Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-02-09
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Carr. Minock accused Carr of stealing $41,
words were exchanged, and Minock grabbed
big knife, knocked Carr down with the
handle, and then literally carved him. His
dead body showed thirteen wounds, and his
clothing was cut into shreds in a search for
the money, which he found in one of Carr's
inner pockets. The homicide confessed his
crime and was arrested.
A LAD named Harry Gleason, living
in Chicago, was poisoned by eating canned
corned beef, and died on the 26th in great
agony.
WHILE County Assessor holland and
wife were driving near Independence, Mo-,
the other evening, the horses became fright
ened and ran away, totally demolishing the
buggy and throwing both occupants out upon
the rough, frozen ground. Mrs. holland
was so terribly injured it is feared she will
die. Mr.. Noiand's injuries are not consid
cred dangerous.
AS DIR. A. j. Erwin, of Mansfield,
o., was about to enter his residence the
other night, he received charge of shot in
his breast from a double-barreled gun
which had been so set that the opening of II
gate would discharge it. He was badly
wounded, but heavy clothing saved his life.
THE committee investigating charges
preferred against Rev. III. 0. Hoffman, at
Bloomington. H., finished their labOrs on
the 9th, finding as follows: First charge
sustained, for and none against; charge
second sustained, Z for and none against;
charge fourth sustained, Z for and none
against; specifications second and third
not sustained. Mr.. Hoffman and his law
yers, after mature deliberation, decided TO
have the girl arrested on the charge of for
gerry. He was anxious to take this step on
the day the contract was introduced, but
was dissuaded for the time being on
the advice of his lawyers. The girl, on
the other hand, is not without friends, and
the standing of her family and her own
popularity have aroused deep feeling at
Holder, and a movement has taken shape to
give her abundant backing. The verdict
created most intense excitement, the delb-
erations ending, however, in accordance
with general opinion as to what would
be the result. Before the session closed
its labors several affecting scenes were OBJ
served. When the members of the commit
tee were called to sign the verdict, all of
them broke down and wept inyoluntarily.
Previous to adjournment, Mr.. Hoffman
IclueSlttl TIC JULIUS " jun hiih Pi Ci
and proceeded to make eloquent appeal
to the throne Of grace, which brought tears
to many an eye.
A BOILER in the mill of the Kennebec
Framing Company, Fairfield, Me-, exploded
on the 2Sth with terrific force. A son of ex-
Warden Rice was killed. John Avery, Sc
man Freeman, and isaac Farley were buried
in the ruins. George McIIeown and John
Smith were badly wounded. Several others
were slightly injured. The underworld of
the mill was set on fire. The bodies of two
firemen and young Noah Rice were recov-
cred from the ruins badly mangled and
scalded. George McComb, the engineer,
will probably die from his injuries, as will
also John Smith.
PARTICULARS of a recent tragedy in
West Deer Township, Allegheny County
Pa, have just been received. 1t appears
that 4 young man named Lee, of West Mid
dlesex, Butler County, started on a hunting
expedition. Late in the afternoon he met
two young laiy acquaintance, who also re-
sided in MiddleseX. Without any provoca-
ton whatever he raised his gun and fired
two shots, woundng both ladies, but neither
seriously. He then ran away, but the ladies
managed to reach their homes, where they
informed their friends of the shooting. A
brother of one of the young ladies, named
Allison, together with three other men,
started in pursuit of Lee and came upon
him in the woods. He made Il desperate
resistance, and when he found capture was
inevitable he committed suicide by blowing
off the top of his head. The parties are all
well connected and the affair has created in
tense excitement.
WILsUR RUssEL,a prominent lumber
man of Northwestern Pennsylvania, was
instantly killed the other day by a log falling
upon him while loading cars at Big Shanty,
twelve miles south of Bradford.
FOUR men were fatally burned by the
overturning of ladle of molten metal in a
foundry at Burlington, VT, the other day.
THE British ship Cochin has arrived
at San Francisco with seven survivors of
the ship Milton, abandoned while burning
on the 22d of December. The men had
tossed about in an open boat for twenty
three days, and were starving when res
cued. Two other boats, containing Captain
Macarthur, his wife and two children, the
first officer, and twelve men, are thought to
have been lost.
MAGGIE WARDMAN, 20 years old, a
domestic employed by George Pearson, of
Newcastle, Pa, went to sleep on the floor
by the stove the other night. Her clothing
caught fire and she was so frightfully burned
that she will probably die.
IRs. J. L. CONNoRs, wife of a we'll
known contractor, was shot dead through a
window in her house on New York avenue,
Washington, d. c., the other night. A
drunken driver named Miles was arrested
on suspicion.
e A BAND of forty robbers recently in
vaded the Prado monastery at Lima, Peru,
one of the richest IN that city, who secured
every article of value possessed by the nuns
and stripped the affairs of their sacred
relics.
A BRAKEMAN named Richard Woods
was run over and shockingly mangled at
Newcastle, Pa, the other day. Notwith-
standing his injuries, he got up and walked