Daily Republican., 1879-06-25
NEWS SUMMARY.
OIL works DcstrOyed-Faii River
spinners-Kentucky Outlawry-
A Record OF Grimes, Accidents,
Incidents, &c.

OIL works DcSerOyeO-F0sA River
spInners-Kentuc Outlawry-
A Record OF Grimes, Accidents,
Incidents, &c.
The Crescent City Oil Works, at Me
gainesville, near New Orleans, were
destroyed by fire yesterday. Loss,
sl25, 900. Nine hundred feet of snow
sheds, on the Central Pacific Railroad,
near Cisco, were burned at half-past
y o'clock yesterday morning. 1t is
supposed the fire was started by tramps.
A fire at Webster, Mass, yesterday
morning, destroyed the Power Com
pany's frame shop and an adjoining
grist mill and foundry. Loss, $780,
900.
A crowded and enthusiastic meeting
of the spinners of Fall River, Mass,
was held last night, at which it was
voted to begin strike to-day in every
mill in the city, except the Metacome1
and Anawam, in which the ten days
notice will not expire for another day
ortwo. Nothing was said about tht
King Philip mill, it being understood
that no strike will take place there.
At Sawdriffe, twelve miles from
Frankfort, KY, on Saturday night, a
party Of unknown ruffians attacked the
house of Samuel Faulkner and severely
wounded Faulkner as he ran out. They
then set fire to the house, which was
consumed with its inmates, two young
children of Faulkner and Henry Rus
sell, the latter aged II years.
Two negroes, named Groome and Gle
ments, have been arrested in Louisa
county. Va, for the murder Of the col
ored woman whose body was found in
tha river at Lousia Court Hcrse on
Midday morning.
Mr.. Reuben Springer has just given
$4,000 in 7 per cent. railroad bonds to
the College of Music of Cincinnati, the
yearly income to be used in rewards of
merit to proficient pupils of the Col
lege.
A telegram from Pittsfeld, Mass, +,
says thai Hon. Edward Larned has re-
ceived from the Mexican Government a
grant to assist in constructing rail-
road $50 miles long, across the Tehuan-
tepec isthmus.
Rev. John L. Taylor, Professor of The.
ology at Andover, has resigned on ac-
count of precarious.. health, after nearly
thirty years connection with the Semi
nary. He leaves parting gift to its
treasury of $4,000.
There was tremendous rain storm
at Fort Griffin, Texas, on the night of
the Goth inst. Over eight inches of rain
fell, doing great damage, and drowning
seven persons, three of them in the
town.
George Smith, boy, has been arres-
ted at Sackvllle, Ont, for attempting to
murder Israel Atkinson, whom he sus-
pected of having detected him in THEFT
some time ago.
Secretary McCrary has appointed
Charles Beardsley, of Burlington, Iowa,
to ian important position" in the office
having charge OF the publication of the
records of the rebellion.
Hon. Adolph Z. Borie, who travelled
with General Grant from the beginning
of January last until the 2lst of May,
arrived home in Philadelphia yester-
day.
Thomas Dinkel, charged with the
murder Of his wife, committed suicide
in Buffalo yesterday morning. He cut
his throat with razor which had been
given him to shave with before going
to trial.
Louis Guetig, convicted of the mur-
der of Mary McGlue, was sentenced at
Indianapolis yesterday to be hanged on
September 10Th.
During oolorpd Masonic picnic at
Thunderbolt, Ga, yesterday, some Of
the male dancers quarrelied about a
woman, and three OF them were shot,
one fatally.
Mrs. G-bhardt, her sister and child,
were poisoned by eating pork in Eliza
beth, N. j., on Monday night, and the
sisters recovery was at first doubtful.
Horace Davis has been renominated
for Representative in Congress by the
Republicans of the First California Dis
trct.
Edwin Smith was fatally burned at
Newport, R. l., yesterday, by the spill
ling over of a pot of boiling wax.