The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-04-14
INDIANA.

I'm the Circuit Court Charles Holmes. OF
Goshen, was convicted of bigamy and sem
fenced to two years IN the penitentiary.
AT Cementyilc, John Laumon, aged %,
while loading barrow at the cement quar-
ry. was crushed TO death by the bank caying
upon him.
james Robinson, miner OF Fontanet,
who had been OIL a spree, cut his throat with
razor at the railway station in the presence
Of crowd.
John Lannop, a laborer nc Gher's sensent
mill, five miles from Jenersorril!e, was
crushed 10 death In stone quarry by the
caving I'm OF a bank Of earth and stone.
Harry Winters, n carpenter, while re.
turning from work, was assaulted and fatal
ly beaten by a man named Galloway. Of
icers are In pursuit OF Galloway, who made
his escape.
WIN Carr. the miner who was injured ~
Brazil, In mine No. Saturday, has since died
OF his injuries. A shot fired In AN adjoining
room knocked thin wall OF coal on him. lie
was twenty-three years old and left family.
The boiler In Payne, johnson a Co.'s
Touring mill, at Franklin, exploded, killing
engineers NJ l.. Snodgrass and Tom Stewart,
and seriously injuring Charles Hill and T.
Parsons. The mill IL badly wrecked, aud tho
loss is estimated at $4,000.
The agent ofthe Indiana, Illinois A Iowa
Railroad at Shelby, short distance east Of
kankakce, was surprised by his wife pre-
senting TO him four healthy male children.
A remarkable fact In regard to the prescnt,~
ton is that the children all bid fair to live.
The Saamonie River IL high and spread
all over first bottom lands castof Montpelier.
The damages to fences and small buildings
along the banks will be heavy. Heavy drifts.
which have been accommodating for two YEAR,.
are being washed away and many valuable
bridges below that place are in danger from
the food.
Lapel, has case OF genuine black lep-
rosy. The victim Ii young man named
Frank Smith. His body Is completely COW
cred with large black aud grcenish spots.
The flesh Is decaying and dropping on, leay-
ing the bone bare. Much excitement pre-
walls Ia the vicinity, as the disease Is known
to be highly contagious.
Ira Decker, apupii In the city school OF
Brazil, while digging in some rubbish near
the furnace, Is supposed 20 have unearth
germs Of scarlet fever, from an attack of
which he died. No case has been known
there for year, and no other case exists.
The attendant physician pronounces his case
the most vIrulent met in his practice for sew
eral years.
"A criminal libel suit was fled against
the Democrat, OF Huntington, by Lewis GAR
rettson, superintendent OF the County In
Urinary. A letter was published In the pa.
per named which was written by ID. ID.
Kingsley, former inmate OF the institution.
exposing the alleged management OF the af-
fair, which created much comment through
out the county. VIII II. Emery and Ben. Il.
Bitter, the publishers, were arrested, and
bond placed nj s20o each.
The long-continued trouble between AL
fred Purdue aud his wife at Indianapolis
eliminated In the husband being sent 10 the
county jail. Mrs. Purdue secured divorce
some time ago and also the custody OF their
only child. but when an sonicer sought 10 put
her IN possession OF the child IL could not be
found. Purdue was called into court, but
stated lac did know where the child was. He
was then fined 600 and sent 20 Jail until he
should diyulgc the child's hlding-place.
Near New Paris about dusk a farmers
daughter. named Lizzie McCrary, was shot
and fatally wounded by an unknown person.
The girl. who Il only n years old, was wash
ing dishes In the kitchen when a heavily
loaded gun was discharged through the win
dow, entering the victims head. CALVIN
Rohrcr, aneiehboring farmer, Is under ar.
rest ON suspicion. Rohrcr was under bond
charged with betraying the girl and this
aroused suspicion against him. Rohrcr Is
well connecsed and worth considerable
money.