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20 save her daughters life. Stein had
previously taken poison, and died within a
short time after the preparation Of his hor-
rible crime. The murderer was a Polish
jew. A year ago he married Mrs. Goering,
widow with some property, at Cedar
Rapids, hut the couple had not lived happi-
ly together, and Mrs. Stein had sued for a
divorce, a decision in her favor having been
rendered on the day previous to the muir
der. Mrs. Hess Will probably recover.
THE steamer War Eagle, of the Up
per Mississippi line, bound down from st.
Paul with large list of passengers aud
freight, on the night OF the 4th came into
collision with the drawbridge at Keokuk
and was hopelessly disabled. As the boat
struck the bridge pier the latter
gave way, and then With terrific
crash, an entire span toppled over on the
stricken vessel, crushing large hole in her
side, through which the water poured in a
vast flood. The passengers were hastily
gathered together upon the hurricane deck,
and many climbed from the boat upon the
bridge. The boat soon oltcrward swung
clear from the bridge pier and floated down
stream with the current few hundred
yards, when she rounded to and was made
fast to the bank, and the passengers were
safely transferred to terra firma. First re-
ports regarding loss of life were contradic-
tory, but it was thought at least two or three
were drowned.
Miss ELLA JUDD, aged IS years, a
popular and handsome young lady, of Mon
roe, Wis, was fatally burned by the eXplo-
sion OF Kerosene lamp. Her clothing was
set on fire, and before assistance could reach
her she was actually roasted by the flames.
A DISPATCH from Kankakee, H.,
says: Ludwig Bnnke and Peter Kohner,
laborers in the employ of the Illinois Gem
trail Railroad bridge department, were car
ried over dam on flatbOat and drowped.
\ NEGRO named Bob Williams was
lynched in Greenville, s. c., the othernight,
for assaulting young white girl.
CHARLES HEBDEN, wealthy farmer
residing near Copac, st. Clair County, Mich,
made a will on the 4th and next morning
killed his three-year-o boy, cutting his
own throat soon after and dying in a few
moments. He had been considered insane
for some time.
THE schooner Della Hodgkins cap
sized in a squat off Nantucket, Mass. and
the crew took to boats and pulled all night
without any progress. After being in the
boat twenty-four hours without food and
proper clothing, the mate and four men died
from exhaustion and fright and were thrown
overheard.
UP to the 9TH the number of lives lost
by the War Eagle disaster at Keokuk was
still undetermined, but it was believed at
least four persons were drowned. The body
of c. f. Benning, of Douds, Iowa, was the
only one so far recovered and identified.
The loss to the bridge company will be fully
$50, 600; no insurance. The War Eagle
was valued at $40 900, with no marine in
surance. One-third of the cargo will be
saved.
In New York City on the 7th, tene-
ment-house fire involved the loss Of several
lives. The house was occupied by sixteen
families, and the flames, breaking out in the
basement, mounted rapidly to the roof
through the elevator shaft, cutting off es-
cape. .'|...f .'. s.'f'.
A SERIOUS accident occurred at the
Key City Planning mill, Dubuque, Iowa, by
the fall Of an elevator. Three boys were
badly hurt, one supposed to be fatally.
Two colored children were cremated
in burning building at Kansas City on the
9th.