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HOUSTON, Tex, July 6.-The negro, John
Cone, for the rape of white woman, Mrs.
Scott, Jan, 1882, was hung in Jail to-day
in the presence of 100 people, among
whom were the husband and father of the
outraged lady. Cone made a short speech
on the scaffold, protesting his innocence
and expressing hope of salvation. The
religious exercises were divided between
two ministers, one white and the other col
ored. Before going to the gal
lows quite scene was oc-
casioned by the hysterical scream
ing of two female cousins. When shaking
hands with Cone on the platform a little
alf-brother of the condemned came for
ward and said, ''Good bye" but the pris-
oner throughout betrayed no emotion. The
execution was neatly performed. There
were no contortions of the body except
slight culver of the lower limbs. A bottle
of laudanum was found concealed in his
cell yesterday.
TWO RUM MURDERS.
LOUISVILLE, KY, June 6.--Conrad Graft,
of Jacksonville, Ind, became very drunk
about ? o'clock this morning and wanted
to fight. After applying offensive epithets
them angry he came to Gotleib Waggoner,
who promptly gave him what he was seek
ing in the form of terrific blow on the
temple, from which he died in few min
utes. Waggoner was arrested.
At a barbecue, near Deposit Station. in
this county yesterday afternoon, Vim.
Middleton had row with Levi Miller. one
of the managers. The latter was cut in
fourteen places and soon died. Middleton
had been drunk all day
FATAL SHOT BY A JEALOUS NAN.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 6.-This after
noon, about o'clock, VIM. Boyd, a real
estate man, fatally shot Mrs. Birdie Pat
terson, the ball entering her left breast.
Boyd was about sixty years old, and had
been living with Mrs. Patterson, whose
husband is in New Orleans. The cause is
understood to be jealousy, Mrs. Patterson
having attended ball at the Garden last
night and did not come in until three in
the morning. Boyd says he was drunk
and that Mrs. Patterson shot herself.
RESURRECTION IN VERMONT.
BURLINGTON, VT, July Ex-Governor
Barstow has just called out four compan-
les to quell an isurrection at Ely. Infor-
nation upon which the governors sum-
mons is based is to the effect that 300
strikers, Iearly all armed and possessing
$50 kegs of gun powder, belonging to the
mining company, threaten to destroy the
town of Ely, and have already committed
acts of violence, and that the sheriff and
posse are unable to cope with them.
Governor Barstow will go with the COM
panies and Col. Green, First regiment in
command. The governor telegraphed
the treasurer of the mining company they
must be prepared to pay the men at
once.
A RE5URRECTIoNIsT AND ABoRTIoNIsT IN
LIMBO.
ERIE, Pa, July 6.-Mr. Thomas Evans,
the wealthy father-in-law of DR.. Chas. E.
French, has made some startling discover
les concerning the4atter, who is now in
jail waiting until his heal Will permit of
his removal to the penite2tiary, to which
he has been sentenced for year, for at
/ tempted abortion. He charges that French
/ has been engaged in the body snatching
/ business, and has been robbing graves for
( years. A sack Of rope was found in a
/ trunk of Frenchs which Evans identifies
as a part of the resurrectionists' outfit
/ French denies it all and charges Evans
! with being lunatic.
WANTED FOR MURDER IN TEXAS.
NORFOLK, Va, July 6.-Last night the
chief of police of Portsmouth received a
letter from the sheriff of Colorado County.
Texas, stating that young man named B.
White, supposed to be in Portsmouth, was
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arrested to-day. He admitted he was the
man wanted and had been bailed by the
court of Colorado county to answer to the
charge at the July term of court, but as
| the bond was straw one he forfeited it.
SHOT HIM WITH HER WINCHESTER.
OTsEGo LAKE, Mich, July 6.-Alexander
Perry, fifty years old, attempted to enter
the house of Amos Bidwell while the
young wife of the latter was alone. He
had visited the house earlier in the day
but had left after making improper over
lures to her. When he was observed
approaching the second time he was
warned by Mrs. Bidweu and failing to
| regard it she shot and killed him with a
/ Winchester rife.
{ FATALLY SHOT IN A STREET QUARREL.
| CHICAGO July 6.-Wm. Mccarthy was shot
in street melee last night, it is supposed
by young man named J. H. Flynn,
| though the latter denies he fred the shot.
He claims to have been passing a party of
quarreling and drunken men, among
whom was Mccarthy, and the latter was
shot by one of his companions. MCCARTHY
died this afternoon.
A HAIL STORM OF SHOT.
RUssELLv1LLE, KY, July 6.-At Bran:
dance near this city yesterday Jas. Hankin
and Charles Sm1ltzfeller engaged in a
fracas, in which both were shot. Hawkins
was shot in the hip and hand and Smiltz-
Teller was shot in the bowels and is not ex-
pected to live. A young man named Bur-
lingame was accidentally shot in the knee
and another named Pierce in the neck
MILITARY PRISONERS ESCAPED.
OMAHA, Neb., July 6.-Twelve soldiers
confined in the guard house at Fort Oma-
ha, en- route to Fort Leavenworth military
prison, tore up the floor and tunneled out
last night. Three have been captured, the
others at large. Their sentences were
from two to fifteen years.
LYNCHING IN ILLINOIS.