The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-09-05
NEWS IN BRIEF.
THE EAST

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Union, and George p. Rowe, reporter of the
New York Times, were both drowned while
bathing on Long Island, a few mornings since.
THE body of Thomas Munce, a wealthy
farmer of Washington county, Pa, who dis
appeared some time ago, was found a few
days since, by his friends, picked in the dis
secting-room of the Philadelphia Medical Col
lege. Munce was found drowned on the Sd of
July, and the body was removed to the
Morgue, whence it was turned over to the
Medical College. Quite a sensation was. pro-
duced by the discovery.
A FRIaHTFuL accident occurred in New York
the other day. The walls of a building which
a party Of laborers were pulling down gave
way, instantly killing four of them, and
wounding nine others SO severely they are not
expected to recover. Three Of the wounded
have since died .. Michael Broderick, of New
York, assaulted his mother-in-law. Broderick's
son, aged 10, interccded as a peace-maker,
whereupon the father turned upon his boy
and stabbed him fatally. Another son came
npon the scene, and was in turn stabbed by
the Infatuated parent, but not fatally. The
murderer was arrested. New and rich oil
discoveries have been made four miles south
west of Titusville, Pa.
A TERRIBLE accident occurred on the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad on the 9th of August,
near Cameron, W. Va, by which four German
emigrants were killed, and fifteen or twenty
wounded. The accident was caused by the
spreading of the track, which threw the ten
der pynresS car and nna nasseppar down an
embankment and all the coaches off the track.
The car turned bottom upwards, the trucks
with it. Some of the emigrants became ell
ragged, thinking the conductor and engineer
were trying to kill them, and set upon them
with stones, and they had TO flee for their
lives. Belfast, Nc, has experienced a dis
astrous ~conflaSration, Which destroyed $50
buildings; estimated loss, $500, 900. Miss
Seavey, of Belmont, N. H, aged 60, died the
other day of voluntary starvation, having re-
fused food for twenty-eight days. A sister of
the deceased died in the same way a few years
ago.
The accident Oh the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, near Cameron, W Va, was not SO Sc
rious as at first reported. None of the emf
grants were killed, though several were severe
ly injured. AT Rochester, N. Y, last week, a
passenger train ran into a carriage which was
crossing the track, smashing the vehicle, and
killing the occupants, James Anderson and
Dennis Delany, one of whom was horribly
mangled. The engineer, job Day, stopped
the train as soon as possible, and got off the
engine to see what injury had been done. In
passing in front of the locomotive ne saw it
covered with blood and brains, and was so
steps, when he fell. He was carried into the
smoking-car, and died in a few minutes.
A FIRE in Lynn, Mass, last week, DESTROYED
S100, 600 worth of property. One Prof. Bel
lene, from France. performed a feat of ex-
traordinary daring at Niagara Falls, the other
day. He crossed the river Oh a tight rope,
1,50O feet long, opposite the Clifton House. in
sixteen minutes. Returning to the center. he
cast his cloak and balance pole into the river.
and then jumped off into the water beneath. a
distance of 40 feet, disappearing for a few
seconds, after which he rose to the surface.
and was picked up by men in waiting. and went
ashore in a small boat.
THE WEST
BELLAR, the man who murdered his wife.
his wife's sister and her two children. in Linn
county, Kansas, a few days ago, was taken
from the possession of the Sheriff on the goth
of August, by a moi of about 800 citizens. and
hanged to the limb of a tree. The Sheriff.
having received intimations of the gathering
of the mob, had secreted the prisoner in the
woods, but was forced by threats of violence
to reveal his whereabouts. Judge C. W. Blair
others addressed the mob in behalf OF law
and order, and entreated them to desist from
their unlawful course. The lynchers. who
were composed of the best citizens Of the Sec
ton, listened patiently, but they were ~inexora-
able. In response the leader Of the lynchers |
said he believed he had done his duty in
bringing the prisoner to that place. and he
sure the punishment about to be melted
out to him was just. The murderer was in
the hands OF the people, who could decide |
what his punishment should be. A vote was
taken to decide whether to leave the matter
with a committee of twelve to decide the fate
OF the prisoner or to the Court, and the choice
fell i'll favor of the committee which had
charge Of Kellar. The committee of twelve
were required to cast ballots as to hs dis
posai. Eleven votes were cast, seven for
and four for trial. The fate of
The prisoner was decided. Nothing could
arrest it. and preparations were at once made
for the execution. Twelve volunteers were
'aiied for, and they stepped promptly forward,
among them Boyd, the husband of one of the
women murdered, and the father of both chill
iren- kellar was given an opportunity to
make remarks. He declined, but denied all
knowledge of the murder. He was apparently
Unaffected by the hasty preparations going
IN. He was offereda chance of confession toa
minister, but declined. The two executioners
hen pinioned him and stood him OH the top Of
wagon. A rope dangled from a limb OF the
rec already selected. Kellar was blindfolded.
When Boyd placed the rope over his neck.
The word WAS given, the wagon driven from
lndcr him, and John Kellar was dead
Iayor Medill, of Chicago, has gone on a
welve months tour to Europe. The Coro-
Ier's jury in the case of the victims of the re-
ent disaster on the Chicago and Alton railroad
tributes their deaths to the "criminal care
essness' of the conductor and engineer of the
Gal train; and the Coroner thereupon issued
mittimus for the two men who are incul-
ated. The engineer was already under arrest. I
the conductor has thus far eluded the {
forts OF the detectives. Mr.. McMullin, Gem t
raj Superintendent of the road, offers a re- c
ard OF 1000 for his arrest. 1t is reported C
nat the Hon. Matt II. Carpenter is about to {
lstitute legal proceedings against the Chicago
iDaes for defamation of character. Hon. O
hiletus Sawyer, member of Congress from t
lie Sixth District Of Wisconsin, committed v
at Eau Claire on the Goth of August,
cutting his throat. Mr.. Sawyer had served n
rec terms in Congress and WAS AN indus- ..