The National tribune., 1882-09-23

lTeSS. one acknowledges frankly thaG Sne mas
always lived up to her income and at different
times has been in debt "just as everybody else
has been," but she Indignantly repudiates the
charges of any dishonest proceedings on her
part, and complains bitterly because of the
brand of forgery which has recently been at
taChcd to her name without any trial or inves
tigation. Mrs. Hammond says that she has
been the victim of malicious and venomous
persecution, and that she is almost broken
hearted at the troubles which have been heaped
upon her.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
1 Dismal Record OF Death and Disasters Through.
ont the Country.
Fourteen persons were drowned on Lake
Winnipiseogee, N. H., on the 18th inst, by the
capsizing of yacht.
Charles NJ. Wellington, cashier Of the Manu-
facturers' National Bank of Troy, New York,
is defaulter for $4,000
Dwight S. Lathrop, assistant cashier of the
New Jersey Central r. r., has absconded with
$4,000 of the company's money.
At Pittsburg, last week, a large black cat
sucked the breath of two weeks old infant,
and when found the latter was dead.
A tornado swept over the town of Winsted,
Conn, on the 14th inst, and rendered one hun
dred persons homeless. There were many
narrow escapes from death.
Walter Dunn and Riley U. Wilson exchanged
pistol shots at Detroit, Mich, recently, over
business affairs. Dunn fired five times, three
shots taking effect, mortally wounding Wilson,
who fired once, hitting Dunn in the head.
Dunn escaped.
Major Phipps, the defaulting superintendent
Of the Philadelphia almshouse, was arrested at
the Dominion Hotel, Hamilton Ont, Monday
night, by Percival Z. Bell, one of Pinkerton's
detectives. He and his wife were two weeks
in that city, and passed as J. d. Thompson and
wife.
On the 5th inst. nineteen 81, 600 bonds of the
Leavenworth city and Fort Leavenw0rth water
company were stolen from Adams Express Com
pany while in transit from DOnnel, Lawson
& Simpson, of New York, to the Massachusetts
Mutual Life Insurance Company, Springfield.
They were stolen in Springfield. The loss falls
Oh Adams Express Company. There is no clue
to the thieves.
A terrific storm occurred at Ncwburg, Ont,
Tuesday. Deys tannery, Maddens cheese
factory, and number of other buildings were
ulroofed. The steeple Of the Methodist Church
vas blown down, and a summer-house lifted
fiom lawn and carried forty feet, crashing
into the side of a church. Two barns in this
vicinity were struck by lightning and burned
With their contents. Trees and fences were
tern down in all directions.
At five o'clock on the afternoon of the 18th
irst., while VIM. Wiley and John Slathen, the
porter of Charles Z. Coffin & Co., whose oil
establishment was burned recently, were en-
gaged in tightening the hoops on barrels of oil
in the cellar by the light of a lantern, the oil
suddenly exploded, enveloping Wiley in flames
ard burning him to death. The porter escaped
by running, but was seriously injured. Wiley
was the son of Bishop Wiley, of the II. L.
Church, and was acting as clerk for Coffin Il
Co.
About fortnight ago two deaf mute boys
named Ackers, one eleven and the other nine
were brought to StauntOn, Va, from Franklin
county, by their father, to the State institution
for the deaf, dumb or blind. They became very
homesick and made up their minds to run
away. They escaped before daybreak Monday
morning, and by nine o'clock had trudged six
miles in the direction of their home, about 10
miles away. As they were walking ON the
railroad track near Fisherville the train came
along, but they could not hear it. One was
killed, but the other may recover.
4 bad accident occurred on the Troy and
Greenfield road, near Zoar Station, Mass,
on Tuesday, by n collision between a freight
train of the New Haven and Northampton
road and Ftchburg freight train. So far
as can be learned the conductor of the New
Haven train had orders to stop at Charlie
mont, and disobeying, started for Zoar,
meeting the eastern bound freight and collid-
ing with terrible force. Conductor Phillips
and Brakeman Curtis, of the Fitching train
were killed, also Fireman EgglestOn of the
New Haven train. Both locomotives We're
badly smashed. Several cars were wrecked.
The sheriff of Hamilton county, Tenn, and
his deputy were shot and killed on the 14th
inst while en- route to Knoxville with n pris-
oncr The prisoner, John Taylor had been
sentenced to the penitentiary for murder, after
several trials, but escaped and was recaptured
At Sweet Water several mon boarded the train
and when between London and Chattanooga
deliberately shot the sheriff and his deputy,
killing them both and wounding another man.
They then released the prisoner. The mis-
creants are relatives of Taylor and q reward of
S. 600 is offered for their arrest. Citizens with
rifles are also in pursuit and will 10 doubt cap
ture the offenders, who took to the mountains.
The Greenpoint, n. Y. oil works were set on
fire by lightning on the Nth inst. and entirely
DESTROYED. About 10000 barrels of oil were
burned. the loss being estimated ut $4,000.
Charles Regan, foreman of truck, and Captain
Deary. employed on one OF the lighters belong
ing to the Donnell Oil Company, and John Il.
Cooper. superintendent of the works. lost their
lives in the confagratiOn. 1t is said that Capt.
Deary Jumped into the creek to save q fireman
from drowning, and was unable to eXtricate
himself from the deep mud. The burning oil
came floating down the creek and with his
hands he tried to ward off the flames, but they
were too much for him, and the upper portion
of his body was burned to a crisp. When day
light appeared, his body was found standing in
an erect position, just where he had jumped.
His son, in trying to save his father, was also
lost and his body has not yet been recovered.
Firemen OBrien, McKeegan and Short, were
also picked up for dead, but they were resus-
citated, and are now doing well.
Sharks From The Cable.