The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-10-02


The body of negro evidently
killed by load of birdshot has been
found in the woods near the Beachard
farm, few miles from Port Gibson,
Miss. He is thought to be a robber
shot by boy.
A boiler in the jelly factory at Mont
villa, o., exploded few mornings
since and killed three men. 1t is also
reported that two little girls were
playing in buggy near the factory
and were killed
Al Franklin, Tenn. a party OF boys
lately discoveied five ghastly person
ages in a cave near Hollowtree gap,
and were so badly frightened they re-
fused to pilot 4 party of explorers
through the cave.
At Chicago. H., B. Shepherd
White. formerly social favorite in
Washington. has been arrested as a
fugitive from justice, charged with
embezzling his employers funds. and
then jumping his bond.
The Democrats have elected the
mayor, full board OF aldermen and
eight of fifteen couneilmen of New
&prt Il. /. Last year the Republicans
1.sssfAtheimayor and majority of the
councilmen and aldermen.
The wife of Rev. W. c. Taper
pastor of St. Phillips church, at At
lanta Ga, has entered suit against
Mrs. George Yanderworker for $50. =
600, on charge of alternating the af-
fections OF her husband.
Four cars broke through the Jack
sonville Southeastern bridge over the
Sangamon river near Springfield, Ill,
recently. as a result of which four
persons were injured, Nicholas Quirk
of Columbus probably fatally,
A Concord N. c. mule, finding lis
neck so swollen by some affection that
he could not reach the ground to feed
standing laid down, and after eating
all the grass on one side rolled over
and finished its Ioeal on the other.
1t is reported from Springfield. III.
that four trainmen who went down
with the cars which went through the
Sangamon river bridge. and wer, 50
badly injured and Conductor Ruttcr
had narrow esrape from drowning.
Harry Wbitbeck, the 7-year-old son
of millionaire George W. Whitbeck OF
Portland, Ore, has been found at
Homestead Pa, by Governmen. De
tective W. c. Negus. having been
stolen from his parents when II
months old.
Three Justin projectles were fired
from an ordinary riiled gun at Uticn.
\. y. recently with great success.
The shell weighed fourteen pound
and contained nitro-glycerinc and dis
placed nearly ten-ton rock against
which il was fired.
A man named Kcmmer shot q painter
named Mcdowell near the approach
OF the new tunnel at Port Huron.
Mich. Kemmer has a rifle and is
hiding il the woods. dcfying the
sheriff. Twelve state militiamen
have just left TO capture him.
Near Lebanon. Pa. few days ago.
The trestle over rTvine gave way and
a car with three tons OF ore was pre-
eipitated on a number OF mon at work
ss,f'J~. Henry Smith was Instantly
killed an Italian laborer seriously IN
iured and William Shrivers skull
crushed aud two ribs broken.
A COW near Thompson. Ga. that
got her tail caught somehow in a tree,
made the trouble worse by going
round the trunk until she wound up
like clock. She then becume fright
ened, and giving lungo pulled the
tail out by the roots. Al,erwasd the
tail was found by the owner OF the
animal.
The Indian territory beer squabbEe
is peculiar. Judge Bryant refused TO
allow the beer men TO be prosecuted
in his court and United States
Attorney WaldrOn has dismissed the
complaints filed in The territory coirts
for want of jurisdiction. This leaves
the interior department without the
judiciary to back it.
a valuable bird dog owned by a
Grass Valley Cal. man was recently
shown a parrot. He Immediately
pointed. when polly marched up in
front of him and said: You're ras-
cal. The terrified dog turned tail
and ran away. and is ruined for hunt
ing. as he cannot be induced to
point at any sort of bird.
Judge Thomas NJ Cooley chairman
of the interstate commerce commits
sion. has handed in his resignation at
Washington. He stated thai bis
reason for taking this step is his fail
ing health. Although not by any
means in dangerous condition. sew
eral relapses which he has suffered
during the past two Years have rem
dered such n course necessary.