Daily globe., 1879-03-18
SLY SIMON.
THE OLIVER -CAMERON BREACH OF
PROMISE SUIT.
The Case Called In Court and the Widow
Tells Her Story-simon Said She Should
be His Wife and Then Abused Her Weak
ness-How Klein Took to Tree In Ken
tucky-Judge Dyer. at Milwaukee Do
clines to Discharge the Sylph from Arrest.
THE WIDOW oLIYER,

WASHINGTON, March H.-The case of Mary s..
Oliver against Hon. Simon Cameron for $5, 600
damages for breach of promise of marriage,
came up in the circuit court to-day. The
plaintiff testified that in 1875, Cameron pro-
posed marriage to her and she accepted. Three
letters from Cameron were submitted. One Of
them closed with the sentence, You will be nv
wife," Cameron did not come to the house
where she lived as she said that the people
there did not ikeit She saw him quite often
in mt this city he would come from jH.zriaburs
met and then she would see him at the com.
mlttee room. There were improper privileges
taken with her by Cameron during the exist
ence of the engagement Adjourned.
REGULATING RAILROAD OFFICIALS.
ST. LoUIS March 17.-George q. Heafford.
general passenger agent of the Missouri Pacific
railroad prior to last April, was brought here
to-day from New York by Deputy Marshal Coff
on the charge of embezzlipg large sum of
money from the railroad company. Indict-
ments to that effect have been found against
him. Charles 81. White, formerly auditor of
the road, was also indicted for the same Of
tense, but he had not been arrested TO-DAY.
Heafford has been passenger agent of the Penn.
sylvanla Central road in New York an, Boston
during the past year. The amount alleged to
have been embezzled by Heafford and White lis
estimated from $4,000 to O,O0O.
CINCINNATI MURDER MYSTERY.
CINCINNATI, March 1.-THE police have not
succeeded in unravelling the mystery surround
ing the death of Harry Baldwin. scholler.
who was supposed to have fired the fatal shot.
was released on $4,000 bail. The pistol used
was 32-calibre, while the ball extracted from
Baldwin,s head was 22-caIibre. The body Of
Klein, who was lynched back of. Newport last
night, was left hanging by his lynchers till
frozen stiff. The coroner went after it early
this morning, but it had disappeared and Is
supposed to have been stolen by parties in the
employ Of the medical college in this city.
Ihere al are rumors that the Kentucky authori-
ties will proceed against the lynchers. who
made no great effort to disguise themselves.
SHOOTING AFFRA7.
ST.. LOUIS, March TIA Leayeuworth. IA.
dispatch says shooting affray occurred at
the Planters House in that city this morning
between D. B. Smith and B. satler.. in which
the former was probably fatally wounded
It appears Satler visited the Office of the
Planters, and during conversation with his
son. who is clerk there, Smith, who was behind
the counter, IN some way got into an alterca-
ton with the elder Satler, and threw hatchet
at him, striking him on the side of his head,
>intiicting slight wound. whcreupon Satler
striking the top of. the counter. Smith
then seized another hatchet and threw that,
making slight wound on Satler's arm. satler
again fred, taking effect in Smiths stomach.
Satler at once gave himself up, and was re-
leased on 81, 900 bail. Smith is considered n
a critical condition.
UP TREE.
CINCINNATI, March l7.-KIein the tramn
who committed the outrage on Mrs. TruesdeII
near Newport, KY, few days since, was
hanged last night by mob to a tree short
n fr0,, kl4- e
late hour this morning the body was still hang
ing.
UNDER CLOUD.
COLUMBUS. O., March Nv. 81. Ladd. nag
senger agent for four roads at this point, has
gone to Canada, under cloud. His accounts
are estimated to be about $500 short. He has
written from Quebec admitting his crooked
ness and asking time for settlement.
THE DAYS FIRES.
NEW ORLEANS, March IA fire at Dryades
street has caused a loss of $4,000.
NEWARK, March l7.-Hall, Holt & Parker's
factory is damaged by fire $4,000. Two hun.
dred hands are thrown out of employment.
THE 'sYLPH" HELD.
MILWAUKEE, March 17.-In the United States
court'this afternoon Judge Dyer rendered de-
cision in the Mcdonald Lam Moshe- Thompson
habeaS CORPUS case denying the prayer Of petit
tioners for discharge from arrest.
TROOPS ORDERED OUT.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, March l7.-There was q
disturbance at Helena yesterday growing out of
a difficulty between a white man and negro
It assumed such proportions that the Governor
ordered the Birmingham Rifles to the scene
Everything Is now quiet.
BLACK HILLS SHOOTING.
DEADwooD, D. T., March 17.-In shooting
afray at Sturges City last night, Charles Will
liams was instantly killed by notorious rough
known as Fighting Dan.
MooNsH1NERs' RELEASE.
! NASHVILLE, March l7.-Fifty-two moon
sinners delivered three revenue prisoners out
of Hartsville Jail yesterday morning, and took
away wagon and team which had been seized
by the revenue officers.