Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1886 — ADDITIONAL NEWS. [ARTICLE]

ADDITIONAL NEWS.

A terrible tragedy is reported by telegraph from Irondale, Ala.: AV. A. Baldwin, a supervisor on tho Georgia, Pacific Railroaxl, some time since was married Miss Moore. The young lady's brothers were violently opposed to tho union, .and were never reconciled to tho match. Last Sunday afternoon Brevard Moore, tho y< Hugest brother of Baldwin’s wife, went to the. hitter's home, and at once began using every effort to induce his sister to leave Baldwin. She refused to even consiiler’Hueh a step, at which her brother bocnino enra el and began abusing her. Baldwin at this juncture ordered Moore to otuse bin abuse or leave the bouse, when upon Moore drew a revolver and iirud at Baldwin twice. Both shots took effect, Inflicting clangorous -wounds, but Baldwin- braced himself, an<l, drawing a pistol, began firing at Moore. While the men were shooting at cadi other Mrs. Baldwin rushed between them, hoping she woul I put an end to the fusillade. Before they co il.l cease firing. Mrs. Baldwin fell to the floor with three bullets in her breast. She has since died of her injuries. It is not known whether her husband or brother killed her. Metre was finally shot dead by Baldwin, ami the latter has d.ed of tiis wounds. Three members of the life-saving crew at Point Sable, Mich., lost their lives in an attempt to reach a schooner in distress.., Chicago elevators contain 1tt,966>25'J bushels of wheat, 2.980.13!) bushels of corn, 997,7«7 bush Is of oats, 132,485 bushels of rye, and 385,242 bushels of barley; total, 15,461,912 budiels of all kinds of grain, against 14,761,523 bushels a year ago .... S. A. Bodde, a Dutchman, has for some time annoyed . rs. Garfield, widow of the late President, by Am ting her.lc.tte.BLQf. advice, etc., an 1 hanging about the widow’s country dwelling at Mentor, Ohio. Last Sunday he finain made.bis,appearanee, and being refused permission to see Mrs. Garfield, cursed and swoie. and then departed. He was f dlfrwed to Painesville, and arrested and placedin the poor-Louse for safekeeping. ■ Slit. Gladstone declines every request to speak until Parliament reas -embles. His program for t .e coming session includes an immediate challenge to the Government to state its Irish policy in the debat- upon the address.. The Prussian Minister of Public Works his recently published a report whereby it appears that the entire length of’railroads of the world up to the end of 1831 was 291,000 miles, of which very nearly one-half is :hat of the American ra Ifoads, mainly in the United States.