The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-08-26

and the probability q that some o. the vic-
Tins o. The explosion. who were merely
stunned, were literally roasted 70 death.
The names 81 the NIX killed are: Christian
Diehl, the los>ee q The farm; Joshua Nor
gan. Charles Stewart, Fred Barthclcbor, Al
frcd Arnold and Nathan Brown, the lat two
Linderman. Tho engineer; Henry Diehl, son
Of the lessee; Grant Hart and George Storm.
the latter colored. The two former have
since died. The Coroner's Jury returned
verdict that the explosion was caused By the
csreIe<-nc<s q the engineer.
PARKER, guide In tho Adirondack
region. New York. committed heinous as-
<ault upon the wife Of New York merchant
whom he was conveying 70 the camp Of some
friends. The villain ned and was pursued
and finally overtakcn, but refusing to SUR
render, was shot and probably fatally
wounded.
AT Benton, Howard County, NO., .
deadly conflict took place between one Lang
ford and his wife on one side and jackson on
the other. Langford attempted 20 chastise
jackson for an alleged insult TO his wife.
jackson drew knife and was getting the
better Of his assaIlant, when Mrs. Langford
intcrposed with revolver and shot Jackson
through the breast Both men were thought
70 be mortally wounded. Mrs. Langford re-
ceived few slight cuts.
The Atlantic FIGURING Mills at St.
Louis we're entirely destroyed BY fire caused
BY alightning stroke, on the night Of the 18th.
The flames burst forth 90 quickly following
the stroke. and spread 80 rapidly, that the
men at work on the upper floors, dozen
or 80 In number. were completely hemmcd
in and were compelled 20 jump from the
Windows. All were severely burned and
otherwise injured. and two OF the unfortu-
mates died during the night. II was feared
that several perished in the
fIames The mills were the largest In ST.
Louis, having capacity Of Loo barrels
day. They were owned BY the Atlantic
Milling Company, George Balm, President,
and the total value Of buildings, machinery
and stock was estimated a. about 100000.
Insurance from SO. 900 70 <1oo,ooo- The mills
have been three times destroyed BY fire.
Considerable surrounding property was
burned, the most important being the Flu
ture City OH Works, valued Il 81. 700.
BENJAMIN BIRD, colored, was hanged
az Jacksonville, Fla, on the 18th, for the
murder Of Policeman Nelson, also colored,
during riot In June, 1850.
AT visalia, Cal, Miss Maggie Blaine,
aged 10. was fatally burned while kindling
the fire with kerosene.
The Governor Of South Carolina Of
fers reward Or 800 for the arrest 81 the
murderer Of Deputy US. Collector Brayton.
An express train on the Grand Trunk
Railway was thrown from the track near
Prescott. Ont, on the 18th, caused BY the
locomotive striking cow The locomotive
and tender and express-car were overturned
and completely demolished, and fourpassen-
ger coaches were deraiIed. The engineer
stuck to his locomotive and met most hor-
rible death. The fireman was pitched on by
the concussion and badly injured Two ex-
press messengers and bnggagemaster were
buried beneath the debris Of their car and
rescued in an almost dying condition. Nine
| passengers were injured, elk Of them seri-
ousIy.
THOMAS "A. CRAxDALL, prominent
| Colorado stock dealer, fell from the top OF
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