Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-07-03

parted Tor connecticut TO so J0urn a AhOr
ine.
William Brown vas gored to death by q
bull on the farm OF Absalom McVey, neal
Sedalia, Mo.
4. R. Adams. T.. Clark and John Wilson
were killed by boiler explosion neal
Atkins, Ark,
Mitchell county has elected delegates tc
the democratic state convention, instructed
for Moonlight for governor.
George b. Davis was hanged at Scale, Ga,
Tor the murder OF William McClelland, alias
Archie Reeves, last spring.
Frank Wenland, in the state house of cor
rection at Iona, Mich, was fatally shot by a
guard for attempting TO escape.
The fourth annual convention Of the Ira
velers' Protective Association of the United
states Is IN session at Baltimore.
Secretary Whitney says that there is no
truth in the report that he has resigned and
added that he had no such intention.
John P. Prettymau, a Milwaukee anarchist
has been convicted. He was sentenced 10
Jail
Theo. Ementh, Jewish rabbi, of ST.
Louis has been depOsed because he desert
ID buddhism and accepted the Unitarian
faith.
p. Il. Barnum, the town and only greatest
show on earths" was reported 10 be Head.
But he at once telegraphed from Bridgeport
that he was alive.
II is now stated that Secretary Manning's
health has improved so preceptibly as to
warrant his expectation of resuming his
duties in October.
The -postOftice at EAdt. Pleasant, Ia, was
robbed OF 1000 in stamps and 5000 in cur
Eency. Three hundred dollars of the money
was the postmaster private property
The sixth annual meeting of the American
water works association convened at Denver,
a large number of delegates from all parts
OF the United States being present.
Mrs. Sarah Tyrell, living near Lancaster,
Wis, struck her husband on the head with a
scantling, killing him. He had attacked her
with chair, and the deed was in self-de-
Tense.
The ll-year old girl of Dole, in the de-
partment of Jura, France, who was bitten
by dog on April p, placed under treatment
by M. Fasteur and returned home has, II Is
now announced, died of hydrOphobia.
Senator Call has introduced a bill au-
thOriZing the secretary of the treasury to
pay timber agents who served prior to the
war of the rebellion whatever sums may be
standing to their credit on the books Of the
department.
decree Of the Catholic council fOrbidding
the sale of liquor on Sunday by saloon
keepers who are members of that church,
viii soon be promulgated from every Catho-
lie pulpit IN the country.
The senate committee on commerce has
nearly completed the river and harbOr bill
The items in the house bill will be increased
TO the aggregate of S6l4, 500; net increase
s., s67, 40. The total appropriation by the
senate is S1S,O49,J75.
Judge Advocate AIcGarry, a high official
Of the Knights of Labor in st. Louis, be-
came involved IN a fight in q St. Louis court
room while his case was up, and a smuggling
match followed. McGarry was fined so for
mis- conduct by the Judge.
The trial of the alleged conspirators in
dicted By the grand jury in the recent inves-
tigatiOn of the labor trouble and riots, at
Milwaukee, was begun in the municipal
court. About thirty defendants appeared ut
the bar.
Hev. Charles Reilly, D. D., treasurer of
the Irish National league of America, has
RENTED so, 900 to the Hons. Justin Nc
Carthy and Joseph q. Briggs, treasurers Of
the parliamentary fund. This makes IN all
Gil5,OOO, or $4,000, sent by DR.. Reilly since
the Boston convention.
Providence presented a gay appearance
in honor of the 250th anniversary of the
settlement OF that city. Nearly all the
buildings, public and private were covered
with streamers, flags, bunting and pictures
of the landing of Roger Williams. The
streets were thrOnged with visitors. Bust
ness was generally suspended
4 man named Donaldson, living IN the
country near kempeT, Tex, killed his step
daughters babe, of which he Is said to have
been the father. The mother of the child
died, and il is thought4hat Donaldson killed
the child in order to cover the crime of
which he is accused. A posse has been or
eanized to 60 in pursuit of Donaldson, and
If found he will undoubtedly be lynched.
VIM. Quaries, Edward Hollis, W. /. Buch-
anan and Albert Jaystal, all of whom par
NlHa fas
were found guilty of conspiracy IN the
criminal court at Parsons, Kansas, and were
sentenced to pay 500 hne and costs, and
serve thirty days imprisonment in the cOun-
ty jail. M. j. Drury, council for the defend
ants, fled motion for new trial.
Joseph Villio, an Austrian resident at New
Orleans, La, aged 50. during a mt of in
sanity, cut his Wife's throat with a razor and
then drew the weapon across his own throat
and left arm. Mrs. Flllio died ia few
minutes after the attack, but NillO was
taken to the hospital and is out of danger.
EiIio has been an inmate of an asylum for
some time but was released Two weeks ago.
At a wedding here at midnight last night
Walter HodgsOn, with several Others, dis
turbed the festivities by prylng open with
clothes poles the windows of the house IN
which they were being held. John Earl
with others, tried TO stop the disturbance
when a fight occurred, during which hodg-
son struck Earl on the head with board,
ana E4lrL 4lEA OF E14Ehh7AoA 0A tic III ain
HodgsOn has fed.
Black diphtheria is invading the towns of
Ecorse, Spring Wells and Royal Oak, near
Detroit, Mich, and is carrying on large
number of victims. Children are taken
without warming. Their thrOats swell and
in a few hours they die in great agony. Two
children Of Noses Reon, of Ecorse, have al
ready died. His three other children are
very Low, as is also his wife and many other
families People are greatly alarmed.
IN The river and harbor bill from the
house t1e senate committee have announced
Il has made some important changes
Among many others the following. appro-
priatiOns are recommended: For the Hen
nepin canal, $500. O00i for the Mississippi
river from Des MOines rapids to the mouth
of the Illinois river, 500, OOOi from there to
the mouth of the Ohio river, 500, 900; thence
to the head Of the passes, $4,000.
An amendment has been inoorporatedfEin
the sundry civil bill, IN the house requiring
the secretary of the treasury 70 issue certlh-
Gates Of the denominations CT one, two and
i've dollars on all surplus silver 7liars, nov
IN the treasury, in payment OF approprla
lions made in the bill and other expenditure
and obligations Of the government
A monster log jam has formed in the st.
CFoix river at st. Paul. Report says it Is
two miles long and includes not less than
10000. 600 feet of lumber, and the amount
is being increased at the rate OF l5OOOOIO
eset per hour. Logger5 say that pnsler me
the most favorable circumstances Il Wlll
take from ten days TO two weeks to break
the jam.
One of the most remarkable sinecures in
the history Of the state of Louisiana has been
brought to light in the investigation bg g
commmittee Of the Legislature Of the con-
tract entered into by the late Gov. Louis
Alfred Wilt with John McEnery, the pre-
sent governors brother, for the recovery OF
lands given TO the state by the federal gov