Morris tribune., 1881-02-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
RECORD OF CRIME.

Xavier Wilhelm, keeper of saloon on Pop
lar street, St Louis, in fit of jealousy, killed
his mistress in the rear of his saloon and then
shot himself.
The notorious Red Leary, one of the alleged
Northampton bank robbers. who made his es-
cape from Ludlow street Jail, New York, up
wards OF year ago, was arrested and taken to
the Grand Central depot, en- route North
ampton. ....... ......
private letter from South Carolina brings
word that q. M. Mackay, who, az republican
candidate in the Charleston district, is contest
ing the seat of the democrat in collecting testi-
mony through the countless has been shot at
three times while engaged in his work
An examination was held before justice of
Miss J. r. johnson of % and "a Bleecker
street, New York, charged with the abduction
of Swedish girls from Castle garden, for i'm
moral purposes. The Justice decided that he
had no jurisdiction, and adviset. the prisoner to
be taken before the United States commissioner
Miss Johnson was taken before the commits
sioner, where she was held in SO, 500 bail for
examination.
Dallas Tex Special: A locomotive and four
freight cars were derailed on Wilson's creek
bridge, Houston & Texas Central railway, pre-
cipitated into the creek sixteen feet below, and
smashed to pieces. One brakeman was insanity
killed, the fireman badly injured, and Engineer
Langdon fatally injured. Some one had re-
moved the fastenings from the rails on the
bridge for the purpose, it is believed, of wreck
ing and robbing the south bound passenger
train, due at the bridge at a. M, and the ar
rival of the freight train no doubt averted the
most terrible catastrophe ever known in Texas
Thomas B. Swan, member of the Maine leg
slature from the town of Minot, is charged with
swindling the public, and has fled. He has
been soliciting business by circulars for the
Eastern Manufacturing company, Mechanic
Falls Jewelry Manufacturing company, Reeker,
Mor of,
pany. He advertised corn shelters 81. so, sim
ply piece of stoveplpe iron three inches long,
also moving machine and knife sharpener for
20. which is piece of wood shaped like file,
dipped in shillac and sand and costing cents
The jewelry swindle was equally bold. Swan
was the sole representative of all the companies,
and took out all letters addressed to them
ACCIDENTS AND OTHER CASUALTIES.
Several business places at Genoa, Iowa, were
burned Monday morning, causing a loss of
about 500, 900. Small insurance
The Ripon, Wis. high school building was
burned on Monday, entailing a loss of $1O,-
600 However, the fire was benefit, as it
will put an end to the bitter school war in that
city
The extensive wholesale house of the Gree
ley-Burham Grocery company, of st. Louis, the
large candy factory of O.. H. Prentham & Co.
and the paint and oil store of Leon Brucher,
were burned last Saturday night The stock of
Greeley, Durham & Co. was valued at $780,
building is estimated at $50, 900; insured for
$4O,OuO Sale & Co. estimate their loss at
$50, 900; insured for $4,000. Long & Hall
had about 81 5, 900 worth of coffee
A party of citizens from Bedford, Pa, went
into the woods to see well torpedoed Forty
quarts of Glycerine were put into barrel to
thaw, the steam being on. The pressure of the
hna hnn tl,ot
carrying ruin and havoc in it's track. The en-
gine house was blown to atoms, and the engi-
neer, Andrew Lasher torn to pieces J. o.
Cushing, one of the spectators was killed by a
flying piece of timber. F. M. Blystone, the
contractor, John Franklin and Peter Sweeny
we're seriously injured by flying fragments
Six men who were standing in the derrick were
killed outright. Lasher has wife and family
in Venango. Gushing was postmaster at Kin
zua, and leaves large family.