The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-02-19
Western and Southern States.

AN explosion in linseed-oil mill at st. Paul,
Mimi, killed the superintendent and a laborer
and destroyed the building
A LOSS of 5000, 900 was incurred by the de-
struction by fire of the Southern Oil Works in
Memphis, Tenn.
Mrs. J. E. NICHOLS committed suicide at
Carthage, No.. by jumping into a well. Her
father and sister also met death at their own
hands some time ago.
The Illinois legislature has passed resolu-
ton of sympathy for Michael Davitt, the Irish
agitator, and denouncing the course of the
British parliament in rearresting him as I'M
just
A CLEVELAND Ohio dispatch reports fright
full disaster at the Robbins coal mines, situated
at the end of the New Lisbon railroad. As a
man named Smith was about to go into the
mine the superintendent cautioned him about
going into certain room as it contained fire.
damp. But as that was dry, while around the
track was filled with water, Smith disobeyed the
order and attempted to pass through the for
hidden room with lighted lamp in his hat.
Immediately terrific explosion occurred, in
which hole was blown through fifteen feet of
earth composing the roof, and carrying death
and destruction all around About twenty men
were at work at the mine, six of whom were
killed outright and number dangerously
wounded. 4 mule and train of eight cars were
shot out of the main entrance as if from cannon.
Another mule, drawing car in which man
was seated, was blown on top of the car, killing
the driver.
GREAT damage by floods has been caused in
sections of the West and South. In Indiana
many milldams and several iron bridges were
swept away causing a loss of about 5000 900 in
Ohio several bridges were also washed away,
while the damage done in the vicinity of New
Orleans is estimated at 500 900
NEAR Santa Fe, New Mexico, Julian Vigil,
Mexican, killed his wife and young daughter
by chopping them with an ak, and seriously
wounded his son, leaving him for dead Vigil
then hanged himself to rafter in the same
room. He was insane from over-indulgence in
liquor.
GREEN JACKSON, a negro, was hanged in
Marion, Crttenden county, Ark, for the murder
of another negro last spring.
ACCORDING to the estimates of the State agri-
cultural bureau the farm and live stock products
of Illinois in 1880 aggregated s236, 100000.
FRANK EVANS, who drove stage at Coshocton,
O., for year, voted at the presidential election
last year and did all that a beardless young man
might be expected to do, was arrested for theft
the other day, and was discovered to be
woman.
49, noc haan ;SaJ NV 4J,o
heaviest snow-storm on record. Reports from
St. Paul, Mimi, Milwaukee Wis, Omaha,
Neh, and other points state that the amount of
snow and the distractions to travel are
withou. precedent In many places the
snow-drifts were more than thirty feet
deep, railroad traffic was almost entirely sus-
pended, and it was feared much suffering would
follow from an exhausted supply of fuel In
Minnesota the snow was so deep that the tele-
graph poles were hidden, and families were
Obliged to live in one house and burn the
vacated buildings.
A CHICAGO dispatch says that big corner"
is forming in the provision market which will
dwarf even the great one Of last year. Within
. week there were purchased 25, 0O0, 600 pounds
of short ribs, a. 600 barrels of pork, and 10000
tiercea of lard
JoHs W. You've, son Of Brigham Young,
has bean arrested at Denver, Col, on the charss
Of biganry, having married a young Philadei
phia lady Of high social position some time ago
nndar pledge of never practicing polygamg,
and afteTward marrying Luella Cobb, a hand
some young girl Of Salt Lake City only sixteen
years old.