The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-13

DETROIT, NIcH., January IA boiler IN
The Union FIGURING Mills OF this city eN.
! pIoded this morning with terrific force,
tearing out the side 81 the building com
pIeteIy, and 10 wrecking the structure that
| It will have TO be taken down TO the founda-
! ton. The engineer, d young nun named
! Whittier. the fireman, and The Oicr were
| instantly killed and buried under the dbs
bTis. a fourth man, Who was just outside.
was severely rjured in the head, but will
probably recover. Three horses standing
near we're also killed. These mill, now 8
part Of tho rev mammoth Glncosc-W 0rks,
commenced operations last week. Mr..
Sweet, the manager, was Just entering the
ensine-r0Om as The explosion took pace.
He was blown some distance, but escaped
without serious harm.
LOUISVILLE, KY, January IL "A social
from Chattanooga says report has Ieacteu
that city that james NJ Ray had been Killed
a few days ago IN Scott county. Rag was
district attorney for tae Third Tennessee
circuit. He was a helf- brother to Congress
man Il. e.. HOuk, Of The Second Tennessee
district. The exact cause OF the killiDc' bias
not vet come to light, one rumOr being that
Ray bad an alteration with man VINO IN
sulfoahis wife. and Buy atlempl ed tel tire. bus
before he could draw his weapon his a5sail
ant split his head open with an axe.
LATER-NO7 MURDERED.
KNOXVILLE. PsNy.. July l2.-1he ropOF,
that james VI. Ray. formerly di>'ncf aftoT'
ney, bad been EiArL In Scott eounty, Is
in correct. a gentleman here saw him on
sunday, ana the murder is said TO nave
occurred on SATURDAY last.
Reported Murder by MOOnshiners.
LOUISVILLE. Kr., January "a special
from Gaatin. Tenn. 10 the fourier siOMr-
nal says Captain Skcene, a weI-known aud
respectable citizen, who lives about eight
miles NORTH. while in his yard. attending to
domestic 0iiiIes was fired upon By patty
unknown aud fatally woun0sd. Seventeen
buck shot were taken from bis BODY. They
had literally torn his rigb' hand OF and en-
tered bis right side. itfiatlng CHASTITY
wound. He is expected 20 die al any mo-
ment. Z is thought the deed Was perpe.
traled by some MOOnshMcrs, whom, IL Is
said, Captain Skeenc had reported to the
authorities.
Burglary ana Eirc i'm iexas
GALVESTON. January l. -rhe following
speciil, have been received:
BGertg. J,nu1ry l@-Fhe safe OF j. ID.
| Kenner & Brother was blown open last
night ana robbed u about $1,000
ImH0S. January t0-A destructive IRE
j. reported from Weatberford us having oc-
CARED Ia>i night. 1t iBeinded the loss Of
| eleven bales OF cotton and a block OF fame
buildings. Total loss. $4,000; partially
insured.
KILLED with AN mbreila.
| NEW ORLEANS, Janulry 12.-Micbael
| MollOv, aged twenly-eight wears. has died
from he effects OF a wound inflicted on
January jih by Depuiy-Snerit Owen Roper,
who struck MOllOy IN The face "ilh ~ um-
hrella. The cOroncr'S inquest shows that
death resulted from cOmpOund fracture Of
the Orbital portions Of the frontal bone,
CAUSING compressor OF the brain. Roper
has been arrested. charged with rdcr.
Railroad Accident.
ST. Louis, January l2.-A~ the Wabash
express train. which left Chicago last night,
was pulling ont from The side-ilack at
Miicbe !. ILL.,, about twelve miles north Of
This city, between : and O'Clock this
morning. the rear pa>senger-cOach was I'M
tracked and a dozen or more passengers
were more or less seriously hurt, though
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