San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-09-16

Princeton and quantity OF coin
secured.
A monument over the grave OF
James Fletcher, a veteran of tho rev.
olution, was recently unveiled on the
Charlton river. y miles from Kinks
vile, Mo.
The boiler OF H. d. Sears steam
yacht exploded on Rock river recently
and the occupants, prominent Rockford
people had a narrow escape from
drowning.
Mrs. Jennie Aberzathy OF Kansas
City sent her husband to Jail, though
he begged ner on his Bonded knees in |
court to spare him, for beating ana
choking her.
The Afro-American Migration So
ciety has been incorporated at Chi
cago for the purpose Of assisting
southern negroes to go to the north
and northwest
The steamer Western Reserve broke
in two in the middle OF Lake Superior
few days ago ana OF the 30-odd per
sons on board only one man escaped
to tell the story
Thomas Drew, aged %, of Wichita
Kan. committed suicide in the pres
ence OF his mother, recently, by lay
ing his head on a rail over which a
fast train passed.
The Ri Rev. William Iugraham
Kip, VINO for more than forty years
has presided over the Episcopal do
cese OF California died at san Fran
cisco a few days ago.
Fire at New York burned the Met
ropolitan opera house and the manu-
featuring building. with a loss Of one, !
probably more, lives. and money
loss of nearly 81, 600 600.
The Penn Iron company at Lancas-
ter, Pa, started work recently after
two months idlenesS giving work to
300 men. The puddlers accept a re-
Guction from 81 10 s.. 60 a ton.
Gerto Carmeo. the balloonist killed
at Detroit was engaged TO Aeronaut
Walker, who proposed aud was ac-
cepted as they rose on the trapeze
bar. He is II present in India
Secretary Hester OF the New Or ,
leans cotton exchange has prepared |
a yearly report showing that the cot !
ton crop for last year reached the
enormous total OF 9, 0l5, 379 bales.
Robert l. Cutting. the wealthy
New York society man who recently !
married the actress Minnie Seligman. I
has joined My Official Wife com
pany OF which his wife is the star.
Byron Dumas who is wanted in
Boston for forgery. and who recently
at the Palmer house pushed Detective
Bailey into trunk and escaped. was
arrested in St Louis few days ago.
Gilbert Rice, mouutainecr OF
Tennessee. has gone 10 New York to
have his hair dyed. He claims that
it turned white from torture ne re-
ceived at tine hands Oi riOtous miners. /
Over 4 dozen shots were exchanged
between citizens and burglars at
Bunker Hill. ILL., recently, Alderman
Thomas Baker being seriously
wounded. The burglars were cap
tured.
Dr. Exum the Third party candidate
for governor OF NOrlh Carolina was
arrested at Goldsooro recently,
charged with using profane language
in the postoiiice in the presence OF
ladies.
Henry Myers was badly il not IA
tally wounded by John Mil Miller at
Washington Ind. Myers friends
threaten to hang Miller if he should
die consequently the jail IS heavily
guarded.
Robbers tried 10 wreck the fast
Chicago and New York express on the
Pennsylvania road near Pittsburg. re
Gently. and a farmer who discovered
the plot and frustrated the game was
twice shot
Baltimore and the Canadian border,
especially the St Lawrence. being
considered BY the authorities at
Washington the chief source of dam
ger from cnoiera IN this country.
extra precautionary measures have
been ordered.
Mary Ellen Hanlsy was killed and
five others injured in (. ire in the five
story brick building At l24 Wooster
street New York. several days ago
The injured were all employed in a
paper pox factory on the fourth and
hfth floors.
George 4. Vincent famous
forger. recently walked from the
prison al Jefferson City. Mo. where
he had served q ten-year sentence,
into the hands OF New York officials
who have a ifteen-year sentence for
MIN at Sing Sing.
In free fight at Lancaster. ny,
several days ago Humphrey Best was
shot and killed by John Campbell
who in turn was badly wounded
Two little children were killed by
stray bullets. The murder was the
outcome OF an old feud
EnREUGS