St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-02-18

also on the handles The party was re-
turning to Major Washburn's special car,
when construction train backed by the en-
CINE rounded curve and ran into the hand
car. The general orders have been to "tie
up" the construction train after night, and
Washburn's party did not know Of its ap-
proach. Mr.. Stoll and his wife were killed
instantly. Major Washburn and stolPs lit
tie boy lived about four hours. Stoll was
mutilated beyond recognition, and Mrs.
Stoll and son nearly so. Painter and the
negroes jumped and landed unhurt. Wash
burn jumped, but did not get clear, and
was struck by the train. Stoll, wife, and son
remained on the car till thrown from it.
CHAs. MCk1LLoP, alias Sweeney, be-
ing prevented in an attempt to throw him
self in front of passing train at Winnipeg,
Manitoba, climbed derrick near the round
house and putting chain around his neck,
jumped, breaking his neck. His insanity
was caused by domestic lnfelicity.
LOOSEN FLORENCE, who, together
with his entire family, seven in number,
were so mysteriously poisoned by drinking
water from spring in Sylvan Dell, Harrl-
son County, Ky, a few days since, died on
the Sth. One Of his children died the same
day. All hope for the recovery OF the re-
naming members of the family has been
abandoned
JAMES Low, colored, of St. Louis,
was so roughly treated by three Of his own
color in Chicago gambling house the other
! night it was thought he would die. lie was
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| fractured his skull.
The editorial sanctum of the National
Republican, Washington, d. c., was the scene
of tragedy on the night of the Sth. A. NJ.
Soteldo, committee clerk and newspaper
man who had a grievance, called upon CLAIR
ence NJ. Barton, the managing editor, for
redress. Pistols were resorted to, and So
teldo was fatally injured, the editor escaping
with two slight wounds. Frank Conger,
business manageI OF the paper. and A. {.
Soteldo, who accompanied his brother, have
made conflicting statements. In an inter-
view at the police station the latter said
''My brother handed Barton statement
which he wished to have published in the
| RepubHcdn. Barton became very much eX-
cited and put his hand in his pocket, drew
revolver and began shooting. Barton then
came toward me, pistol in hand. When saw
him pull out his revolver l drew mine. Bar.
ton and | then clinched and in the scutfle
his pistol went off and believe he shot
| himself. We then wrestled out Of the room
toward the stairway and both fell down
stairs, Barton on Top of me. Then we sep
arated, and when we reached the pavement
a number of employees came down and
struck me several times and handed me to
the police. My brother had nothing to do
with the shooting. Barton shot himself
first and then pointed his pistol at me. l
then pulled my revolver in self-defense and
fired one shot,
A SINGULAR accident occurred near
Huntingdon, Pa, on the 9th. An axle on
the car Of an east-bound freight on the
PENNSYLVANIA Railway broke and the car
jumped to the other track just as west
bound train came along, the engine of the
latter striking the car with great force. I'm
mediately after the first disaster the engine
| of a third train crashed into the cars stand
ing on the track. David Coulter, engineer,
and brakeman named Cornerstone were
killed; Kennedy, fireman, was fatally in
! jured. They went down an embankment
with the wreck.
FRANK WIx was skating on Com
merce Lake, Oakland County, Mich, few
days ago, propelling = sled, on which were
seated Miss Bickins, a school-teacher, and
Miss Polly Wilson, when the ice broke be-
meath them. Wix and Miss Bickins were
drowned. Wix might have saved his own
life, but heroicaliy exerted himself to save
the girls and went down.