The Rugbeian and district reporter. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1882-1883, 1883-01-27
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

in the Elna Mills at Wheeling, W. Va, the
other day, had his foot caught in the cogs
and his leg was crushed off up to the thigh.
He died in a few hours.
In Henry County, o., a timber man
named Kline, aged Twenty-Five, was caught
by tree which he was telling and instantly
killed the other day.
JOHN H. MOORE, Ferry-master, in
the employ Of the New York Ferry Company
al New York City, was arrested few days
ago on a charge Of embezzling about $4,000
from he company.
Two more bodies were recovered from
the ruins of the Newhall House at Milwau-
kee, Wis, on the 18th, making f0rty-fve
who had been recovered from the ruins and
sixty -four dead in all.
f. COOPER HALL & Co., merchants
and bankers, London, Eng, have failed.
Liabilities, f4OO, 600.
DARLINGTON g. BACKERvILLE, a
heavy tobacco firm Of Richmond, Va. failed
recently for $4,000.
THREE persons were killed and sew
eral others were badly injured the other day
by the explosion Of a locomotive at Mans
field, La.
IT was reported from Seattle, w. t.,
on the 18th that seven persons were killed
by the explosion of steamer In the Skagit
River.
A CORONER's jury, after an examina-
ton into the circumstances Of the recent
railroad disaster on the Troy e. Boston Rail
road, the other day returned verdict
finding Superintendent Crandell, Engineer
Kiingbeck, Conductor Winnard and Train
dispatcher Bennett responsible for the
deaths of Frank G. Brundage and John
Riordon, 1t was said the Coroner would
issue warrants for their arrest.
THR following murderers were exc
cuted on the 10Th: Arthur Preston, COL
ored, aged twenty. lone, at Belair, Md,
for the murder Of Mary Dorsey in April
last; at Washington, d. c., Charles Shaw,
also colored, for the murder of his sister in
January, 1881.
JEFFERSON ULERY was arrested at
Greenfield, Ind, the other day on two in
dictments charging him with blowing up
saloons at New Palenstine with dynamite. 1t
was said that town had been the scene Of
four dynamite explosions, and every saloon
that had been oRened was blown up.
DANIEL COATES was instantly killed
and John Shea fatally injured by an explo.
sion of giant powder at Grizzle Gulch, W..
t., few DAYS ago.
THE British steamer Jennie Otto, at
Liverpool. Eng, the other day, from Gal
weston, Tex, had her boats smashed and
the chief officer killed on the passage.
A BROKEN rail on the Midland Branch
Of the Chicago & Northwestern ad,twelve
miles north of Clinton, Iowa, the other
night threw two cars down 4 twenty-foot
embankment, killing brakeman aud injur-
ing the conductor and nineteen passengers.
WILLIAM MESSING, blacksmith at q
carriage and buggy factory in Cincinnati,
o., while acing a belt the other morning
was caught around the neck by the belt and
crushed to DEATH
A FIRE at Cisco, Tex, the other morn.
ing destroyed two-thirds Of the business
portion OF the town. 10 4a4
THREE highwaymen robbed the pay
master of the Boynton File Company on the
streets of Brooklyn, N. Y, the other day.
They secured $1,000
A BATTALION of Mexican troops had
bloody conflict with Tehauntepec Indians
a few days ago, losing their Lieutenant.
Colonel and fifty men. The Indians LOST
eighty killed.
THE total losses by the burning of the
Key City block at Morehead, MINI. the othel
night it was said would reach 500, 200. The
Grand Pacific Hotel in the adjoining block
was damaged to the extent of $40, 900.
CHARLES K. UPTON late Presiden
of the defunct City Bank of Rochester, N
Y, has been indicted by the Grand Jury
for embezzlement and fraud.
RANCEN & BLACKMORE's Iron Foun
dry at Greenock, Scotland, was burned
few days ago causing IA heavy loss.
AT Spokane Falls, W. r., the othe
night fire in T. r. Moore's store destroye
it and fOur adjoining buildings, all devote,
to business purposes.
IT was reported from Washington, D
c., the other day that the Mutual Press As
sociaton and American News Exchange Q
Cincinnati, o., had been placed on the Post
ofiic fraud list, and that money order
and registered letters would not be de
livered TO them.
THE failure of Alfred Monarch Kino
tailor, London, Eng, for more than $500,
600. was announced the other day.
THE powder mill at Berkeley Station
CAL, blew up few days ago. Several live
were lost. There were five distinct explo
sions, which were heard as far as San Fran
cisco, fourteen miles away.
THREE explosions occurred in CUR
powder factory eight miles from Amstel
dam, Holland, the other day, and twely
corpses were recovered from the wreck.
THE anarchist trials at Lyons, France
few days ago, resulted in sentences Of fv
years. imprisonment and fines Of 2,0(
francs, for Prince Krapotkine, Gautiel
Bernard and Bordat. Four Of the accuse
. were acquitted, and forty others were OIL
I dered fined and imprisoned.
, THE railway strikers in Scotland we,
. lately reported as beginning to show dis
union, and compromise was anticipated
PRINCE FREDERICK CHARLES ALIEN
AMBER, brother of the Emperor Of Germ,
ny, died on the 21st, aged eighty-two.
consequence of the death of Prince Charles
the festivities in honor of the silver wee
: ding of the Crown Prince Frederick Wi
7 liam have been abandoned.
ARTHUR SCHOLFIELD, an aged an