The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-01
HAPS AND MISHAPS.
SERIOUS Accident Through Drunken
RcckIessness -Iieccher.

ReckIessness -Heccher.
NEW York, August 3l.-Through tho
recklessness Of II drunken driver, yes
terday, a wagon filled with people re-
turning from q picnic ut Parkvilie, by
the Brooklyn Methodist church, was
overturned and two gentlemen had
their skulls fractured, several had
limbs broken and one lady, Mrs.
Michael, was killed.
Mr.. Beecher having NOV, d for "A
change Of venue In the suit brought
against him by Frank Moulton, the
latter has served a supplementary COM
plant, locating action In this city.
A Ciiy Marshal shot 20 Death for
Bcechcrizing.
CINCINNATI, August 3l.--The Com
mercial's Lewisburg special say:
Press Palmer, city marshal was shot
and instantly killed, tonight, 10y n. A.
Wireman. The latter's wife confessed
to her husband, to-day, she had been
having criminal intercourse with
Palmer and Wireman shot him at
sight. The murderer is now in Jail.
boiler EX pIosiOn-Three Persons AiiI-
ed and Several Wounded.
ST. PAUL, August 3l.-By an explo-
| sion of boiler attacked To II thIush-
Ing machine near Dover, this after
noon, George Bennett, engineer, G.
Arnold and another man, name not
known, were instantly killed. Everett
Jones received internal injuries and
will probably die. Several other per-
sons slightly wounded.
yellow Fever at Savannah.
SAVANNAH, GA, August 3l.--TO-day
there were twelve interments OF per-
sons who died from yellow fever, yes
terday. The disease is confined to the
suburbs.
F0rest fiaes-F Farmers Feeding Grain
40 Cattle.
New YORK, August 81. Dispatches
from the north and east report serious
fires in the woods, and much destiuc-
ton of property. In some sections the
long drought has purched all grasses
and the farmers feed grain to cattle.
Jesse Pomsroy's Death Sentence Com
BosT0N, August 3l.-fhe death SEN
tenoe of Jesse Pomeroy, the boy mar-
derer, has been committed to impris.
onment for life.
extensive Coal Mime Suspensions Ia
ST.. LOUIS, August 3l.-The suspen-
sion of work by coal mines In ST. Clair
county, Illinois, opposite this city,
continues and there does not seem to
be any immediate prospect for serious
differences between the miners aud
operators. The Globe-D Democrats
special from Carbondale, Illinois, says
the miners at Murphysbore, Mount
Carbon ana Carterville mines, In jack
son and Williamson counties, struck
to-day for an advance In wages, which
was refused aud work suspended.
These mines, as well ~ those of st.
Clair county, furnish large amount
of the coal consumed In this city.
No clue 40 the Monroe, Louisiana,
Murderre.
MONROE, La, August 3l.-The
! sheriff and possee has returned from
the pursuit of the murderer OF Dink-
grain. They traced the tracks OF his
: horse about three miles, and there lost
Q 1t. No clue whatever to the murderer.
D 1t is generally believed the murder
e was the result of an old feud.
Miscellaneous.
NEW HAVEN, August 3l.-Fifteen
: millions OF cartridges, valued at $685.
900, was shipped to-day for Constan-
tinople. uI.
SYRACUSE, August 3l.--Base Ball
Stars, Z; st. Louis Brown Stocking, 0.
g DENVER, August Sl.-Four miners
q were suifocated by foul air in shaft
a. near Central City last Tuesday.