The Osceola times., 1888-03-17
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

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GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
AT three o'clock on the afternoon Of the
sth t. H. Tomirson, cashier of the Brad
ford (Pa) National Bank, died from the
effects of the pistol shot fired by Geo. A.
Kimball. who attempted to rob the bank
on the 9th.
ON the sth the police Of Norfolk, Va,
arrested gang Of FIVE counterfeiters who
had flooded that city with couut terfeit sill
yer dollars. The pieces are thicker than
the genuine, but lighter.
On the sth William Beaury's large pow
der mills in Trout Run Valley, two miles
north Of Shamokin, Pa, were blown TO
atoms and several dry houses were con.
sumed by fire. The mountain was fired
by the explosion and tremendous forest
fires were kindled.
ON the 9th Henry c. Parker, aged thirty.
five, provision broker, and an unknown
man, aged about twenty-five years. were
found dead in Parker's room at No. 8bs
state street, Brooklyn. N. Y. Parker had
come home with his companion late at
night both being iutox xicated, and on
going TO bed the men had left the gas
turned on and unlit. They were suffo
Gated,
On the 9th Edward f. Reisinger. mem.
ber of the Sons Of Veterans, shot and
mortally wounded DIR. Robert Staple, a
brother member, at meeting of the order
in York, Pa. No reason is assigned for
the shooting.
OK the 9th the Union Pacific express,
due at Denver from the East at I a M,
was wrecked by broken rail near La
Sale, seventy miles east of that city. A
train was sent from Denver to carry ply
sicans and other assistance, and il was
said that a number Of passengers were
injured and some killed.
In q collision at Cotton, Neb., the entire
days mail Of the 2lst ult., from San Fran
cisco to New York except the registered
letters, which were sent by another route),
was destroyed.
1T Ia reported that d. W. Ellis. treasurer
Of Perry township, Fayette County, o.,
has disappeared, and Is defaulter TO the
amount of 5000. The trustees examined
his books and found him short, and he,
under the promise to raise the money,
went to Washington Court house, and
drew a balance of $500 in bank and
left. His bond is said TO be worthless.
ON the 9th James Walsh was found
guilty, at Stroudsburg, Pa, Of murder in
the second degree, for the killing Of his
brother on the nigh. Of December "a
1887.
ON the 9th Horton Pitcher, Of North
vile, OAK, was killed, and nine others
were seriously injured, at the burning Of
the Methodist University at Mitchell,
Oak. The building, which was complete-
ly destroyed, was fully covered by insur-
ance, and will be rebuilt
On the 9th Chas. F. Blackburn, slop
superintendent at Maddux, Hobart 4
Co.'s distillery, Cincinnati, o., was found
dead in slop vat half filed with hot slop.
He lost his footing and fell into the scald
ing contents. Leaving the vat uncovered
was his own negligence.
IT is reported that the British bark
Lenoma, from Launceston, Australia,
with a cargo Of wool, was wrecked near
Weymouth. TAe captain and eleven Of
the crew were drowned.
ACCORDING to late news from China aw-
full earthquakes occurred in the Province
of Youman on December Is and 10. In
some places the entire topography of the
country was changed large tracts OF land
being swallowed up and the surface con
verted into a lake. In the departmental
city of Ching Chan over five thousand
persons were killed by falling buildings,
while the number injured was beyond
computation. In Lochan more than ten
thousand souls are said TO have perished.
On the morning OF the 10th five persons
were Killed and number injured in an
accident on the Erie railroad.
ON the 10th the jury in the schell muir
der case at Burlington, Conn, brought in
verdict Of guilty.
MISCELLANEOUS.
OK the ight of the 7th Peter velker, q
well.known contractor of Pittsburgh.
Pa, was shot and instantly killed at the
door Of his home, In Soho, by a stranger
who had followed him from the center
Of the city. No motive ior the murder is
known. The murderer escaped.
OK the 7th an unknown German about
thirty years old jumped from the plat
form Of the Hanover Square Elevated
railroad station, New York City, TO the
track, and was crushed to death by
train.
OK the 9th Uriah Boskirk was shot dead