Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-11-22

In Lancaster County, S. C., on the night OF
the Sth, II white woman, Mrs. James Adams,
cut the throat of her five children, set fire to
her own clothing and burned to death. II is
supposed she was insane.
John Summers, one of the injured by the
st. Charles (Mo.) bridge disaster, died on
the 11th, making the ifth victim.
Mrs. Margaret Donovan, formerly Mrs.
Myers, f Memphis, committed suicide on
the 10th by saturating her clothing with kcr-
osene and then setting it on fire. Unfor-
tunate matrimonial and pecuniary cOmpli-
cations are given rs the cause.
Mr.. A. G. Tcnslcy, who with his aged
mother resided at No. b De Kalb Street,
Chicago, on the morning Of the 18th was shot
three times and mOrtally wounded by bur-
glars who had entered his house and whom
he had made an effort to capture. The old
lady was struck and badly hurt with boot
welded by one of the villains.
Julius Toettcl was hanged ut Sherman,
Texas, on the 18th, for the murder Of Joseph
Brcnner at DenisOn in january last.
A tenement house at No. 50 Cannon Street,
New York, burned on the night Of the 18th.
Joseph BalScki, his wife, two children and
mother-in Law, occupied the fourth floor
and were unable to escape. Balseki jumped
from the window and was instantly killed.
Mrs. BubiSchcr and her two children occupied
the third floor. She dropped her children
from a window and they were caught
in the arms of iiremen and saved. She then
herself jumped, before the fircmcn were
aware of her intentions, struck the pave
mcnt, and was probably fatally injured.
Patrick Lynch, fireman, was fatally
burned while making an heroic but ineffect-
ual effort to save the lives of the helpless in
mates. lie died within few hours after
wards.
Charles Drcws and Franklin Stichler were
hanged on the same gallows at Lebanon, Pa,
on the 18th, for the murder of Joseph Raber
in December last; and Myron A. Buell., aged
20, was hanged at Cooperstown, n. v, on the
same day, for the murder OF Catherine May
Richards, aged IL, in June last.
Thomas Timms (colorcd) was hanged ut
Sulphur Springs, Texas, on the 18th, for the
murder Of another negro last winter.
Jordan Sheats (coored) was hanged at
Danielsville, Ga, on the 1Ith, for the mur-
der of white man named Lcdbetter i'm Feb
ruary last.
1t was reported in London and Paris on
the 18th that the British Ambassador to
Turkey had been directed to hold no further
communication with the Porte regarding
Asia Minor, and that the British fleet had
been ordered to enter the Black Sea.
The British Consul ut New York has in
formed his Government that American Fe
mans are offering money and arms to Irish
tenant farmers to enable them to resist evic-
ton.
The wife and two daughters of Albert
Woodward were drowned while fording
Clifty River, two miles from Columbus, o.,
on the 18th.
Rev. j. w. Pickett, a missionary Of the
Congregational Church, was instantly killed
on the nth by the overturning of the stage
in which he was riding from Colorado
Springs to Lcadyile, Colo. Mr.. Pickett was
favOrably known throughout the West.
The lake schooner c. q. Breed, bound
from Detroit to Buffalo, laden with grain,
was capsiZcd by squall on the 18th and
seven OF the eight persons on board were
drowned. The survivor saved his life by
clinginS to the rigging until rescued by
passing vessel.
Eliza Pinkston .(colOredD, who attained
some notOriety in connection with Louisiana
political affairs at the time OF the last Presi
dental election, was arrested at Canton,
Miss, recently, charged with numbering her
husband, to whom she has been married
about two years.