Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-30
Personal AND GENERAL.

Lincoln County, at Fort Sumner. Billy was
not quite 21 years of age, and came from
New York City, His career OF crime COM
menced about four years ago by the shooting
OF James j. Young, Government black
smith, at Camp Apache, since which time
he and his gang are credited with
killing, among others, Sheriff Brady
and Deputy Sheriff Hindman at Lin
coin; Morris Bernstein and James
Roberts at Mescalero; Beckurts, Crawford,
Morton and Baker, four of Chisholm's herd
ers; John McCloskey, one of Billy's own
men, for INSTRUMENTATION; James Grant and
John Garrish at Fort Sumner; and finally
two of his guards when he escaped from jail
on April q last, where he was awaiting his
death sentence. The Territory will pay
Sheriff Garrett a reward of $500, and the
citizens will endeavor to raise him $4,000
more.
THOMAS Dewitt and Legrande En-
sign have been arrested in Philadelphia for
completely in Star-route postal frauds.
Other arrests are to follow.
AT an Indian barbecue held at Green
leaf, near Fort Gibson, in the Cherokee Ma
tion, at which whisky flowed freely, eight
men were killed or mortally wounded.
THERE was general jail delivery at
Ozark, Ark, the other night, by which four
prisoners, on trial for murder, with every
prospect of conviction, were set free. A jail
guard is said to have unlocked the door
AT Bloomington, H., Mrs. Victoria
Keough, well-known lady, went to the
railroad yards in pursuit of truant son,
aged II, who was in the habit of lettering
about the tracks and stealing rides upon
trains. The boy was caught, but broke
away from his mother, and while the latter
was in close and hot pursuit, an unobserved
switch engine came down upon them and
both were literally decapitated.
THE town of Wallace, Wis, sixteen
miles north of Menominee, has been de-
stroyed by fire. 1t comprised a saw-mill
and twenty-five dwelling houses.
THE completed returns from the va
rious internal revenue districts show the to-
tai collections for the last fiscal year to be
$135, ,054,359, which Is an increase OF $11,
p%JfctV ONCl Iusb lCal CollCNllOuS.
DEAN STANLEY, the eminent English
divine, is dead. His remains will be inter-
red in Westminster Abbey, alongside of his
wife's.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, was damaged by
fire on the 10th to the extent of half mill
lion dollars. Weiting Opera-house, the
finest in the State, was destroyed in two
hours. Half dozen persons were more or
less injured by the falling walls and debris.
1t is feared one or two perished in the
burned buildings.
NUMBERS of farm laborers in County
Cork, Ireland, have struck for higher wages,
and are marching through the county, fore
ing others to join in the strike.
Two express trains on the Fitchburg
Railway collided while at full speed, near
Charlemont, Mass, on the 10Th. Two train
men were killed and two badly wounded.
A DISPATCH from Quebec says the
Roman Catholic Presbyiery at Roxton Falls
burned on the 10Th, and Father Larue per-
ished in the flames. A nephew escaped by
leapng from an upper window. Father
Larue had been i'll for some days.
THE propeller Winnipeg burned at
Duluth on the 10th. The passengers es-
capped, losing most OF their clothing and bag
gage. Joseph Smith, fireman, aged 35
james Branscom, head waiter; VIM. How
cry, aged IS, second porter; a pantryman,
name unknown, are missing, and are sup
posed to be burned.
Col. Il. L. MORT, prominent citi-
zen of Columbus, Ca, was mangled to
death by locomotive ON the 10th.
Two men were killed and three 9TH
ers fatally injured by the explosion of q
portable engine near Wa ertown, o., on the
18th.
THE Universal Life Insurance Com
pany of New York is again in trouble. In
1879 the Company forced its pOlicyholders to
compromise their claims, and now the State
Insurance Department, in view OF the ina
bility of the Company to meet the require
ments OF the law, has taken measures to
wind up the concern.
WASH. ALLEN, colored, who mur-
dered w. Judd Scott, a Kingston Ola.
merchant, and then robbed his store, was
taken from the Mansfield Jail and hanged
by mob. He made a confession, implicat-
ing four or five other colored men in the
plot, who have been arrested and it was
thought would meet the same fate.
AN independent cable will be laid
from Germany to Valencia, Ireland, and
thence to the United States.
A DEAF MUTE named Seaward has
been arrested in Philadelphia for soliciting
aid to defend Guiteau and commencing his
attack upon the President.
T. L. BRAYToN, United States Deputy
Collector OF Internal Revenue, was MUIR
dered by Illicit distilers in Pickens County,
S. c., on the Goth.
FRANK PELToN, formerly Assistant
Teller of the Montreal Bank, Canada, has
been arrested at Santa Fe by Canadian de-
tective who has been hunting him for some
months. Pelton absconded in April last
with $4,000 in cash, but it is believed was
himself robbed of the larger part of his plum
der by woman who accompanied him in hi'
flight and who subsequently ran off with
handsmer man.
A REPORTED oil discovery near May
flower, Ark. twenty miles from Little Rock
is causing great excitement among prospect
ors and spectators.
JOHN EBERLY committed suicide or
his wife's grave at Marion, o.
A ROCK slide in the Washington quar-
NV Glniinutnn pa raS1linH in tbf
death of VIM. Coffin and Charles Erdman.
Mrs. MERKs and Miss Blitz were kill
ed by runaway horses in Jersey City, n. J.
A YACHT containing six young mel
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