Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-03-22
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

-MlCnael Commonly, Suuuenb III Jne
st. Louis Mo- } University, was drowned
a few days ago, while on fishing ex-
cursion.
"A negro woman was burned to a
crisp at Mayfeld, KY, the other even
ing, her clothing having ignited at
stove.
Lightning struck a church at Lett
ers Ford, Ind, few evenings since,
while meeting was being held, killing
Elias Biddinger and iniuring two other
men.
Harry Egbert was shot and Instant
w killed near Mancelona, Mich, the
other dav, by George Franklin-the re-
suit of an old feud. Franklin was ar
rested.
The explosion of boiler in Robin
sons saw-mill at London, Ont, the
other day, DESTROYED the building and
machinery and killed Alex. King, the
foreman.
Sarah Weidman, while crossing the
railroad track at Schuylkill Haven, Pa,
the other evening, between divided
train, was caught by the cars and
crushed to death.
Moses Carroll and John Cosky had
quarrel few days since at Logans-
port, Ind, and the latter struck Carroll
twice on the head with a cooper's ham
mer, inhicting fatal wounds.
In an affray at Marlboro, Mass, re-
Gently, VIM. Place was shot and killed
by Alphonzo b. Glidden. The parties
had been firm friends for seven years
previous to the fatal quarrel. Glidden
is under arrest.
Two farmers named Hutchinson and
Carer, residing near Charlottesville,
Ind, became engaged in a controversy
the other evening over fence between
their farms, and the latter shot Hutch
inson fatally.
"A man named Paquet recently left
the Upper Ottowa (Can.) shanties and
started to walk home, was out seven
days without food, and on reaching
farmhouse gorged himself to such an
extent that he died short time after
ward.
DR.. Arthur Wood, of Mason Coun-
| ty, Ky., died few mornings since from
the effects of an overdose of4audanum.
| He was suffering from some minor
cause and took the dose to alleviate his
sufferings, drinking it from bottle by
guess, with the unfortunate result.
Thomas, William and Eddie Lynch,
brothers, aged respectively fourteen,
twelve and two years, were fatally in
iured at Fort Wayne, Ind, recently by
| the explosion of railroad torpedo.
Another brother, three years old, was
seriously injured.
While Sheriff Mosely was unlock
ing cell at the Clarksville (Tenn.)
jail the other day to put prisoner in,
Bill Verlines and Henry Quarles sprang
upon him. He grappled with Verlines,
but Quarles got by him and out. Yer
lines jerked away and ran, when Nose
ly shot him in the temple, fatally
wounding him.
"A terrible boiler explosion occurred
at saw-mill near Corning, Iowa, re-
Gently. Three brothers-Charles, Thom-
as and Watson Cheney-and an old gen
tleman named Morris were killed and
James Sherman was badly scalded. 1t
is supposed the water in the boiler be-
came very low, and the sudden intro
duction of cold water caused the eXplo-
sion.
j. r. Bartholow was shot and dan
gerously injured at st. Louis, few
nights ago, while trying to control an
insane son. The boy had become great
" excited over the Mardi-Gras celebra-
ton. He insisted on going downtown,
and, when his father tried to stop him,
he drew pistol and shot him in the
upper part of the breast, the ball pass
ing through the bronchial tube.
While City-Marshal Dwyer, of Dan
vers, ILL.,, and Thomas Sheridan, Il
farmer living near that place, were
walking together on a recent evening,
the former, in stepping from the side
walk, dropped pistol, which went off,
the ball striking Sheridan in the abdo-
fmen. He said: 81 am shot," walked
a short distance, fell, and in ten minutes
was dead. Dwyer for time was in
sane from grief.
The Central City (Col.) Register
says: "At dance at small Mexican
town northeast of Fort Union, called
Chivelette, row occurred about wom-
an, which resulted in the killing of
three Mexicans and one white man,
named Dick Arbuckle, and the wound
ing of nine others. One of the white
men, whose name cannot be ascer-
tanned. was wounded three times. 1t is
thought his wounds will prove fatal.
He is lying in tie hospital at Fort
Union"
/ John Willenbacher met with hor-
, rible death in a Williamsburg IN. "
) sugar refinery few days ago. He
| missed his footing and fell into the
1 charcoal tank-an immense vessel con-
= tanning the pulverized charcoal used III
| - 1ra.Rf sat fn1N
f peraturc of 1S0 deg. Into this thepoor
< man sank. He managed to getinto par
> TALLY upright position, and struggled tc
/, reach the side of the tank, shouting fol
: assistance. Before he could be helped
e he had sunk under the hot charcoal.
-Gustaye Labutat, the New Orlean,
wife-murderer, told the CHASTITY story Of
his crime as follows: 81 said to my
wife: Your fate is sealed, but l viii
5 give You time to pray and, God bless
: her! she did pray After she haC
J prayed put my arm around her waist
). and, taking the knife from my pocket
y | stuck it to the hilt in her stomach.
0 thought the first blow had killed her
: but, on finding she was not dead,
II picked her up, kissed her, and said
God bless you! love you; you are no
dead; pray again, because | am goins
to finish YOU She placed her arm
= around my neck and said: Gustave,
II love you.' D God! 1t was the happies
3 moment of my life! saw she was sui
# fering, and, as could not stand AM
O see her suffer, took the knife blade
d the handle being broken, and cut he
If throat"
i A most fiendish and diabolica
e murder was recently committed nea
s. Hoge Station, Kansas, Andrew Butts
IS young man, being the victim. ii
r was travelling with George Stuttsman
k both being from Mount Carmel, Pa
a. While they were sleeping by a camp
,e fire three tramps came up and aske
le permission to sleep by the fire. Thi
~, | kninn. ,ofnsnh the trnmns Mnnt AWAY