St. Landry democrat., 1883-01-27


opened its session on the 18th.
GEORGE f. HoAR was reelected
United States senator by the Massachusetts
Legislature on the 18th.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
FIVE children of man named Groe-
stick, living at Dubuque, Iowa, We're the
other day attacked by disease called
laryngael diphtheria, which 1t was said no
medical treatment was able to overcome.
Three OF the children had died and the other
two were not expected to live.
A WHOLE family, consisting of man
and wife and three children were found
frozen to death in the woods between King
ston and Atlanta, Ga, the other day. The
unfortunate family was clothed in rags.
one boy was killed and another was
probably fatally injured by a haystack fall
ing on them at Mansfield, Conn.,. q few days
ago.
SHAW, who was Cashier of the sus-
pended City Bank Of jersey City, N. j., being
unable to secure s29, 900 bail. was recently
placed in jail. Other persons implicated
were about to be arrested.
A MAN in the uniform of a general
officer few days ago penetrated 10 room
in st. Petersburg, Russia, where secret mill
itary plans were kept, and had nearly fin
ished copying one when arrested.
A BROKEN rail ditched train near
Mapleson, Ill, the other day. The fireman
was killed and the engineer was severely in
jured.
THOMAS HIGG1Ns and Michael Flynn
were hanged at Galway. Ireland ,on the 18th
for completely in the Huadvs murder.
ON the 18th indictments. had been
found by the Washington, D. c., Grand
Jury against three persons charged with
Earruptly endeavoring to influence a STAR
route Juror.
Mrs. j. HAWK was burned to death
at Westerville, o., recently by her clothes
taking fire from cook stove about which
she was working.
In Henry County, o., the other day
fimberman named Kline, aged twenty
two, was caught by a tree which he was
telling and instantly killed.W
An entire block of business buildings
at Macarthur, o., was on the 18th destroyed
by fire.
A FIRE in Tweddle hall block in Al
bany, N. Y, which contained an opera
house, bank, and len stores, caused a loss
| OF 1900, 900 few days ago. Erastus Corn
ing's residence was saved by the determined
efforts OF citizens.
NICHOLAS FELIX, an inmate of a
charitable Institution at Allegheny City, Pa.
commenced last July. to starve TO death, and
| completed his labors a few days ago. Small
quantities of milk and whisky had been reg
ularly forced down his throat.
A TELEGRAM from London, Eng, on
| the 18th stated that the steam,h hip Helvetia,
New York to Queenstown, lost her fourth
| officer overheard. An American bark had
| two men washed away. The ship Undine
had arrived at Colombo. Ceylon, and re-
ported eight Of her crew drowned.
A BROKEN rail on the Mid land Branch
| Of the Chicago & Northwestern Road. twelve
| miles north OF Clinton, Iowa, the other
| night threw two cars down tweniy.foot
| enbankment, killing brakeman and njnr-
| ing the conductor and nineteen passengers.
AT Tralee, Ireland, on the 18th, the
local workmen refused to erect a scat
! fold for the execution OF Rolf and Barrett.
sentenced to be hung for the murder of
| Thomas Brown. Upon the arrival Of Mar.
I wood. the executioner, at Limerick, en-
route to Tralee, the police had great diff
Guilty in protecting him from the crowd.
JAMES RYAN, in passing a fy-wheel
! in the 4Etna Mills at Wheeling. w. Va, the
L fI.c Jau nnd hipf foot NJ fsnf t.,
and his leg was crushed off up to the thigh.
! He died in few hours.
JOHN KOCH and wife, three days in
| this country, were missing in New York
| City few days ago. They had considerable
| money when they left the house OF friend.
| Their three children were with friends.
JOHN Fl. MOORE, Ferry in
the employ Of the New York Ferry Company
at New York City, was arrested q few days
| ago on charge of embezzling about 100000
| from the company.
Two more bodies were recovered from
| the ruins OF the Newhall House at MiWau-
kee, Wis, on the 18th, making forty-ive
who had been recovered from the ruins and
sixty four dead in all.
THE village of Marais, Switzerland,
was the other day destroyed by a great land
slide.
THREE persons we're killed and sew
eral others were badly injured the other day
| by the explosion of locomotive at Mans
| field, To. "
IT was reported from Seattle, w. T.,
the other day thai seven persons were killed
by the explosion of a steamer In the skagit
River.
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE United States Consul General at