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GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

JOHN LANAHAN, a farmer of Slbiey,
Iowa, was murdered a few nights ago while
standing on his own hearthstone. Maggie,
his oldest daughter, has not only confessed
that she did the shooting, but duplicates
her mother, her sister Anna, and the latter's
lover, a young man named Birch. The girl
testified that il had been agreed between
them some time ago to "put the old man
out OF the way" at the earliest opportunity.
Birch furnished the pistol, and when her
father came home from farmers club meet
ing and was about to sit down she stepped
up behind him and fired, killing him in
stantly She then arranged the body so as
to make it appear that some one had shot
him through the window, while Anna went
out and broke the glass. Maggie says Birch
wanted to marry Anna and her father re-
fused. He also did not provide well for
them. Birch at one time lived with the
family, and was driven from the house by
Lanahan, who suspected him Of criminal in
timacy with his wife and daughter.
FATHER O'FARRELL, an esteemed
Catholic priest. committed suicide in Peo-
ria, ILL.,. on the 10Th, by cutting his throat
and vein in his arm. For several years he
had suffered from painful dropsical COM
plant, and got into the habit of taking
drugs to relieve the pain. The doses were
recently reduced by his superiors because
they thought he was taking too much. 1t
is supposed these circumstances produced
temporary insanity.
JOHN HIGHwARDEN, of Marion, O.,
died on the 10th from an overdose Of chloro-
i,,iS h1-S VIII
about to remove an injured eye.
THE brothers Charles and Christian
Sundemeyer, prosperous farmers of Pinck-
ney Township, Warren County, Mo-, re-
Gently quarreled about the sale of some land.
Charles used his fists, but Christian drew a
knife and stabbed his brother in the abdo-
men, inf1icting fatal wound.
JAMES G. ALLISON was hanged at
Indiana, Pa, Feb. 18th, for numbering his
father in 1880.
The car works at Gainesville, Ca,
were destroyed by an exploding boiler, Feb.
18th. Six colored men were killed and two
fatally injured. Il. L. Wood, the engineer,
can hardly recover, and Superintendent Luz
cas- was severely bruised. Seven or eight
others were slightly wounded. The men
killed were warming at the boiler when il
burst, and Wood was turning on steam.
T. w. PATTON, son of a Detroit mich. }
Justice of the Peace, was fatally shot in a
bar-room brawl the other night. Th5
shooter escaped.
AN infant son of A. L. Fitzgerald, a
wholesale druggist of Helena, Ark, was
drowned the other day by falling into g
| lood-washed street.
MILES THOMPSON, colored murder.
er, was hanged at Waco, Texas, Feb. 18th.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

THE town of Columbia, Texas, has
inhabitants gathered in the churches and
were supplied with food by boats.
THE report of the commission on the
cattle plague, which was sent to the Senate
by the Secretary of the Treasury, shows that
no lung disease exists in the Western centers
of livestock traffic.
DIPHTHERIA has within four days
swept away four children of John Wander
an, of Cleveland, o.. and they were placed
in one grave at Riverside Cemetery.
MAGGIE MOORE jumped from Lake
Shore train running thirty miles an hour,
near Ripley, Ohio, on the 10Th. She man
aged to walk to the station, however, and
took the next train for Cleveland, where she
was taken TO the hospital. The young
woman explained her desperate leap by say
ing she feared two men on the train were
about TO assault her. She was suffering
mentally, but seemed to have received no
serious physical injury.
ROBERT WILSON, Mrs Jennie Schnull,
and Mrs. Jane Estes were seriously injured
by runaway horses in indianapolis the other
day.
A MASQUERADE ball at indianapolis
the other night ended in disgraceful riot.
Morris Dalton, a railroader, insulted young
woman named Howard, and was assaulted
by her friend, S. Eaglen. The fight spread
until every man, in the hall was engaged, and
the police were unable, to quell the tumult.
Afterward three Of the ringleaders, William
Walls, Charles Chaterson and Morris Dali
ton, were arrested and committed. A score
of people were more or less injured by the
flying missiles.
THE village of Constantine, Mich, is
in state Of great excitement over a little
episode that occurred the other day. A
young married lady of that town drove out
alone to her fathers farmhouse and ad-
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COMMERCE. AND INDUSTRY.

WILLIAM G. CLARKE, formerly at the
head of the Wholesale paper house Of Clarke,
Friend, Fox & Co., has fled from Chicago to
New York. 1t appears he bought out the
other interests in the firm with promissory
notes, and speedily transferred the stock to
rival dealers for $4,000, of which $4,000
was in cash or good commercial paper.
Complaints by creditors to the original
house caused an investigation by Friend
and Fox, which showed that $3.50, 900 Of the
firms paper was stiIl anoat. OF this amount
$40, 900 was promptly paid, and the liabili-
ties will be honestly met.
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determined TO force definition Of Uni.ari-
arism. NE
GENERAL SHERMAN and some staff
officers are to spend two months in an in
spection Of the Department, of Texas aud a
visit to the Yosemite and San Francisco. z
PRESIDENT ARTHUR had thirty-seven
guests at his first state dinner. The White
House was radiant with flowers.
JOSEPH Z. SHEFFIELD, who died in
New Haven, Conn, recently, has given for
educational purposes no less than 5000, 900,
one Of his good works being the scientific
school attached to Yale College. He leaves
to widow and six children an estate valued
at So, 100000.
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FISH
Tireless and Expensive Efforts Of
Commissioners Akers TO Prop
agate this Industry.
Nashville World, 18th.l

Nashville World, 1Sth.I
The growing Of game fish in Tennes.
see is rapidly becoming an important
industry, under the impetus given it
by Commissioner, Colonel George f.
Akers. He has introduced into the
public streams and private fish pondsg
all the best and most productive for
eign varieties known. A letter to the
Courier Journal says:
The credit due for this satisfactory
condition of the States fishing inter-
ests belongs to Colonel Geo. Akers,
the untiring Fish Commissioner. The
Legislature having refused to make an
appropriation for the purpose, Colonel
Akers, fortunately being a wealthy
man, has given much of his time and
money in building up this important
commercial industry.
He has induced farmers aud others
all over the State to establish carp
ponds, and where they were unable to
80 he has generously and unostenta-
tiously aided them. Through this
many of the mountain streams and
springs have been stocked with all the
game varieties Of fish. In this respect
he has been a greater friend to the
State than the State has been to itself.
He has inspired a love in the people
for the cultivation of fish, and has
done more to prevent the wholesale
destruction of fish by the seine than
all other men combined.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
Tue Rice TrOupe.


The Rice Surprise Party are OK.
pected to arrive here tomorrow by
special train from Meridian, Miss.
and are announced to play and sing
Patience" tomorrow night.
John Mccullough.
The noted tragedian, John McCul-
Tough, is to open here next Monday in
"Virginius," and on Tuesday will pre-
sent "0thello," followed Wednesday
By Jack Cade," Thursday by Rich
ard ILL.," Friday by "Virginius,'
Saturday at the matinee by "Ingomar,'
and Saturday night by "The Gladi.
ator."
Ball.
The Knights of the Red. Branch
ball, to be given Friday evening.
March 18th. promises to be a grand
success. Enough tickets are already
sold to insure this very popular organ.
%ization a handsome surplus for the
laudable cause they are e~ndeavorinq
to assist.
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FINED FOR CONTEMPT.
A Breeze in the Criminal Court.
room.

Attorney J. j. DuBose was arraign-
ed before Judge Horrigan this morn
ing and fined twenty-five dollars for
contempt of court; also ordered to jail
for forty-eight hours.
The cause of this action is said to
have been threats made by Mr.. Du-
Bose yesterday afternoon.
AS stated by persons claiming to
have a knowledge Of the circum-
stances, it occurred in connection with
the trial of Berry Branch fol-
burglary, Mr.. DuBOse being counsel
for the culprit, who had been con.
victed by a jury for robbing the store
of Fulmer, Thornton & Co. some time
ago.
Counsellor DuBose made a motion
for a new trial, which the Court over.
ruled. The counsellor made some
sighting allusion to the Judge to the
effect that he noticed the Court gen.
orally rendered decisions the same
way the iuries did, and also that he
expected a bill of exceptions might be
overruled, or that it would be neces.
sary to carry such a bill to a higher
court for adjudication.
Shortly a~fterward:: Judge :Horrigar
stepped down from the bench, and Col
DuBOse, with an; epithet and the re.
mark that both were now on the same
level, advanced as i'll to strike Judge
HOrrigan, but was'prevented by Sher.
if Athy, who stood near,but the efforts
Of the latter to pacify the enraged
Colonellwere not successful.
LATER-Other demonstrations arc
reported to have been made by Colonel
Du BOSE
The attorney was arralgned and
sentenced as above mentioned, bal
remained at the Courthouse up to the
hour of noon. About hat hour the
Colonel went before Judge Horrigar
and made a personal explanation
whereupon the fine and penalty was
RENTED by the Court, The incident
was a general topic Of conversation
about the streets, the hotels, the clubs
and elsewhere last night and occa.
stoned widespread comment this fore.
noon.
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AAAeKMAH sROT
by the WatchpAan 6frthe Rene
Macready.

About 5 o'clock this morning an in.
dividual known as paddy, the Bum
and whose other name is Pat 0'Maley.
went on board the steamer Rene Mac
ready with a check for some baggage.
The Waterman on the boat saw him
nosing around among the luggage and
ordered him to leave the boat. Paddy
declared he would not, and with all
the courage which four tumblers Of
grocery whisky inspire a man, vowed
he would stay with the boat until she
blew up if he did not get the trunk
sooner, The watchman cursed Paddy
roundly and was slapped in the mouth
for his pains Some say he was
knocked down. The watchman drew
his pistol and pulled the trigger,
the muzzle almost touching Paddy's
chin at the moment. The ball
shattered the cheek bone near the
chin, making an ugly but not danger
Gus wound. Immediately after firing
the shot the Waterman sprang into a
skif and pulled for the Arkansaw
shore. Paddy soon recovered from
the effects Of the shot sufficiently to
scramble to his legs and report the
affair to the police He was still on
his feet at ten o'clock to-day.
A steam tug was sent in pursuit Of
the man who fred the shot, but failed
to Overtake him, and returned to the
wharf after a fruitless race. Several
about the vessel familiar with the
circumstances Of the ARRAY claim that
the watchman's act was justifable,an d
say il was foolish for him to run away
as he did.
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Buy Pitcher Pumps of Browne.


A fire broke out between two and
three o'clock this morning on South
street, west of the fernando road, or
Mississippi avenue. The premises, a
double tenement one stOryframe, were
totally destroyed, together with an
other double tenement adjoining and
belonging to Mr.. 0verton. 1t was
limited that a policy for an uncertain
amount in the Planters Insurance
Company Of this city covered
a portion of the premises.
A policy of $500 in the Peoples In
Surance Company Of this city was held
by Mr.. Hemerle. Captain Pat Hack.
cit, Of the police force, occupied the
cottage, and he was not insured. The
fire force worked hard to save the
property but could do nothing beyond
protecting the adjacent houses from
being destroyed.
About four o'clock this morning the
house Of DR.. Burleson and Mrs. B. A.
Hollenberg, on College street, near the
south gate Of Elmwood, was totally
destroyed. 1t was a one-story frame
structure, with a brick basement. An
insurance policy for $500, in the
Home, of New York, covered the
building, while the Imperial London
had issued a policy Of $3.50 on furni-
ture aud $25O'on wearing apparel in
the houses of Mrs. Hollenberg and
DR.. A. A. Burleson. The house and
contents we're almost totally destroyed,
and the property Of Mr.. Poston and
Mr.. Lamb, near by, made narrow
escapes.
The fire engine, on its way to the
South street fire this morning, stuck
in a mud hole on DeSOto street, and
was detained for a considerable time.
or the premises occupied by Captain
Hackett would have been saved. As
it was, the Captain had the bulk of
his furniture and apparel removed
across the street into another house,
which he now occupies. The fire
caught in the Hemerle property, it is
stated, but how was not reported,
though it is said no one lived in that
tenement.
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GNAT OIL.
+. J. ~TURNBULL, 234 Main.
eodTt
PERSONAL.

The high water has produced quite
a depression Of trade among those OF
our merchants who depend alone upon
the over1owcd districts for customers.
Sol Coleman, however, with charac-
t%eristic enterprise, has passed beyond
the limit Of the overflow, and in a new
direction. He has filed several hand
some orders for bis celebrated No. 10
cigars from Hickman, KY, and has
also received encouraging news from
his travelling salesman in that quarter.
When a cigar dealer can sell cigars in
a tobacco growing State like Ken
lucky, it is an evidence Of superiority
The finest and highest priced
Beer ever brought 10 Hem,
phiB Is the
BOHEMIAN. lot
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A wedding in wyoming.

Cleveland Leader
This is the way a backwoods Justice
Of the Peace marries EN- in far-off
Wyoming:
Grip your FMS Amos Peabody, do
ye solemnly sw'ar that yell freeze to
Mandy forever an ever. That yell
love 'er, an provide fur 'er an treat
'er sQuar' an right, accordin' to the
rules an regulations sot down to gov
ern SIGH cases in the laws O. the
United States, SO help yer GOd2"
"Yaas, sir, l do, sir"
THAT fixes your end O. the bargain.
Mandy Thomas, do you solemnly
sw'ar that yell hang on to Amos fur
all comm time; that yell nuss him in
sickness and be sQuar' to him in we'll
ness; that yell allaes be to him a good,
true, honest, up'an' up wife under the
penalties prescribed by the laws for
the punishment of SIGH %o1enses. do
yer sw'ar this, so help yer God?"
"Isw'ar 1 will"
Then by the power in me vested as
Justice O the Peace, in an'furthis pre-
cinct, pronounce you, Amos Pea
body, husband, an you MANDY
Thomas, wife, an l~egalize ye to remain
as SIGH now an forever more, an veil
stand committed till the fees an costs
IN this case be paid in full, an may
God have mercy on yer souls, an bless
this union with his haftiest blessings.
Bakers Pain Panacea cures pain in
man and beast. Use externally and
internally and find relief.
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Fhl vtsGshl EIallI sssGAsf nEEsG

Ths pgtssht REalIi WeEshSf mKSs
the birds ohirp chserilsr
Superior quality mixed pickles, b.
the gallon, at Lytle h Shields.
Prof. Saxby's class tomorrow night
Ladies and gentleman's hop next weel
People who have patches of GROUND
as big as q bed quilt are full of gardeI
talk at this time,
Licenses to marry we're granted yes.
day to j. G. Beaden and Laura Postal
VIM. Hall sad Annie A. Goodlett.
The temperature early this morning
was $50 and log warmer than yester'
days coolest. The range YESTERDAY
was 400 to 62o.
The upper rivers are shrinking rap.
idly, and everybody will feel better
when the rivers are a dozen feet lower
than at present.
Copper plate wedding and visiting
cards, engraved and printed in latest
styles at moderate cost at G. L. BYRD
& Co., 275 Main street.
The jury was out at noon to-day
with the case of the little boOtblack.
Henry Craig, charged with numbering
JeeSse Galveston, a short time since.
Fresh oysters just received; Lake
Erie salmon and Savannah river Shad,
venison steaks and venison hams. at
Signaigo's, 27S Second and go Beal st.
The second story of the Custom
house is making handsome progress.
A few Of the present generation may
possibly live to see the structure com
plete.
Alightrain fell at Chattanooga andin
East TENNESSEE last night,not enough
to injure anything. Everywhere else in
the South it was dry, overhead if not
undertoot.
The fire engines at the South street
fire this morning we're compelled to
throw water through 1900 feet of hose.
A long route, but it was the nearest
water plug.
1t was showing heavily all along the
upper Mississippi at sunrise this morn
ing, and lightly at Pittsburg. Quite a
contrast with the semi-tropical tenn
perature Of this locality.
Several barges Of ice are reported
underway for this market. 1t requires
from twelve to fifteen thousand tons
to supply this market a year, and an
ample stock has been secured to satisfy
our needs.
Captain james A. Loudon arrived
in this city yesterday from Swan Lake,
Ark, with the remains of his sister,
the late Miss Anna Loudon, which
will be placed temporarily in the family
vault at ElmwoOd. Due notice will
be given of funeral services at some
day.
The two ice companies have consol.
but the price to consumers will
not be advanced for sometime to come
at least The Q'Neil Company has
sold out, lock, stock and barrel, ice,
mules, wagons. harness, and the whole
business. good will and all to the
Bohlen & Huse Company.
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The tone of the press and the action
of the people, where expression has
been given on the State debt question,
are most encouraging indeed. Giles,
Montgomery and Shelby counties have
held mass meetings and passed resolu-
tions looking to the harmony of the
party and an honorable settlement Of
the debt. No discord was manifested
in any Of these meetings. The uni
versal purpose seemed to be to ami
cably dispose Of the question and
unite the Democratic party. This is
a most c~ommendable and highly en-
~couraging example that Madison
county should follow, and we suggest
that a similar meeting be called for
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Ask Your Grocer
for Refined
Pamela Cooking OH.
1t is guaranteed to give satisfaction.
Is
wearing brooches,

A regular Mardi GrAs nest was un-
earthed this morning by the arrest Of
Celia Morris for keeping a disorderly
house. 1t was shown by the testi-
mony that Celia, and Harriet Cannon,
girl who lived with her, were in the
habit Of ~arraying themselves in mems
clothes and prOmenading the streets
after dark. One witness stated that
she believed them to be members Of a
minstrel quartette which gave nightly
serenades, Nearly every night they
came home with their escorts all hap
py, drunk and bowling like ~lunatics.
President Hadden gave them a lecture
on modesty and fined them 50 each.
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POLICE POINTS.

Twenty.sevcn cases were tried TO-
day.
Seven sinners were sentenced to the
island.
Two widow women were summoned
to-day for selling groceries without
license.
Gas will be lit to night at $50, and
extinguished at 4:l5 in the morning.
Gabe Price, Major Stewart and Tom
Fields were each fined to-day fol-
vagranoy, and sent to the island ia
serve out their fines.
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BOHEMIAN BEER
is now ON draught at Henry
Luehrmann's. lot
Struck il Rich.

The news came by this mornings
mail that the Gaudeloupe y Calvo
folks have struck it rich. The miners
hit a vein a few days since 100 feet
wide and very thick, which yields $16S
worth of gold to the ton. DR.. Porter
and ex-MayOr Flippin are at the
scene of the discovery, and are nat
orally jubilaut over their good luck
and the prospec. Of riches which will
rival those Of Monte Christie in the
near future. These valuable North
Mexican mines belong chiefly to people
in this city, and it is understood the
owners have advanced the price of
stocks.
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this county and the people given a
chance. to speak out on this question.
We believe there would be a hearty
and liberal response to such a CALL
West Tennessee Wing.
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GRRAT RUSH

AZ George schiIIy's saloon for
the fine BerIiner Beer, lowest
priced, 5 cents per glass. Hot
Dinners and Lunches. Ut
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F~frst-class watch and jeweIry
repairing by j. N. MulIOFd a. Co.,
SSS Main. Watch Crystals, use.
115f
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aaAT OIL
AS. TUnNnULI. aa4 Maine
RndW

PosrfokED-Boing unable to give
proper attention to sale of tickets for
the rattle of sewing machine, by the
advice ola number Of ticket holders,
the rattle is postponed until April
18th. Mrs. ToRREY.
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A Bogus Docfot,s Prnnks.

An old colOred woman named Mar.
Varet Thomas, living on South street,
and who has an invalid husband 10
support, was swindled out Of three
dollars a few days since by a one. eyed
beat Of a darky who pretended to be
DR.. Kad Scot. He claimed to be the
seventh son of the seventh son. etc.
and said he knew precisely what was
the matter with Thomas. He got
three dollars in advance, and a few
days afterward went back with a small
vial of stuff, which the old woman de-
clares made her husband worse than
before.
Scott was brought before the court
to-day and asked to explain himself
He went on to give the Ingredients of
his prescription, naming s~arsaparilla,
potashes, gin and pabolic acid soap.
There were some pills, too, your
honor" he concluded.
Were they Shallenberger's pills2"
President Hadden asked.
mo, sir"
That's where you missed it, Kad-
dy," his honor said. II would have
been light on you if you had pre-
scribed Shallenbergers but for your
mixture of ignorance and knavery, I'll
send you down for twenty days."
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ADDITIONAL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL, March 10, 4 p.m.-Cotion
dull and easier. Uplands, 6 1l-16d;
Orleans, GID. Sales ts-day, 5000 bales.
Receipts, 5000 bales American, 5000.
Futures are fat.
NEW YORK, March Is, 1925
p.m.-Cotton firm. Ordinary, 9zc;
good ordinary, 1910; low mid
ding, llMe middling, II l-l6c; good
middling, II 7-l6c; middling fair, 10 g.
Ice fair, 10 l6-l6c. Futures are steady
at very little change from last even
ing's closing figures.
NEW ORLEANS, March 10, 1l.30 am
Cotton steady. Middling, l2c. Sales
to-day, 800 bales. Receipts to-day, l0l6
bales.
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Miss. q Tenn. II. r.. 90.

TO sHIPPERs.
All breaks repaired. Freight moved
with prOmptness and dispatch. Bills
lading for cotton to local and foreign
points issued at No. IL Madison street.
Is Ed. R. HART, Gen1Ag 2
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HURRAH!

The best and finest Beer In the
city il The RerIiner Beer, nj
George SchiIIy's, II. Court ST. 12t
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III. A. THOMs. Undertaken,
Corner Adams and Second SITS.
~
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Fish

100 kits extra fine Mess Mackerel
SEQ kits Nos. i, 2 and 8 BIackerel
100 hIfbrls MackereI
IS cases Mackerel in Mustard
25 Brook Trout
25 SOused Mackerel
200 cases 4 Ib HOLSTERS
200 ID Mackerel
200 Glib salmon
Clam ChOwder, Irish ChOwder
Deyiled Grabs, Goldfish Balls
CLAIMS, Shrimps, etc.
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M. COLEMAN, Justice of the Peace,
~. Notary Public and Commissioner OF
Deeds. Special attention given to collections
q the county. Office 2i Front St. list