The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-08
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

boy IN n dispute over some sugar.
ANOTHER murder is to be added to
the account OF the feud between the Earps,
of Tombstone and the Canton and MeLow-
rey gang OF cowboys. The body OF Frank
Stllwell was found near the railroad depot
i'm Tucson, Ariz., on the Dist, riddled with
bullets. Six shots went into his body, four
rife-b balls and two loads of buckshot. Both
legs were shot through. A charge Of buck
shot was in his right thigh, and another
entered the breast, which must have been
delivered close at hand, as his coat was
powder burned and six holes were made
within radius OF three inches. Stillwell
had pistol on his person, which was not
discharged He was evidently taken una
wares, as hc was desperate in fight and a
quick shot. His watch was taken, but part
OF the chain was left. Stillweli had just ar
rived in town, and was to appear as wit
ness in a stage-robbery case in which one
OF the Earps was implicated. Three OF the
Earps, Doe Halliday, and another man, all
heavily armed, arrived on the Goth, with the
body OF Morgan carp, shot in Tombstone
on the 18th. One OF the Clantons was in
town, but he was warned and made himself
scarce StilIwen, who had been seen with
some business, and that was the last seen of
him alive.
A DISPATCH from Lynchburg, Va,
says one man was killed and dozen others
were seriously injured by the fall of hotel
porch at White sulphur Springs.
ID. T. LAWSON successfully demon
stEated his theory of boiler explosions at
Munhall farm, near Pittsburgh, Pa, on the
I'D. The test was made under the super
vision Of General Supervising Inspector
Fahrenbach, and the boiler was exploded
with steam pressure of 30 pounds. The
boiler used for the experiment was feet
long and 30 inches in diameter and had %
inches OF water. The valve was pulled at
every p pounds, and when 225 pounds
pressure was reached the boiler burst with
a loud report, and fragments were scattered
in every direction. Upon examination it was
found to have been completely demolished,
the largest piece being 1-2 feet long and 0
inches in diameter. Capt. Fahrenbach ex-
pressed his entire satisfaction with the eX-
pertinent, which was complete demonstra-
ton that explosions do not occur from low
water, but are caused by sudden bursting
of water into steam, when a vacuum in the
steam department is caused by the opening
of the valve.
THE Barnes & McGill elevator, at
Hawley, Mimi, containing 10000 bushels
of wheat, burned on the 21st. Loss esti-
mated at 5000, 900. A conflagration in Rip
on, Wis, left the west side OF the public
square in ruins, involving losses aggregate
ing $3.50, 900.
Col. JAMES VAN VoAsT, of the United
States Army. is living at the residence of his
wife, at Newport, Ky, in critical eondi-
ton from injuries recently received in Texas
When he reached home he was in semi
conscious condition, his lower jaw
broken, neck and head lacerated, clothing
torn and muddy. He says that while on his
way to Denver, COL, to join his command,
and shortly after reaching Fort Concho, be-
coming suspicious of two fellow travellers
inside the coach, he got out to ride with the
driver. Going down hill, the driver called
out to him to be careful, and from that mo.
ment he remembered nothing. On the 18th
inst. Mrs. Voast received a telegram that
her husband would be home next morning,
but the Colonel has no recollection of send
ing any message at all. He had been taken
to Abilene, Texas, by persons who said he
had been thrown from a coach, but it was
thought that he had been lassoed by rob-
bers.
HAvENs & Co.'s flour mill, Leaven-
worth, Kans., was destroyed by fire, March
%. A gale was blowing at the time, and in
less than fifteen minutes the mill was
mass OF ruins and the large elevator partly
consumed. An interruption in the flow OF
wheat caused the stones to throw a shower
Of sparks, resulting in terrific explosion.
John 0'Day, the miller in charge, was
thrown to the floor and seriously burned
about the head and arms. Arthur Ravens,
son of one of the proprietors, was horribly
burned about the head and chest, and is not
expected to survive. Boomer, an en-
ployee, was also injured The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000; insurance, 1000. The
elevator contained 90, 900 bushels of wheat
and large quantity of flour ready for ship
ment.
A BOILER explosion on the tug Henry
c. Spratt, at Philadelphia, Pa, March %,
caused the death of at least four persons and
the destruction of considerable property.
George Scully, the captain, was blown over
the housetops in Water street. The dead
bodies of Bernard Mccain and Patrick
Flanagan, tiremen, and man named Ma
loney have been recovered. immediately
after the explosion flames broke out in all
directions. Pier No. s, occupied as pas
senger and freight station of the Philadel-
phia & Atlantic City Railway, took fire and
was destroyed. The tug Ella, lying at the
wharf below, sunk after being well burned.
Windows were shattered in all directions,
and the entire front of a ferry-house was
blown out.
GEN G.. E. LANE, of Exeter, N H.,
member of Governor BeIl's staff, President
of local savings bank, and for some time
Treasurer of the Rockingham Company is a
defaulter to the amount of $4,000. Gen.
Lane is a native of Exeter, 40 years of age.
Up to the 23d, he had borne an unblemished
reputation, and always enjoyed in a high
measure the confidence and esteem of the
community. He has been for a long time
proprietor of large book, stationery and
newspaper store. For many years he was
Treasurer of the Union Savings Bank of
Exeter, very prosperous institution. His
wife and children lived comfortably, but
were never known to be extravagant in any
respect. He has been a member of the First
Congregational Church, always generous in
contributing to- religious objects and to
other public causes. Upon application of
Norris Dow, of Exeter, to whom General
Lane was indebted, he drew check
for $1,000 on Boston bank. The check
was Immediately presented and dishonored,
on the ground that he had no funds in the
bank. Mr.. Dow returned to Exeter by the