The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-11-09
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a Desperate Murder.
. RICHMOND. Va. Nov 8. Intelligence
has been received reciting one of the
most desperate and bloody crimes in the
long history OF murder. At Green
Springs. London county. Merritt Mott
quarrelled with bis wiiss sister, Uho
lived in the sawe house. He assaulted
her with large knife. pursuing her
into the yard and stAbbing aud backing
her until he thought her lead. He then
returned to the house. took up Q loaded
gun. discharged it in the air. reloaded
1t aud. stepping 70 within q few feet
OF his victim. placed the muzzle of the
gun TO bis own chin and fircd. The
load passed into his mouth, tearing the
tongue and lodging in the upper part Of
his jaw. He fell to the ground While
struggling in deaths agonies be CHANGED
TO notice Signs of returning life in the
body Of his dying sisteriniaw Though
himself struggling on the ground With
life almost gone. he concentrated ali
his energies IN an almost superhunan
effort, and reached large stone. This
he raised Is high As bis weak condition
would admit. and then let it fall on the
wonan's face. crushing her nose and
fracturing her skull. AS che struggled
the dying scouudrel reached out again
for stone with the design Of infiictipg
another blow. but was prevented by the
appearance Of his wife.in the yard. who,
seizing another rock. dealt BIN n death
blow The wife came too late to save
her sister, who died in few minutes
The cause Of the quarrel is not known.
New Hampshire falls In Line.
CONCORD. Nov 7.-Retnrns from all
but three precincts in the State show a
total Presidential vote of S6.177 as fol-
lows: Garfield. 4i,1s7. Hancock. 40.707;
scattering. 6s3.
Delaware's Vote
WILNfsoros. Nov 6.-Thc official
count shows the vote OF Delaware on
the electoral ticket to be, Hancock
Is. lS3. Garfield 1880.
To be Hanged.
NEW YoRK. Nov s The death SEN
tence has been passed on Frank HON.
minis aud Margaret Aeirhoffsn. whe
will be banged January 9Th, for the
murder of John Meirhoffsn, the husband
of Margaret.
Snow storm,
CHICAGO. Nov S.-A heavey snow
storm visited US yesterday and has con.
tinued up to tho present. The ground
being warm. however. it melts nearly
as fast as II falls. In the vicinity O.
Springfield the earth is covered will
about five inches Of snow.
Rebbing the Government.
DENVER, Nov 8. -Elbridge Dawson
assistant postmaster, and Edward Clark
stamp clark. have been arrested on
charge Of stealing $4,000 of Govsrnmen
funds.
Railroad Train Wrecked.
GALVESTON. Nov S.-The easter
bound train on the Texas Pacific Rail
way was wrecked on the evening Of th
6th!near Lake Fork Ford. Kirk, th
stock agent, was killed. and other
badly injured. The cause Of the wrec
was broken rail.
Gale on Lake Erie.
CLEVELAND, Nov s.-Thc h.ost ter
! rifle gale ever witnessed in twent
years swept over Lake Erie yesterda,
It 10 feared that several vessels hay
suffered rom Its violence.
Mtnnss eta's Majority.
F.. Sr. PAUL. Nov. The foilowin
, are the revised footings of the Reput
loan majority: For Prcsideat. 50. sis
/ Dunncl. let district. 1881: strait
G district. 55e5; washbaruc. 81 distric
e636.
!. ATcaIsos. Kas. Nov. IA dispatc
: from Dss Moinss two days sgo says ii
= fourth Iowa district has given = ms
. jority Of 10000. and claimed that tn
}. was the lsrgest Republican msioris
= given by any district in the countr,
: The majority for John A. Anderson
o the frat district 81 Kansss will |
. about 10000.
y NEw YoRK. Nov. 6.-rhe IN
; Australian mails which arrived at Sa
Francisco October 6th and we're TO
wAsded by spscial train arrived hel
: October l2ih. reaching Queenstown Q
= the 10th. They we're. however, d.
: tanned at Queenstown four hours r,
: some reason o. present unknown, au
: therefore failed of delivery ia Londo
= = until tie aad. Had the British post,
: authorities displayed tts same eaerr
= that marked the conduct OF the poe
master here, the merchants OF Isondo
and other large cities Of England sr
the contiaert would have receivs
their letters in IL hours less than tho,
: osnvsyed in theOriental mail steanshi
i from Australia via Italy, which left G
: Sunday. Septsmber Sth. and arrived
q London 0etober 18th.
a JAPAN
'r YOKOHAMA. Oct si.-Continaed d,