Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-08-21

part of Austria in the east, aiming at the
A fire at West Bend, Wisconsin, early on
the morning of the 10th, destroyed a whole
block of brick stores in the main portion of
the business street. For want OF an engine
the citizens were forced to let the fire have
its own way. Eleven buildings were de-
stroyed with their contents. Loss about
$4,000; insurance, $4,000.
In a difficulty at Centerville, Kentucky,
on the 10Th, George Parish, a ward consta-
BILE, was shot and instantly killed by Louis
Wendell. The murderer is Jailed.
Samuel Crooks, a farmer living near Potts
vile, Pa, was fatally beaten in a tights on
the 10th, with Horace Mailman and Jefter-
son Jacks, who were arrested.
1t is reported that $4,000 barrels of oil
were burned at Parker, Pa, and the total
loss is estimated at 100000.
A swimming match has been made by
James Gordon Bennett between Paul Boyn-
ton and Captain Webb tor $1,000. 1t takes
place at Newport.
Joseph Adam, iron merchant broker, OF
Glasgow. Scotland, has failed. The liabili-
ties are heavy.
Late on the afternoon of the 10th detec-
tives arrested Rowe G. Earl and wife and
Mary Henderson, at Milwaukee, who had
been caught passing counterfeit money.
They belong to a regular gang and hail
from Chicago.
Tine Thomas Murphy was arrested in Bos-
ton, on the 18th, on suspicion of connection
with the Frye murder.
On the 18th, a collision occurred between
two trains on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
at Black Oak, seven miles east of Piedmont,
w. Va. One train was loaded with grain
and the other with stock. The stock train
was badly wrecked, the engine being thrown
over a bank, killing engineer Mcdonald, Of
Martinsburg, and %eriously.injuringgfthnte fire.
man. A large number of cattle, hogs and
sheep were killed.
Three tanks of, oil have burned from the
effects of the late stroke of lightning, at
Titusvills, Pa, the third catching fire this
morning (l6th), and exploding with terrific
force. Eighty-five thousand barrels of oil
were consumed in all. The town was
threatened this morning by the oil running
into the river, which became a sheet of
flame, frightening the inhabitants and driv-
ing them to the hills for safety. A timely
change OF the wind saved the town.
But one new case of yellow fever was re-
ported up to noon Of the 10th, Ernest p.
Leake. Seven deaths have occurred since
last night. Twenty-one cases in all were
reported to the board of health on the 10th,
fourteen Of them colored. All the promi-
nent sick are reported doing well. Tonight
an experienced yellow fever nurse was tele-
graphed for to go to Barley Station, Tenn,
twenty miles east OF Memphis, on the
Charleston railroad. Another case of fever
was developed at Whitshaven, Tenn, the
child of A. L.. Gaff, ticket agent. The
Howard association have 207 nurses attend
ing 1876 sick families, 100 of whom are
whites and 76 colored. Their expenses
daily aggregate 5000. The number Of
deaths from yellow fever for the week end
ing 6 p. M, August 16, were torty-six and
up to date 139.
A dispatch dated August 18th states that
twenty-five new cases were reported on
that day, fifteen of whom were colored.
Four deaths nave occurred. Several addi-
tional cases of persons stricken beyond the
corporation line have also been reported.
Hon. John Johnson, DR.. r. w. Mitchell, D.
Il: Porter and A. ID. Langstaff returned
last night from the conference at Mckenzie,
Fem. DIR. Jerome Cochrane leaves for Mo-
h;T, fo-,norrnur Edward X Rodfnr6 d;od