The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-27
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
A Steamboat Captains Strategy How He
Escaped from q Deputy Sheriff

Crnc1NNAT1 Nov. 2b AT o'clock this morn
Ing whilstha New Orle,ns steamer Eldoraho
vRs lying at tho city landing La custody nf n
deputy sheriff. under nm attachment tho CAP
tain engaged tho deputy In conversation about
the crowd d state of tho landing. and Ia tho
course of It took him on board tho wharf boat
adjoining, to point out something referred to
Ia his remarks. Tho Eldorndo Ind stenm up
md tho, moment tho deputy shorIfI stenped or
her deck abe drew out nnd started for New Or
leana The captain took tho train to Lnwrence-
burg. where he boarded his boat The deputy
sheriff Ia still hero.
HAHE SUNK.
LyvERP poI, Nov. H Arrived. Steamer Lake
Champlain from Montreal md Quebec. The
Lake Champlain eame In collision with the
bark J. Harlen. from Ardrosean, for Now York,
and the latter vesaol waa sunk Tho crew wero
saved. Tho atanmer hnd her bow damaged,
run MERRITT MURDER TRIAL.
rETURsnuue w, Nov 2G-Counsel Ia tho
oaRe Of tho Commnnw.ath VS. John Merritt
who shot and killed Il NJ Hicks Mt weldon. have
wHtved examination and tho trial Of the ease
has hsen put over to tho March term Of the
county court Of Halifax. N, 9. for n nnnl hour
Ing. aud tho prisoner remaudedto jail until that
iime.
A QUARTET, AMONG DEPUTY aHEnrFra.
Dopae Orry Kansas, NOV. 2e,aevoral deputy
she lifs from UoIfax county vsted orc. Now
onora fed. They accused Bnssett resilient
deputy sheriff. of aiding tho fugiivss. In y.
quarrel TINT followed Baasett was shot dead and
Deputy Curtis fatally wounded.
ahfHHiOAb Hflf.
REAptNa Pa. Nov as Mra Hnber md her
nj X montha old child wore posnnnd At EphratA
last Friday by, arsenic PIT by some unknown
person into tho e.9,np;, tn. ohiId y de,a and
Mira. li.har IA suHpact"d of the crime. but no
arrests hnya yot boon mh''e
AN OLD MANS suIetpE.
CINCINNATI. Nov, 10 James uibner Rr. "
we'll known resident 81 this city. G7 Yoars Of
dance tnis morning. In had Rtr'tngled himsof
by tying n haudkerchlaf around his neok and
twisIlpg Il with u broom handle.
FIGURING MIIr. BURNED.
1T PAUL. Mlnn., Nav 2b-anodIng K Aea
Il urng mll at Oronooo, Mimi. and 10000
bushels Of wheat waro buruei to-day Loss
1000. Tho tre probably originated from tho
trn,on oi tho mnchinory.
A FATAI, HoG QUARREL.
CrNcINNArI, Nov GA man nnmod Dunn
WIS stnhhai and instantly killed mt Elluhurg
Lnh.. yesterday, by ~ inan nA1nod Hender-
Ron. In " uuarrnl whch nrosn while thny Wero
angnged In hutcheriug hogs. Henderson os-
capped.
| sKAHdHfNa FOR TIE CREW OF THE wAUNBANo.
FERRY HouNp. Ont. Nov. 2b.-Fhe tug Mtie
Grew which wsui In searob of tho au ~vigo Il Of
tho fpundered senmer WaunbaEo. has not re-
,urnod. and tho grnvast fenrs arc eutartninod
for t. safety OF those on board tho Waunban .
TORONTO Nov. 20, No tdtngs have yet boon
reeoivei OF tho steamer Wanubano. Three tugs
arc max ing cnrefni search among the islands
frInging tho enstern shore of Georgian bay.
but owing TO the rough weather tnoy were not
| expscteu to reach any port before to day.
There Is great excitement 10 Collingwood over
the probable iate Of The vossel ns nil the officers
and crew were reaidants Of that town.
AUTOGRAPHED FORGED DRAFTS.
RICHMOND, Nov. &c Two mon named A.
Eilols aud w Schneider were arrested here by
tho police last night for attempting to negotiate
worthless and fraudulent drafts drawn by NJ
Krnmar, ~ Hamburg, Germany. on Gusaler X
| 90. OF New York. and Il Keuss. of st. Louis
| The draweea, upon being teleRraphed to for in.
| formation. declared the drafts worthless, aud
| experts eny thev nre wholly ithographoI. Upon
tho peraon of EilrrB were found three such
drafts on Gossler y Co, hgerfgatiuK IL amount
| Etlers Ia about sixty years old. and is or pro-
tends to be blind and Schneider Is about thirty
| five. They will bo held for further develop
| mente.