The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-19
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
The Fall River Strikers Attack and Beat
Number Of Women and Children.

| FALL RIVER, Mass, Sept. 7.-By far The
most shameful outrage OF the strike was com
mitted by the strikers this afternoon. Eight
| French families, comprising between seventy
and eighty men, women and children were
brought here to-day On the train from Sore
| Canada. They were to work at Stafford and
| Crescent mills. While on their way to theil
| quarters they were attacked by crowd ol
strikers and treated with the greatest brutal
| ty, the children and women, with babes Ii
| their arms, being knocked down and kicked,
| and the whole party Injured more or less by
| showers OF stones hurled at them.
The unfortune victims scattered and fled for
| their lives, and III few moments the police
| appeared and the crowd dispersed. More in
dignation Is expressed by the citizens at this
| outrage than at all others that have occurred
The cowardly assault on women and children
Is stirring the feelings Of every good citizen.
No arrests have yet been made.
SHOT BY A JEALOUS HUSBAND.
New YORK, Sept. 17-Patrolman DooIey, oi
the eighteenth precinct, upon returning to
his home, at o'clock this morning, found Ira
Warren, of whom he had long been Jealous,
In the room Of his (Dooley's1 wife, and draw
ing his revolver, shot him through the breast,
inflicting probably fatal wound
sUICIDED WITH KEROSENE OIL.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 1S.-Frank H Lenning.
aged fifty years, residing at Twentieth and
Madison streets, com mitted suicide by lock-
ing himself In his room, saturatng his cloth
ing with kerosne and setting fire to himself.
He was burned to crisp.
THE DISHONEST GEORGIA OFFICIALS.
ATLANTA, Sept. 1.-THE Controller General
has been found guilty on eight articles Of the
seventeen preferred against him by the court
House to-day decided to prefer articles Of i'm
parchment against Treasurer Renfroe.
ATLANTA, Sept. 1S.-The court OF impeach-
ment has declared the Controller guilty and
him from hereafter holding Office. Sentence
will be pronounced tomorrow.
THE HACKMAN TRIAL.
FRONT ROYAL, Va, Sept. 18.-The trial of
Jonas Hackman for the murder of James
Foster, will probably be finished tomorrow
The verdict is looked for with great interest.
RENDERED. HOMELESS BY THE CARIBOU FIRE.
DENVER, Col, Sept 1S.-Six families were
rendered homeless by the Caribou fire. which
was more extensive than reported. Loss
$4,000. Fires are raging all through the
mountains, and the sky and sun are hidden
by the smoke. The Ute Indians have started
most Of the fires for spite.
BOSTON HORROR-A NUMBER OF PERSONS
BURNED TO DEATH.
BOSTON. Sept. 1S.-Late last night fire, of
incendary origin, broke out In tenement
house, South Boston, occupied principally by
Germans, nearly all Of whom were asleep at
the time. The fire broke out In the rear por-
tion Of the lower story, and made such rapid
headway that before those In the upper
stories could descend all the avenues Of
escape were cut off. The scene was one Of
the greatest distress as the imprisoned vic
tins appeared on the roof and at the windows
In their vain attempts to seek safety. Several
were burned to death and others were badly
injured, ana it is not yet known what is the
full extent OF the disaster. Mary Huldreth
was burned to death. Her husband is also
badly burned and has been removed to the
hospital. Ferdinand Mayreuth jumped from
the roof the burning building and was killed.
His wife EmeIia, aged twenty-three, jumped
from the third story window with her son.
She had q leg and an arm broken and was
otherwise injured, and the boy was badly
hurt In the spine. The body of man who is |
not yet recognized, but who is supposed to
oe Christian Tifer, was found In the ruins. A |
young woman and two children, known to be |
n the house at the time, are missing, and are |
burned.
A list of the dead taken from the tenement |
house In Gold street. which was burned last |
light, comprises five persons, which may be |
increased to seven or eight
LATEE.-It is stated definitely that only |
i've persons perished at the Gold street fire.