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himself. Tho Frenchman and Mrs. Green will

himself. Tho Fronchman and Mrs. Green will
recover.
The wreck OF tho steamer Vera Cruz drifted
ashore on tho island Of Anastacia, on tho 30th
ult., and the Christian G) inhabitants at once
proceeded 10 appropriate tho valuable wreckage
and baggage. In several instances bodies we're
, despoiled OF jewelry.
Ar Coffeeyille, Miss, on the 9Th inst, In
quarrel over coat, Jim Robinson. city marshal
OF Water Valley, was shot and instantly killed
by John Adams, conductor on the Chicago 1t.
Louis and Now Orleans railroad.
ANOTHER outrageous murder was committed
ut Lancaster, Ky. On the night Of tho 9th inst
VIM. Arnold, relative Of Jos. Arnold, the
murderer OF Little, shot and killed Robert Boyle,
while In tho custody OF tho jailor.
SAMUEL PERKINS, Of Uniontown, KY, was
robbed and murdered at Vinconncs Ind, on
the night Of tho It'll inst.
THOMAS CRATHEM, IN extensive grocer Of
Montreal, died on the 7th inst, from tho effects
Of an overdose of morphine. He had lately be-
come involved in financial difficulties.
YOUTH aged a, naIsed Lynn Brooks, Tilted
by his ailianccd, blew out bis brains with q
revolver Mt Muncie, Ind, on The 9th inst
Ar Pomeroy, o., on tho It'll inst, colored
man named Frank Green was creating dis
turbanco when tho marshal undertook to stop
him. He was struck by Green, wheroupon
John Hart, bystander, knocked Green down,
crushing his skull and killing him.
UNKNOWN persons murdered W. II. Green
wood, q celebrated railroad engineer, near the
city Of Mexico.
On the 9th inst. man named Peoples was
waylaid and murdered near Navasota, Texas,
by one Ialiaferro, negro. The murderer was
| captured near Independence, and while OH tho
| way back was taken from the guard by mob
and hung.
ANDY MCGLAUaHLIN shot and killed Joseph
Neyins at Roses cabin, near Lake City, Col, on
| the 9Th inst. They quarrelled over a game OF
cards. Nevins assaulted Mclaughlin with al
axe. and tho latter shot him in self-defcnse.
WIN. ii. GREENwooD, who for several years
was chief engineer Of the Denver railroad, and
has recently been engaged in making railroad
surveys in Mexico, was murdered on the 10th
ult., near Talncpantla, eighteen miles from
the capital. He was accompanied at the time
by his assistant, MIR. Miller, a servant, aud had
! gone in advance to examine q barranca. A few
minutes after Miller and the servant came upon
his dead body with three bullet holes in 1t.
DURING an alteration ut st. Joseph, Mo-, On
the 9th inst, VIM. L. Foster travelling man,
struck OH the head by policeman and killed.
JOHN l.. PELrIER, a Detroit laboring man,
while drunk and in tit Of jealousy, shot his
wife, on the 9Th inst, and then himself. Both
balls took effect in the head; but being from O
pistol Of small calibre did not penetrate the
skull.
EMANUEL HANsuR, alias Jacob Iiabick,
charged with extensive forgeres on the Indus
trial Bank Of Germany, was arrested at Now
York on the 9th inst, on board the steamship
Celtic, from Liverpool.
Ar Bodie, Cal, on the 5th inst, Geo. Watkins
KILLED police officer Whitaker. and died shortly
after from wounds inflicted by tho officer. A
Spaniard killed John blackwell; miner. nj o
halOOn ON account of blackwell beating waiter
girl. John iaum killed man named CASTILLO.
the trouble growing out of the same occurrence.
Two stages, which run between Cave City and
Mammoth Cave, Kv., were stopped by highway
men OH the night Of the Sd inst, and the pas
sengers relieved of their valuables. About
81 200 worth of money, jewery and watches
was "raised" by the robbers.
STEPHEN RICHARDSON, (colored) was hanged
at Wilmington, N. c., on the Sd inst, for the
murder OF his mother-in-law, Lucy Phinny, on
the night Of the 10Th Of July last.
VuLIERs POWELL and Acliille Thomas both
coored we're hanged on the Sd inst. in front OF
the court house in st. James parish, Louisiana,
in the presence Of 5000 spectators, for the muir
der Of Theogene Gaudet, q storekeeper, at Long
View, in May last.
WHILE III old man named Henry Grier was
fishing in Little river, South Carolina, the
other day, he discovered tie corpse OF man in
tho water. and on dragging the place, the re-
mains Of two Of the old mans SONS were found.
The victims had been shot to death and their
remains afterwards sunk by meahs of stones
tied to their limbs. No trace the assassns
cOuld be discovered.