The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-12

plOsiOn rear the old Standard incline, In Bodie
o,Briesn were killed and forty others wounded,
1t Is reported that eight persons were killed.
Water from the norm end OF the mines on the
A DOUBLE HANGING IN VIRGINIA.
WARRENToN. Va, July 11.-Williams and q d
Payne were marched f4 the sead ad af abss go 5ns
they replied in the negative. The drop fill at
e:27 Both twitched and moved their legs Il pain
pronounced extinct. Everything passed OF
quietly. both men showing great nerve.
ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE SOUTHERN HOTEL OF
ST. LOUIS DISCOVERED.
ST. LOUIS, July l.. The skeleton Of q woman
was found this morning under that portion OF
the ruins of the Southern Hotel where the
laundry was situated. It is supposed to be that
with three others, have bsen missing since the
fire. Not particle of flesh remained on the
skeleton. The hair was still attached to the
breken and There
clothing around the body. but the leg. we're
covered with the remnant of colored petieoat.
partly destroyed By IRE This last discovery
makes the number OF victims Of the Southern
Hotel fire amount to sixteen. The only persons
now missing are thrae servant girls and the
head waiter, Charles keifnecht.
MURDERED NEGRO.
CHICAGO. July Thames /. Jones. colored ex-
pressman. shot on Tuesday by Brother Prince.
died at 10 o'clock to-day.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
KALAMAZOO. Mich. July 1.-THE lightning
heavy oak faeings were torn from the door in
which hi his tw2 daughters. Hattie and Rosa,
we're sitting Hats Was struck On NJ the shon
leg to the floor. tearing, her clothing and acer-
ating her fesh. The physicians think that she
will recover. Her father who stood at the op-
while Rosa was almost unfnjured.
SOLDIER suICInEs.
COLUMBUS, July l1.--John Madders private
at the United States B lrraeks. was found dead
found he was sitting ag inst against q tree. a
pistol ball had entered his head aboye the right
ear and came out over ths left ear. On his per-
Morris stating that he had determined to kill
himself. but giving no reason for the act. He
directed Capt. Morris to secure $50 that he had
dsrs's) conrade. Edward q. Eckart. The eoro-
ner. after. rendering q verdict tn accordance
with tho letter notified the commander at the
barracks. to whom the body was given In
charge.
RUN OVER by HIS OWN TRAIN.
MILWAUKEE, July 11.-Warren Topliffe, con-
st. Paul Was 0n ans by
his train and horribly mangled this morning
He died this afternoon from the effect OF his
injuries.
A MISPLACED SWITCH.
W1LKEsBARRE. Pa, July 11.-Train No. Is. OF
the Leh1gn Valley Railroad. which left here at
:35 o'clock this morning. met with an accident
at Fairview. caused by misplaced switch,
which threw the engine down an embankment,
illing Augustus Helker. engineer, and fire.
man Ed Knull. No one else hurt.
THE BUFoRD TRIAL.
OvERToN, Ky., July 11.-In the Buford trial
the Jury WAS completed at noon. and the taking
of testimony commenced. Several witnesses
were sworn who described the killing Of Judge
Elliott by Buford as already familiar to the
public.
TWO RoBBERs SENTENCED.
criminals, Bob Young and John Grow. were
sentenced to fifteen years eaca to-day for as
sau,ting and robbing an old man. Michae
Roach and wife. in their house. Of their earn
ings Of lifetime.