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Show . Blown Up in a ITIinc. Owensville, Ky., December 2. Another accident occurred at the State -Creek iron ore mines near Olympia, yesterday, by which eight men were blown up by blasting, all badly injured, and five perhaps fatally. They were operating a bank in partnership, and after having placed a heavy blast retired re-tired to a safe distance to await the explosion. explo-sion. After remaining there a considerable length of time and the discharge failing to occur, they returned for the purpose of i ascertaining the reason, and just as they I arrived in the vicinity the blast went on, 1 with the above result. John and Lafe j Staton, John Mount joy and a young man named Rafiel, are fatally injured. .j |