The diamond drill., 1888-09-29
WEST AND SOUTH.

William Syms, baggage master OF the night
express on the Fort Wayne Road which left
Chicago sunday morning, was found dead Ia
his ear at Alliance, Monday morning, having
shot himself through the head. No cause for
The suicide is known.
On account OF the yellow fever at the South
the meeting OF the grand lodge OF the United
Order OF odd Fellows of the United States
and Canada, at Nashville, Tenn, has been
postponed from Oct. 10 Nov. 81.
League ball games Monday rcsultcd: Chi
cago, 10; indianapolis, 3. Boston, 4; Phila-
delpha, New York, 9; Washington, l.
Pittsburg o; Dctroitl 1.
Sioux City's corn palace was opened Mon
day, inaugnrating the two weeks festival.
There were no formal ceremonies, as the
Hon. ChauDcey NJ. Depew was unable 10 ar
rive In time 10 make AN address,
The body found In the Mississippi, near
Dubuque, has been identified n that Of Fred
Mutz, Of st. Louis, who shipped on the
steamer Pittsburg from Dubuque TO ST.
Louis Sept 3, and Is believed 10 have been
killed by gang OF roustabouts.
AIrs. Clark Dalby, OF Marion, Ind, aged
81, who was deserted few weeks ago by her
husband and left destitute, committed suicide
Sunday by taking morphine, leaving mother
less five children, whose ages range from l 10
10.
Ralph Truckcnmllcr OF Chillicothe. Mo-,
accused Of stealing $500 from the United
States express company last November, has
been sentenced 10 two years in the State pcn-
tcntary.
Thomas GiacominI, proprietor OF the lead
Ing hotel In Lcaycnworth. Kas., has been
sentenced 20 pay fine Of 800 aud To be con-
lined thirty days IN Jail for allowing liquor
10 be sold in his hotel.
Reports have reached New Orleans that a
part OF the track between Harrison and
Vicksburg Miss, has bccn torn up By fright
encd people IN order 10 force trains 90 stop
and curry them to places not Infected by yell
low fever. There Is said % be a reign OF ter
ror IN and about Jackson.
Fourteen additional deaths from yellow
fever, making total OF 1876 since the out
break of the pestilence, were reported Friday
at jacksonville. One hundred and eighteen
new eases developed.
Three new eases Of yellow fever developed
at Jackson, Miss, Friday. Thrcc-fourths Of
the white population have fied, aud The stores
src nearly all closed.
AT Walton, H., Friday, Mrs. Ruth, whose
son has been punished by Miss 10 Flynn, n
school teacher. made an assault ON the latter
with club, cutting and bruising her severely.
Walter G. Ncwberry was on Friday nom
mated by the President 10 be Postmaster At
Chicago, vice ;. Corning Judd, resigned.
DIR. Edward G. Dyer, OF Burlington, Wis,
father OF ex-United States District Judge
Charles Il. Dyer, died Thursday nt the age Of
~. lie was prominent Ia the early political
history OF the Territory and State Of Wiscon-
sin, aud was a member OF the state Legisla-
ture In 1s57-Os.
Emmett Heyworth, Of Galveston, Ind, az
Janesyille, Wis, Thursday night, attacked
his room-mate, Thomas McIvor, OF Mansion.
Wis, with a razor, inicting serious wounds.
| lie was arrested.
Acclimated female nurses arr much needed
| by the jacksonville, Fla, bonrd Of health and
70 such ns desire 10 20 Mayor Roche, Of Chi
cago. will give free transportation.
An nmicablc settlement Of The differences
that have existed for fourteen months be-
tween the indianapolis Journal Company
and the Typographical Union was reached
Friday night after several days negotiation