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Day
20
Month
October
Year
1882
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Public Domain
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A short time ago a lellow nameo Hume Redman brutally murdered bis wife aboutthree miles froui Ilt. Voruon, (PoBey Coanty), Indiana. He wa arrestad, takon to Eïansville, amid threats cf lynch ing, and cotfinod in jail. On Ihe morning oí the Uth about 3 o'elock, Poef y counly horsainen, to the nuinber of ICO or more, rode inte tbo Bírepiug city of Evanaville, bioke iato th jail Ín spite of ílis faruest rfsistance oftha sïieniï and hia assistaDts, nd dragged tberefroi the mardervr. flus mob was approached bj' ofBoars oa tbe opon otreet aad a battle withpUtols oasued, with fíital resulta, Meanwhile Redman was külcd by a blow frorn a eledge hammer ani bi8 body was r'.ddled with bullets. Ltei', stver-il meaibsrs of Ihe mol were captured aod a ,ub!io inoj'Jag wa tol-i to daaoauca Iba outoge on law and ordtr. A. maa uamcd Mur)by, wbo w.is a íelat'ivo of tbe murdercd womau, w-s alao killed by Blray ehots. OSOAB ABBESTBD. Oscar Wilde was arrestad at the íoanf Mon's Cbtletiau Assoclatlon of St. JchDf, N. B , cathe ground of breaca of con tract. Oscar estilad the caí?, paylng f100. DISPL'TKD. Advices from Asia bring exlraordiaarj contrailictkms ol primous news fro;n '19 Corean pmc6ula, II !e now stated posi,ively the Qaeen was not poisoned, but was reecned and revived by uiemberB of her famly, wlio kftpt all secret to iE3ure her eafoty, nntil Tniron Kam's captura and foreed exüe geemed to recder concealment no longer neeeseary. Divergent reporta as to Tairon Kum aro eIso in circalation. Some eolare he wül be detained in FeltlDg till the tiouble isended. Olhers thathehaa alraady reached Corea nnder a pledge of non interferenca wi!b pablic affdirs. ïhe Eavoy of Japan has started homeward from Corea accompanied by the Corean Amhassador. The imbaufador is a eon in-law of tbe Qaen of Corea. A FOLITICIAN SHOT. The city of St. Louis víüs in great exciiemsnt on the 13th. instant, cauesd by tbe killing of tx-congretsman Sloyback by John Cockareü, editor of the St. Louis Pont-DisrQt7h Th írürfuHiT níínrri In thfl ftíiitoriíl rooinsof the paper, and storleB ara differeDt aa to wbo was the aggressor. The trouble dates backto an old feud, but wasimmediatflly pi Oïoïed byan editorial nssault on Slnyback'a charaoter in the Post-Diepatch of October 18tb. Cockereühaa eurrcndeud to tho authoritles. tiju er ï.riiTis srrr.nTtNfi. Col. Cockerell was arrested and placed Ín priaon at St Loáis on the 141U tost., for shootiBít Co!. SUyback. At tae coronel 's inquest Mr.Cockeruil rer.d tbc followiog statement under oatb: "A few miau(es past 5 o'eloek I was siUiDfi at iny (3esk takng with Mr. McOufiia, busiflees mauag9r of the paper, and Mr. Colé, tho foremau. Tlie door was clmied. My p'stol waa lylug od my desk for I Uad intended to place it in my pceket on changing my caat and leaving the cfflC9. Sud(]iily tbe door oponed aud two mHn entered clusing the door beliind Ibera. I was raeici? the iloor. I recognlzi-d Col. Slayb.ick and Mr. CloploD, a la?j'?r, who had a faw dnys beforo asïaul'ed two msiubera of i'is professioa n a piivatí ofüce. I reslized tbat I was to ba assaulted and rose from my ch?.ir. Col. SlayI back's hearing was that of a man bent upon violeuce. Hisfiratwoids were, 'Well, I am heie.' H stsrted aB íf to draw hig coat. I waa iu tho córner íiext to thefrout window. Iastinctively I moved my hand toward tbe Wf apon on tho desk. He saw it, Ruödenly readj usted hu coat and said: 'la that me? at the same time throwinü bis hand to hia bip pocket. My reply was 'No sir,' but I securec ujy wotipon es he drew h3. He presanted i at me aad I haard hiin cock it. I shouted 'Don' do that,' and at the same time whiie hls wesp on was pointeü at niy bieast I fiied believiuK myself at tho moment a deud m;m. I inew nothiog of tho effect .of th ehot for he closec wlth me and thrust bis rerolver sgainet m 1de. At the am time Ciopion caught uv: rom tliind and tried to wrest iny pistol from imy hr.nd, which waa ban ging by niy úi. I j houted to Mr. Mcöufflo, 'D.-m't lettheae men j kill TDf.' He tore Col. Slsybuck'd pistol f rem !s band and pointed Kat Olopton' hsad nnder be itnpresslon, I presumo, tbat lio was trjlDgr o stoot me. At thut instant Col. Slayback elsased !)3 grsp uoon 1119 and I realizad for he firet time tbat ha had b$on huit. I lelt he room while Mr. Clop3ton ww Mlüng fora Qoctor, roy beaO blfedlng from a cut recuived wben I was forceil ngaiast tbo wiaiJow iu the CL'fflf, acd I went Into th liivver office to vnsli mjBelf." JfBWS NOTES. OHIORETUHKS. Iletunjs trom fifty counties uu tho Ohio eke'.lon thow a net Damocrut gr.in of 5,299. The thlrty-elght counties to bear rom eetiinaied wil Increase the Daaaocratiü majoiity to aticut ï ,000. ïhe Dainoeratic gain-R ia Cuyatidga, Frankllu, Hamllton and Montgoiiierr Couaties wül uttaed Fostei'e majority last yoar. Tbe Congresglooal 'leifc;ation wlll likely ttand fourteen Democrate, tvn Rppablica'JB. Uuofflclal returns elect lartjBnpabllóan, over Neal, by Gftejn v;tas; ïfirfj, Hepubiiuati, over Campbell, by furlywo. Tha DemocraU claim Wall&c ovsr ácKlüley by forty-one votes, Stsik County ïas not lieeu beard irom oïfl-.:ially. MORMON POLHICi. The Morinon convention at SaltLaie nomlnated John F. Gain, morogaiuist, fcr the ortyelghth coogrese-, and aleoto fill the ucexnred term of Cannon. Cala has long been maaagOT of the cburch theatre, part owner of he Si.t Lsks Hsrald, and city cierk and sudltor. Ha iatbenomineoof tho t'oligi:nista. He ö not big enoiïgh to fill théplaJf, yet probabij he bast tbore was. The platform denles every allegaüon agsinst the Mormons in tbe Lííjeral platform, and pues up a formidable array of charles againet tbu Libarais, It claims tbe Moimons arti struugliDg tor t'ae saprernacy of conEtltuüonal law an.i th9 sacred principies of ocal eelí-governuient; indorses (Jannos; denouuces the pcopoBal for n lagislaüve oominisBlon for Utal!, acd is tllen en polygamy. SIILL HDNTIKO. Efforts are still being made to recoTír the bodies of t!;e vietiiEs of the A.süa diawtor. The body of Mr?. Woode, of Ciociunnti, was iound concealeJ on an ijlaud, Btripped cf ier jcwelryaml valuabes. The lighthome iteper upoiitlio island, t appear?, found the hody sevea days before th eearcb party diecover, d it, but áiú not tepert tha fact. TftE OFFICIAL VOTE. A dispatch írom Columbua, O., Oct. 13tb, eaid : " fhe cfficial vote oí Stark Ooanty was receivad at Democratie her-dquarterstonighí, ffkiM cimplst03 th9 offilial vote of the Eightceath District and shows tho election of YIcKinlej ov-jr Wullaca fot Congress by eisht votes. A coiitfflt. Í9 tilke:i of. ïhis uiikea the Oblo delegatinn etand: Eigtit RspublicaiiB and tbirttsa DwoDOríW. Oa returns receivad li ji'ini'.! tint cha Dámooritic míjority ia th!) state wiil ba abut 17; 000." F' OM ÏHK PULPIT TO THE STAGE. Ex-llev. George O. Müd, of Chicago, hasappearedontheslagein tbarolu of Hamlet. The chnracter íb well spoken nf .

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