Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1882-10-05
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

dead while playing the organ in church at
Arlington, Texas, the other night.
FIVE convicts escaped from jail at
Huntsville, Texas, the other morning, by
way of the sewer. One was killed, one
wounded, two captured, and bloodhounds
went after the fifth.
WELLINGTON & Bros, wholesale
dry goods, Boston, Mass, have suspended.
Liabilities, about 800, 900.
KATE B. LUCAS, Newton Wallace,
Ella Wallace, Abraham Lucas and Belle
Lucas, of South Lebanon, Ohio, attempted
to cross the river in an old boat, Sept. &c.
/ When but few feet from the starting place
| an effort was made by one of the party to
take the oars. In the friendly scuffle which
ensued the boat was overturned, and all ex-
cept Kate B. Lucas were drowned in plain
view of half a dozen friends on the bank,
who, for want of boat, were powerless to
render assistance. The bodies were recov-
cred.
MhTBY, STEVENS & CURTIS, manu-
facturers of plated ware, Birmingham,
Conn.,, lost $3.50, 900 by fire the other morn
ing. More than 100 men were employed.
CHRISTOPHER DAVIS, in jail at De-
troit City, Mimi. for beating his wife, set
the place on fire the other night and was
burned to death.
AT Ossian, Ind, the other night,
Martin Thayer was fatally shot by Geo. W.
j. King during quarrel about the rent of a
building.
THE annual meeting of the Baptist
Association at Hampton Cross Roads, Va.
Sept. &c. was broken up by a tragedy. j.
! Cox and Levi Bryson, two country bloods
who had been drinking, dropped in and in
terrupted a prayer by shooting at each 9TH
er. No one attempted to interfere with the
conbatants, and finally Bryson fell, mertal-
| ly wounded, but before he expired he man
aged to raise his pistol and shot Cox in the
back, the wound proving fatal in q few
| hours.
| JOHN SHIRK was severely burned
and some other employees were scaIded by
an explosion at Colebroke Furnace, Leban-
on, Pa, Sept. %.
DANIEL SULLIVAN, aged 8 years, was
run over by train in the Wabash yards at
Logansport, Ind, the other afternoon, and
died in short time. He was jumping on
the cars when the accident occurred.
EDMUND KING, proprietor of the ho-
tel at Boerne, Texas, was accidentally killed.
| by guest named Smythe the other day.
The two had been hunting, and while climb
ing bank Smythe's gun went on.
SEVERAL passengers were seriously
injured in a railway collision near Newark,
n. j., Sept. &c.
CALEB c. DICKINSON has left $780,
600 to found charity hospital at Northamp-
ton, Mass.
A COLORED miser of Philadelphia,
| known as Rev. Joshua ProVine Bond Eddy,
died in a filthy hut, leaving 100000 to a
brother. He was born in Virginia, in the
last century, travelled circuit in New Jer-
sey, married daughter of Bishop Allen, land
turned against humanity on learning of her
infidelity.
HENRY TAYLOR accidentally shot
himself while hunting, near Chicago, the
other day, and died few hours afterward.
JAMES DANGERFIELD was almost cut
in two by a circular saw in Riggs mill,
near Anderson, Ind, the other day.
Mrs. BRIDGET DORIAN, of St.. Louis,
Mo-, who suffered intensely from cancer,
plunged into well the other morning, leav-
! ing a husband and six children. Mrs.
George, an estimable lady living in Free
town, Ind, left her husbands side the
other night and went into the garden, where
she severed her windpipe with razor. She
had not been well for long time, and was
slightly deranged.
SMITHS hosiery factory at Balbrig-
gan, ireland, employing three hundred per-
sons, has been destroyed by fire.
TWELVE thousand dollars worth of
diamonds were stolen from a showcase in
the Cincinnati Exposition, Sept. Is
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respectable young men, have been commit
ting a series of burglaries in Troy, N. Y,
one having fallen so low as to rob the resi-
dence Of his pastor.
JOHN TAYLOR, miner, of Charles
ton, w. Va, and John Dryer, a switchman,
of Warren, Ohio, were killed by trains,
| Sept. q.
JOHN SPICY, colored, was killed while
resisting arrest, near Leary's, Ca, Sept.
27. During the fight Spicy accidentally shot
and fatally wounded his wife. A deputy
sheriff was badly hurt.
PASTOR MCCLENIHEIM, of the United
Presbyterian Church at Avondale, Ohio, was
assaulted by Robert Hood, one of the elders,
the other day, and brutally beaten with a
club on account Of ill-feeling growing out of
church trial.
PRAIRIE FIRES have destroyed much
property in Sphinx County, Oak. DR. Il. N.
Town and Zachariah John endeavored to
drive through the flames, near Redfeld, the
| other day, but the horses became unmanage-
able and the wagon was overturned. Towns
| leg was broken and he was smothered and
burned to a crisp. The other escaped with
slight injuries. $4,000.
A LOCOMOTIVE on the st. Paul, Min
neapolis s. Manitoba road ran away from ST.
Johns the other morning and made seven
mile run to WilImar at frightful speed,
there colliding with and completely wreck
ing a caboose occupied by three men. Ed
ward Brothers was killed. The others were
not seriously hurt. aF
A PARTY of citizens in pursuit of
James Bell, who killed Mai. Smith, at Deca-
tur, Ala, came upon the fugitive near
Troy, the other day. Bell resisted arrest,
and shot Maj. Smiths son, killing him al
most instantly. The party then opened fire
on Bell, and he fell dead, riddled with bull
lets.
FIVE desperate men who recently
robbed the express Office at Greenyille, Penn
sylvania. and were jailed at Mercer, made
their escape by gagging and binding every
body in authority and locking fifteen other
prisoners in their cells.