The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-09-12
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

MACON, Ga, Sept. III. Ell. Rouse, J !.
w. Shivers and John Shivers were killed
by lightning yesterday. They had taken
refuge from a heavy storm under tree.
Near Hardaway, at the same time, six
men, who had sought shelter under a
railway bridge, were also killed by
lightning.
CHARLESTON, S. o., September Sin
York County to- day, w. B. Boyd, white
mau shot his wife, and then killed him
self. Mrs. Boyd lived about an hour.
Boyd moved to Arkansas with his wife
some years ago and returned without her
claiming to have been divorced. The
fate of the second wife suggests that he
may have murdered his first wife.
RICH HILL, Mo-, Sept. 6.-Fire broke
out in mius No. 4, of Rich Hill,
Wednesday. All entrances were imme.
diately closed and steam was injected in
the hope of smothering the fire.
Yesterday afternoon an explosion of
confined gases occurred, causing an
upheaval of beams above and wrecking
one of the buildings. Three miners who
were at work on q pump at one Of the
shafts, we're hurled thirty feet away by
the force of the explosion, but were not
fatally injured. The fire is still
burning.
ALBANY, N. Y, September 9.-Fire
broke out on an upper floor Of McArdle's
four.story rag and junk warehouse at 1:5O
this afternoon. Thirty or forty women
and girls we're employed in picking rags.
Many of them escaped by the stairways
and fire escape, but some were cut off by
dense smoke. One girl fell from third.
story window upon pile of iron and was
fatally hurt. Another followed moment
later and was badly injured. Both we're
breathing when taken to the hospital.
Another was probably fatally burned.
It is reported that others we're caught in
the building, but of this nothing can be
learned definitely.
SALT LAKE Cry, UTAH. Sept. g.
Malad City, just over the Idaho border,
has been thrown into excitement by q
fatal duel which occurred Monday after.
noon between two young men, Abraham
Likes and Jude Spring, of Clark's Flat.
They came there last spring and went into
partnership ranching. In o short time
both fell in love with Jennie Trauts.
Unable to settle the matter amicably, they
resorted to the brookside with six shooters.
at the word both fired, Springs bullet
striking Likes in the left arm and Likes
firing wide of the mark. Likes demanded
another shot. This time both men fell to
the ground. Spring was shot through the
head and instantly Killed. Likes received
bullet in the left breast, just above the
heart, and died in FIVE minutes. Both
we're buried in the ravine by the ranchers.
Miss Trauts is nearly crazed by the terri.
BILE event, and tits feared she will end her
own life.
LAFAYETTE, GA, September g.:
Quite serious afruy occurred yesterday
at Concord csmpground. MIR. Longley,
Of Dalton, was there;,ana was preparing
TO leave for home, when he drove his
turnout on the grounds where the author.
tiles had ordered the marshals not to
permit any riding or driving. Mr..
Thomas Rainey, who was one of the
marshals, seized his horses and began
Jerking them back, when Mr.. Longley
asked what be meant. Mr.. Rainey re-
piled that it was against the rales for
any one to drive on the grounds. When
Mr.. Longley asked him to excuse him, as
he did not know that it was wrong to
drive through the grounds, and told the
marshal that be would get of. But
Rainey seemed to think that it was bis
duty as marshal, to put him off the
grounds. Longley again said: ~ am
gentleman, and l will drive of, back of,
or get off any way you say for me to-"
But still Mr.. Rainey continued to jerk
his horses back. Mr.. LoDgley then said
to Mr.. Rainey; ri say for you to turn
my horses loose" but Mr.. Rainey paid
no attention to him, and kept jerking his
horses back. Mr.. Longley then sprang
from his buggy, and he and the marshal
engaged in a fight, in which in a few
seconds quite number were engaged,
who were all Mr.. Rainey's kin or neigh.
bors, but it seemed that Longley was
destined to be the victor until Mr. Bumb
Surratt appeared on the scene with q
heavy board, with which he struck Long.
ly across the nose and cheek, knocking
him senseless and at the same time
inAicting q very ugly, but it is hoped,
not very serious wound.