St. Landry democrat., 1881-09-17

the youn" daughter of Attorney General
White, OF Wheeling, died soon after from
her injuries, and several others We're not eN-
peced to recover.
THE residence of John A. Kimble,
in Salder canyon. near Stockton, Utah, was
| destroyed by fire, caused by the explosion
of coal -oil lamp. Mr.. kimble's five chill
dren, whose ages ranged from two months
| to three years. all persisted in the flames.
| The wife of Senator w. B. Allison,
of Iowa, who is patient at a Silver Lake
| On. " watercure establishment, during a
| fit Of temporary insanity, attempted to
drown herself. She was rescued.
MISCELLANEOUS.
WILLIAM F. MARTIN, a condemned
murderer, who escaped from the Lebanon
(Mo.) Jail in November last, through the
connivance of the Sheriff's niece, who ac-
companied him in his flight, has been re-
captured in Sullivan County, Tenn. and
taken back to his former quarters. His
companion, whom he claims to have subSe-
quently married, has stuck to him to the
last and returns with him 10 her old home.
While Ell route from St. Louis to Lebanon
Martin effected his escape by jumping from
the car window. 1t was believed he would
be recaptured.
GEORGE w. kNowLToN, with several
aliases, a noted gambler and confidence op-
orator. has been arrested at Chicago on
charge of numbering one David Rauck at
Fort Pierre, Dakota, in 1878. Knowlton
was confined in the Atchi>on Jail, from
which he escaped about year ago.
Hon. TRANQUILITA LUNA, New Mex
ico'S Delegate to Congress, arrived in Santa
Fee on the ID. from two weeks campaign
after hostile Indians. From him it is learned
that Nana's raid was more disastrous than
at first reported. Fifty-six miles from Ma
yajo Springs he found fifteen dead bodies on
the roadside. and aScertained that the In
dians had captured and taken with them
two Mexican women, one American girl and
five boys. Mr.. Luna, with thirtvtive men,
followed the band till his rstions gave out,
and protected settlements from their raid.
Tiffany, Indian Agent at San Carlos, reports
that Indian runners have come in from
White Mountains with rumors OF fighting
near Fort Apache. One Lieutenant and
the fight on Zebisque Creek.
THE National Free Thinkers Con-
vention assembled at Hornelsville, n. Y,
on the ID. Some 800 delegates were pres
ent.
DESTRUCTIVE forest fires are raging
in various parts of Ontario, and many farm
buildings, crops, etc, have been swept
away. the prolonged drought has rendered
every intlammable thing as dry as finder,
and there is no water with which to fight the
fire. Several people have persisted in the
flames.
GUITEAU was hanged in effigy at
Buffalo, n. Y, the other night, in the pres
ence of 8, 900 people.
IMMENSE damage has been done by
brush fires in Ontario, Canada. The villages
of Nigo and Elmsdale are destroyed. In the
Tpter Grove district twenty families
were burned out, and in the vicinity of New
Lowell many barns and other buildings were
burned. Prayers for rain have been offered
in all the churches.
THE total loss of life by the founder
ing of the Teuton at the Cape OF Good Hope
is placed at 236.
AvooB KHAN has issued a proclama-
ton saying that he had abandoned his in
tention Of fighting the Amer and was about
to fight the English. To this end he invited
all persons having weapons belonging to the
Government to consider them their own on
condition of their joining his standard i'm
mediately.
THE Nihilist organ VIII Of the People
has made its appearance in st. Petersburg.
A FIRE at Tuscola, Ill.,, on the 9Th,
destroyed the entire business portion OF the
city west of the Illinois Central Railroad
track. The entire loss by the contlagration
is variously estimated at from $4,000 to
100000: the insurance is probably one third
Of that amount. The railroad tracks were
so badly twisted by the heat as to delay the
passage of traius for several hours. During
the excitement caused by the fire gang of
about fifty tramps began pillaging. The
militia company was called out and, armed
with reyolvers and clubs, drove them from
the town.
THE census of India has been COM
pleted, and shows population of 252.-
100000.
A GENERAL court-martial has been
ordered to convene at Fort Davis, Texas,
Sept. 10, for the trial of Lieut.. Flipper,
charged with embezzlmg 81, 700 of Govern
ment funds.
MORE rioting has occurred in LINER
lex, Ireland. The police fired upon the
mob, but without fatal result. The soldiers
l.
crowd, who used stones and other missiles
freely.
The west-bound express train on the
Chicago & Alton Railroad was again robbed
by masked highwaymen, about o. clock on
the evening Of the It'll, at point midway
between Independence and Glendale, Mo-,
about fourteen miles east of Kansas City. and
within two miles OF the SPOT where the ceIa-