Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-09-11

Lawrence Donovan, New York press
man, jumped off the Brooklyn bridge and
came out safely
Washington Parks OF PHILADELPHIA mar
ried his step-mOther and will thus keep
control OF his father fortune.
Another case OF wholesale poisoning has
been discUvered-his time at Maiden, Mass.
The victims were summer bOarders.
The Scott bank robbery MYSTERY OF De-
troit has been cleared up by the confession
oi John Lowenstein, the bank ianito.
James Kane, OF st. Louis. who was
tried some time ago before Judge NuoHan
on IA charge of manslaughtcr in the fourth
degree and whose case was taken under adj
isement, has been discharged He is the
young man who was accused of acciden.ly
killing Mrs. Mary Byrne, an aged lady, on
July ; by shooting of a revolver. She was
seated in front OF her door step, at No.
1922 North Ninth street, and the bullet
was supposed to have struck the ground
and then glanced up and hit her, but as
the ball found in her was not hattened as
it would have been had it struck the
ground before hitting her, Judge Noonan
concluded that she must have been struck
bya bullet fired at the same time by some
other party. there having been several
shots fired about that time.
A bloody fight took place Saturday night
on the Wet GlaiZe in Camden county, ten
miles north of Stoutiand, between Albert
Craft and Al WiRirey, brother-in-law, in
which the former, it is thought, was fatally
stabbed by the latter. The best informa-
tion obtained at present is rs follows: 1t
seems the parties were living together with
the mother of Craft when getting into u
family quarrel it led to fight. WinfrCy,
getting hold of a kniie stabbed Craft some
three or four times, cutting him to the hol-
low, and one of the stabs taking effect in
the lungs. Winirey's wife also took part
with her husband, and knocked Craft, her
brother, i'll the head with an iron shovel,
making an ugly wound. Winfrey was not
hurt. No arrests have yet been made.
"A mad dog scare made things lively in
st. Louis Saturday.
-Chas. T. Brocker. has entered suit
against the Anthony IL Kuhn Brewing COM
pany for SIC, 200 for personal injuries.
At about $50 o'clock Tuesday night a
very perceptibe shock OF earthquake was
felt in It. Louis. Dispatches from all over
the country show the experience was gen
eral.
Gen. d. II. Mcintyre is the nominee O,
the Cole county Democrats for the lcgis-
laturc.
Democrats OF the Twentieth district ol
Missouri nominated j. :. Davidson oi
Hickory county for the state senate.
-Ierc c. Cravens was nominated for
congress by the Democratic convention Oi
the Thirteenth Missouri district at Pierce
City.
The Republican convention of the Four
L. I
ated J. II. Rowell OF Bloomington for con
;ress.
Republicans of the Thirteenth Illinois
district. in convention at Springfield, nom.
mated Maj. James \. Connolly for con.
,rcss.
There is coopers' strike in East St
Louis.
Jimmy Carroll. while being taken to
Galrsburg. ILL.,, To answer "A charge Of bank
robbery was rescued from the officers by a
gang uI his friends at East st. Louis. He
| was afterwards re-captured.
Henry Parker TODD committed suicid,
at New York.
Samuel ColviIle's wife and son will con
| test his will.
Nichols Il Farnsworth. shoe manuidc
| turers' goods, Boston, failed.
Dick Lafferty OF Audrain cOtney, Mo.
while in an insane hit killed his child.
The business portion of South Royal
ton, VT, has been destroyed by fire.
The National encampment of the Son,
of Veterans is bel . held at Buffalo, y. Y.
| -Georue Hitter il on trial at Clinton, Ill.
| for killing Marion liufiaker at kinney TIVE
years ago.
| jacob Steinmiller and Mrs. Bermal
have been arrested at Rochester, y. Y, OF
~ cliurge of killing the woman's husband
| Chris. Berman, i'll 1850.
Dallas county Mo- Republicans held a
convention at Buffalo and put out county
ticket.
| Miss Annie Strathoif of Quincy, Ill.
committed suicide by shooting herself with
a pistol.
| DIR. Yeaman denies that he withdrew
! rom the congressional race in the interest
OF Col. More.
Five men were killed and two injured
by an explosion in the Fair Lawn colliery
at Scranton, Pa.
William WandsOr, a notorious counter
feiter, has been captured in Michigan.
j. T. Ainsworth hired a team at Mary
vile, Mo-, kept it too long and landed il
Jail.
Daniel Magone, the new collector OF tn
port Of New York has assumed the dutle
of his Office.
!, st. Clair county, Illinois, complain
loudly of an influx Of tramps.
Carlyle (lll.) has received bids for erect
ing city waterworks.
Gen. Sir Gedvers Butler has gone fror
Dublin to Tralee.
Prince Alexander's entry into Sistov
was one continuous triumph.
The Bulgarian cabinet has been remoC
elled and is now strongly anti-Russian.
The fourteenth international Corn an
Seed market has been opened at Vienna.
The cavalry barracks at Pesth waI
formally opened by Emperor Franc
Joseph.
senator VOORHEES, of Indiana deni
emphatically that he is candidate for Il
vice presidency.
AT Moberlv, Mo-, Kirk Williams sh'
Tom Grimes seriously.
Riley Cobb was tried Tor murder