The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1880-02-20

Eastern ard Middle States.


Eastern are Middle States.
A two horse sleigh in which Howard
Racket and James Feeney were carry.
ing 100 pounds OF Ritro-glycerine over
turned near Bradford, Pa, and the compound
exploded, tearing hole in the frozen roadbed
twenty feet loDgand fifteen feet wide. Eeeney
Jumped from the sleigh as It was going over
and was found under the debris severely in
jured. Hackett was thrown nifty feet by the
explosion and instantly killed. Two houses
and barn in the vicinity we're wrecked by
the conclusion, one of the buildings being
lits rally shaken to pieces.
The city ball at Albany, N. Y, has been de-
stroyed by fire. During the ccnnagration six
| Hromen were injured more or less severely by
the falling of the dome. The loss is estimated
at 100000 Both houses of the legislature
adopted resolution directing the trustees of
the old capitol to provide accommodations in
that building for the holding OF courts whose
rooms in the city hall were destroyed.
A gang of six masked men, supposed TO be
New York burglars, bound and gagged the
only Waterman on guard at Westport, Conn,
entered the First National bank OF that place,
and attempted to blow open the safe, which
contained a large amount OF money. They
succeeded in blowing open the vault without
much trouble, but in trying to blow open the
inner safe the explosion was so terrific that
the burglars were frightened off, obtaining
only about SO, 600 for their pains. The noise
made by the second explosion aroused the
whole village and was heard halt mile away.
Subscriptions large and small from ali parts
Of the country are pouring in to the New
York Herald fund for the relief of the
iamine-stricken people OF Ireland Among
the larger subscriptions is one OF S25, 900, re-
ceived from ths Nevada bank. of San Fran
cisco, and another of 81 O., given by John
W. Mackay,i the California bonanza king.
Including the 100000 contributed by the
New York Herald the fund has reached in
the vicinity of 5000 00O
Major General w. B. Tibbets, OF Troy,
N. Y, died the other night, aged foJty-three.
He served through the civil war. rising from a
captAincy to a major generals rank.
The destruction by fire of the Protestant
Episcopal church OF the Holy Trinity in New
York involved loss OF $4,000.
John Kelly, tue New York city comptroller,
tell and disloc ted his shoulder the other
morning while stepping off street car.
julius Mantz, cornet player of Syr icuse,
n. T., and his cousin, Amelia Mantz, were
found dead in a room of hotel in that city.
The two had sustained improper relations,
and indications we're that the girl had shot her
lover and then killed herself.
Frank Dillingham;, the hoy who assaulted
and shot his aunt, Sarah Dillingham;, at Lon
douderry, N H., short time ago, died in Jail
from the effect of self-inficted wound, hay
ing shot himself at the time he attacked his
aunt. T1sa Hslia
The contest over the will of the late Frank
Leslie, between the second wife OF deceased,
TO whom he left all of his property and the
children OF his first wife, has commenced In
the New York surrogate's court
Western and Southern statas
The annual carnival season or feast of Mard
GINS was observed this year at New Orleans,
Mobile and Galveston by professions of mas
queraders in fanciful costumes and tableaux
OF all kinds. The streets of the three cities
were nlled with people and in the evening
were brilliantly illuminated.
The Lehman cotton factory near Prattville,
Ala, burned down few days ago, causing
loss of 100000 and throwing $50 hands out
OF employment.
The California State Normal school has
been destroyed by fire and loss incurred of
more than .S250,00l.
Miss Louisa Wise and Miss NJ. Downing.
two young ladies OF Onancock, Va, being
both in love with the same young man,
grew desperately Jealous of each other, and
when, few days ago, the former called on
the latter, terrible fight ensued. Miss Wise
welded pitchfork and Miss Downing club.
iured, Miss Downing having been wounded
fourteen times by the pitchiork, and Miss
Wise shockingly bruised and beaten about the
head. At last accounts they were suffering
from high fever and the physician had little
hope of their recovery.
Advices from Fort Keogh state that Ser
geant Glover, OF the Second cavalry, with ten
soldiers and ten Indian scouts, started out to
/ capture party OF Sioux Indians, supposed to
he,l<, DILL Io.1
killed a white man lew days previous.
Coming up with the hostiles lively skirmish
took place, resulting in the death OF two
Sioux, the capture OF the other three and one
soldier killed and another wounded.
While concert and ball were in progress at
the opera house in Central City, Col, heavy
wind carried The entire front of the building
into the street. scene of the widest con-
fusion ensued, but fortunately no lives were
lost.
John Rice, who participated in Perry's
victory on Lake Erie, and the only survivor
ofthe famous fight, died at his home in Shelby,
Ohio, q few days ago.
curious accident happened at Chicago the
other day. large elevator suddenly gave
way under the heavy pressure of grain stored
within, the whole northern part OF the build
ing falling out and sending an avalanche OF
wheat into the street. There were IL, 600
bushels OF No. spring wheat in the building
at The time of the accident, and the loss is at
least So, 600. a
Great excitement prevailed for several
days at Princess Anne, Md, over The marriage
Of an old farmer named Shores with his step
daughter and FIRST cousin, g Gussie,n a girl
m CIV ; ysaIs 1i9 nnrea's Of iyncnng were
minister who performed the ceremony by
some OF the excited people.
Pnllp krieger. ST., president OF the Broad
way Savings bank, OF st. Louis, which failed
aoouS year ago, has been found guilty of
swearing isiseiy 10 statement oil the con-
ol ION OF mat bank, and sentenced to three
months IN IAN ana a nne OF S5Oo'
tornado mas Done great damage IN Nasn-
vile, Tenn, partially destroying fifteen dwell
ings ana twenty business houses, and causing
carnage IN the city alone OF more than $lOU,-
WV.
n "aln Oh the layton ana ooueheasteT Ell
ra.,roao !el through nrldge ., west Of Chilli
come Onio' instantly killng William Conners,
ne engineer, ana FRANK hnecht, the fireman,