The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-02-13
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4 fIRE in the pepaw glass works, Ut New
Albany, Ind,, on tho 9th, destroyed tho pot
house, box factory, grinding house aud large
store house. Loss 1900 to S5o,0o0, nsur-
anoe Sl0,000.
AT South Charleston, o., on the 9th, John
Campbell, aged II, shot his sister inlda, aged
10, accidentally. lie Mas standing siN feet nom
her in in the kitchen, in the presence Of another
sister, when Ia playfally pointed the pistol At
her. demanding her money ~ her lille. She an-
the hall pierced her heart. The boy said he did
not know il was headed,
OS tho plantation OF Vim, stack, thirteen
miles from Colnsnhis, s. e., ON the 9Th, Negro
cabin burned, and two men, woman aud liz
children persisted in the flames.
4 FIRE in Chinese wash house ia san Fran
cisco, on the 5th, made sad havoc. Eleven
bodies were taken from the ruins during the
day, The tire originated from pipes in which
the Chinese we're smoking opium, and were too
stupiiied to escape,
Tux schooners Daniel Harding and Kate New
man eolided during the storm ON tho night Of
the Sd, at Tomo river, y, j.. the latter sinking
with all but Ont Of the crew. seven dead bodies
have been washed ashorc At Tumo river Three
bodies were washed ashore near New York, snl,-
passed 10 have belonged to the crew Ut hark
which foandercd of Long lhanch.
Tar county court house at Dallas, Texas, Was
burned On the 4th, with many valuable papers.
Loss about $4,000.
SrArLE's marble block at Biddeford, Me-. Vas
Quilted and an adjoining hrlck block badly dan,-
aged by FIRE on the 9Th, Loss $4,000; nsar-
anoe $4,000.
4 pisasrRors Gre occurred at Fort Collins.
Col, GU tho night of the Sd. resulting in the
destruction Of Welehs block, corner Of Noun
tain and College avenues. Mr., \, Hopkins and
Miss IIlte Irwin, who were sleeping In the
building, were burned to death. Eight other
persons who roomed there escaped. Loss ESQ.,
600; insurance $4,000
The steamer City Of Macon, from Savannah
for New York, reports the loss 81 about forty
bales of cotton and some other miscellaneous
freight, by tlre, soon after leaving port on the
8ist.
At Milwaukee, Wis.,, ON tho Sd, Mary Ertle,
servant girl, was burned 10 death In q Kitchen
through tho ignition Of her clothing while at
work near the stove.
THE Southport paper mill, West Springfield,
Mass, one Of the oldest mills in tho state.
burned an the Sd. Insurance $4,000.
A rERRIME storm ragged along the Atlantic
coast on the I'd. Piers aud hath houses at
Long Branch and Coney island were swept
away. Several vessels were driven ashore. Tho
NNltsuN vs. AuEuFt4itts eshttar ~ atAnutlC~
vile, n. j., shot himself when he saw his weasel
would be wrecked. The crew were saved with
dihiculty. VIM. Murphy, brakeman on the
Hudson River railroad, was blown from the
train and killed. Edward Neil, New York
newsboy, while passing through q train OF cars,
was blown from the platform and killed.
Tue Milwaukee, Wis.,, county hospital ON the
poor farm at wauwatosa, In that county, burned
early ON tho morning az the Sd. Two Of the
inmates persisted In the flames. Pecuniary loss
about sSa, 900; no insurance.
JoHS A. EnKRrs furniture factory at Phila-
delphia, was destroyed by fire on the I'd. Loss
s60, 900; no insurance.
Tue Keystone -four mill In the same city also
burned ON the I'd. Loss $4,000, insured "a
900.
At Middietowa, N. J.. Linda Young was
burned 10 death while lighting IRE In the high
school. Her mother, endeavoring 10 extinguiah
tho flames, was probably fatally burned. /.
Ar Easton, MasA, on the ist, Jno. ]. Gardi-
ueg and wife burned TO death, with their house.