Daily globe., 1878-08-29
CASUALTIES AND CRIMES.
A Terrible Railroad Accident Near De-
troit - Two Youthful Blackmailers Ar
rested-A Brace of Suicides and Several
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.

RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
DETROIT, Aug. 2S.-A serious accident oc-
Cured to an excursion train on the Grand
Rapids & Indiana railway near Lockwood,
Mich, about noon to-day, by which thirty-fve
persons were injured, several seriously, and
three fatally. Two of the coaches jumped the
track and went down. an embankment. The
train was filed with excursionists from
Manistee and Ludington, bound for Grand
Rapids for medical aid. The cause of the ac-
cident is supposed to be broken rail.
DETROIT, Aug. 12.-Following is list of the
persons injured by the accident on the Grand
Rapids & Indiana railway to-day: Vim. Brown,
Reed City, seriously injured in the back d. NJ.
w. Rose, of Baldwin, badly injured in side and
head; Mrs. Huggleson, skull fractured; p.
Crowley, badly hurt in back; G. @. Townsend,
severely injured in back of head and shoulders;
L. B. Fosgate, Reed City, ribs broken and in
ternal injuries; Judge White, Ludington, in
ternal injuries. The cause of the accident re-
mains mystery.
SERIOUS FIRE.
DETROIT, Aug. 2S.-The Ferguson distillery
and the Windsor Vinegar works at Sandwich
Ont, just below this city, were destroyed by
fire this morning. Loss S25 900, covered by
insurance,
BUFFALO, Aug. 2S.-The building at Wash
ington and South Division streets, occupied by
Gels Co, photographers, Harsman & Burrows,
printers, and Geo. w. Hyard grocers, was with
contents damaged by fire tonight Loss
$l0O,000; insurance $4,000.
SUICIDE.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 2S.-Moses Kramer, we'll
known local politician of this city, committed
suicide this morning. Domestic troubles the
supposed cause.
BLACKMAILERs.
BUFFALO, Aug. 2S.-Chas. w. Wood aged 20,
claiming to be son of the president of the
Chicago board of police, and James ID.
Smith, aged 10, of Chicago, We're arrested last
night for attempted blackmail on two Buffalo
young men found in the questionable company
of two Chicago girls, claimed by Wood as his
sister and cousin. Pistols were freely displayed
and $1,000 demanded as satisfaction money.
The prisoners partly acknowledged the crime,
and were csmmitted for examination.
THE REVENUE FIGHT.
NASHVILLE, Aug. 2S.-Twelve of the leading
citizens of Putnam county have written a let
ter to Collector Woodcock, in which they ex-
press regret at the fight between the revenue
men and unknown parties in Overton county,
and pledging that they would use their influ-
fairs. They state there is growing sentiment
in favor of stopping illicit distlling, and if no
further force is used they think they will be
able to induce the violators of the revenue laws
to come in and surrender. The collector has
taken the letter into consideration, and will
cooperate with them to that end.
SHE SIZED HERSELF.
SEDAL1A, Mo-, Aug. 28.-Mrs. Lathrop, wife
of Daniel Lathrop, formerly of Cortland,
committed suicide this morning near Windsor,
Johnson county, Mo-, by taking morphine
Cause, illicit intercourse with a man named
Frazer during her husbands absence.
CoUNTERFEITING WHISKY BRANDS.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 2S.-Two prominent whisky
firms Of this city, w. W. Johnston & Co., and
Elias Bleck g. Sons, were arrested to-day
charged with counterfeiting the trademarks
80. K" and Ribbons and Seals, in a war
rant sworn out in the United States court by
Jos. nj. O'Donnell.