The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-05-20
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


of laudanum on the 18th. He was So years
old. 1t II thought that he was slightly de-
ranged, caused by business trouble.
AN express messenger named Wood
bury was fatally wounded and several pas
sengers were badly injured by colliding
trains at Castle Hill, Mass, April 10.
TEE white people Of the Labrador
coast are literally starving. aud the Indians
are swarming down upon the settlers.
II. S. MILLER, q brakeman, was run
down and killed by an engine at Fort
Wayne, Ind, on the 18th. His body was
horribly mangled. He was thirty five years
of age, unmarried, and had been on the road
many years.
AT Des Moines, Iowa, on the 10Th,
Clay c. Cook. q young man employed as
car-sealer in the Chicago 4 Rock Island
yards. was struck by train and dragged
some distance, when he fell across the track
and eight ears passed over him. His head
was cut OF and his body severed below the
shoulders. A letter was found in his pocket
post Marengo, Iowa, and another
from a brother, j. w. Cook, 1907 Pine
street, ST. Louis.
THE case of Roderick Maclean, who
attempted the life of Queen Victoria. was
presented to the grand jury at Reading by
Lord Chief Justice Coleridge, and resulted
INSANITY.
In West Somerville, near Boston,
Mass, April 10. Mrs. Mary Russell, aged
70 years, was killed by her sou-in-law, Ed
ward r. Prescott, aged 66. The murderer
was secured and taken to Jail. The tragedy
created intense exc cement, the parties TO il
moving in the highest social circles. When
arrested Prescott made no resistance, and
seemed rather TO giott over hts crime. re-
marking that he was rid OF his mother-in-
law forever, whose constant inter.
enee in his family affairs and her offensive
treatment of him had reduced him to a
state of melancholy bordering upon mad
ness. The prisoners version Of the tragedy
is as follows: While his wife was on a visit
to Boston, Mrs, Russell aggravated him by
some sarcastic remarks, and he pushed her
down flight of steps leading to the kitchen.
In struggle that ensued she got him under
and aimed several blows at him with piece
of crockeryware in her hand. This infuriat-
ed him, and throwing the old lady off he
with his weight battered her face until she
lost consciousness. Then, not wanting her TO
suffer any pain, he got a coal shovel and
pounded the skull, after which, to be sure
she was dead. he slashed her throat several
times with knife.
Two boys in the Cleveland (O.) House
Of Correction few days since nearly car
ried into execution plot to murder another
lad, in order to be transferred to the county
Jail and receive supplies of tobacco.
THE death is announced of Charles
Robert Darwin, the well known scientist.
HENRY l.. DIT BOISE, aged %, acct
dentally killed him elf at Danyers, Ills. on
the 10th. He was handling an empty revolt
yer, he thought, and TO exhibit his courage
TO his companions placed the muzzle in his
mouth and pulled the trigger. The ham,
mer, by unfortunate chance, fell upon the
remaining cartridge and sent a bullet into
the back of his head, producing instant
death
A DAUGHTER of August Luke, of
GAINESVILLE, Wis, was accidentally drowned
in Rock River on the 10Th.
Two cars were blown from q switch
on to the main track OF the Baltimore &
Ohio Road, sixty miles west of Baltimore,
Nd, on the 10Th. Thos- J. Walker, fire.
man Of freight train, anticipating col
lision, jumped from the cab and was killed.
Joseph Countess, the engineer, was thrown
from his post and severely injured.
THREE murderers were hanged on
the 21st: George Bohannon, at Rolia, Mo-,
William Sindram, New York City: Luther
B. Taylor, Corning, Ark.
GEORGE kINGsBURY, of Evansville,
Ind, who had been using preparation of
rock candy and alcohol to cure q cold,
warmed the hottie at fire the other night
and then went 90 near lamp. When The
stopper was withdrawn the alcohol was ig-
nited and the bottle exploded. scattering Il e
burning fluid in all directions. Mary Day-
walt, who was seated near the table, was
horribly burned, and can not recover. Mr.
Kingsbury was also very badly but not dan
gerously burned.
Mrs. kSUCKY, wife of Supervisor
Thomas knuckv. of Scales Mound, H.. was
thrown from a buggy and received injuries
from the effects OF which she died the other
night The lady's skull was fractured, one
ear was entirely torn of, and the muscles Of
the chest terribly lacerated.
HI. II. CHASE, President of the Peo-
pies Bank. of Baltimore, dropped dead on
the street the other day. Alexander Fisher,
manager OF the Ontario Bank at Toronto.
killed himself because OF protrscted illness.
A COLLISION on the Pittsburgh.
Wheeling & Kentucky Railroad. at Wheel.
ing, West Va, on the Goth. blocked the
track for some hours. George Rue, OF Bur-
gettstown, Pa, was seriously injured and a
brakeman named Meyers was slightly
bruised.
THE e-year-old son of A Acton, liy-
ing near the village. of Saline, Mich, while
playing in his fathers barn the other day.
fell from q pole suspended from the beams
and was caught in the mouth by large
hook on one Of The chains. which literally
ripped open his face from mouth to temple,
laying bare the bones aud nasal organs.
BANDITS boarded a Texas & Pacific
train at Ranger. Eastland County. Texas,
the other morning. The conductor noticed
some rough looking men climbing upon the
engine and ordered them OF. As he did so
pistol was put to his face and he was told
to march out on the platform. The engineer
and fireman were similarly marched out and
corraled. The colored porter, however, es-
capped and aroused three rangers on the
train in anticipation of a robbery. They
came forward with their guns. but the rob-
bers placed the captive officials between
them and the rangers and opened fire on the
latter. The rangers fired <psringiy. for fear
| of killing the officials. In the midst of the
shootinc one Of the rnhharS houusfad into