Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-04-02
FREAKS or RADICAL CIVILE
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ERs ARE "DooroRIs0" SOCIETY
HARRIsBuRo, Pa, March 20, 1879.
-Hadessah Douglass, while walking
with female friend yesterday evening
near Dauphin, Pa, was shot dead by u
man named Gaynor, who then killed
himself
MILWAUKEE, Wis, March 27.-Robt.
Sheenan, the boy who was severely pun
ishcd at Racine about four weeks ago
by Mr.. Shelves, Superintendent OF
schools, died today. 1t is asserted
that the severity of the whipping was
accidental, the boy having, in trying TO
dodge ruler in Shelves hand, received
blow on the temple. Sheenan at
tended school for several days after
receiving the injury but his death was
unquestionably the result Of the blow
on the head No inquest was held, as
the attending physician gave death
certificate. There is considerable OK
citement among the citizens of Racine
over the affair, which will doubtless
culminate IN iorclngan examination oy
the authorities
FnAsKpoRT. KY, March 26.-Judge
J. M. Elliott. of the Court of Appeals,
was assassinated in the street in front
of the Capitol hotel, at | o'clock TO
day, by Thomas Buiord, of Henry
county Judge Elllott had rendered
an OPINION ADVERSE 10 u case bui0ro
had had Tor some time IN court bu'
lord loaded donple-oarreled shot gun
ana waited ior Eiiiott 10 come 10 am,
ner, and walked up and shot hlm thro
the heart without warning, klliing MN
Instantly Ihe assassin was arrested
ana is now IN jail. Ihere IS great OK
cltement ana strong ieeiing against
him. Buiord, aiter MS arrest nc,
knowiedged 'hat lhe otner parrel Oh
the gun was ioadei ior Juuge rryor,
ana he would nave killed MN also nao
not some chiiuren peen IN tne way
lie IS a brother oil General ABE bu-
ford, OF Woodiord county.
KANSAS Cry. Mo. March 26.-This
evening fearful affair took place at
Fort Scott Kansas down on the Kan.
sas CITY Fort Scott and Gulf railroad.
Early in the day Gus Howard the negro
who outraged a twelye.year.old child
ON Monday was caught and smuggled
into iail. A mob of / 900 persons sur.
rounded the building. and by dark it
numbered 1000. shortly after seven
o'clock n rush was made with an i'm.
proyiscd battering ram at the iail door,
which was smasbedin. The taller was
overpowered and Howard dragped ont
bv the howlino mob with n rome
around his neck Ue was n nowerful
negro and on the wav to the public
sonare held the rome in his teeth most
az the time and fonght and strugoled
desnerately Arriving al the market
souare he was hauled To a lamp.post
and nulled nm writing swearing and
7 nroving and held nntll bo was dead
4 n,onster bonfire was tnan k;ndled
the body hurled upon il and burned
until notbino renamed the mob howl.
inc about and nutting fagoots 10 the
fire like demons Tho scene was bor.
rible and oocurring after dark. was
terribly real and weird,
:, -.
WAsHiSdToN' March zf.-ln the Oll'
yerCameron case To-Day ueneral put
, Ter recalled mrs; oilver ana asked mel
J IL she hau Withln the last eighteen
months written 10 the postmaster a'
Miliersourgh, hentucky one an
swered IN the amrmauVe' Letter,
were SHOWN 10 witness ana iuehtlneu
as having peen written py her' In
one OF these ietlers she asks the post
master 10 endeavor 10 ma out where
her daughter aiice is ana sne asks hit
advice ABOUT having oliyer charged
with tne murder OF tne glri. ono sug
, gests tnat tnat Is the only way sh'
VIII make uhver come 10 tne point
She adds that she IS sure oiiver hai
commiited some crime ana is airaic
'nat hnce wiz come 'o hgn' anu 'ci
, ABOUT II. IN another ietler 70 tne posi-
, MASTER sue says .ns. sne nau oeeh .ol.
oy mr. Mnur1w Mn n,' onsoi' " Ionneps, S \, !,
aaug1.er n, Ance; inc 1 same S.i ,e..er say
ey 10 90 70 oovihg,on, hentucky' ano