Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-11-12
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Murderous Deeds.
Francis Murray, q government teanster,
while intoxicated at Rawlins, Wyo., shot
one man and threatened others. Sheriff
Ranskin shot him dead, and his course was
upheld by jury.
Martin Calpin disemboweled Peter O'Con.
mel, in quarrel at Louisville, KY, on the
9th inst
A Waterman at Elser's theater, Vine
street, Cincinnati, was murdered by some
unknown person on the morning of the 9TH.
He received frightful blow with cudgel.
Henry Freund had his head split open
with shovel in the hands of Pat Gallagher,
Carondaiet, Mo-, on the 9th. Frelnd
died from his in juries.
The st. Louis Post.Dispatch makes the
statement that since 1870 city and comfy
officers have defaulted to the amount of
$493, 900, of which only $197, 900 have been
recovered or collected from sureties.
Joseph E. Bowman, a San Francisco fish
dealer, shot Mrs. J. NJ Hays and her neice,
Annie Carr, on the 9th instant, inHicting
slight wounds, and then blew his own brains
out. Cause, refusal of Miss Carr to marry
him.
Three Indian murderers confined in Yak
ina Jail, Washington Territory, engaged in
emeute on the LIST instant. They first
assaulted the jailor with a slung shot and
pursued him to an adjoining room, where
they bayoneted him with muskets which
they seized. The jailor got revolver and
shot all three-one MORALLY. The TAILOR
will recover.
Jessie James, one of the notorious James
boys, and supposed to have been one of the
gang who robbed a railroad train at Glen
dale, Mo-, short time since, was shot and
killed by former companion named Shep.
herd, about seven miles from Joplin, Mo-,
and not far from Short Creek, Kansas, on
the I'd inst.
At Green Valley, Knox county, Ohio, on
on the night of the I'd inst, Stephen Zook,
proprietor of the mills at that point, was
attacked on a bridge by two menarmed with
knives. Zook deftnded himself successfully
with common pocket knife, killing one of
his assailants.
A drunken police officer shot aud killed
John Donnell, blacksmith, at San Francis
co, Cal, on the I'd inst. Donnell was also
under the influence of liquor at the time.
Pertfs of the Sea.
The ship Lady Octavia, in ballast for
New York, came in collision with the
steamer Champion, from New York for
Charles own, striking the steamer amid
ships and sinking her in FIVE minutes.
Seventy-fve persons are reported saved and
thirty.two lost. The collision occurred %
miles off the Capes Henlopen, Delaware, on
the morning of the 7th. The ship is badly
damaged and was towed to Phila elphia. The
steamer was laden with q cargo valued at
about 100000.
The Austrian bark Rebus, arriving at
New York on the 18th inst, brings news of
the loss of the schooner Petrol and fifteen
of her passengers and crew, including the
captain. She also brings six survivors, all
that are left of 81 persons. The Petrol,
after being roughly handled in the late ter
rible gales which prevailed on the Atlantic
was capsized on the Goth ult, in squall and
fifteen persons were lost, including Capt.
Fisher. From the goth of Octob,r until the
Sd of November six survivors clung to the
without covering, and kept continually wet
by the seas that swept over them. They
had some food, but little water to drink,
and when relief came were almost frantic
with Joy. The Petrol was small schooner
Of only 81 tons. Her master, George Fisher,
was her owner as well. She wal built in
1910, in Newburyport, Mass.
The well.known whaling ship Florence,
at one time employed by Howgatein apolar
expedition, in charge of Capt. Tyson, was
totally wrecked in Cumberland Straits, to
the east of Hudson Bay. ALI en- board
saved. The Florence was owned by G. A.
Williams or New Bedford. On one trip to
the South Shetland Islands she made in
1872 100000 by bringing fur seal skins.
Her captain received $4,000 as his share.
She was less than one hundred tons bur.
hen. t.t
The steamer Falcon came in collision on the
9Th with the schooner s. G. Tyron, ice laden,
off Barren Island, on the Atlantic coast. The
steamer was run for shoal water but sunk
before reaching it. All on board were
rescued. The Falcon and cargo was valued
in the neighborhood of $4,000.
Death Oh the Rail. .E 1fs
| A caboose and one car of the south bound
freight train on the Virginia Midland rail-
road went down an embankment on the
night of the 9TH inst. Conductor WitterfieId
and brakeman named Traverse were seri
ously injured.
Fred M. Bradley, brakeman on the Van
dalia coal train, while attempting to detach
an engine from the train which was being
run OIL side track at Venice, ILL.,, on the
Eth. slinned and fell and three cara nassad