The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-08-13

RoDERT HopfsR and "aatt.e Johnson, whose bodies were fc und on the Louis vile Southern tracks near iiarrods- burg, Ky, were murdered, it has been discovered, by five negroes, who were playing craps ut the time. Both were shot and their bodies carried several hundred yards and placed on the track. A negro man who witnessed the mur- der has told all aboutit Robbery was the motive.
 TERRIBLE hurricanes accompanied by destructive hailstorms occurred in va. rious parts of Hungary on the 7th. Many persons were known to have per. ished in the floods from the mountains and it was feared that the reports would show much loss of life. The damage to property all through the country districts was very heavy.
 JOIN R. GENTRY, the pacing stallion, went {. mile at Columbus, O., on the 7th to beat his own record of 2:O31S, and succeeded in clipping off a quarter of second and establishing new worlds record.
 A FREIGHT train ran off the railway track near Marengo. Ga., on the 7th on the Des Moines railroad. and num- Der of cars were badly wrecked. Four tramps who were stealing a ride were killed.
 THE American line steamer St. Louis, which arrived at New York on the 7th, broke the Southampton-New York record, making the passage in days. hours and 24 minutes. thus eclipsinC the brilliant record made by her sister ship, the St. Paul, last June, of days, 5 hours and g minutes.
 THE mining camp of New Pittsburg, O., was reported to be the scene of the most intense religious excitement. Families have been broken up and numerous fights have occurred over the matter. Three of the leaders were ar. rested and when arraigned they spat upon the justice. Two were placed in jail and the third taken to an asylum. The trouble. it was feared, would end in bloodshed.
 Two farmers, Tom Hall and Terry James, became involved in difficulty near Greenvillc, Ky. They came to blows and both pulled their knives. Terry James was stabbed five times and has died. Hall was cut in seven different places and cannot live. The men fought in the broiling hot sun and were alone when the fight occurred, 40 witnesses being present.
 MRS. KATE LARSON was fatally hacked with an ax by her insane sister at Brooklyn.
 THE boiler of traction engine eX- ploded at Anderson, Ind, killing one man and injuring several others.
 GREAT damage to the oats, barley and grass crops in Pennsylvania has been done by the army worm.
 By freight wreck on the Chicago, Burlington tS Northern road, near Chadwick, H., one brakeman was killed, another fatally injured and the conductor badly hurt
 ROBERT J. demonstrated on the 9th at Columbus O., that he is the greatest pacer ever harnessed to a sulky. Frank Agan was the favorite in the free-for. all pace and was so heavily backed thut it was certain that the race would be hotiy contested. In the first heat, paced in 2:o32, Agan broke the track record The second and third heats, paced in 2:0i1@, were considered phe- nomenal, but the crowd was not pre-. pared for the great surprise when the fastest fourth heat ever paced or trotted was made, the time being a:O2I.
 BS an explosion of tiredamp on the 4th in the Bryancoach colliery at Meath, Wales, 40 miners were impris- oned. It was uncertain whether they were alive or dead.
 H. J. WHIGHAM, of Chicago. won the amateur golf championship of America at Southampton, l.. l., defeating Cham. pion Mcdonald, of Chicago.