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of Nelson Parrish. His last words were: " Don't hang me, gentlemen; I am an innocent man." Albert Trammal, a negro preacher, was hanged at Rosston, Nevada County, Ark., on the 27th, for the murder of his wife five years ago. Trammal confessed his guilt. At White Pigeon, Keokuk County, Iowa, on the 17th, Gale Hollingsworth was shot and killed by Miss White for alleged slander. She met Hollingsworth and presented him with: written statement confessing he had causelessly slandered her, demanding that he sign it. He denied the charge and refused to sign the paper, upon which she drew a revolver and shot him,not fatally. He ran and she pursued, firing a second shot, which took effect. He climbed upon a fence, when, overcome by s wounds, he fell to the ground. Miss White then came up, placed the muzzle of e pistol his head and fired a third time, killing him instantly. Hollingsworth was a middle-aged, well-to-do farmer, and leaves a wife and family. Miss White is a young lady of good family who has always borne good character. At last secounts she had not been arrested. Notwithstanding the favorable reports from Gen. Howard as to the suppression of the hostile Indians under Chief Joseph,advices of the 28th were to the effect that the Governor of Montana had ordered all volunteers.to the front, and that another fight was imminent. Near Camden, Ind., on Sunday, the 29th, the family of Frederick Winde all went to church, leaving alone in the house a woman named Mrs. Honk, a widow. On their return Mrs. Honk was found lying on the floor dead, with her throat cut from ear to ear. Search made for the murderer resulted in the discovery of man named Henry Miller, suspended from beam in the stable, dead. Miller was employed on Winde's farm, and it is believed that while intoxicated he attempted to outrage Mrs. Honk, and fearing the consequences of discovery murdered her and then killed himself. The masons of London have struck work for a reduction of hours and increase of wages. The Lockhaven (Pa.) Bank has suspended. Herbert Blanchard, of Savoy, Mass was ordered to discontinue his visits to the daughter of Mr. E. Trask. On Sunday the 29th ult., he met Mr. Trask in church and shot him dead,after which he fatally wounded Mr. Trask's son, and fired three ineffectual shots at the young lady herself. The dwelling-house of John Ortwine, two miles southwest of Frankfort Station, Will County, Ill., was entirely destroyed by fire on the night of the 30th ult. The family consisted of 11 persons, eight of whom escaped. Mr. Ortwine's father, aged 75, his a 10middle-aged and demented sister, and year-old son were burned to death. The remains of Dr. C. F. Winslow were cremated at Salt Lake, Utah, on the 31st, in accordance with the request of deceased as embodied in his will. The process occupied about three hours. The heart had been taken out and sent to his birthplace. The ashes are to be sent to the grave of his wife, near Boston. The Charter Oak Life Insurance Company, of Hartford, Ct., has been reorganized and resumed business. The Austrian Ministry have authorized Count Andrassy to mobilize three army corps. At Curdsville, Buckingham County Va., on the 26th ult., Robert Auld, Jr., of Hon. Robert Auld, of Richmond, shotano fatally wounded his cousin, a young man named William Sanders. The difficulty grew out of a message which young Sanders bore from his father, Albert Sanders, requesting Auld to keep away from his house and daughters. Auld is very wild youth and has been the hero of many violent esca pades in various parts of the South an West, with whose jails he is not unfamiliar He is under arrest. o In accordance with the request Gen. Crook, permission has been granted fo a delegation of Sioux to visit W Tashington fo the purpose of having an interview with offi cials of the Interior Department. The army-worm has appeared in cot ton fields in Northern Mississippi. The St. Louis, Fort Scott and Colo rado Railroad Company was organized at meeting of delegates held at Fort Scott Kansas, on the 2d. The First National Bank of George town, Colorado, Wm. Cushman, President closed its doors on the 30th. Its liabilitie on deposits are $103,000, with assets consid erably in excess, it is claimed. The imme diate cause of the failure was the persona embarrassment of the President. An entire family, consisting of Lewis Spencer and his tour children-two girl and two loys-living in Clark County, Mis souri, were murdered on the night of the 2d. The crime was no doubt committed fo money, as Spencer had in his possession $700 belonging to the Township, of which was Trustee. The weapons used were a ax and a pitchfork. No trace of the mur derer has been discovered. A shooting affair occurred at Ogalalla Neb., a stock-shipping point, on the 1st which resulted in the instant death of Wm Campbell and the wounding of N. E. Gas mann, Wm. Butler, M. Hinton and A. May all Texas cattle-men except Gasmann. It believed that all the wounded men will re cover. An unusually horrible accident oe curred at Pittsburgh on the 3d. Seven me were engaged in lining the furnace at th Lacy Furnace Company's works, and wer on a scaffold which was suspended by ropes In some manner the ropes parted, and th scaffold fell, precipitating the men into th bottom of the furnace, which was nearl red-hot, the fires having been drawn only th previous day. Julius Hardin and Michae Cussick were taken out dead, and the other were so badly burned that they were not ex pected to live. The 1st of August, " Emancipatio Day," was celebrated by the colored peopl in many cities and towns throughout th country. WAR NEWS.