The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-01-15

GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.


CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 9.-Jas. Rob
erts last night gave his nineteen year old
son Hugh a gold watch, q suit Of tine
clothes and S1O0 for his promise not to
marry Maggie Armstrong, who is much
older than the young man. The boy
took the presents and Immediately eloped.
The father is now seeking better field
for investment.
KANSAS CRY, Jan. 9.-W. R. Gregory
was sent to Jail by Justice Worthen to-
day for the unique ofense of stealing a
red hot stove, the oven of which was fill
ed with biscuits. Gregory obtained the
stove on Drip Street, got an expressman
to haul it away and sold it at a second
hand-store, biscuits and all, for three dol
lars.
GREENv1LLE, S. c., January 12.-
Frank Poole, who was 80 horribly
burned in the terrible domestic tragedy
in this city on Tuesday night, in which
his wife was also burned, died here yes
terday and w.:s buried to. day. Poole, it
will be remembered, went to his home
drunk, pulled his wife out of bed by the
hair and struck her on the head with a
lighted lamp. Both caught fire and
Poole's clothes were burned off him.
CAssv1LLE, WIS, Jan. 9.-Two little
brothers, Joseph and Willie Barren, aged
10 and II years respectively, we're drown.
ed in the Mississippi river last evening.
They had just returned from school and
went out on the ice to play. They had
been gone only few minutes when their
mother heard screams for help. Running
to their assistance she also broke in and
but for the timely appearance of man
who lives near by she too would have
been drowned.
CHICAGO, ILL, Jan. 8.-A special from
Sherman, Texas, says cyclone passed
East of that town yesterday afternoon.
Several houses were blown down, an in
FAINT killed and four adults seriously
wounded. John Schmidt was blown over
a barbed wire fenc. He seized the wire
as he passed, and one of his hands was
almost torn off. Household goods were
scattered about for miles and the loss was
great. A further search may reveal many
more dead bodies.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, December 2S.-
At Hillman, eight miles from this city,
Friday night, ]. L. Daniel, merchant,
put on false face and went to the house
of his brother. in law, Joe Torpley, in
tending to frighten the family as joke.
Topley failed to recognize him and order.
ed Daniel not to enter the house. Daniel
continued to advance without making
himself known and was shot dead by
Torpley. The dead man leaves wife and
five children.
SAVANNAH, Jan. 9.-Hon. William
Clifton reports that all along the border
line between Tatnall and Montgomery
Counties the grip is prevalent. 1t has
secured firm hold all through that Sec
ton of the country and large number
of people are down with it. A couple of
deaths have occurred, and several persons
are in serious condition. Mr.. Clifton
himself got taste of the disease while
away and hurried back to put himself
under physicians care.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. 6.-For several
weeks the police oficialshave been search.
ing for man named Olunston, who was
wanted upon a number of charges of
swindling by working the bogus diamond
racket. Olunston got wind that the po-
lice were on bis track and knew the depots
and bridge were guarded, 30 be secured
large trunk and then took friend into
his confidence. The next day the trunk,
in which Olunston was snugly ensconced,
was checked to Indianapolis. Nothing
was known of the mans fate until to day,
when his friend received information that
Olunston had arrived safely.
CHARLOTTE, N. c., Jan -Four mys.
terious murders have occurred in Gran
vile County since Saturday night. Dick
Page, colored labore7, was the first VIC
tim. His body was found on Saturday
night 10 an old field on Colonel Rogers
plantation, with the breech pin of a gun
buried in his skull On the same night
w. T. Parker and Brock Bailey were seen
drinking together, and shortly afterwards
the dead bodies of both were found lying
near where Pages body was found. On
Monday the coroner was called to the
same plantation to view the body of a
colored woman who, it was said, was
beaten to death by some unknown person.
1t is thought the murders were committed
by the sameperson, and there is much ex-
citement in the neighborhood.
SAN FRANCISCO, January 9.-Herbett
l.. Rand, of Carthage, H., recently ap-
pointed American consul to the Caroline
Islands, is in frisco, on his way to the
scene of his duties. He has just received
letters from bis brother, who has been
missionary on the islands for sixteen
years, giving an account of outrages
committed by natives. In their revolt
against the Spsniards the natives have
killed 300 foreigners: including 100
Spanish soldiers. They have looted and
burned the houses of all the missionaries
at Ponopi Rev. Mr.. Rand lost his libra
ry, worth 81 900, and all his personal and
household effects. The missionaries have
been transferred to neighboring island
for safety, but the natives of the whole
group are excited, and more massacres
are feared.
ATLANTA, GA, Jan. S.-Mrs. R. G.
Peters and her ten-year old daughter,
Agnes, were burned to death after mid
night. Mrs. Peters was a well.to do
English woman, who had lately invested
and established her home here. The
flames we're discovered by an inmate of
an adjoining room, who found that they
had started in Mrs Peters room and that
it was too late to aid her. People on the
outside who first detected the fire saw four
men run away from the building in diff
ferent directions. This raised the theory
of robbery, murder and arson. Blood
hounds were secured and put upon the
trail. The men were tracked to the rail.
way station, where all trace of them was
lost. The murdered woman had large
sum of money. There is every reason to
believe that desperadoes from a distance
had carefully planned the crime.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, January IA
communication to the Age.Rerald from
Randolph, q small station in Bibb
County, says: The most horrible and
tragic event in the history of this coun.
try occurred at the station on Saturday
night upon the arrival of the $50 north.
| bound passenger express, Among the