Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-11
CRIME AND CALAMITY.
WINTER BUDGET OF wRONG-DOING.
Murder and 1uioldo-DiaaOeor and Diabol-
ism-The News OF Days Time On
Land and Sea.

ism-The News OF Days Time On
Land and sea.
William Bastard, of North Middlesex,
Ont, has been lodged in jail, charged with
killing his insane wife by pushing her
against stove. causing injuries which re-
suited in her death.
During festival in Marshall, Texas,
Luke Moore and Beverly Hill quarreled,
when Moore drew knife and stabbed Hill
to the heart.
DR.. Harris and man named O'COnnor
engaged in fight in a stable at Everton,
Mo. DR.. Harris son entered the place
and shot his father throug b the head kill
ing him instantly.
At Hampton, N. j., while John Skill
man was coupling carshis glove frOze to the
link, and his hand was caught and crush
ed. James Burke met similar accident
in Phillipsburg, NJ
In Washington county, Ga, Caroline
Scott accidentally pushed shot gun from
a shelf, dischargiDg it, killing her infant
child, fatally wounding her daughter, aged
nine years, and seriously ipjurins two
other children.
| At Sharkey, Miss, before daylight, two
masked men aroused the clerk in ]. G..
James store, and when he rushed in
shot him fatally. They demanded the
safe keys but left without taking any
thing.
A difficulty occurred at Ensley's convict
farm ten miles south of Memphis, between
G. NJ. Tardy and E. NJ. Wheeler, two
guards. which resulted in Tardy shooting
Wheeler in the bowels. Wheeler returned
tho shot aid killed Tardy.
| Some Fatal Accidents.
An oyster slOop, used as a .mai' boat
capsized, near Fort Myers, Fla on Friday
night Four boys, whose ages ranged
from eight to fifteen years were drowned
In Bloomington, ILL.,, tho family of Louis
Brandenburg, well-knOwn citizen, was
poisoned day or two ago by eating trich,
inc in sausages. Ono of the family has
died and Mr.. Brandenburg and his wife
cannot recover.
Sylvester ShrOpe, q brakeman on tho
Jersey Central, fell between the cars while
his train was descending a grade at West
field, Saturday afternoon, and was drag
ged about mile. He managed to drag
himself up on Car, and thus escaped
death, but is badly hurt.
The American bark Robinson CrusOe
Capt. Dow, from Philadelphia Novembe,
10. for Vera Cruz, coal laden, was wreck
ed on November 10, GU Western Triangle,
small bank near Yucatan. The steamer
City of Alexandria, at Havana, from Vera
Cruz, took off some of the crew and will
take them to New York. The mate and
four of the crew remain with the vessel.
Losses by Fire.
A fire gutted Alexander Gowdri's
woolen estab!ishent, iu tho west suburb
of Montreal.
A fire, originating in the dry room OF
Kilburn & Co.'s chair shop, in Grange
Mass, destroyed the building.
The building used by the Ryder engine
company. at Walden, N. Y, for storing
engines, was burned. Many engines were
damaged.
A fire destroyed Samuel Marsden's
house, in Chester, NH. G. l. Wilcomb's
store, with half it's stock of general mer
chandise, was also burned, and the Con
gregational church was damaged.
Yesterday morning the oil cloth factory
belonging to Mr.. l.. ID. Farr, OH the soutl
side of Kaighn's avenue and east of Sew
enth street, Camden, was burned. Loss
$3.50
IN Barcelona, during the performance al
tho OdeOn theatre, 4 thiet who was pres
ent cried ''tire !" A panic ensued, ant
many persons were trampled upon in tho
rush to get from tho theatre. Ono perso.
was killed and eighteen others were in
jurcd.