The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-03-07

Az UmAha, the 96th, 6eeele, JOhnsou 3 Coz
powder house short distance south Of the
southetn eity limits, exploded and killed four
and William Nellns-nooe being over seven
teen years old They were hunting around the
powder house and hlown 10 pieceA Tho head
Of one was blowno6 another legs were 60
An0thefs arms wero torn Oh, and AnOthors
mains werc scattered IN every direction. How
the accident happened Is . mystery
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The 0xanazas valsaAas,
The Jones brothers were hanged at jackson,
Ohio, for the murder Of Inban btephenA
George b. Mills has been found guilty Of the
murder Of his wife In Brooklyn 8 few months
ago :
Mrs Manson OF St Paul reported that she
feared her better half had rone ON q Min.
noapolis spree with $4,000 In HE pocket
At Genesco. III. r.rson spurlock has been
suspended from ghostly ministrations, because
At the whitcomb house, Rochester, N. Y,
Mrs. Bnssey Of Troy. shot another woman,
tho wound 10 notfatal
George w Wilson, who two months ago
killed Policeman Billiard, Of Detroit, Mich,
while resisting arrest has been convicted Of
murder in the second dcgfec.
Mrs. Emma cardinal received q caller In
New York recently who said her husband was
dead In the lady's confusion he tore dia-
mond car ring from her ear and rushed away.
James O'Brien ono Of the men arrested for
tho murder Of William Pugh, In Philadelphia,
on the night of the 9Th inst, has confessed that
William Casey, another Of the prisoners. struck
the fatal blow.
George IL Fryer, who discovered the now
Discovery mine, now worth $4,000 600, and
sold it for $4,000, committed suicide at Dem
yer, on the 9th Fryer Hill, Leadville WAS
named after him.
W. W. Davis Of Monticello, M, blackmailed
". H. Hamellc, charging him with seducing
his wife, and made him sign note for 1900
at the muzIle OF revolver. Davis goes to
state prison for Eve years.
Ex-Marshsl D. N. Harris was released from
Jail At Hil!sboro, Ohio, on bail in $4,000
Harris was recently indicted by the grand
Jury for murder in the first degree for taking
the life OF John Doggett Oct e.
William H. Hsigh Of Port Hope. Ont, pas
scnger ON the Circassian from England, was
robbed on the passage Of u, goo worth Of jew
elry and other valuables The theft was not
discovered till tho passengers landed
There 10 much excitement at Elizabethtown,
KY, over the outrage Of Miss Cora vannort,
. respected lady living near that place, by .
negro, Miles Petty. A mob organized. Tho
Officers barely saved Petty, hurrying him OF
to Louisville.
Samuel Iebachutz, q lettcr-csrrier of tho
Cincinnati postofice, has been arrested for ap-
propriating money from letters. Evidence Of
his guilt was found ON his person. He made
no defense before the United States commits
sioner, and was held for trial in 81 500 bail
The latest advices from Cheraw, s. c., are
TO the efoct that W. B. Cash has eluded tho
vigilance of those who were watching his
fathers house, and has escaped, tits thought,
into North Carolina e It Is r,mored that the
large reward for the apprehension Of Cash.
The trial Of Rev NJ spurlock, at Geneseo,
ILL.,, charged with falsehood, immortality and
undue intimacy with Mrs. George, until recent
lya teacher in the Methodist Sunday school,
out fifteen minutes the committee returned .
verdict Of guilty. This suspends spurlock
from the ministry.
George E. Smith, corporation attorney Of
Union City, Mich, shot himself and will prob
ably die. He had trouble with insurance
companies for which he was agent, they al
leging cr0Okcdness in his manner Of doing
business. A fresh agent arrived to examine
into affairs when tho shooting took place.
Smith IL married and moved in the best of
circles.
Aspecial to the Tribune from Fort Yates,
Oak, says Private n. B. Swepstone ofthe Sew
onteenth United States infantry band, shot him
self through the head tho 3lst inst, with re-
volver. He was found the next morning in
shack near the post in dying condition and
conveyed to the post hospital, where he is ex-
pected to die any moment He left letter
stating that he was tired Of life and directions
ss to the disposition of his personal effects.
In an ARRAY at Winston, Ky, Preston White
Was killed and Henry Witt and his son Tillman
MORALLY wounded White and 0 companion
named Prichell were both drunk and created
disturbance. Young Witt, in attempting to
quell the fuss, was attacked and shot by White.
Witt senior came to his assistance and was
shot by Prichell During the scufae between
young Witt and White Frichell attempted to
shoot Witt, but shot White through the head,
killing him instantly. Prichel was arrested
Passengers who arrived at Nashville, Tenn,
report that when the Louisville 4 Nashville
train was near Moline station it was stopped
by fifty or more men, who boarded it. All
were armed with shotguns and pistols and
were masked The leader, who was we'll
dressed and wore kid gloves, explained that
they were after negro who outraged young
lady. and whom the sheriff was conveying to
Sonora for trial The mob quickly searched
the train, and not finding tho prisoner fired
volley and disappeared. The sheriff had
the prisoner in jail Ut Elizabethtown