Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-02-03
THE NEWS.

A nolls prosequi was entered in the Crimi-
nal District Court Of New Orleans in the
case Of Judge J. c. Baumann and Dennis
Richardson, Colored, arraigned for the MUIR
der of Judge Henry Long. The sawmill of
G. w. Favors g. Co., near Columbus, Ga,
was destroyed by the explosion of the boiler
of the engine Will Griggin, white, aged
fourteen, and Titus Heath, colored, were
killed; Sandy Tinsley, John Grant and
Aaron Watson were fatally injured and four
Others painfully hurt --Jeffers IN Shank Of
Dayton, Ohio, was arrested on the charge OF
numbering his wife.-Baron Shultz, who
was the husband of Lady Anna Bishop the
once famous singer, died of typhus in New
York, a va abond. The body of Bishop
Dwenger was buried in the Catholic GENE
terry in Fort Wayne, Ind.-Frank Duffy,
at ono time we'll known politician in New
York, shot and killed George Cunningham
in front of a saloon kept by Duffy in Fort
Hamilton.-Amos Whitley & Co.'S mower
and binder works were transferred to new
company to be known as the Whitley Ma
chine Company. 1t has been Incorporated
under the laws of New Jersey, with cap
italization of slOo,0OO.-Charles Burg
called at the residence of MIR. and Mrs.
Waldo Whipple, in Butte, Mont, and call
ling them to the door, shot be. h of them and
placed the pistol to his mouth and blew his
brains out No cause can be assigned for
no fffu-
one years, living in st. Louis, was burned to
death in her home. Mrs. Johnson was a
paralytic and while alone in the house, in
some unaccountable way her clothes caught
fire and in her helpless condition she was
burned to death before discovered.
Madison G. Whitaker, famous oil Texas
fighter, is dead the "Slate
City," so called in Rutland county, VT,
was visited by the most disastrous fire in
its history. The fire spread to dozen
buildings and caused a los Of over S75, 900.
John A Davis, of Chicago, said to be
one of TIE heirs in the famous Mon ana will
case, fell down the stairway of the Driand
Hotel, in Victoria, B. c., and is supposed to
S. J. Henry and G. j. Bend, the colored por.
ter and conduc or of the sleeping car "Sal
mon River" were arrested at Buffalo for
opium smuggling. Forty packages of opium
were found under one of the seats in the car
on its arrival. The car is a Toronto-New
York sleeTer.--A masked rob5er shot and
killed Jefferson Thompson, store-keeper
near Newport, Arkansas. Miss Maggie
Twomy, music teacher, was outraged and
then murdered in Fort Worth, Texas.-A
man registering as George B. Taylor, Of
London, Ont, committed suicide at the
Mansion House, Buffalo, by taking poison,
From papers found on his person he is sup
posed to be r. G. Haun of Orangeville,
Ont, county treasurer and manager of
bank at that place. The United States
Banking Company, with branches at juno
ton City and Sheridan, In Oregon, suspend
ed payment. Farmers are thu principle
losers. The entire capital of the three banks
Is less than $50, CeG
Miss Adeli Holmes, assistant principa
of the hi5 n school, and her sister Frances
died in Saginaw, Mich, of malignant diph
liberia. Susie another sister, principal of
the Colsen Schoo, Is i'll with the same s.
ease, and is not expected to recover --Rey.
Faith John 7. Cullertou, pastor of the
Rom IN Catholic Church at Raywick, KY,
has renounced his faith and married his
cousin. Fire destroyed the argest grain
elevator in indianapolis which was owned
by Fred B. Rush & Co.-The Owl train Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad crashed into a
freight train near N Brunswick, n. J.
Two lahore we're seriously hurt, and one
is expected to die--A locomotive dashed
into aNeighnear Passaic City, killing several
Of the occupants and injuring others Fire
destroyed the four-story brio block in ST.
Paul occupied by the grocery firm of Andrew
Shoch & Co. Loss on stock and building
S42, 000 covered by insurance --Governor
Werts, of New Jersey, appointed ex-S nator
Ell jah 7. Paxton judge of the District Court,
and tie Senate confirmed him. The Texas
State Senate shelved the House resolution
indorsing the Hatch Anticipation bill, and
passed tubst tute expressing confidence in
the Texas senators, Coke and Mills, doing
what is best under the circumstances.