Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-09-18
NEWS SUMMARY.
Record of Minor Events Which o.
cur Around Us.
Domestic.
Domestic.

'ol;, on the 9Th, Thomas Terrell was Shot
ana mortally wounded by Luther craven
ooth were young coiqred men.
AT stockton, Kan, on the evening of the
"a, Tom Thompson was hot bv William
Ryan, on the latter's place, three mills
roH otockton, and died in a few hours.
Lhere had been some trouble between the
- sieS over some land owned by the mother
oil TIE deceased.
SAMUEL JONES, who haze twice been con
hned IN the Texas State Insane Asvlun,
and was six months ago Tbero ted T,ndnr
,he IMPRESSION that he had become sane
has oeen acting curiOuslv and wandering
hlmlessly about for several DAYS. 4 dav
or two since he begged an old gentleman
| named Tanner, to get ammunition ami
load his gun, saying he was going 10 Lin
some man before long. The next morning
AIRY, mr. Tanner was preparing to grind
ooiIee IN MS kitchen at the rear of the
! .ore, When MIR. Jones approached from be-
mind and attacked him iuriously. He used
| an unOpen knife and inflicted several in.
lurles on Tanner. Had the knife been oDened
he would have killed him. Mr.. Jones is in
jan, and viii be returned to the ASYLUM.
The finding at Milwaukee, Wis. of a dead
infant with a darningneedle thrust through
| lts heart, has led to the disclosure that a
regular business OF putting babies to death
at so much per head has been carried on in
4 that city. Mrs. Pauline Mittelstaedt. pro-
prletor ola private lying-in hospital. fed a
| lew weeks ago upon ascertaining that the
| authorities had accumulated eliminating
| evidence. She Travelled under an assumed
name in Michigan, but was overhauled at
| Reed City and brought back. She con-
iessed to the murder OF the child and
| claims to have been promised $500 by its
| mother for putting il out of the way The
| authorities are investigating the deaths OF
numerous other infants born out OF we'd
lock, supposed to have been put to death
by her.
BERT Mcconnell, "A 14-year-old boy oil
Belleyille, Mich, was killed on the 4th inst
by farm hand named Charles Schmitt.
Schmltt was quarreiing with Benjamin
Smith, when he uusuccessiully tried TO
shoot, the ball striking young Mcconnell in
the breast, causing instant death.
EDWARD SNEED was convicted at indie
pendence, Mo. on the 9Th. OF murder
the second time. He killed Harry LOOMS
in Kansas City, July %, 1883; was con
victed in August OF the same year; was
granted new trial by the supreme court,
and now for the second time is convicted
IT is said that A. H. Belo OF the Calves
ton and Dallas News will be appoiE ted
Minister to Austria.
THE widow of Gen. John Wilson died a
few days ago in San Francisco. aged 81
years. Gen. Wilson will be remembered 10y
the old citizens OF Missouri as II prominent
Wing politician OF the early day, who lived
in Fayette, Howard county. lie was first
appointed by President Taylor as collector
OF the port OF San Francisco after its an
nexation to the United States aud he went
there with his family, overland, in 1919.
THE Geological Surrey. in pursuance of
the purpose Of its director to make thor
ough study of the phenomena oi the earth
quake OF August 81, has prepared n cirCu-
lar to be sent to all parts OF the affected
area and the adjacent country. calling for
detailed information upon the subject from
whOmsoever may have information, even
OF an apparently trivial character, 20 im
part. The observer is requested. first. to
state his own position, whether indoors or
out, upstairs or down. whether standing
walking or sitting, and to describe the
ground of his locality, whether rocky,
earthly or sandy.
THE officials of the war department are
exercised over the recent raid of the Indians
upon the stock of the Crows Of Custer sta
ton. 1t is said that the commanding Off |
Ger at Fort Maginnis has received orders to |
hunt up the depredators and that scouts |
from Fort Assiniboine are already out |
Depredations by Indians from over the line |
are exciting much attention from the In |
dian department. \ special from AssiDi. |
boine says: Some Gros Vontres Indians |
arrived here a few days ago with six Scaps |
OF Blood Indians who had been ambushed |
and killed. The BlOods had stolen horses. |
Upon arrival here the victorious band en-
gagged in scalp dance.
Mic uGAN Republicans base their hope OF |
success on the fact that their ticket bears |
the names of five soldiers.
SENATOR SABN, of Minnesota, may resign |
on account of ill-health, and {. X. Davis is |
being put forth as his successor.
JAMES G. GRIFFIN. a pioneer citizen OF
Kahoka county, No, died recently, aged |
sc years. He was born in Dearborn |
county, Indiana, May >, 1890, and came |
TO Missouri in 1854.
GEN. b. +. CHEATHAAI, the famous ex-con-
federate general and postmaster, died at |
Nashville, Tenn, at LEO on the morning
OF the 3D.. He was appointed postmaster
at Nashville by President Cleveland, and
had been confirmed by the senate.
HoN. w. T. WEED, a wealthy and respect
able citizen of Wheeling, Mo-. died ON the
Sd, aged 60 years. Deceased was member
OF the first territorial legislature of Wash
ington Territory, in which he served three
terms, and established the first saw-mill on
Puget sound. He came to Wheeling in
1860 and leaves a large estate.
THE largest trust deed ever filed for record
in Randolph county, H., is now in the
hands OF the recorder. 1t is got upin PAM
phlet form, printed, and contains sc, 1000
words. The recorders fee for entering it
to s35. The instrument is drawn
to secure the payment of 81 ZOO, 900 in !
bonds of the Consolidated Coal Company /
Of st. Louis, and is made to the Mercantile
Trust Company of New York as trustees.
1t covers all the mines recently purchased
by the Consolidated Coal Company, which
are located in Vermillion, Macoupin, Madi-
son, St. Clair, Clinton, Washington and
Randolph counties.
FIFTEEN families were made homeless by
| fire in New York, on the 9Th.
CHAs. ScHurr. of Bellevine, Mich, killed
Bert Mcconnell, boy.
NEAR Stockton, Kas., Tom johnson was
hot and killed by William Ryan.
The stonecutters' union OF Chicago has
seeded from the trade union.
GEN. AUGER who was shot by a negro
'ome time since at Washington is rapidly
POLICE and customs officers of New La
edo, Mexico, had battle with FL Coyotes
'andits and were defeated.
Gropor u p.Yru ,,oat 81 caDna ,,ra-