The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-18
Crimes and Casualties.

NEw ORLEANS, July 1.-THE steamboat
John Wilson, from Washington, Louisiana,
for New Orleans, struck snag and sunk
last night near Reichart's Landing, on
Aichainyala river. No loss of life reported.
The boat and cargo total loss. Value,
$25, GOO. Insured in Cincinnati compan-
les for $4,000.
THOSE TOY PISTOLS.
a dozen more deaths of boys from lock-
Jaw caused by wounds from toy pistols on
July lth are reported from New York and
New England. A dispatch from Cincinnati
says: There have been six deaths from lock-
jaw in THIS city and Covington within the
past three days. The victims are all boys
who were wounded in the hand by toy pis-
tolls on July ith. In most cases the wounds
were apparently trilling,
sUIClDED.
AUGUSTA, Ca, July ia young man
man named VIM. Il. Harrigan suicided last
night by shooting himself.
ATLANTA, July 1.-THE Constitutions
Athens, Georgia, special says: Rebecca
Goldberg, wife ofa Russian Jew, sucdcd
last night by cutting her throat with a
pocket knife. Tue head was nearly served
from the body. A mirror and two knives
were in the cradle by the side OF her young
infant. No cause is assigned.
CAUGHT.
JACKSON. MISS, July 17-Andrcw j.
Dearing, a mail carrier between Philadel-
hia, Mississippi, and Decatur, was arrest.
cd by PostoiliCe Inspector John \. Gal.
braith for stealing registered packages.
bearing pleaded guilty and was sent before
the United States court. A portion Of the
stolen money was recovered.
New YORK, July e7.-The following spe.
pi alS IN thn nvnnipr no
l. ATLANTA, July 1.-Two brothers named
Branter, while on a shooting excursion in
Schley county, this morning, quarrelled
about the provisions they had taken with
them. Severei blows were exchanged,
when one of them shot the other through
the head, killing him instantly. The frat
ricide has not been seen since.
MILTON SPRINGs, July 1.-Two sons OF
William Jones, Is and 10 years old, quar-.
relied this morning while getting water at
the spring, as to who owned the jug. The
younger boy diaembowled his brother.
RIOT.
ATLANTA, July IA fatal riot occurred
at the tunnel on the Rome extension of the
Cincinnati a. Georgia railroad Saturday
evening between reckless white men on one
side and negro railroad.hands on the other.
A barricade had been established at the
mouth of the tunnel and whisky had
got up bad state of affairs, several fights
had occurred, and Saturday evening John
Hicks, white, backed by several other men,
attempted to disarm crowd of negroes.
lie was acting without authority. Tom
Laws, negro, refused TO give up his pistol
and was shot by the Hicks party. He will
die. The negroes then fired upon Hicks,
riddling him with bullets and killing him
instantly. Several others were wounded.
About thirty arrests have been made.
LYNCHED
CHARLESTON, S. G., July IA negro
named David Cook, who had attempted
rape in the northern part of Crenshaw
county on Wednesday, was forcibly taken
from The custody of the sheriff on Saturday
by masked men and lynched He con
fessed his guilt.
DR0WSEn.
JAMESTOWN, n. Y, July IA. p. King
and wife, of London, Ohio, while boating
on Chatauqua lake this afternoon were
caught in squall, which capsized the boat
and they were drowned.