The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1882-10-04

myra, New York. Last week they met near
Carrie Pass, Texas, went into darkened
room, and fought a duel stratton fired
four times Hauenbeck fired, killing
Stratton instantly.
The Western Hardware Company, of
Atchison, Kansas, has closed its doors
Liabilities, $25O,OOO.
THE editor of a Polish paper at Chicago
shot and killed a tramp who attacked him
as he entered his house at an early hour in
the morning.
AN earthquake was felt on the 9th at
st. Louis, No, ard at several points in Illi-
nois, and at Vincennes, Ind.
SIX Sophomores were suspended from
Lafayette College, Easton Pa, last week,
making eleven who have been sent home
for hazing Freshmen.
AT Heathsville, Virginia, a mill-dam,
carried away by flood and water, swept
down upon the house Of Mr.. Bush, drown
ing his wife and five children.
LEANDER MERRILL, of Chauncy H., aged
sixty years, shot his fourth wife, aged
twenty-eight, because he suspected her Of
infdelity with his oldest son.
The National Council of the Order of
United American Mechanics, in session at
Wilmington, Delaware, adopted amend
ments making persons eighteen years of
age or over eligible to membership.
A New YORK Grand Jury has found in
dictments against seventy persons for vio-
lating the lottery law.
FIFTY new cases of yellow fever and six
deaths at Pensacola, Florida, September q.
AT Hampton Cross Roads, in Wythe
County, Virginia, a religious meeting was
seriously disturbed by an impromtu duel.
A dispatch says At the session of the
Baptist Association, Jerry Cox and Lewis
Bryson quarreled in church, pulled revol-
Vers and opened fire. Bryson was mortally
wounded, and, while falling, shot and
killed Cox. One woman was shot through
her bonnet, and a bullet grazed the minis
ter The quarrel began during a long
prayer by the minister, and the greatest
excitement ensued. The minister quit
praying and prostrated himself behind the
pulpit, and the people tramped over one
another in their efforts to get out Of the
church"
On Magnolia street. New Orleans, Me-
lissa Power went hunting for Addie John
son with a knife Addie, who was in her
room, heard the woman's utterances in
the yard, and, arming herself with knife,
appeared at the door. The two women
rushed at each other with uplifted arms.
and a duel with knives was the result.
Melissa succeeded in cutting Addie in the
left arm, inhicting a large cash, and then
followed up her blow by another directed
at the heart of the woman. Her aim was
true, but the knife glanced and only in
ficted a severe cash. Addie then plunged
her knife into Melissa left breast inaict-
ing mortal wound. Addie was horribly
carved.
FIVE express robbers have escaped from
the Mercer (Pa.) Jail.
HELMRICH & HANSEN, San Francisco
brokers, have failed, with liabilities esti-
mated at 100000
AFTER political meeting at Lancaster,
s. c., addressed by Colonel Cash, a fight
occurred between white and colored men,
in which four of the latter were killed
and many wounded.
A SHOWCASE of Clemens Oskamp, Jew
eler, was robbed at the Cincinnati Expo
sition of $4,000 worth of diamonds. The
thief boldly approached the case during
the absence of the attendant, unlocked the
small paddock and took out the jewels
while being observed, but those who saw
him supposed he was in authority. He
made his escape.
The Secretary of War has decided on the
Mississippi levee bids. Under it the local
engineers south of Cairo are instructed by
the Chief of Engineers that they shall ac-
cept those bids which they consider salts
factory, which were for certain sections of
the river work, and at prices lower than
those asked by contractors desiring to do
all the work to be done between Cairo and
New Orleans
A DISPATCH from Princeton, Kentucky,
September %, says: Jim Cummings, the
train robber, one of the most notorious
members Of the James gang, is safe in the
Caldwell County Jail. He was recognized
and word sent to Gov. Crittenden, of Mis-
souri,, who ordered his arrest, and has sent
officers and requisition papers to take him
to that State'
SECRETARY TELLER and Inspector Hay
worth have made the following distribu-
ton of the Indian school funds for the
present fiscal year For the support OF
non-treaty schools already established and
to be established, $4,000; for increased
attendance at schools now established,
$4,000; establishing new industrial schools
Sl5O,0OO; contingent expense Of agency
schools, $75, 600; purchase of cattle for the
industrial schools $4,000; completion oI
the school building outhouses, ETC., fol-
the industrial school near Arkansa,
City $4,000; support of above school
s31, 500 support of the industrial school
at Genoa, Nebraska, $31, 500; support oI
Indians in schools in the States, $1,000