Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-29
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Chicago has storage capacity for "a, 702, =
600 bushels Of grain, with IA, 600, 900 bush
els to store.
Amity Pierce was fatally wounded by an
unknown person at ball in Jacksonville,
Texas.
4 boiler explosion i'll LOOMS paper mill
at PiGua. Ohio, caused damage to the cx-
tent Of $4,000. No one was hurt.
John Phair, a barber, was killed in his
shop at Glen's Falls. being shot by some
person unknown through the window.
Jacob Fcrrison Was frozen to death at
Dunkirk, Ohio. He was feeble, and it is
supposed that, having fallen, he was Una
bic to rise OF to make himself heard.
Cowpcns' centennial celebration, which
had been announced for January II at
Spartanburg. S. c., has been deferred to 4
date not yet fixed, to enable other state to
cooperate.
The Russian traveller and explorer, Col.
Prejevalsly, has returned to Omsk safely
after two years Of dangerous exploration
in eChincsc Mongolia. His attempt to
enter Thibct was unsuccessful.
Near Washington, Ind, while Marcus
Bralton, aged twenty-one, and John
Woodsmull, aged seventeen, were on their
way home from singing school they quar-
relied, when the former was killed by the
latter.
From Sept. to Nov. 20, 40 ginhouses
were burned in Georgia, 16 in Alabama,
and ) in Florida. 1t seems that a ginhOuse
is about as inflammable as a gunpowder
mill. These 61 fires were caused by grit
getting among the cotton, or by matches
dropped by the careless wOrkmcn.
The boiler in 4 ShinClc mill at Vesta.
burg. Mich, exploded, killing instantly
Frank Filkins, the engineer, and Frank
Ainslcy. night watchman, and badly in
!juring George Wilcox, II. Turk and an un-
known man. The mill was shattered to
atoms. Frozen pipes were the cause of
the explosion.
The decision of the referee in the Wig
naux-Slosson billiard match is being sc
vcrc!y criticised even by French billiard
experts. II is understood that NJ. Picot,
who acted as referee in the previous inter-
national match. unrescrvcdly condemns it.
The mistake made by Slosson was in not
instantly laying down his cue and refusin.
to play out the match.
The funeral services over seven of the
bodies of the victims Of the late Birge
factory fire were held in Buffalo yesterday
from St. joseph's Catholic cathedral.
Twenty eight boys from the factory acted
as pail bearers \ solemn requiem mass
was celebrated and an impressive sermon
was delivered by the Right Rev. Bishop
Ryan. At the close of the sermon the
final abso.ut;ons were pronounced, the
right reverend bishop officiating. The
burial was at Lime Stone hill, the bodies
being inferred in one common grave, u lot
for that purpose having been donated by
St. Joscph's cathedral.
Owing to drunken freight engineer
running without orders, near Tifiin, o., a
collision occurred with passenger
train going south. The two engines were
wrecked, the mail, express and baggage
cars were thrown together and burned,
consuming the mail and express matter.
Tie baggage was nearly all saved. William
Woodberry, fireman on the passenger
train, was killed outright. He had been
married recently and his wife was aboard
the train. Robert Halyon. engineer of
train, was seriously injured. 7. G. El'ery,
express messenger, had his right leg
broken. A. Stewart, mail agent, was Sc
riously hurt in the back.