The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-10-05

2, OF John Nelson, was arrested for drunken
II ness. Upon being arraigned he nforme
,r the mayor that he was not as drunk as h
!. might seem to be, but that he had take
/ poison, No credence was given to this de-
o larati0n, and he was locked up. Thi
o morning he was found dead in his eel
D Nothingh has been learned OF his antecedents
DIDN'T WORK.
UTICA. n. Y. October 3.-Patrick {
f LaiIy, desperate prisoner in Fonda jail
r set fire to the ceiling Of his cell early Ihi
, morning. hoping to escape in consequence
of the confusion. He became frightened
however, and gave the alarm, in which tn
shackled and removed. Both the jail ant
sherih's residence were destroyed.
THE TAYLoRs.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, October 9Th
county court to-day increased the reward
for the Taylor brothers, who murdered
Sheriff Cate and his chief deputy two week
ago, TO $500, which makes the total re
ward now offered $4,000, The state will in
crease its reward The men are thought
to be hiding in the mountains, seventy
| five miles north of this city.
ANOTHER MISPLACED SWITCH.
HUTCHINSON, KAs, October 3.-|he light
ming express train which left here for the
west at 6:20'o clock Sunday night ran into
passenger train No. 6, at Salem switch sta
tion, nine miles distant. No. 6 Yves on q
side track, waiting for the express to pass,
but the switch being misplaced, the express
train ran into it, completely demoishing
both engines and both baggage-cars the
switch being turned by green brakeman,
who disappeared Immediately after the col
lision, but three hours after gave himself up.
When the engines met there was q terrible
crash and both engineers, firemen and bag
gage men were buried in the wreck, which
soon ignited from the engine fires. The
bodies of those buried in the wreck were
taken out scarcely recognizable. road
carpenter named Shaeier, who was in the
baggage car andreceived serious injuries,
has since died, making six victims of the
accident. All.of the victims except one
reside here and were very much respectedt
WENT TO VIEW THE COMET.
. STANFORD, Conn. October 3.-It is now
stated that DR.. w. II. Strowbridge who
was found dead in building yesterday, fell
from the top, where he had gone to view
the comet.
HORRIBLE
WHEELING, w. VA, October 2.-Near
Clarksburg yesterday morning John r.
Bagges, jr., Killed his wife and daughter,
aged 10, while mentally deranged from the
effects of drink. He attacked his wife
while she was in bed. She called her
daughter who assisted her to escape her
fathers grasp. The mother and daughter
fled from the house. Bagges seized large
iron poker and followed. Overtaking his
wife be struck her twice, the last blow
proving fatal The daughter, coming up
to save her mother, was killed with one
blow. The other children ran away. The
neighbors found the mother and daughter
lying dead in the road, and discovered
.,agges in the house intoxicated. He de-
MED the killing and all knowledge oft.
LYNCHED.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, October Jim
Rhodes, the murderer OF the Mossie family,
was taken out of Jail between u and l
o'clock last night by a body of armed men
and carried about half mile from Jail
and hung to tree. Citizens who were near
by state that Rhodes begged for more time
in order to make a confession, but as
number of citizens were rapidly approach
ing the scene, the lynchers swung him to
limb. He confessed that he was Rhodes,
but says his mother and brother Lee did
not do any ofthe killing.
KILLED BY THE CARS.
ATLANTA, GA, October 2.-As the West
ern d Atlantic passenger train was leaving
the city this morning, travelling at the rate
of forty miles an hour, anE when near the
city limits, it struck AliGe Summers and
her son six years old. The boy was knocked
thirty feet, and will die. The woman was
instantly killed.
BROKEN RAIL.
MEMPHIS, October 2.-The west-bound
passenger train on the Memphis IL Charles
ton railroad met with an accident last night,
near Madison, Alabama, 203 miles east of
Memphis One passenger coach and
sleeper were thrown from the track, and
several passengers received injuries. The
sleeping-car conductor is reported to have
had leg broken Mr. and Mrs. Sam Tate,
of Little Rock, were slightly injured, and
Clarence p Hurt, of this city, also. A
broken rail was the cause. The train was
delayed three hours.
DEAD BODIES RECOVERED.
OWEN SOUND, ONT, October 1.-The tug
Ann Long, arrived here this morning, hay-
ing on board the bodies OF the following
persons who perished in the disaster to the
steamer Asia: John Mcdonnell, of Owen
Sound Percer +. Sparks, of Ottawa; -
Jackson, supposed to be farmer from the
vicinity of Listewell, Ontario; Mrs. Kirk,
from Clover Hill; - Shepperd and one
unknown man, supposed to be Silas
Bernard. Two unknown bodies were
buried at Killarney. Captain Noble,
of the tug Ann Long, reports that large
number of bodies are floating around where
the above named were picked up and that
they could esily be recovered II tug with
proper appliances was dispatched at once
CONSUMED by FIRE.
CHIuAGU, October "A lire occurred yes
terday at Moquota, Iowa, which at first
was supposed to be of small consequence,
but grew until II destroyed one entire brick
business block and other detached build
ings. Total loss 100000.
THE woRKINGMAS's TICKET.
ST.. LOUIS. October 2.-The workingmen
| in a convention, called by the Trades AS
sembly, have nominated a full city ticket,
with Peter Johnson, n well-known brick
! LAYER, at its head for sheriff. The green.
! back state ticket was endorsed and full
state central committee appointed. A
committee was also appointed to correspond
with the labor organizations throughout
4 the state with a view to unite.