St. Landry democrat., 1882-11-11
CRIMES AND CAsUALTIEs.

In collision on the East Tennessee
Virginia & Georgia Railway, near Rome
the other day, Fireman Gresham was killed
and Engineer George Garvin was seriously
injured.
THREE four-story brick buildings in
Philadelphia, Pa, undergoing alterations,
crumbled into mass of ruins the other
night. Mrs. Margaret Finney was seriously
injured.
IsIDoR CAzAr, of Little Rock, Ark.
for many years an engineer in the Iron
Mountain machine shops opposite the city,
who had been out Of work for some time,
rose from the dinner-tabe the other day,
babe his family good-by, discharged pistol
into his head, and fell dead. An hour later
his son, Demo Cazat, about q years old
crossed the river to avenge his fathers
death. He entered one of the offices and
inquired for Master Mechanic Richardson,
who had discharged his father. Richardson
was absent, but George F. Barnes, his clerk
and tlme-keeper, was there. Cazat began
cursing him as the cause Of his fathers dis
charge, drew pistol, and ordered him to
get on his knees and beg pardon. Barnes
him anyhow. zone, two," and while pro.
nouncing the word "three" he thrust the
pistol into Barnes face and fired. The ball
entered Barnes forehead, over the right
eye, making mortal wound. Cazat fled
and hid in clump Of willows near the river
edge, where he was arrested. At the in.
quest Mrs. Cazat stated under oath that an
agreement had been made in her presence
between her husband and son that the for
mer should commit suicide and the latter
kill Richardson.
DAVENPORT, Iowa, was visited by a
destructive storm the other afternoon, A
number Of buildings were demolished, and
immense hailstones shattered windows and
skylights for miles around. Mrs. George
Fenno was killed and two other occupants
OF her house were seriously injured by fall
ing timbers.
A. b. COLE, lawyer, was killed by
a Texas Pacific train near Dallas. Texas. the
other morning. As he had been financially
embarrassed for some time it is thought he
threw himself on the track.
THOMAS GERRAHTY, aged %, fell in
TO grain bin while loading cars at the ele-
vator In Madison, Ind, the other day, and |
was drawn into the chute and suffocated. |
LOUISA RAISING, of Fort Dodee.
Iowa, woman with two daughters to care |
for, hanged herself the other morning rath- |
er than pay heavy fine or undergo impris-
onment for selling whisky.
JULES ROEDER, a commercial traveller I
for St. Louis house, was found dead in bed
at the City Hotel, Little Rock, Ark, the
other morning. He had been taking NOR
phine for some time, and probably died from
an overdose.
Two women living near Martins Fer
ry. Ohio, got into quarrel over some trifing
domestic affair the other night. After some
hard words had been exchanged, Mrs. B omar
stabbed Mrs. Mccartney with a large pair
Of scissors. The blade took effect in the
breast, passing downward to the depth of
about four inches, making very serious
wound.
DURING the last trip of the steamer
Oceanica from Chicago to Buffalo, N. Y.
The boilers broke from their fastenings and
me steam and water escaped into the fire.
hold. After an hours pumping, the body
81 John Christopher, aged 40, was found ly-
ing face downward, where he had probably
thrown himself to escape the steam, only to
lie in the hot water.