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Show Only two women shot by as macy men, in Cai'ornia, ;'o the last two -" days! Wh: cm b: ihe meaoini; of such atatr' It tir a:iusencD' of woman k u g is to iYl oil in this way : it may b M-arv:o mi." po a few extra Laur . 1', l'urstur tlu summer season to icvivo n by exaung rivalry, , Uanuino MuauEaERH. Tho authorities au-thorities of Illinois are making short (thrift with their convicted murderery. Yesterday witnessed two executions; ono, that of Osborne, at Knoxville, for the murder of Mrs. Mathews the other that of Driver, at Chicago, for the murder of his wife. The for mer convict died in dreadful coutor-tione coutor-tione by ttiaoguiatioQ, the drop failing to break bw neck; the latter was dead in eleven minutes. Huth men coofes-fli-d their guilt. There are other prisoners w;o arc in a fair way of f'uiluwiug thcKti met. Eour years ago, when a havage employer in Chi ago brutally t hot down in the Mrt'et a youDg man who had been in his employ, em-ploy, the provocation being of the v;ry slightest character, ho remarked: "Well, they won't hang me, aLjbow; hanging's played out in Illinois." He may possibly chane hia opinion. |