American citizen., 1881-10-22

4SevenI deaths arc reported, :,

themselves. Eleven deaths ere reported,
and many of the injured can not recover.
Most of the employees We're girls. -
by the explosion of tank in the lin
seed oil-mill OF the Alston Manufacturing
Company. Chicago, Frank Callahan, Super
intendent, and Ole Bargeson, laborer, were
scalded to DEATH
The bodies of two unknown men were
found 7on the railroad track just west of
Shelbyvibe, Ind. They were horribly
crushed and mutilated. The supposition is
they were stealing ride on the bumpers.
From papers found upon their persons it is
supposed they were showmen, named Frank
Clark and John Ryan. t-usst-- =
JACK WILLIAMS, colored, confined in
the Orangeburg, Is. c. Jail for committing
an outrageous assault upon a young white
hanged to n tree.
EDWARD EARL was hanged at Sage
vile, Hamilton County, N. Y, on the 14th,
for the murder of his wife, at Hope Falls,
in February, four years ago.
FRANK HUpsoN, colored, was hanged
at Dawson, Terrell County, Ga, on the 14th,
for the murder of David Lee, farmer, his
wife and a acolored servant, some two months
ago.
- MISCELLANEOUS.
q FIFTEEN mem were badly sealded by
the explosion of q steam boiler in mill at
Duluth. -, .f..
The burning of the Fourth Avenue
Horse-car Companv's stables and a large
warehouse adjoining, in New York City,
involved. loss of about $1,000, 900. Some
300 horses persisted in, the flames In the
warehouse was stored - large amount Of
furniture and other valuable property be-
longing to various wealthy families.
Among the property destroyed was one
painting Just imported by Vanderbilt, val!
ued at $55, 900.
SERIOUS riots have occurred at the
villages of Ballyragget and Atheny I'm Ire
land, and several persons were seriously in
jured by collisions between the police and
the people.
FoxHALL, -Keene's American. three
year -old, won the Cesarewitch stakes at New
market, England. The odds against him
previous to the race were 0 to 2. Ksene's
winnings are reported to be half a million
dollars.
C. w. FONDA, Cashier of the Farmers
National Bank, Constantine, Mich, is a de-
faIlter to large amount and has fed.
1 GEO. II. HOGAN, mail agent on the
steaAaer Gold Dust, has been arrested at
vicksburg, charged with robbing registered
letters. He has confessed his guilt. ~. :.
HENRY B. WHITE, Secretary of the
Shoe and Leather INSURANCE Company, Bos-
ton, lis . defaul.er TO die extent of $4,000
and has fed. Stock speculations.
THREE masked men entered the house
Of Allan Fairbank, in Wayne Township, Du-
page County, Ill.,, the other night, bound
and gagged the inmates aud robbed the
premises of cash, Government bonds and
other securities sto the value Of several
thousand dollars. They got off safely with
their booty.
GUITEAU's counsel can find no lawyer
Of prominence willing to undertake the de-
fense of the assassin. - ..-....7
THE Pernviaas aMinisteEs has, xtele-
gram from Lima announcing that Arequipa
and Pueno and the Army OF the South have
recognized the Provisional Government OF
Peru. This secures to the Government Of
Calderon the support Of the most important
section Of the country and Of the only army
which Peru now possesses, and practically
rcunites the country. ~--4t .ff' ? &.
. HANLAN and Ross will row on Creve
Eeur Lake, st. Louis, Nov. IS, and It Is be-
Heved Trickett and Hanlan will also ar
range for meeting on the same course about
Dec. /.
sJAY GOULD, has been defeated by
Garrett In his attempt to get control of the
Ohio & Mississippi Railroad.
1.-THE Department of State is informed
that the expected deficit of the wheat crop
p France will be 5s,00O,OOO bushels, which
must be supplied mainly from the United
States, the crop of the neighboring coun-
tries being far from what was anticipated.
The wheat crop of Algeria is in deplorable,
condition.
EIGHTY families were rendered home
less by fire at Kokomo, Colo, on the Hth.
The flames spread 10 a powder magazine,
and there were several terrific explosions.
Loss estimated at S400, ,000; = insurance light.