Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-01
T'ragical.

The commander and six of the crew of Her
Majesty's schooner Sand Fly, have been
murdered at the Solomon islands.
gang of cattle thieves were recently prlr-
sued by body of citizens near Tucson, Ari. A
fight ensued in which Wing. the chief of the
robber-gang, was killed, and William Smith, one
Of his followers, was seriously wounded. The
cattle which the thieves had stolen were re-
covered.
A bloody encounter occurred at Vergon-
borough, near P1ttsburg, Pa, on the night of
the 26th ult, between Peter Skinner and Joe
Werle, resulting IN Skinner cutting deep cash
in Werle's head with knife, from the effects
of which he died. Skinner has been arrested.
Col. ID, Brown, well-knowp citizen of Penn
broke, Ky, member of the last legislature of
Kentucky was shot and instantly killed on the
10th ult.. by Cass Wilkins, Il clerk in a livery
stable. The shooting was the end of quarrel
about the care Of Col. Browns horses kept at
the stable where Wilkins was employed.
Policeman Lawrence, Of Jersey City, fatally
shot Peter Murray who had attempted to
escape after being arrested for burglary.
Marble Hall, Va, is excited over the mysteIl-
GUS murder of Charles Brown, merchant, and
James Heck, bis cl, TX Their bodies were
found In the store on the morning of the 25th.
During quarrel at New York city, ON the
10th, Ihos Murray, aged So, was fatally injur-
Cd by Henry Brown.
Michael Kirtz. a young unmarried man, re-
siding at Detroit, Mich, celebrated thanksgiv
ing forenoon by filling up with cheap whisky
and IN the afternoon accepted wager to drink
a pint more. Soon after he lapsed into q state
of apparently lifeless drunkenness, in which
condition he was Laid away in barn to sober Off.
| At o'clock he was found dead.
Charles Ross, an aged cOlored man. was mur-
| dered at BOrdentown, n. j., on tue 26th, during
| party at the house of Charles Moss. Henry
Williams and Charles Moss are under arrest.
| Smith Hayden, q cOlored man CT Marshall
! county TpXaS had t,a lat n
! Mrs. Hayden about church matters. The dis
pute waxed warm, and the lady in the case
! struck her spouse with an AK, splitting his head
and killing him instantly. Mrs. Hayden has
been indicted for murder in the first degree.
| Holmes Spears, farmer living near the
Shaker settlement at Niskayuna. N. Y, was
murdered in the woods at night, and there is
| every reason to believe that he was mistaken for
Salem Richmond, trustee of the Shakers, who
usually carries considerable money.
-Four prisoners tried to make their escape
from the California state prison on the 21st inst.
by scaling the walls. They were detected. One
of the party, z. Gibson, was shot dead by the
| guards; the others were captured alive.
In brawl at Mexican house of ill-repute at
| Galveston, Texas, on the Odd, a soldier was
| killed. Several Mexican houses were fired by
! the enraged soldiers, and great excitement pre-
vailed for while. Mexicans left the city in
! arge numbers
At Allentown, Pa, on the ODD inst. an ur-
married man named Charles Sch0effer, aged 90,
! and married woman named Florey Gehringer,
aged so, had an alteration IN Sprang's saloon,
during which Mrs. Gehringer drew large
knife and stabbed Schaeffer i'll the heart. Mrs.
| GehrlnSer was arrested and placed in jail. Both
of the parties were drunk at the time of the
! quarrel.
! Mart Duggan, well-known character, shot
and killed Louis Lamb on the street at Lead
! vilie Col, on the 22d.
In row at Fort Pierce, Col, Arkansas Joe
| was killed and four others wounded.