The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-04
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Explosion of Boiler - Several Persons
Killed and Wounded

BUFFALO, April "a terrible boiler eEplosIspn ts
s was s and hee oses woans
ed. The greater part Of the building was de-
molished.
DESPERATE ATTEMPT no RESCUE PRISONER.
Los vteAs, n. NJ, April s.-Thls evening two
entered the jail, fhot and fatally wounded the
jailer., and ,attempted to rescue prisoner
ot wsre of
before they could accomplish their purpose. A
posse ls In pursuit Of them, aud II captured
they will certainly be lynched.
BURNING OF A TOBACCO WAREHOUSE.
CINo1nNAT1, April 3-The tobacco warehouse
nj Ripley, Ohio, was burned yesterday. In
which MeGregor Beos. had stored 20, 900 pounds
tobacco most of which was destroyed or dam
aged. MeGragor Bros. are insured for $4,000
The othet losses are small
A KANSAS UyoLorE-sEvERAh PERSONS SERIOUS
Ly INJURED.
sr LOUIS, April IA special from Ottawa,
Kas,, cave. "A eycope struck this place ahoue
I O'Clock last evening, compile ely demnllshing
seven residences on Elm street and badly dam
aging ave others In the same vicinity, The
cyclone then passed over Ave or elk blocks and
again struck The ground near the riyer. when 1t
destroyed several residences aud barns. tore
ee If %anad ee fHqsts asDt oy house. ana ana
turned sevsral freight cars. In North Ottawa
twelve or fifteen residences were totally de-
ettoyed or badly damaged. The evening t~in
from Lawrenca was caught at the Junction. u
mile north Of the town One passenger car
and two freight eats were upsst & and one pas
cseded to the northeast, destroying the Hpeueer
& wilkinson house and two farm houses on the
way child was killed % and many persons
scattered for blocks around. aud In some cases
horses and cattle wagons. and even persons
we're hurled through the air,
THE pIfTsHuRa Aims. HousE MURDER.
ptTrsBuRa. April 3, The corouer's Iuveatiga..
ton In regard to the alms. house murder cosed
thiH aftern on, ard the jury returned verdict
'9hs aesfhbns b1 hs fea sna
| Crawford, The latter had been In charge Of
the insane department Al others attached to
| the home were exonerated.
pEpREpATIoNs OF THIEVES IN CHESTER, PA
NEW YonK, April "A special to an evening
| Honeyhrook township, Chester country, are In
sna a o %ssh q aas eys as
burning their barns and driving Off their stock
Ihe marauders robbed the country school.
posted notice, with skull and croasS ones az.
tached, stating that II the horse tnsuran ee com
| many followed them up to nuke arrests fearful
! the members Of the detective comnanY have
had their horses and cattle poisoned"
THE PENNSYLVANIA BRIBERY CASES.
HARRISBURG. April s.-The Dauphin County
Court adjourned to day until the twenty sixth
None of the men recently convicted of corrup
aolicltaHon put In an apnearapce Counsel FOR
the commonwealth we're an xioua TO have the
court ait on Saturday In hopea that Kembie and
the rest of the furitlves would appear ut thai
time for sentence. but the court could not zee
the .adyieibility OF euoh 9 course, lie generalJ
| understood hero that If these men appear Ii
the custody OF the sheriff they will be admitted
to new bail for their appearance at the session
commencing on the twenty-sixth instant
ASKING FOR A CONSULTATION OF SENTENCE
| BALTIMORE. April3.-Frank Brogden colored
convicted of the murder of Susan Lawrence
| colored, was to day sentenced to be hanged. BY
Judge Pinkney, of the City Criminal COURT. Ar
effort will be made with the Governor for com
| mutation of the sentence, and If that fails the
case will probably go to the Court OF Appeals
on error. that one of the Jurors WHO tried him
the Jury who convicted him. aud a nun ber o
prominent citizens. including the Archbishop
of Baltimore. have signed q petition to the
| Governor for Communication of sentence.