The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-11-12
pied BY man naned Bowers. Loss $500.
on which there ID An insurance Of 600.
DEpERADo KnhHn

49, 49, ~ mn named Bowers. Loss $4,000,
on Wnacn tne1o - An insurance Of 500.
DEsPERADo KILLED.
RAwLMs, Wyoming, Nov. 9.-This afternoon
Francis Mufray, government teamster, while
lntoxicated, shot and fatally wounded Oharles
Capmau, Of Los Angeles, Cal Murray then
reloaded his carbine and revolver, with the in
tent OF clearins out the neighborhood of the
government wagon corral. He had fred several
shots at citizens and soldiers when Sheriff i.
q. Rankin came on the scene, who, seeing e
impossible to capture Murray without great
danger to himself and others, fred on him
with double-barrelled shot gun, killing him
instantly. The coroner's jury exonerated the
sheriff.
LOWELL, Mass, Nov. 9.-Three persons were
drowned in the Merrimac river, this afternoon,
near Lawrence Mills. Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Lit
tie and two children and Mr.. and Mrs James
brown were rowing from the Centerville shore
to Little Canada, when the heaving of the boat
frightened them, and in the confusion thew
overturned it. Mr.. Brown SWAN ashore; Mr..
Little and one child chung to the boat and were
rescued; Mr.. Little and Mrs. Brown, his sister.
and boy. aged two, son of Little, were
drowned. Bodies all recovered.
THE STARCH DUST EXPLOSION.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Nov. 9.-Owing to heavy
rains little progress was made in excayatiug the
ruins OF the candy factory disaster. No other
this morning all were accounted for except Six,
three have been taken out and three are still
In the debris. At the coroners inquest TODAY
the Preponderance of testimony was to the eff
feet that the accident was caused by the explo-
sion of starch dust.
i NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-The bark Petit Zodiac
which arrived here to-day from Gloucester, via
the Delaware breakwater, has on board four of
the passengers and two of the crew of the
steamship Champion, which sank near the en-
trance of Delaware bay Friday morning. The
names of those rescued are Joseph Mitchell
Martin Brooce, w. G. Carney and BENJAMIN
Foster, the latter eolored.
OHIO 1du.
COLUMBUS, o., Nov. "a Delaware special
to the State Journal to-day says fire broke ont
his morning in the stable of W. White. stu
ated near several other buildings to which the
flames quickly communicated, and DESTROYED
two stores and five barns. Loss estimated at
l$7OOO. The fire is supposed to have been the
! work of an incendiary. So
NINETEEN BUILDINGS BURNED,
TOLEDO, O., Nov. "a special from Na-
poleon, Ohio, states disastrous fire broke ont
in that place at 2:30 A. NJ, consuming nineteen
buildings, among which were Luderman's
block, MeyerhofPs grocery, Larned's iewelry
store, Wards meat market, Blackman's build
store, Reeser building and meat
market, Reeser's residence, II. E. CareY's resi-
dence, J. D. Humphreys drug store, Scribnsr'a
agricultural works. The court house and coun-
ty offices were entirely destroyed and the town
hall badly damaged. A steamer was sent from
the neighboring town of Defiance, rendering
great aid. The loss will reach 500, GOO, about
one-haH of which is covered by insurance.
| FIRE.
PITTSBURGH, Nov. ga fire broke ont Al
McKeesport, early this morning, by which thu
Hlngton House, a large grist mill, and othe1
buildings, were totally destroyed, entailing los
ses estimated at $4,000. The fire originated
In grist mill by the heating of the journals.
WHITEHALL N. Y, Nov "a large fire at
Fairhaven this morning destroyed the hotel
and three stores In the same block. Loss $S5, 00O
I DAMAGED BY AN ICEBERG.
ST. JOHN, N. F., Nov. 9.-The Guion line
steamer Arizona, which sailed from New Yorl
Nov. 4th, for Liverpool, put in here this morn
ing. She struck an iceberg Friday night and
stove her bow. No person injured and cargo
all right.
KILLED AT CARDS.
EVANSVILLE, Nov. 9.-Martin Calpin ar
Peter O'Connell, old comrades and neighbors
quarreed over a game of cards at Twenty
thlrd and High streets, this morning, which
ended in the former killing O'Connell. Boil
jail. He claims that O'ConneI struck him
and that the cutting was in self-defence.
MAIL THIEF ARRESTED.
MEMPHIS, Nov. 9.-The postofice authorize.
arrested yesterday at fernando, Miss, Scot
Mosely, colored mail carrier, on the charge o.
purlolning registered matter. He was taker
to Oxford, Miss, for preliminary trial, bu
waived examination and was committed to jai
in default of $4,000 bail.