Morris tribune., 1883-05-19

WnOle AFFAIR away. MIS-. 1erBSSHcilnoI 10
well connected, her brother being leading
Episcopal clergyman OF st. Louis.
An unknown man, hrving on his person
a scrap of paper containing David Brown,
born in 1872, Dundee, Scotland" shot him
self in an anoccupied shaEty in West Gal
latin, Mont. The young man was found
with a cord around his wrist and tied to a
rafter above He had evidently brought the
rifle with which the deed was done, close to
his breast and fired it.
At Canton, Tex, verdict of murder in
the first degree and life sentence in prison
was rendered against Rev. Henry Smith,
Baptist minister, for killing deputy sher-
iff of Henderson county, three years ago
in difficulty over the arrest of Smiths
brother on cattle stealing.
Two burglars and two boys at Berne, Mo-,
made an even exchange of vitalities. The
burglars fired first and killed one of the
boys and the survivor of them killed one
of the burglars.
Mumford G.. Beeson, member of the In
diana legislature, committed suicide at
Richmond that state, by cutting his throat
with pocket knife. Cause not learned.
/ William Montgomery, Isaac Stay and
Isaac Baker of Indianapolis engaged in a
quarrel Sunday which resulted in the kill
ing of the latter.
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
John Abercrombie of Utica, N. Y, ex-
claimed Pm glad of i'll" when Garfield
was shot. For this he was hung in effigy.
discharged from a good position, and on
his coming West as manager OF the Boston
Juvenile Opera company, circulars de-
nouncing HIM met him at every date, so
that he had to desert his company and quit
business.
The arrangements for the pilgrimage of
Damascus commandery of st. Paul to San
Francisco in August are progressing. The
list of names of those intending to go will
be considered closed after June Is. so far as
securing quarters during the conclave is
concerned, and after July will be consid-
cred closed for all purposes of transporta-
ton.
Gen. Terry is to deliver the annual ad-
dress to the graduating class at West Point
on the occasion of the graduating exercises,
and reunion of former graduates. Gen
Thayer's statue is to be unveiled on the
18th, the day before the meeting of the as
ISOLATION of graduates.
The combined capital of the st. Pau
banks in 1881 amounted to only $3,47O, $50
in 1882 the amount had risen to 81, 800, 600;
now it is So $50, 900. 1t is doubtful if any
city in the United States can show a rela-
lively large gain in the same length of
time.
The schoolship st. Mary's has sailed
from New York on her summer cruise.
She was towed through He'll Gate as far as
Glen Cove. from which port the youngsters
will hand, reef and steer for themselves.
Lisbon and the Madeiras will be the out
ward-bound route.
Gov. Blackburn of Kentucky has pardon
ed James Sizemore, who made no defense
on his trial and conviction for murder,
His brother, on his deathbed few weeks
ago, confessed the crime and gave unmis-
taxable prooftha he had done it.
OF Sc venty pigeons sent 1913 milas from
Hamburg to New York CITY the prize bird
made tie stance in 100 minutes.
The flag of Texas is flying over the Ala
mo property, it having been conveyed to the
state by the Catholic bishop.
The discovery of an extensive seam of
bituminous coal within ten miles of Vic
toria, B. c., is announced.
Ha of the wheat in the northern part of
Ohio is being plowed under.
The milling business at Minneapolis is
still very much depressed.
There is a ten-acre castor-bean farm at
Leon, Fla. 1t pays well.