St. Landry democrat., 1882-12-30
WHILE some men were taking GU

WHILE some men were taking out
pillars In coal mine three miles from
Akron, o., d few days ago, stone weigh
ing fifty tons caved in on them and two men
were instantly killed and two others mar
rowly escaped with slight bruises.
A DISPUTE about paying seventy-five
cents for beer led to fight in saloon In
New York City few days ago, which re-
suited in Martin Hesse stabbing Frederick
| Dochterman to death.
By fire at Corsicana, Tex, a few
| days ago an entire business block was de-
stroyed. Seven brick houses and 1900
| bales Of cotton were consumed. Partly in
sured. The fire was believed to have been
| incendiary.
STEWART, the fugitive Secretary Of
the Brooklyn, N. Y, Board Of Education,
was recently shown by expert accountants
| to be defaulter to the amount of $250,000.
JOHN SPALDING, City Marshal Of
| Waxahachie, Tex, was killed few days
ago by negro whom he attempted to ar
rest for some trifiing offense. A posse pur-
sued the negro, and, overtaking him short
distance from town. literally riddled him
with bullets.
J. P. DAVIS, of London, registered at
the International Hotel in New York the
other morning, and soon afterward sprang
from sixth-storY window, splitting his
skull in two.
A FIRE causing the death of nine per-
sons occurred in the town Of Lepury, France,
the other day.
AN outbreak occurred at the funeral
Of a native chief in Lagoson, ON the west
coast OF Africa, recently, and twelve Eu-
ropeans were massacred.
AUGUST MAST, a German living near
Cresco, Iowa, died few days ago from
trichinB, caused by eating diseased pork.
His wife, three children and a girl stopping
with them were also sick from the same
cause.
THOMAS DOYLE and Katie A. Morgan,
a runaway couple from Oneida County,
were found suffocated in their room in
Rochester, N. Y, a few days ago.
DAVE WILCHER, colored, was in
stantIy killed at Townsville, Ga, by his
brother William the other night.
ON the Troy & Boston Road two
freight trains colided few days since at
Melrose, n. Y, wrecking the engines aud
thirty five cars. John Reardon, dis
charged brakeman, riding to Troy to draw
his pay, was killed and three other men
were injured.
For completely with resurrectionists
eight indictments were found by the grand
jury at Philadelphia, Penn, the other day
against DIR. Forbes Of Jefferson Medical
College.
FREDERICK PETERSON and Bette
LindeIl, each aged II, started the other day
from Lake City, Mimi, with Andrew John
son to walk across the lake ice to Stock
holm. As nothing had since been seen of
them it was believed they broke through
and were drowned.
AT Inspruch, Germany, the Criminal
Court the other day sentenced Baron Powell
Rommingen, cousin to the husband OF the
Princess Of Hanover, to seven years penal
seryitude on a charge of swindling.
The last of the three men arrested.
for the murder of the two Huddys at Tough
Mask, ireland, Michael Flynn, was convicted
the other day and sentenced TO be hanged
January II.
WHILE attempting to board an en-
CINE Lawrence Brosky, Waterman on the
bridge at La Crosse, Wis.,, the other night
slipped and fell q distance Of 223 feet,
breaking his neck and crushing his head,
killing him Instantly.
TaREE lives were lost by the burning
OF the Copeland Hotel and adjoining block
at Pembroke, Ont, the other morning. The
total loss is estimated at 100000. The hame
shop Of the Onondaga County, N. X, peni-
Tertiary burned on the same morning and
one man persisted.