The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-21
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James Druilhet, the father-in. law of the
Russian vice-consnl at New York, Mr..
Stern, made a personal assault on the lat
ter a few days since and was held in $3.50
bail for trial.
Mrs. Smith, of Jacksonville, Arkansas,
attempted to shoot hawk the other day
with a shotgun, which burst and manged
her hand and arm. 1t is supposed she
overloaded the gun.
Mr.. Charles Hoffman, at Palmyra, Mis-
souri,, a brakeman on the Quincy branch,
was run over by his traln FRIDAY evening at
z o'eldck. lie was horribly mangled, and
Instantly killed.
Saturday morning German named John
Dockhorn, at Bloomington, Illinois, COM
mitted suicide by hanging himself 10 q tree.
He leaves n wife aud several children.
Dependency was the cause.
A Rev, Mr.. Finnerty, pastor of the Mo.
kena church, Illinois, Methodist, made an
attempt in Chicago Saturday to rayish Il
choir singer named Miss May Sheridan, but
was foiled, arrested and locked up.
Joseph Wolf, colored porter ut the Sa.
lem house, Salem, Illinois, was violently
thrown from horse the other day, striking
the curb-stone, and rereiving u severe
shock TO his spine. He will recover.
A o.ycar-old son of l.. A.. Fitzgerald, q
prominent wholesale druggist Of Helena
Arkansas, was drowned Saturday afternoon
by falling from the sidewalk into the water,
which covers tho lower portions OF the city.
Twomen without known cause attempted
to assasslnate Henry MCPHERSON, near Lit
tie Rock, Friday night last, but failed.
their victim whom they thought they had
beaten TO death, recovering after their de-
partue from. his house.
! A young man named knibbs, near Koko-
mis-, Illinois, attempted to jump through
the window of n passenger train on which
he was travelling, bnt was prevented lie
had become lunatic from reading the
Bible aud speculatlng ON the Guileau trial.
At Dubuque, Iowa, the other day,
the draw of the bridge was opened
TO permit the passage of n ferry boat, when
q man crossing the bridge with lantern.
stepped into the river and was swept away
by the current before assistance could he
rendered.
The fleet of oyster pirates, for so long a
time torrorizing the shores OF the Kappa.
haneck In Virginia, was captured by the
state troops the other day. The governor
commanded the Virginia steamer, and had
a most exciting chase after one little vessel
which got into Chesapeake bay and away
Jacob Korth aud wife, thrifty Germans oI
Chicago, have Just offered reward of 81 ,OOC
for the apprehension of the murderer OF
murderers who in 1879 killed Mrs. Korih's
iatner. They have been working hy,
years to save enough money TO offer thi.
reward
Mayor Harrison has succumbed 10 IN,
pressure brought TO bear upon him by ia,
combined attacks of the newspapers a
Chicago, and has declared that he win SUP
press gambling in Chicago. Stringen, or
superintendent Of Police, and the force will
be given explicit directions how to proccct
against the sporting fraternity.
Another body was recovered from I, ,
ruins of Jackson's mandatory, at Chester
Pennsylvania, Saturday, ihat of n youn,
man, Joseph Jones. Kelley and Neil, th,
iiremen injured, will probably die. II ap
pears two or three kegs of powder had btci
received bv Jackson once every two week a
the last IN W u rsday evening. There wa
also at the : u" time u barrel weighing M
pounds, conie,ls unknown.
Saturday night some of the Nom
bers OF the literary society nj Ion
lin, Missouri, became involved In a diHi
Guilty with some young hoodlums on TN
outside, who desired admittanoe but wrr
refused, In which Hollis Carter received ,
cut on t1e.br ct about two inches In length
a stab near the shoulder blade n W, q 9th
erwise badly bruised. Young Carter is con
fined TO his home by his injuries, Non
which he will probably recover. There hav
beed no arrests.
Jack Streator, colored, and James Single
ton, white. engaged In an alteration a
shelbyville, Tennessee. a day or two ago
during the course of which tho former ~.
fatally shot by the latter. Singleton hn
been arrested and placed In Jail. The peo
pie are very indignant and excited over th
affair, and fears OF lynching by colore.
7 friends of the murdered man are felt Ex
/, tfn guards have been placed around In
/. jail and every precaution taken 10 protcc
} the prisoner from mob violence,