The Morning herald., 1877-08-08
DOMESTIC,

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Me procession, arresting AZ of those en-
gagged in it.
The Shenandoah City Colliery is at work,
with good increase in the number of mi
ners. By Tomorrow there will be an in.
crease, as a meeting is now going on At
Glover's Hill to consider the subject.
ANOTHER DISPATCH.
PoTTsv1LLE, Aug. IA dispatch from
Shenandoah to the Journal" says: "No-
tices have been posted on all the collerjes OF
the Coal & Iron Company by the miners
ordering all the men to resume work not
later than Wednesday next but it is conf
IDENTIFY believed that all the men will be at
work tomorrow morning, and all the col
lertes in this district will be working to-
morrow"
THE STRIKE OF THE CUMBERLAND MINERS
CUMBERLAND Aug. THE settlement
of the troubles with the miners of this re-
gion, which was expected yesterday, has
not been effected, and none of the leading
mines, except the Georges Greek and Cum
berlan Coal and Iron Companies, are at
work, and these only to fill contract.
A FEEDER SECURED BY THE P. W. b.
| RAILROAD.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 1.-THE "sun says !:
"The controlling interest in the Queen Anne
and Kent Railway was purchased yesterday
by the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti-
more Railroad. The stock purchased CON-
prised 50 per cent. of the whole, for which
the P. W. g. B. R. R. have given notes for
100000, to be paid in installments for $5,-
600 and $4,000. The Queen Anne and
Kent Railroad runs 26 miles to Centreville,
Queen Anne county, to Massey's Station,
on the Townsend Branch of the Delaware
Railroad. The P. W. &. B. R. r. were aDx-
ious to secure this feeder to their line and
prevent it's purchase by other interests
that would divert the trade to the sea-
board"
ANOTHER INSURANCE COMPANY IN TRoU.
| BILE.
CHICAGO, Aug. 7.-The Auditor of Pub
lie Accounts yesterday aled petition in
the Circuit Court, stating that the condi-
tion of the Protection Life Insurance Com-
pany was such as to render its continuance
in business hazardous to the assured, and
prayed for an injunction to prevent the
Company from transacting further business
and for the appointment of receive.
Juuge Williams issued an Injunction as
prayed for, and Edward D. Cook was apr
pointed receiver with bonds of $2OO,OOO.
VILLAGE DESTROYED BY FIRE.
}, A special despatch from Green Bay, Wis.
consin, says: The village Of Eaton, Brown
county, Wisconsin, near this city, wal
totally destroyed by fire. The forest hal
been burning for five weeks, the fire ex'
tending for many miles in every direction
destroying many millions of feet of timber
and thousands OF dollars worth of othel
property. Some twenty five families wert
burned out in Eaton, losing everything they
possessed. A large number of animal
were roasted alive.
= LOSS OF HUMAN LIFE.
One family is stated to have perished II
the flames, and four other entire familie
, are missing. Great suffering exists among
the homeless people.
INDEPENDENT aREENBAcKs TO HOLD
CONVENTION.
ALBANY, Aug. IA circular was ISSUED
, yesterday to the State Central COMMITTEES
, and all active men of the State of New
York who support the platform of the In.
. dependent Greenback party, adopted by the
National Convention at Indianapolis, May
1876, notifying them that a meetingof SOM
of the friends of the Independent Green
' back party of the State of New York vii
be held in the city of Rochester on Thurs
day, August %, 1877, at noon, and inviting
to be present.
ri HIGHLY CREDITABLE FAILURE.
t NEW YORK, Aug. 7.-Charles G. Martin
Q a broker at No. 234 Broadway has been ad.
}, judged bankrupt, on his own petition, by
e Register AL en-. He owes $50, 1000, and hi
g assets are merely nominal. The princpa
creditors are John T. Martin, $50, 900 Kate
Tlirockmorton, s19,2 ,221 James B. Martin
= $40, 1000, and J.J. Bennington, $5,4O0.
A DEFAULTING COLLECTOR.
MER1DEN, Conn.,, Aug. 7.-The Finance
Committee reported to the Common Coun
ell last night that ex>City Collector Franl
II G. Otis is a defaulter in the sum of So,