Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-11-12

was retired, but the matter was not made
public, it Is supposed on account of the
clerks too intimate knowledge Of the CASH
ier's own and much more extensive defalca.
lion. Marchbank has now been arrested
lie Is a man OF some property, and like
Baldwin, has heretofore been esteemed al
an estimable and upright gentleman.
FRED. MININGKA, an estimable Young
farmer residing near Clifton, Washington
County, Kans., was shot and killed the othei
night by Fred. Niphnon, with whom he had
previously had some difficulty, growing oul
OF Nlphnon's attentions to Miningka's sister.
Inc murderer then committed suicide.
Niphnon was young man OF bad habits,
and had sworn to have vengeance for Min.
ingka's interference in behalf Of his sister.
The murdered man leaves a wife and ono
child.
CHARLES MADDEN shot and killed Miss
Phoebe Bernard at TiAin, o., because she
would not marry him. Both were young
people of the best standing in the com
munity. The murderer was arrested, and
there were strong threats made Of lynching
him.
MRS. SARAH WoLCorr, of Brown
township, Madison County, o., lost her
life by the explosion OF a can of coal oil
which was accidentally overturned and 10.
nited.
a FIRE at Clean, NY, destroyed the
American House and five small buildings.
george Brooks and wife, in jumping from
one OF the buildings, each had leg broken,
and Mrs. BROOKS was injured internally, and
1t is thought fatally.
DURING a storm at Manzanillo, Mex
leo, recently, four large vessels and all small
craft In the harbOr were wrecked, and sew.
eral stores, the Custom house, and other
buildings were demolished.
SMALLPOX is epidemic in Stearns
County, Mimi, and the physicians of the
State Board Of Health are bending all their
energies to confine 1t to districts now infected
and to eventually root it out altogether.
They encounter considerable difficulty on
account Of the ignorance Of the inhabitants.
who look on the disease as a visitation Of
Providence.
HENRY KING, who murdered Michael
Hugelin in Clinton Prison last July, was
hanged at Plattsburg, N. Y, on the 4th.
Henry Lovett and Tom Belts were legally
Strangled on the same day-he former at
Wilmington, n. c., and the latter at Jones'
boro, Ga.
CHRIS. PRYOR, a farmer and stock
raiser, was killed in a saloon brawl at Web
ster, Ohio.
GOVERNOR CHURCHILL, of Arkan-
sas, granted a reprieve in the cases of two
colored murderers, Jackson and Hill, SEN
fenced to be hanged at Hamburg, Jackson
County, on the 22d ult. All preparations
had been made for the execution, and n
s,'s~s~ss ""u SdrHcreu 10 witness the affair.
lhclr disgust was so great at being cheated
out OF the CHASTITY spectacle, that manv
wanted to lynch the prisoners.
JOHN F. KERRArT, formerly Assistant
Postmaster at Little Rock, Ark, has been
sentenced to thirty months imprisonmor,
~ hard labor at the Detroit House OF Cor.
rection, for embezzling nearly So. 900 in Gov.
funds. He made written state.
meht IN the courtroom acknowledging that
ne mad stolen the money, but asserting that
parties who had been instrumental in pros.
,cuting him were equally guilty. The con.
ession has produced genuine sensation.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR has designated
november "A as day of national thanks.
living and prayer.
PlNkNEY M. KING, aged 20, has been
convicted Mt Little Rock, Ark, of counter.
citing and sentenced to two years. i'm.
'risonment at Detroit and to pay a fine Of
/ 200.