Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-04

SINGULAR DEATH OF A RANCHMAN.-A correspon-
dent , OF the n Y World telegraphs as follows from
Rawiins, Wy, December 20: George Miller the
rancho on the Sweetwater. seventy miles north of
this place. accidentally Shot himself there yester-
day noon and died almost instantly He had left
the dinner table and had gone into the saddle
room intending to ride out on the range when the
men were startled by the sharp report Of pistol
next room found him on the floor in pool of
blood. His only words were: 81 am shot" He
died unconscious within ten minutes. In taking
down from a peg his pair Of clapdreros brace Of
pistols hanging over his leggtngS had fallen at his
feet and struck the board floor. The hammer of
one of them not being on the safety notch was
ranging upwards. Miller was man OF property
ana an. leaves wife, son and daughter In Council
Bluffs, where he is we'll known. His body was
brought In over the mountains seventy miles by
his employees and will be taken to his home on to-
nights express train. The ranch Of which he was
in charge Is one of the largest in Wyoming the
value OF the cattle alone being over Sa5G, 600.
Young GIRI-GRADUATEI IN BIGAMy-Mrs Chas.
two ago and locked up on the charge OF bigamy
She is a prepossessng girl, scarcely fifteen years
OF age She was formerly Miss Libbie White, Of
the wife OF Sas J. Hurd, of Rupert, at the time of
her marriage to Russell. This is denied by the
prisoner, who says she never was p arried to Hurd.
but that She Was induced TO live with him for
about Il year by her mother, who formerly lived
with Hurd. She was married to Russell on No
NtluDti duu NeuJ W Eagle Bridge 10 live With
her husband. About week later her uncle took
her back to Rupert claiming that she had been
abducted. The family OF Russell objected to the
marriage, and the arrest was made at the instlya-
ton OF Edgar Russell, Il brother OF her husband.
AFFRAY AT SHARPsBURG, MD.-On Saturday
night last, In front or Keedy's store rOOm in
Sharpshurg, Nd, where fair was being held for
the benefit OF the NJ. E. Church OF that place, an
afIray took place between George b. Brashears
and VIM. Fry. 1t Is alleged that BraShcarS, who
Is man or IS or 81 years OF age. with family
made an assault, as Is supposed with stone or
billy on Fry. young man Of about 10 years
The injured man was carried to the Office OF DrS
BiggS Russell. He Is now lying in precarious
have been issued for the arrest OF BraShearS, who
made his escape Immediately Eafter his assault
upon Fry.-Hogersto'cn. (Hd.). HetcS.
TELEGRAPH LlTIGATION.-The Baltimore & Ohio
Telegraph Company has been cited to meet an
0ther litigation bout with it's old ant:g0nist, the
western Union, this time at Wheeling, w. Va.
1t Is Stated that in the business relations OF the
baltimore and Ohio company with the American
Union, the former became tndGbtad to the latter
TO the extent OF 100000 WMsnthe Western Union
absorbed the American Union the Indebtedness
also became transferred. OF Edate the Baltimore
aud ONO company has mad6a Eentract with the
Mutual Union which was to- go into effect Janu-
airy l. SO the matter stood unttixaturday At that
date the western Cn1On enteEal suit against the
Baltimore and Ohio, and prayed for an Injunction
restraining 1t from entering int any compact with
the Mutual Union AT the samdt1me 1t was asked
that the Baltimore and Ohi0c0Apany be declared
insolvent, thrown into bankzNpaEy and receiver
appointed. The papers, We understand, were
served upon Manager WardenSof the Baltimore
and Ohio, On Saturday, and LaaiNary IL set as the
day for hearing argument.-kuH sun, to-day.