New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-27
FRAGMENTS or BESTERN NETS.
rARMER KILLrD Avn RoBBEp

FARMER KILLED AND Nlbb ~
SEDNIA, No. April 26.-On Saturday night
Elijah Horton wac murdered by unknown persons Ia
hcid on his own farm Brownsyillc Saline County
His pockets were r1n'd.
DROWNED IN THE MINNESOTA RIVER
ST. PAUL, Mimi, April 26.-A dispatch from
lie sueur to The Fioneer Ir,@ says Abncr Denham;
Minnesota River, and - stafford. wealthy lrishrnaI
who visiting America, lost his life under similar
DRUNKEN MANS DEADLY FUN
DIS MOINEs, Iowa. April 2G.-Icsterday
henian girl named Mnry Brooks 0lderbach Wns under
ihc influence liquor and had just had some con'csa
ton With the girl He says that he pointed the pistol
playfully, without intent 10 fire 1t.
An EDITOR HELD IL ESTEEM.
CINCINNATI, April 2G.-le lesterday on change
SSsiaSs. riSads Of the CSSSneSr u Commerce WIN
Europe TO temperate his falling health.
A MISUNDERSTANDING CAUSING SUICIDE.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,. April 2G.-Etta Cox, a
vonpS woman Connected with some OF the most respect
able families In this county. committed suicide lhst
,homsh 10 b MISUNDERSTANDING between her aud her
lover " HON she last met about two weeks ago
4 WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH
NEW ALBANY, Ind, April 2G.-Nrs. jackson
Gowan near Midway, spencer County wa roasted "n
Saturday 10y her dress taking nrc. She jumped into
frr I4apnr from the bed l seIisclcss the hoor
where she lay till death relieved her The child Var also
fatally burned
PREPARING FOR 4 SCIENTIFIC MEETING.
CINCINNATI, April 2G.-Ihe local committee
Of arrangements 10 prepare for meeting here In Au-
gst next Of American Association for the Advance
mcnt met Yesterday ohegin active preparation
for duties Mr. Putnam secretary Of the association
was present and gave suggestions concerning the wants
of the Association. The meeting will be held Ia Music
Hall . .......-
ST. Louis, April 26.-Rlchard Roche, the
urday, and says that last Wednesday schaefcr mailed
n challenge to NgnauV, the French billiard player iof
match for - 800 side In England or America each To-
pay hs EXPENSE II the game played In ENGLAND
and YignRuXs cIlcses TO De paid II the game is play ed
In this country.
DROWNED IN HER HCsBANp's ARMS.
CINCINNATI, April 2G.-Night before last the
wife Of cX-Rrprcseniatiyc j. D. Thompson OF Lewis
boat In swollen stream Mr. Thonpson cung TO HI.
wife with heroic energy for nearly half an hour, 9nu
and the husband suffering from exhaustion and shock
so that his recovery is thought to be imposrble
MAsTERrUL sTmKEns AT At LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, April 26.--An attempt was made
to-day 10 run carr the olive Street and Market Street
having accepted "a proposition made by the railway
nrcsident fhe first four on Ave cars I'm Marketst were
suffered pass bn great crowd collected AT o'clock
in Chestnutst stopped four cars forcbly, threw them
from the track and compelled the horses tn haul them
over the Macadam pavement The crowd also stopped
another car, broke the windows pastcrcd with mud
similar occurred I'm Market aud Ovcsts. The
police made many arrests hut could not prevent The acts
related. After an hour or two order restored.
MURDERED ny \ HALE FBREEp INDIAN
ST. LOUIS, April 2G.-Yesterday afternoon
Michael Rryoir, hrmcr valentine walker haltbroed
Indian ana JAMES ,, m,.r, s'n"o % Eacpc, "a, , an "
twenty miles from this city. Walker and RcvOir got
into dispute. and Mr. Williams incrPOscd ON behalf OF
Rcvolr whercupOn the Indian sHvacy dragged him out
Of the store flung him on the ground aud pounded him
the head with large stone crushing In his skull und
denness and fcrocy Of Walkers attack recovered him
self and attempted 10 stop the bloody work ~ the saw
when the latter turned upon him aud feed him to
the ground with fence rail- innlcting wound upon his
head which will probably result fatally. Walker ned.