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HIS FATHERS MURDERER.
Capt. Nuts Murder and his Daugh-
tcrs Shame Avenged in the Blood
Ofthe Wretchcd Dukes.

Capt. Nuts Murder and his Daugh-
tcr's Shame Avenged in the Blood
of the Wretchcd Dukes.
Uniontown, Pa. June 13.-James Mutt,
son of State Treasurer Capt. A. G. Mutt, de-
fathers murderer, this evening at 7:30
o'clock. He shot four times, all the shots
taking effect. Dukes died instantly. Dukes
had been frequently informed of his danger
in remaining in Uniontown. and he lately
said he would either stay there or the cem-
etery It is said that he had expressed rear
of the son of Capt. Mutt, and was never on
the street afer night. To-day James Mutt
was seen practicing with q revolver at his
home, and this evening about 7:30 o'clock
he was standing near the postoffce, when
Dukes came along. As Dukes was passing
he turned his head and noticed young Nut.
Just as he stepped from the doorway, and
fired shot, taking effect in Dukes side.
Dukes started to run, when Mutt followed
and shot again. BY this time Dukes was on
the postoffice steps, when he received an
other shot and fell inside the door. Mutt
followed and fired two more shots into
Dukes PROSTATE body, one taking effect in
the neck. Dukes was dead before any one
could get to him. The revolver that did the
work is the same that Capt. Mutt carried on
the morning of his death. Young Mutt
gave himself up aud is now in Jail. He was
calm hut pale as sheet Five shOls were
fired, four taking effect The coroners jury
are now sitting. Excitement is running
high.
THE PENALTY OF WARNING UNHEEDED.
Duke. had been frequently warned to
leave Uniontown, but he persistently re.
fused. His friends had often advised him
to seek another home, and his answer was
always that he would either live in Union
town or he a corpse in the cemetery. As
far back as last December, young Mutt had
threatened TO have Dukes life, and the lat
ter had always avoided him. The last OF
the two shots fred after Dukes fell, pene-
trated his back. Toe shooting created in
tense excitement, but ut IL p. IN. everything
Has quiet. Young Mutt is not quite twenty
years Of age and has always been considered
quiet and inoffensive. 1t is said, however,
that he has been practieing with revolver
for some time past.
On Dec. %, 1882, N. L. Dukes, q lawyer,
and member-e elect of the Pennsylvania leg
islature from Fayette county, shot and
killed Capt. A. G. Mutt, state cashier, in the
Jennings house, Upiontown. The cause
was the alleged seduction of Capt. Nuts
daughter Lizzie by Dukes, TO whom the
young lady was engaged. The jury much
to the astonishment OF the public and in
the face Of the most conclusive evidence of
the guilt Of Dukes, and the judges charge,
which was strongly In favor OF the prosecu-
ton, rendered verdict OF not guilty.
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music teacher and dancing master, charging
him with adultery. Straight was placed
under arrest and gave bail in $500. Mr..
Siize claims that he has unexpectedly re-
turned from Northfield at noon, and upon
going home found Straight in bed with his
wife. Both Straight and Mrs. Size assert
there is no truth in his story, but that Mr..
Straight has, for the past year, been giving
Mrs. Site lessons on the guitar and had
called for that purpose.
At Duluth, Marshal Bracket recently ar
rested Fred Faulks and Thomas Wriggles-
worth for pre-emption frauds. Faulks
waived an examination and gave bail for his
appearance at the next term OF the United
States court. Wrigglesworth got away from
the officers and Is now on board the steamer
United Empire on bis way to Port Arthur.
J. II. Finland, civil engineer in the
employ of the government of Engla nd was
robbed of 500 on train near Brainerd,
on the llth. The robbers were three
card monte men, who grabbed the money
when the victim was about to accommo-
date them by changing bill.
s. v. X. Sherwood OF Brainerd died at
II unter's Springs, Montana. Mr.. Sher-
wood was railroad man for about thirty
years, and was conductor of the first pas
sen"er That ran into Brainerd. Later he
went into business i'm that city, and was
postmaster for some time.
At Madison, OAK, Deputy Marshal Guy
c. Weed arrested one w. III. Roher. He is
said to have swindled several persons in
Southern Dakota, inducing prominent par
ties to endorse drafts on Eastern firms for
whom he falsely elaine l to be travelling.
Reuben H. Ploss capitalist, recently
lost satchel containing securities valued at
$S7, 900, in Brooklyn ferryboat. The pO-
lice subsequently captured Owen Quinn
and james Cullen with the property in their
possessiO on.
Brooks Robinson, negro boy, was
sentenced to state pr json for fifteen years
for an attempted assault on Mrs. Simeon u.
Tyler OF Buford township, s. G. Troops
were called out Monday night to prevent
lynching.
Ex-Treasurer Thorn of Adams county,
Neb., is on trial at Hastings, Neb., for the
embezZlement OF $4,000. Congressman
Laird and ex-Attorney General Dilworth
appear for the defendant.
A young preacher in Hyde Park, Pa,
walked out with one OF the Young female
members of his flock, and because she re-
fused to marry him, attempted suicide with
laudanum.
f. J. Marion, formerly at Fort Madison,
Iowa, deliberately shot himself dead at Ex-
celsior, Hennepin county. Out ofihis head.
a fendish rapist and murderer Yves
lynched in Rockford, Ala.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-23

WASHyNGTON NEWS NOTES.

WASHINGTONN NEWS NOTES.
The postoi'ice department will run itself
till some time next week, as Postmaster
General Gresham end his three assistants
and Chief Clerk Bassett are absent from
Washington. In some of the other depart
ments prepar atioDs are being made for the
usual summer exodus, and by the 1st OF
July the wheels of government will be
pretty well clogged SO far rs busipessi is con-
cerned.
Ordinance Sergeant George w. Bromley,
the Oldest soldier in years and service in
the United States army has been called to
Washington by the president to be COM
missioned as all officer and retired. BrOm-
ley enlisted March. 80, 1885, and has thrice
refused an officers commission.
Secretary Chandler this week will adver-
tise thirty useless naval vessels for sale. The
total cost of the vessels was about $40, 90,
OOO None of them are useful for any naval
purpose. The oldest was built in 1914, but
only ten were constructed before the war.
1t is believed at the war department that
the report that Mayor Nickerson was seen
at st. Louis last week is true. The officials
.hink he is making his way 10 the Pacinc
coast.
Nineteen postoffices have been named
Hatton. since the fresh young man
from Iowa went into the pOstoiiice depart
ment.
There is 1891, 3s2, 3l2 in the United States
treasi,ry
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Dynamitcs Convicted and Sentenced
for Life.

The trial of DR.. Gallagher, Bernard Ga Ia
gheE, Whitehead, Curtin, Wilson and Ans-
burgh in London was continued on the 14th.
The court stated that it considered the
evidence against Bernard Gallagher and
Ansburgh sufficient to be submitted to the
jury. The jury retired at 5:35. After u
short time they returned to the court room,
aud announced that they had found a yer.
dict of guilty against DIR. Gallagher, Wilson,
Whitehead and Curtin, and a verdict of
not guilty in the case of Ansburgh
and Bernard gallagher. The four
men found guilty were then sentenced +"
penal servtude for life. DR.. Gallagher pro-
tested his innocence. He said the tine
would come when the matter would be put
right before the world. DR.. Gallagher
kiced and shook hands with his brother
and Ansburgh Whitehead, Wilson and
Curtin each shook hands with Bernard
Gallagher and kissed Ansburgh fervently.
The convicts were conveyed to MilbaDk
prison in van. The military guard at the
prison has been strengthened in order to
prevent any attempt at rescue.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-23
Southern DOmesticity.

There are two phases of Southern life
which are but little appreciated at the
North, its domesticity and its humor.
The conventional planter of the ante
bellum era was careless, boastful, swag-
gering tyrant; his wife and daughters
equally careless in regard to the home-
life, its comforts and economies, ~ he
of the administration of his boundless
acres. Both ideas were almost equally
incorrect. The southern planter, as q
rule, was careful administrator Of his
estate: not in the same snug and tidy
manner Of which the Northern farmer
boasts--he did not work and fuss and
worry over all the details of farm man
agement as much rs his compeer Of the
North, nor was his sense of fitness out
ragged by lack of completeness and or
der which would have driven the farmer
of the middle states into an insane asy-
lum. There was sort of laxity about his
metho Is which was hard for the North
ern man to distinguish from slothful-
ness. Yet he watched with care
the development OF the crops,
the progress OF the work,
and was no doubt better director Of
LABOR than could generally be found
upon the Northern farm. With ignor-
ant labor and crude machinery he
achieved good resuls. 1t Is especially
with regard to the domestic life OF the
South, however, that false ideas pre-
vailed at the North. The planters
family has always been credited with
hospitality of lavish, careless kind, but
a very small portion of the people oi
the North have ever supposed that the
planters wife was very generally Mar.
tha OF the most anxious and troubled
twixt the Northern and the Sontherr
housekeeper has been 80 great that the
former has very often been inclined To
elevate dainty nose In scorn OF any
professed requirements OF the latter
So, too, the hurly-burly OF Cur North
ern life; its sharp competition and the
constant influx Of the outside world
have been such as to predispose rs to
underestimate the charming domesticity
| of the Southern home. 1t is not often
as strictly ordered or administered with
! that anxiety with regard 10 detail thai
characterizes the Northern household,
vet there is rarely to be found more
| faithful purveyor Of comforts than the
| mistress off Southern plantation. The
very isolation Of plantation life, the
rarity Of strangers visits, and the care
| with which even tlie most distant fam
| ily ties are remembered and acknow'
| lodged in tn 1t section, all tend TO make
| the domestic life of the better class o
| the South very charming and delightful
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An Old Breccll-Loading Cannon

Most students of the subject are aware
that breech loading firearms are of no
modern invention. The Marquis Of
Worcester describes breech-loading
pistol; and it is well known that at some
ofthe Chinese arsenals there very an
cierit spe :imens of breech-loading field
guns. A discovery which has just been
made at Aleppo is, nevertheless, likely
to cause considerable surprise i'm mill
tary circles; for according to the Turkish
official gazette of that place, a party OF
engineers, while making excavations be-
meath the citadel ofthe town, have come
upon large wrought-iron breech-load..
ing cannon which must have been buried
} (inr at least two hundred and fifty years.
That the weapon should be breech-
losder is In itself sufficiently astonishing;
hut the most extraordinary part OF the
kslIair is that the brsech mechanism Is
Ones xactly similar to that which has
With wp'Nny yeara been Tilted ~ krnpp,
kssssx The aftiilcvy OF tho German
sfg,e svsn II ID interesting % note,
49,. t,,c nasnSsGs its maker, halebli
esss su1ssSo w. 90. knd Is In fairly good pes
sss}e jjSy ! Classtto.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-23

The list Of the largest holders OF
United States bonds in this country and
Europe is as follows: Mr.. w. II. Van
derbilt, 100000; Mrs. A. L. Stewart,
$30,0OO,0 600; Jay Gould, $l3,OO0,0OO re-
gistered and large amount Of coupon
bonds; an estate in Boston and three or
four persons in New York have SO 000O,-
600 each; the estate of Moses Taylor,
$5,0OO,000; ID. 0. Mills, 81 100000. These,
with an unmarried lady in New York
name not given-who has SIS, 600 900, are
the largest holders in the United States.
In Europe, the Rothchilds together hold
the evidences of nearly one-quarter OF
the entire bonded debt. They have, in
Guiding all their bankers, $40O, 100000
In England, the Baroness Burdett-
Coutts-Bartlett has SIC, ,000, 600, the Duke
of Sutherland, 5000 600, and Sir Thomas
Brassey, 81, 100000.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-23

The immense business that is now
transacted at the pension Office appears
from the monthly report of the mail di-
vision for May. In round numbers the
new cases received were 5000. There
were $4,000 pieces ofadditional evidence
sent in. The reports received from the
adjutant general and the surgeon gener-
al numbered nearly 81 900; of miscellan-
eous letters, not inquiries, there were
$4,000; the surgeons certificates num-
bered 600; the orders for medical ex-
aminations returned were $4,000; the
special examiners forwarded $500 re-
ports; the letters of inquiry numbered
25,500. The total number Of pieces re-
ceived was 1885, and the total mum
Der OF letters sent out was l55, ,l69.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-23
Mary Clemmer Ames' Marriage.

Mrs. Mary Clemmer, the. famous CORE
spondent, WAS on the 18th, according to the
announcement made several days since
married in Washington to Edmund Hud.
son, the well-known newspaper man. The
couple will soon visit Europe. Mrs. Glenn
mer was divorced from her husband, Mr..
Ames, in 1875. The divorce was unique
because neither of them at the time, or
afterward, bore malice, and neither had
then picked out any other to marry. II was
managed purely as business transaction
and by mutual consent. He obtained the
divorce at Harper's Ferry, w. Va, where
he then lived, making certain letters he bad
from her the grounds for procuring It. In
speaking oft wear later to friend of
both he said: ~ thought it would make
Mary happier to be free, and, as l have al
ways studied her happiness i gave her
II fieedOm." AS there were no children the
matter was the easier arranged. Mr.. Ames
used regularly to call !upon her when he
visited Washington after the divorce, and
ten consulted her. He even discussed
with her his proposed marriage tn another
lsdy before proposing to the lady in question.
He has now been married several years.
He and his family have, since his marriage,
lived in the West.
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TIE CASUALTY RECORD.

A boat builder at Reeds Landing
named Post was crushed to death by q
barge which fell on him. The barge was
being held on its side by rope attachm ents
in the hands of wOrKmen, and in obedience
to Posts command TO "I.et it over little"
they relaxed the ropes until the burden
overcame their strength and the boat fell
with the fatal result noted.
The bodies of six drowned persons have
been found in Lake Pepir, within the last
few weeks. All three persons have been
drowned since last fall, singly or in pairs.
The last body found was that Of young
lady, with her shoes fastened on her feet,
no tkey were when she went through the
ice.
Saturday morning, at st. Paul, laborer
employed i'm the construction of the
spans of the Wabasha street bridge, named
Henry Martin, fell from the scatfolding into
the river and was drowned.
Julius Martin of Saltwater, a lad oftwelve
years, bled at the Nose for twelve hours, and
then expired.
Southern wa.ermelons are coming into
| Ciacinnati by the car load.
Diptheria has lately prevailed at Duluth,
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-23

The whole number of bills sent to the
governor Of New York at the recent ses-
sion of the legislature was 692, Of which
only 522 were approved. Only 80 were
vetoed, however, 81 being allowed to die
by limitation. The benefits of the pro-
vision of the constitution allowing the
governor to veto specific terms in appro-
priation bills were made obvious by a
large number of vetocs ofappropriations
that should never haye been passed by
the legislature. These things are often
inserted by way of trade, and it is fortu-
nate that they can be sat upon and dis
allowed without hazarding the law as a
whole.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-23

Bradstreet's Journal furnishes the follow
ing: There were l65 failures in the United
States reported durinr the past week, 10
more than the preo iig week, 81 more
than the correspoi,i Z week Of 1882; i05
more than the same week OF 1881. The im-
portant failures were Vanderhoof, Morrison
h Co, stock brokers, New York City; the
Alpha Improved Leather Co., Newark;
Rhoades, Hubbs K Co., Wholesale notions,
Kansas City.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-23
Great Produce Failure in Chicago


Chicago was convulsed last Saturday with
the sudden failure Of Peter McGeOgh, the
Milwaukee packer, who was attempted to
corner the lard market. The failing firm
is that of McGeogh, Everingham Il Co., OF
Chicago, and their liabilities are placed at
81, 500 600, but with their many interests in
various properties they say they can pay
dollar for dollar. The cause commonly as
signed is the investigation by McGeogh into
the adulteration OF lard in Chicago, which
caused the banks TO draw the reins tighter
in making advances. M,Geogh failed in
the big wheat deal of 1876, but made HIM
self whole again In 1878 in heavier corner.
He is Scotchmsn, with good name in
business circles, and II IL said Alexander
Mitchell stood ready with quarter OF q
million to help him had the negotiations
bean properly brought to his attention, that
is, McGsogh had nothing 70 offer for se.
curity.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-23
Lively Shooting at Kansas City.

At Kansas City on the 9Th, John Reyser,
a mechanic aged twenty-four, shot and
killed Ada Thorne, au inmate OF bagnio
In West Third street, handsome girl ol
eighteen. Rsyser married the girl about
wear and a half ago at Leavenworth. She
afterward left him and several weeks ago en-
tered a life of shame In this city. Rsyser,
while under the influence OF liqour, visited
her and attempted TO pursuade her TO re.
turn, falling in this; he drew % revolver and md
fred five times, three balls entering the
woman's head, one her shoulder and the
last her heart. Reloading he fired twice .,
other inmates and twice ut an officer who
attempted to arrest him, but without effect
He was then overpowered and taken 70 the
station
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-23

Natur DAILY lwn on Secret Societies.
The Catholic archbishop of Quebec, in his
pastoral denouncing all connection with
secret societies of any kind, imposes pen
atty of accommodation upon anyone
uniting with such organizations. In allu-
ding to labor unions he says, though less Sc
cret, they are nevertheless more dangerous.
The leaders seek ro enrich themselves et the
expense of the credulous laberers. They
appreciate the beautiful expression mutual
protector and charity only sufficiently to
see that by it they can keep their dupes in
continuous agitation and ferments trou-
BILE, disorder and injustice. All secret soci-
eties are considered in the letter as q species
OF Free Masonry which has been denounced
by the holy see.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-23

ty's health are exaggerated. Telegrams
have been received since the queen s arrival
at Balmoral stating that with the excep-
ton OF Continuance cf lameness from the
effects Of her accident, her health is unim'
paired. The queen goes out twice day III
q carriage.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-06-23

Mai. Charles A. Webb, Sixtssnth infkn-
try, whose death n announced - having
taken place at Fort McKavstt, Tex, on the
lst inst, entered the army fsom Vermont
August 8. 1851. % captain e tAe 1hix>eenth
infantry, was breveted mAjs--. July 4 1858,
for gallant and msritorious service b the
Siege Of vicksburg. Mis. was traasfsrrsd
TO the Twenty second infantxy, 6eptembes
Il, 1866, and promoted major Of the Biz
teanth infantry, March Z. l679. In him
the service loses valuable end an s0e1ent
officer. BY the death 0f MAJ. Web. Qnp1.
Richard L. Morris, Jr., Elghtssa1h in1enGy,
Who is now in command ol ths posI c yCsl
Assinniboine, N. T., WI become major ol
the Sixteenth infantry; Tirst Iisuk 0eoefs
n. Bomford, Eighteonth infan6y, VII b
promoted 10 captainoy IN Sho EGA>eentn
and Second Lieut. Willian y WAoelW WI
attain he ya9< - AEs1 lle1Aonnnt A. ~
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le De Snet Leader.
PUBLISHED SATURDAYS
BY
BROWN 4 SHERWOOD.
TERMS.
TIA Massachusetts Medical society

ia Massachusetts, Medical society,
by a vote of sixty-two to fifty eight, de-
clined to admit women to membership.
This is a pretty close vote and may be
reversed another year. Women will
have no difficulty in obtaining recogni-
tion just as soon as they demonstrate
their ability to compete successfully
with men in the various specialties of
the profession. The rewards, genius,
skill and experience are not to be won
simply by a diploma. which can some
times be obtained at little cost,