, 1881-08-05

n lOTlduO swept iuc COuHlf1 HOfiu anu
east of Troy, New York on the 25th. A
| train on the Boston Hoosac Tunnel and
Western railroad was thrown from the
track at Hoosac Falls by a land slide.
Barns and other buildings We're destroyed
by lightning.
The recent fires on DIR. Glenn's ranch
in Colusa county, California, burned over
four miles and destroyed 5000 acres of
grain, four miles of fence, SIX head of
| mules, one header and eighteen wagons.
1t was started by some small boys who
kindled fire In an old stove that stood
outside of an unoccupied cabin.
A shocking accident occurred at Muir,
Michigan, on the morning of the
25th. small house occupied by
Alonzo Derrick and wife and six children,
accidentally took fire and burned to the
ground. The fire originated i'll an upper
chamber where three children, one deaf
mute aged Il, two other bows aged s and
), were sleeping. 1t was impossible to
rescue them. They We're suffocated and
burned unrecognizable. The rem aims
were gathered III one coffin.
daughter of Ferris, the California
Tichborne claimant, is living in Brooklyn.
She is about 10 years of age, and is named
Jennie Ferris. She says that her father.
Charles Ogden Ferris, abandoned her when
her mother his first wife, died about 10
years ago. The daughter was left i'll
charge of her aunt. Mrs. Wm. Ii. Earle,
who remembers Ferris, and who is
thoroughly convinced that his claim to
the name of Tichborne Is an impOsture.
The daughter has the same behef and
says that she thinks 1t her duty 10 expose
her fathers fraudulent scheme, so as to
not assist it by keeping silent.
A New York dispatch under date of
I'll. sl.ss Il.
been formed by well known capitalists
in this country and in Europe. 1t is in
tended that it shall include every paying
point covered by Western Union lines. 1t
is understood that Jas. X. Keene is to be
president. The directors will include
John Mackay of the Comstock lode and
other well known California capitalists.
Geo. ID. Roberts is also largely interested
in the new company. Capital will be
about Sl0,000.O00, the money. it is asserted,
is already subscribed. Lines, are to be
constructed on pure cash basis and will
be furnished with all modern improve
ments. A meeting is to be held tomorrow
by those interested.
It is said that company has been or
ganized with view of controlling freight
tonnage on the Mississippi ri''er. and IS
steamers and l20 barges have already
been bought at their actual value. The
purchasers claim that they can run them
at a reduction OF SS00000 a year in ex-
pense. James r. keene is also SAID to be
/ at the head of this company. Its projec-
tors say that they have new perfected ar
rangements by which grain and provisions
can be shipped to Europe at little more
than halr the prices now ruling by raff
and Atlantic ports. The company have
bought all warehouses on the river not
controlled by railroad companies, and are
30 ..f nth thax.u af hau nrlna o,.1 .E
various other points.
Following are additional details of the
Stanley funeral: Never since the burial
of Livingstone has Westminster abbey
presented such an imposing spectacle as
on July 25th, when Dean Stanley WAS
laid in his last resting place. The inter-
ment took place In Henry VII chapel, by
decree of her majesty. The place of
sepulchre is inthe south side of the chapel
near the grave of Montpensier. The in
scription on the coffin plate was, "The
Very Rev. Arthur Penryn Stanley, second
son of Rt. Rev. McWard Stanley, Bishop
of Norwich; born 18th Dec, 1915; died 18th
of July, 1857 At the head of the coffin
was a black satin cushion bearing the in
signia, worn by the dean. of the order of
the Bath. Resting upon black pail with
a border of white silk was wreath of
immortelles sent as a tribute of greatful
anu tHStliOuale IculSuOTducG Df Tile
crown princess of Germany. There were
also wreath and crosses from the prince
and princess of Wales. Princess Beatrice,
duchess of Edinburgh, and Prince Leo
poid. There were tokens of respect and
affection from all countries in Europe,
and also beautiful wreaths from many
well known Americans. A white China
floral cross on purple velvet ground was
sent by Americans. One beautiful offer
ing was inscribed "Au Valiant Patre de
PAmitie," the gift of French Protestants.
The esteem in which the memory of the
diyine will ever be held by Americans was
well expressed by DIR. Dudley, assistant
bishop of Kentucky in St. Margarets, adj
joining the abbey yesterday afternoon.
He said he had come as q foreigner 10
speak words of kindly remembrance of
him whom they all mourned, and who
was one of the most tolerant of men of
this generation. He was never even
| privileged to grasp his hand or to look
into his eye, but he came with the sweet
memory that one of the last letters tnat
| hedead ever wrote was one inviting him,
| a stranger, 10 his ever open house, aud to
| kneel beside him in the abbey. More
! than that, he came as an American to
speak of him as one who ever labored TO
bring closer and closer together men and
women of two nations of common line