Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-09-06
CRIME AND CASUALTY.
ruelra Hnnses Rurned.


Troy, n. Y, September 5.-A fire on
Olive street, in West Troy, this morn
ing, burned twelve houses. Loss, forty
thousand dollars; insurance, twenty-five
thousand dollars.
Assault and Battery.
PHILADELPHIA, September 5.-Mary
Rowland and Sarah BATHS were con-
'gicted to-day of assault and battery sOn
Mary HOwland. This was the great
cruelty case which excited 50 much at
tention here.
Boiler ExpIOsiOn-rwO Men Killed.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., September s.
The explosion Of a boiler at Harris's
new mill, WOnsOcket, this morning,
killed two men, seriously injured two
others, demolished the boiler-house and
did a good deal of damage.
RaiIrosd Employees Seld for Man
slaughter.
CHICAGO, September 5.-The grand
iury in the criminal court have found
bills for manslaughter against Puffen
berger, and the engineer and conductor
Of the freight train which caused the re-
cent collision at LemOnt, on the Chicago
and Alton railroad. Both are out Of
Jail on bail.
PlAntnS-MtAl Bestroyeu-
CHICAGO, September 5.-A fire last
night entirely destroyed the Phoenix
planing-min, corner of Sangamon and
Canroee streets, occupied by Halts-
laader, Randall & Daniels. The loss Oh
the machinery and stock is about thirty
thousand dollars, on which there is ten
thousand dollars insurance in COM
panies who names cannot now be learn
ed. The building was damaged about
seven thousand dollars, fully covered
by insurance IN Teall & Fishers
agency.
struck by Lightning..PaEe McCartys
tlae Virginia Duettst.
richmond, September 5.-During a
storm in NansemOnd county, the house
of Charles f. Sumner was struck by
lightning, two Of his children killed and
his wife and another child probably fa-
tally injured.
in a duel, cannot be tried az present,
owing to the severity of his wounds. He
had to give bail in the sum of ten thou
sand dollars.
destructive Tornado.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, September 81
A tornado swept through CRANKY,
Hampshire county, this State, yester-
day afternoon, entirely demOlishing the
house and barn of Edwin Stokes, un-
roofing other buildings, uprooting trees
and destroying crops. Northampton
had a similar visitin the evening, when
the barn of Alfred Stark was blown
down, Williams's basket factory partly
demolished and Clapp's foundry un-
rooted. The path of the latter gale ex-
tended across the town from west to
east, and was only ten rods in width.
Fearful MINE Accidents.
PrrrsBURG, September 5.-The en-.
| gineer, fireman and two other en-
ployes, besides several boys, were ever
come BY foul sir in KellhOg's coal-pit
this afternoon. While coming through
with a full train one boy fell off a car
and was run over and his head was cut
/ of, and two other boys were found un-
conscious. The engineer was slightly
+ bruised by falling The train got
1 through before the parties were suffoca-
/ ted, and was stopped by man outside,
/ who, with great presence Of mind, see
ing something wrong, stopped the train
by jumping on the engine.
Horrible Accident.
] DETROIT, September "a horrible
accident occurred at the mill Of the
Rochester salt and lumber company,
I opposite Saginaw city, about ten O'Clock
I this morning. John Butler an empiye
Of the mill, In stepping over the mair
I belt was caught and carried to the toI
of the drum. The space between th(
floor and the drum not being sufficient
for the body to pass through, he wa
crushed to death. The body was wedged
in SO tightly that in order 10 recover II
they were obliged to cut through tn,
floor from above. Butler was about nifty
years of age, and had large family
which was dependent on him for sup
port.
Internal Reyenue snd Postenlce Er-
Irregularities.
ST. LOUIS, September 5. - T. n
! NOrSie, late deputy United States col