Morris tribune., 1881-02-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
RECORD OF CRIME.

The federal soldiers at Fort Concha reveng-
sd the shooting Of a couple of their comrades
at San Angelo, Texas, by making an attack up
on the town with deadly effect. One citizen was
Killed by an indiscriminate fusilade.
The coroner's verdict in the case Of James
Craiie, at Des Moines, killed by passenger
train on the Rock Island road on Tuesday
night, relieves the company from all blame.
The evidence shows that Craine had been drink
ing, and was probably intoxicated.
AT Museville, Pittsylvania county, Va, q ne
gro convicted of a triiiing offense, abused the
magistrate. Being demonstrated with by an
other negro, and becoming enraged, he assailed
all the whites with a bludgeon, killing J. 9.
Arthur, and seriously wounding two others.
The negro escaped to the club room of the True
Friends, who resolvednot to allow their COM
rade to be arrested. They had an all-night ses-
sion, marching with the murderer at the head,
beating drum. Twelve men well armed Sc
cured their arrest, and safely lodged them in
jail
Baptiste Shane, post interpreter at Fort Buff
ford, was the jealous husband of beautiful
half breed woman to whom he was married last
December The other day after accusing his
wife of not loving him sufficiently, Baptiste
beat and kicked her, and then drawing a re-
volyer shot her through the face, the ball pass
ing just below the cheek bone. moment later,
having III the meantime been interrupted by a
woman being near by, and not wishing to face
the responsibility of his brutal act, as it is pre-
sumed, he placed the revolver against his right
ear, and sent bullet through his own brain.
A dispatch from Richmond Va, says-A
young man named Lawson last week married a
girl named Cooms, in the Mason valley by
Rev. Mr.. Huddy. On last night the bridal
chamber was rudely invaded by party of
roughs headed by one Shinalt, who had been
representing Wythe county in the pennetenti-
airy, when the bride was forcibly torn from the
arms of the groom, and after desperate resist
ance, during which Lawson was severely pound
ed, one of the ruffians and Shinalt left taking
the bride with them. Lawson consulted law
yer in regard to divorce proceeding. He has
not seen his bride since the abduction, and he
thinks it barely possible it was a put-up job
On the person of DR.. Serden Whitten Crome,
arrested in New York for creating q disturbance,
was found letter from Prof. Lodgings, of
Burlington Vt, asking Cromes terms for fur
nishing cadavers. Crome said he had been in
the business of procuring cadavers since Blu
chanan's admin istration. H got bodies and
disposed of them at the rate of $25 piece He
refused to say where he procured them, declar-
ing it would not do to s'give away his business "
He dragged tramps" He said they made the
best subjects He would get anybody he men
toned, or for $50 pair. Crome fought with
the war, and has been arrested in Washington
on suspicion of being implicated in the plot tc
assassinate President Lincoln.
ACCIDENTS AND OTHER CASUALTIES.
High water is causing great damage in the
East, carrying away bridges and inundantinf
property.
The Ripon, Wis. high school building wa.
burned on Monday, entailing a loss of $40,
600. However, the fire was a benefit, as i
will put an end to the bitter school war in tha
cit
One hundred squares of the city of New Or
leans are flooded by break in the levee, ant
the water is rapidly spreading. In addition tt
the losses from this cause, a large number o.
buildings were unroofed and fences and out
houses blown down by gale.
The steamship Josephine Capt. Staples) from
Havana to New Orleans, was wrecked off Biloxi
all saved after seven hours floating, the foul
| boats being safely picked up. Among the pas
sengers were H. Frank and family, theatrica
| artists. The passengers lost everything, NJ
baggage being saved The vessel and cargo ar,
a total loss: The value Of the the steamer wa
$4,000.
Small pox is increasing in New York city ani
New Jersey. map has ,een prepared dotted
| to show places in which cases of small DO,
have been discovered between January l ant
February 5; eighty six cases were reported il
! that time, twenty-nine were concentrated on
few acres inclosed by Pearl, Pork, Chatham
and Coval streets and Bowery, built up will
tall. wretched tenements, and including tn,
whole of old Five Points. The other fifty -nin
cases were distributed over Manhattan Island.
At Rock Hill on the North Pennsylvani,
railroad, disastrous collision occurred Boil
engines were demolished, the baggage car tel
escoped and number of freight cars wrecked
Following is list of the killed and wounded
Kiled-Michael Hollihan, hotel keeper at Soutl
Easton; James Fraley, section foreman. Fatal
ly injured-Rev. Mr.. McFatgue, Germantown
John Gattley, passenger ;Richard Morton, Soutl
Bethlehem, fireman of the passenger train
George Youmans, West Bethlehem, baggage
| man.