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Show TELGRAPHIC [Unreadable line] ASHEVILLE, N.C. [North Carolina], Feb. 15. - Information received to-day from Bald Mountain states that yesterday a sudden and fearful crash was heard in the neighborhood of Bakersville. A rumbling noise preceding the crash was heard for miles, and caused the frightened inhabitants of these mountains to recall the scenes of four or five years ago, when Bald Mountain was seriously threatened with volcanic eruptions. An investigation of the disturbance of yesterday developed the fact that a large portion of this peak had suddenly disappeared into the fertile and beautiful valley below. A slice of half a mile square had melted away. CLEVELAND, 17. Febr. - Mrs. Scoville's letter, praying forgiveness for her brother, Guiteau, was delivered this morning to Mrs. Garfield. J. H. Rhodes, secretary of the Garfield monument committee and a near friend to Mrs. Garfield, being interviewed by an Associated Press correspondent to-day, said Mrs. Garfield received a letter from Mrs. Scoville this morning and that he was authorized on her behalf to say that toward the slayer of her husband she cherishes no malice. He must answer only to his God and the American people. For the sister and all members of his family she feels only profound pity. Further than this, she asks to be left alone with her sorrow and to be spared being dragged into publicity. Mrs. Garfield will not answer the letter. TEXAN DESPERADOES - RISING WATER. UVALDE, Tex. [Texas], 18. Feb. - Last night a party of desperadoes, headed by Wm. [William] Moore, visited the residence of Sheriff Robb and sought to murder him. Robb fought them, killing Walter Crane. Citizens came to the rescue and the desperadoes were cleaned out. Two deputy sheriffs visited a Mexican ranch, twenty miles east of Sacramento, yesterday, to arrest Juan Garcia, a noted desperado and horse thief. Garcia opened fire with a Winchester rifle, wounding Deputy Sheriff Stevens. The fire was returned and Garcia killed. Water in all the northwestern Texas streams is rising rapidly and flooding the country. Two bridges of the Texas Pacific Railroad were swept away last night between Weatherford and Fort Worth, stopping travel. DUELLING [DUELING]. RICHMOND, Feb. 23?. - The governor vetoed the anti-duelling [dueling] bill. In Hanover County Court, counsel opposed the examination by the grand jury of witnesses, on the grounds that their evidence, while it may serve to fasten guilt on the principals in a duel, would tend to criminate themselves as participants. The court decided the point well taken and discharged the witnesses. The result is no presentment could be made by the grand jury. HORRIBLE BUTCHERY. ST. LOUIS, [Missouri], 2?. Febr. - A terrible tragedy occurred yesterday near Centreville, Texas, in which two negroes named Hall were killed and their wives mortally wounded. It appears that the negroes, who were riding along the road in a wagon, had trouble with the child of a white man named Lyle. The child ran home and told his father about the affair, and the latter taking a shotgun, concealed himself by the roadside. Shortly after, the negroes drove by, and Lyle fired upon them from his ambush, almost blowing the heads off the men and fatally wounding the women. The murderer fled. Officers followed in pursuit. INDUSTRIAL MACHINE. [Unreadable}, Feb. 15. - Two boxes containing internal machines, which would have been delivered to two different addresses to-day, exploded on being opened, and eight persons were injured. [Unreadable line]. |