Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1883-01-11
Minor lUishaps.

The wife and two children OF Thoman JEFF
ferso n, living in Wostmoreland County, Pa.
at the foot OF a mountain, were buried and
sutfocated by landslide on the Sd inst.
fall Of coal in a mine at Ashland, Pa, on
the 5th, killed Thomas Garrach and seriously in
jured David Davis, James Davis and Patrick
White.
John Russell, aged SO, and John Llntemar,
aged 40 were drowned by the capsiZing Of a
boat in Dorchester Bay, Mass, on the 4th
inst.
On the night of the Sd inst, John sanville,
aged %, and Miss Raullier, aged 10, started
home from party at Two Rivers, Wis. They
attempted to cross the ice at the mouth OF the
river when both broke through and drowned.
They were engaged 10 be married.
Three colored laborers on the Kentucky Gen.
tral Railroad extension at Winchester Ky. I'M
dertook to dry quantity OF dynamite on a
stove on the Sd INST. The house was demO-
ished and two Of the foolish men killed. The
third was seriously injured.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold were killed while cross
ing railroad track in sleigh at st. Thomas,
Ont, on the Sd.
Willie Dubose, grandson Of Gen. Bob.
Toombs, of Georgia, was killed and several Of
his companions seriously hurt by coastipg ac-
cident at Troy, N. Y, on the Sd.
Nimrod Owens Michael Longeon and
Mathew Hassett, laborers, were killed al
Auburn, N. Y, on the I'd, by the caving OF an
embankment.
A boiler in HOLSTERS saw mill at the village
Of Sc. Louis, Mich, exploded on the I'd inst,
killing S. r. Goodwin and injuring J. Richter
and F. Meyer.
While thawing out quantity Of giant pow
der at Weeksville, Montana, three Cinnamon
were killed and three others severely wounded.
Obituary.
Col. Ed. C. Anderson, ex-mayor and presi-
dent Of the Ocean Steamship Company, died
at Savannah, Ga, on the 9th inst. He was
formerly an officer IN the United States navy,
and afterwards q confederate colonel
William Barrett. the famous jockey who rode
Parole III England for Lorillard, and also rode
many other famous horses, died at Long Branch
on the 9th inst, Of consumption.
Charles Gossage, the head Of one Of Chi
cagos largest dry goods houses. died on. the
5th inst.
Gen. Chanzy, the distinguished French COM
mander and life senator. died suddenly Of apo
piexy at Chalons on the night Of the 4th.
Major Frances De Gress, vice president Of
the Mclean Oriental Railroad Company, of
which Jay Gould is president, died at the City
Of Mexico ON the 4th.
Rev. Titus Coan, who has done missionary
work in the Sandwich Islands for over half q
century, died last month at Hilo.
DIR. Charles Porterfeld Krauth, ID. D., vice
provost Of the University Of Pennsylvania,
died at Philadelphia on the I'd inst, aged 60.
Hon. J. +. .McJurkin, the attorney general
Of Iowa, died az Washington, in that state, on
the lstinst.
Miss Josephine C. Meeker, who was for some
days prisoner among the Utes in Colorado,
! died Of pneumonia, on the 30th, at Washington,
where she was employed in the Office Of the
secretary Of the interior.
Leon dambetta, the French statesman, died
/ at Paris early on the morning Of the LIST inst.
| He was born at Cahors in 1888, and became .
| member OF the bar of Paris in 1856. At the
fall Of the empire he was made minister OF the
| interior. and IN October, 1870, he proceeded
to Tours, and was for some months dictator Of
| those provinces OF France which remained free
| from the German invaders. He owned an
interest In two journals Of Paris.
Elisha Allen the Hawaiian minister. was
taken with at OF apop'exyat the White House
| in Washington. on New Years day and expired
In the cloak-room, He acquired his fortune