The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-07-24
SUM MARY.

against Memphis
, The Thermometer at Detroit maike
: 102o in the shade day before yesterday.
4 The French residents of England wi
! erect monument to the Prince Imperial.
Higgins offers TO row Boyd on d
r Thomas river on the 30th of September fc
200 pounds aside.
"A telegram from Alisssndria, Pies
mont, states that Capt De Hadai, quarter
ed in that city, shot Gen. FIbine dead.
The store Of L. Jenklns, at Delawar
Ohio, was damaged by fire yesterday to th
exten; Of $4,000. Insurance, SIC 900.
Two young men named Bill HendeI
son ard John Shoemaker have been ar
rested for robbing the postofice at Oak
land, Ill.
Patrick McDermott was killed at Ne,
York yesterday by Nicholas Meynerl
} who interfered while Msyners was beatin
} his wife.
"A young man named Woods, while OIL
hunting squirrels on Gegua Creek, i
Burleson county, Texas, accidentally she
and killed his brother.
-Yesterdsy evening Benjamin Ssndle;
l iOuEtccu uIOWutu
Milwaukee while bathing in the cana
The lad was a son of Solomon Ssndles,
Walnut street merchant
In court yesterday at Marlin, Texa:
deputy sheriff Festherstone quarreled will
Thomas Gather and shot him, making nee
esary the amputation of his legs. fesih
erstone fled, pursued by posse.
Capt. Wilkinson, of the Springfield
Illinois police force, attempted to shoo
him-elf Wednesday afternoon. He was de
lirious, caused by heefiects of a recent sur
stroke The wound was simply q fesl
| wound.
The river on the Covington side oppo
site Sioux City has been washing out
large portion OF bank for several week,
past. An unusually large washout occur
red yesterday, and the entire town vii
| probably be moved back.
| AT Economy, Ind, little colored boy
named Hill, six years old, while engaged
at play Wednesday morning with his SIS
ter, aged seventeen, accidentally shot and
killed the latter with shot gun which waf
supposed to be unloaded.
AT McKavitt, Texas, while constable
Csc, was taking Andrew Burned to Jail he
broke away. Cisca command,d him TO
stop, when he turned, barred his bosom and
dared Cisca to shoot. The constable did
shoot, three times, with fatal effect.
The Duke Of Argyle and his two
daughters wer. privately entertained at a
dinner party in New York, Wednesday
night, by Cyrus ". Field. Among those
present were Secretary Evarts, Peter Coop
er, James G. Blaine and Mayor Cooper.
-Atthe Buford trial yesterday Mrs. q. w.
abe believed Buford insane DIR. W. S.
Chipley, IA an expert, testified from the tes-
timony presented, ard did not believe Blu
ford insane at the time Of the killing. The
defense is less confident.
Among wheat transactions at New
York Wednesday was the sale Of lot of
l,000,0 600 bushels of No Chicago and Mil
~aukee, on spot, wheat to arrive soon. 1t
will be taken TO the United Kingdom. This
ia one Of the largest lots ever exported, and
the sale involves 81 10000.
The steamer State Of Virginia, from
New York for Glasgow, went ashore at Ss-
bic Island at 80 p. m. Saturday. Three
women and five children were lost in the
surf while landing. The vessel had seven
ty-four passengers, l04 head of cattle and
general cargo. Sixty cattle were saved.
"Wednesday afternoon, John Saudi, a
homeless and friendless fellow, employed
on the city improvements works, at Ions,
Mich, stopped work and started off slash
ing his throat with dull knife "a he ran.
Other men ran after MIN, but before he
could be stopped he had Inflicted injuries
from which he died in few moments.
A tramp known "a Yankee Georgeu
was shot and killed Wednesday morning
at Lincoln, Ill by another tramp calling
himself Bill Foley. For several days pas,
a number of tramps have been congregated
between this place and Atlanta. 1t is not
known what was the cause of the trouble,
but 1t il said that the shooting was purely
accidental.
The entries for the great three year
old race of 1881, at London, England, just
published, show numerous American nom
nations. p. Lorillard has nominated six
horses, J. X. Keene five and NJ. II. San
ford two for Derby entries. Those for the
Leger are almost identical with those for
the Derby. Seven American tillies have
been nominated for the Oaks.
A dispatch from Corydon, Ind, Gays
Elizabeth and Kate halt, aged nineteen
and sixteen years, have mysteriously dis
appeared from their fathers residence and
sll effort to learn their whereabouts or gain
any trace of them has failed. 1t il sus-
perted they were induced to leave their
nome by one John Mar-hall and family,
and have been carried South on flatboat.
AT 500 yards range 1T Wimbledon, yes
terday. Frank Hyde, American, Lieut.
olonel Fen,on and another made each
seven consecutive bulPs-eyes, highest posi-
bic score, in the contest for the Armorers'
Company prize. In shooting off the ties
each made three bull'seyes. In the pool
shooting Morse, American, made almost an
unbroken line Of buli'seyes.
"Wednesday night Thomas Ford was
arrested at Ell Paso, Ill, charged with the
crime of rape and robbery, it being alleged
that Ford entered the residence of Mrs. G.
Z. Harris, a widow lady residing in the
west part of town ard after choking Mrs
Harris he ravished her person, and before
leaving the house he robbed the unfortu-
nate and delicate woman of $50 in money.
Henry Lyon, who had been confined
in the county Jail st Rockford, ILL.,, for
some time past, charged with the crime OF
bastarjy, Wednesday night ended his life
by committing suicide, his death resulting
from sn overdose of laudsnum which had
been given to him by an outside friend for
the purpose of curing the toothache. Lyon
at one time WAS n respectable aud well-to-
citizen.
A team of mules attached to buggy
containing Mr.. John Meyers, a prominent
merchant and stock dealer, wife and daugh-
ter, ran away at e. Paso, Ill, day before
Yesterday. Mrs. Meyers attempted to jump
out OF the BUGGY, and in doing 40 her
clothing caught in the wheels, throwing
her against the mules, the unfortunate wo-
man receiving kick from the mules which
almost produced instant death.
"Wednesday lady was walking a rope
attached to the center pole of Robinson's
circus tent at North VerGon, aud when she
had reached a point jus. over the tent the
rope broke, and she fell OF the tent with
such force that the capvsss gave way, and
and che went through the seats below
When she was picked up she was found to
be unconscious, in which condition che was
carried to the hotel, where she now lies.
Charles Forrest, farm lsborer
Wednesday, in difficulty with his en-
ployer, at Stanley c. II n. e. made an at.
tempt TO behead him with a scythe. A
| warrant was issued for the arrest OF Forrest
| and placed in the hands of John Thomp.
son, who attempted to serve il. Forrest
warned him if he arrested him he would
kill him, and placed himself in q position
of defense. The officer drew q revolver and
killed him.
lanes F. Shepler who has csused the