The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-08-06
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the room where they were sleeping.
SOLOMON MERRICK, James,H. White
and James Alexander Bartums the latter
colored, were killed outright; vines Coxs
colored, mortany scshed; Edward sheshan
badly, though NOT dahg srousH sealded, and
four other ndshfdl injured by ths ex.
plosion Of 9 ,pota6A engine on TIE fatm q
Edward sheehantk falbdtt County, Ma, on
the 9Th. 4:
LIGHTNING struck barn near De.
catur, Ala, where number OF people
sought refuge. Four were killed outright
and eight seriously injured.
SAMUEL Talv1As was hanged In Al
exandrla, Rapides Parish, La, on the sth'
for the murder of A. J. Hanna.
Mas. PhE7EBARD, of Asbury Park,
N. j., committed suicide the other day, it is
said n'consequence Of mental anxiety for
President Gartield's condition. ~ ~. f..
JOHN GOSHEN, . New Mexico dcsper-
ado, who boosted that he had murdered ten
men, was killed by the six-year-old son OF
one Hallowell, near Santa Fe, the other day.
Previously be had attacked Hallowell with.
out provocation, and been knocked down.
Later be called at Hallowell's house, found
the latter's son playing in the yard, and
asked for his father. "What is your name"'
incurred the boy. '"Goshen," was the re-.
ply. "I'll see if father is at home" said
the lad as he went into the house. When he
returned he brought shotgun, and Goshen
received a load of buckshot before he could
mount his horse. The boy had been in"
structed by, his father to shoot Goshen if he
made his appearance during his parents
absence. ~ '"''" wv 49,.
FOURTEEN heayily.laden cars and a
caboose broke from a train standing on the
main track north-of the Wisconsin Central
junction and dashed downthe grade at fifty
miles an hour, at Hudson, MIMI, the other
day; with the engine detached and in hot
pursuit. The freight cars got good start.
while the engine was switching the other
cars, and could not be overtaken. When
the cars reached Willow Greek bridge
they ratified over and collided with freight
train. The crash was terrific, wrecking the
! locomotives and adjacent cars, crushing the
engineer, Geo. F. Rider, out Of ,recogniza-
bic shape, The other trainmen saved their
lives by jumping. 10 liz a@s 4 % ~,
| POSTMASTER &. E. Carman, at Lyons,
Mich, accidentally shot and Killed his a.
year-old son the other night. The boy had
wandered out on the roof in a fit of somnam-
bulism and his father mistook him for abur.
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| The British bark Beatrice, Captain
Stewart, for Rouen, with oil, was struck by
lightning while off Reedy Island. The fluid
ran downthe mast into the hold and fred
the cargo. An explosion followed and the
main hatch was blown into the river, carry.
ing sailor with it, who was drowned. The
captain, steward, mate, and two sailors were
| injured by the flying timbers. The vessel
| burned to the waters edge. st II q ge .
| THOMAS HARPER, cowboy, was
hanged on the 9Th, at Tucson. Arizona, for
the murder Of John Talleday in last Sep.
tember.' His demeanor on the scaffold was
cool and jaunty. He made no confession,
I but left letter TO "Curly Bill,",' well.
known desperate, admonishing him to take
I warning from him and not to be too read,
I with his pistol, and to q stand heap from i
man before you kill him." 80. "ti
|oiA, TERRIBLE accident happened Or
the East St. Louis & Carondelet Railroad
I opposite Cahokia, on the 10th, about fvt
= miles south 81 East st. Louis, in which on
man and a boy were instantly killed and 81,
men more or less scalded or bruised, severa
| Of them badly and with broken limbs.
a A. sFoRT SMITH telegram says tina
, Daniel Downing, relative Of Excite
, Downing, was killed at Fourteen-Mil
3 Creek, Cherokee Nation, by Thomas Rattlin
|eonard. Downing was a school.teacher
!, and the murder originated from his resent
fing sharp criticism on his management o
his pupils. The wife Of Rattlmgonard wa
l,present when the, murder occurred, and eh
y deayored vainly to prevent it. -. ice
4, CHARLES COLEMAN, Sheriff of Pepil
i, County, and N! Coleman, Under Sheriff b
Dunn County, wis.,, were recently Shot AM
!. killed by two horse.thievcs and despera
!, does, brothers, named Williams, said "a. b
From Illinois. The murderers escaped. \
large reward il offered for their capture.
A DISPATCH from the. City of Mexico
;, says church roof fell in San Malta the othe
day, killing over fifty people, mostly won
! en-, some OF whom we're w6rshiping. TWEEN
tymen who we're working Oh the roof wer
Killed ard others fatally hurt, a,,..,/,,yj |
IDA DAYToN, aged -four, years, died i
:. Jersey City, n. j., on the 10th, from hydro
= | phobia. ri She was bitten by a dog, May 2!
!, and the wound was soon cauterized. = Th
! child suffered most agonizing torture ID
4 two days before her death. ''i.6 ~ SH""5a
e The body Of I. K. Pugh, Son, Of e.
i Senator Pugh, was found by scout for Ii
Mexican troops near Carrezal, Chihuahua
!. horribly mu,ilated. He was tortured
a death in . terrible manner, and after deaf
!, three shots were fired into his body. '.4
Il j., j. 6MAILEY,os farmer of Bus
! Creek Township, o. was telling 4 tree th
Fother day, when il caught in the branche
1 Of one adjoining and dHeTged from il
! course. Before he could get out Of The wa
one Of the branches caught him in the mid
1 die, cutting him In two. u, .tas ed .si,
Two men were killed and three othe,
). terribly nutilhted BY the explosion Of . DIR,
! ing cylinder mi Staten Island IN. r. J dyt
: Ing establishment oil the nth. ',''in ) ~,
1 HENRY Smith. the negro who .mu1
dered Lucy Webb, aged fourteen, near d.
Are. Ark, captured on the 11th, was take
ftrom the Jail by mob and hanged. III
Q body was cut down and thrown into Ii
n Eriver. 80 a.a d,t,.s : n.5rs.t' al u IL"
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