Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-02-09
The NEWS.

The village OF Des PlalneS, sixteen miles
from Chicago on the Northwestern and Wis
consin Central roads, was almost destroyed
by fire. Nearly every business house IN the
town was reduced to ashes, and more than
half of the residences were destroyed by the
confIagation. .--Walter Johnson, OF Glou-
cester, Mass, shot Mlss Carrie Andrews in
the Warren Building in Boston. He then
shot himself in the head, after which he
sashod his wrist with razor, dying In a
few minutes. The body of Alfred Morey,
who was drowned In the Pavonia ferry
slip in New York harbor, while attempting
10 rescue his brother John, was found hy
diver, and taken to Carey's morgue where
1t was taken 10 charge by his parents.--
The board Of manqsue Of the EImira Re-
formatory reinstaed Superintendent Brock
way, Acting Superintendent Rlthbone being
obliged TO relinquish his duties on account
OF illness. The disciplinary measure known
as spanking will be only resumed upon the
formal order OF the board OF managers.--
The extensive -four mills of WIN. Lee &
Sons. familarly known as the Brandywint
mills, in Wilmington, were destroyed by
FIRE. Loss SIS 900 TO S175,OOO; insurance
about three -fourths.
Aunt Jenny Hogan supposed to be the
Oldest woman in Delaware, died In Camden.
Henry Fries and bis father-in-law, John
scbutze of Becker, Mo-, have been at odds
for several years. The two met and the ola
feud was renewed. Schulize shot Fries dead.
Schuze gave himself up, but was not held
by the magistrate He went into The larn
and fired two shots into his brain. Fire in
one of the yards OF the st. Louis Hydraulic
Pressed Brick Company, situated at Man
chester road and Kings highway, in st. Lonis,
caused loss estimated at 100000 which Is
covered by insurance. Sc1oenoerS
young Boston girl, was found on a door
step unconscious, with her mouth filled with
insect powder. Col James F. How, vice
president OF the Wabash, severed his official
connection With that road AMI retired to
private life. For quarter Of century he
has been in active railroad work, and during
all that time has been connected with some
branch of the Wabash system. The snerln
in New York received an attachment OF $685.
45) against Dage county, Mo-, in favor oil
John McGregor on judgment o'tained in
Mis- ,ourl on September 20, 1891, in favor OF
Samuel G. Hickman, OF Pennsylvania, who
assigned the claim to Mr.. McGregor. 1t was
served on the American Exchange National
Bank.
Judge Butler, In the United States Circuit
Court in Philadelphia, decided in favor OF
the Sugar Tru,t in the suit brought by tho
government to have set aside as illegal the
taking of the Philadelphia refneres into the
trust The bill of complaint was dismissed.
Charles Owens, living noar Diehstadf,
Mo-. is charged with numbering his VIE and
child and setting fire 10 his hou'e Sunday.
He WAS captured at Diehstadt, and Is now
under arrest. The wife had leg and arm
burned off. and the child was most con-
sumed. 1t seems that they were thrown IN
the bel. which was then satura'ei with coal
oil and set on nre.--Charies ID. Bach
hotel. in Pearsalls, L. l f, was destroyed by
fire. The proprietor, his wife and children
had q narrow escape p. G. Wilson was
appointed temporary receiver OF the LOOK
out Company, in Chattanooga, by Cireui
Judge Moon. Tie conpany's liabilities are
thirty-seven thousand dollars, and the assets
are much smaller, about nine thousand Do
ing due the failed savings bank. .-Charle:
Drehr shot and killed Mrs. Bertha VunicS'
in St. Louis, and then shot himself, lnnict
ing a serious wouul. Drehr has been assld
mons in his attentions to the Widow VunicK
for some m ,nths, and it is thought, became
desperate over his failure to win her, an(
resolved to end both their lives. ALL tn
Central American republics are becoming
involve In the Honduras revolution.
A train on the Tioga Railroad struck
snowdrift five feet deep, at Millerton, Ia
The snow packed so hart against the cab OIL
the ilremen's side that 1t was forced In, AM
the fireman, George Case, was suffocated
The works OF the Lakeside Nail Com
pany, at Hammond, Ind, employing so
men and boys, will resume operations at tn
end of the present week. At Camden, N
J.. the Jury in the case of Mary o. Da>i
against the estate of Walt Whitman, the poe
returned a verdict in the Supreme Court 70
s5 0. The suit was for 5000 for money ad
vanced and services rendered. Five hun
dred miners at Corona, Ala, who went ou
on strike two weeks ago on account OF
difference between them and the company
relative to the price for house rents, materia
etc. have returned to work. the difference
having cen satisfactorily adjusted. "A
. Ballston, NY, Walter Brown shot and kille'
; Hiram Osborne The men were rival hotel
keepers. st. Rosa Catholic Church wa
burned at Cincinnati. Loss $4,000 1nsur
q ance s2O, co Near Clio, Alabama, trail
on the Georgia Central Railroad was wrecked
Two coaches and the express car turned owe
q and fell down twenty-foot embankment
v Isaac Stevenson, of New York, was badly Gu
+ in the head and back r. A. Koeberr ex
e press messenger had his leg severel
t mashed. James Mcintyre, OF DadeviIle, Ala.
y was hurt in the back, and several other
Il slightly injured.