The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-05-14

DR. j. b. CoTTNER, Joshua Miller and
John Stubbleaeld, all citizens Of
Wetang, village twelve miles south Of
Anna, ILL.,, attempted to cross a swollen
stream in sl1itf, when the boat was
overturned and the men were thrown
into the water. Stubblefield managed
to reach the shore but Cottner and
Miller were unable to swim and were
drowned.
u. ID. SLAUGHTER and Thomas Bailey,
two negro murderers were executed at
the county Jail at Little Rock, Ark, in
the presence of about twenty persons.
Slaughter killed his mistress, Jennie
Love, last August, and Bailey muir.
dered J F. Haclxman, peddler, and
threw his body into a swamp. Both
necks were broken.
HEAVY rams caused rise In the nli-
nois and Fox rivers, which overflowed
their banks and much damage to prop
erty was the result.
REPRESENTATIVE Scorr, of Illinois,
offered for reference In the house a
resolution calling for an investigation
of the National Cordage Co. and its
trust methods, and requesting the at
torney-general to inform the house
whether any information is furnished
the department of justice on the subject
of such character as will authorize
him to institute proceedings.
A SHOCK believed to be that of an
earthquake was felt in sections of north
Lancaster county, Pa, the other day.
The ground swayed and houses were
shaken. The disturbance lasted but a
few seconds.
CONTINUED rains in the west have in
terfered with trade.
A RECENT storm at Burlington, IG.,
was the worst in years. Ten hours
rain fell in solid body, flooding the
entire country, The Chicago, Buriing-
ton & Quincy railroad suffered several
bad washouts between Burlington and
Creston which stopped all trains during
the day. South Main street, Burling-
ton, was running river three feet deep
for time. Much damage was done in
the city and surrounding country.
AN explosion occurred the other day
at Alleur, Belgium, village short
distance from Liege, but fortunately
beyond the shattering of windows no
damage was done. Some one placed
two cartridges on a window sill
of the house of the burgomaster
of Alleur, but for some reason only one
of them exploded. The affair caused
great excitement in the village. A
German anarchist has been arrested,
charged with having caused the explo-
sion.
INSTEAD of wedding there was
double funeral few miles from Stuart,
la. Charles Van Arden and Minnie
Goh were engaged to be married within
a short time. They tried to ford Beaver
creek. They could not see it was out of
its banks because of the darkness.
Their bodies were recovered and in
tered.
SCHOONER Grover Cleveland, of and
from st. Johns, N. F., for Boston, with
cargo of fish, has been given up for lost.
1t is supposed she foundered in the gale
of March 4. She was commanded by
Capt. James Day with crew of six men.
THE head of the Hammerstein bank
ing house of Berlin, Germany, commit
ted suicide by shooting himself with
revolver.
A Two-YEAR-oLD infant, the son of
John Britech, living at New Rose, Ind,
was literally devoured by the large
house dog of the family. The dog
sprang upon him, fastened his sharp
teeth in his cheek, tore off the flesh till
the bones became bare and then de-
voured it greedily. In an instant it
attacked the breast, throat and eyes
with similar results. The dog was at
length driven away, but the child died
within few hours.