The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-05-04
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pilsns 4 he Principal Events Now
Attracting Pablo Interest

The factory and warehouse OF the
Claire Sash a Door Company, ut
I'll Claire, Wis.,, burned. Loss, $780,
80 insurance, $4,000.
Rear Admiral Charles Stewart Baggs
died at New Brunswick. N. j., Of par
alysis and general debility. He leaves
4. widow.
James Cummings, manager OF the
commercial agency, committed sui
eide at Dayton, Ohio, by shooting. He
had been dealing heavily at bucket
shops.
L. s. Wertmer, known as crack
pigeon shot, has absconded with $0OOOl
belonging TO the Waverly Building
Association, Of which he was the sec
retary.
viii English, colored, living in Bon
ham, Texas. stabbed his vile near the
heart three times. He then stabbed
himself in several places, iniiicting
fatal iniariea. The cause was leal-
ousy.
William Bullock, an employe Of
the West Shore railroad at Newark,
Wayne county, New York, shot his
wife sour times with revolver, killing
her instantly. He then shot himself,
inaicting = fatal wound.
A serious cutting affray took place
in the suburbs OF Fort Smith, Ark.
Lizzie Posey, lewd woman, stabbed
Josie Martin in the breast fatally for
appearing against her in the Police
court. Mrs. Posey il in Jail, and Josie
Martin win die.
Phillip Held, q young farmer living
fourteen miles west of Lemars, Iowa,
shot aud instantly killed his mother,
and shortly afterward committed sur
eide. The trouble which existed for
some tine in the family eliminated
in squabble over selling horse.
Hardy Posy, colored, was lynehed at
Bessemer, Alabama, for an attempt 10
rape girl l5 years of age. The town
is surrounded. by armed negroes, who
threaten to burn the houses and kill
the citizens TO avenge the lynching OF
Posey.
Seven children in less than two
years is the record OF Mrs. Phoebe
Lynch. Of Seymour, Ind, who eigh-
teen months ago gave birth 10 triplets,
and who to-day Is the mother of two
boys and two girls All sever, with
their mother, are alive md well.
The abolition of slavery in Brazil
is progressing with great rapidity
Hundreds OF thousands who were
slaves have been freed in the past few
years, and il il proposed 20 set a fixed
and early day when slavery shall
cease.
Dexter, the famous trotter, died al
the stable Of Robert Bonner, in New
York. He was thirty years old. He
died of old age and exhaustion. Dex
ter was the greatest trotter of his day
He was the fret horse 10 trot a mile in
2.174.
John Bogard, is years old, pleaded
guilty at Kansas City, NO., 10 murdel
in the first degree. He was sentenced
to be hanged. Bogard held the handi
OF James Weir, at Independence, Mo.
last january, while Charles Z. Meye
struck him on the head, killing him
Meyer was tried last week, convicted
and sentenced 10 be hanged.
Capt. Ramon Arguiliee, of the Mex
lean army, and Adolfo Towesa, clerl
in the Mexican national railwa,
offices, Quarreled in restaurant a
New Laredo, Mexico. At meeting
subsequently, Arguilles shot Towess
wounding him in the groin. The lat
ter returned the FIRE, killing his antas
onist.
Policeman Clancy found mar
named Chester Williams lying appar
emily lead on the back porch of
hovel in South Helena, Ark. Hi
head was fearfulIy bruised either by
club or sand bag. He was taken 3,
the station house, and was PARTIAL,
restored to sensibility. He says Will,
he was walking along the levee a MAJ
ran up 10 him and knocked him in tn
head.
At a prayer meeting at a colorec
church in Berkeley county, S. c., tw'
young men got into a row about
girl. They broke the meeting up
The preachers and church officers at
tempted 10 quiet the quarreling men
but they did not succeed. One OF tn
men, named Brown, drew pistol ant
blew the brains of his antagonist
Richardson, out right in the churcl
building. The murderer has been ar
rested and jailed.
A duel between women occurred OF
the Island OF Corsica. The two vira
goes concerned were named Frances
ca Fortunate and Benoita Pasqualini
A long and bitter hatred existed be
tween them, and during quarrel the,
agreed that one must die. Stletto
were the weapons employed, and the,
were piled with mad energy and rap
idity. After a short and sharp strug
gle Benoita Pasquilini fell, stricken
through the heart with her adversary
etiletto.
Fire broke out in the second foo
of a four-story fiat at New York. Tn,
building filed with smoke, the inmates
thought that retreat was cut of, and
panic-stricken, endeavored to escap,
by the windows. Mrs. Cook jumped
from a third floor rear window into tht
yard, and was almost instantly killed
Her husband followed her, and alst
jumped from the same rear window
and was so badly injured that he vii
probably die. Catherine Mahoney,
servant of the Cook family was ser
oiusly injured, as were number o