The Troy herald., 1873-06-18

or brother, James, tied rope around his
body and was lowered down, but he had
to be drawn up Immediately, and was
nearly dead when taken out, and now lies
In precarious condition. The others
were dead when taken out.
James Carruthers Vas hung at Barre,
Mass, on the morning Of June II, for the
murder Of his wife.
DR.. LIE Meyers, . dentist, of Middle
town, N. Y, while drunk, on the evening
Of June II, fatally stabbed his father with
. sharp instrument.
A brutal murder was committed at Au.
burn, N. Y, on the evening Of June II,
by Merritt Wheeler, who killed Fannie
Sterling, by holding her by the hair Of her
head and kicking her to death.
DR.. West, of Dover, Delaware, who
killed and skinned negro some months
ago, was acquitted, on June II, on the
ground of insanity. A charge of arson
Is still pending against him on which he
will be tried In October.
A passenger train from New York, and
freight train came In collision at East
Newark, on the afternoon Of June IL.
Both engines were demolished, and the
baggage car telescoped into the smoking
car. One engineer was fatally wounded,
and large number of passengers cut and
bruised. Passengers In the smoking car
crswled through the windows.
West.
The first of the Jubilee concerts were
given at Chicago, on the afternoon of June
8. Over 10000 people were In attendance.
In the evening second concert was
given, which was attended by not less
than 10000 persons.
The brakemen on the Atlantic and Pa
clfic Railroad, at st. Louis, have struck
because Of an attempt to reduce their
wages.
An. enterprlsing Snowman writes to the
Government from Tihin, Ohio, Offering
to pay 100000 for the privilege Of exhib.
iting Captain Jack throughout the coun-
try during sixty days.
Intelligence was received at San Fran
cisco, on the afternoon of June 8, that
Major Larabee, the Indian Agent at San
Carlos, was In trouble with the Apaches.
They undertook to kill him with spears.
He ran to Lieut.. Almy's tent, and Almy,
with six soldiers, went to the Agency
with him and went into Larabee's tent.
Larabee and Almy came out of the tent,
Almy In advance, when the Apaches fired
on them. Almy received three bullets
passing through his body. and fell dead
without a groan. Larabee untouched,
retreated into the tent, four of the six
soldiers ran, and one of the two who re.
mained was prevented from shooting by
Conception, the Mexican interpreter Of
the agency. The Apaches fed across the
river instantly.
Preparations were made, on June 8, by
General Davis, to hang Captain Jack and
those of his band onnoornad In the muir.
der of Gen. Candy, but dispatch was re.
ceived from the War Department to hold
them for further action, and the hanging
was postponed.
WIN. Lawrence and Owen Sheridan,
employees of the st. Louis, Kansas City
and Northern Railroad. were arrested at
st. Joseph, NO., on June 9, charged with
stealing goods from the freight cars OF
that road. The goods stolen are worth
$1,000.
A destructive fire occurred at Toledo,
Ohio, on the evening of June 9, which be-
fore 1t was got under control destroyed
property valued at $250,0OO.
A fire broke out In the yard of the Ma.
rietta & Cincinnati Railroad, at Cincin.
natl, Ohio, on the afternoon of June 8,
which destroyed 400 barrels of coal oil,
twenty-five freight cars, mostly loaded,
lumber yard, containing 10000 feet Of
hard lumber, and seventeen dwellings.
The damage amounted to $l76,000.
The Eagle FIGURING Mills, at Keokuk,
Iowa, were destroyed by fire. on June Z.
Loss $4,000. While Q number Of men
were engaged In removing flour from the
building. one of the walls fell in burying
seven or eight In the ruins. All were &C.
verely hurt, and one man, Andrew Ed
erer, fatally.
The steamer Meteor was burned at De-
troit, Mich, on June 7. Loss 500, 900.
The flames communicated to the ware.
house of Buckley & Co., and destroyed 1t
and It's contents. Loss $4,000.
On the morning Of June 9, the Modocs,
Hooka Jim and Steamboat Frank, were
Identified by Mrs. Boldly AMI Mrs. Schiera
as two of the Indians who murdered their
husbands In November last. The women