The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-02-16
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

felt IN this city. Shortly after"ard IL
was learned that violent explosion had
occurred at Dupont's powder works, at
Wapwallopen, twenty miles from here,
and that four men were instantly killed.
There names as given, are Peter Kish,
baugh, George Stout, John Hoffman and
B. Betz. The explosion took place in
the packing house, where several tons
of powder had been stored. The cause
of the accident is not known as yet.
The force of the shock was distinctly
felt here. Windows in all buildings
ratified and the officials at the court house
here thought there was an earthquake, as
the big building shook. At Nanticoke
and Wannamee chimneys toppled from
the roofs of buildings, children ran in
terror from the school house aud women
hocked towards the mines, where they
thought the explosion happend. At
Wapwallopen Penn, nearly every build
ing was damaged or wrecked. Besides the
killed, over forty persons were injured,
fourteen of whom it is said will die. The
four men killed were blown to pieces,
and only small portions of their bodies
have been found. The cause of the acci-
dent is not known, as all those who were
in the building are dead.
FRANKFORT, IND, Feb. IL Three
persons lost their lives at the hands of a
maddened yo:iDg man, in small village
in Boone County, about eleven miles
from this city. John Battery, q worth
less Young scamp, resented the attentions
of his step. brother, Frank Moore, to Eta
McMullen. Calling at her house, Thurs:
day evening, he found Moore there, and
drawing revolver, shot him, killing him
instantly. He then fired at Eta, iDfict.
ing a wound from which she died twelve
hours later; then placing the weapon to
his own head, killed himself.
JACKSON, MISS, February 9.-News Of
terrible murder, committed in the inter.
ior of Smith county, has just reached thil
city. Wright and Vinzant, both young
white men,-had been on unfriendly. but
on speaking terms, for some time. They
were attending country dance, at MIR.
Haywood's, neighbor. Vinzant was in
the midst of the dance, when Wright
rushed in, saying: "Here we go, boys,
and began Swinging corners" with the
dancers, when Vinzant jostled against
him, accidentally, it was supposed
Wright drew a revolver, and placing il
against his antagonist, fred every cham
Der, putting fve3S caliber bullets through
Vinzant, who, amidst the shrieks o.
women, and the widest panic, fell to the
floor corpse. Wright deliberately re.
loaded his pistol, de6ed arrest and escap'
ed in the darkness. A large posse has yei
failed to find him, else Judge Lynch
might have decided the case. He is sup.
posed to have fled to the Mississippi
bottom, but will doubtless be run down
and made to atone for the most brutal
murder on record.
COLUMBIA, S. c., February 11.-Loui:
Battina, who lately married young gir
near here, was taken from his house
Thursday night by band of thirty men
who called themselves "Jayhawk Regu'
lators," and given one hundred lashes
on his bare back, each of which drew the
blood. The regulators assert that Battins
left wife and several children in North
Carolina, whence he recently came
Battina fled after the whipping, leaving
his second wife broken.hearted.
READING, Pa, Feb. 9.-Four frame
dwellings at Kutztown, this county, were
totally destroyed by fire early this morn
ing, and John Hopp and his daughter
aged fifteen, and son, aged nine years
were burned to death. The houses were
occupied by four families, comprising
about twenty persons. Mrs. Hopp and
the occupants of the other houses escaped
in their night clothes, though several o.
them were severely burned and all of them
suffered intensely from the extreme cold
while seeking shelter. Itis thought thai
the fire was caused by Hopp, who was
intoxicated.
MACON, Ga, Feb. 11.-Ruth Woodall
negro woman living in Jones county
about ten miles from here, mixed some
Rough on Rats with water and made bel
two daughters, aged seven and five res
pectively, drink of it. She then drank
what was-left. The mother and Older
daughter died, but the other child was
saved by physician. No cause assign
ed.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Feb. S.-John Weis
ser wealthy farmer, of O'Hara Township
committed suicide yesterday afternoon by
hanging. The deceased was worth a,
least 100000, and the verdict of the
coroner's jury was that his mind became
impaired on account of his having toe
much money.
BELLEVUE, OHIO, Feb. 1O.-To day
there occurred the most horrible accident
in the history of this town. A lot oi
nitro -glycerine, 200 pounds, had been
buried for safe keeping preparatory. tc
shooting gas we'll. Two men were dig.
ging away the earth above it, which wat
frozen, when the pick of one accidentally
struck the explosive. A terrific detona'
ton followed, and pieces of the men were
hurled hundred feet in the air. The
whole town rocked as if shaken by an
earthquake. The vibrations cracked the
ice on Lake Erie, forty miles away, and
were felt at Toledo and Cleveland, and
all northeastern Ohio shook. 1t was be.
lieved to be an earthquake. Not twenty
pounds of either of the men was found
The mems names were Hirshel Adams
and VIM. Gordon.
OLNEY, ILL.,, Feb. IA lamenta.
BILE tragedy occurred at st. Maue, Jaspe,
county, late Saturday evening. A party
of young people assembled at the resi-.
dence of Mr.. Shelby to spend the after
noon and it was suggested to hunt in the
woods. A musket was procured and the
party started, when Miss Shelby request.
ed the privilege of swapping cap on the
gun, being informed that the weapon was
not loaded. A young man named Ed
Ivey, aged 1S years, handed Miss Shelby
cap and moved away several PAGES
She drew up the weapon, aimed at Ivey,
and simultaneously with the remark,
"we will play hunt" pulled the trigger
and the weapon was discharged. The
entire contents of the gun struck 1vey in
the forehead, tearing away the crown Of
his head and killing him instantly. The
young lady is Frustrated with grief over
her carelessness and the entire communi-
ty mourns the death of an upright young
man.
SHELBYv1LLE, IND, February s.
Mrs. George Miller, wife of rich farmer
living in this county, made four desperate
attempts to kill her husband on Monday
n;Obt First Ohio otyucE at him with u