The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-07-05
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In an alteration between G. G. licnder-
son, OF Lineolnton, y. c., and w. +. Parker.
ofGrccnsburg. La, the former was instantly
killed. Henderson waS a machinist and
Parker freight conductor on the Illinois
Central Railroad. The murderer escaped.
William and Charles lIoffbauer, aged
twelve and eight years respec lively, were
drowned at Chicago. The boys were walk
ing along a dock when William fell In.
Charles jumped In after him 10 save him.
when both were drowned. The bodies were
recovered an hour later.
John johnson, n colored prisoner, es-
capped from the Ohio state prison by saving
bars and making his way to the roof. from
which he slipped down a waterpipc 10 the
ground. distance OF sixty feet. No trace
OF him can be found.
General Alexander de Clouct died at
Martinsyille. la. aged seventy eight lie
was brigadier general In the confederate
service.
Marshall Grayson, OF Bracket, Tex, IN
III OF jealousy shot his wife through the
heart killing her instantly, aud then blew
bis own brains out.
Nine horses have persisted from sunstroke
at Cone, Ia, aud half dozen people are
down. Farm work is suspended. The mer-
In a collision on the Piitsburg, Fort
Wayne & Chicago road near Mansfield o.,
two tank ears filled with gasoline ex-
ploded, setting fire 10 the wreck. Two
brakemen were badly burned.
Fire in the large wallpaper factory OF
Jareine a. CO., Railway, y. j., caused loss
OF 100000; partly covered by insurance.
Aacl Anderson was drowned In the mill
race at Cedar Falls, Iowa. lie was
printer.
Henry Meudc, "A Baltimore bookkcepcr
committed suicide by taking strychnine.
sorcn Jepson, OF Clinton, Iowa, was
drowned in the river. The water was very
shallow. and II is thought that 1t might DO u
case OF suicide.
A freight train was wrecked near North
Bend. Pa, on tho Pennsylvania Road and an
express train ran into the wreck. Millard
Hilton, u section man, was killed.
The body OF Edmund J. Bunker was found
on u railroad track near Saranac, y. v, and
an ignorant trackwalkcr went for the cor
oner without removing IL. Before lie re-
turned several trains passed over the body.
Mrs. Evans a wealthy citizen OF Kansas
City. was killed by being thrown from her
carriage 10 the pavement In front OF her resi-
dence. The horses became frightened aud
overturned the carriage.
General Middleton handed In his resigna-
ton commandcr-in-chief OF the Canadian
militia. lie had no other alternative open TO
hm after the vote OF censure passed by Par
lament for his part In lootng Bremners
furs.
In full view Of over Il thousands persons
congregatcd on the lake shore at jackson
Park, Chicago, Michael shcehan, stalwart
blacksmith, and has pretty wife Nora were
drowned In the lake.
John l.. kerfoot was shot aud instantly
killed by Constable fancy Mt Berlin, Neb
kerfoot had jus, finished a term for attempt
ing To Kill Taney's predecessor year ago
The constable is said TO have acted In self
defense.
Perry Donaldson, who robbed Paymastor
Atkinson OF 81, 100 at Uniontown, Pa. re-
turned aud stole mule and Is supposed to
have ridden into West Virginia.
Henry Grabenkamp Jr. OF Burlington
Iowa, was drowned while bathing IN the
Mississippi river.
I A reign OF terror has existed al Twohg
Tex, since last week. Twenty cowboys
have captured the town and have run IL 10
suit themselves. j. w. McGinnis, "A mer-
chant, was shot and instantly killed.
During quarrel ut McKcesport, Pa, Pat
Briefly, mill worker, shot a man named
Ralston dead In u speak easy. Briefly cs-
capped across the river.
IL i reported that two relght trains col
lidcd between Susquehanna and Port .Lervis,
on the Delaware Division Of the Erie and
one engineer and two bremen were killed.
The particulars cannot be obtained immc-
diately.
j. j. Elliott was found dead In his room at
a hotel ia Cincinnati. lie was about GO
years old, and Is supposed TO have been an
agent 1.-THE Louisiana Lottery company. IL
IN thought he died OF heart disease.
A. H. johnson, until recently editor Of
the Decatur Republican, died at Decatur.
Mich. lie had been connected with the pa
per for sixteen years.
The population OF San Francisco is 300.
coo. The Chinese population il $4,000. an
increase OF 1000 since 1870 Probably 10000
more Chinese who are regular inhabitants OF
san Francisco In the winter are at work IN
the country.
The business portion o. Carbon, wy. T..
was burned. the loss being 100000, with
small insurance. The lire started In a room
al smiths Hotel, where drunken man had
been put to sleep.
G. G.. Cain shot and Killed Constable :. :.
Pope at Fisher. Ark. Cain will probably
lie lynchcj.
Two fatal eases wero reported from sun.
stroke nj Cedar Fails, la, both being
farmers.
AZ wilkesbarrc Pa. the jury rendered a
verdict of not guilty IN the case Of Prof. :.
A. johnson, charged with debauching his
d pupils.