Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-01
ADDITIONAL rElEcRApHlc MEMS

ST. LOUIS, July Z5.-Sln tne stn inHf.
Guy Smith. y ten-year-old son Of Nil
ton Smith. living in Kirkwood in St.
Louis county, quarreiled with his broth
or Louis, and his father whipped them.
The boys we're milking the cows at the
time, and after finishing Guy went into
the kitchen, washing his hands, then
went to his grandmother room and got
q shoteon, returned tothe kitchen whore
his father was and emptied one Of the
barrels Of the gun into his body. inAict-
ing wounds from which be died In . few
hours. Guy was arrested and last even
ina.s Jury returned verdict Of guilty
and the child will probably BE- sentenced
to be hanged. The verdict was sur
prise and the case throughout has been
a singular one and excited great inter-
est. The boy ia not l3 years old yet and
has been a strange child from birth.
His head il abnormalIy large and high
and almost to point like a cone. He
has quick temper and his physicians
say always has been liable to water on
the brain. He acknowledged on the
witness stand that he meant to shoot
his father end hurt him badly, as be
(the father had hurt him, but did not
intend to kill him.
steamer Collision.
SAN FR,Sc1soo, July 30,-Last evening
a collision occurred in Mission bay be-
tween the Mexican gunboat Democrats
and steamer Newbern. Both vessels
were lying at anchor near each oths1
when the tide turned and they begar
drifting. The Newborn commenced
soon to swing rapidly toward the gun
boat and when discovered 6. collision
was unavoidable. One blade of ths
Newbern's propeller struck the Demo
crata beneath the water line on the star
board side, with great violence, pierc
ing the hull of the war ship. when sh'
at once commenced filing. The navi
gator Of tho Newbern immediatel,
shipped his anchor and making fast t.
the disabled cunboat, both steamer
we're run upon the mud fats whore the.
are now lying. Had this course not hav
been taken the Democratic would IN
doubtedly have sunk. as she is nov
: keeled over to the starboard and hal
full of water. No person was Injuries
By disabling OF the Mexican gunboat
but the damage on the vessel is not in
considerable.
A Terrible Fail.
Kate Hammond, young woman 2
years of age. employed in the capacit.
Of chambermaid at the Brooklyn hotel
fell from a third story window to tn
ground. a distance Of ninety feet. Sh
was terribly msngled by the fall, an
her injuries are deemed fatal. It seem
the young woman was in the room will
one of the guests of the hotel names
Phillips, under very compromising Gil
cumstances. The proprietor Of the he
tol, suspecting she was in the room, in
sisted upon entering, ard the girl be
came so frightened that she foolishl
attempted to escape by means Of tn
telegraph wire, which descended tn
building by the window. She had gon
only few feet, however, when she wa
unable to retain her hold Of the slende
wire ard fell.
A Fuss Over small Matter.
4 WAsuISaroN, July 3O.-A Portlan'
(hlaine) newspaper Of the 26th state
that one of the Hubbell assessment Gil
culars received at that city, assassin
Government. officials, was conveyed fror
Washington in Government envelop
without payment Of postage. As HUI
bell and other signers OF the circula
are members of the House Of Repre-
ssntatives and Senate, m inquiry in.
the facts proves this charge to be
privileged question, which any menbe
Of the House or Senate can move I
have investigated. It is stated that
resolution will be introduced into tn
House on:the first..opportunity, instruct
ing the Committee ON Reform in Civ
Service TO investigate the facts alleged
and inquire whether official envelope
or stamps for official business only, ca,
be used by any members Of Congress
for other than official business, wit
power to send for persons and papers.