Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-11-17

remains as much of a mystery as ever. It ie
now certain that forty-four men were killed.
Only few of the bodies have as yet been dis
covered. The first accounts indicated that none
of the persons who were at work in the mine es.
capped. Later accounts show that this is not
the case. One of those who escaped, while
making for the mouth of the pit, stumbled over
a boy, who proved to be his son, and afterwards
over the PROSTATE body of bis father: He res
cucd both, but the father is in SO exhausted a
condition that he will probably die Onthe 18th
inst. frequent explosions occurred, creating
havoc with everything within reach. Immense
volumes of smoke were ascending from every
opening OF the pit, and great fears are enter
tanned that the whole workings will be destroy
ed. A trench was dug from the river to the
mine, and the pit is being flooded slowly.
:, Joseph McCorkey; miner Of Leadville, fell
place on the 9th inst. and was killed. Alex.
McHardy, brother miner, descended to recov-
er the body, and when on the point Of having
accomplished his purpose he was overcome by
the foul gas, fell backward, and was killed. The
brave fellow deserved better fate.
fifteen year old boy was killed on the 18th
in the Grove coal mine at Massillon O., by the
falling of a huge rock. It required eight men
to remove the stone from the body.
A fire broke out in the Goodshow hoisting
works at Bodie, CAL, at one o'clock on the
! 1IIOIluuS OI Jle Jul lQSC., a1lU Q6-
stroycd the building. The shaft took fire
and the tinlbers down 20 or 30 feet
were burned. AS soon as the flames were sub
dued, temporary hosting works were impr0-
vlsed, and the foreman, James Hood, descended
the shaft. There were four men at work on
the $50 level, McCabe, Jackson, Smith and an
other, name not ascertained. ALI were found
dead at the bottom. Engineer Parker has not
been seen since the fire, and it is feared that he
may have been burned with the building. A
miner named Dagan was killed in the Traga
mine on the same day by rock falling on him.
Cornelius Curry, who had been mayor of
Salem, O., died in al indianapolis police
/ station among drunken tramps on the 18th.
Carl Heinzel. editor Of The Pioneer Ger
man mi IA radical paper, at Boston, Mass, died on
DR.. Cough r. Nebinger, a well-known Philar
delphia physicians, was taken suddenly i'll while
delivering lecture at Wagner institute, on the
evening Of the 18th inst, and died in few
minutes after. He said he had previously
taken half an ounce of laudanum to relieve q
temporary attack of sickness.
Judge William Cothran was on his way tc
Lexington, Miss, to hold Circuit Court, when
he was taken suddenly i'll at Winona, and died
in few hours. He was "a years old.
Prof. Robert Harris, colored, the principal OF
the state normal school at Fayetteville, N. c.,
for educating colored teachers, died recently in
that town.
Judge Roger H. Mills, for 25 years highly.
esteemed resident of Beloit, Wis, died at bis
residence on the 18th inst. Judge Mills wat
born in Hartford, Conn.,, in 1913. He was al
one time secretary of the state of Connecticut
and in 1850 was the whig candidate for lieuten
ant governor, being defeated by only one vote
Hubert Frere-O -Orban, the liberal leader in Bel
GUM and president of the cabinet, has closed
| his earthly career
Rev. P. B. Pease, long a member of thf
Wisconsin Methodist conference, and vel
known and highly esteemed by the Methodist
church people, died at Fort Atkinson, on thu
18th inst.
Mrs. Pauline Newman, the wife of Emanue
Newman, aretired Jewish rabbi, dropped deat
while walking in Plane street, Newark, n J.
on the night of the 10th. She seemed in per
feet health up to the moment she died. Apo
plexy is supposed to have been the cause.
Lucretia Mott died at her residence, nea
Philadelphia, on the 18th inst, in her 88th year
Gen. Richard S. Satterlee died in New Yor]
city on the 10th INST.
Captain Roger Perry, retired naval officer
who was engaged in the construction of tn
Mississippi gunboat feet, was buried in Wes
Virginia, on the 7th inst.
The death is announced of Zainnio, q Frencl
statesman. William Mme Liberal member o
the English parliament, is also dead.
Mrs: MaGdeena Patterson, of Linkepine
Sweden, died on the wharf Of the Innsan steam
ship company at New York, on the 9Th, afte
stepping ashore from the steamer. Cause, oil
age.
Tragical.
Six desperate characters broke Jail at La
Vegas, New Mexico, recently. A posse whicl
pursued them killed two murderers and wound
ed another.
On the 18th inst. Deputy Marshal Thomas
at Socorro, New Mexico, was compelled to dis
arm troublesome gambler, named Gordon
In the evening the latter assassinated th
marshal at poker table, firing nine shots int
his body, and walked away unmolested.
In fight over yellow dog at Richmond, Va.
on the 18th inst, Robert James stabbed Chas
Watson fatally.
An insane woman, of Cincinnati cut her throa
from ear to ear, during tho night of the lit
inst, and awoke her husband to deluge him i
her blood. Klein an ex-ieutenant of police, il
that city, made similar disposition Of himself
North Carolina feuds find vivid illustration il
the case of Edward Forrin, of Wilson, who las
week killed his brother. Edward is at large
and threatens to exterminate his family, IN
the whole neighborhood is on patrol duty.
,, A large landowner at Valparaiso, Ind, name
John Dutton, was killed by Joseph Taft, ten
surrendered himself to the jallor.
VIM. V. Grover, aged so, murdered his 1s
vear-old wife at Red Bank, N. j., on the 12t
inst.
Dr.. J. T. Aust killed his brother -in-law
James Humphrey, at Winslow, Ind, on tn
18th: Both were drunk at the time.
Wheeler, land agent, has been shot dea
near Oola, county Limerick, Ireland.
John Dougherty, an oil tank builder, wa
shot and killed by a rough named Thos. Scott
at Klapp creek station, n. Y. Oh the 18th inst
Samuel Allen and Ed. J. Breeden, seame1
qualreled Oh the deck of a ship at Baltimore
on the 18th inst, when in the struggle ALE
rolled overheard and was drowned.
For an attempt to take a hencoop at Rivertor
R. l., Charles Thomas was shot dead by Nose
Grinnell.
John Berkley, colored youth, aged 18, wa
waylaid and assassinated5 d5near Bloomfield, Nell
son county, Ky, OH the night of November 7t1
Russell Dart, prominent citizen of Buffalo
sic teacher, on the 10th inst. Seifert made lov
to Darts daughter, while teaching her mus
and had been Forbidden the house. He visite
the house on the 9th, and drawing a carrying
knife threatened to kill any one who kept hi
from seeing Miss Dart. He was elected an
ing, and was shot by Dart, as he claims, in sell
defense.
Andrew Gilten, a dissipated young lawyer
and q rejected suitor of Miss Mary Sigersor
called at her residence in New York city on tn
10th inst, and in the presence. of her mothe
ana youngest DrOtner repeated his OVerturef
Being repulsed again he threw his left All
about the young iady's neck, and, in the pres
ence of her mother, drew pistol from hi
pocket, placed the weapon against her head an
sent bullet through her brain. Mary fe
down dead at her mothers feet, and Gille
> rushed from the house. He was subsequent
> arrested and taken to the tombs.
> On the Hudson river steamer Escort, whe
near Tivol, N: Y, on the 10th inst, man SUI
, posed to be drover with considerable none
was murdered and thrown overheard. No clu
to the perpetrators OF the deed.
Matt. Reeves, steamboat mate, was fatal
stabbed in saloon fight at Memphis, Tenn, o
the 10th inst.
> Officer James Wiggins of the Allegheny, Pa
police force, was shot dead by John Fuch 0
the night Of the 8tb, while arresting Fuch an
a man named Geo. Herke for quarreling.
, The nude and mutilated body of Dora Clal
ence, ayn,ph du pave was found in a closet
q State street lodging house in Chicago on th
9th inst. Annie Handley, a sister in sin, wh
occupied the room with Dora, and is now ser,
ing out a sentence in BrideweI prison, Wa
charged with the crime. She admits having
fight with her partner while both were intox
Gated one night. In the morning she found ths
Dora had died from blows received, so she COZ
cealed the body in the closet, left the plac,
and went on a spree which landed her in piiso1