Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1882-09-14
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

car-shOps at Erie, Pa. on the 9th. John
Waldley, foreman of the dry-house, was
killed, and Charles Driechel, fireman, was
literally blown to atoms. John While,
John Zurn, Mike Weber, VIM. Hamilton
and Joseph Engel were injured, the last
named perhaps fatally.
The brothers Raines, of Seagoville,
Texas, quarreled over the division of some
property the other day. While flanagan
was reading a paper in store, Samuel
walked in with a shotgun and discharged
both barrels into his brothers. breast and
back. The murderer then surrendered to
the authorities.
DANIEL EARLY, a saloon-keeper at
Pittsburgh, Pa, killed John Gessner by a
knock down blow with his fist the other
day.
THERE was free fight in Nashville,
Ind, the other night. "A lot of stovemen
employed by j. a. McGregor, agent of the
Standard Oil Company, revived an old quar-
rel with some citizens. Pistols, knives,
clubs and stones were freely used by some
forty participants. The officers were over
powered, and. the conflict ragged for two
hours. A number Of persons were severely
wounded.
MISS FRENGEL, of North St. Louis,
Mo. has taken no solid food for three
months, and her stomach will not retain
liquids. She moves about all day, discharg
ing light household duties.
MAJOR MILLS emigrated from Ken
lucky to Montreal soon after the close of the
rebellion with a lady whom he introduced
as his wife. He died a few months ago,
leaving a life interest to his widow, at whose
death it was to so to the hospitals and pub
lie charities. One clause of his will set
apart $4,000, the interest on which was to
be expended annually for bread for the poor.
Now deep sensation has been caused by
the appearance of Western lady and some
children, who lay claim to the estate of the
deceased.
Mrs. MARGARET SHAW and little
grand chiId were knocked down by hose
reel in Cincinnati, Sept. 6. The girl was
killed, and Mrs. Shaw may not recover.
A FREIGHT train and shifting engine
collided at Delaware Station, Pa, on the
It'll. Both engines and several cars were
wrecked. Celee Montee, the oldest watch
man on the road, who was riding on the en-
CINE, was crushed head foremost into the
fre-box and burned to crisp.
RACHEL WALKER, colored, and her
two children were fatally burned, near
Stanford, Ky, the other night. A lamp
exploded, setting fire to the house.
ALICE MITCHELL, of Rising Sun,
Ind, grew tired of life in her eighteenth
year and killed herself with arsenic.
AN engine on the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad struck wagon one mile from
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, the other day, and fatally
injured Mrs. Mary Kennard. Miss Steers,
Chas. Steers and Lemuel Jest were thrown
over the pilot, but escaped with few
| scratches.
FRANK ALLEN took too much fire
water in Milwaukee, Wis, the other night,
and went on the war-path with a revolver.
John Waters and man named Johnson en-
deayored to dissuade him; the former got a
fatal wound in the body and the latter a
bullet in the leg. Allen was finally subdued
and locked up.
A SENSATION has been created in
Montreal, Quebec, by the escape of three
noted burglars from the strongest wing OF
the city prison, probably by the aid of g
Waterman. Their names are Mckay, Nc
Bride, and Flanagan, and they are said tC
be well known in Chicago.
THE merchants of Denver, Colo, gave
a barbecue the other day. Four thousand
customers were seated at the first table.
JUDGE NEwCOMB, prominent either
of st. Louis, Mo-, was induced to visit {
bunko shop in Minneapolis, MIMI, the 9th
er day, and lost $4,000. The victim subse
quentIy captured one of the swindlers OF
the steps of banking house and held hin
until the police arrived. He proved to bt
IT. \ n
able money on his person.
A FAST mail on the New York Cen
trail struck the village omnibus at Ilion
Albert P. Roadway, dry-goods merchant
was horribly mangled, being thrown ont
hundred feet; two men were seriously in
jured, and three slightly bruised. The 'bu
driver mistook the train for an expires
which stops at the station.
THE London Times says: s'The Gov
ernment, in concluding a military conven
ton with Turkey, is persuaded that tn
Sultan has seen the folly of trying any Ion
ger to thwart the policy of England. Tw
European powers at least have intimated a
ConstantinopIe that England would be per
fectly justified in breaking off negotiation
which had been so wantonly prolonged.
CHARLES HARRIS, one of Pinkerton'
detectives, was assassinated near SocorrO, \
Mex, the other night.
Two carloads of sick Chinese railwa
laborers from Texas arrived at Bakersfield
CAL, the other day. Severa being in
dying condition ,rumors of yellow fever wer
started, and it was found to be impossibl
to obtain coroner's jury for dead Celes
tial.
JOSEPH r. CRozET, a clerk in tn
Pension Office at Washington, has been al
rested for forgery and swindling, represent
ing himself to merchants as an official frOl
, the navy yard buying goods and givin
worthless and forged checks in payment.
AUGUSTUS BRANT, President of tt
D | 'Longshoremen's Union at Galveston, Texa
was put out of 8 saloon by Edward HOpp
the other night, and fell upon the sidewah
receiving injuries which caused death Il
next morning.
: THE ship carpenters employed by tn
: : dry-dock company at Camden, n. j., On
work the other day because notice not
: gather few chips for frswood was n
; properly worded.
A SON of VIM. Blue, of Bunker Hi
. Ind, was thrown from q wagon and fatal
!, injured the other day.
4 OSCAR WELSH, recently of st. Loui
{ attempted suicide in New York City, Sep
d Z, by shooting. 1t is believed the wouI
It will prove fatal.
CPuED TAYT0R a ma0istTafa sh.