Daily Republican., 1881-07-30
YESTERDAYS NEWS.
EFFECTS OF LIGHTNING IN DIFF.
FEKENT PLACES YEsTERDAY.
A Namber OF Deeds Of Violence
Coal Mine ON Fire-lbther In.
eidents, Accidents, &c.

= SOAl MINE on Flfe-DSher lns
eidents, Accidents, &c.
, A young man named Bennett, wa
stabbed to death by u man, named Ba
} ker, in Avola, Vernon County, Missouri
last Wednesday. The murderer fled
pursued by two hundred men. j. E.
Wilson, was shot dead by j. A. Renfrn
in quarrel about dog, in Baskerville,
Tennessee, on the eth instant. Hank
Shaw, driver OF stage coach, in Colora-
do, was fatally stabbed on Thursday ev-
enlng, by an unruly passenger, whom
ne had elected at Echo City. The mur.
derer fled to the mountains.
Patrick Layelle was killed by light
nlng while standing under tree at
Centralia, Pennsylvania, yesterday
afternoon. Mrs. Jogenski was struck
py Lightning while sitting at an open
window i'll Shenandoah and is believed
to be fatally injured. During a severe
thunder storm at Carbondalr, Pennsyl-
vania, yesterday afternoon, the wife of
Henry Van Worst was killed and her
husband and several other persons were
injured by lightning. One of the injur-
ed is since reported dead.
A later account of the burning of the
British ship Orihamme, from London
to San Francisco, shows that sha was
in company with the Italian bark San
andre at the time. Her cargo consist
ed of coal merchandise, and the fire is
attributed to spontaneous combustion
of the coal in the lower hold The crew
had barely time to save their clothing
and leave for the San Andre. After
boarding the bark, an explosion took
place on the Oritlamme, which sunk
Immediately.
| A fire in Hamburg, Iowa, yesterday
morning destroyed the Hamburg House
| J.J. Wolfes saloon, KenneLt's drug
store and the Western Union Telegraph
| office, causing loss estimated at S4S,-
900. The tannery Of the Mexican
Brothers, at Watsontown, burned on
Thursday. Loss, $35,0OO. The plan
ing and machine shops of Perkins
Brothers, in Augusta, Georgia, were
burned last night. Loss, $50, 900.
The lower lift of slope number6 oper-
ated by the Lehigh Coal and Naviga-
tion Company, at Lansford, Penna.,
was discovered to be on fire yesterday
afternoon. The miners esca ped by
other means Of exit fortunately provided
at this luine. Last night the flames
were burning tercely, ,and it was thought
the mine would have to he flooded,
which will throw out Of work more
than 800 llen and boys.
1t is expected that the new military
school at Fort LeAvenworth will be in
operation by the first Of October next,
before which time the buildings for the
purpose will DE completed. The same
facilities for instruction will be afford
ell enlisted men in the cavalry and ar
tillery regiments as are enjoyed by the
artillery at Fortress Monroe.
Andrew White, our Minister at Ber-
lin, has offered his resignation, to take
effect on the 10TH Of August, when he
will start for home. The Secretary of
Legation vii. ACT as Charge de Ailailes
until Mr.. Whites successor is appoint
ed. No one has Yet been selected for
the position, and it is not likely that
any appointment will be made before
Congress meets.
The work Of changing to the standard
the gauge of the Chicago, st. Louis and
New Orleans Raj road, from New Or
leans to Cairo, a distance of 800 miles
exclusive OF sidings, was done yester.
day, between four o'clock in the morn
ing and three in the afternoon. Over
5000 men We're employed in the Job,
which cost about $500, 200. ,
The Massachusetts Railroad Com .
have reported that the re-
cent disaster at Ioar, on the Troy and c
Greenfield Railroad, was due to the 7
OrgettulneSs OF the engineer Of the eX-
press train, Aaron Corlis, and they en- !,
urA Conductor kiuball, 'tor not hav-
ny exercised greater wltchiulness over ,
he engineer. f
Secretary Window said yesterday
hat Collector kobcrtsOn'S visit to
was chiefly Tor the purpose !
# exchanging views with the Secretary
egarding the business of the New ,,
ork Custom House. Beyond this 10 i
igniti 1ance Was attached to it. {
George W. Nelson, u land broker, ID.
!. Smith, n stock broker, and man t
amed Miller, were arrested IN Pitts :,
urg yesterday for negotiating about =
5000 worth OF bonds stolen from Will q
AIN Connors, Of Catfish, in Clarion /
'ounty. S,
William D. Washburnc, for the last =,
lghteen months bookkeeper for Henry q, q,
burroughs Il Co, wholesale dealers in c;
leat, at Faneuif Hall Market, Boston,,
as arrested yesterday, on the charge b,
stealing $4,000 to $4,000 from his g
Employers. 81
Charles Parker, the Adironda TX guide ri
no attempted Il ielonious assault upon a
Irs. George Bull last Tuesday, has DC
cen arrested in Kingston, Ontario. in
Irs. Bull was accompanied by 4 maid
,rvant when the attempt was made. ls'
The Postmaster General has decided W.
reduce the allowances for clerk hire cl
poSt-otliceS where the present allow
ice is in excess of the SUN allowed by 10
w. A bout $50 Offices will be affected pl
Y This decision. Ut
There were u deaths from yellow N
yer in Havana last week, the cases b,
about 12O. The American fe
.ig Ortoan, and Spanish bark Eala- ST.
,ra, from ClentuegoS for Philadelphia, 81
e suspected Of injection. -,
George Bradford was killed and five W.
hers injured, Shubael spinney per- ne
lps fatally, by the falling ofa chimney III III
lring the burning Of a dwelling in ~
tlais, Maine, yesterday morning. Ga
Crop reports from Iowa indicate that he
e wheat and com crops in that State co
i'll not average more than two. thirds, "'
with last year. In Dakota t.,
Z wheat crop is the best ever grown ~
that territory. M
Governor Churchill, of Arkansas, 100
id yesterday that if the civil authori- '',
,s cannot enforce law in Perry county, ~
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