Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-10-18
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
EpESBuRG, "a. DESTROYED BY FIRE.

"a special from Edenburg, Pa. Oct.
18th, gives the particulars of the de-
struction of that place by fire Sunday
morning. The fire broke out at half
past 3 O'clock. Spreading rapidly, it
soon swept over the entire block. The
firemen were promptly on hand, but
their efforts were paralyzed by an in
sufiiciency of water. The total loss Is
estimated at $780, 900 to 100000 dollars,
largely insured. Two hundred and
twenty-five buildings were burned and
the town almost completely destroyed.
There is much suffering among the
losers. A relief committee has been
organized and the contributions of food
from the adjacent towns and farmers IN
the vicinity are being distributed to the
homeless. The principal losers are the
Oil-WclI Supply Company, $4,000;
Travis livery stable, loss heavy, but un-
known; Flynn 4 Homm, $4,000; Ben
nett House, $4,000; Edinburgh House,
$4,000; M. i. Church and parsonage,
81 ,000 Chalfant and Grabb, hardware,
$25, 900; Exchange Hotel, $4,000; B.
Simmons, tobacconist, 50 800; L.Walker,
grocer, $1,000; and Detrane 4 Nary,
druggists, $4,000. The amount Of in
surance carried in the town was large,
but the amount Of insurance cannot be
had ut present. The depot warehouse,
| Union Express office and post Office
were destroyed. The fire is believed to
have been incendlary.
sEyERE STORM On NEW ENGLAND COAST.
kilograms from Boston, Oct. 18th say
the most severe storm for fifteen years
prevailed along the eastern coast Of New
England the day previous. There was
great loss Of shipping and some loss OF
life.
CRoNlN DEAD.
a special from Portland, Oregon, Oct.
18th saws Eugene A. Cronin, who enjoy
ed some notoricty during the presiden-
tial count, died Saturday evening Oct.
l2th.
HORRIBLE oTTRAGEs IN INDIANA.
Evansville, Indiana, adyices Of the
1 18th saws: On last Monday night
seven negroes entered II house OF
ill-fame ut Mt. Vernon, Is miles dis
tant, and by threats and violence sue
ceeded in rayshing five white women
living there. -Four Of the negroes We're
arrested night before last. When Dep
utv Sherifis Thomas and Hayes went
to the residence of Dan Harrison, father
Of one Of the three missing ones, TO
make the arrest Of the son, Dan Harri-
son resisted the entrance to the house
and shot Deputy Thomas, killing him
instantly. Deputy Hayes shot the old
man, SCATTERING his arm. The news
spread rapidly, and soon u mob ofsev-
cral hundred men surrounded the jail
where old man Harrison had been
taken to keep company with the four
previously incarcerated. The jail is
very insecure, and the mob surround
cd it IN order to prevent the prisoners
being taken to this city for safe keep
ing. Hearing that the militia had
been ordered from Evansville, the 9.2O
a. Nj. tram west was stopped by the
mob Il mile this side Of Mt. Vernon and
searched. Finding no soldiers had
been sent the train was permitted to
pass on. The crowd around the jail
increased i'll proportions toward night.
The telegraph operator was run out 81
the office 1T $3.50 i. NJ. Ono hundred
men iii long, black masks proceeded to
the jail ut one o'clock, took the four
prisoners arrested Tuesday, and hung
them in the jail yard. The old man
Harrison was cut TO pieces and thrown
down d privy vault. After perpetrat-
ing the horrible deed the mob dispers-
cd and the streets are now deserted.
NEW YORK BANKS.
A New York dispatch Of the 18th
says BY the bank statement loans
| increased, So, 400; specie, decrease
S3,60s, 900; legal tenders, decrease
3l1.400; deposits. decrease, ST.,
, 062 300; circulation, increase, So.
600; reserve, decrease, S3,904, 400. Al
the banks none have IS, 81 600 in eN
cess Of the legal requirements. Thi.
statement is the most unfavorable is
sued for long time past, the surplus
reserve being reduced from 81 ,436, 05l
last week 70 s., 531 600. The heavy dc
crease iii specie is due to the absorption
Of gold BY the treasury for customs il
settlement for per cents. by the sydi
cate The decrease in legal tenders re
fleets the continued outflow to assist il
the movement Of crops.
A TEXAN EXECUTION.
A Galveston Neps special Of til,
18th inst, from Geddings says tina
VIM. L. Longley, generally known ~
Bill Longlev, was executed here to-da.
III the presence Of \ vast crowd, for til,
murder Of Anderson in March 1915
Longley made speech from the gal
lows asking forgiveness Of those whom
he had injured, and warning his hearer
To forego revenge, rs il was the passion
which brought him to the scatlod. A
2:31 j. III. the drop fell: he moved .