The Newtown bee., 1880-11-17
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
Eastern and Middle State.


 An immense audience gathered at Booths theater in New York to witness the open ng performance of Sarah Bernhsldt, the famous French actress. Among the 5000 per sons present were Governor Cornell, Senator Blaine, and many representatives of New York's 'eupper crust.
 Michael Davitt, the founder of the Irish land league, who has been speaking through out the United States in behalf of the mea- sures advocated by the league, mad his last appearance before an American audience the other night in New York previous to his de- parture for Ireland.
 Colonel E. l.. Drake, the first man to strike we'll in Pennsylvania in search of oil, and the pioneer of the States petroleum business died few days ago at New Bethlehem, Pa. For several years past he had been in receipt oi pension from the State.
 The governor ot Pennsylvania has issued warrants for the execution on Thursday, Jan. 6, 1881, of Daniel F. Sullivan, who murdered Josie Irwin in Philadelphia; Patrick Hayes, who murdered his wife in Philadelphia; Geo. Smith and Catherine Miller, who murdered Andrew Miller, husband of the latter, in Lycoming county.
 A dispatch from Oswego, N. Y., gives par tculars of the most disastrous storm that has ever taken place on Lake Ontario. So much loss of life and property, the dispatch says, has probably never before resulted from single storm Stranded vessels strew the shore from one end of the lake to the other. The schooner Belle Sheridan went ashore on the beach near Consicon, Ontario, and out of her crew of seven only one man was saved. The propellor Zealand, the schooner Norway, the steam barge Norman, and many other vessels are reported missing.
 Mary Sigerson, the sister of one of the New York assistant district attorneys, some time ago refused the attentions ot Andrew Gillen, a young lawyer who had been helped in his studiaa hy bar brothor The other dav GiIleu called at Miss Sigerson's residence, and de- spite her mothers endeavors pushed his way into the young lady's presence. Finally he asked her to get him glass of water, and as she handed it to him he put his arm around her neck, placed a revolver against Ter temple and shot the unfortunate young lady dead. AS Mrs. Sigerson fell fainting across her daugh- ter's body Gillen escaped from the house bare- headed and ran toward the river, crying that he would be dead before nine o'clock.
 The census count puts the population ol New York city at l,206,57
 During Republican celebration at Safe Harhor, Pa., a small cannon exploded, klhne Joseph Taylor and John Aument. Mrs Thomas Crow, Mrs. Ellimer and Elias Funk were seriously wounded.
 Several men were sitting around the fire 1T their boarding-house at Borden City, Pa., | engaged in conversation. Four ot the board | CTS had gone upstairs to bed. As the fire IT | the stove began to burn low, one ot the men | took cuptul ot oil from bucket near him. and threw it on the coal5. The oil rema ming l in the cup caught on fire and burnt his hand 1 and he threw it away. It fell into the bucket which was nearly fnll of oil. An explosion instantly followed, and the burning fluid was scattered all though the room, delu9ing the | clothe of the men with the flaming oil. They ran outdoors covered with fire, and writhed on the ground in their agony. Meanwhile the house had burned rapidly to the ground and in the embers were tound the charred bodies of the four men who had gone upstairs Ot the men downstairs four were burned tc | death and the fifth wa fatally injured.
 Lucretia Mott, eminent as philanthrorist and retormer, and preacher in the Society of Friends, died at her home near Philadel phia a few days ago, aged eighty-seven.