The Worthington advance., 1884-05-01
Record of Cassualtiee,

Record At Cassualtiee.
Six families were poisoned by arsenic in cake
cold them by confectloner in Louisville, Ky
Tho large general store of c. l. l. Budde
atDevils Lake, Oak, was burned LOSS $12,-
CO.,
The clothing establishment Of J. Koch L Co,
At Akron, Ohio, burned. Loss, 81, 600; in
sured
At Morris, Ill, Two grain ware houses, ad-
joining each other. were burned. Loss, Sl2,-
OOO: partly insured
The Washington flannel mill at South
Coventry Conn.,, was burned Insurance $l35,-
w. Two hundred hands are deprived of en-
ployment.
The Howard house at Lie Claire, Iowa, twelve
miles above Davenport, was completely burned.
The building was Of brick, three stories high,
and valued at 6,OW
The barn Of A. F. Mort, Milwaukee pawn
broker, was burned, with the contents, incl,ld-
ing two horses and four or five cows. Loss,
$1,000; insurance, $4,000
The residence of James Brayton, at Marsh
field, was destroyed by fire. Its contents were
partially saved. Loss, $50; insurance, $3.50,
m Oriental, of Hartford
At Wilson, Kan A new stone Touring mill,
owned by Lang 4 Co., was burned with 1850
bushels Of wheat aad 400 barrels of flour.
Loss, Sc, GOO; insurance, 81, Co.,
Annie Topps, the Is year-old daughter of
George Topps disappeared from her home at
Bridgeport Conn, recently. Her disappear
ance was kept secret till Sunday, the 2Otll, when
Mrs. Topps became violently insane through
her daughters absence
Twelve business places and two dwellings in
West Salem, Ohio, were destroyed by fire re
Gently: supposed to be incendiary, as ten days
ago sa>oonkcepers in the neighborhood re-
ceived anonymous letters telling them their
places would be burned before long
A young man named George Mansen was
run over by an engine near the Emerson yard
Manitoba and instantly killed The deceased
in company with young man named John
krlise started on velocipede from, the trans
ter for Emerson. and on their way back were
followed by Canadian Pacific engine, and
Kruise, seeing the engine approach, warned
his compa Mon to Jump o1, which he failed to
do in timo to avoid being run over ard cut
through the middle He was twenty-six wears
old, originally from Aurora, ILL.,, and had
brother working at Helena Mont
Personal Points
Ex Gov. Marcus L. Ward died at Newark, N.
J., aged seventy-two years.
DR.. Willard Parker, Sr., of New York died
Friday, the 25th He was eighty-three years
old, and had been practicing physician over
fifty years.
Isaac Henderson of New York has bought
the Philadelphia North American, for some-
thing like $l50,0O0, for his son law, Watson
H. Sperry, now Of the Washington News
Lebanon, Pa, last week, he eighty and she
eighty-four. Sixty years ago they wero lovers
and quarreled Forty years later, his wife and
but quarrelcd and waited twenty years more.
Harold Goodwin, eon of Parke Goodwin, one of
the. editors and stockholders Of the New York
to Miss Marquand, the daughter of Henry Mar
quand. Miss Marquand is an heiress, aud her
slice of the Marquand estate will be something
between q, 1000, 40 and $3,Ooo,'00o
The Criminal Calendar.
Amos Brackenstross was killed by burglars
near Berne, Ind.
N. s. Robinson, Chicago commission mer-
chant was arrested
Rear Admiral Nichols daughter was relieved
Of her diamonds at Washington
William Austin, insane, Of Allenco, Ky..
threw his two young children in the fire and
cremated them.
At Miles City, Mont, W. A. Garland, treasur-
or Of Custer county under the old regime, was
found guilty, as charged in the heindictment, and
Boys in Portland, Me-, tied one of their num-
Der to the railway track and left him. He was
discovered and released just before the arrival
Of fast train.
Mrs. Nary Freeman, prominent in Blooming
ton, ILL., society circles was sentenced to thirty
days in the county jail aud to pay fine Of 4l50
for shopliftins.
Thomas T. Richards of Socorro,N Mex, was
shot aud killed at Murrysvillo, Mont, by Wal
ler Mcdonald, in dispute resulting from a
game Of cards.
Deacon Cameron Of Baltimore has eloped
with the pretty wife of his neighbor, John
Barr, leaving wife and two children, while
Mrs. Barr leaves three children.
The baly Of +. A. Mathey Of Ncedham, q
watch maker doing business in Boston. vas
found in Charles river, near Noedham bridge
1t is suspected case of murder and ROBBERY.
AT Swainsboro, Ga, J. C. Coleman, a merch-
ant, and J. +. Myers, editor of the Itens;zer
reeorted to arms to ecttle a difficulty. T1nir
teen shots were fired and Coleman was shot
in the abdomen.
Thomas G. Bough:on. superintendent Of the
First Methodist church Sunday School At Jack
son, Mich, secretary Of the Y. ". c. A. and =
defeated candidate for alderman, has been
found to be q defaulter in the amount Of Sl7.-
co.,
Mrs. Ferre], wife Of wealthy farmer Of New
man, Ga, ran oil with Budd jenkins, and the
couple were arrested in sleeper near Mariet-
to, when they were brought back to Atlanta
The wife confessed, and The husband agreed
to take her back upon Jenkins signing an
agreement before 4 notary to exile himself to
Florida for the balance Of his natural life
In the trisl At Long leland city Of the negro
murderer, Rugg, 4 confession made by Rugg
Feb. II to his jailer was read. In it he con-
seses to having choked Mrs. and Miss Maybee
to death at Oyster Bay. and having beaten Mr.
Maybee. The confession is signed by Rugs
This was tho strongest evidence offered by the
prosecution. The jury found Rugg guilty Of
tho murder Of Mrs. Msybee and daughter
A motion FOX new trial Was denied. He will
be hanged
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