The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-20
OVER THE WIRES.
THE NAW6 OF THE WORLD As TOLD
By TELEGRAPH.
Important Happenings Of the Past Week
In tho United States AS Well as in For
eign Countries, Etc.

cGc railroad, vice his father, deceased. sgd
ney Dillon Ripley was also appointed director
in place of Sydney Dillon.
Murdered His Wife.
Bridgeton, n. j.. December 1G-At Green
Bowers was murdered by his wife early this
morning, while the woman was suffering
from a temporary tit OF insanity.
Explosion of Powder.
Hazelton, Pa, December 14EBy an ex-
evening Thomas Walter and Michael Parrish
were killed and Dominick Walter and Mike
Marine fatally injured.
Another Fight Arranged.
New York. December 14-Johnny Griffin,
of Braintre, Mass, and Bill Baxter, of Eng
and nave been ma5cneh TO n mSh & dSr o me
fore the Coney Island Athletic Club
Had Time for Repentance.
Wilmington, Del, December 14.-Governor
Reynolds today pardoned William J. Calhoun,
convicted on December IS. 1855, Of rape,
and sentenced to be hanged. He was respited
by Governor BiggS who fixed the date for
the execution In 1914.
Attacked His Father with Shears.
Chicago, December 14.-Carl johnson,
son of A. e. Johnson, a New York mil
lionaire shipowner, last night attacked his
father with pair of shears The trouble
was over money affairs Johnson is now
living with his third wife and Carl is son
of the first wife.
An Interesting Divorce Case.
Kansas City, December 15.-The divorce
case of Gertrude Barnes against Fielding
Barns will be most sensational. Fielding is
seventy-six years old and one of the wealth.
lest men in Platte county. Mrs. Barnes is
twenty-six years old and prior to her mar
rage was Miss Gertrude Bangs, of Wash
jngingtOn, d. G. She comes OF an excellent
family.
Steve Brodie Amt in 1t, See?
Scranton, Pa, December 11.-Mamie
Sweet, aged twelve wears, daughter of the
head waiter at the Wyoming house, leaned
from the seSenth story window at her home
to escape punishment for having wrongfully
delivered n package to her mother. She
fell 125 feet and suffered no injury other
than dislocated shoulder and severe cut
on one leg. There are no Indications of in
ternal injury.
He Fell Fifteen Stories.
Chicago, December 11.-Charles Chanaer,
met With a frishtful "'i death Ill r
fdn the feb seenh '0da Story h to f fse
basement his body being Inanged
almost beyond recognition. Mr.. Chanter at.
Just as the elevator started upward and fell
before the cage could be stopped.
&c. Married a Child.
Seattle, Wash, December 15.-A sensation
was created here last evening BY, the marriage
of James Holder to Matte NJ Palmer.
girl An 1 hour III after the
was absent from home. his brides mother
appeared, took the girl away and placed her
ing her with waywardness. The husband
tried to secure her release and threatened to
refused f to give up the Child Wife The sS maT
riage ceremony was performed by Rev.
John F; Damon. who claims that the girl
gave her age as eighteen. The groom Is q
barkeeper In variety theater.
He Married n Countess.
st. Louis, December 12.-Some time ago a
great 1utter was caused in society circles by
the announcement of the marriage Of Countess
DeHodiamont TO Charles Reed, notorious
gambler. The countess has a large fortune.
Her father was Count DeHodiamont French
nobleman. At the wedding the countess gave
her husband $4,000 and he Immediately fitted
west and also the most disreputabie. After
Reeds marriage it is alleged he gave q
valuable diamond ring, the property OF his
a paste ring resembling the genuine
article The countess objected and it Is
IS now about TO be filed.
May Lose His False Teeth.
St. Paul, MIMI, December 17.-William
]. Woolsey seems likely to lose his false
teeth by legal process. Charles A. Van
balance of $50 said to be due for q gold
plate of teeth, and assigned it to David B.
Smith, who took out an execution, but
gained nothing. His attorney, Walter Hol-
comb, filed an affidavit in supplementary
proceedings against Woolsey. The latter
appeared and disclosed his possession, amoug
them the gold plate of teeth Today Juuge
Otis granted an order to show cause why
Woolsey should not deliver his false .eeth
to Sheriff = 4 or : referee to be sold ut
public auction 10 satisfy the judgment. The
matter will come up for hearing before
Judge Otis December "a.
Two Merchants Murdered.
st. Petersburg, December IA terrible
tragedy is reported from ROstOv, capital Of the
government of that name. When passenger
train on the Nlahicaucasia railway arrived at
that place two merchants, named Junakow
and RaItschewitsch, We're found murdered Ia
a compartment of a ffrst-cass carriage. The
compartment bore signs Of frighful struggle.
The heads Of the victims had been battered
in, blood covered the seats and In pools
the floor. The merchants had evidently made
IL determined fight for their lives. Eighty
Thousand roubes, which they had in their pos
session missing. The conductor OF the
train has been arrested on suspicion, as there
Is no evidence that any other person had ac-
cess to the compartment.
Tragedy I'm the Hnrem.
Constantnople, December 17-Four beautiful
presented by the khedive OF Egypt TO the
sultan of Turkey and placed i'll the impartial
harem. The odalisques appear TO have had
captivating Influence Oh the sultan who paid
them so much attention as to excite the ieal-
ousv of the others. The beautiful slaves were
found murdered In their beds few days ago,
having fallen victims to poison. The sultan
ordered rigid investigation and severe pun
access 10 the apartments of the victims have
been arrested suspicion of being the persons
who actually administered the poison, ana at
the latest accounts were subjected to torture
in order to compel them TO make full cOnfes
rests chiefly. Suspicion of having insugated
the crime rests chiefly on one
Of the c0ncubnes, who until the
odalisQues arrived almost monOpo-
Iized the sultan's affection. In the present
temper Of his majesty 1t is doubtful whether
even she would escape the bOwstring or the
Phosphorus should sufficient proof of her g:ilt
be adduced.
Hit the Colonel Hard.
New York, December 16.-CrOwus were
turned away from part two of the supreme
court here today, where the Shepard
trial was held Colonel Bob Ingersoll han
died Colonel Shepard without gloves, in his
summing up for Frank S. Gray, former bus
mess manager of The Mail and Express,
who was dismissed ON the grounds of in
competency. Lawyer John M. Parson was
first heard in behalf of Colonel Shepard.
He said: Colonel Shepard has the right
to get drunk every day in the year if he
likes. But Gray, his employe, was in a diff
ferent position. 1t interfered with bust
ness.
In summing up for the plaintiff, Colonel
Ingersolll, referring to the 'incompatabity"
clause in the contract, turned toward Colo
Shepard, and, bending forward, gazed at
him through his spectacles. saying: 81
don't believe any honest man ever made such
a contract.