Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-01-05
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

prominent citizen, was recently killed
by a falling wall at Knoxville, Tenn,
Augustus Billings was dangerously
stabbed by David Farnam in fight at
Woodstock, Vt, recently. Neither of
them is over thirteen years of age.
Thomas G. Irwin was shot and in
stantly killed at st. Louis, Ind, the
other day, by Herman F. Shaffer. The
shooting was done in self-defense.
BY the caving of an excavation in
the Cleveland mine at Negaunee, Wis,
the other day, Dan Greene and an un-
known Swede were killed. i % -.j'.-
Thomas Campbell has been CON
victed for the second time, of the muir
der of Michael McNulty, at Carbondale,
Pa, July 4 last.
One person was killed, three fatally
injured and twenty more or less hurt by
a collision on the Boston, Barre & Gard
ner Railroad, near Princeton Station,
few afternoons since. '.i.s.l e.H
"A seven-year-old daughter of f. @.
Moore, of Somerville, Mass, was fatally
burned, few days ago, by falling on,
an open CRATE, while playing with q
young brother.
The house of Asa B. Lowry, near
Cherryfeld, Me-, was burned few
nights since, and Gussie Lowry, aged
eighteen, and child were burned to
death. .........
The Hunnewell mansion on the Back
Bay at Boston was burned few nights
since, and the next morning the remains
of Annie O'Hara, a chambermaid, ere
found in the ruins. .
John Voeton, Daniel Maley, Thomas
Dale and Thomas Moroton were recently
killed in the Continental colliery, at
Pottsville, Pa, by the explosion of a keg
of powder. ..-. ...... .., -.
I'm the U. S. District Court at Provi.
dence, r. l., the other day, Emily f.
Roberts was convicted of fraudulently
obtaining letter from the Postoffice,
and sentenced to one year in the State
| Prison. --.... ..s ...... .- ....F .
w. A. Carr, of Fenton, Ill, quar-
relied with his wife, the other day, and
struck her a severe blow with an ak on
the back. Thinking, probably, that he
had killed her, he went to his room and
blew his brains out.
the town of Franklin, Wis, was
asphyxiated few nights since before
his friends could rescue him, during the
burning of his residence. White was
the only one in the house at the time it
took fire,
The eastern. bound train from Den
yer, Col, broke through bridge near
Hayes City the other morning, killing
D. II. Webster, express messenger, and
badly burning Crandall, mail clerk The
mails were all burned, and two baggage
cars.
-Thaddeus Farley, farmer residing
near Leavenworth, Kan, while return
ing to his home from the city, the other
night, was shot by some unknown per-
son, from the effects of which he died
two days after.
Sam Mason, an Indianapolis rough,
attempted to murder John Mcdonald at
East Lynne, H., the ether day. He
struck him twice on the head with a
club and stabbed him four times in the
body. Mcdonald may recover. Mason
was arrested, escaped from the officers,
and at last accounts had not been heard
from. -r' -. '. ''
During the temporary absence from
home, the other day, of Charles Miner and
his wife, residents of Genesee Town
| ship, near Flint, Mich, the house took
fire and the two youngest Of three chill
dren left in the house perished in the
flames. The oldest child escaped, but
had not presence of mind to save the
others. .. -
Nick Zierdt was shot dead in the
town of Nelson, Wis, few days ago.
by friend whom he ran up behind and
struck jocose blow while walking
along the road with gun on his
shoulder The man with the gun turned
and leveled it at him, when it went of, :
sending charge of -buckshot through
his body near the heart,
Sheriff Manning, of Frinica County,
Miss, was arrested at Jackson, Miss, a
few days since, for the murder of a man
named Harvey, of Louisville, at Austin,
Miss, several weeks since. Mrs Man
ming and three men were also arrested
as accessories. The men have confessed
to their share of the murder, and unite
in saying that Sheriff Manning killed
Harvey.
Officer Crawley and Hunt attempted
to arrest two brothers named Hunt, of
Comanche, Iowa, and another man, at
Clinton, Iowa, recently, for an alleged
robbery. The men resisted and all drew
revolvers and commenced shooting. The
officers were at first overPowered and
badly beaten, Crowley being shot
through the shoulder. Two of the men
escaped, but John Hunt was shot dead
in the street.
Mrs. Stiles living near Talluls, nl.,
was burned to death a few days ago.
Her clothes caught FIRE while she was
standing with her back to the fireplace.
She attempted to tear her clothes off, and
finding she could not do so jumped into
bed. That taking fire she got up and
started out doors for help, and ran until
her strength became exhausted, when
she fell to the ground. Some men In
passing heard her means, went to her as
sistance and carried her back to the
house, where she soon expired.
"A serious affray occurred a few days
ago near Mason City, H. The partici-
pants were brothers, Wiley and William
Horne, While discussing politics Will
lam became enraged and attempted to
stab his brother with butchers knife
terfered and received the blow ON her
wrist, nearly severing the hand from the
arm. Wiley, seeing the terrible wound
his wife had received, seized his gun and
shot his brother in the shoulder necessi-
tating the amputation of the arm The
men hare always borne the highest char