Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-04-12
SOUTHERN.

Boone County. Ky, was struck by
cyclone Wednesday. which did much dam
age TO property. but caused no loss of life.
Many horses and cattle were killed A
farm wagon was carried two miles by the
wind.
The national reunion of the survivors
of the Army of the Tennessee, the Ohio
and Mississippi opened Friday Oh the bat
tie field of Shiloh. Illinois, Iowa, Indiana
and other Northern States were repre-
scented by delegations officially appointed
10y the respective Governors, and SO We're
Tennessee. Mississippi, Kentucky and
other Southern States.
A reduction in wages of miners through
out the Flat Top. w. Va. district has
been made, and the men very unset
tied. Ii is known that organizers for the
Miners Union have been ut work in the
Fiat Top and Norfolk and Western re-
gions for some time. getting the men in
shape for Il general strike. The union
which failed i'll the Kanawha and New
River strike Il year ago. promises support
To the Flat Top miners. If the strike
takes place about 10000 men will be af
fected
Nearly 600 tramps, who are unable to
obtain work on the oyster boats, have
taken possession Of the towns of Bivalve
and Port Norris, y. j. The township
authorities are unable to cope with them
and it may become necessary TO call on the
sheriff To drive the desperadoes away.
The men were brought there to find en-
ployment during the oyster planting sea
son. which has just opened and which
desperate by hunger and are bold that
they enter houses in daylight and rob
them of all food they can find.
An explosion took place at 2:1O Friday
morning in saloon opposite the French
market New Orleans. and many persons
were killed and others injured. the build
ins taking fire. The explosion occurred
ia grocery and ship chandlery kept by
Charles Salathc and was caused by pow
der kept i'll the magazine. Salathe and
his family-cXccpt two children miracu-
lousy sayed-were killed by the falling
walls. the entire three-story structure
falling into Il heap of ruins. Next door
10 the chandlery was a saloon kept by
Emile Boulet Half a dozen fishermen
were drinking i'll the place and they were
all buried under the wreckage. that build
ing being also destroyed. Fully fifteen
persons are known to have been killed.
In the big sham battle at the City of
Mexico. Maj. Nillareal was knocked from
his horse by Il collision with an artillery
wagon, badly hurt. though believed not
fatally. One mule was killed at the same
time Two cavalry soldiers fell with
their horses famed. Various accidents of
Il similar nature were recorded during the
charge by the cavalry on the Plain of
Peralville. Some of the infantry privates
succumbed to the heat and were borne
from the field for medical treatment Dur
ing one of the cavalry charges two riders
were Knocked from their horses and tram
pied To death. and several privates pre-
scented themselves to the chiefs with
wounds in their bodies Lieut.. Charles
G.. Dwycr. military attachc of the Ameri-
can Legation. who served on the Presi-
dents staff. WAS sunstruck and borne
from the field. Considering that the bat
tie was the finest military spectacle ever
seen in Mexico, the number of serious ac-
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