Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-04-03

The stable attached 10 lime kiln <
Brooklyn was burned on Monday night
together with four horses. The body of
David X. Pulver, who occupied part Of
the building. was found completely
burned under several feet Of charred
embers.
4 Boston despatch saws that al G
o'clock Tuesday morning the night ex.
press from Bangor on the Eastern road,
with two locomotives, jumped the track
and both engines, with the express,
mail and baggage cara, were completely
wrecked. No person was injured.
The bill before the House appointing
4 commission 10 adjust and paw the
losses incurred by the Pittsburgh riots
was discussed at length on Tuesday, and
motion 10 postpone action on il indef-
nitely was defeated by a vote Of 76 yeas
10 81 nays. The bill came up yesterday
for second reading.
In the United States District Court
before Judge Butler. Tuesday morning,
an application was made by Lucius Il.
Warner and others for "A receiver TO
take charge OF the aasets Of the Mer.
chants ana Mechanics Insurance Com.
pany OF Pottsville. II il alleged that
the company has been misusanage1
by its officers. On Behalf of the de.
PENDANTS IL was stated that an assign.
ment OF the property of the company
under the State laws had been made,
and that security was about 10 be en-
tered 10y the assignees. Judge Butler
decided TO hold the matter over until
Friday, until such bond be given, before
giving an opinion IN the matter.
on Friday evening last Mrs. John
Nyc, who lives Fix miles northwest of
Decatur, III, was riding toward home.
having IN a spring wagon with herself
her daughter Kate, aged lG. "Puss,"
aged II, and young man By the name
OF Robinson To drive. a heavy thunder
shower prevailed at the time. When
one-fourth Of a mile from home a thun-
derboli struck the wagon, pros;raling
the horses, throwing Mrs Nye to the
ground senseless, and killing the dangh.
ter Kate aud young Robinson Instantly.
The younger daughter, who SAT on the
seat between the mother and Kate. cs-
caped unharmed. The horses soon re.
vived and ran home, and Mr.. Nye,
meeting them ri the yard gate, imme-
diAtely got into the wagon and drove TO
the scene of the terrible disaster, where.
placing both the dead and the living in
the vehicle, he took them 10 his sad
home Mrs. Nye, though suffering
much from the shock, viii probably
recover.
a fire broke out al one o'clock Satur.
day morning in the Office of the Ire
mont House, ClaTemont, " H., originat-
ing, IT ls supposed. from a defective
chimney. About forty persons. includ.
ing boarders apd help, where in the
house. The fire spread 80 rapidly that
the building was soon filled with smoke
and flame, compelling most Of the in.
mates to make their escape from the
windows and roof. Notwithstanding
strenuous efforts TO rescue them, FIVE
persons perished. Their names are as
follows: Mrs. Hannah p. Gibson. of
Chester, Vt, the mother of one of the
proprietors; Charles Morgan, boarder;
Lydia Merrill, table girl Anna John.
son, chambermaid Mrs. S. A. Place.
cook. William Butler. OF BrAttleboro,
VT. and Frederick Marvin and wife
were injured by jumping from the win.
dow. Mrs. Marvin, IL is feared, is dang
erously injured. There were many
narrow escapes and the cries for help
were heartrending. The hotel, four.
story wooden structure. owned by Au.
relius Dickinson, was totally DESTROYED.
Loss $4,000; insurance, S9,500. r. II.
Gibson and Riley Deming. the landlords
of the hotel, are insured for 5000;
their loss is not stated. Additional
losses are a. follows: A. c. Stone & Co,
occupying wing Of the hotel, loss un.
known insurance $1,000. r. ]. Gle
ment, livery stable, loss unknown; in
suranee, 81 900. Three frame buildings.
occupied by II. A. Dickinson. boots and
shoes; L. d. Potter, harness; Mrs.
Harlow, drsssmaker, and +. Lefebre.
upholsterer. were completely destroyed.
Several adjoining buildings we're In.
jurcd.