The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-23
Crimes and Casualties.

The roof of market house in Reading, Pa,
gave way from an overweight of snow, on the
18th inst, killing one boy and seriously in
juring three others.
Four men were drowned at Reading, Pa, on
ton, West Va, on the same day.
An effort beng made to obtain RESPITE for a
murderer named Forks, in Richmond, Va, he
says he says he does not want the day of hang
ing postponed.
Two boys at work in coal screen near
Scranton, Pa, were caught in the machinery
and crushed to death, their heads and arms
being severed from their bodies.
At Indianapolis last week brute named
Lewis Bishop cut his wife's throat because she
refused to live with him. On the same day a
woman in Connecticut killed her two children
in the same manner, and then committed sui
ode with the same knife.
AKu Klux party has been arrested in Ken
lucky, charged with numerous murders and
other crimes, in Todd county, and a COM
pany Of militia sent there to preserve the pub
Lie peace and protect the authorities in the tri-
ais, against expected efforts for their release.
Three large and costly railroad bridges span
ming the Susquehanna river near Pittston, Pa,
were swept away by the flood in that river, on
the 10th inst At Port Jervis hundreds of
houses were partly submerged but no lives lost.
Ice piled up to the hight of thirty feet, dam
ing up the flood, and but for the timely use of
nitro glycerine there would doubtless have
been terrible destruction OF life.
A tornado passed over the the town of Rich
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buildings and killing several people. Trees
were torn up by the roots and twisted into
splinters.
The damage to western railroads by snow,
this winter, is estimated at s600, 900.
Several extensive snow slides are reported in
the mountain passes of Utah, attended with
considerable loss of life. In Little Cottonwood
Canon the snow piled up to the depth Of sew
enty feet, burying four men.
During the food of the 10th inst, the river
at Wlkesbarre, Pa, rose 26 feet above low wa
ter mark, and all communication with the op-
posite side was cut off,
Ten convicts, employed at making brick at
Little Rock, Ark, revolted on the 18th, and by
overpowering the guards, escaped. Eight Of
them were recaptured during the day.
A ire at Cairo, Ill.,, on the l7tA inst, de.
stfoyed $4,000 worth OF property.
A confidential clerk has robbed a Boston
millinery house of 81, 600 in ten years, and ha:
but just been detected.
Springfield, ILL.,, has been. agitated by the ar
rest Of Abe Smith, a oolored person in the sub
urbs OF that city, who is the leader Of a gan,
OF chicken thieves, which has made business
OF supplying the city hucksters from its spoils
AT Smiths house thirteen barrels of tresl
feathers were found and report says tw,
hundred chickens were stolen by his gang il
the city in one night.
The noted bandit, Vasquez was executed a
San Jose, CAL, on the 18th inst. He proteste
his innocence OF murder at any time in his lit
bit acknowledged the justice of the sentence
because he was the leader OF q murderous bant
lie died without a struggle.
An lnsurrection at the Troy coal mines Wa
Quoted by acceeding to the demands OF til
miners tor an increase OF wages and the dis
charge OF negro employees. The overseer an
the superintendent were forced to leave on pai
Of death.
Reports on the 18th inst. from the scene
the eastern floods, were still more excitin
than the first accounts. The whole Wyomin
valley was threatened with devastation whe
the ice gorges should finally give way 1
Port Deposit the water was from five to fittee
teet deep in the streets. The entire length
Front street, Marietta, mile and quarter lor