Evening journal., 1888-06-16
General Rows of the Morning.

The statement that Harry Taylor, the
Forepaugh circus murderer, had been ar
rested at Oneonta, N. Y, was an error.
He is still at large.
The jury in the Diss Debar case not
being able to agree at 10 o'clock last even
ing, were locked up for the night. It is
understood they stood II to for convic-
tion.
Mary N. Prescott. authoress and poet,
died Thursday night at the home Of Rich
ard S. Spotsford, Newbury port, Mass. She
has contributed largely to several promi-
nent magazines, and wrote many children's
stories. She was a sister OF Harriet Pres
colt Spotford
Horatio Hatfield, aged l2 years, shot
Thomas ]. Allen, aged 10, through the
right lung with rifle on Thursday evening
ct Excelsior Springs, Mo-, ipfiictinR a NOR
tal wound. The boys had quarrelled about
two weeks ago. and Hatfield had repeat.
edly threatened to kill Allen. The youth
ful assassin is in custody.
Lynchers attempted to hang John Swans,
colored, near Union Bridge, Md, at
o'clock yesterday morning, for an outrag-
eous assault upon another colored man
named Othia, who was blind, and girl
named Holenberry. the former OF whom is
expected to dis. After be was hauled mp
he was let down to make a statement, when
no slipped from the moose and escaped in
the darkness.
Miss Grace Stevenson, aged Is. drowned
herself on Thursday afternoon in the Ohio
river near her home In Delhi. She was the
daughter OF w. L. Stevenson, and a bright
and promising girl. No motive for her act
can be assigned by her parents. Her con-
duct after she left home was peculiar. She
had man row her across the river, and
after he had gone she deliberately walked
into the water. Her body was recovered.
The Supreme Court OF California has af-
firmed the decision Of the lower court In
the case OF DR.. J. Milton Bowers, who was
convicted on the charge Of numbering his
wife two years ago. and was sentenced to
be han ged Great attention was attracted
to the case at the time by ithe death Of
Henry Benhayor. a brother OF Bowers
wife. and the finding OF letters purporting
to be Benhayor's confession that he killed
his sister.
At midnight last night the attendant at
the door OF the Sheridan mansion sold that
everything had been quiet since the
o'clock bulletin, and that there was no
change. As the reporter left the steps.
however, the general was seized with a
short spell OF coughing. These coughing
attacks have been increasing ia frequency
for the past few days, and should a recur.
renee OF tho heart trouble set in it may not
/ improbably be traced 20 the acceleration
Of the heart caused by violent and paroxys-
NAL coughing.
The flood at Cloquet, Wis, is recedinR
quite rapidly, and the situation is rather
brighter for those who have thus far bser
able to save their property. Several mil
lion feet Of the runaway l1gs from Clcquci
entered the bay OF Superior. but are beinf
picked up and made into RATS. Severa
hundred people have beeD rendered tenn
porarily homeless at Cloquet and Fond d
Lac by the dood, but it is expected ths
their condition can be hettered soon. Th,
loss to the C. Nelson Lumber Co. is esti
mated at from 500, 900 to s200. 900. ans
the total loss to Cloquet at $500. 600.
On Thursday, nser Seymour. Ind. Mis-
MoIlie Dinsmore, young country schoo
teacher, went to the rescue of her pupils
who we're pursued by a black snake fy
feet lsng. Armed with parasol, she mad
y vigorous defence, but the reptile held ii
own. and taking advantage OF a sudde
turn Of Miss Mollie to answer the call 0
one Of her pupils. it ran upon her, and in
moment had wound itself around her necl
so tightly that. but for the timely Assis
ance OF a young man who was passing, SD
would have been strangled. The youn
woman was prostrated by her fright an
the nervous shock and has suffere
severely.
The Thames river course of New Lor
don, Conn, is being tagged for the colleg
races this month. The Columbia Freshme
have been there a fortnight and hav
averaged two practice pulls each da,
They row strongly and will give the Hal
ward Freshmen a good race. The latte
, are expected to arrive there this Afternoon
They will be taken by the steamer Mana
: set. The Yale and Harvard Universit
crews are expected by Tuesday, and Il
, University OF Pennsylvania crew ds
later. The dates OF the races are as 10
lows: Yale and Harvard University. JuI
: 90; Yale and University OF Pennsylvani
June %; Yale and University OF Pennsy
vania Freshmen, June 90; Columbia ar
Harvard Freshmen, June 2S.