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recover and instantly killed his son.
The Mexican Supreme Court has
decided that two murderers, who fled
from Texas, can be extradted without
violating the Mexican constitution.
! Mrs. Sweet, widow of the late Gen.
B. II. Sweet, and mother of Mrs. Ida
Sweet, pension agent at Chicago, was
killed by the cars at lombard, ILL.,,
Wednesday.
The citizens of New Orleans are
put to serious inconvenience by the
quarantine regulations. The New
Orleans and Mobile railroad compa-
ny will sue the CITY Of Mobile for
damage done to their business.
Peter Brown while clustering near
Mill Creek, in East River, New York
Wednesday morning found the body
of Patrolman Berg, OF the police boat
Seneca, who was accidentally drowned
on August 9th.
At Clinton Iowa. the lightning
struck the house Of Cyrus Quick dur
ing storm last Wednesday night and
killed Dorsey Quick aged fifty wears
and seriously injuring Mrs. Cyrus
Quick and a baby the latter it is
feared fats lily.
The boiler of a portable saw mill at
Bloomfield, Ohio, exploded Wednes-
day, killing Charles Wallace, the en-
gineer G. NJ. Jones, an employee !;
fatally scalding VIM. Wallace, and Sc
riously injuling James Welsh.
On Monlaynigh Mr.. G. Il. Ander
son Was very mysteriously murdered
on a bridge near Ircsburg, Ky, while
he was riding on hor ehack homewar |
accompanied by Il colorcd woman,-
Some unknown person shot Inn in
the breast, killing him Instantly. Tho
matter is shrouled in mystery.
Austin A. Knight, 4 well-known
| New York oil merchant, committed
suicide by shooting himself ut his res
ilenca in East Orange, n. ! Wedncs-
, day morning. He vas in a state Of
decn detection, caused by his business
troubles, ! aying failed on Saturday
last.
Tho Pacific Mail steamer City Of
Sidney arrived at San Francisco from
Australia Wednesday, vi, Honolulu
Her news is unlmportant except that
there is a probability that the treaty
made with the United States by NJ.
Manea will not be ratified 10y Samoa.
Thursday afternoon Florencs(l queen
colored child t years Of age, whose
parents reside at No. , Carlton street
SWALLOWED a solution Of caustie soda
or concentrated I've which was care
lessly left in its way. AntidoteS we're
administered by DR.. J. D. Norris, who
regards the condition of the child az
critical.
The owners of the ditI'a. cnt rolling
mills in k,nslngton, Pa, met Thus
day to contider the proposed rcdnc
ton in the wages Of the men. The
men had already declined to accept
the new schedule Of prices. They say
they will stop at once ii the prorrIc
tors attempt to enforce the he"
schedule.
On motion Of the United States dis
trict attorney, in San Francisco on
Thursday, the indictments against
Thomas Rogers and c. b. lliSSln in
connection with the Pinnev certIt,
Gates against Navy Paymaster SrauI,
ding, We're dismissed. Spauldins will
be tried in October.
Wednesday a number Of workmpn
employed by Shirley & Eomlnel, Phil
adelphia, stopped work owing to a
contemplated reduction Of wages. The
firm state the trouble will be AMIGA,
biv adjusted. 1t is understood, how
ever that the men will not work il
their wages are reduced.
The 200 shoemakers IN the employ
of Messrs. Shirley g. Rommell, phila-
del phia, who are out on strike be
cause their new foreman had ar
ranged schedule Of prices according
to the classes of their work, which
compelled a reduction, met Thursday
and determined on bill of rates to
be submitted to the firm as their ul-
tlmatum.
While four workmen We're engaged
in putting a new roof on the Gaylord
iron and pipe works at Newport, Ky,
Wednesday afternoon, one Of the cen.
tire beams gave way and the roof fall
ing in carried the workmen with it.
James O'Brien suffered severe inter
nal in uries and conclusion Of TIE
brain; j. W. Fenton had his jaw and
arm broken; John Good was injured
in the head and leg. The two former
will probably die.
A dispatch from San Francisco says
the delegates elect Of the Working
men s party to the State constitu.
tional convention have drawn up
and forwarded to the President
and Secretary of State at Washington