The National tribune., 1882-11-09
Dreadful Loss Of Life by Hall
fax Fire.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
What has Happened Over
this Bright Land.

and along the Union Pacific Railway west as
far as Evanston. The plaster fell of III build
! ings at Rawlins, Point of Rocks, and other
points. slight shock of earthquake was also
experienced at Denver, Col. Occupants of high
| buildings were greatly frightened, and ran into
the streets. The earthquake was accompanied
by an electric flash that lighted up the northern
| sky. The shock was violent. Chandeliers and
| queenswarc in houses ratified violently.
There is curious water supply arrangement
in East Jersey. While the Passaic River sup
plies Newark and Jersey City with water, Jer
sey City has been in the habit of doing out a
| supply Of her surplus to HoboBen. November
I'd the valves through which Hoboken was
supplied from Jersey City were closed, as Hobo
ken has made new arrangement for a supply
from the Hackensack Water Company. By
this new operation Jersey City loses $4,000 a
year and H0boken saves $4,000.
The joint assembly for the election of State
officers met at Montpelier, Vt, November 9TH,
and elected the following: Secretary of State,
G. Nichols, of Mortified; auditor of accounts,
Z. Henry Powell, of Richford brigadier COM
mander, Lieutenant J. Kingsley, of Rutland;
adjutant and inspector-general, Theodore S.
Peck, of Burlington; quartermaster- general
Horace K. Ide, of st. Johnsbury.
The mail that left San Francisco Monday,
Oct 30th arrived at Jersey City at o'clock
Friday evening, the 4th instant The European
mail was Immediately conveyed to the steam
ship Main by tug. Part of the mail left
Australia Oct 9Th, and if the vessel is on time
at Northampton this will be the fastest mail
time on record from Australia to London.
band of hostile Indians numbering about
fifty made raid on a rancho near the town of
Huisachexa, Mexico, November 1st, taking
some fifteen or twenty prisoners and capturing
lot of stock. They made their escape.
Judge Hayes, of the district court of Iowa,
has decided that the State prohibitory amend
ment is not legally part of the constitution,
the same act not having passed the two houses
of the Legislature.
The Second U. S. artillery, which has been
encamped at Gaithersburg, Md, during the
summer will march back to winter quarters
by way of the battIe-felds of Gettysburg and
Sharpsburg.
The New York agents Of the foreign ocean
steamship lines have asked Secretary FoIger to
accept foreign inspection certificates whenever
the American inspection would delay the
steamers.
The Georgia Legislature met November 1st. /
Senator will be elected at this session to fill
the unexpired term of Senator Hill and also
for the long term which follows.
Two thousand coal miners in Pool No 4, on
the Monongahela River, struck on November
Sd against reduction of one-quarter per cent.
per bushel in the mining rate.
The first sod of the inter-oceanic railway was
turned at Salina Cruz, Mexico, Nov. 1st in the
presence Of a numerous crowd. About 500
men then began the work.
VIM. Leavitt, prominent manufacturer of
Philadelphia, failed November 9th. His liza
bilites are said to be nearly $1,000 OOO while
the assets are uncertain.
A scheme is on foot to enroll all the oil pro-
ducers in the country in an agreement to stop
the production of oil for six months, so as to
bull the prices.
The grand jury in New York indicted tee-
graph operator Dawson and conductor Root for
manslaughter, in causing the New York tun-
mel disaster.
The gaslight company of New Orleans
threatens darkness to the city unless the |
authorities pay up overdue bills.
Governor Stephens, of Georgia was inaugu-
rated at Degives Opera House, Atlanta, Ga, ON |
the 18th instant.
The agents of the Fish Commission have |
taken 1900 carp to distribute in the Kentucky
River.
Nearly four hundred Mormon proselytes from
Great Britain arrived at Castle Garden last
week.
Captain Boyton will soon start on his voy-
age down the Colorado River
A new district telegraph has been organized
in New York City with a capital of 100000
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
An appalling disaster occurred at Halifax, N.
S, Nov 9th A fire broke out in the poor
asylum about midnight, and in spite of the
most strenuous eXcrtions of the officials as
sisted by the firemen, the building was soon
mass of flames The top story was used as a
hospital, and all attempts to rescue the patients
were frutless. The scene was heartrending
the cries of the wretched patients rising above
the roar of the flames. Over fifty persons are
supposed to have persisted.
Kentucky State troops while guarding two
murderers at Ashland, KY, were attacked by
a mob on a ferryboat. The soldiers fired not
only at the boat but upon inoGensivo specta-
tors on the shore, killing five and wounding
thirty persons.
A loaded car broke loose on the inclined plane
of mine near Williamsport, Pa, and rushing
down five men who were on the car We're
killed, three outright and the other two died
of their wounds the next day.
At Red Bank n. j., twenty stores and offices,
a church, and the Standard newspaper Office
were destroyed by fire on the night of the 9th
inst. The loss aggregates over $250,000, parti-
ally covered by insurance.
James e. Anderson editor of the Leader, a
notorious participant in the Louisiana election
frauds of 1876, who was shot November Sd, at
Eureka, Nevada by q. J. Reek, died on the
9Th inst.
George Brimmer, convicted of arson at Ian
caster, "a, Nov. Attn, has confessed to a number
of incendiary fires during the past year, and
eight others.
On Saturday morning last, while her husband
went for Il pail of coal, Mrs. Eva Schroeder, of I
New York cut her throat with a razor, and
died almost instantly.
young woman named Marie Nette was de-
voured by bears near Chippewa, FAN Wis .
November Sd, while III the woods gathering