Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-05-10


the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad.
At Chicago, on the 1st, Mrs. Adelaide
Roberts shot and fatally wounded L. b.
Weber, wealthy wholesale dealer in boots
and shoes. He died on the Following day.
Mrs. Roberts claims that Weber seduced her
number OF years ago; that he had been
giving her an annuity for the support OF her
self and child, but had of late refused to
continue 1t and she had begun suit against
him for damages. Weber claimed that 1t was
case OF blackmailing, but admitted that he
had contributed to the woman's support
through fear Of scandal.
Mr.. George G. Harding, editor OF the In
dianapolis Herald, attempted to shoot Mr..
Calvin A. Light, editor Of the Democrat, on
the night of the 4th, at the latter's residence.
Light grasped the pistol which Harding
had pointed at him, and prevented its dis:
cnarge. Mr. Hardins -arr"sssd-anu
tered the Democrat office and fired several
times at Light, missing him, but hitting an
employee named Gerhard Lizins, infiiciing
a serious wonnd, and Harding Is now in
Jail awaiting the result of that wound. An
other Democrat employee, named Richard
Walters, jumped out of the second story
window during the firing, breaking both
ankles. The attack is attributable to sever
al bitter editorials in the Democrat, which
have appeared from time to time, impugn-
ing Mr.. Harding's social standing.
Harrison Page, negro desperate,
charged with the killing of Chancery Clerk
Driscol Of Claiborne County, Miss, last
fall, was shot and killed near Port Gibson,
on the LIST, by +. g. Pierce, Vicksburg de-
tective. Two OF the officers were wounded
in attempting to secure the prisoner.
Sherman and Thurman are talked of as
the Republican and Democratic candidates
respectively for Governor of Ohio.
Hezekiah Bradley, colored, was hanged at
Bryan, Texas, on the ID, for the murder of
q negro named Pollock, in 1878.
Kat-Kos. a Chilcat Indian, was executed
In the iail-yard at Portland. Oregon. on the
5th, for the murder of Thomas j. Brown,
near Sitka, last January.
EAST AND SOUTHEAST.
The house OF John l.. keogh, ut Carbon
Hill, Penn, was destroyed by hre on the
morning OF the 18th, and son aged III and
daughter 18 burned to death. Mr.. Keogh
had his face and hands terribly burned In
his endeavors to rescue his children. His
burned.
AT Cansseraga, Aleghany county, N. L,
recently, young man named john Luce In
desperation caused oy an unrequi.ed loVe'
shot the OBJECT OF MS anections' miss Lucy
Wyman' ana aner"ara nred pis.oi Dali
in'o MS own oisin' iho !ouns i"uy .,Ay
shot.
Governor Seymour OF New York positive
ly declines torun for Governor OF New York
or for any other office. He says he has per-
manently retired from politics.
Mrs. Sarah Josepha Hale, for half centu'
ry editor Of Godey's Lady's Book, died In
Philsdelphia ON the SOth ult. She was In the
ootm year u ncI -
OnAiies .eenaa VI ,,, .ooasse., -. a,
oeoAine lA1eu iiom s'1ons ie,Ai , "e
lngs OF tne second Advenusts' anu Proceeu'
ed 10 oner as sacrince 10 tne Loro ni'
youngest daughter. The little one wal
transnxed with knife, ana her piood pour
ed out on table improvisea as an aitar
ne asserted tnat tne Lora naa airecteo MN
70 sacrince ner ana tnat sne "ouio rise Asai'
In three days. Freeman was mall
Lewis Coons OF Iaognkanic' Coiumpi'
County, n. IT, IN MT OF jealousy cut MI
wires throat ana tnen MS own, Inc wolnal
Is DEAD looms VIII ii'e' DOM were young
anu fecen'iy lhafreo
AT new freston hili, Litchneiu County
Conn, on the 9th, Egbert Cogsweii, whil'
drunk, killed his wife and then took hi
own life.
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The ,.,est te,eor.ms from Ct Pet.rsbpr,
.o,,,,o. ,r,o,,;raeoo ~ tha .rras, 80 thous
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a. -.
~ sup ,,,.d N;Sn;at;. n..ad;nas
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w. W, Vi uinens 10 .I'
'nas soxo M, '1 49, ,ys. no nc =. /,
=, a 20 ooo o, oos nepJ ...,.,s ~ -
families trom Novgorod 10 siheria durin,
the summer. Recruits for the Russian no
lice force are being sougbt for in Paris.
| A Rerlin disnatcb saws that on the reas
semblinp of the Reicbstap a letter from Bis
marck was presented asking leave TO prose
cute Deputy Hasselmann for smuggling pro
bibited newspapers into the empire. TIL
introduction of copies of three Germa
newspapers publisbed In the United State
has been probibited. Three medical SIN
80 G.r,,i.r Aroh,so,, .na s;harrn -,
49, hsa, "ann,ataS ga s.nt.noad 80 -,
nrisonment for dist,,rbino nnbI;c order an
maintaininp secret relations.
creat fire has occurred In the Citv Z
, Orenburg, Russia, on the Ural River, de
stroying its principal part. More than ha
the population are destitute of food an
shelter. Anumber of persons were injured
The village of Gratchenko, on the Volg,
1t is reported, has been totally DESTROYED b
fire. A Berlin correspondent attributes Ii
Orenburg fire TO political discontent. an
! points ont that offenders are freouentl
banisbed to Orenburg.
Prince Alexander of Baltenberg has bee