Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-04-16
LIFE'S HIDEOJJS HORRORS.
A LONG LIST OF CRUEL CRIMES
AND CASUALTIES.

causts in New York and Maryland-A
Tennessan Chops Married CoupIe,.
Heads Open With an Axe-Sever
Miners MutiIated.
NEW YORK, April I5.-The five-story
: building, Nos. 279, 2sl and 2S3 Broadway.
occupied by Bradstreets Commercial
! Agency, E. Remington S Sons, rifle man.
Z ufacturers, and the Hall Safe and Lock
/ Company, was gutted by fire to-day. the
4 total loss being about $4,000, which is
/ partly covered by insurance. In
the Bradstreet Agency offices were
stored many years accumulations
\ of statistics and financial and commercial
information. 1t is hoped that these NAV
be saved, as they are in fireproOf safes.
/ The fire will not interrupt the regular
working of the agency department of
BrGdStreet in the Broadway building.
/ Remington & Sons loss was mainly caus-
/ cd by water, aswas also that Of the Hall
Safe and Lock Company.
NORWICH, CONN, April 15.-Olney Bur-
CESS, of Foster, Il. l., while making a
social call upon Daniel and Henry Burl-
/ ingame, at Killingly, Conn.,, on Saturday
last, suddenly drew a revolver and shot
Daniel, slightly injuring him. In strug-
gle for the possession of the pistol
Henry was dangerously wounded, a
ball entering his nOstril. BURGESS
returned to Rhode Island, where he was
! arrested. While being taken to Jail at
R1llIngly, he asked to be allowed to lump
overheard, which he said would save the
State trouble and expense. He was
locked up, but died in a few hours from
self-administered poison. Three years
ago he shot man, binding him for life.
GALVESTON, April 15.-A special from
Jacksb0ro says: ''During a quarrel be-
tween Joseph Blackby and James Wyrick
yesterday afternoon the latter was shot
and killed.
yesterday John Green, Jr., shot and
instantly killed his uncle, Joseph Win
chester. Winchester drew knife and
was advancing ON Green when the latter
fired. The atfray was the result of an old
grudge."
NASHVILLE, TENN, April 15.-Phil
May, an escaped convict, was shot and
killed Friday near Huntsville, Alabama,
while resisting arrest.
ST. LOUIS, April 15.-The furniture fac
tory here of Stockhauser & Co. was burned
late last night. The loss is $45, 900, and
the insurance $21, 900.
LITTLE Rock, April 14.-An Ozark
special says: "At nearly 1 O'Clock this
morning a disastrous tornado struck
Whiteoak station, on the Little Rock and
Fort Smith Railroad, ten miles west of
this town. The wind came from the
southwest side of the mountains, which
| before the storm were covered
with trees. Now none are standing,
even the oaks being snapped in twain like
plpeStemS. After the wind came hail, and
it lasted till the ground was covered with
ice. Many stones were nearly as large as
hens eggs. The destruction of houses
was as complete as that of timber. Moth
ing in the shape of a house escaped dam
age or total destruction. Several lives
are reported lost, and many persons are
injured"
BALTIMORE, April 14.-A fire at Girls
field, Maryland, at l O'clock this morning
destroyed sixteen houses, principally
business places. Among the firms burned
out are j. E. Herting & Co.. Jattearine
81 Co., j. w. Gillett & Co., G. b. Aspbrin.
j. G. laws, j. A. Vaneergrift, G.
Landlords newspaper office, the Leader
office, L. u. HOdson's residence and several
others. The loss is estimated at 100000
and the insurance at about 10000. Very
little was saved from Ethe buildings de-
stroyed. The origin of the fire is un-
known.
LEAVENwORTH, KS, April 14.-FOur
prisoners confined in 1.-The Leavenworth
county Jail awaiting trial for robbing the
United States mails escaped yesterday by
forcing the locks from their cells and
saving a bar off from one of the outer
windows. The same four tunneled under
the Shawnee county Jail and nearly
escaped, but were captured and sent here
for safe keeping.
RALEIGH, N. c., April 14.-All the pris-
Oners in Jail at Smithfield, n. c., escaped
last night.
NORFOLK, VA, April 14.-An unknown
negro who claimed to be from Ports
mouth, Virginia, last week attempted an
outrage on the daughter of Joseph Free
man, a respected citizen of BERTHE county,
North Carolina. The negro was caught
and put into Windsor Jail on Wednesday
afternoon. A party Ofmasked men forced
the jail open, and, taking the negro out,
hanged him to tree.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April 14-Jesse
Campbell yesterday murdered William
Sakes and his wife, who lived near Deca-
tur, Alabama, by cutting open their heads
with an axe. Campbell had been accused
by the murdered people of slandering
Mrs. Sakes.
PANAMA, April 1.-THE loss by the
fire at Iquique on March 18th has dwin-
died down from 100000 sterling to ST.
100000. The fire did not reach the bust
ness portion of the city The origin of
the fire was accidental.
VALENCIENNEs, April 14.-An eXplo-
sion of fire damp in the coal mines at
Lourches, in the department of Nord,
to-day, resulted i'll the death of seven
miners. Many others were severely
injured.
NEW YORK, April 14.-EX-Alderman
Sauer, well known Tammany politician
while driving in Central Park, Yesterday,
was killed by his vehicle coming in colli-
sion with another.