Daily Republican., 1884-08-08
NEWS SUM MARY.
RIFLES AND BO VIE KNIVES
TRIED TO KILL HIMSELF
IN COURT, ETC.

A fight occurred near Fredonia,
Texas, on Monday evening, in which
Henry Allen was killed aud three
other men-two brothers named
Woodall and Samuel Faulkner-were
fatally wounded. The fight was the
result of an old feud between the
Woodslls and Faulkner and Allen,
and the encounter took place while
they were going to a camp meet
ing. Rifles and bowie knives were
used.
Near Wilkesbarre yesterday, Solo
mon, David and Frank Slusher, who
had been for some days engaged in
sinking q we'll, prepared blast and
fired it off at the bottom. A few min.
utes later Solomon descended, and
when half way down cried for help.
were overcome by foul air. When
brought to the surface, Solomon and
David were dead. Frank was uncon-
scious, but finally revived.
DIR. O'Donnell, Of 'leper notoriety, 'ar-
rived in Washington last evening. He
called at the newspaper offices and ad-
vertised lecture which he proposes to
deliver from the Capitol steps this after
noon. He said "he left the lepers at q
point just outside the District limits,
but that he will bring them into the
city and exhibit them from the steps Of
the CAPITOL
William j. Lansing, lawyer, was
arraigned in the Police Court at Cohoes,
New York, yesterday, fer drunkenness.
He tried to kill himself in the court
room by cutting his head with a large
stone paper weight, and when he WAS
/ returned to the station house he seized
= kerosene coal oil can and drank a
quantity of the oil. 1t is thought that
he is insane.
In the regimental rifle match at Get.
tysburg yesterday the Thirteenth Regi-
ment led with score of 343 out OF q
possible 42O. The shooting was at 200,
800 and 600 yards. The score stood -
Thirteenth Regiment, 343; First, 1856
Sixteenth, 1903 Sixth, 297 Ninth, 293
Second, 254 Tenth, 246; Fencibles, 224;
Eighth, 214 Fifth, 2O3; Fourth, 16S,
and Fifteenth, 155.
| Nineteen lepers were sent back to
China from San Francisco, yesterday,
on the steamer Oceanic. A telegram
from San Francisco says the dispatches
from the East about DR.. O'Donnell and
two lepers shave caused much amuse-
ment, as it is known that he has no
lepers with him."
1t is reported from all parts of Long
Island that the continuous rains are
Iinjuring the growing crops. The cab.
bages, apples and peaches are being
eaten with worms there will be
short crop of potatoes, and the pears,
while plentiful, will be very poor in
quality.
A charter to the Reading and Leb-
anon Railroad Company was granted
yesterday at Harrisburg, Penna. The
road will run from Reading to Lebanon,
a distance of thirty miles, and the
capital stock of the company is to be
$500, 900.
In the Catholic Total Abstinence Uni
, on of America, in session at Chicago,
yesterday, it was decided to meet in
New Haven next year. A number Of
: amendments to the constitution were
acted upon, and addresses were made
by Bishops Spalding and Irelands
General Sheridan and Chief Signal
8 Officer Hazen are at Governors Island
the guests of General Hancock, await.
ing the arrival of the Arctic relief
! ships.
| L. 5. McManus, a prominent confoc.
tioner OF st. Paul, Minnesota, committed
suicide on Wednesday night by taking
morphine. 1t is supposed he was pecu-
niarily embarrassed.
a The Arctic relief ships Bear and The
sis were detained at Holmes Hole
yesterday, by thick fog, and will not
! reach New York until this morning.
Thomas Jennings, aged 10 years, was
stabbed TO death by his brother Will.
liam, aged 10, in quarrel near Pike
ton, Missouri, on Wednesday.
Leroy Rapier, a well-known tobacco
merchant, of Petersburg, Virginia
r died there on Wednesday night, aged
. 76 years.
William A. Richmond, of Galveston
Texas, was drowned on Wednesday at
Rockaway Beach.
Katie Curry, little girl was fatally
: burned yesterday, at Oil City, while
lighting a fire with kerosene.