Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-05-04
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.

The body of Perry BrOOkston, an old
eolored man in Springfield, H., was
found in his hut partially eaten by
rats.
The reports of the killing of a band
of horse thieves and outlaws southwest
of Purcell, Indian territory, are con
firmed.
James Donovan a Quincy, Mich,
merchant, sued the Detroit Free Press
for $50, 900 damages for recently calling
him crazy.
Twelve stores and buildings we're
burned at Braddock, Pa, last week.
Fifty people were rendered homeless.
Loss, $4,000.
Prof G. Stambley Hall of Johns
Hopkins university has accepted the
presidency of Clarks university at
Worcester, Mass.
Business in Galesburg. Ill, especial
~ in building and real estate, is said
to have been seriously affected by the
Burlington strike there.
Molhe Larrimore was found dead in
an out house at Sedalia, Mo. Her
death was caused by an overdose of
tansy to commit abortion.
William Hatton, well known sport
ing man of Kansas City, committed
suicide last week by taking a
quarters worth of morphine.
The last weekly bank statement
shows the reserve increased 50, 376, OOO
New York banks now hold $14, 246, 600
IN excess Of legal requirements.
Col John A. Graham, formerly
mayor of Keokuk, Iowa, but for the
last twenty-seven years resident of
Washington, died Sunday, aged ninety.
The large roller mills and several
other business buildings were burned
at Carlisle, Iowa, Sunday, entailing a
loss OF $4,000, with $4,000 insur-
ance.
Frederick Mix, a carpenter, fell from
a scaffoId on the Ohio coal docks at
Duluth, breaking his neck and causing
instant death. He has relatives in
Milwaukee.
Vice Chancellor Bird has granted
John d. Williamson of Trenton, n. J.,
a divorce from his wife, who was &C
cused of adultery with twelve CO.
respondents.
After an idleness of four months the
machine shops at the Edgar Thompson
Steel Works at Pittsburg have started
up with nOn-uniOn men preparatory tx
q general resumption.
The murder of William Moss at Tren
ton, No, has created intense excite
Enent. The citizens have raised 81, OOt
which they offer as a reward for tn,
capture of the murderers.
i An organized gang of counterfeit
ers' assistants is at work in East Ten
nessee. Both gold and silver piece
have been freely passed. The polio
authorities have no clew.
The beheaded and mutilated body o
n an unknown man was found on tn
railroad track near Morris, III. o.
the body was a Joliet rolling mill ticke
bearing the name of j. H. MOnahan.
James Cummins, aged forty-eight
resident manager of Dun's commercia
agency at Dayton, Ohio, shot himse
in the head Sunday. Cause, fnancia
trouble. He leaves a widow and CHI
dren.
The Florida railroad commission ha
increased passenger rates in the stat
to 4 and At cents per mile on roads tia
have been allowed to charge only frol
3 to 4 cents during the past fol-
months.
The body of the late John Shidelo
Of indianapolis, Ind, buried at JOne
boro, was disinterred last week for e,
animation to secure evidence in a
action to collect a 50, 600 accideI
policy.
Emma AIthouse, a young woman
-Attica, n. Y, who has been subje
: to frances, awoke Friday from slee
of thirty-three days. During her slee
she has taken only a small quantity
milk.
A portion of the bank of the COVER
ment canal at Kankauna, Wis, HI
been washed away. The water ca
ried away the rear portion of Il
hume of the American Pulp COZ
pany's mill.
In runaway accident at DecatU
III, Mrs. L. B. G. Lefingwen, moth
OF the Rev. Sanford Leffiingwen, sta
Sunday school evangelist for the Chr
tian church, was instantly killed. >
was 80 years old.
A thorough search of the ruins
Bethel home, which burned at S
Louis, resulted in finding the renal
OF three men-One cOlOred and t.
white. In the hospital are sever
more burned and bruised.
Five bishops and sixty priests oeC