The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-10-23
THE WORLDS DOINGS.


THE WORLDS DOINGS.
PA1RAC1DE.
Henry J. Gum, who murdered his
father at Bridgewater, Conn. last Septembe,
was arrested in Boston, Mass, October II
He confessed the murder.
FALL OF A sCAFFOLDING.
At Compello, Mass. Oct, 18th, by the
breaking of staging at the ridgepole of the
new Methodist church, Geo L Baker, John
Roman and Amos R. Jones, carpenters, were
thrown to the ground and probably fatally in.
jured
THE PRESIDENT IN CLEVELAND.
President Hayes and family arrived in
Cleveland, o., Oct. l6, and in the evening at
tended the wedding of Eugene II. Cewles. the
Washington correspondent Of the Leader. Al
ter the wedding reception was given the
President by Col. John Hay, at his residence
Euclid avenue.
PARNELL.
It is reported from Dublin that the
Irish government authorities contemplate le-
gal proceedings against Charles s. Parnell,
that Parnell, in response to several pressing
invitations will 20 to America at the end of
November, after the termination of his politi-
cal tour In England for the organization of
the Irish vote.
THE LOST BALLOONIsTs.
Chas. Wise, of Philadelphia, son Of
Prot. Wise, says he has given up all hope of
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and George Burr are lost This is also the be-
lief of Jas. F. Downey, nephew of Prof. Wise
A special from Milwaukee, says the balloon
recently found fifty miles north of that place
has been identified as one which was sent up
from Waukesha last Friday.
ILLINOIS COAL STRIKE.
The members of the coal exchange at
meeting at st. Louis, October II, decided
to stand firmly against the demands Of the
miners for digging coal in the Bellville dis
trict. The members Of the exchange repre-
sent between seventy and eighty per cent. Of
the coal taken to the St. Louis market, and
say they have enough coal to supply the de-
mand for some time. Some of the operators,
who do not belong to the exchange, have
agreed to the terms of the miners, and their
men are at work and probably others will fol-
low suit.
FLOODS IN SPAIN.
The hurricane in Spain the i4th inst,
was accompanied ny heavy rains, which over
flowed the rivers Muudos and Leguro and
f1soded the populous and fertile cities of Lorca,
Grihaila, Murcilaid Creyilette, and large
number Of the villages between Nurcia Alicant
and Cartagent were more Or less injured The
rivers suddenly rose several yards during the
night, and the inhabitants were compelled to
fly without saving any property. Floods in
Murcia continue. One hundred and nineteen
corpses have been recovered Four villages
are in ruins and thousands Of peasants are
wholly destitute.
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
A railroad accident occurred Monday
evening at haywood, III, on the Northwest
ern road, by which two men were killed and
number wounded. The cause was collision
between freight and passenger trains The
names Of the killed are Monroe w. Anderson,
of Elgin, and w. P. Sanborn, of Chicago, both
passengers George Chisholm was severely
but not seriously injured, and several other
passengers were badly shaken up. The train
was the evening accommodation on the Ga
lena division of the Northwestern, and the
train into which it ran was gravel train.
Misunderstanding as to signals is the cause.
RAILROAD CONSOLIDATION.
Private dispatches from st. Louis, Mo-,
say at meeting, there, OF. ID, of stockhold-
ers of the Wabash railroad the vote for con-
solldation with the st. Louis, Kansas City &
Northern was almost unanimous meeting
for election OF board of directors and officers
of the consolidated line will be held at Toledo,
Now. Till then the roads will be operated
separately, as heretofore, and no changes
made in officers. The opinion prevails here
that Jay Gould will be the president of the
new line, and that the headquarters of the
be determined till after the Toledo meeting
The consolidation gives great satisfaction
FATAL RAILROAD COLLISION.
An express train ran into freight
train on the Susquehanna, n. Y. road at l
o'clock Oct. II, by which the engineer and
fireman Of the express were killed, and both
locomotives badly damaged. The accident
was duplication of the one lately occurring
on the Michigan Central road. A train was
being made up in the yard at Oneonto. There
was heavy fog. A tlag-man was sent to warn
the express that was due, when it came rush.
ing into the yard upon the partially madc-up
freight. None of the passengers were injured
Juddman was the engineer and Jas. Mcclure
the fireman. Both lived in Binghamton, and
cave wives and children.
KENTUCKY CIVILIZATION.
A dispatch from Grayson, KY, says:
Jesse Underwood was shot in the door of his
fathers house. known as Fortune Underwood