Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-05-27
TEE CRIMINAL CALENDAR.

HE whites are fleeing from the San Pedro
region, New Mexico, on account of the incur
sions of the Indians. Nine prospectors are
known to have been killed, and it is supposed
that five Others have been killed.
| On the 18th instant, seven Mexicans crossed
into Texas, robbed store, murdered the store
keeper, and outraged servant girl. The Mex
lean commander was notified, and he has arrest
ed five of the scoundrels and hopes to capture
the other two.
NEAR the village Of California, six miles from
Cincinnati, Ohio, on the Goth instant, widow
named Singer, 50yeals Of age was engaged in
cutting grass about the roadside near the house
of Mrs Bateman, another widow Mrs, Sting
man was ordered to desst by Mrs. Bateman
and upon refusing was deliberately shot dead
by her, The murdercss is under arrest and the
excitement in the vicinity runs high.
GABREr GORDON, an Indiana farmer, died
suddenly at his work on the oath Of December
last. After his death Mrs. Gordon evinced
decided affection FOR a young man with whom
she IL accused Of being on moro than friendly
terms before Gordon's death. Suspicion was
aroused by her conduct. Last month the body
was eXnumed and an analysis since made of
the contents of the stomach by some experts re-
veals the presence of arsenic in large quantities.
Mrs Gordon has been arrested on Il charge Of
murder.
YOUNG man named John P. c. Smith, living
at Port Jervis, N. y, who, on a small salary
has dressed extensively had plenty of money,
and made the girl to whom he is engaged
presents of diamonds, is under arrest for the
forgery of two hundred and sixty checks on his
employers. banl: account.
Two men have been arrested for causing the
explosion of boiler at Brotherton, St. Louis
H.,
killed. The prisoners had grudge against the
proprietor of the mill, aud it is alleged they
fixed the boiler one night, 80 that its collapse
would be only question Of time, i'll the hope
of blowing up their enemy.
GEORGE MIsHELsKI, sergeant of company II,
10th U. S. infantry, shot himself with SPRING
field rifle through the breast at Fort Riley, KS,
on the 18th INST. in fit of dependency. He
died within two hours.
ANDREW SMITH, defaulting town treasurer Of
North Andoyer, Mass, for embczzling SO 900
d"ring the ten years he held the Office has been
sentenced TO SIX years hard ItJur state
prison.
FAIRvIEw, Kv., was conyused on the 14th
inst, by the outrage and murder of Mrs. Salmon
by negro brute named Joe Johnson. The
carcass of the brute was burned to ashes and
his head placed on pole near the place of exc
cution.
A LARGE section of New Jersey is being de-
vastated by forest fires. The loss on cranberry
boys alone is estimated at S75,000 while the
cedar timber burned was the most valuable in
the state. The air is sitting with smoke and
the sun is obscured. Thousands of birds and
animals lying dead in the woods tell of the de-
struction.
Ten cars jumped the rails rear Frankfort
n. Y, on the 18th inst, and we've wrecked. On
the same day five tanks of oil took fire in a
freight train near Rome, N. Y, making a terri
fic explosion. Rails were twisted like cord; ties
burned and fences destroyed.
Two brothers named Hall were shot at East
Cairo, Ky., on the night of the 10Th inst, by
one Rogers, owner of fishing boat-a result
of o quarrel between the brothers and Mr.
Rogers One viii probably die; the other re-
cover. Rogers escaped in n boat after the
shooting.
CHARLES GAEDELLA, an organ grinder, has
been arrested at Wilkesbarre, Pa, charged by
ten-year-old daughter with having shot dead
another daughter five years old.
Two whites and five negroes were publicly
whipped at Newcastle, Del, on the 18th inst,
one colored burglar receiving forty very heavy
lashes which brought blood freely. A boy aged
ten received five light lashes for larceny.
Tue bark Annie Burr arrived at New York on
the 18th inst, from Liverpool with William
Tomasson, a seaman, in irons. He killed the
second mate, Henry Metcalf, i'll fight Met
calf belonged to Maine; Thomasson to Boston.