The Newtown bee., 1880-03-03
Western and Southern States.

Ten thousand persons witnessed the hanging of John Hall and Burrell Smith (eolored) near Little's Creek, Tenn, for the murder ot Major Henry s. Pugh, in 1879. The two men were members of @ regularly organized band of robbers, many of whom are now serving out terms of imprisonment tor their depredauons
 Several cars attached to passenger train fell eighteen feet from trestle work near Jacobsburg, Ohio. A. S. Wiley, farmer, and Mrs. Caldwell, wife of director Of the road, were killed, and ex-Congressman Danford, a member of the Forty-fitth Congress, was dangerously injured.
 A. D. Garvin, of Princeton, H., having had quarrel with his sister, Mrs. Kessick, agreed, for a money consideration, to leave the coun- try. He returned the other day and attempt. ed to shoot Mrs. Kessick, but was prevented by her daughter, who received the bullet in her own body, causing instant death. Garvin then shot himself through the head, inflictiDg a wound from which he died the next day.
 At San Francisco 6 warrant has been issued for the arrest ot 1ibursio Parrott on @ charge of employing Chinese in the service of the Sulphur Bank Quicksilver Mining company, ol which he is president. The case has been made up to test the consttutionality of the act prohibiting corporations from employing Chi nese.
 had previously passed the house, to punish by fine and Imprisonment any person who shall swear or use obscene language on or near any highway within the hearing of any person passing.
 Cleveland has begun a war against the young men who stand on street corners and stare at women as they pass along. Thirty five of the nuisances were arrested at one swoop the other night and each was fined So.
 At Jefferson, Texas, a man who had con. fessed to murdering Mrs. Clarke, 8 respecta. ble woman, was set upon by mob, who sat- urated his clothing with coal oil, set 1t on fire and hanged him.
 Samuel Kenney, Alexander McLane and John Burney were buried and killed and William Foul was badly injured by snow- slide near Franktown. Nev.
 Nine frame buildings at Bastrop, La., have been destroyed by fire.
 The Louisiana senate has adopted resolu- tion suspending Senators Damas, Cahen, Simm and Stewart, charging them with con- tempt ill signing the Kellogg memorial, and ordering the sergeant-at-arms to keep them in custody until further orders from the senate. The memorial which they signed was ad- dressed to the UniAed States Senate, and was in favor of Kellogg's claims to seat in that body. resolution favoring Spofford's claims had been passed previously by the Louisiana senate and presented in the shape of memo rial to the United States Senate.
 The San Francisco Call says that a secret meeting ot citizens has been held in the Palace hotel for the purpose of organizing vigilance committee. The avowed object of the organ ization is the suppression of any possible riot which might occur in connection with the labor agitation movement
 Mark Sumner, minister, has been sem fenced in the United States district court at Louisville, Ky, 10 six years imprisonment for forging pension papers.
 w. D. Harshail and John O'Brien, Dakota ranchmen, have been killed by Black Cat Fish's band of Indians.
 Messrs. ParnelI and Dillon, the Irish agita- tors, spoke to large audiences few nights ago at St. Paul, hIinlT.