Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-28
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Collision on Lake Superior Ten
Lives Lost

Collision on Lake Superior Ten
Lives Lost.
DETROIT, Aug. 2T.-The Canadian
steamer Manitabo collided with the pro-
peiler Comet, above White Fish Point,
Lake Superior, at $50 last evening and
sunk her Instantly. Ten lives were lost
and ten were saved, including the captain
and first mate. No one was iriared on
the MaaitabO, and she is now bound down
with survivors Of the Comst.
Threatened Mob Violence.
CINCINNATI, Aug. PA dispatch from
jamestown, o., last night stated that a
mob had gathered around the Jail where
Gustaye H1mler, the German who cut the
throat Of his infant child, is confined, and
threatened to lynch him, and the Sheriff
and posse removed the prisoner to Xenil.
Sinking Of a Tow OF Coal.
CHICAGO, ILL, Aug. ZT.-The Post and
Mail special from Cairo, H., says the
steamer Smoky City, bound south with a
tow containing 100000 bushels Of coal,
struck a bar sixty miles below this city.
The entire feet was sunk except a fuel
barge. The tow belonged to W. 3. Brown,
PitisbUrg. No insurance.
Robbery Of an Express Train.
SALT LAKE, Aug. 2T-The express car
on the Union Pacific Railroad, bound east,
last night, was robbed between Bitter
creek and Table Rock station. The rob-
beTs are reported to have got on top of the
car, and one Of them climbed through a
window while the train was in motion,
and, the messenger being asleep, got the
KEYS out Of the messengers pocket, and
unlocked the safe. When the messenger
awoke, he was shot at, but missed. The
messenger pulled the bell rope and stopped
the train, but the robbers esraped with
some packages. Amount unknown.
Assassination CT an Arkansas Planter.
MEMPHIS, Aug. Thames r. McNeal,
weil-kDOWn planter living eighteen miles
below the city on the Arkansas side, was
asslssinated this morning. He had Just
left the field where his hands weIe at work
and rode out into the read, when they heard
"a shot fired and saw his horse riderleSs,
running up the road, following a man on
horseback. When they reached the road
they found McNeal lying dead, whole
charge Of buckshot having entered his
breast. No clue to the assassin.
Robbery OF a store.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 2s.-The store OF
WesthOff * MispageI, at O'Fall0n, thirty
four miles from here, was broken open last
night, the safe taken some I've hundred
yards from the store on the public road,
burst open, and robbed of eight hundred
dollars in currency, checks for 81 200, post
Office orders, several life insurance policies
and notes. No clue TO the robbers.
ABIOOdy River Tragedy.
NEW ALBANY, IND, Aug. "a hOmi-
eide was committed on a small flatboat at
Jacksonville, four miles above this city,
last night, a man named Henry J. Law
Ter having been shot in the breast by
woman, his paramount named Nancy Nc
kee. The woman and two supposed &C
completes, James L. Moifett and
Jno. Houston were arrested aud
placed in Jail. The whole party are an
exceedingly bad lot, the man being thought
70 be thief, and the woman is known to
be a brazen prostitute. They hailed from
West Virginia, and have Travelled down the
Ohio river on a boat subsisLing on provis-
ions, probably stolen from farmers living
along the shore. The woman has two
children with her, the offspring Of a mar
Tiage some years since. The man Iqwler
has made a statement under belief that he
would not recover from his wound. ia
which be gives a version Of the affair which
shows indirectly that the woman, Mckee,
was anxious TO get rid Of him and take
into her heart, confidence and affections
one Of the other men now under arrest
with her. Iawler was still alive at ) p.
NJ, but it is thought he cannot recover.
Weary Of Life.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Aug. 2I.-Miss
Nettie Barrett, Of South Amherst, and Miss
Frances ). Bridgemln, each about sixteen
years old, attempted suicide Thursday
night by taking morphine. The former
died this morning.
A Kerosene Accident.
PITTsBURG, Aug. 2T.-Jesse York, a
domestic employed in the family Of +. w.
Bowman, HazlewOOd, TWe8ty-third Ward
attempted 10 light a fire with kerosene this
afternoon. The can exploded, burning the
Young woman to death and setting fire 20
The house, which, with its contents, was
totally destroyed.