Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-11-02


Daniel Smith, farmer living near Ottawa,
Kansas, was shot and mortally wounded by q
man named Long, who took this method Of
settling . grudge.
At Pittsbuig, Pa, on the night Of the 2sth.
q Mrs. Weirnon, while in drunken fit, threw q
lamp at Mrs. Mary Joogers. 1t exploded and
fatally burned Mrs. J.
Florence Wilson, q colored schoolma'am,
mortally. wounded James Shannon, a dusky
villain who was approaching her at Covington,
Ky, on the 2sth. with the threat tina. he would
"kick her head or"
Henry sehissler, young man. was found
dead In grocery store at Nashville, Tenn, on
the 9th. John Thomas is charged with the
murder.
Prof. Palmer, Captain Gill and Lieut.. Char
ingtop, all EDglishmen, were massacred by
Bedouins near Akaba, Egypt, recently.
Mail advices from Basket Island report that
q boats crew Of the wrecked schooner Surprise
and the English bark Roseneath, we're massa.
sred BY ISdians. One man escaped and made
his --sy - Valparaiso.
Chas. Heard, sged 20, attempted 10 chastise
his sistG Laura, aged II, at Tazewell, Ga, on
the 26tA. She seized shotgun and killed
him.
Founh;n Faukcrs!y, Jr., poisoned his wife
and twochildren at Lowell, KY. The former
died and the children were in critical state at
last accounts.
Geo. Williams and Charles Brown killed each
other ip an ARRAY at Shepherd Station, Texas,
on the 18th.
John O'Donneli, Of Frankfort, Ky., while
suffering from delrium tremens, attempted to
poison bis mother, sister and two brothers with
arsenic, and then suicided by eating the drug
himself.
At saltwater, Mimi. on the 25th inst. a man
named F. Kingball attempted TO murder his
wife with carving knife. A young man named
Machirgki, interfered and was fatally slashed
in the abdomen. Mrs. Khngball was severely
wounded.
DR.. c. n. Hoffman, Of Sinking Springs, a viii
lage situated five miles from Reading, Pa, was
shot with rifle and dangerously wounded by
Walter High, a mere boy. The doctor had re-
fused to give the boy and his companions
ride in his buggy.
Prof. Yerkes in charge Of private school at
Paris, Ky., chastised a boy named Homer Old
son, on the oath, whereupon the enraged lad
drew revolver and inflicted a painful flesh
wound In one of the professors arms.
Charles Thurber, negro who outraged two
ladies near Norton, ID. T., was taken from the
Jail at Grand Forks by q mob Of 2,U00 men
and lynched The officers struggled hard to
defend the prisoner and were roughly handled
by the crowd. Several Of the lynchers were
badly hurt by the officers clubs.
A desperate ARRAY between horse thieves and
officers occurred in Norman County, Texas,
recently. The thieves surrendered after the
death Of one Of their number named Russell.
The latter was wealthy farmer. but has
always been in league with desperate charac-
ters.
Willis Parker and Henry Black quarreled
over cards at Kyle, Texas. Parker had his
throat cut, and Black was shot twice.
Deputy Sheriff Beyton. OF Oldham County,
Kv., shot Thomas Martin fatally on tho Gath,
for resisting arrest
John Nape, OF Portlandville, N. u, shot his
wife aud hired man in fl Of jealousy, and
then cut his own throat. The two former will
recover.