The farmers' union., 1894-08-23
CRIME AND CASUALTY.

Quincy Mas. dispatch: Job. Quincy
Adams died at his home at Moent Wolla,-
ton i uesday morning Mr.. Arlams be-
longed to OF the most distinguished
familie, in Massachusetts. Both his grand
father and sreat-srandfather held the Of
fee Of President OF the United States Mr.
Adams was 10 his 5sth year He was a
native OF Boston and took an active part
In politics His death was due to a stroke
OF apoplexy.
AS the boat that took an excursion
from seaford. Del. to Dells Island camp
meeting was starting on the return trip
news was received that sail boat had
been cap,ized in the bay, and all its occu-
pants twenty-five In number. drowned
In a riot OF circus men at Mancelona.
Mich. late Wednesday night one man.
John Strahl, was fatally aud seven others
seriously injured The trouble was START
ed. 1t is said. by big Swede who yelled
alley, Rube." Several canvasmen armed
with tent stakes. it is claimed. attacked
him and the fight lecame general Strahl
acted as leader for the towns people and
was made mark by the circus men. His
head and body are 4 mass OF bruises The
force OF village police was unable to cope
with the canvasmen. and so no arrests
were made.
Marshall Boston, Il negro and an ex-
convict. was lynched at Fran kfOrt, KY.
for IN assault on q white woman
Five hundred Poles marched on the
jail at Winona. Mimi. and secured the re-
lease on bail OF Otto Blachek. arrested on
q charge OF inciting riot
Passenger A cent Foster. OF the Wis.,
consin Central. was robbed In Chicago OF
- h1,< Io6
friends.
court for arson. has confes ,cd that he was
q member OF the Chicago gang of frebusS
"A team belon lin, to Fitz Courser,
livery stable keeper at Heuniker. n. H..
came into the sta bic yard with the body OF
a young girl named Nettie DJu-lass Sit
ting in the buggy. stone dead She had
been shot Arthur Mclean. aged II. vent
riding with the girl last evening. aud dur
Ing u quarrel shot her and left the DO ly In
the carriage He is now under arrest. but
refuses to talk. The girl was Is years OF
age
Three Horse thieves were Captured by
thirty members OF the Ross Township
und) Horse Thief Association after II
fight in which 100 shots were fired.
-Ex Deputy secretarj OF State Lind
holm. Of Michigan. who fed after embez-
zling q. 600 OF the States funds, has been
captured In Sweden.
The notorious outlaw and escaped con-
vict John Fields. Is dead. lie rode into
Braggs. u small town near Gibson. L T.,
and Was advised to leave at once. Instead
he went into the store OF T. K Madden.
where Deputy Sheriff Johnson undertook
to arrest him. Fields tried to kill tho Of
ficer. Johnson called on the bystanders for
help. aud J. Lun9sford fred two shots.
Feds fell dead within a few feet of the
spot where he killed a Cherokee a year
ago. for which crime he was serving T. fif
teen years sentence ut Tahlequah. when
he escaped about two months ago
-Jephtha +. Woodbury.. an old and re-
spected citizen committed suicide at Lynr,
Mass. ty cutting his throat with razor.
Mr. Woodbury. was Sc years old He had
attempted suicide before. soon after the
death OF his wife. and had been Ill several
months
Mrs Henry Gentry. wife Of we!l-
known farmer living on the Tennessee
River. six miles below Chattanooga. Tenn.
disappeared In very mysterious manner
last week. Wednesday She reappeared a
ghost OF her former self. and tells start
taineer. deeply infatuated with her. at
the point pf q pistol forced her to accom-
pany himhba wild cave in Sinai Noun
tain. whers<he kept her until She escaped
Massingale has fled TO the wilds OF Sinai
Mountain and is beyond hope OF ca pture.
"A United States soldier Is missing from
the Watervliet. Albany. Arsenal and he
has taken s2.5 belonging to comrade.
which was intruSted to him. The sOlffcr'S
name is Wickes and his victims name is
"Bones." II he does no: return in ten days
he will be. according 10 the military law.
classed as adeser,er aud the United States
authorities will look him up
drunken ruffians attacked the congre-
cation OF a negro church. near Brazil. Ind. .
and many persons we're seriously injured
Robbers blew the safe In the pos toffic CO
at Cynthtana. Ind. and stole stamps and
other property valued at $1,000.
j. NJ Logan, a notorious incendiary.
who has destroyed property worth thou
sands OF dollars Is under arrest at Kansas
City.
AL Risent, a prominent youn, ner-
chant OF Blocton, Ala. while out hunting
shot IL bird. and when about to pick it up
from the grass as bitten on the arm by a
rattlesrake He hurried home. but died a
few hours later. after suffering great
agony.
several persons we're seriously injured
by frantic horses at runaway during "A
funeral at Shclhyville. Ind.
PERSONAL. MENTION.
Obituary: At Los Angeles. Cal. Prof