The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-02-07
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

BY the bursting of gasoline lamp in the
house of James McGinnis, at st. Joseph, Mo-,
on the morning of Jan. 10, the whole family
present were badly burned-Mr. McGinnis
and daughter aged eighteen dying soon after
from the effects. The mother, a brother and
another sister, both grown, and an infant
child were all so badly. burned that the re-
covery of some of them at least was consid-
cred doubtful. The lives of the mother and
infant child were saved probably by the
prompt action Of the father, who seized them
and instantly thrust them through Win
dow into the street. In attempting to save
his eldest daughter, however, his own cloth
ing caught fire, and both were literally roast
ed alive.
& train from Boston on the New Bedford
& Taunton Railroad, Jan. 10, jumped the
track, throwing the locomotive andfour cars
down an embankment, and injuring fifteen
persons, four seriously.
James W. Freeman shot his mother in s,Jer-
sey City, few nights ago. He cooIy. alleges
that the shooting was accidental. His sister,
who was present, states that he deliberately
took aim at his mother as she was cleaning the
room and shot her dead.
A dispatch from Little Rock, Ark, Jan. 16,
SAYS that the stage from Malvern, when with
IN about five miles of the Hot Springs, was
attacked by band of five masked highway
men, who took possession of the mail-baSs
and valuables of the passengers and one of
the stage horses, and then rode away. There
were fourteen passengers in the stage. The
robbers obtained about $4,000.
A desperate named Bob Turner, of Potosi
Grant county, Wisconsin, was recently ar
rested for the murder of his brother, and since
his arrest it has transpired that he has been
guilty of number of the most revolving
murders during the past few years, variously
estimated at from twenty to forty. He has
made partial confession.
Capt. C. L. Hudson, Fourth U. s. Cavalry,
was accidentally shot recently by a brother of
ficer while inspecting new carbine, at Fort
Clark He died within twenty-four hours.
A large fire occurred at Charlestown, W.
Va, Jan. 10, destroying the business portion
of the city. Loss about 100000.
A bill has been introducedin the New York
Legislature, making it criminal offense fo1
"a bank to certify check unless the money is
on deposit, and declaring fraudulent all time
sales in gold unless the seller holds and re-
tains the gold during the time specified by
contract. tl
San Francisco had another slight shake by
an earthquake on Jan. 10.
MISCELLANEOUS.
| The Indiana State Editorial Association
held meeting at Indianapolis on Jan. IS. q
grand banquet was rendered the members il
the evening.
| A convention Of Mexican war veterans as
sembIed in Washington on Jan. Is, the OBJ
jects of the meeting, as stated by the chair
man, being to ask Congress for pensions fo
the survivors of the Mexican war; adop
measures for the organization of a Nationa
Brotherhood of Mexican Veterans, for repre-
sentation at the Centennial Exposition, and t
prevail upon Congress to pass law TO adni
INDECENT Mexican soldiers to the Home nea
j Washington City.
The jewelry store of Duhme 6 CO., Cincir
natl, was recently robbed of two trays of va
liable diamond rings, valued at seven thor
sand dollars, by bold confidence operate
who went in ostensibly to make some pul
chases.
Several eases of trichina-spiralis, produce
, lby eating diseased pork, have been rep0rte