The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-01-04

, Pill being made, the senate proceeded wit
Y the Porter bill.
Mr., Logan proposed that his friend
should speak to day and said he would OF
4 cupy twoo three hours tomorrow in oppc
sition.
Mr.. Conger protested against any al
, rangement for final disposal OF the bill
until it should have been first considere,
by the full senate,
The conclusions of the military board
composed of Generals Schofield, Terry ant
Getty, were read.
Mr.. Sewell then addressed the senate il
support OF the bill, and at the conclusion o
his remarks the senate held an executive
session and then adjourned.
Crimes and Casualties.
ABOUT GIRL.
CINCINNATI, Dec. ga report from Lewil
county, Kentucky. says Colonel Craw
ford shot and killed Peter Lyons Monday
on Grafton creek at Tullis' store. Both
were drunk, and quarreled about girl
Next day Crawford striends enabled him &c
escape at the examination court. He
mounted his horse and rode away.
BLOODY TRAGEDY.
KNOXVILLE, TENN, Dec. 27.-The Tribune
has information OF a terrible tragedy in
Hawkins, about sixty miles from here, Sat
urday night last. Some white men went to
purpose of horse-whipping him, charg-
ing him with stealing hogs. They
demanded admittance, which was denied.
They then fired upon Gray's cabin and the
fire was returned. In the ARRAY Gray was
MORALLY wounded and has since died. His
step.son had his thigh broken by ball, a
white man named Jim Williams was shot
in the head and is said to be MORALLY
wounded. Another white man named Or
rick was wounded.
| MAY HAVE BEEN HAsTY.
| CHICAGO, Dec q. - The Inter g
Lexington, Illinois, special says: The news
of the Iynching of Thomas Kerr,
at Pioneer, Arizona, was received
this morning His mother and
sister were crushed by the intelligence.
| Kerr had many friends, was not a despera-
he killed Hartley without grave provoca-
ton.
TUCSON, A. T., Dec. 27.-Sergeant Rufus
| Sowerly, of the 9th cavalry, suicided at
Fort Lowell, this morning, shooting him
self with carbine in the presence of his
company. He was q graduate of West
Point, and formerly lieutenant of the 9th
cavalry, but was compelled to resign on &C
suicide is attributed TO drink.
EXPLODED.
FAIRFIELD, Me-, Dec. 27,--The main
building of the Sunset fibre company barn
ed this morning. A huge digester, heated
by the flames, exploded, throwing the ma
oh IN ry in every rection. John Pooler was
killed by the falling of an iron pipe. The
building and machinery were entirely new.
The loss is estimated at 55,000 insured,
HING ON GENERAL PRINCIPLES.
SAN Francisco, Dec. T.-An Overland
dispatch says: A report reached here this
morning that three men were lynched at
Pineville. Crook county, Monday night.
All that is known of the affair Is that the
victims are cowboys OF desperate character,
and were hung on general principles.
SERVED RIGHT.
LITTLE Rock, Dec. 27.-Late Tuesday
night Charley Branch, the negro who raw
ished and murdered nine-year-old girl near
Homer, station on the Little Rock d.
Mississippi River railway, was taken from
the guards by an armed mob and hanged
to a telegraph pole.
sUIcIDED TO ESCAPE.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. H.-The police of
Scranton report that Jacob and William
Rusk drowned themselves in a canal there
to escape arrest on the charge Of stabbing
0fficer Jarvis here Saturday night.
A wATERY GRAVE.
QfScAGo, Dec. ga Tallahassee, Florida, |
spesN Gays: A sloop capsized in the stream |
nes SSne mouth of Bayou Loxara,
and 4 aries Hunter, alexander Danley, |
nm Howard, Noah Sanders, Peter Caven-
ders, Bob Duncan, and J. Jones were
drowned lvo BROTHERS SLAIN
Cu.rr.NlbGA, TENN, Dec. 1.-TWO
brothers named Billiard killed to-day at
lebanon, Alabama, two brothers named
I seogay, in quarrel, all being prominent
ttstens.
TUCSON. Dec. 21.-Henry G. kissell, city
treasurer of TuCsoa and agent loI tLe Du1 |
weiser Beer company, st. LOUIS, has gone
So 100. The city, the Budweiser company |
and several parties are losers.
DROWNED TOGETHER.
SYRACUSE, Dec. 27.-Anne O'Brien fell |
into 4 cistern while drawing pail OF water |
and Ter mother went TO the rescue and she, |
too, fell in. Both were drowned. Inc
father discovered the dead bodies when ne
returned from work in the evening.
WON'T SAVE HIN.
DrrRoIr, Dec. H.-Friends OF ex-SPecial
Treasury Agent Wardell. have paid the
hank for all his forgeries, but this Will not
interfere with his prosecution. He has
been neld for trial and lies In jail.
UNDER CLOUD.
q. Morris, a well-known business man,
sn active republican politician OF Monroe,
this state, and highly connected, has let
town, It is reported, under circumstances
moi favorable 70 him. The facts with refer
ence 70 the mstter have been kept very
close.
DEsTRoYED BY FIRE.
M.cor. GA, Dec. H.-English Heguins
warehouse, containing z. 2s6 bales OF coron
and large amount Of guanc, burned early
this morning. The grocery OF Henry
Sherwood was also consumed. Loss, tllO,-
600; insured ior $500.
UxORcIDE.
PETERSBURG, Va, Dec. H.-This morning
Al 1 O'Clock James Clark shot and killed bis
wife. Clark il Q member Of well-knoSn
family. and his vile for years has borne
bad reputation.
VICTIM.
NorTeoNKKY, Ala. Dec. I.-ln DIM
Guilty At Opeliks, last night, Robert Rowe
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