Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-12-24
Personal AND GENERAL.

The burial services of the victims OF
the Vienna theater disaster took place at st.
stephens Cathedral on the 18th. The
cathedral was entirely draped in black
Bishop Augerer ofliciated. The clergy en-
tered the cathedral in procession, fol-
lowed by the Crown Prince, Archdukes,
members Of the Imperial household, court
dignitaries, etc. The large square in front
Of the cathedral and adjoining streets were
filed by many thousands OF people. The
common grave for the unrecognized victims
In the Central Cemetery is 100 feet long and
IA feet wide. The work of lowering the
collins into the grave lasted from noon until
nightfal. The lumber of missing persons
has been reduced TO sos.
AT Visitation Valley, near San Fran
cisco, an Jtalian 80 siener named Gravetta,
While iudamed with drink, made Rmurder-
Gus attack with knife upon his sisters
lover, young Italian named Peter Pes
terino, following it up with a similar on
slaught upon his sister and his mother. Pes
larino was Killed and the sister probably IA
tally wounded. The mother will recover.
The murderer was caught and bound and
taken TO the City Prison.
The stage between Fort Tucson and
Benson, Arizona, was fired upon from the
roadside on the night OF the 14th, some flf-
teen or twenty shots being discharged. The
driver whipped up his horses and got away
with bullet in his leg. One of the horses
was also hit and fell after going some dis
lance. There was no bullion or treasure on
the stage, and II is believed the attack was
made for the purpose OF killing Mayor
Clum, OF Tombstone, who was passenger
that night, and whose life has been fire.
quently threatened by the cowboy and rust
Ter element. Ettff
RICHARD JENNINGS, who shot and
killed John A. Barrett, without provocation
as alleged, at Austin, New, was hanged by
the vigilantes. cn
A COLoRED lad named Solomon
Davis, residing at Warrenton, N C., loaded
his fathers musket and killed his little SIS
ter because she insisted upon telling their
mother Of his theft Of cold 'possum from the
pantry.
DR.. SAMUEL A. GREEN, the RepubE-
can nominee, has been chosen Mayor OF
Boston. There were three tickets in the
field-Republican, Democratic and Citizens.
The vote on the liquor question was in IA
vor Of license by two-thirds majority.
Two new counterfeits are afloat-one
OF the $40 silver certificates, the other of s.
/ ka DAulofo,, National - D..
ton. The latter is said to be most excel
lent imitation, the only poor work being on
the green tint ON the back. The silver GER
tificate is clumsily executed.
THE Southern Pacific passenger train
from FL Paso, Texas, on the 14th, was taken
in by "rustiers" few miles from town.
The Wells-Fargo messenger was gagged,
keys taken from him, and the safe robbed OF
81 200. The passengers lost 5000. The rob-
bers, controlling the brakes, jumped from
the train and escaped.
The International & Great Western
Railroad reached Larned on the 10Th.
CHRIS. gibson, the oldest scout in
the Government service, reports to General
Pope that there will be an uprising of the
Utes, Piutes, and Navajoes in New Mexico
in the spring. The reds OH the Utah reser.
walton are being freely furnished with arms
by the Mormons.A A r2SFCt HThi
"A BOAT containing fourteen persons
left Galway for the Arran Islands. Wher
midway of the passage storm was encoun.
tered. The boat sunk and all hands per.
ished.
AN extensive counterfeiting gang has
been broken up in POwsheik county, Iowa,
and the leaders arrested. The county has
been flooded by them with spurious silver
coin.
The Grand Opera-house at Columbus
o., burned on the morning OF the 10th.
A TERRIBLE double murder is re-
ported from Hot Springs, Ark, the victims
being an old farmer, VIM. Supplis, and hi:
wife, who resided about one mile north o.
the city. One Flanagan, said to be {
"crank," is thought TO have committed the
deed.