American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-17
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

A strange and most terrible affair oc-
Cured on the Sd at Lyons, Wayne County
n. Y. Miss NJ. Frances Hovey, young and
intelligent lady, while caressing her father,
Hiram Hovey, in an apparently affectionate
manner, suddenly placed the muzzle
of a pistol to the back of his head
and shot him dead almost instantly. She
then went to another room, and with the
same weapon blew out her own brains, her
aim being directed unerringly by the aid of
4 little hand-mirror which she held in
her left hand. Miss Hoyey had some time
previous been engaged to be married to Il
young man named Eugene Rains. Her
father opposed their marriage, but suisse
quently relented, and the day was fixed for
the wedding. Young Rains meanwhile
committed suicide in Louisiana, and this so
affected Miss Hovey that she became par
tial monomaniac, although she had never
previously exhibited any disposition TO harm
either herself or others.
Miss RoXana Brigham, a maiden lady
OF Marlboro, Mass, died OIL the Sd from ac-
tual starvation. For nine days she had
positively refused to partake of food on ac-
count of an Authorization that it would be
wicked for her to do so. She was about -
years Of age and had for many years been
employed in a millinery establishment in
Boston.
Eleven survivors of the wrecked
steamer Borussia were picked up by an Ital
ian bark and taken to Baltimore. They ,uf-
fered greatly from exposure in an open boat
before being rescued.
An explosion occurred in the works of
the Celuloid Manufacturing Company,
Newark, n. j., on the 9TH, by which VIM.
Fenter, Frederick Stiles, John Yates and
Spencer Atwood We're instantly killed and
Elmer Bogast and Frederic Pierre were fatal
ly injured. All were employees. The build
ing with its contents was entirely destroyed.
The explosion was caused by the accidental
ignition Of mass Of celluloid, which is Il
highly iEflammable material.
Turner Hall, on East Fourth Street,
New York, was partially burned at an early
hour on the morning of the 18th. William
Wrinkle, the proprietor, together with his
family and several employees, slept in the
upper part of the building, and the flames
spread so rapidly that all ordinary means of
egress were cut off. Henry Gehweiter,
aged %; Louis Schmidt, aged 80; Teresa
Erhard, aged -, and VIM. Geib, aged 10,
were burned to death. Wrinkle and his
wife were both badly burned, and three
others were injured by jumping from WIN
dows.
1t is reported that two young Ameri-
cans, George Green of Texas and Frank
Sentcr Of Boston, We're in maiI-coach, near
Guarajanto, Mexico, when it was attacked
by a band of 30 robbers. With Winchester
rifles these young men fought the whole
band, killed five and wounded several, COM
polling the others to retreat. Green was
slightly wounded.
Columbus Miles, a negro, was
hanged by a mob at Amherst Court house.
Va, on the night of the 9TH, for commit
ting an indecent assault upon white lady.
The buildings 2S3-3S9 Main Street.
Memphis, We're burned on the night of the
9Th. Pete Mete, a fireman, was killed by
falling walls and several others were injured.
Mrs. Daniel Haskins and her three
Annie, aged 10; Eddy, aged 4 and
an infant, were burned to death in their
residence on Union Street, san Francisco, on
the morning Of the 9Th.
The Atlantic and Great Western Rail
road has been sold under foreclosure pro-
ceedings. 1t was bought in by the English
for 5000, 900.
Mrs. Kate Anderson, aged %, was fa-
tally BURNED by a coal-oil explosion in Chi
cago on the evening OF the 9Th. She under
took to hurry up the fire for supper 10y pour
ing oil upon it from can. She lived only
about three hours afterward.
1t now turns out that the suspension
q the tiroeers' Bank o. New Yorl. City was
osased primarily ~ ne discovery that Is