The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1883-12-12

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second she let 90 her hold, and her soul
was crushed out upon the cruel stones
below. The fireman quickly mounted
the ladder to the aid of those remaining
in the building, and all were safely res
cued. Paul Eckert, small boy employ
ed upon the sixth floor, proved himself
little hero. He ran from the front to
back of the sixth floor encouraging the
girls to keep cool and get out of harms
way. He stayed until he saw most of
them in safety, and then made his way
along broad ledge that runs below the
windows across the front of the building
until he reached window beyond the
fire wall where friend opened window
and he was safe The boy claimed that
he was not excited, and said he did not
go down the fire escape because the girls
were crowding the windows next to it,
and the smoke forced him outside one of
the other windows, and then he put his
scheme Of escape into practice.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-John I. Ray
mond produced his new play, 'For
Congress" written for him by David D.
Lloyd, of the New York Tribune, at the
National Theater and it was great sue
cess: The play. which is political
satire, was received with almost con-
tinual applause by an audience which
| crowded the house. The President,
many members Of Congress and other
distinguished persons were present.
RAYMOND was called before the curtain
at the end of each act. One prominent
feature Of the play which created great
amusement was district convention for
the nomination Of congressman nov
city on the stage.
YANKToN, Dak., Dec 4.-Charles Boy
kin, colored, and member of company A,
Twenty-hfth Infantry, who has been on
trial here for week past for the murder
of Robert Willis, was acquitted to-day.
There was no doubt Of the killing, which
occurred at Fort Hale, April 7th; but as
Willis, who was sergeant of the company
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was considered petty tyrant and had
knocked Boykin down shortly before
the shooting, the jury seemed to consider
the killing justifible.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. AT Corinth,
Massachusetts,, lOOmiles east of Memphis,
on the line of the Memphis & Charleston
railroad, daring attempt was made at
o'clock this morning to rob A. McWil-
liams, Southern express agent He had
just placed in his safe large amount of
money received a few minutes previous
| ly from an eastbOund train, when sud-
dunly masked man entered the room
with drawn pistol and demanded the
safe key. Without waiting for reply, he
fired on McWiliams. The ball struck
four inches below the right nipple. Nc
| Williams threw lightcl lamp at the
robber. drew his pistol AMI fired three
shots at him. with what effect is not
known, as he disappeared and has not
| been seen since. 1t is thought that two
were engaged in the contemplated rob-
| berry, as a negro saw two nl"n running
away from the express office after the
shooting. Superintendent Fisher has
offered reward of $500 for the arrest of
the robbers McWilliams' wound is fatal.
He is twenty-eight years old, and has a
wife and one child.
BALTIMORE, Dec Laura Rial, wife
of John R. Rial, this morning murdered
her two girls, aged two and five years,
and cut her own throat. An an early
hour the mother of Mrs. Rial learned
that her daughter was not well. Later
she thought she detected smell Of gas.
Mrs. Riall said it was not SO. Assistance
was summoned, the door broken open,
and Mrs. Riall was found standing in the
middle of the room in her night dress,
with blood runnin. from her throat. The
children were both dead, living on the
bed She had cut all the arteries and
veins in the left wrist Of each, and they
soon bled to death Mrs. Riall could not
speak, but with pencil wrote that she
did not want to live. Her husband is a
travelling salesman absent from home.
Mrs Riall has never shown evidences of
insanity, but complained very much of
the long and frequent absences Of her
husband from home. She still lives to
night, but there is little probability of
her recovery. She is about twenty-eight
years old.
UNIoNTowN, Pa, Dec. 4.-The trial of
James Mutt for killing Nicholas Lyman
Dukes last June commences tomorrow.
1t is expected it will take up the balance
of the week. Senator Voorhees,, of In
diana, is the principal counsel for the de-
fense. The town is full of visitors, but
no great excitement prevails. On all
sides sympathy for the prisoner is ex-
pressed, but feeling is general that he
will be convicted.
New IoRK, Dec. 4.-Northern Pacific,
27ss; preferred, 6OS; St. Paul, Minneapo-
lis & Manitoba, 90; Western Union, 7s4.
CHICAGO, Dec. E.The Drorers' Journal
reports:
Hoes-Receipts. 5000 head; ship
ments, $500 head; market stronger;
prices five cents higher on good; packing,
S435 a. 4.s0; packing and shipping, 4.S5
"a $50; light, s435 a. AIS; skips, $3.50
a. $50.
CATrLE-Receipt, $4,000 head. ship
ments, $500 head; market stronger; ex-
posts, S6.25@6.5O; good to choice ship |
ping, S5.60@6.10; common to medium,
s425@5.4O; grass Texans, s4.O0@470;
American, s4.5O@5.50.
SHEEp-Receipts, $500 head; ship |
ments. 1900 head; market steady. firm;
inferior to fair, S2.5O@3.OO per cwt.; good
1878: choice; s4.00.
WASHINGTON, Dec 3-Last summer
Henry n. Poor, compiler of the Railway
Manual" became satisfied that the |
Northern Pacific railway company was
concealing large floating Indebtedness,
and thst the stock must suffer heavy |
decline He formed syndicate and sold
the stock secretly to the amount, it is
said, of 10000 shares. The stock was