The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-29
THE Ep1pEnIo OF oR1nE.
Almost Unprecedented List Of Violent
Deeds in the Int Few Days.

Deeds In the Last Few Days.
Fort MONROE. December 2S.-A distur.
bance occurred Friday at smithville, fif.
teen miles west, between white man
named Dunn and party Of colored men
who had met to organize a military COM
pany. One Of the men caught Dunn by
the whiskers and slapped his ia ce, where,
upon he drew pistol and killed
the negro. Dunn then ran into q
store and loaded his pistol, when
q crowd headed by Dan Cook with a
drawn sword attacked him. He shot
Cook dead, after which he drew butcher
knife and cut his way out. One man
named Ed. Drew was badly cut in the
abdomen and will probably die, while
others were more or less injured. Dunn
gave himself up and Is now in jail. In
tense excitement prevails among thu
colored people of the peninsula.
AN INnuMAS MOTHER.
BnLIEvILLE, ILL.,, December ga little
settlement called Twist Hill, some eightor
ten miles from here, was much excited
Saturday morning last by the discovery Of
the dead body OF Mrs. Sutter, a widow,
lying 10 bed between her two children,
little girls six and four years OF age, and
the dead body OF an infant in basket in q
that Mrs. Sutter was confined some time
during Friday night, and that she placed
the baby In an clubhouse, where 1t was
frozen to death, and then returned to her
bed and died from hemorrhage.
MYSTERIOUS ASSASSINATION.
GLESs FALLS, N. Y, December 2s.-
John Shaw, while sitting at the window
OF his residence last evening, was shot
dead by an unknown assassin.
SHOOTING AT A DANCE.
DENVER, December ga Republican
special says: On Saturday night, during
q drunken row in dance hall at Robin
soma Camp, q man named Meally was
shot through the breast. Policeman VIM.
Elbany, In attempting to arrest the dis
turbers, was shot in the foot. Several
others had bullet holes in their clothing.
KENTUCKY KILLINGS.
MIDWAY, December 2s.-Thede Lee shot
and killed Chris. Lawson, his brother-in-
law, on Christmas night, after being sc.
verely and dangerously stabbed by Law
son.
BARDsrowN, December 2S-An aged
negro named Robert Nicholson, in tenn
porary rage, yesterday shot and killed
Thomas Applegate, q lad II years old, who
had offended him while visiting at his
house.
sNYDHR's LYNcHERs TO BE hRLB TO ACCOUNT.
ALLENTOWN, December 2s.-District At.
torney Anstell has issued warrants for the
arrest OF all who participated actively in
the lynching OF Joseph Snyder. He says
he will do his duty fully in the matter, but
fears no jury can be found willing 10 con.
vict.
A DESPERATE STATE OF AFFAIRS.
DENVER, December ga Tribune Santa
Fe special says: A very serious disturb
ance exists to-day at socorro, New Mexico,
the authorities refused to arrest the
murderer OF Conklin, editor of the Socorro
Sun, nd the citizens finding no recourse
at law arrested and hold by force the
Sheriff and four others, including the
murderer OF Con kiln.
The rescue Of the prisonersis threatened
and bloodshed imminent. A request has
been made to the military commander Of
the district for troops, and although the
troops cannot be used as q posse
comitatus, yet q company have been
ordered from Colorado, N. NJ, rs means
OF protection for public property and the
property OF the r. R. Company. Bodies
| OF men are being armed at Albuquerque
and other points in the vicinity, and will
90 10 SocOrro tonight. Grave results may
be expected tonight. All the women and
children have been moved out OF town.
suIciDE OF A POSTAL cLERK.
sr. LOUIS, December 2s.- Tho dead
body Of Henry Tremyer, German, forty.
seven years old, was found in the south.
ern part OF the city to-day with bulle.
hole in the head, he having committed
suicide. He was a clerk in the postottice,
and the only reason assigned for the act
was the apprehension that he would be
discharged. He left wife and two child.
rem.
Another Fatal Collision.
CINCINNATI, December 2s.-The Gasets's