The Grange advance., 1874-07-15

NEWS OF the WEEK.

NEWS OF THE WEEK.
TUESDAY, July by reversing q
switch before all the cars had passed, an
impatient switch tender at Stony Creek
station, on the Shore Line railroad of Con
necticut, yesterday morning, turned the
hind truck of the last car off the track.
The result was that all the train except the
engine and tender went over trestle
work bridge, fifteen feet high, and l07
persons we're injured and one was killed.
The latter was the Superintendent of the
line, a young man named Wilcox, who on
feeling the humping of the truck, pulled
the bell rope and then jumped from the
car, which fell upon him and broke his
neck. The train was local one and most
of those injured belonged in New Haven
and neighboring towns. The railway
bridge over the Juniata al Lewiston, Pa,
was blown down Saturday while eighteen
freight cars we're on it, killing three per
sons and wounding four others. The same
storm partly destroyed the Glen Morgan
furnace, killing two men. Eight rer-
some we're capsized out of sail boat off
Buffalo Sunday evening, and six were
drowned, the other two clinging to the
side of the boat for an hour and q half,
until rescued by tug. An Indictment
for murder in the first degree, on account
Of the death of Rosetta Jackson, for abor-
tiop, has been found against DR.. Earll, Of
Chicago. Que hundred house on FEEDER
al street, above Sampson street, Allegheny
City, Pa were destroyed by FIRE Saturday
afternoon. -Four stores were burned al
Clinton, Iowa, Saturday by a dre caused
by FIRE cracker exploding among paper
and other sweeping under sidewalk.
Loss $4,000. Another FIRE broke out in
a livery stable in the same place yesterday
morning, which was soon subdued, main-
ly through prompt help of the employees
Of John Robinscn's circus. =. . At q pYro
technic display in Washington Square.
New York, last evening, a spark from d
rocket ignited the remainder of the loose
fireworks. There was crowd of 5 900
people in the square and terrible scene
of panic ensued. Five persons were seri-
ously injured by the fireworks, and large
number Of persons were hurt in the rush
of the crowd. -. Among the Fourth Of
July blazes reported are the following: At
Pontiac, Ill, the Phoenix Hotel, court
house ard Union block; loss $500, 900. At
Toledo, O., $4,000 fire. At Louisville,
KY. stock yard buildings, freight cars,
etc. loss $50, 1000. At Circleville, O., the
market house, ten dwellings and carriage
factory, By fire crackers; loss $250,00o;
insurance about $50, 600. At Brooklyn,
N. Y, an oil factory; loss $35, 900. At
the same place ball from Roman can
die entered the open window of a house
on De Kalb avenue, and upset camphene
lamp, whereby the house was burned and
with child. At Hem.z Station, near
Newark, O., q lot of wool; loss 95. 900.
On the Hooking Valley railway, Ohio,
fences, cordwood and charcoal pits. at
Dundee. Mich. Touring mill loss
$4,000; insurance $4,000. At Thebes,
ILL.,, an axe handle factory loss $1,000
-. In the steeple chase At Long Branch
Saturday, two horses were fatally injured.
....A hurricane ragged Saturday through
parts Of Maryland, Pennsylvania and New
Jersey. AT Washington several houses
were unroofed, several carriages upset,
the steeple of the Metropolitan NJ. E.
church was moved two feet, with .ut fall.
ing, and several children were injured by
the falling in Of the front wall Of house
from which the roof was lifted. Consid.
erabie damage reported from numerous
country villages. .. Clusters expedition
left Fort Lincoln Friday morning. But
little information Of its operations can be
expected before its return, from the fact
that the Indians in are sufficient force in its
rear to prevent communication with the
Missouri settlements. President Keep
announces that the Northwestern railway
company, under protest, will conform to
tie requirements Of the Iowa law, regu-
latinp transportation and fixing rates. .
At the request Of Gov. Davis and Gen.
Siblev. the commissioners of Ramsey coun.
!. y Yesterday voted $4,000 for aid of the
destitute in the grasshopper regions. I,
is hoped othe. counties will follow the ex.
ample and, altogether, contribute not lest
than $4,000. At least twice that sum il
expected to be needed. Gen. Sibley states
that in many cases there is imminent dan
ger Of starvation and that relief must be
promptly giser.