Louisiana capitolian., 1879-12-20
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

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4 house oftwo bsotlfers; Richard and
\ William Needham, In London stowpa
ship, Ontario, was entered By masked
burglars, who stole $500 and clubbed
4 the two Needhams 20 mercilessly thaa
both are expected to die. b
4 Congressman Charles H. voorhies,
late president Of the First National
Bank of Hackcnsack, has been indict-
ed for alleged fraudulent irregularities
in connection with that institution.
/ An accident occurred on the Addi-
son, railroad at 1arabee's Point, Vt,
on the Lake Champlain shore, Satur-
day night, causing the, p,death Of Engi-
neer 0. P. Stinson, Fireman Edward
Markham, and Bridge Tender y. 4.
Lyman.
Rev. W. H. Pledge, a Methodist
Clergyman, committed suicide at At
lanta, Ca, yesterday, by cutting his
throatwith a pocket knife.
Dispatches from Ell Paso state that
the Apaches under Chief in, number
ing one hundred, engaged in a fight
with Mexicans in chihuahua on the
fifth instant. Ju lost eighty killed and
wounded. Ht
The regulators in East Kentucky
are doing a good, though illegal work
in driving of the burglars, robbers
and murderers that infest that region
the courts being too inefficient to
accomplish the business. 'o
| A fugitive murderer in Kentucky
Twas pursued,j captured aud taken to
hil by his own father. H
MAlarge number Of colored emigrapts
rom Goldsboro, N. G., have emigrated
to Indiana. A noticeable feature of
the emigration is large numbers Of
women with infants in their arms.
They 90 without a leader and appear
in good spirits. a. bae 48.
Frank Clovers, fireman on the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas Railroad,
while cleaning out the ash pan under
his engine, at Limestone Gap, Indian
Territory, Monday, was run over and
killed. F
While skating on the river Monday
near New Castle, N. H., two young
ladies', May Williams and Jane Watt,
fell through aud were drowned. Z
W. W. Winton, president Of the
Second National Bank, at Scranton,
Pa, his son-in law and his brotl,er-in-
law were arrested Tuesday, charged
with maliciously conspil"ing to de-
flaud the bank Of $l35, 900.
A San Antonio, Texas, dispatch
says, five indictments have Just been
found by the grand jury against Isaac
Michael, Senior, member of the late
firm Of Michael Bros, Wholesale liquor
dealers, on tho charge of swindling.
A Catholic priest named Doyle and
aiyoung man named Monawhan were
drowned near Athens, Ga, Monday
evening. A negro boy was drowned
by falling into q pit in a brickyard
near by.
Services in the New Reform Episco-
pal Churcl, in New York, recently,
were interrupted by the sudden pros
tration of Mr.. Payne, the clergyman.
In one Of the climaxes of his exhorta-
ton he lost consciousness and fell be-
hind the pulpit. There was an i'm.
mediate rush among those present to
his aid and still unconscious, he was
borne to the residence of a parish
ioner near by and medical attendance
called. He had been stricken down
by an attack of heart disease, from
which he had been suffering for some
time. Last night he was alive, but
his condition is regarded as critical.
At Pomeroy, Ohio, the Board of
Education expelled u daughter of
William Tuckerfrom the public schools
because her parents refused to let her
study drawing. The court has
awarded Tucker $35 damages.
A desperate attempt was made to
rob the United States mail between
Sargeutville and North Penobscot,
Maine, few days ago. A man
stopped the stage in the woods and
ordered the driver, Freeman Grindle,
to give up the mail bag, and he reflls-
ing to do so, shots were exchanged,
frightening the horse intoa run which
left the robber behind.
A dispatch, dated Victoria, Dec. l3,
says: Much anxiety is felt here at
the condition of affairs near Kamloops,
where the government agent, Usher,
waskilled by l,alf-breed outlaws a few
days ago. Since the last report, the
outlaws have murdered herder
named John Kelly at Stump lake.
They are now surrounded in log
house at the foot Of Douglas lake, in
Nicola valley. They have repeating
ritlesand the settlers are poorly armed.
A severe storm has prevailed in
Jhe Red river country for two DAYS.
A Breckenridge special to tho Pion-
,er Press says: Two children of
VIM. Owens have been frozen to
leath, and two men, II. NJ. Stordeck
md James Nolan, are missing.
A Nicholasville, KY, dispatch
states that last Friday five United
States marshals made q raid on Col.
Iook, the notorious counterfciter,
'aptured his tools and drove him
rom his place. Being followed up,
'e made preparations to defend him
elf: AS the posse approached be
ired on them. The fire was instantly
eturned, and Cook fell dead, shot
trough the heart. Cook was q colo
'el in a Kentucky regiment in the
Union army during the war.
An engine on the Chicago, Rock
sland & Pacific Il. r. exploded her
boiler Wednesday, killing the engin-