The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-05-27
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The hospital and stables of the Carbon
county alms-house were destroyed by
fire on the 14th inst. Nine horses, twenty
four head of cattle. and forty hogs were
burned to death.
DIR. BURLINGAME, city physician OF
Elgin, ILL.,, was thrown from his Carriage
by runaway horse and had wrist and
arm broken, and it is feared injured in
ternally.
The steamer Gen. Terry on her way
from Sioux City. Ia, to Fort Custer, on
|sthe Yellowstone, broke her wheel-shafts
and knocked the heads out Of both cyl
inders seventy mile below the mouth
of the Yellowstone. She will be towed
back to Bismark for repairs.
A SPECIAL from Circleville says that
VIM. Birch, butcher, has absconded
with So 800 belonging to Mrs. Weicheil
for whom he was adviser, and $4,000 in
money belonging to firm OF which
Birch was a member. Nothing has
been heard of Birch for three days.
REV L. NJ. HUNT, pastor of the Con.
gregationalist church of South Haven
Mich, was instantly killed by the acci
dental discharge of gun he was load.
ing, near Galesburg, Mich, this morn.
ing. He was talented, respected di-
vine, whose fame and name were known
all through this state as an EVANGELIST
preacher.
DR.. RueEssoN and Adolph Tamm,
boys aged and 7 years, of Washington
Nd, have been poisoned by eating pills
of atrOphine, which they found while
playing in DR.. Ruges' office and mistook
tor candy. The doctors son is recover
ing from the poison, but his companion
is unconscious and not expected to live.
THE factory of Nihill's manufacturing 6
company, of Fond du Lac, was entirely
destroyed by fire, on the 18th inst, con-
sisting of a main building, warehouse,
Five cars, loaded from the factory, were
1925 900; insurance 100000. One hun.
dred and fifty men a-e thrown out of
employment.
A MILFORD, Pa, dispatch of May 18th,
says the terrible forest fires continue, ;
over three million feet of lumber and a
Vast amount of valuable timber and sew
eral dwellings and barns, have burned.
Six thousand acres are ablaze, this
morning. 4 slight rain is falling; the
steam saw mill of David Dale s. Son, at
Moscow. burned last night.
A SPECIAL to the Cleveland Plaindealer
states that Plainsville was visited by a
furious thunder storm, accompanied by
a gale and huge hailstones, some said to
be an inch and a quarter in diameter.
The storm lasted fifteen minutes, doing
great damage, especially TO Starr & Har-
ris, Whittemore's and other nurseries
The lightning struck frequently. Trees
were blown down and there is wide
spread havoc.
The governor Of Pennsylvania, has
furnished the associated press with a
statement that the contributions made
to the Milford sufferers, although liberal,
are far short Of the need of the people.
Three thousand people are entirely des-
titute, and knives, forks, spoons, coffee
pots, all kinds Of clothing and bed
ing, as we'll cooking utensils, are as
much needed as provisions. The COVER
nor asks for such contributions, and that
they be sent at once as the suffering is
very great.
A DISPATCH from Hendrickson, New
Jersey says forest fire of most appalling
magnitude is eating its way toward the
seacoast. The air is sitting with smoke,
and the sun is obscured. Thousands of
birds and animals lying dead in the
woods tell of the destruction. A stiff
breeze has been blowing from the west.
The fire seems to come from the direc-
tion of Ridgeway and Alexanders, and
to be feeding upon the halfcharred
woods of the late great forest fire. The
line of coast from the direction of Toms
river to Squam is sheet Of flame at dusk
this evening.