The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-02-04

engine Of the passenger train, the baggage car,
two passenger cars and dozen freight cars
were wrecked. The fireman and engineer OF
the passenger train, the conductor of the
freight train, and one of the brakemen on the
freight train were killed, and q number of
other persons seriously injured. The accident
was caused by the conductor of the freight train
neglecting to place danger signals on the rear
of his train.-On Wednesday morning last
at Telluride, Colo, snow-slde demolished
four cabins at the Sheridan mines burying %
men under l. feet of snow. Four men were
killed and all the others more or less seriously
njured.--Alfred Smith, of Cleveland, o.. who
is worthless and drunken fellow aud lived
apart from his wife, entered her apartments on
Saturday evening last where she was sitting in
company with female friend, and killed them
both with sledge hammer. lie then attempted
TO cut his throat with a razor, hut only sue
ceeded in seriously injuring himSelE-Corne
Illus Foley, Of Abingdon. Mass. has sued drug
firm in that city for $4,000 for causing the
death of his wife by compromising preScrip-
ton of morphine in mistake for quinine--A
fatal shooting at!ray occurred ut Houston, Tex,
on Saturday evening last between Jack Crow
ley and Jack Hanlan, both gamblers. Crowley
was almost instantly killed and Hanlan prob
ably fatally wounded, two bullets entering his
body, one penetrating his left lung and the
other entering his grO;n.--Francis Melon
aid, young man, on reaching his home in New
York on Saturday last found that his wife had
gone out, leaving sick child unattended. He
went cut in search of her and coming home
after an hour or two found her in bed under
the influence of liquor. lie rcproachCd her for
leaving the child alone and on her replyings au-
ely slapped her in the face She then ran down
stairs and told her brother Of the blow her hu5-
band had struck her. 4 scuale ensued
between the two men, in which Melon
aid stabbed his wife's brother fatally
On Sunday afternoon last II Colorcd prisoners
attempted Jail delivery at Chester, s. c., by
attacking Sheriff Hood. With the assistance Of
another prisoner Hood succeeded in beating
his assailants back, shooting one Of them, Allen
Good. IL the head. Good viii die. The prison
ers, finding the attempt abOrtiyc, rushed back
TO their cells.-A freight train Oh the Pitts
burg, McNeesport & Youghogheuy Railroad
ran into a landslide near Scott Haven, Pa
aud was badly wrecked. Conductor Graham
and Fireman Elliott were killed, and Engineer
George Mckibbin and Brakeman VIM. Mahler
injured. and Francois Mayer, two
young French brothers, who lived in little
cabin near Mahanoy City, Pa, quaTrcled some
weeks ago, and Louis shot Francois in the
back. Francois was discharged from hospital
Monday Of last week. On the following Satar
day Louis was found in the cabin shot through
the heart and his throat cut Francois Was
arreStcd.-Dr. l. N. German, q respected
physician, of Nashville, Tenn, in his 62d year,
who had for some time been much depressed
over financial troubles, cut his throat from car
to ear Friday morning last, and lay down by
the side OF his wife in bed and bled to death
while she slept.