Daily Republican., 1882-08-10
NEWS SUMMARY.
SALE OF A DESERTED VILLAGE
STILL STRIKING = END or
ANOTHER OABHIER.

The deserted village" of Feltvillo,
In Union county, New Jersey, built
and originally owned by a paper man
ufacturer named Felt, and at one time
tiourishing, was sold yesterday by the
Receiver Of the Globe Mutual Insurance
Company Of New York to Warren Ack-
erman, Of Plain6eld, for $114, so. The
village contains 20 houses, Two mills, q
ch .TCh, q school house, store and q
ruill dam, and in the sale was included
about 800 acres of land, 200 of which
are tillable. ..F
The driver boys of the Hollenbach
Mine, operated by Parrish s. Co., AZ
Wilkesbarre, struck yesterday for thu
same basis rs the driver boys of the
Empire Mine, and work was suspended
in consequence The Empire boys, who
resumed work on Tuesday quit again
yesterday, alleging the failure Of their
employers to make a compromise. It
was said at the oface OF Parrish & Co.,
that no demands had been made by the
strikers, and that no action will bo
taken 80 long as the strike continues.
james Robert Adams, cashier of the
West End Hotel at Long Branch, fatal
ly shot himselfin the head early yester-
day morning. He was about 81 years Of
age. The cause Of the deed is supposed
domestic trouble. He was divorced a.
bout three months ago, and remarked.
The recent storms in Northern Ohio
are reported to have done great dam
age to the crops and other property. In
some localities the hay and oats are q
total loss. At Waksman and its vlcini.
ty thirty bridges were swept away by
storm on Tuesday.
The suit Of the Pittsburg Bessemer
Steel Comgany against Charles s.
Henchman, to recover damages for an
alleged breach of contract in failing to
supply the plaintiffs with 10000 steel
rails, Judgment has been given against
the defendant for $3.50.
The successful resumption Of opera
tioDs by the National Tube Works at
McKeesport, Penna., with non-union
men is leading others to try the expert
ment. The Aetna mill at Sharpsburg
and the Kittaning mill, both owned in
Pittsburg, are preparing to resume in q
few days.
The Tariff Commission resumed its
sessions yesterday at Long Branch.
Messrs. Brasher and Lapsley, Of New
York, appeared and favored an increase
of the duty on floor oil cloths and line
leum, but thought the canvass used in
their manufacture ought to be put ON
the free list
Five cases OF malignant smallpox
have been discovered in q family named
Lund, in the village of Stanfeld Isanti
county, Minnesota. 1t is not believed
any Of the cases will recover. Two
of the children died of the disease in
the same family few days ago.
While picking berries on an island
in Muskoka Lake, near Gravenhurst,
Ontario, few days ago, child Of Mrs.
Jestin fell into the water. The mother
and q girl Damed Bailey jumped in
to save the child and all of them were
drowned,
Owing to the numb of deaths
from lockjaw, as consequence Of toy
pistol wounds, a coroner's Jury in New
York yesterday recommended the pas
sage of an ordinance forbidding the
sale Of deadly weapons in that city.
In Chicago, on Tuesday night, D.
Peterson shot and fatally wounded Bida
Kriekemier, accidentally wounded her
companion, Frances Klaus and blew
out his own brains. The cause OF the
tragedy was his rejection by Miss.
Kriekemeir.
Daniel Blakeny, colored, was lynched
near Lancaster Court House, South
Carolina, on Tuesday, for attempting
to feloniously assault white girl. A
colored man was lodged in the Lancas-
Jail for assaulting colored girl, and
lyuchilg is threatened in his case also.
The forest fires near Sandwich, Mas
sachusetts, continued yesterday. One
Of the fires was "six miles wide," and
threatened the destruction of "fifteen
valuable houses and outbuildings"
which were in its path.
The Indian Agent at the Crow Agen-
cy in Montana reports that the Piegans
are making frequent raids from the
South upon the Grow popies," which
has "a bad effect on the Indians at the
Agency"
Another victim of the Gold Dust dis.
aster died yesterday at Hickman, Ken
lucky, and four or five of the injured
were in bad condition. Fourteen
of the dead are inferred at Hickman.
James Hogan, of Philadelphia, a
cooper by trade, was killed last even
ing by New Jersey Central Railroad
train near Bloomsbury. His body was
taken in charge by The authorities of
Pillipsburg.
William Hook, % years Of age, was
struck by an engine while crossing
trestle near Birdsboro, Penna., yester-
day and thrown to the ground. He
died soon after of his injuries.
The Postmaster General says that he
will make no prohibition of the car
riage Of publications through the mails
unless such publications have been
decided by the Courts to be obscene.
Virtue Its Own Reward.