The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-07
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Lynohing Of Rayisher Neaf Amherst Court
House, Va. Fight Between the Lynch-
ers and Sheriff's Posse.

RICHMOND, Jan. 5-Information was re-
oeived here from Amherst court. house this
| evening OF the lynching OF negro named
Columbus Miles, near that place, on Satnr-
day The sheriff OF Amherst county had ar
rested the negro on the charge Of ontraglng Q
white lady OF the county. and was on his way
TO jail with the prisoner when he was over
taken by an armed body OF about forty citl-
zens, who took the negro away from the
sheriff and hanged him to q tree on the road
eide. Several shots were exchanged between
the officers posse and the lynchers before the
latter succeeded In getting the alleged raw
Usher.
JAIL DELIVERY AT COLUMBUS.
| ConuMBus, o.. Jan. 5.-The prisoners con-
fined In the Franklin county jail made braH k
for liberty at 3 o'clock this evening, just after
| the new sheriff had assumed charge Niue
escaped through the entrance door Jas.
| Hernall, alias Kerr Indicted for murder In
the first degree, and j. w. Dodge, indicted
Tor stabbing, are among tho missing.
| INDICTMENT OF A BANK FoRaER.
| NEW YORK, Jan. Cd. LLOYD Haight, to
whom the CitOcers' Bank attI ibute most or
| their difficulties. has been Indicted for for-
gerry. 1t is believed the forgeries amount to
| $1a0, 600.
| A MYSTERIOUS MURDER Ar sARDIs, MISS.
| MEMPHIS, Jan. 6-ht Eards, Miss. last
| Saturday night, John Harris deputy sheriff
| Of Pamela county, while seated in hia Office,
| waR Ehut ana nGELaiiV WDunHtaH ny III uH-
| known party. Scandal is said 10 be ut the
| bottom Of the affair.
| PROBABLE SUICIDE or A CLEVELAND MIL
LIaNAIRE
| CINCINNATI, Jan CA dispatch from Ceve-
| land aays Leonard Case, n very wealthy
| resident OF that city, died early this morning
under clrrum stances which give rSa TO d sliS-
| picon Of suicide. He was found lying on the
| floor. and near by was a saucer which con-
tained ehloroform. Case was bachelor,
| nearly GO years OF age, and was worth be-
tween S3 600 900 and S4 100000. lie was noted
| for his charitable gifts
THE VICTIMS OF rHE cELuULoID EXPLOSION.
NEWARK. N. j.. Jan-n5.-No more bodies
| have been recovered from the ruin. Of tho fire
at the celuloid works, and all of the men
| are accounted for. Bogart and Pierce, two OF
the burned men, are still alive at ST. Barne-
cat Hospital, but there Il no more hope nf
their recovery. Bloom, another victim, who
lies Mt st. Mlchaers, cannot recover, having
inhaled the fire.
PLANNING MILL BuENED.
NEW YoHR, Jan Ezra H. Doying's plan-
Ing mill at Nos. 19l and 1913 l. ist Seventy
sixth street, was destroyed by fire last night.
Loss, S35, 900.
A RAILROAD TRAIN PLuNaES THROUGH
BRIDGE.
WOODBRIDGE, N. j., Jan. 6.~The night
freight train due here Mt a. m. from Long
Branch broke through the railway river draw,
precipitating the engine and elk cars into the
river. The draw 10 complete wreck and ths
wires are down. The railroad people say all
the train hands are saved. All trains have
been abandoned from New York II the draw
cannot be readiusted the road will be re-
opened via Sandy Hook.
A FIRE IN OH WORKS - SEVERAL MEN
BURNED.
New York, Jan. ga fire broke out OF
O'Clock this morning In the oil works Of Lom-
49,. O.
Sixty-sixth street. The fire was caused by
the bursting OF an oil still, and the flames
spread with great rapidity. Two persons
were seriously burned and one may. 1t Is
thought, die from his injuries. James Reilly.
laborer, aged forty years, burned about the
hands. face and body, was taken to the Belle
vue Hospital suffering terrible agony. James
Egan, workman, was burned about the
body, but less seriously.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE m MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, Jan. Ga fire tonight at 10
O'clock burned buildings 1888. 1856, 3s7 and 3S9
Main street, occupied by Louis Lange. hoop
palace, and nj. Henochsturg, picture frame
The buildings, two story
bricks, were entirely destroyed, together with
the stocks. Nothing was saved.
$4,000 FIRE AT UNION SPRINGS, ALA.
COLUMBUS, Ca Jan. "a special tn the
Enquirer sun says: Four etores at Union
Springs, Ala, were burned last night. Two
Of them We're occupied by ]. III. Littelbsuer, |
and the others by J.. III. Hunter and j. w. |
Pruett. Loss about S2l, 900; insurance S13 600.
THREE PERSONS BURNED TO DEATH IN SAN I
FRANCISCO.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 6.-Mrs. Hoskins and I
two children were burned to death In two
story frame dwelling, on Union street, about
O'Clock this morning.
RAILROAD TRAIN THROWN FROM THE TRACK
IN KANSAS.
CINCINNATI, Jan. ga Kansas City dis
patch reports that late yesterday afternoon q
train was thrown from the track on the Kan
sas City, Fort Scott and Gulf Railroad at
shawnee, seven cars leaving the rails just op-
oostte the depot. The platform was wrecked
md damage done amounting to $4,000.
Meeting Of the ohio Legislature:
COLUMBUS, Jan. 5.-The Legislature met
his morning, and Gov Bishop,s message was