Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-05-01

At the evening session the Tariff bill was
further discussed.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
An incendiary fire destroyed twelve bust
ness places and five dwellings at West Sa-
lem, Ohio.
o A fire at Monroe, Louisiana, swept away
every business place but three, causing a
loss of $50, 900.
At Boston, James Nicholson shot and
killed his wife, with whom he had not
lived for TWO or three weeks.
Jas. Nicholson, Boston COAL HEAVIER, of
drunken habits, killed his wife, as she sat
nursing her child, and made his escape.
Simon Pepper, the New York broker ar
rested IN Chicago for the embezzlement of
bonds, had been held to bail in $4,000.
Frank Dewalt, president of the First Ma
tiona! Bank of Leadville, and defaulter
for $4,000, has been arrested at Canton,
Ohio.
A. S. Stearns, a well-known teacher of
Evansville, Wisconsin, leaped from bridge
into Rock River, and his body has not been
recovered.
Mrs. Nader, while playing with revoIv-
er. in Harrisburg, Pa, fatally shOth niece,
Miss Annie Wayne. She didn't know the
weapon was loaded.
Silas G. Crosby, notorious forger, OF
Perry township, Ohio, has for three years
avoided arrest by entering a cave under his
house through trap door, but was recently
captured.
The perpetrator of six bold robberies at
Salem, Massachusetts, proved to be a lad
from Providence named William NJ Gale
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had tull outfit of burglars tools.
John Cameron, Methodist leader of Ha-
gerstown, Maryland, has eloped with the
handsome wife of his neighbOr, John D.
Burr. Their baggage was checked to Chi
cago. Each leaves young children at home
An Indian Territory horse-thief ESCAPED
from jail by setting fire to the building
His clothes were on fire when he was res
cued and he got away in the confusion
stealing the horse of the man who rescued
him.
Two Chicago lads, named Lindbode, re-
siding at the corner of Twelfth street and
Ashland avenue, fearing punishment for
staying away from school, bought and took
rat poison, and it was with considerable
difficulty that their lives were saved.
Irving H. Davidson, "a young man bear
ing an excellent reputation, who for some
months was cashier in a Chicago restau-
rant, is known to have robbed his employer
until several hundred dollars had been alb
stracted. He was held for trial.
The English Parliament re-assembIed
April 22d. Granville stated that the Gov
eminent felt no fear for the personal safety
Of Gen. Gordon. Gladstone denied that anY
request for the dispatch Of British forces to
relieve Khartoum had been received.
The Italian Consul proposed to- land 200
cases of dynamite from an Italian vessel in
the harbor at Malta, and deposit it in the
Government stores. The Governor refused
to allow this, and ordered the vessel to leave
within forty-eight hours.
The officers of the Four Courts in Dublin
and the Jurors have received threatening.
letters and notice has been found in Phoe-
nix Park, near the spot where Cavendish
and Burke were assassinated, declaring that
the Invincibles are impregnable.
The trial of Ex-senator kellogg, which
was to have occurred in Washington April
2st, was postponed until the 28th, when
it is understood Walsh will be present.
He was found in Montreal and gaveup the
papers he had promised, and at length con-
sented to appear at the trial.
Some weeks ago, three masked men stole
$4,000 in gold from the farmhouse of Carl
SchOltZ, near East TaWas, Mich, killed his
son, and brutally beat all the members of
the family. Jacob Katterman was arrested
on suspicion recently, and soon made full
confession, duplicating VIM. Reynolds and
B. White. Ali are now in jail.
At Montrose Ca, Jesse Gum killed his
father. The father is WidOwer and he and
his son cOurted the same young lady The
son married her, and two weeks ago the
father sent him word to be on his guard. as
he was coming to kill him. This morning
a child saw the father enter the sons house
and told the son, who fired on his father as
the latter was taking aim.
Tilden G. Abbott, formerly connected
with and now charged with robbing the
Watertown, Massachusetts, bank of $49, 900
last Fall, was arrested at Pierce CITY, Mo-
where he had been living for the past six
weeks under the name of J. H. Foster. He
had purchased considerable property,
stocked a store with 900 worth of cloth
ing, and was living with woman said to
be his niece. He has wife and four chill
dren near Boston. A reeuisition for him
has been issued in Massachusetts.
A prize fight took place on Long Island,
recently, witnessed by about 400 sporting
men. The fight was between Jimmie Ker-
win, Of this city, and Con Walsh, of Green
Point, for 800 a side, London prize ring
rules. KerWin is twenty-five years of age, |
weight 40 pounds Walsh is twenty-one !
years old, and weighs 145 pounds. Kerwin
was the faVorite in betting. There was an |
old grudge bet Reen the parties, and the |
fight is said to have been one of the most |
desperate that ever took place on Long Is
land. Six rounds were fought, during |
which Walsh was terribly punished.
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