, 1874-07-02

EXCLUSIVELY TO THE DAILY DISPATCH

New KoEE, June 23.-At Fleetwood
Park to-day the race for the purse of
$50, 1000, between Goldsmith Maid and
Judge Fullerton, was won by the former
in 8 straight heats. Time rs, 2 291a'
2 %. % fFeTt1. !
In Newark, N. j., last night, John Il.
Puber entered his sister S room and shot
her through, the head, causing instant
death, because of her ref asal to discard
suitor whom her brother disliked.
PrrrsBuRG, Pa, June 23.- Democrats
ic Congressional Convention to-day
nominated j. H. Hopkins for Congress
from the 22nd District.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, June 23.-During
the progress of strawberry and ice
cream festival in the parlors of Central
Baptist Church Eth:s evening the floor
suddenly gave way and precipitated the
people into the story below. The par
lors were on the second floor and the
room underneath was full. aFiremen
were Immediately summoned and thous-
ands of people crowded around the
place. There were about % persons
killed and 200 injured, some dangerously.
The scene in the streets around the
Church battles description. Thousands
are gathered there. asking after friends
waiting for the dead, and attending the
injured. The fire department were call
ed out and took charge Of the work OF
recovering the dead and wounded. Inc
broken timbers were removed with dlI-
ficulty. The walls of the Church did
not fall, but they were seriously DAM
aoed. A few minutes before the floor
gave way it trembled so that many per-
sons left the room, fearing an accident
which had been predicted by many
The accident was caused by the giving
way of asjoist that supported the floor
the ioist ran from both sides of the room
to across a stringer. the middle OF which
was supported by ilon rods from the
roof. The stringer gave way, pulling
the ceiling and roof down upon the peo-
pie and precipitating them into the tioor
below.
LONDON. June 23.-The St. Petersburg
Gazette announces that the railway OF
fcials have received orders to make ar
ranpements for the visit of the Queen OF
England, who is expected to be in Rus-
sia about September 14th.
:; A Florence Journal says the Pope has
been presented with a copy OF an ad-
dress sent from the United States to
Arch Bishop Ledochowski, OF Posen.-
The Holy Father, in replying, spoke
most cordially OF America. "Ihe Unit
ed States is the only country where l
am really Pope in the eyes of the Gov
ernment. I an always afraid lest Eu-
ropean Governments shall oppose my
acts. whereas I can freely send pontlh-
cal documents to the United States with
out fear of opposition on the part OF the
Government.
ROME. June 23.- Several persons a.
rested on Sunday for taking prominent
part in the papal demonstration have
been variously sentenced to lmprlson-
ment for terms of 6, u and Is months.
WAsH1seroN, June 24.-The President
md Mrs. Grant leave tomorrow Tor
West Virginia.
LYMAN <. Pass declines the appoint
ment of Assistant Secretary Of the Treas
ury. "
SYRACUSE. June 24.-Fourteen dead
bodies have been recovered from the
ruins of the Central Church, the floors
of which fell last night during festival.
Of the injured two died to-day and oth-
ers are not expected to live, while sever
al will be crippled for life. The cause
of the disaster was the defective cons
struction of the building. The support
ing tresses were composed of planks
spliced together. -
PH11ADELpH1A, June 24.--Harmor has
been nominated by the Republicans OF
the 3rd district. 2s1k7} aff
SALEM, Ogn., June 24.-The following
is she official vote of the State for the
officers named: Congressman, La Dow,
Dem. }, 964G; Williams, (Rep.), 934o;
Davenport, (Ind.), $3.50. Secretary of
the State: Chadwick. 1O.997; Foster.
s.eo3; Douthitt, 5.733. Treasurer,
Brown, o,2Ss; Clarke, 9o43; Beach,
6,132 school Superintendent: Dawne,
$3.50; Rowland, $3.50; Oglesby, 1851.
LACoSNER, June 24.-Public meetings
were held in New Westminster, B. c.,
and Yale on the 22nd inst, at which
resolutions were unanimously adopted
Observation-Disclosures railway policy and
Edgar's mission also unanimously con-
demning the Local Government OF Brit
jsh Columbia in sending a Delegate to
the Queens Council; also condemning
the rights of Victoria to assume to act
for the Provice without consulting the
people.
New York, Jnne 24.-Theodore Ills
ton publishes in the Golden Age this af-
ternoon. a 7-column article touching
the Beecher scandal and in defense OF
himself from the charge ofIRev. Leonard
Bacon. Moderator of the late Brooklyn
Council. that Tilton had been coward
" slanderer. whom magnanimlty alone
saved from disgraceful exposure. he
saws that having suffered in silence 1or
four years from these and similar rep
RESERVATIONS, ,adroitly put before the pub
lie by Plymouth Church, neither pa
tience nor duty will enable him longer TO
conceal the actual facts from the puoilc.