The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-06-12
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1An'excursion train, June g. on the Utah
J Western narrow gauge railroad, was thrown
tfror the track near Black Rock Brakeman
> Killed. and cohiactot slightly injured. NJ
llpassengcrs hurt. ''''' f''' ~ ''
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At Woburn, Mass, June 8, ;firte in the
Mfs:r.rimaek f:. * chemical company's works, caused
Ea iosA of;; $1,000, }inisuirea: W. Y: Weeks
toookkecpcr for the company; fell into a pool
of 4 sitroi and was fatally; burned Several 9th
lefs were badly burned with vitrol. ".'
i - FIRE. '.'' ~. ''''
AT Dwight, Ill. June 8, a fire ,originat-
Ing in Mi. Hays harness shop destroyed eley
en- business houses and dwellings, Loss esti
mated 4tt $4,000. insured for $4,000, in the
Hartford: Springfield, North British aud Ger.
man'American companies.' iuirr,r Il IT,
- - MILITARY HoNoRs. ~. !:
A Leavenworth, KS, dispatch says two
companies Of the Nipeteeth United States
infantry and a regimental band, under the
command @ of Captain Luke OReilly, left Fort
tsHfavenworth on the afternoon of June 3 for
Carrollton, NO., to assist at the funeral of Gen.
cral James Shields.
A BOY MURDERER.
AT Rohrcrsville, Washington county,
Maryland Junc5 Lewis s. Miller, aged Is, shot
and killed Charles Norris Of about the same
age Miller had been tcased by boys who
called him nicknamcs He procured a musk
et loaded it, followed the boys and shot Nor
ris, who died instantly.
ADRO1T BURGLARS ARE ABOUT.
The house of John Seeger of St. Paul,
was burglglarized, evidently by experts on the
early morning of June 8. The burglars were
discovcredand frightcnd away with only $40.
worth of plumber overlooking some s4OO worth
| OF jeweiry and watches of easy access.
A HARDENED VILLAIN.
AT Philadelphia, June 7, when the jury
brought in verdict of guilty against Edward
Parr, who murdered his daughter, Mrs. Susan
Irwin, the prisoner, exclaimed, "Good, let nc
hang on Monday. Parr smilingly told his
counsel that he was satifed with the result
The hanging will be fixed for Friday:
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
At an early hour on the morning of
June 6, fire broke out in Pier & Smiths
hardware store at holly, Mich and before it's
progress was stayed it destroyed ten buildings
The powder magazine in Pier & Smiths store
! exploded with terrific force. blowing off the
roof of the building. Total loss $4,000; in
s,rance $2,10O
FIRE-FATALIY HURT.
AT Burlington, Iowa, June 7, the Law
ercncc house was destroyed by fire. The
guests were compelled to escape from the
upper stories by means of ladders. J. F.
Keene, ex-conductor on the Michigan Cen
trail railroad fell from the fourth story to the
sidewalk, receiving fatal INJURIES Loss $45,-
coo; half insured.
FAMINE IN HINDOSTAN.
Official reports from Cashmere say it
is impossible to cxaggerate the distress that
famine is causing there. The maharajah of
of this province, at the earnest request of the
viccroy Of India, is proceeding to serinagua to
superintend the organization of relief Three
thousand five hundred tons of grain arc in
transit to the valley of Cashmere
ROASTED ALIVE.
AS Mrs. Honora Lacy was driving from
Wilmington Del. to her home in Chester
county, Pa. June Z, the contents of the car
riage, cotton and straw, were ignited by match.
| es, and in an instant the whole interior of the
| vehicle was in blaze, and the horses becom
ing frightened ran away, and before stopped
Mrs. Lacy was literally roasted alive.
NOMINATIONS.
The secretary OF war has been nomi-
mated to a judgeship. June 3, the President
sent to the Senate the following: I nominate
George W. McCrary, of Iowa, to be Judge of
the eighth United States judicial circuit in
place of John F. Dillon, resigned, the rcsigna-
! ton to take effect on the first day of Septem-
| ber, 1879, and this nomination is to be for the
| vacancy thus created.
SUICIDE.
June 6, Mrs. Magdalena Bouschotf,
! of Dayton, KY, in a fit of anger, badly injured
| little daughter Of a neighbor. The girl grew
dangerously i'll. Mrs, B. heariug of it, and an
lticipating the girl would die, committed sui
eide by throwing herself into cistern. She
had told her husband that if the girl died she
"ou1u IAti1Cl MIL HCESCu lllill nave her chill
drcn disgraced by her execution by the law.
| LYNCHING.
Santa Fe, New Mexico telegraph, June
Z: Wednesday night at Los Vegas an Italian
who murdered a Frcnchman and an Ameri-
can woman, and who was sentenced to be
hanged, but was allowed a new trial, and an
American who murdered a man, were taken
| In in;1 Ia,,c-
by citizens. The bodies were still hanging
the next morning.
DARING ROBBERY
AT Chicago Oh the afternoon of June +,
the messenger of the Illinois Central railroad
while on his way to the bank with $4,000 in
bills for deposit, was met by two strangers
in front of A. T. Stewart & Co.'S, who threw
cayenne pepper in his eyes, snatching the
| the package of money and, jumping into a
buggy, drove south without detention
CYCLONE.
May 20, a cyclone swept part of Holt
and Nodaway counties, Missouri, about twen-
ty-fve miles north of St. Joseph. It moved at
velocity of sixty miles an hour, demolishing
houses, uprooting and twisting off trees, and
| ~~S"oJiHS p1opcAty VI uu uc6CTlpllOuS. IL
moved in northwcsterly direction, and when
several miles east of Barnard suddenly diesp.
pearcd. A tract of territory half mile wide
was devastated. A number of casualties oc-
| Cured.
INDIAN DEpREDAT1ONs.
A Tucson, Arizona, dispatch says band
OF Indians supposed to be renegades from San
| Carlos reservation, have been maurauiinp for
| three weeks, Captain Byer overlook and
fought the renegades in the mountains, killing
four, among them their chief and wouding
four. So far the Indians have killed five men
and run off considerable stock. The military
are pursuing their usual vigorous policy, and
will soon have them in hand.
SHOT,
Reese Parsons, mulatto, a.notorious
dcsperady, for a long time leader of the thievea