The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-01-21
piRsUSAL AND GENERAL.

AT Pembroke, Me-, q nine-year-old
boy, named Warren Longmore, has been in-
dicted for murder, his victim being an eight
year old playmate, named Freeman Wright.
NEAR Keokuk, Iowa, young man
named Mahan was killed by the accidental
discharge of gun in the hands Of COM
panion, whose lighted cigar happened to
touch the trigger.
Miss MARY HoGG, aged 25, commit
ted suicide at Carthage, Mo-, by jumping
into well. She formerly resided at Bloom
ington, ILL.,, where, year ago, her father
attempted to kill her and her brother, both
of whom were dangerously wounded, and
then shot himself fatally. 1t was doubtless
case Of hereditary insanity.
CHARLES LEBsTER, twelve years old,
Shedding down a steep hill at Reading, Pa. /,
dashed under street car, the wheels Of
which scattered his brains along the track.
NEAR Lexington, N. c., on the 9Th, a
fast train on the Richmond & Danville Rail-
way ran into rock slide and was wrecked.
NJ. O'Donnell, engineer, and his fireman
were instantly killed, several passengers sus-
tanning slight injuries.
H. L. BALMER, an old fisherman, has
been arrested at Henderson, KY, for shoot
ing John Davis, a varnisher, said to be
''wante0" for shooting some one at Louis.
vile.
L. F. HENRY and Kirby Smith at
tempted to assassinate DR.. Robinson, at Cor
inth, KY, on the 9Th, emptying their revolv-
ers in vain. All brothers-in-law.
The residence of Mr.. Mclean, at Un-
derwood, Ont, burned on the 10Th and Mrs.
Mclean persisted in the. flames. Other
members of the family were seriously
burned.
A JAPANESE coasting steamer has
been lost with sixty -four persons on board.
PRESIDENT HAYES recently ordered
the removal of Foreman Cook, Of the
Charlestown (Mass.) Maynard, for intimi-
dating employees at the polls. Three naval
officers will convene as board to investigate
the charges.
THE mail-stage from Fort Davis to
Ell Paso, Tex, was dumped" by the In
dians, supposed to be aremnant Of the old
Victorio band, at Quitman Canon, on the
Sth. The driver and team were killed, and
the stage and mail broken and torn to pieces.
Two children named Blank were
killed in Chicago, on the 10th, by the admin
istration of morphine, by mistake of the
druggist, for salts of quinine.
The withdrawal OF Will Cumback
from the Senatorial contest in Indiana
leaves Gen. Harrison a walk-over.
JOHN SHERMAN was nominated for
United States Senator from Ohio without
opposition.
The Connecticut Republican Sena-
torlal Caucus nominated Gen. Hawley for
Senator by reclamation.
A TERRIBLE outbreak of fever is re-
ported at Tanderagee, County Armagh,
Ireland. One hundred and nine persons
are Frustrated by fever, and many deaths
occur daily.
The Secretary of War asks Congress
to grant the right of way through the mill
tary reservations at Fort Bliss, Tex, and
Fort Wlgate, N. NJ, to the Atchison, To-
peka e. Santa Fe Railroad.
The Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections have decided, by party vote,
to call up the Kellogg case and dispose of it
at an early day.
THE annual exhibition of the Western
Poultry Club opened at Armory Hall, St.
Louis, of the 18th, to continue one week.
ANOTHER public appeal has been
made in New York for the relief of the col
ored refugees in Kansas, whose condition is
described as most pitiable.
TWELVE persons were injured, nine
very badly, by the explosion of key Of
powder in the store of J. P. Andrews & Co.,
at Climax, kalamazoo County, Mich. The
building was entirely demolished. The
clerk was weighing out the powder when it
ignited in some manner unknown.
A KEROSENE lamp exploded at the
residence of Wellington Moser, at Reading,
Pa, on the evening of the 18th, fatally burn
ing three children. The building burned to
the ground.
GEN. ROGER A. PRYOR, of New York,
has been retained as counsel for ex-Gov.
Sprague in the forthcoming divorce suit.
SENATOR MCDONALD, of Indiana,
was married in Washington, on the 18th, to
Mrs. Josephine T. Bernard.
THE rear passenger coach on Wa
bash train was ditched on the morning of
the 10Th at Mitchell, twelve miles from St.
Louis, injuring fourteen persons, none IA
tally.
A CELLULOID factory at Newbury-
port, Mass, was the scene Of an explosion on
the 18th, by which Charles B. Schofield was
instantly killed and Charles Hayes and Wal
ter vanduzer were fatally burned.
A BOILER in the Union FIGURING Mills
at Detroit exploded on the 10Th, killing
Richard Whittier, the engineer, Albert
Cresslin and Henry Schultz. The building
was badly wrecked, one end being blown
out completely. Loss about $4,000.
THE dwelling of Timothy Cavan, near
Gaitharsburg, Nd, was destroyed by fire,
and Cavan's sons, Francis and Denis, aged
II and 10 years respectively, and an employee
named John Falby, As years of age, were
burned to death.
The CheeverF& -Burchard Cutlery
Company, an old and well-known st. Louis
business house, have made an assignment.
Liabilities about $15O, 900; assets estimated
at $780, 600. w. 49,
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