The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-10-18
FELEGRAPHIC NEWS
CrimInnlifies,


New York, 17.-ReraLd's st. Peters
burg: A female nihilist called Libedeff,
formerly an intimate friend Of Jelebof,
and known 10 haYe been implicated 10
abOrtiye attempts on the life OF the late
Gar, was arrested here to-day. She
will be tried with seventeen other nihil-
lists about the end of this month.
Richmond, Va, 16.-Congressmsn
elect Geo. d. Wise having denounced
Riddleberger as . base liar and SLAM
derer, hot meeting ia expected. Rid
oieberger is in town. Wise left to avoid
arrest.
A dispatch from Lynchburg states that
w. L. Wilson, city editor of the Lynch
burg Meas, states that the publication in
the Richmond Wig of denial by him
Of the authenticity of the so-called
blair letters" was lie and q forgery.
he further states that Riddleberxer did
not dare deny the genuineness of the
letters at Fincastle, knowing that he
WILSON was prepared to denOunce him
as liar.
A hostile meeting took place, this
afternoon, about ten miles from Rich
mond, between Captain II. 81. Riddle
berger and Hon. g. D. Wise. Four
rounds were fred without either being
hurt. Mutual explanations and an
amicabls adjustment followed.
Previous 10 the above meeting, Capt.
Riddlebsrger and Richard +. Beine,
aditor ofthe State, met for the purpose Of
fighting duel, but when all the parties
appeared upon the ground selected it was
found that ne caps had been provided
for the pistols, SO Riddleberger rode
away to Wise.
st. Louis, 16.-The bedy of an un
known man was found, yesterday, hang
ing to tree in the thick woods four
miles from Grain Tally Station on the
Chicago and Alton Railroad, and some
twenty miles from Kansas City. The
body hsd apparently been hanging three
days. The theory is that the man was q
detective and had been lynched by some
one connected with the recent robbery.
San Francisco, 16.-James Hope, the
noted burglar, was convicted of attempt
at burglary in the first degree.
Washington, l6.>-Late tonight Sem
ator Malone was arrested at the instance
of Samuel Strong, an old resident of
Washington, who received information
which he believed was from a reliable
source, that General Jubal A. Farley
had challenged Malone to fight duel,
and the latter had accepted. Malone
was taken to the residence of Judge
Smell, of the police court, where he de-
MED having received challenge from
General Farley, saying the latter was too
old and feeble to fgat, and adding that
all their differences hsd been harmonized.
Malone was released On his personal
bond and returned home. He will appear
on Monday.
CarbardaIe, Ills, 15.-J. 81. Potts,
liverymsn and mule buyer, st, Louis,
shot and killed one Davis, at Carmi,
His, q well-known sporting character
and driver Of trotting horses. The
trouble was over horse trot.
Louisans, Mo-, 15.-Edward Mcguire,
this city, shot his wife yesterday after
noon, not fatally, and then commit. d
suicide. 1t was deliberately planned
affair. Mcguire belonged one of the
oldest families Of this section. He mar
ried last Christmas Miss Matte Adams.
Dissipation was the cause of the suicide.
Little Rock, Ark, 16.-The resideL ce
of John Miller. a respectable planter
living in Randolph County. was visited
the other night by ten or twelve men
heavily armed who wore muslin masks on
their faces. They surrounded the dwelling
and called loudly for Miller to come out.
Miller was absent in attendance at q
Baptist association some miles away.
Upon learning this The mob entered the
house and taking two boys, aged Is and
Is into the yard, whipped them in ter
rible manner. The youngest boy, al
tempting to escape, was fred upon. no
less than twenty shots taking effect in his
body. He fell to the ground, and the
desperadoes, after threatening the lives
of Miller's wife and daughter, rode away
remarking that st the next visit they
would clean put the ranch and kill every
one about it. After they let Mrs. Miller
followed them some distance, without
their knowledge, and identifnd SOME of
them. No cause is known for the out
rage. It was feared that Miller would
be nssassinsted while returning home
ward, but he is reported to hsve reached
his family without molestatien.