St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-03-14
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
In colliery explosion at Sunderland,
Eng, thirty six persons were killed on the
Sd.
In Donegal County, Ireland, Protestant
church was destroyed by dynamite on the
Sd.
IN Cleveland, O., burglars are robbing
stores right and left and creating general
CONSERVATION.
SOME miscreant fired a pistol ball into
the train bearing the County Democracy
of New York while on the outskirts of
Washington. The ball passed through
Democrats hat.
THE French transport, Tonquin, former
" City of Paris, came in collision with an
other transport off Malaga on the 4th and
sank, carrying down twenty-four Of the
crew. The remainder.
On the 9Th DR.. a. g. F. Goersen was
hanged at Philadelphia, Pa, for poisoning
his wife Eve years ago. He protested his
innocence to the last.
Ar Marquette, Mich, on the 9Th, Dep
uty-Sherif was fatally shot while attempts
| ing the arrest of hard character.
On the 9th an attempt was made to as
sassinate Prof. A. J. Esch, Superintendent
of German in the public schools of Cleve-
land, Q.
On the 9th an explosion of gas in Barke-
Wells now law building at Pittsburgh, Pa,
badly shattered the interior of the struc-
ture and injured several of the occupants.
A HoLLANDER named Klaus Kekma was
| arrested at Grand Rapids, Mich, on the
| 9Th, on requisition from the Netherlands,
whence he CINE about year ago after
forging his fathers name to check for
/ $500 guilders.
AN attempt was made on the 9Th, by a
prisoner, to shoot the Presiding judge ofthe
Police Tribunal of Lausanne, Switzerland.
The Judge escaped injury, but the clerk
and usher were badly wounded while try
ing to disarm the prisoner.
In the Philadelphia jail during the
hanging of DR.. Goerson one condemned
murderer died from fright and another
was taken with violent convulsiona
ON the 9th horrible accident occurred
on the Illinois Central Road eight miles
from Grenada, Miss. Three men were
killed and number of passengers injur cd.
AT Karwin, Austrian Silesia, a terrible
mine explosion was reported. One hun-
dred and forty-seve men were in the
mine, and it is not known whether any
were saved.
On the 9th VIM. Corbin and John Gaines,
of Boone County, Kentucky, fought about
the killing Of dog, and both were killed.
In a hotel fire at Bradford, Pa, on the
9th, two persons;lost their lives. The build
ing was ignited by lamp explosion.
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house at Bismarck, OAK, burned. 4-.z
MISCELLANEOUS.
TIE employees of the Wabash Road at
Ft. Wayne, Ind, struck on the 9th against
reduction in wages.
AT the Ohio College of Medical Surgery,
woman took the gold medal of honor.
THE native population of Alexandria,
Egypt, are growing tired of British rule.
THE French Chamber Of Deputies on the
9Th pasatd the bill raising the duties Of
cereRls. so
rived at WichFh, Kas., on the 9th, in the
= custody of of15ers.
THE ssQdan campaign up to the end of
y March6Ts6yilI have cost England f3,330,O00.
Ffseses.sle 9Th the Illinois Legislature had a
!, stormy time over the Senatorial question.
m 10 election.
IN AUSTRIA proposes to retaliate against
France on account Of the duties placed
Nippon cereals
RREpA1Rs to the House of Commons anc
Westminster Hall, made necessary by the
recpnt dynamite explosions have cost $40,
: GOO.
THE German press is considerably
worked up over the statements in the Lon
: don papers regarding the charges in con
t nection with the Bismarck Gladstone com.
plications.