Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-06-11

ploued, throwing them several yards, badly
mutilating both. The boy's hands were both
blown off and his eyes blown out.
Mrs. THOMAS MCGROw, highly re-
spectcd widow, residing in Detroit, was
strangled to death in elevator by means of
which she sought access to her room when
locked out by sleepy servants.
j. STANLEY BROWN, the Presidents
Private Secretary, has been dispatched to
Europe on public service business. During
his absence, 0. L. Pruden will fill the posi-
tion.
THE official records of the POST office
Department show net reduction in the ex-
penses of the Star service for the months Of
March, April and May Of S517, ,039; steam
boat service, $2l6997. OF the Star service
cut off, Louisiana and Texas lose S90,3S3,
Missouri and Arkansas, $l1,039, and the
Territories, $3S3,16
THE number of arrivals at Castle Gar
den for May was 76,S12-21, 900 more than
for the corresponding month last year, and
the largest number for any month in the, his.
tory of the institution.
M. SEGUN, correspondent of the
Paris Telegraph, was killed by the Arabs at
Beja, in Tunis The murderers have been
shot.
AT Des PLANES, near Chicago, light
ming struck Henry Niemans and his wife as
they were riding in buggy, both being
instantly killed. The two were found sitting
upright Mrs. Nieman's dress was nearly
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no marks upon it. One horse was also killed.
THE annual meeting and festival of
the North American Turner Bund begun in
St. Louis on the 4th, to continue several
days. Some 5000 representatives were pres
ent, from various parts of the country.
AT Peru, Nemaha County, Neb., on
the Sd, Albert Clark, recently arrived in the
town with his wife and five children, cut his
wife's throat with pocket-knife, and then
took his shotgun and went out on the street.
The first person he saw was K. NJ. Sargent,
a well-knowh harness maker, who was shot
and instantly killed. The madman then took
his pocket-knife, with which he had already
slain his wife, and cut his own throat The
supposition is that Clark was crazy, and had
become impressed with the idea that some
one was following him with the intent tc do
him injury. Mr.. Sargent leaves a family,
and the five children of the murderer are
homeless.
GEN. GRANT and Capt. Eads arrived
at New Orleans on the 3D., on their return
from Mexico. Being interviewed with ref
ercnce to COnkling's resignation, Gen. Grant
said: "He [Conkling] has been shamefully
treated, and for no cause whatever, that
can discover. He certainly should be re-
elected as a vindication of his course, and
would be If had anything to do with it,
AT Monticello, Iowa, James Hogan
emptied six barrel revolver into his d.
vorced wife's body and then reloaded the
weapon and shot himself through the brain,
causing instant death. Mrs. Hogan was lit
orally riddled with bullets in the head, neck,
and shoulders, but, strange to say, none OF
her wounds were fatal and she stands a fair
chance of recovery.
BEN JAMES, colored, was hanged al
Marion, S. c., on the Sd, for the murder OF
D. NJ. Howell.
, AT Crisfeld, N. j., Elijah Sterling
proclaiming himself the son Of God, made ar
attack on his wife and son with an AK. The
son escaped with flesh wound; the wife il
thought to be fatally injured.
A" Lancaster, o., ten-year-old sor
: Of Michael Heleburger killed a young son o
Henry Strake by stabbing him to the hear
with pockst-knife.
JACOB BERRY, for years principal o
= the public schools at Buffalo, N. Y, con-
: mitted suicide on the Sd. He was Yal,
first-prize man, and leaves wife and twt
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