and apgro,priate. and
tor OF the Methodist Church.
tion. fully believed that the dead child would be
l,esurreeted ,a Or bodily translated TO heaven are
resnf neepy n mopled that their proRhesies should
nh So HpphIbut u NuOl-IulUtlm0QL.
After the funeral services over the Freeman
ehild ia the church at Pocasett. the body was
lemovcd to the village CEN metery hard by, and
deposited in the grave. Davis, an Adventist
fanatic, mounted marble tombstone and began
an address to the assembled crowd, and tried to
Killing his child He wss Interrupted by the
crowd aS wi VINO sompelt him to desist. The casket
was then covered with sods. The Adventists
throw It into the waters near by. so that tie
climax IT, to The saeriee might not be interfered
grave and will remain on watch until mnrninn
He WOULD NOT LEAVE ELS BROTHER.
HARRISBURG. Pa. May 5-Five nrisoners
breAe from the Dauphin county jail t6is morn
ing. One Of them In descending from the
die. His brother was one of the escaping con.
victs bat remained with him and both were re-
The others made their escape.