The Osceola times., 1885-02-14
o1IxEs AND CASUALTIES.

| O0QAE0 AND CASUAkAAhos
On the ID two citizens Of Portsmouth,
Va, fought street duel, in which nine
shots were fired, and only one man was
hit, receiving a serious wound. Ono OF
the parties gave the word Sire"
BoSAFrcIo THoMAsso has been convict
ed in New York of padronism In the
United States Circuit Court. He was
charged with inveigling five little girls
from their homes in Italy and compelling
them to play the organ, sing and beg
money in the streets. Their collections
Thomasso appropriated and in return gave
them squalid lodgings and the poorest OF
food.
| on the 4th Colorado Central train was
thrown from the track during severe
storm. OF the twenty passengers, eight
cen were more or less injured.
OK the night of the Sd the three murder
ers of Hiram Jefferson were taken from
jail by mob at Audubon, Ia, and two
were shot and one was hanged. The
greatest excitement prev allied In the COM
munity.
ON the morning OF the 9th the body Of an
unknown man was found hanging to the
limb Of a shade tree in the eastern part Of
Pittsburgh, Pa.
MATILDA LEE, colored, of Cincinnati,
was burned to death in her cabin on the
9TH.
THE village of Battle Lake, Mimi, popu-
lation 500, twenty miles east of Fergus
Falls, was destroyed by fire the morning
Of the 9TH. Most of the buildings were de-
stroyed.
ALEXANDER JONES, a mail carrier from
Grants Pass to wilderville, Ore. Mrs.
George Gibson and two children and a
young man named McClung were drowned
on the 9th while attempting to ford APP
plegate Creek, which was swollen by re-
cent rains.
WIN. MORRISON, alias George Miller, the
supposed murderer Of the wife and son OF
Rev. Mr.. Smell, near Inkster, Oak, wa
arrested at Anoka ON the 5th by Sheriff
McLaren, of Brainard.
AT Mt. Sterling, KY, on the evening o
the 9Th, the opera house and several bust
ness houses were burned.
A GIBRALrER dispatch Of the 9Th stated
that the Vicar G eneral of that diocese had
been murdered by an insane butcher.
ON the 9Th the Governor of Pennsylva a.
MIA issued warrant for the execution o
Edward Brotheros at Wilkesbarre, on tn,
7th Of April. Brotheros murdered
through jealousy, a man paying attention,
to his niece.
On the night of the 9TH VIM. Thorpe
lage of Thorpe, Wis, was shot and lkillet
by his son, for abusing the family. Tn,
son was held for trial
THE residence of Mike Burns, few
miles from st. Charles, Mimi, wa,
burned ON the night OF the 9th. Mrs
Burns saved two children, but two girls
seven and eleven years Of age, perished
The Wyoming Stage Company's stag,
from Deadwood to Sidney, Neb, was hel q
up few days since by three masked rob.
bers and the treasure-box broken open
and rifed.
On the sth the most disastrous fire in tn,
history of the place visited Stafford, Conn
On the sth Chicago, Burlington
Quincy train went through bridge a
Creston, Ia, and three persons were kille,
and number wounded.
ON the Sth Annie Miller, seventeen year,
old, was instantly killed by n passing trair
at Mapleton, Pa, and her sister Ella wa
seriously injured.
WIN. HICKEY went to Wabash, Ind, oil
the 7th to "do up' Editor Linn, of th,
Courier, and was fatally wounded by th,
litter. Hickey was known as desperat,
character, and Linn win probably be justi
fed.
On the 7th during n Chinese riot a
Eureka, Cal, stray bullet killed Davic
Kendall, a member of the City Council. A
committee was appointed by the citizens
to tell the Chinese that they must all leav,
the city.