The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-12-05
NEWS or The DAY.

The freight rates go up 5 cents from
Indianapolis, OH and after Monday next.
The Capital City Rolling Mill, of In
diAnapolis, resnms operation to-day Oh full
time, and with full set Of hands
Reports from Fort Sullp state that the
Government troops sent out after the Black
Hills gold-seekers have struck their trail
and are close after them.
Twenty five children, colored, we're
turned oat Of the public schools Of Brazil,
Ind, on the 81 ult., on account Of the re-
cent decision Of the Supreme Court Of that
State.
1t is again reported that Kellogg, the
clrpet-bag governor Of Louisiana, Is dis
passing Of his interests iii that State, prep
aratory to his departure for his home ~
Illinois.
At Pontiac, ILL.,, Oh the Sd inst, the
calaboose Was destroyed by fire Two
hTuthcrs named Frank aud Bernard
Downing, who were confined on charge
Of dlsorderly conduct, persisted III the
flames.
terrible explosion is reported as hav
ing occurred at Glade's Ferry, near Fail
River, Mass, on the 4th inst, where the
old Colony Railroad company are con
structlng bridge across the Taunton river
While workmen were engaged in sinking
the pneumatic cy hinder which is to form
portion Of the pier, the upper hange Of
the air-lock, in which the tower vas Sc
cured, together with the cover, was blown
fl htt h.ar 4
Eight men were On the cylinder at the
time Of the explosion, three Of whom were
killed outright, one fatally injured, one
seriously, and three escaped uninjured.
A dispatch from Evansville, Ind,
dated Dec. Sd, states that on the night
previous three negroes were taken from
the jail at Morgan6eld, Union Co., ky.,
by mob Of 90 persons, who hung them to
trees near the town. The cause Of the
hanging was the burning Of large dlstil-
lery and hotel at UnioutUwn, in the same
county, some weeks since. The negroes
were arrested soon after, and confessed
they had burned the distillery because the
proprietor had turned the mother of one Of
the negroes out of a house belonging to
him. The mob were mounted, and were
from Uniontown, which is about 40 miles
below Evansville, on the Ohio river
"A dispatch from Goshen, Ind, of
Dec. Sd, says: A strange phenomenon
was observed, yesterday afternoon, few
miles from Goshen, by couple of hunt
ers. While passing over an open prairie
they say, short distance off, some dark
object, resembling black cloth spread
over more than one acre Of the deep snoa
On approaching, they discovered the snow
completely hid from view by millions Of
insects, resembling fees, which began to
move of as the butchers approached. The
insects we've entirely different from any
ever seen in this part of the country be-
fore, and there were bushels Of them.
Where they came from is a mystery.
A Boston dispatch Of the 4th, gives
an account Of another horrible murder.
VT Ich it says occurred at the West End, in
" Louise Alley, a name suggested, no
donbt, by the tilthinesS of the place and
its inhabitants. In this alley lived Will
liam LuDney and his wife Mary, aged re
spectively 80 and SO years These people
have had frequent rows, the husband hav-
ing been arrested for drunkenness and for
abusing his wife, and the wife having also
been up for drunkenness This afternoon,
one of the family rows was in progress,
both Of the participants being, as usual,
drunk, when Patrick Smith, the aged faith
er Of the woman, interfered to protect his
daughter from her furious husband. The
latter no sooner encountered the words of
the old man than, seizing piece of board
about three feet long and foot wide at it's
base. he felled his fsther-in-law to the floor,
striking him fearful blow in the face,
which smashed in his nose and otherwise
lis6gured him. Not satisfied with the
fearful revenge, Lunney jumped on the
DrOstrate body and quickly trampled out
what little life remained. Word was car
tied to the Third Police Station, and in
,en minutes Lunney was behind the bars,
md his wife was also locked up as a wit
ness
A Spring6 ED, Ohio, telegram Of the
ID i'.st., in speaking of the narrow -guage
,roject, says The mass railroad meeting
n the interest of the proposed jackson
'ounty coal road, at the opera house to- !
light, was largely attended by our capital |
sts and delegates from Pomeroy, jackson,
,hillicothe, Washington, Court House,
nd other places. The committee from !
his city, who made thorough examina-
ion ss TO the best means II building q
arrow -guage road 70 these coal mines,
ubmitted their report, which was snthusi- !