The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-25
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Wnutcrr and Middle stntov

of oil we're set on hro aud an oil tank suddenly
exploded, scattering large volume of burning
oil over a number of spe'tators, QUO OF whom
was killed aud about fifteen moro or less dan4
gurously wounded. fIightful spectacle vas
presented aa tho ull-cOVcred men ran wildly in
all directions, wrapped about la hAmes which
shot up several feet above their heads Only
ono man had presence ~ mind 20 run Ga the
river, While another ran into a house and the
Inmates smuthofed the hamos with carpets
Sumo ~ the ull-suAkod men passed friends who
were helpless 10 Aid and could only look GA Ia
lmpotont horror. The pccuuiATy losa 10 eati-
mated At S2OO, 600,
At a variety performance ia the PAwtuokut
tR. - Opera house, Mile. Nolants supported an
apple apon hor head, aud Mrs. Jennie Fowler,
whoas stage name is Franklin, WAs 10 shoot the
apple Nhile standing with her bach 10 ths marx,
taking aim by the reflection Ia mirror The
rao was discharged and Mile VOlAnto fell dead
ou the stage. the bullet having pierced her
forehead. Mrs. franklins arrest followed.
Governor Mcclellan has appointed John l..
0uss, John \, lee and Edward A. BELL oounInls-
slonurs 20 the fAns exposition from New Jer-
Soy.
TheNew Jersey Legislature has adjourned
for the session.
A nfgy-horse power boiler ia the engine
room of the Boston stamping mandatory Of
? LoAyuy. & Co, Cambridge Mass exploded
and three men were killed, another was fatally
| injured, and siI others more or lcns severely
wounded, Tue boiler was hurled through the
brick wallis of the cpgtno- room aud the wooden
walls Of ho building inelosing Il i30 feet
across the canal Michael MolTlAnd the eIi-
glnocT, Was found crushed between the boiler
and tho granite walls Of tho canal James
Anghn and Nathan Burgess, al wurk Ia the
ryeting room Ia limo With the course OF the
bOiluT, were taken from tho canal dead and
mAngled, having been swept along by the
boiler Ia It's terfthc flight. George Gerfity was
taken from the ruins OF the eugtne-room fatal
ly injured The two-stoFy building containing
the engine VAS completely demolished and the
/ Eve slofy main building, in which Que hundred
persons we're at work, Wzs considerably chat
tered.
Seven persons injured by the shower Of
burning oil At hlAtington. Pa, have died.
About twenty thousand persons witnessed
the launch Of the new steamship City OF Para,
belonging 10 the brazilian hne, az Chester, Pa /
Among those present were President HAyos
socfvlATlcs schurs, AcCrcATy aud Thompson
= quorum ffum both houses Of Congress-
Governor HartrAnfg the mayors Of New York
and Philadelphia and other prominent persons
frun those cities.
The insane asylum connected with the stru-
ben County ~. - poorh0usc, situated two
miles north ~ Hath, Was sci on fire by ono Of
the inmates Who vas spblrog O. hts but VAS
considered harmless The building contained
between sixty and seventy inmates az the time
the hAmos lruko ont and Of these dftaen were
burned 20 death while the rest we're rescued
With much difficulty. Tho building was Of
briek with irun-gratod doors aud windoWE
which made it impossible for the unfortunate
persons Inside D. get cut without assistance
and the scenes presented As the frc-su7rOund-
81 prisoners ondcAyurod o get Away were
hurrifylng IN the extreme. Ten Of those burn
ed 10 death were fefnAlss aud i've mAles-
EI-Goyern0r Nose, u south Cuolina, wAs
arrested in New Aosk upon q rDquisition OF
Governor Hampton, changed with having
forged a notafaT S5i6
SofuAn kl0na a Now Yurk dealers Ia hAttrrs'
materials. has failed for s400 600.
The New IoEk Produce Exchange has begun
/ thirty nine sults Ia sums AggregAting eco 600,
against tho Pennsylvania railroad company
. Tor Losses incurred during the labor troubles
last July.
+ Charles PArdec aged about soycnty-dyo.
wealthy banker % skAnoAtelos, y. Y, con-
mlticd suicide by cutting his throat
Secretary sherman has had another con-
foFvaco Ia New York with leading bankers re-
gArdtng the resumption OF specie payments.
Ho uIprvnsod a belief that resumption would
10 practicable al the time lIcd by law but
desired tho active cooperation Of the hanks.
Tho secretary proposed that the banks should
take 800 coo, OoJ four per cent bonds at par
AiloWvd-lo bc paid for ia & 5ld before January
!, is7y. some of the bank presidents did not
receive the proposition sith much favor, Nhilo
others approved %, bat no conclusion was
reached.
4 Angler ChAoc, treasurer OF tho Union
Mills. Pail River Mass, confessed that be lad
cnibc1zlod from the company about $500 0o0
Tho drfAlcAiiau has been going ou fOr a num-
Ter of years but Was unsuspoctod. Mr..
ChAce WAA y nan of high social T0sitlUn ia
Fall River, uhcrr be has lived aimee IS21 He
vas ncmhSr OF the MAssAchu=elts H1use
Of Representatives aud state SenAte and BE-
s.des bciHg treasurer % the Union Mills he vas
also president % the Second National BAnk
and of the Fivu Cent Savings Bank both o.
Fall River. Tho dnfAlcAtloa ls represented b.
oyuf-tasuo OF the c0snpAay'a notes, and the dis
covcry that something was wrong was first
made when ono OF the corporations notes had
come 90 protest Tho Unian Mills Company
was one Of the largest % the great corporations
IA Fall River. On the morning after the dofAl-
cation became known the mill property Was
attached by Pruvidonoo banker
An unusually Etrucious murder vas con-
Hligicd ia ScW York by MichAcl FoeArty, who
killed his Wifc And thea cut his oWn throat
Al one time FogArty owned groorry store aud
vas prosperous hut after while disasters
came aud then be rAn away 30 Canada, leaving
his debis unpaid. Ro,uruing secretly he found
that his wife had opened grocery store on her
own account and vas earning q livelihood for
herself and childrca. fogArty demanded Aa
interest In has wifo's business. She refused,
aud theBceforward the quArrels between them
were frequent and acrimonious. FuEArty bad
brought = civil suit against his wife, which
was ponding and on the day previous 20 the
murder Mrs. fogArty caused hcr husbands ar
rest in n polico court because he bad locked up
her store, taking away the ksys. Tho justice
compelled him 20 rcturn the Keys, and be went
IS ataa
admission 20 his uife's room while she was
asleep and poured ni'mc acid into her eve The
pain avukc her. when he seems % have com
plcted his hcndish crime by pouring tho rc-
mAinder Of tho acid into her ear and stAbbing
her with knife In the back Of the NECK. Then
he terminated his oun existence by drawing
the knife Across bis throat The Fogartys had
three fine children. the oldest uf Nhom-A
bright boy Of thirteen, named NillArn-wAs
aroused by his mothers screams and ran ont
for policeman. The father left note saying
that he meant 30 dishgure his wife and son,
and blaming the police Justice and another
man for the crime be was about 10 commit
Five hundred conyicts In the Clinton IN " !
State prl aAi.are 30 be set ~ work making hats.
the State yeooiving s745 week for this con |
Wet lbAor.
Western and Southern Statos.
Tho Oregon GrecnbAckers held a convention
AZ Portland and nominated a State ticket,
headed by NJ. wilkins for governor.
Ex-CuvurnoFs J. Madison Wells and p. b. \. /
Pinchback, both OF Louisiana, have had inter [
views with the President recently.
Gardner X. CLARK. prominent grain broker |
OF Detroit Mich, fed 70 Canada with his wife
and child after having victimized nearly AL the /.
large grain dealers Of the city Ia small sums I
agErogating over sl2,O00.s
Henry Crouch. farmer living near Augusta, I
Mich. his wife and two children, were drowned /
while fishing in small pond. .....
John s. Wilcox, Of Elgin, H., speculAtor. /
has filed a voluntary petition In bankruptcy.
His secured debts are s526, 600. and unsecured
s28. 600. He also is responsible on discounted .
paucr for 5000 900 and h as no assets.
A strike Of the employees OF the Atchison, /
Topeka and santa Fe railroad company at To /
pekA. Kansas, has taken place. and freight aud /
passenger traffic has been greatly delayed.
While party OF workmen were gathered 4
about derrick on tho TuscarAwas railroad in 4
Harrison County, Ohio, the supports suddenly /
gave way aud the derrick fell upon the men,
instantly killing two and fatally fnjuring third.
The steamboat Colonel A. j. Koons struck a
snag on tho Red river, in Louisiana, and sunk.
Three decL hands were drowned
Isaiah GRbbart, who was shot in the public
square al harrodsburg, Ky., BY Henry Noel
died OF his wounds The combat, which took
place in the presence Of many citizens. had its
origin in an election row. The men met aud
advancing toward one another omptied every