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, 1877-03-09
4 CHURCH, PANIC,
Epttf1l NlGs1frh to Tie Tftkugf.

NEW YoRR, March s.-a fatal panic occurred
this evening III tho Jesuit Church Of St. Franris
Xav!er, In West Sixteenth street, this city, but
which, fortunately, was not so bad III It might
l,ayc been. Tho Rev. Father Merrck, the
pastor of the church, Hlakrs the following
statement 70 yonr correspondent. At tho time
OF the affair, which happened at about llal-past
8, he was sitting III this church 1'arlor,
which is situated at the Ecar at the
building. 4 mission for women WAS being COLI
uuctc.l this week, and tho church was crowded
NTH women. no tncn excepting tho uslers helug
present. The 0rst part Of the services llasl been
concluded, and tho Itgy. Father Lapgralc was
preaching sermon, when disturbance wns
hearl III the gallery In tbs northwest
corner OF the church. A woman Ind
fainted, aud become lysserical, which
caused a general stampede by thoso
nearest the stairway. wto were under tho ltn-
pscssIou that the building was on are. Tic OIL
eIating priests, aud those In tho scstry, rushed
to the chanecl-rasl and urged the people to re-
main quietly III their seats, d. thcrt WAS no
danger 10 be apprehcndcl. Tho people ubcyed,
1ncnccl. Thls lasted about twenty minutes,
and by that time the congregation had obtained
It's wonse,l composure. Tho ioors we're
then opened. aud the pcapla pastel
out quietly. lie then mado Inquiry as to tho
ca,lsu Of the occurrence. mud It's results, when
p WIS llarrleh to lcarA that .u lesa tltai sGyetI
haA oec.. killed outright a1ltt 'nany u'osa III,
juIel. Thcsc penp1a nearest tllo looss anu
Imagined 1t tbs cry of fire, aud rushcd
n.nlIY towards tho stnclu exit. IN an
instant ,ttho narrow stairway leading from,
the gallery was choked with human ~.
number nlentloncd hat met their death.
Strange to say. when tho bodies were subsc-
gucntIy removed 70 tho pollce, stations there
we're no bruises 10 By dtseoyere:!, nor were any
wore all taken TO RcIleyus Hospital. AL Ut thc
unfortunstcs.wers VI the hu,nblsr classcs.
~ ~ .hs Rts'trr As.@oesas.d @ ,! rrs;4, ..xu.
bly, crowded, principally BY women anu children.
Tile galleries wcrs u!so hllc.i IL oyeFhowIau.
Father l.atcsaku was pscachlns scF'notl, aud
had bcen speaking u6out ten minutes WHEN
the side Ut ths ehurch towards Sixth ayri.ae.
Ths created quito STIR, aud tho coalmatton IL.
trcascd tu thu etttayor of the crowd
to find out :, what wa4 The ,nattst. %
rush was lualo Tor The exit from tho gallery
The doorway waa blocked for t.lonept "
very Iargo woman, and t',is check salised t!lc
panic to incrraso tentol1. Tl!e crowd hurled tho
aud many others Injured ana lad tlels
clothing tosu from them. Thy wounded
were taken home before Their nalucs
could b. learned. Tho bodies ct tho aead
wore Identified as follows: Alssy caxcy, OF 10
Estt Eighteenth y strest; q a,S Aaa spe,:r ,!, ana
hsH spsrtsf S. IL ILL., ~ S'otn evsahs Msty
Eliza 5iastc1sol, q +0a Seventh aycnuc; aud
Ann Forbes, Of Vi West Nineteenth street. Al
the statiou-hollse heart-rcnding sscue was
prcsentcL
Tie people In he body OF tho ehufrh ue1o
Quicsel and dismissed in an orderly manner.
, 1877-03-09

- 1Ft@F7t 877N*47se7F
erRtsarIELD, ILL.,, A1a7ch a-The internal
fsFenue collections III this the Eighth dis
uct for February aggregated $l2,06l.41.
Aat: Al. Hnkham, Chief Deputy AMI Cashisr
IN United States Collector MerFtsus's ollce since
!ae latter became Collector, llss resigned, to
lake effect March 3l. In accepting the resl9na-
aon, Collector Merriam takes oerasion to Gun.
eltment Msl. Plnkham upoa hia efficient aers-
KS. and congratulates him upon tho fact that,
shd!e over a8,0o0,ooo have passed through his
eands, eyerY single penny has bcsn accounted
aof. Ias ai1aIrs " thu office, 50 complicated
UPON The retirement of ex-Collector Harper, are
aow IN excellent eontltio.l. 5lr. B. utesunytnux,
y y The came Duiyr, succeeds Mai. Fjnkhaln, aud
S9t. L: ". Shepard viii tals the prcsent desk
, 1877-03-09
AN UNSEEN MURDER.
Eperfn{ Nspa&cA 10 7as Tsftunk.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March B.--K- L. Bright,
ron Of the Hon. John II. Bright, shot and killed
Lee Alien at Fayetteville yesterday. 1t has
tsansp'rcd that Alien had been quare1in9 with
Bright alI tho morning. Allen followed bright
Into Brlght'a iaw-olIicc, when a ptstol-shot waa
heard. The parties ran n and found Allen dead,
with latgc navy revolver, loaded, on the table.
No one else was fourd IN The room but Allen.
II !s supposed that Bright did the shooting hut
no os,e raw Ii. Bright was next seen ID tho
Coart-Nouse, aaytng threats Ut violence had
been inatle against him, anil asked the protes-
ton Of the Court then In session. He was
granted IN escort Of three men. The
vert]lct Ut tho jury was that Allen
iron, m unknown hand. Alien had 1,,ere- two re-
volvers and u dirk on his person at the time OF
the killing. Bright hasn't admitted ho killed
Allen. The lIon. John II. Bright arrived there
this morning FROM Washington. Intenso tx-
element preraits In Fayetteville. Allen was
also Lawyer. II Is supposed the dltilcailty or
!yinatcd out of q law-East now pelltIng in the
Tennessee Supreme Court.
, 1877-03-09

wnA today added to the long list already on
record. Early this morning a. the outgoing
train, on the Germantown Branch Of the Read
Ing Railroad, was crossing Broad street, in the
extreme northern part Of the cisr, terrible col.
lI'fon occurred With ANAL, onc-]iorse street-
tcenth ami Fifteenth Street Railway, whic1,
crosses The steam railroad truck Mt this pofnt.
Five police officers Of the Second Dissttct werc
The o.eg passengers in the street-car a. tap
preached @ tl,s ctt's'lne; OF these three, O!ictra
out just before the accident occurred. Tic re-
minimizing two, James r. Bower, Of No. 1907
York street, and Henry Lnens, OF No.
1901 Arizona street, remained IN the car.
Ing across tho street at fuli tpced. Tho
dElrcr whipped up tt1c horse and the two po1cc
officers ran to tho rear door To escape. Ihe
tore on the platform, and carried tbe car witi,
tho driver inside over tO the gutter near tho
sidewalk. Tho horse became detached Rnfi
escaped injury. Boyer was. struck on the fore
brad by The eowcateher and horribly mang]ed.
1ncnt after the co1fltton but he had hecn In
stat,tly knles1 1.ucas was terribly Injured. and
VIII die. both thigh bones and one arm wers
!,'rn,kcn ,r, end, end hc yas otherwtse injured. Tho
afUGft William bnrtnn, yonng man, but. a
careful ahd sober tnan, waa thrown from the
platform to the insflc Of the rar, whcncc he
MAS taken nit Unconscious. lie was badly bruised
anl bs1liac! On the right )tg from the knee to
the hip; Un1css also Injured internally hc wtlt
pf0tat,lY rcftyer.
4 man is detailed by the railroad company 10
to ,'ag all approaching vehicles on Droad street,
wlfctl is fuyosltc drive aud uftcu crowded with
carriages. THIS t1asg'nan was on duty, but tic
car-dItvcr astcFts posttfycly THAI he gave no
signal nj danger. ~ he watc1el him closely and
saw no .gnai, and accordingly drove ahead
slowly. Tilc dngrnan, William Bartlett, a,ecrt4
that lie did give the danger sgaa'. Several Wit
neses<, however, declare that he lid not. an1
one heard him cali out ~ the car-dHyes, I" Come
Ou.H
, 1877-03-09

SEw Yong, March 8.-Large numbers OF
vorkmen arc digging In tho still smoking ruins
OF buildings aud 8 Bond street to extrIcntc tho
many safes ialbcdded nnong tho heaps Of bricka
and old iron. Two satcs wcre dug out and
hoisted ffom the ccllar curly, an.l werc scnt 10
tho factotics Of thu makers to be openctl.
0ns belonged to Robbins s. Appleton
and the other to Baldwin, Sexton l.
Peterson. Another large safe was uncovered
belonging to thu last-hatncl tlr1l. Streams Of
water we're directed upon the ruins which atlll
flnoldure1, ul,l iirclincs were maintained by the
po.itp.
This losers by thu fire ore unable to state Their
Losses, ns much of their stxk Is III tic unopened
Of tho tewe1ry Irm Of Taylor Il Brother {iato
Taylor, 0llnstcad 81 ,rnylur) ls estimated at
more tllau 8l0o, eco; i1aurancc, s7a, ,1N.
, 1877-03-09
BURNED.

aasefas Dtspateh to 71s ifsjsnk
IEArENwot.rtr, H., Marrt, 8.-Nigtt before
las. the horne of Mr. Kellery. about seven miles
south VI the ti.r, Was destroyed by fire, and
himself and mother burnetl In horrible man.
ner. The otd Indy Ia nut expected to lire. She
wlA brought out Of the fire BY her son In must
llcroic manner. She Toui Koou hare been suf-
fotz.tctl, NTH an infant child In her arms.
5ttcfol 1spdteh 10 me TRIBUNE
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Murcti B.-Early this mnrn-
Ing the ltoIk'tnf n 1Aflkman named Flautx, on
Humboldt rnaL beyond the ctty limits, was dc.
sttoyed by s1rc, together With chilli that ha,i
been left ssccpnE near the ktnrc while tho fatn-
lily we're In distant barn milking.
, 1877-03-09
4 scathing Verdict Rendered Against
the Lake Shore Railroad
Company.
Avarfce, Negligence, nnd Criminal Care.
lessness the Cause Of the Horror.
Fatal Panic Last Night in Catholic
Church in New York.
Seven Persons Crushed to Death In the
Stampede from thu Ediaee.
More than tho Usual Daily Number Of
Individual Accidents Reported.

a HYGffTTOtH VFRDI1T.,
..h,.;s .s"ta,' ~, .la'e" GLUE t'e*"e'8 1a'u"
'Aou.a ~, spectas eaSs: ..
the Coroncrs jurY to-day rendered the fol-
lowing verdict; That t!ls. Eall Of Tic tstIxe was
tilt Ycsuft of ttcfects and rrro-s nac IN tjc.on-
Inc. con.trncttog ard ora.,tt,a !, % T,.. 1-sn,
,nt,es as. , uss'ux' ~ e1ees IT, ihae h9eas
ae'ect' aha one Which appears In many parts Of
the structure, was tho dependence Ut
every member for tts efficient action
upon tho nronahttHv thot o,t ~
naar,r ,1t ~, ,.hsss s.,'..t!, As -,
"s, ~ tae "sncfs "ou'u letain tae'. position
instead Of giriug to cach n.ctuner a positive
connection will, ibc rent. whtcl, nothtn7. Int a
direct rnntnrs r,,,,,l ..vor T1,a ,,c,,',,er. ~
t.o,,, t,,sr .s..s. 49,. "o ~ e..s "
, 1877-03-09

STERLING, ILL.,. Marrh s.-Enginc No. Is, OF
The chcego d Northwestern Railroad, drawing
the Paclt1c Express, bound east, blew up at
Gait statEot four miles west of here, this iorc-
noon. killing thc< engineer, William Watson,
and Nick Sfckland, tIremau, aud mortally
wounjng Samuel u. Woicott, station agent,
who was standing on The platform of the depot.
Tflr train vas nearly stopped wlpu the accident
took place, or the loss Of life would have been
j;7uch greater. Tic engine, tcnlcr, and mall
tut arc wreck. The officers Of The road reached
here ln Especial train from Cllie!go In three
2ttt.a hau hours, and are now at tho wreck
, 1877-03-09
INDIANA,
TIE LE1faE.ATpRE,

6fetsa@ l1tS1@tN 70 2H9 1Fst4SE
1ao1AaAyoLls, lnd., March 8.-The Eeostc TO-
daY passed the Specific Appropriation bill. 1t
appropsIates $5a8, ,Us5.7; amount appropriated
in the House BILL 5l9,31444; increase, 372l.33.
This House has passed tho General Approp1ta.
tton bill, and It now seems probatts thut both
bil]s will bo xgreeA upon before the House ad-
VIII conclude by Saturday. Another vote xas
, 1877-03-09
SCHEME AND CHARTER.

St. Louis, March a-Tha antkschoass and
Charter party eaye notice IN the Court OF APP
peals today that they would aie bill Of execp-
t'ous and carry the ease to the Supreme Court
Meantime the schema and charter Will be put
uurc fully iuto effect than It Il now, and with
p1ssel an uftics ~ tralsfer 70 tbs cIty all coun-
~ institutions ausl property undcr th1 control
VI that body, nud hasten ths full separation of
the county from the city - spsedlly as posi-.
bic.
, 1877-03-09
taken on the state.Housc bill, resulting ayes,
43; noes, 43--not constitutional majority.
OHIO.
1.RHIAy.tTfFH.

COLUMBUS, o., March SIN The HOUSE to-
day the political resolutions offered by Mr.
Drummer last Fridny wcre expunRed from tho
House journal.
Bills wero introduced to mako silver coin Ie-
gal tender In Ohio, and To require all persons
elected to Office to make oath that they hare
not used money improperly to secure their
election.
In the Senate tho following bills passed:
Senate bill to limit Tho time for the recovery Of
uBurit'us Interest to two ycars; to reduce tho
poll.ta1 frnrn 90 to t2S0, and to regulate the
price Of legal advertising.
, 1877-03-09

PRoRIA, ILL.,, March 8,-rhu Hon. William
jaek, Muster in Chauccsy, Will probably 1uakc
Ills supplemental report to-Inosrnw Of! a petl-
tfon for The removal OF ]. X. lIiltar,l from tho
1sceclyersltp Of tic rcorla Il Springfield TALL
rua.l, and Judge Cochran expects Il, render q
Decision upon the petition during the day.
, 1877-03-09

CINCINNATI. O., March 8.-In the Court OF
Common Pleas TO-DAY, Judge Avery decided In
favor Of granting tho reputation Of the Cover
nor Of Texas for Abo Roihsclltll, charged With
the murder Of Uesslc Moore, In that State.
1sotaschlftl's counsel took exceptions, and Will
child was committed u jat1 for s,Feuty laYs to
awaft attlon IN tho latter Court.
, 1877-03-09

94ecdI DFpd9tN % Tie 7F160NA.
BLooM1sdToN, IT,, Marrh S.-The Mclean
County Supervisors to-day spent considerable
time discussing $. F. Daliolr's dcfatcation Ut
$1,000. He was Circuit Clerk of MI can Couu.
~, and tsas causet1 unlimited t-tubte ~ re-
fusal to nnkc rcruets aud pay ycr La |, lance,
4 tpceta} committee WIS opra, ted to force him
to settle, md to bring criminal I'D ciyit suis.
, 1877-03-09

DosTuH, March e-Wtlilan F. Spcakmai,, Of
Oak1a'r. WA arrested this n,oraus wiltle kill
ING bis Wfft, who was rescued. The dead BODY
Of Ills sister. 10 years u1d, was found III thr
woodshcd, will. the head aud body almost cut
TO pieces, spcakman ~ q mill operative, aud
II, brcn insane from liquur for several days.
llc wns drunk when tllc murder was co.n
united.
, 1877-03-09

gVec7a U|l1d9eA 70 tn 1F6NH3
FEolt,A, ILL.,, March s.--A Hire last night
burned aolno store buildings eorner Ut Hall und
s1aln streets, but causel 10 great loss. The
partlea wera fully coyerel by lasarn..ce In the
follnw!ng tompa,ites: Exchange, OF New York,
ta0i LallcasteE, 81 sou; Eranllu, lnd,, SUD.
, 1877-03-09

DERRr LINE, VT, March 6.-Two brothers
named Rid Quarrclcl Ut Darnstot,, tn tue Prov
iuec of quebec, yesterday, aul onv fatslly shot
the oLlier.
, 1877-03-09

WAsu1saToE, DC, March A--Wasi Mcnraw
was kllcl aud WiI1lam Mahoacy severely beat
ct, lty tsn1;nown ue9toes III the Capitol grounds
last evening.
, 1877-03-09

1cctos's: books shall neglect or refuse to
tn levy the Batnc by distress nntt sale Of the
gosta ant! chattels Of suc|, pcvAons, and It shall
require AL payments therein specified to be
maze " snch ToWtt Or District Coffector on or
bcEore tho l9th day OF March next ensulng.
IN THE SENATE
this morning a decided breeze Was raised by The
reports pt the Committee on etntc Chartt-
ab!e @ ln.sIint!on'. Tnc mrtority report, herc.
nominations made by Gov. Bevcrldge for :rrrs.
tees of tho ~ VARIOUS State charitable
They were % n'a4s sy.,n, By Toy; 10y, nsver.dgs
In conformity to the provision Of tho law gov
crnIng ttoso Institutions By tho last Assembly.
They werc for a term Of stx years each. Tic
majority report, Signed hy the Democratic ard
jccts tho nominations, nrst. on the ground that
the present Uoycfnpr, being now responsible for
the management of the Institutions, should be
given opportunity to mako TIC nominations !;
second. that the Democrats and independents
werc entitled to representation on tho several
BonrIs, wslc! had been denied them. Tho NIL
noHty report sfgncdby DaYis and the Republican
members o. tue Committee, sets up that po.
t!ttcal considerations should not be taken Into
acconnt IN making these conirtnatons; that
the present appolntces hare faithfully pcfforn-
ell their alutics; and that tic nominations
should 10 rejected aoleIy on tho ground OF In
competency ur untatthfuInc8s.
AIR. 1usLra ..,.
obtained the floor and proceeded Ia, denouncc
tho majority report as the rcsl,lt OF cnIlkpFa-
cy letweeu the Springfield Ring and the uemo.
cratic managers 70 give tic appointments to the
present. Administration Upon condition TINT
tito Uemocrafa scc,1re representation On tho
several Boards. The result Of this bargain,
he declared, would he the p1undeffn4 OF each
Of the btato charitable instl.ut1ons by tho Ring.
1!r. Hanna, I'll behalf Of the Democratic, d..
Mel that if'ste ", was any such compact ~ that
The rcpnTt OF the latter, II intended ~ m
attack upon (iov. Cut1ofn, Is failure. einCc, by
tl,s Constitution, he has power to rcnove any
p SSsr G,;r, En@ BY ,.oy nppSat The szty si
thepatro,aRc there is In bcstowiug them Ii not
worti reckoning.
Both reports ~erc laid over unt1l Wednesday
Of next week.
rtiR COMMITTEE on RgyEruE
reported back their Tax bill which coutains tho
essential provisions Of tic Frank Adams bill,
with those also Of The Anthony bttl as agreed
n1psn, BY the Revcnuo Committees Of buti
oSA,x ,Ssrrcytos.
The Chicago DVard o{ Tsa,le's Grain 1nbpec-
t!on his!, restoE!ns. the inspection to tle Durl
Eas Introduced By atr. Robinson, Df cuox. Tie
I'LL Is that heretofore published IN l'nR TniB-
uNE.
nno,s7nr:
III. kchoe Introduced Iill to make tho Reg
Istry acs apply to all city elections.
- CHAIN sr0nA0H.
Mr. Mcclellan Introduced bill sent here
warehouses Ut class IA" which ID printed In
fnll IN tho local columns Of this moruing's
TnInUNg.
TIE 1NsAs8.
AZ: afayhorne introduced bill approprlatlng
$500 fur moving md repairing thu two cot
ta,cs 0a the Elgtn insanr grounds 81 % to lit
thcm fur thu reception OF thirty patients. This
, 1877-03-09

CINCINNATI, March a.-The tobacco ware.
house of D. ]. Bradford, ut bradford, Ky., was
burned yesterday, together with 1900 pounds
ot tobacco. Loaa uua4ccrtalned.
, 1877-03-09

Nav YoRx. Marcl, 8.-Tho I'ost says: awe
hear on good, although not Official, authority
That tho trunk lines have decided 10 advance
Wcstern.bound tscights 50 per ecut On Monduy
uex&,n
, 1877-03-09

LINCOLN, Neu,, Marrll s.-Warrcn ClouEt,
convicted u the murder u hfs brother In tho
Yorl; County Court last week, has been seu-
tc'lccl to hanging on the 19tl, of July. An
, 1877-03-09
TIE RAILROADS.
RAILROAD ENG1NEERs' AssOCIA
Frff1N

RAILROAD EN0INEERs' AssOC1A-
T1ON.
The following circular has Just been received
by the Chief Engineers and General Managers
Of Tho railroads In this city asking their optn-
ion as To the ailvlsahI1ity OF fnrnllnK Railroad
Enginccsa' Association, To prevent, in the fu-
turc, undue blame falling on the engineers In
such cascs rs the As14tabu'a disaster:
I'M; MN renN, Fes /, ,;T: 1a;7:-nE.H sIs: Thc
LIZ H. iss: n as G os E n'sssss't ssss ta e
thought an undue ccnsure IN regarf to Tho Ashta-
bnla accident. fecn1s 70 10 cali for tome Actjou
to prevent IN the future, undue blame faliaK on 10
engineer In such cases.
fhets so o;ten tonEht there should ts 'os ktnd
T imgoItaaee + tsi1tosa ens5nst,tns eoaid
tending to assIrt in improvements, and economy il,
t9natrretfou. or operating Of railroads conld he
glssn. s1 that pcffeei record conla be kept, and
a. larRs the railroad eonpan'es md the engineers
have, therefore. taken The liberty to addses.
the country ~ have been ahe 10 obia,n the names
aud addresses ot, to MI railroad eonpan!cs, and
please send inc your optafon on this subject, and
sn answer to the following questions, at my office
i. ,woa'a i bs ndrssahls to call CONVENTION uf
Engineers for this ot3~ct1
When and whctr would It BE- best to mect3
j. What shall the name bet
4. OEttcra tnAmoa md number>f
9. How shall tho subjects to b. discurdtd AMI
acted upon be .truu9ht before the Convention 10
prevent vndlest discussion on those questions now
before tho various railroad associations and unu-
postant eo.called patent rights. 40 to place The
organization u fsr hboro petty suspicion ~ pos.
aIhtry
D. How ahall tho organization be supported.
=. Wheu and where shall tho annual meetings bo
hc1df
u. Whst shall the organic act be, Youn traly,
w. Il. lRkkxNqup.
, 1877-03-09

zsJxrEQ9 IIEIR24CH 70 1H3 1f180Hf.
FoaT "ArNc, lnd., MarrlI 8.-To-uav a
young man na1nctl r. u. Wilson was examining
Il rvutyer, when the weapon was accidentally
disehalsxrd, thu ball entering bis fureheat uud
inlicthiE fatal wound.
, 1877-03-09
IfEkIaITEn.

SfAucu Chunk. Pa, Alasrh a-"YeIloF
Jkck," The Molly Magulre, was not executed to-
day. Ills ease having been taken to the Supreme
Court.
, 1877-03-09

Mrs. Windows sootliuE Syrup. tor ehil%
1rea tcethiug sogtenA the gu.ls, Fedute4 nA4aIn2.
lion, a!lsy9 ill palm. 6uF9 70 regulate tbs boMeh.
Hollands Aromatic litter Wins Of Iron Il =
rouely fus ueFEoua debility. impoverished blood.
and impaired digestion Depot, 81 Clark ailt<k.
, 1877-03-09

COLUMBIA, B. C., March San cxtcnslso con.
aagfatton ocsurred at Ncwberry Court House
tts afternoon, consuming tho principal business
bloeks. Loss, $lb0, ,0O1, insurance unknown.
, 1877-03-09

At ELLSWO1ETIIt KAN.
TsfExA, Kan., Marri, IA dsppates. from
Ellsworth, Kau.. says all incendtary are there
thls morning destroyed ten buildings, iuyolYtax
sluss Ut el3,0O0. INSURANCE not known.
, 1877-03-09

IRILE-Flt3IlIlsH A1lHE8TEDs
New fonx. March B.--Joe 0oss, the English
pugntst, mud principal IN tho Goss.Atlen
pflzc-tght, has t,cen arrested and held to await
ttsc aEslvul Of Kentucky officers.
, 1877-03-09

bItuatcA 10 ~ Nfso York U4JVfl.
PMlLApkLpuIA. Pa., March 0+--Another Illus
tratiou Of tho fatal Consequences Of allowing
steam sallwuy to cross tlc streets ot crowded.
r!ty un the pavement level, VI express speet,
, 1877-03-09
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SUICIDE.

spseiaf pf&pa&cA to 17s 7flkuAA
hlLWAugxx, wh., Msrtl Sired AoEscl-
efink, dealer In -four and feed, It Shebogan,
aapx himself this morning. No cause asslxusd.
, 1877-03-09
FINANCIAL.

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Mazrh SIS. 3. Clarke,
wh!sky-Aealcs, has gone into bankruptcy. Lia-
otllties, 10000; assets, $4,000
Delaware tribune, and the Delaware state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1877-18??, 1877-07-26
KANSAS CITY

The strikers visit the Railroad
shops and Compel the Men N Cease
Work..GreMt Excitement Prevail
iue-epeeial Police 20 be Appointed.
By s,ssiatsd Prsss - kvsry Kvsu,ns and commercial
Kansas CITY, Mo-, July 25.-The strike
of railroad employees occurred AZ
previously agreed upon at noon today
and NO freight trains have been allowed to
leave the city. Soon after ~ o'clock .
crowd of about $50 mon collected at the
depot, and marched to all the railroad
shops in the city and compelled the work
men to cease work.
The mob also visited Plankinton q
Amonies packing house, the elevators, the
different buildings being erected and all
places where labor was being performed
and compelled . complete cessation OF
manufacture labor throughout the city.
There has been great excitement in the
city tonight. All the saloons were closed.
At7p. m, . meeting of citizens was
held and measures taken for the protection
Of private property, and for putting down
riot should one occur. The strikers and
their friends also held = meeting and de-
cided to let no freight trains leave to-mor-
row.
The excitement is still great, but it d
thought that no damage to property will
be attempted. The City Council met in
secret session tonight and large force OF
special police will be appointed early in
the morning.