Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-08-06

search, while the Governor Of Wisconsin
has ordered out Il battalion OF militia to as
,ist in their capture should they be run to
cover.
AT Ash Grove, Iroquoi5 County, Ill.,,
John Sampey, agcl 10 years, accidentally
killed his brother William, aged II, with a
shotgun, while shooting at target, In
kickapoo Township, Peoria County, Minnie
Walters, aged 10, was accidentally SHOT and
killed by her l0-year-old brother while he
was carclessly handling a revolver.
The anti-Jewish crusade in Russia
has led to the destruction of thirty houses
inhabited by jews in the villages of Borispol
and Birizan, in the Governments Of Poltavia.
The troops fired upon the rioters, killing
four.
EUGENE +. WIGHT, who, with an ac-
cOmplice, murdered Mr. Carroll, a wealthy
ranch owner, in Colorado, in 1879, for the
purpose of robbery, has recently been ar
'.-,Stisted in NIassaclufetts andreturned TO tbc
Colorado PcnitcphtJy whence he escaped
after brief conlfr<hent.
The Irish land bill passed the House
of Commons with only II negative votes. A
majority Of The Conservatives and some Par
nellitcs, including Pamcl himself, abstaned
from voting.
ANOTHER duel has been fought at
Berlin, in which the combatants were Il stu
dent and an officer of the army reserve.
Weapons, pistols. The student was killed
This is the fifth affair of a similar character
in Germany within fortnight
IT is reported that another plot against
the life of the Car has been discovered in
ST, Petersburg, and several arrests made of
cOnspirators. An eX-Nihilist who had be-
trayed his companions has been assassinated
| in the outskirts of the capital
The persons who stole 100000 from
/ the MatanzaS (Cuba) Bank have been cap
/ tured at Havana, and some of the booty has
/ been recovered. Two accomplices are still
at large in Mexico, but their arrest is prob
| able.
LEADING Fenians in Ireland indig-
| nanty deny that their brotherhood had any
hand in the shipping Of the explosives re-
Gently discovered in Liverpool, and condemn
the resort to such diabo'icaI strltagems.
WILLIAM X. DICKINSON and Joel
Nanarsdaen, two Philadelphia lawyers,
have been convicted of forging the will OF
Robert Whitaker, that $500, 900 worth OF an
estate might fall into their own hands.
THOMAS HIBBs' saloon, at Cambridge
City, Va, was partly demolished by dy-
namite torpedo that was exploded in the
cellar by unknown parties, supposed to he
temperance enthusiasts.
THE business portion of Lebanon,
Tenn, has been destroyed by fire, and the
village of Cattarlugus, n. Y, has suffered q
,imiar calamity.
TIE Pennsylvania Prohibitionistt
have held State Convention and nominated
ticket headed by James NJ. Wilson, fNIer
Ger County, for State Treasurer.
A STEAMER from Havana, with one
case of yellow fever ON board, is quaranlinet
at New York.
TIE Chagrcs fever is decimating the
laborcrs on DeLesscps' Panama Canal.
The army of the Ameer of Afghanis
tan has been completely defeated by forces
under Ayoob Khan. One of the Amcer'
regiments deserted in a body during the fgh
and went over to the enemy.
TnE dwelling of NJ. Silverstone, a
Calais, Me-, was damaged by fire on the Goth
George Bradford was xii ed, Shubael Spin
ncy probably fatally injured, and four other
were wounded by falling chimneys.
AT Leadville, Colo, on the Goth
Frank Gilbert and Merrick Rosengranti
were executed for murder, the latter pro
testing his innocence. Isaiah Walker, col
ored, was hanged at Gonzales, Texas, TO
numbering his wife some months ago.