June 19, 1889
A flock of goats were browsing and looking for stray oyster cans, sardine boxes and the like in North Dallas, when all at once there was a commotion among the foremost ones, which beat a hasty retreat. An old billy who had been fetching up the rear with the solemnity of a deacon walked to the front, paused and began to strike the ground right hard in an odd sort of way with his fore feet and at the same time to shake his head as if going through some sort of superstitions cantation.
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April 30, 1889
Dayton, Tenn., April 29.,—City Marshal Griffith shot Bud Bryson through the heart Sunday morning killing him instantly, Bryson had been fined in the mayor’s court and had gone out-without paying. Griffith went after him to collect the fine, and taking hold of him Bryson shoved him away, when Griffith drew his revolver and deliberately shot him down. Bryson lived at Spring City and leaves a wife and child.
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April 28, 1889
Lebanon, Ind., April 27.—Dr. White was horsewhipped by John Conrad, a section boss on the Big Four railway, living at Zionsville. Conrad claimed that White insulted his wife. After whipping him severely Conrad knocked the doctor down with the butt end of the whip.
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April 27, 1889
Charles H. Blackiston, by his solicitors, Messrs, Russum & Lewis, on Wednesday filed a bill for absolute divorce from his wife, Mrs. Laura E. Blackiston. The bill states that he was married on November 25, 1880, at Shepard’s Church, since which time he has fulfilled all the obligations of a husband. The paper charges that on April 3rd, Mrs. Blackiston left him and eloped with Emmett Downes, with whom she is now living in one of the Western States.
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April 23, 1889
Last night about 8 o’clock Private Watchman Stedeford found a young man lying on the street at Frazier and Sheffield streets, Allegheny, who was weak from starvation. He was sent to lockup in the patrol wagon where he was given a meal. He said he had eaten nothing since last Friday. He claimed Cleveland as his home and said his name was John O’Connors and his age eighteen years.
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April 23, 1889
Little Rock, Ark., April 23.—Warren Taylor, arrested for interfering with the congressional elections at Plummerville, has made a confession. He says that A. C. Weller, A. H. Darrell, J. S. Woods, Deputy Sheriff Bentley and himself carried off a ballot box and burned it.
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