The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-01-14
MISCELLANEOUS.

OK Christmas Day the village of Du-
rand, Wis, famous as the scene OF the
| lynchinG Of Ed Maxwell, was visited by a
terrible confagration, which swept away
| the entire business portion Of the place.
HENRY B. Comfy, a Philadelphia
clerk, recently died from hydrophobia, the
result of a wound inflicted by dog over
| three years ago.
THE steamer Paris G. Brown explod-
ed her main steam-pipe when eighteen
miles above Arkansas City, on the Goth.
scaldng thirteen persons, two very badly.
| Several rousters jumped overheard and
three are missing, supposed to be drowned
Only one passenger was slightly injured
| A SPECIAL agent sent out TO investi-
gate matters In the Land-ofice at Miles
| City, Montana, found a shortage OF =, 600 in
| the accounts Of the late receiver, t. 2. Nc
| Ilrsth. C. III. Gould, of Lincoln, Neb., the
new appointee, has taken charge of the
| office.
A DISPATCH from Augusta, Ca, 27th,
says: Between 800 and 600 negroes from
| Edgefeld County, South Carolina. passed
through this city to-day on their way to Ar
kansas. They are under the leadership Of
a colored preacher named Hammond, who
| promised to have a chartered train waiting
for them at Augusta, but failed TO do so,
and the party had to pay full rate to Allan
| ia. They say they found it too hard work to
make a living in South Carolina, and deter
mined to go elsewhere. Hammond went to
| Arkansas some time ago to examine the
country, and on his return advised the ne
| groes to go ont there 1t is expected /, 600
| altogether will go.
THE business portion of Sullivan,
| Ind, was injured by fire on the 18th to the
| extent Of about $50, 900.
A ROWING band of Indians is commit
ting murder and depreciation in Sonora.
IT is understood that the British Gov
eminent has divided the disturbed portions
Of Ireland into five or six districts, each of
which is to be under the supervision of
sort of magistrate, who will be able to act
without previous superior sanction, and
have entire control of troops and police, with
view to prompt action in the event of
| disturbance. 1t is believed that this is
preliminary step toward the enforcement OF
| the payment of rent. The City and County
of Dublin and nine other counties have been
proclaimed under the Arms act.
WHILE the steamer West Point, of
the Clyde Line, was unloading her cargo of
freight at West Point, Va, on the 26th. a
| terrific explosion occurred, rending the
vessel from stem 10 stern. Instantaneously
| she burst into flames, cutting off all egress
for the unfortunate men who were at work
| in her iron hold. They were nineteen in
number, sixteen white and three colored.
| and not one escaped from this fiery tomb. The
cause of the explosion is a mystery, "a although
as 500 barrels of gasoline constituted DOR
| ton of the cargo, it is presumed the disaster
| was at least indirectly due to this in1amma.
| bic material. The Captain of the steamer.
j. r. Billups, was on the wharf at the time
| and escaped unhurt. The first mate, Peter
Geoghegon, was blown overheard and very
badly hurt. The Second Mate, Bohannea. was
| burnt badly ON the head, face and hands.
John Jarvis, the coioFed fireman, was inside
the boiler at the time, cleaning it out, and
was baked 10 einder where he Law. In or