Daily Republican., 1888-04-23
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William Mccullough, who was chile
engineer of the steamer Coms, commit
ted suicide In vacant barn, near Bo rde o.
town, New Jer8ey, yesterday morning, by
shooting himself through the head. BE
was under bonds on the charge of having
caused the death of coal passer some
months ago, while the steamer was on q
voyage from New York TO Galveston, by
throwing hot Goals on the name body.
Nanny Sdebottoms was convicted at
Somerset, Kentucky, on Friday, of the
murder Of Thomas Wilson, and sentenced
to imprisonment for life. While being
taken to prison MOB gathered to lynch
him, but fire breaking out 10 church
they stopped to extingutsh 1t, and the
jailor escaped with his prisoner.
As five section men were passing the
Gerliugs White Sand Compant's works
In hand car, on the st. Louis, Kansas
City and Colorado road, near Labadie,
Mo-, on Saturdays blast xploded, blow.
ing an immense rock upon the hand car.
All OF the men were fatally hurt
The tug boat Magic was blown to pieces
by the bursting Of Its boiler, at Long
Island City, New York, on Saturday
afternoon. Samuel Barber, the engineer,
and William Symipgton, ths cook, were
killed. and man standing on the wharf
was badly injured.
John Forrest, James Trainor and An
drew Pagan, acting ruspiciously, were
arrested on Grand street, New York, on
Saturday, and o number OF counterfeit rs
and so cent pieces were found in their
pockets. They were held each in Sl500
bail. ....--
In Lock Haven, Penna on Saturday
Judge Mayer granted new Gial in the
ease OF johnson, convicted Of murder In
the arst degree for completely in the
murder of the Colbys. for which crime |
Luther ehafier was hanged on the 4th
inst.
Thomas Dugan and O. A. Bird, promi' |
nent hotel proprletors in Springfield, |
Ohio, have been hned $50 and costs each 4
and sentenced to ten day in jail Tor using |
oleomargarlne on ther tables without
no, sting notice in the dinning rooms.
Samuel rr>.s,''ilpa aged Il years, while
playing on come logs In Inc Bayo1i- "
East Saginaw, Michigan, on Saturday,
fell in. Engelhart Reidlinger, aged "a,
umped In to save the boy, but Ph!,tin.I
clung to his neck and both were drowned
Moses Fraley, the 81. Louis "b- .,,,l
1PcihtoEt Icbppcaicu oh SHbupr nn hlntur i
lay morning, and "tradei r. uiI sbsre ),
I Is announced tb..t Ills Losses will not
,eaen hall milton, as at first reported,
,nu ,ngan .na' he aill pay 100 cents on the
fp.dp Held, young farmer, near
.emars, Iowa, yesterday, shot AID killed
his mother and then committed suicide |
Frequent quarrels In the family had
reached a climax in a dispute about SELL
ing horse.
In Wilkesbafrc, Penna on Saturday,
Samuel Mcdowell, who pleaded goilty to
JAMES Watson, mine buss. Mt
Pittston, was sentenced to three years.
solitary confinement. lie is nearly 10
years old.
Jane McKeon, aged 72 years, one OF the
rag sorters injured by the.are In Harley's
rag shop East Third street, New York,
last Thursday, died yesterday. She is the
third victim of tho Gre.
Minlster Pendleton's son in New York
received cablegram on Saturday after
noon stating that his father WAS not serl-1
ously III. His legs,were paralyzed, but
his mind was NOT at all affected.