The Springdale news., 1888-07-27
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

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 Ar Northport Wis, the steamer Lean- der Choate, winch makes trips between Oshkosh and New London, was burned to the waters edge, on the 19th The hull will be lowed to Oshkosh, and it is in- tended to rebuild the boat.
 NEAR Montgomery on the fTth, Ed. Clopton, son of Judge David Clopton, of the Alabama Supreme Court, was shot by a neighhor named Dr. Bibb. Young Clopton and Dr. Bibb were in party chasing a burglar, when Bbb mistook Clopton for the man wanted, and shot him.
 ON the ffth Jacob Daucher who was ar- rested at Daggott Cal, for the murder ot Louis Sehoenberg at Denver, Col, and taken 10 San Bernardino for safe keeping, committed suicide by hanging himself in his cell. He left letter saying he was innocent of the crime with which he was charged.
 THE gang of highwaymen known as the Sawyer brothers, who recently killed a man named James Carter, at Nashville. Tenn, has been broken up by the arrest of the leaders.
 Ar Hudson's Mills, Miss, John P. Mar tin, wealthy planter, offended the friends Of young man who had eloped with his pretty daughter by cursing the young man in their presence. They armed themselves and hunted up Martin, wounding him seriously.
 ON the 20th, while attempting to raise a derrick At Circle Park, Indianapolis, Ind, it fell to the ground catching Abraham Jones and Elijah Middleton in the fall, and instantly killing them. Several oth- CTS engaged upon the soldiers monu- fOant narrow lV pScanp1 danfh
 Ar his home in Cornwall, N. Y, Rev. E. P. Roe, novelist, and author of Barriers Burned Away" "0pening of a Chestnut Burr, o and dozens of other popular works, died suddenly on the 18th of neuralgia Of the heart. He had been in the best of health, and the attack and death were simultaneous.
 OS the 2oth a collision occurred, in a tunnel in the mountains, near White haven, Pa, between coal train and the New York fast freight, by which con- ductor was killed and fve train hands were badly injured.
 IT is said that the richest discovery of gold ever made outside of the Comstoek lode, was made at the Lake Superior Iron Company,s shaft seven miles from Ish- peming, Mich, ou the 20th.
 OS the 20th the position of assistant secretary of tho National Republican committee was offered to Joel r. Heat wole, present secretary O: the Minnesota Republican State committee and editor of the Northheld Ne,os. He was obliged to decline for business reasons. and some other Minnesota man will be selected.
 WHILE lying at the Commercial wharf, New York City, the steamer Thos. P. Way. owned by Messrs. Stevens & Con- dit and pNCurEinn hnat n Staten Island and Coney Island, was burned 10 the waters edge on the 2oth. Loss, S3o,000; partially insured
 Ar New York City the furniture factory of Frederick Bolle, a six-story brick building, was burned on the 20th. Loss, GOO
 ON the 20th Dr. Ridley, the medical of fcer of Tullamore jail, in which tho late MT. Vaudeville was confined. and who is said to have died from the result of treat- ment received there, committed suicide. X BAD fire occurred in the Hidden Treasure mine, near Auburn, Cal, on the 2lst, causing the death of several miners. The bodies of Robert NJ. Kitchen and John Bouering were recovered, and several men who were taken out were fatally burned.
 ON the 22d officers arrived at San Diego, i Cal, from Yuma, Ariz., having in charge Pedro Names, the fitteen-year old boy who murdered Station Agent Stevenson at Glamis, Cal, some time ago. A COLLISION occurred between freight train and work train on the Norfolk X Western railroad eight miles west of Lynchburg, Va, on the 22d. Both enei- neers. one fireman and five train hands, and two other men were killed, and both engines were wrecked.
 DURING a game ef base ball at Colum- bus, O., on the 22d, Edward Pauche, au eighteen year-old lad, was struck in the temple with swiftly itched ball, with such force that he died soon after from concuSsion of the brain.
 NEAp Belmont O, on the 22d, an east bound freight on the Baltimore X Ohio railrorl, consisting of thirty fyo cars, junlpet the track, completely demolish- ing sixteen cars. A bral- home is i'll Newes'~ 4szsss.ssls sssss'.a. hurt. Loss unky~ eisNn' S,aau,.