Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-05-28
PERSUNAL AND GENERAL.


Rio Grande engineer. They then robbed
him Of 500 and q gold watch, and took the
treasure-pouch and alr the mail sacks. The
passengers inside were umnolested. Citi-
zens of Del Norte offer $3.50 and the Denver
and Rio Grande Railway $500 reward for the
capture of the robbers. Efft
AFARNiER named Arnold, while en-
gagged in planting corn in his field near
Black Springs, Montgomery County, Ark,
was shot down and killed by unknown
assassin. No clewto the murder.
THEODORE gHARR2LL, the alleged
murderer Of Mr.. Marshall, has escaped from
the Bentonville cArk) Jail. He had prev-
ously made his. escape from two other jails.
The Indictment against Kenward
Philip, for completely in publishing the
forged Morey letter, has been setaside,
mol pros. having been entered in the case.
WILLIAM P. PATTERSON, prominent
and wealthy cattle man, formerly of Bates
County, Mo-, was recently killed at Colorado
City, Tex, by party of State Rangers who
attempted to arrest him for disofderly con-
duct. 2 n
ISAAC II. LACEY, one of the largest
cattle raisers in New Mexico, was recently
shot and killed by. discharged employee
named Howard. The murderer fed, hotly
persued by twenty men, and II was believed
he could not escape just retribution.
A DESPERATE battle has been fought
near Fort Ewel, Texas, between seven
State Rangers and band of about thirty
outlaws. One ranger was killed, but the
outlaws were routed and two Of them cap
tured.
BILL EDWARDS, a notorious horse
thief, has been shot and killed in Lincoln
County, N. NJ, by Sheriff Mckinley.
HEDDoN, Cashier of the First National
Bank of Newark, n. j., has been sentenced
to seven years in the State Prison for misap.
plying funds.
A DOMESTIC tragedy occurred in
Honey Creek Township, vigo County, Ind.
Alexander McPeters, Jr., killed his wife and
sister-in-law, Ellen Baxom, shot at his
mother-in-law, and then killed himself.
DETAILS have been received of the
disaster to the British sloop of war Doterel,
which was blown.up at Sandy Point, in the
Straits Of Magellan, involving the loss of 143
lives. There were two explosions. The first
is supposed to have been the bursting Of the
boiler used in condensing the sea water. The
second was in the forward magazine. The
vessel went down bow foremost in about
eight fathoms of water in three minutes, and
nothing was seen after the second explosion
but a few planks. The survivors saved their
lives by jumping overheard after the first
explosion. They We're rescued by boats
from sailing vessels from the yacht of the
Bishop of the Falkland Islands. Com
mander Evans jumped through port hole,
and was taken from the water much lacer-
ated by broken. glass and wreckage. The
engineer who escaped was not on duty.
The banking house of Robert A..
BaLor, Milwaukee, has made an assignment; !;
liabilities, S1OO. 900, including $4,000 of city
deposits; assets placed at $3.50, 900, mostly in
real estate.
GREAT exeitemens, exists in Atlanta,
Ga, on account of, mysterious and fatal
disease that has appeared there, in the fam
Eilyof Mr.. Perkins, Forsythe Street, carrying
off his wife and all their children, three in
numbers in thrty-six Hours. Mr.. Perkins
and small child in the neighborhood are
now down with it, Eighteen physicians
are Of the opinion that it is malignant
scarlet fever, while one prOnounces it yellow
fever, and another poisoning from water. II
is thought to be spreading, and eXcites great
alarm, the filthy condition of the town being
favorable to an epidemic. 1t is estimated
that about 800 children have been withdrawn
from the public schools by their parents fol
fear of the contagious character of the mall
ady. sst f ".n iffEl ttf
i ,CoUNTERFEIT $50 silver certificate
has been received, at the Treasury Depart
ment.- tits easily ydetected. . - - D.
The Memphis Chickasaw Guards
again carried off the first prize this year a
New Orleans for the best drilled company
The New Orleans Crescent Rifles stood
Z second. f-fa" -.
THE Revised New Testament wa;
given out for general circulation in New
York on the 20th.' over 300, 900 copies were
delivered upon advance orders. fl.
AN agreement has been reached foi
the consolidation of the Cincinnati, Hamil
ton & Dayton and the Cleveland, Columbus
Cincinnati e. indianapolis Railroads.
AT the request of the Secretary of th'
Treasury, George L. Clark, Chief Of tn
Pay Division, Fourth AUDITORS Office
Treasury Department, and William 'B
Moore, Deputy Fourth Auditor, have ten
dered their designations, to take effect i'm
, mediately. Violation of the rules of the De
, partment, in accepting a personal check il
settlement of Paymasters account, is tn
, cause OF their summary retirement.
UP to May 1S,notices of extension o
) 5-per-cent bonds at Upper cent. receives
at the Treasury Department aggregat
' $441, lis, ,050.
JEROME FURLoNG, recently engage,
as travelling agent for a St. Louis wholesal
house, committed suicide by shooting him
s self with revolver. Family troubles an
want of employment were the causes while
led him to commit the rash act.
e THREE men were killed and five ir
G jured by an accident at the Golden Teri
II mine, Deadwood, Oak a number Of Other
i" were buried beneath falling timbers. On
5. workman was thrown by the Acompressio
IS of air nearly eighty feet out of the tunn
/ against the side waIl Of the oponsenS, an
II instantly killed. - -... q
e William and JAMES Feedley, brotl
e ers, have been arrested for completely in u
Donnely family murder, near Lucan, Onti
I! rio, in February, 1880. rsi N u -
y THE North Carolina colored Republ