Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-01-15
Personal AND GENERAL.


corpses was picked up by a Government |
steam-launch between Beaufort and Port |
Royal, S. c., on the Sd. 1t was ascertained |
that the boats crew had been drinking heav-
lily on the previous night, while on their trip
from 81. Helena to Port Royal 1t is sup
posed that while under. the influence OF
liquor they fell asleep, drifted out, and froze
to death from exposure.
Mrs. HARMAN, living near Midway,
KY, was fatally burned by her clothing TAX
ing fire.
GENERAL joan T. MILLER has been
nominated by the Republican caucus of the
California Legislature to succeed Booth as
United States Senator.
GovERNoR.ELEcT PORTER, of Indi-
ana, was married on the 9TH, in New York
City, to Miss COrnelia Stone, daughter of
wealthy farmer Of Western New York. The
bridegroom was widower, and has a son
and daughter both nearly grown.
Hon. OTTo DRESSED, q leading and
wealthy German lawyer of Columbus, o.,
committed suicide on the 5th, by shooting
himself Mr.. Dressed left Germany during
the troubles Of 1S4S, and has for many years
been leading Democratic politician, and
has served the district as q member OF the
Legislature 1t is rumored that recent
financial reverses induced him to commit
the deed.
AS the result of saloon quarrel at
Cambridge, Tex, on the 4th, James Curtis,
a weIl-known cattle man., was shot dead by
Van Rice, and the latter was badly wounded
by Curtis. Rice was arrested and taken to
DOCTORS office, and while undergoing treat
ment some person fired through the window,
the ball entering Rice'S breast, infcting a
fatal wound.
AT Coalville, Bourbon County, Kans.,
on the 4th, ayoung lady named Davis was
burned to death by her clothing taking
fire from an open CRATE, and her mother
was fatally burned while trying to extin-
guish the flames, dying within twenty y-four
hours.
A SINGULAR double suicide is report
ed from Coffeyville, kans., the victims be-
ing Miss Henrietta Bailey, aged IS, daugh-
ter of a prominent citizen, and Charles
Dilley, aged "a. The young couple were
atlianced lovers, and their wedding day was
originally set for Christmas, but for some
reason not stated was postponed until New
Years Day. On the day before the date
last named the young lady died suddenly,
and, as was afterward developed, by strych-
nine poisoning. Two days later young Dilley
died in the same manner. No cause is as
signed for these suicides, as there was never
known to have been any trouble between the
parties and no objections to the wedding by
the parents
AT Newark, N. j., on the 9th, Mrs.
Meirhoffer and her paramount, Frank Lam
mems, were hanged from the same scaffold,
their crime being the murder of Mrs. Meir-
hoffer's husband in October, 1879; and at
Philadelphia, on the same day, Daniel F.
Sullivan and Patrick Hayes were hanged,
the former for the murder of his wife, and
the latter for killing a woman with whom hc
had lived, but who had separated from him
at the time of the murder.
A BOILER in the puddle.milf of the
Allentown Pa.) Rollng-mill exploded on
the 9th, damaging the mill to the extent ot
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. AS, and fatally wounding Hugh Gallagher,
aged 49,; Hugh Harrington, aged 19; Patrick
McGee, aged 16; James Rority, aged is, ant
D Charles McClosky, aged IS; besides badly
2 injuring five others.
: WILLIAM II. BLACKBURN, a CONNER
: cial traveller, going on foot from
5 Dumas to Blackburn Station, La
e distance of three miles, wal
overtaken by two tramps, who demand
ed his money or his life. Blackburn pulled
his revolver and shot one OF the would-b,
robbers through the head, killing him in
D stantly. His companion turned and ran, bu
J, was brought down by second bullet from
Blackburn's revolver, which hit him in tn
leg. He gave his name as Peter Brizendine
e and Louisville as his home, but the name o
u his dead comrade is unknown.
+ EPEs SARGENT, well known as jour
= nalist and textbook author, is dead.
' EUGENE HALE has received the Re
publican nomination for United States Seaa
4 tor from Maine.
THE Missouri Democratic Legislative
t caucus renominated United States Senate
D Cockrel.
r CoNGER has carried off the Senatorial
: prize in Michigan.
: The Strafford County Poor-house, a
e Dover, n. H., burned at an early hour O.
n the morning of the 7th. There were 169 in
e mates, thirteen of whom perishcd in tn
9 flames. Their names are: Frank Jones, As
u Hall, Peter Sargent, Burnham Note, jeff
Holland, Thos. McDermott, Ivory Hans
: bott, Martha Jewell, Lizzie Wilson, Car
q Scates.
q A TERRIBLE boiler explosion occurre
: on the morning of the 7th in Dalbach
= Sons smelling works, Newark, n. j. Thre
n buildings were entirely destroyed. job
,. Matz, engineer, George O'Gorman, j. W
I. Schlee and John Queen were instantly killed
p, and two others were badly injured. A
q Were employees.
N Four men were probably fatal
lie burned by an explosion of varnish in Ne'
he York brewery, on the 9th.
n. ARTHUR MURPHY was hanged {
u Pendleton, Ore, on the 9Th, for the murdC
- Of +. d. French, in June last.
~ ABOUT one-quarter of the bushes
% portion of Lockhart, Tex, was burned c
= the jth.
rv DR.. Z. M. WRIGHT, Republican cal
didate for Governor of Tennessee in 1878, an
al formerly a member of the State Board
,d Health and Inspector of the National Boal
h. of Health, died at Chattanooga, on the 6.
In of pneumonia.
IA The funeral of Blanqui, the dead Con