, 1872-10-18
4 Woman and Three Children Killed
byu Falling Tree.

bodies Of all four we're terribly mangled, their
limbs broken, and the blood gushing from their
ally broken to pieces The morning was quiet
and scarcely any breeze was in Motion. Tho
tree had rotted down, and fell Of its own weight
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
Eew Brunswick Thanksgiving, Nov. "a;
to the Arctic whaling fleet have been lost.
viz: 156, 49, males, l0, ,555 females
The Toledo Commercial says there is 8 lack
Conductor John H. Bramhan was severely
injured by being drawn under the cars Of his
train. near Rock leland, last Saturday.
Fish from Lake Michigan have been caught
IN sapgsmon River, showing that they hare
1t is said that q number Of grain elevators
on the Danube would saTe Hungary millions Of
dollars. It is believed that 10 per cent OF tho
corn and wheat crops is lost now for want Of
these useful machines.
The bold experiment Of G. F. sarnson, a
heavy shoemanufacturer Of North Adams, Mass.,
in the Importation and employment Of Chinese
laborers, inaugu1ated some twenty months ago,
has proved to be complete success. -
The work Of rebuilding the Cambria IRON
Works at Johnstoan, Penn, destroyed by flra
on Saturday, has been commenced, some 5000
| men being employed
1t is presumed that Catholic Pro7lncla'
tOA4II H11A p0 GNAfC1AGA aV A]aafA1@4CL
the administration OF the new .ArchD1saSaf' the
interests of the co1ored Jeuple+
The valuation OF ::roVidence, T. l., Gatha
ASSESSORS is 9110, ,037 100 an increase oyer last
s15.5o.
About 100 japanese students are employed
by the government. at Yeddo to simplify ths
Japanese alphabet, 20 as to make their charac~
ters represent the sounds Of the 81 European
consonantal vowel utte1ances. as well as thelr
native sounds.
-Obed Montague, Of South Hadley, Mass,
while moving some rowen On his farm recently.
came on turtle, whose acquaintance he had
Caught this @ meion-eater 1 be put his mark On him
thus: o. H., July, 1882; the second time, 1883:
the third time, 1877; the fourth time, 1850, snd
the fifth time, 1879. ... :
San Francisco recognizes q great rival N
San Diego, the western terminus Of the Texas &
Pacific Road. The AKa, Of the former city, says
that Oakland will do the exporting and inr
porting Of the State and coast, and San Diego
hs as Sysfana q ss souRss ious n With all the
New Mexico furnishes queer things asid4
from queer gems, and queer animals ars includ-
ed in the discoveries. In pools Of water nesr
the 0jo de Ia Vaca, scientist discovered an an
ph1bious animal, having nine legs on side, pro:
tuberances in front, resembling horns about
four inches in length, and that b1eathed through
its tail. Pol1ywogs having been thrown into
basin Of water in which was placed this Wondex-
/
thus establishing its identity with the family Of
the carnsuorG- As 3 topper in the party had
drank up all the available alcohol the queer fell
low could not be preserved, so We have tho
Tho Northwest ia liable to serious prairie
and wood fires again this fall, reviYing the re-
collections Of year ago. Mnnesota and the
adjoining Territory OF Dakota have already suf-
fafsa as9sb zo 4 fP the ba mos
destructive fire yet reported commenced on
Tuesday, and swept over the country lying be-
tween Lake Traverse and Morrls, On thu main
line Of the st. Paul & Pacific Railroad, which
burned large quantity Of hay and grain, and
number of dwelling houses. Tho full extent Of
the damage cannot be accurately estimated at
present, though it must reach many thousand
dollars
The St. Louis Democrat thus records the
discontinue Of man who smoked On one Of the
street-cars Of that city: "One gentleman wzs
seated on the high railing enjoying his Havana,
when lady, who Vas scented imrnediately in
and without saying word, slapped the gentle
man in the faee, knocking his Havana out Of his
mouth. The gentleman, On asking an e1plan2-
tion, was told BY the lady that She would not
ALLOW her brother to smoke in her presence,
much less stranger He told her that he did
not wish to resent the insult, but would rather
that she had requested him to stop smoking.
when her big brother got up and ordered the
young man to shut up OF he would put . head On
;ulLu. Liz AuAH 6Qu6A H4tQQuk AAus*
f: --Boston's well-dressed highway1nan has T.
way Of stepping up to a lady, placing his dnger
on her nose, and in = very alniable rnanner !e-
questing her name, while at the same time he
With il. ~ - 49,
: "A settlement between all parties interested
in the will Of the late Deacon L Washbutn, Of
Worcester, Mass, has finally been effected, and
the executors wiil, in day or two, transfer TO
the Trustees Of the Washbu1n Memorial Hos
pital the stock in question, with such dividends