Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-11-23
located, was robbed of sI,5oo in goods and

stamps.
On the evening Of the 18th three unknown
persons fastened the doors Of Townsend's jew
elry store at Ksnkakee, Ill, from the outside
dows aud abstracted $4,000 worth Of goods.
A package which should have contained $780,
600 worth OF diamonds was delivered from the
steamship City Of Chester to the firm Of Louis
Strasburger d Co., New York, on the 18th. On
breaking the seals aud opening the box 1t was
found to contain only only paper scraps. A..
premises Of W. p. Nichols and secured e1, 800.
Edward Holroyde, the Cincinnati miser, who
was robbed by burglars on the night Of the 10th
lies nearly at the point Of death. He In 80 years
Of age, aud Is worth over &l00, 700. Twenty
five years ago he separated from his wife and
cut ca all communication with the world except
to receive necessary supplies. -Four masked
burglars entered his sleeping apartment, and
after beating him brutally they we're handed Q
pocket-book containing S5. They wrenched 0
large toe-nail from his foot, when he pointed
out the hiding place Of bonds worth si3, 600
and roll Of currency. After vainly singeing
police lieutenant penetrated TO the bedroom
and found the old man in q bed Of greasy
rags.
The Office Of the United States Express Com
pany at Lincoln, H., was burglarized recently
and several parcels containing currency were
carried on. A young man named McGlumphy,
son Of the president Of the university at Lin
coin, has been arrested for the theft.
Work Of the Flames.
Fires on the 10th: Ssuc's grist mill and
several adjoining structures, Louisville, KY,
1000; wegereff's planning mill and Keissr
Bros box factory, st. Louis $4,000; City
FIGURING Mill and other bull dings, F. Worth,
Texas, s1s, 900; Congregational Church, Rich
mond Va, over 100 years old, $40, 900.
Fire destroyed the grocery OF Trips 4
Kewanda and several adj dining buildings at
Bolton. Texas, causing loss Of $4,000.
About 1000 feet Of lumber ON the wharf
Of A. Backus, Jr., d Sons yard Detroit, Mich,
was burned on the 18th. The wharf was also
badly damaged. The schooner Hattie Mary,
owned by Capt. William Wilson, which was
lying in the slip, had her rigging damaged
about $500. Backus q Sons loss il estimated
at $4,000, which is partly covered by insur.
ance. Backus q Sons are peculiarly unfor-
tunate. 1t Is only short time since their mill
600. '~'' -
An old warehouse and quantity of lumber
burned nj Boston. Mass, on tho 18th. A per-
feet panic ensued over the blaze for some rea-
son and all but SIX of the sxty pieces of fire
apparatus were summoned To the scene
at Baltimore Nd, was consumed by fire on the
18th. On the same DAY a fire at Boston swept
away Frost's blanket mill.
Whitelys draper shops at Westbourne Grove.
London, were damaged TO the extent OF $500.
600 on the nth,
Nine stores werc wiped out by fire AT Shubuta.
Miss, on the 18th. Loss $4,000.
ON the l4th. Loss heavy.
A prairie fire on the Monaghan frontier Of
Russia has covered a space of seventy square
miles, consuming many Cossack villages,
Tho Kuickerbocker Block Mnnespolis. MiIn
was totally DESTROYED by fire on the 18th. The
Hurburt Block adjoining was badly dana ged.
The loss foots up S127, 700; insured for si0O,
600.
Fifteen buildings in the business norton of
Riyertou, Neb., were DESTROYED by fire on the
18th. Loss $4,000.
The grease-extractipg factory of Joseph ri.
Rogers, in Chelsea, Massacbusetts, WAS de-
stroyed by fire on the 18th, ousutity of
naphtha, when reached by the flames. sent M
a blaze which was visible for thirty miles,
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Halfway wrecks
During a dense fog At Hoosick Junction.
N. Y, two freight trains collided on the Troy
and Boston Railroad. A locomotive and thir-
teen cars were wrecked and Brakeman Emery
Hlwell killed.
Two freight trains collided at Billerica,
Mass, on the 18th. Conductor A. W. CLARK,
Of Boston, was killed. Robert Hays, OF Boston,
was dangerously burnt by oil Of vitriol from
broken carboys.
An engine was completely wrecked aud a car
load Of cotton burned by railroad accident
near Galveston, =" ,ls, on the l7th.
An accident 10 Iron Mountain Railroad
caused tie wre.. u a portion Of a train. An
engineer, fireman and one brakeman were hurt.
Twelve cars were demolished in the freight
yard at st. Thomas, Ont, on the 10th, and two
men badly injured.
A collision between construction train and
n hand car occurred at Oak Grove, point 90
miles east OF Kansas City, Mo-, on the night Of
the 14th. The entire train was dtched and
six men killed. Thirteen were injured several
OF whom will undoubtedly die.
Two frightful railway accidents occurred re-
Gently in northern Wisconsin through mis-.
takes or negligence of railroad employees. On
the 18th inst, two freight trains collided at
Hersey, 40 miles west OF Eau Claire, by which
fifteen cars loaded with merchandise were de.
sion. A car load of valuable horses was also