Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1882-03-18
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

couple residing near Charlottesville, Va,
we're murdered by robbers, March Sth.
JOSEPH B. WARNER, aged II,
nephew of Captain Williams, of the New
York City Police, applied for admission to
st. Luke's Hospital, the other day, saying
he had shot himself. He was received, and
1t was found that bullet had lodged Just
below the heart, making fatal wound. The
boy refused to give any information about
himself or TO tell why he took his life. In
his possession were found three cards OF
merit, signed by the superintendent and
secretary Of the Sundaytschool OF the First
Baptist Church at Greenpoint, L. l., and q
handkerchief on which was written with
lead pencil a farewell message to his mother
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, was startled by
a report that resembled the shock OF an
earthquake, on the 9th, and the fact that
many buildings in the northern part of the
town were visibly shaken gave rise TO the
belief that something OF the kind had occur
red. twas caused by an explosion at a gas
house in the suburbs. The news spead like
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the scene. A large brick building, In which
the machinery stood, was riddled and torn
as II a dozen batteries of artillery had bonn
barded il. No one was seriously hurl.
A GERMAN named Otto Harder com.
mitted suicide at St. Joseph, Mo-, the other
day, by shooting himself in the heart. He
was formerly book keeper OF the Bismarck
Bank and other German societies Of Chicago,
and was about 60 years Of age. He was
buried in Potter's field.
THE farm house of John Taylor, near
Meadow Lea, Manitoba, was burned down
during a recent storm. His wife and three
daughters were frozen to death, not being
able to find shelter OF any kind. Mr.. Taylor
was also severely frozen. Miss Reid, who
was visiting the Taylor family, barely es-
capped with her life.
THE City of Mexico has been visited
by storm which demolished a market and
killed several people.
TROOPS have been dispatched from
Poplar Creek Agency TO rescue from their
Indian captors Sheriff Healy and his depu-
ties, of Choteau County, Montana.
THE residence of Joseph Mellen, Nor
walk, Ohio, was destroyed by fire early on
the morning Of the Sth. The inmates We're
aroused, but the flames spread with incon-
ceivable rapidity. Two young men were in
jured by jumping from the second story.
Miss Mary Nagle, IS years of age, persisted
in the flames. Her body was recovered
The origin of the fire is unknown.
A TRAIN went through trestlework
on the Knoxville & Ohio Railway, March
It'll. Eight men were injured.
CHARLES SHELTON, John Redmond
and Harry French were taken from jail a
Los Lunas, N. Mex, March Sth, and hanged
to trees by masked men. Shelton murdered
Foreman Woodruff last fall. Redmond
killed James McDermOtt last January al
Galley's, on the Atlantic and Pacific Rail
way. French, alias Simpson, was che o.
the band Of desperadoes who killed Deput!
Sheriff Jones at Cranes The mOb alst
took two negroes from Jail, beat them un'
merclfuly, and turned them loose.
NOTICE has been given by the Illinois
Midland Railroad Company that it will re
ceive no more freight or passengers from
connecting lines until further notice, on &C
count OF a strike of employees.
GENERAL CURTIS, recently indicted
in New York for levying political assess
ments, claims that he has been made scape
goat for leaders who ordered the work done
Mrs. HARRIET BELL, of Boston
Mass, was accOsted at the door Of her resi-
dence, the other morning. by man VIII
followed her into the house, and soon cam
out and walked away. Almost immedi
ately it was discovered that she had beef
stabbed in the neck, and in two minute
she was dead. Three arrests have bee
made, but the affair is still mystery. Tha
the assault was committed by some perso
who bore an intense hatred against th
woman is indicated by the fact that the au
topsy reveals nine distinct and separate cut
on the neck and breast, made by broad
bladed knife, and most OF them deep an
wide enough to cause the victim to bleed
death.
MAYOR KING, of Philadelphia, Pa
having become convinced that several men
bers OF the detective force are no bette
than the thieves whom they pursue, is ms
turing plans for different system of catcl
ing criminals.
BY the will of Miss Sarah Burr, (
New York, nearly $1,000 ,00) will be di
tributed among the benevolent and religion
societies OF that city.
r. II. CORNWALL, a trusted clerk
: the Fourth National Bank, New York Cit,
has been stealing for the past three month";
but has at last been found out. He was
, his post in the bank when the discovery WI
made, and as soon as he saw that he hi
been detected he confessed the "embezz
ment" Of some $50, 900. Cornwall is marie
I and has large family. lie was promine
I member of Methodist Episcopal ChurC
in Brooklyn, and for several years Superb
tendent OF its Sunday-schOOl.
/ S. II. CoNDICT, director of the M
I chancs' National Bank, of Newark, N. j
5 has been arrested on a civil suit brought
n Receiver Frelinghuysen, bail being fixed
Il $2jO,OOO. The charge is that Condict HI
d knowledge of the situation Of the bank al
n concealed it from the other directors, al
E that the loss to the bank after his knOwled
c was acquired was 500, 200, and that he pc
g sonally profted by concealing such inform
e ton.
RICHARD S. FAY, prominent al
e wealthy BostOnian, committed suicide
II blowing out his brains with a revolver,
j. board the steamer Tennessee, while on
IS trip South for the benefit OF his healt
u Some years ago he was stabbed by the il
u DR.. Aver, Of Lowell, Mass, but recover