The Virginia star., 1881-08-27

Lewis b. Leath, an old and we'll
known citizen of Petersburg, Va, COM
mitted suicide on the 22d by shooting HIM
self in the head. HIS head wss bad and
he had been disappointed in farming oper-
ations.
Charles Davenport, about 15 years OF
age. has been committed to the Camden
county Jail, for attempting to wreck
train on the Camden and Atlantic Rail-
road. by placing q tie on the track, near
Waterford, where the boy lived. The tie
was discovered and removed in time to
prevent disaster.
Kirk Kidder was shot d cad in quar-
rel about woman, by brakeman named
Basset, at Waynesborough. Virginia, on
the 2lst. William HopkinA colored, shot
and, 1t is believed, fatally wounded his
brother Alfred, in Toronto, the same night.
Alfred bad abused Williams wife. Philip
Kamesch was fatally stabbed by Thomas
Kuchinka IN Chicago, on the same day.
Kamisch had tripped up Kuchinda, and
made an insulting rem ark. William
Riggs, being drunk stabbed his son. in-law,
Rullin Bunneli, in Naugatuck, Connecti-
cut, on the Goth, and then cut his own
throat with q razor. but did not sever any
artery, 1t Is feared that Bunnell will not
recover. Hugh Carton. Is years of age,
died in Roosevelt Hospital, New York, on
the 22d, from shot wound in the abdo-
men, received during street car fight on
the 21st.
General Leslie Coombs of Kentucky.
died on tue 22d, N Lexington, in the S8ta
year of his age.
The irish Land bill, as amended by the
House of Lords, and subsequently passed
by the commons, was on the 22d returned
to Parliament with the royal assent.
The general result of the French elec-
tions up to the present time shows return
of 279 Republicans and SO Oppositionlsts.
The former gained 40 seats, of which the
Moderate Republicans secured 81, the Re.
publican Union 8, the Extreme Left 8, and
the lntransigeants g. Forty-six second
ballots will be necessary.
The general resul of the elections in
Paris show the return of Moderate'candi-
date, 1S Advanced Republicans, and Ir-
reconcilables. -Four second ballots will be
necessary. Avowed Socialists and revolu-
tionary candidates generally iecelved onlv
handful of votes. They are suspec ed
in many cases of being started only for the
purpose of causing divisions.
1.-THE result of the French elections
may influence the negotiations for an al
lance between Italy, Austria ana Ger
many"
A further slight improvement IN tbe
Presidents condition was reported on The
23d. He continued to take liquid food by
the mouth at regular intervals, and had no
gastric trouble. The swelling of the gland
remained unchanged, and there was less
fever than ON the 22d. At 6 SOP. M. his
pulse was l04, temperature, SO. 2, and res
piration 10. He was reported to be rest-
ing comfortably at night.
"A ferry boat. containing five persons,
was swept down the Rio Grande by the
flood In that river, at Eagle Pass, on the
22d, and 1t is feared all on board were lost.
William o. Day and Lawrence Slat-
terly, null operatives at Berkley, Rhode
Island, were killed ON the 23d. by a col
lision bet ween two fiat cars at the railway
station in that place.
| F. ID. Chase, young graduate o. tE e
Boston Technical College, who has been
employed for q month past In tho labora-
tory OF the Pennsylvania Steele Works at
Harrisburg, met with a terrible accident
at the Works on the 23d. He was caught
between the elevator and timbers and dan.
gerously crushed, and then fell distance
OF twenty feet.
In Scott county, Arkansas, few
nights ago, John Stewart, proprietor OF
country store, was shot dead by two roughs
named Folsom and Hobbs, with whom he
had been successfully gambling. William
MessiDgale, hearing the noise of the shoot
ing, ran out and saw Stewart lying on the
ground. He retreated back to the house
aud was telling bis wife what had happen.
ed, when one OF the murderers stepped to
the door and shot him through the brain
Mark Duerden, keeper of q newspaper
stand in Cohoes, New York, was fatally
shot on the 22d by Patrick Glynn, whose
daughter he was accused of slanderlng A
drunken blacksmith was dang" unsly if
not fatally shot, by storekeeper named
Donnell, IL Graham, Texas, ON the 22d.
Donnell claiming that he acted IN self,
defence. Lucius Witham, an old man,
was fatally shot by an unknown assassin at
his house, in Readsboro', Vermont, on the
same day. A neighbor with whom he had
quarelled Is suspected OF the crime.
The OHIO river is so 10 " that navigation
above Cincinnati IS suspended, except by
the smallest boats.
"A horse attached to truck ran AVA,
in one OF the streets OF Jersey City On th
Esd, throwing out the occupants. maj
and boy. The man, who was unhurt
caught the horse and, Jumping into th
wagon, drove away, leaving the boy lynn,
J in the street. The boy, who is unknown
was taken to the hospital, where be die,
J from fracture of the skull
The Sheriff Of Tucson, Arizona, re
turne from Deming on the 22d, and re
ported that within ten days not fewer thai
twenty five settlers were killed by Mescs
iero and Apache Indians, about fiftee
mile north of Mutt Station. These Ind
A&gFNE.