The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-04-21
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

THE schooner Clayton Belle went
down in seven fathoms Of water, ten miles
north Of Port Huron, Mich, April II. She
was bound from st. Iguace to Erie, with .
cargo Of pig iron, and tho schooner Thomas
Parks struck her on the quarter. Capt.
Fred Calvin, First Mate Nat. Brotherton,
his son, Dell Brotherton, and . woman
named Kiverth, wore lost. The Parsons,
seriously injured, was towed into Port Hu.
ron by the ting Mocking Bird. Capt Calvin
has family At New Haven, Conn.,, and Nat.
Brotherton leaves family at Battle Greek,
Mich.
ANTONIO BARRERo, q well-to-do Mex
lean, living near Eagle Pass, Texas, shot
his wife through the breast. MORALLY
wounding her, April 10, and blew out his
brains, leaving six little orphans. No cause
given.
GUITEAU has published card declar-
ing the Seovilles q nuisance, a
GEORGE NJ. CHILcorT has been ap.
pointed to succeed Mr.. Teller as United States
Senator from Colorado.
GEORGE Sc0vILLE asks Congress to
pay him SIS day for the time actually de-
voted to Guiteau's defense.
GEORGE CRANE, colored, living near
Albany, Ca, has just been indicted for
whipping his son to death. Eye.witnesses
testified that the boy was whipped first with
. whip and its staff, then brush, and final.
" with rope knotted at the end. Tho
beating lasted four hours. Crane had sent
his boy on an errand, and he was gone long
er than was probably necessary. Crane &C.
cused the boy Of lying and proceeded to
whip him. After administering severe
castigation, the boy was released and ran,
captured Immediately, and the whipping
was renewed, with the result shove stated.
Sheriff Edwards states that nowhere upon
the corpse, from head to the heels, could
the finger be laid except upon . cash or
bruise. The face was beaten and much
swollen.
GRAIN speculation caused savings
bank cashier at Washington, Pa, to become
a defaulter for from $50 200 to 100000.
j. S. NossETT, respectable farmer
living near Cambridge, Ohio, recently shot
and MORALLY wounded his son, John E..
and then fired bullet through his own
brain and fell dead. There had been
quarrel about dwelling which the young
man was about to erect upon his fathers
land. The old man had been deaf for over
twenty years, and during that time had ex-
hibited symptoms Of insanity.
THE dead body of Charles Populorum
was found in vat at his uncle's tannery in
~, ico w thn othor ,,,ornin0 xuotohrou
found him on the place Ia an intoxicated
the night previous, and put him to
bed. As Charles had been deserted by his
wife, who took with her his only child. 1t is
not yet known whether his death was Occa.
stoned by accident OF whether in fit of de.
spondency he drowned himself. He was
about 40 years Of age.
AT Poughkeepsie, N. Y, on the 18th,
Moett, twice convicted Of the murder of his |
wife, and twice sentenced to death, was
granted third trial. In the afternoon Sos
sion of the court his counsel pleaded guilty |
to murder in the second degree. The plea |
was accepted and Moett sentenced to the |
State Prison for life.
FRANK EVANS, q guest at the Great |
Western Hotel. Philadelphia, Pa, was
found dead in his room the 9th er day. He
had shot himself in the ear with small re- |
volver, which was ciutched in his hand. |
Evans seemed to be a thorough gentleman,
and did not mingle much with the other |
boarders. He was well supplied with fine |
clothing, and was employed by law firm in |
New York.
Mrs. LADosCH, of Milwaukee, Wis.
found her grandchild, named Gogel, eating |
4 white powder, the other day, and tasted |
It to see what it was. Both died, and it was
found that the poison was . compound |
known as "Rough on Rats" I
CHR1sTIANA TAYLOR, the old negress
charged with the murder of the two Miller |
children at the farm of Joseph Fisher, near
Washington, D. c., has been convicted.
In case in Philadelphia court |
where the embezzlement of nearly $40, 600 |
was charged against bookkeeper possess
ing political influence among the Irish PEG.
pie, q sensation was created by the expos
ure Of an attempt to pack the jury. The |
James L. Clifford, was arraigned |
On bench warrant.
For the offense of paying attention to
} wealthy widow, school-tescher near Per-
rysville, Ark, named j. NJ. Butler, was
killed with shotgun by an unknown as
'assin the other night.
TWELVE persons were killed and a
number Of others seriously injured by the
explosion Of boiler at Baltimore, Md.
April 18th. The immediate part Of the
building where the explosion occurred is
occupied by A. 81. Sibley & Co. as a chop
md feed mill. and the floor above and the
irst floor adjoining on King street by Miller
& Coleman, as sash and door factory. The
had been idle for some time fer
repairs, and q fire had just been started 10
resume work when the explosion occurred.
portion Of the boiler was propelled north
ward, entirely .demolishing tive two
tory brick dwelling houses q King
treet, and throwing down the side
vail Of rear building adjoining. At the
line Of the explosion John Addison. the On.
,ineer; Harrison Waters (colored) fireman;
andrew Cooper, mschinist, whs had been
nakiug repairs, and Frank Kraning, boy,
vere in the engine. room, All were killed