Year: 1869




The Cashier OF the Union Assurance Company,
Paris, nearly forty years in their employment has
Just been arrested for embezzng 900 OF francs.
lie was intrusted with blank checks, signed by the
chairm an and filled them up for his own use. The
fraud was discovered by one OF the young directors
dreaming two nights running that the current cash
account ought to be examined with the bank book.
lie did SO, and all was found out. One-half OF the
distracted money was lost I'm stock speculatiOns and
the other lent to the director Of the Eenddrd,
sem-Oflical journal who, with the Cashier has been
arrested


A Murder for Thirty Cents.


The Waxahachie cTeXas) Argus tells the following
shocking story of another murder:-"A week ago
last Wednesday, Charlie Green and James King who
were brothers-in-law, had difficulty at the house OF
the former, about ten miles northwest OF HsbOro
which resulted in the killing on the next night pre-
ceding OF the latter, Mr.. King. Green went to the
house OF King and demanded the payment OF debt
Of thirty cents. The latter denied the business OF
the debt it seems, and refused to pay II, when the
former entered Kings house and took therefrom
pair OF spurs, box OF paper collars and pair OF
gloves, in remuneration for the debt An angry
dispute now arose, and probably a violent scufile
ensued, but the result was not serious. The next
night King was at the house of Mr. Ane Wilson, and
Green sought him for the purpose of killing him
which he did 10y shooting. Green has not been
arrested"


The Long Island Assnssins.


Commenting on the recent railroad catastrophe on
Long Island, a New York paper says


at is now generally believed by parties who have
given attention TO the late and lamented slaughter
ing of human beings on the Long Island Railroad
that the disaster is to be attributed to wicked
spiracy on the part OF individuals the line OF the
road 1t is shown very conclusvely that the rail
which caused the calamity was new American rail
laid last September. The marks upon it show con-
cusively TO the minds OF all who have examined it,
that 1t had been deliberately cut with cold chsel
and battered as to make it appear like break
This is certified to by experts in the ron-working
business. This railroad tragedy demands the most
searching investigation. The scoundrel engaged in
this fearful crime should be brought to justice. We
trust the Long Island Railroad Company will leave
stone unturned in bringing the scOundre to JUS
tee"


A Live Man i'm n Dead Mans Coffin.


The latest attempt OF a convict to escape from
prison occurred at the Joliet Penitentary last Tues
day morning On the evening previous a colOred
convict had died, and his dead body was placed in
rough cOfin for burial On Tuesday morning, when
the remains were about to be conveyed to the bury
ing-grOund, which is short distance from the pre-
misses, OF the officers perceived slight movement
OF the coffin lid, which had not yet been screwed
down. The lid being raised, 10 and behold, in
stead OF dead black man. a live white convict
was found lying in the cOf1in. lie hustled
out summarily and required to give an explanation.
1t appears that early in the morning, while the other
convlcts were at breakfast he smugged himself into
the room where the coffin was, removed the corpse
OF the colored man. deposited it in an empty barrel
and got into the cofin himself, expecting that he
would be carried outside the wallis and before reach
ing the burying ground jump out and escape. Being
almost smothered, he raised the lid slightly to get
breath Of air, and thus discovered in time to
spoil his ''little game" II he had remained quiet a
minute two longer, the lid would have been
screwed down, and he would probably have been
smothered to DEATH