The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1880-09-04
Western and Southern States.

Allen Wright, colored man. was hanged al
Dallas, Texas, for the murder OF Jesse Wycke
also coiore !. alter quarrel between tie two
men concerning q job OF Iail-splitting which
they had done; and at Weco, Texas, on the
same day Lyrchfeld Burks was hanged FIR
committing an outrageous assault on little
girl. Roland Rucker was also 10 have beer,
hanged on the same day at Palestine, Texas,
for the murder OF Dr. and Mrs. r. L. Gray
son, but cheated the gallows by committing
suicide in his cell.
few nights ago near Cochran, Ca, four
young white men disguised themselves, went
to a negro cabin, broke down tie door and
commenced firing into it. The occupant, John
Brown, seized his double-barreled gun, which
was loaded with buckshot, and fred both bar
rels. killing two brothers named Dykes. The
negro made his escape. The coroner's jury
rendered verdict of justi1able homicide.
An exciting episode occurred at Nichols
vile, KY, during the trial of flames H. Arnold,
q dry goods me1chan-, for the murder OF
Robert Z. Little, lawyer, in Richmond last
December. While Mr.. Bronson, the com.
monwealth's attorney, was summing up,
United States Sens tor VOORHEES,, one OF the
defendants counsel, interrupted him with q
denial, which was promptly resented. In
stantly all was commission in the courtroom ;
women tainted, pistols were drawn promis-
"lke" Arnold, brother OF the defendant,
rushed up to the prosecuting attorney and pre-
sented a pistol at his breast, bat was ar
rested before any harm had been done. Alter
a while the Judge succeeded in restoring order
and the case was continued. Arnold was &C.
quilted by the jury. His brother was fined
81. coo AMI sentenced to one years impIison-
ment Tor drawing pistol on the prosecuting
attorney.
no Oh, f1f+ Col<
Ute Indians is dead. After the massacre oil
Agent Meeker and the subsequent trouble
with the Utes, Chief Ouray stood by the whites
and ul,i nately induced his followers to sur
rcnder.
4 cyclone which struck Dodge Center,
MINI destroyed the Baptist church, steam
grist mill and feed stores and damaged many
other buildings.
Ex-Governor Hebert, of Loui siaua, lied the
other day at New Orleans, aged sixty-two
years.
Robert McLellaad, ex-governor OF Michigan
and secretary of the interior under President
Pierce, died lew days ago at Detroit, Mich.
About eight persons were lost by the burn
ing of the steamer Marine City on Lake
Huron.
The Chine se steamer Hochung, from Canton,
has arrived at San Francisco. Her arrival
was looked forward to with considerable
interest.
1t is reported that the wheat crop of the
Northwest has been gathered In good cou-
dition.
Chief Sapavanari has been chosen by the
Utes OF Colorado as Successor to the late Chief
Ouray. He is fifty years old and a friend to
the whites.
John Hamilton, wealthy farmer OF Ionia,
Mich, aged seventy-six, was shot and in
stantly killed by his nephew, a boy of eighteen,
during a quarrel about trifipg money
matter.
The Kansas Republicans have renominated
Governor St. John and iull State ticket
Three young children of Charles Wilson,
farmer OF Surry county, Va. were killed by
eating the berries of the deadly nighishade.
At the Nebraska Republican State conven-
ton IN Omaha Governor Vance and the other
State officers were ali renominated by aecla-
nation.