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Show BRIEF TEiEdRAMS. Columbur, Ind-, Dec. ?). Rev. James Campbell, rt prominent Methodist prencher, twailcted of a i riminal operation on Annie Hunt-man, Hunt-man, a domebtic in his family, wa flned $500 and tenUnceil to three years in the penitentiary; Buenos Ayres, Dec 1. A disaster disas-ter occurred at Cordova, vhire a canal bunt its embankments. One hundred lives sro ropcried lost. landon, Dee. SI. Mr. Cunulng am Graham, M.l, in a letter to the Graphic, condemns the Americans Ameri-cans for murdering Sitting Bull for asking for food for his tribe. New Orleans, la., Dec SI. At New Iberia, La., last night Kphraim Mendaza shot and Instantly killed Mary Crartou, hU sweetheart, while thuwas accompanied to a place tf amusement by another suitor. A lynching is possible. landon, Dec. SI. Some horrible stories are told of losses of Canadian cattle in recent voyages to this country. In ono cargo th-re a not one beast out o over 000 jljlrpt il that was not, mprs or lew Injuredf and many had terrible wounds. The filth was two or three feet deep in the hold and many cattle were suiflo-cated. suiflo-cated. . I'arkersburg, W. Va., Dec. SI. Charles Bond, the Harrison county farmer who, with his wife and five children, were iwisonetl yesterday bra colored servant, died today, His wife and two of the children are in a crlljcal condition. Tiie servant says she poUonc-d the family be-causo she had been treated tuully. The neighbors say the was not. Wheeling, W. V., Dec. SI. Word has just been received of a terrible ter-rible tragedy at Bramwell last night. Several men were gambling and became Involved in a quarrel. A man named Budrick thot ami fatally wounded five companions and was himself shot dead. A mob took Budrick'a body, stood it up against a tree and rudled it with bullets. Woodville, Miis., Dec SI. Road-master Road-master Bryant, who was in Uio pay train on the New Orleans i Texas road, which was wrecked last night by Doc Bradford for the purpose of robbery, is probably fatally injured, i while two or three others of tin-crew tin-crew are seriously hurt. Sheriff Lewis has placed au additional guard at the Jail, as rumors are itloat that Bradford will be lynchi d should Bryant die. Tho safe contained con-tained about $40,000. Indianapolis, Dec. SI. An EvausviUo rpcchl to Ui SaULttl sayt: While a special 'train on the Peoria, Decatur i Evanivllle Rail-read Rail-read stopiicd at Olney, UK, today, for the locomotive to take water, two masked men entered the caboose ca-boose and robbed Conductor Hampton Hamp-ton and the braketcan of their watches and considerable money. The robliers ought them tiff thtir guard and covered them closely with their revolvers whilo. they effected their purpose. Chicago, Dec SI. Henry Christiansen, Chris-tiansen, 01 vcara old, residing at 4103 Drexef Avenue, last night choked his wife to death and then cut bis throat. He resided with hU daughter aud her hutband, who rere absent until a Lite hour last night. This morning the dUcovery was made. The old man w as taken to thu hosiiital tnelve milts distant with his throat cut from ear to ear. Ho cannot recover, it isjuppceard that the old man was jealous of lib-.rife lib-.rife on account cf her gentrofrlly to members of hi; family. |