Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-06-28

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liberties with her while she was undergoing
previous.
EAST AND SOUTHEAST.
The anniversary Of the Battle Of Bunker
| Hill was observed in Boston by grand pro-
cession and general suspension Of busi-
ness. e.
DIR. VaDderpoel, Health Officer at Quaran
tine, New York, says unless rigid quaran
tine is kept up there is possibility Of yellow
fever making its appearance In New York.
Two vessels with the disease on board, he
said, were in the upper bay, discharging
their cargoes.
John Moore, who grossly assaulted and
then murdered Miss Woodward, on the 9th
inst, near Wexford, S. c., on the 18th was
hanged by a mob of $50 armed men, who
rode into Spartansburg. The Jailer had re-
moved Moore for safety, but the mob dis
covered his whereabouts.
At Bridgeport, Conn.,, on the 18th, the
wife Of Oliver Tomlinson shot her husband
and then herself with a revolver, both
through the breast. Neither wound is like
| ly to prove fatal. Mrs. Tomlinson had be-
gun proceedings for divorce against her
accidental, but he says that it was de-
liberate. Tomlinson is n man of con-
siderable property, and well known in
Bridgeport.
The New Hampshire House and Senate in
joint convention elected A. B. Thompson
Secretary of State; Solon A. Carter, State
Treasurer; Henry w. Blair, United States
Senator.
There was quite heavy fall of snow on
the 18th along the White Mountains in New
Hampshire.
The Allentown (Penn.) Rolling mills have
stopped work on account of the puddler,
striking for an advance of per cent.
The trial Of Lily Duer for shooting her
friend Ella Hearn In fit of jealousy, al
Snow Hill, Nd, resulted in a verdict oi
manslaughter. The Judge sentenced the
prisoner to pay n fine Of $500, which her
friends at once paid, thus securing her dis
charge.
John r. Dougherty Of Frankfort, Penn,
on the 18th, shot his wife and afterwards at
tempted suicide. The deed was prompted
by jealousy.
John Kemmler, a German, at South Hol.
| yoke, Mass, on the 21st, shot and killed his
three children, aged respectively 8, 4 and
year. Kemmler had been out of work fol
several months and had Just been ordered
to vacate a tenement belonging to the Ger
mania Mills, where he had formerly worked
He sent his wife from home on an errand
before attempting his horrible crime. When
arrested, Kemmler said in extenuation OF
his crime that he could no longer suppor,
his children, was afraid they would entei
upon evil courses, and that they would be
better off in heaven"
By the bursting of a steam boiler at the
ore mines Of Stephens & Smoyer at Emaus
| Lehigh County, Penn, on the morning o.
the 21st, seven men were killed and others
injured. The names of the dead are b
Keck, the engineer, Frank Fegley, contract.
or and operator, A. Ettinger, James Smith
Amos Derr, Wilson Derr, and Mr.. Snyder
Keck, the engineer, before he died signed {
statement that he had notified the contract.
or, Fegley, three months previously, thai
the boiler was in an unsafe condition. An
other report, however, is to the effect tha
| the engineer was intoxicated and let tn,
water run low in his boiler.
Alfred T. Sanford, son of Professor San
| ford of the Chicago University, and Mis-
Olive c. Holmes, daughter of Judge Holmes
O.
+. daga Lake, \. s.. ou the 2lst They wcr
. rowing, aud N ghsnging places IL the boa
IL was cspsiztd.
Mr.. a. ROLAND and wife OF Iiege, Beigi
nm, visited America on their wedding tour
'rhay-wsre 90 Nt.g7.1U z ans on the 2is
While visiting the Three Sisters Island ,8ir
ROLAND stopped 20 dip up some water in
cup, and losing her balance feU into tn
swiftly running waters and was swept oye
Horse-shoc Fails.
CElstinr Cox, a negro. was arrested Il
Boston, on the esd, for the mys.e erious mur
deI 0i Ars. huli In New York City on tn
night Of June 10th. Mrs. Hull's ring an
some other jewelry were found upon hi
person, and being closely pressed the negr
confessed the crime. He had been employ
ed for over year at house in the vicinit
Of Mrs. Hull's, and previous to that ha,
been waiter in her own house. III
entered the house by a window
for the purpose of robbery. Mrs
Hull having become alarmed at his en-
trance into her room, he smothered he
cries, and then after she had becoms un
conscious he tied her in the manner II
which she was discovered. There is moth
ing to indicate that he had any accomplices
Cox was arrested principally through tn
efforts of Mr.. w. A. Balch, Boston news
paper reporter, who identified him on tn
street, followed him into a church and thel
secured his arrest.
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