The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-08-03

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In tbs evening the steamboat fant h0v'
NJ The Aiohamlaya river, when ppo
W Lguignua avenue, soon after lpayh X
10 wharf blew out The head Of the fOf y
u luo, u. QuQrtfQyaux, first clerk, had
e gone down oniibo lower deck, was Sigh,
D. scalded and DllOwn overheard, but vi
ii rescued; Dave Hawkins, second clerk, wi
1. was also on the lower deck, was bad
/, scaldod and cannot recover; Mike Folc,
4 first mate, scalded and blown overheard
/. but rescucd the second mate was ais
= scalded; the oOlored fireman was Instant
q killed, and fifteen colored deck hands wer
/ more or less injured. Many of then
! jumped into the river. Some were pickle
3 up with skiIs, but it is believed five or 81.
were drowned, The steamboat John G
Hanna, Just ahead, and the Danube, behint
the Fan, IN when the accident happened
stopped 80 render assistance. None o
the passengers were injured. The Fan
ties who owned the John Wilson
recently on the Atchafalaya, and is in
charge of the same officer. After the ex.
citement had subsidized the Fanchon was
towed back TO the city by tug-boat which
had been dispatched to assist the exploded
steamer.
MURDERED HIS CELL-MATE.
| CHICAGO, July 26,-Last night John Prin-
dali, prisoner in the Bridwell jail, muir
dered his cell-mate, William j. Clark, by
beating him TO death with Clark's wooden
leg.
A HEAVY LOSS.
! New York, July 27.-The boiler of a
a al l,nt ,,..tN nt
| Brooklyn The Lighter Angelina, loaded
with 1000 bales of cotton, was lying in the
vicinity. The cotton ignited, causing loss
of 100000.
SHOT HIM.
LEAvENwoRTH, KAN, Jlly 27.--Last
night John O'Neill, guard in the military
prison at the fort, shot Provost Sergeant
John Henry through the heart. There is
no explanation of the murder, O'Neill re-
| fusing to discuss it..
McGREGoR, Iowa, July 1.-Two freight
trains collided four miles from here last
night on the Milwaukee & st. Paul rail
way. Fireman NJ. Hubbard and two
tramps were killed and several people were
injured. The engines were locked to-
gether and most of the cars plunged over
high trestle work.
STAGE ROBBERY.
SHREVEPORT, La, July 2.-About 8
O'Clock this morning the Minden mail stage
was robbed by two masked men, near
Clark's Bayou, fifteen miles from here.
| They cut the mail pouch, securing thirteen
registered packages. -Four passengers and
the driver were relieved of their money and
iewelry. The robbers escaped, carrying
off the nuts of two wheels.
PROBABLE SUICIDE,
| GLOUCESTER, MASS, July N.-Theodore
Herrick, formerly Boston hotel keeper, and
connected with the Carleton house, Jackson
Vile, Florida, last winter was found drown
ed here to-day. 1t is thought to be case
| of suicide.
GUILTY OF MAHsLAUGHTER.
New ORLEANS, July 2S.-The second trial
of Miles Diskins to-day found him guilty of
manslaughter for the killing Of John Dris-
coll in April, 1881. The convict was re-,
manded for sentence. r.
ANOTHER VICTIM.
David ]. Harkins, second clerk, died at
Hotel Dieu to-day from injuries I eceived
"Wednesday.
A cowARD's DEED
SHREVEPORT, July 2S.-Tuesday night
John Westley, q well-to-d0 colored m an,
was shot and killed while sitting in his
front yard, in Miller county, Arkansas.
The shooting is reported to have been
done by white mcn, who wanted Wesley
against him in & case soon to be tried.
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.
CHICAGO, JJuly 2S.-Last evening at a
stone qvIrry on the northwestern out
skirts 4, the city workman took can of
powJIr from the magazine and opened it
wiz a cold shisel. There were 3, 5COpounds
olpowder in the magazine. The workman
LeIt the door open and stood close to it
while opening the can. A spark from his
chisel exploded the can, blowing the
workman out of further danger.
From the explosion of the $500
pounds remaining in the magazine which |
followed Immediately the magazine was
blown into fragments so small that they
can't be found the force of the explosion
threw several people, and some bones were
broken and great deal was damaged.
ARRESTED.
DETROIT, Mich, July 2S.-Frank Bigelow,
former receiving teller of the National
Bank of the Republic, Washington, was ar
es ted this morning at Port, Huron. he
absconded June sd, and is alleg-
ed TO be short in his accounts
$4,000 A reward of $1,000 has been
offered for his capture. He was in Canada
and virtually gave himself up, saying he
was tired of being hunted from place to
place.
CINCINNATI, July ga special from
saws: Space Turner, colored, was hanged
here this morning for numbering another
man in June of last year, The e2ecu-
ton was private and everything was done
decently and in order.
AN EMBEZZLEE.
RICHMOND, VA, July ga warrant was
issued some days ago by United states
Commissioner Pleasant for the arrest of
John II. Papham, until recently clerk
of The United States district
court here, Oh a charge of forgery
and ENFORCEMENT. The warrant was
placed in the hands of United States
Marshal p. p. Hughes, but returned by
nun Yesterday uncAeCuled, EOpnaAl having |
no domicile, owing TO his removal some
months ago TO Washington, where
he also held the position Of
superintendent of the foldingroom
of the house Of representatives. The war
rant was thereupon forwerded to United
States District Attorney Corkhlll for
execution, Popham is charged with
forsing the name OF Judge Il.
W. Hughes, of the United States
district court, in the matter of several
bankruptcy cases, thereby unawfully OBJ
tanning about 81, 100 in money, and appro-
pratiDg it to his own use.
DESTROYED By FIRE.
The silk mills of Pandel, Bard d Co.,
North Bergen, Hudson county, New York,
burned last night with machinery, stock
and several dwellings adjoining. Inc me IRE IRE
was incendiary. Loss, between SGOOuO
and $4,000. Five thousand hands are
thrown out OF employment.
Labor Troubles.
THE FREIGHr-HANDLEEs.
JERSEY CITY, July 1.-THE striking
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