Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-03-18

Scioto Valley railroad, ON the 18th inst. The
track. Edward Gates, fireman, and man
named Beery, who was on the engine, were al
most instantly killed.
THE bark Star, of Scotia, which arrived at
New York on the 18th inst, reports the sinking
Off Absecom, on the 9Th, Of the bark Sansejo
from MarsolIics for Boston. The Star, Of
Scotia, saved the captain, wife and child and
crew. The cargo Of wool of the Sansejo was
insured for 100000.
COLLISION occurred on the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific railroad at Englewood, H.,
on the 18th inst, between the west bound ex-
press and freight train. Jacob Seiber, brake
man, was probably fatally injured, and his son,
aged rs, killed. few others were slightly
injured.
MURRAYs stables at Augusta, Ga., with $50
buggie5 and seven horses, John d. McCarthy's
grocery store and some small buildings burned.
Loss $4,000; insurance $4,000.
The steamer Othelo, from Hull for Now
York. put into Plymouth, having lost rails,
stanchions and boats and received other d;m-
ages i'll a collision
The British bark Dillaree went ashore on the
lower end of Land island while attempting to
cross the bar at the mouth of Columbia river.
Oregon, on tho 18th inst, and became a total
wreck. The cargo was valued at S77,00 in
surcd in the British and Foreign Marine for full
value. The vessel was worth about S50,000,
and probably insured.
THE boiler in the fax mill Of Rosenthul 4
Co., ut Frankfort, Ind, exploded on Abe 18th
inst. killing ton men, all OF whom were in the
building, which afteIward burned. Eight
bodies were recovered, all horribly maugied.
Pecuniary loss 80, 600; insurance 5000.
An incendiary fire ut Geneva Lake, Wiz, on
the 18th inst, destroyed the steam yacht
Arrow, her dooi and number OF row boats.
Loss about $4,000.
The Express Hotel, Montreal. burned ON the
18th. Loss, 1926, 900; insurance $1,000. Tie
guests had narrow escape Many were obliged
TO jump from the windows,
ELY's large elevator and pork-packing estab-
'hshment at Washington Court House, Ohio,
buried on the 9Th inst. Loss S35, 900; insurance
$1,000.
The boiler in the two-story glist mill of Solo
mon Zeigcr, at Brothe,ton, opposite st. Charles
No., on the Missouri river, exploded with ter
rifle force on the 9th inst, and tore the old mill
to atoms. Simon Ziegior, son of the proprie-
tor, who acted rs engineer, was killed outright
and q colored boy, named Williams, the fl cman
injured so badly that he died an hour after the
accident.
The Grand Central hotel at Oakland, wood
en- structure 60x300 feet, was reduced to ashes
on the 9th inst, together with the Webster
house and five adjoining buildings. Loss on
Grand Central $3.50, 900; Webster, $40, 900; 9TH
or losses $1,000. The Webster house was unin-
sured.
A SEATTLE, Washington Territory dispatch
says an engine and eighteen coal cars were
wrecked on the 18th inst, by the giving way of
the trestle at Little Lake. A man named Stew
art, from Nanoimo, was killed and several 9TH
ers injured.
AT Delaware. o., on the 7th inst, three
year-old daughter Of Geo. Ball was fatally shot
10y her cousin Daisy Price aged years, through
the careless handling of her fathers revolver,
which she hao found
TuE main building Of the Kansas asylum at
OsSawatomie caught fire on the Sth instant, and
was completely destroyed. The damage is esti-
mated at $4,000. The institution contained
800 patients, but fortunately no lives were lost
THE bark Eblana was totally wrecked at Mig
gor Head, five miles from st. John, n B.. on
the sth instant. Capt. Barry and seven men
were drowned.
The British ship Isabella from Pensacola for
Dublin has been abandoned at sea waterlogged.
Eight of her crew were saved; the rest were
drowned.
A FIRE at Chatham, Ont, on the It'll inst
destroyed s25,0OO worth of property.
AUERBAcH, Finch, CuLBERrsoS & Co.'S dry
goods store, the largest in st. Paul, Mum, was
burned on the It'll inst. The building cost
900 and was insured for S45, 000 1t was
filled with goods in anticipation of the spring
trade. The value os the goods il $3.50. 600; H.
suranoe $4,000
The grain elevator of Munger MAXWELL 4
Co., Duluth, burned on the 9th inst. 1t cost
$4,000 in 1872, and was insured for $4,000.
The elevator contained about 10, 600 bushels of
grair, insurance on the grain about SS5,UOO.
THE blacksmith shops, locomotive erection
shops and locomotive building shops proper of
the Danforth Locomotive ard Machine works,
ut Paterson, n. j., burned on the 9th inst.
Loss from Sl75oG to $500, 0O0; Insurance $780,
900. Over 800 men are thrown out of employ
ment.
The Phonix distillery cooper shop, Chicago,
was burned on the 9th inst. Loss $40, 600.
DArRys block of stores at Woodstock, H.,
was reduced to ashes OIL the 9th inst. Loss
$40. COO; insurance Sl2.JO0.
LARGE four story building on Beak street,
Buffalo was burned on the 9th inst. Loss on
building and machinery, $40, 900; stock, $4,000
Insurance, on building, 800, 0C0; on stock and
machinery, $4,000.
FIVE lives we're lost by Ri explosion in a
mine at Wilkesbare Pa, on the 9th.
Two childlon persisted by the burning II the
residence of Norman Mcleod, at Derby Line
Vt. on tho 9th inst.
1Iyos, DorY, Samuel Morgan and II. c. Vol
bralt were drowned III the Ohio river, Mt Beaver,
Pa, on the 5th inst, while attempting to cross
in sluh.
TIRE CRIMINAL CALENDAR.