Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-02
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A LUNATIO named Hoffman made a
murderous attack upon two boardors at the
Mound City House, Kansas City, on the 23d,
one OF whom, George Lucas, was so horribly
Injured that he will die. Hoffman was
sleeping in the room with the others, and
suddenly drew large knife and rushed upon
them, cutting right and left.
Two new comets have been discoy-
cred.
In fit of delirium tremens, Matthew
O'DonnelI, Aboring man, of East sagi-
nav, Mich, committed "harikarl'' with a
razor, cutting open his abdomen. He only
lived short time.
A DISPATCH from Tunis says the Bey's
steward has taken refuge at the English
Consulate with securities and jewels worth
a million francs, and that he embezzled the
accounts OF the stewardship for many years.
THE remains Of Mrs. Henry HatterS
man, OF New York City, were cremated in
LIE Moyne's furnace on the oath.
CHARLES G. HELPHREY, confined in
the Ozark (Ark.) Jail under conviction of
numbering young man named James, two
years ago, made his escape a few nights ago
by saving bar from his cell.
DEPUTY COLLECTOR KEELY, of the
San Francisco Revenue Office, is a defaulter
to the amount of $1,000, and has fled.
CHARLES A. ANCHIsI, who escaped
from the custody of Deputy Sheriff in
New York while under charge of embezzle-
ment, and who, in the false gtlise of secret
service officer of the Treasury Department,
swindled many persons in st. Louis, New
Orleans, Memphis and other places, has
been arrested in San Francisco.
JAY GOULD is reported to have pur-
chased the st. Louis Bridge and Union De-
pot, and to have obtained perpetual lease
of the Tunnel and Transit Railway across
the river.
SINGULAR fatality attaches to Klachi
Female College, near Shreveport, La. Two
Professors lately committed suicide, one was
killed by recent tornado, ,and now the death
Of the President, the Rev. j. II. Tucker, is
announced.
CHARLES WALKER, City Marshal of
San Marcial, n. NJ, was shot and killed by
Paddy Ryan, who recently escaped from jail
at El Paso del Norte, where he was confined
for shooting Mexican.
JOSEPH MoBREY, a tramp, killed
James Guirty with brick at Wilmington,
DEL, on the 4th, for ejecting him from
hotel where he asked for food.
WYATT HOLMES, a colored murderer.
was hanged o. Holly Springs, Miss, on the
oath.
DR.. CHAPLIN, for several years an in
mate of the County House, Charlotte, Mich,
cut his throat and died in few minutes.
He was supposed to be over 100 years old.
AT Union City, Ind, an old lady
named Cassday was killed while crossing
the track under some freight cars standing
in the yard.
at orsani says hundred Spaniard:: we're mas:
sacred by the insurgents during the recent
raid on the Esparto factors at Salda. Four
hundred persons were wounded and taken
prisoners.
A MoNTENEGRIN officer went to the
Wirter Palace at st. Petersburg, on the 23d,
ard demanded an audience with the Princess
m Montenegro. Being refused he stabbed
the officer on duty. The Russian officer
then shot the Nontenegrin dead.
r. II. BRUCE and A. j. Pike were
killed by the explosion of boi' 'er near Mil
lersvilIe, Mo. The building was torn to
atoms.
CLARENCE j. DAVIS, a cutter, killed
his brother-in-law, Alonzo Barrett, at De-
troit Mich, while under the influence of
liquor imbibed at the soldiers reunion on
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