Mohave County miner., 1884-04-20
News of the Week.


 he learned for the first time that the vegetable was poisonous. He died in four hours in convulsions. The deceased was thirty-four years of age.
 Thomas Bess, a miner at the Buck eye mine. Silver Reef, was instantly killed last Sunday night by the ex- plosion of blast he prepared him self.
 Early last Sunday evening Dr. Cameron shot and mortally wounded a Welsh miner at Bisbee, named Abe Young. The cause of tue trouble was money matters.
 A fire damp explosion at the Woods mine, Pa, killed two men and seri ously injured a number of others.
 At Naples on Sunday a drunken soldier fired at number of his com rades; rooming in the same dermito- ", killing five and wounding three.
 In Pittsburgh last Monday, shortly after midnight a fire broke out IL Schulte & Co.'S box factory on South Eighteenth street. Frame houses surround the factory and the fire spread rapidly, high wind aided its progress. At 2 a. m., the ire is be lieved to be under control, but is still burning fercely. Schulte's factory and blaming mill, together with the offices, stables and lumber piles, and J. Richards two story brick dwelling and the store are in ruips. The loss will reach $75,O0O. The fire was first discovered in the boiler-room of the blaming mill and it is believed caught from a spark.
 Blaine has strong lead of the other Republican candidates for President.
 The opponents of Logan in Hin ois are making an effort to retire him from public life.
 AIyer Freidman was murdered at Nashville, Tenn, last Sunday night, by two unknown men.
 OF eight prisoners escaped from the Gainesville (Ark,) jail on Satur day night one was killed and three recaptured.
 H. J. Byron, the dramatist, is dead.
 Nine buildings m the business cen ter of Tacoma, W. T., were burned Sunday morning; loss, about $50, 900.
 A blacksmith named Jones was shot at E4uccuyer by George A. Browrmilier
 G8spa.d EreAardt, patient in the County T a ,it i at Nevada City, was saot aal serio4sIy wounded b. PauIoh Hlras. another pa tent.
 h quarrel oyeI a game of cards at Sc attle, W. T, a half breed Indian was seriously injured.
 A dangerous tramp named Baker was tried by citizens at Wallulu Junction, ". T., and sentenced to death; he has disappeared and it is supposed he has been lynched.
 John s. Perry, who week ago ac- cepted the position of Justice of the supreme court Ill Wyoming Territory was stricken with paralysis in the streets of Brooklyn while walking with his daughter. The Judge was carried into the directors room ofthe Fulton bank, where he remained two hours in an ,IncUnscious condition He%G tken taken home, and died while being prepared for bed.
 The little village of Lyons, Texas was the scene on Sunday night of a tragedy which for terrible details can  scarcely be equalled in the annals of the Southwest. A negro named Gibbs was literally roasted alive at the stake while surrounded by mob. This morning his charred remains, Tn sitting posture, hls arms hug ging the stake, presented sicken- ing spectacle. Gibbs was an escaped convict. He hired himself to a farm CT named Moore, living near Lyons Late on Saturday evening, taking advantage of Moore's absence, he en- tered the house and demanded seat at the supper table. Being remon- strated with by Mrs Davis he seized an axe, brained her and fled OrIthe return of Moore a posse was organ Ized, and after hot chase the negro was captured after being badly wounded. He was put in a wagon and brought back to Lyons. Despite