The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-06-16
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Ex-Governor CHARLES J. JENKINS is
dead
Two cases of sunstroke reported at New
Orleans yesterday.
S. w. DORSEY has been sereuaded by the
Colored Republican club of Washington City.
GKoRE MORRISON, a mail clerk at Toledo,
Ohio, was arrested yesterday for robbing the
Ulited States mails.
THE Knights Of Pythias lodge at Lampasas
gave grand ball last night There was a
large number Of visiting Knights present
THE Penitentiary board met at Austin yes
terday and granted Gus Wilke permission to
hire so convicts to work in the rock quarries.
THE heat is SO intese at Austin that on
Thursday night three ladies and two gentle
men tainted at the entertainment given at the
Blind asylum.
w. M. WILKINSON, a livery stable keeper
at Fort Worth, was shot in the face yesterday
by Dan II. Cain, and Wilkerson is not ex-
pected to live.
CHICKEN thieves are preparing for the 10Th
of June, in Houston. w. M. Bambere, OF
the Texas Printer, has been relieved of 81
fine Brahmas.
WILLIAM KERNRR and Charles Gilhooy
had glove fight at New Haven yesterday,
and Keener pounded Gilhooly into uncon-
seriousness.
THE Galveston stockholders in the Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe railway have formed
a combination to prevent Gould and Hunt
ington from gobbling up the road.
DUBLIN, June IS -Healy will resign the
seat in Commons for Wexford and will con.
test an election in county Managan for Home
Ruler. The Freeman's Journal approves the
sentence passed on Gallagher, Henry Wilson,
John Curling and Alfred Whitehead.
BERLIN, June I5-The Government has
resolved to purchase six railways, including
the Upper Siesian and Berlin and Hamburg
roads. Estimated cost 325,ooo,oo marks,
including the Berlin and Hamburg road, for
which special arrangements will be made
The possession of these roads will enable the
Government to control the system of railways
in the Kingdom.
SELMA, Ala, June ia special to the
Times from Wetumpka says: Jordon Corbiu,
who murdered Benz amin Garden and seriously
wounded his wife and son for the purpose OF
raping Gardens daughter, near Rockford,
Coasa county, Monday night, was captured
by citizens and put in Jail Wednesday. That
night he was taken from Jail by crowd of
800 and hung. The crime was the most de-
iiberate, horrible and exasperating conceiv
able.
JoHN RAYsER, a mechanic, shot and killed
Ada Thorne at Kansas City last night. Shs
was handsome girl, aged 10. Rayser mar
ried the girl about a year and a half ago at
Leavenworth. She afterwards left him, and
a few weeks ago entered upon a life of shame
in this city. Rayser, while under the influ
ence of liquor, visited her this evening and
attempted to persuade her to return to him
Failing in this, he drew a revolver, fired tive
shots, three balls entering her head, one her
shoulder and the last through her heart.
PARIS, June Is.-Admiral Pierce, comman-
der of the French fleet of Madagascar, in his
report of the bombardment Of Mgjungo, May
10, says ne demanded the surrender OF the
place, but received an evasve reply Five
vessels opened fire on the town, and three
forts, mounting 80 guns, were quickly ST.
fenced. The lower quarter OF the town was
destroyed, but the French factory and most
of the American houses escaped injury. The
garrison of 1000 men retreated. The French
sustained no loss of men, and they occupy the
town and are collecting customs.
ATTORNEY CRUM, another one of the
good boys" has been heard from.
Clarence Newcomb, Of ThiePs Detective
bureau, has returned to ST. Louis, and con-
hrms his previous statement that hrum had
travelled with him from San Francisco to Og-
den. Krum was registered at the Palace
hotel, San Francisco, under the name Of
Reilly, and travelled under that name. His
ticket was for Salt Lake City, but at Ogden he
suddenly changed his mind, saying
he would go to Park City, a mining
town. He gave Detective Newcomb the slip.
Mrs. Mary Manning has made applica-
ton for ,he appointment of another admins
traitor Of the Ford estate. Mrs. Manning, in
an interview, said Krum hao $500, 900, which
was due her. He had failed to make a settle
ment with her for three years; that his replies
to her inquiries were all evasive.