St. Landry democrat., 1881-11-12

the falntest chance OF allurlng the public in.
to joining in the venture. There has been
a decline in the prices offered
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
| SAMUEL KENYON, a well-to-do farmer
residing near Black River Falls, Wis, was
shot down the other night while returning
from the we'll with pail Of water. There is
no cew to the assassin.
CHARLES JONES, colored, who COM
mitted an indecent assault upon respecta-
bic white married lady, was hanged by a
mob near Spadra, johnson County, Ark.
A YOUNG man named Edward Dough-
erty, employed by farmer near Dubuque,
Iowa, was shot through the heart and killed
instantly by Miss DAILY. He had been out
shooting, and returned with rifle loaded
The girl picked up the rifle and playfully
snapped it at him, supposing it to be I'M
/ loaded.
RUFUS MCPHERSON walked into the
kimball House, at Atlanta, Ga, on the I'd :,
and after talking short time with number
OF gentlemen, moved to the middle OF the
floor, drew a pistol, and raising it over his
head. said, "It's there now, and now it s
here" with which exclamation he placed the
barrel against his right temple and fired
dying in an hour. Mcpherson was about 20
years Of age, and was as well connected as
any young man in Georgia, being the grand
son of Campbell Wallace, one OF the Rail-
road Commissioners and President of the
Mechanic 5 Bank Of Atlanta.
FIVE workmen were seriously injured
by boiler explosion at Stephens Branch,
Ky.
BRIDGET MURRAY and Thomas Ma
lone died from burns received at fire in
Lowell, Mass. Policeman O'Donnel, who
jumped from window, is thought to be
fatally injured.
THE new limited express on the Penn
sylvania Road, running at high speed near
East Liberty, Pa, crushed the life out of
two men on the track.
w. H. GURNEY, a prominent attorney
of Buffalo, N. Y, committed suicide by
drowning. He had been for some weeks in
an unsound state of mind.
EMMA BECKMAN, aged twenty-five
years, jumped from fourth-story window,
in Columbus, Ohio, and sustained injuries
which will no doubt prove fatal.
Miss JESSIE RICE, of Newark, Ohio,
driving across the track in buggy, was
killed by a Panhandle express train.
JOHN DAVIS was fatally and David
Griffiths seriously injured by the explosion
Of boiler near Cotton, Jackson County, 0.
Col. e. M. MURPHY, leading attor-
ney of Hot Springs, Ark, shot George Sad
Ter four times, inflicting fatal wounds.
Murphy was one Of the principal attorneys
in the prosecution of Sadler in his recent
trial for the murder Of DR.. Lyon in Deem
Der last, which is said to have aroused in
him great antipathy toward Murphy, and it
is alleged he had threatened to kill him.
MISCELLANEOUS.
LATE Irish news: A troop-ship with
800 men has been dispatched from Ports
mouth to reinforce the various regiments in
Ireland. Orders have been received at
Athlone to have flying column in readi
ness to proceed Immediately to any part of
Westmeath and Roscommon. A crowd of
700 persons attacked the police while serv-
ing summons at Belmullet, County
Mayo. The police fired upon the PEG.
pie, several of whom were wounded.
Parnell is forbidden to see his solicitor for
the purpose of instructing him to take steps
to test the validity of his arrest, unless
warden is present. A protest was lodged
with the Governor of the Prison. Father
Conway, of Skreen, County Sligo, is sus-
pended for advanced Land League views.
Thn ~ tlo .;pb h,,il
the doors and windows Of the chapel
and declared no priest but Conway shall
officiate therein. Anthony McHale, Catho-
lie curate, Labardane diocese, Killala, has
been arrested for holding Land League
in the chapel. Among recent ar
rests are the Secretaries OF Castle, Dermot
and Athey branches of the Land League, |
the President Of the Newmarket branch,
and Hefferman, League organizer, Kildare.
The farm premises and several stacks Of |
wheat and hay belonging to DR.. Thompson,
which had been recently harvested by the
men, were burned at Bally Duff, |
Waterford County. A large crowd looked |
On, but made no attempt to save the prop.
erty. Archbishop McCabe, in a postal let
,er, denounces the League manifesto. Over
5000 cases are before the Land Court, and
several decisions have been returned.
DANIEL H. GERcI, postal clerk run
hing between Kearney and Sydney on the
Union Pacific Railway, is under arrest for
stealing a registered money package con-
aing $1,000. He has confessed and turned
,ver 1850, all he had left of the stolen
money. Robert Rich, mail messenger be-
ween the Post-office and railway STATION at
Burnside, KY, has also been arrested for
tealing and rihing registered letters. His
Expectations amount to over 500, 900 in the
asst six months.
DECREASE of the public debt during
october, Sta. 321 AS.
The police at St. Petersburg have ar
esfad 4 man and ,vnm.p r,ho uora nrorar |