The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-05-19
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A most horrible crime has jus. been
reported from Talladega, Alabama. Wedhes-
day picnic party had an excursion to the
falls on the river near that town. Dr.
VIM. Toole, of Talladegs, and his little girl
seven years of age were among the number:
The mother of the little girl had dressed
her with great care, putting on her golden
ornaments and diamond pin OF much
value. Early in the afternoon the father
missed his child aud made diigent search for
her, As he neared the falls he saw burly
man carrying something with Huttering
garments. Rushing upon him, he saw that
il was the dead body of his little daughter.
The furious and frantic father grap-
pied with the fend, and ter
rible fight ensued for the corpse
of the victim. The fathers cries for help
brought number of the picnic party, and
with their aid the savage black WAS overpow-
cred, rope WA produced, and he was at
once swung up 10 limb until quite dead.
The negro had murdered the little girl,
rihed her body CT The Jewels, and when inter-
cepted BY her farmer was preparing to throw
her body over the falls. She had been
choked to death. The murderer had enticed.
her away from her plsymstes for robbery,
and had probably strangled her to stifie her
screams The negro wss left hanging to the
tree, and the picnic psrty was changed 10 a
funeral trsin, which conveyed the little
one to her grief-crszed mother
The late Lord Beacops6eld's close personal
fIieod, Lord Rowton, is en- lr'shman, who
erved Beaconsfeld as confidential secretary
for number of years. Beaconsheld's next
warm personal friend was Lord BArrif gton,
whose family nsu is Shute. He also Is an
Ifishman.
Wednesday, John Wright an old spd
wealthy citizen ofJohnson county, Arkansas,
dropped desd while at work 10 q field near
his home. When found he ives lying In
furrow near by the pillow. with the reins
tightly cinched in his hands.
The other day while lsborer was making
repeirs in an old adobe building at Eiz
bsthtown, Plumss county, California, be
found Spanish coin of the face value Of l2l
cents, dated 1921, and bearing the stamp OF
Dsn Carlos ~.
The Pennsylvania senate has adopted
resolution providing for the transfer of the
remains Of William Penn from Jordan Meet
ing House grave yard, In BuckinghAmshire,
E0gland, to Philadelphia.
Wednesday night, while Mrs. William
Gardnor, An elderly lady of New Carlisle,
Ohio, was smoking pipe, her clothes caught
re, burning her so badly that she died from
the effects this morning.
A james r Turner was charging q sods
fountain. at Nashville, Tennessee, by candle
light "wednesday night, the fountain ex-
ploded, killing him instantly. The tVp Ct
his hesd,whs blown of.
The suit Of The city OF New York TO re-
cover from the Broadway and Seventh
Avenue railway company license fee OF $50
Der car resulted in verdict Of $4,000 for
The city.
On Tuesday night L P. Dsnks. farmer
living near Stoughton, Wiz, tried 70 kill his
sged mother with . hstehet, and then at
tempted suicide.
Secretary. Windom--hss directed that 8 per
cent bonds be received ct the London agency
or continuance 81 81 per cent until The zO.n
INST.
Henry Tods has been srrests3 IN New
York for passing forged checks 70 large
amount
A system Of rewards ~ 70 Be estsblishs1 %
encourage tsrgsi practice IN the rsguisr
arms.
TIE big food hss driven The mosquito
into SAINT Louis shout two months Abesd Of
time
T,s govrrnor Of New Yo-k bss issued q
,,rocisrnst'on f0rbid1iug lostsriss-