The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-02-27
MISCELLANEOUS.

JAMES MCCARTNEY, bartender, shot
himself through the brain at New
York while his wife's arms were en-
twined around his neck. He was de-
spondent through being out of work
and went home and found notice to
vacate his rooms for nonpayment of
rent, which seemed to he more than
he could stand. His six children were
asleep in the next room at the time Of
his suicide.
A WIDOW named Farnham, who lived
a secluded life in a cottage in the viii
lage of Wimblington, Eng, murdered
her four children by cutting their
throats and completed her bloody work
by cutting her own throat. She was
possessed of some means and no mo-
tive for the deed was known.
The clearing house returns for the
week ended February 81 for the follow
ing cities were: New York, 5000, O53, $50;
Chicago, Ss4, 574 1893; St. Louis, SEE, 462,-
535; Kansas City, 50, 035, 574; st. Joseph.
81, l39, ia; Topeka, Ss55,704; Wichita,
S4O9, 4sO; Omaha, s3.056, 400
NEAR Lexington, KY, John and
Richard Steele were killed by Chesa-
peake & Ohio train while trying to
cross the track.
The Union depot at Providence, R
l., was burned on the 2lst. Office en-
ployes and several firemen had narrow
escapes The loss is 100000.
The failures for the week ended Feb
ruary 90 Dun's report) were ESQ in the
United States, against 302 last year,
and SO in Canada, against 36 last year.
The London Times had dispatch
from Odessa on the 21st which said
that during the recent storms on the
Black sea seven steamers and 10 sail
ing vessels foundered and a hundred
lives were lost.
A FIRE at St Paul, Mimi, on the
night of the 21st destroyed the street
railway barns and IS cars. The loss
was 100000.
In raid on the night of the 2lst on
saloon at jackson City, a notorious
gambling resort across the river from
Washington, a deputy sheriff was
killed and three others badly shot.
PETER MAHER was knocked out by
Bob Fitzsimmons on the 2Ist in Mex.
leo, opposite Langtry, Tex, in the first
round, after one minute and thirty
five seconds of actual fighting. Fitz
landed a lightning righthand swing on
the jaw, and it was over. In his eager
ness to get at Fitzsimmons Maher COM
mitted palpable foul during clinch,
and was warned by Referee Siler that
it's repetition would cost him the fight
Fitzsimmons is now the champion of
the world and declared, through
Julian, his willingness to defend the
championship against any and all
Corners
DARLINGTON BOoTH, commander OF
the Salvation army in America, has
disappeared from New York with his
wife, Maud Booth. Herbert Booth,
brother of Ballington Booth and COM
mander of the army in Canada, will
take charge of the forces in America.
He offered reward on the 21st to any
one who would tell him where Balling.
ton was. The army was stirred to great
excitement. Ballington Booth was &C.
cused of insubordination by Herbert
Booth at q recent court Of inquiry and
under his authority Herbert dismissed
his brother Ballington from Office.
Mrs. VALENTINE KURTz, Of South
Dansville, KY, had abstained from
food for period of "a days on the 2lsi
and her friends were reported urging
her to break all worlds records. She
was very weak and confined to her bed
A DoUBLE-HEADED freight train of q
cars on the Northwestern was wrecked
Mt Boone, H., on the 21st on a steeI
grade, a break beam falling on the
track, Cars were piled in confused
mass end Brakeman Grimm killed.
A BESLIN dispatch of the 21st said
that sevese shocks of earthquake were
.elt at South Baden, but no seriou.
lanage was one.