Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-02-23

ene prisoner would 1d t 5cn lyncn-
ed had he been placed IN custody
there. While on the way to the jail
Miller seemed perfectly composed
No definite cause is yet known for
the assassination. Miller had been
drunk heavily since his discharge,
but all say was perfectly sober when
he committed the coed.
CaSed L.. with r atal Results.
CHICAGO Ill Feb. IA special
to the Daily Ne,os, from Joliet, says
that the diamond mine at Braid
| wood, a mining town soIth of that
point, has caved in.
CHICAGO, Feb. ia. l.. Sweet,
president of the miners comprising
the Diamond mine, has information
that 800 men were in the various
sha is, this afternoon, when the
ground jagged in. Sixty-two were in
one shaft which caught the bull, of
the falling derbis and was Instantly
| flooded. Every one of them was
drowr. ed or smotherd in less than
five minutes Their bodies were
| buried beneath lots of earth. A
hundred shafts have be- n excavated,
and the miners all escaped, except
those in the one unfortunate shaft.
1t will be many hours hefore The
| first bodies can be reached.
Particulars of the Terrible Min
ing Accident.
CHICAGO, Feb. IA special to the
! Daily Netcs from Joliet says that a
mine al Braidwo I'd, mining town
twenty miles south of that point,
caved in and imprisoned seventy-tive
| men.
LATER.
A brief interview has just been
held with A. L. Sweet, President of
! the four mines comprising the Dia-
mond mine, to confirm the reports of
the ter lille disaster at BraidwoJd .
Sweets information is that three
| hundred men were in the SHAFTS this
af ernoon, when the ground sagged
in under the weight of water that
| had once loosened it. Sixty-two
were in one shaft, which caught the
hulk of tie falling debris and which
was instantly flooded. Every one of
| them were either drowned or smoth-
cred in ide of five minutes. Their
| bodit S are now buried beneath many
| tens of earth, On hundred IL res
| have been eXcavated, and the miners
not in the enc unfor una shaft, all
ESCAPED. Jumping is going on Wig
orously, but it will be many hours
| before the first bodies Can be reach
ed. The mine was of the ordinary
kind, supple d with regular shaft
|. and supposed to be well protected
| from accident. The wires to joliet
are in bad shape and no full report
! is yet re- eived from the scene.
Telegraphic Items.
John Andrews and Philip Cunif
smoked for $25 recently in Chicago,
tie man who made the most refills
of his pipe in twelve hours 10 take
the money They began al 10 A. NJ.
and Cunif smoked twcnty-six pipes
by 9:53 P. NJ, and threw ur the
the sponge. Anderson smoked thirty
papers when time was called and
took the money. Cunif blistered his
mouth badly by smoking too rapidly
at first.
There is great suff..ring along the
Ohio river ON account of the floods.
Drexel, Morgan e Co. of New York
have sent $4,000 relief and Jay
Gould $1,000.
TAE GREAT OHIO FLOODS
Much suEerin.-CalI for Help
Money and Clothing Wanted
CIN CINNATI, o., Feb. 16-Al 2 2. NJ
yesterday the river was &c feet above
low water mark. 1t then dropped a
quarter of an inch at Maysville. 1t
fell six inches during the night and
is still falling. Lynch and Pcarce's
warehouse collapsed this morning
r I'm In Of
The river is falling at Frankfort;
loss there will he 100000. 1t rained
all day yc to-day. At Marietta the
river Is rising aad a repetition of
last weeks flood is expected. Al
townsville mere ntribu ions are
comm. in from individuals, ten dol
lars and upwards. The principal
sch oil houses here are doing good
du-y. They e being used as lodg-
ing houses. The Masonic Relief
Committee rails, d $4,000, and dis
tributei it along the river. he Cham
Der of Commerce has given 81, 900 10
Newport and The same to DLyt' n.
Mulat Halstead teiegi aphed 10 the
editor OF the Da, ton journal in re
spouse 10 an inquiry if assistance
was n, eded by the citizens of Gin
cinnati t. the following effect: "You
ask me if help is needed here? Ger
tainly it i, clothing, bed clothing
and food is wanted"
LIFE SAVING CREW
CLEVELAND, Feb. 16-The life saw
ing crew went to Cincinnati this
morning. The Masons are moving
aid the Sufferers by the foo l. The
river is rising and is already outside
the banks.
CHICAGO RELIEF COMMITTEE.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. 16-The relief
committee of the Board of Trade has
raised four thousand dollars foI the
relief of the Ohio flood sufferers.
WAITING FOR THE WATER TO SUB
SIDE.
FRANKFORT, Ky, Feb. 16-The |
Kentucky river was "a feet and is
falling slowly this afternoon. 1t |
rained all nigh, but is now quite |
clear and very warm. The people |
a pref Earring to resume their houses |
cumittee is doing good work.
UPPER RIVERSIDE STILL RISING.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Feb. 16-Both rivers
continue 10 rise. ne MOnOSdlel8
is now 14115 feet and the Allegheny |
2ok.
New YORK, Feb. 15.-The Star
SAYS: 1t was currently reported on
Wall street yesterday that Jay Gould
has sposed of his interest in the
World ard it will no longer be run
as his special journal. Color is lent
to the report by the sweeping change
in the management of the financial
1t was stated semi