Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-04-28
DURING THE WEEK.

| found IN a buggy with ms throat cut,
at Wilmington, Del. He was out on a
professional visit. The identity of his
murderers is unknown.
District Attorney Edward Bingham
of Westchester, Pa, has been missing
for week past, and the only traces of
him are lot of protested checks. He
was ut one time drinking man, but
was thought to be cured by visit to
| Dwight.
1t is learned that a gang OF masked
men went to the home of David Sims,
a negro, ut ClarkSon, Mo-, and rlddlcd
| him with bullets. 1t is supposed that
they came from the vicinity of New
Madrid, where Sims formerly resided
and had some trouble.
News is just received of murder
and lynching in Point Coupce parish,
! Louisiana. A wealthy storekecper
named Cotton was alone in the store,
when a tramp came in and demanded
500. Cotton refused, and after some
words the tramp fatally wounded him
ed and strung up to the nearest tree.
A quadroon named Charles Mcmillan,
just convicted for burglary and theft
at Houston, Tex, has been identified
as the man wanted IN Sedalia, Missouri,
for outraging Mrs. Taylor, some time
ago. Mrs. Taylor was brought face to
lace with the villain to make sure of
his identity, and at the sight of the
man tainted and had to be removed.
AdvIccs from Rio Janeiro by steamer
under date of March "a, says the yell
ow fever epidemic has extended to the
interior, and some small towns have
been almost entirely abandoned by the
inhabitants. Heavy rains in San Palo
and Santos will probably tend to check
the progress of the malady. These
rains have flooded the cities of san
Palos and Santos and caused much
damage. In Santos, thirty or forty
persons are said to have persisted and
the damage to property is estimated at
over million and a half dollars,
!
France, few days ago, was one of the
few survivors of the battle of Ira Nal
gar, lie was an interesting old fellow,
fond of relating his manifold expert
ences. In 1895 he was powder boy
on the French ship Redou btable, and
was carried to England as o prisoner
M. Cartigny was the dean of the Legion
| of Honor.
At Ruggles, O., Alvin Crittenden,
who rs convale scing from fever, was
resting on lounge in his room when
his large Newfoundland dog at
tackled him in ferocious manner. Mr.
Crittenden defended himself as we'll as
his enfeebled condition would permit.
No other member Of the family was at
home, and for an hour man and dog
fought. A farm hand finally heard
the noise and went to the rescue. Mr..
Crittenden has a terribly lacerated arm
and dozen or more painful bites.
Word comes from the mountain re-
gion of Kentucky that the wife of Syl-
vester Havrel, wealthy farmer, muir
dered him and her infant while sleep
ing by pouring kerosene over them and
setting it afre. The murderess then
started across field with her para
mour. Both were attacked and gored
to death by u vicious bull.
WIN. Reese, u constable, killed Au-
gust Mescher and mortally wounded
his brother Fritz and seriously wound
ed another brother at Lagrange, Tex
Later two other brothers attacked
him and he shot one dead ana wounded
the other
w. Ii. Henderson, formerly of Oma-
ina, is in the hands of the officers. Ii
is alleged that Henderson, while head
of the Henderson Mortgage Loan &
Trust Company, of Omaha, forged
checks to the amount of $40, 900 and
fed about year ago. No trace was
found until a few weeks ago when a
friend recognized him in Philadelphia,
where he was employed in the Inter.
state Trust Company. He was arrested
at Chester, Pa, where he had gone to
to transact business for the firm.
The earthquake shock continued to
visit California for three days after the
first shock few days ago. In one OF
the later shocks at Sacramento the
plastering fell from number Of cell
ings, many chimneys toppled. and
glassware was broken in the crockery
stores. In the state house, besides the
topping over of the statues, crack
was made in the ceiling, extending
from one end of the building to the
other. Books were thrown from the
shelves in the library. At the town OF
Winters the shock completed the dem
clifton of the buildings injured pre-
viously, one man being badly hurt by a
falling wall Three brick and stone
farm houses near the town were com
pletely wrecked.
+. A. Newton, wealthy capitalist
of Lincoln, Neb., has discovered he was
neatly done by pair of fascinating
women, to the tune of nearly $4,000.
A few months ago woman giving the
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stated she had wealthy customer for
his suburban home. Newton was will
ing to sell for $4,000 The customer,
Mrs. Matthews, told him she had So
600 in bank which she could obtain
Immediately, but she preferred to wait
three months to secure a half years in
terest thereon. Newton agreed, gave
her deed aud took her notes. Mrs.
Hustled was given as commission notes
for SO, 900, due when Mrs. Matthews
paid the first note. Newton never saw
Mrs. Matthews again, nor did she pay
the first note. The ones he gave as
commission, however, turned up in the
hands of an innocent purchaser, and in
court few days ago Newton first made
public his side of the story.
An earthquake shock of great
intensity visited California recently,
doing considerable damage to the in
terror of the state The shock, al
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