The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-11-03
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A dispatch from Quincy, Illinois, says the
loss to lumber men in that vicinity is
nearly $4,000. About 100000 feet Of
logs are SC lttered through the woods, all the
way between there and Louisiana. BY the
recent Mississippi floods the low grounds
on the Missouri side, extending from La
Grange to Hannibal, have been swept of
valuable property from three to seven
miles.
AT Winfield, Iowa, on Monday, Mr.. Jo-
seph Quick received full load of shot in
the base of his brain, from the gun Of his
friend, Harry Fuller, and from which he
died. Fuller is said to be nearly crazy over
the sad accident, caused by the trigger of his
gun being caught on tree.
Investigation of the charges against
Mrs. Smith, arraigned for the ass,lssins-
ton OF her former husband, Frank Moon,
at Memphis, resulted in her eommittal TO
jail without bail. A friend of hers seems
to have been the murderer and she the ae-
complies.
The reports from varions centres is to the
effect that black diamonds must 90 up
this.winter, one of the reasons being scarcity
of labor at former prices; another the ina
bility to secure sufficient supply of horses,
owing to the prevalence of the pink-eyc
| disease.
In the case of Harriet DeBar, widow of
Ben DeBar, against John G. Priest, exec
tor Judge Thayer decided, yesterday, that
the widow was entitled.to the sum OF
S2,U4.l2, being the one-lhird of the net
balance Of the rents received.
The, st. Louis grand,jury's report says
that the raids made on gambling houses are
useless, us the officers making these raids
seldom see the gambling going on, or il
| al rll n "a bl 10 IN Hx- s.,
the actual participants.
Charles Jones, oolored, who attempted q
rape on Mrs Lewis, Il white lady neal
Spadra, Arkansas, was captured yesterday
and hung by mob Of II hundred mer
armed with shot-guns, having been taker
from the officer.
Valentine Yeske, butcher in Cincinnati
made murderous assault ON his wife, Jo
sephine, day before yesterday with butch
er-lniie, gashing her tllroqt, and then mad,
a fatal wound upon himself, severing hi.
windpipe.
Near Savanna, Illinois, on Monday, +,
freight and passenger on the G. NJ. & st. p
railroad collided, telescoping each other
some Ot the passengers were bruised an(
some OF the railroad men slightly injured.
Reports from northern Missouri shoy
that farmers have had good crops in oil tn
counties despite the summer drouth an,
fall floods. Cattle are fourishing on
splendid crop of grass.
The John Street Methodist Episcopa
church, of New York, celebrated. Sunday
the 25th anniversary of the foundation q
the first Methodist church in America
: William Keiting, in charge of Chaplin I
Cores liquor house, indianapolis, is shor
in his accounts some $1,000 and Is unde
arrest for embezzlement.
Lewis Bacon of Ludlow, Kentucky. n,
, employe of Post Il Co., was .mysteriousl,
shot last Saturday night while crossing tn
depot bridge.
In the st. Louis poor-house are containe,
some 45O insane persons, and 302 paupers
and it is crowded beyond its utmost ca
pacity.
Colorado now consumes 81 900 900 wort
Of blasting powder year. Three years az,
$4,000 worth answered all purposes.
The Grand Trunk railroad station freigb
|, sheds and contents were burned, Par
Hill, Ontario on the Both ultimo
Sanders, IN Jail at Lexington, Kentucky
charged with beating his wife, hanged him
selfin his cell Monday night.
The woolen mill of +. A. Stall & Co
Efiingham, Illinois, was consumed by fir
the other night loss, $4,000
The Wilbur opera company is DRAWN,
crowded houses in the Mound City wit
the play, the Mascotte.
The Cleveland Ohio, spring works. wer
, destroyed by fire Monday morning; loss
$4,000; insurance, $4,000.
st. Louis is determined to separate tb
criminal from the non-criminal class ofpel
sons in the jails.
a project for an "endless chain" stree
railway Is said to be in contemplation i
Kansas City.
Alexander, oldest son of DR.. McCosh, die
at Princeton, New Jersey ON Sunday.