Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-28
Disastrous HBlaZeS

wounded.
Disastrous BlaxeS
The Union glass works at Halifax, n. s.. burned
on the Oath. Loss $685. 900.
\ fire at Bucharest, in Servia. rendered three
hundred families homeless.
At Chicago on the 23d, the South Side street
railway barn was destroyed by fire. Twenty
eight cars and q considerable amount of feed
and implements were consumed. All the horses,
317 III number, were led out. Loss estimated at
$4,000
The straw shop of the Hills Manufacturing
company and straw works of II. d. Fearing &
Co., at Amherst, Mass, burned on the 23d.
Loss 100000. The coal yards of A. ID. Hunt
and W. Morgan were also burned.
Maplewood high school building at Camp
Point, ILL.,. burned on the Dist. Loss $40, 900;
insurance 80. 500.
Flipper & Walkers foundry and mill at North
Danville, Va, was destroyed on the 22d. Loss
S44, 900; partially insured.
fire on the 22d destroyed large portion of
the northern end of the village of Bondhead
Ont. Ten families are homeless. Loss, $50
900.
The entire northern portion of the town of
Brook Haven, Long Island, was swept away by
forest fire on the 22d. Loss $50, 900.
At Forest City, Ark, on the 22d, q fire broke
out in the Planters hotel, and before it could be
subdued consumed that structure and thirteen
other houses. Loss 0,O00.
The Eagle Square company's sash and blind
factory at South Shaftsburg, Va, was destroyed
by fire on the 22d, causing loss Of S175,000;
insurance S25,00O.
At Richmond, Va. on the 22d CarIingto q
Co.'s tobacco factory was partially destroyed,
and large building used for storing hay totally
consumed. Loss heavy.
On the Dist, fire devastated tie city of Hull.
Canada. The fire ragged for nearly six hours,
burning between 700 and 80 houses and rem
dering over 1000 people homeless A woman
named Lantre Mantle and man named Onil-
lettn. lost their lives. Reports are current that
at least dozen more have persisted. The
dwellings DESTROYED were occupied in the main
by laborers. Estimated loss between two and
three millions.
A fire at Richmond, Me-. on the Dist, which
started in Hogan Bros shoe factory caused a
loss of 800, 900; insurance $50, 0O0 Two hum
dred people are thrown out of employment.
The Western File works, Beaver Falls, Pa,
burned on the 18th. Loss estimated at $780,
600; insurance 1915, 900.
At o'clock On the morning of the 10Th inst.
a fire at Galena, Kansas, destroyed eight build
ings including the st. James hotel and city hall.
Loss $4,000.
A fire which originated in State Senator
Mackey's hotel at KeyesviIle, Mo-, on the 10Th
inst, laid the town in ashes. over 10000 worth
of property being destroyed.
Recent Tragedies.
At Tere Haute, Ind, on the 18th, in quar-
rel, Albert Hoff shot jerry Dryer fatally.
Officer Dennis r. Lyon was shot dead by
Frank Aiken, returned Californian, while at
tempting his arrest in front of Fred Lund's sa-
loon, near the postoffice, at Adrian, Mich, on
the oath.
In the town of Ursa, ILL.,, while farm hand
On the premises of Harrison Washburne, was
engaged in hauling refuse from the barn on the
24th, he discovered, on loading, the bones of a
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made a search with spade and pitchfork, and
soon came upon the entire skeleton of man
still partly clothed. The man had been shot in
the back of the head, the bullet coming out of
bis forehead just over the right eye. The cloth
ing had nearly all decayed, but enough re-
manned to show that he wore brown jean pants
and near him was picked up q large round-han-
ded knife. The affair remains mystery.
Charles De Young was shot and killed at San
Francisco on the 23d, by I. NJ. Kalloch, son of
the gentleman whom De Young attempted to as
sasslnate some months ago.
Tbs dead body of Miss Jennie Reynolds, aged
%, sister of Councilman Reynolds, of Columbus
Ohio, was found in yard in a prominent part
Of the city on the morning of the 3d. There
were marks of violence about the throat, but
otherwise the body was uninjured. It's thought
that she was decoyed into the place by some
hend, who IN attempting to violate her person
killed his victim.
at Memphis, Tenn, on the 23d, Mike Keefer
was shot and killed by Clayton Payne. Cause,
jealousy concerning loose female.
William Lishan and wife, new settlers, four
miles from the Umatilla agency, near Walla
Walla, W. T., were found murdered in bed Oh
the Odd, with their heads chopped to pieces
with an axe Robbery not the object as all
their property remained undisturbed.
At Mayfield, KY, on the 20th w. w. Ezel.
of that place, shot and killed DR.. Dalton, of
Galloway county. Nine balls from Ezells shot
gun took effect in Daltons breast and neck The
trouble between the men grew out of an at
tempted elopement of Ezells sister-in-,aw with
Dalton a year ago, which Ezell prevented
Ezell claims that Dalton had repeatedly threat
ened to kill him, and that he acted in self-de
Tense.
At midnight on the 21st, at Chicago VIM.
Limberg. The murder was unproYoked.
On the 21st Jas: Jolly, brought back to At
lanta, Ga, from Mississippi on the charge of
numbering Miss Norris in De Kalb county three
years ago, took the officers to the spot where
she was buried. The body was found near the
surface. Jolly said his brother-in-law, Weaver
attempted rape on Miss Norris and in the at
tempt killed her, and threatened his life if he
did not help him bury the body. He now says
Weaver did not do it.
Between II and II o'clock on the night of the
Goth about 40 men visited the jail at Noberly.
Mo-, with drawn revolyers and forced the officers
on duty to admit them. They then seized
Henry Mitchell, Dick Yancy and Alfred Catean
three negroes, charged with numbering an
other negro named Geo. Matthews, short
time ago, took them to the railroad trestle