The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-07-16

and unusually distressing nature. While
Mrs. Quintal and her son were firing at
target, with pistol, the son, young man
aged %, was shot through the heart by the
mother, inficting a wound which proved fatal
within three days. The mother is literally
crazed by grief. Harry Harmon, son Of
Capt. VIM. Harmon, of the river tug Salts
faction, while firing salute with pistol
shot his father through the breast, killing
him almost instantly.
DIR. REUBEN M. HILLS, one of the
oldest physicians Of Covington, Ind, CON-
mitted suicide by placing the muzzle of
loaded revolver in his mouth and then dis
charging it. The Doctor had been an invalid
for several years. He was sixty-two years
of age, bachelor, and had property worth
SD, 200.
THE British Government has sent
physicians to County Mayo, Ireland, to in
quire into the nature and extent Of the fam
inc fever there and in neighboring counties,
which is reported to be spreading alarm
ingly.
THE Russian journals state that there
is no truth in the recent stories about
Chinese victories over the Russian troops.
The following executions took place
on the 9th, all the victims being colored
men: George Price, at Cincinnati, for kill
ing Willie Black, his former employer; Alex
ander Howard, at Goldsboro, N. c., for kill
ing Robert Antry, an inoffensive
old white man; Henry Ryan, at
Augusta, Ga, for killing Mary Thomas,
also colored; and Daniel Washington,
at Charleston, S. c., for killing Allen Col
Inns.
GEORGE GAM, wealthy retired mer-
chant of Buffalo, arose the other morning,
took rope, a sawbuck and 4 block Of wood
into his orchard, placed the sawbuck under
a tree, adjusted the rope round his neck, tied
it to the tree, then kicked away the sawbuck
and hanged himself.
AT Danville, Va. on the night of
the Sth, Thomas d. DeJarnette shot
his sister Mollie five times, wounding her
fatally. The brother says he shot her in
order to wipe out the disgrace she had caused
the family. The affair took place in house
of bad repute, where the girl was an in
mate. She was II years of age; he only 20.
The wounded girl begged that her brother
be not arrested, as he had only done
what was right.
THE boiler of steam thresher ex-
ploded near Dunkirk, o., on the 9th. Rich
ard Rosack, Washington Pisle, George Pisle
Arnsy Harmon and VIM. Frederick were in
stantly killed; Rudy Thrush was fatally in
jured; Jesse Frederick and John Novelty
each had leg broken; and Mr.. Bowers was
slightly hurt. The boiler was a new one,
never before used, and the cause Of the eX-
plosion is unknown.
LOCOMOTIVE blew up in the yard
at Peru, Ind, on the 9Th, killing Bachelor,
the yardmaster, and seriously wounding
Charles Wilson, the engineer, Apologize,
fireman, and Jim Pierce, brakeman.
THE Hodges Bank, at Platteville. Wis,
was very cleverly swin'lled out Of 81 800 on
the 5th, by James Drew. professional bank
swindler, by means of forged draft and let
tiers of introduction. He got off safe with
his booty.
JACOB KUNTZ, who resided at Home
stead Station on the Northern Railroad, New
Jersey, went to the house of his son at Union
Hill, where his wife resided, and forbade
her going to a picnic. Upon her refusing
Jacob fatally shot her. He then went to the
barn and shot himself. Kuntz had several
times attempted to take his wife's life and
also that of his son, who protected her.
Kuntz and wife were both over sixty years
of age.
THREE young boys, named John
HAYES, Theodore Routt and Willie Sheldon,
while bathing in McCsnn's pond, short
distance from Gibson City, Ford County, ILL.,,
got into deep water, and not being able to
swim were drowned.
CENTRAL Iowa suffered from a tor
nado on the night of the It'll. At Buffalo,
Scott County, four houses and mill were
blown down and one man was killed. In
Des Moines County number of buildings
were likewise demolished.
The dwelling of man named Turn
rose, living near Franconia, Chisago Coun-
ty, Mimi, burned on the 7th, and his two
children, aged IL and 8 years, persisted in
the flames.
HUGH HANNA, a well known farmer
of Clinton County, Iowa, was fording a
swollen stream near Bryant, with his wife
and five children in the wagon. The horses
got beyond their depth, the wagon upset
and Hanna and his five children were
| drowned. Mrs. Hanna in some way sue
ceeded in reaching the shore.
DURING the Fourth of July celebra-
ton at Troy Mills, Iowa, desperate fight
| occurred between the citizens Of the town
and large party from an Irish settlement
on Buffalo Creek. Stones, clubs and other
missiles were freely used, and two or more
of the fighters were thought to be fatally in
injured. The town people claim to have
won the day.
PHELIM TooLE, a well known mem
Der of the st. Louis Fire Department, was
instantly killed on the 9Th by the explosion
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