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refused $500 that Porter had hidden in the
house, set the building on fire and it was
consumed. Its value was $1,000.
Philip Samuel Fleming, a twclve-year
old boy, was sentenced by the United states
Court at Shreveport, La, recently, to five
years in the boys House Of Refuge i'm st,
Louis, for extracting mail matter from the
post-oflice box of H. F. DOH.
AT Louisville, Ky, Maggie Welch,
child aged two years and six months, left
alone in a.room by her parents, who went
to work, ignited her clothes from the stove
the other morning and received burns
which resulted in her death.
Charles o. Lamotte, of the Savannah
(GaJ Morning Ne,cs editorial staff, was
drownded in the river below that city tho
other day by the swapping Of boat.
Captain George w. Levi, one Of the
parties Of the alleged Louisville (Ky.) City
Hall conspiracy, in whose case the jury
failed TO agree, has been admitted to bailiE
the sum of $1,000.
Charles w. Wills, brother-in-law oil
Senator Kellogg, died suddenly at his
home, near Jeanette, La, few days ago.
He was a captain in the 1881 Illinois during
the war.
A fire at Memphis, Tenn, the other
night destroyed the Yates Mill, on Wash
ington street, causing a loss of some $4,000;
insurance, $1,000.
A most daring robbery occurred az
Houston, Tex, the other afternoon. George
Pell, a section boss on the Central Railway,
drew 1850, and a confidence man, claiming
old acquaintanceship, persuaded him into
a saloon, where he met confederate. Pell
was asked to loan one dollar, and taking
his money envelope from his pocket the
stranger snatched it and ran. The confed-
crate held Pell until the stranger made
good his escape, when he also ran, Pell and
the barkeeper going after the thief with the
money. Both escaped.
Rev. Mr.. Hicks, of Washington, d.
c., Guiteau's spiritual adviser, has entered
suit against the Baltimore (Md.) american
for $780, 900 damages for the publication as
serting that Hicks disposed of Guiteau's
bones for money consideration.
Petitions were being circulated at
Louisville, KY, the other day praying the
Governor to pardon David Ferguson, SEN
fenced to five years. imprisonment for City
Hall frauds, and were receiving a large
number of signatures
A jail delivery occurred at Decatur,
Wise County, Tex, the other night. j. I.
West, John Flanerty and Cut Hodges es-
capped by cutting through the bottom of an
iron cell and tunnelling under the walls.
West and Flanerty were recaptured five
miles from Decatur, but Hodges was still at
large. Officers at all points were notified
and were on the lookout for the fugitives,
for whom a posse was also securing the
country. The three who got out were rep
resented as the worst in the Decatur Jail.
The Post-oflice Department has issued
an order establishing free mail delivery
service at Austin, Tex, on and after May l.
f. c. Bacon, charged with the MUIR
der of John Piggott, some time ago, in Kin
ney County, Tex, has been released on
10000 bond.
The Board of Bishops of the A. NJ. E.
Zion Church of the United States began a
semi-annual session few days ago at Pc
tersburg, Va A. Cartwright, missionary
from Africa, was present.
Bob Combs, an alleged cattle-thief
was captured at Dallas, Tex, recently. He
was accused of having done a heavy bust
ness in the stock.stealing line throughout
| Northern Texas.
Alonzo l.. Thomsen's Chemica
Works at Baltimore, Md, were almost en-
tirely swept away by fire the other morn
ing, being damaged to the extent of SjO,0Ot
to 100000. Fully insured.
An inquiry into the recent fatal pois
oning of six lunatics in the asylum al
Staunton, Va, has been made, but who put
the poison into the medicine was not dis
covered.
Cope Snapp, late clerk of Back-taS
Collector Ferguson, of Louisville, KY, has
| been acquitted of the charge of appropriate
| ing money belonging to the city to his owl
purposes.
Jason Williams, colored on trial a
Ellicott City, Nd, recently for killing
! William Dansey, colored, was convicted o
murder in the first degree. The trial occu
pied only few hours.
George Walker, a companion of Ton
Varnell in the land tragedy at Hubbard
! City few weeks ago, and jointly indicted
with him for murder, surrendered to thu
authorities Of Hill County few days ago
saying that Varnen would also surrende
soon.
A fire at Gatesville, Tex, the othe
day destroyed buildings and stocks valued
at S3S, 900, on which there were only $1,000
insurance.
1t was rumored at Laredo, Tex, a few
days ago that a party of five American
who left for the interior of Mexico to bu,
stock were murdered in camp near Saltillo
The Attorney-General of Texas ha
informed the State Treasurer that he ha'