ADDITIONAL MAIL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1276, 29 June 1886, Page 2

ADDITIONAL MAIL NEWS.

Several of the rioting anarchists Chicago were poisoned to death, by ml taking carbolic acid for whiskey. The parade of the federated trades 'Frisco on Thursday evening, May 11, w a great success. There were about 80 wage workers inline.' The Governor , the State declared the day a legal hollda and, with his staff, rode ahead of the pi cession.

A cyclone swept over Kansas City an Leavenworth on May 11, neayly demoliai ing both places. A great many parsot were killed and wounded. Herr Most, the German Anarchist, wi arrested in Chicago, being dragged fro under the bed of one of the inmates of house where be bad taken refuge. The Highland Reform League, at meeting held in Glasgow on Jane . demanded Home Rule forS co land and

separate Legislature. 1 Count Theqneena, Governor of Madii attempted suicide on June 4, the eat being mental aberration. Thirteen new cases of cholera, and deaths were reported at Venice on Jane and two cases at Florence.

A despatch from Martinsville, Ya., May 17, says no greater tragedy 1 cccured in Virginia in a decade than tb which occurred in this town at a li hour on tie. Saturday night precedin An anonymous circular was issued at posted fell over the place, seriously reflet ing on W. C. Terry, a young bnaloi man, and his father. O. M. Terry, prominent citizen. On May 17, W. | Terry telegraphed for his two brothel living at Aakin Station, 20 miles awl They arrived at 1 p m., and after a hrl

consultation, went to the printing offi< and demanded the name of the author the obnoxious card. The primer told the

it was Colonel P. D. Spencer, a member the Town Board, and a leading basins man. The same evening, soon after t tobacco factories had closed for the da and the streets were filled with operatlv returning from their work, the Ter brothers started in the direction of Spe cer's factory. When half way they we ; met by Spencer, with his brother u several frinds. W. C. Terray address a few words to Spencer, who told himz to shoot just then. Some one fired a pfafa and 40 shots followed. When asommingrt was made, W. G. Terry was found ah in the spine, J. Terry through t abdomen, B. Terry through the nec Spencer in the hip, and Tarleton Broi (his business partner) in the groin. J S. Jones, saloon keeper ; R. L. Gregoz hotel clerk; and Sandy Martin, a colour mechanic, were seriously wounded 1 stray shots. All the Terrys and Broi are dead. The Tertya belonged to an o family, and occupied a high social pos tion.