The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-10-28

PoRT HURON, Mich, Oct. 20.-The
seam barge Annie Young caught fire at
Lexington, in Lake Huron, at 9:45 this
morning, and nine members Of the crew
who tried to escape in a small boat, were
drowned. Thirteen others in a small
boat were picked up and saved
PARIS, Oct. 21-The Economist has ad-
vices from St. Petersburg stating that as
the train in which the Car was travelling
on his return to St. Petersburg from his
hunting t'ip.i1 Poland, a shot was fired
at the train from the railway station at
Gradno as it was passing that station.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 2O-At 6IO o'clock
this morning 6.e broke GU: ii Funk B os.
dry goods and notion store, Broadway
and Washington avenue. The fire started
in the fifth floor and Quilted the entire
building. Loss on stock 5000 900. or the
build ng $50, 900, about three fourths ip-
sured.
An Idaho bank on which there was a
run piled upon the counter what was SUD-
posed to be $40, 900 in gold. Thi, stopped
the run and brought in depositors, and
when the trouble was over the gold was
taken down. The packages contained
iron washers cut to the thickness and size
Of $40 gold.
BIRMINGHAM, Oct. 2l.-Henry w. Nor
gan, en- route from Kansas CITY to Char
lesion, with his family, had his pockets
picked IN the depot here this morning
lie lost $40 in money, his tickets to
Charleston and his trunk checks. The
thieves have not been caught, and Nor
gan is left here poauiless
W liam Click a life convict of the
Illinois penitentia,y at Joliet, has been
employed as a "trusty," being allowed
the freedom of the grounds. Last week
it was ascertained that he had planned an
eIoPement with a young woman of the
town, and his arrest f flowed. He was
then put to work in the shoe department.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. Boa. B.
Mnliet, who was supervising architect of
the treasury from 1852 until 1873, com
mitted suicide at his home here about six
o'clock tais evening by blowing his brains
'ut with a pistol. Melanchoha with sui
c dial i tent, the result of business re-
verses, undoubtedly led to the rash and
fatal act.
The Tennessee State prison, leased by
the Cherry Morrow Manufacturing Com
parry was partly burnt last week. The
loss is about 5000, 600, partly insured.
None Of the prisoners were injured.
Opinion Is divided as to whether the fire
was an inc~niiary one or was due to
spor taneous combustion of some of the
materials.
MILAN Tenn, Oct. PA telegram
from McN4cy county gives the particulars
of a horrible accident there yesterday, in
which five men were killed. The boiler
Of al engine exploded, and John Whites
head was blown from his Shoulders and
hurled fifty yards away. The body of
the owne of the mill, H. K TurnbuIl,
was torn into shreds
At Bessemer, Ala, on Saturday night,
Albert Green, a young miner, was fatally
SHOT by police officer Tate. Green and
another man had a fight in a saloon.
When the fight was over and to avoid
arrest Green started to run. Policeman
Tate started in pursuit, and failing to
oVertake the fleeing man fred on him,
shooting him through the body.
DANsvILLE, Ind, Oct. 2O.-Near Blairs-
vile Co., some Is niles from tits city,
Henry Kron and his wife quarrelled.
The husband took double barrelled shot
gun and shot his wife in the pre-. ence of
their children, who were powerless to
interfere. Kron passed into the next
room and with the remaining load shot
the top of his own head off. Kron was
a weIl-to-do farmer.