The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-05-25

lean National railway on Friday last were
caught yesterday, and, by order of the gov
ernor OF the state Of Mexico, were imme-
diately shot,
AN EXCEPTIONAL CASE.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, May 22.-Judge
Matthews, of the United States supreme
court, to-day convened the United States
circuit court for the eastern district OF Ten
nessee in special session TO try the case of
the State of Tennessee vs.. Geo. l.. Larkins,
for murder about year ago. Larkins was
a deputy United States marshal, and killed
his cousin. The case attracts much atten-
ton, as this is the only case of the kind
ever tried IN United States court Judges
Baxter and Key sit with Judge Matthews.
\ jury was completed this afternoon, and
the court adjourned until o o'clock to-
morrow
STARTLING Confession.
MusCATINE, a., May 22.-Nouce was tel
egrar he'd Saturday Of the murder of man
named McNlinOn by his children The
girl, Mary, who on Saturday de-
cared that she shot her father
In self defense, her brother and older
sister, are here IN jail. To-day the Daily
girls, showing THAT the murder was com
mitted by the brother in order that the
children might have things their own way
at home, and it was arranged that the
younger sister should acknowledge the
shooting with the idea that a
plea OF seideicnse and her extreme
youth would save her from punishment.
\ LCOPHOLE.
NEw YORK. Nav '1 Charlie IT Smith,
who was indicted by the grand jury on the
charge of stealing from the treasury de-
partment certain plates and material of the
e per cent issue of bonds on January 10
1880, was arraicned before United States
Commissioner Benedict in Brooklyn to-
day His council raised the objection of
misuomer ana claimed his clients name
was not Charles II. Smith. An adjourn.
ment was then taken. Smith says he has
not been in Washington since lS7j and is
innocent. Brockway is yet at large.
4 wATERHAUL.
PHLApELPH1A, May 22.-When the
steamer British King arrived here from
Liverpool to-day James FeHnigan was ar
rested at the instance Of the British consul
on suspicion of having been concerned in
the murder of Lord Cayendish and Mr.
Burke. He proved 10 be only poor stow
away, however, and was released.
INDICTED.
PHILADELPHIA, May 22-The May term
OF the United States district court for jury
trials which was DELAYED for a week on ac-
cOInt fthe absence Of Judge Butler, began
to-day. Among the bills presented TO
the grand jury for action were new
indictments IN the case OF the star-rOute
defendants arrested in this city. These in
dictments are similar to those which were
preierred in similar cases in Washington.
One Of them is against Joseph Funk. Henry
Arbuckie, William T. Cash a ld Joseph r.
Black, and the third is against BENJAMIN
y Wiley, Christian Price and Legiand
Ensign. Blackman, Funk and Wiley were
contractors. The tTO former indictments
are 80 pages Of legal cep and the other
eighty pages.
Az UNSATrRAL MOTHER.
Sew York. May "a sun special from
Rappahanock. Virginia, narrates murfcr
committed by Mrs. Maria Bruce. victim be-
ing her step-daughter, aged 10 years. She
bad conceived a Latrel for the girl because
Of the latter's disaIprOval Of her fathers
second marriage Entering the house in
bad humor she sized a poker ana beat TIE
gir's head 10 je,lv. She then carried the
body % q cabin IN the field and pouring
Eer0sine on it. eudeav1rsi % burn if
some neigh bors happened on the scene and i
arrested the woman.
aTI=racr0ny
C1LLryewOon. OSr.. Msy The --latest F.
lie Manifoa line vas burnt near
Kfilar ley on Fri1syA places the num-
Der Cf persons lost r1m twenty % twen- I
fy-fve The nam y many WHO were i0= j
are not recorded. ~ probably the names
Of al Ofths Ti,ti vii never be known.
LINN Rock. 'AEE-. May Wv. ]. I
Eh1ft0n vas E4ed o. Edward McThers1n. .
at Russelviile stati5n today. after leaving
TIE magistrates offics uhs-r MeIherscn !
bad arraigred Wilton fo- running away
with M-s. Mcpbe-s1n.
FrpiosIon-