The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-04-12


the elder of the two exhibited signs of anima-
ton, and by great care she was restored TO
consciousness long enough TO identify the muir
derer James Harper, q fellow who lives near
the scene of the tragedy. Robbery was the
motive Of the crime.
At st. Louis, on Saturday evening last, as the
Southern express train on the Iron Mountain
Road was turning the curve from the levee into
Poplar street. en- route for the Union Depot,
the engine left the track and plunged into the
three-stOry brick buildings Nos 1913 and 125
Poplar street breaking large hole in its front.
The coupling between the engine and tender
broke, and the latter shot of in an opposite
direction and tore down the entire front of No.
100 on the south side Of the street. Both build
inCs are dwelling house, but none Of the inmates
were injured.
A dispatch from Lincoln, Neb received on
Tuesday says: The most destructive prairie
FIRE that ever occurred in this section IS devas-
tating the country few miles north of this
city. Mrs. Dalton. farmers wife, was sutfo-
catcd while fighting the fire. One report says
she was burned to death. Many other acct
dents are reported. Barnes, houses, granarles,
and nay stacks were licked up by the flames.
1t is estimated that fifty square miles Of terri
tory have been burned over, and the latest ac
counts say the fire is still raging. The flames
light up the heavens for miles around.
A boiler attached to an engine of 75-horse-
power exploded in the factory Of Geo. Bishop,
at New Berne n c., Oh the 9Th inst. The engi-
neer, Abram Brown, and the fireman, Frank
Emmett, were killed. The house of Isaiah
Wood, one hundred yards distant, WAS de-
str0yed, and Mrs. Wood was, it IS believed,
fatally injured. Two employees in the factory,
named Duncan and Staub. We're hurt by flying
bricks. Half of the factory was demolished,
and all the houses il the vicinity were more or
less damaged.
In this city, on the Sd inst, Frederick de
FrOuYille, a Frenchman. shot and killed his
wife and then shot himself, dying IN few
minutes. The parties had separated and d.
vorce suit was pending between them. De
Frouville was = worthless fellow, b lis wife
was an estimable woman aud was Dyed in
the Agricultural Department.
In prize fight at Dubois, Pa, on the ID
inst, between Mike Mclaughlin and Martin
Linksy, miners, SIX rounds were fought. In
the last round the men clinched and fell
Linlzsy breaking his neck in the fall and dying
instantly. Mclaughlin gave himself up 10 the
authorities. The men were not over 10 years
of age.
Over eight inches Of rain fell at New Or
leans IN is hours on Saturday The Mississippi
river overfowed its hanks on the Algiers front,
causing considerable damage to property.
| Other suburban towns were overAOwed. The
Red River Is reported to be " booming" and an
overflow is feared.
On the Sd inst four convicts attempted to
escape from the penitentiary at Chester, Ill
William Mccormick, who is serving a five
years sentence for violation Of the postal laws
James Rogers imprisoned for the same offense,
and another convict, were shot and wounded.
All Were captured,
George Tucker was assassnated near Leb-
anon, KY, on Saturday, while riding on the
highway, by younger brother, Irwin Tucker,
a drunken, dangerous man. The murderer
was not arrested, and he made no attempt to
escape
Nathan s. Morse, the business manager of the
New York Daily Netis, shot himself through the
head or the 4th inst. in his Office, in the Park
Row building, and died instantly. His health
had been impaired by oYerwork.
The Augustinian Society, at Lawrence, Mass,
whose inability to meet its debts has been here
tofore announced has determined to 90 into in
solyency and allow its assets to be distributed
according TO law.
PERSONAL.
Peter Cooper died in New York city carly on
the morning Of the 18th inst Of pneumonia.
He was born in New York February 18th, 1871,
and was therefore in the 93d year Of his age
/ His father was engaged at different times in
1 Brooklyn, Catskill, Newburgh and elsewhere
/ In the State Of New York as a merchant and in
manufacturing hats, brewing and brickmaking.
1 In these various emplOyments Peter as child
/ and youth. worked until his 18th year. After
/ serving an apprenticeship to a coachmaker, he
! engaged with q manufacturer of cloth-shearing
machines for three years, and at the expiration
/ OF that time he purchased the right for New
] York State. Dir. C0oper's next venture was
/ in the grocery business and manufacture of
d.rlr1 in
I made glue, oil, whiting and prepared chalk for
I twenty-one years, when he purchased ten acres
/ Ia Brooklyn and built factory, where the bust
/ ness is still continued. In 1928, when he was
! 81 years Of age, Peter Cooper went TO Baltimore
( and identified himself with the Canton prop
! erty and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany. He bought 5000 acres of land. coInpris-
4 ingthe Canton tract. including the shore from
Fells Point 10 a distance of three miles, for
] Sloo,9JO. In this purchase he became involved
/ by the failure OF associates to meet engage
ments, but eventually paid the whole amount
/ himself be built iron works. He found iron
/ ore AZ Lazaretto Point, and made charcoal from
I the wood on the tract, and produced the first
4 charcoal iron made IN Baltimore. He built q
/ rolling mill and kilns for charcoal, andlaid the
I foundations Of what has since grown TO be a
4 thriving industry IN Baltimore city. It was
/ al a time too, when busted with the affairs of
/ Canton, that he was brought into contact with
/ the displutlng failures that threatened the
/ Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company in its
/ beginning. Previous to Peter Coeper's coming,
a ear rugged with a sail ard horsepower ears
! had been tried on the rails without attaining
I the desired object. To Peter Cooper belongs
! the honor Of making the first steam car ever
| used on the Baltimore and Ohio road Its trial
! trip was made August 25th, 1880. After Mr..
| Cooper sold the Canton property he went :
( tensiYely into iron manufacturing in New York
and Pennsylvania. lie was among the pioneer
patrons Of the telegrsphic invention he was
president of the North American Telegraph
Company twenty-ei ght years ago and identified
with ocean cable teiegraphy. But it is for phi
/ lanthropy he viii be longest remembered He
was the founder Of the Cooper Institute of New
| York city, the endowment Of which has cost
| him over S2,000,G00. This institute has its
home III a large building where its free schools
OF industrial art and practical science its libra
| ries and apparatus are the perpetual property
| OF all youths who may desire TO train brain and
hand for the enterprises Of the age Mr.. Cooper
was the greenback candidate for President OF
tie United States IN 1876 and his only suryiy-
| ing soE, Edward, was recently mayor of New
| York city. The. funeral took place from All
Souls Church on the 9TH inst The pulpit and
! baptlsmal font were covered with flowers
/ -Four graduates Of the Cooper Union acted as a
guard around the coffin, by which hundreds of
people passed in single file anxious to look on
the face Of the dead. Rev. DR.. Collyer pro.
nounced the eulogy, which was followed by a
brief address by Rev. DR.. Crosby. Among
those present at the services were Gen Han
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