The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-14
CRI MES AND CASUALTIES.
Further Particulars of the Collision Oh the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,

CING1NNATI. Oct. IA Wheeling, W. Va.
dispatch gives the following additional intel
iigenee In regard to the collision OF the two
passenger trains on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, at Bolton, w. va, Saturday night:
Both trains were filled with passengers, who
miracuonely escaped Injury, with the excep-
tion of q little girl. who was slightly hurt
about the face jasper, fireman Of the West
bound train was seriously Injured. boy
named Flanagan, aged fifteen years, who was
stealing ride, was Instantly killed. Ills
parents live AZ Carksburg, w. WI. negro
boy stealing his way to dIarksburg, betwsen
the tender and postal car was seriously ~
jnrcd George Shinn, postal clerk on the
West bound train, was seriously injured and
taken To his home Iii Fairmonnt. W., where he
now lies In q critical condition. The rtfriger-
atlng cas, containing butter. was crushed to
pieces. The postal and baggage cars OF both
trains were also total wreck. The bodies of
Engineer AsRew and Fireman Smith were
To their homes. Jasper was taken 70 Grafton
THE AGENT or MARY ANDERSON SHOT BY A
JEALOUS WOMAN.
NEW YoRK, Oct Sylvester M. Hickey,
business manager for Mary Anderson. was
shot Ill the head, at the Burnett House. Cln-
cinnat, Yesterday, by girl named Florence
Mcdonald, of Syracuse, who WAS passion
that Hickey had been Intimate with the girl,
and. becoming enanored with Mics Ander-
son, had endeavored To break ofF the Intimacy
with ss Mcdonald. The latter followed
him from city To city and haaOught him to
return to her. AT last she heard from his
| lips that he was IN love with Miss Anderson
and cared nothing fpr her. She went to the
| Burnett House yesterday, aud during an
interview with Hickey shot him, She then
put the pistol to her own head and fired, kill
| Ing herself instantly. Hickey will probably
| recover.
| A DESPERATE AND SUCCESSFUL SUICIDE.
MEMPHIS. Oct. ID Last Friday night Will
| liam Johnson. confined III tho county jail,
! charged with rapng Lizzie Sherwood, child
| twelve years Of age, attempted to commit
suicide by beating himself over the head with
an iron shovel. The wounds wefo dressed.
| but he would not permit the bandagee to re-
main. which resulted fatally this morning
| ARREST or "A DEFAULTINa TREASURER.
FALL, RIVER. Oct. t2.-Walter Crane, de-
| faulting treasurer of the American Linen
Company. has been arrested III Quebec, lie
was accom- panied by his wife and daughter,
and about W sail for Europe Measures have
been instituted for his return.
MURDER OF A SOLDIER by A CoMRADE.
.FoRT STOCKTON, Tex, Oct 1a.--On the
night Of the seventh instant William Lett,
Company q. Twenty fifth Infantry, was shot
and instantly killed by VIM Turner, first
surrendered himself tO the commanding Off
Ger and was turned over to the civil authori-
ties. The cause of the murder is unknown Il
A TEXAS EDITOR KILLED BY A LAWYER.
PARIS Tex. Oct. 13.-I. j. Wheeler, editor
of the Bapner wac shot dead this morning by,
VIM. B. Bonner, an attorney. Wheeler had
preferred charges for removal against POlce-
man Clark, whom Bonner defended, and sue
ceeded la getting acquitted, which appears to
have ineensed Wheeler, he several times
threatening Bonner's life.
ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE UNDERWOOD
| FAMILY MURDERED
| CtNCrNNATI Oct. 13.--The GdseHc's special
| disnatch from Grayson, KY, says: Jesse
| Underwood was shot while standing in the
doorway pf his fathers house, known as Fort
| Underwood, yesterday morning. Tho Hnlbropk
| party surrounded the house and threatenlng
| to kill anybody who would dare 10 bury Jesse !
| body or rescue George, who is badly wounded
4 ana with the women and children. oil that re-
/ mains OF the unfortunate Underwood family
inside Of the house. George to-day sent word
to the county Judge, praying for bclp and
protection. The Governor has been appeal led
to but has not responded. This Ia tho fifth
murder within the last three weeks In Carter
| county, four Of the murdered men being
| UnanrwoOds and one member OF the Hnl-
brook tribe, and nothing has been done by
/ anv officer from the Governor down to county
magistrates to check this fearful bloudshed
| A WOMAN CHARGED WITH POISONING HER
HUSBAND.
| LEBANON. Ill, Oct 13.-Mrs. Alice Dan.
brongh has been arrested. charged with pots
oning her husband and bis brother George
| They all lived together, and year ago George
who was msor, died suddenly. Six months
| later the husband also died abruptly. he
Gently Mrs. Danhrough has quarreled with
her brother and man named Lisbon and tht
whole story of the poisoning comes out. Mrs
Danbrough, her brother and Lisbon are now
locked up In the same JAIL awaiting exami-
| nation.
| DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT sHEDIAC. N. D.
SHEDIAC. Oct 13-Fire has destroyed the
business portion or the town. only one stnrt
being left intact Loss estimated at sloo,ooo
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