The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-05-21

the fact that the late cashier, Israel Boothley,
who suicided February 3, was defauter i'll the
sum OF $50, 900.
GEORGE BENNETT, alias Dickson. has been
held for the willful murder of Hon. George
Brown, proprietor of the Toronto Giobe.
JOHN Il. RUSSELL shot and killed Henry A.
Stocks, in Williamson county, ILL.,, on the 18th
inst. Both were farmers and the shooting was
done III an alteration.
GENERAL HYPoLITo D'URIATE, Spanish con-
sui at New York, had narrow escape from
death by an internal machine received AZ mail
package on the 18th inst. The consul was
slightly burned, hut fortunately the bulk of the
explosive failed to ignite.
ELMER BARTLETT, son of coal merchant at
Parkersburg West ", shot j. /. 1racewcll, of
Newport, of unaavory character, on tho 10th
inst, killing him. Cause, Tracewell's attention
TO Bartlctts young sisters.
A DISPATCH from Circleyille, o., says that
VIM. Rirch, butcher, has absconded with S.
800 belonging to u Mrs. Weichcil, for whom he
was adviser, and 1000 in money belonging to
firm of which Birch was member.
On the 18th inst, while United States Mar
shal Poole was serving writs of ejectment on
certain settlers in Tularc and fresno counties,
California by virtue of a decision Of the Circuit
Court III favor of railroad company, IL fight
with the settlers occurred, III which seven men
were killed and others wound
GEORGE WOOD and James Fanicr, lumber
men, engaged ut u camp near Saginaw, Mich,
quarreled on the 18th inst, when Wood killed
Farrier by striking him on the head with 4 piece
of iron.
Tmos. HORNE, school teacher, and Jno. ID.
Taylor, between whom there existed bad blood,
met at Arrow Rock, Saline county, Mo-, Oh the
Ill. tlni.l tlHR
vovers and at the third shot by Horne, Taylor
fell dead.
RUFUS ARMIsTEAD, foreman of Il plantation
fourteen miles south of Memphis, was assassin
ated on the night Of the 9th inst, by an un-
known nero. Armistead was shot with dull-
blc-barrced shotgun while i'll a back yard. The
ASSASSIN escaped.
CHARLES BRIrToN, notorious desperate,
was shot and fatally injured Mt Dayton, o., on
the 10th instant, while attempting TO rob the
money drawer of hotel.
The ringlcadcr of u mob of tracklayers that
was attempting the release of one of their
number from tho Augusta. Ks., Jail, where he
had been placed in default of fine which had
been imposed for an indecent exposure OF his
lerson, was shot dead by City Marshal Richard
son, on the 9Th instant. The marshal l. under
arrest, and the tracklayers when last heard
from were swearing vengeance Oh the town.
A LOT of ambitious young men living at
Holly, Mich, attempted to clean out circus,
but the plug-uglies of the show received them
with vOlley of clubs, stones and bullets, and
after half-killing several of the attackers COM
PEELED them TO beat retreat. One OF the coun-
trymen will die, and the remainder will not pick
up Il gang of canvasmen again very soon.
JAMES TOXIN, a drunken stcycdOrc, beat his
daughter to death with chair at Chicago, on
the Sth instant.
IsnAM KArPAU (coiorcd) was hanged at Fort
Worth Texas, on the It'll instant, for the out
| rage of white woman. The father OF the
woman made the moose.
OK the evening of the 7th inst. Mrs. George
Salmon, of Fair View, Todd county, Ky, was
raped and murdered by negro. The villain
was taken from Jail and hanged by mob.
Two negro fanatics at GAINESVILLE, KY, have
been arrested for sacrificing two of their chill
drcn aged three and five years. The remains of
the children, badly decomposed, were found i'll
! the cabin of the misguided pair.