, 1880-08-27
TFIEGRAPEfC,
EASTERN STATES.
Frost In New York.

New YoaK, Aug. l6.-The warm weather
FtaI has Suddenly given place to cold, frosty
-dra weather. ,,r
! -..t p.. International Food Exhibition. '.
aC An International food exhibition, will be
.rgl held in London, beginning October 18th
~u and continuing seven days. ...
"i3i ''a'. Murder and snteide. '.
t"'i'' ST. Louis, Aug. 17.-Henry Cardvep, liv-
ing at little mining settlement near Ban
keI Hill, SIX miles west OF BenevliIe, ILL.,,
ar9' shot his wife dead and cut his own throat
va from ear to ear, M 8 A iG4
-a4 Deliberate Murder.
,trI. "BurrA1o, Aug. 17-On the evsning Of the
,.rr 18th John Kairns refused to furnish liquor
Y 10 a man named Flannigan, a bosrder in his
house, who was already under the influence
= Of liquor, and on last night, about IL
~ C. o'cloek Flannigan entered karin s bedroom
-..-- and stabbed him fatally in the presence OF
Kaiins wife and child. ORG .a"
-c@ collision and Explosion. u
- NEw York, Aug. 17.-The transfer boat of
the New York and New Haven Railroad
collded yesterday with the tugboat General
Sheridan. The General Sheridan side was
Y crushed in and her Ateampipe burst, scald-
ing the engineer, William Smith. a.t
= w spirited on a Crowbar. f..
s A railroad employee at Pueblo, named
moro Harry Orr, fell against the point of a crow
ia.o bar, which passed entirely through his body
killing him instantly. ...r
''-' Cyclone.
GALVESTON, Aug. 17.-Twenty-fve houses
were completely. destroyed by cyclone at
eGaliad. Five persons we're badly injured
and number slightly. The roof OF ware
Nv house was lifted up like balloon and car
ried off at the rate Of hundred miles an
'a"4 hour. Wagons were overturned and demol-
ished, and it is feared that more serious
w q damage has been done than is yet known.
Hyenas Playing Circus.
Itur New YoRx, AUG. 1S.-The Suns special
9dispatch from Richmond says that whilst
Cory's circus was perading through Win
aA chester Virginia, on the 18th inst, keeper
Of the animals, named Drayton, was
pounced upon whilst in the hyena cage by
the whole den and was thrown to tie floor
and horribly mangled by their claws. Not
withstanding the critical position he was in,
~ the keeper assumed his usual cool tone of
command /; but the beasts were maddened
cr by the taste of blood and paid little heed to
his attempts to control them. The speets-
.Jh tors were powerless TO help Drayton and
feared toopen the cage doors, as the infuri"
ated beasts might escape and play sad havoc
amongst the heterror-stricken crowd. Finally
y 81 some of the other ashowmen rescued Dray.
ton, but he is SO fearfully injured that his
life is despaired Of.
kG1tLT~OE Masder ana suicide. !
"a NKw ORIxANs, Aug. 1S.-Julius Richards,
formerly drummer in the 18th Infantry,
ihHHs' and said to be q deEerter, shot Maria Con-
aeant, who refused to marry him, then cut
E~y Aisown throat The wonnd he inflicted on
l. 4 gihe Eofnan 10 dangerous, and she will prob.
ably die. 'c.'
80 ~, ~ !; Gold ana SILVER discoveries. 'll
MO- NEw YORK. Aug. 1s.--The Sun says that
over one 'hundred new claims for gold and
gy, silver disepveTiea have been filed with the
Secretary OF State at Albany during the past
~ year. Sincs June 1st, three or four have
sometimes been fled daily. Nearly all are
located in the counties of Hamilton, Fulton,
Saratoga and the southern edge Of Adiron.
m'" dack, IN the wilderness. c I''.H r
e W avs Eaten by Rats. i
- KANSAS OrrT, Aug. ls.-A man named
MCGOWAN, being drunk, was turned out of
asaloon on the evening of the 10th. He
gent TO sleep ip an outhouse and was so
9c badly eaten By rats that he died this morn
q . rue Yesger Mirl Ru~ned. 81
wv ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1S.-The loss by the
sba.d burning Of the Yeager mill is placed at
$3000o0. There were between Fifty and
sixty thousand bushels of wheat DESTROYED
Twenty.eeht box cars on the tracks in the
az, rear OF the mill were also destroyed. A
R1idi miller named William Weinhainner was ia
~ the upper story of the mill when it TOOK
III fire, and being unable to escapeby the stair.
asFi way, leaped from the fourth story and was
fatally injured, f sa.- w
aoe aa Railroad Disaster.
- - KNDxvnLE, Ang. ia train on the East
U Tennessee and Georgia railroad was dtched
this morning. A number OF persons were
t' injured and one girl killed. A washout ON
the track caused ths accident. .
CorOner's HnvestiRatiSn.
PEILADEIPHlA, Augs l8,-The case OF nine
persons who died here from injuries re-
ceiyed at Mays Landing q week ago, is
being investigated by the coroner.
DENVER, Aug. 1.-THE Mexican village
Of Santa Maria was attacked by band Of
Victories Indians who killed two Mexicans
and drove off several head of stock. Col.
Vale is on the trail OF the hostiles.
tsr u. River Pirates.
Sr. LOUIS, Aug. 1s,-Rver pirates were
discovered robbinR the sunken steamer
Vicksburg. They we're fred upon by tho
crew OF the wreckiDg boat and one of them
was killed The watchDan of the Vicks-
burg, was aIrsstedf for collusion with the rob.
bezs, but was rescued to-day by band Of
masked confederaies
ss BcsToN, lug IL. The body Of Mary Gas.
tfr-~ ridv aoad IN vaata yrna Tonnd in a bFngb