Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-01-08


br:s OF falling building at Barberton. O., ana
one killed and two fatally injured. AT Brazil,
Ind. four men were fatally scalded by boiler
Dec. a6-Mrs. John Dietrich and three chill
dre9 burned to death in their home at
Dec 27-Between SO and 40 persons drowned
at Warwick. Eng, by breaking of ice while
skating.
lSOME OF THE MORE ATROCIOUS MURDERS-l
Jan. AT Williamsburg, N. Y, Louis M.
Franklin killed his wife, child and himself
Jan. Miss Fannie keener, of Jacksonville.
Ill, was shot and mortally wounded on the
street by Nathan PaSten. her colOred coach
man. who was also fatally shot by Miss keener.
Jan. Ed Church, aged II, at Guyandotte,
w. Va, poisoned his father mother, brothers
Jan. 9-Ferdinand Casting killed Charles
kuycert near Winamac, Ind, and then shot
himself the result of feud.
Jan. l4-Motion for new trialin case Of Cough
lin, Burke and OSuIlivan connected with the
Cronin murder in Chicago, overrued and
prisoners taken to Joliet penitentiary. New
trial granted kupze.
Jan. 27-At Newport Ark, John Schroeder
shot Miss Emma Fry who had refused his hand
and also shot James Messenger, her afianced
Jan. eS-At San Antonio, Tex, Tony Wilson,
aged - stabbed Robert Miles, aged IL, killing
him instantly; result of boyish quarrel.
Feb. Near Alligator Bay. Ark, a man
named Kelly killed his wife and a young niece
III fit of jealousy 80. At Louisiana, Mo-, Joseph
Bacon, negro boy u years old killed his sister
and brother aged respectively and years.
Feb. Sat Miami, Mass, Robert Morton
killed his son John and the latter's wife during
a quarrel.
Feb. 12-Four of the alleged jury bribers il
the Cronin case. Chicago, pleaded guilty.
Feb. 49, a young man named Booth stabbed
to death Rev. WhiSman near Compton, ky
Revenge for punishment received when a school
boy was the reason assigned
Feb. 19-Wa rem Bloom shot and killed w ar
rem Adkins at Hope, Ind. They quarreled over
a game of marbles.
Feb. 2a-Cronin jury bribers were convicted
and sentenced to three years in the pen1ten
tiarv.
Feb. 25-Henry Llewellen, of Columbus Ind.
killed his mother because she would not deed
him the farm on which they both lived.
Mar. 11-At Council Bluffs, Ia, Michael Han
nah shot his wife and killed himself. Jealousy.
Mar 15-Frank Ming as killed his mother-in-
law, Mrs. LOunSberry near La Grange, Ind.
because she refused to allow him to enter her
house.
Mar IA J. Stratton killed w. w Lewis at
Bromtield, Neb.. and was Immediately lynched
Mar 20 Timothy Wineman. aged IL years
killed BERTHE Polhamu, aged IL years, at Joliet
H., during game of marbles.
Apr. 10-A girl named Emma Stark confessed
to having poisoned the Newland family OF Chi
cago two of whom died), by putting rough on
rats in their food, though she did not intend
killing them.
Apr 1.-Two of a gang of masked men who
bad visited a mans residence near Doniphon,
Mo-, for the purpose of whipping him, were
killed by their intended victims 14-yearold
-
judgment of the California circuit court exon
Grating Deputy Marshal Neagle for the shoot
Apr. 2sNJudge Wallace. U s. Supreme Court,
granted writ OF habeas corpus in case of kemm
Ter, sentenced to death in New York State by
electricity.
Dec. S-David Hoke, Wellington, O., killed S.
L. Sage who had detected him in stealing, and
then killed himself.
Dec 11-Hathaway Wall, Of Henrietta Mills
N. c., shot his wife and brother-in-law and then
committed suicide.
Dec 12-At Jenny Lind, Ark Joplin Miller
killed five persons and then shot himself. =. AT
Kalamazoo Mich, Louis Scott killed his wife
and himself.
United States Marshall Laid shot his wife and
then himself. Henry Christensen, in Chi
cago killed his wife and then himself In a
fight on the steamer Big Sandy, near Queens
bOro, KY, Frederick Johnson killed two men
and fatally wounded two others AT Bayou
Cain. La, Ephriam MendaZa shot Mary Case
because she refused to marry him and then
killed himself.
Dec 23-At Bradwell, w. Va, during gam
bling dispute a man fatally wounded five per
sons and was himself shot dead.
Dec. 2i-At New Corydon, Ind, Wesley Tullis
killed Miss Fraybill because she refused to
marry him, and then took his own life
Dec. 24-At ST. Louis Samuel Mickles killed
his daughter, fatally wounded his wife and then
Dec. 21-While enraged Carl Reher, Carlisle,
Mimi, killed his wife and son, fatally wounded
his daughter and then committed suicide.
FIRES.
Jan. 10-Elevator at Baltimore. Md; S5SOOOO
Feb. 13-Three wholesale establishments in
Farwell block, Chicago, Ill:
Feb 25-Court- house and jail at Vancouver
Wash.
Mar Village of Liberty. Ky, entirely con
sumed
Mar 9-Vilage of Jonesville, S c. destroye
Mar. 10-Clothing house of Stern & Meyer,
Cincinnati: S4Oo0pO.
Apr. 3-The old & zeeley homestead in Chap
paqua, y. Y.
Apr. I4-GilbLct Starch Factory, Des Moines,
Ia.
May 6-Snger Sewing Machine Company
Works at Elizabethtown, n. j.; 500. zoo
May 1l-Property to amount OF slUo,Oo0 IN
Government warehouse at NillettS Point. L. 1.
May l.-Flouring mill and elevator at Vino,
ma, Mimi; 100000.
Nav l6-Town of Covington, Neb., entirely
destroyed.
May 2i-Every house in Coolidge, \. NJ.
Thirty-seven houses in Port Leyden N \.
Jun 3o-Piant of the Alleu-B Bradley Distillery
Company and the Standard Oil Company S Re
finery ut Louisville, Ky.
Jul 6-Steamer Seagold and other property
at East Tawas, Mich.
Jul. 9-Roseville, Pa, entirely destroyed.
Jul. I1-Twenty-eigh houses at Ithaca, Mich.
Jul. l3-Lumber yard and wall paper factory
in Philadelphia; 100000.
Jul. 15-WarehouSe at Minneapolis, MINI.
$4,000.
Jul. 21-Thirty five houses including church.
Jul So large number of the best buildings
in Seneca Fails, \. ", including three newspa
per offices; 10000.
Jul 31-Two acres OF buildings at Braddock
Pa.
Aug. S-White's wheel works at Fort Wayne
Ind.
Aug. l3-Larre grain elevator and contents
at KalamaZ. o Mich.
Aug 14-Disti!lery and pork house at Louis
Vile Ky: Si.OuODO1.
Aug i7-Ninc bio cl:s at Highmore, s. d.
Aug. IS Eleven incendiary fires at Towan
da, Pa.
Sep. 2s,-Fowler Bros. packing house, Chi
caEo; Ss5OOUO.
Oct % Warehouses, steamboats,, cotton
! etc, a Mobile. Ala; S6oO,J-JO.
| Nov1-Cargo of cotton in New York harbor
| $500, 600
| Nov. S-Grand and Burlington hotels anC
| other business houses in San Francisco; $500,
| O0J.
| Nov a2-Bamford Bros. silk mill, Paterson
| Nj.
Dec -Four large business blocks in Pitts
| burgh, Pa: $4,000.
Dec. City of Sikeston, Mo-, nearly de
stroyed-
Dec. Six business buildings at Montpe
/ iier, Ind
| Dec 13-Six business buildings and stocks a
Nacona, Tex. Eight large stores and ninetee
| Offices at Pottstown, Pa. Clothing establish
| ment of S. r. Barnaby s Co, at Providence, r
Dec 15-Town OF Minden. Neb nearly de
| stroyed.