The New York herald., 1869-08-27
TsLfGaApR!c NEWS ITEMS.

The loss by the fire In Baltimore on Wednesday Is
$127 900; insurance, $40O
Joseph Oge, aged seventy-fve, q brlcklaycr. was
Instantly killed in Baltimore yesterday by falling
from building.
The vile Of Rev. Mr.. Center, Of Biddeford, Me-.
hurg herself in that city Yesterday. The given
II despondency or insanity.
breach In the Genesee feeder In Rochester has
caused suspension of navigation on the Erie Canal
which VIII probably continue FOR day.
John Grady, an old employe Of the Hudson River
Railroad Company was struck by locomotive yes.
terday near Fishklll and Instantly killed.
Homans Co., OF Cincinnati, private bankers sus-
pended today Their liabilities are about $125,OO0.
Their assets arc unknown, but are probably small.
Horace Greeley has accepted an invitation 10 de.
liver the opening address before the international
industrial exhibition, which takes place in Buffalo
on the 9th Of October,
number of the bridges on the Houstead, shefYord
and ChamberlJ Railroad in Canada, have been car.
RED away by late rains The crops IN that district
The corner stone Of the new state Lunatic Hos
pltal at Dsnville Pa was iaid yesterday The build
ing when complsted d. VIII = have frontof 1900 feet
The hosiery mill OF John Pepper at Lake Village
n H.. occupied by r. w. Appleton, was burned al
bslipast three O'Clock en- Wednesday afternoon;
also the dye house Of Appleton h Holman.
A young man named stevens, aged stxteen years
fell between two freight cars IN the Northwestern
Railway yard, IN Concord, N H.. yesterday morning
The Italians Of The United States met in convcn.
tiOn yesterday at chicago. The convention "a an
adjourned session OF the one held In PhiladeIpbIa i'm
July Of last year. On Sunday grand banquet viii
be given to the delegates. Vs.
Professor Jenkins, In the presence OF an immense
crowd OF crossed the gorge below NiaQara
Fails on Wednesday on u machine Of his own in ven.
tiOn without velocipcde motion. The machine was
propelled by groove and cog attachment.
Messrs. .Knowlson Morgan, extensive wool
dealers OF Troy, N. T., suspended payment on
Wednesday. Their liabilities are not yet known
but 10 Is generally understood that the slspensiom ~
only temporary aud that they con pay 81 90 Tor
every dollar they owe.
Philip wsreham, tho supposed murderer of David
Kerby NJ the Cincinnati Hamilton and DAYTON
Railroad depot, on wednesday night, and two men
said TO be implicated, named Richard II. Hentz and
Newton Eastbrook, were arrested In Dayton Ohio
yesterday, and are now In Jail In Cincinnati AZ,
excited crowd awaited them at the depot The
officers with difficulty saved them from being
ynched.
Thir,y.two thousand acres OF land In Kansas were
sold yesterday to the representatives OF an English
colony OF 200 families 1t Is mostly rolling prairie
land and Is IN one body, lying from four to- twenty
miles from the line OF the Kansas Pacific Railroad
northwest OF Junction City. The average price paid
was about 50 IS per acre. Eighteen members OF
the colony have already arrived and commenced the
Improvement OF the lands. Tho colony ID composed
OF q good class OF emgrants, aud each member IS
represented to have sufficient means TO stock his
farm. Most OF them will reach Kausas the coming
tSil ana sprung.