Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1887 — THE WESTERN STATES. [ARTICLE]

THE WESTERN STATES.

In the United States Court at St Louis, on Thursday, Miss Phoebe W. Couzins took the oath of office as United States Marshal, to succeed her deceased father. Judges Miller and Brewer were on the bench, and the former benevolently expressed the hope that during her term of office the new Marshal may not have to hang anybody. Miss Couzins is the first woman who ever held the office of Marshal Three children of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hood, of Muskegon, Mich., were left alone in the house Tuesday night When the parents returned they found their babes burned to death and their home in ruins. The National Command, Union Veterans’ Union, in session at Cleveland, elected M. A Dillon, of Washington, Commander-in-Chief. John A. Fulwiler, of Illinois, was elected Second Deputy Commander, and Ivory H. Pike, of Illinois, a member of the Executive Committee. Telegram from St Louis: “A terrible accident occurred at 12:15 this morning on the Missouri Pacific Bailway at Valley Park station, nineteen miles from this city. An excursion train, which left here at 11 o’clock loaded with excursionists, who had been to the city to see the trades pageant was standing at the station when express train No. 43 ran into the rear end, causing a fearful disaster. The locomotive went crashing through two chair cars, killing a large number of people. The wreck took fire at once. The flames communicated to the depot and it was burned to the ground. The train is still burning and it is impossible to learn how many are killed. ” Volney McVeigh was arrested for drunk" enness at Indianapolis and committed to the workhousa On his way to that institution he confessed to Turnkey Taffe that he murdered his wife at Olney, Hl., ten years ago. He said he fled from Olney immediately afterward

and had been a wanderer ever since. Volney wm tramping on hie way to the Dayton Home, when arrested. He announced his determination to return to Olney and stand trial He is about 58 years old Th a officers have communicated with the Olney officials in relation to the matter. From reference* to persona at his former residence McVeigh’s story is credited.

A train loaded with dressed beef in fifteen refrigerator cars from Chicago was wrecked at Sedan, Ohio. A boy named Tryon, who had been stealing a ride, was killed; David Luca and Patrick O’Brien, engineers, and ohe fireman, were severely injured, and Mr. Armour’s beef was a good deal spread around among the fragments of engines and cars. The President’s train arrived at Columbus, Ohio, at 4:2J a, m., on Saturday, and remained only long enough to change engines. About one thousand persons were at the depot, but as the party were asleep no demonstration was made. At Richmond, Ind, after daylight, the President went out on the platform and shook hands with all who could get to him during the five minutes’ stop. At Indianapolis the drizzling rain ceased, and the sun shone out as the procession moved from the depot to the State House through streets thronged with people and gayly decorated. At the State House a stand had been erected, to which the President was conducted, and a speech of welcome was made by Governor Gray. The President responded, complimenting tho State of Indiana and its capital, and paying a handsome tribute to the memory of Vico President Hendricks. At Terre Haute, Ind., the President remarked that he has some acquaintance with the most widely known product of that region, the “Tall Sycamore of the Wabash,” and has made up his mind that the Sycamore “has height enough and size enough for any locality or for any purpose. ” Fire was discovered in the “English Kitchen,” a cheap lodging-house at Detroit. The fire broke out in the rear of the building, cutting off all means of escape for the imprisoned lodgers, not only by way of the staircases, but by the fire-escapes as well The men in their efforts to avoid the flames climbed out on the window-sills, whence came piercing screams of “Fire!” “Murder!” “We’re burning alive!” The fire department soon had ladders ran up to the windows, and all except three men were secured. One of the three was burned beyond recognition; the aecond died from suffocation before he was removed from the building, and the third, Charles Peterson, aged 22, single, though rescued alive, is so badly injured that his recovery is very doubtful. The dead are: Elisha Stroh, of Breckenridge, Mo.; an unknown man, aged about 25 years.