Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-01-11
BREVITIES.

Heavy rains and dissolved snow have
started floods in the Ohio River
John EldIidge. brother of wealthy Chi
cago man, was killed for so at Denver
Fire originating in the Eagle -four mills
destroyed the business portion of Hamlin,
W. Va.
Louis Galloway and wife, who lived
near Edwards. Miss, were murdered by
unknown thieves.
An agent of gang of New York coun-
terfeiters was captured by deputy Mar
shall at Torrent, Tenn
General II. b. DeBray, who command
cd brigade in the Confederate army,
died at Austin, Texas.
Adelia Phelps, Syracuse, y. Y. is sus-
pected by a coroner's jury of killing her
husband by poisoning him.
General Philip Sidney Post. member of
Congress from the Tenth Illinois District,
died suddenly in Washington.
W. c. MacCane, a rich minc-owner of
Denver, Colo, attempted to kill himself
at Norristown, Pa. He may die.
Fire near Baltimore, which destroyed
Standard Oil plant, acid and fertilizer
Kidnapers of little Ray Wickham. of
Thorntown, Ind. who were surrounded
in the woods, eluded their pursuers
Philip Weinburg, rich hermit. who
carried heavy life insurance, was found
dead in the river at Little Rock. Ark
Mrs. William Flint, of Utica. y. ". shot
her husband and his mother because CT
the latter's interference in her affairs.
In lecture in New York Felix Adler
scored Trinity Church because of the un-
sanitary state of it's tenement houses.
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore. the woman
suffragist and temperance advocate. will
shortly retire from the lecture platform.
Secretary McBryde has made a final ap-
peal to the Coal Operators Association To
arbitrate the troubles in the Pittsburg dis
trict.
Omaha police have captured three men,
bers Of band of thieves who have been
doing wholesale stealing at prominent
Western hotels.
Snowslides covering five miles west of
Lock Haven, on the Philadelphia and
Erie Railroad, blocked traffic. A freight
train east bound was submerged by an
Mrs. w. ii. Bannister. of Tarrytown.
whose husband was, until last summer.
law partner of Senator Lexow. has eloped
with a hackman, taking her child with
her. Friends say the couple have gone to
Bismarck, y. ID.
The San Francisco Morning Call. one
of the oldest newspapers on the Pacific
coast, was sold at auction by United
States Commissioner Heacock to Charles
NJ. Shortridge. proprietor of the San
Jose Mercury, for $360,000
The Actors Protective Union of Boston
is considering Il plan for securing for the
10000 actors in this country an amend
nent to the national election laws where
by they Will be allowed TO vote in the place
where their profession may call them on
election day.
The residence Of William Voolfolk.
near Marengo. Ind. was destroyed by
fire, he and his wife having barely time
to escape in their night clothes They
credit their escape to the intelligence IF
a large cat, which awakened them by
ear-piercing cries and clawing at Mr..
Woolfolk's Whiskers.
The Humane Society nj Cincinnati.
Ohio. received Il box from Burglar James
Anderson, now serving n long term at the
Columbus penitentiary. 1t contained a
lot of toys made by the burglar for his
children, who are under the supervision
of the society. Anderson is the crook
whose escape from the Cincinnati jail
caused a great political scandal three
yeads ago. His recapture was due to his
love for his children, from whom he
could not stay away.
s. l.. Swain shot and killed Widow
Cooper and her daughter at the Mcdaniel
farm, twelve miles from Newport, Ark.
Swain surrendered himself.
Maud Fries, of Millville, n. j.. II years
old. had large shawl-Iin in her mouth
and when she laughed il slipped down her
throat. She is in Philadelphia and sur
geons are trying to remove it.
Maud Williams. aged 10 years, was at
tackled by two dogs at Allegheny. Pa, and
so badly injured that she may die.
The late John Walter, proprietor of the
f293, 573, all of which goes to his children.
q. NJ. AGREE, wealthy planter of
Benoit. Miss, accidentally shot and killed
himself ut Memphis while cleaning pis-
toll
Miss Jane Stuart has retired from the
Richard Mansfield Company. 1t is said
that she Is to marry General Auer, the
Milwaukee millionaire.