Daily Republican., 1882-02-06
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Joseph Malham and family moved
into the rear part Of a house in Cleve-
land, Ohio, on Friday, the front part
being occupied by Mrs. Mehan, own
er Malhan found powder horn
hanging on the door knob and he took
1t off and placed it around the neck of
his three year old boy. Subsequently
the horn exploded, ter ribly decorating
the boy and elder brother six years OF
age, inficting such injuries that, al
though they may recover, they viii
probably be blind for life. The matter
has been placed in the hands of the po-
lice.
While stage carrying nine passen-
gers was crossing Mayo's bridge, at
Richmond, Virginia, on Saturday, a
ifteen.foot span of the bridge distance
of 80 feet, fell carrying the stage with
it. The falling span dia not tilt and the
stage remained upright until the span
reached the wafer, when the vehicle
capsized The male passengers then
90 out of the broken side of the stage
and drew out the females, and all re-
mained upon the half submerged wreck
until rescued by boat. All we're in
jured somewhat severely, but none IA
tally.
All the criminal courts in New Or
leans have been closed and the juries
discharged, in consequence of a recent
decision of the Supreme Court of Louis
| soo orio oiun nnHor tho
constitution. The decision has nullified
the commissions of nearly all the late
officers, and invalidated all past pro-
ceedings.
The dead body of one of the 80 men
imprisoned by the explosion in the
| Greve Shaft, near Coalheld, Va, was
recovered on Saturday. There is no hope
that any of the victims are alive. II
all ale dead, as is most probable, 27
women are made widows and 108 child
ren orphans by the disaster.
Kennedy's rancho, in Texas, compris-
ing 24O, 600 acres of land, with buildings,
live stock, ETC., was sold 1t Corpus
Christi, on Thursday last, for &65, 46S
to Kansas city parties, and Immediate
resold to the Texas Land and Cattle
Company of Dundee, Scotland.
| A passenger train collided with =
freight train near Riverpoint, Rhode
Island, on Saturday evening, and both
engines were damaged. The engineer
of the freight train was dangerously,
if not fatally injured, and the passen-
gers were Thoroughly shaken up"
1t was reported from Shreveport,
Louisiana, on Friday night, that an
overflow OF the Red River district SEEM
ed inevitable, as a consequence Of 81
hours heavy rain. Many plantations
were under water, and levees were CIV
ing way.
| Three bodies were recovered on Sat-
urday from the ruins of the burned
building in Park Row, New York.
They were unrecognizable, but are sup
posed to be those OF the missing TORE
man and compositors Of the Observer.
| Collector Clark, at Atlanta, reports
that during Jan uary he seized 20 Illicit
distileries, 100 gallons of whisky, 10
gallons of low wines and 60 bushels Of
meal, and destroyed 10000 gallons Of
mash and beer.
Albert Hall aged 70 years, watchman
In cotton factory in Petersburg, Vir-,
ginia, was found early yesterday morn
ing, burned to death, in the weaver's
room. There was lighted lamp in the
room, cut the cause of the disaster is a
| mystery.
Miss Ella Wallace drowned herself
| in a fit OF insanity, near New Concord,
Ohio, and her body was found in a.
creek last Friday. Since then her
father, mother and two sisters have be-
come maniacs.
President Arthur, on Saturday, con-
tirmed the death sentence of court mar
tial in the case of three Indian scouts,
convicted of mutiny at Cibicum, and
ordered the sentence to be executed oE
March Sd.
A report has reached Chicago that
the Pope has decided to appoint q
Papal Delegate to America, and that
the office will probably be conferred on
Bishop Fitzgerald, of Little Rock.
A train left Fredericksburg, Vir-
ginia, for Orange Court House on Sat-
urday night, with 20 men, to break the
snow BIZ ckade on the Piedmont Narrow
Gauge Railroad. The train has not
been heard of since.
A store at Unionda'e, Lackawanna
county, was fired by tramps on Satur-
day aud destroyed, and it is said the
owner perished in the flames.
Thirty mounted police have been or
dered from Fort Walsh to Mcleod, in ,
Manitoba, to quell trouble which has
arisen between ranchmen and tho
Blackfeet Indians.