Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-02-12
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

the frontier.
The business portion of Plymouth,
Washington County, N. c., was burned on
the night OF the 3lst, caused by kerosene
explosion Thirty three buildings, includ-
ing the Court t-houSe and Episcopal ChHrch,
ami 100 bales of cotton were destroyed.
Losses foot up $127 200, with but small in
surance.
AT Decatur, ILL.,, on the 1st, John A.
Hornstein, aged 80. married to a girl only
10 years old, attempted to beat his wiie'S
brains out with an iron kettle and then
stabbed her several times in the throat
after which he committed suicide by shoot
ing himself twice through the head. 'The
ill-assored pair had never lived harmoni-
ously together, the husband being jealous OF
the wife, and for some time past they had
been separated. rre..ee
THREE men in jail at Albuquerque,
N. NJ, charged with the murder of Col.
Charles Potter, some months ago, were
hanged by mob on the night of the 31st.
They were Escatastico Pera, Miguel Barrera
and "Caifornia joe"
Mrs. STEHHEN b. LEWIS, of Helena,
Ark, was burned to death by the explosion
of glass kerosene lamp. Her husband was
badly burned while trying to extinguish the
flames.
EIGHT Cinnamon engaged in cutting
timber fourteen miles from Santa Cruz, CAL,
were buried alive by landslide.
A SPECIAL from Fort Davis, Tex, Sd,
saws: State troops, % strong, commanded
by Col. Bayler and Lieut. Nevill, surprised
and attacked strong band of Indians in the
Sierra Diable, killing six and capturing three
squaws. These are supposed to be the
Indians who last fall attacked the Graham
party and recently captured a stage and
killed the driver, as clothing belonging to
both parties was found in their camp.
The boiler in steam flouring-mill
at Kimmswick, Mo-, exploded on the Sd,
killing the two sons Of Mr.. Smith, owner OF
the mill, and another boy named Charles
Boxer. The mill was demolished and sur
rounding buildings injured.
Two men were killed and several 9TH
ers injured by the bursting of fly-wheel in
the Russian Mills, ut Niles, o.
THE three Maclains and Hare, who
murdered Constable Usher and settler
named James Kelly, in December, 1S79,were
hanged at New Westminster, B. c., on the
! 1st.
FRANCIS A. DURIvAGE, author and
poet, is dead: age, 81.
Ex-Gov. SCOTT, who shot and killed
Warren G. Drury, a drug clerk, at Napoleon
! o., last Christmas eve, has been found guilty
of murder in the second degree and released
on bail.
GEORGE SMITH and Catherine Miller
were hanged at Willamsport, Pa, on the
Sd, for the murder of the latter's husband.
MICHAEL DAvITT has been arrested
for violation of his ticket -of-leave.
THREE young men, said to be sons o.
wealthy Monroe County planters, wer,
lynched near Augusta, Ark, on the night O
the I'd, for having committed most afro
cious assault upon highly respected yount
lady Of that place.
Hon. FERNANDO WooD, Representa-
tive from New York, is at Hot Springs, Ark.
for the benefit of his health, which is great.
impaired. He is accompanied by his family
The ladies of St. Louis have organ
lied formidable movement to compel tn
closing of theaters and other places o
amusement on Sundays.
MARTIN DoNLEY and wife, living OF
Big Run, near Williamstown, Va, died re
Gently within few hours Of each other, il
great agony, with undsputed symptoms O
trichinOsis. They had eaten OF raw pork
few days before. A portion Of the meat wa
examined, and found to contain large mum
bers of the fatal worms.
RUSH BENNETT, mulatto, was hange
} at Eldorado, Ark, on the 4th, for the mur
der Of Col. A. C. Jameson, prominent law
yer and cotton planter Of Union County, /
March, 1879.
IT is reported that an entire family G
several persons were found frozen to deaf
in their cabin near Burns, Minnesota, on tn
line OF the Winona & st. Peters Branch {
the Chicago e. Northwestern Railroad.
A VERY palpable shock of earthquak
was experienced along the Hudson River
t New York, on the morning of the 4th.
Mrs. Cook, very aged lady, wa
1 fatally burned at Columbus, o., her clothin
having taken fire from the CRATE.
THE Alamosa coach from Del Mort
: to Alamosa, Colo, was robbed on the nigl
of the Sd by two men, five miles from D.
Norte. Four mail pouches and a treasul
: pouch were taken. The passengers wei
n not disturbed. The amount in the pouch,
h is unknown. .E. '...
{ A NEGRO horse thief was taken frol
n an officer by party Of masked men at CC
: lumbus, Texas, and riddled with bullets.
v THE people of Montgomery, Ala
k have subscribed nearly all the money require
e to build the Southern Railroad to the Flor
i da line, through rich cotton section.
It AT St. Louis, on the 9TH, Xavier Wi
: helm shot and killed his mistress, Agi
Margot, and then committed suicide. III
e parties were the keepers OF low "dive" {
y Poplar Street, near the Levee.
Is SMALLPOX has broken out in Il
Cook County (Ill.) Poor-house at Jefferso
twenty eight cases being reported.
:. CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.