The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-06-03
RIVER DISASTER.

oi. LOUIS, may 3I.-Ine aleamef d0ldeu
Eagle. of the Keokuk Northern Packet com
PAW. burned to the water's edge, at Martins
Landing, about thirty miles below Alton, at 2
o'clock this morning. @. L. Penn, a cigar boy,
OF Quincy, stock dealer, named Grierly, OF
Bowles' Landing, and q man. name unknown,
who lived sixteen miles above Keokuk, are
miasing. supposed to be lost. Boat total loss.
The cause of the fire was an explosion of kero.
seno lamp ON tho boiler deck of tho stem
OF the boat. An alarm Was Immediately
given to Capt. Atbury, who was on tho hurri-
cane deck, aud the vessel WAS then run ashore
some sixty in number, who had been aroused
by the clerks and watchmen, were safely
landed, except those mentioned above. When
the boat touched the shore she swung round,
and strong, south wind
SWEPT THE FLAMES FROM STERN TO BOW
with incredible swiftncss. and in ton minutes
the entire upper works were gone. There was
great excitement among the passengers, but
owing to the splendid discipline of the crew,
and the cool and steady conduct OF Capt.
Atbury and his officers, all we're safely landed
The books and papers of the boat were de-
stroyed, and q list of passengers can't be given,
but it is thought none were lost other than the
three named. The passengers lost nearly ell
their effects, and many of them when they ar-
rived here on the steamer Josie this morning,
especially the ladies, were still in their night
clothes.
LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
The boa: was valued at about $50, 900. in
sured as follows: United Firemen's $2,5O0;
North German $500; Transatlantic $l,100;
Commercial, New York, $4,000; Manufac-
turers', New York, 1850; Ly:oming, Penn
sylvapia, 1,50O; Mercantile, Ohio $1,000;
Home, New Orleans, $2,5O0; Peoples, New
Orleans, $2,50O; Now Orleans Insurance COM
pany $2.500: Lscaisse Generate S2,50O; Mer.
chants and Mechanics, Virginia, $l,500; Fan
euil Hall $1,000; Standard, New Jersey. 81 900;
Newark City, New jersey, $1,000; Security
company 81, l,OOO; franklin, Louisville. $1,000
FIRE AT GRANITE FALLS.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.1
GRANITE FALLS, Minn., May 3l.-A large por-
ton of the business part Of this place was de-
stroyed by fire last night. Stoppe l. Son, loss
5000; insurance $2,QO0. L. d. Kramer, loss
81 500; insurance 81, 600. ]. A. Willard & Co.
G. E. Shannon. loss $500; no insurance. J..
schan, $500; insurance $400. NJ. Gould, loss
$500; fully injured. The fire started about
midnight in vacant building about the center
OF the block, and spread rapidly to the adjoin-
ing buildings. Fire supposed to be the work
~ al AuCcuuAaEy. TOrtuu8lc1y tnefc was hut
little wind at the time, or the whole town
would have been destroyed.
SUSPECTED OF MURDER,
CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 3l.-Burlingame who
reported the Ute depreda:ions in North Park.
says the murder Of Carr and Daw, his partners,
by redskins, has disappeared, and he is sus.
pected of the murder and starting the story to
conceal the crime. Prospectors fail to find
nf q n IN Dor1r
vicinity.
BALTIMORE RIOT.
BALTIMORE, May sl.-This afternoon, while
the colored post G. A. R. was going to Laurel
cemetery to decorate tho graves of their dead,
some Of the negroes following went into beer
saloon near the cemetery and called for beer,
for which they refused to pay. The proprietor
OF the place made an effort to eject them, when
they raided the house. The police interposed
to prevent further disturbance, when thev
were assaulted with stones. They drew their
pistols and fired on the crowd, killing one man,
Charles Mosell, and wounding several rersone,
among whom was . woman. This quelled the
riot.
WIDOWS MURDERED.
AVON, Conn.,, May 91.-Maria Arvo.:t and
Emily Chelsey. widows, were murdered last
night.
Inc women were last seen alive Sunday.
This morning neighbor entering the kitchen
found Mrs. Chidsey lying on the kitchen floor
weltering in blood, she having been killed by q
blow on the head with an axe. Mrs. Ayent was
found in the attic on bed, bible and epec-
tacles by her side and CHASTITY wound on her
forehead inflicted by .tailor's goose which was
lying on the chest close by. piece of carpet
had been thrown over the bod yof Mrs. Child
sey and paper over the face Of Mrs. Avent.
The murderer probably approached the house
from the woods in the rear. Tho motive of
the crime was not plun6er, AZ the silver in tho
kitchen was not disturbed and the bureau and
trunks not molested. There is possibility of
. motive from the object of some party inter-
ested in the destruction of the will of the old
ladies'. They were in good circumstances and
had quite large amount of money in the
savings bank. Mrs. Avent formerly lived in
Forest, but on the death of her husband re-
turned to the old homestead,