The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1880-09-11
Western and Southern States.

Constant and heavy rains which have pre-.
vailed over nearly the entire West have EN-
injurious to the still unsecured wheat crops
During the absence OF the TAILOR OF the Gin
ton county jail at Dewitt, Iowa, eight pris-
mers overpowered the turnkey and escaped
stephen Richardson, (colored,) was hanged
at wilmington, N. c., for the murder oil his
mother-in-law, Lucy Phinney, last July.
Joseph Wade and Mrs Brown convicted of
numbering the husband OF the latter, have
been sentenced at lndiar apolis to be hanged
October 81.
At Washington Corners, CAL, grain ware
house containing $50 900 sacks OF wheat was
destroyed by fire. entailing loss OF $3.50, 600.
Two stages which run between Louisville,
KY, and the Mammoth Cave were stopped by
highwaymen and all the passengers robbed.
A dispatca from Ga,ena, Ill.,, General Grants
home, says he positively declines the presi.
dency OF the San Pedro gold and silver min
ing company OF New Mexico.
Twelve wrec ks are reported along the
Florida coast by the same cyclone in which
the Vera Cruz was sunk. The wrecks COM
prise two steamers and ten sailing vessels.
he coast for 100 miles is strewn with goods
OF al descriptions from wrecks.
Here is the report OF one days criminal
record at Bodie, CAL. George Watkins killed
q police officer named Whitaker, and died
shortly after from the effects OF wounds in
ficted by that officer. A Spaniard killed
John blackwell, miner. in saloon on &C.
count OF 81 ckwell's beating waiter girl, and
john Ranm killed q man named Costello, the
trouble growing out of the same occurrence.
A fire at Mobile, Ala, destroyed several
large brick business houses, causing an aggre.
ga Q loss OF about $3.50 0 0.
Three colOred men were drawn as Jurors in
terminal case in Louisville, KY /, a few days
ago. This is the first time in the history OF
the State that col Jred men have aoted as Jury
men.
1t is stated that the recent storm utterly
destroyed the Florida orange crop. 1t is esti-
mated that the yield would have been one
million boxes and that the loss will reach
81, 5000
The State election in Arkansas mas resulted
in the success If the Democratic ticket over
the Greenhack ticket by about so, 0G0 majority
The Republicans had no tics ct in the field.
Two women named Goodrich, wives OF two
murderers who we're hanged in Owen county,
KY, two years ago, put on mems clothes and
went fer dark to the home OF a woman whose
husband was absent. She was believed to
have about 500 in the house, and this was the
object OF the Goodrich women in visiting her.
They entered the house and began attacking
the woman with knives. Her screams at
Il acted German peddler, who had obtained
permission to sleep over night OH the premises.
He at once opened fire on the .ioodrich women
with pistol, killing one instantly aud wound
ing the other. The lady OF the house died
from her wounds before the arrival of her hus-
band.
The Georgia Republican State convention
held at Atlanta passed resolution as declaring it
to nominate candidate for gov.
srnor or other officers and then adjourned.
Another wonderful discovery OF gold is re-
ported in Colorado, this time on the banks Of
the Cachetopa cree k, eighteen miles from Gun.
nison One OF the most exciting stampedes on
record is taking place from Gunnison camps
and neighboring districts to Cachetopa mines,
1000 people going in the first forty. eight
hours after the discovery was made known.
Thousands of claims are already staked, bust.
ness men who have closed their stores in the
neighboring towns being largely interested.
Marauding Indians killed the driver of q
stage and two passengers near Fort Cum
nings, New Mexico. Pursuing troops over
ook the Indians and had snort fight in which
me soldier and two friendly Indian scouts
we're killed. The loss Of the hostiles is IN
,uOWn $50 =