Daily globe., 1879-05-31

Fearful Mortality Caused by Drinking
Poisoned Water-Twenty-Seven Children
Poisoned, of Whom Eleven Have Died.
Fires and Other Casualties-Crimin
Notes.
THE POISONED BROOK.
ISLAND POINT, Vermont May 30.-There has
been nine deaths, SO far, of children who drank
from the poisoned brook. Edward Morse lost
two; John Aldrich, three; Fred. Simpson, one;
u. Wilson, one; Mr.. Park, one, and John Cole,
one. Others cannot live. Potato tops poisoned
by Paris green and thrown in the brook are re-
garded as the cause of the poisoning rather
than the carcasses of dead animals. Terrible
distress prevails and work is suspended.
Twenty-seven children were poisoned by drink
ing from the brook. The farmer who allowed
the carcasses to be thrown in will be arrested.
The bodies of the children soon decompcse
and are quickly buried.
TWO MORE DEAD.
ISLAND POINT, May 30.-Two more chi 'dren
of John Aldrich have died from drinking
poisoned brook water, making fve-his entire
family. Mrs. Aldrich is insane.
FOR KILLING A POLICEMAN.
Rock ISLAND, ILL.,, May 90.-The jury, to-day,
found Jack Kavanaugh and Patrick Heeney
guilty of tho murder of policeman Joseph Ros-
enfield last March, and sentenced Kavanaugh
to prison for life and Heeney for fourteen
years. Bernard Heeney and Pat Haney, the
latter only 16y years old , are to betried for com
plicity.
SUICIDE OF LAWYER.
San Francisco, May 3O.-James u. Fry, a
at Marshfield, Oregon, this morning. Nothing
Marshfield several weeks ago professional
business. aag a. ,.3
DROWNED.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 3O.-Eva Williams,
age IA, and Emma Davies, age 13, daughters Of
the proprietors of the Chittcnden hotel, were
drowned tonight while in bathing in the
Olehangy river. The bodies were recovered.
STREET CAR FIGHT.
New YORK, May 3O.-Wm. l.. Morrill,, Of
Forty fourth street south, Brooklyn, quarreled
tonight with VIM. H. Albright, of % Governor
street, New York, in an open car of the Brook
lyn city railroad. Morrill, was knocked off the
car, and falling on the rails was mangled terri
bly, by the wheels of the motor. He was
brought to his residence in q dying condition.
Albright and the conductor and engineer We're
arrested.
CINCINNATI, May 3O.-The condition of Mr..
Black, who was shot by George Price this
morning, is considered very critical, and it is
OOnDLICl II ne lives I'LL morning. frlCe, VINO
did the shooting, had been in the employ of
Black q number of years but lately had been
detected in the larceny of tobacco and dis
charged. After the shooting he was arrested,
and freely expressed himself as pleased with
the result of his murderous effort.
FIRES YESTERDAY
TOLEDO, May 30.-At Deshier, Ohio, at noon
to-day, fire destroyed portion of A. W. Lees
stove factory and an adjoining dwelling. Loss
$50, 900; insurance unknown.
HAaERsTowN, May 30.-F. B. Snewley in
jured at the Washington House fire. died this
morning. No more bodies are fond in the
ruins.
TOLEDO, O., May sOth.-A fire at East Toledo
this ..afternoon, destroyed the packing house
andl contents owned by s. & D. Brown, occu-
| pied by the Toledo provision company, also
the slaughter-house owned by the same firm,
| and barns and sheds of the L. s. & M. s.
| stock yards, leased by Crocker & Co., of Buffa-
10. Estimated loss, $4,000; insurance, Sc, 600.
A fire at Milbury, Ohio, destroyed the saw
mill and con.idcrable stock of logs and lum-
ber, owned by A. J. Miller, also dwelling
and an unfinished church. Loss, 5000; in.
surance, $4,000. Both fires supposed to have
originated from sparks from locomotives.
DETROIT, Mich, May S0.-Forest fires are
raging in the vicinity of Harrisville. This
morning fire caught on the rollway of II. AL
ger & Co., containing some ten million feet Of
| pine logs, and will probably destroy three mil
| lion feet,