Daily Republican., 1884-07-03
NEWS SUMMARY.
TRAIN COL LIsION - SUICIDE
KILLED ny L10HTNIN0-FELL
OVERBOARD AND KILLED.

A man named Vanderburg left Ionia
county, Michigan, last fall, with Oscar
Scott, to work in q lumber camp.
Scott returned alone, "and could give
no account of Vanderburg." 1t was
ascertain6d last week that Mrs. Wand
erburg and Scott were living together
In Montcalm County and suspicion was
arOused. Search was made for her hus-
bands body, and while 1t was going on
Scott committed suicide. The body,
with marks Of violence upon IL, was
soon afterwards found in q half filed
we'll, and Mrs. Vandenbufg confessed
that she knew of the murder.
The coroner's jury investigating the
disaster on the Northern Central Rail-
road, near Shamokin, Penna., on the
oath ult., by which three. men were
killed, rendered a verdict yesterday.
They found that John Eisenhart, the
gineef Of the freight train which eollas
ded With rho pa1Senger train, were
ignorant Of the rules, and are both re-
sponsible for the accident.
The National Prohibition Convention
opened on Tuesday at Decatur, Illinois.
DR.. Davis made an address of welcome
to which President Haney responded,
saying that the meeting had nothing
to do with political affairs" Addresses
were also made by Francis Murphy and
Rev. DIR. John H. Newman Of New
York.
Large brush fires are still burning In
the townships around Kingston, On
tariO, the number being estimated at
one hundred. The greatest Of the firei
Ia said to cover An area of fourteen
miles In length by three in width. II
was believed last night that the spread
of the flames was checked.
A thief entered the Albany City Ma
tional Bank 1T noon yesterday, ant
stole Spencer ID. Patton's bank bool
from . shelf AZ the teller's window
Patton had his back turned at the time
being engaged in making a memo
randum. The book contained 1928.
A special express train on the New
York Central Railroad yesterday rar
through on open switch at Albany int
a freight train. Two engines and si1
cars were wrecked, brake
man Was injured, and the passenger
were severely shaken up.
While q train on the Cincinnati AM
Eastern Railroad was crossing trestl
on a ravine at Winchester, Ohio, Yet
terday afternoon, w. r. McGill, Presi
dent of the road. fell from the door @
the baggage car to the ground, fifty fee
below, and was killed.
In the Louisiana House of Represer
tatives yesterday, memorial was RI
ceived from j. Madison Wells, askin
1.-THE impeachment of District Judg
Blackburn, Of Rapides Parish, 0
charges Of" burglary, ballot-box stu
| nng and packing the Grand jury"
u Two freight trains collided near Cul
bingham station, on the Kentuck
Central Railroad, yesterday mornin
, and a man named Gillin and his gram
\ daughter, Mrs. Hastings, who were
!, a caboose were killed.
TIE bark Clotilde, at New York "
: terday from Ciepfaegos, reports that
= = the 23d ult. Thomas Howard, of Phil
delphia, fell from the foretop gala
yard and was killed.
Two bows named Dempsey and Wo
! were killed by lightning at Leetoni
8 Ohio, on Tuesday, while playing und
\ q tree.
s Two suits of boys clothing have be,
found on the river shore at Nyack, Ne
York, and are supposed TO have b
9 ionged to visitors who were drowned.
A fire In Arizona, Ontario, yesterda
destroyed Mckay Brothers cabin
factory, Donley's hotel and sever
shops. Loss, S25, 900.
There were 8 cases of sunstroke
New York yesterday, none fatal.