Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-06

A closed carriage dashed up to the
polllng place In Kansas city and n
welI.drcs-cd matron rather timidly
stepped out. Seeding n young man OF
her acquaintance without the rail, she
called MIN 10 her and placed her bal
lot, carefully prepared, In his hand,
with request that he "put " In Tor
me. please" Before the substitute
could explain matters she was gone,
and the ballot, Of course, was not east.
A cowboy AGAR Lay, Col, hsda mar
row escape from death the ether DAY.
lie was out about q quarter Of n mile
from camp gathering frcwood, when
he was suddenly Iouncei upon by n
mountain lion. 1Ie Ind no weapon
except his bowie knife, which he used
10 good effect. His cries attracted the
attention OF his partner, who seized u
Winchester and sailed forth b. the
rescue. Between the knife and the
gun the lion was killed, but not before
he had ba'lly bitten aud clawed tue
attacked man.
Lord James Douglas, the nobleman
who rendered an Inaccurate account OF
his family "a the British censis-iak.r,
In April last, committed suicide on the
4th lust. In filling the official census
schedule he entered his wife ns q cross.
ing sweeper, and his son Us an Idiot
born IN darkest Africa. Though he
was prosecuted and fined for this u.
regularity, yet II was supposed that
his mind was not right. This opinion
was confirmed day or two ago, when
he cut HIS throat, Immediately ON his
arrival in l,oudOu.
II Is well known that tho Prince Of
Wales II heavily In debt. A. one
time the question Of asking Parliament
for relief was seriously considered. Now
II has been arranged tina. the Queen
will contribute large sum from her
accunuiations, n subsidy amounting
To several hundred thousand pounds,
and administration OF which, In salts
faction Of certain CLASSES Of obligations
OF the heir apparent, will lie In the
hands Of unofficial liquidators nomi'
mated by the Queen. Other measures
are under consideration, and among
the stipulatioDs to which the Prince
has asscnted II the assignment 10 the
Duke Of Clarence Of m adequate rcgu.
lar income.
The Supreme Court Of Mississippi
has affirmed the death sentence passed
ON Eugene Story, the outlaw by the
lower courts. story II only 20 years OF
age. lie II ono Of the most desperate
criminals In the country. lie viii 10
executed on June 2nd next. Ho was
sentenced 10 hang for the murder oil Is.
I<lciifeld.r In Holmes county Ia 1850.
Shortly after his sentence bis friends
released him from jail. In January OF
this year, at Gallon, La, lie killed
Detective Stout Of Aberdeen, while the
latter was trying 10 arrest him, and
shot another officer named Smith.
Story himself was 30 seriously wounded
that he was easily captured. His friends
swear that he will never hang, as they
intend TO release him.
In the town Of Americus, State Of
Georgia, n trial 81 peculiar nature II
now IN progress. j. j. Dukes, "a
wealthy planter, IL charged with re-
sisting the will OF 6od. Mr.. Dukes
plantation adloins this old Anderson
Vile slockadc. lie lisa member Of the
Hardsbeil Baptist Church. Two
months ago he began the erection OF u
$4,000 house, which ho finished by
the erection Of a lightning rod over Il.
His co-workerr In the church viewed
with alarm this herciical performance
and besought him TO remove the
offending rod. The whole congrcga-
ton, headed by the pastor, called upon
him onc night last week and laborod
10 convince him that he should not 70.
sist the viii Of God by vain device to
keep or such electric bolts that ne
might send that way. Failing 10
move Mr.. Dukes, charges were pre-
ierred against him Of having resisted
the Divine viii, and the trails now In
| lrOQIess.