Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-08-31
CRIMINAL CALENDAR

At fair in Cythiana, KY, Jack McCar-
thy and Dick Murphy attacked E. S. Farroll
Murphy shot at Farroll and missed him,
but hit Miss Matte Kennedy in the head
The wound was slight because the ball was
spent. City Marshal, Jack West assisted by
Private Policeman c. Fowler, arrested Nc
earthly and Murphy. While on the way to
Jail James kearns friend of the prisoners,
tried to push Policeman Fowler under a
passing railway train, whereupon City Mar
shall West shot kearns, twice, killing him.
He then proceeded to jail with his prisoners
A dandy ola duke of Richmond sampled
E. S. Stokes finest wines and cigars at the
Hoffman house New York, and was on the
point of negotiating loan when wise bar
keeper gaveit away, and told his employer
that the duke was the slickest confidence
man England ever produced, when the Be-
fraud was fired from the premises.
At Chicago, last Sunday morning Chas
Hart and George alias Plug Martin fought a
prize fight for $500 side. The pugilists are
a couple of local middle weights OF consid-
cradle science. The fight lasted ten rounds
and forty-five minutes. Hart Won the first
knock down, the first blood and the fight
Martin was badly punished.
John Dewey, editor of the Irish Nation of
New York, has been sentenced to death by a.
secret council of the O'Donovan-Ross party
He was attacked by an armed party at an
early hour Tuesday morning in Mouauin's
restaurant, but his assailant fled at the APP
proach of policeman.
Alex. Julian, brother of Hon. Ira Julian,
committed suicide on the fair grounds at
Louisville KY, by shooting himself through
the brain. He was a candidate for sheriff
in the late election and his defeat is believed
to be the cause.
J. B. Kelsey, private banker at Varsail-
les, Mo-, was arrested at Upton, Mo-,
charged with Disappointing funds depos-
tied in his bank, which closed its doors
Wednesday. Liabilities of bank, $40, 900.
The widow of A. P. Dow, a well-known
Minneapolitan, followed her husbands ex-
ample, and on Saturday evening hanged
herself. 1t was singular and sad suicide.
Advices are received at Little Rock that
Smith, an Arkansas ruffian, who attempted
to outrage white lady, has been lynched
by disguised party who shot him to death
Philip Etting, rich and eccentric farmer
living near Port Jarvis, n. Y, killed Jesse
Manderville with rifle for taking an apple
from his orchard.
BARLEY Campbell, the playwright, was
knocked down and robbed in New York
Monday night.
FIRES IND OTHER CASUALTIES.
The Hotel Hammock, Scituate, Mass,
opened Aug. 5, was burned Monday morn
ing. There were about 100 boarders in the
house, who lost all personal property, and
some barely escaped with their lives. Many
of the inmates of the hotel were obliged to
Jump from the upper part of the building to
the ground. Several children were rescued
with difficulty. In the office were a num-
Der of watches and valuable diamonds be-
longing to the guests, which were lost.
The people of Gratiot Wis, are again af-
fiicted with that terrible disease, diptheria,
which prevailed with such dreadful fatality
In that city and other places in southern
Wisconsin year ago. Thus far twelve
deaths hsve occurred, and large numbers are
reported sick. Two deaths occurred in one
family in one week. The physicians have
found no specific for the scourage
The wholesale hardware store of Ferguson
Brothers at Minneapolis, was burned on
Saturday. The Ferguson Brothers carried a
heavy stock, and they estimate their loss nv
fire and water at s6O,o0O while it NAV DOS
sibly exceed that figure.
A water spout broke over Dayton, o.
Wednesday afternoon. Rain fell for an
hour in immense volumes, deluging tbe
streets and cellars. Trains on most of fine
roads have been delayed by washouts.
James B. Shirk, mail agent on the Van.
dalia line, fell out ofthe door of a postal ca,
whlle the tram was running rapidly and
was killed near Indianapolis, Ind.
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
VIM. G. Severn, aged 80 years and a resi-