Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-14
South America.

NEW YORK, May IA Lima letter
to the Star and Herald, Panama says;
= The first naval encounter of the Chi
lan aud Peruvian forces took place
April IA, off the mouth Of the River
Loa, between the Peruvian wooden
corvettes Union and Pilcomsyo, and
the Chilian steam-sloop Mag a.lanes.
The Magallanes after an engagement
lasting over two honrs, being
faster vesse! than those opposing
her, steamed away No mention
is made of the casualties. The
Magallanes carries two 150-pounders
and four 7O-pounder guns; the
Union twelve 7O-pounders, and the
Picomayo two 70-pounders and four
46-pounders. ..s...
The Chilians in Lima and Callao
have been banished suspected of COM
municatlng to their own Government
intelligence of the movements of Peru
Wan troops.
Admiral Roboledo, commanding
the Gillian blockading squandrou, or
dered ships loading guauo to leave with
in forty eight hours, and later, with his
guns destroyed the costly loading ap-
paratus at the guano deposits. and
seized the launches, the property of
English subjects. 1t is imagined thaf
this procedure will give rise to compli-
cations, and protests from the diploma
tic corps IN view Of the interests of
their counfrymen holding Peruvian
securities, guaranteed by this guano.
United States Minister Christiancy
had arrived in Peru, and would soon
be formally received by the President
Minister Gibbs had presented his let
ter of recall.
a TEXAS VENoETTA.-HEMp.
STEAD, Tex, May GA fearful assas
sination occurred yesterday As the
congregation, after being dismissed,
were coming out of the Methodist
church, an old man named John Steele
walked out first. A, the church door
he was suddenly confronted by j. E
Kirby, who drew a six-sh ooter, and.
without saying word fired. The first
ball penetrated Steele's breast. lie
staggered back and fell into the church
door. After he was down, the assas-
sin fired two more balls into his head.
The cause of the murder was that dur
ing the war. Kirby's father and mau
named McMahon commanded a COM
pany of home guards for hunting and
hanging Texas union men. Mcmahon
and his men one night surrounded
Steele's house, took him prisoner. aud
came near hanging him. They after
ward ran him off from his family. He
swore vengeance, aud after the war
fought duel with Mcmahon, and,
meeting old man Kirby, shot him dead
in the Office of the United States prov
est marsh"l at Houston; since then
Steele has feared assassination His
murderer is the son Of the man he kill
ed. Kirby surrendered himself, we'll
knowing be would escape punishment.
THE DEADLY ELEvAToR,-C
GO, May 8.--About ii: 80 last night
as the elevator in the fremont House
was leaving the second floor and de-
scending, Mrs. Henry Lightner, of
Peoria, who had just left it. BY some
unaccountable means slipped and fell,
and her head coming between the floor
and the descending arch of the eleva-
tor, was crushed so terribly that the
lady died in few minutes there after.
The proprietors of the house were very
reticent and the facts could only be
learned early this morning, and the
whole truth will probably come out for
f. st time before coroner's jury. Mr..
Lightner was with bis wife at the time
but unable to do anything, so quick y
was the accident over.
The coroners jury this afternoon,
rendered verdict in accordance with
the facts heretofore given, and stated
that while the cause of descent of the
elevator could not be determined
they believe if the conductor had not
left his post the accident would not
have occurred. They deprecate the
system Of requiring conductors to leave
their stations while passengers are in
the elevators.
LOUISVILLE, May Sat supper
time tonight. Bridget McDonough,
servant at the Gait House, this city
endeavored to leap from the elevator
while in motion. Her head striking
the frame gateway caused the gate te
fall, breaking her neck. The girl vas
thrown eighty feet and horribly man
gled.
PAROLE AGAIN VICTORIOUS
LONDON, May 8.-Parole has retrived
his loss of the race for the Chester
Trades Cup yesterday, by winning
that for the Great Chester handicap
stakes, which toop place to-day. the
last of the Cheshire meeting. LORD
Duppliu's 4-year-old chestnut geldiae
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