Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-03-23
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Prominent 1iau shoots HinseI T. RICHMOND, Va, March 19-Benj LII min Bates, aged 49, committed su st eide the this morning by shootir
 himself through the heart.
 MOrmO"s \ ftcr Converts. If CHATTANoOGA, Tenn., March I9-
 The presiding cider of the Mrrmo
 church is in this city, arranging fc
 the emigration of converts to Utal
 There are now rineiy missionarie h at work in the South.
 Il Fire.
 NEW ORLE MS, March 1O-At Fla,
 rants pavilion last night, inst hefor
 the close of the performance, al
 alarm of fire was given and the larc audience, panic stricken, rushed fo = the exit. The fire was subdued l Two men, two women, a girl. bo,
 and colored youth were seriousl,
 crushed. Some are believed to b, fatally hurt.
 Greenville, Miss. Oyeraowcd. GREENvILLE, March 2i-TaIla- hatchie county is overtiowed. Green vile submerged. Water only 1e
 inches below that of 1882, but it is
 rising slowly from Greenville to
 Henry Island, and the whole coun-
 try submerged. Some Of the largest
 Yazoo river planters are fearing
 their interests will be seriously dam aged.
 Storm At Chicago.
 CHICAGO, March 20-The storm
 here continues. Reports this morn ing show that the cold belt extends over the entire northwest doing con- siderable damage to property. It occurred at Milwaukee, Waukeeeaa and other points. On the east shore of Lake Michigan the change ex- pected seriously delayed wheat sow ing.
 Poor Emma Bond.
 sTAYLoRvItLE, Ill.,, March 2O- There is much talk here concerning | peculiar incident which occurred | here on Friday night in connection with Miss Emma Bond, the victim of last summers outrage. Since her appearance before the Grand Jury she has been staying at inc house sfSher uncle, Abner Bond. on the outskirts of the city. On the evening named the family were at supper. Etta Bond, a sister of Emma came out of the girls bedroom, say- 1 Ing It was not necessary to send any one in to stay with her while the family were eating, that Emma was { 'ittlng propped up in bed reading by and seemed to feel very But after a few mini ltes Mrs. Abner Bond sent her little ] c lrl into the room. The girl came d u"ning back immediately, saying, t Oh, mamma, the room is dark and tl 'mma IS gone'" Mrs. Bond scream c n' and the family ran to the room u ma the bed empty. They searched D ie house and yard, and found the O ffiicted girl outside around an anple ri the house, lying on the ground, " unconscious. They carried tf le girl back to her room, and while W ping so heard her rave of men with th ack masks on their faces. She has hi en in semi.unconscious condition CT since. Among the suppo<itions ell evalrnt is that of abduction. and tie me even hint of darker dceIs. tn le Accepted theory is that in a fit of temporary alteration of mind she an 'nde'ed from her room to the yard, VIC lere her strength failed her and Nil sank 10 the ground, still laboring pr' der a hallucination, probably, of 1t former hideous scenes. To con- talk dict this is the fact that since her wh oearance before the Grand Jury Ne November she has never walked wit Iep. Tu
 Injanctisn Granted.
 AN FRANCISCO, March 19LA tland dispatch says Judge Deaby, he United States circuit court to>
 granted a provisional injunction o the case of Wells, Fargo & Co. inst the Oregon Railway and .o U Company. He held that ''y lis. Fargo & Co. were duly in> S, n 0Orated and that the .v,-ae, Ohf' mess is recognized branch of ne Vcying trade. and that the rail- ~ IS bound ts treat it accordingly; .ns. s the railroad corporation was i"' ted by state to serve the public nI n common carriers for reasonable peasation, and must adapt itself ~ ~