San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-03-02
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Ten Of the heaviest grain firms at Bel
fast, Ireland, have failed Aggregate liabil-
tiles estimated at 81 100000.
Three children of q colored man
named Leftridge, living at Bucktown Furn-
ace, Lawrence County, O., were burned to
death on the 10Th. The mother left the
children alone In the house to call upon a
neighbor, and when she returned her house
was wrapped in flames. e8 ,..f. gid. .
At Witchan, New Brunswick, on the
night of the 10th, house belonging to Dan
iel Reardon burned, and Reardon, his wife
and four children persisted in the flames.
The neighbors knew nothing of the catastro-
phe till morning, when the charred remains
were found in the debris.
g The Etna Iron works, with capital
Of 81, 100000, at Ironton, o., has suspended
payment The nominal assets are largely in
excess of liabilities.
Mr. and Mrs. James Wormly, living
on farm about 10 miles from Goldsboro,
n. c., were recently brutally murdered by
negro named Noah Cherry, who entered
the house during the night and fell upon his
victims with a club while they were asleep.
The murderer lived on an adjoining farm,
and the horrible crime was committed on
account Of a personal grudge. Cherry was
arrested and was likely to be lynched.
An investigation into the cause of
the wreck of the steamer Metropo-
liz discloses the fact that her timbers were
so rotten as to render her entirely unsea-
worthy. Several witnesses testified to hav-
ing heard the Captain say, after the wreck,
that he had been told by Mr.. Lunt, one Of
the owners, that If he had any accident not
to make any halfway business of 1t; il he
made a wreck Of the ship he should make it
good one. Mr.. Lunt, it should be added,
declares this story an entire fabrication.
The old mansion of Daniel Webster,
at Marshfeld, Mass, burned on the 18th. 1t
was occupied by Mrs. Fletcher Webster.
An explosion demolished Leet &
Smiths percussion-csp factory at SPRING
field, Mass, on the 18th, and killed Otis b.
Smith, the junior partner.
Judge Dillon has declined to make a
decision in the case known as the pro rate
case OF the Kansas Pacific against the Union
Pacific Company, in the Circuit Court Of the
United States for the District Of Nebraska,
and for that reason the Kansas Pacific has
dismissed the action.
Edwin Balson and Owen Harris, first
and second officers OF the Cunari steamer
China, were washed overheard and drown
ed on the last voyage from Liverpool.
John w. Beavers was hanged at Mad
ison, Ind, on the 18th, for the murder Of
John W. Sewell, real estate agent of In
dianapolis, in November last. The crime
was committed in Scott County, where Sew
ell had gone for the purpose OF selling =
farm TO Beavers. The transaction was
effected, after which Beavers murdered
Seweil and took possession OF both the mon
ey and the deed for the land.
John Ables was hanged at Carthage,
Mo-, on the 18th, for the murder Of John L.
Lane in April. 1874. Ahles charged that
Lane had been intimate with his wife.
At Mount Sterling, Ky, on the 18th,
James Anderscs was fatally stabbed by Col.
Weldon u. GAY, Of Powell County. The
parties had hot words regarding 4 business
transaction. the lie was given by Gay to An
derson, and when the latter sprang forward,
intent upon aveuging the insult, be Wa met
by Cav with an open knife. which was
plunged into his vitais. Immediately after
be cutting Gay Wa attacked by the BROTH
or Of the wounded mzn, who felled him to
the pavement with one lick from an Ak