, 1880-07-16

OH Barrels Struck with Lightning.
stuck a IS 900 Sssrsi icon .ask nssr the
Acme refinery at Oleals N. X. This eybning
aud the oil is now burning f1riously and the
tank is expected to ovsylow towards morn
ing. A hundred men are digging trenc ches
fof the protection OF the surrounding prop
erty. Oil and penzme IS being drawn of
from tanks in the vicinity. Ths fire depart.
ment ia mt the scene, bas' the people of the
vicinity are greatly -agitated. it being the
first oil fire that has taken place there At
present II isA Attought that the FIRE Wal not
spread. .-..-----------
wAsHpscroxj Jaisl1EThs .Postmaster
General has completed negotiations, with
the New York fCentfh, Hadson River, Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern Railroads
whereby bAReftsSdenved from fast mail in
operation ON these roads in 1915 and 1876,
will be again given to almost the whole terri
tory Of the West, .aaaa7O e9rlp'i brs s1..a.l
sunssrOke ia View York.
MEw York, July 1.-rSeventy-nine fatal
cases Of sunstroke have occurred in the past
"a hours ending at noon to-day. "
&&ehifd 'srrder.~S' -
new Yong, JuHK2.-Mary %, ,gonner, Of
Jersey City killed her children during last
night. ~ Mrs. 0'Connsr has been sick fora
long time and has been unable to care for
her children, and she thought that bFrkill-
ing them they would go'to heaven.
Hanged.
IftSrstttLE, Texas, July 2.-English Car
ter, aiasT, sa yopesy was hang to-day for
the murder Of w. X. Spaulding in july last,
near the town OF Dodge. BE met his fate
firmly, The town was crowded with people.
MEMPnIs. July 2.-Scott Bell (colored)
was hanged today at Starksyille, Miss, for
the murder af Jag. HsAtJ lcelafed} on the
10Th Of May last,
WA Retnrned 20 fhe TeensnSy. n4fA
The Secretary Of the Treasury has re-
turned TO tho treasury $1,000, 1000 OF unet-
pended balance Of the appropriation for, col,
lecting revenue from customs for the last
year, being the amount saved by the depart.
mept Qt sums authorized 70 be, expended by
law MI .VGWE22EJ I'M 29fNSG
Nominations for Congress.
CrxcIssAri,, July Q The Republicans of
the lSth disEict heVsnemsirateds qfaa 3. R.
Dawes FOR Congress.
DDS MotsEs,l July G2-Wm. g.; Thompscn
has been nominated for Congressman for
the 9th district by the Republican Conven-
tion.
PHnibkDSatA, July '2.&1t is said that the
Reading; Ralroad Co. have maasfprepara
tions and have money to pay $65, 1868 inter-
est cue on their first mortgage bonds, and
have also furnished their leased hines with
all the money due, to July 1st. n They ARE
also prepared to meet ell dividends on their
leased lines failing due during the month,
which awauptB 40 &600.O goo. And hageS SSf0s-
rided .Gbbnt 8 |, 800, boo aolmsSt interest and
dividends falling due during July.
us9 g9uts EEEsefpFiss.1aoH booD
WAsHiSaToA, July 2,77The Department Of
state has Just received a dispatch from the
mipistsrc Of the Unitssl States "a the City lof
Mexico IN relation 70 the projected railroads
ln thai repnblic. which states that the sub
lect has lately seriously engaged the atten-
tion .pfdhasMexipana psppleNa itsongfess.
and It cannot but correspondingly interes.
capitalists Of the United States, for they
will probably le called upon TO furnish
meansfor these enterprises.
Fepiais Kasixpsor fn D,ssress.
NEw YORK, Jolly 4.--Mrs. Dubois, niece
OF Capt ilvyHeil, ,deceased, who commanded
the California Clipper, GRAY Feather and
who once ngyieatea her uteas's. dip on the
Pacific, bringing it safely iato port ,during
his illness, Is now here sick and destitute,
all her relatives being dead. The Herald
makes an appeal for her.
Bodies Recovered.
NEW VSh2, Jay 4. .IfhS bodies lot two
more victims of the SeagauAaka disastar
We're plehsdup to-day Id East river, puakinq
a total OF 40 bodies recovered, Twelve per-
sons are missing.
FLrsnSSg LoE, July 3.EA body was
found this evening and Identified az ex-As.
SemeIylnan Joseph J, Stern Of New York, a
pfssehger On the SoaWanalaa. X N NJ a III
More slander.
CzISseo, Jnly 4,--XhO. Times. summariz-
ing long Wilmington special. gayG A
woman AZ Washington, ealing .hsrs.f Me-
Hurhes, who has been married thyee1 tir,es
aad has ave children, some Of theu .,roUn
claims that CVnRress@En an @. p. Berry. oj
California, seduosd her last Winter and ,ha,
she will soon be an object Of interesi N ~
census man. She has consulted sevsrSl a, :
toYnsys with view Of bringing sui, a.,
damages. bat TINS far has not been Aba H.
End one Who viii take her ease in charge.
Duea Ia Songh CsragInn.
s0nAKIRsror, Jaly. o. a-Col. Il. @. b. Casb
Of CkssssIasid. killed VIM. M shannon. O,
Camden, in q duel yesterday, A special
ssys ltaa; the eual took place at Duboss't