The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-01-03
Christmas Crimes and Casualties.

The list of Christmas tragedies and ac-
| cidents is long and grim one.
To begin with, ne had two shooting
afrays in this county, one or both of
which may result fatally; at New Or
leans VIM. McC Caffray, prominent poll
| itician, was shot and instantly killed by
the proprietor Of gambling house from
(which be had been elected while he was
attempting to re.enter it; at Newbery.
port, Mass, Arthur Currier was shot and
Killed by loose woman in barroom. (;
at Uniontown, Pa, a Hungarian shot
and killed a strange man in drunken
row at Cleveland, Ohio, saloon keep
or shot and killed one of q party Of
drunken men who we're bombarding bis
place with beer kegs; in New York city
policeman shot and killed one OF 8
gang Of roughs who had raided saloon
and assaulted him in the same city
Jacob Zeigler was struck on the head
with beer pitcher and killed by Henry
ITheiss; on the same city William Krause
was killed by peddler and dissolute
woman during drunken quarrel in his
own room; at McDade Texas, three bad
characters were lynched on Christmas
eve, and on Christmas day six of their
friends entered the town for revenge and
three of their party and one citizen of
the town were killed in fight with re:
volvers and shot guns; at Yszoo City,
Miss, Johu Posey, @. Posey and Jasper
lNicholls, white, and John James, colored,
were killed in night encounter caused
by difficulty between one of the Poseys
and James, the negroes organizing and
firing on the whites; near Moncure, N.
O., an old woman and her daughter and
grandchild were murdered by unknown
parties.
A desperate ARRAY occurred at Allen.
dale, Barnuell County, between John
Huolett, policeman, his two SONS John
and Tom Huoaett and his two graadsons
Evan and Jayce Strange, and l.. B. and
Frank O'Bryan and A. T. Allen. Pts
tolls, knives and sticks were used. Tom
Huolett and Evan Strange were shot
dead, L. B. O'Bryan was seriously cut
and four other persons were wounded.
In Edge6eld County John Agnel was
killed and his father probably fatally
beaten by three Hamiltons, knives and
shot guns being used; at Bennettsville,
Marlboro County, q colored man was
killed while resisting arrest; at Vau.
cluse, Aiken County, a man named Scott
was shot and killed. Three accidental
deaths, two murders, fire and score Of
serious accidents are reported from Sa-
vannah.
Near Salem, Ind, train ran into the
Blue River, the bridge being washed
away, killing eight persons and wound.
ing many others; near New Haven
Conn.,, the boiler Of locomotive explo
ded, i1juring three men; ct Fort Wayne,
Ind, railroad collision injured eight
persons at Indianapolis collision kill.
ed one man; at Minneapolis, Minn., a
Wild engine wrecked a freight train kill
ing one man; at Portsmouth, N. e., a
train was wrecked by broken switch,
injuring several persons slightly at
Leesburg, Pa, a mail train was wrecked !;
at Barton's Landing, VT, a freight train
was wrecked.
At st. Louis one fire killed two men
and burnt $4,000, and another destroy.
ed $4,000 worth of property at Cape
Girardeau, NO., Touring mill was burn
ed, causing loss of 100000; at Chippe-
wa Falls, Wis, a fire destroyed s35, 900
of property; at Utica the Utica Match
Co.'S factory was burned loss $4,000.
Charles Souber killed himself at Phil
adelphia, Pa, by jumping from third
| story window during depression caused
by bis wife's death.
At Cumberland, Nd, a miners wife
was run over and killed by sleigh; at
Pittsburg, Pa; many persons were injur-
ed during a panic in polish Church; a
succession Of furious gales is reported