The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-06-27

GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, June 20.-A boy
named Snider thirteen years old, residing
at Highland. near Terre Haute, was
murdered by four boys, whose ages range
from nine to fifteen. The boys are two
brothers named Pearlnan, aud two named
Douglass. Snider's body was found in
creek. He had been stabbed and shot.
All the boys are under arrest.
JoHSsrowN, Pa, June 22.-All the
local physicians met accidentally at the
Bedford Street hospital last nigls. They
represented all parts of the stricken city,
and after discussing the calamity, Joined
in the conclusion that not less than TO-
900 people were lost in the food. On
account of the general knowledge of the
people possessed by the physicians, their
estimate is looked upon as reliable.
NASHVILLE, June 2O.-All the mail
that left the Nashville poBtoffce for The
South on the night of May 7 has disap
peared. The fact has been withheld by
the police officials that the investigation
might nos be hampered. This mail was
arranged as usual, put in pouch, locked
up, and delivered at the door of the post.
Office for the driver of the wagon which
carries the mail to the depot. The pouch
was locked up in this wagon, which drove
off towards the depot and that is the last
heard oft as yet. It is impossible now
to learn how much money was in the
mail. It was destined for large and
important territory and the presumption
is that the pouch contained much valua.
BILE matter.
TRENTON, June 2l.-Press Younce, the
unfortunate young man who was 80 bru.
tally Shot by Murrell and Carpenter last
Saturday evening, died this morning at 8
o'clock. Younce had four skilled doctors
attending him, but medical aid could not
save him. Mnrrell was arrested on
Sunday evening. Carpenter went to
Elgefeld yesterday and surrendered him.
self to the sheriff. He did this in order
to save his neck, Excitement runs high
in the neighborhood over this deplorable
affair, and if Carpenter had been at large
to day aud could have been found, he
evidently would have paid the penalty
before this writing. He is safe now in
Jail, where he and Murrell will be tender
ly cared for, and in short while will, no
doubt, be- free birds.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 2O.-On Novem.
Der ~, 1888, Richard O.. Allen, an aged
farmer living near Washington, Ind, was
found tied to tree near his house with
his throat cut from ear to ear. His death
was thought to be case of suicide and no
inquiry was made. A few days ago,
while Iaboring under religious excitement
Mrs. Charlotte Allen, 70 years old, the
widow of the dead man, confessed to two
'colored servants that she committed the
crime. She said that she and her hus
band had trouble as to who was the
rightful owner of the farm, and in order
to settle the dispute she gave her husband
morphine in his tea. Allen fell asleep in
the garden. She then procured table
knife and rope and tied the rope around
the body, and, making several slashes at
his throat, half severed his head from his
body. She then dragged the body to a
tree and tied it there.
WILMINGTON, DEL, June 2l.-Joseph
Cochran and James Downey, both of
Philadelphia, Captain and deck hand of
the schooner Seaman's Bride, were
drowned in the Delaware, near here, last
night. The men, with other members Of
the crew, were taking on q cargo of ice,
and all got under the influence of liquor.
Downey fell overheard, and an attempt
was made to rescue him, but he was
drowned. The Captain, who was in q
drunken stupor, came from the cabin to
ascertain the cause of the commotion and
walked overheard, and the crew were too
drunk to render him assistance. Neither
body has been recovered, and the survi-
wing members of the crew are locked up,
that they may sober up and await the
Coroner's action.
PHILADELPHIA, June 23.--Harry and
William lesser, aged Is and II years,
we're killed yesterday, and are victims of
their mechanical precocity. They were
inventive lads and employed much Of
their time running small engine. They
have been generating steam in an old
boiler and conveying it to their engine BY
means of q gas pipe. They conceived the
idea of attaching the engine to the family
ice cream freezer and thereby do away
with hand turning. They were getting
up FIRE for this purpose yesterday in the
smaller brick furnace under the boiler,
when terrific explosion took place,
killing both boys and ipjuring Mrs. Flora
Kniese and little Henry Kniese, who
were standing near by.
LITTLE Rock, ARK, June pa dis.
tressing story comes from Clinton, on the
upper Red River. An old man named
Emmerson was with his family in his
house at night, when fierce storm arose.
After hours of rain, the water gradually
flooded his house, and fearing danger in.
side, he gathered two of his children in
his arms and made for the door to escape.
As the door opened, huge log aaoat
dashed in the entrance and knocked the
|, little ones from his arms. They fell at
his feet into the swift current and were
lost. He then took up two more, one in
each arm, and succeeded in getting out
with them safely, telling his wife to follow
with the others; but in attempting to es.
cape in the same manner, the mother,
with two children in her arms and three
clinging to her dress, was carried down
with the flood and drowned. The father
and two children, the only ones left in
the family of eleven, escaped with their
lives. The night was dark and the father
with the only two survivors stood in wa
ter above his waist, cliDging to tree for
several hours. When the waters subsidized
in the morning search vas made and the
dead bodies of the mother and seven
children were discovered, scattered here
and there for considerable diste1ce
around the place. their G!e.hIDg having
held fast in that way. Two of the bod.
les were found in the garden lot short
distance from the house, to where they
had been carried by the force of the wa.
ter, and the others as far as 80 yards from
the house.
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