The national leader., 1889-04-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


accidentally killed at his home in Chi
cago on the evening OF the 14th.
While Overnauling the drawers of /.
bureau the lad found his fathers pis-
tol. The mother grasped the weapon.
unfortunately catching hold of the
trigger An explosion followed. The
bullet logged just under Eddie's right
eye and he died in half an hour.
Captain Jones, Of the schooner
Arthur, at Mobile on the 10Th from
Bay Islands, reports that at Ruatan
last month, Rev. Henry Hobson, his
wife and her companion, young girl.
all natives of Jamaica, were murdered
by Joseph Bures. The family were
preparing to leave for Ballze and Bures
was helping. Discovering that Mrs.
Hobson had money, Bures at night
entered the house and cut the throats
of all three persons. He then robbed
them of what money and valuables
they possessed, including a watch The
next day Bures was found with the
watch, was arrested and made cOn-
ressIon of his guilt. Captain Jones
says the butchery of the three persons
and the mutilation of the bodies of
both women bore strong resemblance
to the murders committed by the
Whitechapel murderer in England.
Marshal Clare and two deputies went
on board the shanty boat OF D. W.
Jones. at Warsaw, Kentucky. on the
14th, to search for stolen goods Jones
resisted and shot Glare in the shoulders.
Jones was then shot and killed by the
deputies. A lot of stolen goods were
recovered. David Lindsay, farmer,
living in Bridge water township, Michi-
gan, fatally shot his son on the even
ing of the 18th. He claims the shoot
ing was accidental. Both were Of in
temperate habits.
Two trains on the Delaware and
Hudson Railroad collided on the 18th,
near Putnam, New York. Sidney
Sherman. engineer, was killed. A pas
senger train struck a wagon near
Youngstown, Ohio, on the 18th, COM
pletely demolishing it, and instantly
killing Mrs. David Cramer. one of the
occupants. Her husband was fatally
injured. One of the wheels of an
engine drawing a train between Bal
more and OHIO Railroad, on the 18th,
broke and striking against the smoking
Car ripped a big hole IN 1t, Fortu-
nately the passengers in the smoker
had become alarmed by bolts from the
broken wheel hitting against the car,
and had all retreated to the other end
of the coach in time to escape injury.
The train was stopped as soon as pos
sible, and it was found that no person
had been injured.
Charles Hodges, fire boss, and
Evan Madden. pump runner. were
passing through an abandoned work IN
Grand Tunnel mine, in Wjlkesbarre,
Pa, on the 14th, when their lights
ignited large amount of accummu-
lated gas, and both men were blown to
pieces, At New Philadelphia, Ohio,
on the 14th, Emma Haney, a young
woman, attempted to kindle fire with
coal oil and was burned to death. Her
ia ther was severely burned while try
Ing to extinguish the flames.
During festival In the African
NJ. E. Church, at Greensburg, Penna.
ON the evening of the 18th, dispute
arose about some change, and riot
ensued in which knives and clubs
formed the prominent weapons. During
the disturbance Chief of Police VOL
fendale had an ear almost bitten off,
besides sustaining other injuries, and
George Tuning, another policeman,
was stabbed twice in the back by George
LightfOot, who was the ringleader of
the gang. After some difficulty the
disturbance was quelled and three
rioters were captured.
Mrs. John Rammage, of Plttsburg,
Pa, committed suicide on the 10Th, by
drowning. Her husband was killed by
lightning last summer, and later her
son committed suicide.
Masked rufians went to the house
of Christian Yoder, near Meyersdale,
Somerset county, Penna., on the even
ing of the 18th, and spent several
hours torturing the old man, who was
infirm and i'll. They hanged him to
hook, took him down, and hanged him
up again, as though he we're an old
coat, and then secured $186 and left,
taking two of his best horses. The
horses have siuce been recovered. at
the time of the outrage there were In
the house hired man and two servant
girls, besides Mr.. and Mrs. Yoder. On
the 14th the wife of the hired man.
wondering at her husbands continued
absence, went to Mr.. Yoder's house,
and there found the door locked. She
finally gained an entrance, and there on
the floor was the old man, his wife,
the two girls and her husband, all
bound and gagged.
"A terrific thunder storm suddenly
burst over Flndlay, Ohio, on the 14th.
The barn of G. 81. Perkins was struck
by lightning and badly damaged. The
servant girl was so badly injured that