St. Landry democrat., 1888-01-14
and two childrea killed by locomotive near
Rhinebeck. N. Y, Hogs attacked and killed
CRIMES.

CRIMES.
Jan. 3-Justice A. Jacobs, defau1ting city
clerk OF Cambridge, Mass, committed suicide.
Jan. 7-Soott Picker, aged 10, shot and
killed Chester Dodd in quarrel, at jackson,
Tenn.
Jan. 11-Robart NJ. Taylor, of Reynoldsville
Pa, killed his wife and then himself
Jan; 2o.Mrs. James Cabelek,, OF Cleveland,
ed two others and then committed suicide
Feb. Cdr. Hodges, crank, tried to kill Ad-
elina Patti, with bomb at Grand Opera House.
San Francisco.
Mar. 15-Wardens McGarigle and varnell.
and Edward Mcdonald arrested at Chicago for
conspiracy to defraud Cook County.
Mar. 31-Special grand jury at Chicago re-
turned % additional Doodle indictments.
Apr. 19-Watt and Schwartz convicted Of
numbering Express Messenger Nichols, at Nor
ris, Ill.
May DIR. Edward Knox, Fentress County,
Tenn, whipped his 14-year-old son to death.
May 5-R. d. Gambrel, editor Saoord and
Shsesd, prohibition party, at Jackson, Miss,
killed by Colonel Jones S. Hamilton, who was
mortally woundcl.
May Paul ssrottkau. Milwaukee Anarch-
ist, sentenced tdone years Imprisonment.
May s1-William Showers, Annville, Pa,
killed his two grandchildren that he might
June 69John a. Fields, farmer, at Wildwood,
KY. killed wife, two sons and himself
June 1S-McGarigle and Mcdonald convicted
OF ''boodleism" at Chicago 80. Train robbed
near Flatonia, Tex; SIS 600 taken from passen-
gers and $780, COO from express car.
June e9-Jacob Sharp convicted OF bribery in
New York. Trial OF IL Chicago ''boodlers"
begun.
July Jason Sharp to years
July a0-Oscar j. Harvey, forger in United
States Treasury Department, sentenced to IL
years in penitentiary.
cago jail
Aug. 5-Trial of Cook County, ILL.,, ''beodlers''
ended in conviction of all.
Sept: 3-Two coal shovelers at Cincinnati
quarreled over ten cents and one killed the
other.
Sept. 9-Mary Clark, Louisville, KY, aged %,
poured eoal-oil on her 7o-year-old husband and
Sept 14-Supreme Court of Illinois affirmed
judgment in Anarchists case and fixed Nov. II
for execution.
tried for murder of Rev. Haddock, convicted OF
manslaughter.
Sept. 26-SupremeC Court of New York affirmed
Judgment in Jake Sharp case.
J. Strong, sentenced two years Imprisonment
for embeZZlement.
Nov. 2-Supreme Court United States refuses
to interfere in Anarchist case.
Nov. fat Louisville, KY, Charles B. Brown
field cut the threats of his wife, daughter and
brother-in-law and hanged himself. Four
dynamite bombs found in cell OF Anarchist
Lingg.
Nov. 1o-Anarchist Lingg committed suicide
by exploding bomb m his mouth. j.. Governor
Oglesby committed sentences Of Schwab and
Fielden to life imprisonment.
Nov. 11-Anarchists Spies, Parsons, Fischer
and Engle executed at Chicago.
Nov. H-Johann Most, New York Anarchist,
arrested for incendiary speeches.
Nov. 23--At Thibodeaux, La, 16 colored men
and woman killed by whites in ARRAY growing
out OF recent troubles on plantations.
Nov. s6-Frank McCutchen lynched for arson
=, Nov; s5- + Ebert, Jersey City, MI, killed
Nov. 29--Sentence Of Jacob Sharp New York
e. Glove, Amboy. Mimi, killed his wife and
then himself Verdict OF guilty rendered in
case OF Anarchist Most, for incendiary speech,
at New York
Nov. aO-George Durham, aged 60, New Brit
ain, Conn, fatally beat his sister with stone
and then killed himself.
Dec. Tramp lynched at Alamosa. Cal. for
assault on young woman.
Dec. s-In Darlington County, 8. g, Fred Ed
wards shot at his father for beating his mother,
slightly wounding the former, and killing his
Dec. 8-Three negroes who had attempted
murder taken from jail BY mob at Charleston,
Miss, and shot to death.
Dec s--Anarchist Most denied new trial and
sentenced to one year in penitentiary 1T. ].
Ellis, Jr. Keokuls, Ia, shot his wife and killed
himself =. Three negroes lynched rear Rives,
Tenn, for assault on girl.
Haddock, OF Sioux City, Ia, rendes verdict OF
not guilty Anarchist Most released on bail
pending appeal to New York Supreme Court
Dec 12-Harper, bank wrecker, found guilty
in Cincinnati and sentenced to penitnntiary for
ten years.
Dec 1.-TWO negroes burned to death by q
mob at Owensboro, Fla, for assault on white
woman Il. "A drunken son choked bis mother
to death at Claremont Vt.
Dec. 16-At Kenton, O., Charles Thomas
stabbed and killed his niece and fatally cut his
brothers wife George Green, cattle thief,
lynched near Remington, Fla ,...J John Riley,
Kenton, o., killed his sweetheart because she
refused to marry him "A half witted boy at
Columbus, Ark, cut on heads OF his little
for murder at Charles City, Ia.-frst execution
IN State since 1865.
Dec. r-seven men killed during week in
wounded, as result OF feud -. AT Clarksburg,
W. Va, Mrs. Thomey killed her drunken hus-
band, who was abusing her, with potato
masher.
Dec. 1s-At Farmersville, L.. in quarrel.
Judge J. E. Tremble and James A. Ramsey
shot each other dead....In dispute over
money matters at Ballston Spa, n. X, 8. g.
Crandell shot and killed his wife, his mother-in.
law and his stepdaughter, and then himself.
Dec 21-Three men fatally shot during po-
litical dispute in saloon at Opelousas, La.
FOREIGN.
Jan. Fourteen people drowned on BardseX,
Eng, by collision of steamers.
Jan. 3-Howland, the temperance candidate,
elected Mayor Of Toronto, Can Odescal aaa
palace, Rome destroyed by fire; loss VI COO. GOO.
Jan. 4-Thirty miners killed at Mons, Bel
GUM, by explosion in coal pit Cholera rag
ing in Buenos Ayres, causing frightful NOR
tally.
Jan. s-Heavy SHOWS in Florence. Venice,
Genos sV& Piedmont, interrupttng railway
trafic.
Jan. 7-several villages in Switzerland de-
stroyed by avalanches.
Jan. 12-One hundred negro Christian con-
gnrts reported to have been buried alive az
Auganda, Africa, by King Mononga, who threat
ened to kill every Christian found in his domain
80, Lord Iddesleigh (Sir Stafford Northcote)
died at London, aged 90.
Jan. 14--Cholera reported TO be raging in
Uruguay and Argentine Republic, causing
frightful mortality.
Jan. 1s.-Twelve women and boys crushed
TO death in panic in London theater caused
by the cry OF fire.
Jan.25-ChoIera appeared on the CHILEAN 'front.'
Ter. causing great excitement.
Jan. 27-The British Parliament convened.
Jan. 29-Seven Nihilists hanged at ODESSA
Russia, and 200 banished to Siberia
Jan. 30-Terrible rioting in Belfast, Ireland.
Thirty persons killed and over 100 injured.
Jan. 31-Three hundred emigrants from En-
gland to Australia drowned in collision on coast
Of Brazil.
Feb. lo--Mrs Henry Wood, the novelist, died
Feb. 1s-Hotei continental Berlin. burned.
Loss, o.. 100000
Feb. ss-Abous 1000 people killed BY earth
Feb. A--Sir Alexander Campbell appointed
Lieutenant Governor OF Ontario.
Feb. c6-Cardinal Jacobini, Pope 8 Secretary
Of State died at Rome aged IS.