Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1886 — LATER NEWS ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

LATER NEWS ITEMS.

An unknown schooner, while passing Ludington, Mick, had its flag at halfmast, and the Point Sable life-saving crew put out to render assistanca Their boat, however, capsized and Captain Flynn, Orrin Hatch, and John Smith lost their lives. The Hendricks Monument Committse at Indianapolis has SIO,OOO on deposit, and has reason to expect $20,000 more from promises made. Delegates from the Trade and Labor Unions of Philadelphia, assembled in convention, decided to form an independent political organization, to be known as the United Labor party, for the purpose of taking an active pare in the municipal election of next February. A terrible tragedy is reported by telegraph from Irondale, Ala.: W. A. Baldwin, a supervisor on the Georgia Pacific Railroad, some time since was married to a Miss Moore. The young lady’s brothers were violently opposed to the union, and were never reconciled to the match. Last Sunday afternoon Brevard Moore, the youngest brother of Baldwin’s wife, went to the latter’s home, and at once began using every effort to induce his sister to leave Baldwin. She refused to even consider such a step, at which her brother became enraged and began abusing her. Baldwin at this juncture ordered Moore to cease his tfbuse or leave the house, whereupon Moore drew a revolver and fired at Baldwin twice. Both shots took effect, inflicting dangerous wounds, but Baldwin braced himself, and, drawing a pistol, began firing at Moore. While the men were shooting at each other Mrs. Baldwin rushed between them, hoping she would put an end to the fusillade. Before they could cease firing, Mrs. Baldwin fell to the floor with threo bullots in her breast. She has sinco died of her injuries. It is not known whether her husband or brother killed her. Moore was finally shot dead by Baldwin, and tbe latter has died of his wounds. The visible supply of wheat and corn is respectively 59,512,078 and 11,123,026 bushels. Since last report wheat increased 20,727 bushels, whilo corn decroasod 1,106,382 bushels. Russian sympathizers are plotting a new rebelliou in Bulgaria. Dr. Robertson, a blind man, has been elected to the British House of Commons from tho Brighton district