Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-01-04
HORRIBLE TRIPLE MURDER
In CANADA.
GAMBETTA'S BODY RAPID
LY DECOMPOSING.
A DUEL IN PROSPECT IN
WASHINGTON.
TWENTY STATE PRISON
BIRDS DROWNED.
A Fiend.s Bloody Work :.

A FIend's Bloody Work.
| SroNEFIELD, Quebec. Jan. "a
Little Ridean, Eas: Hawkesbury.
hired man murdered r. W. Coake and
wife, their eldes. daughter and one
sop. Cooke was murdered with an az
in the barnyard; Mrs. Cooke and her
daughter We're straugled in the wood.
shed; one son, George, va, killed in
bed with The Ak. The other sons
thigh is broken, but be may recover.
Fannie Joke, coming to her brother :
assistance, received severe wound in
the breast, bu. may recover. The
murderer is at large.
Fu.tle Ter reports OF the Long Saulte
Rapids tragedy go to show that the muir
derer first attacked Emma Cooke in an
upstairs storeroom in the adjoining
house, s:rangEing her with a rope.
Mrs. Cooke, evidently having come to
her daughters assistance, was mex
strangled in the same way. The
murderer next attacked Mr.. Cooke,
who had gone TO the barnyard,
where he killed him with "a AK. liter
ally cEopp:ng his head to pieces. Then,
entering the house, he preceded up
stairs to room occupied by George,
VINO was asleep, striking him and ill.,
| hic.ing two fearful wounds in the tenn
| pie with the ak. The boy died shortly
afterwsrd. Then rushing into VII.
lies room the bloodthi.sty demon struck
him upon the thigh, infictine dan
| ,,-n,rI f,tI:a I
| with him. The noise alarmed his Sis
tiers. Maggie and Fanny, and b-ough.
| them 80 his ASSISTANCE. In the struggle
| which ensued Maggie secured the ak.
| The murderer then seized the lamp and
struck Fanny with it, wcunding her
| severely on the head. lie then fed
down stars, and tie girls goiug by the
front stairs met him III the dining
room, armed with poker. When he
struck at them with it they defended
themselves and closed the door on him.
Maggie ran to the front door, where
she hailed passer- b.. who summoned
assistance. upon hearing which the
murderer fed. tie was seen to cross
the river, going in the direction Of ST.
Philips station on the Canadian Pacific
railroad. Nothing farther has been
heard Of him.
lie h"u9e presents most CHASTITY
spectacle, the bodies being laid out in it.
The floors, walls and doors are bespat-
tered with blood
Willie's wounds are so serious as to
afford but slight hopes of his recovery.
The n,urderer is Frederick Mann, a
Young Engishman lately out from
Lpndnn. who had been but three
months in the employ of the family.
Convicts Drowned.
RALEIGH, \. c., Jan. 3-As 80 pen
itentiary consicts, mostly negroes, and
two white guards, Engaged at C'w-e
tunnel on the Western y. Z. railroad
in Jackson county, We're crossing Twik.
aseeeee river on a fat last Saturday
morning, they di- covered the fl 1t leak.
ing. The alarm causing panic, the
men all rau to one end and it sank. The
river at this point is swift and deep,
and the rapids are just below. The
men chung together in knots. those who
could not swim holding to those VINO
rapids aud drowned Only twelve OF
the convic:s were saved. One OF the
guards was washed ashore below the
rapids, iusensib!e, Blu. was restored to
CONSEQUENCES.
Fun in the House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. :. There was
funny scene in the House yesterday. a
bill YVES taken up for Street Represent
a,ives in Washington. with All import.
ant amendment tackled on. Tue House,
being weary, was about TO pass it, when
Near OF Ohio. who Was in the BARRIERS
chair in the Capitol, heard of it. He
Jumped from his chair, wiping the
father from his face with G towel. ard,
forgetting hi- coat, bounced into the
area, demanding the Speakers atten-
tioa. When he had done this he ran
back for his coat, which he pulled on
minus his collar and neck1ie. He was
embarrassed bu. in dead earnest, and
for once, at Least, commanded the IN
divided attention OF the House, and got
the amendment rejected.
The New Postal Cards.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-The Postofiice
Department has contracted for a large
quantity of the new-style postal cards,
or combined letter and envelope.
Fears having been expressed by some
postal experts that it would lnterfe,
greatly with the revenue OF the De-
parimen-, and especially if the re-
duction of letter postage to two cents
be adopted; but those in favor of the
new cards reply that similar fears were
expressed when postal cards we're first
proposed, and then, as now, letter pos.
tage was three cents. Should = reduc.
ton be made, larger letter sheet and
envelope combined. with two cent
stamp upon it, would be among the
things to follow.
ST.. JOSEPH, NO.. Jan. 3. "A disas.
trous confagra:ion broke ont at 10
o'clock this morning in the unused
grain-elevator of the Hannibal and st.
Joseph railroad. TIE rire spread
rapidly, destroying the OLD passenger.
depot. two box.cars. several hat.cars
loaded with lumber and number Of
frame houses The elevator originally