Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-27
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL
Mn and Point of the Events
dthe Day Entitled Down
Fine.
Domestic a..

,cdv of Andrew Sheriff. who mysteri.
Ipe Sss rneared from Chicago last fall, was
cusys N he river, near Milwaukee.
~ Kelton and c. &. Carter, druggist,
VI as.esfed at Mt. Vernon. ILL, charged
- ne murder Of Robt. Crockett.
,.,.vrsse Chsmbee was sentenced ct BIZ
Lssm Ala to thirteen years imprleon-
n, sor killing his haH-imbecile brother.
,..d of natural gas has been struck at Ft.
s.ott Kss. It's fow IL le,OoO CUBIC feet an
bcuA r.u,o
400. T.,
=. poek Island express robbery, were ar
sssted near Joliet.
NV Hseer, aged 90, fred his dwelling in
rn..lsnd' O.. and then blew out his br aims.
ri health was the cause.
rsar,es Richsrds, O prominent young man
s1chlle. Ala, WAS mysteriously shot and
SsIed n house Of ill-fsme.
,.,,nds paine IA years of age, was burned
.Xssfh while trying to save property from
srfsfher's burning residence In utter town.
aip. Ind.
An Joe, chinaman. and Selma Johnson, q
.sifs rirl were brought into Boston court
y retting married.
vnile rehesrsing play at McKeesport Pa,
y.Sn Ereder was fatally shot by A. Weider.
40 vss practicing In the drill with an ''un-
,osSed" shot gun, which went OF. tearing away
Ae Ode Of Egedar's face.
Jsouss A. Edison has nled an application
,pr patent for telegraphing from moving
trs,n' but IL appears he was anticipated by
s.s fuclus ]. Phelps of New York. who COW
80 the entire ground In his patent of last
November.
csorre Crocker, Q retired business man of
nmton and father of Capt. Croker Of the
vscht Puritan, suicided by hanging himself
nom the bedpost. His diseased eyes had
sSrestened blindness, and he had said he pre-
isrred des.h TO loss Of sight.
copsidersbe excitement has been caused in
nssdnR, Pa, and vicinity by the discovery
ihst seven young girls, who we're induced to
ave their homes In Upper Lehlgh, ostensibly
70 join the Mormone IN Utah, were really taken
% New York hous. Of illfame. Four of the
Hrsn escsped and returned to tell pitifui
acg.
fSe onio House of Representatives has, b,
n unsnimous vote. decided to postpone &C
don upon the bill to regulate telephone
shsrres In that state until next January
ihu action was taken 1t the request OF the
uthor Of the bill, Mr.. 5leicher. The terms OF
ae proposed S,,I measure were ere % identies with with
hture last year, reducing the rental OF tele-
phones 10 IS per month.
At Hiehland, H., q son of Albert 8. Miller
net win an accident which pro ged fatal. The
PARENTS had left the little fellow in bed, and
n some way, while they were in another
apartment, the boy got hold of some matches
which we're lying on the wash-stand near the
bed. The matenes became ignited and the
bsdcsusht on IRE. When the distracted pa
rents discovered what had occurred, the little
boys limbs we're burned 10 a crisp. The up
per part Of the body was also very badly
burned.
News has Just been received in Canton, Tex,
ola aB-yearod boy in the southern portion OF
the country committing suicide The facts
are about - follows: The boy had learned to
ehew tobacco, which was against his fathers
vii. The boy got out of tobacco and went to
sneighbor's house to get some. but fuding
no one at home he stole Is cents from trunk
and bought tobacco with II. His father
learned the facts and went to him where he
vmsnucking corn, and chastised him for the
scf. He Immediately went into the house,
sot bis fathers gun and blew his own brains
out iFtrf