The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-10

fORT WAYNE, July y. There was a
fine fall of rain here to-day, It will prob
ably save the corn crop, which was dry
ing up. Wheat in this section is nearly
all harvested the crop will be about a
fair average.
Struck by Lightning.
INDIANAPOLIs, July 9.-Seven boys
were struck by lightning during severe
thunder and rain storm this afternoon,
at the entrance gate of the trotting park
One of them lad 10 years Old, named
Johnny Clay, was killed outright; the
others are severely injured, but will re-
cover. The boys were climbing a fenco
at the time Immediately under the tele-
graph wires connecting the park.
Explosion Of Boiler.
TERRE HAUTE, July "a boiler in
the Eagle Iron Works exploded at four
o'clock this afternoon. William Fisher,
the engineer, was badly scalded and Will
probably die from the injury.
The Indianapolis Races.
The 2:40 race, three heats of which
were trotted yesterday, Lottic having two
heats and Little Afford the other was
finished this morning, Lottie selling in
the pools as the favoritc. At ii o'clock
n start was made Bob Hunter getting the
best of the send of and maintaining his
i ha f,,1l in hN- hD
a length; Russell second and Little Sam
third, but the judges fully declared Rus
sell distanccd for running, which decision
was unqualitedly condemned by every
man on the ground outs ide Of the judges
stand. For the second heat II splendid
start was had. Bob Hunter cut out
trotting for the first quarter, but near
the half mile pole left his feet
and Little Sam went To- the
front. maintaining his position
to the homestretch, when Little Afford
passed him to a break, and he gallopcd
all the way home, Afford winning the
heat in 2:3S, Hunter second. Sam was
ruled off for not winning one heat in five.
Hunter and Lottic ran much more in
this heat than did Russell in the first.
In the third heat LOttie took the pole ut
the first turn, and Immediately broke up
the other two following suit, but soon all
settled with Lottie in the lead, Hunter
and Afford breaking ut the quarter
Lottic kept trotting till past the half
mile pole when she left her feet and ran
three hundred yards, the two Others $50
making short skips. but on entering the
hOmeStretch the three caught the trot
and came home square, Lottle III tho
lead and Hunter second. The latter
was awarded the heat on account OF lot
tie running. The fourth heat was won
bv Hunter although LOttic came IN
ahead. but the latter was dlstanccd
for running. Hunter received the
first money and Afford the second.
Summarv-Purse 81 200 for horses that
never beat 2:4O; $500 to first, $3.50 t"
second and $3.50 to third. Bod Hunter
). 5. 4. |. =, |, |; Little Afford :, ,, !,
3 l. !. =, 3; Lottie |, |, 3, 4, j, ,, dis
tanccd; Little Sam 3, 3, 2, =, distancedi
RusScl 4. f, ). distanced. Time, 2:3",
2:3SI. 2:@S!, 2:3G!, 2:3S, 2:4l.
At . o'clock r. NJ. the bell rang for the
horses in the 2:2G class, but before any OF
the trott"rS appeared on the track yio-
lent wind and rain storm cam" up. ! n"
rain poured down for two hours and the
track looked more Ikea river than II race
course, consequently the three trot> pro
grammc for to-day were postponed until
Saturday. To-morrow Goldsmith Maid,
Fullerton and Red Cloud trot Together
for $500.
Fr. WAYNE, July 9.-About 10
o'clock this morning Il fire broke out in
the sash and blind factory of Horn N
Kcvomc, at Huntington. Indiana, and
despite the efforts of the fire department
the building and contents were totally
destroyed. The loss is not known, but 1t
will probably exceed $1,000; no insur-
ancc. The cause of the fire Is unknown.