Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-02
VERY LATEST NEWS
A Record of Important Events
Domestic and Foreign.
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

others.
A piRE at Galveston, Texas, Dec 2Sth,
destroyed the entire west side Of The
public square and the block north Of the
square. The loss is estimated at $4,000.
GEO. LYNN, of Potaskala, Ohio, who
was personating Santa Claus at a Christ
mas festival in the Methodist church,
was probably fatally burned by his cos
tune taking fire
IT was reported in London Dec. 20th
that the steamer Arragon, which sailed
| from New York Nov. goth, for Bristol
had fonndered in the Atlantic with all
on board
The Wadcna hotel at Fargo, Dakota,
burned Dec gath. The guests and board.
ers ESCAPED in their night-cl Othcs, los
ing their baggage. Six hundred dollars
Ia greenbacks WAS burned. Loss on
building $4,000.
YANKToN, Dakota, was shaken by nm
earthquake al halfpast twelve on the
night Of Dec. 20lh. The shock lasted
about minute and was accompanied by
internal rumblings. Hundreds Of sleep.
Ing people were awakened by the shock,
which wns lively while 1t lasted. Fort
Sully reports similar visitation.
A MAEDAU, Dakota, special to the
Pioneer. Press of Dec. GOTH says three
men, John Gallagher, Geo. Hall and
John Monaghan, were found frozen TO
death IN Green River county, at that
point where the construction Of the
| Northern Pacific is going on. The men
lived in Minneapolis
| DuRiNG heavy gale on the night Of
/ Il.. NJ Hmm ~ "a ~ tTH
across the Firth of Fay, on the eastern
coast of Scotland, fell while the Ellen.
burgh and Dundee passenger train was
crossing, prccipilating the whole train
| into the sen. The terrible gale prevent
cd immediate assistance being rendered,
and the loss of life was consequently
very great, being estimated rs high as
300.
The freight train on The Burlington
and Southwestern railway going north,
from Bloomfield, law thrown from the
track Christmas morning two and half
miles west oi West Grove, and II brake.
man named Gillette fatally injured. The
conductor of the train was severely hurt,
and one passenger was slightly bruised
about the head. The train went through
u bridge fifteen feet high, wrcckng the
cnboose and five cars. Travel on the
line was impcded for over seven hours.
A SPRINGFIELD, H., dispatch Of Dee
goth snys William II. owen, aged about
40 ycnrs, died very suddenly Inst night.
Some of the circumstances indicate sui.
eide but an Investigation will be held
which will decide the fact. lie was
porter mt the state department. of ngrcul
lure for some time before November,
when he was displaced; since when he
had made several attempts 10 earn n iv
lug, but hnd inilcd He leaves Il widow
and six children entirely unnroyldcd for
A DISTRESSING casualty occurred In
Chicago, Dec. eth, the more distressing
because IL was the result OF II joke. Mr.
NJ, H. Gould, II business man of promi
hence, and Gen. Waite, by why of Jest,
led colored janitor to think there were
burglars in the latter gcnilemnn's room,
The janilor tried 10 get into the room but
wus not able 10, aud threatened To shoot
IL the supposed burglars did not come
out Mr.. Gould was holding the door
aud laughing over the excitement of the
auilor, when the later executed his
threat, firing through the door and in
stanlly killing Mr. could.
TIM night train on The Chicago 4 AL.
ton railroad going south was thrown
from the track near Bcrdan, Ill.,, sixty
miles north of ST. Louis, on the morning
Of Dec. 26lh, by broken rail- The
whole train, with the exception Of the
engine was badly wrecked, two OF the
coaches being burned. The porter of the
sleeping car, Geo. Paine, and Col, J.. l.,
Bond, of Auburn, H., were killed, tho
latter burning in one of the coaches.
Several passengers were badly hurt, aud
all the injured were taken 10 jackson.
Vile aud placed In the hospital. II wns
thought that all the Injured would sur.
vive.
A FInf started in the large paper
house of Rice, Kendall N Co, on Federal
street, Boston, about midnight, Dec 2Sth
and ragged for several hours, involving u
probable loss OF from I rec 10 five MT
lion dollars. The more prominent firms
VIII CHI suffered total loss were Rice,
Kendall y Co.. paper lloughton 4 Os.
goods great publishing house, and the
Union Express company. The North
National Bank, in lloughton II Osgood's
building, suffered the fate of the doomed
blocks, and many of the smaller firms
located III the same block on Federal
and neyonshire streets, received heavy
damage. $ u Warren, paper manuiac
turcrs, w II. Brown n Co, printers;
New York and Boston Dispatch Go.
Earl 4 lrcws, Providence Express, In
addition 70 hose already mentioned, arc
heavy losers. The stock in Rice, Ken
dali n Co.'S establishment was valued nj
nearly 100000, AMI the building nj
| $;2 600 The insurance Is very heavy,
and will. II is thought cover the entire
loss. Several explosions occurred dur.
| ing the fire At the North Bank building,
and SOME tircmen were injured.
CRIME
Two men, sam. Woodruff and Joe.