The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-12-16

ACCIDENTS AND OTHER CASUALTIES.
At a fire in Philadelphia on Sunday last, Ann
Higgins, aged seventy three, and John Lyons
aged twenty three, were burned to death.
A fire at Versailles, KY, destroyed the entire
block, embracing ten business houses on Main
street, with contents, and five houses on Lexing-
ton street.
1t is reported that while digging well at
Ackley, on the Central Iowa railroad, in Hardin
county, Iowa, at depth of forty feet vein Of
coal four and one-half feet thick was struck.
The large block owned by the mason manu-
burned on Thursday last The losses are es-
imated at 500, 600, distributed among num-
Der of firms, most of whom are insured
considerable number of disasters to the coal
fleet on it's way down from Pittsburg to Cincin-
matt are reported. The loss by collision and
sinkago is reported at $4,000. The river
all the way is on regular boom, and further
damage is greatly feared
Nicholas Ford Of Missouri Republican Green
backer) has received certificate as member Of
the next congress. The vote, as canvassed by
the secretary of state, shows 81, 40 for Ford,
and 81, 768 for Craig DemocraD, giving the
former majority of two votes.
John Mough was blown to atoms and another
man badly wounded by powder house explo:
sion in Chicago on Thursday last No yestige Of
the original building is to be seen. The main
powder house, which is some 200 feet from
the scene Of the explosion, escaped havoc
A man supposed to be Samuel Connolly, who
has relatives residing at near Plainview, Mimi,
was run over near Eau Claire by the midnight
passenger train bound for St Paul, and met
were cut off, his neck broken, so disfgured as
to be almost unacceptable.
The Theatre Comique at St Louis was burned
on Thursday last The theatre was built in
1850 by the famous western manager of years
ago. James Boles Of Cincinnati, and has since
been under the management Of Henry Farren
and wife, Ben De Bar, and lastly w. G. Mitch
ell, who turned it into variety house in 1873.
A fire at Eau Claire on Thursday last en-
tirely destroyed. Horton & Flannigans res
taurant, Fifth ward, which, with the saloon of
A. Knudson, Compos' boot and shoe shop, and
another saloon adjoining on the east side. To-
tai loss on buildings and contents, $4,000; on
which there was light insurance.
A La Cross dispatch says. Will Alexander, and
an unmarried man of Brownsville, describ-
ed as "a kind of a lawyer, "were in the city. In
the course of the day they drank pretty freely
and started for home with team on the ice.
This was the last heard or seen Of them. Their
friends were in the city looking for them TO- day,
and entertain no doubt that they are drowned.
A train of cars was thrown from the track
near Edgerton, Kansas. The cars took fire al
most Immediately and all were destroyed Mail
Agent symms was caught in his car and burned
to death. His associate, Mr.. Keller, had his
shoulder disiocated and narrowly escaped sim
liar fate. Conductor Westfal had his ankle
sprained and four passengers received injuries
more or less severe.
Jay Gould's conservatory on the Hudson
river, was burned on Saturday last This green
house was the largest in the country, and was
filled with the rarest and most valuable plants
and ferns. Many were imported at great ex-
pense, and some were not duplicated in this
country. The building was 480 feet long and
constructed in the Moorish style. The entire
loss is 81 81, 900, upon which there is no in
surance. -
A portion Of Missouri, near Carthage and
Joplin was swept by cyclone on Saturday last
Much property was destroyed and several per-
sons fatally injured, The town of Marshfeld,
which was destroyed last summer, was visited
by this storm and great damage said to be done,
nearly all the northern part Of the city being
blown down again. The storm was accompanied