Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-29

KILLED BY PRACTICAL JOKE.-LaSt Satur-
day night Mr.: Anderson Griffin, OF this county,
proposed to Mr.. Jesse Marlborough, one of his
tenants, to play joke on some young men who
@ nad Deen raiding bis watermelon patch. The
man about eighteen years Old, was to get the
parties suspected by Mr. Griffin to 20 into the
patch after melons, while Mr.. Griffin secreted
himself behind q stump near by. The agree
ment was that when the men entered the patch
Mr.. Griffin should fire his pistol in the air, and
MIR. Marlborough fall and pretend that he was
shot sh IN Mr Griffin ala shoot, and Mr.. Yarporough
1ell and cried out that he was shot. The other
parties ran OIL Mr.. Griffin continuing to shoot
In the air as they retreated Mr.. Grimm, on re-.
turning TO the house, noticed that Mr.. Yarbor-
SO ne went TO see what was the matter on
arriving at the spot he found that he had shot
Mr. Yarborough's brains out. Mr.. Griffin says
II was purely accidental, and states that as he
attempted to raise the pistol and shoot In the
ar, having one finger On the trigger and the
other on the hammer, the hammer Slipped from
the nnger just before the weapon was raised to
its proper height. He says he had no idea that
iarbOrOugh was Shot until he returned to him.
and he regrets the accident very much. the
young man was not dead at last accounts, but
mere Is no nope OF his srecovery.-[SandersDiue
(Ga.) Courier.
AND THEN HANGS HIMsELF.-Near Clearf1eld
Pa. last Friday afternoon, Arthur Reece, g.
Wel'to- DO farmer, hanged himself In his barn.
me ld coroner's Jury, after short dellberation,
rendered verdict IN accordance with the facts
Mr.. Reece left the house about O'Clock and
W,eI went diIectly to the barn The hired girl saw
MN IN the oarn,yard an hour later. When din
ner was ready he was called, but no response
came, whereupon the girl went to the barn to
nunt him up. On opening the stable door she
@ discovered owe the body suspended by short rope,
1ne ,as ieet touchlng the floor. On examination 1t
was found that he had stood upon the manger,
ADJUSTED the rope properly, then deliberately
slid on and strangled. On Shingle near by he
had written his will, and charged his wife with
haf lad to tho
terrible deed. At the time OF his death he was
living with his second Wife, and it Is known that
tnelr matrimonial relations were not at all
mourn his untimely end
,do SUING na;d HER KGRANDFATHEK FOR ISLANDER. Miss
Iua Lelgler, OF this city. commenced suit on
saturday last against her grandfather for de-
Iamatlon or character laying damages at SO 900
She has been his housekeeper wanted 10 leave
OF theft and threatened arrest. A public Insult
was more than she could bear, so by the advise
or her attorneys she commenced suit In the
81. Louis Globe Democrat.
the past few days large number of strangers
twhites) have arrived In the city in some mys-
ferrous manner known to tramps. They do not
belong here, and they have been demandinp
free transportation to distant points up north
They are vagrants whom the police authorities
are watching. IL Is intended to-day to arrest
many OF these unknown persons and make them
give an account Of themselves, which If they
cannot do, they will be taken charge of and
secured. There Will be no free rations dfstrib-
ute gted promiscuously IN the city this summer.
The rat1ons VIII be distributed to the worthy
poor people In camps outside the city. A free
distribution OF ratiOns In the city would. as it
did last year, attract crowds Of indolent col
would increase daily, until such an element
would become formidable and danperous. -
Memphis t1san.) Appeal, july "a,