Morris tribune., 1884-01-02
the record of 1888 is still more bloody. Tn.

the record of 1888 is still more bloody. Tho
total number of murders committed in the
United States as reported by telegraph and
it must be remembered that the list is by no
means completes 1857, as against ,467 in
1882, and 1865 in 1881, showing that there
is a steady increase of crime. The causes
of these murders may be classified as follows,
liquor 1917; jealousy, 2lS; self-defense, l6;
guarrels, 623; insanity, 81; infanticide, 30;
patricide, z; matricide, B; fratricide,
I6: resisting arrest IS; killed by THE YES and
highwaymen, 147; thieves and highwaymen
killed, so; unknown, 1888; criminal outrage,
8; duels, s.; by poison, "a; total, 1857.
LEGAL EXECUTIONS.
The hangman has been busy during the
last year and has strung up l07 victims against
III in 1889 and 10 in 1881. The executions in
the several states are as follows: Illinois, 3;
District of Columbia. 1; Pennsylvania, s.;
Massachusetts,, /; New York, q; Vermont, Il;
New Jersey, 9; Montana, q; Ohio 4; Indiana,
9; California, l; Texas, z; Marylanl, 8;
Arkansas, 10; New Mexico,2: Indian territory,
2;Alabama,3; Georgia, Is; North Carolina,5;
South Carolina, Z; Virginia, Z; Missouri, 9;
Mississippi, S; Florida. 1; Louisiana. &; Tenn
essee, 2; Kentucky, s. OF this number "a
were whites, 81 colored tall hanged in the
SOUTH, Indian, Mexican, and Chinaman.
JUDGE LYNcH's WORK.
Judge Lynch has been more successful, and
has strung up IS victims in the various
states, as follows: Texas, %; Montana, ID;
Kansas, 2; South Carolina, 8; Indian terri
tory, /; Indiana, 8; Michigan, 2; Nebraska,
8; Arkansas, s; Mississippi, IA; Virginia, l.;
North Carolina, g; Alabama, 4; New Mexico,
2; Kentucky, 4; Tennessee, s.; Louisiana, g.;
Iowa, 5; Missouri, Q; California, 3; Illinois,
1; Colorado s; Ohio, 1; Minnesota. L; Alaska,
4; Washington territory, :; Georgia, g.;
Utah, ?; Arizona, g; Dakota, S; Florida, 2.
OF this number 50 were negroes lynched IN
the south.
BY THEIR OWN HANDS.
The following is list of the suicides COM
mitted in the United States during 1888, and
their causes, the list only including those
which have been sent by telegraph: Melan-
choly, els; unknown, 12S; business losses. Is;
liquor, SC; insanity, 10S; domestic infelicity,
~; i'll health, 46; disappointed love, Ga; total,
TIL. The prominent character OF many OF
those who have committed suicide is
startling. In the list are the following
prominent names: Ex-Mayor Samuel Colley,
Salem, Massachusetts,; Thomas Hilsen,
wool broker, Philadelphia; William No
bic, bank cashier, st. Paul. Mimi; A. Pres
colt, Sr., banker, Topeka, Kas.; w. NJ.
Davidson, member Of the Arkansas legisla-
ture; Charles W. Smith, cotton manufac
turer, Worcester, Mass; S. B. Paige, mer.
chant, Davenport, Iowa; RoberG jenkins,
sewing machine agent, Chattanooga, Tenn. {;
George w. Davids, ink manufacturer, New
L,,,s - l,,
News, New York. Rev. John Schenck,
Roman Catholic priest, Long Prairie,
Mimi; William B. Seabright, mayor
millionaire, Cleveland, Ohio; Jeremy Mac
key, bank cashier, Stroudsburg, Pa; Robert
McClanahan, postmaster, Sigourney, la. the
Rogers, sheriff of Grand county, Colorado;
Capt. Richard p Egan, custom-house in
spector, New York; Daniel B. Phillips, evan
gelist, Boston, Mass; Senor Francisco Barca,
Spanish minister, New York; Mrs. Senator
man, ex-member of New York assembly;
ternal revenue, New York; Judge Robert
Mayo, Westmoreland, Va; the Rev James
Kemlo, New York; Robert NJ Jameson, civil
4tO1lAotO"AJ Ia VIC ASOS' Oonh
Parkman, Pepperell, Mass; Charles E. Dix,
bank cashier, Council Bluffs, Ia; William B.
Ditman, architect New York; Samuel Ma
gill; banker, Lincoln, ILL.,; Richard Wilder,
ex-member Of the legisla ture, Philadelphia,
Pa.
LOSSES BY FIRE.
Fire has destroyed, in the United States,
property to the amount of $41 ,564, $50, taking
only those CONGREGATIONS which caused a loss
of 500, 900 in each case. OF these, four caused
loss each of 81, Oo0, 900, as follows: July II,
warehouses and vessels, Brooklyn, New York !;
September Is, Hillman & Herman's
clothing store, ETC., New York; Octo-
Der 1. Exposition buildings, Pittsburg;
October %, fire at Savannah, Ga. Ex-
elusive Of the above there have been
eleven fires which destroyed 100000 and
upward each. The losses by months are as
follows: January, $5,1l6,OO0; February,
s2,ao3, 600; March, s2,o44a, GOO; April, 1885,
600; May, $2,661 600; June, 81 81, 600; July,
s3,9o1, 900; August, s4,36o,OOo; September,
$780, 600; October. $3.50, 900; November,
1855, 900; December, $685. 5o Total,
S41, 5s4, $50.