The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1891-09-19
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IS. Richard H. Duncan, the four
times murderer, expiated his horri-
BILE crime on the gallows in the Jail
yard at 1925 this morning.
JAKsoNvILLE, Fla, Sept. Is.
Congressman Robert Bullock, of the
Second Congressional district, is
dangerously i'll at White Sulphur
Springs, in this State. 1t is prob
able that he will die.
WASHINGTON, D. c., September
IS. At the Treasury Department
it is stated that the farley Nation
al Bank, of Montgomery, Alabama,
is expected to resume business Octo-
Der 10th. The bank has, it is said,
$465, 900 in gold securities to pay
off liabilities of $151,OOO.
SAGINAW, Mich, Sept. 18. Ina
drunken quarrel here to-day be-
tween John and Dan Squanos, two
Indians, and Charles Atherton and
James Brandshaw, two white men,
the two Indians were killed. Ath-
erton was arrested, but Bradshaw is
still at large.
SAVANNAH, Ca, Sept. Is. AL
bert Morea, alias Grant Kitchen,
the negro wife-murderer, was hanged
in the county Jail at 1O:43 this
morning. Kitchen confessed the
killing of his first wife in 1889 and
his second wife in April last. Both
murders were diabolical in their
character.
New York, Sept. Is. Special
. cable dispatches to the Police Gaz-
otte from Sydney, n. S. ". say that
GodJart has challenged John L.
Sullivan to fight ten rounds cr to
a finish for $4,000. Melbourne and
Sydney athletic clubs both offer
p $4,000 purses if the fight is ar
a ranged.
u CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Septem-
a Der lS- The East Tennessee, Vir-
ginia and Georgia railroad has pur-
|. chased the White Star Steamship
r Company, of Rome, Ga, and now
$ has monopoly down the Coosaw
y river as the steamship company
g owns the only line of steamboats, now
e on that river.
- " New YORK, Sept. Is. The
-: Evening Post this afternoon pub
= fishes the following:
NEWPORT, r. l., Sept. Is. There
was a decided change for the worse
in the condition of ex-Congressman
Scott last night. He grew worse
rapidly and physician was with
It. him all night. His family are much
IS alarmed.
ly MADRID, Sept. Is. At Consu.
n ega to-day two men were arrested
n charged with robbing the dead. The
On prisoners had in some instances
ld acted as the receivers of stolen
oy goods. 1t is now estimated that
10. the damages by the food will amount
wv to $4,00O,OO0. AS a result of the
ng flood the river Aragullo has changed
1T. it's course to a considerable extent
ro ~,
or MONTREAL, Que, Sept. Is. Th'
er Steamship Mondege from Montrea
for Dundee is total wreck On th'
Coast of New Foundland. Th'
vesse. had on board cargo of $500
bushels of rye and 600 head of cat
tie. She had crew of 80 men AM
ten cattlemen from Montreal, all Q
IL whom were saved. The total los
IN on grain and cattle will excee
ale $12O,O00 covered by insurance tai
'n- en- in English companies.
IN
in CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. il
A fatal head end collision occurre
this morning on the Cincinna
Southern railroad near Harrymal
Tenn, caused by the engineer {
train No. 16 disobeying order
n Brakeman Stark, Of this city, an
g fireman Vim. Weir of l6, were xii
bed ed outright and fireman I. Como
der of train No. 19, was dangerousl
ife. wounded. Engine No. 535 VIZ