The Grange advance., 1874-07-15
PAUL AND WING MINNESOTA. WEDNESDAY, JULY
news OF the WEEK.

news OF the WEEK.
TUESDAY, July 7.-By reversing a
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 107
persons were injured and one was killed.
The latter was the Superintendent Of the
line, young man named Wilcox, who on
feeling the humping Of the truck, pulled
the ball 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 At Lewiston, Pa,
was blown down Saturday while eighteen
freight cars were 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 were capsized out of sail boat off
Buffalo Sunday evening, and six we're
drowned, the other two clinging to the
side of the boat for an hour and a 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 at
Clinton. Iowa, Saturday bya fire caused
by fire cracker exploding among paper
and other sweeping under sidewalk.
Loss $4,000. Another Ere broke out in
livery stable in the same place yesterday
morning, which was soon subdued, main
ly through prompt help of the employees
of John Robinson's circus. AT a pyro
technic display in Washington Square.
New York, last evening, spark from q
rocket ignited the remainder of the loose
fireworks. There was q crowd of 5000
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 blszes reported are the following: At
Pontiac, Ill, the Phoenix Hotel, court
house and Union block; loss 5000, 900. At
Toledo, o., a $4,000 fire. At Louisville,
KY, stock yard buildings, freight cars,
etc. loss $50, 900. At Circleville, O., the
market house, ten dwellings and carriage
factory, by fire crackers; loss $250,oo0;
insurance about $50, 600. At Brooklyn,
N. Y, an oil factory; loss $4,000. At
the same place ball from Roman can.
die entered the open window Of house
on De Kalb avenue, and upset camphene
lamp, whereby the house was burned and
with child. At Hemtz Station, near
Newark, O., q lot Of wool; loss e5. 900.
On the Hooking Valley railway, Ohio.
fences, cordwood and charcoal pits. At
Dundee. Aich., Touring mill loss
$4,000; insurance $4,000. At Thebes,
ILL.,, an axe handle factory !; loss $40, 900.
%. 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 n. E.
church was moved two feet, with"ut fall.
ing, and several children were injured by
the falling in of the front walt of house
from which the roof was lifted. Consid.
erable damage reported from numerous
country villages. ). Clusters expedition
left Fort Lincoln Friday morning. But
little information Of it's operations can be
expected before it's return, from the fac,
that the Indians in are sufficient force in its
rear to prevent communication with the
Missouri settlements. . . President Keep
announces that the orthwestern railway
company, under protest, will conform to
tie requirements Of the Iowa law, reeu-
latine transportation and fixing rates. j. i. .
At the request Of Gov. Davis and Gen.
Sibley. the commissioner of Ramsey coun.
= " yesterday voted $4,000 for aid Of the
= destitute in the grasshopper regions. I,
is hoped other counties will follow the OK.
ample md, altogether, contribute not len
4 than $4,000 At lea1t twice that sn0 Il
1xpscted to q needed. Gen. eibley states
that in many oaseo there ID imminent dan
ii ger Of starsakioo and that relief must h
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