The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-11-01

Bloomington & Western railroad occurred a.,
few days ago at Champaign, Illinois, ana
Fireman Carlton and Brakeman Phil Rhodes
were both badly scalded, the former Ia
tally.
An employee on the night shift of the
Marsden mines, near Galena, Illinois, was
fatally injured the other day by being
struck on the head by a descending tub which
fractured the skull and inflicted other and
frightful injuries in the face
Mr.. Hiram Patterson, one of the oldest
wholesale merchants of st. Joseph, Missou
ri, will retire from business at the head of
the firm of Patterson Noyes d Co., on the
LIST proximo. Having purchased an elegant
residence in Kansas City he will henceforth
make that place his home,
The little daughter of Samuel Tanning,
who lives in North Manchester, near Wa
bash, Indiana, was carrying in her arms an
infant, a few evenings ago, when she STUN
bled and fell, the baby falling into tub of
boiling water. The little innocent was so
badly scalded that it died in n few hours,
A furniture dealer in Danville, Illinois,
Saturday, cloped with Miss Palmer, a
highly respectable young lady Of that place.
They have been heard from in Denver and
elsewhere, The mans name is Campbell,
anhis wife has gone back to her father
Virous efforts are being made to appre-
bend them.
A special from Warren, Ohio, to the
Youngston Register says the body of Mrs
Renwing, of Braveville, in that state, was
found by fisherman in the Madonning
river at that point, II is supposed she COM
ing strangely and was troubled about the
welfare of a wandering son.
A few nights ago, at farm house. near
| DesMoines, Iowa, William Parker was put
| ting upa stove, when the pipe fell down on
lamp filed with patent safety fluid. The
lamp exploded, instantly enycloping two
little children sitting at Il table in flames,
and burning them horribly before their
clothing could be eXtinguished.
A day or two since jury in Dayisburg,
Michigan, found very prominent physi-
clan of that town guilty of the muir.
der of his wife. His wife died quite
suddenly and was buried suspiCiously
quick The body was afterwards concealed
but found after several months and traces
of poison were discovered, Intimacy with
another woman was supposed to be the
motive.
The weekly return of London paupcrism
shows that in the first week in October
there were S6,Sl7 paupcrs in the metropolis,
of whom 49,0S3 were indoor, and 81 1874 ont
door. This shows an increase of 2,37l, 4,7S3
and 1O050, as compared with the cores
ponding weeks of 1885, 1879 and 1878, re-
spectigely. The Migrants relieved on the
last DAY of the first week in October num-
bered ,075, of whom 1888 were men, 267 wo-
men and 20 children under lG,
Ieter Hcckert, an aged resident of Scott
township, near Fremont, Ohio, while Ia
taring under temporary insanity, a few
days since, wandered from his home. The
county church bell was rung and soon a
crowd gathered which went in search Of
him. After looking for him all night his
dead body was found the next morning ly-
ing between two logs. The hogs had torn
the flesh from his legs. 1t was supposed
that being so old and feeble he died Of
the cold.
An attempt was made Friday to rob
General Boulangcr, one of the French guests
of the nation, in his hotel in Philadelphia
H.: awoke and saw II man standing by his
table where he had lain gold watch and q
role of bank notes. Springng w and sei2
ing his sword he detained theNhici until
the arrival of the police. The criminal was
Immediately indicted and convicted that
day and sentenced TO three years in the
penitcntiary, He turncd out to be William
Wrasston, alias Buffalo Bill, notoriou.
character.
Mrs. Ada Roberts, who in 1879 shot an(
kllled lheoaore Webber, n prominent boo
and shoe merchant &c Chicago was ON Sat
urdy last, before Judge Rogers on IA writ o
{ habeas corpus, the object being TO sccur
her release from the Jefferson insane asy
lum, where she has been confined ever sine
her trial. She told the story of her life an
nlislortuncs in n clear and deeply interest
ing manner which impressed every one i
the court, Several physicians testified tina
they believed her perfectly sane. The cas-
was continued till tomorrow, when test
mony was expected to be introduced to tn
effect that Mrs. Roberts has not yet recoy
cred her sanity.