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Show TELEGRAPHIC CrlintQikl Caluuilur Water ford, Out., 24. A yoimg farmer .n rimed Smith, thia morniuK murdered iiis fttttier, bent hia aiaUr fatally and bung himself. Nashville, 24. In an affray on Union Htreet, this morniuK. Siimutl Hicki nnd Jamoe Baxter were fatally j shot and soon died. Three others! were woimded. The affair was cnusfd ' by political difference aod high wortia. Bt. Josejib, 2-1. Two ineu wtre arrested ar-rested at lUaryaville, Monday, 9urpoeed to be nrofessional draft raisers. Tbev had purchased a draft at tbe bank at Maryaville, Bethany and Albany, each, for $3 or $9. The drafta pro cured in Albany being on safety paper were diapoaed ol by tbem before leaving leav-ing town. The authorities think they have captured two sharp rascals and are holding (hem to see if they are not wanted. They registered in difler ent places under different names as being from Boston, San Francisco and Chicago. Hat Creek, Wyo., 25. Tha coach which left Deadwood for Cheyenne on the 2od, was detained one day at Jenny e Blockade on account of high water. After proceeding from there it was stopped at 2 thia morning, two miles north of Lightning creek, by six armed men wbo were on foot and masked. Finding there wus but one passenger on board, the Ke. J. W. Picket, they lorebore molesting him but turned their attention to the mail sacks which they cut open and robbed of registered letters and other valuable matter. They aleo broke open the treasure boxes, but found nothing. They were not at all excited ovei their work which occupied them fully halt an hour, and as soon aa they were through they ordered the driver to go on. It is impossible to say what the losses (rora the mails are although it is known they found one gold watch. |