Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-08-19
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
sIr Persons prownsd.

Six Persons Drowned.
LONDON, August 16.-Six person
were drowned this morning by capsiz
ing q yacht of SalcOmbe, Devonshire
Fire at Dallas, Oregon.
SAN Francisco, August 18.-Fift,
business and dwelling houses werl
burned at Dallas, Oregon, yesterday
Loss in excess of insurance, 800, 900
ExplesIOn-Three Lives Lost.
WILMINGTON, N. c., August 49,
The steamer r. e. Lee, exploded hel
boiler near Fayetteville, yesterday
Three colOred boat hands were killed
and three wounded. Captain VIM
Skinner was seriously If not danger
ously injured.
Sudden Death.
VICKsBURG, August 1S. = Franz
Buckingham, from Buckingham &
Co.'s sash factory, of this city, while
attempting to cross q spring plank
between the two wharf-boats, with
some ladies, was precipitated into the
river and drowned.
Fire at ShelbyVIlle, ny.
LOUISVILLE, August 18.-Last nIph,
at Shelbyville, VIM. Bell's Banne,
flour mills were destroyed by fire; lOss
$l2, 900, insurance 5000. The frame
residence OF VIM. VarnOn, In Spencer
county, burned last night with itc
contents; loss 10000. Reinsurance.
Several Persons Burned to Death.
LONDON, August 17.-An extensive
fire occurred last evening at Leicester,
which Is the principal wool manufac.
turing centre of England, and which
resulted in heavy loss. Several per.
sons were killed, and the bodies Sc
badly burned as to be beyond identifl.
cation.
Destructive Fire in New York.
New YORK, August ia fire this
morning in East New York destroyed
HIPS planning mill, with a part Of the
stock, and four frame houses on the
opposite side of the street. The mill
was situated on Miller avenue, be-
tween Atlantic and Liberty avenues.
The loss is estimated at $65, 900; insur-
ance, $4,000.
Railroad Accident.
BALTIMORE, August 18.-An accI-
dent occurred to-day on the Northern
Central railroad at Ashland, fifteen
miles from this city. A freight train
stopping at Ashland was run into by
the following train. James Little
was killed and w. 7. Clendennin, d
brakeman, was terribly injured. Sew
eral cars were smashed, and one OF
the engines badly broken.
The Pennsylvania DefauItlng Case.
HARRISBURG, August 18.-There is
every probability that the Evans case
will be settled in court on the charges
brought by the State Treasurer and
Auditor General. Governor Geary
has yielded everything into the hands
of Brewster, LOcky and Hartraubt.
Evans thus far refuses to pay two
hundred and ninety-tWo thousand dol
lars agreeable to the notice served on
him by the accounting officers.
Well Done, Good and Faithful Servant.
LOUISVILLE, KY, August 17.-Iu
Mead county, KY, on the 5th inst, q
man named John Kaufman, from In.
diana, grossly insulted the wife of q
respectable citizen in her husbands
absence. The woman fled from the
house and informed her husband, who
met kaufman next day, and in the
fight which ensued shot him dead.
He was acquitted for the deed on his
examlnati n trial.
Bold New Jersey Robbers.
MECHANICsvILLE, n. J., August
lS.-TwO masked burglars entered the
residence of Hon. Alex. g. Cattel last
night, while the male members of the
family were absent, pointed a pistol at
the ladies, and demanded silence
then they ransacked the house. They
carried of watches and other jeWelry
and some money. The robbers after
ward broke into the railway station,
and carried away everything valuable.
Loss not known.
The Crosse Wife Murder.
LOUISVILLE, August 18.-The ex-
animation of witnesses at the trial of
DR.. Crosse was concluded this after
noon. The evidence showed his bru-
tai treatment to his wife. One in
stance where he put her out of the
house, throwing her clothing after
her; another where he horsewhipped
her. Chemists, however, found no
trace of poison In the stomach. The
arguments of counsel will be heard
tomorrow.
The Pittston Disaster.
PITTSToN, PA, August 18.-The
committee appointed yesterday to ex-
anime the mine, and ascertain the
cause of the disaster, report that after
four or five hours careful examination
in the mines, they found but one door
on the eastern side, and that through
this air way men could hardly crawl.
The mine presented indications Of an
explosion OF a large accumulation of
gases, which were liable at any mo-
ment, from their situation, to ignite
by the naked lights Of the men at
WORK.
Disp0sing Of Criminals.
New ORLEANS, August 18.-Frauds
have been perpetrated recently by the
substitution of jurors, which will result
in many new trials, 1t Is thought. In
the Criminal Court, Judge Abel SEN
fenced 2. J. Hussey, q jury broker, to
ten days imprisonment and $50 fine;
Henry Jones, for falsely representing
Lewis Hartmann as Juror, ten days
imprisonment and 500 fine. Judge
Abel regretted that the law was not
more explicit for the punishment of a
misdemeanOr of this kind, but hoped
that before any similar attempt should
be madetO corrupt the integrity of the
jury box, all persons inclined to en-
gage in this speculation would take
warning by the case of Jones.
A Man Arrested for Shooting His Wife.
CHICAGO, August 1S.-Some five
weeks since, at Burlington, Iowa,
Mrs. John Parrot was found dead In
her kitchen, with gun lying by her
side and evidence that a bullet had
been discharged into her month, and
1t was supposed that she had commit.
ted suicide. Soon after her death il
began to be whispered about that she
did not take her own life, rom the
fact that she had never limited at any
such intent, and further from the fact
that another woman was installed
mistress of the household. These
facts coming to the. authorities
they had Parrott arrested for the
murder of his wife, and he now awaits
his examination In Jail.
Murder Of Jersey Farmer
CAPE ISLAND, n. J., August 49,
Jonathan Hoffman, a farmer living
on the Courthouse road, two miles
from the island, was murdered last
night while walking home from a
neighbours house In company with his
wife. He received full. charge Of shot
and died in few minutes. The MUIR
der is supposed to have been commit
ted by a vagrant boot black whom
he had detected robbing melon patch
some time since. The authorities offer
a reward of $500 for the arrest of the
murderer.
LATER.-The reward for the capture
of the murderer of Holman has been
Increased to $1,000. No arrests have
been made: