The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1891-06-19

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the money
a gang
Grating party i {.
tore the spefE
the fight whfe1
toughs were fatallys
John Smith. white man. while
crossing the Arkansas river on ferry
boat near Fort Gibson. L T., few
days ago, became frightened, jumped
overheard and was drowned.
At Ashville n. c.. an old quarrel
between two brothers resulted in a
double murder by Robert Dougherty,
in which he killed his brother and
William florence with a club
There is a sensational story of a COW
hiding and a prospective duel between
Douglass Sherlcy of Louisville, Ky.
and James Heath OF Chicago, all about
a lady and an injudicious remark.
The farm house of Mr. Beck. seven
mills from Savior City, Neb.. took fire
recently during the absence of the
pannts, and the children girl of q
As. boy Of , years-perished.
~ calling -re-sel. Katie Faulk-
nef aged 16 years was jailed in Car
roll To-. charged with theft attempted
burglary and a number of other crimes.
She says she cannot help stealing.
Rev Jacob Newcome, Free Metho-
dist minister. has been locked up at
Morris, Ill, for persisting in preach
ing on the street and attracting Il
crowd, after being warned to desist.
W. f. Persons of Memphis. Tenn,
who was convicted of numbering his
wife, is to have new trial on reversal
by the supreme court. The trial judge
made an error in mis- charge TO the
jury.
Mrs. Alice Anderson and NJ. c.
Scurry are on trial at Greenville Miss,
charged with assault with intent TO
kin w. T. Anderson, the husband of
the woman, who shot him, aided by
Scurry.
Marie Prescott Purcell the actress,
has been granted q divorce at Licking
ion, Ky. Her name will be Marie
Prescott Burk until September. when
she will marry her manager r. d.
Mclean.
Ex-senator Tabor OF Colorado is
authority for the statement that Presi-
dent Harrison when in Denver ex-
pressed his intention Of recommending
free coinage of American silver in his
next message.
At Charleston. 5. c., experiments
are thought TO have successfully
demonstrated the feasibility OF irrigat-
ing the rice fields by means Of artesian
wells. water being found Eithin sixty
feet Of the surface.
Rev. Presley b. Smith, for many
years prominently identified with the
Methodist church South, died in San
Francisco a few days ago. He had
been on the Pacific coast the past three
years for his health.
The trial at San Francisco of Albert
Blackman, a private in the United
States army stationed at Preside, who
shot and killed fellow-soldier in Feb
ruary last, mas resulted In the jury in
the superior court returning a verdict
of murder in the second degree.
Harry Taylor, William Coughlin. ].
and John Mulholland were
blown to fragments by the premature
explosion OF seventy-iive pounds OF
dynamite while at work on the Atlantic
and Pacific tunnel, near Georgetown.
Col.
At Bradford, Pa, recently, while
crowd of men and boys We're returning
from ball game, the wooden foot
bridge across Tuna creel; gave way,
200 of them into the
water below, seriously injuring several
Of the party /
George Derrick and Henry Moss.
aged IS and II respectively, were ar
'ested at Little Rock Ark, for bur
ylary. Two hundred dollars were re
covered. They confessed that they
we're the parties who robbed the ccun-
y clerks safe at Salina Ark, April g.
Near Farmersville, La, recently.
'armer Joiner laid for a gang OF white
APPS who We're going to regulate a
legro on his plantation When the
outlaws approached he turned his
hotgun loose killing one OF the party
outright and seriously wounding
mother.
Bryan Cope visited Jacksboro, H.,
urned his sixshooter loose in the heart
f the city and swore he could not be
aiken by the officers, then pulled his
reight for home. He was oyertaken
Y the sheriff, a fight ensued, in which
'ope was killed outright and the
heriff mortally wounded.