The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-11
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The State Board Of Health of Iowa, was
notified on the Sth that smallpox had APP
peared in Ida county.
The Pamela Star printing office, in Men,
phis, was burned Thursday night and an
adjoining livery stable.
Charles Dittmer, of Steubenville, Ohio,
aged 81, on the eighth inst. committed sui
eide by shooting himself with 4 revolver.
No cause is known for the act.
A Pennsylvania, looking out for land to
purchase, was on last Wednesday, in a
cabin on the border of Polk county, Ar
kansas, robbed by highwaymen of 5000.
The Flipper trial at Fort Davis closed on
the Sth inst, and the court rendered their
verdict, but it will not be known until
passed upon by the reviewing authorities,
At st. Joe, Missouri, on Thursday, man
about thirty-tiye years of age attempted
rape on bright little seven-year-old girl,
but her screams brought assistance and the
villain was arrested.
Mrs. Curtis living near Waukeon, Iowa,
was arrested ON the Sth inst. on charge of
poisoning an old man who had stopped at
her house and robbed him of $500. The
woman has borne bad reputation.
A green young man from Boone county.
Kentucky, visiting Cincinnati day or SO
back to see the sights, was spotted by a
shark, taken intoa house of ill-fame and
robbed of gold watch and fifteen dollars
in money.
W. d. Phelps, of Bristolville Ohio, on
the Sth inst, shot and killed his son Will
liam, young man about % years of age,
who has been living at home. Family
troubles of several months standing are
the cause Phelps is in Jail here.
A freight train was accidentally derailed
near Logan Station, Lawrence county, on
the Frisco line, Tuesday evening. Several
hours later, the wreck was examined, and
the dead bodies of three unknown tramps,
who were stealing ride, discovered in q
box.
Nine or ten boys were caught in Sedalia
day or two since, who had been robbing a
car left standing on the track filled with
brass castings. They were selling the ma
teriel to junk dealers. The boys were the
sons OF respectable working men, but were
locked up.
Burglars, on Thursday night, entered the
residence of General Perkins, in st. Joe,
Missouri, and robbed it of valuables to the
amount of $500 and $50 or $50 in money.
Also the same night in the same city the
safe of Dougherty, Ray e Co. was blown
open, but nothing of value was secured.
On the morning of the Sth inst. in Boston
the editor Of the Mirror, II. c. Gray, was
arrested for criminal libel ON the complaint
of Chief of Police Noyes, whom he had
charged, in a publication, with having raw
ished young girl in the Police Station
who had asked for lodgings. The case ere
ates great excitement,
Nund Smith an attendant at the Coliseum
Theatre, in Kansas city, suffering from a
number of bodily ills, made second at
tempta day or two since to commit suicide,
but without success. A Mrs. Lehman, of
the same place, the same day also made o
second and unsuccessful attempt at suicide,
owing to family troubles.
The body of Joseph Nicklas, n clerk in
Weigler's dry goods store in Cincinnati, was
the shop with bullet-hole in his left tenn
pie. He had been despondant for some
time on account ofhis inability to get back
to his Fathcrland, and on receipt Of letter
from his mother killed himself.
A. H. Chilson, a drummer. for NJ. Lewis
4 Co., of Kansas City, seduced pretty girl
of1ola, Kansas, and carried her to Leaven-
worth. He was overtaken there on Thurs
day by the girls brother-in-law, who de-
manded that Chilson marry the girl. He
however gave the avenger the slip, but was
overtaken at Humboldt and carried back to
lola, either to marry his victim or go to the
penitentiary.
A man and woman giving their names as
Mr. and Mrs. William Ball have disposed of
bogus mortgages in Keokuk, Iowa, to the
amount OF several thousand dollars. The
vietimized parties are lawyers and promi-
nent citizens; among whom are Hon; Glib
son Brown Nj. A Bollinger, |. N. Tiche-
nor, s. NJ. l.. Mill and Fulton & Fulton.
There is considerable feeling in legal cir
Giles over the matter.
r. G. McClain, who is charged with de-
faulting away team of horses which was
mortgaged to man named Stevenson, who
lives near Mexico, Missouri, was overhauled
atNovada, Missouri, by Sheriff Woodward,
and brought back to Mexico Thursday
morning and placed in jail. McClain is
thought to be the man wanted in Kingman
county, Kansas, for murder, and for whom
there is reward of $500 offered Sheriff
Woodward has notified the Kansas author
tiles.
The body of a man, about thirty-fve
years of age, was found the other morning
under the west abutment of the Wyandotte
bridge, Kansas City. 1t was subsequently
identified as the remains of Fred Kershaw,
Riyerview carpenter He was addicted
TO drink, and has lately been on pro-
longed spree. The supposition is that he
was returning home in q state of intoXica-
ton and fell of the bridge, as there are no
evidences of foul play.
A gang of thirty or forty railroad men
going to work on the Memphis extension of
the Kansas City, Springfield & Memphis
road, boarded the train at Springfield, Mis-
souri,, day or so ago, intending to beat
their way to Kansas City. The conductor
called for their tickets, and seeing they had
none, ordered them off the train. They re-
fused to get off, and he coolly backed the
train to Springfield, where they saw the
situation, and got off,
Three murders have occurred within n
few days OF each other at Fall River, Massa-
chusetts. The last was of an old man
named Dennis, on Thursday night. He
was disturbed by his windows being broke
and got up with his gum went to the win
dow, where the gun was seized and its con-
tents emptied into him. A son and daugh-
ter witnessed the shooting. Three bad
characters, known to have been the men
who did the shooting, have been arrested
therefor.
Norman Bender, farmer and wealthy
citizen Of Glovcrsville, New York was
found dead in Wagoner's Dive, in Kansas
Sity, few days ago. II was supposed he
had killed himself drinking. On the coro-
ner's inquest held day or two ago, wit
nIlesses gave such damaging testimony that
the jury returned u verdict of slow poison
ing by Wagner Bender's brother-in-law,
II seems Bender had 5000 and Wagner
Kept him drunk all the time and used up
his msney. Wagner was arrested.