Daily Republican., 1889-12-26
FOURTH EDITION


NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-william Greer,
captain OF canal boat No. l, OF the Dels-
ware. Lackawanna and Western railroad
and w. LaDge, foreman Of gang OF COT
beavers. employed on the company's coal
pier 10 Hoboken, ave in the Hoboken
police station accused Of having caused
the death of John Flynn, coal beaver
OF No. rs Second street.
Greer and LanRe got into a fight on
Greer's boat On Tuesday night. FLYNN
tried TO separate them, and In the strug-
gls be was pushed or Tell into The hold OF
the canal boat. and his back was broken.
lie died lew hours later. His dea b
was reported to the police as accidental,
About midnight Sergeant Kathleen
heard there had been fight on the pier
and later be arrested Greer and Lange on
charge OF homicide and Benjamin Will
son, William Beckett aud William War.
Ten rs witnesses Greer and LANCE Ad-
mitieJ that they were fighting, and said
that Flynn was pushed into he hold acei.
dentally. They Will have a Learng be-
fore Recorder McDonough.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 25.-Christmss
in Memphis was marked by two afro
cious murders. Early this morning the
dead body OF colored man, supposed to
be Dan Hawkins, was found under the
bayou btid,e on Elliott street with a
bullet wound 10 the head. His pockets
were turned wrong side out and Il was
evidently case o. murder and robbery.
There is no clue to the murderer
AT y O'clock 70 night Emmett Pinkstop.
driver Of Main street car was stabbed
10 the heart by an unknosn colored una u
and Instantly killed. The killing occur: ed
near the corner of Main aud broadway
and was the result of a dispute AS 10
whether the colored man had paid tile
fAre. The murderer escaped aud uo to a
late hour had not been captured. Tie
only passengers on the car at the time
were TWO email boys, and the iientiiica-
ton OF the murderer will he extremely
difficult.
NEWMAN, H., Dec. 2G.-Arthur Craig
was u sultor for the hand of Miss sutton,
IN this place, but the mach was opposed
~ John Sutton, the girl'e father. On
Tuesday night he placed revolver at
CraiR's head and told him TO go or he
would Kill him. He then pulled the
trigger, but the cartridge failed to sx-
pleds. Before lie could make the second
attempt Craig shot him dad. Craig WAS
acquitted by II coroner's Jury.
New ORLEANS, Dec 2G.-In this CITY.
on Tuesday night, John schafer was shot
dead by William Burton, a fellow labor
or, In drunken quarrel. In the same
city yesterday afternoon, Gustavus See!ig
shot aud III led James O'Keefe, who re.
fused to leave seelig's premises when or
dtrcd away.
Jkssur, Ga, Dsc. %. "A riot occurred
here yesterday in which, It lie reported,
nine men were killed, seven OF
them colored. The Governor hns sont
troops to the scene. Further trouble Is
feared.
BALTIMORE, Md, Dec. %. John Cain
aud Frank Giles b gan lighting In a
saloon here yesterday morning, when
Charles Yates, an on-looker, drew a
revolver and fred at Cain, lulictug a
probably fatal wound
Lakewood, Iowa, Dec, PC DIR
Munroe shot ald fatally wounded hi
wife here on Tuesday night, aud then
Killed himself. Jealousy was the sup
posed cause.
MCKENZIE LAKE, Tex, Dec, GA
man was killed here on saturday while
resisting arrest, who is thought to be
Bube burrows, the celebrated bandit.