The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-07-09
BRIEF KILOGRAMS.

BcsroY, July s.--,lohn Gilbert is decidedly
more comfortable tonight, aud his physician stated
that he was out Of danger.
EXETER, N. Y, July S.--The house, barn,
unI outbuildings of capt. n. Ames, at Hampton,
were burned this afternoon. Loss -, 600.
FRANKFORT, KY, July 6. 49, Last night
Charles Penn, farmer, who lives six miles from this
city wns assassnated by some unknown person.
GALVESTON, July S.-The Ncws Blossom
Prairie special says fire this morning destroyed
block Of buildings. Total loss, il3, 100, partly In
sured.
PRoyIDEHcE, r. l., July 8.-Martin Rea-
gan, aged sixty years. drowned himself last night In
the Bcncdct pond. lie leaves wife and Ave chit
dren.
ALBANY, July S.--The brewing department
building of Amsiell Brothers. brewery damaged
lay supposed incendlary fro this morning to the ex
tent OF go, 600.
PHlLApELPHIA, July 8, - The extensive
malt house OF the Bergner Engle Brewing Company
destroyed by hre this afternoon, Involving loss
of about $50, 900 Thirteen thousand bushels of malt
were destroyed.
New York, July s.-Gould H. Thorp,
dealer In provisions In Broad street notified the Pro-
duoo Exchange this afternoon that he WAS unable to
of his buokkeeper. Iis liabilities are i25 600.
ROCHESTER, n. Y, July S.-Miss Myrtle
at the Rochester driving park 20 miles IN i3 min
utes 2i'1 seconds beatngtho best recorded time by
minutes She rode seven horses, none of which were
considered last and two or three of which were con-
siderci slow.
BosToy, July s.-'rhe effect OF the Egyptian
muddlc ia distinctly felt In the markets for East
India merchandise. The fear that the suez Canal
may be damaged has Impaired u tlrmer feeling In
shclIac, cucl, etc, while gum arabic, which Is an
Egyptian product, has advanced from six to eight
cents per pound.
PHILADELPHIA, July S.-Authentc infor-
nation been received here of olcia order from
the Post Once Department at Washington that Walt
Whitman's Leaves Of Grass - shall pass unmOlesed
through tho mails. The postmaster at Boston had
suppressed IT, and applied to the Postmaster General
TO confirm his action, which Is now dsapproyed and
reversed.
SYRACUSE, N. y, July s,--A fire broke out
at O'Clock this morning In building owned by
Merrill saulo, and occupied by Clark Van VIE,
carpenter. During the lIe Nicholas MCRully, aged
twenty -nine stoker Of steamer No. =, fell dead be-
side his engine Of heart disease,
New YORK, July s,---Joe Acton, the Eng
fish champion wrestler and Edwin Bibby the catch
as. wrestler Of America, TO day signed aT-
ces Of agreement to wreste at catch weights catch
OF the world The match Is to come on In THIS
city ON Monday, August 2. The Iiyal champions
have wTested eight times IN England, and Acton has
been successful In nyc Of the contests.
WuMiAMsrowN, MASS, July s.-The body
of an unknown found In the river last night
and ON examination the discovery was made that he
had been murdered aud thrown into the river There
was bullet hole behind the left ear and another near
the right ear. lie had deep cut on the top Of tue
head and another Over the eyes ono uf his wrists WAS
broken, aud the body exhibited other sgnsof extreme
violence, II IL thought that the deceased was John
WEIGH, OF North Adams.
PHILADELPHIA, July S.-Wilhelm Kramer,
aged forty three years, tho keeper Of saloon and
Oh l,y Al