The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-15

A fearful accident took place Tuesday at
the quarry OF the Guaidntce Slato Company
In Albany township, I'm the northern end Of
Berks county, Pa. A premature explosion Of
a charge Of p wier took plsee while three
VOL kmen were Standing noar by. Nichsel
Bailey. aged rOrty-fiye years, was thrown
twenty feet anO had an eye knocked out 10y
flying stones lie will probably die. Monroe
aud was norrln,y dls1gured, ana there are
no hopes OF his recovery. lis was thrown
twenty five feet
queer story comes from williap s5urg.
Indiana, relative TO Frank Helms, Of that
place, and Daniel Smith, Of Carlos CITY,
,greeing 10 swap wives. IL Is said that the
Helms were dlscOnsOlate because they had
no children, and the smiths because they
were being favored with too many. by the
swap Smiths wife, four children and small
farm were To go to Helms. ana Helms vile
and small town properly 10 smith.
Mrs. Arminda White, wife Of Chester White
a day aborer living about four miles north
Of w ellsboro. Ia, died Of starvation Tuesday.
Mr.. Whites family consisted Of himself. his
wife. and three small children. woo lived la
tenement no Sc on one oi the main tho-
rOughfares. The coroner and county CONS
mis- ssiOners visited the place and TOOK charge
II the children, who were very destitute and
IN starving condition.
A Birminsnam Gaia special says "rhe
coal miners' strike. which h;s been on since
strikers at Blocton Mines, where mole than
one thousand Igon were o {. met Monday
evening ana decided To go back 10 work ~
The old rate and under the old conditions,
IL is believed that the strikers at several
other mines viii follow this break In few
days. and tnat all Of them will be at Work
again In a week"
Old blind Dan Murphy, Known 10 all New
York rs the Hoent King of cherry Hill" died
tuesday. aged eighty. one years. leaving a
Ortune of nall million. For twelve years
ne IA = had standing In a cemetery a marO c
shsn bearing the inscription: "ihls nOnu-
ment will Outlasi the Biit'sh monarchy. 4"
His tenants nu ber,d over 5000.
VI III m n. Reynolds, vino had bls elbow
crushed In June. 1850, while st work WELD
ing the guase o. ise Ioiedo, 81. outs and
kansas lgiy rtNtoad, has recovered Judg
meht OF $4,000 aeainst the contractor, syi-
YES ~ III kneelapd IA tae Supreme Court ci
New York.
August Busche has been arrested IN raler-
son. y. j., for carrying on q factory win
Amiel B1yiens on the border line between
Passac and Bofgc1 counties. where they
lu-td up dead horses, converting them into
[ Ts2usagrs, smoked hams, and shoulders ioi
| expertatiOu 10 Austria. When arrested ne
WIS arranging 20 go 70 LurOpe, and the Pster'
.On people regret that The precious couple
were not allowed TO slil. Busche had lot o.
hams and shoulders OF horses On tue steamel
| for expectation.
Meager details OF n double murder have
Oetn received VI Jefferson city. 1iss'uri
from Iusc0mbla, Miller county, Missouri
ars. Freeman. pgnprieiress Of the Iuscnni
lbla Hotel. became engaged In quarrel Win
| photographer named fuiketson She Sc
| cutsd a shotgun and ilred az tuikerson, inc
charge striking ht.n In the chest. but moi
pl, ducns Instant death. Fuikers0n snatch
ed the gun from the woman's hands and shot
her IN the head, killing her Instantly, soon
| afterwards he himself exsir III iten the ei'
eets ~ his wound.
Two lads named Conoerg. aged fourteen
aud seventeen, and boy nfmed webster
a.i OF Hurley. Mich. have been Lost la 'ht
wO IN siuee sunday morning, nj have UNI
doubted y perisied. as the weather hss b.ei
very severe, The searching Party hls Fe'
larnei In despair.