The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-03-03
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
The Mystic Krcw of Comus, of New
Orleans, celebrated their twenty fifth an
niversary on the 21st by . pageant OF twenty
cars representing the religions Of the world.
The Krew's entertainment concluded with
a grand ball and tableaux at the Opera
house.
Mas. T0LLEFF HANSON, OF Moor
head, Mimi, was shot and killed by her
husband, Feb. 81, from whom she had pro-
cured . divorce on the grounds OF cruel
treatment. Hanson then made weak at
tempt to kill himself, but will recover.
Two young men, r. D. Raven and
James Cook, disputed the spelling OF
word at Waverly, Lancaster County, Neb.,
the other night. Raven called Cook an op-
probrious epithet and Cook struck him with
his fist. Raven then drew pistol and shot
Cook through the body. Cook died in . few
minutes. A crowd collected to lynch the
murderer, and threw . rope over his head,
but Deputy Sheriff Mellick struggled des-
perately and succeeded in getting his pris-
oner to Jail.
Mr.. II. GRENET, one of the Oldest
most prominent and respected citizens OF
San Antonio, Texas, was found dead in his
bath-t on the 2lst. The Coroner's jury
returned verdict Of death from congestion
and apoplexy of the brain.
In the Sprague divorce case, the ex-
Senator withdrew his counter bill, and the
complainant struck out all allegations ex-
cept that of non-support. The custodian
at Canonchet testified that Sprague had re.
fused to maintain his wife, and the case was
docketed as held for advisement until the
amount Of alimony can be settled. The
girls were surrendered to the mother, while
William remains with his father.
The Herzegovinians recently defeated
Austrians troops In several minor engage.
ments. Three insurgent divisions surround.
ed Flatcha and demanded its surrender. An
attack was made on Mottia, in which ten
women and six children were killed, but the
insurgents were driven away.
j. w. NORRIS, postmaster and store
keeper at Rice, Navarro County, Texas, was
murdered the other night by two men who
called him from bed to sell them some goods.
He managed to stagger back to his room and
inform his wife that the two men, who were
strangers, had shot him.
WM. H. MCGEHIE, q skillful painter
and man of culture, highly esteemed in Pine
Bluff, Ark, recently threw himself into the
river and was drowned. He left a note adj
dressed to his sons, bidding them farewell
and committing them to the Father of Mer-
cies. A few days previous to his death he
had given unmistakable evidences of mental
alteration.
EDWARD SAMUEL, of Cincinnati, was
fatally injured by falling from the top of q
scaffold which he was erecting for the exc
cution of Major Hicks.
JAMES MCNAMARA, of Chicago, yard
man in the employ Of the Michigan South
ern Railway, was shot and killed by J. w.
Evans, in the town of Lake, on the 22d,
Evans says Mcnamara assaulted him for the
purpose of robbery, but the latter has borne
q good reputation and the statement is dis
credited.
EIGHTmen were horribly scalded and
one killed by boiler explosion at the Vul-
can Iron Works, Carondelet, Mo-, on the
23d.
SOLOMON RICHARDSON, q prosperous
farmer of Charlton, Mass, was reported
fatally wounded by the accidental discharge
Of gun, some days ago, while riding on
load Of logs with his son and neighbor. On
the ed the son confessed that he shot his
father, intending to kill him. He had car
ried the gun two days, waiting q favorable
and fired while the neighbours
back was turned.
CAPT. SToNINGTON, of the steamer
recently picked up part of the
crew of q wrecked British bark, of the
coast of Lower California, who were famish-
ing and about to resort to cannibalism. The
party consisted Of the Captain, his wife, and
two children. and two seamen. One of the
children and q seaman died Immediately,
and the mother gave birth to healthy in
FAINT two days afterward.
ANNIE CLARK, of Bloomington, H.,
ended some love troubles by taking strych-
nine on the I'D.
EMILIO CASTELAR,, in an article pub
lished in Madrid, predicts an invasion Of
Europe by the Slavonic nations, and warns
the Latin races to ally themselves with the
Germans.
The Governor of Mississippi has ap-
pealed for aid in behalf of the food victims
in the Yazoo delta.
AT Dover, N. H., on the Esd, Arthur
Hunter, sixteen years Of age, was commit.
ted in default of $40 900 bail for trial for at
tempting to throw . pass enger train of the
track of the Dover & Winnipiseogee Railroad
by tying log to one Of the rails over a cul-
vert near Durham. The train was moving
slowly at the time and broke the log fasten-
ings, else there would have been q terrible
wreck and loss of life. The boy was found
sitting on a fence waiting to see the smash
I'D. He said he had read Of the Cole q
Crossing disaster and wished to see one
himself.
A WOMAN who registered herself as
Mrs. Wilson, Of Canada, jumped or fell
from a third STORY window Of the Brevoort
House, Kansas City, the other night. She
was found on the sidewalk next morning,
delirious and suffering from internal intur-
les. When she regained consciousness she
said her name was Susie Drew; that she has
sister named Nellie Drew, and that she
came from Chicago, where she was nurse