Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-07
rELEeRAPHIc SUMMARY,

EDWARD ClafK, one oil Tue trustees oil Inc ]
Iron Moulders' Association, of Albany, has |
been arrested on a charge of embezzling the |
funds of the Association.
Miss Sivila Walker, while walking on the |
railroad track near Concord, was struck |
down by an express train aud instantly
killed.
A boy five years old, son of Joseph Bow
ers, No. 1865 State street. was run over at |
Albany, Friday, by span OF horses and in
stantlY killed.
The paper mill of George Benton & Son,
al Bennington, Vt, was burned on Thurs |
day. The loss on the mill and stock is
1000; partially insured.
Walter 8. Mowry, sen of Mr.. Scott W.
Mowry, Of Providence, was drowned in Pa
chang Lake, in Griswold, Thursday after
noon.
An old gentleman, named Hatch, and his
niece, were sulncated Wednesday In their
house at Batavia, N. Y, by coal gas esca-
ping from stove.
Patlick Dennis, of Rondout, deck hand
on the steamer James W. Baldwin, was
drowned at Poughkeepsie, ON Wednesday.
His remains were found and sent to Ron
dout.
brakeman named Charles Wilson, on
the New York Northern Central Railroad,
was killed at Cold Point Wednesday, by
falling from car, the wheels passing over
him.
Several persons were injured in Philadel-
phia, Thursday, by an explosion OF gas in
the fire.proot vault at the Tax Receivers OIL
fee, which was recently broken open, and
which they were examining.
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broke up an intended prize fight In Belling-
ham, near The Rhode Island line, Friday
morning. large party was dispersed.
One arrest was made.
The Manager of the London Imperial Fire
Iasuad Insurance Company on Thursday paid
$3.50, ,097 Of the loss by the late whiskey fire
iu Philadelphia, leaving balance of $64 900
to be paid in q lew days.
Mr.. Henry Prather, of Decatur, ILL.,, a
broiher-ln-law 10 Gov. 0glesby, while riding
In his buggy Wednesday evening, was run
into by a span of runaway horses, and al
most instantly killed.
Tie body of David Wagner, well l.known
contractor of Rochester, was found floating
in the river near that city, Friday. II is
supposed that he accidentally fell from the
railroad bridge on Thursday night
The sixth annual meeting of the Central
Conference of the German Methodist Epis-
cnpRl Church, convened in Newport, KY,
| Thursday. Bishop Ames presided. This
| Conference embraces, West Virginia, Mich.
gan, OHIO, Kentucky and Indiana.
1t is reported that band of Sioux have
left the Indian Reservation, on the Missouri
River, to attack the Pawnees near Columbus,
but no attack has yet been made. The
Pawnees are aware Of the hostile intentions
of the Sioux.
The crop reports from all sections of Lou
isiana and Western Texas represent the cot
ton crop as very promising Many entertain
the opinion that all will he made that can
be gathered with the present labor. The
cane, though backward, promises an album
dapt yield.
A fire in Waterville, Me-, on Wednesd day
night, destroyed the store Of Wentworth &
Co., with most of its contents; also the long
cattle shed and building containing the gen
eral ticket and superintendent's office OF the
Maine Central Railroad Most Of the proper
ty was insured.
Wilbur f. Parker, who made the attack
upon Capt. Riggs, of the Meridian Conn }
Recorder, has been sentenced IN the Police
Court to the the full extent Of the law, and
has also been sued for $4,000 personal
damages Mr.. Riggs now lies in critical
state.
Twenty-four, boxes and eleven bales Of
dry goods, IN transit for Ottawa, Kansas,
were seized at ST. Louis, Friday, by the
Sheriff under attachment by the First Ma
tional Bank OF Washington against Perry
Fuller, TO satisfy claim for over SIC, 900
The goods were purchased in New York.
A horrible tragedy occurred in the town
of Oswell, N. Y, Thursday afternoon A
farmer named John Reynolds was stabbed
several times by neighbor named Russ e.
Woolver. Reynolds expired almost instant
ly. The difficulty arose from alleged tres
passes and other land trouble.
Thursday morning, as the train from Bos.
ton was near the station at Chatham, 1t ran
off the track at the switch, the lock OF which
had been broken. The conductor and fire
man were injured, the engine was badly
damaged, and the track was torn up fol
some distance. No lives were lost.
A man was fatally wounded in Philadel
phia, Wednesday night, by shot fired from
a peach train on the connecting road neal
Sixth street. The shot was fired by an en-
ployee on the train at some persons stealing
peaches, and hit Jas. Cord0ck, an innocent
locker on. The train carried off the man
who fired the shot.
A pait of the Texas delegation to the
Grand Lodge of the United States, Indepen
dent order OF Odd Fellows, arrived at Nash
vile, Tenn, on Thursday. The remainder
were there in day or two, and all left on
Monday, accompanied by the Grand Sire,
for San Francisco, delegation from South
I Carolina arrived on Saturday.
Tha Board oi Public Works, of Chicago,
has decided to prepare the way for another
tunnel under the lake, TO be 60 feet beneath
the surface, running under the Main and
South branches of the river, and under the
Whole city from the Water Works on the
North Side to about Twenty y-second St., on
the West Side. The work will occupy three
years to complete it, and cost about mil
lion of dollars.
, A fire broke out in the Great Dismal
Swamp last week, and is still burning Ii
, has consumed much valuable timber, slaves
, and telegraph poles. AT times the smoke is
so dense at Fortress Monroe that it has the
appearance OF fog. The fire is over twenty
: miles distant. The swamp is full Of wild
3 cattle, bears and ratllesnakes, and upon the
b appearance Of the fire they heat hasly re-
t treat 10 less exposed quarters. Quite mum
s bear OF bears have already been shot.
] The propeller Boscobel, Capt. Hodges, o.
the New York Central Line, caught fre
, Thursday morning below ST. CLAIR. The
: boat was run upon the Canada shore, where
she continued tn burn, and will prove total
loss. The Boscobel was bound to Chicago,
and had ten passengers, who were all saved,
but they lose all their effects George Ely'
the second engineer of the steamer, finding
il impossible TO reach the deck, jumped over
board and was drowned 1t Is feared that
onenl the firemen suffered like fate.
The Slip Laborers' strike at Quebec, Can.
ada, continues Not vessel in port is beng
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