The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-09
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
nurxlnrs sno. and Captured.

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NEW YORK, September S.-Police- Captain
Brogan and Detectives Cramley ana warren
saw three burglars putting sealskin sacqnes
into coach near Eleventh street and Broad
way, which they had stolen, 1t Is supposed,
from the store OF McCreery d. Co. The Of
fcers made dash on the men. Brogan COL
Jared the largest, and after a desperate
struggle secured him. He gave the name
of John Brown. Two other burglars ran
of, but were pursued by the detectives, at
whom they fired several shots. The de-
fectives drew their pistols and fired on the
| fleeing men, bringing them to the ground.
One OF the burglars, Thomas Fay, has two
bullets in his right leg, and the other, named
| Frederick Waiting alias "Llttle Fred.,"
received bullet in the back OF his head and
another in his right thigh. The driver OF
the coach, Thomas Maypother. was also ar
rested. one Of The burglars escaped from
the store, and was not captured.
Stabbed TO Death TN N Quarrel about
Pipe.
NEW YORK, September S-Two 'long-
sboremen, named Michael Auction and Je-
remiah Murphy, bad a quarrel last night
about pipe, in the course OF which Muir
| ply drew knife and stabbed Auction three
times, causing almost instant death. One
of the wounds was through the heart. Auc-
toms dead body was found in the street
shortly after by the police. Murphy fed.
and up to an early hour this morning had
not been arrested.
Homicide in Mississippi.
NEW ORLEANS. September S.-A Picdyine
special from CoffeeviIle, Miss. says that jim
Robinson, city maj snail OF Water Valley,
was shot and instantly killed by John
Adams, conductor on the Chicago, ST.
Louis and New Orleans railroad. The diff
| fculty originated about a COW. Ii is stated
that Robinson was the aggressor, endeayor-
ing to stab Adams, who drew pistol and
used it in sef.deience.
The Harrisanburg Suicide.
| HARRIsONBvRG. VA, September S.-Cap-
tain Alexander NJ. Hamilton, who, in hit
Of mental arrangement, blew out his brains
here last evening", was son OF William
Hamilton, OF Rockbridge county, Va, and
brother-in-law OF Cyrus Mccormick, OF
Chicago. LII. He commanded company OF
Confederate infantry from Rockbridge in
the late war, and was in the first battle Of
| Manassas. He served with distinction all
through the war. He was forty-eight years
Of age, and leaves widow and two sons.
An English Coil:ery Horror.
ONE HUNDRED AND sIXrY.FIvE MINERS BE-
LIEvED TO HAVE persisted.
LONDON, September San explosion in
the Seaham coliery occurred at 2:30 O'Clock
this morning. Mr.. Stratton, the resident
viewer, was soon on the spot when ii was
| found that all three shafts OF the mine were
! blocked by the cages being fastened in them.
Mr.. StrattOn, with rope around his body,
descended TO the main seam, where
he heard men talking, he thought about
twenty in number. They are considered
safe. There is no reason as yet TO
| believe that the pit is on fire, but it is
feared that the bulk OF the men have been
killed. The number In the pit is now stated
to be 1870, many having remained outside,
having made overtime during last night in
order to attend the Seabam fiower-show to-
dag.
[Second DiSpatch.l
LONDON, September S.-Seyenteen men
who were in the Seablm coal pits at the
time OF the explosion are safe. There are
| 165 men unheaId from, and ii is feared they
have persisted.
Third DiSpatch.]
| LONDON, September S.-The agent OF the
MARQUIS Of Londonderry, owner OF the Sea-
ham mine, furnishes the following:
| "The worst fears are entertained for
about 100 men. The men known to be alive
have not yet been reached owing TO the
damage to the shate by the explosion"
| Severe Storm i'm bermuda.
ST. GEORGES, BERMUDA, september L.
The severest storm that has visited these
isles in century RACED last Sunday night.
IL began between and O'Clock Sunday
afternoon with a heavy fall OF rain, the
wind changing to the northeast. About 10
O'Clock the wind freshened to gale, which
continued 10 increase until = O'Clock Mon
day morning, when tremendous hurricane
prevailed. At 4 A. VI. the wind shifted to
the southwes, and the storm moderated.
The amount OF damage throughout the
colony has been very great.
Thousands Of dollars worth OF fruit has
been destroyed. In addition TO all this
vast amount OF damage has been wrought
20 different buildings throughout the colo
ny, and to many Of our costly and most I'M
pOrtant public works. In and about the
| town OF St. Georges large amount OF pro-
perry has been injured and destroyed. AT
the causeway the three soft-stone piers at
the Long Bird Island end OF the long wood
en- bridge were washed away and one span
| OF the bridge was swept across 10 st Dayid's
|
stranded and the steam tug Brttania was
beached. Dozens OF small boats were
crushed to atoms by the terrible waves.
Great damage was done on st. Dayid's,
Smiths and Paget Islands. In Tuckerstown
the Wesleyan chapel was wrecked. The
The principal buildings in and around
Hamilton were more or less damaged. The
whaling boat Perry, which belonged TO the
United States navy, lies stranded on Whites
Island. The middle and western parishes
have not yet been heard from.
Cut 10 Pieces by an Elevated Train.
New YORK, September S.-GeOrge w.
Lehn, one OF the gatemen employed on the
Third Avenue Elevated railroad at the
Eighteenth. street station. was run over and
his body cut to pieces last night by an up
town train. He started 10 cross The track
when the train came on him, and the engi-
neer had no time to make an effort TO stop
IL before the accident occurred. The re-
mains were gathered up and taken to the
Moreue. Lehn came recently from CASTOR,
Pa, where he bad been employed as a
school-teacher. He was only nineteen years
OF age.
Fatal BOiler-ExpIOsiOn.
NATcHEZ, Miss, September S.-The boiler
OF the mill on Lowenburg's place, at Lake
Concordia. exploded to-day, killing Will
liam Poole, and severely, and probably IA
tally, scading four negroes.
SPORTING NOTES.
rast Pace of Men Against Horses.