The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1878-06-06

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Platt. who was riding on the engine. The
cabooss, though much damaged, did not go
down. and the conductor and brakemen
were uninjured. Two days after the body
Of Selden was found buried in an upright
position In the sand two miles from the
scene of the accident, The smoke.stack
was found on the prairie two miles away.
The engine was buried so deep In the quick
sand that all efforts to reach 1t have thus
lar proven futile.
Attempted Suicide.
L. A. Harten, proprietor of q German
boarding house in Sedalla, and graduated
physician, attempted suicide by taking
laudanum on Sunday, Goth inst Harten
lived unpleasantIy with his wife, and was
arrested for whipping her. but was reeas-
ed. He wrote two notes, saying he could
not live such life any longer, and if it had
net been for his children he would have
killed himself long ago. He did not like to
leave his children in such hands as his wife.
When discovered he was scarcely breath
ing but medical aid being summoned he
was restored
VIM. Cullen Bryant.
VIM. Cullen Bryant met with serious
accident on the 3Oth, in New York, on
returning from Central Park. on the occa-
sion of the unveillng of the bust of Mazzini.
On entering the house of Gen. Wilson, he
suddenly seemed to loso consciousness,
and in the act Of stepping into the vestbule,
fell backward on the broad stone. striking
his head violently. He was partially uncon-
scious during the night. His physician
says ho is suffering from concussion of tho
brain.
Heavy Winds.
A heavy wind storm passed over
Gardner. ILL.,, on the 3lst. doing much dam
age. Several farms were entirely shorn
OF wooden buildings, and others seriously
damaged, An iron bridge was broken and
twisted. ard removed from the foundation.
A Mrs. McCombs was lifted from the
ground and carried some ten rods, and in
iured severely. No lives are reported lost.
All For Love.
1t was reported at La Cygne, Kas.,
on the 9th, that Chas. Bolles committed
suicide at the residence of King r. Powell,
Pleasanton. whose daughter he was court
ing. The young man was so greatly infat-
uated with the young lady that his offer OF
marriage being declined, his reason for
sock him, and in tho presence of the lady.
drew a revolver and shot himself.
Murdered by Her Mother.
A widow lady of Springfield, Mo-,
named Thompson, about fifty years of age,
highly connected, killed her daughter Net
tie aged sixteen, with razor, while sleep |
ing In bed on the Goth, and then cut her
own throat. Insanity occasoned by sick
ness is assigned as the cause.
Explosion.
On the farm of Robert Linn, four
miles from Hillsboro. Ohio. portable saw |
mill engine exploded, killing three men
and severely scalding several others. One |
man was thrown over tall tree. The
boiler was found there hundred yards dis
tant.
Weak Scafiolding.
By the breaking of rope holding a
scafrolding OF the new court house at Peoria,
ILL.,, on the 2Sth, three men were thrown to
the ground a distance OF forty-flve feet,
upon stone and rubbish. Two were prob
ably fatally injured.
Fire.
The machine shops of the Indianap-
oils, Peru and Chicago railroad, at Peru,
Ind, was struck by lightning on the SOth
and entirely consumed. There were three
locomotives and two stock cars In the
shops. Loss, 100000 Noinsurance. The
heavy rains saved other property.
A Spread.
From the spreading of the rail on
the Wabash road near Decatur, on the
of the 9th, two passengers coach
es jumped the track. and many persons
were injured, but none fatally.
Destruction,
Near Wareham, Mass, an extensive
nre destroyed some four or five thousand
acres of fine forest.
Suicided.
James Mussatti, au Italian, commit
ted suicide on the Goth, at Lexington, by
utting his throat.