Delta chief., 1884-02-27
his body was placed on the railroad track to
prevent detection on the 22nd.

WIS SOME seTlOub sHpOtluS. n man
Stephens, his divorced wife. and the lady's
second husband, being all killed.
The steamer Alert which was built
especially for Arctic service, has been offered
to the United States by the British government
for the Greeley relief expedition.
The liabilities of Edgar Peck, the
Patchogue, Long Island, banker, who recently
failed and attempted to kill himself, are $780,
600, and his assets are only $4,000.
On the 10th, six children were badly
burned by the explosion of tank OF coal oil at
Bellefontainc, Ohio. The tank leaked and n
child set fire to the oil on the ground.
Wallace Brockman and Dick Craig,
while In drunken condition, in a small room
in the Ashland House, at Lexington, Kentucky,
blew out the gas and were asphylated.
On the 18th, an effort was made by
four men TO shoot the King OF Italy while he
was travelling by rail, but it failed One Of the
assailants was wounded by the Kings guard.
F. C. Bradley and wife. an aged
couple in Milwaukee, who had gone from
affiuence to a state of dependency, died ma
tural death In each others arms In that city on
the Goth.
A drunken row among fifteen raft
men on their way from the Licking river to
their home, in Magoffn county, Ky, on the
Goth, resulted in killing Elijah Lee and wound
ing six Others.
On the 10Th, two Italians Delucca
and Uardina, quarreled in San Francisco over
i,t
times with a st!letto and Delucca was shot
twice. Delucca died.
There is much comment in Berlin
over Prince Bismarck's action in returning
the resolution OF sympathy at the death OF
Herr Lasker, and IN explanation will be de-
manded in the Reichstag.
Bismarck's organ characterizes the
resolutions Of the American House OF Repre-
senta,ives on Herr Lasker's death rs an at
tempt Of foreign body to interfere In the In
ternal affairs Of Germany.
At Lagrange. Texas, on the 20th.
Emma Mccoy, colored, gave poisoned biscuit
to her husbands supposed paramour, who, In
turn, gave 1t to two Children One died and
the others life was saved.
The wire bridge across the Kiska-
miniias river, at Apollo Pennsylvania, gave
way on the Goth. throwing william Hepdcr-
son and Harry Ycnkins. with two horses, into
the river. All were drowned except Hendcr-
son.
At Muskegon, Michigan, on the 18th.
Mrs. Korun Larson has been found guilty Of
T.I ,t.. iri
farm on the condition that she should furnish
him home during bis life Her husband was
held for trial on the same charge.
The cyclone Of the 20th. caused
heavy losses in properly at Metropolis, Casey.
vile, UDiontowp and Paducab, bu, no loss of
life Is reported. On the line Of Cherokee
and Pickens counties, Georgia. within the
space OF three miles, twenty-five person. were
killed aud forty were wounded, by the tornado.
On the 18th, n portion Of two brick
buildings on Ludlow street, Cincinnati. fell.
burying ten persons In the ruins The follow
ing were Killed by the crush or drowned: John
Kyle. Libby Coulter, James Ogden, Barney
Wiuklcr, Mrs. WIl<in, Phosa A. Burk, Mir.
Lena Burk and two Children William and
Louis Burk.
Five Piegan Indians, who left their
reservation and stole ffty-three ponies from
the Grow reservation, were pursued by four
Grow Indians and seven white men -Four
Piegnns were killed and three ponies were re.
covered. Two white men were killed aud tw,
Others wounded The fight occurred In Hall
stone Basin.
A terrible explosion occurred Mt a
coke mine In West Lcseneing, Pa, on the Goth,
and the following named miners lost their lives,
Michael Hefcrn, John Buckley, Patrick Ken.
nedy, Jonas Tracy james Baker, David Lloyd.
William Davis, Thomas McGary, John Hart,
Michael RIpko, Geo. Coils, Daniel Bucknsr,
John Murray, Peter Waters, William Soaring.
Joseph Barker, Andy Warmers, Albert Hack
eny, Garry T.. Mayo.
Mrs. Fred. w. Paramorc, wife of the
son Of Colonel j. W. Paramorc, president Of
tine Texas II 81. Louis railroad, died at st.
Louis on the 2Ist. Mrs. Paramore, prior TO
her marriage, was Miss Nellie Hazcltinc,
daughter Of william Il. Hazcltine, formerly
prominent merchant Of ST. Louis, and was tho
leading belle Of the city for several years. She
was n very beautiful and accomplished LADY,
well known In Eastern and Southern sa4e:y
and became famous few years ago as the re-
ported faneee Of Samuel J. Tildcn.
A dispatch from the flooded districts
on the 18th, gave the following items The
food losses at Parkersburg, West yirginIn. |
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