The evening times., 1896-10-24
Wire Briefs.

Neatly Johns, coiored, charged with an
| attempted criminal assault ON Miss Irene
Watts, of Amherst county, Va, mace two
| narrow escapes from lynciIing yesterday.
Isaac Davenport, jr., long one OF the
| largest importers i'll Richmond. Va. died
| last night from the effects Of second
| stroke of paralysis.
| Mrs. Emily jackson Lakey, well known
| as ii painter of animal subjects, died sud
| denly of apoplexy Thursday night, at her
| hOme in Crawford, ". j. She was about
| sixty years old.
As Mrs T. e. Farquhar, was driving home
| from Manassas, Va, a few days ago her
little six-year-old boy was thrown vio-
IentIy from the vehicle and so badly IN
| jured that lie died.
The wife and two children of Edward
| Cooper, OF AZelta, Pa. were poisoned
| Thursday by drinking cider in which some
one had placed Paris green Very little
hope is entertained for the recovery of the
victims.
Hon Charles F Baldwin, editor and owner
of the Mount Vernon, Ohio, Republican,
died yesterday, aged sixty years. He had
long been prominent in Republican politics
of the State, and held several appointive
State offices.
The fact that Mime Patti was unable to
| fulfill an engagement to sing at Sheffield,
England, was the cause of the spread OF
alarming runiors concerning her health. The
fact is that she is suffering from a chill.
Her condition is not serious.
j. Lowell Moore. former treasurer Of the
financially ruined Globe Investment Com
pany, of Boston, was sentenced yesterday to
The State prison for not less than three
years. and not more than three years and
six months for enbezzlcm ent.
Vincent Kabat obtained a verdict .Or
81 800 damages against Rev NJ Bara1. ~.
pastor OF Holy Rosary Catholic Church,
| of Baltimore. for injuries alleged to have
been sustained by Mrs. Kabat during the
| disturbances at the church about three years
| ago
| Godfried Lindow, a young Swetie. Of
| Mount Jewett, Pa, who has been suffering
| with typhoid fever for some time, Thursday
tried to butt his brains out Later he cut
his throat with knife. and then with his
fingers he tore the opening clear to the
| chest. dying most painful death.
NJ ChallemeI- Lacour, president OF the
| French senate, has been ailing for long
| time. but 10 fears were entertained regard
| ing his condition until yesterday morning,
| when he became aIarniugly worse. For
| soine time he was in a cOmatose condition.
Last evening, however, he was senSibly
| better.
Sheriff Fowler, of Anne Arundel county,
| Md. last night notified Richard H. Green,
| jr, who is in Annapolis jail. charged with
| embezZlcnent from the Farmers National
| Bank OF Annapolis, that writ had been
issued i'll the Talbot county court against
| him to answer proceedings by his wife for
| a divorce Mrs. Green was formerly Mrs.
| Helen {. Emory.
| Scott Mullen. farmer. residing heyoud
| Romney, W Va, was awakened by smoke,
| and when lie arose he found that his home
| was on fire and almost burned down An
| old lady known as Aunt N!lly" Mullen,
aged seventy-ninc years, an aunt, it is un-
| stood, of Mr.. Mullen. and an adopted
| daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Mullen, named
| Rec, aged aboEt fourteen years, were uH-
! stairs and, being unable to Isach the win
| dow, were burned to death.