The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-10
LATEST rELnenAms coSDENsEp.

anxious to have the operation performed.
A man named James Smith, in Jail AT
Bonneville, Kentucky, hung himself on the
9TH inst. having Just been convicted and
sentenced to death few hours before for
the murder of his wife.
Jacob Biegel, aged IS, committed suicide
at MEANWHILE, Ohio, on Wednesday, by
shooting himself through the head with a
musket. The act was supposed TO have
sprung from depression.
The Presidents brother, Major William
Arthur, has been transferred from Helena,
Montana, to General Hancock's staff. aud
passed through Omaha night or two since,
en- route for the East.
Telephone communication was com
pleted on the eth inst. between Joplin, Mis-
souri,, and Short Creek, Kansas, and will be
completed in few days between Joplin
and Webb City and Carthage.
1t is stated by good railway authority in
st. Paul, that the Southern Pacific which
is to reach New Orleans over its own track
next summer, will not stop there, but build
on to Ship Island, forty miles further.
The Pioneer Press Of 81. Paul of the eth
inst, SAYS rumor has come from a railway
source of big consolidation scheme about
January LIST, between the Chicago, Milwau-
kee 4 St. Paul and the Canada Pacific.
Charles Lowe, soldier of the eth cavalry,
at Leavenworth, Kansas, dressed himself in
citizens clothes few evenings since and
raided several heh-roosts. He was caught
in one place and lanqushes in the county
Jail.
Doctor Power, recently elected Chaplain
of the House OF Representatives, was pri-
vate soldier in Colonel Montague's reg-
ment in Pickall's division in the Confeder-
ate army, aud was Gariields spiritual adj
wiser
A delirous physician of Decatur, Hi.
nois, left his home day or two since and
was found that night, l6 miles distant, wan
dering around, thinly clad though it was
very cold. His name was =. b. Sharks, and
he was taken back home.
Mrs. Adolph Batosch, living five miles
from River Falls, Minnesota, on the morn
ing of the 9TH inst. hung herself in the pres
ence ofher five children. A coroners Jury
rendered verdict of death while laboring
under mental depression.
Annie Specht, young German girl en-
ployed as domestic in the south part of
Lincoln, Neb., became impressed Wcdnes.
day morning with the horrible thought
that she was going to be burned alive. Her
insanity springs from constant meditation
on religious subjects.
Frank Charon, barber of Somerset vii
iage, near Falls River. Massachusetts, who
was under warrant for beating his wife, on
Wednesday morning, the day set for his
trial deliberately arose and shot his wife
killing her instantly, He then went to the
police station and gave himself up.
A Mrs, Murphy, of Dubuque, Iowa, who
was an apple peddlcr and in the habit of
Jumping on the street cars and stealing a
ride, on Wednesday evening attempted to
board car but missed her step and, fall
severed from her body, producing instant
DEATH
A dispatch from McCaulleysville, Mime
sofa, says that eight deaths have already
occurred there from smallpox, and il Is
not known how many cases of the disease
are there at present. AT Melrose there
have been four deaths, and travelling men
report smallpox prevailing to an alarming
extent at Grand Falls
Great excitement exists at Toronto in
railroad circles regarding the reported sale
to the Canadian Pacific syndicate of the fol-
lowing roads Great Western, Northern e
Northwestern, Toronto Gray Il Bruce,
Credit Valley, Montreal, Ottawa & Occden-
dental, Canada, Vermont Il Ontario and
the Quebec, road in course of construc-
ton.
About two weeks ago the Chicago, Bur
lington 4 Quincy Railroad safe at Matt
land, Missouri, was robbed of 800. The
depot was entered and the safe opened by
the combination being known On Wednes-
day three youngmen undersaccumulatede v-
idence, one OF them the telegraph Operator.
who knows the combination, were arrested
and jailed for the crime
A charter was filed in Topeka, Kansas, on
"Wednesday, by Jay Gould, Sidney Dillon,
Russell Sage and associates, for the building
OF q railroad from Salina to the next line of
the State called the Salina Il Northwestern
railroad. 1t is also reported that the Atch-
lson, Topeka IL Santa FEE have turned over
their charters and surveys of the Topeka,
Salina Western to Gould x Co.
Citizens of Montreal were greatly acita-
ted a couple of days since over the discov-
cry of another internal machine at the same
spot the other was foundry the court
house, and similar to the one causing the
excitement on Sunday. A mining engin.
Ger and chemist examined the contents OF
the explosion, and discovered them to he
engines of destruction far more terrible
than they had expected
few weeks ago, at st. Joe, Missouri, the
store known as Fowle's Fashion Palace was
burgarized, and considerable silks and
other valuable goods among which were a
number Of handkerchicis, were taken.
wednesday evening policeman observed
q youth named James Hughes flirting with
q fine silk wipe" He noticed that IL wa,
just like those lost. Hughes was arrested,
and little later two others-Iames Estel
and Frank Noland-were in JAIL charged
with going through this store They are
all boys from Is to 10. They are hard char
acters.
The police authorities, of Leayenworth.
Kansas, on the 9TH, received telegram
from Lawrence to look out for William Nc.
Galley and James II. Hill, who had stolen
horse there and gone that way in a wagon
The parties were spotted by Deputy Mar
shal Davoren at the Washington House,
and after eating supper with
them, and hearing enough to ius
tify their arrest, he nabbed them, assisted
by officer Cunningham. As MeGahey was
being taken to the police station by Officer
Davoren he suddenly pulled derringer and
drew a bead on his captor, but the pistol
was knocked out Of his hand by officer
Cunningham, and the two are now in the
calaboose awaiting examination.
Two or three days since news was receiy-
ed in ST. Joe, Missouri, that August Dip
pie, alias George Allin, who was arrested on
a United States warrant charged with oh.
tanning back pensions of $500 or 81 600
fraudulently, was In Alton, Iowa. last Mon
day, and in Louisville, Kentucky, the day
following, from which point he mailed
a letter TO the Studcbaker Brothers,
at South Bend, Indiana, saying he
had collected $500 or 800 of the films
l.. 4.