The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-03-18
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
AT Georgetown, o., on the 9th, Ed
ward Young, aged about IS. shot and in
stantly killed George Ashmore, fatally
wounded Clinton Campbell, and seriously
wounded James Ashmore. All were young
men, addicted to drink, and the tragedy
grew out of a feud dating back some months
previous. Young claims that the shooting
was done in self-defense. He Is under ar.
rest.
The Pennsylvania State Hospital for
the Insane, at Danville, was partially de-
stroyed by fire on the night of the 9Th. There
were about 500 inmates, the larger portion
of whom fortunately were attending service
in the chapel at the time the fire broke out,
and so were kept together and under control
without much difficulty. No lives were lost.
The building was an immense one and cost
about 5000, 900.
A RECENT railroad collision in West
Virginia resulted in the death of DR.. Cald-
well, of White Sulphur Springs, and two en-
gineers and fireman.
F. w. SMITH, bookkeeper for Potter
& Co.. at Aitken, Mimi, was fatally stabbed
by McGaw, of the firm of Sampson & Nc
Cav, dying within q few hours. The killing
seems to have been done with but very slight
provocation, . disputed item in an account
having been the original cause of the contro-
versy.
Ten buildings were burned at Boil
var, Tenn. Loss about 5000; insurance,
$1,000.
An oil-mill at Hickman, KY, burned
the other night. Abe Jones, who was sleep.
ing in the building, burned to death, and
Mrs. Person, who occupied an adjoining
house, became crazed with fear and leaped
from q window into the seething flames.
Several other persons were badly injured.
The following are additional details
of the earthquake at Casca- Macciola, on the
Island of Ischia. The first shock occurred
at 1 80 o'clock on Friday afternoon, and the
second and fatal shock an hour later. It
lasted seven seconds, and was accompanied
by noise like subterranean thunder. Then
came the crash Of falling houses, accompa-
MED by the shrieks of the victims. The
probable loss of life will reach 200, and the
damage to house property 1000, 900 francs.
The soldiers rescued many from the ruins.
The population fed to the surrounding
country and along the seacoast. The Gov
eminent is sending food from Naples.
THE young and beautiful daughter of
Benjamin Ishmael, wealthy and eccentric
planter, living few miles from Jonesboro,
Craighead County, Ark, was recently hor-
ribly murdered during the absence of her
father, who found her body lying in pool
of blood in the house upon his return. She
had evidently been killed with a club. The
room indicated that desperate struggle
had taken place, and that Miss Ishmael had
fought bravely for her life. A number of
negroes have been arrested upon suspicion.
EX-PREsIDENT HAYES had a cordial
reception both at Cleveland and Fremont on
his return home.
By the falling of a building in course
of construction on Larimer Street, Denver,
Patrick j. Smith was killed and Thomas
Cowley had his back broken, and has since
died. Four other workmen were wounded,
none seriously. The accident was caused by
poor construction.
The first important arrest under the
Coercion act was made on the Sth, the VIC
tim being Joseph B. Walsh, Of Castelar,, q
prominent merchant, a cousin of Michael
Davit, and actively identified with the Land
League. The arrest caused great excite
ment.
A TERRIBLE snow storm has occurred
in Scotland, completely blocking railway
traffic Sovoro palac r,rovoilo6 off ho op.ct
and a number of vessels went down with all
on board.
ANNOUNCEMENT was made in Parlia-
ment, on the It'll, that temporary armistice
had been concluded with the Beers, with a
view of a peaceful settlement of affairs.
THE President has nominated Levi P.
Morton, of New York, Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary to France;
VIM. NJ. Evarts, Allen G. Thurman and Tim
othy Howe, Commissioners on the part Of
the United States to the International Con-
ference at Paris; David d. McClung, Com
missioner of Customs, Cincinnati; John w.
Green, Collector of Internal Revenue for the
Second District, Iowa; Robert S. Taylor, of
Indiana, Member of the Mississippi Inn.
provement Commission.
The Senate did no business on the
9th except to confirm few appointments.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
and the Southern Pacific Railroads have con-
nected rails at Deming, New Mexico, and Of
fetal announcement is made of the opening
of the through route on March II.
EX-SENATOR ANGUS CAMERON, of
Wisconsin, received the Republican nomina-
ton for United States Senator to fill the va.
cancy caused by the death Of Senator Car
penter.
AT St. Louis, on the 9th, Michael j.
Reilly, an policeman and ex -letter-carrier,
shot and instantly killed Albert C. Hatch, q
shoemaker, aged ~. Hatch's wife was tho
cause of the murder, she having on several
occasions left him to take up with Reilly,
who is himself a married man with several
children. The injured husband had doubt.
less made threats against the destroyer of his
domestic peace, and both men went
armed, prepared to shoot on sight.
The meeting finally took place. Hatch tried
to draw his revolver, but was forcibly re-
strained by third party, and meanwhile
Reilly, who was greatly excited, shot his an
taconist through the head the muzzle of his