The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-01
NEWS ITE MS.

Monday morning remarkable and fatal
tragedy, In which two women were the priR,
cipals, took place near Davisford, Stanley
county, North Carolina. Mas Honeycut. A
white woman, met Lucinda James, colored
woman, in the road. 1t is not known OK.
scIly what began the trouble but finally they
lost temper. Mrs. Honeycut left her, and,
going into aneighbor's house, picked up shot
gun. 1t was not loaded and she requested a
young man TO load il for her, and he. moi
anticipating any trouble, charged 1t. She
then went to the spring where tie negro
woman was, and, without saying word,
shot her in the breast. The woman fell to
the ground saying: "You have killed me-"
and died in few minutes sflerward. Mrs.
Honeycut calmly walked back and put the
gun in ito place. She was arrested this Mon-
day forenoon, and also the Young man who
loaded the gun for her. She said tho negro
woman had grossly insulted her, and that the
shot gun WAS the only redress she had under
the circumstances. Much feeling is mani
tested by the negroes over the affair.
An excursion train on the jacksonville tE
Southwestern railroad. running from Jack,
son 10 Verden, in Illinois, was the scene of
a disgraceful fight Pistols we're freely used.
and number OF glasses were broken. La.
dies tainted, and perfect panic existed
until the desperado was nearly killed by
click with coupling iron. The disturb
ing party came from Frsnkliu, in Morgan
county Knives and clubs were used ano
several parties were badly cut The floor of
the car was cov-rrd vita blood. Bad
whisky and an o!d feud were tho causes
that led to the encounler. AT oast twenty
shots wTo fred during the fight
AT the sale of tho Keokuk Northern Line
property NJ Dubuque Iowa, last Satu. J v by
the United SIutes lnarshal an unlook, :, for
bidder arH 9-s' IN ths shapo OF the ST. Louis
and Dub, p.,., 60. pany, who, through
their agent there, Hanfen & Linthan, bought
the wharf boat and levse privileges for 49,
600. Davidson had IN agent there TO buy
In, rs he hs. bee doing all along the river
for sometime but was badly LETT Saturday.
IL was thought before the sale IT,, tho
property would 60 for $3.50 cr $500. rho
sale was in the interest of the state bank of
keokuk.
Governor Cornell, of New York failed 10
sign the act for special elections of congress
men in the districts made vacant BY tho
election of Messrs Miller and Laphan to
the United States senate, the death of Mr.. |
Wood and the appointment of Mr.. Morton
to the French mission. These elections will |
therefore take place on tho frat Tuesday In
November, when secretary of state, ttee, :
urer comptroller. surveyor and state or s.
gineer are 10 be voted for.
The Jury in the George Hale case, who
was indicted by the grand jury Of Mclean
county, Missouri, on 20i counts for selling
whisky on the fair grounds at Bloomington,
returned verdict OF guilty tho other day on |
Eve counts and he was fined $3.50 and costs.
He was not guilty on the balance Of the !
counts. There were 100 witnesses In the
case. The costs will pe $500.
There is great excitement al Long Branch |
over the death Of Mrs, Kate Griggs, the wife |
of Q Il. Grigga the contractor and lessee of
the Wheeling & Lake Erie rairoad, from
blood poisoning, alleged to have beeL caused
by using an anti fat medicine She confessed
10 have taken eighteen bottles OF the sn,i-
fat medicine In ten months.
General Rosser, chief engineer OF the Can.
sdsn Pacific railroad, has recently made A
personal inspection Of the line from Win
nipeg westward, and reports that Il will be
,pen for traffic m far as Portage Ia Prairie
BY the Let of October. From that point
westward rails are being laid al the ratio of
, mile and half per day.
Commissioner Price Of the Indian bure, u
ayt: SO far as can be scortsined tho de, -
'odations and outrages about which so mu b
has been said have been committed by ro,s
pg bands Of Indians not on aroserva,io
md there is good reason to suppose there 81 0
ome lawless white men smong these rowing
Indians.
A British taxpayer. in an article published
n the London Echo, estima'es Queen
Victorias fortune at $50 900 900. Her
'nnus income from the government and
rom the profits of her invested capital
10 about SO $50. 900. ovor half Of
which sho saves.
Preston, August 8l.-1 here is . strong
cling hero that shor! limo should generally
- resorted 10 in The cotton trade 10 chock.
nate the action of the ring Of LIVERPOOL
brokers' who are keeping the price of cotton
Che trade Is unremurorstive, rany mills
working At loss.
Atlanta, Ga, August 3l.--A bn
|, incorporate the Cincinnati g.
ieorgs railroad passed tho scnale to-day
Without any amendments, and thereby
'scam9 law. Tho senate WAS a! sost
unanimous.
Washington, Angus, 3l.--Tho ecn"rS
Il the navy has appointeiab b Ard OF I qp'ry
IN the torpedo explosion st Newport
Albany, August 81. DIR Morri. Fellows
sbo has been missing since Moodsy LAT, wa,
ound drowned to-day. i