The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-20
BY TELEc GRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
THE LATEST NEWS.

AT Richmond, Ind, on Saturday evening,
Mt. A. lMorrow,a u grocer, undertook to draw q
can OF fnOD.explosiye rDSaline burning AuId, when
tho gas ignltCd from lighted candle In his hand,
and an explosion Instantly followed, shattCring
the brick walls Of the building, and seriously
burning Ar. Morrow. The blazing contents or
several on barrels ran into tho basement OF a
stoFe adjoining, butthe 1amea werc SSon Cxtln.
guishcd however, and thelosswas principally by
water.
"A telegram from Mobile, Ala, 10 W. X. Dab.
cocb, OF New York, announces tho giving way OF
the middle tendon Ia one Of the fOrc legs OF his
famous race horse nelmbOld, thus permanently
disabling him for racing purposes.
"A large number OF persons opposed to the
presence OF Count dc ChRmbOrd In Antwerp
demonstrated at his residence on Monday. Some
Of ute disturbers wo arrested.
"A 'are in the Park Buildings at Cleveland
Sunday night damaged the store and goods
owned by 8. G. Greene to the amount OF $1,000
The late llre ut Bethel, Conn was the largest
ever occurring in that State, the loss being over
three hundred thousand dollars.
The broken bridge ut Big Muddy Creek,
which seriously interrupted travel over the
Illinois Central Railroad tho past few days is re-
paird.
Mrs. Gordon, wife Of Capt. Gordon, clerk Of
the circuit court of PemiscOtt county, No., and
little daughter, three years old, were 80 terribly
burned by the explosion OF u coal oil lamp In
their resldence at Gayoso OH the 23d ult that
they both died shortly after. lf.l.s ts
Capt. Robbins, head Of the night police, Of
Springfield, ILL.,, was arrested on Saturday even.
Ing and committed 10 jail, OIL the charge OI kill.
ing Cobutn Bancroft, In May 1870. 1t appears
that young Bancroft had shot several tines al a
railroad surveyor, who was running a line
through the city for the Northwestern Railroad
Company, and which ran across property belong.
Ing TO Bancrolps mother. An attempt was made
TO arrest Bancroft bnt he resisted the officers and
drove them oil. Subsequently Capt Robbins en-.
deayored TO arrest the young man, and being re.
sisted, shot and killed him. The City Council
have authorized the employment OF counsel TO
defend Capt. Robbins.
AT Pittsburgh yesterday, q jury gave yer.
dict OF $9,600 in the breach Of promise case OF
Miss Vankirk rs. johnson. Both parties appear
10 be satisfied.
Henry Dorsey, aged l6, living four miles
south Of Memphis. was accidentally killed Sun.
dayb his own gun while attempting 10 shoot
Wild cat.
Tho barn Of VIM. Frees, in the town OF Bar
rinSton, Cook county ILL.,, together with nineteen
head OF cattle, six horses and large stock OF
farming utensils, was burned on Saturday night,
The fire had Its origin in the explosion OF lam
tern.
AN lrishman named Murphy killed German
named Crantz at Horse BluG, Wis, Sunday. Muir.
ply was drunk and mistook Crantz for man
with whom he had had difficulty. An the
liquor saloons In the town were demolished by
the murdered mans friends, and threats were
made Of lynching Murphy.
The whisky ring cases At Baltimore were
suddenly terminated in the o. s. Court Monday,
the District Attorney consenting to a ROlle pros
eQut, the chief witnesses having stated their In.
tcntion OF repudiatIng everything previously
sworn to-.
Tile New York Custom House Investigation
Committee will not meet until Monday next,
Hon. Saline Towne, aged %, died at Charl.
ton, Mass, Saturday last. he served several
terms In the StateIL Legislature and was Colonel
in the war Of 1912, and was afterwards made q
General in the State militia. lie was widely
known as the author OF Towne's Speller.
Charles 3. Kimball, OF Lowell, Mass, aged
10, was shot through the wrist and right lung,
lastevening, by Charles A. Watts, aged lG. The
shooting was done in the street, aiter Kimball
had escorted young lady to her house, who had
previously discarded Watts. Klmball may sur.
yiYe Watts was arrested