Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-01-08

men. Anderson had been acquitted of
murder III which circums,aniial evidence
against him was strong.
The police in Phi.sdelphia learned that
Mr.. Amelia Gibson has for years been
entieing children fro their homes ard
training them to steal. Among her pupils
was her 10-yesr-old son.
w. F. Derosset and Nathan Parse of
lockwood, Tenn. fought duel or the
street witt Sc 1t guns. Derosset received a
load il th e face and arm, and Parse was shot
in the forehead aud ne;k.
Frederick EerghOltz, foreman Of a party
of brcklayers on a new building opposite
the Chicago city hall, slipped On some ice
on the top floor aud fell nine stories down
the elevator shaft. being instantly killed.
The Vint Shinkle burned below Cairo,
was owned by the Cincinnati q Memphis
Packet Co., and was valued st SD, GOO. 1t
was insured in Cincinnati companies Tor ST.
600. 1t had four hundred tons of freight
ON board.
Jacob Avery, who alone operated -four
ing mill near Green bush, H., was found by
his son in q condition which showed that
he had been caught by a shaft and pounded
to a jelly, nothing buta boot being left On
his body.
The bodies of Charles Smith and Henry
Davis, the alleged burglars of Raleigh, N.
c., who were lynched, have been recovered
from the Neuse river. The bodies were in
chains and handcuffed. and one was riddled
with bullets.
TIE Mcnamara bailding and four others
at Ipswich, OAK, we're burned. Parson &
B ates, loss 5000; Cox Bros, ST., 800; J. ).
Shacken, S., 300, and fourteen other indi-
viduais and firms lose $4,700. Total insur-
| ance, Sl1 600.
The Circuit Court st Little Rock, Ark,
recently sentenced AdOlph Parker and
Jack Cliffore, two train robbers, to the
penitentiary, Parker fer six years and Cliff
| lord for seven. The trial of Cook, who
turned States evidence, was postponed till
next term.
An explosion occurred in the Office build
| ing of the Augusta Gas Light Company, ad-
joining the works, demolishiBg the two
story brick structure, and woundiDg three
| workmen in process of connecting the sta
| ton meter with the new gasometer, which
was nearly completed.
| The body of Mrs. john Carroll, Of Green
Ridge, Pa, was found recently in the woods
about mile from her house, showing
marks of violence. She was missed from
her home and it is believed, was
assaulted by unknown parties and left in
the woods, v here she froze to death.
On December %, fire destroyed nine build
ings in the business part of Toledo, the
Acme Fertilizing Manufacturing Company
on the Carolina Central, Catlin Block in
Bay City, Mich Eagle Hosiery Mills at
Mechanicsvi!le, Mills Block at Alma, Ark,
and the clothing store of B. Nelasky, at
Austin Texas.
At Christmas dance at Miles City, Mon
tana, man named Roberts was shot by
desperate named Sullivan. Officers traced
the murderer to ranch fifteen miles dis
tant, where, in resisting arrest, he killed
Doc Carlin and child, with Sharp's rifle.
He then made his way to Miles City and
surrendered.
G. B. Simmons, local treasurer of the L.
and N. road at Louisville, depaated Christ
! mas day, leaving memento for the COM
pany in the shape of a note stating that his
accounts were $34, 900 short and the climate
| too warm for him. 1t is thought he has
gone to join the Kentucky colony in Cam
| ada.
Near Cheballis, Wyoming Territory, VIM
Pearson, strong believer in Spiritualism.
/ O
higher power to kill his grandchild. This
he did with hammer. He then informed
his wife he would cut his throat if his wife
| would do the same. Both were found in
the morning half frozen, with their throats
cut, but not yet dead. Both will probably
die.
At wedding reception given by man
| named White IT, his son, nine miles from
Lexington, Ky, the festivities were inter-
| rdpted by gang of five roughs, who came
in and committed various indignities. Lon
Hayes, a farm hand employed by Mr..
White, began shooting at the roughs, and
killed one of them named Charles Black
we'll, and seriously wounded another named
Ellis.
A fire at Evansville, Ind, totally de-
stroyed Miller Bros. dry goods house; total
loss, stock, $1SO, 900 to 1920, 900; building
$4,000 Total insurance $125,O00 or $780,
600 on stock and 81, 900 on building. Chas.
| loss, $14 900; insurance. $4,000. Geo. s.
Sonntag & Co., hardware dealers, loss by fire
and water about 500, 600, on stock of about
$45, 900; insurance, $33, $50: G. G. Tenney,
hat and fur dealer, loss $40, 1000; insurance,
$1,000.
The Norwegian bark Onward arrived in
New Yook few days ago. She reports
falling in with raft, on which were the
Captain and four of the crew OF the schoon-
er Estelle. Captain Day. of the Estelle, left
| Charleston December 10th for Philadelphia.
Off Cape Lookout, on the 18th, the vessel
| went to pieces in aheavy sea. A raft was con
structed and all were placed safely on board.
The seas washed over them continually.
Mate Curling lost his hold ON the raft and
was drowned. On the 21st the raft was
picked up and the passengers were thought
here. The Estelle was valued at $4,000.
STOCK SOUIBS.