Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-16
Personal AND GENERAL.

-" "NNi"Ouu ou Iue heuIuCky CenUral
Railroad, twelve miles south of Covington
on the 4th, caused the deaths Of seven
persons and the injury of twelve Others
The names Of the killed are John Pye,
Michael Dixon, William Callapy, VIII
liam Weichoug, John Cotter, and two
boys, names unknown, stealing ride.
rye was fireman, the Others were passen-
gers. All were residents of Covington. The
accident was caused through negligence OF
the conductor of the cypress train, who
failed to obey orders to side track his train
in order to let an excursion train 90 by.
Both locomotives were demolished.
The official report regarding the acci-
dent on the MoIilos RAILROAD. Mnvioo. r4otos.
tnat ninety-fve soldiers, thirty-ive women,
five children and fifty other passengers were
killed; ninety eight soldiers, twelve women
and two passengers were wounded; forty.
nine persons escaped and about forty are
missing. The Government has commission
ed seven engineers to examine the fallen
bridge and condition of the railroad.
THE Chicago, St. Louis & New Or
leans Railroad have made all arrangements
to change the gauge of that road, on July 2S,
from five feet to the standard gauge Of four
feet eight and one-half inches. This is to
obviate change OF trucks at Cairo which
has been the source of great delay.
A FIRE at Rolla, Mo-, on the morning
of the 4th, destroyed the Post Office, Bank,
Crandall House, Public School building,
Hoyt's grocery, Lang's liquor store, Paul
sel's dry-goods store, three saloons, two
boarding houses and four dwelling houses.
AN insane man, named Daniel McNa-
mara, has been arrested in Washington who
says his mission is to kill Blaine. He said
some time ago n set Of spiritualisic mediums
formed plot to shoot Gen. Grant, and he
had been selected to do the shooting. This
was abandoned, however, as Grant prom
ised to stand by them in scheme they had
formed.
AT Helena, Mason County, Ky, Ben
Higgins in a fit of jealousy shot his wife
through the back Of the head, the ball COM
ing out at her mouth. Supposing her dead,
he placed the pistol to his own breast and
sent two balls through his body, one above
and the other just below, the heart. There
is n bare possibility of Mrs. Higgins recov-
cry,
THE vast comet in the northern heav-
ems which has been seen by everybody has
naturally attracted much attention, and there
have been many speculations as to who will
receive the 800 prize which Mr.. II. II. War
ner, the well-known proprietor of the cele-
brated Safe Kidney and Liver Cure, and
founder OF Warner Observatory, Rochester,
n. y, has made. Whoever receives the
rsvord ona thing is certain. the cause of
science has received great impetus by rea-
son OF this immense comet, and the interest
which has been taken in it.
JAMES HIRBE, a boiler-maker of Erie,
Pa, was the victim Of a remarkable accident
the other day. While inside of n boiler it be-
came filled with gas. He had just reached
the manhole when the gas exploded and
shot him out like cannon ball. He struck
the ceiling, thirty feet high, and fell to the
ground lacerated and bleeding mass.
AT Pickney's Landing, Ark, on the
h, A. j. McRae, a Justice of the Peace,
was shot and killed by Bill Sims, negro,
whom he had just sentenced to Jail for hog
stealing. After the shooting Sims made his
escape.
Miss SALLIE WATSON, aged 16, the
beautiful daughter Of J. X. Watson, q
wealthy citizen of Drew County, Ark, was
lately missed from her home near Monti.
cello, and after brief search her dead ant
mutilated body was found in an adjacent
woods. Howell Edmunds, brother. .in-lav
Of the deceased, who has heretofore borne
good name, was arrested on the charge O
committing the murder, and so strong wer,
the proofs against him that he narrowly es
capped lynchng.
II. PRICE MCGRATH, the noted Ken
tucky turiman, died at Long Branch on the
9th, in his 6Sth year.
ISAIAH NOBLE, a farmer living nea
New Holland, o., accidentally ran reape
over his little four-year-oId boy, crushin,
his head and instantly killing him. Tn
child was lying asleep in the track Of tn
machine.
GOVERNOR CHURCHILL has issued
proclamation offering reward Of $500 eac
for the arrest and conviction Of the partie
who assassinated Marshal W. d. Patton an
Deputy Sheriff John Mount at Fayetteville
ARK, on the night of July 3. The doubl
murder grew out Of feud Of sixteen years
standing and which thus far has resulted i
the death OF six persons. All Washingto
County is excited over the matter, and
number of arrests are likely to follow Tb
State authorities are said to be determine
to put op to the vendetta.
MIKE KREIsENDoRFER, Pittsburg
Pa. nail cutter, shot and instantly kille
Kate Smith, a young woman whom he ha
been visiting, and then committed suicide
Jealousy is the cause Of the deed.
t AT Cincinnati, on the 7th, Marqua
Sons children's carriage mandatory, tn
| Union Furniture Factory, and Closterman
\ tS Meadcr's furniture factory and Resor'
A foundry-all five large establishments
were totally destroyed by fire. Losses abol
: 81 100000. Charles Peek was killed an
G several others seriously injured by jumpin
G from windows.
t doc" THOMAS and his brothe
n Marion Thomas, have been arrested, charge
e with the robbery of the stage between Sells
a man and Eureka Springs, Ark, on the nigl
o of March 10.
r JOHN BURNS, an insane printer, die
+ in New York asylum the other day, aft
IS narsistantlv refrSinor IN eat food for tWpnt'
: three days.
d THE steamship Britannia foundere
on the Irish coast. All the passengers we
y safely landed and taken to Waterford.
. THE German coal mineSbEe cor
Il menced conveying coal to the mouth Of q