The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-12-29
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G0nueHsoQ news ltems FROM DiHereut
Parts of the Globe.
Israel Hedges and his son, Otis J.
Hedges of Marion, o., has assigned. Liza
bilities, Is coo; assets not known.
Isaac Morrison, a farmer, residing near
SteubenvlIle, O., has assigned to Simon
Smith Assets, 5000; liabilities larger
Thomas Cox of Delaware. o., a pioneer,
died suddenly at tho home of his son,
Robert Cox, chairman of the Republican
county committee.
James Dorsey, a glsss worker of Mar
tins Ferry, o., under arrest for drunken
ness, committed suicide in Jail Saturday
by cutting his throat.
William Smith was killed on the Lake
Shore railroad at South Bend, Ind. He
was the second son of Photographer Smith
to meet that fate in two years.
Stephen Palmer of jefferson, o., a vet.
eran of tho late war, ded Saturday night.
He was 8 feet IL inches tall, and 1t was
necessary to make a special coffin for him.
f. b. Newton, lumber dealer of Cleve,
land, has assigned to j. A. Smith. AS
sets, $125, 900; liabilities not far short OF
that amount. About $4,000 is preferred.
Michael n. Rickard, railroad commits
sioner, died in a barber's chair at Albany,
n. Y, while being shaved. 1t is sup
posed THAI apoplexy was the cause OF
death.
President Cleveland hes lce. Washing
ton for n shooting trip in South Carolina
waters. He is accompanied by Captain
r. ID. Evans, Commander Lamberton and
DIR. O'Reilly, his physician.
William J. Bagot and Peter Bagot, who
compose the firm OF Bagot's Sons, dcalers
in dry goods, of New York city has as
signed TO Ambrose o. Mccall without
preference. Liabilities, $4,000; assets
$4,000.
Bya rear-end collision between two Bal.
timore and Ohio freight trains in the
Piedmont yard, at Piedmont. w. Va, an
engine and IA number of cars were badly
broken, the caboose demolished and a.
quantity of oats spilled.
The store or more tramps arrested on
suspicion of the murder of Brakeman
Schagel at Gallon, O., were all released
for the want of identification except two
who claim to be companions of the muir
derer. Excitement is at fever heat
Mrs. Eggleston's dead body was found
on the floor of her residence, on Bakers
Fork, w. Va. Apparently she had been
side of the house. who fired through the
window. The coroner is investigating
The l-year-old daughter of Richard Tat
man of Chillicothe, o., was left by her
mother in the kitchen, and fell over upon
the front part of the stove. When the
mother returned the child was dead, her
face having been entirely burned away.
The safe in the office of Mauk 81 Rey
# Ia n
was blown open at midnight. Notes
amounting to 500 or $780, some cash and
a lot of deeds, insurance policies and
other papers were carried off. No clew to
the robbers
Mrs Annie f. Franks Of Dudleyville,
w. Va, who strained herself lifting a
heavy piece of timber a week ago, was
found dead in bed by her husband Satur-
day morning. She is supposed to have
been internally injured. Mrs Franks
leaves five small children.
A bill has been filed asking for re.
Ceiver for the Elyton company, the larg-
est land concern Ia aia6arna, located at
Birmingham. 1t controls over 81 000, 900
worth of property in and around Birm-
ingham, and has 81, 100000 of bonds out
standing with the trust company.
Thomas McKevett, aged So an oil oper-
ator at Sistersville, w. Va, during fit
of dependency shot himself through the
head, death resulting almost Immediate
ly. He leaves wife and family. He was
formerly well-to-do, but lost his money in
oil, and his des pondency was due to this.
Leonard j. Sanford, MD, of New Ha-
ven, Conn, died Saturday. During his
last illness DIR. Sanford retained his men
tai faculties in their fullest, and watched
the progress of his disease with the keen
est OF perception, counseling with his ply
sicians as though the patient were another
person.
Edward J. Jackson, the cousin and only
near relative of "Stonewall" Jackson
bearing the name of Jackson" died at
Jane Lew, Lewis county, w. Va, on
Wednesday, aged Sc The deceased was
the only surviving member of the Martin
party of West Virginians, who went to
California in $40.
Sheriff S. p. Thrall of Delaware county,
O., arrested Harry Lockwood, in Johns
town, and took him back to Delaware,
where he is charged with destruction of
property and an attempt to kill Mrs. Bar
bara Clouse his mother-in-law The
home of Mrs. Clouse was wrecked by
dynamite being placed in the stovewood.
1t is believed by the Springfield, o., po-
lice that the w. H. Bradley arrested in
Altoona, Pa, for forgery, is Frank Brad
ley of that city, who got out of the re-
formatory at Pontiac, Ill, in November
last for forging checks on the Big Four.
Soon after going there he forged check
on 5. A Todd q Company, the clio hiers,
for 500 and disappeared The descriptions
of the two men are said to tally exactly
The body Of Ed Fetters, a horse dealer,
was found buried with the carcass of u
mule near Knox, Ind, last Friday. Fet-
ters' partner, William Sutherlin, has been
arrested. charged with the murder. The
/ grave had been carefully dug and the ami
mails body placed so rs to conceal that of
! the man in case the grave had been care
! lessly opened. 1t is claimed by the au-
thorities that several people are implicated
! in the crime.
H. G.. Ullrich Of st. Louis died Saturday
afternoon from morphine poisoning.
Christmas time has always been a signih-
cant one for Mr.. Ullrich. He was born